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Autopsy shows Clinton man was shot by deputies seven times, then handcuffed
CLINTON — An autopsy report released Friday confirms a Cheyenne and Arapaho man was shot seven times in a confrontation with deputies at his Clinton home on Dec. 21.
Mah-hi-vist Goodblanket, 18, had gunshot wounds on his head, chest, abdomen and right arm, according to a report by the office of the chief medical examiner. All the bullets recovered were similar .45-caliber hollow-point. His death was ruled a homicide.
Custer County District Attorney Dennis Smith said his office will announce its decision on whether the shooting was justified in a week to 10 days.
Goodblanket was handcuffed at the time of the autopsy. Custer County Sheriff Bruce Peoples said even though Goodblanket had been shot, it was necessary and consistent with law enforcement procedure to place handcuffs on him to secure the scene.
"You always handcuff a suspect immediately after an event like that," he said.
The teen also had apparent Taser wounds on both sides of his chest, the autopsy states. Peoples said the deputies attempted to use a Taser on him but it didn't work.
What happened
Goodblanket, whose name translated into English means Red Bird, was experiencing a mental episode and was breaking windows and doors when his parents called 911 for help. He had been drinking, evidenced by the blood alcohol level of 0.10 reported in his autopsy.
Peoples says the man attacked two of the responding deputies with a knife. One deputy, Chance Avery, shot his own hand in the struggle and had a finger amputated. He has since been cleared to return to work and the other deputy, Dillon Mach, resumed active duty several weeks ago, Peoples said.
Peoples maintains that the shooting was justified. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation investigated the incident and has turned its report over to the district attorney.
Goodblanket's parents, Melissa and Wilbur Goodblanket, publicly have been asking for justice for their son. "I hope they are going to hold them (the deputies) accountable," Melissa Goodblanket said.


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Update on Narcisa Del JesúsThe Communal Bank "Progreso Del Mar" meets every 15 days in the beautiful resort of San Mateo in the city of Manta. The city is known for its beautiful beaches that are visited a lot during all times of the year by national and foreign tourists. In this place the majority of the people make a living fishing and in other sea related trades.
Here Nacisa lives, whom is 49 years old. She is married and from this relationship she has three children who are already of older and independent. Her husband is a fisherman.
Several years ago she learned the dress making trade in a local academy. She now has a small sewing shop in her house. She makes all types of clothing but what she likes to make the most is women and girls' clothing. During the back to school season she also makes uniforms. Everything that she makes is by orders that her customers make to her and sometimes certain shops in Manta request that she make garments, especially children's clothing, so that they can sell them in their shops. She has had her shop for ten years and she is almost never lacking work.
She is requesting another loan since the other was very useful for her because she urgently needed money to buy materials to make school uniforms. With this she also obtained good earnings that served her well since her husband had been sick and she could use these earnings for the doctor and medicine. Now he is better and if it had not been for her earnings she would not have covered these expenses. This new loan is to be used to buy fabrics, thread, buttons and other sewing materials. She has been with the communal bank since its beginning and she likes everything about the bank.
Her dream is to be in very good health.
En este lugar vive la señora Narcisa, tiene 49 años de edad, está casada y de esta relación tienen tres hijos los mismos que ya son mayores de edad e independientes. Su esposo se dedica a la pesca.
Ella hace varios años aprendió corte y confección en una academia en la localidad y hoy tiene un pequeño taller de costura en su casa, confecciona todo tipo de ropa pero lo que más le gusta elaborar es ropa de mujer o de niñas, en temporadas de entrada a clases ella también confecciona uniformes, todo lo que elabora es bajo pedidos que le realizan sus clientes y a veces también ciertos bazares de Manta le piden que les elabora prendas más que todo de niños para luego ellos venderlos en sus locales, lleva más de 10 años con su taller y casi nunca le falta el trabajo.
Ella está repitiendo el crédito ya que el otro le fue de mucha utilidad porque necesitaba de urgencia el dinero para comprar los materiales para confeccionar los uniformes, con esto también obtuvo muy buenos ingresos que le sirvieron de mucho ya que su esposo estaba enfermo y ella pudo utilizar estas ganancias para médicos y medicinas, ahora él está mejor y si no hubiese sido por sus ganancias no hubiesen tenido como solventar estos gastos. Este nuevo crédito lo va utilizar en comprar telas, hilos, botones y otros materiales para la costura. Esta desde el inicio en el banco comunal y le gusta todo del banco.
Su sueño es tener muy buena salud.
Previous Loan DetailsThe Communal Bank "Progreso Del Mar" meets every 15 days in the beautiful seaside resort of San Mateo in the city of Manta, known for its beautiful beaches, which are frequently visited in all seasons of the year by national and foreign tourists. In this place, the majority of the residents work... More from Narcisa Del Jesús's previous loan »
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Encounters with desert plants and animals, Tucson: 4 reviews and 5 photos
Coming from the wilds of Canada, I'm used to bushwacking. "Bushwacking," means just pushing your way through plants and trees and making your own trail where there wasn't one before. Well, you can't do that sort of thing here because the flora bites back! And it hurts! Every single plant seems to have its own spiky defenses--cactus, aloe, and trees are all covered with thorns.
Out of habit, I brushed a harmless looking leaf out of the way and was rewarded with a giant scratch down my arm which bled for a half-hour. It was a painful act that I was to repeat several times over the coming days no matter how much I tried to remind myself of the danger. It's probably not a good idea to cut your own path through these plants anyway because the creatures lurking under them (rattlers and scorpions) are far more dangerous that what you may be used to.
