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(Interviewed by Louis James, Editor, International Speculator)
L: Doug, we've talked about cars, gold, and real estate. Another well-known passion of yours is horses, and your love of the game of polo. In fact, I see that you're wearing a tie that has polo horses on it. But I know you've had a few accidents – why do you do it?
Doug: Well, I started playing polo in about 1994. Regrettably, I started at about the time when many players were hanging up their spurs and getting out of the game, because polo is one of the most dangerous sports in the world – but it's also one of the most exciting.
Somehow it got a reputation of being a sport for effete rich guys. But this is not at all the case. It's as close as you can come to unarmed combat in the form of sport. We call it horse hockey, because it's really like playing hockey except you're on a horse instead of on skates.
L: Forgive my ignorance... You said it's like hockey on skates. Hockey is well-known as a brutal game. The fans love to see the players fight. They literally pull off their gloves and start fighting on the ice. In Canada the fans go wild. Are you saying stuff like that happens in polo? I've seen a polo game. You need binoculars to watch it so it's hard to tell what's happening out there, but I didn't see anything like fighting.
Doug: No, fighting with other players on the field is not looked upon with favor. But, except for the lack of encouragement of fights, it's very much like hockey. People do get hit with those sticks – it knocks people's teeth out and breaks their arms. You can get hit by one of those balls – which move up to 120 miles per hour – and it's like getting hit with a line drive from a good baseball player. I personally had my foot broken, right through my boot, when I got hit by a ball. There's all kind of things that can go wrong in polo. I mean, if somebody turns in front of you when you're riding 40 miles an hour, two horses and riders, and maybe more, all go down in a parcel. That can be ugly if you've got a thousand pound beast rolling over you.
L: And… this is fun?
Doug: Yes! It's a dangerous sport, but it's also extremely exciting. And usually nothing untoward happens. I've played for years in a row with no injuries, as do most people. When I started playing polo, I thought I knew how to ride because I knew I could stay on a horse when it went faster then a walk. But I quickly found out that there was much more to it. And the nice thing about polo is that I would have been too bored learning to ride by taking lessons. I like to be entertained and excited while learning and polo did that for me. But unfortunately, in my case, learning to ride and learning to play at the same time meant that I picked up bad riding habits and bad playing habits. I had to go back and get rid of those bad habits and that slowed me down a lot. But I was only in it for the fun, nothing else.
I've played polo in several countries now and have kept a string in the U.S. for the last 15 years…
L: String?
Doug: String, string of horses...
L: You need more than one horse to play a game of polo.
Doug: Yes. You typically play six chukkers in a game.
L: Sorry – six what?
Doug: A chukker is a period of seven minutes. You have six chukkers in a game, divided by a break of two minutes between each chukker.
L: And the horses can't run that fast for so long?
Doug: Yes; you are basically going more or less full speed for seven minutes. So you change your horse every chukker, although you can double-chukker a good horse if you allow recovery time.
So, I've had a string of horses in the U.S. (in Aspen or Palm Beach) for years. I have a string of about sixteen horses in New Zealand, where I've played since the year 2000. And now I've got the same number in Argentina. So I've played in all three countries, although mostly in Argentina and New Zealand now. And that's very expensive, I'm sorry to say. Anybody can play it; we've got cowboys in the U.S. and Gauchos in the South America who play it, and they don't have a lot of money. But, unless you are going to shoe your own horses, stable and groom them, and do all the work yourself, you've got to hire people to do it. You've got to buy new shoes for every horse every month, which is like buying a pair for yourself every month, multiplied by maybe eight horses at a minimum (you need at least one extra, because one is always getting sick or injured and can't play).
It's like running a small business that only loses money, with no upside potential whatsoever. On the plus side, polo drew me to Palm Beach, where I bought a nice property before the real estate boom. The appreciation in my property actually covered the couple hundred thousand dollars a year I was losing on polo.
I left Palm Beach because I disliked the social climate – and the weather – so I went to New Zealand where there was basically a bunch of tough farm boys that liked to play horse hockey when they weren't playing rugby. I enjoyed that, and the social structure was very different from Palm Beach. But the main reason was that polo was so cheap in New Zealand, I couldn't resist. That was partially because at the time kiwi dollar were at forty cents U.S. Since then, the kiwi dollar has peaked at close to double, and there's been a real estate boom as well. So even with the expenses of playing in New Zealand, I've more than paid for it with another gain in real estate.
And now polo has drawn me to Argentina, where I'm spending most of my time right now. So, although polo is the most expensive sport you can play, except for auto racing or yacht racing- things of that nature, believe it or not, it's more or less paid for itself.
Except for inevitable accidents... You can't replace your body, and that's a significant cost.
The other thing about polo is that it's the only sport in the world you can play with the professionals as an amateur. I mean, how are you going to get on the court with Michael Jordan or Shaq O'Neill? There's no way you are going to get to play basketball with those guys. Nor will you get to play football or baseball with the top pros. But in polo, you can hire the pros to go out there and play with you. And it's a lot of fun playing with the best people in the world.
L: What does it take to become a pro?
Doug: What Wayne Gretztky said about hockey is equally true about polo: "You don't skate toward where the ball is, you skate toward where the ball is going to be." You've got to assess who's currently got the ball. And once you know who's got the ball currently, you can figure out what he is capable of doing, and what he is likely to do with the ball. And if you are good, you play it from there.
L: You're saying that playing polo is not just riding around and hitting the ball, it's a psychological game. You're assessing the other players and predicting their behavior...
