text: The Airazor wiki last edited by RazielWraith on 07/19/16 08:29AM View full history History (Pre-Beast Wars)The Razor's Edge (2007)In the Transformers Collector's Club's exclusive prose story, Airazor's original name is revealed to be Wing Saber. In the story, a routine reconnaissance mission goes wrong when Wing Saber was captured by the Predacon torture master known as Steelgrave. Despite his array of fiendish devices and Bond-villain mentality, Wing Saber was able to elude Steelgrave and fight her way through his henchmen before retreating to her cloaked star ship, the Chromia 10. Although she escaped, Wing Saber bore the physical and mental scars from her encounter with Steelgrave for some time.Later, she was assigned to rendezvous with a pair of Maximals named Crossblades and Stiletto for a new mission. In violation of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Predacons had been attacking the J'kozian sector and set up a troop manufacturing factory on the conquered world of Nibari. Holographically posing as barmaids, the trio inebriated most of Steelgrave's troops into stasis lock before proceeding into the factory, with the intention of sabotaging it. Their infiltration was cut short by a raid on the factory by the native Nibari population, led by an native fighter named Ritash. Wing Saber's group was forced to divert their mission in order to keep the organics from being completely slaughtered. They managed to avoid multiple casualties, until the true leader of Steelgrave's Predacons made his presence known--the G1 version of Megatron.Wing Saber's crew retreated with all due haste, taking Ritash with them. A reassessment of the situation was clearly called for, which caused them to come up with a new strategy. After a review of the history records, Wing Saber decided that the frequent quotations of "No Known Weaknesses" overlooked Megatron's infamous arrogance, and that was what they needed to exploit. The crew of the Chromia 10 challenged Megatron to combat in full view of his subordinates, forcing him to agree in order to save face.During the ritualized combat, Crossblades noticed that Megatron was nowhere near as invulnerable as history records indicated, and sensing a ruse, the Maximals concentrated their firepower on Megatron's chest: this revealed "Megatron" to be little more than an exo-suit run by his ex-lieutenant, a female former Decepticon-turned-Predacon named Flamewar. With Flamewar revealed, and the drone troopers brought under the control of Ritash and his rebels, Nibari was well on its way to being freed and rebuilt.Dawn of Futures Past (2006)Wing Saber and Unit-2In the Botcon exclusive comic book "Dawn of Futures Past", which revealed what occurred on Cybertron before the start of the Beast Wars series, it is shown that Airazor (whose chasis was a feminized version of the 2004 Slugslinger figure from Transformers: Energon), then called Wing Saber, was the pilot of a star cruiser called the Chromia-10 (a homage to her Japanese numbering of C-10).She was commissioned by Maximal security officer Unit-2 (her future lover Tigatron) with piloting the ship to chase after Megatron's band of Predacons, who had stolen two valuable Golden Discs and a ship called the Darksyde. While chasing the ship (alongside Optimus Primal's crew in the Axalon), they are attacked by Laserbeak and Buzzsaw, agents of the former G1 Predacon Divebomb (who wanted Megatron to escape with the discs). While they manage to put up a good fight, the Chromia-10 is severly damaged, and its occupants fatally wounded. The Maximal later called Rhinox manages to remotely transfer their sparks into two empty protoforms on board the Axalon, but in the process their memories of their former lives were lost.Beast WarsShe first appeared (voiced by Pauline Newstone) in the season 1 episode "The Spark", where her damaged stasis pod is found by Rhinox and Cheetor, who guard it while Rhinox tries to get it back online and keep her spark from fading, using Cheetor's as a jump-start. When the Predacons Terrorsaur and Waspinator arrive to claim the pod, Cheetor and Rhinox buy time for the process to complete, and are nearly injured in the fight. The tide is turned when Airazor arises from the pod, taking the form of a peregrine falcon. She then joins Primal's team as their second flier, allowing her and Primal to evenly match the Maximals and Predacons in terms of air support.She also began to form a bond between herself and Tigatron, to the point of the two becoming romantically involved. She was present at most of the bigger battles of season one, such as a fight with the Predacons on a mysterious flying island built by an alien race. She and Tigatron also helped the other Maximals regain their senses after the Predacons stole the Axalon's rectifier coil, forcing them to remain in beast mode, which caused them to regress to their animal instincts.She was also present when the Maximals and Predacons entered into a truce so they could prepare for the attack by the same aliens (called the Vok) who created the flying island and seeded the planet with false energon deposits, as part of an experiment. She and Rattrap end up capturing Blackarachnia (who had downloaded the mind of Tarantulas) and force her to make adjustments to a stasis pod, converting it into a ship to be piloted in order to destroy the aliens' main weapon (which was disguised as a second moon). Optimus Primal pilots the ship, but discovers it is rigged so he cannot escape. He destroys the construct, but at the cost of his own life.This in turn causes a quantum surge to bathe the planet in strange energy, turning Megatron, Tarantulas' body, Rattrap, and Cheetor into Transmetals, while killing Terrorsaur and Scorponok and leaving Airazor, Tigatron, Blackarachnia, Rhinox, Waspinator, and Dinobot unscathed (this was the year Airazor's Transmetal figure was released). Later, she and Tigatron decide to head off and search for the remaining stasis pods, but remain in contact with the rest of the Maximals. While in a strange valley, they come across a weird-looking plant, which turns out to be a Vok device that snared them and shot them into space after turning them into energy. Cheetor, who had arrived while looking for them, was too late to save them.In the third season episode "Other Victories", the Vok merged the captive Tigatron and Airazor into their emissary, Tigerhawk, to use as a weapon against Megatron, whom they deemed an unnecessary variable in their experiment. The sparks of Tigatron and Airazor, now merged, followed Tigerhawk to Earth, where he destroys the Darksyde and sends the Predacons scrambling. He ends up captured by Tarantulas, who is hinted at being a descendant of the 'spawn of Unicron', and is subjected to a process where the Vok