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Greeting Andrea Willets at the door was a bit like greeting a big sky sunrise. Have you ever seen one? If not you'd never forget it, it's a vision. If I use the same analogy then Andrea's "day" (or in this case our 3 hour session) was like witnessing something magical… Solar eclipse? Meteor shower? Something epic was happening… I just wasn't sure what it was. There was a knowing in her eyes, and yet- she'd never been here before, or had she? Being in her presence is like having back stage tickets or front row seats to her very own life narrative, UNEDITED. It did not take me long to realize that she did not need a translator or a mind reader or to be coached, coaxed, or otherwise encouraged. She lay it all out on the table… **GASP** really? !!!
If it's true that some of us carry a dominant archetype or "gift" within us, then her own is aptly being lived and expressed throughout her life as "COACH." Andrea has cultivated a gift within her and embodied it's very nature by making coaching and building inspirational and transformational workshops for women one of the central themes of her life. While we photographed, her eyes spoke of wisdom and a deep "knowing", and her glow touched and warmed all of us that day, and continues to do so. In Andrea's photographs and in her reflection I found a synergy with this project. Soon (unknown to me at that time) she would become the fourth member of the TRP team and join us as TRP's very own resident coach. We welcome her with much love and appreciation for all that she brings.
TRP: Would you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I am single, divorced, 52 years young, mom of 3 amazing children. I am a certified professional co-active coach, performer, inspirational speaker. I am a producer/facilitator of experiential workshops and leadership trainings, and Co-founder of The Revelation Project.
With all of that being shared; blah, blah, blah… who am I really?
Who I am is a wiser woman who is in the free fall of her life…and this is a good thing. Although this is NOT a comfortable place (not for the faint of heart) it IS a rich, gritty, heart pounding place. I have arrived at my life's front door, ringing its bell everyday, making damn sure I am present to all of my story, to feel it and know it; the good, the bad and the ugly! I am finally celebrating my "humanmess" and not pretending something different, camouflaging my soul's truth. And I welcome this wild ride with all my being.
TRP: What are the biggest challenges that have faced you as a woman?
Carrying childhood shame into my adult life. I had to learn how to keep a shame-filled experience from defining me and busting through the myth that my shame meant I was unworthy of love and acceptance. All of us carry wounds… somehow I finally understood that the only way out of the pain was to go into its fire and dance with it. The fires raw edged smoke that threatened to swallow me whole was just an illusion, created from my own self loathing and fear. That inner dialog that continued to drive my life's experience and how I defined myself had to go. It went something like this, "I am too needy, too much, too sensitive, too wounded, too hungry, too desperate…there will never be enough of me to love, or for that matter too much of me to love."
The second greatest challenge was saying, "No More" to a marriage that left me feeling lonelier than if I had actually been alone…and trusting that my children will heal, my husband and I will heal, and we will find a different way of being a family. One of the catalysts for my own healing was going back to school and becoming a certified co-active coach as well as participating in a year long intensive leadership program. My "Sorry, No More!" show was born out of a leadership experience and I began to develop workshops for women that brought humor, poignancy, and vulnerability to the stage. As a child I was a chronic apologizer and continued the addiction into my woman years. I refer to myself as a "recovering apology addict". In the process of finding my "no" space, I realized that I could also say no to withholding happiness and self expression from myself.
The most courageous thing we can do is take responsibility for our own lives. And when I did, I began to trust that the people in my life (my kids, family, friends, wasband, colleagues) would be ok, while I walked the path of recovering and beginning again. For so long I had worried that my decisions and mistakes would break them, disappoint them, wound them…but I soon realized that so much of life's richness exists in the layers of recovering from life's messiness.
TRP: What are some of the issues that you think are important to explore as it relates to being female?
Our sexuality and how it defines us.
I believe our deepest vulnerability lies within our relationship to our own sexuality. As young children we are exposed to many conflicting messages around sexuality and do not feel comfortable or safe enough to ask questions about it. Unfortunately our sexual selves get collapsed with our self worth. We give this self worth away in our everyday lives in order to fit in which actually results in a "de-selfing". The paradox is that we give pieces of ourselves away in order to be loved, but each time we give of ourselves without sourcing from a place of self love, our everyday self expression gets bruised and then buries itself deep inside the cavern of our soul for fear of being found out, "I'm not enough." We actually get further from it; it being love.
TRP: What frightens you?
What most frightens me is the feeling of loneliness.
I love my alone time, but it's a completely different experience than feeling lonely. In order for me to feel a sense of belonging, I need to be part of something bigger than myself. I think the most natural and primal instinct of the human spirit is to connect with other human beings. We need to belong, to be touched, to connect emotionally, and to be sought lovingly.
I often say, "We are not meant to journey alone."
I would like to share a story about a dear friend of mine that was walking the streets of NYC and came upon a homeless man sitting in an alley begging for loose change. My friend did not have any money to give, but what he did have was the capacity to connect human to human, with compassion. He knelt down in front of this broken man and said, "Hey, I see you and you matter." but the man would not make eye contact, and so Michael asked him, "Please, look at me."
And the homeless man shyfully looked into Michael's eyes and Michael said again, "YOU MATTER!" This story has always stuck with me because of the powerful connection that gets created by witnessing and acknowledging another human being.
TRP: What is your "Life Mission?"
My personal life mission; to live a life of creative self expression with full permission and without shame.
My calling; to create conscious connection within those I work with and to empower them to connect more effectively with others.
My quest; I am especially committed to TRP's mission to empower women to know and reveal their greatest and deepest selves without apology.
This I believe; that there is "enough" of everything vital to sustain everyone on this planet and that we are meant to serve one another for the highest of good.
TRP: How do you keep yourself inspired by life?
I am inspired by people. I am inspired by their stories and the tenacity of the human condition. As a coach I am constantly humbled by the sheer courage of those who not only survive, but heal, forgive and thrive. I am deeply honored to be able to create "safe space" for people to show up transparently and authentically.
Collaboration is another way I get inspired. To be a part of something bigger than myself. I get so lit up and filled up by co-creating with others.
And last but not least, what fills my soul is nature and the animals. I find my deepest self in the quiet and beauty of nature. I find my best self with my dog "Nash".
TRP: Have you ever hit "Rock Bottom?" Can you tell us about it? What did it teach you?