Bring some Polysporin (antibiotic cream) and Band-Aids (plasters), because you'll probably get attacked by at least one deadly greenery during a desert romp.
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Morels and Johnny Walker Blue
I have been completely entrenched in morel season this year. With talk of the hunt all around me, I finally found someone who was not only willing but EXCITED to show me a great place to find morels. I'm not sure I'm ready to announce the spot to the Internet, but I know that when the rain subsides, I'm definitely headed back south. Being really short on time, finding seven decent sized guys poking their noses out of the ground within 20 minutes was one of the coolest food related experiences I've had without actually eating anything. More fun pictures of the goods over at my personal blog Fork, Knife and Spoon.
After months of being spoiled by gorgeous weather, this week's turn for the worse brought out the winter in me. Finding a fun way of utilizing both the ramps and morels hanging out in my fridge, I went for spring time comfort food and made a potato and ramp soup with a morel crouton. The soup was good, but it took a back-burner to the buttery, savory and downright sexy morel toast.
I actually ate at Chimborazo twice this week: once with Kyle (my husband) and once with Rob Barrett (of Hot Dish fame). You'll get Rob's and my take on the Ecuadorian restaurant soon enough, but here is a quick glance at their amazing Tres Leches cake. It's a contender for the best Tres Leches in the cities. For real.
Thursday marked the anniversary of my Father-in-law's retirement. To celebrate the occasion the family splurged on a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue. Not being a huge scotch drinker, but also not being one for passing up a rare/expensive experience, I had about 1/2 an ounce. I can say it was very smooth and a little peaty... but I'll stick to my Jack Daniel's when it comes to whiskey, at least for a few more years. Congrats on your new found freedom, John!
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The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is partnering with eight leading nonprofit organizations to hold an exciting new conference in May 2012 – the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA).
THSNA, a comprehensive scientific meeting dedicated to bleeding and clotting disorders, will provide a focused forum for 1,500 healthcare professionals to network, learn and share across disciplines and disease states. THSNA will highlight basic science, along with clinical and laboratory information that reflects the latest understanding of common hemorrhagic and thrombotic disorders. It will:
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Packers 21, Chargers 7
Key plays: The Chargers started with a pass(!) and Philip Rivers threw it 23 yards to Vincent Jackson. Seven plays later the two hooked up again for a pass on the same distance for a touchdown, with Jackson burning Sam Shields. Green Bay came right back with its own TD drive, helped by a pass-interference call against Marcus Gilchrist on third down from the Chargers 26 that was shaky at best (the ball appeared uncatchable?. Aaron Rodgers ran three times on the drive for 24 yards and threw a 5-yard TD pass. Green Bay took the lead 67 seconds later after a horrible pass by Rivers to a covered receiver was intercepted by Charlie Peprah and returned 40 yards for a TD. Less than 3 minutes later, déjà vu struck, with Tramon Williams intercepting Rivers and taking it 43 yards for a TD.
Key stats: The Chargers had all the advantages statistically, mainly because Green Bay didn't need its offense to score. The Chargers had 151 yards to 47 for Green Bay, although the Packers had 83 on INT returns. Jackson had all five Chargers catches for 107 yards.
Not in the box score: Jackson's TD was his first since a 55-yarder from Rivers against Miami in Week 4.
Packers 28, Chargers 17
Key plays: Continuing a drive set up by a 38-yard pass from Philip Rivers to Vincent Jackson on the last play of the first quarter, the Chargers scored on an 8-yard run by Mike Tolbert. The Chargers defense then made a big stop, with Quentin Jammer breaking up a fourth-and-2 pass at the San Diego 36. The Chargers came back with another drive, helped by a third-down holding call against Charles Woodson that nullified a drop by Antonio Gates, and Nick Novak booted a career-long 52-yard field goal through the rain to cut Green Bay's lead to four. A 25-yard run by Aaron Rodgers on third-and-9 put the Packers in San Diego territory, and a 13-yard pass from Rodgers to Greg Jennings on third-and-11 continued the drive, which ended with a 16-yard pass from Rodgers to a diving Jordy Nelson with 18 seconds left.
Key stats: The Chargers outgained Green Bay 199-163, although the Packers had just three possessions. Rodgers was sacked four times, all in the second quarter.
Not in the box score: Rodgers had 49 yards rushing, just three shy of his career high for a game and closing in on his total for the first seven games (75).
Packers 31, Chargers 24
Key plays: The Packers methodically drove into range for Mason Crosby to boot a 47-yard field goal more than 6½ minutes into the quarter, with the key play being a 13-yard completion on third down from Aaron Rodgers to Jermichael Finley, who made a diving catch for a first down. The Chargers overcame two penalties on their first drive of the period, with Philip Rivers passes of 27 yards to Mike Tolbert and 19 yards to Antonio Gates (on third-and-16). A third-and-2 pass to Patrick Crayton gained 5 yards, and the Chargers scored on an 11-yard pass from Rivers to Gates with 1:58 remaining.
Key stat: Rivers was 7 of 10 on the Chargers' scoring drive for 98 yards.
Not in the box score: The rain stopped in the second quarter and the sun actually made an appearance in the third quarter. The field, of course, remained wet, although it didn't appear too many players were having issues with the footing. (The rain picked up again midway through the final quarter.)


