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Flames first round targets 2013: Valeri Nichushkin
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June 04 2013 09:18AM
Nate MacKinnon, Seth Jones and Jonathan Drouin are roundly considered the best three talents in the upcoming 2013 NHL Draft. However, many scouts have wondered if maybe you could expand that group a bit - make it a formidable 4. The reason being, there's a kid from Russia who some believe to be right on par with his three North American counterparts in terms of skill and potential. That being Valeri Nichushkin.
The big six foot four, 201 pound Nichushkin saw his stock rise all season after impressive stints in both the MHL and VHL (comparable to
Immediately following his teams elimination, he joined
The Scouting Reports
Hockey Prospectus' draft guru Corey Pronman ranks Nichushkin as 4th best prospect, calling him a potential star:
Nichushkin is an impressive power forward who has a ton of natural gifts. He could be a potential star, if not an elite power winger in the NHL. His best skill is his skating ability, as he is a true plus-plus skater that defensemen need to respect when he's barrelling down the wing. If a gap gets too tight, Nichushkin will likely be behind the defender in no time. He is also a strong, 6'4'' pillar who loves to drive to the net. Combining that with his speed and skill, he draws a lot of penalties. Nichushkin's north-south game is his strength, but he has a high level of ability with the puck, with the capability to make players miss. He can make plays to his teammates, and he has good offensive instincts, although his hockey sense is an area of division among scouts.
Some question his vision, feeling he can be a little selfish. Others think his hockey sense is above average. He has the ability to skate through an entire team, so it cannot be considered surprising that he tries to do a lot. One area of concern: he needs to improve his defensive play.
Like most Russian forwards, Nichushkin likes (and is very capable of) scoring. His skill set is undeniably impressive and being a big man, has the ability to create space for himself to use it. His shot may be one of the more unimpressive components of his offensive game and it's still very good, which speaks volumes about the rest of his game. As mentioned by Pronman, Nichushkin skates like the wind despite being a big dude, which could potentially make him the perfect player for today's NHL. Big enough to not be knocked around but fast enough to keep up with the pace of the game.Form an offensive stand point, Nichushkin is NHL ready now and after a contract dispute with his KHL team that ended in the termination of said contract, he's free to come over and try his luck in
The Numbers
Nichushkin's KHL sample size is a little weird as he actually played more games in the playoffs than in the regular season. His combined NHLE is 19 which is well behind other elite prospects. However if you compare his numbers to some other high profile, Top 5 Russian prospects in their draft year, he does quite well:
NHLE over 82 games
Valeri Nichushkin
Alexander Ovechkin
Evgeni Malkin
Alexandr Svitov
Nikolai Zherdev
In addition, there is some risk in accurately judging a guy who hasn't played as much as some of the higher end contemporaries such as Barkov, Lindholm and the junior kids. Nichushkin was mostly a support piece in his season for the KHL while player like Lindholm (16 minutes a night) and Barkov (20 minutes a night) were key features on their clubs, to say nothing of CHL stars like Jones and Drouin who no doubt played half the night most games.
There is also the question of the completeness of Nichushkin's game: many of the other top-10 forward picks already have advanced two-way capabilities whereas Nichushkin's defensive acumen is usually considered a weakness. Skating through teams on the big ice in Europe is one thing, but you have to be able to play both ends of the ice to some degree in order to thrive in North America.
It's very possible that Nichushkin falls to 6 and will be available to be selected by
Flames First Round Targets
- Valeri Nichushkin
- Nicloas Petan
- Josh Morrissey
- Elias Lindholm
- Aleksandr Barkov
- Sean Monahan
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June 05 2013, 11:14AM
"...strong, 6'4'' pillar who loves to drive to the net. Combining that with his speed and skill, he draws a lot of penalties." His size and playing style might benefit smaller skilled forwards (Gaudreau, Baertchi) playing in the same line giving them time and space, as he most likely will draw a lot of attention from the other team's defense. If he is available at 6th pick and projected top 4 is gone, Flames should give a long and careful look at him. After that, trade for Kuznetsov from Caps somehow and you got a top line center to play with him?
June 05 2013, 04:35PM
This is worth reading re: Nichushkin too -
short verion: None of Nichushkin's results at any level recently are elite. All of his draft ranking comes from scouts drooling over his skillset.
That scares the hell out of me.
i still think the flames should work trade to get into the top 3 or 4
June 05 2013, 08:51PM
@Kent Wilson
Yeah I read that today and it red flagged for me instantly.
June 05 2013, 09:56PM
I have a really strong feeling that Feaster will trade our 6th and Brodie to move up. I just can't think of any other reason they haven't even been talking to his agent yet. If he gets rid of Brodie, it better for MacKinnon.
I think if Carolina keeps their pick at 5, I can see them selecting him or Nurse. One major factor is that Carolina has Semin who can help mentor him and secondly Carolina like most teams probably want to increase their size and with his skill set and size I could see Rutherford saying his name at 5. With the Staal brothers anchoring the center position they can either deploy him at third line center or slide him in at top 6 wing position. Just like Barkov at 4 for Nashville, I just can't see Carolina passing on him. Baring a trade I still think at this point the Flames at 6 are either going take Lindholm or Monahan.
June 05 2013, 11:06PM
Haha, they have all summer to talk to Brodie's agent. What makes you think they haven't even started?
If you think they are gonna trade him, you're crazy.
I have a really strong feeling that Feaster will trade our 6th and Brodie to move up. I just can't think of any other reason they haven't even been talking to his agent yet. If he gets rid of Brodie, it better for MacKinnon.
remember last summer when this EXACT SAME THING came up about Backlund and we were all nervous? Calm down, man. At least then there was a reason to think they might give up on Backlund (however silly that reason was).


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Insider's Guide to the Gorge
Wineries Worth Visiting in the Gorge
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Sunshine Mill
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Don't worry if the eclectic interior of this former flour mill—chandeliers hanging from a 100-year-old pulley system and bar stools crafted out of wine barrels—leaves you with your mouth hanging open. Tasting room pourers will soon fill it with sips of The Dalles winery Quenett's chardonnays, pinot gris, and fruit-forward reds. The Dalles natives James and Molli Martin began renovating the 1908 mill (where flour for Cheez-Its was once milled) in 2009 into a tasting room for Quenett and a bottling facility for the couple's single-serving wines they call Copa Di Vino. Enjoy a glass of either as you marvel over the restored mill, or delight in a game of bocce ball just outside.
Maryhill Winery
Drink in what may well be one of our favorite views of the Gorge, along with award-winning syrahs and zinfandels, at Washington's Maryhill Winery. Perched on the eastern edge of the national scenic area, just 13 miles south of Goldendale, Maryhill's tasting room looks out on a wide, flat Columbia carving its way through sunburnt stone, and a 4,000-person amphitheater where the winery hosts summer concerts by the likes of Chris Isaak, Alison Krauss, and Earth, Wind, and Fire (tickets available online). And this month, Maryhill debuts yet another spot to savor the view with its new reserve tasting room.
