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000 AXNT20 KNHC 290602 TWDAT Tropical Weather Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 202 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2016 Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the Equator to 32N. The following information is based on satellite imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis. Based on 0000 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through 0545 UTC. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... Tropical Storm Matthew at 29/0300 UTC was centered near 13.9N 63.1W or about 321 NM SSE of San Juan Puerto Rico moving west at 13 KT. Maximum sustained winds are 55 KT with gusts to 65 KT. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb. Numerous heavy showers are happening from 12N to 16N between 60W and 64W. Scattered moderate convection is elsewhere from 11N to 17N between 58W and 64W. Matthew is forecast to become a hurricane by THU night. Please refer to the NHC forecast/advisory under AWIPS/WMO headers WTNT24 KNHC/TCMAT4, or visit the NHC website at http://hurricanes.gov for additional details. ...TROPICAL WAVES... A tropical wave is in the Central Atlc extending from 06N to 16N with axis near 31W moving W at 15 kt over the past 24 hours. This is a low amplitude wave in a region of unfavorable deep layer wind shear. CIRA LPW imagery and Meteosat enhanced imagery show dry air in the wave environment that along dust support lack of convection at the time. A tropical wave is in the Central Atlc extending from 05N to 15N with axis near 44W expected to move at 15 kt over the next 24 hours. Unfavorable deep layer wind shear is in the northern wave environment supporting lack of convection N of 12N. CIRA LPW imagery show a moderate moist environment elsewhere with pockets of dry air mainly W the wave axis where isolated showers are observed. Scattered moderate to isolated strong showers are from 09N to 12N between 33W and 44W. A tropical wave is in the W Caribbean extending from 09N to 18N with axis near 83W moving W at 10 to 15 KT over the past 24 hours. The wave is in a region of abundant low level moisture and favorable deep layer wind shear that support scattered heavy showers and tstms from 15N to 21N between 81W and 87W. ...ITCZ/MONSOON TROUGH... The Monsoon Trough extends over Africa reaching the east Atlantic near 17N16W through 11N20W to 08N29W. Aside from the convection associated with the tropical wave near 44W, scattered heavy showers and isolated tstms possibly associated with another tropical wave are from 05N to 16N E of 28W. ...DISCUSSION... GULF OF MEXICO... Weak low pressure dominates across the Gulf due to the passage of an already dissipated cold front in the NE basin and the presence of a surface trough off the E coast of Mexico extending from 25N96W to 18N95W. These features are providing the basin with gentle variable wind flow. Aloft, a broad anticyclone covers the western portion of the basin while an upper trough extends over the eastern waters and Florida. Diffluent flow between these two upper level features along with low level moisture in the southern basin support scattered to isolated showers over the SE Gulf while the surface trough generates heavy showers and tstms from 20N to 23N W of 96W. A reinforcing cold front will move across the Gulf waters Thu becoming stationary from N Florida to the central basin to Tampico Mexico on Friday and dissipating Saturday. CARIBBEAN SEA... The main feature of concern in the Caribbean is T.S. Matthew located over the far E basin. Numerous heavy showers associated with it are happening from 12N to 16N between 60W and 64W. Scattered moderate convection is elsewhere from 11N to 17N between 58W and 64W. See special features for further details. Over the NW basin, a tropical wave with axis near 84W generate scattered showers from 15N to 21N between 81W and 87W. See the tropical waves section for more details. Strong dry air subsidence and unfavorable deep layer wind shear support fair weather elsewhere. Fresh to strong winds are from 11N to 13.5N between 70W and 76W. Gentle to moderate trades are elsewhere, except in the vicinity of T.S. Matthew. Matthew is forecast to become a hurricane by THU night. ...HISPANIOLA... Currently fair weather conditions are across the Island. However, T.S. Matthew is forecast to pass south of Hispaniola as a hurricane by Friday. Cloudiness associated with Matthew is expected to spread over the island early THU with an increase in showers and thunderstorms late THU into FRI. The large envelope of Matthew may result in the potential for locally heavy rains over Hispaniola. This will greatly depend on the ultimate track of Matthew. For additional information on Matthew please refer to the special features section above. ATLANTIC OCEAN... A broad middle-level trough extends across the SE CONUS and covers Atlc waters W of 72W, supporting scattered showers and tstms in that area N of 24N. The remainder basin is being dominated by a broad surface ridge anchored by a 1037 mb high in the north central Atlc. For additional information please visit http://www.hurricanes.gov/marine $$ RAMOS
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Stamp, Redgrave hit the truest notes in 'Unfinished Song'
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Following on the sensible heels of "Quartet" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,""Unfinished Song" has a veteran cast and a distinctly senior focus. Overall, "Song" isn't as sharply drawn as either of the other films, but it boasts two beautiful performances from Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave.
