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Finnaly got to the vec jet xt again
did some more mods added carbon tubes to dirrectly flow over the esc, I will check for battery temp after maiden put a 6200 rx in the back but as far away as i could from the esc added some clay in the nose 4 cell purfectly balances and 3 cell requires some extra clay |
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I maidened the vecjet-xt today and will for sure give this two thumbs up.
Thank for selling me such a cool plane, everyone at my club said I broke the speed record with it for that club. I have much faster planes hehehe That material it is made out of is incredible. Battery comes down nice and warm due to the small prop. and 60c battery. Motor also does not over heat. I tried to bust up the stock esc but had no luck. very proud of the little 36 stock esc. Thanks again not only did everyone watching love your plane but it made my day. Wish I maidened it a long time ago. If you ever make a 60 size one let me know, it would be a very interesting plane. For sure kicks a styrkers arss Hand launch and hand catch not that hard. David22 Quote:
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Here is a video I made of the VecJet-xt today.
Very cool plane!
Try one!
For those of you waiting on wings or jet type planes that will not be available any time soon, the VecJet is here and available now. If you haven't tried it yet, you will not be disappointed! It is fast, stable, and fun to fly!
Video of Vecjet Crashing!!!
I happened to be filming when my buddy sent his Vecjet in on it's last spin cycle. I wish all my crashes were caught on film. It would bring back the roller coaster of emotions that comes with having a very bad crash:
->->-> Vecjet RC Plane Crash (2 min 35 sec) Sorry for your loss Brian. I'm sure the next one will be that much better. Cheers, Kev |
My Birthday Present
Brian got me a very nice birthday gift last Sunday, so now I'm part of the Vec' club! Anyhow, I'm sharing my thoughts on the assembly of this marvelous fun flyer, as well as a few pics. Overall assembly was a pleasing experience; New Dimensions gets 5*'s on this one! Nevertheless, no plane is a perfect 6*'s, so I'll also fill you guys in on the 2 very minor issues I had with assembly. A flight report will follow shortly.
The first issue I found during assembly, and it was a very minor one, had to do with the fiberglass nose insert. It created a 1/16" step inside the battery compartment flooring, which made sliding the battery in toward the nose quite tricky. I fixed that problem by fastening 2 layers of my AR6110e's packaging plastic over the step with strapping tape, to act as a smooth ramp for the front bottom corner of the battery to get over the step. The second problem was the cooling nostrils in the nose were not cut out. The foam did have cutouts for the nostrils, but they were hidden by the black LE covering, and the fiberglass reinforcement was not penetrated either. I cut the covering with my razor to expose the glass, and used a dremel to grind the holes through to the battery bay. Had I not done this... well, let's just say Brian and I have seen a few expensive lipos puff in a similar situation where nostrils were accidentally "clogged". Anyhow, cutting nostrils out is a nit picky thing. Still, I feel New Dimensions should have done this, as some customers might not realize the import roll those holes play in keeping their lipos from puffing. If you know me, I never ever leave well enough alone. The factory control rods were completely adequate, but I couldn't sleep at night knowing there was room for improvement. Besides, I do carbon rods on all planes I like flying, and I've flown a Vecjet before. So it was a given; this thing had to have tit's rods. Each of the factory rods weighed averaged 5gm, good for 20gm total. My carbon rods weighed 5gm altogether; so 4 for the price of 1, plus they're stiffer. FYI I found the carbon tube the vectoring rod stiff enough by itself, so I cut the 2 business ends off the metal rod and fused them to the carbon tube with Kevlar/epoxy. Cheers, Kev |
Hi Kev, Brian...
Nice pics. I hear you about the small step in the nose... will try to fix that. Re the nostril cutouts, we only open those on the XT because of the much higher current draw and significantly higher battery temps. But, we also cut a large opening at the rear of the battery compartment hatch for exit air... rule of thumb is the exit opening must be at least 3X the inlet holes. It's okay if you want to go ahead and open them up on the VecJet-Classic, but it won't do any cooling unless you make a large exit hole. We've verified this experimentally as well. Hope this helps... Dale |
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I put carbon tubes sticking out the hole for cooling
and it goes all the way to the esc so the air is dirrect cooling the esc is the only thing needing cooling http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...5&postcount=76 makes it much more crash resistant as well |
Dale, I was thinking along the same lines as Jim. A 2000mAh pack at 17A doesn't need much cooling, but it gets well over 100F in the valley during summer, so every bit of air movement helps. The nostrils do create a positive pressure, so some air will move. There are also passages for air under and between the servos, which lead to an exit behind the esc. While it's not optimal, it probably meets the "5mph airflow" spec that Castle arbitrarily throws in their esc manual. The step in the fiberglass should be pretty easy & cheap to fix during construction; thin plastic and reinforced tape works perfectly.
I also thought about adding an epp bumper in front of the battery to absorb impact in the event of a nose dive, but I figured it would just be easier to not nose dive. Seriously though, Vecjets land so slow that there really isn't much of an excuse for a hard landing. Kev |
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you will be drawing the heat from the battery past the esc and not cool it as well as would a drinking straw or carbon tube, which is positioned right infront of the esc
actually connected to the esc, so the air passes right through it your battery will not over heat, heat is a good thing for the battery anyways |
I talked to Dale earlier and he has decided to close shop do to other things going on. I do not know if he will be supporting the line of planes already out. The Vecjet is fun to fly too, it would be nice if it comes out again in the future.
Jim |
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Hobo Jungle
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The vanishing lives of hobos come alive in City Lights' 'Old Dirty Face'
By Heather Zimmerman
IF FREEDOM comes with a price, it's hard to imagine many places where it could be higher than it was in the world of hobos. Bay Area author Michael S. Malone based his play Old Dirty Face on the time he spent during the '70s as a college student hanging out with hoboes in the rail yard in Oroville, Calif., and he has woven those experiences into an honest and often profoundly sad exploration of a fading culture of nomads. Malone's play has its world premiere in a stirring production by City Lights Theater Company. Old Dirty Face begins in the San Jose rail yard, in the not-so-distant past, where squeaky-clean twentysomething Josh (Jonathan Lee), looking--literally--for a free ride, hops a boxcar headed north and meets Carl, "The Professor" (Brian Turner), a nervous, Nietzsche-quoting hobo who fled a settled lifestyle two decades earlier. Although at first wary and even a little hostile, Carl soon grows protective of Josh; in return, Josh promises Carl a home-cooked meal once they reach his mother's house in Washington state.
