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11. Bob Dylan: The Thirtieth Anniversary Tribute (1993)
Also known as Bobfest, this tribute concert was filmed at Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992, featuring many Last Waltz alums like Eric Clapton and Neil Young, and starring additional new faces: Willie Nelson, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Johnny and June Carter Cash, etcetera. The climax? When Sinead O'Connor gets booed off the stage for publicly ripping apart a picture of the Pope two weeks earlier. Remember that one? Released on VHS in 1993, the film was out of print for over a decade until NTSC finally released the DVD edition in March 2009. But beware, this new DVD edition is a horribly truncated import of dubious quality, and with the songs out of order to boot.
12. Masked and Anonymous (2003)
This film is Dylan's tragicomic take on endtimes. In his cinematic masterwork directed by Larry Charles, co-writer Dylan plays rock icon Jack Fate, who prophetically examines the futuristic far west—a ruined wasteland of decadence and cold totalitarianism. In a roster that makes The Thin Red Line cast look like the lineup for a one-act play, the film stars a score of A-list actors, like John Goodman, Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Ed Harris, Bruce Dern, etc. (everyone wanted in on Dylan's film, naturally). Despite its mixed reception, this film will stand forever as an underground classic, the testament of a savage eye bent on challenging the consumer culture to question itself, its motives, and its mores.
13. Dylan's Victoria's Secret Ad (2004)
Here's another one of those Dylan controversies that's just as talked-about today as it was after its 2004 airing. Dylan not only gave Victoria's Secret permission to use one of his songs for a skimpy lingerie ad, but he also starred in it. In this noirish 30-second sketch backed by Time Out of Mind's "Lovesick," Dylan is presented as the aging, goateed, Stetson-wearing man in a long black coat who steels his lusty desires for the vestal charms of a lingerie-clad angel seductress with sky-gray eyes. After watching this artfully classy clip, it's hard to find any toehold for criticism, and you're forced to ask yourself, "Well, wouldn't you?"
14. No Direction Home (2005)
Martin Scorcese once said, "Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out." What's in the frame in this masterful four-hour documentary is the chronological life of Bob Dylan from childhood until his 1966 creative peak. Seeing that sales cliche "the definitive," alongside Bob Dylan's name is almost laughable. But No Direction Home is indeed the definitive Bob Dylan documentary. Captivating archaic footage tossed up with candid Dylan interviews create an intimate, three-dimensional portrait of this larger-than-life songwriter and American cultural icon. A must-see film for Dylan fans of any stripe.
15. The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival (2007)
Murray Lerner's documentary chronicles all three of Dylan's Newport performances, including the controversial 1965 malaise when the pioneering folk legend shifted gears into electric. This brilliant time capsule documentary captures Americana unfolding as '60s experimentalism eclipses the staid sentiments of the fading '50s.
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One shovel is useful for one thing.The other shovel is useful for another.Doesn't mean that they both can't dig, and it doesn't mean that they are bad either.I am sure the coaches tell the guys to go out and get blown around on runs, and miss tackles entirely...They don't actually, for those of you who might miss the real point here.The Cover Two is still in place. And if Vets can't get pumped up and train effectively on their own, or motivate themselves properly, it is all on them, IMO. The system is still the same, the Main Man is still there, and the leadership is still intact. It is on the players not getting it done.
I put all the blame on Jethro. He isn't getting the job done.
I don't see how the lost assistants affects the quality of the tackling.
It doesn't. At all.The scheme is the same, most of the guys on defense have been familiar with how to run it according to theory. They just are failing to complete the "manly" part of the task, which is tackling.
That's like saying changing from Dungy to Gruden didn't make a difference and I know you wouldn't be saying that...you're smarter then that Boid.
You give me too much credit on the intelligence quotient.In a sense, I see what you are saying. But on a team that runs the exact same system, with basically the exact same players, with the exact same D.C. that they have had for years and years and years, a few tweaks might make a difference. But dropping from a #1 overall, to near the bottom of the stack? The coaching can't be that bad. But the age factor definitely pops into my mind. That and the way the offense has been playing (early on) probably made them try to do too much (as Ronde said), and it might take a few weeks for the guys to settle down.Ronde has a nice new deal, and maybe that has factored in. Maybe he lost his "edge", and that was getting the numbers...who knows?Q is very old for a MLB, DB might be pushing too hard...I dunno.It is a good thought on your part, but I can't see it make that much of a difference. Aren't most of these guys disciples anyway?Either way, we all see the tackles being missed. We all see Booger doing nothing. We all see the speed isn't there. We all know the turnovers aren't being generated.I think it is age.
By the Way...nice chatting with you Boid, as always


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Irrational me: The Pirates are going to finish below .500
Rational me: Oh c'mon don't be stupid. They've just lost 4 games in a row, every team loses 4 games in a row. If they tied the Major League record for consecutive loses they'd still be .500. They could play with stale Twizzlers as bats and finish above .500
Irrational me: That's what everyone was saying last year too. Remember what happened there?
Rational me: Well, yeah. But that was last year, it has no bearing on this year. They could have the same winning percentage as they did in August and September last year and still be above .500
Irrational me: Nothing like giving themselves a good failure challenge.
Rational me: You do realize they're still 2 games ahead in the division, right? And 7.5 games ahead in the Wild Card.
Irrational me: It's August 14th. That'll change once they get swept these next two series.
Rational me: (Sigh) The pitching is too good this year to let something like that happen
Irrational me: Oh right, there's no way Jeff Locke, Francisco Liriano, Charlie Morton, and Gerrit Cole could possibly fall apart. The first three have pitched so far over their heads their ears pop when they leave the mound. It's not so much if they'll fail, but when. Even Burnett could fall apart, the guy was in rookie ball with Honus Wagner for Chrissakes. And Cole, his innings are being watched more closely than a guy named Muhammad's phone records.
Rational me: There's no way they ALL fall apart. It's statistically impossible, much like their complete inability to hit with men on base. That's bound to improve
Irrational me: Oh really? Have you watched them bat with runners in scoring position? It's like Jay Bell tells a guy batting with runners in scoring position "Okay, forget everything I taught you and do the absolute worst thing possible." A eunuch at a convention of lesbians has a better chance of scoring
Rational me: This is their year though! Think of all the great bounces and calls the fates have given them this year. They have serious good mojo
Irrational me: Had serious good mojo. Now all of a sudden they're balking guys to third who score runs in one run losses, hitting line drives right to the third-baseman with runners on 2nd and 3rd in one run games, and having their best defenders give games away. This is only the beginning. It's like the baseball gods' August alarm went off and now it's all going to be bad luck for the Pirates the rest of the way
Rational me: C'mon you're seriously just being silly. This is par for the course for any normal baseball team.
Irrational me: In case you haven't noticed me, this isn't a normal baseball team. Normal baseball teams don't have 20 year losing streaks. Normal teams don't have consecutive seasons where they go from playing like playoff teams to playing like the Scarecrow made them afraid of winning. Forgive me if all that has made me just the wee-ist bit pessimistic.
Rational me: Damn, I can't argue with any of that. (Pause) The Pirates are going to finish below .500


