text:
I would agree with you on cooper..very great smile
He's an excellent choice.
He's a terrible choice.
He's okay...but I could name others who are sexier.
Don't give a shit about the thing!
I would agree with you on cooper..very great smile
Peek-A-Boo I C U ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !.
OY...I would make a meal out of him!!! He is HOT!!!
I loved the scene when he is ass fucked in "Wet hot american summer".... very hot...
Thats why I cried when kitchen confidential was cancaled. There are some great shots of him shirtless in that show
there ya go jessicarabit
and i knew i saw him from somewhere else, he was sack in wedding crashers, duh! lol
hope this is what u were talking about...hes also in the new movie failure to launch with matthew mccaughney and sarah jessica parker
He had nudity on a horror movie he did. Forgot the title.
I'd be very interrested by the title....Originally Posted by a_p_m_f
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
That wasn't him...that was some american comedian...he's on vh1 a lot with his snide comments about pop culture...he does bad soda commercials here too.Originally Posted by coco2006
Love that movie and if it was Bradley Cooper getting fucked in, I would have drowned the theatre I was in with my spooge.
Wasn't Bradley awesome in the wedding crashers? He was like a spoiled, coke head freak...so hot during the football game where he thrashes Vince Vaughn and just owns him....the gay sex scene in that movie should have been with bradley and vince (never owen...I can't believe owen wilson works in MOVIES with that puss of his) instead of vince and that weird, very, very unattractive kid....this kid almost makes owen wilson attractive by comparison. Almost.
i don't know if he got fuckeed in that movie, but according to imbd he was in it. The horror movie he was in was My Little Eye. really good! he had a sex scene, but i don't remember being naked. i think he was under the covers.
He was definitely in the movie. Check here .Originally Posted by james1200
... and the scene was hot hot hot...
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
It might not have been him, but him and Michael Ian Black (the comedian from those soda commericals) Do make out in a toolshed.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, but I'm afraid my walk has become rather sillier recently...
I did some checking...it might indeed have been cooper than micahel ian black was screwing....my bad. It's been a couple of years since I've seen it and didn't know who bradley was at the time...and I don't think Bradley was as buff back then...I gotta see that scene!
I was right.... I looooooove being right..... more in that case....
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
Bradley Cooper should be BIG big star with his look and that great smile.
Chris Evans too!
There's no justice in this world!
I love that ass....mmmmm....mmmm.mmmmm
mmm what an ass!
kage...what movie are those pics from?
Gee, to think I fell in love with him when he was only a lawyer on L&O. I may have a pic of him shirtless. I'll get back to you.
Ah! It's in my gallery under Famous Men.
Where can I get the video scene?? Would love to see bradley`s ass and he moaning, lol mmmmmm what a macho he is! yummy
his eyes are killing me..........luuuuuuuuuuuuv him !!!
Am I the only one who noticed his left eye is lower than the right. He is hot though...
show me nude pics
this man is just "yummy yummy screw"
My older brother rowed with him at Georgetown. I actually met him a couple of times back then, but I was like 18 and he wasn't a celebrity yet, so all I really thought was that he was very good looking, and he seemed like a really genuine guy. ...my brother is still in contact with him once in a blue moon and he says Brad is still just as cool and nice as he was before he gained his fame.
I'd still do him ! He IS hot. (don't tell my brother, )
Does anyone know if bradley cooper (or any of the other men on the show)appear nude on the kitchen confidential dvd? i was told he did(ass shot) but i dont want to buy it if he does not.
shirtless pic, we need shirtless pics!
there they are.
f'ing hot if you ask me .. especially the unshaven ones
Check out my very own Body Hair Lovers and Photography Groups!
just wanted to share this vid of him.
you cant see anything, but hes kissing another man and has sex with him.
here it is:
bradley cooper
Damn, Bradley is so hot, I hate myself for it, but I'm a sucker for guys with blue eyes.
Ha! me too, plus he is just too perfect
Hey I totally forgot about that show! I guess it didn't last that long...
He is amazing
He's hot but sometimes he looks retarded.
He showed his ass in Nip/Tuck in one episode It was hot
Some pics of Bradley in my blog if you wish ....
And more in my blog :
and more here : http://the-men-experience.blogspot.c...adley%20Cooper
Oh my god can't believe hairy blue eyed hottie Bradley Cooper is in Nip Tuck and these photos are amazing, anyone got clips to share?
I got a total hard on and I think I shot a load watching Bradley's photos.
Second photo with legs wide open, gosh, so fuckin' hot!!
What was his character and/or storyline about?? Did he play a gay man?
syn-es-the-sia n. Physiol. Sensation produced at a point other than
or remote from the point of stimulation, as of a color from hearing a
certain sound
"Every plant knows this: Its only when you get crap thrown on you that you really start to grow."
-Scott Sorrel
This episode aired quite awhile ago. But ya, he was a definite hottie!! Such sex appeal!
I was so in lust with him when I first saw him in Alias. I would even go for him before Michael Vartan.
After Sean moved to LA, the producer asked him to be a technical adviser on the show. Then they asked him to be on the show. Finally they fired Bradley Cooper's character and replaced him with Sean.
Cooper's character tried to fuck about every good loking girl he got near. The picture you linked to, where he's in his underwear, took place just after Sean walked into Cooper's trailer and caught him having sex with a very young actress.
The other pictures are I think of the two of them getting a massage . At first Sean thinks that Bradley Cooper's character may be gay. But then he finds out he's a horndog for the ladies.
It seems like one of the main reasons his character was created was to invite Sean to a huge sex party where Sean wound up in bed with his wife's girlfriend's 16 year old daughter. Shortly after that Cooper's character was fired from the TV show.
"I'm chanting even as we speak, sweetie!"
^Thanks! I was wondering cuz in that one picture it looked like Bradley Cooper was trying to get some from Sean.
syn-es-the-sia n. Physiol. Sensation produced at a point other than
or remote from the point of stimulation, as of a color from hearing a
certain sound
"Every plant knows this: Its only when you get crap thrown on you that you really start to grow."
-Scott Sorrel
That guy is just as gross as the characters he plays.


text:
I switched to a dedicated server this week and much of it is a bit over my head. One thing I cant seem to resolve is that the includes all work on all sub pages, but do not work in the index.html page.
All use the same .htaccess file... This is the case for all 5 of my web domains.
This is what I have in there now.
Options +FollowSymLinks
Options +Includes
AddType text/html .shtml (recently added)
AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml (recently added)
AddHandler server-parsed .htm
DirectoryIndex index.htm index.html (recently added)
What is different about this which worked in hosting account but not server account?
rename it to index.shtml and add index.shtml to your Index list.

subset: commoncrawl


text: MOSFETs are undergoing the most drastic transformation in nearly 50 years. What's driving this change and how will the move to 3D FinFET impact IC technology? What are these new transistors? What demands will they place on EDA tools and the design community? Professor Hu will provide insight into the driving factors behind these new transistors and how these transistors will enable the continued use of existing infrastructures of circuit and system designs, as well as device fabrication, for decades to come.


text:
The Washington County Board of Supervisors have set a guideline for next year's county budget. During their meeting today, they passed a guideline of increasing the budget for each county department by a total bottom line of two percent and increasing the wages of the employees by no more than two point four percent. These increases will take effect July first of next year.
They also acknowledged the approval of award for acquisition of the Richmond sanitary sewer system property.
Washington County Attorney Larry Brock says as part of the Compensation Board meeting from last week, it was recommended that ninety-five thousand dollars will be awarded to Holy Trinity Church in Richmond for the property and the other contingent remaining interest holders will receive no money for the property. The amount being given to Holy Trinity Church is more than the appraised value of $81,650.
The Board also made two appointments to the Washington County Board of Health. Both Dr. Wendy Miller and Jim Miksch will serve another three-year term taking effect January first.


text:
MIT Officer-Memorial
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Two University of Wisconsin-Madison police officers are traveling to Boston to join thousands of others Wednesday in honoring the MIT officer who was killed in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. UW-Madison Police Department spokesman Marc Lovicott says Detective Peter Grimyser and Officer Juan Avila are leaving Monday at noon. They will drive 18 hours to the Boston area to attend the memorial service for 26-year-old Officer Sean Collier. Officials have said Collier was shot Thursday night on the MIT campus in Cambridge by the Boston Marathon bombers. A spokeswoman for the Middlesex District Attorney's office in Massachusetts says 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is expected to face charges in his death.
Comments are closed.


text:
I was going through some notes before and was reminded of this ex-Satanist who reveals things about Satanism, and how this belief system relates to Christianity which it rebels against. They are like two sides of a coin so to speak. I will get to what I mean about the 'magic of nature' after I summarize from my notes what this guy, Mark Passio has to say about these two worldview, Christianity and Satanism--which really share the same worldview:
Mark Passio says he was brought up as a Catholic, but was to come to realize his need for spirituality was abused by this fear-based and mind-controlling belief system. It is a systems which makes its believers be contained in a box, and all consciousness and perception especially as to what is happening outside that box is forbidden. So may who feel this abuse and confinement are therefore seduced by what is being claimed to be outside the religious box---the highly organized satanic network.
The Satanic philosophy claims that human nature is naturally "animalistic" and horrible, and has always been, and this means we should embrace our "true nature" and learn how to control others who deserve to be abused because they are weak, So look! BOTH organized religion and Satanism agree that human nature is naturally sinful, but whereas the former will claim we can change it through "God's Grace" if we obey their rules, the Satanists wallow in what they believe is their selfish behaviour and seek to use it to their advantage at the expense of others.
So this is the toxic 'game' agoing on isn't it?
So then what do I mean by the magic of nature? Well I disregard both THAT worldview shared by Christianity and their Shadow, Satanism, and rather see Nature, other species, our bodies, sexuality, as sacred. And that by looking into this---openly questioning reality without fear, or presumption about it-- we begin opening up to the magic of nature. NOT being caught in presumptions about nature and our natures like such myths as described, but an open-minded loving embrace of the Mystery we are living dying and regenerating in.