Phelps Creek Vineyards
Hood River
Nothing improves your golf game—or at least your temperament—like a good wine tasting session. Nestled right next to the Hood River Golf Course's clubhouse, Phelps Creek's tiny tasting room is the prime place to test this theory. Owner Bob Morus planted the first of his 30 acres in 1990, collaborating with a Hood River winemaker and a fourth-generation vigneron from Burgundy to produce solid representations of that region's Old World pinots. The 2009 Cuvée Alexandrine pinot is a pleasant surprise among a sea of excellent chardonnays, and the lively tasting room banter (often improved by stories from the owner himself)—well, that's just par for the course.
Syncline Winery
Climb north from the Columbia River into the golden, windswept hills of Lyle, and you'll find an idyllic piece of farmland. This is Syncline Winery, where the rustic tasting room and the adjacent vineyards might just be the best picnic spot in the Gorge. Owners James and Poppie Mantone focus on Rhône wines like syrah, roussanne, and viognier, while mixing in rarer finds like the spicy, Old World–style mourvèdre, and produce some of the region's most critically acclaimed bottles. You'll want to snag at least one for your picnic.
The Gorge White House
Hood River
Consider this stately 1910 Dutch Colonial house a one-stop shop for all things Gorge. Longtime residents Camille Hukari and Jerry Tausend converted their appropriately named "White House"—set on 31 acres of U-cut flower fields and pear and heirloom apple orchards—into a Gorge wine-tasting hub six years ago. The couple pours tastes from 40 of the region's wineries and sips from two of its microbreweries amid a veritable Gorge art gallery brimming with local painters' and photographers' work. If you're still hankering for more vino after circumnavigating the sprawling property, head around back and check out the tasting room serving exclusively Viento wines. Consider it dessert.


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Glasgow moved up to second position in the RaboDirect PRO12 standings after defeating Treviso 41-7 in a one-sided affair on Friday.
Glasgow moved up to second spot in the RaboDirect PRO12 standings after defeating Treviso 41-7 in a one-sided affair at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday.
The visitors could not have made a worse start to the game as they conceded an early three points to the boot of Ruaridh Jackson and had Fijian-born flanker Manoa Vosawai sent off for a spear tackle on Al Kellock, all inside the opening six minutes.
Unsurprisingly, they never recovered and the Warriors were three quarters of the way to a try bonus point by half-time.
After Jackson had slotted his second penalty of the evening, the Scottish side's backs began to enjoy themselves and exploit the space afforded them, which led to two tries in the space of just a few minutes.
DTH van der Merwe grabbed his eighth try of the season after a chip ahead bounced kindly for him and that was followed by a try for 20-year-old full-back Stuart Hogg in the right-hand corner after a good run from Ryan Wilson.
Tommy Seymour then made sure every single member of the Glasgow back three had a try to their name as he intercepted a pass with the final play of the half and sprinted the length of the field to make it 27-0 at the interval.
Treviso at least deserve credit for battling hard in the second half and frustrating their opponents as they scored an early try through lock Francesco Minto and forced the Warriors to wait until well into the final ten minutes to finally secure the bonus point.
Fijian scrum-half Nikola Matawalu was the man to get the crucial score and his try was followed almost immediately by a second of the evening for Hogg as the hosts added some extra gloss to the scoreline in the process of moving up to second in the table.
The scorers:
For Glasgow:
Tries: Van der Merwe, Hogg 2, Seymour, Matawalu
Con: Jackson 3, Weir 2
Pen: Jackson 2
For Treviso:
Try: Minto
Con: Burton
Glasgow: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 DTH Van der Merwe, 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Henry Pyrgos, 8 Ryan Wilson, 7 Rob Harley, 6 Josh Strauss, 5 Al Kellock (c), 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Moray Low, 2 Dougie Hall, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Pat MacArthur, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 German Araoz, 19 Tom Ryder, 20 James Eddie, 21 Nico Matawalu, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Peter Murchie.
Treviso: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Ludovico Nitoglia, 13 Christian Loamanu, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Andrea Pratichetti, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Robert Barbieri, 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Manoa Vosawai, 5 Corniel Van Zyl, 4 Francesco Minto, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (capt), 1 Michele Rizzo.
Replacements: 16 Franco Sbaraglini, 17 Matteo Muccignat, 18 Alberto De Marchi, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Dean Budd, 21 Simone Favaro, 22 Tobias Botes, 23 Alberto Di Bernardo.
Referee: Leo Colgan
Assistant Referees: David Changleng, Graeme Marshall
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By Lou SanseveroFerron
Well the incompetents we've elected are at it again, the economy is starting to turn around and people are starting to buy again so what do these geniuses in Washington want to do; put into effect a national sales tax. Whoa, wait a minute, maybe that's not such a bad idea, let's take another look at this, but let's call it what it really is; a purchase, not sales, tax (the purchaser pays the tax not the seller) or it is more precisely a consumption tax on every good or service except non-preprocessed food (raw meats and fish, raw grains, dairy products, and raw vegetables), medically necessary medical care (including medical insurance), and medically necessary prescription drugs.
That distinction being made what could be more equitable? With a consumption tax you are taxed on what you consume; it does not punish you for your productivity (as the present progressive personal income tax does). Simply put, the more you consume the more you pay in taxes and the less you consume the less you pay in taxes,you control how much you pay. Additionally a consumption tax is race, sex, national origin, citizenry, age, sexual preference, religion, political affiliation, and class blind; what could be more fair, what could be more transparent... you purchase $100 dollars worth of goods or services you pay $10 right then and right there; no forms for the purchaser to fill out, no accounts for the purchaser to pay, no deductions, no exemptions, no cheating.
Yes, I said no cheating. If you look a little closer you soon discover that there is no (or very little) room for cheating...if a merchant sells $1,000,000 worth of goods or services he has to send the government a certain percentage, say 10 percent; no deductions, no exemptions, no way to hide it you sell X amount you have to send the government 10 percent that's it. Best of all, all that's needed is a simple four line tax form...line one how much did you sell this month/quarter/or year?, line two enter 10 percent of line one, line three subtract line two from line one, line four send a check for the amount on line three to the government at...
Guess what...no (or a very small) I.R.S. since their basic function now becomes one of opening envelopes and collecting checks (so to speak) and overseeing an equally simple, corporate flat tax system (which should have the same 10 percent rate for every domestic corporation...no deductions, no exclusions, etc. etc.).
