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09 November 2013 , 11:23 AM by Rob Minshull
When Australians are asked which professions they consider the most ethical and honest, real estate agents come in near the end of the list at 28 out of 30, with used car salesmen at the very bottom of the list.
Peter O'Malley believes the reason for this is due to the variety of tricks and traps used by some of the industry's bottom dwellers.
Yet, as he explains to Warren Boland, there are many professionals who do the right thing by their clients, not once in a while but every day, on principle.
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Posted by: Tom Cheng | 11 November 2013 at 03:54 PM
As a car salesmen myself (used or otherwise) I must say that we do get a very bad rap. I think part of it may be from movies/tv shows like The Goods (which is actually really funny because next to none of that stuff actually goes on at a dealership). I just continue to try to differentiate myself from the image in people's minds of how I should act and treat them. That way I make a good name for myself and my dealership.
I feel like real estate agents do have a very similar image. I'll have to check out the book!
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..... dual core for $500+
isnt the one on the techwoot a better deal and only 499?
feraldaz wrote:..... dual core for $500+
Yea, who would buy this? I don't understand.
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Gratz,.... now take one for the team and buy this laptop....
TT buy it
Interesting how this woot off just came to a stop with this laptop. I would like to see the first person on bites the bullet and buys this.
nemeziz77 wrote:Yea, who would buy this? I don't understand.
Hey, it may be only a dual core for $500, but it also has a fourteen inch screen!
Um, yeah.
feraldaz wrote:Gratz,.... now take one for the team and buy this laptop....
There must be a ton cause I bought 10 of them!!
Radlein wrote:Hey, it may be only a dual core for $500
The Intel i5 2450M has ThreadHype, so it will appear to be a 4-core processor to the OS.
but it also has a fourteen inch screen!
More to the point: It has a low-res 14-inch panel.
Seriously, one good way to get me to grit my teeth in frustration is to mention the resolution 1366 * 768. Who organized this? Have they caught him yet?
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You know who they are. They are the handful of guests that trickle into your hotel with nothing but a cell phone, two laptops, and plans of vegging out in a king-size bed with World of Warcraft on their PC, the latest hollywood blockbuster downloading on their MacBook, and an iPad streaming "Hackers" via Netflix on-demand.
Bandwidth hogs represent a small minority of the millions of guests that visit hotels each year, but the number of people that are using the Internet for more than information gathering is growing and Internet speeds are starting to choke up. What's more, guests no longer pay for on-demand movies when they have dozens of quality films available through Hulu or Netflix. The only cost is to the hotelier who has to pump out enough bandwidth so that guests can watch these gigabyte-size movies.
Hotels face a catch 22. If they give Internet away for free, will guests be happy with sluggish speeds due to network splitting? If hoteliers charge for Internet, how much bandwidth is appropriate at a particular pay scale, and at what point should the hotel choke the pipe to limit excessive use?
Many full-service hotels believe in the à la carte pricing model for services, which means that not much is bundled with the room and guests have to pay for amenities such as food, Internet and phone. As competition started to rise, some hotels started offering free breakfast, free Internet, etc.
"The brands have created this odd dichotomy in the industry where at the low end of the industry you have a bundled product where you pay one price for the room and get everything, but at the upper end of the market you don't have that," explains Ron Hardin, VP of technology at Davidson Hotel Company (www.davidsonhotels.com). "We generally believe that services such as Internet service for guests should be a chargeable service, and it fits in with the philosophy of matching up our revenue stream with an investment or expense for the service."
Davidson Hotels has implemented tiered bandwidth pricing at a few of its properties. Tiered pricing allows hotels to charge more money for more bandwidth depending on a guest's preference. Most hotels simply provide a flat fee and guests receive the same quality of Internet no matter how fast or slow it is. However, with a tiered model, hotels must ensure that the quality is substantial for guests paying the higher cost for more bandwidth.
"We like the idea of tiered pricing, particularly when there's competitive pressure to provide free internet access," Hardin says. "In a full-service hotel, it only makes sense that if you are going to offer free access to only offer a basic level free, and offer a more premium level of service for an additional charge."
Tiered pricing using bandwidth throttling is being called the wave of the future for hotels with additional revenue being garnered from guests who really need the extra Internet speed.
Davidson currently uses AFL Telecommunications (www.afltele.com) for three networking projects it's currently running on BelAir (www.belairnetworks.com) wireless networks. The network is being distributed to guests using the Procera (www.proceranetworks.com) bandwidth management system.
Active management
Some hotels have installed an active bandwidth management where a package shaper is integrated into the network to better manage the bandwidth available to the guest at the application or protocol level. So basically, bandwidth is increased or decreased depending on the actual need.
"If it were up to us, we would always want to see an active bandwidth appliance because there's never enough bandwidth," Hardin says. "We could put in an obscene amount of bandwidth and there are applications and users that could consume a significant amount of it. Peer-to-Peer file sharing is a perfect example. P2P users don't realize that as a peer on a file sharing network, they are essentially a server from which files can be downloaded, and if they the users haven't regulated the number of connections they allow from their machine out, then a single guest on a P2P file sharing network can consume a huge amount of bandwidth."
Active bandwidth management can be as simple as capping the total amount of bandwidth each user is allowed to consume, which turns into a numbers game, depending on how robust the system is. The package shaping type of appliance allows hotels to create rules based on the application and the protocol, so it can differentiate between peer-to-peer file sharing traffic, normal Web traffic, and streaming video. It can limit bandwidth by the application and severely limit the amount of bandwidth to guests using the Web for bandwidth intensive programs.
"That's why throwing more bandwidth at the problem isn't going to fix the problem," Hardin says. "Active bandwidth management is the only true answer to the problem."
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"More hotels are aggregating their bandwidth than actually managing it," says James Lingle, VP of IT at Sage Hospitality (www.sagehospitality.com).
Bandwidth management traditionally refers to the use of hardware and software to prioritize what traffic passes through the pipe and what traffic is more important than other traffic. Aggregating bandwidth is the tactic of simply increasing bandwidth as the need arises.