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SOUTH PASADENA (CNS) – A runner-up Powerball ticket that was sold in South Pasadena was picked in the multi-state game, and is worth nearly $2.5 million, the California Lottery announced yesterday.
The $2 ticket was sold at the American Premium Gasoline station at 1200 Fair Oaks Avenue, at the corner of Monterrey Road, and bears the winning numbers 1, 17, 25, 37 and 44.
That ticket missed the winning Powerball number, 20. No other ticket sold in 44 other states and jurisdictions hit the $317 million jackpot Saturday night.
The winning runner-up ticket in South Pasadena is worth $2,479,122.
Lottery officials expect the nationwide Powerball jackpot to grow to about $400 million by the next drawing, on Wednesday.
In another California Lottery game, a $194,293 prize was awarded Saturday night to the holder of a Fantasy 5 ticket purchased at The Bottle Shop, 58 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. in Sierra Madre. It bears the numbers 2, 4, 16, and 23.
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov is a free agent this summer, after splitting the season between Dynamo Moscow (during the lockout) and the Leafs. He attended the championship parade for the KHL winners this week and gave an interview to Sport-Express. The interview was translated by Fedor Fedin of Washington-based Russian Machine Never Breaks, and originally appeared on Pension Plan Puppets:
- Are you happy with your season in the NHL?
- Yeah. What should I be unhappy about?
- You played mostly on the fourth line...
- I had gone to the NHL to play and I played. We played like 55 or 56 games. I participated in 49 - it's alright.
- But you didn't play a lot.
- Why do you think so? I had like 14:30 per game.
- Maybe it's time to come back to Dynamo?
- My contract with Toronto is over. There are negotiations about coming back to Dynamo. Maybe. Or I could go to Australia, I think there's a hockey league, too.
Australia seems like a long shot, but Komarov should have some demand for his services. He had nine points in 42 regular season games on a fourth line role, was a physical presence, but didn't take penalties. He seems like he'd fit well on the fourth line of any club over a full season.


