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hmm. pretty much the opposite of what i was told by james. no idea lol
ash doesnt have a lap top to do a log with. i will at least get you one in a couple weeks when were on the dyno
After a long talk with a sales / tech guy at pro-m it turns out that the 800hp pro tube slot style wouldnt be the best for the Focus (his words) and going to one of there 375hp range calibrated square meters would put me in full range of the 5 volts
He said the 800hp with a lot of trickery and messing with the ECU / tuning could be made to work but you had to fool a lot of things ??????
My next question to him was what will his meter do for me that the Diablosport MAFia wouldnt do , his answer was the MAFia didnt do anything but fool the ECU into what the voltage was and about 50% of the time the ECU would figure it out and fail and go to failed MAF
He is so full of it and trying to sell pro-m product , The man doesnt have a clue what he is talking about or flat out lying to people , There is NO WAY for the ECU to figure out or know there is a MAFia connected to the car , there is no way for the car because of a MAFia to go to a failed MAF setting as long as you stay with its 5 volt / 1000 counts and a proper tune
I am going to 100% stay with the Diablosport MAFia , I have tuned hundreds of Boosted Foci with this product and know it works well , from what I got from pro-m there is nothing new out and there still just recalibrating the MAF for more room or for the amount of room needed mostly judging from Injector size and or HP target which is what they have been doing for years , they even have a spec sheet to fill out asking you these things
|Turbo Turtle
i wasnt saying it wasnt different than stock i was just saying that it is not calibrated to a specific injector or range.
i don't know much about this sensor and i'm just as curious about it and its capability as you Tom. that is why i posted it. im simply being a middle man. i'll pm you James Henson's phone number. i talked to him today about it but like i said im not a tuner...
PLEASE , I am in no way trying to argue with anyone or say anyone is wrong , if this is what Tim says it is I will be more then willing to try it
I would love to see a 3rd gear pull with one of my datalog list to see where the MAF counts are load is with this mass air and a part # where I can look into this more , I am very open mined to test new things and why I have tested so much over the years , I didnt know pro-m may have something new , more info and a log PLEASE
Ok something is wrong , you cannot say it is a stock MAF for a duratec Focus and then say is has enough range for 1000 HP , the stock MAF will not make 1000 HP in a 5 inch tube
I agree it may be a factory style sensor but the calibration in the sensor has to be changed from stock , for that sensor to make 1000hp in a 3 inch tube and only run 300HP max voltage would only be about 2.9 to 3.2 volts which should be 5 volts or close to it
Whats the part # for this part # curious to look into it more , UPDATE : I just found this link to a 3 inch tube with the slot that will go to 800HP
http://www.promracing.com/mass-air-m...-pro-tube.html If this is the one then this is 100% a recalibrated MAF
|Turbo Turtle
i just talked to james. he said the meter is not calibrated for range or any thing. it is a factory style sensor that is plug and play for a slot style like the duratec. it has been out for about 4 years and is capable of 1000whp in a 3" tube and 1300 in a 4". it required no modification or other devices. it simply plugs into the factory connector and all injector and maf adjustments are done on sct. there is also a pig tail connector to convert a zetec style maf connector to the duratec slot style so the pro-m can be used. you would just need the duratec flange welded on.
he said in the case of a failure there is no change needed to a tune and that all the maf's are like replacing a factory sensor. just plug a new one in. and also that any changes in boost or air flow will not affect the a/f which is why ash was able to switch from a 15g to a 28rs and nothing change on the a/f
like i said i was very impressed with this maf and how well ash's car runs with it. james stands behind it 100% and said that nearly all the boosted mustang guys are using these now. he said less than 5 mustangs in the last year he has tuned were using a mafia and he does A LOT of mustangs lol
|I cant find any specific code or numbers on the MAF either.
Sorry i tried to get a better shot but even with two cameras it sucked.
Now the story goes like this. I dropped the car off and James Henson (tuner) installed the 80lb/hr Cobra jet injectors and the Pro-M. He keeps these in stock (pro-m) but had to order the injectors. I dont know if it was Calibrated for these injectors specifically or some sort of base calibration from Pro-M.
I 100% disagree with that statement about running the Mustang MAF , why do it ? It has no benefit and does nothing but cost you more tuning time , the Focus MAF is perfect for the Focus
Tim if the pro-m isnt calibrated for the change in injectors (which = range) then why not just use the Focus MAF , if the pro-m has more range then it has to be recalibrated ,On his MAF there should be a tag and it will say "calibration" and in most cases will have an injector # there like COB30 what does Ashes say ? yes I would be interested if something new is out , I looked on the pro-m web site and didnt see anything new but they may be testing ????
|I think tom would dis agree with you on that post lol. I am running mustang maf and in the beginning of our tuning time it was a little difficult but its well dialed in now
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by armygirl, Jan 5, 2010.
Nate is Iverson with bigger muscles, fewer years, and less basketball smarts.
He would certainly be a lot more valuable to contending teams and thus much easier to move. That Hamilton contract extension is such a head scratcher. I think it's Dumars' second worst move in his tenure as Pistons' GM, right behind the Darko blunder.
No need to 'Skip to my Lou' when you have a 'Freight Train' sir!
This season is why I have no faith in letting the young guys play and 'seeing what they can do.' This is also why I don't wage war on any player over the age of 29 as if he was geriatric and hurting our chances. I'm hoping we don't have 7 years or more of this left as we could easily go back to the Teal Era when NO ONE wanted to play in DET (kind of the case now). As an organization, we don't appreciate players who perform above and beyond, nor do we reward them when they do. They are simply disposable pieces that can be replaced at a whim the minute their contracts expire. As fans, in general, we get so hyped up about the 'next best thing' that we often toss out the gems we already have. I would think it hard to argue that anything we have (Big Ben excepted) in the paint right now is better than a 34 yr old Rasheed Wallace and addition by subtraction rarely works. All that huffing about getting rid of him will make things better hasn't really panned out as we are clearly reaping the benefits of not getting any techs. Officials show us an unprecedented amount of respect. We never properly worked a new starting PG into place, we are overstocked at SG, understocked at PF, and playing by committee in the lane. It's not even that any of our bigs are the worst in the league, however, none of them distinguishes themselves from anyone else save Jerebko and he clearly isn't equipped to tangle with the best the league has to offer in the lane. We need to be making moves for talent, not just 'bang for the buck' or cap flexibility. Injury has decimated this season so far and we're almost left with playing .750 basketball just to even think about the playoffs. The funny thing is, for all the bargain hunting and foreign projects, we seriously overpaid for the FA talent we're getting limited results from. People will allow you one horrid season to get things together. After that, you quickly become also-rans and laughing stocks. It's clear that coaches will avoid this city like the plague and the coaches that do want to come here (Laimbeer) are refused for some inane in-house logic about what constitutes a worthy candidate (Clearly M. Curry knows the formula). I seriously hope Joe has something up his sleeve because it looks like his magic might be wearing off.
