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VW New Beetle (GL, GLS & GLX)
rickrover Posts: 602The 2000 Bugs are supposed to start being built sometime in July. I agree about the wheels, the alloys aren't that much different in appearance than the plastic wheel covers, unlike other cars that have a big difference in appearance. Although $310 is pretty cheap considering what alloys can cost after market.
clkoch Posts: 1I am planning to test drive a '99 automatic New
Beetle within the next few days but need to know
if there is any haggling room at all on prices.
I have been quoted (by phone) a sticker price of
$19,400 and am wondering if this is too high and
if there is still little negotiating room on them. Buying "a little red Beetle" would fulfill a very delayed childhood dream. -
mgr Posts: 40I have a 99 automatic. Not as much get-up-and-go as a manual I'm sure, but still very crisp and hands free driving(if thats a plus). Expect MSRP, but no more!
I also have the alloys. From a distance, you cant see much difference. But get close...I can see why I chose the alloys. And, I can have them chromed when I get tired of the look. -
elainebear Posts: 17My sister bought a '99 New Beettle GLS in June and paid abotu $19,500 for an auto with alloy wheels and a CD changer. It is hard around here to get them without a markup but the markup on hers only turned out to be about $300 or so. Not bad compared to a flat $2000 markup on a GL. It's depending on what you buy. For a GLS I say that's not too bad (try to haggle) but for a GL NO WAY and look else where.
michaellno Posts: 4,300What part of the country does your sister live in? I was under the impression that most places around the country were willing to let NB's go for MSRP. We got ours in December last year (bright blue GL, gas, stick) and paid MSRP (plus dealer accessories like tinted windows and CD changer). Hard to believe that there are still dealers around who are still tacking on ADM.
Hope she enjoys her new car! -
elainebear Posts: 17We both live in Columbus Ohio. I went with her while she was looking and the $300 extra was the best deal we ever found. There are other areas out there that won't let them go for MSRP. They are still in great demand around here and so the dealers can charge what they please. Compared to the $2000 markup the $300 was a steal. But if you compare this to my car search (finding cars for invoice and below) she didn't fare quite so well.
Bwummer Posts: 46Some good news, kind of. About a month ago our NB was parked in the parking space closest to a dumpster. When my wife came out, the Beetle was six feet out of the parking space with the left front wheel up on the curb!
Apparently, the garbage truck had "connected" with the rear bumper of the Bug as it was pulling away. It didn't really hit, just pushed, but still!
Only damage: a small dent on the right side of the license plate holder (where the truck's fork had connected) and a long scrape across the back of the bumper.
We had it thoroughly inspected, and apparently there's not even any damage to the bumper or subframe. The front wheels are still in alignment, even.
And still no trunk rattle after 6000 mi. -
elainebear Posts: 17I don't know what others think but I think this car is incredibly cute. I have a hard time thinking of my sister's as a real car but more as a toy. The upside for you though is that women are usually attracted to "cute" things like kittens, puppies, baby fuzzy animals and Beetles... so you may just get lucky and find a woman who notices how cute your car is... and the rest'll be history
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michaellno Posts: 4,300No, we didn't go onto a list. We went into the dealership the Saturday after Thanksgiving last year to see what they had ... lots of red and white, but we were looking for bright blue, yellow or green (it should be noted that we didn't have much opinion about equipment or trim level). The saleslady took our name and number and called us three times in the next week, each time to inform us that a car of the color we were seeking had arrived. Unfortunately, the yellow and green had been spruced up with many thousands of dollars of dealer accessories, which made the price too high. When she called the 3rd time, it was for a bright blue GL with the gas engine and a stick shift, which were our preference. We saw it, we drove it, we bought it! Took a week.
We live in Denver, and the dealer we bought from is one of the largest in the Rocky Mtn. region, so they were getting plenty of stock.
Now my wife is talking about a green Turbonium Beetle when our lease is up (and she goes to bed at night hoping that VW will provide a cabriolet version). -
michaellno Posts: 4,300Also, the only dealer added options added to our "Beauty" were the CD changer, tinted windows and a clear bra that was applied to the front of the car.
The yellow and green ones had custom wheels and fake wood or carbon fiber interior trim that added $1500 to $3000 to the price. They do this, I suspect, in lieu of additional markup.
Still, we felt we got a good deal, and a great (fun, cute, etc.) car! -
rickrover Posts: 602From what I understand the RSI is going to be built sometime in 2000. VW wants to go after the BMW M3 type of vehicles. They are doing RSI versions of the Golf as well. 250 hp Turbo V6 with all wheel drive. The Audi TT will get similar mechanicals since it shares the New Beetle Platform. The Beetle RSI looks hot, I wonder what one of those bad boys will cost, my guess is at least $35k. VW has a convertible New Beetle for the show circuit to guage reaction for possible production but they are reluctant to build it. I got this info from a site called BeetleBuzz (may not be spelled correctly), I thought I bookmarked it but I didn't, this site had a lot of info on what VW is thinking of doing with the New Beetle. The New Beetle RSI sounds like it is heading for production, the convertible is not. VW is replacing the Golf based Cabrio with a Jetta convertible, a Jetta coupe is on the way as well. Jetta Cabrio is why VW will probably not build a New Beetle Cabrio according to what I read. Apparently VW does not want to compete with the after market conversion companys doing New Beetle convertibles, not enough market according to what I read. There is a company in Newport Beach Calif. that does an absolutley factory like convertable conversion for $10 to $12k, it has a power top and rear side windows.
kjaurelio Posts: 33Early on in these NB conferences, folks were getting 'forced' into these clear bras. I think it was something applied to the paint. I couldn't get any additional info on them at the time. Michaell, please enlighten us on the clear bra. What does it look like, is it applied to the paint, does it change to look of the car at all, etc.
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rickrover Posts: 602I have one on my Audi A6 Quattro Wagon, actually it's more than a bra, it not only covers the paint on the front but the backs of the rear view mirrors and the inside of the door handles (where you tend to scratch the paint with finger nails when you open the doors). It's applied partially up the hood. What it reminds me of is clear adhesive backed vinyl, like contact stuff you line your cupboards with. It is almost invisible, you have to get really close to the car to even notice it. It looks like it could be peeled off if you wanted to remove it. I have a Perfect Fit bra for my New Beetle, I didn't want to put the clear bra on it. I bought the Audi in Colorado, the way they sand the roads in the winter there is brutal to a paint job, this stuff really protected the A6. I got transferred to Florida so I don't think it's necissary here.
