text: I agree, this was the best Loch Ruadh event we have had since Lughnasa (hell Welshmen can't spell). By my count, we had 6 heavy fighters, 10 archers, 16 citizens and about 100 drive by mundanes who slowed to watch. Some even stoped for a while. The next combined practice is March 4Th. We need the war practice. All Loch Ruadh should make their best effort the be there and support the greatest Shire in the whole SCA. LOCH RUADH ROCKS. Your humble herald (if that is possible}, Gruffydd Mawr ap Rodri aka, Dad Dana <sca004 at sbcglobal.net> wrote: It was great to see everyone today. My thanks go out to Kaz and Antonia for the ride to fighter practice and the loan of a chair and to Seward and Anna for the ride home. I had a great time. Dana _______________________________________________ Loch-Ruadh mailing list Loch-Ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/loch-ruadh-ansteorra.org


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Rutger Hauer as Harley Stone in Split Second (Tony Maylam, 1992)
Rutger Hauer as Nick Parker in Blind Fury (Phillip Noyce, 1989)
Rutger Hauer in tonight's film, Crossworlds.
I'm trying to think of how many movie trailers have hit me with the bait-and-switch in my life; and can I sue DTV DVD covers for saying an actor is starring in a movie, when he's only in it for five minutes? I'm going to go through Rutger Hauer's recent filmography other than Hobo with a Shotgun, then head over to LegalZoom.com and start filing suits.
Rutger Hauer, totally cool, in Split Second.
Rutger Hauer with a big gun in tonight's review, Split Second, at the DTVC.
Split Second (1992)

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Don't junk the U.S. auto industry
Mr. Ludwig, a former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, is founder and CEO of consulting firm Promontory Financial Group. Any opinions are his own; GMAC Financial Services is one of Promontory's clients.
The economic upheaval wreaking havoc on the global financial system is threatening to claim another victim: the domestic automobile industry and its financing arms.
General Motors Corp. could run out of cash by January without help. Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC also need fast government intervention to stay solvent. Automakers and the UAW are making their case to Congress this week for emergency help. But even the supporters of a $25 billion aid package for the auto industry are dubious about whether they have the votes to pass it.
This raises the question, why not just let them go bankrupt? The domestic auto industry is everyone's favorite whipping boy, and its problems have been growing for decades. Some are of its own making; many are circumstantial. But we cannot blithely accept its failure as somehow inevitable or deserved.
Our economy has been badly battered in recent months, and has become increasingly fragile. The erosion of our industrial base already presents real security risks to our nation. Why would we accelerate this sorry state of affairs at a time of national crisis by sitting on our hands and letting a signature American industry collapse?
The American auto industry is well worth saving, for many reasons. One reason is that for the past decade Detroit has made heavy investment and steady progress in improving its competitiveness, what it calls "altering the DNA" of American cars. US automakers spend $22 billion annually on plants, equipment, research and development. Breakthroughs are at hand in developing alternative fuel propulsion systems, and our national well-being and security depend upon seeing them through to completion.
If we allow U.S. automakers to go under out of anger, resignation, or ideology, it will only mean all the work and investment of the last decade will be ceded to our foreign competitors instead of being plowed back into the U.S. economy.
Another reason is the industry's importance to the job market and the wider economy. Automobile manufacturing directly employs a quarter of a million workers and indirectly about one in ten U.S. jobs are related to some degree to the automotive sector, according to GM estimates. So the effects of a collapsed U.S. auto sector would not be limited to Detroit – they would be magnified as the ripples spread to related industries.
If we allow U.S. automakers to fail, millions of retirees depending on auto company pensions will be at risk and auto manufacturing jobs will disappear. The ripple effect won't end there; millions of jobs in related sectors, such as U.S. manufacturers of steel, aluminum, iron, copper, plastics, rubber, electronics, and computer chips, will also feel the pain.
Worse yet, the promise of a meaningful future for American manufacturing would fade. As that promise dims, the role played by manufacturing jobs as a passport to the middle class would likewise disappear.
The auto manufacturers did not cause this crisis; they were working hard to reinvent the quintessential American invention when high oil prices and economic upheaval hit, dragging them into the vortex. There is a tendency to think that an example must be made, that someone must be allowed to fail. But do we really need to cut out of the heart of the real economy? When the patient is in the middle of a full blown coronary, it's no time to discuss lifestyle changes.
We can and should revisit subjects like executive pay scales and expense controls when the industry isn't at death's door. For now, we should recognize the gravity of the moment, and use the TARP funds and pass necessary auto-related financial stabilization legislation to avoid digging a bigger hole for the national economy.
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Seems to me that the US auto industry has been actively resisting building cars people want to buy since the 1970s (coincidentally, when I entered the auto market). And at this point, all their experience and expertise is about conducting downsizing operations, since that's all they've done this generation.
What's to save?
With united auto workers at $76.00per hr. i think it time for them to take pay cut and aline more with rest work force.
People seem to think that bankruptcy is the end. It's not. The airlines have proven this several times.
Chapter 11 will allow the auto makers to restructure their costs. Hopefully that restructuring would go from the factroy floor to the board room. In fact the feds should use the $25B loan as leverage to make a few changes.
There is no point putting Americans further in debt to finance the foolishness of high paid execs. It's time to pay the piper.
I agree with your article. I also strongly agree to your point of executive pat scale adjustments but also include their BONUSES, which by the way are out of line. The contracts these execs write and the Boards of Dir, approve, should be approved by Stockholders, not BoD's, and this goes for ALL other companies that have created this situation.
Now, Let's also put blame on the UAW and other unions that have raped the companies, stcokholders, and perspective consumer's of the auto industry. I would have no problem going along with a LOAN, but ONLY if the UAW steps up to the plate and admit they have caused the auto industry great pain. They've not given up anything, and feel they are entitled to every penny their contract gives them. I disagree as I've seen work ethics of union personnel cause waste and greed. These folks need to pay for more medical costs, pay more towards their healthcare insurance premiums and scripts, a reduction in pay is warranted, and a reward payment at year end for showing up at work with out taking time off is totally absurd. No one ever paid me extra for showning up for work and putting extended hours when necessary. It appears the only way they will understand the problem is if the companies fail, and they are left without a job at all.
Unions are very helpful and can protect, but more times than not, they proctect in the wrong direction. You do your job, or lose it. Unions have made many people lazy.
By the way, I'm a retired Salary Autoworker, and witnessed many UAW members in action, so I am not fantasizing about anything I've noted here. I do not want to lose my pension, by almost every benefit I've ever earned and enjoyed, have been removed over the past dozen or so years.
Thank you for your comprehensive remarks, people need to understand all the relationships that our automotive and manufacturing. Perhaps had we solved the healthcare issue long ago, this situation would have been different.
I will try to feature some of your points on our blog.
