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Nice campground with few amenities. Friendly staff with clean restrooms and friendly attitude. Wi-Fi was sufficient but my Verizon was better. Good pull through site and gravel base. Gave it a nine due to the fact of few amenities.
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I have a 1976 Olds Cutlass S (same body style as a 442). The car is in great shape and runs well. Problem, it has a 260 V8. No power. I would like to keep the car as original as possable. Number matches if possable. Anything I can do with the 260 to increase the HP. Maybe with tranny and rear end.Thanks for any and all suggestions.wilcor
260 smog-saddled cubic inches in a 4,000-lb car? Don't bother. Just keep it running smooth and enjoy it. You're going to over-spend just to get the slightest improvement.
Pull the 260, and store it safely away, if you really think you'll ever want it "STOCK". Get a 403 Olds from a junkyard (they should still be reasonably easy to find). Get the brackets as well, that will make things look even more "factory". The 403 will fit right in, wiring harness will fit perfectly, barely anyone will be able to SEE the difference, and it will be MUCH more fun to drive!Lee Atkinson
Nice. This is the first forum anyone has responded to this question. This is an inherited car. I am actually the 2nd owner. It has been in a garage all it's life and driven by a man who was 60 when he bought it.I'm 60 now and have a heavy foot. If I put the 403 in do you suggest I take the tranny and rearend as well.You may have guessed this is a new hobby for one about to retire but I do have help and guidance from others.I would like to hear any suggestions on how to make this car something nice.Thanks Bill Corbett
Bill,I'm younger than you, but have spent the last couple of decades helping people make their cars do what they wish. Send me a private messege with your e-mail, and I'll get back with you. I'm personally on my second 11-second street car (both of which I've built/tuned/spec'ed myself), and neither of them were done the "easy" ways (the current one is in the current issue of Popular HotRodding, pages 32-37). I know what it is like to drive 15, 14, 13, 12 and 11 second street cars on a daily basis. The answer to your questions will depend upon what you REALLY want, and what you are capable of doing (financially and mechanically). The rear and transmission/converter in my current car cost me about $6,000, but they are HEAVY duty and should take much abuse without failure. I've been on the LOW budget end of things before, though, and simply replaced what broke If you have the funds to do it "right" the first time, then that IS the preferred way going about it!! But, if you are on a budget, and are willing to take some risks (and face an occassional towing bill!) there are intelligent ways to go about it.Transmission - almost for sure you will need to have rebuilt for the 403. At that point, it would be very wise to upgrade the torque converter. The upgraded torque converter will give you both extra reliability AND more performance.Rearend - that will depend upon exactly how stout of a 403 you build, and what you want to do with the car. If you want the car to be FAST, then you will probably need to budget at least 1500 for rearend upgrades. But, if it will only be driven on the street with hard-compound street tires, then I'd run what you have until it breaks.Merry Christmas Mr. Corbett, and I hope Santa brings you a fun New Year!Lee Atkinson
I have a question! Does anyone know if you can get close 400 hp from a 2 bolt main Chevy 400cid?? And what type of heads and cam may provide this power? Thanks!!
Run the 260 until it breaks? I had the timing belt changed from the original plastic or fiber one that was there for a metal one, all new gaskets and hoses etc.This motor will outlive me. Maybe I should just make it 'showy'. I think the car needs more power. The 400 transpalnt sounds interesting. What do you guys think about buying another car and transplanting the engine and tranny. I am on self imposed learning track. What are the gear ratioes for the rear end i hear so much about?Am I Sounding a bit stupid here and too much of a norvouse forthis forum?
No!! I said run the "REAREND" until it breaks, with the 403 you were talking about.
Thanks again for your replly.Yes you did L_n_L. I started calling around to see what is available.Nothing locally. What about these 'crate' engines. Do they come complete ready to drop in like a 'like car' swap or would I be needing all kinds of additional parts.
does anyone know where to get a complete wire harness new for a 76 cutlass?painless dont have it.
1) the 260 is too small for the car's weight. When you go to a bigger engine, if you plan on doing burnouts and hard launches, I'd suggest using the transmission that came with the 403, new U joints for the driveshaft, and a stronger axle. The automatic will soften the blow to the rear axle, plus tires with no traction that smoke easily will help the rear axle, too. But, why blow the rear axle then pay for a tow home? That might end up costing more than a strong axle. Plus, if that's a 10-bolt back there, and you break the C-clips inside the rear axle, the shafts slide out of the housing, and only the brake lines hold your wheels under the car.But, hey, its your gamble. You may not have that problem happen. Or you might. the 403 has more bore than it has stroke, so light launches may never faze the rear axle. If I remember correctly, Edelbrock heads will bolt on, so you can ask them what cam etc to run, or you can go look up Joe Mondello for advice on Olds engines.2) Yes, a 2 bolt main cap 400cid Chevy small block can handle 400--easy. Buy any head/cam/intake setup for a Chevy 350, use the 400 head gaskets to drill steam holes in your new heads so the siamesed 400 bores can vent and not overheat...and the extra 50 cubic inches will get you near that 400hp, and be more streetable than the smaller engine doing the same at a higher RPM.3) wiring harnes, you've tried for '73 and later Chevelles, right? You may have to find a universal one long enough to reach from firewall to tailights, or splice your old wiring where you can.
