text: | Teacher's assistant at your serviceAugust 28, 2013 - Pam RodgersMy mother is a teacher, and she loves her job. If she didn't, I have a feeling she wouldn't still be teaching after almost 40 years in the business. Mom is someone I consider to be the "Queen of Homework." She gives so many assignments that her desk is constantly full of papers to grade. But despite the amount of assignments she doles out in a week, her students love her. Hence her title of queen. Well, a queen can only handle so many papers. Luckily she has been blessed with two daughters who were able to help her check papers since we were old enough to be trusted with such a task. Maybe this is why I chose a different path. Hmm, something to consider. On the other hand, my sister became a high school math teacher so I guess it had the opposite effect on her. Anyway, allow me to lay down a little background for you, mom started at the elementary level, teaching fifth and sixth graders. Most of these assignments were multiple choice so Trish and I were able to field these tasks at a younger age than you might think. Mom moved to junior high level math and reading when I was in eighth grade. She had more students, which meant more assignments. Trish and I were more mature at this time and could be trusted with more complicated tasks. Eventually she made the switch to just mathematics at the junior high and high school level, which she currently teaches today. Math teachers equals a ton of daily work, quizzes and tests. Trish and I loyally helped mom grade until our graduation. We even got credit for it our senior year for being "official" teacher's aides, a fact our brother still shakes his head at. Since our high school days ended, we have both checked a test here and there but mom no longer needed as much help. Because she is so loved by her subjects ... I mean students, she has been able to enlist more teacher's aides in the past few years to help stay ahead of the daily work. This year however, she only has one. With the lack of students-in-waiting, the queen has had to bring an old favorite out of retirement. That's right. It's me. I love my mother, but I've been telling her for years to tone down the homework. It has failed to sink in because she has about the same amount as always. Having one-to-one computers hasn't really affected the amount because written assignments are the best way to be sure her students understand the mathematical processes. Who am I to tell the queen how to run her classroom? After about the third stack of assignments, I was back in the grove like I hadn't taken my, gulp, eight year hiatus. Despite some complaining here and there, I love to help out my mom. It allows her to relax and not have to work so hard after school to get her grades done. Now I can make believe that I'm a teacher again, except I don't have to deal with the tween and teenage students. It's a pretty sweet gig actually. | |


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Yahoo experimenting with Google Glass, CEO Mayer says
Marissa Mayer says employees are working with a developer version to see how users could operate Yahoo programs with the eyewear.
Google's Internet-connected eyewear has generated a lot of buzz, but it's still too early to know if it will take off. So far, the glasses come with few apps and limited functionality, but many developers are working on creating software for Glass, spurred in part by some big Silicon Valley investors looking to back startups making Glass apps.
Mayer said Tuesday at a Wired business conference in New York that Yahoo has gotten its hands on some developer versions of Google Glass, and employees are looking at how people can operate Yahoo's programs using the device.
She did not specify whether Yahoo will be releasing any apps.
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Meanwhile, Mayer also said a key focus in her time at Yahoo has been getting the company to move faster. She said the company is "really uniquely suited" for the mobile world, as its products fall into the main activities consumers do on their phones -- such as checking e-mail and sharing photos. Currently, 300 million people use Yahoo's mobile apps, while 700 million visit the desktop site each day, Mayer said.
There's also a big opportunity for Yahoo to innovate the user experience for search, she said, including areas such as voice search and universal search and "bringing back different kinds of results." Yahoo will maintain its search relationship with Microsoft, she said, so it can focus on the user interface instead of the back end of the search process.
"The moonshot for Yahoo is being on every smartphone, very tablet, every PC, every day for every Internet user," Mayer said. "The nice thing is we're not that far off. But that said, we do need to grow. And we need to grow in a way that's not just with the market growing."

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Small Spaces in a New Year
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The year 2012 has been a fantastic year for SimplicitySofas. We rolled out a new website and along with that a new collection, The Megan, which our customers loved immediately. Perfectly proportioned, the Megan collection features a classic design that blends the best of traditional and transitional styling in a versatile design scaled for smaller rooms. Entertain with confidence in understated elegance.This is furniture designed for small rooms and tight spaces that does not sacrifice quality or comfort.
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SeaWorld Orlando Announces the Rare Birth of Weedy Sea Dragon Babies
It's a birth for the books!
A weedy sea dragon father has hatched his first babies at SeaWorld Orlando. Yep, you read that right — we said his.
Male weedy sea dragons, which are found in tropical coastal waters off Australia, are the ones in charge of bearing young, just like the closely related sea horse.
According to SeaWorld, here's how it works: "The female deposits the eggs onto a spongy patch found on the underside of the male's tail. The eggs are fertilized during this transfer and remain on their father for the next five to nine weeks. Dad is responsible for incubation and care of the eggs until they reach full term."
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This birth marks the first time that weedy sea dragon eggs have successfully hatched at SeaWorld. In fact, only three other aquariums in the U.S. have successfully bred the protected species, which has experienced a dramatic population drop due to human invasion and pollution.
And these babies are just the beginning: The female laid close to 100 eggs in June, which will hatch over the next couple of weeks.
Visitors can get a glimpse of the baby sea dragons within SeaWorld Orlando's Manta exhibit.
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Maybe WBA`s Steve Clarke & David Moyes of Everton are in the frame too, along with Brian McDermott at Reading? Nobody else really, goldeneadie? Certainly Hoots & Laudrup are the stand-out gentlemen.
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Despite the importance of the development, commissioners didn't get to the matter until shortly after 8:00 p.m. But after six hours watching the commission vote on other matters, nearly all those who came to speak in opposition to the project already had departed.
Among them was Dan Paul, who views the site as critical to the waterfront promenade he has envisioned for more than twenty years. Paul, however, didn't have much hope he could persuade commissioners to reject the waiver; they are, he believes, too hungry for the tax revenue such big building projects can generate. "The public's right to enjoy the waterfront is furthest from [commissioners'] minds," he says.
Fran Bohnsack, executive director of the Miami River Marine Group, a trade organization for companies that operate on the river, also left after several hours of waiting. Bohnsack fears that approval of the project will make it easier for other developments to receive waivers to the setback, and so she attended the meeting to defend public access to the waterfront. People should have a chance to see a working river in action, she argues. Bohnsack also wanted to urge commissioners to think about the traffic chaos they would unleash by approving the project. Huge delays associated with the Brickell Avenue drawbridge already exist, she notes. Thousands more cars in the area will only add to motorists' current frustrations. "You aren't going to blame One Miami," Bohnsack complains. "You are going to point the finger at the big ship going through the drawbridge."
Nancy Lee, a Sierra Club Miami chapter board member, left at about 7:30 p.m. She had wanted to ask commissioners several questions, including this: "Why do we bother to have rules if every time we are just going to circumvent them?"
Miami River Commission Managing Director David Miller lasted until shortly before 8:00 p.m. The River Commission is an advisory board whose job is to review proposed projects that affect the river -- before they reach the city commission. After studying successful waterway paths in cities like Fort Lauderdale, Chattanooga, and Pittsburgh, the River Commission endorsed an ideal width of 22 feet for the proposed greenway. "It's not just a bunch of benches in front of a private building," says commission member Ernest Martin. "We want it to be more like Lincoln Road along the river."
Understanding that this width will not always be possible to achieve along the congested river, the commission set sixteen feet as the minimum width for a functional greenway. "So [walkers, joggers, and Rollerbladers] can pass without knocking each other into the bay," jokes Miller.
A week before the city commission was to review One Miami, representatives of the developer placed it before the River Commission for consideration as a last-minute agenda addition. Though rushed, the commission gave its conditional approval to the project. At the December 14 Miami City Commission meeting Miller had hoped publicly to present a letter to commissioners that concluded, "The Miami River Commission respectfully recommends the proposed riverwalk be widened to provide at least sixteen feet of clear, unobstructed walkway." Instead he gave his message to the city clerk before leaving.
