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Classic Songs: Dust in the Wind
Pressed for time, and feeling like doing something a bit different, today I'm here to talk to you about one of my favorite songs of all time, by one of my favorite bands of all time. The band is Kansas, and the song is "Dust in the Wind". Kansas was, in the 1970s, the heyday of progressive rock, one of the biggest bands in the world, certainly the United States. They have a pretty excellent 70s catalogue all around, but in the mid-70s they put out two chart topping hit albums back to back, 1976s "Leftoverture", and 1977's "Point of Know Return". Both albums together have some of the absolute best songs the band ever put out, in fact some of the absolute best music ever made, in my opinion. But it was on the latter that a last-second edition became one of the most timeless, memorable hits of all time.
One of the single coolest album covers of all time.
Originally written as a finger-picking exercise by guitarist Kerry Livgren, the principle figure behind most of the band's deeper, more esoteric lyrics. His wife had told him he should make a full song out of it, so he wrote the melancholy, philosophical lyrics that are now so well regarded, unsure if his bandmates would accept it. But they accept it they did, and a late, "throw away" addition to the album became the biggest hit the band ever had, even compared to "Carry On Wayward Son". Some bands manage to write that one song that elevates from "hit" to "timeless classic", more of a crossover phenomenon that people not even fans of rock music may hear and recognize. Queen had "We Are the Champions", Led Zeppelin had "Stairway to Heaven", Blue Oyster Cult had "Don't Fear the Reaper", and Kansas had "Dust in the Wind".
Kerry Livgren is on the far left.
The first time I heard this song, it was totally random, at a local bar & grill joint with my great uncle, and I just kind of heard it faintly in the background and it really spoke to me. I'm surprised I hadn't heard it earlier than the age of 15 or so, but this was my first exposure to it. I asked him "Who does this?" and he thought it was "Kansas or somebody", so I later looked them up on the internet, and bam. Instant love. The bittersweet tone of the song is both sad and soothing, the lyrics both simple yet profound. It instantly became one of my absolute favorite songs, and it has remained arguably my favorite song of all time, even though my favorite band of all time is Metallica. It just has the complete package, from the simple guitar melody, to lead singer Steve Walsh's (at the time) perfect vocals, to my favorite band-member Robby Steinhardt's (the majestic looking mountain man in the middle up there) soul-stirring viola solo. The song is short but sweet, and it does all it needs to do in that time. It's just so funny that, much like James Hetfield's "Nothing Else Matters" ballad, this song was something that almost didn't even get recorded, and yet it wound up becoming a timeless, amazing classic.
When I saw Kansas live for the first and only time back in 2006 or so, even though they're all old by now, and my boy Robby was no longer touring with them (for health reasons), when they played this song, it was still an amazing experience, and to borrow an expression from pro wrestling lingo, I totally "marked out".
I shall leave you with the lyrics, and an awesome video of the song to enjoy. Cheers!
"I close my eyes, only for a moment and the moment's gone.
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity.
Dust in the wind.....All they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea.
All we do, crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see.
Dust in the wind....All we are is dust in the wind.
Now don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind....everything is dust in the wind...."
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Childhood Memories: 80s Robot Toys
As someone who spent my early childhood in the 80s, I got to experience almost the entire decade (born in late '81). Part of me would consider myself more of a "90s kid", because my late childhood and teens, literally when I "grew up", was the 90s. But I guess I was born at a good time, because I got to be both an 80s AND 90s kid, when you get right down to it. I got the best of both decades. And I don't think it's all that unfair to say that, with few exceptions (faster internet, etc.), those two decades were both light years better than anything that has come post-2000. In fact, the new millenia, so far, has been rather shitty, all things considered. But I digress.
Looking back at the 80s, one thing that really sticks out is that it was, unquestionably, the "Decade of Toys". Sure, many previous or following decades still have plenty of toys. But the 80s went kind of haywire with them. It's the only decade I can think of (having done the homework), that had such an ingrained phenomenon, for example, of cartoon shows either based on products, or cartoons made in tandem with a toy line specifically to sell it to kids. Transformers, Go Bots, GI Joe, He-Man, Care Bears, Glo-Friends, My Pet Monster, Potato Head Kids, Cabbage Patch Kids, MASK, Thundercats, Inhumanoids, Dino-Riders, the list literally goes on and on. And among the most popular of 80s toy trends, so it would seem, were toy robots. If you weren't alive in or don't remember the 1980s, trust me, robots were BIG.
So weird, sometimes so useless, yet still so cool.
As much as it was the "Decade of Toys", you could just as easily call the 80s the "Decade of Robots", at least in so far as society's fascination with them. You had R.A.L.F. (Robotic Assistant Labor Facilitator) from the movie "Flight of the Navigator". You had Johnny 5 from the "Short Circuit" movies. You had the adorable little living flying saucer robots from "Batteries Not Included". You had the Transformers and GoBots, and the robotic butler from Rocky 4 (totally out of left field). But what we're here to talk about, of course, are the toys.
Ah, THIS guy.
Pictured above is one robot toy I actually owned (and wish I still had). You can basically figure out what it does from just looking at it, a battery operated little guy who moves around on the floor in certain patterns, and his eyes light up and he makes cool "laser" sounds, or whatever. I also had a white one with blue lights and neat little laser-gun hands that I wasn't able to find a picture of on the internets. Growing up fairly poor, as I've touch upon in the past, I unfortunately wasn't able to own too many of these bad boys, though trust me when I tell you that I certainly wanted them. One of my biggest childhood letdowns, was the fact that at a younger age, before Nintendo and Godzilla took over my life, I had an at least temporary obsession with getting my very own Teddy Ruxpin toy. It was a teddy bear doll, that was a robot (of sorts), with a tape player in it's back. You buy Teddy Ruxpin story tapes, pop 'em in, and the doll itself would move it's mouth and eyes while the voice of Teddy on the tape told you a story. On the commercials, it just looked so awesome I HAD to have one, and they naturally had a (pretty cool) Teddy Ruxpin cartoon that made my yearning even worse. Alas, I never did get to have one. I had Care Bears dolls, I had all three promotional Burger King "Alvin and the Chipmunks" dolls, I had He-Man toys and Legos and M.U.S.C.L.E. figures and a couple of Battle Beasts and I even had a Dino-Riders figure or two. But no Teddy. I was almost as forlorn about this fact as I was at an even YOUNGER age, when I felt that I absolutely had to have a $500 Pow-Pow-Powerwheels car. Ah.....youth.
The one that got away.....
So yeah. There were all kinds of robot toys. There was this guy:
Just look at that smile.
Alphie II, an educational robo-toy. Taught you numbers, letters, colors, memorization skills, etc. Never had one, but it always looked fairly neat.
Then there was this thing:
What a great................toy?
Called the "Armatron", from Tomy, the purveyor of all things ridiculously cool but also fairly useless. It is exactly what it looks like. Again, I never had one, but I remember it. If picking things up with extra effort is your thing, then Armatron is your friend for life!
Then of course there was:
So cool. So useless. But so fucking cool.
Nintendo, in order to market it's NES console as a "toy" in the recently game-aversion North American market, created ROB here, the "Robotic Operating Buddy", and packed him in with the earliest NES models to be shipped to the states. He looks absolutely bad ass, and those red flashing eyes you see were how it kept track of things happening in the game on-screen, the flashes would cue the robot to make certain actions. He was SUPPOSED to be your automated second player, a cool concept to a little kid, but sadly, they only made two games that he worked with (Stack Up and Gyromite), neither of which were all that good, and honestly, the poor guy just didn't work that well, or was all that fun to play with. But hot damn did he still LOOK cool, and that alone helped sell many parents who were weary of all the crap that Atari and Collecovision and Intellivision and Magnavox, etc., had flooded the market with in the early 80s.
AGAIN, sadly, I never had a ROB. Totally useless, to be honest, but to tell you the absolute truth, I wouldn't have cared as a kid. I would have, in all seriousness, just propped him up somewhere in my living room, and still pretended that he was my robotic pal, watching me play games, giving me pointers, watching my back for foul enemy attacks, etc. And it would have been the greatest thing ever. Ah well. One of these days, when I can afford to buy the obnoxiously priced used models online, I'll finally have one. And I'll STILL prop him up and pretend he's hanging out with me.
"I'm WAY cooler than Sonic the Hedgehog. Really."
Believe it or not, even SEGA had gotten into the robot act a bit earlier in Japan, creating what was essentially a public promotional tool, called "Sega Chan". Sega was already fairly rich even in 1982 off of their arcade profits, and they created Chan here, to put in malls and fun centers and other places where families and parents would likely see it. It had voice recognition, could talk and answer a select number of questions, show you promotional videos for Sega games on it's little chest-mounted TV screen, hand out pamphlets, and even shake your hand without crushing it. Looks pretty cool, but much like ROB, it must not have worked out all that well, because he's a forgotten piece of obscurity today.
All in all, toy robots are a pretty sweet idea. Although, I still maintain that, honestly, fuck Furbies. Those things are creepy as hell and look like they're going to learn just enough to kill you in your sleep. But OTHER than Furbies......I'd say, so long as you don't give them adaptive AI so they rise up and kill us all, robot toys (especially of the cheesy 80s variety), are pretty damn neat. I wish I still had the black and white ones from my childhood. And to tell you the truth, if I had the money to blow, I'd probably buy a bunch more I never had on ebay or something, right this minute. So if you have some spare cash lying around, go browse eBay or Amazon, and find yourself a battery operated 80s robot toy. You'll be glad you did, and you'll have a friend for life, or at least till his parts stop working.
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Forgotten Gems: Mega Man V
Back again, with another installment of the Forgotten Gems series, looking at more obscure (but awesome) classic video games from yesteryear! Today, in honor of classic Mega Man being announced as a playable fighter in the new upcoming Smash Bros. game, I decided it was a good time to look back at one of my favorite games, in fact my second favorite, and quite frankly, the second BEST Mega Man game ever made, Mega Man V for Game Boy!
New baddie Terra means business!
Not to be confused with Mega Man 5 for NES, this particular gem was the fifth and last of the Game Boy series of Mega Man games, known in Japan as "Rockman World". And also, while Mega Man 5 on NES was a decent, solid game, Mega Man V on GB is without question a far superior creation. The Mega Man games on the Nintendo Game Boy had, up until now, basically been rehashes of the NES games, using bosses and elements taken directly from those, with only a few things (like the Mega Man Killer robots) actually new. For example, the first game, "Mega Man: Dr. Wiley's Revenge", features four of the six robot masters from the original Mega Man on NES, then after defeating them, in Wily's Castle, you must fight four of the robot masters from Mega Man 2. In Mega Man II (the GB series used Roman numerals), you fought the other four robot masters from MM2 on NES, and then four from Mega Man 3. This continued on through Mega Man III and IV on Game Boy, as a typical formula. But then, lo and behold, the wonderful oddity that is Mega Man V came about, a game possessed of a totally, 100% brand new story, bosses, level elements, etc. And not only was it all new, but it was/is also AWESOME. Allow me to elucidate.
The Super Game Boy at work.
Mega Man V actually released after the also-fairly-good Mega Man 6 on NES, in September 1994. Along with being it's own, all-new game, it also was the only Mega Man game to make use of the Super Game Boy peripheral, which allowed Super Nintendo owners to play Game Boy games on their home console, and even add limited color palettes to them. Some later Game Boy titles, such as MMV, came programmed with some SGB compatibility, so as you can see above, they had their own pre-set palettes, as well as cool little graphic borders at the edge of the screen. Beyond that nifty addition, the game itself was one hell of a package.
I didn't personally get a Game Boy until Christmas 1994, but when I did, I was surprised by a fairly random-yet-awesome assortment of games. Among them, were Kirby's Pinball Land, the awesome 100 level Game Boy remake of Donkey Kong, the first Wario Land, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (still to this day my favorite classic Zelda game), Tetris, and Mega Man V. I'm not 100% sure all these years later that I got ALL those games on Christmas with the GB, or if I got a couple of them later which is totally possible. But there were several, and MMV was among them. Looking back, Mega Man V has to be, hands down, my second favorite Mega Man game ever made, behind only the unbeatable classic Mega Man 2 on NES. MMV really has everything, from the Super GB functionality, to a cool original story, to the fact that it is one rare case in the series where NONE of the weapons you gain from beating the robot masters seem useless. They all are at least somewhat useful, a few of them being arguably the best weapons in the series. The coolest, and most memorable, out of all of these, is Saturn's weapon, the "Black Hole", which allows you to create a small black hole in the air which sucks up all items and enemies on screen, and drops any items neat-as-you-please right into your lap. Easily the coolest Mega Man weapon ever conceived. But even so, some of the other weapons you get are pretty sweet too. Such as the "Salt Water" attack, where you fire a ball of water, which then splits on impact into three smaller balls that bounce all around the room. Or the "Grab Buster", which fires a shot that leeches energy from enemies, refilling two units of your health meter.