When you loan someone money its usually secured by something. In this case what? The future sales and profits of the big three! ha ! If they are "too big to fail" what's to stop them from doing this again and "extorting " more money. Showing up to beg for money from you and me in private jets (google abc news 11/19/20080) and telling of the cost cuts. If the government bails them out, then my 1040 will become the biggest lie in history next year.
Are you listening Congress ?
"People seem to think that bankruptcy is the end. It's not. The airlines have proven this several times. Chapter 11 will allow the auto makers to restructure their costs. Hopefully that restructuring would go from the factroy floor to the board room. In fact the feds should use the $25B loan as leverage to make a few changes. There is no point putting Americans further in debt to finance the foolishness of high paid execs. It's time to pay the piper.
-Posted by Eric"
Excuse me, Mr. Eric… the automakers ARE NOT like the airlines AT ALL. Airlines provide a service. Automakers, on the other hand, PRODUCE REAL GOODS (not services) and have a supply chain in which parts move from smaller suppliers to larger suppliers and finally to the automakers themselves. Supply chains depend on a steady flow of raw materials, manufactured parts, lead time for planning and a relatively stable customer base.
If an airline goes bankrupt, it restructures, catches its breath and starts again. Airline passengers can take a bus, train or car to get to their destination in the meantime.
If an automaker goes bankrupt, the supply chain falls like dominoes and the supplier companies go bankrupt left and right. By the time the bankruptcy process is over, there are NO MORE SUPPLIERS left in the supply chain because automotive suppliers live on slim margins and have done so for years now, and can't survive shutting down.
By the way, who would want to buy a car from GM, Ford or Chrysler once they declare bankruptcy? Who would trust investing $20 or $30 thousand dollars in a Big Three car after bankruptcy? Who would take the chance that the Big Three would go on and survive, even IF they somehow found new suppliers following a bankruptcy?
I prefer to give directly money to all the workers including suppliers than giving money to the three companies. Even If you pay 25 billion to these three wont
guarantee job is still exicited. They continue to cut
the workers transplant to other countries. My and other
people tax money is not for tansplant or pay for Excecutives. They have to cut the salaries and other perks for those executives and fire those in the board of directiors and appoint new people.
$76 dollars an hour!!! To strap a bumper on a car?
Think about this, my fellow Americans: Experienced Nurses
make about $25 dollars a hour, and they are the on the front
lines when it comes to saving your life.
Now, do you think that the high school drop out who puts
4 bolts on a bumper of a car that will fall apart before you
finish paying for it should earn 3 times what a nurse does?
Should they make 4 times more than Police Officers? How
about 4 times more than what Teachers make? Firefighters?
I think we can now all agree that the UAW and the Big 3 are
their own worst enemies.
This is an industry that has staunchly resisted both consumer wishes / needs and government attempts to make them change their ways. To say that American auto manufacturers did not cause this crisis is like saying that investment banks had nothing to do with the current financial crisis.
Consumers want well styled cars that are more fuel efficient and reliable. Detroit gave us gas guzzling monsters; Strike One.
Consumers need car companies that invest in zero-emissions technology – electric cars – to reduce the industry's reliance on carbon fuel. Detroit has killed off several promising electric car technologies, that may have provided sustainable jobs for thousands of North American workers in the future. Strike Two.
Detroit has long allowed the CAW union to manipulate the costs of assembly and parts manufacturing to the point where American cars are unprofitable. There is a good reason why Toyota and Honda factories are non-union: they partner with their employees for mutual benefit. You're Out!
Please, with the airline industry example. Two went into bankruptcy court, emerged, and were promptly allowed to merge (Northwest and Delta.) There has been no demonstrated increase in their profitability or efficiency. Also, if you have flown an airline lately, you must have noticed that you are paying through the nose for everything from pillows to a can of soda. Or, you are being left behind when your flight is cancelled for no reason, or left on the tarmac for hours. This is your idea of an example that the auto industry should follow? Give me a break.
Eric is totally right, and what is the point of giving them 25 billion tax dollars when they will probably just go bankrupt later anyway? Workers and retirees will still lose their jobs and pensions, just not until after the executives run off with our money
The infuriating thing about this to me is that American car companies have the resources and technology to make good cars that people want to buy, they just don't feel like it. They do not want to make the necessary changes to become competitive and profitable, and giving them a bailout won't give them any incentive to do so.
I wonder when people will start talking about "synergy". To me, it is the only way out – not only for the carmakers but also to all other industries.
I suggest to unite all three big boys and furnish a common plan. This will help expenses to be reduced tremendously and create a great deal of synergy not only in cutting expenses but also in engineering as well as restructuring the whole organization and plants.
I am a consumer who believes it is important to have an American car industry in this country. Critics call helping the American Auto Industry a bailout. I strongly believe this is an investment to rebuild our nation's economic engine. If we do nothing, the future is clear. We will see even more economic upheaval, communities will lose businesses and revenue, and thousands of jobs will disappear. Give the car companies a chance to make a turnaround. If it wasn't for the credit crunch, these companies would be on the road to succeed. If Congress does not act, it will be the shortest and fastest road from recession to depression. Our economy is suffering enough. Please help prevent further job losses and devastation to our communities. Allow the car companies to make the electric vehicles so we can stop depending on foreign oil. We cannot afford to lose this cornerstone of our economy. We should not depend on other nations for our manufacturing capabilities or new technologies. And we do not want to contribute to an even deeper collapse that will leave too many people facing further economic uncertainty.
Saving the auto industry is not about saving the american auto manufacturing coorporations, it's about saving the livelyhood of the millions of American's who are dependent on this industry. Why was it appropriate to save wall street after they made 30-40x their assets in bad investments but when the auto industry is in trouble, the "slick-dressed," "all of one, and none for all," "free-market will fix all" mentallity wins out? The auto industry has known for a decade that they are in trouble which is why they were taking such major strides to buy out contracts and downsize. They took a proactive approach to solving their problem but were blindsided by the banking industries unimaginable stupidity. So again, why should we allow an industry who is trying to improve fail, while bailing out another?
Define "breakthrough in alernative fuel"
are you talking about Gm's hydrogen fuel cell cars, estimated to be in production around 2012? BECAUSE Honda has one entering Pilot Markets in 2009. Are you talking about Hybrid technology? Because Honda realized that in the 90′s. Are you talking about E85? Because Detroit tried that in the 70′s and it watched it fail?
