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Consumer IoT Growth: Increasing at a Record High
The consumer IoT market is growing at an astounding rate - device ownership increased 259% from 2015 to 2016.
In her session at @ThingsExpo, Noelani McGadden, Vice President of IoT at PlumChoice, will present thought-provoking insights from a recent survey, while exploring the opportunities and challenges as the market continues to grow. The data highlights which types of devices consumers currently own and are planning to purchase, the reasons why they're purchasing these devices and their preferred method for help (phone call, chat, etc.). She will also discuss drivers of consumer behavior - including rate of adoption - of homeowners compared to renters, along with comparisons between age, gender and current IoT device owners.
Speaker Bio
Noelani McGadden is a high-energy speaker with over 25 years of experience that spans wireless, mobile and startup industries. She has worked as a consultant with a host of channels including AT&T, Verizon, Samsung, T-Mobile and Sprint to name a few. As a result of her experience in this market, Noelani has deep expertise in creating strategic go-to-market plans around value-added services and has helped telecom providers exploit new business models based on IoT specialized services. She understands the challenges around creating go-to-market plans in nascent markets and has prepared connected product support strategies for IoT companies to accelerate adoption and driving long-term brand value.
She has lived and worked in Japan, Israel, Holland and Sweden and has spoken on IoT and design at Carnegie Mellon University.
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing Cloud strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @CloudExpo | @ThingsExpo, June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is on the right path to Digital Transformation.
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Delegates to Cloud Expo / @ThingsExpo will be able to attend 8 simultaneous, information-packed education tracks.
There are over 120 breakout sessions in all, with Keynotes, General Sessions, and Power Panels adding to three days of incredibly rich presentations and content.
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Financial Technology - or FinTech - Is Now Part of the @CloudExpo Program!
Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 20th Cloud Expo / @ThingsExpo June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY and October 31 - November 2, 2017, Santa Clara Convention Center, CA will find fresh new content in a new track called FinTech, which will incorporate machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, and blockchain into one track.
Financial enterprises in New York City, London, Singapore, and other world financial capitals are embracing a new generation of smart, automated FinTech that eliminates many cumbersome, slow, and expensive intermediate processes from their businesses.
FinTech brings efficiency as well as the ability to deliver new services and a much improved customer experience throughout the global financial services industry. FinTech is a natural fit with cloud computing, as new services are quickly developed, deployed, and scaled on public, private, and hybrid clouds.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that TMC has been named "Media Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 21st International Cloud Expo and Big Data at Cloud Expo, which will take place on Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Global buyers rely on TMC's content-driven marketplaces to make purchase decisions and navigate markets. Learn how we can help you reach your marketing goals.
Jun. 27, 2017 10:05 AM EDT
Amazon started as an online bookseller 20 years ago. Since then, it has evolved into a technology juggernaut that has disrupted multiple markets and industries and touches many aspects of our lives. It is a relentless technology and business model innovator driving disruption throughout numerous ecosystems. Amazon's AWS revenues alone are approaching $16B a year making it one of the largest IT companies in the world. With dominant offerings in Cloud, IoT, eCommerce, Big Data, AI, Digital Assista...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that IBM has been named "Diamond Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 21st Cloud Expo, which will take place on October 31 through November 2nd 2017 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.
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We build IoT infrastructure products - when you have to integrate different devices, different systems and cloud you have to build an application to do that but we eliminate the need to build an application. Our products can integrate any device, any system, any cloud regardless of protocol," explained Peter Jung, Chief Product Officer at Pulzze Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Conference Guru has been named "Media Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 21st International Cloud Expo, which will take place on Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. A valuable conference experience generates new contacts, sales leads, potential strategic partners and potential investors; helps gather competitive intelligence and even provides inspiration for new products and services. Conference Guru works with conference organi...
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Multiple data types are pouring into IoT deployments. Data is coming in small packages as well as enormous files and data streams of many sizes. Widespread use of mobile devices adds to the total. In this power panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists looked at the tools and environments that are being put to use in IoT deployments, as well as the team skills a modern enterprise IT shop needs to keep things running, get a handle on all this data, and deliver...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Enzu will exhibit at SYS-CON's 21st Int\ernational Cloud Expo®, which will take place October 31-November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Enzu's mission is to be the leading provider of enterprise cloud solutions worldwide. Enzu enables online businesses to use its IT infrastructure to their competitive advantage. By offering a suite of proven hosting and management services, Enzu wants companies to focus on the core of their ...
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In his session at @ThingsExpo, Eric Lachapelle, CEO of the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB), provided an overview of various initiatives to certify the security of connected devices and future trends in ensuring public trust of IoT. Eric Lachapelle is the Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB), an international certification body. His role is to help companies and individuals to achieve professional, accredited and worldwide re...
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IoT solutions exploit operational data generated by Internet-connected smart "things" for the purpose of gaining operational insight and producing "better outcomes" (for example, create new business models, eliminate unscheduled maintenance, etc.). The explosive proliferation of IoT solutions will result in an exponential growth in the volume of IoT data, precipitating significant Information Governance issues: who owns the IoT data, what are the rights/duties of IoT solutions adopters towards t...
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With the introduction of IoT and Smart Living in every aspect of our lives, one question has become relevant: What are the security implications? To answer this, first we have to look and explore the security models of the technologies that IoT is founded upon. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Nevi Kaja, a Research Engineer at Ford Motor Company, discussed some of the security challenges of the IoT infrastructure and related how these aspects impact Smart Living. The material was delivered interac...
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The current age of digital transformation means that IT organizations must adapt their toolset to cover all digital experiences, beyond just the end users'. Today's businesses can no longer focus solely on the digital interactions they manage with employees or customers; they must now contend with non-traditional factors. Whether it's the power of brand to make or break a company, the need to monitor across all locations 24/7, or the ability to proactively resolve issues, companies must adapt to...
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing Cloud strategies, now is the perfect time to attend 21st Cloud Expo October 31 - November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, and June 12-14, 2018, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is on the right path to Digital Transformation.