text:
American Housing Survey, 1984: MSA File (ICPSR 9092)
Published: Jan 18, 2006
Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
Version V1
This data collection contains information from samples of housing units in 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Data include year the structure was built, type and number of living quarters, occupancy status, presence of commercial or medical establishments on the property, and property value. Additional data focus on kitchen and plumbing facilities, type of heating fuel used, source of water, sewage disposal, and heating and air-conditioning equipment. Questions concerning quality of housing include condition of walls and floors, adequacy of heat in winter, availability of electrical outlets, basement and roof water leakage, and exterminator service for mice or rats. Data on housing expenses include amount of mortgage or rent payments and costs of utilities, fuel, garbage collection, property insurance, and real estate taxes. Respondents who had moved recently were questioned about characteristics of the previous residence and reasons for moving. Residents were also asked to evaluate the quality of their neighborhoods with respect to such issues as crime, street noise, quality of roads, commercial activities, presence of trash, litter, abandoned structures or offensive odors, and adequacy of services such as police protection, shopping facilities, and schools. In addition to housing characteristics, some demographic information is provided on household members, such as age, sex, race, marital status, income, and relationship to householder. Additional data are available on the householder, including years of school completed, Spanish origin, and length of residence.
Export Citation:
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Subject Terms
Geographic Coverage
Time Period(s)
Date of Collection
Data Collection Notes
The Annual Housing Surveys have been renamed the American Housing Surveys by the Census Bureau. Beginning in 1984, the MSA survey comprises the survey previously known as the SMSA survey. Also beginning in 1984, the MSA samples were based on the 1980 Census rather than the 1970 Census. Consequently, users wishing to conduct longitudinal analysis will not be able to link the 1984 files with previous years, although such analysis will be possible with subsequent years through 1993.
Samples of housing units from 11 MSAs were drawn from 1980 Census of Population and Housing records, and updated to include a sample of housing units constructed since 1980.
Housing units in 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).
Data Source
personal interviews
survey data
Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
- The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.
This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.


text:
Are You Aware Of Key Metrics, Not Just For Today But Tomorrow?
It's not just about knowing the numbers, MSPCFO's Kraner told CRN -- it's about knowing what the numbers mean for business. Kraner said many businesses collect numbers for the quarter, but don't necessarily delve deeper into the significance of those numbers and what they mean going forward.
"The numbers tell the story," Kraner said. "The numbers are the proof in the pudding in what's going on."
He said that the numbers reveal problems, or what the MSPCFO founders refer to as "opportunities" for change and growth.
"Companies with that habit are going to be more successful and better run than those that aren't," Kraner said.


text:
The Department of Theatre & Dance supports two theatre spaces: Harvey M. Powers Theatre in Coleman Hall and Tustin Studio Theatre, located in the renovated Tustin Gymnasium, a Costume Studio, and a Dance Studio.
Have a tech problem or question? Ask the Tech Guys, and they'll try to answer all your tech queries.
We have recently added Altman PHX 250w LED profile units to our fleet of color agile lighting fixtures. They'll take any Source Four barrel and are stunningly bright for an LED. These in addition to our Seachangers, ETC Desires and Vivid R units allow for a wide color range at the touch of a button.
The following links are virtual breadcrumbs marking the 27 most recent pages you have visited in Bucknell.edu. If you want to remember a specific page forever click the pin in the top right corner and we will be sure not to replace it. Close this message.


text:
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Fifth-ranked MIT built a 10-point halftime lead and held on down the stretch, escaping with a 69-67 win over Springfield College in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Junior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) and senior Noel Hollingsworth (Salt Lake City, Utah) were two of the four Tech players to finish in double figures in the win. Senior Jamie Karraker (Morgantown, W. Va.), who hit the go-ahead three-pointer and a pair of free throws to clinch the game in the final minute, finished with eight points, giving him exactly 1,000 for his career.
The win secures the fourth consecutive 20-win campaign for Coach Larry Anderson's program, as the Cardinal and Gray is now 20-1 overall and 8-1 in league play. MIT also sweeps the season series with Springfield, who currently sits third in the NEWMAC standings at 6-3 (14-7 overall).
Kates had 15 points to go along with six assists while Hollingsworth poured in 16. Junior Will Tashman (Atherton, Calif.) led all scorers with 17, on seven-of-11 shooting from the field. Senior Billy Bender (The Woodlands, Texas) was the final double-digit scorer with 10 points. Bender and Tashman each had a team-leading seven boards.
Sean Martin's (Rindge, N.H.) layup with 3:48 remaining gave Springfield its first lead since early in the first half but Kates answered right back with a three-ball at the other end. Robbie Burke (Cheshire, Mass.) tied things up with a pair of free throws two possessions later and Martin grabbed a key offensive board on the Pride's next trip down the court. But junior Alex Berthiaume (Springfield, Mass.) was whistled for a turnover, denying the hosts a chance to regain the lead. Karraker canned his second trifecta of the afternoon at the other end of the court to put Tech back on top and the senior coolly sank a pair of free throws to ice things in the final seconds.
The Cardinal and Gray built a lead as big as 14 points in the first half and took a 39-29 advantage into the locker room. After Jordan Rote's (Sheffield, Mass.) three-pointer brought the Pride within one, 15-14, with 11:38 left in the first, the Engineers reeled off 13-straight points over the next 3:33 to lead by 14, their largest advantage of the afternoon.
It was more of the same early in the second, as Kates' layup at the 15:44 mark put MIT back ahead by 14. The hosts would come storming back though, with 13 straight points to cut the gap to just one, 48-47, with 12:05 to play, setting up the dramatic finish.
Karraker becomes the third Tech player to join the 1,000-point club this season and the second in as many games. Hollingsworth reached the milestone on Wednesday against Wheaton College and Kates hit the mark earlier in the year.
MIT will return to Rockwell Cage for its final home game of the regular season on Wednesday, February 8. The Engineers will face Babson College in the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader at 6:00 p.m.


text:
right now I have a FI Q 18 (sealed) that I am selling. I LOVE how low it gets and the volume is about as equal to my 2 cvrs ported. But i need more space in my car so I am going with smaller subs. I am between 3 square L5's.....2 12 audioque 2.5 or 2 12 re se. Need help!!!
I have a hifonics brz1200.1...i'm thinkin the 3 10's will give me some funky ohm load so thats why im kind of shying away! but give me opinions. im open to new subs and all. jus have limited space in my scion tC for subs. I will be building my own box and more than likely will be sealed because i simply love the SQ and lows they hit. BTW i am an SQL fan so i wanna get louder than alot of ppl but still sound good and once again ABSOLUTELY LOVE REALLY LOW BASS!! (like my 18)
Please help!


text:
Stewart and Kathie Ohrtman of Ringsted announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Andrea Ohrtman, to Matt Miller, son of Rev. Jerry and Amy Miller of Holstein.
The couple resides in West Des Moines where Andrea is an Assistant Media Planner with The Integer Group, and Matt is Director of Communications and Marketing at Community Housing Initiatives.
A Bride and Groom Shower is planned for Saturday, Feb. 2, at United Lutheran Church in Ringsted.
Andrea and Matt will be united in marriage on April 6 at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines.


text:
I draw everyones attention to bbc online verdict on linux?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/c ... 565581.stm
Help, discussion, magazine feedback and more
Moderators: ChriThor, LXF moderators
We think the move to Linux is distinctly possible, simply because there are so many more PC systems out there than Macintosh. What do you think?
Yes, if you want support for your hardware and/or software that you use that isnt native to linux. If your happy with that, then sure, keep it off the desktop.Flea wrote:do we really need Linux to go mainstream?
Nobber wrote:The question we could be asking instead is: Are people ready, willing and able to use Linux on the desktop? (And if not, why the bloody hell not?)
Nobber wrote:Is Linux ready for the desktop?
smita034 wrote:we are generally not "desktop" users. I'd see as a desktop user the old lady next door, my mum, my landlord etc. etc.
Rhakios wrote:No, and I'm not going to. I can get SuSE and Mandriva to play most things eventually. My point is that they don't just work
weird last time i checked install was basicly *click next* *click next* - that or it installed it self. and fyi, they can....Flea wrote:No, no and no again! Sorry but, your mum, landlord etc. wont be able to get stuff working (plugins etc.) on Windows either! Ppl like my mum and joe blogs down the street have just as much bother installing such things on a Windows box!
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests


text:
Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday, whose recent column linking the movies of Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow to the Isla Vista slayings drew rebukes from both men, responded to the controversy Tuesday afternoon with another column and accompanying video.
"In singling out 'Neighbors' [which stars Rogen] and Judd Apatow, I by no means meant to cast blame on those movies or Judd Apatow's work for this heinous action — obviously not," Hornaday says in the two-and-a-half-minute video. "But I do think, again, it bears all of us asking what the costs are of having such a narrow range of stories that we constantly go back to."
In her previous column published Sunday, Hornaday criticized Hollywood for catering to male fantasies of "vigilantism and sexual wish-fulfillment." She wrote that Elliot Rodger's rampage, which left six dead and 13 others injured and culminated in his suicide, "may be a function of his own profound distress, but it also shows how a sexist movie monoculture can be toxic for women and men alike."
On Twitter, Rogen called the original column "horribly insulting and misinformed," and Apatow wrote, "She [Hornaday] uses tragedy to promote herself with idiotic thoughts."
In her video, Hornaday says, "I certainly understand why Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow might feel defensive because I did single them out." But, she says, "As a film critic, what I wanted to do was think about what echoes we heard from the larger culture and maybe pose some questions that might be useful. At least judging from my inbox today, a lot of people do think that those are questions worth asking."
The controversy provided a rare example of engagement between a filmmaker and a critic (albeit of the charged kind).
Still, from the looks of his Twitter page, Apatow appears eager to put the row behind him. On Wednesday, seemingly in response to the controversy, he wrote, "Every word written about this nonsense with me takes up space that could be used to discuss the real issues and possible solutions."