A restructuring of the industry seems the only route to take, given our world-wide inter-dependence upon each other's economies. Our imports and our exports are vital in restoring strength to our economy. The Big 3, like e'm or hate 'em, are major players in our export markets. A sensible approach would seem to be the extension of loans to the companies that came with conditions that limited Top-Executive pay, benefits, and bonuses, that reduced the influence of the unions, and that brought auto worker wages in line with jobs held in other sectors by persons of similar education and experience levels. The Big 3 seem very quickly to becoming the Big 2, and these in turn may become the Big 1. With frozen or trickling credit to consumers, a large boom in car sales in the immediate future does not seem likely, and so profits within these companies seem slim. If we are to save them, then they need to either merge, streamline, or restructure, or some combination of the three. In a free-market setting, this is what is expected of companies that find themselves in trouble. Either sell out to the highest bidder and liquidate, get together with someone to strengthen your base, or rethink your game and start over. Chapter 11 has it's benefits, but also would doom those sectors that rely on the auto-industry for their survival. Where does the bail-out stop? As one industry goes, they all go. Where the US economy goes, so too the economies of China, India, Japan, Norway, the Middle East, as well as Brazil and Venezuela, to name a few. We need to save as much as we can, and in the process, restructure for future strength. Reducing dependence on foreign oil will be only marginally impacted by the conversion of gasoline burning engines to alternatives. The larger picture dictates that not only our economy, but all economies find a replacement for 'petrodollars' and the instable credit that has been propped up by them. This is a hard road to walk for emerging economies such as Hungary, as one example. As the oil producing regions, like Norway, Saudi-Arabia, Russia, for examples, feel the credit and economic crisis, their dollars are being brought home, and further weakness are felt around the world. We can only bail out so many, for so long. Let's get it right when we do it.
The only way you do this deal is to attach strings to
this corporate welfare request. Absolutely no bonuses
or dividends will be paid until the bailout money is
repaid in full by these so-called corporations. Next,
all of them have to meet much higher mpg benchmarks than
the pathetic number our great government has required of
them in the past. Not the estimated mpg but actual mpg!
Third, all employees, hourly or salaried; union or non-
union, will face a minimum 10 % cut in pay. Fourth, all
auto industry employees will pay 10% of their medical insurance premiums. Fifth, all retirees, also face a 10%
reduction in pension payments and medical coverage. Last
of all, no raises shall be given until these companies have repaid all of the "taxpapers" bailout money. You want to stay in business, here our the terms. You don't
like this deal, see ya!!!
The basic purpose is transportation in optimum manner. If the competition is in the area of individual transportation and the buyers are individuals, concentrating on products for mass transportation where buyers are not individual should solve the problem.
The auto dealers did not have a difficult time telling lies about their vehicles and using tricks to sell cars. How can anyone become concerned with their well being considering.
There are lots of car manufacturers, choose a honda or other type.
Their lavish lifestyles are rediculous, in my opinion.
I didn't realize how much the workers were being paid. They could probably be cut back to a still-lavish wage and raise $25 billion in a very short time.
What do you get when you cross organized crime with welfare? Did you know that GM workers can fund Ford workers on strike, but if GM supported Ford during a strike it would be a federal crime?
Do you know how to play chicken? You just have to prefer death to defeat. It worked with Reagan and the Soviets. I'm tired of life with the UAW.
We keep hearing the proposed sacrifices by the auto-makers: executive pay. This is a diversionary joke advanced by the proponents of the $25b loan (on top of the $25b loan approved for "retooling" — don't make me lough). Obviously the legislators take the tax payers for fools. Dealing with executive pay is irrelevant, if not inappropriate, and will not make a dent in the inefficiencies plaguing the BIG-3. Instead, here are some of their real problems.
1. UAW. It is the legacy costs — stupid — that is at the core of what is ailing the BIG-3! a. no layoffs regardless of workload through "10-30% job bank" (while the BIG-3′s salaried & non-union workers are axed in the thousands); b. Health coverage with minimal copay for ins. premium, doctor visit or medications (for perspective my registered-nurse wife's copay are $735/mo ins., $50 doctor visit & $20 for generic medication); c. Defined benefits for UAW workers & spouse with health coverage & pension (while the rest of us sweat with 401k with no company contribution).
2. Too many brands and models, approx. 100 for GM (70 too many) versus 30 for Toyota which sells more cars).
3. BIG-3 lose money on cars selling under $20,000. These cars cost more to produce than their Japanese equivalents, but can entice customers only when sold at 20% less than their Japanese equivalents.
4. Too many dealerships (60% more than required) that BIG-3 are prevented from terminating due to legacy structure.
5. And the list goes on and on…
Conclusion: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy is the only mechanism that can save the BIG-3.
Its true that Chapter 11 is not the end, but the only ones that make out in those deals are the executives. The workers, who have put in years of dedicated service, will lose basically everything while the executives will be rewarded for their "good job" saving the company. People complain that UAW members can make what is equal $70 per hr (when you factor in benefits), but I don't hear anyone complaining about government employees who average $104 per hr. Government intervention started this, they can fix it. The rest is just fashion and opinion.
I have worked as Ford management. I have worked as Honda management. The Big 3 deserve NOTHING. The pivotal question taxpayers should be asking is: "How can Canadian & American executive and workers at foreign manufacturer plants in North America make the best cars in the world but the Big 3 can't?". The reason is simple, no amount of money will change the ignorant, lazy attitudes and sense of entitlement pervasive at the Big 3 from the President to union worker to mail room clerk. They DESERVE to go bankrupt, and starting with the Boards of Directors should be sued by the shareholders for breach of fiduciary care to the companies.
'The auto manufacturers did not cause this crisis' – I agree! However 'they were working hard to reinvent…' is a bunch of bologney. Invent what? Hummers, Escalades, Yukons…. Invent what? Gas Gulpers – what a new concept. Detroit is a facility that has reached its point of being obsolete and useless, good bye dirty city. And the UAW as well, what purpose do they serve any more other than to line the pockets of the Union itself?
I am not sure whether a bail-out should be allowed. But I am pretty sure that in these conditions we cannot let the big Two – Ford and GM go down. The comparision with airlines industry re-surgency is non-sense. When I go to buy a air-ticket I only will look into which airline gives me ticket at lowest cost. I am not going to check whetehr how they fared in the past. I buy a ticket of airline means I am using it for one flight not every day. But buying a car is different. I will definitely look into the credibility of the producer. Why should I buy a car from a previously bankrupt company as I need service of it atleast every year and I also have to look into re-sale value of it. I am from India, here Daewoo released a car called Matiz. But then they stopped production and all the consumers were in deep trouble. So the underlining fact is that I will not buy a car from a guy who has previously gone bankrupt, why should i(especially when so many other options are there)?
But giving the money with no strings attached would be another mistake. I see this as an oppurtunity for the Obama administration to force them to do what he promised (bringing eco-friendly car).
I say don't bail them out. This is what they get for building lousy products for decades. They also don't even build a lot of their models in the US, but the foreign automakers sure make a lot of their models here in the US. I also think the Big 3 have way too many models to chose from. They seem to hardly ever come out with something good, and build from it in future generations. Look at Honda, they've been building Accords and Civics for over twenty years continuing to make them relavent to current times. You can look at BMW too, same thing. They've been making the same models forever and updating them so they stay desireable. Granted, BMW and Honda do have new models, but they keep sticking to what works. GM should see that this method works. They've been getting great success with the Corvette for over 40 years, Ford has their Mustang. I say find a few models that people like, stick with them, and make them better. Instead, the come out with something like the Aztek.
