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What Time is the Presidential Debate?
The third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney will be Monday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m.
After two presidential debates, most polls across the country, including Huffington Post's tracking model, show Obama and Romney in a virtual tie.
Is this election really too close to call, or do the pollsters have it wrong?
Come back to Patch to watch the live streaming of the final debate and join in live reaction with your Facebook friends, Twitter followers and Patch editors.
October 22, 2012 |
Topic: Foreign policy The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy. |
Will you be watching the debate? What is the most important topic, in your opinion? Share your thoughts in the comments.
7:35 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Do not have cable. I will read the commentary from both sides. This way I am seeing it from both sides point of view. I must say however, that it would take a miracle for me to vote for a candidate that is "pro-choice". Many say, "You cannot vote on one issue!" But, what if that one issue tells you a TON about where the person is coming from fundamentally. How one views the value of life. How much one is willing to go against popular opinion to save a life. If your mother was having troubles when you were in her womb, would you want her thinking that you were just a blob...or that you have a heartbeat and that if she cannot take care of you, there are others that can. Personally, I think that unless our country makes killing the unborn illegal...we are doomed. Whether you believe in God or not, you know that to ask any child if he or she thinks it is ok for a mommy to "get rid of" the baby in her stomach...they would be horrified!! Oh, lets not mention that to them because it is more complicated than that. Yes, you are right,...the child has no idea the psychological damage that will occur to the mother and that she will most likely self-medicate the rest of her life. Also, if she is african american there are higher health risks. It is complicated....for the mother who "choices" the death of her child. The best way to strengthen American is with honor and moral fiber. Protect the unborn. Help orphans & widows. Rise up men. We need strong male leaders in the family. Rise up.
8:36 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
"How much one is willing to go against popular opinion to save a life" -- This is where you are wrong. Popular opinion is for abortions. Religious teachings should not be used to run our government. Abortions are the law, and any president's job is to uphold the law. You certainly have the right to not get an abortion, and because of your view, you should exercise that stance.
I am surprised though that in this day and age you would vote based on that one single issue. Particularly because the party who is supposedly "pro-life" ends that support at birth, if the parents are poor.
Salisbury Resident
9:33 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Those are your feelings and you are entitled to them. However, each person has their own unique perspective on this issue and is also entitled to their opinion. Therefore, government should stay out of these very personal choices. They must be left between a woman and her doctor. It is also extremely presumptious to say that women will "self medicate" for the rest of their lives because they had an abortion?! Plenty of women who make this choice feel it is the best decision for them and will recover both physicall and emotionally just fine. Your statement is a huge generalization. Overall, government has no place in a woman's body!
10:07 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
The abortion issue lost credibility the moment it moved from a one of teaching to one of demanding. Teaching about why abortion is not a good choice is not the same as demanding that abortion be accepted as a poor choice, and then criminalized with laws and force.
Discourse is compromised when legality demands what the people are not ready (or perhaps unable circumstantially) to accept. When people choose to not have a abortion, then we know that teaching has had an effect.
It is the avoidance of teaching that demands abortion be outlawed w force. Teaching takes more courage, insight and care than demanding laws be enforced. Gentle persuasion would have already had better effect - judgment, and most insufferable the presumption that we know what others carry everyday, when in reality we could not live 5 minutes of other's lives.
People will stop choosing an abortion if they have learned why it is a poor choice. Even then, it is w broken hearts that some seek an abortion.
They have lost their homes, their jobs, their dignity, or they already work three jobs just to feed the children already in their care. How dare anybody speak for them
esp. those living lives of ease and luxury, many at the expense of those they have underhandedly robbed, not just of their hard-earned money and their homes, but of their dignity and sense of self-worth.
We step aside when the poor walk by. We do not judge or make demands.
Start teaching, but stop demanding.
12:11 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
It always amazes me how Republicans, Tea Partiers and others on the right scream about smaller government and the need for less government intervention until it comes to a women's right to choose, marriage equality and other matters of personal choice.
When it's convenient to their cause those on the right promote government restriction and intervention to the highest degree. Honestly, have you ever met anyone who is actually pro-abortion? I never have. Pro-choice, yes, but never pro-abortion.
4:54 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Yes I have met pro abortionists...not pro life ...pro abortionist. And we will not apologize to anyone because we have seen the deaths of 40 million babies, and we will end it.
Morgan King
6:07 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
You know that to ask any child if he or she thinks it is ok for a mommy to "fund the killing of thousands upon thousands of men, women, and children so she doesn't have to pay $10 a gallon for her SUV" ...they would be horrified!! So, yeah, could vote for more war in the Middle East and keep pretending to be 'pro-life,' but it's pretty vague when life actually begins, and pretty clear when it ends. If you are truly interested in contemplating the issue, which seems optimistic given the tone of your post, here's a really great essay about it from a scientific and philosophical standpoint:
Bruce Good
8:18 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Obama should have the advantage in the foreign policy debate Mon. night. He's had all that experience orchestrating the cover-up of the Libya fiasco, he's traveled all around the world apologizing for our country's greatness and making friends with our enemies, he's angered and disappointed our allies, especially Israel, he told Putin that he'd make concessions to him after the election, and Hugo Chavez has endorsed him for Pres. So all that experience should benefit him in the debate, right?
8:31 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
You are very uninformed. Please read some unbiased sources. Obama has done very well with foreign policy as president. That's one of his shining areas. This Libya thing should NOT be getting politicized. Imagine if the Democrats had politicized 9/11/2001? Maybe it's Bush's fault that there wasn't enough security at the World Trade Centers... (sarcasm in case you missed it)
Crestor Januvia
11:30 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Jordan.... are you an idiot? Or just pretending to be one? How is bringing up the fact that the President and all his minions lied for TWO WEEKS about Libya, politicizing it?
As to 9/11, BUSH NEVER LIED ABOUT WHO DID IT.... moron.
You don't want it politicized because it shows what a bunch of lying dogs the Obumma administration is.
