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This month Japan introduces a new judicial system which will actively engage citizens in the process of making decisions of guilt or innocence. Under the new system, six randomly chosen people will work with three professional judges to hear a case and reach a verdict, including murder trials and the death sentence. The change is designed to more actively involve Japanese citizens in the entire judicial process and hopefully speed up trials. Under the new system, six lay people will work with three judges to decide the facts in criminal cases. Potential lay judges will be identified from a list compiled by electoral boards within the jurisdiction of each district court. Individuals will be notified in November, they have been selected and at some time during the year they will be called to sit on a trial.
Certain people are automatically disqualified from sitting such as judges, lawyers, police, etc.. or anyone with a criminal record. Only serious crimes will be subject to the new lay system of judges. Employers are required to give employees time off for being judges and the lay people will be paid for their time on the bench.


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I have been hard at work putting together a large spread of foamers for this season. I finally got around to painting the 5 geese shells floaters I have completed. I worked up 5 different color schemes for geese and painted them up to see which I liked best. I wanted to ask you guys which color scheme or mix of schemes you think looks closest to what you see in the field.
I looked at pictures online then compared them to live birds in the field, and sample feathers I have from last season before trying the different patterns in the pictures.
So now to the vision test. Feel free to be critical of the paint jobs, colors, or layout of the paint jobs. The heads and black / white on the tail of the bird will be flocked once I get the paint jobs where I am happy and the clear coat over the paint.


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Hokies to add women's golf program in 2015AP , Associated Press
May. 13, 2013 4:27 PM ET
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver says the Hokies are adding a women's golf program.
Weaver says the team will begin competition in the fall of 2015 and share the school's Pete Dye River Course used by the men's team.
It will become the school's 22nd intercollegiate athletic program.
Weaver says he hopes to hire a coach by July 1, giving the coach time to recruit a class to enroll in the fall of 2014 and redshirt before competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the spring of 2016.
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This is the first of my reviews of the 3rd Unlock the Past Genealogy Cruise which I recently attended. A little late perhaps for which I apologise.
I boarded the Voyager of the Seas cruise liner in Sydney, I had flown in the evening before and stayed at the Sofitel Hotel in Philips Street that night. I won't bore you with the details, but I was less than happy with my room, but as it was nearing mid-night decided against asking to be moved to another. Let's just say having laid a complaint I shan't be staying there again!
However having got myself and my luggage down to the International Cruise Terminal all was well. Handing in my suitcase was dealt with very promptly, and after having lunch and a look around The Rocks area of Sydney I boarded the ship. Booking in, security, immigration & customs all dealt with efficiently and with a smile. Full marks all round.
I had been upgraded to a disability room from an inside cabin and whilst I don't have any disability (apart from an obsession with genealogy!) and didn't need the handrails etc I did enjoy having the bonus of a window and a much larger cabin. A surprise was that my cabin and the Conference Centre which were both on Deck 2 couldn't be accessed just by walking along the corridor. The Ice Rink was in the way !! But I soon found that by going up to Deck 4 and walking along getting some sea-air and then down to Deck 2 I could get from cabin to Conference Centre.
Collecting my name tag and information sheets from the Gould Books Team was soon completed and it was a joy to meet several people who I only knew through emails, Google+ or Twitter. It was especially good to meet Alan Phillips of Gould Books and Jill Ball the person responsible for convincing me that a genealogy conference on the high seas was a good thing !!
The first full day of conference saw me taking in presentations on WW1 Australia soldiers, migrating ancestors, New South Wales genealogy research, organising your home library and GeneaGoogling. All the presentations were of an excellent quality and it was obvious that the presenters knew their subjects well.
I particularly enjoyed Jill Ball's talk on using Google for genealogy searches, I thought I was efficient enough at searching, but picked up several hints and tips that I am already putting into practice. There is always something new to learn.
Also Stephen Dando-Collin's story of 3 Australian brothers who went to France to fight for the Mother Country was excellently researched and presented.
Early afternoon of that first day I presented my talk "What To Do With The Body – A Victorian Solution". This talk tells the story of Rueben Room and the scandal of the overcrowded London Churchyards. It covers the Magnificent Seven London cemeteries that were part of the solution to where to bury the dead and most importantly for family historians I outline where the records for London cemeteries are to be found. I have a good number of attendees and the presentation created much talk afterwards. It seems I am not the only one who is fascinated by London Cemeteries and the Victorian way of dealing with their dead.
Having gone on deck to see the ship leave Sydney, then had dinner with fellow genealogists I was ready for an early night. I had to be fresh for Day 2 as I had earmarked five talks I wanted to attend and also had my "Researching NZ Ancestors at a Distance" presentation to give. An Unlock The Cruise isn't for those who want to laze away their days at sea aboard the Voyager of The Seas!!


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Hey guys... I've run into a problem. I've repainted my don post 95 over and over........ and over again. Now bubbles are beginning to form under all that paint. Any ideas on how to remove over 15 coats of paint? *awkward face*
Hey guys... I've run into a problem. I've repainted my don post 95 over and over........ and over again. Now bubbles are beginning to form under all that paint. Any ideas on how to remove over 15 coats of paint? *awkward face*
sandpaper? Laquer thinner maybe not sure on the DP....
I've tried sandpaper, it just wrecks the plastic- no matter what type. and I can't find any thinner where I live
are you sure you are using the right sand paper than? Wet or Dry paper in a 2000+ grit with water while you sand shouldnt be getting the plastic with 15 coats of enamel on it. What you would be seeing would be the scratches into the paint itself. Pick you up some Wetordry 2000+ put some water on the helmet, and try going to town with that, and I bet you'll see some good results.
Hi i do vehicle paint spraying for a living , well 15 coats of enamal on plastic i'm afraid to say is sanding . I wouldn't put any type of thinner or cemical paint stripper on as you will be in deep doo doo ! I suggest starting with a 240 grade freecut paper dry and as you get closer to the plastic 400 freecut dry , then finish with 800 wetordry wet followed by 1200 then 1500 wet . Hope i was some help .
Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll be getting a dremel soon so it should make sanding a little bit easier if I follow what you guys said to do with sandpaper
a dremel is great for cutting, not so good for sanding. i wouldn't even recommend using a polishing wheel on a cold cast helmet; at the slowest speed (5000 rpm) it's too fast and will burn the resin. the sanding bits are only for small areas and are more for grinding than sanding.
I thought the dp was made of plastic?
DP's are vinyl. ...thick vinyl.
So, using the sanding tool would be 'safe'ish?
i wouldn't use it. you should get you one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-M.../dp/B001H0GC04 and some of these to go on it: Amazon.com: 3M #9673 4PK3.75x5.25 220G Sheet: Home Improvement then get an old dish sponge and a bowl or large jar of water. use the sponge to moisten the sand paper and start sanding. every couple minutes wipe off the paper with the wet sponge and the motor still running to keep the paper clean and unclogged. that should take care of your paint problem pretty quick. after that wet-sand the entire thing by hand with 400 grit sandpaper, and then 800 grit. at that point you should have a surface that is ready to take primer. i recommend rustoleum automotive primer, two coats. then lightly sand it again with 800 grit (or even 1000), at that point your helmet will be prepared for painting.
I've spray painted this same helmet myself- I have to resort to some EXTREMELY cheap Australian export cans- the primer is pretty good, but the other colors leave a very wax like feel
Okay, I purchased some cheap $2.50 sandpaper from 'gone bonkers' here in Australia- it has 80 (coarse) 240 (medium) and 320 (fine) I'm going to use 80 to get most of the paint off, then i'll smoothen it out with 320- sound like a plan?
sounds like a good start
Okay, this whole time i've barely gotton all the paint off the left hand side of the mandables
are you sanding by hand?
yes, yes I am- my hands are covered in blisters now


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At a recent symposium in Tokyo women from around the world discussed what is happening in the drive to ensure women have an equal role in government decisions. Some nations such as Rwanda and Norway mandate a certain percentage of seats in Parliament must be held by women which results in figures in the 30% range for those two countries. Rwanda probably leads the world since women now are in possession of over 50% of decision making government positions. Despite its prosperity and high education levels, Japanese women only constitute 9.4% of members of the lower house of parliament.
