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During Friday's Cañon City Chamber of Commerce banquet, the organization honored Becky Walker for her significant impact during her time with the city.
Chamber of Commerce member Paula Peterson announced Walker as its Distinguished Citizen of the Year.
"We're here tonight to honor one of the greatest authors in the history of Fremont County, a literary prowess of this Cañon City native has brought in (more than) $5 million to the city's coffers," Peterson said during the introduction. "She has focused on a great many subjects, from mansions to train to dinosaurs, libraries, bridges, waterways, grand ballrooms (and much more)."
Walker, 51, said she was honored and humbled by the award.
"I'm awestruck and almost speechless," she said. "This award is not because of me solely because this stuff does not happen in a vacuum. There is always someone from your past or your present that makes accomplishments possible. I've never achieved anything alone. I've been lucky with few exceptions to be surrounded by wonderful, caring friends, family, co-workers, contractors, volunteers and the general citizens that made it possible. Like all of you who represent businesses here, who I admire most of all, Cañon City was built on the backbone by most of you who represent businesses."
After 21 years with the City of Cañon City, Walker's position was one of nine eliminated Dec. 2, citing budget restraints.
"As you all know, I recently went through a change of circumstances," Walker said. "It seems unreal because I'm being rewarded with this award and the legislation for doing what I've loved to do. I've been blessed to feel passionate about every project I did. There was nothing I was more proud of than being a public servant."
As part of her service, Walker also worked with Victim's Advocate with law enforcement, Pueblo Community College Advisory Committee, Cañon City Music and Blossom Committee, Main Street U.S.A., State Historical Funding Advisory Committee, Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery Committee, Garden Park Paleontology Society and Colorado Municipal Clerks Association, where she served as treasurer, vice president, president and past president.
Her honors include winning the Stephen H. Hart Award for preservation for her work with the Colorado Historical Society, for the River Station Project, Green the Riverwalk to Cañon City, Outstanding Employers Supervisor by the Cañon City High School BOE program, Citizen of the Year from the Cañon City Elks Lodge No. 610 for preservation activities, Outstanding Contribution to the Colorado Municipality Clerk's Association for launching Cañon City's first website, Governor's Award for preservation through the Colorado Historical Society for the Coal Creek Masonic Lodge project. In 2009, Walker was named Colorado Municipal Clerk of the Year for her contribution to Cañon City and her community and many others.
She also earned the designation of Master Municipal Clerk by the National Institute of Municipal Clerk, one of only 236 individuals so designated worldwide. She served as Cañon City clerk for more than 17 years and is the longest tenured city clerk in the 154 years history of Cañon City, Peterson said.
"I have success only because I've been the one lucky gal who generally has been surrounded by tremendous and selfless people," Walker said. "I've always been very passionate about everything I've done and that passion came with long hours and weekends and the associated by exhaustion that follows. Without fail, my wonderful family (has been the ones who) stand behind Becky Walker."