The Mega Arm in action, made of pure awesomeness.
Mega Man V is so stuffed full of awesome, that even the standard Mega Buster is pretty much the coolest it's ever been, before or since. In every other Mega Man game (from 4 on NES onward) you could charge the Mega Buster to build up and release one big, powerful blast. Well in MMV for Game Boy, Dr. Light, Mega Man's creator, upgrades the Mega Buster weapon to create the Mega Arm, which instead of charging and firing a huge shot, you fire a huge Mega Man fist at enemies. And if you collect enough bolts (the in-game currency), you can upgrade this even further, to make it charge faster, to grab items from clear across screen, and to lock on to regular enemies and hit them over and over till they explode. If THAT isn't the single coolest regular weapon in just about any video game ever, I don't know what is. Rush, Mega Man's robotic dog pal (introduced in Mega Man 3 on NES), even gets into the act, transforming into "Rush Space" for the space journey form Earth to (SPOILERS) Dr. Wiley's secret space station. In this level you ride in Rush like a spaceship, and the level plays out like a classic side scrolling shoot'em up game, similar to R-Type or Gradius.
The actual plot of the game is pretty unique as well. The Earth has been attacked by mysterious space robots called "Stardroids", and in Mega Man's first encounter with their leader, Terra, his Mega Buster has no effect on their super-hard space metal. Thus Dr. Light upgrades it to the more powerful Mega Arm, and once again he must rush off to save the world. The robot masters themselves are singularly unique in the Mega Man universe as well, because unlike the classic Mega Man series, where every boss is named "____ Man", or the X series where almost all bosses are named/based off of some kind of animal, in MMV on Game Boy, the "Stardroids" are named after the 9 planets of our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Terra (Earth), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto (which is STILL a planet, fuck the haters). As it later turns out, it was Dr. Wiley who discovered these mysterious space robots in some kind of ancient ruins, and reactivated and reprogrammed them to, what else, take over the world. After defeating them, surviving the hard-as-nails space shooter level including the boss fight with the Skull on the front of Wily's space station, and then making it through the station, fighting the "Mega Man Killer" robots one last time, and once again stomping Wily himself, (SPOILERS), you even have to fight one last super-top-secret space robot that Wily also discovered, a fairly all-powerful guy called "Sunstar". He's one hell of a final boss, let me tell you.
Cooler than Rush? Yes....yes he is.
I can't possibly talk about Mega Man V, however, without telling you about possibly the coolest and most unique asset this game has. Dr. Light also creates a new robot pal to assist Mega Man in his battles. And unlike Flip-Top Eddie, or the robo-bird Beat, etc., who are-yet-aren't useful, THIS little guy is fucking bad ass. It's a little green robo-cat named "Tango", and while he only has one function, it's just about the most awesome function you could hope for. When you summon him, he teleports on-screen, lets out a "meow", and then transforms into what basically looks like a giant buzz-saw, bouncing all over the screen and destroying everything in sight. And like Rush, you can refill his energy, so that you can use him throughout the game. The developers originally added Tango because they wanted a new robot pal that wasn't in the NES games. But sadly, as cool as he is, he more or less got forgotten in the future. He can be bought as an item in the SNES/Game Boy Advance game Mega Man & Bass, and makes a cameo playing in the item shop in the downloadable game Mega Man 10. But outside of that, he never has the prominant role he had in MMV. And to me, that sucks, because he's an awesome, and incredibly useful character.
So, in summary, Mega Man V for Game Boy is awesome on many fronts. It's the only all-new, completely original game in the Game Boy series. It's the only game in the entire Mega Man franchise, to my knowledge, that has totally unique names for the bosses. It's the only game that features the super-useful Mega Arm weapon. It's the only Mega Man game I can honestly thing of, where MOST of the robot master weapons you gain are actually useful. It's got the cool Rush Space shooter level. It's got a great soundtrack. It's fun, even though it's tough as nails to beat. It's got fuckin' TANGO the robo-cat! Basically, the game just has everything you could want in a Mega Man game, or an action/platformer game in general. It truly stands alone, and I would have to say, in my opinion at least, is the second coolest Mega Man game ever created.
So if you've never tried it yet, give it a whirl! Though sadly, as of now, Capcom has yet to release this game for download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Hopefully they eventually will, sooner rather than later, because it is one forgotten gem that ABSOLUTELY deserves to be played and recognized by a wider audience. Cheers!
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Unnecessary Sequels: The Neverending Story
*In the interest of saving time and spacing things out a bit, this series will continue forward focusing on only one movie and it's crappy sequels per article from here on out. Enjoy!
Well, it's time once again for another look at the myriad of quality or even excellent movies, that should have stood the test of time as stand-alone, self-contained works. But instead due to Hollywood's love of money, received highly unnecessary, and in many cases absolutely horrible sequels. And away we go!
Film: The Neverending Story
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Unnecessary Sequels: The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990), The Neverending Story III: Escape From Fantasia (1994)
Today we look at one of the quintessential films of the 1980s, and one of the greatest fantasy films ever produced, Wolfgang Petersen's "The Neverending Story". Based on the novel by the same name, written by author Michael Ende, this film is hands down one of the most esoteric and imaginative ever crafted, certainly that I have ever personally seen. It tells the tale of a lonely boy named Bastion whose mother has recently died, and who has a strained relationship with his father as they both struggle to cope with the loss. On his way to school one day, Bastion is chased by local bullies, who proceed to throw him in the garbage. After exiting said garbage, he is caught by the same bullies and manages to hide from them by slipping into a bookstore, owned by a Mr. Koreander. After talking with Koreander, who discovers much to his surprise that Bastion is most interested in books and fantastical stories, the shop owner leaves the room to take a phone call, which leaves the mysterious book he was reading, called "The Neverending Story", unguarded. Bastion, ever curious and loving stories, decides to snatch the book, leaving a note promising to return it. The shopkeeper sees this and merely chuckles, leading the viewer to realize he probably expected that the boy would do so. And from this we have the framing for our tale.
Quite possibly the coolest looking book in history.
So naturally, Bastion arrives late to school, discovers he's also late for a math test, and proceeds to steal away up to the school's storage attic, where he settles himself into reading this forbidden and mysterious book. What follows is one of the coolest movies ever made, one of the most imaginative worlds ever conceived, and all in all just a damn fun experience for just about anybody who has a soul. While produced on "only" $27 million US dollars, this German-American co-production really spared no expense, as they obviously tried their best to make every facet of the film, and the world within the book, known as "Fantasia", the most exotic, lavish and creative that they could. The entire film just oozes with a special feeling that few ever truly possess. I might be biased because I grew up with this movie, and it was and remains one of my all-time favorites. But it also holds up just as well today, and I think is beyond just being a "cult classic" film. In fact I think it absolutely deserves to be considered simply a classic, period.
"What's a Luckdragon?"
So there you have it, without going TOO in depth into this literally magical film. It's just full of so many memorable creatures, characters, and moments. It was absolutely a stand-alone film that stood the test of time, and served as a great, self-contained story that needed no further elaboration or exploration. It was a nice ending, nice wrap-up, nice everything. But, following the predictable pattern, the film made a lot of money worldwide, and thus movie executives were salivating at the prospects of making MORE money. That didn't wind up happening for several years, but come 1990, they finally released a "Neverending Story II". And as a kid, not yet really grasping such concepts as "This would be better as a stand alone piece and doesn't need any sequels", I was super excited to see it. So when it finally came out on tape, we rented it, and while I'm not sure I can rightly say I was unhappy with the film, I do remember being kind of let down by it, at the very least. Naturally, happening six years later, they recast all of the central roles of Bastion, the warrior Atreyu whose story Bastion followed by reading the book, and the Childlike Empress, ruler and embodiment of Fantasia whom Atreyu had set out to save. And with the sole exception of Atreyu, who they found another appropriately Native American looking kid to portray, the other two casting choices looked pretty much nothing like their predecessors. That alone was something that did bother me a bit, even as a kid. But that wasn't the half of it.
The devastating results of making a warrantless cash-in sequel.
Now before continuing, I suppose I am obligated to point out, that while I have never read the original book (though I certainly should), it's worth noting at the very least that the events of this second film aren't just made up crap by the movie studio. Rather, the events of the first movie actually make up only roughly the first half or so of the book, and thus the producers did actually bother to attempt a correct approach by using the second half of the book as the source material for it's sequel. However, in all honesty that is about where the earnestness ends. The story, in a nutshell, sees Bastion after having (SPOILERS) saved the day in the first movie, now actually adventuring around the land of Fantasia himself, any child's dream come true. During his adventures, he runs into an evil witch named Xayide, who proceeds to butter him up nonstop as the savior of Fantasia, using him for her own ends. Those ends have a little something to do with a new Fantasia-ending phenomenon called "The Emptiness" (replacing the original film's unstoppable force "The Nothing"), which causes things to hollow out and shatter like glass, becoming nonexistent, etc. She also helps turn Bastion into a jerk, which causes him to turn on his friends, kind of making him a bad guy and setting Atreyu up to save the day, and so on and so forth.
"We're having fun."
All of this, as far as I know, is fairly true to the second half of the book, with the exception of the "Emptiness" business, which I guess they felt added a "bigger" threat to the movie. But the real point is, as it has been with the earlier entries, that this film just simply was extremely unnecessary, and the entire thing just FEELS that way, from start to finish. Everything in the film is just "bigger" and flashier and glossier, more "Hollywood", whereas everything in the original film just flowed very naturally and everything seemed and felt very organic. This sequel from beginning to end just kind of quietly screams "FORCED!", and that is already a foundation for disaster. Now I wouldn't quite call this movie a disaster. It's not. It's just not very good. However, it is fantastic when compared to what would come next...........
This poster pretty much says all that needs to be said....
In 1994 a third sequel was released, in Germany only apparently. Almost two years later, it saw limited release in US theaters before going straight to video. That already kind of "smells funny", yes? Well, sufficed to say, I never actually saw this film when it came out, not bothering to actually try and watch it till I was 19 years old, in 2001. And when I DID finally sit down to try and watch it, because why not, I shit you not, I made it through the first ten minutes of the film, got to the part where it's revealed that the bad guys (seriously) refer to themselves as "The Nasties", and it was at that point I promptly turned it off and have never looked back. So no, in some remote sense of fairness, I must point out that I've never watched the entire film. But in fairness to ME, I don't think I really have to. You don't have actually eat a dog turd to guess what it probably tastes like, and thus is the case with this film. Ironically enough, this movie even features an early turn by (now megastar) Jack Black, as the leader of the Nasties "Slip". I'm sure he tries to forget this fact today.
Basically, without even watching the whole thing, just having read about it, added to the feel I got from just those first ten minutes, I can tell you that this movie was nothing more than a cheap cash-in times ten. It was cheaply done, probably hurriedly produced, and just displayed no care whatsoever for the original film or the book. At least the second film, while certainly not all that good, and very much a glossy, whitewashed Hollywood product, displayed some modicum of trying to live up to the first. This movie doesn't even attempt that, and follows some haberdashery about "The Nasties" getting control of the book, and creatures from Fantasia somehow being sent to this world, blah blah blah. I won't even dignify it by trying to get deep into it. If you really care about the plot, either see the film, or read the Wikipedia article. Just know that if the second movie is weak, the third straight up sucks. And that's all you really need to know. Just enjoy the first film, and forget that the "sequels" ever even existed.
But hey, take solace! If you've never seen the first "Neverending Story" film, please do yourself an enormous favor and see it as soon as possible. You'll be glad you did, and your life shall be all the richer for having seen it. Cause it's fuckin' awesome. Cheers!