Jun. 27, 2017 04:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,356
No hype cycles or predictions of zillions of things here. IoT is big. You get it. You know your business and have great ideas for a business transformation strategy. What comes next? Time to make it happen. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jay Mason, Associate Partner at M&S Consulting, presented a step-by-step plan to develop your technology implementation strategy. He discussed the evaluation of communication standards and IoT messaging protocols, data analytics considerations, edge-to-cloud tec...
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New competitors, disruptive technologies, and growing expectations are pushing every business to both adopt and deliver new digital services. This 'Digital Transformation' demands rapid delivery and continuous iteration of new competitive services via multiple channels, which in turn demands new service delivery techniques – including DevOps. In this power panel at @DevOpsSummit 20th Cloud Expo, moderated by DevOps Conference Co-Chair Andi Mann, panelists examined how DevOps helps to meet the de...
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When growing capacity and power in the data center, the architectural trade-offs between server scale-up vs. scale-out continue to be debated. Both approaches are valid: scale-out adds multiple, smaller servers running in a distributed computing model, while scale-up adds fewer, more powerful servers that are capable of running larger workloads. It's worth noting that there are additional, unique advantages that scale-up architectures offer. One big advantage is large memory and compute capacity...
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"When we talk about cloud without compromise what we're talking about is that when people think about 'I need the flexibility of the cloud' - it's the ability to create applications and run them in a cloud environment that's far more flexible," explained Matthew Finnie, CTO of Interoute, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 20th Cloud Expo, held June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
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The current age of digital transformation means that IT organizations must adapt their toolset to cover all digital experiences, beyond just the end users'. Today's businesses can no longer focus solely on the digital interactions they manage with employees or customers; they must now contend with non-traditional factors. Whether it's the power of brand to make or break a company, the need to monitor across all locations 24/7, or the ability to proactively resolve issues, companies must adapt to...
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here I#m gonna post pics of my helmet. It's the second one I'm trying because the first one was ****. Now I'm using Rafalfetts template and I have to admit that these are easy to work with.
Enough said now some pic's:
This was my helmet todays morning
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Chisholm: Autumn reflections
October 16, 2012
There is a spot on the mountain road on the way to our town and church that has spectacular scenery. But in the splendor of autumn it can be dangerous. As you come around the corner, parked cars of those viewing the colors of fall, can suddenly block the narrow road causing emergency braking or big trouble. September and October can be "as good as it gets" in many beautiful places in our America. It is also a time of fleeting beauty and a time for reflection and remembering. A time of dormancy and death.
This year there is such a feeling of change – fundamental change, even God's works of beauty have a temporary feel about them that this may be the last of something we, as Americans took as gifts from a loving God. And we should appreciate our blessings now for what they are – God's gifts.
Many of the unique things we took for granted in America, like the Right to Life, our Right to Liberty and Freedom may be dropping like autumn leaves by the wayside. It is most probable that more of our daily work will be confiscated by government taxes to provide distribution to those favored by an ever expanding elitist and socialist government. Two life and death bad laws now exist in America-1973 Roe vs Wade removes the protection of life from the most unprotected and 2010 "Obama-care" will provide "health care coverage" from the daily taxes of the working poor providing abortion on demand and rationed care and euthanasia for the elderly. These are now mandated coverages and make us a nation with the "Culture of Death."
One political party has made abortion and euthanasia the law of the land under Obama-care. The law was passed without a single member of the opposition party and without the majority consent of the American people. The same law violates the freedom of conscience of many Catholics and Judea-Christian faithful in their life efforts to love and protect all human life of all ages and in all conditions. The Culture of Death mandates that we support with taxes and fines the taking of life for the unborn and provide limited care and euthanasia for those deemed by political elites to be better dead than alive.
The party out of power has an entirely different plan for America. It is a plan we as the non-political Americans can understand because it uses our common sense. Most of us do not consider ourselves Democrats or Republicans. But we do want politicians who share our values and our world view, our common sense recognition of good and evil and life and death issues. We want them to protect ourselves,our families, our friends, our America from the evils of the world with good law not bad laws using hate and death as a solution for the young and old, the weak and the defenseless.
America must resume it's original role in the Declaration of Independence. The role of using government to protect, not take away, the Creator – God endowed Human Rights to Life, to Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness. A nation with laws again committed to the culture of life.
In a few days we can return to America's great reason for being. We can use our educated vote to return our nation to the culture of life. Using courage and wisdom we can return to the freedom we once enjoyed with our families and friends protected with good law with the blessings of a most beautiful country. We can again lead the world in the joy of being a nation living a life of love in the imitation of a loving and living Christ.
We can in the peace of the voting booth bring back the promise of another American Spring full of the God's beauty of life.
Don Chisholm MD, Dillon


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Jan. 17, 2014
Get the inside look at the Tennessee basketball programs with host Dani Klupenger. In the 10th episode of the season, here's a look at this week's features:
- D'Montre Edwards and Derek Reese have earned more playing time with the Vols. Find out what they did to have their numbers called more often as the season has progressed.
- Meet the honorary coaches for the men's basketball games this past week: Associate Dean for the College of Education Dixie Thompson, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs Jamia Stokes along with UT's Treasurer and CFO Butch Peccolo and his wife Dulcie Peccolo, the Director of Student Services for the College of Education.
- 'We Back Pat' Week 2014 kicks off on Sunday, Jan. 19 and continues all week with games on ESPN. The teams in the SEC honor the legendary Pat Summitt and raise awareness for the Pat Summitt Foundation and the fight for a cure to defeat Alzheimer's disease.
- Evan Ellis profiles Isabelle Harrison and her recent dominant streak of double-doubles and her powerful post presence.
- UNITE hosted a pep rally for the men's basketball squad last week. It was a fun, loud and spirited event.
- Basketball Hall of Famer Bernard King returned to Knoxville and spoke about his passion for the Vols and the UT program.
- Plus previews of the basketball action in the coming week.


