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AFI (whose abbreviation stands for "A Fire Inside") issued several singles before securing a record deal with the Nitro label, which issued the band's second album, Very Proud of Ya, in 1996. Two LPs followed in 1997 -- a re-release of their 1995 debut, Answer That & Stay Fashionable, and Shut Your Mouth & Open Your Eyes -- and personnel shifts ensued. Kresge was the first to leave, being replaced by bassist Hunter Burgan, and Stopholese departed in favor of ex-Redemption 87 guitarist Jade Puget, who then shared songwriting duties with Havok. The new lineup recorded an EP titled A Fire Inside in 1998, and issued a noticeably more mature full-length in 1999, Black Sails in the Sunset; 1999 also saw the release of the All Hallow's EP and The Art of Drowning a year later. Though already having a fiercely loyal core fan base, the latter album saw the band's music attracting an even larger audience, due in part to the moderate success of the single "Days of the Phoenix." Accordingly, it was the first album to chart in the Billboard 200.
At the onset of the new millennium, AFI hooked up with producers Jerry Finn and Garbage's Butch Vig for a new set of recording sessions. The end result was the ambitious Sing the Sorrow, AFI's major-label debut for DreamWorks, which showcased the band's significant growth since its early hardcore days. Released in 2003, the record also marked AFI's crossover into the mainstream. Sing the Sorrow eventually went platinum, buoyed by the singles "Girls Not Grey" and "The Leaving Song, Pt. II," both of which were popular on MTV.
Working again with Jerry Finn (who had also produced records for blink-182 and Green Day), the band began recording the follow-up that would be their most labor-intensive to date, resulting in two years of detailed songwriting. Decemberunderground, AFI's seventh album, surfaced in 2006 on the Interscope label. The album was an instant success, debuting at number one on the Billboard charts and launching a summer-long tour, followed by a string of overseas performances in October. While on tour, Havok and Puget dedicated their spare time to a side project that would eventually become Blaqk Audio, which they debuted in early 2007. AFI released the concert album I Heard a Voice: Live from Long Beach Arena later that same year, but the bandmates continued pursuing their own projects, with Hunter Burgan playing bass for several other bands while Jade Puget did remix work for the likes of the Cure.
AFI properly reconvened in 2008 to begin writing new material; by November, they had announced their intention to begin recording with producer David Bottrill. Two months later, they traded Bottrill for a pair of new producers -- Joe McGrath and Jacknife Lee -- and continued working on the album, focusing on songs that were harder than those found on Decemberunderground. The result, Crash Love, was their most straight-ahead rock record to date. The album was released in September 2009 and proved to be another success, though it did not chart as highly or sell as well as the previous two albums. AFI toured extensively throughout 2010 to promote the release before going quiet for a couple of years. In 2013 they announced they would be returning with a new album, Burials, in October. Produced by Gil Norton, the album was preceded by a number of singles including the thrilling, melodic pop-punk anthem "17 Crimes."
Four years would pass before the next AFI album, during which time Havok and Puget worked on music for hardcore side project XTRMST, as well as Blaqk Audio's third LP. The self-titled AFI (also known as "The Blood Album") was issued in January 2017. It included the singles "Snow Cats" and "White Offerings." ~ Steve Huey
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Track List: AFI (The Blood Album)
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After helping the Canisius College hockey team secure home ice for the Atlantic Hockey First Round, junior Kyle Gibbons was recognized as the league's Player of the Week on Monday.
Gibbons totaled five points, one goal and four assists as the Griffs swept a pair of games against RIT during the weekend. The junior totaled two assists in a 6-5 victory on Friday before matching a career high with three points on a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win on Saturday.
The Westlake, Ohio native leads Canisius with 30 points, 16 goals and 14 assists this season. He currently ranks fourth in Atlantic Hockey with his 16 goals in addition to 35th nationally with 0.46 scores per game. Gibbons also leads the Griffs and is tied for seventh in Division I with seven power-play goals this season.
During his career, Gibbons has totaled 79 points, 37 goals and 42 assists. The junior currently ranks 13th in the program's Division I history with his 79 career points and ninth with his 37 career tallies.
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starter problems.
We have a SBC in our Farm Forklift, 2 years ago it broke the aluminum nose casting on the starter, I went thru the parts pile and found a cast iron starter and put it in and the old bolts were not the GM knurled ones. 4 chevy pickups parked out back all running, and lots of spare parts to pick from in the shop.
|Lol, old post but a good one. I had the same problem with my block 5 years ago(didn't use the front brace) I had the block welded last summer. I made some starter studs out of grade 8 shouldered bolts and used Nylock nuts. After I re-tapped the bolt holes to clean them out, I rebuilt the engine then "locktited" them in . This is the engine that I put in my 86 GMC last year in August when I converted my truck from a 4.3/3-speed to a 350/350. I did use a front brace and a new starter with no shims and have not had a single problem since starting it over a year ago. This truck is a daily driver.
|This thread has had a double life, it`s been revived twice. It started in 2004 and again in 2008 and now again in 2011.
Have been trying to solve this effing starter problem for a long time. Its the worst problem Ive ever had on any car! Maybe tomorrow its fixed, maybe not. Some serious headache, two broken ribs and alot of time and money spent on this horrible idiotic construction.
Starter Grinding Problems
Hey guys, Been reading the forum and all the great advice you have been offering regarding the GM 350 Starter grinding problems. Well, this is what worked for me finally, after months of disappointments:
1. Bought the expensive GM starter mounting bolts with the built in washers
2. Installed bolts and torqued to a full 45 pounds, further the bolts were a little longer than just the ones you get at Advance or Auto Zone, so they drove further up into the mounting pad which probably gave better stability.
3. Last and certainly not least, installed a starter mounting bracket. Probably the most important matter. There a number of different types and you must get the exact on for your application or make one that's really strong.
4. Measure the starter teeth and last distance from flexplate to exact what specified. Had to grind a little off the starter boss itself to get it closer and tighter to flexplate teeth.
By the way, my starter mount on the block is cracked a bit, so may have to weld in the future as Henry45 speaks of. But for now, I'm gonna enjoy.
There it is, started like a new car and thank God, no grinding as yet and it's been about 25 starts. Good Luck to you all, this is one of the most difficult issues I've dealt with in all my years of Hot Rodding and seems simple, BUT !
Cracked motor mount
Hey guy's!!
I stumbled on this site trying to figure out what kind of rods to use for welding a(cracks) on the starter mount,(outside dog ear mount).
I knew you could weld engine blocks,but i'm left confused on weather to use a low,or high nickle rod. The engine block is a 010 block,i think that's the higher nickle blocks.??? Anyways i know the procedure on doing this,i just need a few opinions on the welding rods.
p.s. i've heard of people using 55rods, is this too soft?? thanks for the help.
|I don't think these guys realized that this thread was 4 years old! Sometimes custom work is the only solution.
|The front brace never worked for me. I suffered through the starter grinding for years. Tried all kinds of different makes. The big delco remy worked the longest but still made the grinding noise and eventually broke. Put in a mini starter and it worked for a while, but it too made the grinding noise and also stated breaking teeth off of the flywheel. Finally took it to a local shop and the owner drilled a third hole in between the two staggered bolts. No more grinding noise and it's been that way for 3 years now.......CR
|Had the same grinding problem. Investigation revealed that I had neglected to install the front brace on the starter. Took care of my problem. Possibly will cure yours also.
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|try a 80's model buick starter...it has a short bolt (inside) and a long bolt (outside) this starter and the 3 hole starter are the best way out
|and to add to the above post make sure the bolts are long enuff to seat deep into the threaded hole, hopefully it isnt cracked all the way up & u'll be able to grab some good threads....joe
|Some things to consider,they make standard and metric bolts and starters,do you have the right ones to match your starter? Next,I couldn't tell by the photos,but do you have 3 bolt holes on the block? If so,I would use a 3 bolt nose,I think they came on the late 60s chev trucks,they were not aluminum,use two factory bolts in the good holes to insure proper line up,then use a high grade stud and bottom it out in the hole to get all the thread you can for the third,then put a lock nut on it,just an idea. After all that,get the brace.
I guess I am not 100% clear on what happened. From what I get, you replaced multiple starters and they all ground when cranking. After inspection, you then found the crack and you are thinking this is the problem.