influence is exorcised and absorbed into Tarantulas, which destroys his body, and triggers a self-destruct sequence in the lair.Cheetor (now a Transmetal 2), arrives in time to get Tigerhawk's body out of the collapsing lair, and when they are a safe distance, the merged spark of Tigatron and Airazor enters Tigerhawk, making him "whole" at last. In the two-part series finale "Nemesis", Tigerhawk sacrifices himself in an attempt to slow down the onslaught of the Decepticon warship Nemesis, which had been commandeered by Megatron.3H Enterprises/Botcon Comics (2000/2001)Airazor rebornAfter the Beast Wars ended, Tarantulas, presumed destroyed, returned in a new, undead form that was fueled by his new Vok powers. The remaining Vok assembled warriors to end this threat, creating Primal Prime and giving new Transmetal bodies to the extant sparks of Airazor and Tigatron, who had split after Tigerhawk was destroyed.After awakening a stranded stasis pod containing Ramulus, opening a second pod triggered an ambush by Tarantulas's band of Predacons, including the now Transmetal 2 Spittor, Iguanus, Razorclaw, and a reborn Transmetal 2 Ravage. Airazor immediately saved Tigatron's life, knocking Spittor aside before Tigatron would have unwittingly come in contact with Spittor's body, covered entirely in cyber venom. This maneuver left her vulnerable to Ravage's gunfire, which knocked her out of the air.The battle ended catastrophically, and Ramulus, Airazor, and Tigatron were forced to carry a critically-wounded Primal Prime back to the Ark after Tarantulas ripped the Matrix of Leadership from his chest. As Airazor and Tigatron conferred with the seemingly absent Vok, Airazor experienced great pains due to her battle wounds. But before she could explain, the Ark was under attack by Ravage and the Predacons (Due to 3H Productions' loss of the Botcon license, "Primeval Dawn", the story Airazor appears in, was never completed.It is worth noting, however, that Airazor was not present in the subsequently-placed "Wreckers" storyline. "Wreckers: Finale Part II" even has Tigatron awkwardly not answering Rattrap's query as to where Airazor is now. It is unclear for certain what happened to her in the interim).IDW PublishingThe Beast Wars Sourcebook states a different future for Airazor, where in an alternate reality, after Tigerhawk's body was destroyed, the two sparks contained within split, regaining their individuality. The Vok then proceeded in bestowing upon Airazor a new Transmetal form utilizing a blank protoform. It is unconnected to the 3H Enterprises fiction.Other StoriesFun Publications Prose FictionIn the Transtech stories published by the Transformers Collector's Club (which spun off a proposed Transformers toy series by Hasbro called "Transtech"), Airazor (in her Dawn of Futures Past form) became a resident of Axiom Nexus at an unknown point in time. Axiom Nexus is a community made up of Transformers from different realities, where they could live until they could gain a pass to use a warp gate to return to their native dimensions.She joined the offworlders' Freelance Police Legion (a volunteer-based group) and also forged ties with their parallel organization, the Axiom Nexus Security Administration, run by the planet's native Cybertronians, the Transcendent Technomorphs. Airazor eventually received authorization as an inspector in the Security Administration, giving her the rare status as an officer for both police forces in Axiom Nexus. Despite her official status, Airazor still enjoyed her vices, and was a frequent customer of the Widow's Cafe Cybertronian at the edge of the Heap, owned and run by the female Autobot Crystal Widow (whose toy is a repaint of Beast Machines Blackarachnia), who became a close friend of Airazor.Airazor was involved in the first detaining of the G1 Autobots Jackpot (an Action Master) and Hubcap, in the prose story "Gone Too Far", after the assassination of the G1 Decepticon Action Master Gutcruncher sent Axiom Nexus into chaos. She and an officer named Stungun stood guard over the duo while awaiting Security Commander Cheetor's arrival. As is often the case with fembots, she had absolutely no tolerance for Jackpot's sweet-talk. Upon his arrival, Cheetor dismissed Airazor to keep an eye on three "units of interest" who had recently come through Processing Central (which takes place in the prose story "Transcendent").He casually suggested she recruit some freelancers as well to keep the surveillance less official, since it was technically out of their jurisdiction. Her departure served a double purpose, leaving a viable exit for the lowtech Autobots to flee and draw out the real assassin for the Security Administration. Once the Decepticon mobster Black Shadow (who turned out to be the assassin) and his pretender shell were deactivated, Airazor swooped in and took Jackpot into custody again immediately. Despite his claims of having found a real connection, she was thrilled when Commander Cheetor expedited his departure to his home universal stream.Shortly after her promotion to inspector, Airazor had many an occasion to drop in on her old friend Crystal Widow at the Widow's Cafe. It was hardly a social call, however, as the Security Administration had been requesitioned by General Demolishor of the military police to conduct a series of investigations into some courier murders and the theft of unauthorized TransTech technology. One of Crystal Widow's regulars, Escargon, had been pegged for the matter. Airazor tried to execute a quiet arrest, but General Demolishor's attention span and flair for the dramatic turned it into a decidedly loud raid of the premises. Demolishor also executed Escargon on the spot while Airazor was attempting to gain custody of the suspect.In his zeal, however, General Demolishor hadn't thought to check if Escargon had the stolen property before shooting him dead. Sure enough, a thorough search by Airazor appeared to turn up no traces of the property on his person. Dejected, General Demolishor turned his frustrations on the clientelle, particularly on several "mechanoids of interest" (the GoBot characters Small Foot, Road Rage, Pathfinder, Bad Boy, and Treads) who had arrived around the same time as Escargon.With the help of some quick legal jargon, Airazor managed to talk Demolishor out of doing further damage to the bar or Crystal Widow's customers. After he departed, Airazor explained the seriousness of the situation--Escargon had stolen a set of transit passes, official letters for TransTech black ops work that allowed unmolested access to any transwarp platform facility--literally a "Get Out of Axiom Nexus Free" Card.General Demolishor was not so easily deterred, though, and soon wound up battling Crystal Widow and the GoBots in the Heap until