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The endorsement battle in LD-6 continues to heat up as Tony Bouie picks up two more endorsments – Senator Jim Waring (LD-7) and the Arizona Realtors PAC.
Bouie Picks up two more endorsments
Shadegg Standing by to Shift Political Chessboard
Politicker AZ has a brief post this morning about Congressman John Shadegg's willingness to succeed John McCain should he win the Presidency. Shadegg is clearly the obvious and best choice for that seat and you won't hear any objections from me. So I'll leave that political contest as a given. But if you look beyond the successor of John McCain the vacancy left in CD-3 will place Arizona's political chessboard in motion creating all kinds of excitement amongst politicos. State legislators (Waring/Gorman/Allen) and city councilman (Baier/Simplot) among others (Hatch-Miller) will scramble to jump in this race. School board members will scramble to follow state legislative seats and on and on… So I'm throwing it out to all you political observers – what kind of matrix can we expect to see when John McCain becomes President and John Shadegg becomes the next Senator from Arizona?
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As if things couldn't get wackier in the Pinal County Sheriff's office… Sheriff Vasquez once again proves us wrong…
Paul Babeu is a solid conservative running for Sheriff in Pinal County. As both a veteran of the Chandler Police Department and a US Army Combat Vet in Iraq, he has a solid record of service to his Country. I would encourage all of you to look at the race in Pinal County as Babeu has a solid shot of becoming the first Countywide Republican Official to be elected in the history of Pinal County… Please visit his website for more information. www.sheriffpaul.com
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July 29, 2008
Records issues spur dismissal of Pinal DUI cases
Jason Massad, Tribune
At least four drunken-driving cases have been dismissed in the Apache Junction Justice Court since January because the Pinal County Sheriff's Office failed to keep records that verified the validity of blood-alcohol readings.
The cases ranged from more minor offenses of driving while impaired to operating a vehicle above the legal .08 blood-alcohol limit to an extreme DUI.
The breathalyzer verification records were missing for periods from April 2007 to June 2008 in the Santan and Gold Canyon areas, a span of 14 months, according to officials.
Deputy Cardest James was in charge of the certification for some of that time, said Mike Minter, spokesman for the sheriff's office. Pinal County prosecutor Michael Larsen expressed frustration with James in a May 2008 e-mail, immediately before sheriff's officials say they launched an internal audit into the matter.
Larsen said he had not received documents that demonstrated that the Intoxilyzer 8000, which the agency uses to verify blood-alcohol levels, had received the proper quality-assurance tests, even though he had requested the records several times.
"I need to know," Larsen wrote. "There are a number of (Pinal County Sheriff's Office) DUI cases that I will have to dismiss if I don't get the documents by this week. I don't want to dismiss the cases."
Sheriff's officials said two more DUI cases could be dropped because proper procedure was not followed, Minter said.
There's no way to determine how many convictions were obtained while the breathalyzer records were not kept, or how many people could have escaped a conviction if they had argued that proper record-keeping hadn't occurred.
Kostas Kalaitzidis, spokesman for the county attorney's office, said that records on criminal misdemeanors are destroyed after they are finalized. Larsen said he would not comment on any cases, citing county policy.
The most high-stakes of all the DUI cases that were dropped involved Barbara Hornbeck, a Queen Creek resident who was facing three counts of DUI, including an extreme DUI. Hornbeck initially tested with a .15 blood-alcohol level or more, according to police records. That's about twice the legal limit for driving.
The 33-year-old was stopped in June 2007 at the railroad tracks near Gantzel Road north of Empire Road, according to the police report.
Extreme DUIs can land those convicted in jail for a minimum of 30 days and include fines of $500 to $2,500, probation, a suspended driver's license and a required ignition interlock device to verify that a person has not been drinking before getting behind the wheel. Insurance premiums for those convicted of DUI also skyrocket for several years after a conviction.
However, after a lengthy and expensive court battle for both sides, a jury trial date was set for June 11, 2008, according to a court record filed in Apache Junction Justice Court. Seven days before the trial was to begin, Larsen issued a motion to dismiss the matter, and it was granted. A notation on the motion said that the dismissal was "based on … Intox 8000 issues."
Craig Gillespie, a DUI lawyer and former prosecutor, said that the central fact in many DUI cases is the blood-alcohol reading. A breathalyzer's calibration is required to be checked every 30 days, and a larger series of tests is run every 90 days to make sure the machine is functional, according to the sheriff's office.
His firm, The Gillespie Law Firm, has won DUI cases that showed a breathalyzer didn't have the necessary documentation to demonstrate that it worked properly. He said, though, that he has never seen a case where there was a problem in documenting equipment consistently over the span of a year.
"That's very odd," he said. "Law enforcement is charged with the responsibility of keeping these records. It's just standard practice. If they are not keeping them or misplaced them, then someone has dropped the ball."
Sheriff Chris Vasquez said that the office launched an internal audit into the matter in June.
However, his office didn't send out a news release about the audit until Tuesday, after the Tribune requested records from the Apache Junction Justice Court that verified some of the DUI dismissals.
When questioned about the timing of the announcement, Minter said that he got back to the office last week after medical leave and discussed releasing the internal audit to the media.
The sheriff also recently disclosed an internal investigation after news reports that a homicide detective was storing pornographic and racially insensitive e-mails on his computer. The sheriff said that no disciplinary action has been taken in the matter, and that a systemwide review is under way.
Dueling endorsements
CD 1 candidate Dr. Sandra Livingstone sent out a press release announcing an endorsement from former State Representative Debra Brimhall. Livingstone has a short summery of Brimhall in the first paragraph of the press release.
Representative Brimhall was born and raised in Prescott, went to High School in Snowflake, and built her home in Pinedale, the home town of her great-great Grandfather, State Representative James Petersen. That home burned in the Rodeo/Chedeski fire in 2002. Debra's father was born in Sedona and raised there as well as the Daisy cinder pit of Flagstaff. He married Miss Yavapai County Donna Petersen of the Petersen Sawmill family. They had the Baker Ranch at Roper Lake outside of Safford.
What brand of cat litter does she prefer?
Front runner Sydney Hay has been endorsed by Marc Spitzer. Here is what Marc had to say about Sydney.
I have known Sydney Hay since 1988, and I consider her a friend. Sydney understands America's need to expand the production of energy supply for our homes and businesses. She understands the price of doing nothing is severe to consumers and to our national security
I am a Yavapai County Republican voter, and I will be voting for Sydney Hay in the Republican primary
Spitzer currently serves on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He has also served as Majority leader of the Arizona State Senate and as Chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
State House Endorsements
We have completed our endorsements for State House. As with the previous endorsements, we are not focusing on uncontested primaries at this time. We will of course be endorsing conservative candidates who face a general election challenger at a future date. To see the full list of our endorsements click on the 2008 Primary Candidate Endorsements link in the column on the right.
District 3
House: Trish Groe – ENDORSED
District 6
House: Sam Crump – ENDORSED
House: Carl Seel – ENDORSED
District 12
House: Jerry Weiers – ENDORSED
House: Steve Montenegro – ENDORSED
District 18
House: Cecil Ash – ENDORSED
House: Ron Middlebrook - ENDORSED
District 20
House: Jeff Dial – ENDORSED
House: John McComish – ENDORSED
District 22
House: Andy Biggs – ENDORSED
House: Laurin Hendrix – ENDORSED
District 26
House: Marilyn Zerull – ENDORSED
House: Trent Humphries – ENDORSED
District 30
House: Frank Antenori – ENDORSED
House: David Gowan – ENDORSED
LD-6 Bouie Endorsed by NFIB
Legislative District 6 House candidate, Tony Bouie, has been endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Read the press release here.
Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct butts in on local judicial election
The Republic carried a story over the weekend on the inappropriate efforts of the partisan Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct, a commission under the control of the Arizona Supreme Court, to inject itself into a local justice of the peace election. Commission Executive Director E. Keith Stott sent a "courtesy notice" ordering Republican justice of the peace hopeful Jolene Penson to censor her own campaign signs. The offending free speech was wording on her sign touting the endorsement of Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.
You might be wondering whatever happened to free speech. Or how voters are supposed to know who to vote for if the judiciary censors free speech. Those are good questions. The worst part about this is that in 2002, in Minnesota Republican Party v. White, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the free speech rights of judicial candidates. In no uncertain terms, the Supreme Court made clear that the efforts of liberal bar associations and state judiciaries to gag judicial candidates and keep the public in the dark through so-called "ethical cannons" was unconstitutional.
All lawyers, including our judges, take an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution. But our own state judiciary does not like this Supreme Court opinion so they have simply ignored it and not changed the state's judicial ethics rules to bring them into compliance with the U.S. Constitution. In doing this, they not only violate the U.S. Constitution, but they violate their oath to uphold the Constitution. In reality, Ms. Penson did not run afoul of any ethical rule because the ethical rule in question is unconstitutional. But nonetheless, the failure of the Arizona judiciary to amend its rule to conform to the constitution allowed the liberal partisans at the Commission on Judicial Conduct to write a letter, leak it to the media, and smear Ms. Penson, a conservative Republican.
There's a larger issue here, and that is that liberal interests, which include our state judiciary, are desperately trying to keep the judiciary as liberal as possible. If voters knew how liberal the current crop of judges are, they would be ridden out of town on a rail. The way the judiciary prevents that from happening is by gagging judicial candidates who would otherwise tell the truth about liberal judges.
Fortunately, a lawsuit has been filed by Mohave County judicial candidate Randolph Wolfson to force the judiciary to amend its ethical rules so they no longer violate the Constitution. The Republic had a good article on it in June. Even ultraliberal ASU law professor Paul Bender predicted that the current ethical rules would be struck down:
"Bender, the ASU professor, said Wolfson likely will succeed in securing the right to publicly take a stand on political issues based on the Minnesota precedent. 'If you're going to let them run for election, it's a little hard to tell them they cannot announce their views.'"
These efforts come too late for Jolene Penson. The state judiciary, through its Commission on Judicial Conduct, has already succeeded in smearing her for engaging in constitutionally protected activity–free speech, and in the process hurting her chances of becoming a justice of the peace.
CPS retaliates.
Not to be outdone after letting one of the brothers die while under their control, Child Protective Services (CPS) has canceled visitation for the father to see his remaining son. CPS has the gaul to claim "The decision was made in the child's best interest." It is amazing how CPS makes like and death decisions regarding custody and holds other accountable for their actions. Who holds CPS accountable for their actions and the subsequent death of Fabian?
Kudos to Josh Brodesky for quality reporting on these difficult CPS stories.
AZRTL PAC Endorsements
Click here for the Arizona Right to Life PAC Endorsements.
LD-4 GOP endorses
Here are the LD 4 Republican endorsements - PDF file.
Unanimous endorsements for the Sept. 2, 2008 primary election went to:
Congressional District (CD) 1 Candidate Sydney Hay,
CD2 Rep. Trent Franks,
CD3 Rep. John Shadegg,
Legislative District (LD) 4 Senator Jack Harper,
LD4 Representatives Judy Burges and Tom Boone,
Maricopa County (MC) Supervisor Max Wilson,
MC Sheriff Joe Arpaio,
MC Attorney Andrew Thomas,
MC Treasurer Hos Hoskins,
MC Hospital Board Candidate Bick Bicknell and
MC Community College Board Candidate Paul Srch.
PRESS RELEASE: Arizona Right to Life PAC Endorses Schweikert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2008
Arizona Right to Life-Political Action Committee has endorsed Davis Schweikert for congress in the Republican district 5 race. Choosing from among a number of pro-life candidates, the Committee decided to endorse Schweikert in order to recommend to its base the candidate the Committee saw as the strongest and most likely to survive the primary contest and be able to defeat Harry Mitchell in the fall. "While Laura Knaperek and Mark Anderson have both served the pro-life community well in their roles as legislators, David Schweikert has the strongest and most compelling pro-life story of the candidates seeking office. We urge all pro-lifers to rally behind David and his campaign to support him through the primary and on to victory in November."
The PAC was concerned that with three well known pro-life candidates in the race, the pro-life vote could be split. The Committee looked seriously at the candidates, their support throughout the community, their ability to raise money for both the Primary and General election and their overall effectiveness in getting their message to the public. The committee came to the conclusion that David Schweikert had the strongest campaign and given his long historic association with Arizona Right to Life, the committee felt strong in making this endorsement.
The Arizona Right to Life Political Action Committee is Arizona's oldest, largest and strongest political pro-life organization.
State Senate Endorsements
We have completed our endorsements for State Senate. As with the congressional endorsements, we are not focusing on uncontested primaries at this time. We will of course be endorsing conservative candidates who face a general election challenger at a future date. To see the full list of our endorsements click on the 2008 Primary Candidate Endorsements link in the column on the right.
District 1
Senate: Steve Pierce – ENDORSED
District 4
Senate: Jack Harper – ENDORSED
District 18
Senate: Russell Pearce – ENDORSED
District 22
Senate: Thayer Verschoor – ENDORSED
District 26
Senate: Al Melvin – ENDORSED
Press Release: Seel Blasts Bouie
PRESS RELEASE: July 28, 2008
GOP candidate Seel blasts fellow candidate Bouie for liberal positions
~ Center for Arizona Policy voter guide reveals latest in series of liberal positions ~
Republican candidate for the State House in Legislative District 6, Carl Seel, blasted his opponent and recent GOP convert Tony Bouie for numerous hard-left positions taken during the campaign, especially his most recent answer to the questions posed in the Center for Arizona Policy's voters guide.
The guide (www.VoteSmartAZ.com) features more than a dozen questions posed of candidates for various offices and in it, Bouie stated his support for adding "sexual orientation," "gender identity," or "gender expression" to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law.
"This is a position that only hardcore liberal groups support" said Seel, adding that "Mr. Bouie's positions on this and other issues show that it's a lot easier to take the man out of the liberal Democrat Party than it is to take the liberal Democrat out of the man."
Bouie was a lifelong Democrat until five days before filing to run in this heavily Republican district.
Bouie has already taken positions and earned financial support from open-border advocates, defended race-based preferences in awarding business contracts, and even defended his own company's certification as a minority-owned business. Bouie has also indicated his opposition to the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative that is championed by Ward Connerly. The AZCRI would prohibit race-based preferences in state contracting. Seel and current State Representative Sam Crump both support the AZCRI.
"Mr. Bouie has already reversed himself on a number of issues where he came out very liberal than changed his mind and became very conservative, all in a matter of days." said Seel. "It does not matter whether Mr. Bouie is a stealth liberal masquerading as a conservative, or a man who simply does not yet know what he believes. In either case, we cannot afford to send Mr. Bouie to the Capitol."
Carl Seel has been endorsed by Arizona Right to Life, the National Rifle Association, the PAChyderm Coalition, and numerous other conservative leaders.
The Club Scene in Tempe and Scottsdale
No, we are not talking nightlife. The Club for Growth has released their AZ CD 5 ad. Here it is. According to the Club web site, the ads should start running today, July 29th.
It depends on what your definitions of tax, increase, and "is" are
I'm amazed by the furor over my reference to an article that 1) David Schweikert sponsored a tax increase on diesel gasoline in the legislature and 2) the breathless assertions that we at SA celebrate diversity of opinion while profusely apologizing for the "errors" of the writers with whom we disagree.
Here are the facts that have not yet been disputed:
The road usage tax at the time was a job killer for the trucking industry. A group of legislators attempted to repeal the tax to create jobs. The tax cut would have decreased government revenue. The solution was to increase a different tax, the tax on diesel fuel, to cover the shortfall.
Here is a quote from the article we're all using as a source (an Arizona Daily Star article was cited as though it somehow refutes the allegation, but in reality the Associated Press articles run in multiple newspapers and it is exactly the same article).
"To offset that loss, Steffey (a sponsor of the bill at issue) proposes to amend the bill to add 8 cents to the state tax on diesel fuel."
So as it stood, the diesel fuel tax in Arizona was 18 cents. If the amended bill passed, it would have been 26 cents. The article also points out that this would have been one of the highest rates in the West. Let's agree that since the government is setting the rate, collecting it, and spending it, that it is in fact a tax.
The article lists David Schweikert as a sponsor. Therefore, David Schweikert sponsored a bill that would have increased the tax rate on diesel gasoline from 18 cents to 26 cents.
You can argue that the road use tax hurt the economy, that it was unfair, high, and cumbersome to collect. You can argue that the revenue shortfall had to be covered. You can argue that the truckers welcomed the tax increase, especially in light of the road use tax repeal. You can even argue that the revenue shortfall could not have been closed by cutting spending, coupled with an increase in revenue from the expansion of the domestic trucking industry.
You cannot, however, deny that 1) this was a tax increase on diesel fuel and 2) David Schweikert was a sponsor.
Schweikert Campaign Responds to SA Post
The David Schweikert Campaign responded quickly to a post that ran earlier on Sonoran Alliance this evening. Here is that response:
It is often said that politicians can count on the laziness of a Journalist. Equally true is the maxim that you can count on politicians who rely on lazy journalists to get it wrong.
In reference to the post that David Schweikert had voted to raise fuel taxes while in the State House in 1993, nothing could be further from the truth. A modicum of competent legislative research would have revealed this. But when you are three days away from early balloting, truth tends to be set short shrift. The assertion that he raised taxes is at best hyperbole and at worst a besmirching of the scale that only intentional backbiting is so widely hailed for.
But then again, it is silly season.
Publius "relies" on a Gazette article from 1993 claiming that the passage of HB 2239 would have resulted in an .08 tax increase on motor carriers by amending then existing A.R.S. 28-104. What this bill did was to REPEAL the existing road-use tax that was then driving industry out of Arizona and compelling other OTR operations to avoid Arizona entirely – thus resulting in a loss of revenue. HB 2239 did what it was designed to do and provided tax equity and revenue generation through a wholesale repeal of a tax.
Schweikert NEVER voted for a fuel tax increase while in the legislature. Then again, he never got a $300 dollar haircut at Sassoon and also never filed for Bankruptcy. But then again, the wormholes of the blogosphere do have a pesky tendency to create their own reality, don't they?
An examination of the record in actual retrievable sources like the House of Representatives Journal from 1993 shows the sponsors of the bill as Reps. Jerry Overton, Don Aldridge, Leslie Whiting-Johnson, Lela Steffey and Keith Bee – not exactly a liberal cabal. Governor Fife Symington signed the bill into law, thereby ushering in a period where trucking jobs were saved in Arizona by legislators that were on the warpath to reform. Publius doesn't just owe David Schweikert an apology, but all the conservative members of the "1990's reformers" who voted for this bill – Speaker Mark Killian among them.
In stark contrast to Publius' claims that Schweikert is a tax hiker on an issue so sensitive these days as fuel costs, stands a pesky little thing called truth. The truth is that David Schweikert has the most solid record on the economy and taxes in Congressional District 5 due to his true conservative roots as reflected in his Club For Growth endorsement. In fact, the only person in this primary who has a true understanding of the tax-transportation interface is David Schweikert. He had technical competence relative to tax structures in 1993 and with his background in finance still has one today. As revealed by this faux pas, as between David Schweikert and Harry Mitchell, only Schweikert has a record of getting something done on transportation fuel costs.
We expected the DCCC to unleash their spin machine of distortions on Schweikert's record as a legislator – and on cue, they did so last month with a push poll and press release claiming that David wanted to raise taxes (For those of you just tuning in, that actually means something when the democrat opponent picks you as the one he wants to try and tear down before he has to face you in the general). We were, however, surprised and disappointed to see such a false attack come from a contributor to SA. Ultimately, Publius and whomever he is trolling for owe the readers of this blog an apology and retraction. At worst he has insulted our intelligence. While he may think we doth protest too much, it would not be beyond sensibility to discount the remainder of what Publius will say in this venue.
Bill Connor
Campaign Manager – David Schweikert for Congress
Vantage Point
One of the great things about Sonoran Alliance is that we have a number of diverse opinions expressed on the blog by various writers. (I've actually invited a number of individuals from conservative circles to write for SA.) As the "Senior Editor" (I guess that's what I do), I try to be equitable and allow all our writers to post even though they may not agree on the details. All I ask is that they strive for accuracy and back it up with details. In fact, I recently pulled back a post because I wanted the writer to conduct a little more research before publishing.
Unfortunately, this evening's earlier post by Publius is a case in which he/she lacked the details and probably should have done their homework. The post focused on SA-endorsed congressional candidate, David Schweikert, and took him to task over a supposed tax hike that occurred back in 1993 while he served in the Arizona House. Rather than pulling back tonight's post over the inaccuracy, I'm going to allow the readers to observe a little "political housecleaning" in action. The good thing is I don't have to get my hands dirty.
Thanks to Greg Patterson's (Espresso Pundit) quick response and the simple fact that he (Greg) along with a number of other conservative Republicans were present and casted votes FOR the bill, Publius' post can quickly be corrected. Perhaps Espresso Pundit best sums up what is really going on by writing:
So is there anything that we can actually learn from a hit piece like this? Yep. Early voting starts in 3 days, Schweikert has raised nearly a million dollars and has been dropping $50k a week on TV and someone out there is getting really desperate.
As I diplomatically assert that SA continues to celebrate the ability of our writers to express differing conservative views, AND even more importantly, that we all remain unified in our repulsion to tax hikes, I must apologize on behalf of Publius for a post that obviously contradicts a Club for Growth/SA endorsment and insults a number of longtime conservative Republicans with consistent anti-tax voting records.
And just in case you're wondering how the mainstream media reported on this event when blogs were just a glisten in Al Gore's eye, here is the story from The Arizona Daily Star.


