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A new Enduro Cup series, which challenges mountain bike riders to race through timed stretches of a difficult course, will make its debut May 4 in Moab at the Magnificent 7 trail area.
The three-race series was created by cyclocross and enduro racer Ali Goulet and Mountain Sports International, a Salt Lake City-based event marketing agency. The event typically requires competitors to ride three to five difficult, usually descending, stretches of terrain. The lowest cumulative total time wins, said Mountain Sports spokeswoman Jessica Kunzer.
"We'll make sure the course layout leaves you grinning with your legs stinging," Goulet quipped.
Popular primarily in Europe, an enduro event was staged last summer at Canyons Resort outside of Park City. Canyons will play host to the second event of this year's Enduro Cup series, although a date has not been scheduled. The location and date of the third race also have not been determined, Kunzer said.
Registration costs $80. It may be done online at http://endurocup.athlete360.com. Additional information is available at endurocupmtb.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EncuroCupMTB.


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José Andrés says: "I love America! Without a doubt, one of my favorite American ingredients is blue crabs, a true delicacy! And a great value, I think." This recipe is his twist on the traditional Basque txangurro (crab simmered with tomato), crossed with a Galician empanada (a savory pie). "Part of my efforts to build a bridge between America and Spain," he explains.

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View a philosophy class on metaphysics focusing on The Nature of Love and learn more about Dr. Ted Rebard, a philosophy professor whom students rave about. Students have changed majors after taking his classes.
Dr. Ted Rebard is without a doubt a man of the classics.
Not only is he well-traveled, having been to a number of different countries in Europe and South America, but he considers the Metropolitan Opera "the happiest place on Earth—no matter what Disney World claims," he said with a laugh.
A California native and Boston College graduate, Rebard said he has loved the opera, " a passion his father passed down to him," ever since before his first experience seeing "The Magic Flute" as a 10-year-old. Among his favorites operas are "Madame Butterfly" and "La Boehme." Of all the cities he's traveled to, he considers Rome and New York City two of his favorite places in the world (outside of Houston, that is).
"Both Rome and New York City are inexhaustibly wonderful places," he said. "As the spiritual center of the world, Rome is a masterpiece where people really know how to live."
And if his personal interests weren't enough of an indication that he loves the classics, his academic interests and professional field of study certainly do. As a UST philosophy professor for the past 20 years, Rebard is extremely passionate about the subject of metaphysics and the meaning of life. And it's that passion that he communicates to his students so that they might learn how to live a purposeful life.
"The overall objective is for students to come to understand the answers to three main questions," he said. "Those questions are: Who am I? Where did I come from? And where am I going? These are the thematic questions I pursue over three different courses.
"With each class, we look a little more deeply every time, and we approach them from different angles. But we address the questions in a coherent way so that it provides the students with the basics of self-knowledge and how to live a wise life."
In addition to metaphysics courses, Rebard also teaches upper-level courses on 20th century Catholic literature as well as the works and ideas of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Blaise Pascal and Karol Wojtyla.
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Washington • The curtain is about to rise on the second act of Barack Obama's presidency. On Monday, before an expected inaugural crowd of roughly 500,000 people, the president will trumpet his vision for a bold returnof the American economy. This president and the nation he leads have lived through too much tumult to expect the next four years to be free of unforeseen challenges and a few plot twists.
Still, the dawning of Obama's second term is a chance to reflect on what he has accomplished, what he dreams of doing in the months to come and what political insiders believe is actually achievable.
"I intend to carry out the agenda that I campaigned on an agenda for new jobs, new opportunity, and new security for the middle class," the president said in the last news conference of his first term. "We are poised for a good year if we make smart decisions and sound investments and as long as Washington politics don't get in the way of America's progress."
But what Obama may see as obstructionism, Republicans in Utah see as a chance to rein in the powers of an executive they disagree with, and they plan to be particularly obstinate when it comes to federal spending and the nation's ever-growing $16 trillion debt.
"Now we'll get to see if the president is really interested in being a leader or if he's just a good campaigner," GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch said in Utah this month. "If he's a leader, he'll acknowledge reality and come to the table willing to cut spending and reform our entitlements. If he's only interested in being the Campaigner in Chief, he'll continue to call for tax hikes."
The president said he's ready to talk about spending, but he also will argue for smaller cuts than Republicans want and new tax revenue that they will fight.
Rep. Jim Matheson, a conservative Democrat from Utah, said this struggle, which has dominated much of Obama's first term, is here to stay.
"The fiscal issues are not going to go away," he said. "I think debt is a big part of what the president's second term is going to be about."
How Obama handles that debate is likely to shift. Upon first taking office, the president spoke of changing the culture in Washington and ending gridlock. Now, after four years of relentless political skirmishes, he's taken a tougher negotiating stance with Congress.
The question remains whether it will help him achieve his vision to remake the economy or lead to passage of legislation on his other top priorities, which range from revamping the nation's immigration laws to curtailing gun violence. Here's a look at some of the key issues that Obama is likely to confront, in addition to the economy.
Immigration • Obama's second term may offer the perfect opening to tackle immigration reform in a comprehensive way, and he'll likely get a helping hand from Republicans who had stridently opposed such efforts during the past decade.
In fact, after Congress failed to pass the Dream Act, Obama had to turn to using his executive powers to help stop the deportation of young immigrants who were brought to the country illegally. This term, all signs point to bipartisan collaboration on wider legislation.
With demographic shifts showing more Latino voting power, observers suggest Republicans must accept some type of reform on immigration laws to clear a path to citizenship, or at least legal status, for the 11 million to 15 million illegal immigrants in the country already.
"Now, because of the election and because of the demographics, the hard-liners in the GOP have little or no incentive to resist this reform," said Dan Kowalski, an immigration lawyer and editor of Bender's Immigration Bulletin, an online news site.
While not ready to accept an amnesty program, Utah's Republican senators, Hatch and Mike Lee, have already begun work on potential bills to ease some immigrants' access to legal residency.
Gun control • Just last week, Obama launched an initiative on controlling gun violence: a multi-pronged plan that is likely in for a grueling fight in the first few months of his second term.
"In the days ahead, I intend to use whatever weight this office holds to make them a reality," Obama said before signing several directives aimed at doing what he can without Congress.
But to bar high-capacity magazines, mandate background checks for all gun sales and prohibit assault rifles, it'll take legislation, and that's where Obama is likely to spend considerable political capital, fighting the likes of the National Rifle Association.
Entrenched Republicans aren't about to waiver on those issues and some NRA-friendly Democrats, like Matheson, are unlikely to side with the president. Obama may prevail on some initiatives such as stricter background checks, as the NRA has signaled support but others may stall.
Energy and environment • With the coming departure of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Obama has a new chance to guide policy on the environment and public lands, though no one is expecting he can push any major legislation through a deeply divided Congress.
It could be a repeat, in some ways, of his first term.
Obama's first drive for climate-change legislation a cap-and-trade effort flailed even when Democrats held both chambers and was dead on arrival once Republicans took over the House. An Interior Department effort to bypass Congress on designating new wilderness, through a policy called "wild lands," ended up being curtailed after significant blowback.
"It just showed inexperience that the administration had of how you make big things happen," said Frank Maisano, a senior principal at the law firm of Washington-based Bracewell & Giuliani who consults on energy and environmental issues. "That has hindered their ability to do anything like that down the road."
Instead, Obama and Interior turned to using regulatory power to push through environmental changes, a move he's likely to repeat during the next four years.