Airazor and Commander Cheetor arrived with members of the Security Administration. The general was quickly halted when Cheetor told him he had informed Commander Megatron personally about the issuing of these unauthorized transit passes, and the fact that Demolishor had lost them. Because the Heap was outside of Security Administration jurisdiction, the collar officially went to Airazor as a representative of the Freelance Police Legion.As Demolishor was being led away, Commander Cheetor requested a private word with Airazor. In no uncertain terms, he very loudly did not say he knew she had swiped the passes while frisking Escargon, and did not tell her to make sure the passes were handed over to the GoBots. Reluctantly, Airazor did as she was not ordered to do and gave up both her meal tickets.Toy HistoryAirazor's first figure was released in 1997 as part of the second wave of Beast Wars figures. Before her release, the toy designers decided to make her a female Transformer (along with Blackarachnia) in order to diversify the character selection (strangely, when Takara released her in a two pack with the Predacon Insecticon, it was as a male character, except in the Beast Wars manga). Her figure was also part of a wave that dropped the spring-loaded transformation gimmick. The figure was also released in a darker, metallic paint job and packaged with a VHS tape of the first two episodes of season two of the cartoon series (the same was done with the Predacon Razorclaw).In 1998, she was given a deluxe Transmetal figure, with a "vehicle mode" in the form of two pontoons that fold down from her wings, making her the equivalent of a seaplane. In robot mode, the chromed beast-mode backplate can fold around it for a "shield" mode. Some early releases of the Hasbro Airazor have much more lavender-hued chrome than the normal blue of later versions.The Japanese version of this toy has the yellow plastics replaced with a bright orange and the opaque white replaced with a translucent white plastic, and was available single or in a two-pack with the Predacon Fuzor Quickstrike. The mold was later repainted in 2000 as part of the "Fox Kids" assortment of deluxe Transmetal repaints (along with Rhinox, Tarantulas, Cheetor, Rattrap, and Waspinator), and was also available as a Jafcon exclusive in Japan, in a 3-pack with Rattrap and Cheetor. The Transmetal Airazor mold would later be repainted and retooled in 2003 as part of the Transformers: Armada series.GenderAirazor's gender in the Hasbro line is due to Beast Wars story editors Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio's insistence. The original Airazor toy wasn't developed with a specific gender in mind, but the two writers wanted a larger female presence in the show, and the Airazor toy seemed as good a choice as any. They requested the change early enough that the toy's packaging bio could have its pronouns changed to female. The later Transmetal version of Airazor was the first American-released Transformer mold created to represent a female character (but not the first female character released--that honor belongs to the Botcon 1994 exclusive character Nightracer).In the Japanese dub of Beast Wars, Airazor was turned into a boy as a means to hopefully increase toy sales. For the TV series, his relationship with Tigatron was played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward; their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left over for the gender-bending to become unsettling.The Japanese script's near-relentless "jokey" tone didn't help, and there was simply no way for the dub team to get past the sequence in "Other Visits (Part 1)" when Airazor and Tigatron stare into each others' eyes while holding hands and slowly leaning in for a kiss. In that instance the dub team had male Airazor fully "come out" and begin to express his affection for Tigatron just before the two of them were abducted by the Vok. Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained that "some people are just like that".In the case of the Beast Wars Metals manga, however, Airazor's female gender was retained, as was her romantic relationship with Tigatron. This was due to the fact that Airazor's Transmetal toy was likely the first Transformer toy designed to intentionally represent a female character, and there was never a manga for the original Beast Wars cartoon in Japan, so the comic's backstory could be whatever writer/artist Shōji Imaki wanted it to be (The manga itself has numerous irreconcilable differences from the show's events right out of the gate).Though Airazor's gender was "restored", her personality underwent an overhaul, no longer resembling her tough, tomboy-ish Western characterization. Since Japanese entertainment for young boys apparently does not include female warrior characters in Transformers (Arcee was made a secretary in the original G1 manga), Airazor was reduced to a helpless damsel in distress with a subservient and single-minded devotion to her "Tigatron-sama".


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By Kevin DowneyOctober 22, 2010
CHIEVRES, Belgium - Motorcyclists from the international military community here mounted up their choppers, cruisers, sport bikes and touring models in group formation Oct. 21 for the cause of safe riding.
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Day, a biannual grassroots event sponsored by Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and ChiAfA..vres motorcyclists, aims to improve overall riding skills in the international military community.
"The purpose of the day is to bring awareness to motorcycle safety, to get the riders talking to each other and checking over their bikes," said U.S. Navy Chief Paul Rewak, the event's organizer. "We go over winter and fall riding, storage of the motorcycle for winter, appropriate gear and riding conditions here in Europe."
The awareness training is the result of motorcyclists on S.H.A.P.E. and ChiAfA..vres wanting to focus community attention on motorcycle safety after a fatal accident in October 2009 involving a U.S. Soldier, said Rewak, assigned to NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency.
"Around this time last year we lost a Soldier to a motorcycle accident on the road from here to S.H.A.P.E.," Rewak said. "My main goal is to try to prevent that from happening again from a lack of knowledge about riding."
One of the key benefits of the forum is the networking that takes place between veteran riders and beginners, or newcomers to the community, said Rudy Magain, USAG Benelux safety director.
"This fosters the mentorship program in the sense that experienced riders will teach some things to new riders, and it's really based on friendships and good relationships among the group," Magain said.
