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September 4, 2010 10:20 PM
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The king is back! "Duke Nukem Forever" has been revived, and is nearing release in a shocking turn of events.
(Source: Kotaku)
The demo features a quick taste of the game's combat gameplay, in which the macho-protagonist, Duke Nukem, fights to save his babes from hoards of evil extraterrestrials.
(Source: Kotaku)
The game features plenty of sexual innuendo just like its predecessors -- the demo concludes with Nukem appearing to be receiving oral pleasure from a pair of females.
(Source: Ripten)
"It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all outta gum."
"Hail to the king baby!", Duke Nukem is back. Some may take Friday's announcement of
Duke Nukem Forever
's resurrection as a sign of the end of times, but it's hard not to feel a bit of excitement that maybe, just maybe, this bad joke could transform into a modern first-person shooter gem.
For today's younger generation of gamers, Duke Nukem may not ring many more bells than Q*bert, but there was a time when the brash talking, hyper-masculine, buzz-cut womanizer Duke headlined one of the best selling first person shooters of its decade (
Duke Nukem 3D
By the year 2009, those who still remembered the games used them more frequently in punchlines than in praise. After all,
Duke Nukem 3D
's sequel, the ironically named
Duke Nukem Forever
, had seen an extraordinarily bizarre development lifecycle with developer 3D Realms
still without a finished title
after 12 years of development, dating back to 1997. Then in mid-2009 Take-Two Interactive, who had purchased publishing rights,
sued cash-strapped 3D Realms
, just as the company was
reportedly finishing up
the long awaited title.
The ensuing legal battle was settled with undisclosed terms in May of this year.
3D Realms retained the rights to the game. And in perhaps the wisest decision it had made concerning the seemingly cursed title, it decided to hand over the development reins to Randy Pitchford's studio Gearbox Software.
Mr. Pitchford was no Nukem newbie. He had been hired in the 1990s to help development
Duke Nukem 3D
. And while he left 3D Realms just as
Duke Nukem Forever
was kicking into full swing, Mr. Pitchford always kept a soft spot for the machismo-machine that made him a software superstar.
On Friday at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Mr. Pitchford let the cat out of the bag showing off a 15-minute live gameplay demo [
video here
] filled with sexual innuendo,
, and suitably attractive graphics. And according to Mr. Pitchford the game is nearly finished, and will launch complete with multiplayer. He states in a
recent interview
, "It's a large, large game."
If you think Mr. Pitchford might be tempted to tone the game down for today's
more sensitive audience
, think again. It looks to be headed for a solid "M" -- if it catches the ESRB folks on a generous day.
Mr. Pitchford describes the protagonist, remarking, "In Duke's world this is all real shit. These fucking aliens are here and they're fucking our planet up and they're taking our chicks. There's a reason for that, and Duke is the only guy who can stop them. In his universe, that all makes perfect sense. As a result, he is the most important person in his universe. And he knows it. He enjoys it. He franchises it! He's got Duke Burgers opened up all over the country. It's a weird universe, but it works for him. He's the king!"
But the "king" has his work cut out for him if he hopes to win back gamers. After all if there's one thing more deadly than a pack of babe-stealing aliens, it's the risk of remaining a punchline from one more delay.
Despite the risk, Mr. Pitchford is the picture of confidence and exuberance. He says he can understand if some are skeptical, but promises not to disappoint. He states, "I think everybody feels the way I felt when Duke was in trouble in 2009. Yeah, we've been jerked around. But we kind of want him to be triumphant. In Duke's time of need, we almost want to support him. And I'm feeling that kind of love."
As for Nukem, he appears to be feeling the love, too.
The demo concludes with the camera panning out to show that the whole intro experience was just a console game being played by the
Duke Nukem. And Duke has company -- a pair of females, who appear to have been giving old Nukem some oral pleasure. One of them takes a breather and looks up at him to ask, "So how was the game Duke, was it any good?"
He gruffly remarks, "Yeah, but after 12 fucking years . . . it better be."
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This annotated list of organizations was compiled for and printed in Seeking Justice in Health Care: Guide for Advocates in Faith Communities, first published by UHCAN in 2004, revised in 2006 and updated for this webpage. It is not exhaustive, but is reflective of the organizations most engaged in our nation's health care debate. Faith-based resources and organizations are noted elsewhere on this website.
Health Care Policy Research and Advocacy Organizations
Center for Studying Health System Change http://www.hschange.org/ This is a good site for research into specific topics or problems or for statistics about the uninsured, access to care, and the health care market.
The Commonwealth Fund http://www.cmwf.org/ The Commonwealth Fund is a private, mostly research-oriented foundation that sponsors projects to increase insurance coverage, expand access and improve quality of care. Their main page focuses on some hot-topic issues and recent reports, while the list of publications (on the left) provides links to well-researched articles about a variety of health care policy issues. All articles are available in their entirety and are free.
Community Catalyst http://www.communitycatalyst.org Community Catalyst is a national nonprofit advocacy organization working to build public participation in health care reform efforts. It focuses on capacity-building by providing health care policy tools, analysis, and strategies for consumer health activists.
Families USA http://www.familiesusa.org/ The Families USA website covers everything. They provide in-depth research on a number of health care and health policy related issues, links to other websites, organizations, and articles that relate to the topics at hand, and updates on legislative and regulatory changes.
Health Affairs http://www.healthaffairs.org/ Health Affairs is "the policy journal of the health sphere", and a good source for more detailed research into specific policy areas. Many articles are available free and on-line; for others, they ask you to subscribe – or, less expensively, go to your local library and use their subscription.
Herndon Alliance http://herndonalliance.org The Herndon Alliance is comprised of over seventy minority, faith, labor, advocacy, and provider organizations advocating for a health justice movement. Their goal is to achieve quality, affordable health care for all by expanding the base of people supporting universal health care. The Alliance is working to identify the core values of the health care justice electoral base, connect those values to other potential supporters and develop strategic initiatives and messages that will unite voters around the need for health care reform.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/ The Foundation funds and organizes research and policy trials. Their website provides solid, broad information about everything from "Health Coverage and the Uninsured" to prescription drug policy issues to campaigns against HIV and AIDS both here and in South Africa. In particular, <http://www.kff.org/uninsured/reform.cfm> lists resources, updates, and information about proposals to reduce the number of uninsured.
Institute of Medicine http://www.iom.edu The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is part of the National Academy of Science, and is dedicated to providing unbiased, accurate, scientifically-based information about a wide variety of health-related issues to educators, policy makers, and the public at large. The IOM regularly issues reports on topics such as women's health, environmental health, prevention, aging, nutrition, etc. Most of the reports are available in summary form from their website but must be purchased to be read in their entirety. The IOM's reports on the consequences of uninsurance (see Print Resources below) are helpful to anyone trying to understand the causes and costs of uninsurance.
Medicare Rights Center http://www.medicarerights.org/ While the Medicare Rights Center does some work around systemic change (see their Policy/Advocacy link), this is just a great site for Medicare beneficiaries and the people who care for them. It provides thorough information about what is and is not covered, examines state prescription drug assistance programs and internet and mail-order discount pharmacies, helps recipients compare Medicare Plan Options, and answers questions about rules and benefits.
Milbank Memorial Fund http://www.milbank.org/ The Milbank Memorial Fund focuses on health policy research. You can search "featured articles" from the Milbank Quarterly, their health policy journal, or look at recent reports http://www.milbank.org/reports/reportstest.html. The Fund seems to focus a lot on quality and safety issues and less on systemic change, but can still be a valuable resource.
National Coalition on Health Care http://www.nchc.org The National Coalition on Health Care is a non-partisan alliance of about 85 organizations united around the principle of higher quality more affordable health care for all. The group has produced specifications for reform and numerous studies that point to the deficiencies in U.S. health care.
