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Minnetonka, Minn.-based SOLOS Pizza Café Franchising LLC plans to expand upon the three Solos Pizza Café restaurants operated by its affiliate, and is now offering investment opportunities to interested franchisees.
SOLOS offers top-your-own individual pizzas cooked in less than 3 minutes using state-of-the-art oven technology, according to a news release. Topping choices include peppadew peppers, Southwest chipotle pesto and smoked bacon, among others.
Bruce Thomson and Brian Banick are the partners behind the SOLOS Pizza Café concept which has three locations in the Twin Cities metro: Maple Grove, Plymouth and Eagan. Thomson has started several companies including ProEx Photo and Archiver's scrapbooking superstores. He is responsible for building ProEx Photo to 38 locations and $20 million in sales when he sold the company in 1992. Thomson and his partners started Archiver's in 2000 and grew the company to nearly 38 stores and $61 million in sales.
Thomson researched and tested new ideas before opening the top-your-own SOLOS concept.
"I saw it working at Chipotle, Panera and Noodles, and I thought it could work for individual pizza," Thomson said.
SOLOS Pizza Cafe first opened 2007 after 40 different dough recipes were tested. The concept has since been tweaked to focus on individual pies and topping offerings based on customer feedback. Now, after nearly seven years, SOLOS is ready to franchise.
"We worked hard to make sure we thought of everything and have meticulously documented the SOLOS process breaking it down into easy to understand instructions and guidelines so there is no guesswork for the pizza franchisee in terms of operation. We just need the right people to make it happen," Banick said.
To help with the growth, the partners are adding a new website, public relations assistance and an advertising campaign featuring outdoor boards, radio commercials and more. Franchising information is available at solospizza.com.
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Being with him provided her with some sense of normality. He was the one constant in her life during the last two months of the Dominion War.
In the EMH-Mark III, Aurellan Markalis found a kindred spirit--someone who was as socially challenged as she was. She had found this particular version of the Emergency Medical Hologram far more personable than earlier versions, though he still exhibited some of the same deficiencies she had such as properly understanding and expressing her emotions. Ironically, she had become something of a social mentor to the hologram, whom she started to call Leo Houseman after a person of his likeness she had encountered in a dream, and even a lover.
The program was severely damaged during the wars final battle. The EMH program was easily repairable, but required a new memory core. For all intents and purposes, the man Aurellan knew as Leo was dead. She remembered that one of her professors in medical school said that the humanoid brain contained a spark of life that could not be replicated. With a holographic image, though, she could at least make an attempt.
She had made a lunch date with a crude recreation of the EMH-Mark III in one of the smaller crew lounges to spare herself the embarrassment of interacting with a man declared dead. She lacked the technical know-how of the first EMH programs original masterminds, so there would surely be flaws. The image shorted out from time to time. And he may have looked and sounded like a regular run-of-the-mill EMH Mark III, but Aurellan still knew deep down he was not Leo.
One patient came in this morning, Aurellan told her holographic date, as they were polishing off their meals, with multiple injuries resulting from, of all things, falling out of bed while having an arachnophobic nightmare.
That is rather unusual, the EMH said with the dispassionate tone Aurellan had become so accustomed to. Isnt it more likely that one would be dreaming of being chased by a legion of JemHadar or Breen?
Aurellan gave a reluctantly agreeing nod. Talarian hook spiders, on the other hand, are pretty damned scary.
But their venom is fairly harmless compared to the black widow or the brown recluse on Earth.
Aurellan considered that fact and tilted her head slightly. The fear of spiders is largely instinctual.
Ah, evolutionary genetic predisposition, Leo realized. Evolutionary psychology holds that the presence of venomous spiders led to the evolution of a fear of spiders or made acquisition of a fear of spiders especially easy. Like all traits, there is variability in the intensity of fears of spiders
Aurellan grinned sheepishly while listening to him reciting a passage in a library computer file verbatim. She appreciated that she connected with him more on an intellectual level than a physical level. On the other hand, he demonstrated one of the major flaws in her programming. She had a greater understanding of how she used to bore family and classmates by reciting this stuff now that she was on the receiving end of a lengthy spiel. Aurellan just nodded politely while mostly tuning out his words.
She was brought back to reality when she heard the doors hiss open. Lieutenant Shinar shAqba, the ships Andorian chief engineer, entered along with two human male crewmen. ShAqba and her fellow engineers walked in looking rather nonchalant until Shinar stopped suddenly upon seeing the EMH-Mark III. Doctor? she gasped. How are you here? The holo-emitters havent been
Computer, end program, Aurellan instructed, causing the hologram to disappear. Then looking at Shinar with a repentant smirk, she said, Sorry if I caused you to see a ghost. What are you doing here?
Coincidentally, Shinar answered with slight amusement, overhauling the holo-emitters in this section as part of a deck-by-deck inventory.
Arent you supposed to be on leave?
Get started, Shinar instructed the two engineers. They both gave acknowledging nods and walked towards two different corners on the opposite end of the room and carefully set down anti-gravity lifts and toolkits strapped to their shoulders. Once satisfied that they werent listening in on the personal side of the conversation, Shinar answered Aurellans query. It just seems easier to throw myself into my work, she said with a shrug of her shoulders. What Ive just witnessed looks more like a cry for help.
You neednt worry about me, Aurellan plainly insisted. Will you still be attending counseling sessions?
Shinar took another look at her two crewmen to make sure they werent actively listening. Thats supposed to be confidential, she insistently whispered.
Aurellan did not seem the least bit concerned about eavesdropping. I am aware that what you talk about is confidential, she said with a slightly less hushed tone. But the counseling staff is part of the medical department. I am chief medical officer, and I just wanted to make sure you were attending those sessions.
Of course Im attending them. I am more curious as to who is keeping an eye on the chief medical officers emotional well-being.
Aurellan sighed in annoyance. Maybe Shinar was trying to reach out to her as a friend or a concerned colleague. She still found her inquiry rather presumptuous given her lack of a medical degree. Whats abnormal about interacting with a holographic recreation of loved one who has died?
Im not sure, Shinar conceded. Erhlich wished for five more minutes just before final battle. Who knew that he would be one of the casualties?
Aurellan smiled even as the sorrowful memory of Leo telling her he loved her as his image faded away came to mind. I find myself wishing for five more minutes with Leo. Im glad you understand.
They stared at each other blankly for a few moments as if wanting to give the other a comforting hug or pat on the shoulder. Neither of them gave way and just exchanged polite blank-faced nods before Aurellan left the room.
In the corridor, Aurellan trudged across the hallway and leaned against the wall on the opposite side of the entrance. Alone, she found she could not hide her grief. She buried her face in her hands as she slid down the wall into a sitting position, but found she couldnt shed any tears over her loss. Maybe, she thought, she was in denial about being in denial. She was in denial that her feelings of grief and loss were as legitimate as those resulting from the death of an organic being. And thus, she was in denial of being in mourning.
