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Mitt Romney says the president hasn't signed "a new free trade pact," though Obama did sign deals in 2011 that his officials renegotiated.
Mitt Romney faults President Barack Obama for the size of the U.S. Navy, saying its fleet is about the same size as it was in 1916. His numbers are off though fairly close, but basically pointless given how the military has evolved over time.
Mexico-Cartel-Arrest (will update)
For more than two years, details about the investigation into who killed David Hartley have been as murky as the waters where his body disappeared. His grieving widow told police that attackers shot him in the head on a lake the straddles the U.S.-Mexico border. She said she was forced to flee and leave his body behind. Some blamed her for his death. Then the severed head of the case's lead investigator was delivered in a suitcase to a Mexican military post. The trail seemed to go cold until Monday, when Mexican authorities said they had arrested a leader of the ruthless Zetas drug cartel and linked him to the Falcon Lake killing.
Syria-Civil-War (will update)
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday that "worst case scenarios" are becoming a reality in neighboring Syria over its 19-month civil war -- which has spilled over into border clashes between the two nations -- and that it "absolutely cannot" continue.
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Nearly a year after the Penn State scandal erupted, leading to the firing of iconic head football coach Joe Paterno and the ouster of the university's longtime president, the public will learn what punishment is to be doled out to convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky. The 68-year-old former defensive coordinator could be sentenced to life behind bars.
Authorities in Oklahoma have arrested and charged a 23-year-old man who they say planned to blow up 48 area churches.
Amid a growing diplomatic mandate after the revolution and increased concerns about an "uncertain and unstable" security environment, the U.S. Embassy staff in Libya requested a 16-member Special Operations "security support team" remain in the country for several months beyond the end of its scheduled departure in August, calling its work "essential," according to a State Department memo obtained by CNN Security Clearance. The request was denied.
Doctors distributed antibiotics to passengers aboard an Italian cruise ship after four crew members were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, Italy's health ministry reported Monday. The cases involve a different disease than the outbreak of fungal meningitis now being seen in the United States. Eight people have died after being injected with steroids contaminated by a fungus, the CDC reported Monday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vowed to press forward with his socialist reforms after winning another six-year term at the helm of the oil-rich South American country.
For more than two years, details about the investigation into who killed David Hartley have been as murky as the waters where his body disappeared. His grieving widow told police that attackers shot him in the head on a lake the straddles the U.S.-Mexico border. She said she was forced to flee and leave his body behind. Some blamed her for his death. Then the severed head of the case's lead investigator was delivered in a suitcase to a Mexican military post. The trail seemed to go cold until Monday, when Mexican authorities said they had arrested a leader of the ruthless Zetas drug cartel and linked him to the Falcon Lake killing.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday that "worst case scenarios" are becoming a reality in neighboring Syria over its 19-month civil war -- which has spilled over into border clashes between the two nations -- and that it "absolutely cannot" continue.
Investigators in Nigeria say they have taken 13 people into custody after a mob attacked four students and burned them alive -- killings that were videotaped and posted online.
Iraqi authorities executed six inmates Monday, the nation's Justice Ministry said.
An $11.7 million win at a London casino by top American poker player Phil Ivey has been referred to the British Gambling Commission, a source familiar with the casino confirmed Monday after media reports surfaced that the payout was being withheld.
A suicide bomber killed two intelligence officers Monday in Afghanistan, officials said.
As a teenager in war-ravaged Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah was brainwashed, drugged and forced to kill.
Police in the Maldives arrested the Indian Ocean nation's former president Mohamed Nasheed on Monday after he didn't show up for a trial over accusations against him of abuse of power.
The 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly Monday to Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for the "discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent" -- the ability to differentiate into specialized cells.
Palestinian militants say they have fired 20 mortar rounds from Gaza into Israel in retaliation for airstrikes that killed one person and wounded 15 others.
A British football coach working with the New York Red Bulls has been stabbed to death, the Major League Soccer club has confirmed.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an "urgent" investigation after an Indian TV station claimed six umpires were willing to fix matches ahead of the recent 20-over World Cup in Sri Lanka.
British rugby league player Paul Wood has lost a testicle after a collision during the English sport's showpiece final at Manchester's Old Trafford stadium on Saturday.
Eight people have died from a rare, noncontagious form of meningitis linked to contaminated steroid injections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. In addition, 105 people in nine states have been infected with the illness as a result of the shots, the CDC said.
How did this meningitis outbreak happen and how does it affect you?
Describing it as a "day that has been a long time coming," President Barack Obama made modern history Monday by announcing the creation of a monument to honor the late labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument becomes the 398th unit in the National Park Service system, and the first honoring a Latino born later than the 1700s, the Park Service told CNN.
¡Si se puede!" Many people may not realize that the origin of "Yes We Can!" President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign slogan, was a direct translation of rallying cries of the farm workers movement led by César E. Chávez, founder of the United Farm Workers, an organization devoted to defending the rights of farmhands and field workers across the country.
