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Re: Restoring bootstripe by wet sanding?
I found a local auto paint shop with Presta Ultra Cutting Cream, so I picked some up, and also bought a polisher/sander and 3M wool and foam pads. I did a test section on my boot stripe, and it fully restored the deep, wet look of the original blue bootstripe. It is going to look fantastic when I do the whole thing (stripe and hull). Work commitments will prevent me from doing the whole boat until next weekend, so I need to hold off on starting this.
The Presta cream is amazing stuff, the way it starts as a heavy compound and disappears as it breaks down into a fine polish. It does seem to accomplish 2 or 3 steps all at once. I could not find Presta Chroma, so I'll probably use Maguire's #9 as a final glaze - or skip that step and just go to wax.
The Presta cream says it removes 1500 and finer scratches, so since I had sanded the bootstripe with 1000 grit, I did a second sanding with 2000 grit to better prep it for the Presta cream.
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Thanks for the link. I had read that thread a year ago, but it was good to reread what I had forgotten. In theory I should have seen it right away since it's stickied, but the stickies become wallpaper after awhile and my eyes skip right over them.
I went out to a local auto supply store this afternoon and tried to find some of the products that MS recommended. All I found was the Maguire's #9, which I'm not ready to use yet, and all the other stuff looked to have silicone oils. I want to polish my entire hull - not sure I need compounding, but we'll have to see. However, I thought boot stripe needed more work than the rest of the hull, so I wanted to get started on that ASAP. I decided to go ahead with wet sandpaper instead of searching for a heavy compound, since I already had the paper, and I know that the only silicon it had was silicon carbide . Also, I felt it would be easier to control because I could cut it to the width of my boot stripe, and thus focus the sanding just on the stripe itself. I tried 1000 grit first, and it did the trick much quicker than the 2000 that I tried before. I was able to eliminate the chalkiness on both sides of the bootstripe (25' boat) in about 30 minutes.
As I observed the results of sanding I had some thoughts about what was causing the chalkiness. The bootstripe was always shiny since I bought the boat, it was just milky under the shine. I know the PO used Collinite Fleet paste on the hull, and the wax is starting to get discolored on the white part of the hull. The chalkiness would not go away when the stripe got wet - the stripe seemed to be hydrophobic (evidence that it was coated with wax). However, after about 10 strokes over a section with the sandpaper, the chalkiness would disapper and the water caused the strip to turn a nice, deep blue. I'd wipe off the area with a wet sponge and lots of water and let it dry. Once dry, it became a little lighter in color than when wet (but still darker than before), and very dull at this point. But now when it gets wet, the water coats it and it immediately turns dark again, instead of repelling the water and staying light like it did before.
My conclusion is that the milkiness was probably stale Fleet wax over top of an oxidized boot stripe. Now that I've sanded down to the bare stripe, I can compound/polish/glaze/wax to restore it.
I'm still struggling with whether to compound or go right to polishing. Overall the hull is in nice shape, and just needs for the old wax to be stripped off. I had already purchased the Collinite Fiberglass Boat Cleaner which seems to be somewhere between a compound and polish, so I'm thinking that maybe using that followed by Maguire's #9, then Collinite Fleet paste will get me decent results using up most of what I already have.
The other thing I'm toying with is getting the Presta Ultra Cutting Cream so I can do compounding and polishing in one step. It sounds like that is amazing stuff. However, I'm not sure that my pre-splash schedule will allow time for an online order to come, so it might have to wait until next year.
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I wouldn't think anything higher than 600, then heavy cut compound and then light compound then wax then sealer...
It worked on my 77 o'day stripe quite well
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2000 grit is too fine to start with. Try some 800 wet. If that removes the chalk then go to 1200 and then polishing compounds. If the 800 is still too slow, back down to 600, then 800 then 1200 etc.
For comparison, I restored the 40 year old, probably never maintained hull of my 43' starting with 400 wet, then 600. The chalking I had to deal with was as bad as I've seen but it ended up where I could read the names of other boats in the reflections.
The only reason to use grits like 1500, 2000 etc. is for show car paint where a true, perfect mirror reflection is required. It's pointless on gelcoat since it never is, or can be, that glossy.
Re: Restoring bootstripe by wet sanding?
Ditto for using MaineSail's instructions for restoring your boot stripe.
Definitely, don't paint it.
I've used them with amazing results. Word of caution: don't substitute inferior tools and compounds. Do what he says.
Wet sanding with 600 grit is likely the way to go, and work your way up from there with your sanding grits. You'll likely end up at 1500 grit, followed by compounding with Presta or 3M products.
You should end up with a like new shine. Be sure to budget some time in the future for doing the entire topsides with Maine's techniques.
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I have always just used rubbing compound on the boot stripe. I don't do it as aggressively as the rest of the hull because I know that it is painted on the gelcoat, not part of it.
Doesn't MaineSail's thread on rubbing and waxing have a detour into boot stripe restoration? I recall something about taping off the boot stripe so the pigment doesn't migrate when the white hull is rubbed and then taping off the hull and doing the stripe separately. I might have imagined the whole thing (I have a rich fantasy life). I might try that; I recall seeing a lot of blue getting rubbed off when I did my C-18 last year.
Re: Restoring bootstripe by wet sanding?
Be careful on being too aggressive as the gelcoat is only 20 thousandth of an inch or about the thickness of seven pieces of printer paper.
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I've had pretty good luck by just repainting my bootstripe with an Interluk bootstrip paint sold by WM. It does require sanding the surface prior to application as per the instructions on the can. The only wet sanding that I may do is trying to remove some pimples in the freeboard gelkote. Rubbing compound does not seem to work, but someone suggested wet sanding.
In the meantime, can someone suggest a proper grit of sandpaper that will give me good productivity without damaging the gelcoat? Or maybe a different compound that will do the trick?
Re: Restoring bootstripe by wet sanding?
I've had pretty good luck by just repainting my bootstripe with an Interluk bootstrip paint sold by WM. It does require sanding the surface prior to application as per the instructions on the can. The only wet sanding that I may do is trying to remove some pimples in the freeboard gelkote. Rubbing compound does not seem to work, but someone suggested wet sanding.
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lol cartoons how old r u guys
lol cartoons how old r u guys
May I inform you that the creator of Sailor Moon is a woman. Her name is Naoko Takeuchi. She did intend for the senshi to be sexy, but not in the way that is offensive and over-the-top.
She didn't create the costumes with the thought of "I want to give boys bners."
Moreover, in Japan and South Korea, short shorts and skirts are common and socially acceptable.
As I said, it's passive sexualization. Meaning it may not have been intended. She may have designed the characters based on a subconscious template of what she thinks women need to be based on years of past sexualization.
Meaning, she may not have sat down and said "I want to make my characters sexually appealing." But if she didn't most likely believes sex appeal is important by default.
The same can be said on fashion. We wear things for various reasons. Such as supporting a cause, making a statement, simple comfort, or style.
I really don't see how any but the latter -really- apply to short skirts and booty shorts.
So, what makes them stylish? Because they're sexy. They show off/complement the body.
Yes. Short Skirts and Booty Shorts may be "common and socially acceptable" but that, with limited exception, only applies to those of "ideal" physique.