Most of the discussion about One Miami before the commission involved protests by the site's neighbors, the Hotel Inter-Continental, the Miami Center office building, and the First Union Bank tower. They were concerned that the skyscrapers and parking garage would plunge their offices and pool deck into shade.
Only a few people were left to argue for the public. They included historian Paul George, hired by Miami One's powerful neighbors, and civic activist Blanca Mesa. George detailed the historical and archeological importance of the area around the site and bemoaned that this history is not valued. At 9:38 p.m. Mesa strode to the podium with the unenviable task of presenting the views of all the citizens who had left the chambers and the groups they represented. Chairman Willy Gort, though, refused to let her exceed her five-minute speaking allotment. "I've been waiting for five hours," Mesa pleaded. "Please let me finish my sentence."
Only after Commissioner Arthur Teele intervened was Mesa allowed to return to the podium. In response Gort stood up and walked from the dais. "We have lost so much of what is special," Mesa implored. "This waterfront belongs to all two million people in Miami-Dade County."
After further discussion, at a little after 10:30 p.m., Commissioners Johnny Winton, Arthur Teele, Joe Sanchez, and Willy Gort voted to approve the waiver with two conditions: The Related Group had to meet with the neighbors to try and rectify their concerns; additionally Winton insisted the developer work with city staff to make the project more "pedestrian friendly" before One Miami received its building permits. Results of the discussions with neighbors would be presented to the commission at the next meeting, on Thursday, January 11. (Tomas Regalado was the only commissioner to vote against the measure.)
Meanwhile civic activists like Dan Paul are in the familiar position of watching as their dreams are trampled upon once again. "It is," he says with disgust, "a blatant disregard for the popular will."


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Who Invented E-mail?Our esteemed chair, Tom Haigh, noticed a rather shocking set of stories in the mainstream press today that claimed that a man previously unknown to the computer history community was, in fact, the inventor of e-mail:
Obituaries in the History of Computing, 2011Last year, around this time, I submitted a blog post summarizing the obituaries of a number of major figures in the history of computing who died in 2010. Given the worldwide headlines in response to the death of Steve Jobs two months ago, I think it makes sense to turn that post into a yearly tradition, reminding us of the less-recognized contributors to the history of computing who we have lost. I was, in fact, rather stunned at the number of names turned up by a simple search for stories containing "obituary" and "computer" in the last twelve months in the New York Times. The computing of the 1960s and 70s is now rapidly passing out of the realm contemporary and oral history.Here's what I turned up:
Thanks to all for another successful SIGCIS workshopThis year's workshop has now come and gone successfully and thanks are in order for all of the speakers and attendees who made it a success. Tom Misa has offered slides from his keynote talk to be posted here. This year, we had (fittingly, I think) more content from the SHOT conference as a whole showing up in posts on Twitter and other social networking sites like Google+. You can read the Twitter coverage of the events at #SHOT2011, as well as #HSS2011 and #4S2011. Significantly, the Robinson prize winner's paper not only got tweeted about and reddited, but also written up in The Atlantic. This seems like an exciting time for our community as a whole to be able to reach new audiences. I heartily encourage everyone to think about how they might integrate these new technologies for public discourse into their next trip to SHOT and the SIGCIS workshop, and let us know if you come up with any brilliant ideas on how to do so! I hope to tweet the next meeting again from @histoftech, and I'll also be tweeting history of technology tidbits in the interim. And, don't forget to send in your syllabi for our syllabus repository when you get a chance: there are plans in the works to link this repository and other SIGCIS resources with the main SHOT website, gradually building out a more robust set of history of technology resources offered by SHOT online. Attached to this post are a few pictures from the event. For more, see Tom Haigh's photos on the SIGCIS facebook page.
SHOT 2011 Syllabi SessionAfter today's syllabus session at SHOT it seems like an ideal time to remind folks that we have a great repository of syllabi in the history of computing, information, and technology here on the site. Go to www.sigcis.org/syllabi or navigate down to "syllabi" in the bar on the left hand side. It is also an opportune time to ask for more contributions. If you have a syllabus that you'd like to share that deals with history of computing, history of technology, history of communication, or anything else that fits with the SIGCIS's mission and interests, please post a link in the comments section on the syllabus page, and I'll add your syllabus to the list. Or, you can email your syllabus to me at firstname.lastname@example.com in a PDF file. We're also making efforts to link up our syllabus resources with the main SHOT website, potentially in a way that creates new searching and sorting capabilities, so keep an eye out for that!
Backstage at the Creation of the iPodApropos of my post a while back on the hidden engineers behind Steve Jobs' recent triumph, video-game historian Benj Edwards has posted an article on MacWorld that provides a nice synthetic account of the origins of the iPod.
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When you first purchase a Windows PC, it runs fast. After a while though, you'll notice that your computer will take longer to boot up, software will start to run slowly and you'll experience more frozen screens that require the dreaded Ctrl+Alt+Delete. These symptoms are often the result of a bloated registry. The registry database is like the nervous system of your computer. Windows uses the registry in order to access important data, configurations and preferences that allow you to run software and hardware. The more bloated your registry becomes, the more susceptible it is to malware threats which embed themselves into registry fragments.
The more software you install, the bigger the registry database becomes. Unfortunately, when you uninstall software, the files in the registry database aren't removed. This means that the older your computer, the more data Windows has to search through in order to find the necessary data. Registry cleaner software fixes registry bloating by scanning your computer's registry database and fixing or deleting errors to optimize performance. The best registry cleaners will also delete malware threats and include defragment tools that further optimize Window's ability to work efficiently.
Registry cleaners are like brain surgeons, allowing you to operate on the complicated nervous system of your computer in an easy and safe way that will increase your computer's efficiency without damaging anything. Unfortunately, many free and pay registry tuners are actually malware in disguise, so it's important to choose a reputable registry cleaner. For this reason, we only reviewed the best registry cleaners with reputable histories. RegClean PRO, Advanced SystemCare PRO and PC Tune-Up are examples of the best registry cleaners. To learn more about the about the importance of registry repair, read our articles on registry repair software.
Effective registry tuners optimize the maintenance of your registry database. This allows the operating system to more efficiently access the necessary data for software and hardware. The top registry cleaners have tools that equate to a high increase in your computer's performance. They should also feature comprehensive safety protocols and should have a comprehensive set of registry cleaning items. If you need help, the developer should have the necessary help and support features to make sure your registry optimizer works properly. We focused on these criteria for ranking the best registry cleaners.
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The most effective registry cleaners have a repair tool instead of a simple delete function because repairing an error is generally preferred to deletion. Defrag tools are also a great way of optimizing your registry by reorganizing fragmented data so that Windows can better access it. While you don't need a defrag tool to experience an improvement in your computer's performance, the registry cleaners with effective defrag tools had the highest performance increase.
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Registry Cleaning Items When you run a registry scan, the registry cleaner searches for specific issues and errors. What your registry cleaner searches for is important because these are the issues causing your computer to slow down. The best registry cleaners scan for the following: invalid shared and known DLLs, invalid help files, Com and ActiveX, Sound and AppEvents, invalid class keys, application paths, invalid fonts, shared folders, spyware, invalid CLSID, invalid typelib, invalid interface entries, hidden traces of installed software and shell extensions. The repair tools should also be capable of removing duplicate files, fixing and removing corrupt files, and deleting entry registry keys.
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With the best registry cleaner software, you have the necessary tools to operate on your computer's registry with the confidence that you won't damage anything in the process. While a registry tuner won't likely return your computer to the speed it was when you first brought it home, it can certainly improve your computer's performance if it has the right repair tools, safety features and scanning capabilities.
