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In 1971, the smell of tobacco scented the morning air as Allen Joines, fresh out of college, arrived for his first job at the old brick-and-granite city hall. Winston-Salems cigarette plants were at peak production. In rural communities north of town, growers had heard the rumors: Someday a big road would cut through their farms to whisk traffic around the city. Joines would retire 29 years later as deputy city manager and, the following year, be elected mayor. By then, smoking had fallen from favor, costing the Twin City thousands of jobs. Still, the states fourth-largest city continued to grow, as did its traffic. Relieving the congestion, its leaders knew, was essential to its revival. But the 34-mile Northern Beltway remained unbuilt.
Politics had long been the rule of the roads in North Carolina, with a seat on the N.C. Board of Transportation one of patronages prize plums. Marc Basnight, for example, had used his as a springboard to a 27-year career in the state legislature, including 18 years as Senate president pro tempore. By the time he retired in 2011, U.S. 64 barreled across the coastal plain, a highway of almost interstate quality from Raleigh to his hometown of Manteo. What got built where often was based not so much on need as whom you knew and what strings they pulled.
First proposed in 1965 but stalled by politics, lawsuits and lack of money, the Northern Beltway inched its way up the states priority list. Then, in 2010, it got what seemed to be a death sentence. Wed been ranked No. 3 in the state but got pushed back to almost dead last, Joines says. The irony was that the project was victim of a new system, one supposed to be based on data rather than deals. The previous year, Gov. Beverly Perdue had named Gene Conti her secretary of transportation. We cant have personal friendships and politicians influencing the projects we pick and their outcomes, she says she told him. That was the old. I want a secretary able to withstand the political pressures.
That Perdue, a New Bern Democrat who rose to power among the eastern politicians who pulled those levers, had tasked this to someone who had spent his career in politically appointed posts was a paradox. Contis sole job in the private sector, which he had left and taken a pay cut to accept the $120,000-a-year cabinet post, was with an engineering company that concentrates on public works projects.
Historically, roads and votes have been one and the same, says Christie Barbee, executive director of the Raleigh-based Carolina Asphalt Paving Association, whose membership includes those delivering millions of dollars of road materials to the state each year. Nearly three quarters of Contis departments $4.5 billion budget in fiscal year 2011 went to the contractors and vendors that build highways and bridges and provide services for the transportation system. North Carolina has 80,000 miles of state roads, second only to Texas, maintained by roughly 12,000 state employees. The Department of Transportation also operates two major ports and passenger rail service, a railroad and has a hand in funding more than 60 airports. Its a vast, rich empire, ripe for regional feuds, conflicts and, occasionally, outright corruption. Projects are now rated and prioritized based on need, Barbee says. Hes made tough choices, but theyre working.
Against that backdrop, the crestfallen Winston-Salem leaders headed to Raleigh. Instead of the political ammunition traditionally needed, they packed data on cost, safety and traffic. We never argued the formula wasnt a good idea, Joines says. We just argued there was a flaw in the calculation. Adds Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce President Gayle Anderson: Needless to say, some of the negotiations got pretty testy. But their arguments won out. Early next year, the state will begin buying $34 million of right-of-way for the first 2 1/2 miles of the $1.1 billion project.
It was one of the first tests for a department long considered the most politicized arm of state government, now run by a soft-spoken man making hard decisions not likely to win him friends. Last year, for example, he alienated powerful politicians by firing the CEO of the states ports without consulting members of the Ports Authority, who were used to wielding power on their own. Everywhere he goes, nine times out of 10, people arent happy, Anderson says. Either theyre not building a road where somebody wants it or building where somebody doesnt want it. Its too expensive. Its not the kind of road they want. Its not pretty enough. Its a tough job.
His road there took twists, turns and detours. Conti grew up in Pittsburgh, the youngest, and only boy, of seven siblings. Around the dinner table, his father a doctor who was the son of a doctor would preside. He was deliberate, Conti, 66, says. We didnt wolf down our meals and run off. We had discussions. John Kennedys admonition to ask what you can do for your country made an impression on him. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1964, only a few months after Kennedys assassination, and his yearbook listed his career plan: public service.
Enrolling at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., he was torn between getting an education and acting upon JFKs words. He dropped out to join Volunteers in Service to America, the domestic version of the Peace Corps, and worked with the poor in rural Kentucky before resuming college at Eastern Michigan University, where he earned a bachelors in sociology and anthropology. After starting graduate school at Duke University, he returned to Appalachia, organizing school-enrichment programs and helping form a marketing co-op to sell Christmas wreaths, quilts and other handmade products in the Midwest and Northeast.
At Duke, where he would earn a masters in policy sciences and public affairs and a doctorate in anthropology, he met David Price, a professor of public policy and ethics. He was not only going to graduate school, Price recalls, he was running a small farming operation in Orange County. He was a little older than most of my students and had more of a sense of direction.
I enjoyed anthropology as an intellectual discipline, Conti says. He liked studying how and why people and cultures do what they do. It gave me a breadth of understanding about human behavior. He planned to teach but quickly realized he could make a bigger impact in the public sector. Active in the Orange County Democratic Party, he landed a job in Gov. Jim Hunts administration, then went to Washington in 1979 as an analyst in the Office of Management and Budget. Two years later, President Ronald Reagan appointed David Stockman its director. He was the same age as me, 34, Conti says. My mother wanted to know why it wasnt me.
In Washington, he displayed a trait that would prove valuable throughout his career. Genes not highly partisan, says Eric Sundquist, managing director of the State Smart Transportation Initiative, based in Madison, Wis. Hes involved in shaping national transportation thinking, and hes more of a mainstream guy who can connect with the left or right. He respected Republican Stockman, though he often disagreed with him. But I knew at the end of the day he was boss. After he left, folks came in who were interested in ideology, not debate, and it was time for me to leave.
