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Engineer Gets 110 MPG Out Of '87 Mustang Ohio Man Competing For $10M Prize Doug Pelmear said he isn't toying with the engine of 1987 Ford Mustang for the money. The engineer's tinkering, however, could earn him $10 million and save him plenty more in gas money. Pelmear, who lives in Napoleon, Ohio, has tweaked his Mustang to get 110 mpg, making the engine nearly five times as efficient as a traditional gas engine, he told the Toledo Blade newspaper. "We redesigned a lot of different things on the [engine] block," Pelmear told the paper. "It's still a rod-and-piston engine; it just has a lot more electronics on it." Traditional gas engines operate at 8 to 10 percent, efficiency, while the engine on the Mustang, he said, is at 38 percent efficiency. He said he could greatly increase even that number if his car used traditional gasoline instead of a mix of gas and 85 percent ethanol. Pelmear entered his car to win the the $10 million Progressive Automotive X Prize: a race to find an affordable, marketable automobile that gets at least 100 miles per gallon. "I'm an optimist, and I think people need to know there is hope out there," Pelmear told the Toledo Blade. "That's why I decided to enter the X Prize race. I could have sold this [technology] off, but then people might not have seen it. Pelmear told television station WNWO that the car hasn't traded power for miles per gallon. Pelmear said the car has 400 horsepower, goes well over 100 mph and can go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds. "This will bring back the automotive industry when they can sell trucks and SUVs and the models that are almost dead at this time," he told WNWO. Story

Working together

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 04:18 AM) Shes not nasty but she definitely isnt anything I am going to be buying on Ebay. Not with Berber carpet especially. I didn't know she put a naked pic on there....oh wait....never mind!

Talk about a real fixer-upper..... ...and I'm not talking about the house!!!!! BADA-BING!!!!! Thank you thank you..I"ll be here all week....tip your waiters and try the fish!!!!

For you Bruce Campbell fans....tralier for his upcoming movie....Bruce Campbell In his toughest role yet...Bruce plays himself. lol

Hawk just said the three best teams he saw this year was the Sox the cubs and the Angels.....um....i thought Tampa Bay looked pretty good when they played us

A house subcommittee approved legislation Thursday requiring AM-FM radio broadcasters to pay royalties to singers, musicians and their labels, a proposal moving to the House Judiciary Committee and possibly soon to the U.S. House. The measure, which broadcasters said could cost the radio broadcasting industry as much as $2.4 billion a year in royalties, is being pushed by the Recording Industry Association of America and other groups representing musical copyright holders. For decades, the music business and broadcasters have lived in a symbiotic relationship when it came to compensating singers, musicians and labels. Royalties to them were not required by Congress because compensation was offset by the promotional value of radio. The music industry formerly believed radio play was so necessary that it paid broadcasters to play their music, a term known as payola. But with the advent of widespread online music piracy, iTunes and internet and satellite radio, the music industry is looking to make money wherever it can -- while at the same time viewing free radio as less important to its business model. In an interview with Threat Level, an industry spokesman likened AM-FM broadcasters as pirates. For its part, the National Association of Broadcasters evoked a nationalistic sense of xenophobia -- the race card if you will -- by taking out an advertisement Thursday in D.C.-area publications blasting the royalties because they would go to overseas "foreign" recording companies. Three of the Big Four recording companies are based outside of the United States. "A loophole in the law lets AM and FM music radio stations earn $16 billion a year in advertising revenue without compensating the artists and musicians who bring music to life and listeners' ears to the radio dial. It's not right. It's not fair and we are going to make sure it is changed," said Doyle Bartlett, executive director of the musicFIRST Coalition, which represents the RIAA and other intellectual property rights groups. Dennis Wharton, a NAB vice president, said that, "Despite today's action, there remains broad bipartisan resistance to the RIAA tax from members of Congress who question whether a punitive fee on American's hometown radio stations should be used to bail out the failing business model of foreign-owned record labels." As many as 219 House members have signed a non-binding resolution supporting the status quo. Internet, cable and satellite broadcasters pay royalties to all participants involved. Singers, musicians and the labels get no royalties when AM-FM radio broadcasters air their performances. Composers and songwriters, however, do get AM-FM royalties, which are set under a complicated and negotiated rate structure. An identical AM-FM radio royalty measure is pending in the Senate. Small and public stations would pay $5,000 annually, whereas larger stations would pay negotiated royalties under the proposals. link

Maybe it's just me but i hate when women like this have to stand in the same pose in every pic while trying to look natural. It's like the Paris Hilton head tilt. Not sure why it annoys me so but it does.

hmm....it's the Bulldogs vs. the Bulldogs..... I wonder if Michael Vick has a hard-on watching the game..

