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I agree with you on the "save a buck" details of the new dufours but almost all production boats are that way. What I focused on was the key areas of construction features on the Dufour: Whitlock rack and pinion steering; self aligning rudder bearings (sabre is sleeved); high quality fiberglass, resins, gelcoat, scrimp hull construction and 10 yr hull warrantee; volvo saildrive engine (saber is straight shaft driven); folding prop; autohelm ST 6000 linear drive (not rotary) autopilot; electric windlass; anchor and rode; spinnaker gear; an exceptionally spacious forward berth; enourmaous storage (sabre is very lacking in this area) and assorted other standard features for $146,000. Sabre 362 is $246,000. Give me an additional $10,000 and I''ll address all the "save a buck" issues and still have a better built, fast, round the world cruiser for a lot less money. Plus, I''ll have $90,000 left over in which to spend while sailing around the world.
It''s so important to put things in perspective when looking at value and function for the money in yacht purchsing.
I made a very ellaborate spreadsheet type comparison of some of the most popular new boats, their costs, construction materials & techniques, engines, steering, electronics, interior layouts and their standard features: beneteau, catalina, saber, dufour, tartan and C&C. When I was finished it was pretty enlightening.
Hope this clears things up.
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Hi Ron
I was very disappointed in the build quality on the Dufours that I have been familiar with. Of course, in fairness the ones that I am most familiar with were 1980''s models but even looking at recent models in the limited venue like a boat show I ame off the Dufours think that there were a number of things that stuck me as ''save a buck'' details. I have not had that feeling on the recent Sabres
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To jillskor,
JeffH seems very well informed. Two of my associates sell new Island Packets in the NY and CT areas. I agree with JeffH, the IP''s are overpriced and not much fun to sail. There are a lot of choices in boats. If you go with less expensive but well built, maybe you won''t have to put the boat in charter to afford one and can start sailing it now instead of 5 years from now (most charter companies make you sign a 5 year mangement contract).
As I stated, I had success with an ex charter boat for myself. Beneteaus are not he only ex-charter boats availabel either. There are Dufours, Gib''Seas, Jeanneaus, Bavarias, some Catalinas and a few Freedoms.
If you want a new boat, the Dufour Grand Classic sereies (and Gib''Sea line of from Dufour) are excellent French built boats. With the French Franc currently weak against the US dollar, they''re an excellent value. On the Dufour Classic series you get alot of "high-priced" boat features standard: Whitlock rack & pinion steering, self aligning rudder brearings, better reinforced glass hull with vacuum assisted construction for strength and longevity, volvo saildrive engine, electric windlass, Autohelm ST6000 auto pilot with ST 60 tridata and API. there are numerous other standard features in this very fast, blue water cruiser.
I compared the Dufour Classic 36 to the Sabre 36 and cost $100,000 less. I found it to be built better, with many of these standard features not even avaialble options on the Sabre. With the $100,000 difference in price, I could do alot to "tweek" the Dufour. The Dufour Classic 39 comes in with similar standard features and costs $70,000 less than a Sabre.
This is just one example. There are alot of boats out there that are well built, offer better performance and just as sea worthy as IP, Sabre or any other high priced cruising yacht.
By the way, you did not mention what size IP you had been considering.
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Purchasing through a charter company can be a mixed blessin'' but as JeffH states, he''s seen the worst. I''ve seen both worst and best and bought a 1994 40 foot Beneteau from a charter company 2 yrs ago. This was my very first boat for those who are afraid of a larger first boat. JeffH again is correct, 36 ft to 40 ft can be quite manageable if set up right.
The necessary repairs & rebuilds were less than $2500. I paid well below retail and put another $12000 worth of upgrades into the boat. The kind of upgrades most people put in almost any boat - multistage battery charger, 3-blade feathering prop, new mainsail, stripped off all the bottom paint, repalce with new barrier coat and antifoul, changed some running rigging (to 3/8" Samson Warpspeed) and upgraded the Lewmar Ocean series traveler system to the Lewmar racing series.
I recently sold the boat (for less than normal retail) and made $30,000 profit. The new buyer has a boat "where the owner already made the repairs". I''m now looking for another ex-charter boat. A 1995 Beneteau 42s7 caught my eye.
