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Looks like we're out of the woods.
CrunchBang lead developer Philip Newborough (corenominal) posted this message several minutes ago on the CrunchBang Forums:
"Happy to report that the repo server is back online. Here is the update from the team at Linode:
"> The null route on your Linode's IP address has been removed at this time and we have set this ticket to automatically close in 48 hours while we monitor for any additional issues.
"Once again, apologies for the inconvenience and thank you all for your patience, understanding and kind words of support."
So now you can go back to your usual CrunchBanging, whether it's downloading the distro, updating or running the cb-welcome script.
It's good to be back and I'd like to echo corenominal's apology for the incovenience.
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(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)


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WASHINGTON - Senior midfielder Andrew Brancaccio (Chevy Chase, Md./Georgetown Prep) scored three goals and No. 9 Georgetown raced back from a three-goal deficit aided by a shut out of Notre Dame in the second half en route to an impressive 11-8 win in front of 2,386 at the Multi-Sport Field Sunday afternoon. Georgetown, winners of its last three games and five of its last six overall, improves to 7-3 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST, while Notre Dame falls to 5-5 overall and 0-3 in the league.
Notre Dame led 8-6 at the half, but the Hoyas tied the game with a pair of man-up goals in the third quarter and took a 9-8 lead early in the fourth quarter. After a hold was called on Notre Dame, Georgetown had a successful clear and a shot from senior Scott Kocis (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) was on target with a feed from freshman Zac Guy (Tully, N.Y./Tully), giving the Hoyas the lead for good.
Two minutes later, the lead grew to 10-8 with 11:56 left when the Hoyas took control after a turnover and senior Craig Dowd (East Northport, N.Y./Northport) sent a pass Travis Comeau (Alberta, Canada/The Hill Academy), who was racing toward the goal and took a shot on the run that beat John Kemp high. Georgetown scored its fifth-straight goal with 9:18 to play when Dowd came from behind the cage and shot over a defender to push the Georgetown lead to 11-8.
After some back-and-forth play from both teams, Notre Dame had a chance to cut into the lead when a penalty was called on Georgetown. On the extra-man, Notre Dame's Max Pfeifer had a point-blank shot saved by sophomore goalie C.T. Fisher (Bethesda, Md./Landon), who came on late in the first half and finished with seven saves for the Hoyas.
Notre Dame again had a shot around the 7-minute mark, but sophomore defenseman Patrick Schmitz (Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Prep) caused a turnover and the Hoyas pulled away for the win.
The Hoyas had trailed 8-6 at the half and had several opportunities in the opening seven minutes of the second half - with shots from Comeau, Dowd, Brancaccio, Kocis and senior Chris Nixon (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) all off the mark. Georgetown finally capitalized with 6:39 to play in the third quarter, scoring on an extra-man opportunity after a Notre Dame player was called for a slash. The Hoyas had one minute with the extra-man and worked the ball around against the Irish man-down unit, which is rated as the best in the country, and capitalized when redshirt junior Rickey Mirabito (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Forks) sent a pass to Brancaccio, whose shot 18 yards out was rifled in and beat Kemp.
The Hoyas tied the game just over two minutes later - again on the man-up - when Kocis fed Brancaccio from about 20 yards out. His shot was partially deflected by a Notre Dame defenseman, but the 6-5 middie was able to get a bouncing shot off that skipped past Kemp, tying the game with 4:14 to play in the third quarter.
The game was tied at 3-all after the first quarter, but a five-goal second quarter gave Notre Dame an 8-6 lead. Back-to-back goals from Grant Krebs gave ND a 5-3 lead in the opening five minutes of the quarter. After Nixon caused a turnover and picked up the ground ball, Dowd fed senior Chris Schuville (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) in transition and he scored on a high shot, narrowing the gap to 5-4.
Krebs again scored consecutive goals, first at 5:22 and then at 4:49, as the Irish took a 7-4 lead, but the Hoyas scored two-straight to tighten the game as the first half drew to a close, first on a score from Comeau and then on one from freshman Brian Casey (Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Prep). A goal from Neal Hicks with 28 seconds left gave the Irish an 8-6 lead at the break.
After winning the opening face-off and working the ball around the field for the first two minutes, the Hoyas took a 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal from Brancaccio with 12:51 to play in the first quarter. Brenneman and Beattie scored goals to give ND a 2-1 lead, but the Hoyas tied it with 5:52 left in the first quarter when sophomore Zack Angel (Park Hill, Md./St. Mary Ryken) took possession near midfield and came across from about 20 yards out, split a defender and took a bouncing shot from 10 yards out that beat ND goalie Scott Rodgers. The Irish took a 3-2 lead on a goal from Steve Murphy, but Kocis tied the game at 3:29 when he took a blast from 15 yards out that beat Rodgers high.
Fisher finished the game with seven saves on eight shots by Notre Dame in the second half. Brancaccio scored three goals and was one of seven players with a goal, with Kocis and Comeau adding two apiece. Dowd finished with a goal and three assists, while Guy added two assists.
The Hoyas held a 36-33 advantage in shots, won the ground ball battle, 45-31, and led by junior Brian Tabb (Bethesda, Md./Georgetown Prep), won 12-of-23 face-off attempts. Nixon and Tabb had six ground balls apiece to lead GU.
Georgetown plays next on Saturday, April 17, visiting Loyola. Face-off for the game, which will be shown live on ESPNU, is slated for noon

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I'm not into stainless guns, but I did buy a Smith & Wesson Model 625 in .45 ACP. The clips got to be too much to fool with, and I used it in .45 AR for awhile. And I sure didn't like the round butt.
Well, I hung on to that gun awhile, hoping to find a bargain in a Model 629. My plan was to use the 5" full lug barrel on the 629, and bore out the cylinder for .45 S&W. The .45 S&W would work with .45 Colt speedloaders, and I figured I'd resurrect the .45 S&W cartridge, as I had cut down some old .45 Colt cases. Never got around to this project, and now the .45 S&W is alive and well again in Cowboy Action Shooting.
But had my project come to fruition, I'd of had a 5" full lug, stainless sixshooter in .45 S&W that could be loaded with HKS speedloaders.
