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I've heard that 2 out of 3 ain't bad.What is your plan for the rabbits? What's the rest of the story behind the raid? Inquiring minds want to know ;) I can see why the authorities might want to investigate some of our beeks. Probably some domestic drones flying over their property right now :-D However, LoriMN you've always sounded like a normal person.
"The raid"So on Aug. 1st after I got done taking my cat to the vet in the AM, I decide to de-frost the big upright freezer in the kitchen, My 21 yr old daughter and her 6 mo old baby are visiting and keeping my 7 yr old and 4 yr old out of my way so I can accomplish this task.I have a very long driveway and my oldest daughter says "Mom look at the cars coming up the driveway" and before I can even get to the window she is yelling "its the cops!!" so I go to the front door to open it and they push the door open yelling "search warrant secure your dogs!!!" (five police)so I'm running all over the kitchen trying to catch my 3 little dogs and telling my little kids it's ok etc. and the police are yelling at me to stop moving so I finaly ask "do you want me to secure the dogs or stop moving?" they tell me to get the dogs I do and put them in thier kennel and then they have us all sit down.I ask to see the search warrant 4-5 times while the police are milling about making sure its all secure and finaly one of the police tell another police "give her the search warrant so she'll get off my back"Mean while my husband is sleeping he works nights and sleeps during the day. The police want to go in the bedroom I tell them to "stop theres a big dog that will bite in there" so they have me wake up my husband and put the big dog in the kennel.Then they tell me they are there because my older son(who is 25) has been arrested for drugs!!! They ask me a bunch of questions like where he sleeps etc. and really he doesn't even stay with us he just comes by once and awhile to eat etc. so I say the couch and they take the cushions off etc.Then they go upstairs and in my spare room I hatch eggs so I have 3 incubators and a couple of brooders set up and they ask me about those and why I have chicks in the house, they ask me if I am an "animal mill" LOL. I say no I just hatch eggs blah blah blah.They tear apart my house dig through my underwear drawer, ask me to open my safe they found in my closet and I have no idea where the keys are so then they ask whats in it and I say a 9mm and personal papers then they ask if there are anymore guns and I say "yes in the closet you just looked in" they ask where? and have me point it out so I point out the rifle in a camo case and then one police starts yelling at another police because he had searched the closet and didn't find it. And our big dog that is a 95lb bulldog was in his kennel just a growling and barking and sounding really mad while they were searching the bedroom (thats where his kennel is) and they asked me if I could make him stop doing that and I say "what do you want me to do let him out of the kennel?" LOL they all said "NO" in unison LOLThey had seen some beekeeping supplies on the deck and laundry room (I was getting ready to add another box to my pink hive) they ask me if I have bees to I say "yes" and ask if they want to search the hives? they say "no way"They didn't find anything but a factory sealed baggie full of red powder they found in the garage that they asked me if I knew what it was but I didn't know, so they took it in an evidence bag and left. But later on that day I realized it was going to be sidewalk chalk for stencils. So i guess they will test it and find that out LOL.Oh and they had a K9 dog but never took it out of the car, I wonder why?What I learned on this day is1. I try to raise my children right but I guess that doesn't always happen2. A rifle in a camo gun case is really camoflauged3. If I ever want to hide something I don't want the police to find I will hide it in a beehiveThe End(kind of)


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Nintendo has a history of gaming innovation with the original DS, the Wii and most recently the 3DS and its newest addition, the Wii U is no different.
Wii U Console
Nintendo decided to concentrate on the more revolutionarty controller during their E3 keynote but we have managed to garner some details about the new Wii U console. First up is the fact that it will be able to pump out HD graphics and 1080p video over HDMI, which is something Nintendo really couldn't have omitted. The Wii U will also be compatible with component, S-video and composite cables. There will be internal flash memory but we don't know yet how much will be included though users will be able upgrade via SD cards or an external HDD via one of the four USB 2.0 ports. Wondering how your new HD games will be served up? Apparently "proprietary high-density optical discs" is the answer but one thing we do know is that the Wii U will be compatible with Wii games. It will also work with all current Wii controllers and accessories.
Wii U Controller
Without doubt the most revolutionary aspect of the new Wii U is the new controller, which features a 6.2in touchscreen and offers games developers a plethora of new ways to play games. The screen will work as a replacement for you TV should someone interrupt your gaming to watch the latest episode of Come Dine with Me, you simply continue playing on the touchscreen. While the screen will obviously be able to function as a secondary display, that doesn't describe the extent of the ways it could be used.
For example it will be able to view elements of the game off-screen; it will work as a shield to deflect arrows; it will work in conjunction with a Wii Motion controller to show you your lie on a gold course and in ways not yet even seen - you can even use it on its own to play games. Aside from gaming, the controller will be able to browse the web, view video, share video with a TV screen simply by flicking the content from controller towards the TV and, using the front-facing camera, speaker and microphone, users will be able to make video calls. In addition to the 6.2in screen, the new controller also features an accelerometer and a gyroscope, a rumble feature, an inward-facing camera, a microphone and speakers as well as two analogue Circle Pads, Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons.