The day began with a group ride from S.H.A.P.E. to the Auto Skills Center on the air base, where bikers networked and performed safety checks on each other's bikes.
Bjoern Mosebach, a master sergeant equivalent from the German army, has been stationed on S.H.A.P.E. for close to a year. He bought his bike three years ago and rides about 10-12 times a year during the summer.
"We checked our motorbikes," Mosebach said. "It's nice that somebody else checks your bike because usually you check your own bike quickly and that's it. Sometimes you make mistakes of course, and you miss something. That's why it's good someone else checks it here. This training is beneficial for me because I plan to ride my bike everyday this summer."
The awareness training also featured practical demonstrations on the air base's motorcycle range, as well as safety lectures in the auditorium of the headquarters building on Caserne Daumerie. Belgian federal police gave detailed instruction on roadway laws and customs, including tips on riding through hazardous conditions taught at the police academy.
"We don't want to lose anyone due to improper training," said Andrea Serio, a USAG Benelux physical security specialist and motorcycle enthusiast. "This day is our way of taking a timeout to focus on safety."
This is the second time the awareness training was held in the community, the first was in March on SHAPE. The training coincides with dangerous times of year for riding motorcycles in Europe, both Rewak and Magain said.
"The fall is especially dangerous because you have leaves coming down, and a lot of debris on the road," Rewak said, before Magain interjected in agreement.
"Exactly," Magain said. "Mud, dead leaves, wet conditions, sugar beets... also slow-moving tractors carrying the sugar beets. This all adds up to dangerous conditions here."
Rewak received an Army Achievement Medal for his effort in organizing this safety forum, a rare occurrence for a naval service member. The award was presented to him by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, during the service chief's visit to Belgium earlier this month.


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February 17 News: House Passes "Worst Transportation Bill Ever" to Force Keystone XL, Open Oil Shale
Other stories below: Recent extreme weather impacted 80% of Americans; Global warming threatens tropical birds
Bill forces decision on pipeline, expands drilling to pay for transportation projects
The Republican-controlled House endorsed a plan Thursday to vastly expand oil and gas drilling off the nation's coasts to help pay for a $260 billion transportation bill.
The legislation has no chance of passing the Senate and faces a White House veto. But for Republicans, the 237-187 vote showed they're willing to go further to boost U.S. energy production than President Barack Obama. Obama lately has embraced increased oil and gas production on the campaign trail, and has touted how the U.S. in recent years has produced record amounts of oil and natural gas.
"The bill we are considering … is an action plan that clearly contrasts President Obama's anti-energy policies with the pro-energy, pro-American jobs policies of Republicans," said Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.
Charles Koch, employees reveal e-mailed threats from past year
Charles Koch, his brother and employees have in recent months been getting death threats, hundreds of obscenity-laced hate messages, and harassment from some far left-wing groups, Koch said on Thursday.
"We are under attack from various directions, both with threats of violence against us personally, and with threats of attacks on our businesses," Charles Koch said Thursday, in a phone interview from his office in Wichita.
Koch, the billionaire head of Koch Industries, rarely gives interviews, especially about the various political causes that he and his brother David support. The privately held company rarely releases information about its activities.
Recent extreme weather affected 80% of Americans
Violent and deadly weather events have affected more than 240 million Americans — about 80% of the nation's population — over the past six years, says a report out today from an environmental advocacy group.
Last year was particularly awful for weather in the USA, with at least 14 weather and climate disasters across the nation that each inflicted more than $1 billion in damage. They included a series of devastating tornado outbreaks in the central and southern USA, the ongoing drought in the southern Plains, massive river flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and batterings from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
Environment America's report looks broadly at county-level weather-related disaster declarations from FEMA for 2006 through 2011 to find out how many Americans live in counties hit by recent weather disasters. The report focused on weather and climate events, and did not include geological events such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Bay Area Climate Change Plans Lack Regional Cooperation
New York City has a plan to keep the subways from flooding. Queensland, Australia, has a plan to keep agricultural lands from drying up. Chicago has a plan to cope with higher temperatures.
In the Bay Area, where climate change is expected to cause flooding, shoreline erosion, heat waves, water shortages and a spread of exotic infectious diseases, it seems as if people are drowning in plans — but with little regional coordination.
One of the biggest fears for Laura Tam, a policy director at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association who spends her workdays thinking disastrous thoughts about climate change, is that the lack of planning coordination could leave residents increasingly vulnerable.
Climate Action: Stopping Global Warming Through the Back Door
Real talk: when it comes to dealing with climate change—and reducing carbon emissions, the top man-made cause of warming—the international community is doing a crap job. The U.N. process is bogged down, with ambitions that seem to shrink each year even as the summits themselves grow longer and longer. Europe's emissions trading scheme (ETS)—the biggest carbon market in the world—is apparently a total mess. And the U.S. is…well, the U.S. really has no comprehensive climate program to speak of, and given the Republican party's denialist take on climate change, the country is one potentially one Presidential election away from going in reverse on global warming. It's not that zero progress is being made—renewable energy keeps growing, new air pollution rules are cutting into coal and energy efficiency is impacting oil demand. But this isn't where we thought we'd be almost five years ago at the Bali summit.
Global warming threatens tropical birds
Global warming is likely to drive hundreds of bird species to extinction in coming decades, as more intense and frequent extreme weather events destroy habitat and make foraging impossible.
"Birds are perfect canaries in the coal mine – it's hard to avoid that metaphor – for showing the effects of global change on the world's ecosystems and the people who depend on those ecosystems," said Çağan Şekercioğlu , an assistant professor of biology at the University of Utah.
