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As said, jobs leaving is a fact of life now. In fact, China is the richest nation on earth now, since the USA is selling out to China hand over fist, the problem is going to get worse. My older brother said many times a few years back "were selling ourselves out, were putting ourselves out of buisness" and as much as I hate to admit it he`s right. As for this thing with the compressors, I will just say I love it when people make threats, with all the legal BS we already got in this country it seems funny you can make threats now and thats viewed as legal. I guess it depends on who you threaten. Some guy threatens presidential candidates and he gets locked up. But we say something is made in china and we get threatened with a lawsuit and other threats like "Your going to pay for this" as in what way? I guess not getting pacific covers there tail.
Let him talk the talk, lets see if he can walk the walk. When he see`s theres no case he won`t spend any money on it and disappear.
I think before this is over he will be wishing it would disappear!
The 60% rule, IIRC, has to do with tarriffs and taxes. And yes, there are various degrees of quality coming out of China. The poor quality will come to light whem it hurts the pocketbook, the better quality will go unnoticed, for the most part. Admitting some parts are made in China is not ALWAYS a bad thing, educating the public of the quality would be a better idea. Threats are just flat out stupid, it makes it look like you're dishonest and have something to hide. Maybe that's where the song "Pop goes the Weasel" originated...Popping up to make threats, arggggg..Now I will have this dudes picture in my head for awhile...lol. Time to mow the yard, adios til later.
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Being in the industrial industry for many years I have had many opportunities to work on and use Eaton products, everything from industrial sized locomotive blowers to small compressors.
Without exception these products had been quality made and well designed, not too mention easy to get replacement parts for.
In todays economy finding something "not made in China" is almost an impossibility and for the most part many of these products have been "you get what you pay for" as far as quality goes. This country of origin has come a long way in quality control and base material quality over the last 20 years, similar to what happened with Japanese components and products in the 70's-80's.
However any company that plays hardball tactics over something as simple as admitting where their products are made makes me think twice about the integrity of their management and the direction the company is headed. I can only wonder how they treated their employees when they made the switch to outsourcing their products to another country.
Guess its just another sign of the times when "Mafia" techniques of communication are standard issue in corporate Amerika, how sad it is to see this kind of attitude finally exposed in the marketplace...and on an innocent internet forum whose only goal is to foster honest communications amongst its members regarding information on their products.
I have only one thing to say, Mr. Matt Cain is likely about to be handed his hat at the next corporate meeting regarding his actions and frivolous threats. Luckily shareholders have as much loyalty to crappy management as Grandma at Walmart.
Goodbye Matt, I only wish your golden corporate parachute could be made of lead and you could be made to account for your actions in a court of law. Oh well, I am sure he will be the head of some other unsuspecting corporation somewhere else in no time.
At least we know what kind of guy he is, I will watch for your name on the shareholder reports Matt. I will be pulling my investments in Eaton as a result of this engagement, thats the best I can do as a little guy.
Lets hope Eaton Corp does the same to their investment in you Matt.
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4jaw, I think Eaton compressor and the Eaton corp. are two different outfits. I have no doubt they have benefited from name recognition even though I don't think they have any connection to the industrial giant Eaton and I seriously doubt Eaton corporation would resort to non-sense like this nor would they let someone like Matt Cain speak for them..
One possibility is that big corporations really don't give a damn about their own domestic markets. China IS emerging as an enormous new consumer market as well, much the same as what happened in Japan. It's "where the money is" ... or it soon will be.
Are "free enterprise" and capitalism going to be our own downfall?
We seem to enjoy handing over our own wealth of resources and technology to 3rd world countries ... effectively "training" them how to produce, manufacture, and distribute ... and ultimately COMPETE with items of our own invention.
North America has been responsible for SO much post-war innovation because our way of life has allowed people the means to BE innovative. People in developing nations seemed to be stuck in a "working to survive" rut, with little time to be creative or to be rewarded for being so. Communism, dictatorships, and empires really don't don't "inspire" people much.
I often wonder if deceased veterans are rolling over in their graves at the thoughts of those "enemies" that they fought so valiantly to defeat are now taking jobs away from their own offspring? Who REALLY won those wars?
Japanese "quality"
"German engineering"
Shame on corporations for using "peasant" labor, and shame on us for buying something JUST because it's cheaper!
One more thought ...
The "Big 3" have been assembling vehicles and selling replacing parts for more than a decade.
Has anyone seen a decrease in car prices as a result?
A new 66 Mustang which was likely 90+ % American made (from steel, not plastic) used to sell for what ... $3000?
OK...a little research on Google tells me that the Eaton Compressor and Fabrication Co. is a company all its own....absolutely no connection to the Eaton Corporation. Here is the url to the Eaton Compressor site ... http://www.eatoncompressor.com/page/page/504413.htm
I have always thought Eaton compressor tried to take advantage of a bit of name recognition and if Eaton corporation had no problem with that then why not? From now on if anyone asks about compressors I think it will be worth mentioning that name thing, along with a few other points, and instead of praising their integrity (which we have done in the past) I think what they are doing here will be more appropriately pointed out. I would not "bad-mouth" their products which are good for the price but their attitude, IMO, all but cancels that out and I think any potential customer needs to be aware of these poor business practices and their obvious attempt at deception. I have in the past commented on the fact they are one of the few companies that gave believable performance figures and I thought they could be trusted because of this, was I ever mistaken about that! Word of this little stunt will get around because the net has a big mouth and the more that people know of what they are trying to do the better it will be!
Sounds to me like this guy and StreetBeastOpsMan could be twins. They both like to threaten legal action and they both act like they have an IQ in single digits. Go figure.....
You can add the arsewanks at America's Pride Lifts to that list as well. Fraud is fraud, and deception is deception. We do seem to be finding it and exposing it on a more regular basis, and that may be the best we can do.
In a while, Chet.
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Is Software Pricing A Science Or An Art?
Posted by Mark Bartrick on January 23, 2012
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I've been with Forrester for just over a month now. It's great to be involved with our clients and communities and to be helping businesses across the world evaluate the quality of software suppliers' proposals from a commercial perspective (e.g., is this a great deal or can the supplier do better?). One of the best parts of being at Forrester now is seeing the continuation of the work I did prior to joining Forrester — advising businesses on software contract and pricing negotiations. One thing I noticed then, and continue to hear about now, is the reluctance of software suppliers like IBM, BMC, CA, and Compuware to publish meaningful list prices or to explain how their price book worked or how discounts had been determined. Time and again I had to ask suppliers to un-bundle prices and confirm the basis for the net prices they were proposing. Does anyone else agree with me that pricing should be clear and transparent and not a black art?
Here's an example of an "art" that should be science: list pricing. While it's logical to think list pricing is the same foundation upon which all bids are built, that's actually not the case. Often, I found that my clients were being quoted "list pricing" that was different. Isn't list pricing supposed to be the same by definition? Which is why you may with good reason doubt the validity of a list price or the competitiveness of a discount that you're being offered by a software supplier. It's why I love my work, and why you should make sure you get third-party validation of your deals.
How you do validate your software vendors' list pricing and proposed discounts?
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Comment from Richard Bishop (not verified) on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 08:40
I've always felt in negotiations with large software vendors, that the price is always based on how much the vendor thinks that the client can afford.
