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TNixon123 wrote:Got my 6.4lb bag today.
Received -
Unique item:
1 - Bag of Silver Charms (possibly for key chains as well). Approximately 100 "life preserver" silver charms. After digging through I also found a '$' charm and a few "four leaf clover" charms.
Very random, and very happy with my bag! Thanks woot!
Neat! Maybe those could be used for zipper pulls as well.
embhorn wrote:Wooty woot woot!
First time I've been able to resist reading the forum until after my baggy arrived!
In my 6.1 lbs box, I got:
1 - Remote Control Batman Helicopter
1 - Strawberry Shopping Bag
1 - Heatshift Laptop Cooling Pad
1 - Pet Zoom Brushes
1 - Skil 31 pc RATCHETING T-DRIVER SET
Suweeet! Thanks for the crap, Woot!
DITTO on resisting the forums... it worked like a charm, didn't it???
Besides the four usual suspects, I received the Cradlepoint Personal WiFi Hotspot ~ sweet!
HUZZA for the return of the QUALITY BOX!!!
denela wrote:Neat! Maybe those could be used for zipper pulls as well.
Nice! I may just bling out my Jeep soft top zippers with some silver. I be BALLIN'
My 3.3 lb Bandolier of Carrots just arrived, and I'm pretty happy with it:
1X - 5 satellite speaker mounting kit
2X - wisp peppermint 8-packs
2X - Sound Share headphone splitters
1X - flying wootmonkey keychain
1X - strawberry expanding shopping bag
Finally got an update from USPS. It's DELIVERED! Went from "Electronic Shipping Notice" to "Delivered" with no updates in between.
Obviously, I won't know what's in it until I get home.......but I'll probably skip out early.
I got the flying batman, laptop cooling pad, 1 push up handle, the strawberry bag, the pet zoom brushes, and 1 loose USB to camera cord.
got mine today 10.? lbs (don't remember, too lazy to look)
1- Strawberry bag thing
1- Pink Heatshift laptop cooler (currently in use)
1- Vu-Me digital photo holiday ornament
1- Flying Batman
1- Set of 3 PetZoom grooming brushes (will be used)
1- Rival vacuum sealer (food storage thing)
I feel pretty good about the $8
My 4.9lb Bag of Conundrum will be at my place today. Hope Mr. Postman leaves it at my door and doesn't need a signature. This is my first Big o' Cosmos, and if it is truly crap, I will still be happy. This is the best $8 I've spent. (Here's to hoping it's full of 2 iPads, I'm guessing they are about 2 lbs a piece.)
So I got my Big Orphaned Cetacea today...
Little saddened that it wasn't in a actual woot box, but a brown box nonethesless. I thought it wasn't here -- but wondered what I had ordered. lol.
Well it wasn't taped together anymore either and was noted that it "fell open." The fedex guy put a rubber band around the box and left it. Sirius GPP
At least I got my Batman...
Got mine earlier!
3.1 lbs
Spindock laptop swivel
Strawberry Bag
5 speaker mounts
KCR gloves
bsmith1 wrote:Thanks, but it actually snapped off on one side. I don't know how it broke when the props are fine...seeings how the props are longer and would have hit first...
EDIT: Here's da problem.
Again, if your batman doesn't work or if you don't want it, please PM me if you're willing to mail me the piece I need. Thanks.
Same thing happened to mine. I managed to break it on the 1st flight.
figment5000 wrote:Same thing happened to mine. I managed to break it on the 1st flight.
Yeah, I even had to file the plastic down so the batteries would make contact and then I go and break it on the first charge. I was able to do numerous short flights. I started getting pretty good and I think I built-up a false sense of confidence in both my piloting abilities and the robustness of the thing. Oh well, fun while it lasted. It really freaked my cats out and I had to be sure to keep it high enough off the ground to discourage them from attacking it.
The PO came through for me after all!
1 - Remote Control Batman Helicopter
1 - Strawberry Shopping Bag
1 - Heatshift Laptop Cooling Pad
3 - Pet Zoom Brushes
1 - Franklin Covey Leather Notepad
And to make it unique:
1 - Toy Tool Set With Toolbelt
Man... no batman. *kicks a rock*
I received:
Strawberry bag
3 pet brushes
Laptop cooling pad
51 piece kids toolkit which my 3 year old daughter loves!
Oh, and some random Li-ion battery.
My first score came in today (a day earlier than scheduled). 5.4lbs according to FedEx:
Pink laptop cooling pad
Set of 3 "PetZooms" brushes
Strawberry expandable shopping tote
Batman helicopter
Green Jumbo SuperFly Monkey
Step Style Air Pump for small inflatables (Beach balls and the like that you would normally blow up by lung power)
Very happy and I think I'll use it all. The Batman toy may be fun to torment the cat.
CapnJB wrote:Man... no batman. *kicks a rock*
Man... sorry about the no Batman joy Cap'n. But at least your kid is happy.
I almost got mine a day early but after it left Kent WA today I still have no updates. Looks like it will be tomorrow.
Just got my 6.1 lb box. Inside:
1 - Remote Control Batman Helicopter
1 - Strawberry Shopping Bag
1 - Heatshift Laptop Cooling Pad
3 - Pet Zoom Brushes
1 - USB to Mini-USB cable
1 - Jaaks EyeClops Digital Projector (VGA)
1 - Plantronics 220 Bluetooth Headset with charger (looks like a return)
1 - BROKEN Skil Rechargeable Screwdriver (half the box, half of the screwdriver and nothing else)
Not bad for $8.
Here's the scoop:
6lbs (didn't verify)
Standard items:
Strawberry bag
Batman Cat-terror
Pink laptop cooling mat
Pet brushes (to placate the cats after they have been terrorized)
Non-standard items:
USB think light (not my video, but the same product): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu719UBV-6A
2-pack of Leak Frogs (to join the three I already have)
Good haul. 3 1/2 Woot lights.
my Blue Orphan Carp:
* Box of ShamWOWS! (8)
* 2 mini-flying monkeys
* 1 Pair of Kayaking gloves
* 1 Box of Speaker mounts
* 1 Strawberry tote bag
No flat screen but not too shabby!
Received my Big o' Cosmos today. Very cool. Thanks, WOOT!
4.6 lbs, 18.2in x 12.5in x 12.3in
- Batman
- Laptop cooling pad thingy
- Tea
- Kayak glove (just one - the left one)
- Strawberry bag
Thank you, woot! This is a supremely useful pile of crap!
6.4 lbs, 24.1x12.6x12.3
(actual weight was 6.2 lbs)
I was a little concerned at first because the top was taped but loose - you could reach into the box. But it all looks right, based on what others are getting:
1 - Knight Flight Batman
1 - Heatshift Laptop Cooler - silver
1 - set of 3 Pet Zoom brushes
1 - Strawberry Bag
1 - Skil 22 Piece Dual-sided Ratchet Set
(and no TX air!)