The liberal left will try to argue that a consumption tax would be an unfair regressive tax, i.e. it lays a heavier tax burden (as a percentage of income) on the poor than on the "rich". This is a bankrupt argument; the present progressive tax system is "unfair" to those that are most productive by laying a heavier tax burden on them (as a real percentage of income) punishing them for their productivity while rewarding the least productive for their lack of productivity; a consumptive tax system would, in my opinion, actually benefit the least productive by giving them an incentive to improve their productivity (by incentivizing personal productivity by finding ways to increase their incomes and thereby lowering their "...tax burden (as a percentage of income)" instead of dis-incentivizing personal productivity...I firmly support the advice of Benjamin Franklin "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." Franklin seems to have looked into the future to our time, has seen the danger "entitlement" programs represent to our republic and hoisted a red flag. Personally I believe that "entitlements" are the restraints forged by cynical politicians to keep the most vulnerable in our society in economic slavery and destroy, in that segment, the family unit, the will to succeed, and their moral fiber while simultaneously purchasing votes to expand the political power of the former. As someone who, in my early childhood, knew the sting of poverty firmly believe that no one in this country is entitled to anything save the opportunity to succeed or fail based on their own effort and industry.
Whoa I'm off on another tangent and a national sales/purchase/consumption tax is not what these idiots are talking about. They're talking about keeping (and increasing) the present productive punitive progressive personal income tax, keeping (and expanding) "entitlement" spending, keeping the present non-zero budget system, and implementing a VAT (value added tax) system. What's a VAT? It is not a national sales tax, fix that firmly in your mind and don't let any conman/woman politician fool you. A VAT is a tax that is put on every item of merchandise which is added at every step from the source of production (or manufacturer) to the consumer at which point a (local/state) sales tax would also be added on. Read that over and over, all of these middlemen are not going to eat this expense they are going to pass it on and no matter what the idiots in Washington say...it will increase the cost of everything you buy. Europe has VATs and it is and has destroyed their economies.
Additionally, not only is a true consumption tax a fairer, prejudice free tax but it also has the potential to generate more revenue for the federal government by virtue of its being universal and unavoidable. Those segments of society that currently avoid paying taxes; prostitutes, drug dealers, illegal aliens, and other criminals whose incomes generally are underground and go untaxed could not avoid paying this tax since they would be taxed on what the consume at the time of consumption.
Link a National Consumption Tax (as replacement of the current progressive personal income tax) with the elimination of "entitlement" programs (with the possible exception of social security and medicare which are not really "entitlement" programs) and a zero start/balanced budget amendment and I think we'd be well on our way to eliminating the budget deficit which threaten to destroy this republic. Write to your representatives and encourage others to write to theirs and tell them "Do away with the current progressive personal income tax and replace it with a National Consumption Tax, do away with entitlement programs, pass a zero start/balance budget amendment, and no V.A.T. or next election you are fired.


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Fresh off conquering the 50-date sold-out Mothership Tour, John Dadzie aka 12th Planet has returned home to Los Angeles to host the SMOG 5 Year Anniversary event. The lineup, topped by dubstep don Skream, is massive, filled with the entire SMOG label roster as well as secret guests that are sure to make this an event for the record books.
The real treat will be a special debut screening of 12th Planet: A Documentary. Directed by creative visionary and esteemed LMU-film graduate Mollie Tarlow, the film takes you over almost 2 years of the wild ride of 12th Planet on tour and subsequently the rising emergence of dubstep in America. It also features scenes from the top music festivals across the nation and appearances by some of the biggest names in dance music.
"SMOG, the dubstep record label that changed the American dubstep game (you could say even helped CREATE it), is celebrating its fifth year of existence, and it will be the birthday celebration to end all. Only five years ago, SMOG chiefs John Dadzie, Danny Johnson (head of Media Contender), and Drew Best ganged together in an effort to bring a new genre of music they felt so passionately about to the states. I think that I can speak for each of them when I say NOBODY knew that dubstep, the music few people knew about and even fewer were creating, would become what it is today. It's been an incredibly exciting ride for everybody involved, and all along SMOG has been there shining the best light on one of the biggest rising genres in the music world today." – Laura D, Media Contender
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Skip to comments.DA wont charge bike assault thugs
Posted on 10/02/2013 10:51:12 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
The Manhattan DAs office wont press charges against one of the motorcycle thugs who allegedly terrorized and beat a man after a wild chase on the West Side Highway, and is reluctant to prosecute another, sources said Wednesday. Allen Edwards, 43, of Queens, who allegedly smashed Alexian Liens rear drivers side window with his fist, surrendered to cops Tuesday morning but will not be charged, the sources said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
US Attorney thug General Eric Holder's people.
I'll get my comment pulled if I say what I'm really thinking right now.
I need to get me one of them race card things.
Yep. I wondered about that when I first read about here at FR and googled it. Sure enough.
The family should pay another thug to beat the crap out of that thug.
Yet another reason why I will never again spend another dime in that dump.
You can find a lot of videos and footage of these bikers streaming down New York city highways. Aside from the violence against the SUV occupants I thought it was a cool ride. Are quads street legal in NYC? Anyway there were two in this biker crowd that in my opinion was mostly Hispanic but with others, blacks and whites
was the hit on the window before or after the driver ran over and paralyzed a biker?
Violent Holdering continues abetted by "L"EO.
The violence was planned at the DO"J",
and EVERY ignoring of it will accelerate it.
Amish, I should have guessed.
Isn't that special? Since there will be no criminal charges filed, I imagine this opens that poor family up to a civil suit by the bikers and their families that got hit?
The racial scorecard is Hispanic crotch rocket riders versus Chinese SUV occupants with some accounts saying a black individual used his helmet to break SUV windows.
Chinese driver did panic and greatly injure one rider, mangling his legs. this is what set things off.
I can't believe thia. They even have a visual record of the incident.
Why the hell are we all obeying the law?
We are being mob ruled I guess.
The truth is that one must always be prepared to protect themselves. We should all look to avoid bad situations, or as this man did, flee or retreat if we can. But in the end the bad guy punks brought the fight to him and put him in a situation where he was helpless to defend himself or his family. He is lucky that he and his family are still alive.
The city of New York thinks that you should die at the hands of this kind of punk. They will not allow you to be able to defend yourself.
Note to myself. Don't ever go to anyplace that does not honor my CCW's.
Snake Pliskin wouldn't set foot in that lawless hell hole.
I boycotted NY City years ago after one race card fool tried it on with me and then used his race card to get out of the trouble. Then within an hour I got a ticket off the most arrogant rudest cop I have met and all I did was to sit in my car waiting for the wife and I never had a seat belt on and then I was charged double than NY City resident and I'm out of state.
NY City can go and screw.
That was my question. They have more guts than we do!
Guess you didn't see the clip where he drove over a biker - which precipitated the other bikers chasing him down.
