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Glad you likey. Though I'm afraid it is lost in a sea of nyan. I thought I had something special *cries*.
I'm making another design right now, but this is a tough derby.
ramyb wrote:Maybe I'm not seeing this the way it's supposed to be seen (or am just reading too much into it based on previous kdeuce submissions)- but the crown at the top looks like 2 skulls to me, flipped in opposite directions. It just seems out of place to me in this design, and maybe that visual was completely unintentional.
Oh, I was confused about your earlier post too, but now I see it. Nice spot. I wonder if that was intentional.
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Never waste a perfectly good pop tart, even if the cat is still stuck to it.
Except for the toaster slot not being wide enough to actually fit a cat in, the rest of it works out well enough. GMV.
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Mmmmmmmmrpppph! It wasn't me!
Re: Dreams of Fish
GMV because it does have the constellation.
Re: We Are Siamese v2
Finally a design for my twin daughters. (they're not conjoined)
+2, if i could vote.
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For all the ladies in the world. This one's for you.
Thank you everyone for the comments and suggestions on the previous version! I fail to remember my audience at times. (the last version had an unfortunately placed light switch)
Hopefully this one works a little better.
Also, in honor of the derby:
Re: Darth Meow
I bought Boba Fetch. I want this one too. GMV.
Re: Puss in Boot
OK, now this is just too silly!
In other words, GMV.
Re: Catlas
awesome pun!
Re: Clockwork Orange Kitty v2
Oh, I was cured!!
thank you for listening! =)
Re: Catbox condos
Cats in a box ... and there's no mystery as to whether they would be alive (or dead). Yay!
Re: Tiger's Fan
Somebody's as old as I am....
Needs the "D", but I knew who it was (supposed to be).
Celeb likeness parody, cats, Magnum, what's not to like?
Thanks. My wife is forever screaming and chasing Naki around the yard trying to save the squirrels. Last night he took after our other cat and I had to split them up with so broom. I expect an apology gift any day now
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AlexIAm wrote:Just have to tell you I LOVE that photo album. The cat I had growing up was an avid hunter. His favorite prey was chipmunks, though he did bring home an occasional baby rabbit or mouse. Never birds. His record was 7 chipmunks in 1 day. After he died there was a chipmunk population explosion around my parent's house.
BTW the loudest sound my mom ever heard was made when that cat carried a baby rabbit by the elementary school bus stop.
alexanderjd wrote:You were right before the parentheses.
This one, followed closely by the entry aptly named "The Artist," are far and away the most technically proficient and skill-requiring works of art in this derby.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing inherently bad about a funny sketch with an amusing concept, but this ... this is just stunning.
oh, and GMV.
First, lol.
Second, great cliparttin' as always kdeuce! Keep on clippin man! GMV.
How can I be the only one who likes this?
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cpresti wrote:Lol They're trees. Theres grass and snow and foot prints in the snow. We're outside!
The design's lovely, but I saw a curtain too; I don't get the feeling that the design is outside, but rather on a theatre's stage.
The two trees on the left side of your design are much more defined given their separation (although, they still look rather flat). The rest, either need some separation, or the shading of the trees needs to be more intense and carried all the way up the trees (and not just at its base). Perhaps, even add some low, bare limbs to imply that those are indeed trees and not a curtain.
With all of the above stated, I love the concept - much different that the rest and being strictly black and white gives it a nice classic feel to it.
The fact that this is not in the fog erases all faith I have in humans as a species.
Re: Lucky at last
So adorable.
vgpclife wrote:Very nice but is it just me or does the 3 circles and red line distract from the piece as a whole?
I agree.
Re: A patch of sun
Way cool spirit! I've gotten out of the habit of drawing more than 3 or 4 characters on a shirt because I'm lazy. This must have taken you a while.
Re: Nyan's Dream
OH MY FLIRTY GOODNESS! WANT, if this shirt prints I'm buying three!!!!
Re: Last FeLine of Defense
i laughed. one of my kitties likes to be carried around the house in a laundry basket. its a kitty amusement park ride.
I still need to try this in real life to see if it would work.
Hey ... my Aunt has two cats ... Here kitty, kitty, kitty!!!
yaieko101 wrote:Put this on the back of the shirt instead!
I was thinking it would be on the back, too.
Re: Catastrophic
I blame the catnip.
OK ... I got my Anti-Gravity shirt in this derby. Check it out and please vote.
Re: don't mess with ralph
This is great But isn't it a bit too close to the bottom of the shirt for the available printing area?
this is adorable but I really don't get how breading is a thing, the real cats don't look nearly as happy as this one
I hope I don't come across as beating a dead horse but the design even from a few feet away looks like a pile of dead cats. you look on the computer and see a cool drawing. and SG has skills and this drawing is well done but doesn't work for a tee. people will think you are creepy cat hating person if you go walking around with a pile of cats on your chest. You would have to be right on top of a person looking closely to get the idea they are laying in the sun light.
syntheticjesso wrote:I have a cat who LOVES to get into my knitting and has dragged it all over my apartment in the past, snarling my yarn and gnawing on my bamboo needles... so this design makes me wince in sympathy for the poor knitter who has just walked in on this cat.
Lol, we just got a new kitten and so mischief was a natural choice for this Derby
This is the cutest cat I've seen from you ramyb. I also love the black on green contrast. The st. patrick's day wear-ability is just an added bonus. This will for sure print.
Neat idea ..love the message just wish it wasn't as obvious the QRcode is there it could be better hidden for my liking !!
Re: Nuclear Hairball
Why'd i wanna say DOH !!! ?
would this have copyright issues ?
Re: Call of Kitty
Hold the Tartar sauce!
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|Take the original drive shaft from the car and a buy a driveshaft from the junkyard with the right end for the transmission. There should be a fabrication, or machine shop in your area that makes driveshafts. I won't explain how to measure because each shop has different preferences. I will tell you this. You have to measure with the car sitting with all four tires on the ground just like when it's driven. (not on jack stands etc.) Locate a shop and ask them how they want you to measure and show them what you have and tell them what you need. It might even be better to talk to them before you buy anything from the junkyard because some shops can order the ends that you need brand new. Don't be succered by a shop that has a welder and cutting torch that said they can help you. The shop that makes my driveshafts put's the driveshaft in a mettal lathe and uses a dial indicator to make sure that it is straight and has no high spots after welded. He uses a torch and an air hose to heat and cool in ceartain spots to lower high spots and raise low spots. He also balances it , but I've never seen him do that part of it. Good luck. jtyler
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Gregg Allman Talks Allman Brothers Band—Album by Album—in 2009
Originally published in Guitar World, July 2009
They've suffered breakups, addiction and death. But 40 years on, the Allman Brothers Band remain a force to be reckoned with. In this exclusive oral history, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and others tell the story behind rock and roll's enlightened rogues.
"The Road Goes on Forever." Gregg Allman wrote and sang the words in "Midnight Rider," and his Allman Brothers Band (ABB) adopted them as a motto, and for good reason: despite the death of two founding members, two breakups and an acrimonious parting with guitarist Dickey Betts, this summer the band is marking its 40th anniversary and doing so in high style.
Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, who have now played together for nine years in the ABB, form a dynamic, explosive duo that blows away the competition. In that respect, some things in the Allman Brothers Band never change.
The road for the ABB began in 1968 when Duane Allman, a red-hot session guitarist who had made his mark recording with Otis Rush, Boz Scaggs, Aretha Franklin and others, headed to Jacksonville, Florida, looking to put together a band. His manager wanted a power trio—just like Cream—but Duane reportedly scoffed at the notion, saying, "I ain't on no star trip." It was a revealing statement, for the group that resulted from Duane's quest for kindred musical souls was anything but ego-driven. The music of the Allman Brothers Band has revolved around group improvisation and dynamics since their self-titled 1969 debut.
Duane's musical vision and open mind allowed him to ignore protocol and put together a completely unique hard-rocking outfit featuring two very different but complementary drummers (Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson and Butch Trucks), an inventive bassist who could hold down the bottom end while displaying melodic flair (Berry Oakley), a soulful singer and organist (brother Gregg), and another hot lead guitarist (Betts).
Betts would prove to be a monumental addition, for his participation underscored the band's adherence to a rule of jazz: that a group needs multiple, equally powerful lead voices to truly generate sparks. Betts and Allman rewrote the rules for how two rock guitarists can work together, completely scrapping the traditional rhythm/lead roles to stand toe to toe, alternately cutting each other's heads and joining together for marvelous flights of harmony.
The ABB's instrumental majesty was grounded in the blues and in the excellent tunes penned by Gregg Allman and Betts. This combination of a unique vision, instrumental superiority and great songwriting has carried the band through four decades. The Allmans pushed on after Duane Allman's and Berry Oakley's tragic deaths, reunited after two breakups and, perhaps most shockingly, have performed without Betts since 2000.
What follows is the ultimate overview of the band's career, an oral history told in the words of the people who lived it.
Duane Allman met drummer Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson while working on sessions in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Duane wanted to form his own band, and his manager, Phil Walden, suggested that he create a power trio in the spirit of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Allman targeted bassist Berry Oakley, a Chicago native who was then playing in a Florida band called Second Coming with guitarist Dickey Betts. At Duane's invitation, Oakley came to Alabama for jam sessions.
DICKEY BETTS The band just sort of happened. It was supposed to be a three-piece with Duane, Berry and Jaimoe. Duane and Jaimoe kept coming and sitting in with Second Coming to get used to playing together, and as we started jamming, something clicked. Eventually Duane asked if I'd go with them. When Butch [Trucks] came along one day and jammed with us, it was something special. All of a sudden the trio had five pieces. We all were smart enough to see that each of us was making a contribution to the sound.
BUTCH TRUCKS I had played with Gregg and Duane before, and he called me when he came back to Jacksonville. He was jamming with lots of different people. We played, and it just worked. Jaimoe told Duane I was the guy they needed—he wanted two drummers like James Brown had—but I don't think Duane wanted me in the band. I fit musically, but I was a bundle of insecurity, and he didn't want that. He was such a strong person—very confident and totally sure of himself—and that's the kind of people he wanted around him.
BETTS It says a lot that Duane's hero was Muhammad Ali. He had Ali's type of supreme confidence. If you weren't involved in what he thought was the big picture, he didn't have any time for you. A lot of people really didn't like him for that. It's not that he was aggressive; it was more a super-positive, straight-ahead, I've-got-work-to-do kind of thing. If you didn't get it, see you later. He always seemed like he was charging ahead.


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Cool nice Bucket man. I recognize the helmet like I seen it before.
I should hope you have seen it before
Hey guys, this is my second attempt doing the scratch built thing........Maybe I shoulda said that before. oops.
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wow, did you mold that off your old helmet desgin?
Well done indeed !!
Glad you carried on with your project, looks great
No I didn't mold it........I just started over. Same method as before. After several failed attempts with dome construction I broke down and bought a Rawlings batting helmet and cut it up. I thought it had a similar shape...seems to look ok. I'm alot happier with this one than my first attempt.


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Read not giving up on England
Despite scoring 659 first-class runs at an average of 43.93 so far this season, Read has been dumped into the National Academy by the England selectors who have instead chosen Sussex stumper Matt Prior as deputy for Geraint Jones.
Said Read: ?I?m disappointed not to be picked because on the wickets in Pakistan the quality of your wicketkeeper becomes more of an issue, which I thought might get me on the plane.
?When you add in the possibility of people dropping out from teams at the last minute, which can happen on the sub-continent, I felt there was a chance of playing Test cricket again.
?It wasn?t to be and all I can do is keep on scoring runs and performing behind the stumps for Notts. Winning the Championship has definitely helped relieve the disappointment and I would love to be able to help the team retain the title next year.?
The 27-year-old has been placed on a reserve list by the selectors and will be attending the Academy at Loughborough to keep fit, while Prior and Jones fly to Pakistan at the end of October.
England Chairman of Selectors David Graveney said: ?The selectors were aware of the credentials of Chris Read, Matt Prior and James Foster.
?Matt Prior has been a part of the One-day squad before and we feel that he is the best candidate to understudy Geraint Jones on this tour.?
Prior is currently averaging 33.52 with the bat while Jones finished the season with an average of only 23.57 for England and Kent, with just one 50.
Read also leads both on dismissals with 61 catches and two stumpings this season.
Director of Cricket Mick Newell said: ?England have made it clear to Chris that volume of runs will merit selection so he knows what he needs to do.
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Dear BackTrack Master,
i've already read BT forum about the impossibility of making mac capable to set Backtrack LIVE USB PERSISTENT MODE
but, recently...., i have found this tutorial
( http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1065670 )
my apologize before, but FYI, i'm a total newbie about linux..., thus i've chosen BT as my start point of loving linux..., and i'm already fallin in love
my question,
1. i don't understand about the tutorial ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1065670 ). It is said that it's not a live usb start up disk..., but at the end of the post, i've found that he state
"After following these steps, you will have a flash drive that is fully capable of loading Ubuntu onto any PC (that can boot from USB) and any Intel Mac."
what is it actually ..., a live usb or a live cd running from usb ?
2. i haven't tried it (since i need more infos about linux..., and i'm to afraid for crashing my HDD), and based on the post, it is said that it would likely worked with all linux variant..., so.. is it possible for BT running in mac?
3. assuming that the tutorial is a live cd running from usb..., is it possible to make it persistent?
4. please..., i'm really loved it, if there are any way to make BT LIVE USB PERSISTENT MODE running in MAC..., do you have any info?
5. Thank You before for replying, i'd really.. really appreciate if you all would shared, i had non to ask here.., and the one who post the tutorial never showed up again, so you're all my final hope...,
and my sincerest apologize for the language or the grammar
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Slow cooking in a zesty tomato sauce for hours helps the round steak become nice and tender. This nicely spiced steak with gravy makes a satisfying meal served over rice or mashed potatoes.
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- 1 pound beef top round steak
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Fangraphs article from Mike Newman on the perceived value of shortstops
Yesterday's three-team blockbuster which sent Shin-Soo Choo to Cincinnati included a couple of my favorite prospects from the 2012 season. Trevor Bauer ranked is the third best right-handed starting pitcher and Didi Gregorius ranked as the seventh best shortstop. On Twitter, prospect followers consider Gregorius to be a lesser player than Trevor Bauer and surmised that the DBacks traded the right-hander because he's not as good as advertised. From four-plus years scouting prospects in person, this may not be the case considering I see more quality starting pitching prospects in one season than I ever have shortstops.