Like anything you buy, you must look hard and be somewhat informed or at least guided. I''m so thrilled about my experience, that I just formed a company to buy ex-charter yachts, restore them to "like new condition" and resell them at slightly less than fair market providing the buyers with a limited warranty.
The charter fleets sell litteraly hundreds of 5 to 7 year old charter boats every year. There will be some real clunkers and there will be some real winners. Just do your home work and be patient. Also be ready to buy - the good ones go very quickly. I missed out on 5 good boats before getting this last one because I couldn''t move fast enough. have your cash ready!
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I charter with Sunsail. All good experiences. The boats sometimes have faulty systems, but they seem to be able to repair everything to get you going. However, go over the boat most carefully. I sail the charter boats as my own, but many do not. Also, I sat in the bar in St Vincent, and had a drink, and watched them bring the boats to the near docks for cleaning. They used the docks and the boats on either side to stop. They back in doing it seems like 5 knots, slam it into forward to slow down, hit the dock, and step off and tie up. I knew that there were no charter owners in the bar, as if there were, they would be down there screaming. I would much prefer buying a boat from a 15 year owner who has carefully maintained than through a charter. Nothing new here.
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I purchased a f.g. Farr 38 (11.6) up in Maine, which was intended as more of a cruising boat than a racer. The boat that you are thinking of began life as an IOR 1 tonner race boat and actually is not as fast as the boat that I bought nor does it have the accomodations and tankage.
I did visit your site but I was having problems with my ISP so as I recall I was not able to open the photos. I really need to get back to there for another look.
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congrats on your new purchase.
which farr 38 did you get ?
is it the glass over wood one that is about 8100 lbs?
what year was she?
what did you think of kimberlites photos?
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I am considering a boat purchase from SunSail. If anyone has had charter or charter boat ownership experience with SunSail I would like to hear about that experience wether good or bad.
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I think that it is a misconception that lighter boats can''t carry enough gear and supplies be good distance cruisers. Some of that perception comes from earlier lighter weight designs that truely were limited in their ability to carry enough gear to go cruising. But some of it comes from looking at L/D as a be all-end all while ignoring the absolute displacements involved.
It is very common for people to search for boat solely on length and the need for specific accommodations. I really think that the displacement of a particular boat says a lot more about its ''real'' size.
In other words, traditionally, the classic texts used to suggest that a distance cruiser needed 5,000 to 10,000 lbs of displacement per person. With an L/D typically in the mid to high 300''s this meant that an ideal single-hander was somewhere around 29 feet and an ideal cruiser for a couple would be somewhere around 32 to 35 feet or so. If you look at the boats that were used for distance cruising in the 1930''s on up to the 1950''s this was pretty much the case.
Better hardware has permitted that ideal weight to creep up a little and the current trends in loading boats up with all kinds of heavy extras has pushed that range up to closer to 10,000 to 14,000 lbs of displacement per person.
I personally prefer to cruise more simply and so prefer to use displacements in the more traditional range of 5,000 to 8,000 lbs of displacement per person. That says that I was looking for a boat in the 10000 to 20000 lb displacement range for two people cruising and
But today, with better structural engineering, higher tech materials and careful decisions in the choice of fitout, boats with an L/D as low as the 150 to 160 or so range can make good distance cruisers. If I go back to the classic 10000 to 16000 lb displacement range for a couple, and decide to try to stay at the lower end of that range but go to a lighter L/D, I end up with a 37 to 39 foot boat.
I had decided that 36 to 39 feet was about the right length. Smaller than 36 feet it is hard to get the kind of accommodations and capacities that I wanted in lightweight boat. Over 38 feet or so, single-handing became considerably more difficult.
I have concluded that staying at a traditional weight range but lighter L/D results in a longer boat which is a good thing. One thing that has consistently come out of the studies of the Fastnet tragedy and the Sidney-Hobart disaster, is that there are a lot of factors that determine whether a boat is a good sea boat or not, but nothing succeeds in heavy weather like length.
