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Believe this: the mistakes are part of the story. I am born of a man who believed he could tell nothing but the truth, while he set down for all time the Poisonwood Bible. -narrated by Adah in The Poisonwood Bible-
The Poisonwood Bible is a family saga which begins in 1959 when Nathan Price, an evangelical Baptist minister, moves from Georgia to the Belgium Congo with his wife and four daughters. His goal, as a missionary, is to bring Christianity to the people living in a tiny village called Kilanga. The novel is narrated alternately by Nathan's wife Orleanna and her daughters Rachel, Adah, Leah and Ruth May beginning when they arrive in the jungle and continuing through several decades.
This is a novel about a complex region which has struggled with independence, war, starvation, sickness and overzealous interference from other countries. In the midst of this heartbreaking history, the Price family's struggles are played out in parallel. The family, clearly unprepared for life in the harsh environment of Africa ('We came from Bethlehem, Georgia, bearing Betty Crocker cake mixes…') become immersed in a culture rich with spirituality and dependent on community to survive the severe weather conditions and lack of food.
Barbara Kingsolver creates characters whose voices are unique, darkly comic, and compelling. Rachel, a teenager who chooses to save her hand mirror when the village is attacked by a swarm of killer ants, represents the naive and ignorant American attitude toward societies different from our own. Adah, born crippled and mute, sees the world forwards and backwards – a unique vision which allows her to appreciate a new culture. Leah is her father's little girl – trying desperately to gain his approval…and it is she who changes the most as the novel progresses. Ruth May, the "baby" of the family, is also its ambassador of good will. And finally there is Orleanna, married to a damaged man whose fears and insecurities are turned brutally against his family. It is Orleanna who begins and ends the story.
The Poisonwood Bible is a brilliant work of fiction which encompasses several themes. Kingsolver writes beautifully, and her love of language is played out in Rachel's comic butchering of phrases and words; and Adah's tendency towards palidromes and reading backwards.
Nommo, I wrote down on the notebook I had opened out for us at our big table. Nomom ommon NoMmo, I wrote, wishing to learn this word forward and backward. -as narrated by Adah in The Poisonwood Bible, page 210-
That would be Axelroot all over, to turn up with an extra wife or two claiming that's how they do it here. Maybe he's been in Africa so long he has forgotten that we Christians have our own system of marriage, and it is call Monotony. -as narrated by Rachel in The Poisonwood Bible, page 405-
Thematically, the novel examines the ideas of faith, redemption, and forgiveness. More widely, it explores the history of the Congo with all its beauty and terror, the effects of war, and the terrible impact of government when it collides with individuals. Ultimately the novel reveals our humanity when presented with great challenges as each character takes a different path on their way to resolving their own inner turmoil.
This is a novel which begs to be read, if only for its magnificent scope. In The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver demonstrates exactly why she is an author who is lauded and recommended over and over again. It is impossible for me to write a review which will do this book the justice it deserves. I can only say: Read it. You won't be disappointed.
Highly recommended.
Passages from The Poisonwood Bible
About Faith:
My father wears his faith like the bronze breastplate of God's foot soldiers, while our mother's is more like a good cloth coat with a secondhand fit. -as narrated by Leah in The Poisonwood Bible, page 68-
About War:
A war leaves holes in so much more than the dams and roads that can be rebuilt. -as narrated by Adah in The Poisonwood Bible, page 523-
About Who We Are:
The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes. -as narrated by Adah in The Poisonwood Bible, page 496-
About Survival:
So what do you do now? You get to find your own way to dig out a heart and shake it off and hold it up to the light again. -as narrated by Leah in The Poisonwood Bible, page 474-
To save my sanity, I learned to pad around hardship in soft slippers and try to remark on its good points. -as narrated by Orleanna in The Poisonwood Bible, page 200-
I can still recite the litany of efforts it took to push a husband and children alive and fed through each day in the Congo. The longest journey always began with sitting up in bed at the rooster's crow, parting the mosquito curtain, and slipping on shoes – for there were hookworms lying in wait on the floor, itching to burrow into our bare feet. -as narrated by Orleanna in The Poisonwood Bible, page 90-
About Grief:
As long as I kept moving, my grief streamed out behind me like a swimmer's long hair in water. I knew the weight was there but it didn't touch me. Only when I stopped did the slick, dark stuff of it come floating around my face, catching my arms and throat till I began to drown. So I just didn't stop. -as narrated by Orleanna in The Poisonwood Bible, page 381-
About Destiny:
Had I not married a preacher named Nathan Price, my particular children would never have seen the light of this world. I walked through the valley of my fate, is all, and learned to love what I could lose. -as narrated by Orleanna in The Poisonwood Bible, page 381-
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The top executives of Active Interest Media, or AIM, whose 86-employee Boulder-based outdoor stable includes Backpacker and Climbing magazines, led SKI, Skiing, Warren Miller Entertainment and Nastar from 1996 to 2003. Back then the properties were known as Mountain Sports Media and publisher Andy Clurman moved the outfit from New York City to Boulder and grew the company by 50 percent. Today, he's president and chief executive of AIM and he's enlisted former SKI editor Andy Bigford — who was hired as group publisher for the Bonnier Mountain Group in January — to serve as vice-president and general manager of the ski group. Allen Crolius, the former associate publisher of Mountain Sports Media is handling sales for AIM's mountain and outdoor group.
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It usually takes a lot to stop XP in its tracks. Even in those rare cases when the operating system is badly damaged, you'll usually at least have the option of booting into the "Last Known Good" configuration, or to Safe Mode. But sometimes, especially after major hardware failures or part swaps (e.g. moving the operating system to a new hard drive), or after problems with dual- or multi-booting software, you may encounter seemingly intractable errors such as "Missing or corrupt HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," or "Windows could not start..."
These problems can seem hard to get past. For example, the first time I got a "Cannot find \Windows\System32\hal.dll" error message, I thought I'd be clever and replace the missing file via a simple Copy command from the Recovery Console. I booted the PC, switched to the \Windows\System32 folder, and there it was: The HAL.DLL was already there. It wasn't missing at all. Why couldn't the operating system find it?
I tried copying a fresh version of the file to \Windows\System32. No dice. I tried renaming it all uppercase and then all lowercase. Nothing. I put a copy in the root directory. No effect. I tried everything I could think of, but nothing worked.
Then--doh!--I stopped thrashing and did what I should have done initially: I dug into the Microsoft Knowledge Base and learned about XP's built-in Rebuild command. It can often easily fix "Missing HAL" and similar problems in just a minute or two. If you know about this command and how to use it, you can potentially save yourself hours and hours of manually reinstalling or rebuilding a failed operating system.