I think that this is why low cost freeware / freemium software products manage to compete effectively with best of breed (but expensive products).
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Comment from Mark Bartrick on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 08:59
I've certainly had many experiences where the vendors have initially priced their products based not on any price list but on what's the maximum that they think they can get away with in terms of what they believe the client can afford/justify.
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Comment from Mike King on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 09:34
List prices can change, as with Oracle's price increases last year. Most vendors have multiple pricing models....so it's entirely possible for software to cost different amounts under different models.
One pricing model is clearly evil from a customer perspective....anything based on the processor core count is bad because the cost will double about every two years....and you won't get hardly any more value out of it & it might not even run any faster. Examples would be Oracle's CPU licensing or IBM's PVU scheme. From a vendor's standpoint it's a gold mine. How'd you like to buy a car w/ a 4 cylinder engine, blow out the engine & replace it w/ a v8 and Oracle says you need to pay me again for the whole car? Processor core licensing is pure evil, just say no.
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Comment from Mark Bartrick on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 09:06
I agree. Core count pricing is a money maker for the vendors. Without lifting a finger they can see their revenues grow as technology is refreshed. If you haven't negotiated this pricing model away when you first signed the agreement, then keep a close eye via asset management to ensure hardware refreshes don't breach your software contract pricing rules. If the tech refresh can't be avoided, then negotiate early with any affected software suppliers and try to bundle the extra licenses into either an annual support renewal negotiation or together with any other new acquisitions from that same supplier to maximise your negotiation leverage.
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September 16, 2013 By John Jung
Someone let the cat out of the bag. I have been in China for many years promoting the smart and intelligent community movement throughout the country including at Langfang's APEC Conference as well as in Tianjin, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing and Hong Kong, among other cities. I brought mayors from recognized intelligent cities with me and promoted the concept at the Shanghai Expo. Chongqing, Tianjin, Tianjin Binhai, Jiading, Hong Kong and Shanghai were even recognized by ICF as Smart21 and Top 7 Intelligent Communities over the years. But for years there had been little indication of China's broader interest in smart-city development in the same way as other countries around the world. However, that is changing! Although China's smart city thinking is still in its infancy, it is nevertheless big and going to get bigger – in a GIG- way (sorry for the pun).
China plans Gigabit Internet speeds by 2020
Let's get serious here - although China can boast the world's largest Internet population of Internet users (600 million or 44% Internet penetration), average Internet speeds currently tend to be at a meagre 1.7 Mbps compared to speeds nearing 10 times faster in neighbouring countries like Japan and Korea. In its new broadband strategy, launched to help stimulate China's IT industry, 400 million households in China are expected to get high-speed broadband at 20Mbps by 2015; rural households will reach 4Mbps by 2015; and some key urban areas will even get access to gigabit (1000 Mbps) speeds by 2020. In addition it is expected that 85 percent of the population will have access to 3G and 4G mobile networks. China is the world's largest market for smartphones – accounting for 240 million units, twice the U.S. market. While there are significant plans ahead to create efficient, fast and affordable infrastructure in China, according to the China Internet Network Information Center, large numbers of Chinese (54%) still do not have access to computers and the Internet, nor feel they have a need to. In fact, in rural areas, Internet penetration is only at 28 percent.
China is tying its ICT sector enhancements to increased efficiencies as part of its urbanization strategies. Smart city strategies are no longer deemed just concepts by authorities, but rather are being accepted and implemented on a large scale. China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is responsible for the promotion and implementation of urbanization in China and has indicated that it is "committed to carrying out city planning, construction, administration and operation by means of smart city strategies so as to achieve a low-carbon lifestyle, convenient services, and intelligence -intensive features." Additionally, a Digital City Engineering Research Center has been established to ensure excellence in design, smart city indicators, standards and policies as well as providing guidance for the construction of smart cities across the country.
About the Intelligent Community Forum
The Intelligent Community Forum is a think tank that studies the economic and social development of the 21st Century community. Whether in industrialized or developing nations, communities are challenged to create prosperity, stability and cultural meaning in a world where jobs, investment and knowledge increasingly depend on advances in communications. For the 21st Century community, connectivity is a double-edge sword: threatening established ways of life on the one hand, and offering powerful new tools to build prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economies on the other. ICF seeks to share the best practices of the world's Intelligent Communities in adapting to the demands of the Broadband Economy, in order to help communities everywhere find sustainable renewal and growth. More information can be found at www.intelligentcommunity.org.
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Robert Bell is co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum, where he heads its research and content development activities. He is the author of ICF's pioneering study, Benchmarking the Intelligent Community, the annual Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year white papers and other research reports issued by the Forum, and of Broadband Economies: Creating the Community of the 21st Century. Mr. Bell has also authored articles in The Municipal Journal of Telecommunications Policy, IEDC Journal, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific Satellite and Asian Communications; and has appeared in segments of ABC World News and The Discovery Channel. A frequent keynote speaker and moderator at municipal and telecom industry events, he has also led economic development missions and study tours to cities in Asia and the US.
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ICF co-founder John G. Jung originated the Intelligent Community concept and continues to serve as the Forum's leading visionary. Formerly President and CEO of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance and Calgary Economic Development Authority, he is a registered professional urban planner, urban designer and economic developer. He leads regular international business missions to US, European, Asian, Indian and Australian cities, and originated the ICF Immersion Lab program. John is a regular speaker at universities and conferences and serves as an advisor to regional and national leaders on Intelligent Community development. The author of numerous articles in planning and economic development journals, he has received global and Toronto-based awards for his work in collaboration and strategic development and sits on numerous task forces and international advisory boards.
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So I'm running backtrack 5. Postgresql is already installed, but I need to change the settings so that the server accepts connections from other machines (instead of only accepting connections on localhost).
This is what I've changed.
added "-h 192.168.1.111" (without any quotes) to the POSTGRESQL_START variable. This is the IP of my backtrack VM.
Changed 'localhost' to '192.168.1.111' (with single quotes)
changed #listen_address from 'localhost' to 'localhost,192.168.1.111' (with single quotes)
Added the following lines:
host all all 192.168.1.1/32 md5
host all all 192.168.1.111 md5
host all all 192.168.1.109 md5
192.168.1.1/32 didn't appear to work, so I explicitly added the backtrack box and the box I want to remotely access the database from.
So, the problem is when I start msfconsole (or teamserver) I get the error "Failed to connect to the database: could not connect to server: Connection refused." and then the question "Is the server running on host "192.168.1.111" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 7337?"
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The real question is how much adderall did the person packing the cigs take??
I juss took addies yest..let's just say I was counting the cars andd howw many times my heels hit tha groundd...good nightt
3:38 is a retard. Or a child.
Addy the drug that doesn't count as a drug
Omg I just got over my adderall addiction
Jesus...for real! How much adderall DID you freakin take?!
What do you mean "packed" her cigarettes?
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No. 13 UM Holds off UK Rally, Claim 7-5 Win
The game began on Friday night, but by 8:40 p.m. ET, the game had been called due to heavy rains and threatening weather. The contest resumed at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday in the bottom of the fifth inning, with UK trailing 5-1, two out and runners on first and second.
