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- Impact opens with the full wedding vows from last week.
- Post Show: We see Brooke tending to Bully and Hogan as everybody is helped to the back. Spooky music plays.
- Todd Keneley welcomes us to the show with Mike Tenay. Taz' seat is empty. Tenay says he's never been more shocked than he was last week and he cannot wait to hear what Taz has to say tonight.
- Aces & 8's arrives in the parking lot in full-force on their motorcycles and they have a loud rally.
- The opener runs and we go straight Aces & 8's entrance lead by Taz from the side entrance.
Taz gets in the ring backed by his gang and says everybody has been asking him why he's with Aces & 8's. He says he couldn't pass up on the opportunity to be part of the machine that has an agenda to get revenge and redemption. He adds that he is lead by a higher vision and a higher power. He calls Brooke and Bully's wedding was, was an opportunity for them to stand on their faces. Taz tells Dixie to look at the language in the contract. He says if somebody puts a hand on him he will own this place. He calls himself 'Teflon Taz.' He says, "Good luck dealing with these guys and the higher power."
- Todd and Tenay ponder Taz' return to commentary and Tenay makes note of the 'Higher Power.'
- Jesse and Tara have a skit backstage. Jesse peps them up and asks if she's motivated. She excitedly grabs him by the shirt and leads him.
- Tara vs. Velvet Sky for the Knockouts Title is NEXT.
- We see a graphic for Daniels vs. Jeff Hardy for the World Title tonight and segue into a video package for Daniels. Can Daniels win the title that has eluded him?
- Kazarian hands Daniels an appletini in the locker room and shows the interviewer his credentials as a licensed "manager extraodinaire." Daniels says this is not a big match; Ali-Frazier was a big match. He says this is a turning point for TNA and they need him. He cuts a rhyme-style promo and calls himself the World Heavyweight Champion of the World. Kaz says that is sexy.
- We see Taz has joined commentary. He tells Todd off and says he's starting to piss him off. Tenay says they have a lot of questions and he says to fire away.
TNA Knockouts Championship: Tara (c) w/ Jesse vs. Velvet Sky
Velvet comes to the ring followed by Tara and Jesse. Tenay asks Taz about the higher power and Taz says he's out of his mind if he thinks he's going to talk about that. Taz wants to get to calling the match saying he will continue to be the esteemed color broadcaster that he is. He gets agitated when Tenay tells him to hold on.
Velvet goes for an early roll up and gets 2. She gets another one. Tara hits a shoulderblock and Velvet comes back with an armdrag and a flurry of offense. Tara goes out to get a breather with Jesse. Velvet continues with quick offense in the ring and knocks Tara out of the ring as we take a break.
We're back to action as Velvet hits a crossbody out of the corner for 2. Taz tells Tenay he like what Aces & 8's stand for and he like what he was told when he was recruited. Tara reverses and gets a near-fall. Tara hits a snap suplex and floats-over for 2. Tara shakes her 'cheeks' and hits the standing moonsault to get a 2. Tara throws Velvet by her hair across the ring and goes up top. Velvet slams her off and they both slowly get up. Velvet sends her in and quickens the pace and snaps off a head-scissors takedown.
Velvet makes the cover but Jesse distracts Taryn from the apron. Velvet causes Tara to knock Jesse off the apron; Tara counters a suplex and lands on top as Jesse holds Velvet's foot for the pin.
Winner and Still Knockouts Champion: Tara
- A promo runs for Open Fight Night from Manchester, England Next Week.
- Sting arrives in the back and blows off the interviewer and says he will says what he has to say in the ring shortly. We go to a commercial.
- Kenny King talks to a mirror in his locker and is caught by Zema Ion. King tells Ion to sit on the apron tonight and let him to the heavy lifting. He leaves and Ion sprays hairspray on in a mirror and calls himself the greatest X-Division champion ever and he will show King how to look good.
- Joseph Park makes his entrance to 'law show' music and says contrary to popular belief, he's not the most graceful athlete in the world. He says his place is not in the courtroom, but here on the Impact roster. He passionately says he's here the be the best he can be. He says he is ready for Open Fight Night from Manchester next week. He says the question is who should his opponent be. He doesn't want to 'kay-fab' anybody but he is going to study the tapes and render his verdict next week when the world will witness the Impact in-ring debut of Joseph Park. He will hold his court and get a win, his "W."
- Kenny King and Zema Ion come to the ring to King's music. Rob Van Dam and Christian York make their entrance.
Rob Van Dam & Christian York vs. Kenny King & Zema Ion
RVD starts with Ion and they go back and forth. RVD hits a dropkick and tags York who continues offense. RVD tags back in and hits a high-impact monkey-flip out of the corner. King grabs RVD's hair from the apron and he and Ion take over with quick tags. Ion goes up top but RVD avoids the 450 splash. RVD makes the hot-tag to York and he faces off with King.
Ion makes the save on a pin for King and all four men face off in the ring. Ion pushes RVD off the top and he hits the rail at ringside. King hits a Blockbuster to York and Ion makes the cover for the win.
Winners by pin: Kenny King & Zema Ion
- Taz gets a call and has to leave commentary.
- Bully and Brooke arrive in the back in a white Chevy pickup. They hold hands and Bully tells them to get the camera out of their faces. We go to commercial.
- Samoa Joe has words with Wes Briscoe and Garett Bischoff in the locker room as Kurt Angle arrives. Angle says shakes hands with them all and says he's not 100% from his injury but he knows what he has to do and the world will find out tonight. Joe leaves and they say they got his back.
- We see a video package for the Bully-Brooke-Hulk saga.
- Bully's music hits and he walks with a purpose with Brooke to the broadcast area but Taz has bailed. They go to the ring. Bully says last week was a nightmare. He calls Taz a scumbag and a coward. He says Sting is the only man that trusted him and Taz hurt him along with the guy he wants to trust him. He says he hurt Brooke the most. Bully says he can't say on TV what he wants to do to Aces & 8's. He tells them to sleep with one eye open. He asks Hulk Hogan to lift his suspension. Sting's music hits. Sting and Bully embrace in the ring. Sting says Hulk doesn't do anything halfway. He tells Hulk to take it all the way and announce in the UK next week that his new son-in-law is reinstated. Bully and Brooke hug in the ring as Sting leaves to his music.
- Bobby Roode and Austin Aries try to decide which one of them will face Hernandez. Roode lays out reasons for it to be Aries. Aries agrees with his points but counters with Roode's attributes. Roode argues that Aries beat him and so it should be him. Aries admits that was a fluke and Roode is really pleased he admitted that. Aries says for Roode to take care of Hernandez and he'll clean up the mess. Roode protests as we go to a commercial.
- A video package for Jeff Hardy is shown. Hardy cuts a promo on Daniels in the back as he walks with both title belts on his shoulders. He says he will expose Daniels tonight.
- Bobby Roode is introduced to the ring followed by Hernandez with Chavo Guerrero. Taz returns to commentary and notes how bad commentary was when he was gone. He says it was a very important call.
Bobby Roode vs. Hernandez
Tenay tells Taz he was called a coward by Bully and he changes the subject and wants to just call the match. Hernandez takes control and hits a delayed vertical suplex on Roode. Roode takes over and makes the cover but Hernandez kicks out with force. Roode continues to keep Hernandez under control and gets several near-falls. Hernandez hits a shoulderblock off the apron and starts a flurry on Roode. Hernandez hits a backbreaker and knocks Roode out of the ring.
Austin Aries comes down and Roode argues with him. Chavo starts to brawl with Aries. Roode hits a bulldog in the ring on Hernandez for the win.
Winner by pin: Bobby Roode
Roode and Aries argue like Kane and Daniel Bryan on the way up the ramp.
- Kurt Angle walks toward the Impact Zone as we go to break.
- A video runs of Angle getting taken out by Aces & 8's a few weeks ago. Taz' commentary from that night is included and is ironic now.
- Kurt Angle makes his entrance to the ring and says he thought Aces & 8's was going to be temporary but it is obviously that is not the case. He turns toward Taz and says he doesn't even know what revenge is. Angle calls out Mr. Anderson. Anderson makes the Aces & 8's entrance complete with leather garb and beanie. He gets in Angle's face and says he doesn't want to fight Angle next week. He cheapshots Angle and says he wants to do it now. Angle explodes out of the corner and Anderson escapes. Angle says he won't be able to escape next week because they will be in a steel cage. Taz says he can't do that.
- Daniels & Kazarian get ready in the back as we then see Hardy walking.
- Back from a commercial as Anderson enters the clubhouse all pissed-off. He tells the "hookers" to shut up. Devon tries to calm him down and tells him to enjoy what they have here as a girl joins his lap.