He moved to the Treasury Department, juggling projects that ranged from helping the IRS dig out from its backlogs of tax returns to studying whether to do away with the penny. When Price was elected to Congress in 1986, Conti signed on as his legislative director, later becoming chief of staff. Gene had a gift for analyzing complicated policy issues and a tremendous memory for history and details, Price says. As committee assignments were shuffled, Price landed on transportation appropriations, and Conti began his on-the-job training in transportation policy.
He left Prices staff in 1993 to become an assistant transportation secretary in the Clinton administration before being appointed secretary of labor for the state of Maryland, where he lived, then returned to federal service as assistant secretary of transportation for policy. Conti left Washington when President George W. Bush took office. He was 56, with 19 years of federal employment under his belt.
Gov. Mike Easley asked him to join DOT as deputy secretary. Conti cut a deal: He needed another year to qualify for federal retirement and other benefits, so he would work for DOT at 80% of his salary and work part time for Rep. Brad Miller, a Democratic congressman from Raleigh. Political watchdogs pounced. It should have been absolutely embarrassing for him, says Don Carrington, an editor with the conservative John Locke Foundation. From an ethical standpoint, it was one of the worst things hes ever been involved in. Pressure mounted on Easleys staff, which issued an ultimatum: Quit the job with Miller or leave his state one.
Conti says he faced losing $300,000 or more in federal retirement benefits. So he resigned to go to work as vice president and Mid-South district director of PBS&J Corp. The Tampa, Fla.-based engineering company agreed to let him finish out his year with Miller. For the first time, he would be in the private sector. Even so, it was as PBS&Js Raleigh-based political point man. From 2002 to 2009, he was vice chair of the N.C. Global TransPark Authority and played a key role in landing the state-funded, aviation-related industrial parks first major tenant. Hes now its chair.
The inmates wore stripes, and a century later, their ghosts still haunt the system Conti is trying to reform. In the early 1900s, chain gangs built North Carolinas roads. Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, who leads a task force Perdue created to study logistics, wondered why the states transportation map is divided the way it is. Today we have 14 divisions in DOT, with each represented on the transportation board, says Dalton, now the Democratic nominee for governor. Why 14? The answer was that was where the prison camps were located back in the early 20th century.
Seats on the 19-member board, appointed by the governor, traditionally have gone to developers and others as rewards for campaign contributions and support. Their input can be seen on the interchanges clogging commuter routes when theyre added to expressways under pressure from land developers and local politicians, frequently over objections of highway planners and engineers. Vowing to reform the system, Perdue signed an executive order in 2009 stripping the board of the power to make such decisions and shifting it to the secretary. I dont work in a vacuum, Conti says. I work with the board, and I get a lot of input from local officials. But, ultimately, now the buck stops with me.
Nobody likes to lose power, Chairman Robert Collier says. But by and large, the board feels like its more equitable and fair now. We set policy, but individuals on the board dont have that much discretion about priorities. There are weights for different characteristics like safety and congestion, so that pretty much runs itself.
Thats change of historic magnitude. In a state with few navigable rivers, rail and roads moved people and products and, in doing so, shaped the economy. In the 1830s, Joseph Caldwell, president of the University of North Carolina, advocated a railroad through the heart of the state. The result is the state-owned North Carolina Railroad, running 317 miles from Morehead City to Charlotte. Leased to Norfolk, Va.-based Norfolk Southern Corp., it carries freight and passenger trains. The railroad, with the roads paralleling its tracks, industrialized the Piedmont Crescent, bolstering its population and prosperity. DOTs Rail Division works with the railroad, which figures heavily in one of Contis top priorities, a high-speed link between Raleigh and Charlotte.
Big projects have big budgets, and the temptation for influence peddling never goes away. Transportation isnt like a social-welfare program, where youre giving $100 each to a million different people, says Harry Watson, director of the Center for the Study of the American South at UNC Chapel Hill. If you give that much money to a dozen highway contractors and have to decide which ones, the opportunity and pressure for political involvement is high. In many cases, short-term political expediency has hurt the state. Weve got ports at Wilmington and Morehead City, both with relatively low amounts of traffic, Watson says. Why not spend all your money to create one good major port? For political reasons, to keep everybody happy, the state has spread its investment across the two.
But change often comes hard. A plan to spend $4.4 billion to expand the port at Wilmington has been around since 2006. The Ports Authority paid $30 million for land on the other side of the Cape Fear River to build the N.C. International Terminal, but the effort grounded on opposition from surrounding towns and environmental groups. CEO Tom Eagar was left holding the bag, insiders say. Last year, the legislature transferred the Ports Authority from the Department of Commerce to DOT, and by the end of the year, Eagar was out. He wouldnt comment, but one authority member accuses Conti of neutering the board, while others hint of legal or legislative action to regain power. But many, Dalton among them, see it simply as a step by Conti to consolidate, so as to coordinate everything transportation under one roof.
With elections looming, Conti, or his successor, will have his hands full as politicians campaign promises come home to roost. I spent much of my time the first year I was here talking to people across the state, explaining why wed promised all sorts of things three, four, five or six years out and never delivered, he says. For example, planning for Interstate 540 around Raleigh began in the 1970s, but the first link didnt open until 1997, and portions remain unbuilt. At issue is the Transportation Improvement Program, a plan required by the federal government, which pumped more than $1.3 billion in federal money into Tar Heel projects in the 2011-12 fiscal year.
This thing has long been a work of fiction, Conti says. Weve been delivering only 50% to 60% of what weve said wed do. You cant deliver half of what you promise and expect people to have a good feeling about what youre doing. Weve got the board out of the process and, in collaboration with local governments, are driving it with data rather than personal political preferences. Now Conti and his planners are looking at massive needs and massive costs. The question is which projects come first.
