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It's an ugly morning for U.S. stocks. But Dow Chemical (DOW) is offering a rare bit of good news. Exceptional news actually, being that the Dow component not only reported fourth-quarter earnings that solidly beat expectations, but also unveiled a 15% dividend hike and plans to raise its stock repurchase plans to $4.5 billion.
Talk about a hat trick. Shares surged 5.6% to $45.50 after Wednesday's opening bell.
Dow Chemical reported a profit of $1.05 billion, or 79 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $631 million, or 61 cents a share. Excluding special items, adjusted per-share earnings rose to 65 cents from 33 cents the previous year, beating the 43 cents a share consensus forecast compile by Thomson Reuters.
Revenue increased 3.4% to $14.4 billion, compared to the $14.13 billion expected by the Street.
"Better times lie ahead," writes Alembic Global Advisors analyst Hassan Ahmed in a note published today, crediting Dow's earnings beat to expanding margins. He writes:
Flat-to-rising y-o-y EBITDA margins were logged in every segment explaining much of the earnings beat, in our view. Margin expansion was particularly pronounced within the Performance Plastics segment where EBITDA margins expanded by 755bps y-o-y … Company-wide EBITDA margins expanded by 307bps y-o-y. Volume gains were noteworthy within the Agricultural Sciences (+15%) and Coatings and Infrastructure (+11%) segments. Improving global ethylene fundamentals and better results at Dow Corning resulted in impressive y-o-y equity affiliate income growth…We would expect the market to react positively to this earnings beat and believe DOW shares are attractively valued with substantial earnings and valuation upside.
Dow has been under pressure from activist investor Daniel Loeb to split its petrochemicals businesses from its specialty chemicals businesses. The chemical company cut costs by more than $500 million last year, and in December outlined a plan to exit some low-margin chemical businesses to increase its focus on specialty chemicals used in industrial processes.
According to Alembic's Ahmed, selling its "laggard" businesses could fetch as much as $3.6 billion that Dow could use to further reduce debt or return to shareholders. He writes:
We believe dividend yield support kicks in at around USD30 per share suggesting little downside from the current share price. That said our conservative sum-of-the parts valuation analysis that bakes in the medium-to-long term earnings upside at the company suggests that Dow Chemical shares could more than double from current levels – highlighting the favorable risk/return opportunity.

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I have not had that particular model of Springfield, but have had 4 Kimbers, a series 1 CDP Ultra Carry and a Stainless Ultra Carry.
I am not overly impressed with Kimber, but they seem to be doing better these days, despite my negative experiences with my past Kimbers, the Super Carry HD line, which does included an Ultra would be my pick of a 3" 1911 simply because I like the steel frame option which is not common among 3" 1911s.
Personally, having owned other Springfield products, I would feel more comfortable buying a 1911 from them.
Dan Wesson also has a 3" model: CZ-USA -> Dan Wesson ECO
You get a better warranty than Kimber and a more refined firearm than the Springfield, but you're looking at a $1500 firearm....of course there may be officer pricing in play that I am not aware of.
There's also the option of the Kimber Compact line, the smaller grip of the Ultra but the slide/barrel/sight radius of the 4" Pro which is a really nice carry option. Dan Wesson has a version of that as well, the CCO (Name attributed to Colt, the Concealed Carry Officers)
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No, they are neither more accurate nor higher quality. They are discontinued, which boosts their value as in supply-and-demand. And, as the premier manufacturer of revolvers, the name "Colt" just has charisma, what the appraisers call "provenance." Also, the Single Actioon Army, because of its association with the old west, carries a premium. In a similar vein, Winchester carries the same value.
Both Colt and Smith & Wesson were, and for Smith, are, examples of the highest quality.
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May 29, Chicago - National Futures Association (NFA), the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures industry, has proposed new financial requirements that will strengthen regulations regarding the treatment and monitoring of customer segregated funds held by futures commission merchants (FCMs). The proposed new requirements were approved by NFA's Board of Directors on May 17.
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Authorities are continuing their investigation into the shooting death of a pregnant mother last week in Brown County.
Brown County Deputies were called to investigate a vehicle off the road in a wooded area between S.R. 125 and Laycock Road on US Rt. 68. It was reported August 28 around 7:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers found 22-year-old Brittany Stykes and her 14-month-old daughter, Aubree, suffering from gunshot wounds in a yellow Jeep. Brittany Stykes was pronounced dead at the scene, and the toddler was immediately taken to Southwest Regional Medical Center for treatment.
According to the Brown County Coroner's autopsy report, Stykes was hit three times by two bullets. One bullet caused a minor neck wound, but the second caused a fatal chest wound and passed through Stykes' body and hit her right arm.
Stykes was also 17 weeks pregnant, and her death led to the death of her unborn child, according to the autopsy report.
Stykes was laid to rest Wednesday at the Saltair Church of Christ in Bethel, Ohio. Family members have said Aubree Stykes is talking and improving daily.
Deputies say the scene was processed, with personnel looking for evidence such as projectiles, shell casings, fingerprints, DNA, tire impressions and trace evidence such as hair and fibers.
According to a press conference held Wednesday by the Brown County Sheriff's Office, several items were found and have been sent to the State crime lab. In addition, the scene is also being reconstructed in hopes of filling in missing pieces of the puzzle.
Investigators believe the shooting took place between 7:30 - 8:05 p.m.
Anyone who has information, or who was in that area at that time and saw anything that might be helpful in the investigation, is asked to contact the Brown County Sheriff's Office for Det. Rick Haney at 937-378-4435 x 114, or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.
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Colorful Cooking: A healthy twist – catfish tacos
August 14, 2012
A few years ago when Valentine's Day landed on a Saturday night, we hosted a party for 30 of our closest friends and their children. Our budget was really small, we didn't have a lot of time to cook and I was determined to have good food, drinks and fun.
The meal we served was a simple Italian spaghetti dish with bacon and pine nuts that I recruited my Italian friend Denise to help make. Loaded up antipasti plates were delicious appetizers and I bought a Valentine's Day cake for dessert from my local grocery store. The cake served as dessert and decoration for the table. For drinks, we provided one specialty cocktail and everyone brought whatever else they desired.
At the time, most of my friends had small children so we transformed our garage into an arts and crafts room stocked with colorful paper and crayons (and heaters). I purchased a bunch of crafty plastic cups online that the kids decorated, drank from and took home. Purchasing the cups and kid drinks in gallons was less expensive than if I bought individual juice and milk boxes. We hired two teens to supervise and encourage the kids to color and play nicely.
This party cost us $200.
