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The Categorical Lies of Sarah Palin, Categorically Arranged
A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.
Retracing the story of Sarah Palin's career is like traveling through a carnival funhouse of smoke and mirrors. No sooner do you think you've finally rounded the corner on Palin's gallery of clever distortions, dirty tricks and lies, than you're confronted with another, then another and another, until you realize you've traveled an entire catacomb of lies, smoke and mirrors.
Here, we are working to assemble the entire funhouse of lies — a motley mix, ranging from little white lies, to boldface whoppers, to the more subtle forms of needle-nosed lies that are currently being molded by team McCain into a propaganda campaign that, so far, shows promise of duping American voters into believing that the McCain-Palin ticket has something to offer besides an empty platform and a plateful of lies.
Because Palin's lies permeate nearly everything she says and does — and also tend to reflect back and forth through her history — it was tricky to categorize them. (How to organize such a diversity of lies? By topic? By their size? By type? By era?) We finally settled on 3 categories: Sarah's lies as mayor, governor and vice-presidential candidate. You'll still find much overlap, with lies about Palin's gubenatorial record being floated through her VP candidacy, and with team McCain's lies being puppeted by Palin, and so on. Our facts were drawn from myriad credible sources, all of which are yours for the plucking at the bottom of this post. The quotes are courtesy of Pinocchio, unless otherwise noted.
Give a bad boy enough rope, and he'll soon make a jackass of himself.
Mayor Sarah Palin (1996-2002)
LIE: Sarah Palin's mayoral candidacy was built on a platform of bucking a corrupt, good-old boy system of politics.
TRUTH: The centerpiece of Sarah Palin's mayoral campaign was an evangelical, anti-abortion, pro-NRA platform, which left many townsfolk to puzzle over her perplexing lack of interest in the town's actual needs, such as roads. Sarah's candidacy transformed Wasilla's former electoral spirit from one of a bi-partisan, "friendly intra-mural contest" between neighbors, into a highly polarized, angry, partisan debate centered on evangelic-based, hot-button issues. This tactic not only put her into office, but spurred a rise in evangelism that continues to this day. Sarah was re-elected by a landslide 3 years later.
LIE: As mayor, Sarah cleaned up the good-old boy system of Wasilla politics and ran a transparent government.
TRUTH: Once in office, Sarah fired nearly all the city department heads (six in all) — most of whom had been loyal to her and helped put her in office. She then used her political power to advance personal agenda and grievances, replacing the fired department heads with her own political hacks, cronies and others who stood to advance her political agenda. As the local newspapers became critical of both her campaign methods and her fractious governing methods, Sarah put a gag order on the city's department heads, instructing them to get her permission before speaking to reporters.
LIE: Sarah fired Wasilla's Chief of Police because he didn't give her his "full support."
TRUTH: Sarah fired police chief, Irl Stambaugh, because (1) he stepped on the toes of Palin's campaign contributors by trying to move up the closing hours of the local bars from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. after a spurt of drunk driving accidents and arrests, and (2) because his stand on restricting concealed weapons upset Palin's National Rifle Association contributors/cronies.
LIE: Sarah didn't fire police chief. In her own words at the time, "There's been no meeting, no actual termination."
TRUTH: Sarah had already delivered the letter of termination to Police Chief Stambaugh by the time she made this statement. The statement read, in part, "Although I appreciate your service as police chief, I've decided it's time for a change. I do not feel I have your full support in my efforts to govern the city of Wasilla. Therefore, I intend to terminate your employment." As Stambaugh so aptly observed, "If that's not a letter of termination, I don't know what is." Stambaugh had headed the Wasilla Police Dept. since its creation in 1993. Before that, he served 22 years with the Anchorage Police Dept., rising to the rank of captain before his retirement. Sarah replaced Stambaugh with one of her cronies, who said of the early bar closing, "I have a philosophy that every time there's a new law or new ordinance, we lose a little more of our freedom."
LIE: In Palin's words: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending… and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress."
TRUTH: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks totaling $27 million for a town of 5,000-9,000 people over a 3-year period.
LIE: A keen executive, Sarah was a smart businesswoman and a responsible steward of the Wasilla budget.
TRUTH: When Sarah arrived, the budget was balanced. When she left office in 2002, she also left Wasilla with a $22 million deficit. Most of this is due to the ice rink/recreation center, complete with heated seats for the spectators. Sarah failed to get clear lands right before building it the center, which has left the city mired in expensive legal proceedings that continue to this day. Had Sarah stuck around long enough, she could have at least claimed experience in dealing with a huge deficit, which the next president will need in dealing with the federal government's newly announced $417 billion deficit.
LIE: Sarah did not ask the Wasilla librarian to ban books. She was simply asking a rhetorical question, wanting to know if the librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons (now Barker) would remove a book from the shelves, if people were to, say, circle the library in protest of a certain book.
TRUTH: Sarah twice posed such rhetorical questions to the librarian and reportedly cited three specific books, which purportedly include the titles, "Pastor I am Gay" and "Go Ask Alice." After the librarian refused, Sarah gave her a letter of termination, but was forced to re-instate her after a large public protest.