If I have to wonder if the starter cracked the block from binding or if the cracked block let the starter twist around. I have to wonder if the first starter cracked the block. Any thoughts?
I would give the welding a try or you might try to braze it. Welding will make the area brittle and prone to crack again. The brazing might just hold and it will not make the block brittle.
Definately put the front brace on there before it breaks off. You may get away with just that. Don't overtight the bolt going into that damaged hole.
I am suprised that the people that you had putting the 4 starters on didn't use the brace (Front bracket).
If you say the ring gear "looks" worn, replace it. It doesn't take much for the gears not to mess properly.
Chevy 350 cracked starter mounting hole w pics
This is a dynamite website and I've spent the whole weekend reading it. I am in the process of trying to figure out what seems to be a common problem with the Chevy 350. My car is a 1972 Impala. I am including pics which are linked to a website hopefully my links will work. I've had a starter shop put 4 starters in after I spent two days (using the tips from this board) shimming and shaving the starter that was in the car (rebuilt starter from parts store) . The starter shop put in a gear reduction starter, etc, but couldn't get rid of the grinding. They say it is the flexplate. Flexplate looks good to me, altough it is worn on some of the teeth. I figure before pulling the engine it's worth replacing the flexplate. Some of the questions I have are: I know of the highest tech welding shop around, they do aviation/aerospace stuff, and have welded cast iron for me before. Does anyone think this could be done with engine in the car? Has anyone out there done this, or how did they do it? Did the 72 Impala come with a starter brace, can I get a starter brace for it? I read a member on this board who fabricated a piece of steel to beef up the cracked hole, anyone else done this? The hole in question is the one furthest from the block, Hopefully you can see in my photos it appears that the crack stops where the threads start, or the crack is in the area of the shoulder of the starter bolt. The starter bolt will torque down, however it seems that I can move the stater slightly with a lot of pressure with my hand. Is this normal , or my imagination? Will the starter brace fix this? Does anyone know a shop in Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange County) that could handle this. Thanks in advance for all and any help!

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May sound stupid, but I've been sitting here this morning trying to come up with a way in my mind that the average homebuilder could make a bent sheetmetal lower receiver that utilized standard AR components, and would mate up with a standard AR complete upper? Doesn't necessarily need to look like your standard milled lower mind you. Maybe like an AK style grip and trigger guard, weld on buffer tube mount, steel blocks welded or riveted in as structural members to hold the width, and to support the upper pivot pins, sheet metal magwell utilizing standard AR mag release. Seems doable in my mind, if not necessarily practical. One of those "do it because you can, not because you have to" kinda things. I think it would be an interesting experimental build. Kinda cool to make your own lower, and it not be like an 80% lower that you finished, but actually built completely.
Am I totally out in left field? Is there some critical piece of the engineering puzzle that I'm not thinking about, that's a show stopper? Not necessarily saying that I'm gonna build it, just trying to figure out if it's possible.
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First Clue points to a walk on Treasure Hunter this Saturday
15/02/2013 , 7:29 AM by Helen Clare
Helloooooo Treasure Hunters! I'm back on deck after a lovely, long break and am hoping for some serious fun tomorrow (Saturday) morning as together we take on the Mystery Clue Writer and do our best to conquer the clues. The first clue is below.
Also, there are a few changes to let you in on. Firstly, the MCW has informed me from now on he'll be giving us just 24 hours to mull over the first clue. So that means you now need to listen to 1233 on Friday mornings with Aaron Kearney for the big reveal, after the 630am news. Of course it will be on the Treasure Hunter blog soon after that.
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Clue #1
Look for a point on something of vast extent,
That's peaceful in character or intent.
Oldies know what ended here just after the war,
When writing, they use 2+1-3+4.
You're walking today and your whole course
Is held within the height of a horse.
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Here you go Paul! I have just taken this pic.
Is this enough local knowledge?
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 04:35 PM
Thanks Paul, It is pretty much just a map of Mayfield. I'll aim to take a photo of it later today and post it on here.
In the meantime, the best I can do is refer you to a previous TH blog from about two years ago. However, I'll try and take one without an inflatable tree sitting on the thumb!
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 01:32 PM
Matt, I think your explanation of 2304 for the postcode could be correct.
Since this is in your backyard, perhaps you can let us know the area covered by that map in the hand of the sculpture, so we know where else we could be going.
Posted by: Paul from Toronto | 15/02/2013 at 12:55 PM
I'm thinking it will start in Pacific Park near the intersection of Pacific St and Hunter street. The Tramlines started in the middle of the park as there was a road that went through the middle of the park. "Oldies know what ended here just after the war" could refer to the Air Raid shelter that was in this location and which was pulled down at the end of the Second World War.
Posted by: Alan in Hillsborough | 15/02/2013 at 12:33 PM
Look out at something at vast extent ?out to sea.
Pacific is the largest ocean.It means peaceful sea.
The last tram ended in 1950.It was the waratah line.
The tram terminal at Parnell place was damaged by shells from the sub that bombed Newcastle during WW2.
The number could add up to a street number.
Horses are measured in hand but I think the hands are spanned out when measuring.
Maybe it is in Pacific Street,or spanning around pacific and ocean street
Posted by: Lynne A. | 15/02/2013 at 11:55 AM
Michael, you are spot on with the postcode idea. However, I think it leads us to Mayfield as well. The progressive total as you go along
starting number = 2
2+1 = 3
3-3 = 0
0+4 = 4
2304 is the postcode for Mayfield :)
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 11:55 AM
If my Burwood suggestion was correct, there is a cycleway/walking path that crosses Burwood road, that I think used to be the coal train line - but "you're walking today".
Also, it may be clutching at straws, but could the vast extent be a Glen (ie the Scottish kind of Glen) and peaceful in character or intent be to rock, or a rock!!! giving Glenrock.
Posted by: Michael from Merewether | 15/02/2013 at 11:55 AM
Matt, I like the idea of the map held in the hand sculpture at the old Mayfield tram terminus. This looks a likely spot to find the first envelope.
Just need to find an alternative explanation for that numerical part of the clue.
Posted by: Paul from Toronto | 15/02/2013 at 11:52 AM
When writing = writing a letter so needing an address. 2134 is postcode for Burwood, so possibly Burwood Road Whitebridge
Posted by: Michael from Merewether | 15/02/2013 at 11:44 AM
I like your thinking Carol and makes much more sense than my miscalculation (seeing + instead of - didn't help!). Is there anything significant nearby (perhaps in Wickham Park) that could be the location, maybe something to commemorate the trams? Local knowledge anyone?
Posted by: Sheila | 15/02/2013 at 11:16 AM
Carol, you could be right about the intersection of Ivy Street and the Highway in Islington, although it seems a convoluted way to give us a clue for the number "4".
I like Sheila's idea that "held within the hand" might mean that the whole course of the hunt is on one (double) page of the map covering inner Newcastle, where the walking ones usually take place.
Posted by: Paul from Toronto | 15/02/2013 at 11:11 AM
Sorry, forgot to put it in the last post.. the map is in a giant hand sculpture
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 10:41 AM
There's a map near the key sculpture on the intersection of Hanbury and Maitland Road where the terminus was. Maybe instead of the buried hand thing, the whole course of the walk tomorrow is on that map?
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 10:31 AM
The Mayfield tram line was the first line to be closed after the war.
The terminus was at the intersection of Maitland Rd (Pacific Highway) and Hanbury St. With more artistic license, something could be buried in hands which gives us Hanbury.
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 10:22 AM
Could something of vast extent that's peaceful in character be Blackbutt Reserve, or perhaps even the Lake?
Posted by: Chris | 15/02/2013 at 10:13 AM
Purely mathematically 2+1-3+4 equals 4 or +4 to be exact. whicj is IV in roman numbers as you said carol only makes me this of golf which is not much help (Plus fours)
Posted by: Peree | 15/02/2013 at 09:53 AM
I like your thinking Paul!
Have you considered Pacific St/Park in town? I have only lived in Newcastle 8/9 years so I don't know if tramlines ran through there.
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 09:53 AM
Could we be going to Ivy St in Islington? The numbers could give an answer of IV in Roman numerals or Ivy. Ivy St intersects with Maitland Rd/Pacific Hwy and it looks like the trams even went down there.
