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There's a problem with the Black Caviars for some reason. Not the first post that I've read about this and I've read a few reviews that reported the same problems. Take it back and get the Green Caviar with "eads" in the model number.
That HDD should give you no problems.
Thanks I was afraid of that! That's what I get for "upgrading" and not listening to exact expert advice in the first place, eh? I think I might be stuck with the black too since it's open and I think they will only do even exchange. (I'll try though.)

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Everyone's getting all end-of the-year now and the NY Times is no exception. Neither am I, for that matter, as you will see below.
The Times had an article yesterday titled Reliving the Best (and Worst) Ads of 2011 and it's actually (yes, I'm surprised. I'm not the biggest Times fan myself.) a good, fun piece with the fantastic details of each campaign's ad agency, when they could sleuth it out. I probably just liked it because it mentioned my favorite Chrysler campaign, but that's beside that point.
Anyhow, me being me who brings everything back to baseball, I got thinking about the whole "Together, We're Giant" thing. I thought that tagline for the season was absolutely terrible- it basically left me wondering whether to laugh hysterically or cry hysterically- but some of the TV commercials connected to it were, admittedly, completely wonderful.
I went back and looked and found my absolute favorite moment:
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This is, of course, more than a teensy bit bittersweet, seeing as neither Andres Torres or Cody Ross are Giants anymore, but the whole cuticles thing is probably the only reason I stuck with the Giants all last season and through this offseason.
Come on, I'm just kidding!
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Which is to say, for all those people listing all the big moments they will remember Torres and Ross for? This is mine.
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Ryszard Kapuscinski, 1932-2007 | A witness to (soccer) war that lay in wait
Published originally in Warsaw in 1978 (Czytelnik), Wojna futbolowa (The Soccer War) contains the title essay recounting Kapuscinski's on-site reportage in Tegucigalpa and at the front during the 100-hour war with El Salvador in 1969.
Warsaw, Poland | Ryszard Kapuscinski, 74, who died on Jan 23, rarely wrote about football. True, the title of one of his best-known collections is The Soccer War (Granta, 1990), in which the title essay, translated from the Polish by William Brand, chronicles Kapuscinski's insertion into the Honduran capital as war breaks out with El Salvador across the shared border.
In legend, the conflict, which lasted barely six days, became known as the soccer war due to the timing. In June 1969 the two nations played a best-of-three series to determine a place in the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico City. "Nobody in the world paid any attention," Kapuscinski writes, as violence, taunting of rivals and diplomatic insults escalated.
Following the first game, a 1–0 victory for Honduras in the capital, Tegucigalpa, El Salvador fan Amelia Bolanios, 18, secured a kind of martyrdom by shooting herself in the chest after the Hondurans' winning goal in the final minute. Her funeral was televised. After the second match, on 15 June, a 3–0 victory for the Salvadorans in San Salvador, the border between the two states was closed as the Honduran team sought evacuation in armored cars. Two Honduran fans died.
Reading the tea leaves in Mexico with the help of Mexican journalist Luis Suarez, Kapuscinski opts, as he would throughout his career for the Polish Press Agency, to see for himself. His jacket credit reads that he witnessed, in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, 27 coups and revolutions. The football matches—El Salvador would prevail in the series, 3–2, in extra time, at a 27 June decider in Mexico City—had political portent, while not bearing responsibility for the hostilities that ultimately began on 14 July.
In Latin America, [Suarez] said, the border between soccer and politics is vague. There is a long list of governments that have fallen or been overthrown after the defeat of the national team. Players on the losing team are denounced in the press as traitors. When Brazil won the World Cup in Mexico, an exiled Brazilian colleague of mine was heartbroken: "The military right wing," he said, "can be assured of at least five more years of peaceful rule." On the way to the title, Brazil beat England. In an article with the headline "Jesus Defends Brazil," the Rio de Janeiro paper Jornal dos Sportes explained the victory thus: "Whenever the ball flew towards our goal and a score seemed inevitable, Jesus reached his foot out of the clouds and cleared the ball." Drawings accompanied the article, illustrating the supernatural intervention.
Kapuscinski then narrates, in compressed fashion, his arrival in the Honduran capital and a Salvadoran bombing run that helps initiate the full conflict. He stumbles through deserted and blacked-out streets, creating panic in the populace by upsetting an empty garbage can, having sent a telex announcing the war's first strike. He records a "bubble full of graffiti"—such as the Honduran message, WE SHALL AVENGE THREE-NIL—and the movement of Salvadorans within Honduras into stadium-based camps: "Throughout Latin America, stadiums play a double role: in peacetime they are sports venues; in war they turn into concentration camps."