Physicians for a National Health Program http://www.pnhp.org/ PNHP is an advocacy group that focuses on promoting "single-payer" (Canadian-style) health care reform. Their site is a useful source for information indicting the current health care system and promoting a government-financed and insured system.
Project Hope Center for Health Affairs http://www.projecthope.org/CHA/ Project Hope is dedicated to improving health and health care delivery world-wide. Their CHA site provides links to other health-related publications and current and recent CHA projects. They have some very good statistical analyses and some projects focused on problems with rural health care.
Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN) http://www.uhcan.org The Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN) is a national resource and strategic center supporting organizations and advocates working for comprehensive, affordable and publicly accountable health care for all in the U.S.
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/ The World Health Organization is the United Nations agency that focuses on health – mental, physical, social, and emotional. It collects and analyzes data from all U.N. members and spearheads advocacy programs for/in some countries. Their "World Health Report 2000" http://www.who.int/whr2001/2001/archives/2000/en/ compares the price, effectiveness and efficiency of health systems around the world.
Government Resources
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.gov/ Provides basic information about Medicare, Medicaid, S-CHIP, and other government health programs: histories of the programs, benefits and coverage, regulations, updates on changes. Also available are some statistics on Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, expenditures, and utilization.
US Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov HHS is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. Serving as an umbrella for over 300 programs, HHS covers a wide spectrum of activities, including assuring food and drug safety, Medicare and Medicaid, and comprehensive health services for Native Americans.Health Resources and Service Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/ Part of HHS, HRSA is a useful source for statistics about health coverage, the availability of care in rural and urban neighborhoods, the distribution of all types of health care providers across various types of community. Many statistics are available on the Web; other sources can be ordered (at no cost) from the Administration and tend to arrive within two or three weeks. <http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/> focuses on rural health policy.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://nih.gov Also part of HHS, the NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. It is the federal focal point for health research. The website includes numerous studies about disparities in health care among underserved populations, minorities and women, and gives considerable attention to children's health.Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/ Legislative Information on the Internet is a site by the Library of Congress. The site provides all sorts of information about Congress and its doings, including current and past legislation, treaties, and calendars. You can search for bills by key word or by Congress (101st, 93rd, etc…)
U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/ Internet source of all census information – race, gender, income, occupation, housing…health insurance data are at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins.html
Brookings Institution http://www.brookings.org The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization that focuses on providing quality research, analysis and recommendations to inform public discourse on a full range of domestic and international policy issues – including health care. Their website contains extensive information about health care policy and financing.Campaign for America's Future http://www.ourfuture.org/ Campaign for America's Future is a "center of progressive strategy" focused mainly on preventing the privatization of Social Security, encouraging investment in alternative energy sources, advocating for good jobs in a sustainable economy, and affordable health care. The Campaign is associated with the Institute for America's Future, a non-partisan research and education group developing policy ideas and educational materials.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org/ The Center works at federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public program issues relevant to low- and middle-income families. They publish a lot of solid information on all kinds of policy issues: federal tax policy, labor market policies, low-income housing, Social Security, federal and state budgets, including health care.
Center for American Progress www.americanprogress.org The Center for American Progress is an educational institute that "advances policies that help create sustained economic growth and new opportunities for all Americans" and supports "fiscal discipline, shared prosperity, and investments in people through education, health care and workforce training." CAP offers reflective analysis on current public issues, including health care.
Consumers Union http://www.consumersunion.org Consumers Union, which publishes, Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization that serves only consumers. Their reports cover current issues of concern to the American public, including the purchasing and use of a wide-range of health care products and service. The work of their Consumer Policy Institute includes consideration of health policy issues.Economic Policy Institute http://www.epinet.org/ The Institute headlines its main page as "Research and Ideas for Working People". The Institute focuses on issues like a living wage, poverty lines and family budgets, Social Security, and unemployment insurance.
Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights http://www.consumerwatchdog.org The Foundation targets a wide variety of issues – slightly slanted toward California politics, it nonetheless provides information and ideas that could be helpful across the nation.
New America Foundation http://www.newamerica.net The New America Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit institute seeking to engage new voices in new ways of thinking about the issues facing our country. It is noted for its desire to move public discourse beyond traditional political partisanship. Their website contains extensive information about health policy, quality and costs.Public Citizen http://www.publiccitizen.org/ Public Citizen focuses on consumer protection – everything from car safety to environmental legislation and clean-up. They have a comprehensive health care page http://www.publiccitizen.org/hrg/ that addresses drug safety issues and pharmaceuticals' marketing practices, among other topics. Part of their "Congress Watch" site, http://www.publiccitizen.org/congress/reform/index.cfm, also covers the politics of patent protections (in general as well as for some specific drugs) and examines current legislation.
Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/ The Urban Institute funds and publishes economic and social policy research. The "research" and "issues in focus" links at the top of their main page allow you access to hundreds of articles about insurance, care for the uninsured, Medicare and Medicaid, among others.
Related Single-Issue Organizations
Center for Responsive Politics http://www.opensecrets.org/ The Center for Responsive Politics is probably the best follow-the-money site. Their main page offers links to updates on specific issues, the chance to search for your congressional representatives and see who's been donating to their campaigns, and updates of money raised for the current presidential election. You can track donations and trends by industry, party, and politician.
Employee Benefits Research Institute http://www.ebri.org/ The EBRI is "the only nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed exclusively to data dissemination, policy research, and education on economic security and employee benefits." EBRI's "Health Research and Education Program" (<http://www.ebri.org/hrep/index.htm>) is a great source for statistics and trends related to employer-based health coverage; their home page features regular news releases and updates, as well.
OMB Watch (White House Office of Management and Budget) http://www.ombwatch.org/ OMB watch monitors what the powerful White House Office of Management and Budget does and says about America's finances. Type "health care" into their search engine, and piles of articles appear, examining (and often criticizing) the budget politics behind government health care decisions.
Print Resources
Benchmarks of Fairness for Health Care Reform
by Norman Daniels, Donald Light and Ronald Caplan (Oxford University Press, 1996) provides the moral compass for discussion about health care reform. Its purpose is to "provide a framework that facilitates debate and understanding and clarifies what social values are at stake, often hidden, in the complex details of health policy." (p. 3) Originally the book was written to assess and promote discussion about the Clinton Administration proposals for reform in a technologically advanced system that was inefficient and inequitable and lacked universal coverage. Since that time, the benchmarks have been revised to offer evaluation points for fairness appropriate for reform proposals in any country in any level of development. The revised benchmarks may be found in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000; 78:740-50 http://www.who.int/bulletin/en.
Institute of Medicine Reports:
The following reports are all part of the IOM's "Consequences of Uninsurance" project, and are invaluable resources for understanding the true cost – personal, societal, financial, and environmental – of uninsurance. All reports are available for purchase from the IOM website under http://www.iom.edu/project.asp?id=4660.
"Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care," October 11, 2001
"Care Without Coverage: Too Little, Too Late," May 21, 2002
"Health Insurance is a Family Matter," September 18, 2002
"A Shared Destiny: The Community Effects of Uninsurance," March 6, 2003
"Hidden Costs, Value Lost: Uninsurance in America," June 17, 2003
"Insuring America's Health: Principles and Recommendations," January 14, 2004
Also available from the IOM:
"Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century," March 1, 2001
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach
by Thomas Bodenheimer, MD and Kevin Grumbach, MD (Third Edition, Lange Medical Books, 2002) lays out our health care system section by section. The book is easy to read, with illustrative stories and diagrams, and helps the reader understand how health care policy, finance, delivery and quality interact. "Understanding Health Policy" is a great basic resource.

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Ocala, FL- The Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds headlined a 5-division night with the Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, Rent-N-Roll Gladiators, and Florida Mini Sprints that proved to be the best action of the season.
