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Photos of founder Ed Tynan and his lovely wife, Rosemary, as Tynan's automotive operations celebrates its 50th anniversary, stir memories from years ago. I knew Ed and have had pleasant conversation with Rosemary on several occasions.
Ed was quite proud of his lineup of Volkswagens in the late 1970s. Back then, new cars and trucks for review in The Denver Post by Hugh Kane and me were provided by dealers or manufacturers' regional offices. Today, private businesses exist for the primary purpose of distributing new vehicles to the media for assessment.
"Come on out and drive anything you want," Ed would say. So, in an 18-month period from June 1979 to January 1981, Tynan's provided four Volkswagens for my tests - a Rabbit two-door, Rabbit mini-pickup, the newly introduced Jetta and a Dasher wagon. The Dasher was, perhaps, the best-handling wagon built, and of it, I said, "It's a big Volkswagen, but it's not a big wagon."
I first met Ed at Tynan Town Chrysler-Plymouth, which he opened on East Colfax on St. Patrick's Day in March 1963.
Tynan was born in New York, where his father was a policeman and his uncle a priest, "the epitome of success for the Irish of the East," he once said. The family moved to Denver in 1931 and Ed attended St. John's, Regis and Cathedral schools and Colorado School of Mines before joining the Merchant Marines. He was later drafted into the Army. In 1951, he went to work for O'Meara Ford, then was recalled to service duty during the Korean War.
In 1953, he married Rosemary Healy in Colorado Springs. He operated his own used-car lots before becoming associated with James Fennell at the Rambler Center at 1147 Broadway.
On opening the Chrysler store at a St. Patrick's Day celebration in 1963, he displayed 37 green convertibles. Sales were strong. In 1967, Tynan was low bidder with 124 new Plymouth two-door and four-door cars for the Colorado State Patrol. Bid prices for the cars were just over $1,800. It was through Tynan's efforts that power steering and air conditioning were added to the cars. "Can you imagine," he said, "the troopers driving all day without power steering or air?"
Tynan in 1968 opened a Volkswagen dealership on South Havana Street in Aurora. He sold the Chrysler Plymouth business to Bob Post, who had been an American Motors Rambler dealer and a partner in Capital Chevrolet.
Tynan's Volkswagen in 1987 was ranked No. 1 in VW sales in the country.
Ed died Aug. 15, 1994, at age 66. All four of Ed's sons, Tim, Sean, Ed and Matt, along with numerous other relatives, are in the car business.
In addition to VW, Tynan's also sells Nissans on South Havana and Nissans and Kias in Fort Collins.
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Estes Express Lines today announced that it will serve as primary sponsor for Sandusky-based ThorSport Racing's No. 13 Toyota Tundra driven by Burton for the remainder of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, beginning with Friday's Lucas Oil 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
Estes' president and CEO Rob Estes was the keynote speaker at an unveiling ceremony for the No. 13 Estes Toyota at the transportation company's Richmond, Va., headquarters.
"To have Jeb driving the No. 13 Estes Toyota is a powerful combination and a perfect match for our company" Estes said. "First, it's safe to say that trucks — all trucks — are our passion. Second, it takes the effort of a large team of highly-skilled people at ThorSport Racing to make sure the No. 13 Tundra is prepared to race and to win, just like at Estes, where every member of our team is essential to the performance of the company as a whole.
"And finally, Jeb's job is to cross the finish line first each race and to do so safely, without injury or damage. At Estes, our job is to finish that same way with our customers, with every shipment, whether it's door-to-door or coast-to-coast, 40,000 times each day"
Burton, 21, is a second-generation driver whose father, Ward Burton, won the 2002 Daytona 500 and whose uncle, Jeff Burton is a 21-race winner in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. With shared roots in the small towns of rural southern Virginia, the Estes and Burton families are distant relatives.
"It's an honor to be driving the No. 13 Estes Toyota," Burton said. "Each time I get behind the wheel, I'm not only representing the Burton family and ThorSport Racing, now I have the privilege of representing everyone at Estes, which means a team of almost 15,000 employees including more than 6,000 truck drivers"
Currently eighth in the point standings after four races this season, Burton entered the year with uncertainty surrounding him. He was scheduled to race the full Truck Series schedule this season for Turner Scott Motorsports, who he finished fifth for in 2013. But his ride fell apart in late January when his sponsor — Arrowhead Cigarettes — defaulted on a payment. That allowed ThorSport to aggressively pursue Burton for the open No. 13 truck.
After the initial few races of the season, the rest of 2014 was to be determined by the ability to land a full-time sponsor for Burton, which came together on Tuesday with Estes.
ThorSport Racing is in its 19th consecutive season of fielding teams in the Truck Series. Its fleet includes the No. 88 Menards Toyota driven by defending NCWTS drivers' champion Matt Crafton and the No. 98 Nextant Aerospace/Curb Records Toyota driven by Johnny Sauter.
Crafton again sits atop the standings in his quest to become the only repeat winner in Truck Series history, while Sauter is fourth.
The relationship between Estes and ThorSport Racing came as the result of a business growth opportunity shared among the freight provider and ThorWorks Industries, a conglomerate of diverse businesses including ThorSport Racing based in Sandusky and owned by Duke and Rhonda Thorson.
"Everyone at ThorSport Racing has a lot of faith in Jeb as an up-and-coming driver and we're happy to have found a company with Estes' professional legacy and values to sponsor our program," Duke Thorson said. "We'd like to thank everyone at Estes for their support and confidence as this relationship moves forward.
"We're proud to be the team Estes chose for its NASCAR debut" he added. "We can't wait to see Jeb and the No. 13 Estes Tundra on the track at Dover this weekend and throughout a safe and successful 2014 season"


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stop being cute before 8 a.m.
Please? It makes it harder to resent my sleep loss.
Also, "Wee" P. seems to have outgrown his play mat. He's too long, his bobblehead too high, just bumps into the toys.
Before 8 a.m.? The same rule applies here, only it's 6 a.m.
Nooo... I just can't. I'm not ready to deal with this information. I'm incapable of finding anything cute or feeling joy before 8 a.m.
Oh gosh! How do you keep yourself from just eating up those little cheeks! Ack and his little tongue sticking out... too much cute!
