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6. | Weed Whacker | ||
When you continually smack a woman in the face with your dick in a circular motion like a weed whacker. This move is performed after you get done fucking. "I gave that horny bitch a Weed Whacker on turbo after we got done fucking."
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A person who tends to smoke alotta Marijuana. He smokes 10 joints a day...what a weed whacker!
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A term used to describe a rice bucket Honda or other riced out import.
May be easily identified by an exhaust sounding like a gas powered weed eater or chainsaw. Damn, that riced out Honda sounds like a weed wahcker!
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Someone who stops you from smoking chronic. It can be a very hard time for your bad self, so dont cut your wiener off. "Hey dude, lets go smoke some weed"
"No dude, Come inside and play some video games" "Whatever dick face...your just being a weed whacker" |
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A person, usually but not always a woman, who dates or otherwise becomes romantically or sexually involved with a man for the sake of obtaining free weed. My friend isn't a gold digger--she's a weed whacker!! She's seeing this guy because she can get all the weed she wants!
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People that whack off to their own pictures... Ex. Dan loves himself so much, he pulled a Weed Whacker to his own Christmas photos.

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Well chap, that is quite extravagantly gay of you.
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Winner: Best Fireworks Picture
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Congratulations to Erin Holvoet. She is the winner of this week's Patch Picture of the Week contest with her fireworks picture. Her picture of a boy watching fireworks was a crowd favorite. Thanks to everyone who submitted your great pictures. A couple people added photos to our voting story. (The entry period had already closed) I featured those latecomers in this story along with our winning photo, so please enjoy them. Holvoet will be receiving a Patch prize pack in the mail. Don't forget to enter this week's Picture of the Week contest. We're asking people to upload picture of parades. Scroll down to see that story and other Picture of the week entries and winners.
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Hopefully the summer will come eventually and when it does some of you may want to get away from it all into some remote wild country. If you're heading for Scotland, or already live there, here's some suggested areas that we've enjoyed. If you're new to wild camping there are some great areas where you can camp near to a remote bothy or even use the bothy if you want to go really light and leave the tent at home.
The great thing about wild camping is that once you've got a couple of trips under your belt you'll want to find your own remote locations and start exploring with that great sense of freedom you get with having everything you need with you.
The area around Rannoch Moor and Corrour Station feels very remote but you can easily walk in from Rannoch Station along the Road to the Isles track in 2 or 3 hours or even get the train and get off at Corrour Station. There is also an Eco Friendly SYHA Hostel on the west shores of Loch Ossian, but plenty of scope to camp well away from it.
The Cairngorms are an awesome place for wild camping whether you head in from the north Aviemore or from Braemar in the south. You don't have to get onto the tops to have an adventure a walk through the Lairig Ghru or around the Loch Avon ('Arn) area are worthwhile in their own right.
Try heading out west to Kinlochhourn and walk down the coast to Barrisdale or you can get a boat to drop you off and the small settlement of Barrisdale has its own website at www.barisdale.com probably not as remote as some areas, as there's a bothy (with flush toilet and electricity!) and some other cottages but the scenery is breathtaking. From here you can walk over to the UK's remotest mainland pub at the Old Forge Knoydart www.theoldforge.co.uk .
Further north the area around the Shenavall Bothy is awesome with lots of Munro's for the baggers and great camping beside the bothy or if you fancy something a bit more remote head up Glen Muice (be careful of the river crossing!) for a real wilderness experience. Beinn Dearg Mor opposite the bothy just misses the magical Munro height but believe me will give you a far more interesting walk and scramble than any of the local Munros with the exception of An Teallach.
We've been a little vague here as we think it's exciting to do your own research and hopefully the pics will whet your appetite. For those of you who are interested there are several Munros in each of these areas so tick can be acquired along with your wild camping experience. My prefered shelter for 3 season solo trips is a MSR Hubba Tent and for sleeping a Mountain Equipment Xero 350 Down Sleeping Bag and Thermarest Small Prolite sleeping mat.
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Lagoon Watersports Beach and Coastal Sailing Club's provides everything you need to have a great time on and by the water in brighton and Hove. Members can ride the wakeboard cable, hire windsurfers, sailing boats, SUP, kayak, use the surfboards and even take part in Fitness Classes.
Lagoon Watersports beach and coastal sailing watersports clubs have a simple aim :
Lagoon Watersports beach and coastal sailing watersports clubs have a simple aim :
We take away the hassle and cost of getting on the water.