Şekercioğlu recently reviewed 200 scientific studies on climate change impacts to birds, concluding that 600 to 900 species are likely to go extinct by 2100. For context, there area about 10,000 bird species worldwide. The research suggests that each degree of warming could lead to the extinction of an additional 100 to 500 species.
China, the United States and two dozen other countries are looking at coordinated retaliation — including measures to squeeze European airlines and other industries — if Europe tries to enforce a new law requiring airlines to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.
The system, the European Union's boldest initiative on climate protection to date, has provoked a worldwide outcry and raised the unwelcome prospect of a full-scale trade war. European officials have stood firm while challenging opponents to suggest an equally effective alternative.The European system requires an airline landing or taking off in Europe to acquire permits corresponding to the amount of greenhouse gases emitted during the entire flight — regardless of where it originated or ended or the nationality of the airline. The system went into effect this year, although the first payments will not be due until 2013.
Snow decline in Lahaul sparks global warming fears
Contrary to the heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, the snow desert of the state — Lahaul-Spiti — has received negligible snow this year, triggering global warming fears in the Himalayan regions. Minimum 15 feet of snowfall is normal in the district every year but it did not snow beyond 5 feet this time.
According to residents, they had been noticing a drop in density of snowfall since late 70s. "Our ancestors had started celebrating Fagli festival in February wherein all family and relatives met and made sure they could cope with the harsh winters. But now things have changed," said a resident of Pattan valley, Balbir Kirpu. It is surprising that other areas of Himachal, south of the Rohtang Pass, have received thick snowfall, some after 50-60 years.
Tashi Angrup of the valley said, "The transportation was never affected and all internal routes in Lahaul are clear of snow. This is very strange."
12 Responses to February 17 News: House Passes "Worst Transportation Bill Ever" to Force Keystone XL, Open Oil Shale
Here's a suggestion that will help us stay on top of how our reps in Congress vote: Whenever you do a post on this or that bill/amendment/resolution would it be possible to also include the name and number of the bill, along with a direct link to a website where we can quickly find out how our own rep voted. That way those of us who want to act (letters to the editor, phone calls, etc) can get right on it. This would be especially helpful since many of our local papers no longer provide any meaningful coverage of how our reps vote.
Just a thought. Many thanks for all you do.
As the world warms extreme precep. events will increase, latest example :
Last year's storm damage prompts Volkswagen to purchase $5 million protective net
According to VW, hail nets already have been installed at the Nissan assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn., and the Honda factory in Lincoln, Ala.
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Although not truly news I witnessed something rather disconcerting today. I live at the Illinois Wisconsin border (about an hour north of Chicago) and saw my first pair of Robins return today (spring birds), in the middle of February!
Normally I see them arrive in the middle of March or so, with them coming earlier than normal last year at the very beginning of March. They apparently have been affected by this very warm winter. I noticed lots of ducks flying north as well (much earlier than usual too).
Normally the ground is covered with snow at this point and there isn't a chance of these birds until well into next month. This year we haven't had more than a week or so of temps cold enough for snow during the day and the geese never left the area this winter (they're normally driven south by the temps and snow cover).
It would definitely be interesting to talk to folks who track bird migration patterns and dates to see what has happened over the last 20 years….its hard to explain stuff to people, but they get it when you say I look out the window and the birds keep coming back earlier and earlier…each spring.
Fox News attacks the Chevy Volt again (almost a daily occurrence – one or several of their interests really, really do not like that car):
While Fox has attacked the Nissan Leaf in the past as well they do so with the Volt constantly – definitely pushing me towards one when the time comes to get another vehicle (and I can afford it).
It would be very interesting to know exactly what is motivating this consistent and costly attention from Fox.
Just want to say that I think that death threats, etc. against the Koch brothers (or anybody) are both morally wrong and counter-productive. It will only generate sympathy for them. In any case I'm sure they themselves have excellent personal security; it's low level employees who are much more likely to get hurt.
Sasparilla. I live about 50 miles southwest of you. I have chrysanthemums and crocuses green and growing on the south side of the house. When I walk the dogs around the neighborhood, I see many examples of early springtime foliage coming to life, and goose poop everywhere. I saw my first robins a couple weeks back, and I'm not sure the cardinals and finches ever left. The frost line here is 44″, but I doubt the frost ever went more than 2″ to 3″ into the ground. There remains a large proportion of blades of grass mixed in with the brown. They aren't recent, as they never turned. In my 65 years, I don't remember such a mild winter as this one, but remember last winter about this time. Remember the infamous picture of mile after mile of cars stranded in the deep snow on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. It seems similar to the winter the folks in Europe are having this year. It's just weird, and getting weirder (to borrow a phrase from Tom Freidman).
The lack of winter snowfall will have a negative affect on sub-soil moisture. Without significant spring rains, this could negatively impact local corn and soy bean crops. And with the severe droughts of last year projected to continue into this summer in the southwest… And with food prices and starvation hitting the 3rd world countries now…
All of which leads me to ask, how can I discuss climate change with my Republican friends and relatives?
Oh, the poor dears!
Perhaps Koch Industries would be so kind to respond to a most cordial invite from Congress to describe at length, why they feel they're being denied their first amendment rights with "Please speak as long as you like," why they feel they've been denied their first amendment rights; and perhaps answer a few questions . . .
re: Charles Koch, employees reveal e-mailed threats from past
Sasparilla, the hard Right viscerally hates anything that smacks of environmental concern. In the UK they are bragging that environmentalism is 'finished'. In Australia new hard Right state governments have been furiously attacking any environmental advances made in the last fifty years, even those created by their own party.