Kentucky (42-18) mounted a valiant comeback attempt, getting nine men to the plate in the eighth, cutting the lead to 7-5. Sawyer Carroll led off with his 17th home run of the season, a high blast into the teeth of a whipping Michigan wind. Collin Cowgill followed with a single and Ryan Wilkes reached on an error. Brian Spear flew out and Chris Wade got plunked by a pitch to load the bags. Senior Tyler Howe came up with his second RBI of the day, a line-drive single through the right side. With the bags still full of UK runners, pinch hitter Bryan Rose drew an RBI walk and Keenan Wiley hung a first-pitch sacrifice fly into center. Chris McClendon grounded out to end the UK rally.
Michigan chased Kentucky starter Chris Rusin from the game in the second inning, the shortest outing of his career. Rusin lasted 1.1 innings, allowing three hits and five runs ? all earned ? walking two and throwing just 24 pitches. After not dressing for the Southeastern Conference Tournament last weekend due to a bicep injury, Rusin, a first-team All-SEC selection, appeared to be limited by the injury on the mound at Wilpon Complex. Rusin?s previous shortest outing of his career came in 2007, when the then-sophomore tossed four innings against Auburn. Rusin?s shortest outing of 2008 came vs. Florida, going 4.1 frames.
Aaron Lovett relieved Rusin in the second, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing two hits and one run. Brock Baber and Tommy Warner closed out the contest, with Warner tossing 2.2 scoreless innings, striking out two. Baber came on to start the resumed game and facing a 3-1 count, left a fastball up in the zone, allowing the runner on second to score.
Wiley, Carroll, Wilkes and Howe each finished with a multi-hit performance, with Howe leading the way with two RBI.
Michigan ace starter Zach Putnam (8-0, 2.64 ERA) has tossed five innings, allowing six hits and one run, walking two and striking out four. Putnam has thrown 69 pitches.
Kentucky got on the board first in the second inning, as Wilkes led off with a bunt single, moving to second after Spear singled through the right side. Wade laid down his 19th sac bunt of the season ? a school record ? and Howe scored Wilkes with an RBI single. With runners on first and third, Putnam executed a fake to first, throw to third pick-off move, nabbing Spear at third. Nidiffer struck out looking to end the threat.
Michigan took the lead with five runs in its half of the second inning, chasing Rusin from the game. After issuing Putnam a lead off walk, Adam Abraham connected with a grounder while Putnam was in motion at first. With Wilkes breaking to cover second base, the ball squeaked through the infield, moving Putnam to third. Kevin Cislo hung a sac fly into centerfield to score Putnam and Derek VanBurskirk and Chris Berset singled, with Berset?s coming as an RBI variety. Ryan LaMarre drew a walk and Jason Christian doubled into the gap, scoring two. With one out and a runner on third, Leif Mahler laid down a squeeze bunt, scoring LaMarre.
UM added a run to its lead to start Saturday?s resumption off, as Adam Abraham had worked a 3-1 count, getting a first pitch fastball from Baber, belting it up the middle for an RBI single, scoring Nate Recknagel, who had reached on a two-out walk from Lovett.
Michigan tacked on another run in the sixth, chasing Baber from the game and extending its lead to 7-1. Berset reached on a one-out single into right and LaMarre drew a walk. Christian singled to the left side of the infield and Mahler tallied his second RBI of the season, a single through the right side. With the bases loaded and one out, Warner induced a double play, getting UK out of the inning.


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Now let's fast-forward to a few days after this year's race. With lots of anger swirling among Leadville nation, I chose to call the race director. When he didn't answer, I left a voice mail for him, expressing support for the race and confidence that Lifetime would fix the problems. I kind of expected a return call. To date, I haven't heard back from him, and a few others I know who have reached out to him also haven't heard back. In a sport where virtually everyone knows everyone, I find the lack of response to my inquiry deeply troubling. This never would have happened in the Ken and Merilee years. I am certain about it, because I can personally attest to the dedication that they put into their races. I mean, Ken fished through a pile of crap in search of my Salomons!
In order to understand what's happened to the Leadville 100 over the past few years, we first need to understand Lifetime Fitness, its business model and who it serves. Lifetime operates indoor fitness clubs in cities across the nation. There's one here in Parker. I remember a few years ago visiting the Parker club, when we were interviewing for jobs and trying to figure out if we'd move here, and they wanted me to shell out something like $30 for a day pass. Needless to say, I declined to pay and walked out. (For $5, you can get a day pass at the Parker Recreation Center, which is super nice and has an Olympic-size swimming pool.)
It's important to note that Lifetime is a publicly traded company. That means Lifetime has shareholders and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. Its shareholders are people wanting to make money. Lifetime has a CEO and a board of directors. The board is full of rich guys and gals with companies of their own. The company's mission is: "We're here to provide an educational, entertaining, friendly and inviting, functional and innovative experience of uncompromising quality that meets the health and fitness needs of the entire family." Lifetime describes itself as "the healthy way of life company."
Here's the cold, hard reality: At the end of the day, Lifetime's goal as a publicly traded company--even if it doesn't say this--is to deliver "shareholder value." In other words, Lifetime wants to make a lot of profit that will then translate into high stock prices and happy shareholders. How do you make a lot of profit? Well, you sell lots of memberships, make people pay through the nose for one-day passes, keep costs as low as possible and invest only in what makes you the most money (this is called return on investment).
Another important part of delivering shareholder value is avoiding public relations crises that might threaten your brand and cause your stock value to go down. What happened with this year's Leadville 100 likely won't cause Lifetime's stock value to go down, mostly because A) very few people in the non-ultrarunning world know about it, and B) the media isn't onto the story (yet). Hell, I doubt even the Lifetime board of directors knows what went down in Leadville a few weeks ago.
Despite the town of Leadville's well-documented economic struggles (it was these struggles that led to the creation of the Leadville 100 in the first place), Lifetime bought the Leadville Race Series in 2010 because it obviously saw a cash cow with tons of profit potential. Some of that was because of The Book. But let's be honest here--the big cash cow was/is the 100-mile mountain bike race. We're talking about a race that guys like Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Dave Wiens have won.
With the mountain bike race being king, it's no wonder that one event continues to get rave reviews by entrants, while the 100-mile run has continued to deteriorate in quality and, I would add, runner safety and experience. To be sure, this year's run race was dangerously overcrowded with many novices on the course who had no business out there. I was nearly killed by an idiot who almost caused me to fall down Mount Hope! And many of these novices fell behind and found themselves facing aid stations without water and other essentials.
But, one might ask, why are so many novices out there in the first place, especially given that Leadville is hardly a race you want to do without some solid experience? The answer to that question lies in who Lifetime is marketing to. They aren't marketing to you and me, save the occasional ad in Ultrarunning Magazine. No, they're marketing to their club members--a very big and cheap audience to reach. And that's a major problem. You see, Lifetime has for years operated indoor fitness clubs. By contrast, ultrarunning is an outdoor sport with participants who, for the most part, don't find much enjoyment in a gym. Ah, a cultural clash!
There is a place in ultrarunning for corporations. Consider the Western States/Montrail model. Montrail has a major stake in the Western States 100, but Montrail is an outdoor sports company. It gets the outdoor way of life and it understands ultrarunning. So it makes sense for Montrail to be involved in Western States and have a qualifying series. It makes sense for The North Face to be involved in its own ultrarunning series. It doesn't make sense for a chain of gyms to get involved in ultrarunning and try to run one of the world's most storied 100-milers, especially when a small mountain town's very livelihood is at stake.
