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Super-Duper Failure
As many of us have been hoping and praying, the Super Committee fell of its own weight, making room for a much better debate about where budget cutting fits into a recovery strategy (if at all), and how to raise taxes progressively in order to finance the investments and jobs that America needs.
President Barack Obama was unwise to make this devil's bargain in the first place; he has since moved on to emphasizing jobs and recovery. The Super Committee crack-up should be the last gasp of the "bipartisan" folly about deficit reduction as key to recovery—which the president himself gave a big boost with his appointment of the late Bowles-Simpson Commission.
Now, mercifully, the Republicans stand exposed as the party that would ravage Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other valued social outlays in order to spare the richest 1 percent any tax increases. Republicans have been in their own echo chamber for so long that they don't quite grasp that most of the voters oppose this idea. Democrats, in spite of their intermittent death wish, are the big winners from the Super Committee's collapse.
Much of the mainstream media, however, is still treating the committee's failure as (a) tragic, (b) symmetrical, and (c) hazardous for the recovery—all mistaken premises. Paul Krugman had a fine column on this last week, making fun of centrist pundits who call for Obama to make more compromises to appease Republicans who won't compromise at all.
But, true to form, John Harwood's analysis in The New York Times this morning imagined a happy world of bipartisan compromise, in which Republicans bravely agreed to raise taxes and Democrats bit the bullet and cut cherished social programs. He then quoted several third-way types, bemoaning the deadlock.
Politically, the fallacy in this view is that the playing field has already been tilted so far to the right that "splitting the difference" is only more of a victory for Republicans. Domestic spending is now back to its lowest level since Eisenhower was president. Taxes on the rich are at their lowest level since before World War II.
Economically, the fallacy is that the kind of belt tightening imagined by Wall Street-oriented elites clamoring for "bipartisanship" would only set back the recovery. The Times also ran a full-page ad this morning by the Investment Company Institute, the lobby for the mutual-fund industry, calling on the Super Committee to keep at it. "Last summer," warns the ad, "we saw how harmful it is when America's failure to resolve our fiscal crisis is put in doubt."
Now, this is almost too rich (literally) for words. "Last summer" refers to the Republicans' totally gratuitous blockage of a routine extension of the debt ceiling, creating an artificial crisis that they hoped to exploit. The implication is that another failure to pursue austerity would be bad for the stock market, another theme repeated through today's media coverage of the deadlock.
But those in the mutual-fund industry are the very people who have lobbied for the financial deregulation that caused the collapse. They have blood on their hands. Now, they want the rest of the economy to suffer for their sins—or rather, for their bonuses.
Sometimes, Congress blunders into doing the right thing as a last resort. The failure of the Super Committee is one of those times. Let us rejoice, and redouble the pressure on our leaders for a real recovery program.
Mon, 2011-11-21 14:53
I'm Mike McNamee, writing from the Investment Company Institute.
Bob Kuttner misses two points in his unsupported slam at the mutual fund industry:
First, mutual funds did not blindly lobby for financial deregulation, before the financial crisis or since. Funds are among the most thoroughly regulated financial products in the world, and we recognize effective, efficient regulation as a foundation for investor confidence and trust.
Second, our letter to the Joint Select Committee focused on the impact of fiscal crisis and uncertainty on 90 million Americans who are not part of Wall Street or among the financial elite. These are investors planning for a secure retirement, a better education, or a solid financial future. They were hurt badly by the market turmoil last summer when America's resolve to address our debt and deficit crisis was cast into doubt, and they need responsible action by their government to put our nation on a path of fiscal responsibility.
Helping 90 million Americans meet their financial goals should be a cause we all share.
Learn more the comprehensive framework of fund regulation here: http://www.icifactbook.org/fb_appa.html#core. And learn more about how ICI has supported Congress' efforts to strengthen financial services regulation here: http://www.ici.org/reg_reform.
Mon, 2011-11-21 23:55
Mr. McNamee misses (at least) two points in his poorly supported slam at Mr. Kuttner's slam at deficit hawks:
First, last summer's market turmoil was not caused by a "fiscal crisis." It was caused by concern about a possible collapse of the Euro.
Second, there is no deficit crisis. There is an employment crisis due to a lack of demand in the economy. Until demand is restored, we should be running larger deficits, not smaller ones.
Helping tens of millions of Americans meet their employment needs should be a cause we all share.
Learn more about how econmics work by reading everything Dean Baker, Robert Kuttner, and Robert Reich write. And learn more about Political Economy by reading the writings of the late David M. Gordon (whom we sorely miss).
Mon, 2011-11-28 04:19
I was impressed by Mr. McNamee's concern for the 90 million, but for whom does he speak? What entities make up the Investment Company Institute?
* Goldman Sachs
* JP Morgan Chase
* Morgan Stanley
* State Farm
* AIG Strategic Hedge Fund of Funds
* Citigroup Alternative Investments Trust
* Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Partners Registered Fund LLC
* ING Closed-End Funds
* Lehman Brothers/First Trust Income Opportunity Fund
* Neuberger Berman Closed End Funds
* Smith Barney, Inc.
* UBS Financial Services, Inc.
..among many others.
And here is a sample of what their services provided for the financial goals of a portion of that 90 million Americans...
...and here is how this industry treated their fiduciary responsibility to their clients and shareholders:
Of those who claim to speak as prophets, we are told, "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" I should not necessarily judge financial firms by such standards; however, as the Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs claimed that mantle, it perhaps is not out of place to look at the fruits that resulted from their works. Was impoverishing pension funds and setting off an ongoing global economic crisis even as they continued to enrich themselves truly doing God's work for the 90 million to whom they held a fiduciary duty, or to the 300 million present and future taxpayers of this country, or to the billions around the globe whose lives and children's lives have been blighted by their work?
One could of course spend all day on this (or several days, or years), and maybe someday someone will. Or maybe in despair more people will dig up a copy of John Kenneth Galbraith's *The Great Crash* (1954), as I did recently, and come across this prescient (or perhaps Sisyphean) conclusion, which implies that there is indeed little new under the sun:
"Wall Street, in recent times, has become, as a learned phrase has it, very 'public relations conscious.' Since a speculative collapse can only follow a speculative boom, one might expect that Wall Street would lay a heavy hand on any resurgence of speculation. . . . It will not come to pass. This is not because the instinct for self-preservation in Wall Street is poorly developed. On the contrary, it is probably normal and may be above. But now, as throughout history, financial capacity and political perspicacity are inversely correlated. Long-run salvation by men of business has never been highly regarded if it means disturbance of orderly life and convenience in the present. So inaction will be advocated in the present even though it means deep trouble in the future. Here, at least equally with communism, lies the threat to capitalism. It is what causes men who know that things are going quite wrong to say that things are fundamentally sound.
One can only hope that capitalism continues to be saved from itself. But Mr. McNamee, I am afraid you are not helping.
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We pair up in groups of two to find several kids who we bond with to follow through the entire process. From screening to surgery, we will be a friendly, familiar face by their side. I meet a little girl named Angie. She and her mother have traveled here eight hours by bus in hopes of getting treatment. Angie has a cleft lip and palate, which means she will need a double surgery. She has a twin sister back home. The thought that at the end of these five days her sister will be able to look at her face and for the first time see a mirror looking back at her is enough to moisten my eyeballs. I feel like I already have a connection with Angie, and I need to join her on her journey.
