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Sunday, October 13th, 2013 © by Susan SwartzMy friend Mary, a lawyer in the Midwest, is thinking about retiring and wants to know if I think she should. I'm no expert although I've been playing at it for a few years.
I say sure, see what else is out there. I tell her about Bob, the retired journalism professor who bicycles to his own little corner in the park to play his trumpet and about Ellen, the retired diplomat, who self-publishes exotic novels.
But no rush to jump into something new right away. Do a Hillary Clinton. Say you're going to "untire" and see what else comes up.
There are some pretty groovy people no longer working for a living or living for work. After I retired I found two new groups to keep my body and mind going. The Transition Network is a national organization for women leaving and changing careers. Every two weeks our local transition group drinks tea and ponders our possibilities. Every week my Wander Women group pushes me onto a hiking trail and bike path.
Of course, I explain, I'm not really retired. I'm semi. I still write. I still have an appointment book. I still wake up and make lists.
Do I sound defensive? Once you quit your day job you find yourself using the word "still" a lot. As in continuing. As opposed to sputtered out and stopped. People ask, "Keeping busy? Bored yet?" You could serenely respond, "Actually, my life is fuller than ever but in different ways." But sometimes you stammer, maybe a little too loud, that you just put in a winter garden, took care of two kids under 4, written a book proposal and are thinking about trekking the Camino de Santiago. The whole route.
It is not a seamless next step. You may worry you gave up the job too soon. I guess if you're a lawyer you could be nostalgic for those genius moments in the courtroom when you were like Martha, the brilliant London barrister with the no-smear lipstick in Silk. I enjoyed good days, even great ones, in the newsroom. But I don't miss death-to-the-soul staff meetings and how a dull day could turn on the corner deli not running out of lentil salad.
Get going, I tell my pal in Detroit, but understand that you can't return to what was. It's like the spikes in the exit lane of a parking lot. Try to back up and you'll wreck your tries.
Do it now. Some people would keep you tethered for another decade or two. Robert Benmosche, the head of insurance giant AIG – bailed out by the government, helped wreck the global economy – is one who thinks the retirement age should go up to 70 or 80.
I imagine my friend, a lawyer for mostly low income people, and her husband, a retired newspaper editor, will rely for a large part on Social Security, Medicare and a pension. But there are no guarantees.
Some members of Congress and their keepers would cut the lifelines. These people do not have a kind and generous nature. They're the same ones who hack at food stamps, milk for babies, Head Start, birth control and health care for all. As well, both sides in the Washington games take turns threatening Social Security and Medicare. And these crazy shenanigans with the debt limit can't make anyone feel secure about any future.
Here's my advice: Curl up on the chaise and purr for a while and then look for something that doesn't require a blazer and makes you feel alive. The ukulele, I hear, is a kick. And break in those hiking boots. If the big boys keep cutting, you'll need them for our march on Washington.


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Continuing a Classic
Only the Scroogiest won't enjoy it this year
Nearly every Tulsa theatre goer has seen it. Nearly every Tulsa actor you see onstage has been in it. Hell, I was even in it in 2004.
Because American Theatre Company's A Christmas Carol has run for some 35 years, it's become a part of the Tulsa Christmas season. The work, based on the Dickens classic and penned by longtime ATC-ers Bob Odle and Richard Averill, has established itself as a must-do for people in the Tulsa theatre scene.
"There are thousands of actors who have been in this show," said ATC mainstay and this production's director Ed Durnal. "I'm constantly running into people who say, 'I was in that show,' or 'I was a Cratchit kid one year,' so it's a huge diaspora of Tulsa actors, and you know, it has been a rite of passage."
Durnal comes to this, his eighth consecutive year in the director's chair, as happy with the show as he ever was, but not the least bit concerned about things getting stale.
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"I try to start fresh," he said. "There are certain things in terms of the staging that I like and will keep. For one thing, we have a different cast every year, which brings something new to it."
The easy way out would be just to whip out last year's script and notes and re-stage what worked that last time, but Durnal isn't one for that. In fact, he often spoke of the enormity of the job, adding praise for a relative newcomer to the Christmas Carol team.
"The wonderful thing is that for the past two years, I've had Robert Walters as an assistant director, and he's a wonderful director," he said. "He can take scenes off and work them for me, and it just brings so much depth to the show. I also like to have the actors be creative. If I have actors that can bring something fresh to it, that's wonderful. Otherwise, it can start looking like a recording of itself. I like to keep it fresh and try new things."
And to be honest, Durnal's time helming this production has been filled with enough events to keep anything from becoming stale at all, starting with his Christmas Carol debut.
"The first year I directed it, I took it over one week before we opened," he said. "I just remember [PAC lighting god] Tom Poss taking me aside and patting me on the shoulder and saying, 'It'll be better next year.'" He laughed at recounting this, but one got the feeling it wasn't all that funny when it was happening.
"I was hearing things I'd never heard before on opening night," he continued. "It's hard to direct a show when you don't know it all, you know?"
Since then, things have settled down, and Durnal has started to take some ownership of the work.
"We recorded a new instrumental track, maybe five years ago," he said. "Rick Averill spent about a year on it, and I helped out a little on that, and it sounds so much better. And the sound is so good now. We rent wirelesses from the PAC now, rather than use ours that were so much trouble. So it sounds really good."
Add to that better sound a cast of performers who come back in droves to reprise roles, and you've got a recipe for continuing improvement on an already-strong piece.
"Of the principals this year, we've got a lot of returning people. They may be playing different roles, but of the main roles, probably 75 percent of them have done it before, and that's very helpful," Durnal said. "The year we had Anthony Santelmo [more on that in a bit], all of my principals were new, and that was a very difficult year."
The principal most people are concerned with is Scrooge, played again this year by audience favorite Karl Krause, and while he's who many think of when they think of that mean old bastard, he's certainly not the only Tulsa actor to play the part.
Santelmo, the actor Durnal mentioned above, came in to play Scrooge a few years ago when other options were simply unavailable, and he's now one of four Scrooges Durnal has directed.
"Don Miller did it for me, then Karl did it maybe one year or two, but then he injured his back. So one year, we had an actor from New York, Anthony Santelmo, Jr., and he came down and did it on an Equity contract. And John Knippers did it one year, and now Karl is back," Durnal said. "They were all different Scrooges."
All this comes together to create a new version of A Christmas Carol every year -- the kind of new version that merits at least one viewing every season, and hey, that's just good for business.
But Durnal and company don't put business over family, so it stands to reason that often, A Christmas Carol is a family affair.
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"The great thing is the families that have been involved year after year," he said. "We have whole families backstage working crew. It's wonderful, and for ATC, I really feel like it's our outreach to the community."