Bwummer Posts: 46Now I admit that I haven't studied chemistry in a while. But I do remember that a fingernail is a mere 3 on the Hardness Scale.... not strong enough to scratch most substances. I can say for sure that fingernails don't scratch the paint on your car. I regularly use mine (fingernails) to remove stubborn bug, bird do-do, and tar stains from my paint, and I've never scratched it yet. In fact, it's tough to even scratch a good carbona wax job with a fingernail.
No, most scratches around door handles are caused by rings -- especially the diamond variety. Remember, a 10 (of 10) on the hardness scale: will scratch anything. Which is why my Corrado had a scratch the whole way down the window: my wife had her hand against it as she rolled it down.
Other culprits of scratched paint include keys, belt buckles, clips and zipper handles on handbags/briefcases, and other similar objects.
But not fingernails. -
rickrover Posts: 602I don't mean scratch as in take the paint off the car but they do put marks on the paint, especially womens long painted nails. My last BMW had marks on the paint from finger nails around the handles, they do polish off. I've seen plastic guards available for the New Beetle and old beetles had them too. Why do you think when the Audi dealer did my A6 that they included the door handle area? I didn't ask for it, it was part of the clear bra in front and the mirrors.
michaellno Posts: 4,300You said you bought your Audi in Colorado? Probably the same dealership where I got the NB (was Continental VW/Audi, now McDonald). All the VW's go through the "clear bra" treatment .. as explained above, it's applied to the front of the car (about halfway up the hood and front fenders) and protects the car from gravel, rocks, etc.
Bwummer Posts: 46Ok, rick, I'll buy that answer.
I guess I'm lucky in that no one who rides in my car regularly uses nail polish, or even has long nails for that matter. My wife keeps hers as short as mine.
Of course, because I opened my big mouth, this afternoon I barely stopped my 3-year-old in time. He was bearing down on the door with the car keys firmly clutched in a tiny fist, aiming for the general area of the lock.
Briefly, I saw my paint's life flash before my eyes. -
scarls13 Posts: 11Sigh...
I'm working with a large dealership in Detroit on getting a silver/bright blue/dark blue Beetle GLS with auto and luxury...so far he's had 3 possible cars for me: one was silver but had leather (too expensive), one was bright blue but had no sunroof, and today's was green with leatherette. (no guts to get green) Argh! :-) But on a happier note, they're done selling '99s at this dealership, so it's only a matter of time before he gets what I want in a 2000 model...
If anybody is having a hard time finding the Beetle of your dreams, try Detroit! -
littlevera Posts: 1` I NEVER pay sticker for a car, alway a little above dealer cost, but for the Bug, I'm paying sticker (if I ever get one). I guess I was excited to pay sticker at one dealer, when the dealer I just left added $4000 to the turbo and $3000 to the GLS model! How about THAT for greed? I'm on a waiting list in Central Florida for a green GLX, with cream leather and auto. It was a hard decision to make.... I wanted one of each! My only concern is that the dealer in my area said that they do not get any GLX, only GLS 1.8 turbos.... anyone have any info on that? Do they only make a very few GLX's? *The dealer that charged the big bucks over sticker had about 20 beetles on his lot... his story was that they get so many more because they sell so many...? My dealer said they get about 20 per month? Does that sound right?
scarls13 Posts: 11I'm really interested in putting an in-dash CD player into my NB when I get it in a few weeks...can anyone offer advice as to how difficult it would be to install such a thing? It seems that the NB's dash has an irregularly shaped hole for the radio, so I'm a little nervous...Any thoughts?


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These are all great fims but ……….EVIL DEAD 2!!!!! Come on people! Just saw it again recently and goddman it's still the greatest. Also I've had Mature Themes in my car cd player for around 2 years now. It doesnt age. It's still a damn fine listening experience. I cant wait til pompom!!!! Respect always Ariel!
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I thought the same. It reminds me of the yelp at 2:17 in the Replacements "Achin' to Be". Album of the year from the band of this era.
Great list. Missing 'Seattle'. Great song and back story.
I really like yr list. Paired with mine it makes for a killer moz mix. Better than the list above. At Amber is a top choice for no 1.
Did [you] really sing, "It was a good lay" at the end of "Suedehead"?
"No, 'It was a bootleg'. I mean, good heavens, in my vocabulary? Please…"
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I do.
"And is that quite racy?"
Oh, yes.
"Well, it was actually 'a good lay'."
And was there one?
"No, I just thought it might amuse someone living in Hartlepool."
- Morrissey, Sounds, June 18, 1988
Unfortunate typo. 6. Knows not Kows!
Suedehead – not "it was a good lay" but " it was a bootleg"
10.You Have Killed Me (Ringleader)
9. The Boy Racer (Southpaw)
8. Tomorrow (Arsenal)
7. Certain People I Know (Arsenal)
6. He Kows I'd Love To See Him (Bona)
5. Alma Matters (Maladjusted)
4. I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris (Refusal)
3. Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself (Vauxhall)
2. Speedway (Vauxhall)
1. Seasick, Yet Still Docked (Arsenal)
i really don't mind what order you put their songs in, NO remain the greatest band of all time for me.
(i am partial to a bit of Fine Time, Run and All The Way from Technique tho…… and what happened to Love Vigilantes?)

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Hi can some one please tell me what records are actually available through MH as asking MH is a waste of time they just refer me to the subscription site, having been with ancestry for about 5 years and Genes Reunited prior to that I am looking for a site that will offer me access to WORLD records that include BDM, CENSUS, GRAVE RECORDS etc but just being told I would have smart matches does not tell me if it would smart match records from around the world or if I would have to pay for these records on top of the annual fee of joining MH any help or advice would be helpful thanks
I am interested in your plight- but ponder why you would switch from Ancestry and or Genes -- you must keep those active --
Many users leave heritage and migrate to Ancestry-- and You are going the other way---
Your comment on heritage (management) as a waste of time-- odd that you shou;d come to taht conclusion so quickly-- it took most of us aover a year to figure that out-- congratualtions.
and be wary of SMART matches-- thay are wrongly named and are filled with incomplete and duplicted records-- the TRUE smart match has been overshadowed by the hundreds and hundres of duplicated trees on heritage-- it seems that the guru's think that by having an organization with fift million users haveing 30 million trees- is a bonus-- if you look at smart matches you often (too often) get a match witha user who has six, eight perhaps TEN trees and you get sya 4o matches multiples by his ten trees-- thinking ytou have got 400 mtaches when in reality you have 40 and some of them are dubious.
Got back to ancesrty and save your self the drama
Go to the Research tab and on the left side under Categories You will see all available collections. It's a snapshop in time, because MH add more and more collections, further.
You can try to search, too.
