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More info and video on Jabra.com
I believe this is the one verizon wireless sells.
Check out this "good" review from pcmag.com
let's watch this video overview
Would love love love to hear how comfortable it is from a user.
The linked review says it's comfortable . . .
I could use a fairly comforatble bluetooth with good sound at this good price!!!
I have one of these. It's a winner.
Here's the Amazon review I wrote for it.
ewhac wrote:I have one of these. It's a winner.
Here's the Amazon review I wrote for it.
Great and helpful review, and how sweet that you mentioned your ability to hug wearing it!!!
I like this style of headset but I prefer the Motorola Elite Sliver. Having a case that not only protects the headset in my pocket, but also charges it, makes it a winner in my book.
I just returned one of these to another vendor because the audio streaming (A2DP) never showed up on any of my three devices that I paired it to.
As w/a lot of mdse here @ WOOT, this is available @a low price due to its successor recently being introduced, the JABRA WAVE+, which does indeed have A2DP capability.
It looks like it would not play nicely with glasses, though.
yduras wrote:It looks like it would not play nicely with glasses, though.
Quality Post right there, thank you for pointing that out!
I find this extremely comfortable, audio is great.
I also wear glasses, thin wire frame, but it still fits well.
I can't get it to connect with anything other than my phone, was hoping it would work with my computers for dictation...can't get it to do that though.
do they make this in a 'behind the ear' model? perhaps with 2 ears?
ever since I ran over my last single ear gee it was a jabra too!) bluetooth with a scissor lift (after forgetting it fell off) I've been wary about single ear units!
I have a Jabra like this and I wear glasses. I like it, haven't had any problems with it. I'm so used to wearing it that I forget I have it on. I didn't get mine from Woot but I have bought other Blue tooths here and haven't had a problem with them either. Its usually me dropping them and breaking them thats the problem. Thats one of the reasons I like the Jabra.....it doesn't have those little plastic, breakable pieces sticking out that are so easy to break.
I really like this ear piece... I paid $69.00 for mine and it will connect with my computer and any other devise that has bluetooth. Jabra is not always good about warranty replacement claiming that it was purchased from a non certified dealer, but for $29 it's the best bluetooth deal I have ever seen!!! I alway keep a back up incase I loose mine. Because of it's design I can also hook it on the neck of my shirt or over a shirt button if thats the type of shirt i'm wearing and it's secure.
Does anyone know if this can be used to listen to Netflix? Looking for a bluetooth that will let me hearALL the phone sounds via blue tooth.
teacherwannabe wrote:Does anyone know if this can be used to listen to Netflix? Looking for a bluetooth that will let me hearALL the phone sounds via blue tooth.
I'm not sure about listening to netflix on this. I had one (recently broke after 1.5 years of solid use in my job). I liked it for phone calls, and monitoring phone notifications, but the streaming audio wasn't the best. I tried with different bluetooth devices to be sure. Hope that helps.
Jabra... not even once.
Features say music streaming, specs say NO streaming.
Help! Quick!
like2wheel wrote:Hey!
Features say music streaming, specs say NO streaming.
Help! Quick!
Just got it today, and I can comfirm the description is wrong, these do not stream music!
brotherman38 wrote:Just got it today, and I can comfirm the description is wrong, these do not stream music!
If you don't think you got the product as advertised, feel free to contact firstname.lastname@example.com for assistance.
This is the best Bluetooth I've ever had and I use did have a lot of them.
Its a LOT BETTER then any of the Plantronics I've used. Keep up the good work Jabra.
Me too. I too received today, and sadly, it will not stream music for me either.
I am sure that when I bought this from Woot, the listing's features stated it could stream audio. (That is the only reason I wanted to buy it.)
Today I cannot find that information in Woot's description -- but Jabra was (and is) very specific that it can stream audio, on the page for the Wave, at Jabra's web site :
Music Streaming: Yes -- Device can stream music from a source, such as a Smartphone, Bluetooth enabled laptop, tablet, or MP3 player...
In order to listen to music using Bluetooth, your phone will need to have the Bluetooth music profile A2DP.
You can pair it with two devices at the same time – which means you can stream music from your mp3 player and still answer calls as they come in....
Enjoy exceptional sound quality while streaming your favorite multimedia – GPs, music and podcast – directly from your Bluetooth device to your headset
My phone does support Bluetooth music profile A2DP and works fine with other Bluetooth gadgets from Woot: Motorola S10-HD Bluetooth Headphones, JLab Crasher, JLab Bouncer.
Would love to get this to work as described, rather than deal with the hassle of an RMA for a refund and pay for shipping.
Woot's support page says to contact the manufacturer with problems, so I will.
Would be grateful to know if anyone else has had this problem and if they have solved it -- and if Jabra stands by their product. Description states "Warranty: 1 Year Jabra"
@jcov: The specs were correct that it doesn't support streaming music but there was an incorrect note that it did in the features for part of the sale. If this is a deal breaker for you, email firstname.lastname@example.com for assistance. Sorry for the confusion.
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I just sent woot support a comment, about my order and this item. Let see what happens!


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Perhaps I should have explained better how radar range alarms work in practise. With the sea return and rain return dialed back to minimum settings the collision avoidance system will acquire and track waves and rain squalls. If the close range alarm does not drive you batty the lost target (target?) alarm will. Adjusting the radar gain, as well as sea and rain suppression, so as to eliminate the false returns results in a radar setting that will only pick up the Globetic London, 500,000 gross tons, and so, while they seem like a good idea from an engineering standpoint they do not perform in real world conditions.
Proper radar operation involves continual fussing with sea/rain clutter setting, depending on conditions. By doing so it is possible to determine if one is looking at a sailboat mast, or submarine periscope, or merely a dense spot of a passing squall. In my experience, on over twenty sea-going vessels, both the sailboat and periscope show up, on average, at six miles and often substantially less (if at all). I have picked up sailboats at ten miles and those must have had a reflector from what I was able to tell. Bearing in mind that the average sea-going merchant ship is travelling at 17 knots, he will have approximately 20 minutes to "see" you. If you happen to run into the Sealand MacLean at sea speed, the mate on watch will have approximately 2 minutes to "see" you. Obviously, anything that increases the distance that he can "see" you on radar is of benefit.
It is quite likely, if you are keeping a decent watch, that you will see the merchant ship long before he sees you. After all, you are on a white boat, with white sails, there are whitecaps on the water, and whiteish/gray rain squalls about-and you're awfully small. If you feel that a merchant ship has not seen you, and I'm referring to offshore primarily, it is entirely appropriate to make a VHF call, if only for a radio check. Believe me when I say that a voice coming over the VHF, that sounds like it's transmitting from right alongside you the signal is so loud and clear, will get the attention of the mate on watch who previously thought he was alone in his little section of ocean! If you're well offshore, he'll probably appreciate the conversation too. As always, female voices elicit quicker and more inquisitive responses!