It is interesting why Japan ranks so low in women assuming a role in government. It most probably stems from cultural factors and the lower percentage of Japanese women in high positions leadership positions.


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Made a trip to Tandy today to try and nail down a color. I took along my Mac Book to be able to match samples against photos of original. Not real happy with what I left with. Anyone know of a non oil-base dye in the correct color?
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EU said that Microsoft cannot only offer Internet Explorer with Windows in EU nations.
Regulations have forced Microsoft, the world's biggest software company, to open up its Windows operating system to rival internet browsers in a landmark decision.
Bringing down the curtain on a decade-long antitrust tussle, the legally-binding agreement will see new computer users presented as of March 2010 with 12 browser options when they configure their systems.
Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera, from the Norwegian company that first complained to competition enforcers in December 2007, will each be displayed prominently alongside Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
A present for open-source extremists in Europe from the EU?
All it was because Microsoft is a US company? Or am I the only one feel it was a bit too harsh?
Can someone please tell me what are the responses from those pro-Microsoft commentators (e.g. Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte)?
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In premature babies or babies who had a stressful delivery, levels of trypsinogen in the blood may be elevated. High levels of trypsinogen in a newborn are may mean cystic fibrosis (CF). To find health problems early, trypsinogen is measured as part of a routine newborn health screening.
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Bioethics expert available to comment on Supreme Court gene patent decision
The Supreme Court ruled June 13 in a unanimous decision that human genes can't be patented, even when a company has spent millions on research to isolate those genes.
Wayne State University Law School Associate Professor Lance Gable, a public health attorney who specializes in bioethics, is available to comment on the decision and on the issues involved in the Supreme Court case of Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics.
The decision is being considered a victory for cancer patients, but Myriad Genetics officials also seem to consider the court's "compromise" ruling as a victory, and the company's stock value is up.
The court said a company cannot have a patent on the use and study of human genes — in this case BRACA1 and BRACA2, genes identified and isolated by Myriad that are used to test for susceptibility to hereditary ovarian and breast cancer. Myriad held the patent for 15 years before it was challenged in the lawsuit.
But the court also said that the company deserved credit for its research, and might be eligible for a patent on a synthetic form of the genes.
Gable has been a Wayne Law faculty member since 2006, and also is a scholar with the Centers for Law and Public's Health: A Collaborative at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, which is affiliated with the Word Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Gable received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He also received a B.A. in political science and biology from Johns Hopkins University. Gable's research addresses the overlap between law, policy, ethics, health and science. He has published journal articles on a diverse array of topics including public health law, ethics, and policy; research ethics; and information privacy.


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i was bored the other day and did some leetlemun crop circlesOriginally posted by InvisblSkratchPiklz@Sep 25 2005, 08:38 PM
ya got street art and field art
its a form of art that is hard to understand
pretty crazy too, i saw a show about it on TLC and these 5 guys did this fuckin huge crop circle in like 5hrs!
really amazing
peep the link
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the 4th one is crazy!
they're a lot easier than they look
i was suprised at how fast they showed up on the internet
uhhhhh, tuesday...
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i like that bald eagle
very nice
now paint me a maple leaf bitch
Bump for that bad teen mustache..
trailer park boys what?Originally posted by ares@Sep 27 2005, 05:51 PM
yes, that last one is the most random thing ive seen all day
Play I like to rock.
At my funeral, I would like a huge sassy black lady to point at a portrait of me and exclaim "Fuck THIS guy!"
i actually hate itOriginally posted by tkS`@Sep 28 2005, 12:32 AM
fannypack that sig made me laugh so hard i juss threw up - or maybe its juss that guys with a fucking baby leg hanging out of his mouth either way that shit is great
it makes me sick
Kickin' it
that sig doesnt affect me... possibly cuz its far from the worst thing on rotten.com
heh food is food... and with tv we see so much shit neways that a dead baby... 1 more 1 less whos to care?

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At my funeral, I would like a huge sassy black lady to point at a portrait of me and exclaim "Fuck THIS guy!"
no... i like this threadOriginally posted by RAIN_TRB88@Sep 28 2005, 05:56 AM
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OK, after 767 pages we'll close this just because you said to.Originally posted by RAIN_TRB88@Sep 28 2005, 06:56 AM
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By Chris Harris
Andrey Arshavin believed Arsenal could complete a famous comeback at Reading even when they trailed by three goals at half-time.
The Russian playmaker was a key figure at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night, conjuring up three assists as Arsène Wenger's side came from 4-0 down to win 7-5 after extra time.
Arshavin set up two goals for Theo Walcott and the first of Marouane Chamakh's brace, and he says the first Arsenal strike - seconds before half-time - gave them hope.
"I think it was important that we scored one goal before half-time because it helped us believe that maybe it was possible," Arshavin told Arsenal Player.
"I think we showed spirit because you cannot come back from 4-0 down if you don't have spirit. Also I think we were lucky and the referee added extra minutes and we equalised at the end of stoppage time.
"I did not feel frustrated but everything was going wrong and everything was going well for Reading. They got in the necessary positions where they could score and they did it.
"To be honest I did not think about when we had to equalise, I just felt that if we had the chance and God will help us, we will make a draw! He helped us and that's why we scored in the last minute.
"I have lost twice 7-1, once I lost 8-3 and once I won 9-3 and now 7-5. But this game was one I will remember always because it was from 4-0 down and I don't think anyone here believed that we could come back. But we did it and we deserved to win."
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Oil starting the US session in positive territory
Oil prices remain relatively range bound since the third week of October. The spot WTI contract has traded between $84/bbl to $88/bbl for the last 17 trading sessions. Similarly the spot Brent contract has been trading in a range of $105/bbl to about $112/bbl over the same timeframe. Volatility has been relatively low compared to most of 2012 even in an environment with major uncertainty coming from the major economies of the world.
From a fundamental perspective yesterday's IEA monthly oil report was just another monthly reminder that global oil demand is continuing to wane as supply is continuing to grow. The balances have been biased to the bearish side and are likely to remain biased to the bearish side barring any unforeseen geopolitical event arising in the middle east. There have been some early signs of an increase in imports into China but it is not clear to me whether that is due to an increase in demand or partially a continuation to fill their SPR. With China's two largest export markets... Europe and the US both struggling it is hard to see any major growth spurt in Chinese oil consumption from a manufacturing perspective.
Europe (China's number 1 export market) does not seem to be any closer to putting their four year old sovereign debt issues into the background permanently. Just today Spanish and Portuguese workers are holding their first joint general strike while unions in Greece, Italy, France and Belgium are also holding work stoppages as part of a "European Day of Action and Solidarity" (as reported byReuters). It certainly does not look like stability between the populace and the governments in the EU is coming anytime soon.
This has been festering for about four years with the governments trying to solve their debt issues with spending cuts in a region where government spending has hardly been challenged in the past. Austerity in Europe is helping the debt problems but it is not doing much for the faltering economy nor for the protesting populace who have been accustomed to a plethora of social programs in Europe. A dilemma that does not look like it will go away anytime soon and thus a likelihood that the EU economy will continue to falter and have a negative impact on oil demand growth.
In the US the confidence level in the politicians (including the President ) to solve the so called fiscal cliff before the end of the year is not very high. The first meeting between the re-elected President and the Congress will occur on Friday. Both sides have sort of blinked indicating that they might compromise on a solution involving both tax increases and spending cuts. This uncertainty along with the uncertainty coming from social programs like the implementation of Obamacare are keeping many companies on the hiring sidelines and thus the lingering unemployment situation does not look like it will be solved anytime soon. Net result the US economy is also faltering as evidenced by the macroeconomic data as well as the performance of the equity markets over the last several months.
