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i don't know if that's a good thing or bad!!!
I think a safe way would be to strip it and change the entire search framework to a plugin based system. later let third part apps put plugins into the search framework.
They already do this for sharing, facebook when install can add itself as a share provider and application wishing to share content automagically see facebook( or dropbox etc).
I'm sure there is an app out there to take of it.
I can tell you that when my awesome, light powerful Samsung phone with a great screen, camera, lots of ram, fast processor etc.. is stripped of features because of Apple's bullshit, Apple have just won themselves a lifelong non-customer.
Fuck you Apple. I sincerely mean that, you money-grabbing cocksuckers. Make your shitty, locked-in products a reasonable price so that the n00bs that buy them can afford to eat. Pay your employees a decent wage.
Fuck you, Apple.
exactly. though couldn't they just add a local search textbox right next to the web search textbox?
and Fuck "IP".
Time to mass-invalidate all software patents. This is ridiculous.
*esoteric sneer*
- Apple
Man, this comment's gonna get modfucked into oblivion. Thou shalt not make fun of the Cult. Never make fun of the Cult.
I second that. Fuck you, Apple
I second that too. Fuck you Apple.
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How can something as basic and obvious as performing a search of local system have a patent?
I cannot be more thoroughly disgusted by Apple. Just like everything else in society, it is the people who purport to provide something who are ultimately the ones responsible for its deprivation.
It is, for example, precisely because of the "healthcare" industry that there is so much actual deprivation of healthcare in our society. The deprivation would not be possible without it.
It is precisely because we have a g
There is a long history of makers and craftsmen borrowing ideas and often improving upon them.
And indeed Apple is one of the most talented at doing so and selling it for a premium.
Being that my version of the Galaxy S3 was purchased through Verizon, and they are notoriously slow with software updates, i can safely say that this feature will be present on my phone for a long time to come. Thanks for being lazy slackers, Verizon!
Fast to take away, slow to give.
All hail the Nexus series, once again.
Just as a matter of interest is it an OTA update? Because if it isn't then how is anyone going to be required to apply this update. "Here we're going to make your phone less functional because Apple says so" "fuck off I'm not applying the update".
Or you can just put Cyanogenmod on it and do whatever the hell you want with it afterwards (with the added feature of removing carrier specific crap).
oh wait, that's why apple is suing them
seriously, google had local PC search like 10 years ago with google desktop. apple had it with finder i can't remember when.
unless samsung has really dumb lawyers that's prior art right there. local search has been on computers since the 1990's
It's not local search that's the issue. It's searches on multiple databases from a single interface that are in question, specifically a single search UI that checks both local data and online for results. Apple had that with Sherlock back in 1997, and the patents being used in the various cases against Samsung go back that far in some cases.
As you said, local search has been around forever, but a single interface for simultaneous local and online searches is a newer thing, and Apple seems to think they own it. Considering they've already had a few rulings in their favor in the U.S. for these patents, you can't blame Samsung for playing it cautious. IANAL, but I wouldn't be surprised if they could be sued for knowingly infringing at this point, given that the other rulings have gone against them with regards to these patents.
As you said, local search has been around forever, but a single interface for simultaneous local and online searches is a newer thing, and Apple seems to think they own it.
Sadly, if they have been granted a patent to it -- they effectively do.
Which is the most annoying thing about all of these lawsuits; they've all been granted ridiculous patents, that mostly seem to cover an idea, they all overlap, and the only thing corporations seem to understand now is to sue.
I honestly don't see a way out of this, unless companies just decide amongst themselves to play nice -- but with billions in product revenue at stake, everybody would rather sue everybody else to make sure nobody else sells a product like their.
Blame software patents. That's what is fundamentally broken here -- the companies are just looking out for their own interests, even if that means they're spending so much time in court.
seriously, google had local PC search like 10 years ago with google desktop. apple had it with finder i can't remember when.
... and Microsoft has had it with Indexing for about the same amount of time.
The real story here is how the term "justice system" is no longer an accurate descriptor of American courts.
Apple filed the patent in 2000. I'm guessing it had something to do with Spotlight.
Google Desktop Search came out in 2005, I think. Just before the Apple patent was finally approved.
It's still a bogus patent. It's even short enough to be readable, despite the legalese. It basically says, you enter a query into a box, and the "machine" looks in several different places for the answer.
10+ to be correct maybe 13 years.
Patent holders win.
Consumers lose.
Where's profit?
The lawyers profit. It is their game.
1. Petition for patents on everything.
2. File Patent lawsuit with billable hours.
3. Profit.
Patent holders win. Consumers lose. Where's profit?
In the pockets of patent attorneys, of course.
Simple solution: we consumers quit our jobs, and all become patent attorneys. It's win-win!
Wait, I am a little confused and not only did I RTFA, but I did a Google search for more information.
Apple has a patent on searching local files for information? wtf? Did they get a patent for searching both the internet and the local files....I mean this must be a twisted reality when a grep or find type operation, which has been around for a looooooong time not only gets a patent, but stops another company from performing said function on its own machines.
Somehow we are getting to the point where comp
Wait, I am a little confused and not only did I RTFA, but I did a Google search for more information.
Maybe Samsung disabled the ability to find useful results on the topic in Google.
Apple has a patent on searching local files for information? wtf?
They also have a patent for the rectangle.
It would be great if Xerox would rise up and strongarm everyone who's patented their prior art, and invalidate the patents.
will grep work searching the contents and metadata of email and mp3's?
If it's part of the actual file it will
It won't be broken out into nice fields like "Composer" or whatever, but grep will chew through files looking for text matches.
Does it have local search without using a specific google app?
I have a nexus one right now, and I can't search a damn thing with it. It drives me downright nuts. I've run into so many frustrating usability issues with android that I've decided I'm going to have to move away from it on my next purchase. It's really sad when the evil proprietary overlords support industry standards (eg: caldav) better than an open OS.
So basically, your evil overlord stops Android companies to implement search, then you support the evil lord for it.
Amazing, I never knew someone could actually fuck themselves with such a tiny dick.
I didn't realize that case verdicts could go back in time and change things after the fact.
My Nexus ONE is on 2.3.7, and it doesn't have anything resembling decent device-wide search. As far as I'm concerned this court ruling hasn't changed anything because I haven't had this feature in the first place.
Furthermore, Apple cannot block google from implementing industry standards such as caldav and carddav, yet google hasn't implemented those. Yet Apple and Microsoft have. That's the other point I was tryin
Their competitors are now scared to implement the most basic functions. Congratulations! Everybody else loses out, but fuck those guys and fuck society, am I right?
who said companies exist to help society?
you (and I) may think that's a great idea; but I assure you, those who run things DO NOT.
sorry. the world is not just or fair.
who said companies exist to help society?
No one, but when they actively hinder society then society should eliminate said company.
I want to preface this with: I love Samsung and have spent a lot of money on their products. I own a Captivate Glide, and am looking at the SGS3. I hope they triumph over Apple and cost them a lot of money in the marketplace.
But, if they roll out an update which removes this functionality from devices that have already been sold, I hope a class action lawsuit is filed against them.
Partly because removing functionality from a product that has been sold should be very illegal (criminal, not contract law), but also because it's important that every company suffers the consequences of software patents - regardless of whether or not they screw their customers by backing out functionality. I hope billions of dollars are wasted on this garbage, so that the situation ultimately becomes untenable. One day, multinational corporations will, together, take a step back and realize that this nonsense must stop.
this nonsense must stop
have spent a lot of money on their products
'Nuff said. Nothing will stop as long as you keep giving them money.
Right. I guess "Hi I'm an iPhone, and I'm a Samsung Galaxy III" advertisements hit a snag with all the same features being there
Right on and Samsung holds plenty of hardware patents. Look out Apple.
They (Samsung) should just implement an enabling code (like an easter egg), that is supposed to be secret, but "accidentally" ends up in the open. Entering this code on your phone will then enable all features owned by Apple. With this workaround, all Apple can do is blame the individual users. Btw, this is the same technique that has been used successfully by DVD player manufacturers for circumventing region-code restrictions enforced by trading authorities.
The problem is that there are many cases the "workaround" will not be acknowledged as a proper removal of the feature. You better have a good reason why you left a backdoor, and how come it was unintentional.
Remember the GTA hot coffee mod? They disabled the part of the game that was considered inappropriate for minors, but it didn't count as a proper removal, so they had their age ratings change until they completely removed it.
...Google disagrees with you:
Before the legal fiasco began, Google warned Samsung not to copy Apple:
In February 2010, Google told Samsung that Samsung's "P1" and "P3" tablets (Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 10.1) were "too similar" to the iPad and demanded "distinguishable design vis-à-vis the iPad for the P3."
http://9to5mac.com/2012/07/25/before-the-legal-fiasco-began-google-warned-samsung-not-to-copy-apple/ [9to5mac.com]
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Submission + - Beware of using Google or Open DNS for iTunes (joemaller.com)
Relayman writes: Joe Mailer wanted to download an iTunes movie recently and his Apple TV told him it would take two hours. When he switched his DNS resolver settings, the download time dropped to less than 20 seconds. Apparently, iTunes content is served by Akamai which uses geolocation based on the IP address of the DNS request to determine which server should provide his content. When you use Google or Open DNS to resolve the Apple domain name, all the requests to Akamai appear to be coming from the same location and they're all directed to the same server pool, overloading that pool and causing the slow downloads. The solution: Be wary of using Google or Open DNS when downloading iTunes files or similar large files. Use your own ISPs DNS servers instead or run your own resolving DNS server (This is
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CATACLYSM WARNING: There are spoilers here.
The BlizzCon 2010 Warcraft cinematic panel took place Sunday morning and featured the answers to some of the most common questions about Cataclysm cinematics.
Of course, you might have seen the big news about the amazing worgen cinematic. This video is intended to take place in the in-character timeline right as you learn your character's fate in Gilneas. It provides you vital information about how your character was captured after joining the furry crowd and how it came to be in stocks in the middle of the town square.
The cinematic is fantastic. It's leagues different from the goblin cinematic. The goblin story is fast-paced and action-packed. The worgen story, by comparison, is moody and dark. It highlights the humanity of the worgen and sets the genre away from simple, raw adventure into something deeper and meaningful.