How many times? I remember sliding down a bedroom wall into a heap of hopelessness, feeling so broken, lost, invisible, abandoned, afraid of never being found by the love of my life, afraid of death and the hole it leaves by the person that left, the dog that died, afraid of settling, afraid of being different, afraid of being found out, afraid of never being enough.
So I went to bed for a while; tunneled into the cavern of my lost soul, licking my wounds…until one day I stepped down the ladder from my nest of refuge, and asked for help. And I began again, slowly re-redefining the rubble of my heart and soul.
It is not about getting rid of the pieces of my life that have smashed and bashed my heart and my soul. It is about taking the rubble and mixing it with a combination of courage and self forgiveness, and rebuilding something different. I can never dismiss, erase any part of my story. It is the trail that led me to now, this very moment. Now that is something to marvel at. It is my birth rite to honor all of my story, but I get to define it, it does not define me.
I have finally figured out it's not about getting it right, it's about how we recover as we are daring to live life from our personal truth and vulnerability…
TRP: Is there anything in particular that made you feel like being part of the Revelation Project was a good idea right now?
There was a huge f'ing TRP road sign that was posted right smack dab in front of my life one day that said:
"go this way" and it pointed me to the The Revelation Project. I believe timing is a key element in our life's journey. I am always looking for the signs. They are there, we just have to be open to them, become aware, wake up and notice and… trust. I am at a cross roads presently, growing my coaching/leadership business, peeling another layer of divorce off my back (nearly 7yrs now) and wanting to bust myself wide open…again, beating my chest, a Wild Woman howling the call for more. I am both terrified and electrified– it's the perfect storm!
About the shoot:
What did you think about the approach of the upcoming photo shoot (before you got there) and what were the results you were expecting?
I loved the pre-shoot interview because it got me thinking about where I am, where I see myself going and what I want. I did not have any expectations of the project. I was feeling wide open to allow it to happen to me. I was excited, in a state of anticipation and curiosity. I also knew that I was "raw" ready – able – willing, to show up with all of myself. Vulnerable, questionable, intuitive, happy, fierce, tender, wild at heart; raw for the creative process of expressing SELF.
TRP: How did you feel during the shoot and was there anything in particular that made you feel more or less relaxed or open to the process?
There was a gradual momentum to the shoot. I started out feeling a bit shy and excited. I was thinking, "How much permission do I give myself to step out of my comfort zone and just be a rock star (I've always wanted to be a rock star, no kidding). So this was my edge, how far was I willing to push myself out of the box? What is the TRP team thinking…am I doing it right? What if I run out of time…I really want those feathers in my hair…finally asked near the end of the shoot…the feathers…ah yes, I found my wildish self, my wild woman.
It was all about being fully expressed, and not only through my own vision but by the TRP team as well; Monica, Kim and Terry Lee. They were able to see something beyond my personal vision. And because they did not know me, they actually had the ability to see me differently. I had to surrender in order to be more fully expressed. It was an extraordinary experience revealing layers of myself that were teased out of me, as Monica, Kim and Terry Lee fluttered around me like butterflies creating from everything. Magic…
Can you describe in three words the way you felt before we shot
It's not so much what I felt (though there were gully-whompers in my stomach) but that I was holding an intention for myself and felt challenged to;
Three words for after
Three words for when you saw the results
TRP: After you left but before you saw the results – did you have any thoughts about the experience? What were some of the things you thought about on the drive home?
I felt so incredibly connected to myself and the TRP team. I had drunk the TRP cool-aid; I could do anything, achieve anything, be anything. I was seriously on top of the world. I was singing like a rock star in the car at the top of my lungs. This feeling has stayed with me. The other day I felt a bit off center so I spent some time with my images and I got my mojo back.
TRP When you saw the results can you tell us your first impression?
Wow.. tears of gratitude for being seen. My friend Juli Mancini (another TRP woman) called me within moments of the photos being launched. It was perfect synchronicity in that single moment, because Juli so got me… she was with me in that initial, emotionally charged intimate moment. I am so grateful for her witnessing.
TRP: Can you talk about the feedback you received from those who saw your photographs?
Again and again acknowledgement, affirmation of how the images captured my essence. I felt truly witnessed and seen. Women are so thirsty for this type of validation and permission to shine. My male friends were also affirming. I got one call from a dear friend that I had not spoken to in awhile and he said, "I just have to speak to you in this moment after seeing your photos…" It felt beyond great, it felt______ I can't even express it, I am at a loss for words…. so unlike me.
What are some words you would use to describe how those comments made you feel? Witnessed, Free, Flight, Soulfilled, Glorious, Unique, Wild, Possibility, Passion, Loved.
TRP: Did you learn anything new about yourself from the experience?
Yes, there is always more… to discover, more to express, more to be revealed about myself, always. I consider myself a fairly evolved, conscious, empowered woman, and yet when I am sitting in the hot seat of self examination I recognize just how much I don't know, and how much stuff there is to navigate and I am humbled. The hot coals I must crawl over to reach my soul, brush fires to eradicate my ego, sludge to be shoveled off my shame, stones to be lifted off my spirit, so that I may return to the expansiveness of my truest self. My pain and all my glory will always be dancing with one another. Without my pain I would be without bliss, the yin and the yang, the light and the dark. Without heartache there would not be love…
TRP: Did you feel empowered?
Simply put, yes immeasurably.
TRP: Since the shoot happened – can you talk about the lasting impact of the experience? Has it altered the way you view yourself or your surroundings?
There is a lasting impact… And I find myself going back to the images when I am needing to be reminded of what I am made up of, who is inside that is at the helm of my life… With a good hard stare at my reflection in those images, I am liberated from that place of self deprecating dialog. I summon my Wild Woman and she is back.
TRP: Do you think it's relevant for other women? Why?
Yes, yes, yes! It helps remind a woman of her primal essence, to wake up her soul-voice, and to claim the sacredness of being a woman. We are reminded of what having unconditional love for ourselves feels like. Recently a friend pointed out to me that love by itself is unconditional, but once you put it in a relationship, the relationship makes the love feel conditional. The Revelation Project gives a woman back her unconditional love, even if it is for an afternoon… Priceless.
TRP: How would you use the photos moving forward? Professionally? Personally? As gifts?
All of the above, and most importantly, when I am in my quagmire of self inflicted shame, I get to reflect on those images of Wild Woman and be reminded, there is more to me… so much more.
What is your favorite song and why? Ooh that's a tough one… today it is "Change Is On the Way" by Shawn Colvin, off of her new album All Fall Down.