Would you have made this trade Doug? Let's assume it was take it or leave it, with no adjustments able to be made.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Personally, I make the trade without hesitation. But...I also look to make some additional moves to bring in some minor league kids for AA or AAA that could fill a SS void. Outside of Cozart, we're very thin on SS prospects right now. Scary thin.
And that part of the equation is still missing the fact that the Reds have their starting shortstop returning at age 27 with a career .290 OBP and literally not another single true defensive shortstop in the organization with full season baseball experience.
The Reds are taking huge risks with this move.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
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Kind of a stupid question....but I have a helmet, have a liner, but don't know how to mount it inside.
Kind of a stupid question....but I have a helmet, have a liner, but don't know how to mount it inside.
there really isn't a right way... it's whatever works for you.
i used goop on my last one. i positioned the liner where i wanted it, then gooped it to the inside of the bucket.
my current one just has foam.
I used that industrial strength velcro on my adjustable liner. I put 4 "loop" pieces on the inside dome of the helmet, and 4 "hook" pieces on the arms of the liner. Seems to work fine, it hasn't budged in 9 months.
thanks. I got plenty of velcro, I'll try that.
i hot glued mine in. put it in where i thought it should go & then wished my self best of luck & went on glueing
It depends on the size of the helmet .....make sure your liner fits with to the size you need before you put it in.
I heard you can take a construction hard hat and cut the brim off and the top off and leave the ring that holds the mounts to the head pice. Then epoxy that into your helmet. thats what I am doing. Hope it fits in the next helmet though. My white vinyl Bucket Don Post Bucket isnt big enough.
The best way to go is using Marrow Sun's interiors. They look great, and you can call the Slave 1 on the com!


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Hello and greetings from Finland!
I have been a long time lurker here, actually I have been here before Mojo-Fett... It is time for me to actually get something done on my Boba Fett project....
I first began this project over seven years ago, and had to put it into rear to get my Ghostbusters outfit ready. Little over a year ago, I contacted the local Nordic Garrison people, and I have been supporting them from then on. Before this year, there has not been any Boba Fett's in Finland, and Teemy (Frenzy) had the opportunity to get in first, with his stunning ESB Fett.
I am gunning for the second place, with RotJ SE Fett.
I was in luck, last december, when a retiring SE Fett builder decided to get rid of his gear. I went for the bundle, and got most of the hard items at half price. I had, just prior to this, ordered the flightsuit and flak vest from Bobamaker, so everything got a great head start.
I also ordered the jetpack from BobbyFett UK at the same time, and went for the fully painted one, as I had no space at that time to get painting, adn the RotJ colours are way too difficult for me, as prior to this, I've never used an airbrush before.
Here is a test fitting for the parts. The velcro attachment for the chest armour is offplaced due to my mistake, I am hoping to get that fixed as soon as possible
All paints are Humbrol paints, save from the primers which are normal spray can stuff.
Part list for my Fett, and their progress is as follows.
Flight suit - Bobamaker - Ready
Flak Vest - Bobamaker - Ready
Shin tools - Mojo Fett & Bobamaker - Ready
Girth Belt - Woodman - Ready
Gloves - Bobamaker - Ready
Chest armour, knees and shoulders - RKD - working on them..
Kindey / Cod - self made in metal - working on them...
Wookie braids & Cape - Woodman - Ready
Gauntlets originally RKD with major work and Bobamaker greeblies - Working on them..
Helmet is Bobamaker Deluxe.
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Jetpack - BobbyFett UK - Ready
Blaster - Sidewinder - Ready
Shoes - MOW - Ready
That is the most that I can think of for now. I'll update this with more pictures later on, I need to go to work soon.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the armour. I am not sure if I have gotten it right, and I want this to be as accurate as I can. The scratches were done with RafaelFett's stencils, I never could have done them without those, Thanks!
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We cant figure out why. I know he didnt swat at them. he said there was one on his head so he stopped. The other snuck in and got him. Could have been a nija bee. Anyway I went back and tried to help harvest just using a veil. No such luck. They snuck in the veil and got me. When I got the veil off more got me. I guess there is good out of everything. I now know I am not deathly allergic to bees. That is one question I need answered. I have never been stung by a bee until today and 18 of the things got me. I am not going to skimp out on buying a good, no a great bee suit.
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Working in close consultation with their advisor, students develop a music performance, production, and marketing plan for a recording of their own music. They also complete a promotional package, to consist of a recording of their recording and supporting materials. Those supporting materials may take a variety of forms: a student might build a website to promote a recording, for example, or draft a grant proposal for a public performance of his/her music, using a recording project to supplement the grant proposal application. Students are expected to meet with their advisors on a weekly basis to assess their progress. The final package must be defended before a faculty committee chaired by the student's advisor.
This course will engage students in the musical and lyrical analysis in the varied styles of Kenny ""Babyface"" Edmonds. Students will be required to write lead sheets of their analysis identifying characteristics of hit songs such as melody harmonic chord relationships rhythmic motifs and lyrical content. Select student compositions as well as music of the artist will be chosen to be performed each week in class. Some research and compositional writings that relate to the historical documentation of the artist as a singer/songwriter/producer as well as exposure to and knowledge of his vast catalog will be included as part of the required research.
This course will study all aspects of professional-level concert production. Classes are held in various formats: lectures, production meetings, music sequencing classes, and live performance rehearsals. This course provides a focused study of development and presentation of a thematic concert. It also addresses the roles of the stage manager, the musical director, and technology in contemporary concert production.
Application of scales, modes, arpeggios, and passing tones to improvisation on the bass. Study of repertoire and recordings is utilized to discuss and analyze major bass styles and performers.
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In the kingdom of Talingarde, many crimes may send you to Branderscar Prison, but the sentence has but one meaning. You are wicked and irredeemable. Each of you received the same greeting when you arrived. You were held down by rough hands and branded upon the arm with a runic F. The mark signifies 'forsaken' and the painful scar is indelible proof that each of you has betrayed the great and eternal love of Mitra and his chosen mortal vassals.
Condemned, you face at best a life of shackles and servitude in the nearby salt mines. Others might await the "gentle" ministrations of the inquisitors so that co-conspirators may be revealed and confessions extracted. Perhaps, some of you will be spared this ordeal. Perhaps instead you have come to Branderscar to face the final judgment. In three days, the executioner arrives and the axe falls or the pyre will be lit. Through fire or steel, your crimes will be answered.
You have all been chained together in the same communal cell dressed in nothing but filthy, tattered rags. Manhandled and mistreated, any finery
you once possessed is either ruined or long lost. No special treatment has been given any prisoner – male or female, commoner or noble – all of the forsaken are bound and imprisoned together. Your feet are secured by iron cuffs tethered by one long chain. Your arms are secured to the wall above by manacles. A guard is posted right outside the cell day and night. Little thought is given to long term accommodations. At Branderscar, justice comes swift and sure.