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Penn State the only B1G program included among finalists for Top 200 Florida athlete
One of the top 200 recruits in the 2020 class has included Penn State among his finalists.
Tuesday, four-star athlete Caziah Holmes — a native of Cocoa, Florida — revealed his top seven schools, making an announcement via Twitter. Penn State was one of the programs to make the cut, the only B1G program included.
It was a list heavy on SEC and ACC teams, as he included Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, Tennessee, Miami and Auburn, as well.
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Holmes is listed as a four-star athlete and ranks as the No. 190 player in the 2020 class. He's also the ninth-best athlete and one of the top 30 prospects out of Florida. He has received 23 offers during the recruiting process.
Penn State has been through a bit of a rollercoaster on the recruiting front this year. The Lions have been able to rake in some top talent this cycle, but have also endured some decommitments over the summer months. Currently, the Nittany Lions rank 10th nationally and sit at No. 3 in the B1G. Ohio State and Michigan are at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
While Penn State's class is already full of talent, James Franklin sure wouldn't mind adding Holmes to the mix.
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Will Tesla Change How the NHTSA Conducts Future Recalls?
Palo Alto, Calif. – Feb. 01, 2017 – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ended its six-month investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system last week, finding no specific flaw in the technology that would spur action, according to Forbes.
This, in itself, was not a surprising story. The NHTSA will regularly close investigations without ordering a recall, depending on the specific nature of the defect, the risks associated with it and the possibility of repair. What was surprising, however, was what Tesla did in response.
Business Insider reported that in the middle of the investigation, Tesla released a software update that made some important changes to the Autopilot system – and which some say may have been enough to prevent the entire ordeal in the first place. While this may be reassuring to Tesla owners, some government officials think that there might be potential to build these kids of fixes into the recall process down the line.
In May 2016, a Tesla Model S driver in Florida was killed while using the Autopilot feature. Reports of the incident released in July revealed that the driver had collided with a truck that made a left turn in front of the Tesla. The Model S passed under the truck before driving off the road.
The car's Autopilot feature, which had been introduced in October 2015, was supposed to keep the car on the road and avoid vehicles and other obstacles. However, the program was still quite new, and had been in a public beta phase. In a blog post released after the incident, Tesla noted that the system requires drivers to keep their hands on the steering wheel at all times, and to be prepared to take full control at any time. In addition, Business Insider reported that the system is not cross-traffic aware and is primarily built to avoid rear-end collisions.
The problem in the May accident, Tesla found, was that the Autopilot system failed to sense the truck's white tractor trailer due to the bright light conditions during the clear day. Even so, the company insisted that it was only the particular height of the trailer and the angle of impact that led to the driver's death. Tesla argued that if the collision had occurred at the front or rear of the trailer, the vehicle's safety features could have been more effective.
The software update that Tesla provided to its Autopilot system makes an important changes. Drivers will no longer be able to ignore messages to keep their hands on the wheel at all times – the system will lock them out if they don't comply. Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Autoblog that he thinks this change could have prevented the accident.
While the NHTSA does not consider this update to be a full remedy, it does believe that some of its concerns have been addressed, according to Business Insider. In addition, NHTSA spokesperson Bryan Thomas told the news source that over-the-air updates may one day change the recall process if simple software changes are quicker and more cost-effective than physical recalls.
"These are questions the agency will have to deal with in the future, but we would very much like to move quickly toward that future," Thomas said. He added that there may come a day when automakers no longer have to mail notifications to owners.
As the agency works on developing the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, Thomas added that these questions will have to be answered.