The Rebuild command--technically a software "switch" used with XP's Bootcfg tool--automatically searches a hard drive for valid startup information and files, letting you choose the correct ones. This has the effect of removing and repairing any references to whatever invalid, missing, or corrupt startup information was preventing normal booting.
As is true of so many technical topics, this one actually takes far longer to describe than to implement, so please don't be put off by any seeming complexity in this discussion. Once you know the process, it's actually quite straightforward and takes only a minute or two to run to completion.
For example, if you already have some knowledge of the commands involved, many "Missing or corrupt HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," or "Windows could not start..." problems can be fixed with these five shortcut steps:
It really can be as simple as that!
But the first few times you try this repair, it makes sense to use the slightly longer but more certain "official" method, as outlined by Microsoft in a number of separate Knowledge Base articles. To save you time, we'll concatenate the instructions here.


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Guest blogger John Osborn, who performed as Il Conte d'Almaviva in the Il barbiere di Siviglia General Rehearsal on Saturday 15 January, tells us first hand about the evening. Along with the rest of the cast, he bravely carried on with the show despite a jammed fire curtain blocking access to the majority of the stage!
Read John's account of the evening below:
As we were all very prepared to run the entire show this Saturday, I have to admit that it was quite a surprise to hear that the fire curtain wasn't working, so we'd either be singing it all in front of the curtain, or maybe there was a chance the technicians might get it to work and thus, we'd do the whole show.
Well, it turns out that we couldn't get the fire curtain up; so, we all decided to do what we could to tell the story, on the sly, trying to be as true to the staging as possible, despite the limited space. We were already in makeup and costume, ready to go on. So, the overture began, and we were all in accord that we would do our best out there, and have a good time doing it. Turns out that we were all extremely tested by the twist of events, and we definitely had to act with all of our wits with no set or furniture to use from the production.
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KC Chiefs Player Kills Girlfriend Then Kills Himself
(CNN) — In an apparent murder-suicide, a Kansas City Chiefs player shot himself in the head in front of his coaches at a team training facility after earlier shooting to death his girlfriend at her residence, police said.
Kansas City, Missouri, police spokesman Darin Snapp identified the player as linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, according to NFL.com.
The player took his life in the parking lot near Arrowhead Stadium as officers pulled up to park and saw him with a gun to his head talking to coaches, Snapp told reporters earlier.
About 20 minutes prior to his suicide, the player shot his girlfriend in her nearby home, Snapp said.
The NFL.com reported that Snapp said the mother described the relationship as "on-again, off-again."
Also, Snapp told NFL.com that before his suicide, the player was talking to Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, coach Romeo Crennel and an unnamed Chiefs staff member. Pioli and Crennel "never felt like they were in danger," Snapp said.
The player thanked the general manager and coach for all they had done for him, according to NFL.com.
When officers arrived, the player walked away from the three Chiefs personnel and "a couple seconds later, they heard the gunshot," Snapp told NFL.com. The shooting occurred outside the facility's front doors, Snapp said.
In speaking to reporters at Arrowhead, Snapp stated: "There's an eyewitness at the original scene, that gave us a suspect description, and it appears the suspect killed himself, so we shouldn't be out here too much longer."
The Chiefs confirmed an incident at the stadium. "We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation," a team statement said.
The house in which the girlfriend was fatally shot is at the end of quiet, residential street of new homes, where sidewalks and driveways were recently paved and some parcels remained undeveloped. Police used yellow tape Saturday to cordon off the property surrounding the two-story split-level house.
Belcher, a 6-foot-2, 228-pound left inside linebacker, spent all four of his NFL seasons with the Chiefs, who signed him as a free agent out of college. In all, he played in 59 games, including 44 starts. Last season, he posted a career-high 120 tackles to rank second on the team.
Belcher was from West Babylon, New York, on Long Island where he played football at West Babylon High School. Then he played for the University of Maine Black Bears, where he started in all 45 games of his four-year career.
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Squamous cell carcinomas detected at an early level and removed promptly are almost continually curable and cause minimal harm. But, left untreated, they sooner or later penetrate the underlying tissues and may emerge as disfiguring. A small percent even metastasizes to neighbourhood lymph nodes, distant tissues, and organs and may emerge as deadly. Therefore, any suspicious boom needs to be visible by means of a doctor right away. A tissue pattern (biopsy) will be examined under a microscope to arrive at an analysis. If tumour cells are gift, remedy is needed. Luckily, there are several effective ways to eliminate squamous cell carcinoma. The selection of treatment is based totally on the tumour's kind, length, region, and intensity of penetration, in addition to the patient's age and widespread fitness. medical doctors are used to treat Squamous name carcinoma via using one of a kind forms of treatment options Mohs Micrographic surgery, Excisional surgical treatment, Curettage and Electrodesiccation (Electrosurgery), Cryosurgery, Radiation, Photodynamic remedy (PDT), Laser surgery, Topical medicines.
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Houston, USA, December 7, 2015: Atlas Copco Rental Oil-Free air compressors create underwater buffer during implosion of pier. The San Francisco Bay being a significant ecological habitat in California, words like explosives and implosion generated concern when they were used to discuss how the 80-year-old San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge's 21 piers should be demolished.
November 24, 2015
An implosion conducted Nov. 14 was designed to prove the curtain bubble strategy.
It was successfully completed on Pier E3, the largest of the piers—the equivalent of a five story concrete building. General contractor Kiewit/Manson was in charge of the operation, using Atlas Copco Rental 1,600 cfm Oil-Free compressors to supply air at full capacity to the blast-buffering bubble curtain.
Blake Gearhart, Vice President of Operations West for Atlas Copco Rental North America, pointed out that the air compressors are California Air Resource Board (CARB) permitted.
" Kiewit/Manson is a socially responsible company and they needed diesel-powered air compressors. We were an obvious choice because our compressors are CARB permitted. "
Brian Ford, Atlas Copco Rental Area Sales Manager out of Livermore, Calif., said assembling a fleet of so many 1,600 cfm compressors for a job is not a small undertaking.
" We were confident we could provide what they needed ... We have the largest fleet of 100% Oil-Free air compressors that are both diesel powered and CARB-permitted in North America. "
Ford said the high-volume Atlas Copco Rental models were particularly well suited to an environmentally sensitive project because they introduce 100 percent oil-free air into the water. As an added measure of safety, each compressor's base provides fluid containment.