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While the only official launch title mentioned as being in development so far was Lego City Stories there was also a lot more top tier titles previewed to get us pretty excitement. These included: Batman: Arkham City, an Assassin's Creed game, Dirt, Ghost Recon Online, Tekken, Metro Last Light, Aliens Colonial Marines, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, and Darksiders II. While some of the graphics shown at the press conference looked as if they could be running on a PS3 or Xbox 360, for a next generation console, Nintendo will be hoping to outdo both these consoles.
It's hard to say whether the concept of the Wii U excites us or not. Nintendo is keeping a lot of the details under its hat at the moment and is pushing the innovative nature of the Wii U controller over the power of the new console. With a name that will surely infuriate many and confound many more, the jury is still out on the Wii U, which is only natural considering it won't be available for another 12 months. We're sure we'll have plenty of time to assess the good and bad points in the coming months but for now let us know what you think of Nintendo's latest console.

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'Ruff said he intends to use goalies Ryan Miller and Martin Biron right away. Biron will start tonight, with Adam Berkhoel backing him up. Miller likely will start Tuesday night's game against the Blue Jackets in Columbus' Nationwide Arena.'
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I focus on the breath, and most of the time my mind wanders crazily - but I keep taking it back to the breath.
On some occassiosn though, I find myself thinking about certain Buddhist teachings like being present, or more specifically, realising there really is no future or past. Now and then things dawn on me to coin a phrase.
Then I take it back to the breath when I realise my mind has wandered.
My point? Not sure. That if your mind wanders it can do a lot worse than wander into Buddhist teachings?
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what could the wall of possibly done to deserve such a foul "thing" done to it. (big k)
kost lookin dope, nice colors
what could the wall of possibly done to deserve such a foul "thing" done to it. (big k)
kost lookin dope, nice colors
AHHAHHAAHAA! that video is funny as hell. Thats what i call disillusioned!
I know that place 'tarner land' too... Its in Brighton, South of England.
He was afraid to say his name on camera too HAAHAHAAHA! hes obviously wanted around his area.....er...
In the beginning, God created thug mansion and the earth
(Genesis 1:1)
Because I came down from thug mansion, not to do my own will but the will of him that sent me. (John 6:38)
wtf?? hehehehe that link is funnyOriginally posted by FuLa@Oct 26 2006, 04:36 PM
we should makea big k fan club...cheers mate!
nice post dog breath!
feelin that style!
keep it comming!
yea dog breath...nice
"we aint sellin drugs, or killin tha community...WE BEAUTIFYING THA COMMUNITY."
some nice peices in there
that tooth is fresh. dethkult?
and that orange / red joint too
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that just reminds me of taking a shit and poking it down the drain.

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that piece is the funk bro, not saying your biting at all, but it reminds me of askew which aint bad at all haha, its dope shit propsOriginally posted by ANS@Oct 29 2006, 06:15 AM


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Hello everyone,
I'm planning to go to South East Asia for a year or so and I want to earn a living teaching English, although I don't have a teaching degree and English is not my mother tongue.
I found a great discount on a online TEFL course with Intesol Worldwide, but I understand that employers prefer face-to-face courses. However, these courses are very expensive, so I was wondering if it'd be a good start to do the online course for 120 hours and then, later on, pay for 20 or 40 hours of face-to-face training, so I don't have problems getting a job... Does that sound reasonable or should I just save money to do the full-time course when I get to SE Asia?
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Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
Originally Posted by chucklesR View Post
being on a mooring doesn't preclude the occasional night anchored elsewhere.
Ideally you want them back to 100% in the shortest time frame possible, usually 1-2 days but 3-4 days is better than never getting above 80-85%... With AGM's as the OP has these would be the "minimum" sizes needed. I would advise trying to keep the time to 100% to less than 3 days for the best longevity.
Any panel in the 1-2 day from 80% SOC size range can and will help when off cruising too. Unless you are going for multiple weeks or more, a night or two is not going to make much difference as long as you are regularly getting back to 100% SOC on a regular basis.
If you want to have your solar array get you back to a reasonable charge level when cruising, and using loads at the same time, then it needs to get quite big. This is something I doubt the OP wants to do, based on what's been written thus far. Actually it does not sound like he really want to go much bigger than about 25-30W, which is not ideal for a mooring sailed boat with AGM's, but certainly better than nothing or a 5-10W panel...
I size and install lots of solar panels for mooring "recharges". This is a different goal than being self sufficient on solar when cruising, which I also install a lot of. For mooring charging the goal is to get the banks from the "avg" state the boat returns to the mooring at to full in the fewest days possible. Often times this is around 80% SOC but it can be lower.