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a few things are true:
1) I am a man
2) the vast majority of usac members are men
3) I (like most men), in no way whatsoever, stand to benefit from increased women's racing. best case it has no effect on me.
4) I am not a promoter, so there is no potential financial upside to me
I think rather than dictating what the right thing for others to do is Grolby should put his money where his mouth is and promote some races. From what I've seen in the race promotion end (my team puts on at least a race a year) and from others who promote, turning a profit takes a bit of luck, some deftness managing expenses, and decent field sizes. To say that so and so needs to toss money down the well because it's the right thing to do elicits a big yawn from me. Having run big boy businesses my core reactivity to that is **** you, go get your own money and do your own thing and let's see how it works out.
The core issue around here is that women want as many fields, at as many races, and with as much money as men. But they don't show up and promoters are burning cash during their events, and taking money and race miles out of the folks who are actually filling fields.
Again the few women who race and want to race hard want parity that can't exist because they don't have the base. From the promoter and marketing end an untapped resource is recognized. But unless women actually do what they need to do to insure that their end of the sport grows no change is going to happen. To posit that we all share some collective interest or responsibility is a bit too self righteous. My only interest in this sport is my own 60 minutes of race time. My interest is participatory. I don't care if some guy's kid has an event, or his wife. I have my own interests in life (like the vast majority of people involved in cycling) and they take the overwhelming majority of my time and energy. This is bowling. Knitting. A hobby for most of us.
So if you feel strongly about something get out there and make it happen. But save the jewish guilt for when your kids leave you in the nursing home.
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If women dislike road racing then perhaps we should consider the possibility that road racing is stupid....
As I've said before, my wife races. She races a lot, and I try to support her..
And my team puts on races, and I agree with everything Gstein said about putting on a race. We do it to make money to support out charitable efforts.
In 2013, we added a women's open race to our winter race series. The first year, we had a women's team that my wife managed, provide the pot for that event. We had about 8 women show up, three from that team.
This year, despite my wife's desire to support the event, the team decided it didn't want to do it. They thought it was too cold to race, too early in the season, and they didn't want to put any money on the line. So we put up the money ourselves. And we offered separate payouts for the 1/2/3 and 4s to encourage more participation. We had 9 women the first week (two 1/2/3s, meaning they were guaranteed payout) and about 15 women the second week (four 1/2/3s). It was a pretty pathetic turnout.
[QUOTE=gsteinb;16612739I think rather than dictating what the right thing for others to do is Grolby should put his money where his mouth is and promote some races.[/QUOTE]
And that's fair enough. I want to emphasize again that I don't think it's easy. And yeah, it's not fair to tell promoters to throw money down a well. But the thing is - the world is not fair to women every single damn day. So I think there's some burden on us to try and do something, even if it costs us something. Don't agree with me? It's a free country, isn't it? I'm under no impression that it's simple. The economics are a real obstacle. I'm saying to the extent that it's economically feasible, we should do what we can. I'm not going to get bent out of shape if you have a different opinion. We're both probably having equal effect on the situation, that is to say, **** all.
Then there's the fact that we know a number of things about socialization and male and female children and personality formation. Boys are encouraged toward and rewarded toward more masculine behaviors and discouraged from and punished for more feminine behaviors. The reverse is true for girls. We know that this molds behavior in powerful ways. It's certainly reasonable to suggest that hormone differences have an effect in the population on personality characteristics, but the social component clearly has enormous explanatory power that can't be handwaved away. I suppose you could dismiss this argument if you don't think strong enforcement of gender roles is a cultural problem, so maybe you just don't care. But I do.
Honestly, I think this is a bit of a rabbit hole, because I don't actually see how whether or not "women" (as some sort of, I don't know, Platonic construction of a group of humans who actually vary quite a bit in interests and needs) like bike racing is terribly relevant to the question of how to make the experience better for women racers. Which is a different question from how to get more women involved, which is something that probably has to happen to make the experience better.
I have one more thought on this - one of the biggest challenges here is the format of road racing. Underrepresented categories are going to be much harder to still serve effectively compared to other disciplines. It's a lot easier to give a small number of women racers an equal experience to their male colleagues on, say, the velodrome, where the races are shorter and smaller for everyone. And as we've already discussed, same goes to some extent for MTB, 'cross, and so on. It isn't necessarily just because it's less overtly competitive. So maybe resources are better spent on programs to increase participation there and then the road can start to benefit from some crossover. But I just don't know.
Anyway, that's pretty much all I have to say about that.
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I get where Gary is coming from. People think I'm crazy to do what I do for the sport beyond racing. It's just something that I need to do. It is as enjoyable, sometimes more so, than the racing itself. But there is only so much to go around. I turned down a request to be on a race committee because there is just too much going on this year.
My wife and I were talking last night, and we think we came up with a theory.
It's not that women are not competitive enough to race, rather it is that they are too competitive.
Think about it. Women tend to naturally be catty and judgmental toward other women. It's like there is a quiet competition all the time over everything - what shoes they are wearing, hair styles, jewelry, jobs, tv shows... It's a constant competition. But, it's an internal competition. There is no defined winner.
Racing, on the other hand, is a very visible competition in which someone distinctly wins and loses. And on the road, this is most apparent as spectators and other riders easily know who is dropped, who is last... Cross, mtb, triathlon, those are more individual performances. Tri is a competition against time. And in cross and mtb, the race usually gets so spread out so quickly, it's hard to tell who is in the lead.
Maybe that is the issue.