All eyes were on Pier 3 the day of the demonstration.
It was streamed live online and given live coverage on television. The compressors maintained the curtain, no problem.
" This pier implosion was the culmination of years of collaborative preparation and planning. The combination of science, technology and engineering with environmental stewardship is historical. "
For six seconds, a sequential series of blasts from 600 explosive charges rumbled through the structure, fracturing the reinforced concrete, which collapsed into the pier's own honeycomb-like base below the bay floor. It left nothing to retrieve but the blast covers floating in the foam, which had been over the structure as an added precaution against potential flyrock.
" Initial studies including three days of round-the-clock observation after the blast have determined no injuries or deaths to aquatic wildlife. "
" This method has proven itself to be the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly. "
The successful demonstration of blasting in the bay may now be used on the other piers, all that remains of the Bay Bridge after construction of a new Skyway between San Francisco and Oakland.
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and service focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43 000 employees.
Specialty Rental is a division within Atlas Copco's Construction Technique business area. It serves customers in the industry segments around the world with temporary air, nitrogen, steam and power rental solutions. The specialty rental services are offered under several brands. The divisional headquarters is located in Houston, USA.
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Tito Ciuro needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 122 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
Webbo, L.L.C.
My name is Tito Ciuro. I'm a Software Engineer working on Mac OS X and iOS application and frameworks.
I recently finished an Open Source project called NanoStore. In a nutshell, it's a lightweight schema-less local key-value document store written in Objective-C for Mac OS X and iOS. What this means is that instead of worrying about the database, the developer can store info very easily and quickly because NanoStore takes care of the details.
Version 1:
Version 2 (soon to be released):
NanoStore is targeted for Mac OS X and iOS developers.
Although database technologies such as Core Data and MongoDB exist already, NanoStore provides quick a kick with minimal effort. It's compact and easy to use, more so than the other available technologies mentioned above.
Ideally, I'd like an icon than not only describes the project, but one that can also be used on t-shirts and other marketing material as well.
I have attached a file to give you an idea of what I'm looking for. Basically, I'd like to convey a message of a technology that's lightweight, tiny, fast, portable, safe and stable.
I like the attached icon, an iPod Nano stored in a translucent pouch. But please, I don't want to hinder your creativity with it. It's just a guideline, a thought for you to chew on.
I look forward seeing your design! :-)
*** Important ***: Please do not submit a design with Apple's logo, its products, or the trademark Webbo. Thanks!


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Silver "Believe" Pendant Trio with Swarovski Crystals + Dainty Peanut Necklace 24-26"
Trend meets meaning with our "Believe" Pendant Trio with Swarovski® Crystals. Featuring the message "Believe" on one side and "In Love" on the other, wear this set as a daily reminder of what matters most. Embrace the versatility of these one-of-a-kind Pendants that allow you to layer your way. Intricate Pendants with Swarovski® Crystals paired with a beautiful Dainty Peanut Chain.
Pendants Included:
Heart Pendant with Swarovski Crystals
"Believe" Vertical Bar Pendant with Swarovski Crystals
Rose Coin Pendant with Swarovski Crystals
- Includes 24-26" Silver Dainty Peanut Chain
- Material: Brass
- Metal Finish: Polished/Hammered Silver
- Swarovski Crystal Accents
- Hand-painted Enamel Detail
- "Believe - In Love"
- Approx. Pendant Sizes: Heart 14mm x 11mm, Vertical Bar 28mm x 6mm, Coin 14mm


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Tony Bridge FPSCN ACPP (DIST)
Saturday: 9:00am – 10:00am
Presenting: From the Heart, Honouring your own Journey
Workshop 1: From Heart to Print
Workshop 6: A matter of Quality
Tony is a digital artist, professional photographer, photo educator, published author, columnist and freelance journalist, along with being one of New Zealand's leading landscape photographers, as well as Fujifilm X Photographer. He is also a graduate of Canterbury University, New Zealand, holds an Advanced Certificate with Distinction in professional photography, and is a fellow of the New Zealand Photographic Society. Currently he is supported by Nikon, Fujifilm, Thinktank camera bags and various photographic software companies, including OnOne, Oloneo, Athentech and PictureCode.
Tony divides his time between writing, publishing, exhibiting, commissions and teaching workshops in photography and post-production. His work draws strongly upon his Māori and European heritage (Te Rarawa, Nga Pakeha) and ongoing studies into a broad range of spiritual and mystical traditions. It also draws heavily upon a university degree in foreign languages and literature.
Mark Galer
Saturday: 10:30am – 11:30am
Presenting: Adobe Creative Cloud for Photographers
Workshop 2: On Lightroom
Workshop 7: Lightroom & Photoshop
Mark Galer is a seasoned professional photographer, educator, author, and contributing editor for Australian Photography and Digital magazine. Mark is also the Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom Ambassador for Australia and all round Photoshop Guru. He has just finished his 30th book for Focal Press, has served as a Senior Lecturer and Program Director of the BA Photography course at RMIT University in Melbourne and is the Sony Alpha Ambassador for Australia.
Dylan Toh & Marianne Lim
Saturday: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Presenting: The Power of Light & Vision
Workshop 3: Landscape Photography - Theory to Practice
Everlook Photography is made up of husband and wife team, Dylan Toh and Marianne Lim, who use photography to escape the routines of the working week. They hope to convey a sense of awe and appreciation through their images, which are a reflection of how, and what, they see. The ability to do such a thing is wholly individualistic, and the essential reality of a scene - a rock, a river, a mountain - is combined with their interpretation of it; the colours of the water, the reflection of light in the sky. Dylan's habit of early rising means the trademark lighting in his images comes mostly from the hues of dawn, while his penchant for a physical challenge sees him capturing scenes that are off the beaten track.
Marianne became interested in photography primarily to take better reference images for her artwork, which then developed into a separate artistic interest. Unlike Dylan, Marianne prefers to remain asleep as the day dawns, usually photographing at sunset instead.
Lou Marafioti EFIAP FAPS
Saturday: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Presenting: A Passion for Portraits & People. My Perspective
Workshop 8: Available Light Portraiture
Photography enables Lou to capture slices of life, which will never be repeated and shared with others. Lou's aim is to provide lasting memories; that's why he's so passionate about portraiture. Photography has been his passion for over 40 years with over 35 years experience as a professional wedding and portrait photographer. Also running portrait workshops and photo tours extensively through South Australia.