Wouldn't Rip's extension be OK if we wouldn't have signed Ben Gordon behind him? I would have kept Rip, kept Afflalo, kept Amir, let Maxiell expire and used the FA money for next year. We'd have $11M in cash for not signing Ben Gordon (less Afflalo's $1M contract) = $10M cash. We'd have $5M in cash from Maxiell's expired contract We'd have $3.7M in cash from Amir's expiring We'd have $4.1M from Kwame + $1.3M from Ben Wallace + $1.3M from Atkins + $.8M from Bynum + $3.5M from Oberto. All in, there would be $30M (less salary cap drop) to spend in FA this summer and we'd have the following players returning: Stuck Rip/ Afflalo Tay/ Daye/ Summers Charlie/ Jerebko Wilcox Gotta resign Bynum... assume $3M. $27M left. Maybe resign Ben W for $3M. $24M left. That leaves you with: Stuck/ Bynum Rip/ Afflalo Tay/ Daye/ Summers Charlie/ Jerebko B. Wallace/ Wilcox + $24 Million Dollars. For $24M, our biggest needs would be a center who is better than Ben Wallace and a PG who is better than Stuckey.
Perhaps, but I may have played with the dollars a bit to maybe sign Gordon for less and not sign CV...taking the additional cash to make a run at Bosh. I think given the choice, I'd still take Max over Amir, but that's just me. I can't say most would do the same. Max's $5M isn't that much in the long run and we still could make a run for a great big man. If Toys is getting $4M...I can't really argue against Max getting $5M. Although when Toys plays, we are actually getting more out of that $4M than we get out of Max's $5M
Just saying that we already had Amir signed and he was set to expire this season. No need to sign a very similar player and then have to find a way to ditch the existing Amir contract. Maxiell's contract is longer term and restricts our availability. And he's a DNP every few games on a team with a weak collection of bigs.
You make a lot of sense. So in the spirit of being revisionist, who would these "better than Ben and Stucky" guys be?
Maybe you get one of them through the draft and the other by blowing the entire FA cash wad. Bosh would have been the obvious choice for a big man. Offensive juggernaut. Tyrus Thomas is going to be a FA. As far as PG's? I don't really know. Felton, Ridnour, Watson. Bigs- Yao, Shaq, Chandler, Dirk, Gooden Other FA's: Wade, Pierce, Allen, Manu, Joe Johnson, Rudy Gay, etc.
I'd be down with Bosh. ...Tyrus Thomas. I can't get excited about any of the other guys. The ones I'd WANT the Pistons to sign would never come to Detroit and the ones that WOULD come to Detroit, I wouldn't want. (except maybe Joe Johnson). ...Ben Gordon doesn't look so bad after all. I think if Joe could put the right pieces next to him (a ballanced team for starters) his stock could rise big time. The more and more I think about, the Pistons rebuild needs to be done in the draft. It's getting to the point wher I'm "TANKful" for each and every loss (note: I still root for wins while the games are being played). Trade Rip to a contender for a first-rounder and filler and let's get young and talented.
or we could just go back to denver and say we made a boo-boo and want CB back! They got ty lawson, they can use stuckey or RIP
What the hell is THAT!?!?!
Ben Gordon is one of the only pieces i would be upset about losing. He has more upside than Rip right now. Would like to keep JJ, just because he is a cheap energy player. Aside from that, we are in much better shape than the teal years because we have some very nice trade pieces. We really do have a lot of good players, they just aren't complimentary. We are a piece or two away from having a very good team. I prefer this season over the previous two. I'd rather watch young players playing hard than vets mailing it in.
It's hilarious if you ask me. People get too hung up on little things. Having played ball most of my life..that's just a guy being silly during a down period in front of the camera, but I know a lot of people who use that as proof of the "gangsterization" of the NBA...He's just clownin. Mind you, I'm not saying EVERYONE here is taking it that way.
Actually, my position was that this guy is a joker for dancing around like an idiot after a lopsided loss. However, I'm not at all sure anymore that this video was actually taken after the loss, seeing as how they are all standing around in warmups, suggesting it is pre-game. Maybe the video was just played after the game. With that said, from what I've seen of this guy, he seems annoying enough that I'd rather not have him around.
I really don't care much about whether we keep Rip or Ben. Personally, I like both of their games and their attitudes. It's just that it is stupid to waste resources on both of them. What's the point in that? Why did Joe do that? And I agree with JJ. Any young player who is contributing is worth more than their contract. That was why I felt pained when we dumped Afflalo. Sure, Gordon is better than Afflalo... but not $11M per year better as a backup. Jeez JD.
Oh...don't get me wrong....I think he's all wrong for DET....
Ben Gordon is dissapointing me every night. Why? Just look out the numbers. Last year he did EVERYTHING better.. every single stat that you look, assists, points, rebounds, shoot %.. everything is going down. YES.. it's Kuester's fault. YES.. It's because of the injuries and "all that". YES.. Last year he play with Derrick Rose, a TRUE POINT GUARD with no ability to shoot the 3, but pretty well passing the ball for the open guy and "all that".. and this year he is playing with Stuckey, a FALSE POINT GUARD with no abilty to shoot the 3, AAANNDDD pretty bad passing the ball for the open guy and all that. I think that Ben Gordon will play his best basketball when a General Floor - Point Guard comes to Detroit. Even with Kuester still in the team I think that with one All-Star caliber Point Guard Ben Gordon will begin to show us how good he is. It's a shame having guys like him and using them in "the wrong way". :(
BG's not even making his wide open shots right now. Nothing a "true PG" is going to do about that. He's obviously still out of whack from his injury. He certainly wasn't missing Rose when he was lighting it up pre-injury. (Rose is no Nash/CP3 style PG btw, he gets about 1 assist more per game than Rodney , who plays a lot of 2) We just need to ditch Rip/Prince, get Gordon worked back into a rhythm, get the rookies back in the game, and the team will actually be headed in the right direction.
For some reason we are stuck on shipping either RIP/Prince out. I think, everyone on this team is expendable, this team is a failed experiment of two years. If CB was expendable so is Stuckey, BenGo, CV, JJ. Yes, I said JJ. Let's not wait until we try to build JJ skills, and move him out of position like we did with Stuckey. JJ has good trade value right now, use it before we loose it. I don't know why we would want get rid of Prince before any of these guys. Prince fits into a solid position/role. Daye can back him up with his clumsiness.
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You will need:
One resin Webley kit (I recomend Sidewinder's )
Plastic pipe
Resin scope rings
assorted greeblies
plenty of 'T' shape material (I shall be using blast-tech flavour)
Ingredients pic:
You will need:
One resin Webley kit (I recomend Sidewinder's )
Plastic pipe
Resin scope rings
assorted greeblies
plenty of 'T' shape material (I shall be using blast-tech flavour)
Ingredients pic:
Last edited by Sidewinder; Nov 2, 2011 at 5:33 AM.
Where did you get the "T" shape material.
I bought it by the foot a while ago from http://www.blast-tech.com.
asok said:
Throw roughly together:
do you have the blast-tech part number?Sidewinder said:
This page near bottom GMB-XX
that will work - thanks!Sidewinder said:
Awsome Sidewinder! Let see the rest!!!
Some new parts on their way to you Sidewinder!
Whats the dia (ID and OD) of the pipe you use for the barrel? (And the length..)
White is 51.5mm ID & 55.8mm OD, 3" long
Grey is 48mm ID & 50mm OD, sticks out 8" from white.
Hey Sidewinder when do we get to see the rest? And are you gonna sell the ROTJ kits (cooling vanes, rings, greebles, ect.) to go with your Webley kit?
When i've got it done, damn your impatient eyes!!!!