- We go to the ring as Kazarian and Daniels come to the ring. Jeff Hardy is out next as he slaps hands with the fans. JB does the formal ring introductions.
TNA World Championship: Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Daniels
A large 'Hardy' chant breaks out as the bell rings and here we go. They lock up and Daniels backs Hardy in the corner and they make a clean break. Hardy hits a head-scissors but Daniels ducks the dropkick in the corner. Daniels tosses Hardy to the floor as we take a commercial break.
We see that during the break Kaz worked Hardy over on the floor. Taz praises his actions with enthusiasm. Daniels mounts Hardy with strikes in the ring and stomps him. Daniels gets 2 and goes back to keeping Hardy on the mat. Daniels gets in the ref's face and they argue. Taz says sometimes you have to keep the ref in-line. Hardy mounts a comeback and hits a splash off the 2nd buckle for 2. Daniels turns it back around with a submission but Hardy's foot hits the ropes and the ref breaks the hold. Hardy hits a front suplex off the top to Daniels but the rope makes the save for Daniels this time. Daniels misses with the moonsault out of the corner but Hardy also misses and Daniels calls for the end.
Hardy counters a double underhook with a head-scissors takedown and the Twist of Fate. Hardy also takes care of Kaz at ringside. Hardy hits the Swanton for the win.
Winner by pin And Still TNA World Champion: Jeff Hardy
Taz leaves commentary and grabs a mic. He says he wants to do his job as a good announcer and have a word with the champ. He has Hardy's attention as a large masked man appears in the ring and hits Hardy from behind in the knee with a hammer. Taz says he was going to tell Hardy to watch his back. The refs check on Hardy as we go off the air.
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No Sale
Big money poured hundreds of millions, if not billions, into this year's presidential election, only to come up with a big fat 'NO SALE'.
The brazen cash blitz came in the wake of the Supreme Court's scandalous Citizens United decision, a feat of judicial activism that was nothing less than a slap in the face to ordinary Americans who don't have enough money to be heard in a culture where money, by legal fiat, is "speech."
But speech in and of itself isn't enough. Sometimes, the message is more important than the word count or the volume or even the size of the wad pulled from deep pockets.
So it went with this election. Bales of bucks went into attack ads and outright lies, but Americans weren't fooled. They re-elected President Obama and, in so doing, rejected Tea Party extremism, the prospect of Ayn Rand-by-proxy as a Vice President, the right's homophobic, misogynistic platform, and the very idea that the leadership of our democracy is available to the highest bidder. The American people also reaffirmed its dislike of the idea of a flip-flopping wobblecrat as occupant of the Oval Office, rejecting Mitt Romney just as they rejected John Kerry in did in 2004.
Four years ago, we had an historic election that brought us our first African-American president; it also dealt a hugely disappointing, wounding blow to LGBT Americans when Californians voted to rescind the then-existing right of same-sex families in that state to wed. In the 2012 election, voters put the issue of family parity to bed: Just as historic as Obama's election in 2008 is the way voters in Minnesota turned back a bid to write anti-gay discrimination into the state's constitution, only the second time we've seen such a victory -- the first time was when voters in Arizona defeated a similar proposition, but that didn't really count because Arizona's populace cynically approve it when the ballot initiative, re-worded so as not to harm unmarried straights living in sin, appeared on a subsequent ballot.
Even more historic: For the first time ever, voters approved ballot initiatives that made marriage equality legal, and not just in one state. Three states ushered in marriage equality via ballot: Washington and Maryland, where voters upheld a law passed by the state legislatures, and Maine, where, only three years ago, voters repealed a marriage equality law before it could take effect.
Personally, I hate the idea of putting people's rights up to a vote, even if we win. But the fact that we did win, after so many years of loss after loss whenever our right to family was left to the heterosexual majority to decide, marks a watershed in our progress toward full equality before the law.
As the Human Rights Campaign's Chad Griffin told the Washington Post, "It takes away the talking points that anti-marriage activists use day in and day out: that this issue can't win at the ballot box." As of now, we can win. We did win. We won't go back.
More evidence that the tide has turned: Voters in Iowa retained state supreme court justice David Wiggins. You might recall that Wiggins was one of the justices who ruled that an anti-gay state law restricting marriage to straight couples violated the Iowa constitution. That finding was unanimous; indeed, it was the only reasonable ruling, given the state constitution's guarantees of equality before the law. But anti-gay right-wing extremists led a charge against the justices, and three of them were thrown off the bench after losing a retention vote. Three more face retention votes in the future, but the future just got a whole lot brighter. In the long run, an attempt at brute bullying aimed at the nation's judiciary has failed.
Paul Ryan is now seen as a contender for 2016. He won't be, unless two things happen: One, he retires his copy of "Atlas Shrugged," and takes a broader view of the American character than seeing it as a simple "I win / You lose" proposition. Two, Ryan and the rest all the rest of the congressional Republicans need to learn the art of compromise.
Tea Party-style crowbar politics has led this nation awfully close to a fiscal cliff that could pull us back into another Great Recession; if that happens, make no mistake but that the same voters who saw through a four-year strategy by Republicans to block prosperity for their own political gain will see through it again. The attempt to starve us into giving the GOP the presidency has backfired, and if the Republicans hope to regain Executive power they are going to need to show that they are capable of statesmanship rather than back-alley thuggery. If Ryan wants the Oval Office, he's gonna have to grow into it; if it takes a village to raise a pol, then GOP, which constitutes Ryan's village, had best get cracking on that whole "reaching across the aisle" thing.
It's also time for the major money wasters like the National Organization for Marriage to reconsider their priorities. If NOM really is a group concerned with "protecting" families, then they might do well to stop attacking them, finally, and start doing something constructive with all those millions of dollars they throw around.
Of course, NOM -- and all such partisan organizations, on both right and left -- are less philanthropic entities than businesses. They manufacture controversy because they have a market for it. The American people have sent a message that they're no longer buying what NOM has been peddling. Rather than simply re-brand the same old snake oil, it would be better business sense to come up with a product that really works: Something that lives up to the name of protecting marriage instead of curtailing it.
As for the rest of America's big businesses, and its billionaires, surely they didn't get so rich and so big by ignoring what their customers want. America is the customer; America has spoken. The customer might always be right, but America has rejected fringe-right policies and platforms. Sometimes the customer is a lot more centrist. Smart businesses will follow.
Meantime, we ordinary folks, even the queer ones, can get back to the business of living, a little more hopeful that the legislative attacks against us and our families are finally, finally starting to let up and, in time, disappear for good.

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Baby Girls Dancing to Daddy's Guitar [VIDEO]
Get ready people. This is the most adorable video you will ever see. Watch as these little girls dance to their daddy's guitar playing.
The best part is when they look at each other and start dancing. They are so very excited.
This is too cute. Really, folks. Too cute!


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Series 3932
District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County) Adoption record books
Dates: i 1884-1917.
1.00 cubic foot and 2 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
In March of 1884, the Utah Territorial legislature enacted provisions for the adoption of children. Prior to that date there were provisions for indenturing children and for assigning guardians in the case of deceased parents, but none for formal adoption. These record books provide a copy of the probate court proceedings in individual adoption cases in Salt Lake County from 1884 to 1917.
Entries for a typical case include signed statements of the natural parents, the adoptive parents, the witnesses, and the child if of sufficient age. The parents or other persons having control over the child were required to voluntarily relinquish all right to custody and control of the child and all claim to the services and wages of the child. The person desiring to adopt the child was also to make a written statement that he or she was voluntarily adopting the child and could stipulate that the child receive the legal status, including inheritance rights, of a natural child. In the case of married couples, both husband and wife had to agree in order to give a child for adoption, or to adopt a child. If the child was over the age of fourteen, the child's consent was also required. All statements were made in the presence of two witnesses and before the probate judge. The statements at times record some family particulars including date of birth of child; legitimacy, abandonment, death of one of the parents, divorce, or other factors in the adoption; age of adoptive parents; etc.
After public notice was made, a hearing was held at which the judge decreed the adoption, provided that the judge determined that such adoption was in the best interest of the child. The judge's findings of fact and decree of adoption are also recorded, noting the child's new name, which might involve a change of given name as well as surname.
With statehood in 1896, jurisdiction in adoption cases passed to the district court. The procedure remained basically the same, although particulars were refined. The child's consent was necessary if twelve. The parents had to be 10 years older than the child. Provisions were also made for the adoption of deserted children, and the services and wages clause was dropped. Following adoption, the child assumed the surname of the adoptive parents and received the legal status, including inheritance rights, of a natural child. The natural parents continued to forfeit all rights.
These separate record books end in 1917. Thereafter, the records were kept as part of the general SALT LAKE COUNTY PROBATE RECORD BOOKS of the Third District Court. At times, the record books will note that the case is also recorded in another register; this refers to the ESTATE REGISTERS.