One thing Maisano believes Obama will do in his second term: Allow more on- and off-shore drilling, something Republicans have made hay of the past four years.
"He just has to do that, because he's not a dummy," Maisano said. "He's going to get on the train in the direction it's moving."
Health care • Obama's victory in the U.S. Supreme Court and the election ended Republicans' persistent attempts to eliminate his health-reform program, dubbed Obamacare, and now his administration has four years to implement the program. Its success, or failure, will play a major part in this president's legacy.
State leaders face big decisions in 2013. They must agree to manage a new online insurance portal for people who don't get coverage through their job, or let the feds do it. And they must accept or reject an expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income adults. Both the portal and Medicaid expansion kick in at the start of 2014, as do consumer protections that stop insurance companies from denying coverage or charging more because of a health factor.
So far Republican Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has continued negotiating with the Obama administration over the insurance portal, making repeated calls for state flexibility. Utah already created its own insurance exchange, known as Avenue H, but the feds say it does not yet meet the new law's requirements.
Herbert has been silent on the Medicaid expansion, though Nevada and Arizona have accepted the program along with the millions in federal money and restrictions that come with it.
The foreign perspective • Obama ended the Iraq War in his first term and plans in 2014 to oversee the conclusion of the war in Afghanistan, this nation's longest conflict. But that won't allow the U.S. to pivot its attention away from the Middle East.
The nuclear ambitions of Iran loom over the region and, in reaction, Israel has increasingly threatened a military response. Egypt continues to try to remake itself after its Arab Spring revolution. Civil war rages on in Syria.
Second-term presidents often turn increased attention to foreign affairs, particularly when the race to pick their successors heats up. Beyond the Middle East, Obama has tried to position himself as the first "Pacific president," creating stronger financial and diplomatic ties in the Asian world, particularly with China.


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It's not exactly graffiti but Salt Lake City is inviting residents to scrawl their thoughts on a building but not with spray paint.
City and Redevelopment Agency officials have hung up three large chalkboards on Regent Street from 100 South to 200 South between Main and State streets as part of the public outreach effort for ideas on the proposed Utah Performing Arts Center.
Residents, workers or shoppers strolling downtown are welcome to pick up some chalk and make a suggestion. It's aimed at collecting ideas for a re-birth of Regent Street as part of a plan to build a Performing Arts Center at 137 S. Main.
The mega-theater, designed for traveling Broadway-style shows, as well as concerts and plays, is scheduled for a March 2016 opening. Mayor Ralph Becker said Wednesday that city and Redevelopment Agency officials want the Regent Street makeover to be on a similar timetable.
"This street can be a wonderful asset to the city," the mayor said Wednesday. "We're asking people to write down what they'd like to see here."
Salt Lakers also can give input on what they'd like to see at the playhouse and on Regent Street at www.newperformingartscenter.org. Two community open houses are scheduled for citizen input on Nov. 8 at the Gallivan Center: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Regent Street connects the City Creek Center on 100 South to Gallivan Plaza on 200 South.
That fact, said real estate planner Tom Moriarty, gives Salt Lake City an opportunity to create a vibrant ,pedestrian-friendly street that would attract retailers, restaurants and galleries.
"We have an enormous advantage with having City Creek right across the street," said Moriarty, whose Washington-D.C.-based Eisen Group is consulting with the RDA on the theater project.
The regional retail powerhouse will provide foot traffic to help sustain new business on Regent Street. But while City Creek is made up mostly of national chain stores, Moriarty envisions Regent Street as home to locally owned shops and eateries.
But before planning for Regent Street gets going in earnest, Becker said he wants as much public input as possible on what residents and other denizens of downtown would like to there.
"The best ideas we have come from people," the mayor said. "We want to capture everyone's ideas."
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BlizzCon 2011 just got even better with today's announcement that the closing concert for this year's show will be headlined by none other than Foo Fighters. The multi-platinum rockers will take the stage to close out the convention with a set drawn from the many iconic anthems of their 16-year career. We also announced today that The Artist Formerly Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain, Blizzard's in-house metal band, will be returning to BlizzCon this year and will open for Foo Fighters. Tickets to the convention are currently sold out, but the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, which offers multi-channel Internet streaming worldwide, is still available. Check out the official announcement for more information.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced that the Brazilian Portuguese version of its critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft®, will be made available in Europe. Brazilian Portuguese will be the tenth officially supported language for World of Warcraft worldwide, and the sixth supported language in Europe, complementing the existing English, French, German, Spanish and Russian versions.
We commonly use the term "soon" when referring to Blizzard releases, because we know that no matter how hard we're working to reach a target, we're not going to compromise and launch a game before it's ready. For Diablo III, we were aiming to launch by the end of 2011. As we're announcing globally today, our new target for the game is early 2012.
We're pleased to announce that Blizzard Entertainment will be attending IgroMir 2011, the premier gaming event in Russia, in Moscow this October 6 – 9.
We are delighted to invite you to visit us on booth A2 in pavilion 3, hall 13 of Moscow's Crocus Exhibition Centre to play our line-up of exciting games. We'll have almost 100 PCs in total, ready for you to try World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and, for the first time in Russia, Diablo III and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm! We look forward to seeing you there.
For more information, visit the official site.
The fiery gates leading to the Burning Hells have opened, and the Diablo III beta test has officially begun! Invitations to participate in the beta test are now being delivered to the chosen heroes. As with beta tests for other Blizzard Entertainment games, the testing process for Diablo III will occur in phases. In each phase we will be selecting players who have opted in via their Battle.net accounts, and we welcome everyone to provide feedback on the official forums.
If you have a beta license, you are free to show, share, or talk about any portion of the beta content to which you have access, as this beta test is not confidential.
We'd like to remind those looking forward to an invite to be wary of phishing attempts. If you believe you've received an invite to the Diablo III beta test, it's best to refrain from clicking on any links in the email, and instead log in to your Battle.net account to see if a Diablo III beta game account was granted. Or, if you were sent a key, attempt to add it manually by going to the Add or Upgrade a Game section of the Battle.net account management page.
For those who have received an invite to the beta test, we thank you for helping us test out our server stability and hardware. For those of you still hoping for an invite, we wish you the best of luck and hope you'll keep an eye out for some of the beta-key giveaways and promotions we'll have on the Diablo III community site.
For more information, please see the official press release and the beta opt-in announcement and FAQ.
We're pleased to announce that in most regions, PayPal will be our payment-service partner for the Diablo III auction house, allowing players who trade with real-world currency the ability to cash out the spoils of their battle-torn adventures via a PayPal account.
PayPal will also soon be added in several regions as a payment option on Battle.net, providing another convenient and secure payment method for digital purchases of Blizzard products and services.
We'll share region-related specifics, as well as further details on everything mentioned above, in the near future. Stay tuned!
We are happy to announce the latest feature on the Blizzard site: the Blizzard Music Section. Check out some of your favorite musical numbers from Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft, and World of Warcraft. With quick-and-easy access to the iTunes store, it has never been easier to browse our music, create your own playlist, and listen to the tunes you want, anytime, anywhere! Also, all you audiophiles out there, be sure to read the track notes straight from Blizzard's sound team!
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ajrod27 wrote:How is 'tax after' any different than what your local store charges when purchasing wine,
It's no different other than optics. But optics and marketing go hand in glove.