In the essay one finds self-aware commentary on strange media behaviors—"Charles Meadows of Radio Canada wanted the voice of a soldier cursing war amid a hellish racket of gunfire"—and Kapuscinski's own encounter with the fog of war. Coming under fire from Salvadoran gunners, he dives into the bush:
When I opened my eyes I saw a piece of soil and ants crawling over it.
They were walking along their paths, one after another, in various directions. It wasn't the time for observing ants, but the very sight of them marching along, the sight of another world, another reality, brought me back to consciousness. An idea came into my head: if I could control my fear enough to stop my ears for a moment and look only at these insects, I could begin to think with some sort of sense. I lay among the thick bushes plugging my ears with all my might, nose in the dirt and I watched the ants.
Australian cartoonist Geoff "Jeff" Hook editorializes for the Melbourne Sun at the time of the Apollo 11 moon shot. Hook comments, "Richard Nixon finds that the triumph of America's latest space shot is menaced by 'The Soccer War.' " (Copyright © Geoff Hook)
Commenting on the multidimensional, context-determined nature of reality may be one of Kapuscinski's best contributions. He did not have the time for such when embedded and filing reports to Warsaw, but he helped develop this form of literary reportage in his magazine work and anthologies (see Guardian obituary, Jan 25). Kapuscinski writes how, relative to global events, the soccer war seems like an insignificant Third World border skirmish. On the third day of the war, Apollo 11 launches, with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins "opening new worlds, soaring into the infinite galaxies."
Six thousand died in the confined but savage conflict, fueled not by football but tensions surrounding the eastward emigration of landless Salvadoran peasantry and the attempted restrictions from the Honduran oligarchy. Fifty thousand lost homes and fields in these six days in 1969, but, Kapuscinski concludes, "[B]oth governments are satisfied: for several days Honduras and El Salvador occupied the front pages of the world press and were the object of interest and concern. The only chance small countries from the Third World have of evoking a lively international interest is when they decide to shed blood."
Life and football continue, calling to mind how, for Kapuscinski and for others who suffer through conflict, war remains a constant companion. Writing of his childhood—removed from Pinsk, now in Belarus, and transplanted to Warsaw in 1945—Kapuscinski reflects how all memories remain tinged by war like a "mental hump, a painful tumour" ("When There Is Talk of 1945," Granta 88 [2004]).
One day, after school, I was playing soccer with friends in a local park. One of them plunged into some bushes in pursuit of the ball. There was a tremendous bang and we were thrown to the ground: my friend was killed by a landmine. War thus continued to lay in wait for us; it didn't want to surrender. It hobbled along the streets supporting itself with wooden crutches, waving its empty shirtsleeves in the wind. It tortured at night those who had survived it, reminded them of itself in bad dreams.


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The news has primarily been on the Presidential race as Governor Romney and surrogates highlighted America's entrepreneurial spirit and laid out their vision for our country. Starting today, President Obama and his supporters will try to do the same. Governor O'Malley of Maryland stumbled right out of the gate yesterday.
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Camacho speculated that legal and international issues are being ironed out between the countries, in addition to decisions about user fees and types of commodities that will be inspected.
The project will be successful if it addresses the issues of security of the officers at the facility and attracts Mexican growers, shippers, importers and carriers that meet guidelines for CT-PAT (Customs Trade-Partnership Against Terrorism) and FAST — Free and Secure Trade programs.
"The bottom line is the value added," he said. "Are they going to get through the process of exiting Mexico and entering the U.S. faster than they are today?"
Camacho said the facility is designed for time-sensitive cargo such as fresh produce, he said, allowing shipments to pass through the U.S. port with minimum delay, saving time and fuel. Strawberries, tomatoes and cucumbers are among Mexican produce likely to be screened at the facility.
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BELDING, Mich. — Those over the age of 40 or so may remember the TV movie "The Day After," released in the 1980s at the height of the Cold War, which tracked the aftermath of a nuclear war.
Even if they don't use similar phrasing, grower-shippers, packers, brokers and others whose livelihood depends on Mother Nature's treatment of Michigan apple trees will likely think of 2013 as being "The Year After."
The year after, that is, the most devastating crop losses in almost every living industry member's memory.
Eighty-five percent losses, to be exact, thanks to late spring freezes in 2012 that followed abnormally warm weather that brought on crops early.
By early August, sheds had been quiet for about nine months. That's unprecedented, said Mike Rothwell, chief executive officer of BelleHarvest Sales Inc.
Despite that long layoff, growers, packers and industry officials said the industry was in good shape heading into 2013.
"Luckily, the 2011 crop was a good one," said Pat Chase, salesman for Sparta-based Jack Brown Produce Inc.
"Good volume at good prices, and we shipped late into the summer. Luckily, we went into 2012 with the cupboard fairly full."