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The National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) rated Virginia Tech 20th among NCAA Division I universities and 41st overall in its annual NCSA collegiate power rankings.
Tech made a dramatic move up the list from a year ago. Last year, the Hokies were 40th among NCAA Division I universities and 82nd overall.
NCSA Athletic Recruiting's Collegiate 2012 Power Rankings assess the academic and athletics standards of all NCAA athletics programs across the country. The power rankings were developed to help prospective student-athletes and their families evaluate the particular strengths of the top colleges and universities at the Division I, II and III levels. Fewer than six percent of colleges and universities earned a spot in NCSA Athletic Recruiting's Top 100 for 2012, and Tech is in this elite class.
The Collegiate Power Rankings from NCSA Athletic Recruiting are calculated for each Division I, II and III college and university by averaging student-athlete graduation rates, academic rankings provided by U.S. News & World Report, and the strength of athletics departments as determined by the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup.
Tech finished a program-best 35th in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup race last year. The Hokies received a majority of points from their men's track and field team, which finished fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships thanks largely to Alexander Ziegler winning the national championship in the hammer throw. The same team finished eighth at the NCAA's indoor meet, with Marcel Lomnicky winning the national title in the weight throw.
The Hokies' golf, softball, women's soccer and men's tennis teams also accumulated points because of those sports' NCAA Championship appearances. The Tech men's and women's swimming and diving teams and the wrestling teams accumulated points this winter because of strong individual performances at the NCAA competitions in those respective sports. Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams finished a program-best 18th, while the wrestling team came in 11th. Also, the football team received points for its strong play last fall.
The Hokies finished 81st in NCAA graduation rates (among schools at all levels – Division I, II and III), and they claimed 71st in the U.S. News and World Report ranking. Tech's scores averaged out to 62, which came out to 20th among Division I schools and 41st overall.
Only Duke (No. 1), BC (19th), Wake Forest (34th) and North Carolina (35th) finished ahead of Tech among ACC schools.
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My LO will be 7 months this week, and I'm happy to say that I am still bfing. We had a rough time early on but I was/am committed to bfing. He had a tongue tie that was corrected at 1 week, but not before giving me terrible pain along with a crack and mastitis (both on the R side). After 2 months, the crack healed up. But then I used gentian violet to treat for yeast and developed a crack on the L. That was about 4 months ago and the crack still won't heal! I've been using the Jack Newman All Purpose Nipple Ointment after every nursing. Sometimes it seems as if it is healing, but then I get clearish blisters (only on this side) and the crack re-opens. Sometimes it just looks "open" for weeks at a time.
I don't know what to do. At this point, baby's latch is good and the R nipple is doing great. I stopped using the APNO for awhile and within a few days developed mastitis due to a staph infection on the left side where the crack is. Now I'm back to using it every time because I fear the open wound will cultivate bacteria if I don't. I've tried a vinegar-water solution wash after feeding (to combat potential yeast while on 2 weeks of anti-biotics for the mastitis), also tried a saline wash after feeding. I'm just really tired of having a crack. I hate having to get up after nursing, wait for the nipple to dry, apply APNO, and use a fresh disposable nursing pad (and they are expensive when you have to use 7-9 per day!). This is especially annoying at night when all I want to do is get back to bed. I don't understand why one nipple is fine, doesn't need any special cream or treatment or nursing pads (I don't leak) and the other had this annyoing crack that won't heal. It's very frustrating.
My goal is to nurse at least until he turns 1, but if the crack will heal then I may continue nursing as needed, especially at it soothes him to sleep at night.
Any suggestions? Thanks!


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In his 17 seasons as the Rock Falls girls basketball coach, Craig Mammosser has always favored a guard-oriented, up-tempo style that puts pressure on the opposing team.
With only one player on this year's team taller than 5-foot-8, it's a good thing he likes guards.
What the Rockets lack in size down low, they'll more than make up for in quick, speedy, athletic players all over the court. The personnel most definitely matches Mammosser's philosophy.
"Our style really fits the players we have, and that means we should be able to play at a high level," junior guard Dallas Clevenger said. "We don't have a lot of height, but our offense has always been based off our guards, and we've got a lot of good ones on this team."
The "height" for this year's Rockets is, basically, 5-11 junior Bailey Schrader. The athletic Schrader is entering her third year as a varsity post player, and knows what to expect after two seasons in the ever-competitive Big Northern West.
But after doing most of her damage as the weak-side attacker opposite Jordan Giddings the past 2 years, Schrader will be on her own down low this season. Rock Falls will employ a four-guard look more often than not, and will look to replace 4-year starter Morgan Mammosser by committee on the perimeter.
"Not having Morgan or Jordan leaves some big shoes to fill," Schrader said, "but we don't doubt that we can do it if we all work together and try to fill them as a team. We're all quick, we can all run the floor and work the ball around, and we have a great understanding of what we're trying to do and how we have to do it."
Coming off a 12-16 season that saw a heartbreaking overtime loss to Sterling in the 3A regional semifinals, the Rockets are ready to improve on a 5-7 conference record, and try to get back to the 2011-12 form, which saw a 21-11 record and a last-second loss to Stillman Valley in a 2A sectional final.
To do that, they'll have to replace Morgan Mammosser and Giddings more than just on the court. Clevenger says the leadership those two veteran starters brought to the table last year, both in good times and rough ones, will be an even bigger hole to fill than their basketball IQ and physical talent.
But coach Mammosser believes that not having a bona fide star or two could be a good thing.
"We don't have just the one or two players that everybody leans on all the time, and that means they rely on themselves and each other more," he said. "Everybody on this team is their own person, and we're going to have more than one option down the stretch in a close game.
"We're asking every girl to play 3 or 4 minutes at a time, and give us everything they've got while they're out there. The girls all know they're going to get a lot of minutes, and that makes a huge difference in terms of everyone being ready to go and eager to work hard and play well."
"Eager" is a word best embodied by senior guard Kara Nehrkorn. After missing most of last season after breaking a toe right around Christmas, she is back and ready to play her part – on and off the court – to help the Rockets.
"Getting hurt last year didn't help the team at all," she said, "and I want to make up for that. We want to take advantage of everything we get, on both offense and defense, and use our speed and athleticism. I want to do the best I can to help us win, and every girl on the team feels the same way. If we can play the style we want, and do it as a team, we might be close to unstoppable."
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Coach: Craig Mammosser (17th season, 244-214)
2012-13: 12-16 (5-7 Big Northern West)
Advancement: Lost 50-43 in OT to Sterling in 3A Sterling Regional semifinal
Key losses: Jordan Giddings, F; Aubree Johnson, G; Morgan Mammosser, G
Key returners: Dallas Clevenger, jr. G; Danica Fortune, sr. G; Kara Nehrkorn, sr. G; Bailey Schrader, jr. F
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Emma Khourey and Ben Bryant are happier than your average couple.
Even on an overcast Wollongong day, the comic circus artists laugh their way through a photo shoot.
Their passion for comedy is obvious. Another thing that's obvious is Khourey's bump - the two welcome their first child next month. But the show must go on.
Coincidentally, the show will be at The Vault at Port Kembla, where the couple met six years ago while performing separate acts. It was the night Khourey was debuting her Miss Wollongong act.
They will perform in a double feature before the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Khourey again taking on her Miss Wollongong - The Princess of Steel persona in Memoirs of a Pageant Princess.
"She's a very loveable, dimwitted character," Khourey laughs.
"I think she's a great character - and it gives Wollongong a hero."
The Snarp show features Bryant's character Benny B, who is "bizarre, but with amazing skills".
The couple have performed around the world. Bryant recalls the time he performed underneath a monster truck in Dubai, and Khourey remembers the time a caricature of one of her characters was plastered through Singapore.
And they both shake their heads at the time Khourey was about to take to the stage at Cathedral Square, Christchurch, when they saw the cathedral crumble in front of them in the 2011 earthquake.
"It was like being in a movie, full of chaos," Bryant recalls.
Their routes to circus comedy were different. Khourey had always had an interest, but Bryant realised while studying engineering at the University of Wollongong that he didn't want to sit at a desk all day.
"Well, I started up the Wollongong university juggling club," Bryant laughs.
"I always had a passion for comedy but never saw it as a career path, but after I joined the women's circus [Circus WOW], I was so inspired by the people I met," Khourey says.
Both agree it is easier to travel the world with comedy circus than stand-up routines.
"You don't need language with physical comedy," Bryant says.
These days the couple divide practising their routines between the loungeroom at home and at Circus Monoxide.
Khourey admits that while 3am seems to be the time ideas drift into their minds, within a few weeks those ideas will give way to night-time feeds.
And do they expect their newborn to grow into a juggler? Khourey laughs: "He'll probably be an accountant."


