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Not sure if it makes a difference, but I had 130k on the motor and never changed the vcg before, so maybe it was on its way out?
On a separate note, I saw a post showing an aftermarket, shorter, billet power steering resivior, but I can't remember where I saw it. Does anyone know the manufacturer or where I can find one? Thanks!
Ok but how much do you want to bet as soon as you put a new VCG on there it won't last long. VCGs leak but don't blow out under normal circumstances. You need to check the crank case hose which originally went to the OEM separator. If its kinked or seeing boost it will blow out your gasket. Not something to overlook.
With almost any SC system, servicing things get much more complicated. You can run some hoses to the pass side and relocate your pump but it should be fine where it is.
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You got a sh!tty kit for a high dollar price, I feel for you more. No hard feelings, I see all your FS threads 3 different injectors for sale, etc... How much did AA pay you, to you R&D their product? Why are you selling so many parts? From all your FS threads, sounds like you replaced a lot of things you didn't need to.
Honestly, I could give two sh1ts if you wanna mess with trippinbimmer but I'm going to put you on the spot. If you hate every FI company, fine. We all know that by now. No need to keep polluting every thread.
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Actually, it sounds more like you don't understand the concept of getting what you rightly paid for.
The solution is to throw money at the problem, am I right assuming this is how you cope with your issues?
You are a little b1tch on xixixixixixixixi's nuts. Should be more like xoxoxoxoxoxo with xixixixixixi. If you want better directions, tell the company you won't buy their kit unless you get some.
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Espresso Machine Adapted To Make Coffee In Space
Lavazza and Argotec have created a device that can help astronauts fulfill their desires for coffee outside the atmosphere.
Espresso coffee happens to be one of the things that a lot of astronauts miss the most while they're up in the International Space Station (ISS) for a mission, but it may not be long before the astronauts on the ISS can enjoy a shot of espresso in space.
Argotec, an Italian aerospace company contracted by the European Space Agency to develop and supply space food to European astronauts on the ISS, and Italian coffee brand Lavazza are working together with the Italian Space Agency to bring authentic Italian espresso to the ISS through a specially-designed espresso machine, which they are calling the ISSpresso.
The ISSpresso machine is the first capsule-based espresso system designed to work in the extreme conditions of space, where liquids and mixtures act differently like they do on earth. The machine is designed to make the perfect Italian espresso in a weightless environment, and the coffee is served in a sealed pouch. The plastic tube that carries the water in a standard espresso machine has been replaced with a custom steel tube designed to withstand more than 400 bar of pressure.
According to the press release, the ISSpresso machine is "so complex that it weighs about 20 kilograms since there are back-ups of all the critical components for safety reasons in accordance with the specifications agreed upon with the Italian Space Agency." The machine will also be able to prepare other hot beverages like tea, infusions and broth.
David Avino, Managing Director of Argotec, stated,
This is an ultra high-tech project which has led to innovative solutions, applicable with immediate returns on Earth as well. ISSpresso is a technological challenge that meets very stringent requirements, imposed by the Italian Space Agency, in terms of technical functionality and safety. In addition to the engineering aspect, Argotec is also taking care of the European astronauts' training and nutrition. Food provides an important psychological support and being able to enjoy a good Italian espresso may be just the right way to finish off the menu designed especially for each astronaut, helping him or her to feel closer to home.
Argotec is currently testing the ISSpresso machine at its labs before the machine is put on the Futura Mission in November. The Futura Mission is the Italian Space Agency's second long-term mission on the ISS and will carry Air Force Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian woman to go to space and possibly one of the first astronauts to drink coffee in orbit.
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After the recent international break, I think it's time to now get our season started.
There could be a couple of new faces in the Arsenal side today, and we know that one of our new players should have no trouble settling in here.
William Gallas has been playing in the Premiership for a while and living in London too. So I don't think he will have any problems, although it may take him a while to get used to wearing a red shirt!
I know all about him of course, not only from our time together with France but also from playing against him when he was at Chelsea. John Terry tends to get a lot of the attention, and of course he is a great player, but I think the two of them made a great partnership. For me William Gallas is one of the best centre-backs in the world. He's quick, great in the air, never gives up, and can play in any position in the defence.
Julio Baptista too has all the qualities to be a success in the English league. He has Gilberto here to help him settle, and I just hope he can be a great success for this football club.
He is nicknamed the Beast, so I guess that tells you a lot about his strength. A lot of foreign players are surprised when they come into the English game because they are not used to the physical battle, but Baptista already has that in his locker. Plus he can score goals and give them too.
As for our other signing, Denilson, I have to say I don't know much about him yet. I know he plays for his country at his age group, and is the captain, so that is a sign that he is a good player. Hopefully he can make the same sort of impact that Silvinho made. Nobody really knew about him before he came here, but he turned out to be a really good player.
Myself and the rest of the players were in the same position as all of the fans on transfer deadline day, waiting for news to come through.
Losing Ashley wasn't easy. I know some fans will be upset with him, but from me personally I want to wish him good luck, and I hope that the fans won't forget what he did for this Club, no matter what else happens. Sometimes you have to be above all that, remember the good times he gave this Club.
Pascal Cygan going was also a bit of a surprise - the first I knew about it was when I read it on the internet. I was away with France at the time, and it wasn't easy to read, but that's the way football is.
And finally Jose. He was a great player for us and sometimes I think you have to respect the fact that not everyone can adapt to the lifestyle. We will miss him though, for sure.
There is a lot to get used to when you move to a new club, and a new town, but some people forget about that. All they want to know is whether they are playing well or not, rather than why.
Middlesbrough too, have some new faces, and they have already shown over the last season or so that they have the players to achieve great results. They haven't started the season as well as they would have wanted, but neither have we, as I say, it's time for us to get our season started.
It always seems to be a strange game when we play Middlesbrough. I didn't play in the game that we lost at their place last season but it reminded me in a way of our recent game against Manchester City. We had a lot of opportunities, but paid for our mistakes.
The people who accused Arsenal of over-playing against City make me laugh, because they are the same people who say Arsenal are amazing when we win those kinds of games. When we don't put the ball away, they say we are over-playing, when we do, they say we are the best team in the world.
I get more worried about defeats like Bolton and Blackburn away last season, when we just didn't turn up. But the Manchester City game, when you play like that all the time, you won't lose many times. We weren't outplayed, we weren't scared, we weren't outmuscled, the only thing missing was that the ball wouldn't go in. Don't get me wrong, we are the first ones to blame because we didn't score, but if we carry on creating that many chances in games, we will not lose too many. Sometimes you win games you don't deserve to, but you also lose games you don't deserve to as well.