LIE: Sarah Palin is family-friendly.
TRUTH: The above is likely true, so long as you're not her mother-in-law, and so long as you don't cross Sarah's political path. Sarah Palin's mother-in-law, Faye Palin — a pro-abortion democrat, with a respectable history of civic and community work in Wasilla — ran for mayor after Sarah vacated the position in 2002. Faye's campaign was not endorsed by Sarah, but was, in fact, targeted by Sarah's political allies, as the race disintegrated into a pro vs. anti-abortion battle, with the word BABYKILLER smattered across Faye's campaign signs several days before election day. Faye Palin was defeated by one of Sarah's political cohorts. (It's not that Sarah opposed her mother-in-law, it's how she opposed her).
Perhaps you haven't been telling the truth, Pinocchio.
Governor Sarah Palin (2006-present)
LIE: In Palin's words, "I told Congress 'thanks but no thanks' for that Bridge to Nowhere."
TRUTH: For one thing, Sarah Palin's say-so was irrelevant to Congress by the time she entered office, so that — even if she did say 'thanks but no thanks,' no one was listening. The funding for the bridge (which she kept) was a done deal. The point being that I would question whether or not she even said 'thanks but no thanks' to anyone other than a mirror. For another thing, Sarah embraced the Bridge to Nowhere — even using it in her political platform while campaigning for governor — but only so long as it was politically advantageous to do so. She joined in a cause, of sorts, rallying to the defense of those poor people from "nowhere" being ridiculed by the liberal media. Once the project became a national ridicule, she jumped onboard with that idea and withdrew her support for the $398 million porkbarrel albatross, a project which McCain was to later blame for the Minnesota bridge collapse that killed 13 and injured nearly 100 people. In a Sept. 2007 press release, Sarah actually seemed to blame the bridge's demise on a lack of funding from Congress. Sarah continues, to this day, to brag on her 'thanks but no thanks' mavericketynesshood.
LIE: Sarah Palin sold the governor's jet on eBay for a profit.
TRUTH: Sarah Palin tried, but failed, three times to sell the jet on eBay. She finally sold it to a Republican campaign donor, a Valdex oil executive named Larry Reynolds, at a $600,000 loss to the state of Alaska.
LIE: Sarah Palin is suing the Federal government to reverse their decision to protect threatened polar bears under the Endangered Species Act because, according to Sarah, their decision wasn't based on the best scientifc evidence.
TRUTH: Sarah Palin is suing the Federal government — despite that she's been given the best scientific evidence by many credible authorities and scientists, whose conclusions were based on studies of declining sea ice habitats (studies which her office chose to withhold from public debate) — because Sarah fears this protection will cripple offshore oil and gas drilling in Alaska.
LIE: Sarah didn't try to pressure Alaska State Safety Commissioner, Walt Monegan, into firing her ex-brother-in-law, Trooper Mike Wooten. Nor did she fire Monegan for his refusal to fire Wooten.
TRUTH: Sarah, along with her husband and various people from her office, repeatedly called and emailed Monegan for this very purpose. Sarah, et al, vehemently denied this until, in August 2008, an audiotape surfaced, proving they were lying. By then, however, she was already part of a state investigation (with a tab of up to $100,000 for the taxpayers) for abuse of her executive power in the firing of Walt Monegan — an impeachable offense.
LIE: Sarah didn't fire Walt Monegan for his failure to fire her ex-brother-in-law, but fired him for not properly addressing bootlegging and alcohol abuse issues.
TRUTH: Several weeks before she fired Monegan, Sarah praised him for his efforts against bootlegging and alcohol abuse issues and, in fact, named him Director of the Alcohol Beverage Board, all of this appearing a bit schizophrenic, when you consider her earlier firing of Police Chief Stambaugh (see mayoral lies, above) in the wake of his efforts to address alcohol abuse issues.
LIE: As commander of the Alaska National Guard, Sarah has had national security as one of her primary responsibilities.
TRUTH: Sarah's role with the Alaska National Guard is as little more than a figurehead. Upon out-of-state deployment, the National Guard reports solely to the Dept. of Defense, with the governor's authority ending absolutely when those units are called into actual military service, the exception being for certain in-state deployments, such as floods. In these cases, the Maj. Gen. Campbell of the Alaska National Guard has authority to make decisions. Sarah Palin has never given orders to the Alaska National Guard. (An aside, of interest here, is that the City of Wasilla's website has undergone changes in recent weeks, with the addition of National Guard pics at the tops of varoius pages, including the home page. One can only assume this is to bolster Sarah's military credentials, as there is no National Guard base in Wasilla. Correct me if I'm wrong).
LIE: In Palin's words: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending… and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress."
TRUTH: In less than two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation.
LIE: As governor, Sarah Palin cleaned out the corrupt good-old-boy system in Alaska politics and replaced it with a clean, transparent, fiscally responsible government.