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The vision of USA Cycling is to make the United States of America the most successful country in the world of competitive cycling.
The mission of USA Cycling is to achieve sustained success in international cycling competition and grow competitive cycling in America while delivering an exceptional customer experience.
Based on that business model, females just don't fit the model and aren't a target interest.
Not saying they can't become one but why reinvent the wheel? Time and money aren't worth it.
sounds harsh but just presenting the logic
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First big NJ crit of the season next weekend. Here's the message from the promoter on the FB page:
Ladies - Tom and I have doubled the prize list for the Open Women's field at Cherry Blossom. In addition, if we have good field sizes, we'll be more than happy to add some primes during the race.
That's the carrot. Here's the stick:
If we don't have a decent turnout for the race, there's a good chance we won't be able to offer women's fields in 2015. We have a limited time we're allowed to be in the park and each field needs to justify its slot on the schedule. So please, come out and support women's racing.
Gary, I think that is entirely fair.
At the same time, I don't think Women's Open events do much to promote the sport for women.
My wife raced in an open event yesterday. She finished off the back. There was a lead group of three women: One currently racing on a USAC Elite women's team (she also raced in the Men's P/1/2 event) and two former professional triathletes, one of whom previously raced on a USAC Elite women's team. The first chase group consisted of two women on a local elite women's team, one of whom is a cat 1 in cross. After that, it was five riders, including my wife, who were some times together and sometimes racing alone.
After the race, one woman who is new to bicycle racing started talking to my wife and commented how demoralizing it was to be racing against such high caliber women. My wife agreed and pointed out that there will be some Womens 4 fields in a few upcoming races.
I wonder how many Cat 5s would stick around for 10 races if they had to race against the 1/2/3s on a regular basis?
I will say though, the race promoter did a great job of spreading out the primes, giving all the women in the race a shot at one.
I read the thread title and immediately thought lingerie, oil, and trophy girls kissing the winners. But that's a spectator's opinion.
Seriously, improving women's racing has to come from the women. The biggest success I've seen have come from women making up the core of the recruitment, education, and organizational elements. It wasn't men that started the ground swell for Title 9, and USA Cycling isn't going to be a mover or shaker here.
Probably the biggest problem is our top level women racers have zero profile in the media. Part of that is our sports somewhat lower profile but it's not like we're lawn bowling. Everyone knows Lance Armstrong. No one knows Sarah Hammer. This is not the case in the UK, where track cyclists like Victoria Pendelton are tabloid material.
A bike racing equivalent of Danica Patrick or Rhonda Rousey would be a huge boost. While both of them trade on their looks, that's just part of the game. But I will bet there are more than a few girls who are thinking of racing cars or kicking someone in the face that weren't before they emerged.
They may trade on their looks, but all three of them are very experienced and talented in their respective sports. The difference with Danica is that she has to compete in the same field as men in a cuthroat sport where there's a new cowboy killer every race.
If every elite woman mentored one development rider, the W3/4 races would not have issues with field sizes.
wait a minute, Jews have guilt too? I thought Catholics had a monopoly on that.
One of the major stage races in the area apparently has not included a women's field. There were 20+ racers in the women's open race last year. Thus may be popcorn worthy
it just got popcorn worthy
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Finishers in the RR, which will be # of ppl who paid.
many don't finish stage races
I also don't understand why they didn't offer a road race only option like they did with the men's 35+ 3/4, 55+ and 65+, especially considering that if you're a 45+ cat3 racer you have a choice of 3 Stage Race categories.
Honestly, if anything it has fired up the women in the MABRA area (which is a good thing). The important thing is to get out there and register/participate in races. Looks like ToPC could benefit from this.
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Teradyne, Inc. (TER)
Q3 2010 Earnings Conference Call
October 28, 2010 10 AM ET
Andrew Blanchard – VP, Corporate Relations
Mike Bradley – President and CEO
Gregory Beecher – VP, Treasurer and CFO
Timothy Arcuri – Citigroup
Krish Sankar – Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Mehdi Hosseini – Susquehanna International
Gary Hsueh – Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Christopher Muse – Barclays Capital
James Covello – Goldman Sachs
David Duly [ph] – Steel Head
Patrick Ho – Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
Atif Malik – Morgan Stanley
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I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Andrew Blanchard, sir you may begin.
Andrew Blanchard
Thank you, Pia. Good morning, everyone and welcome to our discussion of Teradyne's most recent financial results. I am joined this morning by our Chief Executive Officer, Mike Bradley; and, our Chief Financial Officer, Greg Beecher.
Following our opening remarks, we will provide details of our performance for the third quarter of 2010 as well as our outlook for the fourth quarter. First, I'd like to address several administrative issues. The press release containing our most recent financial results was sent out via business wire last evening. Copies are available on our website or by calling Teradyne's corporate relations office at 978-370-2221.
This call is being simultaneously webcast at www.teradyne.com. Note that during this call, we are providing slides on the website that may be helpful to you in following the discussion. To view them simply access the investor page of the site and click on live webcast icon. In addition, replays of this call will be available via the investor's page of teradyne.com about 24 hours after the call ends. The replays will be available along with the slides through the 14th of November.
The matters that we discuss today will include forward-looking statements that involve risk factors that could cause Teradyne's results to differ materially from management's current expectations. We encourage you to review the Safe Harbor statement contained in the earnings release as well as our most recent SEC filings for a complete description. Additionally, those forward-looking statements are made as of today and we take no obligation to update them as a result of developments occurring after this call.