The motivation is complex, I'd say. The Right hates environmentalism because it is quintessentially 'Left' putting people and life-systems before profit. It hates environmentalism because it gets in the way of business prerogatives to maximise profits, and stirs up the peasants, who the Right prefer quiet and obedient or so brainwashed that they love the billionaires more than their own children. And last, I think it is pretty plain that the Right, in the face of the failure of their economic religion, the eclipse of the Holy West by Oriental barbarians and the steadily rising evidence of ecological catastrophe have simply begun to go quite stark, raving, bonkers, not being able to contemplate changing the mental habits of a lifetime and learn from experience. Their next move, surely, will be an intensification of the 'environmentalism is a form of economic terrorism' discourse.
That's if they are genuine, and not just black propaganda.
Is it just me, or does that cloud of pollution behind the Capitol look sinisterly Rorschachian? Then again, I can see two friendly looking dinosaurs with long eye-lashes towards the bottom edge. Much better than unfriendly, political, dinosaurs.
Sure it's news, or at least a data point which goes to make up significant news. I'm sure you know that most wild bird counts are done by amateurs.
By the way there's a good new book that covers this topic: Driven to Extinction: Global Warming and its Effect on Biodiversity by Richard Preston. Published 2011.


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As the only male in a household of four females, Matt Damon's life is filled with love and fairy princesses.
"I call it the 'testosterone deficit.' But I'm happy with that," Damon told PEOPLE at Friday's premiere of The Informant! at the Toronto International Film Festival of his home life. "I love my girls and it's lot of pink, a lot of princesses and a lot of fun."
With his bachelor days behind him, Damon, 38, and his wife, Luciana, are in domestic bliss, celebrating special milestones in the lives of their daughters: Gia, 13 months, Isabella, 3, and Alexia, 11.
"Gia is just ready to start talking and making sounds," said the proud papa. "It's been really exciting and we are anxious to hear what she says."
The budding linguist, however, already is a skilled walker. "She's been walking since 9 months, which is pretty incredible," he said.
Gia's big sister Isabella is getting ready to attend pre-school – possibly leaving the star in tears. "I think I will get emotional when we take her. Her mom and I will probably be a big mess. She's ready but I don't know if I will be."
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In fact, some believed Damon's pudgy physique was an upgrade over his normal weight. "Every day people would come down to watch us shoot and invariably somebody would say, 'Wow you are so much better looking in person,'" the star told PEOPLE at the film's press conference Friday afternoon. And I said, 'thank you.' But I really did wonder, was it the wig, the mustache, the 30 lbs. and the fake nose, or maybe the wardrobe that helped?"
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Arrandale - a must!
Myself and 10 other Motorcycle Riders stayed at the Arrandale for 5 Days.
Rose & Theo (Hotel Owners) are wonderful friendly and helpful people.
The hotel is ideally situated, rooms are clean and cosy. We didn't eat at the Hotel in the evenings (other things planned) but the food looked excellent and the breakfasts were perfect!
Free WiFi internet access was extremely helpful too...
We all thoroughly enjoyed our stay and for my first time on the Island it was a great experience.
I would DEFINATELY stay at the Arrandale again.
Everything perfect
Atmosphere, customer service, food, accommodation was all spot on. I couldn't fault anything and will not only recommend to all but will be returning.
The location is also easy to find and handy for all areas.
Very nice short stay
My wife and I stayed here over easter.Owners very friendly and caring ,room clean,but quite small.This also is not a hotel in the true sense of the word it.s a guest house.The food was fantastic.Unfortunately the location although close to the beach and prom it is halfway up a very steep hill and people with mobility problems will find it very difficult.Also there is no lift in the guest house.But all in all we found it good value for money and an ideal base for travelling around the isle.
We stayed at Arrandale Apartments for 6 days in January 2007. We thoroughly enjoyed the tranquil location and the use of an apartment with all the required furnishing and appliances.
Subsequently we stayed at the Arrandale Hotel for 6 days in February 2007. We enjoyed superb hospitality. The owers, Theo and Rose, go out of their way to serve!
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Friendliest place I ever stayed (and great breakfast too!)
Stayed at the Arrandale hotel in Douglas with my wife for a relaxing break in the Isle of Man last September. After going through lists of different guesthouses and hotels we decided on the Arrandale guesthouse, located in a very nice garden square.
We decided to travel by ferry using the Isle of Man Steampacket service and booked as foot passengers (around �17 one-way if I remember correctly). The crossing was very pleasant and took less than 3 hours. Upon arrival in Douglas we took a taxi to the Arrandale which turned out less than 5 minutes away. The taxidriver told us that the Arrandale had a very good reputation. Booking a guesthouse is always a bit tricky, not knowing where you will end up but I have to say we were very pleasantly surprised! The prorietors and staff were very friendly and nothing seemed too much trouble. We asked for a room with a view and were given a room on the top (3rd) floor. There is no lift in the building so it is a bit of a climb (not too bad though) but the view from our room made it worth it! It was fantastic! We could see the whole of Douglas Bay (from Onchan Head to Douglas Head) and the Promenade. We could see the ferries coming in and going out etc. The hotel offers an excellent cooked English breakfast (one of the best I have ever had) and it was all served within a few minutes of taking our order. I have stayed in 4 star hotels where the cooked breakfast was of a far lesser quality and had to wait 30 minutes for it. Our room was very clean, the bed was very comfortable and we had a very pleasant and relaxing stay. We will definitely stay there again.
Almost forgot, the Arrandale offers free wifi and a broadband computer also free of charge which was useful for us to check our email.
The Isle of Man is a beautiful place to go and relax for a few days and if you are thinking of going, I hope this review of the Arrandale is of help to you.
Great place to chill out!
Set in a square about 7 mins walk (up a hill) from the promenade, with good views from many rooms of Douglas Bay. Little passing traffic, so good for children and those wanting a quiet night's sleep.
The owners were very hospitable and friendly - nothing was too much trouble for them. The cost of the accommodation was reasonable.
I particularly appreciated the (free) Internet access in the lounge plus WiFi - although on holiday, it was helpful to keep in touch with developments back home and monitor emails.