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Arsenal duo Santi Cazorla and Gervinho will be kick-starting the festive season at The Armoury this Thursday, December 6, when they drop in for a signing session.
The Spanish playmaker will join the Ivorian forward to meet supporters and sign photos as well as other merchandise and Christmas gifts available from the Club's flagship store.
The session will run from 4.30pm to 6pm so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
In order to ensure as many fans as possible have the opportunity to meet the players, signed items will be limited to one per visitor. Priority will be given to the first 200 customers on the day.
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Opposition Grows to Gay Anti-Discrimination Bill as Transgendered Support Wanes
Several conservative state officials have written letters to San Antonio City Council members, expressing their opposition to the gay and lesbian anti-discrimination proposal which is set to come up for a vote next week, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Despite a demand by some members to delay the scheduled September 5 vote, supporters are attempting to push it through on Thursday, following a disastrous City Council work session last Wednesday which actually increased opposition to the proposal.
Several transgendered individuals told 1200 WOAI news they will not support the bill due to the fact that it will not allow them to use the public restroom of their choice.
Some supporters are concerned that if a vote is delayed, even more support will drop away from the proposal, which would add sexual orientation and 'gender preference' to the list of protected classes under the city's anti-discrimination law.
But transgendered representatives told 1200 WOAI news that assurances given to opponents that the measure would not allow men to use women's rest rooms has actually turned them against the bill.
State Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston), who is running for Lieutenant Governor, said he is 'proud to stand with the faith community leaders of San Antonio on this issue.'
"I hope the San Antonio City Council considers the harm this ordinance will perpetrate on those who share my faith as well as the inevitable litigation before adopting this politically motivated measure," Patrick said.
There have been charges that the measure is 'racist.' Much of the opposition has been driven by African American churches and pastors, who were well represented at a huge rally against the proposal on Wednesday. Councilwoman Ivy Taylor, who represents the East Side, is clearly uncomfortable with the proposal, although she hasn't announced which way she plans to vote.
State Sen. Donna Campbell, a Tea Party favorite, is also an opponent of the proposal.
"Any ordinance that ostracizes a majority of its citizens for their personal religious beliefs is wrong, whether you agree with those beliefs or not," Campbell said.
Ironically, City Councilwoman Elisa Chan, who has become somewhat of a hero among conservatives for her strong stand against the proposal, and for what many see as unfair criticism of her in secretly recorded comments, is considering challenging Campbell for her state senate seat.


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Celestron NexStar 127SLT 60X-167X Computerized Telescope
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Celestron® NexStar 127SLT 60X-167X Computerized Telescope delivers breathtaking views and automatic star-finding ease... and for an affordable price!
Introducing the NexStar 127SLT, the best in affordable entry / mid-level computerized telescopes! With a pre-assembled stainless steel tripod and quick-release fork arms and tubes, the NexStar 127SLT can be set up in a matter of minutes - no tools required. You can see details of the lunar surface, Venus and its phases, polar caps on Mars, Jupiter and its four moons, Saturn with its rings plainly visible, and much more!
Powered by just 8 "AA" batteries, the NexStar 127SLT loves to travel. With the NexStar 127SLT ergonomically-designed hand control, you can remove the hand control from its holder, or leave it cradled on the unit for hands-free operation. With the touch of a button, you can select the object catalog, change the slew speed, view fascinating information about an object, or simply determine if your object of choice is visible in the sky.General features:
- Fully-computerized Alt-Az mount
- StarPointer finderscope helps with alignment and accurately locating objects
- Quick-release fork arm mount, optical tube and accessory tray for quick no-tool set-up
- Sturdy stainless steel tripod and accessory tray included
- Includes "The SkyX - First Light Edition" software with a 10,000-object database, printable sky maps and 75 enhanced images.
- Proven NexStar computer control technology
- Database allows Telescope to locate over 4,000 objects
- SkyAlign allows you to align on any 3 bright celestial objects, making for a fast and easy alignment process
- Flash-upgradeable hand control software and motor control units for downloading product updates over the internet
- Internal battery compartment prevents cord wrap issues
- Aux. port for additional accessories such as GPS accessories
- Includes NSOL telescope control software for basic control of your telescope via computer
- Compatible with optional NexRemote telescope control software, for advanced control.
- Optical design: Maksutov-Cassegrain
- Aperture: 127mm
- Focal length: 1,500mm (49 in.)
- Focal ratio: 12
- Eyepiece 1: 25mm / 60X
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- Finderscope: StarPointer
- Star diagonal: 1.25
- Mount: Motorized Altazimuth
- Limiting stellar magnitude: 13
- Resolution: 1.1 arc seconds (Rayleigh) 0.91 arc seconds (Dawes)
- Light gathering power: 329X
- Angular F.O.V.: 0.83°
- Linear F.O.V.: 44 ft.
- Optical coatings: Fully-coated
- Slew speeds: 9 (3° / sec., 2° / sec., 1° / sec., 64X, 32X, 16X, 8X, 4X, 2X)
- Tracking rates: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
- Tracking modes: Alt-Az, EQ North and EQ South
- Alignment procedures: SkyAlign, Auto 2-star Align, 1-star Align, 2-star Align, Solar System Align
- Computer hand control: Fully-computerized / Flash upgradeable
- Database: 4,000 objects
- Weight: 18 lbs. Requires 8 "AA" batteries (not included). Includes steel tripod.
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A Rosie by Another Name
She was only 19. She had a year-old daughter, and a husband going off to war. It was time to take charge, and take charge she did. Doris Oler Waters joined the ranks of women all over the United States and became a defense plant employee. She spent her days at Bendix in Baltimore, producing tiny glass pieces for airplanes.
Her days began by taking her child on two Baltimore busses and one streetcar to her mother-in-law's house on North Avenue. After walking down Oliver Street to the red brick Bendix building, she spent the next eight to 10 hours at a work bench on the second floor.