As they travel together, Carl introduces Josh to his compatriots. First to come aboard the boxcar is the belligerent Shorty (Mark Wright), who, openly eyeing Josh with suspicion, explains to him hobos' survivalist wisdom in distrusting everyone they meet. Later, Carl and Josh stop at a hobo encampment, where the hobos swap stories. Although they tell their tales with obvious pride, what they recount are experiences of brutality and hardship. Little of what they say reflects the romanticized image of hobos--free spirits with no responsibilities just roaming the land. The harsh reality of their itinerant lifestyle is summed up by a hobo named Snowshed (Michael Bailes), who remembers how his violent and almost fatal initiation into riding the rails earned him his nickname.
When Josh reacts apathetically to Snowshed's tale, it becomes clear how symbolic of the changing times these characters are. While the hobos are dying off from advancing age and increasing violence among themselves, Josh is young, strong and indifferent to these men. The only bridge between their two worlds is Shelby Prentiss (Frank Diamanti), a rail-yard worker who, despite his impending retirement, is as desperately reliant on the railroad as the hobos he has befriended.
Although Malone's characters are broadly symbolic, an undercurrent of uneasiness keeps them edgy and realistic. Director Ross Nelson handily exploits that tension, bringing it to the surface with a suffocating sense of imminent danger that never really eases. The cast's all-around strong performances make these generally likable if dangerous characters real. The play's use of storytelling to capture the hobo lifestyle is ironic in a sense--in many societies, storytelling and oral histories play a major role in preserving those cultures and passing along their traditions. But like the storytellers in Old Dirty Face, the few, if any, hobos who remain today have no new generation to whom they can relay their experiences. In bringing their stories to audiences, Malone tries to give these disenfranchised travelers the next best thing.
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Well, I decided to try my hand at DJ'ing. The 2 songs are mine; Marginal Thought and Monokcyde.
I am only mildly disappointed (there was ALWAYS one point where I screwed up.)
This took me about 3 hours to finally get down (with the cues and keyboard shortcuts and all; I don't have DJ equipment).
I know there are obvious slip ups later in the song (I don't remember where; I did this a couple weeks ago.)
Anyway, hope you enjoy my mix of Marginal Thought and Monokcyde, both by yours truly.
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Scary and yet ..................cool.
Mix of two of my darker dubs of different sounds.
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Pretty good for a first attempt, and there is still lots of room for improvement. You could get really good at this. Practice makes perfect.
I would only mix my own pieces, though (like how Daft Punk does their stuff live). The only way another artist would be incorporated would be through a remix.
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Although archenemies in their time, Tesla (right) and Edison (left) might agree today to work together on hybrid AC/DC power distribution for data centers. Credit: Georgios Kollidas
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, Nikola Tesla – these were the major players in the War of Currents over a century ago, waged over whether electricity should be distributed via direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC).
If a new battle emerges in the 21st century, the names involved are perhaps equally iconic – Facebook, Apple, and Hewlett-Packard (HP).
The AC proponents clearly won the war of the 1880s, but in the data center arena, whether there is a clear winner or just a temporary leader remains to be seen. It's possible the two technologies aren't opponents at all.
Disputing Claims The logic behind considering DC is because utility AC power ultimately must be converted to DC for use by IT equipment. Because stored energy systems (batteries, flywheels, etc.) and renewable sources also provide DC power, a DC power architecture would require fewer power conversions from grid to chip.
This logic led to initial claims, starting around five years ago, that a DC power architecture could improve energy efficiency anywhere from 8-28%.
However, providers of AC systems responded by focusing on improving efficiency, and recent reports from Schneider Electric and The Green Grid suggest that efficiency gains today are closer to 1%.
"The DC discussion has shifted to space savings and increased reliability, and we're investigating those claims now too," says Kevin Brown, vice president of data center global offer and strategy at Schneider Electric.
Because DC would require less conversions and thus fewer components to perform them, these claims arise out of similar logic. But whether the improvements are significant is unclear.
"We make breakers that support DC and if the market shifts significantly to DC, we'll support that trend," Brown adds. "But because of the general unfamiliarity and unknowns, we haven't pursued the DC market heavily yet."
Market Obstacles Although some early adopters like Facebook, HP, and Intel are incorporating DC into their systems, there are several questions about the technology.
"Everyone and their grandma knows a little about AC just because they plug things into the wall," says Brown. "Standards for DC aren't completely in place. DC systems are far from ubiquitous like AC is."
The EMerge Alliance, a proponent of DC power use, plans to announce the forthcoming Data and Telecom Center standard, which is a significant step in helping to specify DC systems in data centers.
The new standard creates an integrated, open platform for power, infrastructure, peripheral devices, and control applications to facilitate the hybrid use of AC and DC power within data centers and telecom central offices.
"That's what everybody's been waiting for," says Mark Baldwin, president of Direct Power Technologies, Inc., a provider of 400V DC systems. "DC equipment is becoming UL listed too, so we're looking at a very robust time."
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Tax code needs to be simplified so the rich end up paying their fair share. Furthermore, welfare should be reformed, but not in the way that Tea Party/Ron Paul types would like it. We need to set up money-for-work programs and also set reasonable rules for fiscal responsibility that recipients of welfare money must meet in order to qualify.
I don't want tax money to be spent on luxury cars, but I don't want to eliminate welfare either.
Innovation in welfare is also required, to eliminate other massive waste in those programs and make each dollar spent on it go further.
I think the authors here probably have the symptom right but they misunderstand the cause.
If I'm at the second to lowest rung financially, it means I don't benefit from hand-outs; I'm on my own (or more on my own). Consequently, I'm not going to be crazy about someone making *just a little bit less than me* (only as measured by one specific metric or because they don't work as hard or they make bad choices) suddenly getting a better living standard for nothing. That's when the "fairness" concept of income redistribution begins to break down for the "underprivileged".
PS: I wrote that "socialism and multiculturalism are incompatible in practice."
I'd like to make it perfectly clear that practice is not to be confused with the theories of Anglo-American academics.
A few loosely related comments.
First, it is silly to compare tax+spending in the USA to that of any European country: a more appropriate comparison is to the EU as a whole, and US federal spending is much higher than EU spending. (For now.)
Second, it is high time that people realized that socialism and multiculturalism are incompatible in practice. In Scandinavia, the welfare state is doomed by immigration, even though the Scandinavian ruling classes are trying to kick the can down the road.