If enough people would be interested, then probably.
pennywise said:
Yeah, I was thinking you could even sell "resin" cooling vanes to keep the cost down. I don't know, just an idea.Sidewinder said:
most of the guttering pipes (looks like them in your photo) in the US are rectangle/square (at least here - although I havent really looked hard yet) so the dia of pipe, and the pipes are usually much thicker than the uk types, so you supplying the pipes would be a great start/addition (hint, hint)...
pennywise said:
That's what I'm sayn! If you make a "complete kit" to go with the kit you already offer, I think you would probably get alot of interest.Caomhanach said:
I've done some aly blocks for the scope to sit on and am turning a biggish piece of aly for the muzzle based on pics of the real one.
Are lathe motors supposed to smoke??
Regards pipes and the ROTJ, I would do the muzzle/barrel/T fins all as one piece so it could be slipped on over the webley barrel.
Pic now added - it's almost too good to paint!
Last edited by Sidewinder; Apr 19, 2006 at 6:35 AM.
I'm thinking of doing a casting of the whole lot as one piece, including the Webley bit seen in the pic. That way I could cast up just the finned/white bit or the whole lot depending on what people want/have already.
There is a handy layout diagram of the rib position on the barrel that I used (Ta whoever). Except it shows the front scope block replacing a section of one rib, whereas I believe it should go between two ribs. The photos of a real prop back this up.
Ribbed for your pleasure (Scope blocks not fixed in place.):
Last edited by Sidewinder; Apr 19, 2006 at 10:54 AM.
Wow, that nozzle looks great... I see what you mean about not painting it, but the natural weathering (when it get's scratched) on it would look cool...
Here's a pic of all the main parts together.
Too cool for my eyes...
(oooh it burns.. the tears.. they burn)
Woow, looks awesome.
Since I recently got the Webley kit from ebay, I was wondering if you will offer casts of the barrel, the scope and the scopeclamps too.
Scope rings are molded, working on the barrel etc. That scope is just a cheap 4x20
i love the idea of offering a pre-rotj'd barrel as an option


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Peter wrote:That seems forced to me. The 4Nt are usually summarized as:
cause of problem
end of problem
cause of end of problem
Individual wrote:It's considered to be based on the model4 of medicine:
Individual wrote:A long time ago, Retrofuturist (I think) sent me an article in which there was a section on the relationship between Buddhism and science... I remember it was very good. Maybe he still has it.
Pannapetar wrote:Is the epistemic foundation of Buddhism scientific? What do you think?
tiltbillings wrote:What is this need to align Buddhism with science?
Pannapetar wrote:
Is the epistemic foundation of Buddhism scientific? What do you think?
Cheers, Thomas
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings Tilt,tiltbillings wrote:What is this need to align Buddhism with science?
I think it's more that it shouldn't contradict science. Both spiritual enquiry and scientific enquiry are built upon observation, and the interpretation of those observations. If there is a conflict, it is worthwhile investigating which discipline has either observed or interpreted incorrectly.
Science can be reasonably used to refute the claims of many of the more dubious and superstitious religious traditions that mankind has created. The fact Buddhism is open to and able to stand up to such scrutiny and investigation is going to be one of its biggest "selling points" (for want of a better term) in the 21st century.
tiltbillings wrote:Is Buddhism falsifiable?
tiltbillings wrote:Buddhism is not science. What is this need to align Buddhism with science?
BlackBird wrote:Science is also said to be emperical [sic] truth.
Canki Sutta wrote:Buddha: "Exertion is most helpful for the final attainment of the truth, Bharadvaja. If one didn't make an exertion, one wouldn't finally attain the truth. Because one makes an exertion, one finally attains the truth. Therefore, exertion is most helpful for the final attainment of the truth."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for exertion? We ask Master Gotama about the quality most helpful for exertion."
Buddha: "Contemplating is most helpful for exertion, Bharadvaja. If one didn't contemplate, one wouldn't make an exertion. Because one contemplates, one makes an exertion. Therefore, contemplating is most helpful for exertion."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for contemplating?..."
Buddha: "Being willing... If one weren't willing, one wouldn't contemplate..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for being willing?..."
Buddha: "Desire... If desire didn't arise, one wouldn't be willing..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for desire?..."
Buddha: "Coming to an agreement through pondering dhammas... If one didn't come to an agreement through pondering dhammas, desire wouldn't arise..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for coming to an agreement through pondering dhammas?..."
Buddha: "Penetrating the meaning... If one didn't penetrate the meaning, one wouldn't come to an agreement through pondering dhammas..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for penetrating the meaning?..."
Buddha: "Remembering the Dhamma... If one didn't remember the Dhamma, one wouldn't penetrate the meaning..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for remembering the Dhamma?... "
Buddha: "Hearing the Dhamma... If one didn't hear the Dhamma, one wouldn't remember the Dhamma..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for hearing the Dhamma?... "
Buddha: "Lending ear... If one didn't lend ear, one wouldn't hear the Dhamma..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for lending ear?... "
Buddha: "Growing close... If one didn't grow close, one wouldn't lend ear..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for growing close?... "
Buddha: "Visiting... If one didn't visit, one wouldn't grow close..."
Bharadvaja: "But what quality is most helpful for visiting? We ask Master Gotama about the quality most helpful for visiting."
Buddha: "Conviction is most helpful for visiting, Bharadvaja. If conviction [in a person] didn't arise, one wouldn't visit [that person]. Because conviction arises, one visits. Therefore, conviction is most helpful for visiting."
Mawkish1983 wrote:BlackBird wrote:Science is also said to be emperical [sic] truth.
Science is the process of obtaining knowledge by using the scientific method. There's no such thing as 'empirical truth' (for 'truth', see philosophy). In science, all evidence must be empirical, but this does not mean all empirical evidence is science
Mawkish1983 wrote:The scientific method, as laid out by our friendly wikipedia editors, is:
1) Characterisations (observations, definitions, and measurements of the subject of inquiry)
2) Hypotheses (theoretical, hypothetical explanations of observations and measurements of the subject)
3) Predictions (reasoning including logical deduction from the hypothesis or theory)
4) Experiments (tests of all of the above)
Superficially, this might look a lot like Buddhism: characterising the problem (dukkha), hypothetical explanation (craving), predictions (get rid of craving, get rid of dukkha) and experiments (follow the noble eightfold path and see for yourself) but importantly this isn't strictly the scientific method: point 4, experiments, pertains to conducting experiments to try to disprove point 2 by getting a different result than point 3. Conducting experiments to try to 'proove' point 3 constitutes a converse error, a logical fallacy. Hence, science is in the business of forever trying to prove itself wrong.
With the four noble truthes, can practicing them lead to evidence that the hypothesis (craving causes dukkha) is wrong? I don't think so for two reasons. Firstly, if someone was practicing it their whole life but did not attain freedom from dukkha we would not say "ah, that means Buddhism is wrong", we might say "they weren't doing it right" or "their past conditioning meant they weren't ready" or something else like that. I wonder, has this ever happened? If it had, I doubt it would have been documented but it would be interesting .
The second reason is simple: I believe that dukkha IS caused by craving. I believe the Buddha was right. In my practice I've seen a lot of anecdotal evidence to make me believe it. My belief isn't strictly based on science, it's based on reason and anecdotal evidence. I personally believe that no experiment can be formulated to try to prove the Buddha wrong because, simply, the Buddha was right.
BlackBird wrote:This is word play my friend. I'm fairly sure you understood the meaning of my post.
How can anything be 'proven' right except by every experiment that can ever possibly be conducted not contradicting?BlackBird wrote:I have never thought that Science was in the business of proving itself wrong.