Bottlenecked traffic strands drivers above the muddy Yadkin River 70 feet below, with big trucks thundering by a few yards away in the opposite direction. The 60-year-old span trembles. The Interstate 85 bridge near Salisbury is the states most dangerous because of its age, narrow lanes, crumbling concrete and high volume. For 80,000 drivers a day, its a reminder of transportation priorities long askew, ignoring traffic counts, safety and engineering standards. A new northbound bridge recently opened, and its southbound companion will join it by 2014, both part of a $139 million construction package.
The Triangle Expressway in southwest Wake County is a striking contrast. It opened in December, and cars flash under overhead cameras that automatically record license-plate numbers and then send out a bill. This is North Carolinas first toll road. More will come. Conti is not a fan, but hes a realist. We simply dont have the dollars from gas taxes to support significant expansion of the highways anymore. You see Texas, Florida, Virginia the high-growth states going to toll roads. Hes pushing toll projects, creating an agenda that would have been political suicide when rural forces dominated the General Assembly. Among them are the Monroe Bypass in Mecklenburg and Union counties, scheduled to be completed in 2015 but delayed by a recent court order, and the Mid-Currituck Bridge, connecting mainland Currituck County and the Outer Banks.
Urban loops such as Winston-Salems Northern Beltway are rising in importance, though the data-driven shuffling is ruffling feathers, as in Asheville, where a long-sought I-26 connector has been pushed to the bottom of the states priority list. That raises questions in some quarters whether a strict data-based system is fair to smaller cities and rural communities.
But for Conti, and possibly his successors, the loops represent massive spending and challenges. They will total more than 350 miles when finished about 140 miles are already completed and cost $8 billion or more. Were accelerating delivery of these loop projects, Conti says. Some were authorized in 1989 and arent even started yet. Another high-priority project: proposed light-rail lines in the Triangle and expansion of the 9.6-mile one in Charlotte. The shift in priorities under Conti is popular with private-industry groups, such as the Charlotte-based Carolinas Associated General Contractors, whose highway-division director Berry Jenkins says projects are now more predictable.
Increasingly dense metropolitan regions force Conti and his planners to push projects that discourage sprawl and encourage critics say force urbanization. The easy way for a developer to make a quick buck is the auto-oriented way and get out, Sundquist says. Dalton agrees. Referring to his logistics task force, he says, Our recommendations suggest that perhaps even local governments should give incentives for downtown living to get people off the interstates.
By 2020, the state expects to spend $45 billion building roads, high-speed rail systems, port improvements, better airports, bicycle paths and other infrastructure and maintaining what already exists. Conti says DOT is finding new ways to pay for projects, including grant-anticipation revenue bonds, in which the state essentially uses the federal transportation money it knows it will receive in coming years as collateral for loans today.
Outside Contis office in downtown Raleigh, state government swirls around him. More than three years into trying to take politics out of transportation, Perdue gives him high marks for carrying out her mission. I wanted a risk-taker, someone who understood we had only limited resources to meet transportation needs for the people of this state. Genes done a marvelous job. Her opinion, though, wont count after November. Perdue isnt running for re-election. Dalton supports Conti. GOP nominee Pat McCrory says, I have nothing but compliments for Gene. I knew him even before his appointment. Hes got the background, and hes certainly qualified. But the former Charlotte mayor wont speculate on Contis future if hes elected. You always can use new blood.
In places like Asheville, Conti or his successor will continue to face the reality of road projects: Somebody always has to be at the bottom of the list, and theyre not going to be happy about it. Its reasonable to take politics out of it, Mayor Terry Bellamy says. Over the course of the last few years, Asheville has taken a big hit in the legislature. We dont have the support to get this done like wed like. But ours was one of the first loop projects proposed in the state, back in 1988. That needs still there.


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Purchasing advice for Nexstar 8SE
Posted 12 March 2013 - 10:19 AM
The concern i'm having is should I buy a brand new or used one? As of the moment, I've been eyeing the one from Amazon since if i purchase one from their site, I can get a free 2 day shipping for the reason that my wife have a Prime account with them. Price for a new one is $1199 and the used ones I have seen fluctuate between $950-$1060. I was leaning on the used one to save money but it seems I only get a 30 day return should it break on me vs a new one with a 30 day return plus 2 year warranty from Celestron. Seems like it's a gamble if i go with the used one to save money. Any advice given to me will be appreciated.
One more thing, is the telescope decent for terrestrial viewing?
Posted 12 March 2013 - 10:42 AM
Well, the new vs. used depends on your tolerance for risk. There have been a number of people here on CN who purchased new and had to return for one reason or another. So personally, I'd be leery of buying used unless you can check out the unit in person first. That 2 year warranty can be very valuable if it needs to be exercised.
Posted 12 March 2013 - 06:23 PM
Posted 12 March 2013 - 08:18 PM
Buying used can save a lot of money, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you can examine the scope (and assuming you would know what to look for).
Dan hit the nail on the head - mass produced telescopes, almost by definition, are bound to produce the occasional lemon. A full warranty can be pretty comforting.
Posted 12 March 2013 - 08:26 PM
Posted 12 March 2013 - 08:33 PM
But when I did decide, I wanted to get something new. I am a noob so I don't know anything about scopes. So if anything were to go wrong, I had a warranty to fix any issues.
Posted 14 March 2013 - 03:50 PM
My 8SE was bought used but I had some idea of what to check,plus the seller is a area businessman and the cost was well under $950.
Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:00 AM
Posted 15 March 2013 - 04:37 AM
Welcome to CN and to this forum ! :bow:
Personally, I think you are/were wise to return your 7Ah Celestron Power Tank. They are, as a Celestron branded accessory, relatively expensive for what they offer.
Certainly they will power your 'scope for much longer than any set of AA batteries contained in the mount, but their energy can be severely curtailed if, for example, they're asked to supply a dew removal heater system at the same time.
I therefore think you'll find that the better options are either a mains AC/DC transformer adapter giving an output current at 12 V of between ca.1200 mA and 2000 mA or, if you require to move your 'scope around and thereby have greater flexibility as to where you locate it, then it is hard to beat a high Ah capacity, (e.g. =/> 20Ah), 12V Autostart battery unit. Such will give you plenty of reserve power for a modest cash outlay.
