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Bob Costas Found Love Again After Having 2 Kids With His First Wife
By Daniell Marlow | October 17, 2022
Semi-retired Olympic announcer Bob Costas is the Michael Phelps of calling events. With 28 Emmy wins to his name, try and tell me I'm wrong.
Phelps has 28 medals, 23 of which are gold. Costas has 28 Emmy awards, 23 of which are sports Emmys. He's called every Olympic Games that Phelps competed in and then some. Costas is comfortable in the booth like Phelps in an overchlorinated pool. From the big leagues of the MLB to CNN, Costas might be the greatest to have ever done it.
The 70-year-old Costas is a St. Louis native who now lives in New York. He's on his second marriage, which has lasted 18 years and counting. His first marriage lasted slightly longer, and he has two children to show for it. But who are the two women one of sports' famous voices fell for?
Bob Costas's Wife Jill Sutton
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Bob Costas married Jill Sutton in 2004. They dated for a couple years before tying the knot.
They don't have any children together, and information on Sutton's personal life is unknown to the gutters of the Internet. Costas still considers St. Louis to be his home, but he lives in New York City with Sutton. They also reportedly bought a $4.7 million house together on the Newport Coast near Los Angeles, California.
Costas has a tight-knit family life that extends beyond his wife. He is on good terms with his in-laws, who expressed concern when Costas had on-air conjunctivitis at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Costas has two children from a previous marriage. Both of his children work in sports broadcasting and have won Emmys, but more on them in a moment.
Bob Costas has been married to his second wife, Jill Sutton, for 18 years now. He was married to his first wife for 18 years, now matching the length of his current marriage.
Carole "Randi" Krummenacher is Bob Costas's first wife. They were married from 1983-2001.
Bob Costas's Ex-Wife Randi
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Carole "Randy" Randall Krummenacher is Bob Costas's ex-wife. When she was still Bob Costas' wife, the pair had two children. Even less information is available about Krumenacher than Sutton. Here's what is known: Bob and Carole had two children, son Keith Costas and daughter Taylor Costas.
Keith Michael Kirby Costas can be seen playfully mocking his father in the above clip. Keith was first named 'Keith Michael Costas,' but 'Kirby' was later added because of a funny story.
Bob Costas once jokingly promised Minnesota Twins center field player Kirby Puckett to name his child Kirby if Puckett could improve his batting average. Keith was born, and Costas forgot about his joke bet. Puckett, however, had been improving and had not forgotten about the wager. When he reminded Costas of the stakes, Costas stayed true to his word. Kirby was thus added to the birth certificate.
Taylor Costas, Bob's youngest and only daughter, won an Emmy as an NBC associate producer for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Television talent runs in the Costas clan.
Bob Costas's net worth goes deeper than a Costas interview. According to Celebrity Net Worth, his estimated net worth is $50 million, which means he can go full-retirement whenever he wants. He will go down as one of the greats, just like the athletes he covered.
Bob Costas Legendary Broadcasting Career
Robert Quinlan Costas is an elite-level American sportscaster. His career has spanned decades, millennia and two marriages. He grew up in Queens, New York, attending Commack High School South. Wanting to be near his mother, Jayne Costas, Bob stayed in the Big Apple for College.
After graduating from Syracuse University, Costas took a KMOX radio gig calling games for the St. Louis Spirits of the defunct American Basketball Association. There's an intriguing ESPNFilms "30 for 30" on the Spirits and the ABA.
Teams like the St. Louis Spirits served as the inspiration for at least one Will Ferrell comedy, "Semi-Pro." Costas was only semi-professional when he called ABA games, but his professional career would far outgrow KMOX.
Costas paid his dues on the sports broadcasting circuit. He's called everything from the MLB Network's "MLB Tonight" to the "NFL on CBS" to the Chicago Bulls NBA play-by-play to the "NFL on NBC" to Missouri Tigers basketball to summer and winter Olympics to thoroughbred horse racing, also on NBC Sports. He even called the satirical game of "BASEketball," but that was for a movie with the creators of South Park.
Costas was a prime-time host on HBO with "Costas Now" and "On the Record with Bob Costas," where he cemented his reputation for in-depth interviews. (Reportedly, Costas is reviving his HBO interview show in 2021, calling it "Back on the Record.") He also hosted a late-night show in the late '80s and early '90s called "Later."
Later in his broadcasting career, awards poured in. Costas has won as many Emmy awards as Michael Phelps Olympic medals. Costas has also won eight National Sports Media Association (NMSA) National Sportscaster of the Year awards, four American Sportscasters Association Sportscaster of the Year awards, one S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Marty Glickman Award, one Curt Gowdy Award and one Ford C. Frick Award.
In addition to his double-stuffed trophy case, Costas is a member of several Halls: the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NMSA Hall of Fame, the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Costas is a sports journalist that the American public can trust. He's spoken out against the NFL's treatment of players affected by concussions and CTE. His educated view on CTE may have forced him into early retirement from NBC as the Big Peacock makes billions off the NFL's hard-hitting ways (Sunday Night Football on NBC). NBC may not like it, but Costas speaks the truth.
Costas is a man of his word, even if he's been married twice.
This article was originally published on Jul 22, 2021, and has been updated since.
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I am not supposed give that URL. Imagine that you are loading a URL which asks you for a third-party sign in, in the form of alert, and then it loads the page after successful authentication.

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Home » News » Kalu, Okonkwo, others blame Nigeria's woes on bad leadership
Kalu, Okonkwo, others blame Nigeria's woes on bad leadership
Posted by: stiphbami in News Oct 1, 2012
Angry Nigerians and civil society groups have described Nigeria's 52 years after independence as a 'journey through hell' saying that the nation has no reason to celebrate.They blamed Nigeria's woes on leaders who they described as being greedy.
A group, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, said instead of our leadership to work towards the betterment of the country, they decided to enriched themselves with public funds.
According to the Nation, Mr. Olusegun Bamgbose, said in Port Harcourt that leaders inability to build the nation has being the reason for the nation's backwardness .
Also Campaign for Democracy, in a statement by its President, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, described 52 years of independence �as a complete waste, bungled opportunities and total ruination of a nation."
�The last 52 years has seen Nigeria degenerating into hell on earth for millions of its citizens who do not have access to state treasury."
The group added that �in spite of the country's human and natural resources, the majority of its populace wallowed in abject poverty."
Joining the league of critics, former governor of Abia State, Dr. Uzor Kalu, blamed leaders for being self-centered.
The erstwhile governor in a statement on Sunday said most of Nigeria's leaders in power came there by chance.
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While raising hope for a better tomorrow, respected cleric and the presiding Bishop of the Redeemed Evangelical Mission, Dr. Mike Okonkwo, called on Nigerians not to relent in praying for the country.
The cleric in a statement on Sunday, maintained that despite all odds, Nigeria must move forward economically, health wise, educationally and in other sociopolitical sectors.
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could add any thing to the general suffrage, I might relate, I was many years ago so shocked by Cordelia's death, that I know not whether I ever endured to read again the last scenes of the play till I undertook to revise them as an editor.