So I focused my search on boast that were light in weight, considering a partially loaded weight under 12,000 pounds dry was my ideal. Properly engineered and constructed, a dry displacement of 10,000 to 12,000 pounds can easily provide all that is needed for a couple to go cruising for long periods of time.
You often hear the old saws about heavy displacement being necessary in a cruising boat. You often hear comments such as, "light boats don''t have the capacity to carry enough gear and supplies to really go cruising." Or "they loose their speed advantage when loaded to go cruising". These kind of statements ignore that boats in this size range are often raced with 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. of crew weight and in distance racing, an equal weight in racing gear and provisions for this crew.
One of the reasons that I chose the Farr 38 (11.6)was that they had an excellent record as distance cruisers. When I began researching the Farr 38, I came across multiple references to their use for long distance voyaging with large and small crews alike.
While I don''t believe that light weight boats are ideal for everyone, for the kind of coastal cruising with an occasional longer passage that most of us do, a lighter weight boat will serve us far better. Their easily driven hulls offer better sailing performance in a wide range of conditions and their longe sailing length can result in a more comfortable motion for a given displacement.
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I may agree with your impression of the IPs; but, will wait until you''ve loaded your Farr with a few thousand pounds of gear and stores... and see if you have the same story about the Farr when she is sailing low in the water with a full cruising load.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by mikhail1973, Jul 1, 2010.
Can someone edit the title of this thread to include a ? It deserves it. Pistons and free agents
Really, this thread may be over. We now need a thread called "Pistons and Trade options" This is their only choice now to make a signifigant change in the roster. My feeling is that Joe may make one deal for a starter, but will most likely play the hand he's been dealt. Let's start the season and see where the chips fall.
If we'd like to start a thread without a in the title we should do something like How Many Years Will Tay Resign For? I'm not holding my breath for any moves. I guess I am being patient. Was trading Billups for cap space the wisest move if FA's don't want to come to DET?
That we know about. He tried to make a play for Haywood and he tried to trade for Chandler. I wonder if he may be a little restricted with the ownership drama - cannot take too much extra salary back.
we probably will hear about it more after mrs davidson has sold this team?
In general business practice, as soon as bossman has said that he doesn't want to run it no more, the followings will be happened : 1. General employees on floor get panic and look everywhere for nothing which could help them. 2. Up stair officials usually have more informations there some of them go to prepare their resume while others are sketching themselves bigger picture which means that no one cares what's existing no more for it could be subjected to change. 3. Daily expense are held to minium and payroll is frozen. 4. The upstream partner hesitate to supply while down stream partner go to other resources all because of uncertainty. So, what are we as fans to expect better from the Pistons right now. ----------------------- Thought that the injuries really messed the Pistons scheme hard. Had injuries not occurred Rip and Tay could had been traded last dead line.
This thread has been dormant for six days as there been no activity in Joe's office since he re-signed [STRIKE]old[/STRIKE] Big Ben. We heard some inklings about Will Bynum still in negotiation, but with different teams signing players everyday it appears that Joe really believes that without the injuries, we would have been the 3rd or 4th seed in the post season this past spring. Unfortunately I have live out here in the media capital of the world where every Laker move is documented and every Clipper move is ignored. Speaking of the champs....they had a thin bench, but were still able to win it all....with that being said they still were able to rid themselves of two-time ring bearers Adam Morrison, DJ Mbenga, Jordan Farmer and Josh Powell and pick up a probable more potent bench in Steve Blake, Matt Barnes and Theo Ratliff and also re-signed Fisher. Once they finish signing their two draft picks and leave aside a few bucks for Shannon Brown they will about $92 mill in contracts for the year..(who cares about luxury taxes in Hollywood) In comparison, Joe has signed Ben Wallace for a team that finished 28 games under .500.
Theo Ratliff is hardly the answer anymore to any team's questions. But Barnes is a proven bench player, and he'll add more toughness. Steve Blake is an average pro, at best. The Lakers are a top team which, if healthy, figures to skate through the west - unless OKC can take a big step up suddenly.
Wait, so it sounds like you are criticizing Joe for... A) not having 4 scrubs with expiring contracts B) not luring a bunch of 30+ role players and C) not having an owner that wants to spend nearly twice the salary cap
thats why we pray here every day - a new owner with deep pockets.