Here below for example, is one such unit I've used for many years now.
Hoping this helps,
Best regards,
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:22 AM
Regards. Peter.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:49 AM
Maybe I have been a "good boy" for a long time..but I've never had a problem with either of them
That said they are grossly overpriced for what you get...and the charger itself has a reputation of failing fairly quickly ...
AS noted by the others You are much better off returning it... and buy a jump start charger and save a few bucks in the process...
Bob G
Posted 15 March 2013 - 12:26 PM
When I got my scope, I got a kit that came with the 7ah Powertank. It works pretty good so far for me.
Posted 15 March 2013 - 04:50 PM
My local Walmart has this item for $40. Will this do the job? If I buy a port splitter, can it power the telescope and maybe a dew heater or something?
Posted 15 March 2013 - 05:47 PM
You really need to look around for something in the region of 20Ah if you want to power such pieces of kit as dew removers which do tend to "zap" current a little !
BTW. You can always add additional outlets, (cigarette lighter ports), to most of these units, such as you can see, from my own unit above, I did.
Although I don't run my 'scope mount from my unit any more, it does serve to power my two dew removers and the cooling fan on my CCD camera.
Hoping this helps you further,
Best regards,
Posted 15 March 2013 - 06:05 PM
When I bought the celestron one, it was bout $55. Kinda trying to keep the cost around that price. The one I link above is also available at the store which might be doable for me as far as the price. Thoughts?
Thanks for the replies so far. Really helpful!!!
Posted 15 March 2013 - 06:47 PM
True its more expensive than your original 7Ah "Power Tank", but there's plenty of power in this one to keep your 'scope going all night !
Best regards,
Posted 15 March 2013 - 11:09 PM
I need an opinion(s) with these 2 eyepieces and a 3x barlow on my list that i'm planning on purchasing when I get the telescope. Any info will be appreciated.
Posted 16 March 2013 - 05:33 AM
Opinions will inevitably differ but personally, I would not buy any of these items for the following reasons.
1) The Celestron "Zoom" price appears to be a bargain but this eyepiece is only of standard Ploessl design offering a maximum, apparent field of view of merely 60 degrees and a very miserable 40 degrees at minimum, which you'd find is akin to looking through a drinking straw ! (Believe me, I once bought a Celestron 40mm on the naive pretext that low magnification meant wide field of view. I was wrong; my 40mm gave me the equivalent in its apparent field of view) !
2) Again, normally when one purchases a long focal length eyepiece, one is generally looking towards gaining a significantly wider field of view. Regarding this Celestron 32mm though, expect nothing greater than any standard Ploessl has to offer; i.e. that of ca. 50 degrees: (52 in this particular case).
3) Unless you're intending to carry out some lunar or planetary imaging, I find my Antares X3 Barlow a little "strong" with a tendency to lack contrast in the view and therefore of less use than the more standard X2.
So much for the negative. Now, more positively but on a general purpose basis, many of the guys here have invested in the Baader series of eyepieces, (including myself), with a few opting for the Baader Hyperion 8-25mm Zoom.
This eyepiece offers a 50 degrees apparent field of view at 24mm and a very reasonable 68 degrees throughout the rest of the 20mm, 16mm, 12mm and 8mm "clickstop" range. True this single accessory is significantly more expensive than that of the above combined price, but the quality is there.
Here's an example link to UK pricing. The price in US dollars is likely to be, (at a guess) two thirds of this.
Hoping this helps,
Best regards,
Posted 16 March 2013 - 05:58 AM
Posted 16 March 2013 - 07:23 AM
Further to the above two posts, it occurs to me that it might help if you gave us an indication as to the size of your accessory budget.
Could you provide one ?
Best regards,
Posted 16 March 2013 - 11:05 AM
Posted 16 March 2013 - 01:02 PM
For example, in the 20mm EP position, the Baader will give a magnification of 2000mm/20mm = X100 with a theoretical true field of view of 68/100 = 0.68 deg.
With the f/6.3 reducer in place, the magnification is reduced to 1260/20 = X63 with a consequent theoretical true field of view of 1.08 degs.
Perhaps Peter 9 wouild care to comment ? I believe he uses this combination extensively.
Best regards,
Posted 16 March 2013 - 01:19 PM
Another thing, any chance you know the diameter of the baader zoom eyepiece?
I have this with my smartphone "Samsung Galaxy S3" to take pics. Tinkering with the stock camera app and couple of other lowlight/long exposure app, I have taken really good pics of the moon. Managed to take a pic of Jupiter and orion nebula. Even though they're not high quality like the one taken with a dslr camera, it's good enough for me. Used it with the Orion Spaceprobe 130ST Telescope that I recently managed to sell to save up for the nexstar 8se.
Posted 16 March 2013 - 02:10 PM
I have a range of individual Baaders, namely the 21mm, 17mm and 13mm, but the body size of these EPs may well differ.
Presumably, and with the camera platform in mind, you're looking for the "Zoom's" maximum body diameter ?
Best regards,
Posted 16 March 2013 - 02:13 PM
Re the use of a 0.6 focal reducer, I have one on my spare 24mm x 8mm zoom. As Tel has said, it gives lower mags and a wider field. I use it when in areas that have rich star fields i.e the path of the Milky Way across the sky etc, and when looking for and at open clusters and the like. It is really nice on the eye. Fair to say thou, that I don't use it as often as did, as I now have a set of wide angle eyepieces.
When you ask about the diameter of the Baader zoom I assume you mean is it either 1.25" or 2.0". The zoom itself is a 1.5" eyepiece but it is suppied with both 1.25" and 2.0" diameter barrels.
Regards. Peter.