"…nothing stays the same, I feel like change is on the way…the sky will fall, peace will come, I will get over you… I feel like change is on the way…" – Shawn Colvin
I love this song because it speaks to one of life's laws that I lean into most, and that is that change is constant. Nothing ever stays the same. I value this law more than any other, because this is where possibility exists, never ending possibility…
TRP: Why do you think this project is important?
It reminds a woman that she matters and there is nothing more important than that!
If you could sum up the experience what would you say?
THANK YOU TRP, for rocking my world and reminding me…I am Wild Woman, a Rock Star Goddess!


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3 Singles:
Moire – Into
The new Werkdiscs person. Not too sure about the insomnia-induced 'Never Sleep' EP but this is beautiful.
Truncate – Modify
Clean and clappy banger from Truncate which I initially thought was the words 'Isle of Wight. Isle of Wight' till it clears up.
Bandshell – Landfill
Intro's well Emptyset. Great video too.
Anthony Naples Louche podcast
NY fun vibes. Mad respect.
Space Dimension Controller – Welcome To MikroSector-50 [R&S]
Been a long time coming so thought it'd be a bit of an anti-climax, but hells no. The full-blown conceptual elements are a bit like the audio equivalent of TL;DR sometimes but there's some serious Blade Runner vibes throughout with ingeniously layered melodies and unabashed funk… just when I thought there'd never be another 'Love Quadrant', there's like 4 on there. Not out yet but you can hear the epic 'You Can't Have My Love' here.

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text: On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 12:38:59PM -0700, William R Ward wrote: > Details for the next SVLUG speaker are below, or snarf them from > PenLUG's page. (He's doing PenLUG next week as a warmup for SVLUG) > And now I suddenly remember WHERE I had seen this recently: fp_event("svlug", "1", "September 1", "http://www.svlug.org/", "Silicon Valley LUG meeting in San Jose. Bernard Golden, author of a book about Open Source in business."); (A snippet of PHP from LUGOD.org's "Upcoming Events" content. :^) ) Thanks Bill! -bill!


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GTO: 14 Days in Shonan (GN 8)
Title: GTO: 14 Days in Shonan
Volume: GN 8
Pages: 192
Distributor: Vertical
Release date: 2013-03-26
Suggested retail price: $10.95
Age rating: 17+
After cracking down on troubled teens in his own school, Eikichi (aka GTO) goes home to the peaceful shores of Shonan to relax and escape the stresses of modern-day Tokyo. However, much like communities across the globe, even his hometown has not escaped the declining state of child services. In typical form, GTO decides to personally provide hard-knocks education to his old neighborhood with hopes of putting a group of troubled teens back on the track towards happiness.
Story and art by Tohru Fujisawa.
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- Encyclopedia information about GTO: 14 Days in Shonan (manga)


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The Shadow Over Innsmouth
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This is the before. A moment suspended like a bubble floating on a warm summer breeze gently but inevitably toward the ground. I feel the pop coming, an implosion of the very center of your life. Anticipating what this moment would hold, I nevertheless hoped for something different. To be able to eagerly dial your number and shout out the good news to you in a breathless rush. It's not what we thought. It's not cancer.
Instead I take a deep breath, pressing each number slowly, cautiously, drawing out the moment before the burst. The burst of your plans and your dreams and your future. I stall for time, asking if this is a good time, are you alone, do you have a pen and paper? You set the phone down and I hear you call to your partner, herd the kids downstairs, step quickly back to the phone, and pick it up. "I'm ready."
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Summer School ōCritical Diversity Studies in Globalized Contextsö
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Germany), July 5-13, 2013
The Diversity Studies International Teaching and Scholarship Network (DIVERSITAS), a joint initiative of the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Germany), the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) and the University of Mumbai (India), invites applications for its Summer School on Critical Diversity Studies in Globalized Contexts. The Summer School will take place at Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany, July 5-13, 2013. It aims at bringing together 25 international PhD-students and PostDocs from a variety of disciplinary and regional backgrounds, who will work on themes and topics in the field of Critical Diversity Studies. Prior to the Summer School, participants will be asked to prepare relevant reading materials provided by the organizers and meet online in order to get acquainted with the group. During the Summer School, participants will take part in joint seminars and keynote lectures in the mornings, and will work in small groups in the afternoons. Moreover, a number of excursions will invite an examination of ways in which diversity is deployed and experienced in the local and regional context.
The afternoon groups will be organized around the following thematic clusters, with each cluster being facilitated by an interdisciplinary team of academics from the three participating institutions:
1.Diversity and the Dynamics of Cultural Memory
This cluster critically explores the dynamic interplay between the processes involved in cultural memory formation and the construction of notions of difference and diversity, particularly in postcolonial societies.
2.Diversity and/in the Arts/Media: Staging Sameness and Difference in Literature, Performance, and Visual Culture
In this cluster, participants identify and analyze the specific strategies employed by various media and forms of artistic expression to perpetuate and/or undermine hegemonic discourses of oppression and discrimination.
3.Multilingualism and Linguistic Diversity
Starting from a linguistic investigation of bi- and multilingualism, this cluster will focus on identifying and analyzing the linguistic, educational, and social issues involved. It will also explore the role of language and multilingualism in the making of collective identities and the possibilities for linguistic pluralism as an articulation of social equality.
4.Hybrid Identities: Diversity, Subjectivities, and the Social
This cluster takes a closer at politics and practices of individual and collective identity formation in a globalized world. It looks at what has become known as æidentity politicsÆ particularly in societies where traumatic pasts may inform the ænarrative unconsciousÆ (Freeman 2010) of younger generations.
5.Migration and Mobility
This cluster focuses on the forms and effects of global migration flows. It starts from the observation that the movement of people ¢ along with a set of practices, ideas, and beliefs ¢ has given rise to highly diverse communities and cultural forms of expression, while simultaneously creating new borders and demarcation lines.
The groups can select from a range of methodologies and resources and will present their results during the concluding symposium. The summer school aims at a critical examination of diversity in and beyond academic discussions. Participants are encouraged to critically reflect on their own research as well as practices in the context of ōcritical diversity literacyö (Melissa Steyn) ¢ a capacity to ōreadö the prevailing power relations that establish, transform, challenge, and resist structures of privilege and oppression. Particular attention will be paid to cultural and historical specificities as well as transnational interconnections and cross-cultural parallels with respect to different phenomena, forms, modes and representations of diversity. This will enable participants to relate diversity to questions of social justice and equity and to conceive of it as a point of reference for their own theorizing and practice.