Third, I think it debatable that "immigrants' attitudes towards taxation and redistribution [are] rooted in the places they had left". Being an immigrant myself, I feel less reluctant to pay for the benefit of people I personally empathize with, than for the benefit of a generic Swede or, even worse, for the benefit of a riot-prone Englishman. In other words, the places where I live is more important to my attitude to taxation, than the place I come from.
brilliant work! i've been scratching my head for years to figure out why anyone that makes less than $1,000,000 per year would vote GOP. now i know. should have known. how sad are these people commenting here that this study is flawed? i wonder who they vote for?
"Pew, a polling company."
I don't think that's right. Sounds like one of the many surveys by one of the many "Pew Centers on the Whatever" run by one of the country's largest non-profits (formerly a foundation but now... I don't know... something else).
As an American expatriate having lived in Australia for 4 years, I have had enough time to get over my anger and disdain for how things are done in America, and mostly just feel a distant sadness.
The country is more divided than any time I have been alive. Despite the unemployment and ballooning budget deficits, politicians would rather score cheap political points than work together to generate effective solutions. I think that things are not yet bad enough, and the country may have to be run into the ground to the point of default. Perhaps at this point, the economic pain will finally exceed the pain of political compromise.
I am American, but I just don't think we get it, nor did I. In Australia, I was near tears upon receiving notice of being granted public healthcare. No matter where I end up in life, my children will always have healthcare, and for that matter an opportunity to attend higher education. The burden of stress this lifted from my shoulders was immense. I gladly pay extra tax each year for this privilege. But to a great degree, this opinion has been shaped from living overseas in a country that prides itself on giving everyone "a fair go".
Money cannot buy happiness. You need enough to look after yourself and family, but after that additional income provides diminishing returns. Social safety nets need to be strong, but not so strong that they discourage honest work. Any country that can afford to waste hundreds of billions each year on a military empire and wars of choice should surely be able to afford basic medical care for all its citizens.
Canadian welfare and tax system went in a pretty weird direction after it has been reformed in the early 90es. Essentially, to qualify for a lot of assistance programs a person literally need to have no assets (or pretend to have no assets) and, quite often, go through the waiting list for some of the services, like social housing. It is no wonder that people who went through all this don't really want to get off welfare. And, no, if you actually plan to go to college or something like this, you lose your spot.
This being said, I feel that Canada has a lot more things right than US. Subsidized college tution helps everyone, but it particularly helps low income students. Free medicine doesn't hurt either. And it's way better than what US has to offer with Medicaid and college grants that work as extra incentives for the poor to stay poor.
Essentially, Canada shows what works and what doesn't. What works is the system that can be used by everyone, most notably middle class, that is extended to the poor (even if the poor use it more). What doesn't is something that is designed specifically for the poor. Safety nets should be extended to everybody and not just end for the middle class.
Among high earners, there are the hard earners , and then there are the not so hard earners. Basically, those who's salary overvalues their actual contribution, and lets not delude ourselves to think the markets always gets it right.
When I see $70,000 to $100,000 cars pull out of poor apartment complexes, I feel the sudden need to be taxed even more. Maybe if the poor were forced to spend their money wisely and were forced to have fewer children, I might be inclined to have my hard work re-distributed even more.
I have thought something of terrible importance to myself. The reason why Somalia is suffering from famine, is because food can only be procured with money, and the distribution of money is regulated, while how a person can spend money is unregulated. The way to wipe out hunger, is to unregulate the distribution of money. If hunger can be eradicated with money, then the distribution of money should be above the ambit of the law. In the former Soviet Union, where the old used to heartrendingly look at the unaffordable price of bread, in the grocery, today, in the same towns, the people, give their dogs $100 sessions of shampooing, and haircuts. Because the distribution of money is under the ambit of law, the United States is going through the economic misery that it is, even though it is difficult to starve in the United States. There should be no laws governing money. Because there are official rules for the distribution of money followed by governments, there is starvation in the world. I am not calling for any unrest, or revolution, but if people can spend $100 in giving their dogs haircuts, then money can be distributed free by the governments to the famished, and hungry. If the rich can be allowed to spend as they wish, then those who will die of hunger, also need to live. Maybe, the needs of the rich and the poor, are basically needs, and hence, are the same for both the rich, and the poor. If the rich can keep money, which they will never spend, then more money is required for the poor. Is a person's life justified, only if his life is regulated by the economy of his nation?
Income redistribution will never solve anything because income inequality is only a symptom of the underlying problem. What we should be evaluating and addressing is wealth inequality, especially within each age bracket.
If all a welfare program does is keep a person just fed and housed enough to barely make it to the next monthly disbursement, it actually prevents the recipient from doing anything to change his or her condition.
it is an interesting finding
It's quite subjective to purport that ALL people at the bottom are not doing their best to make their lives better. However, if America encourages more social benefits like most European countries, they're encouraging people to be lazy and expect to live a minimal comfortable life from social benefits. So, the best way to deal with benefits are to give partial of what is minimally comfortable so that they have to work to meet the other half to enjoy a full minimal comfortable life. Hope this makes sense.
As usual, nature provides "best practices": crabs in a bucket.
The problem isn't how much the tax take is or is not; the problem is that a vast proportion of tax revenue is squandered. All US government agencies are staffed with under-performing drones; much infrastructure spending is stupid; defense procurement policies guarantee incredible waste; and health care costs are... well, there's no adjective strong enough. It's no good theorizing about optimal levels of taxation when the current uses of funds are so utterly value-subtracting. The US government, in fact, is not competent to receive funds.
And if course, in America, the middle class on up receive the largest subsidy in the from of home interest deduction etc.
All interesting and reasonably argued. I've seen the studies (and many others) that show people hold tightly onto their relative social positions. If my neighbour has a new car "I" want a new one too as "I" don't want to feel "lesser". In the work place this manifests itself into recruiting from within the team for that team's manager. It is a very difficult situation to do right.
I think a couple of additional areas that I could add would be:
Static Pie: a view that the pie is fixed and any change means a net gain and equal net loss and because trust is so low and their lives feel precarious they simply do not want tax to change. When people had the "growing pie" mentality they got into unfunded liabilities that led to this problem. And of course there is the "it doesn't matter because it's so small" mentality which is the next point.
Idmbiss (I call it dimbiss) mentality: this happens when people try and justify doing something (especially) for a voting bloc. Look at prison guards in California for instance. They average over 100k USD per annum and have numerous benefits. The problem is everyone wants to take their share and it adds to a lot. This reduces trust and the voters are saying "we can't trust you to do anything, so we will not let you change anything"
Tax = Spending: many pundits assume that spending equals tax and this is true, but the voters can make a reverse link. The view is if the politicians are allowed to tax more then they will keep those taxes and continue to spend and through idmbiss they will ratchet up the need for more taxing and on it goes… Again this is related a lack of to trust.