My point is, with some organization you can throw together an enjoyable gathering for little money and time. The key to a successful party is really thinking about your guest list. Had there not been a special place for the kids to play, adults would have been distracted and unable to mingle. If I asked everyone to bring food (which is okay) then my friends would have spent their Saturday shopping and cooking and I wanted everyone to be relaxed and ready to have fun.
Here are a few tips for an uncomplicated, successful party:
> Have an activity for adults and children (pool, cards, watching football)
> Menus with themes are easy to shop for and ingredients can be reused in another course (parmesan cheese on antipasti platter and spaghetti dinner)
> Recruit a few close friends to help (I have a bottle of bubbly in the kitchen to share with helpers.)
If entertaining is on your mind, a taco party is a fun way to have company, re-create dishes and deliver a meal most people like. On the right you will find an easy, colorful, inexpensive recipe that will elevate your taco night. Include this with traditional beef tacos and party success is yours!
2 lbs. catfish
1 tablespoon ground Cumin
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Corn tortillas
4 cups shredded red cabbage
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup diced green onion (about three using both green and white parts)
1/8 cup diced jalapenos (optional)
1.5 tablespoon lime juice
Pulse 1/2 head (3 cups) of red cabbage in a food processor for about 5 seconds. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, let sit for 30 minutes to release cabbage juices.
Mix next five ingredients with cabbage, chill.
Wash and pat dry catfish.
Mix cumin and paprika together and spread generously over both sides of fish.
Heat saute pan over medium and drizzle with vegetable oil.
Add fish, cook covered for 10-12 minutes, flipping once.
Shred fish with fork and serve on corn tortillas with slaw.
Garnish with diced mango or avocado.
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Reinforcing On-The-Bed Etiquette?
We started letting Kaiser sleep at the foot of the bed at about 4 months to round out his housebreaking. He wouldn't jump off the bed and would wake us up 100% when he needed to go out, instead of copping out and going on the floor. He knew how to wake us up at night, but a couple times a week he'd just lose his puppy mind and get lazy. Forcing him to have to wake us up solved the problem.
He's 7 months now, and he's been the perfect little footwarmer. He waits to get on the bed until he's invited up. He asks permission by resting his chin or a paw on the bed. Once he jumps up he has a snuggle and goes to lay at the end of the bed for the night. Every once in a while he tries to settle on our pillows, but it's never taken more than a quick "ah ah" and a finger point to send him back where he belongs. In the mornings when we get up, he's off the bed until that night. Never shown any interest otherwise.
Enter the teenage butthead phase, I guess, because for the past two mornings he's decided to go back to bed, right after his last pee break before I leave for work, with wet muddy paws on our mostly white pillowcases (we now have the cleanest sheets in the neighborhood, washing every day!). He doesn't listen to the "off" command, he digs in and resists when I try to drag him off by the collar, etc. There's no growling, barking, dominance, whatever. This morning he did a play bow and his excited happy pre-zoomies jump when I tried to move him. :rolleyes: IMO he's trying to see what he can get away with.
We start formal obedience classes at a regional training club in two weeks, but until then how should we reinforce bed manners? Treats when he gets off, good dog, have a party vs "Get the crap off the bed, you little monster..." because he knows better vs puppy sleeps in his kennel or on the floor until he stops being a butthead?
We've only used positive reinforcement to train him so far, but he figured out super fast to fake having to pee to get a treat. i.e.: Whine whine, paw at the door, pace...we let him out...run down the steps, jump in the grass, run up the steps, go sit by the fridge for a treat, attempt to repeat 400 times a day. Pretty sure he'll purposefully start jumping on the bed MORE, so he can jump off, so he can get a treat, if we go the treat-praise-party route. Will he still get the message with just plain "No, off the bed." with no reward for doing so?
Does he have his own bed? All of my dogs have thier own beds in my bedroom. I allow my dogs on the bed when invited and they must get off if I tell them so. Lakota is the only one that has pushed the envelope so to speak. She loves to lay on the bed. When we go to bed at night everyone goes to their own bed. Normally when my husband gets up in the morning Lakota jumps in his spot. Thats fine, but she's been jumping up in the middle of the night now. As long as she lays still I don't mind but she has to lay almost on top of me. I can handle that but sometimes she flops her body around like a fish, thats when I make her get off the bed.
They really don't get the muddy paw thing so you have to close the door to avoid that for now. There were times I'd have to remove her from the bed several times. I never used treats for the bed thing, I think you would create a game that way. In my house I say "Off" and if they dont I assist with the collar or in the middle of the night she'll get pushed off.
Last night I woke up around 3 to see both Lakota and our little cat at the foot of the bed curled up together, I wished I had the camera, oh well. As I climbed back into bed I tried to be carefull not to disturb them:blush:
I think that telling him to get off the bed when he's rude, combined with letting him sleep on the bed when he's polite, is the way to go.
I think you may want to reframe this in your own mind. Him sleeping on the floor isn't a punishment; he always has the option to sleep on the bed. It's just that his options are "sleep nicely at the foot of the bed" or "sleep elsewhere." If he won't take the first option, he's choosing the second one.
As a trainer, you want to make the wanted behavior the easiest one for your dog. That's all this is. The wanted behavior is him sleeping politely at the foot of the bed. So, if he doesn't do that, then you matter-of-factly get him off the bed. That's it--politeness at your feet, or no bed. He can choose which he prefers.
IMO, this is still positive training. There's no punishment here, just boundaries. I've done this with my own GSD (who will literally sleep on my pillow curled around my head if I let him--of course I don't) and he responded very well.
Just a note, you may want to introduce these new rules on a weekend or something, because it may take a few "get off the bed" incidents for your dog to learn them. Be prepared for a couple of nights with less-than-perfect sleep, though IME it straightens out quickly if you stick to your guns.
Mine wait for me to get everything ready then they come up on the bed with me...we have the same routine every night. When I tell them to move or off they do so and I've never had a problem. I will admit its very rare I tell them to move and generally they don't have an interest in the bed unless I'm in it or in the room. In your case I think I would start by blocking off access to that room when he's all muddy. After his paws are wiped, tell him to sit/wait by the door, then let him on the bed, then tell him off, then treat when he does. It sounds like he is in complete play mode and thinks its playtime...don't they all when we don't want them too? He probably should be in a calm state when you work with him..then that will lead to working with him when he's in the excited state.
what butthead stage? you taught him it's ok to be on the bed.
now teach him to get off the bed on command.
It sounds like you need to work on "off". He's a teenager and usually what I'd say is when they start to act like they forgot their training, go back to basics, treat him like he was a little puppy and does not know "off".