Sailor Moon characters were, in part, designed by the preconceived notion that women should be fit a certain template. While it does not actively promote sexualization, it is passively present and as a result it continues to spread the idea subliminally.
And that type of subliminal message from a child's Hero can make a lasting impression.
Everything is a template. You can't make an argument out of the idea that a show presents one.
If you ban pictures of people in all shows, or replace woman by black blobs,but that's a template too.
The funny thing is this is never going to be about girls "shocked by the way the hero desses".
It's always going to be about older generation folks, especially parents, becoming "concerned".
It's not going to "protect girls/woman from sexual deviants", if you teach them that sex is bad and for this reason they must submit control over any aspect of their life that has something to do with that.
I would believe that at least half of all grown up woman know as much about fashion, as amounts to "how to dress like shit, so no one will look at them".
I will tell you one thing, a not "model type" girl will might gain some self confidence, if their parents put them in a potato sack, tell them that being pretty is the devils work and all other girls will go to hell. Still that look is ugly and it's from the inside that "supposedly" matters more, because you can "supposedly" put a number on that too.
As a final disclaimer: I don't have any concerns about what any kind of woman chooses in later life. Yes it's all media inprints, because heck, who the hell designs their own fashion, furniture and the look of their car? The thing is, that the idea here is that woman don't deserve that choice, they don't deserve to find out on their own what fits and if they do they are sluts, dumb, media controlled and setting a bad example.
Actually that show is for an age of girls which naturally would experiment with clothing, would we let them. But we can't.
This is woman we talk about.
Can't have them running around doing whaterver they damn well please.
Last edited by Ronin; 06-09-2014 at 10:58 AM.
Stay frosty.
Personally, I don't consider the original anime characters to be sexy. The art just doesn't do it for me. I think the sex appeal is way overrated, but I do think they're cute. The manga, however, is sexy.
It's real peoples' behaviors and the depictions of real people that influence society to mistreat women based on their appearance and clothing. Sure, those elements are present in cartoons, but a cartoon depiction of strong girls who do positive acts and happen to have cute clothes, is not part of that problem. Clothing is not what makes bad behavior. It's the mentality that it does.
The cartoons that depict girls as helpless, unintelligent, and other negative stereotypes, are so much more harmful than just a simple short skirt. If children had resources, good influences, and a healthy environment throughout their lives, they likely wouldn't view women as sex objects, even with fictional cartoons on their TV screens.
While I probably wouldn't be a fan of cartoons depicting harems of women that are ditsy, big-titted decorations, I wouldn't be opposed to them. Because I can differentiate between real life, fantasy, and personality traits to legitimately judge people based on, so why can't you? Unless you are autistic and the like, you should be fully capable of making those distinctions too. Again, it's just a matter of having the right resources and influences in your life.
This patriarchal, manly-man, bros before hos, blame-women-for-all-my-problems-I-can't-control culture stimulates sexual objectification. That's what you should really be targeting. Because you, yourself, are participating in and facilitating society's sexualization culture by tunnel-visioning on women's legs as only a sexual organ, rather than a human body part. THAT is objectification.
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Sexualization and objectification. Not the same thing unless you're an asshat.
I know it's possible for a woman to be smart, strong, funny and sexy.
The point is that the media has it drilled into our minds and culture that the latter is also required or it some how diminishes the other more important qualities.
It's a common issue for adolescence/teenagers, male and female. They can be f*cking awesome, for lack of a better adjective. However they are often tormented by others and by themselves if they don't meet visual standards.
This mindset isn't just instilled on males. I have personally never seen a man refuse to be friends with another just because one is -ugly.- I have however seen women DESTROY each other emotionally just because one has apparent physical flaws.
There's nothing wrong with being attractive, I just hate all the douchebaggery that results due to the media imprint.
I hate seeing people suffering with anorexia, bulimia, depression and myriad of other problems because they don't think they meet what is "common and socially acceptable."
Sailor Moon does nothing to dissuade from this.
If you don't see a problem. F*ck.
Last edited by FarmerM; 06-09-2014 at 08:29 PM.
Society as it is, is unhealthy to the bone.
The show does not play into that.
Sailor Moon isnt a public health issue.
Concerning bullying: Bullying isn't caused by the media. The direction it takes is casued by culture. Not letting children watch TV is not going to help.
Last edited by Ronin; 06-09-2014 at 09:33 PM.
Stay frosty.
I guess you also don't see the irony in that statement?I don't see a problem with a TV show not dissuading.
Society as it is, is unhealthy to the bone.
That's the thing about passive influences. You often don't realize the effect.
Modern media greatly influences culture. Saying media does not contribute to things like bullying is inaccurate to say the least.
If you don't understand what I have said so far, you won't.
What you are implying is that all media, including exaggerated, unrealistic cartoons be censored to fit a mold of modesty and conservatism. I don't agree. 1. That's a Republican mind-set, and we all know Republicans are retarded. 2. That reminds me of the book called The Giver. Everything was controlled and perfect. There were no individuals and no one thought for themselves. I don't want to live in that type of world.
We should be able to have a variety of shows depicting people in all sorts of ways, whether that be bad or good, and be capable of not confusing it with how we feel towards people in reality and ourselves. If we have good role models (parental guardians) and a good environment (society, I mean REAL society), kids wouldn't even have an issue.
Moreover, if people were negatively affected by SM, I can assure you it is a very rare, small minority. These people also probably lacked resources and guidance as well. I never had that issue as a child. Not with SM, not with Barbies, not with anything that wasn't real. I only ever envied real girls.
Lastly, there is this misconception that guys are less likely to pick apart flaws in people, while girls are more vicious. It's not true. Guys are just as bad, if not worse. Adolescent boys are more likely to say mean things to someone's face they don't like, while adolescent girls are more likely to talk behind someone's back. That was my experience when I was a child. Which actually makes sense because society urges women to be modest and mute, while men are allowed to be vocal and vulgar. Boys are also not likely to be friends with unattractive/geeky guys/girls unless they have confident and funny personalities. Men and boys are also less likely to date unattractive/overweight women, while women are more likely to be attracted to a man's personality than his exterior. Of course, that's not true for everyone.
Additionally, if you've ever watched a video game stream, especially one with hundreds or thousands of viewers, the commenters tear people apart, constantly. "He's so fat." "She's ugly." "Show us your tits, slut." Et cetera. The majority of video game consumers/viewers are male. It only appears that women are crueler because so many hateful blogs based on who's the prettiest exist. It's just a matter of having a platform that is relevant to each respective social group's interests. Girls like celebrity blogs, boys like gamer blogs. Ironically, the latter isn't about physical appearance at all, yet it always degrades to that anyway. Both are infested with disrespectful individuals who lack a moral compass.
sailormoon was pure, just like precure, wedding peach
nobody i know were making rated R jokes about them except... tuxedo mask..
they found him gay and made sexual jokes about him
wat da fak
this honey song is so old in korea probably like 7-9 years old, didnt know miku ripped it off lmao
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What's even more disturbing is that school girls are fetishized. :/ On the one hand I find school girl uniforms so cute and I like to wear them, but on the other hand, to fantasize and fetishize school girls publicly is so fcked up.
I had a crush on Sailor Jupiter when I first saw it as a kid
I had and still have a crush on Tuxedo Mask. OuO He's so dreamy!