BlackBird wrote:I have always assumed Science was concerned with fact, with truth
BlackBird wrote:explain to me why attempting to prove point 3 is a logical fallacy
Fede wrote:There is nothing in Buddhism which is detrimental to humanity, and it is entirely altruistic.
Fede wrote:Science is fundamentally not about Altruism, and in fact there is much in science which is detrimental to humanity.
There is nothing in Buddhism which is detrimental to humanity, and it is entirely altruistic.
The Buddhadhamma is for individual beings who make up the nations of the world. The background of samsaric existence goes on and on. Living in samsara, but not being distracted from practising sila, samadhi and panna is a difficult but realisable goal.
A Government doesn't "love" - only individual beings do.
The whole world doesn't have to become celibate (As if!!). An individual, should they feel it is best for their practice, can - as a lay person or ordained person - lead a celibate life.
Most Scientists aren't working altruistically in their isolated homes
- they are working on projects for governments and large companies.
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Mani Friday: Go For Broke
It's National Go for Broke day! Today is all about taking risks and trying something new; what better way to "go all out" then with a flashy mani?
(Sephora by OPI Jewelry Top Coat in The Golden Age and Mauve-ie Star In the Making)
So "go for broke" this weekend and rock some bling on your nails! I showed you mine, now show me yours.
(And you certainly don't have to go glitter cray-cray like I did, any amount of sparkles, studs or even a metallic polish would suffice.)
Show & Tell in the comments!
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Though I wouldn't call my nails flashy, I did spend a bit more than I normally do on a Butter London shade I've been toying with getting since the line launched here.
I bought Saucy Jack, a beautiful rich, brick red, which actually has berry undertones when you first apply it. I was a sucker for the name (though the shade is beautiful and so deep on my nails) because I'm a Spinal Tap fan and the name is in reference to the move (This is Spinal Tap) where after the band is broken up, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls talk about finally pursuing their dream of creating a musical based on Jack the Ripper called Saucy Jack!
I love that movie and love the trivial nature of how the name lends itself to the color!
I added a little glitter to my standard red.
SEPHORA X Prime basecoat
SEPHORA X Dressed to Kill
Sephora by OPI It's Real 18k Gold topcoat
@lylysa - 1. I LOVE THAT MOVIE. Like, for reals. It's one of my faves. I did not catch that reference, and now that I know it I have to buy the color (thanks! :/)
2. Where are your nails? Let's see them!
@rinner - easy peasy way to sauce up a mani! Love it!
Hahah, you're totally welcome, Candace! If you have the DVD, watch it with the commentary, the guys are still IN character when they do it, it's like a whole new movie on its own!
This was Thursday's nails (since I did the shocking math once again on my stash, I'm doing another 30:30 challenge on my nails):
Chanel April with Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday on top. I do it once a year- otherwise my office might not be so thrilled.
(For the record, today's mani was Zoya Dahlia- the black Pixie Dust polish)
@Candace That bling is beautiful!!! I love that look! Spring Bling!
@lylysa Can you pull an "I Dream of Jennie" move and teleport to TN to help me shape my nails? lol. I have the hardest time getting them all the same, especially my thumbs, index fingers, and right middle finger. I guess it's from how they grow naturally, but it can be a pain in the butt lol. I think my right middle finger gives me a hard time because I write right handed, and the cuticles are a bit tough there, too.
I don't think I'll get to do bling nails this weekend. You can easily guess where I will be besides doing home work lol. However, if I do get a chance to do my nails, I want to do a paw print design again as a welcome home Meat Head kind of thing lol.
@ Kimmi, the "Welcome Meat Head" mani!!! How cute! ^_^ I have a couple of nails that as they grow out warp a slight bit at the edges so it forms a more pointed shape rather than laying flat. I try to not square those off when I do have my nails longer as they just look even more pointed because they don't really have those edge corners to shape/show up.
@ Candace, do it!!! Now when I watch it without commentary it sounds so odd to me! It's like I prefer the commentary even more than the original!
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- Translation: Remain among the clumps of grass and do not elevate yourself.
- English equivalent: The meek shall inherit the earth.
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- Every man I meet is in some way my superior; and in that I can learn of him.
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- O ka makapo wale no ka mea hapapa i ka pouli.
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THEN there is the wonderful fallout that I can easily work through a yard and split by the box without ever looking for brood or a queen.
I'm sure a lot of people have "split by the box" with deeps. It just isn't very reliable with deeps. If you make sure you have four eight frame mediums full of bees during the buildup it is very reliable.
It's too obvious an idea to be "invented" isn't it?
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I'm not an avid Fett collector, but I HAVE been following threads about the chest lights with interest. I'm confused (again) about sequences though. I have the animated file showing the "movie" version for the 7-seg display, but wasn't there some talk about there should be a blank set of displays in the pattern? Instead of toggling between 2 displays, there would be 3 stages (counting the all blank displays).
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The Canisius baseball team swept Sunday's doubleheader at Murray State, winning the opener 6-5 in 10 innings and then taking the second game 11-4, to complete a three-game sweep on the weekend. The Golden Griffins improve to 7-4 on the season.
Junior Jimmy Luppens led the Griffs with four hits on the day, recording four RBI and reaching base six times. Freshmen Brett Siddall and Anthony Massicci each had three-hit days for the Griffs, who had five steals in the doubleheader.
Game One - Canisius 6, Murray State 5 (10 innings)
Murray State took the early lead with a run in the bottom of the first before the Griffs answered with two in the top of the second. Junior Shane Zimmer led off with a single and scored on a one-out double from Brooklyn Foster. The senior catcher advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on an RBI single from Massicci. Murray State took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth after a three-run homer from Brandon Eggenschwiler.
Canisius scored three runs in the top of the seventh, which started with a walk to Massicci. Junior Jose Torralba singled to right and each runner moved up 90 feet after a sacrifice from sophomore Mike Krische. Siddall tied the game with a one-out, two-RBI double and Luppens followed with an RBI single to give the Griffs the 5-4 lead.
Murray State tied the game in the eighth with a one-out RBI single from Eggenschwiler. Canisius would score what proved to be the game-winning run in the 10th as Luppens led off with a single and eventually scored on a two-out, RBI single from Foster.
Junior Jon Fitzsimmons picked up his first victory of the season, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings and striking out four. Sophomore Rohn Pierce allowed four runs in 4.1 innings. Sophomore Aaron Casper threw a scoreless inning of relief while freshman Alex Godzak allowed a run in 2.1 innings.
Game Two - Canisius 11, Murray State 4
Murray State (4-7) scored first for the second time on the day, plating two runs in the bottom of the first. Canisius came back with an RBI groundout from Torralba that scored sophomore Connor Panas, who started the inning with a leadoff double. The Griffs went up in the top of the third, scoring four times. Sophomore Mike Booth and junior Ryan Coppinger led off with back-to-back singles and Siddall followed with the team's third consecutive single to score Booth and tie the game at 2-2. Luppens had an RBI groundout to score Coppinger and give the Griffs a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Zimmer had an RBI single and eventually scored an unearned run later in the inning on a Murray State error.
The Racers got one back in the bottom of the fourth, but the Griffs came right back with a run in the top of the fifth. Panas led off with a walk, stole second, moved to third on a grounder from Zimmer and scored an unearned run on a passed ball. The Griffs broke the game open in the top of the seventh by scoring five runs. Senior Chris Gruarin started the rally with a one-out single, stole second and moved to third on an errant pickoff attempt. Torralba scored Gruarin with an RBI single and then stole second base. After a walk to Massicci, a grounder from Booth put two runners into scoring position. A walk to Coppinger loaded the bases, and junior Jesse Kelso had a two-out, two-RBI single. Luppens followed with a two-RBI triple to close out the Griffs' scoring.