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I don't mean to Hi-Jack the thread...but my son just inherited a 1975 Cutlass Supreme, with a 350 Q-Jet engine. It seems reasonably strong for an engine from this period. I am a Bowtie guy, having had a small block 1970 Camaro, and a 1967 Vette, but very limited OLDS experiance. I would like to know if the Olds 350 is as responsive to upgrades as the Chevy 350 is...and if any of the performance products for the earlier Cutlass/442's are applicable to the 1975? Also...does anyone know if a 442 style hood is made for the '75 Cutlass? As with the original poster...this car is in EXCELLENT CONDITION..and is a SWEET looking ride...but there is ALWAYS room for a little improvement...THANKSJim
Wilcor, I've not seen a "crate" Oldsmobile motor in a long time! The 403's were used in MANY cars from '77 to '79 - GMC motorhomes had them, alot of the Pontiac Trans Ams and Formulas had them, and quite a few of the larger bodied Pontiac and Buicks had them as well. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the only Cutlass the factory ever installed them into were the '77 442's. I have not looked in a LONG time, but at one time I could find 2 or 3 everytime I went to a "Pick-your-part" salvage yard.Stage1 - check M&H wiringJim - The Olds are VERY repsonsive. A set of headers and a good exhaust will make a big power gain on your motor - probably over 30hp at the wheels. Intakes (in my experiences) don't do much until you REALLY kick the power up, the factory intakes are pretty decent - maybe find one from before the EGR days. Kicking up the stall speed will help even more.An OLD combo that will work well: Hughes 2500 stall; 3.23 or 3.42 gears with a posi carrier; some decent headers with 2.5" exhaust; Engle 16-18 or Comp Cam 270 cam (but go ahead and pull the cylinder heads, have a GOOD valve job performed and have new valve springs installed and properly set-up for the cam you choose. Properly tuned and with traction, you should be in the 13's.Lee
I have a '76 Cutlass S and pulled the 260 and put in a 403 bored .40. The cylinder walls were just thick enough to allow.We put in a Comp Cam and ported the heads. The crank turned true. The valves were beveled on the edges in order for the flow of fuel to combust with more efficiency. The compression is 10:1.A double row timing chain was installed with MSD Ignition and Distributor. A four core radiator with two electric fans help cool the motor.The 403 runs hot because of windowed mains in the heads.We put a 4:10 posi in but with a Turbo 350 tranny it was too many RPMs. We pulled the 4:10s and installed a 3:42 but I'm fixing to upgrade to a 3:73. The Turbo 350 was pulled and a 700R4 with Corvette cervo, stall conveter and shift kit was installed.The intake is an Edlebrock Low Rise Aluminum Intake with a 795cfm Edlebrock four bbl.Competition Hooker Headers, wrapped, were installed on a true dual Dynamax exhaust system.** If you set the timing between 36-38 degrees it should run no hotter than 190 degrees**Right now it's putting out 315 HP and 400ftlbs of torque. Changing the rear end will increase the torque for sure and jet off the line.StapletonGrey13
an Olds 350 will take big block heads, but you need a W31 style intake. Its a big bore, short stroke, with 6 inch long connecting rods. It can be responsive, like a Chevy 327, if you know how to build an engine rather than just bolt on parts. With Chevies, you can do the latter and still come out ahead.
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14-Year-Old Boy Killed In Double Shooting
There are 118 comments on the NBC 5i Dallas/Fort Worth story from Oct 19, 2008, titled 14-Year-Old Boy Killed In Double Shooting. In it, NBC 5i Dallas/Fort Worth reports that:A 14-year-old was killed and another teenager was hospitalized after a double shooting in a south Dallas County suburb Saturday night.
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#1 Oct 19, 2008
Gangs and drugs, when will parents start controlling there kids and teaching them some core values, I guess when the parents develop some core values
#2 Oct 19, 2008
The young man who was killed was my young cousin. What you should know is that not every african american male thats killed under these and similar circumstances is always involved with gangs and drugs, and Nicholas certainly was NOT. Nicholas was a very good young man, he was not involved with any sort of gang or drug activity. He was simply at a party at someones house at what turned out to be the wrong time. What we know so far is that it was a random shooting, and he was one of the two innocent people that were shot. Its easy for someone to make a comment such as yours when you dont have all the details. As I type this my wife and I are on our way out of the door to console the rest of our family, which includes his two grandmothers and his 80 year old great-grandmother, who all loved him dearly and were very proud of him. We will all miss Nicholas, and it doesnt help our grief at all to have to deal with snide comments that are made because of ignorance of the true facts and racial profiling.
#3 Oct 19, 2008
no one said anything about african american males until u did brobe.
its u that is profiling.
#4 Oct 19, 2008
to txstoney: you got that right, he definitely brought it up, gives us more ammunition, if he doesn't like what someones opinion is, he is welcome to leave
#5 Oct 19, 2008
maybe the young man "i4 years old" should have picked the people he hung out with a little more carefully
#6 Oct 19, 2008
Yeah you notice 'brobe' said nothing about consoling the 14 yr old's MOM or DAD, they are going to console grandparents. Perhaps mom & dad (if there is a dad) are also druggies or gangbangers or parolees. A noraml 14 yr old would not be in a position to be shot in a drive by. He was in a bad neighbothood where he shouldn't have been and his family allowed it. People, you got to start taking care of your kids!!!!!
#7 Oct 19, 2008
This is a bad & sad situation but as i read the comments it's sad how we can point the fingers at someone and reality it's a message than anything...I am a mother of 3 and the worst thing anyone would want to hear that our loved one has been killed...Yes it do start with us as parents and leaders in the community of our childen (takes a village). but none of us have all the answers so with that being Ww going to pray for the family that endures the lost of this child...it could happen to anyone/anyplace at the wrong place at the wrong time....God just have mercy on me and u both at this moment but the next minute is not promised to us...
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Of course he was a "good boy". Everyone, including family, is quick to comment about things they nothing about. You dont know what your cousin is when youre not around. Is the shooter's family saying what a great child he was too? I dont buy this innocent bystander picture you paint of him. Believe it or not, bad people shoot other bad people for whatever stupid reason. The real innocent victims are very far and few between.
#10 Oct 19, 2008
I did mention that he was an african american male, because he was. He was also a smart, funny good kid who got good grades and did not belong to a gang or sell drugs. He was attending a birthday party for his 14 year old friend, and the party was crashed by two older teens wearing masks, who started shooting into the crowd of kids. The shooting took place at 10:30 pm, and none of the children who were actually invited to the birthday party, including my cousin, did any shooting. My innocent cousin was one of 2 kids who were shot. The other young man is alive, Nicholas is dead. Neither deserved to be shot, neither was doing anything to harm anyone else. Nicholas was running from the gunshots and got shot in the back. He wasn't doing drugs or being a part of gang. He also has both a mom and dad who raised him together, as well as 2 grandmothers and 1 great-grandmother. He was a good boy with good grades who also ran track for his school. It literally made me feel ill to read some of the obnoxious comments that were made.