Bush's fault? If it was anybodies fault, it was Clinton, who had been President for 8 years before 9/11. Moron
louis kootsares
8:27 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
i am positive obahma is great at apologizing, and when he bows to those tableclothed terrorists he is unbeatable,a good statement in the morning call "OBAHMA MUST REALLY LIKE THE POOR,HE CREATED A BUNCH OF THEM"
8:33 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
You are missing the facts.
I guess Reagan did that too then: http://whitenoiseinsanity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/reaganmeetstalibanwhitehouse.jpg
10:30 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
louis kootsares - Let's start with your "apologizing" - You are promoting a completely false claim that has been fact checked over and over again.
As for your inclusion of the word "table clothed" in your description of terrorists, you have grouped all innocent and decent people who happen to wear the clothing that you choose to describe ignorantly as terrorists.
Clearly, you have learned nothing from history and how human beings have been dehumanized by putting them into groups and using negative language to describe ALL that they have identified for that select grouping.
"good statement" in the Morning Call - No, just one that validates ignorance of details and facts and makes you feel good about the repeating and promoting false information, that is more often than not posted with hateful vitriol.
Crestor Januvia
11:24 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Under Obama.... record number of poor.
Under Obama... record number of people LEAVE the workforce (lowest participation rate in 70 years)
Under Obama.... record food stamps
Under Obama... record number file for Social Security Unemployement
Under Obama.... record deficit spending for a four year term (equal to Bushes 8 years)
Under Obama... slowest recovery from a recession EVER... by YEARS....
Under Obama..... 15% unemployment if you really count it
Under Obama.... Record black unemployment
If you support him, you're just stupid.
11:49 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Nice try. So all of what you list is Obama's fault? None of the Bush era policies have any impact at all?
You live in a dream world.
After spitting up right wing propoganda you have nerve calling anyone else stupid.
9:37 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
I'm just upset Gary Johnson isn't allowed to participate.
9:49 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Lizz, I agree. I heard him interviewed recently and he has a lot of good ideas. He certainly would bring up issues both candidates and both parties are ignoring.
10:48 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
The real mystery, Lizz, is why haven't good lawyers and a good judge stepped up, and passed a just law that it is unlawful to keep viable third party candidates like Gary Johnson from nationally televised debates? How can we have a country full of lawyers, probably more lawyers live here than any country in the world, and not one can see getting a law passed for real justice in our Presidential debates? That is the real mystery. Where are the good lawyers, and one good judge?
11:01 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Lizz and Nick - have you read this article about Gary Johnson? It's one of the best things that I have ever read about anyone running for the Presidency.
Gary Johnson - The Authenticity of Awkwardness
1:19 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Maybe in the next four years some of those lawyers will help us break this awful two-party system. Now I just need to hope that whoever gets elected doesn't screw us over more....which I see happening either way.
2:20 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Those lawyers, Lizz, don't have four more years to get themselves together. They have today. Of course, they did have years and weeks and days and hours they already threw away. TG we have another, more interesting FREE & EQUAL debate tomorrow night with the KING LARRY officiating. Too bad we don't live in Chicago!
4:58 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Well I saw him on RedEye, and he should not be allowed to participate. He does not add to the conversation. I love libertarian ideals. However the foreign policy, head in the sand policy is dangerous.
Bill Sams
9:37 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
It doesn't matter anymore, The answer is clear. Obummer called Chavez to congradulate him on winning his Election. Of course the Communist will call each other.
Watch out America, You will be told if, Obummer wins, what you can own and what you can have for your Family, That is if you can have a Family.
Besides This is taking an Hour away from a Wonderful, Dancing with the stars Show.. We should ask God to Bless America because Obummer Won't.
9:50 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Congratulations on being wildy anti American Bill. Calling the commander and chief a communist is bordering on treason, especially without any facts to back it up.
Keep on listeing to Fox and Rush.
10:02 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Please give evidence (links to credible sources) to back up your claims. I know that you cannot, so you are just ignorant. Please do not vote.
Crestor Januvia
11:21 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Chavez is a socialist. He says he would vote for Obama. Of course. Also, Obama has the support of Castro's relatives and Putin. All the socialists and commies see a kindred spirit in Obama. Jordan.... enough with your credible facts, don't vote stupidity. Of course Obama is a socialist. Ever read about his early years? Who he associated with? Ever read about Holder's early years? Are you an unemployed union dufus, or a teacher?
Paula Goff
2:27 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Bill, it would be interesting to check back in & see how many of your possessions and how much of your family were actually taken away by Obama in his second term. It will be a big fat zero.
louis kootsares
9:57 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
communist is a kind word for that anti christ ...scumbag is a term i heard alot of people use for ayatolla obahma,i personally believe he is as big of traitor to this country as benedict arnold
10:02 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Please give evidence (links to credible sources) to back up your claims. I know that you cannot, so you are just ignorant. Please do not vote.
Crestor Januvia
11:18 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Obama is not a scum bag. He is a socialist douche. Jordan, I am sure you only view Rachel Maddow and Chris "Tingles the drunk" Matthews credible sources.
10:01 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Mr. Sams, You are factually wrong in your comment and promotion of false information. The President of the United States of America did NOT call Chavez to congratulate him on winning his election.
FACT: The President of the United States of America congratulated the PEOPLE on a peaceful and high voter turnout election, while noting America's disagreements that we have with Chavez policy.
FACT: Continuing to call the President a "Socialist" no matter how many times you say it does not make it true nor will it ever make it true and all it does is expose you as someone who doesn't care about facts or the truth.
10:03 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Thank you! Those facts get in the way of them "justifying" their hate though!
10:43 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
The main fact is that right now President Obama is up by 5 % points in Pa. All of these rightwingnut haters are just peeved because their votes wont matter in Pa. Romney and his billionairre buddies wont be able to buy this state..
Crestor Januvia
11:17 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
The "fact" is he's up 5%... ahahahahaahaha. Ya, like you know the "fact". Dimwit.