Fed(eral)-Up! (I pronounce it "Fed-real-UP!): where the cacophony becomes so loud people just dig in their heals and say "no" to everything.
And finally
Tax Burden: most of the tax dollars are paid by the higher earners, but I'm not sure of their overall burden. This means the middle class who generally PAYE their tax has less opportunity (and return) to restructure their earnings to minimise tax. If the Democrats want to have the higher earners pay more than they need to be specific on how much burden people are having. Instead of trying to make their counter sentiment argument in three word sound bites – "tax the rich" will never fly as a slogan in the US…
All is very complex. I would recommend build trust by working together and delivering. Then take the bold steps forward which start at MASSIVELY simplifying the tax code - I call that "common sense"!
Maybe the poor know that income reditrubution goes up, not down.
It is encouraging that Warren Buffett advocated reinforcing progressive taxation.
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Shaun Morgan | |
Shaun Morgan with Seether at Van Andel Arena in September 2011.
Background information | |
Birth name | Shaun Morgan Welgemoed |
Born | 21 December 1978 |
Origin | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
Genres | Post-grunge, alternative metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, vocalist, guitarist, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
Years active | 1999–present |
Associated acts | Saron Gas, Seether, Amy Lee, Van Coke Kartel |
Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (born 21 December 1978), known publicly as Shaun Morgan, is a South African (Afrikaner) musician and singer for the post-grunge/alternative metal band Seether.
Early life and education[edit]
Morgan spent all of his early life in South Africa.[1] His parents divorced when Morgan was still a child. Morgan is one of three children; he had a brother, Eugene, who died in 2007 and has a sister, Lucy. He was a student at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg, where he became a prolific front-row rugby player for his age-group's top teams in his first three years of high school. In his third year of playing rugby, Morgan injured his back and was unable to play anymore, which then lead to him following his passion of playing guitar (his stepfather bought him his first guitar).[citation needed]
At the age of 14, he discovered the Seattle grunge movement after listening to Nirvana's Nevermind album, which inspired him to become a musician.[1]
Prior to forming their band, Saron Gas, Morgan was a member of a tribute band, tributing songs of bands such as Creed and Tom Petty. In May 1999, Morgan became the rhythm guitarist and back-up vocalist of a new band, Saron Gas.[2] There were four other members to the band; a female vocalist, a lead guitarist, bassist and drummer. However, when the singer and guitarist did not turn up to the first practice, the band decided to stay as a three-piece, with Welgemoed on lead vocals and guitar.[2] Saron Gas enjoyed moderate success before the bass player decided to quit in January 2000, causing Welgemoed to get in touch with the only other good bass player he knew, Dale Stewart. The band released an album later that year, entitled Fragile.
In January 2002, the band relocated to the United States to sign with Wind-up Records. During this time the band's original drummer left to return home to South Africa, whilst the two remaining members were left to think of a new band name, at the request of Wind-up. Eventually they settled on Seether, after the Veruca Salt song of the same name.[2] Around this time, Morgan decided to use his middle name as his last name professionally while performing for Seether because Americans have a hard time pronouncing "Welgemoed". Seether went on to release their debut major-label album, Disclaimer, on 20 August 2002.[citation needed]
Since then, Seether has released four more studio albums; Karma and Effect (2005), Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007), Holding On To Strings Better Left To Fray (2011) and Isolate and Medicate (2014). In addition, they released the compilation album Disclaimer II in 2004, and the live CD/DVD One Cold Night in 2006. In 2009, the band released three new songs; one a Seether original entitled "No Shelter", the second being a cover of George Michael's "Careless Whisper" which Morgan and Dale have said had a special significance to the band and "I've got you under my Skin" a Frank Sinatra cover for Sinatra's tribute album "His Way, Our Way".[3]
In 2013, Morgan collaborated with Hall of Fame Band Lynyrd Skynyrd and guitarist John5 on "Sad Song," a song that appeared in the Deluxe version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's album "Last of A Dyin' Breed."[4]
Bands that have influenced Morgan include Nirvana, Portishead, Silverchair, The Beatles, Stone Temple Pilots, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam (mainly the album Vs.) and Deftones.[5]
Morgan primarily uses Schecter Guitar Research guitars, mostly the PT models which he has had custom made for himself. On the "Remedy" video he can be seen using a 2000 Schecter C-1 Custom, and on the video of "Gasoline", he can be seen using a Schecter 006 model, discontinued in 2004. Schecter produced a signature model for 2011, which featured a totally new shape based on a 'Mosrite' and comes in three tone sunburst, candy apple red, silver, and white. On most of his personal guitars, he uses Duncan Designed pickups, specifically the HB-102. In 2006, he stated in an interview with Ultimate Guitar that he doesn't use a lot of effect pedals. His amp of choice has been the Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier which he has modified to his own presets that are not available on stock models.[citation needed]
Morgan mainly performs with Mesa 4x12 cabs, but in 2011 he was seen using a huge Mesa Boogie dummy stack. It is meant for looks and has four 4x12 speakers inside of it. Dale Stewart also has a Hartke bass dummy stack for performances loaded with bass cabinets. In 2012 on the Triple Threat Tour, he and Dale Stewart are seen using steampunk inspired cases.[citation needed]
Current live rig:[citation needed]
- Schecter Guitar Research Shaun Morgan signature model guitars;
- Schecter Guitar Research customized PT Fastback model guitars;
- Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier amp heads with 4x12 Mesa cabs;
- Dean Markley Blue Steel 10-52 Strings;
- Seymour Duncan Duncan Designed pickups (HB-102);
- Modded Shure SM57 vocal microphone;
- Shure SM58 vocal microphone;
- Dunlop Custom Tortex picks;
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor pedal;
- Boss CH-1 Super Chorus pedal;
- Boss OC-3 Super Octave Pedal;
- Dunlop Manufacturing ZW-45 Zakk Wylde Signature Crybaby Wah Pedal;
- Dunlop Manufacturing JD-4S Rotovibe Pedal
During Seether's live album "One Cold Night," Morgan was using an Alvarez FD60. This guitar is an acoustic electric that he only uses for live acoustic performances. There are different colors that Morgan uses such as Orange, Green and Black.[citation needed]
Specifications For the Alvarez FD60:
- Electronics - System 600T
- Body Style - Cutaway Thin Dreadnought
- Back and Sides - Maple
- Top Wood - Quilted Maple
- Rosette - Abalone
- Binding - Ivory/Black
- Fingerboard - Rosewood
- Inlays - 12th Fret Diagonal
- Machine Heads - Gold Die Cast
- Bridge - Rosewood
Personal life[edit]
From 2003-06, Morgan dated Evanescence singer Amy Lee.[6] Morgan checked into rehab in July 2006.[7][8] When Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces was released on 23 October 2007, its third single, "Breakdown", was rumored to be about Amy Lee, which Morgan denied.[9]
In August 2007, Morgan's brother, Eugene Welgemoed, committed suicide, just a few weeks before Seether's third studio release Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces. As the album was finished there was no delay, but the opus was dedicated to Eugene and featured a memorial. Eugene jumped to his death shortly after midnight Monday, 13 August 2007 from an eighth-floor window of the Radisson Hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota. According to police, no foul play was suspected in the death, and the death was ruled a suicide after an investigation.[10] Morgan has 1308 tattooed on his four right fingers, and 2007 tattooed on his four left fingers which marks the day Eugene died (13 August 2007). Seether's song "Rise Above This" is a tribute to Eugene. On Seether's May 2011 album Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray, the song "Pass Slowly" was also written about his late brother.[citation needed]
- Studio albums
- As Saron Gas
- Fragile (2000)
- As Seether
- Disclaimer (2002)
- Disclaimer II (2004)
- Karma and Effect (2005)
- Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007)
- Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray (2011)
- Isolate and Medicate (2014)
- Live albums
- One Cold Night (2006)
- Digital albums
- iTunes Originals - Seether (2008)
- Rhapsody Originals - Seether (2008)
- Lynyrd Skynyrd featuring Shaun Morgan - "Sad Song" (2013) - from the album Last of a Dyin' Breed (2013)
- Art of Dying featuring Shaun Morgan - Die Trying (2008)
- HURT featuring Shaun Morgan - "World Ain't Right" on the album Goodbye to the Machine (2009)
- Acoustic cover of Alice In Chains "Nutshell". Duet with Brent Smith, lead singer of Shinedown. The song is featured on The 97X Green Room: Volume 2, which is a radio station based in Tampa, FL.