"There are two pieces to the puzzle and you really have to solve one before the other becomes a part of it," Lingle says. "The most important thing, from my perspective, isn't necessarily the amount of bandwidth coming into the building. The most important thing is can your infrastructure handle it?"
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The reality is, there are technological limitations to that kind of infrastructure, so hotels can install as much bandwidth as they want on the back end, but they won't get the full advantage of using it.
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I've always been a map person with maps showing up in my house as floor rugs, shower curtains, clothing, dishes, jigsaw puzzles etc. So the ESRI User Conference was right up my alley.
With the explosion of data (and interest in data), organizations are desperate for ways to organize, visualize and better leverage it. Maps are a perfect way to make data real, and the stats on ESRI's conference show it. The role of "geographical information system" (GIS) professional is thriving. The event organizers registered 14,922 attendees by mid-week, with over 15,000 expected by the end of the week-long event. Attendees represented 126 countries, US representation being largest, but the rest of the top ten including Canada, Japan, Germany, the UK, Australia, South Korea, Mexico, Norway and South Africa. Of the 36 industries represented, most were public sector including state and local government, defense and intelligence and federal government. But interesting examples were provided across retail – e.g. the use of traffic and demographic data to evaluate and compare alternative retail locations – and other commercial sectors. The list of use cases was impressive – with lofty uses such as planning for the future, preserving resources, and exploration to more down-to-earth examples such as building management, urban planning and law enforcement. In most cases, where there is data, there could be a map to show it, and help understand it better.


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FEATURE RELEASE (Feb. 15, 2011) — When Victoria McCaskey was growing up, her friends wanted to be dentists, police officers and psychologists. She was the only one who wanted to be a lawyer.
"At that time, I didn't know why, as most children don't," she said. "As I got older, though, I became more exposed to the sad truths of injustice and disparities among people of different social economic backgrounds, and I knew I wanted to use the law as a vehicle for change."
After majoring in political science and African-American Studies at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, she chose Wayne Law to pursue her career goal because of its location in a city that she felt mirrored her hometown of Flint. "I felt I could be submersed into the world of law and the city of Detroit, combining both to be an effective advocate for impoverished and underrepresented minorities here in the city," she said. "Wayne Law is big enough to provide numerous resources for each student's interest, yet small enough to foster a sense of family and community support."
McCaskey has found that community support in the Black Law Student Association (BLSA), a group that she heads up this year as president. "BLSA created a familial environment for me, with members sharing in my tears and frustrations that come with being a first-year student, and older members giving me words of encouragement when I needed them," she said. "I look back now, and see that my first year would have been far more difficult had I not joined BLSA."
But the group has been more than that to McCaskey – it's been an inspiration. "Since joining BLSA, I have learned the world can never have enough lawyers who advocate for those that can't advocate for themselves," she said. "Now more than ever, I have a strong desire to join the legal community of Detroit, serving as a resource for young black law students, just as the black Detroit legal community has done for me."
This year, BLSA members have volunteered their time to assist a number of Detroit organizations including the Detroit Rescue Mission, Greening of Detroit and the Detroit Adopt-A-Child Program. This semester, BLSA members will partner with Western High School's "Gear Up" program, which aims to help Detroit high school students succeed in high school and matriculate to college, as well as with Wayne Law's Jewish Law Student Association and Middle East Law Student Association on a three-part cross-cultural museum visit program.
McCaskey, a recipient of the Judges Leona and Leonia Lloyd Twins for Justice Endowed Scholarship, has gotten a good taste of the wide range of career opportunities within the law as a result of several summer work experiences. During the past summer, she was an intern at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan with Magistrate Judge Mark Randon. Before that she spent summers with the Plunkett Cooney Law Firm and the State of Michigan Attorney General's Office, both in Detroit.
She is still undecided about what practice area she will settle on but she is certain about one thing: "I want to spend my career practicing civility, working for justice and serving my community."
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That's the smallest drop, both percentage and actual, since 1992.
After losing over 80,028 dairy farms since 1992, it appears the reductions in licensed dairy operations are moderating. In the last four years, losses have ranged from 1,651 to 2,195 with the watermark coming in 2009 following some extremely difficult financial conditions.
Since 1992, the drop in licensed, or so-called commercial dairy farms, has been 80,028 from 131,509 to 51,481. That's a 61 percent drop during that time. Of the 80,028 dairies that exited the business during the past two decades, the vast majority, 57,497 or 72 percent, sold their cows between 1992 and 2002. That is an average of 5,861 dairy herds each year. Since then, the total has been cut more than in half. From 2003 to 2011, only 22,531 businesses left our industry for a nine-year average of 2,503.
The farms counted in this survey are those that have a permit to sell milk. This number differs from another USDA estimate . . . operations with milk cows. That total is 60,000 and has declined 108,500 or 64.4 percent since 1992.
When looking back at the last 20 years, average herd size has gone up 142 percent, from 74 to 179 cows nationally. Regionally, the West (+248) and the Midwest (+121) have seen the largest percentage gains in herd size.
Western herds added 32 cows last year, bringing their average to 916 cows per operation. Meanwhile, the Southeast (+6) and Midwest (+5) had small gains in herd size, while the Northeast remained constant at 95 cows for back-to-back years. The last time the Northeast showed no growth in herd size was 2004. From 2004 to 2010, gains ranged from 1 to 3 head annually.
Among states with over 1,000 dairy operations, farm numbers fell only 3 percent compared to 3.6 percent for the remaining 39 states. New York was the only state that bucked national trends by adding 70 dairy operations last year.
When evaluating other states with over 1,000 permitted operations, Iowa lost the most ground as 6.7 percent of its dairy farms called it quits. That is the Hawkeye state's largest drop since 2003 and may be attributed to farmers who have decided to sell the dairy herd and turn to cash crops. Missouri was close behind as it lost 6.1 percent of its farms.