Crewman Lorne lowered himself from his anti-gravity lift after having assessed one of the holographic emitters. Crewman Bates had completed his assessment of one as well, and they both reported to Lieutenant shAqba, who was making notes on a padd.
This optronic emitter is shot, Lorne informed her, pointing towards the left corner across the room. Wed better replace it.
What about the ODN lines to sickbay and the computer core? shAqba inquired while momentarily looking up from her padd.
From what we can tell, said Bates, those are still in good working order. A full diagnostic might still reveal something we didnt find.
All right, shAqba said with a slight nod, well leave them be for now. What about environmental controls in this section?
Their running on tertiary atmospheric pumps, Lorne answered. Its no big deal as long as the ship isnt regularly traveling at warp.
The sooner, the better though, shAqba remarked. A technical team from the starbase can get on it as soon as ones available.
What about an ex-Maquis who doesnt follow every safety regulation? Bates suggested. He grinned momentarily, but that expression quickly subsided when he saw how perturbed his superior was.
Excuse me? shAqba asked with subdued annoyance.
I wasnt referring to anyone in particular, Bates stammered. Im just saying
Tarlazzis routine disregard for safety regulations eventually cost him his life, shAqba said with festering anger. Its hardly a joking matter, Crewman.
I didnt mean anything by it, maam, Bates attempted, even knowing it would do no good. I
ShAqba sighed, not sure what had just come over her. Just carry on, gentlemen, she instructed the two technicians. And she stormed out in a huff.
It was rather crass of you, Lorne remarked, almost as if he knew of shAqbas relationship with the late Erhlich Tarlazzi, and how any subtle reference to him seemed to hit a nerve.
I know, I know Bates replied with a frustrated sigh.
Aurellan Markalis entered the sickbays primary intensive care unit to find a three-person engineering team running field tests on a new holographic doctor, who was staring blankly, as programming subroutines had been loaded into it.
This hologram was female, though, with medium length blond hair and a trim and curvy physique. If Aurellan was attracted to women, shed find this new holographic doctor an ideal dating partner, but that was far from the point right now. One year after the Mark III was added to Starfleet vessels, the Emergency Medical Hologram was being upgraded once again.
Whats going on? Aurellan curtly demanded.
Im sorry, replied Ensign Kaplan, a young dark-haired human male. I thought Commander Kozar or Lieutenant shAqba wouldve informed you. Were starting field tests on the EMH-Mark IV. Dont worry. Well try to stay out of your way if theres a medical emergency.
Of course you will, Aurellan said with a sheepish nod. She had hoped not to mention her romantic affiliation with the
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s Mark III after they both had worked to try to keep the personal and work lives separate. A rebooted Mark III would certainly not be Leo, she held out hope that she and a rebooted Mark III would fall in love all over again.
But a Mark
? she went on. Why not a Mark Three? That just needed a needed a new memory core.
Were just following the duty roster, maam, Kaplan plainly replied. And its on orders from the Corps of Engineers to update the EMH to current technical standards. Now, I really should be getting back to work.
Kaplan made his way back towards the main diagnostic console, but Aurellan stepped in front of him. He wasnt just a piece of equipment, Ensign, she said with restrained anger, catching the attention of the other two engineers. He was a person. Many people were able to survive the war because of that man. And now theyre just willing to pretend he didnt exist?
Im no philosopher, Kaplan coyly replied, so Im far from qualified to argue either side. Im just following orders. Youre free to file a complaint with the Corps.
Aurellan sighed, taking Kaplans statement as a cue not to try to continue to argue with the man, even when a hot-button medical issue came to mind. What if a doctor was in a position to resuscitate a flesh-and-patient patient already declared dead? Would she be ethically obligated to at least try to restore that patient to life?
Fine, Aurellan snapped, quickly making her way out of the medical bay. Whatever. Not that itll do one damn bit of good.
Upon leaving the sickbay, she hurried to her quarters. Once there, she locked the door using several layers of encryption, hoping she could hide from the outside world indefinitely. She leaned back against the door frame, nearly bumping her head against it.
One could not die of embarrassment, she knew, but she wished for that not to be true at this moment. While she prided herself on keeping her personal and working relationships with Leo separate, and she tried to put up such a front just back in sickbay, that hardly diminished her shame at having made such a fool of herself back there.
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Updated Sep 6, 2011 5:38 PM ET
The school year has just begun, but final grades for the NFL preseason are upon us.
Record: 4-0
QB play: As evidenced by his five touchdown passes, Sam Bradford has taken to new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels system faster than expected.
Breakout player: Tight end Lance Kendricks. The 2011 second-round pick capped a strong preseason with three catches for 73 yards and a touchdown in a 24-17 win over Jacksonville on Sept. 1.
Biggest concern: Cornerback depth. The Rams have little beyond starters Ron Bartell and Bradley Fletcher after losing nickel cornerback Jerome Murphy to a season-ending ankle injury.
Summary: Dont expect the Rams to remain perfect for long in the regular season. St. Louis, though, is already proving itself the class of the NFC West.
Grade: A
The Whiners received an F by the way ... The Lions were the only other straight "A" as they went 4 & 0 as well in preseason ..
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Thumbs-up to the Gardens on Spring Creek for their spectacular holiday lights display and to the volunteers who spent hundreds of hours on producing and installing it. There are grape vines, tomatoes, corn stalks, butterflies, a swimming goldfish, irises all made from LED lights just to name a few. It practically shouts joy to the heavens. Theres plenty of time before the display closes Dec. 31 for a first (or even a second or third) visit.
Jean Dietemann
Thumbs-up to the wonderful caring staff at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies, especially Linda and the staff in the memory care wing, for making my husbands last days so special.
Anita Watson and family
Thumbs-up to the Lesher school community. Lesher Middle School, an IB World School, recently hosted a career day for our eighth-grade students. We had more than 52 parents and community members volunteer to spend an afternoon sharing their backgrounds, skills and experiences with our excited eighth-graders. A special thank you to Eric Thompson, president of The Group Inc. for serving as our keynote speaker and sharing his inspiring personal story with our eighth-grade students and staff. Students enjoyed the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of career fields.
Deon Davis, assistant principal, Lesher Middle School
Intercultural Community Builders would like to thank Castillons, Hunan and Hot Wok restaurants; Sams Club, Target and King Soopers; Jordans Nursery; CSU La Raza, Pi Lambda Chi and Sisters in Latin Culture; Debbie Dyer, Fran Wilson, Jen Stephenson, Brenda Guzman, Lorna Greene and Nancy Miller for providing dinner for our Winter Around the World fundraiser. Wed also like to thank Browns Shoe Fit, Carmike Movie Theater, Clothes Pony, Julie Cochran, Libby Miller, Curiosities, Hearnes, Natures Own, Smash Burger, Salome Cardona, Karen Wong Brown, Teresa Christensen, Gary and Jennifer Stephenson, Brenda Guzman, Dr. Rich Salas, Herb Miller, and Tasha and Cole Sjoholm for their donations to our silent auction. A special thank you to Chand Jiwani, Karen Wong Brown, the Hui O Hawaiian Dancers, Kavya Kaushik and Esha Kapoor for providing wonderful entertainment for the program. Your support and contributions to ICB are deeply appreciated.