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Bucks turn focus to finishing strong
APR 06, 2013 11:23p ET
MILWAUKEE -- It's done.
Though it may have taken a bit longer than anticipated to make it official after having lost seven of 10 games, the Milwaukee Bucks will be back in the playoffs for the first time in three years.
"We kind of hit a rough patch here toward the end, but we had some good patches, too, during the regular season which enabled us to get to this position," coach Jim Boylan said Saturday night. "It's pretty nice to be able to clinch and still have six games left. It's very satisfying for us."
The Bucks' 100-83 victory over the Toronto Raptors at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, combined with Philadelphia's loss to Miami, was enough for Milwaukee to punch its ticket to the playoffs three years to the day since it last secured a berth.
"It feels great," Bucks guard Monta Ellis said after his 22-point, nine-assist outing. "Now we can start getting focused on finishing the season and trying to get a positive edge for the playoffs."
Center Larry Sanders got back to his shot blocking ways against the Raptors by swatting six shots and said after the game that Milwaukee accomplished one of its main goals by qualifying for postseason play.
"This is what we've been working for all year," Sanders noted. "To finally accomplish that is great."
Only three players remain from the team 2010 team that last reached the postseason: Brandon Jennings, Ersan Ilyasova and Luc Mbah a Moute. That team went into the playoffs with a bit of momentum, winning five of its final seven games, a feat this Bucks squad will try and replicate with six games remaining on its schedule.
Ilyasova remembers that team fondly, saying it was exciting to be a part of the Bucks taking Atlanta to seven games in the first round. But he knows it's no longer 2010.
"This playoff experience is going to be different for us. We have to put a lot more effort," said Ilyasova, who finished with nine points and eight rebounds. "We kind of have to build up whatever we did during the season. This is the most important time of the year for us. You play the whole season just to be in this spot."
Although their place in the postseason is guaranteed, the Bucks' seed is still in doubt.
Milwaukee sits two games behind seventh-seeded Boston, which also has six games remaining. A trip to the defending champion Heat awaits the Bucks, a daunting task for any team to face the NBA's top squad in a best-of-seven series.
Yet, the Bucks seem unfazed at those prospects, preferring not to look ahead and focus on themselves instead.
Ellis noted the team wasn't scoreboard watching during the game and that it didn't find out about Miami's large lead until halftime.
Ilyasova was a bit more blunt with his assessment of future playoff seeding.
"We don't care if it's the sixth, seventh or eighth. In order to do something you just have to win," he said. "It doesn't really matter to me at this point. We are a playoff team, and we have to play like one."
For Boylan, the task at hand is to balance keeping his players healthy and rested with trying to get a more favorable matchup.
"We have to be smart," he said. "At this point, we just want to digest everything and see where we are. I don't have any definitive answers for that other than to say we just want to keep winning games and end the season on a positive note. Whoever we end up playing we end up playing."