In order to apply, please submit:
- CV detailing educational and international experience as well as professional qualifications;
- A two-page letter of motivation indicating the following aspects:
1.Why would you like to participate in the Summer School? Please include both academic and personal considerations,
2.How is the Summer SchoolÆs topic relevant to your current or future research projects and/or university teaching, and
3.Select three thematic clusters from the five listed above and list them in order of preference, providing a brief explanation for your choice;
- A letter of recommendation from your supervisor or a senior staff member of your home institution indicating your research and teaching interests, the progress of your research project, and your potential contribution to as well as benefit from participation in the Summer School;
- A copy of your university registration and transcripts;
- A copy of your passport; and
- An overview of estimated travel and visa costs (if applicable).
Deadline for submission of applications: March 31, 2013
Participants will be selected by an international and interdisciplinary committee. They will be notified of the outcome of their application by mid-April. All selected participants will receive fellowships covering travel and visa costs as well as accommodation.
NOTE: Please start inquiries about visa requirements and procedures as early as possible. Participants will receive a letter of invitation to support their visa application.
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There is history worth saving, and then there are things better left in the past.
Charleston officials should be commended for recognizing the difference.
Earlier this week, City Council denied a request by planning staff to preserve an old chimney in West Ashley built by German prisoners in World War II.
The chimney is all that remains of an old POW camp here, and it is certainly a small part of Charleston's long and storied history.
Very small.
Some city staffers thought the chimney might be worth saving, but the historic overlay zoning they wanted council to approve would have forced the property owners to maintain that relic forever.
And they're Jewish.
Frankly, preserving German artifacts - especially from the 1940s - is not a popular Jewish hobby.
"I don't want anything to do with any German artifacts, especially German chimneys," says Mickey Aberman, whose family owns the property.
That is a completely reasonable stance, at least to anyone who remembers what Nazi Germany did to Jewish people.
But not everyone could see that.
Property rights?
In public meetings, some folks argued that the city should save the chimney.
They said it was history. Besides, some people said, the property makes a nice park.
What happened to private property rights?
Never mind that such a move would have amounted to the city forcing a Jewish family to preserve the history of a country that tried to exterminate their ancestors.
Of course, no one put it in such harsh terms. They argued that the chimney was a remnant of the American victory over Germany. It's American history.
Forgive the family if they don't see it that way.
It would be one thing if the family had known the chimney's history when they bought the property. But they didn't. When it was just a chimney, it didn't bother them.
Finding out it was German changed everything.
"I grew up in the South and, as a kid, I thought the Confederate flag was pretty cool and 'Dixie' was a good song," Aberman says.
"But it has a different meaning for some people. You have to think whether you want to inflict that on anyone."
He makes a good point.
When this first came up, city staffers thought it was worth having this conversation. Well, notice that none of the preservation groups got involved in this.
So now it's been debated, and the council - and planning commission - came to the right conclusion.
History may be important, but it would have been pretty cruel to inflict this on anyone.
Going, going ...
City Councilman Bill Moody, who was against this from the start, says this is not just about one family.
If you designate something a historic area, you are basically inviting people to drive in and see it.
And that's not what residential Colony Drive needs. Bad idea.
He also didn't think the arguments for saving the chimney were very good. You don't even have to be Jewish to be offended.
After all, those German soldiers were trying to kill Americans.
But ultimately, it comes down to the rights of private citizens. And it's not this family's job to provide public space to anyone.
"If you want it as a park, then go buy it," Moody says.
And if the city had forced the family to keep that chimney, you can bet the land would have been for sale.
But now it's over. The chimney will be gone soon. Aberman wanted the bulldozers ready to go as soon as the history overlay zoning was defeated.
See, the family had a permit to demolish the chimney years ago when the property was in the county but held off because someone had asked to take it off their hands.
But the deal fell through, and then the property got annexed - and all this started.
Despite that, the family remains reasonable.
A man from Florence County says he wants the chimney, and Aberman says they will probably give him a couple of weeks to figure out how to haul it off. Given their past troubles, you can't blame them for not giving the guy more time.
So if you want to see a small piece of Charleston's mid-20th century past, get over to Colony Drive soon.
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Sunday is the day when the red-light cameras will really matter. Beginning Sunday, violations will start to be issued, at 12:01 a.m., the Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland told reporters today, KTRK-TV (Channel 13) is reporting.
The Chronicle reported earlier this month that Houston's red-light cameras have been busily snapping pictures of motorists running afoul of traffic laws since the surveillance system was turned back on at 6 p.m. July 9, but not a single city violation has been issued.
That's because Houston police have not staffed the in-house office that reviews the raw feed of violations provided by American Traffic Solutions cameras stationed at intersections. A city official and a Houston police spokesman said they don't know when Chief Charles McClelland will order the review to begin.
"The violations are being recorded, and they're being put in a (computer) queue, but HPD is still in the process of mobilizing the manpower to actually process the violations because every one of those has to be reviewed," explained City Attorney David Feldman.
Feldman said on average 60 percent of the recorded violations result in tickets issued to motorists.
The city's red-light camera program has generated more than $50 million in civil fines since the Houston City Council authorized use of the traffic technology in 2006.
From Twitter, Mayor Parker's spokeswoman @jessicamichan:
HPD Chief: Cameras will help reduce accidents due to red light runners.
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Romanian Culture in the Global Age is an edited collection of essays which investigates the relationship between the forces of globalization and Romania's post-communist and post-accession situation. The collection attempts to answer the following questions: How does this increasingly fast flow of information and long-distance communication affect a country like Romania, whose visibility has increased dramatically since the country has been more part of the contemporary global world as a result of NATO and EU accession? How has the awareness of being part of the global world and participating in its current debates changed the way in which Romanian culture imagines and reinvents itself as it becomes increasingly freer from the mental manacles bequeathed by the communist regime, whose presence still makes itself felt in everyday life? How does the local/global dialectic intrinsic to the global world affect the re-shaping of a Romanian cultural identity?
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This past winter we cut down a handful of old apple trees in the orchard because they were so diseased from fire blight. Two large White House ornamental pears and a few crabapples are slated for removal, as well.
I have noticed additional cases around town that brings us to the question, what is causing so much die-back in ornamental and orchard tress?