And an outreach it certainly is. I mean, seriously -- can you think of someone you know who hasn't seen it at least once? Come to think of it, is there more than one degree of separation between you and someone who's been in this show?
There's some dispute about how long the show has actually run, but Durnal tries to lay it out. It certainly hasn't been performed every single year -- at least one year, ATC substituted Peter Pan. But you have to keep going back to the well when it's there, you know?
"There was always a demand for it, so we kept coming back to it," he said. "I think this is the 35th production, but it's been around longer than that."
So when you see this show, at least you know it's been around, as I said earlier, for more than three decades. That's a long time.
But hey, what else would we expect of a classic?
There's still time to catch this one, as A Christmas Carol plays this week, Dec. 19-22 at 7:30pm in the PAC's John H. Williams Theatre, and closes with a 2pm matinee on Sunday, Dec. 23. Tickets are $24, with student, senior, and child discounts, and while they're available at the door, that's only if the show doesn't sell out, which it often does. One would be better served by going to myticketoffice.com or calling the PAC box office at 918-596-7111.
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The transcoding process consistently fails at the 50% mark. Then the transcode window begin flashing. This was working before with no problems. Any suggestions as to what may cause it?
What version of Encore? (look at help about; the Encore in CS5.5 is 5.1; I'm curious as to whether Encore 5.1 has any updates - I am Encore with CS5).
Using dynamic link or an imported file?
And are you doing the transcode with AME or Encore? And using Transcode Now or during build.
So open Encore, create a new project, and dynamic link from there (File -> Adobe Dynamic Link -> Import Premiere Pro Sequence.
If that doesn't work, export your file from PR (using export or queue to AME) as MPEG2-DVD and import that to a new Encore project. Does that work?
You may have a problem in the PR sequence (bad clip etc).
FYI, open Encore and look at Help -> About Adobe Encore, and then look at the version number. It should be something like 5.1.xxxxx. There have been no updates since CS5.5 came out. The 5.5.2 you are listing is the version of Premiere. I don't think this has anything to do with your issue, it is just good to track versions.
I am running CS5.5 Premiere and CS5.1 Encore - both 64 bits
I'm having the same problem in Encore 5.1 When I send a project or even a single clip via dynamic link, the preparing transcode screen will load up to 50% and then will start flashing. It won't load any further than 50% and will continue to flash until I exit the program using task manager. For the time being I'm using another computer with CS4 until I can resolve this issue.
I also tried to import an encoded MPEG-2 file and when it prepare transcode screen reached around 80%, the information box flashed alternating with the entire Encore desktop.


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One possible capsule wardrobe you can build: Two pairs of solid pants, a dress, a skirt, a jacket, and a handful of different tops. By mixing and matching these pieces, you can leave the impression that your closet is growing by the day. The estimated price tag: less than $500.
If your office abides by a business-casual dress code, Gary recommends a wardrobe that includes dark, traditional jeans (avoid skin-tight, low-rise cuts) tall boots, a blazer, cardigans, chino or corduroy pants, flats, and accessories (such as scarves, belts, and necklaces). "You can really build a business-casual wardrobe for a lot less," she adds.
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Make do with what you have. If you're intent on sticking with the clothes you own, attempt to spruce them up. By upgrading a shirt with new sleeves, cuffs, and a collar, a nearby tailor can salvage what you can't depart with for less than $35, Wong notes.
But know when it's time to hang it up. Weight loss, changing trends, or needed repairs—all are reasons to add to your wardrobe, Gary says. While she recommends inspecting your closet twice a year for upgrades, don't hesitate to add to it whenever you feel it's missing that one must-have piece. "Shop when you feel as though there is something seriously missing out [of] your wardrobe. And shop when things wear out or start to look a little bit dated," she says.


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Todd and Meklit at home in the Kimball GalleryThe Fine Arts Museums solicit California artists and art groups to create site specific works and installations in response to the de Young's permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, or the building and its environment
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Our newest podcast features FAMSF curator of ancient art and interpretation Renee Dreyfus, who talks about the 1979 Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition and the current Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Renee was on the curatorial team for the first Tut exhibition 30 years ago, and now heads up the FAMSF curatorial efforts for the current offering.
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Amazing art comes through the photo studio on a regular basis.
We tend to save Mondays (when we're closed to the public) to photograph artworks that are normally installed in the galleries. This way we can take the objects out of the galleries and into the photo studio without impacting the public.
Recently we shot two recent acquisitions from the AOA department. The images will appear in the next edition of the museums' Fine Arts magazine.
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In recognition of the 103rd anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, we're pleased to present a guest post by FAMSF assistant registrar Steven F. Correll.Last December when several of the Fine Arts Museums registrars were looking through the de Young's offsite storage facility, senior registrar Stephen Lockwood found a series of ledger books that record the weather and daily attendance for the de Young beginning with its opening day in the 19th century. As we looked through the books, one particular ledger was most interesting:
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Last week a team of journalists and museum staff journeyed to Cairo, Egypt for a week of shooting and research to produce a one-hour documentary and newspaper supplement for our upcoming exhibition,
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The Fine Arts Museums' annual floral extravaganza, Bouquets to Art, takes place in March every year. It's FAMSF's biggest fundraiser of the year, and it's extremely popular with museumgoers. It can be especially challenging to the FAMSF conservation staff, however, given the potential to admit insects and pests to the museum. This photo essay chronicles the conservation staff (a.k.a. The Conservation Patrol) at Bouquets to Art 2009.Bouquet in front of Stela with Queen Ix Mutal Ahaw.


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Ya'll are nuts. He's a solid coach with a winning percentage 800% better than Stooley's. With the state of our program right now, you might call it a "2nd tier coach" but that's a heck of land for a 5th tier program. Our schedule next year posts a min of 6 losses. Takes a lot of moxy to walk into that. CO & Purdue wanted him. It's a great hire and I don't think it's 2nd rate at all. Everyone's been asking who else do you want? TN gets a proven HC that can at least win twice what he loses and keeps a mid-major schoold competitive nationally. You're kidding yourselves if expected anything more, but this is not a 2nd rate hire. Good man and coach. Welcome to TN!
If you read this, dont' worry that the majority of TN fans voted no. They also all voted Kifftard & Stooley and most want Fulmer back. YOu're the right man for TN right now.
Go Vols! (well, in 2014).
You are the one that is nuts!!! Dooley beat this guy to death!!!! We should have kept Dooley!!!
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Campaigners pay Dow executives an early morning wake up call at the London Olympics to show they don't want Dow's toxic legacy.
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Thanks for the compliment! I saw that there weren't many recommandations for shoujo manga so I add some once in a while.
Wow, you've written a ton of recommandations too! XD
Thanks for the recemandations.
Either will do perfectly fine.