Well, I got my ONE POUND Big o' Cosmos today, no dimensions given.
I got>>>>>>
A black bag with white polka dots.
A bag of SHAM WOWs, 8 in all.
A 5 speaker mounting kit.
3 small camera tripods.
Thanks for the different Big o' Cosmos, you wooterites.
Got my box 'o cardboard.
standard batman, strawberry bag, PetZoom brushes, laptop cooler, and my bonus item was a nice looking eco canteen BPA Free stainless steel water bottle, probably 24-26 oz. A nice haul, I'll get some use or fun out of every item. I wasted $4 just last week on a pet brush for the 2 cats I just adopted. Oh well. I actually thought about those hydration bottles today, glad I didn't pull the trigger on that.
It's here.
1X - 5 satellite speaker mounting kit
2X - wisp peppermint 8-packs
2X - Sound Share headphone splitters
1x - Strawberry bag
1 pair of Isotoner gloves... taupe suede mens large.
Not bad.
Note... I order plenty from woot and only the bag's o' crap boxes are all bashed to Battlefield Earth (2000). Seems to be a jealous postal worker out there or something.
PattonBeowulf wrote:Been in New Berlin, WI since Friday with no updates. Must be getting that 2010 camaro in my Sack of Dung.
New Berlin, WI is like the Bermuda Triangle for Packages...
My Big o' Cosmos has been sitting there for 5 days now
My Big o' Cosmos weighed 45 pounds as stated earlier, and had the following items:
-ThreeSixty Battery operated scooter with no charger or manual!
- Harbinger KCR Water gloves
- Spindock
- black and white polka dotted bag
Anyone know where I could pick up a charger for this bad boy?
1 - Batman
1 - Strawberry bag
1 - Laptop cooler pad
1 - Pet Zoom kit
1 - Pair Aqua Globes (One of which is broken)
And that is all...
You know... I paid $8 for this... and I didn't get a big screen, and iPad, or anything worth a lot of money!! I feel jipped!! After all I paid for a B A G of cr@p, and I got... cr@p... and a bag....
OOO... ammm... errrr.... Never mind.
Thanks for the b-a-g of cr@p!!!!!
Darn!!!! What I needed was one of those laptop cooler pads - what I got was a laptop swivel.
And batman, strawberry bag, Harbinger kayaking gloves size XS, and primula Earl Grey Black Tea.
My Big o' Cosmos arrived today!
Weight: 6.4 Lbs and 12" X 12" x 24" box
3- bags texas air
1- flying batman
1- 3 pack pet brush
2- leak frogs
1- pink 17" heatshift laptop cooler
1- usb microsoft lifecam (unknown if it works)
All in all a great woot!! Best $8.00 spent in a long time. Gave the whole family a week of fun.
5.4 lbs, 13" cube...and it turned out to be this:
so weird.
reservoird wrote:Got my box 'o cardboard.
Laptop cooler pad
3-piece grooming kit for my back
Foodsaver knockoff
Terraillon blood pressure monitor, complete with buy.com packing slip dated 4/14/11
Allegedly sterling silver necklace and earrings with semi-hemi-demi-precious stones
Hell, the suspense is worth $8. All this stuff is gravy.
Okay, my wife's a bit more observant than I am. The allegedly sterling silver necklace and earrings with semi-hemi-demi-precious stones has a $100 price tag on it. Let's say they mark it up 2x, that's still not too shabby. A niece will love them.
Not just gravy, but really nice gravy. Not any of that gravy in a jar, neither.
Lets see 3 dollars for a Big Orphaned Cetacea
5 dollars for shipping and what do I get
1 flying batman
1 strawberry bag thing
1 tube of tea flowers
1 table top phone/laptop turner
1 kayak glove
I think I may have been happier with a screaming monkey.
TNixon123 wrote:Got my 6.4lb bag today.
Received -
Standard items:
1 - Batman
1 - Set of pet brushes
1 - Strawberry bag
1 - Laptop cooler
Be careful with those charms. They might be loaded with lead or cadmium.
Unique item:
1 - Bag of Silver Charms (possibly for key chains as well). Approximately 100 "life preserver" silver charms. After digging through I also found a '$' charm and a few "four leaf clover" charms.
Very random, and very happy with my bag! Thanks woot!
My First Big o' Cosmos!
Knight Flight Batman with Twin Propellers and Infrared Control
Earl Grey Black Tea -Makes over 250 Cups!
Strawberry the expands to a 16" Ultra Expand Shopping Tote
Two (2) Pair Harbringer Kayak/Canoe,/Raft XL Gloves (One Long & One Short)
Laptop Swivel - Spin Dock
For some reason, my comment about the charms was buried in the quoted section...so here it is again!
Be careful with those charms. They may be loaded with lead or cadmium.
My 5.8 lb bouncing bundle of crap included:
Standard Flying Batman
Laptop Cooling Pad
Pet Brushes
Strawberry Shopping Bag
1 Philips 6-Outlet Surge Protector
Batman is charging as I type this.
my 6.4 pounds of crap contained:
1 - Remote Control Batman Helicopter
1 - Strawberry Shopping Bag
1 - Laptop Cooling Pad
3 - Pet Zoom Brushes
and just to be different:
1 - bunny corkscrew with foil cutter
all in all the best Big o' Cosmos I have received yet! Very happy!
thanks for the ride Woot!
munkycrazy wrote:That National Geographic thing looks really cool. Very nice!
It was especially good for me. I have boxes and boxes of National Geographics going back to 1958. Now I can get rid of most of them and still have access to the articles, pictures and maps.
All in all, this was a very nice Big o' Cosmos.
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"There are beings with diversity of body and singularity of perception, such as the devas of the Brahma hosts generated by the first [jhana] and some beings in the four realms of deprivation. This is the second station of consciousness. [2]
PTS: D ii 55
Maha-nidana Sutta: The Great Causes Discourse
Seven Stations of Consciousness
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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At the time of the invasion, the then attorney-generl, Lod Goldsmith, published a nine pararaph opinion claiming the invasion was legal. But, it subsequently appeared in a much longer legal opinon written 10 days earlier, Goldsmith expressed reservations about the legality of the attack. Thomas emphsizes "that a decision on whether to take military action against another country is so important that accountability for such decision-making is paramount." He did agree if the minutes were published, the government had the right to delete certain sections due to security reasons.