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Q: Action executes twice on submit My controller action is being executed twice.  Fiddler shows two requests and responses, and for the first one has an icon that indicates "Session was aborted by the client, Fiddler, or the Server."
But I can't figure out where this is happening, or why.
Here are the specifics:
I have a section of a view (ThingFinancials) that looks like this:
@{ using (Html.BeginForm("ConfirmThing", "Thing", null, FormMethod.Get, new { id = "frmGo" }))
   {
       @Html.HiddenFor(model => model.ThingID)
    <button id="btnGo">
        Thing is a Go - Notify People</button>
   }
}

The javascript for btnGo looks like this:
    $("#btnGo").click(function () {
        var form = $("#frmGo");
        form.submit();
    });

The action (stripped down) looks like this:
   public ActionResult ConfirmThing(int thingID)
   {
        [do some database stuff]
        [send some emails]

        var financials = GetFinancials(thingID);
        return View("ThingFinancials", financials);
   }

The only thing that looks unusual to me is that the URL you'd see would start out as [Website]/Thing/ThingFinancials/47, and after submission the URL would be [Website]/Thing/ConfirmThing?ThingID=47.
(If you're wondering why the Action name doesn't match the View name, it's because there are multiple form tags on ThingFinancials, and they can't all have the same action name.)
Is there a Server.Transfer happening behind the scenes, or something like that?

A: If you are using a submit button then you need to cancel the default behaviour when submitting with javascript, otherwise you will submit it twice. Try this:
 $("#btnGo").click(function () {
        var form = $("#frmGo");
        // event.preventDefault(); doesn't work in IE8 so do the following instead
        (event.preventDefault) ? event.preventDefault() : event.returnValue = false;
        form.submit();
    });

A: Your int thingID is a query string parameter that stays with the request.  At the end of ActionResult ConfirmThing(int thingID), all you're doing is returning a view.  If you'd rather see the clean URL ([Website]/Thing/ThingFinancials/47) you can make the following changes.
   public ActionResult ConfirmThing(int thingID)
   {
        [do some database stuff]
        [send some emails]

        // This logic is probably in the 'ThingFinancials' action
        // var financials = GetFinancials(thingID);

        // I'll assume we're in the same controller here
        return RedirectToAction("ThingFinancials", new { thingID });
   }

A: This is because of your jquery event just add stopImmediatePropagation() to your jquery event.
 $("#btnGo").click(function (event){
event.stopImmediatePropagation();
});

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Angel Joy Flores is fighting for a world where young trans athletes can chase their dreams
As an accomplished weightlifter and personal trainer, transgender athlete Angel Joy Flores understands how fitness can help others find their power.
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GLSEN works to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
"Sports and strength have carried me to where I am now," Flores said. "Alongside my support systems and my family, I always knew that I could move, I could train, I could coach. Keeping myself in a sport has helped me stay on track."
In addition to training private clients, she works at Liberation Barbell Club in Austin, Texas, a queer-friendly gym that encourages others along their physical journey: no matter their age, gender or body type.
Despite being a first place-winning triathlete, as a younger trans person, Flores hasn't always felt so confident off the sports field. While appearing on the reality TV show Queer Eye, she said she was "built like a fridge" and struggled with presenting herself as a proud young trans woman.
While the show's Fab 5 crew gave Flores a stunning makeover, the challenges facing trans kids will take more than just community support, Flores says, especially as more states pass laws to ban LGBTQ content from classrooms and keep trans students off of the sports field.
In order to support queer youth, we have to shift towards compassion and listening to what young people need in their personal journeys.
"We ask the wrong questions," Flores said. "We spend our childhoods being asked what we will do, what path we'll take. 'What is your career?' 'What is your vocation?' 'What is your calling?'"
"In my activism, I've met people, young and old, who were never given permission to ask questions," she continued, "Aged athletes who spent their lives chasing what they do and not a second finding themselves…. Bright students that have never been told that it's okay to be unsure, that they're not wrong in their confusion."
We need to give people the space to listen to what their body and mind are telling them, Flores believes. So many people feel like they don't belong, that there's something wrong with them, she adds. Most simply have never had the space to speak their truth and say how they actually feel.
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Flores has felt inspired by trans athletes who have embraced their identities while committing to their goals. She says she hopes that queer people and allies can help young people and others learn how to confidently chase their dreams regardless of what others think.
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In this paper, an iterative learning control (ILC) approach is proposed for biped walking control. The biped robot is powered by applying an impulsive push along the stance leg just before the heel strikes. The ILC law is designed based on Poincaré map, and applied to learn the desired impulsive push at every step in the presence of system uncertainties. The convergence of the proposed ILC approach for biped walking control is proofed, and the simulation results show that the proposed ILC approach for biped walking control can track the desired step length effectively, even if the mass of foot can not be ignored compared to that of pelvis.


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The draw was made on Tuesday for the second round of the FAI Intermediate Cup.
Cockhill Celtic have been drawn at home to Swilly Rovers while Letterkenny Rovers have been given home advantage for a derby meeting with Bonagee United.
In the last round, Bonagee United defeated Fanad United 3-1 at Triagh-A-Loch with Jamie Lynagh, Matty Harkin and Dean Larkin on the mark.
Letterkenny Rovers were Intermediate Cup finalists in 2016, losing out to Crumlin United in the decider.
Eamon McConigley, the Rovers manager, said at the recent Four Lanterns Ulster Senior League season launch that he was targeting another lasting run in the competition.
Swilly suffered a heavy 7-0 loss to Cockhill on Sunday in the League and last month were beaten 8-1 by Gavin Cullen's team in the Donegal News Ulster Senior League Cup.