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Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Once again, Boise State hit the jackpot in
Michael Frisina's third field goal of the day, a 27-yarder with 1:16 left to
play, gave the 20th-ranked Broncos a third consecutive victory in the MAACO
Bowl Las Vegas with a hard-earned 28-26 decision over Washington at Sam Boyd
Boise State (11-2) also got a strong performance from quarterback Joe
Southwick in extending its overall winning streak in bowl games to four
straight, with the first-year starter completing 26-of-38 passes for 267 yards
and connecting with freshman tight end Holden Huff for a pair of touchdowns.
The Broncos' defense, meanwhile, allowed a career day to Washington running
back Bishop Sankey, but came through with a big play at the end, with Jeremy
Iaone intercepting the Huskies' Keith Price with 14 seconds remaining to end
any comeback hopes.
Washington (7-6) rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit to take a 26-25
lead on a Travis Coons field goal with 4:09 to go, but wound up denied a first
eight-win campaign since 2001 despite Sankey's personal-best 205 rushing yards
along with a touchdown on 30 carries. He added another 74 yards on six
Price finished with 242 yards and a touchdown on 20-of-39 efficiency while
also running for a score, but was intercepted twice as the Huskies ended their
season with a second straight defeat.
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Waiting out the raindrops…
Rain, rain — go away. That is what we are hoping for this evening at Kauffman Stadium. The Boys in Blue are on a roll, and we want to keep in going tonight against the White Sox. Here are your lineups…
For the Royals:
DeJesus – CF
German – 2B
Teahen – RF
Brown – LF
Gordon – 3B
Butler – DH
LaRue – C
Gload – 1B
Pena – SS
Perez – P
For the White Sox:
Podsednik – LF
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Thome – DH
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Iguchi – 2B
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Thanks for posting for me Muleys !
Huntwydon's son Brent shot this nice 3x3 in Region F. At least something good came on 11/6/2012.
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Thanks for posting for me Muleys !
Anytime. Go to bed, you have more bucks to find i the morning!Lol
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Nice deer. Keep up with more pics!!
Nothing wrong with that one.
That 2nd pic is worth framing and giving as a present, simply great pic. Nice deer too!
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My son and I thank all of you !
Brent-great buck and pics, thx for posting.


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John Roderick recently lamented that "Punk Rock is Bullshit" at Seattle Weekly, writing,
For those of us who grew up in the shadow of the baby boom, force-fed the misremembered vainglory of Woodstock long after most hippies had become coked-out, craven yuppies on their way to becoming paranoid neo-cons, punk rock provided a corrective dose of hard truth. Punk was ugly and ugly was true, no matter how many new choruses the boomers added to their song of self-praise. It was this perceived honesty that we, the nascent Generation X, feared and worshipped. But over time punk swelled into a Stalinistic doctrine of self-denial that stunted us. The yuppies kept sucking, but by clinging to punk we started to suck too.
At SF Weekly, Manjula Martin responded with "The Jazz Age Is Bullshit," a nice bit of satire on Roderick's piece and an enjoyable skewering of generational nostalgia (to my mind). Martin writes,
We took this music, which was different and new and hated by our parents, and developed it into a vibrant youth subculture based on one core principle: to rebel against the prevailing social and political standards, and to do it by partying hard on the dance floor and wearing clothing with a new aesthetic. But man, it turned out that once I got a little bit older, the Jazz Age totally disappointed me. And now jazz means something different than it did almost a century ago when I discovered it. Now, young kids get into jazz who don't even know what jazz really stood for. Jazz has failed us. So can we finally admit to ourselves that the Jazz Age was bullshit? Because it was. Here's why:
It seems like something our students might be engaged by, as part of discussions of countering and/or taking an approach in WR101, or in WR121 sections in which music and pop culture are the foci.


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Vilsack Visits Le Mars
(Le Mars) -- Democratic Congressional candidate Christie Vilsack made a campaign stop in Le Mars last evening. Vilsack took a tour of downtown and met with several business owners, then she appeared at the Plymouth County Democratic headquarters and met with about 40 supporters. Vilsack told the group the reason why she is running for Congress is to help small towns.
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The Democratic Contender also believes more emphasis should be placed on women's health issues. Should Vilsack be elected, she wouldl be the first Iowa woman to hold a Congressional office. Iowa and Mississippi are the only two states that have not elected a woman Governor, Congresswoman, or U-S Senator.
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Aaron Rodgers threw six touchdown passes and
Green Bay looked like the Packers of old with a 42-24 rout of the previously
unbeaten Houston Texans on Sunday night.
Rodgers completed 24-of-37 passes for 338 yards for the Packers (3-3), who
bounced back from a tough 30-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts last week.
Jordy Nelson caught nine passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns for Green
Bay, which racked up 427 yards of total offense. Randall Cobb hauled in seven
passes for 102 yards, James Jones caught a pair of TD passes and Tom Crabtree
hauled in two passes for 62 yards and a score.
Alex Green got the start at running back with Cedric Benson out with a left
foot injury. Green carried the ball 22 times for 65 yards.
Matt Schaub connected on 20-of-33 passes for 232 yards and two interceptions
for the Texans (5-1), who came into Sunday as one of the two remaining
undefeated teams in 2012. The Atlanta Falcons beat the Oakland Raiders earlier
Sunday to improve to 6-0.
Arian Foster carried the ball 17 times for 29 yards and two touchdowns for
Houston, which will welcome the Baltimore Ravens (5-1) to town next Sunday.
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Some are crediting age as a factor to blame for the botched calls (or non-calls) at the end of the St. John's-Rutgers men's basketball game in the Big East Conference tournament.
The 60-plus year-old referees volunteered to withdraw from the remainder of the Big East Tournament and Big East commissioner John Marinatto said they did so "in the best interest of everyone involved — including coaches, student-athletes, game officials and Big East member institutions."
Adding insult to injury, the NCAA's supervisor of officials John Adams told foxsports.com reporter Jeff Goodman that "the trend will continue in introducing quality, young referees to the NCAA tournament." Adams was reportedly upset about the referees poor officiating job during the Rutgers-St.John's men's basketball contest.