I am still of the view that the fiscal cliff will be avoided and President Obama and the Congress will drill down to a deal over the next several weeks. I do not think the President will want to start his next and last term in office (or what many refer to as a President's legacy term in office) with what would likely be another recession if the fiscal cliff hits (based on the projections of many economists). He is never going to run for office again and will likely be much more willing to negotiate a deal.
On the other side of the aisle I do not think the Republican controlled House will want to be blamed for sending the US economy into another recession by holding firm on not raising taxes on those making more than $250k per year. Nor will they want to start a new cycle with a whole lot of negativity after having lost the current election. So yes they will make a deal and move on to the real problem in the US the faltering economy and persistently high unemployment problem.
A solution to the fiscal cliff would be a positive for the equity market in the US and likely have a positive impact on most global equity markets. It could also move the attention of market participants back to the many stimulus or quantitative easing programs around the world and how they may or may not impact inflation and thus commodity (including oil) values over the next several months as there are no signs that QE3 in the US, QE in the UK and Japan (in fact Japan may once again increase the size of their QE program) are going to end anytime soon. They are more likely to last though a major portion of 2013.
Global equities recovered some of their lost value but are still lower on the week as shown in the EMI Global Equity Index below. The Index gained about 0.4% over the last twenty four hours with the gains coming mostly from Asia and Brazil while most western bourses lost more ground. Not much has changed in the overall ranking of the bourses in the Index with Germany still clearly the leader of the pack followed by Hong Kong which is also showing double digit gains for the year. Overall global equities have been a negative price driver for oil and the broader commodity complex.
The weekly oil inventory cycle will be moved by one day due to the US government holiday on Monday. The weekly oil inventory cycle will begin with the release of the API inventory report on Wednesday afternoon and with the more widely followed EIA oil inventory report being released Thursday morning at 11 AM EST. With the global economy and oil fundamentals continuing to be the main focus of the trading and investing community this week's oil inventory report could be a price catalyst especially if the actual outcome shows a large deviation from the projections. However, any inventory reaction could be short lived if the macroeconomic data, the fiscal cliff and Greece remain the main focus of most market players.
My projections for this week's inventory report are summarized in the following table. I am expecting the US refining sector to increase marginally as the refining sector continues to return to normal from the recent storm on the east coast. I am expecting a modest build in crude oil inventories, a build in gasoline and another draw in distillate fuel stocks as the weather was colder than normal over the east coast during the report period. I am expecting crude oil stocks to increase by about 2.3 million barrels. If the actual numbers are in sync with my projections the year over year comparison for crude oil will now show a surplus of 40.1 million barrels while the overhang versus the five year average for the same week will come in around 45.2 million barrels.
I am expecting a modest draw in crude oil stocks in Cushing, Ok as the Seaway pipeline is still pumping and refinery run rates are continuing at high levels in that region of the US. This would normally be bearish for the Brent/WTI spread in the short term but the spread is currently trading at a relatively high premium to Brent but off of the highs hit about a week or so ago. The slow return from maintenance in the North Sea has been the main driver that has resulted in the Nov Brent/WTI spread now trading over the $23/bbl level as of this writing. The widening of the spread should begin to ease once the North Sea returns to a more normal production level.
With refinery runs expected to increase by 0.2% I am expecting a build in gasoline stocks. Gasoline stocks are expected to increase by 1.0 million barrels which would result in the gasoline year over year deficit coming in around 1.8 million barrels while the surplus versus the five year average for the same week will come in around 0.3 million barrels.
Distillate fuel is projected to decrease by 0.4 million barrels. If the actual EIA data is in sync with my distillate fuel projection inventories versus last year will likely now be about 16.1 million barrels below last year while the deficit versus the five year average will come in around 26.6 million barrels.
The following table compares my projections for this week's report (for the categories I am making projections) with the change in inventories for the same period last year. As you can see from the table last year's inventories are mostly in directional sync with this week's projections (except for crude oil). As such if the actual data is in line with the projections there will be a modest change in the year over year inventory comparisons for crude oil.
I am maintaining my overall view for the oil complex at cautiously bearish now that the spot WTI contract has breached its range support that has been in play since mid September. The new resistance level is the old range support level of $87/bbl. The battle continues between the negativity from the slowing of the global economy compared to what global stimulus programs might do to the economy going forward while geopolitics have continued to remain an issue for market participants.
I am keeping my Nat Gas price view at neutral as the fundamentals and technicals are once again keeping suggesting that the market may have topped out for the short term. I anticipate that the market will remain in a trading range until it becomes clearer as to how the heating season will evolve.
Markets are mostly higher heading into the US trading session as shown in the following table.
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Dominick A. Chirichella
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Bob Black Jack, North American record-setter at six furlongs, is scheduled to make his first start since May in the $100,000-added Vernon O. Underwood Stakes at Hollywood Park Nov. 22, trainer Jim Kasparoff said Wednesday. The Grade III Underwood is at six furlongs on Cushion Track.
Bob Black Jack, a 3-year-old colt, won the Sunshine Millions Sprint at Santa Anita in January in 1:06.53, lowering the continent standard of 1:06.60 set by G Malleah at Turf Paradise in 1995.
"He had a hard campaign, and shortly thereafter we turned him out for 90 days at Bonnie Acres Ranch, Bobby Mitchell's place in Hemet," said Kasparoff. "I got him back here the first week in September and haven't missed a beat with him since.
"He worked five furlongs in 58 and three last week," continued Kasparoff. "He will work six furlongs Saturday, and another six furlongs the following Saturday.
"Assuming he comes out of the Underwood good, he will come back in the Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita," said Kasparoff of the seven-furlong race for 3-year-olds on Dec. 26. "It would be nice to get a Grade I win with him."
David Flores has the call on Bob Black Jack, co-owned by Jeff Harmon and Tim Kasparoff, the trainer's brother.
Trainer Doug O'Neill, recovered from a recent bout with chicken pox, is not playing chicken in the $100,000-added Real Quiet Stakes Saturday. He entered both Escalon and Mark S the Cooler in the test for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track.
"Escalon was a ground-saving third in the Cal Cup Juvenile, has been training great since, and keeping (jockey Rafael) Bejarano is a big help," said O'Neill. Escalon, a California-bred colt, has won one of three starts for the Joseph Lacombe Stable.
Mark S the Cooler, a Kentucky-bred gelding owned by J. Paul Reddam, is a maiden with a third and a second in two starts at Santa Anita. He was entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf but failed to draw in off the also-eligible list.
"I've always been real high on him, and the added distance should be a big help," said O'Neill of the gelding by Johar out the Diesis mare Felucca.
A victory could earn Mark S the Cooler a return in the $750,000 CashCall Futurity on Dec. 20, a race sponsored by Reddam.
Mark S the Cooler drew the rail and Escalon landed post six in a field of seven in the Real Quiet.
O'Neill will remain busy on the 2-year-old stakes front here Nov. 23 in the $100,000-added Hollywood Prevue with Azul Leon, winner of the Hollywood Juvenile Championship and Best Pal Stakes. The Grade III test is at seven furlongs.
O'Neill also said Square Eddie, runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, is getting a brief rest. "He went to Magalli Farms for a two-week vacation," said O'Neill. "I want to freshen him for the first of the year."
Le Cirque has won only one of 20 starts but trainer C. Beau Greely looks for a big effort from the 4-year-old filly in the $65,000-added Hermosa Beach Handicap for fillies and mares at 1 ½ miles on turf Sunday.
"She should like going a mile and a half," said Greely of the filly's first start going that long. "She's by Dynaformer, and her dam, Queue, won a graded stakes at a mile and a half on turf."