I was wondering if you know of anime really good anime with hot anime guys in them?
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The Fox Township Supervisors recently approved a proposed 2014 budget of $2.06 million with no change in taxes for township residents. The new budget is less than the 2013 budget which was $2.3 million. This is a result of a nearly $62,000 decrease in income from the Greentree Landfill. The proposed income to collected for the 2014 landfill host fee is estimated at $745,903.
Following a Friday morning preliminary hearing Michael J. Stephanic Jr., 44, of St. Marys, will be held over for trial on charges he allegedly shot and killed June Talmadge, 48, during a Sept. 3 incident in the parking lot of Eastern Sintered Alloys. Among the charges filed against Stephanic were criminal homicide, two felony counts of aggravated assault and a felony charge of discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure. District Judge Mark Jacob found all charges have had burden of proof carried over in the case.
Recently the students, faculty and administration from St. Marys Area High School made a donation to Elk Regional Health Center to be used for women's health services. Shown from left to right in the first row are SMAHS Principal Dr. Josh Williams, Sierra Ginther and Charlotte Floravit, ERHC's Public Relations Director; in the second row Meghan Henderson and Kylee Ehrensberger; and in the third row Ryan Miller and Rebekah Caretti.
Elk County Catholic High School held its annual Fall Athletic Awards Program on Wednesday, Nov. 13, with the event, which is sponsored by the ECCHS Athletic Association, focusing on the accomplishments of all of the school's athletes during the fall sports season.
St. Marys City Police Chief Todd Caltagarone requested the purchase of a new SUV for the department during a recent budget meeting with members of the St. Marys City Council. The department is hoping to replace its 2008 Ford Expedition SUV at a cost of $38,000, which they will keep as a utility vehicle for use by the canine unit. The SMPD currently has a fleet of six vehicles and did not purchase any new vehicles in 2013. They plan to purchase three new vehicles in 2015.
Residents of the city of St. Marys will see no tax increase in the 2014 proposed budget. Members of City Council along with additional city staff discussed details of the budget during a recent special meeting. Formal approval to advertise the budget will take place at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. The 2014 budget is $6,065,635, an increase from the 2013 budget of just over $94,000 equal to about 2 percent.
Veterans attending the Community Nurses Adult Day Services program were honored on Veterans Day. Elk County Veterans Affairs Office Director Leslie Neal presented each of them with an American flag which was flown over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. along with a certificate of appreciation and an American flag pin. Kathy Renaud, LPN, Community Nurses Adult Day Services director said while the adult day center honors their veterans each year, this was the first time they were presented with American flags.
Raymond "Gabby" Burkhardt, 74, of Export, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, following a brief illness. He was born Nov. 21, 1938, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Francis and Grace (Kelly) Burkhardt. Gabby was the epitome of life itself. He knew how to live and how to love. He was always busy with one of his projects or helping someone else. He loved to share his magic and delighted in the wonderment of it all. He made us all believe. His numerous stories and jokes could always light up a room. He would look forward to winter and the first snowfall so he could go snowmobiling.
Marie K. Hoffman, 94, a resident of Elk Haven and formerly of 120 East Arch St., St. Marys, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at the Elk Haven Nursing Home after an illness of the past several months. She was born June 26, 1919 in St. Marys, daughter of the late John and Margaret Koerber Pfeufer. On Oct. 7, 1939, in the St. Mary's Church, she married Joseph G. Hoffman, who preceded her in death on Feb. 21, 2003.
Dr. Robert J. Hammer, an oral surgeon, died Oct. 25, 2013. He was born Oct. 1, 1926, in St. Marys, the son of the late Chester A. Hammer and Frances Ritter Hammer. On July 2, 1955, in Chicago, he married the former Marilyn Brown.


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On Sunday, Maupin was honored at a reception at the Bureau County Metro Center, at which she modeled the outfits which she will wear for the state pageant and also gave her one-minute speech.
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Courtesy of the Los del Rio, The Philippine Dancing Inmates get the honor of dancing to the "Macarena" remix a month before it's launch in the US. Awesome!
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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
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This curious film succeeds in being scary and suspenseful yet also funny, funny in retrospect and on reflection also.
It is basically a spoof on all those films that feature a monster of some kind: Frankenstein, H. R. Giger's Alien creature, Hannibal Lecter. The conceit is that here the monster is Santa Claus, re-imagined or now discovered to be a malevolent being who punishes naughty children and can appear in millions of homes at once to do it: the magic of Christmas.
One of the best things about the film – its secret, in fact – is the way in which it manages to keep a straight face. There is a deadpan quality to much of the humour and it uses parodies of such films as The Silence of the Lambs, but there are no overt nods or winks to the camera, as you find in, say, the Airplane films.
All in all, a compelling and immensely entertaining film, although it has no significant message beyond itself, unless it is: be nice, not naughty, just to be on the safe side.
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Warren wrote:other Matt,
"So, are you kidding around, or is this truly a comment meant to be as rude as you are coming across?"
Needed a smiley face I guess.
Just checking.
Carry on........
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"So, are you kidding around, or is this truly a comment meant to be as rude as you are coming across?"
Needed a smiley face I guess.
Holocene wrote:You may wish to get the free BikeCad programs. There are several variants, and just the Pro version costs money...
I'd recommend making a pilgrimage out to Bentley Cycle & Trading Post, just West of Gull Lake (North of Red Deer).
recumbents.com wrote:Matt, if you are building your own recumbent, here are tried and true plans to make a long wheelbase recumbent from scrap bikes:
Recumbents.com wrote:how about this one?
Maybe, you're saying that I'll be gearing the motor way down to turn the big crank slow enough, which then turns the back wheel at a higher rpm than the crank?
As long as the sprockets and the pivot share the center point, there's no chain growth, and no tensioner needed.
Drill out the spoke holes and attach a big sprocket.
I think he means to use a separate rear hub as a jackshaft, so that you have the freewheeling sprockets on one side and a fixed sprocket on the spoke flange.
The lower picture appears to be parts from a single speed, coaster brake hub. No "freewheel" ratchet and pawl stuff in one of those.
MattsAwesomeStuff wrote:- Took apart an old almost-junk grinder after I realized they must have 90 degree gearboxes in them, (it does, 3:1) and considered using it instead of the propeller gearbox (2:1) if I never add another geardown stage. But I couldn't figure out how to take the damned thing apart any further than the back casing.
- Couldn't figure out how to get the cranks off their posts. Tried prybars and such. Bought a $10 gear pullet, but couldn't get the teeth in. Returned it and bought a $6 bearing puller that uses rectangular jaws rather than round ones. It just flexed and bent. Apparently there's a "Bottom Bracket Tool" for this. Some of my cranks are on shafts with a female (nut) thread, some have a male (bolt) thread. I hate buying 1-purpose tools, so maybe I could get a local bike shop to lend me one overnight. Stuck there.