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The Homer girls softball team battled its way into the small-schools state championship match, but ultimately fell short, losing to Sitka 14-12 on Saturday at Cartee Fields in Anchorage.
In a rematch of last year's state championship bout, Homer and Sitka slugged it out over seven innings, as Sitka held an early 7-2 lead after only two innings.
"Oh my, they had revenge on their mind," Sitka coach Bob Potrzuski said. "There's some great leadership on Homer, and they would just not go away, and I was proud to be playing them. I would coach them."
The Mariners fought back, scoring three runs in the third inning, and four in the fourth, which gave them a brief 9-8 lead.
Homer coach Bill Bell tried to catch Sitka off guard, putting in pitcher Katie McNary in the first inning instead of Hannah Larue.
"We changed it up a little, Hannah pitched the first game all the way through, so we thought we'd throw something a little different at them for a few innings," Homer coach Bill Bell said. "But, they're a good hitting team."
Miranda Beach hit a double at the top of the third inning after a Monica Davis single, and Katie Kirsis hit a double to bring home both teammates and score two RBIs for herself.
Lauren Cashman and Larue each had a single in the top of the fourth inning, and each scored when Beach hit another double.
Homer gave up five runs at the bottom of the fourth, as Bethany Lowrance, Jaycie Saunders and Jettafay Workman all hit doubles to move Sitka around the bases and score.
"We just needed to be a little crisper, that's what got us in the first game, we just weren't crisp enough," coach Bell said. "They gave up a few runs they shouldn't have, mostly due to mental errors."
Larue smacked a homer over the fence with Davis also on base to bring the Mariners closer to the lead in the sixth inning, putting the score at 13-12, but that was as close as they got.
The championship is Sitka's third consecutive small-schools state title.
"Nobody's hit against us like Homer has and they have great contact hitters, they have good play, Homer is just fantastic," Potrzuski said. "They had some girls on base out there, and one of them hit a bomb, so we were holding our breath every inning.
"They are relentless. They just keep coming at you, and keep slinging, and they make you make plays all the time."
Larue said the loss this year is more satisfying than last year's shutout because the Mariners gave Sitka a run for its money this time around.
"Oh yes, it's definitely satisfying because last year we lost to them 8-0, and this year we didn't just give them an easy game, it was 14-12," Larue said. "So everyone stepped up and I'm proud of us.
"We went into the game trying to just have fun, because we've played all day and everyone was tired, so we thought let's just do our best, and it all happened to fall into place."
Larue ended up going 3 for 5 with a single, one double and the homer, while teammate Brooke DeVaney was 2 for 4, including a triple.
Katie Kirsis hit all four times she was at bat, three of which were doubles, and also batted in three runs.
Kendall Phippen and Jaycie Saunders led Sitka with three hits out of four at-bats, and both also recorded a double.
Homer lost to Sitka 12-8 earlier in the day, which relegated them to the second of two brackets.
Homer was led by Davis in that loss, as she hit all three times at bat. Larue also had a good outing, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs, a triple and a home run.
The Mariners fought back in the second game of the day with a 7-5 win over Ketchikan to face up against Sitka one more time, in the championship game.
Cashman led Homer in the win over Ketchikan, going 3 for 4 and hitting three singles and an RBI. Kirsis also went 3 for 4 with a triple and two singles.
"I'm really happy with the effort, and just the incredible heart they showed throughout, it's enough to carry me through the winter," Bell said. "There was a time there when we could've easily gotten down on ourselves, but they pushed through, and Sitka's coach called us relentless, so that's good."


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Most people spend much time carefully choosing the clothing they wear. They pick outfits based on the event they're attending or the weather outside.
Often, footwear is seen as an afterthought - an accessory to an outfit. But this is a mistake. For comfort and safety, you should put as much thought into what shoes go on your feet as to what clothing goes on your body.
Whether you're lacing up for work, play or competition, it's important that you choose properly fitting footwear. Your footwear should match the activity you're participating in as much as your clothing matches the weather.
If you're planning to go for a run, wear running sneakers. If you're going to walk for fitness, put on your walking shoes. If you're going to work, make sure you have the right shoes that offer support and comfort.
Improperly fitting footwear can lead to pain and injuries, including foot pain, knee pain [1], hip pain and back pain [2], foot tendinitis and plantar fasciitis.
Here are some tips for making sure your shoes fit:
Have your feet measured at least once or twice a year to determine your proper shoe size. The ligaments and soft tissues in your feet change over time by relaxing and stretching. This leads to changes in the shape and size of your foot.
When measuring your foot, the arch length is important. Arch length is the distance from the heel to the ball of your foot. Your big toe should bend where the shoe bends. To determine if your shoes properly fit your arch length, rise up on your toes. If your toes bend where the shoes bend, then the fit is good for your arch length.
When buying new shoes, always take along the socks or hosiery you plan to wear with the shoes being purchased. The thickness of the socks will affect the fit of the shoes. So don't take pantyhose with you when you're trying on running shoes!
Always determine shoe size when standing up. Walk around the store for a minute to make sure the shoe fits properly and is comfortable. There should be a half inch between your longest toe and the end of the front of the shoe. A thumb width can be used as a general guide.
Shop for shoes later in the day. Feet tend to swell a bit as the day progresses, so shopping later in the day will ensure that shoes are not too tight.
Most importantly, remember that all sizes are not equal. It is more important that the shoe fits properly, regardless of size.
Although just about every store you go to today sells shoes, it is sometimes difficult to find a store that offers proper foot measuring or people knowledgeable about footwear. It's best to find a store that specializes in athletic or work shoes. Typically, the people who work in these stores know more about footwear. They can make professional recommendations based on needs, and they can offer you personal shoe fittings.
If you're receiving physical therapy [3] for an injury or other issue, footwear can play a part. Excessively worn or ill-fitting shoes can contribute to delays in rehab progress or can lead to the development of other problems. That's why we assess footwear as part of the physical therapy [3] process at Good Shepherd.
Remember, instead of just throwing on a pair of shoes before walking out the door, take a minute to think about what activities you'll be doing that day and choose accordingly.
If you wouldn't wear a swimsuit in a snowstorm, don't wear flip flops to run a marathon!
[1] https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/orthopedic-rehabilitation
[2] https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/spine-joint-center
[3] https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/physical-therapy
[4] https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/tags/back-pain
[5] https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/tags/foot-care
[6] https://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/tags/physical-therapy


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NORTH EAST, Pa. - There were 30 bowlers present at North East Lanes on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Judy Eades was the winner of the first jackpot with a score of 222. The second winners were Don Thomas and Carol Baumet with scores of 225. The third winner was Barb Brooker who had a score of 250.
Splits were picked up by: Dave Brooker, 7-8; Carol Baumet, 5-7-9; Judy Schuster, 5-6; and Connie Cash, 3-10.
High scores were earned by: Butch Joint, 170-192-203; Bill Ottaway, 171-195; Joe Schuster, 192-174; Gary Wells, 196; Les Yokom, 199-210; Barb Brooker, 140-181; Don Thomas, 188-175; Dave Brooker, 171; Carol Baumet, 155; Bev Tetreault, 142-140; Peggy Tanner, 151; Cookie Boser, 145; George Tanner, 180; and Larry Janes, 170.
Turkeys were earned by Les Yokom, Butch Joint, Dave Brooker, Barb Brooker, George Tanner and Bill Ottaway. Ottaway also had four in a row.
The winning members of Team One were: Peggy Tanner; Midge Eller; Carol Kent; Kathie Culver; Bev Tetreault; Joe Schuster; Connie Cash; Larry Janes; Judy Ottaway; Les Yokom; Richard Hoffman; Louise Richir; Barb Brooker; Butch Joint; and Shirley Wolnik.
The losing members of Team Two were: George Tanner; Wanda Stanbro; Ron Kent; Cookie Boser; Carol Baumet; Judy Schuster; Gary Wells; Quint Leamer; Bill Ottaway; Fred Utegg; Eleanor Hoffman; Judy Eades; Dave Brooker; Don Thomas; and Stephanie Powell.