I also find the construction of the foreign brands to be superior, especially when looking comperative models accross different brands. My rental car experiences recently also seem to prove this point. Bottom line is these companies have been doing wrong for too long, and they made this bed for themselves.
Funny, the government didn't bail out U.S. train manufacturers when they began to go out of business.
America long ago allowed the "Big 3″ to actively take steps to replace one of the worlds finest rail transportation systems in the world with miles of asphalt and SUVs. If any loans are extended to auto manufacterers, then equal amounts should go to railways and locomotive manufacturers as well.
Who's next – shall we start throwing money at airlines too? They are experienced at Chapter 11 operations, maybe it would just be easier to replace Detroit's executives with the executives from Southwest Airlines.
To aid the Big 3 or not.
Sometimes an alternative, while not a good thing, is the best of two evils.
The late Maurice Chevalier once said;
" While growing old is sometimes depressing, the alternative is much worse ".
" While aid to the Big 3 auto companies may not be too popular, the alternative is much worse ".
Some, many, have predicted that if the big three were to collapse, five million direct and at least another ten million supplier jobs, in the US and Canada, would disappear overnight. As well, another million and a half retirees would suddenly be left with no pension income and no health plans.
22 % of the total North American GNP would be instantly gone!
We could then be very close to an out and out depression!
I respectfully suggest there is a way to help these companies to immediately sell hundreds of thousands more new and used vehicles, AND NOT ONE PENNY OF OUR public monies would be injected directly into GM, Ford & Chrysler to pay pensions and health plans for retirees and multi million dollar severance packages for executives.
This is how I would suggest this be accomplished;
The US and Canadian governments grant anyone – individuals and company fleet vehicles alike – a $5,000 tax credit for each new and up to 3 year old used vehicle that they purchase.
This tax credit would be a direct deal between the governments and the buyers and the buyers could still cut other deals with the auto dealers like " thousands off " and "zero percentage financing".
This initiative would result in the immediate sale of hundreds of thousands of vehicles – which, after all, is the main objective.
AND other positive spin-offs – hundreds of thousands of less "green" and some unsafe vehicles would be taken off the roads immediately thus adding to a cleaner environment and a little less dependency on foreign oil.
To those in the auto industry who may complain of Government subsidies and protectionism – while you have a point, drastic times call for drastic action.
Respectfully submitted.
Well if and when Detroit wants to make serious changes, we'll see all parties sitting at the bargaining tables again trying to work things out. It'll take consessions from retirees, from current workers, from management, and from suppliers. Everyone that's tied to the industry needs to pony up and sacrifice to make it survive. They need to change the way they conduct business. I don't see any of that happening right now. They all have just run to Washington with their hands out to keep the status quo citing they need until 2010 before bargained changes will take effect. Well I say the heck with that. If it's such and emergency, then they'd be trying to hammer things out right now. You can't keep on going in the same direction and expect to get to somewhere else.
Why would you bail them out?
Let them amalgamate and start to use their heads first before pissing your tax dollars against the wall. They didn't catch on when the likes of Toyota moved in and started building small cars and took your market. They keep building gas guzzlers. Do they not understand the majority of people don't want these types of cars. that's why they can't make a buck. They don't listen to their customer. Complete arrogance. It's what the US is famous for across the Globe, and you probably don't even know that. It's a shame, once a great creative people respected by the entire world can't see past their own nose. Like we have said before(I shouldn't have to repeat this , but here goes), "BUILD THE PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, THAT IS WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT!!!!!!" DID YOU GET THAT OR SHOULD I SAY IT AGAIN.
US Auto makers will fail until they can match the quality of Japanese brands. Take a look at Consumer Reports' annual auto issue.
Why would anyone buy a car that has to be fixed three years into it's life? This is not necessarily a manufacturing issue but also a design issue.
Yes, the US auto industry is important, but they must change or 15 years later, we'll be having the same conversation.
Jobless claims have hit a 16 year high, the market is below 8,000, and the economic news is overall deplorable. OK, so let's add to the psychology of panic, and let a minimum of 250,000 more lose their jobs by throwing the automobile industry to the wolves of bankruptcy. These fellow Americans will stop buying and the economy will further contract, they will be on unemployment benefits which you will pay for, many will feed their families with foodstamps which you will pay for, crime will skyrocket which you will be a victim of, and families will be torn to sunder for which you will also pay the social cost. Is this really preferable to a bridge loan? It is not rocket science to see that this will be the straw that breaks the camel's back and a downword economic spiral will turn to the whirlwind of a Depression. Please be careful what you wish for!
Finally true, accurate and unbiased article. Majority of our society, at least it seems that way, truly does not understand the ramifications of chapter 11 for manufacturing sector with such a broad national span as the automotive industry. There is a tremendous difference between service industry without any product and long term commitments to its customers and the car industry which needs to provide warranties and services. I am tired to hear the bail-out word!! Let's call it by its true name line of credit. I am also tired of our senators and congressman double standards and hypocrisy. It is thanks to their legislations we are in this financial crisis today. It is due to their policies that allowed converting bad loans to securities and allowing those to be insured. I have not seen any action on the part of our government or Congress to keep these financial wizards accountable for their actions. On the subject of accountability, perhaps our Congress should take a pay reduction to $1 until they manage to balance the budget!!!
The UAW workers are not paid, as many are made to believe, $76 an hour. This the burden cost to the company which includes benefits. The true earnings are in $25-35 range, which is in line with other car manufactures, another untrue misconception!!!
The economics 101, tells you that a country the size of the USA cannot and will not survive on the service industry alone. The manufacturing industry has for years provided wealth to this country. They invested into R&D, helped create and maintain small businesses, which are so vital to the overall economy. I am American by choice not by birth, and I am very proud of it. I lived in many countries all over the world and what amazes me the most is the fact the great number of born Americans take this country for granted and do not support their local communities and businesses. It is unthinkable to see top government officials or top CEO's in countries like Japan, Germany and France driving any other vehicle than the one's manufactured by their respective domestic automakers. The local media in these countries does not take any possible chance to pick on the local industry but to the contrary they support their national industry in an unbiased way. In closing, let's focus on what is essential to the good health of the American industry and their people and stop proliferating the same misguided perceptions.
It seems to me that the SUV is a great choice of car. You can carry the soccer team and look cool. That's why they sold so well. The only reason why they stopped selling is because of $4/gallon gas.