- Tried to pull off the rear cassette like in Warren's linked tutorial, but they won't budge. I'm stumped, cone nuts are off, I can see clear through the other side.
I just said screw it, and bought my own tool, because the tool can often be had for less than $10, which I think is about what I paid for mine.
then thread in the tool to those big threads.
First question: are you trying to get the sprockets off, so you can use them or the wheel hub (and it's built-in freewheel) separately, or are you wanting to use the whole freewheel mechanism on something other than the wheel hub?
Have you removed the locking sprocket(s) on the outside? Usually one or two of the smallest sprockets unscrews, or a separate lockring just outboard of all the sprockets.
I'll have to come bakc to try to help with the gearing--my brain isn't up to doing math right now.
MattsAwesomeStuff wrote:Ahhhhh... the BIG threads. That makes more sense. I was thinking "Do I have to buy 2 different tools now, for the different small threads?". Duh. Great, thanks.
It has spline teeth but they're only 1/8" deep. So chain whip (chain-in-a-vice for me, since I don't own a whip), and I'll make a spline tool from a bolt. I noticed when I turn them backwards it freewheels and presumed that must not be how they come off. Duh, gotta hold it with a whip.
Thanks again. Total bike noob I am.
My question is related to... I see people saying things like, for power-side chain-redirector pulleys never go smaller than 3". I'm wondering about torque or tooth wear or anything like that. Like, any reason I couldn't use a very small sprocket, that wouldn't be obvious to me right away.
amberwolf wrote:You might check stores that collect batteries for recycling, including toolpack batteries at hardware stores, places like Sears, Home Depot and Lowe's, etc, as you might be able to make a deal to take those away so they dont' have to deal with recycling them.
Computer stores and repair centers also often end up with dead or old batteries, and may be willing to let you have those, too. When I worked at CompUSA and Computer City before that, we would have given them to anyone that wanted them, as long as the manufacturers didn't require a return of them for warranty purposes.
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In the case of the important and vital services provided by EMSA, the only voice that really matters is that of the citizens. You can't fool or divert the attention of the citizens when it comes to what is the most important part about EMSA: saving lives. If you or someone you care about is being transported to a medical facility, the absolute last thing on your mind is mistakes on billing statements, office furniture bought, travel expenses for training, or who their supply vendors are. This is but a small part of EMSA's bigger picture.
In the city of Tulsa's most recent citizen survey of 200 households in each of the nine city council districts (over 1,800 households), the citizens have made clear their opinions of EMSA. When asked to rate how satisfied or dissatisfied they were on the medical services provided by EMSA, a stunning 80 percent were either very or somewhat satisfied. Only 12 percent were dissatisfied. When asked if they were satisfied or dissatisfied with the response time of EMSA into their neighborhood, again 80 percent were very or somewhat satisfied. Only 2 percent were dissatisfied.
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This was the decade when I really started to love the output of the British Isles. On top of my beloved college roommate Kathleen getting me keen on Britpop of the 90s (hey, have you guys heard about this band Blur? They're awesome), I also started to pay attention to the new output. That was a good call on my part.
Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand: There was no way this album wasn't going to make the list. I feel like my whole life changed the first time I heard "Matinee." I'd given up on hearing anything I cared about on the radio right about the time I finished high school. But all of a sudden, on the strength of this CD, I cared about what was going on in music again. It doesn't hurt that the band was relatable and interesting, making following them as rewarding as listening to their albums. But the sometimes controversial, combined with their insane, infectious enthusiasm, made Franz Ferdinand a well-deserved hit.
Goodbooks, Control: My greatest musical regret of the decade is that I never saw Goodbooks live before their breakup this summer. Goodbooks was amazing, and they distilled all of Britpop into one perfect, intense album. There's not a single skipper. They manage to channel such amazing, clear feelings and images by simply telling stories. If you ever liked British music, you have to listen to this. You'll bop your head and hum along and maybe get teary. And then you'll remember that they were under 20 when they made this and wonder what they'll do to top themselves in the future.
The Libertines, The Libertines: While The Libertines' first album, Up the Bracket, is good, it really can't compare to the musical perfect storm of their songwriting talent and the intense emotions of a band on the verge of homicide. Their brand of fast, jangly, messy rock (speed indie?) made the wistful, personal call and response of Doherty and Barat pack a wallop. And it was still catchy as all hell. Hands down, the best divorce album of the '00s.
Bloc Party, Silent Alarm: There is absolutely nothing that I can say about this album that hasn't been said. This album was a massive hit in the UK and abroad. It established Bloc Party as one of the pre-eminent bands of the decade, and with good damn reason. They'll probably never top it, because the frenzy, the passion, the speed, can't be beat.
Belle & Sebastian, The Life Pursuit: When I became an indie rock fan, even my rampant love of all things British couldn't get me into Belle & Sebastian. It was a lot of hype. I wasn't that kind of sad hipster girl. And then The Life Pursuit came out. I got hooked by their particular brand of storytelling, just little snapshots of life or love songs and all so particularly Glasgow. Yes, it's twee, but damnit, some days, you just want a cup of tea and and some tweeness.


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My takeaway(s) from the Arkansas game.
Overall I have to say that this is easily the most complete game we have played this year. In all facets of the game it was easy to find things to feel really good about. We didn't look like world beaters out there on Saturday but we don't have to look like world beaters, just playing like SEC beaters will be satisfying enough for me.