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Torrey Smith Realty in Shelbyville has launched a new Community Connection program, which will feature a local nonprofit agency on his agency's Web site and then donate $100 for each house sold in that month to the agency. On Wednesday Smith presented a check for $1,100 to Judy Roberts, director of Operation Care, the featured agency for May. Smith's agency sold 11 homes.
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Everyone knew the end would finally come. And everyone associated with the Anderson County-Shelby County high school athletic rivalry knew it would happen on the baseball or softball diamond.
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And after Shelby outlasted Anderson 10-9 last Thursday, some on both sides lamented the end of the rivalry as it stands now.
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Today commemorates the 71st anniversary of the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, a day that would "live in infamy" as it drew the United States into World War II.
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The Making of a Prison Society
Posted: December 3rd, 2011 by Militant Libertarian
|Don Joughin comforts his son after the infant suffered a pepper spray assault by a Portland cop.
As his children were screaming in agony, Joughin pleaded with the cops to allow him and his family to leave and seek help. They responded by closing ranks and blocking the Joughin family's escape. They didn't relent until someone in "authority" gave them permission to set them free. The last thing Joughin and his traumatized family heard as they left the scene was the sadistic taunt hurled by one of the tax-devouring thugs who had assaulted the children with a chemical weapon.
|Illegal mass arrest in St. Paul, Minnesota.
|Thugswarm: Riot police assault female student in Pittsburgh.
Breaking a rule wasn't a prerequisite for a visit from the IRF. The team would be summoned to inflict punishment for any act of defiance — such as an insult hurled at an abusive guard, or even an attempt to exercise. Typically the IRF would soften up the target by infusing the cell with a liberal dose of Megyn Kelly's much-discussed "food product" – weaponized capsaicin. Once the prisoner had been left entirely incapacitated, the IRT would swarm him to deliver a beating.
"Always the procedure was the same," recalled David Eggers in his book Zeitoun; "a prisoner would be removed from his cage and dragged to the ground nearby, in full view of the rest of the prisoners. His hands and feet would be tied, and then, sometimes with a guard's knee on his back, he would be sprayed directly in the face" with pepper spray. "If the prisoner protested," continued Eggers, "the knee would dig deeper into his back. The spraying would continue until his spirit was broken. Then he would be doused with [a] bucket and returned to his cage."
The victims of this pointless and whimsical cruelty included one disturbed man with the intellectual and emotional capacity of a child who was "punished" because he displayed the irrepressible symptoms of mental illness.
|FEMA camp survivor: Abdulrahman Zeitoun with his family.
"Under any normal circumstances [Zeitoun] would have leapt to the defense of a man victimized as that man had been," observes Eggers. "But that he had to watch, helpless, knowing how depraved it was — this was punishment for the others, too. It diminished the humanity of them all."
The same treatment continued once Zeitoun was transferred from the makeshift FEMA detention camp to a "regular" prison. For more than two weeks he and his cellmate were abused, insulted, humiliated, and treated to a visit from a Gitmo-style "Extreme Repression Force" (ERP). Swaddled in riot gear, wielding ballistic shields, batons, and other weapons, the ERP "burst in as if [Zeitoun] were in the process of committing murder," writes Eggers. "Cursing at him, three men used their shields to push him to the wall. As they pressed his face against the cinderblock, they cuffed his arms and shackled his legs."
After heroically subduing an unresisting man — who by this time was dealing with an infected foot and a mysterious kidney ailment — the ERP tore apart the cell before forcing the victim to strip and submit to another body cavity search. By some oversight, the ERP neglected to use pepper spray on the innocent and helpless man. All of the prisoner-control tactics used in Gitmo and "Camp Greyhound" have been employed against peaceful protesters in New York, Oakland, and elsewhere
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EAST LIVERPOOL - Susan Marie Stewart, 64, of Pope Street, died Monday morning at home after a brief illness.
She was born Oct. 30, 1949 in East Liverpool, the daughter of the late Jessie and Marie Coy Allison.
Mrs. Stewart retired this April from Marsh Bellofram where she worked in the ACT Division. She had previously worked at Winky's Drive In, Hall China, Homer Laughlin China and East Liverpool City Hospital as a nurse's aide.
Survivors include her husband, James P. Stewart, Sr.; a son, James P. Stewart, Jr., of East Liverpool, a stepbrother, Jessie T. Allison, of East Liverpool; and two granddaughters.
A sister, Shirley A. Allison, is deceased.
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Srinagar, Sept 7 (AP) - Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed nearly 300 people in large swaths of northern India and Pakistan, officials said Sunday.
Five days of incessant rain in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed at least 120 people in the region's worst flooding in more than five decades, submerging hundreds of villages and triggering landslides, officials said. In neighboring Pakistan, more than 160 people have died and thousands of homes have collapsed, with an official saying the situation was becoming a "national emergency."
Rescuers in both countries were using helicopters and boats to try to reach tens of thousands of people stranded in their homes as floodwaters rose and submerged many villages.
Rescue efforts in Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir, were hampered by fast-moving floodwaters that submerged large parts of the city.
The rains had stopped on Sunday, but officials said the spreading water that had overflowed from the Jhelum River was moving too fast to allow boats to reach many people stranded in Srinagar.
In many neighborhoods in the city, the water was about 4 meters (12 feet) deep, submerging entire houses. Stranded residents left their homes to move in with friends or relatives in safer areas.
"I'm in my 80s and I've never seen floods like this," said Ghulam Nabi, speaking through a window from the third story of his house in Srinagar's upscale Rajbagh section. "If this is how it is in my neighborhood, I cannot imagine the devastation in other areas."
Thousands of police officers and army rescue workers were fanned out across Jammu and Kashmir state to help with relief and rescue efforts.
At windows and balconies, worried residents looked at the swirling waters and waited for help.
"The situation is extremely grim," top civilian official Rohit Kansal said. "We are not able to reach many people because the water is moving so fast."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surveyed the flood-hit areas from a helicopter Sunday and promised the state federal help to deal with the devastation.
Across Indian Kashmir, at least 450 villages have been submerged and 2,000 others have been affected by the floodwaters, officials said. All schools, colleges and offices have been shut, and electricity and drinking water supplies have been limited across the state.
In Pakistan, 103 people have died in the eastern province of Punjab from the collapse of houses, flooding and electrocution, said Ali Imam Syed, a senior official in the province's rescue agency. He said more than 5,000 people had been rescued since Thursday, adding that three soldiers had gone missing during the rescue operation.