If we are honest though, we could have won the game in 20 minutes.
I was pleased to get on the scoresheet for France on Wednesday, because after the City game people were saying that I haven't scored yet, but they were forgetting it was only my third game of the season - I didn't have the benefit of a pre-season this year.
As much as I want to be prolific for my team, sometimes it's difficult. You saw it at Man City, even when I was on my own I was fighting with the ball more than anything else. To put the ball in the net usually I don't do that. I usually control and finish straight away, even if I miss. But there I was looking for something, fighting with the ball and that's usually a sign of you not being ready, it's what happens in pre-season friendlies.
Like I said, I needed some games but thankfully now I feel way better. At the start of the season I said that I would need about a month, and I can assure you now that the legs are back and I'm getting better and better.
Enjoy the game today.
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Well, last year i really got into waterfowl, and got a couple doz duck deeks, 2 zink calls, and a rnt.
this year im gonna try to smack more geese than i did last year.
i was either thinking 3-4 doz GHG prograde or ffds
are ffds worth the extra money?
then probably 3 doz sleeper shells and 2 doz lessers?
maybe throw in some big foots?
money really isnt that big of an issue is that hunting is my main hobby.
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A hiccup is an unintentional movement (spasm) of the diaphragm, the muscle at the base of the lungs. The spasm is followed by quick closing of the vocal cords, which produces a distinctive sound.
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Hiccups often start for no apparent reason. They most often disappear after a few minutes. In rare cases, hiccups can last for days, weeks, or months. Hiccups are common and normal in newborns and infants.
Causes may include:
- Abdominal surgery
- Disease or disorder that irritates the nerves that control the diaphragm (pleurisy or pneumonia)
- Hot and spicy foods or liquids
- Harmful fumes
- Stroke or tumor affecting the brain
There may be no obvious cause for hiccups.
Home Care
There is no sure way to stop hiccups, but there are a number of common suggestions that can be tried:
- Breathe repeatedly into a paper bag.
- Drink a glass of cold water.
- Eat a teaspoon (4 grams) of sugar.
- Hold your breath.
Contact your health care provider if hiccups go on for more than a few days.
If you need to see your health care provider for hiccups you will have a physical exam and be asked questions about the problem.
Questions may include:
- Do you get hiccups easily?
- How long has this episode of hiccups lasted?
- Did you recently eat something hot or spicy?
- Did you recently drink carbonated beverages?
- Have you been exposed to any fumes?
- What have you tried to relieve the hiccups?
- What has been effective for you in the past?
- How effective was the attempt?
- Did the hiccups stop for a while and then restart?
- Do you have other symptoms?
Additional tests are rarely needed unless a disease or disorder is suspected as the cause.
To treat hiccups that do not go away, the health care provider may perform gastric lavage or massage of the carotid sinus in the neck. DO NOT try carotid massage by yourself. This must be done by a provider.
If hiccups continue, medicines may help. Tube insertion (nasogastric intubation) may also help.
In very rare cases, if medicines or other methods do not work, treatment such as phrenic nerve block may be tried. The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm.
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Whether you live in the suburbs of Chicago or in the heart of China, we're all looking at the same sky. That's the message the Adler Planetarium hopes children understand after viewing its new show "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure."
In the Sesame Street show Hu Hu Zhu, a friend from China, visits Big Bird and Elmo. The three friends take viewers on a trip to discover the sun, the moon and the stars. They learn about the Big Dipper and the North Star and take an imaginary trip to the moon. When Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu imagine themselves back on Earth, they celebrate the idea that even though they live in two different countries, they still share the same sky.
In addition to the show, Adler will have brochures filled with parent tips, activities and an interactive poster so that families can continue their learning at home. "One World, One Sky" themed activities and events for the family include Sesame Street Family Week Oct. 20-24 and Far Out Friday Nov. 7.
The show is being shown in English, Spanish and Mandarin. Tickets for the show, which include general admission and one planetarium show are $19, $17 Chicago residents, $15 kids, $14 kid Chicago residents and $17 seniors, $15 senior Chicago residents.
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- Bake 35 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Broken cable for 7937 mics
I have a set of mics for the 7937 conference IP phone, however someone has pulled the cable of the mic and the end connection is no lying in bits. Does anyone know what kind of cable this is? It is slightly smaller than an USB connection, with two corners rounded off and there are 7 pins inside it. I've tried to use google but to no avail - any help appreciated!


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Another RA2 to RA4AN upgrade thread
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Was the radio harnesse plug and play or did you have to splice a new harnesse
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I'm very interested in doing this to mine, simply because my head unit is giving me distortion in the audio and it would be awesome to get around that.
How much did the RA4AN and extra parts cost you? Any chance of part numbers?
Sorry, just excited to see someone who's made the change.
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All plug and play
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well, does it work? Just because the unit was physically installed, doesn't mean that all functions and features work because you may not have the underlying hardware. Does your GPS work? Do you have a GPS antenna? What car features can you control with the new radio? E.g. Climate ?
please Don't take my questions the wrong way? I too have postponed 2 retrofits on the Jeep due to complexity and underestimated budget (active cruise control with stop - mine is the earlier version without stop; and front parking sensors). I just don't think it is mere plug and play for the radios, not from an RA2 to the RA4 at least. Going between somewhat equally capable versions is feasible, as is replacing one ABS control module with another as long as you have all wiring and sensors already in place.
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Does that work on a regular Laredo WITHOUT the E package? I ask because you can option those radios on the Laredo E but not the base model so I wonder if the harnesses are the same?
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F1anatic yes everything works!!! Even the navigation turn by turn on EVIC works. All climate control works and heated seats and steering wheel. This is the first time I have ever heard HD radio on any vehicle, and I'm impressed. I think the HD radio sounds even better than the aux port.
Only 2 minor issues right now:
The ECO ON and traction control LEDs aren't turning on. But I can see in the EVIC the traction control turns orange when I press. I can't say anything about the Eco mode because it doesn't show. It has to be something about the 8.4 bezel had parking assist button where the Eco on was on my original dash. So I'll try another approach tomorrow.
The other thing is, I'm having trouble to register uconnect. Anyways I wasn't going to subscribe. I just wanted to see how far it would go.
I can see the 3G bars on uconnect button do change accordingly, it gets lower if I'm inside a garage building.
I'm not concerned at all with the uconnect situation, like I said I won't subscribe anyways.
Idk if all Laredo have a shark fin. I know my does. I know I have a red antenna plug that wasn't connected to my RA2. I believe that was the GPS antenna.