The Data Subscription You need just for opening entries in the search result.
Hope this helps.
Best regards
I have just subscribed to MH Research and my very first subject highlighted an important lack in the system.
The lady's name is Jane Clyde Weir Medlow (Russell) so, guess what, eighty record matches, probably all from the United States, some for Jane Russell the film star; and I think for another lady of the same name.
I want the option to tell the system to please ignore information from the United States (or wherever).
I want to filter the information by country or by dates or whatever, preferably more than one criterion at a time.
I know my Jane was never in any other country, only Scotland and Australia.
If there already exists a filtering mechanism please tell me about it. I do NOT want the system to follow an automatic matching procedure, it's not working. I want to TELL it what to show.
It would take me nearly an hour to reject matches for this lady; probably none are about her. Let's say I have a couple of hundred similar matches, that is two weeks of full-time work, with more coming all the time.
A good system but without filters, unworkable.
Dear Geoff,
Thank you for writing on our Forum.
n order to find records from a specific country, I would like to recommend you to refine your search by country / state / city by entering a location on the field(s) named: Place. You can also scroll down to the map and click on the specific country. This will rearrange the results placing the most relevant to the location first.
In order to read more about how to better use SuperSearch, please visit our FAQ article below:
Have a great day!
Best regards,
Thanks, Felipe, that is very helpful.
Okay, it seems that my previous comment was about the research heading of Newspapers and taking that into account I stand by what I said.
I have just spent some time with the next name, John Powell, and a promising UK census entry. Which could almost have been him except that his wife was born in County Cork, Ireland, and so was he.
The wife of the man in my tree was born in Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia, so I will reject the research match. But I would have liked the opportunity to put a note on the 'match' explaining that, so that no-one else makes the mistake that I nearly did. Which anyone could have done, not knowing the birthplace of the wife.
So, please, a place for comments, as we have in the SmartMatch system.....
P.S. It is just possible that it is the same man and his first wife died and the Wycheproof lady is his second wife... G
P.P.S. I would like to be able to 'reject all' record matches in a particular tree for a particular name.
I have rejected every match individually for my main tree and just want to click 'reject all' for the other tree. G.
You must grasp that the entire world genealogical resources are primarily directed at the USA.
If you dont have yank connections--- then in the words of others-- suck it princess.
The world of Geny is ruled by the appetite of the americans and everyone esle is second or third rate!!
Is there any way to (temporarily) block sources of record matches ?
I find a lot of matches to Geni World Tree and Wikitree, and, to be blunt, do not trust either - I have found incorrect data in both (not MH's fault of course - the fault lies with whoever uploaded the wrong information in the first place). For example years of birth or death (that I have confirmed by looking at government BDM websites or have personal knowledge of) don't match those on those sites. I have found little information on those sites not already in my tree.
What I'd like is a list of all sources, with checkboxes about whether to include them in the record match display - that is, I'd like to "ignore" matches to the two sources named, and just look at others, for the time being.
Dear Mr.Parsons,
Thank you for your post here on the forum.
I understand your need for more filtering options for the sources of information and your suggestion is a valid one that I will notify the development team about.
Thank you for your input and contribution as we do value suggestions like this from our users.
Kind Regards,
MyHeritage Team.
Is there a place that Myheritage members go to ask research questions, and get help? I can't see anything obvious on the forums here.
Look at http://www.myheritage.com/genealogy-forums
You can find this Message Boards at the bottom of the page under Genealogy (http://www.myheritage.com/genealogy).
Using record matches is great, but I'm getting annoyed when I find matches for a whole family listed. For example, in my tree, there's several families of parents and around 12 children - 14 to a family. Record matches finds matches for all 14 people with, for example, a relative's tree on Geniworld tree.
I accept the first match and wait while the page loads matched information for all 14 people (took about a minute). I go through and copy the bits of information I want for all 14 people.
Now I still have the other 13 matched people to look at - but there is no option to just accept the match without then havuing to wait the minute for the page to download - really annoying to have to waste that much time and download space for no additional benefit. And don't say that there might be other information - there wasn't and isn't.
It would be really great to have, as well as the reject and accept/extract information options, a third one for "accept but don't go to the extract page". This would also get around the problem with wasting time when there are duplicate or triplicate records, which is frequent with the English birth/death/marriage records.
I'm not using record matching yet but what you say makes a heap of sense,
Depends what you're looking for - I've found heaps of birth and marriage records from the UK (where many of my ancestors are from), and lots of census records for families which have identified further children, occupations, and addresses that I did not know about. These census records seem to date every 10 years from 1841 to 1911, although I get some matches from much earlier church records. I get a few incorrect matches from the USA census and newspapers, and I get the occasional death or marriage record from Australia where many in my tree originate. I have ancestors from Prussia, which seems to be a black hole of records before WW2/WW1 and so far no luck matching them, but still have hundreds to check. The BDM records from the UK have supplied me with exact dates of birth and/or christening (and better locations) for hundreds of ancestors for whom I only had the year of birth calculated from headstone information (i.e. "1856-1902", or "Died 2 Oct 1920, aged 57").
Every now and then an interesting record pops up - I recently got a match to an immigration passenger list with details about a family, date of sailing, date of arrival into Moreton Bay, name of boat, etc.
Altogether it's a fantastic resource if you have ancestors from UK or USA, it's OK if they're from Australia, but don't know about Europe or the rest of the world - it might just be that no-one in my tree gets matches (only have a few people from other countries, and as mentioned, German records disappeared in the wars).
Prehaps instead of coping all the Records from Find a Grave and making them searchible in a "myheritage" publisher collection. You could provide an opportunity to link to the web Record, like you do in the profile on the info tab web links.
Allow the user to name it and add it as a source. You could do this with Find a Grave, and things like the DAR Genealogical Research Databases which also states " The databases contain DAR proprietary information which should under no circumstances be redistributed to others; assembled or collected for purposes other than DAR membership or for citation in genealogical scholarship; or reproduced, published or posted in any form whatsoever."
Under both situations you can't redistribute it, but you could allow a namible links section to assemble this information about a person in their profile.
You could also allow these links in the Bio Section.
I also am very disappointed that this will not be easily accessible. If I'm understanding correctly (I haven't checked my tree yet), Information has been removed from our trees that we have already confirmed from FindAGrave? If that's true, then that really stinks and does not make sense. They shouldn't be able to go retro like that for a service that was being used before they bought it.
I guess I will have to work harder to get my FindAGrave information directly from the site but I'm not happy about it at all. Like others have mentioned, I had over 700 matches to still look at and confirm. I had 5 on BillionGraves. Huge disparity and I don't find information like the notes I'd find on FindAGrave.