Also, Anil (my local wine shop proprietor) gives a case discount which effectively eliminates sales tax and he is able to get Woot worthy deals on a regular basis. The added benefit there is that he knows what our wife and I like and can give very customized recommendations.
SmilingBoognish wrote:It's no different other than optics. But optics and marketing go hand in glove.
Also, Anil (my local wine shop proprietor) gives a case discount which effectively eliminates sales tax and he is able to get Woot worthy deals on a regular basis. The added benefit there is that he knows what our wife and I like and can give very customized recommendations.
Some great deals on Woot.
But you hit the nail on the head..your local wine merchant should be a relationship you cultivate for exactly the reasons you mention.
Winedavid39 wrote:Thank you Winters Hill for your participation and for the great offer.
Come on back !
Yes please do come back!
I'd love to see some of your reserve or single vineyard pinot here
BTW the current offer is drinking very nicely on the second night
[Note: Copied and pasted from another thread as suggested by another Wooter.]
(This is about the 2009 Winter's Hill Pinot Noir I'm drinking tonight.)
There were already detailed tasting notes posted here, mostly consistent with what I'm tasting right now - especially bsevern's notes, for which my only minor disagreement is that I wouldn't have said my bottle has a "nice tartness." Not saying bsevern is wrong; I think I might be less sensitive to tartness than average, or alternatively I might just like acidity more than most. (I found this to be the case with the Vino Noceto Riserva Sangiovese as well -- I thought it had a pleasant tartness but no pucker, while my wife thought it had some pucker factor.)
The main reason I'm commenting, though, is to address the question from the earlier discussion about whether this Pinot is more Oregonian or Californian.
Pinot used to be my favorite varietal. But in the mid 2000s, when the cost of a decent Oregon Pinot rose beyond my budget, and when the least expensive Saintsbury Pinot ("Garnet") hit $20 a bottle at my local wine discounter, I gave up. I shifted my interests to Zin, Shiraz/Syrah and Cabs, for which decent bottles could be had for considerably less than a decent bottle of Pinot. And my preferences/palate changed to match.
So I was pretty curious about whether I would still find Pinot enjoyable, at this late date, for less than $15 a bottle.
With my first sample of the Winter's Hill, the memories came rushing back, and they screamed "Oregon" to me.
Imagining a number line with 20 points on it, quintessential California Pinot on the left at point 0 and quintessential Oregon Pinot on the right at point 20, I'd put this wine right around 16 or 17.
It's only after doing some critical analysis that I get what RPM was saying about it falling in between the two styles. Mine is a gut reaction to the overall experience -- bouquet, mid-palate, and finish, without much critical thought. The whole thing together says "Oregon" to me, even if upon further reflection there are a couple of aspects that don't quite fit the Oregonian mold.
Anyhow, it's clear that I still like Pinot quite a bit after several years away from it -- at least this Pinot. Maybe the next time I see a Carneros Pinot pop up here for a reasonable price, I'll bite, just for the sake of comparison.
EDIT: I was ready to post this, and now I have to backpedal a bit. Now that the bottle's been open for a couple hours, it's starting to shift left on my number line. Both the nose and the flavors seem less typically Oregonian now. I still don't think I would call it a California Pinot in a blind taste, but it's not as far to the right on my number line now. Maybe a 13? Now I'll be forced to sample it again tomorrow to see how it evolves. ;)


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You want your clients to take you seriously. Part of that is the image you create through your office environment and materials you use. High-quality prints are just one way to show your clients you mean business. Laser printers use the accuracy of lasers to concisely recreate your document and all its fonts, lines and images. Expect clear, sharp prints thanks to high resolution. Leave blurred lines and inaccurate copies of your documents behind with a new laser printer for the office.
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Gundlach: Junk Bonds Overvalued Versus 30Y Tsys
Here's a comparison you don't hear every day: junk bonds versus long-term Treasuries. The former typically mature in 8 to 10 years, and the latter, obviously, in 30, and then there's the sharp differences in credit quality. When junk bonds are compared to Treasuries it's typically to gauge the high-yield spread versus government bonds of much shorter maturity.
But DoubleLine's bond guru Jeffrey Gundlach made that very comparison in a webcast this afternoon, saying he likes to keep tabs on the relationship between the two due to their similar volatility characteristics. Right now, Gundlach says the yield level on junk bonds is unusually low compared to long-term Treasuries - in fact by one measure he says junk bonds are "the most overvalued in history" versus 30-year Treasuries.
Gundlach notes that U.S. junk bonds have outperformed in recent years, with that market up 7% so far this year after being up 15.6% last year, and says "I have a feeling it's going to mean-revert" sometime soon. "I don't think it's a good idea to overweight high-yield bonds today," he says, comparing them to emerging-market corporate bonds that had an off year this year and could rebound more next year.
Still, he added, "I don't really have a big issue with corporate bonds." When it comes to credit quality, Gundlach says "probably at some point it will come back to haunt us" that high-yield covenant quality is weakening lately, but that bonds have some runway before any credit-related performance deterioration really kicks in.


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Yes they are the same gun as they are made on the same line by FN.
I was looking at the browning pro 40. Is it the same gun as the FN40.
I own the Fn9 and love it.
Yes they are the same gun as they are made on the same line by FN.
Yup,,Sure is. I own the Browning and love it. I'm not real bog on "Tupperware" guns but I have a few. Out of all of them I like the pro 40 best
The Fn will come with 3 mags, the Browning Pro 9 comes with 2.
I believe that the Browning can be cocked and locked - the FN cannot unless you get the SAO variant.
And, the sear is slightly different between the 2.
Realistically - it is the same gun essentially.
However - The browning version will be discontinued/has been discontinued. Only the FN version will be sold in the USA from now on. So, if you want it - better get it quick. All that's left is what is on dealer shelves.
You'll still be able to get it serviced by FN/Browning, however


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Just wanted to let you know we have made a couple of minor changes to TDH. First, we have moved the forums from thedentedhelmet.com/forums to thedentedhelmet.com. This should be transparent and should redirect you immediately, but you might consider updating your bookmarks.
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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by Cachoo, Feb 8, 2013.
Have you heard of Dorner before today?
Not currently living in LA, but no, hadn't heard about Dorner and hadn't lived in the area long enough to appreciate the meaning behind "KMA" license plate holders until it hit the news today.
Even up here in the Bay Area there were Amber Alerts for his car/license plate (gray Nissan Titan, CA plate 8D83987).
Wait. What????
ETS: Ah, I see now. That's rather.....intense.
I saw some news reports about him a few days ago when this first started. It's...kind of insane.
The LA area is quite large though. Where they're searching is about an hour east from me, and another 30 minutes from downtown. It's too populated here for him to hide - he's likely still up in the San Bernardino mountains if his truck was found there recently. Must be scary for the cops though, since they're being targeted.
How can he possibly convince himself that killing cops and the daughter (and her fiance) of another officer is justified? He sounds coherent in his "manifesto" but his actions are not sane.
The murdered girl was his defence attorney's daughter which makes even less sense. My heart and prayers goes out to the victims and their families. Hope they catch this psycho soon!
Heard about this tonight on Stitcher Radio. He is one sick puppy!
I had to look it up. Yikes. I am outside of LA and glad I'm not in LA. So messed up and horrific.
I think this is what makes the whole thing even more tragically bizarre. Meanwhile, the LAPD which has a horrible reputation to begin with, shoots two innocent women in the search for this guy.
My thoughts go out to the victims and I hope they catch this guy.
What in the world is the LAPD doing shooting at random trucks?!