Packers like Jack Brown weren't protected by crop insurance, but many of Michigan's apple growers were, which helped ease the pain of 2012, Chase said. Low-interest loans from the State of Michigan also provided much-needed assistance.
"Considering the magnitude of the disaster, people weathered it well," Chase said.
That's not to say Chase wants to have to go through 2012 again.
"It was an historic crop loss, and hopefully we'll never see it in my lifetime again."
With all that time off, grower-shippers and marketers were better able to prepare for a big comeback in 2013, said Don Armock, president of Sparta, Mich.-based Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc.
"We've been scheming for a year and a few months," he said.
"We've had plenty of time to think through promotional activities, and we're expecting a very busy fall."
The lost season did not pass without a fair amount of pain. The Lansing-based Michigan Apple Committee, for instance, was forced to lay off one staff member and furlough others, said Diane Smith, executive director.
But earlier this year the committee's board gave Smith the green light to hire a director of finance, her former position. Smith has been doing both jobs.
"We'll be back to being fully staffed," she said.
Strong retail support will help everyone forget 2012, said Chris Sandwick, vice president of sales and marketing for BelleHarvest.
"We're very excited with the reception we've gotten," Sandwick said. "I haven't spoken to a customer yet who hasn't shown anything less than full support."


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Move over, Batmobile! DARPA is planning a sleek tech-filled vehicle that could give US troops a new edge.
We don't have X-wing fighters just yet, but we may soon have their laser weapons. DARPA is working on a system that's downright Lucasian.
The Pentagon is developing unmanned aircraft for supply runs that can be controlled from a mobile phone or tablet -- think of it as Amazon drones in olive drab.
An implantable brain chip currently in development could help wounded veterans recover memory function after traumatic brain injuries.
Regina Dugan, currently vice president of engineering and leader of Google's Advanced Technology and Projects, shows interest in video games.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been driven up a wall -- a vertical glass wall -- with new tech inspired by geckos (and probably Stan Lee).
The Pentagon's purveyor of far-out ideas wants a new breed of aircraft that's good at both hovering and high-speed cruising.
This mechanized hellspawn can run around beautifully, while new footage of a robot mule and humanoid show them devouring challenging terrain.
The U.S. military is giving big bucks to IBM, Xerox, and others to develop "Mission Impossible"-style tech that explodes or decomposes once it's served its purpose.
In preparation for the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a team at MIT has taken receipt of an Atlas robot, and filmed its unboxing for the world to see.


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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Stage Direction by Karen Babcock
Artistic Direction by Dale Schriemer
January 30 – February 8, 2015
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Stephen Sondheim's production broke new ground in several ways when it premiered back in 1970—it tackled adult subject matter rarely seen in the world of Broadway musicals, and it forwent a linear narrative in favor of vignettes that revolved around a single character. This unconventional approach paid off: the musical went on to win six Tony Awards and helped cement several songs in the Broadway canon, including "Getting Married Today," "Being Alive," and "The Ladies Who Lunch."
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Twenty two Theatre students accompanied by Jim Bell and Karen Libman attended the production of The Beaux' Stratagem at the Stratford Festival. This fall, professor Bell is teaching a class on Restoration Comedy Dramaturgy that coincides with the upcoming production of Restoration Comedy in April. Restoration Comedy is an adaptation of two Restoration period comedies-Loves Last Shift and The Relapse . The Dramaturgy class is an intensive study of the nature of Restoration period comedies including reading numerous examples. But in theatre seeing is always believing. As such, the opportunity to see a Restoration comedy performed by a professional company was too good to pass up. Half of the students who attended were from Bell's Dramaturgy class and read the play in preparation. The production was outstanding and very much enjoyed by all. The Grand Valley Theatre students were an exemplary and enthusiastic audience. The stars aligned in that the production closed on October 11 with a Saturday matinee. This allowed the group to see the production after the close of the Shakespeare Festival that would have conflicted for many of the students, and allowed the group to travel to see the production and return in one day, saving on costs.
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Reasons To Be Pretty, written by Neil LaBute and directed by Theatre student, Cody Robison
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Samuel Adams Alpine Spring Lobster Benedict with Hopped "Beer-naise"
Recipe Yield 4 servings
1 bottle Samuel Adams Alpine Spring
1 cup champagne vinegar
1 shallot, chopped
4 sprigs tarragon
4 egg yolks
¼ oz. Tettnang Tettnanger hop flowers (can substitute U.S. Tettnang hops)
4 sticks melted butter
4 English muffins
4 lobsters (1lb. each) cooked and meat removed
8 eggs
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt to taste
1. In a stainless steel pot, reduce Alpine Spring, champagne vinegar, shallot, and 3 sprigs tarragon to ¼ of original volume, add hops and chill. This could be done one day in advance.