You may have to take away bed privileges for a while until he is responding promptly to "off".
Another option is teach him not to get on the bed without permission, to avoid him jumping up himself multiple times in order to get a reward for "off". In other words, no bed unless you give the cue. You train the cue to get on the bed and then work on off in conjunction with that, so he is only getting a reward (in the training phase) when you have told him to get on and then off. You can get a leash and lead him off if he gets up without permission-- no cue, no reward.
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This book describes the all-auspicious life and teachings of Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. It was written by his siksa and sannyasa disciple Sripada Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja, who was his intimate personal servitor for nearly thirty years. It is the second volume of a planned multi-volume set.
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Reversible Logic
A Turing machine is fine for reasoning about computers, but it's not
an ideal model for building them. Some more practical components of
reversible logic were introduced in the 1980s by Edward F. Fredkin
and Tommaso Toffoli, who were then working together at MIT. (Fredkin
is now at Carnegie Mellon University, Toffoli at Boston University.)
The components are logic gates, somewhat like AND and OR gates but
designed for reversibility.
In any reversible gate the number of inputs must equal the number of
outputs. Moreover, each possible set of inputs must yield a distinct
set of outputs. If this were not the case—that is, if two or
more input patterns had the same output—then the reverse
action of the gate would be ambiguous.
The devices now known as the Fredkin gate and the Toffoli gate
(see illustration on page 109) both have three inputs
and three outputs; and, as required for reversibility, each input
pattern maps to a unique output. In the Fredkin gate, one signal
controls whether the other two data lines pass straight through the
gate or else have their positions swapped. In the Toffoli gate, two
of the signals control the third; if the first two bits are both 1,
then the third bit is inverted.
Like the NOT gate, both the Fredkin and the Toffoli gates are their
own inverses: No matter what the values of the three input signals,
running them through two successive copies of the same gate will
return the signals to their original values. Both gates are also
computationally universal, meaning that a computer assembled from
multiple Fredkin or Toffoli gates (and no other components) could
simulate a Turing machine or any other device of equivalent
computational power. Thus the gates might be considered candidates
for a real reversible computer.
Of course logic gates are still just abstract devices; they have to
be given some physical implementation with transistors or other
kinds of hardware. Starting in the early 1990s, several groups have
been designing and building prototypes of reversible (or nearly
reversible) digital circuits. For example, at MIT a group including
Michael Frank and Thomas F. Knight, Jr., fabricated a series of
small but complete processor chips based on a reversible technology;
Frank continues this work at Florida State University. At the
University of Gent in Belgium, Alexis De Vos and his colleagues have
built several reversible adders and other circuits.
It's important to note that building a computer according to a
reversible logic diagram does not guarantee low-power operation.
Reversibility removes the thermodynamic floor at kT ln 2,
but the circuit must still be designed to attain that level of
energy savings. The current state of the art is far above the
theoretical floor; even the most efficient chips, reversible or not,
dissipate somewhere between 10,000 and 10 million times kT
ln 2 for each logical operation. Thus it will be some years before
reversible technology can be put to the ultimate test of challenging
the three-zeptojoule barrier. In the meantime, however, it turns out
that some concepts derived from reversible logic are already useful
in low-power circuits. One of these is charge recovery, which
attempts to recycle packets of electric charge rather than let them
drain to ground. Another is adiabatic switching, which avoids
wasteful current surges by closing switches only after voltages have
had a chance to equalize.
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Hi all! Well, got my new SgtFang resin helmet about 45 minutes ago. Looks great overall! There will be some clean-up/dremeling/filling before I can get to the paint job, and I won't go into much detail where that's concerned.
Batninja already covered the clean-up of this helmet in his thread.
I'll update with pics of the painting process once I get it ready.
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The Canisius women's basketball team committed 25 turnovers, leading to 30 points off turnovers for Manhattan in a 72-56 loss to the Jaspers in the Draddy Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Griffins fall to 4-7 overall and 0-2 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Junior Kayla Hoohuli led Canisius with 13 points while sophomore Tiahana Mills had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes. Sophomore Crystal Porter added eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
"It's very hard to win a basketball game with that many turnovers. Manhattan just pressured us, and we lost our focus and turned the ball over," Canisius coach Terry Zeh said. "In the first half, we didn't bring enough intensity on the defensive end and let Manhattan get a comfortable lead they did a good job of maintaining throughout the rest of the game."
In the first half, Manhattan (2-8, 1-0 MAAC) built an 18-9 lead, using a 10-point run to go up by nine at with 10:29 left. Canisius had 11 turnovers in the opening 10 minutes that contributed to the Jaspers' building the lead that Canisius would never overcome. The Griffs would cut down on the turnovers and find success offensively, scoring six straight points to make it an 18-15 game after a layup from senior Jen Lennox.
The Griffs wouldn't get any closer during the rest of the first half as Manhattan held Canisius without a field goal during the final five minutes. Manhattan scored the final six points and took a 33-22 lead into the locker room.
Neither team made an extended run in a foul-plagued second half as Canisius got into the bonus just seven minutes into the second half. Each team would go on to make 15 second-half free throws as they were called for a combined 33 second-half fouls. The Griffs cut the deficit to nine points on a number of occasions but could never put together anything bigger than a four-point run. Manhattan continued to take advantage of the Canisius turnovers as 10 Golden Griffin turnovers in the second half led to 16 points for the Jaspers.
Allison Skrec led Manhattan with 19 points while Monica Roeder had 18 points on the strength of 4-for-7 shooting from behind the arc.
Canisius wraps up its two-game road trip at Marist on Tuesday, with tipoff on New Year's Eve set for 2 p.m.
Notes: Senior Jamie Ruttle reached the 1,000-point mark for her career with the team's first basket in the second half, becoming the 21st player in program history to achieve that milestone… Manhattan defeated Canisius in Riverdale for the fifth consecutive season… The 20 free throws made by Canisius were a season-high… Lennox had two blocks, recording multiple blocks in a game for the 19th time in her career… Canisius pulled down a season-high 13 offensive rebounds… Freshman Tamara Miskovic made her first career start... Senior Jen Morabito did not dress due to a hand injury, ending a streak of 98 consecutive games played, and is out indefinitely.


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November 2014: Opened third eastbound lane on Mercer St. between 5th Ave. N and 9th Ave. N, and opened two new left turn lanes from westbound Mercer St. onto southbound 5th Ave. N.