Torrey shows some of the most selfless, wholehearted, loving energy I have ever seen someone share with a child. Every time I look around, Torrey and Matt have a group of kids playing and blowing bubbles with the biggest of smiles on all of their faces. It is hard to decipher who is having more fun: the kids or Torrey and Matt. Twelve hours of sharing positive energy with the kids makes us want to share our experience with as many people as possible. Back at the hotel, our social media updates explode with one of the most rewarding days of our lives. We instantly want everyone to know what an amazing cause this is and how many lives are being changed. After one day, the uncertainty of our purpose on this trip is a mere thought of the past. The fact that we are here on a surf trip is now more foreign of a thought than our previous wonder of our exact purpose for being here.
We have a very precise schedule laid out—with only four surf days on our agenda. On this trip the surfing is secondary—a very foreign concept to us considering we're used to traveling based around when and where the surf is going to be best. When we get the chance, we scour the coast with our guide Tamile, who leads us to a variety of reef and cobblestone peaks. We're presented with decent conditions, but it's not exactly what we'd look for on a normal surf trip.
Regardless, these mediocre waves have us psyching because this is the first "surf trip" that isn't about us or even the surf, for that matter. In the water, our goal is simple: perform well enough to nail magazine-worthy images that will allow us to create a story out of this trip—because getting this story published might actually help gain awareness and save lives. Never has surfing had more meaning.
As we head to the hospital for surgery day, we are all a bit weary, but we have one common goal: bring smiles to these precious little faces, and help make them comfortable on a day that will forever change their lives. The anxiety level in the hospital is palpable. Mothers are handing their infants to a doctor for the first time and watching as they disappear behind heavy blue doors. Robyn walks up and tells us it's time—time to go into the operating room with the kids we have been following through the whole process. Dressed in green scrubs, each of us sits down individually to interview the mothers of the kids we are about to take to surgery. Tears of happiness overwhelm each one as the realization that their child is finally getting the treatment they have always needed.
Individually, we all have life-changing moments as we escort our crying children to the surgery bed. Torrey and Matt go first and return from the OR with a new outlook on life. "That was more rewarding than any wave I will ever catch," Matt tells me as I prepare to head inside and witness the process for myself.
I walk in and find a sedated Angie lying on the operating table. Up to this point I wasn't sure if I'd be able to handle watching her surgery. But intrigue and disbelief take over, and I can't help but watch this skilled surgeon change her life. It's overwhelming—and easily the most amazing thing I've ever witnessed. When the sedation fades, and Angie's able to reopen her eyes, she looks up at her relieved mother and for the first time ever. She smiles.
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The date and the history of the foundation of the town of Bayreuth are unknown. The city was founded by the Counts of Andechs, and the city centre still has the typical structure of a Bavarian street market: the settlement was grouped around a through road, widening into a square, in the middle of which the Town Hall was located. The church stood apart from it, and on a small hill stood the castle. The most ancient preserved document mentioning Bayreuth, represented by the spiritual and secular governors of the period, is dated 1194. In 1260 the country at the Upper Main (with Bayreuth, Kulmbach and Hof) was inherited by the Counts of the castle of Nuremberg. From that time it belonged to the dynasty of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Culmbach, which was to determine the history of the town and the region for over half a century.
Until 1603 the Plassenburg in Kulmbach was the royal seat and the centre of the region. Bayreuth was developing very slowly and was regularly damaged by wars and epidemics. In 1430 the followers of the reformer Huss destroyed the town. In 1602 it was afflicted by the pest, in 1605 and 1621 it suffered badly from fires in the city.
The turning point in the history of the town was the beginning of the reign of the Margrave Christian in 1603. He moved his royal seat from Kulmbach to Bayreuth. With its new function as a royal
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strucked by devastation and pillaging, and hostages were taken by imperial troops.
Christian died in 1655 after a reign of 52 years. His grandson Christian Ernst ruled from 1661 until 1712. Life was slowly returning to normal after the long war. The fountain of the Margraves and an equestrian monument, placed at first in the courtyard of the Old Castle and now in the middle of the square in front of the New Castle, still remind us of Christian Ernst who participated in the liberation of Vienna from the Turks.
From 1701 on, the town of St. Georgen was founded, the favourite project of the prince and the later Margrave Georg Wilhelm. The feudal St. Georgen consisted of a few castle buildings and an old people's home; the "Gravenreuther Stift". The church of the order remains up until today the most beautiful testimony to the art of the Court of Bayreuth around 1700. Until 1811 St. Georgen was an autonomous town, independent from Bayreuth.
Bayreuth flourished under the reign of the couple of Margraves Frederic and Wilhelmina, the favourite art-loving
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The transition into the newly formed kingdom of Bavaria returned some administrative order to the town. In 1818 the Bavarian community law was introduced, whereby the town had a full-time mayor. To replace its lost function as a royal seat, Bayreuth became the seat of the government of the Upper Main region, which later became the Upper Franconian government. Industry established itself only hesitantly. It was mainly the spinning mills and breweries, which established bigger factories. The Bavarian armed forces were represented by the 6th Chevau-légers regiment and the 7th Infantry regiment in Bayreuth.
The peaceful life of the small Franconian town ended in 1876, when the Richard Wagner Festival began. In 1873 Wagner had already moved into his villa, which he called "Wahnfried". The town
councillors rightly expected the Festival to stimulate and develop the town. After the death of Wagner, the Festival continued under the direction of his widow, Cosima. High-ranking musicians and
writers, but also more and more prominent people from business and politics among the visitors, were the reason that the Richard Wagner Festival was firmly established in the cultural and social calendar of Europe from 1888 onwards.
In 1945 Bayreuth had to pay for the special role the town and Wagner held in the ideology of Adolf Hitler. The town had celebrated its position as "the power centre of National Socialism" and had acclaimed Hitler and his entourage as regular visitors to the Festival. During the final weeks of the war, the town was heavily bombed. One third of the town was destroyed and about a thousand people lost their lives.
The town grew considerably after the war with the building of many new districts. The old town of authorities and administration has developed into an attractive business location and a modern service centre with impressive medical and sports facilities. The Festival was reintroduced in 1951. The most important event since the war was certainly the foundation of the 7th Bavarian University, at which lectures began in 1975 and where more than 12.000 students learn nowadays.
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"Corvette Racing Takes Sixth Le Mans Win." The headline is spectacular enough in its own right, but there's much more behind the story than those few words can relate. GM Racing-now Chevrolet Motorsport-established the Corvette Racing team to fulfill a dream it committed to 12 years ago: to take on the greatest sports-car-racing challenge in the world. In 1999, the C5-Rs entered their first 24-hour event at La Sarthe, only to suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Oreca Vipers. Since then, the Pratt & Miller-led team has ascended to a position of on-track dominance sufficient to frighten off even the most determined class competitors. With eight ALMS GT1 championships already under its belt and an overall race win at the Daytona 24-hour race (2001), there's little the team hasn't accomplished.
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As we've noted in past issues, this season marks the last appearance for the Corvette Racing program in the GT1 class. With the ACO talking about a combined GT category, and the competition unwilling to challenge the dominant Corvettes, the decision was made to finish out the C6.Rs' spectacular career with a 10th anniversary appearance at the Le Mans race.
Frankly, we're a bit surprised at the level of corporate commitment this decision bespeaks, given the current economic situation at GM. But the Corvette Racing program has always been about "doing it right," and completing a decade of GT1 competition with an exclamation mark in the world's premier endurance race is definitely the right way to do it.