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recital Jan. 23 As soon as Gerald Berthiaume touched the keys of the Fazioli, he knew he was playing an incredible piano. Berthiaume, the program coordinator for Washington State University's School of Music and Theatre Arts, was piano shopping for the university at Baldassin Performance Pianos in Salt Lake City. Baldassin is the only dealer in the west licensed to sell Faziolis. He found the Italian piano's construction and luxurious sound to be far superior to its competitor, the better-known Steinway, made in New York City. "This was an incredible piano, but I knew we couldn't afford it," Berthiaume remembers. Indeed, the Fazioli — the Ferrari of pianos — is priced from $70,000 for a 5-foot, 2-inch grand to more than $160,000 for the 10-foot, 2-inch concert grand, the world's largest. But with some wheeling and dealing, the School of Music and Theatre Arts acquired the Concert Grand Fazioli with a combination of trade-in pianos and cash for the total bargain price of $100,000. WSU is the only university in the United States to own such an instrument, Berthiaume says. The Fazioli will make its debut at a gala recital set for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at the Kimbrough Concert Hall on campus. A reception will follow. Among the guests will be the instrument's creator, Paolo Fazioli. WSU faculty members Michelle Mielke, Susan Chan, Charles Argersinger and Berthiaume will perform works by Modest Moussorgsky, Frederic Chopin, Alexina Louie, Claude Debussy and Sergei Rachmaninov. Fazioli pianos are entirely handcrafted from red spruce cut from Italy's Val di Fiemme, the same forest where Stradivarius gathered wood for his violins. The piano's craftsman, Fazioli, chooses the wood himself, says Berthiaume, selecting the one perfect tree out of 200 that has a natural resonant quality. Over a period of two years, the timber is transformed in a laborious process, including a natural drying period that takes six months to a year. The soundboard is electronically tested for perfect pitch, as well as a portion of strings normally left untested by other manufacturers. The bridge is built with wood of varying hardness. "All of these things together combine for an incredible sound and ringing quality," Berthiaume says. "It is unlike any other piano I've ever played." The Fazioli Grand Piano has won praise from world-class musicians since its debut on the European market in 1981. Fazioli, an accomplished musician in his own right, began making the pianos when he was unable to find the perfect piano. "His father was a furniture maker, and he asked dad if he could have a corner of the store," Berthiaume says. Now Fazioli has his own shop in Italy, where less than 70 Fazioli pianos are completed annually. Some competitors create more than 3,500 a year. About 65 percent go to individual buyers, while 35 percent are sold to institutions such as concert halls and recording studios. The pianos generally have a glossy black finish but customers may choose exotic wood inlays, bronze ormolu or carvings. WSU's Fazioli has a plain black finish on the outside and a finish on the inner rim that is unique to the Fazioli piano. WSU music students and faculty will put the grand piano to good use. It will be housed on the stage of the Kimbrough Concert Hall for rehearsals and recitals. |
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The show centers on cracker culture, one that has influenced Florida history and its customs for more than two centuries. Of Irish and Scottish ancestry, the crackers illegally migrated from Anglo-Saxon Georgia and South Carolina to settle in Florida -- at the time, the property of Spain -- in search of the freedom that would allow them to become more self-sufficient.
Kahn, a Miami native, has studied cracker culture since 1999 in an effort to understand, as she puts it: "My own nomadic and urban lifestyle." After receiving funding from the Florida Humanities Council, the artist began documenting her research about cracker gatherings and practices.
Once she'd begun, Kahn found attaining her goal perplexing. In the show's catalogue she says, "I found that the more time I spend making photographs and videos, the more elusive and slippery terms like 'cracker' and 'native' become." The roots of her inquiry are embedded in the literature of discovery and exploration, whose long history dates from sixteenth-century chronicles (in which natives were simultaneously redeemed and ridiculed), to Rousseau's romantic idea of the noble sauvage, to twentieth-century anthropological relativism.
Today the consensus suggests it's possible to understand a culture different from ours, provided one is willing to become immersed in that milieu. This is what Kahn did, although after a while she acknowledged her aim was "not to define the culture, but rather to suggest the camouflaged humanity beyond the stereotypes."
The artist's photos are indeed in sync with the crackers' way of life. In Tombstone we perceive two graves, their marble headstones at eye level. The one closest to the camera has the name Brooks etched over the image of an alligator positioned next to a gas tank on wheels, a symbol of the cracker lifestyle. Mudhole shows a group of youngsters frolicking in mud close to a palm tree bordering a lake. Their behavior truly evinces a candid absorption in the moment; they're almost oblivious to Kahn's camera.
During the opening reception, Caren Rabbino moderated a panel discussion that included professor of history at Florida Southern College James M. Denham, professor of journalism at Stillman College Bill Maxwell, radio commentator and author Diane Roberts, and Florida cattlewoman Iris Wall.
Roberts attributed the success of Kahn's photos to the comfortable behavior demonstrated by her subjects. The author drew a comparison between a photo of a dead hog and the environment in which crackers are immersed daily. Living off the land, rural people develop a meaningful relationship with animals; they become a food staple and a cultural symbol.
Denham talked about the intergenerational phenomenon of cracker culture exemplified by a photo depicting a little girl dressed in camouflage, sitting on a pliable chair, enjoying a sunny day. In this instance the outfit becomes a token through which generations transmit values.
Rabbino steered the panel to explore the semantics behind the word cracker and to discuss how it's linked to more pejorative ethnic slurs such as white trash and redneck. Wall defended the term cracker as a meaningful cultural symbol that conveys a proud, honest, and self-sufficient people in intimate contact with the land. Roberts added that white trash is a term with which any cracker (or white for that matter) can be labeled, whereas redneck might simply refer to a happy-go-lucky, sloppy person.
In agreement with Wall's assessment, Maxwell, an African-American journalist, deemed crackers to be straightforward, hardworking people. Considering the South's history of slavery, I believed he was in a good position to demystify the pejorative meaning associated with the term.
After this panel discussion, the crowd walked to Montse Guillén and Antoni Miralda's TransEAT to savor treats such as swamp cabbage, turtle stew, fried gator-tail tidbits, roasted pork sirloin, buttermilk cheese-biscuits, and other delicacies, all of which were prepared and served by Florida crackers. The mood was relaxed and cheerful.
The food tasting provided a nice culmination to the evening, a moment in which everyone actually felt the import of Kahn's project through a shared and nurturing experience.
"AT THIS TIME, 10 Miami Artists" opened with a big buzz at Donald and Mera Rubell's newly remodeled warehouse. The exhibit showcases works by Hernan Bas, José Bedia, Cooper, Naomi Fisher, Mark Handforth, Jiae Hwang, Cristina Lei Rodriguez, Bert Rodriguez, Purvis Young, and Pablo Cano.
Curator Mark Coetzee created a dynamic interaction among the pieces; instead of following the tradition of hanging each artist's works separately, he mixed them. The public can move from the awe-inspiring -- José Bedia's raft installation that occupied a whole nave on the first floor -- to the bizarre -- Cooper's cryptic and angst-ridden Our American Cousin assemblage.
On the second level is Purvis Young's room, in which dozens of his works are hung salon style, a fine touch by Coetzee, who sought to evoke the gestures of a piece Young produced in the Seventies displayed in Overtown's Goodbread Alley.


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2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show
- Competes with: Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit
- Looks like: A racier Sonic with a cooler interior
- Drivetrain: 138-horsepower, 1.4-liter four-cylinder with six-speed manual or automatic; front-wheel drive
- Hits dealerships: Fall 2012
Chevrolet is introducing a Sonic RS for 2013, bringing show plus a little more go to its new subcompact. As we've come to expect from Chevrolet's RS badge, the car gets cosmetic updates and handling improvements. It should be a little quicker than the regular Sonic, which has same engine, thanks to shorter gearing for its six-speed manual. The RS joins the rest of the Sonic lineup, which has been on sale since August.