" I thought it was a cool ride. "
So you think it is cool to:
Ride all over the sidewalks
Pass on the right off of the authorized lane
Ride in same lane with cars inches from the driver
Do wheelies in traffic
Speed in traffic
Use no tags or stolen tags
Ride in lanes weaving and white-lining opposing traffic
Cut off cars and hit the brakes so as to cause an accident
Cool? NOT!
No. The bikers cut him off and caused a minor accident. When the SUV driver stopped they attacked his vehicle. He feared for his life and did the only thing he could to try to protect his family from the thugs.
"Guess you didnt see the clip where he drove over a biker - which precipitated the other bikers chasing him down."
Guess you didn't see the clip where the biker was riding next to the SUV driver in the same lane then cut him off and hit his brakes to cause the accident.
Protective coloration?
These bikers were wilding on wheels.
Video prior to the SUV incident. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3cd_1380579664
I don't believe part of that account. Don't take it as gospel.
From the video, it looked like the first biker that was hit was deliberately taunting the SUV driver - getting right in front of him and slowing down. So, first biker knocked down, not clear how much he is hurt. Accident looks like his fault but maybe not. Driver stops like a good citizen. Other bikers cluster around SUV. Can't see what happens but after a bit driver takes off, hitting other bikes and bikers. Chase ensues, driver eventually gets off highway, gets stuck at traffic light, biker breaks window.
Apparently all NYC cops are on furlough, or neither bikers nor driver thought to call 911: Help - this guy just ran over our buddies and took off! Help - this biker gang is chasing me and my family on the Westside Highway!
My last visit there I was with my wife and my sister when we witnessed a homeless man urinating in public. So we can add urine to the abundance of concrete and filth. This was all before NYC's mayor used his considerable fortune to try and strip me of my Second Amendment rights. I will never go back, my tourist dollars can be better spent elsewhere.
"I dont believe part of that account. Dont take it as gospel"
Why are you defending these thugs that were out looking for trouble?
"or neither bikers nor driver thought to call 911"
Extremely hard to call 911 while trying to evade 50 motorcyclists out to beat you and possible kill you.
But many of the plates are stolen or belong on different bikes, making it tougher to ID the motorcyclists.
Sound like cool guys all right. Surprised they didn't have a Jersey state trooper leading the pack.
"check this out"
Yep. More info on how outlaw biker thugs harass law abiding citizens/
was the hit on the window before or after the driver ran over and paralyzed a biker?
The way it looked to me in the video the bikers initiated the situation by surrounding the SUV and one in front deliberately slowing so as the car would hit him. At first it looks like the driver tries to pull over and do the right thing but the bikers appear to start attacking him and fearing for his wife, child and himself he just hits the gas to get away hitting the biker.
Extremely hard to call 911 while trying to evade 50 motorcyclists out to beat you and possible kill you.
That's what the wife riding shotgun is supposed to do. (Can I say that word in NYC?)
"From the video, it looked like the first biker that was hit was deliberately taunting the SUV driver - getting right in front of him and slowing down."
Right before that he was riding next to the SUV driver in the same lane taunting him.
This article is about a decision made the Manhattan D.A., not the U.S. Attorney. The Manhattan D.A. is elected, not appointed (and is white, BTW).
"Thats what the wife riding shotgun is supposed to do."
She may have froze. My wife tends to do that. I practice with her to have her look at me and do what I say if she freezes. But this was a young couple probably not hardened to the thugs of the world.
I don't believe the Chinese guy and his family were in danger at this point. What I see is vibrant exuberant Hispanics out having a good time and Chinese guy does not know how to take this in. I hope you know that Chinese are awful drivers at least in America. Chinese guy panicked thus paralyzing a vibrant culture bike rider (Hispanic)
The Chinese guy -Alex Lien- went to the hospital and was released. He had minor injuries.
This versus biker with busted up legs
It was DWA and water under the bridge now....
carry on
I'll bet the DA is still thinking about charging the SUV driver. Have we heard?
"Guess you didnt see the clip where he drove over a biker - which precipitated the other bikers chasing him down."
I certainly did. I also don't believe in vigilante justice——in fact I thought it was illegal.
Other reports say that the driver of the SUV had already called 911 before the "biker" forced him into an accident. 200 others had already called the police about this group of "bikers" before that as well.
(1) The bikers - taking a page from pro-bicycle agitation groups - blocked off the entrances to part of the West Side Highway to prevent motorists from getting on to the WSH.
(2) The bikers were riding in front of cars and deliberately braking to hinder their passage, effectively guiding them to the WSH exits.
(3) They did this so they could have a couple of miles of highway to themselves to do stunts.
(4) This driver was trying to get off at the 178 St exit to get home, but the bikers wanted him to get off at 125 St. so one of them, Christopher Cruz, slammed on his brakes to startle the driver. The driver did not stop in time and knocked Cruz from his bike in an accident that Cruz deliberately caused.
(5) When Cruz fell off his bike, the driver was surrounded by more than 30 bikers, who began kicking his car and pulling at his doors. Much of this was caught on video.
(6) The driver, fearing for his safety, gunned his engine and sped through the crowd.
(7) One of the cowardly morons in this lynch mob tried to get back in front of the car - the driver hit him and, intelligently, kept going.
(8) While the driver's wife called 911, he exited at 178 St. to get to his home. He hit a red light at the exit.
(9) While he was stuck at the red, 50 or more bikers surrounded his car, smashed in his windows, scattered broken windshield glass over the driver's two year old and wife, sliced up his face and chest with a razor and beat and kicked him unconscious.
(10) The NYPD, thanks to the leftist crackdown on "stop and frisk" and due to criticism of the NYPD from a recent car chase in which an unlicensed driver drove on a sidewalk to evade capture and killed a 4 year old girl, no longer engages in these pursuits.
(11) The Manhattan DA, likely anticipating a new DeBlasio regime, is apparently afraid to prosecute a "Holder's people" gang that intimidates, surrounds, assaults and tries to kill a productive citizen.
You're on your own folks.
They had a visual record and multiple witnesses to the black panthers standing outside of a voting place, threatening people, too.
But I guess you're right. If someone hits you, your low-life thug buddies should chase him down, break his windows, drag him from the car and beat the crap out of him in front of his wife and five year-old daughter because simply calling the cops and an ambulance is just too mellow and law-abiding.
Here's hoping you never get in an accident with thugs.
Is an /s tag really necessary here?
I hope you know that Chinese are awful drivers
vibrant culture bike rider
Do you have any idea what a ridiculous La Raza stooge these comments make you look like? "Vibrant culture bike riders"?! Is that code for "people who look like me so I give them a pass when they act like a**holes and terrorize a young family?"
"Guess you didnt see the clip where he drove over a biker - which precipitated the other bikers chasing him down."
I guess you didn't see what the thug a$$ bikers did to the SUV driver that caused him to flee for his life, running over one of the creeps in the process?
100% of the video was recorded by the same thugs that beat/knifed the SUV driver. They edited out the parts they didn't want anyone to see!