TRUTH: Sarah bilked, er… billed the Alaska taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office (uh, she's only been in office for about 19 months), charging a per diem allowance intended to cover the cost of meals and incidental expenses during the governor's travels. She also billed the state for travel expenses for her children and husband during her travels, PLUS billing the state for expenses and a daily allowance for husband, Todd, during her travels — all to the tune of $43,490. Flight expenses were the most costly, with daughter Piper's alone totaling nearly $11,000. Lodging was also costly, with one Bristol & Mom jaunt to NYC costing taxpayers $707 per night. A question that remains to be officially asked or answered is whether or not Palin paid taxes on the income from her at-home per diem charges for those 312 nights, as this would be considered taxable income, since being paid to sleep in your own bedroom is not considered a tax-deductible expense by the IRS. This could easily be grounds for a criminal tax fraud investigation, if Palin did not pay taxes on this taxable income. Palin brags that her own personal travel expenses ($93,000) are an improvement over her predecessor, Murkowsky ($463,000), who could offer no comment on these figures to the press, as he was moosehunting.
What does an actor want with a conscience, anyway?
Vice-Presidentail Candidate Sarah Palin (8/28/08 – present)
LIE: Sarah Palin got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States.
TRUTH: Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayoral election and 909 in the 1999 re-election race. Despite that Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race after the Iowa caucuses, he received a total of 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008 primaries.
LIE: Alaska is a wealthy state because of its oil revenues and Sarah's wonderful executive and budgetary skills, making so much money that the state can afford to cut its own citizens checks from these revenues.
TRUTH: This is a yes, but only because Alaska sucks an exorbitant amount of money from the federal government. Among the 50 states, Alaska rates #1 in taxes per resident, and #1 in spending per resident. Its tax burden is 2.5 times the national average, its spending more than double. The trick is that Alaska spends money on its citizens, then bills the rest of us to pay for it. Alaska ranks number #1 in the country for the absolute amount it receives from Washington, over and above the amount it sends to Washington. Alaska receives more federal aid per capita than any other state.
LIE: The McCain-Paln team will change liberal Washington into a conservative Washington.
TRUTH: Uh, conservative Republicans, Bush-Cheney, have been in office for nearly 8 years, and the Republicans controlled Congress for 6 of those years, until the Democrats took control in 2007.
LIE: Palin's words on Obama: "This is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even in the State Senate.
TRUTH: Obama worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. In Illinois, he was the leader on two major, contentious measures: studying racial profiling by police, and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation.
LIE: Palin's words on Obama: "The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars."
TRUTH: You'd not have to listen to many Obama speeches to know this is patently false. Payroll taxes will decrease for 95% of Americans (an inverse arrangement to the Bush-McCain plan) netting an after-tax increase of income by 5% (averaging approx. $2,000 annally) by 2012 for Americans earning under $250,000 annually. This is according to the Tax Policy Center, a think-tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute. Income taxes, capital gains and dividend taxes will be raised for the wealthiest, including individuals and business making over $250,000 annually. Obama will provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum wage workers, with higher credits for larger families. Again, Obama's plan benefits 95% of Americans, unlike the Bush-McCain plan, which gives disproportianate favor to the wealthiest Americans, which comprise approx. 5% of the population.
LIE: (and a particularly vile lie, at that, which Margaret Talex of the McClatchy Report called 'a deliberately misleading accusation' and 'a deliberate low blow' —>). A recent McCain-Palin ad claims that Obama supported legislation to provide sex education to kindergartners.
TRUTH: The legislation for sex education for grades K-12 already existed in Illinois regarding STD and pregnancy prevention. Obama voted to allow local school boards to teach 'age-appropriate' sex education, geared toward educating children ages K-12 on how to recognize inappropriate behaviors, as a measure to protect them from sexual predators. One need not dig too deeply into the headlines to see that pedophilia is a sad reality in our society. It is ridiculous and patently sick to insinuate that Obama approved laws to teach young children about the birds and the bees. As one blogger noted, the McCain ad's claim that Obama approves sex-ed for tots will nonetheless be effective, as the media continue to repeat the McCain-Palin smear, without bothering to dispute it with the outrage it should be disputed. It's a lose-lose proposition for politicians like Obama, as it takes a lot more words to defend against such outrageous lies than it takes to wage them. The defense is never as powerful as the accusation, and can never quite be disproved in the court of the media. That's the beauty of a smear campaign. Of course, McCain, Palin, Rove and Co. already know this.
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventualy they will believe it. — Adolph Hitler
by Mantis Katz, for the canarypapers
ABC News: Another Controversy for Sarah Palin
Associated Press: Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention
thecanarypapers: Monkeys with Molotovs: The gutter politics of McCain, Palin, Rove & Co.