Carol Miller, director, Intercultural Community Builders
Project Self-Sufficiency sends a thumbs-up to Big Als Burger and Dogs for collecting customer tips in their Big Change Jar and topping it off with an additional donation from the staff. The $850 check will help PS-S support single parent families as they work to obtain an education and obtain living wage employment to care for their families. Thanks for all you do in our community, Big Als!
Sharon Gloss, Project Self-Sufficiency, community relations
HPI would like to thank all who attended the Homelessness Prevention Initiatives Second Annual Gourmet Soup Supper and who donated their time or funds to cumulatively raise over $40,000, including a $10,000 match grant. A shout-out goes to US-Reports who, after a call to action to continue to raise funds to meet our match, conducted their own workplace campaign to help. Together, the employees of US-Reports raised over $2,000. Thumbs-up to US-Reports and their employees! All money raised at the soup supper event will be used to provide rental assistance to families residing in the Poudre School District. HPIs most recent three month follow-up study showed that 96 percent of the people who received HPIs assistance were able to stay in their homes and avoid the painful and costly effects of becoming homeless. To learn more about Homelessness Prevention Initiative please visit our website at homelessnessprevention.net.
Kelly Burwell, HPI Program Associate
Kudos to the generosity and caring of the Fort Collins Digital Camera Club for taking professional-quality pictures of Plymouth Churchs Homelessness Prevention Initiative (HPI) families on Dec. 1. The families received a free 8-by-10 framed photo, four 5-by-7s and 8-wallet sized pictures from the club. They were thrilled to have this opportunity; for some, it was their first family photo. Plymouth Church and their HPI volunteers are deeply appreciative to the Camera Club for offering this generous holiday gift to our families. Sincere thanks to the Camera Club members!
Joyce DeVaney and Lorrie Wagner, HPI Volunteers
Thumbs-up to the Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary and Walmart for restocking our shelves with more than 1,500 pounds of baby food and formula. Over the past six years, the Breakfast Rotarys spring baby food drive has brought in more than 24,000 pounds of baby food to help us meet the needs of our youngest and most vulnerable clients. With an increased demand for baby food and formula, our shelves were running low this holiday season and the Breakfast Rotary stepped up with funds from their Tees Fore Two Golf Tournament to help us meet demand. Thank you Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary for your support. We look forward to working with you in May during your annual baby food drive.
Amy Pezzani, executive director, Food Bank for Larimer County
To Dr. John Arnold and the entire staff at Raintree Animal Hospital. While it is never easy when one loses a beloved animal and companion, instead of trying to sell a procedure or service as some vt clinics might tend to do, Dr. Arnold was beyond professional, understanding and compassionate. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Raintree.
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'Tonight Show' Favorite David Brenner Dies at Age 78
Comedian David Brenner, a regular on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," has died after a battle with cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday. He was 78.
Brenner was a staple on Carson's late-night show, appearing more times than any other guest, according to IMDB.com.
Even in death, he kept the jokes coming. Brenner's final request, according to family spokesman Jeff Abraham, was to have $100 in small bills tucked in his sock — "just in case tipping is recommended where I'm going."
His gravesite will read: "If this is supposed to be a joke — then I don't get it!," according to Abraham.


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I purchased this book and had it sitting on my iPod to listen to . . but decided after watching the Academy Awards on Sunday to listen to it before I rented and watched the movie. And I was not disappointed . . although the language is raw . . the feeling is real. And the further you get into the story . . . you realize it's not just about being black, poor or the result of a system of well-fare that frequently instead of helping people . . only makes them more dependent and promotes fraud. It also reminds us of a society that preys on females . . . and that abuse crosses all color barriers. And it's the story of one girl's ability to overcome all of these barriers . . . and develop into a whole person. A truly inspirational story . . . now I'm looking forward to watching the movie based on it as well.
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It's hard to find the words that can describe the feelings brought about by this book. Anger doesn't seem to be quite right, nor does sadness. Precious is a product of her environment, which is a product of our society. Her tale is gut-wrenching and all too real.
After you've recovered from the horrors in this book, you want to jump up and take action against all the forces involved in creating the situation in which Precious lives.
This book is a must for everyone - especially educators and anyone else working with underprivileged and/or abused children.
I got this not knowing much about the writer or story. Just kept hearing the Oscar buzz for it. I can not express enough how heart wrenching gutting and somehow drizzled with hope this journey has been. I have cried, cheered and have been taken on a journey through the narrators voice. The language is real, raw unrepentant. Days later I'm still thinking of Precious...
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As soon as I listed to the sample I knew I had to download this. The narrator is stunningly talented and the book is gripping. Highly recommend.
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First audio book and this was good!!!!
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This is a very moving story of triumph over tragedy. If you download one audiobook this year, let this be the one.
"An Extraordinary Life"
This young lady is unique and extraordinary because all despicable behavior that humans can inflict, she experienced first hand. It took me awhile to listen to the book, because I could not stop crying. I thought my childhood was awful, this is the most awful case of child abuse,everyone has failed Precious. I am dumbfounded that Precious states in the last part of her book, "I don't hate no one". I really do not know if I could not hate after living thru abuse such as what she lived. She is truly a wonderful person.
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ALBANY —The Darton State College Cross Country teams finished second to Columbus State University at the Darton State College Invitaional race Saturday.
Sophomore Cody Mallchok led the Cavalier effort, blazing a 26:23 8K to finish fourth overall. Behind him were freshman Jared Richmond (7th), and sophomores Hank Campbell (9th), Nick Mascardo (10th) and Luis Navarro (15th), respectively.
The men's team averaged a 27:40 8K and finished with 45 points. Columbus State won with 17 points and averaged 26:04. South Georgia College finished third with 83 points and a 30:11 average time.
Freshman Elena Oslund led the Lady Cavaliers' 5K, running a 21:29 and finishing 7th overall. Alexis Skiles also finished among the top ten with a time of 21:42. Also scoring for the Lady Cavs were sophomores Hayden Clapper (11th), Jeronda Stringfield (17th) and Vanessa Pina (21st).
The Lady Cavs averaged 22:07 and scored 58 points. CSU scored a perfect 15. Georgia Southwestern State University, now coached by Darton XC alum and 2007 GCAA champion Brittney Skiles, finished third with 91 points and a 23:17 average.
ASU VOLLEYBALL FINISHES 1-3 AT VSU TOURNAMENT: The Lady Rams split a pair of matches Saturday in the final day of the Fairfield Inn and Suites Azalea Classic at Valdosta State.
ASU, which opened its season Friday with back-to-back losses in the tournament, started Saturday with a 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 25-17) victory against Converse. The Lady Rams were then swept by Coastal Georgia, 25-13, 25-22, 25-22.
Against Converse, ASU hitters Sharme Ridley and Ashley Johnson both had 16 kills and hit above .300, while Jennifer Evans finished with a .412 attacking percentage and seven kills. Jennifer Johnson finished with 43 assists with 19 digs.