Lou belongs to Printworks Group and has exhibited prints in National and International Salons. To date he has over 650 acceptances and gained 96 awards.
Phillipa Frederiksen EFIAP FAPS SSAPS PSQA
Saturday: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Presenting: Creative phone photography using iPhone & Android
Workshop 4: Creative Smartphone Photography
Phillipa Joined the APS in 1996. She was one of the first members of the Gold Coast Photographic Society to enter Digital images in local, National and International Competitions. She has always been interested in new technologies so exploring phone photography was a natural progression in her photographic Journey.
Completing several courses in iPhone photography, Creative photography and Creative iPhone photography in 2015. She has been experimenting ever since. Phillipa enjoys helping others in their photographic journeys, giving talks and demonstrations in creativity and phone editing. Her photographic journey continues with new technologies providing more adventures along the way.
Paul Atkins
Sunday: 10:30am – 11:30am
Presenting: Solving the "Too Many Photos" problem
In 1993 Paul Atkins began working for his family's company Atkins Lab, taking a 60 year business into its third generation of family involvement. This was just in time for the company to enter the digital squeeze that Paul championed. Atkins, quick to pick up the technology, and with leadership from Kodak, helped bring Adelaide into a new era. Atkins' success is purely based on the move from glass plate photography in the 1940s, to the introduction of colour printing to Adelaide by John Atkins in the 1960s to the latest in digital techniques, the company has always held its customers' hands tightly.
Paul is State President for the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), National Chairperson for Photo Marketing Association (PMA), lectures on Colour Management, Photoshop, Lightroom and Digital Asset Management (Archiving digital files).
Denis Smith
Sunday: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Presenting: Gear Doesn't Matter – It's the idea that counts.
Workshop 9: Painting with Light
Denis has always driven himself to push the boundaries, looking for that spark every time he picks up a camera, such as with his light painting project "Ball of Light", which has had international acclaim. That's where he likes to be – on the edge.
The creativity in what Denis does reflects the changing industry of photography. Understanding this change is crucially important and it always pushes him to try new things.
Sunday: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Presenting: Slow Photography in a Digital Age
David Evans is a Lonely Planet travel, landscape and commercial photographer, travel writer, and a Master of Photography. He creates images of high fidelity, depth and substance. David's motivation is to remind us that wild, untamed and sublime places are critical elixirs in life…and through travel, nature, observation and art, we find clarity.
David shoots predominantly on location, and although he photographs a wide range of subjects, he has a penchant for travel, tourism, destination, landscape, industrial, energy, mining, accommodation, wine, and product photography for commercial and advertising applications.
Sunday: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Presenting: Capturing Light Underwater
Paul commenced diving in 1989 and underwater photography in 1999. He is a qualified PADI Dive Master and Underwater Photography Instructor. He is a semi-professional underwater photographer and founder of the South Australian based underwater photography business downunderpix.
Paul has written and teaches the downunderpix Digital Underwater Photography course aimed at entry to intermediate level underwater photographers. He has also written several photography related articles for Australian and International diving publications.
Paul also leads dives for interstate and international divers to photograph the South Australian marine emblem, the Leafy Sea Dragon.
Paul Robinson
Sunday: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Presenting: The Australian Photographic Judges Association
Paul commenced judging in 1978 and since then has evaluated over 600 photography competitions made up of lay, walking club, camera club, interclub, State, national and international salons, Rotary, rural and metropolitan shows, gallery and regional tourism competitions. He has contributed to various newsletters, had several articles published in Australian Photography from 2004 and has authored three books: 'film to Digital' (2003), 'Judging Photographs' (2012) and 'Models and Photographers'(2013).
Paul has been keynote speaker and opened a number of photographic events as well as being guest presenter on Radio 3UZ Melbourne about photography in the Victoria Travel Show weekly broadcasts for six months. He has held a number of positions at the Adelaide Camera Club, Essendon Camera Club, Caulfield Photographic Society, VAPS and is a founding member and first President Australian Photographic Judges Association 2014.
Ron Speed AIPP AAPS LRPS LSWPP SSVAPS
Sunday: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Presenting: The Australian Photographic Judges Association
Ron is accomplished photographer and is dedicated to the craft of photography with over 40 years experience. He has a passion for teaching and the development of photography and photographers.
He is currently a successful working professional photographer along with being accredited with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography. Ron's photographic skill has been recognised widely which is evidenced with his many national and international acceptances.
Although Ron specialises in people photography with his expertise shown in wedding, maternity and family portraiture he is accomplished in all other areas. He has completed a Ba Visual Arts (photo) and a postgraduate course in Creative Arts, Graphic Design (Phot) (honours) at Latrobe University. His rationale in doing this is a reflection of his commitment to ongoing professional development. Ron's desire is to enhance his skills in the most recent advances in photography as well as a commitment to lifelong learning. His goal having finished this course is to continue to expand his skills in conducting workshops and teaching photography for the advancement of his chosen profession.
It is the combination of this experience that has seen him judge and present extensively at all levels throughout Australia.


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Today was the first day of rehab since I had a heart stent installed on Nov. 21. It's a 6 mile ride to the hospital and the day screamed for a bike ride. Needless to say the staff was a bit surprised. I told them I ride every day and also walk 4 or 5 miles with the dogs. After a 30 minute ride into the wind and mostly uphill, rehab sat me on some machine that resembles a recumbent bike that has handlebars that mimic rowing for 5 minutes. My heart rate got to 85 and recovered to 58 in a little over a minute. "See you next Wednesday". I am scheduled for 36 visits at $15 each. I flinched and we agreed that I would continue till I lose 10 lbs. Now that I have incentive, that should take about a week.
New Bedford was twice the richest city in America. It was the whaling capital for a long time then transformed to textiles in the 1920's. The 1% who ran things built some very spectacular homes.
On the return trip, I ran into a regular biker crossing the bridge with his buddy.


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New York, February 8, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists mourns the death of Syrian journalist Mazhar Tayyara, a stringer for Agence France-Presse and other international outlets, who was killed by government forces' fire in the city of Homs early Saturday morning.
"We offer our condolences to the family and friends of Mazhar Tayyara," said Mohamed Abdel Dayem, CPJ's Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. "The Syrian conflict is growing increasingly dangerous for all kinds of journalists, from citizens who have taken the role of documenting unrest in the country to international journalists who report from the frontlines."
Tayyara, known as "Omar the Syrian," was reporting from the Homs neighborhood of Al-Khaldiyeh when government forces shelled the district, the news website Citizenside reported. The journalist began helping people injured from the blasts when "a second volley of shells fell and he was hit," Tayyara's friend told AFP. The journalist sustained multiple severe injuries and died in the hospital within hours, news reports said.