There is another controversy among the criticks concerning this play. It is disputed whether the predominant image in Lear's disordered mind be the loss of his kingdom or the cruelty of his daughters. Mr Murphy, a very judicious critick, has evinced, by induction of particular passages, that the cruelty of his daughters is the primary source of his distress, and that the loss of royalty affects him only as a secondary and subordinate evil. He observes with great justness, that Lear would move our compassion but little, did we not rather consider the injured father than the degraded king
The story of this play, except the episode of Edmund, which is derived, I think, from Sidney, is taken originally from Geoffry of Monmouth, whom Holingshed generally copied, but perhaps immediately from an old historical bailad. My reason for believing that the play was posterior to the ballad, rather than the ballad to the play, is, that the ballad has nothing of Shakespeare's nocturnal tempest, which is too striking to have been omitted, and that it follows the chronicle ; it has the rudiments of the play, but none of its amplifications : it first hinted Lear's madness, but did not array
it in circumstances. The writer of the ballad added something to the history, which is a proof that he would have added more, if mors had occurred to his mind, and more must have occ
occurred if be had seen Shakespeare.
ROMEO AND JULIET.
This play is one of the most pleasing of our author's performances. The scenes are busy and various, the incidents numerous and important, the catastrophe irresistibly affecting, and the process of the action carried on with such probability, at least with such congruity to popular opinions, as tragedy requires.
Here is one of the few attempts of Shakespeare to exhibit the conversation of gentlemen, to represent the airy sprightliness of juvenile elegance. Mr Dryden mentions a tradition, which might casily reach his time, of a declaration made by Shakespeare, that he was obliged to kill Mercutio in the third act, lest he should have been killed by him. Yet he thinks him no such formidable person but that he might have lived through the play, and died in his bed, without danger to a poet. Dryden well knew, had he been in quest of truth, that, in a pointed sentence, more regard is commonly had to the words than the thought, and that it is very
seldom to be rigorously understood. Mercutio's wit, gaiety, and courage, will always procure him friends that wish him a longer life ; but his death is not precipitated, he has lived out the time allotted him in the construction of the play; nor do I doubt the ability of Shakespeare to have continued his existence, though some of his sallies are perhaps out of the reach of Dryden ; whose genius was not very
fertile of merriment, nor ductile to humour, but acute, argumentative, comprehensive, and sublime.
The Nurse is one of the characters in which the author delighted; he has, with great subtility of distinction, drawn her at once loquacious and secret, obsequious and insolent, trusty and dishonest.
His comick scenes are happily wrought, but his pathetick strains are always polluted with some unexpected depravations. His persons, however distressed, have a conceit left them in their "misery, a miserable conceit,
HAMLET.
If the dramas of Shakespeare were to be characterised, each by the particular excellence which distinguishes it from the rest, we must allow to the tragedy of Hamlet the praise of variety. The incidents are so numerous, that the argument of the play would make a long tale. The scenes are interchangeably diversified with merriment and solemnity; with merriment, that includes judicious and instructive observations; and solemnity, not strained by poetical violence above the natural sentiments of man. New characters appear from time to time in continual succession, exhibiting various forms of life and particalar modes of conversation. The pretended madness of Hamlet causes much mirth, the mournful distraction of Ophelia fills the heart with tenderness, and every personage produces the effect intended, from the apparition that in the first act chills the blood with horror, to the fop in the last, that exposes affectation to just contempt.
The conduct is perhaps not wholly secure against objections. The action is indeed for the most part in continual progression, but there are some scenes which neither forward nor retard it. Of the feigned madness of Hamlet there appears no adequate cause, for he does nothing which he might not have done with the reputation of sanity. He plays the madman most, when he treats Ophelia with so much rudeness, which seems to be useless and wanton cruelty,
Hamlet is, through the whole piece, rather an instrument than an agent. After he has, by the stratagem of the play, convicted the king, he makes no attempt to punish him ; and his death is at last effected by an incident which Hamlet had no part in producing.
The catastrophe is not very happily produced ; the exchange of weapons is rather an expedient of necessity, than a stroke of art. A scheme might easily have been formed to kill Hamlet with the dagger, and Laertes with the bowl.
The poet is accused of having shewn little regard to poetical justice, and may be charged with equal neglect of poetical probability. The apparition left the regions of the dead to little purpose ; the revenge which he demands is not obtained, but by the death of him that was required to take it; and the gratification, which would arise from the destruction of an usurper and a murderer, is abated by the untimely death of Ophelia, the young, the beautiful, the harmless, and the pious.
OTHELLO.
The beauties of this play impress themselves so strongly upon the attention of the reader, that they can draw no aid from critical illustration. The fiery openness of Othello, magnanimous, artless, and credulous, boundless in his confidence, ardent in his affection, inflexible in his resolution, and obdurate in his revenge ; the cool malignity of lago, silent in his resentment, subtle in his designs, and studious at once of his interest and his vengeance ; the soft simplicity of Desdemona, confident of merit, and conscious of innocence, her artless perseverance in her suit, and her slowness to suspect that she can be suspected, are such proofs of Shakespeare's skill in human nature, as, I suppose, it is vain to seek in any modern writer. The
gradual progress which lago makes in the Moor's conviction, and the circumstances which he employs to inflame him, are so artfully natural, that, though it will perhaps not be said of him as he says of himself, that he is a man not easily jealous, yet we cannot but pity him, when at last we find him perplexed in the extreme.
There is always danger, lest wickedness, conjoined with abilities, should steal upon esteem, though it misses of approbation; but the character of Iago is so conducted, that he is from the first scene to the last hated and despised.
Even the inferior characters of this play would be very conspicuous in any other piece, not only for their justness, but their strength. Cassio is brave, benevolent, and honest, ruined only by his want of stubborness to resist an insidious invitation. Vol. II.


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Opinion: What is the role of the State Party?
It appears I'm doing a series on the State Party, specifically the Colorado Republican Party. That wasn't quite my intent when I started with my post about a week and a half ago, but another needed to be written... and now this one is here.
For those who don't know, on 2 March (this Saturday), the Colorado Republican State Central Committee has a choice between the Status Quo and a much-needed change (not that I have any opinion on the matter whatsoever). My hope, in this post and the two proceeding it, is to lay the groundwork for why change is needed.
I don't get a vote, but it is the duty of all Republican Party members to let those who do have a vote know where we stand--and that doesn't mean you have to agree with me. This is our Party, after all. We should let those who represent us know how we feel, much like we do when we send letters to legislators on bills or testify before committees. This election affects all Republicans in Colorado, not just those who can vote on it.
But maybe I got ahead of myself with the last two posts. So let me back up a little bit with this one.
A question I often hear asked, and rarely answered simply, is: "What is the role of the State Party?" or "What is the role of the State Party Chairman?"
To those, I would add another question: "What is the measure of success for a State Party or State Party Chairman?"
To the previous questions, I've heard many answers, from the old and tired "fundraising" to "beat the Democrats at their own game" to "infrastructure" and "networking"... but all of them fall short. All of them, to be sure, are part of the answer, but the answer is much, much more simple than any of those. You want to know what it is?
Win elections.
That's it. No more. Nothing else. Fundraising, technology, strategy, infrastructure, networking, ground game, recruiting, training and supporting candidates and staff, etc. are all a part of that, but they aren't enough alone. They must work together, or we get the failures we've seen since 2004 in this state. And it still amazes me that a Party supposedly all about individual freedoms and personal responsibility seems to think that a top-down, Denver-centric, one-size-fits-all approach actually works in every state, in every county, in every precinct, and in every race.
When will the National GOP learn its lesson? When will the Colorado GOP learn its lesson? Hopefully, this Saturday, at least in Colorado.