Our very own Hobby Stocks opened the night and Don Woosley jumped to the lead. Woosley had a career night early on but did lose the lead to William Edwards on lap 3. Richard Calmes, Jr., Brian Shea, and Alvin Adkison combined to bring out 5 cautions with solo spins on the night. On lap 6 it was "The Mayo Missile" Devin Walker stealing the lead from Edwards and, after a few solo spins- including a lap 9 spin by Edwards- from the previous 3, Walker held off his father, Heath, for the win. The Walker family- the heat race winners- was followed by Brandon Elwood in the Flintstones Mobile, William Edwards, and Richard Calmes, Jr.
The Florida Mini Sprints went 24 and 3/4 laps caution-free before a wreck in turn 4 on the last lap as some drivers fought for the win. Early on, Kat Thomas led from her pole position as Chase Cabre fell off from outside pole. Thomas relinquished the lead on lap 5 as John Kahl made a move to grab the top spot. Dirk Miller, David Hall, and Eddie Moss, Jr. had work cut out for them as all 3 started from Row 7 or worse but they made their way to the front by the end. Kahl did not work the traffic as he needed to and Cabre made his move and stole the lead on lap 18. Traffic worked both drivers hard and Cabre got pinned to the bottom on the last lap. Kahl went high, Cabre stayed low, and traffic hit Kahl and spun the #13 by accident allowing Cabre to take the checkers. Dirk Miller finished 2nd as scoring went to the previously scored lap (minus Kahl). Nick Snyder finished 3rd, David Hall finished 4th, and Austin Craddock completed the top 5. Miller, Hall, Jody McKenzie, and Gavin Thomas scored Heat Race wins.
Rich Pratt got the early jump on the Scorpion Racing Products but Jeff Mathews got around him on lap 3. Mathews gave it back on lap 7 and Pratt pulled away before Jeff Bagent slowed and let Mathews take another shot at the #78. Buzzie Reutimann spun on a restart but was able to rebound over the next 15 laps. Mathews cleared Pratt again on lap 13 and, after heat race winner Bryan Bernhardt cut a tire on his Mathews Motorsports #33L, cruised to a win in his old stomping ground and put on another heat-feature sweep. Pratt finished bridesmaid again with Ronnie Soltis 3rd in the GRT, Bernhardt 4th, and Reutimann 5th.
The 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, not to be outdone, had an outstanding fight with "TC" Tony Campbell the lap 1 leader. William Gillam, who had the number game on his side (#13 on 4-13-13) took over on lap 2. He held the lead through a couple of solo spins and a lap 3 crash between William Edwards, Kyle Goulard, Harold Erickson, and John Florkowski. After a lap 7 restart, Gillam relinquished his lead to Melvin Fockler who would lead until lap 12 when heat race winner Jeff Stalnaker, Jr. got around him. Stalnaker held on through a couple of restarts to take home a big win over Brandon Elwood. Jonathan Appleby, a heat winner, finished 3rd after a melee happened at the mid-pack. Heat Race winner James Erickson finished a very quiet 4th and Brandon Tillander took home his 1st career top 5.
The Rent-N-Roll Gladiators finished the night with a caution-free event that Stephen Frankland went wire-to-wire in. In fact, Frankland won his heat and feature! Jerry Taylor made it difficult for the British driver but couldn't do anything with him. Taylor finished in 2nd over Bill Southard in a career-best 3rd. Southard had a great battle with Kody Fisher and Tom Sheehan throughout the event beofre pulling away in the closing laps. Fisher held Sheehan off for 4th.
Next week is the Monster Jam Summer Jam Tour. We return to racing action in 2 weeks and we hope to see you for Night of a Thousands!
Bubba Raceway Park Results (4/13/13)
Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds
1- 33 Jeff Mathews
2- 78 Rich Pratt
3- 61 Ronnie Soltis
4- 33L Bryan Bernhardt
5- 00 Buzzie Reutimann
6- 1K Scott Kurtzner
7- C00L Chris Littrell
8- 75C Charlie O'Neill
9- 2B Jeff Barrett
10- 97 John Gamble
11- 94 Jeff Bagent
12- 59 Jeff Stalnaker, Sr.
Bubba Army Hobby Stocks
1- 55JR Devin Walker
2- 55 Heath Walker
3- 28 Brandon Elwood
4- 14 William Edwards
5- 4C Richard Calmes, Jr.
6- 19 Brian Shea
7- 81 Don Woosley
8- 54 Alvin Adkison
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There are a few sure things in life: death, taxes, and the yearning for better performance. No matter how great your vehicle's power currently is, there's always room to squeeze even more from it. That's the focus of this guide: ways to boost horsepower and torque, whether it's a subtle bump or serious push.
Brute Force Intake System: 2009 Dodge Ram 5.7-liter
Looking for a way to give your 2009 Dodge Ram 1500's 5.7-liter a kick in the pants? AEM offers the Brute Force intake system, which includes a big, powdercoated-black heatshield with a 4x9-inch oil-free Dryflow air filter designed for hardcore durability and filtration. There's also a mandrel-bent aluminum intake tube and beefy adapter elbow. It has an MSRP of $429.
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aFe Stage 2 Cold-air Intake: 2011 Ford Super Duty 6.7-liter
Available for the 2011 Ford Super Duty with the 6.7-liter is the aFe Stage 2 cold-air intake. Features include a one-piece, 18-gauge, powdercoated heatshield to block engine heat and a performance-engineered rotomold plastic intake tube for maximizing air velocity and improving horsepower, torque, and throttle response. Four types of air filters are available depending on the system you get, including the Pro Guard 7 seven-layer version and the Pro Dry S, which has a progressive synthetic media. Prices start at around $348.
Airaid's Cold Air Dam Intake: 2010 Toyota Tundra
For the 2010 Toyota Tundra 5.7-liter and new 4.6-liter is Airaid's Cold Air Dam intake, which has one of the company's premium filters, a blend of gauze and synthetic layers designed to filter out even itty-bitty particles, but without sacrificing airflow. There's also a rotomolded intake tube. The system seals directly to the hood and requires no tuning. It runs around $495.
Airaid Filter Co.
BD Diesel Super B Single Turbo Kits: 1994-2007 Dodge Rams
BD Diesel's Super B single turbo kits are for 1994-2007 Dodge Rams with the Cummins 5.9-liter modified to make 250-425 rear-wheel horsepower. Quick spool-up, cooler exhaust gas temps, and no surging are among the perks. Gadgetry is Borg-Warner Extended Tip compressor wheel technology, starring low-inertia, full-floating journal bearings and BD's dual-volute turbine housing for improving turbine response. There's also a heavy-duty, adjustable wastegate actuator to prevent premature opening from high exhaust pressure. And upgrading to a twin system is a snap. The MSRP starts at $1335.
BD Diesel Performance
DeStroked Zeus Controller: Cummins Engines
Everyone hates a micromanager -- unless, of course, it's you overseeing your pickup or SUV's power. The fully adjustable Zeus controller from DeStroked is for Cummins engines and is a stand-alone ECM that replaces the factory unit. It plugs directly into the stock harness (no mods, adapters, or wiring changes on your part), and its built-in data logger will record all the vehicle info. The no-brainer programming software allows you to tune mild to wild (and you can tune on the fly via a dash-mounted selector). It runs about $3800.
DiabloSport Trinity Performance Monitor: 1999-2010 Ford, Chrysler/Dodge, and GM
When you go to the gym, you (should) wear a heart-rate monitor to watch your performance status. That same concept makes sense for your vehicle. So, DiabloSport offers the Trinity Performance Monitor for 1999-2010 Ford, Chrysler/Dodge, and GM gas and diesel vehicles. Features include programming, diagnostics, reading/clearing trouble codes, virtual gauges, and, if you're so inclined, virtual dragstrip. All the info can be accessed via the high-resolution, full-color touch-screen display. It's about $600.
