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Regional convergence in Italy: time series approaches
This paper investigates the evolution of the gap between Italian regions and Italy as a whole during the period 1980-2007. We tested for the presence of the stochastic and β-convergence hypotheses using different time series approaches. The former was studied, first, for all the sample period and then, with an exogenous instantaneous break in the series. The presence of β-convergence, instead, was estimated considering a known and an unknown trend break date model. Our results show that most of the regions does not converge in an "actual" way, since they do not present a stochastic and β convergence simultaneously.
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Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Tampa
Port of Call: Grand Cayman
We arrived in Grand Cayman at 8 am (7 am Grand Cayman time) we had to take a tenner in to get to the dock which was easy, we had booked a shore excursion through Captain Marvins which I would totally recommend, their boats are very clean, staff very pleasant, and the staff make your experience with stingray island most memorable, and the price is right only $35/per person, they dive down and bring up stingrays, they show you how to hold and kiss the stingrays and they have a professional photographer taking pictures. The excursion's booked through carnival were overpacked and the boat they went on were dirty and old because they were next to us at stingray island. After the Stingray island we went snorkeling in coralreef gardens, amazing, and beautiful!!!
Port of Call: Cozumel
We booked an excursion through carnival called beach and snorkel party, which was less expensive then most of the excursions offered by carnival, it was $65/per person. You board a sailboat and they take you snorkeling in the beautiful cozumel water and then you go to their private island for blow up slides in the water, trampolines, and the most important part, all the marquerita's and beer are included in the price, their were quite a few people on this excursion but the boat was very clean and the staff was very pleasant and funny too! We then went shopping in cozumel after our excursion and got some good buys, don't forget to bargain!
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Depending upon the character of individual managers the applications of different types of power or a combination of both types of power may be appropriate.
It is useful, therefore, to define overt and unobtrusive power. Overt power use "refers to the ablity to secure preferred outcomes in the face of competition and conflict among declared opponents" (Hardy, 1985, 388). Within organizations, 5overt power derives from an ability to "control . . . scarce resources and resource dependencies" (Hardy, 1985, 396). Unobtrusive power, by contrast to overt power, refers to the ability to secure preferred outcomes by preventing conflict from arising. Within organizations, unobtrusive power is "derived hegemonic and symbolic sources which are brought into play to legitimize outcomes . . . " (Hardy, 1985, 396).
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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez announced a new plan Monday to use reserves to pay some of the national debt after legal wrangling complicated her original idea of creating a $6.6 billion fund from reserves.
Fernandez's new decree calls for the use of $4.1 billion in reserves to pay debt, with a congressional comission overseeing payments.
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ON Saturday a chill descended on Karachi that had nothing to do with the weather. The country's biggest city simply froze up. As if on a cue, Karachiites simply dropped everything and hunkered down for the day in their homes.
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It was scary, really. Scary because no one seemed to be calling the shots and yet people were well aware what was expected of them. They knew they had to drop everything, no matter how important, if they wanted to get through the day in one piece. And that's precisely what most of them proceeded to do: they did nothing.
At the back of their minds they knew that a court, which had earlier convicted a prime minister of contempt, had turned this time on the uncrowned king (nay emperor) of Karachi, prompting some gunmen to open fire on choice targets on Friday night and early Saturday morning. It was, therefore, best to stay put for the day.
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Stephen Thompson first started playing baseball around the age of 3 or 4, and it was something he had fun doing from the very beginning. From the action on the field to the camaraderie in the dugout, Thompson enjoyed every aspect of this newfound sport.
The Washington County Commanders (19-17, 9-1) saw their season come to a close Monday with a 4-3 loss to the Elizabethtown Panthers (26-12) in the opening round of the 5th Region Tournament. The loss came on the heels of an 8-7 win against the Bethlehem Eagles (17-18, 6-4) last week in the 19th District championship game, which clinched the Commanders' first back-to-back district titles since the 2001-2002 seasons.
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It was a week of firsts for the Washington County Commanderette fast-pitch softball team.
Nearly a week after WC clinched its first-ever district championship with a 3-0 win over Bethlehem, the Commanderettes defeated North Hardin by a score of 11-3 to earn its first-ever victory in the 5th Region Tournament.
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It didn't take long for Isaac Yates to get attached to the game of baseball.
He remembers starting T-ball when he was either 3 or 4 years old, and from the moment he put on his glove, baseball has been a part of Yates' life.
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That answer proved to be the right choice for Yates, who immediately became attached to the game.
One of the things he liked about it, especially when he was younger, was the connections he was able to make through the game.
Two separate chances to learn about the game of golf are being sponsored this summer.
The first golf clinic is being held by Washington County High School golf head coach and Lincoln Homestead golf pro Bobby Bartholomai.
The junior clinic, which will take place at Lincoln Homestead, will be held from May 31 through June 3.
Golfers ages 10 and under will participate from 8 to 9 a.m., while Bartholomai will work with those who are 11 and older from 9 to 10 a.m.
Whenever Trae Coulter steps onto the mound, he knows that he is in control of the entire game. And in his four years as a starter for the Washington County Commander baseball team — including multiple years as the team's ace — it's a role he has come to embrace.
"Everybody feeds off how you're doing," he said, "and whenever you're on the mound, the game's in your hands and it's all up to you."
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The Washington County Commanders (18-16, 8-1) took home the 19th District championship last season, and on Monday night, they put themselves in a position to repeat that feat.
In a semifinal matchup against Bardstown, the Commanders pulled away for a lopsided 9-2 victory, clinching a spot in the district championship game and a berth in the region tournament. On Thursday, the Commanders lost to Fern Creek 5-4 in extra innings during their regular-season finale.
With a trip to the district championship and a berth in the region tournament on the line, the Washington County Commanderettes (16-11, 7-2) cruised to a 12-2 win in Monday night's semifinal matchup against Thomas Nelson. The victory was WC's second in a row, following a 5-2 win in the team's regular-season finale against Adair County.
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The third time was the charm for the United States.
The United States defeated Ghana 2-1 in their Group G opener off goals from captain Clint Dempsey and defender John Anthony Brooks while Andre Ayew tallied for the Black Stars. With the victory, the Americans pulled level with Germany atop Group G after the Mannschaft defeated Portugal 4-0 in their opener.
The United States got off to a dream start in the first minute when Dempsey cut through the Ghanaian defense and placed a shot off the far post and into the back of the net just 34 seconds into the match. With the goal, which was the sixth fastest in World Cup history, Dempsey became the first American to score in three straight World Cups.