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I've sort of reset my goals from the start, the fast guys and buggies on a dry track are REALLY fast. I really don't know if the Bandit (or me) could ever beat them. But if I am within a second of their fastest times, and I don't get lapped over the 5 minute race then I would consider that mission accomplished
I've also changed my mind in the order of things... Originally I had said tranny upgrades before more speed, now I think more speed first. I am not diffing out much, nor do I feel like I need more anti-squat, nor is my motor running too hot... So the stock plastic tranny is doing its job.
What I need right now is acceleration and top speed, pure and simple
PS: I got a new front shock tower
Last edited by cunawarit; 08-04-2012 at 05:15 AM.
Sounds like a very realistic goal. Back when I first got my T4 for racing mod truck, I was running in 2nd week after week. The guy in first was lapping me pretty much every time and I was lapping up to third place every time. It was obvious that I wasn't gonna beat him any time soon. So, my goal was to stay on his lap and eventually it happened. Sometimes first place just isn't an option, but setting a realistic goal(like staying on the lead lap or keeping a consistent close lap time to the leader) can really help you to improve instead of getting discouraged.
Oh, and a year later I won the mod truck championship.
Right now my buggy is slower for sure, but having said that I can control it relatively well. I am not really sure that I could control one of those super quick buggies that always win the races.
Have you given any more thought to the aluminum/ delrin gear set with ball diff? I know you're already running the old stock plastic gears, so the weight savings may not be much, but the ball diff will probably reduce rotating mass slightly over the planetary diff and will also give you full adjustability so you can carve inside of those other buggies without diffing out.
I have given thought to the aluminium gear set and ball diff. It is something that I will definitely try out in the future. I fully appreciate the benefits it would bring (particularly the diff) But right now I'm trying to watch my spending so I am picking and choosing what to do next carefully.
I may be entirely wrong about this, but it seems to me that it used to be the case that power was kinda always hard to attain in RC. But now things have changed, huge power is relatively cheap so the gains to be made from lightening transmision components is not quite as large as they would have been in the past. So a large part of me thinks that the lipo battery wouldn't be a bad buy at all.
And yeah, it is a modded SRT tower Thanks for the tip, even after the cutting it is SO much stiffer than stock.
Is that a fiberglass SRT tower that you modded? Almost looks like a Blue Eagle tower:
So, racing again this evening and I've done some work to try and get more speed and grip roll less. Here it is:
Increased motor timing a tad, but not overdoing it. Tested it, and it runs hotter but not incredibly hot
Also got me a couple of these:
It is HUGE, so there goes my plan for a shorty Lipo I couldn't get a cheap shorty as club rules dictate that Lipos have to be BRCA approved. And I wasn't too bothered any more since the car seems to be very nicely balanced now.
Anyway, I did say huge, right... So I have to do this to make it fit:
A thick washer under here:
And under here:
I'm a little concerned about what it does to CG, but nothing that cannot be fixed easily with some stick on weights.
Length wise it didn't quite fit either without a hammer (not a good thing with a Lipo!), so I had to cut here:
Grip rolling:
I wanted to reduce edge bite on the tyres, so I clipped spikes off the tyres.:
From testing yesterday, the front seems to have helped a fair bit.
Then I did the rears too... I hope it works
what kind of track do you run on?
Grass, very grippy.
To cut a long story short I was second from last today on the B final (only and A and a B final). People whom I was close to the first time I went racing gave me a resounding beating today.
Now I feel that people whom I beat before are SO SO SO far ahead of me that they seem nearly unbeatable. For the first time I felt frustrated, which didn't help... Back to the drawing board when it comes to setup... And expectations, I need to go out and be clean even if it seems slow to me, it is better than rolling over on every corner
Overall not a happy Bandit racer today.
Last edited by cunawarit; 08-10-2012 at 06:16 PM.
OK think think, it grip rolls. What to do?.... First things, that come to mind:
* Go back to the softer red and pink springs, the roll will be taken by the suspension and not flip the car over. When I was running red and pink springs the car leaned over more, but it didn't roll so easy.
* Limit droop up front, I used to run less drop up front, I added some more in an attempt to get more front grip. Sounds like I should go back to what I had.
It seems like going back, but really I found this outing so frustrating I do want to go back
Advice from any seasoned racers?
Is anybody running ribbed front tires? Where I race they are the norm, but then again, all the tracks I've raced on are dirt. Ribs will surely cut down on front end bite, but maybe too much for a grass track.
Don't get frustrated. Perhaps it just wasn't your day. Trust me, it happens. The whole first month or so of the 2011 season I was driving like a noob. Took me that long to figure out that I was getting excited and over driving. New season and I wanted to make a statement. Unfortunately the statement I was making is "Don't worry about him anymore. He forgot how to drive." Once I figured out what I was doing wrong, I started getting my patience back and before you know it, was battling for TQ and a-main wins. Sometimes slow is fast.
Keep the faith!
Most of them are running staggered ribs, or cut staggered ribs, this sort of thing:
I already ordered some
Oh, and I know I am over driving, I'd never take the lines that I was taking on a 1:1 car, I was running wide too often, barrelling into turns too quickly, over jumping the jamps, etc.... I need to be calm and collected, much like the first time out, the first time out I expected to be last. And I was the slowest, but simply didn't crash as I never lost my cool and ended up not doing badly at all. Now that I know the car is much better, I expect to do better and lose my composure.
I have to admit, I came close to ordering a different buggy too
Lame I know, because at least 75% of the problem was me.
try some stock ribbed or proline ribbed front tires. they should have enough grip but not to much to roll you.
Yet more confirmation that I have somehow managed to set up the Bandit as a killer wet weather machine
This is me in second on the first heat:
And this is it in the back of my wagon after the final:
(its dark in there, but the track is lit )
The guy at the top is the same guy as before who made the "beaten by a Traxxas" comment He's changed his tune, and commented that the Bandit runs really well in the wet.
I've also considerably reduced grip rolling by doing the following (tested on a dry surface):
* I didn't realize this, but the reason the new lipos didn't fit was because the chassis has some little tabs on the bottom! I cut these off and it is now perfect! It doesn't need the washers any more. See green:
* After fitting the battery lower, I lowered the CG further with ballast, see this:
Also added some extra ballast right at the front (to give the new tyres a lil more grip), and on the right side where the receiver is to balance out the extra weight of the ESC and fan.
* Finally fitted the same tyres as everyone else on the track:
The last outdoor race is next week, as you can see from the pic of the Bandit there's not much light any more. So from then on the racing is indoors on carpet. A whole new experience with totally different tyres.
I decided that even if I get a race buggy (which I probably will), I will be keeping the Bandit as a wet weather car. I came third in third on the final, but to me it feels like the Bandit is potentially the best or second best at worst wet weather buggy in the club. I'm pretty sure I'm not winning in the wet because of my driving, not because the car is holding me back.
PS: I also zip tied the wing down, it worked! It didn't pop out during the whole club meet, which is nice as it usually does.
PPS: I actually got rained on heavily during a race this time! a minute into the 5 minute race it started raining LOTS! And the rostrum doesn't have a roof... I worried about my new 2.4 GHz radio for about 2 or 3 seconds and decided to stay on the track! I'm amazed at how well the Bandit's body keeps water out, my electronics are not waterproof! Other than some improvized electrical tape in a few key places before the race
PPPS: Also got big bore shocks for the front, the Ultras wouldn't stop leaking so rather than rebuild I got the big bores... WOW! They are a lot nicer!
Last edited by cunawarit; 08-27-2012 at 07:38 PM.
Now that we are moving indoors I will run EXACTLY what the majority runs, I won't make the mistake of assuming I need something different like I did when I went with spikes at the front because I thought the Bandit might need more grip.
Most people run yellow compound Schumacher minispikes at back, and green compound slim cut staggered ribs up front. And that's exactly what I am ordering
sounds like a plan. im gonna run some aluminum parts up front for strength and a little added weight and gonna order a proline tranny to lighten up the rear. should help reduce or eliminate understeer. what kind of springs are you running up front?
I'm running Losi oranges up front, and reds out back.
There's a kid at the club who runs quite a lot of aluminium parts on his Associated B4.1. He's hit stuff and when something breaks he replaces it with aluminium, which means there's a fair bit of aluminium up front now I haven't asked him how he find the handling, I've been narrowly faster than him and beat him at times and he's beaten me soundly when I've been driving like a noob too. At some point I'll ask him if he noticed a difference as he fit the aluminium on.
are those losi orange springs soft? you know the specs on it like length and spring rate? dont know why that kid adds aluminum to an already light and well balanced buggy. im only doing it cause the bandit isnt very well balanced and in the right places it adds strength without putting more stress on other parts.
Here's the Losi spring rate chart: http://www.teamlosi.ru/techtips/spring_chart.htm so 2", 2.9lbs. Yes they are quite soft, I tried red, but those were too soft. With 30 weight oil I found the oranges to be about perfect... Basically I bought red, organge, and silver and tried them out... The other spring I have is the stock black, which seems to requite two elephants to compress
Been thinking of going with 35 weight up front and 30 out back, but haven't tried it.
As for the kid, well his dad told me the aluminium was his doing. Dad got tired of replacing parts, apparently during the indoor season it is easy to hit walls and the kid did far too often. It may explain why he has what seems like the worst handling B4.1 in the club... Let's be honest, I'm his competition here and that's a bad sign
He never turns up when it rains though I now consider that my forte
i think rpm makes a few parts for his buggy. his dad needs to make it slower so he doesnt hit the wall so much. it may be a little while before i get that proline tranny though. its like 100 bucks here so how much does it cost just to ship it there?
The tranny is a fortune here through the official distributor (About $210!!!!)... Seriously, REALLY? You can freaking get a scrapyard tranny for a 1:1 car for that! I'd be surprised if they have sold a single one.
But I've started to see it cheap on Ebay (less than 90 bucks with shipping), which whilst not exactly cheap, it is far more reasonable.
ya you should be able to pick one up off the internet from proline or e-bay or somewhere for around 100-120. it shouldnt cost to much to ship it out to you.
Okay... If your having problems rolling.. Did you adjust the camber so the tires sit diagonallish wide at the bottom and tucked in at the top. Can you use proline protrac a-arms? That could help. Idk much about the bandit
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Incidentally, the summer buggy racing season is over. And in the end I came 4th out of 26 people!!!! A number of things helped, firstly the incredibly wet summer, secondly my high attendance, and thirdly the Bandit just doesn't break!!! My final position doesn't reflect my speed or skill in any way, but I am not complaining
I've finished every race I have started without fail, the race buggies seem quite fragile by comparison. Last night I had one almighty big crash because I took my eye off the car for a second to watch a huge pileup on a set of doubles. The Bandit was A-OK!
Last edited by cunawarit; 09-01-2012 at 01:42 AM.
That is some very cool work you have done there. I am thinking of getting into buggy racing at my local track, but there are no Bandits in the field, your write up is a very good guide to follow.
I think you need one more step in your process:
Step 9: Install a wing that doesn't look silly and like an afterthought...
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The looks don't annoy me so much, what really gets to me is what an awful mount it is. One hit, even if it isn't your fault and that's it you'll spend the rest of the race with a bent wing wire and a useless wing.
And you should give it a go and race your Bandit I don't think you'll find many clubs at all with a single Bandit to be honest. It isn't exactly a common choice for anyone looking to get into 2WD buggy racing
This thread is an inspiration. Good work. Nice to know that the brand that is considered "sloppy" at my track works very well in the slop at yours...
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
great job cuna. hopefully you got the bandit all cleaned off after that one race. lol.
I've wondered if it is the Bandit's long wheelbase that makes it easily controllable in the wet, on Friday on the fast corner I could literally turn in and lift off and slide it round... nobody else in a buggy seemed able to, but SC trucks could.
Moving to an indoor track from next week, so that's a whole new challenge! No more wet weather to make me look OK
And looking to move away from this area soon to a place with only two rather large off road tracks, we will see what that's like
Seriously, give me a year I reckon next summer I'll have a much more dialled in Bandit and be able to keep up on the dry as well. My skills need to improve too
ya i dont get hardly any track time so im not very good at all. i need to make some time though. when it kools off a little more ill be goin to the larger outdoor track as well
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thats why i like the bandit. plus its more durable. doesnt hurt to have durability in your race car.
Durability is always good, and I am inclined to think it is great given that I've finished every race I've started. From what I've seen the failure rate of race buggies is higher.
However, that isn't the whole story, some of those race buggies have 6.5T motors and carry an extra 100g compared to my Bandit. They have to be hitting stuff harder too
Greatscott, if you are going for ROAR legal, please let me know if you get it to fix in the box I'm not certain anymore, but I still have doubts that the Bandit fits without at least some minor mods.
Also, FWIW Schumacher sells parts for its "vintage" cars, and I think so does Associated. They may not sell everything, but most of the crucial things are covered.
I think having great support as a by-product of the platform's age has benefits and drawbacks. Not having to change buggy every 2 or 3 years is nice, but fighting for the lead with 18 year old technology does, like it or not, put you at a disadvantage. The Slash is different as lots of people are racing that and pushing the platform forward, but the Rustler and Bandit are virtually unknown entities at the track, and they will never get any more popular than they are given their age... You, the racer will have to do a lot of the basic groundwork yourself that usually would be easy. For example, if you were racing a popular race buggy at a certain track you can download set-up sheets from top racers for that track. There's no hope of doing that with a Rustler and Bandit, specially because any Rustler or Bandit racing successfully will be so far from stock that no two of them would be the same.
Last edited by cunawarit; 09-03-2012 at 03:15 AM.
i picked up my bandit for 50 bucks. building it up from there.
It is an inspiration. I am in the same boat racing my slash. Every time I get into the lead, the announcer says... "thats a Traxxas beating you Tim!". Tim wins all the time. Well, almost. I have 5 a-main wins in the last 7 months. The ballpark setup I walked in the door with the first day was close and accidental also. I have made these guys faster lol. Everyone went to work to improve setups. They have also added more power. No one wants me to beat them lol...
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
Tiny update:
* Grip roll issue 100% solved! The tyres and under chassis weight worked an absolute treat! I'm a little tempted by an aluminum chassis, but I haven't seen one that would provide the weather protection I need for rain usage... Then again, gip rolling is not an issue with a wet track, so perhaps I need two Bandits, one for rain with a plastic chassis and one for the dry with an alu chassis
* Winter season started and it is in an indoor carpet track (one of the biggest in the country), it is huge for an indoor track! This is it being set up:
And another good thing is that the layout is stable, so its easier to judge week-on-week how much you've improved (or got worse).
* I learned that indoor racing is hard on the car! Hit a wall and absolutely destroyed two wheel bearings, but used this opportunity to upgrade to 5x11 bearings all around. Oh boy are the better!!! Silky smooth.
* Finally got sick and tired of bending or losing the freaking wing wire... Got a new wing mount from Team-C (the one for the TC02):
* Somehow with smashed wheel bearings I managed to come third out of 7! I was quite slow, but so was everyone else apart from the top two guys Narrowly beat a B4.1 fair and square that was driven by a grown up, that felt good
* My setup the first time out on carpet was OK but not perfect, I was understeering a bit (not much), to combat this I've gone for softer compound tyres up front, and upgraded to a much faster servo.
* My 12T sensorless motor is struggling a little with heat, most of the field is on 6.5T motors, and the only way I can run it and not be left hugely behind is by upping the timing a bit. So it gets hot... Not much I can do about this till I get a faster motor, I don't think my ESC could cope with much more than a 9t... May have to upgrade that before December too. On grass there was no heat issue, on the much faster carpet track the heat issue is there. I wasn't the only one a guy running a "slow" (his words) 7.5T motor was suffering from heat too. BTW, he won
And finally, I am probably entering the Bandit for a racing series sponsored by one of the mayor RC manufacturers... I have to say, I am a little hesitant but I will do it The first race starts in December, and it is hosted in the very same carpet track I raced at last so I'll get a chance to get a nice setup. The main difference is that for the racing series the jumps are way bigger, so somehow I will need to practise my jumping too.
By December I want to be at 250mm width. So I will be losing the hexes and going with Traxxas wheels. Not a big issue as the series has control tyres, so new wheels would be the thing to do anyway. I'll probably get the chrome wheels and de-chrome them so they are white (can't be driving an RC buggy with chrome wheels!).
Last edited by cunawarit; 09-12-2012 at 03:45 AM.
A quick little update to say that the wing mount is one of the best mods I have done to the Bandit. It's SO SO SO much better than stock. Its one of those mods that EVERYONE should do.
Also, that I've been racing indoors on carpet for a little while now and I think I may be getting to the limits of the Bandit before doing something really radical like a fully custom chassis. I am 3 seconds off the fastest guys in mid motor buggies (guys supported by manufacturers!) and only a second and a half to a second off "normal" fast guys. And these are guys with mid-motor buggies, there's very little in it between me and any other rear motor buggy.
I still lack consistency for sure and need to get better, but for the first time ever I am starting to think that most of what is holding me back now isn't so much me, but the Bandit!
There main issues are:
* It is SO slow over the quick switching tight turns compared to most, the mid motor and 4WD buggies just BLAZE round these. Even the shorter rear motored buggies are a lil quicker than me here. This is losing me a tonne of time, I've softened the front a little for the next meet, but I am not holding my breath. This is where other rear motor buggies are a little quicker than me, which is a shame because I'm faster in other parts of the circuit.
* Looking at the other drivers I feel they can feather the throttle on turns and get on throttle earlier than I can. This could be due to the having more anti-squat than me.
I'm getting to the point where I feel the best course of action is to get a race buggy to do a side by side comparo... A guy at the track offered to let me drive his Durango DEX 210, may take up the offer I'm a little intimidated by his motor, its a 6.5T or something insane like that!!!
The only issue with getting is race buggy is that I don't want to give up the Bandit So I'm likely to want to get not just a new buggy, but also electronics for it.
PS: You'll enjoy this one, a guy with a Losi 22 commented that the Bandit is indestructible. half the field retired today!
Last edited by cunawarit; 09-28-2012 at 08:24 PM.
hmmm time for a jang light wait mod
cut the blank out of the chassis. cut the rear transmission and dremal both front an rear arms to save weight then if its to light least you can ''place the weight'' where you need it
other then that i dont have a chassis to look at right now but try moveing the battery up as much as possible
and if you can machine get a hr(leat i think the transmision has squat blocks) transmision so you can make diffrent a arm tabs/squat
and best of luck your inspirering me
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hey there do you have eny updates there cunawarit?
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There have But I am saving it for when I get a new tranny case with adjustable anti-squat, I've ordered it and I'm just waiting for it to arrive from the USA.
If you are interested I've done the following:
* RPM rear shock tower: OK, it isn't adjustable. But boy is it strong! I've never been too unhappy with the back end, so the RPM seemed like a cheap and easy upgrade. The other thing is that I drilled it much more tidily than my stock tower and the Team-C wing mount that I use just fits perfectly, the plastic material seems almost identical between the RPM and Team-C parts.
* Personal transponder: It turns out I suffer from bad memory, and I used to forget to put in the hand out transponder a number of times. Now with a personal transponder that will never happen again
* Went back to softer soft red springs up front and running soft compound Schumacher cut staggers. It has more steer now, getting used to it still, but I'm about 2 secs a lap quicker than I used to be. So now if I drive right I can be up with the slower fast guys, so right at the top of the B-final.
I had the Bandit running GREAT! The best it has run ever on a dry surface. I issue I have right now is that the track surface was kinda wrecked last time I was out. Turns out that another club borrowed the carpet and installed it upside down and returned it all dusty, so everyone was having handling issues, it was nightmarish! Buggy all dusty after a run, and no front grip at all! I'll see how long it takes for the surface to fix itself, but if its still bad next time I am out I may put mini-pins up front if they have them in stock at the track side.
Anyway, when I install the new tranny I will take pics, I think people might like to see how nice the wing mount looks with the RPM shock tower, and I reckon people might want to see the tranny
I'll also will take pics of my electronics, which I don't think I've done enough of so far...