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Topic: Many to One with a Relationship back to a Special One (from a newbie)
I have a problem I'm not quite sure how to solve. I've pared it down to the simplest thing I can and I still don't see what's happening.
I have two models Owners and Things. The Owners can own many Things, but they also have one Thing that is their favorite. The criteria for finding the favorite Thing is pretty ugly, so I thought the best thing would be for each Owner to be able to have a relationship to its favorite Thing.
owner.rb says:
class Owner < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :things
belongs_to :favorite_thing, {:class_name => "Thing"}
thing.rb says:
class Thing < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :owner
and the migration that created them says this:
class CreateFavorites < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table :owners, :options => 'ENGINE=InnoDb DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8' do |t|
t.column :favorite_thing_id, :integer, :null => false
create_table :things, :options => 'ENGINE=InnoDb DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8' do |t|
t.column :owner_id, :integer, :null => false
def self.down
drop_table :owners
drop_table :things
If I start a console session, here's what happens:
Loading development environment.
>> o = Owner.new
=> #<Owner:0x3b16d18 @attributes={"favorite_thing"=>0}, @new_record=true>
>> o.save
=> true
>> t1 = Thing.new
=> #<Thing:0x3aae528 @attributes={"owner_id"=>0}, @new_record=true>
>> t1.owner = o
=> #<Owner:0x3b16d18 @attributes={"favorite_thing"=>0, "id"=>1}, @new_record_bef
ore_save=true, @new_record=false, @errors=#<ActiveRecord::Errors:0x3aba5d0 @base
=#<Owner:0x3b16d18 ...>, @errors={}>>
>> t1.save
=> true
>> t2 = Thing.new
=> #<Thing:0x3a995a0 @attributes={"owner_id"=>0}, @new_record=true>
>> t2.owner = o
=> #<Owner:0x3b16d18 @attributes={"favorite_thing"=>0, "id"=>1}, @new_record_bef
ore_save=true, @new_record=false, @errors=#<ActiveRecord::Errors:0x3aba5d0 @base
=#<Owner:0x3b16d18 ...>, @errors={}>>
>> t2.save
=> true
>> o.favorite_thing = t2
=> #<Thing:0x3a995a0 @attributes={"id"=>2, "owner_id"=>1}, @new_record=false, @e
rrors=#<ActiveRecord::Errors:0x3a90d38 @base=#<Thing:0x3a995a0 ...>, @errors={}>
, @owner=#<Owner:0x3b16d18 @attributes={"favorite_thing"=>#<Thing:0x3a995a0 ...>
, "id"=>1}, @new_record_before_save=true, @new_record=false, @errors=#<ActiveRec
ord::Errors:0x3aba5d0 @base=#<Owner:0x3b16d18 ...>, @errors={}>>>
>> o.save
=> true
>> o.favorite_thing = t1
=> #<Thing:0x3aae528 @attributes={"id"=>1, "owner_id"=>1}, @new_record=false, @e
rrors=#<ActiveRecord::Errors:0x3aa00f8 @base=#<Thing:0x3aae528 ...>, @errors={}>
, @owner=#<Owner:0x3b16d18 @attributes={"favorite_thing"=>#<Thing:0x3aae528 ...>
, "id"=>1}, @new_record_before_save=false, @new_record=false, @errors=#<ActiveRe
cord::Errors:0x3aba5d0 @base=#<Owner:0x3b16d18 ...>, @errors={}>>>
>> o.save
=> true
>> Owner.find(1)
=> #<Owner:0x3a711d8 @attributes={"favorite_thing"=>"1", "id"=>"1"}>
>> [b]Owner.find(1).favorite_thing[b]
=> 1
So then I thought maybe the Owner was supposed to have a member called favorite_thing_id instead, but that still doesn't work. Am I going down the wrong path completely, missing something obvious or just totally fouled up in my approach?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.


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- 12-20-2012, 03:13 PM Thread Author #1
Handbrake Anyone
I haven't used it in a while, but I know it is a great trans whatever you call it!! Anyway, I have forgotten a few things.
I usually use the presets as they seem to work. If I am taking some video files, and I want to get them into iTunes, how do I do so? Likely, the files are located in the VIDEO_TS folder after you decode/decrypt a disk if you follow me, so quite a few. Anyway, to get them into iTunes as MP4 files I would assume, what do I do? Use the ATV 2 or ATV 3 presets? I just want to be able to play them in iTunes and then airplay to ATV. I suppose I could also put that MP4 file on my iPhone 5 and watch it as well or is that a separate transcode or whatever you call it?
Handbrake Anyone
I'm not sure if you're doing it from a DVD but yes the Apple TV 2 or 3 presets should work fine. And it should work fine on your iPhone as well.
For a commercial DVD you may have get around DRM and figure out which chapter of the DVD has the main movie and only convert that chapter.
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NOTE: Please don't use this method to pirate movies and videos... only rip it if you own it.
- 12-20-2012, 08:45 PM Thread Author #4
Handbrake Anyone
I have a PC. Yes, I am ripping my own DVD using a decryption program which then provides multiple vob and whatever files. I am not in front of it now. What I want to do is grab the folder with the files (VIDEO_TS) and then convert them to MP4 to play in iTunes, stream to ATV and use on my iPhone. I know handbrake can do that but I want to use the proper preset to do so.
Handbrake Anyone
Then use atv2 or 3 preset.
- 12-21-2012, 09:34 AM Thread Author #6
Re: Handbrake Anyone
Absolutely will. Thanks!
I would assume even since I have an ATV2, encoding to ATV3 should still work on the ATV2? You know how I am a stickler for details.... ;-)
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If you have the DVD in the drive and your app decrypts it on the fly then you can just point handbrake to the drive and it will scan it then give you a list of titles and their lengths. Select the longest one for the full movie ATV2 preset and you are good to go. The source is only 480p so the ATV3 preset is not going to make you much difference. I recommend moving the quality slider to 17 and adding the AC3 5.1 track in under the AAC as a pass through so you can still get surround sound when watching it on your ATV (you have to select it after you start playing it). It has to be the second audio track though or you wont get sound on your iPhone/iPad etc.
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Re: Handbrake Anyone
I will certainly give that a try. Thanks!
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Skip to comments.CT Shooting- MNSBC playing up gun control minutes after shooting
Posted on 12/14/2012 11:13:06 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
Turned on MSNBC for awhile and Andrea Mitchell talked for some time about gun control. She even had someone from the Brady Campaign on very quick. So quick one must think that they are ready to take advantage of these types of shootings.
I cannot verbalize my contempt for that channel.
First friend just went on their idiotic rant on Facebook. Of course, our side has more class than to jump into this debate in the middle of a tragedy.
Do these people not think it odd that ALL these shootings happen in 'gun free' zones?