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Posted by Richard Fichera on August 25, 2011
Intel Raises the Curtain on Poulson
At the Hot Chips conference last week, Intel disclosed additional details about the upcoming Poulson Itanium CPU due for shipment early next year. For Itanium loyalists (essentially committed HP-UX customers) the disclosures are a ray of sunshine among the gloomy news that has been the lot of Itanium devotees recently.
Poulson will bring several significant improvements to Itanium in both performance and reliability. On the performance side, we have significant improvements on several fronts:
Posted by Richard Fichera on August 17, 2011
We have been repeatedly reminded that the requirements of hyper-scale cloud properties are different from those of the mainstream enterprise, but I am now beginning to suspect that the top strata of the traditional enterprise may be leaning in the same direction. This suspicion has been triggered by the combination of a recent day in NY visiting I&O groups in a handful of very large companies and a number of unrelated client interactions.
The pattern that I see developing is one of "haves" versus "have nots" in terms of their ability to execute on their technology vision with internal resources. The "haves" are the traditional large sophisticated corporations, with a high concentration in financial services. They have sophisticated IT groups, are capable fo writing extremely complex systems management and operations software, and typically own and manage 10,000 servers or more. The have nots are the ones with more modest skills and abilities, who may own 1000s of servers, but tend to be less advanced than the core FSI companies in terms of their ability to integrate and optimize their infrastructure.
The divergence in requirements comes from what they expect and want from their primary system vendors. The have nots are companies who understand their limitations and are looking for help form their vendors in the form of converged infrastructures, new virtualization management tools, and deeper integration of management software to automate operational tasks, These are people who buy HP c-Class, Cisco UCS, for example, and then add vendor-supplied and ISV management and automation tools on top of them in an attempt to control complexity and costs. They are willing to accept deeper vendor lock-in in exchange for the benefits of the advanced capabilities.
Posted by Richard Fichera on August 10, 2011
A project I'm working on for an approximately half-billion dollar company in the health care industry has forced me to revisit Hyper-V versus VMware after a long period of inattention on my part, and it has become apparent that Hyper-V has made significant progress as a viable platform for at least medium enterprises. My key takeaways include:
Posted by Richard Fichera on August 9, 2011
I recently had an opportunity to spend some time with SUSE management, including President and General Manager Nils Brauckmann, and came away with what I think is a reasonably clear picture of The Attachmate Group's (TAG) intentions and of SUSE's overall condition these days. Overall, impressions were positive, with some key takeaways:
Posted by Richard Fichera on August 5, 2011
NVIDIA recently shared a case study involving risk calculations at a JP Morgan Chase that I think is significant for the extreme levels of acceleration gained by integrating GPUs with conventional CPUs, and also as an illustration of a mainstream financial application of GPU technology.
JP Morgan Chase's Equity Derivatives Group began evaluating GPUs as computational accelerators in 2009, and now runs over half of their risk calculations on hybrid systems containing x86 CPUs and NVIDIA Tesla GPUs, and claims a 40x improvement in calculation times combined with a 75% cost savings. The cost savings appear to be derived from a combination of lower capital costs to deliver an equivalent throughput of calculations along with improved energy efficiency per calculation.
Implicit in the speedup of 40x, from multiple hours to several minutes, is the implication that these calculations can become part of a near real-time business-critical analysis process instead of an overnight or daily batch process. Given the intensely competitive nature of derivatives trading, it is highly likely that JPMC will enhance their use of GPUs as traders demand an ever increasing number of these calculations. And of course, their competition has been using the same technology as well, based on numerous conversations I have had with Wall Street infrastructure architects over the past year.
My net take on this is that we will see a succession of similar announcements as GPUs become a fully mainstream acceleration technology as opposed to an experimental fringe. If you are an I&O professional whose users are demanding extreme computational performance on a constrained space, power and capital budget, you owe it to yourself and your company to evaluate the newest accelerator technology. Your competitors are almost certainly doing so.


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I have just shot corrosive ammo out of my ak, I know I need to clean it, any one have any suggestions?
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I have just shot corrosive ammo out of my ak, I know I need to clean it, any one have any suggestions?
Hoppes #9 works just fine.....JJ
Corrosive ammunition is corrosive because its primer leaves hygroscopic salts in the barrel.
(Hygroscopic: attracts and holds moisture—water.)
The very best way to remove the hygroscopic salts is to dissolve them out with water.
Then you flush with water that's as hot as you can get it, or you heat the metal parts until the water evaporates.
Then you oil the parts while they're still warm, but dry.
Another method would be to use black-powder-specific cleaning solvents. (Black powder residue is also hygroscopic.)
There is still some G.I., WW2-era, corrosive-primer-specific cleaning solvent out there, if you can find it.
Hot soapy water has been used since the ammo was first used. Ballistol has been the lube of choice for many who shoot corrosive ammo.
I use hot water and ammonia on my French Mas 49/56. Now there's a good smell !!


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Yield: 6 Cocktails
This champagne-mango cocktail is a play on words on the peach-based Bellini, which was invented by Harry Cipriani at Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy. I like to think of the Mangini as an improvement, and it makes a great Sunday brunch cocktail. The mango purée can be stored for a day or two in the refrigerator. You can substitute frozen mango if fresh is unavailable, but as always, fresh is best.
2 very ripe mangoes
1/2 to 1 cup ice water, as needed
1 bottle champagne or cava, chilled
Peel the mangoes and cut away the flesh from the pits. Place the flesh in a food processor and purée until smooth. If the purée is too thick, slowly add some of the ice water until the desired consistency is reached.
In the bottom of each champagne flute glass place 1 ounce of the mango purée and top off with your favorite champagne.
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Nuevo Latino:
Recipes That Celebrate the New Latin-American Cuisine
by Douglas Rodriguez with John Harrisson
Photographs by Dennis Galante
$27.95, cloth,
Ten Speed Press
Recipe reprinted by permission.
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'Buffalo's Tim Connolly fired a shot off the mask of Duck goalie Steve Shields. The puck went in. The Ducks' Mike Leclerc fired a shot off the mask of Sabre goalie Martin Biron. The puck didn't go in.'