Posted by: Carol in Hillsborough | 15/02/2013 at 09:48 AM
I'm wondering if the clue is alluding to a map (something of vast extent)
"When writing, they use 2+1-3+4" which equals 10. In Roman Numerals X - X marks the spot especially when looking for treasure!
A map can be held within your hand (the height of a horse).
But where that's all leading I have no idea!!!
Posted by: Sheila | 15/02/2013 at 09:40 AM
If we are looking at the old tram route, the line which crossed the Pacific Highway would have been the Racecourse line to Broadmeadow.
Posted by: Paul from Toronto | 15/02/2013 at 09:35 AM
Good morning all!
The height of a horse is measured in hands. Within the hand you have fingers. With a bit of artistic licence, maybe we are going to Fingal Bay?
Posted by: Matt in Mayfield | 15/02/2013 at 09:12 AM
The first two lines could refer to a point on the Pacific Highway, since "pacific" is another word for "peaceful" and the whole highway is pretty "vast" in extent.
The Newcastle tram services ended just after the war (from 1948 to 1950), so we could be looking for somewhere on the old tram route, maybe the old Merewether line which would have been close to the highway.
Posted by: Paul from Toronto | 15/02/2013 at 09:07 AM
At last a clue to work on !
The word "point" could refer to points of a compass, meaning adding a letter "N", "S", "E" or "W".
The height of a horse is measured in "hands", so maybe something to do with palms.
Posted by: Paul from Toronto | 15/02/2013 at 07:50 AM
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Haven Police Ditch Glocks After Two Explode
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Two of 90 Glock Model 37 pistols blew up in separate training incidents a year apart.
PART OF A BRASS SHELL CASING that exploded during target practice is seen above embedded in the magazine of a .45 caliber Glock handgun at the Winter Haven Police Department on Wednesday.
By Merissa Green
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WINTER HAVEN | The Police Department is ditching $38,000 worth of guns after two .45-caliber GAP Glock Model 37 pistols exploded in separate training incidents a year a part, causing minor injuries to an officer and a cadet.
"I've been around 34 years in law enforcement, and we've seen malfunctioning with guns, but never seen it explode," Police Chief Mark LeVine said.
"When I've got two guns out of 90 mess up, something's wrong."
The department has not had any problems with the guns during use in the line of duty.
The force of the explosions came down through the bottom of the guns and blew the triggers off, LeVine said.
Police Officer Frank Scianimanico, 32, and then-cadet Rodrique Jean-Louis, 20, suffered bruised fingers in the separate incidents.
As a result, the department will try an all-metal gun as a possible replacement for the plastic Glock during weapons testing Tuesday and March 20.
LeVine issued a memo Feb. 1 to his officers saying that if anyone was uncomfortable carrying the Glock they could carry a personal weapon instead, as long as the gun meets the department's requirements.
The department tried to work out a solution with Glock. The gun's Georgia-based manufacturer offered to swap out the nearly 2 1/2-year-old guns if the department paid the company $10,000.
But LeVine said that is unfair.
"I personally question if it should cost us anything at all," the chief said.
A Glock spokesman said the company is aware of the Winter Haven incidents, but hasn't had the opportunity to examine the guns yet.
"Without looking at the pistol, there's no way for us to make a determination," said Glock spokesman Carlos Guevara.
The first incident occurred in January 2007 when a Glock exploded while being used by Jean-Louis, a former cadet the department was sponsoring at the Polk Community College Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of Public Safety, which trains prospective police officers.
Department officials dismissed the incident as the fault of bad ammunition, and so did Glock.
The second incident, the one involving Scianiamancio, was this January during training at the department's shooting range at the Winter Haven Airport.
"We had another explode in the same fashion," LeVine said. "We've only got 90 guns, and two failed. It has caused a certain amount of uneasiness."
The issue seems to be with the gun, which only Glock makes, LeVine said.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office uses a different Glock, the .40-caliber Model 22 pistol, but there haven't been any incidents with it, said spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers.
The Sheriff's Office switched last year to the Glocks after using Smith & Wessons. The Glocks cost the agency $350 per gun, compared with $560 for the .45-caliber Smith & Wessons deputies were using.
"They're easier to fire, more accurate, and they hold more ammunition," Rodgers said.
Lake Alfred Police Chief Art Bodenheimer said he would never let his officers use a Glock after he saw a video demonstration of one being partially disassembled after being jammed.
His officers use Smith & Wessons instead, because it is an all-metal gun, compared to the plastic Glock, he said.
"I'm not a Glock enthusiast," Bodenheimer said.
The Winter Haven Police Department isn't the only one that has had problem with Glocks. At least two other law enforcement agencies have reported issues.
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Two .45-caliber Glock Model 21 pistols exploded in the hands of two officers at the Portland Police Department, according to a 2004 article in The Oregonian newspaper. That department then switched to 9 mm Glocks.
In 2006, The Oregonian reported an officer who was injured when his gun exploded filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Glock and the ammunition manufacturer.
In Pennsylvania, a training officer with the Upper Darby Township Police Department said his department used to carry the Glock Model 21 before it started jamming.
The department is now testing a different model of Glock. "We can't get a reason why it keeps happening," he said.
Guevara said Glock's guns aren't defective, and malfunctioning incidents at other agencies are attributed to ammunition or maintenance of the guns.
And the fact that the Portland Police Department switched to a different Glock model is an indication of how good Glock guns are, Guevara said.
Haven Police Ditch Glocks After Two Explode | TheLedger.com
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On Thursday, a spokesman for Speer, the company that makes the ammo the officers were using, took responsibility for the incidents. Ernest Durham, a spokesman for Speer, says his company sent Winter Haven a defective load of ammo.
After the first gun blew, Speer asked Winter Haven to return whatever shells were left. Officers thought they did. But some members of the SWAT Team still had ammo loaded in their guns. The next time they practiced, another gun blew.
"If the ammo was collected and replaced, the second gun wouldn't have ruptured," said Durham.
Incidents happen.That's why I only shoot .40S&W Glocks.The Polk County Sheriff's Office uses a different Glock, the .40-caliber Model 22 pistol, but there haven't been any incidents with it, said spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers.
I remember reading some time back that S&W 40 was designed off the 10mm as was the 357Sig and that the mfg's did not use actual spec's of the original 10mm case for some reason. I think that this may have been a major factor in the Kb of Glock 45, 40, and 357 calibers and so few if any in 10mm G0/G29 models unless they have pushed hand loads or used hot commercial ammo like Double Tap with factory unsupported barrels instead of full supported aftermarket barrels.
The 10mm case was designed for a CUP of 53,000 where most other cases are 40,000 CUP or less. The 45ACP generally runs a 22,000 CUP, 357 at 35,000 CUP and the 40S&W at 40,000 CUP, while the 10mm Norma was 47,000 CUP IIRC with most current factory/commercial loadings running 35,000 CUP to 45,000 CUP, with some specialty running as high as 45,000 CUP from what I have read in several books on the 10mm and it history and current usage. This is all from memory and some nots I had saved.


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Canisius men's basketball player Billy Baron and women's lacrosse player Morgan Leonard were named the 2012-13 Canisius Male and Female Athletes of the Year, the school announced Monday night at its annual Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Awards Gala, held in the Montante Cultural Center.
The Athlete of the Year Award is the highest honor a student-athlete can receive at the College. Each of the school's 17 varsity programs nominate one deserving candidate, and the school's 400-plus student-athletes, coaches, administrators and support staff cast their votes through an online voting service.
Baron is the first men's basketball player in school history to be named the Male Athlete of the Year, since the award started at the end of the 2000-01 academic year. A junior from East Greenwich, R.I., Baron led the Golden Griffins to a 20-14 overall record in 2012-13, the program's seventh 20-win campaign in school history. A transfer from the University of Rhode Island, Baron averaged a team-high 17.2 points per game, which ranked third in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and his 5.0 assists per game led the league. His 584 total points on the year are the most for a Canisius player in the last 28 seasons, and he was named the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major MVP and to the All-MAAC First Team as the Blue and Gold earned their first national postseason berth since 1996.