The United States faces a potential security threat from two Chinese telecommunication companies operating inside the United States, according to a congressional report to be released Monday.
A SpaceX Dragon capsule remains on course for the International Space Station despite the failure of one of nine engines on its booster rocket after launch, the company reported Monday.
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner is aiming to pull off a record-breaking free-fall jump from the edge of space Tuesday, wearing nothing but a space suit, a helmet and a parachute.
Heman Marion Sweatt and Abigail Noel Fisher both wanted to attend the University of Texas at Austin. Both filed civil rights lawsuits, and the Supreme Court ultimately agreed to hear their separate appeals. Their cases, although more than half a century apart, shared much in common -- vexing questions of competition, fairness, and demographics -- but it is the key difference between these plaintiffs that now confronts the nation's highest court: Sweatt was black, Fisher is white.
An anti-jihad ad that has caused a stir in other cities now has another destination for its message: the subways of Washington. The ad by the American Freedom Defense Initiative states, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad." Jihad - Arabic for "struggle" - is considered a religious duty for Muslims, although there are both benign and militant interpretations of what it means. Last month, the American Freedom Defense Initiative posted the ads in the subways of New York and San Francisco.
American schools recognize African-American History Month and Women's History Month. This year, for the first time, two school districts are celebrating LGBT History Month, which started seven years ago and kicked off this year on October 1. The Broward County school district in Florida signed a resolution in September in support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Americans. Last week, the Los Angeles school district, the nation's second-largest, also signed on. The two districts have more than 1 million students.
If there is one thing U.S. military commanders don't like, it's a surprise on the battlefield.
Nearly a year after the Penn State scandal erupted, leading to the firing of iconic head football coach Joe Paterno and the ouster of the university's longtime president, the public will learn what punishment is to be doled out to convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky. The 68-year-old former defensive coordinator could be sentenced to life behind bars.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Monday that the city's police chief has stepped down from his post after an investigation showed that he had been in a relationship with a subordinate.
"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" Those creatures had Dorothy worried on the yellow brick road in "The Wizard of Oz" -- and now you may need to worry about seeing them and other large carnivores in your backyard, an Ohio State University researcher says.
Severed telecommunications cables disrupted ticketing and airport check-in systems at Alaska Airlines on Monday, creating long delays and cancellations for thousands of passengers traveling at the end of a busy holiday weekend.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw a touchdown pass in the first quarter of Sunday night's game against the San Diego Chargers. That's not exactly news, because throwing touchdown passes is what Drew Brees does -- and does and does and does. What is news is that it was the 48th consecutive game in which Brees has thrown for a TD.
Voters in California, Indiana and Oregon can take advantage of the Columbus Day holiday to cast their ballots Monday when the three states join ten other states that already have started early voting.
Two national polls released Monday suggest Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney got a bounce out of last week's first presidential debate, though they differ on how much of a bump the GOP nominee received after his performance in Denver. According to a Pew Research Center survey released Monday afternoon, 49% of likely voters say they back Romney, with 45% supporting President Barack Obama. The survey was conducted October 4-7, the four days after last Wednesday's first presidential debate in Denver, Colorado. Romney's four-point advantage is within the survey's sampling error. In Pew's previous poll, conducted in mid-September, the president had a 51%-43% lead among likely voters. Meanwhile, Gallup's latest daily tracking poll of registered voters, also released Monday afternoon, indicates the president with a 50%-45% advantage over Romney. The president's edge is within the survey's sampling error. The poll was conducted October 1-7, both before and after the debate.
Mitt Romney promised Monday to restore U.S. foreign policy to a traditional role dating back decades, based on exerting global influence through military and economic power, in a major speech two weeks before he debates President Barack Obama on international issues. In the address at the Virginia Military Institute, Romney argued that Obama is failing to provide the global leadership needed and expected by the rest of the world, especially key allies such as Israel.
In what his campaign billed as a "major foreign policy speech" Monday, lasting about 20 minutes, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney took on President Obama's handling of protests in Iran after disputed elections three years ago.
Throughout his campaign, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has cast himself as an ardent backer of Israel -- and, either directly or indirectly, suggested that President Barack Obama hasn't been similarly supportive. The former Massachusetts governor lashed out again Monday in a speech at the Virginia Military Institute, criticizing Obama on several points. Among them was Israel, with Romney stating the relationship between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has suffered great strains" in recent years. So is Romney's characterization of Obama's remarks, and U.S. relations with Israel, fair and accurate?
Maria Zepeda-Sanchez remembers the excitement of the "change" argument in 2008. "There was really a change then," she said with a nostalgic smile. "People were really anxious to have a new person." Working the phones for President Barack Obama again four years later, though, change has a new -- and to her troubling -- meaning. "Different. It's a little different," she said of the then and now reaction when calling Latino voters in Colorado. "It was more hype I think back in 2008, yes." And now? "Some people are still really excited," Zepeda-Sanchez said during a brief break from her phone bank work. "Others say, 'Oh, I don't know, well, I haven't made up my mind.'" Then comes the sales pitch, and the new reality of incumbency -- of 2012.