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- No need to buy, store, insure or maintain equipment
- Experienced staff on hand to help you.
- All equipment supplied , including wetsuits
- Free improvers training clinics and events
There is no need to buy any watersports equipment, everything is provided, even the wetsuits.
We have two great locations :
- Hove Lagoon (Lagoon and Sea)
- Brighton Marina (Coastal sea sailing club)
Think of us as a watersports gym. Once you have taken a basic introduction you can just get out on the water and enjoy yourself. There are some minimium levels of pre experince for the activities so we know you will be safe.
We have a number of membership to suit different requirements listed below. Each membership has a kids, family, couples, OAP and student options. You can choose to join for a year, or a month.
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Watersports for young people (14 -25) - from £1.50 an hour !
Down at Hove Lagoon we are really excited to announce our partnership with Active Sussex, Sportivate Scheme. The scheme offers young people the chance to get active, learn a new waterspout and save loRead more...
Lagoon & Sportivate Partnership - Girls Sailing Club!
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Visit the historic Cornwall Furnace on Cherokee County Road 92 in Cedar Bluff.
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Dec. 21: End of the World?
Find out what the experts are saying about the Dec. 21, 2012, Doomsday prophesies and the end of the Mayan calendar.
Don't make any rash decisions: Experts say 12/21/12 is going to be just another typical winter solstice. Killer solar flares aren't expected. Another planet isn't on a collision course with ours. And the Mayan "long count calendar" ending on this date has no real significance—they had to end it somewhere! There are a number of theories and predictions that call for earth's demise on Dec. 21, 2012. They include: The intrigue created by multiple end-of-the-world predictions has made many scholars and even NASA stand up to make statements debunking the claims. From professors at Tampa Bay's own New College to the scientific minds at NASA, they're all saying the same thing: Go ahead and pay that mortgage bill and wrap those holiday presents. …
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New Pest Threatens Arkansas Fruit Farms
By: Brittney Johnson
Updated: February 12, 2013
You've seen fruit flies, they come around when fruit is overripe, now experts say farmers need to prepare for their cousins, tiny vinegar flies called Spotted Wing Drosophila. On the east and west coasts these tiny vinegar flies have caused millions of dollars in damage, laying eggs in ripening fruit such as blueberries and raspberries.
Experts say they're making their way to the Natural State.
"They're seeing as much as 50 percent, in some cases 80 percent damage and where growers aren't doing anything they can lose their whole crop. It's devastating," says University of Arkansas Entomology Professor Donn Johnson.
The U of A Cooperative Extension Office is hosting pest control training for farmers to show them how to check for the and defend themselves against the pests.
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Biomedizinische Technik
Band 9: Automatisierte Therapiesysteme
[Volume 9: Automated Therapy Systems]
Ed. by Werner, Jürgen
With contrib. by Bolz, Armin / Dietz, Florian / Hexamer, Martin / Kerl, Ferdinand / Arndt, Andreas / Moscato, Francesco / Schneditz, Daniel / Kramer, Ludwig / Simanski, Olaf / Thomas, Andreas / Schauer, Thomas / Vallery, Heike / Riener, Robert
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The ninth volume of this series provides a comprehensive presentation of the subject areas of sensor-operated and automated therapy systems for the restoration of physiological organ functions. A focus is placed on the interdisciplinary design of extra and intra corporeal technological systems that interact with the body's physiological systems, working in conjunction with or even partially replacing them.
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Spiritual Formation vs. Discipleship (homage to Dallas Willard)
Christianity just lost a wonderful teacher. Today, Dallas Willard has died of cancer at the age of 77.
As a person who has spent countless hours learning about spiritual formation and endeavoring to be formed well, I am saddened that we've lost such an insightful man. A number of his books were part of my required texts and his keen wisdom helped to shape me.
In homage to him today, I will refer you to this article that is very helpful for understanding the difference between discipleship and spiritual formation and why the formation of our characters into Christ-likeness gets sidelined in churches and Christian institutions. It's quite good.
Remember to say a prayer today for all those who grieve his loss.
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What do you mean when you use the phrase spiritual formation?
Willard: In our country, on the theological right, discipleship came to mean training people to win souls. And on the left, it came to mean social action—protesting, serving soup lines, doing social deeds. Both of them left out character formation.
Isn't character formation very much a part of many Christian schools and institutions?