Leonard, a senior midfielder on the women's lacrosse team, leads the team with 49 goals to go along with nine assists for 58 points, and she ranks first on the team with her 49 ground balls and 44 caused turnovers. A native of Sykesville, Md., the 2012 Defensive Player of the Year ranks second nationally with 2.75 caused turnovers per game, seventh with 3.06 ground balls per game and 17th in the country with 3.06 goals per game. A four-time MAAC Player of the Week honoree this season, Leonard is a key piece to the women's lacrosse team that enters this weekend's MAAC Women's Lacrosse Championship in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., as the No. 1 seed after Canisius posted a record of 12-4 overall and 6-0 in conference play.Leonard is the second-straight women's lacrosse player, and the third overall, to be named Female Athlete of the Year, joining Megan Oosting (2011-12) and Whitney Card (2005-06). Canisius is the two-time defending MAAC women's lacrosse champions and the team will open its quest for a third-straight league crown Friday at 4:30 p.m. when the team meets fourth-seeded Siena.


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Fairfield University head men's lacrosse coach Andy Copelan announced that Andy Whitley has been promoted to assistant coach, after serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the past three seasons. In his new capacity, Whitley will now have responsibilities that include goalkeeper coach, recruiting, and travel coordination, while maintaining his duties as the Stags face-off coach.
"I've enjoyed working with Andy over the course of the past three seasons and am excited to promote him to a full time assistant," Copelan said. "He has demonstrated an ability to coach at the highest level and he has a clear passion for Fairfield lacrosse."
Whitley fills the coaching position vacated by Tony Vallance, who was with the program for five seasons, who left to pursue other professional ventures.
"I would also like to publicly thank Tony Vallance for his contributions to our program," said Copelan. "He is a fantastic person, coach and friend. We wish him and his wife Alison all the best with their future endeavors."
Whitley came to Fairfield for the 2009 season, after serving as an assistant coach at Yale for three seasons, where he worked with the goalkeepers and defense. In 2012 he coached the Stags to sixth in the NCAA with a win percentage of 58.2 percent at the face-off X. Michael Roe finished the year seventh in the nation with a .608 face-off win percentage, the fifth-best in a single-season in program history. In his first season at Fairfield, 2010, Whitley coached Stephen Golmont to 10th on the program's face-off win and face-off win percentage single-season lists.
Whitley began his coaching career in 1997 at Wesleyan as the defensive coordinator. In that time the Cardinal defeated four top-20 teams and appeared in two ECAC Tournaments. Whitley also spent three seasons as an assistant coach at The Hopkins School in New Haven, Conn.
Whitley earned a pair of varsity letters at Franklin and Marshall College, helping the squad to the schools third-ever NCAA Tournament berth in 1995. He was a two-time All-Centennial Conference selection as a goalkeeper and graduated in the top-25 in saves percentage, goals against average and career saves. Whitley played two seasons at Alfred University, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in each of those seasons. Whitley graduated from Franklin and Marshall in 1996 with a B.A. in Sociology.
The Stags are coming off one of the program's best seasons, which included a program-best 12-4 record and second consecutive berth in the ECAC Lacrosse League Championship title game.


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No. 10/10 Green Bay Hosts Detroit in Championship Game Sunday
By: Jill Wunrow
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The top-seeded No. 10/10 Green Bay (29-1, 17-1 HL) women's basketball team will look to avenge its lone season loss as it faces No. 2 seed Detroit (20-12, 14-4 HL) in the Horizon League championship game Sunday at 12 p.m. at the Kress Events Center.
Sunday's game will be the sixth time Green Bay and Detroit have met in the title game of the Horizon League Championship with the Phoenix owning an overall record of 4-1. Green Bay has won a record 11 conference tournament titles, 10 in the Horizon League, while Detroit owns two Horizon League Tournament crowns (1987, 1997).
Under reigning Horizon League Coach of the Year, Green Bay fifth-year head coach Matt Bollant is 10-2 in Horizon League Championship play, winning two titles (2009, 2011). Sunday will be the first time Bollant faces his former assistant and current Detroit head coach Autumn Rademacher in the Horizon League championship game. The two coaches led their respective teams in a quarterfinal meeting in the 2009 tournament with eventual champion Green Bay edging the Titans 60-46.
The championship game will feature two of the top five scorers in the league in Horizon League Player of the Year, Green Bay's Julie Wojta (Francis Creek, Wis.) leading the league with 19.5 points per game and First Team All-League selection in Detroit freshman Shareta Brown who is fifth averaging 15.5 points per contest. Brown leads the way in field-goal percentage (.565) while Wojta is second (.520).
Throughout this week's Horizon League Championship, Green Bay has had three players averaging in double-figure scoring including Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) who is leading the Phoenix with an average of 17.0 points per game while Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.) is chipping in an average of 16.5 points with Wojta adding 15.0 points. Wojta leads the way on the glass, grabbing an average of eight boards in quarterfinal and semifinal action.
Detroit enters Sunday's contest with four players scoring in double figures with Brown leading the way averaging 24.5 points per game while Jalesa Jones is chipping in an average 14.0 points in the past two games. Sophomore Megan Hatter is contributing 10.5 points per game in Horizon League Championship play while Chanahl Putnam is posting 10.0 points per contest. Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year, Yar Shayok leads the Titans on the boards, grabbing an average 6.0 throughout quarterfinal and semifinal play.
HOW THEY GOT THERE... Detroit advanced to its first championship game since 2004 with a 79-43 win over No. 7 seed Cleveland State in its quarterfinal game Mar. 7. The Titans then went on to hold off No. 3 seed Wright State, 78-70, in semifinal play at the Kress Events Center Mar. 9.
As the No. 1 seed, Green Bay battled No. 9 seed Valparaiso to a 77-53 win in quarterfinal action before capturing a 73-53 victory over No. 4 seed UIC in Friday's semifinal contest.
REGULAR SEASON REWIND... Detroit is the lone squad to beat Green Bay in regular season play. The Titans halted the program-record 40-game regular season winning streak and 36-game regular season winning streak against Horizon League opponents. It was Green Bay's first loss on its home court in 28 games of play. Wojta and Ritchie each scored 31 points in the regular season series to lead the Phoenix while Wojta led Green Bay averaging nine rebounds per game. Green Bay shot a season-low 29 percent (20-of-67) from the field in the loss.
The Phoenix was without its best on-the-ball defender in its lone season loss with Eichler missing the contest after suffering a sprained ankle in practice Feb. 7.
WOJTA THE WARRIOR... Wojta has had a record regular season with the Phoenix, moving into the top 10 in nine statistical categories on Green Bay's individual career record list. After pouring in 13 points in Green Bay's semifinal win, the Horizon League Player and Defensive Player of the Year moved up to fourth in scoring with 1,579 career points. With 268 career steals, the Wooden Award Finalist is one steal shy of moving to fifth on Green Bay's career record list. Wojta ranks sixth with 818 rebounds and 620 field goals made, and is three free throws shy of tying Assistant Coach Amanda Leonhard-Perry who has 283 during her career, ranking sixth on the career record list.
Wojta's 33rd career double double performance in the Horizon League semifinal against UIC set a new Division I program record. In Green Bay's quarterfinal game against Valpo Mar. 7, Wojta's game high six steals put her atop the individual season record list with 105 steals. Entering Sunday's championship game, Wojta has 107 career steals. The senior captain will make her 100th career start in a Phoenix uniform.
In addition to earning Horizon League Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-League and All-Defensive Team honors, Wojta was recently named to the John R. Wooden Finalist ballot, is a midseason addition to the Wade Trophy watch list, Naismith midseason 32 watch list, and Capital One Academic All-America Second Team selection.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT US... Wojta is not the only player to write her name in Green Bay's record book this season. Second Team All-League selection Adrian Ritchie is tied for seventh on the individual career record list with 123 made three-point field goals and sixth with 340 three-point field goal attempts. Classmate Lydia Bauer is tied for sixth on the individual season record list with 144 three-point field goals attempted while Ritchie is eighth with 139 attempts beyond the arc. Meanwhile senior Hannah Quilling (Eau Claire, Wis.) is one of 12 players in program history that has played in 124 games or more in a Phoenix uniform.
20-WIN SEASONS... With its 29-1 record, Green Bay has 13 consecutive 20-win seasons. This season marks the fourth time in program history Green Bay has had 29 wins or more in a single season. With a win in Sunday's championship game, it would be the second time in program history the Phoenix has amassed 30 wins in a season, second behind last season's record 34 wins.
FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE... Sunday's Horizon League Championship game will be broadcast live on ESPNU with Jim Barbar and Julianne Viani with the call. Fans can track live stats of the game on GreenBayPhoenix.com here.
The Green Bay ticket office in the Kress Center will be open Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fans can also order tickets by phone by calling 920.465.2625 on Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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I have just started the process and was trying to decide should I do the SE or ROTJ? I have already made the cape (yeah turned out pretty good). But besides the ESB helmet on the ROTJ costume what other differences are there? I saw that the ammo belt is different for SE (12 pouces versus 8) but is there anything else? Sorry if there was a thread for this already, I searched but hey I probably overlooked it.


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I have been looking for parts out there to build up my L1A1's and thought I would share my findings with everyone that wants to put theirs together. You need 7 parts to do a build. With either a DSA or Enterprise Inch pattern receiver, you only need 6 more.....
Arizona Response Systems has 80% completed British style L1A1 5 slot flash hiders. They need the slots completed, the bayonet lug grooves cut, and the retaining ring groove cut and drilled. They run $50 for one and $90 for two plus $6.50 shipping. Contact him at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ergo Grips has L1A1 grips on closeout for those that have the old Brit plastic stocks.https://www.ergogrips.net/item-detail.cfm?ID=4210&storeid=1&image=l1a1.gif&CFID=2 4772596&CFTOKEN=28068625 Make sure that you fit them with a fine file and don't pound on them because they will chip. Once they are fit, they look great.
Gunthings.com have US made Trigger, Hammer, and Sear sets for the Inch pattern rifles for $85.00. They also have US made gas pistons for $27.00.http://www.gunthings.com/
Ironwood Creations offers new made wood for L1A1's: http://ironwooddesigns.com/2aprod/1zFALprod.html A little pricey, but look awesome.
Inter Ord has barrels by Green Mountain, but they are not listed on their web site. They have them for $189.99. These are the barrels that were offered with the kits early on and will need the gas block mounted and gas hole drilled.
I know that there are floor plates and followers out there, but I don't want to have to modify all of my mags and then worry about an occasional unmodified one getting mixed in.


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text: Our PBS East station on our dish is the Detroit one and it's Pledge Time!! Since it's when we usually get some awesome concert specials shown, I checked out the on air guide yesterday afternoon to see what was on last night. To my delight, starting at 7 was... Les Miserables ~ The 25th Silver Anniversary Concert from the O2 Arena in London It's four hours w/the various breaks for pledge requests and all that, but what an enjoyable four hours it is. The guy who plays Jean Valjean in this is *amazing*!! His first name is Alfie, but I never did catch his last name. Regardless, I now have a brand new all time favourite performance of Bring Him Home thanks to watching this last night. Also the character of Fantine is played by Lea Salgona (Sorry for the butchering of that), which was a lovely surprise since I haven't heard much from her the last few years. She did a wonderful job of I Dreamed A Dream too. Which I'm rather jealous over. That is the one song I just can't sing for some odd reason. Never fails, I'll be doing okay w/it and then I go off key and can't get it back. Drives me nuts!! The Encore though...Now that's one heck of a treat, as the Original Cast from 1985 comes on stage and there's some *very* special performances to close the Concert. My only complaint is we're still trying to get the new DVR hooked up and working, so I wasn't able to get this on DVD last night. Anyway...Since I know some areas are just starting their Pledge Periods or it's coming up fast for their PBS Stations, I thought I'd post a Heads Up about this. Really do try to catch this, as it's just a wonderful, wonderful way to spend an evening if you're a Les Mis fan like me.


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The hotel was among the pictureque rice fields and forests, away from the main tourist area - very quiet and relaxing. Our unit had it's own garden with a little hut with thatched roof in it. We saw lots of stars in the clear night and monkeys in the trees above the rice fields in the morning. The hotel has beautiful main garden, pool area, temple, paths to village, etc. The drive from/to the airport, nusa dua and kuta was 1hr-1 1/2 hr depending on the time of the day. If you prefer the bustling tourist scenaries and spa hopping, Ubud area may be bit far.
The hotel staff's good services and comfort of the hotel environment.
The hotel was really up to and above our expectations. Really nice setting and surrounding and very friendly and helpful staff. as the chalets were full we were upgraded to a villa.
Villas are well designed and sited well within a setting of rice paddies. The landscaping was particularly well designed and well kept. The toilet/bathrooms are little outdated; and need to be modernised.
The peaceful bushy surrounding, with monkeys in the trees. The pool villa's and the lovely moonlight dinners. The breakfast could be improved, just by adding some cheese, ham and salami (for people that do not enjoy hot meals in the morning.) The boiling coffee is really terrible! They should invest in a good coffee machine then the resort would be "perfect".
Very good breakfast.Awarding winning resturant.Up to world best class standard for food. False advertising.Ubud Charlet room will never be available. There are only 8 rooms looks like the adv. picture out of 58 rooms in total. Some room were renovated but we never had a chance to even see it. Our room was old and no 4 pillar bed. Will send you picture later. When I check out, I saw another pair of traveller were complainting about the room too. What you pay is not what you see in adv. picture.
The staff was extremely helpful & friendly
We stayed in the deluxe pool villa & it was an absolutely gorgeous room! The food was terrible, we found it necessary to travel into ubud centre to eat every meal.
Privacy, day bed - views. Pool. Friendliness. No
Good service - excelent location Driver transfer was a little expensive compared to taxi
staff were amazing, attentive & friendly. Breakfat is gourmet and faantastic. Luxirious villas facing a nice view. water at the private villa swimming pool and in the public pool were very cold. food served in the rooms is not variable and over priced. the food served in the rooms probably tasted like pet food
Beautiful hotel, wonderful staff, very relaxing atmosphere.
Beautiful grounds and setting. Large and well decorated room. Shuttle to town was good. Menu was too gourmet, with limited selections, small portions and high prices. The cheesburger in the bar was the most expensive I have ever had anywhere.
The accommodating staff. The pinesol smell of the room.
I like the very nice pool and the garden with the rice terraces. kind of expensive
The swimming pool, the view from the room, the room facitilies, the staff
Excellent service, beautiful pool and grounds, great breakfast and restaurant 15 min walk to town, poor access road with potholes and inadequate lighting. However hourly shuttle service provided free of charge.
Rooms , view , hotel staff were so helpful and they make you feel like u r the only one staying at their hotel. Nothing, everything was perfect
Loved everything about this place...staff, hotel, facilities, location...everything! Nothing at all!!!
the villa, tea time were good. Service at breakfast was chaotic, food arrived in a wrong order, serivce was slow
Great staff service, opulent surroundings. Mixed up our reservation and had to move our room, but we were compensated appropriately and the first room was just as nice as the 2nd.
This is a beautiful facillity. The staff is wonderful. Prix fixe dinner for Christmas with no other food available.
- Very nice views and exotic environment: one has the feeling of being in the middle of the jungle; free transfer to the centre of Ubud (15 minutes); large duplex villa with very nice bathroom (incl. large marble bathtub); nice breakfast, swimming pool and other facilities; good spa. - Rooms/villas are slightly over-priced for the quality of services/environment; rooms/villas are insufficiently isolated (e.g. as early as 5 AM the local wildlife, incl. domesticated poultry awakens and it is hard not to wake up together with them, but that of course is part of the charm of a stay in a jungle like environment!)
Staff was very friendly and kind and service is excellent, villa is luxurious and the views are out-worldly and breath-taking. Also they offered us a welcome gift that i really liked. The insects inside the villa but there's nothing they can do really knowing the environment that we're in although they spray the villa everyday from inside and out, and also the villa was far from the reception and restaurant area that we should call a butler with a golf car to pick us up every time we go in and out of the villa, but nothing that ruins our amazing stay
Certainly the most beautiful hotel you can imagine for a honeymoon (actually the most beautiful villa we've ever stayed at). Fantastic view and enormous luxury villas with plungle pools! Only one computer for internet acces, which was frequently down. You will have to consider that, since it is close to jungle, bugs will appear inevitably in the evening, but can be reasonably kept out.
the hotel location in the top of mountain very hard to drive car to the top the open bathroom
The flowers were beautiful, very friendly and helpful staff, the atmosphere was laid-back and enjoyable. The power outages were difficult at times.