The Illuminati
11:04 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
The abortion issue is smoke and mirrors for both sides. The left plays this card when it wants to scare liberal and centrist voters away from a conservative candidate. The right uses it when it wants to solidify its conservative religious base against a liberal candidate, but the truth of the matter is NOTHING WILL CHANGE WHEN IT COMES TO ABORTION EITHER WAY. In this case, the left is making Romney out to be some anti-woman boogie man because their candidate has ZERO to run on. GW Bush was far more conservative than Romney and last time I checked abortions were still legal from 2001-2009. This election is about the economy and on a lesser note about the middle east in chaos.
Jack Minster
11:20 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Illuminati - yours is the most accurate and true comment on the subject in all of blogdom.
Jordan - Obama has failed us in the foreign policy department. Peace through strength (along with Reagan's incredible Star Wars bluff) ended the Cold War which lead to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. That is one example of leadership. Nixon opening up a good relationship with China who was isolationist - another.
President Obama's projection of weakness to our enemies, his inaction, his feeble attempts at making friends with dictators (as though the strength of his own personality which won him the highest office will win over these bad guys), and now this - running around bragging "Bin Laden is dead, GM is alive, and Al Qaeda is on the run." Do you not realize Jordan that his Administrations actions are responsible for the murder of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both former Navy SEALs working under the State Department, killed alongside U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and information management officer Sean Smith? (not Chris Stevens and 3 others as Obama and the media like to say)
And that he and his entire staff lied about this for weeks? Great foreign policy, you say.
11:33 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
"Do you not realize Jordan that his Administrations actions are responsible for the murder of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both former Navy SEALs working under the State Department, killed alongside U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and information management officer Sean Smith? "
Jack you continue to be a complete coward. Answer the question - did you vote for Bush in 2004? After he allowed (using your logic) 3000 Americans to be murdered in NYC on 9/11/2001?
How can you justify your hypocrisy? We know Bush had significant intelligence information telling him attacks where coming. Why was his doing nothing ok with you but now Obama's failure to prevent 4 Americans from being murdered in Libya uinnacceptable.
There is only 1 reality Jack, and you are not living in it.
Admit that you hate America. You hate having an African American President. You hate it's diversty of race and religion. Just come out and say it and stop hiding behind right wing propoganda.
The Illuminati
11:15 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
So if you think that what is going on with the economy is good and our country is safer and the world around us is safer, vote for the current guy. If you think the economy is still in the tank, the "jobs" that have been created are lower paying and part time jobs, Obamacare is the biggest single tax increase on the American people in a century, the Islamic world is more united against us and bent on our destruction, know the difference between a terrorist attack and a riot as a result of a video, and distrust that Joe Biden says "trust me, Iran is not near building a nuke" when they lied about Benghazi.... then vote for Romney.
11:28 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
you were doing so well, until the last line. I like Jesse Ventura, the two front running shills should wear nascar suits showing the names of the banksters and corporations that own them.
Crestor Januvia
11:15 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Ya, all the scum in Phila has him up, combined with all the laid off union lunk heads that live in Pa. I bet all those nimrods who lost their pension at the Steel are voting for him.... UNION YES !! I can't wait to see how the unions at the state and local level will be decimated if Obumma gets elected again. Nothing will happen, 4 more years of gridlock, economy will sputter, cities and towns and school districts will go bankrupt... pensions for the union idiots will be wiped away. It's going to be hilarious to see... when we can't borrow money anymore, all his waste product supports will have their checks cut, THEN watch them cry. Obama wins? The rich will still be rich. The slacker will get wiped out when the economy falls.
11:50 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Racist much? "all the scum in Phila has him up" . What are you really saying Crestor?
The Illuminati
11:20 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Oh...and calling a president "communist" is not treason. Its freedom of speech, something we still have until the communists take over. Stop watching Sharpton and Matthews.
Marc L.
11:27 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
That's actually correct. The great thing about freedom of speech is that it makes it very easy to spot which people are sensible & educated and which ones are the idiots.
11:51 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to say whatever you want without consequence. Grow up. Slandering the President is unpatriotic and undermining to American progress. Working against American progress is treason.
Marc L.
11:23 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
Tonight's debate should be moderated by referee Mills Lane. With Michael Buffer announcing the tale of the tape for both candidates. Obama's entrance music will be Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" and Mitt Romney will be coming out to Kid Rock's "Born Free."
The Illuminati
11:45 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
@Nick...Bush was wrong on not taking the 9/11 Intel seriously. He was also wrong to invade Iraq without provocation. What's your point? Romney is not Bush...and let me burst your bubble, Obama is not Clinton. Also...please stop taking liberal talking points and re-hashing them. Why is it every time someone is critical of Obama the left automatically defaults to saying that conservatives don't like him because of his race?! I don't like him because he has failed this country. Please stop introducing the race card, it gets really old and frankly it makes you look racist.
11:53 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
My point is you can't use what happened in Benghazi to condemn Obama if you voted for Bush in 2004. You can't have 2 different sets of rules - 2 different versions of history.
If what happened in Libya makes Obama unfit for office in your eyes, then you can not justify a vote for Bush in 2004. Bush's failures where far more dire than Obama's in terms of security.
There is only one reality.
11:55 am on Monday, October 22, 2012
And to further answe you "Illuminati", the level of irrational disrespect shown towards this President has it's roots in racism. White Republicans feel it is ok to demeen the President becuase they think they have white privelage.
Criticizing his policies in a rational and mature manner is fine. Attacking the man on such a personal level reveals something much more.
Crestor Januvia
1:15 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Nick, you a stupid putz. All you have left is your "racist" charge. Obama is an EPIC FAILURE, socialist, Alinski trained radical, who hates rich white people. The fact that you have to bring up racism just shows you KNOW what a TOTAL FAILURE Obama is.
All you have left is talking about Bush, you moron.
The Illuminati
12:05 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
No candidate I have ever supported has been a disciple of Bill Ayers and Sol Ailinsky. My vitriol with this president stems from his anti American radical views. He was reared by card carrying communists. Check the facts. It has absolutely nothing to do with his skin color. If that was the case then why do conservatives wholeheartedly embrace former Secretary of State Rice and Florida representative Allen? Its a weak straw man argument Nick. Its not 1940 anymore.