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Monday that Mitt Romney's widely-applauded debate performance upped the ante for Ryan's own showdown this week.
Vice President Joe Biden is currently in Wilmington, Delaware prepping for the vice presidential debate Thursday. However, the Obama campaign does not expect Biden, a former senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to make up for the president's showing in the first presidential debate, according to multiple Democratic sources.
A new ad from Priorities USA, the super PAC supporting President Barack Obama's re-election, hits GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney for supporting cuts to education in order to pay for a large tax cut for wealthy Americans.
President Barack Obama made light of his widely-panned debate showing while appearing Sunday night at a star-studded concert in Los Angeles. At an event featuring singers Katy Perry, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, and Jon Bon Jovi, the president reflected on a recent on-stage performance of his own.
President Obama says his most embarrassing moment is when he runs into a wall. It is "par for the course for me...I'm running into doors and desks all the time." The comments came as he answered kids' questions for the Nickelodeon special: "Kids Pick the President: The Candidates."
In a sermon that likely broke the law, Indiana pastor Ron Johnson told his 400 congregants Sunday that for those who believe in the Bible, the decision to vote against President Barack Obama "is a no-brainer." "For Christian people who believe the Bible is the inspired world of God, it is not rocket science," Johnson told CNN after his sermon.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are slated to lead the Republican Governors Association through the next two election cycles, a post that would give both of the rising GOP stars a national platform to seek the presidency should Mitt Romney falter in November.
A tentative recovery in the global economy is running out of steam and growth could weaken further due to Europe's debt crisis and inaction over a looming fiscal squeeze in the United States, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
The race for the White House is on investors' minds, but who gains control of Congress will have an even bigger impact on the stock market.
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Monday, as worries about slowing growth kept investors sidelined on a relatively slow day of trading.
Gas prices across California have soared to record highs, shooting up 50 cents a gallon in just the last week.
Dogged by ongoing service problems, troubled American Airlines is beginning to lose its most lucrative group of clients -- business customers. Overall, the number of passengers flying American Airlines fell 4% in September to 8.3 million, according to figures released by the airline Monday. Miles flown by paying passengers on domestic flights fell 7% to 5.7 billion miles compared to a year earlier, although an increase in miles flown on international flights limited the overall drop. The airline was also forced to cut domestic flights by almost 6% to deal with the delays and a shortage of pilots. Several business travelers told CNNMoney that their firms are avoiding American flights and won't be returning any time soon.
Wal-Mart Stores and American Express are teaming up to launch a new prepaid card aimed at giving customers an alternative to checking accounts and debit cards, the companies said Monday.
Two blockbuster franchises are about to collide: "Angry Birds Star Wars" is coming in November.
Matt Bell isn't a big videogame player, but when Microsoft's motion-sensing gaming system Kinect came out in late 2010, a light bulb went off.
The World Bank lowered its growth outlook for Asia on Monday, and warned that a major unraveling in Europe could knock 2% off Asia's GDP growth next year.
Two of China's largest telecom companies disputed the findings of a critical congressional report Monday, saying their products are safe for use in the United States.
Writer Kelly Marcel has been tapped to pen the screenplay to the film adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey," a wildly popular erotic novel that has sold millions of copies worldwide.
After being engaged for just over a year, Amber Tamblyn and David Cross tied the knot on Saturday, a rep for "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" actress Tamblyn tells CNN.
Liam Neeson was already an Academy Award-nominated star when director Pierre Morel's "Taken" was released in 2008, but the movie's sleeper success made audiences look at the actor differently. His portrayal of Bryan Mills, a former CIA operative on the hunt for his daughter's sex-trafficking kidnappers, became a cult success and made him a full-fledged action star at almost 60. As such, "Taken 2" barreled into theaters this weekend, bringing in $50 million. It's the first film to make that much in three days since "The Dark Knight Rises" in July.
Is the new American job a part-time one? More than half new jobs created for the month of September were part-time jobs. Many Americans are working several part-time jobs to support themselves.
Babies are born ready to learn any language in the world, and they have linguistic super-powers that many adults don't. For instance at 6 months old, they can distinguish between sounds in different languages that non-bilinguals hear as the same, such as an English "d" and a Hindi "d." They can also tell if someone is English or French without sound based on the mouth shapes of the speaker and rhythms. Only bilinguals retain these abilities throughout life. Really cool, right? But around 10 months old, babies typically stop being able to make these distinctions. As they get better at perceiving a native language, they are less sensitive to non-native sights and sounds, says Janet Werker, psychologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Researchers are interested in probing this "critical period" of language development. They want to know what factors affect the window of time after which a baby loses sensitivity to a non-native language.
Apple has responded to complaints that some photos taken with the iPhone 5 show a purple flare, saying it happens to many smartphones when they're aimed near a light source like the sun.