- ^ a b Bottomley, C. Seether: South African Seattle, VH1, 6 March 2003. Accessed 25 March 2009.
- ^ a b c iTunes Originals - Seether
- ^ "Seether". YouTube. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant: 'Hopefully We'll Have Many, Many More Years Doing This'". Wardlaw, Matt; UltimateClassicRock.com. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Seether | Related Artists". MTV. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ Harris, Chris. Seether Frontman Enters Rehab; August Tour Dates Canceled, VH1, 26 July 2006; accessed 25 March 2009.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1537141/seether-frontman-enters-rehab-tour-canceled.jhtml
- ^ http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2008-03-03/features/0802290207_1_shaun-morgan-evanescence-band
- ^ Harris, Chris. Seether Frontman Won't Respond To Amy Lee's Attack: 'I Just Refuse To Lower Myself To That Level', MTV, 18 July 2007; accessed 25 March 2009.
- ^ Brown, Katie. Radisson suicide brother of Seether front man, Rapid City Journal, 16 August 2007; accessed 25 March 2009.
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Texas secession movements
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Texas secession movements principally focus on the secession of Texas during the American Civil War and the activities of organizations which have existed since the 1990s. The idea of state secession is not explicitly addressed in the United States Constitution and the issue was both publicly debated and threatened from after the Revolutionary War up until the Civil War. Texas was a sovereign state prior to negotiation annexation with the United States. This history has affected the state's politics and identity from the 19th century to the present, including its standing in the Confederacy in the Civil War to education and even tourism in the 20th century. Modern secession efforts have existed in the state at least since the 1990s, focusing first on the Republic of Texas organization founded by Richard Lance McLaren and later on the Texas Nationalist Movement headed by Daniel Miller.
Idea of secession in the United States[edit]
Discussion about the right of U.S. states to secede from the union was brought up by various factions in the country from shortly after the Revolutionary War until the Civil War.
The United States Constitution includes neither specific language providing for a right to secede, nor specific language prohibiting secession. The argument in favor of the right to secede relies on the assertion that each state was independent and sovereign before the ratification of the Constitution and that each state should be able to reclaim that independence. Each of the colonies originated by separate grants from the British Crown and had evolved relatively distinct political and cultural institutions.
One commentator has asserted that the Constitution's Supremacy Clause can be interpreted as weighing against a right of secession, but that the Republican Guarantee Clause can be interpreted to indicate that the federal government has no right to keep a state from leaving as long as it maintains a republican form of government.[1]
The question remained open in the decades before the Civil War. In 1825 Alexis de Tocqueville observed "If today one of these same states wanted to withdraw its name from the contract, it would be quite difficult to prove that it could not do so. To combat it, the federal government would have no evident support in either force or right." However, Joseph Story wrote in 1830 in Commentaries on the Constitution that the document foreclosed the right of secession.[1] However, on the eve of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln argued that states were not sovereign before the Constitution but instead they were created by it.[1]
More recently, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia stated, "If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede."[2]
Republic of Texas (19th century)[edit]
Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836, spurred on primarily by American settlers in the former Mexican territory against the government of Santa Anna .[3]
However, after the final engagement at San Jacinto in 1836, there have been two different visions as to the future of Texas: one as a state of the United States and the other as an independent republic. Sam Houston promoted the first as he felt that the newly independent country, lacking hard currency and still facing threats from Mexico could not survive on its own.[3][4] The other was promoted by second Texas president Mirabeau B. Lamar, who felt that it was Texas's destiny to be a nation that extended from the Louisiana border to the Pacific Ocean. For this reason, Lamar is considered to be the father of Texas nationalism.[4] However, the Republic under Lamar incurred large scale debt, suffered from a poor economy and inadequate defenses which led to the negotiation and annexation of Texas into the United States in 1845.[3][5]
While the short existence of the Republic of Texas gave the area experience with a national identity which has never left, it never completely solidified.[4][5][6] However, only sixteen years after annexation, the population of Texas wanted to leave the union.[3]
Secession from the US in the 19th century[edit]
The history of Texas in the Civil War has distinctions from the rest of the South, in part because of its history of being independent previously. Much of Texas's dissatisfaction was not only tied to opposition to Lincoln and his view of state's rights (which they also viewed as a transgression of the annexation agreement), but also because they did not feel that Washington had lived up to promises of inclusion into the country as part of annexation.[5][6] In 1861, Sam Houston still strongly supported remaining in the United States primarily for economic and military reasons.[4] However, those promoting secession used not only elements from U.S. history such as the American Revolution and the Constitution, but also the Texas Revolution and elements from the history of the Republic of Texas.[5]
In 1861, a popular referendum voted to secede, making Texas the seventh and last state of the Lower South to do so.[4][6][7] Some wanted to restore the Republic of Texas, but an identity with the Confederacy was embraced. This led to the replacement of Texas themes for the most part with those of the Confederacy, including religious justification given in sermons, often demanded by petitioners.[5] The transference to the Stars and Bars was in the hope of achieving the inclusion perceived by some to be denied by Washington.[6] However, that shift was never complete. Clayton E. Jewett wrote in Texas in the Confederacy: An Experiment in Nation Building that its identity remained somewhat separate from the rest of the Confederacy. James Marten wrote in Texas Divided: Loyalty and Dissent in the Lone Star State, 1856-1874 that it battled between loyalty to the Confederacy and dissent and its ambivalence may have been enough to assure Southern defeat.[6]
During the war, Texas was spared most of the actual fighting, with only Galveston seeing any military engagement with Union forces. However, the war did take a serious toll in the way of chronic shortages, absence of men at home to run the economy, military setbacks and fear of invasion.[6] Although Lincoln recognized Texas's history as an independent nation, his definition of the Union meant that Texas forever ceded this to be subject to the Constitution.[1]