In her longest previous start at 1 ¼ miles on grass, Le Cirque was a fast-closing second in an allowance race at Santa Anita in March under Joseph Talamo, who has the Hermosa Beach call.
A field of seven is probable: Caprice, Rafael Bejarano, 118 pounds; High Heel Sneakers, Victor Espinoza, 115; Brushed Gold, Garrett Gomez, 114; Rushen Heat, Jose Valdivia, Jr., 114; Le Cirque, Talamo, 112; Restless Soul, Joel Rosario, 112; and Sports Edition, Martin Garcia, 111.
Apprentice jockey Pedro Arambula savored his first Hollypark riding double Sunday aboard Turbo Call in the first race and Salah Pick Six in the nightcap.
"It felt great," Arambula said Wednesday. "I was pretty surprised on the last one because it was only his second time out."
Arambula and agent R.C. Ebanks said the rider posted his first double on the major Southern California circuit, where he has been riding since April, although he posted two doubles at Fairplex Park, where he won 15 races.
"I started riding at a ranch near home," said Arambula, a 23-year-old native of Ventura. "I used to ride quarters and went to Texas and then Los Alamitos.
"I switched to thoroughbreds when an agent called and asked me to come to Emerald Downs in Washington," said Arambula. "Then I went to Turf Paradise in Phoenix and came here last day of the Santa Anita meet. Everybody has been helpful, especially Tyler Baze in the jockeys' room, and Jorge Gutierrez and Jeff Mullins in the morning."
Arambula loses his bug at the end of this month.
FINISH LINES — Sally Lundy, an assistant to trainer Bobby Frankel overseeing a Frankel division here, said highly regarded 3-year-old filly Turn Away headed a group of thoroughbreds recently shipped here from New York…Canadian International Championship winner Marsh Side worked six furlongs on Cushion Track in 1:14.40 for trainer Neil Drysdale for a possible next start in the Japan Cup on Nov. 30...Trainer C. Beau Greely said Swaps Stakes winner Tres Borrachos could resurface in the Malibu Stakes or wait for the next 3-year-old stake at Santa Anita…Trainer Marty Jones said Cal Cup Juvenile Stakes winner Lucky Primo has been turned out at Magalli Farms. "We're giving him a break," he said.


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The thing about travelling to America is that there is a five hour difference so you have to ease yourself into it gradually and build up your strength, otherwise you might get jetlag and perish.
So the morning after I had arrived, I staggered weakly into the living room and announced to Clare that I needed a huge breakfast otherwise I might faint. I even collapsed onto the sofa (so it wouldn't hurt) for added gravitas.
Clare pondered for a while, "ok, I've got a plan," she said, "we can go to Bob Evans for breakfast".
Bloody marvellous!
Bob Evans is one of those places that you frequent if you like eating all the pies: I seriously doubt whether there is a dish on the menu that comes in at under 3000 calories. It's proper fat bastard fodder. Nom nom nom - my favourite.
We jumped into Clare's (new) car and hit the highway bound for Bob Evans. Without 15 minutes we were being shown to our table by a cross-eyed server called Candy.
I digress. After breakfast things went a bit downhill. And the numero uno reason for this was because shopping got involved. I needed some new summer clothes, and after seeing my shit-brown golfing shorts, Clare readily agreed.
Mind you, Clare likes shopping she does. She likes it as much as I dislike it. In fact she likes it so much that she is an extreme couponer. She won't buy anything unless it is free with a coupon.
Regarding my general safety, you will be pleased to hear that I didn't buy the shoes. The reason being is that I never buy shoes that you can't run in. It is a philosophy that has served me well in my life.
But I did buy some rather nice cropped trousers and a couple of tops, so it was mission successful, and Clare was just well happy that she didn't have to hang round with someone wearing golfing shorts.
So dahlink, that was me easing myself gently into my first day in America. What the devil have you been up to
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Interested in improving your craft in teaching? Interested in doing that with other commuted teachers from BC? Interested in doing that in a gorgeous setting? If you answered yes to all three, then Great Teachers Seminar (GTS) is for you! (Extra bonus: you get 16 hours of Flex credit too!)
For a number of years now, faculty from BC have gathered for a weekend-long retreat during the spring semester to share their successes/innovations in teaching practices, what challenges/problems they have in the classroom, and other tricks of the trade. For the past several years we have met at the UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead to learn from each other, support each other, enjoy the amenities at the conference center (including great food), and have some fun!
Friday: carpool up to the retreat location arriving in the afternoon/early evening. Share our innovation papers and our problem papers with each other in the evening.
Saturday: Share "tricks of the trade". Brainstorm on the topics people want to discuss in the rest of the retreat, vote on which topics people want to cover to determine what are the top 4-6 "hot topics", and then break out into small group sessions on those hot topics. In the afternoon, enjoy some free time by taking a walk around the lake, going into town for shopping, playing a game at the center or by taking a nap! In the evening small group facilitators share what their groups came up with.
Sunday: Create action plans and task forces to carry out the action plans. Depart after lunch.


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One approach that might be helpful to you is to listen to some Dhamma talks by Ajahn Brahm; he can be found on youtube, for example:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSoc ... IMWm5JnNrE
People experiencing PTSD symptoms, or that have anxiety as part of their personality, can benefit from audio learning. Of course, reading the Suttas is a wonderful way to understand the core teachings of the Buddha, but I feel that when anxieties and fears linger, a good listen to a solid Dhamma talk can be helpful, too. A lot of people don't have a Bhante/Ajahn in their area to listen to, but we can find some excellent teachings here at Dhamma Wheel, as well as on youtube.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by Superstarov, Oct 1, 2006.
How many games of frustration before the Lions name a new starter? I'm saying six.
He hasn't looked very good so far in this game. He's had a fumble and a bad looking INT and he's not very mobile in the pocket. But I think they'll stick with him longer than six game. Martz seems to really like him for some reason.
The Lions game is actually on here in the DC area...........What is the world coming to?????
Kitna might be here for a while if Furrey and Roy keep making catches like they have been in this game! Furrey - 6 catches, 46 yards and 2 TD's Williams - 6 catches, 103 yards
Just added Furrey to my fantasy roster.
Dlev I got to see them here in California for the first time this season on my East Coast Fox feed. Next time I see them will be Thanksgiving, They should be at least 2-8 by then as Kitna's receivers are starting to catch his passes. The problem is our defense can't catch any passes as they have yet to grab an interception this season and Bly, Shepard, etal, looked bad out there today. :(
Our defensive line can't get the the QB, our linebackers are undersized and they can't play the pass or tackle, our secondary can't catch and gives too much cushion. We just can't seem to get both sides of the ball playing well at the same time. Our D is usually pretty decent but our offence can't do anything. This time it was the other way around. Oh well... just another typical Sunday for a Lions fan.
Stay the course with Kitna this year. Get everyone comfortable in the system. See if McCown can win the job next camp. I think Kitna has been great. He's so much calmer and more relaxed than Joey. That alone has been a big improvement.
I agree Jammer. A good way to cover for a not so good secondary is to pressure the quarterback, which the Lions can`t seem to do. Maybe blitz the corner or both safeties from time to time, they can`t stop the pass, so try and rush the passer.
I totally agree with you. Kitna is going his job. Atleast we are moving the ball and putting points on the board. The problem now is still the stupid penalities and the defense just blows. What the heck is wrong with Fernando Bryant?? The guy has missed like 3 games because of family issues. What is up with that? The average guy can't miss work like that because of so called family issues. It is 2 or 3 days and back to work if you are lucky to even get that long. Oh.. ... Kitna will last until week 10 before he gets a season ending injury with that poor offensive line. That shot he took to the back of the knee was wicked.
They're being very quite about it, but apparently it was a sudden immediate (or very close) family illness. The person ended up passing away. At least that's what they said during the Packers game. Like I said, they aren't saying much about it though.
kitna should last the whole season if he's healthy. he's been playing well overall.