To help ease the financial burden on the competitors, the ACO decided to eliminate the traditional pre-qualification test day and instead require the teams to present themselves for the first time at technical inspection on the Monday before the race. This meant that the first track experience for any of the teams would be Wednesday, for a six-hour practice slated for 6 p.m. to midnight. Thursday would offer a three-hour practice, followed by a single qualifying session from 10 p.m. to midnight.
Further complicating matters was an intermittent rain that pelted scrutineering on Monday and continued to plague the competitors all week. The predictions for the race were for relatively clear skies, with a slight chance of precipitation in the wee hours of Sunday morning. This meant that the teams would have to set the cars up for a qualifying procedure that had little in common with the demands of race day. Fortunately, this all played to the favor of Corvette Racing. With nine years of experience behind it, the team had plenty of data to utilize when deciding how to confront the challenge.
Monday's tech inspection put the cars through the usual gauntlet of procedures but provided little difficulty for the well-prepared Corvette team. The official end of inspection day concluded with a "family portrait" of the entire team, taken in downtown Le Mans under the shadow of a towering medieval cathedral.
Tuesday's preparations did offer a break from the usual routine. The ACO decided five days prior to this year's tech-in to require the teams to place electronic seals on certain parts of each car's engine. The idea was to prevent post-inspection tampering. Officials also decided to limit each team to a total of two engines for the entire week, including the race.


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FORT WALTON BEACH — Richard Vaughn, who authorities say participated in a home invasion robbery that left William "Will" Bowen dead, was found guilty Thursday of home invasion robbery with a firearm in an unrelated incident.
Assistant State Attorney Bobby Elmore, who tried the case, said he will seek a life sentence for Vaughn at a hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
His brother Robert Vaughn, who also was at the scene of the shooting at Bowen's home, pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted home invasion robbery and second-degree murder.
He was sentenced to 30 years in prison and will testify against Marcell Dior Richie, the man believed to have fatally shot Bowen, Elmore said.
Richard Vaughn actually was tried this week for a home invasion robbery at Virginia Oak Court in Fort Walton Beach. It was the second of three robberies committed by the Vaughn brothers and Richie, but not the one in which Bowen was shot.
"It was a case of witness availability and the only circumstance in which the group completed the robbery," Elmore said.
Richard Vaughn can be sentenced to life in prison because he was on parole for a robbery in Michigan when he committed the one on Virginia Oak Court, Elmore said.
Bowen died Jan. 26, 2012, after he was shot once in the chest while fighting two men who stormed his home at 34-A Alder Ave. in Fort Walton Beach.
Richie, Elmore said, was armed during the break-in. Three women and two babies were inside the duplex unit at the time.
The state attorney's office has said it will seek the death sentence for Richie, who is charged with first-degree murder. He is scheduled for trial Dec. 2.
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We've seen a lot this year.From the Trent Richardson trade to the Kansas City Chiefs going 7-0, this is so far one of the most surprising years in recent memory.Among those surprises, are the teams who have fallen from NFL supremacy. Teams like the Giants, Texans and Steelers are far from where they're supposed to be. If they want to make it back to the top, they'll have to make some deals. Clearly the players they have aren't getting it done. That could mean moving some big names to get some new talent.It's going to happen, so you'd better prepare yourself.Here's a list of the top 10 stars who could be wearing a new color in 2014.
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Your dreaming if you think the Vikings will trade Adrian Peterson in 2014, wont happen!
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Bridge Management
The FHWA's goal is to promote the use and understanding of what bridge management systems are and are not. Emphasizing the use of a bridge management system to assist bridge owners in being able to do the right activity, to the right bridge, at the right time and at the right cost is paramount to preserving our transportation infrastructure in general and our highway bridges in particular.
Based in part on responses to the 2011 FHWA bridge management questionnaire, a number of bridge management related accomplishments have been achieved, including completion of six regional bridge management peer exchanges, targeted State bridge management process improvement reviews, bridge management case studies, and national conferences. Future plans call for development of a bridge management strategic business plan, a bridge management system implementation guide, a performance based management of highway bridges training course as well as performing additional bridge management case studies, and targeted State bridge management process improvement reviews.
In 2011, the FHWA in conjunction with AASHTO TSP2 and the Midwest Bridge Preservation Partnership Meeting, Western Bridge Preservation Partnership Meeting, and Midwest Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Working Group hosted a National Bridge Management, Inspection and Preservation Conference. The main theme of the conference was Inspecting, Managing and Preserving the Nation's Bridges Beyond the Short Term. Presentation videos are available at http://www.tsp2.org/bridge/national-bridge-2011/presentations-videos/. During this conference, there were two bridge management roundtable discussions with a number of State DOTs participating. Conference proceedings are also available under the publications list below.
A bridge management software tool called AASHTOware Bridge Management (formerly known as Pontis) was developed under an FHWA contract during the early 1990's. The software became an AASHTO product in 1994. For more information on AASHTOware Bridge Management see their website located at: http://www.aashtoware.org/Bridge/Pages/Management.aspx?PID=2
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- Measuring Performance Among State DOTs Sharing Best Practices, Comparative Analysis of Bridge Condition (.pdf, 1.4 mb)
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- NCHRP 12-67 Multi-objective optimization for Bridge Management Systems
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Fact of the matter is, because of my job self employed "Computer repair" I could totally deduct a smart phone and data plan as a business expense. So I was thinking about finally making the jump to a smart phone, but I was trying to decide between iOS and Android. There are things I like about both.
Things I like about iOS
Just recently, I had the opportunity to try out Siri on my sisters 4th Gen iPad. Over all I like it a lot better than Google now which is on my Nexus 7. The feature I like the most about siri is location reminders. Why the hell hasn't Google added this to google now already? Does Apple have a patent on that or something? Because if not Google should really get on the ball. I would use the crap out of that. How much does the battery life take a hit if you turn on location services.
While large screened phones are nice, I would much rather have a smaller screen. Not tiny but I would prefer the screen size of the iPhone 5 over the screen of the Galaxy SIII. I would still wear the phone on my hip. I don't really care what anyone thinks about that, I just hate having to dig the phone out of my pocket. I've tried it a few times and it drove me nuts.
I had an iPod Touch 4th Gen and I LOVED that device up until it got washed.
Things I like about Android.
Swift Type 3. This is one fantastic keyboard and one of the pros of Android that I like. I like having the option of switching out the keyboard. Why doesn't apple buy these guys and incorporate it into the iPhone?
App switching. I really do like the way Android Switches application it feels far more intuitive than Apple.
At the moment, assuming the battery doesn't take a HUGE hit with location reminders, I am looking for at the iPhone than an android device.
Does anyone have any opinions on either? How do you guys like Siri compared to Google now. I know google now is faster when you use it, but I feel like siri does more.
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So I activated my Samsung Fasinate, then after a few months I upgraded to a Incredible 2 I got on ebay for $72. Then after a not even 1 month I dropped it (never got a case for it) ... then I bought a Galaxy S3 off ebay for $288 Free shipping (Looks brand new). I also got a Otterbox Commutter case.
When I got it the first thing I did was unlock the bootloader, backed up the current rom, and installed Carbon Rom (Based off 4.2.2). This phone runs like a dream, I haven't been able to slow it down yet.
I'm also really enjoying Google Now, I use it for quite a few things. I installed the laucher8 and I really like it.