When you travel to a foreign country, everything from greetings to requests to simple transactions can get "lost in translation." Since learning the language is one of the best ways to understand a culture, why not study it while you're there on vacation?
In an entertainment environment where sequels often do better than the original, it could be considered risky for a gaming company to do something different. However, one team thinks it's the perfect environment to showcase new ideas and stories, not more of the same.
Are American sports fans turning into the citizens of ancient Rome, turning up to sports events to see mayhem akin to gladiators fighting for their very lives? Stars in two of the country's most prominent sports were asking those kinds of questions Sunday. Dale Earnhardt Jr., arguably the sport's most popular personality in NASCAR racing, said he wonders if fans are "bloodthirsty." If they watch races to see what transpired at the end of Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, Earnhardt said they are. And he's had enough.


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Chris, Will the new ArduIMU design coming out later this year be compatible with ArduPilot (Legacy)? Do you have an expected release date for the new ArduIMU design yet?
Regards, Sam
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The new ArduIMU is still alive, and progress is coming along, ... but there are about a half-dozen products ahead of it in the queue. I was told there is no ETA yet, but maybe by the end of the year.
I'm interested in this too. I got the new ArduIMU but only has test code so far. In Ardupilot 2.7 there is a #define for selecting which type of GPS which includes ArduIMU v2. I'm hoping the output of V3 will look enough like V2, they are pin compatible, even if the internal operation is different, or that just a few things will need to be added or changed so that Ardupilot will like it. I learned today that changing a few #defines changes the size of compiled code, duh. I thought if it is in the sketch, it gets compiled The significance of that to me is I can start looking for how parts work together, learn a few things and start cobbling maybe. Its a little like someone throwing you a bag of parts and saying you can make something from that, but you have to know what a bolt is and which nuts will fit and what you want to make. I got alot to learn.
Harry, You are on the right track. A wise man once said you can give a man a fish, and feed him for a day. You can give a man a boat and fishing gear and he can eat fish on his own till he's sick of fish. ;) Just kidding. I learned to be pretty competent at C programing by figuring out how the first Ardupilot worked. And then modified it then tested then trouble shoot and test again till I got it working. The more projects you try the easier it gets.If you haven't all ready, read this and save it as a reference.
I also have the IMU v3. I haven't even tried it yet as all it does is give raw sensor out puts. The same data that tho old v2 gave out in 6 analoge readings this gives out 16 bit data (10 bit with the v2) Through the SPI port. This data once into the IMU processor is the input for the DCM stuff that is in the old IMU. It would be nice if we could use the processor in the new IMU to get the fusion data solution directly and not use the DCM. I don't think fusion data is available because the magnetometer doesn't go to the data bus that the MPU 6000 does. It goes to the 328 chip on the I2C bus. Any how it should work better than the V2, and it works very good.
Greg, thanks for the link. I've been studying it and comparing to written code. It's a long road for me. Surprisingly, I had a few things right already but understanding a full concierto is tough.
I managed to get the ArduIMU Test program from happykillmore to connect to the ArduIMU V3, but it doesnt really work. It just spins which makes me think it isnt really reading the sensors, just reading output from the DCM or something and DCM isnt getting any sensor input. I'll keep messing with it. I feel like I'm on the right track because I'm getting something even if it is bogus.
If you have a suggestion...
If anyone is interested, I got the new hardware to work with the V2 software. Check my blog and you can try the code for yourself with the V3 hardware. My next project will be to try to get the Ardupilot to control a Tricopter.
I might actually learn something, I mean I'll need to. This is fun and I enjoy making full use of a computer.
Hi Harry,.
I have got the IMU V3 last week and I would like to change the thermopiles against the IMU. But now I learned that there are some problems to get the V3 version running.
Did you get the AP legacy IMU V3 and EM406 running? I could´nt find your Blog. Would you get me a link to the Blog?
Thank you in advance
WinfriedGood job Ajienux, I'll give those fixes a try.
Winfried, I havent played with this lately. I deleted my blog because it had code that wasnt as good as what is now available and I didnt want anyone to get steered wrong.
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.James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), has been at the forefront of the alarmist wing of climate scientists regarding the human influence on global climate from 1988 until today. He is the original AGW alarmist. Other than Al Gore, he is the world's best known AGW activist. Wikipedia paints him as something of a hero. Although the alarmists vehemently deny it, Hansen is well known for manipulating temperature data to push his agenda. Here is an article that delineates how he corrupted global temperature data.
David, this is slanderous. Hansen is a well respected scientist and not a manipulator of data in any biased manner. All data analysts "manipulate data" for data quality control, but honest ones do w/o biases as to results. To demonstrate Hansen's (GISS) honesty, I'll post a chart and accompanying article that shows how 4 agencies (2 US, 1 British and 1 Japanese) have independently data analyzed the same DATA (historical surface temperature measurement) in different manners and come up with remarkable agreement.
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Accompanying article with explanation of the differences in data handling. All however, come up with the same story - rapid temp rise of about 0.9C since pre-industrial days. And I'll point out, that that temp rise is at least 6 times that of any other periodic (~130,000 years due to Miklanovitch cycles) temp rapid rises, all before human civilization. That is why it is referred to as "rapid".