Sophomore Devon Stewart (1-1) picked up his first win of the season, allowing three runs, one earned, in six innings. Redshirt freshman Iannick Remillard allowed one run in one inning of relief.
Canisius is scheduled to play a four-game series at Longwood University next weekend. First pitch for the single game on Friday is set for 3 p.m.
Notes: After hitting .198 with runners in scoring position in the opening eight games, the Griffs hit .442 with runners in scoring position in this weekend's series... Canisius leadoff batters are reaching base 48.4 percent of the time... Casper has seven strikeouts in his last three innings pitched... Fitzsimmons hasn't allowed an unearned run in seven innings pitched... Foster has eight hits and 10 RBI in his last three starts... Luppens has a hit in all seven of his starts this season... After starting the season 2-for-14, Siddall is 8-for-18 in his last five starts.


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All the stores are loaded up and ready for Easter now!!!
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
It's exciting. This coming Monday is Clean Monday (or Ash Monday) here so that means only 40 days left till Easter
Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
I guess people here aren't very excited about Easter.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
I'm excited,it's not Christmas but hey it's Easter
When it seems the magic slipped away...
We find it all again on Christmas Day.
*Seeing isn't believing.Believing is seeing.*
I just love to see the stores all change as every different holiday approaches.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
I can hardly contain my excitement, but I'm forcing myself to restrain it some. I don't want to set up my Easter tree too early. I try to fool people into thinking I'm somewhat sane.
Ha! Ha!
"Hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all."
I think it's awesome that you have an Easter Tree. My view is a bit different. I prefer to reserve the "tree" exclusively for Christmas. For me, it makes it that much more significant when the time comes. I still think what you do is a cool idea though.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
Easter is big here i to do a tree actually a few and my home is all decked out easter is like christmas here all the baked goodies to the big dinner it's a fun day for all.
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Its morning, Vividha goes to the market. She thinks this can't be, its right this three things turned true, but I don't love him, its nonsense. Atharv is also in market and buys vegs. She thinks I can't love someone who talks rude to my father, if he comes infront of me, I will tell him that I don't love him. Atharv sees her. She shouts I don't…… He thinks she is thinking about me, ii m sure. He comes in her way and smiles. He says you thought about me and I m infront of you. She denies that she was thinking of him and asks him to go. He says I m not any roadside loafer, I m your would be husband. She looks at him and asks him to shut up. He says you are doing new bride's tantrums. She says I will tell him that I don't love him. She calls him out. Another guy hears her and goes to her. She says I did not call you. He starts flirting. Atharv gets angry seeing this. She goes.
Uma tells Kailash that Vividha went to college yesterday. He asks then how did she reach there where she should have not reached. Rajendra comes and Kailash leaves Uma. He asks Uma to get snacks for Rajendra. She goes. Rajendra asks Kailash why did you call me, shall I get more people to make you do more of my insult. Kailash asks him to forget everything, tell me how is your son. Rajendra says he is good, he is getting good proposals who find us poor. Kailash says I have to talk about Vividha's proposal. Rajendra and Uma get shocked.


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The Foundation also fills an advocacy role by communicating the needs of the college and its students to supporters in the community and to public officials at the local, state, and national levels.
Foundation Highlights
The Foundation assists students through various scholarship opportunities. The recipients of these scholarships represent a cross-section of talented individuals from Piedmont Technical College's academic programs. These scholarships help to retain the best and brightest talent for our local work force and provide educational opportunities to those who otherwise may not have been able to attend college.
Recognition/Wall of Honor
Piedmont Technical College's Foundation recently recognized local two veterinarians for their cumulative contributions in support of the Veterinary Technology program through the Veterinary Technician of Excellence Scholarship, awarded annually to a veterinary technology student. Their recent contributions resulted in Dr. Randy Basinger and Dr. Louise Burpee earning the recognition of Sponsor on the PTC Foundation's Wall of Honor which recognizes donors to the college. Pictured are, from left, Fran Wiley, PTC Foundation executive director; Basinger; Burpee; and Dr. Ray Brooks, president of Piedmont Technical College.
PTC Golf Classic
The proceeds from the Foundation's annual PTC Golf Classic are used to support student scholarships. Golfers come together for a great cause and enjoy a day of golf and a delightful lunch.
The 2017 tournament is set for Friday, April 28 at The Links at Stoney Point. This will be our 25th tournament. More information will be posted.
Student-Built Home
With initial funding from the Foundation, the college's Building Construction Technology (BCT) students design, plan, and construct a house in Greenwood. This opportunity provided these students with "hands-on" educational knowledge in constructing a house from beginning to end. Two-thirds of the proceeds are set aside for the BCT department to purchase equipment for their program and to award scholarships to deserving BCT students.
People That Care Pet Crematory, LLC
The Foundation worked with the Funeral Service program to begin offering pet cremation services through the People That Care Pet Crematory, LLC. This is the first pet crematory at any of the 56 accredited funeral service programs in the country. The program will be working closely with area veterinarians and funeral homes needing assistance, but the cases will be used to train the students in a continually growing portion of the industry.


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The decision by the Canadian government to again require visas for those in the Czech Republic to come to Canada is without question an effort to confront issues related to migration of Romas from their nation. Most Romany activists believe well-educated Czech Romanies who are integrated within the society may have decided it was wiser to leave before things become worse in a nation which contains a sizable number of right wing bigots who openly display hatred toward those who are "different." It is also believed poor Romas are leaving for the simple reason they can not find good jobs and Canada appears to offer better economic opportunities for success.
Jozef Holek, who specializes in Roma issues, argues, "A common romany without education has almost zero chance to find a job and his position in society is completely frustrating in all aspects." There is also the possible explanation that many Romas do not possess a deep patriotism for a society which regards them as inferior and they may well prefer seeking the patriotism of fellow countrymen who live in Canada. An unanswered question is whether or not key leaders of the Roma community are leaving.


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School Fears "Cougars" Mascot Will Offend Women
A Utah school district decided not to select a cougar as the mascot of a new high school partly because school officials and some parents believed the word is disrespectful to women.
Students in the Canyons School District named the cougar their top choice to become the mascot of the new Corner Canyon High School. The school is expected to open in 2013.
However, district officials overrode the student vote after complaints that that the word "cougar" is offensive and derogatory towards women.
"We heard from folks who were worried about the connotation of the word 'cougar' as it pertains to the current vernacular — in a derogatory manner," Jennifer Toomer-Cook, a spokesperson for the school district told Fox News & Commentary.
In pop culture, the term "cougar" refers to a sexually aggressive middle-aged woman who attracts younger men.
However, the cougar is also a large mountain cat — that also happens to be the mascot for Brigham Young University — along with three other Utah high schools.
Toomer-Cook said that was the chief reason the district decided to override the students' vote — even though it was the highest vote-getter out of more than 1,000 suggestions.
Instead, school officials decided to select the "Chargers" as the new mascot. Toomer-Cook said they wanted to have a unique mascot name.
"Instead of going to a place where people were seeing something potentially divisive, go to a mascot that could more easily unify," she said. "No other Utah school has Chargers as its mascot. The board members were also saying this presents an image of strength and captures a little bit of the area's culture."
The controversy caught some local residents by surprise.