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Am I correct in my observation that we drafted a punter BEFORE we drafted even one OL? Please tell me I missed something here. What in the name of Max Winter has happened to this franchise???
Agree Coach, it just seems…wrong.
Generally I do not learn article on blogs, but I wish
to say that this write-up very compelled me to take a look at and do it!
Your writing style has been surprised me. Thank you, quite nice article.


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Russian Military Forces Have Now Invaded Ukraine
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That's a rather one-sided view of what happened. Yes, the Soviet Union did invade Afghanistan as part of pushing its global ideology, much like the USA invaded Vietnam. But the stone age state of Afghanistan at the time of the US invasion in 2001 was a direct result of America supporting religious fanatics in a proxy war, the mujahideen, who after the war ended and the Soviet's were defeated went on to become the Taliban. That's why bin Laden is so famously a former ally of the US.
The USA is not only building an empire but doing so in plain sight of everyone. To quote Putin directly:
Our partners, especially in the United Sates, always clearly formulate their own geopolitical and state interests and follow them with persistence. Then, using the principle "You're either with us or against us" they draw the whole world in. And those who do not join in get 'beaten' until they do.
This principle is most clearly visible in two acts. One is that the sanctions on Iran are built as a "you're with us or against us" model. Any country that is seen by America to be "undermining" the sanctions i.e. not joining in is itself sanctioned. And the second act is again sanctions based: every financial institution in the world is being taken over by Washington via a system of recursive ("viral" if you like) sanctions that require banks to obey the USA even if that would contradict local laws. The goal is to collect tax from American's abroad. It's called FATCA and it's resulted in many, many nations having to repeal their own privacy laws, in order to allow banks to become agents of the US Government. They were given no choice in the matter.
So the USA has found ways of forcing people in countries all over the world to: (a) engage in economic warfare against America's enemies and (b) pay taxes directly to America, all regardless of what the local government wants or how the local people vote.
Being able to conscript people to their fights and force payment of taxes is the very foundation of empire itself.