The defense is coming along fairly well I believe but there is still plenty of room to improve on that side of the ball. Still I found the effort out there yesterday to be an improvement over any time prior to yesterday. Some of the things that bothered me on that side of the ball are listed below. All too often I see our DE's taking inside rush lanes without regard for maintaining "contain". Doing that opens us up to reverses which I did see gash us pretty badly out there yesterday. That just comes down to coaching the fundamentals of the game and drilling it into the heads of those guys. I still see our LB's taking the wrong steps and leaving huge holes in our defense sometimes. But maybe that will become less frequent with more reps on the field for our relatively young group of backers. I still don't understand how we can fail to generate serious pass rush pressure on QB's on a consistent basis. That's probably the biggest surprise to me this season. I thought our D line would be a force to be reckoned with in the passing game this year but that has yet to materialize thus far. On offense I am far more optimistic based on the things I have seen thus far. Connor is the steady hand that guides this team through troubled waters whenever we seem to be struggling. He's never been a particularly flashy type of guy or one that will just jump off of the screen at you but Connor has been a very fine leader for our team and he will be difficult to replace when his time here has run out. Our receiving corps seems to be coming along fairly well lately with Jeffery beginning to contribute, Byrd beginning to become a legit threat and so many of the other guys filling their roles so nicely. My biggest issue with the passing game is the almost total absence of our tight ends in the passing game. I mean, I think we are stacked at that position with Buster, Adams, and Drew all available and seemingly capable of making teams tremble in their boots when one of those guys get to catch a ball and begin to run with it. I hope there is a real effort going forward to get those guys more deeply involved in the passing game soon. We could even line up with all three of them on the field and just play a great game of smash mouth football while also keeping the threat of throwing it down the field to cause serious damage to the opposing teams. Our running game is humming along like a well oiled machine and that is something that we have not seen in a while around here. I mean Marcus was always going to grind it out and put the team on his shoulders if needed but this year we have an EXPLOSIVE starting RB who is damned near perfect when we use him like we should. And while Brandon W. is definitely a solid backup I was very impressed with Shon in the Arky. game. He didn't look hesitant at all about running to contact and then using his strength to drag opposing players for a few yards more. And then there is the O line. I feel very comfortable saying that South Carolina has now truly created and SEC caliber O line capable of creating openings for our rb's to run through. This is the biggest surprise of the season to me. We've been lead to believe we were going to have a good O line for so many seasons only to see pretty much the same stuff season after season. But this year will be seen as the year in which Carolina actually stepped up and put a dangerous offensive line on the field capable of winning in the trenches consistently. Provided this team does not self destruct down the stretch, I believe I am going to enjoy the second half of this season greatly. We may not be able to win out, I don't know. But I do know that we are clearly moving forward in some of the most important aspects of the game. And as long as I see us playing hard and improving I think I can live with us possibly not going to Atlanta, or maybe losing a game here and there prior to season's end. It just seems to me that we are now coming into the timeframe in which "it's a great day to be a Gamecock" will actually be true. Thank you to coach Spurrier and the coaching staff and thank you to all the young men who have chosen to don the Gamecock logo. |
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It was definitely what the doctor ordered and was a great week as well. However, we are still not "fine" and we are not "back." We still have issues... one of which is playing entire games. Arkansas can't pass. When we play teams that can, we will need to be ready for that. Still I think we are WORKING our way to being "back." we just aren't there yet.
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The crowds rolled in early, but it was a wet and windy start that greeted Australia and England for the first day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.2013-12-05 05:35:12+0000 - A wet and windy start to Day 1 of #TheAshes at The Adelaide Oval - photos here: http://ab.co/1jnCmXM #Adelaide #cricket
A wet and windy start to the second Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval
The crowds rolled in early, but it was a wet and windy start that greeted Australia and England for the first day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.2013-12-05 02:17:48+0000 - Did you brave the cold to be one of the first across?
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2013-12-05 01:30:01+0000 - Tell us to get stuffed. What's in your recipe for the perfect Christmas stuffing?
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2013-12-05 01:21:41+0000 - A look at the pitch before play starts on Day 1 of the Ashes Test in Adeaide
2013-12-05 00:26:12+0000 - The crowd is ready for action at the Adelaide Oval for the first day of the second Ashes Test
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Ready for the Ashes: The new Adelaide Oval
With just hours to go before fans will flock through the gates for Day 1 of the Ashes match in Adelaide, the final touches were being made to the new Adelaide Oval.2013-12-04 22:01:24+0000 - Here they come!
2013-12-04 20:43:41+0000 - It might be freezing down here at #AdelaideOval but the die hard cricket fans are already lining up #ashes
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2013-12-04 19:28:45+0000 - Get a look at the brand new #Adelaide Oval just hours before #TheAshes second test begins - plenty of photos here: http://ab.co/18hr6aO #cricket
Ready for the Ashes: The new Adelaide Oval
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Sorry I had to do this because of my cameo :) (im still uber excited about that) so who do you think would win?
Can a light saber cut through Superman? As an oldschool mega-nerd, I am ashamed to say that I don't know the answer to this question.
Superman's powers have changed tremendously over the years; but even the weakest Superman can beat the strongest Yoda.Superman SPUN THE EARTH AND TIME BACKWARDS-- HELLO????What did Yoda do-- levitate Luke's little one-man spaceship? "Whhoa, stop the presses, he's got the power of a SMALL WHINCH!!!"Unless Superman can be controlled by the Jedi Mind-trick, Yoda doesn't stand a chance in an actual fight.Also, Superman comes from a planet where they travel between 28 different galaxies; meanwhile Yoda's civilization is confined to ONE galaxy.You have to realize: the Jedi were forbidden to marry, partially because it would make their offspring TOO powerful; so Yoda's main power is in his wisdom, not his Force-abilities. Yoda is over 800 years old, so he's very wise; he could probably talk Superman into flying into a supernova or something (and Superman could NOT survive that, no matter what).
I'm going to have to go with Yoda on this one. He's smarter, and he can control things... with his mind!!!
Yoda:*lifts Supes in the air*
Supes:*uses lazer eyes on yoda*
superman wins
isaac5 wrote:
Yoda:*lifts Supes in the air*
Supes:*uses lazer eyes on yoda*
Yoda:*blocks lazer with lightsaber*
Now it gets interesting
ok, which yoda is he fighting here? the wrinkly old muppet from daghobah or the CGI killikng machine from the prequels?
isaac5 wrote:
ok, which yoda is he fighting here? the wrinkly old muppet from daghobah or the CGI killikng machine from the prequels?
Did you just say that the original Yoda is lame and the new one is awesome? if so....GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRR
no i didn't it may have sounded like it but no i think the knew one sucks, but is the only one who stands a chance
well technically yes, but they are completely different
But in V+VI Yado was just moments away from death...
Can you really expect a man that old to be very mobile?
my point exactly! the yoda in the prequels was completely different, SO WHICH YODA?!?!?!
Dude....Come on Yoda uses the force for every situation...nothings wrong with it, just whenever he gets a fly so fast it reverses time itself power, let me know.
I just realised that this question was asked before, and answered too.
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Are we forgetting who SUPERMAN IS? Wow, I know alot of ppl like starwars but cmon now. Superman, the man of steel who can lift buildings up like nothing. Let Yoda repel his blasts all day long Superman can easily survive em. Superman and DOOMSDAY fought and destroyed a WHOLE CITY, that's the only time he died. Superman has defeated BRANIAC, LOBO, the GALAXIES DEADLIEST Villians. Yoda gets hit by a bullet I'm sure he'll be out for the count. What can Yoda to do superman? Honestly, lightsabers won't go through superman, heck he'll grab it with his hand and rip it away from Yoda. Remember in starwars phantom menace when the jedi used their swords to melt through the thick metal door, it took a freaken long time. SUPERMAN HAS FOUGHT IN LAVA! HE HAS GONE THROUGH THE SUN! I'm sure the SUN can melt those doors pretty dam fast. Superman will punch Yoda once and GAME OVER. GOSH! A better match would be Yoda vs Wolverine. SUPERMAN>>> YODA, plain and simple. BTW lightsabers can't go through adamantium. That would be a good fight.
yoda could use the force to make superman kill himself and his lightsaber could be kryptonite


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Just my 2c, Yes the guy was a pogue.