As to the second question, the measure of success, the answer is also pretty basic...
The measure of success is if elections were won.
I know, call me crazy. That's too easy, isn't it? There's nothing in there about fundraising! Unfortunately, in Colorado, the Republican Party seems to be in the business of losing elections pretty consistently since 2004. I don't know about you but I'm getting kind of tired of losing.
I've said it several times, so I probably don't need to rehash the total loses or plugs in the dam across the board again, but 2012 was not a great year for us. Some of it has to do with how we message. Some of it has to do with being way behind on the technological times. It certainly wouldn't hurt if we had actual useable data, and that data was given to the people who need it when they need it. A lot of it has to do with lacking strategy (or, at least, a strategy that isn't over 30 years old).
From my perspective, some of it has to do with where we chose to spend money in 2012 as well. We can raise all the money in the world, but if it isn't put to effective use, it's nothing more than a tool buying our continued losses.
The Colorado Republican Committee summary page on TRACER for the 2012 election cycle, reflecting that $443,453.97 was spend in-state during that election cycle.
This picture and the previous picture are screen captures from the FEC website for the Colorado Republican Committee, reflecting the money spent on Federal (Presidential and Congressional) races and operating expenditures for 2012.
This shows the 2014 cycle (since 1 January 2013) on the FEC Website for the Colorado Republican Committee, reflecting operating expenditures for the cycle so far.
To look at these more in-depth, go to the TRACER website and search for committee number 19991500072, and the FEC website and search for committee number C00033134.
While I understand that Federal races tend to cost more money, are higher profile, and that they are indeed important, the State Party's first responsibility is to the State of Colorado. We cannot keep sacrificing our state just to lose federal elections. Colorado can't survive total Democrat rule any more than the country can, but we've allowed that to happen in this state because we focus our time and attention on national races. Some of this is an education problem--let's face it, the undervote for down-ticket races is huge. That doesn't make them any less important, as we are learning the hard way with the far-left agenda being jammed down Colorado's throat in the State Legislature right now.
I was recently reminded that we saw the highest delegate badge fees (at least in my recollection) this year, and candidates for President had to pay for the privilege of being on our non-binding straw poll ballot. I wonder what the hard working and dedicated Republican activists who paid those increased fees think of having hundreds of thousands of dollars left unspent in perhaps the most critical election in the last century, if not our nation's history? This one is none too happy.
For those who know me, you probably remember the hubbub I caused in El Paso County as the GOP Secretary for daring to disagree with a policy put forth by a State Legislator. The horror! You would think if someone did something that relatively minor (I dare you to find me any Republican I agree with 100%--even my husband and I aren't lock-step on policy issues), a Republican County Party Officer donating to a Democrat during his tenure would have gotten at least the same response--scorched earth, character assassination campaign, a gag order, censured... and at the very least, threatened with removal for actually violating the By-Laws in their letter (not just the spirit as folks argued against me), right?
Turns out, not so much. In 2007, while the Vice Chair of the Denver County Republican Party, Chairman Ryan Call maxed out a contribution to Bernie Buescher, a Democrat candidate for State Representative out near Grand Junction.
My understanding, from talking to many active members of the Denver GOP at the time, is that no sanctioning action was taken, and Chairman Call certainly wasn't removed from office for his violation. And, in the interest of fairness, Chairman Call then maxed out to the Republican in the race, Laura Bradford--so that makes everything okay, right? Here's my question... why did he not ask for the contribution to Buescher back, at the very least?
We could move on and forgive an indiscretion, certainly. It becomes much harder to do so when that rule is then unfairly applied. This Party, I thought, believes in the rule of law--rules are rules and apply to everyone. So, in 2010, why were Tancredo supporters not removed from their Party offices (even down to precinct leader)? Why did Chairman Call take the position he did regarding my censure (on something that did not clearly violate the By-Laws, unlike an out-right contribution to a Democrat), saying one thing in public and another in private? Why did Chairman Call participate in the removal of three precinct leaders from voting earlier this month at the Eagle County Republican Organizational Meeting... for doing the exact same thing he did, publicly support a non-Republican candidate?
I'm all about everyone getting to vote their conscience, and to support whom they choose--in fact, I encourage it. I don't believe Party always trumps person (most of the time... almost all of the time, even... but not every time). But there is a standard for Party officers--and we should hold all to it, or none to it. It can't be arbitrarily applied. That, at the very least, creates the appearance of a ruling class and a "rules for thee but not for me" mentality that is dangerous and not very Republican.
And speaking of Denver County... it is my understanding that Chairman Call, when he left the Denver GOP and subsequently became State Party Chairman, left a parting present of nearly $10,000 in debt. It seems to me ironic that Chairman Call, who frequently makes a point of discussing the debt that the State GOP was in when he took over (and to the credit of those raising funds, was taken care of), left a similar problem for his successor. Again, this could be overlooked, but from what others have told me, this is a pattern dating back to his days in the College Republicans. Being hearsay, I won't go into the details shared with me until I can get some physical documentation. Regardless of whether this is a one-time incident, or a series of unfortunate events, there is great irony considering how Chairman Call begins most speeches I've heard from him recently--that he dug the State GOP out of the same problem with which he left the Denver GOP.
Not that anyone is asking my opinion, but let me offer it anyways: my advise to win elections? Let's start with don't donate to the "enemy", spend your resources wisely, and don't leave entities in debt.
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Labels: 2012, Colorado, democrat, election, gop, politics, Republican, ryan call, state party
Opinion: More failure: Messaging, support, lies and the Colorado GOP
I frequently hear that "social issues are killing the Republican Party." And while I personally would tend to take the libertarian approach to social issues (i.e. keep the government entirely out of them), I don't agree with that statement at all. Social issues aren't killing this Party, how we message social issues (and just about everything else) is what is doing us in.
There is a fine line between candidates who get so distracted by everything thrown at them that they can't stay on message, and ultimately lose, and candidates who are so rigidly adherent to talking points they sound robotic, insincere, and fake, and ultimately lose. Our Party has not done enough to help candidates message in their races, nor do they do enough to help amplify that message.
There are common themes to races at all levels: reducing the size and scope of the government, limiting taxes as much as possible, promoting the free markets rather than government solutions, focusing on the rule of law (not the rule of man), and most importantly, a great emphasis on personal responsibility. With these themes applicable to everything from local utility board to US President, why has the Colorado Republican Party (and the Republican National Committee) continued to ignore their responsibility to make sure that candidates are well-trained and well-supported?
Under campaign finance law, the Colorado Republican Party is the only entity in this state that can coordinate on a large scale with all Republican candidates. They can also contribute in much larger quantity to State Senate and House candidates ($20,500 and $14,805, respectively--this number is an aggregate between all political party donations, meaning County, State and National, this is per the SOS website).
What astounds me is not so much that the GOP hasn't gotten their messaging act together (if they continue to insist upon campaigning like it's 1980, why not continue to message like it's 30+ years ago, too?), but some in the Party bald-face lie about supporting candidates.
A current State Republican Party officer said last week at a public event that the reason they had approximately $300,000 left in the bank after Election Day was because they had maxed out to every Republican State House and Senate candidate in Colorado and there was nothing more they could do with it because campaign finance laws tied their hands. Were it true that they had, indeed, maxed out to every Republican State House and Senate candidate, I can think of plenty they could have done with $300,000 myself, but I digress. Except it is patently FALSE.