Granted, the officials messed up. But officials get calls correct at least 90 percent of the time and that, understandably, goes unnoticed. Many of these same officials are older and more experienced. So does this comment by Adams about younger refs hint at possible ageism towards older referees?
"I don't think age is a factor at all. I think it comes down to the individual in terms of physical conditioning," ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said.
Vitale then added a very interesting point to the conversation. College referees should be full-time employees.
"I really believe we've come to the time where coaches' jobs are at stake, assistant coaches' jobs are at stake, administrators' jobs are at stake. We have a scenario now where there are millions and millions of dollars being played out here in the world of college basketball. I think the time has come to do a study and really come up with a game plan to try to figure out how they can finance full-time officiating."
Vitale added, "I know it's very costly, but I do think that financially if you get all the participating schools to contribute, you get the conferences to contribute, you get the NCAA to contribute, forming a financial situation where you get this cash together and you bring in people that I think will take the level of officiating to an elite level."
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Student-Athletes Entertain Special Olympians
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AMES, Iowa - Student-athletes from Iowa State and Special Olympic athletes joined together for a night of fun Nov. 7. It was a successful event at Perfect Games.
Every year The Arc of Story County and Iowa State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) collaborate to hold an event for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. One of the most popular activities The Arc hosts is Monday Night Bowling at Perfect Games. SAAC coordinated the Nov. 7 event.
One of the Iowa State athletes in attendance was football player Ryan Gent.
"We had a really great turn-out of student-athletes and all sports were represented," Gent said.
On Monday, Nov. 7, 45 athletes from Iowa State and 30 Special Olympians attended the event.
"The main goal was to have fun," Gent said. "It's important for student-athletes to help out and give back."
Women's basketball player Elly Arganbright saw the experience as a way to get involved with the community. She said it was a rewarding experience.
"It was great to have the chance to meet all the (Special Olympic) athletes and hang out," Arganbright said. "The biggest thing I gained was an appreciation for simple fun and being with friends."
Football player Brett Bueker also attended and enjoyed the experience.
"The best part about it was to hang out with them, see the smiles on their faces and see them enjoying themselves," Bueker said.
The Arc Program Coordinator, Jessica Schleisman, wants to continue to build the partnership between the organization and SAAC.
"It's a good segue to have the Iowa State student-athletes coach or mentor," Schleisman said. "The Special Olympic athletes look up to (the Iowa State student-athletes)."


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WXIA -- Following the aftermath of the EF3 and EF1 tornadoes that swept through areas of North Georgia on Wednesday, towns and cities have been preparing to rebuild and clear debris, and residents need your help. The 11Alive Help Desk has compiled a list of organizations that have stepped up to provide opportunities for volunteers.
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The Adairsville Church of God is seeking volunteers to help with damage recovery on Saturday, February 2 and Sunday, February 3. Several surrounding churches are banding together with the Church of God at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. on Sunday. Volunteers are able to park directly on the church property at 197 Old Dixie Hwy, Adairsville, Georgia, and will be transported to various sites by church transportation. Crews will work until 6 p.m. each day.
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The Gordon Memorial Baptist Association of Calhoun may need volunteers beginning Monday, February 4.
Habitat for Humanity Floyd County is currently assessing the damage, and will determine a need for volunteers as information comes in pertaining to home damage.
The surrounding City of Emerson lent their public works equipment to Adairsville for debris removal. City employees have also volunteered their time to help their neighboring town.


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Michael Annett Looks for Success at Kentucky Speedway
Sparta, Ky. (June 9, 2010) – Michael Annett and the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team will return to Kentucky Speedway this weekend after recording a seventh place finish in the Bluegrass State in 2009's NASCAR Nationwide Series Meijer 300. Annett qualified fourth for the 200 lap race, and his seventh place finish was one of four top-10s earned by the rookie driver in 2009.
Annett's stats at Kentucky Speedway prove his knack for the track. In three races run on the 1.5 mile D-shaped oval, Annett has started in the top-five twice and finished in the top-10 all three times. In his first experience at Kentucky, the two time ARCA Racing Series winner started fourth, finished ninth and led 31 laps of the ARCA Racing Series Drive Smart! Buckle Up Kentucky 150. In his Truck Series debut at Kentucky Speedway, Annett scored a second place finish, his career best in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
"I'm excited to get back to Kentucky. We really enjoy racing there, so we've been looking forward to this race all year long," said Annett.
"We had a really strong run there last year, and we hope to repeat that success in this weekend's Meijer 300."
Historical success at Kentucky Speedway gives the No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers team confidence for another winning performance this weekend.
"Kentucky Speedway is by far one of the most exciting and fun race tracks on the Nationwide Series circuit. They always draw a large crowd and the fans there are great," said crew chief Ryan Fugle. "Our Nationwide Series program has had great success there. Our proven track record includes Michael's seventh place finish there last year and our third place finish there in 2008. We're heading there this year ready to compete for the win."
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Wow, this one is very mean and very strange to Mr. Noah. Just had to share it...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zAjh9yNtrM"]YouTube - The real "Joakim Noah" story[/ame]
now I say, I say that was just, that was wrong!
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now I say, I say that was just, that was wrong!
Ditto that one
That may have been one of the better videos I've seen on youtube.
Ouchie, that was pretty cruel. So why can't I stop laughing? A few of the chopped up pictures were just too funny.
I don't care what anyone else says, I like Noah.
This one is the whole dance....wow what a loser
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ3y5hTHuP4"]YouTube - Noah Busts A Move[/ame]
i thought it was kind of childish and wrong... until they added the last clip of him dancing. then i remembered CBS showing Lenny Kravitz in the audience, and calling him Noah's father. no wonder the kid is messed up.
I have watched that video a couple times now and it get funnier each time. Damn it feels it good to be a TRANNY!
Noah is just completely unlikable. He acts like an idiot.