But despite the injury, the U.S. were dealt a painful blow minutes later when starting striker Jozy Altidore pulled up while making a run down the left flank with an apparent hamstring injury. With Altidore unable to continue, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann was forced to throw on Aron Johannsson to replace him. Another American succumbed to injury at the half as Brooks replaced starting center back Matt Besler after the Sporting Kansas City center back picked up a muscle injury.
Ghana dominated the second half, controlling possession for much of the half as the Americans appeared to falter in the Natal humidity. In the 82nd minute, the Black Stars scored the equalizer as Andre Ayew cut through the American defense and launched a shot past American goalkeeper Tim Howard.
But the lead was short lived as in the 86th minute, a corner Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi found the head of Brooks, who nodded it into the back of the Ghanaian net for the game-winning goal.
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Wye Oak have announced a new EP titled My Neighbor / My Creator, a five song compilation due for release on Merge Records. Chris and Mickey Freeland and recorded the music at their own Beat Babies studio.
The album is avaialble for download at the Merge Records Store now, other download outlets on April 20th, and in stores on CD on June 8th. You can check out an advance MP3 of the track "I Hope You Die" right now. It's a bright and uplifting way to start your day.
Wye Oak are headed out on a wee tour http://www.mergerecords.com/tour.php#wyeoak this spring with Shearwater. The tour is in support of last year's release The Knot via Merge Records.
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It has come as no surprise that Pam Asbell chose her career path in education.
"I was a great student," said Asbell, new principal at Williston Middle School. "Iee^loved school. Iee^love learning. This is not a surprising end."
From those early years both attending, and playing school with friends, Asbell found role models in teachers and worked her way up the educational ladder by starting out as a teacher's aide.
Next Monday, the familiar yellow school buses will be back on the roads taking children to school for another year of learning.
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Anger is an interesting thing. Not an emotion in and of itself, it is a response to other emotions, such as fear or betrayal. It can be repressed or overt; expressed loudly through physical action or quietly through words; destructive or beneficial.
As students head back to school next week, the Levy County Health Department is preparing for potential widespread Novel H1N1 (Swine Flu) outbreaks as soon as school starts.
"We know we're going to have clusters of outbreaks when school starts next week," said Barbara Locke, Levy County Health Department Administrator.
"We're preparing for the worst and hoping for the best," Locke said. "We expect to see clusters of cases " maybe five to 10 at this school one week, and then another five to 10 at that school."
Red Devil football fans are just a few days away from seeing their team take the field against the Bradford Tornadoes.
On Aug. 28, the Red Devils, under the direction of new Head Coach Derek Chippoletti and his staff, will travel to take on a Bradford team that Chippoletti calls "A real good match up team for his Red Devils."
"Bradford's head coach, Steve Hoard, is a defensive minded coach and this game will certainly test our offense right out of the gate," Chipoletti said.
There are nine areas of potential economic growth for Levy County.
John Adams, president and chief executive officer of Enterprise Florida, who was one of two key speakers at a Team Levy meeting on Aug. 13, said, "We're trying to look over the horizon just a little bit to see where those target markets are."
The Williston Police Department will host a car seat class between 9 a.m. and noon Sept. 3 at the police department, 5 SW 1st Ave.
Sign up today and receive a car seat at reduced-cost: $45 (infant, convertible seats and high-back boosters) or $20 (belt-positioning booster seats).
Car seats are available for $20 to those who are government subsidized and on some kind of public assistance like WIC or Medicaid. Proof of participation will be required at time of purchase.
Bringing wireless Internet to Levy County will provide a major boost to the economy, officials with the newly formed North Florida Broadband Authority say.
"It's a very large variable when it comes to attracting new businesses," Pat Lien, project leader for NFBA, said.
According Lien and other experts, many new businesses will turn away from areas unable to provide such services.
But he also said broadband would increase opportunities for at-home businesses.
A few more Williston police cars will soon be equipped with video cameras, thanks to a stimulus grant from the Department of Justice.
The department will use the $24,097 to outfit the cars, according to a spokesman. Currently three cars have video cameras.
The money is expected in October and comes partially due to the department's accurate and timely reporting of Uniform Crime Reporting. It is the largest award to a city police department in Levy County.
Levy County's unemployment rate has broken a new barrier rising to 12.1 percent in July, a rise of 0.7 percent from June 2009. The number of individuals without jobs rose from 1,959 to 2,066 in Levy County.
In contrast, Marion County's rate stayed the same at 12.6 percent as did Citrus County at 11.9 percent.
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Sea Floor 'Ridges' Discovered Across Mariana Trench - 03/01/2012
Marine geophysicists from the University of New Hampshire, USA, have found huge 'ridges' which cross the Mariana trench about a mile above the bottom, reports Rob Waugh in the Mail Online. Such ridges are created when mountains on the sea floor are pulled into the Earth's crust by enormous geological forces. Sticking up from the Pacific ocean plate, the mountains form 'ridges' as the the Pacific plate disappears into the Earth's crust under the neighbouring Philippine plate.
The ridges are created when undersea mountains are pulled into the Earth's crust - forming ridges across the trench where two tectonic plates collide, said University of New Hampshire scientists.
One of the ridges was detected in low resolution in the nineteen-eighties, but Gardner's team has made three more sightings, according to OurAmazingPlanet. Some of the ridges rise up to 6,600 feet above the trench, and are up to 47 miles long.
The scientists used a multi-beam echo sounder to map the area. They mapped the sea floor in the Mariana trench with multi-beam echo sounders, and found four ridges across the trench, created when mountains are being pulled into the earth's crust. The researchers are examining the process of how underwater mountains are 'pulled under' another tectonic plate.
A hydrographic ship from the U.S. Navy recently mapped the Marianas trench. The ship, associated with CCOM, the Centre for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire, mapped the whole of the Marianas Trench to a 100m resolution.
Gardner says that there might be life on the 'ridges' - adapted to harsh, freezing conditions and pressure up to eight tons per square inch. 'The instrument allows you to map a swath of soundings along the line of travel of the ship,' said Dr Jim Gardner to the BBC. 'It's like mowing the grass.'