Doug: Absolutely. If you are looking at an amateur player, you've got to assess the odds that he's going to maintain control of the ball and put the ball where it ideally goes. You've got to decide whether to ride ahead of him to cut off the ball, or wait for him to miss the ball and then pick it up behind him. But if you're dealing with a top player, that's a different story entirely. So you've got to play the man as well as play the standard strategies of polo.
L: Perhaps like reading faces in a boardroom?
Doug: I would say it's more like a poker game. We can talk about poker sometime in the future too. From a business point of view, I think one interesting thing about polo is that all the sponsors that play polo (you've got the sponsors and the pros – the two groups of people that play polo) are individual rich guys. They have enough money to pay for themselves and their grooms and their horses and hire pros – and pay for their horses and their grooms too.
L: Pros never have money on their own?
Doug: They're professional athletes. The sponsors in polo tend to be rich guys, business owners… It's generally a rich guys sport, frankly. And going to the parties with these guys and seeing what they are thinking about and talking about is always interesting. I know that in the past, when I started getting questions about gold at polo parties, it was almost inevitably an indicator that it was time to sell, because guys that didn't know anything about it were interested. Actually, polo helped me financially as a contrary indicator.
L: So what are they saying now in the locker room and at the parties?
Doug: Well, I stopped playing polo in Aspen a year ago. And I'm glad I've been out of Palm Beach for much longer. I don't really know what other guys are saying today, because I'm so busy, I just wasn't able to play this summer. I'm not dans le vent at the moment, as the French would say.
L: Well, summer is arriving in Argentina, so, whether you play or watch, please tell us what your polo pals say at the parties, so we can do the opposite.
Doug: I will. My Spanish is improving all the time – and readers of The Casey Report will be the first to know.
L: Thanks Doug.
Doug: My pleasure.


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Oxmetrics User Conference 2005
August 2005
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17 - 18 August 2005
Cass Business School
106 Bunhill Row
London EC1Y 8TZ, UK
G. Urga (Cass Business School)
Wednesday 17 August
13:00-13:30 Registration & Lunch
Session 1: PcGets (1)
Chairperson: Giovanni Urga
David F. Hendry (Oxford, UK) and Hans-Martin Krolzig (University of Kent, UK)
"'Quick Modeller' and Other New Features in PcGets"
David F. Hendry (Oxford, UK).
Comment on "Dummy Saturation Distributions and the Resulting Automatic Tests for Super Exogeneity"
Neil R. Ericsson (Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC)
"Constructive Data Mining: Modeling Australian Inflation"
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
Session 2: OxMetrics Developments
Chairperson: James Davidson
Siem Jan Koopman (Free University Amsterdam, Netherlands)
"Economic and financial time series analysis using Stamp 7 and Ssfpack 3"
Jurgen Doornik (Oxford University)
"Oxmetrics 3: The Next Generation"
Round Table Discussion with OxMetrics Developers
Following a 5-10 minute introduction each from Jurgen Doornik, David Hendry, and Siem Koopman, the main aim of the round table is to provide a forum for an exchange of suggestions and ideas for future developments of the software.
Thursday 18 August
Session 3: Cycles and Unit Roots
Chairperson: Siem Jan Koopman
Andrew Harvey (Cambridge)
"Trend and Cycles in Economic Time Series: A Bayesian Approach"
Peter Boswijk
"Adaptive Testing for a Unit Root with Nonstationary Volatility"
10:00-10:15 Coffee Break
Session 4: PcGets (2)
Chairperson: Jurgen Doornik
Jennifer Castle and David Hendry
"Extending the Boundaries of PcGets: Non-linear Models"
Luc Bauwens and Genaro Sucarrat (CORE and the Department of Economics, Universite Catolique de Louvain, Belgium)
"General-to-Specific Modelling of Exchange Rate Volatility: A Forecast Evaluation"
Session 5: Volatility and Long Memory
Chairperson: Marius Ooms
Jonathan Dark (Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Australia)
"Bivariate Error Correction FIGARCH and FIAPARCH"
Lucio Della Ratta (Cass Business School, London, London, U.K.) and Giovanni Urga (Cass Business School, London, U.K.)
"Modelling Credit Spread: A Fractional Integration Approach"
12:15-13:00 Lunch
Session 6: Time Series Modelling
Chairperson: Peter Boswijk
Rasoul Sajjad (AFM Department,University of Essex)
"Using Markov Regime Switching Framework to Estimate Dynamic VaR in Foreign Exchange Markets"
James Davidson (Exeter)
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About Ely
Where is Ely, Minnesota? Situated in Northeastern Minnesota, Ely is the gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and the hundreds of lakes and rivers within its one million acres. The Superior National Forest is a 3 million acre forest with more than 445,000 acres of lakes and rivers with opportunities for camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, backpacking, and biking in summer, and Nordic and downhill skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice fishing, skating, and dog sledding during winter.
"A scenic drive from the North Shore, Ely, MN offers not only the ultimate in wilderness experiences, but also some of the finest places to eat and shop as well as varied year-round Northern Minnesota recreation experiences!" – Ely, MN Chamber of Commerce
What are some items of interest in this area? The International Wolf Center houses a resident wolf pack for visitors to observe with exhibits, videos, and lectures. The Dorothy Molter Museum pays tribute to the "root beer" lady who lived alone on Knife Lake in the BWCAW until her death. The Ely-Winton Historical Museum traces the history of logging and mining in this area. The Soudan Underground Mine is provides tours of Minnesota's deepest iron ore mine. Check out the North American Bear Center for everything you could ever wish to know about all kinds of bears. We also recommend: Pebble Spa Company, Mealy's Gift and Sauna Shop and Ely Surplus and Outdoor.