Again, everything on the radio's side is working, except the uconnect login.
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Do you happen to have a parts numbers list and costs? I don't get why they say it cant be done if it can, I can see them just saying that to scare people into upgrading from the factory but they are screwing the dealers out of the money people would spend upgrading after the sale.
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Aftermarket head units need to be figured out asap, cause that's ridiculous.
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That's where I got it from. The seller has done in over 10 cars. Including to dealers.
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One Direction's 'Take Me Home' Lands Early on the Web
The curiosity of eager fans proved to be a force to reckon especially for a very in-demand and hot boy band with a much-hyped up new album. Such is the reality that faced British-Irish boy band One Direction as their "Take Me Home" LP gets ripped-off and passed around over the Internet prior to its official release on November 13.
Though the "Live While We're Young" hitmakers already heeded to fans' clamor for their new songs in "Take Me Home" and offered a full stream of the album today on iTunes, it was still not enough to stop people from uploading all 13 songs in sites like YouTube.
Fans have already taken to different social media sites and have voiced out their thoughts about the album leaks. While some are very pleased to finally get their ears on the new 1D music and listen to "Take Me Home" in its entirety, some are also disgruntled about the issue saying it was a disrespectful act. This is not the first time the boys have to deal with song leaks. "Live While We're Young" also fell victim to online leak back when it was about to be released.
Amidst all the stardom, the controversy, and their music being released sooner that expected, One Direction still managed to put their best foot forward and confirm their appearance for "The X Factor (US)" on Thursday, November 8 when the program broadcasts its first live results show of the season.
"We're really excited to be on the American 'X Factor', " member Niall Horan gushed. "It'll be the first time we've performed in front of 'Uncle Si' since we were on the U.K. 'X Factor.' So, hopefully, we'll make him proud!"
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- 'Pretty Little Liars' Series Finale Photos: Get First Look at Aria's Wedding Dress
- Is Khloe Kardashian Pregnant? Tristan Thompson Believes She Will Be the 'Best Mom'
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Washington, DC artist Barbara Smith Coleman founded the organization, originally known as Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts, in 1996 after a life-transforming experience at a residential program for people living with cancer in Bristol, England. That experience led Barbara to consult with Michael Lerner, PhD, of Commonweal, founder of a California-based program whose retreats focus on the mental and spiritual effects of cancer. The Commonweal Cancer Help Program is well known through the Bill Moyers PBS special, "Healing and the Mind." It became Barbara Smith Coleman's life mission to offer similar programs in the nation's capital and to offer the healing powers of art and creativity to people facing life-threatening illness, their caregivers, and medical professionals.
In September 2001, Ms. Coleman donated her partial ownership of a two-story building at 1632 U Street, NW in Washington, DC with the organization purchasing the remaining interest. This space is the permanent site for offices and on-site programs as well as a newly expanded art gallery dedicated to the healing power of the arts. Barbara Smith Coleman passed away in 2003 at the age of 71, but her philosophy, work, and spirit live on.
Since early 2010, Smith Center's U Street space has been undergoing a large-scale renovation and expansion to enable us to serve more people with our programs and events. The new space will open this September, with 2,000 square feet of additional program space including a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen, a large multi-purpose room for programs and workshops, and a courtyard. Learn more about our new space.
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We knew this would happen after Pope Francis called for renewal of the Roman Catholic Church and attacked unfettered capitalism as "a new tyranny", while writing of income inequality, and urging global leaders to fight poverty. One by one Republican talkers will trickle in, to voice their negative opinions of the Pope.
Infamous bigot, Pamela Geller asked when the Pope became an Imam.
And now here's Rush Limbaugh declaring,"This is just pure Marxism coming out of the mouth of the Pope."
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Over the past decade, investors in real estate limited partnerships have suffered a kind of financial purgatory. Losses on their investments amount to many billions of dollars. Now, many of these hapless limited partners are being subjected to a further indignity: As they attempt to extricate themselves, they are falling prey to the blandishments of real estate firms that are systematically buying up these underwater partnerships at a fraction of their real value. In effect, the limited partners, many of whom are unaware of the real value of their investments, are losing out a second time. And it's all perfectly legal.
Here's how the process works: Real estate firms, most prominently Equity Resources Group, KH Financial (operating under the name Everest), and MacKenzie-Patterson, solicit limited partners and offer to buy them out. The firms employ a "mini-tender," which allows them to buy up to 4.9% of the outstanding units, most with a $1,000 face value, without registering with the Securities & Exchange Commission--and without disclosing such key details as the LP's market value.
"CLUELESS." Many investors are accepting the offers. "It's a quick way to sell a unit with no fees or charges," says Eggert Dagbjartsson, executive vice-president of Boston-based Equity Resources.
Few of these investors, though, are aware that there is an active secondary market in LP interests. Competition in this market drives prices usually much higher than deals offered by real estate firms to frustrated investors. The firms can often pick up interests at discounts of 60% or more (table). Limited partners may find out later that they sold on the cheap, but then it's too late, because sales are irrevocable. "Limited partners don't have enough information to determine what the assets are worth so they're clueless that the mini-tender is a lowball price," says James Frith Jr., president of the Chicago Partnership Board, a secondary-market maker.
Firms accumulating these interests expect to realize huge capital-gains profits. Values of real estate LP interests are rising, which is causing more general partners to liquidate partnerships and distribute proceeds to unit holders. In the past two months, more than 90 public LPs have disclosed pending asset sales.
Real estate firms that want more than 4.9% of an LP will employ a registered tender offer. That can be a better deal for limited partners. Offering documents, for instance, typically disclose secondary-market prices.
Investors solicited through tender offers, especially a mini-tender, should seek out the secondary market. One way is to call the general partner, who will supply names of firms buying partnership units, or act as agents to help sell them. Agents charge commissions as high as 7.5%. Some charge fees of up to $100 to process the transfer paperwork. Still, Ross T. Bowler, a secondary-market maker in Madison, Wis., says: "The transfer fees and commissions charged in the secondary market don't reduce net proceeds to anywhere near the price offered by the mini-tenders."
One recent deal graphically illustrates the price disparity between mini-tender and secondary-market prices. On June 12, Equity Resources offered to buy 4.9% of ARVIDA/JMB Partners, a troubled land development partnership.