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Hey camp,I ended up planting a bunch of that yelow sweet clover last year. I should have plenty of bloom this year.... ;)[/quoteGlad to hear, us too. We had a dry spell during the summer, but it didn't seem to hurt it at all. Just remember not to cut it the second year (this year) before it blooms or it won't grow back. You probably know that, but there are some that don't. Thanks again.Camp
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|A girl and her dog
When I fed raw, I left everything packaged in the freezer. It happened to be enough for about a week at a time. Then I'd defrost it as the last batch was running out, and store it in a flat tray (the one's we eat crawfish out of), uncovered in the fridge. Only have one fridge, so their food goes with ours.
The reason for leaving it uncovered is to prevent bacterial (anaerobic) growth and the meat actually stays fresher that way and I can take out more than two-three days worth at a time.
I portioned out my organs into ziplocks and put a couple on the tray as needed. If I needed to divide main meals, I used ziplocks and just divied out so that I'd have even amounts/meals.
|We portion things out into either ziploc bags or recycled lunch meat tupperware; we've got a fridge and a standalone freezer in the basement, so that gets use to store what doesn't fit in the upstairs fridge.
I have a big chest freezer... dethawing is very messy business so I don't use my fridge to dethaw, I just throw the stuff in the sink or use a big tupperware container. I do use one of the bottom drawers in my fridge to throw the dog stuff into if I'm going to be using it for a couple days. I line it with paper towels and clean it with vinegar water.
I do large bulk orders and will spend a few hours once everything is thawed packing stuff into ziploc bags for daily portions. A separate chest or upright freezer for the dogs really is the way to go... I bought mine new because I wanted the warranty but you can get them pretty cheap off Craigslist.
I make 40-60 lb batches and use Ziploc plastic containers....each one holds enough for 2 days plus....put in chest freezer and always have 2 in the fridge upstairs ( thawing or thawed ) for feeding.
I used to use Ziploc baggies but using the containers seems more economical over the long haul and easier all the way around.
FoodSaver. Look for online coupon deals before ordering, usually a bunch of them available. We got the FoodSaver® GameSaver® Bronze , the outdoor models are little more heavy duty. Will upgrade to a higher model next time for less down time between multiple bag seals. This will seal meaty bones and marrow bones, they will not leak in frig, freezer (will store frozen indefinitely without freezer burn!) or while being warmed in hot water in the sink. Every now and then you will have to reseal a bag or redo the whole thing, but seems to be minimal. StaVac bags (on Amazon) work well and are cheaper than FoodSaver brand bags.
Ziplock plastic containers for tripe.
|i have freezer bags for 2 days worth, I semi thaw enough to get a meal out (my girl likes frozen). When they are frozen I keep them in the dog freezer in the garage, but when I thaw I get a big bowl in my kitchen and put the bag in it to thaw in case it drips.
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I break down chickens and portion into Ziplock freezer bags. The individual baths go into a large Ziplock in 3 day portions, then into the freezer. I keep 3 days out at a time. Those bags are stored in a Lexan container inside a drawer in the fridge.
IMO, if you are getting pools of fluid in your refrigerator, you should look at containing things better.
|we do a month at a time. use zip lock bags and freeze all but a couple days. Those go in a mini fridge in our garage only for her food. Some leakage but at least its only in a dedicated fridge
|I save my 2qt green tripe deli containers and reuse them for anything that will fit in them. 6 duck necks fit perfectly. There is no leakage. I usually put 2-3 days worth of meals in a tote and thaw at room temp or in the drawers of my dog food(and beer) fridge. The drawers hold any drippings from the packages. My fridge has a tray that fits across the bottom with a 1" lip around to contain any other blood/juice from the meat. I've also saved some containers from bulk salads or ice cream to set bags in for thawing. I still get messes, lol....though the deli containers are really nice and no mess.
|I separate the bulk orders into zip lock bags and refreeze. I thaw those bags in a large plastic container to catch any mess, but I try to only semi-thaw when I separate each meal to eliminate at least some of the leaks. I make/separate a days worth of food at once and store those in plastic containers. I refreeze the zip locks until I finish what is in them. The next day, I go about thawing some more food out again and repeat the process.
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Quote:There are NO more ninja. Hatsumi himself refers to Takamatsu as "the last true ninja". All others today are simply practitioners of the arts.Whats with these so called "clans" popping up like a bad rash?
Quote: Ninja were not and are not just practicioners of fighting arts.
Quote: Saigo no jissen ninjya
Quote: Quote: Ninja were not and are not just practicioners of fighting arts. Exactly my point, the "ninja" were more than simply practitioners of the ninjutsu arts. The modern practitioners of ninjutsu are NOT ninja. Hatsumi and Tanemura are NOT ninja no matter how much they want to call themselves one. The "ninja" were an entity of a specific time period. Regardless of if people today eithe practice the art, employ their skills in similar professions (i.e. SEAL tactics, CIA, Yakuza) or both, they still are not ninja. You seem to have your head wrapped around some sort of ideology as to what ninja are or what it takes to constitute one but you are missing the entire point. Just as modern practitioners of iaido, kenjutsu, daito ryu and so on will never be samurai regardless of their chosen profession. Yes, that means even members of the Japanese military practicing these arts are not samurai. Even though there is a difference in terms of samurai being a class and ninja not being a specific class the dynamic is still the same. Quote: Saigo no jissen ninjya This translates closer to "last solid line ninja" or "last ninja put into practice" aka last true ninja, not last "combat" ninja.
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Summit Outside: The awkward, but endearing coot
November 4, 2012
Is it a bird, a duck, a cross between a duck, bird and chicken? On land coots look somewhat comical, especially how they walk; sort of like a cross between a chicken and a duck.
One close encounter with a coot occurred when I lived on a salt estuary in New Jersey. I looked out the window and a coot was strutting down the driveway. All of a sudden one of my cats came streaking down the driveway, grabbed the coot and ran with it into the garage to be followed by me screaming at the top of my lungs: "let it go!!!" My cat let go, it ran under the car and eventually out of the garage and took off. I never saw another coot in my driveway again. Since then, I have seen rafts of them on numerous bodies of water, including occasionally on Dillon Reservoir.
The Cajun word for coot is "pouldeau," means "water hen." Coot is used sometimes in Cajun cuisine, as an ingredient for gumbos. The coot is also called "marsh hen" and it probably depicts the hen-like way in their heads bob when they walk or swim.
Coot in 15th century Middle English is "coote" and may originate from the sound of the call the coot makes; a high-pitched squeaking honk similar to that of a goose, but more hollow sounding.
Coots are medium-sized water birds, 13-17 inches in length with a wing span of 23-28 inches. They are members of the rail family. They are mostly dark grey and black, but have prominent frontal shields, with a reddish-brown spot near the top of the bill between the eyes, and a short thick white bill. Many, but not all, have white feathers under the tail.
Their legs are yellowish, with lobed toes in place of webbed feet. The featherless shield gave rise to the expression "as bald as a coot."