Crestor Januvia
1:18 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Illum.... isn't it amazing the racist crap. If Obama was white, I'd still hate him. He's a radical socialist nut case. That's why I hate him. I called Clinton worse, especially after the Lewinsky tragedy.
12:13 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Remember, isn't it great that we DO have more than two political parties in the USA!
Third Party Presidential Debate w Gov. Gary Johnson moderated by the King Larry is on Tuesday night, Oct. 23rd at 9:00 EDT. Tell everyone you know + anyone you meet between today and tomorrow night. Get the word out anyway you can think of! People deserve to know that have more choices than two! It's a big world out there, TG.
The debate will be streamed online via the Free and Equal Elections Foundation's website and
For more information on the debate, please visit http://freeandequal.org/events/presidential-debate/
To learn more about Gary Johnson, please visit
12:39 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Transparent and Marc - we don't have open debates yet, but tg the jokes are improving.
Jack Minster
1:02 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Mitt Romney For President
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 21, 2012
It sounds cliched, but it is a truism: America is at a crossroads. It can continue down the path of Leviathan government and an increasing dependence on it, or America can return to the path of limited government and the kind of prosperity-producing independence on which the Founders based this great republic.
The choice is yours. Our choice is the latter. And that's why we enthusiastically endorse Republican Mitt Romney for president of the United States.
He's an exceptionally good and decent man who is a proven leader, administrator and deft politician.
Mitt Romney, on the other hand, has excelled in service private and public, showing great mastery in keeping the steed steady and in some quite unfriendly and even treacherous waters.
And he showed great political adroitness in working with a Democrat legislature as governor of Massachusetts for the betterment of all Bay State residents.
Mitt Romney offers a seasoned, strategic and mature public policy mind so sorely needed in the White House and so necessary to enable our great nation and its people to excel.
It's time to begin restoring America. It's time to elect Mitt Romney as president of the United States. **excerpted**
Crestor Januvia
1:16 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Go Pittsburgh Tribune. Now they have some sense. They must be racists, right Nick the Dolt ??
2:04 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
The Pittsburgh Tribune is owned by Richard Mellon Scaife. He is a billionaire and princinple heir to the Mellon fortune - banking and oil. Scaife is well known for contributing to Conservative organizations, and was one of the founding members of the group that initially pushed for the impeachment of President Clinton.
What a shock his "news" paper would endorse Romney. Throw something credible at us.
2:05 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
@Crestor. Let us know if you want to bring any meaningful content to the conversation. Otherwaise you just name call and cut and paste.
1:16 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
"Mitt Romney, on the other hand, has excelled in service private and public, showing great mastery in keeping the steed steady and in some quite unfriendly and even treacherous waters."
Yeah, let's all round up Mitts past employees and see how THEY are doing, eh? Mastery my a$$. Yet I agree - mastery of disappearing jobs and disappearing employee funds and mastery of money going into his own pocket. There ya got me.
Jack Minster
1:20 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Sly, let me ask my two female relatives working at Bain Capital.
They say "we are doing fine, we're paid equally with male counterparts, and we plan on voting for Romney-Ryan."
Stay sly.
1:50 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Hey Jack - get back to me on the remaining 748 who lost. One in the face of many more.
louis kootsares
1:25 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
here is another good one for earnest.. ayatolla obahma should have his picture on food stamps it would befit him... more people have been on food stamps during his terrible term than any other time period... which are you earnest a stupid,ignorant,low life or a boo hoo liberal?i think your a dufus telling me about the innocent tablecloth wearing terrorists,who happen to be killing americans
Me loves me some Kenya
2:06 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
when you elect an america-hating anti semite who never worked out of government, you get the mess we have now
Jack Minster
2:08 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Sly, let me ask you something. What is the purpose of any business? Is it to stay in business, remain profitable, provide a return on investment to equity owners?
Or is it to give jobs to people?
3:09 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Jack, off-shoring jobs to countries that live under tyranny is not what "jobs" and "profits" should be about. Take a course in business ethics, or watch a version of the Christmas Carol. "All that glitters is not gold". ill-gotten gains. There's a good old-fashioned expression we don't hear much anymore.
Me loves me some Kenya
2:17 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
if you are a democrat, the purpose of business is to give free stuff to non-workers, or else get them hired by the gov't and pay them 3 times what they're worth
Me loves me some Kenya
2:30 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
crestor, funny how the tree huggers always have an excuse when someone endorses the real american. They have to be forgiven, however, it's almost the end of the month, and their welfare is gone
Jack Minster
3:24 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Sharpie, it would appear you are answering my question for Sly Fox. You've not answered. What is the purpose of any business? Is the role of business to stay in business, remain competitive and profitable, and provide a promised return on investment to equity owners who risked capital to start the business?
Or is it to give jobs to people?
If you can't directly answer that one, here's an easier one: If you were President Obama, would you have paid Sensata Technologies taxpayer dollars for them to keep their jobs in Illinois, so that Sensata could stay in business and return an expected ROI to its shareholders?
Morgan King
6:17 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Why would a business only have one purpose? Creating good jobs and being profitable are not mutually exclusive.
10:39 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Profit has always been, is now , and will always be the number one object and purpose of business any one that believes otherwise lives in a dream world that will never be reality.
3:47 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
The purpose of life is happiness, Jack. If you and your business are creating misery for workers out of jobs here, and creating jobs for workers working under deplorable conditions in countries that live under tyranny, then I would say that you have missed the purpose of life. "All that glitters is not gold". Being and creating happiness for yourself and others is beyond ROI for shareholders, and should be a significant factor in how you operate your business. You can't create misery for everyone, and then magically hope that you will avoid misery yourself forever. Whether you chose to find that out here in this life, on this planet, or find this truth out in another life, is also your choice.