Volumes are chronological by date of initial case entries and are labeled alphabetically.
Related Records
Probate record books from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 3372, contain the same adoption information after 1917.
Probate minutes from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 3938, summarizes the cases contained in this series.
Adoption record books from the District Court (Third District : Salt Lake County), Series 3991.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Exempt: Rule 4-202.02(11), CJA; adoptions are sealed for 100 years..
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Finding Aids
Indexes: The volumes include indices by the first letter of the child's natural or adoptive surname, but not by both, covering from October 15, 1884 thru 1917.
Indexing Terms
- Adoption—Salt Lake County (Utah).
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|2009-07-05, 00:55
|Link #61
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Hyrule
Age: 46
Mikuru acts uncomfortable around Yuki because she is uncomfortable around Yuki. One of the few things she is fully aware of is just how powerful Yuki is, and just how easily she can make Mikuru's life a living hell non-existence. Itsuki doesn't act uncomfortable around Yuki because he doesn't act uncomfortable around anyone. His true feelings in any situation are almost universally hidden behind his Kitsune smile, and the few times he lets that mask down, it isn't pretty.
And I don't know where you got the idea that untrustworthiness has any correlation with lack of contribution. Mikuru doesn't contribute anything other than being cute, because she can't contribute anything else for fear of eliciting a paradox from Haruhi. Yuki can do whatever she needs to due to her massive level of ability. Itsuki babbles on and on about how things work because an inherent part of his ability is insight into Haruhi's psyche and his job is to regulate that, which requires a consuming knowledge of the "why"s and "how"s. To that end, he has a fair number of "coworkers" in the Organization (and Kyon) to bounce his ideas off of. Mikuru's abilities begin and end with looking cute, making snacks and tea, and travelling through time. The first two are harmless and simple, so she does them all the time (much to the betterment of Haruhi's mood, I'd wager), but the last one has to be strictly limited (at least around or involving others) for obvious reasons.
|2009-07-05, 01:11
|Link #62
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Land Down Under
Age: 27
Big Mikuru is a hell of a lot more 'frightening' or 'intimiadating' (not the correct words, but nearly analoguous) in the manga than in the anime or light novels despite saying essentially the same thing. I'm not sure if this is because of the slightly different artstyle or what.
|2009-07-05, 01:24
|Link #63
Kneel Before Your King!
It isn't Mikuru(small) that people are accusing of being evil, it's Mikuru(big). Which is caused entirely by Volume 7, where she had Kyon, among other things, injure someone just so he'd meet his future wife, as well as drag "Michiru" around so she could get kidnapped.
|2009-07-05, 02:58
|Link #64
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 37
And Mikuru was going to get kidnapped one way or another, the only question is which Mikuru. It was done for her own protection, so I don't see the problem here either.
Adult Mikuru is just young Mikuru who got older. I fail to see how they are any different from one another. The scene with the mole pretty much showed that she is still the same person inside.
|2009-07-05, 03:00
|Link #65
The Comet has Come
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 41
Actually wasn't it done so that the kidnapping wouldn't happen in front of Haruhi? Because who knows what Haruhi would do if someone stole her favorate plaything from in front of her?
|2009-07-05, 03:05
|Link #66
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 37
The fact is, the kidnapping was happening. It was something pre-determined, the question is what Adult Mikuru would do about it.
I still fail to see why that would imply Adult Mikuru is manipulating anyone. Adult Mikuru had no choice; she doesn't have the kind of freedom Kyon and Haruhi had in making their own destiny. Mikuru could only protect her own past. Manipulation assumes Mikuru had any SAY in the matter.
Which brings up my old-school theory, that the TRUE villains are trying to manipulate the past for real, by attempting to destroy the creation of the time machine.
And to do that, they would need to do more than just running over a schoolboy with a van; they would have to terminate ground-zero of the origin of time travel theory, of Haruhi herself.
THAT's manipulation, of the highest degree.
|2009-07-09, 09:00
|Link #67
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Age: 35
That may technically be manipulation, but only in the sense that punching someone in the face is technically a frank exchange of views.
I'm of two minds on the Mikuru Problem. On the one hand, there is evidence that both versions are exactly as presented, and that they are more or less functioning as time's hall monitors, keeping order and preventing others from monkeying with the past. One of these functions being, observing Haruhi which is the younger Mikuru's job.
On the other, and I'll admit right up front there's not much evidence beyond my own impressions, is that something isn't adding up. I can't shake the feeling that while they probably are everything they say they are, something else is going on too. Haruhi obviously picked everyone in the brigade to match up to her character profiles, but either she really struck it lucky in finding Mikuru, or she's tailor made for the role. Literally, whether she knows it or not.
Or on the immaterial hand, I'm being paranoid, possibly due to exposure to spy novels at a formative age.
|2009-07-12, 13:06
|Link #68
All hail Haruhi-sama!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: London, UK (cyberspace location: firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Fan-Fixing of Haruhi Suzumiya!
OK folks, here we are, suffering (or some few still enjoying, hehehe) Endless Eight, aka The Boredom of Yuki Nagato... I'd just like to offer a few thoughts on how, uh, "fixable" this situation is...
Suppose in some dream-world we fans had unlimited animation talent (and time ), then heck, anything is fixable, we just re-animate the whole damn thing according to taste! But we don't - so...
I'm defining fan-fixing as taking the existing footage - maybe chopped up and time-shifted if desired, since that's easy enough - and re-dubbing/subbing the minimum amount required to achieve some change.
Good fan-fixing could be a new minor art-form: can a few minutes', even a few seconds', worth of change achieve a gigantic improvement to the whole way an arc goes? - and even to the way it fits into a whole series?
Well, I have some thoughts specifically about fan-fixing E8, but I'll put them in my next post, to keep this one as just "launching the concept"...
Next post to follow, internet connection permitting!
|2009-07-12, 13:43
|Link #69
All hail Haruhi-sama!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: London, UK (cyberspace location: email@example.com)
The Fan-Fixing of Endless Eight!
Right! Over here in "Spoilers and Speculation" we can talk freely about the novels and all, huh? Well, if ever some story content was a motive for launching the concept of fan-fixing (see post above), it's the novel ending of Endless Eight.
Homework! Friggin' homework! What is this, a homily to the youth of Japan to mend their attention-wandering ways? If the anime delivers us that particular aspect of the novel, after all this repetition, then holy smokes, I foresee RAAAAAAAAGE of internet-cable-melting proportions.
(Yeah, I'm aware that it's meant to represent Haruhi's sublimated desire to be helpful to others, which as a card-carrying tsundere still in her tsuntsun phase she can't quite admit even to herself, but - homework! Nooooo! It just doesn't have adequate emotional significance for her - she's bright, she did hers long ago, it's just not a major part of her mental life!)
If you agree, and of course maybe you don't, then some serious fan-fixing is in order.
How about this then, folks:
The "SOS 4" are in a real panic as the current iteration is coming to a close. They hastily convene another late night meeting - opportunity there to use the stock footage from one or more of the dropped repeat iterations (presumably a pretty much unanimous initial fan-fix is to drop enough of the damn things to cut E8 down to size, hehehe) - and thrash out a plan to break Haruhi's subconscious preference for summer over term-time.
Basically she's on a quest for aliens, time travellers and espers... but in her heart she "knows" ("knows" falsely in fact, but... "knows"!) the real world contains no such things... so the term-time excitement of running the SOS-dan has faded for her, and all she really wants now is an endless summer of shallow fun.
Well then, someone can argue - I think Itsuki would be most in-character for this - why not plant in her mind, somehow, the idea of making a fictional movie with a plot stuffed to the brim with as much alien, time-traveller and esper goodness as she could desire? With the Movie Club's facilities ready and waiting to be hijacked in typical Haruhi style as soon as term starts, that suddenly makes summer the thing she desires to get over with, and term-time the thing she craves.
Without the ability to produce fresh animation, fan-fixing will probably just have to achieve this by a cheap hack - say, the SOS 3 beg Yuki to use her powers to inject this idea into Haruhi's mind, and (perhaps after a struggle with her own conscience about non-interference, easily representable by the copious footage of an anguished Yuki) she eventually agrees.
Hey, maybe she agrees on condition that she erases the SOS 3's minds that that's what she's done, so that, post-loop, everyone believes the movie idea is Haruhi's! Then Sighs doesn't need any consistency-fixing at all, hehehehehe
OK just my two cents' worth... thoughts welcome!