June 2014: Opened Mercer St. between 1st Ave. N and 9th Ave. N; Roy St. between Queen Anne Ave. N and 5th Ave. N; and Queen Anne Ave. N between Roy and Mercer streets to two-way traffic. Closed Broad St. between 9th Ave. N and 5th Ave. N to accommodate the widening of Mercer St.
December 2013: Completed demolition of the western half of the SR99 bridge over Mercer St.
September 2013: Fully re-opened Westlake Ave. N, Valley St. 9th Ave. N and Broad St. to traffic, marking the end of major roadway closures associated with the East Phase of the Mercer Corridor Project.
May 2013: Completed demolition of the eastern half of the SR99 bridge over Mercer St.
April 2013: Construction began on Mercer West, between Dexter Ave. N and 5th Ave. W. SDOT and WSDOT created a construction schedule and map showing the timing and interaction of construction for the Mercer Corridor project and the North Portal of the SR 99 Tunnel.
March 2013: Fully re-opened traffic on Fairview Ave. N, transitioned to Stage 4 of Mercer East construction
August 2012: Opened Mercer St. to two-way traffic between I-5 and Dexter Ave. N., transitioned to Stage 3 of Mercer East construction
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June 2011: 9th Ave. N converted to underground power, new gas line installed
May 2011: Completed replacement of 9th Ave. N sewer and associated side sewers
September 2010: Groundbreaking ceremony held at Mercer St. and Westlake Ave. N
July 2010: Completed building demolition and construction site prep north of Mercer St.
June 2010: Awarded construction contract to local contractor Gary Merlino Construction Company
March 2010: Began building demolition and construction site preparation north of Mercer St.
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|69 widetrack
Thanks I appreciate your comment and hope the information helps. As far as clear blending, well, it is a bit of an art. All good painters in commercial shops do it. Paint companies have products specifically designed for it and have courses to teach apprentices how to use it so they become painters instead of applicators.
Just one of the joys of the trade.
All the best to you
Ray all of your advice has been outstanding, I have no clue what you guys are talking about in the clear blending...
But I have a lot more information than I started with and now I am just armed enough with knowledge to be more dangerous Hahaha
|69 widetrack
Also you mentioned that a commercial shop doesn't blend clear. Well I disagree, they all do. When I was on the floor painting we blended clear daily, especially on a lower quarter repair, the clear blend was on the sail panel. I never cleared both sides of the car and the roof. Insurance companies don't pay you for that. Also, there are shops that do nothing but spot repairs and blend clear coat. It is possible, very possible and when you become good at it, it becomes invisible and second nature.
Just my experiences
Farna, I love your responses brother! You always have great ideas. I went down to the paint shop today and checked out the factory color, I was well should I say, less than excited. So again my mind went off on another tangent of paint and I started looking at versions of Synergy Green Metalic like they use on the new cameros, its pretty cool! I dunno I am soo confuzled... I wish I had one of those programs where I could put the car into all kinds of paint schemes to see what I like.
Any way, I am gona see if I can get a hold of this guy with the booth and talk to him a little and see what he can or cant do and for what price, or preferably trade...
we shall see.
Ray, not discounting your responses at all, Farna has responded to numerous different posts I have made and gives great poor mans budget or lack there of perspective. And I love all the various ideas because it gives me a spectrum to work within.
Look, I'm all for DIY, but how many times have you handled a paint spray gun? You need a reasonably good one, though you can make do with a Harbor Freight special.
The best way to get a good but cheap paint job is to take it to Maaco or whatever the cheap paint job places around are. Now hold off and listen guys!! You do all the body work as if you're going to paint it. Include removing all the trim and everything. All you want Maaco or whoever to do is spray on paint. You might get a run or two near the rocker or something like that, but what do you think you're going to do? Unless you're fairly handy with a spray gun and get it set up just right you'll have more than a couple hard to find runs. If nothing else the kid at Maaco can handle a spray gun better than most first timers. If he's only worked there a week he's already sprayed 20+ cars, so he's had a little practice. Prep is 90% of the paint job. YOU DO THAT!! I've had a few cars sprayed like this at different places (I was USAF for 24 years, didn't stay in one place long enough to have anyone paint two cars!). They all came out AT LEAST as good as I could have done it myself, and for not much more than paint would have cost me (they get it at a discount since they buy so much). They also have a proper spray booth. Every time I've taken a car over that was 99% prepped for them they have taken a bit of extra care spraying it. One because I saved them a lot of time and work, and two because it's obvious I want it to look as good as I can for a limited budget. Well, they just like spraying something out of the ordinary too -- gets looked at, you tell where it was painted, they get more business. So it pays them in the long run. Where they make most of their money is in extra body work. Take it in there for the $250 special (no door jambs) and they will lightly scuff it, mask it off (will mask over anything left on), and spray it. You probably want to get the sealer (seals old paint before spraying new), but I'd skip the clear coat. So you end up with around $400 in a paint job. You can spend that on paint and a cheap spray gun.
You might want to get a touch-up gun and spray the dash and door jambs, and maybe under hood and other places yourself. For those I'd use a single stage and spray in light coats (kind of like spraying with a rattle can).
Base/clear is considered easier for a novice because the base goes on rather dry and doesn't easily run. It will be flat. The clear can run easy, but you can sand runs out as long as you don't over do it and go through the clear. If you do go through the clear you have to re-clear the whole panel. You can't touch-up base/clear easily. You can get by clearing from a body seam or trim line down (or up, or across) to the edge of a panel, but if you try to mask off an area and just clear that you will have a very hard time trying to blend the clear in. Some say they can do it/have done it, but I don't know of a commercial shop that will even try to touch up a small area like that. If chips and touch-ups are a concern, use a single stage paint.
|69 widetrack
|Good Job, my friend...that will solve a lot of your compressor issues, help with getting a cleaner paint job and it just feels good when stuff comes together.
|At the American Legion Meeting last night, I found out the bartenders boyfriend has a paint booth at his house, o I may try to make a trade deal with him for prime and paint. I will do all the prep of course.
|69 widetrack
By the way I'm an AMC guy as well. Got a couple of late 60's and 1 70 AMX. Gotta love them for their originality.
|69 widetrack
If I can help in the future let me know.