BIDDING WAR. But just a few days later, ARVIDA/JMB got two registered tender offers from Walton Street Capital Acquisition and Raleigh Capital Associates, an affiliate of Leon D. Black's Apollo Real Estate Capital Advisors II. After a spirited bidding war, Raleigh beat out Walton with a $435 bid, a big jump from the prevailing secondary-market price of $295.41 before the price war began. A few weeks later, New York-based Boreas Partners, an affiliate of financier Carl C. Icahn, also made a tender offer at $460 a unit. Recently, Boreas terminated its offer and joined Raleigh Capital to bid for 46% of the outstanding units at $461 each. The bidding is now closed, and the tenders are being collected. The general partner opposed the bid, claiming the units are worth between $565 and $610.
Spencer Jefferies, the Dallas publisher of Partnership Profiles, a directory of partnerships, says there will probably be more unfortunate limited partners in the future. Mini-tenders are expected to increase for all types of partnerships, he says. Limited partners solicited by mini-tenders would do well to study the ARVIDA/JMB Partners deal. Pity the few limited partners who sold out to Equity Resources before the bidding war began. They cashed out at a miserable $100.


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A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the state Cabinet on Saturday, which was held in Gairsain, located in the hilly Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. This was the second instance in the 12-year-old history of the hill state that the Cabinet met outside Dehradun, which is the interim Capital of the hill state. In 2010, the then chief minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, held a Cabinet meeting at Har-Ki-Pauri as part of the campaign to save Ganga from pollution.
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Besides the Vidhan Sabha building, various other facilities like residential hostels for MLAs and government officials would also be constructed at Gairsain.
The government had already received funds for a Vidhan Sabha building from the 13th Finance Commission.
One Vidhan Sabha session will be held every year at Gairsain, the chief minister said after the Cabinet meet.
This move is also being seen as the Congress government's oblique attempt to declare Gairsain as the new capital of Uttarakhand, a long-standing demand of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), a regional party that spearheaded the separate statehood agitation.
Through this decision, political observers said the Congress party has virtually hijacked the key issue of making Gairsain the permanent capital of Uttarakhand from the UKD.
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Street Fight for control of the WWE
Vince McMahon w/The McMahon family vs. Eric Bischoff w/Jonathon Coachman
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• This match has a lot of history behind it. From the on-set on the Monday Night Wars to the hiring of Eric Bischoff as Raw GM, they have never seen eye to eye on anything. Throughout Eric's time as Raw GM he was constantly upstaged, embarrassed and taken advantage of by Vince McMahon.
• After losing to John Cena back in June, Eric Bischoff was fired as Raw General Manager, only to re-appear after Summerslam.
• Eric Bischoff's team won a match at the Survivor Series to ensure that he was allowed to appear on Monday Night Raw again, but the following night Eric Bischoff announced that he won't be exercising that right while Vince McMahon is in charge.
• At New Years Revolution Eric Bischoff appeared and challenged Vince McMahon to a 1 on 1 match at Wrestlemania, telling him that this needs to be sorted out man to man.
• Eventually Vince McMahon decided to address Eric after weeks of ignoring him and the fact he had made the challenge. Vince said he wanted nothing to do with Eric, until Eric started showing up on Raw again, only this time acting as if he was the General Manager. Vince came down to the ring and told Eric that at Wrestlemania he was on... but he wanted to add a few stipulations. Vince told Eric that the match would be a street fight, which was fine with Eric. Vince then said that if Eric loses, he is never allowed to appear on WWE Television again, which again Eric agreed to. But then Eric came in with a counter-offer. If he wins the match, he is re-instated as Raw General Manager, which Vince agreed to. But Eric hadn't finished, saying that he will re-instate himself as general manager, because if he wins, he wants control of the WWE!
• The following week Vince made an appearance to formally accept the challenge after talking it over with his family. Vince said that the WWE has been his life, and after Wrestlemania he still expects it to be his life. He says that he has been waiting a long time to kick Eric Bischoff's ass, and that is what he will do at Wrestlemania. Eric Bischoff then showed up and asked Vince why he didn't show up when he first made the challenge, back in WCW? He says that Vince is scared of him as he knows that he cannot beat him.
• Vince re-appointed himself as permanent Raw General Manager, but Eric Bischoff started to be a pain in his side after he started to bribe the referees to call the match at Wrestlemania in his favour, talking to various wrestlers about how they would benefit from him being in charge of the company. Eric made promises to various wrestlers that they would get title shots etc if they helped him out at Wrestlemania.
• Vince wasn't happy with this and threatened to fire anyone who was caught speaking to Eric Bischoff, which led to Linda McMahon coming out. She said that although she hopes her husband wins, as the CEO she has to remain impartial. She says that she has decided to strip both men of any power they have until Wrestlemania for the good of the company. She also announced that the match needed to have a special guest referee to avoid any controversy... leading to STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN RETURNING TO THE WWE. Austin said that he was the perfect choice to referee the match as he couldn't give a rat ass about either man. He said he was going to call it straight down the middle and if anything untoward happens, he would open up a can of whoop-ass on them. Austin was then appointed temporary GM of Raw
• Jonathon Coachman pledged his allegiance to Eric Bischoff and challenged Vince to a match, saying that Eric was the only man to ever give him any kind of respect in this business. Instead, Shane McMahon made a return to accept the challenge, and later that night he beat The Coach in a street fight. Shane said he would be in Vince's corner at Wrestlemania, while the Coach would be in Eric's.
• 2 weeks before Wrestlemania Eric Bischoff cut a promo saying that although they may not like it, he will be a better owner of the WWE than Vince. He recalled all the highlights of his WCW days, before mentioning some of the lower points of the WWE's history. He then showed a video detailing Vince's worst bits, including him turning on Shane, Stephanie and Linda at various times. He then appealed to the 3 of them to think deep down about what Vince has done to them. He tells Shane to think about how he put him out of business, he tells Stephanie to think about the I Quit match they had, he tells Linda to think about all the times Vince embarrassed her by making out with other women. Eric then says if he wins, he will give the McMahons 50% of the WWE... as long as they support him at Wrestlemania.
• The final show before Wrestlemania saw Vince talk about his long history with the WWE, only for Eric to be in the sound truck and mix up the videos, showing ones of Vince screwing Stone Cold Steve Austin. He then shows some more videos of Vince screwing over Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan etc and then says that without Vince, the WWE would be a better place to be. He then mentions that out of the list of people that he has spoken to about being in his corner at Wrestlemania, at least one of them has defected to the Bischoff camp. He tells Vince that just like at WCW, he has kicked his ass... and at Wrestlemania, he will kick it out of the WWE for good.
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Thursday - January 19, 2012
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Osceola County is holding an Open House in regards to the new preliminary flood hazard maps for the Buenaventura Lakes area.