As Mom tells it, she, Margaret, Mary Butler and the other women workers put tape on flat, clear glass strips approximately 3 inches long. Next, they sprayed the strips with something silver and set them on a rack. Each rack held one to two dozen strips. When it was full, it was taken into a darkroom. Only one person was allowed in the room at a time. Here, the rack of strips was dipped into a solution and hung to dry. Once they dried, the women removed the tape and carefully examined each piece to make sure no fingerprints showed. It was painstaking, tedious work.
The Allies won the war on the home front, too. Thank you Doris, Margaret, Mary and all the Rosie the Riveters.
Nancy Lee Waters Lauer, Ellicott City, Md.
Born to Be Wild
My great-grandfather Eli Mayo emigrated from England just before the San Francisco Gold Rush. In a 1927 letter to my mother, my father said his grandfather Eli was a carpenter in the construction of Fort Sutter.
Then he hit it big. My father was fond of telling us that Grandpa Eli forded the Sacramento River with $10,000 worth of gold on his back.
He married Margaret Hanlon of Limerick, Ireland, and they had five children. From the Sacramento Bee, I've learned his life consisted of a long string of petty crimes.
Shortly after he was appointed pound master (dog catcher), Eli went on trial before the board of supervisors for various offenses in connection with his office. An example: G.W. Harlow complained that Eli had illegally taken a cow. Eli's defense cost him $50.75.
He was "honorably discharged," with notice from several board members that if he continued in that course of action, they would vote for his expulsion.
Aug. 4, 1880, he was arrested and convicted of keeping upon his premises stagnant water and filth. His defense: Nature left the ground in that condition, so he was not responsible.
He refused to abate the nuisance. For this he was again arrested and a jury found him guilty.
A more docile life followed for Eli. In 1890, he was listed as a pioneer of Sacramento County. In his later years, he somehow became a lawyer. By what means is not recorded.
He died Dec. 30, 1897.
To all his delighted great- and great-great-grandchildren, Eli remains a hero, a man of his time, when barroom brawls and hangings were commonplace. Well, it was the Wild West.
Wynne Crombie, Huntley, Ill.


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If interested in work study, you will need to check the Work Study box in question 31 of the FAFSA
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Submit the online FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov . To print a paper copy of a FAFSA application go online to http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/fafsa_options.html .
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What happens when you put a bunch of geeks in a kitchen? Clocks! Bags! iPhone cases! Organizers! Man, someone really needs to teach those folks what microwaves are for, and stoves, and spoons, and measuring cups, and well, just about everything in the kitchen.
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a place for zinesters - writers and readers
This is on the same street as the Robot graffiti. I found the sign interesting for a couple different reasons: it was a bright thing by a dull, gray, funeral home, I deemed it a strange place to a parking lot, and I looked at the sign and went "wow so many different people with so many different purposes using a parking lot by a funeral home!" I know that's not very unusual but for some reason that put a lot of different stories of several different people doing contrasting things in one environment. Just like with the previous photo I wanted the life around the focus to act as a background frame to show the world of activity around it. This man stepped into the photo and walked towards me the moment I took the photo. I don't know who he is but him walking in the background in that shadowy light adds something interesting to the photo and, this guy is actually quite photogenic. I get the feeling that I either caught him by surprise or he actually wanted to be in the photo.
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All your major brands of steel revolver and some lines of automatics hold their value real well. Others kind of tank when you walk out the door with them. Go to some of these sites that are mostly collectors and you will see what I mean. Old guns that I use to give a hundred or two for are selling are selling for $500 or more. Good luck.
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|Christine Hachem MD
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Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Professor of Pathology
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The Faculty Assembly shall carry out its obligations through a determination of the 'sense of the faculty' on issues regarding the policies of the School of Medicine and the communication thereof to the Dean and Executive Committee of the School of Medicine, and to the Faculty Senate, the Vice President of Academic Affairs, and the President of Saint Louis University, whenever appropriate.
The proceedings of the Faculty Assembly shall be conducted through open meetings, email and via a website. The Faculty Assembly may be convened by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly: 1) as deemed necessary by a majority of the Executive Committee, 2) on request to the President of the Faculty Assembly by the Dean of the School of Medicine, or 3) on written petition signed by 15 members of the Faculty Assembly.
Agenda items for discussion either on the website, via email or at meetings shall be determined by the Executive Committee and the Executive Committee shall consider all items brought to their attention by members of the Faculty Assembly at least two weeks prior to discussion.
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Knowing when to reef is a much-debated subject among sailors. If you find yourself fighting the helm as though King Neptune himself were wrestling the rudder beneath you, or if the cabin down below has become a zero-gravity environment with hooting crew members flying amid airborne gear, it's pretty obvious that it's time to reef. However, prudent sailors recognize the tell tale signs that indicate a reef might be necessary well in advance and they respond accordingly. If there's an increase in wind speed or a change in sea state, they take note. They might also discern increased cloud cover or a decrease in the air temperature or a drop in the barometric pressure. When underway, it's important to notice these changes and reef before the sails start loading up too much or before the conditions deteriorate and managing the boat becomes dangerous.
The time-tested rule for veteran mariners is to reef deep and reef early. Shortening sail to suit the power of the gusts instead of the average wind speed will keep the boat balanced and life below more manageable. Ideally, the procedure should occur in anticipation of strengthening conditions. If you're daysailing, reefing while still at the dock is prudent if the forecast calls for heavy air. If you're offshore, analyzing and interpreting weather events and comparing these to the forecast should lend insight into whether reefing will be necessary or not. While we all like to make good time underway, safety should should take precedence. And reefing early can keep things like sail cars, battens, blocks, and other essentials from breaking when the wind really starts to blow.
Reefing is often discussed with a specter of dread hanging about the topic, and it becomes easy to imagine crew members clinging to the mast, shouting desperately at each other in the face of a maelstrom. But this needn't be the scenario at all, because with the proper equipment, reefing the mainsail can be accomplished in a few simple steps. Here's how:
Then lower the sail and find its luffthe edge closest to the mastand choose which set of reef points you'll be using. Along that edge of the sail there will be a series of cringles, or large stainless grommets. Some sails may have only one set of reef points while other sails may have two or three. Complicating this is the fact that some sails may have an attachment point for the cunningham, a sail flattening device whose luff grommet looks similar to the first reef cringle. This is a good time to examine the sail to determine whether you are working with a cunningham or the reef tack. Reef points usually have several layers of heavy reinforcement designed to take the full load of the sail, and cunninghams typically have less reinforcement.