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Yadkinville Elementary School
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Yadkinville, NC 27055
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Yadkinville Elementary School is one of eight elementary schools in the Yadkin County School District. The majority of the 114,337-square-foot campus was constructed in 1960. The district is in its fifth year of its energy management program, which works to raise awareness about energy efficiency and encourage behavioral changes to help save energy and resources. The district's energy management team also regularly audits the schools to make sure all heating and cooling equipment is operating efficiently and on the correct schedules.
The energy management team has made improvements such as installing programmable thermostats and LED exit lighting, and upgrading to T-8 lamps. Yadkinville Elementary School received a score of 88 to earn the ENERGY STAR for superior energy performance the first time it measured its energy use in Portfolio Manager.
"The energy performance of Yadkinville Elementary School can be directly attributed to the efforts of administration, teachers, staff, and children at the school. They help make sure that the school is operating at full efficiency."-- Michael Pardue, Energy Manager, Yadkin County Schools
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I'm embarrassed to say I only recently saw the original Planet of the Apes and it holds up with time very well because I thought it was fantastic. Love that scene you mentioned.
Hmmm..other than the very obvious (Alien(s)/Star Wars etc)...
Two recent movies I loved were District 9 and Inception.
The original Matrix was awesome before the sequels obliterated the good memories.
A movie that everyone seemed to hate that I loved: A.I.
Blade runner probably belongs in the obvious category.
Cult classic: Starship Troopers.


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Nov. 17, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The ninth-ranked UC Santa Barbara soccer team had its six-match winning streak ended on Saturday night as it battled visiting UC Riverside to a 1-1 tie. The Gauchos, now unbeaten in seven in a row, had already clinched the Big West title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
UCSB (12-3-4 overall, 9-1-2 in the Big West) honored its six seniors prior to the match and all six were in the starting lineup against the Highlanders (5-6-8 overall, 2-4-6 in the Big West). Defenders Andy Iro and Greg Curry, midfielder Brennan Tennelle, and forwards Tino Nunez, Andrew Proctor and Tony Chinakwe, were all playing their final regular season home games for the Gauchos.
Santa Barbara took a 1-0 lead at the 29:15 mark in the first half. Midfielder Jon Curry stole the ball from a Riverside defender and rifled a pass into the box. The ball was deflected towards the left side of the box, about 10 yards out. Forward Nick Perera stormed in, collected the ball, got behind the defense and hit a shot to the far right post, past an outstretched Charles Alamo. It was Perera's second goal of the season.
Both teams stayed relatively quiet for the rest of the first half and through the early minutes of the second half. UCR came close in the 52nd minute when forward Joel Crompton rifled a shot from above the middle of the penalty box that eluded a leaping Bryant Rueckner but hit the crossbar.
At 63:47, Highlander midfielder Steven Kaufman dribbled into the box directly in front of Rueckner. The Gaucho defenders collapsed on him and knocked him to the turf. He was awarded a penalty kick, which he converted on to tie the score at 1-1.
UCSB had a couple dangerous opportunities late in regulation, including a shot by forward Chris Pontius that seemed headed to the left post before a Riverside defender slid into it at the last second, knocking it wide.
The Gauchos finished the match with 16 shots, six of which were on goal. UCR had seven shots, three on goal. UCSB played without regular starting midfielder Alfonso Montagalvan who was held out because he has four yellow cards and the Gaucho coaches wanted to avoid him collecting his fifth, which would force him to miss an NCAA Tournament match.
Santa Barbara will now await the unveiling of the NCAA Tournament draw on Monday afternoon. The Gauchos will receive an automatic bid as the Big West champs, but they also hope for a first round bye and a home match.