Stamp and Redgrave play a long-married couple dealing with her grave health in different ways. Stamp is a devoted caregiver but a joyless man, who sneers at the idea of enjoying life. Redgrave is full of joy and life, even as it slips away. She enjoys everything — even Stamp — but particularly loves singing in the community center choir.
Stamp initially lurks outside the community center as Redgrave sings, but is gradually drawn inside by the engaging young choir director (Gemma Arterton) as Redgrave gets sicker. When the OAPZ (Old Age Pensioners) try out for a choir competition, circumstances drag Stamp even farther out of his shell.
Redgrave, in a relatively small role, is as radiant as she is fragile. Her main job is to let us know what makes a warm, generous soul love the cold, closed-off Stamp, and she does this subtly and well.
Stamp is equally impressive as her emotionally stingy spouse. When Stamp does release bits of warmth, he makes every tiny gesture count.
"Song" hits a false note with the growing relationship between Stamp and Arterton, though. When Arterton chooses to come see Stamp in the middle of the night to lament a broken romance, it seems forced and out of the blue.
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This isn't "Glee" for seniors. The voices are more heartwarming than breathtaking, and the victories — on and off the stage — are small.
They, along with Stamp and Redgrave, elevate "Song" beyond its missteps.
Unfinished Song★★1/2
Cast: Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Vanessa Redgrave, Anne Reid, Christopher Eccleston
Behind the scenes: Produced by Ken Marshall and Philip Moross. Written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.
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"I'm an evolutionary biologist and a Christian," states Stanford professor Joan Roughgarden at the outset of her groundbreaking new book, Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist. From that perspective, she offers an elegant, deeply satisfying reconciliation of the theory of evolution and the wisdom of the Bible.
Perhaps only someone with Roughgarden's unique academic standing could examine so well controversial issues such as the teaching of intelligent design in public schools, or the potential flaws in Darwin's theory of evolution. Certainly Roughgarden is uniquely suited to reference both the minutiae of scientific processes and the implication of Biblical verses. Whether the topic is mutation rates and lizards or the hidden meanings behind St. Paul's letters, Evolution and Christian Faith distils complex arguments into everyday understanding. Roughgarden has scoured the Bible and scanned the natural world, finding examples time and again, not of conflict, but of harmony.
The result is an accessible and intelligent context for a Christian vision of the world that embraces science. In the ongoing debates over creationism and evolution, Evolution and Christian Faith will be seen as a work of major significance, written for contemporary readers who wonder how-or if-they can embrace scientific advances while maintaining their traditional values.
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"Clear and brilliantly concise, Dr. Roughgarden's thoughtful analysis sheds much-needed light on the contemporary debate over the compatibility of Christian belief and evolutionary biology. Eschewing polarizing rhetoric and antithetical claims, she demonstrates that there is no contradiction between Christian faith and the facts of evolution and that it is false to suggest such dichotomous thinking is required by either faithfulness to the Bible or scientific evidence. Roughgarden's fresh approach suggests that much in the Bible invites Christians to recognize God's good creation precisely as a universe in evolution."
"Joan Roughgarden is more than an accomplished evolutionary biologist; she is also brave. Combining lucid evolutionary reasoning with personal Christian faith, she builds a remarkable bridge across the cultural chasm between science and faith in America today. Roughgarden rejects both junk science based on spurious metaphors and junk religion based on spurious theology. In their place, she offers an inspiring accommodation between thoughtful science and compassionate religion."
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Evolution and Christian Faith
Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist
By Joan Roughgarden
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Science with Religion
BOTH SIDES OUGHT TO BE PROPERLY taught," urged President George W. Bush when asked at a news conference in August 2005 about teaching evolution and its alternatives, such as intelligent design, in the public schools. I'm an evolutionary biologist and a Christian. Here's my perspective on what to teach about evolution and on how to understand today's collision between science and Christian faith.
It is 175 years since Darwin embarked on his 1831 voyage to South America in a ten- gun brig of the British navy called the Beagle. That voyage carried him to the Galápagos where he began his thinking about evolution. After all this time we can now say that some parts of the subject he started, called evolutionary biology, have been demonstrated as true. I believe the demonstrated parts should be taught in all our schools and that to not do so is like failing to teach that the earth is round. On the other hand, not all of evolutionary biology is as clear-cut as evolution's basic facts are, and some points are seriously problematic. This book clarifies what is truly established in evolutionary biology, indicates what aspects of evolutionary theory remain inadequate, and identifies some parts that are probably wrong. It will, I hope, give you a balanced view of the state of evolutionary biology today.