During today's call, we will make reference to non-GAAP financial measures. We have posted additional information concerning these non-GAAP financial measures including reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure where available on our website. To view them, go to the investor page and click on GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation link.
Also, you may want to note that between now and our next conference call, Teradyne will be participating in the Piper Jaffray TMT Conference on November 10th, Sidoti & Company's Emerging Growth Farm in New York on November the 16th; Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference in Phoenix on December 1st and 2nd; and Barclays Technology Conference on December 9th in San Francisco and finally, Eric May Luncheon in Chicago in November and New York and Boston in December.
Now, let's get on with the rest of the agenda. First our CEO, Mike Bradley, will review the state of the company and the industry in the third quarter and will review our outlook for the fourth quarter. Then our CFO, Greg Beecher, will provide more details on our quarterly financial performance along with our guidance for the fourth quarter. We will then answer your questions. For scheduling purposes, you should note that we intend to end this call after one hour. Mike?
Mike Bradley
Good morning, everyone. Thanks for being with us you for joining us today. Our results in the third speak for themselves, so I won't go into detail there other than to say that we posted record numbers and are quite pleased with how the financial results reflect the overall strength of the company.
We're significantly different operations from a few years back with a richer product portfolio, stronger market share position, a very efficient cost structure and a solid balance sheet. Add to that the upside of our growth initiatives and we believe the picture going forward is quite promising. So, I'll let Greg go through how our business model is performing as well as our cash strategy and the cash calendar.
But I'd like to focus my reminders first on what's happening in the test market in the short run; second, how we expect our full year results to play out and third, what we expect over a longer horizon. The most obvious show term issue is the sharp correction and demand we've seen in this past quarter in the SOC space. Although memory orders were up slightly, our SOC test orders declined 47% led by an OSAT pull back of $120 million.
As I've mentioned in the past, our industry's annual run rate was over $3 billion, which is above the trend line, so this correction isn't unexpected. For 2010, the SOC market will now likely come in at $2.6 to 2.7 billion or double the market size in 2009, but will likely exit year at an annualize ship rate of about $2 billion. So, it's been a sharp correction down to a level below the average market size of the past few cycles.
I would note that we'll be operating in Q4 at about model profitability in this correction, roughly 10 points higher than in prior cycles. So, our structure work for the last couple of years should stand up well, equally important is our continued progress on market share. While the overall the SOC market will double in 2010, we'll grow by nearly 2.5 times. This will lift our share position to somewhere between 45 and 50% for the year. This is obviously a bigger gain than on the last few years, so it deserves some comment.
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Oh, the old J.D. Powers ratings again! Yes, Toyota has had recalls and they dropped. The recalls are already starting to fade away and by the traffic I always see at Toyota dealers it isn't slowing them as much as people think. They will be back on top soon enough.
You did neglect to mention that Lexus tops J.D. Powers rankings over Ford, GM and everything else domestic though didn't you? And who is their parent company? Hmmmmm... Toyota? I guess you would want to leave that off of your ratings quotes though wouldn't you?
The Fusion Hybrid is a nice car true enough. It is pretty much on par with any other hybrid though. The Prius is an amazing vehicle and has sold so many copies that people still are waiting in line for them. In fact, this post is the very first time I have heard of a complaint by anyone who owns one. I am sure they are out there but I have never heard about any other complaints.
The Fusion had its time of "projected reliability" and now "projected resale values". Now the reliability is starting to wane with mounting transmission problems. The resale projections are a joke really as it is still domestic. Right now they aren't holding value better than anything else as far as KBB is concerned. So far in my experience the car that holds the resale title is the 2008 Honda Accord. It booked higher than I paid for it after the first year of driving (when the most depreciation generally occurs) and almost 20K miles... and it was a base model!
15th Dec 2010, 20:26
More Ford fans arguing against Toyota. I guess everybody has to take a shot at the best. I haven't visited this site much in about a year, back when the Ford fans were raving about how the Fusion was heaven on wheels. Ha. Just like every other Ford car that's 'supposed' to be great and finally NOT a piece of junk, nobody bought it, it fizzled out, and I'm sure will take it's rightful place next to such Ford wonders as the Contour.. similar transmission problems, which is to say that it was junk.
Meanwhile, the Camry and Accord, as always, breeze right on by as the very best, year after year. I was in a month long argument with another self-proclaimed 'mechanic' (Ford fan) who told me that Toyota's were junk because they had aluminum blocks and the F-150 was the greatest thing ever because of a cast iron block.. guess what? ALL Ford's new lineup of engines for the F-150, except for one, now have aluminum blocks.
As usual in the last 30 or so years, domestic automakers follow the lead of Toyota and Honda. Too little, too late, and embarrassingly behind the times. Wonder what that guy thinks now that everything he said was wrong? Or are Fords just as crappy as Toyota's now because of the aluminum blocks?
It's fun to argue automobiles with people that are blinded by brand loyalty. That's the sad part, if you're going to choose to be that way, at least pick a decent one, such as Honda or Toyota.
Here's the real truth of it, again: Toyota has always been much higher in design and build quality than Ford, GM, or Dodge. They have had problems, as does any company that builds any product. However, in the end, they have less of them and still build, by far, the most reliable automobiles on the road, with the possible exception of Honda. I even had a guy tell me that the four cylinder in a Chevy Cavalier was as good as a four cylinder Honda engine...