DynoMax Cat-back Exhaust System: 2009 Ford F-150
Do high performance, reduced restriction, and an earful of awesome growl sound good to you? DynoMax has a cat-back exhaust system for the 2009 Ford F-150, featuring three-inch mandrel-bent 409-grade stainless-steel piping and a show-styled, double-walled, logo-embossed four-inch tip. The company's Ultra Flo welded muffler is an unrestricted design that can support up to 2000 horsepower. It also has Continuous Roving Fiberglass technology to create that perfect tone and to prevent interior resonance. It's around $320.
Edelbrock's E-Force supercharger: 2004-and-newer Ford F-150s
For 2004-and-newer Ford F-150s is Edelbrock's E-Force supercharger. It's based on a supercharger for the Mustang, and for this application, it's been designed to increase the towing power of the 5.4-liter to 478 horses and 504 pound-feet. The manifold has 14-inch-long runners and an internal-bypass valve to minimize parasitic power loss at low engine speeds. The Eaton Twin Vortices rotor assembly is the same thing the Corvette ZR-1 uses. There's also a hi-po reusable air filter, a 110-square-inch air-to-water intercooler with a front-mount dual-core heat exchanger, a handheld programmer for the ECU, and more. It costs around $6300.
Edelbrock Corp.
Edge Products CS Evolution and CTS Evolution: Most Diesel Engines
If you're seeking a scan tool, programmer, and gauge display in one package, look at the Edge Products CS Evolution and CTS Evolution. CS is for full-color screen; CTS is the color touch screen. The programmers work on all 1994 1/2-2010 Ford diesels, 1997-2009 Ford F-150s, 1999-2009 V-8-powered GMs, and 2001-2010 GM Duramax engines. The Evolutions will allow you to reprogram for better power and performance, and you'll be able to monitor your vehicle as well as read and clear trouble codes. Both will display up to eight parameters at a time. They start at around $439.
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Flex-A-lite: 2003-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and 2500 V-8
It's easy to forget that an efficient cooling system can immediately improve performance -- not to mention fuel economy. Flex-A-lite offers an electric fan for the 2003-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and 2500 V-8, and not only is it lighter in weight than the factory unit, but it's a direct bolt-in replacement. It creates 3300 cfm of airflow that will instantly bring down the temp of your coolant (without drawing power from the engine), and it comes with an electronic control unit that measures coolant temp and air-conditioning use. The adjustable temp range is between 160 and 240 degrees. It typically costs around $330.
Flowmaster Cat-back Exhaust: 2007-2010 GM half-tons
When it comes to any upgrade for your truck, we're guessing you want it to be simple. Meet Flowmaster's cat-back exhaust for 2007-2010 GM half-tons with the 5.3-liter V-8 (except the regular cab longbed) for improving power, torque, and throttle response. It's manufactured from T409 stainless steel and has a Super 50 Series single-in/dual-out muffler and 2 1/2-inch mandrel-bent tailpipes. There are also three-inch-diameter, polished stainless steel, logo-embossed tips. Side- and rear-exit pipes are included, so you can pick the location. The system costs around $900.
Ford Racing Supercharger Kit: 2005-2008 Ford F-150 5.4-liter
Want to squeeze even more power out of your 2005-2008 Ford F-150's 5.4-liter? Ford Racing's supercharger kit has been engineered to produce an extra 160 horsepower and 160 pound-feet of torque at the rear wheels. The kit includes a 2.3-liter twin-screw supercharger unit, intake manifold, high-flow air inlet, and Pro-Cal Tool for calibrating performance. If customizing is a big thing for you, the kit comes with your choice of finish: polished or black-crinkle finish. MSRP is about $5900.
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Hamburger Torque-Curve Technology Spacers: Available for Most Vehicles
Torque-Curve technology spacers from Hamburger's are said to not only seriously kick up the horses, torque, and mpg, but also pretty much eliminate the whistle that can sometimes be had with an EFI spacer. On a stock throttle body, a negative pressure zone is created on the upper, back side of the throttle blade when at partial throttle, which can create turbulence, slowing airflow and sucking valuable power. Torque-Curve EFI spacers were designed to zap out the negative pressure area. You're looking at about $100 for the spacer.
Hedman Hedders: 2004-2009 Ford F-150 5.4-liter
From Hedman Hedders are stainless steel headers for the 2004-2009 Ford F-150 5.4-liter. They feature a short-tube design (read: simple installation) and are manufactured from T304 stainless material. The mandrel-bent 1 1/2-inch-diameter tubes merge into a factory-style collector that'll bolt right up to the stock exhaust (and the catalytic converters are retained). The flanges are 3/8 inch thick to resist distortion. You'll find the headers priced from $500 to $600.
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Hypertech Max Energy Power Programmer: Available for Gas and Diesel Apps
The Max Energy Power Programmer from Hypertech puts controlling engine efficiency, horsepower, torque, and fuel economy in your control. The handheld tuner is available for gas and diesel apps, as well as flex-fuel. For diesels, three stages of power are available, including one that maintains safe exhaust temps while towing. Max Energy also allows you to calibrate the speedo, raise or lower the top-speed limiter, increase shift firmness, and adjust the on/off temps of the electric cooling fan, among its many perks. Figure you'll spend under $400.
K&N High-flow Intake System: 2009-2010 GM Half-ton Pickup
If you've got a 2009-2010 GM half-ton pickup (with the 4.8-, 5.3-, 6.0-, or 6.2-liter), K&N says its high-flow intake system can increase horsepower by 16.6 at 5342 rpm over stock. How? The original intake assembly is replaced with an all-new design; it draws air through a K&N filter that never has to be replaced; there's a powdercoated heatshield in place of the stock airbox, and a rotomolded polyethylene tube that air must pass through; thanks to its shape and form, more air gets to the engine. Figure you'll spend $500.
K&N Engineering
Lingenfelter Magnuson TVS1900 Intercooled Supercharger: 2006-2009 TrailBlazer SS
Available for the 2006-2009 TrailBlazer SS 6.0-liter is the Magnuson TVS1900 intercooled supercharger from Lingenfelter. The company says you can expect 130 rear-wheel horsepower. The supercharger is available in a black powdercoat or chrome finish; other features include a maintenance-free synthetic oil lubrication drive system, a water-to-air intercooler inside the intake manifold, a water-to-air supercharger heat exchanger, a supercharger coolant reservoir and circulation pump, and custom ECM programming. The kit is around $5695, $9995 installed.
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering
Lysholm Supercharger: 2005-2010 V-8-equipped GM truck or SUV
For you readers with a 2005-2010 V-8-equipped GM truck or SUV, there's the Lysholm twin-screw positive-displacement compressor supercharger system. Features include a plenum design with increased volume for unrestricted flow to the intake port and an oversized dual pass air/water charge cooler for a lower discharge temp. The bolt-on system's integrated bypass valve and fuel-rail mount positions are provided. You'll probably pay $5500-$6300.
Radix Retro Supercharger: 2003-2009 Avalanche, Yukon XL, Silverado, Sierra, and Suburban
Radix Retro may sound like a DJ's name, but it's an MP 1900 TVS supercharger system for 2003-2009 4.8-, 5.3-, and 6.0-liter 1500 and 2500 Avalanche, Yukon XL, Silverado, Sierra, and Suburban. It replaces the MP 112, and part of the redo meant moving more air and making more power over that model. Parts include an equal runner length intake manifold with integral water-to-air intercooler, the MP 1900 TVS supercharger itself, high-flow fuel injectors, and everything else needed for installation. It starts at $5950.
Magna Charger
MBRP Black Series Performance Exhaust: Most Diesel Pickups
The Black Series performance exhaust from MBRP features a high-tech coating that the crew developed specifically for the exhaust system, making it resistant to chips and discoloration. The Black Series will fit most turbo-back, cat-back, and filter-back diesel pickups in single and CoolDuals configurations. Pricing starts around $377.