I'm a Christian and active in the Episcopal Church. My parents were Episcopal missionaries, and I grew up in the Philippine Islands and Indonesia. I attended church through high school, drifted away after college, and returned about ten years ago when I was facing personal trials. Since then, I've worked through the connection between my faith and my occupation as an evolutionary biologist.
Although we keep hearing of "sides" in a "debate" between evolution and religion, I don't think that way. After all, the famous "monkey" trial in Tennessee ended long ago, in 1925. This trial challenged the teaching of evolution in schools and is named the Scopes Trial after the defendant, John T. Scopes, who was a teacher. You may have seen this trial dramatized in the classic 1960 movie Inherit the Wind, with Spencer Tracy, and may recall that evolution came out the "winner." I ask, Why should we bother replaying that trial again and again today? I don't want to argue with other Christians. I want to share with them the fellowship and the love of Jesus.
Here we'll look at actual biblical passages and you can see for yourself whether any conflict exists with evolutionary biology. You may agree that the Bible doesn't have any necessary conflict with evolutionary biology, as many people already think. I think that, even more important, what evolutionary biologists are finding through their research and thinking actually promotes a Christian view of nature and of our human place in it. Thus, as Christians we don't have to simply stand aside and say, Well, science is about the material and religion about the spiritual, and ne'er the twain shall meet. Instead, we can rejoice as Christians in the ethical meaning behind what evolutionary biologists are increasingly finding. I've been exhilarated by this personal realization, and I hope you will be, too.
I've written this book for several reasons. First, I want to provide a short and succinct statement of what evolutionary biology is, what it says and what it doesn't say. Because many people get their idea of evolution secondhand, a lot of misunderstanding is creeping in and I think there's a need to set the record straight. Second, I want to discuss what the Bible actually says, for the Bible too is often misrepresented. Third, I want to investigate the relationship between evolutionary biology and the Bible. I want to do this because it pains me to see proponents of science and Christianity ridicule and hurt each other. I hope to get us talking constructively.
I've kept the book short—a read for a long plane trip, or a night or two's sitting to brief for a school board meeting, parent–teacher conference, or church group discussion, or for writing a term paper—any situation where you've got to come up to speed fast on today's incarnation of the controversy over teaching evolution.
I've been struck by how the "debate" over teaching evolution is not about plants and animals but about God and whether science somehow threatens one's belief in God. To analyze this threat, I'll discuss plants, animals, and God all together—something people rarely do. My specialty is lizards. When I lecture, I discuss what islands my lizards live on, what food they eat, what their colors are, and who their predators are. I never mention God. When anti-evolutionists lecture, they discuss God, what's in the Bible, and how they think the Bible should be interpreted. They never mention lizards. So, if we're going to get a dialogue going on evolution, we're going to have to start talking about plants, animals, and the Bible together in one place, as I do in this book.
In talking about plants, animals, and the Bible in the same paragraph, even in the same breath, are we fudging the separation between science and religion? Is this right? Maybe in some past world the spheres of science and religion were kept separate, but today the separation has disappeared—the polls tell us that we're past the point of no return.
A CBS News poll in November 2004, based on a nationwide telephone survey of 885 adults, showed that 65 percent of all Americans favored teaching creationism alongside evolution. A follow-up poll of 2,000 people by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in July 2005 found that 64 percent were open to the idea of teaching creationism in addition to evolution. Both polls are practically identical and confirm each other. The polls also show large numbers, around 40 percent, in favor of replacing evolution with creationism in the science curriculum. When compared with these poll results, President Bush's position that both sides should be taught seems modest.
Similarly, Senator Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican leader who is a medical doctor, also endorsed teaching both sides, saying such an approach "doesn't force any particular theory on anyone ... I think in a pluralistic society that is the fairest way to go about education and training people for the future." Many scientists were surprised by Senator Frist's statement and dismissed it as an attempt to garner conservative Christian support for his anticipated presidential bid. One might anticipate that medical doctors, because of their substantial education in biology during premedical training, would be more supportive of teaching evolution than the general public is. But, in fact, many doctors are unsure of evolution, and Senator Frist's view is not extreme among them.
A poll in May 2004 of 1,472 physicians by the Louis Finkelstein Institute at the Jewish Theological Seminary together with H CD Research in Flemington, New Jersey, reported that 65 percent approved of teaching both evolution and creation in the schools. And 11 percent of the Catholic doctors, plus 35 percent of the Protestant doctors, believe that "God created humans exactly as they appear now." Acceptance of evolution is far from unanimous among Christian doctors.