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Sets that Compliment
Some very nice sets are flying from the LEGO production pipes. The interesting parts of the sets are the parts, of course! Choosing sets that add functionality to your existing NXT part inventory is the key here. I have a few examples I would like to present to the crowd…
First, Everyone likes mobility…I asked my 4 yr. old son what he likes about his LEGO Collection (or mine)…He said, "I Like Wheels!" No kidding. I asked, "What else?" He replied, "I like things with wheels!" Its not surprising. Mobile platforms are fun! If you have seen my HoopRover you would know exactly why my son likes wheels!
Whatever your tastes might be, I encourage you to find some interesting elements within LEGO sets that make you want to build better MindStorms Robots!
Here are a few examples that interest me.
Set #7706 Exo-Force Mobile Defense Tank – A new kind of rubber belt-type tread (4 included and 8 NXT-type wheels). And to mention…with all of the NXT Orange elements included with this set, color coordination is easy.
Sets #8274 Snowmobile and #8275 RC Bulldozer – Both sets include the new hard link systems. The RC Bulldozer includes some very nice RC equipment. (4 Channel Infrared, possible control of up to 4 new type motors). All of which can make your head spin with Robotic thoughts of NXT ideas. For a few tasty snaps of the #8275 RC Bulldozer…
Set #8108 Exo-Force Mobile Devastator (Green Wheels, oh man!) Not available yet! But, I did see that it is listed at approx. $90 USD.
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- Maniac... said...
You know, that Green Exo-Force set doesn't look half bad...parts wise. Aesthetically, yuck.
I see two Zamor sphere launchers, and four of those weird looking green wheels. I really want to know if those wheels can be used as gears. Just looking, I'd say "no" because they don't have same pitch. They might mesh with the hailfire droids though.
And Chris, I totally agree with you son...Wheels are the best. I really wish I had gotten the 8466, just for the wheels (and all the other cool parts) And I can't believe I missed the 8651 in 05, those wheels are decent sized and it's a nice little set. Bummer.
- Feb 22, 2007, 2:52:00 AM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
I think you can still find the set #8466 (and Technic Power Puller) large "Technic Power" rubber tires and wheels (or the other set's rollers) on Bricklink somewhere.
I do think these green wheels may be used as gears (that mesh with each other, at least). The actual hub looks like it may be free-spinning until locked with that gray triangle looking part.
I really do like finding the parts out there. So many great things to add to my robotic building inventory.
- Feb 22, 2007, 3:06:00 AM
- Al459163 said...
Any Idea how much the RC bulldozer will cost?
- Feb 22, 2007, 3:18:00 AM
Any idea when the Bulldozer will be available?
- Feb 22, 2007, 3:35:00 AM
- peter hoh said...
There are 6 balloon tires available in the 8415 Dump Truck, which is still available at Shop @ Home. It also comes with a nice assortment of blue Technic beams (studdless style, also known as liftarms).
And balloon tires and other wheels can be purchased directly through LEGO Education online. LEGO's educational sales partners vary by country. In the U.S., check out Pitsco. You don't have to be a teacher to order from them.
- Feb 22, 2007, 8:25:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
Yes, the Exoforce sets have some very interesting parts.
However, I'm somewhat loath to buy some (rather expensive) kits just for the sake of acquiring some parts that make, say, 10% of the kit.
My dream is the LEGO designer offering technical parts also, so you could buy precisely those parts you are interested into.
After all, that may not comply with the business plan of LEGO, and I completely understand it: a company that invented and offers (almost) unbreakable all-purpose modular components has to think about how to sell things when (almost) every family has a trunk full of these parts nowadays..
- Feb 22, 2007, 9:14:00 PM
What is the word on the the release date for the RC Bulldozer? I have GOT TO HAVE ONE!
- Feb 23, 2007, 1:24:00 AM
- 222doc said...
the new bulldozer i found here(not in stock yet but priced)http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRFT0&P=7
the older 4x4 with the big tire at brinklink will set you back 250! dollars better off with a extra nxt kit.
- Feb 23, 2007, 2:44:00 AM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
Matthias...I in the same boat. You said it all. One thing though...If no one else buys these sets I snag them up at discount prices. Yep, I have loads of Bionicle stuff...there are some very good parts in those discount bins!
OK, as for release dates... Nothing has officially been confirmed. My source says:
8275 RC Bulldozer - August 2007 (approx. 150 euros)
8108 Exo-Force Mobile Devastator - August 2007
The RC Bulldozer is the "iffie'ist".
I guess we wait. It gives us more time to save some extra cash!
- Feb 23, 2007, 2:52:00 AM
- Hans Mundahl said...
Does the NXT kit come with enough parts to keep an adult builder busy for a while or is there an expansion set you would suggest to purchase at the same time to allow for enough gears, bits, wheels, parts etc to keep someone busy for a while?
- Feb 23, 2007, 12:45:00 PM
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
Yes! There are enough parts included to keep anyone occupied for a "while" and then some...
There may be some "NXT expansion packs" in the works but really any of the "Technic" line of LEGO sets almost serve the same purpose. I recommend looking for sets that do have "extra" studless beams, gears, wheels, axles, etc. However, any LEGO set can be used with the NXT set just the same. If you want to add "studs". Look for studded bricks with pins (or pin holes) on the sides, top, or bottom. These can be snapped into the studless beams.
- Feb 23, 2007, 1:09:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Lego sells an "Education Resource Set" that serves as an expansion set for the NXT.
It's a great set that includes many parts not in the original kit. However, it's chronically out-of-stock.
There's a rumor out there that the set will be in stock in late February or early March. You can get it over the web at overseas outlets, but it's expensive to go that route.
- Feb 24, 2007, 2:46:00 AM
- 222Doc said...
Lego Ed sells all the gears and bits you could ever need in lots. Like the 40T gears you get 25 for 10$ 16T you get 50 for 10$ Just type PARTS in the STORE search. I personaly spend as much thier as my wife allows :) i wonder if they are a public stock?
- Feb 24, 2007, 4:28:00 AM
- Andy said...
I got the Resource set abuot 3-4 weeks after I ordered it and it was "Out of stock" when I ordered it.
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By William Davis
The Earth is warming. Determining what this will mean for future generations is one of the greatest challenges in modern science, and Paul Hearty is on a world-class team of scientists seeking answers.
An adjunct research associate professor in UNCW's environmental studies department, Hearty is one of five principal investigators on a grant to build a comprehensive model of past climate change by integrating elements of the world's crust, oceans, atmosphere and ice sheets, using fossil and geological data from an ancient warming period. The National Science Foundation has funded the five-year study for $4.25 million, a rare achievement in an age when basic research budgets have been drastically cut.
Approximately 3 million years ago, the Earth was warmer. Global average temperatures were 2-3 Celsius (3.6 F to 5.4 F) greater than today. Known as the Mid-Pliocene Climatic Optimum (PLIOMAX), this interval has received renewed attention by researchers because its temperatures and atmospheric composition are similar to those predicted by global climate change models for the coming century.
"We have to go back 3 million years to find CO2 (carbon dioxide) levels of 400 ppm. Our atmosphere, now at about 393 ppm, will easily reach 400 ppm (parts per million) by the end of this decade," said Hearty.
Over the next five years of the grant, the PLIOMAX team will tackle three major problems in climate science. In the first phase, they intend to use fossil and geological data collected at sites across the world to build a greatly improved database of sea levels and thus ice sheet behavior during the Pliocene.