Once you locate the first reef point, find the reef hook, horn, or other gear that is used to secure the luff cringle. The reef hook may be a fitting located on the boom near the gooseneck where the sail is connected to the boom or it may be a stainless steel hook tied to a piece of line and attached to a cleat while others may have a hook connected to the forward end of the boom. Regardless of the system your boat has, put the forward most reef cringle over the hook or put the hook through the reef cringle. Then tension the halyard so that the cringle stays attached to the hook.
Now it's time to focus on the other end of the sail near the aft end of the boom. The clew of the sail should be attached to the outhaulthe sail trim device that controls the draft of the sail and puts tension fore and aft on the foot, or bottom of the sail. Run your hands up the leechthe trailing edge of the sailuntil you come to the first reef cringle there. This should have a line traveling through it if the reefing line is already led. But every boat is different, so you may have to hunt around to find the reefing line if it's not already led to the cringle. The idea is to make sure that the line is led up from the boom, through the cringle, and then back down to the boom and secured somehow there. Depending upon how your boat is rigged, the reefing line should be led forward along or through the boom to a winch or a cleat on the boom, or it may travel all the way forward to a block on the mast and back down to a winch on the deck.
Before you tension the reefing line, make sure that you are dealing with the same set of reef points along the leech of the sail as you are along the luff. Once you are sure the reef points are the same and the lines are sorted out, get the reef line as taut as humanly possible. Any slack in this line will leave your sail looking like a wrinkled handkerchief and not the flat, aerodynamic shape you need in heavy air. After that, you can raise the halyard as far as it will go and apply a generous amount of halyard tension. Remember, always look up when raising a sail. If you just crank away blindly on a winch, you won't know if the halyard is lead around the spreader or snagged somewhere else and you'll end up damaging either the sail or the rig, and certainly the halyard.
At this point, your reef is now almost complete. All you have to do now is tidy up the bulk of the sail that's not being used. If your sail has them, you can use the reef tiesthe lines that hang from small grommets in line with the reef cringlesto secure the sail. Again, notice the manner in which the sail is constructed. Typically reef ties are small diameter lines led through grommets. Contrary to popular belief, these ties are not structural, but are put in place in order to keep the bunt, or bottom part of the sail, from flapping around. If the reef ties are tied too tightly and the clew becomes loose, long vertical creases will develop in the sail, radiating from the reef ties. If that happens, the reef points can easily tear out of the sail and leave a big hole in the sail. Tie the reef lines with a slip knot or a square (reef) knot. Should the winds lighten, these knots can be easily untied, releasing the sail, and allowing you to ease the halyard, release the clew, and re-hoist the full sail. Now, if your sail isn't set up with reef lines, don't worry, you can still tidy up that bulk of sail that's hanging around the boom by rolling it and tying sail ties around the roll near the aft and forward-most reef points.
Now, there are a number of different ways in which reefing systems are set up. What I've described above is usually called jiffy reefing, but some boats are set up so that you use just one line to affect the reef and there aren't any hooks or other fittings involved. That is usually referred to as single-line reefing. And some systems have the reefing lines terminate on the mast, some on the boom, and others are led back to the cockpit for convenience. Also, there are methods of roller reefing, but the idea is essentially the samethe object is to shorten sail in the face of rising wind velocities.
In the case of roller reefing, the technique is somewhat different. Some boats have booms with internal gears and an accompanying crank that allow you to roll the sail around the boom. With this set up you first raise the mainsail and then lower the halyard while cranking the boom to roll the sail around the boom until you get to the desired setting. Other systems can include a spring in the goosenecka manual mechanism that allows the sail to be rolled up by hand like a window shade. And there are a number of newer systems that are capable of stowing the entire mainsail either in the boom, behind the mast, or inside the mast.
No matter what system you use, you'll know that you have reefed correctly if the sail is free of creases and wrinkles. If you have reef points, you might consider using bungee cord instead of line for these. Should these areas load up, they'll be less likely to rip holes in the sail if there's a little give built in by way of the bungee cord.
One thing every sailor can do to ensure that reefing works as intended is to practice tucking in a reef in the mainsail before the wind kicks. Doing this will provide familiarity with the procedure and build your confidence for when the real need arises. Reefing really needn't be intimidating. Remember, there's plenty of good sailing to be had when the wind pipes up.


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Location was great. It is close to sports fields, Stage AE & Warhol museum, Parking is expensive and extra.
The desk staff was not helpful in the least, they did not want to help make the stay a good one. I believe it is because we purchased the room through kayak so there was no discussion of displeasure at check out. The sheets were dirty with stains from other guests. The in room coffee pot did not work, I asked to have it addressed twice, but nothing was done about it. The TV remote did not work, I had to ask three times to get it replaced. The desk staff were unable to describe the amenities around PNC Park and did not seem to care if we enjoyed our stay or not. As if since our room was prepaid so they did not need to take care of us.
Hotel room was very nice, spacious, and clean, Really enjoyed the mini kitchen and the layout of the room. I thought it was a little ridiculous to have to pay an additional 25 dollars for parking. You would think that paying 160 dollars a night that parking would be included. Other than that everything was good.
Staff was friendly and helpful!
The staff was very friendly and the breakfast was decent. The swimming pool was very small. The room was decent, but nothing spectacular. When we got there the sheets were very haphazardly placed on the bed and the towels weren't folded neatly.
Location only I have stayed here several times and the service has dropped to a level that I am considering other options in future. Hot water did now work, heard several complaints on this while there. Went to breakfast about halfway through designated time and there was absolutely nothing out, every station empty. Housekeeping came in room and left trash bag with trash in sink and another on chair. No refill of soap, coffee, etc. cleaned the glasses but then stacked them wet on top of each other.
The location is great whether you are going downtown or to a Pirates game. I try to stay here every year for the Pittsburgh Marathon due to the location. Charge $$ for parking
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Location was great. Staff was extremely helpful. Check in time was held up, waited 1 1/2 hours to check in due to hotel being sold out the night before.
great location, staff was helpful and friendly, price was excellent for the location. pool was tiny, would have have liked a hot tub!!!