I can follow you on the irony part, but I simply don't agree.
The answer to bland food isn't less salt.
Stay frosty.
Ronin, I think one of us may have had a small stroke because I don't understand that analogy.
Stopping bullying by bullying the bullys?
Trying to kill of murderers, by murdering them?
Making culture progress by banning foreign influences?
Fixing what is broken with US culture by saving it from importing a TV series from Japan?
Any of that sounding like ideas of wisdom?
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Stay frosty.
Nope. Your analogy does really match any of the things you just said. lol
And what you said doesn't really pertain what I am talking about.
I believe firmly in freedom of speech/expression.
I however think people should be realize that freedom of speech doesn't mean that what you say/do does not have consequences or effect others. I think people should attempt to use their freedom wisely as to not effect others in negative ways.
SM was just the topic on hand, no part of the argument was directed solely toward "foreign influence or media."
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Just a though : What's the only qualifying factor that separates friends from lovers? I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's sex/physical intimacy. Lacking that, there is no difference. Lacking that, how does concepts like partner exclusivity, or cheating even make sense? Can you cheat on your friends by having other friends?
Next question - What triggers feelings of physical attraction, and want of sex/sexual attention? Physical qualities that one appreciates. Some people might delude themselves into thinking it's personality, but seriously, tying together with my first point, why aren't you then pining after a lay with every single friend you have, who all have the personality traits you find attractive?
Conclusion - physical traits are an enormous factor in driving our sexuality, and our sexuality is an enormous factor in our lives since we, as a species that propagate by having sex, are constantly being driven towards having sex.
That desire, and the traits we find desirable will always find an expression in pretty much all of our endeavors for that reason. To expect men and women in media and art to be more homely, less beautiful, less sexy etc, is not only unrealistic(for why would anyone watch a show with a character that looks bad, if they could watch a character with the exact same traits personality-wise, that also looks good) - it's contrived and pointless.
If anything, it's sex-negative.
If you're making art, and you're giving your imagination free reigns, what's more likely to come out of it : Interesting individuals you find attractive, or uninteresting people you don't find attractive?
In any case, I reject your sentiment. It doesn't tell us how we ought to be, it tells us what the artist prefers. So unless you're going to judge people for expressing preference, which is a thought-crime-ish sentiment I find really creepy, there really isn't anything going on here.
You can't derive ought from is, and media displaying an ideal is not the same as asking everybody to conform to it. People who feel that way need to work on their self-esteem and their understanding of reality, not ask reality to conform to the lowest common denominator of emotional frailty.
It's a really odd sentiment if you think about it -
Let's say I, for the sake of the argument, would never consider dating a women who doesn't wear short skirts, and high heels.
If you argue that this is wrong of me because it forces women to conform to a sexual stereotype, you are essentially saying that I shouldn't have sexual preferences to save women from my evil compulsions because they're too weak and incompetent to decide for themselves whether they think it's important to cater to my sexual preferences or not.
Or, you're saying that I should just date women regardless of what I actually desire, which implies that women are somehow owed a relationship with me based on a different set of qualities that I might not even care for to begin with, which is inane.
Realistically speaking though, I am not going to take into account the sexual preferences of women I am not interested in, just as women who're not interested in me, aren't going to take my sexual preferences into account either. Of course, the reverse is true too. And that, by all accounts, is the way it should be.
In either case, if people could just "grow a pair", and learn how to deal with/ignore "expectations", this issue wouldn't be worth talking about at all.
At the end of the day, there are many male ideals I don't conform too, and certainly many women who will exclude me from their list of potential partners based on that alone, but I don't care, because I like who I am right now, and personally, I rather wouldn't want to be dating a women who thinks muscle-mass, or the amount of money I have in my savings account are the two biggest factors in deciding if I am worth going on dates with for a couple of times.
Women can do that too you know. And if they did, nobody would give a rats ass about the length on the skirts of the girls in Sailor Moon. It all boils down to the allergic reaction society has to male sexual preference being displayed because some special snow-flakes out there can't handle it, because in their paranoid world-view, any such preference expressed means that a girl out there will go "omg, the Sailor Moon girls are popular and wear short skirts, so I guess I'm going to have to do that too, or society will really screw me over!"
I mean seriously?
In fantasy land I.E Sailor Moon and Final Fantasy etc, every character is essentially an escape-ist ideal. Every single character is someone's ideal wonder-man or wonder-woman, because that's what humans generally project into their art, whether they know it or not.
Bluntly put, every single fictional character ever made that hasn't been made with the specific purpose of being repugnant, is an expression of someone's ideal partner. That's why they are all, in the vast majority of cases, super attractive, one-dimensional, easily graspable stereotypical illusions.
Not because society is shaping us up to take part in oppressive social structures, not because the sexes are at war with each other, not because most male artists are misogynist, or female artists are screechy fan-girl types - but because everybody deep down has some sort of wishy-washy ideal man/woman floating around in their mind, and once they sit down to make a fictional character, that man or woman is very likely to come popping out whether you know it or not.
I know many men who have been bullied for physical flaws(I am one of them), by both other men, and by women. I know men who've ended up dying due to drug use and too much training trying to attain the best possible physique. I know men who are anorexic, and I know men who are bulimic. I know over-weight men who've killed themselves, and I know under-weight/short/squat men who suffer from depression because of body-image insecurity.
The problem is that social and personal expectations will never go away. They'll always be there.
Trying to rain in on that can only be done by compromising free-speech, free artistic expression etc.
Catching up on people with psychological issues before they implode on themselves, or focusing on raising kids capable of handling social pressures is ultimately much more constructive.
You can teach kids to walk up-right, and focus on catching them when they fall, by constructive a society of positive rhetoric and strong social institutions for dealing with mental health issues from a young age.
Creating a society where no expectations exist, or where everybody are treated like eggs, only creates further problems when those individuals who've been culled by the system, suddenly finds themselves in a situation where life isn't all that fair, or nice anymore.
You can take high-heels, short skirts, slender models etc, out of all the art and the media, but it still isn't going to change the real problem. You're still going to have sexual preferences - you're still going to have men and women refuse to date people they don't find attractive, socially stigmatize people they find physically unattractive etc.
People making funny of the short, the fat, the weak, the pimply, the handicapped etc, didn't begin with the 21st century. It's existed for all of recorded human history, and thus existed fine without the modern media formats to help it.
So with that being said, why would anyone be naive enough to think that changing the media format now, will somehow have any meaningful effect on that at all?
Just like I don't accept in it when religious people use the "I get offended" argument when they hear atheists being critical of religion, I don't accept it when people try to rein in on art because of how it "portrays women/men".
Art is personal - political art is called propaganda for a reason.
By trying to attribute political meaning to art by default, all art is reduced to propaganda in a sense, because all people see is art in relation to political values. That's inane. I refuse to live in a society like that.
Sailor Moon is Sailor Moor. It's an expression of that authors preferences and fantasies. If people don't like it, they don't have to watch it. If they dislike what is expressed within, they can express the reverse of those ideals in their own art, or in their own everyday lives.
Going "this needs to stop"(granted,I know you don't - but to those who do) is the social equivalent of the cleaning technique where one puts all the dust and shit under the carpet, rather than throwing it out I.E not constructive at all.