Escape seems hopeless. You have all been well searched and every attempt to conceal anything on your person has failed. And if you could somehow slip your bonds and fly out of this prison, where would you go? Who from your former life would want anything to do with the forsaken? Despised, alone and shackled – all that you can do now is await your doom.
For each of you, your old life is over. For each of you, hope is a fading memory. For each of you, justice will be fairly meted. And who can blame fair Talingarde after what each of you has done?
Feel free to do a little in character dialogue and 'getting-to-know-you stuff, as well as describing your character.
|The Bloody Rose
"HEY YOU GAVE ME THE WRONG LETTER. M. IT'S AN M, FOR MARIUS!" Laughing wildly, Marius slumps back in to his bonds, before staring around the cell. "Well... The Kings Suite has seen better days..." Sighing, he begins to tug at the manacles.
'Bastards will burn for this, every last one of em. The Jester shall be avenged. I'll gut the world to do it!'
"Oi... You, at the end! That pig ugly Guard still out there?"
Aaaah! I love this feeling. New Adventure. Yes!
|Ezekiel Aumarch
At the end of the line sits the newest arrival to the cell, a man tanned as though by a sun from another plane, or perhaps the fires of the Hells. His rags do little to hide his exquisite physical form, nor do they interrupt the tattoos that run down his arms. From elbow to wrist, and down each index finger, long and sinuous black lines circle about his limbs. Occasionally, a line stops it progress to form alien characters before resuming its course downward. Those who know the language of the devils would see the words 'Hate, Blood, Fury' spelled out on each arm, the final character etched into the back of the man's strong hands.
Sighing in consternation, the man answers back in a low tone that seems to speak to a hard-bitten life. "Which one? I had thought them all rather piggish myself."
Who cares about a few guards? The real enemy isn't anywhere near here. Not like I could do anything about it right now. My kit was taken from me, and they've likely recovered the gun too. Those damn Darius bastards are going to rise to the top of the world with MY family's secrets!
|Devon Gerhart
Tall and lithe, Devon would be handsome, but for the seemingly permanent contemptuous sneer that graces his face. That, and a biting sarcasm that he uses to demean those he considers weak, make him a less than likable fellow. He does not hesitate to show his disdain for the prisoners that are despondent over their condition, lashing out at whimperers or those that beg for mercy.
"Mercy! Hah! You are a worm, worth nothing. If you aren't strong enough to meet your fate like a man, you should rejoice that they are ending your miserable, useless life!" Devon says to a neighboring prisoner that is bemoaning his fate.
Devon glances towards Marius as he has his outburst and gives him a somewhat begrudging nod of respect.
|The Bloody Rose
Marius laughs softly and nods. "Aye that they did stranger. Every last one of em with the stench of hog on em. Pigs for the slaughter and nothing more. They'll get theirs..." He slips in to sullen silence for a moment, his thoughts turning to revenge, as usual.
"All poor Marius did was dandle a few Lady's on his knee, that and nothing else..." Sighing softly, he drops his head back against the wall once more. "Wasn't my fault they was kidnapped and on the way to a slavers market at the time!" Laughing softly he grinned at the prisoner opposite him, a rough looking young woman with lank black hair.
"You ain't no lady, that's for sure but I might try a grope if me hands were free!" Laughing softly he looks to his left and right then shrugs. "Then again I'd grope anything if me hands were free right now. Even one of them fat piggy guards. Grope em while I slit their throats!"
|Dantes Goldforge
Anchoring the chained group is the veteran of the cell, Dantes the dwarf. He glances up at the newcomers making noise. Save your strength and keep your eyes open. They've been making noise about sending me to the salt mines for a week now, but they still haven't acted on it. They just keep bringing more of you in and chaining you up to me.
|Lyrysa Shadowhisper
The memories flood back into Lyrysa's head. The attack on her home by the church of Mitra. Her stepfather's death at one of their holy warriors. Her subsequent trial. She knew the punishment's for the crimes she had committed, but to actually be in that predicament, it was like another world.
The outburst of another prisoner brought her back into reality. How she must look now. Once she had long beautiful blond hair, flowing past her waist. They had hacked most of it off when she was escorted to this prison, and it had not been cleaned since the attack, covered in filfth and blood, matted in strands around her head covering her face. Protuding up from outside her hair her ears stood, showing her elven heritage. The fine gowns she used to repair replaced with prison rags. Insufferable treatment.
During the trial she had reflexively fallen into her stepfathers training. She was just a mere pawn being used, another slave. Many were convinced, but alas the judge was not. Her heart had not been in the attempt, still in despair.
Now her heart was in this. These people had taken everything from her. Her home, her stepfather, her freedom, and now intended to take her life. She would have vengeance against them all. Not kiling them, no that was too easy. She would bend them to her will, make them her prisoner's in their own bodies. But first to escape.
She scanned the cell, examining her cellmates, as she was taught when buying slaves. Half the people in this room would've broke in less than a week under my stepfather's care. But we do have a few choice selections. Something to work with. Now an opportunity is needed, watch and wait.
|Slevin Wraith
The tall lean man opens his eyes with a long, slow exhalation. He calmly observes the chaos occurring around him with a keen eye, studying those around him and analyzing their responses.
Those that manage to make eye contact with him are more than a little startled at what they find looking back at them, deep pools of inky blackness full the sockets of eyes dominated by vaguely luminescent rings of deep violet.
His handsome face expressionless, even wearing nothing but filthy rags, he seemed draped in shadow, as if they clung to him for comfort.
"That will end soon.The time they think they have is an illusion."
|The Bloody Rose
Laughing softly, Marius grins down the line at the Dwarf, to which they are changed. "Well aren't we a mixed group? A Dwarf old timer, a group of ragged criminals, a Pirate Prince, and..." Looking toward Ezekiel at the top of the line, Marius arches an eyebrow. "You, at the end, what has you here? What has all of you here in the Royal Suite?"
A man to his left begins to speak, through his sniveling. Marius cuts him off with a rough bark of laughter.
"I was talking to the people here, not you you wretched dog. If'n I could get to ya I'd give ya something to snivel about. Bite your tongue pup and let the men speak!" Marius leers towards where Lyrysa sits. "Or the women!"
Laughing softly, Marius sighs, turning to look at the Dwarf. "Or you oldster?"
|Ezekiel Aumarch
|The Bloody Rose
"Oh I bet you will... The set on you. Big brassy ones to try kill the king!" Marius laughs softly, shaking his head with a bemused smile. "I bet you'd love another shot hmm? I just bet you would!" Sighing, Marius shakes his head in wonderment.
'I'd like me own shot and all, that I would!'
|Lyrysa Shadowhisper
Attempting to assassinate the king? Interesting. Ambition, stupidity, sickness of the mind? He may be of use.
Lyrysa speaks in a quiet voice, eyes peering between the strands of hair on her face. "So what went wrong with your plan? The king is not dead, at least as far as I know."
|Ezekiel Aumarch
|Lyrysa Shadowhisper
"A pity. His death would have been the beginning of great change for this kingdom. Mayhaps the next attempt will be more successful."
|The Bloody Rose
"His death would have bought little change, unless their was someone sympathetic to people such as us, in a position to take over after it had happened!" Marius speaks softly, a thoughtful look crossing his face, finally showcasing the fact that he is not just a pretty face and a crass thug, but that he can be serious when he needs to.
|Slevin Wraith
Slevin has no intention of sitting in this hole waiting for the executioner, and his insticts tell him Shar may have sent him exactly what he needs. He remains quiet, studying each of those who stands out from the average whimpering simpleton, accessing their talents.