Wilderness specials! Book a fishing guide for the BWCA or the adjoining chain of lakes. Dean is very experienced with the North Kawishiwi River and the BWCA. He is also very familar with Farm, White Iron and Garden Lakes. For more information or ideas about adventures in the wild, contact Dean at 218-365-4254 or the Adventure Inn at 218-365-3140.


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Johnny Gihua, riding his final day with an apprentice allowance, earned his
first Oak Tree victory with a 14-1 upset aboard The Bat Signal in a $50,400
allowance Friday at Hollywood
native of Peru, Gihua guided
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City gelding out of the
Avenue of Flags mare High Flying Honor to a 1 ¼ length win over 3-1 second
choice Scofield Barracks. The final time for the 6 ½ furlongs was 1:16.11.
by Eric Kruljac, who co-owns the California
bred with Peter Mizloch, The Bat Signal continued his love affair with Cushion
victory was his fifth in nine starts over the surface. Overall, The Bat Signal
has seven wins in 16 races. He has earned $190,084.
far off the pace after breaking from the rail, The Bat Signal was angled to the
outside by Gihua on the backstretch and took over the lead early in the
third longest price in the field of seven, The Bat Signal paid $31.40, $9.20
and $4.20.
Barracks returned $4.20 and $3. The show price on Leothelion, who finished 1-1/4
lengths behind the runner-up, was $3.60. Inverness
Cape, the 4-5 favorite on the strength
of a debut win on Sept. 3 at Del
Mar, finished last.
was one winning ticket worth $60,652.20 in the Pick Six.
resumes Saturday. Post time is 1 p.m.
third day of the Oak Tree at Hollywood
Park meet will be the
most significant of the season. Four Grade I's with Breeders' Cup implications
are on the menu.
most anticipated of those races is the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes, Presented
by TVG. Heading the field of six is Zenyatta, who is undefeated in 18 starts.
This will be the final Southern California
appearance for the 6-year-old mare before she attempts to defend her title in
the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.
addition to the Lady's Secret, the 10 race program includes the $250,000
Norfolk Stakes, Presented by Emirates Airline, the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon
Stakes and the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes. Both the Yellow Ribbon and Goodwood
are presented by TVG.
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Cisco Systems Inc. and Sweden's Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson have signed a mutiyear agreement to jointly sell IP telephony equipment to global telephone corporations, the companies announced Wednesday.
The move is partly designed to bring multiservice networks using IP (Internet Protocol) technology to market more quickly, along with the services using those networks, Cisco and Ericsson said in a joint statement.
"It is a wireline agreement for the moment," said Cisco spokesman David Cook, adding that future wireless agreements between Cisco and Ericsson are a possibility but currently in the realm of speculation. The companies are not disclosing any financial details of the agreement for the time being, he said.
The strategic alliance will combine Cisco's core routers and switches with Ericsson's softswitch product line, Cook said. Based on IP packets, softswitches are carrier-class servers that are not tied to the switching hardware they control, and are particularly adept at combining IP voice and data services.
Customers, particularly those that are in the process of modernizing their networks, will benefit from the combination of Ericsson's solid customer knowledge and strong background of building communication infrastructure and product portfolio, coupled with Cisco's market-leading IP portfolio, IP routing expertise and its good customer relationships, Cook said.
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Department of Psychiatry Faculty
Susan A. Murphy, Ph.D.
Contact Information
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Primary Programs/Services:
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Statistics (1989)
- M.S., Tulane University, Applied Statistics (1983)
- B.S., Louisiana State University, Mathematics (1980)
Research Interest:
- Clinical trial design and the development of data analytic methods for informing the construction of individualized sequences of treatments(a.k.a., adaptive interventions)
- Data analysis methods for construcing mobile health interventions
- Precision Medicine in mobile health
Academic Appointment:
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- Research Professor, Institute for Social Research
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- Klasnja, P , Hekler, EB , Shiffman, S , Boruvka, A, Almirall, D , Tewari, A and Murphy, SA Micro-randomized trials An experimental design for developing just-in-time adaptive interventions, To appear in Health Psychology
- Gunlicks-Stoessel, M , Mufson , L , Westervelt, A, Almirall, D , Murphy, SA (2015) A Pilot SMART for Developing an Adaptive Treatmen Strategy for Adolescent Depression Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Mar 18 1-15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID 25785788
- Kilbourne, A M , Almirall, D , Eisenberg, D , Waxmonsky, J , Goodrich, D. E , Fortney, J. C, Kirchner, J. E , Solberg, L. , Main, D , Bauer M S , Kyle, J , Murphy, SA, Nord, K.M., and M. R. Thomas (2014) Protocol Adaptive Implementation of Effective Programs Trial (ADEPT) cluster randomized SMART trial comparing a standard versus enhanced implementation strategy to improve outcomes of a mood disorders program. Implementation Science. Sep 30;9 132.
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Published: December 30, 2013 - 10:03 PM | Updated: December 31, 2013 - 07:00 PM
WADSWORTH: On March 1, 1814, Wadsworth Heritage, a book that chronicles local history, notes that the first tree was felled to begin the settlement of what is now the city of Wadsworth.
To commemorate that event, the city will celebrate its bicentennial, with the official start March 15 with First Night Wadsworth.
Mayor Robin Laubaugh said First Night Wadsworth will be held downtown with multiple activities and performances at different sites.
"There is something for everyone and an evening in which everyone will want to participate," she said.
Commemorative memorabilia is available to enhance the bicentennial celebration. A pewter ornament, a 2014 calendar and a picture history of Wadsworth specially made for the bicentennial, a bicentennial badge, a T-shirt and other books can be ordered through www.Wadsworth200.com, the bicentennial website.
In addition to the memorabilia now available, reservations for a series of six historic teas at various Wadsworth homes are being taken. Seating is limited.