The average in increased bank life on the mooring sailed boats I've done has gone from 2-3 years to 5-7 years on the batteries with AGM seeing the most increase in life.. Big differences with little expense especially if the owner has $$$$$ AGM or GEL batteries.
Mooring sailed boats have a whole different set of "charging" problems than do dock sailed boats and that is where I was coming from to help the OP in his questions.
Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
being on a mooring doesn't preclude the occasional night anchored elsewhere.
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Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
Originally Posted by chucklesR View Post
For 5 hours, then anchoring over night -
Take out the AP, GPS Speed and Depth, then add in more lighting and fans plus a anchor light (some are 1amp per hour, some are less).
Add back in the AH you get WHILE you are sailing and sitting (I got 30-35 a day with my 80w panel).
For multi-day anchoring out figure 40-50 ah a day on the hook. If you have a standard 50amp alt you really need to know that 1 hour at idle is REALLY only 20-25 amp.
Now figure your panel(s) for that.
I'm usually on a mooring
This is why a good battery monitor should often be the first cash outlay in a system. The OP has no idea where his SOC will end up, or how to figure his loads, so he ideally needs to see it, touch it and feel it in order to size a solar panel for an intended purpose. A battery monitor for $144.00 can do this for him and allow him to "see" what is going on..
Any solar is better than none but if he was always getting back to 80% and only needed to replace 25 Ah's then a 140W array could be an over kill expense when a 50W panel would have him topped up by the time he came back to use the boat....
BTW when I got back from the Annapolis show the battery on my car was FLAT DEAD. I had left the dome light on at 3:00 am in the lit parking garage so never knew it.
It is a BCI Group 35 battery, pretty small. I threw it on my bench charger and it took over 12 hours to charge it to full. When full it was taking about 0.3A at 14.4V. The charger has double the capacity the battery will "accept" and yet to get to "full" it took over 12 hours..
No sailboat runs the motor that long unless doing the ICW so this is why solar can be sooooooo useful to mooring sailed boats because it has the time required to top the bank up, which an alternator just does not, due to acceptance and the bank limiting current once in absorption..
With two group 31's figuring 105Ah's each he has a 210 Ah bank. At 80% SOC he will have a deficit of 42Ah's.
42 Ah's X 1.15 (charge inefficiency) leaves him with a real world deficit of 48.3Ah's needing to be returned to the batteries.
If he wants to recharge in:
2 Days = 24 Ah's per day
3 Days = 16 Ah's per day
4 Days = 12 Ah's per day
5 Days = 9.5 Ah's per day
6 Days = 8 Ah's per day
If we figure 4.5 hours per day at "rated" (Imp) output he'd need..
2 Days = 5.3A rated panel (roughly a 100W panel)
3 Days = 3.5A rated panel (roughly a 65W panel)
4 Days = 2.6A rated panel (roughly a 45W panel)
5 Days = 2.1A rated panel (roughly a 40W panel)
6 Days = 1.3A rated panel (roughly a 25W panel)
The above is "best case" scenarios. I see the averages run between 3 hours per day to 4.5 hours and sometimes 5 hours per day at rated panel (Imp) where isolation numbers are high like Maine is in June.....
Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
For 5 hours, then anchoring over night -
So for a 5 hour sail...
Speed = 5Ah
Depth = 5Ah
VHF = 5Ah
GPSMAP =5Ah
AP = 25Ah
Stereo = 5Ah
Fan = 15Ah
Add back in the AH you get WHILE you are sailing and sitting (I got 30-35 a day with my 80w panel).
For multi-day anchoring out figure 40-50 ah a day on the hook. If you have a standard 50amp alt you really need to know that 1 hour at idle is REALLY only 20-25 amp.
Now figure your panel(s) for that.
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Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
So far this is what I have ... pretty low draw I think:
Endless Breeze 12v Fan 3.0
LED interior lights 0.5
Nav LED running lights forward 0.5
Stereo 1.0
Raymarine x-70 Autopilot 5.0
Garmin navigation GPSMAP 500series 1.0
Cockpit VHF Standby 1.0
Depthmeter 1.0
Speedometer 1.0
Total so far - 14.0 ah
Let's now say you go for a 5 hours sail, spent 10 hours sailing on the Chess htis past saturday so not uncommon...
Your Ah draw is now each device X 5 (except nav lights which would be used less hours)..
So for a 5 hour sail...
Speed = 5Ah
Depth = 5Ah
VHF = 5Ah
GPSMAP =5Ah
AP = 25Ah
Stereo = 5Ah
Fan = 15Ah
Excluding nav lights you are somewhere around 65Ah / day for a short 5 hour sail....
You would be very well served by a battery monitor so you know the actual average daily consumption. Theoretical and real consumption are often quite far off... It will make sizing a solar panel easier. Either way you are likely below 80%SOC so sizing a solar panel to replace that 20% in a couple days is wise.... This will likely be bigger than 25W...
Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
Another solar panel dealer ironically said that my 14 ah load was pretty low and that I may not need a solar charger.