Nice place to stay, nice staff. Simple but good spacious room. Nice swimming pool. Choice of breakfast (Indonesian & Western). Location is little off the centre of Ubud, you have to walk 15 min. to the centre. On the other hand the hotel is in a quiet neighbourhoud and a very relaxing place to stay.
Was upgraded to the penthouse which was fantastic - served as a great base for drinks with the wider group etc. We spent 2 nights in Ubud but could have easily spent longer there.
Very nice green territory, helpful staff, good breakfast... Just great for the price!
reading book on the morning at balcony
Very nice staff and friendly. Had a year end party free of charge. Hot water was not enough amount and pressure, so that shower was cold.
Pool was good. Bathroom was very average
i liked the location of the hotel, the silent atmosphere the room's cleaning service, the bathroom was very poor, dirty towels, the room's entrance door hasn't safe lock and from outside you could see the indoor space by fissure in the door, a fact which for who stays there alone terrified me.
1) The frequent electricity outages 2) the very high & steep staircase leading to the 1st floor that is inconvenient to elderly folks and small kids 3) inflexibility to change rooms even after numerous requests 4) slow response frm staff.
A beautiful hotel set amongst lushous greenery with staggering views over the paddy fields. The hotel is luxurious and staff very friendly, overall we had a fantastic stay on our honeymoon and would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a quiet and peaceful stay in beautiful surroundings.
One of the most wonderful experiences of our life. Your feel pampered from the moment of arrival till the moment you leave.
we felt in another world. the hotel is beautiful and the room too. the view on the rice fiels and nature is amazing and so relaxing. the room was beautiful but unfortunately the humidity smell was very strong. Not sure this room is used very often.
Everything is absolutely excellent and I would recommend this hotel to anybody - it is amazing!!
The Staff is incredible friendly The designated driver for pick up us in the airport tryes to set bussines with some shops in our way to the hotel,,,,prices were to high when we saw the other shops; obviusly there was an arrengement between them
The staff were lovely, nothing was ever too difficult, it was so quiet and peaceful, you barely see other guests around. the outside shower/bath area can be dangerously slippery.
The staff were very nice, polite and cheerful, always with a happy smile on their face. The location was beautiful and my room was large , bright and very comfortable and clean. No insects in the room and the grouns were well maintained. Beautiful vistas. and there was a free hotel shuttle bus to and from Ubud 3 times a day. Also in the general are there were lots of galleries and art shops. The food in the restraunt was not great. Average more like. And for the equivalent price of $100 in Nusa Dua, you get a lot more. But do not know if it is fair to compare in that way.
We were very fortunate to be able to stay in fantastic accomodation.Brilliant views of jungle and so very quiet. Staff excellent.
The hotel is beautifully appointed with spectacular views over a luscious valley. The grounds and terracing give a real sense of privacy and specialness. The staff were impeccably polite and helpful and breakfast overlooking the valley was just an amazing experience, as if watching a wildlife programme on TV. The breakfast itself was also delicious and plentiful. A wonderful base from which to visit Ubud. There are only three drops and pickups from town eachh day - a more regular service would ahve made the stay perfect.
the pool and views are very nice, we found the family room very well designed for a couple and three children it is a long way out of town - probably 45 minute walk or a 5 minute taxi ride
The Beji Resort is a wonderful little resort in Ubud! We loved the place, the location is great near some wonderful restorans and galeries, the rooms/villas are lovley, the view is fantastic and the pools at the resort are fantastic!!!
Intitially tried to give me a lower grade room to the one I booked but was moved immediately I complained. Resort has fabulous pools in the valley and is of a good standard. Rooms at the top of the resort - Lumbung Villas - do suffer from some road noise but not too intrusive and is very quiet overnight
The quiet and nice tropical landscape and the position from ubud downtown 15 to 20 Minutes by foot. Hotel personnel very kind and helpfull .Room are big and clean Big lezard in the bathroom ( 30cm long ) , swiming pool not big enough
The quiet atmosphere and friendly staff. Located a little out of the main town to avoid all the city noise. The hotel shuttle to town could have run a few more trips. This is not a complaint just an observation.
Hotel position and view. Considering the room rates (about 100 Eur/day) the hotel facilities should be better kept than currently, i.e. the bathroom, even if pretty large, is really essential and old.
This was a quiet resort with a lovely tropical outlook and pool area and nice rooms. 2km downhill walk to town centre with galleries along the way, 5 min uphill walk to nearby day spa with good treatments and helpful staff at resort. 3 shuttle trips daily to Ubud but not overly convenient times. We would return . Meals are ok but there are much better and many options out of the resort. Breakfast is acceptable with eggs, noodle, rice dishes and french toast. Juices arent fresh and coffee is horrilbe - ask for the instant ! Lots of high steps in/around resort so be warned if you have knee/hips problems !


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Discussion in 'October 2009' started by max, Oct 16, 2009.
Hey roscoe, this is almost as good as you and I in the chat room
Reminds me of the old days at the DetNews. Bynum and Gordon have some chemistry. Wilcox having a nice second half.
Maxie set up Wilcox earlier, and now Wilcox just setup Max. I cannot express enough how little I miss Sheed and Dice. It is nice to watch forwards that actually interior pass, move without the ball and go to the hoop.
Wilcox in the lineup looks good on both ends of the floor..
Wilcox has a low motor. When he is engaged, he is a pretty good player.
5:59 left in the game...if the Pistons hold them under [strike]100[/strike], 90, they may win this game...but lets see if the starters can do that....if they can stop giving up 3's
Charlie V is getting eaten up by Ilyasova. He can't defend a street light right now. Sad.
Stuckey can't cover Jennings either.
anybody else think Stuckey might be gay? not that there's anything wrong with that. i hope he's gay, it would be kinda cool... but maybe he's just a soft spoken guy. do you think Villanueva actually works out during the summer? even Sheed had more muscle definition than him.
Stuckey trying to do it all...the rest of the Pistons are spectators..
Charlie Villanueva sure is a top notch 3rd big. And Ben Wallace is looking like an even better spark plug 4th. Now if only we had some starters... Love seeing Ben Wallace out there though. Thank Darwin they got him!
Bynum is limping off the court!
Well the Piston D buckled down and held on to win despite giving up 79 points in the last three quarters....the perimeter defense cannot allow a team to be open enough to take 27 three pointers (they made 11 of them) and you got to shoot better at the FT line (we missed 11 of them)... A two pt Piston victory and those two items were the meaningless key stats They played better in the second half than in the first and basically without Tay, Kwame, and Rip who was in foul trouble for most the second half. They got work to do but I can see them getting some wins vs the other weaker teams
I noticed that too, Rip just looks like the odd man out. STuckey is going to have the ball because he runs the point, same can be said for Will, BenG just got paid and KNOWS exactly what he's here to do, Rip is....... It's weird, watching Vill and Wilcox's defense makes me miss the hell outta Sheed and DIce, I don't know if they were that good or if these dudes are that BAD, their defensive fundamentals and techniques are absolutely HORRIBLE!!!! But on offense, watching Wilcox catch and finish around the rim looks so weird to me because we haven't had a player who could do that in a Pistons uniform since............. He woke up in the 2nd half.......see comment below I mean damn, what if the frikkin light bulb would just go off in his head, him and Vill are going to be 10-times more frustrating than Sheed, and that saying alot. Charlie is clueless, he's a bench player, he's one helluva weapon to bring off the bench, we need a decent vet starting at PF, Charlie don't have the hoop IQ to develop a complete and consistent game, but he's a helluva talent, worth every penny of his modest contract.