American coots are frequently seen swimming in open water diving for food, but they can also forage on land. They can walk and run vigorously on strong legs, and have long toes that are well-adapted to soft, uneven surfaces.
They have short, rounded wings, and appear to be weak fliers, though northern species can cover long distances. They require a great deal of effort to become airborne, pedaling across the water with its feet before lifting off.
Birds from temperate North America east of the Rocky Mountains migrate to southern United States. They are often a year-round resident where water does not freeze in winter.
Outside the breeding season, particularly in winter, American coots gather together in large flocks in shallow, vegetated lakes.
Groups of coots are called covers, coverts or rafts.
Coots eat mainly plant material, but also small animals and eggs.
Coots mate for life and have a long courtship period which is characterized by billing, bowing and nibbling.
Males generally initiate billing, which is the touching of bills between individuals. As the pair bonds, both males and females will initiate billing only with each other and not other males or females. After a pair bond is cemented, the mating pair looks for a territory to build a nest.
Since American coots build on the water, their structures disintegrate easily. Egg and brood nests are actually elaborate rafts, and must be constantly added to in order to stay afloat. Females typically do the most work while building.
Coots will build multiple structures during a single breeding season. There are three general types of structures: display platforms, egg nests and brood nests.
Display platforms are used as roosting sites and are left to decompose after mating.
Egg nests are typically 12 inches in diameter with a 12-15 inch ramp. Coots may build several egg nests before selecting one to lay their eggs in.
Brood nests are nests that are either newly constructed or have simply been converted from old egg nests, and are simply larger egg nests.
Females deposit one egg a day between sunset and midnight. Early season nests have an average of nine eggs per clutch while late clutches have fewer eggs.
Male and female coots share incubation responsibility, but males do most of the work during the 21-day incubation period.
Coots may eventually raise only two or three out of nine fledglings. Some coot parents have difficulty feeding a large family of fledglings on the tiny shrimp and insects that they collect. After a few days they may start attacking their own chicks when they beg for food. The weaker chicks eventually give up begging and die.
Coots are fairly aggressive in defense of their eggs and, in protecting their nesting habitat. This helps reduce losses of eggs and young to many predators. Crows, magpies and terns can sometime steal eggs. Mammalian predators are not too common, but include foxes, coyotes, skunks and raccoons. Nests are regularly destroyed by muskrats. Regular, non-nesting-season predators include great horned owls, northern harriers, eagles,= and gulls. Coots may locally comprise more than 80 percent of the diet of bald eagles.
A characteristic of the coot is its awkwardness. Its flight is very slow and sluggish, and its toes are fringed by a lobed membrane that helps it swim and walk over marshes, but the membrane also makes the bird move clumsily. Because of that awkwardness, the coot has long been associated with stupidity.
A figurative term for a simpleton or a foolish person is "coot." The term "old coot" is used in the English language to mean an eccentric or crotchety person, especially an eccentric old man.
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I am in a similar situation. I am conisdering moving to UAE and I want to take my german shepherd with me. I was wondering what happened in your case :-)
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Hey Forum,
My first post here, although I've lurked for a while.
I'm hoping to get some thoughts, advice and potentially recommendations from y'all lovely fellow GSD lovers. I'm having a rough time right now working through all of it and emotions are getting involved, ha.
Currently live in Maryland got two GSDs who I love very, very much growing up GSDs were my dream dogs and when I finally was able to own some I've continued to fall in love. We adopted both of our dogs.
The first is an almost 10 year old female, black about 80 lbs who we adopted after her original owner passed away about 2 years ago.
Our second one is not quite 1 1/2 male, traditional brown, big teddy bear (about 110-120 lbs) loving boy just starting to come out of the puppy stage. We adopted him about 8 months ago when his original owners life situation changed and they couldn't give him the attention he needed.
My whole family has been blessed by these two dogs and they are very much part of the family my daughters (6 and 5) spend hours with them and they are amazing. Both awesome dogs who I and my kids love very, very much.
Recently got offered an amazing job opportunity that I've accepted that's going to move my family overseas to Abu Dhabi, UAE for a couple of years (the "toe" of the Arabian peninsula). My intentions have always been to bring our dogs with us, growing up I went through some giving up/rehoming situations with dogs and it tore me up and I've never wanted to have to do that again. However...as I've started working through the process of moving them over I seem to be running into roadblocks and difficulties at every turn. I'm hoping maybe some of you have done an international move before with your canine family members and can help me find some perspective in all the craziness right now. Many people who aren't dog lovers/owners just don't understand why I just don't give them up or rehome them and it's tearing me up to consider it.
I've been being quoted prices anywhere from 6-8 thousand dollars to ship our dogs over. Our big boy may need a custom crate (he's about 41 or 42 inches from ear tip to floor). Obviously being the middle east it's hot over there, like really hot sometimes. I'm all messed up right now about what the best thing to do is. I don't want to give them up and firmly believe that rarely is giving up your canine family members the best option...they are a part of us. At the same time so many people think I'm crazy for bringing them...that it would be better to rehome them...I just don't know what to do right now.
Sorry for the really long post...I guess I'm hoping that maybe someone here can tell me I'm not crazy...or maybe I am or...I don't know...
On a more logistical note, if you live on the east coast does anyone have any recommendations for people who build custom crates or extensions for crates for international travel?
Thanks for listening if you read all of this.
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This was 2 years ago.. coming from Germany but. It was very easy to bring a dog back into the states. All I had to have was current rabies certificate and a travel vet visit/record review.. which was basically his records with a signed form from the vet saying he was good to go... from within 10 days of arrival into the U.S.
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I'm all ears, no experience to share but, next year I'm returning USA (fingers crossed) and bring my 7 yo minpin with me. Will she be quarantined??. How can I find info about bringing dog to States??. Thanks
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I brought my Huntaway and English pointer over from NZ to the UK. They got custom made carriers and weren't able to travel on the same plane as me. It was 9 years ago and the flights alone cost over £3000 for both dogs and two cats but that included kennelling and handling the veterinary paperwork. It was incredibly stressful and waiting to pick them up from airport cargo was the longest wait ever.
If your employer knows a company, they have a good reputation and their employees have used it in the past I would go with them. Unfortunately it is going to cost a lot but it can't be helped. I couldn't of left them behind. We had no money and I took out a loan to pay for it but I wouldn't have it any other way. I really think when you get a dog you make a commitment to it and only in very extreme circumstances should that commitment be broken.
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I'm all ears, no experience to share but, next year I'm returning USA (fingers crossed) and bring my 7 yo minpin with me. Will she be quarantined??. How can I find info about bringing dog to States??. Thanks
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They have to come as cargo, but they can be cargo in the belly of your plane. You can fly united from USA to Dubai and they have a price sheet for live animals if you Google it.