EricaB, thank you very much for your kind comments. You sound like a decent human being instead of a hateful type of person that automatically assumes that a kid who gets shot must have been running with with gangs and dealing drugs, or has bad parents.
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#11 Oct 19, 2008
I don't think race is even an issue in this. A good kid got shot. Sorry for your families loss. How come you yourself pulled out the race card. It's almost like your saying, let the games begin whitey. The race card is often brought up so blacks can have a reason to be angry and oppressed. Some people are their own worst enemy.
#12 Oct 19, 2008
Another young brother that was a victim of the man.
We need Barrack Obama in the white house.
#13 Oct 19, 2008
I wonder why those teens came to the house shooting. How did they know there was a birthday party going on? I feel bad for the innocent 14 yr old but something's fishy here.
#14 Oct 19, 2008
What I'd like to know is why the first comment mention gangs and drugs? What was behind that statement, and where did the assumption come from that gangs and drugs were involved in the first place?
Write the answer to that question on your "race card".
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#15 Oct 19, 2008
gangs and drugs ? I never saw any mention of race in the first comment. there's plenty of white kids in gangs and doing drugs.
#16 Oct 19, 2008
The party took place in Lancaster, TX. That information is a part of the news story. The first comment mentioned "gangs and drugs".
'buddy b' wrote the first comment from Plano, TX, which is a suburb of Dallas just like Lancaster, TX is. I don't expect anyone outside of the Dallas metropolitan area to know this, but the suburb of Lancaster, TX has a high ratio of african americans living there.
People in the Dallas metropolitan area are familiar with the demographics in the many Dallas suburbs, and are well aware that some suburbs have more of one type of demographic than another.
So I ask again, exactly why did 'buddy b' mention gangs and drugs in his first comment? What is the reason for that term being used in the first place? I have yet to see the explanation for that.
#17 Oct 19, 2008
Apparently some of the kids at the party started texting the kids that eventually showed up, that's how it got started and in fact it was just on the news also.
#18 Oct 19, 2008
Well it's an issue nobody wants to talk about because it's not politically correct. Places with a high population of blacks have a much higher crime rate and drug/gang issues. Not being racist, it's just true.
#19 Oct 19, 2008
How would he help? Will blacks suddenly stop committing crimes if Obama is elected?
#20 Oct 19, 2008
what the heck does Obama have to do with this???
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#21 Oct 19, 2008
i just wanna say rest in peace to my friend nicholes and you will b missed but never forgotten..
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I recently spent a day with Capt. Booker Wilson and soldiers of Bravo Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion, in this village not far from Bagram Airfield, the key logistics and support hub for Afghanistan operations. The village had been tagged as a point of origin for a recent rocket attack on the base, and the company was trying to get a better grip on the situation in their backyard.
The day before, the company had swept the village with the Afghan National Police and with working dogs — a fairly intrusive operation. Today's mission would be a combination of a KLE (key leader engagement) and HA (humanitarian assistance) drop. A medical team also came along for the ride, although they did not have the resources on hand to run a full clinic. "This is a way of making amends," Wilson said.
On this operation, setting the tone would be everything. In the pre-departure brief at the company motor pool, Wilson warned the soldiers not to be too heavy-handed. Standing on some crates, he reminded them that a district subgovernor might also be paying a visit. "So if he pulls up to the blocking position and says he needs to get through, don't put him face down in the dirt, OK?" Wilson said.
The company rolled up in a convoy of mine-resistant ambush -protected (MRAP) vehicles and armored security vehicles. Some troopers dismounted, gathered sacks filled with elements of humanitarian aid and began to sling them on the porch of the local elder's house. Wilson reprimanded them. "Don't throw stuff," he said. "It's kinda seen as insulting if you're going to give something to 'em!"
By organizing this small drop of humanitarian aid — packets of tea, school supplies, some soccer balls — Wilson said he hoped to shore up the authority of a village elder, Abdul Ghani. The village's former leader — described by Wilson as a "negative influencer" — had worked with the coalition, but when he received humanitarian assistance, he would dispense only a little of it and then sell the rest on the open market. "I am trying to bolster his [Ghani's] authority inside the village so he can take more responsibility," Wilson said. "I need to establish Abdul Ghani — I want to help build up his power base."
Ghani, however, seemed a bit reluctant to exert power. As the crowd outside Ghani's house began to get restless, and people began shoving through the security cordon, the captain tried to coax the elder to show a bit more authority and to a better job of crowd control. "It's up to you!" he lectured Ghani through an interpreter. "You have to tell them, not me."
The job, however, was hampered by a lack of interpreters. Only two local interpreters were on hand, hardly enough to communicate effectively with the large crowd that had assembled. Small knots of children and some pushier adults were breaking through the cordon, and the soldiers were powerless to stop people from coming and going. The company first sergeant started to get very agitated. "They're gonna put soldiers' lives at risk," he grumbled.
Worse, there was no female interpreter, meaning the medical team working with local women in a partitioned part of the house could only rely on gestures to make simple diagnoses. Sweating inside the curtained room, the irritated medical officer shouted at Wilson: "This is not working. I've got women all over the top and this is not working."
Things reached a chaotic peak when soldiers spotted a young man with a neatly trimmed goatee, apparently snapping photos with a cellphone camera. They stopped him, made sure the pictures were deleted from his phone and digitally scanned his irises and fingerprints with a BATS (Biometric Automated Tool Set) scanner. The young man was not detained, but now he was in the system.
Inside the house, soldiers spotted an older man with a walking stick hanging around and menacing some of the children. When he backhanded a young girl — connecting with an audible slap — the captain stepped in to intervene. He called an interpreter, summoned the man before Abdul Ghani, and give him a stern warning. The man ambled off, stick in hand.
Taking a short break to watch the aid handout, Iraq veteran Wilson was philosophical: In Iraq, he said, "You learned very quickly that there are areas where you have to be able to go from a more accessible posture to full kinetic. Sometimes the difference between that and full-spectrum [military operations] is one block. One block, kids are waving, another you have to go house-to-house. You've got to be able to go from soft to hard." On this particular block, that same lesson might seem to apply.