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They went in as hopefuls and came out winners.
Bec and the Big River Trio — bassman Don Rondeau (left) from Caramut and Warrnambool bandmates drummer Raff Marino, singer/guitarist Rebecca Beard and lead guitarist Phil Jones — were judged the best of six bands which took part in the ABC Exhumed competition held at The Loft in Warrnambool yesterday afternoon.
The competition is designed to give those who play music for the sheer love of it a chance for national exposure.
Bec and the Big River Trio, which lists their style as "a mix of authentic rockabilly, old and new country with a hint of blues", will now go into the running to be named one of six finalists to perform live on television in a grand final event in December.
ABC television will feature a five-part series on the competition which starts in November and is hosted by James Valentine.


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Britain's tallest policeman, 7 feet 2 inch Anthony Wallyn, was among the officers standing guard outside the London hospital where Queen Elizabeth was admitted for treatment over the weekend, ITV News reports.
To the delight of photographers gathered outside King Edward VII Hospital, he was partnered by the smallest officer in the Metropolitan Police's Westminster Borough Support Unit, PC Tony Thich, who stands 5 feet 6 inches tall.
The pair, known in the force as Big Tone and Little Tone, ensured unwelcome visitors both large and small were kept away from the monarch, who has been hospitalized by a stomach bug.
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Updated: May 6, 2013 8:19 pm
Hey M Girls,
Tonight's the night we've all been waiting for -- the 2012 Video Music Awards! Be sure you're watching along with us for star-studded performances by One Direction, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and MORE! Plus, see whether One Direction or Justin Bieber takes home the "Most Share-Worthy Vid" award, watch the fab five gymnasts present an award and so much more!
You won't wanna miss this night full of fashion, celebs and most of all, music! The fun begins tonight at 8pm ET only on MTV! Be sure to follow us on Twitter to see our tweets about the fun night :)
Let's dish: -Will you tune in for the VMAs tonight? What are you most excited to see?


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Swag Bag
We give teachers a welcome bag for back to school time. This swag bag is filled with bottles of water and nutritious snacks. The bag includes a coupon for one free school breakfast.
We give teachers a welcome bag for back to school time. This swag bag is filled with bottles of water and nutritious snacks. The bag includes a coupon for one free school breakfast.
Foodservice operators and other employers in New York City are adjusting to a new law that enforces paid time off for staff who have been the victims of certain crimes.
Called paid safe leave, the benefit is believed to be among the first of its kind in the nation. A more limited version has been in effect in Minneapolis since last summer.
The New York law applies to employees who have been the victims of actual or threatened domestic violence, unwanted sexual contact, stalking or human trafficking.
Workers can also opt for safe paid leave if a member of their...
A Massachusetts bill to end lunch shaming has been stalled in the House, reports South Coast Today.
The House chair of the Education Committee voted on Tuesday for further study of the bill, which would prevent schools from throwing away hot lunches and/or serving an alternative meal to students behind on lunch payments. Under the bill, schools would also be unable to bar students with unpaid balances from participating in extracurricular activities.
Additionally, the bill asks schools to take action in reducing families' meal debt by helping families apply for free or...
The University of California, Santa Cruz is converting its Cowell Coffee Shop into a "multi-service basic needs cafe" to aid students facing food insecurity .
The new cafe is being created through a partnership with dining services, the school's center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems and UCSC's Cowell College. Due to open at the start of the fall semester, the lower part of the cafe will continue to be a study space for students (with free coffee and tea) and will also host nutrition and financial wellness programming.
Upstairs, the kitchen will be used as a...
What prompts foodservice managers to clean out their offices and head out with a last paycheck? A new survey suggests the triggers may be changing with the times.
The canvass of 2,000 restaurant professionals, conducted by placement firm Gecko Hospitality, shows lifestyle issues abounding among the top 10 reasons for parting with a restaurant employer last year.
Here are the gender-specific lists:Top 10 reasons female managers leave
1. Better opportunity
2. Unemployed
3. Relocation
4. Not satisfied
5. No growth
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Pats defense has gotten better and better this year, no doubt. Definitely better than last year's defense. They get a lot of unnecessary hate.
That being said, their defense is largely a product of their offensive juggernaut. Playing defense when you're up 24-7 isn't that hard. Save for a few opponents, nearly every opposing offense is playing in panic mode when down three scores.
To further my point, the Pats have had 7 blowout games this year (lopsided final scores or built an insurmountable lead a la the Broncos game) and 6 non-blowout games.
Points allowed in blowouts: 13, 28, 21, 7, 24, 19, 14. Average: 18 pts/gm
Points allowed in contested games or losses: 20, 31, 24, 26, 31, 16. Average: 24.7 pts/gm
But yes... Unfortunately they missed badly and Tannenbaum should be the fall guy for it. He has the final say regarding personnel (although Rex absolutely had input) so he has to take the majority of the blame.
I think he is no different to a group of guys like Andy Reid, Jeff Fisher, Ken Whisenhunt. The only difference is he got lucky with a once in a lifetime QB.
The coaches who truly should amaze people are the likes of Jim Harbaugh. Had a bleh QB last year and should have been in the super bowl. Same with Rex the two previous years.
And that is what made Parcells so great... Didn't always have a great QB, but still managed to make it extremely far.
If you really want to compare coaches, ask yourself if Belichick could have done better than Rex in his '09-'10 years. And then if Rex could have done better with the Pats in the last few years.
I guess you can assume he has a Pats' offensive coordinator, bc he wouldn't have known what the hell to do with Brady.


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Delaware does not require a blood test before a marriage license will be issued. You can marry 24 hours after your marriage license is issued, and your license is good for 30 days after it's issued. After that time, you'll have to get a new one before you can marry.
In Delaware, as in most states, you must be of the age of consent, not be too closely related to your intended spouse, not be married to anyone else, and have sufficient "mental capacity," meaning you understand what you are doing when you marry.
No. In Delaware, you must obtain a marriage license and enter into a legal marriage in order to be considered married. Living together and taking the same name don't create a common-law marriage.
No. Delaware doesn't allow partners of the same sex to marry, nor does it recognize domestic partnerships, civil unions, or reciprocal beneficiaries. For trends in same-sex marriage laws, see the article Same-Sex Marriage: Developments in the Law.
Learn about the proper legal steps to define and protect your relationship in the eyes of the law with Living Together: A Legal Guide, by Attorney Ralph Warner, Toni Ihara, J.D. and Attorney Frederick Hertz (Nolo), or Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples, by attorneys Denis Clifford, Frederick Hertz and Emily Doskow (Nolo).
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Property Taxes
- About Abatement – of all the decisions left to local boards, the decision whether and when to abate property taxes is among the most difficult. This publication includes a discussion of particular laws and best practices. Also included are four case studies and the relevant statutes.
- Handbook on Property Tax Appeals – this handbook seeks to improve the quality of the tax appeal process by providing local officials and landowners an in-depth guide to the statutes, case law and best practices of conducting tax appeals.
- Are You Appealing? – introductory guide for citizens on Vermont property tax assessment appeals (Vermont Institute for Government 1999).
- The Listers Handbook – property tax assessment resource for listers, created by the Division of Property Valuation and Review.
- Property Education Tax Guidelines for Treasurers and Collectors – published by the Vermont Tax Department, this guide answers questions on education tax.