Willard: What sometimes goes on in all sorts of Christian institutions is not formation of people in the character of Christ; it's teaching of outward conformity. You don't get in trouble for not having the character of Christ, but you do if you don't obey the laws.
Read the rest here.
This is the video collection of the last conference Dallas Willard did in February on Knowing Christ, and the Dallas Willard Institute at Westmont College. (It's excellent)
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Robert Pattinson tells Total Film that the scene where his character performs a caesarean with his teeth on wife, Bella (Kristen Stewart), has been filmed for the final part of the Twilight franchise, Breaking Dawn.
"Yeah, I've done it," RPattz laughed, "I've chewed it, spat it out!"
Though he's not allowed to give much more away (joking with Ryan Seacrest recently that he gets 'beaten' for revealing details), Pattinson promises that Breaking Dawn will be "very different to the other films - more like a horror film."
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On Casey's 3rd "'Angelversary" family and friends teamed up in memory of Casey and provided service work at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia. The newest member of Magee's rehab team, Ford, a golden retriever, who was sponsored by the Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation, was introduced, and family and friends had the opportunity to watch Ford as he worked with patients.
Read the article on the Casey Feldman Foundation blog which includes additional photos and links to the TV news coverage: http://www.caseyfeldmanfoundation.org/blog/?p=2968
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GREAT LISTEN! Couldn't get enough of this one! It was pretty perfect! Interesting, roller coaster ride - just like life! Loved it!
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Totally loved listening to this book! Patrick Lawlor and Renee Raudman are absolutley fantastic! LOVE IT!
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I just coulnd't do! I couldn't listen to this book at all. I made it through the first chapter and then I just deleted it. I felt lost and oddly like this was an altered universe. I believe I must not be the kind of person to listen to this type of book - SORRY!
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Of course Kill & Tell is a GOOD BOOK! This is Linda Howard! This story had me wondering and anticipating the outcome. Slowly but nicely Ms Howard takes you on a trip with her writing. Its a fun "reader ride".
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I continually forget to check out Suzanne Brockmann but when I do she is SO ON POINT! I love her simple sometimes edgy writing that paints a vivid picture! She not brash but sassy in getting her readers to go along for the "reader ride". I enjoy that. I would love a Prince Joe and the way Ms. Brockmann writes this wonderful book, she can make you feel like you get one.
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This was an interesting book. I wanted to read (listen) to this before my son read it and I truly enjoyed it. I plan on getting the other books in the series before he gets to! Worth a listen.
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This is nice book to listen to however I think the ending was a little rushed and unfinished. Enjoyable when traveling but short.
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A former Eagle Scout who became a Boy Scout leader faces child pornography charges on Long Island, N.Y., officials said.
Edward Orenchuk III of Garden City, has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies for possessing images of child pornography and making those images available to others via the Internet, Nassau County Dist. Atty. Kathleen Rice announced.
Orenchuk was arrested and arraigned Wednesday, officials said. He is being held on $400,000 bond or $100,000 cash.
Orenchuk was charged with three counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child -- all felonies. He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted, according to prosecutors.
During a search of his home, authorities found hundreds of images of children as young as 5 years old on his computer, officials said.
"This defendant's regular contact with children in a position of authority makes these charges that much more disturbing," Rice said in a prepared statement. "My office is committed to aggressively investigating and prosecuting those who traffic in this horrific material."
Orenchuk works as a page at the Garden City Public Library. The former Eagle Scout was also assistant scout master with Boy Scout Troop #243 in Garden City, officials said.
The Boy Scouts said Orenchuk was dropped from the organization once they learned of the charges.
"We were shocked to learn about the allegations against an individual affiliated with our troop," the organization said in a statement. "The behavior included in these allegations runs counter to everything for which the Boy Scouts of America stands."
Former Eagle Scout faces child pornography charges on Long Island
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It's a catch phrase that became commonplace in sports circles when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took over for Paul Tagliabue in 2006. During his tenure, Goodell has become known for handing down harsh punishments to players who run afoul of the law or fail to uphold the integrity of the league's shield and bring the league shame.
The commissioner has also been proactive, instilling sound morals into young men with events such as the one which began at Oxford High School Wednesday. More than 130 players convened upon the Yellow Jackets' campus for the NFL's High School Player Development program.