Jack Minster
4:20 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
Ah, Sharpie, no answers from you, just obfuscation. Unfortunately there is the real world, then a myriad of utopias and arcadias. If you draw a paycheck from a real-world business, perhaps you should consider following your own advice and take a few business courses; better yet, start a small business, jump into the pit, and see how long you last with that mindset. "Wish in one hand, crap in the other: see which fills up faster."
3:49 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
"Since 1961, for 52 years now, the Republicans have held the White House 28 years, the Democrats 24," Clinton said. "In those 52 years, our private economy produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what's the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 million."
Jack Minster
4:24 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman," Clinton said.
Robert, Technically, this is true. Just as technically, Barack Obama should run screaming with his hair on fire from this statistic. There's a reason for that: Clinton is measuring presidential tenure purely from inauguration to inauguration. For example, he's taking jobs numbers from January 1981 to January 1985 to measure Reagan's first term. Only one problem with this: by this standard, Barack Obama is the second-worst private jobs creator of the last half-century (George W. Bush is first, but still created far more net jobs than Obama overall, putting Obama dead last if you include state and federal jobs in the statistic). Which is why our unemployment rate is terrible.
I will give him this: Bill Clinton is the most skilled liar of my lifetime. Incomparable.
Al Angello
11:56 am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Are you going to remind us that FDR had an extra marital affair too????? Romney got his but kicked last night and changing the subject won't change the facts.
Al Angello
11:56 am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The republicans say that Mitt Romneys goal was to look presidential, and all he succeeded in doing was to come in a bad second.
11:56 am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Whether someone is pro abortion or not......Roe vs Wade will never be overturned, but the decision may be someday left to individual states. Many people are not pro abortion, but still think that government should not be involved in a women's reproductive rights.
Today, what is more important is that fact that we have:
1 in 6 Americans in poverty
50% of kids in largest cities don't graduate
5.5 Trillion in new debt in 4 years
23 Million people struggling without jobs
Under Obama
93% of people who have lost jobs are women
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A motorcycle (also called a motorbike, bike, moto or cycle) is a two[1] or three wheeled[2] motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task they are designed for, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.
Motorcycles are one of the most affordable forms of motorised transport in many parts of the world and, for most of the world's population, they are also the most common type of motor vehicle.[3][4][5] There are around 200 million motorcycles (including mopeds, motor scooters, motorised bicycles, and other powered two and three-wheelers) in use worldwide,[6] or about 33 motorcycles per 1000 people. This compares to around 590 million cars, or about 91 per 1000 people.
Most of the motorcycles, 58%, are in the developing countries of Asia – Southern and Eastern Asia, and the Asia Pacific countries, excluding Japan – while 33% of the cars (195 million) are concentrated in the United States and Japan. In 2006, China had 54 million motorcycles in use and an annual production of 22 million units.[7][8] As of 2002[update], India, with an estimated 37 million motorcycles/mopeds, was home to the largest number of motorised two wheelers in the world. China came a close second with 34 million motorcycles/mopeds.[9][10]
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19th century: the first motorcycles[edit]
Experimentation and invention[edit]
The first internal combustion, petroleum fueled motorcycle was the Petroleum Reitwagen. It was designed and built by the German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt, Germany in 1885.[11] This vehicle was unlike either the safety bicycles or the boneshaker bicycles of the era in that it had zero degrees of steering axis angle and no fork offset, and thus did not use the principles of bicycle and motorcycle dynamics developed nearly 70 years earlier. Instead, it relied on two outrigger wheels to remain upright while turning.[12] The inventors called their invention the Reitwagen ("riding car"). It was designed as an expedient testbed for their new engine, rather than a true prototype vehicle.[13][14] Many authorities who exclude steam powered, electric or diesel two-wheelers from the definition of a motorcycle, credit the Daimler Reitwagen as the world's first motorcycle.[15][16][17]
If a two-wheeled vehicle with steam propulsion is considered a motorcycle, then the first was the French Michaux-Perreaux steam velocipede of 1868.[13][14] This was followed by the American Roper steam velocipede of 1869, built by Sylvester H. Roper Roxbury, Massachusetts.[13][14] Roper demonstrated his machine at fairs and circuses in the eastern U.S. in 1867,[11] and built a total of 10 examples.[17]
Beginnings of mass production[edit]
In 1894, Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the first series production motorcycle, and the first to be called a motorcycle (German: Motorrad).[13][14][17][18]
In the early period of motorcycle history, many producers of bicycles adapted their designs to accommodate the new internal combustion engine. As the engines became more powerful and designs outgrew the bicycle origins, the number of motorcycle producers increased. Many of the nineteenth century inventors who worked on early motorcycles often moved on to other inventions. Daimler and Roper, for example, both went on to develop automobiles.
20th century[edit]
Until World War I, the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world was Indian,[19][20] producing over 20,000 bikes per year.[21] By 1920, this honour went to Harley-Davidson,[citation needed] with their motorcycles being sold by dealers in 67 countries.[22][23] By the late 1920s or early 1930s, DKW took over as the largest manufacturer.[24][25][26]
After World War II, the BSA Group became the largest producer of motorcycles in the world, producing up to 75,000 bikes per year in the 1950s.[citation needed] The German company NSU held the position of largest manufacturer from 1955 until the 1970s.[citation needed]
In the 1950s, streamlining began to play an increasing part in the development of racing motorcycles and the "dustbin fairing" held out the possibility of radical changes to motorcycle design. NSU and Moto Guzzi were in the vanguard of this development, both producing very radical designs well ahead of their time.[27] NSU produced the most advanced design, but after the deaths of four NSU riders in the 1954–1956 seasons, they abandoned further development and quit Grand Prix motorcycle racing.[28]
Moto Guzzi produced competitive race machines, and by 1957 nearly all the Grand Prix races were being won by streamlined machines.[citation needed] The following year, 1958, full enclosure fairings were banned from racing by the FIM in the light of the safety concerns.