It states 71 - 100 lb animals are $1039 and 101 - 150 lb $1539. Those prices are specific to US to Dubai flights.
I am sure you could obtain the same info for other airlines, that was just the results of a quick search. Good luck!
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A thought. Can you try transporting via a cruise instead?
This cruise allows dog and has a cruise from the East Coast to Dubai. From Dubai to your destination is about 1 hour drive, per google.
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Well I hope you overcome these obstacles. Sometimes it seems like it's just one thing after another but don't give up!
I fully understand why you would not want to leave them behind. We've made several moves over the years and leaving our guys behind was never an option.
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Hi Jdash,
I can't speak specifically to the UAE, but I know many overseas countries have a quarantine period when you first import the dog. Basically, the dog cannot go home with you for a certain period.
For instance, I believe the U.K. has a 6 month quarantine. You might want to check on this for the U.A.E.
There is import paperwork I have to procure regarding their health and the like and there are other requirements like they have to be microchipped. I've found the requirements and can work through those.
Then the most recent roadblock as I mentioned was being told that due to my big boy's size he may be to big for any traditional airline approved kennel.
Hi Jdash,
I can't speak specifically to the UAE, but I know many overseas countries have a quarantine period when you first import the dog. Basically, the dog cannot go home with you for a certain period.
For instance, I believe the U.K. has a 6 month quarantine. You might want to check on this for the U.A.E.
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Walmart.com: Tingley Men's Half Boot: Shoes I had some success sealing then painting rubber boots last year on my Boba Fett suit. I used a poly-acrylic water based sealer and painted it on the boot. Once it had dried, I was able to use regular old rattlecans to mask off and paint the boot however I wanted. Super-glued thin black shoestrings to the front for the "ribbed" part and it held up well.
These Wal-Mart boots are $43 bucks, so they aren't the cheapest, but if you wanted to save a bit and were feeling crafty, they might do the trick. Just wanted to pass it along. And you just have to have the closest boot I've ever seen to the screen used boot, save that 43 bucks and put it towards a pair of Man of War's boots.! They are the bees knees! (saving for a pair of his myself) :fettesb
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|Next up on our sneak preview of the building block sessions for the Enabling cloud computing with WebSphere campaign is the Dynamic Infrastructure Services block. One portion of that block is a discussion about some of the technical capabilities of WebSphere Virtual Enterprise given by Nitin Gaur. Nitin is a Consulting IT Specialist within WebSphere, and an all-around WebSphere guru. I caught up with him to ask a few questions about his upcoming podcast.
|Me: When people think cloud computing, one of the core concepts is 'on demand'. They want just enough resource at just the right time. In that sense, can you tell me a little about the On-Demand Router (ODR) in WebSphere Virtual Enterprise (WVE)? What is it and what core functions does it provide?
Nitin: So, first allow me to take a step back. In my view, cloud computing is a new consumption and delivery model nudged by consumer demand and continual growth in internet services. I classify any Cloud computing platform exhibits the following 6 key characteristics:
I thus, deliberately use the term platform in the context of a cloud computing environment that facilitates flexibility, robustness and agility, as a systemic approach in providing a stage to hosting applications without the concern for availability or provisioning of underlying resources. Since hardware and software virtualization do offer significant cost and resource management advantages, it is not rare to see virtualized platforms as core building blocks of any cloud platform. Such virtualization technologies provide an elastic infrastructure service. In this respect, WVE provides application server virtualization, which enables an elastic business-policy-driven application infrastructure.
Now back to the On-Demand Router. The ODR is the autonomic engine that drives the activity enabling the elastic infrastructure discussed above. The ODR operates in a highly dynamic WVE environment, so it is imperative for the ODR to be aware of any changes in the environment such as newly deployed applications, the addition of new application servers, and any planned or unplanned server outages. It achieves this awareness by continuously interacting with WVE's fluid and dynamic feedback mechanism.
|Me: Autonomic capabilities seem to be a core part of WebSphere Virtual Enterprise. To that end, can you tell us a little about the autonomic capabilities provided by dynamic clusters in WVE?
Nitin: Dynamic application placement is a defining capability of WVE that directly contributes to WVE's ability to provide a dynamic, virtualized, and goal-oriented environment for workload management and continuous availability. The dynamic application management capability maximizes the efficient use of hardware resources by allocating resources appropriately per application based on fluctuating demands in the enterprise infrastructure. It determines which servers to stop and start in a dynamic server cluster in order to meet current demand for applications, and it does this in the context of a set of administrator-defined policies that uphold the enterprise's service level agreements (SLAs) for its application infrastructure. The dynamic application placement framework must balance resource availability against health policies, service policies, and the importance levels assigned to applications.
Dynamic server clusters are key to WVE's ability to dynamically adjust the application environment according to server load, and they provide the basis for a virtualized server runtime environment. The big difference between a dynamic cluster in WVE and a static cluster in WebSphere Application Server is that dynamic clusters grow and shrink as needed to meet current demand by starting and stopping members of the cluster. Although dynamic clusters and static clusters can co-exist in a cell, dynamic application placement can only work with dynamic clusters. To prevent unchecked growth, each dynamic cluster has a mechanism that you use to define a boundary for that cluster's growth. The boundary is both quantitative (based on criteria that define the minimum and maximum number of application servers that can run in the cluster simultaneously) and locational (based on criteria that confine the growth of the dynamic cluster to a defined set of nodes).
|Me: I know you have been around the country, and for that matter globe, helping our users to adopt and implement WebSphere Virtual Enterprise. Tell us about one of your favorite customer stories.
Nitin: So I would cite an example of one of the leaders in the entertainment Industry (and my favorite customer), let's call them Company X (since I cannot cite the name). The core of the company's application infrastructure system is the Sales App Infrastructure (SAI) consisting of more than 10 enterprise applications. To keep up with demand, Company X was required to procure more hardware and software to support the core systems. This strategy resulted in a large infrastructure footprint with low hardware utilization. The increase in hardware footprint became difficult to manage and required additional resources. The large footprint of the company's deployment put them in reaction mode rather than a posture of proactive monitoring. Some application servers rendered themselves unavailable and required the team to restart them every 24 hours. From a cost standpoint, it costs the company the same amount of money to request a virtual platform as it would to purchase a new physical server. This led to significantly under utilized hardware throughout the enterprise. WVE was brought in to Company X to help better manage their WebSphere Application Server footprint. Dynamic clusters, application health policies, and application editioning features helped the company to better utilize hardware, reduce hardware expenditures, increase visibility into their applications, and improve availability of their applications.