Rugged Ridge Cold-air Intake System: 1991-2006 Jeep Wranglers
The Rugged Ridge cold-air intake system for 1991-2006 Jeep Wranglers features a polished-aluminum, mandrel-bent intake tube, which replaces the factory airbox, improving fuel economy. A black-powdercoated heatshield separates the filter from engine heat and debris, while cold air makes its way through a high-flow conical air filter. The dry-panel design of the filter won't require oiling. Depending on how your Jeep is set up, you can expect an additional 10 horses and 12 pound-feet of torque. Each 1997-2006 kit includes a billet-aluminum throttle body spacer. It's around $200.
Rugged Ridge
Pacific Performance Engineering Xcelerator: Available for Most Vehicles
The Xcelerator is the handheld truck programmer from Pacific Performance Engineering. Tune in more ponies, twist, and mpg. And, depending on the model you select, you might be able to adjust your speed limiter, speedometer reading, and transmission settings, as well as read and clear trouble codes. It'll work for the following diesels: 2001-2010 GMC and Chevy 6.6-liter pickups, 2003-2010 Dodge 5.9- and 6.7-liter pickups, 2003-2010 Ford 6.0- and 6.4-liter pickups, and the 2006 HUMMER H1 with the 6.6-liter. It's also available for most every gas-powered 1998-2007 GM engine. Prices range from $420-$1200. Pacific
Performance Engineering
Roush cold-air Intake Kit: Ford F-series Trucks
The cold-air intake kit from Roush for the Ford F-Series includes a Roush air filter, air dam, and induction tube, making for a quick and easy installation--and a quick and easy solution for better mpg and more power. The various kits fit the 4.6- and 5.4-liter 2004-2008 F-150, 2008-2009 6.4-liter and 2002-2007 6.0-liter diesel Super Duty, and 2009-2010 5.4-liter F-150. Pricing starts around $340.
Snow Performance MPG MAX Water/Methanol Injection System: Duramax, Power Stroke, and Cummins Engines
Snow Performance's MPG MAX water/methanol injection system isn't just about the mpg part--via a new injection management controller that allows for a small, steady spray of water/methanol to be injected into Duramax, Power Stroke, and Cummins engines, you'll see an increase in power as well, empty or while towing. There's also a secondary output for Power Mode, an additional stage of water/methanol injection that is adjustable for best performance. It retails for around $700.
Snow Performance
Spectre ProFab High-flow Cold-air Intake: GM Light- and Heavy-duty Trucks
For GM light- and heavy-duty trucks there is a new Spectre ProFab high-flow cold-air intake. It has a mandrel-bent, polished-aluminum intake tube, a washable, reusable cotton filter, and a powdercoated heatshield to block high underhood radiant heat. All of this equals more efficiency and better power for towing, hauling, or everyday driving. It'll fit 1999-2006 4.8-, 5.3-, and 6.0-liter engines and costs about $167.
Spectre Performance
Summit Racing Diesel Exhaust System: Most 2001-2004 Chevy/GMC, 1999-2003 Ford, 1999-2002 Dodge Trucks
You probably recognize Summit Racing's name as a supplier of aftermarket parts, but this aluminized diesel exhaust system is from the company's own line. You can get a four- or five-inch downpipe for enhanced pulling power at highway speeds and use an actual diesel muffler to resist clogging. The systems will fit 2001-2004 Chevy and GMC three-quarter- and one-ton extended and Crew Cabs with the 6.6-liter, 1999-2003 Ford trucks with the 7.3-liter, and 1999-2002 5.9-liter-equipped Dodge Rams. The four-inch-diameter systems run about $300; the five-inchers are around $400.
Summit Racing
Superchips Racing Diesel Tuner: Power Stroke
If you've bought a pickup, chances are good it's because you need it for tow/haul mode, but you might also venture to the dragstrip, and Superchips Racing offers the diesel tuner for those of you opting for a little more play than work. Designed for the 2008-2010 6.4-liter, 1999-2003 7.3-liter, and 2003-2007 6.0-liter Power Stroke, it offers five power levels, wheel/tire and gear adjustment, speed and rev-limiter adjustment, shift-pressure adjustment, diagnostics, and monitoring. You'll be able to tune out an overly sensitive pedal, engine surge, and abrupt shifts.
Superchips Racing
Toyota Racing Development Supercharger: Toyota Tacoma V-6
Want to stay in the Toyota family for power upgrades to your Toy? Then Toyota Racing Development's supercharger is for you. The TRD folks have for the first time utilized charge-air cooling in one of their designs. A self-contained air-to-liquid cooling system has been incorporated to provide a denser, lower temperature intake charge. Translation: better power with less boost pressure. The inlet cooling system includes its own coolant reservoir, circulating pump, and heat exchanger. You're looking at an increase in horsepower and torque of about 30 percent. It's for the Tacoma 4.0-liter V-6 and is priced below $5000.
Toyota Racing Development
TS Performance MP-8 Power Play Module: Late-model Power Stroke, Duramax, and Cummins Engines
The MP-8 Power Play module from TS Performance can provide up to a 100-horsepower improvement without messing with the engine's exhaust gas temps. For your truck, that will equal better efficiency, torque, and power, plus better fuel economy. All you have to do is plug it into your vehicle's computer and it will automatically select the appropriate programming, giving you a selection of performance levels. The MP-8 is compatible with all late-model Power Stroke, Duramax, and Cummins engines, in addition to the Jeep Liberty's diesel mill. You'll spend around $450.
TS Performance
Volant Cool Air Intake System: 2009-2010 Ford F-150
Volant offers the Cool Air intake system, which includes a new radiator coolant overflow tank. That's cool (pun intended) because it allows the sealed air filter box to gain access to a larger air inlet area under the tank. The Volant system replaces the overflow tank for massive amounts of cold air, and that, combined with the large-capacity filter box and high-flow intake tube, means your 2009-2010 Ford F-150 with either the 4.6- or 5.4-liter can see 18 more horsepower and up to a 2-mpg bump.


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In the end, turnout in Rhode Island's First Congressional District was actually down some 9.8 percent from the last presidential election in 2008. But there is evidence that Democrats turned out voters where they had to.
A Phoenix analysis shows that turnout did not drop as precipitously in three Democratic strongholds that were vital to Cicilline's victory. In Providence (split between Cicilline's district and that of Congressman James Langevin), it dipped 6.2 percent. In Pawtucket, it dropped 5 percent. And in the much smaller Central Falls, which had a feisty mayor's race on the ballot, it actually ticked up by about 1 percent.
In the end, there is an argument to be made that pollsters should have anticipated a boost in Democratic turnout in a presidential election year. Joe Fleming, who conducts WPRI-TV's surveys, says he'll consider adding more Democrats to his sample come 2016.
If he'd taken that approach this time around, we might have learned a bit earlier that the Cicilline-Doherty race was never as close as it appeared.
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Let's get out of Rockledge. Theres absolutely nothing to to here but go to Space Bowl.
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A town in central florida in which its frowned upon to make logical descisions, especially if youre associated with the county school board.
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BLU Room at Coliseum
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This delightful structure consists of three rooms, all with private bathroom, offers its guests the opportunity to walk to the most beautiful monuments of the city.
The main means of transport (metro, bus and taxi) are a few minutes from the apartment, very well connected to the Stazione Termini (main train station).
The apartment is located in a leafy, quiet residential area where you can walk to the main archaeological sites of Ancient Rome, to report to 200 mt. the beautiful park of Villa Celimontana.
The double rooms are spacious and perfect in every detail, they are quiet and comfortable. furnished with simple and elegant style, with private bathroom with shower, hair dryer, television screen 32'' and wireless Internet access (20 mega bytes).
Breakfast is served at the bar at 'corner adjacent to the structure.
House rulesCheck-in is from 14.00 to 19.00
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Check-out is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am
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So we arrived at the Blue Room about an hour later than we expected. As soon as we arrived Andrea was waiting for us at the bus stop. He pointed out a few things to us regarding our stay. The room was perfected for what we needed, a place to shower and sleep for a few days while exploring Rome. Andrea was very helpful with everything, and provided all that was necessary. The apartment is located in a very convenient area close to the bus stop, and places to eat. The only thing that was a bit of a negative was the fact that sharing a hallway with other guests was a little noisy at times due to keys and locks that were a bit antique made a lot of noise. Overall a great place to stay.