One can understand the LAPD being on edge, but two separate incidents involving shootings of trucks that "looked" liked the suspect's is very disturbing.
Not defending anyone's motives or actions, but technically the first shooting in Torrance was by LAPD, while the second shooting was by Torrance PD.
Still, there was a statewide alert for his truck and license plate, so I'd hope they'd at least try to read the license plate first before shooting. Just assuming here.
Also that Monica Quan and her boyfriend were shot by Dorner at their Irvine residence (the Watermarke), which is one of the places I'd looked at for living arrangements when I lived down there.
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If I owned a Nissan Titan right now, I think I'd keep it home and take the bus! The police are stressed because they're being specifically and randomly targeted by this guy, which is not a normal situation at all for them. It's not typical police overreach, they really are scared.
And yes, if someone was REALLY coming after you, most of the time they wouldn't have to try too hard.
I totally agree with your sentiments, but the first Torrance shooting (the one where the LAPD fired on the women delivering newspapers) involved a blue Toyota truck:
...which isn't exactly a gray Nissan Titan:
I know the officers are stressed out and all, but I'd also assume they're also fairly experienced at identifying and telling vehicles apart, given their active work in the field.
Also, in the first link, the truck is riddled with bullet holes. Doesn't look like they even bothered to hesitate there.
So that's what that was about.
Dorner likely felt that the defense attorney purposely failed to properly defend him.
The guy is definitely disturbed and needs to be immediately caught and punished for his crimes. But I don't think we should simply ignore the other side of the story. Perhaps there is truth in his claims of being unjustly fired. In reporting police brutality against another officer (and the LAPD has a LONG history of police brutality), Dorner committed what is seen as the ultimate sin: He broke the blue code of silence. It made him a rat; an enemy among officers, who likely wanted him gone. He was fired for supposedly making "false remarks", but we've seen policemen remain on the job or win their jobs back after committing much more egregious acts. I've read no reports of officers being fired for mistaking a 71 and 47 year old Latina for a 270 pound black man--riddling their truck with bullets.
There's no way this guy is going to be caught. He's flat out stated that he has nothing to live for and no fear of death. He's aiming for "suicide by cop". He wants to be a martyr; it will add to the whole "behold, I am wronged" thing.
That's not to say that the LAPD didn't screw him over; from many accounts that organization is extremely corrupt and I wouldn't put it past them to hang this guy out to dry if he tried to blow the whistle on some stuff. But if that's the case, you go to the media with your evidence (he did send something to Anderson Cooper) and try to move on; you don't start killing people!
I know CNN was showing some Facebook comments supporting Dorner---not for murdering people but for his contempt for the LAPD. To be sure they have had their problems but his actions are beyond the pale. And those poor women getting shot by police while they were delivering papers -- awful.
Well the other side of that accusation he brought against his training officer is that she was about to give him a negative review. Then this charge of police brutality was levelled against her. The man is clearly very disturbed, so perhaps there is something more to what has been reported. If he wasn't disturbed and there wasn't more to this story then he would have done what others have done before him. Hire a lawyer and sue for millions.
This article has a picture of the slain Quan and Lawrence.
does anyone know what set him off? Apparently he was fired in 2008 so why wait all this time to do his revenge mission? Also - he doesn't apparently have any type of mental health condition.. he is choosing to do this due for revenge - but what set him off now? Just because someone does terrible things doesn't mean they must have a mental health issue.. like many of the people I work with choose to abuse their partners or choose to abuse their children.. To me it sounds like he is indeed preparing for his suicide by cop..
I read his "manifesto" and apparently there was an officer named Teresa Evans who he accused of kicking a suspect three times in front of Dornan. Apparently he complained about it and nothing ever came of it. He also almost got into a fight with an officer who kept saying the "n" word regarding a suspect. We are only hearing his side of things but it sounds like he kept getting into trouble instead of the people he was reporting. He killed the daughter of the cop or former cop who was his defense council?? at the hearing before the panel who eventually fired him. Rambling is putting it mildly regarding the manifesto. Dornan talks about slights to him when he was a kid. It sounds like he was outgoing and friendly but bottled his rage until now. If I was on his hit list I'd be damned afraid.
Just to be Devil's Advocate, were there eyewitnesses to see him shoot the people he's accused of shooting?
This whole thing just seems like a frame up and a smokescreen. You have all these officers and there families who are freaked out of their minds, understandably. I wonder what they were investigating when this all started. I bet they are distracted now.
I wonder how CNN is so sure that manifesto came from this person. I hope it's more than the fact that it's signed by him.
shit is going down right now:
LAPD Press Conference imminent....
One of the new officers shot today has died, per KNBC.
Live feeds also on all the SoCal TV stations' websites: www.nbclosangeles.com, www.ktla.com, www.kcal9.com
Seems like a really difficult situation, but at least now they have him cornered. Very sad about the loss of lives.
ETA: The latest (7:46 EST) is that the cabin is burning. Police used tear gas, but it's not clear how the cabin caught fire- rather who started the fire- the police or Dorner. This is going to have a tragic end.
Hope they capture him alive if only so he could be sent to the gas chamber.
Reports are saying that a charred body was found in what is left of the cabin and is believed to be Dorner, but there has been no confirmation.
I just can't get over how much like a nice guy he looked. He looked like an ideal cop and marine, a poster boy for "Protect and Serve."


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STORM LAKE -- The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced its 2012 All-IIAC Football Teams late on Monday, and Buena Vista was represented with six individuals earning honors. The Beavers, who finished 4-6 overall (4-3 IIAC), landed a pair on the First Team, while four others were selected to the Second Team.
Senior offensive lineman Michael Wiegmann (Dumont, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg) was the team's lone First Team Offensive selection. Wiegmann, a Second Team honoree as a junior a year ago, just completed his fourth season as the team's starting center, and anchored an offensive line which helped the unit average more than 335 yards of total offense during conference play, including an average of 146 on the ground.
In addition to Wiegmann, senior linebacker Nick Plueger (Le Mars, Iowa/Le Mars) landed a spot on the First Team Defense. Plueger had a break-out season to end his collegiate playing career, averaging an IIAC and NCAA Division III-high 14.2 tackles per game. During league play, he registered at least 13 stops in six of the seven contests, including 16 at Loras. He also recovered his lone fumble of the year against Central. Plueger had just 28 career tackles coming into the year.
Seniors John Hill (Webster City, Iowa/Webster City) and Logan Lehrkamp (Carroll, Iowa/Carroll) were voted to the Second Team Offense, while junior TJ Bruch (Arcadia, Iowa/Kuemper Catholic) was named Second Team Defense and sophomore Dylan Barrett (Harlan, Iowa/Harlan) voted to the Second Team Special Teams.
Hill was a key part of the team's success with its running game during IIAC play this season, averaging 83.3 yards per game and ranking fourth among the league leaders in that category. Five of his six touchdowns on the year were scored against IIAC foes. He chalked up a career-high 131 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown in his final career home game against Simpson College. He also posted 122 yards and a touchdown earlier in the year against Wartburg College. In three of the seven conference games, he posted at least one run of 30 yards.
Lehrkamp was the team's leading receiver for the year, and during IIAC play, tied for seventh with 4.1 receptions per contest. His 14.3 yards per catch, however, was third-best in the league. For the year, he registered 36 catches for 520 yards and four touchdowns. He posted back-to-back 100-yard games against Wartburg College (110) and Central College (124), while also adding a pair of scores against the Dutch.