In the Lady Rams' match against Coastal Georgia, Ridley had a team-high 12 kills, and Jennifer Johnson dished out 43 assists.
The Lady Rams (1-3) play again Wednesday on the road against Brewton Parker College.
GSW women earn new coach first win
CARROLLTON — The Georgia Southwestern State University's season opener late Friday provided a wealth of "firsts" in a 2-1 victory against West Georgia.
New GSW coach Samantha Snow picked up her first win — in her first game — at the helm for the Lady Hurricanes, while freshman Mallory Hawkes scored her first collegiate goal and added her first assist. GSW also earned its first win against the Wolves in four tries.
Junior Julia Wells drilled what would prove to be the game-winning goal off an assist from Hawkes.
Amber Bahri stopped four shots for GSW.
The Lady Hurricanes (1-0) look to make it two in a row today when they host Limestone College at 3 p.m.
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so where can i get a good one for a decent price?
what kind is the best to get?
and how much are they to install?
will dealer do it for me?
does it void warranty?
I am also looking into various shifters to use in my build this winter.
The hurst and the MGW are the two to choose from in my mind. Both are reliable, and both are a great improvement. From what I can find the Hurst is a little shorter throw, but makes slightly more noise...but some dynamat will solve that.
The MGW is also slightly more money, but it is a nice quiet piece right out of the box.
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zz do u sell any of them?
MTI racing has a good one. I installed it a few months back love it. Positive shifts. Down fall extensive install. costly $389 shifter $250 installation
There will be another player in the market SOON!!!! It will be similar to the Hurst design but will feature knob height adjustability, UP OR DOWN.
How about we add that these shifters need to come down in price.
I cant get over what came with the Hurst, a plastic ball knob, some grease and a shaft and flange nothing else for $375. Crazy!!!
I agree with that but because this car is new everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of high prices.
the hurst unit is in the low to mid $350 range now . I believe the MGW is upper $300 range?. Both are nice pieces
Hurst sells a top notch short throw shifter!! We can definitely help you out :)
Here it is in our store:
Hurst has been making short throw shifters for all american muscle cars for years! Can't go wrong with one of these units :)
Give us a call if you have any questions! 1-877-BMC-RWHP!
I love my Hurst Shifter would not trade it for anything
Okay, where and how exactly do you apply dynamat to reduce or elimiate the noise????? Can someone answer this please?
Hurst for nostalgia in my opinion.
I also have the Hurst and love it. I do get a bit of noise, It's more old school and I like that. Too each his own.
I do agree with some of the others, I got in on the sub $300 price and still think I over paid a bit for what was in the kit. But overall I'm really happy with the results.
The MTI Racing 2010 Camaro shifter is being used in Grand Am, European Spec series, and currently remarketed by several notable aftermarket suppliers. Through extensive testing and engineering, the MTI Racing Six Shooter Shifter for 2010 Camaro successfully maximized the feel and precision. It is HUGE improvement in feel over the stock shifter. It actually shifts better than stock. 99.9% of customers report that they finally have a good solid connection between them and the transmission with great results. We accomplished this with thorough engineering and maximizing the feel, and redesigning certain elements of the linkage that make the entire assembly stronger and last longer. A throw reduction of 25% was chosen because that is where the data shows the optimium feel, combined with the best total feel, combined with the easiest shifting effort. Any more than this, and it is not optimum because it further shortens the throw at the expense of a stiffer feel.
Our shifter also accepts either the stock Camaro knob or you can use our retro stylle Cue Ball knobs. (see attached pic)
Most other aftermarket shifters focus primarily on a short throw shifter stick. They do not address the shortcomings in the linkage or improving the overall feel of the shift selection. Their throw reduction is significantly higher than ours. In our research, this is not optimum. It shortens the throw at the expense of stiffer feel. The useage of "centering-springs" and touting its great stiffness isn't optimum either. The higher shift effort seems exciting for "death-gripping" the knob but it is harder on your wrist, harder on linkage and makes it more cumbersome to find 5th gear and Reverse.
The MTI Racing Six Shooter Shifter is an engineering masterpiece, using the best materials and technology available to make the best feeling, most precise shifter for the 2010 Camaro.
LOVE MY HURST! :thumbup:
I like the feel of the stock shifter, but would love to have the hurst shifter shaft and knob. Hope they make a stock replacement for just this.
So Chris at MTI how much is that shifter???
I am definitely looking for a shifter so all companies or stores let me know what you got.
MTI - you mention harsh center-return springs in other shifters. Does the MTI have no return spring ?
I have an MGW shifter in mine and it is a slick, smooth shifter. Very positive gear changes and no noise that I can tell.
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|August 25 2010, 11:30 PM
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And to get back on topic, here's the screen cap of Han making his appearance in "Heart of Gold"
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|August 26 2010, 01:46 AM
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Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
Do re mi, do re mi, fa mi re do.
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|August 26 2010, 01:54 AM
Location: Kansas City
Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
For me, and for many of us, the future is now in the past.
|August 26 2010, 01:11 PM
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Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.
|August 26 2010, 04:34 PM
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Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
And when I try to preview my posts it just screws them up royally! Only one more to go anyway
The good;
All of it, very, very good, especially love the opening of Summer as she prowls around the ship listening to everyone's thoughts, the character of Jubal Early, the crew's meeting to discuss River and her plan is inspired.
The bad;
River's reluctance to use firearms to dispose of Early seems a little strange, she's never seemed to have any reservations before. Plus shooting him would be a lot more humane than leaving him to suffocate?
Best line;
Simon; "My sisters a ship, we had a complicated childhood"
Mal; "If I wanted medical jargon I'd talk to a doctor"
Simon; "You ARE talking to a doctor"
Simon; "Come on out Summer, the nice man wants to kidnap you"
Packing heat;
River get's her hands on Jayne's Desert Eagle 44. Magnum (which dwarfs her), possibly because she senses the impending threat of Early. Jayne says it won't penetrate the ship's hull, that not even Vera could do that. Early has a 'finely crafted pistol' but it seems to be a pure prop gun rather than any contemporary firearm. On his commentary Joss says he doesn't like guns but Buffy aside you'd be hard put to accept that to judge by his shows/films.
Jayne boasts about once hitting a man at 500yrds with a bent scope (Patience's men in Serenity?)
Kinky dinky;
Early threatens to rape Kaylee to get her co-operation. We take it that when he talks of giving Kaylee and 'present' and ridding her off a 'problem' he means River but maybe he takes her as a virgin and is telling her they're going to have sex? River observes he's all about "Power, control, pain'
River voyeuristically 'mindrops' on Wash and Zoe getting kissy on the bridge (aside from Homer and Marge they seem to be the most sexually active married couple ever). Topless Simon for the straight girls and sly boys (Joss admits he doesn't mind giving his audience some cheesecake) plus him playing footsie with Kaylee. He also relates the story of some youthful streaking to celebrate his graduation as a surgeon.
Book is celibate but avoids the question of masturbation.