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Sun Jan 6, 2013, 03:07 PM
Eugene (33,471 posts)
U.S. drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan: intelligence sources
Source: Reuters
By Saud Mehsud
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan | Sun Jan 6, 2013 9:03am EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed at least 10 people suspected to be Taliban fighters in Pakistan's northern tribal areas on Sunday, intelligence sources said, days after another drone strike killed a top militant leader in the area.
The attack on three Taliban compounds in Babar Pehari, South Waziristan, killed between 10 and 12 people, six intelligence sources said. More militants were believed to be in the compounds when they were hit, officials said, meaning the death toll could rise.
Three of the intelligence sources and a Taliban commander said that Wali Muhammed, also known as Toofin, was among the dead. He supervised suicide bomb squads for the Pakistani Taliban.
The Pakistani Taliban has established sanctuaries in the mountainous Babar area, 140 km (87 miles) northeast of Wana, the main city of the South Waziristan region, they said.
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Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 03:34 PM
Comrade Grumpy (13,184 posts)
1. Ho hum, who cares, just ensuring there is a new generation of "terrorists" to hit with drones.
Perpetual war. Cool.
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 03:48 PM
AllyCat (10,040 posts)
2. Horrible. I am sure this was not a "surgical strike" only killing the bad guys
How many more are we going to kill to prop up markets?
Response to AllyCat (Reply #2)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 04:07 PM
The Straight Story (48,120 posts)
3. I am surprised we got the blame for this
Yemeni Government Covers Up U.S. Responsibility for Civilian Drone Deaths
The government of Yemen has tried to claim responsibility for numerous airstrikes by American drones in an effort to keep its population from siding with al-Qaeda militants.
Of the nearly 40 attacks launched by U.S. unmanned aircraft in the Middle Eastern country, one in particular has stirred considerable controversy and antipathy towards Washington.
On September 2, an American missile destroyed a Toyota truck loaded with 14 Yemenis from a village near Radda. The attack killed 11, including a woman and two children.
The Yemeni government tried to claim that its own air force carried out the assault, and that those killed were al-Qaeda militants. Many locals refused to accept the official explanation, and eventually Yemeni officials were forced to acknowledge that the strike killed only civilians.
Following a 2009 U.S. drone strike on the southern region of al-Majala, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of civilians, Yemens then-leader Ali Abdullah Saleh told then-U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David H. Petraeus, Well continue saying the bombs are ours, not yours. The assurance was made in a U.S. Embassy email, which was later disclosed by WikiLeaks.
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 05:08 PM
dixiegrrrrl (51,653 posts)
4. "the Pakistani Taliban"????
I had no clue there were Taliban in Pakistan.
I'm still trying to adjust to the change of targets in Afghanistan, from Al-Quada to Taliban to insurgents.
When did Pakistan import the Talibans?
Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #4)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 05:15 PM
hack89 (36,399 posts)
7. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (the TTP) (Urdu/Pashto: تحریک طالبان پاکستان; Student Movement of Pakistan), alternatively referred to as the Pakistani Taliban, is an umbrella organization of various Islamist militant groups based in the northwestern Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border in Pakistan. Most, but not all, Pakistani Taliban groups coalesce under the TTP.[2] In December 2007 about 13 groups united under the leadership of Baitullah Mehsud to form the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.[1][3] Among the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's stated objectives are resistance against the Pakistani state, enforcement of their interpretation of sharia and a plan to unite against NATO-led forces in Afghanistan.[1][3][4]
The TTP is not directly affiliated with the Afghan Taliban movement led by Mullah Omar, with both groups differing greatly in their histories, strategic goals and interests although they both share a primarily Deobandi interpretation of Islam and are predominantly Pashtun.[4][5] The Afghan Taliban, with the alleged support of Pakistan, operate against international coalition and Afghan security forces in Afghanistan but are strictly opposed to targeting the Pakistani state.[5] The TTP in contrast has almost exclusively targeted elements of the Pakistani state although it took credit for the 2009 Camp Chapman attack and the 2010 Times Square car bombing attempt.[6][7]
Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #4)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 06:22 PM
Robb (39,665 posts)
11. The US has launched 4 drone strikes in Pak this year.
About 50 last year, and about 50 the year before that. Around 100 in 2010.
It is perhaps more accurate to say Pakistan exports, rather than imports.
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 05:14 PM
grahamhgreen (15,741 posts)
5. Are we at war with Pakistan? I can't keep up!
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 05:15 PM
asjr (10,479 posts)
6. All of those killed must have the word Suspect written on
their bodies somewhere for us to find them.
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 05:38 PM
Towlie (2,316 posts)
8. It's official, if it ends in "-stan" then we're at war with it.
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 05:53 PM
RC (25,592 posts)
9. Have we ever had a drone strike against KNOWN terrorists, that didn't kill just innocent civilians?
Or have all of them been only against suspected terrorists, as in suspected after the fact?
Response to RC (Reply #9)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 01:47 PM
1springhill (63 posts)
20. Thats what I don't understand.............
Suspected terrorists? We are killing these people without even full knowledge of their culpability? It is just insane.
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 05:54 PM
pocoloco (3,180 posts)
10. Well, it sure doesn't require all the manpower it would take to roundup all the usual ones!
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 11:41 PM
cosmicone (11,014 posts)
12. Go drones !!!!! n/t
Response to cosmicone (Reply #12)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 08:40 PM
rachel1 (538 posts)
13. Hooray for slaughtering people suspected of committing crimes without trial!!!!!
Response to rachel1 (Reply #13)
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Response to rachel1 (Reply #13)
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 09:21 PM
cosmicone (11,014 posts)
15. More people would be dead on both sides
if an attempt was made to arrest these people and give them trials. Furthermore, Pakistani government's direct complicity with the terror groups makes it impossible to arrest them and even if they were, Pakistani courts are impotent to convict ISI people.
Would you rather have them carry out their attacks and keep killing Afghanis and NATO forces who want democracy ad nauseum?
Response to rachel1 (Reply #13)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 09:59 AM
Nihil (13,508 posts)
16. Anything is OK for certain types of people.
Alamuti Lotus has it right but obviously found a jury who thinks that slaughtering people
merely suspected of being possibly linked to an intangible excuse for an organisation
is perfectly OK as long as the victims are from one particular country.
Response to Nihil (Reply #16)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 12:26 PM
cosmicone (11,014 posts)
17. So you think
a tactic that has victims in all countries is better when only one of the countries is the aggressor?
