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ATVs and racing are a natural fit. They are popular on motocross-style tracks, woodland trial courses, and flat-out desert runs-but ATVs on a tight asphalt oval is still a rare sight. It's also unusual for the riders, too. The Mid-Atlantic ATV Association put on this show on the quarter-mile oval in the infield of Lowe's Motor Speedway as an exhibition race to support the speedway's weekly racing bill. This was just the third time the association had raced on asphalt and the first for many of the riders more accustomed to spitting dust after a race than tar.
"It's a good show unlike anything that most people have seen before," says Randy Dinkins, founder and president of the three-year-old Mid-Atlantic ATV Association, "but our first concern, as always, is safety." Dinkins (or "Dink," as his racers call him) has made this an invitation-only race and hand-picked 18 riders to compete from among the 600 members of the association. "We normally race on dirt tracks, which are a lot more forgiving than asphalt. Out here we can't afford for two guys to clip tires and go for a spill-these guys are approaching 85 mph at the end of the straights."
Although this is an amateur racing series, you wouldn't know it from looking at the machines, some of which cost more than $12,000 after extensive engine and suspension work. They are tricked out and spit-shined. They've been lowered, widened, and lightened to handle the g-forces around the turns. Some sport soft rubber slicks to get as much traction as possible and fight tipping in the corners. Other riders mount knobbies on the rear tires to let the back slide through the turns but suffer during hard braking and acceleration.
The king of this class seems to be Yamaha's Banshee. It's a two-stroke, twin-cylinder, 350cc monster. It has tons of top-end power but lacks the lower-rpm grunt of the big four strokes. John Porterfield, the '99 TT Series (mostly flat dirt tracks) champion, likes the challenge of taking the machines to the asphalt.
"It's a lot different than dirt," he says. "We are used to racing on dirt, and this puts a little bit of a different spin on it. You have to worry more about tipping over, and you can't really slide the bike around the turns when you are on asphalt."
Despite the threat of a serious road rash, the racers took to the track with vigor. Passing took place all over the track as the riders pushed themselves and their machines to the limits. There were no spills, but there was plenty of wheel-to-wheel action and a few close calls. And the reward for winning a race that paid no points for the series championship? $500. No, it's not much; but when real racers get together, it's never about the money anyway.
Want to Race?The Mid-Atlantic ATV Association offers 14 different classes to accommodate all skill levels of ATV riders for both motorcross- and TT-style racing. The racing season consists of 10 races between March and August in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. For more information, contact Randy Dinkins at 336/725-1234, or write to Mid-Atlantic ATV at Dept. CT11, 163 Statford Ct., Ste. 215, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.


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- Very nice game – just a really nice game to watch.
- Felt we were in control from the start.
- The team was prepared for a big game and absolutely dominated. Mike McCarthy, as much as we rip on him from time to time, deserves some serious credit for having his team organized and ready to play.
- Aaron Rodgers was outrageous. He had a QB rating of 139.9. He threw for 404 yards and completed over 67% of his passes. The play calling and the rhythm the offense had was so good that despite our tendency this year to melt in close games, when the Giants were lucky to tie it at 14, I was not really worried. Our offense was in high gear.
- Our running game continues to be fairly questionable – yet somehow it managed to be reasonably effective today. Maybe it's just Jackson, the other guys weren't bad, but we just aren't scary when we run the ball. Wonder what's happened to Starks.
- Kuhn was huge. He really is something – runs with determination you just don't seem to see anymore. He's the kind of guy who probably hates running out of bounds – the opposite of 99% of the skill players in the NFL nowadays who often seem to be angling for the boundaries to avoid getting hit.
- No team would have beaten us today. Not one. The Giants aren't the greatest but they're good. No other NFL team would have beaten the Packers today.
- What is especially amazing about this victory today is that we absolutely stuffed the #3 defense in the NFL. Their vaunted D-Line had 1 sack – yes some pressures, but nothing too difficult for Rodgers to manage. The Giants averaged giving up 290 yards per game coming into this match-up. We finished with 515.
- Bishop had some quality plays again today. His tap back in of the ball as it was heading out on that fumble play was a savvy veteran kind of thing to do. Really smart and it kept the play alive. He should get an assist for that fumble recovery.
- Matthews punch-from-behind was amazing. That is sheer football IQ right there. Some players (like Hawk) wouldn't even think to try something like that. Matthews also had a few other decent plays on run plays – something he often just isn't too involving with.
- Woodson totally redeemed himself causing that Bradshaw fumble. That was ridiculous as he reached across his body to poke that out with his left hand. Ridiculous skills.
- Shocking that we only had 1 sack tonight – Raji. We must have had 50 hurries then because Manning was under lots of pressure. Speaking of Raji – the guy is all over the place lately. He is pushing the pocket just like Suh for Detroit and it causes serious disruption for the opposing team's passing game – many times tonight it seemed Eli didn't have much of a pocket to throw out of as Raji busted it up.
- What I really liked about this game was the fact that it was a game we had to win and we just went out and won it. It seems like it's been a while since we've had a must win game that we've won. We came ready to play, and didn't let up. One of the concerns I've had about the Pack – in fact Brother Steve and I were talking about it during the game – is the Packers apparent lack of a killer instinct in recent years. For most of McCarthy's time here in fact, it seems we haven't taken advantage of opportunities to destroy other teams. We often take the foot off the gas and let opponents creep back – sometimes even losing. Today, we kept our foot to the gas and didn't stop until the end of the game – as best exemplified by AJ Hawk's disappointment at not getting a pick with a minute left. The whole team kept playing hard through 60 minutes and it was a complete victory.
- I do think sometimes that a team's play can match the demeanor of the coach. McCarthy and Mike Sherman both seem/ed like nice guys who don't/didn't have a whole lot of nasty in them. Going by this theory, it's not surprising that McCarthy and Mike Sherman seem to field teams without a killer instinct. Holmgren had it – because he had a nasty streak. Belichick, Parcells, Sean Payton, Todd Haley – these guys have it. But I'm wondering if all the negative talk after losses and all the explaining McCarthy has had to do, has sort of brought out a nastier side in McCarthy that frankly, seems to be paying dividends for the team. We almost (and should have) taken down the Pats in their home, and we just dismantled a quality Giants team. I hope his/our nasty streak continues.
- We have to come ready to play next week. Even though there is a chance the Bears may not have much to play for – they will come to play. In fact, if they had nothing at all to play for, they would still start their starters and play them most of the game because Lovie Smith is borderline psychotic about this rivalry. They will want to come in and beat up on the Pack next week at Lambeau but there is no reason they should. There is no reason we should lose to the Bears next week – we are the better team overall.
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Jeff in Illinois Says:
December 26, 2010 at 11:23 pm |
I have at times been among those ripping on MM this year. You have to admit, though, that this team has tremendous potential if they make the playoffs. I'm sure they'll be favored over the Bears. The Pack took both the Pats and the Falcons down to the wire. There is not a team in the NFL that the Pack cannot match up with. I'm not predicting that they'll go deep in the playoffs but I won't be at all surprised if they do.
Dave in Tucson Says:
December 27, 2010 at 1:04 am |
My thoughts:
1) The offense was awesome. I thought they would struggle against the Giants pass rush, but Rodgers was on fire, and just owned their secondary.