I'm sorry to tell you that Lucy used to sleep until 7 or 8. As soon as she started walking, she began waking at 5:30. Every morning. No exceptions. Sigh.
Except, she's so darned cute and talking and bouncing on the bed that it's okay. (And we take turns each morning getting up with her, letting the other one sleep in. You do what you can to survive.)
I just cannot stand all the cuteness. He is quite possibly the cutest baby boy I've ever seen! (after my own baby boy, of course).
I'm pretty sure he has more hair on his head than I do.
Henry's in the 5:30 camp, but we make him read books until 6 am. Once he slept until 7:30 and we nearly lost it with joy. This is all post-eating-at-night, though, so you have some time left.
To provide you with some hope, I'll let you know that my daughter sleeps in until 9:30 on the weekends (b/w 8-8:30 on the weekdays when we're up and about earlier) and she's 12 months old and walking now.
She did go through a phase a few months back when when she'd get up around 7:15 but it passed.
Keep up the faith! :) Their habits change so quickly. (Hopefully in your favor!!)
I haven't slept past 6:00 since Emelia was born.
AAAH just when you think things are all perfect, neat and tidy - WHAM they change - and boy - o - boy the kids change all the time - just gotta go with the flow! Life's changed - but in a GOOD WAY!
My son is a few weeks older than yours, and I'm living in fear that he's going to stop sleeping through the night sometime soon. Your little one is so cute! Such a full head of hair!
Cuteness never stops :) It's a full time job....
Eh, you know this already, but every baby is different, so don't stress about it. You'll be okay, and you'll adjust to sleeping whenever he does. It'll be all good. For what it's worth, Sam is 11 months, and sleeps until 7 a.m., pretty consistently, and *almost* through the night. (She was STTN, until she started eating dinners designed for giantesses, and since then, she's been POOPING at 4 a.m., requiring a rage-filled diaper situation fraught with screaming. But! This too shall pass.)
A month ago, she wasn't sleeping past 6 a.m. and I wanted to kill myself. Before that, she slept until 8. Before that, it was 7 a.m. You never know.
He's so cute. So what's making him wake earlier, are the birds earlier now?
Oh he is adorable! Such a cute pic!
Come here J, and give your Mumsie a great big smoochie smooch!!! What a good boy! :)
If it's really becoming problematic, don't worry. I will TOTALLY take him :)
My older son got up at 3:30 am for about a month when he was 7 months old. It was awful. Don't worry, when he's a teenager, he'll sleep until noon.
oh my gosh that hair! He is so cute!
He has the most gorgeous eyes, such a cutie :)
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Thanks for posting this... I had heard that there would be some BBC America specials coming this way, but not their titles. "The Science of Doctor Who" --- interesting. I didn't think there was any left in the series as of the last several years. Do the writers of the series know about it?
Hopefully these specials will find their way to iTunes after they are broadcast, but who knows (no pun intended).
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We talk about the sad loss of Mary Tamm before moving onto our topic 'The 10 Greatest Science Fiction Comedies' with a io9 list http://io9.com/5278117/the-10-greatest-science-fiction-comedies
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Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm (Romana) Dies Aged 62
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The video is now embedded into your comment. A very fitting tribute. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm (Romana) Dies Aged 62
Babelcolour has done it again...
...they've created a tribute for Mary Tamm, who we know as the first Romana in the 16th season of "Doctor Who".
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Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm (Romana) Dies Aged 62
It's still hard to believe. Thanks, Troy for the heads up on the gallery.
That's how the Gallifreyan Embassy began all those years ago. Keep us posted how it goes. Thanks.
Doctor Who actress Mary Tamm (Romana) Dies Aged 62
BBC's website has posted a gallery of images from the tenure of Mary Tamm's time on "Doctor Who". It mainly includes pictures from the six stories she was in which were:
The Ribos Operation
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
The Androids of Tara
The Power of Kroll and
The Armageddon Factor.
You can see the gallery here:
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A correction to the quote from The Mirror article above which I have been alerted to by @paul_scoones is that seven year old Max is the grandson of Mary Tamm, not her son.
Doctor Who: Podshock 254 - 'Let's Kill Hitler' and 'Night Terrors' Reviewed
Thanks for the podshock! It's really awesome! Adore this site and adore practically all the podshocks I can find here)
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This is a tough one - - - it's got a dodgy monster with a terrific catch phrase, but he doesn't show up until halfway through the episodes....until that point it's a pretty spiffy 'base under siege' episode, even despite the snowy glitter dabbed about the eyes of those 'compromised' by the swarm....and hey - it's got Admiral Ozzel in it to lend a bit of respectability to the proceedings. 4 tardis groans from me.
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Title of first story announced! SPOILERS!!!
On the BBC's "Doctor Who" website they have released the title of the second and third episodes of the new season. They're called:
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2 - Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
3 - A Town Called Mercy
They have also announced a few hints about the second episode at the bbc's website.
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Meanwhile on the "Doctor Who News Website they also have a title there. The have listed for title 4:
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4 - Cubed
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Doctor Who: Podshock 272 Extra Edition - K-9 and Company Review
Good job as always... Louis, Dave, Graeme and Ian. A nice bonus episode for Podshock Supporting Subscribers.
In her autobiography, the late Elisabeth Sladen shared her thoughts about "K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend" and while I will not spoil your enjoyment of her life story by repeating any of what she had to say about this particular production what she wrote came as no surprise.
At first I thought there was something wibbly wobbly timey wimey about the departure of K-9 Mark II which took place in January 1981 at the conclusion of "Warriors' Gate" AND the arrival of K-9 Mark III in "K-9 and Company" which also occurred in 1981. According to K-9, he had last communicated with the Doctor in 1978, presumably just before he was packed in his crate and left on Earth as a gift for Sarah Jane. For this to make sense, K-9 Mark III had to be built at about the same time as his predecessor first appeared which seems unlikely, but since these events were in Sarah Jane's future (as she and the Doctor parted company in 1976 at the conclusion of "The Hand Of Fear") there is one very simple and convenient explanation. Time travel.
K-9's timeline goes something like this:
Mark I appears in The Invisible Enemy (1977) as the creation of Professor Marius and becomes part of the TARDIS crew.
Mark I departs in The Invasion of Time (1978) when he decides to remain on Gallifrey with Leela.