Naval vessels are to be feared at all times for the following reasons: They often do not monitor the VHF radio as well as they should, being pre-occupied with six other radios squawking, and the sense that it is "merely" a civilian radio and of little consequence to them. Their radar is no better at picking up your sailboat than the merchant ship's. (Don't Tom Clancy me on that one. I've sailed with Navy ships in just such situations and while they may be tracking something 50 miles away, they can't "see" you any sooner or better than that rusty Greek tramp can.) And Naval vessels, due to the nature of their work have two nasty habits; they tend to change course for no obvious reason, often with a large increase in speed, and they think nothing of being in close quarters situations due to formation steaming and re-fueling at sea operations. Aircraft carriers are particularly to be feared. Remember that the captain of an aircraft carrier is a naval aviator and you can guess where most of his experience and training has been concentrated.
It would be a boon to all if a reasonably priced and sized radar transponder were available. Much like those found on the sea-buoys of major ports, they give an excellent radar return at an appreciable distance.
"Sailboats without reflectors make lousy radar targets"
There wouldn't be any sport in running them down if they were GOOD radar targets, now would there?
The fog will find you eventually in the Gulf Islands and St of Georgia. It's found me often enough.
To _not_ have a reflector is foolhardy -- it's got a high "safety per dollar" value.
Sailboats without reflectors make lousy radar targets -- I've seen them often enough on my own radar.
Spend the money, let people see you easily.
Hi Dave,
These things are meant to be permanently mounted. The 405mm model weighs 5.5kg and is going on the mast, just above my radar.
Are you going to permanently mount it or only hoist it on a flag pennant when needed?
You are the captain and are responsible for the safety of the vessel and everyone on board. If it were me, I would want to be as visible to larger vessels as I could possibly be, fog or no fog. Put up the radar reflector.
A collision at sea can ruin your whole day.
Luneberg Tri-Lens Reflector
In reading through this thread, I see that it has now been running for more than seven months. Over that time it has received opinions ranging from radar reflectors being useless to their being essential equipment. I see them as essential equipment, and so does Transport Canada:
"Vessels less than 20 m (65'7") in length or that are constructed primarily of non-metallic materials must have radar reflectors, unless they are not essential to the safety of the vessel, or the small size of the vessel or its operation away from radar navigation makes compliance impractical. If properly positioned, they help larger, less manoeuvrable vessels detect your presence on their radar screens. They should be located above all superstructures and at least 4 m (13"1') above the water (if possible)."
But selecting just any reflector is not as safe as you might think. Radar systems typically require a minimum of three consecutive "hits" or blips on a ship's radar before it can be acquired as a target. This puts a premium not only on the strength of the return, but also on consistent coverage to maintain a high Radar Cross Section (RCS).
The commonly used three intersecting disk style of reflector has many blind arcs and a rather low return rate. Their manufactures usually refer to RCS in terms of Peak RCS. What they don't tell you is this Peak RCS is rarely obtainable and that it doesn't happen when your boat is pitching or heeling. Neither do they mention angular coverage, which is most important when evaluating a radar reflector. This type of radar reflector's angular coverage is just 35 degrees wide.
In any sea state that offers a radar some sea return, your sailboat's intermittent and weak return signal is either lost in the sea clutter, or ignored as a false echo.
On my last boat I installed a 305mm Rozendal Tri-Lens Luneberg reflector with 330 degrees of coverage that was little impaired by heel or pitch. Everyone that I asked said that my boat painted like a large ship on their X-band radars. For my new boat I have specified the 405mm model, since its larger size shows-up on both X-band and S-band radars much better. I want to be easily seen.
larger pleasure craft skippered by an elderly gentleman who had too much wine
...your post is very true. One of the biggest problems and dangers there is today is from what I would call "waypoint" cruising...where a series of waypoints is entered in well trafficked spots from widely purchased cruising guides. Thus everyone transiting from Waypoint A to Waypoint B has entered the same coordinates and is travelling on autopilot on the exact same course governed by a GPS that is accurate to within 30 feet or so. Interesting things can thus happen when a sailboat is being overtaken by a powerboat or is on the same reciprocal course and not keeping an ever vigilant watch.
What I do with my waypoints (aside from NEVER using them to steer my autopilot) is to enter them .1 or .2 degrees off to seaward so that i am never on a common course with those that merely enter them from the chart books. (Yes I do check for a clear seaway to the new waypoint!
At the very least, it prevents me from being "waked" by those big power boats.
|Hmmm - nuisance ??? I can't tell you how reassuring that is But you are probably right. Anyway, if I were sailing an Ericson 30 (or any boat) in that area, the things I'd be most worried about are the other, larger pleasure craft skippered by an elderly gentleman who had too much wine with dinner. A lot of them have radar, and I'm hoping they don't have their range alrams turned off...
While I agree with the thrust of your post I would mention that nobody uses range alarms on merchant ships. They are just a nuisance designed by engineers who've never stood a bridge watch. Regardless, a proper watch-keeper will have no need for such an item as he is watching visually and with radar in such a fashion as to make such devices unnecessary. If one were to wish to use one on one's sail-boat while anchored I would think that would be an appropriate use. The use of radar reflectors is possibly the best thing that the sailor can do to prevent themselves from becoming a rather low mounted figurehead on a much larger vessel.
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|February 11th, 2010, 08:23 AM
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Global Warming
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Snowstorm: East Coast Blizzard Tied to Climate Change
By BRYAN WALSH Bryan Walsh Wed Feb 10, 3:50 pm ET
As the blizzard-bound residents of the mid-Atlantic region get ready to dig themselves out of the third major storm of the season, they may stop to wonder two things: Why haven't we bothered to invest in a snow blower, and what happened to climate change? After all, it stands to reason that if the world is getting warmer - and the past decade was the hottest on record - major snowstorms should become a thing of the past, like PalmPilots and majority rule in the Senate. Certainly that's what the Virginia state Republican Party thinks: the GOP aired an ad last weekend that attacked two Democratic members of Congress for supporting the 2009 carbon-cap-and-trade bill, using the recent storms to cast doubt on global warming. (See pictures of the massive blizzard in Washington, D.C.)
Brace yourselves now - this may be a case of politicians twisting the facts. There is some evidence that climate change could in fact make such massive snowstorms more common, even as the world continues to warm. As the meteorologist Jeff Masters points out in his excellent blog at Weather Underground, the two major storms that hit Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., this winter - in December and during the first weekend of February - are already among the 10 heaviest snowfalls those cities have ever recorded. The chance of that happening in the same winter is incredibly unlikely.