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New British leader David Cameron forms coalition government
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Following Gordon Brown's resignation yesterday, Britain's new prime minister is Conservative David Cameron. But he has to govern without a majority of Parliament, and will work with his newly appointed deputy prime minister Nicholas Clegg of the Liberal Democrats in a coalition government- the first in Britain since the 1940's. What is the likely success and stability of this power sharing deal between the center-right and center-left parties? Larry reconvenes "PubTalk" to find out.
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C. Ray Tobias
Executive Vice President & COO
Mr. Tobias joined the Company in 1990, and was elected Vice President in September 1997 and Executive Vice President and Director in January 2001. In January 2006, Mr. Tobias was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Tobias supervises client relationships and survey cost quotations to clients. He has served on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors and is Past President of the Permian Basin Geophysical Society. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tobias was employed by Geo-Search Corporation where he was an operations supervisor.
Christina W. Hagan
Executive Vice President & CFO
Mrs. Hagan joined the Company in 1988, and was elected Chief Financial Officer and Vice President in 1997 and Senior Vice President and Secretary in January 2003. In January 2004, Mrs. Hagan was elected as Executive Vice President. Prior thereto, Mrs. Hagan served the Company as Controller and Treasurer. Mrs. Hagan is a certified public accountant.
James Walter (Tom) Thomas
Executive Vice President, CTO
Mr. Thomas received a BS (1976) and MS (1980) in Physics from Pittsburg State University. From 1976 to 1981 he taught secondary school math and science and served as a varsity football/track coach. From 1981-2002 he worked for Phillips Petroleum, joining Dawson Geophysical in the fall of 2002. He has over twenty-five years of exploration experience in the energy industry with thirteen years of actual field experience with 2-D and 3-D production and research seismic crews. He is a recognized leader in the geophysical sector for the innovation and application of 3-D seismic acquisition and specialized processing techniques. His current interests are concentrated in the development and application of seismic technology for Dawson Geophysical Company. Tom holds four patents in the field of seismic data acquisition and processing and has published his concepts and methods in geophysical literature. He is a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, the Geophysical Society of Oklahoma City, the Tulsa Geophysical Society, Permian Basin Geophysical Society, and Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honor Society).
K.S. Forsdick
Senior Vice President
Mr. Forsdick joined the Company in 1993 and was elected Vice President in January 2001. Mr. Forsdick is responsible for soliciting, designing and bidding seismic surveys for prospective clients. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Forsdick was employed by Grant Geophysical Company and Western Geophysical Company and was responsible for marketing and managing land and marine seismic surveys for domestic and international operations. He has served on the Governmental Affairs Committee of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors.
Dave Wisniewski
Vice President
Mr. Wisniewski has been in the seismic oil & gas industry for over 30 years. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wisniewski worked both domestically and abroad in various countries. Mr. Wisniewski started his career in the Electronic / Technical area and has been working in the Management level for the last 15 years. He joined the Company in 2004 and became Vice President in October 2008. Mr. Wisniewski is a member of the SEG and the PBGS.
Sam Dobbs
Vice President, Data Processing
Mr. Dobbs is a graduate of Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology. He has over 27 years of experience in processing land and transition zone data sets with an emphasis in the U.S and the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Dobbs was elected Vice President Data Processing in October 2008. Prior to joining the Company he was employed by WesternGeco (Western Geophysical) where he was the U.S. Land Processing Manager. Mr. Dobbs oversees Dawson's processing operations in Houston, Midland and Oklahoma City.
Mark Nelson
Vice President, HSSE
Mr. Nelson joined the Company in 1993 and was elected Vice President in January 2004. Mr. Nelson has over thirty years of seismic experience, holds a Master's degree in Environmental Science and is a registered environmental professional. He has also served as the Chairman of the Health, Safety and Environmental Committee of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors, is a member of the National Registry of Environmental Professionals and of the American Society of Safety Engineers.
George E. McDonald
Vice President, Field Operations
Mr. McDonald joined the Company in 1972, and was elected Vice President in September 2006. Prior to election as Vice President, Mr. McDonald served as instrument operator, crew manager and field supervisor for the Company.
Stuart A. Wright
Vice President, Applied Geophysics
Mr. Wright, a registered professional geophysicist, joined the Company in June, 2003 as Manager of Geophysics and was elected Vice President – Applied Geophysics in April, 2007. Mr. Wright received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology/Geophysics from Northern Arizona University in 1980. From 1980 to 1987 he worked in Denver, Colorado for Cities Service Company/OXY USA as an exploration geophysicist. From 1987 to 2003 he worked for Western Geophysical Company, also in Denver, where he worked in a number of processing, management, and design geophysicist positions. In 2003, he joined Dawson Geophysical Company as Manager of Geophysics, responsible for 3-D survey design, parameter testing and other acquisition issues. Stuart is the author or co-author of many papers including "Fundamental 3-D Seismic Survey Design," "Seismic Data Acquisition in Mountainous Terrain" and "Lodgepole 3-D Seismic: Design, Acquisition, and Processing." He is a member of SEG, Denver Geophysical Society, AAPG, RMAG and the Western Interior Paleontological Society, and has been invited to speak about 3-D topics to geophysicists, geologists and engineers at local and national societies across the country.
Mark Pruitt
Vice President, Marketing
Mr. Pruitt joined the Company in 1995 as Marketing Manager and was elected Vice President Marketing in October 2008. Mr. Pruitt has been in the seismic acquisition industry for over 25 years and prior to joining the Company he was the Marketing Manager for Grant Geophysical. Mr. Pruitt is a member of the SEG, AAPG, HGS, RMAG, DGS and the PBGS.
Kevin Werth
Chief Geophysicist
Mr. Werth supports 2-D and 3-D design and seismic acquisitions in the Mid-Continent and West Texas areas as well as the Appalachian Basin in the Northeast U.S. He received a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts at Hastings College in Nebraska and has completed postgraduate in Geology in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Werth has worked for twenty-seven years in the seismic industry, most recently ten years as a Design Geophysicist with WesternGeco in Oklahoma City/Midland/Denver and the past five-and-a half-years as an Area Geophysicist with Dawson Geophysical Company in Oklahoma City.
Melody Y. Crowl
Mrs. Crowl joined the Company as Controller in 2005 and was elected as Treasurer in September 2006. Mrs. Crowl has over twenty years accounting experience including treasury, internal and external audit, and financial accounting. Mrs. Crowl is a certified public accountant.