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I really am trying hard to see how Sailor Moon corrupts children into sex-fiends, but somehow I can't feather how silly the idea is.
8-17 year old girls could be prohibited from spending their time with better, more Murican things like, for example, singing along to Miley while she simulates beating off and ****ing on stage with virtually no clothing on at all.
Which is me saying this "discussion" is completely out of touch.
Stay frosty.


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The Llama in question is a Spanish-made, almost-copy of the 1911.
In its day, it was an inexpensive gun.
Its parts do not interchange with any US-made Government Model known to man.
Llama quality was inconsistent, which was true of most Spanish-made pistols.
I offer, as an example, my own Star PD, a Spanish-made .45 almost-copy of a 1911, only smaller.
I have been reliably told that spotty and inconsistent Spanish quality control resulted in sears and hammer which occasionally came out of heat-treating not surface hardened, but rather hardened all the way through, and thus brittle. One can never know whether the part(s) in one's gun are wrongly heat-treated until one of them breaks catastrophically, at exactly the wrong moment.
My Star PD is a "safe queen" now, relegated to emergency-backup service.


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When it comes to massive shortfalls, it's best to think one step ahead.
You're no dummy. You read the newspapers. You know that the next global conflict won't be over food, oil, or land; it'll be over water. That's why you've begun stockpiling water with a Winix 50-pint Dehumidifier -- because in the land of the thirsty, the moist man is king.
Just think, there's water all around you right now. It's called humidity, and pretty soon it will be like evaporated gold. While everybody else scrambles over the last bits of mugginess, you and your Winix Dehumidifier will be laughing all the way to the bank.
Stockpiling water for a future catastrophic shortage is easy: Just put your Winix in the mustiest room in your house, excavate a giant subterranean lakebed underneath your yard, and set the pump to sluice water into it.
Just set it and forget it!
Come 2045, you'll be sitting pretty on top of a vast aquifer while geopolitical strife rages around you. Pour yourself a full glass of water. Cheers!


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Green Bay Men's Tennis Picked to Repeat as Horizon League Champion
By: Ryan Hartwig (@GBHartwig)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Coming off its first Horizon League regular season title in 2013, the Green Bay men's tennis team was picked to repeat as champion in 2014, receiving five of the seven first-place votes in the conference's preseason coaches' poll. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.
"It is an honor to be chosen as preseason No. 1 by your peers," Phoenix head coach Mark Thomas said. "This year is the strongest the Horizon League has been from top to bottom in my six years in the conference. We are looking forward to each match being extremely competitive."
Thomas' squad posted a 17-7 overall record in 2013 and went a perfect 6-0 in Horizon League play to capture the school's first conference crown. Green Bay dropped a dramatic Horizon League Championship match to Cleveland 4-3, denying the Phoenix a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Green Bay welcomes back the 2013 Horizon League Player of the Year in junior Michael Tenzer (Neuried, Germany). Tenzer went 16-4 in singles matches as a sophomore – 14-4 at No. 1 – and went unbeaten (6-0) during the Horizon League regular season.
Sophomore Howard Scott (Exeter, England) led the Phoenix in a strong fall season, earning MVP honors at the Western Michigan Invite and Horizon League Player of the Week honors following a standout performance at the 20-team Purdue Fall Invite. Green Bay also played well at the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships at Ohio State, knocking off a pair of Big Ten doubles teams.
2014 Horizon League Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
Rank School (1st) Points
1 Green Bay (5) 35
2 Cleveland State (2) 32
3 Wright State 23
4 Youngstown State 22
5 Valparaiso 16
7 Detroit 7
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Tommy Emmanuel is arguably the greatest living acoustic guitar player and recognized as the elite of the elite. Australia's "Entertainer of the Year" and two-time Grammy nominee, Tommy Emmanuel delivers a dazzling performance with flair, unforgettable showmanship, flawless guitar skills and a voluminous repertoire that never fails to amaze and engage his fans.


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We asked our readers to submit their "wedding dress wish lists" and we went on the hunt at New York Bridal Market to find their dream dress. BellaKFaye commented with the following request:
I would love to see some asymmetrical, A-line gowns with totally unique details that don't include feathers! Maybe strapless with a sweetheart neckline, or something with straps and a gorgeous back. I've been looking for dresses since my engagement and have yet to find something that's both unique and show-stopping without being gaudy or too couture. Please help!
Well, BellaKFaye, there weren't as many asymmetrical hemlines this season as we saw during October Bridal Market, there were several styles that we can point you to. All of these feature unique details (and no feathers!) – the Jenny Lee has a feminine ruffled skirt, the Rafael Cennamo features an exaggerated bow detail and gorgeous draped back, the Reem Acra has stunning sparkle on the bodice, and the Carolina Herrera's scalloped skirt is a sweet touch.
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|In last week's post, I put the spotlight on various aspects of bundles in the Image Construction and Composition Tool. I finished with a look at a WebSphere CloudBurst virtual image created from the bundle. However, you do not just magically go from a bundle to an image that you can use in WebSphere CloudBurst, Tivoli Provisioning Manager, or on the IBM Cloud. Today, I want to show you how to go from a bundle to a custom virtual image using the IBM Image Construction and Composition Tool.
|Once you have defined at least one bundle and one base operating system image, you are ready to compose a custom image. We already talked about creating a bundle, but the base operating system image is a new topic. You can do this by either starting from ISO and kickstart configuration files, or you can import an existing Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) image that contains your operating system of choice. Once you have that base image imported or defined in the Image Construction and Composition Tool, you can extend it to create a custom image on top of the base OS image.
|After creating your extended image, you can add bundles that represent the software you want to install in your custom image. Simply click on the Software tab of the new virtual image. Click the add icon, and select the bundle that you want to add. You can add as many bundles as you would like to your custom image.
|After adding a bundle, it will show up in the Planned list of software for the image. Click on it to display its details in the right side of the screen. You will notice General, Install, and Configuration sections for the bundle. In the Install section, you will find a list of the installation parameters you defined for the bundle. You can provide values for the parameters at this time.
|If you click on the Configure section, you will see all of the configuration paramters you specified for the bundle. You can provide default values, and you can specify whether or not these should be configurable by deployers of your custom image. If you mark them as configurable, users will be able to provide values for the parameters at image deploy time, regardless of whether they provision the image using WebSphere CloudBurst, Tivoli Provisioning Manager, or the IBM Cloud.
|After you add the necessary bundles and specify installation and configuration data, you can save the image. Upon saving, the image status changes from Synchronized to Out of Sync.
|Now you are ready to synchronize the image. To do this, simply click the synchronize icon. This will result in the creation of a virtual machine in the cloud envrionment (VMware or IBM Cloud) you defined in the selected cloud provider. The Image Construction and Composition Tool will then invoke the appropriate installation tasks (per the bundles you included in the image) within the running virtual machine. It will also copy over any configuration scripts you defined in the bundle.
|After a while, the synchronization process completes, and the image returns to the Synchronized state. At this point, you are ready to capture the image by clicking the capture icon. This results in the creation of an OVA virtual image with your customizations. When the capture process completes, the image status changes to Deployable.
|Once the image is in the deployable state, it is nearly ready to use. If you are using the IBM Cloud as your cloud provider, you can simply mark the image complete by clicking the complete icon. At this point, the image will show up in your private catalog on the IBM Cloud and it is ready to use. If you are using VMware as the cloud provider, you need to export the image. Click the export icon and provide information about an SCP-enabled server to which you want to export the image. Ideally, this location is directly reachable by the WebSphere CloudBurst or Tivoli Provisioning Manager environment into which you will import the image.