Librarians Against Palin: ABC Investigates
Anchorage Daily News: Troopergate Inquiry Hangs Over Campaign
Anchorage Daily News: Palin touts stance on Bridge to Nowhere, doesn't note flip-flop
Anchorage Daily News: State will sue over polar bear listing, Palin says
Anchorage Daily News: Alaska sues over listing of polar bear as threatened
Anchorage Daily News: Oil firms get ok to bother polar bears
Daily Kos: Alaskanomics: How Palin's State Sucks the Rest of the Country Dry
What Fresh Hell is This? (JD Rhoades' Blog): The Librarian Who Said No to Sarah Palin, by Tess Gerritsen
AZ Central: Shook up "old boy's network'
McClatchy: Palin has never ordered Alaska National Guard to Do Anything
Daily KOS: We need grown-ups in the White House (excellent background info, especially with respect to oil and Alaska politics, plus sorting out Sarah Palin's financial facts vs. fallacies, written by an author whose first choice was not Obama-Biden). Excerpt: It's 2008 in America, people: the budget is broken, the military is broken, the financial system is broken, our standing in the world is at an all-time low. We need grown-ups in the White House….
Gov. Sarah Palin's September 2007 Press Release on the demise of the Bridge to Nowhere
Talking Points Memo: Palin Again Recites Lie About Bridge to Nowhere
TIME: Sarah Palin's Alaskanomics
The New York Observer: The Fairy Tale of Palin the Reformer
The Reality-Based Community: Evidence of Consciousness of Guilt (regarding per diem pay for living in your own home being taxable income)
WinkNews.com: here, you can see McCain's Sept. 21, 2007 comments on the Bridge to Nowhere.
Wall Street Journal: Record Contradicts Palin's 'Bridge' Claims
Washington Post: Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home — Taxpayers also funded family's travel
Washington Post: Does the truth matter anymore?
'Troopergate' news footage from August 14, 2008 (Palin coverage begins at 0:33). It's interesting, here, to see a liar perform her craft, as Sarah first denies the charges, then backpeddles a bit when she hears, to her horror, the audiotape recordings that prove she's been lying.
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Really enjoyed it about forget to add the one about energy which is significant with the Republicans are trying to make her out to be an expert on domestic energy production.
She said this in the interview and the nice thing about Palin is that you don't get confused with a lot of different interviews since there is just the one. Here Sarah Palin's latest untruth is about the claim that Alaska produces 20% of the United States's domestic energy supply. Yet according to the federal government's Energy Information Administration, it's actually 3.5% and only 2.4% if you mean for energy consumed within the United States.
SOURCE: http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/energetically_wrong.html
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Thank you for listing these so succinctly
I think it needs updating however because a lot more of her lies have surfaced since its been written.. It seems every day another lie surfaces…


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I first made this Vietnamese Clay Pot chicken during my first winter in Beijing in 2008. The temperatures were consistently brutally low (think Northern Vermont in January) and the heating in my rental apartment was way less than adequate. I wanted a hearty meaty dish that would also warm up the apartment while it cooked on the stove.
This Vietnamese Clay Pot Chicken, or Vietnamese Caramelized Chicken, was the perfect thing to make. Despite the name, you don't actually need a traditional clay pot; it cooks very well in a Dutch oven or straight-sided skillet as well. This week I revisited and revised the recipe, making it more streamlined ; hopefully you'll like it even better than before!
Cold weather makes me long for piping hot dishes, like clay pot braises. Last night I decided to make clay pot caramelized chicken, and adapted a Vietnamese-style braise from Chef Charles Phan of San Francisco's The Slanted Door. One of the major changes I made was the amount of fish sauce. The original recipe called for 3 tablespoons, which I would not recommend to anyone hoping to keep a decent-smelling kitchen. (See Vietnamese Caramelized Pork.) I reduced the amount to 1 tablespoon, which is plenty for enhancing the flavors of the dish.
You can also make this dish both mild or spicy. I tossed in seeded Thai chilli, which added a mild tinge; for more spice, just leave the seeds in.
Vietnamese Clay Pot Chicken
Serves 4
- 2 pounds chicken thighs or legs, skin-on
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 bird's eye chilis or other small red peppers, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and minced
- Cilantro springs for garnish (optional)
- Blot the chicken with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Combine the soy sauce, water, white vinegar, fish sauce, and lemon juice in a bowl and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, carefully place the chicken thighs in the wok skin-side down and sear for about 5 minutes, until the skin is golden brown. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- In a clay pot, Dutch oven, or deep skillet over medium heat, melt the brown sugar while stirring frequently to avoid scorching. When the sugar fully liquifies, immediate pour in the soy sauce mixture. Add the chicken, onions, chilis, garlic, and ginger. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 30 to 35 minutes, until the chicken is very tender and the sauce has reduced by at least half.
- Use tongs to transfer the chicken to a serving dish. Pour the sauce over the chicken, garnish with cilantro springs, and serve hot with rice on the side.
Adapted from Chef Charles Phan, via Epicurious. Recipe first posted Feb. 13, 2008, revised November 8, 2012.

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london wrote:Congrad Rosario I know about them bleeding episodes they scare you so good but its so much releif once you hear those babies!!
AFm nothing much Just orderd a doppler I cannot wait to receive it.
Really? which one did you get? I was thinking of getting one also.


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Forgot to add that when i glued the rims together i made sure that i rotated the spokes so that they line up between each other and not behind the ones in front. Hard to tell from the pics but i thought they looked better this way.