· The new maps mark the first time in 10 years that a comprehensive re-examination of the Osceola County flood zones have been conducted.
· The maps are only preliminary, this open house gives residents the chance to review the changes and a process is in place for requested changes.
· This open house will be staffed County staff.
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Identify your current flood zone and if any change has occurred.
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A coroner warned cyclists of the danger of ignoring red lights after finding this caused the death of a young woman at the notorious Bow roundabout.
Mary Hassell spoke out after hearing from police that Venera Minakhmetova "most likely" cycled through a red light prior to being killed instantly under the wheels of a HGV loaded with concrete.
Ms Minakhmetova, 24, a Russian computer consultant living in Bethnal Green, became the third cyclist to die at the roundabout in two years when she was struck about 8.40am on November 13 last year.
Recording a verdict of death by road traffic collision, Ms Hassell told Poplar coroner's court yesterday: "I conclude that the fundamental cause of this collision was Venera going through a red light."
She said many cyclists went through red lights but did not suffer the same "devastating consequences" by "virtue of luck".
Ms Hassell said: "It's important that I'm open and honest about the cause of this collision, for no other reason that other cyclists need to understand what dangerous behaviour contravening a red light is, and that there are potentially devastating consequences."
She said she had "nothing useful" to say to Transport for London as the roundabout had since "been altered to such an extent that it's very significantly safer for cyclists".
However Ms Minakhmetova's sister Dina, who attended court with her mother and aunt, told BBC London afterwards that she doubted she would have jumped the lights. "She was always suspicious about this roundabout... When Venera went there it wasn't safe," she said.
Collision investigator PC Michael Andrews told the inquest that Ms Minakhmetova was most likely to have ridden in the cycle lane, on the tipper lorry's left, as she approached the roundabout westbound from Stratford.
He said: "Venera must have come down his side at some point to get in front of him. Therefore, and assuming Venera has used the cycle lane, I believe it's most likely she has contravened the red traffic light."
TfL had remodelled the roundabout and installed separate traffic lights for cyclists to give them an "early start" ahead of other traffic following the death of Brian Dorling and Svitlana Tereschenko in 2011.
Mayor Boris Johnson had opened an extension of the CS2 cycle superhighway linking Stratford and Bow roundabout a week before Ms Minakhmetova's death. She was the 12th of 14 cyclists killed last year - and the fourth of six in a fortnight - provoking an outcry over road safety.
The HGV had been turning left towards the Blackwall tunnel after collecting rubble from a site in Stratford. It is thought Ms Minakhmetova was going straight on towards central London.
HGV driver Mark Stoker said he had not seen any cyclists in the bike lane, or in the advance stop area 17 metres ahead, as he waited at traffic lights.
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The vehicle was fitted with sensors to detect cyclists alongside, had an audible warning telling road users when it is turning left, and was fitted with warning stickers telling cyclists to stay back, he said.
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Note: Pinterest updated its layout recently, and I have updated the specifications in the article. Thanks to Chris for pointing out the size change! (04/29/13)
Pinterest can deliver significant traffic to your website (See our blog post Should Your Business Be On Pinterest?). Images are the currency on Pinterest and if you want to maximize your impact, you need to optimize your image content. Here are a few considerations:
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Think about it from your own perspective. Look through the images on your website or blog. Would you pin them on Pinterest? If not, find better ones. This litmus test will not only make your content look better, you will be increasing the odds that other Pinterest users will find your images attractive, compelling and therefore, pinnable.
Your ideal image dimension is 736 pixels wide.
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Hey thanks a lot for the info. I'm now resizing my images to width 600px. Is there recommended hight for images?
Thanks, working on some infographics, exactly the info I was looking for.
Thank you for your helpful article. I'm new at Pinterest, and this is just what I was looking for!
I now see one image of mine displayed correctly even though it is 720px wide. This is using the new Pinterest layout. Do you know what the new max is? Thanks for this useful post!
Hi Bradley, Thanks for finding out the actual max width. On a couple of websites I have rigged pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet so that clicking a Pinit button next to an image actually pins a bigger version of the picture. I think the bigger version is more likely to be repinned. I will make them 736px wide from now on.
You might also wish to consider, however, that when looking at an individual image on Pinterest, if you have sized it at 736 wide, your viewer will have to scroll up and down to see the full image if it is taller than 374.
Thank you for your info on image size. Do you have any info on how to make the thumbnails larger. I can make the image that displays the optimal size. However, I cannot find a way to make the thumbnail to click on to get to it larger.
Thank you Bradley :)
how to I have my photo thumbnail center cropped? It looks like pinterest crops from the left making my image off center?
Hi, great info! But I have tried everything I know to get my images to show up larger on Pinterest. No matter what size they are going in they invariably show up tiny. How are so many other images so much bigger? I am verified if that makes a difference, not sure it does. Help?
when I repin a photo to my face book page it is so large that 1/2 of it can't be seen..How do I downsize the photo.I have a tablet.
My images on my blog are 640×360. When I pin them to Pinterest they seem so small.
I was always told not to use larger images and have WordPress resize them because that takes up so much memory. What do I do?
@Nannette, Jason's small image size issues
I had this problem. You are likely using a plugin that is pulling the thumbnail version of your image. WordPress automatically creates these and a lot of plugins use these thumbnails (usually size=medium).
We don't want this, especially for pinterest marketing, so go in to your theme Editor. Find the php file that configures the Share buttons (usually something like share.php, or social.php) and locate: "get_post_thumbnail_id" and change 'medium' or 'small' to 'full'
This will tell your share plugin to use the full sized images and not thumbnails. See I got it working here: http://www.moringapowder.com
You mentioned that very well.
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first....thank you for your service
you said it was running fine from low-ready sound like you weren't getting a good grip from the holster like you said, sounds like you got the problem figured out
good luck
This is a discussion on Break ins, Problems in Glockville, and the Ruger LCP / LCR within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Today has been an exciting day, as I am leaving my parents house to goto my grandmothers to stage for my trip back to Fort ...
Today has been an exciting day, as I am leaving my parents house to goto my grandmothers to stage for my trip back to Fort Bragg, NC I get a call from my Aunt who said that someone might have broken into the family hunting cabin. As the cabin is between the two locations I was driving between I stopped and investigated. Yep the place was broken into and they stole a bunch of medal to be scrapped. Called the dispatcher about it and they sent a Deputy Sheriff my way. As Michigan law dictates I need to inform the officer which I did. I told him I was packing, and he responded "so am I" and that was that. After he did his thing and I was waiting for my Aunt and Uncle to show up to bring new locks and to do an inventory of everything they took, I started shooting. Which brings me to the problems in Glockville.