Notches on the Serenity bedpost; we don't know what happens between Kaylee and Early after he ties her up but I don't think so. She also relates a possible story about bedding a 14 year old 'genetic experiment' but again, unconfirmed.
Inarra;3+1 possible, Atherton.
Wash; 1-the missus
Zoe; 1-the hubby
Jayne; 1-at least 1 Heart of Gold whore and possibly many others
Mal; 1-Nandi
Capt subtext;
Mal says that he's perfectly fine with Kaylee never having killed anyone, he wants to keep her the one sweet and innocent thing in his life. Early's fate, left hanging in space with an uncertain future is a metaphor for the series itself.
When Jayne threatens that he and Wash will 'Go somewhere' over his teasing Wash says he hopes it's somewhere with candlelight.
How'd they get away with that?
Early threatening Kaylee is hard to watch as is his pistol whipping Inara across the face. Early licks the ship? Is he descended from Benton Fraser RCMP?
Total Serenity crew; 9-
Mal, Zoe, Jayne, Wash, Kaylee, Inarra, Simon, River, Book
Subverting the Hollywood cliche;
We expect Book to tell the truth about being knocked out but he actually lies. We think Jayne is reaching his arsenal when he pulls the curtain back but actually he's just grabbing a blanket. Kaylee actually gives in, surrenders to Early and let's him tie her up, betraying River to him.
Whedon cliches;
Devoted siblings, haunted charismatic leading man. Teenage girls with superpowers. Hookers. Babbling insane girls with truth in their madness. Fake cockneys. Misguided religious zealots. Numbered t-shirts. Girls with botanical names (Willow, Saffron, Jasmine). Absent fathers. Clever use of extensive flashbacks. Women in boxes. Misogynists who get what's coming to them.
Bondage; Kaylee tied up by Early
Mal; 2
River; 1
Simon; 1
River; 1
Jayne; 1
Wash; 1
Kaylee; 1
Knocked out; Book and Mal by Early
Book; 3
Simon; 2
Kaylee; 1
Mal; 3
Wash; 1
Inara; 1
Zoe; 1
River; 1
Women good/men bad;
Early questions why men are physically stronger yet women have the children?
Kills; Mal kills Early (or does he? Put him down as a possible)
Mal; 17-plus one possible, Jubal Early
Zoe; 17-
Jayne; 16-
Wash; 2
River; 3
Happy high-class hookers in Space;
Early exclaims "I'll be a son of a whore"
Know the face?
Richard Brooks a familar face for all Law&Order fans (until his replacement by Mrs Gere and then Kate Lochley) and truly excellent here in a role where he really plays against type.
Alliance good or bad?;
Plenty about the future adventures of Jubal Early. Amongst the means for his survival are;
1) Venting air from his spacesuit to propel him back to his own ship
2) Boosting the power of his magnetic shoes in order to attract him back to it
3) Remote control of his own ship once Serenity is out of sensor range (it does seem to fly off under some form of direction)
4) Firing his gun to use the recoil to direct himself
5) Picked up by the blue gloves who are also trailing Serenity
Unfortunately some include him making good on his threats to Kaylee.
Missing scenes; or deleted scenes in this case
1. Scene where we see Zoe and Mal being picked up by the rescue ships after the battle of Serenity. Very graphic with the ground littered with corpses and Zoe in particular looking as though she's on her last legs. It's a powerful scene but if they had left it in it would have detracted from Mal's 'loss of faith' moment in the pilot.
2. Zoe tells Simon about the battle of Serenity in all it's gory detail, 500,000 killed in less than 2 months. What makes this more interesting is that she states that the Browncoats leaders left them to rot on the battlefield for a week, they resent the Independents High Command as well as the Alliance.
3. Well I guess I owe Alan Tudyk an apology, there IS an incestuous subtext between Simon and River (at least on River's part) he didn't just make it up out of the blue in his commentary for War Stories. It's all actually quite innocent, like a little girl playing at weddings and casting her father or brother as the groom. She accuses Saffron of being a thief, the crew think she means snaffling the food but she actually means more than that. Mal's speech to Saffron about standing up for herself shows his attitude towards women and gives her the idea of how to hoodwink him. This scene also explains why Summer Glau had no lines in the whole of Our Mrs Reynolds.
4. Inara announces she's leaving, excised because of the crazy order in which the show was shown so as to make more sense.
Firefly speak;
Weak tea=not good
Back birth=idiot
Companion=high class courtesan
Rutting=bloody (or perhaps 'fraking'?)
Purple belly=officious bureaucrat
Ta-gow=Oh god!
Won-gwa-pee= to urinate or defecate
Wah=what the hell?
Mah song=quickly
Nu-shu-quong=nice going
Sheinou-niou=no good
Mei, mei=little sister
Moon brain=inbred?
Swa-shi=petty, small time
Roller=tank or armoured vehicle
Wetware=smuggled organs
Shot; Simon shot
Mal; 2-
Simon; 1-
Crew injured;
Mal gets a beating as does Simon again, Book get's a sore head. Inara get's a split lip from her pistol-whipping.
Reminds me off;
I guess I don't have to say Bobby Fett right down to his suit, gun and ship because Joss admits it in the commentary. Early threatening Kaylee reminds me of Glory and Tara in Tough Love.
Early's remark of " Maybe I've always been here?" is very The Shining.
Questions and observations;
I had thought it was stupid that Serenity had controls allowing someone to seal the crew into their cabins from the outside but it was pointed out if the ship was depressurised they would need to be able to seal off each compartment. Note Kayleigh is the only one not to have any hidden thoughts for River to read, she's totally open. Book's thoughts make you wonder if he was previously a cop or judge? As early observes, "That's not a Shepherd" Jayne appears to cook pancakes. Note when River has the gun it's Kaylee who backs away most having seen what she's capable off. The crew still don't know about Jayne's betrayal on Ariel.
Mal sure does love his double negatives when talking. Wash seems to delight in teasing Jayne although you'd wonder if he'd be quite so brave without Zoe to back him up? He also thinks telepathy is science fiction even when he's on a spaceship, very postmodern.
It appears people eat horses in the future. Early is the kind of interesting recurring villain the series sorely needs. Unfortunately this is the final ep.
Marks out of 10; 9/10, nice to see the series go out on a high
|August 26 2010, 04:45 PM
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|August 26 2010, 04:47 PM
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Anyway. No, his "present" that he's taking River away. He threatens her with rape to convince her to help him, if she doesn't help him he's going to rape her to death! "You'll die crying/weaping."
Anyway, you're not exactly "done" yet. You've still got the movie "Serenity" to watch which wraps the series up.... Sorta.
I've never taken it to mean they "eat horses."
For me, and for many of us, the future is now in the past.
|August 26 2010, 06:14 PM
Fleet Captain
Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
As for the horses, remember the 'good dogs' in Serenity; the ep?
|August 26 2010, 06:48 PM
Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
But way overboard with all the fanfic/fetish stuff. It's like, weird, that you know all about that.