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A chimney from a 19th century homestead destroyed in the Black Saturday bushfires is being reconstructed in the Forest Gallery.
The chimney was collected in June from a property on Whittlesea-Kinglake Road. It was one of very few damaged structures remaining, since most were demolished in the first weeks after Black Saturday for safety. With support from the homestead's owner, Major Singh Gill, the chimney was dismantled one brick at a time by Kinglake Grocon and bricklayer George Firczak. The handmade bricks are being re-laid at the museum as a permanent memorial to the lives and properties lost in the fires.
Liza Dale-Hallett, Senior Curator of Sustainable Futures, is leading the Victorian Bushfires Collection project. The chimney is the largest and most complex item of this collection which also includes fences, signs, Country Fire Authority pamphlets predating the fire, tourism brochures from Marysville and Kinglake, plus items from destroyed houses and bushland. The collection also includes video footage, interviews and personal accounts.
The collection started when affected communities across the state contacted the museum with offers of donations in the days after Black Saturday. "Looking at the museum's existing collection, it was clear that there was little documentation of past bushfire disasters," said Liza, who responded immediately to collect the objects, to record the experiences of Victorians and the impact of the fires.
Liza feels the chimney's natural home is in the Forest Gallery, which provides a broader context of the role of fire for regeneration and how we must adapt to live with fire.
"It will be a hearth, a meeting place, that people can visit for reflection," she said. "Fire has been a constant in our landscape for millennia. Since white settlement, lone chimneys are a powerful symbol of fire. So we're connecting immediately to the recent fires, but also to fires across time and place."
It is hoped that the chimney installation will be completed in the next week.
Hi there David - thanks for your comment. I've referred your question to the Museum's Senior Curator for Sustainable Futures for her advice and we'll get back to you soon with some additional information.
Hi again David. In response to your query the Senior Curator for Sustainable Futures has advised, the deinstallation of the chimney involved a partnership between Museum staff, Grocon staff and local contractors to dismantle, number, clean, label and stack approximately 1600 bricks. Special mention should be made of the careful expertise of George Firczak, the bricklayer, who carefully extracted each brick in original order, and Lee Allan, the 'Smooth Operator' of the boom platform.
The reconstruction of the chimney was tendered to Bret's Bricklaying, from Ringwood North, who have had considerable experience in working on heritage buildings and sites. The brick work was undertaken by Geoffrey Hennessy, who replicated every detail from the original chimney – to such a degree it appears as if it was simply lifted directly from its original site to the Museum.
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By NANCY BEAN FOSTER
Union Leader Correspondent | July 15. 2013 6:45PM
Amanda Chop of Manchester fly fishes for rainbow trout in the Piscataquog River in Goffstown. Fishing, especially for cold-water species like trout, slows down in the mid-summer heat, and this week's high temperatures won't be helping matters. (.NANCY BEAN FOSTER PHOTO)
There's been no shortage of rain in New Hampshire in recent weeks, alternating with the kind of heavy, thick heat one would expect to experience in the Mississippi Delta, not New England. But the weather itself hasn't kept fishermen indoors, said Alan Nute, owner of AJ's Bait and Tackle in Meredith.
Lightning, however, should, said Janet Thompson, owner of North Country Angler in North Conway.
"You don't want to get caught in the water during a thunderstorm with a fishing rod in your hand," said Thompson. "And don't hide under a tree with a fly rod or you'll become a lightning rod."
Swift rivers
Fishing big rivers when the water is running high and fast can be a waste of a perfectly good morning, said Nute, but you can strike it rich in the smaller streams and tributaries.
And besides, the fish go into survival mode, said Johnson.
But all the rain has made for good news for those who like fishing in rivers. In normal years, the smaller streams that feed the rivers have stopped running by now, but this year the rain has kept them full.
Warm ponds, cold fish
For folks who like to fish from the shores of a lake or a pond, the high water and warm temperatures are also creating some difficulties.
"The water's too high, and it's too warm, so the fish have gone deep," Achorn said. "I'm just getting skunked everywhere I go. All we're catching is sunfish.
"When the water's warm like this, you need a boat to get to the deeper water," he said. "That's where the fish are."
"They prefer 55 to 60 degree water, though the brown trout can handle a bit warmer," he said. "But they won't survive if it gets much warmer."
However, in the cool of the evening, when the mayflies are out, trout and salmon may be happy to head to the surface to feed, said Regional Fisheries Biologist Don Miller in a recent fishing report.
On the Seacoast, it's a great year for striped bass, said George Taylor of Taylor's Trading Post in Madbury, but again the rivers aren't offering the best yields.
"I think there's too much fresh water in the rivers and the stripers don't like that," said Taylor. "But out on (Great Bay), the stripers are biting big time. Everybody seems to be doing well."
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What I buy at CostcoApril 24, 2012
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- 4you-withlove said...
I LOVE Costco......one of my finds is farro. Like your quiona, it is MUCH cheaper than purchasing it at the grocery store, if you can even find it at the grocery store!
- April 24, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- NaDell Ransom said...
I like to buy the baby cucumbers there when our garden isn't producing. They are between $3-5 and have close to 10 of them. My kindergarten daughter would even take them in her lunch to school!
I also like the giant bag of Crasins. It's normally $6-8 and cheaper than the regular stores (without a coupon).
Press and Seal giant box three pack for $10 (with the Costco coupon) is about $5 less than the same amount at regular stores and I LOVE that stuff!
I enjoy your lists!
- April 24, 2012 at 9:38 AM
- NaDell Ransom said...
Oh, I like the Frantz loaves of bread too. Regular stores have it (in a smaller 2/3 size) for $2 and the two loaf pack at Costco that equals almost three regular size loaves is less than $4.
- April 24, 2012 at 9:39 AM
- Bugglesnug said...
I agree with everything you've said here but I just have one note of caution: be careful at the larger farmer's markets. If you're going to small ones where you know that the people have actually raised their goods, no worries. But my husband used to be in produce trucking and I can tell you that often when produce would be rejected from grocers, they would take that load to the farmer's markets and they would buy it up and sell it as "organic" and "locally grown." I realize not all places are like this but I always feel like passing that on just in case you weren't aware. It's definitely made me look at large markets differently.