Investors Foundation awarded Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center in Edison a $10,000 grant in support of Plainfield Health Connections — a case management and educational program for chronically ill, uninsured residents of the greater Plainfield area. According to anews release, the grant will help further JFK's mission of reaching out to the underserved by improving access to medical care and health outcomes for the chronically ill. JFK's Plainfield Health Connections program works with medically underserved, chronically ill individuals to identify goals, create care plans, teach them how to shop for affordable food and develop meal plans, as well as engaging them in physical exercise and other wellness activities. Visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org. For more details on the Investors Foundation, visit https://www.myinvestorsbank.com/Community/Investors-Foundation.
As Americans prepare to ring in 2019, the American Lung Association in New Jersey offers five tips on how to improve your lung health all year long.
Quit smoking: Quitting tobacco is the best thing you can do for your lungs, and your health.
Take the stairs: Physical activity is recommended for all Americans, but not everyone has a gym membership, so the Lung Association encourages taking the stairs at home, at work and anytime possible.
Test your home for radon: Naturally-occurring radon gas is the second-leading cause of lung cancer.
Breathe easier with lung disease: Management strategies and techniques to improve your health may be available, allowing you to live a full and healthy life. Speak to your doctor to see if an asthma management plan or Better Breathers Clubs might be right for you.
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Visit Lung.org or call the American Lung Association's toll-free Lung HelpLine is 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-586-4872).
A stem cell is a blood-forming cell used in life-saving transplants for many patients with blood cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma. A transplant replaces a patient's sick blood-forming cells with new healthy ones. Umbilical cords are rich in the stem cells needed to help these patients. According to Be the Match (National Marrow Donor Program), more than 25,000 patients with blood cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma around the world have received cord blood transplants because parents have donated their baby's umbilical cord to a public cord bank. Donation to a public umbilical cord bank is free. In addition, donation is painless and free of risk for both mother and baby and their privacy is protected throughout the process. Talk to your midwife or doctor about cord blood donation. Donating umbilical cords increases the likelihood that patients will find a match needed for a cure. Visit http://cinj.org/patient-care/adult/blood-and-marrow-transplant, https://bethematch.org or www.savethecordfoundation.org.
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Franklin Township Public Library is offering blood pressure and blood sugar screenings conducted by nurses from Saint Peter's University Hospital from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, for ages 18 and older. Free; fasting not required. Walk-ins welcome. The Franklin Township Public Library is at 485 DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin Township, in the municipal complex. Visit www.franklintwp.org.
Former patients and their families, team members, and hospital administrators recently gathered for Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center's second annual Celebration of Life event conducted at the Monarch at Woodbridge. More than 55 people attended the luncheon celebrating the strength and courage of patients, and their families, who received care in the hospital's intensive and coronary care units. Theresa and Robert Donnelly, Ph.D, and daughter Wendy are one family who attended. Robert, who now lives in Milford, New York, with Theresa, visits Raritan Bay every year to wish team members well and thank them on the anniversary of his discharge from the ICU 11 years ago. At the time, Robert suffered from heat stroke, was taken to Raritan Bay's emergency department, and there had a seizure which led to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Robert spent the next six days in the ICU where he credits his nurses and doctors with saving his life more than once. Visit www.rbmc.org.
A mobile app created by a Rutgers researcher could be used to improve the lives of LGBTQ people who lack access to HIV prevention and education. Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger, a Rutgers School of Nursing assistant professor, recently introduced the first mobile program aimed at improving the sexual, behavioral and mental health of gay and bisexual men in Romania — a country where HIV is on the rise among this group. To help men address their HIV risk, eight counseling sessions were conducted through the chat feature of the study app. Pre- and post-session surveys were used to identify whether LGBTQ people changed their HIV risk behavior following counseling. Compared to their pre-intervention responses, participants reported significantly increased awareness and knowledge of HIV; increased rates of HIV testing; decreased rates of heavy alcohol use; and decreased anxiety and depression. Read the full study at https://mhealth.jmir.org/2018/11/e183/.
The Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, an affiliate of the New Jersey Hospital Association, has been awarded a $375,000 federal grant to address mental healthcare issues in the veterans, armed forces and military family community. The grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $125,000 every year for three years, will be used to meet three goals: increase understanding of mental illness among the military community; improve the capacity to de-escalate crisis situations; and expand access to mental health services by training peers and providers on the needs of veterans, service members and their families. Visit www.njha.com/pressroom/2018-press-releases/nov-12-2018-njha-veteran-navigators-reach-more-than-34000-individuals-in-three-years/.