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We booked the hotel for it's location next to PNC Park, as we had Pirates tickets. You literally walk out the lobby door and the stadium is across the street! IT was very hard to get to the hotel on the day of the game, since streets were closed and it was not the kind of area to just go around a block! The GPS was little help! We could literally see the hotel and couldn't get there for 20 minutes!!
Parking was too expensive based on the season -- $25 for overnight!
power outage during the night
proximity to PNC park and Jerome Bettis' restaurant a little noisy from street level traffic
Walking into our room was beautiful! I loved the full kitchen and king bed. Even the towels smelled so fresh and amazing. The location was perfect for our stay and was within walking distance to our favorite places. The staff was knowledgable and helpful
Great location. Great room. Pool was ridiculously small. Parking was $25.
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The suite was amazing and the location, directly across from PNC park, was perfect. Breakfast was average. Nothing to get excited about. Parking was not included so a charge of $25 per night was charged.
Very clean and nice looking rooms. Convenient location, close to stadium. Just a short walk to downtown, close enough without having to pay for an expensive downtown hotel! Our room was right next to the freeway but I'm a fairly heavy sleeper so it didn't bother me much.


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- Mercenaries can level up past 120 if the main character is level 121 or above.
* You can receive the upgrade quest from NPC Boorchu near the 'Mysterious Saloon'.
- After completing the quest, you will receive the [Holy Warriors Soul Stone]. This item is required to upgrade your main character.
* When you upgrade your main character to level 121, you will have the option of changing your main characters appearance one time.
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|4 Jaw Chuck
You don't need a windage tray, the factory style ones are junk anyway. You would be better off saving your cash for other items.
Save your money.
Thanks for all the replies.
To answer some questions; Guy- the block was not align honed. The machine shop called me after they inspected the motor & told me that the engine was in good condition & it wasn't required, if I wanted them to do it, they would, but suggested I save the money for something else. When I assembled the motor, I double checked everything with plastigage & it was all spot on.
I also had the same thought as to the oil pan with a built in windage tray, however I wasn't able to find one for this motor.
I have to agree with all of you. I can't see it making any difference at all, but I'm no expert so thats why I wanted other people's opinion. The main caps are exactly like Bogie describes, they sit into a relief in the block, the bolts don't have anything to do with the alignment of the cap. Bogie is also correct in that the caps are all marked 1 thru 5 with an arrow pointing to the front of the motor.
I feel a lot better about this now.
Thanks again to everyone who took the time to respond, I really appreciate it!
Did the same myself once on a fresh block. Swapped out the bolts for studs without a prob.
Besides checking clearances after installing studs, put the caps on without the bearings and run your fingernail over the cap to block joining line checking for any edge sticking out. Should be dead flat and probably will be if it was before.
I'd just pull the bolts out and install the new studs. I can't imagine it making ANY difference. The same can't be said for rod bolts, but they are a loose press fit. The mains are just threaded, the fastener company is just just covering themselves....in case. They don't know who is calling and their capabilities. You should only need to swap out the center 3. I would, however loosen all and re-torque in sequence with the new hardware.
The thing you need to be careful of is keeping the location and direction the caps the same as they are currently installed. That is mark them 1-2-3-4-5 and which way is the front, often caps come with a cast or engraved arrow for that purpose, if lacking use a dab of paint or permanent marker. Same goes for the bearing inserts, make sure they stay with the cap you found them in. Many cheepo/weepo shops put in oversize bearings intended for an undersize crank, then they hone bore the bearing for alignment and finish size. Not a bad technique, but precludes switching or replacing the insets without rehoning them.
This shouldn't be a problem, otherwise you could never pull the crank for bearing inspection and put it back together, parish the though you mixed those "locater" bolts, and this is done all the time on competition engines without encountering problems that disturb the align boring.
|Guy Hiltz
Was the block align honed ??
If so,you could probably just switch the bolts for studs,any difference may be minor enough that it wouldnt matter.Maybe Carl will post his opinion on this.Or just shell out the bucks to have studs installed and get the mains align honed.
Or for the little difference a windage tray would make,just run it "as is".
But if you want to do things 100 % correct and have your heart set on a windage tray,get the studs installed and have the mains align honed.
Or is an oil pan available for the 351 C that has a built in windage tray,like the Moroso one I have in my BBC ??
Windage tray installation
I'm currently rebuilding a 351C and ran into a bit of a snag.
Here's my situation. The block was sent to the machine shop, they bought all ARP fasteners (main bolts, rod bolts, etc.) and did all the machining. I then got the engine back and began assembling it. Now I was about to seal up the bottom end with the oil pan, then I thought "windage tray", only problem is, I have main bolts, not studs. I emailed ARP & they confirmed what I've been reading here that I cannot swap out the bolts for studs without sending the block back for align boring. Since the engine is already partially assembled & painted, that really isn't an option for me.
Obviously I can just scrap the windage tray idea entirely, but I'm here now, so I figure why not install one if I can.
What do you guys think? What are my options here?
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Artist James Jensen visits Masters Gallery in Vail
July 5, 2012
Trained as a classic, traditional painter, it's not uncommon to see an old world still life by James Jensen next to one of his modern pieces at Masters Gallery in Vail, part of a family of galleries that's carried his work for 20 years. As an artist, Jensen covers a wide range of subject manner, a variety of which is on display at Masters, a gallery that's been "extremely supportive of the growth and creative process of an artist," he said.
Recently he's been working on a series of horse paintings.
"The horses I'm working on now are a new version of the grand old horse portraits, very European in their origin, the horses were posed majestically and painted like royalty," Jensen said. "Right beside these in the gallery are works that tell stories for the orient … the Buddha, kimonos, textiles and themes that are rich but still really contemporary."
Jensen also does abstract contemporary pieces.
"Often overlooked is that many abstract painters have classic training, this is where the science of paint is learned, composition, balance … these are things I struggle with and apply daily, and my music training secured the discipline that I now rely upon," he said.
Friday and Saturday, Jensen will be at the Vail gallery from 2 to 6 p.m.