Kitna has had 3 very good weeks in a row. Probably the best 3 consecutive weeks a Lion's quarterback has had since... Erik Kramer maybe? I'll have my assistant try to dig up the answer.
OK, that will be very difficult to figure out. But here is where our man stands through 4 weeks: #1 in completed passes with 98!!!! #3 in total passing yards behind McNabb and Manning (Brees is #4) Martz is just getting warmed up.
I wonder how many people picked Kitna in their fantasy pools...
I laughed at a guy in my pool when he picked him. My guys are 1-3. He is 2-2.
We can score against weak D's. Wait until we play another solid team. Any good corners in the draft?
That is much better than not being able to score against anyone. We didn't score on the Seahawks, yet the Bears scored 37 against them. Do they have a strong D? Maybe the Lions were just getting used to the new scheme.
Now you see the diff. between solid teams, average and below average. Hawks O is average. Bears O is good. Lion O was below average then.
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Re: All kinds of bookworms
yay!! I was hoping you finalized on the royal blue with the light blue! +1.
Re: Jealousy
@suzer22 - thanks! Your comment helped me to include the little disgruntled squiggle cloud =)
@qetza - thank you!
@homestarrunner21 - I hear ya, but the book seemed too boastful that way: )
how about a pile of E-readers being burned by fascists with the caption "KINDLING"
hmmm glitch
Re: The Original Blockbuster
I would have preferred "Longwinded Leo", but it's still a great shirt regardless.
kainis wrote:It needs the whale. It's a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Yes, I know what type of whale it is, but woot doesn't like that word.
I agree, the whale would be a nice touch. GMV regardless.
Re: Fantasizing
Re: Readventure!
Entry Numbah Two!
Re: Make Way for Raptors
I feel like this would have been better if it was the famous drawing of the police officer waving them through except with raptors. Even thought that's the cover of the book, it's not the most famous image.
It's a very impressive image, though. Very well modeled.
Re: A lifetime of reading
I do like this shirt design..but I don't like the books towards the top. However, if those weren't there, then your idea wouldn't be the same.
jillydreadful wrote:I tried the link you shared and it didn't take me to a image. Well, it said broken link but I saw phpBB.com and it just looked like forum stuff? I'd love to see the shirt.
Sorry, my bad, i forgot to preview and it messed up..
this here
just the design
Azurett wrote:I do like this shirt design..but I don't like the books towards the top. However, if those weren't there, then your idea wouldn't be the same.
kind of like life, huh? Sure, some of the later stuff isn't as fun, but there's still a lot to savor.
Robsoul wrote:Great submission, hope to see this printed! By far one of the best entries.
I would say it IS the best.
Nightshooter wrote:is everything comming out of her cutter? also its glowing =]
I felt it was a bit pornographic also...
I think she might be taking bibliophile a bit too far.
Great line work though. :-)
ikxixi wrote:I had no idea either. So googled it:
Still no idea what the show was, guess it has to do with being European :P, but now at least I know the lyrics
Aww you make me feel old! It was a public access tv show in the 80's and they reviewed the plot of a children's book each show in some creative fashion. And the host was Geordi from Star Trek, which I always enjoyed pointing out when my brothers had Star Trek on. I still do it when I come across Enterprise reruns!
At any rate, it was a show that encouraged children to read and go get books out from the library. We watched in school sometimes too. Cause reading is fun!
Re: Reading Rocket Ship
My favourite so far in this derby. Great concept, illustration and use of color.
Re: To Serve Chicken
ainecful wrote:Sorry, my bad, i forgot to preview and it messed up..
this here
just the design
man! i love that design haha..
Re: London and his Dogs
The Call of the Wild dog is my favorite. I love how he's holding the phone -- not realistic, but better!
Re: How to live forever
Needs to have more men without shirts for it to be truly "fantasizing" but otherwise fantastic!
Re: Illiterate rainbow
The cool thing is if you look at the image upside down, then the rainbow is smiling and it looks like he's holding the book above his head cheering. Perhaps he's the 1 out of 10 rainbows that can read.
I like the design -- very good artwork. But I don't like the concept. Not the concept of the design, just the concept of digital readers. I'll give my vote to you, but I'll grumble about it.
Re: Sketchbook
I really like this, both for the concept and the style of illustration. My only doubt is how this will look if printed in just one color, with all this detail and tonal range.
Must Have! Must Have! Must Have!
Re: gutenbergers
This is wonderful!
I am so in love with this you would not believe it.
Azurett wrote:This is a very nice, clever idea. I just feel like it's missing something..maybe a little color wouldn't hurt.
It's missing the tree growing there, lol.
Treasure Island's actually free in the Kindle store...no need to pirate it lol
Re: The Owl Brings Me Many Things
stellar work guys!
Re: Imagination Takes Flight
I wish I was cool like patrickspens...
taylertot wrote:I wish I was cool like patrickspens...
Not sure why that posted twice. Sorry!
Re: The Real Treasure
wonderfully fascinating, Wences!
Re: The Lion, the Witch, in the Wardrobe
I'm always afraid to submit something one color like this. I hope to see how it turns out, 'cause I think my drawings are always better before I try to put the crayons to them! Good luck, and +1!
I really like how this turned out, Boots
grypes wrote:I felt it was a bit pornographic also...
I think she might be taking bibliophile a bit too far.
Great line work though. :-)
Beautiful image, but I do have to agree...a bit,um...incidentally suggestive...
Re: The Best Defense
Giant televisions can use mind-mushing rays to umm... make your mind mushy. Books are the best defense!
Decided to do this instead my design based on "The Lorax". I might submit that one later.
Thank you for looking!
Re: Read Me resub
Freakin' awesome! Great concept! You got a vote from me, champ!
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I like gunkote over parkerizing. It looks good, is tough, resistant to any chemicals/cleaners if heat cured correctly, and can be done at home without much trouble.
Just finished my 762 conversion and believe that a refinishing is in order now. Been looking at several different products Cerakote, Durakote, Alumacote, etc and also bluing too......what do ya'll think is a better product/finish and why?
Just a fyi too, I am not thinking about doing a camo scheme or anything snazzy just a black type of finish.
I like gunkote over parkerizing. It looks good, is tough, resistant to any chemicals/cleaners if heat cured correctly, and can be done at home without much trouble.
I have used Gunkote "AK-Black" with a $15 harbor freight airbrush. Degrease, blast it, degrease it, park it, degrease it and then warm the parts to about 115degrees F and spray a light coat. Heat in oven to 350F for an hour and then go back and add another coat if necessary. Turns out nice, although it is a bit of work. Did I mention degrease...
Another vote for GunKote here.
Gunkote . We use the 2401 series . Good stuff
Will Hayden, RedJacket Firearms
Appreciate the feedback folks~
Another option is powdercoat. I tried pc with the last firearm I did some mods on. Only catch was that I had to stay with the gun during the process due to local laws. To test the pc I dunked a coated bolt in hoppes for 3 days the finish held and has held up perfectly so far.
duracoat, no pre heating involved, easy to use, levels its self out, and doesnot require heat to cure. wide range of colors. dry to the touch in less than 1 hour, assemble in 24 hours, no blasting needed, and about the same price as gunkote.
What I lack in accuracy, I make up for in Volume!!!!
Keep in mind there are a TON of discussions on the pros/cons of different coatings on the finishing sub-forum here. All of them have merit and will look good. A good question to ask yourself is how much of a safe queen will your rifle be. Whatever you do, preparation is 90% of the job! If you haven't spent the time degreasing and prepping the metal you will get a poor finish.