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In PTS's Jaataka I & II, translated by Rouse, the Kacchapa-Jaataka is translated into Latin rather than English.
It's dry humor, I know, but you have to take what you can get with the Tipitika.
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She had a press conference after the Olympics in 2010 saying she needed 20 million yen a year for the training and that she would retire if she couldn't find a sponsor.
Although I don't know how much they actually paid, she has found a company who would sponsor her until the next Olympics in 2014. They ended the contract in 2 years instead of 4. I'm really curious how she spent and wonder if a skater at her level really needs that much money to train. Even with that money, she didn't even qualify for the nationals. I just can't imagine she will find someone who would sponsor what she is now.
According to today's currency converter, that's $219,891.64 a year.
She doesn't need that money much. She was also talking about how expensive it is to rent a private ice time. I am sorry but you don't need to rent a private ice to practice. you can practice with other skaters on the ice. She is just spoiled and delusional.
Oh but it's so fun! Trying hard to convince yourself that there are people out there (ie. Suguri) who are even more miserable than you. No, I am not the biggest loser, look at Suguri!
Truest thing I've read all year. Poor Fumie...
That's true for daily practice, but it's not uncommon for high-ranked skaters to have several hours of private ice time for choreography. It's a lot easier to work on placing elements and figure out ice coverage when you're not constantly stopping to make way for other skaters who have the right of way during a session, either for a run-through or during lessons of their own. And then depending on far apart you and your choreographer live, a program might just need to get done in a few days, so you would need private ice time. Private ice is around $400-$500/hour where I live in the US. Just pointing out private ice is sometimes a reasonable and necessary expense...Did Fumie say she only wants to train on private ice, or did she mention it as an additional expense on top of regular FS sessions?
Having said all that, I do agree $200,000 a year is a lot, though.
The fact is she is no longer a high ranked skater. She didn't even qualify for the national. She wasn't talking about having a private ice to work with a choreographer. She was talking about having it for every day practice therefore she would need a sponsor.
Poor, poor, poor Fumie.
What the £¥¢& is she doing with that kind of money?!? Any sponsor willing to give her that would be nuts...no offense, Fumie. But really, there are top-level skaters who can't get anything close to that!
Poooooooooooooooooooooooooor Fumie.
She would be so good in the adult division.
The protocols are available now.
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Not making it to Nationals last year doesn't mean she couldn't get back this season. Her technical content in the short was actually very reasonable -and that overall score would have placed her 7th after the short at this year's Nationals. Her choreography is a disaster area for now and she definitely needs a lot of help with that. I would think a midpack skater in a strong country like Japan would still qualify as high-ranked.
That is unreasonable. Akiko trains on a few busy freestyle sessions every day, so you'd think Fumie could do the same. It would make a lot more sense to ask for something like $50,000 in sponsorship money instead of the current astronomical amount.
Biggest put down of the thread so far. ;P
I would love someone to sponsor me to skate. Hey it would be even better if they sponsored me to live in the style I could quickly become accustomed to having.
And no-one needs whole rink to themselves to do choreography. Having the coach holding the tape player works just as well.
Is there a link about all of this or are people just trying to remember an announcement from three years ago?
Thank you.
And now she's asking for $220K for sponsorships?????? She not only lost all her skills, she lost her mind. WHO in the feck ASKS for that kind of money? I'd think Gracie or Ashley would do just fine with that kind of sponsorship, but Fumie???? Poor Fumie..... delusional as always. Poor poor Fumie. Totally has descended below reality.
I believe Gracie comes from a wealthy family (her good fortune) that seemingly has no problem financing two daughters' skating ambitions. When I read how much it cost to train for a year, I wonder if the skaters aren't being gouged.
Aren't some people tired of beating up on Fumie by now? Especially if they claim their lives are so good in comparison?
I wonder if the other sister (Karly?) has any resentment toward Gracie's success. I noticed when they showed Karly on NBC during US Nats, she has a TOTALLY different body type than Gracie.
She tweeted that she has never been prouder of Gracie after the free skate so I doubt there's any resentment. I'm sure she realized a while ago that she's the Karen to Gracie's Michelle.