Have a Cigar for me.
|My air compressor is 30 gallons. As to volume output I'm not sure, but I will buy one sticky pad and try it, if it works for a couple min at a time, that's fine I will just sand, smoke cigar, sand, smoke cigar... Yeah I know factory colors don't really pop, but them again the car is so rare, it pops all by itself!
|69 widetrack
As far as how many sticky papers you need, I don't know, how much bondo is on your car, how many times has it been painted, is the original paint still on it and is it lacquer. As Nova freak said another option is using air craft stripper, messy, stinky and can burn your skin if you don't use gloves, but it'll strip the paint off your car fairly fast. It'll cost anywhere between $35 and $50 a gallon for quality stripper, but, when quality sticky papers cost 70 cents to a $1.00 a piece or more, you need to way out your options. If the car has a lot of old paint on it, stripper can get expensive, because, it often only takes one layer off at a time. Try a couple of sticky papers first, try a couple of small areas first. If you have only one layer of paint, it may be cheaper to use stripper, multiple layers sand paper may be your best option. Every car is different, substrates are different. I've had cars in front of me and had to analyse the situation carefully as which method would be most cost effective.
Knotted wire wheels, sure give it a shot. If the filler in your car is old style filler, be prepared for a very hard filler. The old stuff (like White Lightning) sanded like concrete. You may need to get more aggressive than a wire wheel depending on what's in there. Many times working on an older car is like asking somebody "how long is the string in your pocket" nobody can really tell until he shows your the string. Cars, you just don't know until you get into it. Lots of variables, but, that's kinda what makes it fun and that's another reason why you take pictures, not just to show the finished product, but to show all the effort it took to get there.
Couple tips on paint chips:
Find someone that has an actual card with the chips and look at it. Occasionally they pop up online, there was a company called Walter Miller's Auto Literature here in Syracuse (used to be AutoLit.com). I worked there when I was a kid 1 summer. He has a huge collection of dealer ephemera. Owners Manuals, Dealer brochures, factory paint chips and interior options. If he's still in business, I'm sure he has something.
When you get your paint chip card, look at it INDOORS and OUTSIDE. Sometimes the color will change dramatically. A lot of people think yesterdays colors look 'flat', usually theres no metallics in them. So another option would be to look through the paint books at your local jobber and see if theres a similar, modern color. This would retain the feel of the original car, with a little more visual pop; depends on what you want to do with your car.
If it were me I would go the aircraft stripper route with sponge stripping disks for the grinder to finish up.
Very cool looking wagon btw... sure you want to paint it back the original color???
I have a
Campbell Hausfeld Rugged Duty Dual Action Sander: PL1504 Air Sander
I picked it up at a yard sale like a year or two ago and never have used it, its almost brand new. I just need to change the air nipple on it so it matches my air hoses.
and I do have an angle grinder, I was going to pick up a couple knotted wire wheels thinking that that may be the best way to get rid of the bondo.
Ok so on the sanding side of things on an old station wagon, how many sticky sand paper disks should I buy? and how often should I change them?
|69 widetrack
As far as how to remove old bondo, Depending on the tools you have at your disposal, I would recommend cutting it out with a dual action (DA) orbital and 40 grit paper. Set your DA to the position where the pad is turning, not turning and vibrating. In the creases and hard to get at areas, use a firm bristled wire wheel. That should do the job.
To strip old paint from your car, if your using sand paper, use 80 grit on a dual action orbital. Again set it so the pad is only spinning. Keep moving the sander, don't leave it in one spot to long, that way you will avoid heating up a panel and warping it.
Any other questions, fire away.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The two-year Dental Laboratory Technology program at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is continuing its streak of accreditation by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). A recent letter from CODA confirmed the program's latest accreditation. The program, which is the only one of its kind in Indiana and one of only 19 fully accredited programs in the United States, has maintained full accreditation since it began in 1972.
Brooke Pratt, interim director of the program since the first of the year, says that a dental laboratory technician (DLT) functions within the dental health team "…much as a pharmacist functions within the medical care team. The technician fabricates the appliances to the specification provided by the dentists. At IPFW the students learn to fabricate dental prostheses which include full dentures, removable partial dentures, fixed crowns and bridges, ceramic restorations, and orthodontic appliances. Graduates from the program are currently employed throughout the country as dental technicians, department managers, laboratory owners, dental sales reps, and educators."
Pratt is a 2006 graduate of the program who came back to IPFW after graduation and worked as a laboratory assistant while also working full time at an outside dental lab. In 2008 she began teaching in the program and in 2011 was hired as a full-time visiting instructor. Pratt also earned a Bachelor of General Studies in 2008 and a Master of Public Management with a concentration in health systems administration and policy in 2010, both from IPFW.
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TNB: The Top 10 Climbing Achievements of 2013
2013 was a banner year for the world of climbing. Records were broken, history was made (more than once) and new levels were reached in a sport that hinges on progression. But to whittle down all the great accomplishments of the year into one Top Ten list is difficult to say the least. However, here are ten achievements, from all disciplines of the sport, that helped push climbing further into the future. Don't hesitate to use the Reader's Commentary option below the article to add any ascents you also feel are worth a mention.
10. Muriel Sarkany Becomes Fourth Woman to Climb 5.14d
The 39-year-old Belgian competition crusher Muriel Sarkany made history this past November when she redpointed Punt X in France's Gorge du Loup. Sarkany won 75 UIAA and IFSC World Cup lead titles (and this doesn't include World Championships and Arco Rock Masters) during her competition years, making her one of the most successful competition climbers of all time. Sarkany quit competing in 2010, and has since focused on hard outdoor sport routes, and now she has reached the penultimate level of the discipline by sending 9a (5.14d).
""It is a dream which becomes reality! To make one 9a, I dreamed about it and I did not think that it would become true one day."
Check out this cool video profile of Sarkany made by Joe Kinder.
Climbing Obsession with Muriel Sarkany – presented by Sterling Rope from sterling rope on Vimeo.
9. Jimmy Webb Dominates Bouldering
With multiple V14 flashes in South Africa, two V15 first ascents, a 30 minute V15 repeat, and two MAJOR competition wins (Psicobloc and La Sportiva Legends Only), Jimmy Webb has redefined what it means to be strong. Yet perhaps even more impressive than his ticklist is his ability to remain modest about his next-level achievements. Webb is constantly downplaying his ascents and only recently considered his Wheel of Wolvo as the first "true" V15 he had ever completed.
"Comparing The Wheel to my other ascents ... I do see it as a step up," Webb told Rock and Ice.
Check out Jimmy Webb pulling down testpiece after testpiece in Rocklands, South Africa ... first try!
First try in Rocklands from Jimmy Webb on Vimeo.
8. America Hosts First Psicobloc Comp
When the news hit in early June that Chris Sharma was organizing America's first Psicobloc (Deep Water Soloing) competition, climbers got stoked. And on August 3, when a star-studded crew including Tommy Caldwell, Sasha DiGiulian and Dave Graham showed up in Park City, Utah, to throw down on a 50-foot wall overhanging the Olympic Center's diving pool, roughly 3,000 rowdy people were in attendance. The Psicobloc comp was likely the most successful climbing competition in American history.