But there have been hints that it was coming. The 2009 U.S. Climate Impacts Report found that large-scale cold-weather storm systems have gradually tracked to the north in the U.S. over the past 50 years. While the frequency of storms in the middle latitudes has decreased as the climate has warmed, the intensity of those storms has increased. That's in part because of global warming - hotter air can hold more moisture, so when a storm gathers it can unleash massive amounts of snow. Colder air, by contrast, is drier; if we were in a truly vicious cold snap, like the one that occurred over much of the East Coast during parts of January, we would be unlikely to see heavy snowfall.
Climate models also suggest that while global warming may not make hurricanes more common, it could well intensify the storms that do occur and make them more destructive.
But as far as winter storms go, shouldn't climate change make it too warm for snow to fall? Eventually that is likely to happen - but probably not for a while. In the meantime, warmer air could be supercharged with moisture and, as long as the temperature remains below 32°F, it will result in blizzards rather than drenching winter rainstorms. And while the mid-Atlantic has borne the brunt of the snowfall so far this winter, areas near lakes may get hit even worse. As global temperatures have risen, the winter ice cover over the Great Lakes has shrunk, which has led to even more moisture in the atmosphere and more snow in the already hard-hit Great Lakes region, according to a 2003 study in the Journal of Climate.
Ultimately, however, it's a mistake to use any one storm - or even a season's worth of storms - to disprove climate change (or to prove it; some environmentalists have wrongly tied the lack of snow in Vancouver, the site of the Winter Olympic Games, which begin this week, to global warming). Weather is what will happen next weekend; climate is what will happen over the next decades and centuries. And while our ability to predict the former has become reasonably reliable, scientists are still a long way from being able to make accurate projections about the future of the global climate. Of course, that doesn't help you much when you're trying to locate your car under a foot of powder.
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The way that it was explaind to me made some sense.
1. the world warms up a couple degrees each year.
2. the polar ice caps melt
3.the melted water runs into the ocean
4. that cools the ocean down a couple more degrees
5. that allows the storms to become more intense and eventually the next ice age happens....
I would bet that we are talking several hundred more years, but it made sence at the time to me. There were a bunch of diagrams that showed the flows of the different areas of the oceans and how the cooler water would affect everything.
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The earth naturally goes through periods of warmer and colder tempatures. This one is no different. Think about it, the earth had ice ages long before we showed up. Global warming = bullshit.
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I love it when it is "The worst snow storm in 100 years!" So then it happened 100 years ago? What caused it that time? OH YEAH, now its not the severity of the storm, it is that its going to happen MORE OFTEN now because of global warming! Then the trot out some old-timer to give a speech about how he's "Never seen a storm by the likes of this before". As if...
If it gets colder its global warming, if it gets hotter its global warming, if theres more hurricanes its global warming, if theres less hurricanes its global warming, If theres not enough snow on a mountain in vancouver where they want to have the olympics its because of global warming, if theres 4 feet of snow in washington dc its because of global warming.
Just trying to cover all the bases here.
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The same type of people that are claiming global warming are the same group that claim evolution in true. If so where are all the transitional fossils? Why was Greenland called Greenland? Because at one time it was green. Only more ways to scare the public into believing lies to keep the vulnerable under government control.
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Nope thats not me. I would have the nerve to do that in that type of setting. That person does not help the Christian cause. It only makes Christians look like ..... crazy people and that is not what Christains are. That is not me nor my way of telling people about Jesus. There is a right way to go about everything we do.
Question is would you go about doing something like that in front a bunch of college kids only talking about how you may believe in evolution or how there is no God, maybe you believe in Budda. What ever you believe. Why would you think that because I talk about God that I am a radical right wing Jesus freak. You have a warped way of lumping all Christians in the same pile of your twisted logic. You watch way too much left wing news media because that is how they look at Christains also. You need to get out from under your rock and see the world as most people see it, not through a pair of liberal glasses.
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The island was named Greenland just to get more people to settle there.
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This is my take on global warming/climate change.
First, I think this if one issue in particular where the moderates need to take back the discussion from the extremists. On one side we have the Al Gore types, running around like chicken little, screaming that the sky is falling. On the other side we have the global warming deniers, unwilling to accept the possibility that taking millions of tons of carbon, oxidizing it into CO2, and releasing it into the atmosphere might cause some changes to the environment. Add to these the young earth Christians (see footnote if this is you), who think the world was created in the current state. And then top it off with the media, who are in business make money, and know they can get more readers/viewers with headlines like GLOBAL WARMINGS COMING. OMG WERE ALL GOING TO DIE! than they can with WE CAN KEEPING DOING WHAT WERE DOING FOREVER AND NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN. With all these people making noise its no wonder that no real discussion can take place. We need all of them to shut up for a while so that those of us who can think reasonable and rationally, and who can take an unbiased look at the facts and data, can work out the best plan going forward from here.
So lets look at the facts:
The earths climate has been changing since it came into existence, and will continue to do so until it ceases to exist.
During the past century we have removed many millions (billions? trillions? more?) tons of hydrocarbons from the ground, oxidized them, and released the resulting CO2 into the atmosphere.
There are, and always have been, and always will be, natural sources of CO2.
During the past century the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased.
During the past century there has been a reduction in the size of glaciers in many parts of the world.
During the past century there has been an increase in average temperature in many places in the world.
Im sure Im leaving out many facts, feel free to add to this list.
My opinions and conclusions based on these facts:
While it has not been proven that there is a direct cause and effect link between the release of CO2 from human activity and global climate changes, I think that there is enough evidence to suggest that this is a possibility. Because of this I think it would be wise to do what we can to limit the release of CO2.
While no one knows for sure what the long term effect of these changes are, given the scale of the global climate I think it is reasonable to assume that these changes may be slow in coming, long lasting, and difficult to reverse. Because of this I think it would be wise to take actions now rather than waiting until the effects on global climate are proven.
Having been to a 3rd world country I realize that it is our affluence that affords us the ability to care about the environment. You have to do what you have to do to survive today before you can worry about tomorrow. If we destroy our economy to try to save the environment in the long run we will destroy both.
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I agree. Although I might have to wait for the foot note.
From a Christian Viewpoint there is no reason to worry (To be Anxious, Loose hair, sell all my cars and stop breathing) about global warming. I know where my future is headed. BUT, and let me say BUT again; It is our responsibility as Sons of Adam (and Daughter of Eve) to take care of this planet. That's the original purpose of our Ancestors. To take care of the planet and all that is in it. Christians should be the first to live as "green" as possible. My wife And I live as green as we can. When it's warm enough, I ride my bike to work and she takes the bus to school.