2) Special teams had a good game too (though why do we have Tramon Williams returning kicks? Zero production and major risk of one of our best corners is in no way worth it.
3) Defense was pretty ugly early on, especially the way that 14-0 lead disappeared. I really didn't feel comfortable at all when the defense was on the field until Matthews forced Bradshaw's fumble.
The defense really benefited from playing a sloppy, mediocre offense, especially in the second half.
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December 27, 2010 at 10:35 am |
First the pros:
– Raji was a disruptive beast today. He was collapsing the pocket and drawing double teams on a bunch of plays.
– Matthew's forced fumble and Bishop's tap back into play is the play of the year so far. The game was still competitive at that point. Huge play.
– How good would this defense be with a good ROLB opposite Matthews? Capers is getting it done with Eric Walden and Robert Francois at that spot. Has to be a priority in the draft this year.
– Rodgers was amazing today. Most QB's would have had 5 sacks in that game. The way he avoided pressure and made throws down field was huge today for the offense.
– Jennings and Driver run perfect routes and caught everything today.
– MM play calling was outstanding today. Execution sure helped but I thought from the beginning he had the Giants guessing. Ten rushing plays in the first quarter.
– Jones had two big drops. I'll spare you my weekly Jones rant but the guy just frustrates me to no end.
– Shields on kick-offs just isn't working. Jordy Nelson was better. I agree with Dave in Tucson that using Williams on punts is insane given the output he gives us on them. Ted Thompson needs to find a dynamic PR/KR next year and be willing to use a roster spot for him.
– Bulaga is not getting it done against quality DE's. He was terrible in Detroit. He was abused today by Tuck the entire game. If not for Rodgers being able to avoid pressure and still make plays we would all be bitching about Bulaga again. I hope he can handle Peppers or I hope the Packers have plans to give him help.
– Where is Starks? He looked so good against the 49ers. He has been inactive the last two weeks.
– Bears week. For the love of God someone tell Masthay to NEVER punt to Hester.
DaveK Says:
December 27, 2010 at 11:18 am |
Just thinking about the Giants 2007 season when they won the Superbowl.
The played tough against an undefeated Pats team in week 17 but lost on the last drive. They finished 10-6 with the #5 seed. Then went on to win three road games in the playoffs and a squeaker of a Superbowl. That is the blue-print for the Packers.
ace Says:
December 27, 2010 at 3:19 pm |
Agree with Andy's analysis and the comments. I believe TT is a very good GM, contrary to past comments of many on this blog; however, use a draft pick and roster spot to get a punt and kickoff returner. Field position is critical to an offense's success. Even the Giants poor special teams gave them better field position than the Packers had. Yes, it is tough when your special teams are made up of different players from week to week due to injuries but the primary returner can make a huge difference-see Eagles, Bears, Oakland in the last 2 weeks for example. Many pint sized successful returners are free agents who can perform no other function but special teams play. Bring in several of them and pick one that doesn't have a history of injuries. Normally a team does not need to carry 5 tight ends and 3 fullbacks (this year was an exception for GB). Use one of those spots for the return specialist.
Agree that we should just punt out of bounds or into the end zone with Hester. Kluwe hit the sidelines at least 3 times before kicking to Hester last week and watching him go the distance. Masthay will have a net punting average of 30 yards or less but that is better than watching DH take it all the way.
ScottL Says:
December 27, 2010 at 11:11 pm |
Glad to see Lee get into the game. A tight end that can actually hold on to the ball. Go figure. Although Quarless did hang onto that one pass thrown to him. So congrats. Maybe he focused a bit more since Lee was taking away his PT. AQ usually needs to drop a couple before his hands get warmed up.


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This is a scalable context timeline. It contains events related to the event September 15, 2001: Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz Suggests Striking Iraq Immediately; President Bush Decides to Focus on Afghanistan First. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. The lower the scale, the more relevant the items on average will be, while the higher the scale, the less relevant the items, on average, will be.
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld aide Stephen Cambone is taking notes on behalf of Rumsfeld in the National Military Command Center. These notes will be leaked to the media nearly a year later. According to the notes, although Rumsfeld has already been given information indicating the 9/11 attacks were done by al-Qaeda (see 12:05 p.m. September 11, 2001) and he has been given no evidence so far indicating any Iraqi involvement, he is more interested in blaming the attacks on Iraq. According to his aide's notes, Rumsfeld wants the "best info fast. Judge whether good enough hit S.H. [Saddam Hussein] at same time. Not only UBL [Osama bin Laden].… Need to move swiftly.… Go massive. Sweep it all up. Things related and not." (Roberts 9/4/2002; Bamford 2004, pp. 285) In a 2004 book, author James Moore will write, "Unless Rumsfeld had an inspired moment while the rest of the nation was in shock, the notes are irrefutable proof that the Bush administration had designs on Iraq and Hussein well before the president raised his hand to take the oath of office." (Moore 3/15/2004, pp. 18)
From the White House Oval Office, President Bush gives a seven-minute address to the nation on live television. (Bush 9/11/2001; CNN 9/12/2001; Woodward 2002, pp. 31) He says, "I've directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice." In what will later be called the Bush Doctrine, he states, "We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them." (US President 9/17/2001; Balz and Woodward 1/27/2002) Washington Post reporter Dan Balz will later comment that this "those who harbor them" statement "set the tone for where the administration was going both with Afghanistan and, I think, with Iraq." Bush's speechwriter at the time, David Frum, will later say: "When he laid down those principles, I don't know whether he foresaw all of their implications, how far they would take him. I don't know if he understood fully and foresaw fully the true radicalism of what he had just said." Neoconservatives see hope that the words could lead to an invasion of Iraq. Author and former National Security Council staffer Kenneth Pollack will comment, "It does seem very clear that after September 11th, this group seized upon the events of September 11th to resurrect their policy of trying to go after Saddam Hussein and a regime change in Iraq." (PBS Frontline 2/20/2003) Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived back from Peru too late to influence the content of this pivotal speech (see (Between 7:40 p.m. and 8:40 p.m.) September 11, 2001).