But, how is this a MN related article? I don't see a post/article about Obama's stooge in Egypt being ousted.
Or is this some weird projection that all Marines are lying, nutcases? Be a reporter, lets dig deeper, what is the % of non-combat MOS types doing stupid/bad shit to those in combat MOS's, and have had heavy combat action.
Or was this just a hit piece to try and piss on the Marines?
Who stands on that wall at night Rossen? 99% of the Marines don't ask your your approval, appreciation, hell even respect.
But if you're going to throw stones about how evil they are, what is the pct of Marine on Civilian crime vs civilian on civilian crime??


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CARMEL, Calif. -- On Friday, three storm chasers died when a tornado hit their car in Oklahoma and one of the victims graduated high school on the Central Coast.
Tim Samaras was one of the most respected and experienced storm hunters around. He and his son and storm chasing partner Carl Young were all killed Friday near El Reno, Oklahoma. Young was a graduate of Carmel High School.
Central Coast News spoke with teachers at the school where Carl Young attended. Young graduated from Carmel High School in 1986. Teachers described him as an extremely bright student who scored straight A's. He was also a member of the statewide California Scholarship Foundation and was in the Monterey County Decathlon.
"He was an excellent student, highly involved," said Assistant Principal Tom Parry.
In the 1986 yearbook, Young's quote said, "life succeeds if one experiences genuine everlasting happiness." Many people who knew Carl Young said he captured his happiness through his work as a storm chaser, but his job went beyond chasing storms.
Carl was gathering research on the ground that fateful day. That research is used in forecast models used by that National Weather Service and other educational organizations to better predict future storms.
"We want to learn as much as we can because the bottom line is we want to save people's lives," said NWS Meteorologist Kevin Baker.
Meteorologist Baker told Central Coast News that he understands Carl's passion for chasing storms. "It's an exciting business. Weather forecasting is always a challenge and you really don't get bored. It's something different every day."
But chasing storms is a whole new ball game, said Baker. "It's a while different world. A lot of people do it for various reasons. Some people do it for the thrill of chasing, some people do it for profit and some people do it for research.
It's a field that administrators at Carmel High School, feel is worth talking about. "It's very dangerous but glamorous and important. I am sure it will be a definite topic when we resume classes in August," said Parry.


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Although the BZE plan is not new, I thought it would be good to write about in case any of our readers haven't heard about it. Here is my summary of the synopsis, of the Zero Carbon Australia 2020 Plan.
Climate scientists predict severe impacts from even the lowest estimates of global warming. Atmospheric CO2 already exceeds safe levels. The threat comes from dangerous 'tipping point' mechanisms such as melting of sub-artic permafrost, which can be triggered by excessive temperatures and would prevent us from returning to safe climate conditions.
To make an immediate transition, we can use only the solutions that are available to us today. The ZCA2020 Plan has specified the 100% renewable grid based on proven technologies that are already commercially available and that have already been demonstrated in large industries. With a combination of energy efficiency, fuel switching from gas and oil to electrified energy services, then using a combination of commercially available renewable energy technologies, Australia's energy needs can be met with 100% renewables. Wind and Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) with Molten Salt Storage are the two primary technologies used, with minimal contingency backup from biomass and existing hydro.
Implementing the proposed renewable infrastructure over a ten-year timescale would require a small percentage of Australia's industrial capacity, in terms of resources and labour force. The required investment of $37 Billion/year is the equivalent of 3% of GDP.
Source: http://www.energy.unimelb.edu.au/uploads/ZCA2020_Stationary_Energy_Report_v1.pdf
Note: content has been mixed and mashed by me in order to condense it
In my own words - It is possible to transition to 100% renewable energy within 10 years with technology that exists today. It would cost 37 billion dollars, or 3% of GDP per annum. The challenges of a transition to renewable energy are social and political, not a technical or economic.
Go to http://beyondzeroemissions.org/zero-carbon-australia-2020 for more information.
Geordie - the rentoid team.


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As stock prices soared this year, a chorus of pessimists warned that 1987 was looking more like 1929, when a stock market crash helped to usher in the Great Depression. Yesterday, after a plunge reminiscent of the worst days of 1929, one pressing question was whether the aftershocks would be as devastating to individuals and the nation.
The quick answer, many economists say, is no. The huge losses on Wall Street constitute a substantial blow to the economy at large. But there are many safeguards in place today -some instituted directly in response to the Depression - that would tend to prevent the cascading financial collapse that characterized the crash, impoverishing millions of Americans.
''A stock market crash doesn't ripple out into the economy with the same force'' as it did in 1929, said Geoffrey H. Moore, director of the Center for International Business Cycle Research at Columbia University.
To be sure, there are some unsettling similarities between the current era and the pre-Depression years. Like the Roaring Twenties, the 1980's have seen an astonishing boom Wall Street. Now as then, individual and corporate debt are high, and some sectors of the economy are extremely weak. Trade relations are strained, with protectionist sentiment growing.


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Author: Jerry Burton
The Chevrolet Corvette is one of America's oldest and most revered automotive nameplates… and more than 55 years later, it's not about to slow down.
That's right. The Corvette has been around longer than the Bel Air, the Biscayne, the Malibu, the Chevette, the Corvair, the Camaro, the Nova, and even the Impala. A two-seat sports car from Chevrolet, one of America's largest purveyors of family transportation? Who'd have thought?
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Author: James Russell
Guy Larsen knows his Corvettes. He has to, as a division director for judges at the Bloomington Gold show every year in Illinois.
"I oversee the judges for the C4, C5, C6 cars," he explained. "But I also talk to the owners, and make sure they're having fun and understand the scoring."
As a kid, Tom Ligouri watched "Route 66" and dreamed of driving a Corvette of his own. In 1969, he got his chance and the car has by his side ever since.
Tom was just 21 when he picked up his LeMans Blue convertible at a dealership in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. It came equipped with a black vinyl hardtop, black leather interior, a 350/350 engine, and close-ratio manual transmission. "It was gorgeous," he recalled.
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I own two Corvettes, a 1981, and a 1980 Convertible (yes that is correct, Convertible!) Wonderful cars, fun, affordable and reliable cars. Phenomenal!