Jason Nelson
General Manager, Canada Operations
Bringing twenty years of oil and natural gas seismic experience and was most recently Area Manager Canada for Geokinetics Exploration Inc. where he managed all aspects of the Canadian operations while supporting International operations when required. Before joining Geokinetics Exploration, Mr. Nelson worked for Destiny Resources Services as the company's Latin American Operations Supervisor. He was responsible for Operations Management in Continental Latin America and South America.


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Pierre Legrand
Board of Visitors Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law
- PhD, 1999, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne
- PhD, 1993, Lancaster University
- M Litt, 1986, University of Oxford
- DEA, 1985, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne
- LLB & BCL, 1982, McGill University
Areas of Expertise
Professor Legrand teaches and writes with specific reference to salient theoretical issues arising from comparative interventions in a globalized world.
Professional Experience
Legrand teaches law at the Sorbonne where, after having acted for ten years as director of postgraduate comparative legal studies, he is now responsible for the postgraduate program on globalization and legal pluralism. He also teaches regularly in the postgraduate program at the University of Melbourne Law School, within the undergraduate law degrees at the University of Timisoara in Romania and at the Centro Universitário Curitiba in Brazil, and as part of the University of Cambridge's summer school on English law.
Honors and Affiliations
Legrand was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Toronto, the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, the University of Copenhagen, Georgetown University, and the National University of Singapore.
Key Works
Legrand's publications include Le Droit comparé, 4th Ed. (Presses Universitaires de France, 2011); "On the Singularity of Law" in 47 Harvard International Law Journal (2006); "Issues in the Translatability of Law" in Nation, Language, and the Ethics of Translation (eds., Bermann and Wood) (Princeton University Press, 2005); and "The Same and the Different" in Comparative Legal Studies: Traditions and Transitions (ed. with Munday) (Cambridge University Press, 2003).


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Wes Welker receiving the franchise tag is on par with the sun rising in terms of inevitable developments in our lives. I can only speak for myself, but both of those events happened today where I'm seated. If the sun didn't rise where you are, then you shouldn't be reading this post.
Welker has officially been slapped with the franchise tag by New England, according to Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe. The move guarantees that he'll be paid at least $9.4 million next year under the wide receiver tag, but the Patriots' presumed goal is to work out a long-term deal with their slot receiver who easily led the league in receptions last year with 122 (Roddy White was second with 100).
But now the next question to be answered in Foxboro revolves around Welker's value, an equation that will factor in his age (31 in May), and his production compared to other elite receivers like Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald. We examined the possible impact that Stevie Johnson's new contract could have on Welker earlier, and how it could persuade the Patriots to stand firm and force their top receiver to play under the franchise tag.
Welker's long-term value is a delicate question during a delicate time for a franchise that wants to respect its top receiver and supply Tom Brady with premier passing options during his final two-to-three years of prime productivity. The cost and risk associated with committing to a receiver who's beginning to age need to be balanced, especially on an offense that's dramatically shifted its focus to the tight end.


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Hi all - the main water line broke at the connector at my townhouse. It was discovered rather quickly and the water turned off within 2 hours. When the plumbers dug the hole to fix it, they discovered that there is a HUGE cave underneath the parking space right beside the water break. It's hard to tell just how large, but the entire shovel dissappeared into it. Just guessing, it looks like it's at least 5-6 deep, maybe even as wide and about a foot of depth.
Obviously the potential for a huge sinkhole is there and this needs to be fixed. What are the options for fixing this? The county and the home owners association (I don't own the parking space, they do) say I'm liable. Thoughts? Ideas? How much does something like this cost to repair? Keep in mind, that I live outside of DC where everything is more expensive!! Thank you NAAL |
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You either dig up the area and fill, or try and fill the hole from the top. Your homeowners insurance should cover the bill. |
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text: Things You Probably Should Not Place in Your Living Trust Despite the advantages a Living Trust provides, there are certain types of assets that you may not want to transfer into your Living Trust: Property that You Frequently Buy or Sell If you don't expect to own certain property at your death, then there's no real reason to transfer this property into your Living Trust. Of course, few people are able to predict with much precision when they'll actually die. But if you're in good health, and you know you're going to sell a particular asset very shortly, there's no need to transfer it into your trust. On the other hand, when you're buying new property (say, a boat), it's typically no more trouble to title it in your name as trustee of your Living Trust. Automobiles Due to their quick depreciation, most cars ― especially if they're more than a few years old ― are not particularly valuable. If, however, you own a rare or particularly expensive car that you plan to hold on to, it may make sense to transfer it into your Living Trust. But keep in mind that your insurance company may be reluctant to insure a car owned by a trust. Therefore, be sure to check with your insurance agent first before transferring an automobile into your Living Trust. Income or Principal from another Trust If you're lucky enough to be receiving interest or principal from another person's trust, please know that you cannot place this property in your Living Trust to give to your own beneficiaries. However, you can still give this money to your beneficiaries through a traditional Will. IRAs, 401(k)s, etc. Technically, such accounts or funds cannot be owned by a trust. But you can still avoid probate on these accounts by pre-registering a beneficiary to directly receive the funds in these accounts when you die. Checking Accounts Hopefully, you don't carry a large balance in your checking account, so there won't be a significant advantage in transferring this account into your Living Trust. Also, it can sometimes be difficult to cash checks on accounts held in the name of a trustee. Life Insurance If you own a life insurance policy, the proceeds will go directly to the beneficiaries named in the policy following your death without being probated ―unless your estate is the named beneficiary. Consequently, there's no probate-avoidance benefit to transferring your life insurance policy into your Living Trust (so long as you've named someone other than your estate as the beneficiary). But if you named a minor or young adult as your life insurance beneficiary, you might nonetheless find it desirable to name your Living Trust as the beneficiary instead of the minor. That way, you can name the child as a beneficiary in the trust agreement to receive the insurance proceeds paid into your Living Trust, and you can also use the adult property management method chosen in you trust agreement to hold the life insurance proceeds until the child reaches a suitable age. Please keep in mind, however, that changing a life insurance beneficiary is something you'll have to do on your own by contacting your life insurance agent. The Weber Law Firm does not provide this service. |


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Like many other readers I want to thank you for all the information you present on this blog. It's a the most lucid material in a morass of @#$% @#$%! After reading many posts, each of the options you cite sound good, but I have two more questions. My doctor has recommended we elevate our mattress at the head 4-6" to treat acid reflux or GERD. Which of the three options--an inner coil Sealy or S & F or a latex mattress is likely to perform well [and endure] with this lopsided elevation. Once we figure that out, we still have the problem of finding a store to try all three--we're a bit too far from your showrooms! Thanks again for your thoughtful responses.