2. Once cold, add reduction to egg yolks. Whisk yolks over double boiler until eggs become thick, add lemon juice. Slowly whisk in melted butter until all is incorporated. Strain through fine strainer. Pick last sprig of tarragon and chop. Add tarragon to sauce, cover and keep warm.
3. Bring 4 qtrs. water to simmer with white vinegar and salt. Slowly crack eggs into water and poach to desired doneness. Toast English muffins and warm lobster meat while eggs are cooking.
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Includes a QR code for a FREE download of President Monson's narration of the story!
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In this children's picture book, President Thomas S. Monson recounts a Christmas memory from his childhood. As a boy, he yearned for an electric train. To his delight, on Christmas morning he got exactly that—a train that operated through the miracle of electricity. Then he noticed a second train that his mother had purchased for the boy down the street whose family was struggling. Although it was only a wind-up train, it had a beautiful oil tanker car, which little Tommy wanted for his own. Soon after, Tommy's mother invited him to accompany her to the neighbor's home to deliver the gift. Young Mark was thrilled with his new train and, of course, didn't notice the missing train car. However, a remorseful Tommy did. What happened next will bring the spirit of Christmas into every heart and home. Illustrated by renowned artist Dan Burr, The Christmas Train is sure to be a classic Christmas story and a beautiful addition to every Christmas library.
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- Size: 9 x 11
- Pages: 32
- Published: 10/2012
About the Authors
PRESIDENT THOMAS S. MONSON has served as the sixteenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2008. He was called as an Apostle in 1963 at the age of thirty-six. After serving as second counselor to President Ezra Taft Benson and then President Howard W. Hunter, he served as first counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley from 1995 to 2008.
Thomas Spencer Monson was born to G. Spencer and Gladys Condie Monson on August 21, 1927, in Salt Lake City. Following his service in the U.S. Navy near the close of World War II, he graduated cum laude from the University of Utah and earned an MBA from Brigham Young University. He had a distinguished career in the publishing industry.
He served as president of the Canadian Mission from 1959 to 1962 and was a member of several general Church committees before becoming an Apostle.
He married Frances Beverly Johnson in the Salt Lake Temple in 1948. They are the parents of two sons and one daughter. They have eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
DAN BURR, an award-winning illustrator, earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from Utah State University and a master's degree in illustration from Syracuse University. He and his wife, Patti, are the parents of two children and live in Tetonia, Idaho. Dan has illustrated many children's books, including The Miracle of the Wooden Shoes, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, The Mansion, and The Christmas Train.
A great story!
by Stephanie - reviewed on December 03, 2012
When Tommy was a boy he dearly wanted a train. Not just any kind of train, but an electric train that would chug independently around its little track. On Christmas morning Tommy was delighted to receive just that! His kindhearted mother had purchased a second train to give to Mark, another boy who lived down the street who's mother could not afford presents that year. Of course, Mark's train was just a small windup train but Tommy eyed a oil-tanker car jealously in Marks set. "If you need it more than Mark, you may take it..." his Mother had said. So he did.... Later, when Tommy accompanied his mother on the delivery of the wind-up train Tommy felt remorse over the missing oil tanker car. Of course, Mark didn't know there was a missing car, but Tommy did. What happens next will touch your heart and help even the littlest listeners & readers understand that Christmas is about much more that getting...it is about giving. Knowing that even our beloved prophet suffered jealousy and selfishness really allows us to view President Monson as a real person, not just any person...even a little boy. I adored this story and I am thrilled to add it as a new annual Christmas story during our advent season. My heart feels so soft and giving after reading this wonderful, true story about our prophet.
Trains and a Missionary Opportunity
by Justin - reviewed on November 14, 2013
This was always a favorite story of mine from the first time I heard it as a child. It has been fun to listen and reread this story to my little ones as we sit by our Christmas Tree and train. Great short story to read every night. I am a train collector, so it was easy to relate to this story. Unrelated to the story, but for the illustrations: MTH a manufacturer started reproducing old Lionel Tinplate. I wanted to have the old traditional look to display under our tree. I had narrowed my search to a couple of different ones (one being on the cover of this book). When I saw this train on the cover it was an easy decision. I purchased this book and immediately took it to the local train dealer, and shared this story with him. This set is No. 269E Distant Control Freight Set w/Proto-Sound 3.0 - Product Number: 11-5507-1 It was pretty fun to have this book in hand and relay the story to the dealer who we have become friends with over the years. The train-set was a cool coincidence.