I started popping off some rounds with my carry weapon a G27 using various 180 grain plinking ammo and a few mags of Speer Gold Dots. As I was doing holster drills drawing and rapid firing two shots. For the most part the gun did run great with all the ammo, but I did have a few problems with FTF with it using both the factory mag and one of my G23 mags. All these issues happened when I was drawing and firing so until I can fire it more I'm going to contribute it to user error and not having a good grip. This is the first time I've done these drills using the CBST and I've had to change my draw grip IOT get it out of the holster. I'm having to put my thumb on the top of the slide and rotate my thumb back into the proper grip position as I clear the holster. So I'm thinking I just didn't have a good grip. Doing so low ready drills and such it functioned without any problems at all. Once I get back to Bragg I'll have to put a bunch of rounds though it to see if I have any more problems.
As for the Ruger LCP / LCR
I bought it a few years ago and after the first fifty rounds though it the magazine catch in the mag well broke. Due to multiple deployments I was unable to send it in to get fixed. First off Ruger's CS was amazing I called them up and got the mailing label sent it in and about 9 days later I had it back. Anywho as I was waiting I ran about 150 rounds though it and a few mags of Speer Gold Dots without any problems at all. The thing ran like a champ and at 7 yards I was hitting a small paper plate without any problem at all. The DAO trigger took a few mags to get used to but a normal defensive ranges it shouldn't be a problem at all for a person to master defensive accuracy with it.
Still waiting I pulled out my LCR that I only had about 40 rounds though at the time. Again it's a great little snubby and the accuracy is really good off hand at 7 yards with the DAO trigger. I think the recoil on the LCR is unique to me at least likely due to this is the first revolver Ive really put some rounds downrange with. Again it's a great little piece for anyone looking for a light weight carry pistol, I had my Aunt shoot it who is very recoil sensitive, and after the initial shock from it she did very well. She said that the recoil was kinda sharp but it didn't hurt her hand most likely due to the Hogue Tamer grips on it. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a snubby.
Anyway all this took me 7 1/2 hours to drive about 130 miles.
first....thank you for your service
you said it was running fine from low-ready sound like you weren't getting a good grip from the holster like you said, sounds like you got the problem figured out
good luck
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I also thank you for your service.
Was your previous draw method a MT/elevator type draw or have you used a scoop/hook type draw befor?
Does your 27 have significant finger grooves?
"I do what I do." Cpl 'coach' Bowden, "Southern Comfort".
The scoop/hook draw by its nature requires the actual acquiring of a complete firing grip during the draw. Some time with it is required for a consistent firing grip and consistent finger placement is aided by grips with finger grooves. At least that has been my experience, using it over a considerable period of time.
"I do what I do." Cpl 'coach' Bowden, "Southern Comfort".


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Crossing the Altantic WWW (without winding winches): Ventura Cruise Review by William Fairbairn
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Destination: Transatlantic
Embarkation: Barbados
Transfer to Ventura was done in style, straight from the aircraft to coach and through a fast check in at the port, with our baggage not being seen until we got to our cabin. We had a balcony suite with a separate room for sleeping and a comfortable lounge with sliding doors to the spacious balcony. On arrival we opened the door to fresh flowers, fresh fruit and a bottle of very cold champagne.
The cruise was as good as any we have been on, the food in all of the ships many restaurant's was above the quality found in most UK eating out places. We paid More £15 extra each for a meal in P&O's famous Marco Pierre White restaurant and reckon this to be as good as eating gets, much better value than the £150 you can spend in a down town Chelsea eatery. The evening entertainment in the ships theatre was very good apart from one night when the a 'comedian' invited in from Cunard tried to invent his own form of flat sailing jokes, we followed the queue of early departures after 20 minutes. The bars on Ventura offer all cocktails and beers at reasonable prices,I recommend the cocktail of the day, for the price of a pint of beer you can enjoy a drink that would cost a fortune on land. Our big gripe on the cruise was the terrible British habit of guests placing towels on the sun deck chairs, most mornings after breakfast we found that by 9am all places were taken with more towels than people on deck. P&O staff seem to be of the opinion that this is normal on all P&O cruises. We have cruised with other Cruise Lines and found that after 15 minutes the deck staff remove personal effects from deck chairs not being used. Day time entertainment on deck was available in the two main pools to much cheering and banter, we elected to find a quieter and more relaxing pool at the front of the ship.
On the whole we found Ventura an exellent ship and would book again if my wife elects to 'towel up' at 6am every morning and reserve our deck chairs. Less
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Cabin was a Deluxe balcony suite with separate lounge area and double doors onto a good sized balcony. The reception of champagne, flowers, fruit and exotic chocolates on arrival started the cruise off in the very best of style. The bathroom was ample with a full bath and shower and as many towels as you could possibly use. Each room had it's own flat screen TV with ten different channels. The fridge was big enough to hold all our drinks and refreshments. The large king bed was comfortable and we were supplied with bath robes and slippers in the separate changing room.Read All Junior Mini Suite with Balcony and Bath/Shower (CA) Reviews >>
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The defining story of Leo Barry's crazy bravery features a fledgling version of the high-flying Swan, pedalling his tricycle maniacally across a Deniliquin verandah and right off the edge, seemingly neither caring about the consequences nor recalling them from his last crash to earth. Paul and Fiona Schulz have many similar, head-shaking memories of son Jay.
''As a kid he was always pushing the boundaries,'' Paul Schulz says. ''If you gave him a smack he'd look at you and say, 'That didn't hurt.''' Little Jay knew that touching the combustion stove was forbidden - and painful - but he'd do it anyway. ''He wouldn't say anything, he's always had a high tolerance to pain.''
Fortunately for Port Adelaide, Schulz has never stopped to contemplate cause and effect where his football is concerned, either. That he has rebounded from a marking contest collision his father feared could have killed him, to be a 2013 mark of the year finalist, is testament to his courage and incurable recklessness.
In round 12 last season, he ran back with the flight into an oncoming pack and wore teammate Justin Westhoff's raised knee right down the middle. Schulz was already playing with ribs badly bruised a fortnight earlier against Carlton, but after a thorough half-time examination - and with Port players dropping like flies - he went back on.
''We were watching on TV and as it happened I said to Fiona, 'He's in real trouble here','' Paul Schulz recalls. ''You just get a bad feeling. That was a really tough time, he could have lost his life over that.''