Mark II makes cameo appearance in The Invasion of Time (1978) in a box labeled "K-9 Mk II.
Mark II appears in The Ribos Operation (1978) having greater mobility than Mark I and the ability to sense and warn others of danger.
Mark II departs in Warriors' Gate (1981) by remaining in E-Space with Romana.
Mark III appears in K-9 And Company (1981) as a gift to Sarah Jane from the Doctor, a gift he left for her, presumably, in 1978.
Mark III makes a cameo appearance in The Five Doctors (1983) at home with Sarah Jane.
Mark III departs in School Reunion (2006) having sacrificed himself to stop a plot by the alien Krillitane.
Mark IV arrives in School Reunion (2006) when the Doctor presents Sarah Jane with a rebuilt model having the same mind and memories as his predecessor.
The Doctor Master may well have begun construction of K-9 Mark III before parting company with Mark II, in fact, or in fiction, depending on how you want to look at it, it makes sense that the Doctor would have a copy of Mark II in one of his TARDIS workshops where he'd be busy upgrading it between televised episodes, along with all those other activities we don't see... like sleeping, eating, flossing, bathing ( Cue Mr. Sulu's sound clip: OH MY! ) etc. He, the Doctor, not Mr. Sulu, quietly slipped back in time and left Mark III with Sarah's Aunt Lavinia.
"This isn't Hillview Road. I bet it isn't even South Croydon. Oh. He blew it," we hear Sarah Jane saying as she makes her way home after stepping out of the TARDIS at the conclusion of "The Hand Of Fear." While the Doctor got that location wrong he did manage to find Aunt Lavinia. Good thing too. One wonders what would have become of K-9 were it not for Sarah Jane Smith.
If one's opinion of "K-9 and Company" is based solely on the televised program itself because one is either unaware of all the real world machinations which preceded this 50 minute science fiction romp, or perhaps one chooses to ignore those machinations, then one's opinion may be very different from those who dare look behind the curtain of the The Great Oz. Put another way, I can better empathize with Philip Segal's long and winding road in getting the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie to materialize on our TV screens after learning about what led up to Sarah Jane Smith's 1981 telly appearance, some years after leaving the Whoinverse in 1976 at the conclusion of "The Hand of Fear." The politics of entertainment. Go figure.
As a one-off "K-9 And Company" links the classic and new eras quite nicely. Too bad the plot was caught up in witchcraft rather than some hi-tech story that may have been better suited for the return of Tin Dog... sorry, K-9. If you've read any of my reviews you know I've been a fan for a long time so it is as a fan and not a critic that I share my opinion. Critical though I may sound, I like the concept of K-9 And Company, however this seems like one of those situations where someone slapped the logo of one product onto another while no one was looking and then, when it doesn't go as well as planned they are the first to ask, "Now how did that get on there?"
I believe it was Ian who commented during Podshock 272 that you could show "K-9 And Company" to a fan of "The Sarah Jane Adventures" and they would get it without much if any explanation. Agreed. A good story with an excellent cast, it holds a special place.
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Doctor Who: Podshock 273 - Caroline John Dies, Fav DW "Monsters," News, Feedback, and more
The results of the scariest moster on "Doctor Who" poll is over and the results are in.
In fourth place glide in the Daleks,
Quietly creepng into third place is the Silence.
Gobbling up the list to the second position is the Vashta Nerada,
...and that leaves the top spot of scariest monsters to the Weeping Angels.
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involved as they ever have been involved. what we are trying to do is make them more responsible by actually reviewing their record on creating a command climate that is consistent with no rape, no assault. the commanders will never have the right to make legal decisions. whether or not we take that away from the 3% of commanders, the purpose is to instill confidence by the victims. if you listen to the victims panel, one was retaliated against by all the senior-level commanders. her hope that a senior-level commander would have her back does not exist. her perception is that all the others in the chain of command will and want you to focus on that. theyyou say i don't think should be less responsible, no one is arguing for them to be less involved or responsible.
everything we've done is making them more responsible and more evolved -- more involved. i just want to remove that appearance. v.a.'s website says it's greater ptsd and undermining patients. i read it why did my opening statements -- i don't know if you are all here, but if you can give me the v.a. website, it says many victims are reluctant to report sexual trauma and many victims say there were no available methods for reporting those experiences to those in authority. that's a perfect example of what our first witness that. she couldt feel like tell everybody because everyone in the chain was retaliating against her. any victims are reluctant to report sexual trauma and many say there was no available method for reporting those experiences to authority. many indicated if they did report harassment it was not believed.
or they were encouraged to keep silent about the experience. reports have had their ignored or have been themselves blame for the experience. type of and validating experience after a sexual trauma is likely to have a significant negative impact on the victims post trauma adjustment. how do you view that analysis? i would offer to you the system we have in place today is not the system we had in place even a few years ago. when mr. panetta took the stand in january 2012 and cited numbers associated with that, he let a chain of events in motion that have substantively changed the landscape of the current military system. this is the system we have now. the increase in the number of
reports that believe what our commanders are doing is correct and supporting them, -- rape victims 10 are reporting today. i would not pat yourself on the back for two out of 10. according to your number, the he know there are more reports but we don't have the base number. it's the sameif thing that happened between 2011 or 2012. before we have the evidence and data, we should not be patting ourselves on the back. it is still a significant failure, so please do not say we are succeeding. it's possible or fear retaliation, we are failing eight out of 10. >> we have a long way to go, you are absolutely correct.
we don't have the raw numbers. we don't know if you have been raped in the military that there don't know what the total number of rapes were this year. don't know if they signed their name to a real report. if we don't have a real report, we are not doing any better. if it is one out of 10 cases, we are still where we were last year. we don't know the raw numbers and can see the data anyway. what's we have had reporting from sexual contact, four percent for women and seven percent, for men, it is between one percent and two percent. context, itorical judge that increase in reporting his progress. >> unless there is an increase in rape like we saw between 11 and 12. and twonstances
services, that was not across the order. >> that was not the dod report. >> i was involved in that. when we had a prevalence survey we were able to judge in better context what the increase in reporting means, given historical data and confirmation from other independent surveys we have had conducted in the last i've years, this increase in reporting is a positive sign. we are not done by any means. have avery cognizant we lot more work to do and it's not a pat on the back by any means. i want to make you understand we do take this very seriously and we are doing everything we can to bring more victims forward so they can get the health and care they need to restore their lives. >> can we go back to the issue of the v.a.'s website? fax i would offer to you this is a snapshot of things and past history.