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What happened when Dart separated from the rocket?
At 2:17 a.m., DART separated from the second stage of the rocket. Minutes later, mission operators received the first spacecraft telemetry data and started the process of orienting the spacecraft to a safe position for deploying its solar arrays.
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Who is the owner of NASA?
There neither was nor is a current owner of NASA, which is a part of the United States government.
What rocket launched NASA's double asteroid redirection mission?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 23, 2021, carrying NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Mission spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:21 p.m. PST. Photo credit: NASA
How far away from the Sun is the Dart now?
DART will continue to travel just outside of Earth's orbit around the Sun for the next 10 months until Didymos and Dimorphos will be a relatively close 6.8 million miles (11 million kilometers) from Earth.
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What is the DART mission?
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test ( DART) is a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs).
When was the DART spacecraft launched?
The DART spacecraft was launched on 24 November 2021, at 06:21:02 UTC . Early planning suggested that DART was to be deployed into a high altitude, high eccentricity Earth orbit designed to avoid the Moon.
What type of antenna does the DART spacecraft use?
The DART spacecraft is the first spacecraft to use a new type of high gain communication antenna, that is, a Spiral Radial Line Slot Array (RLSA). The antenna operates at the X-band NASA Deep Space Network (NASA DSN) frequencies of 7. 2 and 8. 4 GHz.
What is the asteroid deflection test (Dart)?
A demonstration of an asteroid deflection is a key test that NASA and other agencies wish to perform before the actual need of planetary defense is present. DART is a joint project between NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), and it is being developed under the auspices of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office.
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Topics Covered: Awareness in space. On November 24, at around 11.50 am (IST), NASA will launch the agency's first planetary defense test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). The spacecraft will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
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The impact of the 500 kg (1,100 lb) DART at 6.6 km/s (4.1 mi/s) will produce an estimated velocity change on the order of 0.4 mm/s, which leads to a small change in trajectory of the asteroid system, but over time, it leads to a large shift of path.
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IND vs SL: India's ODI team announced … Rohit Sharma's return … KL is no longer the vice-captain
new Delhi: The Indian team has been announced for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. The Chetan Sharma-led selection committee has snatched the ODI vice-captaincy from KL Rahul, who is struggling with poor form. Now Hardik Pandya will be the new vice-captain of India in 50-over cricket. Rohit Sharma is returning to Team India after his injury. Hitman will lead the team in the ODI series starting from January 10. Shikhar Dhawan has been shown the way out of the ODI team.
KL Rahul will be present in the ODI team only as a wicket-keeper batsman. Sanju Samson has also been given a chance in the ODI team. Ishaan Kishan, who scored a double century in Bangladesh, is also a part of this team.
It was expected that Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah would return to the Indian team from the ODI series but this could not happen. The selectors are in no mood to rush either of them back.
Talking about the spin department, the pair of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will once again be seen together in ODIs. Both Akshar Patel and Washington Sundar have been included as all-rounders.
Talking about the fast bowling attack, Umran Malik, who bowls at a speed of 150 KMPH, is also a part of the team. Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami will also be present in the team to support him.
If we look at the middle order of Indian batting, the team will have high hopes from Shreyas Iyer. He performed brilliantly during the Test series against Bangladesh. Virat Kohli will be seen batting at his regular position number-3 and Suryakumar Yadav at number-4.
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El municipio de Eagle (en inglés: Eagle Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Kossuth en el estado estadounidense de Iowa. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 125 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 1,69 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de Eagle se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 73.98 km², de la cual 73,31 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0,9 %) 0,67 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 125 personas residiendo en el municipio de Eagle. La densidad de población era de 1,69 hab./km². De los 125 habitantes, el municipio de Eagle estaba compuesto por el 100 % blancos. Del total de la población el 0 % eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Where can I find hotels in Loutra Oraias Elenis that are near tourist attractions?
Planning a trip to Corinth? Would you like to reserve a room conveniently located near the downtown part of Loutra Oraias Elenis? Within easy driving distance of central Loutra Oraias Elenis you'll discover 4 hotels you can choose from.
Travelers searching for accommodation close to the heart of Loutra Oraias Elenis should look no further than the Sea View.
The Hotel Poseidon Resort can be found 15 kilometres (10 miles) away from downtown Loutra Oraias Elenis. Another hotel is the Club Hotel Casino Loutraki, which is positioned 11 kilometres (7 miles) away. Some more options around this area include the ENALIO Suites and the Alkyon Resort Hotel & Spa.
Looking for things to do? Consider spending a few hours enjoying Casino Loutraki and The Diolkos, in Loutraki-Agioi Theodoroi, 13 kilometres (8 miles) to the north of Loutra Oraias Elenis. Should you wish to stay in Loutraki-Agioi Theodoroi, check Expedia's booking pages for the latest deals at the Hotel Pappas and Mitzithras Hotel. Or, you could consider staying in Sikyona, 45 kilometres (29 miles) to the west of Loutra Oraias Elenis, where you can pick from the Arxontiko Kefalari and Pleiades Studios. The Environment Museum of Stymphalia and Lake Stymphalia are just a couple of the more popular sites to explore when you're in Sikyona.
Get your fix of local sport by taking a journey to Athens Olympic Stadium, which is 70 kilometres (45 miles) to the east of Loutra Oraias Elenis. Those sports fans wanting to find a room or apartment close by can make a choice from the Hotel Pentelikon or the Semiramis Hotel.
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{{Motorcycle |name = BMW K1200GT |photo= bmw-k1200gt-2006-2006-4.jpg |aka = K1200 GT, K 1200 GT |manufacturer = BMW |parent_company = |production = 2003 - 2008 |model_year = |predecessor = |successor = |class = Touring |engine = liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, in-line 4 cylinders |bore_stroke = 78.7mm x 78.7mm |compression = 13.0:1 |top_speed = 124 mph (200 km/h) |power = 151.94 HP (113.3 KW) @ 9500RPM |torque = 95.89 ft/lbs (130.0 Nm) @ 7750RPM |ignition = |spark_plug = {{sparkplug|NGK DCPR7E}} '03-05 |battery = {{battery|YUASA 51913}} '03-05 |transmission = Gear box: 6-speed, manual
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Rear: single 265 mm disc |front_tire = {{tire|120/70 x 17}} |rear_tire = {{tire|180/55 x 17}} |rake_trail = |wheelbase = 61.81 inches (1570 mm) |length = 91.3 inches (2319 mm) |width = 39.02 inches (991 mm) |height = 52.76 inches (1340 mm) |seat_height = 32.28 inches (820 mm) |dry_weight = 548.95 pounds (249.0 Kg) |wet_weight = 249.0 kg |fuel_capacity = 6.34 Gallon (24.00 Liters) |oil_capacity = |fuel_consumption = 4.80 liters/100 km (20.8 km/l or 49.00 mpg) |turning_radius = |related = |competition = |air_filter= {{airfilter|K&N BM-1205}} `06-08<ref name="kl_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 K&L Supply Co Catalog|publisher=[https://www.klsupply.com/ K&L Supply Co]|date=2019}}</ref> }} The '''[[BMW]] K 1200 GT''' was a liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, in-line 4 cylinders Touring [[motorcycle]] produced by [[BMW]] between 2003 and 2008. It could reach a top speed of 124 mph (200 km/h). Max [[torque]] was 95.89 ft/lbs (130.0 Nm) @ 7750 RPM. Claimed [[horsepower]] was 151.94 HP (113.3 KW) @ 9500 RPM. ==Engine== The engine was a [[liquid cooled]] liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, in-line 4 cylinders. A 78.7mm [[bore]] x 78.7mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 1157.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a double overhead cams/twin [[cam]] (dohc). ==Drive== The bike has a 6-speed, manual transmission. Power was moderated via the wet multi-disc, manual. ==Chassis== It came with a 120/70 x 17 front [[tire]] and a 180/55 x 17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via dual 305 mm disc in the front and a single 265 mm disc in the rear. The front suspension was a Duolever while the rear was equipped with a Paralever. The K 1200 GT was fitted with a 6.34 Gallon (24.00 Liters) fuel tank. The bike weighed just 548.95 pounds (249.0 Kg). The wheelbase was 61.81 inches (1570 mm) long. ==First Generation== ===2003 BMW K 1200 GT=== <gallery mode="slideshow"> File:2003-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4388-0.jpg|left|thumb|2003 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2003-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4388-1.jpg|left|thumb|2003 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2003-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4388-2.jpg|left|thumb|2003 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2003-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4388-3.jpg|left|thumb|2003 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2003-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4388-4.jpg|left|thumb|2003 BMW K1200GT in Blue </gallery> The 2003 MY BMW K 1200 GT has, at its heart, a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 1171cc, in-line four cylinder powerplant mated to a six-speed manual transmission, and can reach a maximum power output of 129 horsepower and 117 Nm of torque. It also comes standard with features such as an adjustable windshield, hard, lockable side panniers, a dual seat, a full-fairing, a rear luggage rack, an analogue instrument cluster, cast-aluminum wheels. In addition, this machine comes with an Evo braking system, with ABS as standard, as well as BMW's acclaimed Telelever and Paralever suspension package, that increases comfort levels for both the rider and the pillion, as well as improve maneuverability. ===2004 BMW K 1200 GT=== <gallery mode="slideshow"> File:2004-BMW-K1200GT-4225-0.jpg|left|thumb|2004 BMW K1200GT File:2004-BMW-K1200GT-4225-1.jpg|left|thumb|2004 BMW K1200GT File:2004-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4044-0.jpg|left|thumb|2004 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2004-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4044-1.jpg|left|thumb|2004 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2004-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4044-2.jpg|left|thumb|2004 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2004-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4044-3.jpg|left|thumb|2004 BMW K1200GT in Blue File:2004-BMW-K1200GT-Blue-4044-4.jpg|left|thumb|2004 BMW K1200GT in Blue </gallery> The 2004 MY BMW K 1200 GT is a powerful touring machine from the House of Munich, suitable for those riders who want to spend their vacations in the saddle. It comes with lockable side panniers, a rear luggage rack, an adjustable dual seat, a full-fairing, an adjustable windshield, cast-aluminum wheels, dual front disc brakes and a Telelever front suspension coupled to a rear Paralever. In the tech/engine department, it sports a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 1171cc, in-line four cylinder powerhouse mated to a six-speed manual transmission, that can produce a claimed 129 horsepower and 117 Nm of torque. ===2005 BMW K 1200 GT=== <gallery mode="slideshow"> File:bmw-k1200gt-2005-2005-4.jpg|600px|2005 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2005-2005-3.jpg|600px|2005 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2005-2005-2.jpg|600px|2005 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2005-2005-1.jpg|600px|2005 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2005-2005-0.jpg|600px|2005 BMW K 1200 GT </gallery> If you are on the market for a powerful and comfortable touring machine, with all the perks that come with 21st century technology, then the 2005 MY BMW K 1200 GT may be the right choice for you. It has, at its heart, a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 1171cc, transverse four cylinder powerplant paired to a six-speed manual transmission, and can reach a maximum power output of 129 horsepower and 117 Nm of torque. In addition, it boasts standard features such as lockable side panniers, a rear luggage rack, an adjustable dual seat, a full-fairing, an adjustable windshield, cast-aluminum wheels, dual front disc brakes and a Telelever front suspension coupled to a rear Paralever. ==Second Generation== ===2006 BMW K 1200 GT=== <gallery mode="slideshow"> File:bmw-k1200gt-2006-2006-4.jpg|600px|2006 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2006-2006-3.jpg|600px|2006 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2006-2006-2.jpg|600px|2006 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2006-2006-1.jpg|600px|2006 BMW K 1200 GT File:bmw-k1200gt-2006-2006-0.jpg|600px|2006 BMW K 1200 GT </gallery> The 2006 MY BMW K 1200 GT is probably the best tourer from the House of Munich up to date. It sports a powerful, in-line four cylinder engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission, that produces an impressive 152 horsepower and 130 Nm of torque. It boasts the acclaimed Duolever front and Paralever rear suspension, which make for a comfortable and agile machine, as well as the Evo braking system, with the BMW Motorrad Integral ABS as standard, which significantly increases the performance of this two-wheeler, as well as safety. Other features such as the electronic immobiliser, the adjustable seat and handlebar, the full fairing, as well as the electrically adjustable windscreen increase its touring capabilities. Unlike its previous embodiment, the 2006 MY features a larger fuel tank, thus, increasing its range, as well as a increase in the power output and a decrease in unladen weight. ===2007 BMW K 1200 GT=== [[File:bmw-k1200gt-2007-2007-4.jpg|600px|2007 BMW K 1200 GT]] [[File:bmw-k1200gt-2007-2007-0.jpg|600px|2007 BMW K 1200 GT]] The 2007 MY BMW K1200GT sports a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 1157, in-line four cylinder powerplant mated to a six-speed manual transmission, that produces an impressive 152 horsepower and 130 Nm of torque. Also, it boasts improved performance, thanks to the EVO braking system and the high-end Duolever/Paralever front/rear suspension system. Increased touring capabilities are ensured by the color-matching side cases, the ABS II as standard, as well as the full-fairing with an electrically adjustable windshield. The adjustable handbrake and clutch levers mean it can accommodate more riders, and help keep its status of one of the best sport touring machine available on the market. ===2008 BMW K 1200 GT=== [[File:bmw-k1200gt-2008-2008-2.jpg|600px|2008 BMW K 1200 GT]] [[File:bmw-k1200gt-2008-2008-1.jpg|600px|2008 BMW K 1200 GT]] [[File:bmw-k1200gt-2008-2008-0.jpg|600px|2008 BMW K 1200 GT]] For touring machines fans who also want a two-wheeler that is also powerful and can even give the occasional adrenaline rush, the 2008 MY BMW K 1200 Gt is a sound choice. At its heart lies a powerful, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, in-line four cylinder powerplant mated to a 6-speed transmission, that can produce an asphalt-wrinkling 152 horsepower and 130 Nm of torque. As all the machines from the House of Munich, it features the best technologies they have developed up to date, such as the Integral ABS II, the Diagnostic Interface, the Electronic Immobilizer and even a Service Interval Display and a Brake Pad Renewal Display. Also, the acclaimed Duolver/Paralever suspension package comes as standard and makes for a comfortable and agile ride. == Videos == {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUIV_d65lT4|600|center}} ==In Media== * [https://motopixel.org/pixel/the-history-of-bmw-the-definitive-story#bmw-k1200gt The History of BMW: The Definitive Story] ==References== {{reflist}} {{BMW}} [[Category:BMW motorcycles|K1200GT]] [[Category:BMW K series]] [[Category:Touring motorcycles]] [[Category:2000s motorcycles]]
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Today is the beginning of Restaurant Week in Kansas City. What is restaurant week? Well I got this neat card in the mail telling me all about it. Kansas City Restaurant Week is a city-wide event to raise money for Harvesters. A lot of restaurants will be offering a multi-course lunch and dinner menu for which 10% of the price of each will benefit Harvesters.
Check out the restaurant list to see if your favorite restaurant is participating and to check out the menus. Restaurant week runs from January 22-31, so if you were planning on going out to eat anyway, you might as well hit one of these places and help out a good cause.
I am trying to decide if I want to visit one of my favorite restaurants or try somewhere new. There are so many to choose from!