"Geology has to drive this process. Geology provides first-hand information about the position and movements of sea level," said Hearty.
In a subsequent phase of the project, these data will feed into a series of experiments that will provide estimates of the global sea level under a variety of climate change scenarios. From this work, the team also intends to build a high-resolution comprehensive model of the world's atmosphere-ocean-ice sheet/shelf systems. The ultimate goal of the project is to better forecast the potential behavior of sea level and ice sheets in a warmer world.
For climate researchers, the Mid-Pliocene represents the last great warm period in Earth's history. As the era's climate roughly resembles the late 21st century projected by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it has drawn extensive academic interest in recent years. Agencies such as the U.S. Geological Survey and the British Geological Survey have begun major efforts to construct data models from this period.
While there is general agreement about the temperatures of the Mid-Pliocene, controversy exists about the extent to which these warmer temperatures and higher carbon dioxide levels affected global sea levels. Researchers agree that sea levels were higher during the Mid-Pliocene, but the magnitude of the rise has been hotly debated. Researchers' estimates have ranged from 10 meters (32 feet) to around 40 meters (131 feet) higher than today. Higher sea levels are directly tied to the melting of the world's polar ice sheets such as Greenland and Antarctica.
Hearty is hesitant to make predictions based on the past. He acknowledges the complexities of predicting the future through studying geological and modeling data. Climate science deals with a massively complex system, and the variables that led to sea level rise 3 million years ago included more than simple temperature and CO2 relationships.
Even so, the most conservative estimates of sea level rise during the period would, if repeated in a warming future, dramatically change the shape of the world's coastlines. On a geological scale, measured in millions of years, the ocean has risen and fallen many times due to climate change. Hearty said important geological evidence of this can be found throughout Southeastern North Carolina, which once was submerged beneath the ocean.
Hearty will serve as one of the principal investigators on the grant, a prestigious spot on a project featuring an all-star team of researchers from the top universities in the United States. The project's leader, professor Maureen Raymo of Columbia University, is recognized as a global leader in the field of paleoclimatology and paleoceanography.
Hearty has worked and published with the team for years, including leading a field expedition in Australia whose findings provided the rationale for the larger study. Raymo praised Hearty's fieldwork skills, calling him one of the best in the world at interpreting sea level changes from rocks and analyzing fossil data.
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Hearty's role will be to lead field expeditions collecting the fossil and geological evidence that will make up the raw data to be used by the ice and crustal modelers. One of the chief hurdles in accurately modeling the past and future behavior of global climate has been a lack of sea-level data.
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This is the unlocked version. Provider specific versions that will come later will have LTE options. Unfortunately it may be difficult to make a device that would support all LTE options (especially since one like T-Mobile doesn't even have them yet).
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I'd rather have a world 3G pentaband phone than a specific carrier locked LTE phone.
Seriously don't know why people bitching about LTE. Guess those are the rednecks never travel.
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To be honest, if you can get a Galaxy Nexus over Nexus 4, I would do it.
Check with your cell phone provider. Nexus 4 isn't as good as the Galaxy Nexus, however the Nexus 4 is cheaper and easier to get with out contract.
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Of course, if you leave the cost out from the equation, then anything is possible.
To be fair, you can get a carrier locked LTE phone that supports 3G worldwide on Verizon or AT&T.... just be prepared to pay an arm and a leg for international coverage plans (like my boss does).
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An unnecessary service that needs to be running at all times to launch the game exe that sounds like bloatware to me. No different than the toolbars that are installed with freeware.
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Link to Bloody elbow article. Interesting and then depressing that they are sooo bad.
Link to Bloody elbow article. Interesting and then depressing that they are sooo bad.
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There is no way, Phil won tht fight. He was on top like 35 fuckin seconds in the whole fight.
Lyoto stuffed a lot of TDs
Lyoto outstruck phil
Horse shit judges are screwing up MMA
I didn't get to see the fight last night, but from the outcry I'm seeing it sounds like Machida won it decisively. The fightmetric stats make it seem a lot closer though saying Machida only landed a few more strikes/sig strikes but Davis got a couple takedowns. Either way, karma for Machida/Shogun 1?
Karma for Machida/Shogun 1 came in the form of a Shogun fist to the ear.
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How the hell did Chris Waters give round three to Davis?
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True enough. I'll have to watch the fights later this afternoon, my damn Internet connection has been too spotty to order or stream the ppv. :-(
Please take these judges outback and shoot them. The judging in this sport is so fucking bad, complete fucking morons deciding fights.
Yeah Lyoto should not suffer a set back because of this, IMO they should have a rematch. or at least lets have a 4 way eliminator or something. Phil does not deserve a shot based on that performance. He landed 2 out of how many attempts stuffed? Seriously? A shameful match to try and explain to any new fans watching a UFC show for the first time.....
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i feel like they need to just do away with the judges and use fight metric as the judging criteria for decisions. it seems to be way more accurate than the judges are on a regular basis
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I just happened upon this site. I switched to a vegan diet after watching Forks Over Knives and have only lost 3 lbs in 2.5 months. Highly frustrated! I am hoping this site will help me discover what I am doing wrong. My biggest problem is what to eat for snacks! Any ideas other than veggies and hummus? Love that but I am finding it's really hard to eat so many vegetables and beans.
I have lost about 9 lbs over 4 weeks on this menu but like you am a snacker in the evening. I turn to fruit or popcorn or rice cakes, frozen fuit pops (no added sugar) and ocasionally some low fat chips (you can find those) or low fat crackers. I alos drink sugar free pop occasionaly but am drinking more water these days.
The results and incouragment is what keeps me on track and the lose of 9 lbs is amazing plus (since im a diabetic) my blood sugar has been stablised and normal now for a few weeks.
Find the low fat snacks and stick to the basics from here (I dont do complicated or special ingegeant cooking). Another snack would be a veggie plate of carrot sticks, celeray....
Keep going it will work for you
Our 21-day menu has some snack ideas, too. I like to snack on pretzels and dijon mustard. Hits the spot!
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Are you cutting out oils and fatty vegan foods? Vegetable oils are pure fat and really aren't good for you at all. Keep in mind vegetable oils are found in packaged hummus, salad dressings, crackers, chips, pretzels, and the like. Nuts, avocados, coconut, and soy (tofu, miso, etc) have a high fat content too. Fake "meats" and "cheeses" are also high in fat and aren't much better for you than the real thing.My favorite snack is a baked potato with salsa
- AmandaBe the change you wish to see in the world...
Yes although not entirely. I still use a little olive oil. I have eliminated processed foods like crackers etc. I use very little salad dressing and I make my own - balsamic and olive oil Never drink sodas, haven't in 20 yrs. I am eating all the right things. I sometimes overdo the almonds but am trying to keep that to a minimum. And I have overdone the peanut butter but no more. Those are the only things that I think have affected my slow loss. I know I don't drink enough water. So what has worked in the past is not working very well now. I only need to lose 10 lbs and I'm 57. Doing weight training 3 days a week but can't do any hard aerobics as I am having a knee issue - osteoarthritis. Just had a knee injection (1 out of 3) - hyuralonic acid. I desperately need to get these 10 lbs off because of my knee if nothing else! So there you have it!
Am so sorry I have no idea why my post posted 4 times! I tried to edit this but there is no way to delete the extra posts as far as I can see. If anyone knows how, please let me know. Must be my stupid iPad...