16th Dec 2010, 18:17
I just read a tragic story on Yahoo. A man died because his minivan's rear axle broke in half and he slammed into a building. It was a Ford Windstar. The family claims the recall notice came after he was already dead and 6 weeks after it was supposedly listed as a recall by Ford. Truly a sad story.
Just goes to show ALL manufacturers have recalls and many of them are for dangerous catastrophic failures. Toyota is far from the only one who has had these type of recalls.
17th Dec 2010, 02:48
The truth? This site is for opinions, there is no "truth" in your opinion.
I'm tired of these same old arguments where a brand is best "because I say so". Everyone has their brand preferences, that's never going to change.
Every single brand has their lemons, even Honda and Toyota, Google "Odyssey transmission failure" and "4-runner head gasket" if you don't believe me.
Sometimes it's just the luck of the draw when buying used cars. Condition and mileage is much more important than the brand when shopping for a car. You always end up overpaying for the brand, and compromising options.
Personally I've had bad luck with Ford and Nissan cars, but I won't say that all Ford and Nissan are bad, because maybe I just got some bad ones.
The brands I have had good luck with are GM, Subaru, Dodge, Volvo, but that was just in my own experience, I'm not saying that they are any better.
Any well maintained car will last longer than an ill maintained car of any brand.
My Honda Civic was good other than the rust, the metal was thin and poor quality, it rusted way quicker than other cars its age, and had to be sold for parts early.
Later I had a Toyota Rav4 that cost me tons in repairs, probably the worst lemon I've ever had, the check engine light would not go away, and passing the emissions test was always costly. I would not say Toyota is better than any other brand by all means; mine was a lot of trouble.
17th Dec 2010, 15:26
I just find it interesting that there seems to be a lot of people who want to badmouth Toyota - and particularly the Prius. Remember - as recently as the 70's, Toyota had a very tiny foothold in the US market. It was an unproven, unknown brand, and thus a lot of people were skeptical of the brand. The whole reason Toyota rose to prominence was from a well-deserved reputation of building high quality, no-nonsense cars and trucks. Had they instead made junk, they would've not had the success they have now. Prior to import brands, you really didn't have a choice: It was either GM, Ford, Chrysler, or Studabaker.
Companies like Toyota eventually forced the remaining big 3 to step it up and start competing with better cars and trucks. To their credit, the Big 3 have made great strides of late, even producing some vehicles that I would consider, and even a few that actually step outside the lines - like the Volt.
But in regards to the Prius, those that mock it in my opinion probably don't know that much about them. They were the same people that declared the batteries in them cost $10,000 and would fail in 2 years. Yet our Prius is almost 10 years old and the battery is holding up just fine. In fact, hardly any of the batteries in these cars have failed. It's an incredibly complicated car, having 2 separate coolant systems, several computers, and a complex transaxle coupled to the electric motor. That all of this works - in our case with the first generation Prius - flawlessly, is amazing. Toyota proved that a hybrid electric system was practical for everyday driving. Now that GM has pushed the ball a little further with the Volt, perhaps Toyota will also introduce their own addition to electric drivetrains.
In the end it is less about where something is made, and more about what you as the end consumer get in return. Due to global competition, consumers have a wide variety of choices, and the products they buy are not only better than they were 10 years ago, but more reliable, safer, and more ingenuous. If there were no global competition, we would all still be driving land yachts and clunkers.


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Sardis Lake just missed cut for Bassmaster Magazine's best bass lakes list
Sardis Lake in southeastern Oklahoma almost made the top 100 list of Bassmaster Magazine's best bass fishing lakes in the country, said James Hall, editor of the bass fishing publication.
"Sardis was just on the fringe of making it," he said. "There has been some huge fish out of Sardis and it was highly recommended from our Federation guys and the fishery guys (from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation).
"We just couldn't find enough information about it to justify putting it in."
Other Oklahoma lakes that were considered for inclusion were Fort Gibson, Okemah, Broken Bow, Sooner, Tenkiller, Dripping Springs and McGee Creek, Hall said.
Two of Oklahoma's most popular lakes, Texoma and Eufaula, never came close to making the list, he said.
The density of black bass in Texoma is just not as strong as in past years and no one nominated Eufaula, he said.
Texoma is best known for being a striper lake and Eufaula, even though it is considered a good smallmouth bass fishery, is widely known as a crappie lake.
Hall said the magazine plans to annually rank the 100 best bass fishing lakes in the country.


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Parker will visit both schools soon.
"I'm setting my official (visit) up for Arizona State -- that's going to be next month," said the 6-foot-4, 200-pound Parker. "We are shooting for the December 14. But if we can't do it then, I'll go in January."
"Miami -- we are still talking about that visit. Next time I talk to the coaches, we are probably going to set that up."
Each schools appeals to Parker.
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I love my Saturn SL2. Yes there have been some issues, I bought it used but I have had it over 6 years. It is the best car I have ever had. The biggest issue I have had with it is, I have had to have the AC repaired every year. It will work for a season and then will stop working when I have to start switching on the heat. (crazy right!) Also I have had to have the key assembly in the steering column replaced twice because the locking mechanism keeps malfunctioning and locking up so my key would not turn when I tried to start the car. Other than that just normal car repairs and maintenance. Funny fact- This car is almost impossible to break into unless you actually break a window to get into to it. Also just an FYI if you ever have to "break" into your car, say you are stranded on the side of the road and have a complete blonde moment and lock you keys in your car, the best and cheapest window to break is the front or back windshield. And for the love of Mike DO NOT break that tiny little window that does nothing in the rear door. It is the most expensive window to have replaced.