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Maybe Haruhi remembered Kyon's earlier comment about doing there homework. She stated that it would take three days for her to do it (and we assume she has already). But with Kyon's question, she might have in her mind that he hasn't done it yet, and realizes that she only gave him one day to finish his, thus making for one thing they didn't finished during summer. Thus she has regret and the looping starts. Why finishing the Homework breaks the loop? Haruhi now knows he's done with it so she's not worried anymore. Also it is suggested that she wanted to do one more thing during the summer, but either she couldn't put her finger on it, or else she wanted Kyon to come up with something, and he failed her (again, and again, and again, and again, and...). Thus doing their homework together fulfilled Haruhi's desire to have them all do stuff together the entire summer rather than have a day apart.
There are many ways to see it, just since we don't know what Haruhi was thinking, we'll never know for sure what it was. Only that it worked.
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I don't want to second-guess what Haruhi might think of it, given that the sense of satisfaction from having someone 'elses' homework done isn't really so clear cut as the benefits to Haruhi can very alot, be it satisfaction of being helpful and/or it killed time.
I don't think footage editing of Endless Eight is required yet, as I am enjoying seeing the purposely done changes that KyoAni has implemented (which I took great pain to establish so that people can't easily say that it's just for convenience that KyoAni did it and not done so with full intent). Until then, why make life easier for people without the patience to finish all of it?
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... While I'm sure a lot of people would love for that to happen, the story is, at its heart, a high school romance between two people who don't really want to admit their feelings about one another. It'd essentially ruin the entire purpose of everything beyond Endless Eight.
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Time loop stories usually end when the first suggestion is finally taken.
The first suggestion was by Kyon. The second was by Itsuki. Neither has been taken to our knowledge in any existing loop. Though Yuki may know otherwise.
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The Dating of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Teen Pregnancy of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Marriage of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Divorce of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Single Motherhood of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Midlife Crisis of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Crimes of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Incarceration of Haruhi Suzumiya
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Anyway, since they messed up royally with E8, why not, at least it would be finally, something new.
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The reason why Kyon's study group breaks the timeloop is simple: It shifts Haruhi's mindset from vacation mode to the schoolyear.
Because Haruhi already did her homework, she spends her August 31st feeling unfullfilled over her summer break, and desires more. Kyon's study group has her spend her 31st with her friends in a last-minute cram party she's never taken part of before, and it also reminds her that she has more learning to do during the schoolyear.
Kyon simply doing his homework won't break the loop. He needs to have Haruhi there to break her out of the summer vacation mindset, and shift her paradigm back into school-mode.
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The PIAF collaboration (between PI and three Australian universities) aims to promote Quantum Foundations as a subject to be studied and researched in academia. This, the first annual PIAF conference, will focus on the many deep conceptual and technical issues concerning the role of time in Quantum Theory.
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- Is unitary evolution fundamental?
- Quantum correlations in time
- Probability and time
- Histories approaches
- Is QT sufficiently radical with regard to time?
- Pre- and post-selected ensembles
- Philosophical issues of time
- The arrow of time
- The problem of time in Quantum Gravity
- Time and quantum measurement
- Does time exist between measurements?
- Causality in QT


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Hi all,
Back in 2011, I wrote my first Sublime Text plugin, InsertNums. Today I'm finally releasing a new version. It's somewhat a mash up between the original InsertNums and IncrementSelection, as now you can increment through letters as well as numbers.
Ctrl+Alt+N will bring up the input panel, then just use
1 1 0
for numbers (where the first 1 is your starting number) or
a 1 0
where a is your starting letter.
One of the great side effects of introducing alpha sequences is that you can generate seemingly (but definitely not) random sequences. For instance, using
a 12345 0
will generate the following across three selections:
All that's happening there is that the next letter in the sequence is shunted across by the step amount.
Anyway, you can find InsertNums on GitHub.
Hi, it would be nice to have such plugin form me, but it is not working in ST2 for me.It promts me for two numbers and after any combination onlu one number is entered in text.
Any idea? thank you.
How many selections do you have? It'll only put one number per selection.
It takes two numbers. First is the starting number (default 1) second is the increment number, so if you start from 1 and increment 2, you'll get 1 3 5 7 etc etc
@jbrooksuk: I found this very useful and submitted this to Sublime Package Control. It is available to install now under the name InsertNums. Repo is at bitbucket.org/markstahler/insert-nums
@kramed Thank you for setting up the package. I noticed that the description on the bitbucket page says the default binding is Control + Shift + N, but it seems the actual binding is Control + Alt + N. Could the description be fixed?
Good catch. Fixed.
Yay! First real update in two years. It's finally on GitHub and compatible with ST3 and should be ST2 too.
There have been a few updates over the last couple of weeks:
x1 1 0
0x1 << 2
Both hex support will be merged later on, so you can perform bitwise operations on just x1 etc. As soon as I know it's working, that's why it's currently undocumented.
Get it here. Or on Package Control under "Insert Sequences".
This morning I updated InsertNums to add a new key binding (same as before, but add Shift) to not automatically insert the sequence. I don't know why you'd want to do this, but it was requested and so someone has a need for it.
I just pushed a complete rewrite of the code as 2.0.0.
New features include:
An entirely new format syntax has been introduced that includes all previousfeatures and an infinite amount of new ones.This essentially simplified the syntax for easy tasks and added options forcomplex tasks too.
Python expression functionality has been added, modify numbers in any wayyou please (e.g. binary bitflags).
An expression mode has been added which allows you modify the current valueof a selection.
The panel now previews your inputs live and removes them accordingly whenyou abort.
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Sad end of a little family
I came across an interesting abstract of an old will, and became curious about the circumstances behind it. The will was written by David Blaney in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, about 210 years ago. He named his wife, son, and mother as legatees (beneficiaries) but placed a curious restriction upon his wife (see the clause I have italicized below):
BLANEY, David: Leg. wife Helen; son Cadwallader; to my mother my estate in Isle of Wight called "Sprinfield;" my wife must not acknowledge or keep up the least connection with any of the family by the name of Maxwell or Read, Mr. Benjamin Payne, his wife and children excepted; to William Pennock, Jr.; copies of my will to be sent my brother Asa Blaney in New England, in the care of William Lee, Esq.; Col. Godwin's son and Mr. Benjamin Payne to assist in selling my estate; refers to property in the hands of Dr. Foushee of Richmond, bond of General Lee's and the deed for "Chesterville," of which Col. William Moore and his son are agents; to James Payne, son of Benjamin. Exs., William Pennock, Esq. and brother Asa Blaney. D. ----------I suppose that David Blaney had some kind of feud or hard feelings with the Reads and Maxwells. I wonder if he would have been angry that John R. Read and James Maxwell posted the security bonds for the executors of the estate.
R. February 4, 1799
Wit: Benjamin Payne, Brewer Godwin, Alexander Wilson.
Security: John R. Read and James Maxwell.
Quoted from Wills and Administration of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800, Books 1-3, by Blanche Adams Chapman. Copyright 1938. Page 312 (as viewed on Google Books.) Emphasis added.
I'm nosy, so I tried to locate more information about the Blaneys. I didn't find much. The abstract infers that David Blaney passed away sometime before the recording date of February 4, 1799. A Find-a-grave photo of a headstone indicates that Helen Blaney died on May 16, 1799. Apparently Helen was pregnant at the time that her husband died. An infant daughter named Helen Maria Read Blaney, six weeks old, died on June 25, 1799. Little Cadwallader Blaney died on August 24, 1799.
The little girl's name makes me wonder if Helen Blaney's maiden name was Read. Maybe the Reads were her family on her dad's side and the Maxwells were her family on her mom's side. Maybe David Blaney was angry at his in-laws for some reason -- all of them, except for the Benjamin Payne family.
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And why am I looking at Isle of Wight will abstracts? I've traced one line of my mother's family back to Thomas Taberer (1616-1692), who was my 8th great grandfather. He immigrated to Virginia around 1650 from England and lived in Isle of Wight County. His will included the children of his wife's widowed sister (or cousin?), along with his own daughters and grandchildren.
Isle of Wight article at Wikipedia
Thomas Taberer in the 1919 Encyclopedia of Virginia
Will of Thomas Taberer (scroll down to "VI Supplementary Records")


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On outrage, racism, and Paula Deen
This morning I was listening to NPR and I heard (yet another) story about Paula Deen's crumbling empire.
This time, Walmart has decided that they will no longer carry Paula Deen cookware. Walmart joins a growing list of companies that are deciding to sever ties with the home-cooking superstar over her use of a racial slur. (OK, it wasn't just a racial slur. It was the racial slur.) However, the alleged use of the racial slur happened somewhere around twenty years ago. The media coverage of Paula Deen's offensive language has been insatiable. USA Today even asked: "Did Paula Deen win you over?" in a survey on their website. (You can't see the results when you vote, but you can tweet your answer to the question.)