Now that the recession has hit, gas is $2/gallon. SUVs should be selling like hot cakes. It seems to me that small electric cars are not the way to go. People aren't buying ANYTHING now because they don't have money. It doesn't matter what GM puts out. Look at the port of Long Beach. Thousands of unsold, fuel efficient foreign cars are clogging the port. So please, quiet with your, "GM mismanaged and didn't listen to the consumer."
The auto makers should file for bankruptcy and restart a non-uinion shop.
Remember Henry,
You know, Henry Ford. Who's going to be the next Henry Ford of this new age. If you're American and you don't know who I'm talking about you better Google him. He created your auto industry from nil. Remember when the combustable engine was the latest thing, well Henry grabbed that idea and ran with it. The combustable engine is now the 'Horse & Cart', get my drift, it's finished. The Plug-in Electric is the future, don't deny it. Did the Government throw your tax dollar at the makers of the old Horse driven cart. Of course they didn't, they were progressive, forward thinkers.
You all go on about getting rid of foriegn oil so it doesn't dominate your lives. You whinge about pollution (Why do you think there's so much cancer in the world? You know with the amount of combustable engines blowing toxins into the atmosphere(air) you are all heavy passive smokers). You whinge & whine and talk, talk, talk. Is that all you are good at. You all go to University, where are all your Engineers?
Get of your bums and do something, because the guy next to you isn't going to save you.
The auto makers along with the UAW dug their own grave years ago. Let them lie in it. The wage/benefit packages are unbelievable and, most certainly, unsustainable. Frankly, I am very tired of "too big to fail". The industry needs to be restructured. And I know this will mean large job losses. This industry needs to join the real world and it will not be pleasant. Millions of the rest of us know about job loss as through the years we worked for companies that weren't "too big to fail". To save the industry is a lost cause. It has to downsize and in a dramatic way. Sooner is much better than later. The American economy has gotten incredibly bloated and now the air is leaking from a thousand holes. All we're doing now is trying to stop the thousands of leaks with trillions of dollars. Let it leak so we can get back to a reality based economy.
I say let them sink!
Give the auto industry billions now, and they're just back later asking for more.
Repeat until we have no money to do anything at all.
Or we could put the money into transition benefits: unemployment, retraining, funding pensions if needed. In other words, to citizens as opposed to companies.
And maybe actually help someone.
I think you should 'Junk' the industry,
Let the old school companies go to the Chinese or the Japanese. At least they know how to run a Manufacturing company. I think the US has become a little too Maternal. Too many mommy's boys in charge now, forgotten your heritage.
It looks like the countries that you call 3rd world have turned the tables. Everyone might have to line up on the Chinese job que soon. How embarrassing, a World Power? To who?
If you still think that the SUV is agreat car you have major problems. Good Luck.
Amen and thank you. This is a real, honest look @ the current state of affairs for not only the for the auto industry but the entire world economy. This is the biggest issue to hit since the great depression. People who believe this is a minimal issue do not comprehend the long-reaching affects of such a demise. The ENTIRE world economy relies on this industry. To assume otherwise is naive at best. Congress is the last place to look for a line of credit. Additionally, if one thinks this only affects the Detroit 3, think again. Look at Toyota idling plants as well as the retail industry looking at bleak holiday results. This is a matter of life and death for the world economy. Besides, $25 billion is only 3% of the amount given to the banking industry – without a blink of an eye. Nobody in the world should be against this loan/credit.
Bankruptcy for the airlines: let me think about those worthy entrants in the famed hall of bankruptcy. Braniff, TWA,Peoples Express,Northwest are entrants into that dark night. But I think I have seen some of their planes sitting on the tarmac in Arizona just the other day. I believe that tarmac is called the Resthome for Jets. So, I guess you're right, there is life after bankruptcy.
No matter how much money had been invested, no matter what it had cost, no matter how many jobs depended upon it, on 15 April 1912 attempting to bail out the RMS Titanic would not have been a wise investment of time or money.
I agree with the comment about them filing Bankruptcy. Why should we the American people continue to help these people get richer. More and more business' are doing away with Pensions, and retirement packages. It seems that if we cut the top dawgs pay, and event he employees for that matter. Imagine if every business were part of a union, the price of everything we have to have to survive would be triple the price of what it is currently. They do not need to be making what they do. Let them pay part of their own medical expenses just like every other red blooded American.
If the auto industry is having a coronary, I, as a taxpayer should not be looked upon as Medicare. This IS the time for our government to impose restrictions on the use of our money. Will this $25B lead to more? GM runs 6 domestic auto companies and 6 foreign. It has partnerships with many more domestic and foreign auto companies. Is it unfair of the US to ask GM to SELL some of its foreign assets to make up part, if not all of the $25B + it and other US auto makers are asking for? When a poverty-stricken american asks for government assistance, and they had $181B in income and $55B in assets, would they get even a penny?
By the way, Toyota has 3 product lines and is the #1 car company in the world.
I think we should let the auto industry fail. The author says breakthroughs are at hand with alternative fuel propulsion, but provides no evidence and no time line of 'what at hand means'.
Secondly let the free market function. If these three companies die or come out of bankruptcy leaner and meaner, perhaps that is a better solution. Other smaller car companies might prop up given the chance and in time people will be re-employed.
I don't believe the tax payer should help the auto companies survive. Let them do that on their own. Otherwise they will simply repeat their errors and expect another rescue in the future.
It already has failed. The "economy" just pushed the failure to now instead of next year or the year after that. The only reason this has a chance of being proped up is to guarantee the Union Labor Vote. There is no other reason why you cannot be "allowed" to fail, reorganize, clean house and actualy build something that people want to buy, at a price they are willing to pay. In the old days, only the winner got to go home with the tropy, now they give them to the winer's.
Tariff all imported vehicles.
Use the monies to maintain domestic auto solvency.
Tariffs are constitutional, (not)"Free" trade agreements are not.
And govt does not take ownership in private business.
Lastly, the American consumer does NOT always deserve the lowest possible price regardless of job loss, toxic assembly, defective design, child labour, & environmental damage.
Politicans need to find the the guts to say that to the public.
While I do not like bailouts, auto company bankrupcies at this time would likely be devastating to the American economy.
Those who urge bankrupcy may have conflicts of interest: The Republican party wants to kill the unions. Many hedge funds likely own credit default swaps, which will pay off if the auto companies go under. Many of those contracts will likely be paid by AIG, out of taxpayer dollars. The taxpayer would also foot the bill for failed pensions and unemployment insurance.
Congress should make the funds available to save our auto industry, with strings attached to modernize the companies.


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The scale's all kinds of off, even between the different buildings (especially the shops that are supposed to have their back to the little courtyard outside the florist's and are South of the balcony building), and I remembered after drawing it that there's actually a little area that extends South from the bottom left corner of the map and a bigger one which extends North from the big downhill road in the North-East sector, both of which formed the initial team spawns in objective-oriented modes. That, and I'm pretty sure I lettered the flag placements incorrectly, though their locations are correct!