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A Nashville woman who took a job just after graduating high school never left the company and is now retiring after more than 58 years of long-time loyalty.
Bernice Csaszar's career is an American success story. When she started working for Firestone Tires fresh out of high school in Ohio, the environment was a lot like the television show 'Mad Men.' It was a man's world then, but she and society have come a long way since.
"You took shorthand, filed, typed and got their coffee. They didn't get their coffee back then. You had to go to the coffee pot and bring it back to them," Csaszar said.
She now administers the company's $2.5 million trust fund, long after moving to Middle Tennessee when Bridgestone bought Firestone.
"People are coming, making good wishes, complimenting you. You know you don't deserve it, but it's nice that they say it," Csaszar said.
She may be retiring, but she isn't slowing down.
"I'm gonna take a month off, get my house in order. But I don't want to stay home and watch soap operas and TV, no. I don't want to do that," Csaszar said.
It's unlikely the 77-year-old Csaszar will be taking much of a break. She's typically out of bed at 1 a.m., exercises for an hour, gets to work by 4:30 a.m. and exercises another hour there.
"Other people seem to think I'm obsessed or whatever," she said.
Her workout ethic is so impressive, Bridgestone named its company fitness center after Csaszar.
So, for her, retirement doesn't mean the rocking chair. All it means is 'what's next?'
"I just want to do something else," she said.
Whatever is next, Csaszar is sure she'll get involved with something that feels important to her. If agencies out there are looking for a good volunteer, they should track down Csaszar. She would be a great addition.
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Over......he is still head coach Jan. 1
Under....he is gone before then
Still head coach Jan.1
Gone before then
Over......he is still head coach Jan. 1
Under....he is gone before then
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Who knows ?...that 7 million is still in play.
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Probably over, as you said, if you get rid of Shanahan, you have to get rid of everyone, which means buying them out. Obviously Briles and Brian are favorites right now. You're looking at basically a $12-15 million hit to get people out and have new people come in.
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I think he'll be here if for no other reason that he is Snyder's hand-picked dream coach. Not sure he could get fired if he tried. Obviously, poor performance is not an issue.
A win against the G-Men would help......for a few minutes. It would also raise Cousins value .
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Under. Don't let the door hit you in the *** on the way out Shannytan, you arrogant prick. Good riddence. He's been real great as coach/GM, what a talent evaluator. Your 2nd best WR is Fred Davis and he doesn't see the field til week 13, now that's arrogence when your forcing the 'Hot Garbage' you drafted out on the field instead of the real talent you have right in front of your f-in eyes. Take your tanning bed and get the ***** outta DC Shannytan.
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Must forget Davis is coming off an Achilles injury and he certainly hasn't been good this season, or not nearly to the level we are used to. Plus I believe there was some off the field issues going on, can't remember 100%.
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Davis fell asleep in meetings was the last thing I heard. That...and Jordan was a beast.
Now we may have neither if Davis walks & Jordan can't shake the headaches.
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over, only because of the $7 mill. but its his last chance.
I would take the over. But I would say it is on the condition of an entirely new coaching staff under him. Little Shanny and Haslett are as good as gone. ST coach, if you can say we have one, couldn't tell on the field, is gone. Rex Ryan for D-coordinator maybe?
If Davis was acting like a fool, I personally wouldn't want him on the field. I think that's been one major problem with the Redskins for a long time. Players have been allowed to do whatever they want, and never be held accountable for it.
It's no secret, it's why a lot of players have said a) they'd never play for us, or b) the ones who have, have mentioned how Washington isn't a football town, it's a party town.
With Davis' track record, he honestly fits the party boy, cocky idiot attitude.
Again, I remember hearing that he was being an idiot again, whether that is falling asleep during film study or something else, I don't know, but assuming he is, he doesn't belong on the field, no matter how good he is.
As a coach you have to set an example and make it known if you don't work your *** off throughout the week/season, you're benched until further notice.
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East Tennessee Livestock Center and the Houston family have been leaders and innovators in the livestock marketing industry. Over 40 years ago, Joe Houston and the Smoky Mountain Feeder Calf Association formed an alliance to sell graded feeder calves. These sales remain a mainstay of our business. In 1982 the first graded Holstein steer sales were held at the ETLC. We began selling cattle on video in the early 1980s, and in 2001 held the first electronically IDed sale east of the Mississippi. We do this for only one reason. We always are trying to find ways to showcase our customers' cattle in order to get the maximum price for their livestock and to make the marketing process as easy as possible. As we reflect upon our past, we continue to work to improve our service to our customers. We look forward to 2012 as we celebrate 50 years of marketing livestock in East Tennessee.
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A lot of us Vikings are anxious today. We are worried about injury and lack of depth. Almost all of us are worried to death about Favre facing the dirty dozen (11 + Williams) with no significant upgrades to the OL. We are worried about Chilly not doing enough. We are worried about feeling lonely and helpless as we felt last time when they were hitting Favre. We are not wrong to have these concerns. Nobody has any answers (including me). The only thing we have is hope. Hope and Faith.
Please allow me to tell you how I am calming myself today and tomorrow before the lightning strikes the Superdome.
Offensive Line: I cannot imagine that our coaches and players are not aware of what perception our OL gave to rest of the world on that fateful night. Imagine the trio going down to Mississippi and asking Favre to come back. Deanna would have taken their head off if they had not assured her that Favre will be protected. I can imagine her screaming at them," You mofo's let those dirty bastards break my husband's bones and now you have the nerve to come down here." I am sure Zygi, Childress and the players have assured them that it will not happen again.
Favre: I am worried about Favre. How will he hold up against Saints again. I remind myself, the man has played 19 years. This cannot be the first time he is being targeted. Greg W. is not smarter than rest of NFL. He surely isn't the first one to think of attacking Favre to win the game. Let's have faith in Favre that he knows what he is doing. Remember, he knew he was going to test his ankle in the first game against Saints before he said yes to coming back. If he was doubtful about his ankle, he would have stayed home. Let's give him some credit and have faith in him.
Childress: My biggest concern is Childress. Last year when Mark Sanchez was hit illegally, Rex Ryan blew his top off with the referees. When Favre got hit 16 times, I don't remember Chilly doing anything. Maybe I had closed my eyes because of the painful scenes on my TV screen. Pl let me know if I missed something but to me it seemed like Chilly was not much concerned about his QB. But I have faith in Zygi. I hope he asked Chilly the same thing I am asking you guys. Zygi bent over backwards for Favre beause he knows he is not getting his stadium without Favre and Vikings doing well this season. Let us hope Zygi will have Chilly's nuts for breakfast if Chilly doesn't pull it together.
Defense: Why did they not hit Brees? I don't know. Is Saint's OL that good? I think not. Is our defense too soft? Maybe because Chilly is a softie...it trickles down. Then I remember Jared Allen hit on Matt Schaub's knee and it gives me hope. I hope our defense brings it on this time. I have maintained through all my posts on DN that nothing short of Brees' knees will bring me satisfaction...now only if Defense cared about my satisfaction. I wrote on another post here on DN: Gandhi said if someone slaps you, give him another cheek and he will stop hitting you. Gandhi did not know NFL. I hope our D is not listening to Gandhi.
Players: Players on both side of the ball have been openly saying that Favre will not be hit again like last time. AP says his helmet hits are coming between Favre and anyone who tries to go near him. Jared says that Saints are not going to get to Favre again and he is on defense. Shiancoe got in a Twitter fight with trash-mouth Sharper by telling him to mind his own injuries. I am hopeful our players stand up for their leader this time.
Goodell: I hope Goodell realizes that Favre is the most watched player in NFL. For millions, NFL will not be the same next year. Goodell needs Favre for the monster numbers in viewership and followers. Can you imagine what the numbers would have been if Favre had met Manning in SB last season?
Overall, this hope and faith is all we have before the game to save us from panic attacks. This faith in Favre, his team and Zygi whipping Chilly's ass. This hope and faith and our fellow Norsemen.