text:
|2005-12-19, 04:34
|Link #81
Join Date: Dec 2005
No way Arika has a crush on Sergey, that would be like the dumbest plotline ever. OK, not the dumbest but dumb enough.
And I really, really doubt Shizuru is going to be the first to die. Since when do the strongest characters die first?
|2005-12-19, 04:47
|Link #82
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 37
Or if Rena is still alive somewhere...
Nah... They won't use that soap-opera plot device, would they?
Anyway, thus far most of the anger Nina has is directed at Rena. Unfortunately Rena's dead, and her supposed daughter Arika is too nice a person to hate (except for Tomoe, who is a psycho).
Hence Nina couldn't find a way to express her frustration... Sergay's heart is occupied by a dead person, and Arika's presence alone would make it impossible for him to ever forget Rena no matter how long time passes.
On another point... Since we know for a fact the "grandma" is dead, at least to Arika, who do you think she would be? A nobody? A former Otome who survived the last war like Maria? If a former Otome picked Arika up alone with her pendant, she would likely know who that pendant once belonged to.
And from the way Otomes get produced, we might get a whole lot of failed, quit, or married Otomes out there in the world. Not too far fetched for Arika to meet one...
|2005-12-19, 05:31
|Link #83
~Night of Gales~
Join Date: Dec 2005
But yeah, I'll agree with the failed Otome thing. But I still think that Arika's grandma is one weird Otome, if she is one. Her teachings don't seem to fully reflect the grandious noble image of Otomes.
|2005-12-19, 05:34
|Link #84
Anime Fan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
As an intern at court, it wouldn't be too difficult to remember the birthday of those born while at court. (Negate the above theorem. Ara-ara...) It may explain why he can remember Arika's birthday so well. And the fact that he CAN'T remember Mashiro's birthday - being on the same day - may add fuel to the fire that Mashiro really isn't the queen. But that's faulty thinking too since the Queen's birthday would've been recorded. So why wouldn't he remember the Queen's birthday, having been at court at that time. Has SUNRISE created a contradiction? Or am I reading too much into it all?
|2005-12-19, 05:54
|Link #85
Anime Fan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
|2005-12-19, 06:39
|Link #86
Join Date: Dec 2005
Anyway that Arika heartbeat seems to be something more and I don't think it is related to Mashiro or Nina... Rather it seems that the harmonium and/or the star are calling her...
|2005-12-19, 07:47
|Link #87
Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 32
And about Arika's birthday... I don't think it's strange Sergay know it. He seems to think she's Rena's child, and since we know how Sergay felt towards Rena, it's not that unbelievable he knows when she had a child. Especially if her having a child is connected to her losing her otome powers. What surprises me more is that ARIKA knows her own birthday. Who is that obaachan person really!?
|2005-12-19, 08:36
|Link #88
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Darn hackers. (sys-admin, please harden the box a bit this time). I decided to create a new user-name, though maybe I'll go back to using the old one if the users are recreated properly.
Anyway, my thoughts on ep 11 (and why are people discussing future eps, including titles, in *this* thread - there's other threads for that). Some of this has already been discussed, but here is what I was thinking before the forums came back:
1) Akira and Takumi both have *that* particular logo, which we also see on the fire Otome (ie Mai) in the OP. So obviously Takumi is from Akira's country too - it looks to be the country's symbol (particular since it's cliche old Japan style). I wonder why Takumi was in Wind Bloom before Akira arrived though? Anyway, it looks very likely that Mai will be from the same country. I'd imagine she's still Takumi's older sister too.
2) Akira is either being raised male, and is the real prince, or is a stand-in for the real prince. Given that Akira was a ninja before, maybe he's being a "kagemusha" (body double) for the real prince. I wouldn't be surprised to see Akira join Guarderobe later. Anyway, so if Akira isn't the real "prince", who is? Well, Takumi quite possibly. That's how these things probably go...
3) If Takumi is the real prince (good chance), and Mai's still his sister (good chance), then Mai would be a real princess. That also means she could be refered to / addressed as "Mai-hime" (princess Mai)
4) I hope Mai isn't the king's Otome though - ie Otome to her own father. That'd be creepy. It'd be better if Mai's a "Pillar" but on loan to the country for stability reasons (until the country gets another Otome).
PS Anyone notice that the dress Arika is wearing in the ep-12 preview is the same as the one Sergay sent her? (the pattern is the same anyway). Seeing her go bright red was interesting...
Also, in Sergay's diary, you see "Queen's birtday", Nina's birthday, and an ant
|2005-12-19, 10:55
|Link #89
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: North Carolina
I think that Arika's grandmother was a former Otome. She might even be the one who killed Miss Maria's senpai.
|2005-12-19, 11:14
|Link #90
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: North Carolina
|2005-12-19, 11:52
|Link #93
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: 下北沢、東京
|2005-12-19, 12:13
|Link #94
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
About Arika, Nina and Mashiro's birthday :
September, and the precious stone associated with the month of September is Saphir (what a surprise).
But if you look at the other characters, using their Mai-HiME data, things don't match : Shizuru is born in December and amethyst is February's stone.
Things would match for Mai if her stone is a ruby.
Another comment : we can see that Mashiro and Mikoto have a common thing : they tend to forgot an essential principe : gravity (Ep 1 for Mashiro and 11 for Mikoto). Is Newton unknown on this planet ?
And more seriously, about the ending : we can see something in the cast. The only characters having their names written in Kanji are Takumi Tkiha and Akira Okuzaki, all the other are written in katakana.
|2005-12-19, 12:14
|Link #95
Forever a Journey
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close to the northpole
Nah, they wouldn't
|2005-12-19, 12:29
|Link #96
Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
Remeber the old rule for writing. "If you don't see the body then they ain't dead."
|2005-12-19, 13:28
|Link #97
I am mowing clowns
Join Date: Dec 2005
I only ask that people with knowledge of future events use common sense and not spoil the show for others. If you have an idea and you think it might contain spoilers, use your best judgment.
On a side note: if anyone has any further questions or comments about the Thread Rules or Mod related activities, please don't post them in this thread. Feel free to send me a PM so that we don't derail the thread. My office door is always open. Thanks.
|2005-12-19, 13:52
|Link #98
Anime Fan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
However, this episode shows a little of what Nina remembers. And if she was born on castle-grounds, how then did she end up living on the streets - forgotten? I am not denying a threesome connection - for there is one - but wonder as to how Nina ended up on the streets and in the Hospital where Sergay found her nine years later. Just what happened in those nine years?
I don't expect an answer as I realize that there might not be one just yet - unless someone knows something about future episodes and wishes to place that in 'spoiler' tags. Either way, this is just food for thought. Something to think about.
|2005-12-19, 14:17
|Link #99
Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
Just realize something.
Althought just about everyone think Arika is Rena's daughter, yet no one made any mention that Arika could be the missing princess. So that would mean that Rena's daughter is NOT the princess. So the princess and Rena's daughter are 2 seperate person.
So if Arika is Rena's daughter then she can't be the princess. That just leaves Mashiro and Nina.
Also who is Arika's father?
- Rado before he was turn into a borg?
- Sergy the little pimp
I don't which would distrube me more:
Rado to Arika, "I am your father and you are grounded."
Sergy who got Rena preggy at age 10 or 13 or what age he was back then
|2005-12-19, 14:22
|Link #100
Join Date: Dec 2005
Err..isn't it rather obvious that the real princess cannot be the daughter of Rena because Rena was not a Queen? So obviously anyone who thinks that Arika is Rena's daughter assumes that she cannot be the princess since the two things are contradictory.
As for her father, I think Arika is artificially created, who knows she might be Rena's clone or something like that. Although Rado being her father would be an interesting twist.
|Thread Tools


text:
WASHINGTON — Ohio agreed Monday to offer Medicaid to about 300,000 more low-income people, a major victory for Governor John Kasich over fellow Republicans who control the state Legislature and oppose the expansion.
After nine months of battling with the state GOP's conservative wing, Kasich resorted to an uncommon maneuver in which he turned to a relatively obscure state board with power on certain budget decisions.
That board voted to accept $2.55 billion in federal money to cover the cost of expanding Medicaid in Ohio through July 2015.
The 5-to-2 vote by the Controlling Board, composed mainly of a small group of lawmakers, resulted in only a temporary answer to a question that has been roiling politics in Ohio — and other states — for more than a year.
It does not spell out whether Ohio will provide money to keep Medicaid more generous in future years, when the state would need to chip in a small portion of the expense. And even before the board acted, some conservative Republican lawmakers threatened to go to court, alleging the governor illegally bypassed the Legislature.
The bitter politics of Medicaid in Ohio are indicative of questions surrounding how the United States will guarantee health coverage — and, in turn, access to medical care — to some of its poorest citizens, despite the 2010 federal law intended to vastly reduce the number of uninsured.
The law's goal of expanding coverage was built on two pillars: an expansion of Medicaid to people with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level; for people with higher incomes, new exchanges and subsidies would help them purchase private insurance. But last year, the Supreme Court ruled that each state has the freedom to expand Medicaid or not.
The result has been a checkerboard, with Democratic-led states agreeing to the Medicaid expansion and most Republican-led states refusing. Ohio is the 25th state to extend Medicaid and the eighth to do so with a Republican governor.
The question remains in limbo in some states, including Pennsylvania and New Hampshire — as well as Virginia, where the decision may hinge on the outcome of the gubernatorial election next month.
In Ohio, the politics of Medicaid have strained the Republican Party. Kasich has championed the expansion on grounds both biblical and economic
He has said that, as a moral matter, the state should provide medical help ''for those that live in the shadows of life.'' And he has argued, with support from business groups, that reducing the state's population of uninsured people ultimately translates into more jobs.
Last winter, Kasich asked the Legislature to allow a Medicaid expansion in the state budget, but lawmakers removed that provision when they approved the budget this year.
State figures suggested that 275,000 Ohioans will become eligible for Medicaid for the first time. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimated that 330,000 people in Ohio would have fallen into a coverage gap without the expansion.