President Bush meets with his full National Security Council. According to journalist Bob Woodward, this meeting turns out to be "unwieldy." So at 9:30 p.m., Bush follows it with a meeting with a smaller group of his most senior principal national security advisers in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) beneath the White House. Bush and his advisers have already decided bin Laden is behind the attacks. As the president later recalls, in these meetings, "That's when we first got the indication… we've identified, we think it's al-Qaeda." He says the FBI now thinks that "it's al-Qaeda, and we start to develop our plans to get them. I mean, there wasn't any hesitation. We're starting the process of coalition-building and how to get 'em." (According to other accounts, though, the CIA had informed Bush hours earlier that it was virtually certain al-Qaeda was to blame for the attacks (see (3:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001).) CIA Director George Tenet says that al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan are essentially one and the same. Tenet says, "Tell the Taliban we're finished with them." (Sammon 2002, pp. 133; Woodward 2002, pp. 31-33; Balz and Woodward 1/27/2002) The president says, "I want you all to understand that we are at war and we will stay at war until this is done. Nothing else matters. Everything is available for the pursuit of this war. Any barriers in your way, they're gone. Any money you need, you have it. This is our only agenda." When, later in the discussion, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld points out that international law only allows force to prevent future attacks and not for retribution, Bush yells, "No. I don't care what the international lawyers say, we are going to kick some ass." (Clarke 2004, pp. 23-24) Bush will subsequently announce a new US doctrine of preemptive attack the following June (see June 1, 2002). (Elliott 6/23/2002) During the meeting, the president refers to the present political situation as a "great opportunity" (see (Between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001). By the time the meeting ends, it is after 10 p.m. (Sammon 2002, pp. 133)
After a meeting with the full National Security Council from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. (see (9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001), President Bush continues meeting with a smaller group of advisers. During this meeting, Bush says the US will punish not just the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks, but also those who harbored them (this closely echoes the rhetoric he used in a speech that evening (see 8:30 p.m. September 11, 2001)). Secretary of State Colin Powell suggests the US needs to build a coalition of other nations. But according to the 9/11 Commission, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urges Bush to "think broadly about who might have harbored the attackers, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Sudan, and Iran. He wonder[s] aloud how much evidence the United States would need in order to deal with these countries, pointing out that major strikes could take up to 60 days to assemble." (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 330) According to journalist Bob Woodward, at this meeting, "Rumsfeld actually puts Iraq on the table and says, 'Part of our response maybe should be attacking Iraq. It's an opportunity.'" (Kirk 6/20/2006) Earlier in the day, notes by a Rumsfeld aide indicate Rumsfeld was aware that evidence was already suggesting al-Qaeda was behind the 9/11 attacks, but he wanted to use 9/11 as an excuse to attack Iraq as well (see (2:40 p.m.) September 11, 2001).
White House counterterrorism "tsar" Richard Clarke meets with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, President Bush, and Secretary of State Colin Powell. Rumsfeld suggests that the US should bomb Iraq in retaliation for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. "Rumsfeld was saying we needed to bomb Iraq," Clarke will later recall in his book, Against All Enemies. "We all said, 'But no, no. Al-Qaeda is in Afghanistan,' and Rumsfeld said, 'There aren't any good targets in Afghanistan and there are lots of good targets in Iraq.'" (Clarke 2004; Reuters 3/19/2004; Bridis 3/20/2004; CBS News 3/21/2004; Gellman 3/22/2004) Powell agrees with Clarke that the immediate focus should be al-Qaeda. However, Powell also says, "Public opinion has to be prepared before a move against Iraq is possible." Clarke complains to him, "Having been attacked by al-Qaeda, for us now to go bombing Iraq in response would be like our invading Mexico after the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor." President Bush notes the goal should be replacing the Iraqi government, not just bombing it, but the military warns an invasion would need a large force and many months to assemble. (Clarke 2004) Rumsfeld's view is said to be closely aligned with that of his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, who believes Saddam, not Osama bin Laden or al-Qaeda, should be the principal target of the "war on terrorism." (Woodward 2002, pp. 49) Commenting on his feelings after the meeting, Clarke will later write: "At first I was incredulous that we were talking about something other than getting al-Qaeda. I realized with almost a sharp physical pain that (Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz were going to try to take advantage of this national tragedy to promote their agenda about Iraq." (Raum 3/22/2004; Gellman 3/22/2004; Clarke 3/28/2004) "They were talking about Iraq on 9/11. They were talking about it on 9/12." (Clarke 2004; Reuters 3/19/2004; Bridis 3/20/2004)
A Defense Department paper for a Camp David meeting with top Bush administration officials to take place the next day (see September 15, 2001) specifies three priority targets for initial action in response to the 9/11 attacks: al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and Iraq. It argues that of the three, al-Qaeda and Iraq pose a strategic threat to the US. Iraq's alleged long-standing involvement in terrorism is cited, along with its interest in WMDs. (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 335, 559)
President Bush and his top advisers meet at Camp David to discuss how to respond to the 9/11 attacks. Attendees include: CIA Director George Tenet, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz. (Woodward and Balz 1/31/2002; Burrough et al. 5/2004, pp. 232) There is discussion on a paper submitted by the Defense Department submitted the day before depicting Iraq, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda as priority targets (see September 14, 2001).
Push to Attack Iraq - Rumsfeld has already suggested that the US should use 9/11 as an excuse to attack Iraq (see 10:00 p.m. September 11, 2001 and September 12, 2001). Now Wolfowitz pushes for regime change in Iraq, claiming that there is a 10 to 50 percent chance that Iraq was involved in the attacks. (Woodward 2002, pp. 83; Burrough et al. 5/2004; Smith 7/23/2004) Attacking Afghanistan is uncertain at best, Wolfowitz argues, with the likelihood that US troops will get mired in mountain fighting. In contrast, Iraq is, in author Bob Woodward's words, "a brittle, oppressive regime that might break easily. It was doable." According to Woodward, chief of staff Andrew Card believes that Wolfowitz is doing nothing more than "banging a drum" and is "not providing additional information or new arguments." (Woodward 2002, pp. 83; Buchanan 3/24/2003) Powell will later recall that Wolfowitz argues that Iraq should be attacked because it is ultimately the source of the terrorist problem. Wolfowitz "was always of the view that Iraq was a problem that had to be dealt with. And he saw this as one way of using this event as a way to deal with the Iraq problem." (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 335) Deputy CIA Director John McLaughlin will later recall that the discussion about possible Iraqi involvement in 9/11 "went back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. The [CIA] argued that that was not appropriate, not the right conclusion to draw at this point." Secretary of State Colin Powell supports the CIA on this. Then, according to McLaughlin: "At the end of all this deliberation, the president says, 'Thank you all very much. This has been a very good discussion. I'm going to think about all of this on Sunday, and I'll call you together Monday [September 17] and tell you what I've concluded." (Kirk 6/20/2006)
Focus on Afghanistan First - Bush will later tell reporter Bob Woodward that, in his own mind, he made the decision not to immediately attack Iraq in the morning on this day. He wants to focus on Afghanistan first. (9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 335) Wolfowitz will later recall in an interview with Vanity Fair: "On the surface of the debate it at least appeared to be about not whether but when. There seemed to be a kind of agreement that yes it should be, but the disagreement was whether it should be in the immediate response or whether you should concentrate simply on Afghanistan first. To the extent it was a debate about tactics and timing, the president clearly came down on the side of Afghanistan first. To the extent it was a debate about strategy and what the larger goal was, it is at least clear with 20/20 hindsight that the president came down on the side of the larger goal." (Wolfowitz 5/9/2003) In his 2002 book Bush at War, Woodward will write, "Bush's advisers wondered if they would ever find a way to end the talking and pull the trigger." (Roberts 2008, pp. 106)
President Bush tells National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice that while the US is going to focus on attacking Afghanistan first, he also wants to do something about Saddam Hussein. Journalist Bob Woodward will later paraphrase what Bush told him: "There's some pressure to go after Saddam Hussein. Don Rumsfeld has said, 'This is an opportunity to take out Saddam Hussein, perhaps. We should consider it.' And the president says to Condi Rice meeting head to head, 'We won't do Iraq now. But it is a question we're gonna have to return to.'" (CBS News 4/18/2004; 9/11 Commission 7/24/2004, pp. 335) Bush will later claim he made the decision to invade Afghanistan and then go after Iraq one day earlier (see September 15, 2001).