In order to have maxed out to every Republican State House (65) and State Senate (20) candidate at the maximum allowed (assuming the County Parties didn't chip in at all), it would have cost the State Republican Party $1,372,325. Considering they spent less than half that total in the State of Colorado on non-federal races, that would be mathematically impossible.
A quick TRACER search shows that the Colorado Republican Party only contributed to 12 individual Republican candidates for State House or Senate directly out of 85. That's only 14% of Colorado Republican State House or Senate candidates.
In my brief look at TRACER, only two candidates (Brian Watson and Amy Attwood) were given a maximum contribution, with another (Jennifer George) receiving almost a maxed-out contribution. It looks like 2-3 more may have received the rest of the maximum after County Parties contributed as well.
In other words, very few got a "maxed out" contribution from the State Party, and certainly not all candidates.
How can we advance any message when we can't even be honest with our Party members? How are people supposed to trust the message we offer if they can't trust us to be honest about easily verifiable issues?
After a closer review of TRACER, the numbers above have been revised. 12, not 13, individual candidates received contributions directly from the Colorado Republican Committee, totaling $122,962.10. There were 14 candidates in the "Trailblazers" program, two of which received no direct contributions from the Colorado Republican Committee: Rick Enstrom and Ken Summers--which, again, pokes holes in the narrative that all Trailblazer candidates received contributions (they may have received indirect contributions, but nothing directly from the Colorado Republican Committee that I can find).
Here are the direct contributions candidates did received (mailers were done for several of these candidates through the "Colorado Republican Party Independent Expenditure Committee" which are not reflected in the numbers below--totaling $85,847.65, which when added with direct contributions only totals $208,809.75--short of the approximately $265,000 that Chairman Call has been saying was contributed to State Legislative Races, I'm unsure where the rest of the money, if there really was more, came from):
Cindy Acree, $4,931.22
Amy Attwood, $14,805
J. Paul Brown, $2,706
Larry Crowder, $6,968.13
Jennifer George, $14,804.44
Ellyn Hilliard, $5,000
Dave Kerber, $14,306.64
Dave Pigott, $5,000
Robert Ramirez, $10,142.90
Lang Sais, $19,500
Brian Vande Krol, $9,992.81
Brian Watson, $14,805
Of those candidates, only ONE won his election: Larry Crowder. We lost sitting legislators Acree, Brown, and Ramirez, and lost all the other races (Attwood, George, Hilliard, Kerber, Pigott, Sais, Vande Krol, and Watson).
Edit #2: As you can see in the comments below, it has been brought to my attention that both Ken Summers and Rick Enstrom, while not receiving direct contributions from the CRC, took their contributions in coordinated expenditures. I appreciate the correction, and when I have the chance, I'll take a look at TRACER so the numbers above can reflect this information.
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Labels: 2012, Colorado, gop, politics, Republican, state party
Editorial: It's time for the Redprint
Wall Street Journal, 4 February 2013, "Party Eyes 'Red-State Model'to Drive Republican Revival"
See that blue splotch in the center just to the left of the middle? That's what Colorado has looked like for almost a decade now. We got "blueprinted" in 2004, and instead of leading the charge to counter the extremely effective model the Democrat Party used with Colorado as the test case, we've continued to remain a sickly blue every election cycle since (with the exception of the 1 seat majority in the State House brought on by the Tea Party surge of 2010). It now takes a state, Kansas, with a supermajority and Republican control of the Governor's office and both chambers of the State Legislature, to attempt to build a counter to that model—10 years later.
Since it started right here in Colorado, it should end right here in Colorado, but the Republican Party continues to do nothing about it.
Why? Why has the strategy not changed? Why do we continue to use the same anemic top-down, Denver-centric model for campaigning? Because there are people in power who benefit from our continued losses—and why not? They continue to be paid to help us lose, to implement the same strategies that we've used for decades (with minor updates) that they think will somehow work again someday.
It's time for a drastic shift and change in leadership, vision and strategy (all three of which have been entirely absent the last decade in the Colorado GOP). Colorado is not the solidly-red state it once was. We can't continue to campaign like its 1980 and assume we will win like we always did. Clearly, that isn't working. Instead of fixing it, we've kept the same model and suffered terribly for it for 10 years. Enough is enough.
It's time for the Redprint—in fact, it is long overdue. After the abysmal showing in 2012, it should be clear to even the most hard-headed that what we have been doing simply isn't working. We need vision, strategy and leadership—not platitudes and pandering. It's hard to imagine we could do any worse than we did in 2012, and we can definitely do better. But I don't think we can do better without change at the top in Colorado.
Ryan Call is a nice guy—but clearly, he is the wrong guy for this job. As he said himself in December 2012 (and I'm paraphrasing), it wasn't his job to lead, but to follow the dictates of the Romney campaign and the RNC. What did that get us? Losses across the board.
It's great that we spent more money on State Legislative races than before, and nice that we raised $2.4 million. But what did that buy us? A very cushy salary for Chairman Call (after saying he wasn't sure if the position should be paid on the campaign trail back in 2011). Great kick-backs for all the crony political hacks who have ensured Democrat dominance in this state since 2004—people who are supposedly on our side! Here's what it also bought us:
A loss for Romney in Colorado.
A loss in our only statewide election.
No change in Congress (despite a potential pick up in CD7).
No change at the CU Board of Regents (when there was one, possibly two, potential pick-ups).
No change at the State Board of Education (granted, with only CDs 2 and 4 up, there wasn't likely to be any change this election cycle).
No change in the State Senate (despite 2 very winnable seats, and another possibility or two there).
A 9 seat swing in the State House, from 33R-32D to 37D-28R (the largest loss since 2004).
Additionally, Chairman Call guaranteed in 2011 that we would win in November 2012—or our money back. Listen around the 12:30 mark to hear this pledge.
That $2.4 million raised? That's also helping to buy Chairman Call's reelection. From using Party fundraising letters and emails to promote his campaign (that is the only reasonable interpretation of several of those) to using Party Staff and resource to "select" Bonus Members to, apparently, using the new Regional Offices to all but bribe votes to refusing to share the contact information for the voting pool with other candidates for Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary, Chairman Call, in an unprecedented misuse of State Party funds and resources, is using your contributions to reelect himself.
If you are a contributor to the Colorado Republican Party, please ask for your contributions back and don't contribute again until this gross misuse of Party resource is rectified. This is inexcusable.
In 2011, Chairman Call made a number of campaign promises, including monthly meetings with Tea Party groups, providing needed resources to County Parties, to help County Parties fundraise, etc. You can read the entire letter here. To the best of my knowledge, he didn't follow through on much, if any, of those.
In the same letter, Chairman Call promises a transparent and accountable State Party, but we don't even know what his salary is (rumor is that it is anything from $135,000-$175,000/year). In fact, other than generic items on TRACER and the FEC, we don't know where any of the $2.4 million raised (and over $7 million given by the RNC, Republican Senatorial Committee and Massachusetts GOP) was spent. How is that transparent or accountable?
In 2007, while Vice Chair of the Denver County GOP, Chairman Call maxed out a contribution ($400) to Bernie Buescher, a Democrat candidate. While I don't have an issue with folks doing this, when you are a Party officer or official of any kind, that is unacceptable. When he got caught, instead of doing the right thing, he made excuses. He didn't apologize, and he didn't ask for his contribution back. The explanation I have heard was that Ryan's employer at the time (John Zackum—State Party Legal Counsel) asked him to, so he did—while they were Republican Party Officials, an offense that would get most people removed from their office (strangely enough, both Mr. Call and Mr. Zackum remained in their respective positions).