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This Network Computing webinar will help attendees decide which, if any, SDN approach is the best fit for their organizations and explain first steps for testing and deployment.
Software defined networking encompasses several emerging technologies that bring programmable interfaces to data center networks and promise to make networks more observable and automated, as well as better suited to the specific needs of large virtualized data centers. The goal is to help move networks into the modern world of automated and autonomic computing.
Three general approaches to SDN are emerging: one uses new architectures such OpenFlow to program switches and a centralized controller that maintains the overall network topology and state, at the extreme a radical new way to implement networks and in other cases as a pragmatic means of dealing with specific exceptions. The second creates a network overlay using tunnels between virtual switches inside hypervisors, which minimizes changes and upgrades to the physical network. The third approach pragmatically adapts existing network devices rather than building new networks. Each approach has its pros and cons.
This webinar will help attendees understand the overall concept of SDN and its benefits, describe the different conceptual approaches to SDN, and examine the various technologies, both proprietary and open source, that are emerging. It will also help users decide whether SDN makes sense in their environment, and outline the first steps IT can take for testing SDN technologies.


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Oh wow i didn't even know you could take the scope off snipers and just use the iron sights, my head is still recovering from 'callofdutyitis'.
I'd be able to level up Recon quicker if i could actually fucking hit people, my accuracy is shit.
Oh wow i didn't even know you could take the scope off snipers and just use the iron sights, my head is still recovering from 'callofdutyitis'.
I'd be able to level up Recon quicker if i could actually fucking hit people, my accuracy is shit.
All this talk of sniper rifles reminds me, yesterday I did some counter-sniping on Firestorm with the AS VAL. Managed to drop (I mean literally drop, it was so far away) a shot right on top of a sniper on US spawn mountain. Headshot too.
PDW sniper all day son.
So while I'm waiting on my graphics card to get in I actually got the game playable on low last night at a 1024 resolution. It looks like absolute shit but I'm surprised it actually is playable with as graphic intensive as bf3 is.
I've only played recon by picking it up off of a kit and sat down with this gun and killed like 10 people right in the middle of a fray.
To be fair though, since I was kind of in the heat of the battle on the ground, I didn't really have to worry about bullet drop.
Fuck it i don't care what you guys say about the starting snipers, i just unloaded 5 bullets into one guy and he kills me, it's fucking ridiculous, i'm hitting people with so many bullets but they're just ignoring them.
Unlock a all class weapon and use it.
The 870 is amazing and the PP-2000 is also pretty good. At lvl 16 you also unlock the UMP.
I don't know though, I've found the MK11 to be amazing with ironsights, laserpointer and silencer.
What's your battlelog name? Add me: Mrfisk02
In the process of me getting 100 kills with the semi-autos, I use them until I get them until I have a foregrip, 8x, and suppressor attached. Do some medium range sniping and I go on a rampage. So far, my favourite one to use is the M39 EMR.
Although on the other hand, its going to take me a long time to get a service star for the bolt-action rifles because I'm terrible with them.
I do pretty well sometimes, I went on a pretty nice streak before, I killed 5 or 6 people and two of the kills was a two-in-one headshot (don't know what they are called). It was great.
Be aware i've been playing on console for the sake of not tempting myself into playing on 64 Player TDM Servers.
Also Fisk i added you, i'm Euro-74
I would just play with a shotgun (or another all-class weapon you enjoy using) and flank the hell out of people until you unlock the SV98 sniper, that's what I did on BFBC2 on the xbox until I unlocked a decent sniper I liked.
Even without headshots the Mk 11 and SVD kill in 3 shots from all ranges.
L85A2 is my favourite weapon.
What Sniper Rifle is most similar to the AWP from Counter Strike?
I can get a lot of assists though.
Dramatic Representation.
It works particularly well over distance and unlike most guns it will actually be really good to use with a 4x scope and heavy barrel, even a bipod.
Inaccurate as fuck. Didn't kill a single person.
God damn it Rambo, you're poisoning my mind.
If you play on karkand with 6x scope, suppressor and bipod maybe you will get the picture of where the gun shines.
There is a reason for this:
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Iranian government is overthrown by insurgents the leader of whom is revealed to be a CIA agent. The US uses this as an excuse to invade the country. When the new government reacts appropriately by acquiring (see: not using, just obtaining) nuclear weapons instead of responding like sane individuals they choose to blame everything on the Russians. Your CO is a glory whore who risks the life of your comrades to make himself look good. Meanwhile CIA agent is planning a terrorist attack in Paris, the Russians being the only ones who bother to try and stop them because Paris is in NATO territory and thus in no way affiliated with the US. In the end the main character has to beat the CIA interrogator over the head with a table leg and escape because the guy would rather start a world war and allow NY to be destroyed than take responsibility for the CIA's actions.
If you pay attention the US are the real bad guys in the game, everyone who isn't a footline soldier is an asshole. Russians are the only real good guys since they're actually fighting to stop a nuclear war.
I was getting spawn camped a ton today, they need to have some kind of spawn randomization, when some asshole can just prone and kill anyone who spawns your game is pretty broken.
L85A2 is by far my favourite gun. I have 22% accuracy, 1300 kills and 2 kills a minute with that thing from playing conquest. None of my other guns are even close to that it's just pure sex
A tank with cannister shell camped it and got 20+ kills from that.
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When you have to visit a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women, so you smile politely and take your place.
Once it's your turn, you check for feet under the stall doors. Every stall is occupied.
Finally, a door opens and you dash in, nearly knocking down the woman leaving the stall.
You get in to find the door won't latch.It doesn't matter, the wait has been so long you are about to wet your pants!
The dispenser for the modern "seat covers"(invented by someone's Mom, no doubt) is handy, but empty.
You would hang your purse on the door hook,if there was one, but there isn't - so you carefully, but quickly drape it around your neck, (Mom would turn over in her grave if you put it on the Floor!), yank down your pants, and assume " The Stance."
In this position your aging, toneless(God I should have gone to the gym!!!)thigh muscles begin to shake.
You'd love to sit down, but you certainly hadn't taken time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper on it, so you hold "The Stance".
To take your mind off your trembling thighs, you reach for what you discover to be the empty toilet paper dispenser. In your mind, you can hear your mother's voice saying, "Honey, if you had tried to clean the seat, you would have Known there was no toilet paper!" Your thighs shake more.
You remember the tiny tissue that you blew your nose on yesterday -the one that's still in your purse. (Oh yeah, the purse around your neck, that now, you have to hold up trying not to strangle yourself at the same time).That will have to do.You crumple it in the puffiest way possible. It's still smaller than your thumbnail.
Someone pushes your door open because the latch doesn't work. The door hits your purse,which is hanging around your neck in front of your chest, and you and your purse topple backward against the tank of the toilet.