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Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard
As every aspiring art historian quickly discovers on the first day of class, art began somewhere deep in a cave in France when one of the world's first visually literate humans hunkered down in the dark to draw a bison.
Look quickly, though, because if you blink you'll miss the single cave painting slide and, along with it, the next 10 millennia of human culture.
"And then, 10,000 years later, here are the Egyptians!" says Portland painter George Johanson, whose sense of gentle irony travels well even in a long-distance telephone call.
But he's serious about this stuff. Today, Johanson is one of the patriarchs of painting in Oregon.
Six decades ago, the then-young Johanson found he wasn't ready to move on quite so quickly from that slide about the cave art of Lascaux, France. He was a student then at the Museum Art School now the Pacific Northwest College of Art just after World War II. That's where he encountered pictures of the cave paintings.
Those paintings of bulls and horses rattled around his brain during an entire career in art, somehow helping to inform a style of painting that is at once realistic and magical, down to earth and spiritual.
Instead of painting bison, Johanson has spent much of his career creating what he calls a portrait of Portland, the city where he's lived and drawn inspiration for half a century.
"Over the years I've used Portland as a backdrop and as an actor," he said. "I've been painting a portrait of Portland over the years. It's almost entirely out of my head. It's often not literal. It's literal in the sense you can see different bridges in it. But there are whole sections that are all invented. I am making a parallel world."
You can dip into that parallel world starting Tuesday at Karin Clarke Gallery, which is opening a show of Johanson's recent work, including paintings and prints, that will run through May 9.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts will show a newly produced film from Portland Community College about Johanson and his work at 2 p.m. April 25.
Born in 1928 in Seattle, Johanson is considered one of the premier Oregon painters of his generation. The Hallie Ford Museum in Salem put on a retrospective of Johanson's work in 2007. Willamette University art professor Roger Hull curated that exhibit and produced a 126-page catalog titled "George Johanson: Image and Idea."
"Johanson's art is concerned with memory and recollection, dream and fantasy, biography and autobiography, physical and imaginative detachment yet sensual engagement," Hull wrote. "He is engaged by portraiture and self-portraiture. He is engaged by the city of Portland, whose "portrait' he paints and repaints, both in panoramic views and more closely focused scenes of the bus stops, parade routes and parks along the river all occupied by people recreating or waiting to recreate, waiting for life to transpire. He is also the painter of fires that break out in city buildings or spew from volcanoes, and he often sets fire's rampage alongside human lassitude and seeming indifference. …


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This is a discussion on Large versatile survival type knife? within the Defensive Knives & Other Weapons forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by Passin' Through I've got my dad's army issue knife from Korea and just got my Kershaw Outcast for camping/survival. I'm set. Kershaw ...
That said the Outcast is a great camp knife. and plus 1 on the hollow handled Rambo knives being POS
Abort the Obamanation not the Constitution
Those who would, deny, require permit, license, certification, or authorization for me to bear arms are as vile, dangerous & evil as those who would molest, abuse, assault, rape or murder my family
Putting a convex edge on an Outcast is a nightmare task to be sure. I have since found a guy who will put a hair splitting convex edge on an OutCast for about $20. In retrospect I'd go that route if I had to do it again. I ate $20 up in stones alone not to mention time and aggravation. D2 is tough stuff to re profile and sharpen. If you want to go that route I can send you his contact info.
A sharpening kit for a survival knife is not of much value if you do not have it with you when you get lost or are out in the wilderness. Again one of the reasons I prefer 1095 as you can sharpen it on any flat stone, plus 1095 really holds an edge. For the Outcast cut some inner tubes into large rubber bands and attach your sharpening kit to the Outcast's sheath. I use that method to attach survival kits to all of my Beckers, and the Outcast. In a pinch the rubber can be used as an excellent tinder
For the OP, There is a pretty good article on survival knives at 9 Becker Knives For Survival. Follow the links on the different knives. The article is a bit dated and says Beckers are no longer available but they in fact are now being made by Ka-Bar. It is a great match, since Ka-Bar is reputed to do the best heat treat on 1095 that there is. So it is great to see them making knives for such a well renowned and respected knife maker. Tomars Ka-Bars has great deals on Ka-Bars and Beckers, excellent service too.
Abort the Obamanation not the Constitution
Those who would, deny, require permit, license, certification, or authorization for me to bear arms are as vile, dangerous & evil as those who would molest, abuse, assault, rape or murder my family
I agree with Top, the Moras are awesome knives at any price. Anything by Bark River also. I would recommend everyone go get a Mora and try it out. I have tried a bunch and if you are looking for a user get a Mora!
It is sort of extra critical with D2 that D2 Tool Steel be perfectly hardened/heat-treated or it will edge chip if too hard.
With that regard I guess it's like nearly every other hardened knife Steel in that over or under hardening and a poor temper will result in a bad blade that will either be too soft to hold an edge or will edge-chip out.
Any knife of any Steel that is over hardened will result in a blade that can snap right in half. So it is important to test any knife before venturing out with it and/or betting you life on it.
1095 is a good and proved knife steel that has certainly earned its place for proved woodcraft and survival apps.
I do think that properly heat treated D2 has some superior advantage over 1095.
Sharpening a D2 knife in the field is not any more difficult than putting an edge on any other knife but, a Diamond hone/sharpener is the best choice.