If you're going to *exactly* reproduce a factory finish or desire a "from the field" look, then a cheaper coating will be suitable, and will more readily give you that "worn on the edges" look. At one time Tantal was recommending the Dupli-color 1200 black (engine paint) for a match to the Saiga black. My experiences with engine paint over the years is that it is more brittle and tends to flake easier than epoxy paints, but this may not be a problem - seems like half the factory finishes I've removed have simply washed off with kerosene, acetone, or some other solvents.
If you're all about safe queens then you really do need the epoxy-based coatings as they are almost impervious to scrapes and dings. The best finish I've ever put on guns has come from Duracoat. I used the HK semi-gloss black by itself, or mixed half the HK Black and half their basic Flat Black and had a very good results.
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also, a dark grey blueing would look good. birchwood casey sells a "perma blue" kit you can probably pick up for around $15. but it will take alot of prep work to polish the metal. a lighter park job will also look killer.
i just finished a saiga 308 and decided to mix some titanium silver and hk black duracoat together. turned out good. only problem, the rough casting/machining on the front sight and other parts show more with the lighter color.
with the roughness of the finishing of a ak variant, i would go with something that utalizes blasting as a surface prep. it might hide some of the rough machining and casting better.
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Hey there! This is a call for submissions for a compilation zine about being autistic that will be made totally by autistic people. My plan is for this zine to be available online and on paper. Allistic (non-autistic) people are welcome and encouraged to read and share this zine when it's finished (and share this call for submissions), but are not currently welcome to submit to this zine – this one's just for us.
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New rider in UT looking for help on a set-up!
Hey guys, thanks for having me on this forum. I have a bunch of questions, and I feel bad about that, so if anyone has any NFL-related questions or math/science issues, maybe I could return the favor
Anyway, I just moved to UT and I'd like to get into snowboarding. I've only skied before, and that was several years ago; I would consider myself to, today, be totally unexperienced.
I'm ~6'3, 180 lbs, size 13 shoe, and I have access to basically all of the resorts in Northern UT.
Having never ridden, it's hard to say which style I'd prefer, but my initial thought would be free ride.
I'm thinking that I should buy used gear (with the exception of boots) for a couple of reasons: I should probably keeps costs down on something I have never tried and I don't need the best, brand new equipment from day 1.
I don't really have a set price range, but I think I just want the best bang for my buck. As I said, I don't need the best of the best.
Anyway, I'd appreciate it if you could throw out some suggestions for me!
On the board side of things (I know it's a faux pas to base it on this, but...) I really like the design on the Arbor boards. I'm the kind of guy that wears plain, solid color clothing, so a lot of the flashy colors and designs on a lot of the boards I've seen really irritate me. I like the simple wood design of Arbor's boards, so that's why I mentioned them; really, any board without comic book art, pornography, or neon will work! I just need some suggestions on model types, because I'm not really sure what I should get as a beginner, and I think that my location plays a role, as well... Could be wrong on that though!
Then also, board and bindings? I'm much less educated about these!
Thank you so much if you managed to read all that, and thank you even more if you answer!!!
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Encounters with Cocoa
After nearly three years of campaigning on cocoa issues, it was very exciting to see real cocoa pods in person. Because cocoa can only grow in tropical climates, roughly 15 degrees north and south of the equator, it's not a crop that will flourish in the United States. The cocoa pod is denser than I expected, and very much shaped like a football. (though smaller). The beans don't seem too remarkable for being the basis of a multibillion dollar industry, and one of the most important exports of many West African nations. The butter is quite malleable, and can be used as a moisturizer, especially if you want to smell just like chocolate.
Here is cocoa in its various phases of production:
I can't wait to go to actual farms next week!
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©1997 William Gibson; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
A man with a child in his ears - @shutterspin
"It's a Trilogy! I'll do it justice next time!"
I read Neuromancer many years ago, found it hard work but intriguing nonetheless. So when I saw another one of Gibson's books appear in one of Audible's special offers I though why not? Unusually for me I just assumed this was stand-alone and I think this took something away from it. If you're considering reading this without the other two I would say stop and get the others first.
Gibson has an interesting writing style. He hints at things often leaving the reader to fill in the background for themselves. Combined with this and the fact that me memory had little of Neuromancer left and nothing of the second book at all made this hard going. I gave it four stars because that mistake was mine but I probably only got 3 stars enjoyment out of it . . . if that makes sense!
Gibson is a clever writer though. I like the fact that he doesn't feel the need to handhold me through everything. The world of the Sprawl is not a pleasant one. The characters all have a detachment from their world borne of its nature. This most certainly isn't easy reading or for anyone who likes to warm to noble heroes. I'd also agree with some of the other reviewers that the pace and tonality of the narration, while it did fit the book very well, was on the slow and monotone side for me.
Despite all this, I will in a few years re-visit this, starting from the beginning of the trilogy of course. It's clever stuff, well thought out, and I want to do it justice next time!
After listening to the neuromancer, I had to listen to Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. Although different narrator (so need a few chapters to get used to), really enjoyed it.
As usual for Gibson it takes a few chapters to really understand what is going on, then as ur figuring it out it picks up pace, and as u finally work it out it concludes. Master author.
"great gibson"
if you liked neuro and count this won't fail to interest, good end to an innovative trikogy
"not as good as his others but still a must read"
not as good as his others but still a must read
not as good as his others but still a must read
"Narrator is Fantastic"
I'm diametrically opposed to the last reviewer's comments regarding Davis' narration.
Gibson's books contain a polyglot of races and accents. Davis is the perfect choice for these works as his ear for accents is nothing short of amazing. He's one of the few narrators who can manage southern, hispanic, and african-american accents and not force me to cringe.
"Outstanding performance"
The narrator delivers an outstanding performance. His voice, rythm and style are the best I've heard on Audible so far. He gives the characters distinct voices without sounding cheesy. Each character speaks with a unique dialect too (American, British, Japanese) and the Japanese words are pronounced perfectly.
Normally I am not into writing reviews, however this performance of one of my favorite books demands it.
"The Best of the Sprawl"
So I made it to the end. Having begun this trilogy with Neuromancer many many years ago, and finally finishing it up now, has left the entire Sprawl series a bit disjointed. Conversely and oddly enough though, my enjoyment of the series actually increased per book. I think I approached the book the wrong way though and honestly for someone new to Gibson's writing style, it's probably not the most accessible entry. It could be due to Gibson's tightening and improving writing, my own maturity, and my own knowledge of how to handle his writing, that leads me to say that Mona Lisa Overdrive, the third in the series, is actually the best of the 3. (Count Zero close behind though). Mona Lisa Overdrive (MLO) attempts to tie together the previous books, and gives some surprising levels of backstory to things like the whole Tessier Ashpool history. I was surprised in a good way to see such a blanket laid out history.
What really gets to me with Gibson is his use of confusing names, for people/places/events. People have multiple names and handles, often many of which don't come off sounding like names or places. I make note of this because if you make the mistake of listening to this trilogy via audiobook, this makes it utterly confusing. In doing so I heavily suggest you still grab a copy of the the physical novels. It makes reading them so..so much easier. I can't stress that part enough. Countless times I've been left baffled as to the events and characters because names were mentioned and I had no clue who or what was being referred to.
Anyway like the previous Gibson books, we're giving a menagerie of characters all of which you can surmise will be linked in some way by the end of the book. Likewise there's a few characters that return in MLO, continuing the link from Count Zero. Out of all of the books, this one is the "tightest" in terms of story. What I mean by that, is that to me, it follows more logical, progressive events. Things happen, and people react to those things in a seemingly reasonable fashion. This may have been the case in the previous books, but again, before I found out really "how to read Gibson" it may have been lost on me. Of course there are moments here in MLO that seem to string the reader along, not really providing answers as to what the characters are doing, but just following them. I'm not a big fan of this style after a while as it comes off as very ad hoc and "off the cuff".