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European Commission - Press release
EU consumers rate poorly financial services and fuel markets
Brussels, 21 October 2011 – Financial services, investments (including pensions and securities), mortgages and real estate services are the markets which are the most likely to be failing consumers across the EU, according to the latest Consumer Markets Scoreboard. Among goods markets, second-hand cars and fuels have the poorest ratings. As in 2010, services markets continue to underperform, with financial services and network services all below average. Electricity supply and fuels have deteriorated most in comparison with 2010. The Scoreboard's main index ranks the consumer markets, in terms of consumer trust, satisfaction, the ease of comparing offers, problems and complaints. Consumer choice, the ease of switching service providers or tariffs, and price differences between countries are also monitored. The purpose is to identify markets that appear most at risk of malfunctioning for follow-up studies, which analyse problems in depth and identify policy responses. Based on the latest findings, the European Commission will probe the consumer credit and fuel markets.
Health and Consumer Commissioner John Dalli said: "The value of the Single Market for consumers is measured by what it delivers for them in terms of quality, greater choice, lower prices, transparency and satisfaction. Thanks to the Scoreboard, we can see where this does not seem to be happening. The process is about evidence-based policy to real problems that consumers face in the Single Market. Businesses that respond to consumer needs will be rewarded by consumer choice".
The annual Consumer Markets Scoreboard ranks 51 services and goods markets, covering more than 60% of household budgets, to see which are likely to be failing consumers across the EU.
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The full report, including national ranking results, can be found at:
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As a follow-up, the European Commission will launch two market studies on:
For many of the other problematic markets, in-depth studies have already been carried out (e.g. for electricity, retail financial services) or are in progress (e.g. for internet provision) -- see MEMO/11/718 for details.
The main purpose of the Consumer Markets Scoreboard is to identify markets that appear most at risk of malfunctioning for consumers, for follow-up studies which analyse problems in depth and identify policy responses.
The main index used by the Scoreboard to rank 51 markets is the Market Performance Indicator (MPI). The index is composed of consumer survey results concerning: (1) trust in retailers/suppliers (2) overall satisfaction (3) the ease of comparing offers (4) consumer problems and complaints. Separately, the Scoreboard also monitors switching suppliers and tariffs (for 14 service markets), consumer choice on each market, and price differences between EU countries for over 100 goods and services.
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2010-11 Women's Basketball
Manchester 60, Bluffton 55
Manchester posts 60-55 win over Beavers on Senior Night
February 9, 2011
By: Josh Bruner, sports information assistant
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's basketball team hosted the Manchester College Spartans on Wednesday, February 9. The teams battled throughout the first half as Bluffton took a slight 26-25 advantage at the break. The Spartans put together a run in the second period, outscoring the Beavers 35-29 for a 60-55 victory on Senior Night in Founders Hall. The win moves Manchester to 12-10 overall with a 10-5 mark in the HCAC, while Bluffton fell to 9-13 overall and 6-9 in the HCAC.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team will be back in action on Saturday, February 12, when they travel to Rose-Hulman to face the Engineers. The contest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.


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The Artists
Jackson Pollock
"Every good artist paints what he is." – Jackson Pollock
Mark Rothko
"I'm interested in expressing the big emotions—tragedy, ecstasy, doom." – Mark Rothko
Willem de Kooning
During the late 1940s, Jackson Pollock's radical approach to painting revolutionized what it meant to create art.
Franz Kline
"I paint not the things I see but the feelings they arouse in me." – Franz Kline
Joan Mitchell
"The painting is just a surface to be covered." – Joan Mitchell
Robert Motherwell
"Abstract Expressionism was the first American art that was filled with anger as well as beauty." – Robert Motherwell
Barnett Newman
"I would prefer going to Churchill, Canada to walk the tundra than go to Paris." – Barnett Newman


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for the first time i'm using https to post a form with credit card details. So i've placed the form in /https/
However the whole site uses absolute paths for PHP like;
and relative href paths in the main navigation like /about/contact/ which obviously wont get files from the /httpdocs/ directory
so all the corresponding links don't work! And i have to create a new set of files just to be included with the one form.
Seems really messy and was wondering if there's an easier way to post the form on https without having to nearly duplicate the site and all its files in the /https/ directory?
I've looked at mod_rewrite but i can't seem to find an example that works. They all seem to just push the request to the https url.
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By Tiernan Ray
During a conference call this evening following a report by Google (GOOG) of Q1 revenue that slightly missed expectations, and a per-share profit that easily beat consensus, CEO Larry Page spoke with analysts about what he considered a "strong start to 2013."
Page kicked things off by talking about how great the company's "Google Now" intelligent assistant is on mobile devices using its Android operating system, noting that the service can give users of smartphones their boarding passes, package delivery updates, and traffic conditions. He also trumpeted the company's voice search capabilities.
Page, recalling various "leaps" the company has taken, such as introducing Gmail and Android, said it was his job to "get people focused on things that are not just incremental."
"It's why we're investing in what appear to be speculative projects to you today such as self-driving cars, " he said. "We found with ambitious goals on a committed teams you can make progress pretty quickly." Page said he "gets chills" when he uses "Google Glass," the heads-up information display that Google has built into a wearable eyeglass device. "Some day we'll all be amazed that computing involved fishing around in pockets and purses," said Page.
Google exec Nikesh Arora went into detail about the company's advertising products, declaring that the company's business is "strong across search and display, including the continued rise of mobile."
Arora spoke about progress with "Enhanced Campaigns," the new ad-buying product the company rolled out last quarter that allows for buying across multiple screens. Google hopes enhanced campaigns will streamline, and boost, buying of ads on mobile devices.
"In the first two months since launch, more than 1.5 million campaigns have already been upgraded to enhanced campaigns and these clients are beginning to see great results," said Arora. "We expect to migrate all campaigns that we manage by the end of the current quarter."
Arora also waxed enthusiastic about Google's display advertising progress, an area where it has come behind to take business from Yahoo! (YHOO) in the last few years:
Over the past year, the number of advertisers using our Google Display Network Reserve option has increased four-fold. Now we have two-thirds of the top 100 Ad Age brands using those products. This is really helpful in developing deep partnerships with our clients, especially in the branding arena. For example, we're now working directly with adidas in Germany on a new global branding budget. Brand are also continuing to see the power of YouTube to help them reach consumers across screens. Today more than 1 billion people are finding the channels they love on YouTube every month. Users are now watching over 50 million more hours a day compared to a year ago, a 50% increase.
During the Q&A session, CFO Patrick Pichette told analysts that the company's gross revenue from its "Play Store" application store for Android is now becoming big enough that the company is changing its accounting for revenue from the operation:
Beginning if Q1, however, the entire $0.30 is now booked at gross and the payments to the carriers and the OEMs are now booked on other cost of revenue. So that is the big change that has happened and basically the reason why we did this is as part — as we were looking through the second half of 2012, we were seeing these used to be kind of immaterial numbers for us. And then when we saw through the second half 2012, we decided to kind of tune our accounting policies and made that change in Q1.
When an analyst asked Page to elaborate on whether Glass would come down from its $1,500 price tag at the moment, Page conceded the price is high, if not exactly luxury goods status, but that the product is in early days:
I would say it is early days. Just handing over small numbers so far. I think that probably pretty good at third party ecosystems, experience on Android and different areas, so I'm not too worried about that. There's been lots of speculation on that. I would just say it's all early. And I think the price tag was set for developers for early test. Clearly I'm not sure I'd call it a luxury price but certainly a pretty high price. I think that what I'm doing with my Glass, I think what do people do with Glass, I find the photo taking, the video, phone calling, click messaging, directions, all to be pretty amazing experience and that's the core functionality we built into the device. We're excited to really get it out to some developers and have other people create some amazing experiences with it which we haven't thought of yet. But like I said, it's still early days but I think it's very exciting. Next question, please.