The reason is not hard to find: evolution is increasingly crowded out of the premedical curriculum by topics like cell biology, physiology, and genetics, which are more pertinent to day-to-day medical practice than evolution is. The polls show that, as a group, doctors don't know any more about evolution than does the general public. And a majority of the public, including doctors, already wants science and religion taught side by side.
Although both President Bush and Senator Frist have voiced positions on evolution consistent with the polls, I believe it's fair to say that they have not assumed leadership in showing how evolution should be presented or in finding some way to bridge the perceived gap between evolutionary biology and Christian values. I hope that this book will help bridge that gap.
People often seem to want to talk more about religion than about science. I sense a deep desire to speak about God but not much desire to see another nature show. I believe this pent-up urge for talking about God is being met through the work-around of shoehorning God into a debate about teaching evolution. Why? Because it's inappropriate to discuss matters of religious faith in public debate, whereas it's acceptable to talk about the science curriculum. We talk about teaching evolution when we really want to talk about God, not plants and animals. So, let's not fool around. In this book, I speak openly and explicitly about God, not God camouflaged as science. Once the air is cleared, I hope we can return with rekindled interest to the plants and animals that motivated evolutionary theory in the first place.
Just as evolutionary theory has both rock-solid parts and squishy parts, some Christian teachings enjoy broad support while others are embraced by only a few sects. Evolutionary science threatens some Christians but not others. Why? When evolution seems to conflict with religious beliefs, could the problem be in the religious teaching, not the science teaching? A balanced look at teaching evolution necessitates looking seriously at both religion and science, which I do in this book.
People have asked me to be direct about my own definition of God and my own religious sentiments. Well, to me God is an experience, not an idea. I experience God through human community. I believe Jesus lived and died for our sins. His teachings express a vision of love and inclusion. I am concerned not with "proving" whether God exists but with living a Christian life. Beyond that, I'd rather not make much of my own story, because this book is not about me. It's about burying the hatchet between science and religion, starting with the teaching of evolution.
Here's where I'm coming from. I've taught evolutionary biology and ecology for more than thirty years at the university level and have made a lifelong study of the subject. In contrast, I write as a simple parishioner about Christianity and the Bible. I wish I had the depth of experience with the Bible that I have with evolution, but I don't, and I hope you will forgive my mistakes. My faith tradition emphasizes a personal responsibility to engage the Bible and to tell others about it. Although I question my own competence to write about matters of Christian faith, I draw courage from the instruction in each Sunday's sermon about the need to speak up. Many of you will also have developed your own personal understanding of the Bible, and I hope that you will find my interpretations complementary to your own inquiry. I know this has been an important journey for me. I simply would not participate in evolutionary biology if I thought it somehow undercut Christian faith or was in any way immoral or destructive to our shared humanity. I think that people who actively engage in both evolutionary biology and Christianity should know in their hearts that they are doing the right thing.
For the biblical passages I use the King James Version. I've wanted to avoid digressing into the pros and cons of the dozens of different translations that are currently available and have chosen a version that is familiar, even though couched in Old English phrases. The points I'm making depend not on how a particular Hebrew or Greek word is translated but on the whole passage, the meaning of which comes through in any translation. Furthermore, I accept the Bible as is—this is the book on the table in front of us. I believe our first task is to see how the Bible, as currently given in a standard text, compares with the findings of evolutionary biology. You may wish to pursue further historical and textual analysis of the passages that I've singled out, but for now we have to start somewhere.
Finally, you might wonder why I am writing solely about Christian faith and its relationship to evolution. Well, I'm even less qualified to write about other faith traditions, or about atheism, than I am about Christianity. More important, the problem before us is specifically between evolution and Christianity. It is only Christians, not people of other faiths, who are challenging the teaching of evolution in our schools. If you are from other faith traditions, or are an atheist or agnostic, then I hope this book will still be of interest to you because of the status report it presents on the current state of evolutionary biology and because the relation of evolutionary biology to Christian teachings is a major issue of our time.
Here is the plan for the book. The early chapters present the facts of evolutionary biology. The middle chapters focus on how evolutionary biology explains those facts. The final chapters discuss current limitations to evolutionary theory as well as the challenges posed by present-day anti-evolutionists. Throughout, both scientific and Christian dimensions of the issues are discussed side by side.