Ahmed Kamal, spokesman for Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority, said 48 people had died in the Pakistani-administered part of Kashmir and 11 in the adjacent Gilgit Baltistan area since the flooding began.
"Army helicopters and navy boats are rescuing people and taking them to safety from submerged villages in Punjab and affected areas of Kashmir," Kamal said.
He said that the flooding had hit 286 villages in Punjab, as several rivers breached their banks, and that the crisis was rapidly becoming a "national emergency."
Naeem Mushtaq, a 30-year-old farmer from Gujranwala district, said he and four other people climbed into trees when the floodwaters surged through their village on Saturday. They waited in the branches for more than 20 hours before rescuers reached them, he told an Associated Press reporter.
More than 4,000 homes across Pakistan have collapsed, rendering thousands of people homeless.
Pakistan's armed forces and civilian rescuers have mounted a massive operation using helicopters and boats to get villagers to safety. Kamal said 95 relief camps had been set up for those displaced by the flooding.
Pakistan and India suffer widespread flooding each year during the monsoon season, which runs from June through September. In 2010, flash floods killed 1,700 people in Pakistan.
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There was a lot to be excited about after last night's 5-1 victory of the Lightning. Carl Hagelin's two goals, the fourth line's outstanding play and of course Henrik Lundqvist. But for me, the best part of the night was watching Ryan McDonagh do this to Alexander Killorn when the Lightning forward thought he could poke at Lundqvist after the whistle…
…now that's strength. One handed throw down of the 6' 2" 205 Killorn.
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Son Films Hosting Open Auditions for Movie Being Shot in Evansville Area
Son Films, the company which brought you 2toTangle and Time Collectors: Return of the Giants - will be holding auditions for their new movie Echo-Rhyme.
Sheila Huff Named 2014 ATHENA Award Recipient
Sheila Huff, principal at Bosse High School, was recognized as recipient of the 2014 ATHENA Award at a luncheon today hosted by the Southwest Indiana Chamber, in partnership with A Network of Evansville Women (ANEW).
Indiana Receives $1 Million Grant to Assist In College Completion
Indiana has received a $1 million grant to support students in completing college.
Governor Mike Pence announced earlier this week that the Lumina Foundation and Complete College America had given the state the generous three-year grant to lend technical assistance for a program called "Guided Pathways to Success." This program was established to help students manage their education without requiring them to go further into debt.
Indiana Senate Votes to Legalize Industrial Hemp
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, and Founder of the KY Creation Museum, Bill Ham, to Debate Evolution v. Creationism Tonight – Watch the Live Stream Here
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Meijer Supermarkets Buys 1,200 Remaining Tickets for Saturday's Colts Game to Avoid Local Television Blackout
Colts fans in the city of Indianapolis who made the decision not to buy tickets for Saturday's home playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs will for sure be able to watch the game from the comfort of their recliner thanks to supermarket chain, Meijer who saved the day at the last minute by buying the remaining 1,200 tickets. What's more impressive is what they intend to do with them.
School Corporations in the Tri-State Announce Make-Up Days From Early December Snow Storm
Hey kids! Remember how excited you were when you woke up on December 6th, 9th, and 10th and found out you didn't have to go to school because of the snow? Funny story, now you have to go on days you weren't originally scheduled to because of it. Hilarious, right? Why are you crying?
Wednesdays With Winnecke: Toyota News and Winter Road Conditions [Audio]
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Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, is known best for its rich cultural and traditional heritage. Also known as the 'the epitome of Shia culture', Lucknow is situated on the banks of river Gomti. A hub for culture, politics and art, this place which was named after Lakshman from the epic Ramayana, flourished during the rule of Nawabs. The Nawabs not only brought in with them the finesse of art and culture, but also the famous Nawabi cuisine which includes finger licking dishes that include kebabs, kormas, sheermal, roomali rotis, and warqi parathas. Being the state capital, Lucknow is home to the Vidhan Sabha, High Court and a lot of government offices.The Nawabs, Mughals and British have left their legacy in the form of heritage monuments like Asafi Imambara popularly known as Bara Imambara, Chhota Imambara, Rumi Darwaza, British Residency and Shah Najaf. The other sightseeing options include Sikandar Bagh, Lucknow Zoo and State Museum, Botanical Gardens and Kaiserbagh Palace complex
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It was a Volvo and to my utmost surprise during winters the staff did not started heating system in a tiring journey of 14 hours from Lucknow to Jaipur (on 19th from 5PM), it was started just for an hour or so after some passengers complained. Pathetic service by Volvo or UP Transport Service. Pathetic.


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Come discover a vast skiable area in the Savoie that's unique in the world and book your holiday in the family resort of Meribel.
The Savoie, a region focused on snow tourism
In 1992, Albertville in the Savoie hosted the Winter Olympics. The Savoie is the region with the most ski resorts: 47 in all. By comparison, Haute-Savoie has 32.
Among its most well-known ski resorts are: Courchevel, Brides-les-Bains, La Plagne, La Norma, Les Arcs, Les Ménuires, Les Saisies, Tignes, Val Cenis, Val d'Isère, Val Thorens, Valfréjus, Valmorel, Méribel.
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Generating temporary files in PHP
I've already had to deal with generating temporary files or unique strings many times but I didn't know until now that PHP has some build-in functions to work with temporary files.
tmpfileresource tmpfile ( void )
Creates a temporary file with a unique name in read-write (w+) mode and returns a file handle.
Actually, I think this is the least useful function because usually when you want to write data to a file it's easier to use `file_put_contents()` for instance.
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Creates a file with a unique filename, with access permission set to 0600, in the specified directory. If the directory does not exist,
tempnam() may generate a file in the system's temporary directory, and return the name of that.
This one is better. You can use it in combination with
sys_get_temp_dir and store all your temporary files in the proper directory used by PHP.
NOTE: This function also creates an empty file not just generates unique filename.
Generating unique strings
Sometimes you don't want to create any files but just random string of given length (eg. to generate password).