I loved the series and I loved Serenity regardless of the many complaints against it. You should review the movie.
|August 27 2010, 01:10 AM
Rear Admiral
Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
i'm not sure you experienced this (since it wasn't in your review), but i remember the first time i watched the show, i thought we had some really "high-concept" thing (like Brannon Braga high concept), and River had actually turned into the ship! needless to say, i felt very silly after
Thanks for reviewing the series. Interesting to see a Buffy fan's perspective on the whole thing. Looking forward to your review of the movie.
keep flying.
trust in the harper.
the harper is good.
|August 27 2010, 02:38 AM
Location: Australia
Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
I can only imagine the pain you guys who saw it first time around felt. I knew going in that I was only going to get half a season of episodes, and one movie, with these characters, so I knew to make every little moment last, and savour it all. FOX makes me so angry. I would have loved to see more of this universe. I was pissed when Angel was cancelled. Really pissed. The show had just reinvented itself, and was getting higher ratings, and yet being produced on a lower budget. What gives? I was pissed when Enterprise was cancelled, just when it was getting good. It was probably even worse in Firefly's case. At least Angel and ENT got five and four seasons respectively. These days, for a genre show, that's a pretty decent run. Firefly never had a goddamn chance on network TV. It should have been on cable or Sci Fi from the start. I can't believe Joss came crawling back to TV after what FOX did to him. At least the suits gave Dollhouse a second season, not wanting to repeat the mistake they made with Angel and Firefly.
Glad you enjoyed the show, Saturn, and I look forward to seeing what you think of the film. Dollhouse or Dr Horrible review thread next up?
It's a FAAAAKKKEEE!
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|August 27 2010, 04:34 AM
Location: Kansas City
Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
It was like being handed a pamphlet from a cultist in an airport lobby, or a freebie from a dealer. The first episode alone piqued my interest and by the end of the first disc I was hooked and got my own set, returning the disc to my DM at our next session. Watched through the series and showed the first episode to one of my friends and he got hooked after the first epiosde. Remarking how impressed he was at the pilot and utterly confused as to why it wasn't aired first.
I'd really go out on a limb and say "Serenity" is one of the better pilots in modern television in terms of setting up the characters and the universe. There's just something about the way the music and scenery works to set everything up. What I liked esp. is the scene between Inara with her client and the music that plays from sort-of a contemporary type-music to a much "rougher" and Asian-twangy beat as we transition to the poor-section of the planet, the Eavesdown Docks. Just something about that scene all by itself that sets up the tone of the entire series quite nicely. And as odd as it is and as much as I rack, and still rack, by brain trying to make it jive the Western Sci-Fi stuff actualy kind of works!
It doesn't make any damn sense that all of the sudden men who pilot space-ships and fly across the galaxy/a large solar sytsem are wearing dusters, riding horses, carrying old-west looking guns but it just somehow all worked. And I loved the mixing for Chinese and English (even though it makes little sense) and the "Firefly Speak" in terms of curses and slang. God, this was such a good show. And right now we would've just had the series finale and/or possibly even entering the final season.
God, what a show this could've been. It says something when the entire first season is well made and has only one or two "weak" episodes and only weak in terms of "not as good as the best episodes."
God. Fuck you Fox!
For me, and for many of us, the future is now in the past.
|August 27 2010, 05:25 AM
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It was an amazing ride of fandom to go through - all for the love of this little show. It brought so many people together, facilitated so many friendships, boosted the careers of some truly talented and worthy performers. There aren't many fandoms that had such a pervasive influence, and none that did it on the basis of half a season of TV. Firefly is, in a word, SHINY.
This is our small proof, not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy.
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|August 27 2010, 07:29 AM
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Re: Firefly ep by ep; rewatch and reviews
i remember, i saw the first 1 minute of The Train Job, which was the first episode to air. saw some weirdo get thrown out a digital window. thought this looks like bullshit, turned off the TV, and went out.
and that would have been that.
except a friend was hosting the episodes on her FTP server, and after four or five of them had aired, she promised me that they were awesome, and told me that i should really just give the show a try.
so i did. and man, nothing has ever been the same again.
14 episodes of heaven is better than no heaven.
trust in the harper.
the harper is good.
|August 27 2010, 12:34 PM
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But, really, the biggest dick-move was not airing the damn pilot first!
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2 weeks ago (Tuesday 4/24) now we noticed a bump on Hunter's neck, about the size of the palm of a hand. It was not painful or hot, and he was still acting himself. We assumed it was an insect bite because oftentimes he has fairly bad reactions to them (mainly ticks). First thing I did was look for a tick or bee stinger and found nothing out of the ordinary.
That Friday (4/27) it still had not gone down so I called the vet. He was out the next Tuesday (5/1) and thought it was an abscess- it was mostly firm and soft in a "center spot." After lancing it, a little fluid drained. Vet prescribed bute and tucoprim for 3-5 days. By Friday (5/4) it had not drained at all but some of the swelling had slightly migrated towards the front of his neck, so I called the vet back and he suggested upping the bute (Hunter was on 1g/feeding and bumped him up to 2g).
This Sunday (5/6)it seemed to be getting a bit smaller, but was still fairly large. Called the vet back and he now thinks it may be a granuloma. After doing a little research and searching around the forum, I realized there's not a whole lot of information on it (at least that I can really understand).
Has anyone ever dealt with this? I'm not sure what to do.. It still is not bothering him, nor does it have any heat, it's just still fairly large and obvious and it really bothers me!
Here are a few pictures from 4/30 (last Monday). It's the bigger spot near the bottom of his neck, ignore the bump right near his mane, that's from a tick and it's gone now! I'm not sure why I can't find the pictures I took the first day I noticed it. But I will try to take some more today.
Any advice or thoughts are greatly appreciated!


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Until you said your bindings were set as far apart as possible, I really could not have spotted it from your video. But have you measured your stance? You could be rocking something like 24 inches or more stance width if you are using the widest bindings settings. I seriously doubt you needed to use such a wide stance to obtain the extra stability you are craving for.
Your description of your board wiggle longitudinally and that you felt like about to catching an edge, could be because you were not pressing into each edge hard enough during your lapse of casual moments. As someone has said before here, if you are already committed on an edge, you shouldn't catch an edge. Were you close to flat basing when you experienced your instability?
There will be more people spotting what might be wrong with you as this thread moves on. What's really ironic is that I ride quite like you especially on the toe edge as I 'cruise' down. I might be leaning my body backwards just a tad more than you on the heel edge, not a lot more because I don't feel comfortable leaning too much into the blind spot ...... probably a natural instinct haha.
Fortunately I don't have all the instability issues you seem to have, even though there are other areas I want to improve on.
I agree with you regarding the wide stance. I wasnt/dont feel so comfortable with it but when i raised the subject with the instructor he mentioned that it was just a matter of getting used to it and that the extra width would help with the balance while sucrificing some maneuverability. Dont know about this topic so i guess i should leave it to the experts.
About instability...i cant really recall. Didnt focus on it and only thought about it when i started wiggling.
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As you're all aware (or should be) by now, the U.S. government has officially hit their $14.294 trillion debt ceiling.