text:
The LawPay solution is designed to correctly separate earned and unearned fees to avoid commingling funds when accepting credit card payments. More importantly, LawPay contractually protects your client funds by restricting the ability of any third-party from debiting monies from a Trust or IOLTA account. LawPay works with over 90 bar associations across the country, including the American Bar Association, to ensure our program is up-to-date and in compliance. Learn More
Sales: 866.376.0950
Support: 800.459.5798
Classroom Support: 866.702.3278
LawPay is a registered ISO/MSP of BMO Harris Bank, N.A., Chicago, IL | Privacy Policy


text:
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
JDS signs with Nike, unknown if contract is worldwide
The UFC heavyweight champion will rise to the Octagon to defend his title on December 29 in Las Vegas, wearing Nike, his new sponsor. The company confirmed on Monday that the Brazilian is their newest hire. The agreement between JDS and the the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel started when he signed an agreement with the Brazilian Soccer team Corinthians, which is also sponsored by Nike, to make an associated gym, Paulista, part of his preparation for the fight against Cain Velasquez.
"Junior Cigano is a top athlete and to have him on team Nike is an honor," said Louis Alexander, director of sports marketing for Nike in Brazil. "A top athlete is never satisfied. He always wants more - more wins, more titles, better products. Such is the power that moves the brand."
With the new contract, Junior joins champions Anderson Silva, the biggest name in the sport worldwide, and Jon Jones, the biggest name in sport in the USA, who also have agreements with bigests sporting goods company in the world. Nike did not disclose whether the contract with the Brazilian will be restricted to the Brazil, or if it also involves promotional activities outside Brazil.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Hi, I have a hino and i maybe im not looking at it enough, but it doesnt do anything to be punished/ praised. it never faces away from me or makes beeping noises. it just goes back and forth doing nothing. how i got a hino is beyond me i always am looking at my tama.
Started by Nickole2005 , Sep 15 2004 07:02 PM


text:
- Hop a train.
- ...
- ...
(Here's the song that was playing....)
your link is bad .. missing a 'w'
In a Gadda Da Vita Baby!
Going walkin' after midnight.
how about the contents of songs that we wish were not true but are .... there a lot of that these days ...
... but back to your subject -- i dont know Ricky Martin music, but I'm sure he sang about a lot of stuff he wasnt really doing.
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
Sing(in') in the Rain
Fly away
Gather at the river (shall we?)
I seriously doubt whether Bob Dylan ever drifted down to New Orleans and worked on a fishing boat right outside of Delacroix.
go to a church and pray
put a dime in the phone
I wonder if Arlo Guthrie ever rode The City Of New Orleans?
cry a river
catch a falling star
Did any of the Guess Who ever get laid in the US?
Drove my chevy to the levee,
Nowadays, with email and all, I probably won't sit right down and write myself a letter. The postage stamp alone makes it cost-prohibitive.
How about "write(ing) a letter"? And how, exactly, does one let "their backbone slip". Sounds painful - or maybe I'm just getting old.
"... but back to your subject -- i dont know Ricky Martin music, but I'm sure he sang about a lot of stuff he wasnt really doing."
I'll nominate that right there as thread winner.
From the same song...
Two hours of pushin' broom
I smoke old stogies I have found
I'm willing to bet that this is not an accurate portrayal of events.
Well, they probably don't fill up their shoes after rummaging through some screaming woman's drawers, for one.
There's probably a database of Everest summiteers where I could look this up if I weren't so lazy, but has any singer ever climbed the highest mountain, either for the sake of his love object or any other reason?
Would the answer be any different if any singers actually knew which mountain was highest, instead of having to fall back on the generic "the highest mountain"?
Didn't Terry Zwigoff pimp this in Ghost World in the scene where Steve Buscemi calls BS on a white blues band singing about pickin' cotton?
I just spent 10 min looking through Youtubes trying to find the scene but failed. :(
..shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die..
Roger Miller was probably one of the few singers who did know the hardscrabble king of the road life firsthand. He came off a Texas farm with nothing in his pockets. Of course he put distance between himself and that life as fast as his wits could manage but he knew whereof he spoke.
Lovin you eight days a week. Nice thought though.
Be Ruined at a House in New Orleans...this may be reserved for golfers and NFL stars.
"Young Girl Get Out of my Life" by Lawrence Taylor.
The Who
I spit out like a sewer hole
Yet still recieve your kiss
The Stones
I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain...
I was raised by o toothless, bearded hag
I was schooled with a strap right across my back...
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead
I fell down to my feet and saw they bleed
I frowned at the crumbs and a crust of bread
I was crowned with a spike right through my head...
"If I had a hammer,...I'd hammer out love between,
My brothers and my sisters,
All over this land."
Bullshit, Woody. You could buy a fucking hammer for under ten bucks. Spare me the subjunctive-case promises.
At least Simon and Garfunkel admit they're full of crap in the lyrics to the refrain.
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie la lie ...
Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there
Lie la lie ...
Like all Obamoids who ever were
Blow is a smirk wrapped around a cur.
I truly believe Johnny and June really did get married in a fever, hotter'n a pepper sprout. And although they went on talkin' 'bout Jackson, I'm a little skeptical about the part where they suggested that the fire went out.
I'm not calling them liars.
I just don't think it ever did go out.
Even though they sang that it did.
Is there a bigger poseur than Bruce Springsteen? I'm pretty confident he never ran for his life on back streets.
Just because I can't make a coherent comment about corporations and such doesn't mean I don't know what I'm talkin' 'bout when I tellya Roger Miller and Johnny Cash lived the life that sang about. I'm smart. Ain't no one gonna say I ain't smart. See?
"Sometimes, it's hard to be a woman, givin' all your love to just one man..."
After "The Crying Game", I could never hear Tammy Wynette the same way.
traditionalguy said...
Be Ruined at a House in New Orleans...this may be reserved for golfers and NFL stars
A ballad that predates the Civil War - with more than a grain of truth, no doubt.
life they sang about. darn.
"Don't Let Your Son Go Down On Me" as sung by the late Michael Jackson.
"Paint it Black" - Mick would hire someone to do that.
Anything involving surfing - Brian Wilson was afraid of the water.
"Went down to the crossroads" - we can all picture Eric Clapton hitching a ride on the Mississippi Delta, right?
"Bringin' in a couple of ki's" - Arlo had people to do his smuggling for him.
Did any of the Who ride a bus, magic or otherwise?
Did Bobbie Gentry travel from Leflore county over to Carroll County just to go to the movies? Greenwood had a perfectly adequate movie house at that time. Or did she chop cotton, for that matter? Her mother had a good job at the power company, after all.
There you have it - not one song newer than 40 years old. Kids these days and that racket they call music - meh!
**Is there a bigger poseur than Bruce Springsteen? I'm pretty confident he never ran for his life on back streets.**
And I'd bet he never drove a stolen car either, but then again that's why they're called metaphors.
This isn't gritty, but there are lots of lame Christian songs that include references to twirling and spinning (not the exercise kind).
From Dancing in the Dark... speaking of Springsteen:
I'm sick of sitting 'round here
Trying to write this book
Every time I heard it, I had a niggling suspicion his agent made him change it from "read this book".
"I'll love you forever", or equivalent, sung by just about anyone in the music business.
Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona?
1) "I woke up this morning..." He went to bed this morning is more like it.
2) "Workin' in a coal mine, goin'' down, down, down"
3) "Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely,""It's a lonely ol' night," "I feel so lonely, wanna die" i. e., Only two chicks in my bed tonight.
4) "'Cause I don't care too much for money..." That's why I'm always suing everybody.
5) "I could never live without you." Whatever your name is.
BTW, If I Had a Hammer was written by Pete Seeger, not Woody Guthrie. Which reminds me of the Tim Harden song: "If I Were a Carpenter." If he were a Carpenter would be bulimic and kill himself.
Somehow, even after doubting the veracity of Dylan's, Guthrie's, and The Guess Who's lyrics, I still like the songs just as much.
Does it really matter?
Grab your ticket and your suitcase
Thunder's rolling down the tracks
You don't know where you're goin'
But you know you won't be back
Darlin' if you're weary
Lay your head upon my chest
We'll take what we can carry
And we'll leave behind the rest
Big Wheels roll through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams
Now I will provide for you
And I'll stand by your side
You'll need a good companion
For this part of the ride
Leave behind your sorrows
Let this day be the last
Tomorrow there'll be sunshine
And all this darkness past
Big wheels roll through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams
This train
Carries saints and sinners
This train
Carries losers and winners
This Train
Carries whores and gamblers
This Train
Carries lost souls
This Train
Dreams will not be thwarted
This Train
Faith will be rewarded
This Train
Hear the steel wheels singing
This Train
Bells of freedom ringing
This Train
Carries broken-hearted
This Train
Thieves and sweet souls departed
This Train
Carries fools and kings
This Train
Dreams will not be thwarted
This Train
Faith will be rewarded
This Train
Hear the steel wheels singin'
This Train
Bells of Freedom Ringing
I was standing about thirty feet away from Bruce Springsteen when he debut this piece in March of '99 to packed gymnasium in Asbury Park, NJ. For the next six years this song of ultimate inclusion was the primary soundtrack to my life. But as Springsteen grew more politically active his music and his attitude grew less inclusive and more arrogant. He still sang this song most nights, and every time it felt like a slap at those of us who believed personal vision and integrity were more important than political expediency.
The last straw was the night in Ohio Bruce started talking about capital punishment, and mentioned some group opposing the death penalty that had a table in the lobby. He asked those in the audience who might disagree with him to keep an open mind, and pick up some literature in the lobby after the show just to hear what the other side had to say. When he'd finished his spiel somebody down front hollered "kill the killers"! loud enough for all to hear. Springsteen became angry and insulting, growling into the mic that the fan's opinion was "a kind of stupidity that gets us nowhere". I guess in Springsteen's world having an open mind is for other people.
The man who wrote "Land of Hope and Dreams" eleven years ago had enough insight and self control not to become an asshole just because somebody expressed a contrary opinion within his earshot. The guy who sings the song these days doesn't.
Go walkin' after midnight
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train,
An' I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
That rode us all the way to New Orleans
RE-RE-RE-SPECT (In the morning.)
It's been a hard day's night,
and I've been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night,
I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright
I'm on the pavement, thinkin' 'bout the government.
Give a damn about anything but their royalties.
"We shall overcome"
Yeah right.
Actually "been through the desert on a horse with no name."
"I want to live in America" by some some Latin chick.
Oh wait a minute.....wrong thread...I have to go change my
hitch a ride
I'm pretty sure the Beatles didn't actually live in a yellow submarine.
Well I am pretty sure that it was your Sharona.
How many people who use the word "baby" or "babe" in a song actually refer to their lover using those terms in real life? Probably not many.
Go to the Love Shack
Feel Groovy
Bang a Gong
Drink the bullfrog's wine
Whip it good (okay, maybe that one...)
Springsteen should write a heartfelt song about the rising cost of jet fuel and the prohibitive expense of owning your own private jet. Keep it real.
Robert Johnson: "beat my woman until I can be satisfied..."
"I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. . ."
I guess that's what Johnny Cash told the other guys in the pen.
Also, does anyone really like "Walking in the rain" like you're supposed to in songs? For how long, and how far, and how hard is it raining exactly, and is the temperature below 75 degrees?
How many songwriters/singers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Did Paul or Art ever lie down on a bridge over trouble water?
Paul ever go to Graceland?
Ever ride on the Tulsa Queen?
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made? Driven the back roads so you wouldn't get weighed?
Found a new place to dwell, down at the end of lonely street at Heartbreak Hotel?
Care about "important issues" that don't involve snorting coke off of hookers' naked bodies?
too cynical?
climb the highest mountain
swin the deepest sea
walk a mile in your shoes
go to kansas city
Ride my see-saw.
Kill a man in Reno, just to watch him die
These guys were honest about it:
Never Did No Wandering
I'd be inclined to say that singers who sing about things they actually do are usually pretty damn boring.
Leave on the midnight train to Georgia. Woo-woo!
She's a cheerleader and I'm on the bleachers.
I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.
To the best of my knowledge, the late Bob Marley never shot the sheriff.
There's a grave that holds Johnny Cash's body down. At least for now.
Also, Paul Simon did go to Graceland.
1. put another dime in the jukebox baby
2. leaving on that midnight train to Georgia
3. grazing in the grass
4. count the headlights on the highway