I just can't stand the people that are saying the world is going to burn in 100 years because we're driving cars. One thing that alot of "global Warming" people ignore, IMO, is that we're part of a Solar system that has a Sun that goes through cycles. It has hot spots, it's not a constant temperature all the time. Personally, I think that the Sun may have more to do with Global Warming then we do. We should do our best to try but, to an extent, it would be like putting an Ice cube in a boiling pot. It'll slow things down, but won't freeze the water. In the mid evil times they had a warming trend that far exceeds our temperatures now. I think our Climate Is effected by our actions but we're also experiencing a Warming from the sun more then anything.
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The four runs in the first inning were more than enough support for College of Charleston starter Bailey Ober, who kept Delaware hitters off balance all game and earned his sixth win of the year. Ober allowed only one run on three hits in eight innings.
"Overall, it was just a very tough day for us," said University of Delaware head coach Jim Sherman. "Putting in Niggebrugge in on such short notice was a tough spot for him. Give credit to College of Charleston, they played really well again today."
After relieving Niggebrugge, Hinkle, who is the reigning CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week, pitched five innings and gave up three runs on five hits.
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College of Charleston (23 -11, 6-2 CAA) got on the scoreboard in the first inning on two two-run doubles from Morgan Phillips and Ryan Welke. The Cougars added two runs in the fourth inning and another run in the sixth before putting up five runs in the seventh and blowing the game open.
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The loss was the fourth consecutive conference road loss for Delaware (15-17, 3-4 CAA). Like Friday's game, the Blue Hen offense was unable to produce against Cougar pitching as Delaware produced just four hits on the day.
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Today for the first time I judged a car show.
A week or so ago my boss was called to see if she knew anyone who wanted to judge a local car show that the chamber of commerce and a local club had been putting on for a number of years.
I had never done this and really didn't have a clue exactly how they go about it. This is just a local down home show with about 60, no big boy national event so I guess I was qualified. :)
It was awsome, I really had a good time. It was a LOT more work than I thought though. It took about 5 hours of walking and getting down on the ground and stuff. We had five judges, we were simply asked to rate each car 1-5 with one being the worse and five being the best.
The catagories where kinda strange with the 20's the 30's that sort of thing. Then some broken up a little more like 60-64 and 65-70. What was strange where things like judging a 64 Vette then a 65 and they were in two classes! Being they are basically the same car, I thought that was kinda funky. But, I was just there to judge cars, not the system. :)
All five of us were pretty close on most every car, that was nice. I usually don't look very close at cars at shows, just walk along with a soda or hot dog in my hand gazing if you get the drift. But today, it really was about "judging" them. Don't get me wrong, when a car catches my eye, I like to climb all over it trying to see if it will live up to my first impression (it usually does). But today, every car, even late model (almost new) cars got the once over. It really was a blast.
There were a number of REALLY nice cars. I reserve the very best for the VERY best and being that, only two got a 5 from me. One was a 32 Ford coupe street rod that was a "big boy" kinda show car, but a few miles on it. The other was an absolutely stunning 56 Vette. I fought and fought to make it the best of show (it won it's class but tied with two other cars in other classes as the high points car). This guy did it him self in the garage, frame off, and rubbing on every single square mm of that car. He had PASSION to make this car as good or better (it was better) than new. I am miles from a Vette specialist so a concourse Vette guy may have picked it apart, I don't know. But it was absolutely stunning in the detail department.
I was amazed at just how clean these cars were. There were a number of fours. One favorite was a husband and wife, both with cars! His was a SUPER correct Daytona Superbird like this one..
I learned a lot from the people, this SuperBird for instance had the original STEEL nose. I had always assumed they were fiberglass or something. And the back window, it was from some other car and required the back of the roof to be modified. Anyone know what window the thing used?
His wifes car was a friggin 63ish Valiant like this one!
They both were VERY nice cars, both earning a four from me. The Superbird came in first in it's class with the Valiant making third (no trophy :( ) Though her Valiant was a VERY high 4 in my mind, it was REAL close to a 5, SUPERB car!
Can you imagine what it must look like with these two cars in the garage! :thumbup:
I forgot my camera, my wife brought it to me and then it all ended so soon after I was done judging and the cars were driving out, I didn't take a single photo! :mad:
Anyway, a bunch of super nice people and super nice cars. It was kinda sad seeing all the people leave with VERY nice cars without a trophy, some were VERY close, but just a little off wining. For the most part, I thought it was very fair.
If you show your car, don't be discouraged if you don't win something, and for goodness sakes don't be mad at the judges. It is pretty hard to pick the best out of a bunch of REAL nice cars.
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Last year at the LDF show (up in cboy's neck of the woods) I got to "participant judge". Couldn't judge your own entries' class, and like you said, it was very hard to choose between what you liked and what you typically walk right past. Seen some nice ones in Iola (but most of the really catchy ones for me were in the car corral), and I hope to make it to a couple more shows. It's gotta be cool, though, to be one of the 5 judges. Too bad on the "no pics". I got plenty, and will post up after I get up tomorrow.
In a while, Chet.
It was a lot harder than I thought, yet most of the time it was easy. You know, it was like you could look at one square foot of the car and know what the rest looks like, does that make sense? As you walk up, in a few seconds you know what you are going to give the car. But then you look deeper and deeper to only confirm that. It was pretty neat. The only thing I didn't like was that there were some super special cars that weren't well detailed or "show cars" or anything but deserved a higher mark than I could give it. An example was an unrestored 36 Ford fire truck, awsome piece. And a 50ish Powerwagon "Forestry" truck. That darn thing was super cool, it looked like you could go fight a fire right now with it. It was well painted and detailed, for a "fire truck". But it sure as heck couldn't go nose to nose toes to toes with some of the street rods there. What we did was give out special awards for it and a few others.
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I went with my girls father to a show last year with his 46 lincoln continental convertable and his 60 lincoln convertable- a car he has owned since 1963. She wanted to enter the 60 to be judged so he entered the 46 also-won
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years- it made his day- week- month. Just a note to say how much your
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your efforts were sure to have made someone as happy!!
Glad you had a great time Brian. It sounds like you were able to make a good judge. IMO a good judge can take his most hated car that was ever built in his eyes and give it a good score if it is deserving. I always had that view and unfortunately small town politics and the "who you know" is the reason I no longer judge around here. My father and I were both judges (always on different teams) for a few years until the above mentioned problems took over. It sad too, because I really enjoyed it. Jerry
You guys realize this is almost a year old! Thanks so much for the comments though and we can keep this going.
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MIDWAY, Utah (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The 2013 Green Bay Nordic skiing season officially got underway on Wednesday as Phoenix sophomore Kailey Mucha (Soldotna, Alaska) participated in her opening race at US National Championships at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah.