article, iw this don't know as far as the time aspect goes, but we've had a number of reforms helped by you. we have done a number of things to bring victims forward. >> dr. bell? >> i am best -- this looks like it is coming from the ptsd website which is a v.a. entity. i am thinking research wise that types ofnly know the reactions people get after experiences of sexual assault are pivotal in their recovery. we know it is the biggest and
strongest predictors of their recovery afterward. i think the systemic response is the support from family friends more generally is going to strongly shape someone's recovery after something like this. >> thank you all for testifying. i am extremely grateful for the hard work you are doing and extremely grateful you have taken it upon yourself with the dod and v.a. to meet the needs of these survivors. i know this is a hard and difficult road ahead of us but i trust your commitment and i'm for the commitment because you are the difference between the men and women receiving commitment and not. thank you for your service and thank you for being here today.
>> more now on the situation in ukraine from reuters which reports nato ambassadors are holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in ukraine. meeting, nato secretary-general told reporters that russia was in violation of the united nations charter and the current situation in his own word threatens peace and security in europe. ukraine isorts while associated with nato that it's not an official member and cannot invoke what is known as article five which states an attack against one member of nato is an attack against all members. putting at some facebook comments on the issue -- for more on the situation in ukraine and the options for their community, we spoke with a
correspondent covering the story. >> joining us live on the phone as michael crowley, the chief foreign correspondent for time magazine. thank you for being with us. you indicated in this piece you posted over the weekend that the options for president obama are in your words painfully limited. how so? , it is justtely that. there's not a lot of leverage in this situation. russia has the proximity to ukraine, the economic ties and social and ethnic ties. the stakes are much higher for battle -- for vladimir putin. this matters much more to him than it does to the united states and the west. side, we have certain ways we can try to punish russia ,hrough economic sanctions
maybe targeting individuals, but cane's only so much we really do, particularly when everyone knows there's absolutely no chance we are going to commit troops of our own or use military force in this situation. for some reason, the president and administration is left to condemnations and rhetoric, trying to shame the russians like we just heard from ambassador power. when we used this kind of rhetoric condemning moscow's support of the syrian dig tater, bashar al-assad, putin shrugged it off and doesn't seem to care that much about it. undoes have a veto at the security council, so that is a dead-end for us. there's just not a lot of leverage. >> david kramer served as assistant that beauty secretary of state and his areas of expertise include russia and ukraine. he says u.s. follow-up -- u.s.
foreign policy comes home to roost. the u.s.a few things can do. any contingency, it's necessary and says we need to have an emergency session of nato and imposing sanctions against russian state owed banks and institutions. how effective would any of these be? -- >> i think on the sanctions, we can problem leak have a little pain. it's not a case like iran where we could choke the russian economy. tohink we could do things make things inconvenient and we might be able to target some russian oligarchs. i haven't seen any evidence we could have an influence economically that will dramatically change the
situation. like moving warships and mobilizing nato, i think that is saber rattling. i don't think russia will take it seriously and if russia did take any kind of military maneuvers seriously, we will have escalated the problem to a level we do not want will stop europe and the united states does not want the potential for an actual military confrontation with russia over this. i just don't think the stakes are high enough, however terrible we may find whatever putin is doing to be. i just don't think it's worth the chance of military conflict, so moving ships around and symbolic nato action will not get us far. let me get your reaction to
this statement issued by secretary of state john kerry who is basically reiterating it today on sunday morning programs. he says a less immediate and concrete steps are taken in russia to de-escalate tensions, the effect on u.s. russian relations and russia's international standing will be profound. i convened the call was my counterparts around the world and we were unified in our assessment and we will work closely together to support ukraine and its people at this historic hour. earlier, thements u.s. suspending talks in sochi, we hear the same from france and the u.k.. idea, thisk this ofk of kicking russia out the g8 and turning it into the g7, there is a kind of national pride putin has. i don't think he cares much
about being shamed or lectured were being told he's being a bad guy. i think he has determined for russia to have great power status and influence. what i don't know is how much he really cares about his g-8 designation and roll. that may be one interesting avenue. i am skeptical that will be decided in this situation. think we can talk about profound consequences, but we have used rhetoric in regards to syria. putin has been supporting bashar al-assad for years now. administration officials, including kerry have denounced putin in the strongest terms, saying he's enabling the slaughter of civilians in syria and just doesn't seem to care. care enough about the
g-8 role and his country's status and prestige in that regard to modify the behavior? maybe. i think he cares a great deal about crimea and ukraine and what happens there. one other thing when you talk about what we are willing to do change the behavior, you have to member we need putin's help. we very much need his help on some other high priorities for foreign policy. establishing economic sanctions against tehran and maintaining them, preventing people from and doing things around the margins. we need them on board to support that sanctions regime to get a deal where iran scales back its
the clear program. if we have hostile relations without vladimir putin, he will try to exploit those differences and i'm sure in the obama white house, they are thinking we've got to push them on ukraine and other issues for which he is still a central partner whether or not we like it will stop >> michael crowley's piece is available online at time.com with this headline. ukraine is the latest example of obama's limited go -- limited global influence. the u.s. president is a frustrated i stand her. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. , more on the international outlook. we will be joined by josh rogan with the latest detail from the ukraine. reaction from marco rubio and secretary of state john kerry on the sunday morning talk shows today. here is what they had to say.
>> if you are asking whether the u.s. should be taking military strikes against russian troops in the u.k. or -- in the ukraine or crimea, i don't think anyone is advocating for that. our nato alliance needs to be reinvigorated. it's an important alliance. the ukraine and poland are part of that alliance and we need to provide assurance of the importance of this alliance and i think we should revisit the missile defense shield we talked about so often. beyond that, as part of strengthening and stabilizing the government in kiev so they can transition to stability down the road, part of that should be strengthening their defense capabilities. athink the threat is long-term one they are facing. >> let me make it clear -- resident putin is not operating from a place of strength here. janik overage was his supported president. was out despite his
support. president putin is using force in a completely inappropriate invite the would opprobrium of the world. gain fromoing to this. he may have his troops for some unless heimea resolves this, but the fact is he's going to lose on the international stage will stop russia is going to lose, the russian people are going to lose , he's going to lose the glow that came out of the olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza. to have a sochi g-8. he may not even remain in the g-8 if this continues. he may find himself with asset freezes of russian businesses and american businesses may pull back and there may be a further tumble of the ruble. there is a huge price to pay. the united states is united, russia is isolated and that's not a position of strength.