The two-day camp, which concludes today, is put on in conjunction with the National Guard. It is the first of its kind ever held in the state. Along with providing promising players with additional training in the summer, the camp is also designed to introduce them to the National Guard and its foundational principles.
"We're serious about instilling character in high school football players because we know it'll carry on into college and, obviously, when they become professional football players," said Freddie Brown, a regional director for the NFL HSPD.
He continued: "A portion of them will (go on to play professionally) and a great portion of them won't. But what we're trying to do is really instill a character baseline in these kids."
The camp is patterned after an NFL offseason training activity minicamp, commonly referred to as OTAs. Players stayed overnight at Fort McClellan to mirror the experience NFL players have during their preseason training camp when they leave their mansions and room with one another in college dorms to foster camaraderie.
The camp began in the classroom with a session on various topics, including time management, stress and bullying. The U.S. Army's values, leadership, duty, respect, selfless service, integrity and personal courage also make for good teammates and soldiers.
"Education and attitude is what we try to drive home," Master Sgt. Robert O'Day said. "That's what's going to set you apart."
O'Day is the non-commissioned officer in charge of the recruiting team which canvasses Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair, Cherokee and Talladega counties.
And while he said he hadn't gotten an opportunity to talk with anyone directly about the military as a career option Wednesday, it's a topic Oxford coach John Grass had no problem bringing up.
"It's great for a high school kid," Grass said. "You character education and you get to be around our National Guard folks who serve our country and are the reason we have the liberty and the freedom that we have. They also learn that it's not a bad option. You've got a $51,000 scholarship if you choose to go into the National Guard."
Brown is the head coach at Spartanburg (S.C.) High School . He played prep ball at legendary Independence High School in Charlotte before going on to play at Wofford College, where he also coached. He also coached running backs for the Carolina Panthers under George Seifert.
He began the day delivering a stirring testimony during which he detailed his path to success despite growing up in a crime-infested neighborhood, losing his mother at a young age and not having his father around.
"Football and football coaches saved me," he said. "But it was the ones that gave me character education that saved me, not the ones that just taught me how to play football. I didn't need them to teach me how to play football. I was pretty good at that anyway."
It's a message that wasn't taken lightly by camp attendees.
Oxford defensive lineman Trent Simpson owns scholarship offers from the likes of Mississippi State, Arkansas State, Jacksonville State, and Idaho State, yet the talk still resonated with him.
"He told us that .008 percent of all the kids that play high school football will play in the NFL," Simpson said. "You need to have another plan in case it doesn't work out because more than likely it's not going to work out."
Nick Birdsong covers prep sports for The Star. He can be reached at 256-235-3575. Follow him on Twitter @birds_word.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Winning five straight games mostly without him, didn't mean Nebraska doesn't need Rex Burkhead.
On a cold and blustery afternoon with a spot in the Big Ten title game on the line, Burkhead proved why he's so valuable to the Huskers.
Burkhead scored the go-ahead touchdown in his return from a knee injury and No. 17 Nebraska beat Iowa 13-7 on Friday to claim the Legends Division's berth in the championship game.
The Huskers (10-2, 7-1 Big Ten) will face off against Wisconsin next Saturday in Indianapolis after winning six straight since a loss at Ohio State.
It'll be a rematch of Nebraska's thrilling 30-27 home win over the Badgers in late September.
"I remember after Ohio State, I said what we needed to do, and you all looked at me like I was a crazy man. I probably thought I was a crazy man that night. I believe in this team. Honestly, I'm proud of those kids in that locker room," Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said.
Burkhead had to be at the top of Pelini's list.
Burkhead, making his first appearance since aggravating a sprained left knee on Oct. 20 against Northwestern, broke through with a 3-yard TD run to make it 13-7 late in the third quarter. He rushed for 69 yards, all in the second half.
Alonzo Whaley's interception with 2:11 left sealed the victory for Nebraska.
The Huskers defense held the Hawkeyes (4-8, 2-6) scoreless in the final three quarters in windy conditions. Continued...
Mark Weisman had 91 yards rushing for Iowa, which finished the season on a six-game losing streak. The Hawkeyes will miss out on a bowl game for just the second time since 2000.
"Nobody's happy about where we're at," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. "We fully realize we have a lot of work to do right now."
Nebraska's offense spent much of the day stifled by a stiff wind that gusted up to 40 mph and a surprisingly stout Iowa defense.
Fittingly, quarterback Taylor Martinez and Burkhead teamed up to put the Huskers ahead.