3 round of Detect alignment, then using Detect Expertise to assess learn what bloodlines, domains, hexes, schools, or mysteries (if any) each person possesses. Each person makes Will save DC13.
The quiet one in the shadows merely observes and listens as the man shares his story.
Slevin your Detect Alignment spells work 'as the spell' meaning that you won't be able to do it that simply. You have to chant the words and do the little dance (impossible since you're currently chained up). This also means you won't be able to do it invisibly to NPCs, if you're doing it, it's fairly obvious. You can however, cast the spell and hold concentration to keep it going invisibly, though I'll likely ask for Concentration rolls in certain cases if you attempt this.
A group of six guards, each heavily armed with multiple weapons and heavy armor, approach the cell, with Sergeant Thomas Blackerly at their head. Each of you recognizes Blackerly. He was the man who held the brand that marked you as Forsaken. He laughed as your flesh burned.
The Sergeant steps forward and opens the door of the cell, having his men walk in before him and then following. "You there." He says to Slevin with a sneer. "He's the one. Get him unshackled." He says to his men, with a flick of his head, then looks around. "Any of you gives us any trouble you'll get a thorough thrashing."
"Today's your lucky day scum," Blackerly says as Slevin is dragged out of his manacles. "You've got a visitor. How you warranted such a fine lady is beyond me, but seems she wants to say goodbye." He motions with his head to walk ahead of the men. "Step lively. Wouldn't want to keep her waiting for you."
Slevin is aware of no one who would come to visit him.
|Lyrysa Shadowhisper
Spellcraft 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Sense Motive 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
|The Bloody Rose
|Ezekiel Aumarch
Ezekiel laughs as the guards escort Slevin from the cell. "I don't think that this visitor is going to be anything good for that one. What kind of people are associated with criminals such as ourselves? We certainly aren't the type of people to have friends to visit us here."
|Slevin Wraith
Sense motive1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Spell craft1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Slevin tilt his head to the side as if trying to determine if the guards are setting a trap then shrugs at the manacles are removed, standing tall, a man obviously unbroken by his incarceration.
"Well then, shall we proceed? It wouldn't be polite to keep her waiting."
|The Bloody Rose
"Well unless this visitor is holding an axe and wearing a hood I am sure he will be fine!" Marius shrugged to loosen his shoulders, frowning up at his manacles. "Ya know... If I had a sliver of metal or something I might be able to pick this. That or wriggle out of it... Then I'd need help..." He shrugs and looks at Ezekiel.
"If I got free and opened them manacles would ya help or kill me?" He laughed softly the sighed. "Doesn't matter I suppose. Ain't got a pick..."
Slevin is escorted roughly down the hall and up a short flight of stairs, then pushed into a small wooden chair. In the little interrogation room there is little decoration. Only two chairs, a wooden table, and a burning candle atop the table. Across from the inquisitor is a hauntingly beautiful woman in a black dress, dressed as though for mourning. Her hair, so platinum as to almost be white, falls luxuriously around her bright, piercing green eyes, peeking over a white silken veil.
"Oh Dearest!" The stranger proclaims loudly. "I'm so relieved to see you alive." She turns awkwardly to face the guard sergeant. "Please Sir Blackerly, can we have a moment alone? I need to talk to my dearest one last time."
Tomas Blackerly seems to go blank for a moment, then nods. "Of course milady. I will be right outside the door should you need anything."
As soon as the guard leaves the woman's whole attitude changes. "Have you forgotten me, my dearest?" She asks with a knowing smirk as she drops her pretense at grief. "Call me Tiadora. We possess a mutual friend who would like to meet you and your cell-mates. Those you deem worth him meeting anyhow. Unfortunately my friend simply will not come down to meet you in your current... rather shabby accommodations."
|Dantes Goldforge
Dantes listens to the stories quietly. When the guards come, Dantes perks up, his eyes taking in all that happens, watching closely.
After they leave with Slevin, he comments to Rose Lockpicks, eh? If could reach you, I could snap the bones in your fingers until a workable shard broke through the skin. But you know... he pulls the chains around his wrists taut, showing that he can't reach him. He grins to show that he's probably kidding. Keep your eyes open; an opportunity may yet present itself. Maybe when they bring him back. You know, if they bring him back.
|The Bloody Rose
Marius laughs softly, grinning at the Dwarf. "I'd gladly let you snap my fingers if it got me out of here. I'd give ya a kiss and all for it. The beard wouldn't bother me. I've bedded a Dwarf woman before!" He laughs softly, shaking his head and sighing.
"I'll do what you said Master Dwarf. Thank you for the tip!" Clicking his teeth against the roof of his mouth, Marius settles down to wait.
|Dantes Goldforge
The beard wouldn't bother me. I've bedded a Dwarf woman before!"[/b]
Ah, a man of distinguished tastes. Then maybe you are tough enough to work with finger-bone lock picks.
After that exchange, Dantes seems more forthcoming to the others. I'm Dantes. I'm in here for theft. Its funny, cause of all the things I've done that these Mitra-kissers would look down their nose at, theft is probably the least of them!
|The Bloody Rose
Marius looks over at Dantes and nods politely. "Marius Freyd. People call me the Bloody Rose. I'm in for theft too. Well... Theft with a ship. So Piracy..." Marius grins, looking down at his feet and nodding his head softly.
"I'm the last of the Silent Jester. Not that their is a Silent Jester any more..." Marius grabs the ragged end of his shirt sleeve, with his teeth, and pulls it down his arm, to expose a tattoo on his inner wrist, of a Rose, its stem covered by a Jesters mask with no mouth. "Got this when I became the second in command!" He barks a rough laugh. "Guess I am first now!"
|Slevin Wraith
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Nice to see you're interested Gary! Great Adventure
"Not quite darling." Tiadora keeps smiling. "Instead, you'll have to escape and meet him somewhere nicer." She giggles at your look. "Don't be so dour. Just because it's never been done doesn't make it impossible. If you manage that, cross the moors on the outskirts of town. On the Old Moor Road you'll see a manor house with a single lantern burning in the second story. Our mutual friend will be waiting there. That's all I know. Here." She removes her silken veil and presses it into Slevin's hand. "Something to remember me by, my dearest."
|Devon Gerhart
sorry for the late post, flew to Atlanta to help my mom move, will be back on tonight.
sense motive first time 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Devon glares at the guards and listens to the byplay of the others. He watches the guards carefully and hopes in vain for one of them to make a mistake and get within his reach.
|Slevin Wraith
Slevin smiles back, taking the veil in hand, his mind racing at the possibilities and the challenge that lay ahead.
"I look forwaard to it with great anticipation."
He grins, leaning further forward and dropping his voice, "Why do I get the feeling this will prove quite memorable indeed?" he says as he palms the veil.