I was channel surfing and the first time I saw anything, I stopped and like everyone else was saddened. One of the first things the news reader said was they had contacted the White House and they told them this was not the time to talk about gun control.
I was astounded. Obama actually had more class than they did.
It seems to me that whenever a building explodes somewhere in the US, as the newspeople hop in their cars to get to the scene, the first thing they say is, "We don't know much yet, but we can say that this is not terrorism-related."
Expect a full court press on this one...irrespective of the circumstances and altogether apart from the facts!
Unexpected surprise.
May the unrepentant 2nd Amendment traitors, especially the leftstream media anti-gun advocates and legislators who took away the right of school administrators and teachers to defend their students, burn twice as long in hell as the piece of excrement that committed these murders.
It never takes the carrion feeders long to show up and resume shrieking to obliterate the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
Bingo! The best defense would be armed citizens/teachers who could fight back.
I would ask the left (or anyone) to show me one instance where having unarmed people helped the situation when a shooting took place.
We always hear that people might get his by the crossfire.....so a full-out slaughter is better????
Leftist "logic".....never makes sense.
Special kind of hypocrisy from MSM and libs:
18 children dead = massive tragedy, need discussions on national level, new federal gun control laws, activism groups, marches & constitutional amendments.
1.3 million children dead = woman's unalienable right to choose.
Thats the Mostly Socialist National Bull Spewing Channel at its best.
Yep, it's all feeeeeelings with them. I just had a friend tell me that 99% of shootings are committed by licensed gun owners, with is patently untrue. I provided irrefutable evidence to the contrary.....not surprisingly, to on avail. They choose to believe otherwise.
yes, panic the firearms market- that'll help decrease the number of guns on the street. Just look how well it's worked for the past 20n years.
Instead they simply say he's dead - no details.
Earlier this week, I was over in DU and there was a thread about that Fox News Correspondent who had gotten beat up by union thugs in Michigan. At least 80 percent of the comments in the thread were along the lines of "he deserved it" and "it's about time we fought back."
In short, the DUers are saying violence is justified in their cause. This is one of the many reasons I will never support gun control. What if people like the DUers got to run the country they way wanted to? History has shown a determined group representing a minority of the population can rise to power sometimes.
You're pals with Bob Costas?
Charles Whitman killed his mother with a bayonet before he went to the Texas Tower.
Kip Kinkel murdered his parents, then shot up a school.
Ronald Gene Simmons strangled half his family and shot the rest.
Others like Patrick Purdy had no kin left when they shot up the Stockton school yard.
It is as if they are suicidal but just can't pull the trigger on themselves until they take what they consider to be vengeance on everyone else for being alive and perceived happy.
Other school massacres..
1755, the Pennsylvania School house massacre, the entire school killed.
1813 Massacre of the Ft Dearborne Children, an entire generation of children murdered by one man with a hand ax.
That's the only way they can get ratings by attacking guns.
Too bad the schools don't hire armed retired cops as security guards. Of course they have to be politicall correct, otherwise an armed teacher might have avoided sucha a catastrophe.
Anybody knwo if the PD was on the scene while the shooting was going on? How did the killer die?
The gun control mantra will be deafening due to this. And, I'm going to predict we will see some new federal (as well state) gun laws because of this. They will be ineffecctive feel-good laws based on emotions of the day.
I've given this a lot of serious thought and I just can't think of any rational laws, new or in place, that could stop the mentally deranged from these acts.
I would like to know if these guns were stolen like the recent mall shooting out west.
I have a bad feeling this is going to be the event that motivates American voters to talk about serious gun control in this country. Now might be a really good time to make some purchases if you haven't already.
Local radio show in KC, where one of the hosts claims, "I support the 2nd Amendment, but..."
Get ready for yet another attack on our rights. This one's gonna be a doozy!
You spoke too soon. obama just had a made a public statement and hinted about doing "something" about all the shootings that have been happening.
I stand by my previous prediction here on FR:
Having successfully implemented universal health care, something that no other progressive (read: communist) president had been able to accomplish, Obama is feeling invincible (and rightly so).
Next on his legacy wish list is gun control. He won't aim for any penny-ante assault weapons ban, either. He will aim much higher. Look for an all-out attack on the second amendment.
Each state has an enormous amount of power over the possession and use of firearms and other weapons; the 2nd Amendment left that power to the states.
A state can require that all weapons that the state classifies as suitable for military use, be stored in state armories that are typically scattered across a state, county by county.
It won't surprise, to see some states now pass legislation requiring such storage.
One plus side of that, is that the armories become the honeypot for the Crown's (currently the leftist dictatorship in waiting of Obama's) ambitions; and as a honeypot, should the nationalizing forces of the left, move against the armories, then the people will know that the established threshold has been crossed.
As it was first in 1774 during the Powder Alarm.
So, you get to keep a "personal sidearm" and your hunting rifle and shotgun, but the rest of your "toys" are stored at the armory.
The NRA would probably campaign to have some part in that development.
This is just a possibility; but I have been expecting it for some time - I suspect it is more a probability now.
In addition to, some legislatures requiring a return to militia assembly and training, in order to re-establish what was once relatively common practice.
Gun control? How about public school control, instead. When was the last time we read about a mass school slaying in a private or home school setting, where they don't herd children together and treat them as glorified apes?
Operation aghast and spurious.
clen 12:18 PM on December 14, 2012
So this is what the founding fathers had in mind? When will someone have the guts to stand up to the NRA. I wish someone would open fire at their next convention, in the name of the Second Amendment.
This comment has received 9 thumbs up and 3 thumbs down. Civility!
Just checked, and the comment's been removed, but not before it got 9 thumbs up and only 3 thumbs down—probably not from self-described trolls but from many of the right-thinking people who've been spewing about "the NRA."
Off the "grid."
How would the public know that, if the media doesn't report it. Many Americans are sheep following the liberal media's bias agenda to get firearms banned.
Murder is illegal. Carrying a firearm in that school area was illegal. Discharging a firearm there is illegal. Does anyone really think that another law or ban is going to help?
Does anyone ever wonder if these may be muslim extremists/converts trying to fight their jihad on american soil and the media not wanting to upset the public with a possible terrorist attack story? After all Mr. Obama says that things are getting better with our muslim "friends" in the middle east, right?
The Bolshie "reporters" have their anti-gun hacks on speed dial.
peterepeat 11:57 AM on December 14, 2012
I think this country has hit a new low with the sensless killing of so many innocent children. At what point do people stop defending the right to bear arms? This world would be a safer place and there would be less mass killings if guns ownership was made illegal. I wonder how the sicko NRA is going to spin this story.