Click HERE to read the Psicobloc report and don't miss THIS awesome Rock and Ice photo gallery of the competition.
7. Sasha DiGiulian Sends Bellavista (5.14b)
The climbing world was already well aware that 21-year-old Sasha DiGiulian was one of, if not the best, female sport climbers in the world. However, when DiGiulian made quick work of Alex Huber's Dolomite multi-pitch testpiece Bellavista (5.14b) in August, she proved that her past accomplishments of high-end, single-pitch sport-climbs were only a hint at the full breadth of her potential.
Click HERE to read Sasha's latest article in Rock and Ice on how Americans can climb harder.
6. Kilian Jornet Breaks Mont Blanc Speed Record
The Spanish mountain mutant Kilian Jornet has established himself as the King when it comes to lightning quick ascents of big peaks. In July, Jornet blitzed up and down Mont Blanc in 4 hours and 57 minutes, breaking the previous 23-year-old record by more than 13 minutes.
5. Ashima Becomes Only Female to Climb V13 and 5.14c
For anyone who thought that the soft-spoken New York native Ashima Shiraishi had been slightly lucky when she climbed her first V13 boulder problems and Red River Gorge 5.14c's ... think again. In August, the 12-year-old Shiraishi climbed her fifth V13 by cranking The Automator, a notoriously stout Dave Graham problem in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. However, this was the young crusher's SECOND V13 of the month, having already taken down One Summer in Paradise in Magic Wood, Switzerland. Then on an October tour of Kentucky's Red River Gorge, Shiraishi polished off two 5.14c's in two days, making the first female ascent of 24 Karats and then clipping the chains on 50 Words for Pump the very next day.
Click HERE to read this Rock and Ice interview with Ashima Shiraishi.
4. Alex Megos Onsights 5.14d
Many people believed that Adam Ondra would become the first person to claim the coveted first 9a (5.14d) onsight. In fact, Ondra had already flashed and onsighted the grade at the Red River Gorge, only to downgrade the lines to 5.14c. So the true 9a onsight was still there for the taking .... until the end of March when Alex Megos shocked the climbing world by onsighting Estado Critico in Siurana, Spain. Then, just a few days after his historic onsight, he waltzed up La Rambla (5.15a) second try. He has since climbed V15 in Australia, established his own even harder link-up and also cranked the Oz's first 5.14d.
3. Tommy Caldwell Sends 5.14d ... On El Cap
The Dawn Wall got off to a rough start for 2013. First, the government shutdown delayed Caldwell and Jorgeson from even entering Yosemite Valley for nearly three weeks. And just as the climbers started to gain momentum on what will be the world's hardest big-wall free-climb--even recruiting Chris Sharma for their efforts--Caldwell suffered a brutal injury when a haul-bag took a 200-foot whipper onto the haul-loop of his harness. Yet Kevin Jorgeson decided to climb on, making headway on his own crux pitches, and Caldwell ... well he did exactly what he does best. He returned stronger than before to make another Classic Caldwell Comeback (CCC) and took pitch 15 of the Dawn Wall DOWN!
"I regret to inform anyone looking to climb the hardest pitch in Yosemite that now they have to get to the absolute middle of El Cap to make it happen," posted Caldwell via Facebook.
That's right. Yosemite's hardest piece of free-climbing is now 15 pitches up the steepest, blankest section of El Capitan, thanks to Tommy Caldwell.
2. Ueli Steck Solos Annapurna's South Face
It seemed like Ueli Steck's Himalayan days were over. In April, Steck, Simone Moro and Jonathan Griffith were involved in a nasty brawl on Mount Everest. As a result, the "Swiss Machine" left the world's tallest mountain disenchanted. But by late September, Steck's urge to climb in the Himalayas was back. This time, however, he decided to go for an old project--Annapurna's South Face. Steck had previously attempted to climb Annapurna--the world's least summited 8,000-meter peak--on two previous trips, and both had ended poorly. But as they say, the third time is a charm, and on October 10, Steck sent a text message from Base Camp to his sponsors stating: "Summit, alone, South Face." Steck reached the summit of Annapurna (8,091 meters) in just 28 hours. BOOM!
Check out this video featuring footage of Steck's historic solo.
Ueli Steck - Annapurna South Face - Quick Edit from Nepal from Fenom Creative Group on Vimeo.
1. Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma Establish the World's Hardest Route
By the end of last winter, with 2013 moving closer and closer on the horizon, Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma were both making progress on La Dura Dura--a project at Oliana, Spain, that everyone knew would be the world's hardest sport-climb. The story unfolded as if it was written in classic literature--Chris Sharma, the 31-year-old American legend was now being eclipsed by the 21-year-old Czech wonderkid Adam Ondra. The "passing of the torch" seemed imminent. Yet Sharma was making big links, and it was his bolts and original vision that even made the project possible, so the belief that he would perhaps give the hardest route to the world again, just as he had done with Jumbo Love (5.15b) and Realization (5.15a), was still held in climbing's collective conscience. But in the end, it was Ondra who finally bridged the gap between the impossible and possible, and in early February he completed the vision and clipped the chains of La Dura Dura (5.15c)--ushering in a new level for the future. But the story didn't end there. On March 23, Sharma was back at the cliff, tying in for another burn on a project that he was still infatuated with, a project he had bolted, envisioned and had already seen mature into the hardest sport-climb on earth. And on that day, Sharma elevated his game just enough to claim the second ascent of La Dura Dura, proving once again that he is still capable of climbing the hardest route in the world.
"Maybe you'll never be at your limit—you'll always be climbing a little bit below it," said Chris Sharma in Andrew Bisharat's Rock and Ice article "Perfect Play". "But when I did it, that day I felt certain that I was capable of doing something harder."