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Local gun store owners said the president's sweeping gun-control measures sent customers flooding into their stores, where ammunition continue to be in short supply.
"[My customers are] very upset," said Dale Rueff, owner of Dale's Guns in Marengo. "... I'm getting a lot of phone calls looking for items that are not even available."
An ammunition shortage has plagued local gun store owners in recent months, Rueff said, especially since the shooting in Newtown, Conn. The elementary school shooting was the catalyst for President Barack Obama's proposals for Congress and executive orders signed Wednesday.
The president called on Congress to ban military-style assault weapons – the ones used in the attacks at a school in Newtown and a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
All that a ban on assault weapons would do, Rueff said, is put guns in the hands of criminals, not law-abiding citizens.
"Now the bad guy is going to have the large round magazine," he said. " ... The president wants us good guys limited to 10-round magazines."
John Larimer was one of 12 people killed in the theater shooting in Colorado. Speaking from his Crystal Lake home, Larimer's father, Scott, said he has yet to form an opinion on the president's gun-control proposals.
John Larimer, 27, died protecting his girlfriend during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in July. The Larimer family declined an invitation to attend the reopening today of the theater in Aurora.
The Larimers have been following court hearings for the accused shooter, James Holmes, and get regular updates from the prosecution.
"We need to get through dealing with this situation," Scott Larimer said. "The next hearing is in March, and we're wondering how that will come out."
Obama's proposals unveiled Wednesday mirror Clinton-era bans that expired in 2004.
The gun-control debate "has been going on for a lot longer, it's been going on since the 1960s," Scott Larimer said.
Local gun enthusiasts said they saw the writing on the wall after the shooting in Newtown.
"It doesn't surprise me, and all it does is nothing – a bunch of nothing," said Dan Laudick, the owner and chief instructor at Northwest Suburban and Tactical Training Center in McHenry. "Clinton tried this same feat back when he was in office, and it didn't stop anybody from getting killed. All it did was make a bunch of people angry and guns more valuable."
Not all of Obama's proposals were resisted, however. Laudick and Rueff were supportive of the president's call for enhanced background checks. Both submit background checks on gun purchases made at their stores.
Obama used his executive authority to increase the information available in data banks in the background check system. The president ordered federal agencies to make "relevant data" available to the federal background check system and to remove barriers that might prevent states from providing information, particularly mental health data, for background checks.
Caught in a web of privacy laws, background checks don't adequately address whether someone is mentally ill, Laudick said.
But Illinois gun laws already address what gun-control supporters call the "gun show loophole."
Barry Hulden owns H.B. Arms in Lakemoor and will be at a gun show Sunday in Crystal Lake. No one can attend the show and walk away with a weapon, he said. Gun shows here still need to comply with the background check laws same as retailers do.
"We have probably the strongest background checks in Illinois right now," he said. "I don't know if you could make it any tougher."
Curbing gun violence should require a deeper look at the one holding the gun, Hulden said.
"I think you have to look at the source," Hulden said. "We blame the gun, [but] the gun is the tool. Look at the real problem. Look at how many guns we have that never commit a crime because they're legally in the hands of American citizens."
• Northwest Herald reporter Joseph Bustos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.Obama unveils $500 million gun violence packageNRA begins pushback with Web ad criticizing ObamaIll. Dems: Limit guns in state, Chicago


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my normal commute, straight from home to the office (door-to-door), I only eek out 3 miles. Not enough to get really cold.
Today I took a slightly longer route (7m) and had to deal with cold hands by the end, but legs were fine. I guess my shins/knees just dont get too cold. I may invest in a little jar of embrocation, soon.


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By John Hernandez
The Ray Junior High Bearcats traveled to Mountain Vista School last Thursday and came away with three victories. The Lady Bearcats seventh graders opened up the evening winning easily by a score of 31 – 3. Claire Cude led all scorers with 10 points while Savannah Rodriguez added six.
In the eighth grade girls contest, the Mt. Vista Lady Cougars held the Bearcats scoreless in the first quarter. The Lady Bearcats did not score until there was only seven seconds on the clock before half time.
By then, Mt. Vista had built up a comfortable lead and held on to win 14 – 8. Millie Mercer and Devin Cruz both scored four points for the winning Cougars.
Cole Yocum scored 19 points and Bobby Meza added 12 to lead the seventh grade Bearcats to a 37 – 15 victory. Jose Michiel and Ichiro Ramos scored six points each for Mt. Vista.
In the final game of the evening, the Bearcats led by Jordan Pace's 16 points defeated Mt. Vista 34 – 24. The high scorer for Mt. Vista was Vince Vindiola with 12 points.


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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Antwain Alexander, 43, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive list, and a $7,500 cash reward is now offered for information leading to his capture. The Crips gang member has a violent criminal past and is wanted for Parole Violation. All tips can be offered anonymously.
Alexander has relatives and friends living in Denton, Tarrant and Navarro counties. His criminal history includes Aggravated Robbery, Vehicle Theft, Forgery, Dangerous Drugs, Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Marijuana.
Alexander is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 209 pounds. His tattoos include "King" on his upper left arm; crab/"Sir Cancer" on the right side of his chest; "A" and a crown on his outside upper right arm; and numerous other tattoos on his back, including buildings and a car. He also has an operation scar on his abdomen. For more information, please view his wanted poster at:
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10
Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders. There are four different ways to provide anonymous tips:
• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Text the letters DPS—followed by your tip—to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone.
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture.
• Submit a Facebook tip at http://www.facebook.com/texas10mostwanted by clicking the "SUBMIT A TIP" link (under the "About" section).
All calls, texts, e-mails and Facebook messages are anonymous.
DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists—with photos—on the DPS website at http://www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/.


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The Arabian Breeders World Cup is proudly celebrating its 5th anniversary in on April 14-17th, 2011. What began with an enthusiastic idea to bring an international style show to North America, the Arabian Breeders World Cup has evolved into one of the premier Arabian horse events on the annual worldwide calendar.
Each year, the show has featured the finest Arabian horses from around the world, with winners representing over 20 countries and all six inhabited continents. From the very first year when the Chilean-bred & owned LL Beauty Dream claimed the Senior Mare Championship, the World Cup Supreme Champion Mare has proudly been awarded to a mare bred & owned outside of North America. Several unforgettable World Cup winners have come from the most respected breeding programs in Poland, Brazil, Australia, Belgium, Argentina, the Gulf & Middle East as well as the United States & Canada.
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2006-07 Women's Basketball
Transylvania 82, Bluffton 63 (Senior Night)
Transylvania dominates Bluffton, 82-63, on Senior Night
By: Jordon Bruner, sports information assistant
February 10, 2007
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's basketball team could not handle the Transylvania Pioneers on Saturday, February 10, 2007. Transy dominated the Beavers in the second half for an 82-63 victory in Founders Hall on Senior Night. The loss drops Bluffton to 5-18, including a 3-11 mark in the Heartland Conference.
Bluffton used great team defense to hold the Pioneers scoreless for the first 2:30 minutes of the game, while three-pointers by Amanda Bell (Napoleon/Liberty Center) and Lindsay Ebbeskotte (Fort Jennings/Delphos Jefferson) helped the Beavers grab an early 6-0 advantage.
Transy answered with a 10-2 run capped by a jumper from Cindy Beavin, giving the Pioneers a 10-8 lead.
After a Bell lay-up knotted the game at 16, Transy began to heat up from downtown. Brittany Henderlight knocked down two consecutive treys and Haley Riney connected on another one to give the Pioneers a 25-18 lead.
Two free throws by Vicki Auer (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon) and a putback by Katie Lord (Toledo/Whitmer) helped Bluffton pull within four, 28-24, with five minutes to play in the first half.
The Pioneers responded, however, as they extended their lead with an 11-2 stretch right before the half. Bell then scored two of her 11 first-half points on a strong drive to the basket which closed the gap to 39-28 heading into the break.
Bluffton shot 41 percent from the field in the first half, but hurt themselves with nine turnovers. The Beavers held Transy to just 37 percent shooting, however, the Pioneers overcame that poor shooting with nine offensive boards in the first stanza.
Transylvania continued to stretch its lead throughout the first ten minutes of the second half. Henderlight knocked down another trifecta to give the Pioneers a commanding 60-40 advantage.
Bluffton answered that with a 4-0 run on back-to-back buckets by Auer and Buckingham to cut the lead to 16 before the Pioneers responded as Riney connected on two three-pointers during an 8-0 run, giving Transy a 68-42 advantage.
Transy upped its lead to as many as 27 late in the game, but Bluffton closed the gap, holding the Pioneers to two points over the last six minutes of the contest. Two free throws by Stephanie Jankov (Wooster/Wooster) finished the scoring for the night as Transylvania ran away with an 82-63 victory.
The Beavers shot 43 percent from the field for the game, but they were just 4-of-15 from beyond the arc. Bluffton turned the ball over 23 times and gave up 18 offensive rebounds.
Bell, who narrowly missed a double-double, led Bluffton with 16 points and eight rebounds on the night. Auer added 10 points for the Beavers, while Buckingham contributed with eight. Tanya Rickenberg (Paulding/Paulding), playing in her final game at Founders, dropped in seven points and pulled down four boards.
Bluffton travels to Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday, February 14, to face the Mount St. Joseph Lions. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.