Martinez beat quadruple coverage for an 18-yard completion to Braylon Heard, an impressive hookup considering the conditions. Burkhead was in the end zone a few plays later to give Nebraska a six-point lead with 3:10 left in the third quarter.
Iowa pinned Nebraska at the 1 with 12:03 left, but Burkhead willed the Huskers out of harm's way with runs of 9 and 8 yards into the wind.
Though the Huskers were later forced to punt, Burkhead helped them avoid the worst while burning valuable minutes off the clock.
"I just thought it would be a mental boost for us. I went into the game thinking we're only going to play him if we need him," Pelini said of Burkhead, who rushed for 57 yards in the fourth quarter. "I asked him 'How do you feel about it? And Rex said 'Let's go.'"
A mild fall in the Midwest came to an abrupt end on Friday.
During the national anthem, the breeze at Kinnick Stadium was so strong it nearly blew over the American flag — and the man holding it. The wind chill hovered in the teens all day. Continued...
The conditions made passing a risky venture. Martinez threw for just 63 yards, while Iowa's James Vandenberg had 92 yards passing and two picks.
"It was really difficult. That wind and that cold weather," Martinez said. "My hands were frozen."
Nebraska threw just once on a 16-play drive that led to a field goal, and Iowa did the same on a 62-yard drive that led to a 1-yard plunge from Vandenberg and a 7-3 lead it held at halftime.
The Huskers muffed a punt and Martinez fumbled and nearly threw a pick in the second quarter. But Iowa's offense, which was lackluster all season, couldn't turn those miscues into points.
The ineptitude of Iowa's offense reached its nadir late in the first half. They were penalized for having too many men on the field — even though they were coming out of a timeout — and Mike Meyer followed with a missed field goal.
"They've really had a great season, but they have turned the ball over and we were hoping to be opportunistic that way," Ferentz said. "Overall, they just did a better job than we did in that second half."
Nebraska finished with a 7-1 conference mark for the first time since 2001, when it posted the same mark in the Big 12.
With one more Big Ten win next weekend, Burkhead and his teammates are headed to the Rose Bowl.
"I was just glad to be out there with the guys again," Burkhead said. "I missed being out there."
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Updated: January 28, 2013
In 2007 there were four million children diagnosed with ADHD in the U.S.
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However, medication rates varied significantly between states.
In Nevada, a third of kids diagnosed with ADHD were treated with medication, compared to eighty percent of those in Mississippi.
Researchers also found boys were medicated more often than girls.
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This isn't a memory, as it is happening _right now_ while I'm playing the game. It's that damn river of sewage. EVERYBODY in the party has Swim 5, yet none of them can get across the stream without getting sucked under and getting a case of Sewer Rot. And with Sewer Rot (as with pretty much AL diseases), while you have it, you can't heal any Hit Points. So naturally, when the party encounters robots, they're getting nickled-and-dimed to death as each encounter whittles away a few more more Hit Points.
It wouldn't be a problem at all if you could Use Swim to advance the party one space, then do it again. But the program chooses to _immediately_ start sliding the party towards the exit. Even with Macro-keys, there isn't enough time to hit a key before you've been sucked under. I get stuck hitting an arrow key like mad, to no avail. AFTER I've got the Sewer Rot and can finish crossing, but that just postpones the inevitable
The irony is that usually when a PC improves a Skill it's a Good Thing. In this case though, when the "So-and-so improved their Swim Skill", the damn window covers where the party is in the stream. Do they need to go South, or are they already in the chute about to be sucked under, so you have to go West first. How far West to get out of the chute? You don't _know_ because that window sits right on the important portion of the map. And the only way to close the window is to hit Enter -- and in that microsecond, the stream sweeps you two or three squares closer to your doom. And it seems that just about every time I've almost cleared the stream, up pops that damn improvement announcement again.
The game is rigged, I tell ya. It was all a dastardly plot to induce nervous breakdowns.


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How do you know this? A-A Astenah[sic] stated that the welds in the core were just construction welds.
From STJ911 angle cuts to Bazant buckling, I have heard so much crap and misinformation stated about core columns which flatly contradicts observed facts that I couldn't possibly give much weight to the above statement.
Core box columns were found for the most part very straight and separated into lengths of about 36n where n=1, 2. 3 (and even 4?)
Eight years after the event and most self-proclaimed experts probably aren't aware of that.