In addition to helping with the existing environment, WVE helped Company X to roll out a new project with applications that required continuous availability to worldwide users. The team made use of policy-based workload management to ensure performance and availability levels of these new applications met their business needs. In addition, the company was able to reduce the amount of WebSphere Application Server licenses and physical servers required for this new deployment. In sum, WebSphere Virtual Enterprise saves the company significant time, money, and management effort.
|Me: Thanks Nitin for your time!
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Are you right or left handed?
Typically, low and left is indicitive of a combination of flinching (low) and poor trigger discipline (left), but that's for right handed shooters, not saying you have to be shooting right handed to hit low/left, but that seems to be the trend. You very well could still be slopping the trigger and pulling right.
Do some "ball and dummy" drills and see if your front sight is dropping.


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Police Find Hidden Compartment in Mans Car, but No Drugs or Illegal Items So Why Was He Arrested?
Police in Lorain County, Ohio, arrested a man Wednesday after they found a hidden compartment on his vehicle. When officers opened the compartment, they found no drugs or illegal substances yet the man was still arrested charged with a felony.
Officers were able to make the arrest under the states new hidden compartment law, which is intended to deter criminals who modify their cars to store and transport drugs or weapons.
Police initially pulled over 30-year-old Norman Gurley for speeding, but then noticed several wires running to the back of the car, WKYC-TV reports. The wires led the cops to a hidden compartment.
Even though a search turned up no drugs, guns or other illegal items, police were authorized to arrest him because the new law makes simply driving a trap car a felony. It was reportedly the first arrest made under the new law in Northeast Ohio.
Without the hidden compartment law, we would not have had any charges on the suspect, Lt. Michael Combs, of the State Highway Patrol, said.
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Black Blade: "Minority Report"? Wow, if they only knew. Guess I will most definitely stay out of the occupied Communist territories like Ohio. Only a matter of time now before they expand this to hiding places (even hidden rooms and gun safes) within a person's own home. This law is ripe for abuse. its like civil forfeiture, you dont have to be guilty of anything for them to seize (steal) your property. God forbid you buy a used car with a "secret compartment" you didn't know about - you become a "felon" as a result.
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I was seeing these great looking AK74 pistols with, 3 to 4" bbls. What about an AR15? I know you would have to mod the gas set up. But, what the hell!
Maybe, 4 to 5"?
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I was seeing these great looking AK74 pistols with, 3 to 4" bbls. What about an AR15? I know you would have to mod the gas set up. But, what the hell!
Maybe, 4 to 5"?
generally about 7" for 5.56/223 though 4th is working on a AR-15 derringer in 5.56--LOL!
no limitation for pistol rounds in blow-back.
the deal with pistol cals running DI is there about the same length as a pistol barrel and i am thinking shorter would be better on the gas block with them.
now here is an idea for super short 5.56 like a 5"-- --go with a gas piston set up!
even the cheap gas piston kit has an adjustable gas block that could come in very handy--
Hell yeah! Thank you that's what I was thinking! cut down a piston operating rod to fit. I was thinking about doing that. Make the gas port hole bigger, than have an adjustable gas block. Use the gas it needs and, vent the rest. Thanks again for the tip and, info j427x
yes..I was going to get a piston kit from cdnn
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true! I was thinking about maybe both 556 and, 300...thank you for all the great info!
it might be possible to go "super-short" with the DI set up. that would require at least an adjustable gas block and more that likely some bolt carrier mods.
this path would likely be as expensive as the piston system and more fussy.
pistol cal conversions seem to be a natural for shorties running DI.
i been wanting to build a 45 super DI/gas pistol for some time now. mad-machinist makes all the stuff needed.
money is tight and other projects keep getting in the way. one day i am going to build a DI pistol in either 45 super of 357 sig.
357sig would be easy cause the 9mm mags and blocks will work--LOL
and a 357 sig would be mucho powerful--LOL
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|Always good to check references and vets of anyone who wishes to adopt your GSD.
|Hi, My name is Sharon, I currently live in NC, I have a female German Shepherd, we absolutely love her she is like one of our children. We are looking for a companion/playmate for her. She will be three years old in January. We have references and pictures of her. If you would like to send me your email, I can send you pics and a phone number. Like I said we are looking for another German Shepherd for Scout. Email is email@example.com. Thanks, Sharon
|There are a few in your area. Look in South Carolina as well
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Have you contacted any German Shepherd rescues? They can help you screen adopters and do a courtesy post on petfinder for you. And as long as you "foster" him, they may take him under their umbrella.
|Have you contacted any German Shepherd rescues? They can help you screen adopters and do a courtesy post on petfinder for you. And as long as you "foster" him, they may take him under their umbrella.
3-year-old GSD in Rutherford, North Carolina (Re-home)
I recently decided to find a new home for my 3-year-old pure-bred shepherd, Gunny. This decision came after determining that the life he is currently living is unacceptable in comparison to the previous life I was able to provide him. He is currently an outside dog on a 30-40ft run; while the fact that is lives outside isn't necessarily a bad thing, I don't want him to live outside for the rest of his life. I need to find a family who can accept him as one of their own and to ensure that he is the best dog that he can be; I cannot do that as I am currently in school full-time and I also work full-time.
I believe that it is important to clarify that I am not looking for an easy escape from ownership of Gunny. He is a wonderful dog and I love the activities that he and I participate in, but it's not enough. I want him to live in an environment that is constantly challenging him mentally and physically with training, walks, and games. I have thought quite a bit about this and I believe that finding him a new home is the best thing for him. He is a wonderful dog and he deserves a wonderful family to be a part of.
Some Facts:
1. We never registered him through AKC. We had the paperwork to complete to file it through the AKC, but knowing that he was a pure-bred shepherd was all that we cared for (we purchased him from a breeder).
2. He refuses to go in any dog house we've purchased or built. I am unsure as to whether or not it's a claustrophobia issue or if he simply doesn't care enough about rain or snow to seek shelter.
3. He does well with other dogs (in our experience). Cats... he loves to chase cats, but I don't believe he would kill one.
4. He was last wormed 1-2 months ago.
5. He was once very good with walking, but the lack of training time has made him a bit rowdy when it comes to games and walking. He is *not* aggressive but a heavy dog that jumps can catch some scratches.
This is obviously not an urgent re-home. I would simply like to find him a better home with a family who can show him more attention. I was rather reluctant in posting here because I do not want anyone to think I am a bad person for giving him up...
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Hello Zammers and TDH peeps!
After collecting parts and enthusiasm, I am officially launching the Zam in Seattle project. (And a major thanks to MonCal for the cool parts, awesome work, and JD Fett and others for parts and advice. You all rock.)
I'm starting with the bodysuit, so I'll know the clearances I have on the gauntlets and straps and other parts.
I have 20+ years of costuming sewing experience, although this is my first time with neoprene or more accurately, the Stretchhouse fabric, which isn't a true neoprene. I was studying the pics on the ref disk (thanks!) and I have a theory that might explain the saddle in the middle of the pants.