The Treasury Department will stop issuing and reinvesting government securities in some government pension plans, so they will have cash on hand until August 2. Because neither the 'R' nor 'D' party has even the slightest intention to stop any spending whatsoever ... the U.S. government will begin defaulting on payments due at that time.
What does a trillion dollars look like again?
Hey look, the national debt in pictures!
So, what exactly is the debt ceiling? Put simply, it's an arbitrary limit set by Congress on the amount of money the U.S. government can borrow. The theory behind the debt ceiling, which was enacted during WWI, was that it would limit government borrowing and keep it from growing out of control.
Well, um, that sure didn't happen, did it? Each and every time the debt burden got close to the ceiling, Congress simply voted themselves some wiggle room (since 1962, Congress has voted to raise the ceiling 74 times without a single reduction).
Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy, huh?
Never wanting to let a good crisis to go to waste, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy "TurboTax" Geithner, is ringing the alarm bells ... CRISIS! CRISIS!
This guy doesn't know when to quit:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that if Republicans insist on passage of their budget plan as a condition for approving an increase in the nation's borrowing limit, they will be responsible for the consequences.
Speaking to a New York audience, Geithner said that Republicans would bear responsibility for the first debt default in the nation's history if they insist they will not vote for an increase in the $14.3 billion borrowing limit unless they win approval of a House Republican budget plan.
Your administration has known full-well what the debt limit has been for a very long time. So has CONgress. Both bodies were well aware that raising the limit is discretionary.
You seem to believe that playing the "Armageddon" card is something that can be done with impunity, mostly because your predecessor Hanky-Panky Paulson did so and Bernanke was a party to that.
The fact of the matter is that you seem to think that there's no limit to the nation's credit card. You're wrong.
Yes, I know, the bond market hasn't cared (yet) about all this idiocy. Then again it didn't care over in Greece either, right up until it did. Same with Iceland, Ireland and Portugal.
In fact, it seems to work the same way with most personal bankruptcies too. People think they can push things a bit further, a bit more, they get another credit card, they play the balance-transfer rollover game, they feel the pressure and make some sort of maneuver and then breathe easier.
All this works for a little while, right up until it doesn't in dramatic fashion. And then, once again, we hear "nobody could have seen it coming."
Well Timmy, lots of people saw this coming. I did. Hundreds of others who write on economics did. The only people who "couldn't see it coming" are those who are so arrogant as to think they can play Global Thermonuclear Financial Armageddon whenever their social spending and military adventure bonanza is threatened and who have their heads firmly buried up the bankster's asses.
Let's cut the crap: That's exactly what this has been.
The jackbooted games are completely out of control. The Federal Government has doubled in size since 2000. Have we gotten twice as much service from the government? No, we've gotten serviced instead. And 2000 was a bad time in that regard as the government was dramatically overblown and overbloated at that point in time.
The vampire needs to be put on a severe diet. Yeah, it will scream and holler, like every fat man does when told that he can't gorge at McDonalds any more. But just like the 400lb man that needs two seatbelt extensions if the government doesn't cut this crap out the nation is going to have a heart attack and die.
I say chain the 500lb vampire to its chair and cut its rations by 50%. When it screams, and it will, wear earmuffs and slam the door shut. In short, Geithner, here's my response to your threats: Pound sand.
Well, Timmy, it's time to go cold turkey. You have enough tax revenue to avoid a default. You can pay principal and interest, easily, with the tax money that comes in. You then get to choose - do you send Granny her check (after you blew her contributions over the last 30 years in a puerile display of idiocy) or do you continue to fund the magical oil "reserves" that we "defend" with our $750 billion a year in defense expenditures rather than having a cogent and defensible energy policy?
Choices, choices. They're tough.
But default, in the legal sense, is in fact a choice, as the government's income does exceed it's actual lawfully mandated debt service.
If you're still not sure about the character of our political class, you're about to find out the hard way.
US government seizes pension funds, invades Pakistan
There are certain times in life when a man is faced with overwhelming adversity… times when he has no reason to adhere to society's norms anymore. It is in these instances that the true quality of his character comes shining through.
One of these situations is when he's broke. Dead, flat broke. Some people, even when staring deep into their own financial abyss, still hold to their moral principles, honor their obligations, and keep their word.
For others, the boundaries of morality are quickly blurred into shades of gray, and things like fraud, thievery, and deception become perfectly legitimate tactics in their minds.
Speaking of broke, faced with what is tantamount to the official insolvency of the United States of America, policymakers have opted to seize funds from the retirement accounts of public sector workers in order to keep the government running.
Wow. America's leaders are willing to engage in cannibalistic thievery in order to continue funding government operations. I wonder what sorts of operations are so important that they are willing to steal from their own people in order to finance? Any ideas?
Apparently, starting a shooting war in Pakistan was at the top of their list.
In the most insulting, disingenuous display of insensitivity and lack of regard following such a momentous financial decision, the US Defense Department decided to send helicopters into western Pakistan in a search for more ghosts. Pakistani military fired on the choppers, and the choppers fired back.
Seems like a good use of confiscated funds, no?
Like I said, there are certain times in life where a person's true nature comes shining through. The government is telling us here that, even when faced with insolvency, it will happily confiscate any source of capital it can, and then continue squandering it all on useless folly.
It really leaves me wondering when people are going to wake up and say to themselves, "Enough is enough!"
Hey, pillage and plunder is what governments do best!
- Treasury to raid pensions to fund government.
- Treasury's Pension Raids in Past Debt Ceiling Fights
- Stealing Your 401(k)
This is the House (of cards) that Uncle Sam Built:
'There is no alternative to raising the debt limit. It has to be raised,' the official, who spoke to the reporters on background, said. 'There's really no way around it.'
This is simply untrue. The government has more than enough revenue and assets to pay their debt obligations. They just don't want to. Why, how would they keep buying votes and paying off "contributors" if forced to live within their means?
Sure, not raising the debt ceiling could rock the financial markets in the short-run. But it's not going to cause a major financial panic. Unless, that is, investors and traders have been doubling down on their Soma.
Just think. What if your personal household had debt like that?
Can Government's Finances Be Compared to a Household's?
When Times Are Tough, the Proper Move Is to Cut Spending
Just as most American households are much more careful about their finances now than they were during the housing-bubble years, so too should the government be.
Of course, the federal government has just done the opposite. Even while Presidents Bush and Obama both acknowledged that excessive leverage and overconsumption were problems during the housing bubble years, and even as revenues plunged, this is what happened to spending on their respective watches:
There Are Solid Reasons to Support "Fiscal Austerity"
In fact, as Tom Woods and I have pointed out repeatedly, the Depression of 1920–21 provides a textbook example of the Fed engaging in "tight-money" policies while the federal government engaged in (what are now almost) inconceivably aggressive budget cuts. The result was a short, painful, deflationary depression, followed by a decade of immense prosperity. There are other, more recent examples of debt-ridden governments slowing or even cutting spending in order to eliminate budget deficits and improve economic growth.