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Noah is just completely unlikable. He acts like an idiot.
Agree 100%. He is embarrasing and hard to watch.
For crying out loud guys, he's a KID!
You all act like he's supposed to act prim and proper. Honestly, I think it's hypocritical. If he played for the Cyclones and displayed the same passion and enthusiasm, you would kill for him, plain and simple, but since he plays on a team that has won two straight championships, everyone treats him like a member of Al-Qeada.
Frankly, and I'm sure I'll get in trouble for this, but I really don't care, I got pretty damn tired and embarrassed by Curtis Stinson's tendency to run his mouth off to our opponents after every single play the last three seasons.
I'm not necessarily a Gator fan, but I'm not a Gator hater either. Quit your whining about Noah.
He is most definetly not a kid. He is a senior in college and should act like a repsectable young man. My 5 year old nephew shows more repsect than this idiot could ever dream of. And what the hell was up with that dance. I think only a ****** would dance like that after winning an event in the special olympics. Sorry I am not PC but these idiots make me not want to watch sports. There should never have to be a penalty for excessive celebration but idiots like Noah force the NCAA to make rules for idiots like him. Whatever happened to an old fashioned high 5 and saying hi mom or i'm going to disney world after winning a big game?
"We're gonna do it big tonight! And I know you have no idea what I mean. You have NO IDEA what i'm talking about! But Gator nation, down in Gainsville, they know! It's going down tonight!"
what a '****.
I don't get all the hatred for Noah. I respect the kid (and he is still a kid) for coming back to college when he could have bolted for the NBA. And he's excited about winning back to back championships. It's not like he mocked OSU or said, "We're the greatest of all time!". He did a spontaneous, goofy victory dance. I would have been dancing too.
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The Taj Mahal in Agra, India, and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, are two of the world's most iconic buildings. They both evoke passionate emotions, even love, despite being on opposite ends of the historical and architectural spectrum.
In both buildings shape, size, scale, proportion, texture, color, and light work together to spectacular effect, but very simple structures can also be designed to bring aesthetic pleasure.
What makes things pleasing to our eyes, and how can the design of everything from majestic buildings to simple utilitarian structures bring delight?
For centuries, there has been documented evidence that people have preferences for structures in the built environment and in the natural environment that have certain geometric proportions known as the golden ratio or golden proportion.
The ratio of length to width of approximately 1.618 appears not only in art and architecture, but also in natural structures.
Kimberly Elam's book, Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition, points out that things in nature as different as
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WASHINGTON – With Virginia's new Beltway Express Lanes due to open a week from Saturday, WTOP's Answer Desk answers to your questions about E-ZPass.
If you have a Virginia E-ZPass that was purchased before the Express Lanes option was announced, will it cost anything?
"If you've had an E-ZPass for years and years you will not incur a monthly fee," says Virginia Department of Transportation's Tamara Rollison.
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These are some sketches from last month's observations in Negev Desert in Israel (as usual ) ..
The conditions were not bad, though not perfect due to some dust. I was focusing mostly on nebulae (since I could use my ultrablock filter on them, which really helped).
The telescope I used was my Orion skyview pro 8" newtonian.
It was our monthly starparty, with ~10 telescopes around.
On the attached file: M52 and the bubble nebula.
To be honest I couldn't see the "bubble" itself even using a 12.5" dob with various filters. however the brightest part of the nebula was easily visible, alone with the M52 open cluster in same field of view.


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BALTIMORE, Md. (WUSA) - A Hyattsville based company plead guilty to illegally disposing solid waste and performing construction without controlling sediment run-off, said Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler in a press release.
American Contractors, Inc. was contracted by the property's owner son after posting an ad on Craigslist offering free fill dirt but what they got was something else, the release said.
"Investigators found truckloads of solid waste consisting of construction and demolition debris, mattresses, pipes, toilet fixtures and other debris dumped on the property," Gansler said in the release. "In addition, the land had been disturbed without obtaining an approved sediment control plan."
The investigation began when the Calvert County Department of Planning and Zoning received a complaint of illegal dumping. The information was then forwarded to the Environmental Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General and the Maryland Department of the Environment.
American Contractors, Inc. has been placed on probation for five years and will need to pay $14,290 in restitution to the property owner for the cost of cleaning up the dumped waste. It will also need to pay an imposed fine of $30,000 with $10,000 of the total suspended, the press release stated.


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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Derek Roy posted a goal and two assists to lead the Dallas Stars in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.
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Ask anyone who has run with me and they'll tell you my static flexibility is horrible. I'm completely useless. Even when I wear high socks to run in, I can't come close to being able to bend down and touch them. The pictures below illustrate this. In the first one, I'm actively raising my heel as close as I can get it to my butt. In the second one, I'm pulling my heel to the butt as far as I can without feeling like my quads about to be ripped. It's pretty apparant that if you looked at these pictures, you'd realize my static range of motion sucks...it's horrible... :)
The point in mentioning this is to not fall into the trap of doing stuff like static flexibility or range of motion tests and then using those to explain someone's movement in a dynamic situation. For example, if a runner doesn't have a high back kick and a trainer/coach notices they have horrible static hamstring flexibility, the conclusion is often that the kid needs to stretch more so he can get that range of motion…Well that would be wrong. Runner's muscles are often "tight" statically because a tight musculo-tendon unit is "stiffer" which means it can work as a spring better, storing more elastic energy than a completely loose muscle. Our body isn't dumb; it tries to become efficient at what we do. That's the reason why research studies show that runner's with worse sit and reach scores have better Running economy.
To finish the static vs. dynamic section, I'll quote a dissertation by James Smoliga (2007) where he said, and backed up with research:
"Functional MRI imaging has revealed coordination between the upper and lower body to be a complex task controlled by multiple areas of a motor network, distributed across cortical and subcortical regions of the brain61. Coordination of the arms and legs is task-specific, with a reflex pathway active during locomotion73, 112, but not during tasks performed while standing or seated73 "
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The whole point is to be informed. It's easy to look at a picture or a video and realize what you see. But what matters is the why and how what you see is happening.