New Christmas Favorite
by Erin - reviewed on January 02, 2013
Every year we add a few new books to our Christmas collection. This book was the favorite this year. It made it even more special being a true story about our dear prophet as a child. My kids loved this book, especially my 4 year old. I read this book many times this season. A story about giving, and the true meaning of Christmas. 5 stars.
Favorite Christmas Story
by Dave - reviewed on November 13, 2013
No matter how many times I hear this story, I never tire of it. That's a sign of a true classic. Thank you Deseret Book for finally putting this story in book form, complete with pictures. It sits on my nightstand and I read it every night (after scriptures and before prayer). Hearts are lifted, spirits are cheered, tears are shed, and I fall asleep. I wish every one of us had a little Tommy Monson on our street. Then, many years later, when he's a general authority and we're on the last legs of our lives in a rest home, we could be visited by him. We could then look up at him and say, "I know you. You're Tommy Monson. You used to steal my apples, throw rocks at my car, trample my petunias, and drown my cats." He would then share that story again, and again, and again. And then he could write a book about it (like this one) and make money off it while our tired bones turn to dust. I hope Excel Entertainment is considering making a movie of this book. It would be better than The Polar Express.
Great Christmas Tale
by linda - reviewed on December 18, 2012
I just bought the Ipad app version. I personally was touched by the story. Furthermore, the simple interactive features on this version would mean young children would come back to it time and again as I have several other such story books on my iPad but they are not faith-based. It's such a bonus to have it narrated by President Monson. I have already bought a second copy as a gift for a friend's family. Thank you.
Sweet TRUE Story
by Shauna - reviewed on November 26, 2012
This is such a sweet, true story! When President Monson was a little boy he was given an electric train set for Christmas... Along with that train his mother purchased a wind-up train set for a neighbor boy... When the young Tommy saw the one car in the wind-up set that he really wanted his mother allows him to keep it... Not to give the ending away...let's just say... President Monson learned a very valuable lesson on "service" and "reaching out to the one" during that Christmas season. An added bonus: With this book you get a CD with President Monson reading to you. Using an interactive iPad App -- President Monson will read the book to you AND you can make the tree light up, the train move and watch young Tommy run back to his house, etc.
Great for kids
by Customer - reviewed on November 30, 2012
This is a great book and app! I bought the book for some friends with the audio CD and bought the iPad app for myself. Who doesn't love Pres. Monson reading this story to their kids! It's a great story for Christmas and a great way for our family to come together and start a new tradition. Love this book!
by Emilee - reviewed on October 11, 2012
I absolutely love President Monson's stories especially those of his childhood. This picture book is a wonderful keepsake of one of Monson's precious stories. The illustrations by Dan Burr were amazing as well. He portrayed young Tommy, his mom and friend well. I did have a different ending in mind but Monson chose the right direction to go. He is a wonderful example of loyalty, honesty and friendship. This book will bring the spirit of Christmas into your heart and home. I definitely recommend this book for young or old.


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I mentioned this in the other CTS thread, but wanted to highlight for others that Cadillac is planning to make a wagon (for the Euro market) and a coupe version of the CTS. I am very excited at the prospect of a CTS-V wagon, but time will tell. I think it will serve Cadillac well to have a G35/335i coupe fighter in its lineup.
jpenn Posts: 68I assume that Caddy has done it's homework with the CTS wagon. Personally I don't think it would fly in the US even with AWD. I'm sure that's why they're only going to market it in Europe.
On the other hand, a coupe is nearly a necessity if they're going to do battle with BMW, M/B and Infinity. It's amazing how many BMW and M/B coupes are being driven around town.
There seems to be some differences of opinion as to whether Caddy will actually make a coupe. Motor Trend acted as if they'd seen a finished concept the way they praised it. while the most recent news release seems to hint that it's still a big maybe. Can anyone shed some light on the coupe subject. I'm holding off buying a 08 CTS sedan until I know for sure. -
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oldranger1 Posts: 9My point was the wagon gives more easily used volume space than the sedan..remember luggage racks on the trunk?. I don't know why you want to bring up the SUV can of worms. Hey, I loved my Tahoe and I like the new ones...just too big for a single guy and two dogs...three, if I bring a date.
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jpenn Posts: 68Hey gang, am I the only one who's excited about the CTS Coupe. This new vehicle seems to me, to be the perfect fit for not only the younger buyers which GM wants to attract, but also the Boomers ,like me, who have been salivating over the thought of actually having a full sized car with only two doors. If Caddy wants my opinion, make the coupe with everything the sedan has to offer, 300hp, AWD, 18 inch wheels etc. etc.