"To me, a mascot is usually an animal – I mean, I don't know how to even respond to that," local football coach Bill Cosper told the Salt Lake Tribune. "In all my years here, or in all of sports, that's never been brought up."
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Posted by Richard Fichera on May 7, 2012
I said last year that this would happen sometime in the first half of this year, but for some reason my colleagues and clients have kept asking me exactly when we would see a real ARM server running a real OS. How about now?
To copy from Calxeda's most recent blog post:
"This week, Calxeda is showing a live Calxeda cluster running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on real EnergyCore hardware at the Ubuntu Developer and Cloud Summit events in Oakland, CA. … This is the real deal; quad-core, w/ 4MB cache, secure management engine, and Calxeda's fabric all up and running."
This is a significant milestone for many reasons. It proves that Calxeda can indeed deliver a working server based on its scalable fabric architecture, although having HP signing up as a partner meant that this was essentially a non-issue, but still, proof is good. It also establishes that at least one Linux distribution provider, in this case Ubuntu, is willing to provide a real supported distribution. My guess is that Red Hat and Centos will jump on the bus fairly soon as well.
Most importantly, we can get on with the important work of characterizing real benchmarks on real systems with real OS support. HP's discovery centers will certainly play a part in this process as well, and I am willing to bet that by the end of the summer we will have some compelling data on whether the ARM server will deliver on its performance and energy efficiency promises. It's not a slam dunk guaranteed win – Intel has been steadily ratcheting up its energy efficiency, and the latest generation of x86 server from HP, IBM, Dell, and others show promise of much better throughput per watt than their predecessors. Add to that the demonstration of a Xeon-based system by Sea Micro (ironically now owned by AMD) that delivered Xeon CPUs at a 10 W per CPU power overhead, an unheard of efficiency.


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One of the most exciting British Designers working today, Jasper Morrison manages to imbue his clean-lined designs with simplicity, intelligence and practicality. The Pots and Pans collection of stoveware features distinctive knobs and handles, providing a contemporary edge to an otherwise timeless range.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's Brian Randolph and Cameron Sutton have been named to the College Football Performance Awards Watch List for the Defensive Back Trophy as the top player in the secondary for 2014. Randolph and Sutton are two of 42 FBS defensive backs named to the 2014 list.
Randolph returned to action and started all 12 games in 2013 after missing most of the 2012 season with a knee injury. Randolph finished second on the Vols with 75 tackles. He led the team with four interceptions and was third on the team in passes defended with seven this season. Randolph tied his career-high with 12 tackles and made game-saving interception in end zone as South Alabama (9/28) was driving with a chance to tie the game in final minutes.
The Marietta, Ga., native also had a game-high 11 tackles, including two TFLs, at #19 Florida (9/21) as he made his 100th career tackle in that game. Randolph was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9 after he had the first two interceptions of his career vs. Western Kentucky (9/7) along with eight tackles.
A freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC selection, Sutton had a standout season in his inaugural campaign on Rocky Top. The Jonesboro, Ga., native made 39 tackles as he started all 12 games in 2013. Sutton led the Vols with nine passes defended including two interceptions and seven pass break-ups. He also had four tackles for a loss with a sack and two fumble recoveries.
Sutton was the Vols' first true freshman to return an interception for a touchdown since Eric Berry (2007 at Florida) on a 36-yard return vs. WKU (9/7). His second interception came in the Vols' upset win over South Carolina (10/19). He became first true freshman to start in secondary since Justin Coleman (2011) in season opener vs. Austin Peay (8/31).
The goal of College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.
As prominent scholars from a wide variety of disciplines note, CFPA eliminates the politics and biases that vitiate balloting-based awards. Furthermore, CFPA has received praise from both Republican and Democratic White House officials for promoting objectivity and fairness in college football.
CFPA is now in its seventh season of player and team performance recognition. Twenty-eight CFPA winners have been first-round NFL Draft selections.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger expects Bacary Sagna to stay with Arsenal and believes that the right back remains positive about the club's future.
Sagna made headlines during the international break with his comments about Arsenal's transfer policy but his manager insists that his compatriot's comments were taken out of context.
"I've said that Bacary loves the club and will stay here," said Wenger, "and his article has been twisted a little bit because he spoke about Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla and there was never a word of that in the article.
"He didn't want to be negative but you all know what you can do with any statement.
"Yes [I spoke to him]. It's important to understand what he wanted to say. What he wanted to say was not exactly the spirit of the whole thing.
"You have the freedom to say what you want in life but it is also important you understand what people feel about the club and their job. It's always important to have good communication with them."
"It [a new contract for Sagna] will be discussed," added Wenger. "I expect him to stay and I want him to stay. The interview does not really reflect at all the love he has for this club because he has always shown total commitment on the football pitch - for the team and the club."
Sagna expressed his concern at the recent departure of Alex Song and Wenger was not surprised by that.
"That he was disappointed [that Song left], I can understand that," said the manager. "But when you look at the number of players we have in midfield, you can understand that as well.
"He is close to Diaby as well. So when you have Arteta, Diaby, Cazorla and Song, one can't play."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Does the first split in the central flyway northeast zone go through Dec. 4th or up to Dec. 4th? Anywhere else I have hunted it goes through the last date specified but somebody argued with me and said it ends at the end of the day on third. Either I'm an idiot or he is but either way I need to know.
p.s. I'm okay if I'm the idiot I just need good information. Thanks guys (and gals)


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Ive heard of people using hollowed out logs here in Kentucky, but I have never heard of bucket hives.
My understanding of hollowed out logs is that it's done horizontally, thus making it a top bar hive.
Quote from: TemeculaBeek on May 10, 2013, 04:36:15 PMMy understanding of hollowed out logs is that it's done horizontally, thus making it a top bar hive.Yes and no. Hollowed out logs used to be use in the US. They were called "gums". The were vertical with a few sticks going from one side to the other as bracing to reduce comb collapse. I thought it was mostly done in the South but some of my older customers still ask me where I keep my gums. It took a little bit, but now I understand exactly what they mean.
People often say that it is illegal to keep bees in one way or another.... "First, if they are in the US, it is illegal." Now I certainly agree that it is not a good idea. But where is this law...?Alfred
Well I got to know these folks. Very nice people. They seem to really have a good attitude and desire to keep the girls properly. They got the information about the bucket hive from the internet. As I was getting to know them I explained how detrimental such a hive set up would be. No problems, that idea was not an option any more.Any way they are picking up the colony tonight. I'm going to hook them up with a pretty strong 5 frame nuc with a well established Italian queen. Nice and gentle bees, all the associated wooden ware down to a SHB bottom trap. It feels good to be able to share this addiction with others who are eager to learn. Looks like we have another couple of good folks on the side of the bees.


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I'm new to ak's and I've been looking for a yugo m70 ab2. I've been given some references to go to a saiga....so what makes them better and what is the equal to an m70? thanx
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I'm new to ak's and I've been looking for a yugo m70 ab2. I've been given some references to go to a saiga....so what makes them better and what is the equal to an m70? thanx
A Saiga is a Russian AK. Yes, it has to go through a bit of conversion before it looks like an AK again....but the receiver is russian and a true AK, so to speak
The M70 is a yugoslavian rendition of the AK. It has other unique features likes a bulged trunnion and a grenade sight and adapter.
Basicly what he said, and a Saiga is cheaper up front.
A Saiga is also brand new off the assembly line, with many military parts while a Yugo is built from parts kits made from guns issued to illiterate conscript troops (with no cleaning kits issued).