I don't think we need more evidence for evolution. I think the presentation of evolution in our schools needs to respect the spiritual yearning of people that compels them to overlook the evidence we already have. I believe scientists need more sympathy and willingness to accommodate people of faith, to offer space for seeing a Christian vision of the world within evolutionary biology and not force people to accept a doctrine of universal selfishness as though established scientific fact.CHAPTER 2
Single Tree of Life
JUST WHAT IS EVOLUTION? THE MAIN finding, originally suggested by Darwin in The Voyage of the Beagle in 1860, is that all life is related. All life belongs to one huge family tree. Some branches are the plants, other branches are animals, and subbranches of animals are the starfish, the insects, the mammals, and so forth, everything. The single tree of life is the basic fact of evolution. Not teaching that all life is related in one gigantic family tree is like not teaching that the Earth revolves around the sun.
You hear that evolution says we are descended from apes and monkeys. Sure, but that's not the point. All of life is related, not just humans with apes and monkeys. If you hug a tree, you're hugging a relative, a very distant relative of course, but a relative nonetheless. And we're not descended from apes and monkeys the way those species are now. Our relationship to monkeys and apes goes back in time to when our common ancestor lived—it's not that we were ever like today's monkeys or that they were like us, it's that we share ancestors in common.
How do we know this? The same way we tell whether people are related to one another. Children resemble their parents; they're not exact copies of course, but you can typically see the parents' eyes, nose, hair color, height, or another characteristic in their children. It's the same with animals, but you have to look beneath the skin, into the genes. Genes are substances deposited by parents into their eggs and sperm. After an egg and a sperm unite, these substances are "read" like a recipe so that the embryo can develop with the eyes, ears, nose, hair, height, and so forth that the parents have. Genes are made from a chemical called DNA, for short, although the full name, which nobody bothers to use, is several syllables long.
Everybody seems to know, even from courtroom television, that DNA can be used today for paternity analysis. Because children share the DNA of their parents, we can tell whether people are related by seeing if their DNA is the same. Well, this principle works across all living things. We share genes with all other living creatures—not just one or two genes but thousands of them. From 50 to 99 percent of all our genes are shared in common with other species, depending on how closely related we are to them. Today, the family tree of all life is being diagrammed from DNA data.
More evidence of evolution comes from fossils, the remains of ancient animals now embedded in rocks, but this is not as good as the DNA data because it's fragmentary. There are only so many quarries or exposed cliffs in which to dig up old bones and shells, and consequently the quantity of this data is always limited. But what there is shows the appearance through time of new forms coming from older forms. To me, what's interesting about fossils is not whether they prove the unity of all life, because the DNA data already do that, but that fossils offer a glimpse into what living conditions were like in the past. Digging fossils is the closest thing we have to a time machine. Fossils show that many species once lived that are no longer with us. This is a humbling realization, because some of these species were very widespread and looked totally successful, as though they would never disappear.
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Four days after the devastation of the Tea Fire in Montecito, Calif., that destroyed more than 100 homes, including the home of head coach Dave Wolf, and closed down the school, Westmont College regrouped and won the Golden State Athletic Conference men's championship with a 2-0 win at defending national champion Azusa Pacific on Monday that earned the Warriors a berth in the 50th annual NAIA national championship that begins Saturday.
In addition to the baseball/soccer facility, two school buildings, 14 faculty housing residences and the dorm rooms of 50 students were destroyed. One Westmont soccer player lost the home he was renting, another had his dorm room consumed by fire and a third player's dorm room suffered extensive water damage.
Wolf called his brother Phil -- the Azusa Pacific coach -- and got approval to have the game postponed from Saturday even though the NAIA Tournament bids were to made on Sunday. Westmont trained at nearby UC Santa Barbara on Saturday and then headed to Azusa.
The fire has caused Westmont to close the school until Dec. 1. The weekday off allowed about 250 Westmont supporters to travel to Azusa for Monday's game. Azusa Pacific staff fed their visitors with pizza.
Westmont was the sixth seed in the GSAC tournament but won with victories over Vanguard (3-2), Concordia (1-0) and Azusa Pacific. The final was a winner-take-all game -- the loser would not earn an at-large berth in the NAIA Tournament -- drew a record Azusa Pacific crowd of 500.
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Amunix' half-life extension technology is based on XTEN, hydrophilic, unstructured, biodegradable polypeptides that can be recombinantly fused or chemically conjugated to peptides, proteins, and other pharmaceuticals. XTEN imparts favorable properties upon the molecules to which it is attached, including lower dosing frequency and more stable plasma drug concentrations.
Two genetically-fused XTENylated products, VRS-859 (Exenatide-XTEN) and VRS-317 (hGH-XTEN) have completed Phase Ia studies through partners Diartis and Versartis, respectively. VRS-317 is now undergoing a Phase Ib/IIa trial in pediatric growth hormone deficient patients.