Is there anyone else out there who shares my enthusiasm? If so get on the wagon (no pun intended) and let Caddy know what you want. -
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jpenn Posts: 68I stopped by the Caddy store yesterday to get my first look at the new CTS. It appears to be everything that everyone has been saying about it (didn't have time for a test drive). I mentioned to the salesman that I was really interested in the coupe and he said Caddy has not made a decision yet as to whether to build one or not. Now I know that a salesman is the last place you go to get accurate information but has anyone heard or read any news regarding whether the coupe will be built and if so when?
jpenn Posts: 68I can't wait for 2010 for three reasons:
1) I'm an earlier Boomer than you are, I retired two years ago at age 60.
2) I have an 02 MDX which is performing very well but is getting a little long in the tooth.
3) This is the longest I've gone without a new vehicle and I'm starting to getting very itchy.
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jpenn Posts: 68I'm really starting to get very nervous, none of the recent publications I have read have mentioned anything about a new coupe. Also, a recent article speculates that a coupe may be as much as three years away.
Is there anyone out there who knows anything about when or if a coupe is on the way?
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jkr2106 Posts: 231Well fret no more
According to the UAW contract, CTS Coupe and Wagon production will begin in 2009
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sevenfeet0 Posts: 486Interesting find in that UAW document. Even more interesting are the two "Zeta" products for 2011. It has been said that only Zeta could be modified to be large enough for a full sized premium RWD product. I guess now we have our answer on the new Cadillac flagship. I wonder what the other "Zeta" car will be? A new SRX perhaps?
Other tidbits...the Corvette and Cadillac XLR get replaced in 2012. The Caddy DTS lives until 2010 (consistant with the 2011 Zeta product debut).
Finally, the Chevy Volt shows up in 2010. It's locked and loaded.
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The version of the classic story used in the performance was conceived and written by Jim Caron, with music and lyrics by Michale McGill, Bob Hubley and David Simmons.
Dan Watson and James Scotland, the two Missoula Children's Theatre tour staff members for this year's residency, held auditions, ran rehearsals and coached the participants in their roles. Watson was onstage with the children as Uncle Henry and Scarecrow, while Scotland directed the show.
Scotland also had the help of three student assistant directors, Christopher Dodson, Anie Ingram and Abigail Rogers, to put on the show.
This is the eighth season for the Montana-based Missoula Children's Theatre residency at the Museum Center.
Auditions for the show were held March 18, and participants practiced for approximately five hours each night of the week as well as all day Saturday before performing two shows on Saturday afternoon.
"This is probably one of our most popular programs," said Jennifer White, curator of education at the Museum Center at Five Points. "We filled every last spot."
Many of the participants have gotten involved in this program for years. Rick and Chery Cresswell have brought their son Joshua, who played the Wizard this year, for four years to participate in the residency.
"It's a crazy week, but it's great they can do a show from start to finish in a week," Chery said, stating that it left time for Joshua to play sports in the spring as well as act in the play.
Chery also mentioned the residency is something Joshua, as a home-schooled student, looks forward to every year since some of the same children participate each year.
Along with being able to complete an entire play within a week, the team travels with all of the sets, costumes and equipment for the show, allowing parents to just sit back and watch their children have fun.
Jennie Ferguson and her daughter Marti, who played a Winky, traveled from Soddy-Daisy to be a part of the week at the Museum Center.
"It's a long, exhausting week, but it's fun. We love the program," said Ferguson, who also home-schools her daughter. "It's so nice to have an activity that you can sit back on."
Ferguson tracks the touring residencies from Missoula Children's Theatre and tries to make a way for Marti to be involved whenever MCT is in the area. This is their third year participating in the Cleveland program.
Teams from Missoula Children's Theatre travel all over the United States and Canada as well as various other countries each year, bringing different shows and producing them in one week.
Jeani Featherngill remembers participating in residencies with Missoula Children's Theatre when she was growing up in Nebraska. This year, she brought her 5-year-old daughter Kennin to the program at the Museum Center to be a Fierce and Ferocious Flower in the play.
"She really loves every minute," Featherngill said.
Rich DeWitt's daughter Ella was also a Flower in the show. While this is her first year, the DeWitt family has participated in the program before with Ella's brother Ben. Ben was sick during this year's show, but Ella really enjoyed herself, her father said.
"It's always a great experience," DeWitt said.
The two-man team of Watson and Scotland traveling with "The Wizard of Oz" received praise from the parents, as well, for their ability to lead 60 children of all ages to give a performance in one week.
"It's amazing how they all get it together," Rick Cresswell said. "It transforms."
The well-trained professionalism of all of the teams from Missoula Children's Theatre is one reason they are always invited to come back to the Museum Center, White said.
"That's what makes it worth the money to bring them in. They're so positive with the kids," White said. "The kids are encouraged, emboldened and empowered by the program."
Many of the participants continue coming back year after year because of their experiences with the program. Trinity Dodson was an assistant director for last year's production of "The Secret Garden." This year, she returns to the program as a Magician.