The bottom line is, we lost. We lost badly. We have not received an acknowledgement of that from Chairman Call, nor have we received an apology—and we're not likely to. We can't keep winning when we keep using losing strategies. We need a change. It really can't get any worse than total losses, but it can get better if we have a real leader focused on strategy and vision. As nice as he is, that person isn't Ryan. For the good of the Party, he should have resigned on 7 November. But he didn't, and he won't. $135,000/year is an awful lot of money to give up easily, so I understand why he would fight for this—but without results, he doesn't deserve that salary; he doesn't deserve the job.
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Central North Carolina is a great place to live, especially if you like to go to the beach. Whether you're heading out for an entire week, or just making a short trip over the weekend, having a sore back can really put a damper on your fun and relaxation time.
Over the course of the last few posts, we've been discussing how to avoid neck, shoulder, and back pain this summer. Whether you live by the beach, or are taking a trip by car or plane, joint and muscular pain can ruin it. At the end of today's post, you'll find a set of links to the other posts in this thread. These posts contain lots of useful knowledge that will help you, and we urge you to take a few minutes to go back and read them.
In this installment, we are focusing our attention on things you should if you're going to the beach to avoid this type of pain. If you're in need of a chiropractor in Raleigh NC, please call Dr. Rick at Falls Chiropractic and Injury today. We've been treating families in the Triangle for decades. When you're in pain, call the experts at Falls Chiropractic and Injury.
Flip Flops - This footwear is a summertime favorite among people of all ages and genders. However, flip flops are not the best for providing the right type of foot support. Wearing bad shoes, with little to no heel and arch support, can create back pain. This is especially true for those with chronic back pain. If you are going to wear flip flops, try to find some with a heel cup and a deep foot bed.
Beach Bags and Coolers - When heading out to the oceanfront, be mindful of what you're packing in your cooler and beach bag. Try not to overload anything and make your items too heavy to carry. If you need a big cooler, try to invest in one that has wheels and a handle for pushing and pulling. This will keep you from having to carry it from place to place.
Looking Down at Books or Phones - It's common for people to read or surf the web while lying out on the beach. However, constantly looking down will crane your neck forward which can create pain. Try to keep your book or phone at eye level and hold your head up.
Lying in One Position for Too Long - Try to avoid lying in one position for too long. This is especially true if you like to lie face down to tan your back. This position keeps your neck at an awkward angle. This angle also puts unneeded stress and pressure on your spine.
Move Around - Don't just lie around all day, get up and move about some. For every hour you sit on the beach, you should get up and move for 10 - 15 minutes. And walking around barefoot in the sand also has lots of healthy benefits, especially for your spine.
Stay Hydrated - Be sure you're drinking lots of water. It's easy to get dehydrated at the beach with the wind, activity, heat, and humidity. Try to avoid drinking caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. These will only dehydrate you more.
We hope today's topic will help you have a fun and relaxing time in the sand and surf. Please take the time to read over the other posts in this series if you're looking for even more information on how to keep a healthy back this summer, especially if you're traveling by car or plane.
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If you are ready to get your back healthy for a summer beach vacation, call Falls Chiropractic and Injury today. Our custom programs enhance your mobility as well as your overall health and well-being.
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On behalf of Kevin Tauzin of Tauzin & Lorio, Attorneys at Law posted in car accidents on Thursday, January 24, 2019.
These days, many of our readers have probably noticed that the debate about distracted driving and what to do about it is becoming unavoidable, which is a good thing. Each year thousands of Americans are injured or die in car accidents that were caused by distracted drivers and, as a result, legislators and politicians are doing their best to enact laws and policies that will help bring down the number of these accidents that occur. But, what about the car companies? Are their efforts to make cars safer actually making distracted driving worse?
Well, as a recent article noted, that may be the trend. While new cars have many new safety features like blind-spot indicators, automatic braking and cameras and warning indicators that help when the car is in reverse, all of these safety features may actually cause a distraction for drivers when they are supposed to be helping.
The recent article noted a survey in which 10 percent of respondents indicated that they believed that some of the advanced technology that is being included in cars today - sometimes referred to as "semi-autonomous" technology -- is actually making it harder for drivers to safely operate their vehicles. Furthermore, at recent car show that drew national news coverage, one analyst said that drivers can become "overly reliant" on some of these safety features.
While we all appreciate efforts to make vehicles safer, it should not come at the expense of a driver's attention to the primary task of operating the vehicle. When distracted drivers are behind the wheel of vehicles in Louisiana, serious car accidents are an unfortunate possibility.


Tunnel Creek Road and the Flume Trail is one of the most popular Lake Tahoe hikes for the views. ... Moderate difficulty due to a steep climb in the beginning Tunnel Creek Road and the Flume Trail is one of the most popular Lake Tahoe hikes for the views.


Hopefully I don't need to tell you which is which. Velvia 50 above, with the typical Transparency film bluer than blue sky. below, just a little too much cyan for me in the Portra 160 sky. But that is also typical of C-41 films.
Here the same view, taken minutes apart as I had just changed film............This sun angle make the Portra sky more tolerable for me.......But I still prefer the true blue.
Also some vignetting from the filter......I'll need to get a thinner profile warming filer for the 43mm lens. But if I cropped that here, I'd lose my best cloud features. So for a print, I'd remove the vignettes with Photoshop.
Lake Marie & Snowy Range, Wyoming.
Crop 1 keeps the stream and flowers; eliminates the tripod and asphalt.
Crop 2, eliminates the stream because I didn't get the satin effect I wanted (exposure too short), but here the asphalt path is distracting.
Saturdays Online: Gadgets don't make it better.......Even when they are Hipster!
The upside of all this is that Film is now holding its own and even making somewhat of a comeback.
We'll spend the next week looking at more Wyoming Photos.
Holga goes over Loveland Pass for 52 Rolls this week. US Highway 6, with A-Basin Ski slopes in the background to the right.
Railroad Crossing with a stormy South Park in the background.
More coming soon from the Mamiya 7, my camera of choice this weekend.
From Mirror Lake.............More later as we will do a film comparison here and look at some B&W images too.
Mondays Online: Film Makes a Comeback!
HA HA you naysayers! Film's decline has ended. Have My Prayers have been answered?
Too bad I've lost all my favorite transparency films.....maybe some will make a return from the dead. But at least we've reached a stable point.
I report the unfortunate demise of a great camera backpack, the F-Stop. Taken down, not by poor quality, but by poor management.
I liked my Guru (above) so much that we now have 3 F-Stop bags in our family.
And little fun with Photomerge of two images to make the panorama. See the rest of the 52 Rolls post here.
You'll probably see this Barn again, as I like to post Flags on National Holidays. But I didn't want to wait on this one. The Barn at Photographers Formulary.
And on the way home, the Tetons from Togwotee Pass, Wyoming. We hope to return next year.
Two slightly different perspectives on the same stand of trees.


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Loot N Shoot Reloaded Up On Kickstarter
How many of us haven't, at some point in time, shot a rubber band across the room? Maybe you were aiming for something (or someone), or just having fun, but we all know someone who's really good at it
How many of us haven't, at some point in time, shot a rubber band across the room? Maybe you were aiming for something (or someone), or just having fun, but we all know someone who's really good at it. If that's you, then you might have an innate advantage in Loot N Shoot, a dexterity game where you shoot rubber bands at your opponent's goblins. The game is up on Kickstarter now.