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Sure, Brody is on the lam, but don't think that means any less stress in Carrie's life. As the newly released posters for "Homeland" Season 3 reveal, the CIA agent will continue to find herself torn between her career duties and her love for Brody, the former military hero now hunted as a suspected terrorist.
All four posters feature the tagline "Pledge Allegiance," as Carrie (Emmy winner Claire Danes) is pictured with Brody (Emmy winner Damian Lewis), with her CIA boss Saul (2013 supporting actor Emmy nominee Mandy Patinkin), and, in the main poster, right in the middle of Saul and Brody.
[Related: Claire Danes Gets Revenge on Anne Hathaway For That 'SNL' 'Homeland' Parody]
"Homeland," which won last year's Outstanding Drama Series Emmy and is nominated again this year, will, as always, focus on Brody, Carrie, and their personal and professional relationships, which expand in Season 3 with the introduction of a lineup of new guest stars.
Martin Donovan ("Boss") will play a Washington, D.C., attorney named Bennett, Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts joins as powerful senator Andrew Lockhart, Joanna Merlin ("Law & Order: SVU") will play Brody's mother-in-law, and Sam Underwood, who played a key role on "Dexter" this season, joins as Leo, a new, and equally disturbed, friend of Brody's daughter, Dana.
"Homeland" Season 3 premieres Sunday, 9/29 at 9 PM on Showtime.
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First time accepted submitter percyalpha writes "Greatfire is a website that automatically monitors Internet censorship in China. Recently, we improved our system to share all testing data with Herdict, a project at Harvard University on Internet blockages. User reports on Herdict of websites inaccessible in China are automatically imported into our system, and our data of websites blocked in China is also exported into the Herdict database. If you ever explore the first ten pages of the Herdict database, chances are all block reports are from China and imported from our system."


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Getting to Know You
The New York Times Report from Red China
China Returns
The Revenge of Heaven: Journal of a Young Chinese
The Nixon-Chou summit cannot fail because both parties are in trouble. The fact that Chairman Mao has had to get rid of his number-two man twice in succession—Liu Shao-chi'i in 1968 and Lin Piao in 1971—suggests the opposite of calm omnipotence at the top in Peking. Mr. Nixon's troubles at home and abroad seem commensurate. They all suggest a Sino-American detente, perhaps an entente, at least an increase of contact such as a hot line and news exchanges.
As we try to break out of cold-war attitudes, what is to be our image of revolutionary China? Mr. Nixon's drift toward a Sino-American accord has been based on a revised picture of China as not dangerously expansionist after all, only a weak rival of Moscow absorbed in its domestic problems. Since our images of distant realities change so much faster than the realities could possibly change themselves, we are left with simple logical alternatives: either we are stupid about China now or we were stupid during those long years of cold war when our allies Britain and France were less so. Mr. Nixon's inconsistency is not unlike Mao Tse-tung's: either Mao was naïve to trust Liu and Lin for forty years or else he is rather silly to invoke the old Chinese idea that their policy deviation could only have been due to moral depravity. Nixon and Mao were once vociferous ideological opponents so that their meeting gives us a healthy skepticism about ideology in general.
Now comes a highly skilled team of three New York Times reporters who visited China in succession between last April and August. They report in effect that the Chinese Communist revolution seems to have been a success, a good thing on balance for the long-suffering Chinese people and no particular harm to us. While our two decades of suspicion and hostility toward China will wear off only slowly, those years seem from these reports to have been still another wasted investment in the take-no-chances kind of security policy, the hyperactive defense, which our technology makes so feasible. As James Reston wrote from Shanghai in August, "The Chinese attitudes and approach to life make one wonder why Washington was so worried about an aggressive and expansionist China. They are…more inward-looking than any major nation on earth…. Long before the United States tried to 'contain' China, they were self-contained, quite satisfied that they had enough land, resources, and people."
The first Report from Red China (Holt, 1945) was written by Harrison Forman, one of the war correspondents allowed to visit Yenan in 1944. Forman felt then that Mao and his colleagues had a promising future. Twenty-six years later The New York Times Report from Red China confirms the idea. "Red China" is still in red on the dust jacket, for the benefit of oldsters who haven't caught up with the Times's foreign policy, but the People's…
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Or, playing a melody, then adding a second guitar which plays the same melody but higher/lower.
When I think Pedal tone I think of Demilich and this riff in particular : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_z3FcSWJvJw#t=4s
Personally I find it hard to classify 'riffs' in theoretical terms as they already contain melody, harmony, rhythm as well as dynamics/technique. More often I think of them as shapes within a structure. Some build up, some are expository. And black metal is even harder to define. The Beherit song, Sadomatic Rites is basically 4-5 sets of riffs played one after the other with each part building into the next without repeating. Burzum's Jesu død sounds like one massive riff, though it is helped by and consists of many.
In classic Demilich fashion, a lot the riffs are based on using the A and C( or in tabulation, 0 and 3 on the low A string) in this alternate pedal tone fashion.