Response to cosmicone (Reply #17)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 01:26 PM
cpwm17 (3,829 posts)
18. You have serious issues with reality
The US is the aggressor. We are bombing them. The US has bombed numerous countries in my lifetime, almost all of it unprovoked. That is why we face terrorism.
We may, in the future, face a major terrorist attack from a Pakistani, just like we were attacked by Saudis on 9-11. It will be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Anyone who was the least bit aware of what the US was doing in the world before 9-11 should have know that we had a good chance of being hit by a major terrorist attack.
Response to Eugene (Original post)
Wed Jan 9, 2013, 01:44 PM
closeupready (29,503 posts)
19. Alamuti Lotus's hidden post sums up my perceptions
as well. Just my personal opinion.


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Autosport is one of those publications which tends to divide people quite sharply, in that if you have any sort of interest at all in motorsport you probably either read it already or at least are fairly familiar with its name and what it is; but if the sport is of no interest to you then it is more than likely that you will never even have glanced at it, beyond perhaps noting its slightly odd name as you browse through the serried ranks of magazines in what is known by many as the WH Smith library service.
I fall into the former camp, and read Autosport every week. While it has its flaws, I certainly miss it if I go a week without it, and for the most part I think it justifies its status as the most influential motorsport publication in the UK and (partly because a lot of the sport's industry is based here) one of the most widely read and talked about magazines among the participants as well as the ordinary fans like me. Yes, Bernie Ecclestone, we do exist, and hard as it may be for you to understand we do play our part in the sport's success!
When I started reading Autosport in the 1980s it was quite a wordy magazine, and in all honesty at times it could be rather dull. These days it has gone, if anything, a little too far the other way with its bite-size chunks of info and race reports sometimes lacking as much in depth analysis as I would like. This isn't a problem with the "main events" such as Formula 1, which is given acres of coverage (and rightly so) with plenty of juicy titbits of news and gossip to go with it, but some of the articles on national and club events are very short, and something like a hillclimb may be given barely 100 words. For these grassroots championships it is probably best either to get the more club-orientated Motorsport News or to seek out a dedicated website.
The layout of the magazine has undergone a slight change in recent times, with the letters page moved to the back (it feels like a marginalisation, whatever the publishers might say) along with the reviews section (which includes the usually very entertaining TV review) and the guide to upcoming events. Also at the back is what was once known as Club Autosport, but which has now been upgraded to "National", whether simply to make clubbies feel better or for any more sensible reason I really have no idea! Here also you will find the classified section, which can be fun as you sometimes find people selling off old F1 cars, or sportscar teams advertising desperately for drivers.
The magazine's columns have long been one of the most interesting parts of Autosport, and this tradition remains intact. I still miss Nigel Roebuck's brilliant (and often brilliantly funny) columns, even if he did become a bit of a "New Labour - it's political correctness gone mad!" obsessive towards the end, but the likes of Mark Hughes' MPH column and - in particular - Marcus Pye's take on club-level racing in "Humble Pye" ensure that there is still plenty to interest you when you're starting to get a bit tired of page after page of straight race reports and statistical analysis. (Not that the latter bothers me too much. I like cricket, remember!)
Autosport has a reasonably good reputation for independence and willingness to rock the boat when it is needed, and it's probably broken enough stories the rich and powerful didn't want people to know over the years to deserve that, although I have to say that I don't think it's really done as much on that score in recent times. Perhaps it's the lack of any real rivals in the marketplace that has made it seem slightly complacent of late - there's Motor Sport magazine, but that is focused on historic racing, while the various glossy publications dedicated to particular formulae tend to be not much more than promotional material for the championships in question.
If you're any more than the most casual of motorsport followers and can spare three pounds or so a week, then there is no reason not to buy Autosport. Despite a few irritations it is easily the best general magazine on the sport available, and I'd feel rather lost without it. If you subscribe, you also get full access to the autosport.com website, which is of great use if you're looking for more up to date news than can be found in a weekly dead-tree publication. However, many people even in this age of the internet do still prefer to read their news on paper, and I find myself choosing the magazine over its electronic counterpart when being up-to-the-second isn't vital. All in all, Autosport generally does its job pretty well, and you're missing out somewhat if you don't even look at it.
[Note: for those interested, this review was written entirely on the Psion Series 5 I wrote about a little while ago.]
Many of the newer motorsport magazines tend to be dominated by Formula 1 with perhaps a small amount of coverage of the World Rally Championship or the American ChampCar series. Indeed some now even appear to exploit the high profile of F1 and treat the sport as some sort of 4-wheeled soap opera.
Autosport is a long established motor sport title and is extremely thorough in its coverage of all levels of motor sport in Britain. This is not to say Formula 1 is ignored, it certainly is not. And respected motor sport journalists such as Mark Hughes and Nigel Roebuck contribute interesting articles to the magazine. The magazine is not only interested in the drivers within Formula 1 however and thorough technical updates are given as cars are given minor chnages race to race. The reasons for these changes is given in terms understandable to a lay person.
In addition to Formula 1 the feeder single seater championships such as Formula 3 are well covered. But it is not only single seaters which get coverage. The sports car championships and touring cars get full coverage as does the World Rally Championship withy previews, reviews and leading articles on the progression of these championships.
The magazine carries full coverage of all main motor sport event held throughout the UK each weekend. At £2.60 every week Autosport can run out a costly magazine to be every week and the discerning buyer may choose to be selective on which editions he or she chooses to buy. Alternatively much of the main covergae and news can be found on Autosports execellent web site at www.autosport.com.
Autosport - Is a weekly magazine on motor racing. It's a informative read about the going's on in the world of motor sport but also you can catch up on all the weekly results.
At times the pages do not interest you as you have no idea who they are. It can be good to know who are the rising stars coming through the ranks. Like one person said on his review you can see most of the news on the web and when you read the magazine now, it's not like you didn't know that. For me the good thing still about a magazine is I don't have to browse all the different websites to find my news, i still prefer reading a magazine where I can get my information quickly. Also websites update all the time and change, Information gets deleted then you can't get back at that information. Which I wanted to use to back up my point maybe in a coverstation with one of my petrol head friends!
Overall some won't like it but many do and many leading people in the profession read it as they are always adversing jobs in the magazine. This mean the magazine sometimes get exclusive interviews which most magazine wouldn't get with certain stars!