As many of us know, there's a huge cultural difference between trail runners and, say, folks who drive to the gym a few days a week to burn some calories on the elliptical trainer. I have nothing against the elliptical folks--I think it's great that they work out. What concerns me is that Lifetime is getting them to sign up for a race that they have no business--from a fitness and experience standpoint--participating in.
So what we've been increasingly seeing in recent years--especially this year--is a sea of novices who've signed up after being aggressively marketed to in their local Lifetime club. And that has created a bloated field and led to catastrophic failures in meeting the basic raceday needs of the runners and their crews.
As for whether or not Lifetime fixes the problems that undermined runner safety and caused all kinds of problems for crews this year, we'll see. Lifetime has been mum so far. But this we do know:
- Lifetime is a publicly traded company that wants to deliver shareholder value.
- It bought the Leadville Race Series because it obviously saw a huge cash cow.
- It's making a boatload of money on the race series.
- It holds huge power over the town of Leadville, which depends on the dollars that the race series brings in every year in the form of money spent on food, lodging, etc.
- The quality of the 100-mile run has gotten worse every year, even as Lifetime's profits have most likely gone up.
- It has yet to acknowledge what happened this year, which leads one to believe that Lifetime simply doesn't care.
- Hire a race director and team that understand how to execute 100-mile foot races. Lifetime is asking too much of its current team, which has to manage a full range of races and two major events on back-to-back weekends. As it stands, the current team may understand bike races, but it doesn't understand 100-mile foot races.
- Stop marketing the race to rank-and-file Lifetime club members and start marketing the race to athletes who are prepared for the challenge.
- Engage the Leadville nation in getting the race back to where it needs to be. Lifetime needs to admit that it can't do it alone--it needs help. I'm glad to lend a hand!
- Figure out a way to make the field smaller. Maybe consider a qualifier. Definitely forewarn aspiring entrants of the monster they're going to take on. I think too many entrants don't understand what they've gotten themselves into and are caught off-guard on raceday.
- Ban crew access at Winfield and shuttle pacers into and out of the area. This will make that critical section of the race more manageable.
- Ban crew access at Mayqueen outbound (mile 13.5). The congestion at Mayqueen outbound sets a bad tone for the rest of the day.
- Establish a new aid station--without crew access due to limited parking--at Tabor Boat Ramp inbound (mile 93). This will enhance runner safety.
- Do everything you can to thank and show appreciation for the wonderful volunteers who man the Hopeless aid station. This year they were set up for failure. As I hear, they knew they'd run out of supplies and, sure enough, they did. Having to transport supplies up a mountain via llamas, they can only do so much. Take care of them because, short of a helicopter drop, there's no other way to get supplies up there.
- Get the aid station volunteers into the race by having a contest to see who has the coolest aid station. Let the aid station volunteers create their own themes. Of course, we'd want all of the aid stations to have some basic stuff, like tent cover, water, sports drink, PB&Js, soup, heaters, cots, etc., but allow the volunteers to get creative and have fun. Admittedly, this idea came to me via Footfeathers.
At this point, it's hard to be hopeful about the future of the Leadville 100-Mile Run. And that's really sad, because ultimately more than a great race is at stake. It could be the town that pays the highest price of all.


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by Audi Australia on 23 August 2012 in Audi News
|• Ferocious power harnessed in an exclusive performance vehicle
• More performance, less fuel consumption: 10.5 litres per 100km
• New RS 5 available now in Australia for $161,400
The new Audi RS 5 has arrived in Australia and is sharper in almost every way: design, performance, dynamics and pricing. Available from $161,400, the new RS 5 is optionally available with two special dynamic packages so that the true performance potential of this exclusive vehicle can be realised.
The Audi RS 5 Coupé is an elite athlete. Its 4.2 FSI engine, a high-revving, normally aspirated V8, produces 331 kW at 8,250 rpm, with the peak torque of 430 Nm available between 4,000 and 6,000 rpm. It consumes an average of just 10.5 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres (down 0.3l/100km) – far less than its key competitors.
The 7-speed S-tronic gearbox responds to the driver's inputs faster than ever, and accordingly, the new RS 5 now reaches 100km/h from rest in a blistering 4.5 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 250km/h, but can be raised to 280km/h on request.
The new electromechanical power steering setup has carefully tuned by quattro GmbH engineers to offer instant response and incredible cornering performance. In addition to its added precision, the new system helps to deliver reduced fuel consumption.
To allow drivers to extract the maximum from the new RS 5, there are two special Dynamic Sports packages being offered. Both include Sports Suspension Plus with Dynamic Ride Control, the muscular Sports Exhaust system with blackened tail pipe trims and a choice of 20-inch alloy wheels styles: the contemporary 'Rotor' design aluminium or titanium look.
Visually, the Audi RS 5 Coupé now has an even more athletic and muscular road stance. The upper corners of the single-frame grille are beveled, and sharper edges lend the hood an even more sculpted appearance. The most striking elements at the front of the car, however, are the new, wedge-shaped headlights. Utilising xenon plus technology, they include narrow LED strips for the daytime running lights. The taillights and the rear bumper have also been redesigned.
Two new Audi exclusive packages are also now available to RS 5 buyers, with Valcona leather coming with a choice of diamond quilting ($14,990) and contrasting red leather (from $9,400) elements to provide an even more exclusive appearance. A flat-bottomed steering wheel now comes standard on the RS 5, while MMI Navigation functionality has also been improved.
"In the two short years since it arrived in Australia, the Audi RS 5 Coupe has generated a huge amount of interest among enthusiasts. The combination of a powerful, high-revving V8 engine, fast-shifting S tronic dual-clutch transmission and quattro all-wheel drive makes the RS 5 a formidable buying proposition. Early interest in the new model has been even stronger than we anticipated and we look forward to continuing that trend," said Audi Australia's Managing Director, Uwe Hagen.
The Audi A5 Coupe, Sportback and Cabriolet range was comprehensively updated in May and the new RS 5 Coupe completes the line-up in Australia.
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The Audi Group delivered 1,302,659 cars of the Audi brand to customers in 2011. In 2011 the Company posted revenue of €44.1 billion and an operating profit of €5.3 billion. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Győr (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). The Audi Q7 is built in Bratislava (Slovakia). In July 2010, CKD production of the Audi Q5 was added to the existing Audi A4 and A6 manufacturing operations in Aurangabad (India). At the Brussels plant, production of the Audi A1 has been running since May 2010, while production of the new A1 Sportback began in 2012. The Audi Q3 has been built in Martorell (Spain) since June 2011. The Company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft., Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in Sant'Agata Bolognese (Italy), AUDI BRUSSELS S.A./N.V. in Brussels (Belgium) and quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm. Subject to a positive decision by the responsible competition authorities, the Italian sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. will also belong to the Audi Group. Audi currently employs around 64,000 people worldwide, including around 48,000 in Germany. Between 2012 and 2016 the brand with the four rings is planning to invest a total of €13 billion – mainly in new products and the extension of production capacities – in order to sustain the Company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" slogan. Audi is currently expanding its site in Győr (Hungary) and will start production in Foshan (China) in late 2013 and in Mexico in 2016.