Ron McKinney
We have a beautiful Corvette also it a 1968 black on black (was green) with 47,000 miles. I bough it in 1970 and it had 22,000 miles on it. It is a 427 tri power with a four speed munce tran. I love the Vette and wouldn't trade it for a farm in Ga.
Great information. I hope you make this avaialble under "resources" or sell it as a CD. Very nice!
Just one more place to relive my past Corvettes and keep my dream alive of owning another Vette someday.
We have two beautiful corvettes. A 73 Bright Corvette Yellow, bought new. It has 13600 miles on it. Not that I don't love driving it, just didn't find the time. All original but for several new batteries, new brakes, tires (old ones cracked but still have them?) and mufflers and tail pipes. The 2004 C5 has 8300 miles and is a lot more comfortable, faster and I love the magnetic suspension system. Its quality is much better but the 73's styling is sooo-- sweet!
Make this a permanent fixture under your "resources" tab!
Honney Very true! Makes a cahgne to see someone spell it out like that. :)
Very true! Makes a cahgne to see someone spell it out like that. :)
Marni This article achieved exalcty what I wanted it to achieve.
This article achieved exalcty what I wanted it to achieve.
Gildas What a joy to find such clear thinking. Thanks for potsing!
What a joy to find such clear thinking. Thanks for potsing!
Brian Ford Portland, OR
I have a 1968 Corvette that I bought a few years ago that had been kept in a field under a tarp for a few years. Towed it home and been having fun working on it since.
Morrie Alakazaam-information found, porlbem solved, thanks!
Alakazaam-information found, porlbem solved, thanks!
sam fahringer spring grove, pa. 17362
i have 5 corvettes, 1961-1963-2-1966 (1 427- 425hp.) -1967. love everyone of them. best cars ever made.
Jaylene You've got it in one. Couldn't have put it btteer.
You've got it in one. Couldn't have put it btteer.
Xexilia Touchdown! That's a really cool way of putitng it!
Touchdown! That's a really cool way of putitng it!
Jodi This is exaclty what I was looking for. Thanks for writing!
This is exaclty what I was looking for. Thanks for writing!
Torie Back in shcool, I'm doing so much learning.
Back in shcool, I'm doing so much learning.
melanie sams alabama
1972 corvette stringray converttible
Scott Sternlieb Chandler, Az
1975 corvette stringray converttible with hardtop
Garry Gunderson Yuba City, California
Great article and we love our Corvette Roadster but, the 1957 Corvette was not the first production, normally aspirated car to offer one horsepower per cubic inch. Our 1956 Jaguar XK-140MC Roadster made 210 HP with its 210 CI engine as did the earlier XK-120s equipped with the C Type head. Thank you for listening and thank you for providing affordable Classic car insurance for us hobbyists.
Keyanna Of the pnalopy of website I've pored over this has the most veracity.
Of the pnalopy of website I've pored over this has the most veracity.
Spike Normally I'm against killing but this article slauhgrteed my ignorance.
Normally I'm against killing but this article slauhgrteed my ignorance.
Russ Johnson Roswell,GA
1978 Silver Anniversary Corvette.
Gary Thomas Pawleys Island, SC
1973 Red Corvette Convertible with factory air. Sweet, sweet ride!
Ed Herner spring grove illinois
I own a 1999 corvette fixed roof coupe 13000 miles, have owned 61 fuelie, 63 split window, 66 425HP roadster, 78 pace car and 91 convertible. Their as much fun as flying a P51!!!! long live the vette.
Muhammad The driver in the C-6 broke his tires loose on the gear ngcahe, they hadn't even hit 50 mph yet, probably never lifted off the throttle, then overcompensated, that's the only way you can lose it like that going so slow. The driver in the C-5 would've been fine if he just kept on the gas, Instead he lifted off keeping himself parallel with the other car as it careening out of control, and wound up getting his car wiped out. Geez F-ing moron alert, typical of the kind of people who buy Corvettes, they have no feel for driving, and they bought the one overpowered car that is totally unforgiving of such basic mistakes.
The driver in the C-6 broke his tires loose on the gear ngcahe, they hadn't even hit 50 mph yet, probably never lifted off the throttle, then overcompensated, that's the only way you can lose it like that going so slow. The driver in the C-5 would've been fine if he just kept on the gas, Instead he lifted off keeping himself parallel with the other car as it careening out of control, and wound up getting his car wiped out. Geez F-ing moron alert, typical of the kind of people who buy Corvettes, they have no feel for driving, and they bought the one overpowered car that is totally unforgiving of such basic mistakes.
Wynemac Woodcock Buffalo, IN
I have owned my 1961 Corvette since 1967 and drove it daily until I retired in March of 2000. It had 96452 miles on it by then. I recently restored the 1961 and a 1963 split window coupe and 1964 covertible which belonged to a friend who talked me into the undertaking. It took all summer to comlete the three cars in our spare time. I am returning my vette to the road as a seasonal daily driver.
Ken Winters Southbury Connecticut
I Have 1987 Corvette convertiable candy apple red , I LOVE IT ITs the best car in the world to me .I love driving it ,iits the best , My older brother had 1973 , and my friend had 1984 . There,s notihing like the CORVETTE
Doug Jarvis Fond du Lac Wisconsin
I have owned sports cars ever since I got my drivers license in 1964. Nothing come across like a Corvette for all around fun. I bought my 1966 Corvette Coupe in 1970 and still have it. I frame-off restored it and now it is only used for shows. I also have a 1999 Convertible.
Bob Forte Cape Cod
1968 restore ---> http://bob_forte.home.comcast.net/~bob_forte/
Chris Collins Avenal, Ca. 93204
We have a Corvette Yellow fully loaded 1973 Corvette Roadster. It is dark saddle leather with a/c, power windows, steering, tilt-tele, custom stereo under my seat with am-fm stereo in the dash...Original L-48 was blueprinted and balance and the turbo 400 was upgraded..the alloys were polished and I added two wing knock offs..We were married in a Corvette Yellow 73 roadster back in 8/1/81..It was my dream after returning from Vietnam in the Navy to find a 73 Vette roadster-I was class of 73..I found this black interior roadster in San Diego and got it on Halloween day 1977 from the original owner who cried when I pulled out-It had 57K original miles..Sold it to buy our first house in 1982 to a blonde cutey in the east bay are of Fremont...Fast forward 23 years later taking my son to a baseball camp I spot this current 73 Roadster in back of a streetrod shop=in pieces...been working on it since 2005...
Scott Lansdale PA
I'm a proud owner of a 78 vette with 425hp under the hood . Only 83,000 miles an less then 20,000 with new mods. Love the car ever since 2nd grade . Now that I'm 45 I had my dream car for 12yrs an love it.