That's if you only use each of the items you listed for 1 hour. I think that is unlikely.
I made that comment (now multiply by number of hours used) back where you posted the items and their draw.
Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
I'm looking for a 25W panel and a controller.
Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
I'm looking for a 25W panel and a controller.
Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
Find the specs from your battery charger, confirm that the "wet" settings are within the optimum voltage settings for your AGM batteries. AGM are very similar to wet in their requirements, but some chargers may be too crude or too hot to use with them. Rashly assuming that you will find your charger is suitable...
Then using a small solar panel to top them up on the mooring is also a good idea in any case and should extend battery life. A 5W panel is peanuts, it won't need a controller but won't do much. Basically it will keep a charged battery charged but not much more.
You've got maybe 200AH of batteries, let's say you run 'em down and moor the boat with them 30% down and expect that to be recharged in 5 days by your solar. Call it four days because of bad weather. Average, five or six hours of full rated power on sunny days. So you'd looking at maybe 25 hours of a panel's rated output, over the course of one week, to put in the missing 30% of 200AH. That would be roughly 60AH of panel output in 25 hours, or 2-3 amps of rated panel output. They're typically rated around 17 volts, pick your own min/max values and soething between a 30-60W panel should keep the batteries fat and happy. And at that power, yes, you'd need a controller. (Again, one that matches the optimal voltage charging points for your batteries.) For light use, a 25-30W panel might very well be all you want or need.
And coming out to the boat to see the batteries always fully topped up, even if there have been some gray days, can be a real pleasure. Having them FULLY topped up, really should extend their life, too. A good investment all around, considering the way battery prices keep going up.
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Re: AGM Battery Upgrade and Charger
Originally Posted by mitiempo View Post
Seems to be some confusion between amps and watts.
A 5 watt panel is a joke.
A 5 amp panel is about 80 to 90 watts.
A 5 WATT panel is only capable of about 0.28 AMPS......
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That's my zine, the purple one on the bottom right. But where's the free copy I've been demanding? Jeez.
maybe it's on the way. i was truly surprised it showed up today.
Maranda Elizabeth said:That's my zine, the purple one on the bottom right. But where's the free copy I've been demanding? Jeez.
Now I'm curious as to who else may have a received a copy.
I don't want to sound insenstive or dismissive, but I don't think I'd've been very bothered by this. In fact, I might even have been flattered, but if so, just a little. I'd also feel hypocritical criticizing the Professor, given my own views & practices on copyrights:
Recently, old-time zinester Lisa B. Falour, creator of Bikini Girl, displayed and talked about my zine .Zap!!omania on YouTube. She didn't ask permission, and I never expected her to. I took her action as a well-intentioned favor and a compliment. Of course I'm not saying that other zinesters should. Just giving my reaction.
More and more, I'm confused and clueless about what's acceptable. Is publishing a physical address on the envelope I get a zine in, WITHOUT PERMISSION, acceptable? Or is doing so WRONG, an insensitive violation of somebody's privacy? (In the contact zine I'm planning, my plan is to reserve the right to publish any physical address i come across, unless CLEARLY told not to.)
Everything seems so much more restrictive, "Mother May I", these days.
But I'll grant, the tone of the letter did seem a little "cheerily" condescending.
I received my book in the mail a few days ago. I'll post an extensive review on my blog once I've finished reading it.
I'm annoyed by some of the errors I've already found though. Like, she claims that I started Culture Slut in 2007 when it was 2004 (something that would have been easily cleared up if she'd contacted me first), and she also refers to Our Hero as an American show, when not only is it Canadian, but the Canada government logo is clearly visible on the screencap that she included in the book. It's very clear from her writing that she is interested in the "look" of zines as a graphic designer and seems to care very little about the content. Oh well.


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"I'd been working on my Ph.D. program at North Dakota State University when I heard about this position at Iowa State," Van Emon said. "I was excited about the possibility of working with Stephanie Hansen in her research on trace minerals in feedlot cattle and with ethanol co-products. Meeting with her and Dan Loy at the American Society of Animal Science national meeting in 2012 reinforced my desire to be part of that, and I've been here at Iowa State since January of this year."
Van Emon's interest in ruminant nutrition began with showing beef cattle as a 4-H'er, continued through her college career and now plays a primary role in her Iowa State position.
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Please keep in mind that the "movie accurate" helmet that a number of people now have isn't truly "movie accurate." It more accurately should be called "most movie accurate to date" helmet. In reality that helmet is a custom scuplt. It is dangerous to supliment artistic interpretation in place of the real deal.
Please do not think I am trying to tear the helmet down. I think it is the best damn thing I have seen and far ahead of any of the competition. However, the sculptor was just as prone to error as anyone else who has studied the helmet. Instead of using his dimensions as gospel, it would be highly advisable to do an in depth study and discover what YOU feel like are accurate measurements. Otherwise you end up with a trickle down effect of errors going from one sculpt to the next. Always go back to the source. Always rely on the REAL helmet.