Through the game's final minutes, and immediately afterwards, Schulz deteriorated. His parents were at home on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula; after Jay broke a shoulder and ankle on different occasions when they were in the Docklands' stands, they were banned from Etihad games ''because we'd end up taking him to hospital''.
Power football manager Peter Rohde and chief executive Keith Thomas provided the on-the-spot vigil that Sunday night, which Schulz spent in intensive care with serious internal bleeding. His wife Amy flew over first thing Monday morning. Rohde says the player ''got a fair shock'' at how dire his health became, but the abdominal bleeding stopped, a clot eventually cleared, and he was back playing seven weeks later.
Paul Schulz flew to Sydney for the game, reasoning that a family member should be there. They have become better at managing this parental ''just in case'' reflex, although Paul says Fiona no longer finds any relaxation in watching the footy. Another serious injury last season, from an accidental poke in the eye, underscored her weekly discomfort.
Parents never want to see their children hurting, but the Schulzs have had more practice than most. Growing up on a crop farm 20 kilometres south of Maitland, Jay and older brothers Adam and Dion were forever doing things their parents couldn't bear to watch.
Clearing a large shed so a bike rider could tow a skateboarder around the concrete floor at high speed; flying over improvised jumps; riding motorbikes; driving old ''paddock thrashers'' around a track at high speed, levers from the gearbox protruding through holes cut in the floor.
''We wouldn't let them race … but it was always so competitive. We went away for the weekend and the boys raced. They rolled one car, rammed another one. They went to the graveyard in the scrub after that.'' Thankfully, he is referring to the cars.
Paul Schulz says the running joke at Jay's school was ''that they'd fill in the injury book as he arrived, before he even did anything''.
Packing for a retirement move to Port Victoria recently, he came across an X-ray of Jay's wrist, broken when he tried to stop a car being rolled in neutral to clear room in the shed, and was crushed between it and the wall.
On his Twitter account, Schulz's self-descriptor is ''just trying to get through without injury''. There are surely easier ways to achieve said aim, but his father says he has always had a fierce competitive desire and hatred of losing, which helped make him a junior hockey player Adelaide scouts declared good enough to go far before he threw his lot in with footy.
While Rohde says his attack on ground balls is at times as perilous as in the air, his father knows Schulz is exhilarated by flying. To see his son contending for mark of the year moves him.
''It was one of those marks where you just say, 'Oh wow!''' he says of Jay's round-one climb over a goal-line pack against Melbourne at the MCG. He especially likes a subsequent camera shot, which pans back and shows the faces of his teammates, laughing.
''The best marks put a smile on your face. Any of them, you get a buzz because you know he gets a real buzz out of them. You just hope he lands well.''


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Photos: The Second Avenue Subway, Under Construction
The first leg of the the Second Avenue Subway is on track to open in less than one thousand days. It's the first major extension of the city's subway system in over 50 years.
Phase I will bring the Q train from 63rd to 96th Streets. It's currently two-thirds of the way done, and is estimated to cost $4.4 billion. Later stages will stretch north to 125th Street and down to Hanover Square in lower Manhattan, when it will officially be known as the T train.
While it will look similar to the subway system, there are some differences. In the summer, the stations will be about 10 degrees cooler than the outside temperature, due to the construction of giant ventilation shafts. (Pedestrians on the sidewalk above might notice the absence of subway grates.) And it will also be quieter. Low-vibration tracks will eliminate the screeching sound heard on other lines. And parts of the station walls will be lined with sound-absorbing materials. As Michael Horodniceanu, the president of MTA Capital Construction, put it: "when you are in the station you're not going to be able to yodel."
The first phase of the line will run from 96th Street to 63rd Street and is slated to open to passengers in December of 2016.
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A strictly non-blocking 8 × 8 switch for high-speed WDM optical interconnection is realized on InP by using the phased-array scheme for the first time. The matrix switch architecture consists of over 200 functional devices such as star couplers, phase-shifters and so on without any waveguide cross-section. We demonstrate ultra-broad optical bandwidth covering the entire C-band through several Input/Output ports combination with extinction ratio performance of more than 20dB. Also, nanoseconds reconfiguration time was successfully achieved by dynamic switching experiment. Error-free transmission was verified for 40-Gbps (10-Gbps × 4ch) WDM signal.
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Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Record: 9 – 6 - 1 Home: 6 - 2 Away 3 – 4 - 1 Division: 2 – 4
Coaching Staff – B+
This has not been Andy Reid's best coaching effort, yet it is consistent with his seasons since their 2004 Super Bowl appearance. His detractors use these mediocre past four seasons as proof that the game has passed him by. His supporters contend that his record is good enough to continue with the club. It is difficult to justify firing a coach who gets his team to the playoffs. (But not impossible. The Browns might have wanted to fire Romeo Crennel last year, but making the playoffs rendered it inappropriate.) Reid's handling of all football operations needs to be re-evaluated. It is an awesome job to handle the team on the field as well as the pro and scouting operations. Recent questionable drafts, failure to enter the 2007 season with the return game buttoned up, and starting the 2008 season without a legitimate fullback, gives one pause regarding his ability to function at a high level.
Philadelphia has been getting a lot of credit for promoting coaches to responsible positions with other organizations. It is important to remember that most of those have been from the defensive coaching staff, not Andy's strong suit and something that Jim Johnson does very well.
Defense has carried this team and Jim Johnson's contribution to that side of the ball is legendary. At age 67, maybe time has passed Jim Johnson in regard to a potential head coaching position, but all I can say is that there are a bunch of head coaches, coordinators and would be head coaches that learned the game from this defensive guru.
Remember the name Mark Whipple Eagles fans. In his first year with the club, the former Steelers quarterback coach is in my opinion one of the rising stars in professional football.
Offensive Line – C
The offensive line is fortunate to have had veteran tackles Tra Thomas (11 seasons) and Jon Runyan (13 seasons) play so well, so long into the season. They are the mainstays; Thomas, on the left side as the pass protector and Runyon, on the right, is a running play roadgrader. The line took a terrific hit when it lost Shawn Andrews at right guard at the beginning of the season. Max Jean-Gilles, who replaced Andrews, went on IR with a late season injury. Jean-Gilles's replacement, Nick Cole has played better than Jean-Gilles and has given notice he will compete for a starting spot next season. Todd Herremans at left guard has had a fine year and might even be a consideration to play left tackle should Tra Thomas not return next year. Center Jamaal Jackson has had to compensate for not playing along side Andrews, and has, at times, labored.