Post Civil War to the 1990s[edit]
After the end of the Civil War, Texans maintained a "rebel" or Confederate identity instead of a completely Texas one as a way of still defying the North.[5] After the Civil War, it provided a haven for others in the Confederacy leaving devastation.[8] From that time to the present, a "Lost Cause" mythology has continued in Texas and other areas of the South.[9] However, for the most part, overt discussion of the right of states to seceded was ended, replaced by another mythology based on the indivisibility of the territory.[1] This did not end Texas's identity as at least somewhat different from the rest of the United States. Unlike the other southern states, Texas began emphasizing its cowboy heritage and connection with the U.S. Southwest, even influencing the rest of the U.S. identity in the 20th century.[10] For many Texans, the history of the Republic of Texas is considered a time of independence and self-determination often in contrast to interference by the federal government in Washington. Texas requires a course in the state's history in the seventh grade where these ideas can also be found.[11]
In the 1990s, Texas began to use the slogan "Texas. It's Like a Whole Other Country" especially in domestic ads for tourism, and still can be seen today.[11] However, public imagination remains split on the visions of Texas as state and nation that Houston and Lamar had in the 19th century. The two can appear as a conflict between rural and urban Texans but the Lamar vision can be found in the cities as well.[4] Texas did not join in festivities for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War as it was thought that the commemoration would have reopened old unhealed wounds.[8]
1990s to present[edit]
Republic of Texas organization[edit]
There have been efforts to promote Texas secession in the state at least since the 1990s.[12] At this time, Richard Lance McLaren founded the Republic of Texas organization based on his property called the Davis Mountains Resort in Jeff Davis County, becoming the most active and influential secession group at the time. Essentially the organization claimed that the United States annexed Texas illegally and considered it to be held captive. The organization held itself out as an alternative government, based on the principle of very limited powers.[3]
McLaren had both supporters and enemies. His supporters generally believed that globalization was a threat to constitutional rights and against Christian principles.[13] Tactics of the group included filing liens against properties, disavowing state and federal authorities, and opening an "embassy." McLaren's legal filings were so numerous that the county clerk gave them a separate cabinet.[13] Members of the Republic of Texas group listed grievances with the U.S. government, such as accusing the government of a corrupt judicial system, paganism, and of creating illegal treaties and illegitimate agencies. Members of the group also stated that the U.S. government had set itself above the people and had exercised its global influences unlawfully against the Constitution. The Republic of Texas members placed a lot of emphasis on the Branch Davidian incident near Waco as an example of all that was wrong with the U.S. government.[3]
In the summer of 1996, injunctions and other court proceedings against McLaren were well underway. In July of that year, McLaren held a press conference a block away from the state courthouse in Austin stating that he refused to appear because he did not recognize the legitimacy of the court.[3] McLaren was jailed for a month by a federal judge for failing to show in court. After his release, McLaren's rhetoric grew stronger.[13][14][15] In March 1997, he wrote to the federal government to claim 93 trillion dollars in reparations to Texas for the Civil War.[13] By this time, the Republic of Texas organization had fractured into three factions. When two of McLaren's group were arrested, McLaren took two hostages and holed up with armed supporters on his property, leading to a standoff with Texas Department of Public Safety .[3][13] However, the siege ended with McLaren and twelve other giving up without violence.[13] In November of that year, McLaren was convicted of kidnapping and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.[3] McLaren was also convicted of federal mail fraud and bank fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas.[16] He is imprisoned at the William P. Clements Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, near Amarillo, Texas, and is scheduled for release on June 15, 2041.[17]
As of 2003, there were three groups that claimed to be the Republic of Texas with different web sites, but without McLaren named as a leader.[3]
Texas Nationalist Movement[edit]
The Texas Nationalist Movement (TNM), headed by Daniel Miller, evolved from one of the factions of the old Republic of Texas in the late 1990s to early 2000s.[18][19] However, the organization strives to disassociate itself from the Republic of Texas and the tactics of McLaren, instead opting for more political rather than confrontational or violent solution.[18] Until about 2009, the group was dismissed by most news organizations in Texas and elsewhere, lumped in with other anti-government and anti-income tax protestors. Since that time, the organization's membership has significantly increased as it gained visibility from the prominence of the Tea Party movement and after Texas governor Rick Perry's comments in response to a large crowd chanting "Secede, secede!" Miller reports that membership rose again in 2012, especially a couple of weeks before the November presidential election, increasing 400 percent from then until early 2013, with web traffic up 9000 percent, but did not give specific numbers.[20] TNM claims over 250,000 Texans have signed a form affirming the organization's goals, but admits that not all these are dues-paying members but include members from former separatist groups exempted from the dues requirement.[19][21][22] The group has county-level groups in most parts of the state.[23]
According to its website, the objective of the Texas Nationalist Movement is "the complete, total and unencumbered political, cultural and economic independence of Texas."[22] Miller believes that all Texans have thought about secession at one point or another, even if they will not admit it.[18] TNM points to the state constitution of Texas which states that Texans have the right "to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient."[12] Miller has stated that although the media tried to portray them as right-wing, white and Christian, he insists that it is neither left or right wing. He also distinguishes it from the Tea Party in that while the Tea Party demonstrates frustration with Washington, TNM is focused on the "solution" of Texas Independence. TNM believes that the United States is split between "… those that esteem the principles of Karl Marx…" and those that "esteem the principles of Thomas Jefferson…" and that Texas is on the side of Thomas Jefferson.[24][25]