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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 by admin in Automobilization, Capitalism
Apparently, the Chevy Volt's tendency to burst into flames isn't just a GM problem. The same issue — failure of battery cooling systems — exists in the IQ-test-for-rich-people known as the Fisker Karma:
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — A123 Systems Inc., the maker of batteries for electric vehicles, said it found a "potential safety issue" in batteries it supplies to Fisker Automotive Inc.
A123, which also sells batteries to automakers such as General Motors Co. and Daimler AG, said hose clamps that are part of the internal cooling system of its batteries supplied to Fisker were "misaligned" and may cause coolant to leak. Such a leak could lead to an electrical short circuit, David Vieau, chief executive officer, wrote in a memo on Waltham, Massachusetts-based A123's investor-relations website.
One wonders how the car's means of preventing electrical fires is going to perform after collisions, given that misalignment in manufacturing is a problem. Maybe Fisker will have its own battery shut-down squads roving the nation and swooping in after every crash. Or maybe not.
That's the problem with increased complexity: It tends to create more ways for things to fail.
Of course, so long as we let capitalists dictate how we conduct our lives, they are going to continue insisting that we butter our toast with these profit-maximizing chainsaws.
Posted on Dec 01, 2011 by admin in Alt Fuels, Electric Boondoggle, Volt
Remember our recent report about a Chevy Volt catching fire three weeks after a crash test? Turns out it wasn't a fluke. According to Automotive News:
In lab tests completed last week by U.S. safety regulators, a second Volt [battery] pack began to smoke and throw off sparks while a third battery pack caught fire a week after a simulated crash.
GM may redesign the battery for its Chevrolet Volt to address issues raised after federal officials opened a safety probe into the plug-in electric [sic] car, CEO Dan Akerson said today.
GM said on Monday it would also offer loaner vehicles to about 5,500 Volt owners as it works with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on ways to reduce the risk of battery fires breaking out days after crashes involving the car.
How delightful! After shelling out $40,000+ for the car and another few thousand for the home charging station, you get to enjoy a loaner GM.
Such is reality in the Rube Goldberg world of late Oil Age automobiles.
Posted on Nov 11, 2011 by admin in Electric Boondoggle
Not that it much matters, given the sub-anemic sales, but it seems that GM's vaporware/haloware/loss leader, the Chevy Volt, might be prone to conflagration after collisions. Bloomberg reports:
U.S. auto-safety regulators are scrutinizing the safety of lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles after a General Motors Co. (GM) Chevrolet Volt battery caught fire, people familiar with the probe said.
The regulators have approached all automakers, including GM, Nissan Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co., that sell or have plans to sell vehicles with lithium-ion batteries with questions about the batteries' fire risk, four people familiar with the inquiry said.
The Volt caught fire while parked at a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing center in Wisconsin, three weeks after a side-impact crash test, said an agency official. The fire was severe enough to burn vehicles parked near the Volt, the agency official said. Investigators determined the battery was the source of the fire, the official said.
As usual, NHTSA is dutifully representing the interests of the industry by keeping the investigation secret:
The official, as well as the three other people familiar with the inquiry, said they couldn't be named because the investigation isn't public.
Posted on Nov 23, 2010 by admin in Alt Fuels, Electric Boondoggle, Greenwashing, Liberal Fantasies
Turns out the EPA (hardly a tough skeptic on this crucial capitalist push) says the Nissan Leaf, when brand-new, will have a driving range of 73, not 100, miles.
In other words, in its marketing efforts, Nissan exaggerates this key number by 37 percent. (Par for the course in our market-totalitarian "up to" culture.)
Of course, even Nissan admits that the Leaf battery, which stores the burnt coal or natural gas or fissioned uranium on which the Leaf ultimately runs, will, like all batteries, decay over time. Nissan says ordinary decay will take the battery down to 80 percent capacity after five years.
If Nissan is fudging that figure by roughly the same percentage of its range lies, in 5 years, the preening fools who spend the $35,000+ it takes to get a Leaf and a home charger might have a coal-car than can go maybe 50 miles total. Five years after that? Who knows?
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Truly Feel Good Story! – Paraplegic Woman Surfs By Harnessing Herself To Her Sons Friends Back
An Irish Priest Lifts The Roof Of With Hallelujah – Full version
What an amazing priest, and what an amazing voice!
The "action" begins after 1 min.
An Awesome Prank It Forward – A Charity Turned Into a 3 Star Restaurant
I sometimes have a hard time with some/many of the prank it forward videos. The cause is good, but I don't like that the subject has to be exposed so hard.
This video is different, since it's a group of amazing people who are served a great evening with a lot of respect, by other amazing people who put this amazing eventing together.
Thoughts For The Weekend – Success vs. Happiness
When you're running your own business, or just enjoying your day-to-day work it's really easy to get carried away in a single project, a new deal or your next invention. But now and then I think that it's important to take a few steps back, and either enjoy what you're achieving or change the situation.
Anyhow earlier today I stepped over this list of one-liners around the subject Success vs. Happiness, and even though I find some of them a little bit strange, the most of them are worth thinking about in our everyday struggle towards happiness… or is it success?
Happy Weekend!
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A great list for many aspects of life – Pixar's 22 Rules of storytelling
Why worry? What did you worry about one year ago?
Success is all the money in the world; happiness is having people to spend it on.
Success is measurable; happiness is limitless.
Success is a fancy car; happiness is a great ride.
Success is working hard; happiness is loving the work.
Success is the fame; happiness is the rise.
Success is the race; happiness is the finish line.
Success is having everyone know your name; happiness is having the right people know your name.
Success is being right; happiness is being true.
Success is earned, happiness is achieved.
Success is awards; happiness is its own reward.
Success is money in the bank; happiness can't be deposited.
Success is private jets; happiness is flying high.
Success is never easy; happiness will never feel difficult.
Success is money; happiness is value.
Success is sacrifice; happiness is plentiful.
Success is late hours; happiness is all day.
Success is second homes; happiness is always home.
Success is material things; happiness is in the materials.
Success is pursuing your dreams; happiness is living your dreams.
Success is praise; happiness is never needing it.
Success is reaching the top; happiness has no ceiling.
Success is all the money in the world; happiness is needing none of it.
Success is doing what you love; happiness is loving what you do.
Success is just ahead; happiness was never behind.
Success is pursued; happiness is acquired.
Success is getting everything you ever wanted; happiness is not needing any of it.
Success is calculated; happiness doesn't need a cheat sheet.
Success is envied; happiness is shared.
Success is perfection; happiness is embracing the imperfections.
Success is going the distance; happiness is enjoying the destination.
Do You See The Face In The Cloud?
It was quite awhile ago since I posted any photos. At the same time, I'm having a little project at my Facebook-page with "One Image a week". So I thought about this brilliant idea to use the at both my Facebook page, and here. :)
This photo was taken at lunch time this Saturday. I spent the weekend in Vemdalen, a ski resort in Sweden, and the wind during these days were hard, to say the least. This is taken at the top with an iPhone 5S.
What I enjoyed with the scene was the contrast between the wind and the sunny sky, at the same time as the snow passed by, creating those small white dots that almost looked like stars.
While you're at it; do you see the face in the clouds?
Amazing Story and Beautiful Footage – How Wolves Changes Rivers
Except for the beautiful footage; what an amazing story!


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The Jacksonville Jaguars were blown out at home for the second time this season, but the first at the hands of the Chicago Bears, losing by the score of 41-3. Absolutely nothing went right for Jacksonville on Sunday, from the offense to the defense.
Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert struggled mightily against the Bears defense, completing 17 of 33 passes for just 142 yards. The young quarterback also threw two interceptions, both of which were returned for touchdowns.
The performance leaves Adam Stites of SB Nation's Jaguars blog, Big Cat Country, wondering if Jaguars GM Gene Smith and Gabbert are running out of time.
Barring a monumental difference between these Jaguars and the ones that come out to play after the upcoming bye week, the Gene Smith and Blaine Gabbert may be approaching their ends sooner than later.
On the other end, Jacksonville's defense allowed over 500 total yards and were scorched all game by wide receiver Brandon Marshall. The talented wide out caught 12 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown.
As aforementioned above, the Jaguars will have a bye week to right the ship and show signs of improvement heading into Oakland for a game against the Raiders.


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UBC Solar | July Update
by Joanne Chow
It's nice to finally see the sun in Vancouver. Welcome, summer! And what can demonstrate the power of the sun better than a solar car built by UBC students?
After hours of hard work, we have finally mounted the solar cells modules on our car.
The printed circuit board of our maximum power point tracker has finally arrived. Maximum power point tracker will help maximizing the efficiency of our solar cells.
The mechanical team has designed the rear and front suspensions of the car and it should be completed by late August or early September.
Check our awesome facebook page and website for more pictures and information!
UBC Solar | June Update
May and June have been two very busy months for UBC Solar. First up, structural team has been working on the canopy of the car. The photo below is the mould of the canopy, taken outside engineering design center on our Saturday meeting.
Electrical team has been working with the solar cell circuit. We have placed the solar cells on to the aeroshell for measurement. As planned, the solar cells will be mounted by the end of June.
Mechanical team has done amazing work to improve the aerodynamics of the aeroshell too.
Last but not the least, for the logistic side, we have printed our new team T-shirts. Check out the AMS Sustainability logo on the back! We are still actively looking for both products and financial sponsors, so please check out our sponsorship page if you would like your company logo go on the next batch of T-shirts.
UBC Solar | March Update
Time flies and it's almost the end of an amazing school year! We wish your year is as awesome as ours because this year, UBC Solar had made great progress on our solar car!
First's up – we have done some outreach at E-Fest 2012 at Vancouver Public Library Central Branch. We met many people, mostly students and families, who are interested in our project. We, of course, have promoted the idea of sustainability at the event! We are not going to bore you with the details because we have got great news!
Great news number one! Our proud mechanical team and electrical team have finally got the motor controller working! They put the motor and rear swing arm on and drove around in the area near the Engineering Design Centre. It was the first time we've driven the car with the driver controlling from inside the car. (Okay, it might not be the completed car, but you can see the roll-cage is rolling!) You can check out our video here!
Great news number two! The bottom-side of the areoshell body is done! After many hours of work in the workshop, we have finally completed the bottom half of the areoshell. Since we have gained the experience and completed the mould for the top part, it wouldn't take very long to finish the top side of the areoshell body.
So, be patient and wait for more of our good news next month!
UBC Solar | February Update
by Joanne Chow
Happy Reading Week! We've made great progress over the last few weeks. Our aeroshell mould is almost complete and we are a few short weeks away from the final aeroshell itself. Below is a picture of our areoshell mould in Maple Ridge. We have put down the first layer of fibre-glass for the mould and we will put down the remaining three layers throughout the next week.
We've had some good progress on the electrical side and mechanical side as well. The electrical team is finishing our motor controller and working on the maximum power point tracker, communication between the CAN-BUS and microcontroller and multiple sensors on the car. The mechanical team is cutting some chromoly tubing for the second iteration of the swingarm.
If we keep up the good work, we could have our car looking like a car and rolling under its own power in a month! If you are interested in what we are doing in our weekly work party, feel free to contact us or check us out in the Wayne & William White Engineering Design Center every Saturday at 11am.
UBC Solar | January Update
by Joanne Chow
It's January. Students have returned back to school, our project team meetings have resumed, and we have good news to report.
First, news from the mechanical team. The design stage is going well and the implementation of the physical system is also done. Team members are busy working on documentation, such as the length of every nail, angel of every joining point between two pieces of metal, the brake system, and steering.
Second, the mold for the areoshell is close to completion too. We are still finalizing details and fine-tuning the mold. According to our structural team manager, once the mold (the hardest part of making the shell) is complete, the fabrication of the actual areoshell will be very easy to make.
For electrical and electronic side, we have a few first and second year students working on some small, but important, electronic component to ensure the driver will have a great experience driving on a hot sunny day.
Also, several electrical engineering students have decided to join UBC Solar and volunteered to work on the Maximum-Power-Point-Tracker, a very important electrical component that converts the 72 Volts from solar cells to 48 Volts for the Lithium-Polymer batteries. Finally, the motor controller circuit is close to completion; in other word, we should have a running vehicle before ASC and we will drive around the Greater Vancouver area to raise environmental awareness.