Also, I just realised that the area around A is completely wrong - the A building is much smaller, there's an alleyway that leads out of the market which is between the A building and a building to its North that looks out onto the central avenue. Redrawing it would be cheating even, if I did realise the mistake and make the corrections from memory!


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Mansion 7
Bangkok's weirdest shopping mall
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File this under "World's Weirdest Shopping Malls." That Bangkok has a love affair with shopping malls is not a secret. It's a destructive trend at times, such as when the city decides to get rid of a wildly popular and fun market so that yet another department store/hotel combination can be erected, but it can often also have hilarious results. Mansion 7 is one of this most hilarious results we've ever seen.
The signage bills it as a "boutique thriller mall", but it's basically a haunted house-themed shopping experience. The central courtyard has fun-fair style games to play. There are two bars in the mall, including a beer bar that has Hoegardeen and Warsteiner on tap. The main draw is the haunted house, two floors of starts and frights with "shows" starting every half hour. It's 180 baht per person — a bit pricey, but the haunted house is good fun.
As for shopping, there are some "scary" themed stores, but also a vintage goods store and a shoe store. To complete the effect, there's also a sex shop in the worst possible style: too cute to be sexy, not well enough stocked to be useful. If you need some Hello Kitty brand flavoured body paint, this is your place.
Mansion 7 also has plenty of food, from a burger joint to traditional Thai surrounding the outside of the courtyard. Located right next to i-Karaoke on Rachada in Huai Kwang, it's a great stop pre-karaokefest for some random entertainment.
After a haunted house and some karaoke, there are plenty of late night eats around the Huai Kwang market — turn back south and cross Ratchadapisek at the lights. Continue up that street, past the Ganesha shrine, for a plethora of eating options — the pad thai stall on the corner immediately after the temple is excellent.
More detailsRatchada Soi 14, Ratchadapisek Rd
Opening Hours: Daily 12:00-24:00
How to get there: The best way to get here is to take the subway to Huay Khwang MRT station, take exit #1 and walk north on Ratchadapisek Rd for about five minutes.
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The Asian, or Indian, elephant belongs to the family Elephantidae, which also includes its larger relative, the African elephant.
Asian elephants are found throughout India, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar (formerly Burma), China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Dense tropical forests and grassy plains up to 10,000 feet (3,048 m).
Adult length: 18-21 feet (5.5-6.4 m)
Adult shoulder height: 8-10.5 feet (2.5-3 m)
Adult weight: 6,600-11,500 pounds (3,000-5,227 kg)
Average life expectancy for an elephant in captivity and the wild is about 45 years.
In the wild: Elephants are herbivores, feeding on bamboo, grasses and leaves, roots, bark and fruit. Soil is eaten for its mineral content. The Asian elephant requires less food than the African elephant because of the diversity and quality of food found in its more lush native habitat.
Female Asian elephants (cows) mature sexually at around 9-12 years of age and produce calves at intervals of about every three to five years. Although males (bulls) reach sexual maturity around 10-15 years of age, they often do not breed until they are about 30 years old when they become large and strong enough to successfullycompete with other large male elephantsfor females. An elephant's reproductive cycle corresponds to seasonal food and water supplies. The gestation period lasts about 22 months (630-660 days). Mothers give birth to one calf (twins are rare) that weighs approximately 200 pounds (90 kg).
Calves suckle with their mouth (not trunk) and may not be fully weaned until the birth of the next calf. Full-grown elephants consume about six to eight percent of their own body weight in vegetation each day. To accomplish this, they spend as many as 18 hours per day feeding. These massive animals can drink 26 gallons (100 liters) of water at one time and, when thirsty, more than 55 gallons (208 liters) within minutes. Due to their large size, adult elephants have no natural predators. Young elephants, however, are occasionally preyed on by tigers.
Although Asian and African elephants look much alike, there are several physical characteristics that distinguish them from one another. Asian elephants are smaller in size, usually have smaller tusks (a female's tusks are not visible beyond the lips), have two domed-shaped bulges on their forehead, have a rounded back, smaller ears and less wrinkled skin, and have a single finger-like projection at the top of the trunk tip.
Unlike most herbivores, elephants cannot reach the ground with their mouths because their necks are too short. To compensate for their short neck, elephants have developed highly versatile trunks (fusion of upper lip and nose) which enable them to feed from the ground and reach high in trees. A trunk weighs about 400 pounds (182 kg), contains at least 40,000 muscles (and possibly up to 100,000), can hold up to 2.5 gallons (9.5 l) of water and is so dexterous that it can pick up a grain of rice. Other uses of this versatile organ are smelling, snorkeling, lifting, greeting, caressing, fighting and vocalizing.
Woodland Park Zoo's two female Asian elephants can be seen at the Elephant Forest exhibit located in the Tropical Asia bioclimatic zone. The elephants have use of a large area that includes a paddock, bathing pool and barn.
The Asian elephant is an endangered species. There are fewer than 35,000 (10,000 in captivity) left in the wild and their numbers are decreasing due to habitat loss resulting from human activities such as urban development, agriculture and poaching for their ivory tusks.
Woodland Park Zoo has joined other zoos to help preserve and protect these magnificent animals by participating in the Association of Zoos & Aquariums' (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP) for Asian and African elephants. To enhance the captive breeding of Asian elephants, zoos are working toward constructing more facilities capable of handling adult bull elephants. Learn more about elephant conservation.
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Eltringham, S. K. Dr. 1991. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Elephants. Crescent Books, New York, NY. 188 p.
Macdonald, David, ed. 1993. The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Facts on File, Inc., New York, NY. 895 p.
Animal Close-Ups. 1992. The Elephant: Peaceful Giant. Charlesbridge Publishing, Watertown, MA. 27 p.
Zoobooks, 1994. Elephants. Wildlife Education, Ltd., San Diego, CA. 22 p.
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Born: 1967 in Thailand. Came to WPZ when she was around 1 year old. Gender: FemaleWeight: around 8,800 pounds (Oct. 2008)
Bamboo arrived at Woodland Park Zoo from Thailand in 1968 at approximately a year old. She started out living in the Children's Zoo in the Family Farm before she was moved to the old Elephant House. In 1989, Bamboo moved to the newly built Elephant Forest along with the rest of the herd.
Bamboo is the "hairier" of the two Asian elephants. She is especially inquisitive and has learned how to open doors, unscrew bolts and dismantle locks. Bamboo is more socially bonded with people and is very selective of the keepers who care for her.
Born: 1979 in Thailand. Came to WPZ when she was around 1 year old. Gender: FemaleWeight: around 8,550 pounds (Oct. 2008)
Chai was a gift to the citizens of Seattle in 1980 from Thai Airways International and the Dusit Zoo, (Bangkok, Thailand) to celebrate the inaugural service of the airline to the United States.