Bruch was one of the leaders for team's the defensive line this season, finishing with 40 total stops, including eight for a loss and two sacks. He also forced one fumble. He had one of the best games of his career against the Knights, posting nine tackles, including 4.5 for a loss, while forcing a fumble. In addition to his defensive duties, he also averaged nearly 38 yards per punt on 51 attempts, including five of longer than 50 yards. Thirteen of his attempts landed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
Barrett rounds out the honors for the Beavers, as he became a big threat to opponents in multiple ways. He earned special teams honors following a season in which he averaged nearly 23 yards per kick-off return, as well as 50 yards on the ground. He was named the IIAC Special Teams Performer of the Week two weeks ago after posting 102 yards on just four returns, while also rushing for over 100 yards on just five carries. During IIAC play, he was one of only six players to average more than 100 all-purpose yards per game. He tallied a career-high 181 yards rushing at Loras, including two scores, while also posting two touchdowns in the season finale at Dubuque. He wrapped up the year with a team-high eight touchdowns and more than 1,000 all-purpose yards.
Of the six players to earn honors this season, only Wiegmann had been selected to any of the all-conference teams in prior years. It's also the highest total number of selections for the program since garnering seven selections in 2009.
The group helped lead the team to its first four-game winning streak since 2008.
Dubuque's Wyatt Hanus was named the IIAC Offensive MVP with Coe's Frank Weymiller being voted the IIAC Defensive MVP. Kohawk head coach Steve Staker received IIAC Coach of the Year accolades.


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Two trains are headed toward one another on the same track, each driven by an out-of-conrol engineer who is convinced the other train will somehow get out of his way. One is driven by a religious fanatic, Ahmadinejad, who has been confused by praise from the Muslim world, into believing he can actually triumph over the United States in a war. The other is driven by Dick Cheney and his sidekick, George Bush, who do not intend to go down in history as allowing Iran to become a nuclear military power. Renaud Giraud, writing in Le Figaro, raises these metaphors to illustrate the madness now enveloping the United States and Iran. He cites three factors as propelling Bush/Cheney: their fear of Iran's military capabilities in the future, strong bipartisan support in Congress for tough action against Iran, and Saudi Arabian and Israel lobbies which emphasize the dangers of Iran to Middle East stability.
The ironic aspect of the current conflict is that in 2001, Iran publicly condemned the 9/11 attack and in 2001 gave quiet assistance to American military forces in their Afghanistan campaign. The Iranian government in December, 2001, supported American efforts at the Bonn conference to implement political and economic reconstruction of Afghanistan. After offering these supports, President Bush in January, 2002 listed Iran as one of the "axis of evil" threatening the world. The recent resignation of Larijani both as negotiator on nuclear issues and as secretary general of the Iranian Security Council reflects growing strength of hard liners.
A sad aspect of the current presidential primary campaigns is failure on the part of any Democratic candidate to articulate an intelligent Iran policy. They fear being accused of "weakness" just as they feared in 2003 of refusing to back the Bush invasion of Iraq. America need voices of reason about Iran, but they appear muted in the face of media taking them to task for being weak. On the other side, Ahmadinejad is bewitched by his seeming popularity for standing up to America and may have come to the wrong conclusion about Bush and Cheney. They will resort to military action regardless of the cost to their nation. After all, isn't Ahmadinejad doing the same to his country?


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Head Rake.
Head Rake.
Rounding third and heading for home...
Votto with a blast to center makes it 1-0. Another of those long singles like the one the other day.
I thought that was going all the way to the wall
This xbox is my new good luck charm. :O) This start to the game will work. *grin*
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Votto to second now on a wild pitch.
Batter called out at first after a comebacker to the pitch, argument on the call here.
he was safe
is instant replay here yet?
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Me neither, but the call stands, it seems.
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Cindi- do you find this method of propogation to be superior to just splitting the roots and replanting the pieces?
I have done splits w/ anise hyssop and it works. As you know, this plant is pretty hardy, and an amazing bee plant. Duration of blooms and their bee atrractiveness are amazing. I've never done cuttings your way, and I'm going to try it too!. I have rooting hormone already. It really helps give it a good start. Thinking out loud, I think your system will give you more , but smaller plants. They do grow, quickly though. When I do a split, I usually make just two from one plant, and they are both completely full grown by fall. I'd imagine you could get four or five cuttings from each plant w/o harming it.
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text: Massachusetts schools lauded in national press for success in math and science The entire ScienceTimes section of The New York Times on September 3 was devoted to the state of math and science education in the U.S. The coverage focuses on positive accomplishments in Massachusetts. The Times concludes that the state of math and science education is "less bleak and more complicated than one might think." The lead story, "Expecting the Best Yields Results in Massachusetts," describes the remarkable success of Massachusetts students and schools in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assessment. "If Massachusetts were a country," the article notes, "its eighth graders would rank second in the world in science, behind only Singapore…" Our eighth graders would also rank a respectable sixth in the world in mathematics, ahead of all the participating Western European countries but behind Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. The article features education practices in Braintree, highlighting the creative, hands-on approach employed in the district. MTA member Dr. William Kendall is quoted discussing the rise in expectations that followed passage of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act. The article states, "Dr. Kendall says teachers now laugh when he tells them that it was once possible to graduate from Braintree High School without ever taking algebra. 'You can't get out of eighth grade without knowing Algebra 1 now,' he said. 'We're teaching everybody, and everybody is having success.'" MTA member Kristen Walsh is also featured for her success in teaching math to students who have "a potpourri of learning disabilities." One of her students, Abby, is quoted describing math as "pretty nice." She told the Times reporter, "Ms. Walsh usually teaches us a lot of methods to use in math to make it seem easier." While the article focuses on math and science accomplishments in Massachusetts, it's important to note that our students are also first in the country in English language arts on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.


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Amber Heard on the set of her new movie, The Avril Lavigne Story.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez hooking up again.
Joan Collins getting a pedicure.
Not to be picky about a naked Julia Louis Dreyfus, but John Hancock didn't sign the Constitution.
Jewel out and about yesterday in LA.
Jennie Garth after getting denied at a club.
Jennifer Garner all alone in the big city.
Speaking of big, Jonah Hill was doing some shopping yesterday.
Kaley Cuoco and her really big duck.


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Science is taking a back seat to the Pope with the dismantling of the astronomical observatory that has been part of Castel Gandoifo, south of Rome, for more than 75 years. The Pope claims he needs more room for diplomats and has ordered the observatory be removed to a new location. Father Jose G. Funes, director of the observatory, claims "it is not a downgrading of science in the Vatican. To remain within the palace would have had only a symbolic significance.." But, many observers note that symbolism is exactly what the Catholic Church needs at a time when it is led by a Pope who has expressed sympathy for an Intelligent Design view of the origin of the world even though such ideas run counter to the scientific staff of the Observatory.
Pope Benedict XVI increasingly has cast his lot with more conservative forces within the Vatican. He opposes all reform ideas that have been circulating within the Church for the past forty years. Perhaps, the removal of the Observatory to another location was merely an attempt to get him some more room for discussions with diplomats. On the other hand, perhaps he needed more room to discuss the world with scientists.


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I think we should "clean up" this thread and keep it as informational as possible and trim it down some..........MODS??
I think we should "clean up" this thread and keep it as informational as possible and trim it down some..........MODS??