Last preseason game. Season starts Wednesday at Memphis. Nice to see a game on TV. Just the 2nd one this preseason for me, and the first win I saw. Rip was in a lot of foul trouble. Tay did not play. Kwame did not play. Jerebko did not play. Atkins, Washington, Summers played little or none. Best stretch of the game was mid 3rd thru half the fourth. We had Bynum and Gordon in the backcourt with Stuckey as the small forward. Maxiell and Wilcox were our bigs. We saw a lot of good chemistry between Maxiell and Wilcox resulting in some easy buckets at the basket. Maxiell also hit some outside jumpers in this one. We went from about 10 down to about 10 up during this stretch. The group started to falter a bit and the starters returned and managed to get the W. Ben Wallace was great at setting a defensive tone to start this one. When Ben sat, Jason Maxiell came in and kept up the theme - at least on the pestering defense part - maybe not the rebounding. But Wilcox took over the rebounding chores well. He was the old Ben, gathering the bounds, being a staunch inside defender, and continually helping the other team dribble much to their dismay. That run I mentioned actually started with Ben and JMAX both in their. Villanueva? He showed some ability to score driving around the basket. But really, he did not seem much of a factor in this one - although he did start and we did get out to a good lead with him in the game. He can score for sure, and certainly draws his fair share of the defensive attention. Daye started but really did not play all that much, and really did not do much of note in the game. Our old buddy Delfino helped Milwaukee to quite a run for Milwaukee in the first half to take away the lead we built up. That was some good solid play from Milwaukee. In the 2nd half, we got behind by simply not playing good perimeter defense. Bynum was doing a much better job of working with his teammates tonight, and that perhaps more than anything helped us get this game back in our control. Bynum himself did some nice scoring. Stuckey provided some scoring punch - and yes, he can play some defense at times just with his natural ability from his size, strength, and quickness. But he needs a lot of work to put his defensive game together. Gordon I simply did not see play much D. But he certainly can shoot the ball. Can't think of much else. Just a lot of fun to be able to watch the game. Go Pistons!!!!!
Have to take time to get a handle on this team. They are not like the Pistons of the championship run. But will try and call players out to help evaluate the roster. It looks like the guards can really score. And that shot by Bynum that missed at the end was a good shot. It looks like the Pistons have the fire power to get the open looks in crunch time. I am looking forward to watching Gordon. Don't know how Rip will fit in to the picture and if a trade will take place--still likely by next summer. Have to see a lot more of Wilcox but was never a big fan of his as a Clipper. But guys can get better. Ben was a bit like the old Ben. You could really see what we have missed. I never gave Amir, Maxiel, Nazi, etc. a chance to fill his shoes. Speaking of Maxiel, I like his tenacity but wow, does he have trouble on the defensive boards. That two possession sequence where the Bucks vaulted over him brought them back in the game in the 4th. Trouble with Maxiel is that he doesn't really excell in any area except on the offensive boards and that is somewhat negated by poor free throw shooting. But will keep an open mind. Have no real clue where this team stands.
Looking at the boxscore, quite a contrast in the plus minus numbers. Villanueva a minus 19 while JMAX was a plus 20. And Ben Wallace, despite helping in setting the tone on defense for the game early was well minus. Good plus numbers for Wilcox and Bynum too. Also, Bynum with a plus 20 stood out very well against Stuckey with a minus 9.
WTF? lol
I agree that Max provided some intensity, especially midway thru the third and into the 4th, but the dude has to grabbed more than 1 board in 22 minutes of play..that is not acceptable when they are playing good teams....
i never really heard him speak before, but he had a bunch of little interview clips today. maybe he's just a soft spoken guy. just an observation. more power to him.
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These are more or less early impressions as it wasn't much more than a few runs in early season. But I know some of you have been begging for input on some of these so I thought I'd share a quick run through. If you want a bit more input on a specific deck just ask.
Gnu Pickle 153
In general it was a decent ride. I still don't think its quite worth the near $500 you pay full retail and I'm still not a fan of BTX. It just makes you ride too centered and I like to move my weight around on the deck more than it comfortably allowed. And I don't think their asym is working. They're using a softer wood just past the inserts from tip to tip on the heelside to make turns easier to initiate. The deeper sidecut was enough, using the softer wood just made it less meaty and I couldn't dig in right.
Gnu Impossible 155
I'm not a big fan of EC2. It just doesn't load like C2 or the other rocker/camber styles out there. Decent in a skate pop but I wasn't impressed overall. I felt like the deck ran into the same issue as the Pickle, that softer heelside core just doesn't do it for me. Other than that the theory of shorter and deeper is sound. It's the future of twins in my opinion. Also with mellow mag out there now, if you've liked the way Mervins ride but don't like Mange, something with mellow mag is the answer. Its only noticable in gnar conditions.
Lib TRS 154
This is by far the best Mervin I've ridden. Everything was easy on it. It didn't provide a ton of energy when I drove into it, but that's what made it predictable. You could load the tips a bit but if you really gave it some muscle it smushed out a bit. I still don't like Magne, but it does makes things easy to ride. You really don't worry about edge control much when on it.
K2 Ultra Dream 161
Tank. With a good splash of playfulness. It didn't really feel like I was lugging around a 161. Very stable at speed, very good edge hold, and the right amount of give in the tips to make it fun outside the pow. I REALLY look forward to this in deep snow, power surfing?
K2 Happy Hour 151
Stable, more drawn out turns, a bit of playfulness in the tips but not much. Its got stabby tips. There's been a very angry debate on these so I just wont go into it. The way it rode seems to me like its going to be just better in deeper snow than anywhere else. Tweekend wasn't overly noticable aside from a very smooth entry and exit with turns. It should give a more effective base area for deeper snow and something softer that you can get out on the tips more with will make more use of it.
Flow Rush 153
Super stable, agile, and snappy. This is now one of my new favorite decks. I will be riding one this year. Its a fantastic all mountain twin. The rocker and camber are very mellow. It rides similar to a flat board but when you would want the benefits of a center rockered board, they're there. Nice turn initiation and fantastic edgehold. Load it and snap, it has boost. ABT, didn't really feel it for the most part. Land bolts off a jump or off a step down rail and you'll notice it.
Flow Maverick 160
AK mountain stick for sure. It's not the most damp of board, but in AK you don't necessarily need it. Or want it. You get decent board feel which for navigating steeps and whatnot I can actually see that being very useful. Its a rocket. It feels a bit strange at slower speeds, but point it and after like 25mph or so (random rough guess) it comes alive and was really a blast to just mach with and make huge turns. It didn't feel as big and cumbersome as an average cambered 160 either. ABT again wasn't there much unless you were flat basing or landing bolts.
Yes Jackpot 154
I was told they are moving production to Elan and/or GST by two different people. One is the regional rep who told me GST. Its a good move as far as I can tell. The Jackpot is supposed to be their softer more jib oriented board as I was told, but it made a great softer all mountain twin freestyle board and would make a pretty good park stick. Good enough snap off edge, still some great play in the tips. Just a fun predictable energetic ride. The camrock has been tweaked a bit, its a little longer camber zone and less rocker. It made a huge difference. Color it endorsed.
Salomon Sabotage 152
Flat between the feet, camber under foot. I wanted to see this back in '08 when everyone was rushing rockers. Ride sorta did it, but this is closer to what I envisioned. It was amazing. I want one, and will be doing whatever I can to get one. Snappy, jibby, solid edge hold (I am becoming a fan of Equalizer), and smooth. This is one of the boards that I can ride every day no matter the condition or my mood. One of the best all mountain capable park decks I've been on.
Capita DOA 156
I was really looking forward to this one and was not disappointed. It was not the most lively of decks, or the grippiest, or the smoothest, but it was a fun ride. This is why I've liked Capitas in the past. They're fun rides. Snappy enough, damp enough, good enough edgehold, and agile enough. If you're aiming for a do everything freestyle stick from Capita, this is a great option.
Burton Parkitect 150
Asym Squeezebox is money. I did something similar to my Angry Signal and it works. It gives you more meat right under you back foot and allows you to drive into a heelside turn a little harder. So even though you don't have the deeper heelside to compensate for biomechanics, the extra girth does a decent job at making up for it. As a jib board I think the cambered needs to be mellowed out a bit in the tips. It just had the hookiness of full camber and with the way we can profile the camber in the tips now it just makes more sense for a jib stick.
Ride Machete GT 151
All the crazy tech you could ask for. Tons of pop when you could get at it. I just felt like it was too hard to get to. You really had to load into it. Just making it a smidge softer would make it effectively snappier. Very smooth through a turn and decent for long drawn out ones, but I wish it was deeper sidecut for snappy quick turns. Smooth on edge, Slimewalls are great for that, and cut through crud very well.
Flow Era 153
Stable in a turn, grippiest non bumpy sidecut I've been on, rolled base between the feet for smoothy edge transition and catch free front boards, load it and SNAP... A fantastic do everything twin. As at home as an all mountain freestyle stick as a do anything park board. One of my favorites.