- April 24, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Très bien said...
Hey Rachel! I am your newest follower via Pinterest! I loved your "what not to buy at the dollar store" post. I go there a lot as well and live 2 seconds from ours :] Thanks for the tips!
Très bien [Love on a Budget]
- April 24, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Great again Rachel!!! Fantastic series too!!! I just put one of those strawberry containers into our recycling bin this morning, those are a must buy, we polish one off in 3 days ;) Love the Quinoa too, Trader Joes is even pricey on that! ;)
- April 25, 2012 at 6:12 AM
- Paula said...
My Costco cards runs out in May and I'm going to use some of your tips for my last visit. (I won't renew because Costco is several hours from where I live.)
I stock up on capers and roasted red peppers because they are way cheaper than the grocery store. I've also found some great clothes for my husband.
I'm stopping by from Serenity Now.
- April 27, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- Paula said...
Very handy information - bigger isn't always better (or cheaper). If it's OK with you, I'd like to re-post this blog for my readers at lifeinthemiddlelane.
- April 28, 2012 at 8:20 AM
- Kim said...
Totally agree with your post! :) Before kids, I was an avid baker, and I used to buy the Kirkland brand vanilla extract at Costco. Great stuff, and you get 16 ounces for $6.99, which is an insane deal compared to $3 an ounce at the supermarket!
- April 28, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- ~Claire~ said...
I am always harping on my friends who are costco-holics about makinf sure they are comparing prices with regular retailers!! I think from now on, i am just going to direct them to this post, it\s going to be easier than explaining it all myself! lol
- April 28, 2012 at 7:43 PM
- Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon said...
What great tips! We don't have a Costco near us, but when we were in NC we had one and we purchased a mattress set from them for a steal! Thanks for sharing with us!
Take care,
- May 1, 2012 at 10:27 AM
- Ladybird Ln said...
What great tips, I don't have a Costco card but have been thining about getting one your posts on the matter have helped. On a side note can you give me your recipe for your protein shake with hershey's syrup... I have been trying to lie protein powder... lol.
- May 5, 2012 at 7:12 AM
- Amy M said...
You priced Quilted Northern tp, but what about the Kirkland brand? How does that compare per roll to other brands in other stores.
And what about diapers? I'v recently become a bargain/couponer but for wipes you can get them at 2cents per wipe which is a major deal.
I agree with you though, I've often found myself wondering if Costco really is the best deal but always been to lazy to really price compare. And my Mom is a Costco aholic, she does all her shopping there with no regard for the price. Thanks for the info.
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|The 08/09 model changes from the premier and Premier T5 to just being called the Premier F1. The core is completely redesigned with a softer torsional give to it. If you can save the money get the last years model.
|Thanks for the advice man, probably will be going with the never summer premier in either 157 or 159. Does anyone know if the 2009 model is going to be better than the 2008? I was just wondering whether I should go for a deal on an 08' or spend the extra cash on an 09' if it is a better board.
The alibi is going to be the softest board on your list, it has Nomex in the tip and tail. Nomex is resin or epoxy covered cardboard its really squishy and doesn't last too long, while I love Atomic products when they introduced that to the alibi the board just went to shit.
The Zepplin is fun and definitely up your alley for what you're looking for its going to be slightly stiffer when it comes to park riding but still stable and fun. Although once again Nomex in the core between the feet but its not the full width of the core its only half width then layered with wood over top, this will give it better snap.
Anthem is what it is, I think Rome bastardized it last season the sidecut is super aggressive on it and really digs in. Great if you're into laying Euro carves, but other than that semi chattery.
The Heritage is basically the big brother to the sl. Slightly stiffer, little wider, and more of a all mountain shape to it compared to an all mountain freestyle shape. I liked the board for what you're describing.
The premier is definitely the top contender for what you listed as its shape is more geared for pow/trees than park. The new Premier F1 for this year retains the same shape as the older premiers with lighter glass in it a bit more torsional give to it. So where a lot of people complained about it getting on edge if not as speeds I found it slightly better.
Custom X just chatters the alumafly core doesn't dissipate energy and its not that great of a park board better in pipe.
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Hey everybody hows it going? I'm in the market for a new board and was just curious what the snowboarding community here would recommend. This is my first post so please excuse any noobish mistakes. Info about me is as follows:
gender: male
age: 18
weight: 170lbs
boot size: 10.5 mens us
height: 5'11''
years snowboarding: 8
skill level: intermediate/advanced
I usually like to freeride, go fast, hit the steeps, go off into the trees, hit powder, and take a few runs through the park. Basically what I am looking for is a board that will hold its edge really well on all conditions, float in the powder, be stable at speed, go edge to edge quickly, be nimble and just be awesome to ride. Kind of a all mountain/freeride/backcountry board. Ideally it would be durable and tough, but I do not want a board that is so heavy it is tough to spin with. I have a dedicated park board (rome graft) so the new boards ability to ride in the park and do jibs is not a big deal.
I have been researching which board to buy for several months now and have tentatively narrowed it down to the following six as possible choices:
burton custom x
never summer premier
never summer heritage
rome anthem
k2 zeppelin
atomic alibi
I have read many reviews and have heard good things about all the boards, I am just unsure which one would suit me best. I am kinda leaning more towards the NS Premier, but nothing is certain. I am open to boards and brands not on my list, it is just from my research I picked these as the best candidates. I also don't really care what year the board is, so it doesn't have to be the newest version on the market. Any advise is greatly appreciated.
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A lot of people come onto this forum and ask which class is the best, or which class is better out of 2 choices. Eg: "Which is better Cleric or Fire Mage?", or "Which is better Bandit or Assassin?".
Since a lot of the regulars that visit these forums have seen these types of posts hundreds of times before, it can actually get annoying for us since the same things keep being said over and over. Each class has been compared to every other class to the point of nausea.
So I made this little guide so that n00bs such as yourself (icon_razz.gif) can know the answer to this eternal question once and for all, and not have to make yet another "which class is better" post.