The characters of MLO are actually memorable (imagine that!) Maybe except Yumiko, they all have a real sort of feel that plays into the cyberpunk motifs. Yumiko, comes off to me as very flat, boring and honestly not very plot centric. Angie Mitchell, who is a carry over from the 2nd book, has rocketed to fame ( though we never really know how or why this is) has a secret drug filled life (what celeb doesn't) and is making her return to the lime light, but apparently someone wants to keep her drugged and in a stupor. What separates her from any other, is that she can jack into the matrix without any wires or connecting head gear. I assume this has to do with the fact that her daddy used to work at one of the big Pharm corps, and had her head tested on and inserted some weird cancer like cells and stuff in her brain. This is literally what I gleaned from the previous book.
I'm going to digress a bit here and begin a small rant. I've referenced above that by MLO I've learned how to "read" Gibson. What I've meant by this is that I've learned the art of reading a book/chapter synopsis. Seriously, If I didn't own the physical copy of the book so I could actually see the names, and descriptions, and have online resources for a synopsis. I probably would NOT have gotten to book III. Nor would I have enjoyed it if I did. There's a few really good sites out there that give character bios that really go a long way in helping understand what the characters are doing, how they interact, and what their motives are. Looking back, I'm not sure if I would have pieced it together that Sally Sheers was the same woman from book one, Molly Millions. Gibson never tells you anything out right. All of his hints and explanations are done in such a round about way of description that unless you are really focusing and (for me) making notes about descriptions of characters, a lot of it can pass over your head. Again audio listening to these is not kind to this series.
Anyway back on track to the characters. We have another female character (thinking about it now, this is a pretty pro femme fatale cast!) Mona. While angie is a glamorous superstar, Mona is a seedy prostitute who has fallen in with some douche named Eddy who think's he's made a really good deal in trying to pimp her out, but is pretty much double crossed and most likely killed. Good riddence. What strikes me as odd, and I'm sort of just coming to this realization now, is that out of all of the books, MLO actually has very very little time in the Matrix space. Most of the book takes place in the real world. And I actually think that's a good thing. To me, this book didn't really give off too much of a cyberpunk vibe, or maybe "lo-fi" cyberpunk.
What sort of turns me off to the entire story line of the Sprawl series, is the constant linking of these spiritual gods. Now while I get the use of religious cults and sects in cyberpunk, the whole voodoo thing just seems so random. So apparently after the two AI Wintermute and Neuromancer fused, voodoo african gods spread over the net. lol...wut? And apparently everyone worships them now. I had no idea who or what "Bridgette" was. It just...seems forced. If they were there from the beginning...sure I would have been more accepting but the fact that they just appear is just weird.
One gripe for me is ( and this may again fall on the audio style) is that the characters who are mostly all female, all have a supporting retinue of supporting characters. This makes it a bit confusing, especially going towards the end when they begin to intermingle. I was often finding myself going back and seeing which "butler" was originally with who, etc... The exception to this is the AI for Yumiko, Collin. Who btw is my favorite character....I want a Collin-bro. One character that also stands out is the AI, called Continuity. It's ( I think...) Angie's house "library" assistant. It's sort of like Amazon Echo I reckon. But more about keeping records and keeping track of life events relating to it's owner. It's pretty cool, and is one of the surprisingly few bits of technology actually in the book.
As stated before the book doesn't really give off a super over the top Cyberpunk vibe as the previous two books did. This one is more subtle, which I don't think is a bad thing. One bit that I did enjoy is the backstory of Tessier-Ashpool. More importantly I liked the way that Gibson gave it to us. Instead of just telling us (Gibson would never do that)... He presents it in a way that Angie is watching a documentary, and having it be through the eyes of sort of a director of the documentary. It's hard to explain but it comes off rather interesting. It's sort of like a narrative of how the director shot the documentary.
The climax is at the end of the book, Sally/Molly comes back to her tough as nails persona in a big way, which made me happy to see. She came off as just a bitch earlier, but once the crap hit the fan, she stepped up and took no shit, putting 3Jane in her place. Oh and on a side note, the fact that Bobby (also from the previous book) is in a coma for literally the entire book, was a pretty cool idea. I figured they'd have him be the main character, or come out of the Aleph all Neo like and omnipotent. Nope, He was knocked out the entire book, and that just lent itself to being something unique. Now that being said...the end of this book is...just...anti-climatic. We're all squared away with 3Jane back, looking to take out Angie, and revenge herself on Molly etc... Great battle lined up, the players meet..and then.... nothing? They just forgive her and move on? I'm not sure if there's some sort of hidden message that I missed, but I doubt it.. The book ends pretty flatly, but getting there was a fun ride. For a bit, I was genuinely interested in how the characters were going to meet, and their impact on the story. Aside from the bizarre naming conventions he confusingly uses for characters and places in the Sprawl trilogy, I enjoy this last one. I honestly will probably never read any of them again really, but MLO sticks out as being the best of the worst so to speak. In comparsion to characters like Case from Neuromancer who I had absolutely no vested interest in, these characters here in MLO seem much more fleshed out and actually relatable.
I can't say I'd currently recommend the series to others truth me told. If this were 1994...sure, I'd be all over it... but the books don't unfortunately offer enough ground breaking material to warrant a full read through. While I may suggest reading them out of respect for the genre, and it's foundations, you can honestly find better scifi/ cyberpunk else where.
Didn't think I could like anything as much as I liked Neuromancer, but this I like equally as much. The way this author balances entertainment with literary value, with poetry, it's just too amazing. I can't fathom it. And what an awesome ending!
"Intricate enough for several listens."
This ranks in top 20 of 100+ books I've listened to. I am a big fan of Jonathan Davis, though, so this made a big difference.
The characters all had unique personalities, and the action kept things moving along fairly well, even though Gibson's stories are fairly cerebral.
Compared favorably to All Tomorrow's parties and The Windup Girl, both of which I listened to multiple times.
One of those exceptional combinations of a brilliant story and an ideal narrator, where the sum seems greater than the parts ---
"Bright enough to attract/Worn enough to comfort"
"The world hadn't ever had so many moving parts or so few labels."
― William Gibson, Mona Lisa Overdrive
There is something about Gibson that keeps me coming back. Part of it is how, like PKD, he seems to always have a sense of what is around the next two corners. Not just the objects. No. The textures and smells and ambiguities too. It is like Gibson doesn't just have foresight, he has foresmell and foretaste. Anyway, even with that, this wasn't his best book and not in the strong half of the Sprawl trilogy.
In this book Gibson is weaving together four plot threads.
Thread One: Japanese Yakuza princess in peril hides in London and hangs with "Sally Shears" aka Molly Milions (of Neuromancer and Johnny Mnemonic fame).
Thread Two: Angie Mitchell from Book 2 (Count Zero) of the Sprawl trilogy seeks to find lost boyfriend while dealing with the addiction and costs of Simstim fame.
Thread Three: Mona a innocent prostitute is sucked into a crime world where she is made to look like Angie as a piece in an abduction attempt on Angie.
Thread Four: Slick Henry and friends care for the comatose body of the "Count" Bobby Newmark from the 'Count Zero'.
One note. I did appreciate how diligent Gibson is in building strong female characters. There are just as many ass kicking females as damsels in distress. Gibson doesn't flirt with feminist ideas. He is able to incorporate strong women naturally. It isn't decoration or an after thought. It appears as natural to him as writing about fabric or fashion.
Gibson weaves these various plots and characters together and it all only frays a bit toward the end. I get where he was trying to go with everything, it just lost a bit of focus, the resolution wasn't great, the pay-off was subpar. But still I know when Gibson writes another book, I'll get sucked back in because the Matrix/Cyberspace/Sprawl worlds Gibson builds feel bright enough to attract and worn enough to comfort.
"Top rate trilogy. Abstract but worth it!!"
Gibson is clearly a top rate author. What a great mix of plot, characters, and action. Narration continued to be top rate. Not for everyone but if you think it may be worth it based on the audible description, then you will love it. 6 stars easy!