Forms to reserve a spot at one or more of the teas can be obtained at Three Roses Gift Boutique and City Hall in downtown Wadsworth and at Wadsworth Community Television at the city's Community Center on School Drive.
More information on the teas can be obtained by calling 330-334-4835.
Other events scheduled during the year include historic luncheons, historical speakers, a community picnic, Founder's Day celebration weekend, a homecoming/tailgate party, a bicentennial ball and a Christmas sing-along.
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Ever since i played the GT series on the Play Station 1-3 i fell in love with the Subaru WRX STi and made it one of my life goal to eventually buy one but i had one big obstacle money. I wanted one since i was about 14 and six years later
and after saving every nickel and dimes while attending Basic Training and AIT for the Army i finally got my baby
I bought the car from Atlantic Coast Autos located in Jacksonville, FL in December while on R&R from Afghanistan the dealer owner specialize in building custom STi's. He usually buys them stock then drop about 4k-7k on aftermarket parts, tunes them, and sells them. I bought my for $16,000 with all mods and love it!
Once I get back to the states i plan on cleaning up the engine bay, changing the air filter to a cold air intake, new tires and wheels and some major detailing. Once i get the spread sheet of all the mods that was done i will be able to provide a better description of what has been done to the car. Thank You for looking and glade to join the club


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Convert a standard adult trike to a cargo trike to carry two toddlers - anybody know how?
Not sure if anyone is still interested but I took my old worksman trike and welded an open ended box to replace the basket, it fits my 9 yo daughter and her friend. I'm sure a welding shop or a friend with a welder could put something together for you
I.e. kids at the back? (My mum used to have one, but I can't find a pic)
More like what you get from this search?
But it shouldn't be too hard to build one up from a regular trike.
Post a photo of the one you are planning to buy so we know what we're talking about.
I'll bet there is already something available as an add on for this. There seems to be just about everything you could possilbly want in the bike store.


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- 2 cups frozen stir-fry vegetables
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta or vermicelli, broken into 2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup julienned cooked turkey breast
- In a large saucepan, combine the vegetables, broth, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, garlic powder and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Add pasta. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until pasta is tender.
- Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir into pasta mixture; add turkey. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 3 minutes, until thickened. Yield: 2 servings.
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"Thank you. Except for the red pepper flakes, which I do not use, this is wonderfully easy, using on hand staples. Very tasty indeed."


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Welcome to Sniper Central Matt!
The TRS-1 from Millett is a good solid scope, then again so is the Nikon. The Nikon may have the slightest edge in clarity between the 2, but it is VERY slight! The real advantage the Millett has over the Nikon is you can get the TRS-1 with .1mil clicks. To me this is the only advantage the Millett has over the Nikon, but is very important in my opinion!
I owned a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14x's that I loved, used to 1,000yds, and still have on my lady's .223. The only thing I didn't like was that the reticle didn't match the turrets. I now have Nigtforce scopes on all my rifles and having the reticle match the turrets makes follow up shots MUCH easier.
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Daily Reading for Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Reading 1, Philemon 1:7-20
7 I have received much joy and encouragement by your love; you have set the hearts of God's holy people at rest.
8 Therefore, although in Christ I have no hesitations about telling you what your duty is,
9 I am rather appealing to your love, being what I am, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
10 I am appealing to you for a child of mine, whose father I became while wearing these chains: I mean Onesimus.
11 He was of no use to you before, but now he is useful both to you and to me.
12 I am sending him back to you -- that is to say, sending you my own heart.
13 I should have liked to keep him with me; he could have been a substitute for you, to help me while I am in the chains that the gospel has brought me.
14 However, I did not want to do anything without your consent; it would have been forcing your act of kindness, which should be spontaneous.
15 I suppose you have been deprived of Onesimus for a time, merely so that you could have him back for ever,
16 no longer as a slave, but something much better than a slave, a dear brother; especially dear to me, but how much more to you, both on the natural plane and in the Lord.
17 So if you grant me any fellowship with yourself, welcome him as you would me;
18 if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, put it down to my account.
19 I am writing this in my own hand: I, Paul, shall pay it back -- I make no mention of a further debt, that you owe your very self to me!
20 Well then, brother, I am counting on you, in the Lord; set my heart at rest, in Christ.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10
7 gives justice to the oppressed, gives food to the hungry; Yahweh sets prisoners free.
8 Yahweh gives sight to the blind, lifts up those who are bowed down.
9 Yahweh protects the stranger, he sustains the orphan and the widow. Yahweh loves the upright,but he frustrates the wicked.
10 Yahweh reigns for ever, your God, Zion, from age to age.
Gospel, Luke 17:20-25
20 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, he gave them this answer, 'The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation
21 and there will be no one to say, "Look, it is here! Look, it is there!" For look, the kingdom of God is among you.'
22 He said to the disciples, 'A time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man and will not see it.
23 They will say to you, "Look, it is there!" or, "Look, it is here!" Make no move; do not set off in pursuit;
24 for as the lightning flashing from one part of heaven lights up the other, so will be the Son of man when his Day comes.
25 But first he is destined to suffer grievously and be rejected by this generation.
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A really good episode of My Boys tonight. This show continues to be hilarious. Coming from a person that just got in to it in the fourth season might not be saying much. But I'm sure this show has the potential to be a very influential show. I wonder why the seasons are so short, we got nine episodes last season, and now were going to get nine episodes this season. Couldn't we just go back to time where a season had 22 episodes?