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Below you will find a studio comparison between the Canon SD450 (IXUS 55) and the Panasonic DMC-LZ2 at ISO 400.
Studio scene comparison (@ ISO 400)
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Canon PowerShot SD450 (Ixus 55)
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ISO 400, 1/251 sec, F7.1
ISO 400, 1/345 sec, F4.3
At ISO 400 the F10's superior high ISO performance really shows itself, and though the SD450 isn't bad for a camera using this sensor, the results are only really suitable for printing at fairly small sizes.
Once again, the Canon ISO 400 setting is around a stop more sensitive than the Fuji ISO 400 setting (which is actually very close to ISO 400 when measured against our light meter), and this needs to be taken into consideration when comparing the noise levels.
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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by Catherine M, Jul 23, 2012.
Is it true that Rachel just got an endorsement deal with Kleenex (TM)?
She was so played.
Not sure why people think it's funny that Nick said he'd do one thing, then did something else. I get that it's a "game", but I'm not seeing the humor here.
Because nearly every one of them lied to each other or betrayed each other practically every day all the way through the show, except Nick. He saved his big lie for when the lie would pay the big bucks. And then a number of them act shocked that he lied.
What is with the Bachelor announcement? It will be really anticlimactic if they announce Sean now.
I vote Nick as the new Bachelor. Rachel can come back as one of the 25.
Love that Nick did "keep". He's right, he played the game his way. No one gave him any credit for flying low the whole season. Good for him to run away with the whole thing. It would have been different if he and Rachel had been together longer and worked together but he owed her nothing and that's what she got. It is a "game" after all.
I went over to NewFORT today to see if anyone there had any inside info and still nothing. If it is going to be Sean, why the delay in releasing the news? Could be that maybe the ABC execs are holding out for a "name".
I guess we'll see soon as filming is suppose to begin on Saturday!
Maybe it'll be Chris Harrison?
She was played when she would have been playing. When you sob and whine and moan about "your man" leaving a GAME SHOW as if he was being immediately sent to the guillotine, you are a liability instead of a teammate. I am so glad Nick got a chance to finally drop so much dead weight. Rachel is possibly the worst game show teammate in the history of reality television.
If Nick was honest and told Rachel that he'd choose the "KEEP" option, there is no way she would have picked "SHARE". So both would choose KEEP and both would get zero dollars. Honesty was not an option.
I wouldn't exactly call it "funny" but it's amusing how oblivious Rachel is. She was not only like a lifeless body that Nick had to carry on his bag, but a nattering, whining, sobby body that had to be lugged around. What a piece of work she is... :blech:
Flo from TAR3 comes to mind. Zach shouldn't have had to give her a dime of the winnings.
Didn't feel like starting a new thread but is anyone from Canada going to be watching Bachelor Canada when it starts airing on October 3rd?
Just from the few bios of the girls that have been released, it looks like it has some potential especially if a couple are "there for the wrong reason"!!
I cannot WAIT for this. I was howling reading and watching the interviews that are on the site. A pastor, a Playboy model, and someone named Bubba? How can this not be sheer entertainment? And from the previews they've shown on TV, our Bachelor looks to be a crier! Wheeee!
Not a surprise but its Sean as the next Bachelor. Reality Steve said ABC has been in Dallas shooting Sean's opening piece this week. He would know since he lives in Dallas too and I'm sure has many spies feeding him information!
Why in the world would Fleiss post that "when we announce it, you will know why it took so long."
Lord knows why Fleiss posted that on twitter.
I was hoping for new blood but I guess Sean will work as long as he has his shirt off.
I can see the ladies go all crazy over him and more importantly "winning". Hopefully it will be another Ben/Courtney and Jake/Vienna situation as I love it when the lead goes for the most hated girl in the house!!
Ugh!!! This will be so boring!
Maybe it is just because they/ve decided to announce it on the Dancing with the Stars premiere show. So they had to wait to Sept 24 because that is when the premiere is?
Oh man, they picked Yawn for the next Bachelor? That guy was so borrrrring. Will likely sit out of that season.
Yeah the delay was probably nothing to do with making up their minds but just wanting to take advantage of the DWTS all stars premiere as Reality Steve thinks that they'll have Sean in the audience for DWTS premiere on September 24 and then start filming his season later that night.
It looks like there will be at least three of us with some spare time on their hands come January. I'm also passing on the Stepford Husband.
I want to sit out every season, but just when I thought I was out, they JUST PULL ME BACK IN.
so it's Sean? I was hoping for Charlie Sheen.... on well..
Why don't they just make it Michael Stagliano and watch the crazies line up? Is it because he's too busy with his "music" career?
Don't feel like starting a thread for Sean's season yet since it doesn't air till January but tonight he meets the 25 ladies Fleiss has cast for him.