>> more from secretary kerry last week -- he released the 2013 human rights report, an annual report that reviews human rights around the world. the acting assistant secretary of state for democracy, human joint, and labor secretary kerry the briefing and to question from reporters. the entire briefing lasted about 40 minutes. >> good morning, everybody will excusing. i have a little allergy this morning. i'm delighted to be here for the second human rights report i have issued as secretary.
pleased to berly here with our acting assistant deputy secretary, as i think all you know is performing that but who has done just a spectacular job and has led the department in a year-long process to track and make the assessments reflected here. so i thank her for a job particularly well done on this year's human rights report. struggle foral dignity, decency and treatment of human beings and the treatment of its state and citizens is a driving force in all of human history.
for our own nations journey, we know this is a work in progress. into ouras written constitution before it was written out. the struggle for equal others,or women, for the lgbt community and others is an ongoing struggle. it is because of the current agenda commitment of citizens in each generation that the united states has come closer to owning weto our own ideals, even as come together today to issue a report on other nations, we hold ourselves to high standards. we expect accountability here at home and we know we are not perfect. we do not speak with any with ace whatsoever, but
concern for the human condition. our own journey has not and without great ethical the. at times, contradiction. humble aboutmain the challenges of our own history, we are proud that no country has more opportunity to advance the cause of democracy and no country is as committed to the cause of human rights as we are. timely.r is especially heels of one of the most momentous years for the struggle for freedom and civil rights in history. in syria, hundreds were ordered in the dead of night when a disaster occurred at the hands toa dictator who decided infect the air of damascus with a poisonous gas. many more have been unfortunately confined to die
under a barrage of errol bombs, scud missiles, artillery, and other conventional weapons. thousands of, workers perished in the greatest workplace safety disaster in history. nigeria to russia to iran, indeed in some 80 countries, the world over, lgbt communities faced discriminatory laws and practices that attack their basic human dignity and undermine their safety. are seeing new laws like the anti-homosexuality bill enacted by uganda and signed into law by the president earlier this week which not only makes criminals of people for who they are, but punishes those who defend the human rights that are universal birthright. these laws contribute to a global trend of rising violence
and discrimination against lgbt persons and their supporters. everyre an affront to reasonable conscience and the united states will stand with our lgbt brothers and sisters as we stand up for freedom, for justice, for equal rights for all people around the world. report, wes years join with many other nations in reaffirming our commitment to a world where speaking one's mind does not lead to prosecution. -- whereofessing professing one's love does not lead to persecution. a world where practicing more changing one's faith does not lead to imprisonment and where marching peacefully in the street does not get you beaten up in a blind alley or even killed in plane site. notme be clear -- this is just some high-minded exercise.
comprehensive,t authoritative, dispassionate and factual review of the state of human rights globally and every american should be proud of it. acting assistant secretary and the bureau of democracy and labor and consulates around the world have spent countless hours researching and writing these reports, engaging activists, talking to governments and analyzing ngo and media reports. that is why they capture the attention of dictatorships and democracies alike. this is about accountability, it's ending impunity, about a fight that has gone on for centuries, as long as human beings have been able to write him a think and act on their own. the struggle for rights and
dignity couldn't be more relevant to what we are seeing transpire across the globe. the places we face some of the greatest national security challenges today are also places where governments deny basic human rights to their nations people. and is no coincidence particularly no coincidence in an age where people have access and want access to more information and the freedom to access information and be able to act on the basis of that information. is what has always characterized democracy and free people. it is no coincidence that in north korea, the u.n. commission of inquiry found clear and compelling evidence of wholesale torture and crimes against humanity. who have beenple executed summarily and fired at
by artillery, fired at by antiaircraft weapons. they literally obliterate human beings and this has occurred with people and masses being , a form of under intimidation and it's no coincidence that the first use of a weapon of mass distraction in the last quarter century came from a dictatorship in syria in trying to suppress a popular uprising, and trying to suppress the aspirations of young people who simply wanted jobs and education. it is no coincidence the brutal violence we've seen in south sudan and a central african republic is rooted in cycles of violence stemming from past abuses, marginalization,
discrimination, and an unwillingness to listen. so the united states of america will continue to speak out without a hint of arrogance or apology on behalf of people who stand up for their universal rights. we will stand up in many cases for those who are deprived of the opportunity to be able to stand up for themselves. venezuela where the government has confronted peaceful protesters by deploying armed vigilantes and imprisoning students, and severely limiting freedoms of expression and assembly. the solution to venezuela's problems are not found through violence. they will not be found through violence, but only through dialogue, with all venezuelans in a climate of mutual itpectful stop we will do industry long ago where the government has not answered basic demands for accountability and reconciliation.