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To stay up into the wee hours of New Year's day in Vallejo as part of
Vallejo's long-running New Year's musical event is to know its host,
Adam Rogers, a little more intimately.
Attending the free Adamology Presents: New Years Musical in the past
15 years, thousands of attendees have rung in the new year at church,
to the sound of foot-stomping, clapping, singing and music -- with hugs
in between.
Or, as Old Path Church of God in Christ the Rev. Harold Johnson Jr.
described this year's event, "There's just joy joy joy from 12:30
midnight until whenever we get done."
"There's gray hairs, senior citizens, babies," said Johnson, whose
church hosts the event each year. "We're loud -- there's no guns going
off, though."
Those more than 1,000 people who attend the 15-year-old music event
every year at Old Path typically range in age from 15 to 45, and are
looking for an alternative to a night of drinking and partying, said
Rogers, whose music production name is "Adamology."
"One of the items that I really focus on is family. 'Bring your
sister. Bring your little niece. And make it into a family event where
you start the new year not as an individual, but as a family unit,' "
Rogers said. "And then having God as the head of the whole thing puts
a spiritual spin on it."
Rogers, who first began playing his church's organ by ear at age 7,
took his cue for the music event from a long-standing tradition that
had heavily centered around Oakland in the Bay Area.
He was only 18 that first year.
In the late 1990s, Rogers said Oakland's violence was making too many
headlines and parents were reluctant to let their young ones head off
to the city or up to Sacramento for the annual New Year's church
musical events.
So, Adams, now 34, but then just recently graduated from Hogan High
School, approached the pastor of Old Path Church -- Johnson's father,
at the time -- in Vallejo and asked to start his own overnight event --
much closer to home.
The rest is history.
"This is a celebration of Jesus Christ and is an alternative for our
young people, our young adults who don't want to go to a night club,
or get drunk or high," said Johnson Jr, 47. "As a young person -- we
did, in Vallejo, always went across the bridge (to Oakland); There
were a couple similar events in my youth. Now, this is really one of
the only celebrations that is continuing in the Bay Area."
The New Year's gospel musical events usher its audience out of the old
and into the new year with gospel-inspired music. They often follows
shortly after churches' "Watch Night" service -- a centuries' old
Methodist New Year's Eve tradition spread to other denominations.
The evening has a strong meaning in the African American community as
well, dating back to "Freedom's Eve," on Dec. 31, 1862 -- the night
before the Emancipation Proclamation became effective.
Rogers said he is gratified to notice in recent years that his
audience has become more diverse, with white and Latino attendees as
well. He also spends months planning each year's event with an eye
toward keeping his musical performers relevant to a younger
generation. Rogers, who does everything from emceeing the event and
helping musicians pack up afterward to marketing and paying rent on
the venue, has even introduced gospel rappers and gospel comedians to
his audience and integrates computer and sound effects into
"This is one of the events Vallejo can really boast on," said Rogers,
a former Wells Fargo collections specialist turned music teacher.
"It's a safe place."
When not working on the New Years Musical, Rogers is studying for his
masters of political science at San Francisco State University,
serving as president to the Vallejo start-up music label
KNEntertainment, putting out his first CD and working as a musical
For more information on Rogers online, visit
www.adamology1.blogspot.com or find him on Twitter and Facebook under
Contact staff writer Jessica A. York at (707) 553-6834 or jyork@timesherald
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Ohio State linebacker, Marcus Freeman, didn't come into the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine with a lot of fanfare.
Most scouts were ready to check out some of the top LB prospects like the USC trio of Brian Cushing, Rey Maualuga and Clay Matthews, Wake Forest's Aaron Curry and even Freeman's OSU teammate, James Laurinaitis.
However, by combine's end, Freeman had caught the eyes of many NFL teams, as he finished at or near the top in every category during the event.
His numbers and measurements:
Height and Weight — 6-1, 239-pounds.
Bench Press — 30 reps (tied for 1st).
Vertical Jump — 37 inches (tied for 1st).
40-Yard Dash — 4.74 seconds (tied for 7th).
3-Cone Drill — 6.98 seconds (4th).
20-Yard Shuttle — 4.12 (1st).
Freeman played most of the 2008 season hampered by an ankle injury. His numbers were still formidable, though, as he recorded 84 tackles (2nd on team), 3.5 sacks (3rd on team) and a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss.
In 2007, when Freeman was injury-free, he tallied 109 tackles and 9.5 for loss.
Freeman has been projected anywhere from a late-first to third round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft in April.
Jenkins didn't test well
Buckeyes All-American cornerback, Malcolm Jenkins, didn't fare well at the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday, as he registered a 40-yard dash time in the 4.5-range. Many scouts were wanting to know whether he had the top-end speed to be an NFL cornerback.
His times didn't prove that he could, so now, many are projecting Jenkins as a safety, which will more than likely drop his stock to the mid-to-late first round.
Jenkins did finish first in the 3-cone drill (6.59) and tied for fifth in the 20-yard shuttle (4.07).
Washington's stock rising
OSU cornerback, Donald Washington, like Freeman, caught the attention of the scouts as he recorded a 45-inch vertical and an a broad jump of 11-feet, three inches, both combine bests — regardless of position.
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Inflating house prices, extraordinary government spending and rising expectations of future interest rate increases with an appreciating Australian dollar are creating an environment in which we may see sharp declines in housing markets, similar to what has occurred in US and European markets over the past three years.
The three months to the end of June, have seen house prices rise by approximately four per cent in the major Australian cities, with Sydney and Melbourne recording quarterly price rises of five per cent in their house prices indexes. These very large quarterly rises suggest Australian home-buyers have learnt very little from the events of the recent global financial crisis.
Recent comments by the Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens that keeping interest rates too low for too long could produce a housing bubble, reflect common misconceptions in the Australian community.
Firstly, it is widely accepted by economists that there has been a global housing price bubble, which was the primary factor in creating the global financial crisis, however, many Australian home-buyers still do not acknowledge a bubble in the Australian housing market. Secondly, residential mortgage interest rates in Australia already are double the level seen in many other countries, and thus are not at low levels by international standards.
Figure 1 displays the US real (inflation-corrected) annual home price index from 1890 to 2008 constructed by Robert Shiller. The massive housing price bubble of the 2000s is clearly evident as it currently deflates.