"(Jensen's) intense use of color and old world style of drawings depicting objects and nature with true to life detail never fail to captivate art lovers," according to the gallery's press release. "The classic beauty of his art adds beauty and soul to any room. After years of working with pastel he takes on his long awaited passion to work on canvas, combining his classic style with the truly modern, with bold expressions and mixed media creating contemporary masterpieces with a touch of old world charm."
Jensen talked to the Vail Daily about his other passion, the piano; what he likes to do in his spare time; and why he spends a month abroad each year.
Vail Daily: You originally wanted to be a concert pianist but ended up becoming an artist. Tell me about that journey and what led you to take the path that you did.
James Jensen: Yes, I started out in concert piano, which is a very disciplined study, this would be very helpful later in the visual arts. Art and music were always somehow my future, eventually the knock on the door from visual arts won, now the piano is my "hobby" – an excellent diversion from the easel.
VD: You grew up in Colorado but now live in California. Do you make it back to Colorado often?
JJ: Being from Colorado, and now working with galleries here is pure good luck, but shows what a diverse state it really is. I grew up in 100 percent mountain recreation, and now these same areas also support the arts … that is a rare collision of great outdoor fun, art, music literature, great food … I could go on.
VD: I read that you spend a month in Italy each year. What does that do for you as an artist?
JJ: World travel is important to me. My work has (I hope) a sophistication that comes with large experiences. Seeing historic cultures, their art, religions and museums is a lasting impression. I often am not sure what I'm taking away with me til I hit the studio … then the travels just flood out as inspiration, usually for a whole body of work.
VD: What do you do to "get away from it all"?
JJ: An artist is always in their head, it's a very self indulgent journey, so what I do to get away from all of this lofty activity, for kicks. Good old Americana road trips that are nowhere near a gallery or museum! Route 66, Las Vegas, western Texas. Next up are hot springs in Arkansas. I grab a friend with the same itch and off we go!


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Yes, Alta-Tollhaus Bono is my dog (Nikon). I also like him better than the dam, but I'm slightly biased But I did like the dam when I met her, no red flags went up and I have to go a lot on instinct. Working abilities are important but for me, I can't see anything that gives me pause as far as having the dog in my home, around my family, little kids, and other dogs and I just got a good "vibe" from her when she came over for the breedings. Also I never know what to think about Zidane in a pedigree, seems everyone I ask either loves it or hates it. It is one of those litters where I was offered a puppy basically free (refunded the stud fee, which was very small anyway since this was a friend) so I decided to go ahead and see how he turns out. Like you say, I've been told many times the strength in my dog comes from his motherline and I agree, I purchased him because of his mother and was always impressed by her. I didn't always care for her looks but I love watching her train and would have handled her myself in a heartbeat. I've taken my male to a local herding instructor that everyone around here recommends and she tested him herself a few times (I know very little about herding, I let her handle the dog and see what she sees) and she was very impressed by him and his natural instinct with herding. I've never pursued it though because we do so many dog sports and the herding instructor always has a waiting list. There is no HGH around here and I am personally against sending my own dog away for training, I would miss him too much!
ETA: I was told by a few people I trust that my male would cross well with certain DDR female pedigrees. I had a breeding liked this planned but the timing has not worked out (yet). That is the litter I'd always planned to keep a puppy from and still hope to see. I want to maintain the size, possibly add a tad more bone, and also feel that some of the DDR lines would maintain the qualities I already like in the male. Not looking to do one of those "working = drive and show = conformation" crosses. If I don't like the temperament and conformation of BOTH dogs already, no thanks!
|Gorgeous pup, Lies. Look forward to watching this one grow!
Bono is your dog , the one you would clone?
He has the show lines -- but very importantly his dam maintains a very strong mother line packed with very important herding genetics !
I would use this male with the right female , also deliberately "built" to conserve herding genetics.
you may be surprised by this , but I like the sire better than the dam -- but the combination looks best .
|vom Eisenherz
|Well, I'm curious to see how he grows up, since I almost did a similar thing in breeding to Nikon. Depending on how my new pups turn out, this may be something to talk about in the future. Best of luck with him.
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I really am not sure what it "says". I wasn't planning to get a pup so I didn't think too much of it, probably would not have been THE female I would have chosen for my male but as far as I know the breeder got what she wanted. Since I know the breeder personally and she has seen my dog throughout the years plus has been in dogs probably longer than I've been alive, I deferred to her experience with the breed, both with WGSL and WL. I did start raising a male puppy for a friend that is a half brother to my puppy by way of the females being sisters from repeat litters and he was a very impressive puppy. My male is not as impressive as far as the level of dominance that puppy showed even at 8 weeks but that's not necessarily what I am looking for (that puppy eventually was sold to a working home, dual prospect K9). My male does show the same on/off switch that puppy had. Very neutral and settled at home, more like a pet dog, but also likes to work and train when called for. I told the breeder if I got one of the puppies, that was more important to me than drive. I need dogs that are clear in the head, settled at home, very "collected" mentally and sure of themselves but not necessarily pushy in a bully way or overly hectic with drive and energy. I do not need "extreme drive" to enjoy training and titling my dogs in a variety of venues, even medium to medium-high drive is fine since the breed in general possesses a willingness to work. I don't kennel my dogs and I don't always have hours to spend on training and exercise every day so it's important they can chill out one day but then run around for 12 hours the next day.
no I wouldn't hate it because the reasons for doing it were vastly different than throwing a show line together with a working line for the sake of golden middle -- . Have this scheme in my pedigrees , although I did not do them myself , I am the benefactor. Yeulett's Joan of Arc
"Yeuletts" like your friend has great intuitive sense about dogs -- and even though it is show , insists that the dog can work (which was a requirement of Olympus also - no concessions) , and can contribute a positive attribute to work - which could even be to enervate . This to my male , and then a son of that combination to my female - and you have Journey IPO 1 - high trialing , tracking fiend . Like your friend she has no web site -- has close to 40 years experience .