From the campaign:
Loot N' Shoot is a strategic dexterity game for 2-4 players. Each player is armed with a rubber band gun and will try to eliminate the other player's goblins while trying to grab the most loot with their own goblins.
Don't let the rubber band guns fool you though. This game offers a lot more than just shooting goblins with rubber band guns (but we won't hold it against you if that's the main reason you back the game). Each goblin has its own special abilities that are activated when they are moved. Grab the right loot and you can use its magic abilities to hinder your foes. It will take keen shooting, tactical placement and clever use of the goblin powers to survive the hail of (rubber band) fire and make off with the most loot.
Get your copy today because we're adding some sweet loot that's only available to backers.
The campaign is just up and over its funding goal with still 13 days to go.
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Review Roundup
Helloooooooo, Saturday. You know you're my favorite. I hope the other days of the week get jealous, but you're just so great. Time to put on some appropriate music and relax... and probably play some
Helloooooooo, Saturday. You know you're my favorite. I hope the other days of the week get jealous, but you're just so great. Time to put on some appropriate music and relax... and probably play some games, too. I plan on doing that as well. But, before I go do that, I gotta make sure the people get the gaming reviews I know they so desperately desire.
This week, we have: Go Nuts for Donuts, Loot N Shoot, London, Centipede, Stellium, DropMix, Cursed Court, Einstein, Peptide, Empires: Age of Discovery, Test of Honour Ronin, Photosynthesis, and Fast Forward series (Fear, Fortress, Flee).
One Board Family:
Go Nuts for Donuts Review
Ah the donut. A beautiful ring of delicious dough and sugar. The donut is a miraculous dessert that comes in so many flavors. Will we find Go Nuts for Donuts from GameWright Games just as irresistible or will this cute filler game leave a bad taste in your mouth like an old jelly filled donut?
Undead Viking:
Loot N Shoot Review
Board Game Quest:
London Review
London takes place in the years following the Great Fire which decimated much of the older parts of London. Players are tasked with rebuilding the city and stemming the rising tide of poverty that comes with a rapidly developing city.
Centipede Review
Since this is an asymmetrical game, the Gnome and Centipede player's set-up and turns will be different. Once set-up is complete, play begins with the Gnome player with two phases:
1. Refresh the Dice Pool: If there's only 1 die left you re-roll all dice.
2. Activate 1 Die: Choose 1 die and take all actions listed on the die, then move that die out of the die pool.
Stellium Review
The game board is comprised of six rotating disks held together with a cardboard boundary. Marbles drawn from a bag represent the astronomical objects placed on one of seven spaces on each disc. Objective cards are also set up beside the board that shows the configurations of colors of marbles required for scoring points.
DropMix Review
There are actually three different ways to play DropMix, the most addicting of which is Freestyle. No rules, no challenges, just play cards and create awesome mixes (hopefully). How does it work? The DropMix board connects to your mobile device (phone or tablet) and uses a free app.
Board to Death TV:
Cursed Court Review
The intrigues and scandals of the realm's greater nobility are a subject of fixation, and even obsession, for the entire kingdom. Most especially for the minor nobility, whose fortunes can be elevated — or shattered — by what happens at court.
In Cursed Court, you must consider both public and hidden information, some of the latter shared among different pairs of players, when wagering your limited influence in each season of the year. As the machinations of the nine key nobles are progressively revealed, your fortunes rise and fall. After three years, a winner is crowned.
Einstein Review
As Albert Einstein transcended science and became a recognizable figure around the world, so the game Einstein focuses on simple rules and quick playability, an accessible strategy game for gamers and non-gamers alike.
Peptide Review
Peptide is an open-drafting card game with resource management elements. Basically, players compete to link amino acids side-by-side, forming what's called a Peptide Chain (in biology, this process is called RNA Translation). In order to do so, players must first select from a number of available open-drafted face up cards, which in the game represent cellular organelles. Each organelle rewards players with either molecular resources or cellular actions. Final scores are based upon the types of amino acids in your Peptide Chain, and the player with the most points at the end of the game wins!
Polyhedron Collider:
Empires: Age of Discovery Review
It would appear that we at Polyhedron Collider are a shower of dirty liars and hypocrites. "What is the reason for this confession?" you may ask. It seems that we may have made the statement on an earlier podcast that "it's not all about the bling". Whilst true, my track record on this sort of thing isn't exactly exemplary as I've got a growing number of games in my collection with more shinies than Malcolm Reynolds after having Serenity diamond-encrusted - one of which is Empires: Age of Discovery, a hefty Worker Placement/Area Control game from Eagle-Gryphon.
Meeples & Miniatures:
Test of Honour Ronin Review
The Ronin box set for Test of Honour was one of the wave one expansions for the game.
The box set allows players to field a force comprising fully of masterless Samurai, led by a special character – Tadashi 'The Dishonoured'.
iSlaytheDragon:
Photosynthesis Review
You are in charge of a species of tree (or you are the trees, however you want to look at it) and it's your job to get as much energy from the sun as you can so that your trees can grow, thrive, produce seedlings for the next generation, and ultimately end their life cycle as strong, healthy trees. Succeeding at this means, inevitably, weakening the other trees in the forest, but such is the circle of life. The strong survive, the weak become mulch.
Fast Forward series (Fear, Fortress, Flee) Review
Fast Forward is a new series of games from Friedemann Friese that do not come with rulebooks. Instead, the games in the Fast Forward series are sorted decks of 90 cards each, and the rules of each game are discovered during play. The Fast Forward games also use Friese's Fable System, introduced in Fabled Fruit, which evolves the gameplay from one game to another but whose components are fully resettable.
The series was launched with three games–Fear, Fortress, and Flee–and each game is stand-alone, yet it makes sense to review them together. For one thing, part of the fun of each game is discovering it as you go, so I have to be vague on some details to avoid spoilers. And for another thing, the system works pretty similarly in each game.
Blue Orange Games Board Game Quest Board Games Board to Death TV Card Games Centipede Cursed Court DropMix Eagle-Gryphon Games Einstein Empires: Age of Discovery Gamewright Go Nuts for Donuts IDW Games iSlaytheDragon London Loot N Shoot Meeples & Miniatures Miniatures Game News One Board Family Osprey Games Peptide Polyhedron Collider Review Roundup Reviews Stellium Stronghold Games Test of Honour Undead Viking Warlord Games


Add the beef and stir through occasionally until it is brown on all sides.
Add the basil, basil, tomatoes mushrooms, tomato paste, and stock and bring to the boil.
Repeat and finish with a layer of meat sauce.


Monin Guava (Goyave in French) syrup in stylish 70cl glass bottle. Guava is an emerging flavour of the tropics, with a pretty pink, sweet flesh and delicious exotic flavour. Capturing the essence and sweetness of the juicy guava fruit, Monin Guava is a perfect thirst quencher for those seeking a delicate beverage that is a step above the ordinary. Monin Guava provides Hawaiian tropical taste in a practical and self-stable product. Make the most of this delicious flavour and use Monin Guava in all your thirst quenching beverages!