Audi has long been fulfilling its social responsibility on many levels – with the aim of making the future worth living for generations to come. The basis for Audi's lasting success is therefore formed by environmental protection, the conservation of resources, international competitiveness and a forward-looking human resources policy. One example of AUDI AG's commitment to environmental issues is the Audi Environmental Foundation. Within the context of "Vorsprung durch Technik," which extends far beyond its products, the Company is directing its activities toward a major goal – comprehensive CO2-neutral mobility.


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Ralph Towner And Paolo Fresu, On tour
Classically trained guitar virtuoso, jazz and folk pioneer and much-interpreted composer Ralph Towner is opening new windows on his delicate songs, exploring 2009's Chiaroscuro album and its duo conversation with Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu. It's mainly quiet music, with both men favouring improvisational bursts rather than sustained grooves, but older originals such as the elegaic Wistful Thinking will receive a new sheen from Fresu's warm sound.
Queens Hall, Edinburgh, Sat; The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford, Sun; Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, Tue; Edge Arts Centre, Much Wenlock, Wed; Purcell Room, SE1, Thu; Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, Fri
John Fordham
Iron And Wine, On tour
Even among musicians of a backwoodsy type, Sam Beam stands apart as a man of some dedication and resolve. This isn't just a guy with a beard; this is someone who has never shaved. Mysteriously evolving over time – and not just the beard – the music that Beam makes as Iron & Wine is now, surprisingly, "commercially successful" too. Iron And Wine, like, say Grizzly Bear or the Decemberists, are a band reflecting an interesting seachange in what sells well in America: they have not changed to suit the world, the world has come to meet them. Not that there haven't been subtle adjustments along the way. To the charming acoustic songs of his debut, Beam has added nuance, to finally arrive at the comatose AOR of his current album Kiss Each Other Clean. There, along with earnestness, Beam brings a surprisingly dangerous charm.
The Roundhouse, NW1, Tue; The Dome, Brighton, Wed; Town Hall, Birmingham, Thu
John Robinson
London Sinfonietta: Feldman's Sixpenny Editions, London
His own music may be light years away in spirit and language from Gerald Barry's, but Thomas Adès has regularly championed the music of the Irish composer, conducting the premieres of a number of his works. Adés's concert this week with the London Sinfonietta includes the latest of them – a suite of eight movements for ensemble, entitled Feldman's Sixpenny Editions – which is being played alongside music by Luciano Berio, Per Nørgård and Adès himself. In the late 19th-century, Feldman's was a music shop on London's New Oxford Street which published cheap popular music for the domestic market. Barry found a volume of that music in a Dublin junk shop and was immediately intrigued. His pieces are, he says, an attempt to produce 21st-century equivalents of these Victorian numbers, which may or may not incorporate ideas from the original sixpenny editions.
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Thu
Andrew Clements
The Decemberists, On tour
If you've seen the movie A Beautiful Mind, where Russell Crowe plays a mathematician who fills rooms with mathematical data intelligible only to him, you'll have some idea of the music created by the Decemberists. A band based around Colin Meloy, they haven't so much made albums as posed conundrums, taking the trend towards the wordy and complex in US college rock to absurdist, alienating lengths. It's no surprise, then, that Meloy and band might want to slob out, and that's where we find them with their immeasurably preferable latest album The King Is Dead. Calling it country rock would be a stretch, but these songs remind you that simple melodies are also in Meloy's brief.
Glasgow Barrowland, Sat; HMV Institute, Birmingham, Mon; O2 Academy, Bristol, Tue; O2 Academy, Manchester, Thu; O2 Academy, Leeds, Fri
The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage 2001, On tour
This year sees the 400th anniversary of the death of the greatest of Spanish Renaissance composers. Tomás Luis de Victoria was born in Avila in 1546. Trained as a choirboy in Avila cathedral, he went to study in Rome, and spent his career in the service of the family of Philip II of Spain, for whose services he wrote the liturgical music on which his reputation rests. Four years ago Harry Christophers and the Sixteen devoted their annual choral pilgrimage, touring Britain performing in churches and cathedrals, to Victoria's gravely beautiful Requiem. For this year's anniversary they are going back to his music, with a programme based on works Victoria wrote in honour of the Virgin Mary that includes among it one of his settings of the Magnificat.
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Fri, then touring
Flats, On tour
Rather like his father (former Creation Records boss Alan McGee), Dan Devine is a man who talks an amazingly good game: he's anti pretty much everything, but in a thrillingly positive kind of way. It won't entirely surprise you to learn, then, that Flats – the band he fronts – is an impressively intense, high-concept punk group. Given to 10-minute sets and a sound that's in thrall to British hardcore bands such as Discharge, Flats embrace punk rock as a grassroots throwing down of the gauntlet.
Fruit, Hull, Sat; HMV Institute, Birmingham, Sun; Jericho Tavern, Oxford, Mon; Forum, Tunbridge Wells, Tue; Bull And Gate, NW5, Wed; Jam, Brighton, Thu; Bodega, Nottingham, Fri


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2012 Michigan Football Roster
2012 Michigan Football Roster
Postgame Quotes: #25 Michigan 45, Illinois 0
Postgame Quotes: #25 Michigan 45, Illinois 0
2012 Signing Day Press Conference Quotes
2012 Signing Day Press Conference Quotes
Postgame Quotes: #22 Michigan 31, Illinois 14
Postgame Quotes: #22 Michigan 31, Illinois 14
Mark Smith is in his fourth year with Michigan football, his first mentoring the defensive line. He has 32 years of experience at the collegiate level, including 15 years coaching the defensive line and nine years as a defensive coordinator. In all, Smith has coached 23 all-conference selections.
Smith came to Ann Arbor after spending two years on Brady Hoke's San Diego State staff where he coached the linebackers, and six seasons as Hoke's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Ball State.
Smith's unit produced two of the Wolverines' top three leading tacklers in 2013 in James Ross III (85 tackles) and Desmond Morgan (79 tackles) and the team's top three tackles leaders in 2012.
The 2012 group was led by All-Big Ten second team linebacker Jake Ryan's 88 tackles, 16.0 stops for loss, 4.5 sacks and four forced fumbles, while Kenny Demens had 82 tackles, including six tackles for loss and Morgan had 81 stops, 5.5 for loss. The linebacking corps in 2012 helped U-M limit opponents to 19.8 points per game, fourth in the Big Ten and 20th nationally, and 320.0 total yards per game, second in the conference and 13th in the country.
In 2011, Smith's group helped the Wolverines to an 11-2 record and a Sugar Bowl victory. U-M's defense ranked second in the Big Ten and sixth in the FBS in scoring defense, surrendering only 17.4 points per game. The Wolverines defense also ranked third in the conference in rushing defense (131.7 yards per game), fourth in total yards per game (322.2) and fifth in passing defense (190.5 ypg). The linebackers also contributed to a conference best 29 turnovers forced and FBS-best 20 fumbles recovered.
In 2008, Ball State ranked 29th nationally in scoring defense, surrendering just over 20 points per game. Under his guidance, the Cardinals' defense also was 28th in tackles for loss, 38th in pass efficiency defense, 55th in pass defense and 69th in total defense.