Amunix and Janssen entered into their collaboration in January. At the time, Amunix said it would assist Janssen in engineering up to three XTEN fusion proteins, in return for Janssen overseeing all preclinical and clinical development as well as manufacturing and commercialization of the resulting products. Under their original agreement, Amunix received an undisclosed initial upfront payment in addition to R&D funding, and was eligible for future milestone and royalty payments.
"Amunix continues to advance its XTEN half-life extension platform and remains focused on its application in advancing therapeutics," Volker Schellenberger, Ph.D., Amunix president and CEO, said in a statement. "We are very pleased with the progress of our collaboration with Janssen."
Amunix is also working with Biogen Idec in hemophilia, and with several other undisclosed partners in various other therapeutic areas.
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Why don't you give the money to me I have better things to do with it.
after running this company to the ground and earnings millions of dollars. no punishment whatsoever. This is a perfect example why people hate wall street. CEO's can run a company into the ground and get paid millions to do it. SHAME ON HIM, and shame on our government for not doing a thing about it.
Not Really, shareholders are the victims here.
how much higher do you think pepsi can go? IMO not much higher...however after a split shares to trend higher after an initial dip. So, yes split the damn shares attracts new investors.
I like your reply, it needs to split the shares already, we neeed new blood in, those coke folks want to sell their coke shares and buy pepsi cheap.


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I am updating and re-posting my series on redeeming American Airlines miles.
"Redeeming American Airlines Miles" Series Index
- Part 1 — 5 Ways to Stretch American Airlines Miles on Economy Redemptions
- Part 2 — 6 Ultra-Luxurious First Classes to Book with American Airlines Miles (this post)
- Part 3 — Where to Search Award Space for All Partners
- Part 4 — Award Rules and How Many Miles You Need
- Part 5 — Taxes, Fees, and Fuel Surcharges
- Part 6 — Redeeming for Domestic Awards
- Part 7 — Redeeming for Hawaii
- Part 8 — Redeeming for East and Southeast Asia
- Part 9 — Redeeming for Middle East and Indian Subcontinent
- Part 10 — Redeeming for Australia and New Zealand
- Part 11 — Redeeming for South America
- Part 12 — Redeeming for Europe
- Part 13 — Redeeming for Africa
- Part 14 — Redeeming for Fiji, Tahiti, Bora Bora, and French Polynesia
As far as the three US legacy carriers go, it is almost always cheaper to use American Airlines miles to fly one of its awesome partners' First Classes than it is to use United miles to fly one of its partners' First Classes. You can't even use Delta to miles to book a three-cabin First Class.
However First Class awards took the biggest hit with American Airlines' devaluation. So if you can, look to use Alaska miles, Korean miles, or Singapore miles instead for First Class awards.
Luxurious First Class Options to Book with American Airlines Miles
I'll give the miles price of a one way award because American Airlines allows one way bookings (we'll cover that later), and I'll give the price after a 10% rebate in parentheses. That's because the American Airlines personal card offers 10% of the miles back on all American Airlines redemptions up to 100,000 miles redeemed per calendar year.
1. Japan Airlines First Class for 80,000 (72,000) miles
Japan Airlines First Class is among the best in the world, and is the best value award from the United States in terms of duration and partner product on the new American Airlines oneworld alliance award chart.
It combines a mostly enclosed suite with a wide, fully flat bed and impeccable service and food.
Japan Airlines First Class between the United States and Japan costs 80,000 American Airlines miles one way. There is not as much Japan Airlines First Class Award space open between the US and Tokyo as there was in February, but a smattering remains.
Here's how to search for award space on ba.com (you won't find Japan Airlines' award space on American Airline's website).
2. Cathay Pacific First Class for 110,000 (100,000) miles
Trip Report: New York to Hong Kong
You can book Cathay Pacific First Class one way for 110,000 American Airlines miles between the United States and China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia.
Cathay Pacific First Class is a throne…
…that turns into a large and comfortable bed.
Cathay Pacific First Class comes with some of the best food, fanciest wines and liquors, and most attentive service in the sky.
And best of all, award space is widely available from the United States to Hong Kong and from there to the rest of Asia if you can book either within a week of departure or 11 months out.
And now you can redeem American Airlines miles to the Indian Subcontinent via Hong Kong, so you could fly Cathay Pacific First Class to India.
However, if you have Alaska miles, you can book First Class to China, Hong Kong, or Southeast Asia in Cathay Pacific First Class for only 70,000 miles one way– so keep that in mind.
Here's how to search for award space on ba.com (you won't find Cathay Pacific award space on American Airline's website).
3. Malaysia Airlines First Class for 90,000 (81,000) miles
Trip Report: Paris to Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Airlines First Class on its A380 costs 90,000 miles between Kuala Lumpur and London.