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We''d like to thank the marina operators and boat owners who met with our group in the Ft. Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, and Morehead City areas. It was great to hear where some of these boats have been even if I had to hear the stories secondhand. Someone had to hold down the fort in Connecticut! The only boat I''ve been on or under this season is still on land. With no boat of my own I exchange waxing, sanding, varnishing, and general cleaning for time on the water. Not a bad deal really. Anyways, we''ve downloaded plenty of underwater pictures and I should have them on our website soon along with names of the marinas gracious enough to let us survey their docks. We''re hoping to do some surveying up here (New England) beginning next week. So, if you have a boat up here and want your hull surveyed drop us a line. We''d love to meet you!
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Thank you sailnaway! Sounds like someone we should introduce ourselves to.
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You might try contacting Rocko Galleta in
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Rock has a back ground in this area and has worked with some of the marine groth studies for marine sciences. He may be willing to help you with contacts and other things.
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Wow! Thanks for the information GordMay.
There are a few reasons we are focusing on recreational hulls instead of commercial vessels. One of the main reasons is that studies have traditionally focused on commercial tankers, cruise ships, and cargo vessels. At this point, there is simply less information about hull fouling communities on recreational vessels. We''re hoping to expand the knowledge base (with a lot of help from individuals who cruise the eastern seaboard!), but slapping regulations on yachters is not one of our goals. If you''re interested in a funny, yet fairly honest, assessment of what is involved in being a research marine biologist, check out this link http://www.id.ucsb.edu/lovelab/biologist.html
Also, here''s a short, general background...
Transport of species on hulls has occurred since humans began using oceans for exploration and commerce. The change from wooden ships to steel or fiberglass stopped the transport of wood-boring species, but hull fouling species have remained an issue. On commercial vessels, fouling species in ballast water, anchor wells, dry dock strips on keels, and hulls have been studied. There''s some great information on invasive species and current work at the Smithsonian webpage http://invasions.si.edu/ and also CSIRO, an Australian site, http://crimp.marine.csiro.au/. Australia has been hit by some serious invasions that are devastating shipping and mariculture industries there. If you''re interested, it''s worthwhile to look into some of the work that is being done there. And if anyone wants more specific information about our project (or has other biology questions), feel free to email me directly at email@example.com.
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Ballast Water Regs Coming
New Convention to be adopted at IMO
A new international convention to prevent the potentially devastating effects of the spread of harmful aquatic organisms carried by ships'' ballast water is set to be adopted at an international conference to be held from 9 to13 February 2004 at the London Headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution from ships.
The proposed new instrument is being developed on the basis of a two-tier approach.
Tier 1 includes requirements that would apply to all ships, including mandatory requirements for a Ballast Water and Sediments Management Plan, a Ballast Water Record Book and a requirement that new ships carry out ballast water management procedures to a given standard. Existing ships would be required to do the same, but after a phase-in period.
Tier 2 gives Parties the option to take additional measures before ships would be allowed to enter their ports. Such additional measures are subject to criteria set in the draft convention and to IMO guidelines yet to be developed, and may also include additional controls applicable to discharge and/or uptake areas of ballast water.
IMO Secretary-General Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has highlighted the urgent need to agree the proposed new mandatory instrument to regulate the management of ship ballast water and sediment and prevent the transfer of unwanted species from one ecosystem to another.
"This is an extremely serious environmental issue which IMO has been working on for more than a decade. The fact of the matter is that ships, by carrying thousands of tonnes of ballast water from one part of the world to another, can transfer pathogens and other micro-organisms and invasive species which have the capacity to distort and destroy the very delicate balance which exists in the ecosystem of the region where the ballast water is offloaded," Mr. Mitropoulos said.
"Unlike oil spills and other marine pollution caused by shipping, exotic organisms and marine species cannot be cleaned up or absorbed into the oceans. Once introduced, they can be virtually impossible to eliminate and in the meantime may cause havoc" he added.
Specific examples include the introduction of the European zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Great Lakes between Canada and the United States, resulting in expenses of billions of dollars for pollution control and cleaning of fouled underwater structures and waterpipes; and the introduction of the American comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) to the Black and Azov Seas, causing the near extinction of anchovy and sprat fisheries.
The problem of invasive species is largely due to the expanded trade and traffic volume over the last few decades. The effects in many areas of the world have been devastating. Quantitative data show the rate of bio-invasions is continuing to increase at an alarming rate, in many cases exponentially, and new areas are being invaded all the time. Volumes of seaborne trade continue overall to increase and the problem may not yet have reached its peak.
It is estimated that about 10 billion tonnes of ballast water are transferred globally each year, potentially transferring from one location to another species of sealife that may prove ecologically harmful when released into a non-native environment.
The problem of harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water was first raised at IMO in 1988 and since then IMO''s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), together with the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and technical sub-committees, have been dealing with the issue, focusing in the past decade first on guidelines and then on developing the new convention.
GloBallast Programme
In order to help developing countries understand the problem, monitor the situation and prepare for the convention, IMO is implementing the GEF/UNDP/IMO Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast: http://globallast.imo.org/ ) and has provided technical support and expertise.
The conference will be preceded by the GloBallast 5th Global Project Task Force (GPTF) Meeting scheduled to take place also at the IMO Headquarters from 3 to 6 February 2004.
Scientists first recognized the signs of an alien species introduction after a mass occurrence of the Asian phytoplankton algae Odontella (Biddulphia sinensis) in the North Sea in 1903.
But it was not until the 1970s that the scientific community began reviewing the problem in detail. In the late 1980s, Canada and Australia were among countries experiencing particular problems with unwanted species, and they brought their concerns to the attention of IMO''s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).
In 1991 the MEPC adopted MEPC resolution 50(31) - Guidelines for Preventing the Introduction of Unwanted Organisms and Pathogens from Ships'' Ballast Water and Sediment Discharges; while the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, recognized the issue as a major international concern.
In November 1993, the IMO Assembly adopted resolution A.774(18) - Guidelines for Preventing the Introduction of Unwanted Organisms and Pathogens from Ships'' Ballast Water and Sediment Discharges, based on the Guidelines adopted in 1991. The resolution requested the MEPC and the MSC to keep the Guidelines under review with a view to developing internationally applicable, legally-binding provisions.