Chai is uniformly dark skinned with pinkish cheeks. She also has a crooked tail and the tops of her ears do not curl forward. Chai is known for her slow, deliberate movements, coupled with an alert intelligence.
Chai's calf, Hansa, the first elephant ever born in Washington and at the zoo, died unexpectedly from a newly discovered strain of herpesvirus on June 8, 2007.
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General FeaturesStatusAvailableHandset ColorBlackNetwork TypeGSMAnnounced2011, November
BodyForm FactorBarWeight98 gmsInput MethodTouch with Keypad
DisplaySize3.2 InchesTypeTFT Capacitive TouchscreenResolution854 x 480 pixels
CameraRear Camera5 MPFront CameraNoFlashYes, LED Flash
MemoryInternal Memory512 MBRAM512 MB
PlatformOperating SystemBlackBerry OS 7.0Processor1.2 GHz Quad-CoreBrowserHTML
Data & Internet3G/4GYes, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 MbpsGPRSYesWi-FiYes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/nBluetoothYes, v2.0 with (A2DP, EDR)
ConnectivityGPSYes, With A-GPS Support, BlackBerry MapsUSBYes, microUSB v2.0
MultimediaMusic PlayerYes, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MID, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMAVideo PlayerYesRadioYes, Built-In AntennaGamesDownloadable
SoundAlert TypesVibration, 64 Polyphonic, MP33.5 mm JackYes
BatteryTypeLi-ion (JM-1)
Other FeaturesSIM OptionSingle SIMSensorsAccelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity
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The Curve range of Blackberry was started in 2007 with its 8300 series. Curve phones are the entry-level phones of Blackberry in the market. Known for its affordable pricing, Curve series has made a strong impact in the market with the elegant looks and Blackberry tag on its head. Blackberry Curve 9380 is Research In Motion's first ever Curve with a touchscreen. Blackberry Curve 9380 is yet another budget phone by Blackberry in the Curve family and it should attract buyers because of its cheap pricing and Blackberry OS 7 experience. It is basically a cheaper version of Blackberry Torch 9860 with less capable processor and smaller resolution display. After its announcement in November 2011, it grabbed the attention of many buyers and surely created a sensation among the entry-level segment of the market.
User Interface and UI functionality
Blackberry Curve 9380 sports a 3.2-inches TFT Capacitive touchscreen giving a resolution of 360 X 480 pixels. The pixel density offered is 188 ppi. The operating system supported by the phone is Blackberry OS 7 with a few up gradations. The home screen looks good and the equipped track pad is Blackberry's efficient weapon. The track pad offers you the optimum sensitivity even though almost everything on the phone is touchable. The overall height, width and depth of the phone are 109 mm, 60 mm, and 11.5 mm respectively and it weighs just 98 grams. The phone is made up entirely of plastic and this is a cause of its lightweight. The loudspeaker grill is fitted at the bottom and there are various dedicated keys for camera, power, lock, volume and mute. Blackberry OS 7 produce excellent graphics and smoother touch.
Multimedia features
Blackberry Curve 9380 is bundled with various multimedia features such as audio player, full HD video player, FM radio and several other. Gallery in Blackberry Curve 9380 is similar to the one in Blackberry OS 6. Zooming and toggling is quite friendly. RIM has definitely made a few changes in the music player with various new options. The phone supports various audio formats such as 3gp2, .m4v, .avi, .wma, .wmv, .mp3, .flac, .ogg, .aac, .amr, .wav, .mid, .mp4. The video formats supported by the phone are .mp4, .m4a, .3gp, .avi, .asf and the picture formats supported are .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, and .wbmp. The use of track pad offers a better experience rather than using the touch screen while toggling through songs or images. One of the most disappointing feature in Blackberry Curve 9380 is its poor audio output. When you plug-in your headphone, the sound quality is really poor with very high distortion levels.
Pictures and Video quality
Blackberry Curve 9380 is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. It offers a resolution of 2592 X 1944 pixels. The camera comes with a few features such as geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. The picture quality of the phone is average with the absence of a few features such as white balance and exposure compensation. The phone surely lacks HD video recording, but the video quality is good. The frame rate is quite good and the LED light can be used as video light.
Internet support
Thanks to the latest Blackberry OS 7, Blackberry Curve 9380 features the all-new web browser that is very friendly to use. It offers quick response and multi zooming but like other Blackberry's, lacks flash. When you zoom in on a page, it takes one or two seconds to adjust the text. Using a track pad while browsing, a virtual mouse cursor automatically appears and is quite efficient.
Internal and External Memory
Blackberry Curve 9380 offers an internal memory of just 512 MB that is not enough. This is expandable up to 32 GB using an external micro SD card. 32 GB of space is quite enough for storing a huge collection of songs, applications and games. Blackberry Curve 9380 also has 512 MB RAM, which makes the phone a little slow while running hefty applications.
Applications and Gaming
Blackberry offers various applications and games that are available on Blackberry App World. It is quite well organized and navigation through it is quite easy. The phone is fitted with a 806 MHz processor making it unfit to run heavy games and applications. The phone starts to lag while running bigger games. The number of Applications and Games are very less as compared to iOS or Android. There are a few pre-installed games and the most useful feature in the phone is Blackberry Messenger (BBM). It is a social networking app that connects all the Blackberries together. You need to get your phone recharged with Blackberry Internet Service pack to get this app working.
Battery Backup
Blackberry Curve 9380 is fitted with a JM-1 removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The battery used in the phone is good enough to work for longer durations. It gives a talk time of 5.5 hours and standby time of 15 days. The music playback time is up to 30 hours and video playback time is up to 5.5 hours.
Connectivity Offered
As expected from a Blackberry, Blackberry Curve 9380 offers you a wide range of connectivity options. It has W-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and the Wi-Fi manager takes care of all the connections. The quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE ensures connectivity everywhere. It is fitted with Bluetooth v2.1 for connecting it with other devices. It has a micro USB port for connecting the phone to the computer and charging. After a very long wait, RIM has introduced NFC in Curve 9380. The phone can be easily paired with other NFC enabled devices.
Blackberry Curve 9380 surely does not meet up to the expectations of the loyal BB users. Blackberry Curve 9380 has a stiff competition within the Blackberry range itself. Torch 9860 with a bigger screen and more advanced processor is very nice phone but is a little expensive. Within the range of Curve 9380, Cure 9360 is also a good option and it also has QWERTY keypad but lacks NFC. Coming out of the RIM world, LG Optimus 2x, Sony Xperia arc and Galaxy S plus are also a good choice. Offering a wide range of new features, they are a sure shot value for money deal.
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BlackBerry Curve 9380 nicknamed as Orlando will be the fist fully touchscreen Curve model. Although, there is no news about its price or availability from RIM, but gathered some information and official launch is expected soon. BlackBerry Curve 9380 is shaped with an idea of cutting a few edges here and there to make it smaller 3.25 inch touchscreen anticipated to be released at an economical price compared to its predecessor Curve series touchphones.