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OpenspacePGH meeting at the South Side Market House
Thursday, March 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the South Side Market House on 12th Street, city planners will present their OPENSPACEPGH plans for the South Side Slopes and Flats.
OPENSPACEPGH is Pittsburgh's first comprehensive guide to the optimal use of its vacant, green, and recreational spaces over the next 25 years. It is a component of PLANPGH, the city's first ever comprehensive long range plan.
The city's open spaces comprise 18.7% of its land base and offer many benefits to its residents. Open spaces support recreation, protect natural areas, enhance water and air quality, foster community identity and sustain community gardens.
This plan provides clear instructions and guidelines for optimal land use and infrastructure decisions for the city as well as its residents for the next 25 years. It includes guidelines for parks and greenways, as well as vacant and distressed properties.
OPENSPACEPGH assesses the city's entire parks system and makes recommendations as to where parks should be located and what levels of investment are planned for individual parks & facilities throughout its neighborhoods.
The plan also looks at how we can best utilize our hillsides and vacant properties to improve the quality of life for the city and its residents.


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"...recommended Myndert Harris, now under sentence of death, as an object of your Excellency's clemency."
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Arts. History. Architecture. AHA! There's no question that Fall River has plenty to offer of all three. That's why it's great to see a collaborative effort spearheaded by Sandy and Dave Dennis of Arts United Fall River to import the AHA! program, which has been a great success in New Bedford, to the Spindle City.
Arts. History. Architecture. AHA! There's no question that Fall River has plenty to offer of all three. That's why it's great to see a collaborative effort spearheaded by Sandy and Dave Dennis of Arts United Fall River to import the AHA! program, which has been a great success in New Bedford, to the Spindle City.
The Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts and AHA! New Bedford have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the program in Fall River. With an already established, successful brand in New Bedford, it only makes sense to further develop and co-market the program in both cities. It could go a long way toward bringing people to downtown Fall River to discover the artistic, historical and architectural gems in our city.
The goal, Sandy Dennis said, is to "create a corridor of arts and culture here in the SouthCoast." Organizers aim to "plan locally but come up with a regional strategy," she said. Meanwhile, the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts will be able to help enable the AHA! Fall River organization to compete for grants and attract and manage private donations, along with developing sponsorships. In fact, AHA! Fall River already has its first corporate sponsor: the Block Island Ferry, which sets sail from Fall River to Newport and Block Island June 21.
The first event of AHA! Fall River is set for that same day, June 21, with the theme "light" to coincide with the summer solstice that day. It will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. at Purchase and Rock streets. The first of four seasonal, family-friendly events incorporates all three elements of the AHA! program, featuring bands, lantern making, an Underground Railroad tour, story reading, free books, art vendors and art organizations.
This program has a great potential to bring together the elements and know-how that have been missing from Fall River's efforts to bring more tourism downtown and also to help local residents explore and appreciate what we have here in our own backyard. It's great to see a plan come together.
In order to make this program a success, AHA! Fall River will need all hands on deck from the community with volunteers helping to organize and recruit teams for phone calls, garner community support sponsors, coordinate logistics, marketing design, public relations, social media marketing, seek refreshments, plan entertainment, poster distribution and more duties. Those willing to volunteer in organizing or helping with these events are encouraged to call Sandy Dennis at 508-673-2939 or email email@example.com.


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Wheaton Warrenville South has had Geneva's number the past year, and the Tigers found a new way to keep the budding rivalry in their favor Tuesday night at the Class 4A Bartlett sectional semifinals.
After coming from behind to beat the Vikings both in last year's sectional and earlier this season at the Benet/Naperville North Tournament, Wheaton Warrenville South made sure it wouldn't need another rally by blitzing Geneva with the first 16 points Tuesday.
DePaul-bound Meghan Waldron opened the game with back-to-back steals she took in for layups, the beginning of her 28-point night and the start of a 16-0 Tigers lead until Sami Pawlak finally put Geneva on the scoreboard five minutes, 36 seconds and two Sarah Meadows timeouts into the game.
Geneva outscored WW South 53-46 the rest of the way, making the Tigers sweat down the stretch as they cut the 16-point deficit to 4 points twice in the final two minutes. WW South made 6 of 9 free throws down the stretch and Waldron came up with another steal and layup in the Tigers' 62-53 victory.
Kelly Langlas, who was out with a knee injury in the first meeting this season, complemented Waldron with 15 points and 10 rebounds in what her coach Rob Kroehnke called her best game of the season.
"We were just ready go get out and come out strong," Langlas said. "We knew they had improved a lot and we had to be ready."
Geneva (19-11) certainly had improved, winners of seven straight until the combination of what Meadows called its worst quarter of the year -- the Vikings made just 1 of 14 shots and turned the ball over 5 times -- and Waldron -- who scored 14 points in each half to follow her 27-point regional final effort -- ended their season.
"She's a stud, she's an absolute stud," Meadows said of the Tigers' No. 45. "She's a great player. We knew that going in, she's a hard kid to slow down.
"Just a slow start and you can't have a slow start against a team of this caliber."
Wheaton Warrenville South (28-3) will play for its first sectional championship since 1997 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday against No. 3 seed Wheaton North (22-7). The Falcons held off No. 10 Schaumburg (16-14) 57-54.
Kroehnke started in a matchup zone to avoid foul trouble. Morgan Seberger made five 3-pointers and Sidney Santos three, with those eight 3-point baskets playing a big part in Geneva trimming WW South's huge lead to 31-19 at halftime and 35-29 early in the third quarter when Kroehnke switched to man.
"Come on now, Geneva is a great team, there is no way you are going to be up 80 at the end of this game," Kroehnke said. "We started great and we needed to. You knew they were going to come back. They picked it (the zone) apart in second and third quarter."
Pawlak fed Abby Novak for an inside basket, and it looked like Geneva would be within 42-36 going into the fourth quarter. But Diamond Thompson was awarded a continuation basket after being fouled before going up to shoot, and her three-point play with 1 second left in the third quarter gave the Tigers a 9-point cushion.
Santos and Seberger again connected on 3s that got the Vikings within 52-46 with 3:26 left. After Waldron was whistled for traveling as the Tigers started to delay, Pawlak made a pair of free throws on a possession Geneva kept alive with 3 offensive rebounds making it a 52-48 game with 2:20 left.
Langlas answered with a pair of free throws before Pawlak got Geneva back within 54-50 with her 2 free throws.
Langlas made a free throw for a 55-50 lead, and for the second time Alyssa Zappia hustled for an offensive rebound on the missed second free throw that led to a Waldron free throw and 56-50 lead.
"Ally got a couple great offensive rebounds there," Kroehnke said. "That's what this year has been about, different kids making different plays at different times."
Waldron followed by reading a play set up for a Seberger 3-point attempt perfectly, stealing the ball and scoring on a layup that put the Tigers up 58-50 with 55 seconds left and effectively ended Geneva's comeback.
"Both teams played like they are veteran groups and have been here before," Kroehnke said. "Great game, great effort by both teams. You know deep down it's (the 16-0 start) not going to continue, it's whether you can stop them from making a huge run at you. You know you are going to get their best and they did."
The nervous moments at the end for the Tigers were nothing like the first quarter when they put Geneva in a 19-4 hole. Waldron and Langlas combined for the first 14 points.
"I think we were all shellshocked but once we settled down we clicked more as a team and we fought together to come back and make it close at the end," Geneva forward Kelly Gordon said. "All of us have been playing so long together and we've known each other so long we weren't going to give up on each other."
Zappia added 8 points off the bench for the Tigers who return to the sectional final after losing to Bartlett in overtime in this game a year ago.
"We've been there, we've been in that game," Kroehnke said. "We're excited to be back, and we've got to play. We have the opportunity. We have to make the most of it."
WW South was efficient on the offensive end all night, making 8 of their 14 field goal attempts in the first quarter on its way to a 60.5 percent (23-38) night compared to Geneva at 30.4 percent (14 for 46).
Geneva overcame the shooting disparity to stay in the game with the eight 3s -- WW South had none -- and by making 17 of its 21 free throws.
"I feel like it was almost in our favor at the end of the half and we just carried it through in the second half. Probably needed about three, four more minutes," Meadows said.
"That first quarter just killed us. It was 6-0 before I could blink. And they were just turnovers on our part back for layups. Right from the get-go that just takes the wind out of you."
Geneva put four players in double figures: Seberger (17), Santos (13), Pawlak (13) and Novak (10). They were the only four who scored for a Vikings team that again overcame another devastating ACL injury in the fourth game of the season to shake off a slow start and keep their conference and regional title streaks alive.
"Great season," Meadows said. "I'm so proud of them every single one of them. We've come so far. You think back at the Christmas tournament where we were and it's not the same team at all."
Gordon, who along with Pawlak will graduate from the starting lineup, played her final basketball game. The three-sport athlete still has her softball coming up soon.
"I can honestly say basketball has been my favorite high school memory," Gordon said. "The friendships I've made with teammates and the relationships I've made with my coaches, they are people I'll have at my wedding and people I'll always cherish. And I can't thank them enough for being there for me and teaching me all the lessons I've learned."
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Green Chemistry Education Network
Time: July 17, 2010 at 6pm to July 23, 2010 at 12pm
Location: University of Oregon
City/Town: Eugene
Website or Map: http://chemistry.gsu.edu/CWCS…
Phone: (541) 346-4601
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Julie Haack, Jim Hutchison and Ken Doxsee
Latest Activity: Apr 3, 2010
The Green Chemistry in Education Workshop is for educators in the chemical sciences interested in incorporating green or sustainable chemistry concepts into the organic chemistry curriculum and laboratory.
This five-day workshop held on the University of Oregon campus will be a combination of lectures, discussion, and hands-on time in the laboratory. Leaders in the field will address the need for green chemistry in the undergraduate curriculum and provide strategies for designing, adapting and incorporating new green experiments into existing organic chemistry curricula.
The primary goal for this workshop is establishing a network of chemical educators who are promoting green chemistry and increasing the number of educators who incorporate green chemistry experiments and concepts into their teaching.
During the lecture sessions, a panel of speakers will introduce green chemistry, discuss the adoption of green organic experiments and lecture materials, address the challenges and opportunities in green chemistry education, and provide advice on developing new green chemistry materials. Ample time will be made available for participants to discuss their own plans for adopting green chemistry with the lecturers and fellow participants.
During the laboratory sessions, participants will have an opportunity to perform and evaluate greener organic laboratory experiments developed at the University of Oregon and elsewhere.
Educational materials used in teaching the green organic chemistry lab will be distributed during the workshop, including our recently published textbook, "Green Organic Chemistry: Strategies, Tools, and Laboratory Experiments," by Kenneth M. Doxsee and James E. Hutchison, published by Brooks/Cole, ISBN: 0-759-31418-7.
The Workshop speakers will be a diverse panel of scientists and educators who will present the latest trends in the green chemistry field based on their own experiences in either industry or academia.
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Founded by John Romero, Slipgate Ironworks is a San Francisco Bay Area company in production on a new MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). The game details are not currently being disclosed, but the project is major in scope and is being designed for a worldwide audience. Slipgate's senior team is comprised of alums from Blizzard, Crystal Dynamics, Electronic Arts, Midway, Namco, Rockstar, SCEA, Sigil, SOE, THQ, Turbine, and others. To learn more, qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.