The 20th Assembly of IMO in November 1997 adopted resolution A.868(20) - Guidelines for the control and management of ships'' ballast water to minimize the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens.
The development of the draft mandatory instrument has been continuing since then.
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Out of curiosity, why not examine the contents of the ballast water transported by tankers between ports? I recall reading recently that they were actually a large contributor to the spread of invasive species throught the world''s shipping ports. By comparison, to focus upon a few tidbits on a few recreational boats seems peculiar. I am often baffled by the frequent focus on second- and third-order effects while the first-order stuff gets ignored when it isn''t sexy.
Without besmirching the intentions of the biologists making the initial request, I fear this leading to a headline that reads "Yachties Responsible for Wildlife Devastation". I hope that is not their intention.
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quick update...We''ve sent out information to most, if not all, large marinas in the Ft. Lauderdale, FL area. If you, or someone you know, will be sailing from that area to New England and want to get involved, we would love to hear from you! At this point, a few marina operators have agreed to let us survey their docks, but we have yet to hear back from boat owners. This is a great opportunity to get directly involved with research and learn more about the environment. Surely someone is interested?
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Thank you much Pi! I just sent them an email. Wish I were on my way to the Bahamas. I''m from a sailing family, but I''ve never been out on open water. It''s a dream of mine though and reading through posts here is giving me itchy feet.
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Windfall is leaving Florida for the Bahamas and will be heading back to New England in the spring. She''s a 50-foot Hinkley. Her bottom was treated with a copper based epoxy barrier coat for long-term antifowling protection about a year and a half ago and I don''t think it has had any service since then. She spent last summer here in Gloucester but they can give you all the particulars. Tell ''em I sent ya''.
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I would suggest writing to sailing/boating publications including crusing world, blue water sailor, sail, sailing, Soundings, etc. Im sure one or more would either publish a letter from you and/or do a story on your work. Good luck.
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Well after owning this suit for years I finally decided to throw it on for the first time.I never thought i could pull off Vader, but I was wrong apparently.I love these shots.This is a big change considering all I do mostly are Jason portrayals.
the costume is mostly rubies except the Shins, buckle, gloves, and bodysuit.
The other folks in the pics are my friends mike and allison(the ones getting choked) who do a lot of my Jason pics with me, and my girlfriend Angie.
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Than the suttas with the least detail and with middling detail.daverupa wrote:More detailed instruction than what?
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
I like this...
MN 44: Culavedalla Sutta
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
alan... wrote:are there any that give more detailed instruction? how to begin, maintain, rise to the next, etc.?
Dmytro wrote:Bhikkhunupassaya sutta
Dmytro wrote:Hi Alan,alan... wrote:are there any that give more detailed instruction? how to begin, maintain, rise to the next, etc.?
Jhana practice is a multifaceted activity.
If you'll take one by one the criteria from the Anapanasati sutta (say, how calm is the body, etc.) or Satipatthana sutta (e.g. whether the mind is spacious - "mahaggata" or constricted), insert them into the framework of Dvedhavitakka sutta instead of two kinds of thinking, comprehend the right effort through redirection of attention described in Bhikkhunupassaya sutta and Ahara sutta, and consult Gavi sutta on moving to the next jhana, - you'll have a solid roadmap.
Note that Ven. Thanissaro's "theme" is his rendering of Pali "nimitta".
Best wishes, Dmytro
alan... wrote:thanks much!
Dmytro wrote:alan... wrote:thanks much!
You are welcome! Each sutta, for example Tapussa, takes a somewhat different perspective on jhana, and you get a multidimensional image as a result.
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Discussion in 'November 2008' started by max, Nov 5, 2008.
He had 28 free throw attempts alone.
If the defense sent one person to the line 28 freakin times..it just so happened that it's AI's man. I didn't get to watch the game, but it look slike AI didn't check his man and cuase everyone else to over pick up his slack defensively, but late. That MF shot 20 free throws. WTF!!
We have 1 too many guards.
Bingo, you hit the nail on yhe head on this one Cloud. Will Bynum disrupts and causes a nightmare on defense. I also wondered about this.
Let me say this EMPHATICALLY, AI is the real deal. Just chomp this game up as a sample game, getting AI involved, they probably were looking too far ahead to the Boston Game. AI is absolutely awesomean for not sounding too clicheish, he is the Answer. CB you say, I don't think so.
didn't get to watch the game.... but the one post game comment i got was that it was stuckey not AI checking Harrison when they were both in the game. And currey left Stuckey on him even though he was getting torched. All the comments are on why we should have changed to this person or that person to play defense..... Step back and think big picture.... were getting ready for the playoffs not to win game 5 of 82 on a dark night in november... If Currey wanted to win the game last night ala what we accused Flip of for the last 3 years he could have. He's thinking big picture, First with AA the game before.... AA didn't follow thru on his "role" so he sat, Now the future Starting PG is getting tested and having to deal under the stress of being burned... There are going to be some nights we want to pull our hair out, but i think if we try to remember the big picture we'll all be alot happier with how this team is prepared for the playoffs.
Guarding the P&R is tough, especially when the guys aren't on the same page. Take away Boone's dunks and the game is probably tied. That will come, but it will take a while and more than one walk through. Perhaps Prince came out thinking he was all that, but that second quarter with the bench thing may have been an aberration. He should never shoot 4-15. Plus Sheed, Herrmann, and Stuckey combined to shoot 29%. A little more there and Harris' big night wouldn't have mattered. Curry kind of lost control of the rotations and seemed to be floundering some. Well, he is a rookie coach. NJ got hot, played hard in the second half, and the Pistons looked like a team who lost their floor leader. In football everyone says the biggest improvement in team play comes between the first and second game of the season. Hopefully that will work here too with a practice today and a shootaround tomorrow.
very good. AI is here til the end of POs but Stuckey - "pistons for lifetime", so he needs to learn the burden of responsibility and leadership.
Did you even see the game? Allen Iverson was good, the team defense wasn't good.
I agree that pistons out of control yesterday but people also have to agree that AI was best piston despite it was his 1st game.