Firstly, let me explain a process in making a game called "game balancing". When a game is being developed, during the alpha and beta testing phases all aspects of the game are checked to see if the game is fair and balanced. There would be little point making a game which has one class/job which is better than all the rest because if that were the case then EVERYONE would pick that class, since theres no point in picking an inferior class. So what all the alpha and beta testers do is compare the various classes and if one seems to be too good compared to others, it gets nerfed (made weaker) in the next release of the game. Likewise if a class is weaker than the rest, it gets boosted in the next release. This continues until all the testers, developers, and game designers are happy that all the classes are fairly balanced against each other.
You can probably see where I am going with this. What I am trying to say is, THERE IS NO BEST CLASS. The game underwent a heck of a lot of testing to ensure that all classes were balanced against each other!
The ultimate rule of thumb when deciding which class is BEST FOR YOU (not BEST CLASS, just which class YOU will enjoy playing the most) is to try making a couple of different characters, levelling em up a bit to get a feel for it, and see if its your thing. Ultimately the choice is up to you, and asking other people which class THEY think is best is pointless, since they might prefer a different style of play than you do, and so whats best for them might not be whats best for you.
However, I will give a brief rundown of the various classes and list their play styles and what aspects of the class are good, and what aspects are weak.
Warriors - Swordsman
Warriors are "melee only", meaning there is no option of having a ranged attack like all the other classes. This is the primary thing you need to consider before you decide if a Warrior is the class for you. Do you like attacking monsters from up close (melee), or from range? If you prefer range then Warrior is definately not for you. However, if you DO like melee, then maybe you will enjoy Warriors.
Another thing some people wonder about Warriors is whether to go for 1 handed weapons + shield or to use 2 handed weapons. Well again, there is no "better" option. Using 2 handed weapons will give you higher damage, at the expense of some defence. Using 1 handed + shield will give you more defence at the expense of some offense. Also keep in mind that if you are going to be a Spearman you don't have the 1h + shield option at all. Another thing to consider is that 1H weapons tend to have a shorter range, but faster attack speed then the 2H equivalent. The beauty of being a Fighter or Page is you can get BOTH the 2H and 1H version of your favourite weapon and select which one you want to use based on the situation. Some monsters you might be able to 1 Hit KO with a 2H weapon sometimes, but you can't with a 1H weapon, in which case it might pay to fight them with a 2H weapon. In other cases you might find that both the 1H and 2H weapon result in a 1HKO, and so the faster attack speed and better defence of 1H + shield may be the better option. If in doubt, try both and decide for yourself.
* Highest HP and Armor by far compared to other classes means you are a lot less likely to die accidentally. It also means you can try fighting monsters higher level than you and still probably survive, as long as you have enough potions.
* Have very strong, powerful strikes which do big damage to enemies, and can knockback higher level enemies quite effectively.
* Get the choice of using 1 handed weapons + a shield, or 2 handed weapons, meaning theres more choice with equipment than other classes.
* Get to choose from 5 different weapon types (Swords, Axes, Blunt Weapons, Spears, Polearms) which also gives more choice with equipment than other classes.
* Get SlashBlast, which is an attack which can hit multiple enemies, in the 1st job advancement. No other class gets a mass-attack skill until at least 2nd or 3rd job advancement.
* Don't have a ranged attack.
* A lot of their weapons have pretty slow attacks, so although you hit hard, you hit slow as well. This is not always the case however.
* Damage is pretty unstable at first since they don't get Mastery until 2nd job, and their main attacking skill only hit once.
* Never get any skills which increase their movement speed or jump height.
* Tend to have poor accuracy at first meaning some monsters are hard/impossible to hit.
* Tend to have low avoidability so they get hit very often.
Warrior - Fighter
A Fighter is one of the 2nd job advancements a Warrior can choose from. They tend to be very similar to Pages during the 2nd job advancement, the only difference being that Fighters can use Axes, whereas Pages can use Blunt Weapons (but both can use Swords), and one of the skills is different (Fighters get Rage, Pages get Threaten). Fighters are all about warriors who want to concentrate on having the highest HP, and doing the most damage to all enemies in general, and later on (during 3rd job), being very effective 1 on 1 against powerful enemies.
* Fighters get Rage, which is a great offensive skill increasing your damage as though you had a weapon 10 levels higher once its maxed out. This means a Fighters damage tends to be higher once they get Rage than the other warriors.
* Get the most base HP out of the 2nd job Warriors.
* Axes and Axe scrolls tend to be very cheap.
* Rage reduces your defence slightly, so you take a bit more damage.
* Get the least base MP out of the 2nd job Warriors.
* Swords and Sword scrolls tend to be very expensive.
Warrior - Page
Pages are very similar to Fighters during the 2nd job, only difference being Pages can use Blunt Weapons, whereas Fighters can use Axes (although both can use Swords), and Pages get the skill Threaten, whereas Fighters get Rage.
At higher levels (3rd job and beyond) Pages concentrate on getting elemental attacks, which allows the to do extra damage against certain enemies (but less damage against other types of enemies). They will apparently be able to heal themselves in the 4th job (could be an unconfirmed rumor).
* Pages get Threaten, a very defensive skill that can save you a lot of HP by making monsters do less damage to you.
* Get more base MP compared to Fighters.
* Blunt Weapons and BW scrolls tend to be cheap.
* Threaten needs to be constantly recast on new enemies, and its offensive capabilities are negligible.
* Get less base HP compared to Fighters.
* Swords and Sword scrolls tend to be expensive.
Warrior - Spearman
The Spearman is actually a bit different from the other 2 Warrior types. Firstly, they use either spears or Polearms, which are big, slow 2 handed weapons that have the highest maximum damage out of all the Warrior weapons. They also have the lowest minimum damage. Spearmen also get some very handy skills which are quite benefitial to fellow party members. At laster levels (3rd job and beyond) Spearmen get some amazingly powerful skills such as Dragon Roar which can do massive damage to all the enemies on the screen. The drawback is most of the powerful skills tend to have a long cooldown period, and require expensive items which get used up when you use the skill.