Worst Carlin-death headline seriously....that's all they could come up with??????

here is the complete run of the commercials including a couple I haven't seen before. I thin the last one is the best.... Messin' with Sasquatch

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jun 25, 2008 -> 12:59 AM) If Soxtalk wasnt just a messageboard..... (Warning, Graphic Language......sorta) i saw that one a while ago.....here is another one.... The Sequel

In tribute to GC's passing...HBO is going to be airing all of his specials...from 1977 to this past year.... HBO tribute

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 24, 2008 -> 02:26 PM) I thought most stations paid royalites already? I know we did when I was in college. I remember back in the day, filling out the ASCAP logs for every song we played. It was only once or twice a year for a two week stretch each time. I thought it was for royalities..... ASCAP (per Wikipedia)

Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' The recording industry and U.S. radio companies have squared off for decades about whether AM and FM radio broadcasters should pay royalties to singers, musicians and their labels. But now the debate is getting meaner; there's more at stake as the recording industry seeks new income avenues in the wake of wanton peer-to-peer piracy and declining CD sales in part due to the iPod and satellite radio. A U.S. House subcommittee could vote as early as Thursday on a royalty measure. On Monday, the recording industry sent the National Association of Broadcasters -- the trade group representing the $16 billion a year AM-FM broadcasting business -- a can of herring to underscore that it believes its arguments against paying royalties are a red herring. The NAB says its members should not pay royalties because AM-FM radio "promotes" the music industry. The herring present followed another gift -- a dictionary, a bid by the recording industry to explain what it saw as the difference between fees and taxes. The NAB describes the latest royalty proposal as a tax. And two weeks ago, the recording industry, under the umbrella group musicFIRST, sent the NAB four digital downloads: "Take the Money and Run" by the Steve Miller Band; "Pay me My Money Down" by Bruce Springsteen; "Back In the U.S.S.R" by Paul McCartney and "A Change Would Do You Good" by Sheryl Crow. Broadcasting music without payment is akin to piracy, the industry says. "It's a form of piracy, if you will, but not in the classic sense as we think of it," said Martin Machowsky, a musicFirst spokesman. "Today we gifted them a can of herring, about their argument that they provide promotional value. We think that's a red herring. Nobody listens to the radio for the commercials." The coalition includes the Recording Industry Association of America, Society of Singers, Rhythm & Blues Foundation, Recording Academy and others. The argument boils down to this: Radio is making billions off the backs of recording artists and their labels; and the recording artists gain invaluable exposure because they're on the radio, so royalties should not have to be paid. A House subcommittee is expected to approve a royalty bill perhaps as early as Thursday. The measure, HR 4789, sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman, D-California, would move to the full House Judiciary Committee -- legislation that the National Association of Broadcasters said would cost the industry as much as $7 billion annually. An identical proposal, S 2500, is in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Rates under both proposals would be negotiated, although small and public stations would pay a flat $5,000 annually. Internet, cable and satellite broadcasters pay royalties to all participants involved. Singers, musicians and the labels get no royalties when AM-FM radio broadcasters air their songs. That would change under both the Senate and House proposals. Composers and songwriters, however, do get AM-FM royalties, which are set under a complicated and negotiated rate. "If it wasn't for radio play, most of the performers wouldn't be known," said Dennis Wharton, a NAB vice president. The group says that free airplay generates as much as $2.4 billion a year for the recording indust link

for what it's worth...... GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- The Gloucester, Mass. principal who claimed that some of the 17 pregnant girls in his school had made a pact to become pregnant is not attending a meeting of city leaders on the subject. Mayor Carolyn Kirk did not say why Principal Joseph Sullivan is not at the meeting she called for Monday with other school, health and city leaders. Kirk said she and the superintendent have been in close touch with the principal. She reiterated they had no independent information to back up his assertion that some of the 17 girls who became pregnant this year had planned to become pregnant and raise their babies together. Sullivan has not returned calls for comment since a Time magazine article last week link

pretty impressive.... the catch

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 05:48 AM) Got a link for your article, juddling? sure do...... MLB