I figured the warm-up had just concluded and now that our knives are sharpened, we could begin with the brutal gossip honesty.
Well...yes, I know Karly says she is proud of Gracie. But when she says she is "proud" of her...what does she really mean? Who can truly understand the inner workings of a stranger's family?? (Hey, if we can trash Fumie, we can certainly do so of the Golds when they force their way into somebody else's thread, right??)
You really meant to post that Carly Gold (not Karly) is Chika Suguri to Gracie's Fumie, right? BTW, an improving Carly Gold was 5th in Senior at Midwestern Sectionals and Mids first alternate to 2013 U.S. Nationals... just like Fumie Suguri was 11th in the Eastern section qualifying competition, 0.4 point away from 10th place (top 10 qualified for Nationals).
The question isn't what Suguri's request is converted to any other currency, unless she's planning to train outside Japan. The questions are what that amount means in terms of earning power and training costs in Japan and is it an amount sponsors typically give.
Can anyone from or familiar with Japan put this in context?
My life is terrible. But Fumie's is so much worse buahahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. *beats the dead horse harder*


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There is no way around it, even though we are close to release, big games cost big money. With the recent economic downturn and some game companies closing doors, investors are shying away from hardcore games. Many publishers look only at mobile and social games. Yet we believe in a true hard core MMORPG: We have raised money from relatives and friends to keep the project alive so far but in order to finish it, we need your help!
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I have a really small head, so it is hard to find a hat that fits well. I had a Williams F1 hat just like this (only it was the Juan Montoya one). By far the nicest cap I've ever owned: heavy, thick cloth that maintained its shape without an inner webbing, a long, thick, curved bill, and just great quality all around:
Since then I could never find a hat as nice as that one. I bought a Kubica Renault hat, only it is a lot flimsier and suffered the "trucker hat" look that required me to cut the embroidery backing to make it conform to my head better:
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Ive been lurking for a few days now, soaking in the great knowledge here, and finally decided I needed to mingle with you all =) I have decided that i'm going to repaint my 1995 Don Post Helm. The paint currently on it always seems "tacky, sticky" Like it wasn't properly painted to begin with.
If this goes well, armor will follow =)
Has anyone attempted a complete repaint of a Don Post helm? And if so, what was the easiest way to get the paint off besides the obvious sanding that i'll have to do?
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Just received my Boba Fett boots from Evolution, and think they look great! Other than the no-piping (easy fix) my feet fit great in them...well, almost.
Im a size 10R sneaker, and that's the same size as my military boot that I wear on duty. I asked for the same, and the toe-to-heel sizing of the boot in comparison to my actual foot is SPOT ON. The only problem is, the ankle opening at the top is too wide, and when I walk my heels are lifting off of the sole.
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Every company generates data that would be of significant value to its customers, partners and potential partners; information that could be combined with insights from this ecosystem, public data and other sources to generate significant new discoveries, products and business values. But making our data available, easily consumable and getting payback for sharing it are significant hurdles.
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Q & A with the Bride:
What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
You know that moment when you are doing a tour of a venue and you could "feel" yourself getting married there? Well, that was how it was for me when I toured Vinewood Plantation for the first time. The venue is so serene and peaceful that it was the perfect backdrop for my rustic themed wedding. I did a lot of my deciding for the wedding based on a "feeling". From my dress to the venue décor, everything was chosen when an indescribable feeling came over me.
Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
I loved having the dance floor outside, under the strings of lights and the stars. There is something so beautiful and rustic about that.
My fiance, now husband, and I really aren't cake lovers. My favorite dessert has always been the pies my Father and Grandmother make. I knew that's why I wanted to have pies at my wedding instead of cake! Wicked Pies did a fantastic job. I loved the fact that we could pick out a variety of flavors because it gave the guests options that they may not have had with a wedding cake. Wicked Pies even gave my husband and me an extra "mini pie" that we could freeze (if you are into that tradition of eating your wedding cake a year later).
The last thing I loved was all the little details that were incorporated. This included a personal mason jar for everyone to drink out of, having the guests sign rocks instead of a guest book (the rocks were from Lake Ontario which is the lake in my home town, Oswego, NY), the table with all of the wedding pictures of our grandparents and parents, and the strawberry jam and apple butter wedding favors made by my Mother and Mother-in-law.