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Krallopian you just beat me by a few seconds guess i should learn to type faster.
Couldn't sleep so i did a few small changes to Overkill. I thought the big Ford emblem was hard to see so i painted the letters white. I also painted the tops of my body post white so they would be easier to see when putting the body on.
I had a couple strips of red lights that were still mounted to my old plastic chassis so i figured why not. You can never have too many lights.
Hold on cause it only gets better had a couple of crazy thoughts.
[IMG][/IMG].NO NO that's not it!!!
OK so that 4WS chassis drawing just kept popping up in my head . I thought to myself you just flipped that front end around making it 4Ws and stretched 2 inches . Don't get no easier then that so why not step it up . Stretch that sucker 4 more inches then you would have enough room for dual trans and quad 775 titans. I thinking the mirror image type setup would be a piece of cake . I could even add a drive shaft between the 2 trans to connect them. Yes its would be crazy but i think that will be my next big plan for Overkill after i get in some play time first.
you know your just killing me!!!! i want to get another summit and do a project like this.. Hmmmm wonder if the gf will notice her summit is missing?
Cant wait to see the sideways ramps for the trailer 8)
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
I like that you actually use this trailer... The mud on the tires is awesome.
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
Awesomeeee truck! what are those tires called?
Interco Super Swamper 40 Series 3.8 from RC4WD.
Went to Tractor Supply to get some small parts for another project I'm working on . While at checkout i saw this and made the mistake of only buying one . Going back tomorrow and get a couple more . It looks a little small for Overkill but might be able to solder 2 of them together side by side.[IMG][/IMG]
Made a video of my 6 year old son test driving Overkill after we finished the lights. When i told him i was putting it on You Tube he thought he was the king of the world. Mom wont let them drive the Summits especially Overkill but she was away and dad just keeps racking up the brownie points.
Man that truck is cool!!! Totally fell in love with thr body! What is it?
Summit RX8/1550kv-Slash4x4 MM2/2400kv Twin-V Merv.
When I first saw your thread asking about an 8S XL2 Summit I was for sure it wasn't going to happen. But you have proved me dead wrong. You have gone against all odds and made the worlds most powerful and biggest Summit. I congratulate you on this build. Very, very well done sir.
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Slugs are just naturally aspirated snails
I would like to cut the smaller lugs off my tires . I have tried the dremel with different bits and nothing seems to work with any speed . Is there some special tool that would speed this up? Thanks for any help.
It's easiest when the tire is off the rim. You just pinch the tire together by the lug and use scissors (body scissors work great) to cut it off. Then, Dremel to smooth.
You can still do it with the tire on, but it's not as easy.
I used side cutters(dykes)and left a little bit on for durability on the slingers
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Mountains cant stop me
they have tried
Same here. Small pare of side cutters. Have a sore hand at the end
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Thanks guys the side cutters are making things a lot quicker. Just leaving a very small amount of tread so it doesn't make the tire to weak. Using the dremel to remove the last little bit. Oh yeah can't tell you how much that flying hot rubber burns.
Go Caleb, show Daddy how to drive Overkill!!
I have a quick question i need to know how much longer the Dewalt 820 motor is compared to the 775 Titan. I was planning on stretching Overkill and putting 4 -775 titans but wanna make the chassis long enough so if down the road i can switch them with 4 Dewalts . For now my plan is to leave Overkill alone since i love it the way it is and start fresh.
Take a look at this post:
And this one:
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Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
Ok so i'm wanting to make a gear reduction unit Overkill. I would like to slow it down to about 10-12 mph in second gear . Right now i'm running the smallest pinion i could find 18 tooth 32 pitch with 8mm center bore spur is the stock 68 tooth. The plan is to some how join a small pinion and a large pinion back to back. Then mount that between the spur and motor pinion. The smallest pinion i could find was 11 tooth and largest was 31 tooth these are stock 5mm bore for more selection . Now my question is assuming it was a stock Summit what gearing combo do i need to hit around 10-12 mph? I know enough that the big pinion should run off the motor pinion and the small pinion turn the spur gear . I think so but that's as far as i can go.
Well, i heard there is some 70, even 75 tooth spur, and you could take a 9t/3.5MM bore and bore it to fit small bearings on each side of the pinion. then drill a slot in the motor plate to allow gear mesh ajustments. But you probably already tought of that! So in short, it can be done very easely!
Summit RX8/1550kv-Slash4x4 MM2/2400kv Twin-V Merv.
You don't need to bore it all the way through, just deep enough to put the bearing in. You can do this yourself with a drill.
Summit RX8/1550kv-Slash4x4 MM2/2400kv Twin-V Merv.
no problem!
Summit RX8/1550kv-Slash4x4 MM2/2400kv Twin-V Merv.
Traxxas has a 72 spur that fits with some slight modding to the chassis...
Probably going to be putting one onto mine if I can get one cheap enough.
Whatever it is I just typed... could be wrong.
But you must remember to reverse the motor rotation, ading a gear will invert the rotation on the spur gear.
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I'm playing with a weather station and have wview http://www.wviewweather.com and weewx http://www.weewx.com running on the file server and uploading to a website.