I would love to see a pedigree of your dog if that is at all possible.
super photos'! He has great expression and is a very very cute puppy!
|Perfect!!! Love the snow pictures.......You just know he is thinking..."Boy is this fun"
|You'd probably hate it, he's a show/work cross The sire is my dog, whom I would clone if I could afford it. A breed-friend of mine bred her WL bitch to him. She's pretty old school, breeds a dog not a pedigree, doesn't use websites and social media to sell dogs, etc. Knowingly took a risk and likely having a lot of variation in the litter to get around a lot of genetic bottlenecking in both lines. I was not planning to get a puppy from this litter, but the other litter I was getting a puppy from has not worked out so I was talked into getting one. So far she said she's impressed with the litter, and she's coming from working Malinois (dogs even *I* won't touch!). She sent me two males to pick from, different but both very nice. I chose my Legend and Danielle on this forum has the other, "Patton".
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with the typical django'style and french jazz vibe
Hope you'll like it ! Enjoy…
had a listen and I think this track should do well! It is very suitable for ads! You can really play that guitar too wow!
Cheeky little number!
Well done
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Hey thanks folks i'm quite new hère and really i don't Reqlly know what to expect.. Here in France gypsy jazz is very popular and you hear it everywhere… I don't really know also how to be visible here, there is so much material coming all the time !
Well it's anyway a good exercice to record something like that and I'll see if it works…
Have fun and see you


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This is cross-posted at one of my favorite blogs, FWD/Forward as an Ableist Word Profile (a series I love).
Like every ism, ableism is absorbed through the culture on a more subconscious level, embedding itself in our language like a guerrilla force. Crazy is one of the most versatile and frequently used slurs, a word used sometimes directly against persons with mental disabilities (PWMD), sometimes indirectly against persons with able privilege, sometimes descriptive and value-neutral, and sometimes in a superficially positive light.
As a direct slur against PWMD:
Crazy as a word is directly and strongly tied to mental disability. It's used as a slur directly against PWMD both to discredit and to marginalize. If a person with a history of mental illness wants to do something, for good or bad, that challenges something, that person's thoughts, arguments, and rhetoric are dismissed because that person is "crazy". If a PWMD is going through pain because of something unrelated to their mental state, culpability for the pain is placed solely on their being crazy. Even if their suffering is related to their disability, it is, in a catch-22, dismissed due to their "craziness"; the PWMD is expected to pull themselves up by their bootstraps if they want to be viewed as a valid human being.
"I can't believe Britney shaved her head. Crazy bitch."
"Not only is Dworkin cissexist, she's fucking crazy!"
As a way to discredit neurotypical people:
Crazy is also often used to describe a neurotypical person that the speaker disagrees with. It's used to discredit able-privileged persons by saying that they are actually mentally disabled – and what could be worse than that?
"Tom Cruise is fucking crazy. Seriously, he's batshit insane about Prozac, yelling at Matt Lauer and shit."
"Did you hear that Shirley broke up with Jim? She thought he was cheating on her." "Yeah, she's crazy, Jim's a great guy."
As an all-purpose negative adjective:
Crazy is often used – even, still, by me and other feminists – to negatively describe ideas, writing, or other nouns that the speaker finds disagreeable. Conservatives are "crazy", acts of oppression are "crazy making" , this winter's snow is "craziness". This usage makes a direct connection between mental disability and bad qualities of all stripes, turning disability itself into a negative descriptor. Whether it means "bad" or "evil" or "outlandish" or "illogical" or "unthinkable", it's turning the condition of having a disability into an all-purpose negative descriptor. When using crazy as a synonym for violent, disturbing, or wrong, it's saying that PWMD are violent, disturbing, wrong. It's using disability as a rhetorical weapon.
"They took the public option out of the health care plan? That's fucking crazy!"
"Yeah, Loretta went crazy on Jeanie last night. Gave her a black eye and everything."
Crazy as a positive amplifier:
On the flip side, crazy is often used as a positive amplifier. Folks say that they are "crazy" about something or someone they love or like. But just because it's positive doesn't mean it's a good thing. Crazy as a positive adjective still mean "overly" or "too much". It's meant to admit a slight lack of foresight or sense on the part of the speaker. Furthermore, a slur is a slur is a slur, no matter the context. Crazy is mostly, and overtly, used to mean "bad", "silly", "not worth paying attention to", "too much". Persons with mental illnesses are none of these things as a group. The positive use is not that positive, and it doesn't absolve the mountains of bad usage.
"I've been crazy busy lately, sorry I haven't been around much."
"I'm just crazy about ice cream!"
Crazy a destructive word, used to hurt people with mental disabilities. It's used to discredit, to marginalize, to make sure that we feel shame for our disability and discourage self-care, to make sure that those of us brave enough to publicly identify as having mental disabilities are continually discredited.


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While West Indies have resembled a house divided until the last few months, Australia have fused science and cricket to a nicety, their climb to the top of the world rankings certainly no accident.
Some of the aura has diminished in the last couple of years, Australia no longer the unstoppable force they used to be across all formats.
Talent has never been an issue with the West Indies. For sheer athleticism and enjoyment of the game, no one comes close to the men from the Caribbean, but the same attribute that has held Australia in excellent stead over the years has been the West Indies' biggest undoing — discipline.
That they now find themselves in the semi-final of the World T20, where they will take on Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday, is, however, no surprise.
West Indies were anointed favourites by many even before a ball had been bowled, and while they haven't always played like the team to beat, they have done more than enough to justify the expectations of the cricketing populace — until now, at least.
Standing between them and their first appearance in the final of a global tournament since 2004 is an Australian side that has completely mocked the rankings.
Australia were placed a lowly No. 9 in the World T20 rankings at the start of the competition. they have since moved up to No. 6.
Australia, however, have been heavily dependent on Shane Watson and David Warner.
West Indies will have taken note of Australia's vulnerability against spin, and the inability of the middle-order to pull their weight when Watson and Warner both fail together.
It obviously doesn't have the same spinning resources as Pakistan, but Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine can be more than a handful, the former with his sliding leg-spin with the new ball and the latter with his deception and guile that Australia had found largely unfathomable when they toured the West Indies earlier in the year.