Unlike its predecessor, TNM works with the current political system, and is an unincorporated association under the laws of the State of Texas.[19] The Question and Answers section of the web site says that the organization "rejects the initiation of force to achieve our goal of Texas independence. Any change brought about by the initiation of force cannot last."[19] It is possible to compare its tactics to those of contemporary secessionist movement such as those of the former Soviet Republics.[9] Miller points to the more than thirty countries which have separated in the 20th century and goes on to note that secession does not have to end in war.[18]
The TNM organization works to accomplish its goals through three areas: political, cultural and economic. The political strategy is based on finding those who would support Texas independence, including political candidates, pushing for a state-wide referendum and work to keep the current government accountable to the United States Constitution. Cultural strategies revolve around preservation and education efforts and economic goals including promoting the state economy.[19] The organization has promoted a draft resolution to be put to a vote in the state congress. The resolution cites what it asserts are federal violations of Texas' state Constitution and the U.S. Constitution's 10th Amendment as justification for consideration of independence. The resolution calls for a "non-binding and advisory only" vote by citizens at the next regularly-scheduled constitutional amendment election, and suggests that both state and federal officials receive a report of that vote for their consideration. The resolution is necessary because the state constitution does not provide for such an initiative, so the initiative needs to be authorized by the state.[23] In January 2013, members of the TNM rallied at the state capital in Austin to promote the resolution, resulting in one mention of secession by one lawmaker on the opening day of the legislative session.[12]
Other discussions of secession starting in 2012[edit]
The rise of membership of the Texas Nationalist Movement came in conjunction with other secession related news events which were not part of that organization's activities. In 2009, during a political rally the possibility of secession was addressed by Rick Perry, sparking a controversy among Texans.[26] During the rally, many in the crowd began to chant "secede, secede" to which Perry remarked "If Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that."[18][26]
After Perry's comments received considerable attention and news coverage, Rasmussen Reports issued a poll and found that about 1 in 3 of those surveyed believed that Texas has the right to secede from the United States, although only 18% would support secession and 75% would oppose secession.[27] In another poll, 60% of Texans surveyed opposed becoming an independent nation. However, 48% of Texas Republicans surveyed supported it.[28][29] The reaction from outside the state was also strongly split, including those who wanted to get rid of Texas.[26]
After the 2012 presidential election, bumper stickers and signs saying "secede" began appearing in Texas.[20] The election also triggered a wave of petitions on the White House "We the People" website. While the Texas petition was not first to appear, it overtook those of the other states with over 125,000 signatures, well above the 25,000 to trigger a response.[12][30] The petition stated that secession would protect the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government" and defend Texans from "blatant abuses to their rights"[31] The Texas secession petition was followed by one allowing Austin to secede from Texas and stay part of the union.[31] The White House issued a 476-word response rejecting the idea.[12] Although the Texas National Movement did not initiate or support the petitions, stating that a state's right to secede is not based on federal action, the organization did comment on the phenomenon. Organization president Daniel Miller stated that one reason for the popularity of the secession petitions is that the "union has fundamentally changed."[25] After the rejection of the petition, the organization also issued a response likening the rejection to actions by dictators and consider it further proof of the need for Texas independence.[32] The petition drive also prompted another comment by a Texas government spokesman, who stated that "Gov. Perry believes in the greatness of our union, and nothing should be done to change it, but he also shares the frustrations many Americans have with our federal government."[30]
The comments by Rick Perry in 2009 and the petition drive have sparked harsh criticism from both government officials and pundits such as Jeff Macke, Joe Weisental and others.[30]
- ^ a b c d e Lerner, Craig S (May 2004). "SAVING THE CONSTITUTION: LINCOLN, SECESSION, AND THE PRICE OF UNION". Michigan Law Review 102 (6): 1263–1294. doi:10.2307/4141945.
- ^ Letter dated October 31, 2006 to Daniel Turkewitz. http://www.newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com/uploaded_images/Scalia-Turkewitz-Letter-763174.jpg
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Shelly L Peffer (2008). Tenuous legitimacy: The administrative state, the antigovernment movement, and the stability of the United States constitutional democracy (PhD). Cleveland State University. Docket 3316905.
- ^ a b c d e f Burka, Paul (June 2009). "The Secret of My Secession: Rick Perry is not the first Lone Star politician to embrace the myth of Texan autonomy. Let's hope he's the last.". Texas Monthly.
- ^ a b c d e f Lang, Andrew F (June 2009). ""Upon the Altar of Our Country": Confederate Identity, Nationalism, and Morale in Harrison County, Texas, 1860-1865". Civil War History 55 (2): 278–306. doi:10.1353/cwh.0.0060.
- ^ a b c d e f Lang, Andrew F (2008). "Victory is our only road to peace": Texas, wartime morale, and Confederatenationalism, 1860--1865 (PhD). University of North Texas. Docket 1458660.
- ^ Martin Kelly. "When States Seceded During the American Civil War". About. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ a b Wheeler, Linda; Richardson, Sarah (June 2011). "Texas Passes on Secession Anniversary". Civil War Times 50 (3): 15.
- ^ a b Roberts, Timothy Mason (May 2012). "Secession as an International Phenomenon: From America's Civil War to Contemporary Separatist Movements". The Journal of Southern History 78 (2): 467–469.
- ^ Seaton, Melynda (2006). Texas cowboy as myth: Visual representations from the late twentieth century (PhD). University of North Texas. Docket 1437067.
- ^ a b Sivek, Susan Currie (2008). Constructing Texan identity at "Texas Monthly" magazine (PhD). The University of Texas at Austin. Docket 3320365.
- ^ a b c d e Manny Fernandez (January 15, 2013). "White House Rejects Petitions to Secede, but Texans Fight On". New York Times (New York). Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Patoski, Joe Nick (June 1997). "Out there". Texas Monthly 25 (6): 98–99.
- ^ "Loan Star loser". Bankers News 5. 4. February 25, 1997. p. S2.
- ^ "Solicita Texas atestiguar independencia" [Texas requests verification of independence]. Reforma (in Spanish). July 16, 1996. p. 16.
- ^ See generally footnote 1, McLaren v. United States Incorporated, 2 F. Supp. 2d 48 (D.D.C. 1998), at [1].
- ^ Inmate record, Richard Lance McLaren, inmate # 00802782, Tex. Dep't of Criminal Justice, at [2].