I sat down (wait, I'm already sitting - nevermind) and costed-out my *current* costume, and this is the figure I came up with:
Total: $3366.00 (I can post the breakdown upon request)
And keep in mind that it has taken me 5 years to get to this point. Many items have been bought and replaced 2-4 times over the past 5 years as they break or as I find better quality/more accurate items to replace them with.
I made a lot of my parts myself to save money. Imagine how much my total would be if I had've bought every one of them!
I guess since the summer of 2002 I've probably spent somewhere in the range of $4500 - $5000 on my suit, in all of its "incarnations". Of course that was buying a little here and a little there. There's NO WAY I could've dropped that kind of money at one time on a costume. It was done bit by bit, over time.
I have one word of advice for you "new" guys and gals: PERSISTENCE You'll get there. Just stick with it. Do the best you can and get it "wearable", then replace/mod pieces as your budget allows. I've seen over the years that if someone doesn't get their suit wearable quickly, they often lose interest in the process, and they never complete the suit (which turns out to be just a big waste of money then). They're too focused on getting "this part" or "that part", which may be the best parts on the market, instead of just focusing on getting something that they can wear until they can mod/improve the suit later.
I went from nothing to wearable suit to accepted into the 501st Legion in 5 months. Was it the most perfect ROTJ suit ever? Hardly. BUT, it was passable, and because I could wear my suit, I caught "the fever" (we all know what THAT is!!!) and HAD to finish my suit so that I could wear it to more often to events. That was 5 years and 100 events ago.
And to think that I started out wanting to build a costume for a mannequin!
Last edited by Fetthunter; Jun 5, 2007 at 11:26 PM.
Thanks for the information
I'm new to this . This is a great post. But with anything Star Wars or any character. And if you want to do it right it is going to cost money. It is also a hobby. I have been collecting Star Wars seriously since 1989. And going into this (me wanting to start a boba fett costume) I'm looking at this as a hobby.
Here's mine
$80 Neck seal, vest, pouches, and spats (plus reworking my jumpsuit) "crazy4bobafett"
$530 Armor (chest,ab,knees,shoulders,collar,backplate,cod) unpainted "Bobamaker"
$125 Jumpsuit "Starfortress reworked By crazy4bobafett"
$15 Girthbelt "Stateline Tack"
$350 Jet Pack unpainted "MLC2"
$27 Shin tools "real paterson parts"
$80 Gloves "REAL Gloves"
$11 Cape "Army Shelterhalf"
$15 Aluminum Studs "Russrep"
$100 Gauntlets "Fettpride recasts"
$50 Toe Spikes ""Russrep"
$3 Wookie Braids "99cents Only store"
$1 T-visor " bought a pack of 12 on ebay for 10 bucks"
The following items were given to me by some dear friends at no charge ;
Aluminum RF stalk "unknown"
Aluminum knee darts "Russrep" ?
Aluminum gauntlet darts 'Russrep" ?
Aluminum beacon & stabilizer "unknown"
Boots "Caboots"
Helmet, "MS2"
The Following items are also at no cost;
Blaster, "Hyper-Firm ROTJ made by me"
Ammo belt, Traded for a Hyper-firm Scout Pistol I made "Pavespawn"
Jet Pack harness, Made by the same friends
Approximate cost of "freebies" given to me by the greatest friends on the planet;
My cost excluding paint, time, velcro, elastic, snaps, etc
Here's what I ended up with minus the blaster
Last edited by slave1pilot; Jun 17, 2007 at 11:42 PM.
If it's your first time here, and the first things you want to know are on the lines of "where can I buy a complete costume?" ... then you are in the same boat as me. My costume represents that it is quite possible to do something like that, but having just posted that, I will mention the following:
1) If you are looking for a specific costume component to arrive completed, you MAY be looking at something in the ballpark of what I spent for mine.
2) It takes some time to get each component. Don't expect it to arrive in 2 days.
3) I did NOT do zero-work on my costume. Most of the work I did involved a bunch of electronics wiring and modifications, soft armor weathering, and putting everything together.
Before anyone reads my post, I will say the figure I come up with is near the upper end of the range of how much a costume costs. So any newcomer who reads this, PLEASE DON'T TURN AWAY FROM THE PROJECT! The reason I posted this is because most of my costume components came from some of the best propmakers on TDH.:thumbup Also, most of them came "ready to wear!" I am the type that likes to have it ready to go when it arrives ... but that means it costs more since I was willing to pay others to do work for me (like painting and weathering.)
Anyway, here it goes. I don't want to post the marker of each item as he/she may not want his/her prices made public:
Boots: $140
Boot Spikes: $54
Spats: $15
Shin tools (painted): $210
Girth Belt: $60
Ammo Belt: $200
US Divers Belt/Buckle: $40
Belt Pouches: $45
Vest: $90
Jumpsuit: $123
Gloves: $85
Neck Seal: $49
Wookiee Braids: $40
Armor (knee w/ darts, cod, kidney, chest, collar, back, shoulder) (painted): $849
Collar studs: $25
Chest display: $79
Cape: $31
Helmet (painted): $630
Rangefinder & stalk: $70
Jet Pack (painted): $1,135
Screen accurate jet pack harness: $700
Jet Pack Beacon & stabilizer: $70
Gauntlets (unpainted): $350
Gauntlet darts: $40
Blaster: $500
Voice modulator: $500
RF LEDs & remote controlled servo: $237
Mic & Speaker: $75
(The things I did not include are things like velcro, straps, clips, snaps, helmet fans, LEDS, wires, switches ... stuff like that.)
Last edited by Jimmy BufFETT; Aug 20, 2007 at 9:27 PM. Reason: Costume upgrade!
How much did Fetthunter's suit cost?
Note: some of these parts were bought directly from their respective manufacturers, and some were bought 2nd hand (Cargo Hold, eBay, RPF, etc.)
1. Helmet: $600 MSH1 #7 (painted)
2. Neck seal: made into jumpsuit
3. Vest: $75 RA
4. Armor: $100 FD (painted myself)
5. Jumpsuit: $209 BM (with mods)
6. Girthbelts: $35 FD (dyed myself)
7. Ammo belts $120 PS leather
8. Belt pouches $45 FD
9. Jet Pack $450 MO (painted myself)
10. Jet Pack harness: $10 FD
11. Knee armor: $30 FD (painted myself)
12. Shin tools: $20 FD
13. Boot spats: $15 FD
14. Boots: $300 MC
15. Blaster ROTJ: $175 SP
16. Gloves: $90 S1
17. Cape: $35 FD
18. Chest display: $185 SM
19. Gauntlets(both): $460 custom (painted myself)
20. Toe Spikes: included on MC boots
21. Wookie Braids $25 FD
22. T-visor: included with helmet
23. Antenna stalk: $20 (RA aluminum)
24. Voice amp (black Radio Shack): $55
25. Fett Voice synth: $165 HD
26. Fett Voice /compressor/modulator: $50 FD
27. Jet Pack decals: $15 VdS
28. Chest & shoulder decals: $10 VdS
29. Aluminum shoulder studs: $20 RD
30. Resin calc pad: $6 FD
31. Resin dental expander: $6 FD
Misc. paints, sandpaper, tools, sealer, and other necessary items: $300
(and I could have very well forgotten something...)
Total: $3526.00
And keep in mind that it has taken me 5 years to get to this point. Many items have been bought and replaced 2-4 times over the past 5 years as they break or as I find better quality/more accurate items to replace them with.