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ok, ive seen a bunch of you put some fx on ur pix...so give me soem constructive critisism on mine please...
ok, ive seen a bunch of you put some fx on ur pix...so give me soem constructive critisism on mine please...
I can't figure out Windows, never mind computer special effects. Those pics rock, man! Great job! If only it was real!
John Barrows, Jr.
- that looks great.
Dude, that is awesome! I was gonna ask how you did that but looking at your second pic tells me you screened some stock footage of fire over the pic of you. Am I correct? The reason I say that is becasue I can see a slightly overdefined edge line like it was'nt screened all the way. My only other question is: Where did you get the stock footage from?
im not sure whaty you mean by "screened" but the fire is from resident evil off of the game cube
Oh I guess you just kinda cut and pasted it from another image. My bad. By screened I mean you had a picture of fire set against a black background. In photoshop if you se teh layer transparency to screen it will remove all the black and leave only the image that was ontop of the black thus giving you a flame on a transparent background. It is used when rotoscopint lightsabers in Photoshop. Does that all make sense?
no i did not use creen, and i knwo what that is... I cut and pasted my self over ..um, myself, and placed the flames in between. Im usinf PS to rotoscope the movie im involved in right now.... pain the the can it is.
Flamethorwer pic - Looks pretty good. It seems to blend in to the background pretty good.
Flame exhaust - I have to agree with Phantom...the edges looks a little to dark and defined. You may want to feather the edges in some, so more of the background blends into the edges of the flame.
An after thought too, that kinda flame and smoke would produce shadows on objects and the ground. Don't forget the shadows...
Keep up the good work.
Don't forget the flames are a light source and would illuminate any surroundings such as the back of you pants.
i was thinking about that...i wonder if Chris Bartlet will elt me in on his illumination secret he used on his...prolly just an orange light positioned when they took the pic....
ill work on that
Chris Bartlett rocks at this stuff! He's know here as TK409. Check him out.
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oh i KNOW who he is, ive been talking to him for about two years now... this is PRE TDH Chris...only Central Garrison Chris.
Flamethrower with Mace Windu on fire = PRICELESS!
Great effects B.T.W.
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Flamethrower with Mace Windu on fire = PRICELESS!
Actually if you are masking yourself off or layering yourself, it should be easy enough to use a colorizing paint tool to add an orange tint to those areas.
Thanx LT im already on it....no such luck really, as video is Hi8 not really any good for editing this way... but im workin on it...pix soon
great looks awesome
when can we see a teaser trailer
well secol...we have aone, only its about 20 megs.... we are goning to host it soon, once we get our copyrights etc..all finished etc.... will let yall know asap.
until than...
Ask and ye shall receive!
Here's a brief tip on creating the orange tint created by flames on an object. It's done in photoshop. Although if I had more forethought, I'd set up a neat orange light during photography.
Cut out Boba and put him on his own layer:
Add a cool background (always keeping the layers separate)
Add your flames:
In your Layers palette, duplicate Boba's layer. This will make a new, duplicate layer in exactly the same place above the current Boba layer:
Open the Hue/Saturation menu:
Click the "Colorize" box and adjust the Hue and Saturation bars to turn Boba orange:
In reality, the light of the flames would shine just on the side of Boba that is facing the flames. Using the eraser tool, erase the orange parts that are away from the flames. Adjust the layer opacity down a little so it's not a full 100%
Now, with the original Boba layer turned off, your new duplicate, orange, slightly erased Boba should look like this:
Turn on the original Boba layer, leaving the new orange one on as well:
This is also necessary when putting Boba (or any character) on top of a dramatic background. In order to not make him look like he's just pasted on top of a background, you'll want to do this little trick to make him look like he's actually in the environment, surrounded by ambient light and atmosphere.
Hope this makes sense or helps in some way
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Oh, hey Jason, without your AOL password we can't get into the AOL groups to see your trailer! So, pony up my good man, or quit teasin us.
chris, you need to be an aol member i think...but were hosting the teaser and trailer on. THx for the advice
Chris, awesome basic Photoshop tutorial for us, thanks.
ok some updated footage stills:
please excuse the low qulaity, so i can post them...
im am the jedi in this pic, and a buddy of mine is all 3 mandalores...*note new color scheme*
*note cool headbutt action *


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Roger Pielke Sr. has raised very strong allegations against RealClimate in a recent blog post. Since they come from a scientific colleague, we consider it worthwhile responding directly.
The statement Pielke considers "misinformation" is a single sentence from a recent posting:
Some aspects of climate change are progressing faster than was expected a few years ago – such as rising sea levels, the increase of heat stored in the ocean and the shrinking Arctic sea ice.
First of all, we are surprised that Pielke levelled such strong allegations against RealClimate, since the statement above merely summarises some key findings of the Synthesis Report of the Copenhagen Climate Congress, which we discussed last month. This is a peer-reviewed document authored by 12 leading scientists and "based on the 16 plenary talks given at the Congress as well as input of over 80 chairs and co-chairs of the 58 parallel sessions held at the Congress." If Pielke disagrees with the findings of these scientists, you'd have thought he'd take it up with them rather than aiming shrill accusations at us. But in any case let us look at the three items of alleged misinformation:
1. Sea level. The Synthesis Report shows the graph below and concludes:
Since 2007, reports comparing the IPCC projections of 1990 with observations show that some climate indicators are changing near the upper end of the range indicated by the projections or, as in the case of sea level rise (Figure 1), at even greater rates than indicated by IPCC projections.
This graph is an update of Rahmstorf et al., Science 2007, with data through to the end of 2008. (Note the comparison is with IPCC TAR projections, but since AR4 projections are within 10% of the TAR models this makes little difference.)
Pielke claims this is "NOT TRUE" (capitals and bold font are his), stating "sea level has actually flattened since 2006" and pointing to this graph. This graph shows a sea level trend over the full satellite period (starting 1993) of 3.2 +/- 0.4 mm/year and is very similar to an independent French analysis of those very same satellite data shown in the Synthesis Report (blue lines above). The best estimate of the IPCC models for the same time period is 1.9 mm/year (coloured dashed lines in the middle of the grey uncertainty range). Hence the conclusion of the Synthesis Report is entirely correct.
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