"It was fun last year, so I decided to try out again," Dodson said, adding that she loved wearing all the costumes for her part as a Magician.
The residency is funded in part by grant money, as well as by local donors and businesses. For the first time this year, the Museum Center sold advertising space in the programs as a way to raise money.
Even though the program lost state funds this year because of recent cuts, the Museum Center was still able to keep the price the same for participants through advertisement sales and local sponsorship of the program.
"I feel like this community has always supported the arts so well that we could locally fund it," White said. "That's the kind of support you see in a community that's arts-positive."
White is already in the process of applying for grants to fund next year's residency program and is hopeful the Museum Center will receive help in funding the program. She also mentioned the possibility of extending the program by adding a week in the summer, starting in 2014.
Having a summer weeklong program would allow students who have conflicts during the school year to participate in the productions, as well as shorten the days of participants who come straight from school to the five-hour rehearsals.
In the March 23 productions of "The Wizard of Oz," 10 magicians (Ashleigh Arrington, Luke Bixler, Clay Black, Riley Black, Trinity Dodson, Julia itson, Ben Monroe, Sarah Plank, Mecalah Walsh and Olivia Wright) help to tell the story of Dorothy (Sarah Cobb) and Toto (Lindsey James) as they venture over the rainbow to the land of Oz.
Dorothy's house is discovered by a farmer Munchkin (Kylee Weir), who runs and tells Mayor Munchkin (Annie Brown), and soon a crowd of munchkins (Aminah Hamidi, Tarik Hamidi, Jenna Liner, Faith Livingston, Sara McKay, Elizabeth Myers, Brayden Simmons, Maci Simmons, Novalee Stalcup and Anna Thompson) has gathered to greet her.
Just like in the classic tale, Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Collette Bliss) tells Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz so that he can help her get back to Kansas.
Along her way, Dorothy encounters a Scarecrow (Dan Watson of Missoula Children's Theatre), a Tin Man (Kennedy Brown) and a cowardly Lion (Lauren Goldston).
The group of friends must face the Wicked Witch of the West (Leah Richmond) and her flying Winkies (Gracie Cooper, Cassia Ditto, Marti Ferguson, Mabry Helms, Dallas Hill, Natalie Monroe, Hannah Plank, Colby Rogers, Aubrey Swartzel, Lauren Thompson and Eva Callais).
When Dorothy and her friends finally make it to the Emerald City, The Green Guard (Cameron James) escorts them to meet the terrifying Wizard (Joshua Cresswell). He sends them on a quest to kill the Wicked Witch before he will grant their wishes.
The Wicked Witch sends her Fierce and Ferocious Flowers (Amanda Arrington, Emmi Black, Drew Cooper, Bradyn Crowder, Jacob Crowder, Ella DeWitt, Kennin Featherngill, Amirah Hamidi, Nathan Hanrahan, Rayann Helms, Alayna Itson, Evan Rogers, Emalyn Simmons and Ashlyn Weir) to make the group of friends fall fast asleep.
All is finally set right when Toto saves the day with a bucket of water, and Glinda tells Dorothy how to make it home to Kansas. She is greeted by Uncle Henry (Dan Watson of Missoula Children's Theatre) and shares the lesson she has learned: "My home is in my heart, and my heart is in my home."
Missoula Children's Theatre International Tour has been traveling to different communities for 40 years. In 2013, it will work with 65,000 children in more than 1,200 communities in all 50 states and 17 countries.


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Hawking Hawks gear profitable day after Stanley Cup win
BY MEENAKSHI DALAL AND NAUSHEEN HUSAIN Staff Reporters June 25, 2013 12:54PM
Oliver Langrall sells Blackhawks merchandise for Clark Street Sports outside of Ogilvie Transportation Center Tuesday morning. | Nausheen Husain~Sun-Times
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Around the same time Chicagoans made their way home from Blackhawks celebrations across the city, Jon Chandler and his fellow vendors started laying out freshly-printed "2013 Stanley Cup Champions" T-shirts in merchandise stands near Chicago's train stations early Tuesday morning.
The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup Monday night for the second time in four seasons.
"We got the championship shirts at our stand at 6:45 (a.m.) and by 6:50 (a.m.) were out of all the larges," said vendor Jon Chandler, at Union Station where passersby could hear "Chelsea Dagger," the Blackhawks' victory song, playing from a boat on the Chicago River. "We ran out of the rest at 7:30" in the morning.
There were two stands outside of both Union Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center owned by Clark Street Sports.
One man, already sporting his white "2013 Stanley Cup Champions" shirt pointed at the vendors and yelled, "Stanley Cup Champions, boys!" as he exited the station. Other fans who hadn't yet bought their championship gear stopped by the stands full of Hawks' merchandise.