Steve Lancaster Summerville, SC
I have a Bright Blue 1976 Corvette with the L-82 engine, a/c, power windows, steering, tilt-tele, turbo 400 and the optional made in Mexico aluminum wheels. I replaced both the front and rear polyurethane bumpers with fiberglass ones and had it repainted using the original Corvette bright blue that was on it. I have almost 70,000 miles on it. So, what is unique about my Vette? I bought it in November 1975. It's truly one of the family. It's older than my two kids and has been with me longer that my EX
Dan Aleff Savannah, Ga
1981 Black, Doe interior. 38,000 miles. Still looks and drives like new. Turns heads everywhere we go.
Robert Maxwell San Jose,Ca
Owning any Corvette is a Fun ,Once in a life time Event. Enjoy.
Steve Hodes Kansas City
I bought my 75 Corvette L84 new in Aug of 1975. It is a bright yellow convertible and only has 37,000 miles. I dont get a chance to drive it much but love it every time I take it out. I have been thinking about selling it when we move but dont know if I can part with it.
Darrell Michel Terrell, TX
We have a 1969, Riverside Gold coupe. It has the 427/435 engine, 4 speed, factory side pipes, tilt and telescope sterring wheel and 3:57 gears. Only 40,000 miles. We love cruising in it even with no air-conditioning or power steering!
Gary Henry Fort Smith, AR
My first one was a "95" coupe with a 6 speed stick. Wish I had it back. I now have a 2004 Mag Red Coupe. On top of being fun to drive, both are good gas mileage cars. We have met some of the greatest people and made life long friends with other Corvette owners. Our local club, Razorback Corvette Club, can be found on the net at www.razorvette.net. We have activities for all drivers including the upcoming Christmas parades.
David Sharer Raleigh, North Carolina
There is nothing--absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in my 1996 Collectors Edition Convertible" My father & I began rebuilding a 1958 Corvette (basket case) in 1960, by the time I was 16 in 1962 it was my first car & I have had a Corvette in my garage ever since - a 1960, a 1962, and a 1966 before I bought the 1996 in December of 1995. I has 32K miles and is perfect in every way . Long live the Vette.
Don Thompson Charlotte, NC
I own a 2009 Z06, Cyber Grey with 8000. I shipped my Z to Katech In Clinton MI. in march. Katech has built the LS7 motors for corvette racing and many other racing teams. Replaced the stock seats with hand made caravaggio race seats,flat bottom steering wheel,shift and parking boot all in alcantara leather. Pfadt coil-overs. 3 Piece HRE rims. She is built for road racing, but i just love cruising the carolina countryside when time permits. Draws a crowd everywhere we go!!
Steve Camp MN
I wonder how many miles on 1969 Vette ZL1 now? So far I know only two Corvette has ZL1.. What about Corvette 1969 (Baldwin) as how many did they made Corvette Baldwin???
robert parma ohio
i have a 79 loved them when they were new now that i am 50 i bought one having it and driving it makes me feel young again and i love every minute of it.
Duane Hinkley Harrison, Tn 37341
I've read numerous articles of guys who have bought & owned corvettes, restored them and stored them away for "what". I sent in some information on the 4 corvettes I ownd and how I repaired some issues on them and what I did to them when they were completed, having given them to my kids. I asked if there was an interst in this story and never received a reply yet I felt my story was eaual to those that found a barn find & restorered it. If Haggerty is interested in my story, I'd be happy to tell all, if not, then so be it. Thanx for letting me vent my story.
William Cumberland Gap, TN
I have a 78 Corvette that has lasted me through a divorce, honeymoon, and another divorce. It's the only thing that has been loyal in my life. I want to be burried in it.
Duane Hinkley Harrison, TN
My first corvette is a 1976 coupe. The color is the buckskin with dark brown interrior & it had 65,000 miles. I bought it from my wife's niece who was the 2nd owner. It's all original except with the typical replacement of battery & tires. My second was a 1973 coupe, white with a light tan interrior that was pretty shabby. The motor & trans were original but the rear axel had been replaced. I had the interrior replaced to the red color of the 1972 models, the blood red of 73 was not what I wanted. I also had some "trim" work done on the motor to spruce it's looks and replaced the radiator and added a trans cooler. The 3rd one I bought was a 1977 coupe, dark red with white interrior. Another that was no longer original. The owner had also put in a 4.11 gear that made the car fast at the line but not a good long distance driver so I replaced it with a 3.25(?) gear that was still a bit more than the original but it also made it a nice driver. Now come the best part.....the 1973 is the birth year of my daugter and the 1977 is the birth year of my youngest son so for Christmas last year I gave them the cars. Both have promised (& so far proven) to be proud and respectful owners of these two classic cars. My 4th is a 1988 red with white top convertible that only had 36,000 miles on it. I love these cars and have already told my family that when I pass on, the 1976 and the 1988 must remain in the family. It'll be up to them to argue over who gets what...lol.
charlie Santa Clara Ca
Yes another route 66 kid! First dream come true was in the 70-s while serving in the Navy I bought my first Vette, a 1963 convertible. In the 80's still Navy a 1965 coupe and in the 90's-now 2 sharks and my curnnet 1964 coupe. The sharks were neet but I love the Midyears most of all. Much more roomier inside.
EugeneGilbert St louis, Missouri
As a young poor kid, I never dreamed of owning a Corvette. Those were for the well off. At age 57, I have owned 3. An 80, a 2002, and my latest, a 74. When driving my C5, it was fun and exciting. But for that true experience, I always go back to my C3's. Take the T-Tops off, put in an 8 Track, then hit the high way. Within 10 minutes, the smile and peace of mind, makes me forget about all the wrong in the world. The 74 Stingray was bought 3 years ago, and near completion of total restoration, I look forward to that experience. See you all at a Corvette show!
John Lititz, Pennsylvania
I looked for ten years and my wife and I finally realized the solid axle cars were beyond our reach. We found a beautiful 1965 Convertible, red on red with a white convertible top, knock off wheels with a completely numbers matching drivetrain. It has a 350 hp 327, close ratio M20 4 spd and a 4.11 posi rear. I am so looking forward to the spring! I still can't believe I own my first Corvette!
Growing up i always wanted a vette , currently i have 2 in the stable a 70 coupe and a 13 anniversary 427 convertible . I always thought my last vette was going to be it, that was 11 vettes ago . I have had all generations of vettes except the c 1 era , my favorite was a 67 big block tri power that i wish i kept but behold a zr1 caught my eye and that was it . Vettes are truley a great american muscle car icon that always gets looks wherever you go. I hope the next 11 vettes will be as much fun as the last have been.
Chris decatur ga
I have a 1979 red with the oyster interior 250000 on the frame (rebuilt engine $ transmission same original equipment) ..bought brand new in jan 1979 wouldn't drive another car to the grocery store