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Where the front-drive Sonic comes as a sedan or hatchback, the RS is hatch only. It drops the Sonic's circular fog lights for shapelier ones, while the quad headlights and scowling expression remain. The RS adds ground effects around the bumpers and side sills, plus unique 17-inch wheels, a spoiler and darker, painted side mirrors.
The RS is the first Sonic to get Chevrolet's MyLink touch-screen stereo, which can project maps and directions via Bluetooth from a Chevrolet smartphone application. It's an intriguing solution for drivers faced with navigating from a smartphone's GPS or paying hundreds, at minimum, for a cheap in-dash unit. There's no pricing for the navigation app yet, but Chevy officials expect it will be competitive, which would make the RS' in-dash navigation among the cheapest options on the market — provided you have a smartphone.
Chevrolet's turbo 1.4-liter four-cylinder makes 138 horsepower and 148 pounds-feet of torque. Four-wheel-disc brakes should improve braking performance versus the Sonic's disc/drum setup, while a louder exhaust system will alert the neighbors you're in the 'hood. A stiffened suspension rides less than a half inch lower, but the RS offers neither a limited-slip differential nor a fully independent rear suspension.
When the RS hits dealerships, Chevy officials say it will be readily available — like the Cruze RS is today — so it shouldn't be a special-order edition that you can't find. GM will price the car closer to its late-2012 launch, so we'll keep you posted.


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Jim Nill to be named Dallas Stars GM
Posted 29 April 2013 - 04:46 AM
"All done? Five bucks." - Pavel Datsyuk after an interview
"Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings." - Steve Yzerman
Posted 29 April 2013 - 07:07 AM
Mene Mene?
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 29 April 2013 - 09:24 AM
Mene Mene?
We're going to be divided between the Medes and Persians?
I don't think it's quite that drastic. We'll miss him, but it's not the end of the organization. I don't mean to sound like he hasn't been a large part of our success, but we have a good staff from whom to promote.
Posted 29 April 2013 - 10:12 AM
The fighting argument has nothing to do with this. Anybody who wants to talk about how fighting "sets the tone", go find a recording the the Wild's 6-1 loss to Edmonton. Zenon Konopka fought a guy off the draw, Edmonton woke up in a game they had no reason to care about, and scored 30 seconds later. Fighting sets a tone, but one team doesn't control what that message is or what it does to the other team.
Was surprised to see Jim Nill leave the organization, but this is what happens to good front offices - they get poached. Good for him and best of luck.
Fans here are truly spoiled if they think Holland is washed up or "not trying". We have a playoff team (barely) that is almost entirely based on draft picks, none of which were elite draft picks. Nevermind the fact that we completely reversed are strategy of mortgaging the future for temporary fixes, and still have had a decent year. The young guys PLAYED this year, and at times, they even carried us.
I like Yzerman as a human being and he did good work with Team Canada (to the extent he affected that), but the track record in TB is increasingly "spotty".
Posted 29 April 2013 - 11:39 AM
He will be missed. My question would be why would Ryan Martin be considered? He has a law back ground and seems to be more of a contract/CBA guy then anything.
Posted 29 April 2013 - 11:42 AM
If Jim Nill were our GM, and Paul McLean our coach, would mustaches be mandatory?
GMRwings: "Well, in other civilized countries, 16 years old isn't considered underage. For instance, I believe the age of consent is 16 in Canada. There's some US states where it's 16 as well.
Get off the high horse. Not like she was 10."
"Some girls are 17 even though they look 25."
Posted 29 April 2013 - 01:25 PM
Would rather have kept him and send Devellano to the Stars, but man this is a great hiring for them.
Why would you want Jimmy D to go? he is the one that turned this organization around. Plus he is semi-retired. Our first 4 trips to the SC (1995 through 2002) was all because of Jimmy D.
Posted 29 April 2013 - 01:40 PM
He will be missed. My question would be why would Ryan Martin be considered? He has a law back ground and seems to be more of a contract/CBA guy then anything.
He does have some experience as a USHL amatuer scout.
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Washington, D.C. — Last night President Obama talked about the importance of clean energy in creating jobs and a strong economy for the future. His central energy proposal was a clean energy standard that would double the proportion of our electricity that comes from clean energy by 2035. He listed a variety of clean energy resources, but not our cheapest clean energy resource — energy efficiency.
A 2009 study by ACEEE on utility efficiency programs in 14 states found that energy efficiency costs utilities an average of 2.5 cents per kWh, far less than the clean energy sources the President listed, which generally cost 8 to 14 cents per kWh for new plants. Including energy efficiency explicitly as one of the eligible clean energy sources would dramatically reduce the cost of achieving a clean energy standard. Senators Lugar and Graham have both sponsored clean energy standards legislation that includes energy efficiency.
We hope that the President's omission was just an oversight since we know that President Obama is a strong supporter of energy efficiency. For example, today he will be visiting Orion Lighting Systems in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Orion manufactures high-efficiency lighting systems, employing more than 250 people in a facility that used to produce pots and pans before that business closed.


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Arrival and Remodeling at TQ
Departing Al Asad with the usual last minute snafus -- forgetting to pack necessary equipment, loading an aircraft with so much material that the passengers couldn't fit in, etc. -- Alpha Company finally parted ways with the rest of the 2/224th and headed east to camp Al Taqaddum, commonly called TQ (Tee-Que). Some company members went ahead to procure housing and work space, but the majority of us took two days to fly all of our personal stuff and aircraft to our new base.
Unlike Al Asad, almost everything in TQ is actually within walking distance, so there is no need for all of the bicycles we'd bought and that we'd of course shipped here. Nonetheless, we have them and will probably use them as it still will shave off transit time.
Our housing has significantly improved from the forty-man, open bay tent situation at Al Asad. Here, we're housed in wooden shacks that fit twelve per. A fellow pilot gave the best description: "You know, some of my friends at home that have built their own barns would be ashamed to admit having built a barn of this nature, the floor all slanted and warped, but we are more than happy to live in them, especially after living in those tents."
Once installed, we quickly got into the home remodeling business. Procuring supplies from large piles of scrap wood near our quarters, we've built makeshift tables and even walls to create something like rooms in an attempt to create some sense of getting away from the people you see almost 24/7.
Except for the fast food and the coffee shop, all of the services that were available at Al Asad seem available here, including indirect fire from the enemy. And it seems there is quite a bit more action here since the town of Habbiniyah is northeast of the camp, whereas Al Asad is out in the middle of nothing. We were not on the ground more than seven hours before we heard our first explosion, which we later learned was a rather large attack.
Our work space started out much the same as the living quarters, empty wooden shacks, so we are building everything from rooms for offices to the desks in which to do our flight planning. On the plus side, our planning and operations offices are not even 50 meters from the aircraft.
Time will tell what the workload will be like compared to Al Asad. One of the reasons we came to TQ was to decrease the length of flights.
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Good Luck in your new "home" Hope you can make it as comfortable as possible. Keep up the good work and please stay safe. We are all wishing you well and thinking of you all often
Posted by: Cali-Girl | April 24, 2006 10:06 AM
Wishing you and your unit all my best in your new digs. Take care bro.
Posted by: Russ B. | April 24, 2006 11:00 AM
Know this doesn't fit with your post and is probably the furthest thing from your mind, but when touring the US, don't discount minor league teams. The tickets are a lot cheaper, guys are playing harder (to make it to the majors) and you get to see a whole bunch of cool cities, like Nashville, home of the Nashville Sounds.
Stay Safe.
Posted by: alastor | April 24, 2006 11:02 AM
Glad to hear from you again. I was beginning to get a little worried. Good luck in your new casa.
Gary Owens.