I was pleased to be offered Manx Kippers for breakfast and also had an excellent evening meal at the hotel. Would I return? Yes!
We booked in to the arrandale in July, we booked a couple of rooms, one was bigger than the other, and we had good seaviews. Although we found the accommodation to be good, we would not call this a hotel, this is really a guesthouse/BB, we found the name a liitle misleading, as it is not a hotel, the owners,staff were very friendly, advised on places to go etc, please note there is no lift in the arrandale, so if you are booking ask for a lower floor, as there is lots of stairs. Also the breakfast room is where evening meals are served too, also the bar area which is located in the breakfast room is quite small. Overall it was good accommodation and nice people, but is not a hotel.
What a friendly place
stayed for short break, found the owners very friendly and welcoming, very heplful with advice on places to go etc. Our room, although a little on the small side, had everything in it that we could want - extra pillows for my back problem appeared as soon as we asked! Nicely decorated and spotlessly clean. Great shower. Breakfast choice was better than you usually get in most B&BS, with plenty of fruit, yoghurts etc along with a great fry-up. Would certainly stay here again.
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I was charged �6.00 for four aa batteries for my baby monitor,i spent �200 on rooms,this was over charged.
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MONTREAL - Transcontinental Inc. has seen a "big Hole" in its revenues as a result of the end of its Zellers printing contract, but that doesn't reflect overall market conditions, president and CEO Francois Olivier said Thursday.
"Zellers was one of our largest customers," Olivier told financial analysts after Transcontinental (TSX:TCL.B) reported a 4.5 per cent drop in revenues to $493.8 million from $517 million year-over-year.
"Obviously, not having them around for this year creates a big hole," he said of Zellers, which has sold most of its locations to Target and ceased operations.
However, Olivier said the end of the contract doesn't reflect the state of the market.
Transcontinental said other factors contributing to lower revenue were the change in the format and type of paper used by some of its major customers, difficult market conditions affecting its magazine, book and catalogue printing business and a soft advertising market.
"Not much has changed in terms of market conditions since the last quarter. The soft advertising market continues to be the greatest challenge for our magazines, newspapers and digital operations," he said.
While advertisers are "prudent" and have postponed some spending, they're trying out new platforms. The end result, though, is a continued volatile market, he said.
Still, the commercial printing and media company reported a more profitable third quarter with net income rising to $32.4 million, or 42 cents per share, in the three months ended July 31. That's up from $8.1 million, or 10 cents per share, in the same quarter last year when the company recognized unusual costs related to its acquisition of Quad/Graphics Canada.
Excluding unusual items, Transcontinental's adjusted net income was up 43.4 per cent compared with a year ago, rising to $35.7 million from $24.9 million.
"Our third-quarter results clearly outperformed in our industry," Olivier said. "Despite the pressure we are facing with regards to the advertising market in our media sector, we have continued to roll out our digital offering and have launched several new products and services."
Olivier said the company will be taking a closer look at assets that are considered to be underperforming and at making money from its digital properties.
Transcontinental bought the printing operations of Quad/Graphics Canada in March 2012 and said there have been more than $35 million to date in synergies from that acquisition.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Drew McReynolds said the third-quarter results were "modestly" head of expectations.
McReynolds said contracts that have already been won by Transcontinental should help its printing division but added that gains will partially offset by the end of the Zellers' contract as well as lower magazine, book and catalogue printing.
And "difficult ad market conditions are expected to continue for the media operations," he added.
Transcontinental is Canada's largest printer and has about 9,500 employees in Canada and the United States.
It's also a leading publisher of consumer magazines and also of community newspapers in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. The company also does door-to-door distribution of advertising material through its Publisac network in Quebec and Targeo in the rest of Canada. Transcontinental says it has a digital network of more than 3,500 websites, reaching more than 18.7 million unique visitors per month in Canada.


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Selloff in Financial Stocks Lacks Sense
I have a healthy respect for the collective wisdom of the stock market, but I believe it needs to be said: The current indiscriminate selloff in the financial sector makes no sense.
On Monday alone, shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac both dropped more than 15%. Numerous financial stocks hit 52-week lows. Price-to-earnings ratios don't have much meaning, given that so many financial firms have reported losses, but still profitable Goldman Sachs GS -1.07 % is closing in on a forward P/E of 10, and Morgan Stanley's MS -0.45 % is under 8. Anyone who told me a year ago that we'd see two premier investment banks trading at single digit P/E's I would have said was delusional. (I own Goldman shares.)
Jitters Move the Market
I always find it a sign of a jittery market that a few Wall Street analysts are suddenly credited as the cause of major market moves. For the big mortgage investment companies, on Monday this turned out to be a group of Lehman Brothers analysts led by Bruce Harting, who warned that a proposed accounting-rule change could require Fannie and Freddie to raise additional capital.
But in the next breath the Lehman analysts suggested the companies would likely get an exemption if such a rule were enacted. In other words, a rule that hasn't even passed, that likely won't be applied to the mortgage companies even if it does pass, caused Fannie's and Freddie's stocks to plunge, dragging the entire financial sector with them.
This simply isn't rational.
For one thing, members of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the architects of the proposed rule change, are surely not going to do anything to aggravate what remains a serious global financial crisis. They can't be that reckless. They can simply "study" the proposed changes and solicit opinions. This could take years if necessary.
Mortgage Fallback
Moreover, the Treasury and the Federal Reserve aren't going to stand idly by and let the big mortgage investors, with their implicit government guarantees, become insolvent. If they were willing to step in to save a Bear Stearns (at what looks increasingly like an over-generous $10 a share), they are certainly going to act at least as forcefully when it comes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I'm not recommending they should be bailed out, since there's no need at this juncture, but they could be if necessary. The government could inject whatever capital might be necessary, gaining an equity stake in return. (Should it come to this, which I doubt, it would at least end the awkward "quasi" government role these companies play.)