Figure 1
Quarterly nominal house price indexes for Sydney and Los Angeles are plotted in Figure 2 for the available time span from 1987 to mid 2009. The co-movement between these two cities is similar to the co-movement that exist between many cities around the world.
Figure 2
The huge growth in house prices in Australia over the past decade and the relatively high Australian residential mortgage interest rates, are primary conditions that are likely to lead to house price deflation over the next decade. The rate of deflation is likely to be determined by the level of Australian interest rates, thus Australia's current fiscal stimulus strategy is very likely to have a long run impact on Australian asset values.
Excessive fiscal spending, leaves less room for expansionary monetary policy, resulting in higher interest rates. Higher interest rates directly impact on mortgage stress rates of households and can lead to rapidly falling house prices such has been seen in the US and Europe in recent years.
If Australia acknowledges that it too has been part of the global housing bubble of the 2000s, then appropriate fiscal and monetary policy should be to create a low interest rate environment over the next five years. This then makes it more likely that the housing market will have a soft landing, where there is gradual house price deflation, as opposed to sharp declines.
Excessive fiscal spending often results in crowding out of the private sector, where firms suffer distress due to relatively high interest rates. The Australian export sector is particularly sensitive to relatively high interest rates as this typically leads to an over-valued Australian dollar and thus reduces export income.
Australia, being a small export-oriented economy is very dependent on the export sector as a driver of economic growth.
Relatively high Australian interest rates typically increase the carry trade where overseas investors buy Australian dollars to invest in Australian interest-bearing securities. Popular carry trades hold New Zealand dollars in the same proportion as Australian dollars. This can also have an appreciating impact on the New Zealand dollar and a depressing impact on the New Zealand export sector and growth in the overall economy, with flow on effects to Australia through the Australian owned New Zealand banks.
Overall, there are a number of sound economic reasons why low interest rates will be desirable in the Australasian economies over the next five years.
Indeed, most countries around the world are likely to be following low interest rate structures for a number of years. Thus, the Australian government's decisions on the magnitude of current fiscal stimulus is likely to be felt through interest rates, foreign currency rates and asset values for many years to come.
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The Pixies in 1988 sang about being "stuck … out here on the Gaza Strip" in the song "River Euphrates," but the alternative rock band has canceled a planned concert in Israel after an international outcry over the May 31 flotilla raid.
Their act was to be part of PiC.NiC 2010, a daylong concert slated for June 9 in Tel Aviv. It would have been the first trip to Israel for the band, well known for "Where Is My Mind?" the song that plays during the ending of the movie "Fight Club."
A statement posted on the website of PiC.NiC promoter Shuki Weiss told fans: "We'd like to extend our deepest apologies to the fans, but events beyond all our control have conspired against us. We can only hope for better days, in which we will finally present the long-awaited visit of the Pixies in Israel."
Gorillaz and Klaxons, two British bands that were also scheduled to play at the festival, have announced their withdrawal, according to the New York Times ArtsBeat blog.
Gorillaz is famous for their song "Feel Good Inc.," which was prominently featured in an early iPod commercial. Klaxons is a dance-punk band from London that won the 2007 Best New Band prize at the annual British NME Awards.
According to the news agency AFP, Weiss wrote: "I am full of both sorrow and pain in light of the fact that our repeated attempts to present quality acts and festivals in Israel have increasingly been falling victim to what I can only describe as a form of cultural terrorism which is targeting Israel and the arts worldwide."
Weiss's website told fans they could seek a refund. At press time, Placebo, Hank & Cupcakes and Carusella were still listed as performers on the festival's website.
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April 26, 2013
Since mid-March, when we were on the outside looking in at the top four, I have found myself constantly looking at the fixture list attempting to figure out how many points could we grab out of a possible 30? How many would we need to secure fourth? How about third? Or, dare I ask, even second?
Each time I looked at the schedule, I would focus on what each game meant and how likely it was that we could pick up three points. In an incredibly unscientific manner, I broke each of the first five games into a category.
- The home games we simply had to win: Reading and Norwich. So far so good.
- The tricky away games: Swansea and West Brom. Check and check.
- The big test that was home against Everton: Well… one point anyway.
If those five games confirmed anything at all, it's that we could not drop any bad points in the remaining five game. Which brings us to Fulham.
Fulham is a team that has caused us all kinds of problems. We hadn't beaten them in four tries, and they beat us 2-1 at Craven Cottage last season just as we were enjoying a run that had seen us climb into the top four. Sound familiar?
Fortunately, things went our way this time, but just barely. Fulham played more than 80 minutes with 10 men after Steve Sidwell was tossed for an ugly challenge on Mikel Arteta early in the first half. Despite that, it all came down to a Per Mertesacker close-range header in the 43rd minute.
Fulham threw everything they had at Arsenal in the final minutes, but we hung on, kept another clean sheet – four out of the last six games – and picked up three vital points. After the game, Arsène Wenger praised his team and pointed out that there is in fact something very different going on right now. "When the ball was in the box in the last five minutes we always [used to] concede a goal and now we don't," he said. "That means that the resilience is there and the team has learnt."
The team's defensive play – especially the center back pairing of Mertesacker and Larent Koscielny – is definitely gelling. Koscielny put forth a few explanations of why it has improved so much. The first is that he insists that he simply plays better when he is involved in a defensive duel with a striker. "It's better for my game because I am more confident, I can take little risks with passes and feel better and better during the game."
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Second, Koscielny said he and Mertesacker have are communicating throughout the game – and have developed a strong understanding to how the other plays. "[Mertesacker] attacks the ball and wins headers whereas I go behind, can be quick and cope with the long balls."
That leads into his third reason, that Arsenal have become a better team as the year rolled on. Koscielny pointed to Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta saying, "They work very hard and very well in midfield. When we have the ball, they play with passes. When we lose the ball, they have the quality to stop a lot of counter-attacks. They give themselves for the squad." Ramsey, ever so humble, added, "Everyone is working for each other at the moment and I think everyone can see that."