The problem with all of the coverage of the Paula Deen scandal, however, is that it essentially boils down to gossip. There is a great deal of speculation about what happened, and when? Is Paula Deen a racist? How shall we punish her?
And it feels so good to make a villain out the woman who is famous for telling us that it's okay to put another stick of butter in our mac and cheese. That's the thing about gossip: It feels really good.
But at the end of the day, the outrage pointed at Deen, while it may be justified, is counter-productive. (I myself am not in a position to say with any degree of certainty whether or not Paula Deen is a racist. Furthermore, I think to ask the question misses the point entirely.) Paula Deen is the most recent person to be caught up in the vicious cycle of celebrity gossip. Because she is a celebrity, her sins are public and get disproportional attention.
The real problem, though, as I see it is that the coverage of Paula Deen's rhetorical mishap is taking the place of real outrage that should be directed at unjust systems that (wrongly) declare systemic racism a thing of the past.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court issued a decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Almost immediately, the state of Texas announced that it would be moving forward with a voter ID law and a redistricting law that had been rejected by the federal government as being "intentionally discriminatory." Similar moves are expected to take place in North Carolina and Mississippi.
Meanwhile, Walmart looks righteous by severing ties with Paula Deen, but they continue to fight any and all efforts to require companies to pay a living wage to their employees.
These are injustices that matter. It's not that Paula Deen's use of racial slurs does not matter - she almost certainly has some amends to make. But while we are consuming the gossip like chocolate silk pie, our legislators are failing to protect those people that Paula Deen would have offended in the first place. Racism is not exclusively about individuals who use racial slurs, and firing Paula Deen will not actually solve any of the problems that we still have with racism in this country.
Instead of getting mad at Paula Deen, we ought to resist the urge to gossip and move on. Then, we should get on the phone to our representatives in Congress and tell them that protecting the disenfranchised, the poor, and the homeless is what will get them access to our votes.
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(Yesterday's post reminds me of one I posted back in 2005. Here's a Saturday reprise.)
Who is the greatest American scientist?
Here's my choice: Josiah Willard Gibbs.
Years ago, as a graduate student in physics, I kept coming across Gibbs' name -- Gibbs' phase rule, Gibbs' paradox, Gibbs free energy, the Gibbs-Helmoltz equation, Gibbs functions, Gibbs ensembles, and so on. The name popped up in texts on chemistry, mathematics, theoretical mechanics, optics, and thermodynamics. Sometimes the latter subject seemed entirely a Gibbsian invention. Almost every branch of technology benefited from his work, especially the chemical industry. Alloys, explosives, fuels, and medicines were all touched by his genius.
Gibbs (1839-1903) lived all of his life in New Haven, Connecticut, a bachelor in his sister's house. He seldom traveled. Even his fellow professors at Yale University considered him something of a recluse.
As his work became known, universities in America and abroad bestowed upon him honorary degrees. He was recipient of the Rumford Medal of the American Academy of Sciences and the Copley Medal of London's Royal Society, the highest honor open to a scientist until the founding of the Nobel Prize. So modestly did Gibbs absorb these accolades that even his friends were unaware of the honors until they read of them in his obituary.
Gibbs' physics was the one great cornerstone of 19th century science that survived unscathed the relativity and quantum revolutions of the 20th century. Einstein and Max Planck, the architects of those revolutions, were late to discover Gibbs' work and were forced to reinvent many of the same results independently -- and with difficulty.
Toward the end of his life, Albert Einstein was asked who he considered the most powerful thinker he had ever met. He answered without hesitation, "Lorentz" -- referring to Hendrick A. Lorentz, the mathematical physicist, and then added -- "I never met Willard Gibbs; perhaps had I done so, I might have placed him beside Lorentz."


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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's nominee for surgeon general has worked part-time for one of the corporations keeping the youth of America fat -- and not from behind the counter.
According to financial disclosures, Dr. Regina Benjamin has received $10,000 since last year to serve on a Burger King scientific advisory board, the Washington Times reported.
The documents didn't say on what issues Benjamin has advised the fast-food chain, but company officials said she served on a nutritional advisory panel "to promote balanced diets and active lifestyle choices," the Times reported. You know, kind of like Big Tobacco funding cancer research -- dead customers don't pay.
She advocated for lower sodium and for nutritional information on packaging, according to Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Vicki Rivas-Vazquez, and she would resign her seat on the panel upon confirmation, as well as recusing herself from any party matters involving Burger King for the next two years, the Times reported.
In recent years, Burger King has taken a couple of healthy steps, like stopping its use of trans fats and offering fake french fries made of skinless apple slices.


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Historic Structures - Farm Unit Shed
Farm Unit Shed
Date: 1820 ca.
Origin: Westmoreland, Oneida County, NY
Builder: Unknown
Original owner:
This shed was first built and used as a driveshed for the families attending the First Congregational Church of Westmoreland. It has gone through many changes since becoming part of the Lippitt Farmstead. In its present incarnation it has three open bays with an attached horse stall and tack room. There is a number "7" above the third bay, indicating that it originally had seven bays.
Provenance: The Farmers' Museum acquired the driveshed from Hampton Lodge #347 F & AM of Westmoreland, Oneida County, NY in 1953.
*Hampton Lodge #347 F & AM of Westmoreland, Oneida County, NY bought the property from the First Congregational Society of Westmoreland on August 1, 1946.
*Thomas Halbert, Eliphalett Bailey, John Wheeler, Samuel L. Chester, Nathan Crane, David Mansfield and Charles Doolittle, trustees of the First Religious Congregational Society, and their successors in the town of Westmoreland purchased property from James and Elizabeth Leworthy for $600 on October 16, 1820. (In 1820, the church was moved to Main Street and the driveshed is thought to have been built there.)


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If I were among the vast majority of U.S. Olympians who struggle to make ends meet, I would be taken aback by the salaries of U.S. Olympic Committee staff members listed in the 2011 USOC tax filing made public today.
It showed 14 USOC employees earned from $238,910 (Mitchell Poll, marketing managing director) to $742,367 (Scott Blackmun, the CEO) in salaries and bonuses.
Blackmun also received $160,610 in "other compensation from the organization and related organizations." According to USOC communications director Patrick Sandusky, that includes health care benefits, savings and company matches of savings.
Blackmun's total compensation, $902,977, included a base salary of $456,211 and a long-term performance bonus of some $140,000 he is scheduled to receive in 2014.
The earnings list includes $655,219 for former chief operating officer Norm Bellingham, who worked full-time for the USOC less than two months in 2011 (he was a consultant through the end of the year), and $365,178 for Sandusky (4th highest compensated.)
(For the whole list, click here, then click on "2011 tax disclosure," then look at Section VII of the Form 990.)
I missed something on my first reading of the 990. There are an aggregate 83 employees (see page 8) who received reportable compensation of $100,000 or more from the USOC in 2011. That is four more six-figure payouts than the year before, even though - as noted in the next paragraph - some such people were off the books by 2011. Meanwhile, athlete medal bonuses ($25,000, $15,000, $10,000) have not increased for more than a decade.
The good thing is the USOC has achieved enough stability since Blackmun became CEO in 2010 that it no longer is paying fired former executives six figures a year - or, in the case of departed acting CEO Stephanie Streeter, seven figures.
"The USOC is dedicated to excellence and demands a great deal from USOC executives. In order to recruit and retain the very best in the business, we provide market-based compensation," Sandusky said in an email. "However, independent research has shown that these salaries are well in-line, and often less, than salaries at other top sports organizations throughout the country.
"In addition, at every position where we have made a new hire over the course of the last 2-plus years (i.e. the CEO, CAO, CCO, etc) the person we have recruited has been paid a salary that is less than what we paid their predecessor."
I know some non-profits pay their top employees substantially more than the USOC does.
And the USOC contends the real comparables are major collegiate conferences and some big-time college sports factories, which pay executives, athletic directors and some coaches even bigger salaries.
Of course, those obscene college salaries, both at schools and conferences, are an example of how lily-livered university presidents have allowed sports to pervert the purposes of higher education.
And, for better or for worse, organizations like the USOC trade on the idea that there is something nobler about the Olympics, and they love everyone to tell heartwarming stories about athletes who have sacrificed to realize their dreams of competing in the Games.
I understand no one forces a person to become an athlete in a "non-rev" (or any) Olympic sport. Yet the USOC expects them to do well - after all, its mission is winning medals.
The 2011 total for the highest paid employees came to $4.9 million, which actually is a little less than the year before. If that were cut by even 10 percent, it could be $10,000 a year for each of 50 athletes to whom that would seem like a lot of money.
There also is an underlying irony in all this.