To boot the Koch Brothers were the biggest sponsor of a 2010 (Berkeley Earth Study Temperature-BEST) study that sought an independent review of all 39,000 land-based measurements. Koch brothers were no doubt hoping for proof that GISS/HADCRU/NCDC/JMA had erred in their data analysis by deleting measurements and they could go on polluting at will. So far BEST has dealt with the land based surface measurements and found remarkable agreement in temperature trends over 1850-20009 especially with the GISS and NCDC data (Had/CRU data was slightly less "alarming"). See below:
The 10 year average data shows BEST agreement is slightly better matched to the NASA/GISS and NOAA/NCDC data than the Had/CRU data:
BEST is headed up by a denialist-leaning* (at the time) scientist (Dr. Robert Muller) and included also Dr. Judith Curry a full-fledged denialist. In fact all the leaders were chosen because they were "climate skeptics". Yet here is their conclusion to the question Has global warming slowed down?:
Some people have suggested that there has been no global warming over the past 13 years, and they ask whether our land-only analysis verifies that. The graph shows the results of our analysis with 1-year averaging (to smooth it) for the last 6 decades so you can better see the period in question. The blue curve is the result of our analysis, and the grey lines represent our 95% confidence limits
The large fluctuations up and down that take place every few years correlate very strongly with the North Atlantic temperatures (the AMO index) and with El Nino (ENSO index 3.4). See our paper on "Decadal Variations in the Global Atmospheric Land Temperatures" for analysis of that. The presence of these fluctuations makes any strong extrapolations from short-term behavior uncertain.
Some people draw a line segment covering the period 1998 to 2010 and argue that we confirm no temperature change in that period. However, if you did that same exercise back in 1995, and drew a horizontal line through the data for 1980 to 1995, you might have falsely concluded that global warming had stopped back then. This exercise simply shows that the decadal fluctuations are too large to allow us to make decisive conclusions about long term trends based on close examination of periods as short as 13 to 15 years.
And here is their website which gives more details of their study which so far has not dealt with the ocean temps or attribution. But it has confirmed that the land surface temperature data is robust (not manipulated as David has slanderously claimed).
*Dr. Muller was the author of Physics for Presidents (2008) in which he points out the uncertainty about both GW and AGW (like denialists do) and recommends no action other than existing energy source efficiency improvements and conservation (see page 346, I have the book). While not the most outlandish denialist, he certainly tended that way. The BEST Study has apparently changed his mind. Sorry Koch Brothers your investment failed.
Here's some info on David's slanderous source Steve Goddard (apparently not his real name). Even Anthony Watts had to throw him overboard.


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Hey Treacle, I got this matrix from an Ebay´er today. Supposed to be a Decca UK 69 LiB stereo, SKL 5025. The matrixes are surely wrong in some way, so there is more of a fun detective job, hehe, but can you figure it out? I can not.Quote
I have a number of very cool copies of this, including 2 US with posters and stickers, a Canadian (stereo) with the sticker and poster, and 2 DECCA Stereos (Boxed and unboxed) the unboxed with the sticker.
This is what I got:
zal 9363 70 e o1 i think , zal 9364 80 d1 i think , p
Its the Ebayers "I think" thats been added.
Yeah, Jan and Mickijaggeroos place is also a great place!
Heres the thread on the Decca 7s (Think the M/T discussion is in there):
Heres also a goldmine on the tres interresting singles, you know it probably. I really like the layout: [stones7.com]
Exactly. Totally weired. No, no photo, I found a nice looking copy and have made a few scoops lately by finding odd sellers with little info on product, but this one was too strange. Suspect a Spanish "9363 col" ending with typo, but that also makes little sense. Could mail him and ask for images, but think Ill just let it pass....Quote
Your numbers seem out of wack, if they are UK copies, unless they are much later pressings. Do you have a photo of the label, and is the label blue?
I think I can also provide / discuss some rare vinyl ....
Here from my collection the promo and ultrarare stock copy of "Stu-Ball"
Btw. I followed discussion about where best collectors info can be obtained in the internet, I think Stones7.com is really the best and most complete archive in the world wide web ...
And here , the credits were misprinted .
The top vinyl from UK Demo is correct .
The abkco promo and the UK issue has Jagger / Richards / Taylor as the writers .
Here's another , I copied this pic from the web .
Didn't feel like digging out my copy .
Here's another , I copied this pic from the web .
Didn't feel like digging out my copy .
I've been leery about buying this one...I've heard there are many counterfeits. How does one tell? PS, I had remembered a different colour label...red maybe? I also have a couple of copies of the Let It Rock...just exploring the depth of your collection!
PS, went onto Jan's site...serious discussion on the Come On M/T tax code. You gotta get yo-self one before it becomes too well known.
Went onto Jan's site...serious discussion on the Come On M/T tax code. You gotta get yo-self one before it becomes too well known.