Tayyara contributed news footage to the London-based daily The Guardian and the German daily Die Welt, according to news reports. His footage has also appeared on Al-Jazeera and CNN, AFP reported.
CPJ has documented the deaths of three journalists in Syria in four months. In November, cameraman Ferzat Jerban was found in Homs with his eyes gouged out. Basil al-Sayed, a videographer, was shot and killed at a Homs checkpoint in late December. French journalist Gilles Jacquier was killed in January while covering a pro-regime rally in Homs.


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Miley's rite of passage
Miley Cyrus cut her hair. Drastically.
It was a trending topic worldwide on Twitter yesterday, largely encouraged by Miley herself who first posted the before and after shots, and is continuing to post photos from every angle, much like we all do when we have our makeup done, or our hair styled, and can't stop looking in the mirror -- only our mirrors don't talk back; her mirror is an online audience that can and will throw sh-t back in the reflection.
You like it?
I LOVE it.
Every girl should do this at least once. And exactly at that age. Like a rite of passage. And, in her case, it's totally textbook too, curiously parallel to the Britney Spears experience. Just, so far, much less extreme.
Miley, 19, is engaged to marry Liam Hemsworth. Britney hastily married Jason Alexander only to end it 55 hours later.
Miley chopped off her hair. Britney... shaved her head.
Two overworked child stars, not fully formed, trying to find an identity. Though Britney's struggle with her stolen youth was compounded by mental health issues, the similarities are there. Some would say it's simply a girl getting a haircut. At the Faculty Of Celebrity Studies, we might discuss this in Celebrity Semiotics class - haircuts and other physical transformations as symbols of transformation and/or turmoil.
Miley was receding for a while from the spotlight, seemingly to take a break from the relentless schedule she'd maintained for several years. I was down with that then. For a young woman who has only known the business, there's no disadvantage to expanding her perspective and exploring an alternative. That... didn't last, did it? Either we didn't let her or she couldn't do it.
This girl, like all girls at the threshold of 20, is still figuring it out. Like all girls who are still figuring it out at the threshold of 20, she thinks she knows everything. That's why you're so dumb in your 20s. Because in your 20s, you don't know how to say I Don't Know. F-cking up is the consequence when the first thing out of your mouth is always "I Know".
I know. I did.
Miley's bravado is classic. Her Twitter feed is a giveaway.
"Feeling happy in my own skin"
"Never felt more me in my whole life"
Or, you could say that there's nothing like repeating how "me" you feel to show how obviously "un-me" you really are. It's a universal behaviour but lived, as always, as though it was a unique experience. Have you ever met a 20 year old who wasn't absorbed by their own originality? What happens when you add Fame to that Formula?
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- Remarkable track record of growth and poverty reduction
- Public investment in infrastructure development
- Drive to diversify the economy
- Strong hydropower potential
- Warmer relations with Eritrea
- Vulnerable to weather conditions and changes in world commodity prices
- Landlocked country
- Low foreign exchange reserves
- Persistent challenges in the business and governance environment
- Unstable regional context and strong ethnopolitical tensions
Risk assessment
Robust growth despite the transition to a new model
Growth is expected to strengthen in 2018-2019, after a robust performance in 2017-2018 despite inflation, currency shortages, political uncertainty, and low coffee and tea prices. Public investment and consumption will remain key elements of growth as the second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II) is implemented. While no new projects will be launched in 2018/19, the mega-projects already underway, such as construction of the 6,000 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam, will continue. The decision to open up certain state monopolies to foreign investors could stimulate private investment. The telecoms, aeronautics, energy, and transport sectors in particular may be affected. Investments could also go towards developing the manufacturing sector, particularly in agro-industry. The creation of special economic zones offering tax incentives and customs duties exemptions should also help attract investment in the textiles and building materials sectors. As a result, exports of manufactured goods, although low, are expected to increase, supported by the inauguration of the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway line in January 2018. Increased agricultural production and improved competitiveness following the birr's devaluation in October 2017 should bring growth in key exports, including coffee, tea, pulses, oilseeds and horticulture. Although inflation and limited access to foreign exchange will continue to dampen the expansion of private consumption, both are expected to ease in 2019.
Increasing risk of over-indebtedness
The fiscal deficit is expected to decline in 2018/19 thanks to a more prudent fiscal policy. Expenditure growth is set to be more contained: although capital investment spending will continue to increase, no new mega-projects will start in the 2018/19 financial year. The increased expenditure will therefore mainly be used to complete existing projects. Expenditure on infrastructure development should thus continue to absorb more than half of the budget, while current expenditure should be reduced. Although not particularly successful in recent years, efforts to improve tax revenues, which are equivalent to less than 15% of GDP, could be supported by the partnership signed with the United Kingdom in August 2018 to reform the tax system.
The current account deficit is expected to remain high, still suffering from its narrow export base. While efforts to lower capital goods imports reduced the trade deficit in 2017/18, the consumer goods bill is expected to rise. The large trade deficit is therefore expected to continue to affect the current account, despite the likely increase in exports. The services account will also remain in deficit due to import-related services. The transfer balance will continue to provide the main positive contribution to the current balance, thanks to donor funds and private remittances. Bilateral and multilateral loans remain necessary for financing, despite the increased contribution from FDI. The sizeable current account deficit, combined with a rigid exchange rate regime, will keep foreign exchange reserves low (two months of imports) and make it hard to access foreign exchange.
Although measures have been taken to contain the twin deficits and despite the share of concessional loans, the risk of debt distress is increasing. The repayment period for the Chinese loan to finance construction of the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway line, which was extended from 10 to 30 years in September 2018, illustrates growing concerns about over-indebtedness.
A new Prime Minister for a new era?
In April 2018, the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), a coalition in power since 1991, named Abiy Ahmed to be Prime Minister following Hailemariam Desalegn's resignation. With ethno-political tensions rising since 2015, the appointment of a Prime Minister from the Oromo ethnic group, which for several years has been challenging the power of the Tigrayan minority ethnic group within the EPRDF, is a signal of appeasement. Prime Minister Ahmed's moves to lift the state of emergency, release and grant amnesty to political prisoners, and sign an agreement with the Oromo Liberation Front, mark a radical departure from the previous government, which imprisoned tens of thousands of people in response to rising protests. Yet his reforms are far from being unanimously accepted within the EPRDF, while regular ethnic clashes since his appointment and a grenade attack at a rally in June 2018 show that the political and security situation remains fragile.