The USOC salaries are a provocation to those within the international Olympic movement who want the USOC to take a smaller share of global sponsorship and U.S. television rights in that ongoing kerfluffle.
After Chicago's humiliating first-round defeat in the 2016 Summer Olympic host city vote, Denis Oswald of Switzerland was among the International Olympic Committee members who told me the size of USOC salaries was among the things much of the world cannot understand - or accept - about the USOC.
Coincidentally, the USOC has recently begun emphasizing donations as a new source of revenue, seeking what essentially are charitable gifts. I would be more inclined to make such a gift if I knew the USOC honchos were doing the same by returning 10 percent of their compensation, either as a gift or a salary cut - even if some already are in a program of executive giving to the organization, according to Sandusky.
What this boils down to is not unlike the philosophical situation that led to the Occupy movement, even if the USOC salaries are barely pocket change compared to those of the major corporate CEOs and high-level execs and hedge fund managers who are the object of Occupy protests.
To many Olympic athletes, those USOC executives still look like the 1 percent.
That is not an image they should want.


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the Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit
Bend the stubborn heart and will, melt the frozen warm the chill. Guide the steps that go astray!
The Gift of Wisdom
Embodying all the other gifts, as charity embraces all the other virtues, Wisdom is the most perfect of the gifts. Of wisdom it is written "all good things came to me with her, and innumerable riches through her hands." It is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our faith, fortifies hope, perfects charity, and promotes the practice of virtue in the highest degree. Wisdom enlightens the mind to discern and relish things divine, in the appreciation of which earthly joys lose their savor, whilst the Cross of Christ yields a divine sweetness according to the words of the Saviour: "Take up thy cross and follow me, for my yoke is sweet and my burden light.
Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my soul the mysteries of heavenly things, their exceeding greatness, power and beauty. Teach me to love them above and beyond all the passing joys and satisfactions of earth. Help me to attain them and possess them for ever. Amen.
Our Father and Hail
Mary ONCE.
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Thou, on those who evermore Thee confess and Thee Adore, in Thy sevenfold gift, Descend; Give Them Comfort when they die; Give them Life with Thee on high; Give them joys which never end. Amen
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The gifts of the Holy Spirit perfect the supernatural virtues by enabling us to practice them with greater docility to divine inspiration. As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Spirit, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue more perfect. Such acts of virtue leave the heart filled with joy and consolation and are known as Fruits of the Holy Spirit. These Fruits in turn render the practice of virtue more attractive and become a powerful incentive for still greater efforts in the service of God, to serve Whom is to reign.
Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Thy heavenly fruits, Thy charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance, that I may never weary in the service of God, but by continued faithful submission to Thy inspiration may merit to be united eternally with Thee in the love of the Father and the Son. Amen.
Our Father and Hail
Mary ONCE.
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"We are here really to search for knowledge," guest lecturer Abdul Karim Baram of the Islamic Center of Bloomington said at the start of the event.
Ignorance breeds fear, fear breeds hate, and hate breeds violence, he projected onto the screen. Education breeds confidence, confidence breeds hope, and hope breeds peace.
He provided a broad definition of Islamophobia: prejudice, hatred or bigotry directed against Islam and Muslims.
Baram said the roots of Islamophobia include fear, racism, assumed religious differences and the perception of an uncivilized people.
He said the real principles of Islam include honoring mankind, embracing diversity, freedom of choice and advocating justice for all.
After the lecture, sophomore Max Heeren asked Baram about the difference between the acceptance of Islam and the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group.
"From every religion, every culture emerges nonsense people," Baram said. "From my perspective, I call ISIS nonsense, because it connects to Islam in no way, in no manner."
He said terror groups like ISIS result from oppression and are like the explosion of a container placed in a fire, but they do not represent all Muslim people.
Bloomington Against Islamophobia organizer Amanda Lanzillo said the rest of the week's classes will focus on education about what Islam really is and also on the way it mixes with other identities.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2013) – Having won three of its last four games, the ETSU men's basketball team will be looking to build even more momentum when the Buccaneers host Atlantic Sun Conference rival Mercer Saturday afternoon.
Tip inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center is set for 4 p.m., and the game is part of an afternoon doubleheader which will begin when the Lady Bucs take on the Bears at 1:30 p.m.
ETSU fell to the Bears earlier this year when they visited Macon, Ga., and the Bucs have now lost two in a row against Mercer dating back to last season. However, ETSU holds a dominating 12-4 advantage in the all-time series, and will look to even the season series on Saturday.
For more on the matchup, read the game notes below or click on the game notebook link to the right. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2012-13 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
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After several years of quality returning players and at least some level of certainty regarding what to expect heading into the winter months, the 2012-13 ETSU men's basketball team entered this new campaign with several questions and concerns. ... The loss of standout seniors such as Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) and Tommy Hubbard (Boston) will be hard to overcome, considering that group combined for a total of 3,091 points in their careers ... A year ago, the Bucs enjoyed quality wins such as a road victory over Atlantic 10 Conference foe Charlotte, and finished with a respectable 17 victories on the season ... The team finished fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings at 10-8, reaching the league tournament semifinals. ... This season, the Bucs' top two returning starters were guards Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.), who both combined to score 19.7 points per game a year ago. ... However, both Cooley and Dubose have been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules and policies ... Along with those two, fellow guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) and forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) are the only other ETSU seniors to be returning after playing significant minutes last year, but Poderis is now lost for the season with a left foot injury and will be forced to redshirt, while Jones missed the first seven games of the year for academic reasons ... Jones returned against Ole Miss on Dec. 14 ... With so few returning, experienced players, ETSU has looked to some unproven returning players, as well as a recruiting class that includes three incoming freshmen and a pair of junior college transfers, to come in and make an immediate impact. ... Sophomores Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) and John Walton (Memphis), along with redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville) have increased their production this year, while true freshmen guards Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.), Mario Stramaglia (Birmingham, Ala.), and Yunio Barrueta (Miami, Fla.) are blossoming into early contributors. ... On the interior, Walton has been getting help from junior college transfers Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and Hunter Harris (Nashville).
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 14, 2013) – Sophomore forward John Walton (Memphis) scored a career high 23 points and the ETSU men's basketball team led wire-to-wire in a 79-70 win over Kennesaw State Thursday night at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... Along with Walton's game-high 23, the Bucs also got 22 points from senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis), while sophomore guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) matched his career high with 18 points. The Bucs shot an impressive 53 percent from the floor and 48 percent from 3-point range in the victory. ... Walton was certainly the story of the game, but his play was particularly notable in the first half, as he eclipsed his previous career high in the opening 20 minutes by scoring 17 points on a perfect 6-of-6 from the field and 5-of-5 at the foul line. His efforts helped propel the Bucs on a 14-0 run early in the game and staked ETSU to a 17-point lead at 26-9. ... However, the Owls battled back to make it a 10-point game by halftime thanks to an 8-0 run of their own at the end of the half. Before the intermission, ETSU shot an impressive 63 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range, while forcing Kennesaw State into eight turnovers. ... After the break, the Owls got to within single digits on multiple occasions and actually made it a four-point contest at 51-47 with just over 12 minutes left in the game. The Bucs responded at that point with a 13-4 offensive run of their own to make it 64-51 with 8:08 remaining, and KSU never mounted a serious challenge from there.
The series versus Mercer
The Bucs lead the all-time series over Mercer 12-4, but ETSU has lost two straight in the series, including a 78-59 decision earlier this year in Macon, Ga.
Last time out against Mercer
MACON, Ga. (Jan. 17, 2013) – While the ETSU men's basketball team overcame a 19-point second half deficit to win in its last outing, the Buccaneers could not work that same magic Thursday night against the Mercer Bears. ... Falling behind by 18 points in the second half, the Bucs could get no closer than 11 points and ultimately dropped a 78-59 decision to Mercer in Atlantic Sun Conference play at Hawkins Arena. ... While Mercer was a sterling 19-of-23 from the foul line and hit nine shots from 3-point range, ETSU missed 11 of its last 12 free throws of the contest and finished 5-of-15 from the line for the game. ... For the Bears, four players scored in double figures with Travis Smith netting a game-high 18 points to lead the way. ETSU got a team-high 12 points from senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis), and he was the only Buccaneers' player in double figures. ... In the first half, the Bucs and Bears traded offensive runs early on and the game was tied at 22-22 on a jumper by Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) with just over 6:20 left before the break. However, from that point forward Mercer put together a 17-6 run to build a 39-28 advantage at the break.... After the intermission, the Bucs allowed the Bears to open on an 11-4 run and take a 50-32 advantage with 15:19 left in the game and never got closer than 11 back the rest of the way.