A Global Priority
Which brings me to the broader point that for leaders in the U.S. and other members of the G-8 meeting in Japan, the stability of the global financial system must be a high priority. They opened their summit this week by meeting with African leaders to discuss slow progress for HIV/AIDS relief, a laudatory task to be sure, but not one that suggests we're facing an imminent global financial crisis. If we were, they have the collective tools to take action.
Of course, arguing that the market has reacted irrationally doesn't mean you should rush out and load up on stocks of the mortgage companies or other financial stocks. As the old saying goes, the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.
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On the other hand, irrational periods are great for long-term investors. I've read about a few investors who made a killing on the collapse of the mortgage market by placing big bets at what turned out to be just the right time, luckily for them.
Of course now they look like geniuses and they're rich to boot. Mark my words: Someone will also make a killing when this market goes into reverse. They may even be placing their bets right now.
I take a much more cautious approach. My strategy recently has been to gradually whittle down my thriving energy stocks and build up some positions in financial companies. Note that I say gradually: I'm not doing anything precipitous. I'm not trying to make a killing, but rather I'm simply following a time-proven, prudent investment policy, which is to sell assets that are expensive and buy those that are cheap. Right now, financial stocks look very cheap.
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quote: If you could build a PS3 would someone be justified in installing the PS3 software if that stumbling block could be over come?
quote: if i bought and paid for it, i'll do what i please with it.
quote: I would liken this scenario to that of having a music CD produced by Sony only allowed to play on Sony players.
quote: Yes it is assumed that you will be installing it on a Mac
quote: Just that they seem to get away without being investigated for stifling competition, which this article is essentially about.
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The link on FB says this September & 125k baht
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Posted 2013-08-06 12:59:56
The link on FB says this September & 125k baht
Posted 2013-08-06 13:23:38
yep, they told me that it will be wider and bigger than cbr250r
Also they stated a different design but i ma not sure for that. Let s see but what they say is contradicting with this photo.
I think Honda figured out that Kawa will release ninja 300 here in Thailand.
Still, i do no think so it will reach the level of ninja 300 with a thumper but good to see Honda dong something and releasing lots of products in Thailand these recent years.
time to sell my cbr250 before they release this:)
Posted 2013-08-06 13:59:35
Here is original article
Posted 2013-08-06 14:25:52
Ooh - that CBX 300 could be a nice street bike? Just enough grunt without excess weight, width or wonga.
Posted 2013-08-06 14:33:58
I dunno if it wasn't for the back shocks I would swear it was a RKV Keeway
Except the Keeway may have better forks
What the heck happened to Honda? These are the same guys that made the NC/VFR series of bikes
The CBR 250 & 400 RR's (The 1980's & 90's models )
I don't know sometimes
Edited by mania, 2013-08-06 14:37:20.
Posted 2013-08-06 14:44:27
The Honda CBR300R and CBX300 are an updated (2014) version for the United Arab Emirates version of the old CBR300R and CBX250. With the investment Honda has done for the upgrade we can expect that Honda will not only sell the upgraded version in the United Arab Emirates….
Posted 2013-08-06 15:36:20
A different design will be welcome but not a wider and bigger one, the slim profile is what i like about the cbr 250, very flickable.
It would be interesting to see how Honda increases the displacement to 300cc. The 250 has an off center downward stroke and mearly using a crank with a longer stroke wouldnt retain the same characteristics of an off center down stroke design.
They must be going the bigger piston and valve route, or it is a relatively new engine design. If the stroke is increased they'd have to use a totally different engine casing or find a way to offset the cylinder mounting, unless they do away with the off center power stroke design.
If its just a bigger piston increase i seriously doubt its going to be able to touch the rear tire of a Ninja 300.
Edited by KRS1, 2013-08-06 15:43:20.
Posted 2013-08-06 19:12:53
The CB300 has been sold in Brazil for years!
The Japanese 'leaked' pic isn't even the latest model which can be seen below:
The first post with the 'slide' with CBR250 pic looks like photoshop nonsense, that I'm sure I've seen a few times over the last year or two....
Before they discontinued that colour scheme from the line up.
Edited by Salapoo, 2013-08-06 19:18:20.
Posted 2013-08-06 20:47:42
Wow never saw that coming!
Seriously though, if they improve the styling and quality issues from the 250 then at 125k it's a pretty good budget option for people who dont want to lay 180k on the Ninja. Hope it's not another single, but at that price I guess it will be. Be fun to rent one for a day and see if they've spiced it up a bit.
I hope it proves to be better than I'm expecting, I'm well (14 years) overdue a Honda motorbike purchase.
Posted 2013-08-06 21:17:46
This article is talking about the bike being released in China. It says the bike will be sold in China beginning in September for 25,000 yuan "or about 125,000 baht."
The author speculates that it may come to Thailand as the factories are here. Doesn't sound like it's confirmed yet, though, he closes by saying we'll have to wait for more information.
Also mentions that the engine is indeed single cylinder.
Has anybody seen/heard anything from another source besides this article? That's a pretty good price point, I'd definitely be interested in giving one a spin if they do in fact make it out here
Posted 2013-08-06 22:15:48
Not too much wrong with a single cylinder if they would do it properly. I would like to see a honda cbr250 with a xr650 engine in it and proper suspension.
KTM gets it, lots of hp from a single cylinder. No need for a heavy twin. Also I do not believe it will cost more to build a big mono compared to a small twin but in Thailand you got the taxes........
Posted 2013-08-06 22:19:07
I guess the Keeway is a take on the CBX 300 (old model), not the other way around.
Yet another new bike, wow.
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