Also note that a lot of my prices seem REALLY low, such as my shin tools and spats. That's because I made them myself to save money. I could have easily spent an additional $1500 by paying other people to build and paint my parts (good thing I got acquainted with an airbrush eary on in this process!).
I guess since the summer of 2002 I've probably spent somewhere in the range of $4500 - $5000 on my suit, in all of its "incarnations". Of course that was buying a little here and a little there. There's NO WAY I could've dropped that kind of money on a costume all at once. It was done bit by bit, over time.
Last edited by Fetthunter; Aug 17, 2007 at 12:29 AM.
i like the idea of folks each posting their breakdowns... i think it gives people a good idea of the variety of options, and what people spend their $$ on, since we all have areas we put a lot into, and areas we skimp on.
my prices are slightly rounded, since i didn't keep great track of things. in most cases, i'm on my 3rd or 4th version of a part. this just represents the current stuff as of now.
flightsuit: $30, since i made it myself
vest: around $100 for the tackle twill and sewing (batninja)
neck seal: $30ish? (tk409)
gloves: $85 (THE REAL GLOVES)
boots: $100 (caboots.com)
boot spikes: i forget... i want to say $50. (omega_man)
spats: scrap fabric, no cost really
shin tools: $50ish, including an original patterson squeegee
knee armor: $30, capricorn armor
knee darts: $50ish, (russrep)
ammo belt: $100 (99centTaco)
girth belt: $30 i think (crazy4bobafett), then dye and straps
armor: $1100 (partsandtechnical.com)
chest display: $80ish? (shackman)
shoulder studs: $40ish? (psberetta)
rocket pack: $320 (bradleyfett)
- us divers belt buckle: $50
- beacon and stabilizer: $70 (psberetta)
gauntlets: $350 (manowar)
- gauntlet rocket/darts: around $140, could have been psberetta or russrep
- dental expander: $10 fettpride
- mq1 keypad: $150 (original casio)
cape: $10 army tent
wookiee braids: $35 (julie)
helmet: $550 (HS sun)
- chin cup: $25 (fettpride)
visor: $20 (bobamaker)
blaster: $550? (HS webley, elvistrooper barrel, tasco scope, blast-tech fins and sidewinder greeblies)
then probably $100 worth of paint, glue, velcro, etc...
so total is around $4275, give or take a few bucks.
hahaha... i thought i was done! since the original post i finished up the blaster and got a new bucket
Last edited by stormtrooperguy; Dec 31, 2007 at 4:26 PM. Reason: my fett addiction needed feeding, so new parts were added
yeah, i'd say for my jango, I'm lookin somewhere between 3000 and 3500 total, and theres still a few pieces I'd like to upgrade
crappy ebay armor (v1) 150.00
JD armor - fiberglass helmet and all armor - 500.00 give or take a little
helmet gasket - 40
MLC Arena pack - 385
MLC v2 pack - 385
blue door gauntlets - 150
jumpsuit - 70
vest - 65-75
gloves - 20
cummerbun - 40
belt/pouches/holsters - made myself, and when all was said and done, probably about 150 give or take a bit
MR westars - 600
knee darts - 65-85
reinone boots - 200
another 100 or so in materials
I'd like to upgrade my gauntlets one of these days, and I'm about due for a new jumpsuit. It's nice to almost have it where i want it, but theres no way i would have been able to drop that kind of cash in one shot. All I can say is be patient, do your research, this forum is a mine of good info and better people!
Thanks for all the prices. I wish to start building my costume very soon. I've so far saved a little over $2000. I was planning on buying my Boba Fett costume from Star Fortress Production. But due terrible reviews about SFP, I've decided not to. So I plan on building my fett costume and hope I'll turn out just fine.
yep, unless you like throwing money out a car window at 80 mph, stay away from SFP. they're bad juju on a pretty grand scale.
lol, very true abntroop
Hi everyone.
I AM new here, but as for sticker shock... no, not really. My husband and I have been doing 'Klingon' for Star Trek for some time, so there really isn't anything that would shock me for a price tag anymore. Seems like DIY can be your best friend sometimes in the world of Star Trek, so we know the feeling. We're going to try to do a Zam (me) and Jango (him), and so far, your board kicks butt for ideas and 'how-to's'. We havent' fully 'evolved' from Star Trek (just try to make him stop! I'm making him a new Klingon outfit now ), and in the learning stages for our new outfits-to-be, but fear not. We haven't met a price tag that drove us off yet; just takes a little extra saving, that's all. We're hoping to be in the bounty hunter game soon enough. Just wanted to say 'hi', since I'll be on here a LOT for ideas. Bye!
I'm new here too. Sticker shock doesn't happen to me often either. I built my own custom Sith costume a few years back...though that only cost me about $700, and takes around 4 hours to get into. I'm also a comp geek who likes the most bad (and therefore expensive) rigs.
I'm currently designing a custom Mando in what spare time I have over here, and when I get back I'll start construction. I've already estimated the price at several thousand, and prepared to spend more.
One quick side note on weathering. I'm debating if I'm going to weather mine or not, or maybe do a tad bit. I like my stuff being spick and span, and if I were a r/l Mando with my mentality when I'm not working I'd be cleaning/tending to my armor. So what does everyone think? Weather, not weather, or just a little bit?
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I'm pretty good at CG art...but that's scenery and stuff...I can't draw or model a CG character for ****. I wish I could draw up my concept to show everyone. I'm probably going to make the majority of the armor out of steel. I'd like all the armor pieces to be steel, but there's some components, helmet especially, that are way beyond my metal working level.
I'm also going to make two beskad to go with it.
4 hours to get dressed??? Even with all my side fat I can get into Jango in around 20-25 minutes with some help with my girthbelt, backplate and jet pack!!!
So where is the best place to buy this stuff cause i heard about a few places but where is the best
as far as specific people / places.. that's all in the eye of the beholder. some people will prefer certain sizes, materials, etc... no-one can really tell you what is the "best"
just read the various threads and see what you like.
Thanks for the prices we might spend down the road with this costume choice. I'm a Newbie here but some of you know me from other places. Please don't hold that against me
Well right now my running tally of aquired materials for my ROTJ Fett is $1458. I still need my gauntlets, accessories for the gauntlets, EE-3 blaster, vest, motorized components for my RF and the paints required to finish my helmet and armor. So, I am looking forward to that 07 tax refund check!
Long time reader, first time joiner. And glad to be here!
I would like to reenforce the fact that there is no "cheap" way out of a Fett. I know from experience. I was trying to beat a convention deadline last year and work within my budget - which was practically nothing after my divorce - and came up with a fairly decent costume with an odd sort of blaster for about $400 NOT counting the helmet. Before I knew about this forum I did buy a pretty darn decent helmet off ebay but it was another $400 in itself. I had no idea I was paying too much for that repainted Don Post, but I still say it's a pretty good one. I did by a couple of other pieces on ebay - cape from TK409 (which is how I eventually got to this site), wookiee braids and chest armor. The rest was cheap materials and it shows. So there's $800 for a costume that is far from canon but has done me well for the area I live and has lasted through 5 appearances in the last year. But it's definitely subpar.
So for any of the newcomers who see the shots of some of you guys' brilliant costumes and expects to come off easy, I hate to disappoint them to tell them they can't, but they just can't. Which is where I'm at.
I'm probably going to retire my scratchbuilt Fett and start on making something real. And I'm being just as real about it. Like I am, newbies should expect to spend a year or two on their costume just to get one done and years after that upgrading and keeping it maintained, unless you're just going to put it on a mannequin.