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Are App Developers Obliged To Update Paid Apps?
I recently upgraded to an iPhone 5 and, upon reloading all my apps, noticed that one of the more expensive games that I'd bought ($7!), had not been updated since I bought it almost two years ago. Not even an update to support the iPhone 4.
Now, this company still makes games. If I've invested in a number of their apps, should they be at least obliged to update them to the latest version? Their games are still on the store for $5 each!
Without naming names, these are popular games. I have bought quite a few games and even the cheapest of the bunch are updated after ever major iOS update.
What gives? I'd like to hear both from app developers and consumers!


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The Jacksonville Jaguars will travel to Oakland to take on the Raiders this Sunday in a battle between two struggling teams.
Both the Jaguars and Raiders are 1-4 this season and have lost two games in a row heading into their showdown on Sunday. Despite identical records, national experts are almost unanimously picking Oakland to win on Sunday.
All 12 ESPN experts are picking the Raiders to be victorious. All four Yahoo Sports experts are expecting the Oakland to win and 6 of the 8 experts on CBSSports.com are picking the Raiders to defeat Jacksonville.
Oakland is 1-1 at home this season as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-31, in Week 3 and lost to the San Diego Chargers, 22-14, in Week 1. Jacksonville is 1-1 on the road in 2012 with their win coming against division rival Indianapolis, 22-17, in Week 3.
The Jaguars are in last place in the AFC South while the Raiders are third in the AFC West.


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Holy Family win LIME/INSPORTS Primary League title
Holy Family Primary and Infant school are the 2012 champions of the LIME/INSPORTS Primary League after beating Irwin Primary 2-1 in the final at Jarrett Park Montego Bay, yesterday.
Two goals in three minutes in the second half saw Kingston's Holy Family take a firm grip of the contest with Jamal Anglin (47th) scoring the opener before Horace Ramsay (50th) doubled it.
Irwin Primary, who are the St James champions, almost fell further behind, before top striker Calwayne Allen scored directly from a corner kick in the 55th minute, five minutes from the end.
The situation created a tense finish for both teams, but the Christopher Richardson-coached Holy Family held their nerve to clinch their first national title in any sport.


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The snake is 14-feet long, 140 pounds.
Just this week, Florida Fish and Wildlife confirmed it was the largest male African Rock Python found in the state.
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Space is limited. We expect the 45 spots to fill quickly!
The Sanctuary is home to whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sharks, the largest seabird colony in the lower 48 states and much more. Expert naturalists will provide a world of information about the Sanctuary's history, resources, sea life, programs, and the conservation challenges it faces today. We will be lead by Captain Joe Nazar, owner of San Francisco Whale Tours, who is generously contributing his boat Kitty Kat for the daylong outing.
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RIA National Robot Safety Conference
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Join us for the National Robot Safety Conference, the leading event for industrial robot safety and compliance.
- Engineers
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Interested in becoming an RIA Certified Robot Integrator?
Your conference attendance helps meet established criteria in becoming certified.
Conference Agenda
Sessions will cover the following topics:
- How automation can transform your company
- In-depth overview of the R15.06 (2012 Edition) of the Robot Safety Standard
- ISO Standards Overview
- Safety and Collaborative Robot Operations
- Safeguard Selection
- Functional Safety and Safety Circuit Design
- Risk Assessment
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- Circuitry Summary for Robot Integrators
- Safety from the Users Perspective
Why attend?
- Gain valuable insight through conference sessions and workshops on robot safety, machine and robot standards
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MY LOUSY WORLD: Animal ACLU
I'm launching the Animal ACLU: "Animal Caretakers Litigating Unflattering treatment." Our goal is to make animals equal to humans in all areas, and if not, we'll sue the pants off this "humans first" society.
Sure, the Bible says God gave man dominion over animals, but you'll find your dictionary describes "dominion" as "to submit to; bow down, take a back seat to." (Don't bother checking — I just told you what it says).
MY LOUSY WORLD: A scathing hello from an old friend
Via Facebook, which still confounds me, I reached out and touched someone I've not seen in 40 years. He touched me back with a kick to the groin. This fellow — let's call him "Ned," since he sounds obsessively image-conscious — evidently isn't my biggest fan.
MY LOUSY WORLD: Doug day afternoon
June 30 began like many days for me: partly cloudy with a 70 percent chance of pain. But even I could never have guessed the perfect storm about to befall me. It was another Doug Day Afternoon, and as Mangold is my witness, every word is true.
MY LOUSY WORLD: Headlines you won't believe
We've heard it many times before — folks mauled by vicious animals, sometimes resulting in death, or even worse, disfigurement. A few weeks ago, 65-year-old homeless man, Ronald Poppo had his face "mostly chewed off" along a busy Miami highway before police fatally shot "Rudy."
MY LOUSY WORLD: Revisiting past trauma
Occasionally, I must revisit past columns with updates and clarifications. Everything I write is true, of course, since exaggeration of my blunder-laden life would be like Barbra Streisand embellishing the size of her nose. But there are those rare misrepresentations.
A recent column in the Tribune's Home Improvement edition recounted 35 years of roofing misery — falls, vanishing ladders in windstorms, sunstroke, etc. I suggested that may be why most roofers are lushes; they drink to forget. But that is stereotyping, which you might expect from a drunken Irishman, but not a good German boy like me.
MY LOUSY WORLD: Celebrate life like a dog
The highlight of a recent day came while walking my dogs by the river, when Trina suddenly veered off the trail and hunched over, trying to pinch the proverbial loaf. You must be thinking, "Boy, this guy sure doesn't set the excitement bar high," but let me explain.


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MU 583 from Shanghai Pudong on final approach for Runway 24R.
On static display at Warbirds Over Wanaka 2006.
Reviewing old pictures
M.A.S Mexico Air Spotters (1600px)
LY 005 from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion on finals for Runway 25L.
Ex N1795B, PP-VSA, N571GX. Currently flying as Gol's PR-GIP... Seen here arriving from Santiago de Chile as RG8923.
As LEJ spotters almost "touch" the Antonov through the fences... Here an shot from 2006 on apron A1 east at Leipzig/ Halle Airport.
Taking off for its display at Warbirds Over Wanaka 2006.
Most famous location at AMS (NOW CLOSED!!)
Cargoliners gliding down face2face to the photographers, finding her way to the runway for take off. Polderbaan is taxiing 20 minutes from this location... (more)
What can I say? Built it himself. Flies like a demon. Always an absolute pro to work with. And a gentleman too.