Malaysia Airlines is a very large and comfortable seat that converts into an extremely long and wide bed.
The all-you-can-eat satay cart was the best food I've ever had in the sky.
And the attentive service–that included kneeling down to seat level for interactions–was way better than you'd ever get from a US-based airline.
Malaysia Airlines First Class is widely available throughout the year between Kuala Lumpur and Europe.
Here's how to search for award space on ba.com (you won't find Malaysia award space on American Airline's website).
4. Etihad First Class for 62,500 (56,250) miles
Trip Report: Abu Dhabi to New York
Etihad First Class costs 62,500 American Airlines miles between Europe and the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, or Maldives. From the United States to those destinations is 115,000 miles.
Etihad First Class on its newest A380 has a couch that seats several people and a separate bed.
Etihad's fully enclosed suites are the most spacious in the sky, and there's a shower onboard that you can use in flight.
First Class Award space is plentiful on the A380 between London and Abu Dhabi throughout the year.
Here's how to search for award space on etihad.com (you won't find Etihad award space on American Airline's website).
5. Qantas First Class for 62,500 (56,250) miles
Qantas First Class costs 62,500 American Airlines miles between London and Dubai. From the United States to Australia, the cost is 110,000 miles for flights that last over 14 hours.
Qantas First Class features an open suite that converts into a bed…
…or a table for two.
Qantas First Class is widely available year round between London and Dubai. For example, here is the very end of December 2016 and January 2017:
It is not widely available between the United States and Australia, but there is some availability if you can plan your trip 11 months to one year in advance.
You can find Qantas award space right on American Airline's website.
6. British Airways First Class for 80,000 (72,000) miles
British Airways First Class on the A380 from London to South Africa is 80,000 miles. It is a partially enclosed seat that turns into a fully flat bed.
There are fuel surcharges when you use American Airlines miles to book British Airways–the only fuel surcharges for any bookings in this post–but if the schedule is convenient, they may be worth paying. British Airways First Class is moderately available between the United States and Europe and between London and the rest of the world.
Also check out First Class on the British Airways 787-9 from 40,000 (36,000) miles one way on a ten hour flight.
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What are you most proud of? That I decided I was going to do it and I did!! Also, that I didn't use any traditional pattern, rather designed each block based on the type of jeans I had. Used mostly pockets and zippers but no part of the jeans were left untouched.
I have been collecting old jeans. This quilt inspires me to get started converting them to something useful :)
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18 reviews | 3.9 out of 5
nice bike, if you replace all the components.
At $200, I have literally tried to beat this bike to death. Great boat bike. Other than replacing runnings with decent $25 tires and heavy inner tubes, it refuses to give up the ghost. With an aluminum frame and healthy welds, making it extremely light, it weighs in at about 26 pounds (ship weight is 32). Silicone spray and plumbers grease it and wipe dry/clean. Loosen the head bolt slightly with an Allen wrench, turn the bars 90 degrees and it lays flat against a wall. For sand, some argue, the tires are too narrow..... kid me not.... even with super wide tires, I am not riding in sand! That is when I want a light bike to 'pack out', geeeesh! No gears either... one speed, easy. Everywhere I stop, people have compliments. Get it at Walmart ASSEMBLED, then re-wrench it yourself to your personal fit. Such as, rotating the handle bars 180 degrees (for tall folks) and switching the front and rear brake levers to match your motorcylcle front brake position on the right.
I just returned my Mongoose Hex as it was a bit too small for me and could not be modified as I had hoped. It was doomed to remain an overweight road and path bike with slow knobby tires. I wanted to swap the bars, rear sprocket, and pedals, to take it off-road but the sizes were not standard to other mountain bike parts. I wanted to replace it with the Thruster 700C Black/Red but found a silver version of the Detain in stock for only $99! I was impressed with the weight, gearing, and alloy brakes (not stamped steel). It also offered decent 25C tires and deep rims. Once I got it home I adjusted the brakes and lubed the cables then turned the fork around the right way (it was mounted backwards). It is much faster than fighting the heavy knobs on the hex even though I am now restricted to pavement. The large number of heavy gauge spokes should keep things straight during abusive riding. I would recommend this as a good urban bike or rail trail cruiser that is faster and more nimble than a beach cruiser. It can be setup as a fixie or freewheel based on your taste. I would only recommend a better saddle. This one is firm and narrow (okay so far) and convex in shape (not okay for me). I recommend the Bell Dart saddle as a firm but flexible shell that is slightly wider and flatter side-to-side but not a huge padded sofa. Oh, and my clipless pedals fit on this crank where the Hex did not.