* Their weapons have the longest range out of all the Warrior weapons.
* Polearms do the most damage when its "swung", Spears do the most damage when their "stabbed".
* Polearms/Spears have the highest maximum damage out of all the Warrior weapons.
* Have some great party oriented skills.
* Get more base MP than Fighters.
* While using Hyperbody, their HP and MP max is actually the highest out of all the Warriors.
* Slowest attack speed.
* Lowest minimum damage means their damage is the most unstable out of all the Warriors.
* Polearms do poor damage when its "stabbed", Spears do poor damage when its "swung".
* Get less base HP than Fighters.


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2013 USC Spring Football Outlook
Spring ball begins March 5.
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Trojans looking to take care of "unfinished business."
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USC 42, Syracuse 29 - AP Photos
Matt Barkley threw a career-best six touchdown passes.
CAREER: He has 60 tackles (1 for a loss), 8 deflections and 1 interception in his career. He has 9 career starts.
2013: Harris, USC's most experienced cornerback, will compete for a starting job as a senior in 2013.
2012: Harris started 5 games (Stanford, California, Utah, Washington, Arizona) at cornerback as a junior in 2012. Overall in 2012 while appearing in 10 games (he missed the Hawaii game with an injury and did not play at UCLA, then was academically ineligible against Georgia Tech), he had 30 tackles (including 1 for a 1-yard loss) and a team-best 6 deflections. He had a team-high 8 tackles (1 for a loss) at Syracuse, then 4 tackles at Stanford, 5 tackles and a deflection against California, 2 tackles and 2 deflections at Utah, 2 tackles at Washington and a deflection against Colorado. He had 4 tackles and a deflection at Arizona, 3 tackles at Oregon and 2 tackles against Arizona State.
2011: Harris started the first 4 games (Minnesota, Utah, Syracuse, Arizona State) of his sophomore season at cornerback, but hurt his shoulder at Arizona State and was sidelined the rest of the season. Overall in 2011, he had 17 tackles, 2 deflections, an interception and a forced fumble. He missed 2011 spring practice while recuperating from a 2010 shoulder injury. Against Minnesota, he had 4 tackles and intercepted a pass near midfield to seal the win with 53 seconds remaining. Against Utah, he had 6 tackles, a deflection and returned a blocked field goal 68 yards for a TD at game's end. He had 5 tackles and a deflection against Syracuse and 2 tackles and a forced fumble at Arizona State.
2010: Harris served as a backup cornerback and played on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2010. Overall in 2010 while appearing in 10 games (all but Oregon State, Notre Dame, UCLA), he had 13 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 deflection, and also had a defensive PAT. He had 2 tackles at Hawaii and Minnesota, then 1 tackle at Washington, 1 tackle and recovered a fumble (to set up a USC TD) at Stanford, 3 tackles, a deflections and returned a blocked PAT for a defensive PAT against Arizona State and 4 tackles at Arizona. He then was bothered by torn cartilage in his shoulder first suffered against Arizona State and was sidelined for USC's final 3 games before having surgery.
2009: Harris redshirted as a freshman cornerback in 2009, his first year at USC. HIGH SCHOOL: His 2008 honors included Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the Rest, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and All-State as a senior defensive back and wide receiver at Palo Verde High in Las Vegas (Nev.). He had 53 tackles and 5 interceptions on defense, 60 receptions for 660 yards (11.0 avg.) with 11 TDs (plus 4 rushing TDs) on offense and returned 3 kickoffs for touchdowns in 2008.
As a junior in 2007, he made 35 tackles and returned 3 kickoffs for touchdowns as Palo Verde played in the Nevada state championship game.
PERSONAL: He's a public policy, management and planning major at USC.
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July 5, 2012
Patrons of the Lake Dillon Theatre Company are being treated to the full range of what the Broadway musical can be this summer. After opening the fun, feather-light "Xanadu" last month, Dillon is swinging 180 degrees into the dark and disturbing territory of "Kiss of the Spider Woman."But don't let the theme put you off from a must-see local theater experience. "Spider Woman" teams a dynamite cast with the strong hand of director Chris Alleman and a live band to provide all the power of a big-stage musical in the intimate space of the Dillon theater. Josh Blanchard, the theater's executive director, takes to the boards for a powerful and moving performance as Molina, a gay man jailed for corrupting a minor in an anonymous Latin American country. Thrown into his cell is Valentin (Thomas Rainey), who's suspected of ties to revolutionaries and who's subjected to torture to reveal what he knows.The basics of why they're in jail are inconsequential, as the play is primarily interested in the hopes and dreams put on hold in a prison cell and how the minds of the characters manifest where and with whom they'd really like to be. For Molina, the face of both his idol and his tormenter is Aurora, a film actress whose work he knows inside and out. Played with icy panache by Selah Grace, Aurora is also the eponymous Spider Woman – a role from the one film of hers Molina didn't like. She is, quite simply, death itself, and when she kisses you … watch out.Dark fantasy is the name of the game in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," with most of the songs involving people who aren't really there in the cell with Molina and Valentin. It takes a good chunk of the first act to acclimatize oneself to where this piece is going, but the slow reveals and eerie, ethereal realms we visit are worth the wait. Those who've seen "Xanadu" know this summer's crop of repertory actors is first rate, but there are a few surprises – actors in "Spider Woman" who aren't in "Xanadu." One is Blanchard, who's been growing out his hair for months to look the part of Molina and who may have a role of a lifetime on his hands. Nothing about Molina suggests anything other than a lifetime of pain and disappointment, yet at his center is a spirit that's not willing to give up, nor succumb to bitterness. Blanchard's portrayal of Molina's incipient humanity in the face of ultimate brutality is quite extraordinary, and he and Raines work well together as cell mates who move from dislike to a sort of co-dependency.Another treat is veteran Broadway actress Mercedes Perez, who plays Molina's mother. Even in a cast full of strong singers, she stands out with a voice made for a big hall cutting loose in the tiny Dillon theater. And in almost every musical number, we have the three actors portraying prisoners who do multiple duty as the Spider Woman's singing and dancing partners. It's hard to understate how wonderful this trio – comprised of Daniel Drews, Tyrell Rae and Frank Sansone – fills out each number while bringing to life such a wide variety of characters.Other cast members include Ashley Alana Kenney as Marta, Valentin's girlfriend, and Russel Mernagh as Marcos Esteban. A special guest spot goes to Bob Moore, who recorded the voice of the unseen warden.In presenting "Kiss of the Spider Woman" this summer, the theater is taking something of a risk with such a dark-themed show, but for those up for it, it's a nicely done piece of more challenging theater, and it may stick with you for some time. Indeed, no one escapes the Kiss of the Spider Woman.