You we're partially correct the mono side is red .
Went onto Jan's site...serious discussion on the Come On M/T tax code. You gotta get yo-self one before it becomes too well known.
Exciting, isn´t it?
Working on it, hehe
(Though many Ebay-sellers with impossibly low res images don´t care to answer...)
TWO The Past, Darkly:
US London Stereo Octoganals...not too exciting, except they are still sealed.
I got into trying to find original sealeds for a lot of the catalogue. Difficult but fun! Sealeds seem to have a significantly higher value than their unsealed cousins as well.
Wow Treacle , you finally came up with one I haven't got .
first EP, The Rolling Stones, with the MT code .
I feel incomplete and worthless now , you have ruined my day
Okay , a little break from the action .
Let's play find the vinyl .
There are some 3,000 plus pieces of Rolling Stones vinyl in this room . It has taken years and lots of scratch to collect .
Can you see it ??
What am I looking for, the Beast of Burden, or the Poison Ivy single?
I haven't got either of those .
I pretty much know where everything is . All vinyl is alphabetical . Hats are all together . Posters are rolled in tubes and labeled . Reel to Reels , cassettes cds and 8 tracks are very visible . I have spoken with an insurance agent and was told that regardless of rarity . LPs are worth $5.00 ea etc. etc. etc . . There are 278 tee shirts pictured by the way .
And my name is Dan
I have not purchased Some Girls superdeluxe as of yet . the price will drop eventually . Then I'll strike !!
Shelley Hot Rocks is in there somewhere along with the South African Issue Steffiestones is sending me ( we made another swap )
I presume you have the MJ radio interview album with Tom Donaghue from 1971...the very first RSR release?
Yes , and I'm glad you presumed and not assumed because we all know where that goes .
This promo ?
Yeah , just got it a few days ago
or this one ,
I have that also but am not sure if it is not a boot . Got it very cheap at a used record store


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Pudge Rodriguez plans to keep playing
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Ivan Rodriguez won the American League MVP award in 1999, helped the Florida Marlins win the World Series in 2003 and broke Carlton Fisk's major league record for most games by a catcher this past season.
He's not done yet.
Rodriguez, who turns 38 in November, said Friday he'd like to return to the Texas Rangers in 2010 for his 20th year in the big leagues, and beyond that he'd like to play two or three more years and try to reach 3,000 hits for his career. He's currently sitting at 2,711.
Rodriguez is in Fort Myers this weekend to see his son, Derreck, play for the Florida Bombers Team Blue in the WWBA Underclass World Championship and help coach the team. He seemed to enoy himself immensely.
"He's a good player, and now I'm just here to spend time with him and see him play for a little while," Rodriguez said. "It is fun. It's nice to see him play, and play the way he does. He's a great player and hopefully he's got a future."
Derreck, a high school junior from Florida, used to be a catcher but switched to the outfield, partially to escape the pressure of being his father's son. "Everybody ... I don't know," he said, not finishing the thought.
Expects a lot? "Yeah, expects a lot from you," he remarked.
Rodriguez doesn't see his son play too often, due to conflicts with his own games, so Friday was a treat for both of them. "This is the first time in like a year he's seen me play," Derreck said.
Does it make you nervous, having him in the dugout?
"A little bit," he said with a smile. "But I have to keep playing the game the way I know how to play it."
That's the Rodriguez way.
"Play the game hard," said Ivan Rodriguez, a trim 5-foot-9, 190-pound all-star who's been nicknamed "Pudge" and "I-Rod" during his career. "Play the game hard and go out there and do your best and don't try to do too much. Go out and have fun."
That formula has worked extremely well for Rodriguez during his career. He's slugged 305 home runs, knocked in 1,264 runs and fashioned a lifetime batting average of .299. On top of that, he's considered one of the top defensive catchers in history, ranked alongside Johnny Bench.
Rodriguez caught his 2,227th game on June 17 this past season, snapping Fisk's old record. He could retire now and make the Hall of Fame on his first try in five years, but has other things in mind.
"To keep playing," he said. "I'm very honored to do the things that I've done already in baseball, and there are going to be other things to come. I'm just going to keep playing, because I keep enjoying baseball. I'm just going to keep working hard to see if I can get 3,000 hits. You know, I'm not too far from that. So I'm just trying to keep playing and keep myself in good shape and try to get 3,000."
Rodriguez has played for Texas (twice), Florida, Detroit, the New York Yankees and Houston during his career. He hit .251 in 93 games this past season with Houston, then returned to Texas -- where he began his career -- and hit .245 in 28 games.
He's currently a free agent, but would like to stay with the Rangers.
"I'm a free agent, but good things have been happening with the Rangers and hopefully I'll be back with the Rangers next year," he said.
Rodriguez signed autographs and posed for pictures after the Florida Bombers played in the WWBA tournament Friday. Derreck is accustomed to hanging around the ballpark with his father, but this time his father was hanging around with him. Derreck seemed to enjoy that. And he's proud of what his father has accomplished in baseball.