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My family has long been a fan of Maggiano's, an Italian restaurant chain. Up to recently, the closest location was in Tyson's Corner. It's not exactly nearby, so a meal at the restaurant was more of a pilgrimage than a simple dinner out. Last year, a branch opened in Annapolis, and recently, another opened at the expanded Mall in Columbia.
Both the menu and premises are modeled after old-fashioned Little Italy-style restaurants, incorporating tiled floors, checkered tablecloths, and homey pasta dishes into a comfortable modern establishment.
On the restaurant's opening day, we were invited to witness the braided pasta "ribbon"-cutting ceremony before indulging in a complimentary multi-course family-style meal.
While the menu offers tons of lovely a la carte dishes, family-style is really the way to go at Maggiano's. There are three price ranges, for Light, Classic, and Chef's Choice menus. We had a combination of all three types of dishes in our tasting, but the format was Classic (three appetizers, four main courses, two desserts).
We started out with the Chopped Salad, which included iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, crumbled bleu cheese, avocado, and crispy prosciutto, all tossed with the lightly sweet signature house dressing. My usual favorite salad is the Maggiano's, which swaps out the avocado and tomatoes for some red onion, but I enjoyed the additional creaminess of the avocado. I'm a sucker for a good chopped salad anyway, so it was hard to go wrong here. It was also hard not to eat much more of it (that's actually a large multi-serving bowl in the photo) but we knew there was plenty food a-coming.
Next up were crab cakes, panko coated and served with a tomato aioli and an arugula salad. It's pretty rare that chain restaurants get crab cakes right--this is Maryland, after all, and we are picky. But apart from the addition of bell pepper and their somewhat unnatural puck-like shape, I'd say these were pretty good. Not like homemade, but good.
Even better were the Zucchini Fritte, strips of zucchini breaded in panko and fried just long enough to brown the coating but not make the squash mushy. They came with a lemon aioli dipping sauce. Hard to beat fried food + mayonnaise.
On to entrees. Two we tasted were pasta dishes, the Rigatoni "D", with roasted chicken, mushrooms, and caramelized onions in a Marsala cream sauce. Um...yum. Rich and creamy, but not insanely-so.
Then there were massive platters of lasagna. Assembled to order, this dish tasted a lot like the homemade lasagna I made last Christmas. The filling had both beef and Italian sausage layered with pasta sheets and ricotta cheese and lots of flavorful sauce.
We also tried the Salmon Oscar, asiago- and herb-crusted salmon fillets topped with a garlic truffle cream sauce, asparagus, sundried tomatoes, and crab, with a side of orzo. Again, rich and creamy without being over-the-top.
The last of our four entrees was a lightened version of chicken Parmesan. Rather than being deep-fried, the breaded chicken cutlets were baked before being topped with provolone cheese and marinara sauce. I always thought chicken parm should be pan-fried, not deep-fried, but I did enjoy the baked version. The sauce was flavorful, and there was plenty enough cheese to keep this dish out of boring "diet" hell.
Rather than receiving two desserts to share (since there were too many of us), we were brought a mini dessert sampling that included an apple crostata, bite-sized versions of the chocolate zuccatto cake, pound cake with bruleed bananas, NY style cheesecake, and tiramisu. (Note: this sampler is on the regular dessert menu, but not on the family-style menu.) While I felt the icing-to-cake ratio in the zuccatti was too high, I enjoyed the rest of the dishes, especially the crostata, which is like a wee apple pie.
Stuffed to the gills, we left Maggiano's pretty happy. Nice to know that there's one in the area. Now they just need to put one in Towson or Hunt Valley.
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On this day in music history: January 6, 1976 – "Frampton Comes Alive!", the fifth album by Peter Frampton is released (UK release is February 13, 1976). Produced by Peter Frampton, it is recorded at Winterland in San Francisco, CA, Marin Civic Center, in San Rafael, CA, Long Island Arena in Commack, LI, NY, and SUNY Plattsburgh, in Plattsburgh, NY on June 13 – 14, August 24, and November 22, 1975. After four moderately successful solo releases, Peter Frampton decides to record a live album during the tour to support his fourth studio album "Frampton". Having scored a major success with his former band Humble Pie with the live album "Performance – Rockin' At The Fillmore", A&M Records signs off on the idea of Frampton making the live record. Feeling that he is on precarious ground with his record label after his previous albums have only sold modestly, Frampton decides to play it safe and make the album a single LP instead. The musician invites A&M Records co-founder Jerry Moss to Electric Lady Studios in New York to hear the results. Initially the album only consists of five songs with the tracks "Lines On My Face" and "Do You Feel Like We Do" taking up the entire second side. Moss likes what he hears, but asks Frampton why certain other songs have not been included. The label boss gives him the go ahead to return to the road and record more material, expanding it to a 2 LP set. The fourteen track double album is Frampton's long awaited breakthrough, successfully capturing the full excitement and electricity of his musicianship that had eluded him on his studio albums. "Frampton Comes Alive!" makes the twenty five year old guitarist a pop cultural phenomenon, spinning off three hit singles, including "Show Me The Way" (#6 Pop), "Do You Feel Like We Do" (#10 Pop), and "Baby I Love Your Way" (#12 Pop). "Frampton Comes Alive" becomes one of the biggest selling live albums of all time, and surpasses A&M Records' previous best seller, Carole King's "Tapestry" in under a year. It is also the first album in history to sell over a million copies in the cassette and 8-Track tape formats alone. "Alive!" is reissued on CD in 2001 as a two disc deluxe edition restoring four songs to the album not included on the original release, also re-sequencing it to the order that the songs were originally performed in concert. It is also remastered and reissued on vinyl in 2008, making it available in that format for the first time in nearly twenty years. "Frampton Comes Alive!" spends ten weeks at number one (non-consecutive) on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified 8x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.


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Normally iTunes only allows you to listen to the shared music, but not to save it. This program adds the capability to save the shared music locally as MP3 file.
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Has your Sharp a sufficient ventilation? butchkravitz is offline Quote post #17 of 17 Old 02-14-2009, 06:24 PM emoticonartist Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Does anyone know if this is a defect or a lack of performance associated with the model? I unplugged all of the cables (RC audio etc) to move the tv to a new space.
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From puzzling performance feats to crazy alloys, glass is not as simple or weak as it seems. Research can now explain old mysteries and create advanced technology, but most amazing is what laboratory-forged glass can do—heal itself and even outlive human civilization.
About 800,000 years ago, a hefty meteor smashed into Earth. The rock measured 20 kilometers (12 mi) wide and, after the impact, threw glassy debris into the atmosphere. This fallout rained glass over an area of 22,500 square kilometers (8,700 mi2). Despite this massive footprint of glass across Australia and Asia, the crater has never been discovered.
In 2018, more glass beads showed up in Antarctica. With each the width of a human hair, they were soon identified as part of the mysterious meteor's debris. Called microtektites, their chemical composition grabbed the scientists' attention.
The low levels of sodium and potassium showed that the beads were likely the farthest fringe of the elusive crater. Sodium and potassium leach out under extreme temperatures, and hot debris also spreads farther away from an impact.
When the Antarctic microtektites were compared to ones from Australia, the latter had higher levels of sodium and potassium and, theoretically, were a step closer to the crater. Following this formula, going from hot to cooler, researchers expect to find the crater somewhere in Vietnam. If correct, then the Antarctic beads traveled an incredible distance—about 11,000 kilometers (6,800 mi).