I did not see the game, but it sounds like Iverson played pretty well while the others did not. It will take a while for this bunch to learn how to play with a superstar. They're not used to it. This franchise is not used to it. That being said, Iverson has only made it to the Finals once in his 11-year career. I sometimes wonder why that is. Is it because the teams he has played on have had poor supporting casts? Is it because he has not made his teammates better as Jordan did? Is it both? There should be no excuses on this team. I say the Pistons will struggle a little over the next 20 games or so, but still have a decent winning percentage. Barring injuries, they'll turn it on in the second half of the season and make a serious run at the ECF. I liked Billups, too, but he wasn't THE ANSWER. Not any more anyway. People who whined about this team not breaking up the core should be ecstatic that Iverson is here and be patient in the meantime.
The great thing about this is that it is correctable. This is something they can improve on all season long. I got a feeling we might have one more trade in us this year.
Watching AI play on our Pistons team was like watching art. It will take 20 games or so for the team to get in tune with his style. The rest of the starting cast need to stop standing around and wake up out there because in a blink of a eye the ball may come to them from AI. So his teammates need to be paying attention to where AI is at all times when he has the ball in his hands. Last night we saw a lot of missed open looks from AI passes. Hopefully this will not be the norm.
I agree. If Curry really had to win this game Kwame Brown would not have been on the floor with 4 minutes left. He would have went with all of his starters from the 8 minute mark until the game was over. Curry was experimenting.
Regardless of whether Dice comes back or not, it's very important for Curry to know exactly what he can and cannot get out of Kwame.
Besides the whole, to me very obvious, "give it some time" defense (how many hundreds of games has Rip played alongside Chauncey? -- that creates unconscious physical and mental habits that are going to take time to reshape), there is this: how many times has Chauncey been trashed on this board because of his inability to defend quick point guards?
Am I the only one checking out the scorers table to see who's coming back into the game whenever DET's bench goes 2-3 possessions without scoring? I think this is my equivalent of Flip's twitch.
I said 1st quarter not down the stretch. He looked a lot better in the second half and admitted after the game that the altitude got to him. He looked like he took a dump in his shorts early on. He also looks a lot thinner in DEN's uni.
You mean they were surprised when their point guard actually passed them the ball at the exact right time? I wonder whose fault it is they're not used to that.
Curry's still yanking players, just for the other end of the floor. I don't remember which game specifically, but I do remember Kwame missing a layup and complaining to the ref while the other team started running down court. I yelled at the top of my lungs, "Get back or get out!" Curry immediately sent Kwame's replacement to the scorer's table. I loved it.
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|Hey Farna, thanks I really enjoy doing the journal, I really want to document the work how ever slow it may be. I will address the od soon so I will hit ya up. I wish there was a place for comments on the journals, would love that feedback.
I was just admiring your work over in your journal -- great job! That under floor bracing that you uncovered was spot welded to the floor. You need to either drill a few holes and weld them up (creating new spots) or get underneath and make a few 1/2" or so welds along the edges at 4-6" intervals. That should get it back to factory stiffness.
When you need help with that OD let me know! The most common cause of a non-functioning OD is dirty contacts in the governor and the solenoid. There are two sets of contact points in the solenoid and one in the governor. They get a little burned over time and the OD ceases to function. They usually just need a good cleaning (file/sand, as when cleaning ignition points). If the wiring and all looks good that's probably what's wrong.
|Another member decided against rebuilding one due to the rot under the fenders. It always looks a lot worse than it is in those cars, mainly due to the full length rails. The cowl area isn't as major a structural part as it is with newer unit bodies. Take some pics and post them if you find some rust under the fenders -- I'm pretty familiar with these bodies.
|Farna, thanks for the heads up, I will inspect as recommended. I just wanna stave the dern thing.... Habana. Well I've waited over 25 years to have a classic, guess a lil longer won't kill me.
|Those front floors are definitely bad on the sides, but can be fixed. Before you do much work on the floors pull the front fenders. You're going to find a lot of rust through where the front inner wheel panels meet the firewall. Those rust then let water in at the cowl. Stuff gets trapped under the fender and eventually causes rust. Design flaw? Not really -- takes 20 years to rust out, and the cars were never intended to last that long. Early Mustangs have the same problems, took 20+ years for those problems to develop though.
Ok guys I posted new photos of the floorpan up close here Hot Rod Photo Journal - 59RAMBLERSUPERWAGON's Journal
you can see some of the floor trusses and the ground hahaha
Faena, most deffinatly a daily driver. Once the project is completed I will hand my 1990 subaru wagon over to my 15 yr old son and I will drive the rambler.
Sad that the rambler gets better mileage than the subaru Haha.
Not quite swvalcon -- the old Rambler bodies have rails much like frame rails that run the entire length of the car. Only the newer models (63+ for Ramblers, except the 63 American, which was old style) from the early to mid 60s are built in the "three box" method (engine box, passenger box. trunk box) with the rockers being the main support for the passenger (center) box. I tink Mercededs may have been the first to make unit body cars using the three box method, not sure. I don't think AMC was the first US maker to do it, but they were the first to make "unisides". The door frame sides are all one welded piece. There is a large stamping, but a lot of reinforcement is welded in. Then the whole side unit is stood up on the edge of the floor/platform and welded on. Almost all of them are made that way now.
Just cut the floors out in sections. The rear floors aren't real bad. If you're building this as primarily a driver/cruiser you can use some type of rust neutralizing treatment or paint then put a piece of metal over the center of the rear floor (where it's rusted away) then fiberglass over the whole thing. As long as the rusted metal is sealed away from moisture and air it won't rust any more (rust is oxidation -- no oxygen, no more rust). Fiberglass on top to bond it all together and seal, rubberized undercoating underneath. But of course since you have the tools and skills simply cut one floor out at a time.