I dislike the idea of the file server having access to the internet and so would like to run them on Freesco.
My preference is for Weewx which needs python 2.5 -> 2.7 Is this possible ? The python that is.
I did see Dingetje mention it back in 2010 http://www.freesco.info/support-forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17454&p=95582&hilit=python#p95582


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I have wet macular degeneration that is being "successfully" treated with Avastin. Please comment on reports of blindness related to this treatment. Many thanks!
Conditions Expert
Dr. Otis Brawley
Chief Medical Officer,
American Cancer Society
Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is a deterioration of the center of the visual field, which is called the macula.
AMD is one of the leading causes of adult blindness and severe visual impairment. Other common causes of visual impairment in older adults are cataract, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.
There are two kinds of AMD. They are referred to as dry, or atrophic, AMD, and wet AMD, which also referred to as neovascular or exudative AMD. Dry AMD typically progresses slowly over many years and is less threatening to vision than wet AMD.
Often, dry AMD is monitored and not treated. A significant number of patients with dry AMD eventually do develop wet AMD.
Much effort has been put into developing a treatment for wet AMD. Two vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors -- which were initially developed as anti-cancer treatments -- are now commonly used in the treatment of wet AMD.
VEGF is a protein found in all humans. Its function is to cause growth of blood vessels. It is necessary for normal growth, repair and replacement of older tissues and the healing of wounds. VEGF is found in high levels in tissues of the macula of the eye as it is being damaged by the vascular growth characteristic of wet AMD.
Well designed clinical studies have shown that ranibizumab, a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody, significantly inhibits VEGF activity and benefits patients with wet AMD when injected directly into the eye. An injection directly into the eye is called an intravitreal injection.
One trial randomized 716 patients to 24 monthly injections with ranibizumab 0.3 mg, ranibizumab 0.5 mg, or sham injection into the eye. Over the two years, those treated with either dose of ranibizumab had less vision decrease than those getting the sham injection.
Some patients treated with the VEGF inhibitor actually had improved vision. Ranibizumab (trade name Lucentis) was approved for treatment of wet AMD by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2006 at a dose of 0.5 mg by injection into the eye every month. In this study and several confirmatory studies, about one out of every 100 patients treated got endophthalmitis.
This is an inflammation of the internal parts of the eye due to chemical irritation caused by a high concentration of the drug. It often leads to blindness. The FDA also noted that there is a small increased risk of stroke and myocardial infarction with ranibizumab treatment.
Bevacizumab (trade name Avastin) is a VEGF inhibitor closely related to ranibizumab. Bevacizumab is FDA-approved in the United States as an intravenous infusion to treat colorectal cancer and is commonly used to treat metastatic breast cancer.
Bevacizumab is frequently used off label as an intravitreal treatment of wet AMD. Off-label use is legal in the U.S. and is commonly done in medicine. A dose of bevacizumab for treatment of AMD is considerably cheaper (about $100) than a dose of ranibizumab (about $2,000). While bevacizumab has not been FDA-approved for AMD, studies comparing intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab found no difference in effectiveness.
The rate of serious side effects was slightly higher with bevacizumab than with ranibizumab (24% versus 19%).
Major side effects of these drugs when given into the eye included pneumonia and urinary tract infections, nausea, vomiting and some gastrointestinal bleeding. There were a few patients who had stroke and myocardial infarction.
The risk of endophthalmitis was the same with bevacizumab and ranibizumab. While intravitreal injection of bevacizumab and ranibizumab is the standard method of use today, intravenous administration of bevacizumab is also being studied in the treatment of AMD. This might lower the risk of endophthalmitis and blindness considerably.
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I've heard Outnumbering The Day and I really enjoyed it.
Great review.
Album Rating: 4.0this band are fantastic . Eaten being ,possibly , my favorite death metal track ever !
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Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffThanks!
Track #1, 4, 6, and 10 are my favourite tracks. Tagtgren is an awesome vocalist!
Album Rating: 4.5These guys sound like some damn good death metal with mikael from opeth sounding as good as ever behind the mic...its cool to hear him with a slightly different style of band backing him up...i like how they drape themselves in blood too...very cool
Album Rating: 4.5Wait did i mess that up? is it mikael from opeth?
Album Rating: 4.5forget it..i see
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffMikael is from Opeth yes, and he helped to create this project but he left and Tägtgren replaced him in this album.
I suggest that you check this album out though, it is really something special.
Album Rating: 4.5One of the best death metal albums of the 2000's.
Album Rating: 5.0wow...
i hope these guys will be on the music for a long time
just love it
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffI'm actually surprised that you enjoyed this LORD, and yea, I hope that they be around for a while. I hope that they could at least release one more album. I need to listen to RTC.
Album Rating: 4.5RTC is much weaker then this.
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffI have been listening to the samples at their website, sounds too familiar to Opeth. But I will get the whole album anyway. Bloodbath are planning to release a mini CD! Can't wait.
Album Rating: 4.5They're really nothing like Opeth though aside from Mike Akerfeldt being on the first two releases.