This is an amazing bike for the money it looks more expensive that it actually is. Great bike for the city, easy to carry up 3 flights of stairs. Just try to get a bike like this for under $500. No one comes close to walmart for Bikes firm.
Light, and cool shape of the bike. A little too hard saddle, and poor shock absorption is not satisfactory. But overall, reasonable bike and I like this.
The bike is great for city dwellers in flat areas (e.g. Chicago).
Take off all the stuff you do not want and put on what you need.
Looks great once the labels are taken off.
Works well when put together right.
No room for a back rack or storage.
Got a flat tire on first use use due to metal shavings in between the tube and the wheel.
Rear flats are a pain to fix without quick release...invest in some tubes with the slime stuff to make sure you aren't aways fixing holes. Walmart does not carry those tubes.
Swap out the
And the bottem bracket
Then you have an ok bike
Change the brakes
You have a great bike
I have done delivery work on this bike for close to a year
Also I have been hit by a f-150 (dent in fork and trued the wheels)
Still a good bike
Long story short good strong frame with a long reach and a tight responsive feel and is crazy stiff
Walmart goofed up and made a good cheap frame
i love this bike. it got stolen a few months ago and decided to buy the mongoose sinsure fitness bike but it does not compare to the mongoose detain. Mongoose Detain bike is faster and great. i loved it so much and am going to buy another one.
This is an amazing bike. I got this last month and so far I am very happy. I had a schwinn bike before. Best of all this costs less than $200. If you are in the market for a good street bike then go ahead and order this bike. I replaced seat with my favorite Selle Italia . Good luck !
Received my bike took it home to assemble my self only to find handle bar bolts and hold down clamp missing
This bike is great for the money.
the rims are cheapy made.the back tire been popping
I will not buy any more bikes from Walmart or Online. The tires wouldn't inflate, I had a big gash on my frame. I took my bike to a bike shop to be professionally assembled and ended up having to buy some new inner tubes because the ones that came with the bike were faulty.
is a good bike and look great
I've only ridden this bike about 40 miles over the last couple of weeks, but I feel like I have a good idea on the quality of the bike. It's pretty standard for what you would expect from a Walmart product. It's not top of the line, but it's not complete junk. It has a nice frame, cheap breaks that took me forever to get adjusted correctly (but once I did, they work ok), and the seat is total garbage. I'm a 5'3 female and the bike is a tad big for me by about 2cm. But nothing to poo myself over. I've had four kids, have a wide set pelvis, and this seat is like a medieval torture device. I'd prefer drop handle bars, but these work. But I mean, this bike works. The tires have not blown out on me in spite of the horrible Atlanta roads full of potholes. Lots of complaints about the pedals, but they work. Nothing to hate about them. They don't look fancy, but whatever. Replace them when they break. I also took off the tacky stickers and cheap looking chain guard.
Stuff I like about this bike:
*I like very plain looking stuff. After I took the stickers off, this bike looked perfect for me.
*I don't like fancy stuff that will get stolen. This doesn't look too fancy. Although some old man shouted at me while I was riding down the street, "Look at that Cadillac!"
*It works as is. I can ride 5+miles without too much worry.
*It's light. I can carry it up and down the front stairs of my house.
*It was cheap. I hate spending money.
*I really like the option to flip the back wheel around from SS to fixie. I enjoy riding SS most of the time, but it's nice to have options.
Stuff that I don't like:
*MY SEAT HURTS. No really. Someone took a sledgehammer to my rear. I can't wait to buy a new seat. I've been riding for the last two days without touching the seat. Ouch. But this will probably be different for every rider. Obviously. Behinds are different.
*Chain guard. What a waste of time and money. So cheap looking.
*Breaks needed some serious love and care, and after I finally got them just where they needed to be, resigned to the fact that my kids have better breaks on their bikes than I do. Will need to replace sometime in the future.
*Something is squeaky. I think it is my back wheel or something. Needs further investigation and some lubricant.
*Stickers were over the top. Totally an easy fix with a little bit of elbow grease and goo gone.
*And of course, I am looking forward to replacing the handle bars to drop bars. But that's just me.
All in all, it's working great and I'm pleased. Thanks to the reviews, I pretty much knew what I was buying and got exactly what I expected. Internet purchase success.
Sense I have purchased, during every ride the rear tire goes flat. I have road twice replaced tube and the knocking noise in the crank is getting louder.. It has turned out to be a disappointment.
One of the bicycles brought damaged tiers and the solution offered by Walmart stores I Puerto Rico was returning the bike and make the purchase again because they were purchased online and the item is not available in stores.


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