Before moving to Muncie, Ind., Smith was an assistant coach at Indiana State for 15 years mentoring the defensive line, inside linebackers and special teams, including his last two years as a defensive coordinator in 2001 and '02. He helped coach six All-Americans, including NFL Draft pick Dan Brandenburg.
Smith began his coaching career at Defiance High School in Ohio, after graduating from Purdue in 1979. The Richmond, Ind., native also has a master's degree from Bowling Green (1983). He and his wife, Kim, have three children, Heather, Eric and Craig.
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|Defiance HS (Ohio)
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Age / 57
Date of Birth / Sept. 27, 1956
Hometown / Richmond, Ind.
High School / Richmond High School
College / Purdue (1979)
Graduate School / Bowling Green (1983)
Family / Wife Kim, sons Eric and Craig, daughter Heather
College Bowl Experience (7) / Michigan: 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, 2013 Outback Bowl, 2012 Sugar Bowl; San Diego State: 2010 Poinsiettia Bowl; Ball State: 2008 GMAC Bowl, 2007 International Bowl; Bowling Green: 1982 California Bowl, 1985 California Bowl
All-Americans / 7 (Indiana State 6, Rose Hulman 1)
All-Conference Players / 23 (2 San Diego State, 3 Ball State, 14 Indiana State, 3 Rose Hulman, 1 Bowling Green); 2012: Jake Ryan (All-Big Ten second team); 2010: Miles Burris (All-MWC first team).
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: My co-worker owned Cisco for 11 years, 6
: months ago she passed away from cancer and
: asked me and my family to take care of
: Cisco. I told her I would do my best and we
: have but this wonderful horse needs more. He
: is used to be riden 3/4 times a week, with
: my work schedule (3 jobs) and my very active
: kids(soccer,hockey,track) there is little
: time to ride him. I feel horrible that I am
: not taking care of this horse the way he
: should be and have come to the decission to
: give him up to a more appropriate home with
: more time for him. He is a wonderful horse
: with an incredible personality. He loves
: kids and is used to being riden and really,
: really loves to ride. I ask him if he wants
: to ride and he runs to the back gate and
: waits. He is boarded in a private home on
: Long Island but is very used to being in a
: trailer.He is also very used to being with
: other horses, there are 3 horses with him. I
: was given with Cisco all of the things you
: would need and will go with the horse, I
: mean thousands of dollars worth of
: equipment, saddles(3) many other things. My
: Co-worker only got the best for him and
: knowing Cisco for 6 months now all he
: deserves is the best. Please contact me if
: interested, need to be a loving person with
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I must say that I've been quite impressed with the Apple TV. Having been an avid Apple fan for some years owning various iPods and iPhones, and now the new iPad along with using Apple's iTunes I feel I've a reasonable expectation and opinion to offer.
The AppleTV is primarily a donor device to iTunes as it basically streams content that has been previously imported or purchased from itunes. This does limit the productivity out of the box somewhat. It does however offer other services such as You Tube and pictures access. But it is the things that it wasn't designed to do that really brings this little box it's potential. Software such as XBMC Media Center and Boxee offer the user so much more and break the ties with itunes. This means that all your movies, music and video can be streamed either through its wireless interface or ethernet adaptor from an external NAS device or simply using file sharing.
To sum up, the Apple TV is a very capable device that if allowed to, can provide all your media entertainment. It's a pity Apple didn't provide this out of the box.
The Apple TV is one of few Apple products that hasn't been a runaway success in recent years but I really cannot understand why. I think its an absolutely fantastic product and one that I use almost every day.
The basic premise is that the box allows you to view your itunes contents on your HDTV in the living room. Connection to your tv is simple using either a component or HDMI cable, there is also an optical out for feeding audio to an external amplifier.
Set up is easy, simply plug it in and the Apple TV will search for any itunes libraries either on your wireless network or connected via ethernet cable. You then have the choice of either syncing your content (media is stored on the Apple TV) or streaming from your itunes library (the files stay on your computer but itunes needs to be switched on for streaming to work). I personally sync all my content as I dont like to leave my computer on when it is not in use.
Once set up you are presented with a number of categories and navigation is very iPod like. The categories are movies, photos, music and internet.
Within the movies option you have the choice of watching the latest trailors, watching a movie you own or renting a movie from Apple. Renting is very easy, just choose a film and it starts downloading, it is usually ready to watch within a few minutes. Once you have rented a movie you have 28 days to start watching it but once you've started you only have 24 hours to complete your viewing. If you prefer to own your movies these can be purchased from the iTunes store or directly through the Apple TV. It is also possible to rip your own DVD's but this is not officially supported.
The photo option is one of my favourites. Your albums can be viewed as a slideshow on the big screen which is ideal for when friends and family are around. Also once your photos are on the Apple TV you can select them to show up as a screen saver when listening to music.
The music section is operated in exactly the same way as an iPod. I have my Apple TV connected to my amplifier so the sound is excellent. Its great to stick a playlist on during a party and then let your photos come up as a screensaver.
The Apple TV comes supplied with a remote which is adequate but if you own an iPhone or iPod touch you can download the free remote app which is excellent.
Overall I love my Apple TV and I would recommend it to anyone that uses iTunes for their media.
I bought one of these second hand from a friend having a clearout.
Apple TV is designed to provide a central unit that you can plug into any component or HDMI enabled HDTV to allow you to stream media from your computer to your television.
The set up of the device is actually amazingly simple. You plug a HDMI cable from the box to the TV, and a power cable from the box to your power supply. The device then takes you through the setup process, which basically consists of pointing it towards your wireless Network (or if you must, plug in an ethernet cable!). The Apple TV will then appear in the devices list of your iTunes library where you can set up which music you want to be available, which TV series you want to be viewable (and how many episodes of which, for example you can set up either all, last 3 unwatched, 5 newest, or several other combinations), and so on for films and photos too.
If you don't wish to have your computer on at the same time you can allow the two devices to sync to each other to allow you to watch shows even when you're computer's not on by using the Apple TV's built in hard disk drive.
The Apple TV also has built in features such as Youtube, and the iTunes store so you can buy or rent movies direct from your set top box, including both standard and high definition versions.
I must confess I've never watched so much TV as since I got this piece of equipment, it beats watching repeats on the BBC again.
The apple TV is a very clever product, but a much misunderstood one. It contains the ability to play any file from a synced itunes library, connect to a dvd player, and play youtube. I recently purchased one for £180, in this review I will voice my opinion for it.
Like practically all other apple products, this one looks very modern. It looks in my opinion like a slimmer mac mini, with a metal top. I like the smooth metal finish and the signature apple logo on the top is a very nice touch. The absence of any buttons on the front is a great minimalist design, making it look very unclustered. This looks a bit out of place compared to some of my other stuff - a very messy dvd player, freeview box, wii and xbox 360.
When I say anything from your Itunes library can be synced with this, many people have taken that to mean that this can only play music, they are wrong. The Itunes store can download movies and TV shows now, all of which can be played on the Apple TV. The new Itunes movie rental service works very well with the Apple TV, they do not take long to download and work smoothly, without the hassle of having to go out to a local blockblusters.
One other key feature to the Apple TV is its ability to play videos in HD. Yet again this works well with Itunes because many of the rentable movies are in HD. All the HD content is output through a HDMI cable, which most HD TVs will have a port for.