Hi Chuck. If you are to do as my dad did for mom, and simply raise the head of the bed by adding blocks to the legs, the bed will still be flat. So, any mattress will work. If you are considering an adjustable bed, where the head tilts up independently, then foam is your only choice...latex being the best of them. The Sealy latex is the same as the S&F latex. It tends to be priced lower as a Sealy and the fabric on the Sealy isn't as stiff as on the S&F.
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The Summer Cold
I've got a bit of a cold right now, and for some reason, I always find that a cold that comes during the summertime is just that much more irksome than one that arrives in the dead of winter. For one thing, during those wintertime colds you're usually not the only one—meaning, that unfortunately, many other people have been afflicted with it. I guess it's pure case of misery loves company.
Not that I want other people to have the same uncomfortable symptoms, but it's one of those things—during the all-too-brief summer, that last thing you want is to be out of commission with a pesky, lingering cold and feeling like you're having some special treat held at arm's reach. Looking out the windows and watching the bright sunshine and knowing all that you may be missing out there is altogether different than when you peer out frosty panes at gray skies and barren trees and can just hunker down underneath a cozy blanket with hot tea…
Meanwhile, what I can't figure out is why cold symptoms seem to get so much worse at night. While the most reliable explanation seems to be a combination of two sensible things—1) that the prone position naturally makes drainage of clogged passageways more difficult, and 2) you simply become more aware of every ache and pain in the still of the night—I still wish there was an even more scientific explanation. (Some also suggest that the nighttime decrease in the stress hormone cortisol allows your immune system to kick into higher gear—and the result is that you naturally feel a bit worse as it your body fights off the infection.)
Of course, all this sick-talk makes me think of the ongoing story about the H1N1 flu (swine flu) and with the Fall coming and officials already starting to discuss the potential resurgence and/or increase in H1N1 cases, will you be interested in the vaccine? Because not everyone everywhere will be able to get the vaccine, these are the groups that the CDC recommends get the vaccine, to start. Most reports say that the vaccine will be available (for about 50 million people) in mid-October.
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Since a human first stepped foot on the moon four decades ago, great strides have been made in understanding what is required to support an enduring presence in space. These reports will enable the U.S. space program to deliver on new exploration initiatives, excite the public, and address the questions of space weather risk assessment and management. This collection develops a forward-looking portfolio of research that will provide the basis for recapturing the value of human spaceflight and once again place the United States at the forefront of space exploration for the global good.
From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outward to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun's influence wanes, advances during the past decade in space physics and solar physics--the disciplines NASA refers to as heliophysics--have yielded spectacular insights into the phenomena that affect our home in space. Solar and Space Physics, from the National Research Council's (NRC's) Committee for a ...[more]
Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of astronomy and astrophysics are making new connections to physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. Based on a broad and comprehensive survey of scientific opportunities, infrastructure, and organization in a national and international context, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and ...[more]
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The adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology--power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies--are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are also generally well understood. Less well documented and understood, however, are the potential economic and societal impacts of the disruption of critical technological systems by severe space weather. As a first step toward determining the socioeconomic ...[more]
Natural and human-induced changes in Earth's interior, land surface, biosphere, atmosphere, and oceans affect all aspects of life. Understanding these changes requires a range of observations acquired from land-, sea-, air-, and space-based platforms. To assist NASA, NOAA, and USGS in developing these tools, the NRC was asked to carry out a "decadal strategy" survey of Earth science and applications from space that would develop the key scientific ...[more]
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Chapman University will soon own the 40-acre Garden Grove, Calif., property belonging to Crystal Cathedral Ministries.
The megachurch, which was founded by televangelist Robert Schuller, is about $50 million in debt and filed for bankruptcy in October 2010.
The university offered $50 million for the campus as part of a bankruptcy deal.
Crystal Cathedal's ministry board approved the offer this week. The school will be officially designated the buyer by Oct. 31.
Chapman plans to allow Crystal Cathedral to "continue serving its mission" by letting the ministry lease and eventually buy back some of its buildings.
Schuller wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday that he and his wife have "tremendous respect" for Chapman University.
"[We] will welcome the future students and faculty with all that our positive faith has to offer," he said. "In the meantime, we look forward to focusing on our new dream: buying the core campus back."
Hobby Lobby and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange were among others who put in a bid on the property, which includes its landmark glass-walled sanctuary.
Schuller's daughter Sheila Schuller Coleman, now senior pastor, said the board "reluctantly" voted in favor of the deal to meet court deadlines.
A hearing is set for Nov. 14 to finalize the ministry's reorganization plan.
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In the 80th game of the season the Raptors were without Andrea Bargnani, Amir Johnson, Jose Calderon, Leandro Barbosa and Sonny Weems. They were facing a Nets team that was without Deron Williams, Kris Humphries, Anthony Morrow and Damion James.
Can you tell the end is near? I can.
Have to say I was surprised with the effort and energy the Raptors had to start this game. While I figured they could get a win –look at the Nets bench, it's like a collection of the NBA's forgotten men– I did not expect the Raptors to be leading by 19 at the half, but that's exactly what happened after a first half where they shot 66 percent and a second quarter where they made 12 of their 15 shots. That's crazy. Even against a Deron Williams-less Nets team.
In the fourth, the Raptors showed their youth and probably some fatigue from the shortened bench, allowing the Nets to chip away and whittle what was a 21-point lead down to five with less than a minute remaining. After Jerryd Bayless got to the line on consecutive possessions and made three of four free throws, the Raptors victory was safe.
With the 99-92 win, the Raptors pick up their 22nd victory of the season. They also got another solid game from Bayless who led the team with 19 points on 5-for-11 shooting. He went 8-for-9 from the free throw line and added two rebounds and four assists. Before the game, Jay Triano said they want Bayless to use his ability as a scorer when he is on the floor and when a defence takes it away, to start looking for his teammates.
The team has to be very happy with what they've seen from Bayless over the last handful of games. They also have to be pleased with the effort they've seen from James Johnson. Johnson finished with 18 points against the Nets, but it's his size, rebounding and hustle that stick out as things that the team needs when he's on the floor. DeMar DeRozan and Ed Davis each added 18 points and Julian Wright scored 10 as the team had five players reach double figures in the victory.
After the game I asked Davis if the toughest part of the NBA is being consistent and he said yes, while saying that's been his goal down the stretch. He also said that four games in five nights is harder than anyone can tell you. Despite the fatigue and inconsistency, Davis has been a professional since the moment a Toronto Raptors hat was placed upon his head at MSG last June. These games are important for his development and he knows it, giving everything every second he's on the floor.