Ride Berzerker 155
Powerful in a turn, nimble, smooth in and out of turns, snappy off edge, fast, likes to be up on edge. This is definitely a great board for someone that doesn't ride park and only wants one board for everything else. Nimble enough for the trees and stable and powerful enough for steeps.
What would be your pick now of the TRS vs Sabotage vs DOA? I was looking at getting one of those 3 and they all seem to be going for similar $ on ebay. I want a true twin that's more fun and playful for next year to improve my freestyle skills and switch riding. Not big into jibbing yet but I love going off natural and park jumps. Leaning towards the Sabotage because I have a Billy Goat and wanted to try out camber. I was also considering the T Rice Pro, from what I've read it's stiffer than those 3 but is a better all conditions kinda ride.
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Well, hmmm. Hard to pick between the DOA and the Sabotage. The Sabo is a super fun board but a little soft and a bit better for jibbing than jumping. The DOA is just the opposite. Honestly the go between is the Jackpot out of what I rode that day or the Salomon Villain which I rode about 2 months ago and happends to be one of the top 10 boards I've ever ridden.
So really, none of those? I'd see if you can find a Jackpot or a Villain if you wanna try 'camber'.
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Distagon T21mm f/2.8
This 21mm f/2.8 lens achieves its best DxOMark Score at f/2.8. If its resolution is not as high as many other Zeiss lenses, it remains solid both on full-frame and on APS-C sensors. Its most noticeable advantages are, here again, rather limited distortion for a wide angle lens, and very few chromatic aberrations. As with many wide angle lenses, this 21mm proves a solid companion for landscape both on APS-C and 24x36 sensors, and can also be used for reportage when mounted on an APS-C body.
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On a full-frame sensor the resolution map is very sharp from the center to the first one-third, even fully opened. Stopping down to f/4 makes the same center to one-third of field even crisper; but as soon one reaches f/5.6, even if the center remains crisp, the last third and the corners become very soft. The best aperture range for this lens is definitely located between f/2.8 and f/4.
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Using raw vegetables in these grilled quesadillas yields a crisp-tender texture and a decidedly fresh flavor perfect for a hot day. Plus, it's a great way to save time.
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for grates
- 4 ears corn (husks and silks removed), or 1 package (10 ounces) frozen corn kernels, thawed
- 1 bunch scallions, half of bunch thinly sliced, other half cut into 2-inch lengths
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 4 flour tortillas (10-inch)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 ounces)
- 1 yellow squash, halved crosswise and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 orange bell pepper (ribs and seeds removed), thinly sliced
Heat grill to low; lightly oil grates. Cut off tip of each cob. One at a time, stand each ear in a large wide bowl; with a sharp knife, carefully slice downward to release the kernels (you should have about 2 cups). Discard cobs.
Add sliced scallions, lime juice, and oil to bowl. Season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine. Set corn relish aside.
Place tortillas on a work surface. Dividing evenly, sprinkle half the cheese on bottom half of each tortilla. Top with squash, bell pepper, scallion pieces, and remaining cheese; season with salt and pepper. Fold top half of tortillas over filling to close.
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completing my first walk-in teal or any duck hunt in the Texas coastal marshes has me left proud enough to make my first post on this board. I wouldn't call it a honey hole, but it was a great first experience.
Before yesterday I had been on many dove hunts and several quail hunts, but only ever one guided duck hunt (also in the Texas gulf, but for that we were spoiled by 4 wheelers, local knowledge and retrievers at a Duck hunting club). This time we earned it, with none of the above. We earned every bit. We probably got all of what we earned being first timers, but we got it nonetheless. For those that don't know, Big Boggy NWR is a public hunting area in matagorda county with about 5k acres of marshland available for use by waterfowlers during Texas seasons. I've heard/read people (on here even), say that this place requires a death march no matter where you hunt. They are right in the big picture, because most of the pot holes are quite aways in from where you can park, and you can't really make use of kayaks or canoes from a "walk-in" standpoint, and 4-wheelers are off limits here. So, you're walking.
I tried to scout the place during daylight hours (about 10am) a couple days before my buddy (also a long time hunter but newbie duck hunter) and I showed up in the dark the day of our hunt. I didn't get down there early enough to scout the ducks, but that was fine. My main intention was to ease some fear. I was more concerned with navigating the terrain which I know is loaded with alligators and rattlesnakes, and just the unknown of a new place with absolutely no local knowledge. With the temps in the 80's rattle snakes was our most dangerous threat, gators 2nd, and mosquitoes a 3rd place on the danger scale but at the top of the list in terms of things out there to make us miserable. Going down there in the daylight made it worse for me mentally. I couldn't see any water. No water from the hunter's parking area, and no water from the road that borders the main public area. The only water I could see was through the binoculars about a mile away and even that was just the very sliver of a lake on the horizon, too far for us to walk through in the dark on our first trip. To boot, on my scout trip, I saw no birds, but got chewed by mosquitoes each time I got out of the car, saw a large gator crossing a road in an area I knew there was no water nearby, and looked at every possible crossing point I could find thinking "that grass is way too tall to walk through without getting chomped on by a rattlesnake". So, I was working GPS satellite on my iphone hard, dropping pins and trying to pick the best path to water really not knowing what the marsh would hold in any given area. It looked pretty rough. Needless to say, pretty nervous leaving there.
I called my buddy to tell him about my trip down, and what I thought we should do. Plans still on! So we decide to meet at 3:15 and make the 2 hour drive from Houston with all our gear and just go for it. We did. Loaded the truck the night before, slept three hours, woke up 30 minutes late and busted out of there. One stop in Bay city, TX and we hit the 8mi dirt road into the refuge and both of us had adrenaline pumping pretty quick. We pulled up to the spot we thought would work best at 5:30 sharp, loaded out, sprayed down with deet, and just started walking. Mosquitoes looked super heavy coming into the refuge and the front of my truck is just powdered with them, but somehow we managed to do just fine. They didn't bother us. During our walk we stopped twice to catch breath and check the satellite for the pot holes. We finally picked one, set up our spread and blind, and took a seat. We were in about 2 ft feet of smelly muck water over a pothole about 2 acres big and just watched the sky change for a few minutes with the sun rising and rain storms blowing through. Withing a few minutes of shooting time we had Teal action. We couldn't believe it! Talk about a success!!
Our first bird came in solo, started to slow, and then quickly blew out...Then, two birds came in, lit up and bang bang..Hunt's over. We were stoked! For the rest of the morning, there was a fair amount of activity in the area, but not all that much teal. A couple of high flying groups and two pretty good sized groups that circled our pot on response of the calls for a half turn but moved on. We didn't take another shot all morning, even though some were in range of shot during flight. We were waiting for the interaction of the call with the Teal to actually come in. Didn't happen this time, didn't matter. Watched a lot of birds, learned about the marsh we hunted in for next time, caught a new addiction and had a great time with a good friend. Hoofing it through marsh and making it all happen is something I will not easily forget.
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While you go through the instructions on how to install Firefox on Windows, you may decide to choose the Custom installation type.
Custom installation of Firefox
To install Firefox using custom options, select the Custom installation type. This will give you options not available in the Standard installation type.
- Check mark Use Firefox as my default browser if you want use Firefox when you open a link in your mail application, an Internet shortcut, or HTML document.
Next, you can choose the Destination Folder, which means where Firefox is installed. The default is C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\. You can change the folder either by manually typing the location of another folder on your computer, or click to select a new folder.
- Space required: The amount of space on your hard drive required for you to install Firefox.
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to continue.
These shortcuts are created by default in the Standard setup.
- On my Desktop: You can choose to create a Firefox shortcut icon on the Windows Desktop.
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Presents for Food Pantry
Birthday celebration offers chance to help Newton neighbors
By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent | October 24. 2013 9:11PM
Emma Gordon of Newton holds up some of the food items given to her for her ninth birthday that she will donate to the food pantry. (JASON SCHREIBER/Union Leader Correspondent)
When she celebrated her 9th birthday this month, Emma asked her guests to bring canned goods for the local food pantry instead.
The birthday girl from Newton collected more than 100 items that she planned to deliver to the Newton Town Hall Thursday night. The donation will help keep the shelves stocked at the food pantry.
Emma said this was the first time she's asked for food donations for her birthday, but she has twice donated hair to the Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to disadvantaged children experiencing hair loss from medical conditions.
Her parents, Dale and Kara, were surprised, too.
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