A Wall Street Journal op-ed claims that President Bush never claimed the Iraqis posed an "imminent threat" with their putative WMD programs, and that former ambassador Joseph Wilson is unfairly "moving the goalposts" by saying that the threat posed by Iraq's WMD never passed what they call the "imminent threat test." As far back as September 2001, after the attacks on New York and Washington, the Bush administration began claiming that Iraq posed a serious threat to the US (see September 11, 2001-March 17, 2003, Shortly After September 11, 2001, September 14, 2001, August 2002, and September 6, 2002). Bush had apparently characterized Iraq as an "imminent threat" even before becoming president (see May 17, 2000). Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has used the term "imminent threat" (see September 18, 2002), as have other members of the administration, such as press secretary Ari Fleischer, communications chief Dan Bartlett, and Defense Policy Board chief Richard Perle. Vice President Dick Cheney had publicly threatened Iraq with military action as far back as December 2001 (see December 11, 2001). Bush had included Iraq as one of the now-infamous "Axis of Evil" in early 2002 (see January 29, 2002). And Bush, Cheney, and top White House officials had characterized Iraq and Saddam Hussein as a threat since March 2002 (see March 24, 2002, August 15, 2002, August 20, 2002, August 26, 2002, Fall and Winter 2002, September 7, 2002, September 8, 2002, September 8, 2002, September 12, 2002, September 13, 2002, September 18, 2002, September 19, 2002, September 24, 2002, September 26, 2002, October 1, 2002, October 1, 2002, October 3, 2002, October 7, 2002, October 7, 2002, January 10, 2003, and March 6, 2003). Wilson will later observe, "While the Journal may have been technically correct that the president had not uttered those exact words, he [and his top officials] walked right up to the phrase." He will note that Bush's "staff and administration allies, of course, had been less concerned about splitting hairs as they promoted the invasion." (Wilson 2004, pp. 367-368)
Outgoing Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith, one of the key architects of the Iraq occupation, is bemused by the fact that, despite his predictions and those of his neoconservative colleagues, Iraq is teetering on the edge of all-out civil war. He has come under fire from both political enemies and former supporters, with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) accusing him of deceiving both the White House and Congress, and fellow neoconservative William Kristol accusing him of "being an agent of" disgraced Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (see November 6-December 18, 2006). Feith defends the invasion of Iraq, calling it "an operation to prevent the next, as it were, 9/11," and noting that the failure to find WMD is essentially irrelevant to the justification for the war. "There's a certain revisionism in people looking back and identifying the main intelligence error [the assumption of stockpiles] and then saying that our entire policy was built on that error." Feith is apparently ignoring the fact that the administration's arguments for invading Iraq—including many of his own assertions—were built almost entirely on the "error" of the Iraqi WMD threat (see July 30, 2001, Summer 2001, September 11, 2001-March 17, 2003, Shortly After September 11, 2001, September 14, 2001, September 19-20, 2001, September 20, 2001, October 14, 2001, November 14, 2001, 2002, 2002-March 2003, February 2002, Summer 2002, August 26, 2002, September 3, 2002, September 4, 2002, September 8, 2002, September 8, 2002, September 10, 2002, September 12, 2002, Late September 2002, September 19, 2002, September 24, 2002, September 24, 2002, September 28, 2002, October 7, 2002, December 3, 2002, December 12, 2002, January 9, 2003, February 3, 2003, February 5, 2003, February 8, 2003, March 22, 2003, and March 23, 2003, among others).
Cultural Understanding Did Not Lead to Success - Feith says he is not sure why what he describes as his deep understanding of Iraqi culture did not lead to accurate predictions of the welcome the US would receive from the Iraqi people (see November 18-19, 2001, 2002-2003, September 9, 2002, and October 11, 2002). "There's a paradox I've never been able to work out," he says. "It helps to be deeply knowledgeable about an area—to know the people, to know the language, to know the history, the culture, the literature. But it is not a guarantee that you will have the right strategy or policy as a matter of statecraft for dealing with that area. You see, the great experts in certain areas sometimes get it fundamentally wrong." Who got it right? President Bush, he says. "[E]xpertise is a very good thing, but it is not the same thing as sound judgment regarding strategy and policy. George W. Bush has more insight, because of his knowledge of human beings and his sense of history, about the motive force, the craving for freedom and participation in self-rule, than do many of the language experts and history experts and culture experts."
'Flowers in Their Minds' - When a reporter notes that Iraqis had not, as promised, greeted American soldiers with flowers, Feith responds that they were still too intimidated by their fear of the overthrown Hussein regime to physically express their gratitude. "But," he says, "they had flowers in their minds." (Goldberg 5/9/2005; Scoblic 2008, pp. 228-229)
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OK Go is known for breaking barriers when it comes to their innovative music videos, but their newest video release takes things to a whole new level – literally.
The musicians, who are from Chicago, went on a plane to film their nearly 3-minute video for "Upside Down & Inside Out" in zero gravity.
"We shot this in zero gravity, in an actual plane, in the sky," a disclaimer in the video reads. "There are no wires or green screen." [[368491861, C]]
The clip features band members and two aerialist acrobats dressed as flight attendants doing gravity-defying moves throughout the plane. At one point, the group releases dozens of balls into the plane, breaks piñatas filled with candy and even pops balloons filled with paint.
The video was made in collaboration with Russia's S7 Airlines and was filmed in a single, continuous take near the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center for the Russian Space Agency. The group said some time was removed from the clip, however, because the longest a person can achieve weightlessness in such circumstances is roughly 27 seconds.
"Because we wanted the video to be a single, uninterrupted routine, we shot continuously over the course of 8 consecutive weightless periods, which took about 45 minutes, total," the band wrote on its website. "We paused our actions, and the music, during the non-weightless periods, and then cut out these sections and smoothed over each transition with a morph." [[368468951,C]]
The video took months of planning and required three weeks of training at the center in Russia, according to the group. The band said several crew members got sick during the filming, noting that during 21 flights, "there were 58 puke events."
The clip has been viewed more than seven million times since it was posted to Facebook Thursday.
OK Go has made headlines for their entertaining music videos for nearly a decade, following the release of "Here It Goes Again." "Upside Down & Inside Out" is featured on the band's album "Hungry Ghosts."


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Dancing with the Stars Music – Janelle Monae and Seal
A quick list of the music used on tonight's episode of Dancing with the Stars. Don't forget to check out last night's list of DWTS music. Now for tonight's DWTS music:
Janelle Monáe sang "Tightrope"
Seal sang "Weight of My Mistakes" with Kym Johnson, Cheryl Burke, Lacey Schwimmer, Chelsie Hightower dancing


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Sometimes, the only constant at Pennsic War is change.
As people arrive at this year's war, they will see a variety of changes in everything from where Herald's Point is to where the archery range is, to where to go to eat and shop.
The fact that you are reading the first issue of the Pennsic Independent on the Friday of Land Grab Week instead of the middle Saturday is just one indication of the changes this year.
The Heralds have moved from the A&S area to a location next to the playground near Information Point. The Heralds are also computer-printing submissions this year and have made other changes to streamline the process.
The archery range is now out beyond the B-Blocks and is on a bus route. Transportation has promised that starting Saturday, bus service will be increased to the archery range so there will always be 30 minutes or less between buses.