Internationally, 2018 was marked by the end of the state of war with Eritrea. Eighteen years after the fighting ended, Ethiopia has now fully accepted the terms of the Algiers Agreement signed in 2000. The peace agreements signed allow diplomatic and economic ties to resume.
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9 very valuable digits
Your Social Security number is the key to your financial castle. Armed with those precious nine digits, identity thieves can rip off your good name and credit to set up new accounts and loans or rob your existing accounts.
High-tech schemes to steal your "Social" use deceptive phishing emails, spyware or keystroke software that copy your passwords for online banking or other accounts. Low-tech methods include stealing wallets and dumpster-diving for unshredded bank statements.
No matter how crooks get your number, the turmoil they will spin into your life could take you months and thousands of dollars to resolve. In 2010, 8.6 million U.S. households were touched by identity theft and lost $13.3 billion as a result, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics survey.
"Of any piece of personal information, the Social Security number is the most critical to safeguard," says Lisa Schifferle, an attorney in the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. "It's the golden ticket to identity theft," she says, adding that government watchdogs field more complaints about identity theft than anything else.
Here are four things you must know to protect your Social Security number.
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Know where you need to provide your Social
Unless you've lived entirely off the grid and have never been employed, paid taxes, received government assistance, or had a mortgage or other loans, you've needed a Social Security number at some point.
According to Mark Hinkle, spokesman for the Social Security Administration, these are the entities that are most likely to require you to provide your number.
- Employers.
- Internal Revenue Service for tax returns and federal loans.
- Banks and lenders.
- U.S. Treasury for savings bonds.
- Other government-funded programs such as welfare and workers' compensation.
Keep in mind, too, that government agencies obligate certain businesses to acquire your Social Security number. For example, under IRS rules, banks must obtain a Form W-9, or Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, from customers opening new accounts, says Mark Rodgers, a spokesman for Citibank. The taxpayer ID that's requested by a W-9 is the customer's Social Security number.
At Wells Fargo, spokesman James Hines says new accounts requiring a taxpayer ID or Social Security number include savings accounts, loans and even safe-deposit box rentals. Wells Fargo does not put the numbers on statements or online accounts, he notes.
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Know who doesn't need your number
You'll find a blank space to fill in your Social Security number on many forms and applications.
That's because it's a number unique to you and therefore an especially easy way to identify you.
Schifferle and Susan Grant, director of consumer protection at the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, say the following businesses commonly ask for Social Security numbers — especially if they run credit reports — but don't have to have them.
- Schools
- Sports leagues/clubs
- Utilities/cellphone companies
- Landlords/property managers
- Hospitals/medical offices
- Insurers
Why do these businesses want your Social? Most landlords, for example, consider the numbers necessary for doing credit checks, which provide a treasure trove of information about prospective tenants, says Rebekah Near, CEO of Orca Information, a company in Anacortes, Wash., that handles employment and tenant screening nationwide. Property owners can learn whether prospective tenants are financially responsible and if they've ever been evicted or arrested.
"People don't see why it's absolutely necessary in every case," says Near, also a regional official with the National Association of Residential Property Managers. "But people lie."
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Know you can just say 'no'
To protect your Social Security number, you can always refuse to give it when businesses ask for it. But they can deny you service, says Schifferle.
Still, don't just automatically fill in that blank on forms, says Grant. Be skeptical about why the business needs your number. She suggests offering your driver's license number instead.
At credit bureau TransUnion, spokesman Clifton O'Neal says credit reports can be pulled without Social Security numbers. But the additional information can allow a business to receive a more complete report about you.
TransUnion screens tenants and doesn't always need Social Security numbers to provide landlords with credit reports, O'Neal says.
Insurance companies might charge you higher premiums if you don't supply your number, warns J. Robert Hunter, insurance director for the Consumer Federation of America.
But spokeswoman Michal Brower says major insurer State Farm doesn't even ask.
Some state laws bar colleges and universities from demanding students' Social Security numbers, except for financial aid, says LeRoy Rooker, a senior fellow with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, or AACRAO.
Most schools store students' numbers in a database but don't use them on transcripts, an AACRAO survey found.
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If you just can't avoid giving out the number, "we advise people to ask a lot of questions," says Schifferle. Start with these.
- "Why do you need my Social Security number?"
"Will my number be shared with anybody?"
Your number and other nonpublic personal information may be shared by your bank with affiliates and other businesses. But federal law requires companies offering financial products such as loans, insurance or investment advice to tell how they share your information.
"May I see your privacy policy?"
A legitimate business requesting your Social Security number should have a privacy policy explaining why personal information is collected, how it's used, and who will have access to it. The California attorney general's office recommends that if you're not satisfied with the terms of the policy or if there is no written policy, just walk away.
"How will my Social Security number be stored?"
You want to know, for example, that your rental application won't sit in a pile on the apartment manager's desk that someone can sift through after hours. Feel confident that a business will take measures to protect your Social Security number.
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April 18, 2012, 6:00 am
Earth Day compels Center for Resource Development to host Boulder 5k run with meditation
People run to lose weight and to feel better, but for many of us, too, running serves as a kind of meditation.
The knees rise and fall, rise and fall; the feet go 'round and 'round; the arms pump. We breathe – and we hear it. After even fifteen minutes of this, once we begin to hit a stride, a focus on the here and now sometimes settles. When this happens to me, I try to savor it, and when those pushy thoughts barge into my Zen run, I toil to shoo them.
The competitive running season in Colorado is just beginning, and Earth Day has spawned different kinds of runs across the state. But one, though, offers a meditation angle to the race.


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UNION CITY — Just about every weekday morning, Jaime Jaramillo works in a cramped office in a converted 1940s Decoto district house, where he runs the Centro de Servicios Resource Center and Thrift Shop, a charity serving low-income residents at no cost.
It's a distinctly unglamorous job in a modest location, but Jaramillo, 67, says he wouldn't have it any other way.
"Nonprofit means exactly that, it doesn't pay much, but I've found my life mission," he said. "It's not the money that drives this job, it's the passion."
And Jaramillo's passion is for helping anyone, from any walk of life, who has a problem.
"The rewards I get from giving people a little bit of hope, giving them a little light at the end of the tunnel," he said, "that's a good feeling."
Centro's many free services include providing food, clothing and housing for those in dire need of life's basic essentials. The charity also helps with job referrals, adult literacy, immigration issues, health care access and the holding of breast cancer support groups for Spanish-speaking women. Volunteer attorneys offer free assistance for a variety of legal issues, including family law, tenant-landlord disputes, immigration and criminal charges.