What is a 72' box column section? It is a straight piece where the weld held so well that nobody looking at the piece would even be aware of the location of the weld along it unless they where to told where to look.
This is why almost nobody can see all the core box column welds that held perfectly within the rubble.
What is a 98' straight box column? It is 2 consecutive welds holding perfectly while being subject to extreme abuse.
Please consider all the 36n where n=2, 3, 4 lengths of core column sections you can find in the rubble, perfectly straight, before you believe the WTC cores were tack or construction welded.
For example, in the photo below can anyone show me where some surviving core box column welds are? (You can't see them unless you know where to look).
Some of the welds were pretty strong, no?
Or the photo
The speared object is longer than 36 feet. Does that seem like a tack weld to you?
(On another subject: Look at the piece of flooring in the foreground in the photo above. How did it get so far from the base of either building?)


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Thank you. should have read more carefully
Come, my friends, 'Tis not to late to seek a newer world
I like how it says this on the game description:
"(not to be confused with FFG's previous release of the same name)"
Exact same name by the exact same company. No, why would we ever get that confused? :/
Snarks aside, I'm looking forward to the game. Smells like a mashup of Lord of the Rings and Beowulf:The Legend plus some dice,
Perhaps a remake of the I.C.E game from the 80's... or was that the 90's? Sounds very similar.
While waiting for the return of the Great Old Ones, why not check out my fan creations:
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No. I own the Iron Crown game, not at all like this one. Not sure which I like more but they are very different.
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His next thread "Mcdonalds Did it again" They put ice in my soft drink but did not ask me if i wanted ice in my soft drink. This problem could have been simply solved if the employee in the drive thru window asked if i wanted ice while taking my order. Now I have a drink with this fucking ice in it.
You really are beat the hell up over this. damn
I saw that Oreck magnesium vacuum for $199 at sears during christmas. I think it was like $400 on the oreck site.
$299. We can match that but our vac has 2 extra years on the warranty and it also comes with 3 annual tune-ups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oreck was allowing Costco to sell the Magnesium with the canister, free bags for both, a turbo brush and an extra HEPA filter for $275. That we were not even able to come close to matching. I lost a couple of sales because of that bullshit too!
Yes, it is, you miserable bitch.
You had the problem happen before so you were expecting it. Why not do something to avoid the same problem?
I love it when customers think the employees can read their fucking minds.
If you don't want a fucking box, say something or STFU.
Target has em for $99 with a 10 year warranty.
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ABUJA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) -- Unknown gunmen killed nine people in two shootings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, in an apparent attack on polio vaccination campaigners.
Kano police spokesman Ibrahim Majiya said three additional people were being treated for injuries at a hospital.
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Obama volunteers will conduct a voter registration drive in Lehigh Valley on Saturday
Volunteers supporting President Barack Obama's reelection will gather in Allentown on Saturday, June 16 as part of a statewide "Gotta Vote" project.
Organizing for America Pennsylvania (OFA PA) volunteers and community leaders will host voter registration drives in communities across the state to talk to people one-on-one about what's at stake in the presidential election and remind them of the importance of making their voices heard in November.
In Allentown, volunteers will gather at the Allentown OFA PA Office at 1031 W Linden Street to register voters and educate people about the latest voter registration and voting laws.
Saturday's event is timed to coincide with a Pennsylvania visit by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
GottaVote.org is a one-stop shop for getting the facts on voting, reminders for key dates and deadlines, and alerts on the status of voting rights in your state.
7:14 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Gottavote.org is a paid for Obama website. Be aware of that if the site tries straying from objectivity.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:58 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Patch is owned by HuffingtonPost. Check out Huffinton's political affiliations.
7:22 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
What is at stake in this next POTUS election? I look forward to hearing from those of you who will revote for Obama. Please, steer clear of the tiring talking points sent out by the far left overlords. I have yet to have too many, who are pro Obama, provide anything that even resembles a well reasoned, factual, objective, not pumped with magical thinking or hyperbolic propaganda on why they will continue to support him. Remember, in 2008, hope and change was a promise, today it is a reality of a bait and switch melange of things not hoped for, nor the right change needed and to the long term detriment of us all. Tell me, what is the definition of insanity?
Tim Killimaji
11:26 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
what is at stake is legalized abortion and appointing justices to the United States Supreme Court
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:57 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
He hasn't outlined ANYTHING he will do to fix the economy. They vote for him because they are dimwits, who believe in magic pixie dust, and because they are jealous others have more than they do.