The Woods Battle on Tuesday will take place on a different stretch of terrain located "behind" Mount Eislinn. [For other changes to martial activities, see the reports by our battlefield and martial reporters elsewhere in today's edition of the paper.]
A&S Point is in the A&S area, where there are colorful new banners to mark the classroom tents, and the Games Tent is in the Service Area.
Security has been merged with other departments, is doing Disability Transportation, and is called The Watch.
"As far as I can see, all the changes are working smoothly," said Master John von der Velde, the Mayor of Pennsic. "So far, everything I have heard has been good."
After an interim change, new adjustments have been made for minors attending A&S classes, but the move is minor. The Pennsic Ambassadors, who are adult volunteers, will be monitoring the A&S area to make sure SCA rules involving supervision of minors are maintained.
The Fruity Cobbler did not return this year because of concerns with the health of one of the owners. It has been replaced by Medieval Munchies, which has similar food and is run by the same family that runs Beast & Boar. The former Cock & Bull is now Cornucopia Utopia.
Wolgemut, whose music has become a familiar sound for shoppers near the bottom of Gold and Market Streets, is not at Pennsic this year.
The Marketplace opened on Monday of Land Grab Week this year, and will be closing at 11:00 pm on Friday of War Week. Those who are used to doing their last minute shopping on Saturday should remember to shop on Friday instead (and watch for the Last Minute Shopping Guide in the Pennsic Independent).
Cindy Cooper, the Pennsic Merchant Liaison, stated that the Marketplace change is a reflection of the general Pennsic schedule. "Official Pennsic activities are over on Friday," Cindy said. "It just makes sense to close the Marketplace at the same time."
Food merchants have the option to remain open on Saturday, but some may not take that option. Those who are planning to be open include Nobleman's, DeRose's Bread Boule & Coffees, Beast & Boar, Medieval Munchies, Cooper's annex (ice cream, beverages, and market), and Odyssey Coffee. [A complete list of food vendors open and their hours on Saturday will be in the August 13 issue of the newspaper.]
Sometimes, the only constant at Pennsic War is change.


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What is a good replacement for the Facebook feature "imported stories" that allowed you to import content from other sites like RSS Feeds, Picasa, Google Reader etc. Facebook recently disabled the feature with this message:
The Imported Stories feature is no longer available. Most of the sites supported by this feature now allow you to publish stories to Facebook directly from the site.
I used this feature to have my Livejournal blog updates and Picasa photos automatically post on my wall. How can I do that now? Despite the advice from Facebook, I can't find way to do this directly from either Livejournal or Picasa.


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In the early 2000s, facial wasting -- the loss of the fatty layer just under the skin on the face, particularly in the cheeks -- was a real concern for people with HIV on anti-HIV therapy. With its signature sunken cheeks and resulting gaunt appearance, facial wasting can cause a lot of psychological and emotional distress. It can affect one's self-esteem and it carries a huge social stigma because it pinpoints people as HIV positive. Needless to say, many people with HIV who were affected by it looked for ways to improve it.
Facial wasting has been linked to the anti-HIV drugs d4T (stavudine, Zerit) and, to a lesser extent, AZT (zidovudine, also in Combivir and Trizivir). Fortunately, these drugs, especially d4T, are no longer commonly used in Canada now that other meds are available. As a result, facial wasting is much less of a problem today. Changing drugs was a way to stop the wasting but it usually didn't reverse it.
Facial fillers -- synthetic polymers injected under the skin to replace the lost fat -- was another option. One commonly used product was poly-L-lactic acid (Sculptra). However, Sculptra is absorbed into the body after a few years and new implants are then needed. Another product used was polyalkylimide gel (Bio-Alcamid). Initially, it seemed that Bio-Alcamid was advantageous because, unlike Sculptra, it was a permanent implant and would not degrade. However, reports began to emerge from Western Europe of inflammation and infections in both HIV-positive and -negative people with Bio-Alcamid implants. As a result, several plastic surgery societies now discourage the use of Bio-Alcamid and other permanent implants.
Finding Infections
In 2005 Sculptra was not available in Canada -- it would become available in late 2009 -- and Bio-Alcamid was still experimental. Dr. Mona Loutfy, an infectious disease specialist at the Maple Leaf Medical Clinic in Toronto, and her colleagues set up a study with 36 participants to assess the permanent filler. The study was designed to last only two years; however, Dr. Loutfy began to notice infections and other complications in study participants and in other people with facial fillers. The research team decided to extend the study to four years and now has plans to continue for a total of 10 years.
In late 2011, the research team reported on the four-year study. It confirmed that the use of Bio-Alcamid can be associated with complications over the long term. Infection was one of the most common complications seen in the study. After an average of three years following injection, about one in four people had a confirmed or suspected infection in the face. In some cases, these infections were troublesome and required long-term treatment with antibiotics and surgery.
The Link to Dental Work
Interestingly, the researchers found that people with confirmed infections had had prior dental work. It is possible that this work, which included routine dental cleaning, may have damaged or contaminated the Bio-Alcamid implants with bacteria, leading to infections. As a result, Dr. Loutfy recommends: "HIV-positive people who have facial implants should always tell their dentists, hygienists and surgeons -- any oral healthcare professional -- about their implants prior to receiving any dental care."
She also has recommendations for oral healthcare professionals: Avoid injections into the upper gums leading into the cheek area, because they might puncture the implant and lead to infection. As well, she suggests that dentists offer their patients with facial fillers a broad-spectrum antibiotic one hour before dental work, including routine cleaning, to reduce the risk of infection.


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Just how much is that genius in the window?
If it's an Apple genius, about $278 an hour. A new analysis by Horace Dediu at Asymco found that each Apple store employee brings in about $278 an hour for the Cupertino-based technology company.
The study found that there are about 250 million visits to Apple Stores every year and Apple earns about $45 in revenue per visit.
And the company brought in $320,000 per employee in the first three quarters of the year.
Below are some more findings from the study:
- The stores generate over $100k per employee per quarter. In 2010, revenue was $481,000 per employee. This year the average is around $320k excluding the fourth quarter. In 2009 the average revenue for the technology sector was $388k/yr. A retailer like JC Penney generates about $124k of revenue per year per employee.
- The revenue per visit is around $45. There are well over 250 million visits per year (222 million for first three quarters of 2011).
- The number of employees has grown in proportion to the number of visits. There is one employee for every 2,500 visits/quarter. The following chart shows the relationship between retail personnel and store visitors on a quarterly basis.
- Assuming an employee works for 360 hours per quarter, the average employee sees 6 visitors per hour or one every 10 minutes.
- As that visitor generates more than $45 of revenue, an Apple store employee creates sales at the rate of about $278/hour.


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FSF responds to Oracle v. Google and the threat of software patents
Though it took longer than we would've liked, Sun Microsystems ultimately did the right thing by the free software community when it released Java under the GPL in 2006. We welcomed that news when it was announced; Java had long been a popular programming language, and we were hopeful that the change would make it a language with first-class support in the free software community.