Mucha, the lone Green Bay skier to make the trip, placed 52nd overall in the field of 152 racers in the 1.3 kilometer classic sprint qualifier on Wednesday, finishing in 3:43.89. The sophomore's time was 23 seconds off the winning pace, putting her 21st in her age class (U23).
"This was a solid finish for Kailey in a very competitive field," Green Bay head coach Steve Teclaw said. "What I'm impressed with is her standing when looking at the group of athletes within our conference. For a sprint at altitude, I'm very happy. I also want to thank the coaches and support personnel from Alaska Nordic Racing (ANR) for providing excellent ski service for Kailey while she is racing in Utah."
Mucha resumes competition at US Nationals on Friday with the 10K skate race. The event wraps up on Sunday. For complete results from the US Nationals, click here.
Several of Green Bay's juniors (19 and under) geared up for the 2013 season by competing at the Midwest Junior Olympic qualifier sprint races Dec. 15-16 in Wausau, Wis. The Phoenix skiers had a strong showing, turning in a number of impressive efforts and podium finishes despite warm, rainy weather conditions.
"Athletically I was very impressed with everyone's performance whether they qualified and moved on to subsequent heats or not," Teclaw said. "Everyone showed great improvements in technique and race time poise while on the course."
On the men's side, sophomore Matt Nichols (Wausau, Wis.) had a strong two days in his hometown, placing third in the sprint freestyle 'A' final on Saturday before returning to the podium with an exciting third-place finish in the classic 'A' final on Sunday. Nichols closed with an impressive kick at the finish line on Sunday and out-stretched Adam Martin for the third spot.
Men's freshman Kyle Marshall (Roseville, Minn.) also had a solid outing, taking the freestyle 'B' final and also placing fifth in the classic 'A' final. Marshall won his quarterfinal races in both events, and also placed second in his classic semifinal race.
"Marshall proved to me that he wants a top spot on Green Bay's travel squad," Teclaw said. "His performance was very impressive and I can't wait to see how his season rolls out in upcoming Super Tour and CCSA races."COMING UP NEXT
First-year head coach Steve Teclaw and his squads are next in action at the Central Super Tour races on Jan. 19-20 in St. Paul, Minn. Green Bay is also slated to compete at the St. Scholastica Invitational (Jan. 26-27) in Biwabik, Minn., the CCSA Championships (Feb. 2-3) in Marquette, Mich., and the Gustavus Adolphus Invitational (Feb. 16-17) in Coleraine, Minn. The 2013 NCAA Central Region Championships are set for Feb. 23-24 in Houghton, Mich.
"While assistant coach Tim Cook and I are excited about the early season successes, our mentality and approach to the race season has not changed," Teclaw said. "We need to continue to train smart and come into each weekend with quiet confidence. We know very well that our opponents are strong and established, but we are going to race our race and work to return the Phoenix to our winning tradition."
This year's roster consists of nine men and nine women. To learn more about each Phoenix skier, check out their video bios on GreenBayPhoenix.com.
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Drawing upon the unique materials under their care, the staff of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives organize two to three exhibits a year in their reading room and work regularly with their colleagues in the general library to prepare other exhibits for display on the Lower Level of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library.
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Through The Photographer's Eyes: The Diana Mara Henry Collection (20th Century Photographer)
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The work of photojournalist Diana Mara Henry spans four decades of political, social, and cultural change in America. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in government in 1969, Henry returned to New York to work as a researcher with NBC News and as a general assignment reporter for the Staten Island Advance, but in 1971 she began to work as a freelance photographer. Among many projects, she covered the Democratic conventions of 1972 and 1976 and was selected as official photographer for both the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year and the First National Women's Conference in 1977, and while teaching at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan from 1974-1979, she developed its community workshop program and was a leader in a campaign to save the Alice Austen House. Her body of work ranges widely from the fashion scene in 1970s New York and personal assignments for the family of Malcolm Forbes and other socialites to political demonstrations, cultural events, and photoessays on one room schoolhouses in Vermont and Ulster County, NY, and everyday life in Brooklyn, France, Nepal, and Bali
Henry's photographs have appeared in government documents, magazines, books such as Newsweek's Pictures of the Year 1977, and the 1989 Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play The Heidi Chronicles. They have been exhibited in many locations including a one-woman show at the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY; The Park Avenue Armory, NYC; and The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar, Richmond, VA. In addition to the UMass Amherst Libraries, Henry's photographs are in the collection of the National Archives.
The exhibit features photographs taken by Henry along with a rich array of related materials—including speeches, press releases, brochures, and her own notes—collected over the years; taken together they document the political and cultural scene of the second half of the twentieth century. Items on display cover a wide range of topics from the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, The Women's Pentagon Action, the McGovern campaign, the New York State Women's Meeting and First National Women's Conference to Permaculture, New York politics, and New York society.
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New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Records
January 20, 2017-June 2017
Location: SCUA and Learning Commons, Du Bois Library
Consolidated beginning in the 1960s, the NEYM collection contains the official records of the New England Yearly Meeting from its founding in the seventeenth century to the present, along with records of most of its constituent Quarterly, Monthly, and Preparative Meetings and records of Quaker schools and trusts. As varied as the Quaker practice they document, these records include minutes of meetings for business; committee records; newsletters, financial records; some personal papers; printed books and serials; and an assortment of photographs, audiovisual materials, microfilm, and electronic records. Of particular note are the vital statistics recorded by the Monthly Meetings, including general information on births, deaths, marriages, membership, and obituaries, and specifically-Quaker information on removals (formal letters written as members moved from one meeting to another), denials, testimonies (beliefs and convictions), and sufferings (penalties Quakers suffered for following testimonies).
The collection also includes several thousand Quaker books and pamphlets, including the libraries of Moses and Obadiah Brown and several individual monthly meetings.
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Brother David is one of the most important figures in the modern interfaith dialogue movement, leaving Mount Savior in the mid-1960s to study Zen Buddhism with Hakuun Yajutami, Shunayu Suzuki, and Soen Nakagawa. He was the first Benedictine to learn directly from Buddhist teachers and received Vatican support for his bridge-building work in 1967. When not in seclusion, Brother David has served as a teacher of contemplative prayer, the intersection of Zen and Catholicism, and gratefulness as a spiritual practice. Through many books and articles, lectures, and residencies in spiritual centers like Tassajara and the Esalen Institute, Brother David has developed an influential philosophy and much of the current popularity of mindfulness and Zen-influenced living and activism owes a debt to his teachings.
The Brother David Steindl-Rast Papers include Brother David's extensive published and unpublished writings, sermons, memoirs, personal journals, correspondence, photographs, recordings, and videos of his teachings. His papers extend back to his youth in Vienna, documenting his childhood and experience during the war, including a complete run of Die Goldene Wagen, the children's magazine published by Brother David's mother Elisabeth Rast.