Album Rating: 5.0@Deth
Indeed....its one of my fav album, digging it a lot
Musicianship is Simply amazing
and with a guitarist from Katatonia it add spirit to the brutal music
you got my vote for the review
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffIs this the real album cover? I played some songs at my friends place with Windows Media Player and suddenly I see a pictures of a man (or corpse) with blood and stuff. Am I right or wrong.
Album Rating: 4.5That's the American release cover for it. The cover shown on the review is the original cover. I don't know why they are diffrent.
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffAh, thanks for letting me know. That cover looked better than this one imo.
Album Rating: 3.5i still need this, i only have their previous album and its pretty good
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Vauxhall has given some attention to its fourth-generation Vauxhall Corsa supermini line-up, refining the engine range down to variants of an improved version of its 1.4-litre petrol engine and enhancing the value proposition on offer. If you want a sharp deal on a car in this class, you'll get it on this one, but there are also other reasons why a Corsa might suit.
The Corsa supermini remains Vauxhall's best seller even though the brand has two smaller models - the Viva and the ADAM - in its line-up. This MK4 version has continued that trend, but recently, growing competition in the supermini segment has required a bit of a re-think when it comes to this car. Hence some changes on the engine front, extra equipment across the range and the addition of a new hot hatch flagship model, the GSi. Of course, there are still newer and glitzier small hatches vying for your attention in this class, but we reckon you'll probably end up getting a better deal on this one. Which wouldn't be that relevant if it wasn't a class-competitive product. Is it still ? Let's find out.
Driving Experience
The revised Corsa range is built entirely around versions of its improved Euro 6.2-compliant 1.4-litre petrol engine - so no diesels, 1.0, 1.2 or 1.6-litre units any more. There is though, the choice of either 5 or 6-speed manual gearboxes or an automatic. You can have the 1.4-litre powerplant in normally aspirated form with either 75 or 90PS - or with a turbo with either 100PS or (in the top GSi) with 150PS. The Corsa has always been a pretty entertaining steer and it's helped in this regard by a low centre of gravity, a stiff front sub-frame and sharp suspension geometry. This features special front knuckles, plus carefully chosen spring rates and dampers to reduce the pitching movement you'd normally get at the front during sharp braking manoeuvres. Following the current trend, the steering system is electrically-powered and is speed-sensitive with a UK-specific tune to cater for our roads. That's not enough to enable this car to offer the kind of precise feedback you'd get in, say, a Ford Fiesta. But as standard with this set-up, you do get something which most owners will probably find a lot more useful, namely a clever 'City' mode that makes low speed manoeuvring and parking far simpler.
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On to design. This fourth generation Corsa was essentially a re-skin of the previous third generation version, but it still looks quite fresh, especially when dressed up in the manner that most variants now tend to be. At the front, 'eagle eye'-shaped headlamps incorporate Vauxhall's signature 'wing'-style LED daytime running lights. Between them is a low, sporty trapezoidal grille with a chrome bar for the Griffin badge that sits above front foglamps embedded in chrome-trimmed air inlets that are intended to make the car look wider, lower and more purposeful. Which is certainly the profile demeanour of the three-door version, always supposed to be the sportier of the two Corsa bodystyles. That's further emphasised by an upper windowline that drops to the rear in an effort to make the car look coupe-like. On the slightly more conservative-looking five-door version, the beltline extends upwards, creating a more dynamic connection with the roof spoiler. Drop inside and you'll find an instrument panel themed around horizontal lines and featuring in most models a 7-inch Intellilink infotainment colour touchscreen that dominates the centre of the dash and is smartly mounted in a high-gloss surround. In the back, this Corsa is much as it always was, remaining one of the more spacious superminis you can buy with plenty of room for two fully-grown adults - or three children - in this five-door model. Inevitably the three door bodyshape is a little more claustrophobic. Out back, there's a 285-litre boot.
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Prices start at just over £11,000, but that only gets you the entry-level 'Active' variant which comes only in three-door form and only with the 75PS version of the normally aspirated 1.4-litre petrol engine. Across most of the rest of the line-up, the five-door body style is an option for £600 more. Most buyers will want to start their perusal of the range from at least 'Design' level, which costs from around £13,000 and comes with the same base engine. Stretching up to 'Energy' trim and a £14,500 budget means you get the option of the 1,.4-litre engine in its 90PS guise, in which form you can have an auto gearbox too. The 75 and 90PS units are also the ones on offer at the mid-range 'Sport' level. If you want the turbo version of the 1.4-litre engine, it's available as one of the options on offer to 'SRi Nav' buyers, though you'll need over £17,000 for that engine with this spec. Beyond that, there's a more visually arresting 'SRi VX-Line Nav Black' variant (with only 75 and 90PS power), before the range culminates with the top 1.4i Turbo 150PS GSi warm hatch model. Across the range, standard safety stuff includes twin front, side and curtain airbags plus ESP stability control.