where attacks on civil society activists and religious minorities still continue. concern about this ongoing situation has led the united states to support and other human rights council resolution at the march session. we knowdo so because countries that deny human rights and human dignity challenge our interests as well as human interests. countries that advance those values, those countries that embrace those rights are countries that actually create opportunities. from yemen to tunisia, which i just visited last month, we have seen how national dialogue and democratic progress can make countries more stable and make them stronger partners for peace and prosperity. we all just saw in real time in the last days, tens of thousands took to the street to demonstrate against
-- to demonstrate again the power of people to demand a more democratic and accountable governance and stand up even against those who would sniper from roots and take their lives in the effort to have their voices heard. we continue to see a country isolated for so many years slowly moving away, not just from dictatorship, but toward a more reductive heart ring with the united states and international community. there are plenty of examples of laces that choose a different .oad and strive to make it work as today's report makes it clear, burma still faces reforming andm undemocratic constitution to ending discrimination and violence against ethnic minorities. but we must continue to encourage progress even as lease
be honestly about the problems that persist. my first year as secretary of state, i've been very fortunate to see with my own eyes what we can accomplish when we see and use our power and influence to empower others to be able to change things for the better. inspired by the civil society activists i've met within many of the countries i've been to, and hanoi, for instance, people standing up for their fundamental rights to speak out and associate freely. i am -- i am inspired by the human rights pioneer i met in moscow who spent a lifetime fighting for the basic rights we take for granted here in the united states. i'm inspired by a group of young -- southeasta and asian land rights activist i met
last year who understand societal problems are best solved when the government works with civil society not against it. the truth is, some of the greatest accomplishments in expanding the cause of human rights have come not because of legislative decree or judicial fiat, but they came through the awesomely courageous act of whether it is fighting government transparency alex demanding justice and transparency and accountability in belarus. an activists wrapping for greater political freedom in cuba or someone writing for freedom of
expression in ethiopia, every single one of these people are demonstrating a brand of moral courage that we need now more than ever. this year, there's another name on all of our minds. that is the first human rights report since the passing of one of the most courageous individuals of all time, nelson mandela. mandela was more than an inspiration. he was a model. been in the world, i've homes and offices where his unmistakable face was on posters and prints. namedso many young kids nelson in africa, but so many other laces where people are aspiring for real change. his influence was that powerful. even in his absence, the example he set will long endure. we carry on his work for those who are walking picket lines, who are sitting in prison cells, sometimes unknown to anyone but
those in their family who are protesting from cairo to caracas to kiev. ask ourselves as we do this, if we don't stand with these brave men and women, what do we stand for and who will stand with them? if we don't give voice to those who are voiceless, who do we speak for and who will give voice to them? dignity, ifor human believe, president obama believes, all of us believe in this country is unstoppable and today, we reaffirm our commitment to stand with the many who see dignity and against the few who deny it. that is how we live up to our ideals and that's how we will meet the demands of this moment and how we will build a more stable and peaceful world. things over, let me leave you with one final thought. we have a big agenda. means we need our full team
on the field so we can get to work. frankly, it is unacceptable so many of our nominees, countless numbers of ambassadors to very important countries awaiting confirmation, our national security is not served by keeping many professionals, people who have waited patiently been a professional -- in a perpetual limbo. neither is our ability to support democratic rights for people around the world enhanced by what is happening. let me give you an example of what is happening -- tom is a human rights champion who the president picked as his nominee to be the next assistant secretary for democracy, human rights, and labor. he has wrong bipartisan support. we know of no objection to his nomination, none, yet he has
been waiting more than 220 days to be confirmed. now is the time to send a strong signal we are not content to sit on the sidelines. i asked and i hope our colleagues in the senate will help tom get on the job so we can continue to lead in these very kinds of issues i've laid out today. ready to leave. that is when america is at its best and that's the vision that has always inspired people and always will. it is with that understanding we are committed to continue this important work to defend the rights of people all around the world. that is how we became a nation and that is how we will stay the nation we want to be. i thank you very much and i will leave it in the good hands of my colleague.
>> thank you, mr. secretary and good morning, everyone. as in years past, i would like to take a few minutes to share some of the major elements we found in this year's human rights reports and i would be happy to answer some of your questions. well be 20 team may known for some of the most egregious atrocities and me -- in recent memories. this includes events in syria where a single chemical weapons attack last him or killed over a thousand civilians in a single day. in north korea, where rampant disappearances, detention and torture were so deplorable that just last week, the u.n. commission of inquiries compared the regime's actions to those of not the germany or stalin's . we document these and other abuses in a series of reports covering almost 200 distinct countries and territories.
they chronicle those violations and abuse that venerated headlines and those that took place in relative security. those that continued unmitigated and those that have receded in part due to domestically driven change for pressure. details, i encourage members of the press and audiences all over the world to delve into the full reports on states.gov or human rights.gov. for now, i would like to focus on several trends that stood out. obama as president declared last september, a growing number of countries are cracking down on civil society and restrict inc. peaceful assembly. of this reality is apparent in every corner of the globe. in sri lanka, where attacks against activists and journalists contributed to a atmosphere of fear and self-censorship, whereas in
disperseob sought to people and in egypt, or state security forces killed many demonstrators and arrested many activists against the mubarak regime. now, two months into 2014, the trend persists in venezuela, where the government continues to stifle dissent through force and restrict information sharing on television, radio, and the internet. russia wherein protesters have been sentenced to between three and four years in jail and a politically motivated trial. in ukraine, however, when a sustained protest unit calling for government accountability and reform was met with increasing violence, supporters of the government roque with their party to come together with the opposition in the legislature. in response to the violence,


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Survey proves Wii is after dinner console
News out this week shows a survey in America proving that Nintendo Wii owners are less active than Xbox 360 owners doesn't really come as a surprise.
In the survey, which questioned video games usage in the US during the first half of 2009, the results showed that Microsoft Xbox 360 users were the most active while Wii users tend to only get the console out once in a blue moon.
You only have to look at the people buying the console to see that the Xbox 360 is a console that not only encourages a more hardcore gaming audience, but a culture of online gaming through its Xbox Live service.
Microsoft Xbox 360 gamers are normally male, 18 or older and in charge of their television, they aren't middle aged casual gamers or kids with restricted time in front of the television.
When was the last time you heard of an Xbox 360 gamer that never goes online for a quick Gears killfest or a bit of Forza 2 racing action?
In comparison I bet the majority of people you know who own a Nintendo Wii treat it as an electronic board game for an after dinner experience.
"Shall we play Wii Sports?" is now a familiar cry after you've just downed a couple of bottles of wine and some cheese for dinner round a friend's house.
I mean how many Wii owners do you know who regularly work out on the balance board on a weekly basis?
It seems the casual gamer really is just that.