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Photographs from the collection of Diana Mara Henry. An exhibit by Chuck Abel.
An examination of social reform and antislavery in Antebellum New England. An exhibit by Charles Weisenberger.
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A digital curriculum for teaching U.S. history using archival resources. An exhibit by Emily Oswald (ETHIR recipient, 2011).
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An online exhibit on gravestones and mortuary art in Early New England drawn from the Association for Gravestones Studies Collections. By Molly Campbell (ETHIR recipient, 2011)
Science fiction readership in the Cold War and beyond. An exhibit by Morgan Hubbard.
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An online exhibit on the life and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois based on his papers.
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Give bubbly Champagne a fruity punch with pomegranate juice and raspberry and orange liqueur. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
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- Ice cubes
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- 3 fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup chilled Champagne
- Fill a mixing glass or tumbler one-third full with ice. Add the raspberry liqueur, orange liqueur and pomegranate juice; stir until condensation forms on outside of glass.
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Can anyone give me a reason to believe in Christianity that couldn't be also be used as a reason to believe in Islam? i.e. you can't change a few words (but keep the same argument) and use it to justify a belief in any other religion?
I ask, because, I have a feeling most Christians in America, are Christian, because Christianity has been a more popular religion in America and it has been passed down from family member to family member.
|March 19th, 2013, 12:32 PM
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Arguing the bible with Christians is a lost effort. They use it a la carte style to fit their personal beliefs, religious beliefs, or church's beliefs. And honestly, it's really no different than us heathen non-believers picking out the other stuff.
|March 19th, 2013, 12:50 PM
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|March 19th, 2013, 01:52 PM
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I am not sure what "world view" means, but my standards are not standardized so please don't put a label on them.
No christian is logical, at least I have never had a logical discussion with any christian about religion.
|March 19th, 2013, 02:15 PM
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The only way you would be able to figure out God and His people is B1
|March 19th, 2013, 02:32 PM
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You are incapable of normal logical discussion. You can not explain your faith in a logical way to a skeptic, you can not understand that it is completely normal and logical for others to have different beleifs (religious or otherwise) and quite frankly you are just proving my point with each and every response you give this thread.
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Non-believers that read the bible do get confused by its contents because it is written for people that believe in God. That is why it is called the Living Word of God because it comes to life for believers, it becomes relevent in our lives.
To non-believers it is just foolishness, which you have already said, it makes no sence to you.
God reveals His word and what it means to people who accept His word as truth.
I can and do have normal and logical discussions with people that do not have a belief in anything or even people that have different faiths. I guess I tend to look at people with different beliefs as not being normal. I see the belief in Jesus and Christianity as normal and to be the only truth that can be relied opon as truth that we can count on.
Scenario: I could meet you at a store, swap meet, gun show etc. and strike up a conversation and leave Jesus out of it and find common ground between us.
So the next time you meet a total stranger, it could be me just waiting for an opportunity to introduce you to Jesus
Or not,
just waiting for God to open that door of opportunity to share what He would have to say to you.
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That line of thinking is also pretty flawed when you take into account, which I don't expect you to because you probably don't know, that there are countless pastors that do what is called 'preaching through the bible'. This is where they will start at Mark 1 and go all the way through the book. Preaching every text that is in the book, explaining how it fits into the entirety of the bible. My pastor specifically will pick the verses that most Christians tend to shy away from and blow them up to point to the Gospel. He can do this because he has a Doctorate in Biblical studies and knows Hebrew, Greek, and Arabic.
When ever we try and give you reasons for why we believe in God you say we're stupid and ignorant. Do you understand why we may shy away from that?
I'll give it a go. I'll try to stay logical. Bear with me.
I believe what I believe for many reasons. I will be completely honest and say that one of those reasons is because of my up bringing. My dad's a Pastor, I grew up in church. It only makes sense that I would believe in God because of that. However, even in that thinking (hopefully logically thinking still) there is a flaw. A majority of Kids who are 'church' kids loose thier faith when they go away from thier parents. Why is this? More so, why would only certain people not loose thier faith?
My parents have made it abundantly clear that they would accept me if I didn't believe in God. But I still do. Not only that, but I've made plenty of steps of faith on my own that prove, to me, that it is my faith and my faith alone.
I also want to point out that my dad and I often get into debates on theological subjects that we don't match up on. Do you find it odd, with the "well you were raised that way and you're brainwashed" mentality, that I believe differently then my father does?
Anywho, On to why I believe. I have seen, with my own eyes (tangable proof to me), why God is real. For a logical person it would make sense to believe in something they've seen proof for. To a person just as logical who has not seen that proof it would appear as though that person is not logical. This is the major problem with our discussion. This is why we say "we can't really explain it intill you've experienced it".
The thing is, If I told you the ways God has reveled himself to me, they may not work for you. You have to have the experience by yourself and God will tailor fit it to you, where you are, and make it exactly what you need.
I will give you one example. When it comes to skill sets, I'm a mutt. I've had probably close to 15 jobs in my 27 years of life. I've been a grounds keeper, a night janitor, a pizza maker, a light designer, a sound engineer, a IT nerd, a Meijer associate, a set builder, a apprentice in one union, a camp counselor and now I'm a Camp administrator. Most of those jobs just fell into my lap. I didn't strive for them, I didn't play cut throat games to get to them. I've also been offered, at every single one, an open door to come back.
What they've allowed me to become is a sort of jack of all trades for the job that I believe God has Called me to. I believe that God put me in those jobs because he knew exactly what I needed to know to be where I am right now. Do I know everything? No, but I know that God has tailor fit me into the place I am to serve him.
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People cannot make anybody come to God. It has to be a willingness on your part, then God will reveal himself to you.
|March 19th, 2013, 08:03 PM
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You're somewhat logical (actually your defense of your faith has never really bothered me), it usually boils down to when I ask if you can understand why other people have chosen a different path/faith/religion than you.
I get people believe in what they believe in, but what drives me nuts is when people are so closedminded about someone elses beleifs and how they think theirs are the only way and that person must change.
I have my beleifs, you have yours, I see nothing wrong with my having my beliefs and you having yours. You're welcome to have yours, I'm welcome to have mine. I realize that my beleifs are not the only way to get through life and end up in a good place when I die. Hopefully you can do the same.....for Abe, well, I don't think he is logical enough to do the same.
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90. Re: NOOK AUTHORS: What's your book blurb? Post it here!lovesreading1 Jan 16, 2012 1:29 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
Good news: I'm extending the 99 cent price on many of my ebooks! (Not sure how long the sale will last.)