Now Oracle's lawsuit threatens to undo all the good will that has been built up in the years since. Programmers will justifiably steer clear of Java when they stand to be sued if they use it in some way that Oracle doesn't like. One of the great benefits of free software is that it allows programs to be combined in ways that none of the original developers would've anticipated, to create something new and exciting. Oracle is signaling to the world that they intend to limit everyone's ability to do this with Java, and that's unjustifiable.
Unfortunately, Google didn't seem particularly concerned about this problem until after the suit was filed. The company still has not taken any clear position or action against software patents. And they could have avoided all this by building Android on top of IcedTea, a GPL-covered Java implementation based on Sun's original code, instead of an independent implementation under the Apache License. The GPL is designed to protect everyone's freedom—from each individual user up to the largest corporations—and it could've provided a strong defense against Oracle's attacks. It's sad to see that Google apparently shunned those protections in order to make proprietary software development easier on Android.
But none of that excuses Oracle's behavior. An aggressive infringement suit over software patents is a clear attack against someone's freedom to use, share, modify, and redistribute software—freedoms that everyone should always have. Oracle now seeks to take these rights away, not just from Google, but from all Android users.
Ultimately, the decision about how to respond rests primarily with Google; they're the party named as the defendant in the suit. The FSF encourages Google to fight Oracle's claims, and take a principled stand against all software patents.
How you can help:
We are collecting information about the case, including information about prior art that could be used to attack the patents, on the End Software Patents wiki. This could be useful not only for Google's case, but also for other parties that Oracle might sue in the future. If you have new information to add to that page, we'd be happy to have your contribution.
Oracle was previously opposed to software patents. That the company is now using patents as its primary weapon to attack competitors is a stunning reversal of that position. Write to Larry Ellison and respectfully ask him why Oracle is attacking free software with software patents. You can remind him about the statements Oracle made in 1994, like this one:
Patent law provides to inventors an exclusive right to new technology in return for publication of the technology. This is not appropriate for industries such as software development in which innovations occur rapidly, can be made without a substantial capital investment, and tend to be creative combinations of previously-known techniques.
Oracle once claimed that it only sought software patents for defensive purposes. Now it is using them to proactively attack free software. It's not the first company to make this about-face, and unfortunately it probably won't be the last. Today Google claims they need software patents for defensive purposes, but the reality is that programmers will only truly be safe from software patents when everybody is forced to disarm. Join the End Software Patents mailing list to keep up-to-date on software patent news and what you can do to help.
For more information, contact:
Brett Smith
License Compliance Engineer
Free Software Foundation
+1 (617) 542 5942 x18


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Hello happy fellas!
Just thought I should post my fifth build here at the forum .
I have had alot of trucks, most recently a totally hopped up Erbe: http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...project./page5
A toomuchwrenched Merv:http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...project./page3
And The flux ( wich I´m currently using most of the five vehicles I have left: https://www.rc-monster.com/forum/sho...t=29831&page=4
The short story is, I have always loved the revo, from the first time I saw Airmaxx23´s movies from back in the begining, and I have had one of my own since the first 2.5 model came out.
The overmodified revo didn´t get much runtime after I got the flux since the revo just couldn´t take what the flux could, but I felt so sad just having it standing there on the bench, so after almost a year of "resting on the bench" I started to convert it into a summit, said and done, ran it for about 10hours total trough mud and rocky sektions, and then I got tired of driving slow...Looked at Nitrocircus live show when they were here in Sweden and saw a trophytruck, and then the idea had come to life.
It´s nothing too special, the build contains:
Spine is a Summit chassis,
Greg adler body,
some alu skids,
alu servosaver,
pushrod mod for the rear bulks and bodymount,
Lst front and rear 1/8 diffs,
shortned and welded front centershaft from a flux,
summit axel for the rear center,
Maxx axels all around ( will swapp them out for some summitshafts if they aren´t up to it),
MMM 2200kv powerplant.
I have ordered some trencher x´s to fit on some black split spokes, will order slingshots for the winter later on. I may also order the Erbe´s steel centershafts to clean things up.
I never made a thread about the summit build, it was just a stock summit but with the alu stuff named above, and some locked Lst diffs.
Here is the the build:
Revo spec axels, shortned them a bit:
And then mounted the rest of the stuff:
Did some decal changes to the Greg Adler edition, I really don´t like yellow, so I removed the 4wheel stickers and added some other, also covered up some of the "nitro holes":
I think it turned out kinda nice.
Here is a comparision between the trencher x 2.2/3.0 tires and some 2.2 sandpaws:
Next step is to mount the sandpaws on the 2.2/3.0 if they show up before the weekend
Here is my other builds:
Keep on bashing everyone!
Looks good! Judging by how many people have made E-Slayers, it looks like Traxxas should really make one.
Manager at LHS ~7 Years. I've seen some stuff lol
Thanks alot!
Yeah, I totally agree on that point, I´m surprised that they haven´t come out with one yet.. I mean, they have all the parts.
I just did the first testrun, it´s amazing! We have about three inches of snow here, but the truck did a great job paddling trough the snow,. Will install some harder springs tomorrow to get a better rideheight, the a-arms are leveled now wich isn´t very good for snow running.
Hopefully I will have time to get some running pics after work tomorrow
You did a good job
Nice one...I just recently built an eSlayer...looked at your other threads...your Revo sure took some punishment, I bash mine pretty hard but have never broken many parts like you did.
Great threads .
Rock n Rolla !
pics with the new tires
Thanks alot for the good complements.
Yeah the Revo sure did take a whole pile of parts before I was done...
Here it is, alive in the snow! This truck is a blast, I have found my new love!
It´s a tad to slow for my taste on 4s with 38/21 mod1 gearing. I will either buy a 36t spur or if thats not enough I will probably step up to 5s
Thats all for now, keep on bashing everyone
i cant see the pics but i cant wait to drive my e-slayer did you use a cover or water proof the ecs for snow running
i can see them now and awesome truck what motor are you running
that looks so fun
With great brushless comes great responsibility.
Neat. I want to get mine going so bad
Thanks for the kind words!
It´s a castle 2200kv with the finns removed to fit the Savage flux motormount wich the motor was mounted in before it went into this truck.
I have ordered new shock oil, other gearing, and 5s a few days ago, just waiting for it to arrive so I can try it out, can´t wait!
Dude, looks like alot of fun! I like how you shortend the drivshafts, but if you went through all that trouble, wouldn't it of been better to use Summit shafts? Just thinking out loud here.
Manager at LHS ~7 Years. I've seen some stuff lol
I have alot of new spare parts from the good old Revo time, I had many original revo shafts and stubaxels layin around but only one complete summit shaft, that´s why I used the summit shaft for the center only. Felt better to use up the old stuff instead of buying new parts again. Been beating it pretty good and no broken shafts so far. Knock on wood
My 3s has arrived! Labeled to be 20mm longer than the 2s packs but they were identical in length just as I thought.
Re geared and with 5s this thing has really woken up from it´s beauty sleep! It´s now so awake so it started to melt my center shafts......
This is a brand new summit shaft after just one run...
So it was time for something better, I took a driveshaft from a XXLST, and paired it with the sleeve from a center shaft of a XXLST to achive the perfect length. Some grinding was needed on the driveshaft since the "head" in the joint was slightly too big to fit in the sleeve at the beginning. Turned out kinda nice, should more than well hold up.
And that´s all for now.
Keep on bashing everyone!