I highlighted that one because of the middle two sentences. Rarely do they wind up striking so close to the Bill of Rights, or whatever that hoary old thing is called.
snarkk 11:53 AM on December 14, 2012
As a parent, I am very torn by the photo published of this young mother. On the one hand, I don't want her private anguish violated. On the other, I want all the guns rights advocates, Wayne LaPierre and his NRA crazies, and all the politicians who take blood money from the NRA and block gun control legislation and more money for mental health programs to look at this photo. This is YOUR doing. This is the reality of your sick, evil gun promoting culture...
It's interesting here to see the whiplash between the first part and the second. In other words, somewhere inside, you do want her private anguish to be violated. It's so handy!
EqualRights 12:40 PM on December 14, 2012
22 first graders are dead. And all the hyper-partisan hacks can do is whine about Obama.
That's where their priorities are, I guess.
That first sentence comes from one of the best hyper-partisan hacks in this comments section.
Girl_inthe_Curl 12:59 PM on December 14, 2012
And here the Tea Party Anti-Patriots are worried about the UN Agenda 21, a completely bogus scenario dreamed up by Karl Rove and his cronies to scare people into buying MORE guns, sick and sad people
Oh, I'd love to see "EqualRights"'s response to this comment.
Jared Lee Loughner (Tucson,AZ) - 23 yo white male.
Adam Lanza (Newtown, CT- 20 yo white male
James Eagan Holmes (Aurora, CO) - 24 yo white male.
Jacob Tyler Roberts (Oregon) - 22 yo white male
Eric David Harris (Colulumbine, CO) - 19 yo white male
Dylan Bennet Klebold (Columbine, CO) - 17 yo white male
Anyone detect a pattern here? It's time to check these shooters' medical histories for psychotropic drugs.
Never let a tragedy go to waste. To Liberals, everything is political.
Ghoulish bastards.
You are right, I was way off.
Obama is showing no class at all. He just had not had time to come up with a speech.
"He just had not had time to come up with a speech."
I'll disagree. FUBO probably has a stack of canned speeches just waiting for these occasions. Like a using a generic form, all he has to do is fill in the blanks. He is just waiting a while to not appear so opportunistic. He is a cold calculating bass turd.
The teleprompter has an app for that.
If someone did open fire there, they would be gunned down tout suite! Probably the best example of the 2A in action!
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Gerard is just so confusing that at this point it's kind of hard to sympathize with his character. Hopefully Mashima has a reasonable backstory for him.
Anyways, it's celebration time since the Fairy Tail Anime has been announced. Can't wait to see one of my favorite manga animated. Also, the chap itself wasn't so bad.
Erza's ok but like what was mentioned already, more Erza Gerard melodrama is the last thing this arc needs. Jura vs. Hoteye could prove very interesting, and if it wasn't blatantly obvious that Cherie was going to attack Gray I see Gray trying to defend himself and peacefully subdue her until Leon makes a surprise comeback.


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Rory McIlroy has defended his decision to play golf with United States President Donald Trump after the Northern Irishman faced criticism and abuse.
Rory McIlroy has defended playing golf with the US President Donald Trump after saying he was called a "fascist and bigot".
Gareth Maybin's hopes of returning to competitive golf have been dashed by another injury.
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So Rory McIlroy plays a round of golf with the President of the United States. So what? I know high handicappers, with more money than sense - and there's a few on the North Coast - who'd give their right arm to go 18 holes with the young man from Holywood, who talks...
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Dustin Johnson is the World No.1 for the first time after winning the Genesis Open.
Rory McIlroy continued his recovery from a stress fracture to a rib by playing a round of golf with Donald Trump on Sunday in Florida.
Nothing that Donald Trump has done since becoming President of the United States has changed the prospects of his Turnberry course hosting the Open Championship, according to the R&A.
Tiger Woods has cancelled a press conference ahead of the Genesis Open as he continues to struggle with the back spasms which forced his withdrawal.
Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama - a group of the world's top golfers who can be likened to a pack of hungry sharks out in the deep ocean stalking their prey.
Northern Ireland golf star Darren Clarke has announced a new business venture - with the opening of a bar in the US planned for this summer.
Tiger Woods said he was "extremely disappointed" after having to pull out of two more tournaments over the next fortnight as he continues to battle back spasms.
Spain's Sergio Garcia moved back into the top 10 in the world after leading from start to finish to claim his 12th European Tour title, and first for three years, in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Tiger Woods faces further questions about his future despite being optimistic of a "strong" recovery following his latest demoralising injury withdrawal.
Rory McIlroy has been named in Forbes magazine's list for highest-earning athletes in 2016.
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Graeme McDowell posted a final round of three-under-par 69 at the Qatar Masters in Doha to finish in a tie for 28th place on eight under par.
Graeme McDowell could only add a 75 to his opening 66 to finish one shot inside the cut on three under at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
The spotlight was on Tiger Woods as he made his return to competitive golf at the Farmers Insurance Open in California but it was an unspectacular first round yesterday from the 14-time major winner.
Graeme McDowell vowed not to get carried away after starting his 2017 campaign with a superb opening round in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell concedes he faces a long road back to the top. The Ulsterman was ranked as high as fourth in the world in 2011 and 53rd shortly after his last tournament victory in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in November 2015.
Rory McIlroy has become a fan of the TV detective drama 'Sherlock' as he recovers from his rib injury and yesterday he solved the mystery of his comeback date to tournament golf.
Fermanagh's five-star Lough Erne Resort is to host the qualifying and final stages of one of the most prestigious trophies in amateur golf, the Kings Cup, for a second year running. Ardglass will also be involved in the qualifying.
sidelined Rory McIlroy has targeted the WGC-Mexico Championship from March 2-5 for his comeback from the rib injury he suffered in South Africa two weeks ago.
Rory McIlroy does not expect to be back in action from a rib injury until the WGC-Mexico Championship in March - just a month before the Masters.
Rory McIlroy will not compete at next week's big Dubai Desert Classic. The Ulsterman missed last week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with injury and is not yet fit to return.
Rory McIlroy will not compete at this week's Dubai Desert Classic.
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Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn believes Europe had to "move with the times" after significant changes were announced to the qualification process.
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Rory McIlroy's hopes of a fast start to 2017 have been dashed by injury which has forced him to withdraw from this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Rory McIlroy has been forced to withdraw from this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a rib injury.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan has had a change of heart about Mark Selby after getting to know the man he labelled snooker's "Torturer".
Rory McIlroy made a strong start to his 2017 campaign at the BMW SA Open as the World No.2 carded an opening five-under-par 67 at Glendower GC.
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As with most Eagle Scout banquets, the program began with a video depicting the night Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner. The patriotic feelings were apparent with tears and awe of those in attendance. At the end of the video, a quote from George Washington was cited which said, "The thing that sets the American Christian apart from all other people in the world is that he will die on his feet before he will live on his knees." He said this after the overnight shelling of Ft. McHenry and the brave Americans who would not give up and surrender to the British.