Her message delivered, Tiadora rises, and then knocks on the door. The Sergeant enters once again and Tiadora's face is suddenly the picture of grief once more. "Oh I just can't bear to leave you!" She says as she leans over to kiss Slevin on the cheek. Her kiss is cold, alien and odd. Thomas shakes his head at her. "I'm afraid it's time to leave miss." Tiadora stands and looks deeply into Thomas's eyes. "Thank you for letting me say goodbye. You're a good friend Sir. There's no need to search my dearest now." Thomas stands slack-jawed for a moment. "Such a good friend." He repeats mechanically. Then snaps out of it and bows politely. "It's been a pleasure madame."
As she leaves, unveiled, Tiadora turns to look into Slevin's eyes. Three days, comes an echo in his mind, as if from his own thoughts, Don't disappoint my dearest. The guards calmly escort Slevin back into his cell and rechain him with the others.
|Ezekiel Aumarch
Ezekiel snorts with amusement. "If you get me out of here, I would certainly place killing you far from my mind, at least so long as you don't try to cross me." Shrugging his shoulders as best he is able while in shackles, the man smiles. "Ezekiel Aumarch. My family once had great station in this land, back before House Darius gained the throne. Now, we are merchants and mercenaries across the sea. Few of them care what happens to this Mitra-blighted land anymore, but let's say that I, at least, follow in my ancestors' footsteps. A pleasure to meet such distinguished antagonists of our dear King Darius."
|The Bloody Rose
"Cross you?" Marius laughed softly, shaking his head. "Never fear that. There might not be any honor among thieves but murderers? That's a different kettle of fish all together..."
As Slevin is lead back in to the Cell, Marius perks up, sitting forward eagerly. "Well your head is still attached. That's good at least..." Nodding, he shrugged his shoulders softly and wiggled his wrists in the manacles a little. "We just ordered dinner. Hope Duck suits?" Marius turns to the guard outside the cell and begins to speak. "Oh waiter, yes, you! Good. Another order of the duck please and your finest bottle of wine. That's a good man!"
The Guard makes a rude gesture at Marius, who begins to laugh, before moving back to his spot.
"Pigs... Ripe for the slaughter!" He begins to twist at his manacles in earnest this time, seeking to slip free.
Figure its time I try at least...
Escape Artist-1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
If it can be slipped out of, surely that will do it! Haha. I have an RL game tonight so I wont be back till tomorrow, midday. Tar-rah!
While Marius feels as if he almost gets free he can't quite manage. You get the feeling it would take much luck combined with lots of skill to slip out. You notice the manacles are rather old and rusted, and could perhaps be broken, though that would likely be very noisy.
|Slevin Wraith
The flimsy piece of fabric, upon closer inspection, has a few very small, sewn on patches outlining several items. You've heard of such things, and in most cases the patches will become the item when removed.
A lantern
A Sack with an Arcane Sigil
Bag of Gold
Unholy Symbol of Asmodeus
|Dantes Goldforge
Dantes watches with interest as Slevin returns. For a moment he watches as Slevin examines the cloth. Then he turns his gaze to the door with its single guard. He keeps a unflinching close watch for any sign that they are drawing the attention of others outsid ethe cell.
|Slevin Wraith
|Ezekiel Aumarch
To clarify, the two guards are at the cell door and firmly out of earshot of a normal conversation.
"Blackerly's a damned thief. I swear the cards was rigged last night." One of the guards says to the other, hitching at his pants.
"If it's rigged why keep going back to the gatehouse?" The thinner guard says sensibly.
"Ale's pretty good." The other remarks nonchalantly.
|Slevin Wraith
|Lyrysa Shadowhisper
"Do you have a plan to deal with our doormen after the shackles are off?"
I only have a few spells, and no way to replenish them. But it's better than the headsmen.
Light – A firefly
Daze – A pinch of wood or similar substance
Sleep – fine sand or rose petals or a live cricket
Color Spray – Red, yellow and blue powder or sand
Let me know if you need any rolls or anything.
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|Slevin Wraith
|Slevin Wraith
Slevin nods, removing a patch from the silk veil, the strip of cloth changing in his hands to become a set of lockpicks that he hands to Marius with an easy stretch.
"If we have to, although I prefer stealth when possible. I've got a few more tricks up my sleeve."
|The Bloody Rose
Grinning broadly, Marius takes the picks and sets to work on the manacles.
'Thank the Divines I did not let that Dwarf snap my fingers...' Laughing softly to himself, he sets his mind back to the task, working slowly and quietly.
Can I take ten or will I roll?


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Discussion in 'April 2009' started by max, Apr 6, 2009.
Sounds like the end of a long miserable season with about 4-5 playoff games to go.
32 points in the second half. So many lowlights: Maxiel bricking his shots in 7 minutes of poor ball so Curry pulled him. Sheed is so slow now that if he has to re-pump on the shot, he misses. How about that line up starting the 4th? Bynum, who had little going tonight, Kwame no offense, Afflalo little offense, Tay and Dyss. Dyss hit a couple of jumpers and you knew the lead and or the momentum was fading fast. Can't win if you can't score in this league. The Pistons team is now on par with a pretty poor Bulls team. We have to face it to move on. This team is not about Curry but aging personnel and the seeming inability of the youth to give consistent output. Rest the guys and give a push against Cleveland.
Apparently, the team wanted to win this one. But the coach put the a unit out there that consistently loses close games. And they lost, just like they always do - with not enough speed around the basket. The announcer tried to play cover up for instance, when Dyess did not quite get over quick enough. Sure you show it from the right angle, and it looks like a close play. It was not. It was an easy layup that Dyess did not get over to bother any. Not Dyess' fault, but the fault of the coach for not having a power forward in the game. And the announcers went on about how great the first quarter was. Really? This is Detoit. The land of the D. No Detroit basketball. No Defense. A 31-31 first quarter is by no means welcome around these here parts. I see some think JMAX had a bad game. Sure he did. If you wnat to think that. But look who he was out there with. Herrman playing small forward, never getting involved in any plays offensively, and never even getting down the floor quick enough to ever effect a defensive play. Bynum and Affalo in the backcourt, not exactly offensive stalwarts. Kwame. I like Kwame. But he is not an outside shooter. What did JMAX have to work with. He ended up taking some shots out of his range. But what else was he suppose to do? Despite the supposed bad game JMAX was having, gee, Chicago only scored 17 points in the 2nd quarter - where JMAX played 7 minutes of. JMAX weak on rebounding the defensive boards? Chicago only got 3 offensive rebounds in the first half. I don't think JMAX was killing us in that respect. What was killing us most of the night? Lack of defensive rotation. Lack of transition D. Two things that stem from trying to play a set of players without enough quickness among them. And by the way, it would help if someone clued Stuckey in that he is suppose to defend with a hand up - at least once in a while. Rodman use to get away with that all the time for us - but he was 6-8. Stuckey is not tall enough to get away with defending with his hands glued to his sides at all times. Free throws. We did miss some key ones. But we shot 70%, pretty typical. Rip missed one more maybe than we wish he would have. But hey, free throws get missed. So you play defense. And how can you play defense if you won't put in people who can move. JMAX only played 7 minutes, while Amir got a DNP. So we simply did not use our quick power forwards that much. And lo and behold, gee, lack of team speed. Go figure. There is another way to defend. Foul them out. I was so heartened to see Dyess work inside a couple times or so to start the game. It was a mirage though. All that inside play went poof. Yeah, we saw it here and there from there. Sheed the one blown layup working inside. Stuckey driving in. Tay, actually a lot of inside work for him went well. But we saw a whole lot more of - Rip shooting off curls. Quick transition shots, even though we had all day yet to take our time and work the middle. We had them in foul trouble fast in a couple of quarters. And then an endless series of jumpers. Playoff type game. Serious game. So you can't play Amir. But you can find 7 minutes for Herrmann to wonder about lost? No, its not serious. Its comical. And looks like this comedy will continue exactly four more games. Which is how long it will take Cleveland to sweep us. Yes, I still believe we have the team to win it all - until you factor in our coach. Then, even if we played Charlotte in the first round - we would not win with this coach coaching the team. Unless he really did not want to win this game (and again, its the only out I can see for him.) there is no excuse at all for the way he coached the game.