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Beware the nOObs of March (a sure to be epic weekend in Death Valley)
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day 1 (wensday)
ah, another noob valley ride report. i was slated to leave wensday, with very little clue as to what we would be riding. i zeroed out my odometer, warmed up the bike, and was off to la at 5 am to meet up with razr.
from razrs place, we took the 5 north to meet with windrat and regulator off parker dr.. i gassed up and we where in our way. first stop was angles nation forest, to cut threw to the desert. we found a cool single track trail riding threw, flowed really nice.
i think once we actually left angles, there was a hill to cross to get into the desert covered in rain ruts, and like i always do, i fallowed to close and ended up in one i didnt see and ate the bike right up. from the top, you could see all the desert.
once we got the the bottom, we discused what we wanted to do and what way we wanted to go, over a beer of course.
our call, flying down powerline roads. well, after a while, one of the road we took became whooped out 2 track, then down to single track. razr was doing pretty good loaded up and all, but soon he caught a rock or something, he swaped one way, then back, then face first into dirt. me and regulator were right behind him so we stoped. the guy jumps up saying "i cant see, i cant see" and is walking around, about to trip over his bike or a rock or at this point it could have been his own foot. this boy was clearly knock loose some. after a while, he seamed ok, but definally was looking at a head ache.
pretty soon, we reached the jawbone store and stoped for lunch.
after some lunch and some 24 ounce beers in 20 ounce cups, we road threw jawbone and some back road to kelso valley. quite a few times, i just wanted to make a hard right or left and try some of these gnarley hills. to clear my mind of that, at the next stop, i roosted a corner and the came back and got the guys, 2nd gear BoUnCiNg off the rev limiter (hope razr got a picture of this)
once threw the sand of jawbone, it was hard pack and fast to kelso valley. we road kelso valley road for a bit, and windrat found a nice little off shoot, this time it was regulators turn for a fall. he stood the bike stright up on the hill, then looped it to the left. he was fine, just swung the bike around, tryed bump starting it for a while, but after 20 mins all was good.
flowers seemed to be blooming here
after getting gas, it was off to chemney peak over towards 9 mile road for some sumo action.
a few miles in the back side of the road, windrat shows how he likes to get his bike to face the other way via throttle happy rider and bald 606.
before nine mile, we took a break at a dope camp ground we stoped at at warped.
now, only if i had a helmet cam, cus 9 mile road is a blast with a 250. guess only a picture can do for now though.
at the bottom of 9 mile, we found some auqaduct roads that we blasted for a while. really fun here cus it road along the sides of the hills.
at the end of the road, we hit our first gate, lucky for us it was open.
at this point we jumped on the freeway looking for our next road to pouch. few miles down, we find one and go for it. after a while, we could see workers ahead, so we slow down, cruise on by. this huge group of guys had about 3 crains, plenty of work trucks, a heilcopter and as we soon find out, sercuity. after passing the workers, i started to see twisted, downed power lines and towers. i was behind razr and some dude in a security truck blocks the road and throws on this lights, and jumps out the car. as we stop, i can hear the guy getting crazy before i can even shut the bike off. razr played it cool and the guy just asked us to hit the freeway, and by this time it was getting pretty late. we stopped just before the freeway, and i got lucky with a few shots (reg, your going to love these)
after our last break, it was slab out to lone pine. i normally dont take pictures while im riding, but when i do, some asshat has to do something funny in the back ground
once in lone pine, i had to take a picture of the sierras to prove to my bro i was there.
we freshened up and hit the pizza place across from our hotel. me and razr split a cheese and regulator and windrat split a mushroom and sausage. me and razr couldnt stop laughing at there choice of pizza. this was also my first time hitting a hotel at any point during a trip and boy was it great to do that, even if i slept on the floor. i knew i would feel nice and fresh the next day and ready to ride.
day 2 (thursday)
after a quick breakfast, we loaded the bike up.
after looking at my tripmeter, i realized yesterday was the longest day i have done yet. 359.9 miles, little more than 14 hours on the bike total.
after a few miles of slab, razr stoped up and said his gps showed tons of roads just the the east, so we followed them and found there cattle roads, and they where a blast.
the sierras where a great back drop to some great riding.
a few gates later we finished our trip to big pine with some slab. then off to death valley road and to the eureka dunes. this was my first time here and after seeing a national geographic show saying these are some of the tallest in north america, i beleve it.
once on the other side, what ff did we see, none other than riverrat, complete with cold pbr.
riverrat said more beer was at camp, so we didnt waste long to get going.
once at the warm springs, camp rat is nothing short of awesome.
the night was full of jim bean, tequila, jagermeister, and beer. after we soaked with the group for a bit, me and razr when in search of girls in another tub, and as we where walking back for the night, we found what we where looking for and soon turned back around and stayed a bit longer. at this point, im pretty sure everyone in our camp had a strong buzz going and we caled it a night sometime nearing 2.
day 3 (friday)
oh boy, with everyone passing me bottles the night before, i wasnt 100 percent, but i wasnt crap (yet). i just thought once i get on the bike i should be fine. once out of my tent, i realize my rain fly is 100 feet away in a bush, one of my straps for my rack is missing, and my camras lens has dirt in it now. oh wells, my bikes still good and im still want to ride. we left and for the most part the morning had consisted of fast roads, so i droped a right elbow and forgot about my hangover. well that worked untill i pinch flated in the middle of nowhere. by the time i finished the tire, windrat had doubled back to see what happened, and i was starting to feel like shat between the hangover and the heat. once again, just get on the bike and youll feel better, and of course it worked.
we ran into a group going to lippencott and stoped for a bit, but soon raced by hunter mt. and finally hit the last strech of highway to panamint. here we find out razrs radiator is dripping and his fan stoped working.
by night fall, we have those two problems fixed, but now the bike is pissing gas when the tank is turned on. we say fuck it and call it a night on the bike, grub up and socialize by the fire with some real noobs.
day 4 (saterday)
first thing in the morning, we started work on the bike. we tryed a few things, but it looked like he was going to have to tear the carb apart. i rode across the street to find the group for "windrats wildride". day started with a small jount down the road to some dirt road the goes cuts off some slab to ballarat. somehow, we lose 2 people. after figuring this out, windrat asks me to lead the group to ballarat and he'll meet up with us there as he was going to find out what happend. we would cancel the single track ride and do pleasant canyon and south park instead. as we get to the road i see a small trail directly across the street and one person in the ground had a map so we checked where it went, trying to stay on dirt. after a few minutes, we find it dead ends and decide just to take the way we where told. as we are folding the map, windrat finds us, with all the riders in tow. we flew down to ballarat, and once there took a break, chated, and actually added a rider to our group. a few mintues after we got there, razr and revkicker show up on there way to do goller mangel (sp?), razr fidning dirt in his carb from putting his tank down in the dirt. pleasant canyon was great, water coming down the trail, great traction, and soon snow on the side of the trail.