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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Xanadu
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|2013-02-12, 21:44
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Okuyasu the Bird
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Age: 26
Higurashi: When They Cry is what got me into the less mainstream stuff and the first anime I watched from beginning to end. I've caught some dubbed episodes of others on Canadian TV before, but never really devoted any interest into watching all of them.
I always felt that since my first real anime was from the horror genre, it's had a large impact on myself and my tastes in entertainment.
|2013-02-12, 21:51
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 60
I've been in and out of anime over the years. In the 1960s, I watched Speed Racer, Astroboy, Gigantor, live-action Ultraman. I was just barely aware they were something called "japanimation". After that was a long dark period. In the 1980s, anime just looked annoying to me - lots of shouting, explosions, and occasional boobage. Most of what I was seeing was "anime for young boys" and it didn't appeal to me.
There was a short period in the 90s when my sons were Pokemon freaks. That's when I became aware that we weren't necessarily getting a correct picture from the dubs/edited shows Americans got (always wondered why Misty and Ash just seemed static as a not-couple and why they kept calling mochi "donuts").
It wasn't until 2000, I started getting a clue that there was a whole raft of anime that was flying under my radar: romance, drama, comedy, daily life, etc. Reading Megatokyo and the author's blog - got me interested enough to figure out how to download Love Hina ... and I was hooked. That series doesn't hold up well and now I've read the manga but my interest spiraled across a number of genre to what it is today. I still don't care much for "bang, boom, and shouts" but there is a whole mess of other stuff out there.
|2013-02-12, 23:20
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Academy City
I watched Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z, Cardcaptor Sakura, Rurouni Kenshin, Pokemon, Yu Yu Hakusho, Tenchi Muyo, and Spirited Away without knowing that they were anime. I also vaguely recall watching the last episodes of Gundam Wing with my brother.
With the exception of Cardcaptor Sakura (rewatched in Japanese), Spirited Away (still own the DVD), and Pokemon (the movies), I don't really recall what happened in these. This was when I was a kid and still watched TV, so all of these were English dubbed versions aired on Cartoon Network. I would watch a few episodes after school and get excited even though I didn't know what was happening.
The first anime I was actively aware of was Full Moon o Sagashite. Looking back on it, there were a lot of flaws. The original fancy art didn't transition well to animation, there were some filler episodes, and the anime's plot was different than the manga's. That didn't stop me from bawling my eyes out during emotional parts and loving it as a whole. To this day, Changin My Life's song "Love Chronicle" still holds a dear place in my heart because it played during an impactful moment.
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
Aside from Gatekeepers, I watched Fushigi Yuugi, Now and Then, Here and There, Ah! My Goddess, Alien Nine, Boys Be..., Cooking Master Boy, Dual!, Edens Bowy, El Hazard, Galaxy Angels, NieA_7, Ranma 1/2, Gensoumaden Saiyuki, Sakura Wars, Strange Dawn, The Legend of Black Heaven and Your Under Arrest from AXN. Hell, these choices by AXN were the best ones I've seen before Hero TV began. (Yeah, Animax is completely inferior.) I also remember seeing Grander Musashi RV among AXN's anime broadcasts, but I never got to watch it.
It was on BS2 when I first discovered Saiunkoku Monogatari. It was "love at first sight" in a way.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In a vacuum
Age: 29
Gatekeeper, of course! How did I forget that...
Oh yeah, as a little side note... My first full uncensored nudity ecchi gateway Anime was this little show called Green Green... Girls Bravo was the second.
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Zolushka Lyubov' Live!
The first anime I watched was either Pokemon, DBZ, or Sailor Moon. The first anime I watched knowing it was anime was either Inuyasha, Naruto, or s-CRY-ed. The first series that I started watching when I learned how to Internet was either Strawberry Panic!, Code Geass, or Lucky Star.
Cardcaptor Sakura was also my introduction to all things moe'. It shows in my namesake and though it's fallen from grace for me I still hold a tremendous amount of respect for the show because I couldn't have asked for a better getway into the cuter side of anime (I used to watch action shows almost exclusively. Can you believe that?).
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: nowhere
I don't really think I ever had any actual gateway, so to speak. I watched some amount of subpar Asian dubs of anime in my early childhood, although I can't remember what my interest level was.
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Stockport UK
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The Voice of Reason
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 41
In the 1980's and early 1990's, shows like Sailor Moon, Dragonball Z and several others went by me without knowing they were anime.
In the late 1990's, Pokemon was all the rage, and was the first show that made me aware that it was an anime. However, given the limited exposure of anime on TV here, it also made me believe ALL anime was like that and I refused to give any other anime a fighting chance.
Almost a decade later (late 2000's), someone introduced me to Ojamajo Doremi. I got instantly hooked and started looking for more. I found shows like Shana, Nanoha, and several others, before starting my real anime journey with K-ON!, at which point I started following anime seasonally.
So, depending on what you define as 'gateway show', either Doremi or K-ON! got me where I am today.
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 29
Ouran High School Host Club, and the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (both star a "Haruhi" eh?). Of course, 2006 was a very good year for anime, a lot of shows to draw one in. It's not as fruitful these days, still good shows do come.
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Sailormoon, I was like a big, die hard fan of it.... humming the OP song at my spare time... I was like 8 years old back then.... So that's is why I'm glad she's back....
Mamoru x Usagi FOREVER... Seiya, get out you b@#$h!!!
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: in Darkness
shows that got into anime would be Dragon Ball Z,then started Naruto and there i am a anime fan now,however i also watched Pokemon,Beyblade,Bakugan Battle Brawlers before that but i wouldn't consider them gateway shows,
and there were also shows that i watched when i was a kid, and many years later found out that it was actually an anime, like Kaitetsu Zorro and Cinderella
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Lolli for loli :D
I can give you one from every genre. lmao
Gateway Magical Girl: Sailormoon
Gateway Rom-com: Ranma1/2
Gateway Shounen: DBZ/Yu Yu Hakusho
Gateway Harem: Tenchi Muyo!
Gateway Mecha: Gundam Wing
Gateway Sci-Fi: Outlaw Star/Battle Angel
Gateway Horror: Devil Hunter Youko/Vampire Princess Miyuu
Gateway Fantasy: Record of Lodoss War/Magic Knights Rayearth
........I was a Toonami freak. What I couldn't get from TV, I rented from Hollywood Videos. Can you tell?
Gateway Hentai: Uratsukudoji ugh....
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Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
My intro was likely Voltron, though I had no idea it was "anime" due to how young I was (preschool age).
The actual anime that I knew was anime (even if it technically isn't), that got me started on the long road towards devouring hundreds of series since, was Robotech.
It gets way too much bad rap from western anime fans, many who pretend it was the worst thing ever, but as someone who lived (and loved) it when it came out, I liken it to how when FF 7 came out JRPG fans were in love, but now many won't dare admit that they enjoyed that game. Listening to youngsters these days ape old arguments concerning Robotech, while pretending they were even on their parent's radar of conception at the time it came out, is always amusing.
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Cinderella Gang or Die
Join Date: Jun 2011
I never got into anime until I watched Lucky Star back in 2008 or sometime before that. It got me into most of the KyoAni shows that were out (Haruhi, Clannad, Kanon 2006, etc.).
I did watch a ton of shows off Toonami way before Lucky Star, but I don't count that since I didn't know of the term "anime."
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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TV used to air a lot of anime back in the 90s, I was introduced to anime through Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya and City Hunter among others. The one I was the most into was Dragon Ball. Never had the means to truly get into anime until I got the internet -in between I watched Gundam Wing and Escaflowne-, which was in 2004. City Hunter is what brought me back into it. After rewatching it, I felt the urge to rewatch other works and eventually became interested in the anime world in general.
The first recent anime I watched was Naruto, I think.
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UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — State police say they're investigating unspecified instances of harassment on social media sites targeting a sitting western Pennsylvania judge and other officials.
Fayette County Judge Nancy Vernon has confirmed she's a target of the harassment, but says she can't comment on the investigation by troopers from the Uniontown barracks and the district attorney. Vernon used to be the district attorney in this county, whose seat is about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh.
District Attorney Jack Heneks says the comments on the social media sites are "alleging criminal arrests and criminal prosecutions of people which are simply not true." Heneks says investigators are trying to determine who is responsible for the rumors and false reports.
Authorities aren't specifying what social media sites published the information, or who beyond Vernon has been targeted by them.
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Jeremy Moskowitz books are easy to read. He gives you great examples.
Awesome book. Great read and very informative. I've been using it as a reference ever since. Keep up the great work Jeremy!
If I could give this book 10 stars I would. When I read the first couple of pages, I knew this was just the book I was looking for. The book was not boring and every chapter has something useful. I have finally figured out why some of my group policies were not functioning properly and the [desktop management chapters were] awesome. If you don't have this book please purchase this book as a reference or a problem solver.
This book is, without a doubt, the best technical reference book I've ever read. The concepts are explained clearly and thoroughly. The examples are relevant to almost every production environment. Want to know how to get the most out of the new GPMC? It's explained in detail in the book. Not sure how you can handle printer mappings through GP? It's in the book, with a real world example and a VB script to help out. Need help determining how to handle profiles and folder redirection? There are entire chapters dedicated to this very topic. If you are struggling with how to make use of Group Policy to manage your desktop and server environment, BUY THIS BOOK. NOW!!!!!
This is an absolutely awesome book. Right away I was able to easily understand why some of my group policies weren't working and it explained why it takes so long for some PC's to get assigned software. I highly recommend getting this book if you are going to be creating Group Policies. It's a must have!!!
This is the book to have if you need to implement Group Policy in your organization or even if you just want to find out how Group Policy really works. There is nothing out there like it.
I can't tell you how many hours I have spent pouring over Microsoft Technet documents and other technical publications reading a paragraph here and a paragraph there, in order to produce just a piece of a solution using Group Policy. This book has everything you need written in a fresh and interesting style. It is the first technical book I have read cover to cover and I have been in the business for over 15 years!
THIS book has exceeded my expectations. It has already solved/answered many problems/questions I've had about GP and AD. It is a one stop problem solver. Given all the 5 stars I saw in the reviews before I bought the book, I thought maybe the publisher had padded the reviews. Not so. This is a must have. It covers the basics and more advanced topics of GP, which is something I needed. An example problem I had: We use Roaming Profiles. We have three remote offices and sometimes printers wouldn't install when a user went from a remote office to our home office. We also needed a way to automatically reset the default printer when a user roamed to a machine in another office. Page 132-133 of this book tells how to do that with a 5-line script. [This book] deserves more than 5 Stars!
This book uses any Group Policy knowledge you may think you already have and expands it by 1000% (technically impossible I know but you get my drift!). It's a pleasure to read and the author's knowledge and devotion to the subject come shining through. If you need to design or support Group Policy then you must buy this book.
I also agree with the other reviewers that this book is an absolute MUST for any Windows administrator. It's easy to read & reference no matter what your level of expertise with GPOs. It's helped me out on more than a few occasions. What more can be said that hasn't yet? If you work with GPOs you MUST have this book! Thanks for a great book Jeremy!
As is obvious to us "real world" AD Forest Rangers, Group Policy is very powerful and can be very dangerous. Used properly, you can reach new heights along the road to a "well managed environment" but if you aren't very careful, you can hose EVERY W2k and newer system in your domain (and possibly forest) with just a few clicks. This author has focused on a very complex topic and due to his diligence and thoroughness, readers of this book come out the other side in glorious enlightenment. This book is a TREMENDOUS resource that covers almost every detail of GP that I've ever needed. Plus, the extra "Web chapters" at www.gpanswers.com are a great resource, too.
I agree with the other reviewers this book is an absolute must for any Windows 2000/2003 administrator. Other books touch on Group Policy but Jeremy breaks it down and really explains what is going on. You want to create your own custom policies… it's in there. Group Policy is not applying; how do you troubleshoot… it's in there. You want in-depth coverage of roaming profiles… it's in there. You want to know how the GPMC works… it's in there.
You get my point. Group Policy is one of the most important aspects of AD and this book hits the ball out of the park. I also recommend his previous book Windows 2000 Group Policy. This book is also endorsed by Mark Minasi and Michael Dennis (Microsoft Group Policy Manger) so you know it has to be good. Trust the reviews and buy this one.
I buy every new edition that comes out. This particular edition includes major new updates for Vista, such as ADMX templates. I teach courses on Windows security at SANS and I recommend the latest version of Jeremy's GPO book at every conference to my attendees. This is one of the few must have books for Windows network administrators.
Each edition of Jeremy's book has outdone the other. I've read each of them and I continue to learn new things every time I open it. I appreciated the expanded section on Troubleshooting and how to tap into the great new Vista tools to make troubleshooting much easier. Vista security management via GP is well documented and I can't wait to dive in. Real world anecdotes and light 'n fun writing style make for enjoyable reading for a complex and deep subject like GP.
This book is an unbelievable resource for anyone needing "The Word" on Group Policy. Incredibly clear, highly detailed, and well organized! This goes way beyond any documentation that has been produced Jeremy clearly spent a LOT of time digging through the guts of Group Policy and testing EVERYTHING. There is information here I haven't seen anywhere else I would not be surprised if Microsoft's own Group Policy team learned a few things from reading this book. If you are planning, deploying, or troubleshooting Group Policy, do yourself a favor and GET THIS BOOK! Phenomenal!