Murphy does however, note one way in which the analogy between households and the government is flawed:
Households (generally) earn their income through voluntary transactions in which they provide goods and services to others. In contrast, the government raises the revenue with which to provide its "services" ultimately through the threat of imprisonment.
The federal government is also sitting on a huge stockpile of assets.
Do you remember those banks we were forced to bailout? Well, they wouldn't hesitate to have you sell off your personal assets, now would they?
What It Would Take for the Government to Live Within Its Means
Murphy also explains that there is a way to maintain the current debt ceiling without cutting spending for the current fiscal year:
In all the hoopla over the debt ceiling, I haven't heard many people raise the point that the government has a huge collection of assets that could be sold to the private sector. This would cushion the blow and make the transition easier. In other words, if people say that $750 billion in spending cuts (between now and September 30) is simply "impossible," then we still don't have to either borrow more or raise taxes. We have another option: namely, the federal government could auction off some of its holdings and fill the gap that way.
For example, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (as of late November) had almost 727 million barrels of crude oil. At current market prices, this inventory is worth more than $80 billion. The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) contains an estimated 59 billion barrels of technically recoverable crude oil. Obviously, a barrel of oil in the hand is worth more than one under the sea floor, but clearly the federal government could raise huge sums of money by selling this property to the private sector.
In addition to mineral resources, the federal government has enormous holdings of real estate and office buildings. A Reason report quotes then-OMB Director Peter Orszag estimating in 2010 that the federal government owned 14,000 buildings and structures that were "excess" and 55,000 that were "under- or not-utilized."
The standard debt ceiling dance:
Whichever party is out of power (White House, or Congress or both) threatens not to support raising the debt ceiling. Which ever party is in power talks about how irresponsible and dangerous such a move would be.
Yep. Same as it ever was ... kabuki theater starring Big Government Party R and Big Government Party D.
Shocking Statistics About the U.S. National Debt
1. As of December 28th, 2010, the U.S. national debt was $13,877,230,355,933.00.
2. If the federal government began right at this moment to repay the U.S. national debt at a rate of one dollar per second, it would take over 440,000 years to pay off the national debt.
3. If the federal government began repaying the national debt at a rate of $10 million dollars a day it would take approximately 3,800 years to pay off the national debt.
4. Today, the U.S. national debt is increasing by roughly $4 billion every single day.
14. When you break down the debt that the U.S. government owes to China alone it comes to over $10,000 for every single American family.
15. If you were alive when Christ was born and you spent $1 million every single day since that point, by 2010 you still would not have spent $1 trillion. Almost unbelievably, the U.S. government will accumulate well over $1 trillion more debt in 2011.
16. If right this moment you went out and started spending one dollar every single second, it would take you more than 31,000 years to spend $1 trillion.
It's impossible to be this irresponsible, literally. Government is a gang of thieves writ large. Period.


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Comedy show to benefit former Arnold man paralyzed in swim mishap
Organizing the Matt Taylor Forever Strong Comedy Show is a way for Amy Capiross of Lower Burrell to pay it forward.
Capiross barely knew Taylor, then of Arnold, when he bought her a sandwich on her birthday a few years ago.
"I told him I owed him one," Capiross said.
That small IOU has turned into an ongoing fundraiser that will continue this Saturday for Taylor, who was partially paralyzed almost two years ago during a swimming accident in Ocean City, Md.
A 2006 Valley High School graduate who turned 25 this month, Taylor said he was about to leave the beach on Aug. 11, 2011, when he jumped into the surf to rinse off. A wave caught him off guard and slammed him into a sandbar.
"I hit my head and it broke my neck," Taylor said. "I knew I was hurt. I couldn't move my arms or my legs. I ended up drowning."
His friends pulled him from the water and a bystander helped revive him.
Taylor was flown to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore where he underwent surgery. Doctors inserted titanium plates and screws into his neck because his C5 cervical vertebra was crushed.
He spent two weeks in the hospital and two months at HealthSouth Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital recovering.
After his release from in-patient treatment, Taylor moved into a handicapped-accessible house next to his parents' home in Cecil, Washington County.
Taylor said he has feeling throughout his body, but cannot move from the hips down.
"My right arm came back pretty much fully except for my hand. Neither of my hands work," Taylor said. "My left triceps (upper arm muscle) was paralyzed for a really long time, but now it's showing signs of starting to work a little bit."
Dissatisfied with his progress, Taylor said he spent five weeks last summer at Project Walk in Orlando, Fla. Project Walk creates intensive therapy and exercise programs for people with spinal injuries.
Taylor said he was able to rebuild muscles in his back during that therapy. He hopes to return to a Project Walk location in California for more treatment. Taylor said he and his twin sister, Katlyn Taylor Taueetia, also would like to work with the organization to open a branch in Pittsburgh.
Although Taylor has insurance, he said it doesn't cover all of the treatment and equipment he needs.
"It's very hard. My insurance paid for my first wheelchair, a power chair because I couldn't push a manual wheelchair. But it only pays for one wheelchair every five years," Taylor said, who no longer needs a motorized chair. "My new wheelchair was $5,000 out of pocket. You pretty much have to battle with your insurance."
That's where Capiross comes in.
She organizes comedy shows around the Pittsburgh region for various charities.
She began hosting them in Taylor's honor at Tarentum's Praha Hotel, which she said owner Ron Lang offers at no charge. This Saturday's show will be the third she's hosted to raise money for Taylor.
"These treatments are really expensive," Capiross said, noting the last Project Walk bill approached $20,000.
Capiross said several hundred people attended the last comedy show and she hopes for a similar turnout this year. Featured regional comedians donating their time will include James Hamilton, Dan Jenniches, Paris Knight, Matt Light, Mark Mammone, Amber Schiefer, Molly Sharrow, John Winters and Ray Zawodni.
Tickets cost $5 at the door. There also will be a 50-50 raffle during the event.
Capiross said she doesn't have a particular financial goal she's trying to reach. She believes the last benefit raised a couple thousand dollars.
Not only will the money assist Taylor, but Capiross hopes the show, itself, will be uplifting for Taylor, who hopes to attend.
"Laughter's the best form of medicine," Capiross said. "Unless somebody invents a time machine, you can't take back whatever's happened.
"When you laugh, you always end up feeling better — even if it's just for a little bit."
"It means everything to me that people are willing to come out and help," Taylor said. "It's amazing that Amy can get these comedians to give their time for free."
Capiross said she's been moved by the attitude and strength exuded by Taylor and his family.
"You would think that he's all better, he's so positive," Capiross said. "That's why I like to help him. He's a strong person. They're a really nice family.
"They deserve it," Capiross added. "I'm not going to stop doing (the benefits) until he walks."
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Police in Madison County are trying to find the person they say stole thousand of dollars worth of equipment from a church.
Someone broke into the Grace Community Church near Berea on Saturday morning.
Police say the suspect took musical instruments and audio equipment, but the stolen items were found later that day, at a nearby home.
Police say they've identified a suspect but have not made an arrest yet.
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