The rails pass under the front floors at an angle. Easy to see once you're underneath. There are also cross supports under the front seats. As already suggested, cut around those then clean and weld new material to the supports. As long as the main "frame" rails are reasonably solid you're good to go. those old Rambler bodies are a lot stiffer than the newer unit bodies.
|Scott. From the looks of your pictures it looks like a mn car. If your rocker panels are good I wouldn't be to worried about cutting out the floor. I would still cut it out in sections but most of the stringth in a unibody is in the rocker panels. The hard part is trying to do a nice job on the underside when you can't turn the car over and all the work has to be done laying on your back on the floor. Just be sure what ever you do to seal it up good and try to get some epoxy on it before you undercoat. Lots of times I will epoxy both sides of new floor before I weld it in that way all you have to worry about is where you weld.
Scott, I have to say you have the cutest helper EVER, OMG she is darling, what a little sweetie!
On the floor, I would need to see more of where it needs to be replaced, the holes I see up there in the front are no where near any bracing or floor supports to speak of so being a unibody means nothing, just replace the rusted areas, no big deal. It doesn't have to be perfect you will never see it again after you put the carpet back down.
If it's rusted over a floor support it still is no big deal, drill the welds out and remove it and weld in a new piece.
I have a 59 Rambler too, by mine is the lowly American not a big and fancy Super Cross Country like Kaitlyn gets to work on.
On my floor it wasn't as bad with only small rust holes so I did a quicky sand blast, epoxy primer then fiberglass job over it.
By the way, one trick to locating all the rust is to clean that floor all up then when it's a little dark put a drop light under the car.
Rusty Floor........
Hi,when i did my 48 ford coupe,i put the car on jackstands,and leveled it,(8 jackstands)then welded re-bar in a X pattern,front to rear,and side to side,my rockers were also rusted out,i cut the entire floor out,leaving the trans tunnel,which was good metal,then replaced rockers first,then I made up a floor section,front to rear in 1 piece, welded ON TOP of trans tunnel(overlap) about 1 inch,then same on rockers.then at the overlap,i used seam sealer,came out great...
Moving this to Body-Exterior.
59 Rambler Unibody floorpan questions
Hey guys,
So glad I found this forum, I started my journal at Hot Rod Photo Journal - 59RAMBLERSUPERWAGON's Journal
In entry two you can see the cancerous floor rot I am about to start dealing with. four main sections driver and passenger floorboards front and rear.
I am a capeable welder and have fabbed up many different parts and peices over the years. I have not however ever had to address rotten floors in #1 a car which you cannot buy ready made patch panels and #2 a unibody car. I am in no way affraid of the project, but I certianly can use any input you guys have on how to tackle this rusty situation.
Luckily the rusted areas are in sections and I assume that I should tackle one section at a time to ensure structural integrity. I have made note of where bracing in under the rotten areas and belive that I should trim around the bracing carefully first and clean the braces up and patch if nessicary.
I have some access to bead rollers and a sheer so that should help a ton. Tomorrow I will take more detailed photos of the individual sections for you all to see what I am up against. I know that there are some experianced people here and any help would be appreciated.
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[OBITUARY] The great Portuguese star Eusebio, who died of heart failure on Sunday at the age of 71, was arguably the best player of his generation after Pele. He led Benfica to the 1962 European Cup title, won the Ballon d'Or as the European Player of the Year in 1965 and scored nine goals in leading Portugal to third place at the 1966 World Cup in England. Eusebio, one of only two African-born players to win the Ballon d'Or, was like Pele a trailblazer, finishing his career in North America, though he never made the kind of money Pele did.
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send a doctor with the team to the 1976 Soccer Bowl against Minnesota in Seattle, and the local Sounders doctor was brought in to care for the players.
Eusebio needed to have a shot of
Novocaine to treat his ankle, but he managed to score the winning goal for the Metros-Croatia in their 3-0 win over the Kicks and played the entire game. "It lasted all game," Dr. Marty Kushner told Bradburn, "so I must have given him a good shot."
The great Alfredo Di Stefano said Eusebio, who had been
in and out of the hospital over the past year, was for him the greatest player of all time. The "Pantera Negra" ("Black Panther") is perhaps best remembered for his four goals that brought Portugal
back from a 3-0 deficit against North Korea in its epic 5-3 win in the 1966 World Cup quarterfinals but he is also considered one of the great ambassadors of soccer. His gesture of coming over
and applauding Alex Stepney (another future NASL player) after the Manchester United keeper stopped his shot in the 1968 European Cup final is considered one of the great displays of sportsmanship in a major soccer final.
Though he only had a brief stop in Boston, he is still
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I finally ventured down to Rock Hill to check out the local Paintball Central field as part of a Groupon, and I have to say it was not one of my better experiences. I'll say out front that I've heard really great things about this field, and they have a pretty good website and photos. I also like that they have a pro shop in Charlotte on Independence, as that's out closer towards me and the fields I normally play on. I guess I'll make this something of a review mixed in with my story.
For the day, PBC had one airball field closed and one had some kind of pro school going on that was off-limits to walk ons. This left the large woods field, medium sized mounds field, and smaller hyperball field open for play. I'll say right off the bat that every single game I played at the hyperball field was great and I have no complaints with a single game played there. There were a couple players that were obviously regulars and knew the refs well - their skill was above average from what I'm used to seeing in the Monroe area, but even better they were all nice guys that were fun to talk to and play with. We started out the day with one ref for 20+ players, Warren, and he was attentive and friendly. Later he was replaced by another ref that I did not catch the name of who also seemed on top of it and friendly. Further, nearly all of the rental players that were there that day were also fun to play with and friendly. I had problems with one group of four older teenage renters that kept wiping paint or not acknowledging marker tags, but they only stayed for about 3-4 rounds.