Brendan is my favorite character on this show, and his uncanny magnet to crazy ladies is hilarious, and it's funny that even with PJ's help, he still attracts crazy ladies. Kenny & Bobby working out was okay, Bobby becoming intense was kind of funny, but kind of cheesy to. The cat lady tying in with Andy's cat was good. Marsha was also a great add in to this episode. It was fun to see Mike being completely oblivious to Marsha and her offers. Great episode overall, and by the looks of it, the end of the episode sort of jumps us in to the finale.


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I have a 1995 Cadillac Seville STS that I am trying to install a remote start and alarm Zenesis ZN 502s I have all the wiring for the alarm and remote start I believe. on the module it says what wire to attach it to but there are multiple wirss of the color it says, so how do i know wat one it is
The instructions that came with the alarm/remote start aren't going to give you any specifics on installation. Every car is different. You need to have wiring diagrams, and know what you're doing. You'll also have to disable VATS for the remote start to work.
Honestly, just take it to a professional.
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Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - A suicide bomber broke the daytime norm and blew himself up on an Israeli inter-city bus, killing three and wounding at least nine others late Thursday evening shortly before Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was due to leave Israel on his way to the U.S. to meet with President Bush and other administration officials.
The bus, which was traveling from the northern Israeli city of Nazareth to Tel Aviv, was completely destroyed in the blast. Because of the hour of the attack not many passengers were riding on the bus. The driver managed to walk away from the mangled bus, which was splattered with blood and flesh, with only light injuries.
The bomber, who was also killed, boarded the bus, girded with the bomb at the northern Israeli Arab city of Umm el-Fahm, first reports say.
Speaking from the airport, Sharon said he would continue on his trip to the U.S., where he is scheduled to meet with the president on Monday.
He noted that in the last three days since special U.S. envoy Ret. Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni came to the region to try to press Israel and the Palestinian Authority into implementing a ceasefire, seven Israelis have been killed in terror attacks.
Earlier Thursday, Yaron Pikoltz, a 20-year-old soldier was killed in a drive-by shooting. Two days ago, three Israelis were killed in a Palestinian terrorist shooting rampage in Afula.
Sharon reiterated that Israel would not hold "any kind of negotiations until there is quiet and Arafat stops the terror."
The Palestinian Authority condemned the bus bombing.
"The Palestinian leadership condemns the attack on Israeli civilians and the Authority reaffirms that it is working in its full capacity to put an end to all sorts of attacks against Israeli civilians," a PA spokesman was quoted as saying.
The PA also vowed "to chase the perpetrators and bring them to justice."
But Sharon is sticking to the demand that there be a seven-day period of calm before Israel moves forward in the implementation of the Mitchell recommendations. Earlier on Thursday, Sharon said he wanted to see "100 percent effort and deeds."
Zinni, who spent Thursday holding separate meetings with Israeli and PA security officials, condemned the attack.
"I have offered my personal condolences to Prime Minister Sharon as I did after the Afula attack," he said in a late-night statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. "My deepest sympathies are extended to the families of those victims of terror who died, and I wish to express my concern to those injured and their families.
"These vicious terror attacks must stop now if we are to create the environment that leads to peace," he said.
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We've noticed a strange intermittent humming/vibrating noise that sounds a little like mobile phone interference with speakers or a fax machine. It doesn't seem to happen when the car is cold - takes about 15 minutes of driving to usually show up and I think it might only be there when the car is slow or stopped.
It lasts maybe a minute then goes off again. It's not very loud either but you can feel a corresponding subtle vibration in the car - at least I can through the steering wheel.
Here's a video where the sound is present for the first 25 seconds before it disappears. This was after a 20 minute drive. Outside temperature was about 7 degrees (London).
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"Gourmet sliders" don't always thrill us—they're usually best for scarfing down during wedding cocktail hours so we don't hit up the open bar on empty stomachs. But the ones artfully assembled by the Burnt Truck transcend miles beyond grab-and-go filler food passed around on a silver tray. The fried-chicken slider is spectacular, a comfort-food medley of buttermilk fried chicken, country gravy and garlic-potato spread. The Vietnamese pork slider, a modern take on the classic bánh mì, is a hand-held flavor bomb with marinated pork loin, pickled daikon and carrots, and garlic sauce (add a quail egg—trust us). And the Sloppy Joe is well worth the dripping, cheesy mess. What closes the deal for us is the bread—fresh, Hawaiian-style sweet rolls that leave you yearning for more than a couple of bites. You'll just have to get another sandwich.
Seven small tables, one of them covered with cookies, pastries and other Filipino desserts in plastic boxes. Not a single white face in the place. All good signs you're going to be eating the real deal. Go to the counter and tell the woman behind the glass what you want. Served turo turo (cafeteria) style, she drops two huge scoops of rice on a plate and looks at you patiently while you try to decide. Two large barbecue pork skewers, generous with smoky, flavorful meat, not too fatty? Or kaldereta, a hearty, chunky beef stew with bell peppers, chile and other veggies? Beef mushroom overflowing with large sliced mushrooms and slices of beef reminiscent of boeuf bourguignon? The calamares is a little more of an acquired taste for a white palate, but the tender squid is cooked in its own delicious, salty ink.
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"This is my favorite bar that isn't a bar," says a regular inside Left Coast Brewery's tasting room as he sets down two empty growlers and sits at the bar. He picks up a pint glass with the brewery's logo on it and asks if it's the biggest glass they have. It is. You can taste whatever's chalked on the brew board in 5-, 10- or 16-ounce vessels. As the bartender fills the guy's glass with Left Coast Baltic Porter, there's a general discussion about how to pour a black and tan and which Left Coast selections would make one best. Everyone happily disagrees. The guy loves his porter so much he says he'd pour it over ice cream, which leads to a unanimous desire for a stout float. It's Saturday afternoon, and people flow in to get their growlers filled, and all of them stay to have a big glass of something barrel-aged (not available to-go) or dark or hoppy or even double-hoppy—Left Coast claims it's one of the pioneers of the double IPA. Its version is an award-winner called Hop Juice that lures you in with a sweet maltiness, then delivers a multihop wallop of fun bitterness, followed not too long after by the full-body effects of its 9.7 percent ABV.