"Nail-biting suspense." (Richard Montanari)
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"Suspense at a high level." (Midwest Book Review)
"Taut, clean storytelling." (Publishers Weekly)
91. The Rivers Webb by Jeremy K. TylerUntreedReads Jan 16, 2012 4:31 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
The Rivers Webb by Jeremy K. Tyler
New York homicide detective, John Webb, is having a bad week. Mind you, family reunions are bad enough, but since the focus is the brutal and sudden murder of his favorite uncle, Reverend Carl Rivers, it's even worse. And, it doesn't help John one little bit that his investigation is hampered by a local sheriff's deputy with a chip on his shoulder, the local homegrown psychic, an amorous librarian who just won't shut up and a flock of wild peacocks. John soldiers on through it all, even when more bodies start cropping up all over the place. Not to mention when the details of his own family's misdeeds become entangled in his investigation, and when the prime suspect winds up being entirely too close for comfort.
Surrounded by bizarre personalities and a social scheme that is completely foreign to him, John Webb must attempt to resolve his own issues while unraveling a mystery that began before he was even born. Set amongst the picturesque backdrop of a small Georgia town in 1942, The Rivers Webb tells a tale of unspoken crimes, hidden sins, and unrevealed guilt. Above all, it reminds us that nothing is ever really forgotten.
92. Las Vegas Gold by Jim NewellUntreedReads Jan 17, 2012 1:56 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
Las Vegas Gold by Jim Newell
Three strikes...you're dead?
A Major League baseball team with a woman as manager? A starting pitcher who can not only throw a baseball with a the best but can throw a whole game to Las Vegas gamblers? A gang of drug smugglers who are attempting to take over the team for their own purposes? Las Vegas Gold is a novel that has all this and more.
Molly Malone is the red-haired manager of a group of American League baseball players all carefully chosen from the ranks of free agent and amateur players. Money for salaries is no problem. Mike Malone, Molly's father and a former star Major League player turned billionaire business man, has obtained a franchise for Las Vegas. He names his daughter, a star and manager in women's pro baseball as manager, hand-picks Larry Henderson as General Manager and gives them carte blanche to choose the players. He begins building a state of the art roofed stadium and tells Molly and Larry to be ready to play in two years. Molly gets her way with a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tabby, a pitcher with a great arm and attitude to match.
What the team isn't prepared for is the trouble that follows the manager and soon invades their lineup. Previously, the worst any of the players had to deal with was striking out or blowing a catch. Now, they find themselves up to their necks in murder, thrown baseball games, Las Vegas gamblers and drug lords.
Combining a murder mystery with America's national pastime, while covering such hot button topics as illegal gambling in the sporting world and the import of illegal drugs, Las Vegas Gold will keep readers of both baseball and mysteries riveted from start to finish.
93. Murder on the Ropes by S. Furlong-BolligerUntreedReads Jan 17, 2012 2:18 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
Murder on the Ropes by S. Furlong-Bolliger
Delaney expects it will be difficult to convince her father to leave behind his career as a pro-wrestler and get a normal job; but what she doesn't expect is that he'll be accused of murder in the process. Will she be able to sort through a cast of quirky characters to find the real murderer, or will she find herself on the wrong side of the ropes?
A short story from our Fingerprints mystery line.
94. Off the Dock by Beth MathisonUntreedReads Jan 17, 2012 2:54 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
Off the Dock by Beth Mathison
Frannie and David Young have been married over twenty years, have two kids, busy jobs, a house in the suburbs and a dog named Max. To keep the romance alive in their relationship, they plan a "date" twice a month. Their block of time together includes very few rules, no kids or dogs, but requires an open mind. Frannie and David switch off planning dates, depending on the NFL's schedule and how the planets are aligned that particular month.
In this first outing of a new short story series by Beth Mathison, it's David's week to choose and the couple is off on a fishing trip. When the fish refuse to bite, will the couple find anything to talk about to fill the silence? Or, will the couple find themselves falling back in love hook, line and sinker?
95. Re: NOOK AUTHORS: What's your book blurb? Post it here!Falconi Feb 3, 2012 2:11 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
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97. Hot TeaSheila_Horgan Feb 15, 2012 1:59 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)Hot Tea
The characters in The Tea Series are people you'd like to know and part of a family that welcomes you with open arms. More than 80,000 copies of the books in this series have been sold. You will find that each book in the series is a fast and fun read. Each installment of the series is a hybrid of the traditional novel and the serial novel (each is a full-length novel and leads directly into the next installment.) Each book is just 99 cents.
Cara O'Flynn finds herself in an unusual position. She's quit her job and can afford to take a few weeks to find a new career. Plus her roommate has run off and left her with an empty room to fill. If she can just accomplish those two tasks before her mother finds out she has no income and no one to help pay the bills, she's in good shape. The problem - Cara didn't plan for three careers in as many days, nor did she anticipate the new guys that dropped in her lap. And then there's her sister Teagan, while always helpful and funny, she can be a bit annoying at times. When you're Irish, all things (good and bad) come in threes. It's inevitable. Cara should have remembered not to forget that part. Cara and Teagan bring laughter, intelligence, and family tradition to every experience they encounter.
98. The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army, by G. L. CheesmanAncientEbooks Feb 19, 2012 5:39 AM (in response to Sheila_Horgan)
"The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army", by G. L. Cheesman (nonfiction, ancient history, Rome)
Book description: A classic work, this is the first systematic study of the auxiliary soldiers who accompanied the ancient Roman legions into battle. Using evidence ranging from their gravestones to the discharge papers that eventually granted them citizenship, Cheesman traces the evolution of the "barbarian" auxiliaries from ad-hoc local levies to highly specialized units that were a vital component of the Roman war machine. Separate chapters cover the size and organization of auxiliary units, including conditions of service and military titles; where and why auxiliaries and their officers were recruited; their role in war and frontier defense; and the different kinds of arms and armor used by auxiliaries from the many regions of the Roman Empire. A final conclusion deals with the decline and break-up of the Augustan military system, and the varied fates of auxiliary units left to defend isolated forts far from their ancestral homes. Two appendices cover the strength, positioning, and recruitment areas of the auxiliaries in the peak years of the second century AD.
This ebook has been hand-formatted from the original 1914 edition, with the goal of creating something that is a pleasure to read instead of a chore. There is a full table of contents, all the footnotes (over 500 of them!) have been moved out of the normal reading flow while still being hyperlinked for quick reference, and the 53 tables in the two appendices have been reformatted to fit the narrow confines of an ereader screen.
Meet the Author: George Leonard Cheesman (1884-1915) was a historian and Fellow of New College, Oxford. Serving as a Lieutenant in the First World War, he was killed at Gallipoli. His papers are now in the Bodleian Library.