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Fresh-Spoh Rebel Football By Coach Mike Bengen
October 25, 2012
Our last outing of the year for the Fresh-Soph took place Thursday October 11 at Denver to take on the Cyclones. We knew going in we would be facing off against their JV squad plus a few Juniors and possibly some Seniors that don't see any time on Fridays for the Cyclones. We were ready to go and we just needed to play another game. Nothing is better than being in game situations for these kids to grow as competitors and football players. We were not afraid of anyone and we are just wanting to compete. This is a great sign from a great group of kids. Denver played well early and jumped out to a 30-14 lead at the half. Our coaching staff did a great job of making adjustments and we crept back for a 30-30 tie at he end of 3 quarters. Denver scored a late TD to send us home with a 38-30 defeat ended our year at 1-3. Eric Stoakes had another big game with 259 yards rushing and 4 TD's. Brady Kuehl and Jake Schuman handled the quarterback chores and ended the night 6 of 16 for 51 yards. Cameron Murphy added 26 yards on the ground and also had a PAT run and 3 tackles on the other side of the ball. Carter Murphy, Josh Cooley, Brock Bystricky, and Kainen Hendricks all had catches for us also. Ty Eiffler led the way with 10 tackles on defense. He was followed by Logan Phillips,Eric, Josh, Bryce Ehlers, and Bryce Clark with 4 each. Bennett Petersen and Logan Flamme added 2 stops apiece and Jake Mohlis had a stop of his own for our defense. Ty and Brock also each recovered a fumble. This was a very good Denver team who was playing many upper classmen. The coaches were very happy with the effort and execution. It was a very good ball game for us and we certainly got a lot out of it.
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Japan yesterday joined US-led trade talks, adding its weight to a pact that covers two-fifths of the world economy, but raising further doubt over whether negotiators can prise open sensitive sectors such as farm goods and state-linked firms.
Tokyo's entry, which takes to 12 the number of countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is a key plank of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to shake up Japan's economy and return it to growth after years of stagnation.
His "Abenomics" agenda won a further mandate on Sunday when his coalition won a strong majority in a parliamentary election.
A major goal of US President Barack Obama's administration, the TPP aims to tear down barriers in areas such as government procurement and set standards for workers' rights, environmental protection and intellectual property rights.
However, it faces tough resistance in several countries, including Vietnam and Malaysia, where state-linked enterprises and selective handouts of government contracts are entrenched and politically sensitive.
Japan's entry adds another layer of complexity.
"They'll come up with some agreement, but whether it will be as deep as they want it to be is another question," said Jayant Menon, a senior economist at the Asian Development Bank.
"Malaysia and Vietnam will never agree to the rules they want on state-owned enterprises," Menon said.
Japan, which joins the talks in Kota Kinabalu ahead of Abe's visit this week to Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, is putting its heavily protected agriculture sector up for negotiations.
Joining the TPP would account for about two-thirds of the potential GDP increase brought about by "Abenomics," JPMorgan said.
However, even after Abe's resounding election victory he will remain under pressure from his conservative, ruling Liberal Democratic Party to resist US calls for Japan to slash high tariffs.
US lawmakers stressed last week they want a deal that opens Japan to US autos, farm products and insurance companies.
Japanese sources close to the talks said the government had yet to see the TPP text and would only use the Malaysia round to assess the direction of talks on areas such as farm tariffs.
"There is no doubt Japan will have to lower the tariffs at least," one source said, adding that it could also agree to phase out tariffs over a long period and seek exemptions.
"Of course, the government will consider some kind of measures to support the agriculture industry," the source said.
Hopes of finalizing the deal by October, when Obama attends the APEC summit in Indonesia, have faded. Government sources say the end of this year or some time next year is now more realistic.
The pact is part of a US strategic shift under Obama to focus more economic and military resources on Asia and balance China's rise. Beijing has said it is studying joining the TPP, which currently includes Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and Brunei.
Some of the TPP's goals have met opposition, with critics calling the pact secretive and warning it could restrict freedoms in order to fight digital piracy and reduce access to crucial medicines by extending drug patent protections.
In the run-up to the current round, Malaysia's influential former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad railed against the TPP, saying it would be a surrender to big US corporations.


text: Games are often considered an immersive medium, allowing players to live out fantasies that were never before possible. Willie Zutz (known to the Shack community since 2004 as boarder2) has used his personal experience to create an iOS supplement to the Eagle Dynamics A-10C Warthog flight simulator. It's called iControl DCS, a virtual glass cockpit recreated in excruciating detail. "iControl DCS allows the player to connect their iPad directly via WiFi to the simulator in order to manipulate switches, dials, buttons, etc.," said Zutz. "It also mirrors the MFCD (Multi-Function Color Display) and CDU (Control Display Unit) from the simulator to the iPad. The application makes it so the average Joe who already has an iPad, but doesn't want to spend $200-$400 on a complex HOTAS (Hands-On Throttle & Stick), and another $1k+ on a home cockpit build to get a very rich and engrossing experience at a much more reasonable cost." The Radio Zutz has always had a vested interest in the military, particularly when it comes to flight. He's put countless hours into a number of flight simulators, starting with Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 and has experience with flying light aircraft. In fact, the idea for iControl DCS came to him in mid-air. "I drummed this up in my head one night while I was flying," he said. "At the time, I didn't have any intention of releasing it publicly. As I was researching for ideas and looking for help on how to get started with modding, people started expressing interest. For a good portion of the initial development phase I was still somewhat undecided if I wanted to take on the challenge of polishing something like this to the point of it being publicly consumable." Even though he has been a professional software developer for more than 12 years, Zutz is new to mobile development, with the iControl DCS being his first endeavor. It didn't come without challenges, but the process proved to be faster than expected. "It's been a pretty long road getting to where I'm at now," said Zutz, "but now reflecting on the initial development effort it seems as though things came together quite quickly. I started in late February of 2011 and the application became available on the App Store about the first week in May 2011. The application has been constantly evolving since then. It has had three major revisions, and a few minor revisions in-between." Zutz worked diligently to create iControl DCS to his specifications. He created all of the game's UI and graphical assets himself, adapting them for touch controls for a cleaner, more streamlined look. The app was originally designed for a 1024x768 resolution, meaning Zutz had to start from scratch when the new iPad (with its retina display feature) was released. Once this was finished, Zutz looked into hooking the application into the simulator, with user-friendliness being his primary concern. After that, it was time to address a major concern for sim players -- speed. "I knew simulation buffs hate things that slow their computers down, especially when they're gaming." Zutz explained. "A very large portion of the development effort was put toward making the live MFCDs as fluid as possible and keeping the load on the computer as low as possible. Making sure the application remained responsive while being able to process enough data to saturate some 802.11g networks and working within the limited processing power on the iPad was a pretty fun part of this process for me." Realistic in-cockpit displays The reception for iControl DCS has been tremendous. In the year and a half since it was released, the app has far exceeded Zutz's expectations, in terms of sales. He's also received feedback from the simulation community. "From all over the world, people who are genuinely kind and passionate about this sort of thing are happy that there's a product out there that can help lower the barrier of entry into complex simulations like this," he added. "Most people who use it say they could never fly again without it." Zutz isn't quite ready to fully put iControl DCS behind him, though. With Windows 8 touch PC's and tablets on the horizon, he's preparing to create a version of the app for those devices, as well. He also has ideas for improving the current app and creating future applications within the DCS realm. You can get the iControl DCS for the iPad on the iTunes store for $29.99.