If you could offer one piece of advice for other couples planning their wedding, what would it be?
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At first blush, the decision by Warner Bros to rent movies on Facebook seems a little out of place. Sure, people watch a lot of video (mostly YouTube) on Facebook, but they don't go there to watch two hour movies, right? Well, for now they don't, but with some tweaks, they could start doing so very soon.
As my colleague Nick Thomas said yesterday in his blog post about Facebook's potential as a premium content platform, the future of traditional and social media are likely to be intertwined. Most of us, myself included, have been imagining them blending in the living room, where viewers can access Facebook on any number of devices while watching a movie on the TV. But would people be interested in exactly the reverse? When I checked in on Facebook I found the first evidence that the answer is yes.
You see here that within 11 hours of being posted, 1,914 people liked the idea of watching The Dark Knight on Facebook. This is compared to the 1,433 people who have liked the App Edition of Dark Knight that was announced nearly a month ago. (Don't try this at home; for some reason, the post announcing Facebook viewing has since been removed and I can't check for more recent numbers.)


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Today, amid the kind of rumor and speculation that is more typical of a Silicon Valley announcement, Barnes & Noble unveiled its NOOKcolor, a second NOOK to complement the barely one-year-old original. The NOOKcolor brings a 7" color LCD touch tablet device to the reading market, filling a gap between today's grayscale eReaders that use eInk technology and tablet PCs like the iPad.
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Craig Eastmond's loan move to Millwall will see the midfielder returning to his old stomping ground.
A south Londoner himself, Eastmond has joined the Championship side until the end of the season after struggling to break into the Arsenal first team. But it won't be the first time he has donned the blue of Millwall.
The 20-year-old joined the Lions as an eight-year-old and spent three years at the New Den before moving to Hale End at the age of 11. The connection doesn't stop there, with brother Gavin formerly on their books.
Eastmond eventually signed professional terms with Arsenal in 2007 but admits it will be good to see a few familiar faces when he links up with Kenny Jackett's side.
"I used to play for Millwall before I came to Arsenal so I still have a few mates there," Eastmond told Arsenal.com. "But obviously that was a long time ago.
"I left Millwall when I was 11 but it's not bad to go home from time to time.
"Obviously new players will have come in [since I left] so I will have to adapt to them. There were a few teams [in for me] but I chose Millwall."
Despite being on the cusp of Arsène Wenger's squad last term, the young midfielder has been limited to just three appearances this season and felt a temporary move necessary for his development.
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this is the new MRbungle KS build thread ,the old got to long but here is the link for the old thread.
i will update this thread to bring yall up to date on the build.
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Oh goodness – there are app icons everywhere! Five different Minecraft clones, Angry Birds analogs and about a dozen or so camera apps that "seemed like a good idea at the time".
Cluttered doesn't even begin to describe it, but thankfully – just like iOS [1] – there's a quick and easy way to stow those icons in neat, easy-to-access folders, and then name them whatever you want!
It's super easy, so let's find out how:
First, we need to make a folder. Tap and hold on a blank area of the screen, and a menu will pop up with some choices for wallpaper, Apps and Widgets, and Folders.
Tap Folder, and it will ask you to give it a name (example: "Games" for game apps, "Camera Stuff" for camera apps, and so on).
You're then left with a simple icon on the screen that you can now tap and drag icons into.
Voila! Instant space saver!
…but what if you want to rename a folder – say from a simple name, like "Games" to something more… appropriate, like "Time Wasters"?
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you live in Iowa. Yep, and she can change the tire too.
If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you
live in Iowa. Again a big yep. Same here in Montana.
If the I-80 speed limit is 75 mph -- you're going 90 and everybody is
passing you, you live in Iowa . Boy that is a big for sure. People flip you off because youre going to slow even though your cruise control is set on 85.
If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow, you live in Iowa. Yep.
If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road
construction, you live in Iowa . OR the four seasons are DEER, DUCK /GOOSE, Pheasant, and Rabbit, you live in Iowa. Yep.
If you have more hours on your lawn mower, and snow blower than miles
on your car, you live in Iowa. Not me.
If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly", you live in Iowa. Yep. Today it was about thirty-three in my area and I was wearing a long sleeve shirt and comfortable.
If you understand these jokes, forward them to all your Iowa friends &
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The only reason some militant force does not do to the Texas South area like what is going on in Israel now. We can afford to pound upon who ever does this with a lot more than some tank fire.
Israel has pretty much deployed its extent of fire power on the Gaza strip border. Less nuke weapons. They will not go there yet. And, this has drawing the Humas to expend its extent of fire power. Pretty much dumping Humas money into fire and smoke.
If Russia or another Arabian power wishes to fund some fire power to the HUMAS upon a submarine shipment to the Gaza strip, we can see a bit further escalation and depleation of Israeli munitions.
All of these marbles will be cast and pelted against each other on the table until one larger power steps in and declairs its extents for the game. That is when another large opposing power will defy this and all Hell will break loose.
A well plotted plan. No more ammo and or weapons available here in the US. We will be blaimed for hording ammo and guns. No bans will be needed. Obama will look cool to everyone. He will not have to evoke more gun control measures. We are expending our ammo and guns resources over at the gun ranges.
There was a veil of smoke at the range yesterday from all of the firing going on. People had boxes and cases of WOLF ammo spending it readily. At least everyone is getting in some practice. And, there were more than just 22 Cal stuff out there.


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Yep. 5 yards is enough, I haven't done any definate calculations, but you'll all definately have enough for a suit with between 5-6 yards worth of material. Size 12 was my size before I was preggers and that's approximately what the seamstress used. Ironically, Tatertot shrunk me down to a size 7. So, nothing of my old Zam outfit actually fits, it's all oversized on me now. Because I have a lot of calculations to make, it causes me to have to give you all estimates right now. The neoprene comes in sheets, not continuous bolts like lycra does. That's why I have such a difficult time with giving you all exact numbers right now. Once I have the interest list settled, I can see who needs what and divide by everyone, all the while making sure everyone has enough for one suit.Quote:
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I was told Jersey point needle when sewing on a home machine. (A machine that can go through at least denim.) Make sure you have alcohol swabs ready, to take off the glue on your needles during sewing, and don't be intimidated by sheer fustration when sewing, the neoprene thickness has broken at least 5 needles per piece on my seamstress' non-industrial machine. I seriously think that those that have an industrial machine would be better off, that way you don't damage the motor of those lesser strength machines. My seamstress had to get her non-industrial machine fixed twice due to sewing the neoprene.


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Animals are treated to fish- or fruit-trimmed wreaths, evergreen trees with ornamental fruit and more at Woodland Park Zoo's Winter Celebration on Dec. 19-21 and Dec. 26-28. Free with zoo admission or membership. Photo credit: Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo
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|Justified — This sign seems planned to remind North Carolina motorists why it should remain standing during tough economic times.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 3) — You see them every day on your way to and from work, the grocery store, the library, the pool, the folks … but you might not "notice" them except for the occasional message.
In the late 1990s, "Got Milk?" grabbed the attention of passing American motorists before becoming a world-wide campaign. Without knowing the actual returns on investment, it seems the milk industry fared much better than the pork industry's "The Other White Meat" and "Beef – It's what's for dinner" (note: the beef billboards apparently spawned a PETA/vegetarian response).
Around the nation, recession billboards ask Americans to lighten up. Some of you may remember the racy Calvin Klein ads of the late '80s, but apparently the company's newest billboards even messes with New Yorkers. Someone found the time to make a Web site commemorating crazy and funny billboards for the bored to enjoy. But not all billboards are funny:
It's hard to understand the logic behind the use of some billboards.
|Priorities — Stop to see where the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker might be, but what about where Louis Jordan was? (File Photo)
In Kevin Clark's documentary "Is You Is: A Louis Jordan Story," Arkansongs dee-jay Stephen Koch tells of childhood expectations of seeing a statue of the legendary Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame honoree noting his hometown of Brinkley, Ark.