Posted by: Robert | April 24, 2006 12:36 PM
You sure generated lots of "flak" on the previous post...anyway, enjoying the read. How about some replies if possible...the price of petrol is outta--sight. Imagine all that "black-gold" under you liddle ole' feet as we work just to feed our machines and our other gas-hungry lifestyles.
Well, keep up the good work and stay safe. We appreciate you pal!
Posted by: Joe | April 24, 2006 01:22 PM
Man, I think we were all worried, Bert. Good to hear you are OK and that things are looking up for you guys on the living quarters front. Keep em flying.
Posted by: Elk Grover | April 24, 2006 01:30 PM
You guys be safe and we are keeping A Co in our prayers!
Godspeed to you all!
Posted by: av8ryf | April 24, 2006 03:13 PM
Posted by: 'E' STEPHENSW | April 24, 2006 04:14 PM
Good luck and stay safe. Let's all work together to end this travesty. No more of our brothers and sisters should have to die for the group of heartless liars who wanted war so bad that they manipulated our country into a disaster.
Posted by: Tom | April 24, 2006 05:00 PM
Bert, so glad TQ Suites are better than Al Asad Motel 6. Thump said you were filling in holes with styro insulator. Enjoy it while you can!!! Life is busier there so stay alert and stay safe and duck. Tell my Thump hugs and kisses. And all of A and B Companies are in my prayers.
Posted by: Barbi "Baby" Hill | April 24, 2006 06:32 PM
How about euthanasia for Che?
Posted by: colonels | April 24, 2006 07:03 PM
Marcial Rodriguez, a U.S. Marine who grew up in a Mexican farming village, is offended that the country he went to war for might deport his relatives who are living here illegally.
Three months after the lance corporal returned to Ohio from the fighting in Iraq, the U.S. House adopted a bill that would make Rodriguez's cousin a felon for being one of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants.
Rodriguez, 20, said he enlisted in the Marine reserves to repay the debt he felt owed to a country that had given him an education and a home for his family.
Posted by: | April 24, 2006 08:31 PM
How do you like living with my husband?
I'm glad that it sounds like you've found better living conditions! Stay safe always!
Posted by: SBP | April 24, 2006 09:58 PM
Stay alert!
Posted by: Mac | April 25, 2006 10:18 AM
Has nothing to say
he posts internet articles he never wrote
And no one will ever read
all night and all day
that's che.
Posted by: Elk Grover | April 25, 2006 12:09 PM
I was once a soldier. I know how dificult snafus can be. I truly hope for the best of our troops and their awaiting families.
Posted by: Dr.Q | April 25, 2006 05:24 PM
Glad to see an update.
Che, why bother posting the web address of your favorite BS when you cut and paste the whole thing anyway? Try paraphrasing.
Posted by: glad to hear | April 25, 2006 06:49 PM
Will be keeping you in my prayers as you settle into new place...thank you for taking the time to write, I know you are busy, but it is nice to be able to follow what is going on w/you guys....stay close to God and He will stay close to you!! Stay alert!!
Posted by: Mechanic's Mom | April 25, 2006 08:25 PM
Hey guys, miss you a lot. Can't say I wish I was there, but I will say I wish you were here. Drove to Charlotte last week down 85 and thought of Shane hunting turkeys. Stay safe.
Oh and che, just move to Cuba, you pogue. Knock off your plagiarized masturbation on this site.
Posted by: CW4 Higg... | April 26, 2006 02:24 AM
Che is kin to a jellyfish, he has no spine, or testicles. yo higgy you owe an email, J
Posted by: Anti Che | April 26, 2006 10:56 AM
Glad to read your latest post. Just wish someone would block that spineless che. He just wastes space with his bulls---. Anyway, he's not worth the time it takes to type his name. Take care and you and all the troops there are in my prayers.
Safe flying,
A Mom
Posted by: | April 26, 2006 02:46 PM
Bert, glad to hear you made the move safely and are settling in. Stay safe and be careful, we are keeping the whole batallion in our prayers. You guys are doing a great job.
Posted by: military wife | April 26, 2006 07:57 PM
Hello Bert
my first time writing, but I have been reading your articles and it is nice to hear from someone who is actually living through what some of us can only hear or see on the news. good luck and god bless
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The Patterson film, which was taken in the Northern California forest in 1967, remains the quintessential piece of indecisive evidence for the existence of the famed cryptid Bigfoot. I'm currently reviewing a book on the subject, and I'll let the author's words sketch out its significance:
"Patterson's film has been studies by amateurs, evaluated by special effects experts, and looked at by scientists. It has been picked over, poked at, trumpeted as the most important piece of wildlife film ever taken, and laughed at as an obvious fake. The reason it resists scrutiny — and probably always will, regardless of whether it is genuine or fake — is the material fact that the film itself is of poor quality. Even with all the high tech gadgetry available to examine the film, the low resolution of the original grainy 16mm footage renders it practically impossible to analyze in great detail. We may never know whether Patterson meant it to be this way, or that it was just dumb luck of an individual unskilled and unsophisticated in the ways of filmmaking. In North America at least, it has become the toll booth all anomalous primate enthusiasts, academic or amateur, must pass to proceed. It lurks and skulks and peeps about just off to the side of every believer and skeptic, challenging, mocking, and encouraging. Regardless of who owns it, the Patterson film became a central component of Sasquatch studies. It allows for no middle ground. It is either real or fake, with no chance it is a misidentification of something else. Patty's now legendary backward glance in frame 352 [Ed. Note: See image] teases and tests anyone who has ever seen it. It survives when all others associated with it have come and gone. It is not the only evidence, and it is not the only contentious evidence. Everything ever brought forward to support manlike monsters, mystery-apes, and anomalous primates has been controversial and will continue to be."
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Or invent a new one?
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Patterns & forms constrain and define,
But also create.
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Oh no! Justin was spotted ringing in the New Year with his BFF Lil' Twist AND a bottle of vodka — were they drinking? And where was Selena Gomez? Read on for ALL the details!
Justin Bieber doesn't look like he's getting off to the right start this New Year. The 18-year-old heartthrob posted a pic of him and his BFF, Lil Twist, pouring a bottle of vodka on Instagram — and Selena Gomez was nowhere in sight! Hmm!
At 18, it's illegal for Justin to drink in the U.S. However, it's possible that he's still in Mexico, but that raises another question: Where was Selena?
Justin and Selena jetted off to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Dec. 29 for a romantic getaway, but it doesn't seem like he's been spending much time with her. Justin has been posting lots of photos including a shirtless pic and a pic of his new leg tattoo.
On Dec. 30, he wrote, "chillin with friends on vacation." He also tweeted about his upcoming performance on New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, and later added, "back to the vacay. u good?"
This isn't the first time Justin has been spotted drinking abroad. When he went with Selena to Australia in July 2012 he reportedly drank beer.
"They were sitting at a table in the back corner and they were canoodling," the insider tells us. "Justin ordered Heinekens and Selena drank vodka based cocktails. They were holding hands, kissing, and looked in love," a source told HollywoodLife.com.
Regardless, this is very concerning behavior — and we hope Justin didn't leave Selena hanging at midnight!
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Seriously, he can drink if he chooses too. no one is stopping him and i am glad he is doing something for him. plus in the pic they aren't drinking the Grey Goose, they are drinking champagne. and hello, Selena says she wants better? why? he treats her like a princess! he buys her jewelry, he rents out the staples center to watch a romantic movie with her and he takes her to fancy dinners and brags about her. he's happy with her but it doesnt look like she is happy with him. im just saying that i think he should just see how it goes with Sel… because she is never with him and she is saying that he is treating her awfully.