Other than the right guard, the line has stayed together all year. It is a line that is set up to pass protect, but seems to perform extremely well when the running game is consistently called upon, which is not usually part of the game plan. Their contribution to the short yardage failure has much to do with management's lack of commitment to the run game, witness the aforementioned tight end and fullback delinquencies. The backups are untested save for Winston Justice and Chris Patrick have shown little in their brief professional playing careers.
The Shawn Andrews situation bears watching. The Eagles are not saying much, but there is a chance that we have seen the last of the pro bowl guard.
Wide Receivers / Tight End – B- / C-
All six wide receivers, Kevin Curtis (33), Reggie Brown (18), Jason Avant (32), DeSean Jackson (62), Hank Baskett (33), and Greg Lewis, get chances, often because of particular skills, or, as in the case of Curtis and Brown, injuries caused time to be missed. Because the Eagles "spread it around," they don't seem to have a go-to wideout. It was felt that Jackson, originally drafted as a return specialist, might be the guy. He has tailed off in the late-season, probably because of his lack of requisite size for the load they were asking him to assume, or the long season has taken its toll.
Tight end LJ Smith, their franchise player, has disappointed. As a blocker, he is naught and is often MIA, usually attributed to injuries of some sort. Although athletic, he drops too many balls; yet he can get deep when his game is on. He has not enhanced his free agency marketability this season, something he needed to do. Brent Celek, in his second year, has had some good moments, but his blocking needs refinement. Matt Schobel is a veteran backup who has often been a game day inactive.
Running Backs – A-
Going into the season without a legitimate fullback was also a blot on Coach Reid's record. The team's saving grace in the running game is Brian Westbrook, one of the best running backs the franchise has ever had. Most people are aware of his crafty running, some are mindful of his receiving ability, but fewer still know of his blocking skills, especially on blitz pick up. He is the complete NFL back. Correll Buckhalter is a competent replacement, who sometimes works with Westbrook in multi-back sets. Lorenzo Booker, a pickup from Miami in a trade for a draft pick, has been a major disappointment, and virtually a non-factor.
Dan Klecko, a former defensive lineman, is the fullback of choice in an off-again, on-again experiment that began in the preseason. Kyle Eckel, a late season addition off the street has provided some support. Save for Westbrook, the grade would be a C for the backs. With Westbrook, even fighting through injuries, and in spite of a lack of commitment to it, the grade is an A-. Westbrook is THAT good.
Quarterback – B-
Donovan McNabb, opined at a recent press conference, that he has had a great year, or words to that effect. In truth, he has not. His being yanked at halftime of the Baltimore game was a message that he was on a short leash. Since then, save for a dreadful performance against the Redskins in a significantly important game, he has performed well, but not exceptional. I'll say this about Donovan, I've never seen him better or focused then he was as he was in the Eagles 44 to 6 trouncing of the Dallas Cowboys.
Defensive Line – A
The defensive line, for the most part, is small, but quick. Teams that pound the ball consistently sometimes have success moving them off the line-of-scrimmage, but this team is geared to stop the pass, which they do well. There is depth at both tackle and end. The inside guys, Mike Patterson, Brodrick Bunkley, and Trevor Laws, the team's first picks in '05, 06, and '08 respectively, have justified the confidence placed in them as they rotate effectively throughout the game. Darren Howard has elevated his play this season and is having an impact, swinging between tackle and end. Juqua Parker, Trent Cole, Chris Clemons, and Victor Abiamiri (nicked throughout the season), perform their roles admirably in Johnson's complex defensive schemes. Clemons, after a slow start, due to injury, has become a force in the late season surge.
Linebackers – A-
Chris Gocong, Stewart Bradley, and Akeem Jordan are young, quick, and fast. Coach Johnson will make changes as necessary. Jordan replaced Omar Gaither about midseason as the starter when Gaither's play was determined to be spotty. This line of defense has stayed healthy as they enter the playoffs, so its depth has not really been tested. Not a bad group when one considers its' youth and relative inexperience.
Secondary – B+
The secondary, going into the season, figured to be one of the deepest in the league, especially at corner with Sheldon Brown and Asante Samuel being supported by one-time-starter Lito Sheppard in the nickel. Sheppard, it was figured, would want to perform well to enhance the possibility that some team might offer a trade for him. The performance did not happen, and Johnson has elevated Joselio Hanson into the nickel slot. Sheppard needs solid play in the playoffs -- if he gets chances. Quintin Mikell as quietly established himself as a solid strong safety, and is, arguably, one of their better defensive players. Brian Dawkins continues to play big when the game is on the line. Rookie Quintin Demps, backing up Dawkins, has shown well when called upon although is not highly combative . Sean Considine is in my opinion ordinary. The Lito Sheppard situation keeps me from grading this unit an A
Special Teams – B
David Akers kickoffs (hang time and depth) leave something to be desired, while the teams kick coverage was good. I liked Quentin Demps a great deal as a kick return man. Early in the season I thought Sav Rocca was pretty special, but I now question his overall consistency Punt coverage was again good but far from exceptional. On returns DeSean Jackson at times looked shaky tracking and securing the football. I also felt he showed too much lateral action that loses yardage and subjects team to blocking penalties. Needs to be coached to see it and go, your playing the Giants and Colts and not San Jose State and Idaho. David Akers is not longer a long range threat, but is a consistent, accurate short to medium range kicker. I'm a little concerned with the three blocked attempts and, two returned for touchdowns. Long snapper Jon Dorenbos looked very solid (good accuracy, good times).
Injury Factor – Shawn Andrews has not played all season and his replacement Max Jean-Gilles was placed on IR late in the season.
Team Offensive MVP – Since no one offense player has consistently dominated, Donovan is the likely team MVP based primarily on his play down the stretch (winning four of his last five starts). I have never seen him better or focused then he was as he was in the Eagles 44 to 6 trouncing of the Dallas Cowboys.
Team Defensive MVP – Brodrick Bunkley
Top Rookie – DeSean Jackson
Top Free Agent – Asante Samuel
Team Strength – Defensive front, secondary, offensive tackles
Team Weakness – Interior offensive line, fullback
Final Word – This team's 2008 team has been described as both dysfunctional and wondrous. That they even made the playoffs is incredible, except when one assess teams that are "in" and those that have not. It has been "that" type of year. In the end, If the Eagles come with their A game, the have a chance of beating almost any club in the league, but they just better hope that the Giants don't come with theirs.


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Toxoplasma is a common 'cat parasite', and has previously been in the spotlight owing to its observed effect on risk-taking and other human behaviours. To some extent, it has also been associated with mental illness. A study led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now demonstrates for the first time how the parasite enters the brain to influence its host.
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