Theory: Those saddle "seams" are just two decorative lines sewn into the pants. They aren't separate pieces, just extra lines of seaming put on top of the existing pants.
Might also be the case with the second line - instead of a welt, those outside double seams may just be a regular singular seam with a decorative second one on the outside.
Now I'm ducking, because if it looks right, y'all are going to hate me because you did all that amazing work putting a saddle into the pants. I'll try it, take pictures of it, and post it, and you can tell me what you think.
Also, I have a second controversial theory that the crop top was shortened to prevent the neoprene from rubbing over the chest, and a black shirt-like fabric was attached to it that tucks into her pants (that also has the hose connections on it). That's lighter for heat and weight as well. Your opinion?
And I'm using a Green Pepper racing suit pattern as a starting point, which I'll mod to put the seams in the right places.
Hey, let the debate begin, I want to hear what you think. I may have some sewing experience, but I'm new to this fabric and to the Zam effort, and many of you have already suffered/worked on this. (And whoa, what a lot of work this costume is!!)
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|69 widetrack
You've received some pretty good advice on this thread, Brian gave you an excellent tutorial on what to look for and what pitfalls to avoid, Tech 69 suggested the razor blade technique, also excellent advice, it can be a little dangerous when not used in the hands of someone that has done it before as when, Tuscon Jay mentioned, the clear has reached the proper stage of curing but, for someone who knows how, it would be the fastest and is used in many if not most body shops. JoAnn with the runner block suggestions and in all, everyone has given good advice.
roy2486 mentioned that he preferred the 3M, 3 stage polish. That's all I use is the 3M 3 stage polish, if you don't have a polisher and plan to hand polish, your best bet would be to finish your wet sanding with an extremely fine grit. I would recommend the previous grits and then step it up to 3M's tri-zac 3,000 grit pad. After using this it is quite possible to hand polish the color sanded clear when the runs are gone. In fact, there really shouldn't be a need for wax and would not recommend wax on any fresh clear.
The difference between waxing and polishing is that when you polish a top coat like clear, you are in effect taking some of that clear material off of the surface, leaving you with a high gloss. When you wax a car, your adding material to your surface and in many cases what your adding is silicone. Silicone is a product that can lead to future problems, again especially on fresh clear coat. Fresh clear coat needs to breathe...by adding a silicone wax to the top of the fresh clear your are choking off or sealing the clear, not letting any remaining solvents escape and could cause the clear to die off. Turtle wax, in many of their products, use silicone, there rubbing compounds do work but, on fresh clear you are well advised to read the label to ensure that silicone doesn't touch your fresh paint job.
The 3M 3 stage process works well, doesn't use silicone and is paint friendly, a good choice in your situation.
I hope this helps.
yup. turtle wax is good. i prefer 3m. i do it in 3 steps. rubbing compound(coarsest) polishing compound then a good carbauna wax. dont buy that ice crap its junk. remember wax on wax off. if you dont have a buffer make sure you buy compounds that can be hand buffed otherwise the abbrasives in it wont break down as you polish.
|Yep, The runny nose described it pretty close on most of it and yep, it's got sags also . Sounds like alot of work to me !!!! Tanks guys
|I personally like a bent razor blade on a fully cured run. You just tilt it at an angle and shave it with a backwards motion to not allow it to dig in but to only shave off what you want. If you do it carefully and the clear is properly cured it will only take a second of 1000 to get any marks out. I outta try a run block but have had great success with a razor. I just can't knock it.
These stone sanding blocks work really good.
It makes it easy to feel the run and not sand the surrounding area.
MARTINSR just gave you some really great advice. You really want to not rush it and concentrate your effort on the run only! It seems to me,the condition you've described is actually more of a Sag. So,as a little help,I like to guide-coat any Run or Sag;that's how I was taught and can be a huge help.
A "Run" to me, is like a kid with a very runny Nose.It kinda charges its way down to his lip hopefully stopping just before it enters the mouth. It may have a bit of a Ball on the end,sometimes at the end of that Ball,it'll look like a thin little Rappelling Rope and a tiny Man sliding down safely where it touches the floor of your shop.That,is just a couple of different types of "Runs" where I like to employ the "Razor Blade"technique.
I have found that great care has to be taken when sanding a run. You must sand ONLY the run, it is very important to sand ONLY the run. Think about it, you have three coats of clear right next to that run, the run it's self is the thickness of 6-10 coats of clear. So while sanding that 6-10 coats you can't sand the surrounding area that is only 3 coats at all. If you only sand it a little bit, a little bit of the 6-10 coats is your 3 coats and you are THRU like right now.
So using a hard narrow block where you are ONLY sanding the run and keep an eye on it by squeegeeing off the water so you can see what you are doing often you can keep from sanding the surrounding area.
These 3M squeegees work the best I have found. They make all different sizes so you can get into tight areas.
3M Wetordry Rubber Squeegee, 05518, 2 in x 3 in-Shop 3M
Keeping an eye on what you are sanding is the best advice I can give. Sanding that run without paying very close attention and you will wipe off the water and residue to see that you have sanded thru the clear sure as poop stinks.
You will also need to make sure the job has died completely. Some brands of paint are stable in 2 days. Other brands can take weeks.
If you sand those poor brands too soon, the run will shrink later, after you flattened it, creating a depression in the surface.
Don't let famous brands fool you. From my experience, even some of the best known are not forgiving at all. Talk to someone familiar with them.
One of my favorite tools for removing runs are little metal blocks called Run Blockers. They are made by Motor Guard and they have saved my butt numerous times over the years. Basically, they allow you to focus your sanding on the run itself. But you have to be careful as you can end up sanding too much in that area and go thru the clear.
Sanding runs in clear is not beginner stuff. Its not easy so don't get frustrated when you sand through, cos you will. When I have to sand a run in clear, 60% of the time, I go through. This is why I always opt for having to buff some slight orange peel rather than get it too flat and having to sand a run. Getting clear to flow perfectly every time is unreal hard. Gravity is not your friend.
|Thanks for all the info; I think I've got the general direction to get the job going !!
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You could blend the base over any area that had a burn through (sanded through) the clear coat, however, your better off to clear the entire panel rather than just trying to clear over the area that you re-applied base. Clear is much harder to blend than base coat and clearing the panel should eliminate polishing back a clear blend.
|Yes, It helps to get all the info I can ! Here's another ? ; If it goes throgh the clear and needs the base again ,can the base just be done on the panel or panels that you go through or the whole car has to be done ? Thanks
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33Willeys77 is correct, start of with either 600 or 800 wet with a hard block...apply no pressure on the block at all, let the paper cut the run. When the runs are knocked out of the clear, graduate up tosay 800 then 1,000 1,500, 2,000 and I prefer to finish my clear with 2,500 grit before polishing. If you sand through the clear coat, it needs be re based, especially if it's a metallic color.