after a while, we hit my favorite part of the day, a testy little hill climb, and as you had to make a right, there was a good patch of snow. i had a lot of fun here.
once on top of the hill though, the view was well worth it.
we took a quick break at the view point, and just took in the moment.
this is when i found out the rider we added was dirtdiver, the kind man that brought the boca burgers for me razr, and rev. kicker
after we went down south park and checked out briggs cabin, few back on to panamint, with the group spliting into, one group doing as much dirt as possable, and our group finding a shorter, but still dirt route.
day 5 (sunday)
after not really finding anything about sunday rides, or anyone going home the way i was thinking, i determand a solo day was in store. this was a blessing and a curse all in one. i started with the road we finshed with the day before, and ran into windrat, regulator, and a few others, and decided to fallow them to trona, cus i didnt want to risk gas trying to find the escape route by my self. a gased up in trona, waved good by and i was on my way to the pinnicals. i had never found the place myself but i got lucky and did. i stoped there to eat a bite and take a few pictures.
from the pinnicals, i took the road out towards ransberg, and once in the open riding area, pointed south west and hit single track. this is when my day started getting iffy. after about 30 miles of single track and whoops, some how my sleeping bag worked its way into my tire and locked it up, destorying the bag. i fix the problem, strap the tent as hard as i can, swearing this couldnt move.
back on the trail hauling the mail, i head towards some hills that end up being spangler hills, somewhere i have herd a lot about. i was delighted to find hill climbs that where challanging but not killer, and even better than that i soon found single track that wound its way along the side of the hill, leaving only a 6 inch rutted trail. once i got done with that trail i turned south, hit a large hill and again my back tire locks up, but this time i hear metal and hope to god my motor just didnt go. well this time its the tent. after an hour of cutting it out, i keep going south towards kramer junction for gas.
once i see the 395, i jumped on it to make up some lost time do to the hour and a half i have lost alreadly. once in kramer, i feel like razr and have my thrid problem of the day, im leaking oil and it looks like a lot, but the sight says diffrent.
i pull it all part to get the countershaft off and check it, i seams ok, so i decide to ride and just keep checking it, lucky for me when i did that some guy offerd up some oil for me incase i need it later, i was super thankfull for that. i put the bike back together and got gas, as i was about to leave i see riceless and scoprion honking as they turn the corner, so i wave them down and ask for an expert advice. it was about that i had though, i thanked them and let them on there way. i wanted to ride more dirt but at this point it was clear i just need to get home, so i slabed it back home on the 395 to the 215 checking the oil every once in a while, crasy enough it didnt drop at all on the way home (about 120 miles from kramer). all and all it was a blast and probally the best dv trip i have done yet. 892 total on the trip.
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The man who is taking credit for ending right wing personality Glenn Beck's program on Fox News now has his sights set on dumping billionaire Donald Trump.
A petition, started by Angelo Carusone of Long Island, is now circulating online urging retailer Macy's to cut all of their ties with Trump after his relentless attacks on President Barack Obama.
The Huffington Post reported that the 28-year-old Carusone encouraged companies to remove their advertising from Beck's television program with a movement called Stop Beck. Beck's show ended in 2011.
Carusone's petition says that Trump does not represent "the magic of Macy's." After the election last week, Businessweek reported that Trump called Obama's re- election a total sham and a travesty on Twitter. He also warned people to be certain their votes weren't stolen, and he said global warming was "a concept created by and for the Chinese to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."
The petition, which can be signed at SignOn.org, asks Macy's to "Dump Trump." The company's social responsibility policy reads, according to the petition, "At Macy's, Inc., we believe that actions speak louder than words when it comes to helping tackle some of the toughest problems facing us today."
According to Businessweek, Macy's, the second largest department store chain in the United States, already sells Trump suits, shirts, ties, and cufflinks, and has added a new fragrance called Success by Trump. Macy's spokesman Jim Sluzewski said, "Macy's marketing and merchandise are not representative of any political position. Many of the individuals associated with products sold at Macy's express personal opinions that are not related to the merchandise we sell or to the philosophies of our company."
Trump said his merchandise is one of the hottest brands at Macy's. "One of the reasons is that they're great ties," he said. "The other is that "there is a large group of people who believe in what I say."
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Quantum of Solace - Grading & Discussion
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So a bit off topic...but to anyone who saw it already, was there a Trek XI trailer attached to it?
Looked better than I thought it would. We'll see what happens.
I agree with the posters about Bond's rage. Of course he wasn't showing a huge range of emotions--he was only feeling one, rage. Leading to revenge.
Overall, I enjoyed the film. I wasn't expecting Shakespeare, just to be entertained and move the storyline along.
As for Quantum staying such a mystery--well how could one movie go from "We don't know anything about them, even that they existed" to "Yeah, here's the dirt on Quantum, this is what they're about, who're members, what they're doing and where they're doing it"?
It needs build up.
As for Bond/M--very nice attachment is shown. He says she acts like she sometimes thinks she his mother. And he dotes on her, in his way. And part of his reason for going (besides Vesper) is because "they tried to kill a friend of mine." M, I assume. But she worries about him, worries she's lost him to his rage. His line to her at the end, that he had "never left" was a nice touch: Reassurance that he's still there and that he's past his rage. Reproachment for doubting him in the first place.
I figured the reason Bond let the b/f live was because slow torture for info has got to be worse than a quick death at Bond's hands.
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NewsJanuary 13 2012
Gov. Daugaard asks for Flags at Half-Staff for Former Gov. Janklow
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Governor Daugaard requests that all flags in South Dakota fly at half-staff, upon the passing of Governor William Janklow Thursday, January 12. Flags shoud remain at half staff until Governor Janklow's interment, Wednesday, Jan. 18th 2012. "Our prayers go out to Mary Dean and to the Janklow family. Over the past few weeks, South Dakotans have taken time to recall Governor Janklow. He will always be remembered as a strong leader and one of our state's most consequential governors." Former Gov. Bill Janklow will lie in state at the Rotunda of the South Dakota Capitol on Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, with a memorial service to follow. Former Gov. Janklow's funeral has been set for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. CST at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 909 W. 33rd Street, Sioux Falls. South Dakota legislative leaders have announced that there will be no legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 17 or Wednesday, Jan. 18.
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