text: State rules Andover illegally fired educator for union activities The state board in charge of public-sector labor relations ruled in favor of an Andover High School English teacher on July 2, determining that the district had illegally fired her last September for engaging in protected concerted activities. The decision in favor of Jennifer Meagher was reached by the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board, the highest adjudicating body under the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations. The CERB ordered the Andover School Committee to stop retaliating against Meagher, to reinstate her to her former position at AHS and make her "whole for all economic losses she suffered as a result of the School Committee's unlawful action …""I am relieved that the board has completely exonerated me," said Meagher. Meagher has held several substitute teaching and part-time positions in the region since losing her teaching job in Andover last September. "I am really looking forward to teaching in my own classroom again," she said.The 53-page decision was unequivocal in its finding that Meagher's advocacy was legal and not, as the district contended, unlawfully inciting teachers to strike or engage in a work stoppage or withhold services. It also was not "conduct unbecoming a teacher," as the district claimed. "This was a very important decision for MTA members, our affiliates and other unionized public employees," said Lee Weissinger, director of MTA's Legal Division. "Our commitment to strong affiliates, strategic action and member engagement rests on our ability to protect members who suffer adverse consequences because of their willingness to become involved. MTA's attorneys and field staff were proud to work tirelessly with the Andover Education Association to achieve justice in this case."MTA field representative Lisa Nazzaro worked on behalf of Meagher and the AEA locally while MTA attorneys Ira Fader and Laurie Houle handled the case before CERB.The CERB decision, reached by Chair Marjorie Wittner and member Harris Freeman, made clear that Meagher's excellent performance as a teacher was never in question. "There is no dispute that Meagher received positive work performance evaluations," the decision noted, adding, "[H]er most recent evaluation, received in May 2011, stated that she more than fulfilled her job responsibilities as required by contract" and that "her impact on students was 'powerful, her contributions to the school are many, and her presence in the Andover school community is powerful.'"Kerry Costello, president of the AEA, applauded the ruling as a vindication of Meagher and a positive decision for all teachers who seek to advocate on behalf of employees in contract disputes. "Teachers have the right to express their views and to urge their colleagues to act in favor of or against proposals that affect their wages, hours or working conditions," said Costello. "Protecting those rights is one of the most important functions of a labor union, and it is one that the state board has reaffirmed with this decision. Moreover, in education, working conditions impact learning conditions for our students."The disagreement stemmed from a contract dispute between the AEA and the School Committee that extended over several years. In the 2011-12 school year, the most contentious issue concerned the School Committee's proposal to change the high school schedule, resulting in an increased teaching load and the elimination of faculty positions. Meagher, who had been the AEA vice president and chair of the association's action team, was among the high school teachers who opposed these changes. She and others voiced their opposition at School Committee meetings and through picketing, but the School Committee was adamant and the contract talks dragged on.On June 10, 2012, three days after leaving office as the AEA vice president, Meagher sent an e-mail from her home account to 60 colleagues in which she described how she was going to protest the proposed scheduling change and encouraged others to do the same. She advocated for more picketing, attending an upcoming school committee meeting, and voting "abstain" on self-study reports that were completed as part of the high school's accreditation process.In firing Meagher, the School Committee argued that teachers had an obligation to vote "yes" or "no" on those reports and that encouraging them to abstain violated a state law that prohibits public employee conduct that "induces, encourages or condones a strike, work stoppage, slowdown or a withholding of services." The CERB rejected that argument, noting that the option to vote "abstain" was included on the ballots with the knowledge and tacit approval of the school administration and had been a voting choice used by many teachers without repercussions prior to Meagher's e-mail. Further, the CERB noted, there was no requirement that staff members vote one way or the other on the reports, just that they participate in the process."I felt that abstaining was a legitimate option since the reports were all based on the workload at the time and not the future workload that had been proposed but not yet approved," Meagher explained. While some teachers did abstain and others voted "no," the self-study reports received enough votes to be approved. Even if they hadn't been, however, the CERB ruling noted that there would have been another opportunity in the fall for staff to vote on the reports. "This ruling makes clear that Andover High School's accreditation was never put at risk by employees advocating on behalf of a fair contract," said Costello.Meanwhile, also in June of 2012 a fact-finder brought in to help resolve the stalled contract talks recommended a compromise on the scheduling issue. She recommended that the schedule be changed along the lines proposed by the School Committee for two years, during which time a joint labor-management committee would study the impact of the changes and make recommendations about scheduling at the high school in time to be considered in the next contract.Both the AEA and School Committee ratified a new contract in line with the fact-finder's recommendations, and the new high school schedule has been in effect since the start of the 2012-13 school year.Despite those developments, the district dismissed Meagher last September. If it doesn't successfully appeal the CERB ruling, the district must reinstate her and compensate her for the loss of income she suffered as a result of the district's actions. The School Committee has 30 days from July 2 to decide whether to appeal the decision to the court system.Click here to read the decision issued by the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board in favor of Jennifer Meagher. 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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by Lee356, Jul 8, 2009.
They are talking about trading Rip for Boozer, another power forward. Pointless.
He just signed a coach that nobody else wanted/ Since 2004, he has done nothing but cap moves - nothing to improve the team. How many years do you imagine we should give him?
Apparently you are missing the point. Joe has done zilch so far, and zilch for the past 4 years. As soon as he does just one single thing to improve the team, I will applaude him for it.
The "can't be done thing" is getting a bit old. That talk started in earnest when we acquired AI. Still waiting. Not just nothing has been done, but Dumars has not given us a single hint that he knows what the teams needs are. (Hint Joe - a 2nd quality point guard, a 2nd quality small forward, and a center to replace what we lost defensively when Sheed left.
I have never actually cared how old a player is. Cliff Robinson was 35 when we got him, and I agreed that Cliff was our 2nd best player (after Stack - if not our best player.) Cliff set all the picks, boxed out well, could hit the three, score around the basket a bit, and oh, was perhaps the best post defender in the league that year. And Billups leaving sets none to well with me either. Him and Stuck made one fine pair of point guards.
Dumars is planting a garden without asking who likes what food from the garden. The food will all go to waste, cause nobody wants what he planted.
Who is nobody else? Fans that want him to build a championship contending team overnight, and hire an established head coach like Avery Johnson? Problem is the people who complain don't know who Kuester is, and they tend to just ignore his amount of experience and label him as a bust just because they, well, don't know who he is. And people still complain about the Billups trade? Patience paid off, and Dumars got two top-tier free agents out of that trade instead of going forward with an aging pointguard with a washed up roster. Now people want to complain about BG and CV's faults and inconsistencies? Honestly, what would you want to see the man do? I'm excited to see this fresh, young roster we have now go out and compete. Dumars isn't finished, either.
I have already picked my first hungarian wax pepper. I got 8 of those plants this year, double from last year - cause they are good. (Actually had hot banana peppers last time - but they are really the same thing.)
Don't forget backup small forward. My point is, everyone should be pointing out to Dumars the obvious, cause at this point - I have not a hint that Joe is paying attention.
Thank you.