Following dinner, the guest speaker was introduced. James Lawrence, a resident of Orem, represented the charity he started called Tri and Give a Dam. He explained the purpose of the charity is to raise funds to build dams in Africa for the villages so water can be stored and accessed year round.
Lawrence, originally from Calgary, Canada, is 23 years old and he said, "I have a passion for golf but golf is quite expensive and working in a pro shop was not what I had in mind." He said he heard of a radio program in which a person could win $10,000. The winner would be the person who was the last rider on the ferris wheel after the estimated 10 days it would take. During the contest, he lost his job in the pro shop, but his feelings are that when one door closes, another one opens.
He explained the rules of the contest were that there would be no reading or anything to occupy the mind. It was just plain boredom. He began to use his mind to occupy and entertain himself. "I learned a lot about myself through this ordeal," Lawrence said. "I won the contest and the money, after which I hitched to visit with a friend in Utah. I never left, I love it here. I met and married my wife and just stayed."
Lawrence went on to tell the Scouts how he became involved in participating in triathlons. "On one Thanksgiving morning, my wife suggested we run the four mile fun run. It made me sick and she told me I was pathetic. This was the stimulus for my training and determination to succeed," said Lawrence.
He went on to participate in more marathons, with bad outcomes, but he still would not be deterred. A friend who participated in triathlons challenged him to compete. So the training took over his life and his determination to beat his friend drove him to become the best. "I never learned the meaning of 'you can't'," Lawrence said. "When someone said that to me, I worked even harder to prove them wrong."
Lawrence told the Scouts that through this time in his life, he learned integrity and that 10 percent of life is what happens to you, but 90 percent of life is how you deal with it. "Beginning March 27, I will run 20 half iron man events in that year. The next year I will run another 20, and then in the third year, I will run 20 full iron man competitions. I am doing this to raise money for the Tri and Give a Dam organization. I have already raised enough money to build one dam in Africa, and my goal is to build 1,000. I hope to help 3 million people," said Lawrence.
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If you are looking to find, create, and discovering your own style then we've got a killer option for you with the very distinctive jeans from Kill City. We had the opportunity to discuss styles that reflect great color, wash, fit, and function that just about anyone can relate to in our exclusive interview with Head Designer Paul Roughley. If you're looking for a good read this afternoon, this is it. Check out the fall 2011 lookbook and read on to learn more about Kill City behind-the-scenes.
Denim Therapy: Lets start from the beginning. How did you know you wanted to be a designer?
Kill City: I was always interested in art & design as a kid, I didn't have much concentration for subjects like English and Math and through my schooling and further education only excelled at anything involving pencils and paint brushes. After school I moved onto art college and through astute tutoring and my interest in music and fashion my teacher suggested I study for a BA in Fashion where the graduate opportunities are more frequent for employment than Textile Design which was originally my chosen field of study.
I helped to launch Kill City in January of 06 after 9 years of employment in the Fashion Forecasting Industry and design positions in New York and Los Angeles. In 05 premium blue denim had definitely peaked, I strongly believed that there was room for a brand at a sub $100 price point and a customer that lives and breaths music, art and fashion that has a distaste for the idiocy and ugliness of hyped, over branded and embellished clothing.
DT: Are there other denim brands you consider your immediate competition? How do you differentiate yourself from the hundreds of popular denim brands afloat right now?.
KC: Not really, there are common brands that share our customer wardrobe like Cheap Monday, RVCA, Obey and Insight but they are heavily marketed brands chasing a very specific customer.
Our products are about color, wash, fit and function that anyone can appreciate, we're not dictating or implying that you have to ride a skateboard, hang out at galleries and wear a specific cap and sneakers to represent our brand. Artists, musicians, misfits and weirdo's come in all varieties and as an eclectic mix of consumers is welcome and inspiring.
DT: Do you have any pre-designing rituals?
KC: What do we hate, what are we tired of seeing and what can we not find. This applies to fit, color, fabric and wash and we build upon our core skinny jeans.
DT: Describe the person who represents your ideal target customer—the customer you have in mind when you're planning a collection.
KC: Creative, artistic, intellectual, open minded, loner, misfit, reactionary cynical haters.
DT: What would be your dream collaboration? Any plans of that in the future?
KC: "Hmmmmmm"……I'm not so inspired by working with another brand that also has a strong identity, I'd be happy to use a template with the consent of companies like Vans, Levis or Nike for jeans and shoes. Maybe a store collabo with Top Man UK or Beams Japan would make me smile or the opportunity to design jeans for a designer like Gareth Pugh would be epic!
DT: What are the most popular washes/fits in the line? What are your favorites, and how would you style them?.
KC: Our skinnie's are most popular by far, the Junkie fit which is our skinniest (13″ leg opening) followed by our Wire which is also slim (14 1/2″ leg opening). As far as washes over dyed black, black wax,and our printed stretch twill styles always sell well. Personally my styling advice is to always make sure that your silhouette always leans towards being proportionally looser/heavier on top.
There's nothing worse than seeing a guy in loose jeans and a tight tee shirt. I'm fairly simplistic in throwing an outfit together, slim jeans paired with a well fitting short sleeved crew or v-neck tee and a short jacket works every time. It's hard to educate people on color, to be safe black works every time.
DT: Do you have any favorite/least favorite denim trends right now?
KC: The list could be long and bitter but I'll keep it short.
Light wash jeans in loose fits and functional jeans with military styling in loose fits ( A prevalent trend in Europe). Most denim travesty's are really consumer driven versus trend driven and the root cause is people not understanding what fit and wash/color is suitable to their body type.
DT: Street style and style blogs are huge in the industry right now as a source of inspiration, influencing the high end labels rather than vice versa. How much does street style influence your designing?
KC: Always, I very rarely observe runway collections, they have no bearing aesthetically or monetarily on my lifestyle or the consumer I design for. Street style is organic, you can be inspired by a guys styling on one blog and turned off on an item that is overly represented across all blogs.
DT: How many pairs of denim do YOU own?
KC: 50 to 75 any time though I only wear three, APC New Cure, Kill City Wire vintage blue with black spray and Kill City Wire in black wax coat. All of the other jeans I archive for future use and I always buy jeans at flea markets like The Rose bowl for wash and construction reference.
DT: Favorite celeb wearing your brand?
KC: Pass…. I dislike celebrity endorsements, Christian Audigier was the king of celebrity bull shit, Los Angeles based designers are doing a fantastic job right now and Christian almost single handedly fucked it up for everyone who's based here trying to design with ethics, passion, quality and good taste.
I receive images often of well known people wearing our stuff but we rarely utilize it, our point of view is to use non celebrities in creative fields to represent our brand. We made Shaun White some American Flag jeans to wear at The Winter Olympics, he gets a pass from us because he's a cool guy, down to earth and a bit mad.
DT: Kill City: what's behind the name, for those who don't know?
KC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DjQLShe46w
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