From the 1960s through the 1990s, small two-stroke motorcycles were popular worldwide, partly as a result of East German Walter Kaaden's engine work in the 1950s.[29]
21st century[edit]
In the 21st century, the motorcycle industry is mainly dominated by Japanese companies. In addition to the large capacity motorcycles, there is a large market in smaller capacity (less than 300 cc) motorcycles, mostly concentrated in Asian and African countries. An example is the 1958 Honda Super Cub, which went on to become the biggest selling vehicle of all time, with its 60 millionth unit produced in April 2008.[30] Today, this area is dominated by mostly Indian companies with Hero MotoCorp emerging as the world's largest manufacturer of two wheelers. Its Splendor model has sold more than 8.5 million to date.[31] Other major producers are Bajaj and TVS Motors.[32]
In numerous cultures, motorcycles are the primary means of motorised transport. According to the Taiwanese government, for example, "the number of automobiles per ten thousand population is around 2,500, and the number of motorcycles is about 5,000."[33] In places such as Vietnam, motorised traffic consist of mostly motorbikes[4] due to a lack of public transport and low income levels that put automobiles out of reach for many.[3]
The four largest motorcycle markets in the world are all in Asia: China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.[3][34] The motorcycle is also popular in Brazil's frontier towns.[5] Amid the global economic downturn of 2008, the motorcycle market grew by 6.5%.[35]
Recent years have seen an increase in the popularity of motorcycles elsewhere. In the USA, registrations increased by 51% between 2000 and 2005.[36] This is mainly attributed to increasing fuel prices and urban congestion.[37] A Consumer Reports subscribers' survey of mainly United States motorcycle and scooter owners reported that they rode an average of only 1,000 miles (1,600 km) per year, 82% for recreation and 38% for commuting.[38] Americans put 10,000–12,000 miles (16,000–19,000 km) per year on their cars and light trucks.[39]
As motorcyclists age, there is a tendency for riders to choose touring bikes over sports bikes.[40]
While people choose to ride motorcycles for various reasons, those reasons are increasingly practical, with riders opting for a powered two-wheeler as a cost-efficient alternative to infrequent and expensive public transport systems, or as a means of avoiding or reducing the effects of urban congestion.[41] In places where it is permitted, lane splitting, also known as filtering, allows motorcycles to use the space between vehicles to move through stationary or slow traffic.[42]
In the UK, motorcycles are exempt from the £10 per day London congestion charge other vehicles must pay to enter the city during the day. Motorcycles are also exempt from toll charges at some river crossings, such as the Severn Bridge, Dartford Crossing, and Mersey Tunnels. Some cities, such as Bristol, allow motorcycles to use bus lanes and provide dedicated free parking. In the United States, those states that have high-occupancy vehicle lanes also allow for motorcycle travel in them in accordance with federal law,[43] in addition to a reduced fee on certain toll roads. Other countries have similar policies.
In New Zealand, motorcycle riders are not required to pay for parking that is controlled by a barrier arm;[44] the arm does not occupy the entire width of the lane, and the motorcyclist simply rides around it.[45] Many car parks controlled in this way supply special areas for motorcycles to park, so as not to unnecessarily consume spaces.
In many cities that have serious parking challenges for cars, such as Melbourne, Australia, motorcycles are generally permitted to park on the sidewalk, rather than occupy a space on the street which might otherwise be used by a car.[citation needed]
Technical aspects[edit]
Motorcycle construction is the engineering, manufacturing, and assembly of components and systems for a motorcycle which results in the performance, cost, and aesthetics desired by the designer. With some exceptions, construction of modern mass-produced motorcycles has standardised on a steel or aluminium frame, telescopic forks holding the front wheel, and disc brakes. Some other body parts, designed for either aesthetic or performance reasons may be added. A petrol powered engine typically consisting of between one and four cylinders (and less commonly, up to eight cylinders) coupled to a manual five- or six-speed sequential transmission drives the swingarm-mounted rear wheel by a chain, driveshaft or belt.
Fuel economy[edit]
Motorcycle fuel economy varies greatly with engine displacement and riding style[46] ranging from a low of 29 mpg-US (8.1 L/100 km; 35 mpg-imp) reported by a Honda VTR1000F rider,[47] to 107 mpg-US (2.20 L/100 km; 129 mpg-imp) reported for the Verucci Nitro 50 cc scooter.[48] A specially designed Matzu Matsuzawa Honda XL125 achieved 470 mpg-US (0.50 L/100 km; 560 mpg-imp) "on real highways – in real conditions."[49] Due to low engine displacements (100 cc–200 cc), and high power-to-mass ratios, motorcycles offer good fuel economy. Under conditions of fuel scarcity like 1950s Britain and modern developing nations, motorcycles claim large shares of the vehicle market.
Electric motorcycles[edit]
Very high fuel economy equivalents are often derived by electric motorcycles. Electric motorcycles are nearly silent, zero-emission electric motor-driven vehicles. Operating range and top speed are limited by battery technology.[citation needed] Fuel cells and petroleum-electric hybrids are also under development to extend the range and improve performance of the electric drive system.
A 2013 survey of 4,424 readers of the US Consumer Reports magazine collected reliability data on 4,680 motorcycles purchased new from 2009 to 2012.[50] The most common problem areas were accessories, brakes, electrical (including starters, charging, ignition), and fuel systems, and the types of motorcycles with the greatest problems were touring, off road/dual sport, sport-touring, and cruisers.[50] There were not enough sport bikes in the survey for a statistically significant conclusion, though the data hinted at reliability as good as cruisers.[50] These results may be partially explained by accessories including such equipment as fairings, luggage, and auxiliary lighting, which are frequently added to touring, adventure touring/dual sport and sport touring bikes.[51] Trouble with fuel systems is often the result of improper winter storage, and brake problems may also be due to poor maintenance.[50] Of the five brands with enough data to draw conclusions, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha were statistically tied, with 11 to 14% of those bikes in the survey experiencing major repairs.[50] Harley-Davidsons had a rate of 24%, while BMWs did worst, with 30% of those needing major repairs.[50] There were not enough Triumph and Suzuki motorcycles surveyed for a statistically sound conclusion, though it appeared Suzukis were as reliable as the other three Japanese brands while Triumphs were comparable to Harley-Davidson and BMW.[50] Three fourths of the repairs in the survey cost less than US$ 200 and two thirds of the motorcycles were repaired in less than two days.[50] In spite of their relatively worse reliability in this survey, Harley-Davidson and BMW owners showed the greatest owner satisfaction, and three fourths of them said they would buy the same bike again, followed by 72% of Honda owners and 60 to 63% of Kawasaki and Yamaha owners.[50]
Different types of motorcycles have different dynamics and these play a role in how a motorcycle performs in given conditions. For example, one with a longer wheelbase provides the feeling of more stability by responding less to disturbances.[52] Motorcycle tyres have a large influence over handling.