Young Bucs still face obstacle with experience
At no time in the tenure of ETSU head coach Murry Bartow have the Buccaneers had less experience ... Currently, the team has 10 players who are eligible and healthy enough to play, and of that group there are only six total years of Division I experience ... On average, that's less than a half year of experience per player ... With four freshmen and two junior college transfers that means 66 percent of the team is competing in their first season of Division I basketball.
Bucs hope to extend winning streak
For the first time this season, the Buccaneers have won back-to-back games and are looking to make it three in a row on Saturday against Mercer ... This is the deepest into the season ETSU has gone without winning back-to-back games since the 1984-85 campaign.
Bucs earning reputation as "Comeback Kids"
With their comeback from 20 points down to beat Stetson on Feb. 9, the Buccaneers just continue to build a reputation as a team that won't go away no matter the score ... The Bucs have now won five of their eight games after being down significantly ... In wins over Charleston Southern (Nov. 20), FGCU (Jan. 12) and Stetson (Feb. 9), the Bucs were down by as many as 19 points and still won ... ETSU also came back from second-half deficits to drop North Florida (Jan. 26) and Lipscomb (Feb. 2).
Walton breaks out in win over Kennesaw State
Sophomore post John Walton (Memphis) has shown signs of his potential on-and-off throughout his first two seasons in Johnson City ... Against Kennesaw State on Valentine's Day, Walton finally put together a complete game ... Setting career highs for points (23), blocks (3) and minutes played (39), Walton powered the Bucs to a 79-70 victory ... He went 8-of-9 from the field and 7-of-7 from the foul line, while also grabbing five rebounds and collecting a pair of steals in the game.
Jones meeting expectations for Bucs
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow expected the return of senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) would improve his team's efforts on the offensive end of the floor … He was right. … Recently, Jones almost single-handedly won the game for the Bucs against Lipscomb (Feb. 2), scoring a career high 36 points and hitting three straight 3-pointers in overtime -- including the game winner ... Since returning to the team in the middle of December, Jones has averaged a team-best 16.6 points per game.
Rembert heating up from outside, nearing national mark
Sophomore guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) has made the most of his increased playing time this season, having made a 3-pointer in 24 straight games and currently ranks third in the A-Sun in 3-point field goal percentage at 42 percent on the season ... Against Jacksonville, he gave ETSU's coaches even more reason to utilize him ... Hitting on 5-of-7 attempts from 3-point range against the Dolphins and counting the six games since that time, Rembert has made 50 3-pointers on the year.
Shuffling starters the "new normal" for Bucs
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow has used 17 different starting lineups in the team's 26 games this season ... Injuries and dismissals have left the ETSU's coaches searching for the right combination, as the team currently stands at 9-18.
ESPN names Wilson to nation's Top 25 freshmen list
While circumstances have forced the ETSU men's basketball team to struggle in the early going this season, talented redshirt freshman forward Lester Wilson (Knoxville) has still given the Buccaneers reason for hope. ... Wilson, who is averaging 15.3 points per game, was listed as one of the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball Thursday by ESPN hoops writer John Gasaway. The list – which included players such as UNLV's Anthony Bennett, UCLA's Jordan Adams, Michigan's Nik Stauskas and Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon – had Wilson ranked at No. 25. ... Wilson has posted six 20-plus point games so far this season.
Three-point streak for Bucs dates back nearly 20 years
Since Feb. 16, 1987 in a game against Davidson, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 791 consecutive games. ... ETSU was 0-for-8 in that 1987 game.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
ETSU picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
In the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Bucs -- who have enjoyed nine NCAA trips, one NIT and one CIT berth, 14 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85 -- ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun team, as well as former SoCon rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, at that time the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as programs such as Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson and Fla. State.


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Flip Wilson, Comedy Superstar
By: Linnea Crowther
6 years ago
It's been 24 years since the death of the man Time magazine dubbed "TV's first black superstar." Flip Wilson received the honorific in 1972, thanks to his wildly popular variety series, "The Flip Wilson Show." Today we're celebrating Wilson's life with a few of our favorite moments from his hit show.
Wilson's recurring characters were fan favorites – like Reverend Leroy of The Church of What's Happening Now!
If there was one character audiences liked better than Reverend Leroy, it just might have been Geraldine Jones (Wilson himself in wig and dress).
Wilson wasn't the only one who got to be funny on his show. He brought in plenty of other comedians, too – including established stars like Sid Caesar, Art Carney, Tim Conway, Bill Cosby, Phyllis Diller, and Don Knotts, and up-and-comers like Albert Brooks, George Carlin, Dom DeLuise, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, and The Muppets. Here, Wilson and Redd Foxx riff off each other.
More than just comedy, "The Flip Wilson Show" featured great musical performances, too, showcasing the hottest up-and-coming stars – like this young band of brothers, with the youngest member, Michael Jackson, front and center.
No matter what character he played or who he starred with (like the legendary Ray Charles), Flip Wilson earned his superstar status.


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Rain Leads to Postponement of Daytona 500
History was made at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, but not the kind that anyone at Daytona International Speedway wanted to see. For the first time in the event's long history, the Great American Race has been postponed to Monday because of weather.
After battling intermittent showers all day, NASCAR officials announced shortly after 5 p.m. local time that the 54th running of the Daytona 500 had been pushed back to noon Monday. Although NASCAR's showcase event had been shortened four previous times due to the elements, it had never been completely postponed -- until Sunday, when jet dryers battled rain all afternoon, and a gloomy forecast into the evening prevented any attempt at running the race under the lights.
And with that, a streak that began with the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959 came to an end.
"I think that's a pretty good record for NASCAR," said Carl Edwards, the pole winner for the event. "They've been living right to have 53 of these and never have one of them postponed. That's pretty spectacular. We'll come race tomorrow. I think everyone is really excited about this race. All the drivers I've spoken with, the fans -- this is going to be a very good Daytona 500. NASCAR, they're doing the right thing in not dragging this out. Everybody knows we'll be racing tomorrow during the day, it will be a good event, and hopefully the weather will hold off and we won't be in this same position tomorrow."
The green flag is scheduled to fall at 12:01 p.m. local time Monday. The rescheduled event will air on Fox television, and tickets will be available at the Daytona ticket office or at the gate.
"Long day," track president Joie Chitwood III said. "We attempted our best to get the track dry. It seemed like every time we got close, another pocket of rain showed up. We waited as long as we could in terms of the process, how long it might take to dry the track, and then what was reasonable in terms of our fans staying and enjoying the event."
Light rain fell much of Sunday morning, but let up enough at one point for NASCAR officials to send jet dryers out on the track and revive hopes of the cars rolling off at the scheduled 1:29 p.m. local start time. But as pre-race festivities concluded, the heaviest rain of the day moved in, undoing the work the dryers had already done. Although Daytona has 10 jet dryers at its disposal, as well as 3,500 pounds of jet fuel on site and more available at an adjacent airport, another pocket of rain that moved in at about 5:15 p.m. local so soaked the pavement that the drying process would have had to begin all over again.
"Once that happened, we made the decision that would not be able to get the track dry to actually have an event tonight that would work," Chitwood said. "... Obviously, it's very frustrating. I felt like we had an unbelievably good Speedweeks up until this point. ... It is deflating. We've just got to suck it back up, and make sure [Monday] we do a good job and give our fans what they expect, which is a great Daytona 500."
The forecast for Monday is for a 70 chance of rain during the day, according to The Weather Channel, with a possible window in the afternoon. There is also a 40 percent chance of rain for Monday night. Chitwood conceded the possibility that the event would be run under the lights, but at the moment didn't want to consider going beyond that.
"By the afternoon, it looks like the forecast is much better," he said. "So I think we'll play it out best we can. No different than what we did today -- we're going to wait until the last possible minute to make a decision in which we would not run the race. So we want to exhaust every opportunity of getting the track dry and getting the race started. I would anticipate as we did today, if that at 5, 6 o'clock, if there's still rain on track, then you would start to see us make some decisions. But I think we'll play it out as long as we can. I don't even want to talk about Tuesday night now."
As it is, competitors will have to spend at least one more night with the sport's biggest event on their minds.
"That does make it even more frustrating, knowing that we have a good car, starting on the front row of the Daytona 500 and I feel like we can win this race," said Greg Biffle, who will start second. "There's just so much anxiety. I've watched all the programming leading up to this with all the interviews, and then to just put it on hold makes it tough for a driver because there's all kinds of adrenaline, and then you have to try to sleep tonight. It's still a big race, so you try to stay hydrated for tomorrow."
Although the Daytona 500 had never before been postponed by weather, it has been impacted many times by the elements. The first 10 laps in 1963 were run under yellow because of rain, and the 1965 and 1966 editions were both rain-shortened. The 1979 event started under caution because of rain, as were six laps in the middle of the 1992 race. A red flag of almost two hours was issued in the 1995 race for rain, and two recent winners -- Michael Waltrip in 2003 and Matt Kenseth in 2009 -- went to Victory Lane after events were shortened by the elements.