We injoyed Rome and staying at the blue room very much
Carla is a very sweet and helpful lady. The blue room is perfectly situated. Close to everything - nice restaurants, shopping and bus lines. Wee will definitely come back and stay there
It was a pleasure to live in Andrea&Carla apartment. It was very quiet, clean and close to the Coloseum place. Andrea was very helpfull during our stay. Thank you very much :) Grazie!
Andrea was very nice and helpful. He was already waiting for when we arrived and shwed us the appartment and made a tour with us in the near surrounding with excellent information about public transportation and restaurants.
The appartment is located very convenient; just a ten minute walk from the Collosseum. Breakfast close by is small but good. We really can recommend that appartment; it was a very good stay.
A nice place to be - short way to the Colosseum, to good restaurants but not loud or something.
The hosts are caring and help where they can - would go there again without a doubt!
Carla was very secure. From the information how to get to the B&B, the information about the neighbourhood and the usage of the B&B. She knew exactly what we needed.
The B&B was allright. Beds were clean and own bathroom was very convenient
Keep it this way, Carla!
Very good quiet location. Very courteous. Clean and comfortable. Grazie Carla & Andrea
Sehr gute ruhige Lage. Sehr zuvorkommend. Sauber und bequem. Grazie Carla & Andrea
Highly recommended centrally located accommodation in Rome!
Very friendly, responsive landlord with great tips for a first orientation, for eating out ... Tastefully decorated, quiet and clean rooms with private bathroom. We were thrilled to spend wonderful days in this beautiful city and come back for sure! Thanks to Andrea and Carla!
Sehr empfehlenswerte zentral gelegene Unterkunft in Rom!
Ausgesprochen freundliche, entgegenkommende Vermieter mit tollen Tipps zur ersten Orientierung, zum Essengehen... Geschmackvoll eingerichtete, ruhige und saubere Zimmer mit eigenem Bad. Wir waren begeistert, verbrachten traumhafte Tage in dieser schönen Stadt und kommen sicher wieder! Danke an Andrea und Carla!!!
The blue room very well, very well directed! we've had in Rome's great q aunq much to see and walk, but we returned to la.habitacion always wanting to be quiet and rest for el.siguiente agusto.y day!
La habitacion azul muy bien, las indicaciones muy bien !! nos lo hemos pasado genial en Roma aunq hay mucho q ver y andar, pero siempre regresabamos a la.habitacion con ganas de estar tranquilos y agusto.y descansar para el.siguiente dia !
All newly renovated, the house has charm and is a great location to the bus. Very nice is the idea of pricing in an Italian breakfast in a sunny café on the corner. 'll Be back!
Alles neu renoviert, das Haus hat Charme und ist super zum Bus gelegen. Sehr schön ist die Idee, ein italienisches Frühstück in einem sonnigen Café an der Ecke einzupreisen. Gerne wieder!
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May 23, 1975
London, UK
Earls Court Arena
Rock and Roll, Sick Again, Over the Hills and Far Away, In My Time of Dying, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Tangerine, Going to California, That's the Way, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog.
Click here to view the Earls Court concert programme (flipbook)
John Bonham's brother Mick recalls this night in his book 'My Brother John':
"Come May 23rd, Jacko (father), Debbie (sister) and myself, along with a good friend of mine set off to see for ourselves how the band had progressed since we had last seen them at Trentham Gardens. As soon as the band walked onstage, to rapturous applause, we were in awe at the whole bloody size of it. Showco had shipped in the PA system and light show that was used on their American tour and above the stage a huge video screen showing close up views of the band as they went about their business. For three and a half hours, we were treated to rock music from a band that you just know were glad to be home. Every enthusiastic move by the band was highlighted in a show that was second to none. Laser beams fired above the heads of the audience gave the effect of flaming arrows when they reflected off a mirror ball, filling the vast hall with snowflakes and stars..."


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Man convicted of sexual abuse says he was the victim
REXBURG, Idaho - A jury found an 82-year-old Rexburg man accused of sexually abusing a young girl guilty on one count of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16, and not guilty on one count of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under the age of 16.
Defendant Ronald G. Bird testified on the stand Friday. Bird said he feels like he's the victim in the case. He said this case has taken three years of his life away.
He seemed upset every time he described the incidents involving a 4-year-old between April and September 2009.
He was asked if he contacted the girl's parents.
"I felt too embarrassed to tell anybody expect for my next-door neighbor. I talked to him, and I told him what she did," said Bird.
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Marriage And Happiness: Does A Spouse Equal Lifelong Contentment?
A new study conducted by Michigan State University's Department of Psychology suggests that marriage prevents people from experiencing a decline in happiness throughout their adult life.
One of the study's researchers says their findings suggest "that people on average are happier than they would have been if they didn't get married."
Based on data from thousands of participants in a long-running British survey, the researchers found that married people won't necessarily feel happier than when they were single, but their satisfaction rates won't dip as low as those of their single counterparts. This doesn't mean that married folks experience spikes in happiness, either, but rather they maintain a steady level of satisfaction throughout adulthood.
Not exactly the stuff fairy tales are made of... What are your thoughts on these findings?
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Five common reasons for couples' arguments:
Nearly half of couples surveyed argued over unexpected expenses.
More than one-third of couples fought about insufficient savings.
Three in 10 married or cohabiting adults have hidden purchases or made major purchases without telling their partners
Couples aged 45 to 54 argue an average of four times per month about finances.
For more than half of couples whose financial status had declined over the last year, financial disagreements caused major arguments.


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Do you or someone you know, live with a health condition that affects daily life? Workshops to achieve a healthier way of living for people living with ongoing health conditions begin as early September 17. Workshops are now being held in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.
A chronic health problem is one that you must learn to live with for many years, such as diabetes, emphysema, arthritis, migraine headaches, and heart disease. A healthy way to live with a chronic condition is to work at overcoming the symptoms.
The Living Well with Chronic Conditions program, sponsored by Living Well Central Oregon, is designed to complement and enhance medical treatment and disease management. Through the series of classes, participants will learn what they can do to feel better and manage their condition more effectively.
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Re: Thought Origination
Reminds me of what Edison said about failure when he tried so many times to make the light bulb. GMV!
Re: Beginning of the Day
I like the way you did the sun. GMV!
Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=26364]In the Beginning, god created
Asteroids reference! GMV!
Re: The Start of True Love
How cute I would imagine perhaps the puffer fish is the female since the hedgehog is offering it a flower...that's according to tradition anyway. Although my BF would probably like it if I sent him flowers.
Got my vote!
Re: Hope Seed
i love this shirt so much! I want it! Why did it fall from the fog? Oh yeah, cause most wooters have no taste for art. I personally think that the dark on dark makes the shirt subtle. Anyone who has any sense of style WOULD stop and take a second look at this shirt. If they don't, then I don't need their attention.
Re: It all begins with the candy like button
Wouldn't this be more of an ending?
cobolisdead wrote:I like the way you have drawn the T-Rex chicken. GMV!
thanks pascal, er, I mean, cobol.
Re: Life Renewed
Yeah, I doubt that was her inspiration. Nice picture though, reminds me of some M:tG artwork.
I really wanted this shirt. Really. And was so happy when I saw it in the fog. But then entirely depressed when I saw that something a lot less creative and beautiful took its place.
I'll be upset for days if this doesn't win.
Re: 1928. The birth of an icon.
I like it, but where is all his n.a.z.i. memorabilia?
fingers crossed for you!