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$string = ''; for ($i=0; $i < 20; $i++) { $d = rand(1,30) % 2; $char = $d ? chr(rand(65,90)) : chr(rand(48,57)); $string .= $char; }
This example will generate random 20 characters long string containing only uppercase characters or numbers like:
string(20) "H5DA9GPT36DM24MZHILA" string(20) "LBMM6I8CLY1437ZK241O" string(20) "OE431O8KVE15ER0KB82V"


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Canadian Leaders Rush to Condemn Anti-Semitic Vandalism in MontrealThursday, February 26th, 2015
Canadian government leaders are converging to condemn an anti-Semitic attack late Monday night by vandals in a garage beneath an apartment building in a Jewish neighborhood of Montreal.
Five vehicles were marked with giant swastikas in red paint on the hoods, and each was the recipient of a white envelope bearing a matching swastika, containing a bullet and a threatening note.
B'nai Brith Canada called the incident, which occurred on Côte St. Luc Road, "extremely serious" and said it goes beyond simple vandalism.
"You're not dealing with a bunch of individuals who had a can of spray paint … These guys or girls planned this. They specifically set out with bullets in their pockets, with envelopes, with notes and obviously with spray paint," said Steven Slimovitch, B'nai Brith Canada's national legal counsel.
The Quebec government condemned the incident and Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Minister Kathleen Weil issued a statement saying, "These hateful and racist acts are unacceptable. They do not reflect in any way the values of Quebec society and do not have a place in our society which is inclusive and open to diversity.
"We cannot denounce these only as acts of vandalism," she continued. "They reflect prejudice and intolerance. I wish to reassure the public that we will not accept that Quebecers be subjected to threats on account of their origin or their religious beliefs."
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre also denounced the incidence, saying that he was "staggered" to see that "such acts could be committed toward the Jewish community." Montreal, he said, is a "welcoming city" where all religions "must be able to live together harmoniously.
"Montrealers must denounce any such acts, whatever community is targeted. As for me, I say it loud and strong: Not in my city!"Hana Levi Julian


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CLAY, Alabama -- As the the court case over Clay's vicious dog ordinance enters its seventh month, City Manager Ronnie Dixon has presented city officials with a proposal for a new leash ordinance.
The ordinance, if approved by the city council, would allow the city to issue a $40 fine to a pet owner if his or her dog was found running at large and another $40 fine if the animal is not vaccinated.
A second violation in one year would result in a $75 fine. Anyone who releases an animal from "confinement or restraint" without the permission of the owner could also be fined $40.
Animals found running at large would be impounded for three days and then euthanized or handed over to the humane society if not claimed by its owner.
Dixon said the ordinance would work in conjunction with the vicious dog ordinance. In November, a dog restrained in a yard in Clay was killed by by a dog described as a mixed breed bull terrier that was running free. Several other dogs have been killed under similar circumstances since then, Dixon said.
"This gives us more definition as to when a dog is out of your control," Dixon said. "It would give us a local ordinance rather than having to rely on the state (leash) law."
The ordinance defines running at large as as "times and places when the animal is not confined, restrained or enclosed within a wall, fence ... or other enclosure" or attached to a leash.
The proposed ordinance could come up for discussion at the council's next meeting on Feb. 3.
As city officials discuss the proposed leash ordinance, a lawsuit filed July 30 over the vicious dog ordinance continues.
On Monday, Dixon and the city of Clay were served with notices of deposition as part of that suit.
Dixon said Monday 25 to 30 dogs have been registered with the city under the vicious dog ordinance.


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The Terrifying Screaming Chair Could Be Scariest Halloween Decoration EVER [Video]
Imagine putting this in your front yard when the kids walk up to trick-or-treat...
Imagine putting this in your front yard when the kids walk up to trick-or-treat...
Nothing makes Halloween more fun than watching movies that are just a bit scary. Check out these kid-friendly movies, all available on DVD.
K-Mart would like you to know that this is NOT a Christmas commercial.
The 4th of July is upon us, and without being too overly dramatic, the holiday is fraught with danger!
While most of us will be celebrating Independence Day with sizzling grills, chilling beers and bursting fireworks, one Texan took his patriotism to a whole new level, by traveling to all 50 states and shooting video of himself waving the American flag in each one.
On Wednesday's show with Aaron Traylor, listeners used only their voices to create a montage of wonderful firework spectacles. While some made the sound of high-flying pyrotechnics, others made the "oohs and aahs" to give the patriotic illusion of a grand finale on the fourth!
Enjoy the sounds, and have a wonderful Independance Day weekend!
I was at lunch today and could not help but overhear this conversation at the booth next to me...
"My wife and kids really want to go see the new "X-Men" movie over the weekend, and I'm a guy . . . so obviously I want to see it too.
But I REFUSE . . . because it's Memorial Weekend. I know the theaters will be packed, and I don't do well with holiday crowds.
It's a day that parents eagerly anticipate and kids dread!
That's right: Saturday, May 10 is National Clean Up Your Room Day. It's a time to get out the shovels and industrial size dumpsters.
Mother's Day is this Sunday, and if you haven't taken care of mom yet we've got some last-minute ideas for you!
Mother's Day falls on Sunday, May 11, and the official LSU website has created a special page where die-hard fans can pick up mom-friendly LSU gifts.
Mother's Day is just around the corner! So these next few days really are the deadline to get something mailed out to your Madre. But rather than panic, here are five discoveries from some new Mother's Day studies:
Easter on the River is right around the corner -- April 12. Prepare yourself for a day full of family fun with this list of some of the awesome stuff you'll get to do at Stoner Park.


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First post here. Nice site you folks have. Been to Las Vegas 4 times and stayed at TI, Mirage, Caesar's and MGM Grand. My old lady just booked us into The Bellagio for a few nights in a couple of weeks. Not my choice but she has been dying to stay there. It's a nice place to visit but I know many of the blackjack tables are infested with those continuous shuffle machines (CSM). Can you folks tell me anything more about the current rules at Bellagio? I go to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in CT every now and then and have become use to their rules. Thanks.
For a long time, Bellagio had some very nice 2-deck games, dealt face-up, starting at $25 minimums, perhaps $50 on weekends. However, on my last visit, that entire pit was gone and the only 2-deck games left started at a $300 minimum bet.
According to Wong's latest newsletter, those games might be available sometimes at a $100 minimum. You'll also find some 6-deck games that aren't continuous shufflers. They start at $25 (H17) or $50 (S17).
At least they offer late surrender and resplitting aces.