Amend Wun
8:46 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
So, the 8 years under George W. Bush were utopian? What has Mitt Romney brought to the table that doesn't reflect more of the same? How can anyone take the republicans seriously when their best choice is a multi millionaire who stores his money off shore so he can skirt his tax liability. Where's your outrage over that? Guess we should all work the system to our advantage, unless of course you're poor, a minority or a woman cuz that's considered an entitlement. Ridiculous. I'm an independent. I don't necessarily support Obama, but I'm not buying what the republicans are selling. Job creators...where? China...Indonesia. That's a canard in my mind...
Rosemary B
9:59 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
But the road we are on under Obama leads to some very bad places. Food prices are up. Unemployment is not any better and the so called Health care reform will do way more harm than good. I am not a great big Romney fan, but I am ready to try a president who has some experience leading and in the business world.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:56 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Bull... you are an Obama liberal. You are not "independent". You have completely bought into Obama nonsense, because you have no ability to reason for yourself. Do some homework. Maybe you'll figure out a successful businessman is better suited to fix and economy than a community organizer who never held a job. You are just an Obuma Zombie.
Amend Wun
8:47 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
...Government should stay out of the free market unless it's about corporate subsidies and generous tax loop holes. Government should stay out of our private lives unless it's about which gender is marrying which or which God we pray to, or don't. Let's pack our prisons while cutting education and vilifying teachers. Woman don't need reproductive rights or health benefits that include birth control, but erectile disfunction is a "medical condition". The EPA is blocking industry thru environmental regulations that are too heavy handed, yet all one needs to do is visit the Palmerton superfund site to see the impact of unregulated industry, love canal...and I think it was the Ohio River that caught fire due to pollution. I'm not saying that democrats have all the answers either, nor am I openly supporting them, but the republicans must think Americans are just plain stupid.
Jim Gregory
10:18 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
I can't say it better than Amend. Excellent..Well said..Yes, the answer to your question is Republicans do think Americans are just plain stupid..That why they continue to cut funding to educaton..They assume everyone will then sit in front of TV and watch Fox news and learn all they need to know, lol.
moderate Republican
7:34 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
It was the Cuyahoga River, located in the state of Ohio.
Rosemary B
10:10 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
But is it right to cripple the economy to improve an environment that is already so much better than it was 30 yrs ago? At some point we need some balance or else the environment will be in great shape but the people will be starving!
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:54 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Jim Gregory... what Republican cut funding? Corbett is spending more now than Fatty Rendell EVER did. And Obama is the one who cut the stimulus money that is now leading to so many layoffs.
Are you fact challenged? Or are you a member of the Rachel Maddow fan club? You are a dimwit Ed Schultz parrot.
H smith
10:05 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
We lost about 600,000 jobs the month president Obama took office. We gained 69,000 jobs last month. While that's not a great number, this president had to fight an up hill battle to get us where we are today. Romney wants to undo that work, and will reverse the progress our economy is making. That is why President Obama has my support.
1:41 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
what kind of jobs are they? public sector? service industry? I'm not defending republicans...people on both sides of the aisle are responsible for destroying the real jobs in this country...but the jobs being "created" now are nothing.
Ed Eardley
2:40 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
"Uphill" battle? Reality check...EVERY indicator is down since the ignorant elected the idiot. Please do the country a favor...put your head back in the sand and let the people who have a resemblance of intelligence do the voting.
Rosemary B
10:02 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Creating public sector jobs is just the taking the money from the right hand to pay the left hand. Nothing real is created. We need private sector jobs.
Rosemary B
10:17 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
I fear that H smith has been reading too many of the E-mails from the Obama campaign and not doing enough thinking or research for himself.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:52 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
What are you smoking.... 375,000 jobless claims filed last month.
1:30 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Staberdeath -
You ask, "What is the definition of insanity?"
The answer is, "Voting for a Republican for Congress."
Robert Sentner
1:49 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
oh yeah and the Democrats or SOOOO much better...LOL they both don't know how to work for the people.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:51 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Ya.. the guys who might balance the budget and turn the economy around. Vote again for the dimwits who only know how to spend us into oblivion, and destroy everything they tough.