>Driver's Briefing Autosport is perhaps the world's most famous motorsport magazine and is released weekly costing £2.70 which, let's face it is way too much to pay for a weekly 100+ page magazine. Autosport is one of those magazines I enjoy reading immensely, yet I find that I seldom purchase it, why? I have no idea, but I think price is definitely an issue. And you never read it again… (isn't that the point of magazines?) Also Autosport has a half decent (but underdeveloped) website at www.autosport.com >Free Practice Autosport is dominated by Formula 1, the front cover is always a Formula 1 story (even when the F1 season is over; okay, that may be an exaggeration) but the magazine does seem to have more F1 coverage than adverts if you catch my drift. The other main flagship series that are covered in depth are the BTTC, British F3 and Cart (if Dario Franchitti wins), quite understandable. Let's face it this is what the average reader wishes to read about right? >The Grid The magazine usually starts off with the latest F1 developments. Lots of excellent photography blended into easily digestible chunks of interesting news, no complaints here. There's a good dozen of these pages, I think this is about right. Then there's what I would call the 2nd priority news, like British involvement in foreign top class racing, BTTC, F3000 and British F3. Then there's the third priority, which is surprisingly another other interesting motorsport news and the FIA Rally championship, I would call the Rallying third priority, but it is just at the end. The letters section can be an interesting one, with the cartoon of the week and "star letter" and a comment by the editor. Following this, a few writers have a page of things to say, sometimes interesting, sometimes not! Then there's a few pages of the cover story, in my
opinion it lets me know everything I want to know about the issue and is always well written (this is usually about Formula One by the way). Then there may be the GP review/preview, which I find fantastic (particularly the previews as I like to know about the latest developments and regulation changes and their significance). The reviews in my opinion are excellent, the charts and excellent photography could be a substitute for watching the race. >Pit stops We're midway through the race now, there's usually some tacky (or nice if you are lucky) stuff in the centre of the magazine, celebration or advertising., fair enough. There is always some fascinating info about the past (like 10 years ago that day, 20 years etc etc…) Then there is what I like the most (apart from the F1), the GT section, it rightly starts with the ALMS series, one or two pages of that (this assumes there will be or was a race) and the FIA GT which gets little coverage (unless the number of pages is not a multiple of 4) and is focused on the GT battle. Sometimes they cannot even be bothered to display the full results! (I care about this because I am/was involved in a team that was not in the results, yet some cars that didn't finish were displayed, but hey, every CM is money right?) Then we enter the European/American zone. Then onto the classifieds, and the club circuit, the coverage of the club circuit is about 6 stories a page (including results). >Advertisements If we exclude the classified section, about 1 in 5 pages are adverts, I don't mind reading them at all, they aren't relevant to me (maybe more enthusiastic race fans). The classifieds section is excellent, probably the best for motorsport; with appointments, cars for sale, motorhomes for hire etc… In fact I placed an advert there to sell a Porsche 993 GT-2 on behalf of my team and it was really efficient but rather expensive, but eith
er way, it was probably the best place to advertise, though we only received 3 enquiries. >Alternatives Erm, there aren't any, all the rivals are F1 obsessed! >The Chequered Flag You would find it strange that motorsport can grace a 100+ page magazine each week wouldn't you? It's a great read and has mostly what you need to know (about Formula One). When the team I am part of was about to enter the FIA GT, there was a paragraph about it (May 3 2001, page 19) and I was really surprised they mentioned it, because we were not going to get any points or make any other sort of impact, obviously there was nothing more on this afterwards. So what's my opinion? For the perfect motorsport magazine, I would expect more, and if I wanted more, this would have to be a 200+ page magazine, and that would not be practical, so as it stands, I think Autosport is brilliant. However for just less than £3 it is overpriced, and this is why I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5. You can get a subscription and sae money, but I personally wouldn't. It's such a shame that we are all naturally F1/British content obsessed, and quite rightly Autosport caters for that, I am sure that there are a few more readers out there that want more on other series and I think that something needs to change a little for Autosport to maintain its international status. Autosport is the complete motorsport magazine for the average reader, it's a shame that it has no rivals to make it work for its success.
I started reading Autosport about ten years ago now. It was back when I used to visit my Dad a lot and he used to be flamboyant enough with his money to get Motoring News and Autosport every week. Of course it was a lot easier then as Autosport only used to set you back £1.60 then! My interest in Autosport at the time was generally picture related. While most newspapers used to carry an occasional black and white photo Autosport was filled with glossy pictures from the latest Grand Prix, and only four days after the event! Furthermore it was not just the leading cars that were featured, you were likely to see pictures of all the cars. As I matured (just a little!) the magazine became more of a read instead of something to flick through. The coverage of Grand Prix was exceptional, and indeed has remained so to this day. It is no coincidence that the formula for their coverage has hardly changed. You get two pages worth of reports on qualifying, qualifying times, race times, fastest laps, lap charts and little snippets summarising the race from the viewpoint of every team. Add in a chunky report on the whole weekend from Nigel Roebuck and it really is an impressive package that takes up at least ten pages in each issue following a Grand Prix. And remember that this is available to buy four days after the race itself! I mentioned Nigel Roebuck in the previous paragraph, and will do so here again. He really is a superb writer and has his own column in which it appears he has pretty much free licence to write about whatever he pleases. These are always worth reading, as among other things he really gets to know drivers from all categories of motorsport and is not afraid to write things that are controversial. Occasionally his viewpoints look back at the past through rose-tinted glasses, and he admits to having his favourites (e.g. Gilles Villeneuve) and people he dislikes (e.g. Nigel Mansell), but he tells it as he sees it and in my mind that m
akes what he says far more readable. It is not just Formula One that Autosport covers comprehensively. While the blue riband class of motorsport is undoubtedly their primary focus, just about all forms of motorsport. Major international classes (Champcars, IRL, NASCAR, DTM, etc.), club races (both domestic and international) and rallying are all covered in depth. Quality writers are evident everywhere, with another favourite of mine being North American writer Gordon Kirby. However you are not buying a phone book, as Autosport comes in at a fairly manageable 112 pages or so. One thing I really like about Autosport is that it is a magazine that is unashamed to be British. When Nigel Mansell won the World Championship in 1992 I thought that Autosport had problems with their printer. As it turned out it was a special "green cover", with the word "Autosport" printed in British racing green instead of the usual red. These are only issued upon a major British achievement within motorsport, and I have the Damon Hill championship edition as well. The magazine also has columns from British drivers, Dario Franchitti and Mark Blundell being two of the more frequent contributors. As I said I do tend to keep my back issues of Autosport. Every once in a while I will thumb through them, and one feature tends to be consistently eye opening. When I look through the latest news section it is startling just how many pieces of gossip turned out to be true. While these are rarely marked as exclusives it is interesting to look at how people predicted events would work out, and how they actually did. To my mind this shows that Autosport is responsible in whom it listens to and what actually gets printed. Autosport is undoubtedly a fantastic magazine, but with two points which stop me from buying it more often than I do. Firstly there is the price. £2.60 is quite a lot in my opinion, especially for a magazine that comes out weekly. Th
e problem with this is that the magazine makes good reading whether a Grand Prix has just taken place or not (or even when it is not Formula One season at all!), and so if you are not careful you can find yourself spending over £100 a year on the magazine. Secondly, can the magazine compete against modern technology? With the internet spawning a number of great Motor Racing websites pictures, reports and data from Grand Prix can be available on the night after a race. You do not need to wait until Thursday now. Therefore Autosport will need to keep ahead of the field, produce consistently excellent articles and worthwhile features to enable it to survive. I hope it does, and that lots more green covers are issued in future as a collector's item to go alongside British motorsport successes.