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yeah, where is now selena? or she is here only when she likes to broke up to justin and again broke his heart? and some people say: "they are so cute together i love them" for only picture when justin hold hands with her. But people don't see that she isn't with he when he works for new year, and she is enjoying with her cousins with who spent whole life, but anyway they are "cute" together. Cute? does this looks like cute? justin drinks vodka (ok, that's isn't something terrible like somebody says, however its new year) and works for new year, and she is i don't know where. Or she is just here when justin brings her on vacations or something? SHE DON'T LOVE HIM. SHE IS JUST WITH HIM BECAUSE OF POPULARITY.
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A few weeks ago, Hawaiian Electric submitted their proposed plans for the future of our electricity system. As the Public Utilities Commission reviews the plans, they have opened up the opportunity for the public to submit comments. Getting your opinion heard directly before the PUC usually involves participating in docket proceedings, requiring a combination of time, money, and an attorney. But for this issue, the PUC is asking for public comments directly, so we encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to speak your mind.
The deadline for comments is Monday, October 6, 2014. Options for submitting include:
1) Email to [email protected] with the following subject line: "Public Comment – Docket No. 2014-0183 – PSIPs – [Your Name]" or "Public Comment – Docket No. 2014-0192 – DGIP– [Your Name]"
2) First-class mail to 465 S. King Street, Room 103, Honolulu, HI 96813
3) Hand-delivery to PUC office during normal business hours (Monday–Friday between 7:45am and 4:30pm)
4) E-filing
We've compiled a list of suggested comments below, but we greatlly encourage you to share your own opinions and stories with the PUC. This template provides a working format for a letter.
Comments supporting some aspects of the plans:
- I support a commitment to reaching more than 65% clean energy, and I believe that this shows that the current state target for renewable energy (40%) should be updated to reflect what is achievable with technology available today and in the future.
- I support deactivating the existing oil-fired generators.
- I support a preference for renewable energy with a known cost, over polluting fossil fuels and their volatile costs.
- I support the use of energy storage and demand response to minimize the amount of fossil-fueled generation used on the electric grid.
- I support using the electric grid as a way to deliver services to homes and businesses, and I believe that this is the only way for electric utilities to survive in the future. I support the installation of smart meters to achieve that goal.
- I support the aggressive use of demand response to enable more renewable energy.
- I support using more distributed energy, like rooftop solar generation.
- I support more customer options and choices, like the option to sign up for community solar programs that make it possible for all residents to participate in rooftop solar energy.
Comments voicing concerns about some aspects of the plans:
- I am concerned that the Plans propose to continue burning coal. This dirty fossil fuel has no place in our islands.
- I am concerned with the plan to switch from oil to gas. How can a new fossil fuel be the answer to the problems with fossil fuels? I don't want our islands to be stuck in the same place we are now, decades into the future. How can we be sure that gas is being used as little as possible, and be sure that if we import gas today, it will be replaced as soon as possible with real clean energy.
- I want to see more solar, wind, geothermal, and ocean energy. I am concerned that the plan proposes only modest amounts of new wind energy. I am concerned that offshore wind energy, which is being used in other parts of the world, is not part of Hawai'i's plan.
- I am concerned by an over-reliance on waste-to-energy and biomass burning as renewable options. While these can be a part of the energy solution, we should focus intensely on options like wind and solar power.
- I am concerned about the plans for rooftop solar. Although tripling solar energy by 2030 sounds like a good plan, this is actually a substantial slow-down in solar installations. Consumers want rooftop solar, and the utility's response to its customers should be to find solutions to make that possible, at a faster and faster rate.
Here are some other resources that may be helpful:
PUC Press Release Inviting Public Comment
Links to the HECO Companies' Action Plans
Blue Planet Foundation's Initial Response to HECO Companies' Action Plans
Many critical decisions will be made in the coming year that will determine the future of our energy system, its cost, and its impacts. Mahalo for taking the time to make your opinion heard!


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Patriotism is basically a personal version of nationalism, is it not?
With that question out there, I must say I am both proud and ashamed to be American; the USA has, as a country, accomplished much for the benefit of the world, and, at the same time, done quite a bit to fuck it up. I like being American because I think that I have a much better chance (relative to other countries) of getting what I want out of life, and I like that (until recently) America tends to emphasize personal freedom over group security. I lived in Singapore, which is a capitalist democracy on the opposite end of the scale: it is very authoritarian, and it works very well, but despite that, I would never want to be Singaporean. I like the focus on both community and individuality that America provides. I am certain there are many other countries that do the same or have very similar overall cultural values; America is not like the one-and-only. But I see no reason why I should not want to be American. I dislike many of America's policies right now, and I feel that, as an American, it is my moral responsibility to try and change those policies.
It's in that very convoluted way that I am patriotic. But it's not flag-waving ethnocentric patriotism. I just happened to be born in America as an American citizen, and I am content to remain that way until further notice.


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One Call for Kids is one number to call when you need assistance in finding help for your child.
When families have a child born with a disability, born prematurely, face chronic illnesses or are struggling with family distress they come to EPU Children's Center to receive the highest quality services, education and compassionate support.
Over 800 children and family members receive services every week;125 of them in their own homes.
EPU was started in 1976 as a small support group for parents. 35 years later EPU has grown to a staff of more than 100 therapists and early childhood specialists to meet the critical needs of children and families in our community.
At the EPU Children's Center we teach our families and model for the community respect and acceptance for all children.
By keeping children healthy and families strong we help them prepare for a future that is rich and fulfilling.


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This is a discussion on Proper Barrel Break In Procedure? within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; YouTube - Proper Barrel Break-in Procedure -JT...
If there's a point to this video, I missed it.
Three minutes and 42 seconds of wasted time I'll never get back.
You owe me, Cthulhu!
When youre wounded and left on Afghanistans plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier.
Rudyard Kipling
"The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us." Patrick Henry 1775
Vegetarian: Indian for inept hunter.
That rifle has a bull barrel and not a cow barrel.
Some things are just not right.
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Desert Shield/Desert Storm
DAV Life Member
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Imagine rapping for the acceptance of your peers while searching for fans, finding them, and traveling the world to do it - K.D.I.E.H2H Read more
Imagine rapping for the acceptance of your peers while searching for fans, finding them, and traveling the world to do it - K.D.I.E.H2H
About this project
The evolution of my career has been a long, grinding, never-ending journey in pursuit of success and happiness. When I first began rapping I was only 17. Now at the age of 31, my career is just beginning to take off, and for the past few years I have been documenting it.
I have won Summer Jam rap battles, become a video game character in NBA 2k11, played SXSW 5 times as an official artist, performed at Rock The Bells and Coachella, and toured the entire USA numerous times. I even had my song placed in a Super Bowl commercial. I have slept in McDonalds in Berlin, in my car in about every state in America, been deported from the UK, got stranded in Greece when my passport got stolen....
If you can only imagine, the stories are endless but my $$$ is not.
$1000 goes to Darah off the old work and current work she'll be doing.
$1000-2000 in flights for us to travel (plus snacks at airport) to SXSW and some other tour dates that are necessary for us to be at.
$5000 will be for an editor to work on perfecting storyline, lighting and editing down what has been 100's of hours of footage myself and Darah are already working on.
EXYRA CASH All the other money extra might go to me to buy a few cans of tuna and pay a phone bill or two.
Sure I could use 100 grand, but I'll be good with 8k for now.'
Hopefully from the shows we'll be doing we'll have enough money to enter it into film festivals once its done in the summer!
Myself and co-director/producer Darah Golub spoke about my journey and we both agreed that it was a non-stop HUSTLE. Even after walking the red carpet as the first Jewish artist to ever wore a kippah at the BET Hip Hop Awards rapping in Hebrew, I felt unappreciated and unaccomplished! How? Camera's were flashing, people were asking, I was still rapping. I was still hustling to the people there. I can't stop.
My stories are endless....