Clark Street Sports ordered thousands of items — key chains, T-shirts, tank tops, jerseys, hats — ahead of time with fingers crossed that they would be able to sell them, said Sarah Yeazel, the social media director for the Chicago-based company.
The management flew to Boston early Tuesday morning to pick up the merchandise, and then back again to distribute it to Clark Street Sports locations in the city, Chicagoland suburbs and Indiana.
More than 30,000 championship shirts were pre-ordered, said assistant manager Flutra Gjota.
"They were running around like a chicken with its head cut off," Yeazel said.
But all that rushing around may pay off: The store's street locations were bustling Tuesday morning with Chicagoans eager to show off their Hawks gear.
The vendors, who have been selling the merchandise on Canal and Madison outside of Ogilvie Transportation Center for about two weeks, said they have seen several hundred customers daily for the past two weeks. Women's tank tops and men's jerseys have been especially popular, said Christian James, one of the vendors.
Karen Petrelli bought a $25 gray championship T-shirt for her brother Tuesday morning from a stand outside of Ogilvie.
"I would have liked to pay $20 for the shirt," said Petrelli, 57, "but I guess it's just part of the championship experience."
Yeazel said she thinks the merchandise craze will last until Friday, and maybe a little later than that.
"The Hawks did well in 2010, but this year was a record-setting season," she said. "There's definitely more of an energy this year."


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Starmont receives City of Napa Recycling Award
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I was happy to be invited to, and attend an awards ceremony today on behalf of the Starmont Winery recognizing the recycling efforts of a few local business and presented by the City and County of Napa and the Napa Recycling and Waste Services.
The awards were given out by Mayor Jill Techel of Napa and Napa County Supervisor Keith Caldwell, along with representatives from U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson's office, State Senator Noreen Evans office, and State Assembly member Michael Allen's office.
There were a total of 20 awards, and Starmont was one of two wineries to receive an award. Starmont was recognized for having a 99% diversion rate from landfills. This was also the second year Starmont has received this award. Starmont's 99% diversion rate is an outstanding achievement, and one of which I am extremely proud. 99% was by far the highest diversion rate mentioned, with most mentioned in the 65-75% range.
I would like to thank and congratulate the efforts of all of the employees at Starmont, as it your efforts that make this possible. It takes awareness and the desire to do the right thing on the part of all of the employees to achieve this kind of success.
I would like to thank Carlos Ayala, our Bottling and Facility Manager, for his specific efforts in helping with this achievement.
It has been a goal of mine to get as close to zero landfill as we can at Starmont, and we are very close at 99%.
We were presented with a plaque, and a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Legislature.
While this award does not make our wine better, it does help to highlights and underscore the legitimacy of our company's efforts in sustainability. I also believe that it demonstrates our attention to detail on a daily basis, as we were not trying to win an award, we were just trying to do the right things. It is nice to be recognized for those efforts.
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Well after the success of the last Miller Park Drunk E-Mail Show starring Al's Ramblings we decided to do another one with Jared and Tyler from Right Field Bleachers. They have really been doing some good stuff lately with the Halladay trade and have really come into their own since they decided to just write about whatever they wanted instead of other people's opinions. This one didn't go off as smoothly as we'd have liked and it took us kind of a long time to complete, but we had a pretty good rapport and we churned out some good stuff. Some of this may seem dated now as we started this before the All-Star Break, but I stil think you will find it enjoyable.We start off talking about if that last stretch decides the season and the team was one or two games out and now they are still two games out. So I guess it's relevant (and I guess it didn't).
Miller Park Drunk: Okay guys, let's get this thing started. As I write this the Brewers are playing the Twins and they aren't looking very good. There are people out there who think the team is donezo and really you can't completely blame them. A big part of this team's success this season was dependent on Manny Parra and Dave Bush pitching competently on now we are without both of those guys. This is one of the toughest stretches of the season for the team right now. After our hated rival Twins leave town, the current Wild Card leader with one of the best pitching staffs in the majors comes to town, followed by the Mets (who thankfully are beat up), then we go to Chicago who are just starting to heat up, division leading Cardinals and end up with the best team in baseball the Dodgers. If the Brewers go around .500 over this stretch it's not the end of the season (afterall, we still get to play the Natinals, Pirates and Padres), but it would seem the team needs to do well. I think this team will be in the hunt for the playoffs up to the very end, but even I have my doubts (and I'm drunk half the time.) There are arguments to be made that the pitching staff is broken and can't be fixed or that the team played over it's head early (coughWeekscough) or any number of things. Where do you guys see the team going from here? Is this really the stretch that decides the season? Read the rest of this entry »