I have read a few issues of this and it has a lot of information on various motor sports. I am an F1 fan and I enjoy rallying as well. I would read it for these articles, which are very interesting, but I would be put off buying it because of all the other stuff which doesn't interest me at all. The news which I do like reading is usually printed on the web, though, so I see little point in buying it. If you are a fan of motor sport in general and/or don't go surfing much then it might be worth it. Not for me though.
Nigel Roebuck is no use as an editor whatsoever. He slags off any driver he can for no reason at all. His columns are always rubbish, and the sole purpose of them is to praise Max Mosley, and Bernie Ecclestone, and to talk about how much better Champ Cars are than F1, the only one of his views that I agree with. He keeps on saying that Montoya will blow everyone away in F1, an extremely stupid view, as he has not driven alongside any of the current F1 drivers except Jacques and Heinz-Harald, and he was consistently slower than the pair of them. Nigel also has a very boring voice, so its a good thing he doesn't do too much commentating.
If you are a self-confessed petrol-head, then the weekly Autosport magazine is the one for you. I have been reading it for nearly ten years, and wouldn't even consider anything else. It has the whole package; latest news and gossip, in-depth interviews, special features, and race reports from around the globe. In fact, they cover all aspects of racing, from Formula 1 to club rallying, American stock cars to European Drag racing, and at tracks from Indianapolis to Castle Combe. You would be very hard pressed to find a discipline that isn't covered. With a vastly experienced writing team, the features are always interesting, and interviews are not always with the top stars, but with team members, new drivers etc. The gossip and news pages (Pit and Paddock), is a good read, although some of the stories are sensationalised somewhat (but then this is a news magazine!). They do, however, have some excellent contacts, and you can usually find a good news article here first, with the daily newspapers following in the next few days as they read Autosport, and pinch the story. Witness the story that Damon Hill would be sacked by Williams in 1996, which was published months before in was confirmed. Damon didn't believe the story, and banished the journalist from his motor home. He only spoke to him again when the truth was revealed, and the journalist proven correct. This is just one of Autosport's triumphs, as no-one had any idea of this until Autosport released it. After recently celebrating 50 years as motorsport's unofficial Bible it is still as good as ever (you quite often see pictures of some of the best drivers in the world catching up on the news in the latest Autosport), and is great value for the discerning motoring anorak.
I've been subscribing to Autosport for about 5 years now, and buying it regularly before then. The reason I've stuck with it is that their coverage of motorsport in all its forms is second to none. Other motorsport magazines go for the glamour of F1, but ignore everything else. Autosport covers all the main championships worldwide, and the vast majority of the UK club scene too. Its also got the best range of articles, from the driver columns to the excellent Fifth column, written by Nigel Roebuck. Add in the articles by some of the most distinguished motorsport writers and its pretty hard to beat. A subscription saves you a fair amount too.
Autosport, one of the longest established motoring magazines, and without a doubt the best that focuses purely on motorsport, not only the main formulae, such as F1, CART, IRL, NASCAR, World Rally Championship, etc, but also encompasses the lower catagories, such as F3000, British F3, Hill Climbing, Formula Ford and Karting. Their reporting is always unbiased, objective, and informative, photography is relevant, and often spectacular. The recent 50 Years of The Best Motorsport supplement, whilst being priced at £4.99 is absolutely chokka thick with absolutely anything you could want to know about the sport in the last half century, without the interruption of adverts. A great magazine that is the sports bible
I have been reading Autosport regularly for the past 20 years. If you want the latest news and race reports then Autosport, published on Thursdays used to be the only way to get them. Now there is an alternative, Autosport's own website www.autosport.com. Recently comprehensively updated, the site offers all the breaking news together with good background information and race reports. I still subscribe to the mag because of the detailed and informed reports that it contains although it has become a lot more 'tabloid' in its reporting lately. Nevertheless, it is essential reading for all serious motor sport fans.
Autosport is a weekly motorsport magazine with coverage of many international series such as Formula 1, Formula 3000, CART, IRL, NASCAR, rallying etc etc as well as good coverage of various british national series. Most of the coverage however is directed towards F1. The magazine features race previews, race reports, interviews, technical features, race car tests ,post race analysis, readers letters and much more. This is the magazine to buy if you are serious about your motorsport.
This is the only motorsport magazine which I bother to read on a regular basis. I do this mainly because it includes lots of information on national racing in a section at the back. As I am a race marshal, it is nice to see pictures of all the crashes that I have missed! It also has many other good features, like a letters page and cartoons, as well as driver interviews and opinions from people connected with motorsport. It also includes information on the American CART series. The only drawback is that the amount of Formula 1 and rallying coverage can get a bit tedious sometimes.


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He's on Saturday Night Live, bitch! Aaron Paul made a surprise appearance on SNL alongside host Tina Fey for its Season 39 premiere! During a cold opener, the Breaking Bad star popped up to channel his Jesse Pinkman character alongside Jay Pharaoh's Barack Obama.
"I had this friend and he got sick. Like, cancer cancer sick. But because there wasn't Obamcare, he couldn't afford treatments. So he was like, backed into a corner, the 34-year-old actor said during the skit.
He added, "So, he did what any of us would have done. He started cooking meth. And soon it wasn't just meth. It was murder. And not regular murder. Like—he blew half a guy's face off." Breaking Bad's anti-hero Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher and family man, starts manufacturing meth with burnout Pinkman -- eventually becoming an immoral meth overload throughout the groundbreaking show.