- ^ a b c d e Nate Blakeslee (September 1, 2009). "Revolutionary Kind". Texas Monthly. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Questions About TNM". Texas Nationalist Movement. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Texas Nationalist Movement Claims Membership Has Skyrocketed 400 Percent". US News (Washington). December 4, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ Candace Jackson (June 13, 2009). "Fighting to Secede --- From Texas to Hawaii, a range of groups are advocating secession". Wall Street Journal. p. W2.
- ^ a b "What we believe". Texas Nationalist Movement. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Texas Nationalist Movement to rally for independence on opening day of Legislature". advertisement by Texas Nationalist Movement in Cypress Creek Mirror (Houston). January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ Nick Wing (November 14, 2012). "Daniel Miller: Texas Wants To Secede Because Majority Of U.S. Esteems 'Principles Of Karl Marx'". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Secessionist leader: Texas should separate from Marxist states". CBS News (New York). November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c Wayne Slater (October 14, 2009). "Wayne Slater: Texas Gov. Rick Perry's secession talk triggered calls of 'good riddance'". McClatchy - Tribune Business News.
- ^ "In Texas, 31% Say State Has Right to Secede From U.S., But 75% Opt To Stay". Rasmussen Reports. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Secession Divides Texas Republicans". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "Daily Kos/Research 2000 Texas Poll". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- ^ a b c "EDITORIAL: Civil War proved that secession isn't a practical option". McClatchy - Tribune Business News. November 21, 2012.
- ^ a b Chuck Lindell (November 14, 2012). "Texas secession petition takes off". McClatchy - Tribune Business News.
- ^ "TNM's Official Response To White House". Texas Nationalist Movement. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links[edit]
More information
- Daughters of the Republic Library
- Slate: The Republic of Texas Article published in 1997.
- Still true today: 'The Republic of Texas is no more' - an article by Ralph H. Brock published in the Houston Chronicle in 1997 that debunks Republic of Texas claims
- [3] Texas Nationalist Movement website, not affiliated with Republic of Texas organization.
Republic of Texas independence movement websites
Terrorism Knowledge Base profile of Republic of Texas
- Republic of Texas (ROT) (archived from the original on 2007-09-30)
Texas Convention Pro-Continuation of 1861


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When I was young, my family would watch (in Canada) the movies that Disney would show every Sunday night; one of them was Child of Glass.
For years I remembered parts of the movie and eventually managed to find the name a while back thanks to the Internet. The problem is that a couple of things I recall about it don't seem to fit.
One thing I remember from the movie was that the the girl's ghost actually appeared inside the well with the boy, but when I skimmed the part of the movie in which the boy was in the well, I did not see the ghost.
Another issue is that I distinctly recall the girl's ghost glowing a bright green, but in all of the screenshots I can find of the movie, she is blue.
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Developer(s) | Sony Studio Liverpool |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Series | Wipeout |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer for up to 8 players |
Distribution | UMD, Download |
Wipeout Pure is a 2005 video game in the Wipeout series for the PlayStation Portable. The game was released simultaneously with the release of the PSP during its North American and European launch. The developers expressed a desire to return to the handling of Wipeout 2097 and to make various changes to the track design. Most notably, the pit lane for recharging shields is absent, with the player instead able to replenish energy by absorbing the currently-carried weapon. The return to the style of past games and streamlining of the gameplay make up the "pure" essence of Pure. The game takes place in the year 2197, one century after Wipeout 2097.
Pure uses the Wi-Fi ability of the PSP for multiplayer racing. The added features of the European version as compared to the US version of the game has unfortunately caused the two versions to be incompatible for the purposes of Wi-Fi multiplayer.
The game introduces the player to the FX300 Racing League, announced 25 years after the sport came to an abrupt end by controversial disaster that led to hiatus for nearly 15 years, which would not begin until October 2170; Anti-Gravity Racing did not officially end in that year. It also introduces two new teams to the series, each from very contrasting backgrounds: Harimau, an Asian humanitarian organisation which started operating in 2177; and Triakis, an arms-manufacturing conglomerate which looked to Anti-Gravity racing to exhibit their products.[1]
Wipeout Pure was the first PSP title to support downloadable content including extra vehicles, tracks, and artwork free of charge via the Internet. Packs of downloadable content were made available every month for six months.
To compensate for the delay of the launch in Europe, both for the PSP and its games, Studio Liverpool added a few new features to the European version. Wipeout Pure now supports game sharing (via the Wipeout Pure option in the teasers menu) which means that someone with the Euro version of Wipeout Pure can send the demo version over WiFi to other PSP owners who do not have Pure. This gives the ability to have up to 8 player games with only one copy of the game (but only on the demo tracks). Another feature added was the playable demo for Fired Up and a MediEvil movie demo. The Fired Up demo also supports game sharing for multiplaying with up to 8 friends who don't have Pure or Fired Up, but only on the Junkyard and Arctic levels. Finally, the European release contains four exclusive tracks available via download. These are named the Omega Tracks. In addition to the American, European and Japanese versions, there are two more versions: a Korean version with downloadable content support but no available downloads yet, and an Asian version which includes no download feature.[citation needed]
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- ^ http://www.wipeoutpure.com/
- ^ "Gamespot: Wipeout Pure for PSP Review". 18 March 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ "Gamepro.com Review: Wipeout Pure". 24 March 2005. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ "IGN: WipEout Pure". 18 March 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
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All U.S. Marines to be Outfitted with New ESS Crossbow Ballistic Spectacles
August 18, 2011 -- Sun Valley, ID USA
ESS (Eye Safety Systems, Inc.) today announced that its Crossbow™ ballistic spectacle has been selected as the standard issue eyewear authorized for use by the United States Marine Corps. All Marines will receive a new set of Crossbow™ spectacles in a total force resupply commencing in 2011 and continuing throughout 2012. The Crossbow™ is part of a complete eye protection system from ESS that includes the Profile NVG™ goggle and the U-Rx™ prescription insert. These three ESS products now represent the only standard issue authorized eye protection for U.S. Marines.
The selection of the Crossbow™ is the result of the Marine Corps Systems Command's new IBE (Improved Ballistic Eyewear) program. The program was launched to select the best protective eyewear available for Marines by subjecting competing products to a rigorous and extensive series of mission-related field tests and reviews. The IBE evaluation process was completed earlier this year, and the Marine Corps chose the Crossbow based upon the spectacle's advanced performance characteristics, excellent value proposition, and the unanimous preference for the Crossbow over the competition by the Marine subject test groups. Following the Marine Corps' own recent announcement regarding the findings of the IBE program, Shannon Day, Project Officer for IBE, said, "The ESS Crossbow has the quality, comfort, and optical clarity the Marine Corps needs."
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