Hope this helps
|If I sanded through the clearcoat would it be able to be hit with c/coat again or the paint would need to be done again also ? It might just have to good enough !!
|Runs are hard to get straight again. If the car was sanded already, you will need to know how much clear was put on to begin with. The best way to get runs out is to hit them first with a coarse grade sandpaper. 600-800 depending on the severity, then work to finer grit. I would be scared to go back at them again since it was sanded already. You may or may not go through the clearcoat, so be prepared to repaint if you do. You will need a hard flat block to get it straight again, but really, 1500 is too fine (in my opinion) to get that surface flat again.
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Breast cancer will be topic of at least two of the talks planned for a mini-symposium October 10 on the Homewood campus.
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Students from Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center (PSOC) and Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE) will hold their second mini-symposium of the year on October 10 at 9 a.m. in Hackerman Hall Auditorium. The symposia, scheduled each spring and fall on the Homewood campus, encourage an exchange of ideas between PhD students and postdoctoral fellows associated with these centers. The entire Hopkins community is invited to attend, and no RSVP is required.
Some of the talk titles include, from the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, "The Pulsing Motion of Breast Cancer Cell is Regulated by Surrounding Epithelial Cells" presented by Meng Horng Lee, a PSOC postdoctoral fellow in the Denis Wirtz lab; "Breast Tumor Extracellular Matrix Promotes Vasculogenesis" presented by Abigail Hielscher, a postdoctoral fellow in the Sharon Gerecht lab; and "Mucin 16 is a Functional Selectin Ligand on Pancreatic Cancer Cells" given by Jack Chen, a pre-doctoral fellow in the lab of Konstantinos Konstantopoulos. Additional speakers include postdoctoral fellow Pei-Hsun Wu, PhD, a from the Wirtz Lab and Koh Meng Aw Yong, a pre-doctoral student affiliated with Princeton University's Physical Sciences-Oncology Center.
The purpose of these twice a year, student run mini-symposia is to facilitate communication among researchers working in laboratories studying the mechanistic aspects of cancer spread (i.e., those affiliated with the PSOC) and those working on novel means of using nanotechnology for cancer diagnosis or treatment (i.e., those associated with the CCNE). Anjil Giri coordinated the fall mini-symposium, a PSOC pre-doctoral fellow in the Wirtz lab , with Erbil Abaci, a PSOC pre-doctoral fellow with in the Gerecht lab. Visit the INBT website (inbt.jhu.edu) for further details, as additional speakers and talk titles will be announced.


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Jamaican Ribs with Sticky Rum BBQ SauceGet a taste of the islands by seasoning the baby back ribs with spicy jerk seasoning, marinating in rum, and basting with a tangy brown sugar and rum sauce.
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Teppo Numminen, Buffalo's coaching
Sabres prepare for European `working vacation'
'The cross-Atlantic journey starts Saturday, a day after the Sabres close their NHL preseason at Washington. After a brief stop home, the Sabres will fly to Mannheim, Germany, where they will play an exhibition game against the city's pro team Adler on Tuesday. Then it's off to Helsinki, Finland, where Buffalo will open the season against Anaheim on Oct. 7, followed by a game against Los Angeles in Berlin a day later.'
'Late-bloomer' Leino ready for role with Sabres
'"Good linemates, we thought the game the same way, so we had good chemistry right away," said Leino, who had 19 goals and 53 points in 81 games last year, essentially his first full NHL season. "I don't know. I guess I was just thinking, 'I'll play my own game. Whatever happens, I will play my own game.'"'
Sabres Kotalik assigned to Europe. Kaleta not mad at Vanek
'He said he's been assigned to a team in his hometown in the Czech Republic.'
Sabres may ship Kotalik to Europe
'The Buffalo Sabres are trying to work out a deal to let forward Ales Kotalik play in Europe this season. Kotalik cleared NHL waivers Monday but he decided not to report to the Rochester Americans. Kotalik is a nine year NHL veteran who the Sabres re-acquired in a trade with Calgary back in June. The Sabres waived him last weekend to get under the NHL salary cap.'
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Sabres' Sekera works to be a constant threat
'"I felt I was doing the same things I have always been doing," Sekera said this week in First Niagara Center. "I was moving my feet, passing the puck and a little bit more aware of my defensive zone play and things worked out great. Sometimes you're trying and nothing is going to work out, sometimes you're not even pushing and it happens for you."'
Kaleta ready to go after getting 'smoked' by Vanek
'"It happened. It's over with. You practice hard and I'll be the first one to back him up on the ice whenever he needs it," said a smiling Kaleta. "It is practice and stuff but it happened. It was a good hit. He felt bad about it. All in all, he smoked me."'
European business trip
'"I think the biggest thing is getting the jet lag out," explained Jordan Leopold, who's already gone through the European experience when he traveled to Helsinki as a member of the Florida Panthers in 2009. "We're going to have that long flight right off the bat, and to get adapted to the time that we're on over there is number one. Hydrating, nutrition getting our practice time in and getting a little time to ourselves is important.'
Sabres in talks to have F Kotalik play in Europe
'Without going into specifics, general manager Darcy Regier would only say, "We're working on it," Thursday. Playing in Europe became an option after Kotalik did not report to the Sabres' American Hockey League farm club in Rochester upon clearing waivers Monday.'
Which Boyes will show up for Sabres?
'"You take what you can out of different situations," Boyes said this week. "I have to look at it as another learning experience, the way I need to play at that position. If I go back in the middle, at least I have a reference point of what I can change and what can take it to the next level."'
Gaustad, Gerbe, Kaleta have meshed well for Sabres
'"The joke is I play with two of the top five most hated guys in the league on that line," Sabres center Paul Gaustad said earlier this week.'
Bills and Sabres are part of our history
'I've grown up around the games, whether on astro-turf or ice, and they are a part of who I am, even if I don't know a goal from a touchdown. To be from Buffalo is to be a part of the Bills and Sabres, no matter how the season goes. Right now, we're having a winning beginning, with both football and hockey. So, lets go, Buffalo! This year could be the one.'
I say bring on the hockey!
'I've "played" hockey only once – and I did pretty darn well, actually . . . although my form left a lot to be desired. But I won't quit my day job. Nevertheless, I'm proud to call myself a Buffalo Sabres fan, and I'm so excited the (pre)season has finally started! Go Buffalo!'
Sabres raise ante in Northeast
'A billionaire who made his fortune in the natural gas industry, Pegula has single-handedly made the Northeast a more difficult place to play for all five teams in it, transforming a small-market team that perennially worried about the bottom line into yet another big budget club.'


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