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Following a 28% rise to all-time highs in 2013, the S&P 500 is in the red so far in 2014.
Naturally, everyone wants to know what is driving the sell-off.
Ian Lyngen, a senior government bond strategist at CRT Capital, relays the results of a survey of clients conducted this week that sought to answer this question.
Respondents were pretty split in their views.
"Our special questions asked if the recent risk sell-off vs. Treasury rally was a short-term profit-taking event or more thematic," says Lyngen.
"40% said profit-taking with the balance, 60%, saying thematic."
The chart shows what themes respondents perceive to be at work in the marketplace.
"When asked what themes were at hand, we got the most votes for weakness in global markets — EM and China specifically cited — with 36% of the blame," says Lyngen.
"Following on that was tapering by the Fed with 24%, and then strategic allocations to lock in risk performance with 20%. 10% went to weaker U.S. data due to weather, with another 10% to 'other.' Other in this case was largely about positions and a generic weaker outlook for the U.S."
Respondents to the survey see these themes playing out for several more months.
"Finally, we asked how long this lasts, and here the average came to about four months, with surrounding commentary about letting QE wind down further and waiting to see how EM and economies in general develop," says Lyngen.


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I healed ToC
I finally reached 78 and the instance options opened above me.
- Utgarde Pinnacle
- Culling of Stratholme
- Occulus
- Halls of Lightning
- CoT
I signed up for a few of them, ran a couple of them just fine, but I wasn't going to sign up to heal CoT.
Can I heal Normal ToC after being 78 for 10 minutes?
I checked with my mates:
You think I can heal normal ToC?
No bloody way mate, it's hard!
So I stayed away from ToC in the LFG interface.
Vikingmetal came online and offered to run a few instances. I told him those instances I thought I would be OK with, which didn't include ToC.
Next thing I know, the group is formed and I ask where we are going…
We survived…
Well actually we didn't. We wiped once, there we a couple of additional misc deaths, but the Black Knight went down.
Mind you, the only one left standing was Viking, but I had managed to keep the group up long enough for him to solo the Black Knight to death.
It wasn't pretty, but it was done. I had done it.
Feeling a little less unsure I signed up again. This time I was grabbed by a well geared and experienced 80 Tankadin.
We survived (ok, there may have been a wipe in there somewhere, but we won't talk about that). I even got complimented for healing well above my gear… Nice!
One nub = a Wipe
Third time not so lucky. I grabbed Viking as he was heading off to bed. Unfortunately more of us went down than mobs (no, not bosses, mobs).
In an encounter similar to Rhii's, we just couldn't pull it off.
Like Rhii, I suspect that it was all the fault of one party member. Sure I am being unfair, but it couldn't have been my fault.
This warrior has been plaguing me since Maruadon. Ever since he tried to tank the slimes and died. Then quit the group in a rage when I kite tanked 3 of them and killed them by myself while he abused the healer. If I wanted to tank… He was going.
Ironically, nub is a badge of honor for him and even forms a part of his name… I need the Namescore addon!
I have mistakenly invited him to groups since. One VH run we got through by the skin of my totems, but he was always the 1st to die.
Problem is he doesn't like to die alone.
Anyway he was there for the fail ToC and constantly apologizing for his screw ups.
While he may not have been directly responsible for our ultimate fail, I think he all wore us down enough that we were susceptible to the Black Knight's plague.
I've been 80 for a few days now.
I am definitely not going to heal HToC…
I will DPS it of course…
Well until we wiped 4 times and the Healadin suggests a change of tactics.. he will Tank, I will heal…
Mmmm, I warn him it isn't likely to happen, but since we are saved it's worth one more go…
End result…
We took the Black Knight down, only one death… ME! But late enough that they could finish him off.
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
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Try and find some construction going on in your area and ask someone for a couple pieces of silt fence. I made mine to hang about 4" on all sides of the box with a piece of 1/2" rope sewn in a seam around the edges for weight and with its black color the girls settle down between the frames. It is so cool to roll it back and see all the heads facing up just sitting calmly looking up. Put one on the boxes you set off also but I would always give them a small puff.
I just read your blog post and wanted to comment that I always light the smoker and use it to puff a hello at the front door of the hive. Then I put it down and never pick it up again. I believe in your post about the hive drapes, you did not use a smoker at all. The bees could get testy for some reason or another so it's important to light the smoker, but it is equally important not to disrupt them any more than is necessary. The hive drape allows minimal disruption. If yours blow up or off, put dowels in the sides of the pillow cases to weight them down. I wrote a short article on how to use the hive drape for the Georgia Beekeepers Association newsletter. Here's alink to read how to use hive drapes.Hope that helps,Linda T
and then deal with putting it out.
Ah... good advice. Looks like I will be packing my smoker full. Cool filtered smoke sounds like a good idea to me. 8-)


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NEW YORK, NY - (May 22, 2013) - Today, SHOWTIME announced a number of guest stars that will appear in a variety of roles in the upcoming third season of its Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R)-winning drama series HOMELAND. The series returns for a third season on Sunday, September 29th at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the series premiere of MASTERS OF SEX. HOMELAND season three opens during the aftermath of the horrific terror attack that decimated the U.S. intelligence apparatus, and prompted a global manhunt for the world's most wanted terrorist - Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis). As Carrie (Claire Danes) and Saul (Mandy Patinkin) begin to pick up the pieces of their shattered professional and personal lives, they are swept up in the political and media firestorm surrounding the terror attack and the subsequent search for Brody's whereabouts. The guest stars for season three include:
· Joanna Merlin (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) as "Grandma Lois," Jessica Brody's mother.
· Nazanin Boniadi (How I Met Your Mother) as "Fara," a capable analyst despite her young appearance.
· Amy Morton (Boss) as Carrie Mathison's CIA appointed attorney "Erin Kimball."
· Gary Wilmes (Louie) as "Dr. Richardson," a psychiatrist helping Dana Brody cope with recent events.
· Sam Underwood (The Last Keepers) as "Leo," a new friend of Dana's with a troubled past.
· In the wake of a terror attack on U.S. soil, the government's investigation deepens. Those asking for answers include:
· Tracy Letts (Prison Break) as "Senator Andrew Lockhart," the powerful, authoritative and commanding Committee Chairman.
· Broadway veteran Lawrence Clayton (Dreamgirls, The Big C) as "Admiral Jim Pennington," the President's National Security Advisor.
· Pedro Pascal (Graceland) as "Majority Counsel David Portillo," a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
HOMELAND also stars Morena Baccarin, Rupert Friend, F. Murray Abraham, Sarita Choudhury, Jackson Pace and Morgan Saylor. One of the network's top-two rated series (along with DEXTER(R)), HOMELAND tied for the most wins of any program last year at the Emmy Awards, honored with six wins including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress and Actor in a Drama Series. Additionally, HOMELAND has been awarded Golden Globe Awards, SAG, Peabody, Television Critics Association, AFI and Critics' Choice Awards. The series is produced by FOX 21.


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"Didn't your mum tell you that life is not fair?"
"It's just petty jealousy"
Unfairness (also known as capitalism, life and them's the breaks) is a commonly suffered human condition which disproves the scientific theory of Karma.