Reality Steve has the names of 10 of the girls and one of them is from Bachelor Pad 3.0.
No, not one of the twins. (Yay for Fleiss for not bringing them back) Nor Donna and her twins.
Its Paige, the fan that went home night one.
And RS is reporting that while Sean was recently in NYC, he hooked up with crazy Jenna from Ben's season. So that bodes well for a crazy ass season, if Sean likes the craaaaazzzzzeeee!
More Sean season gossip:
This season's returning contestant is Kacie B. But unlike Shawntel, she is there from night one.
Be interesting to see how long she lasts as she and Sean were pretty flirty on twitter the past few months. Knowing the Bachelor pre-show didn't give Shawntel an advantage but by the 3rd episode when Shawntel joined the party Ben was already with Courtney and wasn't going to mess that up. Kacie coming in from night one gives her a better chance.
If you want to see the other 24 girls cast, ABC has their headshots up on their website; the only ones missing are Paige and of course Kacie B; they'll be saved for a big reveal later. Fleiss loves that sh*t:
This made me wonder what's up with those two. First article that came up:
Courtney Robertson Dishes on Wedding Plans: Ben and I Will Have a 300 Person Wedding!
This makes me wonder if the "After The Final Rose" drama was all fake. Or did the two really go through a rough patch, but worked it all out?
I personally think that Ben did check out of the relationship for a few weeks when Courtney's excessive cattiness was being broadcast but for whatever reason he decided to "engage date" her after getting back together at the ATFR taping. Did he just want to sell more wine ? Or do they really want this to work? Who knows.
FWIW, Us Weekly has a new cover story on Emily and Jef. They have quotes from Jef's ex girlfriend claiming that Jef demanded that Emily give him half of Emily's bachelorette fee to keep up appearances after catching her texting or whatever she was doing with Matt Leinart.
Just a couple of bits of news from Bachelor/ette land:
1. Bachelor Canada starts tomorrow night on CityTV. If anyone gets to watch, please post your thoughts, comments etc on ole Brad and all the crazy girls fighting over him! Hopefully the episodes or at least clips will be showing up on Youtube for Americans to watch.
Here's the list of the bachelorettes:
2. According to Us Weekly and Wetpaint, Ashley and JP have set a wedding date in December and ABC will be broadcasting. For me Ashley, got really, really, really lucky with JP. First that he even joined the cast and secondly that he was able to get over her boohooing her eyes out over Bentley. Then they did the smart thing and lived in the real world for awhile and now are ready to take the next step. By far the most real couple ever from this show.
I've been thinking all along that they should bring Kacie back for Sean due to the religious thing.
I've got a soft spot for Ashley. She wasn't the one they wanted and Fleiss and his scummy crew could have nipped the Bentley thing in the bud by showing her ANY of his freaking comments. We don't know what they fed her about him to produce the level of hysterics leading to Hong Kong. But, once she got rid of him for good, we saw the JP story start. So, I hope they make it. (And yes, I believe in unicorns too).
As for eyebrows and stupid hair, eh, the less heard from them, the better.


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Last saturday I found a close friend dead. She had been depressed greatly, and I have stopped her previous attempt on suicide, and been at her side in more than one down moments. This time she beat me to it.
I really don't know wether or not post this here, I am in a critical point on my studies, two more weeks and I can really start dealing with this matter.
This might mean that my boba project will be on hold for some time, or I will push it through. I really do not know.
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Pulled rocker stud, and more? :(
This past Friday my 350 was running like absolute crap, like only 7 cylinders were firing. Finally got back home today and pulled the right valve cover since I was hearing a tapping on that side. First thing I see if the #4 intake rocker is extremely loose, but the nut it the same height as the others. So my pops makes me tighten it back down against my better judgement. :mad: You guessed it, it had been pulling out and as soon as I started it it pulled out even more. So a bit more of an inspection reveals that the #4 exhause rocker doesn't move at all, and neither does the pushrod. A little persuasion and I manages to push on the pushrod and force the lifter back into it's bore, once again against my better judgement. So now I've got a pulled rocker stud, and what seems like a lifter frozen in the lifter bore. Major PITA. And to top it all off, the old man, of course being a hard-headed so-and-so, says that drilling the stud hold out and tapping it for a screw in stud is a horrible idea.
So does anyone else have any ideas? Pinning the stud is out of the question, a certain SOMEONE's too hard headed to take it to the machine shop.
There is a little more to it than just tapping the hole for a screw in stud. The stud boss has to be machined flat for the screw in stud to jamb against. Are you running stronger springs than stock? Are you winding it up too tight? In the old days a quick fix for puled studs was to pin them.
Ya I knew there was a bit more to it, and would have take it to the shop, but can't for the same reason as pinning it. They're stock springs, and it never sees anything higher than 4,500. If worse comes to worse I can swap the heads with another set I have, but the stuck lifter is what I'm really worried about.