text:
New pics with his girlfriend.
New pics with his girlfriend.
Look at those fucking thighs!
Very Hot
I like that he doesn't shave his hair, just look at those delicious legs.
^ The first pic is stunning. Love his hairy chest in the first, hairy legs in the second and hairy arms in the third.
Right-click on the image you see and copy the URL by pressing "Copy Image Location" (or something along those lines, it depends on which browser you're using). Then paste it into the address bar and press enter. You'll see the image.
DAYUM! Too bad they're fakes. =\ He has a nice ass nonetheless.
The man is smoking HOT! I think I'm in love.
Great find with the scans! It made my browser freeze for a bit, but it was worth it lol.
^ Yeah those caps actually look real. The one in the first post is definitely edited because his ass is not that big irl.
Always hot.
He needs to take the shorts off.
From El Talisman
"Por eso Honey Bunches of Oats es mi cereal favorite, porque es tab bueno... como yo."
Translation: "That's why Honey Bunches of Oates is my favorite cereal, because it's so good... like me"
How vain of him. But still
He looks gorgeous in that ad.
From Santa Diabla
More: http://shirtlessmenontheblog.blogspo...rtless_28.html
From Santa Diabla
More to: http://shirtlessmenontheblog.blogspo...shirtless.html
I knew that he looked familiar, he plays Leon Velez on the first half of season 2 of Quantico.
ya a little sad his character didn't last long on Quantico... he looks way more attractive with the fuzz on the chest in my opinion.


text:
Arvada – The Arvada Police are looking for individuals who may have been victims of fraud.
Matthew Chisholm (DOB 9.20.82) is currently under arrest in Rock Springs, WY for an active warrant out of Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office for Motor Vehicle Theft. He is also being investigated for fraud.
Chisholm posed as a handyman and tree trimmer with a stolen U-Haul truck and equipment he rented and later pawned. He would contract with customers to perform tree trimming or household repairs, take the money and then disappear; never performing the services for which he was hired.
Chisholm defrauded an elderly couple of $2,500 by agreeing to do work on their residence and failing to follow through. The Arvada Police are looking for other potential victims.
Chisholm is described 5'7" with brown hair and green eyes. If you hired Chisholm to do contract work, please contact the Arvada Police at 720.898.6900.


text:
O'Neill Ice Box Tank Top 23123713
Sorry, no other customer-recommended styles found.
This product was discontinued January, 2014 and is no longer available. Please consider one of the Customer-Recommended Replacements above, or try a new search.
Quench your thirst with the icy look of this tank top. Features a pattern of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer in ice. Made of Cotton/Polyester.
Try these keyword searches with similar features:


text:
There's probably a better name for this than Entertainment stand. ?? I can make it - I just can't name it. Scott
No announcement yet.
Entertainment stand
new posts
Junior Member
- May 2007
- 22
Entertainment standTags: None
Nice job. Brings tiers to my eyesLast edited by monte55; 03-10-2010, 03:37 PM.Nick
Miller 252 Mig
Miller Cricket XL
Millermatic 150 Mig
Miller Syncrowave 200 Tig
2-O/A outfits
Jet Lathe and Mill
Jet 7x12 horz/vert band saw
DeWalt Multi Cutter metal saw
Century 50 Amp Plasma Cutter
20 ton electric/hydraulic vertical press
Propane Forge
60" X 60" router/plasma table
Vist my site: www.nixstuff.com
and check out some of my ironwork and other stuff
Senior Member
- Feb 2010
- 213
i'd go with Effin Sweet!! its a nice looking setup man. Well Done!American By Birth, Union by Choice!
4th generation Pipefitters LU 537
SpeedGlass 9000x Hood
Miller Elite Titanium 9400 Hood
Miller 252 Mig
Miller Cricket XL
Millermatic 150 Mig
Miller Syncrowave 200 Tig
2-O/A outfits
Jet Lathe and Mill
Jet 7x12 horz/vert band saw
DeWalt Multi Cutter metal saw
Century 50 Amp Plasma Cutter
20 ton electric/hydraulic vertical press
Propane Forge
60" X 60" router/plasma table
Vist my site: www.nixstuff.com
and check out some of my ironwork and other stuff
Nice work Scott, looks like a nice set up not having to see legs on the corners. A little different look from the normal stuff is always good.
Miller 211 A.S. and Spoolmate 100
Stickmate LX 235 AC / 160 DC.
Clarke 180 EN Just in case
Spectrum 375 X-Treme.
O/A Medium Radnor Torch, Large Victor Torch.
Milwaukee 14" Chop Saw.
4 x 6 Horizontal Band Saw.
Rockworth 80 Gallon 2 Stage 16 SCFM @ 175 PSI , 15 SCFM @ 90 PSI.
Jackson Passive shade #5 for the plasma.
I almost forgot the Hobart XVP AD Hood.
Projects and Misc Albums
http://picasaweb.google.com/keesfriend Feel Free to Have a Look ( Just keep in mind I am an amateur )
very cool. i wish i new alittle bit about woodworking, maybe someday when i have a real shop of my own. Wood just adds another cool texture to steel projects. Here is a TV stand i built a while back.5x10 Bluco Fixture Table
Cincinnati shear 10'x1/4"
'11 Lincoln Power Mig 216
'10 Syncro200 TIG runner
Scotchman CPO 350 LT cold saw w/ AMS
hi-fi stand
that looks very nice. really neat and minimalist. if someone wants to copy this design or make something similar, but not use wood for the shelves, why not use marble slab cut too size. i'm sure you could get some cut too size in a kitchen fitters shop or even where they make headstones for graves.
these places always have off-cuts they cannot use for anything else, once their main job has been made. i have done this for all my hi-fi tables i have made over the years and found the shop people only too happy to offload their waste pieces of slab. they have even been happy to cut and polish these offcuts too my requirements, provided they have enough of the type i want.
i don't know what you would spend on marble over in your part of the world, but i have usually paid around £20-35 per square foot (depending on the quality) so a shelf of around 14"X18" could cost anything from around £35 up. using marble will also make the hi-fi sound better, due too the inherent damping effect it has on vibrations. something which wood does not normaly have a big effect on (for hi-fi anyway)
if you are a bit skeptical about the effect, try a bit of stone slab under the cd player first, but remember that marble is more dense and will work a little better (and look a lot better)
i have also found that molten lead in the frame works wonders, but you need to do this outside wearing a mask and goggles, NOT in the garage or other enclosed space. you WILL give yourself a headache otherwise (at least) or at worst, give yourself lead poisoning. the headache is just the first warning. so be carefull and plan what you are going to do properly.
i have made at least 8 tables this way (at last count) with no ill effects. but you can't be too carefull when using molten lead. anyone need advice, let me know.
Senior Member
- Feb 2009
- 562
it beats what the sell down to the wal mart