I thought you were band, or at the very least branded.
Ahwell 5 more games and the drama will be over. Games like these make me laugh at articles posted bij Keith (Longlost my senses) and all the other Piston BS writers saying'"once playoff time comes , Pistons can be a dangerous team". Dangerous my behind, how can you be when you still loose to teams like Indiana and Chicago. The wins against NY and NJ were just flukes, just like the other games they have won this whole season. Unless Joe makes some major trades during the off season, this team is going nowhere. What frustrates me the most is that next season Curry will still be here and the season is probably gonna be over after 1 month of playing. I can't believe that a team that won 59 games last season, is a below .500 team this season just because CB was traded.
Um..ahem..BTW, Herrmann palyed in that 2nd quarter of good D as well. I watched when he came in at the 10:10 mark and I just KNEW you wouldnt give him any props. A good writer, Lee, prints the truth whether he likes it or not. To say Max was good Defensively and have nothing to say about Herrmann (who again I reitterate DONT LIKE) is really wrong.
U thought i was 'band'??? Like Band-aid? Rubber band? Contraband? I dont get it...........................
I'm a shepherd, not a drover.
I'm a lover, not a fighter.....-MJ to PMcC
" u cant stop him, u can only hope to contain him".....-dan patrick
we suck. i didn't think they could still disappoint me (I mean because I thought I had no expectations left). but they did tonight. gross day to be a pistons fan. i know this will bring down the wrath of the faithful, but i'm feeling a kind of perverse wish that we get blown out annihilated destroyed demolished in a shattering four game sweep that will leave JOE with as few illusions (and therefore no grist for the b.s. pr mill) as i have about this group. (Of course, once the series starts, I will be hoping that we push them to seven games and blah blah blah...)
And then looked disgusted at some teammate across the floor who Tay didn't feel was in the right place but somehow forced him to step off the court with the ball. Then went over to Curry and explained to him why that other guy's inability to run the play threw off his latitudinal sense so much that he was forced to step out. It would have happened to anyone under the same circumstances. The team may be awful, but Tay is always right.
Thats your opinion. Mine is that Herrmann did absolutely nothing to help our defense while out there, and that the other 4 players, all good defenders, rotated well enough to compensate. (Afflalo, Bynum, JMAX, Kwame.) The above paragraph has been included in many of my game reports of late. I don't feel I have to cover the exact same ground every report. If you have not been reading my previous game reports, consider yourself enlightened now.
My friend, the biggest difference here is not CB, it's DA COACH!
game on the court starts with playmaker...coach surely did not tell to stuckey to suck but since stuckey is JD's personal project, MC has no choice than play stuckey. Coach may call plays but it is up to player to execute them. Player makes the final decision whether to follow the play or break it or how to use opportunities. And stuckey's decision making has been pretty bad. Here overheroisized coaches' plays are actually very simple: give ball to superstar and he "makes a play" from 1on1 iso. Take away KG from Doc Rivers, Kobe from Zenmaster, Duncan from Pop, and all those coaches will look like "clueless as MC".
Maybe you guys have already covered this, but What Tremendous Foolishness was that when MC called our last timeout? The Bulls had their offensive unit on the floor with Ben Gordon, who had been getting torched by Rip throughout the game. Not only that, but on his layup to take the lead, he got a crippling crotch injury and was squirming on the floor. We had a 5 on 4 possession if we wanted it. Not only that, but a 5 on 4 against their offensive unit. TIMEOUT??????????????????? Of course, the Bulls immediately sub out their weak defenders and take out Ben Gordon out on a stretcher. And the Pistons ran MC's diagrammed play to perfection and it still wasn't enough. "Sheed, I want you to float around the 3-point line like you would have if I didn't call this timeout. When you get the ball, don't shoot the open 3, because they will be expecting that. Wait for the defender and then force one up. Make it look like a 3-pointer, but it's really going to be a pass to Dyess. And Antonio, here's where it gets really tricky. I want you to throw and alley oop to yourself off the side of the backboard like Dwight Howard did in the All-Star dunk contest. There probably won't be any defenders nearby because they are all going to assume Big Shot Sheed made the 3-pointer and they'll be hanging their heads. Break."
I have no <i can say here> words for that decision.
I caught that also. In fairness to Tay, there were only 3 seconds on the shot clock and Tay needs a minimum of 15 seconds to get a shot off.
Can't rush a good thing. He savors his wind-up.
Typical Curry. Nothing nice to say.
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Re: Thunderdome layoffs
posted at 6:35 pm on December 13, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
I saw this article in our headlines earlier today and was appalled. How could NBC News use a Hunger Games analogy for this story when the obvious cinematic analogy is Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome? AP, of course, got it right with his headline, but still …
You could call it the "Hunger Games" approach to layoffs – one that's getting a big thumbs-down from workplace experts.
The Kansas City Star recently told two of its journalists, Karen Dillon and Dawn Bormann, that only one of them could keep her job — and the employees themselves would have to decide who should leave the company, according to the media blog JimRomenesko.com.
Dillion confirmed the report in an e-mail to NBC News, but did not provide any more details. The investigative reporter has worked for the Kansas City Star since 1991, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Bormann did not answer an e-mail seeking comment. She reportedly is leaving the company, according to KC Confidential, a blog that covers Kansas City issues.
On Monday, Mi-Ai Parrish, president and publisher of the Kansas City Star, announced in a memo to staffers a new round of layoffs — the third since she joined the company in 2011, according to MediaKC, a blog that covers media issues.
I'm appalled by the story, too, from an organizational-leadership perspective. Executives get paid to make executive decisions, and there are few more in need of real leadership than staffing decisions, especially during downsizing. If the Kansas City Star's leadership can't muster up enough intestinal fortitude to decide which of their two reporters will lose their jobs, then the person who really needs to leave is the editor who clearly can't handle a leadership position. Times are tough in this industry, but after this episode, both reporters should be looking elsewhere for a job where management can handle tough situations without passing the buck to underlings. Bormann might be the lucky one.
This story tells us why the Kansas City Star is having its third round of layoffs in less than two years. It's not the staff.


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Juny from Nairobi asks:
How do I put a reminder of something important on my PC?