A meaningless game between two teams not playing for a postseason means so much more when you see players giving it importance by understanding that every minute on the court is another minute to prove their worth. These young guys did that tonight. It was good to see. It was also nice to see a victory for the home fans, too.
Nets player of the game: Brook Lopez – 35 pts, 11 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk
Raptors player of the game: Ed Davis – 18 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts, 3 blks
Goat of the game: Travis Outlaw – 0 pts, 0-6 fgs, 1 reb 1 ast, 1 stl


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My name is Teopista and I am 13 years old. I come from a family of five children from two mothers. After my mother died when I was very young, my father remarried. My stepmother was very nice to all of us, but she also died. I was eight years old at the time, so my father took me to the village to live with my Jjajas (grandparents).
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My name is Esther. I am 17 years old and living with HIV. I come from a big family of 20 children, each of us from a different mother. My father had many wives and children, but we were not close; in fact, I only know two of my siblings.
Losing a child to HIV is the most horrible thing a mother can go through. Almost 15 years ago, I lost my daughter, Nomthunzi, to AIDS. I gave birth in September 1996. My husband suddenly fell ill and died three months later. Nomthunzi had also become ill, and so I took her to Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa. We were both tested for HIV, and we both tested positive.
My name is Lungile, and I am 22 years old. In 2009, while pregnant with my first child, I tested positive for HIV. At the time, I felt so healthy that I didn't think that it was possible for me to be HIV-positive. Upon hearing the news, I wasn't that upset. I shrugged. "It's just life," I told myself. Many people are HIV-positive, and they stay healthy if they take care of themselves.
My name is Agnes, and I am proud to say that I was not so carried away after discovering that I was HIV-positive. I accepted my diagnosis and started searching for the best way forward.
Mercy did not believe she could ever be HIV-positive. But during her second pregnancy in 2002, Mercy was diagnosed with HIV. Life became more difficult for her in 2006 when her husband, also HIV-positive, passed away. Fear, discouragement, and resentment gripped her.
My name is Agnes, and I am a widow living with five grandchildren. I was diagnosed with HIV about 10 years ago. At that time, it was not that difficult for me to handle the news of my diagnosis at first, because my husband and our three children were near and supported me. However, my husband passed away a short while later; although my first two children were both married, his death increased my responsibility in taking care of my youngest child.
For Teleza, getting tested for HIV was a new beginning. She came to the antenatal clinic at Bwaila Hospital, a major maternity hospital in the capital city of Lilongwe, Malawi, when she was pregnant last year. She got tested for HIV for the first time there, and when the result came back positive, Teleza says she felt like she could finally take control of her health.
My name is Rafina. I am 24 years old and live in Balama District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique. I first became sick in 2000 with chronic diarrhea. In 2008, I developed a terrible cough and was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. I took medicine for six months, but the cough would not stop. I was five months pregnant at the time, and during a routine prenatal care visit, I was tested and diagnosed with HIV.
My name is Paulina. I am 18 years old and live in Matutuine District, Mozambique. In 2007, when I was 15 years old, I became pregnant and went to the local health center for my first prenatal visit. At the clinic, I was tested and received the diagnosis that I was HIV-positive.
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Past Institute participants have found the following websites helpful in the pursuit of their research projects and as a means of community building.
Libraries & Research Centers
Bibliographical Society of America
Bibliothèque Nationale
The British Library
Center for British Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies at Maryland
The Center for Renaissance Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at Toronto
Centre for Research in Early English Drama
Committee for Early Modern Studies at Penn State
Herzog August Bibliothek
The Huntington Library
The Library of Congress
The Newberry Library
The Public Record Office Online
Research Institute of Irish-Scottish Studies
Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies
Washington Collegium for the Humanities
Electronic Texts
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's online first edition of Shakespeare.
The E-Text Center at the University of Virginia
EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
The Perdita Project
Digitized MSS from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Project Bartleby Archive
Online full text versions of selected books.
An interdisciplinary Renaissance listserv.
The H-Net discussion network for British and Irish history.
The Milton-L home page
The global electronic Shakespeare conference.
The electronic conference for the history of print culture.
Early Modern Culture
An electronic seminar. An interactive, online journal for conversation and exchange.
Early Modern Literary Studies:
An online refereed journal for scholarly discussion and research.
A journal of theory in Medieval and Renaissance studies.
Renaissance Forum
An electronic journal of early modern literary and historical studies.
Other Resources
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS)
City University of New York's Renaissance Studies Program
Columbia University Interdepartmental Committee on Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Early Modern Culture Links
Early Modern England Source
Early Modern English Dictionaries Database (EMEDD)
EDICTA: Early Dictionaries/Dictionnaires Anciens
HoBo: History of the Book @ Oxford
Holy Cross' Interactive Shakespeare
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Humanities Alliance
1995-1996 NEH Performance Institute
North American Conference on British Studies
The Renaissance Society of America
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
St. Andrews Reformation Institute
Voice of the Shuttle
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It was believed that the iPoker split would go something like this: Some of the larger iPoker skins would break off to create a "new" network, which would include all of the available games on the existing network—plus a bunch of exclusive "ring-fenced" cash games up to 2/4.
It appears, however, that this is not the case.
iPoker 2 Launch - What has happened?
The change came into effect today, and what we've seen is a large split between the two player pools for all cash games up to 2/4. Despite many of the table names remaining the same, the player pools appear almost completely separate. We found a full 6-Max game running at €0.10/.20 on a table named 'Agrana' firstly on Dafa Poker and then on on PaddyPower, which we know is on the new 'iPoker 2' network. Despite the table having the same name and stakes, the players at the table were completely different.
We don't know for certain if the cash game player pool is completely divided (some tables may still share players), but we'll let you know soon.
And what about tournaments?
We checked the 6-Max and 9-Max SnGs and from our first tests these appear to be the same across both networks—there's been no divide for 6-to-9 Max SnGs. Any division here would be at the lower levels, and from what we can see it's the same player pool across the board.
However, Heads-Up SnGs appear to have been split across the network for all stakes including and up to the €30 level.
Most importantly, the change means that there's now effectively a whole new network for cash games at 2/4 and below (all currencies). If you're playing poker at Dafa Poker or any other skin who hasn't made the change over, then you're playing against an almost entirely different player pool. There may be some tables that still share the same players, but most will be different.
In theory the "new" iPoker network should be appealing and bountiful, attracting larger recreational player pools through the sportsbooks.


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The SAC Speech Team recently traveled to Killeen to attend the Texas Community College Forensics Association State Tournament.