Centro also has a thrift shop, where funds are raised by selling clothing, kitchenware and books at bargain prices.
"Every night, I go home and thank God I have a pillow, blanket and bed," Jaramillo said, "because some people have nothing."
Jaramillo, who worked as an Alameda County probation officer for 23 years, joined Centro's board of directors not long after the charity opened in 1974. He switched careers in 1996, becoming the organization's executive director.
Today, it has five full-time employees and about 20 volunteers who serve around 12,000 people each year. Many of its clients live in the Tri-City area, but all Bay Area residents are welcome, Jaramillo said.
"We serve anyone who comes through that door," he said.
Tony Acosta, Union City's deputy city manager, said Centro's facilities are small but that doesn't stop the charity from delivering aid to a large number of people.
"For Jaime, it's a calling," he said. "He hears a lot of dire tales of woe from a lot of people and he feels a responsibility to help them all. That's a difficult emotional position to be in every day, yet he soldiers on."
The majority of Centro's $210,000 annual operating budget is funded by the city, Acosta said. This year, Alameda County Supervisor Richard Valle, a longtime Decoto district resident, donated $30,000 to help keep the charity running, city officials said.
Union City owns the charity's office and thrift store, providing the buildings at no cost.
"Without the city's free rent, we could not serve this community," Jaramillo said.
Centro's services are worth every penny, Acosta said, because they help reduce crime and gang violence.
"Behind every violent young man or woman is a dysfunctional family and terrible economics," he said. "As a result, the gang becomes their family and they make their money through crime. So, if you're able to stabilize a family, you've cut the gang recruiting."
Union City Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci said Jara millo is an invaluable part of the community.
"Jaime is, in a word, fantastic, and he's such an asset to the city" she said. "He's not on the job just 9 to 5. He lives Centro."
Jaramillo was born in Colombia and immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1960s. While serving in the Army during the Vietnam War, he was stationed at Fort Ord, near Monterey, in 1968. That is when he met his wife, Carmen, at a dance at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, just a few blocks from where he now works. Carmen — and the Decoto district — have been central in Jaramillo's life ever since. The couple live in Fremont, a short drive from Centro's office.
They have three grown children and seven grandchildren, and being a grandparent has shaped Jaramillo's compassionate view of the world.
"In this job, you touch a lot of lives," he said. "I often think about my children and grandchildren, and if they're ever in the same situation, I would want someone to help them."
At an age when most people have long been retired, Jaramillo said he envisions continuing his life's mission for years. "I'll probably be working in this office one day with a walker," he said, chuckling softly.
That would be just fine with Union City leaders such as Acosta, who said he cannot imagine Centro being run by anyone else.
"That would prove to be difficult because you would have to find another Jaime Jaramillo," Acosta said. "And there aren't too many of those around."
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.
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CLAIM TO FAME: Since 1996, he has led Centro de Servicios Resource Center and Thrift Shop, a Union City charity that offers free social services to thousands of low-income East Bay residents.
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Hey gang,
Here is mine and my sons Slash's... BAJA style.
Last edited by ksb51rl; 01-16-2010 at 08:35 PM.
I do it because my kids want me to!!!
Here's mine
I like yours very much. I saw it earlier and figured you would respond to this. There are quite a few baja style slash's out there and I figured it would be a great gathering tread to see what creativity comes from this. Hope to see more soon.
Does the wheel and tire on the rear throw things off at all? Do those lights stay on when rolled?
I do it because my kids want me to!!!
Those are awesome!! Im not a big vw beetle fan, but the baja style looks cool! Most likely my body of choice when I get around to painting one!
2 Stock Slashes
2 Mod Slash VXLs
Ok.. So it's not actually a slash.. still a Baja.. LOL.. Nice rides BTW..
Slash 2wd w/ Novak
Rusty w/ Castle
what wheels are those in the rear?
...true story.
Supra Sales Ebay truggy tires.. 2 pre mounted for 17 bucks.. same size as revo.. unless you have seriously upgraded the drive line... dont bother trying to run them... you need carbon steel planetaries inside the diff. or a solid diff and preferable the FLM cvd or you'll go through tranny parts like its a fire sale...
Slash 2wd w/ Novak
Rusty w/ Castle
Is this even a Slash? Kinda looks like a Stampede!Originally Posted by 59sled
Good eye! What gave it a way. It is a converted Stampede.Originally Posted by yamahaboy02
Has Slash chassis, Slash Bellcranks, Slash Skid plates, Slash Rear Arm for the toe in, Xl-5 waterproof ESC.
Everything needed for it to be a Slash except,
the bumpers (which don't fit with the bug bodys to well)
body post(which I made custom ones to fit bug Body)
So I guess it is a Slash now.
Tires and rims are just heavy. Just put a smaller pinion on to get the speed going. For the lights, I only drove 3 times so for with 1 roll over.Originally Posted by legburner
whick body are you guys using? proline baja long or short?
here's mine:
TSTMonkey - Proline Long chassis version
well heres mine,just competition orange, plain and simple. it doesnt matter what you do with the Baja shell, it always looks great.
59SLED, thats a very nice Baja.
2wd Slash VXL, 2wd Slash 9t , E Maxx 2200kv ,Trx4
heres mine but im still building it haha
i might be forced to buy a baja body for my slash to match
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hahaha i saw your build on the samba
hmmm not knocking you slash419 but you gonna need a bit more than brushless im there lol. Like to see it when you finish it mate.
2wd Slash VXL, 2wd Slash 9t , E Maxx 2200kv ,Trx4
haha krazy-slash! small world...i havent worked on it in a long time...it just sits right now... everything just needs to be assembled and welded
if they could make a big brushless motor thats light weight it would be freakin awesome!!! haha
Well my lights are gone after 3 runs. One roll over at half speed took 3 of them out. 2 on the top snapped off and 1 in front of the window snapped off.
They looked great, But I knew it would be a matter of time before they broke.
Where do you get those VW bodies? Are there other bodies compatible with the Slash?
the body is the pro line body. And you need the long version as there are two.
2wd Slash VXL, 2wd Slash 9t , E Maxx 2200kv ,Trx4
i want a bug body now!!!
My Lady-Hopper, posted elsewhere
Sweet bugs! Heres mine..
Is that a mix of a rs4 and a MT?Originally Posted by coreyfro
Built Ford tuff!