What: "Kiss of the Spider Woman," a musicalWhere: Lake Dillon Theatre, 176 Lake Dillon DriveWhen: Today through August 19, alternating weeksCost: $32 weekends; $29 midweek; $27 studentsInfo & tix: http://www.lakedillontheatre.org or (970) 513-9386


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BEDFORD — John Stewart, owner of Bedford Martial Arts Academy, requires his students to do community service so they learn the importance of helping others. But Stewart is not all talk; he's a man of action.
Stewart, 31, is in his 20th year of teaching karate. He started as a junior instructor after he earned his black belt at age 12 and became a full instructor at Goffstown Tempo Karate by the time he was 15. He grew up in Goffstown and earned a bachelor's degree from St. Anselm College. He now holds a third-degree black belt in karate.
In 2007, he bought the Lawrence Martial Arts Academy, changed the name and moved the school to Bedford. As the school was developing, he worked as a police officer at the state Bureau of Marine Patrol, the Department of Safety and at the Department of Diplomatic Security. In 2011, he was able to devote his energy full time to the Bedford Martial Arts Academy and set his goals on making it more than just a karate school.
"About three years ago, I started noticing that some students had cognitive, behavioral and emotional disabilities," he said. "A friend, who is an employee at Easter Seals, got me involved, and I trained at Easter Seals and started their first program on handling children with some sort of disabilities. That spiraled into my teaching at Easter Seals every other week in Manchester."
He has been a volunteer at Easter Seals since January 2011 and now offers a similar program at the academy twice a week for students with autism, Asperger's, attention deficit disorder and other special needs to help them focus and learn self-control and discipline.
"Karate is an individual sport. You can adapt the technique and instruction to the person, whether they have a disability or not. It doesn't matter if they have been training for two days or 20 years," Stewart said. "It's a team environment, but each individual trains at (his) own pace, and that's why people with disabilities can flourish."
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Imagine being handed a gizmo and asked to come up with a clean
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When I first started doing this feature, the story had
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Would this bowl be good for the top part of the helmet or dome? im kinda short timed so thanks and plz help starwars costume contest in a few days!!!!!! the message above the bowl sais got my cafiene
Would this bowl be good for the top part of the helmet or dome? im kinda short timed so thanks and plz help starwars costume contest in a few days!!!!!! the message above the bowl sais got my cafiene
Looks like a winner to me .. does it fit ?
Going to need that caffiene
I trimmed my helmet and it looks like the dome!
That really does look good ... keep at it
WOW that was quick!!!
is this helmet good for the dome now?
the thing the top part of the helmet that i circeled in red is flat
the black part i kinda messed up there
I think it is good for the amount of time you say you have to work on it. I'd put it into gear, and use that. I don't think you'll find something better in your amount of time.
so far so good man looks about right to me.
I think i might have found a flaw in my dome plan when i looked at it from angles it didnt really look long enough does length matter?Please help me if you can.
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He he he...I'm not even touchin' that one. 8)
this print i made for my eye or T looking part did i print it to big?
well here are the messurements
Top right and left are abour :2 inches
Across the top:10 inches
top to bottom:8 inches
bottom part across:4 inches
they're the messurements
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Have you looked into a cheap baseball hardhelmet at Wal-MArt? they have them in right now and its a perfect base fpr the helmet, and also 15 bucks.
Without a reference scale I cannot tell, one word of advice though, I think your making to many threads about the same thing, you might want to limit them to the same one there is a TOS about spaming to many threads at once, agian just an FYI.
Heres my garbage can face piece! i made from a trash can yet again.
When make my helmet im not using the bowl anymore doesnt fit should i use the wire some people use for papermache i think thats what they use it for to shape out my helmet?
plz reply
Most scratch helmets are made from cardstock, sintra or styrene then bondoed smooth Lots of work though dont look for it to be easy.
...well I'd suggest using a hardhat liner on your existing frame.


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Houston, TX - Fun Match Conformation Show - Feb 2
Next month Houston Hundesport will be hosting a fun match dog show for all breeds(purebred) in Dickinson at the private home of Rallhaus German Shepherds. The date is scheduled to be the first Saturday in February. The man that will be judging it is Fred Lanting. He is author of The Total German Shepherd and Canine Hip Dysplasia and other Orthopedic Disorders. You can read about him here:
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This show will not be for points or titles but there will be prizes. Fred will also be hosting a seminar(topic to be determined) at lunch so it would be great to hear him speak. We will also have raffle prizes/silent auction.
You do not need to be an experienced handler or have a show dog to enter in the show. All levels of experience are welcome and rescue dogs are welcome. No aggressive dogs please. The dog must be able to be examined by the judge..including looking in the mouth and going over the entire body. There is a month or so until the show, so if you are seriously interested and your dog has never been in a show, start getting them used to being handled and examined by a stranger and gaiting/being stacked. This is great for puppies! If enough dogs of certain breeds show up, then we will have rings of just those breeds.
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but close followups in favorites are sunshines underground 7, trannypunx 8, and fag school 1. the first zine to make an impact on me was my own, and i'm not sure i knew what a zine was when i made it. i just wanted to make my own magazine. it was kind of a rekindling of the joy i had as a kid publishing a newsletter on a monthly basis for my three-person household. it was doubtless a valuable asset to its readers, my parents.
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