I stepped on Young Jeezy's shoes, almost got into a fight with one of 2 Chainz henchman for trying to steal my seat, and than partied with rappers I idolize the rest of the night. Then I returned to LA to play a synagogue show and rap for youth groups who didn't even know I was a rapper.
I have earned the moniker and saying that "Kosha Dillz is Everywhere" - its just that most of the world doesn't know that yet. And that is where this Kickstarter and you come in to play!
Since it's all about the hustle and the stories that go along with it - I'll rap in your house, at your bar mitzvah, make you a custom answering machine message, send you everything Kosha Dillz you can think of, and even help you achieve your dreams. All I need you to do is help me achieve mine. There are 26 funding rewards to choose from, so feel free to indulge in the art of giving.
I have enclosed some links below so you can see some of our progress on the film to date, as well as some key links like wikipedia so you can see my history.
Kosha Dillz - Give me Five Tour
Kosha Dillz is Everywhere (doc trailer)
Kosha Dillz x Mike Tyson experience
Thank you for even reading this far. Please know that anything you are willing to give, even if that is just sharing this Kickstarter with your friends, is greatly appreciated and that you'll forever be considered a member of Team Kosha. If we can achieve my funding goal together - we will all win!
Risks and challenges
Completing this project in due time is not without obstacles, but I see a great opportunity to move forward on completing the film project and fulfilling the other rewards once we reach our kickstarter goal.
Merchandise to fulfill rewards benefits has already been ordered, my live performance is as good as its even been and I've begun consulting with multiple editors concerning the documentary. There is enough time to reorder or reprint merchandise if there are any errors in images, printing or size. DJs and bands are only a phone call or e-mail away for any backer that orders a performance or recording - and I have backup artists to my backups if needed. Completing the documentary presents the most challenges and potential for setbacks - but thankfully my manager has produced a documentary before and I've got a few good people on my team to help us navigate through the hustle to happiness.
The largest obstacle to completing the documentary has been employing an editor steadily to narrow down the footage to tell a compelling story. With the funds generated from Kickstarter and new music being released to provide additional supplemental income, I expect to have sufficient funds to attract a qualified, professional and experienced editor to turn the volumes of footage into an epic story of HUSTLE. I am taking a prolonged hiatus from touring until March - so I will have all of February to assess existing footage, secure the editor(s) and shoot additional spots and interviews to aid the story line. While we hope to debut a new extended cut of the documentary in SXSW 2013, I do not expect a completed final cut until sometime in Summer 2013. That said - the more funding we can obtain through Kickstarter the higher the likelihood of completing the documentary project sooner.
Learn about accountability on KickstarterFAQ
Ahah! Did you know you that kickstarter only charges your credit/debit card after February 4th? If we don't make the 8k goal, your card will never be charged! That's not what we're hoping for of course, but don't worry about your finances in the immediate future. You WILL NOT be charged until after the campaign is finished/
Of course I will! I wouldn't miss your bar/bat-mitzvah for the world. I surely wouldn't miss your little girlfriends Quincenera either. Wait...you guys are kinda young to be using credit cards...did you ask your parents for these or did you just charge them $3500 dollars? Awesome!!
Honestly if it was up to me I'd rap for your dog for free but manager won't let me. But yes, I'll take him/her for a walk and all that. I'll even bag up the poo.
No thats wrong! I quit smoking ciggs in july of 2007 and I am totally against electronic smoking lol. I do not smoke any funny green stuff but $420 is a catchy number! (and a good deal might I add)
I will give you personal coaching sessions on how to re conquer your life or SXSW or any other obstacle you are facing, such as relationships, obsessions, fears...etc.
The reason why we did this kickstarter is to help create more content for the film during the high points of my career. It'd be horrible to not see it come to fruition based on lack of resources. I'm hoping you'd like to get involved. So far its all been self-funded!
Co-executive - $1500 - You are really helping us produce this. $1500 helps us go to locations to do more filming like tours and SXSW/ SUNDANCE etc.
Executive -$2500 - Hello MS./MR. Executive Producer! Congratulations and welcome to the documentary movie business! You are totally making stuff happen for us right now. This will make a lot of things happen all over the world and in the editing room.
Presenting credit - $8000 - although this film has cost us way more time and $$ than $8,000 we still think you deserve the presenter credit of this film. The content to us is priceless and you have taken a chance on producing happiness!!
Pledge $2 or more
2 backers
Digital download of "Span Hebrish" - Kosha Dillz's song in Spanish, Hebrew and English, sent to your email box with a personal note from Kosha Dillz. This is the song Kosha Dillz raps on stage in the promo video.
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Pledge $3 or more
3 backers
Digital downloads of Kosha Dillz's recent releases "Nationally Rollin" feat. Wax and Ed E Ruger and "West Coast Flavor" featuring Big Pooh sent direct to your email box with a personal note from Kosha Dillz.
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Pledge $5 or more
7 backers Limited (18 left of 25)
Respect + hand shake if I see you! Hugs are optional.
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Pledge $7 or more
4 backers
Respect + handshake + Digital download of "Hangin' Out" - the song in the background of this Kickstarter - once the campaign reaches its funding goal. The song (and any completed remixes at that time) will be emailed direct to you prior to its release with a personal note from Kosha Dillz. It currently is unreleased and the ONLY way to get it (for now) is thru Kickstarter!
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Pledge $10 or more
22 backers
Digital download of my currently untitled new EP (once its mixed and mastered) + a personal e-mail from Kosha Dillz. EP will include "Hangin' Out" - the song featured in this Kickstarter!
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Pledge $25 or more
52 backers Limited (48 left of 100)
"Everything is Kosha" Tee shirt and CD of new demos plus all previous rewards.
Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $50 or more
23 backers Limited (27 left of 50)
Team Kosha Hoodie and CD of New Demos from upcoming EP, digital download and email.
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Pledge $60 or more
4 backers Limited (46 left of 50)
Physical copy of forthcoming record/EP and thank you mention in the liner notes.
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Pledge $75 or more
4 backers Limited (16 left of 20)
Personal phone call from Kosha Dillz,
Team Kosha hoodie, and live rap for you over the phone.Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
Pledge $100 or more
10 backers Limited (2 left of 12)
Existing CD catalog of Kosha Dillz physical form plus "Everything is Kosha" tee shirt and live rap over the phone
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Pledge $125 or more
1 backer Limited (5 left of 6)
Take your dog for a walk in LA (and rap for your dog on camera to upload to youtube for your friends to see)
plus rewards 1, 2 and 3.
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Pledge $150 or more
1 backer Limited (9 left of 10)
One hour of "coffee on the phone" with Kosha Dillz to talk about anything you want. Life, Marbles, future endeavors, career, SXSW, relationship advice etc. By no means is Kosha Dillz an expert on marbles.
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Pledge $200 or more
5 backers All gone!
Exisiting Kosha Dillz catalog + signed physical copy of new record (when its released) + Team Kosha Sweatsuit + "Hangin Out" Download.
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Pledge $250 or more
0 backers Limited (6 left of 6)
Freestyle answering machine message about you not being able to answer the phone (recorded by Kosha Dillz) plus tickets to Premiere of the Film upon completion at any film festival
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Pledge $300 or more
1 backer Limited (3 left of 4)
Dinner with Kosha Dillz in Los Angeles, CA.
(schedule will be made upon location of pledger and kosha) plus ticket to premier of film at any festival.Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $350 or more
1 backer Limited (5 left of 6)
Recorded freestyle about your business/mom/ in mp3 form for your own marketing and promotional usage plus ticket to premier of any film festival.
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Pledge $400 or more
0 backers Limited (2 left of 2)
Use the hangin out beat (the one used in this video) for your own song and make a "hangin out" version of your own with kosha rapping about it!