Originally Posted by jaymillz517
Why does everyone put the directional tires on backwards all the time..?? If the actually worked better that way, that'd be how they were supposed to me mounted.. LOL.. i just dont get it.. Great body, but the tires are on backwards... I see it on stampedes all the time too with talons...
happens with the stadium trucks alot with geolanders... i just dont see how hard it is to look at the direction arrows on the sidewall and follow the directions... a friend just gave me a used set of geolanders.. i have to boild them because i'll know in the back of my mind they are backwards.. that is, if i use them like they are mounted now... anyway.. rant over... and it is a nice body...
Slash 2wd w/ Novak
Rusty w/ Castle
if they are all mounted backwards just rotate the tires from side to sideOriginally Posted by DrFizz2k1
if i am in sand, i reverse the rears to help with traction. They act more like paddles then than self cleaning normal shoes.Originally Posted by DrFizz2k1
Great bodies. I'm looking to get one of these the next time I need a slash body.
As for the tires. Running them backwards actually does give you better traction in dirt etc. Give it a try. My pede handles a lot better with the rear talons on backward.
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wow sweet i need one lolOriginally Posted by crazee horse
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
I like this thread alot. You get to see some really really nice bugs! lol
ya this is probably my favorite thread so far i love just clicking on it and looking at the bugs over and over lolOriginally Posted by Carbonrevo33
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
has anyone tried putting a rpm rusler/bandit front bumper on their slash ir tou have a bug body, the stock slash bumper seems to "stick out" a little.
crazy in love with my slash
Not sure smart, but it would probably look pretty sweet. Someone should weld a front bumper. Out of brake line or something.
ya that would be coolOriginally Posted by Carbonrevo33
Race-bred SSC 4x4
Durango DEX410
Anybody have one of these bodies and still use both the front and rear bumpers? I want to dress up my spec class slash.. but I will have to keep both bumpers on to race with it.
Revo 3.3 - Brushless Conv
Slash - Spec Racer
Heres mine with bumpers.Originally Posted by pfunk66
I like it better without the rear.
I agree, looks much better w/o. Nice slash man!! I like the beadlocks. They stand out alot.
i guess you really dont know rc as well as you think huh? my tires are fine maybe you should think a little harder b4 you make comments..? it does work, pretty good actually. read rc car actions short course truck special for a few slash tips.. it works for crawling and racing.. you get more bite this way because the widest part of the tread comes in contact with the ground first..Originally Posted by DrFizz2k1
thanks for the compliments though.
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Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from authorities in the United States, the company said Tuesday.
The social-networking giant is the latest technology company to release figures on how often governments seek information about its customers. Microsoft and Google have done the same.
As with the other companies, it's hard to discern much from Facebook's data, besides the fact that, as users around the globe flocked to the world's largest social network, police and intelligence agencies followed.
Facebook and Twitter have become organizing platforms for activists and, as such, have become targets for governments. During anti-government protests in Turkey in May and June, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called social media "the worst menace to society."
At the time, Facebook denied it provided information about protest organizers to the Turkish government.
Data released Tuesday show authorities in Turkey submitted 96 requests covering 173 users. Facebook said it provided some information in about 45 of those cases, but there's no information on what was turned over and why.
"We fight many of these requests, pushing back when we find legal deficiencies and narrowing the scope of overly broad or vague requests," Colin Stretch, Facebook's general counsel company said in a blog post. "When we are required to comply with a particular request, we frequently share only basic user information, such as name."
Facebook spokeswoman Sarah Feinberg said the company stands by its assertions that it gave no information regarding the Turkey protests.
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One of the most common problems when trying to help a person with cancer is knowing where to start. If you want to help, but don't know what to do first, this section has some tips and advice.
It's important to first find out if your help is wanted and what kind of help is needed. Once you know your help is wanted, you can offer to help with one of the things they need. It's always good to try to be specific. Rather than saying, 'Let me know if there's anything I can do', you could ask:
- 'Shall I do the shopping?'
- 'Would you like me to pick up the children from school?'
You can also say that you'll keep in touch to see if there are other things you can help with.
Some people find it hard to accept support, even if they need it. This means that your offer may be refused. Try not to take this personally. They might not be ready to accept help yet or might wish to remain independent. You could make the offer again at a later date if they ever need any support.
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Jana Chides Agrium Over CEO Comments
Jana Partners has been reading the Wall Street Journal and doesn't find Agrium's counterarguments too compelling.
In a rather snarky release, Jana takes issue with the comments that Agrium CEO Michael Wilson made in an interview with WSJ that published today, ahead of Agrium's shareholder presentation that was held this morning.
"It is good to see that after nearly 8 months Agrium has finally responded in detail, but they have failed to address numerous core issues as well as the two primary problems, which are the lack of relevant board experience and the need for an enhanced shareholder perspective," Jana's Barry Rosenstein said in the release, titled "Jana Partners Welcomes Agrium to the Debate."
Agrium's Wilson said that splitting up the company, among the proposals Jana has made, would "destroy shareholder value" and added that "it's unfortunate we have Jana in our stock." Wilson accused Jana of changing tactics, defended his board and said Agrium is "not broken."
Jana and Rosenstein, who has often tried to play behind the scenes more than many other activists and probably would not be found in a screaming match on live national television, seemed unimpressed with Wilson's responses.
The firm took issue with Wilson's statement that industry experience wasn't a prerequisite of joining the board and said it had only changed some of its evidence because the company changed after Jana's first analysis.
Last week, Agrium lifted its fourth-quarter earnings forecast, saying it expects to earn "slightly above" $2 a share, up from a prior guidance of $1.50 to $1.90.
Shares of Agrium were down 0.9% to $113.66 in recent trading. The stock is up 14% this year.


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When Ghost Rider drives back into comic stores next year, he won't be doing it on his iconic bike. Now the skull-headed purveyor of vengeance drives a classic Dodge Charger — don't worry, the wheels are still on fire.
Actually, the driver will also be new — writer Felipe Smith and artist Tradd Moore are introducing Robbie Reyes as the brand-new Ghost Rider when the first issue debuts. Smith told Comic Book Resources:
"Our All-New Ghost Rider, as the title suggests, is an absolutely new character: Robbie Reyes. Robbie's an East Los Angeles high school senior with a short fuse and a passion for electronic music and absolutely anything powered by an engine. In comparison to previous Ghost Riders, he's young and inexperienced in life; but his harsh inner city upbringing, overall distrust for most people, and serious contempt for his violent surroundings make him the perfect host for a Spirit of Vengeance."
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