Motorcycles must be leaned in order to make turns. This lean is induced by the method known as countersteering, in which the rider momentarily steers the handlebars in the direction opposite of the desired turn. Because it is counter-intuitive this practice is often very confusing to novices – and even to many experienced motorcyclists.[53]
Short wheelbase motorcycles, such as sport bikes, can generate enough torque at the rear wheel, and enough stopping force at the front wheel, to lift the opposite wheel off the road. These actions, if performed on purpose, are known as wheelies and stoppies respectively. If carried past the point of recovery the resulting upset is known as an "endo" (short for "end-over-end"), or "looping" the vehicle.
Various features and accessories may be attached to a motorcycle either as OEM (factory-fitted) or after-market. Such accessories are selected by the owner to enhance the motorcycle's appearance, safety, performance, or comfort, and may include anything from mobile electronics to sidecars and trailers.
Motorcycles have a higher rate of fatal accidents than automobiles or trucks and buses. United States Department of Transportation data for 2005 from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System show that for passenger cars, 18.62 fatal crashes occur per 100,000 registered vehicles. For motorcycles this figure is higher at 75.19 per 100,000 registered vehicles – four times higher than for cars.[54] The same data shows that 1.56 fatalities occur per 100 million vehicle miles travelled for passenger cars, whereas for motorcycles the figure is 43.47–28 times higher than for cars (37 times more deaths per mile travelled in 2007).[55] Furthermore for motorcycles the accident rates have increased significantly since the end of the 1990s, while the rates have dropped for passenger cars.
The two major causes of motorcycle accidents in the United States are: motorists pulling out or turning in front of motorcyclists and violating their rights-of-way, and motorcyclists running wide through turns. The former is sometimes called a SMIDSY, an acronym formed from the motorists' common response of "Sorry mate, I didn't see you".[56] The latter is more commonly caused by operating a motorcycle while intoxicated.[57] Motorcyclists can anticipate and avoid some of these crashes with proper training, increasing their conspicuousness to other traffic, and not consuming alcohol or drugs before riding.[58]
The United Kingdom has several organisations which are dedicated to improving motorcycle safety by providing advanced rider training over and above what is necessary to pass the basic motorcycle test. These include the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Along with increased personal safety, riders with these advanced qualifications often benefit from reduced insurance costs.
In South Africa, the Think Bike campaign is dedicated to increasing both motorcycle safety and the awareness of motorcycles on the country's roads. The campaign, while strongest in the Gauteng province, has representation in Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal and the Free State. It has dozens of trained marshals available for various events such as cycle races and is deeply involved in numerous other projects such as the annual Motorcycle Toy Run.[59]
Motorcycle Safety Education is offered throughout the United States by organisations ranging from state agencies to non-profit organisations to corporations. Most states use the courses designed by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), while Oregon and Idaho developed their own. All of the training programs include a Basic Rider Course, an Intermediate Rider Course and an Advanced Rider Course.
In the UK and some Australian jurisdictions, such as Victoria, New South Wales,[60] the Australian Capital Territory,[61] Tasmania[62] and the Northern Territory,[63] it is compulsory to undertake a rider training course before being issued a Learners Licence.
In Canada, motorcycle rider training is compulsory in Quebec and Manitoba only, but all provinces and territories have Graduated Licensing programs which place restrictions on new drivers until they have gained experience. Eligibility for a full motorcycle licence or endorsement for completing a Motorcycle Safety course varies by province. The Canada Safety Council, a non-profit safety organisation, offers the Gearing Up program across Canada and is endorsed by the Motorcycle and Moped Industry Council.[64] Training course graduates may qualify for reduced insurance premiums.
There are three major types of motorcycle: street, off-road, and dual purpose. Within these types, there are many different sub-types of motorcycles for many different purposes.
Street bikes include cruisers, sportbikes, scooters and mopeds, and many other types. Off-road motorcycles include many types designed for dirt-oriented racing classes such as motocross and are not street legal in most areas. Dual purpose machines like the dual-sport style are made to go off-road but include features to make them legal and comfortable on the street as well.
Each configuration offers either specialised advantage or broad capability, and each design creates a different riding posture.
Motorcycle rider postures[edit]
The motorcyclist's riding position depends on rider body-geometry (anthropometry) combined with the geometry of the motorcycle itself. These factors create a set of three basic postures.[65]
- Sport – the rider leans forwards into the wind and the weight of the upper torso is supported by the rider's core at low speed and air pressure at high speed (e.g., above 50 mph (80 km/h)). The footpegs are below the rider or to the rear. The reduced frontal area cuts wind resistance and allows higher speeds. At low-speed this position throws the weight of the rider onto the arms, which can tire the rider's wrists.
- Standard – the rider sits upright or leans forward slightly. The feet are below the rider. These are motorcycles that are not specialised to one task, so they do not excel in any particular area.[66][67] The standard posture is used with touring and commuting as well as dirt and dual-sport bikes, and may offer advantages for beginners.[68]
- Cruiser – the rider sits at a lower seat height with the upper torso upright or leaning slightly rearward. Legs are extended forwards, sometimes out of reach of the regular controls on cruiser pegs. The low seat height can be a consideration for new or short riders. Handlebars tend to be high and wide. The emphasis is on comfort, while compromising cornering ability because of low ground clearance and the greater likelihood of scraping foot pegs, floor boards, or other parts if turns are taken at the speeds other motorcycles can more readily accomplish.[69][70]
Factors of a motorcycle's ergonomic geometry that determine the seating posture include the height, angle and location of footpegs, seat and handlebars. Factors in a rider's physical geometry that contribute to seating posture include torso, arm, thigh and leg length, and overall rider height.