MLB What happens when an ambidextrous pitcher faces off against a switch-hitting batter? This may sound like an abstract philosophical query along the lines of "If a tree falls in the forest...," but on Thursday night in Brooklyn this baffling conundrum became all too real. The Staten Island Yankees were leading the host Cyclones, 7-2, in the bottom of the ninth inning when Pat Venditte came in to close out the ballgame. Venditte, a 20th-round Draft pick who happened to be making his professional debut, is ambidextrous. The Creighton State product even uses a specially-made six-fingered glove that can be worn comfortably on either hand. "I'm a natural right-hander, but since I was three years old I've worked with my dad to be able to pitch from the left side as well," said Venditte. "I don't throw as hard from the left side, but I feel that I'm equally effective. Bottom line is that I've always wanted to pitch." Which leads us to Venditte's pro debut on Thursday. Pitching right-handed, Venditte induced a pair of groundouts to start the inning, and Nicholas Giarraputo then singled to center field to keep the game alive. This brought switch-hitter Ralph Henriquez to the plate, and that's when the fun began. Henriquez had been swinging left-handed in the on-deck circle, so Venditte switched his glove to his right hand in order to face the 21-year-old backstop. Seeing this, Henriquez instead came to the plate batting from the right side. So, Venditte switched his glove back to his left hand. Henriquez then decided to bat lefty, and Venditte switched his glove yet again. And on and on it went. This rather absurd (and highly amusing) game of chicken ultimately led to a prolonged conference between the umpires and coaching staffs of both teams. After much debate, Manriquez was made to bat right-handed against Venditte throwing right-handed. Manriquez then struck out on three pitches to end the game. But the debate has just begun: How, exactly, is the New York-Penn League supposed to deal with Venditte's unique talents? "My understanding was that both the batter and the pitcher could change their positions once," said Venditte. "But once we got beyond that, I had really no idea what would happen. Either way, it's not going to make or break me." Justin Klemm, the Excecutive Director of the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation (PBUC), is working hard to rectify this tricky situation. "We're entering uncharted territory at this time, and right now it's simply our goal to be as fair as possible," said Klemm. "There is no reference to this type of situation in the MLB rulebook, but in the PBUC manual there is a rule which states that, 'In the rare occasion of an ambidextrous pitcher, pitcher and batter may change positions one time per at-bat.'" While this is a step in the right direction, Klemm admits that there is still much to be sorted out. After all, it doesn't really matter how many times the pitcher and batter are allowed to change positions. What matters is who gets to make the final decision. "The batter has generally been seen as the person who sets the precedent for the ball to be put in motion," remarked Klemm. "So, it's a possibility that the batter will have to commit first. What we're doing now is working through different scenarios in order to establish rules that are fair and won't make a travesty of the game." New York-Penn League President Ben Hayes understandably shares Klemm's concerns regarding this rare situation, but also made a point to stress just how amazing Venditte's ability is. "It's a very unique ability just to get to pro baseball in and of itself," said Hayes. "To be able to do so ambidextrously is just extraordinary."

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 08:10 PM) I remember the "Dana Carvey Show" that lasted like 4 weeks because he did something pretty offensive. It was hilarious stuff. Wish I could remember why it was yanked by the network. I remember and loved the show the short time it was on.....a couple of my favorite skits..... Skinheads from Maine Waiters The Cutting Room Floor

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 12:42 AM) And Jason Michaels is up... change of uniform doesn't matter..Michaels is a pain in the Sox's ass

Gee...this doesn't surprise me or anything...... The recently released Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry book has an account from a former WWE writer claiming that Stephanie McMahon would "relentlessly" badmouth her brother Shane to pretty much anyone who would listen during his time in the company. The former WWE writer also notes that Stephanie can be really confrontational at times. Here is the passage from the book concerning this: "Stephanie's not as smart as she thinks she is," says one former WWE writer. "You can't tell her a damn thing; she was confrontational about her stupidity, like coming up to you and saying 'I know you think I don't deserve this job!' To be honest, put fake (breasts) on a rattlesnake and that's Stephanie. She's a conniving little (c-word) who I personally saw bury her brother Shane relentlessly to people in the industry, I mean just (expletive) all over her own brother. She's disgusting; she's got that Lady Macbeth ego to her." ...but man those fake (breasts) look nice......

here's a good headline i found.... "R. Kelly found not guilty. Prosecution pissed"

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jun 13, 2008 -> 09:51 PM) LOL, yeah, I doubt Mike gets the keys to the warden's car. Shows you my level of interest in football, huh? nowdays...it wouldn't surprised me if it WAS Mike that got the DUI whether he was in jail or not.

The title alone says NSFW language Every cuss word we know...