So while the defense seems to be running like a well-oiled machine at the moment, Wenger felt that his players were a bit too cautious offensively in the second half. While that made for a very stressful 45 minutes, it was pretty understandable. They were trying to protect a lead, and as the boss put it, "I put it down to psychological reasons and to the fact that we didn't want to be stupid." No one wants an unnecessary second yellow or red card late in a game that should be an easy win.
But of course, it happened anyway. We lost Olivier Giroud for three of our final four games when he was shown straight red for going over the ball on a challenge. Giroud insisted – and the manager agreed – that it was a complete accident as he lost his footing at the last second. Arsenal appealed the ruling which is an act that really does show how much a team believes a red card was unjustified. If the FA deems an appeal to be frivolous, they could tack on another game. In the end, the suspension was upheld, but just the three games.
Of course, that means our starting striker misses the most difficult of remaining games: home to Manchester United on Sunday. It doesn't take the resident historian to tell you that this is always one of the biggest games of the year. But there is definitely some extra intrigue in this iteration.
- It's Robin van Persie's first game back at Emirates Stadium.
- Man Utd won the title last weekend, and will be getting a 'guard of honour.'
- Combining No. 1 and No. 2…
Then there is the overall race for second/third/fourth. Man City, Chelsea and Spurs all have some very winnable games this weekend so there is great potential for us to slip back out of the top four.
The funny thing with this United team is that they aren't dominating everyone. They really are just a little bit better than everyone else – and remarkably deep. Alex Ferguson has rotated his squad throughout the season and not much ever changed – they just kept winning to the point where they have a 21-point lead over us. Yet they have done it without any big overwhelming statistical advantages on defense. It comes down to grabbing that key goal or two and limiting their mistakes. And annoyingly, 24 goals from Van Persie.
For us, the early team news suggests that our only absentees will be the injured Lukasz Fabianski and of course Giroud. We fortunately have a number of realistic options to fill in at center forward, and it will just come down to those players to step up and show what they can do.
As Arsène said at his pre-match press conference, "It's a good opportunity to show for us that we have moved forward in this league since we played them last time at Old Trafford, which I think we have. It's a good opportunity to show that."
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El Bulli wines to go under the hammer in Hong Kong and New York
The El Bulli Foundation is to reap the benefits of the now-shuttered restaurant's expansive cellar
As the gastronomic world continues to mourn the closing of Ferran Adrià's celebrated Catalan three-Michelin-star restaurant, which served its last meal in July of last year, its legacy lives on and now the founder has announced the sale of the restaurant's extensive wine collection to further fund his El Bulli Foundation, the spiritual successor to the famed restaurant.
Founded over 50 years ago, El Bulli has been led by Adrià for the last 27 years. Since closing, Adrià has dedicated himself to transforming it into El Bulli Foundation, an experimental centre looking at the process of innovation and creativity.
On 3 April 2013 in Hong Kong, and again on 26 April 2013 in New York, Sotheby's will offer wines from restaurant's extensive cellar. A total of 8,807 bottles, with an estimate of HK$8.6 – 12.5 million / US$1.1 -1.6 million (GB£688,000 – 999,500) will go on sale to benefit the new centre of gastronomic innovation.
"The El Bulli cellar comprises an exceptional and unique collection of wines, that was created and developed by Juli Soler and the elBulli sommelier team [Agustí Peris, Eloi Sànchez, Isabelle Brunet, Lucas Payà, David Seijas and Ferran Centelles]," said Adrià.
"Due the transformation of El Bulli, from a restaurant to a Foundation, we decided this very special and personal collection should be used to make a founding contribution to help ensure the successful launch of the El Bulli Foundation."
The restaurant rose to unsurpassed acclaim under Adrià's stewardship, making Restaurant Magazine's list of the world's 50 best restaurants five times. Adrià himself was also frequently feted, and was named as of Time magazine's '100 world's most influential people.'
Highlights of the two sales include over 2,000 bottles of Spanish wine estimated at over HK$1.6 – 2.3 million / US$200,000 – $300,000 (GB£128,000 – 184,000), including nearly 100 bottles and six different vintages of Vega Sicilia "Unico" from 1987 to 1996, seven different vintages of Vega Sicilia Valbuena from 1995 -2002 and nine different vintages in 157 bottles of Pingus.
All five First Growths are present in multiple vintages highlighted by full cases of bottles and magnums of Château Latour 2005, and over 124 Bottles of Domaine Romanée Conti (DRC), including seven vintages of Echézeaux, will also be sold.
"Those of us lucky enough to have dined at El Bulli will never forget the extraordinary sensations laid before us," Serena Sutcliffe M.W., Head of the International Wine Department at Sotheby's, said.
"The extra ingredient in these meals was the intuitive pairing of these creations with the enticing, and phenomenally interesting, wine list. We are delighted to be able to bring these wines to auction so collectors all over the world can share the enchantment of El Bulli."


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Hi, im working tuning up my 2006 suzuki forenza and turn it intoa "ricer". Im trying to find a way to lower my car 1.5-2 inches but they sont make coilcovers for my car nor do theu make lowering springs.... would it hurt to chop my springs i have now (stock) or does anyone lnkw where i coud purchase the proper springs. Help please.
Don't cut your springs. That's a terrible idea. Research your car model for clones sold in other countries, you may be able to find a set of lowering springs for the same model sold elsewhere.These are H&R springs for the Daewoo Lacetti, the european version of your car. I can't find the exact model year, but these could fit your Forenza.http://www.motorsport-tools.com/hr-chevroletdaewoo-lacetti-1203-35mm-lowering-springs.html
My first reaction was humor since I thought you were joking, but you aren't, sooo....just listen to Cp. Buying those H&R's is your best bet. Yeah it's only a 1.3 inch drop, but it's waaay better then chopping up springs and the car will be dynamically superior to a hacked up one. Next up, assuming you'd like some actual performance to go along with your look, buy some EZ Cam Bolts to adjust your camber up front for better grip and a more neutral ride. Plus you'll get that sorta hellafulsh-ish look ricers like. (Camber Bolt Link)
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This has to be a troll account...no one goes for the ricer look.