We'd all love for this to be easy but it's not. It's about passion. Passion for the uniform. Passion for Star Wars. Passion for the Fett.
And, apparently, according to the number of people in these forums, man, it's simply great!
So if you're new to this forum and, like me, starting your real Fett adventure, then buckle up, adjust your rangefinder, and get ready for the pursuit that leads to the grandest of rewards, no matter how long you have to chase it. Because there just isn't anything better IMO.
And who said the life of a bounty hunter was easy anyway?
Good luck to you all! And may the fo......well...may the bounty come easier than expected. After all, it's worth a lot to me..and all of us.


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No problem I would want to shout too. Glad you got it all figured out. Good shooting.
Recently I posted about how I had developed a gremlin/flinch during my last session at the range.
Well, I'm glad to say that SOB is GONE GONE GONE. Good riddance and go bother some other gunnies shot groups.
100 rounds today and I'm back to the old game. I did find that I need to go see the optometrist (again). I discovered a focus problem with my left eye (non dominant) which interfers with my off hand marksmanship for some reason. I think I need to tint my left lens dark(er) to help the focus by my right eye. I'm going to discuss this with the doc when I make an appt.
As of now, I'm totally stoked. BTW the actual problem was my grip on the weapon. I had changed my hand position slightly for some reason. (For comfort I think because of a slightly sore thumb joint from a bang on the hand at work.) I returned to seating the butt deep into the web of my hand and my groups returned to POA and were/are within 3" or smaller. My target looks like somebody who knows how to shoot used it for target practice.
Sorry, I feel so good I just had to shout about it.
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i have used one of these in the past. one of the advantages is that the battery life is really long, and so they'll definitely come in handy on cross-country roadtrips.
Does this one have hidden required "microtransactions" to add regional maps? I've seen some GPS nav systems that are really cheap at the store but cost much more when you have to buy regions of the U.S.
Also, are the maps and POIs updatable?
GPS (Google Product Search) (no pun intended)
"Bowie kissing Jagger"
If only I still drove as much as I used to....
Kinda still want one tho
Trackwoot -- containting pricegrabber, froogle, and amazon links!
I may be dense, this i admit, but why on earth do i want my nifty satellite nav thingy to play music?
Touchscreen GPS... mouth waters... must click "I want one"
Why are these so popular? Do people really have that much trouble reading a map?
Good features for the price. Navteq are the same maps as Garmin, and Garmin is by far the best. A comparable Garmin would be nearly twice the price. Looks Good.
I just got a Garmin Nuvi 350 today. This looks identical. I wouldn't be surprised if it was made in the same factory. The feature set is about the same, Garmin's extra things; tour POI's, and some other items are mostly pay-as-you go (bleh). Is this a good buy? Probably.
Don't expect the speakers to sound like much for MP3 playback.
Product's website with info
I just received the Whistler GPS a few days ago that I bought during the wootoff and I love it but I would have loved to have saved $60 for basically the same thing. The Whistler GPS does not do MP3 or photos like this one. I have not used this unit but based on the Whistler unit at $219, this one is a good deal. Wish I bought a Samsung Q1 but I just did not want to release my grip on that much money.
During a recent Tangthon, they had one of these (https://secure.tanga.com/products/456-Nav-Cam-7700). A bit more information on that blog. It was $10 cheaper, but only one person got to take advantage.
my friend had a nav cam, worked great until it got stolen in Florida on spring break...
-TB and the Swassers- google them
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pekozpub wrote:Why are these so popular? Do people really have that much trouble reading a map?
They are fun and easy to use. Plus with a paper map you either have to pull over or have someone navigating for you, and I can't think of one person I could actually trust to read the map correctly.
Can this run Tomtom?
pekozpub wrote:Why are these so popular? Do people really have that much trouble reading a map?
because if you miss an exit it will tell you how to get around it without delay because time is money and no point on wasting time reading a map.
Looks good for the price, but I've never heard of Evesham. The name doesn't inspire confidence, especially if you shorten the name to something more manageable. "Hey, I'll just see where we're at on this 'sham GPS!" Also, some oversensitive types might take the name to be a denial of Original Sin.
is it really that hard to use a map?
[quote user="pekozpub"]Why are these so popular? Do people really have that much trouble reading a map?
I lived in New Haven, CT last summer. Thursday I am driving to Houston for the summer. In city traffic GPS navigation is a gigantic timesaver, and incredibly convenient if you are alone. If you have to make 15 turns in a city where all the blocks look the same and you haven't driven the route before, $150 is pretty cheap to be able to toss your google maps away and have a nice voice tell you when to turn.
Does this incororate SIRF III ?
Does this thing do text-to-speech, i.e. speak the name of the street you turn on etc.?
YES! Awesome description! Patrick McGoohan kicks Daniel Craig's ASS, as far as I'm concerned.
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bmiller962 wrote:Good features for the price. Navteq are the same maps as Garmin, and Garmin is by far the best. A comparable Garmin would be nearly twice the price. Looks Good.
Twice the price but also twice as fast. I have noticed that with these similar looking items, they dont calculate routes as fast, when you touch the screen, they are not as quick on the response and the screens don't seem to refresh as quickly. also I have noticed that they don't perform a re-route as quickly when you miss a turn or go off route. They get the job done, but Garmin seems to do it better and faster.
I have owned one of these and ended up taking it back. It was not easy to use. Very frustrating and confusing at time. Took it back and bought a different brand. Would not recommend!
You don't want your GPS to play music. Neither do I; that's what my car's custom headunit and speakers are for. But most of the GPSes these days have it bundled in them; the best of them are essentially hyperexpensive iPods with a humongous screen - they do pictures, music, video, and - oh yeah, tell you how to get where you need to go.
If you just want a basic gps and you have a laptop, getting Streets and Trips is worth it: it comes with a GPS locator and S&T also gives audio direction.
...or show some skills and take out parts of your front current headunit/fan settings and install a computer in, complete with touchscreen LCD and roadrunner software.
fjbros wrote:Another GPS, anything special about this one? Does it work for thecave?
NO! If you're interested in Speleology, then I suggest you try a different technology...such as research and a paper map!
I'm getting just so I can get a new icon color next to my name.
useful linkage blog is updated with info on this woot... i like the idea of the touchscreen and the cam and whatnot... but not a fan of this brand... who has actual experience with this one?... lets hear it.
Ohh, tonight I go to bed without reading a review, rating, and thoughts of a product one does not even own. Darn, I feel so left out.
My work truck comes with GPS and Navigation, so I have no need nor any comment on it, goodnight all.
Always wanted a GPS system for my car - Got one!
kirax2 wrote:YES! Awesome description! Patrick McGoohan kicks Daniel Craig's ASS, as far as I'm concerned.
I am not a number! I am a free man!
-kirax2 (Number 31)
Nice Maiden quote!!!
This says it has a "car charger". Can you leave it plugged into the cigarette lighter so that it will work for lots of hours at a time, or will you have to shut it down and recharge it every 3 hours?
i have GPS on my cell phone (iPaq 6900) and while this would make it useless it's still a nicely priced, nifty thing to have when travelling or as a gift to my brother or something...
My Roadmate just broke this week and the warranty was up a month ago .. could this be a sign?
just the right price for me woot. i know some of these are spectacular, and some arnt, but this seems like it will get the job done without much hassle for me, and a great price. thanks woot!
I just bought a Garmin Nuvi two days ago...IT IS REALLY FAST!
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