Unfairness occurs after the misuse, abuse, neglect, or malfeasance of political, judicial or military systems. The majority of ordinary people suffer such a large amount of unfairness on a daily basis, that they become immune to its effects. The beneficiaries of unfairness are usually the ruling elite who put themselves in charge of administering unfairness to others so that they can ensure that they get the best share of the remaining fairness.
Effects of unfairness[edit]
- Poverty: People administered with large doses of unfairness generally begin suffering from extreme poverty.
- Paranoia: This condition is caused when people begin to believe that there is a specific unfairness agenda against them personally, rather than accepting that unfairness is almost always distributed by government on a mass scale.
- Anger: Sometimes people become so angry with the unfairness of their situation that they rise up in a revolution, overthrow the distributors of unfairness and form redistributionist governments, however the people put in charge of the redistributionist system generally use it to redistribute all of the unfairness onto people other than themselves.
- Depression: People tend to mope about and whinge a bit more when they are administered a large dose of unfairness for the first time.
- Tolerance: People who have been administered regular doses of unfairness have been known to build up such an tolerance to the usual effects of unfairness that they need massive doses to even register the effects of unfairness. These people are usually so numbed to the the unfairness of their situation that they don't even know about most of the injustices they are suffering, let alone complain about them.
- Addiction: People have been known to become so familiar with the suffering and depression caused by unfairness, that they seek out artificial sources of misery such as Coldplay and EastEnders.
Unfairness has been used by ruling elites for centuries to subjugate the majority of their population into poverty stricken dependence.
The principal distributors of unfairness throughout history have been the kings, emperors, noblemen, clergy, judiciary, political classes and the landed-gentry.
There have been many historical attempts to overthrow unfairness, the English Civil War and the establishment of the Commonwealth of England which lasted 20 years and involved the exportation of large amounts of unfairness to Ireland. This regime ended after the restoration of the monarchical unfairness after the 20 year limit on British mass recollection. It has been documented that the ability of the British public to recollect the horrors of previous regimes only lasts 20-21 years before they completely forget how unfair it all was and resurrect the previous regime of unfairness in a fit of misdirected nostalgia. Famous examples include:
- Abolition of the Monarchy 1640, resurrected 1660.
- End of World War 1 1918, beginning of World War 2 1939.
- Britain humiliated as Labour go cap in hand to the IMF 1976, Labour re-elected 1997.
- Barkingly right wing neoliberal pseudo-economics fanatic Tory leader Thatcher booted out of government 1990, Barkingly right wing neoliberal pseudo-economics fanatic Tory leader leader Cameron elected 2010.
Revolutionaries in other countries like France and Russia learned from the mistakes of the English Revolution by making sure that they killed all of the royalty and toffs so that the leaders of the revolution could hold onto the means of redistributing unfairness in perpetuity.
Contemporary usage[edit]
By the late 20th Century the means of distribution of unfairness had been monopolised by huge undemocratic multinational agencies such as the IMF, the World Bank, the European Union, the United Nations and Starbucks.
While the majority of unfairness has been distributed by these multinational agencies, responsibility for smaller scale distribution of unfairness has been retained by individual countries, the Toffs and the Spivs then sub-contract the unfairness distribution work to the police, judges, soldiers and politicians to ensure that the unfairness is distributed to the proper recipients.
The foremost institution for the academic study of unfairness distribution is known as the School of the Americas at Fort Columbus, Georgia, USA.


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The Vampire Diaries Review: A Recipe for RuinMatt Richenthal at .
The Vampire Diaries introduced viewers to the Long Island Iced Tea of curse-breaking spells last night.
But instead of a mixture of ingredients that simply lead to a hangover, the recipe Katherine described to Elena could result in the sacrifice of us of almost every Mystic Falls resident we know and love. Welcome to the latest twist in the most shocking show on television.
Before I get into the heart of my "Katerina" review, let's recognize the work of Nina Dobrev.
Within the course of one hour, this actress portrayed Katherine as a human being in Bulgaria; Katherine as a pretend English woman in Great Britian; Katherine as a weakened vampire in present day; and a couple versions of Elena, one confident, the later one a tear-filled mess. That's gotta be some kind of record for a star of a show.Overall, "Katerina" was a necessary installment, an essential information dump that left me furiously scrawling notes and trying to keep up.
It certainly wasn't the most action-packed episode in series history, as my one complaint would be that the mythology was mostly revealed in an expository manner. Really, we all just watched as Katherine sat there and spilled everything to Elena. But there was a whole lot to spill, and it left me with a number of points/questions. To wit:
Now we know why Elijah thought the Petrova bloodline stopped with Katherine: because her parents gave her daughter away. There could be any number of flashback episodes that take us through Elena's more immediate family history, as I'm left wondering: did her relatives also resemble Katherine? How many other dopplegangers are out there or have been out there?
The dopplegangers were created as a means to undo the sun and moon spell. But who created them? Because Slater - who I adored... a nerdy vampire, how funny/awesome was that?!? - said the goal is for vampires to break the curse before werewolves do, I'm hoping we receive more background on the feud between these creatures.
In case anyone missed it, the ingredients Katherine returned to Mystic Falls to collect are: a vampire, a werewolf, a witch, a doppleganger and the moonstone. No word yet on whether or not a partridge in a pear tree is also required.
Before the episode concluded, I turned to my wife and said there's always a last-minute twist. I thought I was proven correct when Elijah was revealed to be compelling Slater... but there was a twist on the twist. Dr. Jonas Martin is working with this Original. Do we also think Luka is in on it? Or being used as a pawn by his apparently evil father?
One problem with how Katherine simply listed her history, along with the basis for her return, is that we're left to ponder a major question: is she telling the truth? When she was first locked in the tomb, she wailed about needing to protect Elena - but we have to assume that was a lie now, right?
It will start to feel annoying and manipulative if Katherine's story changes from week-to-week. I have to believe we're getting accurate information this time, especially because it doesn't paint Katherine in a flattering light. Why make up that she wants to help Klaus sacrifice all these people?
As Katherine suggested, this all seems to be leading toward a major decision for Elena. There is one way in which she can save those around her: by taking the same action Katherine took over 500 years ago. By becoming a vampire.
Finally, speaking of Klaus, one final question before I turn this review over to reader responses: considering how greatly they've built him up - Elijah is the "Easter Bunny" compared to this Original, Damon's latest lucky lover said - who will they possibly get to portray this ultimate villain? If they show is searching for an intimidating, angry, scary actor, only one name comes to mind:
Mel Gibson. What do you think?
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In our weekly excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, noted author and occasional NFL roundtabler Stefan Fatsis wants to quibble with those writers who took last week's two-hour-long orgasm that ended the baseball regular season, and turned it into some kind of metaphor for life. In particular, he takes issue with modern-day baseball saint Joe Posnanski of Sports Illustrated.
Says Fatsis, "Joe Posnanski is the most capable writer/reporter/fan of our times, I would argue. ... To speak ill of Joe Posnanski is to speak ill of nuzzling kittens or sleeping newborns." But he embarks on his quest anyway. Oh, the temerity!
UPDATE! Posnanski speaks (erm, well, tweets:) "Just listened to Stefan Fatsis take me out on Slate podcast. He did it so nicely, I like him even more."
You can listen to the full podcast here or subscribe on iTunes.