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IUCN Oceania's marine programme is currently collecting information from longline fishermen about the fish they catch at seamounts, underwater mountains.
IUCN's Marine Programme Officer Kelvin Passfield is asking the fishermen about the gear and methods they use near seamounts and the catch rates of target, incidental and discard species at seamounts.
He will also be collecting information on the proportion of longline efforts targeting seamounts, the amount of depredation that occurs at seamounts and the effects of such fishing on the way seamounts function.
Interviews with fishermen have now been completed in Samoa, the Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji. A total of 31 fishing boat captains have been interviewed, and the results are now being analyzed.
During this time, a spatial analyst at the Secretariat for the Pacific Community Oceanic Fisheries Programme has been looking at historical longline catch records from the Pacific, and comparing these with the locations of known seamounts to see if any patterns are apparent.
A report will be prepared based on the results of the survey, and a technical workshop is being planned to discuss the status of knowledge management issues of pelagic fishing around seamounts.
The work is part of the Pacific Islands Oceanic Fisheries Management Project. It will also assist in the protection of the biodiversity of the Western Tropical Pacific Warm Pool Large Marine Ecosystem.
The Project is funded by the Global Environment Facility and is executed by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency in conjunction with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and IUCN.


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So you're using some kind of magical economics system where you can replace a 20 dollar piece of commodity hardware with a 200 dollar HD drive that hasn't even won the standards war yet and then somehow make it cost effective by discarding a few bucks worth of plastic.
Magical? Hardly. The unit now costs $179, including some HD-DVD movies. Remove the $20 commodity hardware, replace with the $x (where x = $179 - $20 - profit margin - case - connectors - cabling - power supply - control panel/electronics) So yeah, I'd expect the price to be within $100 of the current unit.
The fact is that Sony were dumbasses for trying to force people to buy into the Bluray thing when they just wanted to play games, and Microsoft would be just as retarded for forcing HD-DVD onto us through a gaming console.
I don't disagree, but you could as easily make the statement they were dumb for trying to force us to use technology 'x' for just playing games. The truth is they were expanding the gaming capability, c
And that's 100 dollars for a piece of hardware that is of $0 value to me. I am probably not looking at buying HD movies of either sort for the next 5+ years, and if/when I do get around to watching one i
Including the HD-DVD drive would also drive the cost of the 360 up, driving up the retail price, and turning off potential purchasers with the new, higher, price tag. They'd rather keep it separate, so the price of the HD-DVD drive doesn't overshadow these potential purchases. That's likely what was meant by limiting the user's experience. To someone who would be buying a 360 either way, it wouldn't limit something. But for someone who didn't have that extra $150 or whatever to spend, having no choice to no
Most important in my mind to gamers:
In terms of watching video, I prefer the BD Java support for extremely interactive content if desired as well.
I really don't see how any developer would make HD-DVD 360 games because of that very reason. Why cut most of your market out like that?
While there likely would never be a time that any developer would be willing to cut out 10 million plus users, I do think that if the HD-DVD became standard within the next year that before the end of the gen there would be more HD units than not.
I could see a developer making a game that comes out in two formats, either one HD-DVD or several DVDs.
The HiDef TV market is currently locked into Encrypted QAM in North America and the only way to bypass the "rent/buy box from provider" is to use a cablecard decoder which is very broken and restricted to 'certified' hardware.
I can tell you for an absolute fact that the cable providers are willing to certify the Microsoft hardware. CableCARD 2.0 certified tuners are out there, but the cable companies want to certify whole PCs, not individual tuner cards, so they are unlikely to be widely available for sale. Of course, a "360 PVR" would be an entire PC, so it would qualify. This project may never materialize, but I know that MS is already testing the tuners, so that's definitely not the sticking point. The big problem is cost. M
Most of the headend gear handles this all for them, and they go with whatever the defaults are - which are (generally) encrypt everything. Their tiering systems wouldn't work very well if they didn't - they'd have to just let anyone with a QAM tuner get a bunch of stuff. They don't want to do that.
This is what I was talking about in my earlier post. Initially, most cable providers used the "default" which was to encrypt anything because, basically, that's how the boxes shipped. They then began to pare this down because of performance problems. In some markets they've eliminated the encryption on everything but premium because they've eliminated the tiering altogether. Your choices are:
1. Analog basic cable.
2. All digital commercial, non-premium channels.
3. All digital commercial, non-premium channel
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Rupert Murdoch is still defending his former protégé Rebekah Brooks, despite new revelations about links between the journalist and the Metropolitan Police.
The media mogul tweeted on Wednesday morning: "Now they are blaming R Brooks from saving an old horse from the glue factory. What next?"
Murdoch's continued public backing of Brooks is certain to anger former News of the World employees, as well as current disgruntled staffers at The Sun.
There is still much anger at Brooks following the closure of the News of the World and her resignation as News International's chief executive. She was the target of a C-word tirade by one former NOTW staffer, who said it was unfair she kept her job as 200 journalists lost theirs. She has been described as like a "daughter" to the Murdoch family with her close relationship with Rupert Murdoch key to her rise from secretary to editor to chief executive.
Brooks, who married former race horse trainer Charlie Brooks in 2009, resigned from News International shortly after the paper was shut down, saying her "desire to remain on the bridge" had made her a "focal point" of debate as the full extent of the phone hacking scandal emerged.
Former NOTW staffer Trevor Davis, in a blog for the Huffington Post UK, said that staff at The Sun were "all too aware of how their friends at the News of the World were treated" and did not "trust Murdoch".
Phone hacking campaigner Tom Watson accused Murdoch, asking "have you no shame?"
Murdoch's tweet follows the revelation that the former News International boss looked after a police horse from 2008.
According to a statement from the Met, police often find horses a "suitable retirement home" when they reach the end of their working life.
"Whilst responsibility for feeding the animal and paying vet bills passes to the person entrusted to its care at its new home, the horse remains the property of the Metropolitan Police Service. Retired police horses are not sold on and can be returned to the care of the MPS at any time."
"In 2008 a retired MPS horse was loaned to Rebekah Brooks."
Police said the horse was re-housed with an officer in 2010. According to reports on Tuesday evening, Brooks returned the horse, named Raisa, in a poor condition.
The revelation came a day after a memo indicating Brooks was briefed by police on the original phone hacking investigation emerged at the Leveson inquiry into the media.
At Leveson on Monday, the officer at the head of the corruption investigation, Sue Akers, said The Sun newspaper had a "culture" of illegal payments to officials in all areas of public life.
And giving evidence on Tuesday, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes suggested phone hacking cost him the leadership of the party.
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Posted by davefilby on 5/23/2013 9:26:00 AM (view original):A handful of upsets in the 1st round but chalk generally ruled. #16 Rockhurst took #1 Slippery Rock to double OT. Check out the end of regulation and the OTs, a VERY game effort unipanther.
Midwest: Hard to not like Belmont Abbey coming out of here, although there are a number of us in the other half of the bracket that would make for a competitive regional final.
East: Pull a name out of a hat, any of the teams could win the region. #1 West Georgia and #2 Hillsdale are undefeated. Queens is the only team to beat Belmont Abbey, and they did it twice. I'll pick uber-athletic Wisconsin-Parkside.
South: I'm inclined to pick Bellarmine since greenhawks pounds Incarnate Word every year, but I'm going with either Longwood or CSU, Chico from the other side of the bracket.
West: I'm going with conference mate St Mary's (TX) to add to their reputation as the Buffalo Bills of D-II Iba. Why? It's a good bet most years they will win their region, making 6 Final Fours in the last 13 seasons.
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When a family movie night arises, there are several ways to stream an impromptu selection. Netflix has plenty of family-friendly titles, or you can go the pay-per-view route with your service provider, Amazon Instant Video or VUDU.
Well, now Toys"R"Us wants to get in on your family's selection process, launching Toys"R"Us Movies.
Powered by Rovi, the service has more than 4,000 titles available for streaming through ToysrusMovies.com. These aren't weird titles, either. For instance, we found DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted available — and it doesn't hit Blu-ray until October 16, 2012.
Movie prices start at $2.99 for a 24-hour rental or $5.99 for a licensed digital download or stream. TV shows are available for anywhere between 99 cents and $1.99 each.
Once a selection is made, customers can download and store the title in a Toys"R"Us Movies library for future viewing. Other features include customizable parental controls and offline viewing, which is currently a perk for PC users only.
Right now, Toys"R"Us Movies can be streamed through the Mac, PC or Adobe Flash-enabled devices. However, the retailer is working on making it another option for smart TVs, Blu-ray players and home theater systems very soon. Toys"R"Us also hopes to add HD options in the near future.
Both iOS and Android apps are expected later this fall. First up though will be a tabeo app. The new $149.99 WiFi tablet is a Toys"R"Us product, so it makes sense that the device would get the movies app first. Look for the free download starting October 21, 2012. [via EngadgetHD]