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While those H&Rs, if they fit, are a good choice, you will need better shocks, or to at least confirm your stock shocks will work in that height range.Honestly, if you're fine with how your springs behave now, cutting them isn't a big deal. I'm assuming your car has linear rate springs, so they will work the same if you cut a coil or two off. I prefer buying a proper lowering spring, but cutting can work in your case.
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TAF :This has to be a troll account...no one goes for the ricer look.Haha, I've seen plenty that do.
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Wellington seen as in danger of slipping behind without a clear strategy for the future.
Wellington gives a "very confused picture of itself" to the rest of the country and is running the risk of slipping into decline unless it becomes less complacent about its future, says the chairman of the region's economic development agency.
The capital has been hit by a downsizing of the public service, rising insurance premiums resulting from earthquake risk, and a northward drift of businesses to Auckland.
In May, Prime Minister John Key prompted much debate when he used the word "dying" to describe the city. Grow Wellington chair Paul Mersi said that while he did not necessarily agree with the comment, Key would not have said it unless it was capable of being argued.
"Wellington isn't a dying a place, but it is a place where if you try and see what it will look like in 10 or 20 years time there are risks around it not growing strongly," he said.
The Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence survey for the June quarter found only a net 6 per cent of households in Wellington had a positive outlook for the year ahead.
The result was well behind Auckland, where a net 24 per cent of households expected good economic times in the coming year.
MYOB's latest Business Monitor survey, which canvassed more than 1000 small and medium-sized firms across the country, found only 31 per cent of Wellington companies were expecting an increase in revenue in the next 12 months, compared with 45 per cent in Auckland.
Mersi said there were plenty of successful companies based in the capital - accounting software provider Xero and online auction website Trade Me were just two examples - but the city lacked the vision for its future, it needed to reach its full potential and compete against the "vortex" of Auckland, which was sucking businesses north.
And Wellington needed to change its attitude about the public sector, he said. "The public sector is not a tyre of fat around Wellington's belly - it is a muscle that, with some exercise, can produce big benefits and I think Wellingtonians generally need to be looking at the public sector as a really important sector of the economy."
Xero chief executive Rod Drury agreed with Key's "dying city" comment. "Of course it's dying, you're just not allowed to say it, but [Key's comment] was positive in that it spurred everybody into action. It's shaken people out of their complacency and people are now talking about what the strategy is for Wellington."
While the capital's traditional employers such as the banks, telcos and public sector were shrinking, high-tech companies loved being based in the compact city, he said. .
Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce chief executive Raewyn Bleakley said Mersi's views were shared by many business operators in the city. "There is a need for a clear, consistent and compelling vision for the Wellington region."
One of the most important things the city needed to do to secure its future was increase the number of international flights out of Wellington airport, particular-ly to Australian and Asian destinations, she said.


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Rather than reaching toward the sky and signaling a touchdown, a certain member of Boston's finest should have been helping an out-of-towner in his time of need.
So says Torii Hunter, the Detroit Tigers' outfielder whose legs became part of an iconic sports photo as he toppled over the fence in a vain attempt to rob David Ortiz of a grand slam Sunday night at Fenway Park. He was able to laugh about it Monday, but of course he was. His face wasn't in the shot. In five years, he can pretend it's someone else.
"It shows a good effort," Hunter joked (via the Boston Globe). "You can make it whatever you want. You can say, 'Aw, look at the Tigers, face down, feet up.' The cop's supposed to be protect and serve — this son of a gun got his hands up. I better not ever see him again.
"Help me, then cheer, fool."
He had better things to say about the Red Sox relievers — and another joke at the cop's failure to become the 2013 version of Bartman.
"I didn't know if anything was broken or whatever. You can hear Ryan Dempster and a couple of the other guys say, 'Dude, that was a great effort. Are you all right?' So I thank the Red Sox bullpen for coming over to check on me, that was a great moment.
"They put that aside and tried to take care of human life — unlike the cop. "Terrible. Protect and serve, take that off his badge."
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star Hua Hin hotel in Nong Kae, near Hua Hin Railway Station
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Simply enter your Nectar card number when you check out. Your points will be credited 35 days after you return from your trip.*Offers may apply
Popular property highlights
Located in Nong Kae, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Bluport Hua Hin Resort Mall and within 3 mi (5 km) of Hua Hin Railway Station and Hua Hin Night Market. Khao Hin Lek Fai View Point is 2.7 mi (4.4 km) away.
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, a complimentary children's club, and massage/treatment rooms.
Hotel Features
All 67 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and LED TVs with satellite channels. Other amenities available to guests include DVD players, minibars, and room service.
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, The Lapa Hotel provides a fitness center and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, a complimentary children's club, and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
The Lapa Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Children's club (free)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Total number of rooms - 67
- Number of floors - 3
- One meeting room
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour business center
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas
- Pool umbrellas
- Grocery/convenience store
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Year Built 2009
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Children's pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Children's club (free)
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Grocery/convenience store
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- DVD player
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- In-room safe
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Satellite TV service
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
The Lapa Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Spa Services
- Thai massage
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Number of treatment rooms 2
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for THB 1000 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of THB 500 per pet, per night
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
24-hour check-in
Optional extras
- Fee for English breakfast: THB 360 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: THB 500 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 1000 per night
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- Hua Hin Lapa Hotel
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- Lapa Hotel Hua Hin
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The FELINO corporation has been involved in motorsports for more then fifteen years. Over the last seven years, FELINO has concentrated its efforts on developing a true made in Canada sports car.
The FELINO team is currently building pre-production models of the cB7: a purpose-built high-performance two-seater sports car with on-track capacity but that will also potentially be street legal. Other models are also on the drawing board of the company, including an electric drive train option.
The FELINO cB7 is primarily designed for the international market; however, a limited series will be available in Canada. Future customers will also be able to customize their car accordingly to their aesthetic or mechanical preferences.


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I was able to taste a delicious treat I haven't had in years when I reviewed El's Kitchen's products. Yum!!! As a kid, I absolutely loved Gardettos snack mix. They were full of gluten so were immediately taken of my list of foods I could eat when I was diagnosed with celiac disease.
Until now, I hadn't had anything like my childhood favorite snack. El's kitchen came to my rescue with their delicious new bagel snaps and zesty mix medley snacks. The taste was excellent! Texture was crisp and delicious and overall, this is a very exciting new treat.