Okay, so hyperball was great every time, I'll just set that aside. I also didn't have any problems at the mounds field with the gameplay, though I did get bitten by some ants while hugging the hills. It was notable that one of the regulars refused to play at this field and instead would serve as a backup/assistant ref when we played there. That leaves the large woods field with the castle. In pictures and first walking up to it, this seems like a REALLY fun field to play on, and at first it seemed like it had lots of potential. Then we got the younger, 12-18 yr old milsim players on the field with us. First problem I had with them was that a couple of their guys walked to the exit calling themselves out, got past our line of defenses and turned around to shoot everyone in the back at close range. Second problem I had with them was when one guy that was tagged out in the open with his buddy intentionally screened me for his buddy to run to cover (I shot through him, hit him a couple of times to get his buddy - thankfully he didn't complain about being overshot). Third problem was the bonus balling. A couple of rounds I got an extra shot or two late, but only once was it obviously very late. On the other hand one of the guys I came with got tagged six or seven times after he'd loudly called out and was walking out with his arms in the air. Everyone that came with me got bonus-balled by these kids. Fourth problem is that I'm pretty sure they were shooting hot. Most of us had welts that were 2-4 inches in diameter for every shot we took from milsim kids - in comparison the rental markers were leaving nickel or quarter sized welts. As of today, I still have a 3 inch welt on my side from where I got a bonus ball.
I don't want to lay this on the feet of the field and refs, but to some extent I have to. It's clear that there was no requirement to chrono markers brought from home, and there was a group of 6-8 guys that were not playing on the honor system. The second problem was that, though the refs were really good, on the larger woods field there was just too much space and too few refs to observe the shenanigans going on. Some of my friends complained about these same kids wiping their shots when they were deep in the field away from the ref. One to two refs for 20-30 players just wasn't enough to keep track of everything going on, especially toward the edges of the field. I don't blame the ref for trying to stand in the middle of everything - under the circumstances I'd try to do the same, but with a bunch of problem players running around it seemed chaotic.
In the end, things got better the more we policed ourselves (verbally yelling at the kids to clean it up, bonus balling the wipers and those pretending to call out, etc.), but I'm not used to being on a field that is this much like the wild west. I'd rather go somewhere that the game is more in control. For those of you that have been to PBC-Rock Hill, did I just catch it on a bad day or with a shortage of refs? I don't think I'd call the bad apple milsim kids regulars in the same way some of the others were, but it appeared they'd been to this field a good bit and knew the layout well. I'm not sure today if I'd go back to PBC-Rock Hill after this experience, or if I did, I think I'd probably decide to take off all the games that were at the Woods Field. Which is a shame, it has the look and feel of a fun place to play, all of the employees were very helpful and friendly, and 95% of the renters were a fun group. What are your thoughts?
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On a stand at a book fair held in Serbia between July 18 and 23, 2001, Harun Yahya"s books were displayed by a scientific organization called The Center for Natural Studies. Within a short time, this same foundation is to publish Harun Yahya"s The Evolution Deceit, For Men of Understanding, The Miracle in the Atom, and Wonders of Allah"s Creation in Serbian.
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle-bone disease, is a genetic (inherited) disorder characterized by bones that break easily without a specific cause. An estimated 20,000 to 50,000 people in the U.S. have this disease. OI can affect males and females of all races.
The cause of OI is believed to be because of a genetic defect that causes imperfectly formed or an inadequate amount of bone collagen, a protein found in the connective tissue.
The following are the most common symptoms for OI. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Although symptoms may vary, generally they are used to classify the eight forms of OI, each of which represents varying grades of severity of the condition.
According to the Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, part of the National Institutes of Health, the types of OI and their symptoms include:
Type I
Most common
Mildest form
Bones fracture easily
Can usually be traced through the family
Near normal stature or slightly shorter
Blue sclera (the normally white area of the eye ball)
Dental problems (brittle teeth)
Hearing loss beginning in the early 20s and 30s
Most fractures happen before puberty; occasionally women will have fractures after menopause
Triangular face
Tendency toward spinal curvatures
Type II
Most severe form
Newborns severely affected; often fatal, although a few have lived to adulthood
Severe bone deformity with many fractures
Usually resulting from a new gene mutation
Very small stature with extremely small chest and underdeveloped lungs
Type III
Bones fracture very easily
Bone deformity
Tend to be isolated family incidents
Very small in stature
Fractures at birth very common
X-ray may reveal healing of fractures that happened while in the uterus
May have hearing loss
Loose joints and poor muscle development in arms and legs
Barrel-shaped rib cage
Spinal curvature
Possible respiratory problems
Type IV
Between Type I and Type III in severity
Can often be traced through the family
Bones fracture easily–most before puberty
Normal or near-normal colored sclera
Problems with teeth
Spinal curvatures
Possible hearing loss
Type V
Similar to Type IV in frequency of fractures and skeletal deformity
Enlarged areas of bone where fractures have happened–or even where fractures have not
Forearm movement can be restricted; dislocations can happen
Type VI
Extremely rare
Moderate in severity
Similar in appearance and symptoms to Type IV
Type VII
Some cases resemble Type IV and others Type II, except that infants have white sclera, small heads and round faces
Short stature
Short upper arm bones and thigh bones
Hip deformity is common
Type VIII
Similar to Types II or III, except for white sclera
Severe growth deficiency
Weakened skeletal bones
The symptoms of OI may resemble other bone problems or medical conditions. Always talk with your child's healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Because this is a genetic disorder, your child's healthcare provider will take a careful family history in addition to a complete medical history and do a physical exam. Diagnostic procedures for OI may include a skin biopsy to evaluate the amount and structure of collagen. But this test is complicated, and not many qualified facilities are available to perform the procedure. It is not unusual for results of the biopsy to take weeks to months.
Additional diagnostic tests include:
X-ray. A diagnostic test that uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
Audiometry. This is a hearing test using electronic tones.
Ear, nose and throat exam. This is done to detect hearing loss.
You may want to consider seeing a geneticist, a healthcare provider who specializes in hereditary diseases. He or she can best help you understand your risk of having another child with OI and your child's risk of having a child with OI.
Specific treatment for OI will be discussed with you by your child's healthcare provider based on the following:
Your child's age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of the condition
Type of condition
Your child's tolerance for specific medicines, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
To date, no known treatment, medicine, or surgery will cure OI. The goal of treatment is to prevent deformities and fractures and allow the child to function as independently as possible. Treatments for preventing or correcting symptoms may include the following:
Care of fractures
Rodding, a procedure to insert a metal bar the length of a long bone to stabilize it and prevent deformity
Dental procedures
Physical therapy
Assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, braces, and other custom-made equipment
Management of the disease includes focusing on preventing or reducing deformities and increasing the child's functional ability at home and in the community. Management of OI is either nonsurgical or surgical. Nonsurgical interventions may include one or more of the following:
Regular low impact exercise and a healthy diet. These are recommended for proper weight maintenance.