Whichever individual 5-inch pies you choose at this Aussie newcomer, comfort food meets up-to-the-minute freshness and inventiveness. "Shortcut pastry shell with a puff-pastry lid" is how Pie-Not describes the perfect enclosures for the tender, juicy fillings. The Dog's Eye is the place to start, a ubiquitous meat pie Down Under; it's like having the best tomato-basil-mozzarella panini of your life at a Rome train station. The filling comes in many lively variations: two we liked are Shroomin, with crimini and field mushrooms, and the premium Drover, which has petite peas and carrots, topped with garlic mashed potatoes instead of the puff pastry.
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Manchester, Nov 30: Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff, who is making his professional boxing debut at Manchester on Friday evening, admitted that he was feeling nervous ahead of entering the ring.The cricketer who bid adieu to international cricket in 2010, took up boxing though he was aware that it was a 'hurting game'.
Taking up a new career at the age of 34, Flintoff admitted that he has been nervous ahead of his boxing debut.
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"I'd be lying if I said there weren't a few nerves but I've been nervous before playing cricket and used it to my advantage," Flintoff told Sky Sports News.
When asked about his new career as expectations are soaring high from the former England cricketer, Flintoff said that he is aware of the fact that critics will be watching him while he enters the boxing ring, but wants to remain focussed on his debut.
"There will be critics and doubters out there and it's a big task I've taken on. I'm just concentrating on the fight and we'll see what the reaction is.
"It depends if you take it on board, as a cricketer I didn't read too much of the press, I just wanted to be comfortable in what I'm doing.
"It's not something we're talking about in our camp, we're concentrating on Friday night and putting all the good work into practice," said Flintoff, who has represented England in 79 Tests, 141 ODIs and 7 T20Is has claimed a total of 400 wickets during his career spanning 12 years.
Flintoff has tipped the scales at 216lbs (97.98kg), 25lbs (11.34kg) which is lighter than his 23-year-old American opponent Richard Dawson, as the 23-year-old has already registered two professional victories.
'Freddie' Flintoff who was a part of the Ashes winning team in 2005 and 2009, revealed that it was former feather weight champion, Barry McGuigan who inspired him to take up this new career.
Having taken tips from former Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, Flintoff feels confident, ahead of his boxing debut.


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Court Rules RealDVD Software Violates Copyright Laws
Preliminary injunction bars manufacturing and selling of the $30 RealDVD software.
Update: 9:46 a.m. on August 14, 2009: RealNetworks statement on unavailability.
A federal court has ruled that RealNetworks' RealDVD software, which rips DVDs and stores copies on a hard drive, violates copyright laws and the CSS (content scramble system) license agreement with the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA).
U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel has issued a preliminary injunction that bars RealNetworks from manufacturing and selling the $30 software.
RealNetworks has posted the following statement on its Web site saying the RealDVD software is temporarily unavailable:
Due to recent legal action taken by the Hollywood movie studios against us, RealDVD is temporarily unavailable. Rest assured, we will continue to work diligently to provide you with software that allows you to make a legal copy of your DVDs for your own use.
The ruling may also prevent RealNetworks' Facet DVD player from being sold. The movie studios argued that RealDVD violates federal laws by encouraging consumers to "rent, rip and return" rather than buying DVDs.
RealNetworks claimed consumers have a fundamental right to copy DVDs for safer and more convenient storage, adding that the RealDVD software contains piracy protections that limit consumers to just one copy.
"We are disappointed that a preliminary injunction has been placed on the sale of RealDVD," RealNetworks writes in a statement.
Patel was the judge who shut down Napster in 2000 because of copyright violations. Here is her statement on RealDVD:
"RealDVD makes a permanent copy of copyrighted DVD content, and by doing so breaches its CSS License Agreement with the DVD Copy Control Association, the group that oversees the protection of DVDs for the major Hollywood studios and circumvents a technological measure that effectively controls access to or copying of the Studios' copyrighted content on DVDs.
"Had Real's products been manufactured differently, i.e., if what happened in Vegas really did stay in Vegas, this might have been a different case. But, it is what it is. Once the distributive nature of the copying process takes hold, like the spread of gossip after a weekend in Vegas, what's done cannot be undone."
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The Stone Veneer Is Falling Off
I hired some masons to install stone veneer on either side of our garage. The idea is to create two columns 33"x22"x12' high. Last week, when they laid the scratch coat, I began to have some concerns. They asked a lot of questions they should have known the answer to. I worked construction all my life. I was not comfortable with their questions.
The side they started setting the stone on was begun two days ago. I went out today to check on how it looked and I saw one stone loose. It came right off. Then I started checking other stones in that area. And several popped right off. :furious:
Yesterday I told them I thought they were mixing the mortar too dry and that they needed to butter more on so that the mortar would ooze out of the perimeter when pressing it on. I later saw them filling in the voids around the stone after it was set. More concerns.
When I took a masonry chisel to the mortar that stuck to the scratch coat (I didn't want it to bond any further) more stones came loose. When I removed the mortar from the stone pieces, some came off in full sections with only a slight tap. Where's the adhesion?
I purchased the materials according to manufacturer's specs. The guys came along and suggested mixing the mortar with portland cement and adding a bonding agent, which the MFG. spec stuff already had in it. They said in their experience the stone would bond forever. What could I say? They were supposed to be the pros.