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Anyone have a clue how to get there truck in the magazine? If so please let me know because I would like to try and enter or whatever I have to do to get in it.Thanks!
I went through this yesterday at a show I attended. Your truck has to meet five criteria to be considered for a Feature. It must have clean body/paint, suspension work, interior work, motor work, and it needs to have attention to detail. If you think your truck has all the necessary components to make the cut email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thanks a bunch!
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Let me double check and get right back to you
Sorry found my error. firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com, keep in mind the fellas are pretty busy and they get tons of emails regarding features. It may take some time for them to get back to you.
thank ya thanka ya!
it must take a while before they email you back. lol It's been a few weeks.
I be damn! My truck made the magazine!!! vol.37, no.2. Thats Crazy!!
thats badass sir congrats. ive been trying for years to get something in a mag haha.
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I know that post was a few years ago, but i have been looking Everywhere for a magazine that i can send my friends truck and story in? any ideas? he has a 71 GMC restored and he did it all himself! dont know where to look, any ideas?
Since this forum is sponsored by Truckin' Magazine, don't you think that'd be the first place to look? Secondly make sure you've got GOOD photos to submit. Lots of stuff gets rejected because the subject doesn't operate a camera very well. Find out all the steps involved in the modification and make an easy to understand list. Editors get tons of this stuff and sorting thru it takes a lot of time, so make it easy for them and your chances improve. Before & After pix also help people visualize what was accomplished. Hit your local magazine store and take a look at what's available, and either buy a copy of each that fits your profile, or make a note of which ones tickle your fancy then go online and figure out how to send in ideas. There's a space inside where it tells how to submit article or ideas for articles. Write a clear, concise letter and send it in. If you persist, your chances iget bettter. If that seems like a lot of work to you, then stop trying and give up. If it was easy, every hunk o' junk would be in a magazine!GT
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The Boston Red Sox recalled catcher Ryan Lavarnway Thursday from Triple-A Pawtucket after optioning pitcher Alfredo Aceves to the PawSox following Wednesday's win over the Oakland Athletics.
The 31-year-old Aceves has gone 1-1 with an 8.66 ERA over five appearances -- three starts -- this season. Aceves surrendered eight runs -- seven earned -- on seven hits and four walks over 3 1/3 frames Tuesday during his last start in a 13-0 loss to Oakland.
Lavarnway, 25, is a career .172 hitter with four home runs and 20 RBI over 63 career games with the Red Sox over the 2011-12 seasons.


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Maryland wide receiver Deon Long was taken by ambulance from BB&T Field after being injured in today's Wake Forest game.
Trainers placed a stabilizing brace on one of the player's legs after he was placed on a stretcher and carted off the field in the first half in obvious pain.
Terps coach Randy Edsall at halftime told ESPN Radio he thought Long had a broken ankle. Results of an X-ray being performed at a local hospital were not immediately available.
In the fourth quarter, receiver Stefon Diggs was also carted off with his right foot heavily wrapped.
Diggs had caught eight passed for 67 yards before his injury. He's the Terps' second leading receiver this season, behind Long.
Long was blocking near the Maryland sideline when he appeared to get undercut by a Wake Forest defender on the play.
Fellow Terps receiver Stefon Diggs went over and whispered into Long's ear as Long was placed onto the stretcher.
Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson went to the ambulance to check on Long before the player was taken to a nearby hospital.
Long, a transfer in his first season with the Terps, is Maryland's leading receiver. He had four catches for 43 yards before being taken away with Wake Forest leading, 10-0.


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Okay, so first of all I have one thing to say:
Much like the last session, this round of The Fantasy Gacha is set on the Acerbus Silva sim and holy wow, there are a LOT of machines to tap. Just like last time, I went a little bit crazy in the first section, forgetting that there were still dozens of gacha machines tucked away in other parts of the event area. To help -you- avoid prematurely blowing through all of your lindens, however, I have decided to provide this map to show you just how massive the place is:
Bear in mind that the tiiiiny red tent at the lower left-hand corner of the picture is the landing point. You'll cross the bridge into the first group of gacha machines and then proceed straight ahead or to your left. Do not forget that there are many, many vendors in each area, though! Pace yourself and remember that you can always come back later for another round. Breathe. You'll get through this.
Since there is absolutely NO way I'm going to get through all of my treasures in one blog post, I have decided to break the event up into a series of posts over the weekend leading up to the event (it opens to the public October 1st) and I hope you're as excited to read through this series as I am to write it!
So. We're starting with the machine that received the MOST love from me. I literally dreamt about this outfit last night and woke up deciding it needed to happen ASAP.
This gown, ruffle collar, and parasol are just a few of the items available from Junbug this round. I won't go into precise detail over how many times I poked this machine, how convincing I had to be in my sweet-talking, and precisely what I had to do to get a full set together for this post, but it should suffice to say that I was not surprised to be dreaming about The Queen's Ruff last night. The mesh is beautiful, of course, but the thing that struck me the most about this set (and really, everything in the Junbug mainstore) is the rich texture of this gorgeous fabric. Seriously. Pick a demo, any demo, and you'll see what I mean.
I thought it would be fun to add a few other gacha items to this outfit (all from this event, might I add) and you will certainly see more of them in the near future. The corset is actually an EPIC find of mine (same as ultra-rare but way more fun to say) from On A Lark; this pack includes a hood, shoulder straps, and a HUD to change the accent colour from silver to gold to black. COOL RIGHT?
You're going to see a lot of head gear featured from The Fantasy Gacha in the coming days as well because there are a bunch of different machines offering a variety of crowns, diadems, circlets, chains, and helmets. For this outfit, I tried to keep things simple by matching a silver Celtic headband from The Forge with one of the many witch circlets from Sax Shepherd Designs.
Are you completely psyched to gacha yet?!
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Fairy Skin -Avie- /*natural *REDGRAVE*
IKON Witch Eyes – Death
Soirée – Kat Brows #Ebony
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*LpD* MakeUp – *Steam Cloud* Complete
ROZENA/ Kiss Kiss ~ dolce
::Exile:: Sway My Way:Raven
*{Junbug}* The Queen Gown in Night (RARE) ~ Available Oct 1st at The Fantasy Gacha
*OAL* Dory Corset M ~ Black Epic ~ Available Oct 1st at The Fantasy Gacha
*{Junbug}* The Queen's Parasol (ULTRA RARE) ~ Available Oct 1st at The Fantasy Gacha
*{Junbug}* The Queen's Ruff Collar Coal ~ Available Oct 1st at The Fantasy Gacha
[The Forge] Celtic Headband, (Silver), Common ~ Available Oct 1st at The Fantasy Gacha
! !SSD ~ Gatcha ~ Witch Circlet ~ Jadis ~ Available Oct 1st at The Fantasy Gacha
NAIL/Female[MANDALA] SHORT
Poses: ::WetCat:: (Back to Black set – I HAD TO!)
Set: Enchanted Unicorn Castle by Atelier Yllanys


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Job Title: Moodle Developer / PHP Developer
Contract: 3 months
Rate: £300 per day
Start: ASAP
Location: London
Key Skills: Moodle, PHP, Developer, Configuration, Testing
Project: My Higher Education client currently has an urgent requirement for a Moodle Developer / PHP Developer to join his team on a 3 month contract. His team are going through a busy stage in the development of various Moodle VLE sites and are looking for expertise to help them through Development, Configuration and Testing.
In you post as Moodle Developer / PHP Developer you will be expected to have extensive PHP Development skills alongside experience of working with VLE environments.
This is a fantastic chance to work for one of the best universities in the UK who are renowed for providing an attractive working environment and extending contracts.
If you are interested in hearing more about who the client is and would like to know how to apply please call Tom Paine on 0207 851 7808
To find out more about Real Staffing please visit www.realstaffing.com


text: So I think a hairy ass is the hottest thing on earth. I love everything about them so my question is why do gay guys feel the need to shave it off? It turns me off knowing gay men feel the need to shave everything including their ass. It's so masculine. . .so is that why only straight men don't care about their ass? What are your thoughts. Do you guys have pictures to share because a hairy asses sends me 8 inch dick standing. . .