You do the math.
Hands down, The Yugo is the best AK in 7x62-39
I have a hard time comparing a Saiga to a true russian AK the parts are lighter in almost every aspect. IMOO there nothing special. there are guys who think by conveting them to look like a military rifle they are some how getting a true Ak due to its russain recive kind of make me chuckel. The quality of some of the Saigas is pretty bad as far as fit and finish. they are new true but then you got to rip it apart to make it what you want so in the end you get a non original weapon. some day unmodifed Saigas might be worth something because of the many that were modifed LOL. If you could find a Yugo that was quality built on new parts and had a good reciver like a NDS id get it over a modifed Saiga in a heart beat even if it was $200 more.
I have several saigas and to me there nothing specail thay all have some type of flaw from the factory. If i wasent into AK,s and building them I would not look twice at them. many air soft rifles have better furniture, the factory Plastic saiga stuff is about as crapy as it gets. I havent seen a really accurate Saiga yet not sure why posably the barrels are not up to snuff. I saw a thread some were a 308 owner was braging about
2" groups I was thinking my 100 year old worn out 30-30 could do better. personalu the Saigas scream cheap. I look at them as parts kits with a reciver.
The only real Yugo rifles in this country are Yugoslavian Mitchell pre ban imports and they are the cream of the crop. Anything else and its luck of the draw on the parts kit or the builder. Same with the Saigas but with the saiga at least you get a new chrome lined barrel. I'd take a well built converted Saiga over a Yugo rebuild if I was buying a finished gun if both were comparably priced.
The big concern with Yugos is that sometimes you'll find they weren't maintained well, or at all! and that's what leads to the "luck of the draw" situation. The current build process for Yugo kits is to use a US-built barrel with all the original parts and refinish. You can have a really good rifle or if the parts were not maintained well you can have an "OK" rifle.
My yugo is rock-solid. My buddy's is too. Both are different vintages as his was built mid-90's, either just before or during the conflict so it may not have seen service. Mine is an 80's era build and had carving on the stock... an obvious participant. Other than a tighter fit on things like the grenade shut-of sight, both are great rifles. They are built heavy for rifle grenades and therefore you get a heavier duty rifle. Also you get a WAR RELIC which is something a Saiga never was. To me, that's something I can pass along with the historical significance... "a build from parts that were in the Bosnian conflict" etc.
Saigas are the hot potato right now since they are actually rifles and not just parts kits. Many home builders don't have all the tooling to do the entire kit build and therefore like the "ease" of the basic Saiga conversion. As has been said a "complete" conversion requires a bit more effort but the end result is something that looks just like the current-issue rifles.
I say get one of both! :D
the saiga is made by the "izhmash" factory in russia. the same plant that has cranked out millions of AK-47, AKM and ak-74s for the soviet union. some seem to think "tula" marked AKs are better. but i haven't found anything that proves it is somehow better than the izmash made AKs.
the saiga is just a castrated AKM--with the evil assault weapon features removed for the US market.
the price of a new saiga in not much more than a "kit" and your getting a brand new hammer forged chrome lined barrel made to soviet military specifications.
i can't say that a saiga is better than a yugo. and i can't say a yugo is better than a saiga either.
i can say i would take a new saiga over a used yugo parts kit with a dark bore and no chrome in the barrel.
i have yugos and saiga rifles --they shoot very well. i would give a slight edge to the saiga made rifles due to the barrel being new. either rifle it comes down to the shooter--that is how close they really are.
I have owned both and own both, The Saiga is a great rifle to convert or leave alone and shoot. Anything feels lighter when shouldering a 70ab1, the Saigas I have owned have been in great F&F condition and have shot 1" groups. I love the Yugo who can't love the Yugo it feels like a rifle should feel but if I had to hump one all flipping day I think I would take the Saiga. I just built a M70-2 from virgin kit and it performed as well as any other AK and Saiga that I have owned. I always have felt this debate is really more opinion then and likability like a Camero vs Firebird It really comes down to what you like and how it feels. I like them all Yugo, Romy, Hungy Russian, Chicom and even the VZ. Buy it, Build It, or convert it......Lets just keep shooting it and them.


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John Tyler is concerned about the safety, health and well-being of all of its students, faculty and staff. The College has policies regarding the well-being for all members of the John Tyler community, including policies which address activities disruptive to the mission of the College as well as any suicidal or self-injurious threats or behaviors.
In adherence to Virginia Code 23-9.2:10, JTCC has established a Threat Assessment Team (TAT), comprised of representatives of Student Services, law enforcement, Security Services, Human Resources and faculty with experience in counseling/mental health. The team meets on a regular basis under the leadership of the dean of students and the security manager.
The TAT is charged with addressing all reported behavioral incidents which occur on a John Tyler campus, off-site location or electronic site, including e-mail, blogs, and Blackboard postings. The TAT will ensure every referral is addressed.
The mission of the JTCC TAT is to facilitate a safe college community through a coordinated, systemic, collaborative, objective, unbiased, thoughtful, proactive approach with strong emphasis on prevention through identification of the potential threats, assessments of said threats, interventions, management and follow up of any and all situations that pose or are thought to pose potential threats to the safety and well-being of individuals on campus as well as to the College community. Any recommendations made by the TAT are sent to the vice president of learning and student success or designee for a decision. This decision shall be final in these cases. The student will be notified in writing.
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Any self-injurious behaviors, suicidal ideation, erratic behaviors that disrupt teaching or College activities, or behaviors that might compromise safety should be referred. When in doubt, make the referral.
What do I do if I know an individual who may need to be referred to the TAT?
If you feel there is an immediate threat, dial 911 or call John Tyler Community College Security at 804-897-6678 (Midlothian) or 804-796-4025 (Chester).
To make a referral, go to the top or bottom of this page and click on "Submit an Incident Report." You will be asked for basic information about the individual, how the TAT can contact you, and for a description of the incident or behaviors that prompted the referral.
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Anyone who feels an individual associated with John Tyler is a threat to himself/herself and/or the College community can make a referral.
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The TAT members will take the information provided and make a recommendation regarding appropriate action.
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Good job JP, very nice healthy looking hive. How's your back doing these days?Don
Now I bet you are sorry you asked! :-D...JP
Quote from: JP on February 08, 2012, 07:04:01 PMNow I bet you are sorry you asked! :-D...JPSorry that your back is still messed up, all from the accident?Changing subjects, noticing those very dark bees, curious what percentage of swarms and cutouts you do, you think are from long term feral colonies, vs. somewhat recent beekeeper escapees, say less than 3 years. Have any guesses? Don


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Welcome to July's edition of the Disability Carnival! The theme this month is "evidence".
Tokah writes about the social mode of disability's flaws, and communication limitations in "What Is Your Cage Doing To You?":
I am generally a very "social model" of disability kind of person, but sometimes it fails us. It fails us when we can't do things a different way anymore, when we simply can't do them at all. What the poster was referring to ultimately is being "locked in", the point that all connection to the outside world ends.F S wrote in with a strong description of her post, "Symbols, archetypes and stereotypes: What experts have said about vaginismus":
I am presenting evidence that some so-called experts on women's sexual health problems are sexist jerks who just perpetuate myths and stereotypes about women with vaginismus, to say the least. There is some god awful assumptions out there about women with vaginismus... I take a disability perspective with regards to female sexual dysfunction, instead of an exclusively social construction or exclusively medical approach. I find that the disability model fits my own experiences best, and it's looking like this alternate model is resonating with some women with FSD besides me, too.Spaz Girl sent in a post called "It's Not That Simple". The post is an interesting process-oriented exploration of what goes into her experience of driving with cerebral palsy.