Legal definitions and restrictions[edit]
A motorcycle is broadly defined by law in most countries for the purposes of registration, taxation and rider licensing as a powered two-wheel motor vehicle. Most countries distinguish between mopeds of 49 cc and the more powerful, larger vehicles (scooters do not count as a separate category). Many jurisdictions include some forms of three-wheeled cars as motorcycles.
Environmental impact[edit]
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In 2007 and 2008, motorcycles and scooters, due to good fuel efficiency, attracted interest in the United States from environmentalists and those affected by increased fuel prices.[71][72] Piaggio Group Americas supported this interest with the launch of a "Vespanomics" website and platform, citing lower per-mile carbon emissions of 0.4 lb/mile (113 g/km) less than the average car, a 65% reduction, and better fuel economy.[73]
Other sources, however, claim that while motorcycles produce much less pollution in terms of greenhouse gases, a motorcycle can in some cases emit 10–20 times the quantity of nitrogen oxides (NOx) when compared to the NOx emissions of a car.[71][74] This is because many motorcycles lack a catalytic converter to reduce NOx emissions, and while catalytic converters have been used in cars long enough that they are now commonplace, they are a relatively new technology in motorcycles.[71] Many newer motorcycles (such as later models of the Yamaha R1 and Suzuki GSXR1000, as well as most BMWs which have included catalytic converters since the 1990s) now have factory fitted catalytic converters. Along with other technologies that have taken longer to appear in motorcycles (e.g. fuel injection, anti-lock brake systems),[citation needed] catalytic converters are becoming increasingly commonplace.
United States Environmental Protection Agency 2007 certification result reports for all vehicles versus on highway motorcycles (which also includes scooters),[75] the average certified emissions level for 12,327 vehicles tested was 0.734. The average "Nox+Co End-Of-Useful-Life-Emissions" for 3,863 motorcycles tested was 0.8531, for a difference of about 16%, not the claimed 10X factor. Likewise, if one looks at how many of the 2007 motorcycles tested were also catalytic equipped, 54% of them, 2,092, were equipped with a catalytic converter.
United States emissions limits[edit]
The following table shows maximum acceptable legal emissions of the combination of hydrocarbon and nitrous oxides, as well as carbon monoxide, for new Class III motorcycles (280 cc or larger displacement) sold in the United States.[76]
Tier | Model year | HC+NOx (g/km) | CO (g/km) |
Tier 1 | 2006–2009 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
Tier 2 | 2010 and later | 0.8 | 12.0 |
The maximum acceptable legal emissions of hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide for new Class I and II motorcycles (50 cc–169 cc and 170 cc–279 cc respectively) sold in the United States are as follows:[76]
Model year | HC (g/km) | CO (g/km) |
2006 and later | 1.0 | 12.0 |
European emission standards for motorcycles are similar to those for cars. New motorcycles must meet Euro III standards,[77] while cars must meet Euro V standards. Therefore, the difference in total pollution between motorcycles and cars that pass European emission standards would be small, certainly much smaller than the 10X factor claimed by the referenced LA Times article. Motorcycle emissions controls are being updated and it has been proposed to update to Euro IV in 2012 and Euro V in 2015.[78]
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- Motorcycling
- List of motorcycle manufacturers
- Outline of motorcycles and motorcycling
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Police: Ex-Lion Rogers arrested for driving drunk - NFL - Yahoo! Sports This week I am very proud to be a Spartan fan!
The Spartans were just given the "total, outright, un-asked-for gift right out of the blue. I am not a Norte Dame fan, but this one was doubly screwed up because not only did the refs miss the ND touchdown in the end zone just a few minutes ago, but totally blew it on the replay. The ND player came down the the ball safely tucked away and his foot came down a couple of feet inside the out of bound line and even his second foot came down inside the line. Totally, entirely, stupidly WRONG ... ... ... TWICE!!! So, now I am watching the Tigers.
Thats why I hate ESPN and all these agentdriven feel good stories to try to get their clients a job. What did Rogers say in that piece that makes this any kind of suprise at all. These guys act like they have no BRAINS at all. Im sitting drinking a rum punch and I know i cant go out anywhere!!! Ignorance IS bliss!
I had this one called. MSU goes down and scores and it's a 37-33 MSU victory. MSU QB had a good game except for the turnover. A loss like that is worse than kissing your "Cousins".
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I agree...especially the go ahead TD that wasn't, because the MSU WR was 20 yards open in the endzone but couldn't bring down the ball. Why did he break stride at the end?
Cousins shouldn't have thrown that ball where he did when they were already in FG range but he didn't lose the game. The Spartan D sucks :P


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Cambridge Research Systems
At Cambridge Research Systems, our reputation is founded on values of scientific rigour and integrity. You can be confident that our tools provide the precision and control needed for scientific applications, while remaining practical and affordable. For over 20 years, our unique range of Tools for Vision Science and Tools for Functional Imaging has been ubiquitous in laboratories throughout the world, and cited in thousands of papers in fields including vision, ophthalmology, neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology and human factors.
By combining engineering expertise with innovation, cutting edge technology, we design and develop innovative tools that enable the advancement of vision and neuroscience. Our culture is to collaborate openly with academic partners and other like-minded companies, enabling us to deliver integrated, single-source solutions from a broad range of specially selected, high quality equipment. Our products are market leaders, our people, committed and knowledgeable. We offer you the flexibility and choice you need to advance our understanding of the eye and brain.
If you would like to find out how much our equipment costs, please create a MyCRS account. When you are logged into the site, you can see our guide prices and create an enquiry to send to our sales team as a request for a formal quotation.
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