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It's been about a decade since we last saw the likes of Joss Whedon's Firefly on television and almost as long since we've alt seen everyone's favorite ragtag team of Browncoats. But while Whedon has finally gotten the critical praise he's always deserved now that he's over at Marvel, the possibility that we could return to the crew we all fell in love with isn't an option that's off the table.
According to Bleeding Cool, Firefly comic book artist Georges Jeanty recently spoke to fans about an upcoming miniseries that will pick up events following the Firefly show and tell the tale of what happened to the crew. This will of course be a comic boo series and not a television series but that didn't stop Jeanty from talking fans off the ledge with encouraging words about a potential sequel to the show or movie.
"I thought just the opposite," Jeanty said, via Bleeding Cool, when asked if the miniseries meant the end to any chances we'll see live-action Firefly ever again. "I thought, especially when Joss was on it, this was something where if there was gonna be a film, he was working it out in comics first."
That's not really a confirmation that Jeanty's miniseries will be adapted into or lead to more Firefly, but it's awfully encouraging news. Whedon has ever had more clout to make more Firefly than he has now which means all that's missing is he desire to continue the story.
There's obviously an interest in doing that since the comic book miniseries plans on enacting this plan. If t leads to more live action material, we'll have to see but there's more hope than ever that this will indeed happen.
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Once upon a time, I hated bananas. Something about the mushy texture and the smell combination. I carried on avoiding these awesome fruits until one fateful night when I had leg cramps so badly that I forced my way through a banana in hopes that the potassium would cure me. Not so surprisingly, the banana saved me from the leg cramps and suddenly bananas were back on the scene. I still avoid the perfectly ripe ones and really only eat mine when they are still just a bit green, but I now try to incorporate bananas into my diet frequently.
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According to Ralph Vacchiano New York Daily News, Giants WR Victor Cruz was asking for as much as $10 million – $11 million per year during the previous negotiations. New York reportedly offered Cruz a deal that would have paid him $7 million annually and included $20 million guarantees, but that obviously falls short of the kind of money that he's believed to be seeking. For the sake of comparison, here are the recent contracts signed by Dwayne Bowe, Percy Harvin and Mike Wallace. Bowe: five-year, $56 million total, $26 million guaranteed. Harvin: six-year, $67 million total, $25.5 million guaranteed. Wallace: five-year, $60 million total, $30 million guaranteed. Cruz, 26, is reportedly seeking less in terms of both guarantees and total dollars. The problem for him could be that he's primarily a slot-receiver and the market value for this position has been considerably less in recent years. The Giants placed a first-round tender on him back in March, so unless the two sides are able to finalize an extension in the coming weeks, it seems likely that he'll be forced to play under his $2.879 million tender. It's also worth noting that Cruz is expected to leave his current representation in favor of joining Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports.
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The Anaheim Ducks came into the Scotiabank Saddledome ready to take back the pride they had lost in the previous meeting between these two hockey clubs.
The Calgary Flames took early control over the puck as they put shots on goal to test Jonas Hiller. The Ducks looked a bit slow from the start, but they stayed persistent.
An early fight went down sending new Ducks enforcer Tim Jackman to the sin bin. He took down his former teammate Kevin Westgarth after being checked into the boards. Jackman was sending a message on how this game was going to be played against the division rival. The Ducks continued to struggle to put shots on goal as the Flames controlled the center of the ice.
Just before the two minute mark, the Ducks got a power play as Ladislav Smid was called for a penalty after an ugly illegal check to Jackman's head. The Ducks activated Pat Maroon as the goalie screen and were able to get a solid three chances before the Flames cleared it. The Ducks entered the zone as Nick Bonino swiveled the puck and let loose a wrist shot to break the ice with a power play goal.
The Ducks finished the period with a 1-0 lead over Calgary.
The Ducks came out in the second period with control and patience. They got an early power play as Mark Giordano was called for interference on Corey Perry. The Ducks failed to convert on the opportunity despite having many chances.
The Flames adjusted and got a deflected goal courtesy of Brian McGrattan. The Ducks then took exception and began to put pressure on Karri Ramo, the Calgary goaltender. Anaheim had chance after chance on Ramo, but he blocked the puck like a Cirque du Soleil acrobat.
With under a minute left in the period the Flames scored on an open net as Jiri Hudler slaps in a feed from Smid. The Flames went to the locker room with a one goal lead over Anaheim.
The final period was do or die for the Ducks as the Flames led 2-1. Quickly, Calgary took charge flooding the Anaheim zone with chances on net. It began to look like they would take the win, but a critical error by Ramo gave Mathieu Perreault the game tying goal.
The two clubs continued the back and forth play until a rebound was netted by Andrew Cogliano as he is assisted from the initial shot on goal by Stephane Robidas.
Anaheim would hold on for a 3-2 win over the Flames. The Ducks get a big two points as they extinguish the Flames in Calgary.
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Parents Just Don't Understand: Are Will And Jada Not Feeling Son Jaden's Swirly Coupleship With Kylie Jenner?
Will and Jada supposedly aren't too happy that Jaden is keeping up with the Kardashian-Jenners…
Will Smith Humiliated After School Jada Insisted They Open Fails To Teach Some Students To READ By The 6th Grade
SMH @ all the drama this "Scientology School" is causing Will and Jada.
Papa Don't Preach: Is Hollyweird Dad Will Smith Really Ticked At Wife Jada Over Willow's Video?
Just when we thought the outrage over lil Willow Smith's lost innocence had died down…
Will And Jada's Lil Swirlin' Son Jaden Smith Talks Dating Kylie Jenner "It's Pretty Awesome"
Jaden Smith is letting the whole world know he thinks his relationship with Kylie Jenner is pretty awesome.
Lil Willow Smith Has Been Wildin' Out! Are Will And Jada At Odds Over How To Get Her Back On Track?
Hey Jada, it might be time you stopped being Willow's "partner" and be her parent.
Blissful Matrimony-dom Quote Of The Day: Will Smith Says "I'm So Lucky To Have Someone Like Jada"
Aw, isn't that so precious?
Galleries: Kat Graham Hosts Vegas Party, Khloe & Lamar Hit Up Charity Event, Jada At Cannes Premiere Of 'Madagascar 3′
Our lil NBKOTB boo Kat Graham made an appearance in Vegas this weekend
Elsewhere In The World: Willow Smith And Mommy Jada In France For The 65th Cannes Film Festival
Little Willow Smith and mommy Jada Pinkett-Smith are out in France for the Cannes Film festival.
Adding "Water" To The Speculation Fire: Will Smith & Jada Spotted Kissing And Canoodling On The Jumbotron At Sixers Game In Philly
Just when we thought this marriage was on the rocks, these two "prove" us wrong: