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Discussion in 'April 2012' started by roscoe36, Apr 6, 2012.
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Superman supposedly out tonight with back spasms. Hedo out with the facial fracture and Richardson and Anderson questionable. The Pistons are being set up for a win or tank job....depends on what Joe wants and how Frankie calls it..
With Dwight Howard spasming in the locker room, the Magic camp out beyond the arc and tossed up 19 three ball attempts connecting on 10 of them. The Pistons are offering no defense in the middle either as even Big Baby was doing damage in the middle with 10 pts and 10 boards. Maybe to late for tanking as even if they finish the season on a ll game losing streak (including the Heat loss) they still would finish no worst than probably the sixth spot. They are down 64-43 and have overcome 20 point halftime deficits before...So some pride and beat these guys
CV sighting! Pistons playing some horrible 3-point defense - but with so many 3 point shooters someone was bound to get hot from there. Just unfortunate that tonight it's all of them. If I didn't know any better, judging from the way the Magic's broadcast team talks about Jameer Nelson you'd think the dude was an all-star. Nelson an all-star... Not to mention the amazing excuses for losing to these same Pistons twice and losing the season series. Yeah, the last time they had a legit excuse, but the first one in January? No. Someone tell them to stop calling Glen Davis big baby...the guy is just plain fat. For all the talk of CV working out and being in great shape...he doesn't look any different to me. Tank Squad all in early in the fourth. I'm out.
Man I miss me some Charlie V. Good to see him back!
119-90 is the final score and it really didn't look that close. Walker Russell had two chances in the final 10 seconds to at least keep it below a 30 point loss but he missed two freebies. May as well just let Max shoot those technicals as I am not sure why he had to play last 6 minutes of extended garbage time other than to pad his stats and add to his 6 pts and 2 rebounds. Every Piston that played scored In every player on the floor scored except the Magic's Daniel Orton. Villanueva played more minutes tonight then he played the whole season and scored 10 pts, grabbed 4 boards and had 1 assist and 2 steals... In comparison Max had 6pts, 2 boards, and no assists or steals....in 10 more minutes of play... Stuckey went out at the half with a leg or hamstring injury and never played again. Three losses in row now to the Southeast division teams.
It is generally pretty hard to beat a team that gets that hot shooting. So true.
It's all about posture Alexa............If he stands up straight......he's downright skinny...
You mean you have never seen him crying at a game like a big baby?
Time to shut Stuckey down before he starts getting injured while sleeping. CV can play guard.
Nelson made the All Star Team in 2009, but missed the game because of injury. Indeed. Now I'm sorry I turned the game off and missed it. Nice job Ernie, nice job! I thought it was interesting how Matt(y) Goukas mentioned that Monroe stands up straighter than any other player in the L on D and continually refereed to him as an "indifferent defender". If the Pistons played the Magic again they would have to show the test pattern when the Magic had the ball to make it any less exciting.
He also said Monroe was playing Costanza defense - jumping to defend Jameer outside the arc and not jumping to defend Big Baby at the rim. Monroes Costanza D might be the secret remedy that trumps the Pistons Costanza tanking. The real test will be when we play against another 20-23 win team.
...From Basketbawful:
Hmm something wrong in the NBA when the Magic beat down the Pistons by 30 points on one night and then lose by 8 to the Wizards the next night. 119 points of offense vs the Pistons and only 85 pts vs the Wiz. ...Guess the Wiz defend the arc better than the Pistons as the Magic only made 10 of 35 tonight vs the 16 of 3o they did against us...
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Well well, after 4 MONTHS waiting i´ve been received the order i made time ago. First im gonna explain my experience and later I´ll will explain my item impresions.
I ordered a:
Gloves: Blue like the movie
Flak Vest: without velcro
Silver Knee armor.
I specified those things on the order and throught e-mail, and they answered me: Ok! your specifications have been received.
Well, after 3 months, I hadnt received anything yet, so I sent them an e-mail asking for information about my order. I get no answer, so since that day I sent one e-mail every day. After 20 days sending an email every day, I had get no answer so i cheked their page and I saw this message:
"....As of September 1, 2005 our mail at firstname.lastname@example.com has been closed due to too many virus, worm, and trojan......."
Good... A website who makes orders without an E-mail of contact. Is it normal???
Their justification of this is: "If you have a currently open order please use the link on our main page to the order inquiries and Frequently Asked Questions page on our site and make sure to check with our product shipping schedules for expected shipping times for the appropriate items in your order."
So if I have a question about my order or need to contact them, I must ask to the FAQ. It´s good to know it.
Well, after all this I posted a thread on these forums asking for help. John Barrow (nickname: TK-1776) offered to help me. He contacted Anton (The starfortress webmaster) And he told me that Anton was going to contact me. I never get Anton´s answer. John Barrow helped me in everything what could but Antont didnt contat me.
Lucky, One guy contacted me and told me that SFP have an alternative e-mail. I used that mail and finally I get answer:
Anton told me that he was busy dying my Flak vest because flak vest was made blue and I didnt tell him that flak vest should be black. What the hell, where has anyone seen a Jango with a blue flak vest?, Well, as to dying something is a hard work and every human needs years to die anything, i gave him some time.
On 4 October (about two weeks later) I sent another e-mail asking him to send me the item throught express service because I need it for an event on 14 October (The truth is that the event is on 29 october, but i didnt want to risk). A guy (not Anton) told me: "ok, ill send it as soon as posible". Today, 21 October, I´ve received the order (of course, if I had told them I ned that for 29 October, I would have received the item 15 November, or next year, who knows)
So now this is my question: ¿Is it a good service? ¿Is all this necesary for get an order?
Well... so there is what I´ve received:
1- The flak vest with velcro. I told them please no atach the velcro so they atach him, of course. Flak vest is good cuality but its too big and don´t feet me. Of course it is not made of leather as the website said. I´ll have to sell it. Lucky, CruzzerFett made me a super nice Flak Vest so i´ll use it.
2 Gloves are CRAP. Sorry for my language, but is the only way to descrive it: Is the crapest thing I´ve ever seen. They are Silver - Light Blue color (what the heck is this? ) and they are too big. They are something like a monster gloves. I´ll post pics about those strange silver blue things i´ve received.
3 The knee armor is the only think I wont have to sell. They are super nice. The knee fits me at perfection. Anyways the darths are already glued. I dont know why, i thought they didnt come glued but well, that´s not a problem.
Thats my experience. I never, NEVER AND NEVER will order them again.
I hope if you are thinking about order them you read this post first.


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You know..That may be one of the coolest things I've seen in years...Outstanding!
You know..That may be one of the coolest things I've seen in years...Outstanding!
I'm at a loss for words at how insanely talented people are. Outstanding man.
This is just insane! Outstanding build thread and well done bro! It looks perfect!
Thanks everyone for your kind responses ....helps me recover from the build!..(recovery still ongoing!....)
Ive had a good reception at gigs with him ... IG has only been to one gig on his own , he usually always is with Roger ...(always with me ... I wont let him drive!)... it was the same gig that was his second ,one year on .A guy came over really excited and told me he'd come that day mainly hoping to get a shot with IG as his camera had died the year before !....
As there weren't many kids around to traumatize that day I helped him and his girlfriend take several with IG strangling him !...He seemed happy!
I had been slightly worried that since he only had 30 seconds of screen time a lot of the general public wouldnt know him ...boy was I wrong!...thankfully!
Roger , the battledroid , has just passed his 10th birthday trooping ...(aug 6th )!!
Hopefully there'll be at least 10 years of IG traumatizing kids and strangling adults!...
This is amazing.
One day I will make one. I want to use the Sideshow 1/6 IG88 for reference as I think they really nailed it.
Thank you for all the great build pictures.
Well I'd definitely recommend having a relatively accurate maquette when doing this kinda thing ,... I had the latest hasbro 12 " figure , which I found at least one person I knew didnt realise the legs extend on ! ;P....
The hasbro large figure gets more inaccurate rapidly as you scan down it , so I just really used that for a feel of the piece when thinking it out (just read how that sounds!..)
The sideshow IG has the knee armour on the UPPER leg , the reference pics are fairly conclusive its on the LOWER leg so I'd give sideshow an argument on that...they really shot themselves in the foot at first by leaving out an ENTIRE HEAD SECTION!!!...if you havent seen it just do an image search , the first few pics are like that ... they did correct it though .
The main problem I'd have with copying a sideshow would be the HIP JOINT ... or lack of them ...theyve come up with something ... kinda works ... I suppose you can argue its more 'screen accurate '...but from practicality of joint wise it wouldnt fly ...artwork of IG varies in this dept from flexed metal to the more thought out and logically placed compression joints (I think you know where my vote is!)
At the end of the day its up to the individual who is mad enough to attempt this .....wether you want screen accuracy or realism , hopefully I hit a good middle ground .
I could imagine the leg moving out from the hip then exposing the compression gaiter area so you could justify it with a panel line , though it does pass through detail .
My IG is built for trooping with an eye to further add ons for the joint system as in the build diary .
I WOULD recommend that anyone wanting maquettes for this project aquired themselves the small size really well jointed figure with the blade and stuff on his back ...but mostly , I'd recommend the KOTOBUKIYA statue as this appeared to be the nicest that had solved a few issues for me (I copied the small of the back almost straight )and was for me the most accurate IG out there...and cheaper than sideshows !
I found all round pictures of this IG online and used those to get my head around along with everything else so I never actually got the figure , saw one in a sale and regretted not buying it but when I was done I would have sold it to a mate anyhow.
i just drooled on myself . . . fantastic.
I'm lost for words , all of the above , a top end build , I'm not worthy
That is incredible!
Brilliant work!
fantastic job.
Freakin' amazing work! If you ever setup a business of having Fetts (or other bounty hunters) get their pics taken with him, I'll be your first customer.
Hi all ....
As you say shteymetal247, I built the IGster with the intention of him being a background/addon for armour nuts like us!...he is infact an extension of my still ongoing Fett suit project which gets eternally stalled due to lack of spare cash for the bits I cant do myself ...that and the fact I have to finish my own bucket as no ones will fit over my big alien head!
Any fellow Fett nuts , or imps etc in general are more than welcome to have pics with him at events or get hold of me if in the area (local systems!)...Im in the midlands of the UK ...and I often gig with both droids when finances allow ...
Ironically , I'm a 501st member but cannot get clearance for the droids as I dont have a costume , therefore dont get the opportunity to back up the garrison over here much ....I do get out with other tupperware fetishists in my main group however...
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and ....
....and just to amuse ... the other day I had a rant on facebook about the sideshow IG88 ... yup I was that bored!...so ... incase anyone IS considering getting one for a maquette and following my descent into madness anytime ... heres a reprint!
Mekroid rant from farcebook...
''OK , Ive just looked at some SIDESHOW IG88 pictures ...
the first mistake they made was that head which is now fixed (for those that DONT know they left an entire section out !...google an image and see)...the next thing that doesnt stand up for me is the knee armour being on the upper leg instead of the lower,... BUT the thing thats driven me to waffle here is the HEIGHT! ....SIDESHOW... ISNT IT A LITTLE SHORT FOR AN IG!......the 'official ' SW site says something like 6ft 6 inches ...this is wrong ... Boba Fett is about the 6ft mark and IG is off a small step behind him ... Fett comes up to IG's shoulder ....NOT halfway up his head .
Also , if you get the measurments of a DERWENT FLAME TUBE and apply them to a front on image of IG then blow it up and print it ... allowing for feet he comes in around 7ft 6 inches .
At least the HASBRO ones legs extend !(though they dont mention this on the package!)
rant over ... normal service resumed shortly ''
Iknow at least 2 people read it ... one of them was me .. the other sort of counts as I was pointing him (the cat) at the screen at the time.
I feel like Ive had an Alan Partridge moment ...''youre getting IG wrong!...(sideshow)''......in best Steve Coogan voice!
Yup , youre right , you probably had to be there !
You've done an amazing job. I don't know that I have the patience and attention to detail that you do, but IG-88 is a project I've contemplated more than once.
This is so awesome. Excellent work!
Amazing build most impressive.
incredible! cant tell the difference between the movie IG88 and your IG88, FLAWLESS!
A truly amazing build. Massive kudos.
That is insane~ you have some amazing skills sir!
Besides Boba Fett himself, IG-88 was always my second favorite bounty hunter. He just looks so unconventional and strangely foreboding. What's amazing to me is that this doesn't look like a fan build at all! For all intents and purposes this could be the actual prop used in the movie! Just awesome and a great eye for detail!


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Did you happen to give them smoke before removing the feeder? Before doing anything?...JP
+1 on checking several times before deciding. Bees will get all defensive for all kinds of reasons. Though they are amazing animals, let's face it, they have just enough brain tissue to reason not to sting.
Jee jee. I am more amazing and I squeeze the queen if workers salute me in the nuc stings pointing to sky.
[If we could convince the bees we're not what they should be defending
20 stings to the hands (or anywhere else) is a good indicator the queen needs to go.
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November 12, 2015by Carolyn SzczepanskiLast week, the League announced its latest round of Bicycle Friendly University awards, including the rise of the University of Wisconsin-Madison from Silver to Gold designation. In this post, Chuck Strawser shares some of the most notable developments on campus, including more parking spaces for bikes than cars!
November 10, 2015by Carolyn SzczepanskiLast week, the League released its latest round up Bicycle Friendly University awards. The University of Tulsa was among the record-breaking class of applicants and achieved a Bronze designation. In this blog, Lauren Wagner explores how the past 10 years have set the stage for TU to become a BFU, including the creation of the TU Rider Network.
November 9, 2015by Carolyn SzczepanskiIn the latest round of Bicycle Friendly University awards announced this week, several top-performing schools rose to Platinum — the highest designation in the BFU program. Since the program began, only one university has been Platinum from the start: Stanford University. In this post, Ariadne Delon Scott shares how Stanford has stayed at the top of the podium — and, not only renewed its...
November 6, 2015by Alison DeweyThe 2016 National Bike Summit & Women's Forum will offer attendees a unique opportunity to visit some of the Washington D.C. area's most bicycle-friendly places by bike! This coming March, we will feature two unique mobile workshops to give attendees an exclusive look at how local leaders are supporting and promoting bicycling.
November 6, 2015by Carolyn SzczepanskiIn the latest round of Bicycle Friendly University awards announced this week, several top-performing schools rose to Platinum — the highest designation in the BFU program. We asked them to share some of their notable developments and top lessons learned in getting more students and faculty on bikes. In this post, Aaron Fodge sheds light on how Colorado State University made the leap from Silver...
November 5, 2015by Caron WhitakerEarlier today, the House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA), making way for Congress to pass the first long term transportation bill in a decade by the end of 2015.
November 5, 2015by Carolyn SzczepanskiRather than hiring a consultant or looking to outside vendors, Iowa State University brought together dozens of students in a number of different disciplines to conceive, design and build a bike share system of their very own — from scratch. Mark Kargol shares the evolving story of Cybike.
November 5, 2015by Carolyn SzczepanskiFor college students, higher education can set the trajectory for a lifetime — and not just for successful careers. Just four years ago, the League of American Bicyclists awarded its freshman round of Bicycle Friendly University℠ designations, recognizing campuses that are making bicycling an integral part of the college experience. Today, the BFU program graduated to a new level, announcing a...
November 4, 2015by Caron WhitakerThis week, the House of Representatives is debating and voting on over 125 amendments to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA). None of them threatens the biking and walking funding preserved in the bill, after two hostile amendments failed to make it to the floor for a vote.
October 30, 2015by Karen JenkinsOn behalf of the Board of Directors of the League of American Bicyclists, I thank each person who signed the Open Letter to the Board. As a Board that is proud of its diverse makeup, we appreciate the thoughtful feedback and look forward to continuing the conversation about the recommendations in the letter and the Equity Initiative.


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The Children's Library at the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library will begin registration for the 2013 Summer Reading Program, "Dig into Reading!", starting on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in the Children's Library. Children from birth through those starting 5th grade can register to read and earn prizes! Register between June 1 and July 19. The program runs June 1 - July 31, Come and join us at the library for a summer of reading and fun! Call the Children's Library at 720-887-2315 for more information about all of our summer programs!
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Arsenal Ladies footballer Rachel Yankey has been recognised for her career as a world-class athlete as she was officially inducted into the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Hall of Fame.
The glittering annual ceremony sees former London Youth Games competitors being inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside awards for the individuals and organisations who have helped make the 2011 Games the most successful in its 34 year history, with a record 71,000 participants.
Yankey competed for her home borough of Brent in her formative years before going on to win over 100 England caps and 26 major trophies in club football. She is also the official patron of the 2011 London Youth Games.
Three-times Olympic javelin medallist and 2009 inductee Steve Backley hosted the evening which saw Yankey honoured alongside five other stars of London sport.
Three-times Olympic ski racer Chemmy Alcott, Paralympic swimming gold medallist Elaine Barrett, World triathlon gold medallist Tim Don, former World no 4 squash player Paul Johnson and Commonwealth high jump gold medallist Dalton Grant also officially joined the Hall of Fame.
They all joined an exclusive club of world-class sporting talent in the London Youth Games Hall of Fame including Backley, Manchester United and England footballer Rio Ferdinand, World 5000m champion Mo Farah and Olympic cycling gold medallist Bradley Wiggins.
After receiving her award, Yankey said: "It's an honour. It's something I never even thought of or guessed that would happen. It was a privilege for me especially when you open the programme and you see your name up there with the greats. It's fantastic.
"The London Youth Games was massive for me. It was the first chance for me to be involved in a team. It was like the mini Olympics. It was nice to contribute something to the borough and it's a proud moment to say I've played for my borough.
"You think I've represented the place where I live and my friends. I know some of my friends at school would have loved to have done it but didn't get picked so it's a privilege and something I'll always remember and look back at."
London Youth Games Chairman Anthony Kendall said: "Congratulations to Rachel Yankey on her induction into the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Hall of Fame.
"Athletes like Rachel are a magnificent example to young Londoners and demonstrate what can be achieved through the London Youth Games and beyond."
The Balfour Beatty London Youth Games is Europe's largest annual youth sports event, with 71,000 participants from 33 London boroughs competing in 60 sports.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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The story of Manchester's 1851 census is a sad tale of water damage and illegibility until new technology came on the screen and lo and behold what had been unreadable suddenly because clear. This website tells the story of the Manchester census, has a online name index and informs where and how the census can now be consulted. It took 14 years for this project to be completed so make good use of it now.
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text: Of the people who were around since I started to follow skating on this poll- Ito, Yamaguchi, Kwan, Slutskaya, Kim, Asada, Witt; the weakest competition was Kwan and Slutskaya (basically tied since they were in the exact same era) with Kwan having the easier competition if one has to pick as she only had to face Irina while Irina had to face Michelle. So for that reason I chose Kwan. Alot are saying Poetzsch and Fleming had weak competition but I know nothing about those eras so I cant really judge them. I had never heard of Poetzsch until glancing the list of winners one day, so she must not be a memorable figure in the sport but stil knowing nothing about her era I cant pick her.


text: Every time I watched Game of Thrones this year I thought of skating as the opening credits roll. The music is just perfect for skaters to use. Is anyone using it this year or was it too early? If not, I bet we see quite a few people using it next year. It seems especially good for the men.


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Hey, Spike! checks in on a judicial star
November 29, 2012
Talk about being on a roll, that Kari Novotny sure is a role model.
Kari was recently promoted to clerk of the court and jury commissioner for the 5th Judicial District and Summit County Combined Courts in the Justice Center in Breckenridge.
And she just got married.
Working in the court system locally for 23 years, Kari replaces Jan Reed, who died unexpectedly in September.
Kari was interviewed by two district court administrators, Chief Judge Tom Moorhead, Summit County judges Mark Thompson, Karen Romeo and Ed Casias, another clerk of court, and a human resources specialist from the state level.
Previously, she was the court judicial assistant.
The mother of 26-year-old twin daughters, Kari has called Summit County home for almost three decades.
Cami graduated from the Denver School of Nursing and is a hospice nurse and health coach in Santa Barbara, Calif., and also has a yoga-teaching certificate.
Celsea, a University of Colorado grad, works in sales for a company called Integrative Nutrition in New York City.
Both are graduates of the Integrative Nutrition school.
Just last week, Kari and Philip Mervis were married in Santa Barbara.
Philip is also involved in the court system as staff attorney for the local judges, and is a Realtor and Web developer.
He is currently busy helping the nonprofit Adopt an Angel program in alliance with Silverthorne Police Department, where he's doing tech work and helping with promotion, Kari explains.
In addition, Kari is the assistant director of Advocates for Victims of Assault, a group she's been with for 17 years (www.summit
advocates.org) and is working on her bachelor's degree at Colorado Mountain College.
"The judges and my co-workers in the office are all wonderful," says Kari. "We are a great team and totally support each other in all ways possible."
"We have a new district court administrator, so he and I are learning the ropes together," she says. "My job is entirely different now as a supervisor as opposed to being in the courtroom with the judge."
The new guy is Danny Davis, who worked in a large court in Florida before coming here. He has a law degree, a master's in computer science and a bachelor's in political science.
Danny replaced the just-retired Chris Yuhas.
"He is a Southern gentleman, very mild-mannered, funny and great to all of us staff," Kari says.
In other social news, Sara Kent is a running activist who lives up near the Breckenridge Golf Club.
"I love to run a Turkey Trot and there's not one up here, so I rounded up a small group of co-workers and customers from Rivers Clothing Co., and some friends and neighbors to run our own little charitable trot.
"The run was meant to be all in fun, but there were a few competitive participants, and I'd have to say Dr. Gary Gaede tore up the course and won by a landslide," says Sara. "The finish included my husband Ben's cinnamon cake and some festive cocktails to get the Thanksgiving Day holiday rolling."
"We raised about $100 and I've decided to give it to Seven Sisters International, a charity set up by our neighbors, Don and Janice Hughes, to help children caught up in the sex slave trade in India," she notes.
Next year they're hoping to have a lot more runners (and bikers and walkers) and there's talk of T-shirts and bibs.
Historical note: Running Friscoites Carol and Fred Rickauer used to stage a Turkey Trot and chili dinner.
Local friends of Rick Fretland, down in Scottsdale, Ariz., have forwarded an email from the popular former Copper Creek and Raven golf pro, who is facing some challenges.
"Thanks for thinking of me. I had to take another ambulance ride, my fifth in the last 10 months on Oct. 10. I was in for two weeks, seven days on life support, with congestive heart failure (CHF) with a touch of pneumonia and then I developed some blood clots in my arm. Boy, are they painful.
"This hospital visit was hellish – no food or water for nine days and I was restrained for the first 10 days. I got so weak I couldn't even put my glasses on. But I'm out and I feel good, started my cardio rehab program again and I have played a few rounds of golf.
"But once again they couldn't determine the cause of my CHF even though I have gone through every test known to man. Usually CHF comes on gradually but in my case it is instantaneous. That's why he recommended a second opinion, so I am going to go see Dr. James Willerson at the Texas Heart Institute for stem cell therapy. According to my cardiologist he is the most brilliant man he has ever met. Hopefully it works."
In other local medical news, we welcome back home from Denver Jim Chandler of Breckenridge and Chuck "CJ" Julin of Copper Mountain.
Miles F. Porter IV, nicknamed "Spike," a Coloradan since 1949, is an Army veteran, former Climax miner, graduate of Adams State College, and a local since 1982. An award-winning investigative reporter, he and wife Mary E. Staby owned newspapers here for 20 years.
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Bob's Red Mill, Stabilized Rice Bran, 18 oz (510 g)
Bob's Red Mill, Stabilized Rice Bran, 18 oz (510 g)
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Rice Bran is the layer between the inner white rice grain and the outer hull. While comprising just 8% of total weight, Rice Bran (which includes the germ) accounts for 60% of the nutrients found in each rice kernel. Ordinarily, the oil in Rice Bran quickly spoils, but ours has undergone an all-natural but effective stabilization process to ensure its freshness. Bob's Red Mill Rice Bran is low in fat and calories and a good source of dietary fiber, Iron, Magnesium and Phosphorus. Can be easily added to fruit smoothies, cereals, and baked goods.
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Berry Smoothie with Rice Bran
- 2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened Berries
- 2 Bananas, sliced
- 1 8 oz container lowfat Vanilla Yogurt
- 1/2 cup Skim Milk
- 1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill Rice Bran
- 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 to 2 Tbsp Honey
Cover and freeze berries and sliced bananas until firm. Combine berries, bananas, yogurt, milk, Rice Bran, lemon juice, and honey in blender; process until smooth.
Serve immediately.
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Rice bran.
Manufactured in a facility that also uses tree nuts and soy.
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|Serving Size: 2 Tbsp (15 g)
|Servings Per Container: 34 (per 18 oz bag)
|Amount Per Serving
|Calories from Fat
|% Daily Value*
|Total Fat
|3 g
|Saturated Fat
|0.5 g
|Trans Fat
|0 g
|0 mg
|0 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|8 g
|Dietary Fiber
|4 g
|1 g
|2 g
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
|* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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|65 g
|80 g
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|25 g
|Less than
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|300 mg
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|Total Carbohydrate
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|375 g
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RECIPE INSIDE! Great tasting & Highly nutritious as well !...
i took this brand because of its high magnesium value,first time i'm checking this,its a really great way to get your dense nutrition in instead of synthetic vitamins - in addition to the high amount of magnesium,dietary fiber and iron the company didn't mention its one of the best foods for the B vitamin complex yielding high amounts of Thiamin,Niacin & B6 which is key,i guess there's a good reason most multivitamins has high amounts of B's but here you get it from nature itself and not synthesized and its also good alternative for those sensitive flora to yeast which also contain the B complex naturally.oh,and i completely forgot to let you know it has a mild sweetness to it which goes great on top of beverages and such,but not so soluble in water though.i'm not the cooking kind of guy but i am sure it will fit perfectly in a healthy cake or cookies,no doubt,and try adding molases to the recipe for both healthier and delicious cooking. here's a healthy beverage recipe that i do use this product for: 1 tsp of Cacao,half tsp of Maca and 1 tbsp of Molsses,2 chocolate tablets and the smallest amount of salt,mix all together with a cup of hot water & wait for it to be cold enough to drink,then add a handful of Goji berry / lycium berry & coconut chips above-thats it you're ready to go.plus,for a healthier dish although the texture won't be as appealing you can add half a tbsp of flaxseed and the other half chia seeds and a full tbsp of poppy seeds all grinded together in a coffee grinder,and put this on top of the liquid ,very healthy and very tasty as well.i often add add vanilla extract and a tsp of rice bran in the first segment,and sometimes i also add nutiva's hempseeds and/or half a tsp of cordyceps powder but it doesn't taste as good as the original recipe....you are welcome to rate & read my other reviews .
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Great product
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Just started taking for nutritional purposes
Rice Bran For B Vitamins, Fibre and Iron
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Great Product for B Vitamins, Fibre and Iron.
As good as it gets..
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Great product, all natural, good vitamin content
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SRB is good for B vitamins. But more so, if you want to reduce Excess Unbound Iron or Stored Iron, taking 2 tsp daily with water, 2 hours after food and 1 hour before food will help chelate Iron. I take it at bedtime. Very effective. Not as good as blood donations, but still effective.
Will buy agein.
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No kidding on the crowded part. I went once. It was kinda neat to see that many cars at once. I won't go back because it's so crowded. I usually pass on the car show/rod run things. I got railed into it by a couple of customers and went with them. They loved it and I was miserable. I like driving my car, not sitting and watching the temp. needle go up and up and up. I started shutting it off for a few minutes at a time in traffic so it wouldn't overheat. Notice I said "in traffic". That's how slow it is most of the time. Open roads or the back yard for me, I ain't much for crowds.
When we went last spring, we stayed in a cabin. The Dart Swinger was NOT happy about sitting in traffic and by some great luck we got a parking spot. I actually jumped out of the car and stood in it until JT got down to the parking lot entrance.
The F100 Supernats used to be in Pigeon Forge, but they've been moved to Knoxville this year because it just got SO crowded. You can't enjoy anything if you're not moving.
CL, I can get to Pigon Forge in about an hour from home, but can be up to 3 hours to get to the center of town. Cars bring the crowds and seems as though there is a car show of some kind almost every week end starting in April and ending in Oct. Many people show up and park their lawn chair and cooler on the main drag and let the show come to them!!!! This week end, I went to middle Tenn to do a little bass fishing, 4 wheeling and watched the trailer queens on I40 West bound as I returned home. Sure 'nuff, lots of pro street on those trailers!!
Hope you did not over heat in the sunny South.
|You shoulda let me come Jk bro, glad it was fun...least at the show.
Impressions from the Grand Resort Show in Pigeon Forge
Just got back from Pigeon Forge via Huntsville to pick up the Dodge. A little advice for people wanting to attend the Grand Resort show next year. Don't go unless you can get a room staying right on the strip. If you are north of town, like we were, its too far to walk. They have a trolley to run you down there but the traffic is horrendous and you get nowhere fast. Spent 4 hours on the trolley Saturday just to go 2 miles back to our hotel. Traffic was bumper to bumper stop and go constantly. About an hour from one side of town to the other. Pain in the *****.
On the other hand, LOTS of great muscle cars! Probably saw more '69 Camaros there then Chevy ever built. Same thing with Chevelles. About 65% of all the cars there were Chevys with about 15% Fords and 10% Mopar and the rest mixed. Lots of trucks too. Almost everything was for sale. Saw an original Yenko Super Nova for $125K and a '65 Hemi Belvedere with a price tag of $75K. Most everything else was pretty reasonable. Even a smattering of project cars for sale.
One final comment. Whoever said Pro-Street is dead, was dead wrong. About 20% of everything there was pro-street. Everything from S-10s to Camaros to Broncos.
It was a good show but like I said, stay on the strip to have a good time.
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Hudson charity fundrasier offers an early start to Halloween
By APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent | October 14. 2013 9:01PM
This Friday marks the kickoff of the fifth annual Hudson Pumpkin Fest. Held on the grounds of the historic Hill House on Route 102, the three-day event will raise money for the local Kiwanis Club.
Among the weekend's musical performers are Studio Two A, a Beatles tribute band; the Bel Airs, a doo-wop group from New Hampshire; the Rock Daddies; and the Campbell High School jazz band.
Children ages 10 and under can trick-or-treat at the festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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Relson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Colorado's mission is to maintain the history and methods of the founding father of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Grandmaster Helio Gracie. This is accomplished by practicing and teaching Gracie Jiu Jitsu in a lineage directly from the source – Helio Gracie, to his son Relson Gracie, to acclaimed Professor Steve Hordinski, to you.
The late Helio Gracie passionately spread his love and esteem for this art, believing it to be the most effective form of practical self-defense. He endeavored to bring this superior martial art to the public, and especially to empower the weaker and smaller to defend themselves against a stronger and larger opponent. Using simple, natural body movements that take advantage of timing and leverage, he provided an invaluable gift to the world. We have experienced what learning this gift has meant for ourselves and for those that are willing to take this truly rewarding journey.
So what does this mean for your everyday life? It means that Relson Gracie Colorado provides premier training in the most effective Denver martial arts, martial arts in Littleton, self defense in Littleton, Denver self defense classes, MMA in Denver, Littleton MMA, Jiu Jitsu in Englewood, Highlands Ranch Jiu Jitsu and Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Colorado. For your young loved ones we provide Denver kids classes, Littleton kids training, and kids martial arts classes to stop bullying in Denver.
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Before attending the premiere for "Celeste and Jesse Forever," Rashida Jones patiently waited in the SOREL suite at the Whistler Film Festival in Canada yesterday afternoon (November 29).
The "Parks and Recreation" actress donned a darling sixties-style dress with black tights and booties as she relaxed back stage.
Taking care of her to-do list, Rashida Jones took to the streets of New York City earlier today (August 3).
The "I Love You Man" actress looked cute and comfortable as she ran some errands and chatted and texted on her white iPhone 4s.
It's always a good time whenever she's in the house, and this morning (August 1) Rashida Jones dropped by "Good Morning America."
The "Parks and Recreation" actress looked lovely as she chatted about her brand new movie "Celeste and Jesse Forever," which she stars in and co-wrote.
Giving a new take on the breakup film genre, "Celeste & Jesse Forever" has just released an official teaser trailer.
The romantic dramedy stars Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones as a couple who gets separated only to spend every moment together.


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Fixture News | 1st July 2005
Phantoms loss provides lessons for future
Notts Outlaws 147-8 (Will Smith 51, Read 44*)
Derbyshire Phantoms 151-6 (Ealham 2-24)
Derbyshire Phantoms won by four wickets
We fell to our fifth defeat in the competition despite a thrilling maiden half-century from Will Smith after the 22-year-old was promoted up the order to number three and skipper Fleming was impressed with what he saw.
Said Fleming: ?Smith has been hitting the ball well in all the matches and he took his chance in this game perfectly.
?We?ve also seen Samit Patel take steps forward with bat and ball over the course of the competition and Smith has now shown what he can do too.
?We?ve seen glimpses of talent from all the players over the past two weeks and with the younger lads the more time in the middle they get will only make them better.
?While we haven?t been getting the results we would have liked, every game has given us something to learn.
?We are short of where we need to be in one-day cricket but we are gathering information for the future and drawing lines in the sand from which we can build.?


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Popup statusbar
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This extension pops up a statusbar when hovering links, similar like in Chrome. This lets you turn off the native statusbar and save some screen estate[*].
Small FAQ:
Q: Will you add support for title attributes? And color configuration?
A: Yes, this will be added soon.
Q: This shit breaks some sites. What should I do?
A: Please report it to me. Either at https://github.com/hzr/popup-statusbar/issues (preferred) or at firstname.lastname@example.com. I'll take a look ASAP. And please don't give a bad rating just because it breaks one site – it's most likely not my fault (no, really). Thanks! :)
Q: How do I turn off the native statusbar?
A: Shift-F12 > Toolbars > untick Status Bar.
Q: Ok, I did that, but now there are tooltips all over. How do I fix that?
A: Ctrl-F12 > Advanced > Browsing > Show tooltips.
[*] Assume the statusbar is 25 pixels high, and your screen is 1200 pixels wide. You just freed up 30000 pixels. Woo!
Source available at https://bitbucket.org/hzr/popup-statusbar
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I had to turn off tooltips in Opera 12.16. Love it though!
thanks~so cool!
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
tx! very cool!
Mas é feia, ainda prefiro a StatusBar Atual!
Neat, hoping you'll get to adding those tooltips for image titles etc soon.
Looks Nice, better than the ugly default status bar :)
...but It would be nice to chanche font and backbround color, I don't like yellow :P
Great idea, but you have to turn off the Windows "Start Bar" to be able to see the pop-up bubble!
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This is the ultimate holiday gift for your cat and you know it's on her wish list! It's the ingenious Fling-ama-String Cat Toy. This battery operated gadget hangs on a doorknob and, like magic, zips a little string around and around, driving kitty mad for hours at a time. The first time I saw it, I was literally stopped in my tracks. I've never seen anything else like it and my cats absolutely love it. Check out the video on the MoodyPet website.
In the holiday spirit, the nice folks over at Moody Pet are offering not one but THREE Fling-ama-Strings for this giveaway! To enter, please leave a comment on this post. The winners will be selected in a random drawing on December 18. One entry per person, please. This giveaway is limited to addresses in the US and Canada only.
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|MK1 Focus The place to chat about general questions, window tinting, exterior body, interior and lighting upgrades for the first generation 2000-2007 Focus.
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Well, if your just getting started in 'hobby electronics", there are 3 phases or steps.
1: Circuit design
2: Circuit layout
3: Circuit board creation
Each is a 'hobby' (if you will) unto itself. Circuit board creation however is by far the 'expensive' part if you don't already have the tools. It involves cutting, physical layout and etching. then precision drilling. You can have your circuit boards done by any of the numerous businesses offering these services, but you will soon find out that it is only cost effective for large orders. Hence, it pays to do the 3 steps yourself. The creation of an effective LED light assembly is the easy/cheap part. Hence why I stressed that you insure you have this worked out satisfactorily before proceeding with anything else. I am not intending to 'pee on the parade' as being able to design and build you own circuit boards is very personally rewarding (well, at least for me anyway). I just wanted to give you a heads-up so you will not get half way through and become disillusioned. If you design/build things properly, they will last decades without fail.
|Thanks for all the info and insight. I have a lot of r&d ahead of me lol. Might have to shoot you a pm when I'm closer to doing it to help me get a few things straight.
OK. Ya! bread boards are OK for the smallest of projects, IMHO > not suitable in this case though. I mean, your going to spend as much time if not more doing point to point soldering as you would just drawing your circuit on a blank, etching and drilling. I have done it both ways (also wire wrap, which is nice in its own way but eats a lot of room).
Also, if you have not read. Research the diff tween incandescent vs. LED. Now above is just a post, but I think your making some common assumptions/mistakes. Incandescent light is spherical. LED in planner. Hence, LED is MUCH dimmer than incandescent, unless the viewer pupil is equal to the plane of the LED. That is why LED are not rated in candlebra's. Your intending to put a LED source into a reflector designed for incandescent. It is not going to work very well. Others have tried it and report the light output is weak (it's not weak, it's that the emitted light is not focused and is lost). I would recommend before you do anything, you insure your light source works within your reflector housing (do you have a hatch by chance?). I have a hatch, and I have already worked out that, for the rear turn signal/brake, using the stock housing/reflector. The only way to convert to LED (that work as good or better than incandescent) is to use two 20MM LED, mounted back to back. The brake light LED faces the reflector, the turn signal LED faces out towards following cars. Both require 120degree light spread. Hence for the brake, simulated spherical light into a spherical reflector. So it 'should' work. This is all the 'crap' you get into with LED. (I am lazy and just use the incandescent bulbs). But you need to work this all out 1st so that you don't spend a ton of time on something that in the end does not work.
add >> GEM >> just to be clear. Your still going to put a resistor on the output of the GEM module as it requires a minimum load to function properly. Your going to use the signal to trigger your 555. You don't really need to worry about impedance. So no harm to your GEM. You will need to have the 555 drive a power transistor (555 can do this easily if common cathode). The power transistor is what drives the LED. If you use discreet LED, and because the turn sig is pulsed, you can overdrive the LED by ~ 2 volts (never exceed the max rate though). Just an FYI.
I follow you on the placement.
I get the kits....gonna google around for more/different options/possibilities.
I have basic to average skills so thats not a problem.
What I meant about the bread board,http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-5-PCS-Br...item27cde181b0 at least thats what I've seen it called, is that this is what I was planning on constructing my different arrays from. Cut to fit and mount inside the light's housing. Retrofitting if the term is applicable. Not intending to use replacement bulbs ie http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/l...541-37-206569/. Plan on a full out custom project for all my lights. Seen it done on here and on FJ, mainly headlight projector retrofits with HALO/'Angel Eyes' and integrated turn signals. Just so happens that I'm planning this out and researching, and haven't come across a relative answer to the original question I had. Maybe I worded it wrong, maybe it was misunderstood. Idk. The info you've provided is helping me arrive at the result that I want. I know that if I was to do just a bulb swap.....I'd have to change the GEM/flasher relay to one that supports/recognizes the LED bulbs resistance, to negate the hyperflash function. I LIKE the hyperflash. IF the hyperflash is constant would it damage the GEM?
I know now that my original question is obsolete, thanks to our discussion.
As far as my intended load.......thinking of using SMD LED's....from some of what I've read into so far they're supposed to be up there in brightness.
The reflectors I plan on looking into after I hit the junkyard and figure out how to open the different housings up....
Thanks for that.
Pardon my ignorance, like I said I'm still learning about LEDs and small circuits,
If you really want to learn more, I recommend "IC timer cookbook (W.Jung)" and/or "110 IC timer projects" (J.Gilder)(I found it at Radio Shack). You will find these very helpful I am sure.
but is that timer a standalone or would I just need integrate it into the car's flasher circuit past the GEM? Or is it something I can/should put on the bread board for each separate array?
It is 'standalone'. You would place the circuit after the GEM. 1 "brd" (= circuit board) would drive each side of the car (left vs. right). Some thought required to trigger. I think I would build as simple astable, and tie the GEM output to the 555 reset pin. This would give a 'fast blink' whenever the turn signal was high (on). So, simulate in mind >> blink/blink/blink/pause - blink/blink/blink/pause. (the pause comes when the turn signal goes low (off). You can also set up the 555 to 'ring'. There really flexible.
Both you and the description says it's a kit. So some searching on DIY electronics forums are in order. Still have a lot of research and learning to do!
Btw, whats a brd?
A kit comes with everything except solder and tools. I recommend a 'soldering station' as there heat is regulated. There are also 'learn how to solder' kits. Worth it if you never have. Also, making your own circuit brd (= board) is not hard, but it can be somewhat expensive to get started.
One thing I don't know about is the intended load. I.E. >> What LED replacement bulb were you intending to use (assumption there). The problem most have is that you cannot get any specs. Hence, it is difficult to design the driver circuit intelligently. This also does not address the problem with the stock reflector (which is designed for incandescent). 1 thought is to not use the LED 'bulbs' as such, but use a single 20MM LED for each filament leg. Just a thought. Check out the better ones specs as they easily meet the stock bulb brightness.
Pardon my ignorance, like I said I'm still learning about LEDs and small circuits, but is that timer a standalone or would I just need integrate it into the car's flasher circuit past the GEM? Or is it something I can/should put on the bread board for each separate array?
Both you and the description says it's a kit. So some searching on DIY electronics forums are in order. Still have a lot of research and learning to do!
Btw, whats a brd?
OK. I have tried to find the more advanced kits for you. They apparently no longer exist. The closest one I could find is here
You would need to reengineer the output (relay not suitable),timing cycles etc. I was trying to find the dual timer brds but no luck. I wanted to stay with a 555 as they can drive a power trans directly.
|What Sniper Focus said. Without any resistance in series, you have a 'run away' condition. feedback issues etc. The flasher driver is designed for incandescent. AS you wanted a "LED expert", to achieve a high flash rate, you need an LED interface circuit that 1: provides the required resistance for the OEM flasher circuit. 2: A timer (async) that produces X 'flashes' per second. 3: adjustable LED driver output section (so you can adjust based on LED specs which can change). I would suggest (rough assumption) not to exceed 2-3 flashes per second.
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The GEM handles the blink function if I'm not mistaken, and there's a little speaker that makes the sound in the steering column.
Most of my exterior is LED and I have resistors on the blinker circuit. Then I found out that the GEM doesn't like having little resistance to the running light circuit. With no resistance in the running light circuit the blinkers didn't work correctly, the opposite side would blink faintly. Plus with the hazards the door chime would beep and the interior lights would flash. So I added small load resistors on the running light side to fix it.
You might be able to not add resistors to the blinkers, but won't get away without having any resistors at all; at least with out a lot of annoying problems.
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David A. Lorenz, executive director at South Suburban Park and Recreation District in the South Denver, Colo., metro area has eyed the closed Arapahoe County- owned landfill in Douglas County as a potential recreation site for years. Developers in Douglas County, the nation's fastest growing county in the 1990s, have snatched up most available land, and what remains is expensive for a park district to acquire. In 1985, two years before the landfill closure, H. William Woodcock, South Suburban manager of planning and construction, created a master plan to convert the 80-acre site into athletic fields for what would eventually become the David A. Lorenz Regional Park.
"When we talked with the Arapahoe County Commissioners about converting the land to a park, we encountered a stumbling block with the liability of potential water pollution from watering a landfill and the increase in methane production," said Lorenz. Instead of athletic fields, South Suburban developed a BMX bike course as a no-water use of the area in 1995.
In 1998 South Suburban's board asked a 55-member citizen committee to research district needs and formulate a 20-year plan for trails, open-space parks, programs, facilities, demographics, and future opportunities and also to look at funding. One pressing need the Gold Medal 2020 plan identified was the shortage of athletic fields for practice and play spurred by the population increase and by the upsurge in girls' participation in sports.
So when Lorenz discovered the next generation of synthetic turf at a trade show—a firm, player-friendly variety resembling natural grass—he questioned if this "no water" turf could be the solution for badly needed athletic fields on the land-fill. The park district re-opened negotiations with Arapahoe County and took a $20 million general obligation bond issue to the voters in 2000, which included $3 million for the first three-field phase of the project.
In 2001 South Suburban and Arapahoe County finalized a renewable lease agreement at $1 a year for 15 years with permission to develop the land. This included adhering to strict guidelines to ensure public safety and to protect the county and its landfill manager, Waste Management of Colorado Inc. (WMC), from liability. With funds from the voter-approved bonds the district also acquired 60 adjacent acres to the east for the park master plan.
The next step was sending out requests for proposal (RFPs) and selecting the contractor. After interviewing several pre-qualified contractors who responded to the RFPs, in November 2001 the district entered into a design/build contract with American Civil Constructors Inc. (ACC) of Littleton, Colo., a contractor experienced with synthetic turf and sports complexes. "ACC adhered to Colorado law by hard-bidding all components that were $25,000 or over," said Woodcock.
ACC brought Plan West of Green-wood Village onboard to assist in refining the master plan, coordinate the various agencies, and obtain the zoning permit from Douglas County. Within nine months Plan West worked with 26 agencies and the public in meeting requirements of the different stakeholders, and in October 2002 obtained a special-use permit based on the 140-acre master plan. In the first phase, South Suburban developed 25 acres including two tournament-size multi-purpose fields, a baseball/Softball field, a practice area, an access road, and a parking lot.
"This is a tremendous project because it's a wonderful re-use of a closed landfill and was such a convoluted process with all the players," said David Brehm, site planner at Plan West. "Everybody wanted this park to happen; it was a matter of working through all the concerns and limitations."
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Shares of KeyCorp (KEY) were rising today, after an upgrade from BMO Capital Markets.
Analyst Peter Winter today boosted the stock from Market Perform to Outperform, raising his price target by $3, to $13, more than 20% upside from yesterday's closing price of $10.72.
"In our view, KEY has finally gone back on the offensive after playing defense for several years," he writes. "Also of note, KEY's balance sheet is better positioned for rising interest rates than its asset sensitivity analysis indicates. KEY is leveraged to a sustainable economic recovery. We think that its efficiency initiative will finally start benefiting the bottom line in 2H13.
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