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Dorothea Gopie is a South African politician. She served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from May 2014 to May 2019. Gopie is a member of the African National Congress.

Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In 2014, Gopie was placed 12th on the African National Congress provincial list for that year's provincial election on 7 May 2014. The party won 14 seats in the election and Gopie was sworn in as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on 21 May 2014.

She was not placed on the party's list for the 2019 election. On 7 May 2019, she left the provincial parliament.

Committees
Standing Committee on Premier (Alternate Member)
Standing Committee on Community Development

References

External links
Archived profile at Western Cape Provincial Parliament

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
African National Congress politicians
Coloured South African people
21st-century South African politicians
People from the Western Cape
Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa


These are high-quality CNC-machined centerpull brakes.
With a satin-finish, it will nicely compliment any road bikes with a flair of old-school sophistication.
A properly set up centerpull will generally have more power than low-end sidepull brakes.
These brakes comes with hardware that will fit frames with recessed bolt or traditional nutted bolt.


Remember this pillow? Well I couldn't stop thinking about it. So I made one for myself.
She looks right at home, doesn't she?
This pillow gives you a great excuse to pull out your scrap bins and dig through them.
And guess what? I have a tutorial for making this pillow up over on the Therm O Web blog! I'm already planning on making another one of these pillows in the fall using some lovely fall-ish colors.
What a beautiful pillow- so fresh and summery! Thanks for sharing your tutorial!
I LOVE this! Beautiful work as always. Like the idea of using fall colors too, but love the version you have featured. The fabrics are perfect!
I love it. So fresh and original!
Beautiful pillow and lovely colors! Thank you for inspiration!
So fresh and lovely! Heading over now to check out your tutorial...congratulations!


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MCCCD Invites Nominations for PVCC Presidential Search
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is conducting the next College President Search to replace Paradise Valley Community College's (PVCC) President Pale Dale, who has announced his retirement effective later this summer 2022. The Paradise Valley Community College Search Committee and the Maricopa County Community College District invite applications and nominations for the position of President of Paradise Valley Community College.
"We are looking for a future-focused, agile and innovative leader who can help build our community college system to become an even greater asset to our state," said Dr. Steven R. Gonzales, MCCCD Interim Chancellor. "I would like to thank President Dale for his exceptional leadership and commitment to student success. He will be greatly missed at the Maricopa Community Colleges."
The goal of the process is to announce a new president by early summer to begin July 01, 2022. MCCCD has hired consultants who will help identify and recruit talented candidates for the position, including those who might not be actively looking for a new position. The search committee will begin reviewing applications in March. To be fully considered for the position, applications must be submitted by March 08, 2022.
The search committee is responsible for recommending finalists to the Interim Chancellor by April 2022. All final candidates will participate in open forums at Paradise Valley Community College on May 05, 2022. The selection process offers members of the community an opportunity for involvement. Once the Search Committee has identified finalists for the position, community members will be invited to the public forums to meet the finalists and provide feedback about the candidates.
For additional information about the College, the position, the qualifications sought, and how to apply, please visit our website here.
This position is open until filled, but only applications received by Tuesday, March 8, 2022, can be assured full consideration. Do not apply via the District job portal. To submit a nomination, please send the nominee's name, position, institution, and email address to PVCCPresident@academicsearch.org.
To encourage a strong pool of highly qualified individuals, the identities of candidates will remain confidential throughout the process until finalists are invited for on-campus meetings and a public forum. All confidential inquiries, expressions of interest, nominations, and applications are to be directed to the search consultant.
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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips (right), opening the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 17. Listening at left Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Horace Dalley.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the implementation of flexi-work arrangements is vital to increasing productivity.
Flexi-work arrangements will facilitate a more attractive investment climate, allowing companies to take advantage of off-peak utility rates.
Employers will also be able to make more efficient use of their capital resources.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the implementation of flexi-work arrangements is vital to increasing productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness, in the public and private sectors.
The Minister, who was opening the Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, said flexi-work arrangements will facilitate a more attractive investment climate, allowing companies to take advantage of off-peak rates (Saturdays and Sundays), on overheads such as utilities.
He said employers will also be able to make more efficient use of their capital resources.
"In manufacturing, for example, it will result in more productive work days per year and the use of machinery for longer hours each day," Dr. Phillips said.
In addition, he pointed out that flexible work arrangements will allow for wider and better customer service, due to varied opening hours and more business days.
"Most importantly, it will provide workers the opportunity to better manage their time between work hours, school hours and other parental opportunities," the Finance Minister cited.
The flexi-work arrangement allows for a variable work schedule, where the worker and employer arrange the traditional 40-hour work week as best suits their needs.
Dr. Phillips noted that labour reform is essential if Jamaica is to retain its qualified workers. He asserted that the recently tabled Flexible Work Arrangements legislation (The Employment (Flexible Work Arrangements) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2014, is a first step in this regard.
He explained that the legislation is crucial to fostering economic growth, creating jobs, and attracting investments.