"I'm very glad for him. He works hard," Derreck said. "I know he's taking a little time off right now, then I guess in three, maybe four weeks he goes back in the gym and starts throwing to get ready for next season."
Rodriguez is definitely not ready to retire.
"I've got plenty of time left in me," he insisted. "I'm going to play for two or three more years. I feel healthy and I feel strong and I'm going to play.
"I started playing baseball when I was 6 years old. A long time ago," he said. "I'm 37, I've played 19 years in the big leagues and I still love it. It's a great sport to play. When you take care of yourself and work hard and keep yourself in good shape, you're gonna play the game for a long time."
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2012The Avengers have been in the fiercest battle of their lives, as of late, with another super powered team.
The X-Men.
All summer, instead of the typical super clash of powers resulting in no real coherent storytelling, Marvel decided to pull the rug out from under us and take the fight to another level. 5 issues in to the main "Avengers vs. X-Men" series, the fighting became heavily on the side of the X-Men as five of their members absorbed the powers of the cosmic force known as the Phoenix.
With it, even Thor can be thrashed about.
Speaking from firsthand experience interacting with multiple comic book fans, it seemed like the excitement for a series such as this was waning. Yes, it was being released around the same time at the height of "The Avengers" movie mania, but what else was the hook?
Turns out, a major cosmic destruction event like this can be both explosive and unexpectedly intelligent. Combining respectable storytelling with fun that cannot be had anywhere else.
The series itself has just published its tenth issue, meaning we are that much closer to reaching a conclusion that will have untold ramifications on the Marvel Universe and all of the superheroes that inhabit it.
Well, we have been kind of told.
Following the end of the Avengers and X-Men war, we will be given the line wide initiative known as Marvel NOW.
This initiative launches once "Avengers vs. X-Men" wraps up, whoever the winner may be. What Marvel comics is hoping to do is start fresh and wrap up years worth of stories as well as runs by authors on books they've written for years. The hope is to bring newer readers to the genre and take the current authors and writers out of their natural habitats, making the series all the more desirable.
Sounds vaguely similar to what DC Comics did a year ago with the "New 52"…
Come to think of it, they're reaching the conclusion of their first year. We'll get to that later on as well…
So Marvel is taking the "bring in fresh faces" route and trying to attract new readers by rolling out a collection of brand new comic book series. Some of them are new; some are just brand new #1s of series that have been in print for a while. So, similar to the New 52, Marvel is attempting a major grab at new readership and bringing in fans of the comic book world that may have never read comic books before. You can say what you want about the major publishing company, when they want to bring in new readers, they do not try to hide that fact.
Will it work, though? Here's a small rundown of some of my favorite series that have been released so far. And which ones have the potential to be, I don't know, good?
Uncanny Avengers, written by Rick Remender and drawn by John Cassaday
Currently, yes, the Avengers are smashing face first into the X-Men. With explosions and bright shiny lights and all that, but,
come October, a new team of Avengers will arise. Well, technically, 3 new teams of "Avengers" comics will arise, but this is the big one. This is the combination of both Avengers and X-Men, to form a team to protect both the mutant and human world.
Author Rick Remender is becoming one of the biggest writers at Marvel. Typically, though, he writes characters that stay out of the spotlight such as X-Force and Venom. Characters with deeply troubling pasts that prefer to keep their fights out of the knowledge of the world.
Now, though, it appears he's stepping center stage and I could not be happier. In their first huge adventure, Captain America, Wolverine, Scarlet Witch, Rogue, Thor and Havok tackle the Red Skull and his living propaganda machine, Honest John. What kind of adventures are these for Avengers to handle? Sounds awesome though.
On the art side, no one could be more excited for John Cassaday than I am. His realistic, detailed and, most important, human art style seems to be a perfect fit for this. The last time he did major super-hero work was almost 4 years ago, so the fact that he's drawing such big names in the Marvel Universe is a cause for dancing.
Well, not really, but close.
Indestructible Hulk, written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Yu
If there's one man that knows how to write comic books, it's Mark Waid. Being a veteran of over 20 years, Waid has written darn near every superhero in comics and has even delved deep into independent comics.
Not to mention, he's also fresh off of winning 3 Eisner Awards for his work on Daredevil, revitalizing the characters motus operandi by bringing him out of the perpetual spiral of darkness that he always seemed to find himself in. Daredevil, much like the Hulk, suffered from a poor movie performance so is typically written off by the general public.
Actually, that sounds like a great idea for a column in the near future.
Anyway, what works so well about this comic is that it sounds like Mark Waid is going to give the newly adjectived Indestructible Hulk a purpose, now, instead of just dragging him through the desert all mopey and sad.
He's turning him into a certified agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D., as you know, is that organization from "The Avengers" movie with all the guns and flying airships and Samuel L. Jackson.
Also, Leinil Yu is drawing it. And anytime Leinil Yu draws anything, it's time to pick it up and indulge in the amazingness that is sure to follow.