Now I'm concerned the one side that is already grouted in might one day fall off as I have no way of checking it without possibly causing a rock fall. The stone was $1500. I don't want to lose it. The other side only had grout on the top 1/4. That's the side with the falling stone. I don't want them to come in and tell me the grout will take care of the problem but I'm thinking they might.
So my questions are, could the mortar still be in a bonding phase after two days?
Why had that one come loose (there was space between the stone and mortar) and why did the others come off with only a very light hand pull?
Is it feasible the mortar will eventually bond to the scratch coat or do I need to withhold payment until it's done right?
Do you think the side that's already been grouted in will hold? How could I check that?
Thanks in advance,
I just went out to brush some dust off the stone. Three more pieces fell off. This was around the corner from where the other ones were falling off. We have a 8'x16' garage door that weighs 513 pounds. It creates a lot of vibration when the safety kicks in. And a bit less when the GDO starts. The vertical rails are on the same wall as the front face of the columns.
I'm worried.
Worried? I don't blame you----one of the masons will be along soon---
Fingers crossed we don't have to take it all down.
Let me make sure I understand, the stone is falling off on it's own, or when you're pulling on it by hand? Or both?
I's not uncommon for the stone to be relatively loosely bonded for the first day or so, or until they're grouted, but they certainly shouldn't fall off the wall without some other outside force effecting them.........
You see this kind of stone falling off everywhere. I can think of two places off the top of my head (both strip malls) and now another (apartment compex) where the stuff is falling off.
This is not the traditional use of the word "veneer". Plus it is not the traditional use of the word "stone".
Why do people install this crap anyway? I think it is more expensive than a brick veneer?
If you want a stone veneer, get some stone and do a stone veneer.
Regardless, I have thin adhered stone (both cultured and natural) that have been in place for 15+ years with no issues. I've seen cultured stone here from the early 70's that's still in place w/o issues as well. In the right situations, it makes fiscal sense to install it, as long as it's done properly........
The guys started off by building a temporary ledge at the bottom and then used spacers between the stones as they worked their way up. (The manufacturer suggested doing the corner pieces first then working your way down with the flat pieces.)
Yesterday morning I went out to take a look at it and noticed a piece on the bottom looked like it had separated. I literally just touched it and it fell off the wall. I lightly checked the surrounding pieces. The piece above the one that fell off was also loose and came off easily. I found a couple of others like this.
From there I tried to salvage the pieces that fell off and knocked off the mortar from the back. But on some pieces the mortar stuck to the scratch coat. Being as careful as I could, I lightly tapped from the side to loosen the mortar from the scratch coat. That was enough to loosen even more pieces.
I decided to leave it alone until I heard from the mason (still haven't). They are not coming back until Saturday to finish. So I did some cleanup. They left the area a mess. I took a mason's brush to sweep away dust and sediment off the face of the stone and three more pieces fell off at the bottom, on the face perpendicular to the face where the other stones had fallen off.
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Everything I read or saw about setting the stone to the scratch coat showed mortar oozing out from the perimeter at the back of of each stone. This picture shows what they were doing. You can see space around the perimeter between the stone and the scratch coat.
at least you haven't paid them :whistling2: imo, it shouldn't be easy to remove properly installed veneer even after 1 day w/o grouting having taken place :no: what's the weather like - hot, hotter, or hottest ?
you haven't yet paid them yet, right ?
It's been in the 50's overnight and sunny in the high 60's during the day. The area where most of the stone fell off gets direct sunlight for about 4-5 hours though.
I think you need to stop messing with the wall until the mason can come out. First thing I'm gonna say if I'm him is why did you go start yanking stones off my work before it was properly set and dried.
Now, did vibration from the garage door create any of this? Possibly. But if they wetted the surfaces a bit, mixed the mortar a bit wetter, buttered the backs of the stone properly, and set them like I've seen commercial masons do on the jobsite, maybe we wouldn't be in this mess.
Let's see what 'itsreallyconcrete' 'Jomama' or Tscarburo has to say---those three have mortar if their veins.
People that know it all from the book on a subject should know how to hire a contractor and should not get in the middle without any real experience.
Readers never know what the verbal instructions on the appearance were since there can be a lot of variations with adhered veneer or any veneer.
Concrete products (coatings, bedding, grout and mortar) take time to cure to reach something near the end product performance.
Julie, you have gotten into the middle so let the contractor you hired (with references, I assume) complete the job and withhold full payment to see how it performs without tearing it apart.
First let me say I have no experience in this area whatsoever.
I have done all of three tile projects. With each I used a notched trowel. If this were tile and I saw those horizontal lines left in the mortar, I would assume the lines were from the trowel, and think that the mortar had dried before the tile was set, causing it not to adhere properly.
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Arthurian legends from the view point of Guenevere a Queen in her own right before marrying Arthur
How is it possible to make the relationships between Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot so boring? Reading this just made me want to reread The Mists of Avalon or rewatch Camelot.
How is it possible to make the relationships between Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot so boring? Reading this just made me want to reread The Mists of Avalon or rewatch Camelot.
This is an interesting take on the legend, and written well enough that I got through it fairly quickly when I wasn't concentrating on other books. A little too much purple prose-y sex for my liking, but that sort of came with the territory.
I love this books, a different take on the Arthur legend, coming down strong on the side of Guenevere. The story flows and has enough real facts and historic notes in to make you think it could of really been like this.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0609806505, Paperback)This is the first part of a trilogy chronicling the life of Queen Guenevere. Beginning with the young King Arthur who is preparing for the war that will unite Britain, the book recounts the marriage of Guenevere and Arthur, the growth of Arthur's court, and Guenevere's adulterous affair with Lancelot.