Paul got a huge round of applause for his appearance, and was also spotted during Weekend Edition and in a pre-taped SNL commercial about using -- meth! The actor was excited to be invited onto the NBC series, and later shared a photo of musical guest, Arcade Fire, performing. "Arcade fire and SNL!!! I love you so much!!! Thanks for having me," he wrote.
Breaking Bad won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 22. Its series finale airs tonight at 9 p.m. EST on AMC.


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Composer Matthew Margeson returns to create a transformative score for Universal Pictures' sequel, Kick-Ass 2 in theaters August 16, 2013. Directed by Jeff Wadlow, Kick-Ass 2 returns with our favorite "superheroes" as they try and defeat the world's first supervillain. Margeson and composer Henry Jackman reteam to create a rock 'n' roll infused score that incorporates a full orchestra over trip-hop beats and electric guitar. Kick Ass 2 - Original Score will be available on La-La Land Records August 20, 2013. A soundtrack album including other music featured in the film will be released by Sony on August 13, 2013.
Kick-Ass 2 follows the transformation of the Mother F**cker as he forms an allegiance against Kick Ass, Hit Girl and their superhero crew in seek of revenge. As his transformation unfolds from Red Mist to Mother F**cker, Margeson's theme changes and evolves. He stated, "I wrote a theme with heavy metal and hip hop influences for the beginning of his change; something we could see him listening to on his iPod. As his rise to power begins, it was important to me to showcase that he does in fact think of himself as the Dark Lord of the Empire, no matter how he looks. I also included a variation of an imperial march and a full operatic version of his theme when the Mother F**cker's work comes to fruition with his first crime."
Additionally, Margeson further developed the themes behind our main heroes. Creating two themes for Mindy, as her internal turmoil festers, Margeson combated her moments as Hit Girl and school girl with visceral, contemporary orchestral music versus soft piano and strings. On The Musical Anatomy of a Superhero Panel at Comic Con 2013 featuring Margeson and director-writer Jeff Wadlow, Wadlow described Margeson's musical contribution: "All the music Matt sent to us was perfect."
After attending the Berklee College of Music, Matthew Margeson moved to Los Angeles to apprentice with award winning composer Klaus Badelt. Soon after, Margeson joined Remote Control Studios where he has collaborated with composers including Hans Zimmer and Henry Jackman on projects including Wreck-It Ralph, X-Men: First Class, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He has also written for television such as HBO's Eastbound and Down and video games including PlayStation's All Star Battle Royale. Currently, Margeson is scoring the feature film The Curse of Downers Grove and will compose the music for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. Additionally, he is working with composer Henry Jackman on Captain Phillips, in theaters this fall.


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Well with MySpace sucking so badly I thought we should start using this thing again! Lots and lots of stuff to report including a couple new records in the coming months:
Shang-A-Lang/Broken Mountain – Split 7″ on Dirt Cult/Snuffy Smiles in February
Shang-A-Lang/Rumspringer – split 7″ on Repulsion in March
and more in the works!!!
Also a tour of Japan in March and various locals shows leading up to that super exciting trip:
January 9th with Chubby Cheeks and the Burrito Blowouts, Eine Kliene Chinmuzik, Estrogen Highs @ Trainyard (Las Cruces, NM)
February 22nd with Hot New Mexicans at Trainyard (Las Cruces, NM)
I'll try to keep this updated more regularly!


text: ow Red is reduced to part-time-work after a car company restructuring, the Forman family budget is cut too tight to eat and entertain well. Still Kitty joins the festive mood in Point Place when ingrate Jackie's dad, lawyer Jack Burkhart, organizes a reelection campaign stopover in the Wisconsin rat-hole. A speech from the principal against 'social actions' and what motives don't count inspires the basement boys, who till then taught it all lame too lame to bother, to go crazy by streaking. Donna hesitates whether to join her parents in embarrassing matching starts-and-stripes jumpsuits. Mr. Burkhart's committee wanted a Joe ordinary to ask Ford a question, so Bob invites Red, who hesitates, then decides to tell his mind about the policy he feels cost him his job, but is delivered a sissy prepared question- not good enough. The fate of their raincoats and the presence of dogs make the boys realize the (pecker) perils in the nude are too big. When Red seems too nervous to ask either question, Eric feels a diversion is desperately needed...Résumé de IMDb.com


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According to European media sources, Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler is teaming up with BYD of China to create an all-new electric car brand that will be offered exclusively in China.
Called Denza, the first model will be built around the sandwich-floor structure of the previous Mercedes-Benz B-Class, and its engineering will be a combined effort between the two aforementioned companies.
The companies are keen to capitalise on the huge potential of heavily-polluted China as a market for electric vehicles and in line with market expectations, its vehicles will reportedly be quite affordable.
No official pictures or information are available at this stage, but the first Denza vehicle is set to be revealed at the Beijing Motor Show in late April.


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GWYNETH Paltrow showed off her rock-chick side in a black leather dress.
The mum of two, 40, donned the skintight outfit as she launched a new Boss
Black Fragrance.
The Iron Man actress completed the look for her red-carpet appearance in
Madrid, Spain, with sleek hair and minimal make-up.
Gwyneth, who spoke to reporters in Spanish, signed up as the face of Nuit Pour
Femme earlier this year.
Earlier in the day Gwyneth also dazzled on Spanish TV in a bright red number.
She appeared on El Hormiguero, showcasing her talent for singing, playing the
guitar — and cooking an omelette.