You have machine the stud boss in order to install a shouldered stud and guide plates. I couldn't even guess how many people have pulled the loose stud, tapped the hole and put in a non shouldered stud and went down the road without pulling the heads. It's not the prefered way but if care is taken to keep the tap straight and get all chips out it can be done. Be sure use some sort of thread lock on the end of the stud that will go into the head.
Thanks Lil, I didn't even think of looking for tool for this. Seems we're just going put spacers on top of the rocker arm so we can lash it and hope the stud doesn't pull anymore. If it does, oh well, I'll pull it and tap it. I decided to pull the lifters while I'm at it, since one wasn't lifting. I really hope the lifter is just dished out too much and it's not the cam. Has anyone here every seen one do this?
Btw, how the hell do you get those suckers out? I'm used to driving them out from the bottom, but how are you suppose to pull them from the top. :confused: Anyone?
If you're going to run it on the old stud, knock it back down in the hole with a hammer. Put a plain nut on it so you don't bugger up the threads, and tap it down semi-gently until it's close to level with the next one. We did that to a friend's old Camaro years ago, and it not only got him home from Little Rock, it ran fine until the next time he over-revved it and pulled them back out again.
There's a tool for pulling lifters, but I've done it with a small screwdriver and a few choice words, if necessary. If they're not too gummed up, or beaten outward, at the bottom, they usually come out without too much trouble.
If the lifter bottom is dished, your cam is shot.
Well this is just giving me more and more trouble every time I touch it. Turn out the cam was shot, even with the new lifter there's no lift on that exhaust what so ever. >_> Luckily I got my hands on a free roller cam with lifters so now I just need to switch them out, right? Unfortunately wrong. The good tools that I'm going to be needing to take all of thsi apart this weekend are out at my shop (about 15 miles away), and I have no way of getting it there other than trying to get it to run and nurse it there. Anyhow now it won't run worth a crap, even worse than it did before I tore it down. Ya I know it's only running on 7 cylinders but heck, but it was before too, and atleast it could pull itself.
So now it's running extremely rich, which makes no sense since I never touched the carb while it was off. The new rockers are ticking slightly, my new valve covers were too tall causing the AC unit to move too far over and need a longer belt so I'm out power steering as well, AND I can't find an EGR block-off plate to same my life. All because of a 23 year old cam! Grrrr...
Are there any particular problems with running it on 7 cylinders, other than the horrible balance? I really don't care about bearing wear or anything else, as long as I can get it out there. We're most likely going to just finish up my other engine.
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Sounds like , from ALL the problems you have posted on this engine, It just might be prudent to pull it ALL the way down and rebuild it..have the machining done AND you want to get the shavings from that smoked cam out of the system anyway..Start again with a NEW fresh engine. :thumbup:
This old one seems to be falling apart one part at a time... :pain: :sweat:
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The material from that cam lobe and lifter (and probably some others) has travelled through your engine. It has scored the crank journals and cam journals. It has imbedded itself in your main, rod, and cam bearings. Some, if not all, of the pistons have metal particles imbedded in the skirts and will remain there to scratch the cylinder walls unless they are removed by glass beading the skirts. The cylinder walls are also scratched by the metal particles and will need to be honed. Your oil galleries are full of abraisive oil. Plus, the rocker stud will never stay put until you replace it with a screw-in stud.
You will have to remove the engine and tear it down to repair it, regardless of what the old man says.
i think he has a rebuilt motor ready to go from his post,
he says he got another motor at the end, i just thought he was rebuilting it, anyway he will need something in better shape :D
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I didn't get to attend last years championship but did this year. I heard many complaints about last years shoot and there seemed to be many improvements in the way things were run. The people running the shoot seemed to have things running pretty smoothly, which was good. Food was even available after the shoot.
However, I heard and saw a few things that should be looked at. Disclaimer: I was not in any running for SOY so my comments are my own opinion.
First is the peer grouping. Why was the MBR peer group split up so someones child could shoot with them. This is the championship shoot and was supposed to put the best shooters together. I believe Josh Pink had to shoot with some traditional shooters instead of the MBR peer group. This means he shot every target first. Now this is not fair considering he was to be peer grouped.
Second, MBO class, what was up with the long shots on the small targets. Many of you all go to the Nationals and don't shoot tournaments this difficult.
Third, the open field to shaded shots. Now this is a pure luck shot. One, you normally can't see the rings to know where to shoot. Two, you hope to be able to tell the difference between the target and the ground when aiming. So where is the skill involved in these shots?
Fourth, trophies: Did someone put the SOY trophies in the dryer too long. I have one of these from years past and it's about 3ft tall.
I know a whole group of guys that are very disappointed in the Championship. These guys go to nearly every MAC shoot and donate their money. They get NO trophies even if they win the qualifier expecting BIG trophies, plaques or something nice at the championship. The estimate is they as a group donated over $1000 to the MAC.