Although told mainly from Guenevere's point of view, this is a truly epic narrative, encompassing pageantry, political intrigue, war, and the conflict between the old pagan religion and Christianity. At times earthy, sensual, and violent, it is a powerful romantic drama firmly rooted in historical Britain, a modern yet traditional retelling of the stories given definitive form in the first four books of Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur.
The characters are grippingly evoked as realistic, living, and breathing human beings rather than simple archetypes, yet the writing is effortlessly lyrical, with the elegant flow of folktale. In emotional depth, Guenevere is comparable to Parke Godwin's fine Arthurian romance, Firelord.
This title is Rosalind Miles's 17th book. She is the author of the highly praised I, Elizabeth and The Women's History of the World. In 1990, she won the Network Award for outstanding achievement in the field of writing, and the same year she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. --Gary S. Dalkin, Amazon.co.uk
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- "Shanghaied" redirects here. See also the SpongeBob SquarePants episode.
Shanghaiing was the act of forcibly conscripting someone to serve a term working on a ship, usually after having been rendered senseless by alcohol, drugs or a sharp blow to the head . The term was mainly used on the west coast of the United States. Any friendless man in port cities like San Francisco, Portland and Astoria, Oregon, and Seattle and Port Townsend, Washington was in danger of being "shanghaied" (an American slang that has since expanded to a generic term for any sort of trick, particularly stealing). Portland is especially notable because of the elaborate tunnel system used to transport shanghaied men known as the shanghai tunnels.
Unscrupulous ship's captains frequently availed themselves of this form of unfree labor, employing stratagems to force their crews to desert in ports before they had been paid off, then to replace the deserters with shanghaied men -- who in some cases were the same as those put off. Sometimes the seamen would find themselves shanghaied onto another vessel even before they had set foot on dry land, and might find themselves working for years with nothing to show for their labors.
The men who engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps, and the groups of large, burly men they often hired as helpers were known as crimp gangs, or press gangs in reference to United Kingdom warship impressment. The most infamous examples included Jim "Shanghai" Kelly and Johnny "Shanghai Chicken" Devine of San Francisco, and Joseph "Bunco" Kelly of Portland. Stories of their ruthlessness are innumerable, and some have survived into print due to their rough humor. One such example involves the "birthday party" Shanghai Kelly threw for himself, in order to attract enough victims to man a notorious sailing ship named the Reefer and two other ships. Another was how Bunco Kelly passed a wooden Indian off to a desperate ship's captain as the last needed man.
The practice of shanghaiing men was not limited to Pacific ports, but due to the efforts of Samuel Plimsoll, the United Kingdom passed the Merchant Shipping Act in 1876, which severely curtailed the practice. Demand for manpower to keep ships sailing to Alaska and the Klondike kept this a real danger in American ports into the early 20th century, when with the help of Andrew Furuseth, Senator Robert LaFollette pushed through legislation in 1915 that made this practice a federal crime, and finally put an end to it.
The word "shanghai" comes from the city of Shanghai, in China. This terminology originated because Shanghai was a common destination of the ships likely to use shanghaied labor, and because Shanghai (being distant) was an unfortunate destination to be shanghaied for.
The romantic view of shanghaiing belies its cruelty, followed for economic gain and protected by corrupt politicians. The example of "Shanghai" Kelly's "birthday" party, noted above, is just such a romanticized fiction. Kelly was on a ship named the "Yankee Blade," which went down off what is now Lompoc, California, north of Santa Barbara. There was a some robbery and intimidation for a short time in the confusion which followed, but California Rangers were on board and put a quick end to the attempted lawlessness.
The men and women who shanghaied unfortunates had the economic incentive that they would receive the shanghaiing victim's first two months wages after the man had been shipped out onboard an outbound ship. Some shanghaiers made as much as $9,500 per year in 1890s dollars, equivalent to about $200,000 in 2006 dollars.
The shanghaiers were also well positioned politically to protect their lucrative trade. Sailors boardinghouse keepers supplied men on election day to go from one polling place to another, voting early and often for the candidate who would guarantee the shanghaiers' interests. In San Francisco, men like Joseph "Frenchy" Franklin and George Lewis, long time shanghaiers, were elected to the California state legislature, an ideal spot to assure that no legislation had a negative impact on their business.
The term "shanghai" supplanted the older term of "crimping" or "sailor thieves" in late 1852-early 1853 in San Francisco. This was a time when the coolie trade from China was getting into full swing, and the term the Chinese applied to the practice of kidnapping or otherwise forcing a Chinese into service as a coolie was "shang hai," which in the Mandarin dialect means to harm or injure (Simplified Chinese: 伤害; Traditional Chinese: 傷害). This term is sometimes translated as "to abduct," and was transferred to the practice of crimping prevalent in San Francisco and other ports around the world at that time.
The 1915 legislation in the United States was successful primarily due to the widespread use of steampowered vessels in the world's merchant marine services. Without acres of canvas to be furled and unfurled, the demand for unskilled labor greatly diminished.
[edit] Bibliography
- Stewart Holbrook, "Bunco Kelly, King of the Crimps" in Wildmen, Wobblies and Whistle Punks. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-87071-383-3
- Samuel Dickson, "Shanghai Kelly", Tales of San Francisco Stanford: University Press, 1957.
- Bill Pickelhaupt, "Shanghaied in San Francisco," San Francisco: Flyblister Press, 1996. ISBN 0-9647312-2-3
Shanghai-> (Chinese City) English Verb-> to take a person by force or trickery and compel him or her to do somehting. Ex. I had to shanghai my friend into helping me.
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