text:
A number of local businesses have already signed on as sponsors for this year's Captiva Holiday Village, but organizers say additional sponsorships are welcome.
The two-week-long Captiva Holiday Village launches its 2012 spectacular the Friday after Thanksgiving with fireworks, tree lightings, holiday readings, musical performances and more.
Now in its third year, Captiva Holiday Village is a cooperative event sponsored by hoteliers, merchants, attraction owners and restaurateurs of Captiva Island. This year's sponsors include the Golf Cart Parade sponsor - The Royal Shell Companies, the Boat Parade Sponsor - Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, the Junkanoo Parade sponsor - American Realty of Captiva and the Fire Dancing on the Beach sponsor - VIP Realty.
"The Royal Shell Companies are pleased to sponsor the Captiva Holiday Village Golf Cart Parade for the second year in a row," said Randy Bacik, CEO Royal Shell Vacations. "This increasingly popular event, the brainchild of Royal Shell realtor Denice Beggs, has become a source of good-natured competition with both community businesses and residents. The decorated golf carts showcase the creativity of the Captiva community."
Fire Dancing on the Beach takes place at 5:45 p.m. Nov. 30 at the beach by the Mucky Duck Restaurant.
The Junkanoo Parade, a cornerstone of Captiva Holiday Village, happens at 4 p.m. Dec. 1 and begins at McCarthy's Marina. This tradition traveled from West Africa to the Caribbean to Southwest Florida and includes musicians in bejeweled costumes with vibrant colors singing and dancing to Caribbean melodies through the streets of Captiva. Before the parade, visitors have the opportunity to create hand-made musical instruments with the Junkanoo performers at the marina.
Following the Junkanoo Parade, the Boat Parade will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 just outside Roosevelt Channel, Marker No. 2. The route will follow Roosevelt Channel to 'Tween Waters Inn and back. There is no entry fee for the boat parade and prizes will be given for the best-decorated vessels. A minimum of 100 lights is required for entry but more are encouraged.
The Golf Cart Parade begins at South Seas Island Resort at 2 p.m. Dec. 8 and is limited to the first 100 entries. All entries must incorporate a holiday theme. The parade route travels from South Seas to Andy Rosse Lane then loops around Chapin and Wiles Drive and back past the Green Flash restaurant before returning to South Seas. A portion of the $20 entrance fee will benefit the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation. Prizes will be awarded for the best entries.
"The boat parade was so much fun to participate in last year and is one of the more unique events that occurs on Captiva," said Terry Igo, president of Sanibel Captiva Trust Company. "We like to support community events that our clients are involved in, and we have a lot of wonderful clients and friends on Captiva who are involved in this holiday celebration."
"Captiva Holiday Village is a community event, so having our local companies supporting the event is good for the island and nice exposure to the many out-of-state visitors who attend as well," said Paul McCarthy of Captiva Cruises. "We are looking at forming special partnerships with our leading out-of-state markets like Chicago, Boston and New York, as well."
Each special-themed weekend, beginning Nov. 23 through Dec. 8, will be a fun-filled extravaganza of sight and sound, set against the backdrop of the Gulf of Mexico and evening sunsets. During the event weekends, visitors will enjoy everything from decorated golf-cart and lighted boat parades to Junkanoo and fire dancers, live music and even a Marching Mullet Parade.
All three weekends of events take place in Captiva's "village" center, where its colorful restaurants and shops will be festively decorated.
The village is the heart of the island: a quirky, colorful, pedestrian-friendly hub where people stroll from place to place, enjoying live music, tropical food and drink and the island's legendary sunsets.
Back by popular demand, a feature of this year's Captiva Holiday Village is community Chautauqua, offering educational workshops, entertainment, films, a carol sing, boat cruises, tastings and natural history talks-all offering locals and visitors a chance to learn more about quirky Captiva.
In addition to Holiday Village festivities, the island offers easy access to an abundance of water sports: kayaking, guided fishing, parasailing, world-renowned shelling and wildlife cruises to the outer islands.
Captiva Island, located on the Gulf coast of Florida adjacent to Fort Myers, is regularly featured in newspapers and magazines around the world. In 2011, Captiva ranked as one of TripAdvisor's Top 10 Travelers' Choice U.S. Beach Destinations.
The small island is also known as a destination for celebrities and creative legends. Visitor lodging options include small inns, deluxe resorts, rental homes and condos, and dockage for boats of all sizes.
According to The Weather Channel, the average daily high temperature for Captiva in December is 77 degrees, and it is the driest month annually with just 1.71 inches of rain.
Captiva resorts, inns, cottages and vacation homes will be offering lodging specials in conjunction with this year's third annual Captiva Holiday Village event.
As a highlight of this annual event, local hoteliers and restaurants have once again teamed up to offer six free two-night Captiva Holiday Village weekends for the 2012 event. Online entries are now being accepted at www.captivaholidayvillage.com.
For a list of all events and hotel packages, visit HYPERLINK "%22http://"www.CaptivaHolidayVillage.com.


text:
Bitter Sam Review
Sam is… well, Sam is bitter. The little guy has been a consistent failure at school, his bride-to-be left him standing at the altar, and the only trophy in his possession boasts a big number "13" on its front. Now Sam's the star of his own physics-based iOS game, and going by the expression on his face, he's still not impressed. Sheesh, there's just no pleasing some people.
Then again, Sam wasn't corralled into his adventure through legitimate means. Bitter Sam actually relays the story of his kidnapping and involuntary plunge into the depths of the Earth. In fact, Sam can suffer some potentially icky deaths, but hey, at least you get a pretty good physics game out of the whole deal.
It's the angle of your dangle.
Sam, a boy from an unidentifiable species (best guess is he's some kind of tiny demon-sloth in a pair of red pajamas), is spirited away to a lab, where a scientist lowers him slowly through several dozen levels that are laced with hazards. Sam's only lifeline is his rope. If it snaps or if it's cut, it's Game Over. You must help him descend safely by tilting your iDevice so that Sam swings left and right, respectively.
Bitter Sam is an incredibly simple game to grab hold of, which is part of its appeal. The tilt controls are also extremely responsive, so all you need to do is observe the vertically-scrolling landscape and keep a sharp eye out for gears, buzzsaws, pieces of wood, spikes– anything that might trip up poor Sam. You also need to collect the crystal that's in each level. Crystals are necessary for unlocking the game's worlds, each of which have different terrain, and different hazards.
Sam has a few friends to help him out, though he's not the type to believe it. He can pick up pigs, for instance, which are good for dismantling one hazard. However, the pigs can also be hulked-up if Sam also manages to grab three syringes of, er, stuff. The resulting Muscle Pig ("OINK!!") will grant Sam a few precious seconds of invincibility. Sam can also pick up rope protectors, drills, and other power-ups that will help him survive a little bit longer.
Hanging by a thread.
Don't feel TOO bad if Sam dies, though. The sweet release of death seems to be the only thing that makes him smile.
The charm and humor of Bitter Sam is another one of the game's draws. It's hard not to like Sam's nonplussed facial expression, which rarely changes, even if he's holding a giant, writhing pig. Combined with the simple gameplay, which increases in challenge at just the right incline, Bitter Sam is one of those games that you'll try again and again it, if only to get that last pesky crystal.
The game might be a little too simple for anyone who's looking for something beyond the typical iOS distraction, however. Sam faces different hazards from one world to the next, but the basic gameplay remains the same. Sam's glum charm might keep you hanging on a bit longer than what's typical for an inexpensive iOS game, but if you grow bored, you'll probably just move on and not look back.
For those of you who want to try and score a better life for Bitter Sam, though, buckle up: we're going down. And down. And down.


text:
Nine UH Manoa graduate students receive ARCS awardsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
HONOLULU — Achievement Rewards for College Scientists—Honolulu recently presented its 2005 Scholar of the Year Award to Karen Maruska, along with eight other awards to University of Hawaiʻi graduate students whose research ranges from land snails to massive galaxies and DNA analysis to concrete performance.
ARCS helps meet the country's need for scientists and engineers by raising money to provide scholarships to academically outstanding doctoral students who are United States citizens. ARCS—Honolulu scholars receive $5,000 scholarships for use in advancing their education. The scholar of the year receives an additional $1,000 award. The 2005 awards listed below mark the Honolulu chapter's 20th year of supporting UH graduate students.
· Karen Maruska, Neuropeptide Modulation of Sensory Systems in Reef Fishes
ARCS Martin Foundation Scholarship in Natural Sciences and Scholar of the Year
Maruska is a doctoral candidate in zoology and a graduate assistant at UH's Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology. She received a BS from the University of New Hampshire and MS from Florida Institute of Technology. Her main research interests are in sensory biology and behavior, and she has published studies on the lateral line system, reproduction and endocrinology of stingrays. Her doctoral research uses reef fish as a model to examine how a brain hormone known to play a role in reproduction also affects the processing of sensory information related to social interactions.
· Kimberly R. Andrews, Barriers to Gene Flow in the Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin
Maybelle Roth Scholarship in Conservation Biology
Andrews is a doctoral student in the Department of Zoology (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology specialization). She received a BS in biology with a chemistry minor from Wheaton College, Illinois, in 1999. She has had teaching and research assistantships through the zoology department and Sea Grant College Program and is a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow. She studies the molecular ecology of spinner dolphins throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago to understand the kinds of barriers that keep subgroups within highly mobile, social marine species reproductively isolated within their possible geographic ranges of travel.
· Mirella Vasquez Brooks, Health Related Hardiness and Psychosocial Adjustment in Patients with Inherited Bleeding Disorders and Other Chronic Illnesses
ARCS Scholarship in Nursing
Brooks is a doctoral student in the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. She received a bachelor's degree from UH Mānoa in 1996. She is a nursing instructor in the school's Department of Nursing and works part-time as a family nurse practitioner at Kapiʻolani Medical Center specializing in hematological disorders. Brooks' research interests include chronic illness, women's health issues and genetics. Her doctoral research involves individuals diagnosed with inherited bleeding disorders and how they adjust to the illness.
· Michael Cress, Is My Computer Safe? The Role of Client-Oriented Structural Assurances in E-Commerce Trust Building
ARCS Columbia Scholarship in Telecommunications and Computer Sciences
Cress is a doctoral student in information technology management. He graduated from the University of Southern Indiana in 1999 with a BS in computer information systems and earned a master's in management information systems at Hawaiʻi Pacific University. He worked as a network security officer for a small network provider before entering UH's interdisciplinary doctoral program, and is currently a graduate assistant in information technology management and teaches business and networking classes. Cress's dissertation topic involves security and trust building in e-commerce.
· Gaur Johnson, Basic Science and New Technologies: Structural Engineering Perspective
ARCS Kresser Foundation Scholarship in Engineering
Johnson is a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He received a BS in civil engineering from UH Mānoa in 1999 and works as a teaching/research assistant in the department. His 2001 master's thesis on "Seismic Repair and Retrofit of RC Slab-Column Connections using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer" resulted in several international conference presentations and a journal publication, and he spent two years with Martin & Chock, Inc., designing and evaluating structures and researching the mitigation of natural hazards in Hawaiʻi. In the UH Structural Testing Laboratory, Johnson evaluates new devices introduced to measure phenomena related to structural engineering.
· Elizabeth J. McGrath, Origins of the Earliest Massive Galaxies
ARCS Farrar Foundation Scholarship in Astronomy
McGrath, a doctoral candidate in astronomy, earned her MS in astronomy at Mānoa last year and a bachelor's degree in physics and astronomy from Vassar College in 2001. Active in the community, she gives planetarium shows and does telescope viewings at local elementary schools. McGrath's research interests focus on determining the origins of the first massive galaxies, which will help explain how the universe we see today came into existence.
· Wallace "Marty" Meyer, Distribution and Ecology of Land Snails on the Island of Hawaiʻi
ARCS Maybelle Roth Scholarship in Conservation Biology
Meyer is a doctoral student in the Department of Zoology. He received a BA in marine biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and MA in biology from Humboldt State University. He is involved in a NSF-funded initiative to take cutting edge science into the K-12 classroom, currently working with Honokaʻa High School on a Hawaiian snails project. Meyer's research focuses on the ecology and preservation of native Hawaiian land-snails and ecosystems. His dissertation will examine how changes in the size, distribution and genetic composition of populations impact ecosystem processes.
· Chrystie Naeole, Use of Oligonucleotide Arrays for Genotyping and Molecular Taxonomic Identification of Individual Specimens
ARCS Scholarship in Medicine
Naeole is a PhD student in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology. She received a BA from UH Mānoa in 1999, forming her interest in molecular population and evolutionary genetics in UH's federally funded Minority Biomedical Research Support program. She works as a research and teaching assistant with the goal of becoming a university professor. Naeole's doctoral research project is to develop DNA based arrays that can be used to genotype individual specimens.
· Lynette Ramirez, A Novel Approach to Constitutive Modeling
ARCS Bretzlaff Foundation Scholarship in Engineering
Ramirez is a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, she graduated from Leilehua High School, attended Leeward Community College and received BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering at UH Mānoa. Ramirez attended a summer undergraduate program at UC Berkeley and received a NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Fellowship, a Gates Millennium Scholarship and an Outstanding Graduating Senior award. Her research interests in rheology and variable-order calculus have resulted in published work in the Biotechnology and Bioengineering journal. Her goal is to apply a novel mathematical concept to the analysis of nonlinear rheological properties of complex materials.
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaiʻi is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaiʻi, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.