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Pledge $420 or more
0 backers Limited (4 left of 4)
Three (1 hour) sessions of coaching on the art of street hustle by Professor Kosha Dillz!!! (that's me)
Done by Skype, Phone or in-person if we are in the same place at the same damn time!Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $500 or more
1 backer Limited (3 left of 4)
On screen Thank you credit in forthcoming documentary film "Kosha Dillz is Everywhere - The hustle to Happiness" featuring Matisyahu, RZA, Mike Tyson...etc...
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Pledge $750 or more
0 backers Limited (6 left of 6)
Kosha will produce a customized "hangin out" version of your own with kosha rapping about your bar mitzvah, quincenera, birthday, and how you are "hangin' out."
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Pledge $1,000 or more
1 backer Limited (3 left of 4)
Personalized custom freestyle song about the subject of your choice (not authorized for commercial release other than with use in connection to your personal or business website & subject to Kosha's copyright) with a custom beat!
If you are a fellow musician/ vocalist/ rapper, we can also do a collaboration for your own personal project as long as the topic is not obscene.
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0 backers Limited (4 left of 4)
Its show time! A personal performance in your office/ domain/ party / kitchen while on tour. We will also video tape it and use it for footage in the documentary film.
Date of performance will be arranged upon completion of kickstarter
(ie. march 22 10pm,- joe's house - austin, texas)
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Pledge $1,500 or more
0 backers Limited (4 left of 4)
$1500 – Co-Executive Producer credit in forthcoming documentary film featuring Matisyahu, RZA, Mike Tyson..and more.
credit and shout out on upcoming EP produced by Belief and more.VIP Access to all shows for 2013. Personal Phone call from Kosha himself and opportunity to work with Kosha on upcoming videos of new EP to be released this Spring.
Also a "everything is kosha" shirt will be sent to you.
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Pledge $2,500 or more
0 backers Limited (5 left of 5)
Executive producer credit of Documentary film ; Kosha Dillz is Everywhere: The Hustle to Happiness , plus all previous physical gifts and thank you in liner notes of forthcoming record. If you are a musician, you will also be given the opportunity to play with Kosha Dillz at SXSW during his official showcase.
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0 backers Limited (1 left of 1)
Perform at a Bar Mitzvah in New York in the month of April 2013.
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0 backers Limited (1 left of 1)
Kosha Dillz performance in your house (anywhere in the world outside of the U.S.)
We will fly to you for an exclusive performance and shoot a music video of it while performing.
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0 backers
Live performance of Kosha Dillz & DJ at your Bar Mitzvah, Wedding, Quincinera, Sweet 16.
This is def something for your parents to get you.
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0 backers Limited (2 left of 2)
Perform at your bar mitzvah/quincenera/ Birthday party / wedding with full band - and rock your party with 2 sets for up to 3 hours! Covers included!!!
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Pledge $7,500 or more
0 backers Limited (2 left of 2)
Performance jumping out of Birthday Cake (in front of your mother if desired) plus merchandise, album, credits. (note: cake must be kosha x not ice cream cake)
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0 backers Limited (1 left of 1)
Presenting credit of Documentary; Executive Producer credit on album; Autographed Copy of everything Kosha Dillz that is still in stock. All soft merchandise and everything that I can do for your personal life, plus the option of
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0 backers Limited (1 left of 1)
Personalized song about subject of your choice (authorized for commercial release + license to use) + Presenting Credit on Documentary + Executive Producer Credit on Album + Autographed Copy of everything Kosha Dillz + Team Kosha Sweatsuit + my eternal gratitude and blessings for changing my life!!!
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Senator Mitch McConnell (1942 - )In Congress 1985 - Present
Legislation Sponsored or Cosponsored by Mitch McConnell
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S.1036 — 101st Congress (1989-1990)
Rural Economic Development Act of 1990
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] (Introduced 05/18/1989) Committees: Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | House - Public Works and Transportation, Education and Labor, Small Business, Agriculture, Judiciary, Government Operations Latest Action: 11/15/1990 Similiar Provisions Included In H.R.4793 (Title III). Tracker: This bill has the status Passed House
Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
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Another round of eliminations
OMaybe they should change their name to Goldman SACKS. They're reportedly laying off10% of their employees, approximately 3,260 jobs. It was just announced that Goldman will likely be getting $10 billion once the government takeover, er, I mean assistance plan, goes through. Guess it's not enough to save the thousands of workers who are joining the ever-growing ranks of the unemployed.
This brings the total financial industry job cut count to around 110k. And I'm sure this isn't the end, as experts say this is the best time to lay people off, so as not to do so during the upcoming holidays (how thoughtful).
Maybe we should just all pack up our stuff now and work out of the box under our desk. That way it's a quicker trip to the door once we get the news.


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People with celiac disease have reactions to foods which contain wheat, rye, barley, and oats. These grains may be found in breading, crutons, marinades, malt, soy sause, pasta, broth, etc.
You CAN eat corn, rice, potato, corn starch and any other foods that do not contain wheat, rye barley, and oats.
What are the common symptoms of celiac disease?
Each case of celiac disease can have different symptoms. If you feel you may have celiac disease please see your doctor.
What is the treatment for Celiac Disease?
Lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet
Celiac Disease is a disease of the small intestine triggered by the ingestion of wheat, rye, barley or oats. A type of protein in these grains causes an "autoimmune" response that damages the small intestinal lining in genetically susceptible individuals. Celiac disease is estimated to occur in 1 of 135 persons in the United States. It is twice as common in females and occurs primarily in Caucasians.
How do wheat, rye, barley and oats cause this disease?
We are genetically programmed to react to various foreign proteins. The gliadin portion of the gluten protein is recognized as foreign in patients with the DQ2 or DQ8 gene (present in 98-99% of celiac patients). An immune-mediated inflammatory reaction occurs which damages the intestinal lining. As a result of this damage to the intestinal cells, their slender, microsopic finger-like projections called villi are reduced in length thus reducing their absorptive surface and capacity. Other substanaces including gliadin may "leak" across the mucosa, possibly causing other autoimmune disorders.
Celiac Disease may begin anytime from early childhood to late adulthood.


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Since there was a longest shot thread in the General Rifle Discussion area, I figured a longest handgun shot would be interesting. Mine is a
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Longest aimed shot: 318 yds. (laser ranged) with a 1913 era 5" Colt New Service in 38-40. Target was a 12x16 steel plate. I could hit it 4 out of 6 on a good day. Aiming point was a tree limb above and a little left of the target. Longest shot: Little (maybe 12") piece of tree stump. Range at least 800 yds. Gun was a 6" High Standard H-D Military .22. There was a big dirt hillside across a canyon. Little chunk of wood in the middle of it. I could see the bullet strikes and walked them in. No aiming point--- the darned clouds were moving. Just a braced shooting position and watch the hits. Surprising how tight the "group" was when I found the range.
Good grief why???? I saw them shoot a baloon with a .38 snubbie at 200 yards on impossible shots the other night. I keep my targets 25yards or closer anything further I'll use a rifle.
100yrds, 8x10 steel plate, prone position, glock 22, hit it on my second try. Happy has hell. But I agree, if I want to hit a target that far I go with my rifle. It is a cool thing to try to shot that far with a pistol.
8" target at 100 yards w/ a Model 19-4 S&W .357. 6" barrel. Still my favorite wheelgun. I hunt w/ it also. A 158gr JSP over a little 296 is great on whitetail at 50 yards.
Freedom is not free. The best of us always leave too soon.
Hell, since we're all lying, lets make it good! 2,600 yds. , hit the ten ring with a Glock 19
If the pain is lacking so is the discipline... "the only 911 call I need is chambering a round" - Mr. Muller, MO car dealer
50 yard 6" steel plate with glock 21. First shot on and farley consistent with others. I have not attempted any further. 50 yards is an acceptable distance to still shot a armed person.