Haha - no worries. We've all done it. It takes a solid 15 seconds once you hit SAVE for it to post. One's inclination is to keep hitting SAVE, only to find out each click leads to a new post.
I can't edit them out either. Sorry!
Yeah it was so slow I think I did hit save too many times thinking it wasn't taking!
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I'm glad for the suggestions of pretzels/mustard plus the sugar free pops and rice cakes. I hadn't thought of those. I need something also. I have popcorn almost every day!
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If you are really dead-set on getting the weight off quicker, I'd cut out all the olive oil and the nuts. There are great recipes out there for oil-free dressings that are delicious. But those that only have the last bit of weight to lose, it is going to be harder. When I went full-on low fat vegan this January (I'd been about 90% there before for a year and a half), I only dropped my percent body fat by 0.2% in 30 days but that didn't discourage me. I'm a small person with not a lot left to lose so a slow and steady pace will work just fine. As long as that number continues to go down, I'll take any decrease. Have you tried pool exercises? Those are supposed to be better for joints.
If you want to lose weight, the best way would be not to snack at all! You need to give your body a chance to access fat stores and start burning fat. After 2 hours, your stomach empties, and many of us mistake that empty feeling for hunger and eat again, before the body has a chance to burn all the calories it's just digested.
The best description of true hunger and how to recognize it, that I've seen, is in Joel Fuhrman's book Eat to Live. I would really recommend this book for losing weight on a plant based diet.
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The Wolverines beat Water Valley 2-1 at the East Webster baseball field.
East Webster entered the top of the seventh with a 2-1 lead, but found themselves facing a difficult mountain to climb.
With one out and a runner on third, head coach Wes Johnson of the Wolverines decided to pull senior starting pitcher Codie Silver and replace him with senior catcher Conner Burton. Burton struck out a batter and got a ground out to give the home team the win.
"I wanted to finish it but I know (Burton) has good stuff and way better than I've got," Silver said. "I have all the confidence in the world in my teammates. I will play wherever coach wants me, as long as I get to play. Playing baseball is all I want."
Johnson decided to pull Silver due to the fact that the Blue Devils had seen his stuff for several innings.
"They were into their fourth at-bat against Silver and I knew Burton had some velocity," Johnson said. "I knew they would have a tough time catching up with it. I knew if he threw strikes it would be hard on them."
Silver pitched 6 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts, three hits and allowed one unearned run.
"I can't say enough about (Silver)," Johnson said. "About 70 strikes and about 18 balls. He did a great job."
Silver takes it simple when he steps in between the foul lines and doesn't try and impress anybody.
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In the top of the fourth, the Blue Devils threatened to score when they got a leadoff double. Silver struck out the next two batters, and got a ground ball out to retire the side.
The bottom of the fourth inning proved to be good for the Wolverines. Dillon Henly led off the inning with a single and made his way to third base after a sacrifice bunt.
Johnson called for Burton to use a squeeze bunt and he laid it down to where the pitcher's only play was to first base. Henly came in standing up to give the Wolverines their first run.
"With these new bats, that's what everybody is doing," Johnson said of the squeeze bunt. "It gets back to the old pure form of baseball."
Water Valley struck in the top of the sixth inning and plated its only run of the ballgame.
The Wolverines returned the favor in the bottom of the inning. Codie Mckee reached when the shortstop made an error. He was moved around the bases on a sacrifice bunt. He scored on a pass ball.
"We didn't strike out much and we hit a lot of balls on the nose," Johnson said. "That was about as good a baseball game as you could ask for."
Coming into the night, Johnson was concerned about his defense, but those concerns were laid to rest.
"Very good, very good," Johnson said of his defense. "We haven't been playing good defense. (Tuesday night) we looked good in all three phases of the game."
The junior varsity squad got a 5-2 victory.
East Webster improved its record to 4-2 this season and will be back in action Friday when they travel to Eupora. Junior varsity will start at 4:30 p.m. and varsity set to begin 6:30 p.m.
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Hey all,
I'm a Discworlder, so this question pertains to recreating Discworld in movie form. Who do you think would be the best director to create Discworld and all it's characters?
My biased opinion has to be Peter Jackson. He did Middle Earth fantastically, he's not afraid of special effects and he sort of looks like a citizen of Ankh-Morpork.
And I think a good place for him to start would be young(ish) Sam Vimes in Guards! Guards! since Peter already knows how to do dragons. And we need to get a good Vimes and Vetinari while they're still young(ish).
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You know lately ive been keeping to myself. I've been going through alot of emotions and break downs im just not use to all this pain...i guess im holding on to the promises and everything he had told me.....but then i look at everything he has accomplished in life with or without me. I will forever love him even in death due us apart..some may understand and some may never understand......
wish you never left this world so many things are going wrong for me....i miss you fuck it hurts
hey everyone has asked me if they got any leads or anything on my husband's case and no nothing yet at all. I would like to thank you all for the kind words and prayers you all have given me through just being cyber friends or in the korn family it means alot to me. I will always love him forever
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Artists Whose Singing Voice DiminishedThese artist's voices were once majestic instruments, but now fall somewhat short of our grand expectations. This list is devoted to those who once could, but now cannot. Don't agree with the list? Vote for an existing item you think should be ranked higher or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on or create your own version of this list.
It was from smoking all that crack!
I'm afraid her voice may never be as strong as it once was. She was truly an extraordinary artist that the family could watch an listen to. Today's artists show too much skin and sing about sex too often for my taste. I miss the "Pre-Bobby" Whitney Houston. The next best thing is Celine Dion. I hope she doesn't change.
She has utterly ruined her once-incredible voice. She no longer has an upper register, which was once her trump card. Her voice sounds thin, strained, and raspy today. Her tone is dark and husky, when it was once light and supple.
Remember, kids--crack is whack! And it will permanently ruin your singing voice.
I totally agree love em in the old days
Listen to Fantasy which was Mariah Carey in the ninties, then listen to Obsessed which is Mariah Carey 2009.
she kills me..
remember when she could hit those really high notes? she doesn't do anything like that anymore and all her songs are the same.
Plant went for it night after night... throw in drugs and booze and no voice teacher, and you had a recipe for vocal chord breakdown...
Plant is old.. We all lose our singing voices sometime.
this is true, though I've playfully sang zeppelin tunes at home alone, and the next day my throat was swollen, so I can understand why he's lost some of that wailing power.More comments about Robert Plant
Listen to the video that got her signed where she's singing at a wedding and another one where she's singing "open arms" (they're on youtube, both quite short, but in those few seconds you'll be amazed how great her voice was before). Her stupid record label told her her voice wasn't "commercial enough" and they made her sing in that weak, nasally voice she has now. Sad, really.
She had a STUNNING voice when she was younger, but as she got older and sexier, we heard less and less of the voice that managed to get her a record deal.
She never had a singing voice. Only playback and a lot of sound effects. Enough said.More comments about Britney Spears
She uses a childish whispy voice far too much now proberly to hide the fact her voice is nearly gone. Her last album A Winter Symphony was a complete disaster. Either stop recording or get voice retrained.
She sang like an angel, but those days are gone. She struggles to hit notes now and seems to try and use her vibratto to hide that she can't sing like she used to.
god he was so epic but now he's lost it, but its all because the "So What" cover
How is Ozzy NOT on here? His voice didn't just diminish, he's just 'gone'. It's kinda depressing.