I just got back from the Bellagio last night. What a beautiful hotel. The casino is nice as well, but the continuous shuffle machines are all over the place. Expensive restaurants though. Anyway, I was playing BJ with a 6 deck shoe, $25 minimum, dealer stays on soft 17, BJ pays 3-2. Using basic strategy, except surrendering a pair of 8's against 9, 10, A, and increasing my bets when I win a couple of hands I won about $2100 in a couple hours. Actually, I was up and down a bit for the whole 2 hours until it was just me and the dealer. In the last 5 minutes of that session I'd say I won about 14 hands in a row and ended the shoe and quit with my last two hands having a $200 bet that I each doubled on and won for $400 on each hand! Being a $10-15/hand type of player, I was terribly impressed with myself. However, over the next 3 days I had awful luck. I ended up losing about $500 of it one day and another $1000 of it in 2 hours the following day. I put the remaining $500 in my pocket and didn't play anymore. I didn't change ANYTHING regarding my playing those few days. I did move to a couple different tables when I was getting my butt kicked hoping my luck would change. Even though I took home $500, I felt like I lost. What do you think, bad playing, bad luck, both, neither? Thanks.
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Report issued on Cairo University student's death
The legal committee investigating the death of Cairo University student Mohamed Reda during a student protest has issued a report on the incident.
Reda, a first year student in the Faculty of Engineering, was shot dead with three live bullets after the police fired rubber bullets and teargas during a student protest in front of the university's engineering faculty on November 28.
The president of the university assembled the committee to investigate Reda's death, as well as the injury of several other students and alleged assault on the police forces stationed at the campus. The committee's report, which was released on Sunday, included testimonies from Faculty of Engineering students and professors, as well as university administration.
The initial forensic report determined the cause of Reda's death was massive internal bleeding caused by three live bullets in the back, chest and pelvis.
The legal report concluded that the violence broke out when some of the students "engaged in a verbal altercation with the Central Security Forces stationed in Nahda Square. In response, the security forces immediately fired teargas at the students, which angered the students and incited them to chant against the CSF."
The committee recommended that all reports related to the incident should be delivered to the public prosecution, along with any video documentation at the protest site. In addition, the committee also recommended that the forensic report conducted on Reda should be sent to another committee to determine whether the ammunition that killed him was the same type of ammunition used by the Ministry of Interior.
The state-run Middle East News Agency reported that the university's engineering students continued protesting on Monday, demanding retribution for Reda's death and the release of students arrested in past protests.
The students held posters with the pictures of their arrested colleagues. Some painted graffiti, while others held up signs commemorating the deaths at Rabea al-Adaweya.
The rest of the university campus remained relatively calm.


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I recently had the chance to get behind the wheel of the new Volkswagen Passat, and I'm disappointed. Disappointed in my peers, that is. I've read plenty of commentaries about how VW's newest sedan is watered-down, cheapened, and boring – and I just plain disagree.
First, please let me confess that I'm a Volkswagen dork. I own two old VWs at the moment – one that I've adored for fourteen years, longer than anything else but my elderly cat. It's won a number of trophies at Waterfest (the car did, not the cat), and I owe most of my (somewhat embarrassing) social life to my cars. Further, in an interview at this year's Geneva auto show, I demonstrated my Vee Dub purism by slightly infuriating VW of America boss Jonathan Browning. The veins in his temples were sticking out by the time I was done giving him a hard time about the Jetta, a car that is a couple of ill-placed cost-savings measures and cheap tricks from being a great machine.
The Passat, on the other hand, is just fine. No, it's more than just fine. It's elegant, understated, mature, and handsome. And it takes only one look at the Toyota Camry's sales figures to see how popular of a recipe that is. Sure, the Hyundai Sonata is impressive to look at, but to my eyes, it's dramatically overstyled and I bet it'll age poorly.
Clean designs like the Passat's age well. They also appeal to a lot of people. Remember the frenzy at VW dealerships in 1999 when the B5 Passat and A4 Jetta were all the rage? Look at those two cars—they perfectly embodied German car design: simple and functional. And they each looked $10,000 more expensive than they were.
The new Passat does exactly the same thing. In fact, I drove it to Cars & Coffee in Orange County – and the organizers let me in. To the exhibitor's area. And when I parked it between an incredibly opulent brown Mercedes CL63 AMG and (an admittedly pretty homely) BMW M6, it looked great. It looked elegant, substantial, rich. It looked like it belonged there. Try that in a Sonata!
It's more of the same from inside the cabin. VW's five-cylinder is a segment exclusive, and it gives the Passat more character than anyone's four-cylinder. The steering isn't perfect, but none of the cars in this class have perfect steering, and it's better than the Camry's, far better than the Sonata's, and probably about as good as an Accord's. What matters most: the Passat is comfy, it's smooth, its back seat and trunk are absolutely enormous, it's easy to use, it's quiet, it's refined, and it feels very, very expensive.
When no one was looking, I took the Passat for two laps on Buttonwillow raceway while there for another event. And to my surprise, it handled very, very well. Obviously no, it's not a rear-wheel drive sport sedan, but it did just fine. Chassis balance is great (though you can't disable stability control) and the brakes held up commendably. My only kvetch is that the steering wheel kicks back under bumps at the limit—something I also noticed on an on-ramp.
(And by the way, I took a Jetta TDI out for four laps. I will no longer accept any criticism on the way that car handles. I said it before and now I'll say it in Italics: torsion beam rear suspension or not, the Jetta is a fine handler. To quote a colleague who'd like to remain anonymous: anyone who says the new Jetta doesn't handle well needs to go to driver's school. Amen.)
Volkswagen has pulled the e-brake and done a U-turn: the company can't continue selling cars in the U.S. without making a profit, so it needs to pump up the volume. And where other car companies have gone and turned their backs on their existing customers, VW's charging forward with a two-tiered product strategy: their premium cars that attract a (relatively) small number of fervent fans will continue on: GTI, Golf, the diesels, New Beetle, and CC, Jetta Wagon. And the mass market gets Jettas and Passats tailored specifically to their wants and needs.
What's the problem with that? I see none. The only problem I see is that so many of my esteemed peers are comparing the new mass-market cars with the old, expensive small-market cars. Obviously the old $28,000 Passat did a few things the new $20,000 Passat doesn't. But guess what: nobody bought that $28,000 Passat. And I'd rather have a Passat that people buy so that we enthusiasts can get things like the GTI, the Golf R, the (surprisingly hot) new Beetle, and—keep your fingers crossed—the next Scirocco.
Volkswagen is the people's car, and now it's bending over backward to appeal to more people. And the problem is….?


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