Positioning aids. These are used to help the child sit, lie, or stand.
Braces and splints. These are used to prevent deformity and promote support or protection.
Avoidance of smoking
Avoidance of steroid medicines
Psychological counseling
Surgical interventions may be considered to manage the following conditions:
Bowing of bone
Scoliosis, a condition that causes the back bones to curve
Heart problems
Surgery may also be considered to maintain a child's ability to sit or stand.
OI is a progressive condition that needs life-long management to prevent deformity and complications.
The interdisciplinary healthcare team helps the family to improve the child's functional outcomes and to provide support to the parents as they learn to care for their child's needs.
The Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation can be an important resource for parents of children with OI.
Copyright 2012 Valley Medical Center. All rights reserved.
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My drawing skills are horrible so I thought I would ask for some help.
On the ESB right gaunt, there is that block sorta thing with the 3 white square lookin things along with the long white pointy think at the top of that. Does anyone have a template for those? I have tried over and over again to draw it right, but like I said, I cant do it.
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Patrick Wallace, 20 years old, Chicago Illinois
Years of paintball experience
I've been playing for eight years, getting closer to nine.
Are you familiar with IP Board
Familiar yes, confident with it no. But given the opportunity I can prove I'm a quick learner .
What other message boards have you moderated, started, or assisted with
I have no prior experience with message boards.
What sections would you like to help the TechPB community out with?
Honestly I believe I would be effective in any section on TechPb. I really just want to help wherever I can.
Have you ever worked at a paintball store, field, or within the industry?
I worked at my local field for the first couple of years. Since college I ref every now and then, but not at the level that I used to.
Have you played in any major events? Scenario Games, National Tournaments, etc?
I've played a few local tournaments, as well as some of the larger Southern Illinois scenario games.
Any other forums you currently moderate at?
Fill out an employment application, send us a copy of your valid drivers license and consent to background check.
I can provide this information upon request. If it makes a difference, I'm an Eagle Scout(Sorry shameless plug)
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I started playing paintball in the sixth grade. After my first couple of times playing I was hooked. I started working there as a ref for the basic perks like free entry and discounted paint. The local field team has the mission of bringing a positive influence to the sport, and being ambassadors is one of their key goals. This mission has stuck with me through the years, and I feel that that mission is carried out here perfectly at TechPb. I hope that I can someday help this community grow as more than just a regular member.
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By Rob Kelly
Laurent Koscielny is convinced that Olivier Giroud will be a major asset for Arsenal this season.
The France internationals became close friends during their time together at Tours, before Koscielny moved to Lorient and Giroud to Montpellier.
Now the pair have been reunited at Arsenal and Koscielny believes the 6ft 4in striker will flourish at Emirates Stadium.
"I am happy [he has joined the Club] because he played very well at Montpellier," the defender told Arsenal Player.
"I played with him at Tours and he was a great player then - now he is even more confident and scores a lot of goals. I know his qualities and he will give a lot for us.
"I know he has the physical quality to play in this league. For a striker it is [about] confidence and I am sure he is working hard to start well with Arsenal.
"He is tall, like Marouane Chamakh and is also good with his back to goal. I think if we play with technical guys he will be happy, and in the box he is a good finisher."
Giroud and Koscielny have followed a similar pathway to the top, with both making their way through the French lower divisions before earning international recognition and a move to Arsenal.
"We have had the same career, and we had some difficulties when we were younger," Koscielny said. "Now it is better for us and we work a lot - we have found coaches who gave us confidence.
"I first met Olivier at Tours, where we played one year together. It was the first year for the club in the second division and we finished sixth - Olivier scored a lot of goals.
"After that I left for Lorient and he stayed one year, and he won the award for top scorer. After that he went to Montpellier and scored a lot of goals. He is a champion with Montpellier and I am very happy for him."
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I've never used them, but I've always thought the dueling trees were cool, and would be alot of fun. These have swiveling metal targets, and you compete against someone else to get your targets to their side first.
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Hotels in Kilkenny, Ireland, will take visitors back in time to an era where knights rode powerful steeds and donned suits of shining armor. Located in Kilkenny County, the city itself is among Irelands most notable tourist destinations. Courtesy of its many festivals and well-preserved medieval structures, Kilkenny enables visitors to take in many of the sights, sounds and flavors that make Ireland so beloved by holidaymakers.Discount hotels in Kilkenny are centrally located to enable visitors to see the many attractions this area has to offer. Perhaps the most popular destination in this region is Kilkenny Castle itself. Built in the 1190s, this towering structure is situated on the River Nore. Although it once served as a symbol of Norman occupation, it now is a major tourist attraction. Other destinations in Kilkenny include St. Marys Cathedral, the Dominican Black Abbey, St. Canices Cathedra and the Kilkenny City Walls. The city is also home to a number of annual events, including the Kilkenny Arts Festival, which takes place each August. Kilkennys Nolan Park also plays host to the annual Source concert, which draws popular mainstream performers to this historic city.


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Over 100,000 Ethiopian Jews have been flown to the "Promised Land" over the past twenty years, but at least 15,000 remain stuck and unable to join relatives who left Ethiopia during this time period. Recently, thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered around a phone speaker to hear a sermon from Haifa which assured them of being able to come to Israel in the coming years. Rabbi Menachem Waldman, speaking in Hebrew, said, "you are all sons and daughters of Israel. God will give you what you deserve. We haven't stopped our long struggle to bring all of you home." However, thousands remain and surprised they are not able to join family members who are in Israel.
Unfortunately, many Ethiopian Jews encounter racial prejudice when they arrive in the "Promised Land." There is discrimination in their attempts to get jobs and their children are often segregated into all black classes in schools. Obviously, older Ethiopians have greater difficulty adjusting to life in a post industrial society, but most do not wish to remain in Ethiopia.