Awful, Sounds like he swallowed a frog and his voice just falls off. I have no idea why he is still singing. Eddie has lost it completely
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She once had an absolutely fantastic voice, one that was very under-rated (see Battle Hymn of the Republic, Watch Closely Now, Solid Gold Slowly, Who's Zoomin Who, her 1990 Spain medley on Youtube) but since the early 90s it's been going way downhill. You only have to listen to any of her more recent singing to see what I mean.
In the past three years or so I'd say her old voice has pretty much gone and it will have been down to age, lots of smoking, and lots of weed. She's also got a bit of a nasty attitude in the past few years too.
A real shame because she was truly excellent at her prime in the 80s, a classy lady and I would say better than Whitney in some ways.
As long as the check clears the bank, he doesn't care how he sounds these days.
He may not be as good as he used to be but I just saw him a few months ago and I was still close to tears. He's still got enough magic to go around.
his music was always bad now it's just torture to listen to.
throat operation took away some of his magic. listen to his older stuff. He had three times the range
The woman had the most marvelous voice of any singer I have ever heard in her early days. Just listen to Share Your Love With Me. The tonal quality, the wrap-around notes, the delivery -- she was magnificent. I think what has done her in, flattened her voice and limited her range is smoking. She has a raspiness that is very unbecoming, and she cannot hit high Cs any more.
OMG I heard Ann on American Idol Give Back. Wow, she can't sing it like she used to. Maybe if she lost the weight it would help.
Kelly clarkson's voice is amazing she could still hit a g#5 easily without any effort her voice has definitely changed a bit but that dosent mean its a bad thing! She has more control over her voice now!
She still has an amazing voice but her range has been shorten when it comes to her upper register. If you were to go on youtube and watch her perform "The Trouble With Love Is" on air with Ryan Seacrest you would see what I mean. Also go look her perfrom "One Voice" By Barry Manilow. Then go listen to her recent performances! BIG DIFFERANCE!
Steve had the greatest voice I have ever heard, but he killed it with smoking, drugs, and alcohol; mainly in the 80s. There's a time between 1982 and 1985 where something happened and his voice changed irreversibly. Suffice to say, even after throat surgery, he'll never return to anything close to his former voice.
Go to Youtube and watch a live performance of "Photograph" from the '80s. Then watch the same song performed at a recent concert. Joe's patented power vocals are missing in action.
He was great in Van Halen but it was all downhill from there. His singing in Chickenfoot is terrible in comparison.
Sadly, I almost agree. Less and less people like Queen everyday. It's the saddest thing ever.
I'll always love Diva Holliday, but something happened to her voice when she dropped all the weight. It's like the depth disappeared with the pounds. Sad.
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Just read all those articles, and they literally had me teary eyed along with the kids and dad. Well written, powerful stuff. Then again I'm a sucker for emotional kid stuff.
My girl's only three and I look forward to sharing all kinds of movies with her, but I won't force Star Wars on her I love that she loves the Lion King and such, it's great watching old familiar movies through her eyes.


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Steelers, Cowboys Social ShowdownPosted by on December 12, 2012 – 2:57 pm
One of the most storied rivalries in the NFL has now spilled over into social media. The Steelers and Dallas Cowboys kicked off their #SocialShowdown today, pitting the two teams against each other in the social media landscape.
The winner is determined by the team that accumulates the most combined Twitter followers and Facebook Likes between now and the end of their game on Sunday, Dec. 16 at Cowboys Stadium.
Fans are encouraged to follow @steelers on Twitter and Like the Steelers Facebook page, as well as encourage others to do the same by sharing the showdown on their Facebook walls or Tweeting for their team. Both can be done by visiting the #SocialShowdown page.
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By wnzeidenstein on Dec 12, 2012 | Reply
Hope they beat the Cowboys!
By james pheasant on Dec 12, 2012 | Reply
Well this is good one for me i'm a steeler fan. and my son is a cowboys fan he was given a dallas helmet at the age of 8 from his grandfather. No his grandfather was not a fan of dallas they were at k-mart and the kid liked it so pap got it for hih. Although we watch football together he does root for the steelers .But only when there playing anyone but dallas. and yes he was around in 1996 when we lost to dallas . and i still hate thinking about that game. our QB
gave that one away.But hopefully he and i can watch it again and although its not a supper bowl game WE DO LOVE OUR TEAMS.
( let's go steelers )
By jeffersonstjoe17 on Dec 12, 2012 | Reply
All I have to say is the Steelers "MUST WIN THIS GAME" they are making an issue of Big Ben saying that the Steelers are the WORLDS team not America's team.. Guys just "WIN this GAME" and move on don't the team need this game to get back on track for a push into the play-offs I am NOT giving up on this team that everyone OUTSIDE OF STEELER NATION feel this team is not a play-off contender.Yes I'm from TEXAS and have been a Steeler Fan sence 1973..So I do no the Good and Bad of the history of this originization.. Let's Go Steelers!
By johnny on Dec 13, 2012 | Reply
i.ve been a steeters fan since 69 and will remain as one until end of days,there a great team and have seen moments that are instilled today,but when ii comes down to it ..i believe..lol..i have a family now that are steeler fans as well and its exciting when my own daughter gives me the run down on games that i have missed.now thats a fan..GO STEELERS
By Maria on Dec 13, 2012 | Reply
SteelerNation!!! I'll be watching the game here in Sweden and hope they beat
the Cowboys!
By nicholas lazaro on Dec 13, 2012 | Reply
if the steelers lose this game they would have to win their last 2 games to get the 6th seed.
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Mike Olt 19 3B
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- MLB Parent Club: Chicago Cubs
- Status: Rehab Assignment
- Full Name: Michael George Olt
- Age: 26 (August 27, 1988)
- Birthplace: New Haven, CT
- Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 6' 2" Wt: 210
- Draft: Compensation A (2010, TEX)
- MLB Debut: 08/02/2012
- School: Connecticut
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Mike Olt 19 3B
- Full Name: Michael George Olt
- Born: August 27, 1988
- Age: 26
- Birthplace: New Haven, CT
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 210
- Draft: Compensation A (2010, TEX)
- School: Connecticut
- MLB Debut: 08/02/2012
Selected by the Texas Rangers in the first round (No. 49 overall) of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Connecticut... he was named to the Carolina League's postseason All-Star game in 2011... Baseball America named Olt the best defensive third baseman in the Rangers' system... made his Major League debut on Aug. 2, 2012 at age 23 and went on to bat .152 (5-for-33) with a double and five RBI in 16 games... traded by the Texas Rangers with a player to be named later (Neil Ramirez on Aug. 23, 2013), C.J. Edwards and Justin Grimm to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Garza on July 22, 2013... represented by the Wasserman Media Group... began his first full season with Chicago in 2014… recorded double-digit home run campaigns in three of his four Minor League seasons... entered the 2012 campaign ranked as the Rangers second-best prospect by Baseball America... selected as the 2012 Rangers Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year after leading all Double-A players in home runs (28) and OPS (.977) in the Texas League... named Rangers Minor League Player of the Month for May, batting .333 (33-for-99) with 17 walks, seven doubles, five homers, and 23 RBIs in 26 games... played for the U.S. squad in the 2012 Futures Game at Kauffman Stadium during All-Star Weekend... named to the 2011 Arizona Fall League All-Prospect team after leading the circuit in home runs (13), RBIs (43), total bases (81) and slugging (.764)... left Connecticut as the program's all-time home run leader with 44... Entered the Draft rated by Baseball America as the third-best overall college defender... Graduated from Branford (Connecticut) High School, where he was a four-year letter-winner and three-time All-State selection... participated in the second-annual Cubs Rookie Development Program in January of 2014, as well as the Cubs Convention.