Instead he found a lot of promotion for the re-discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker — but not one billboard tells passing travelers about Jordan. Wouldn't it be better to attract as many travelers as possible during tough economic times, especially when located on a busy Interstate?
Perhaps even crazier: billboards on I-40 westbound promote investment opportunities in Brinkley … right after you pass the Brinkley exit with the next exit nowhere in sight.
Of course now, it's not enough to have a static sign breaking the scenic view as you drive America's highways and byways. Electronic and digital billboards are becoming all the rage. Even the FBI understands how useful they can be with the ability to update as needed. Are they safe? The federal Highway Administration sure seems to think so, especially when they sit in congested areas that give drivers time to sit and watch them.
Some claim business forays into social media represent nothing more than electronic billboards, but somebody's watching. And just when you thought it was safe to go out in the water again … amphibious billboards! What's next? Billboards in space?
But billboards aren't just for business anymore.
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I'll never forget driving to Knoxville from Clinton, Tenn., and seeing:
"That 'Love Thy Neighbor' thing … I meant that." – God
Apparently, a non-denominational anonymous donor started that campaign. Halfway across the world, the Church of Singapore ran these to get more people to attend church on Sunday.
Some would say religion wouldn't be religion if there wasn't some controversy. You expect atheists to question God's existence, but what about this campaign to "challenge the mindset of a new generation of church goers"? I prefer the approach of The Foundation for Life, whose "Pass It On" series hits really hard.
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Hooksett birthday boy, 8, gives a gift that's good for the sole
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Connor Wolcott, 8, of Hooksett holds a stack of shoeboxes at the Salvation Army in Manchester on Tuesday. At left are Andrew Barnes and Capt. Herb Rader of the Salvation Army and Connor's parents, Anita and Carl. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
"I was just thinking of the children who needed shoes," Wolcott said when he stopped by Salvation Army headquarters on Cedar Street to drop off the shoes.
Wolcott's own feet were clad in a pair of thick-soled, colorful flip-flops, one of only three pairs he calls his own. The others are sneakers and slippers.
Wolcott arrived with his parents — Carl, a restaurant manager, and Anita, an office manager. He beamed over the attention, and bounced from chair to his mother's lap, stealing a kiss on occasion.
"With him being 7 years old, you would think he would change his mind between the time he said it and his birthday, but it was always that," his father said. His birthday was Monday.
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Orem • No other wrestling program in Utah has more state crowns than the Delta Rabbits.
Winners of 30 total high school state championships including the last four 3A state titles, the Rabbits are locked into a battle going for No. 31.
Following the first day of the 3A state wresting tournament at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University on Friday, Delta, sitting at 107.5 team points, has opponents nipping at its heels. The Payson Lions (97) and Wasatch Wasps (89) are within striking distance going into the second and all-important day of the semifinal and final matches. Right now, the Rabbits will have to outrun the competition and head coach Josh Wright knows it.
"It's the best time of the year for us from Delta," he said. "We embrace the challenge and just hope to outwork everybody."
First-year Payson coach and former UVU wrestler Jeb Clark said having the opportunity to contend for a state title is what he envisioned when he signed up with the Lions.
"That's why I took the job at Payson," he said. "I knew this was going to be the case."
The Lions came within one point of overtaking the 3A lead from the Rabbits thanks to several late pins, but Delta held off the charge to stay up by nearly 10 points. That will be crucial heading into Day 2 Saturday, when the Rabbits will have nine semifinalists competing for a shot to wrestle under the lights.
"We like having everyone chase us," Wright said.
Also qualifying for Saturday's semifinals are defending 3A state champions Dusty Hone of Cedar, Branson Ashworth of Spanish Fork, Jed Mellen of Payson, Zach Prince of Hurricane and Cameron Williamson of Cedar.
At 126 pounds, Hone, a junior, has his third straight state title in his sights. He attributes his toughness and desire to win from growing up with his two older brothers.
"They kicked my butt," he said. "That's why I'm good."
Wrestling since age 3, Hone said there is no feeling like wrestling for a state championship and after moving onto the semifinals, he vowed to not take any opponents or situation for granted.
"I treat every match the same," he said. "I'm ready. I can't wait for it."