Shaolin monks are known for their impressive displays of agile martial arts. But recently, one man did something really unusual. Feng Fei threw a needle through a pane of glass—without shattering the glass.
The monk hurled the needle with such strength that it popped a balloon on the other side. For all purposes, it should have broken the entire pane. When the superfast trick was viewed in slow motion, it looked like the needle's point pierced the glass with some throws. At other times, it seemed like the needle just cracked the glass and popped the balloon with small shards released on the other side. Both remain an incredible feat.
The answer boils down to how glass breaks at a molecular level. Glass is tough. Its molecules are linked in a network that shares (and thus weakens) any pressure against it. If you push a fingertip against a pane, the entire window will resist you. Cracks happen when molecular links fail and pressure is forced to follow the crack to its end.
If a needle can avoid bending and is thrown with enough accuracy and muscle, a deep crack will form. Once that is achieved, there will be little resistance to stop the needle from passing through.
Scientists are not sure what kind of matter glass is. A sheet of glass is not solid even though it may appear that way. Bizarrely, it sometimes behaves like a liquid and a solid at the same time. Glass atoms are caught in the same way as a gel's—slow-moving atoms that never get anywhere because they block each other's way.
In 2008, a breakthrough occurred when the focus turned on the pattern formed by glass atoms as they cooled down. They formed structures called icosahedrons, which resemble 3-D pentagons. As pentagons cannot be arranged in an orderly way, the glass atoms appeared as a random mess.
The same study also found that glass tries its best to be a crystal. But for this to occur, molecules must arrange themselves in a highly regular pattern. The 3-D pentagons prevent this from happening. In other words, glass is neither solid nor liquid, has properties of a gel, and is something of a crystal suffering arrested development.
How our Moon was born remains a bone of contention among scientists. Glass left behind by the first atomic explosion can prove a theory that the Moon resulted from a collision between Earth and a planet-sized body about 4.5 billion years ago.
In 2017, researchers found glass forged by the 1945 nuclear test in New Mexico. Called trinitite, it was green and radioactive. By measuring the different chemical compositions in the glass, the first solid clue about the Moon's formation was found.
The trinitite nearest the explosion zone was empty of volatile elements, including zinc. Such elements vaporize under extreme heat, similar to what happens when a planet forms.
Until now, this was pure theory. But after the nuke sucked out the elements, scientists now have their first physical evidence. Trinitite and lunar material are similar enough with their lack of water and volatile elements to prove that the latter react the same to high temperatures whether on Earth or in space.
They look like teardrops or tadpoles. But Prince Rupert's drops blend two polar opposites into one shape with a hair-trigger fragility and a strength that can withstand a hammer.
When molten glass is dripped into ice water, the unusual drops are created. In the 1600s, Prince Rupert of Bavaria tried to figure out the mystery. When the head of the teardrop-shaped bead was hammered on an anvil, the glass refused to break.
However, the moment that the thin tail was snapped off, the entire drop, head included, exploded into a puff of powder. King Charles II, Rupert's uncle, ordered the Royal Society to unravel this secret, but they found no answer.
In 1994, high-speed photographs showed that a broken tail sent cracks barreling toward the head at over 6,400 kilometers per hour (4,000 mph). In addition, scientists discovered that cooling was behind the drops' strange qualities.
When molten glass hit the cold water, the outside cooled rapidly. The inside solidified much more slowly, which created a surface tension tight enough to withstand a beating. However, on the inside, that same tension bombs the drop at the first hairline crack.
One of the main issues with hazardous material is storing the waste—and globally, there is an unimaginable amount. Often, containers leak and toxic spills contaminate the ground, water sources, and even people.
In 2018, the US Department of Energy found a novel way to store radioactive waste as glass. At a former weapons factory called Hanford, tanks of waste are kept underground. Researchers chose low-activity radioactive trash for a test run of the theoretically spill-proof idea.
The liquid waste was mixed with glassmaking ingredients and then gradually injected into a melter. The 11 liters (3 gal) of waste went into the furnace and, after 20 hours, came out completely vitrified. This first attempt was hugely successful and managed to safely encase radioactive material within glass. A full-scale program will now tackle the millions of gallons of toxic tanks that remain below Hanford.
In 2015, the University of Tokyo whipped up a novel kind of material—transparent glass nearly as macho as steel. Think along the lines of windows surviving car collisions or unbreakable wine glasses.
All that had to be done was to figure out a way to mix alumina with glass. As far as toughness is concerned, alumina is close to a diamond's hardness. It is also the additive that makes paints and plastics hard.
For years, all attempts failed. The glass-alumina mixture crystallized the moment that it was poured into any container. In an innovative move, a new technique blended them in the air. Besides being transparent, the 50 percent alumina mix forged a glass as elastic and rigid as steel. The integrity remained even on a microscopic level.
This opens the door to advancements in phones, computers, and future electronics.
In 2017, Japanese researchers were analyzing new adhesives when they accidentally invented something fantastic: self-repairing glass. While running tests, one scientist noticed that the edges fused when pressure was applied to cut glass pieces. Follow-up trials showed the material was not a one-time wonder.
The magic element was a polymer (a substance consisting of many repeating units) called polyether-thiourea. When cut, it glommed on to itself after being pressed together for 30 seconds. The best part was that it happened at room temperature. Usually, materials need extreme heat to fuse. This made the glass unique among self-healing materials. Among them, polyether-thiourea also mends the fastest.
Despite being as robust as normal glass, the new polymer is earmarked for a wide variety of applications. One suggestion was almost immediate—the cure to annoying mobile phone screen cracks. The medical field is also in the wings, where shatterproof substances can help with repairs inside the human body.
Nobody relishes the idea of replacing a sturdy part of one's skeleton with glass. As creepy as it sounds, surgeons feel that it is the perfect solution for broken bones. Forget the window pane type, the material that could revolutionize medicine is called bioglass. Stronger than bone, bioglass is also flexible and antiseptic.
In 2002, the first implant replaced a shattered orbital floor. Without this wafer-thin bone, the eye rolls back. In this case, the man also went color-blind. No conventional surgery helped. A plate of bioglass was inserted beneath the patient's eye, and almost immediately, full sight was restored including color perception.
Remarkably, bioglass fools the immune system into accepting it as a part of the body. Safe from rejection, it spreads ions that fight infection and directs healing cells. The latest version of bioglass, which is not yet commercially available, is more rubbery but tougher. It has been designed to allow freshly broken legs to walk without pins or crutches.
Also, to finally succeed where all else has failed, bioglass is designed to replicate how cartilage heals. Since bioglass fuses with the body and stimulates regrowth, it might just be the holy grail of cartilage surgery.
A recently invented storage device might just outlast human civilization. A glass disc, resembling a tiny CD, is a new 5-D concept capable of storing 360 terabytes of data. This is great news for storage junkies, considering that each day adds the data equivalent of 10 million Blu-ray discs to the world.
The brainchild of researchers from the University of Southampton, each glass plate is created with a technique called femtosecond laser writing. Pulses of an ultrafast laser scribble information in three layers.
The data is not written in the conventional sense. Instead of words, massive archives such as libraries and museums can store their records as dots. These nanostructures are about 5 micrometers (0.005 millimeters) apart.
The three-dimensional position of every dot plus its size and orientation makes the disc a 5-D device. It can only be read using a special microscope with a light filter. Besides hugging insane quantities of information to its bosom, the discs can withstand 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,832 °F) and probably last for about 13.8 billion years.
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