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By RUTH MORGAN
For Starkville Daily News
The Aug. 17, 1945, Starkville News announced that "this progressive firm, Smith & Byars, one of the youngest in Starkville, has operated here since March 1944. The firm is composed of Harry Smith and Bill Byars, both active in civic, religious and business circles. At least Bill was active locally until he took active charge of the war for the Navy in the Pacific.
"Before coming to Starkville, Mr. Smith was associated for 16 years with Pryor's in West Point as merchandise manager and buyer. He was also buyer of Pryor's Men's Store here until he and Mr. Byars purchased the local Pryor's store. Mr. Byars was manager of the local Pryor's store at the time it changed hands. Pryor's store started in 1913.
"This progressive store has enjoyed a nice business since its opening and Mr. Smith is pleased and impressed with the response to their efforts to serve the people of this territory. Both members of the firm have an abiding faith in the future of Oktibbeha County.
"Latest fashions and only high class merchandise is carried in stock at moderate prices. Some of their featured merchandise includes Stetson hats, Arrow shirts, Florsheim shoes and Curlee clothes. They also feature a line of fine made to measure clothes."
The 1928 Street Directory shows Pryor's located at 122 Main St. with the phone number being 507. An old hand drawn map of downtown shows Bell Café located on the south corner of Lafayette and Main Street with Pryor's being in the next building to the west which today is Smith & Byars.
Those involved with Smith & Byars over its 67 years of operation are J. Harry Smith, W. V. Byars, H. Stokes Smith, Olen Byars, Mickey McLellan and Sammy J. Smith.
2012 will mark a milestone for Sammy J. Smith, the owner of Smith & Byars in Starkville. It will be his 50th year of being associated with Starkville's Smith & Byars.
Significant facts concerning Smith & Byars are that the store is:
u One of the oldest men's clothing shops in Mississippi in continuous operation.
u One of the first to use structural glass as a store front, colors were maroon and white.
u One of the first stores in Starkville to be air-conditioned.
u One of the first to have a shop exclusive for college students, The Squire Shoppe, which featured Ivy League fashions.
u Opened Smith & Byars in West Point in 1958 with Stokes Smith, son of Harry Smith and Olen Byars brother to W. V. (Bill) Byars.
u Opened Smith & Byars in Columbus in 1973 with Stokes Smith and Mickey McLellan.
An old adage says, "There is truth in advertising." Searching through some old newspapers, a collection of vintage Smith & Byars advertisements of the 1940s is shown below. Check them out and see the truths they hold.
Throughout the years, the store had two slogans. The first one appearing on all ads was "There is No Substitute for Quality." The later slogan was "The Place To Go For The Brands You Know."
Other ads read as follows:
"Authentic Spring Display Mr. C. S. Brown of Hopkins Tailoring Co. will be in our store Wed.-Thur., Jan. 29-30 showing the newest fashions and fabrics in men's fine custom tailoring made to order-correctly fitted."
"How is your stock of socks? New socks 45 cents up Wilson Wear by Wilson Brothers. Take a quick look in your socks drawer! If your supply is low, why not come in and see our selection of Wilson Brothers Socks in anklets and regular lengths….clocks, plains and sharp new colors. Lots of wear and plenty of washings in every pair."
"Just Arrived! Clothes that can take it by "Happy Kid." A boy's clothes have to see him through a lot of fun and trouble. Our boys' wear is designed to keep its style through a rough and tumble life. Jackets $3.95 up, Slacks $2.35 up, Shorts $1.95. Winners for spring."
"Wembley Ties in Country Club Stripes Stimulating new colors in harmonized stripe from Wembley's Spring Collection. Ideal for business or weekend wear and advertised by LIFE."
"Advances to the Head…Class! You've a lot to learn about comfort if you've never worn a Raja soft straw! Study the weave … Study the lightness … Study the style of these superb new straws for warm weather. You'll wonder how you ever summered without one! You'll wonder, too, how Raja does it for only…Rajas soft straws - Stetson-Disney-Portes at $2.95-$7.50."
"'Here's 'Akom-er'"
Akom as advertised in Sat. Ev. Post, Colliers, Esquire, Field and Stream, Yachting. The man in Akom for carefree comfort pep shirt and sport style. The Akom Pep shirt, featuring the action sleeve is the perfect garment. Aridex water repellent. Glorious colors that are washable: California gold, Marlin blue, beach tan and white."
"Focused on Father! Parker "51" Pens, Wilson Bros. hand painted ties, Parker pen and pencil sets, Seaforth Toilet articles, Overnite zipper bags and traveling cases, Royal Lounging robes, Hickok jewelry, Arrow white and colored handkerchiefs, Disney straw hats."
"Father's Day, June 16. Remember him with the sports clothes he admires. Father's Day is a special day and special days are best remembered with gifts that you know are favorites. Most fathers love leisurely sport clothes and no doubt yours is one of them. Nothing could be more appropriate than a gift from our store."
The tradition of shopping at Smith & Byars extended through three generations of the Tom Jones Family, all architects — Tom, grandfather; Shelton, son; and Briar, grandson. Briar Jones tells of his memories of shopping at the store:
"I have many fond memories of shopping with Sammy Smith at Smith & Byars. Mr. Smith understands the art of retail. Even from a young age, I can't recall a time that I wasn't greeted by name with a warm smile and a handshake. The clothing and accessories Mr. Smith sells are of great quality and of timeless design. I still treasure and wear some of the shirts he sold me when I was a high school student in the late 1980s, although I must admit those shirts are now relegated to Saturday work around the house, not because they are out of style, but because they are thread bear from use. I just can't stand to part with them. We are lucky to have great men's shops right here in Starkville, Mississippi."
In closing, Sammy J. Smith said: "In this fast moving world, our shop offers a steady pace of trust, value, quality and service.
'Standing out Quietly' has been a Smith & Byars tradition for 67 years, and that tradition continues today."
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|The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has received a $327,753 grant from the National Science Foundation (CHE-1048645) to improve its Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy facilities. The grant will be used to acquire new digital console electronics and software for the Varian 500 MHz NMR spectrometer, a new 3-channel self-tuning probe for measuring fluorine-decoupled proton and carbon spectra, and a new gradient probe for diffusion studies of Vanadium (III) complexes. The new hardware will be installed in early 2011 and will further enhance the Department's research strengths in quantum amplification, multiple-quantum NMR, and 3D magnetic resonance imaging. Professor Tubergen is the project PI; co-PI's include Professors Brasch, Huang, Khitrin, and Kooijman (Biological Sciences).


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Wednesday, March 5 @ 10:30am
Join Miss Kristine and Miss Alex every Wednesday for quality time with your baby or toddler. Enjoy songs, stories, fingerplays, games, and so much more during this lapsit program. Duffy the Storytime Bear is looking forward to meeting you under the parachute. Older siblings are welcome to stick around for Family Storytime right after.
We'll be learning to count this spring. Can you count to nine?
Wednesday, March 5 @ 11am
Join Miss Kristine and Miss Alex every Wednesday for a fun-filled hour of stories, songs, and crafts. This program is geared toward a wide range of ages, including families with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-aged children.
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