Thanks for the question Juny. Your current system or email client probably already provides this function, but without knowing what you're using, I can't address that. However, there are dozens of free and reliable calendars that include reminders. One is VueMinder Calendar Lite; a calendar application laden with useful features, but this article will focus on reminders. However, I recommend taking a thorough look at the available options.
During a straightforward download and installation, you'll be offered the options shown below. I chose to leave both boxes checked.
On my computer, when the application installed, the desktop calendar was placed in an inconvenient location. In that case, click the Move/Resize button to generate a frame from which the calendar can be moved, using the title bar.
There are several ways to create an appointment (event). The easiest is to click the New Event button.
This will bring up the Event window. For the taskbar reminder displayed below, check the Show a desktop alert box at the left. You can also add a voice reminder by clicking the radio button in the center. Click the Preview button at the right and, if it's what you want, click Save and Close in the upper left.
If you check Show a popup reminder, one will appear at a prescheduled time. As seen here, it can also be opened, deleted, dismissed, or the snooze can be set for later.
To delete a reminder, simply select the reminder and click the Delete button.
Everything above was done with the desktop calendar, but the VueMinder Calendar can also be accessed by double-clicking the taskbar icon, although right-clicking it will reveal the options below.
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Yukon 3.75 gears for Ford 9 inch....noise
Make a long story short, I built my own housing to put a Ford 9 in a 1999 Camaro SS. The car is a stick and the stock rear was making noise, so after two gear changes in the stock 7.5 and all them making noise I decided to build a 9. Everything turned out real nice except now the 9 is making noise. I started with Richmond Excels, which I know the reputation Richmonds have for making noise. Of course they made noise as low 10 mph. So, I bought a set of Yukons. I have a set in the 8.5 10 bolt in my truck and they are silent. Anyway they are 1000 times better than the Richmonds but I still have a small whine on acel and decel. I started out with the same .019 pinion shim I had with the Richmonds and the pattern was too deep. So I started to bring the pinion out. I went to .021 all I had was a .010 and a .011 to add together, back lash at .006. It still looked too deep to me but I was out of shims and the next jump I could make would be .025 and it was to far out. I loaded up the center section and took it to a local machine shop. Jimmy Mattinglys Machine Shop. He builds pulling tractor engines and is a major Ford guy. Anyway Jimmy told me to open the backlash up and that my pinion shim looks OK. He gave me a couple more shims a .012 and a .014. This time I opened the lash up to about .008 and put the .010 and the .012 in to give me .022. It looked pretty good to me but it seemed like the drive side was staying too deep and the coast was coming out more than the drive. So I went on and tried .011 and .012 to give me .023 and it looked like the coast was too far out and the drive was good. I put it together with .022 and about .008 back lash and it has a small whine. I am thinking about just unbolting the pinion and replacing the .010 with the .011 put it back .023. I figure the lash will open up a little more but should still be in spec. looking for some opinions on where to go. I am about done with rear ends.... I only put about 5 miles on the car for a test drive. I want to fix the noise so I dont mess the gears up.
If you would like to see the 9 I built here is a link to it on LS1 tech
Many of the Yukon gears require more backlash than other gears. If this is a 3.70 gear then you may be having the same problem that I have had with them. I've had a few of the 3.70 Yukon 9 inch gears that had some noise in them.
Ok, then I should be ok just shimming the pinion out another .001. The back lash should still be good.
This is thier 3.75 gear. It was a little higher priced then the 3.70. The Richmond I had was a 3.70.
I don't have any experience with the 3.75 gear. Why did you choose it over the 3.70?
I had a 3.73 in the 10 bolt and liked it. I figured it was a little lower so why not.
Would you guys mind to take a look at these patterns? I have moved this thing around every which way and can not get a good pattern. It doesnt help now that they have been driven on. The coast side is staying heavy toe. I have opened the lash all the way up to .015 and cant hardly make it move. I can bring the coast up the tooth but the drive seems to get to one point then stop moving. Would you guys run any of these patterns? I am begining to wonder if its this aluminum Yukon case. I may try to set them up in the factory cast case just to see if it helps.
Are you changing the pinion depth too or only the backlash?
I spent the whole day moving that sucker every which way you could think. Changing pinion shims and back lash at least 50 times. I set it up in the old center section today and I think I have it. I have a pretty good pattern. The only problem is I have to change out the bearings on my trac loc to the smaller ones now. I had to put the ring gear on the open carrier that was the original to set it up.
No that I know that the gears can be set up I may try the aluminum center section one more time.
Well this is where I am going to run it. I took it all back apart, started over, and put it back together in the aluminum case. I think my problem before was that I wasnt tightening the caps tight enough before check my pattern. I put it back in the car and ran it on jack stand and I didnt hear a peep out of it. Before I could hear the noise running the car on jack stands. I havent drove it yet so we shall see...
This is with .025 pinion shim and .010 back lash.
Looks aceptable for a 9 inch Ford gear. If it's quiet then you did good.
Well I didn't do good if you know what I mean. I don't know what else to do to it. I am bound and determined to get a quiet gear in this car. Any recommendations? What about US Gear?
It just seems weird that the coast would not come off the toe with back lash changes.
I have more trouble with 9 inch gears than any others. I don't know why. I think I would have used the 3.70 gear instead of the 3.75 because the 3.70 is a more popular ratio and produced in higher numbers. They usually work harder to get things right on the high production gears than they do with the low production stuff.
Thats nice to know. Thats the reason I got rid of the 7.5 10 bolt. I couldnt get the gears to setup in them for anything and not make noise. Plus they are weak. I thought with the simpleness of setting up the 9 I could get this thing done and in the car. Looks like I might be buying another ring and pinion. Do you just mainly use Yukon? Should I try to find an original Ford ring and pinion.
Many of the "odd-er" in-between ratio Ford 9" gears(of which your 3.75 ratio set is, the 3.70 is the common set) are targeted primarily at circle track racing use, to taylor engine rpm at the end of a straight to exactly what they need...and so tend to be noisier because no one cares how loud they are in a racecar as long as they do the job and last the race or the season.
The difference between the 3.70 and 3.75 ratio is something you would never even feel on a street or strip application...if you ran each set back to back you would have an extremely hard time telling the difference by how the car acts...if you could even tell, because the difference is sooo small.
I think the common 3.70 set would be your best choice for a quiet gear.
Yea, I've just been using Yukon gears for the last few years. I do some Richmond or US Gear when there isn't a Yukon available, or if a customer brings his own gears. I've got to do a US Gear 3.31 for a 12 bolt soon, which is going to be interesting because they only made 200 of these. I've also got to do a Richmond 4.30 12 bolt gear soon, which is another low production gear. The 3.70 might be a better choice for you. I think you could probably get rid of the 3.75 if you wanted to. There are people who don't care about a little gear noise and would like a good deal on a set of barely used gears.
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Although the particulars differ depending on each department's unique operational needs, all yards have three basic elements: work zones, storage areas, and vehicle circulation. Their relationship to the main building, the rest of the site, surrounding property, and each other is critical. And efficient circulation to and from them should be your primary design concern.
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Work zones are areas of short-term operations that vary from day to day or season to season. The space in front of a salt/sand building, for example, must be clear of obstructions for quick and easy access during the winter but can be used during the summer.
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