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NISKAYUNA >> Six months after being shut out of a federal grant program, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday the creation of a state program to develop new types of computer chips used to power electronics.
Taxpayers will contribute $135 million toward a New York Power Electronics Consortium that will be led by a team from General Electric Co., which promised to invest $100 million over five years. The project will be run out of SUNY Nanoscience College in Albany, where GE and other private companies will use state-owned equipment to conduct research.
"With commitment from our partners, we are advancing New York's capability to compete in the international marketplace and make this state the place to develop and manufacture high-tech materials," Cuomo announced. "This investment and partnership today will utilize the workforce of tomorrow, creating jobs and increasing long-term investments in New York state."
SUNY Nanoscience College was among the finalists for the Next Generation Power Electronics Institute, an initiative of President Barack Obama, who promised a $70 million startup grant. In January, Obama announced the winner was North Carolina State University, which will run the program with colleges in Florida, Arizona and California along with two federal research agencies.
The emerging research involves new materials such as silicon carbide for "wide bandgap semiconductor" computer chips that are more efficient than current silicon chips used to power devices. As an example of consumer electronics, the Energy Department says the new chips could be used to shrink the size of a laptop computer power adaptor to about a quarter of its current size, improving performance and cutting energy use. About a quarter of the power used now by laptops is now lost in the form of heat generated by the device.
The new chips also have wide industrial applications, including great reduction in size of power-generating substations. Current uses of the technology include LED lighting and energy-efficient flat-screen TVs.
Cuomo made the announcement with GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt at the company's research and development center. Immelt called the new field of research "the exciting next wave" and said New York was well-positioned to lead the industry.
"If you had to pick a half-a-dozen technologies that are going to define the next 20 or 30 years globally, power electronics is one of them," Immelt said. "It's what's going to make our devices more fuel-efficient and more energy-efficient. It's what is going to drive miniaturization that's going to allow more power density in things like airplanes and automobiles and oil and gas industry.
"So you are in the mode, you are in the area of one of the great innovations of the 21st century early enough to make a difference and create jobs."
He said GE will benefit along with medium and small businesses that otherwise lack the funds to invest in research. He said GE has added 1,600 jobs in Schenectady since 2010. He called the R&D center in Schenectady County "the heartbeat of where GE is."
GE is investing in the research center even as it has pulled other operations out of New York state, where the company's operations were primarily located for most of the 20th century. Most recent, the company announced it was shutting down an aging capacitor plant in Fort Edward and moving the production line to Florida.


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Hi just wondering when we will hear if the game will be flexed to a 1 or 4 game. Does anyone know when NBC and the NFL have to make an announcement? Thanks for the help.
Not sure what their choices are but Balt/Giants. Pitt/Cincy. Saints/Dallas and SF/Seattle seem like better choices.
SF plays NE next week and Sea plays Buffalo. Plus there are some people who want to see Russell Wilson.


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Three charged in heroin drug bust in Lebanon
August 07. 2013 11:52AM
LEBANON – Three men, two from Vermont, were busted Tuesday on charges they possessed and sold heroin in the city.
Police confiscated 337 small bags of heroin, along with about $6,400 in cash. Interim Police Chief Gary Smith said the drugs seized had a street value of about $6,800.
Jason Brooks, 32, of Walpole, is charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana and possessing the controlled drug Suboxone. Police said he had 330 bags of heroin in his possession.
Also arrested was Travis Frenette, 27, of Winooski, Vt., on charges of possessing heroin and conspiracy to commit controlled drug acts prohibited. Investigators said he possessed seven bags of heroin and $6,390 in cash.
Kyle Tetreault, 23, of Vergennes, Vt., is charged with possession of heroin. Police said he had two bags of heroin on him.
The undercover investigation began a few days before the arrests, Smith said. Brooks was arrested first after investigators allegedly found him with the heroin in his car in a parking lot in the city.
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The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, located within the hallowed halls of the famed (and former) ACD plant in Auburn, Indiana, has recently welcomed the stainless steel collection from Cleveland, Ohio's, Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, whose facility is currently being subjected to a restoration of its own.
As you might have guessed, most of the cars in the display are the big three stamped from the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation: a 1936 Ford sedan; a 1960 Ford Thunderbird; and a 1966 Lincoln Continental convertible. The backstory of these vehicles has been well documented, as well as the history of the fourth car included in the display: a 1981 De Lorean. According to the CAAV, this particular De Lorean is the very first production car to have left the assembly plant in Northern Ireland.
The stainless steel collection will be housed and available for viewing at the ACD Museum through the fall of 2012.
Beautiful cars, to bad I don't have any Brillo pads to sell them !!!! ;o}
I thought the De Lorean was SS clad not stainless throughout….please correct me if I'm wrong..
couldn't find a better addition for sure!
That's an expensive way to advertise your product!
I had seen these cars in Hershey in '10. They are pretty cool.
Impressive. Worth a trip to the ACD, I believe.
Should go see them at the Crawford in Cleveland, very unique museum.
ACD museum is worth the visit anytime … these cars are just an added bonus! 🙂
66 or 67 Lincolns?
Do they actually run and are drivable or just show pieces?
They ran and drove when they were built. Now who knows.
They do run. The Lincolns and T-Birds (there were 2 of each) were restored by a local restorer outside Pittsburgh a few years ago. The cars had been poorly maintained over the years but were saved.
When I was in the specialty steel business, our Allegheny sales rep brought one the T-Birds to our plant one day. Even got a ride! Very unique cars and a great story.
fully functionning car's,i googled them to get the detail's a year ago.they were hard on the stamping die's so they were built at the end of the model 's run.
They are fully funcrioning cars. The DeLorean is stainless covered, not structural. As I remember the Lincoln, it sported 1967 grille and taillamps. Probably upholstery too, or I would have noted that, but I havn't seen it in 20 or so years. Possibly updated for showcar life…
The only way to build a car. Just replace the wearing parts. The body stays with Your family as long as Your family tree grows. It's like a 'Data'-android as car.
About 40 years ago (don't beat me on that) Porsche unveiled a Stainless Porsche Carrera and as much as I know, it's still sitting in the 'Deutsches Museum' in Munich.
Since the first day I saw this stainless beauty, I was deeply in love with her. Unfortunately though I haven't been able to come up with the several Millions of Dollars to get it. 😉
My father told me about these cars years ago and I thought he was kidding me.I thought the stories of the guy's working all weekend to rework the dies was a tall tail.
Even better, I have a titanium alloy wheelchair. Minor scuffs are easily fixed with a Scotch-brite; small gouges with steel wool, followed by a Scotch-brite. Big gouges, start with sandpaper. Normal use yields a nice slightly shiny patina. Never rusts, never tarnishes. Costs more than SS, but I think it is lighter. Wish I could figure how to get it into the back of a Corvette…….traded mine in for a minivan a few yrs ago.
The John Heinz Regional History Center in Pittsburgh has one of the 1936 Fords on display, on loan I believe from Allegheny-Ludlum. From what I recall, there were 6 of those made, but only 3 each of the T-Birds and Continentals.
Read somewhere the FoMoCo stamping dies were "distorted beyond specs" after forming just three stainless steel body panels. That's a neat engineer-speak euphemism for ruined.
Hmm….imagine a parade of these cars on a bright spring day…and you hold the concession license for the sunglasses stand.
BIG FOUR !! BIG FOUR (4), before 1986 they were known as the big four not the big three. Am I the only person that can remember the 1980's? When I read an article on classic cars or watch a silly classic car show on sunday and hear "the big three automakers" my attention shuts right down becaues I know these jokers don't know what there talk'n about.
I've read a few articles on these stainless cars that says the body dies were ruined by stamping the stainless stell panels. Can anyone explain why this is the case?
I'm guessing it's something to do with the hardness of the stainless steel, but stock body carbon steel wouldn't be that much weaker, would it?
Or is the stainless steel sheet used thicker than the gauge of steel normally used on auto bodies?
Any clarification on this would be appreciated.