"Occupied!" you scream, as you reach for the door, dropping your precious, tiny, crumpled tissue in a puddle on the floor, lose your footing altogether, and slide down directly onto the TOILET SEAT. It is wet of course.
You bolt up, knowing all too well that it's too late. Your bare bottom has made contact with every imaginable germ and life form on the uncovered seat because YOU never laid down toilet paper -not that there was any, even if you had taken time to try.
You know that your mother would be utterly appalled if she knew, because, you're certain her bare bottom never touched a public toilet seat because, frankly,dear, "You just don't Know what kind of diseases you could get."
By this time, the automatic sensor on the back of the toilet is so confused that it flushes, propelling a stream of water like a fire hose against the inside of the bowl that sprays a fine mist of water that covers your butt and runs down your legs and into your shoes.
The flush somehow sucks everything down with such force that you grab onto the empty toilet paper dispenser for fear of being dragged in too.
At this point, you give up.. You're soaked by the spewing water and the wet toilet seat.
You're e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d.
You try to wipe with a gum wrapper you found in your pocket! and then slink out inconspicuously to the sinks.
You can't figure out how to operate the faucets with the automatic sensors, .....so you wipe your hands with spit and a dry paper towel and walk past the line of women still waiting.
You are no longer able to smile politely to them.
A kind soul at the very end of the line points out a piece of toilet paper trailing from your shoe. (Where was that when you NEEDED it??) You yank the paper from your shoe, plunk it in the woman's hand and tell her warmly, "Here, you just might need this".
As you exit, you spot your hubby, who has long since entered, used, and left the men's restroom.
Annoyed, he asks,"What took you so long, and why is your purse hanging around your neck?" ...........
This is dedicated to women everywhere who deal with a public restrooms (rest??? you've GOT to be kidding!!).It finally explains to the men what really does take us so long. It also answers their other commonly asked questions about why women go to the restroom in pairs. It's so the other gal can hold the door, hang onto your purse, and hand you Kleenex under the door!
Antique White, Eggshell, Almond, Beige, Cream, Ghost White, Ivory, Linen, Old Lace, Pearl, Sea Shell, Snow, Vanilla, etc.
Where's the Hotel????
MarkDaSpark wrote:
Antique White, Eggshell, Almond, Beige, Cream, Ghost White, Ivory, Linen, Old Lace, Pearl, Sea Shell, Snow, Vanilla, etc.
True story -
Years back I was out with DW when she was shopping at the mall. She said she was looking for a red top, so l decided to see what I could find. Saw something that I thought was attractive and so I brought it over. She looked at it and said, "That's not red; that's strawberry."
noslensj wrote:True story -
Years back I was out with DW when she was shopping at the mall. She said she was looking for a red top, so l decided to see what I could find. Saw something that I thought was attractive and so I brought it over. She looked at it and said, "That's not red; that's strawberry."
So this guy walks in to a bar, sits on the stool and puts his briefcase on the bar. He opens the briefcase. Inside the briefcase a little man jumps up, opens the top of a tiny grand piano, sits at the bench and starts to play a beautiful Beethoven piano concerto. A crowd gathers around this strange scene enjoying the impromptu concert. The music finishes with a flourish and the little man takes a bow as the crowd applauds wildly. The bartender comes over and says "Wow, that was wonderful, have a drink on me." The man asks for a beer and a thimble full for his little friend. The bartender brings the drinks and asks "Hey, I gotta ask, how did you find that little guy?" The man replies, "I was on a business trip in Ireland and on a day off I was out in the countryside and I came across a leprechaun trapped under a rock. The leprechaun promised anything if I would set him free. So I lifted off the rock and boy was he happy'" "What an amazing story" sad the bartender. "So what did you ask for?" "Well" said the man, "The leprechaun was old and a little hard of hearing so I ended up with a 12 inch pianist."
A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps you when you lie.
He decides to test it out on his son at supper. "Where were you last night?"
"I was at the library."
The robot slaps the son.
"OK I was at a friend's house," the son admits.
"Doing what?" asked the father.
"Watching a movie: Toy Story."
The robot slaps the son.
"OK it was nude beach!" cried the son.
Father yells "What? When I was your age I didn't know what nude beach was!"
The robot slaps the father.
The mother laughs and says, "He certainly is your son!"
The robot slaps the mother.
What's the opposite of Christopher Reeves? Christopher Walken.
Trip to Italy
A young New York woman was so depressed that she decided to end her life by throwing herself into the ocean, but just before she could throw herself from the docks, a handsome young man stopped her.
"You have so much to live for," said the man. "I'm a sailor, and we are off to Italy tomorrow. I can stow you away on my ship. I'll take care of you, bring you food every day, and keep you happy."
With nothing to lose, combined with the fact that she had always wanted to go to Italy , the woman accepted. That night the sailor brought her aboard and hid her in a small but comfortable compartment in the hold. From then on, every night he would bring her three sandwiches, a bottle of red wine, and make love to her until dawn. Three weeks later she was discovered by the captain during a routine inspection.
"What are you doing here?" asked the captain.
"I have an arrangement with one of the sailors," she replied. "He brings me food and I get a free trip to Italy ."
"I see," the captain says.
Her conscience got the best of her and she added, "Plus, he's screwing me."
"He certainly is," replied the captain.
"This is the Staten Island Ferry."
Brought to mind by the latest threat to the Big Easy:
Part of rebuilding New Orleans caused residents often to be challenged with the task of tracing home titles back potentially hundreds of years. With a community rich with history stretching back over two centuries, houses have been passed along through generations of family, sometimes making it quite difficult to establish ownership. Here's a great letter an attorney wrote to the FHA on behalf of a client:
You have to love this lawyer...
A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client. He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove satisfactory title to a parcel of property being offered as collateral. The title to the property dated back to 1803, which took the lawyer three months to track down. After sending the information to the FHA, he received the following reply:
(Actual reply from FHA):
"Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan application, we note the request is supported by an Abstract of Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have prepared and presented the application, we must point out you have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to 1803. Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to clear the title back to its origin."
Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows:
(Actual response):
"Your letter regarding title in Case No.189156 has been received. I note you wish to have title extended further than the 206 years covered by the present application.
I was unaware any educated person in this country, particularly those working in the property area, would not know Louisiana was purchased by the United States from France in 1803, the year of origin identified in our application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the title to the land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France, which had acquired it by Right of Conquest from Spain. The land came into the possession of Spain by Right of Discovery made in the year 1492 by a sea captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India by the Spanish monarch, Queen Isabella.
The good Queen Isabella, being a pious woman and almost as careful about titles as the FHA, took the precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her jewels to finance Columbus's expedition. Now the Pope, as I'm sure you may know, is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and God, it is commonly accepted, created this world. Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume God also made the part of the world called Louisiana. God; therefore, would be the owner of origin and His origins date back to before the beginning of time, the world as we know it, and the FHA. I hope you find God's original claim to be satisfactory. Now, may we have our loan?"
The loan was immediately approved.
I was at Wal-Mart buying a bag of Purina dog chow for my dog, while in the check-out line a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. Why else would I be buying dog chow, RIGHT ???
So on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again, and that I probably shouldn't because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in intensive care with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and all you do is load your pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again.
(I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.)
Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff a poodle's butt and a car hit me. I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard. Better watch what you ask me and be prepared for my answer. I have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say.
MarkDaSpark wrote:I was at Wal-Mart...
the modern equivalent to " Two guys walk into a bar..."
Have you seen the research out of Napa Valley on a new strain of genetically engineered wine grapes for adults in Depends. It's called Pinot More.
papamochi wrote:Have you seen the research out of Napa Valley on a new strain of genetically engineered wine grapes for adults in Depends. It's called Pinot More.
You're a little late to the party.
I like that my timely but tasteless joke got modded. Oh well, you can't please everyone.
MarkDaSpark wrote:You're a little late to the party.
New enough to the site I didn't go back too far in the reading
papamochi wrote:New enough to the site I didn't go back too far in the reading
Welcome! But it wouldn't hurt to go back and look. I need to do it sometimes as well!
cortot20 wrote:I like that my timely but tasteless joke got modded. Oh well, you can't please everyone.
Dang it! Now I want to remember what it was!
A Greek & an Italian were sitting in a Starbucks's one day discussing who had the superior culture.
Over triple lattes, the Greek guy says, "Well, we have the Parthenon."
Arching his eyebrows, the Italian replies, "We have the Coliseum."
The Greek retorts, "We Greeks gave birth to advanced mathematics."
The Italian, nodding agreement, says, "But we built the Roman Empire." ..... and so on and so on until the Greek comes up with what he thinks will end the discussion.
With a flourish of finality, he says, "We invented sex!"
The Italian thinks for a couple of seconds and replies quietly, "That is true, but it was the Italians who introduced it to women."
An aspiring actor called home to announce with great pride that he'd been cast in an off-Broadway play.
"It's a real opportunity, Dad," he said, "I play this guy who's been married for twenty-five years."
"That's great, son," enthused his father. "And one of these days you'll work up to a speaking part."
MarkDaSpark wrote:A Greek & an Italian were sitting in a Starbucks's one day discussing who had the superior culture.
Over triple lattes, the Greek guy says, "Well, we have the Parthenon."
Arching his eyebrows, the Italian replies, "We have the Coliseum."
The Greek retorts, "We Greeks gave birth to advanced mathematics."
The Italian, nodding agreement, says, "But we built the Roman Empire." ..... and so on and so on until the Greek comes up with what he thinks will end the discussion.
With a flourish of finality, he says, "We invented sex!"
The Italian thinks for a couple of seconds and replies quietly, "That is true, but it was the Italians who introduced it to women."
One time I heard a Swede and a Norwegian engaged in a similar conversation, though being Scandinavian they had to cite to more mundane accomplishments than Collosea and advanced accomplishments in education and politics.
Finally the Norwegian announced triumphantly that after all it was the Norwegians who invented the toilet seat. The Swede replied, "Ya, sure. But it was a Swede that thought to put the hole in it."
klezman wrote:...and pick the silliest version. Middle Endian dates make no sense. Please choose Big or Little Endian. When using unambiguous words it doesn't matter.
Little Known Facts about Canada:
MarkDaSpark wrote:Little Known Facts about Canada:
Was originally called Cana, but, since everyone there said, "I live in Cana, duuuuh," the name Canada eventually stuck.
That's a tundra myth.
The truth is that a bunch of the forefathers were sitting around one evening, drinking beer, and trying to figure out what name to give their new country. Finally they decided to just throw a bunch of letters into a hat, and take turns drawing from the hat until they got a name.
The first guy reaches in, pulls out a letter, and says, "I got a 'C', eh."
The second guys grabs a letter and says, "It's a 'n', eh."
And the third holds up his letter and says, "A 'd', eh."
And they figured that was good enough and went back to drinking beer and doing important stuff, like talking about hockey.
Grandma is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes:
Dear Grand-daughter,
The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a 'Honk if you love Jesus' bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting. So, I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.
Boy, am I glad I did; what an uplifting experience that followed.
I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed.
I found that lots of people love Jesus!
While I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, 'For the love of God!'
'Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, GO!'
What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!
Everyone started honking! I just leaned out my window and started waving and smiling at all those loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love! There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a sunny beach.
I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air. I asked my young teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant. He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something.
Well, I have never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign right back. My grandson burst out laughing. Why even he was enjoying this religious experience!!
A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, grinning, I waved at all my brothers and sisters, and drove on through the intersection.
I noticed that I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared. So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!!
Will write again soon,
Love, Grandma
noslensj wrote:Repeat joke
I just wish people (including me!) would read the previous jokes here!
MarkDaSpark wrote:I just wish people (including me!) would read the previous jokes here!
So stop me if you've heard this before .....
Have you heard the one about ...
-- the two old maids that got on a drunk and nearly killed him?
-- the careless canary that did it for a lark?
-- the Traffic statistics which show that 90% of all people are caused by accidents?
-- the high-salaried Movie Producer that was always trying to make a little Extra?
-- the man who wouldn't practice birth control, and now they call him "Papa"?
-- the farmer that couldn't keep his hands off his wife so he fired them?
-- the cow that got a divorce because she got a bum steer?
-- the absent minded nurse who made the patient without disturbing the bed?
-- the fellow who bought his girl a bicycle, and now she peddles it all over town?
-- the chickens that ate racing forms and now they're laying odds?
"Jesus loves you."
A nice gesture in church but a terrible thing to hear in a Mexican prison.
(only for the real nerds amongst us)
What do wineaux Zombies ask for when they want a few glasses of wine?
Branes ... Cantenac
Great Moments in Newspaper Headline HIstory
Isms ...
Communism: If you have two cows, you give both cows to the government, and then the government sells you some of the milk.
Socialism: If you have two cows, you give both cows to the government, and then the government gives you some of the milk.
National Socialism: If you have two cows, the government shoots you and then takes both cows.
Facism: If you have two cows, you milk both cows, and give the government half of the milk.
Obamaism: If you have two cows, you kill one, milk the other and pour the milk down the drain.
Capitalism: If you have two cows, you sell one cow and buy a bull.
An Arab Sheik was admitted to Hospital for heart surgery, but prior to the surgery, the doctors needed to store his blood in case the need arises. As the gentleman had a rare type of blood, it couldn't be found locally, so, the call went out. Finally a Scotsman was located who had a similar blood type. The Scot willingly donated his blood for the Arab.
After the surgery, the Arab sent the Scotsman as appreciation for giving his blood, a new BMW, diamonds & US dollars. A couple of days later, once again, the Arab had to go through a corrective surgery. His doctor telephoned the Scotsman who was more than happy to donate his blood again.
After the second surgery, the Arab sent the Scotsman a thank-you card and a box of Quality Street chocolates. The Scotsman was shocked that the Arab did not reciprocate his kind gesture as he had anticipated. He phoned the Arab and asked him: "I thought you would be generous again, that you would give me a BMW, diamonds & money, but you only gave me a thank-you card and a box of Quality Street ."
To this the Arab replied: "Aye laddie, but I now have Scottish blood in ma veins".
Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
"In honor of this holy season," Saint Peter said, "You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven."
The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. "It represents a candle," he said. "You may pass through the pearly gates," Saint Peter said.
The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, "They're bells." Saint Peter said, "You may pass through the pearly gates."