Here's what El's Kitchen has to say about their products.
Now you know what you're NOT eating, let's look at what you can: Picture yourself on a sunny balcony somewhere exotic: Istanbul maybe. There's a Medley of your favorite snacks in front of you: pretzels, potato chips, corn nuts, bagel chips and corn chips – but they look different: they're a rich, dark brown; as if you took nature's spice essence and mixed it with your favorite snacks (we did).
They perk up your taste buds as you savor the zest and crunchiness. Now you have everything you want, but aren't getting anywhere else: a gluten-free snack that actually tastes great.
Next is the treat you haven't gotten near since you started avoiding gluten: a flavorful bagel chip perfect for snacking by itself or dunking in your favorite dip (maybe hummus if you're still picturing Istanbul). Great taste; nothing that your body doesn't really want.
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**(2) Grand Prize Winners- will each receive a CASE (that's SIX, 5 ounce bags) of Medleys Zesty snack mix all for themselves!!!
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Just leave a comment HERE in the comments section, telling me which El's Kitchen product sounds the best to you.
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Actresses Vanessa Hudgens, Malin Akerman, Jamie Chung and Abbie Cornish stepped out in Hollywood last night for the premiere of their new Zack Snyder-directed fantasy/sci-fi action adventure film Sucker Punch. The film, described by Snyder as "Alice in Wonderland with machine guns", tells the tale of a group of female characters who band together as they escape from a 1950 era asylum … or something like that. All I really know is that the film is full of hot babes kickin' ass. Check out some photos from last night's premiere below.
I saw the trailer for Sucker Punch a couple of weeks ago on the big screen and I had absolutely no idea what I was looking at … but I did know it was a film that I was curious to see. You don't really see many female-led action films at all, let alone a film that features an ensemble cast of female characters. There is a dreamy quality to the way this film looks … and that is really appealing to me. Darion has already insisted that we make plans to see Sucker Punch so … yeah, I'm lookin' forward to it. With a bevy of beauties like this in the case, how can I resist? Are any of y'all planning to check out Sucker Punch in theaters this weekend?
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quote:who gets his house when AD is here for his 2nd contract?
Yea, but we "needed" to make the playoffs this year, so we might as well not even offer him an extension and just let him walk because Monty apologists!!!!
who gets his house when AD is here for his 2nd contract?
quote:lolwut? you do realize that everyone in this thread has at multiple times this season called for monty to be fired
The Monty love is too great in this thread.
What's the soonest he could leave if he wanted to? Or I guess, like when is the year before the last year he can begin to opt out? How many years do we have left to prove to him we'll be a contender?
quote:if we aren't contending by then keeping AD is just one item on a long list of problems
Rookies typically play for 4 years before getting their 2nd contract. When the time comes for their 2nd contract they are RESTRICTED Free Agents, not Unrestricted Free Agents, that freedom doesn't come until their 3rd contract. In Anthony Davis' case he is going to get an extension offer like Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin got, around 5 years $95 million. He will happily sign that meaning it's not time to panic until he has about 2 years left on that deal. Basically the team has about 5 more years to get the team in place before it's time to start worrying. Teams have 9 total years of control, but if they screw it up things start falling apart around year 7.
What's the soonest he could leave if he wanted to?
Now, as it turns out, the injury issues have continued (although not as much this season). And he doesn't have the explosiveness he once had. And, yeah, his contract sucks and he'll be hard to unload. But that one signing alone is not a fireable offense, imo.
quote:lol you live next to heady
A neighbor of mine is pretty close to some of the Pels/Saints management and, as it happens, also knows some of Monty's neighbors in Old Metairie
I know his next door neighbors. They despise him.
Yep, apparently he's not the warmest guy in the world.
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Mar 14, 2012 - By Steven R. PeckThe "Doonesbury comic strip is generating controversy again. This week's series satirizes -- ferociously -- the newly legislated medical requirements in Texas concerning women who seek contraception and abortion counseling or procedures.
The strips also touch on radio commentator Rush Limbaugh's much-criticized remarks on the issue earlier this month as well as on a similar health-care policy now taking shape in Virginia.
This is strong stuff, and some newspapers around the nation have decided not to publish "Doonesbury" this week or to use re-runs instead.
"Doonesbury" has created controversy many times before. Some papers this week have moved the strip to the opinion page. We did that more than 25 years ago. "Doonesbury" is not a standard comic strip like "Garfield" or ""Baby Blues." It is a topical, events-based comic, much more akin to the editorial cartoon than the joke-a-day comic panel.
Since the presidency of Richard Nixon, "Doonesbury" has touched raw nerves on both sides of the political seesaw. He drew fire for a series about a miniaturized reporter touring Ronald Reagan's brain and finding cobwebs. No one had more fun with former Vice President Dan Quayle. Bill Clinton was lacerated in "Doonesbury" during the Jennifer Flowers and Monica Lewinsky flaps. The strip, which never pictures presidents as actual human beings, later portrayed Clinton not as a man but as a waffle. Al Gore and Sarah Palin felt the "Doonesbury" sting and so has President Obama, depicted as a whiny teenager in the Oval Office.
But Trudeau also has gained acclaim within the U.S. military community for his in-person communication with U.S. military personnel, both veterans and active duty, as well as his long-running portrayal of a U.S. veteran who loses a leg in combat, as well as two other veterans and their challenges after service.
Now comes a new batch of "Doonesbury" comics likely to offend. We've decided to run them as submitted by Trudeau and his distributor, Universal Press Syndicate. Substitute strips have been offered in the past to publishers and editors who were queasy about a particular "Doonesbury" series. Each time, we have evaluated the comic strips and the controversy, and each time we have decided to publish the strips as they were created by Trudeau. The same goes this time. Love it or hate it, we think it's OK to see it.
Some readers never read "Doonesbury." Others never miss it. For those who fall in between those positions, this week's strips will help you understand why "Doonesbury" often generates such strong response.
Finally, remember this: These are comic strips. They are not public policy. They are not legislation. They are not high finance, religion or disease research. They are not military action or law enforcement. They are not life or death. They are cartoons.
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