DVD players can be hooked up to the Apple TV, saving hassle to switch between them on your TV. It cleverly converts all the DVD player content into a very viewable HD picture, this in effect saves you £100 not having to buy a DVD upscaled player.
Youtube works well on the Apple TV. Any Youtube video can be found and they all work flawlessly, it is great being able to watch them on a big screen converted to HD quality. It connects fine to my wifi router and downloads t a speedy and flawless speed.
The hard drive, 40GB, is plenty enough to store stuff on. It can have up to 10,000 songs or 125 hours of video. I think that this is big enough, but if you really do need more room, there is also a 160GB version for an extra £50.
Supplied with the Apple TV is one of Apple's mini remotes. It is used to control everything and works well, most of the time. I say this because it struggles with Youtube, in which it has to be used to type in on the keyboard. It looks fine and is very light, but I have misplaced it more than once.
Overall I believe that this is much underrated piece of technology from Apple. It combines HD quality with a large amount of playable file types. It looks very sleek, as does the supplied remote. If you are looking for a media player to go with your TV, especially an HD one, this would be a great choice, there I hear there is a new one that will be coming out soon, so it might be worth waiting.


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Presidential candidate Ron Paul became furious at questions posed by a CNN reporter and walked off the show. Gloria Borger asked him about a newsletter he published several years ago under the title: "Ron Paul's Political Report" which contained vicious anti African American articles. The newsletter published articles which made the following comments:
"Order was only restored in Los Angeles when it came time for black people to collect their welfare checks."
"We are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, only it is hardly irrational" to have such feelings."
Ron told Borger he was sick and tired of being pestered by the media over what was written in the newsletter. He pointed out that while he published the newsletter, he did not write the articles. I guess that is a point. He supposedly made a million bucks from the newsletter, but why should he be held responsible for what is published in HIS newsletter?


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Republican candidates for president of the United States of America insist they believe in family, children and church. They accuse Democrats of being hostile to the concept of family. Mitt Romney has promised if elected to reduce student loan payments on ground any kid can ask mom or dad or grand pa or grandma for a loan to pay their college tuition. After all, his dad paid for him to go to an Ivy League college so why can't your folks handle the cost?
Unlike the United States, the French government provides each family a specific sum of money to handle their children's return to school in September. Families will receive about $500 per child to handle books, materials and other necessities when there is a return to school. Of course, SOCIALIST France provides low cost day care for children. So, which of the two believe in FAMILY–Capitalist America or Socialist France??


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Anybody really care?
Do the powers that run this show really care that things don't work? I can understand the need to refresh a website from time to time, but shouldn't somebody have run the whole thing off line and fixed all of the bugs before going live? Change for it's own sake is not progress. Ads overlap the text. Directories and links aren't consistant. This has gone on for weeks and nobody seems to care.
I still can't post in the contractor talk forum. It got the update at the same time. Not sure if they don't care or just don't know how to fix things. Of course, as long as they get the ad money, they won't be too concerned.
yeah whenever I view this on my iPad in safari the ads are all over the text and can't read anything.
On my forum, we allow everyone to eliminate all the sidebar ads. It does not affect income from those ads. It does make the forum full page.
The only way I've found to read all the text in the first post, when there is a too large pic involved, is to copy and paste somewhere. I think that nonsense is about to end.
I've forwarded this to the administration----Feel free to PM the administration your selves---perhaps a squeaky wheel will get some grease.--Mike---
When we stop using the site.... new parties do not join.... or if people boycotted advertisers who ruin the site, hits will stop, and advertizing revenues will cease.
We both need, and want advertizers... it let's us have a lot of good information about products to use....
I guess my personal gripe is the growing internet trend to force the advertizement on us... like the 20 second video you have to watch before you can see what you clicked to...
I'll boycot those advertizers.... if we all do... it won't occur anymore.
The free markets work great, as long as "vote" in that market with our dollars.
They still have never fixed all the glitches at contractor forum.
They seem to be steadily working on it.
Every week or two, something else begins working again. Right now, I have been able to switch back to IE-10, and only one or two small things act up.
Spell check is still quirky.
I'm sure they care a lot.
But considering how much we pay to be here, I don't think there is a lot we can complain about.
That is just like these sidebar ads. On my forum, we allow posters to disable them. It doesn't affect ad revenue, but sure makes a nicer forum.
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Please post a screenshot of the ads that are running over? This should not be happening. Thanks!
Juan....that part looks to be fixed....at least in Chrome....
If I resize my window while I have a tread open....the images might encroach a little bit on the thread...but when I open a new thread...it's good.
For the most part, it appears to be resizing properly as you change a window width.
I still wish the "New Posts" button would show up when looking at a thread on my Iphone...
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Carrie Underwood Scores New Motorcycle Thanks to Miranda Lambert
It seems there's a new pair of BFFs in Nashville as Carrie Underwood just received a pretty major gift from Miranda Lambert.
On Sunday (May 25), the "Blown Away" songstress tweeted a photo of herself on a shiny black motorcycle and it turns out it was a gift from Lady Lambert after all.
Underwood captioned the shot, "Well, it's not every day @mirandalambert buys you a motorcycle! Next stop, motorcycle driving lessons!!! #RansTheBest."
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In the western world, or in some western country if you call a black man a Negro, you might get jailed or at least very ostracised by the rest of the society so that it is just not worthy it being racist. Look at Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. In Kenya or in Africa, racism is at an all time high point. It is so bad, that it has been taken for granted by the local, people now see racism as something that should be. Racism has been accepted in Africa. How has this been achieved in the modern world where everyone, especially on television, seems to be fighting it?
The sprawling poverty in Africa
Poverty takes away any dignity that any human has and some evil white people know this and those who are unable to cure their racist behaviour have come to settle in Africa as tourists (of cause not all tourist are racist, some are nice fellows who only want to see lions in this country called Africa). Poor Africans can not help but worship the whites because the whites have money and the racist whites have taken advantage of this situation and are being blatantly racist. A good instance is the sexual exploitation that is happening at the Kenyan coast, old women, as old as 80 years old are raping young men, as young as 15. They call it love. Seriously, how can a fifteen years old boy fall in love with an eighty years old granny whose skin is hanging on to the bone like windows curtains? This is rape. If you are having sex with someone because they have money, because they have power for money is power, you are getting raped, it is your poverty driving you to do that disgusting act. They come with all manner of diseases and they do not butt an eyelid as they have unprotected sex with these minors. Why do they do that? Because they feel they are dealing with a lesser version of a human, they do not feel shame just as you do not feel shame when killing a chicken for its meat or while riding on the back of a horse or Carmel.
Recently, a white man was arrested for allegedly forcing girls at the coast to have sex with dogs, Of cause he was not forcing the girls to do that per se, he was paying them because he could afford it and they could stoop so low. Recently, the British government agree to pay compensation to the mau mau guys who sued for abuse and the amount they agreed to pay, about $4000 to people who lost limbs, land and relatives which further affirm the notion that Africans are considered less human by the white people.
And then there is superiority and inferiority complex
This is a true story. I was once in a hotel and I was struggling to get the attention of the waiter and the waitresses and then a white couple came into the hotel and it was just shocking how the waitresses were falling over each others to serve the two.