LA, you sound like Joe's publicist. But I ain't buying the book. NBA teams have a lot of things needed to make them a good team. Like a good point guard on the floor at all times - which you can't do if you just have one good one. As far as our youth vs. CV, you are not going to convince me that CV is going to play anywhere good enough defense to even be considered being on a Piston team. I will root for him, but Amir was our most active big man defender, and JMAX won games with his D here and there. Neither was perfect, but dagnabbit, the two could play some D. And not ever last season did Curry manage to play the two as a pair of forwards. (Actually, hardly a minute for either at small forward.) Curry never tried to get the most out of these guys. Curry is gone, good - but Joe messed the situation up when he gave Amir away for cap space. Gordon may be able to score - but it won't matter if we don't have defenders to make the buckets hold up. (PS, Amir was given away before Curry got fired. Very bad timing. At least Joe woke up long enough to fire Curry - we got to keep his feet to the fire - keep him awake long enough to fill some of the huge gaps in this team. We have no backup small forward going into next season. And not a word from Dumars that we even need one. Is he going to depend on one of the rookies? How bad can Joe Dumars be to let Sheed walk for nothing. Sure, you could argue that Sheed was aging and no longer worth 10 million. But for what Boston is giving him? You trying to tell me that Dumars can't even manage to talk Sheed into staying - and playing a somewhat reduced role? This is non-sense. Mismanagement. Dumars slept for months after a disastrous season, could not even talk Sheed into for staying cheap - nor even hinted that we wanted him to stay around. Man, we all need to figure a way to majorly turn that volume up on his alarm clock. Wake up Joe. Oh, and even Dyess is valuable. Sure Curry overplayed the guy. That does not make Dyess such a bad player. Just think if Dyess had peaked at the playoffs, instead of 2 months prior? We could have used some monster rebound games from Dyess. Again, Dumars can't seem to to talk to people into staying. Perhaps he waited a bit too ling to fire Curry.
Lee...you have to at least be happy with the firing of Coach Curry? That alone means Joe has taken a step in the right direction. You mentioned Cliff Robinson as an example of a great signing. I agree and JB was brought in that year too. I see a couple of those type of moves coming up. If you look at it that way it's kind of exciting because Joe D is trying to do exactly what he did before. When Joe originally said that Curry would coach this year I think a lot of us figured this was a wasted season coming up. It looks a lot different now.
Well some people may not know who he is, but he was on our staff in 04 - and no, nobody even hinted that he was a possible future head coach. What do you think changed? So he got to watch Bron hog the ball. How does that make him better now than in '04?
Let's at least give this team some time, and actually see them play together before we judge. It's extremely unlikely, but hell, they could have a 60 win season for all we know. It's like I've been saying all along, we just don't know until it happens, give Joe D some time, give the team some time, then we can judge.
Hey, I am posting again. Part of that was yes, I was too depressed about Curry returning. (But going back to college was more to do with that.) I am happier, but the whole Curry fiasco should never have happened. Curry was trouble and nothing but. Nobody who thinks that they are going to be a great head coach year one - with no prior head coaching experience - and just one year as an assistant - has his head on quite straight. If Dumars could not recognize that, he truly must be asleep. (and Curry did not even think he needed the one year as an assistant.) Now, as far as those Cliff Robinson, Jon Barry, Zelly Rebraca, Damon Jones types of moves (along with Corliss - these guys formed the Alternatorz, the best bench in the league that year), Joe has not pulled one off in many years. I got to see at least one such move now before I get the least bit excited about the upcoming season.
We can still watch the games - when the season starts. What we can do right now - as fans, is point out the "extremely unlikely" message to Joe.
PG - Stuckey, Bynum, and Gordan can play there - at least that's what he claims. SF - I read they are going to play Day there until he Bulks up but that's up to the new coach. Plus we still have Afflalo. AA did a good job there last year - just because Curry did not stick with it does not mean the new coach will not. Cliff Robinson was an abnormality in that he was able to play at top form that late in his career.
Billups was lightyears ahead of Stuck when we gave him away for cap space. Between Gordon, Stuckey, and Bynum, etc. maybe you have enough for backup point. But remember, we got AI for Billups, and now we have neither Billups nor AI. We don't have a quality starting point guard. Moses Malone was still a very effective defender at 39 years old. Mutombo. Yes, older players can still contribute.
Joe signed Gordon and CV. Joe found a new coach. Joe drafted 3 players and traded one for a pick and cash. Joe talked to Collins. Joe talked to Johnson. Is that nothing?
If not worse.
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Green Bay Women's Tennis Falls 4-3 at IPFW Saturday
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay women's tennis team (0-7, 0-1 Horizon League) dropped a close, 4-3 decision to IPFW on Saturday night at the Pine Ridge Racquet and Fitness Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Phoenix was able to win three of the six singles contests, but the Mastodons swept the three doubles matches for the deciding doubles point.
Senior Morgan Weuve (Green Bay, Wis.) and junior Maria Anderson (Marshfield, Wis.) both picked up hard-fought, three-set wins in singles action on Saturday. After dropping the first set 6-2 to IPFW's Raquel Vescovi, Weuve rallied back to take sets two and three at the No. 2 spot 7-5, 6-4. Anderson split the first two sets against Caterina Kiefer at No. 4 (6-4, 3-6) before winning the third and final set 10-3.
"Anderson had a great weekend for us, finishing 3-1," Phoenix head coach Sara Schubring said. "She showed great court coverage and solid serving in the tie-breaker. Weuve also rebounded nicely from a first set loss, taking control with punishing baseline play."
At No. 5 singles, Rebecca Nelson (Brookfield, Wis.) was ahead 5-1 in the first set when IPFW's Alex Forsyth was forced to forfeit due to injury.
Green Bay will play one more road contest on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Bradley before beginning a three-match homestand on March 3 against Northern Iowa at Western Racquet and Fitness Club.
No. 1 - Marcy Huck/Caterina Kiefer (IPFW) def. Morgan Weuve/Jennifer Bradfield (GB) 8-0
No. 2 - Alex Forsyth/Anita Henestrosa (IPFW) def. Rebecca Nelson/Maria Anderson (GB) 8-6
No. 3 - Frederique Sunstrum/Raquel Vescovi (IPFW) def. Amanda Timm/Samantha Iwen (GB) 8-4
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No. 3 - Marcy Huck (IPFW) def. Mandy Timm (GB) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 - Maria Anderson (GB) def. Caterina Kiefer 6-4, 3-6, 10-3
No. 5 - Rebecca Nelson (GB) def. Alex Forsyth 5-1, forfeit (injury)
No. 6 - Frederique Sunstrum (IPFW) def. Samantha Iwen 6-1, 6-3


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