Finally, one more series to look at that I think definitely is worth mentioning.
The Mighty Thor, written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Esad Ribic
Like I've stated before, Thor is a most difficult character to lock down.
It's a hard task to balance the god-like properties of his stories, which almost need to play out like Greek Myths or fantasy tales on the scale of J.R.R. Tolkien,
while keeping him grounded in the realistic Marvel Universe.
I think, again, Marvel Comics has chosen the right writer for the job in a vein similar to Mark Waid on the Hulk.
Jason Aaron has a wonderful skill at creating characters that exhibit an edgy nature with relatable, humanistic qualities. According to solicits, his first story will take place throughout Thor's history, as he battles someone called The God Butcher over the course of thousands of years. The rebellious Thor from the past, the superhero Thor we all know from the present, and the old, cranky god-king Thor of the future.
Esad Ribic is a style I grow to love more and more. While, certainly, he has the chops to produce wonderful covers like the first issue, his most recent run on "The Ultimates", an alternate-version of the Avengers, showed his knack for drawing end of the world sequences of action and adventure; while balancing this skill for world ending, he never lightens up on the emotion.
The drama needed for 'The Mighty Thor", that balance between story and power, is something I think that both Aaron and Ribic will handle with marvelous dexterity.
None of those series caught your eyes? How about a new Invincible Iron Man armor? Or a Captain America fighting fascism in a micro world? What about a Deadpool fighting the zombie presidents of years past?
Are any of these stories going to be any good? Who knows?
What I do know is that I don't want to miss a single one in case it's marvelous.
In addition to writing for the column "Comic Matters" for the Tucson Citizen website, Bobby Acosta is also a 5th Grade Elementary school teacher, frequenter of local comic book shop Heroes & Villains, and explorer of the importance of comics. He recommends each and every comic he writes about.
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I'm sorry it's no longer timely, but I have to get out a few Christmas stories that still bring a chuckle to my belly - even though it's not full of jelly.
Good 'ole Santa brought the boy exactly what he wanted for Christmas, a Nintendo DS.
As he opened, he stared at it for a brief moment in disbelief before raising it up in the air like he had just pulled Excalibur from the stone it was lodged in.
On the other side of the room, the two-year-old was more concerned with the ties that held her dolls oh-so-tightly to their cardboard and plastic prisons. She was under the impression that they were "pretties" for her hair.
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The wife got me a new office chair to replace the broken one. It was down to only two wheels, which I oddly enjoyed because it kept things interesting. Broken chairs keep you on your toes.
As I was assembling the new chair, the boy came at me with a rapid fire, four-part question. Each question shot out of his mouth so fast that it was beyond being considered four questions. Each one didn't even seem like separate sentences, they sounded like one word.
"Is that chair comfortable? Why is that chair broken? What is that pipe for? Why is it so dark at night?"
By the last one, I was laughing so hard I couldn't answer any of them. Good thing he had enough Christmas sugar cheer, because no sooner than those words left his lips, he had already leaped across the room to hassle his sister about the candy in her stocking.
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The dreaded extra-piece problem left a dark cloud over the evening.
For roughly four hours, we worked to assemble an extremely complex Lego spaceship. All of that time spent, only to find a sizeable pile of extra parts.
And my knees still hurt from sitting on the floor for that long.
It's like manufacturers have some sick ongoing joke to drive dads crazy by just throwing in a few extra parts here and there.
I don't think it'd be that hard to add something on the 45-page instruction manual that lets you know exactly what your spares are.
Plus that would alow for some bravado in certain parts of the assembly process. Who cares if you strip the thread off of a screw when you have the replacement team waiting to get out?
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Anyways, aside from the headaches from all the blinking, beeping and toys that are loud for no apparent reason, I really enjoyed the holidays this year.
In the past, I've never really cared much for this time of year. I despise the weather and the standard music playlist is awful. But as the kids grow up, it's increasingly more fun. Not for me, for them.
I'm a bah-humbug type, but reluctantly get a bit of Christmas spirit in December, only for the sake of the kids.
The odd thing is that older they get, the more fun it is for me.
Plus I think I'm starting to get the true meaning of this time of year.
I used to complain about the commercialism and use that as my main excuse for being grumpy.
It's become apparent to me that the fact that I let the commercialist part of the holiday irk me is worse than the commercialism itself.
As I watched the kids tear through wrapping paper and giggle as we stuck bows on each other's heads, it became pretty dang clear.
Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus, but it's also a celebration of family and the people we love.
It is a time when we get together to honor something that is much greater than ourselves.
It's a time that we can truly sit back and look at where we've been and where we are. Add New Year's and you have the aspect of where you want to be in the future.
I can't help but be amazed at how blessed we are to see our family all together, smiles on every face, food in every belly. It's a great chance to teach the kids about giving and that not everyone has the same opportunities we do.
Unlike the Grinch, I've never stolen Christmas. But like the Grinch, I'll be giving it back from now on.
I want to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year! Carpe Diem, my friends (that means sieze the carp, by the way)!
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