As a team, the SAC Speech Team placed second in Individual Events Sweepstakes and second in Overall Sweepstakes. Terran Duhon earned second top speaker of the tournament.
Kirk Cox placed first place in Programmed Oral Interpretation, second place in Poetry Interpretation and first place in Dramatic Duo Interpretation with Duhon. Nathan Prince placed fifth place in Prose Interpretation and in Dramatic Interpretation. Anzlie Lowak placed second in Persuasive Speaking and fourth place in Informative Speaking.
Terran Duhon placed first in Prose Interpretation, second in Program Oral Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation, third place in Poetry Interpretation and first place in Dramatic Duo Interpretation with Cox.
This month, the team will travel to a Phi Rho Pi Regional tournament in Tyler to compete. In April, the team will leave to compete in the national tournament in Denver. Duhon will also attend the AFA (four-year college) national tournament.


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Twenty million people tried to buy tickets to Led Zeppelin's lone reunion show in 2007 at London's O2 Arena. Take a moment and let the crushing hugeness of that number sink in. For Zeppelin to […]
The Rolling Stones Aren't Playing Coachella… But Lou Reed Is
After weeks of speculation that The Rolling Stones would play the indie/alternative rock/dance music festival Coachella, it turns out that they won't be taking the stage at the California concert event after all. The festival […]
Tegan & Sara Cover The Rolling Stones' 'Fool To Cry' For 'Girls' Soundtrack
Last week we got a listen to a previously-unreleased track from GRAMMY-nominated fun. featured on the soundtrack for the hit HBO show Girls. Now you can listen to indie-pop twin duo Tegan & Sara's contribution […]
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12-12-12 Concert Album Hits iTunes, Features Springsteen, Stones & More
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The Rolling Stones lined up a bunch of big-name guests for their "One More Shot" pay-per-view concert on Saturday night, ranging from twenty-something superstar Lady Gaga to sixty-something legend Bruce Springsteen. But the biggest reaction from the crowd went to the guest with the least celebrity power: the band's former guitar player Mick Taylor.
McCartney/Nirvana! Bruce/Bon Jovi! And Kanye's Skirt: The 12-12-12 Concert Wrap-Up
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi blew minds of New Jersey-ians. R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe came out of retirement. Eddie Vedder joined Roger Waters for a Pink Floyd classic. Kanye West wore a kilt – which soon got it's own Twitter handle (and over 1,000 followers!). Jay-Z was a no-show. And, apparently, Paul McCartney has joined a new band… with the surviving members of Nirvana. It all was part of 12.12.12 The Concert For Sandy Relief benefitting the Robin Hood Foundation.
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Nobu launches the luxury Japanese takeaway Bento Box
Nobu London, one of London's most popular japanese cuisine restaurants, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year – and as with all birthdays, a present is custom. So to mark the occasion, the restaurant has launched the 15th Anniversary Bento Box: a three-tiered dish filled with sushi, salmon and cocktail-inspired desserts…
The Bento Box is a handcrafted Japanese box designed with the ultimate takeaway experience in mind, taking inspiration from traditional Japanese takeaway containers. To coincide with London's summer celebrations, guests are able to take the 'Michelin-starred picnics' to indulge in a spot of alfresco dining or to enjoy in the comfort of their own homes.
This luxury boxes consist of three tiers – divided up into three tasty courses: the first containing Yellow Fin Tuna, Salmon, and Sweet Shrimp and a selection of sushi; the second tier includes Matsuhisa Shrimp with Caviar, a Smoked Salmon with Cucumber Noodle Salad and several other sweet but spicy treats. And to complete the Bento Box is a selection of handmade desserts, one of which is a Mojito Mousse with Exotic Fruits.
Even the boxes themselves have been intricately thought-out, complete with wrapping paper and a gold sash. This is a takeaway with an exclusive twist: perfect for a couple or a pair of friends looking to treat themselves (boxes are priced at £250 and serve two people). All we know is that it certainly beats fish and chips from the local takeaway!
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GIGABYTE Z77X-UP4 TH Motherboard
Checking out the board you can see we've got a matte black setup which we really love. We've got some grey and blue highlights to round off the overall look. It's a pretty good looking board on a whole.
Checking out the expansion side you can see we've got an older legacy PCI slot along with three PCIe x1 slots. Along with that we've also got three PCIe x16 slots. The first slot is x16 while the second one is x8. If you use both slots then they run at x8 / x8. If you use the third slot, then we move to an x8 / x4 / x4 setup.
Moving across the bottom of the board we've got the front panel audio header, TPM, three USB 2.0 headers, a pair of system headers and main front panel header.
Turning the corner you can see a total of six SATA ports. All run off the Z77 chipset with the four black ones being SATA II and the two white ones being SATA III.
As we start to head towards the top of the board we move to the middle for a moment where you can see the mSATA port. The first picture shows it empty while as you can see in the second one we have our MemoRight MS701 SATA III mSATA 240GB SSD test drive installed. Like other mSATA equipped boards, while we're using a SATA III compatible drive, the slot only offers SATA II speeds.
Heading towards the top corner of the board you can see a fairly standard setup with four DIMM slots offering support for up to 32GB of DDR3 RAM ranging from 1066MHz DDR to 2800MHz DDR via overclocking. Above that you can see a pair of fan headers while across the bottom you can see another fan header, the main 24-pin ATX power connector along with a USB 3.0 front panel header.
Moving around to the CPU area side of things you can see the main 8-pin CPU power connector while the socket area itself is fairly clean. You can see the heatsink setup that GIGABYTE has going on. It's not a massive one, but considering we're dealing with a more mid-range board from GIAGBYTE in this case, it comes as no surprise. You also get an idea of where the mSATA port sits in proximity to the CPU socket.
Finally we finish off with the I/O side of things. Starting from the left we've got a combo PS/2 port and two of the total six USB 3.0 ports that are on offer via a combination of both the Intel Z77 chipset and the VIA VL800 chip. Continuing to move across you can see video out options come in the form of DVI-D, VGA and HDMI while Gigabit networking is offered via the Realtek controller.
Along with five auxiliary ports and an optical out which has the Realtek ALC892 codec behind it, we have dual Thunderbolt ports which is something that GIGABYTE are heavily promoting. Especially since we see everyone else offer us just a single Thunderbolt port.
The inclusion of dual Thunderbolt ports really opens up our options. Along with support for 12 devices and two display monitors via daisy chaining, we've also got a massive bi-direction 10Gbps data pipe line offered which GIGABYTE says can allow 1TB of data to be copied in just five minutes. Of course not only would you need the hard drive setup in your Thunderbolt device to support this, you also would need the device you're copying to also offer support for this kind of speed.