The main reason that some knife makers do not like it is that it is a difficult Steel to work in order to fashion a blade from it and even annealed it is tougher on sanding belts for stock removal knives.
It is more more work to make a great knife from D2 than from 1095.
Just my opinion on the above.
See the VID on knifetests.com of the Reeve hollow handle "survival" where the blade snaps right in half.
Regarding some with their opinion on LARGE knives - I used to head out to the land that God & Time Forgot every year.
When I go I go alone and usually for at least 2 to 3 weeks and long before GPS locators were invented.
I personally prefer a larger knife in combination with a smaller knife for finer cutting chores.
But, it is possible to choke up on a larger blade and do the finer and more delicate cutting tasks which while a slight PITA requires much less expended time, energy, and effort than trying to do things like accomplish shelter building, raft building, site clearing etc...while being relegated/obligated to a knife that is too small. For me, I would rather have more blade and use less of it than have less blade and not enough available.
Again...that is what logically works for me and I am no amateur Sunday camper.
I guess that is why we can choose from the thousands of different knives available in myriads of lengths, steels, styles & configurations and decide as individuals what works best for us as (hopefully) survivors of whatever gets tossed our way.
One other thing that I would like to add to this thread is my statement that even with great, high quality knives MANY of the factory supplied sheaths absolutely suck (big time) in the wild and in actual use.
They are terrible so think hard about investing in a "Sheath Upgrade" in either a well constructed Kydex or leather.
Depends on what you're going to do with it. If you are a survivalist, I would recommend looking at TOPS Knives Tom Brown Tracker. Mine is great for anything you need to do around a campsite or deep in the "rough".
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It's designed for chopping, hacking, and skinning as well as serving as a draw knife (really useful for making tinder), or even a scribing carving tool.
High price, but well worth it if you're headed "out there".
Otherwise, a good Ka-bar or Glock 81 knife will serve you well for years to come.
That which does not kill us leaves us broken and bleeding...
Dont mess with the guy who can barely stand up. His remaining options for self-defense don't include your survival.
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TOPS Knives Tom Brown Tracker.
Hmmm, I'm going through this decision on a survival knife at the moment as well.
Thus far, I've narrowed my own search down to a Kabar "Heavy Bowie" (9 inch)
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YouTube - Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie: Wicked and Cheap
and a Becker BK-9 (9 inch)--also comes with the free 2 1/4 inch BKT-13 knife.
Becker Knife and Tool, CM-BK9 Bowie
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YouTube - Becker Survival Knives: Gone But Not Forgotten
Still looking myself...sigh
Leaning towards the Becker BK-9
Perhaps one of these (or even in the 7" model) would work for you, fernset.
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Every politician — regardless of party or position — needs to be challenged by opponents. It's good for the elected officials to not only be held accountable but to respect and even fear that process as he or she works for the voters. And it's good for the electorate to not only have choices but to leverage the electoral process as an ominous reminder throughout the term of office.
That's why we're glad to see a healthy dose of candidates in city council races throughout Clark County, now that the filing period for the Nov. 5 election has closed. Sadly, there are high numbers of unchallenged races elsewhere in the county this fall (we'll get to those later in this editorial), but in the eight cities that are having council elections, half of the councilor positions have at least two candidates. And in the three largest cities — Vancouver, Battle Ground and Camas — nine of 10 races are contested. And in the largest city — Vancouver — a robust collection of 14 hopefuls (including four incumbents) are set to do battle, and three of the four races begin with the Aug. 6 runoff.
This abundance of political competition is good for voters. Unfortunately in Woodland and Yacolt, no races have more than one candidate.
In the top local showdown, we're not surprised to see Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt draw an opponent. He angered many supporters when he changed his mind on tolls after taking office. But after the heavy, seemingly nonstop criticism of Leavitt in recent years, we are surprised he drew only one foe. And even that opponent, City Councilor Bill Turlay, seems to have taken a might-as-well, nobody-else-will approach when filing for the office late Friday. "It just seemed like somebody should be running, that's all," said Turlay in a Saturday Columbian story. Not exactly the most captivating campaign slogan.
Turlay himself faces criticism from supporters after the consummate conservative in November voted in favor of a tax increase, reluctantly, at the time explaining, "I'm dead set against it, but I've got no other choice." Sounds like Leavitt on tolls.
Elsewhere on the largest city council in the county, the action will be hot and heavy as incumbents Jack Burkman (three foes), Jeanne Stewart (two) and Jeanne Harris (four) all must face challengers in the summer primary. As we said, that's great … for the public servants and for the public.
However, we wonder why 16 of 23 school board races in Clark County have only one candidate each. Four school board races haven't even drawn one candidate. (For more information about the extended filing period for these races, visit Clark County Elections). A stronger accountability process would be helpful, especially in the four largest school districts. In each of those districts (Vancouver, Evergreen, Battle Ground and Camas), one of two school board races has a challenger.
In local fire districts, constituents apparently are even more satisfied with the performance of their elected officials. Six fire districts have eight commissioner races on the ballots, and not a single one has drawn more than one candidate.
The same is true in three local ports, where four races show no more than a single candidate.
Fortunately, though, city council races are well-stocked with choices for voters. In these cities, countless key decisions will be made in coming years about economic development, transportation, taxes and other issues. We urge voters to prepare to make informed decisions in the Aug. 6 primary (ballots will be mailed July 17) and the Nov. 5 election (ballots will be mailed Oct. 16).