Show host Pablo Motos got the Hollywood star to cook up the egg dish in the
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Rocky Intertidal Photo Gallery
This distinct green alga is frequently found in pools mid to low intertidal. Its common name, Dead Man's Fingers, comes from its appearance - multiple cylindrical, bloated branches with hair-like projections extending from each 'finger' (which is an ephiphytic, red algae).Download 388 KB
Scour-brush is the common name used for the tuft-like red algae common in the high intertidal. The tufted, highly branched form allows the algae to resist drying out by trapping moisture during low tides.Download 222 KB
Known as the California mussel, this bivalve creates an obvious three-dimensional structure (mussel matrix) that becomes the structural home for a myriad of other organisms, either occurring within the byssal threads or attaching to the shell valves themselves.Download 288 KB
The ochre sea star, Pisaster ochraceus, has many color forms and is a slow-moving predator of mussels and barnacles when the tide is out. Sticky tube-feet keep sea stars attached in high wave-energy environments, although the occasional seabird has been known to dislodge them.Download 455 KB
Several types of rockweed occur in rocky habitats along the Pacific coast, each possessing slightly different forms and characteristics. This dwarf rockweed, Pelvetiopsis, lacks a midrib and is thinner bladed than its frequently-found cousin at the Channel Islands, being Hesperophycus (not pictured).Download 279 KB
Sea anemones are the "sunflowers" of the sea. The sunburst anemone, Anthropleura solas, is so named for the intense stripes of color radiating from the centralized mouth. Some species of anemones adhere bits of shell fragment and rocks to their outer columns to camouflage and protect them.Download 283 KB
The Giant Owl Limpet is a hard-shelled, algae-scraping marine snail and the largest true limpet in North America. It returns each low tide to its 'home scar' (a depression in the rock surface made using its radula that perfectly matches its shell outline) to order to prevent drying out (desiccation).Download 242 KB
Tube building worms, such as the sandcastle worm (Phragmatopoma californica) are a very specialized kind of marine animal, forming a honey-combed network of cemented sand castings to give it protection from predation. Its anemone-like plumes can be seen when the tide is in, which is the worm extended and feeding. At the center of this picture, notice the retracted solitary anemone.Download 516 KB
The purple shore crab is distinguished by purple spots on its pincers (chelipeds) and lack of hair on its legs. Look for crabs high in the intertidal hiding in rock crevices or under small rock boulders.Download 222 KB
The outer shell of a volcano barnacle, Tetraclita rubescens, is a conical, red-colored, highly-ribbed protection for the soft bodied barnacle (arthropod) living inside. Barnacles are cemented in their shells on their heads, extending their legs into the water to feed.Download 190 KB


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In October, the Dordt College Engineering Society met for a Defender Days Dinner. We had a great turnout with over 60 attendees, including Dordt engineering faculty, senior engineering students, and close to 40 Dordt engineering alums currently serving in industry.
The meeting focused on leadership in engineering, and we heard from three Dordt engineering alums currently serving in leadership roles. Below the picture we have collected bios, a video, and summary material from meeting.
Mike Vander Wel ('89)
Mike serves as Chief Engineer for Equipment & Tool Engineering at The Boeing Company. In this role, Mike is responsible for providing functional leadership and re-establishing agile capability and capacity for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Between 2001 and 2008, Mike held development and integration roles on the 787 program. He and his wife Kerry reside in the Seattle area with their four children.
This video conversation with Mike was presented at the Society meeting:
Conversation with Mike Vander Well on Leadership in Engineering
Doug Post ('92)
Doug serves as President of The Interstates Companies' engineering business unit. Based in Sioux Center, Interstates is a 700-person electrical engineering, construction, and controls system company serving industrial clients in the value-added agriculture sector. Doug and his wife Julie live in Sioux Center with their four children.
Handouts summarizing Doug's presentation at the Society meeting:
Paul Ross ('99)
Paul serves as Engineering Manager at Groschopp, Inc. in Sioux Center. Groschopp is a fractional horsepower motor and gearmotor manufacturer. They design and manufacture permanent magnet DC, AC induction, brushless DC and universal motors as well as parallel shaft, planetary, right angle worm and right angle bevel gear reducers. Paul and his wife Amy live in Sioux Center with their two children.
Summary of Paul's leadership presentation at the Dinner:
Paul talked about dealing with imperfect situations within a broken world and how we can respond in faith. As leaders we need to be learners as we seek discernment in life's sticky situations. He gave three practical steps that have helped him become a better learner and as a result, hopefully a better leader.
1) Be slow to speak. Listen intentionally when conversing with colleagues, co-workers, other Dordt alumni, etc.
2) Ask questions to force learning. Be careful to phrase questions that do not point fingers at others but rather points the finger at ourselves… "How can I help… what can I do to assist…"
3) Be quick to take action. When we listen, and ask questions we are soliciting feedback. Nothing invalidates a leader more than not taking quick action on that feedback.
Key Takeaways
Following the three speakers, we discussed two follow-up questions. The questions and key takeaways are listed below.
How could these leadership ideas/principles/programs be used where you work?
- Develop and live by a personal mission statement
- Lead where you are at … we all have unique strengths
- Strike a work-life balance right now … it can't wait
- Serve in your community … this service helps you continue to grow
- Recommended resources: Question Behind the Question, Strengths Finder, DISC Assessment, TED talks
What could the Dordt engineering program do to foster leadership?
- Encourage students to take hold of their leadership potential
- Co-curricular activities develop and refine leadership skills
- Students: You ARE learning leadership. Faculty: Be more explicit about identifying leadership aspects in curricular/co-curricular work.
- List 12 topics … figure out how we could integrate them into courses (rather than separate course)
- For example, on projects … first thing is to organize team, set up roles
- More alum-student interaction
We hope these resources are valuable to you as you strive to serve Christ in your engineering work! If you have any additional follow-ups, questions, or ideas, feel free to contact us.
Here are a few more photos from the event:


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Well, I just left my Zoom session about an hour ago and OK, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Actually, it wasn't bad at all.
I did what others said and brushed with a Sensadine toothpaste for a couple days prior and I took two advils 30 mins b4 my appt. Yeppee!! I made it thru all four (15 min) sessions.
Session one and two went by smoothly with just a couple small zings (I even nodded of to sleep during session 1 and 2). Session 3 zings were above mild but still very bearable and I was still able to enjoy watching Judge Joe Brown on the flat screen above me. I had two big zings and the others were baby zings. Im tired of sitting still though..my feet and hands were restless and Im ready for this to be bout over. The staff was wonderful, checking on me every few mins and adjusting the light so that it wasn't extremely close the whole hour. I think that made all the difference.
Session four had a few more baby zings (no more big ones..Yep, I only had 2 big ones and even they were very tolerable. The pain shoots thru so fast and its immediately gone. There's no residual pain so you quickly forget how powerful they are).
Im back at work and the baby zings are still coming and going quickly..no biggie but uncomfortable. Not painful at all. My teeth look great. Im so glad I did ZOOM and I didn't let the horror stories here scare me out of doing it. My teeth are about 3 shades whiter and look amazing.
Would I do it again? YES SIR!! I will keep them white with the take home trays I also receive.