(I've been researching more about the original author, and will do a memorial post to him soon on ancientebooks.blogspot.com)
99. Re: NOOK AUTHORS: What's your book blurb? Post it here!Sheila_Horgan Feb 21, 2012 2:24 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
The characters in The Tea Series are people you'd like to know and part of a family that welcomes you with open arms. More than 80,000 copies of the books in this series have been sold. You will find that each book in the series is a fast and fun read. Each installment of the series is a hybrid of the traditional novel and the serial novel (each is a full-length novel and leads directly into the next installment.) Each book is just 99 cents
Sweet Tea - the second book in The Tea Series begins right where Hot Tea left off.
Cara and Teagan are dealing with wishes come true. The good news is that each of them has found the man of her dreams, unfortunately this is not news easily broken to their traditional mother.Further complicating their lives, they find themselves in the middle of a serial murder investigation; worse still, Cara may have come to the attention of the murderer.
With their lives spinning slightly out of control, some of it good, some of it not, Cara and Teagan depend on each other, humor, their family, and their not so common sense, to keep them going.
Sweet Tea is a quick and funny read, followed directly by Iced Tea.
Please note: Sweet Tea is now professionally edited and formatted.
100. Home IceRachelleVaughn Feb 22, 2012 6:54 PM (in response to Sheila_Horgan)
As Allison Monroe balances work, school and her elderly Gram, she has little time left for herself. Sure, she secretly dreams of a fairytale romance, but she is content living vicariously through her promiscuous, quirky best friend Izzy. However, Izzy has other plans. Intent on finding her friend a man, Izzy drags Ally to a local hockey game. Ally doesn't know anything about hockey, except for Izzy's hormone-fueled description of sweaty men in uniforms, but she tries to be a good sport anyway. To Ally's surprise, she enjoys the fast-paced game and is even more stunned when she collides into star player Benjamin Price, practically knocking him off his skates.
Ben plays for the Red Valley Razors and has everything that Ally does not: an exciting career, a multi-million dollar home overlooking the city and, of course, a fast car. Ben opens up an exciting new world for Ally and easily sweeps her off her feet with his boyish good looks and athletic charm. When his contract with the Razors expires and he is offered the chance to play for the best team in the league, which just so happens to be 1300 miles away, Ally risks losing everything. Will they end up on thin ice when life threatens to tear them apart?
With the support of her family and friends, Ally experiences life, love, letting go and discovers that the true meaning of home isn't necessarily an address.
101. Re: NOOK AUTHORS: What's your book blurb? Post it here!JessicaTherrien Mar 1, 2012 6:09 PM (in response to KC_Hughes)
My debut novel, Oppression (Children of the Gods #1), was released on February 28th. It is now a B&N Teen NOOK Book best-seller!!
Here is the blurb. I hope you check it out. It's only $.99!!
Elyse knows what it means to keep a secret. She's been keeping secrets her whole life. Two, actually. First, that she ages five times slower than the average person, so that while she looks eighteen years old, she's closer to eighty. Second, that her blood has a mysterious power to heal. For Elyse, these things don't make her special. They make life dangerous. After the death of her parents, she's been careful to keep her secret as closely guarded as possible. Now, only one other person in the world knows about her age and ability. Or so she thinks. Elyse is not the only one keeping secrets. There are others like her all over the world, descendants of the very people the Greeks considered gods. She is one of them, and they have been waiting for her for a long time. Among so many of her kind, she should not be very remarkable--except for the prophecy. Some believe she will put an end to traditions, safeguarded by violence, which have oppressed her people for centuries. Others are determined to keep her from doing just that. But for Elyse, the game is just beginning--and she's not entirely willing to play by their rules.
102. Re: NOOK AUTHORS: What's your book blurb? Post it here!lovesreading1 Mar 2, 2012 4:16 PM (in response to lovesreading1)
You Are Next Ebook is 99 cents for a limited time!
USA Today and International bestselling author "Katia Lief skillfully weaves a complex tale of an emotionally scarred central character, nail-biting suspense, and a diabolical killer that will grip you until the very last page. I can't wait for the next Detective Karin Schaeffer thriller." -Richard Montanari, Sunday Times bestselling author
The first novel (ebook) in the Karin Schaeffer series, You Are Next , was just put on sale for 99 cents:
Former detective Karin Schaeffer lost her husband and child to a serial killer, and now fights to overcome despair and save her remaining loved ones as the clock ticks on all their lives.
Book 2, Next Time You See Me, is on sale for $2.99:
Just when their new life together has settled in, Mac vanishes, unearthing secrets and dangers that force Karin into a face-off with a deadly Mexican queenpin whose son has an agenda of his own.
Book 3, Vanishing Girls, is coming on June 26...and it's on pre-sale for $3.99:
Girls are vanishing off the streets of New York City, and young women are being murdered. When the violence descends on Karin Schaeffer and Mac MacLeary's comfortable Brooklyn neighborhood, and their best friend becomes the lead investigator, they are drawn into the bewildering series of crimes.
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103. Consequences by Sheila HorganSheila_Horgan Mar 7, 2012 8:08 AM (in response to KC_Hughes)Consequences - Nora McCarthy joyfully lost herself in two things -her kids and her husband. Her kids included a hodgepodge of young people that found their way to her when they needed more than anyone else was willing to provide.
That was before, this is after.
After the kids have grown. After the unexpected death of her husband. After Nora discovered that perhaps her life was not as idyllic as she once believed. Nora is left to deal with the consequences of actions taken by others, actions she had no control over.
Jennifer was a child needing help. Help only Nora was willing to provide. For more than a decade Jennifer bounced between her biological family and Nora. There wasn't a lot of help for either of them then, Jennifer was a child that fell through the cracks of a broken system. Now that Jennifer is eighteen, there is no help at all.
For the second time in as many weeks Nora is surrounded by cops. Nora has done all the right things for all the right reasons and it might just cost her everything.
Please note: Consequences is approximately 83,000 words, professionally edited and formatted, and VERY different from Sheila's best selling books - The Tea Series.
104. Re: NOOK AUTHORS: What's your book blurb? Post it here!FigureOfSpeech Mar 7, 2012 12:26 PM (in response to GeneJH)
The Weeping Empress
by Sadie S. Forsythe
Epic fantasy w/ some YA crossover appeal
Chiyo Alglaeca was happy in her life. That is, until it was all taken away. Forced into notoriety, stalked by a mysterious cult, hunted by the emperor, and facing betrayal at every turn she clings to the only safety she can find: two enigmatic men and the sharp bringer of death, Salvation. The Weeping Empress explores the devastating effects of loss, the hunt for redemption, and the price of destiny. It questions the true meaning of evil and asks what monster is not also an innocent?