But the thing is, if I don't drive, there's a very good chance that I won't be able to go anywhere independently when I'm living on my own... Not to mention with my directional issues, I'd be petrified to be in a big train station by myself (I'm thinking of a few in NYC...). And again, separate issues arise if I bring the scooter - will I be able to get it onto the train? Off the train? Will there be a spot for it on the train? And will my destination be accessible? And paratransit is so ridiculously unreliable that it's barely even an option. So unless I drive, I'm looking at a fairly bleak future limited to the few places I can walk/roll to.In a post titled "Evidence", Danielle writes about negotiating and providing proof of her son's evident disability:
Because if he isn't happy all the time or if he misbehaves, won't people think he "hasn't accepted his disability?" That he "hates being different?" Won't they think he isn't that inspirational disabled person we all prize so much but instead is a "miserable cripple" who "hasn't accepted his fate?" Well guess what, a confession—he sometimes has his meltdowns, too. But the meltdowns are not over having to wear braces or walking with crutches. They are about regular kid things like when we make him stop playing video games or when we tell him it's time to go to bed.Dorian writes about responding to friendly questions with unexpected honesty in "I'm depressed, but otherwise fine.":
But the whole time, I'm depressed. It doesn't go away, which is what the people who are puzzled by my response don't seem to get. I'm depressed. But I can also be fine. Certainly I don't always pull off that balance, but often enough I do. I have my bad times, where being depressed really is all that's going on–if asked how I'm doing during one of those times, I'll most likely say so, too!The 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act was this month. Ruth wrote about the importance of accommodations in "An Ordinary Day 20 Years after the passage of ADA"
I know- from experience- that what looks like ordinary isn't. That it's quite extraordinary, not because I have a disability, not because it's extraordinary that I can do what I can, but because of what it has taken to get to having an ordinary day. The message is that many others could do it as well. And will.Haddayr Copley-Woods wrote about the positive impact the ADA has had on her son's life and what still needs to be accomplished in "A word of thanks for the ADA"
While the impact of the ADA has been profound, there is still a lot to do. Employers are still reluctant to hire disabled people. Studies have found disabled adults are two to three times more likely to live in poverty than adults without disabilities. And we're still fighting for the Community Choice Act, which would help keep disabled people from being institutionalized.I loved this entry by last month's carnival host Dave Hingsburger, titled "Down's Syndrome Off The Clock". It's a narrative about overheard conversation between a parent and child, and about the fluidity of disability.
'Trouble is you think I have Down Syndrome all the time and I don't,' he said with real frustration.Zuska provides a valuable reminder in "Some Reasons Not To Honk Your Horn At People In Parking Lots".
She stopped again, 'What?'
'I only have Down Syndrome sometimes, when I'm learning something new or if the words are real hard. I don't have Down Syndrome the rest of the time when I'm doing what I know how to do.'
Maybe people are doing stupid things in parking lots for stupid reasons. Or maybe not. Maybe there's a hidden disability involved. In any case, it's not clear to me that the honking does anything more than vent the honker's spleen. I don't know if that lowers or raises the honker's blood pressure.At Moving Hands, there is a terrific narrative about when a cochlear implant isn't necessary:
What am I supposed to say? How am I supposed to explain that sometimes, as nice as the universe of sound is, it can be even better to walk through Manhattan with one less distraction among this sensory bombardment?annaham writes about a surprising experience in which her needs are not questioned in "Why am I surprised by this?"
I was fully expecting that the surgeon would either minimize and perhaps outright dismiss my concerns during this appointment; worse, he might actively resist giving me anything other than over-the-counter pain medications for what is known as being a very painful procedure, as fibromyalgia patients seem to have a reputation as being "drug-seeking" among some people in the medical community and in the popular imagination at large (to say nothing of the ridiculousness of getting one's wisdom teeth removed as a method of obtaining prescription drugs).There's been a lot of conversation about the autism spectrum and language like "high-functioning". ballastexistenz wrote on pre-concieved notions in "What I just told someone who didn't match current autism stereotypes."
So knowing all that I'm never surprised when people don't match the conclusions. The conclusions come from generations of faulty observations, faulty logic, and faulty science. And then no matter what the conclusions are, people who match them or who think they match them or can be said to match them by others, suddenly start getting diagnosed more. It's a disturbingly tangled thing and I wish more people noticed.And Leah Jane wrote about the evolution of her self-identification in "Fully Functioning"
That was what made my brain spiral into regret and horror. I was reinforcing the idea that intelligence equalled a person's worth to the world, that people with autism who could not possibly build rockets or cure HIV were not as valuable as the oft-touted supergeniuses used to justify our existence and given as the reason autism should not be cured.Astrid wrote about the boundaries of acceptable public bearing in "The Limits of Acceptability"
[It] is a norm that, for job interviews, you do not engage in stimming behaviors – or at least not in certain stimming behaviors, since some are acceptable. This norm was created by mostly neurotypical people, and is hence ableist. Some people go so far as to say that stimming at all is wrong, while some people allow it in the privacy of a home.I'll close with one of my most popular posts from the last month, about a very visible portrayal of disability on television: "Ableism, Appropriation, and United States of Tara".
But, after rewatching and researching the show's origins and authorship in a critical context, I was perturbed to realize that the show's portrayal of disability was not only sensationalistic, but inherently based on appropriation. In United States of Tara, DID is used as a metaphor, an analogy, a plot point—part of the human experience, yes, but also an opportunity to speculate, crack jokes, and make grand statements about Life (normal life: that is, with able privilege) and Being A Woman (an everyday woman: that is, one who is not crazy).That about wraps it up. Thanks to the folks at Temple University's Disability Studies (particularly Penny Richards) for letting me host this round. The next carnival will be hosted at brilliantmindbrokenbody and the theme is "distance". Thanks for stopping by, folks!


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South Plains College is a great place to start your education. Leaving SPC for a University to finish a four-year degree can be an intimidating process. We have all heard the stories of someone who has lost a great deal of credits in transfer. It is our goal to help students loose as few credits as possible when entering another school. In fact, with careful planning a student can transfer seamlessly into a university.
Below are several links to help you make informed decisions about classes you take here at South Plains College, as well as guides and tutorials to help make the process as easy as possible for you. I suggest you take the time to do the research and work with an advisor, that way you become an informed consumer. Your education is a lifetime investment. So take the time to become knowledgeable about how a transfer works. You will be glad you did.
IMPORTANT: Most universities and programs will only accept up to 66hrs of credit for courses taken at a community college. Issues such as upper division credit and prerequisites for advanced courses make it imperative that you work with an advisor to ensure the seamless transfer of courses. These resources are intended to help you research your path, and help you plan your academic career.
- Articulation Agreements
- How-To Transfer Guide
- Texas Common Application
- TCCNS: Texas Common Course Numbering System
Transfer Information by School:
- Angelo State University
Angelo State Transfer Information Page
- Lubbock Christian University
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- Texas Tech University
Texas Tech Transfer Evaluation Office
TTAP (Tech Transfer Acceleration Program)
- Eastern New Mexico University
- University of Texas - Austin
Transfer advising sheets (UT Maintained)
- University of Texas - Dallas
- West Texas A&M
West Texas A&M University Degree Checklists(WTAMU Site)
- Victory University