1:39 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Jim Gregory...you believe that it's the right that thinks Americans are stupid? Liberals are the ones who believe that the government has to take care of the "ignorant masses"...and actually it's a play just to gain more control. I believe it's the people that made the country what it is (or was)...not a bunch of ivy-league grads with no real world experience.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:50 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
The most stupid people are the Latinos who think Obama will do ANYTHING for them... he had 2 years with a Democratic House and Senate and he did NOTHING. Now he throws them a bone, and he knows damn well he won't do a thing for them, and in fact can't get anything done with the Republicans, because he has completely alienated the Republicans. If he gets elected, Latinos can expect NOTHING to happen in the next four years, AND the economy to suck for four more years. Even if you believe Romney won't do anything for illegals, at least he can get the economy moving, which will help legals and illegals.
11:12 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
As a small business owner I fear another 4 years of Obama. I will not hire another person with this anti-business president who has jeapordized my business with his health care proposals and his rhetoric against those who took a chance in life and are finally making it. I prefer to be a smaller business with less risk. He simply wants risk takers to invest their own capital, efforts and time and if the risk pans out....he wants us to support leaches who simply want a government hand out and don't want the gravy train to end. Obama has no intention to reduce our government debt and eventually this country will have to fold since we can't "print" money forever and expect some fool to keep buying our IOUs. We cannot pay off one credit card bill with another credit card for long which is what we are doing right now. I feel sorry for the naive voters who are clueless as to what is transpiring in this nation and only thing about what they can get "today" from the government. This will be my 10th time voting for a president and never in that time have I feared for the future of this nation as I do now.
Tim Killimaji
11:25 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
as a viet nam veteran I am scared of 4 years of republican rule
Rosemary B
10:06 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
My husband is a former military man and swears Republicans support the Military and Veterans far more than Democrats who only want the cuts needed to be made to the Military.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:47 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Well, as a Viet Nam vet, you must have sustained some sort of brain injury if you think Obama is not scary.
careless fills
8:15 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Obama is no better than W. Obama kills babies when he uses drones to get people on his hit list. Obama sin Laden uses the results of Bush torture techniques to get the info to kill Osama bin Laden. Obama keeps Guantanomo opened.
And in spite of his most recent pronunciation about immigration, Obama has deported more in 3 years than Bush did in 8.
Obama is as much of a tool of the bankers as any of his predecessors, if not more. The bankers supported him in 2007-08 becuase they knew that they could work with him. You might recall that it was McCain who was holding up the Bush/Pelosi/Obama bank bailout just before the 2008 election.
Jamie Dimon (yes that one of the Chase $2 billion) was an early supporter of Obama when he was just a state senator in Illinois and when Dimond was CEO of Bank One in Chicago! (see Charles Gasparino's excellent footnoted book called "Bought and Paid for" to get details). Dimon has visited the White House so many times that people here joke of him as being the shadow Terasury secretary. The Obama economic team comes thru a revolving door with Goldman Sachs and other investment banks - even Rahm Emmanual worked for Goldman in between his stints with Clinton, in Congress, and as Obama's chief of staff. Not to mention Larry Summers and John Corzine of MF Global fame, who would have been next in line to succeed Tiny Tim Geithner.
At least we knew where Bush stood - Obama is far more dangerous since he is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Rob Hamill
4:16 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Communist Obooombah is looking for more useful idiots to turn this country into a 1984 police surveillance state
louis kootsares
8:48 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
pt barnum was right there is one born every minute anyone who votes for that phoney saddam obahma would buy the brooklyn ridge everything he does is for effect or like a puppet which he is bought and paid for no opinion of his own we need to got rid of obahmacare and him new jobs? i bet he counts people stripping copper from
9:23 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
I think it's been pretty obvious that neither party is truly for the good of the people. So why do we keep voting for either of them? Basically, *they* control our choices. What does that tell us...
louis kootsares
10:32 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
blue.. good question a few years ago i was very active in a third party the patriot party later it became the reform party i had been politically active prior to that but a third party to really succeed needs liberals and conservatives interested in it i am a conservativei was originally a conservative democrat but what i encountered in forming a new party is alot of very conservative smart people that will not be swayed at all with their befiefs... the majority of liberals are not ready for this
Liberalism is a mental disorder
4:46 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
I knew this thread would be the libs jumping... make sure Obuma goes to Allentown to get all the freeloaders to vote, and the illegals too. He can make it part of his "Usless bums" tour.... through Allentown into Philly...


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