text:
Scott Gomez
Biographical Information
The Sheep is a Yang,
and is the Eighth sign of the Chinese horoscope.
InventionSensitivityPerseveranceWhimskyGood MannersTaste
ParasitismLack of ForesightTardinessPessimismImpracticalityWorry
Birthday: December 23, 1979
A struggle or conflict, yet strong potential for triumph over adversity.
Birthday: December 23, 2017
A time for soul searching and meditation; a need for patience and solitude.


text:
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford introduces the first seven-passenger people mover expected to break the 30 mpg-plus highway barrier with the all-new Transit Connect Wagon, which drives like a car, has the flexibility of a utility and can haul the payload of a full-size pickup.
"Transit Connect Wagon gives young families and people on the go the fun-to-drive and efficient vehicle they've been looking for," said Mark Fields, Ford's President of The Americas. "It's an all-new, smaller seven-seater that has better mileage than larger vans and creates a segment of its own. Customers also will love the unique combination of style, adaptability and affordability this wagon brings."
Transit Connect Wagon is offered in two wheelbase lengths, in five- and seven-passenger configurations, and in XL, XLT and Titanium series levels. No other wagon in the market today offers the convenience of fold-flat seating, at least a 1,200-pound payload and more than 100 cubic feet of cargo space.
When properly equipped, this versatile wagon is approved to tow up to 2,000 pounds, 500 pounds more than a four-cylinder Toyota Highlander SUV.
Transit Connect Wagon offers customers a choice between two four-cylinder engines – a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and an optional 1.6-liter EcoBoost® that is estimated to deliver 30 mpg-plus on the highway.
Both engines come mated to a convenient six-speed automatic transmission.
Transit Connect Wagon is available in a wide variety of configurations and series levels.
This van will offer the choice of five- or seven-passenger seating arrangements, and options like a full-glass panoramic roof, rear view camera, 6.5-inch touch screen display with navigation, and SYNC® with MyFord Touch® – Ford's highly acclaimed voice-activated communications and entertainment system.
Transit Connect Wagon's global design includes premium cues throughout such as available full body-color exterior accents with jewel-like chrome trim and high-gloss interior trim pieces. A range of seating surfaces, from leather, cloth and vinyl, is available to suit the specific needs of a wide variety of potential customers.
Transit Connect Wagon even offers a child observation mirror so parents can keep track of children safely belted in second- and third-row seats.
With its 60/40 three-passenger second-row bench seat through fold-flat second- and third-row seating with third-row independent fore-and-aft sliding capability, Transit Connect Wagon quickly adapts to accommodate multiple combinations of people and cargo.
Also available is an electric windshield defroster, making short work of icy windshields in wintry conditions and when parking Transit Connect Wagon on the street.
Look for Transit Connect Wagon to appear in North American Ford dealerships in the fourth quarter of 2013. Consumers can get more information and learn more about the Transit Connect Wagon at http://ford.com/transitconnectwagon.
Source: PRNewswire / Ford


text:
TASMANIANS are expected to return to their bushfire-ravaged communities today with no serious injuries or loss of life recorded.
Tasmania Police yesterday confirmed that all missing people had been found, including a Dunalley man who was earlier feared dead.
Acting Police Commissioner Scott Tilyard said he no longer held grave concerns for the safety of anyone caught up in the series of major fires that began on Friday.
However, police were still sorting through a series of inquiries from concerned Australians and people abroad.
``I can't stand here today and say no one has lost their life (but) it's looking less and less likely as each day goes by,'' Mr Tilyard said.
``If that is (found to be) the case it would be extremely fortunate.''
Premier Lara Giddings yesterday announced that former director of public prosecutions Damian Bugg would head the government's bushfire recovery taskforce.
The taskforce would be charged with rebuilding the communities devastated by fire over the next 18 to 24 months.
Ms Giddings said the government would not skimp when it came to funding the taskforce, but could not elaborate.
``We are working through those issues in terms of costings . . . (but) our real concern is for individual people and communities as they go about rebuilding their communities post this traumatic event,'' Ms Giddings said.
``It is inevitable that there will be a budget impact from this fire, but that is not our primary concern.''
Some farmers are already questioning whether adequate fuel reduction burns were carried out in the state.
Ms Giddings yesterday promised that an independent inquiry would be carried out, but not until after the bushfire season.
``The last thing I want to see is valuable resources being focused away from fires and on to inquiries,'' she said.
``What we do know at this stage is that we were facing catastrophic conditions when these fires really took off and did the harm they did to these communities, and at this point in time we don't think fuel reduction burnoffs would have made much difference.''
Meanwhile, Greens leader Nick McKim rejected claims that his party had restricted or prevented fuel reduction burnoffs.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
At the risk of sounding snooty-hoo i admit i giggled to myself in bits of As You Like It. Rosalind says some funny stuff.
The day i stop laughing about the Heart of Gold trying to make a cup of tea just shoot me. If you know Douglas Adams you know what i am talking about. If you don't know Douglas Adams it is not at all funny in retelling and explaining. I've tried.
I was reading Know No Fear by Dan Abnett for the Horus Heresy series in the Warhammer 40k(tabletop minis games now roleplaying) setting. A Space Marine (genetically engineered super soldier) was trying to deal with a local politician at the behest of his commander and trying to be patient. His idea of being patient was to not shoot the politician and just look menacing.
Page created in 0.198 seconds with 19 queries.


text:
The first generation of Asics 33 shoes has extended the brand, finding a following of runners seeking performance-oriented trainers with some style. The second generation of the Gel-Blur33, the shoe that launched the collection, has already been released. Following hot on its heels are updates to several other 33 models, set to arrive for the Spring '13 season.
Gel-Excel33 2
The neutral cushioning trainer of the 33 lineup is back with a full redesign of the upper and mid/outsole. A new flex groove pattern is designed to give you more flexibility from heel to toe, and the forefoot gel unit has been removed to reduce weight. Asics claims weights of 9.8 oz (Men's size 9) and 7.9 oz (Women's Size 8).
Launch Date
December 2012
Men's Colors
Red/Black/Lime Gel-Excel33 2
Titanium/Lightning/Orange Gel-Excel33 2
Women's Colors
Black/Pink/Turquoise Gel-Excel33 2
Titanium/White/Turquoise Gel-Excel33 2
Gel-Neo33 2
This update to the minimum-support trainer in the 33 collection sports a new upper featuring Asics' Mono-Sock construction to offer you a (you guessed it) sock-like fit. The platform is carried over from the first generation Gel-Neo33, so you can expect the same smooth and responsive ride. Asics reports weights of 10.2 oz (Men's size 9) and 8.5 oz (Women's size 8).
Release Date
December 2012
Men's Color
Titanium/Lightning/Lime Gel-Neo33 2
Women's Color
Titanium/Silver/Pink Gel-Neo33 2
Gel-Lyte33 2
Utilizing what it learned from the first generation Gel-Lyte33, Asics designed the Gel-Lyte33 2 for better alignment and movement with the joints in the foot, resulting in increased flexibility from heel to toe. Asics has published weights of 8.5 oz (Men's size 9) and 7.0 oz (Women's size 8).
Launch Date
March 2013
Men's Color
Black/Lime/Red Gel-Lyte33 2
Women's Colors
Black/Pink/White Gel-Lyte33 2
Raspberry/Lime/White Gel-Lyte33 2