"Stylish, lacks impact of prequels"
In Mona Lisa Overdrive, the third and final novel in William Gibson???s Sprawl trilogy, it???s been seven years since Angie Mitchell (from Count Zero) was taken out of Maas Biolabs and now she???s a famous simstim star who???s trying to break her designer drug habit. But a jealous Lady 3Jane plans to kidnap Angie and replace her with a cheap prostitute named Mona Lisa who???s addicted to stimulants and happens to look like Angie.
In a dilapidated section of New Jersey, Slick Henry makes large animated robotic sculptures out of scrap metal. He owes Kid Afrika a favor, so now he has to hide the comatose body of Bobby Newmark (aka ???Count Zero???). Bobby is jacked into an Aleph where he???s got some secret project going on. A Cleveland girl named Cherry Chesterfield is Bobby???s nurse.
Kumiko is the daughter of a Japanese Yakuza crime boss. Her father has sent her to live in London while the Yakuza war is going on. There she meets Gibson???s most iconic character, Molly Millions, who???s going by the name Sally Shears. Molly is being blackmailed by Lady 3Jane, so Kumiko inadvertently gets dragged into the kidnapping plot.
Mona Lisa Overdrive contains several exciting action scenes which feature kidnappings, shoot-outs, helicopter escapes, remote-controlled robot warriors, collapsing catwalks, and falling refrigerators. These are loosely connected by the continuation and conclusion of the AI plot which began in Neuromancer. I wasn???t completely satisfied with the sketchy ending or the wacky reveal on the last page, but that???s okay. I was mainly reading Mona Lisa Overdrive for the style, anyway.
So much of Gibson???s style and success stems from the mesmerizing world he???s built ??? a future Earth in which national governments have been replaced by large biotech companies. Japan is modern and glitzy and much of the former United States has fallen into decay. By the time you get to Mona Lisa Overdrive (don???t even attempt to read it before reading both Neuromancer and Count Zero), you???re feeling rather comfortable (or as comfortable as is possible to feel) in this world, so the setting lacks the force it had in the previous novels. In Mona Lisa Overdrive, you???ll visit London, but it seems to be stuck in the 20th century, so it feels instantly (and a little disappointingly) familiar.
But Gibson manages to keep things fresh and highlight his unique style by introducing new characters and delving deep into their psyches. Even minor characters are works of art, such as Eddy, Mona???s low-class scheming pimp, and Little Bird, who earned that moniker because of his weird hairdo. Even when the plots don???t satisfy, it???s entertaining enough just to hang out with Gibson???s unforgettable characters. The exception is Kumiko, who has little personality and seems to exist mainly to remind us that Japan has surpassed America, and for an excuse to show us a new bit of cool technology (Colin, the chip-ghost).
In 1989, Mona Lisa Overdrive was nominated for, but did not win, the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the Locus Award. It lacks the impact of its prequels, but it???s still a stylish piece of work and not to be missed if you???re a fan of William Gibson. I listened to the audio version narrated by Jonathan Davis. He is excellent, as always, and I recommend this version to audio readers. You may have to work at Neuromancer on audio if you???re not familiar with this world and its slang, but by the time you get to Mona Lisa Overdrive, that problem is long gone. (Originally posted at Fantasy Literature)
"The Sprawl Trilogy is a must read for Sci Fi fans."
William Gibson is a master storyteller who crafts worlds that enrapture the reader from start to finish.
Nothing fills me with greater dread then the end of a Gibson novel, because it means I have to hunt down another book, and most of Gibson's work is difficult to follow with anything but more Gibson.
I'm this, the third book of the Sprawl Trilogy, Gibson brings all of the characters from all 3 books together into this amazing timeline that both thrills and inspired.
All the way back to Case in Neuromamcer, and the legend of the Tesser Ashpool, to Turner and the mysterious Angie Mitchell, Bobby and the Loea to Finn and Molly.
All of the storylines come together in the end, and blow your mind. This is a must read for Cyberpunk and Science Fiction fans alike. I highly recommend reading these three books in the proper order to get the most enjoyment out of them. Two thumbs up!
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I tried all my calls on the timber ducks. Timbre, Short Barrel were what I WANTED to work but they didn't. I was letting other people call mostly. THEN I started hunting alone again and doing it my way. So I got out the Throwback and learned how to use it.
First of all you HAVE to put some "voice" into the call. Some call it grunting.
You also have to wrap your hand around the barrel and make a little back pressure at the beginning of quacks to make them sound more "quacky".
I called ducks from great heights on windy days in timber with this call. Had ducks lock up and come STRAIGHT DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN from 300 yards up or more. AMAZING call. Great work Gary Perinar. When can I meet you and talk about this call.
NEVER, EVER change anything on that call and keep making them. Please?!?!
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Hey everyone, I wanted to introduce myself to the forums, and say that I am completely blown away by all these projects and the level of detail you apply.
I have been a Star Wars fan since the movies were re-released in the 90s. Since I'm 19 ( Almost 20 ), I never had the chance to see the original releases. My dad took me to see "A New Hope" when I was little and I was hooked! He wasn't that big of a Star Wars fan at all, he just wanted me to see a movie I "may" like. AND I DID! I made him take me to see "The Empire Strikes Back" (My personal Favorite) and then "Return of the Jedi". Of course Boba Fett became my favorite character.
Well, when I got a bit older I wanted a Boba Helmet. I looked all over the web to buy one, and came close a few times. Yet, the options then were limited and I wasn't satisfied with any of them. So my plans were put on hold.
Recently I stumbled upon a page about how to make a Boba helmet which led me here and I am going crazy and can't wait to make it!
I havn't started yet, but am working on getting materials for the project and plan to keep the forums posted. Also I have an itch to create a personal character I developed while Roleplaying on another site. Here is a picture:
Please comment on my idea for Kaxan Mandus ( Character's name )!
Anyways, I hope to get started on my Boba soon, and I may even turn him into a lifesize model... if I'm lucky!
BTW: As soon as the forums let me I will post some schematics of the armor and helm for Kaxan that I have been working on in the appropriate section.


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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience and the 2010/11 campaign was no different.
Arsenal.com have tracked the progress of the loanees throughout the season and our 'Loan Review' series will examine each player in turn. Today we focus on Vito Mannone.
Vito Mannone
Vito joined Championship side Hull on a short-team deal in October and was initially expected to return to Arsenal in January.
The 22-year-old excelled at the KC Stadium and didn't experience defeat in seven games before the deal was extended until the end of the season at the start of January.
He endured a two-month spell on the sidelines with a thigh injury but returned in April to help Hull to a 3-1 win over Doncaster, pulling off a series of vital saves. The goal Vito conceded in that victory was only the sixth time he had been beaten in over 13 hours of football.
Hull took 21 points from the ten games the Arsenal loanee featured in before a shoulder problem ended his season prematurely in April.
Nick Wood of the Hull Daily Mail:
"He came in January, has done exceptionally well ever since and he seems to have enjoyed it. I know, from speaking to him, that manager Nigel Pearson has been very impressed with him. Pearson said that Mannone was the first-choice goalkeeper when he was fit.
"Unfortunately, he got an injury and that led to Hull getting another loan goalkeeper, Brad Guzan from Aston Villa. Mannone then came back but suffered another injury. But the time he did play coincided with Hull's resurgence in form and he would have been responsible for them getting to within touching distance of the play-offs.
"He commands his area very well, he is a good shot-stopper, his distribution is very good and he looked the part. With him behind the back four, Hull let in very few goals and, when he was in the team, they had their best run of form.
"Hull went on a record-breaking run of 17 away games without suffering defeat and he was very much a part of that. With him behind the back four they were extremely hard to beat in that period.
"Up until the end of April, Hull were a formidable side and looked like they were going to make the play-offs. They ran out of steam and that was without him in the team. If he had stayed in the team they probably would have had a better chance."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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