SarahPants5 wrote:OHMG! I didn't think to click this one but finally thought "well, let's just SEE what it is..." and it's perfect!! I want this one to win so I can buy for me and my brother, and one as a spare for when I meet the perfect boy, because he will want this shirt. :P
Nice That's the same thing that happened with me and the Mickey Mouse shirt. I thought it was the declaration of independence for days.
smedgrick wrote:What a horrendous birth defect/disease! These people should be killed quickly before they have a chance to infect others. By the way, is the guy supposed to be "clowning around" with the kid? if so...gmv
ahuhu, it's a positive mutation - the next step in evolution oslt. hehe
It's so awesome when self-important forum people try and tell everyone how they should think, using a rumor from a one-time poster who later pulled his post.
GMV Seki.
BootsBoots wrote:It was LEMON. Lemon is the new asphalt! (yes, yes, I know that it's even more unpopular than creme, but it looked the best that way. I suppose I could offer a blue version, though. Hmmmph!). I like your outrageous request.
Man, I couldn't decide which one it was on. I decided to guess creme, since I knew it was more popular. Don't like either though.
I like the light blue, the bright green, and the brown.
SailorButterfly wrote:That's a dragon, and this design in a phoenix, which is a creature known to be reborn from ash and fire. I'm not the artist, but I do know her...and I doubt she's even seen this dragon picture before. Her inspiration was simply that she loves the phoenix, so she drew what she believes its birth to look like.
Exactly why I thought it might be inspiration and did not say it was some sort of attempted copy. It is not the same animal but it had the same feel to it, with the glowing body and the rising from a mound (volcano vs pile of ashes, I get the differences). And just for the record I am well aware of what a Phoenix is (look back at derby #5 or so, I made it to the Fog with a Phoenix)
Re: Frakin' Beginnings
NOOOOOO!!!!! I had one of those toys when I was a kid.
The color choice on this works very well I think. The compisition also works really well on the shirt medium ;-)
25 hours and 20 minutes more to go! Come on folks keep this in third so it can get a print!
baiguai wrote:ahuhu, it's a positive mutation - the next step in evolution oslt. hehe
I think that's Rudolf and his son.
@Heartline - It would be cool as long as I got properly credited. Like if people said "Oh, man, ANOTHER Lemur? Yo, Loopy's the only one who can pull those off." L O L.
@jzlosman - That's a cool pic, but no. I perused some Phoenix images though.
@SailorButterfly - You are teh awesome.
@Cobol - Yeah, M:tG artwork has inspired me greatly. I'd like to design something in that style someday.
@Jimiyo - Thanks!!!
Man, I just LOVE this shirt! I really hope it wins. I hope everyone votes for this awesome design!!!
Thanks Derek and Cobol!
How many times am I allowed to vote? I LOVE this shirt!
IG64Assassin wrote:Those are the only colors that can be used for the base, the color of the shirt its self. The other 6 colors that can be used for the design can be any color, but they have to be converted to PANTONE Solid Coated colors somewhere along the line (by you or by woot).
got it thanks so much guys
I feel like I need at least one phoenix shirt, and this one is pretty sweet -
grael wrote:I really wanted this shirt. Really. And was so happy when I saw it in the fog. But then entirely depressed when I saw that something a lot less creative and beautiful took its place.
I'll be upset for days if this doesn't win.
Agreed. I really wanted to see this shirt stay in the fog. This one's my favorite design of this derby. It'll be a shame if I don't get to have one.
Re: Cheep Shirt
This might be the iconic woot shirt. a cheep shirt.
BootsBoots wrote:::gasp!::
Heh. Bootsboots is my favorite.
Despite my posts that sound contrary, I am sad to see this knocked out of the fog, except the fact of which shirt knocked it out.
Re: My 1st Screen Print
I completely forgot about my 1st screen print that I had made 10 years ago. Here it is! My 1st Screen Print!
ltchambers330 wrote:Very nice design, but whats even greater is that you stayed with God's design in creation. I hope there is some way I can get one of these.
Which god? It certainly doesn't follow either of the Christian Genesis myths, and I'm not familiar with any other myth that it lines up with.
Re: In the Beginning was the Command Line...
Wasnt this done on thinkgeek?
thethatcher wrote:fantastic fog. I can't wait to buy this shirt.
Yay 3rd place I hope it can stay there. Would you mind if we had the same shirt? I'm glad you asked me to vote for it. I hadn't checked the derby in a while and would have missed it.
hotcha wrote:How about now?
It's kinda hard to take your point that supporters of this shirt need to be open minded when you yourself seem to be broadly insulting everyone who likes it.
He has a very valid point on BOTH fronts.
To his first point: the community is predictable and easy to manipulate. Go to shirt.what.com, browse some of the past derbies, and have fun. Designs that are cutesy, feature stick figures, and incorporate elements of anime consistently fog and print. Hell, it's what wooters buy. Want a sellout? Give them what they want. Yes, these past couple of weeks, we've been getting some fairly artistic and outside the box designs, but this still largely holds true. These stereotypical "woot" designs tend to sellout more often than their anomalous, artistic counterparts.
To his second point: "Fairly mindless nostalgia pieces" isn't an insult. Furthermore, even if it was, it's not consumer-based. What this is saying is that there isn't a lot of creative thought needed when you're plastering a game controller on a shirt or making a shirt look like a gameboy. Yes, there are ways to have nostalgic pieces not be mindless, which he acknowledged in the rest of the sentence that you strangely didn't feel the need to quote. Would I rank this shirt in that category? Probably not, but I love the shirt and will buy one, because it is GOING to print.
I mean, if you feel insulted by either of those, fine. But looking at them objectively, they are both observations of two very real things around these parts.
As for the great shirt debate: Did anyone actually WATCH the cartoon clip? Distressed or not, these baby turtles look NOTHING like those baby turtles. More importantly, the cartoon had HOT PINK/PURPLE ooze coming out of a sewer pipe and the turtles were covered in it with a large puddle on the floor. Not even close to a shattered test tube. Yes, I'm aware that the scene in the movie is a LOT more similar, but then use THAT to make a point. It's the best example, barring the comics because I haven't had the privilege of seeing the turtles' origin in comic form.
I like this! Very cool!
lkackman wrote:Wasnt this done on thinkgeek?
Not sure. I googled "greater than AND underscore AND shirt", but did not come up with anything...
Maybe I'm not doing it right.
p.s. This shirt would be boss if it had a C on it. Oh yeah, no text this week.
SarahPants5 wrote:Is it just me, or does this look like osama bin laden? >.>
While I don't see the resemblance to Bin Laden, it does look more like a desert nomad of the Near East than a ninja of the Far East.
What's it the beginning of? :P
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So many great new novels have come out this month that we've been seeing nothing but letters swooping and spinning behind our eyes when we close them each night, long after lights-out. Plus, we got to spend the weekend indulging in words at the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival. Bliss!
As well as our earlier May Recommended Read The Lifeboat, we've found plenty of absorbing new books to share with you. Get your fiction fix below.
1. The Forrests, by Emily Perkins
If you read one New Zealand novel this year, make it The Forrests, even just to see what all the fuss is about. It's the fourth novel by the darling of New Zealand literature, Emily Perkins, and is already being whispered about in the same breath as the Man Booker Prize (though the longlist of the notoriously unpredictable award is not out until July).
You'll have a tough time finding a bad review. It's an exquisitely written epic tale of the life of Dorothy Forrest. When Dorothy is seven, she and her family move "from oh my god the hub of the world, New York City, to Westmere, Auckland, New Zealand", and the novel follows her through love, marriage, motherhood ... until she's an old woman on her deathbed. Read a review of The Forrests by Paula Green here. And read the first chapter here.