The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a pair of women's glasses.
St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, "And just what do those symbolize?"
The man replied, "They're Carol's."
In a small Southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature bothered me. The three wise men were wearing firemen's helmets. Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation, I left.
At a "Quick Stop" on the edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter about the helmets. She exploded into a rage, yelling at me, "You damn Yankees never do read the Bible!" I assured her that I did, but simply couldn't recall anything about firemen in the Bible. She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and ruffled through some pages, and finally jabbed her finger at a passage. Sticking it in my face she said
"See, it says right here, 'The three wise man came from afar.'"
My Sister's Christmas Rum Cake
Every year around this time, my sister makes an attempt to create what she says is her masterpiece of culinary delight (in fact, she usually makes two or three attempts) but alas, I have yet to sample even a tiny morsel of it.
Here is the recipe she uses:
1 or 2 quarts rum baking powder
1c. butter 1tsp. soda
1tsp. sugar lemon juice
2 large eggs brown sugar
1c. dried fruit nuts
Before you start, sample the rum to check for quality. Good, isn't it?
Now go ahead. Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc.
Check the rum again. It must be just right. To be sure rum is of the highest quality, pour one level cup of rum into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. Repeat.
With an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 seaspoon of thugar and beat again.
Meanwhile, make sure that the rum is of the finest quality-- try another cup. Open second quart, if necessary.
Add 2 arge leggs, 2 cups fried druit and beat till high. If druit gets stuck in beaters, just pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the rum again, checking for tonscisticity. Next sift 3 cups of pepper or salt (it really doesn't matter which).
Sample the rum again. Sift 1/2 pint lemon juice.
Fold in chopped butter and strained nuts. Add one babblespoon of brown thugar, or whatever color you can find. Wix mell.
Grease oven and turn cake pan to 350 gredees.
Now pour whole mess into the coven and ake. Check the rum again, and bo to bed.
Now you know why.....
Disclaimer: This is not necessarily intended to reflect my own personal political views. I just thought it was to clever to resist, and truth be told, if recent history is any indicator, it probably works well most years.
Upcoming State of the Union: Is this going to be a great year! When the numbers match up like this it HAS to be something special! In the New Year, 2013, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication. The other involves a groundhog.
ddeuddeg wrote:Disclaimer: This is not necessarily intended to reflect my own personal political views. I just thought it was to clever to resist, and truth be told, if recent history is any indicator, it probably works well most years.
Upcoming State of the Union: Is this going to be a great year! When the numbers match up like this it HAS to be something special! In the New Year, 2013, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address will occur on the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events. One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication. The other involves a groundhog.
I thought about it and tried hard, but I was unable to find offense.
I met a fairy who said she would grant me one wish. Immediately I said, "I want to live forever."
"Sorry," said the fairy, "I'm not allowed to grant eternal life."
"OK," I said, "Then, I want to die after Congress gets its act together".
"You crafty bastard," said the fairy.
noslensj wrote:I met a fairy who said she would grant me one wish. Immediately I said, "I want to live forever."
"Sorry," said the fairy, "I'm not allowed to grant eternal life."
"OK," I said, "Then, I want to die after Congress gets its act together".
"You crafty bastard," said the fairy.
LMAO. Stole this and posted on FB. Within 30 seconds had several likes. Great joke.
A guy asked a girl in the university library: "Do you mind if I sit beside you?"
The girl replied with a loud voice, "I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!"
All the students in the library started staring at the guy; he was truly embarrassed. After a couple of minutes, the girl walked quietly to the guy 's table and said, "I study psychology, and I know what a man is thinking. I guess you felt embarrassed, right?"
The guy then responded with a loud voice: "$500 FOR ONE NIGHT? THAT'S TOO MUCH!"
All the people in the library looked at the girl in shock. The guy whispered in her ear: "I study law, and I know how to screw people."
Reminds me of the old one: If con is the opposite of pro, then Congress must be the opposite of progress.


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Replace a dead motor
If your bathroom fan is dead, here's some good news: You don't have to tear out the entire unit. Even if you fan is decades old, chances are you can get a replacement motor. Although a new motor costs about the same as a new fan, replacement saves time and trouble. You don't have to cut into the ceiling, crawl around your attic or get up on your roof. It usually takes less than an hour.
Your first step is to get the fan's model number. Remove the fan grille (Photo 1) and vacuum away the dust to find the number on a label or stamped on the fan's housing. But don't order a new motor until you remove the old one. You might need other parts too.
Bath fans vary in design, but motor replacement requires the same basic steps, no matter which brand or model you have. Turn off the power to the fan at the main breaker panel. Then unplug the fan and remove the motor plate (Photo 2). Some motor plates release by pressing or prying on the side of the fan housing. Others are secured with a screw or two.
Before you can remove the motor from the plate, you have to get the blower off the motor's shaft. This is often the toughest part of the whole project. An older metal blower might be fastened with a screw. Plastic blowers usually aren't fastened at all, but simply slide off the shaft. Either way, removal may require some hard prying and pulling. If you wreck the blower while removing it, don't worry. You can order a replacement at little cost. To install the new motor, simply reverse the removal process.
Run duct outside to prevent roof rot
When there's an attic above the bathroom, some installers take a shortcut: Instead of running the duct through the roof, they end the duct inside the attic. The result is that the fan fills the attic with moist air. That moisture feeds wood rot. In winter, frost forms in the attic and as the frost melts, water can damage the ceilings below.
If you don't have a cap on your roof like the one shown in Photo 2, chances are your bath fan vents into the attic. Running a new duct up through the roof isn't a complex job, but you will have to work in the attic and on the roof. Since you're doing all that work anyway, consider replacing the fan.
An attic can get dangerously hot in summer, so work on a cool day. Wear a dust mask and eye protection. Bring a trouble light and a large scrap of plywood to use as a work platform. Here's how to do the job with only two trips to the attic: On your first trip, measure the exhaust port diameter and pick a spot near the fan where you want the duct to exit the roof. Drive a screw up through the roof so you can find the location from outside. Then head for a home center. Here's what you'll need:
- A roof vent cap.
- Aluminum duct the same size as the flexible duct. You only need about 6 in., so buy the shortest section available and cut it with a metal snips.
- Two 6-in. hose clamps.
- One tube of roofing cement.
- Roofing nails and 1/2-in. sheet metal screws.
- Flexible, insulated duct. Insulation prevents condensation from forming on or inside the duct. Home centers often carry only 4-in. insulated duct. If your fan has a 3-in. port, you can still use 4-in. duct by attaching a 3-in. elbow and a 3 x 4-in. reducer with sheet metal screws as shown in Photo 5.
Install the roof vent cap as shown in Photos 1 – 4. Photos 5 and 6 show how to finish the job in the attic.
Your roof may not look intimidating from the ground, but it will seem a lot higher and steeper when you climb on it. So don't take on this project unless you feel safe and secure up there. Wear soft-soled shoes for good traction, make sure the roof is dry and stay clear of power lines. For increased safety, buy roof jacks at a home center. These metal brackets support a plank that keeps you and your tools on the roof. For the ultimate in safety gear, rent a roof harness. The harness connects to a rope that's anchored to the roof.


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The birth of the computer
Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer — from its 17th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.
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