Not being able to distinguish the above things is what seperates the so called "guru's" and the people who actually know what they are doing. Sorry if it sounds harsh, but with the rise of the barefoot running stuff and the interest in running form, there are a lot of people trying to make $ of runners who don't know any better...
These are only two examples, but many more can be given. The "core" is an excellent example that I'll try and delve into some other time. Additionally, it is hard to seperate out the stretch reflex mediated signal from a higher level motor signal. The stretch reflex will elicit an EMG response, so unless the study is designed to, it's hard to figure out how much the stretch reflex (or even if one contributes at all) contributes to the EMG signal. The point is that EMG only tells us when the muscle is on/off, not what it's role is or where the signal is coming from.


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Earlier this week, Amtrak released its proposal to build a new high-speed rail line connecting Boston and Washington, D.C. The project will cost over $100 billion and take 25 years to build. While rail enthusiasts may be pleased, you have to wonder: why is it going to take so long?


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As far as UFC debuts go, heavyweight prospect Chris Tuchscherer's (17-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was certainly one of the most memorable in recent history.
Of course, that's not necessarily a positive thing.
Tuchscherer's first octagon appearance took place at this past August's UFC 102 event, and the bout was marred by the Minnesota Mixed Martial Arts Academy fighter receiving a brutal low blow from opponent Gabriel Gonzaga. Tuchscherer makes his return at Saturday night's UFC 109 event in Las Vegas, and barring another unfortunate shot, he's ready to shine.
"When I first started training again, when we'd start sparring and stuff, I was like, 'Ooh,'" Tuchscherer recently admitted to MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "Little inside kicks and stuff – or even just a kick – would kind of make a guy think twice. But everything has been going good now. I've tried to forget about it."
With that painful memory firmly in his rear-view mirror, Tuchscherer can now focus on Canadian brawler Tim Hague (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC). The pair faces off on UFC 109's preliminary card.
Hague is part of the new breed of massive heavyweights that actually cuts down to the 265-pound heavyweight limit, but then again, Tuchscherer knows a thing or two about guys like that. The 34-year-old routinely works out with UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar and massive MMA newcomer Cole Konrad.
"Tim Hague, he's a big guy," Tuchscherer said. "He cuts from like 285 (pounds). A lot of people ask me about that. I'm like, 'Did you forget who I train with every day?'
"Konrad, he walks around at 285, 290 pounds. I guarantee you that Tim Hague can't move like he can. Then you've got Brock that walks around at 280 and is explosive. Everything about Brock is just amazing. I get to be with those guys every day, and it's just unbelievable."
A former collegiate wrestling champion, Tuchscherer fits right in with the current pedigree of the Minnesota Mixed Martial Arts Academy fight team. And it's the work with similarly sized behemoths that the North Dakotan believes will have him ready for Hague on Saturday night.
"When you really sit and think about all the guys you train with, the amount of talent that's in the room, and you think to yourself that you train with these guys every day, it's unbelievable." Tuchscherer said. "I would say it's the best heavyweight camp out there, especially when Brock has a fight. Eight or nine weeks out, the guys that he brings in, everybody is a high-level wrestler."
Tuchscherer insists he has fully healed both physically and mentally from his disappointing (and painful) UFC debut. And with another intense training camp behind him, the promising heavyweight believes he's fully prepared to make a statement in the world's top fight promotion.
"It's a big boost as far as knowing what you're capable of doing and what you can do with these guys," Tuchscherer said. "Besides, what more could happen in the fight besides getting kicked in the groin?"
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It's the first time they've had an office outside of the public safety building.
They wanted to have a stronger police presence in the business district.
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I have a tanning bed in my basement,I only use it in the summer months.I was wondering if tanning beds can be bad for people like us who are trying to take good care of our hair?
I have a tanning bed in my basement,I only use it in the summer months.I was wondering if tanning beds can be bad for people like us who are trying to take good care of our hair?
Yes it can. Hair follicles know when UV rays are from the sun or from a bunch of bulbs. Those pesky follicles!
No. It's no more bad for you than sitting outside in the sun.
In fact, why don't you do that instead
The key to immortality is to not die.
ok so you bought a tannin bed so you could only use it in summer? are you a ****in idiot man? thats like buying a sprinkler when you live in a rain forest. you coulda saved the money and tanned outside like normal people. you so ashamed of your balding that you cant even go outside to tan? i mean at least use it durin the winter cus thats the only time its of use. cmon use ya head man you peeps sense of logic makes me wonder.
that's like buying a sprinkler when you live in the rain forest?!!Originally Posted by DeD PreZ
best post ever.
i would watch what you say bomb science..ded pez might threaten to tell you to go to his "hood" thousands of miles from you" for a fight
dont worry i love his posts, they come so far out of left field that they're entertaining...Originally Posted by hopewas
I'm sure i'll get annoyed soon, but for now, I just love having the image of him getting high and laying on his bed trying to figure out the mystery of MPB.
I figure him for a skinny white high schooler with no friends. Memorizes the rappers songs, buys their mags and dresses like them too.Originally Posted by bombscience
YOu mean we all didnt do that when we were young? :rockon:
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TRINITY, Fla. (AP) -- Family members say the 90-year-old southwest Florida man who was trapped in his car for two days earlier this year has died.
Justin Ambrozia tells The Tampa Bay Times his father Justyn died of heart failure Thursday from complications from the trauma.
Ambrozia broke his wrist and hip when he fell at a grocery store in April. Employees helped him to his car and he somehow managed to drive home. But when Ambrozia pulled into the garage, he couldn't pull the car door handle because of the pain in his swollen wrist.
His car battery died as soon as he got into the garage, so he couldn't honk the horn. He survived on snacks but didn't have water.
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