2. The Boy Who Could See Demons, by Carolyn Jess-Cooke
Alex Broccoli is 10-years-old. He likes onions on toast, he can balance on the back legs of his chair for 14 minutes and his best friend is a 9000 year old demon named Ruen, who wants Alex to do bad things. When Alex's Mum attempts suicide, Anya, a child psychiatrist, must try to work out what is going on in the head of this intelligent and imaginative young boy. But Ruen seems to know details about Anya's life that Alex has no way of knowing, and she begins to question whether Ruen really does exist. Anya can only gain insight into Alex's psyche by exploring Ruen's bad intentions for Alex - but in doing so she risks pushing Alex to the edge. A compassionate exploration of mental illness, The Boy Who Could See Demons is a clever and engaging tale, reminiscent of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. You can read an extract on Carolyn Jess-Cooke's website.
3. No Time Like the Present, by Nadine Gordimer
Steve and Jabulile were once clandestine lovers under South Africa's racial segregation laws. She is black and he is white. They married in secret, and fought for an end to apartheid, an end that was supposed to bring a 'better life for all'. Now Steve and Jabu have two children and seem to be living the suburban dream; Steve is a professor of chemical engineering and Jabu is studying law. But freedom brings many challenges; the gap between rich and poor is vast and growing, the crime rate is skyrocketing and rape is commonplace, there are suspicions of corruption and a growing AIDS epidemic. As the turmoil increasingly affects their everyday lives, Steve finds himself considering the ultimate betrayal by one who has fought for freedom: seeking a new life in Australia. In No Time Like the Present, 88-year-old Nobel prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer turns her unflinching gaze on both the personal realities and true political events in the ongoing struggle to create a new South Africa.
4. In One Person, by John Irving
As a 13-year-old growing up in small-town Vermont in the 1950s, Billy Abbott spent a lot of time trying to work out why he had so many "dangerous crushes" on the "wrong people". People like his stepfather and Miss Frost, the tall and beautiful librarian with a perfect bosom and a surprising secret. Now in his sixties and a bisexual novelist, Billy looks back over his life, recalling how "we are formed by what we desire". Two-thirds of the book is dedicated to Billy's sexual awakening and teenage years, while the final third is a devastating account of the 1980s AIDS epidemic in New York. Populated by a cast of theatrical, entertaining (and often cross-dressing) characters, John Irving's 13th novel is an exploration of desire, acceptance, truth and denial.
5. The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, by Simon Mawer
It's World War II and half-French, half-British 19-year-old Marian Sutro is plucked from her London WAAF desk job to train as an undercover agent and, eventually, to parachute into occupied France on a secret mission. The Girl Who Fell From The Sky is not as nuanced and sophisticated as Mawer's Booker short-listed novel The Glass Room, and it retraces some well-worn footsteps, most obviously New Zealand-born Nancy Wake's real-life World War II exploits and Sebastian Faulks' fictional heroine Charlotte Gray. But it is a thrilling read and it would make an empowering addition to a young woman's book shelf, especially. If you buy it before August 1 and don't like it, publisher Hachette New Zealand promises to give you a refund. Read the first chapter here.
6. A Land More Kind Than Home, by Wiley Cash
This is one of those harrowing tales that stays with you, whether you like it or not. It's a debut novel set in the mountains of North Carolina, where the congregation of the River Road Church of Christ in Signs Following are encouraged by an unhinged preacher to show their faith in God by handling deadly snakes, drinking poison and holding fire to their faces. It unravels the events surrounding the death of an autistic boy during a healing service, through the eyes of his nine-year-old brother, an elderly woman and the local sheriff. Read an extract here.
7. The Chaperone, by Laura Moriarty
On a 1922 summer's day, 36-year-old Cora Carlisle boards a train bound for New York, charged with the care of a beautiful and unconventional 15-year-old girl determined to make it big in New York City. The girl is Louise Brooks, real-life star of the silent screen, known for her outrageous and irreverent behaviour. Cora is on her own journey of discovery, returning to the city where she spent her formative years at The New York Home for Friendless Girls and hoping to uncover the truth about her past. As she struggles to supervise Louise amid the glamour of 1920s New York, corset-wearing Cora's eyes are opened to new possibilities and the five weeks they spend together will transform both of their lives forever. A lively and engaging read, full of period detail.
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I'm thinking about starting an amateur cybercrime prevention team.
I thought I would float the idea, see if anyone was interested. This wouldn't be anything special, just a few people working together to remove some of the cyber threats that are out there.
At the very least we would be able to learn off each other, sharpen our skills and gain some experience of working in a team.
I really haven't put much planning into this at all; I'm thinking we would probably just communicate through IM and Email. Build a website to allow people to post website they think could be a risk/have had bad experience with in the past. We would identify, investigate and attempt to take it offline.
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The Latin-infused sounds of multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee helped him to become the flagship artist for the Wall of Sound imprint We Love You. Lee relocated twice in pursuit of his music career, first from his hometown of Wichita, Kansas to Los Angeles, where he polished his skills and worked with Jeff Buckley, and then, in 1995, to London, where he eventually joined Wall of Sound to issue a series of singles and his debut album, Monkey Boy, in 2000. The next full-length didn't come until four years later, after Lee had signed to Ubiquity, which released the first of his Studio Sessions series, Music and Rhythm. The series continued with Moods and Grooves in 2005, and Strings and Things in 2006. The music was created to be used in film and television soundtracks, including Desperate Housewives and Malcolm in the Middle. Also in 2006, Soul Visa, which had originally come out in Japan in 2004, was issued in the U.S. In 2007, Voices and Choices, which included a track from labelmate Nino Moschella, hit shelves, followed later by A Very Ping Pong Christmas: Funky Treats, the musician's take on seasonal favorites. The year 2008 saw the release of the musically globetrotting Miles of Styles, along with Clutch of the Tiger, his collaboration with producer Clutchy Hopkins. A second Hopkins collaboration, Fascinating Fingers, appeared in 2009 just before Soul in the Hole, a collaboration between Lee and a number of vocalists, including Darondo, Nicole Willis, Paul Butler, Karime Kendra, and Orgone's Fanny Franklin. Lee kicked off early 2011 with the album World of Funk with the Ping Pong Orchestra. As implied by its title, Lee (with his beats, multiple instruments, and samples) took on the music of the world. World of Funk found him playing everything from sitar to ektar, balaphone, tanpura, kalimba, steel drum, guitarron, Moroccan castanets, cithare, vibraphone, xylophone, bulbul tarang, charango, bouzouki, talking drum, and udu. In addition, he enlisted help from Brazilian vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Curumin, NOMO's Elliot Bergman, and British/Egyptian singer Natacha Atlas, among others. Also in 2011, Lee collaborated with singer/songwriter A.M. for the album Celestial Electric. Tabla Rock, his own exotic song-for-song (and then some) remake of the Incredible Bongo Band's Bongo Rock album, arrived in early 2012 from Ubiquity; this was merely the first entry in what would be a prolific year. Next up was Reel to Reel by his Ping Pong Orchestra in mid-July, followed almost immediately by Synthesizers in Space a few weeks later. In 2013, Lee once again paired with A.M. for the album La Musique Numerique. A year later, he contributed to the KPM library album project KPM: New York Trouble/Electric Progression. Golden Age Against the Machine, a tribute to rap music of the early '80s through the mid-'90s, followed in 2014. ~ Stacia Proefrock & Thom Jurek
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"Gemma and her dogs are very welcoming! Great communication from the beginning. Charlie had a great..."
"All three cats well and happy! Thanks, Allisha!"
"Amazing service, our dog was extremely well cared for and loved. "
"Rebecca wonderful. Our dog Lucy loved her and our house was spotless when we returned very early in ..."
"We have returned to a lovely clean home and a very happy-looking dog and cat. Would definitely..."
"Very happy with Sarah. will definitely book again."
"Sharon was excellent, she was accomodating with drop off/ pick up times and kept us updated with..."
"Thanks Marina, Amelie was very happy when I got home. Thanks for all the photos and for looking..."
"Stacey was great and put our minds at ease leaving out pups with her. She was easy to deal with,..."
"Siobhan was awesome - little Whiskey was very well looked after! Thanks again, we'd highly..."
"Ruby loves staying with her second family. Let's us relax a little more."