I understand the championship should be the hardest shoot of the year. On a difficulty scale of 1-10, the qualfiers are usually a 6-7 and the championship this year, from the MBO stake was a 22. Don't believe me look at the scores, they are mostly horrible. A few still did well and maybe that's the MACs goal. But if shooters don't have fun, they will not be back!Chris Christenson - Admin
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Thank you for your input Chris! I do truly appreciate them. Yes the shoot was difficult due to lighting for the most part. Please keep in mind that MBO shares a stake with the MMON class. As far as peer grouping goes...this is the first year that MAC has had peer grouping. As far as the child shooting with the MBR shooters...he was my son. The MAC rules say that any shooter under the age of 13 must be supervised. Since I was also in the peer grouping we shot together. We had several peer groups set up this way to be in keeping with the rules. Again your comment is well taken and will be looked at for peer grouping for next year. The MAC's original intent for peer grouping was to get all the top shooters in each class there on the same day to shoot under the same conditions. I agree that not everything was perfect! We have talked to several shooters after the shoot and over the past few days and have had great input and ideas for next year. I welcome all input and ideas to help MAC grow and improve!!! As far as trophies go....What each club gives at qualifiers is not under MAC's control. That is up to the club. The trophies at the Championship are purchased within a budget to help keep cost in line from year to year. If everyone wants bigger trophies we will have to charge more for the qualifiers and championship to cover these costs. Please keep in mind that MAC is a nonprofit group and simply try to keep costs down to provide a more economical situation for the shooters, especially the many families that shoot the MAC.
I hope this at least answers the majority of your questions. Again, I welcome all that want to see changes to attend the year end meeting. When the date is set it will be posted on the MAC website.
On a personal note - Thank you for attending the championship this year.
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Proposing and passing new legislation gets headlines. Failure to prosecute crimes does not. Nuff said ?
From the NRA's report on the VP's Task Force meeting:
"...Vice-President Biden said, 'And to your point, Mr. Baker, regarding the lack of prosecutions on lying on Form 4473s, we simply don't have the time or manpower to prosecute everybody who lies on a form, that checks a wrong box, that answers a question inaccurately.' That's right: Biden said the administration just doesn't have time to prosecute crimes (felonies punishable by up to a 10-year prison sentence) under existing laws, but is proposing a host of sweeping new laws..."
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It's getting past the point of insanity...........I guess, if they don't have time to prosecute, any new laws won't be prosecuted either..
If the ATF would stop running guns maybe they could do their job? Oh,that's right,they said they weren't.
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By Abigail A. Lorden | March 10, 2008
As buzz words go, "innovation," has racked up serious mileage in the information technology industry. The word appears on nearly every industry conference agenda in 2008 (
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HT: You came to Dunkin' Brands in 2006 from direct mail company ADVO, where you were the chief information officer. What have you learned during your role at Dunkin' Brands?
Time management! - because my role spans to both the retail and internal systems side of the business, I have to wear many hats. As you can imagine, retail and internal systems have different challenges but require similar results. At the end of the day a positive return on a technical investment is critical to the performance of our individual franchisees and our brands.
HT: Tell us about an experience that stands out as being particularly significant during your time at Dunkin'.
The first time I addressed a group of franchisee leaders about the current state of technology in our restaurants and our need to get to a common platform. It was the first step in educating them on the new platform as well as reviewing some of the struggles of the past. Gaining their alignment, trust and confidence was critical to accelerating the process for building a better customer experience.
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Within our advisory council system, we have a number of sub-committees that work on projects, including IT. With one of our franchisees, I lead an IT sub-committee. The committee includes a number of regionally represented franchisees. We are charged with working on retail technology projects. We review technology, conduct alpha and beta tests, make recommendations and set standards.
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HT: Dunkin' Donuts was named number one in customer loyalty by the 2007 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index. How important is customer loyalty to what you do?
Customer loyalty is critical to our business. We have fiercely loyal customers because they know when they come into a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant they are going to get a consistently quality product at a fair price and in an efficient manner. They trust that we will speak plainly to them and give them an honest product each time they come in.
HT: What role does IT play in improving the loyalty experience for guests?
Primarily by tracking the guests' experience after they visit our restaurants, then developing this information to enhance the customer experience. Personally, I know when I get involved with a loyalty program, I want it to be easy to use so it keeps me coming back, and of course I want there to be real value for me being such a good customer. I think that IT can assist in making those kinds of things happen via transactions. IT can work with the marketing staff and individual franchisees to provide discounts, up-sell transactions, offer targeted promotions, etc.
But this success is even simpler than loyalty programs. For more than 50 years Dunkin' Donuts has been focused on delivering a quality product for a value price and I believe that consumers today are looking for that.
HT: What are the greatest IT challenges for Dunkin' and what steps are you taking to overcome them?
Getting all of our restaurants on to a common platform is the greatest challenge. Everyone that I work with realizes that to accelerate business growth, getting the enterprise on a simple, common technology platform is critical.
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