text:
Is softball a year-round commitment at Brandeis?
Yes, although multi-sport student-athletes are welcome to participate as well. In line with NCAA Division III stipulations, our non-traditional fall-ball season lasts five weeks (typically most of September in October) and consists of 16 team practice sessions with coaches, including an alumni game and a day of competition with other local programs. At the conclusion of our fall season, our players meet three times a week with a certified strength and conditioning coach for the duration of the semester to focus on sport-specific training to prevent injuries for the upcoming spring season. Our traditional season generally runs through the entire second semester, from our six-week pre-season (starting in late January and concluding in the beginning March) to the postseason tournaments (NCAA or ECAC) in May. During this time we have a week-long trip to Orlando, Florida (the middle of March) to partake in our University Athletic Association (UAA) Conference Championship and play a total of 40-48 regular season games before postseason. At the conclusion of our spring season, our players take a break for a few weeks to rest and recover before beginning our 12-week summer training program to increase their strength and conditioning.
How does team selection take place?
If you have been recruited to Brandeis University by the softball coaches and successfully complete the fall semester/season, then you are guaranteed your first year on the team. If you were not recruited but would like to try out for the team, a walk-on tryout session will be held during the fall-ball season for incoming fall students and the first week of pre-season in January for mid-year students. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.
How is playing time determined?
Players earn playing time by performing well at practices, working hard, talent, team needs, etc., regardless of number of years in the program or previous accolades.
How competitive is the program and the competition?
We compete in the University Athletic Association (UAA) which is one of the most competitive NCAA Division III conferences in the entire country. Typically, two or three of our six conference teams are selected to the NCAA postseason tournament every year. Our players typically compete on both high school and club programs and many of our players are captains of their respective teams, All-Conference, All-Region and All-State.
How far do you travel to compete?
Our conference play consists of a single round robin tournament held in Altamonte Springs, Florida, (just outside of Orlando) in the middle of March. This is typically the biggest trip of our season as we are gone for an entire week but the trip is fully funded by the university. Our conference opponents are: Washington University in St. Louis, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and University of Rochester in Rochester, New York . The University of Chicago also has a program but does not participate in the conference tournament at present and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and New York University are also in our conference but don't have varsity softball programs at present. Back in region, we are fortunate to stay close to home with so many local colleges and universities in our immediate area.
How do I get recruited to Brandeis?
If you are interested in our program it is best to complete our online recruit form on our website at http://brandeisjudges.com/sports/sball/questionnaire. Once we hear from you we will be in touch and the recruiting process begins.
How do I fit softball into my academic schedule?
A major tenet of our conference is that "academics and athletics are not mutually exclusive." That said, academic performance is extremely important to us and we expect our players to take full advantage of the wide variety of classes and our exceptional faculty while performing at the highest level on the field. The student to faculty ratio is 8:1, which affords every Brandeis student an exceptional education through individual attention. Our student-athletes can also utilize the various writing centers, libraries, and tutorials for extra help. In addition, we also engage our student-athletes in weekly study halls and bi-weekly academic meetings to chat through and track everything that is happening in their academic lives and have found that students tend do better in school during the spring season as the structure of the season helps them and they are more accustomed to balancing their time.
Is traveling abroad your junior year allowed?
Yes, we believe that a semester abroad adds to our player's academic and social experiences. Our players typically go abroad the first semester of either their junior or senior years or one of the summers between their sophomore and junior years or their junior and senior years. In the last five years, we have had players study abroad in South Africa, Australia, and Spain.


text:
While we must all be still wondering what the heck happened to the spring weather this year, the one thing that has been unquestioned is the quality of competition this postseason for our local teams. In fact, I would go so far as to say that this has been the most successful single postseason for the area ever.
Let me back this up.
Morris, Coal City and Minooka all won regional soccer championships to get things going. I know without a doubt that is the first time that's ever happened. Actually, the regional titles by Morris and Coal City were their first ever. For the Indians, it was their second.
That dovetailed into track season, where Morris' Haleigh Knapp won the 2A high jump title again, and on the boys side, the Minooka 4x400-meter relay team won the 3A title. Track season was made more remarkable for the Morris girls when Leona Burton also qualified for state, making it the first time the Redskins have sent two to state in 15 years.
To be honest, the baseball season turned out to be quite disappointing. Coal City and Seneca were down this year and Minooka lost its playoff opener just one year after making an unexpected run to state. Both Gardner-South Wilmington and Morris did play for regional championship, though both let winnable games slip away from them. But the success of this spring turned out to not be contingent on baseball whatsoever, which is surprising.
Boys volleyball season ended up being about what most people thought it would be with Minooka getting back to state for the third time in the past four seasons. The Indians ended up running into Lincoln-Way North in the opening round there in what many were calling the state championship right off the bat. North won in three hard-fought games and advanced, ending Minooka's season at 36-3. North did get to the championship game but then fell flat against Downer's Grove South in the championship. Still, it was a fun run.
Then there was and is the softball season.
Gardner-South Wilmington broke new ground by making it all the way to the Class 1A super-sectional. The Panthers got hot at the right time under first-year softball coach (but by no means a rookie) Jon Posing and rode the wave all the way to Seneca where their season ended.
That only set the stage for the Minooka girls who are going right up to the moment you are probably reading this. The Indians made it all the way to the 4A State Championship this year. It's also their first trip to state in team history.
Here at the end of this stretch, the Indians played one of the best games I have ever seen. That came in the sectional semifinals when Minooka beat Lockport 15-14. The Indians were down 13-4 at one point before pulling off the best high school comeback I've witnessed.
Now the Indians are in East Peoria trying to show people what they are truly capable of. I've already seen it, but no matter what the outcome and no matter how you slice it, Minooka's performance on Saturday is a right fine end to a right fine season.
SATURDAY SENTINEL: Indians' run a fitting end to a fine postseason
While we must all be still wondering what the heck happened to the spring weather this year, the one thing that has been unquestioned is the quality of competition this postseason for our local teams. In fact, I would go so far as to say that this has been the most successful single postseason for the area ever.


text:
Certificate Program
The certificate is a stand-alone credential in Women's and Gender Studies or it can be combined with graduate degrees including history, English, sociology, business, psychology, political science, criminal justice, the physical sciences, geography, library science, international studies, anthropology, education, communication, and area studies. The certificate enhances the skills and knowledge base for those seeking employment or promotion in applied work settings that deal with women, men, children or families. The Women's and Gender program is committed to one-on-one mentoring but all courses needed to obtain the Certificate are fully available online.
Requirements for Acceptance into the Program
Students must apply to UCM through the School of Graduate Studies. To be accepted into the program, students should have completed an undergraduate degree (in any area of study) with a minimum overall GPA of 2.75.
Requirements for the Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality
The Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality requires successful completion of 12 credit hours, as described below. Each student will complete a Program of Study to be approved by the Women's and Gender Studies Director, that include six hours of required courses and 6 credit hours of elective courses. In addition, a final project that includes an annotated bibliography as a component is required.
Program Requirements
Core Courses (6 credit hours)
WS 5225 Feminist Scholarship in the Humanities 3*
WS 5250 Feminist Scholarship in Social Sciences 3*
WS 5450 Colloquium Women's/Gender Studies 3*
Electives (6 credit hours)
CJ 4403 Sexual Assault & the Criminal Justice Sys 3
CJ 4920 Women & Crime 3
COMM 4285 Women & Minorities in the Media 3
COMM 4335 Gender Communication 3
ENGL 4560 British Women Writers 3
HIST 4310 Women in America 3
HIST 4327 African American Women,
Gender & Girlhood 3*
HIST 4419 Women in Modern Europe 3
NUR 4030 Human Sexuality 2
PSY 4320 Psychology of Women 2
SOC 4855 Sociology of Gender 3
SOC 5870 Family Diversity 3
SOC 5890 Gender, Sexuality & Aging 3
WS 4910 Special Projects in Women's Studies 3*
* Available Online
Total: 12 credit hours
Questions About the Program
Dr. Karen Bradley


text:
To the EDN:
The mid-term election will soon be here. A lot has changed since the 2008 general election. Pres. Obama has given us socialized medicine and healthcare. Obama appoints over 3 dozen "czars" to his administration to avoid congressional approval. We now own two major car manufacturers along with several banking institutions. We were told the first stimulus package was to keep the banks to large to fail from failing. Then we gave more money to help create jobs and stimulate the economy. Deceased people and prison inmates got checks. Small business people, who create more jobs than any other industry, got zilch. So along comes Nancy Pelosi with the solution. She thinks the best way to stimulate the economy is to put more people on welfare and food stamps! Apparently Obama agrees. In April of this year, he signed a law, that if you make 200 percent above the poverty limit, you qualify for welfare benefits. I wonder who pays that tab? Harry Reid introduces legislation to make all illegal aliens citizens if they serve 2 years in the military or attend the college of their choice. Guess who needs votes! The U.S. Postal Service is $7 billion in debt. This year along we will subsidize Amtrak to the tune of $1 billion. It just goes on and on and on.
Then we get to the home front. We recently held a special election to extend the tax base for ILCC. According to www.recovery.gov, ILCC received over $1.1 million in stimulus money, but they need more. We build a new school for Estherville students because the old building is unsafe. Between the city council, school board, architect, and the builder, no one realizes there is no lunchroom in the plans? In the meantime the old school will remain open, although it is unsafe. Ah, but what better way to bring in phase 3 of the new school! Just stop and think how much that tax increase will be. And the new building came in how much above budget? ELC got $970,568 in grant money from the stimulus package. What was that money used for? What about the city you ask? Well, all city employees got a nice raise. The city buys a new garbage truck, and a new pickup for the employees to ride around in. I was under the impression we employed mechanics to work on city equipment, yet the local dealerships and repair shops have been seen working on city owned vehicle. Even dealers in Spirit Lake have had Estherville city trucks in their shops. Why?
I'll leave the county alone this round. They already know how I feel about their hijinks. A good friend has a great analogy about government: If you have a bucket of dirty water and every 2-4 years you take out 6 to 8 drops of dirty water and put in 6 to 8 drops of clean water, what do you have? A bucket of dirty water! If you want clean water, you have to empty and clean the bucket. Then refill with clean water. In my opinion, the time has come to empty and clean the bucket. Guess there's just no fix to stupid, so please vote responsibly on Nov. 2.
Now let's see; I'm $3,000 in debt, so if I borrow $50,000 to pay off the $3,000 I should have enough left to buy a new car! But wait, I'm part owner of two car companies, I think I'll buy a ticket on Amtrak to Detroit and pick out the vehicle of my choice, then got to the bank, in which I'm part owner, and write my own loan. When I get back, I'll get in line for welfare and food stamps so I can help stimulate the economy.
Maury Tieszen,