Reef Reeler offers a free online tournament calendar for an easy to use reference. If you are hosting a tournament or know of any tournaments not listed, please send us an email so we can gladly add the event!
Click on our "Events" page for the calendar.
The Mid-Atlantic is host to some of the biggest fishing tournaments on the Atlantic. Inshore and offshore tournaments are held most weekends May through October from the Southern tip of the Chesapeake Bay to Cape May, New Jersey including the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay waters.
In combination with the fishing tournaments, the Reef Reeler Event Calendar also hosts information on Mid-Atlantic boat shows and fishing expos. A one stop resource for all events fishing and boating from Virginia to New Jersey.


what does it smell Like Hiking? If one believes the Station, which interrupts the course of the exhibition, approximately half way with a type-cylinder, on the surface, a pointed surface is imitated, then you want to cancel the thing. Some of the sealed cans are, and when you take the lid and smell, the pungent unpleasant, albeit in different nuances, depending on whether you "want to call the effort", "forest" or "Almtier" olfactory memory, and even "bread time" to give.
the Germanic national Museum in Nuremberg showed the subject of his special exhibition "wall country" reactive result, you can't blame the curators – right at the beginning of the infinite toil and boredom of a long journey, evoking a cascade, with the endless Line on the paper of the Installation "How long is a way no. 15" by Mary Mathieu. Each stroke stands for a step of an actual hike, and who puts on the attached headphones, listening to strained breathing and the Scratching of the pen on the paper.
The fatigue the risk: comes Also at the beginning of the Show between so pretty in its simplicity, captivating exhibits such as the slender, the feet by long marches all custom Hiking boots, Helmut Kohl, or the absolutely unadorned, this spacious backpack from Hermann Löns an ordinary hat. It's just that his sleeve is torn from top to bottom, by a lightning strike – the object pathological collection of the Vienna Technical Museum comes from the Electric. The only tedious, strenuous, and odour-intensive pages do not migrate apparently, it is also dangerous.
unlike the exhibition, "Wanderlust", which was shown last summer in the Old national gallery in Berlin, and especially in the course of the nineteenth century changed the nature of representation in art had been prescribed, in Nuremberg, the concept of walking in everyday life, to the reasons for the riser to the foot, as well as to the developing industry, the Hiking from the made a business and the necessary infrastructure is provided. But it is also about the impact of the discovery of the hike in the culture, their reception on completely different levels, and therefore also of art.
This Station but is one of the smallest and least interesting of the exhibition, and just because you would have had for the display of cherished and wanderter landscape such a huge selection, affects what one sees at this point, almost arbitrarily, in spite of the very beautiful watercolor "Feldstein at Rathen" by Caspar David Friedrich, the painter has contributed to a planned community work in honour of Albrecht dürer.
Everything else but is exciting and well worth the visit after a few stations. The approximately four hundred objects, of which only a third of the holdings of the house is taken, what is for this Museum with its rich cultural-historical collection is a very small percentage, convey the concept of the exhibition in an obvious way – the reflections are kept Hiking against the objects in them mirrored or contrasted, and therefore you do not want to miss out on the catalog.


Whether you are in the early stages of business growth, or just want to do more with less, increasing productivity is a must.
There are many tools and strategies to achieve this, so many in fact, that it can be difficult to know where to start. This list of productivity hacks is a great place to start as you begin to make better use of your work day and propel your business in the right direction.
Time is often compared to money. While this is true to some extent, time is actually more valuable than money. Your time has a hard limit, end of story.
Give your time the value it deserves, and learn to distinguish between real hours and clocked time. Even if you're at the office for eight plus hours a day, you will really only be working for six or seven of those hours (on a good day). Place realistic expectations on yourself and take this into consideration as you are setting deadlines, organizing meetings, etc.
It's easy to fall into the trap of holding onto the tasks that you do the best. It can even be painful to release them into someone else's hands, but if you want to increase both your skills and those of your employees, you need to learn how to delegate.
This strategy will give you a more well-rounded view of your business and make it so that you take advantage of a "plug and play" setup with your employees. If you happen to take a day off things will no longer come grinding to a halt.
Employee engagement has been a heavily discussed topic – and for good reason.
Employees that are engaged and satisfied at work are more productive, take less sick days and are more likely to stay with the company for longer periods. The question is, how do we increase employee engagement? This Reward and Recognition survey may offer some answers.
This is definitely easier said than done, but if you manage to cut down on distractions your productivity levels are guaranteed to jump.
This can be particularly troublesome for those of us that work on a computer all day. If you need some additional help reinforcing your goals, check out SelfControl. This tool blocks your access to any websites that you find to be distracting. Just be warned, that once you implement it you will lose your access until the timer expires even if change your mind.
This may seem like a no-brainer but many small business owners do not take full advantage of the technology available to them.
There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to this area. Some business may greatly benefit from HRIS Software, while other may have an outstanding need for collaboration and planning tools. The time that you spend researching apps and tools will often be well worth it.
Your business doesn't have to be limited by your skill set or those of your employees. Rather than trying to take everything on yourself, outsource projects that will be too time-consuming or that you have limited knowledge of.
By using contractors for targeted tasks, you can get high-quality results without hiring a full-time employee. This will also free up your time for other projects that are vital to the health of your business.


Becky and I had always wanted our honeymoon to be in eastern Europe, and we knew we couldn't make it work right after the wedding (since she had already booked some business travel), so we agreed to shelve it until the fall. Serendipity stepped in, and I was offered a speaking slot at the OpenBlend conference in Slovenia in September! So began our real honeymoon.
Our journey began, as they all do, at the Laurelwood Public House at PDX. There's no better way to begin 22 hours of travel than with Space Stout and ketchupy hash browns.
Our first flight was uneventful, but when we boarded the Chicago ✈ Frankfurt leg, we found that our entertainment plans for the 8-hour journey were shot; there was no way to share an iPad screen across the aisle.
Our 2-hour stay in Frankfurt included about a mile of indoor walking at the airport and a terrible cup of coffee. A short flight later, we arrived in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In this shot, our bodies are pretty sure it's 2am, but it's almost lunchtime the next day.
…and took a short nap, then I cabbed to a cool little absinthe bar in downtown Ljubljana. GitHub likes to throw drinking parties whenever anyone goes to a conference; this was my first time organizing one. I had tons of fun, met some crazy cool people, and didn't get back to the hotel until around 11, about 33 hours after waking up!
The next morning was the conference! I was speaking right after the keynote, at 9am, so we didn't get a huge, recuperative slumber yet. We caught a ride from my gracious hosts to a thousand-year-old castle, and did the projector/audio set-up dance.
But I think I did pretty well. If you really like this stuff, you can watch my presentation.
The food at this conference was outstanding, and the scenery was pretty nice, too.
Becky was pretty bored with all the computer nerdery. She went for a hike on the castle grounds right after my presentation ended, and caught a sense of the beauty of this place. Slovenia really is gorgeous.
After a long and informative day, we attended the crew-and-speakers dinner at a low-key restaurant with classic Slovenian fare. This is a horse steak.
Then we got to sleep.
So without a map handy to look all this up. Would you please humor me and tell me how close to Bulgaria you got during your honey moon. Our trip to Bulgaira, via Hungry was one of the two events of a life time. Our daughters orphanage is in Bulgaria and we traveled there in 2001 to bring her home. The second trip was to Guatemala in 2005 to get our son. I'm so glad you choose Eastern Europe. It's a whole different world over there.


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San Francisco Municipal Railway (1940s)
Built 1948 • Undergoing Restoration • Tribute livery
This car is painted in tribute to the 'Magic Carpets', as Muni's first five modern-design streetcars were known.
When the PCC streetcar debuted in 1936, some cities lined up quickly to buy them, but in San Francisco, the privately-owned Market Street Railway Co. couldn't afford further capital investments, while the Municipal Railway was prohibited by the City Charter from paying patent royalties covering several PCC features.
Muni's solution was to have these five streetcars custom built without the patented items. The double-end 'Magic Carpets,' numbered from 1001 to 1005, arrived in 1939, wearing this blue & gold livery. They made every other San Francisco streetcar look old-fashioned with their sleek appearance, which even included wheel covers that made the cars look like they were hovering, rather than rolling, along the street -" hence the nickname.
While the five cars looked identical, they featured a mix of trucks and controls, perhaps to evaluate options for future purchases. As it turned out, of course, World War II precluded any thought of buying more for the duration.
By the time Muni had funding for more new streetcars, St. Louis Car Company, which built the 'œMagic Carpets,' had revamped its PCC design, and, importantly, the city had repealed the regulation that precluded patent payments. Thus, its next purchase, in 1948, while also double-ended and similar in appearance, were true PCCs.
By this time, Muni had moved on to a new green and cream livery (modeled on Nos. 1006 and 1008). All ten of the 1948 cars were delivered in the new livery, but when No. 1010 was restored in the early 1990s, it was painted in the handsome blue and gold livery to honor Muni's first modern, magical streetcars.
All five of the original 'Magic Carpets' were retired by 1959, and only one survives. No. 1003 still carries passengers today at the Western Railway Museum at Rio Vista Junction in Solano County.
As for No. 1010 itself, it served Muni's J, K, L, M, and N lines from 1948 to 1982, and was then retired and stored before being fully restored for the opening of the F-line in 1995.
San Francisco Municipal Railway, San Francisco CA, 1948
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With an increasingly pointless amount of arguably useless information packed inside my head, and a totally inappropriate number of opinions about virtually everything, and a family who must suffer through listening to both, it seemed only fitting to foist them upon others who care to read and react. Now well past 60 years old, this is an outlet intended not to unleash but enlighten, myself much more than others.
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