This is so strong that when a black person is in the presence of white people, as either their guide or servant or spouse, the black person automatically feel superior to other black people, it is as if the fact that a white person is talking to them is an affirmation of this black person superiority to his other black brethren. But the black fellows at the coast do not feel this because they know they are merely being used as sex tools. They instead feel pathetic and turn to drug use and are not concerned about practising safe sex since their lives have lost meaning and value. Sexual exploitation can do that to you.
The toothless African Government
When Africans or black people see how their leaders act subserviently toward the white people, it drains down to everyone, they feel automatically that they are interacting with a superior race. Africans only wait for the talent and guile of one of their own to be recognized and applauded by the whites before they can follow suits. Look at football and notice that the captains of all the teams are those individuals prying their trade in the western world. The same goes for literature where we have the like of Wole Soyinka, Ngugi Wa Thiong'o or the late Chinua Achebe being considered literature power house simple because they were recognized by the whites. This is in spite of the fact that they may not be the best or the most talented. For instance, Ngugi wa Thiongo may be a darling of the west but in kenya, the person whose stories are known by all is John Kiriamiti and his prison memoirs and Grace Ogot and his tekayo story. Kenyans know that Ngugi wa Thiongo is not the writer that fully represent them and I am sure the Nigerian in the street might disagree that Chinua Achebe is the writer who have touched them the most. I have read several books by Ngugi wa Thiong'o such as the river between, grain of wheat and devil on the cross but it did not touch and lift me as much as tekayo or Mwangi Gicheru's popular book across the bridge nor did I find Chinua Achebe being as deep as Wole Soyinka or that guy who wrote that story Africa kill her sun. But, the white people spoke nicely about these people whom they possibly picked at random and Africans had to follow suit because Africans have no weighty say in such matter.
The book https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Poems-Rafiles-M-Dauthasi/dp/1520526733/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= capture the racism elements beautifully.
The slow but sure return on television and music of racism.
Have you noticed that racism has returned to television as jokes and comic relief. Those doing these are riding on the assumption that those who suffered most at this evil are either dead or not much into the modern thing because a person who suffered at the hand of racism, a person who was barred from voting due to the color of his skin can not find anything funny in racist joke. Dave Chappelle discontinued his Chappell show on account that it was no longer about jokes but pure racism. Family guy is raced with racism for instance and although it is done with a light touch and only meant as comic relief, the fact that it has reached to a point where racism is a mere joke show how far and deep racism is entrenched in the mind of the world population and it is not different in Kenya and most of Africa. It is only worse in Africa. The book
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A new gene, NDM-1, emerged which allows bacteria to be highly resistant to almost all antibiotics, the scientists said.
NDM-1 spread in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. But it was also found in 37 patients from the UK, who travelled to India or Pakistan for medical procedures including cosmetic surgery, according to an article published in The Lancet.
"The potential of NDM-1 to be a worldwide public health problem is great, and co-ordinated international surveillance is needed," Timothy Walsh of Cardiff University and his international colleagues wrote.
The gene was mostly found in E Coli, a common cause of urinary tract infections and pneumonia, which is highly resistant to antibiotics. The authors said it could be easily copied and transferred between different bacteria, suggesting "an alarming potential to spread and diversify among bacterial populations".
The paper said several of the UK patients had travelled to India or Pakistan for surgical procedures within the past year. The authors wrote: "India also provides cosmetic surgery for other Europeans and Americans, and it is likely NDM-1 will spread worldwide."
Study co-author Dr David Livermore, director of antibiotic resistance monitoring at the Health Protection Agency, said: "The findings of this paper show that resistance to one of the major groups of antibiotics, the carbapenems, is widespread in India.
"This is important because carbapenems were often the last 'good' antibiotics active against bacteria that already were resistant to more standard drugs. We have now also identified bacteria with this type of resistance - NDM - in around 50 patients in the UK.
"Most, not all, had previously travelled to the Indian subcontinent, and many had received hospital treatment there. International travel gives a great potential for spread of resistant bacteria between countries. Few antibiotics remain active against these bacteria."
A Department of Health spokesman said: "We are working with the Health Protection Agency on this issue. The HPA alerted the NHS in January and July last year to be vigilant about these bacteria and take appropriate action where necessary."
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Cross-Country Walk To Raise Awareness For Cancer To End On Long IslandBJ Timoner has gone through four pairs of running shoes and has lost 40 pounds over the course of his 3,000-mile excursion. He crossed the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday en route to Jones Beach, where his cross-country run is scheduled to end on Tuesday.
NJ Doctor: We Have A 'Promising Lead' In Fight Against Pancreatic CancerPancreatic cancer has a low survival rate and is sometimes referred to as "the silent killer," but there is some promising news in the fight against the disease.
Native New Yorker And Veteran Character Actor Ben Gazzara Dies Ben Gazzara passed away Friday in Manhattan from pancreatic cancer.
HealthWatch: Pancreatic CancerThere are more than 43,000 cases of pancreatic cancer every year in the U.S., mostly in people over age 65. It causes nearly 37,000 deaths annually.


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My kitten is 3 1/2 weeks old. He will eat 5ml and then start bitting on the nibble. And then want down to walk around,I would wait 5-10minutes and try to do it again. but he does the same thing over and over again. then he falls a sleep.... Just Wondering could he be geting enough to eat?
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Have you weighed him? If he's gaining weight, he's OK. To entice him to eat, put a few drops of corn syrup on your finger and gently rub in on his mouth. He'll like the sweet taste and continue to nurse. You can also gently rub his back or the top of his head. Make sure you "burp" him just like you'd burp a human baby, up on your shoulder and tap his back or rub his tummy. It might not be a bad idea to take him to a vet soon just to make sure he's healthy. You can also call around to animal rescues in the area to see if they might have a nursing mom who could accept your baby. Good luck! Join Catster and post baby pics!!
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An article I read recently made this claim. It even said that both groups take turns hosting gatherings. A friend of mine told me not to join them because they sponsor interreligious worship events too.
I don't know what they've become since their founding, but I know that originally they were founded precisely as an antidote to Freemasonry; Catholic men at the time were joining the Freemasons because they wanted the social outlet of belonging to a "men's club," but obviously, the Church prohibited Catholics from being Freemasons. Fr. McGivney founded the KofC to give Catholic men that outlet, and their reason for existence was to provide financial support to local Catholic families that had fallen on hard times. They would do things like fund a young boy's expenses so that he could go to seminary, or help out widows in the parishes, etc.
Who knows what they've become since then? Of course, if you ask the wacky conspiracy theorists, they'll tell you that the Knights are just another arm of the Jesuits, who are involved in all sorts of subversive plots and the like.
Forgot to add ... the fact that the Knights were founded as a Catholic alternative to Freemasonry means that there will a lot of parallels and external similarities between the two groups. They both exist as clubs for men, primarily engaged in humanitarian activities, with various "degrees" and ranks which involve "secret" ceremonies and the like.
I accidentally stumbled into a KofC ceremony once, where some members were professing the 1st degree; they had a guard at the door who made it quite clear that I was not welcome to hang around and observe. Whatever.
My best friend's dad used to be in the Knights of Columbus and at a ceremony where he was being promoted he made a speech and mentioned Christ's name. Everyone there was horrified and later somebody said to him, "Don't you know better than to say 'Christ' to room full of Masons?" Needless to say, he never went back.


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