But none of those events were completely postponed, an event that presents a unique set of challenges for all involved. "This is one of the toughest things for us drivers," Edwards said. "... When you put [it] off for another day, for all of us, it's really who can stay focused for another day, and that's not just the drivers. That's the pit crews, crew chiefs, everyone, the officials. But I think we'll be just fine."
Drivers don't expect the rain to have a noticeable effect on the race track, which was resurfaced after the 2010 edition. "I don't think anybody will have an issue," said Edwards, who added that the asphalt will be more abrasive at the green flag because the rubber will have been washed off the surface.
Biffle agreed. "I think this race track, because of the grip and the downforce the race cars have, I think that you won't see a big difference with the track rubbering up," he said. "The speeds will be a little bit faster because the track will be green, but I think for that first run the track is going to get some rubber on it. NASCAR will probably do a competition caution just to make sure that everything is going OK -- probably lap 30 or 25 -- so I think it'll be OK. It'll just be fast at [noon] when we start, but then it'll be the same game after the first pit stop."
The postponement comes in the first year after the Daytona 500 was shifted back a week on the schedule, to tighten up the early portion of the Sprint Cup slate and avoid potential conflicts with other major sporting events on NASCAR's biggest day.
"At the end of the day, I'm sure I'm going to have some customers tell me about the date change and the challenges that we have with it," Chitwood said. "But I think weather is unpredictable. So we'll deal with it. I don't anticipate this would force us to change the date in the future. I think based on the NASCAR schedule, the TV schedule on whole, this was the right move for the industry. We'll continue to work with the last weekend of February. It's unfortunate that this had to happen the first year after we made that change. I'm sure I'll be talking to a number of customers in the next weeks ahead about that situation."
The 54th Daytona 500, coming on the heels of the dramatic finish to last year's Sprint Cup championship battle, attracted a crowd of celebrity guests that included Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, actress Jane Lynch, model Kate Upton, professional wrestler John Cena, mixed-martial arts fighter John Jones, New York Giants football players Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora, singer Lenny Kravitz, and South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier. It's unknown whether any of those famous names will still be at the track on Monday.
"Anytime you have to wait to race later, it has a different atmosphere," Edwards said. "But, I mean, we got to go out there, we got to take part in the driver intros. We got to go to the drivers' meeting and see all the celebrities and everybody that had come. Yeah, that stuff is neat. It's neat to see that much interest in our sport. I think it tells you a lot about how big the Daytona 500 is. But then whenever you have these races, you wait till the next day, you go out there, walk up to the car, they feel a little different. They feel more like a pure racing event. It feels more like a short track event. I don't know how to explain it. ... There's not as much pageantry. It's more a feeling of just a pure race."


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The Verge reviews the iPod touch, and it's as good as ever. "This year's iPod touch is the best one ever, without question - Apple updated all the right things, and by giving the touch a big screen and good camera has made this mini tablet a more versatile device than ever. As a gateway drug into the iOS ecosystem, it does a great job of showing off all the iOS 6 features and apps, on a really solid piece of hardware. It's also a great way to get into the huge iOS ecosystem without putting an expensive data plan on your account - and thanks to iMessage, FaceTime, and Skype, there's a lot of communicating you can do just over Wi-Fi." The iPod touch rarely gets the spotlight, but I think it's actually one of the best and most clever products in Apple's portfolio. Not only is it simply a fantastic product, it also has zero competition. My best friend is pretty much in love with her iPod touch, and it gives her everything a smartphone has to offer without the burden of expensive contracts. For people like her, who do not want a smartphone and prefer a sturdy Nokia feature phone, the touch is a godsend.


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Consumer confidence climbed in March to the highest level since 2008 as more Americans grew optimistic about the outlook for the world's largest economy.
WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence climbed in March to the highest level since 2008 as more Americans grew optimistic about the outlook for the world's largest economy.
The Conference Board's index increased to 82.3 this month, the highest since January 2008, from a revised 78.3 in February that was stronger than initially estimated, the New York-based private research group said Tuesday. Another report showed home values rose at a slower pace in the year ended in January.
The share of Americans projecting that business conditions would get better over the next six months rose to the highest level since September. A pickup in hiring that drives wage growth would provide a bigger boost to the expansion at the same time warmer temperatures help persuade consumers to return to retailers.
"The weather does naturally lift our spirits and we're hoping that that also parlays through into consumer spending patterns," Russell Price, senior economist at Ameriprise Financial Inc. in Detroit, said before the report. "The consumer-related data, particularly unemployment, has not been quite as bad as maybe some were thinking because of the weather, so I think consumers are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel."
The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 76 economists called for the consumer confidence reading to rise to 78.5 from a previously reported 78.1 in February. Estimates ranged from 75 to 80.
The Conference Board's measure of consumer expectations for the next six months rose to 83.5 in March, the highest since September, from 76.5 a month before.
Some 18.1 percent of respondents were more optimistic about business conditions, up from 17.3 percent a month earlier.
While more Americans said they expected more jobs to become available in the next six months, fewer anticipated their incomes would pick up.
"While consumers were moderately upbeat about future job prospects and the overall economy, they were less optimistic about income growth," Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board, said in a statement. "Overall, consumers expect the economy to continue improving and believe it may even pick up a little steam in the months ahead."
Tuesday's figures stand in contrast to other recent data on consumer sentiment. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of confidence unexpectedly dropped to a four- month low in March. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed Americans were the most pessimistic on the economic outlook than at any time in four months.
The Conference Board's present conditions measure fell for the first time in five months, to 80.4 this month from 81. Consumers were less upbeat about the current labor market.
Some reports last week showed improvement in the economy as temperatures warmed. Fewer Americans sought jobless benefits in March, manufacturing started to rebound and retail sales climbed 0.3 percent.
At the same time, other data showed housing was struggling to pick up. Purchases of previously owned homes declined in February as higher mortgage rates and prices made properties less affordable.
The labor market in February began to rebound from weather- related setbacks as employers added a better-than-expected 175,000 workers to payrolls after a 129,000 increase the prior month, according to data from the Labor Department.
Further strength in employment that generates consumer spending gains would help drive growth for companies like Los Angeles-based homebuilder KB Home, which last week reported a first-quarter profit for the first time since 2007.
"Consistent job growth and rising confidence are pre- requisites that lead not only to an acceleration in the overall economy, they're also the fundamental drivers of a sustained recovery in the housing market," said Jeffrey Mezger, the company's chief executive officer.
Signs the economy is making progress after the temporary weather-related slowdown early in the first quarter help explain why Federal Reserve policymakers last week reduced monthly asset purchases by another $10 billion beginning in April.


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My delivery specialist told me to never leave the key in the car when the car is parked or even in near proximity because the fob battery would drain quickly. I guess he was right:-)
The fob is in constant communication with the car computer while it's nearby/inside. So it'll drain quickly since it'll always be "on" if you leave it in your car. The car's never really "off"...if that helps.
I've not seen the warning yet. But I'm peripherally aware of it as my fob literally sits one floor up in my townhouse directly over the rear of the car. My wife's fob is only a few feet away. I'm more worried about hers since mine is in a bin over the kitchen granite counter top. Add to the fact that I thought I would go thru a battery or two doing the HomeLink, I don't think this is a major issue, and the batteries aren't that expensive.
"Talk" is cheap, but not free. Especially for FOBs.
It would be nice if the car had a receptacle for the key fob that recharged it so that you don't have these issues - ie when driving the car the key is being recharged or something like a docking station to hold it when you get home. It could charge wirelessly so no cables..
I keep a spare battery in the car. I made a neat battery holder out of a piece of scotch tape and put it in the glove box. Just in case.
What is the consensus on how far the fob has to be in order to NOT drain from communicating with the car? Is it far enough if the car does not respond when you click the fob? Which would indicate the signal isn't reaching the car.
Solitary confinement for fob.
If you have the Tech package, lock the car and walk far enough away to where you are sure it's out of range. Slowly approach the car and see at what range the door handles extend for you.
"If you have the Tech package, lock the car and walk far enough away to where you are sure it's out of range. Slowly approach the car and see at what range the door handles extend for you."
I'm thinking about how hillarious that would look to one's neighbors as you repeatedly try to sneak up on your car. Best laugh all day!
@kyleket - The car can receive a signal from clicking the fob from quite a distance -- 40 or 50 feet at least. However, I don't think it has to be that far away. As others have suggested, it's the distance traveled by the signal when you DON'T click that you need to worry about. That is probably 10 or 12 feet at most.