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Despite the fact that all the 1.4-litre petrol engines on offer are of the improved Euro 6.2-compliant variety, running costs aren't exemplary by class standards. The base 75 and 90PS normally aspirated units record the same figures - 49.6mpg on the combined cycle and 130g/km of CO2. The 1.4i Turbo 100PS unit actually does a little better - 50.4mpg and 128g/km. The 150Ps version of this unit in the top GSi variant manages 49.6mpg and 139g/km. You'll also need to know that Vauxhall includes a three-year, 60,000 mile warranty as standard, a package that can be extended up to five years and 100,000 miles at extra cost. A year's free breakdown cover is also provided, along with a six-year anti-corrosion guarantee. Service intervals are at 20,000 miles or every 12 months, depending on which comes round sooner and you can opt for a service plan that lets you pay monthly to spread the cost of regular work to your car. As part of this, Vauxhall offers discounts on wear and tear items, such as brake pads and windscreen wipers.
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Cosmo Challenge: When he's not expecting it, grab him, and kiss him passionately for a full minute. A lot of couples only kiss hello and goodbye or when they're lying down, so this will surprise him and turn him on.
Please excuse me while I shamelessly brag for a moment. I am a good kisser. Nay, a great kisser. How do I know this? I've been told. And I know what you're thinking—lots of guys just say that without meaning it. But the percentage of guys I've kissed who have given me that compliment is probably about 75 percent. And it's not just, "You're a good kisser." It's, "Wow, that might be the best kiss I've ever had." One time, after making out with a guy, he messaged me on Gchat later to say that I was awesome at kissing. I once kissed a female friend and she told me after that she hadn't expected me to be so damn good. Let's just say that if adults played Spin the Bottle, they would all try to get it to aim at me.
The point of all that is to say that I think the reason I'm such a skilled smoocher is because I enjoy it so much. I freaking love to get my kiss on. Ever since I first planted one on [name redacted], I knew it was for me. And kissing D. is particularly amazing. So, as you can imagine, I've been looking forward to this challenge.
This challenge is really similar to Challenge 10 except that it feels less sexual to me. And sweeter. And you may be surprised to hear that I actually wanted this one to feel sweet and innocent and romantic, not at all sexual.
So in the middle of dinner I set down my fork and knife, leaned over the table, grabbed the sides of D.'s face and pressed my lips to his.
(Now, I didn't have a timer set. I figured I would just kiss until I was sure a minute had passed.)
First we kissed with our mouths closed—and I ran my wet lips from side to side over his. Then I pushed out my bottom lip slightly and wedged it between his lips so he was forced to suck on it. After a few seconds of that I pulled back so our lips were barely touching then parted my mouth slightly and ran my tongue over my own lips so he could also feel it.
D. opened his mouth wide and ran his tongue over mine. It was some intensely hot Frenching! But then that big ol' tease pulled away and started to gently nip at my lips. (Sidenote: Yes, D. is an amazing kisser. I have definitely met my match. If we ever reproduce, our offspring will be Olympic kissers.)
He then pulled a very impressive maneuver. While still kissing me, he walked around the side of the table so he was next to me. He wrapped his arms around me and starting open-mouth kissing me again. And I swear, my knees went a little weak. And that's when I realized how great this challenge really is. It allows you to kiss long enough to get that weak-kneed feeling without going into sexy time territory. And D. and I are rarely in that sweet spot.
We kept on smooching for at least another 30 seconds and when we pulled away both D. and I had big goofy grins on our face. Man, I love that guy.
How often do you kiss your guy without having it lead to sex? Do you always kiss hello and goodbye? When is the last time you made out for a long time with him?


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At Nissan's Yokohama headquarters, I saw a car that answered a huge problem in my life: how can I buy a GT-R when I have promised myself I will only drive cars with interiors like Victorian whorehouses? Well, thankfully, there's the GT-R Egoist edition.
Sadly, we in the US don't get this salmon-colored leather variant, but it's made me realize I need to move to Japan, sell all my organs save for the critical ones (one eye, spleen, middle kidney, and appendix), and purchase one of these post-haste.
I mean, look at it! So many shades of pink! Such deep, deep diamond-pattern quilting! It's like a sensual drawing room travelling at 140 mph, packed with corseted ladies who's repute isn't feeling so hot. Look at that back seat! You can almost hear the whalebone snapping and feel that crinoline flying off, giving you a humid, erotic glimpse of sweet, sweet ankle.
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Surround yourself with handmade goods that sing of your skill and colorful personality. Pink Geometric Cotton Calico Fabric measures 43" to 44" in width and is constructed of 100% cotton. Adorned with a pink background and a white geometric design, this pretty fabric can be used for home decor, apparel, and all of your special fabric needs!
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Presenting "Stytches" of Chicago Tribe
Here is a highlight video of Steven "Stytches" St. John, on his many travels and performances around the world. Produced by Torsionography.
Here is a highlight video of Steven "Stytches" St. John, on his many travels and performances around the world. Produced by Torsionography.
Check out Tori "Torsion" Howard of Chicago Tribe's website, "Torsionography". He is a freelance artist available for photography, videography, editing, and more.
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Chicago Tribe and Check-It Productions are bringing the "Slick City" battle to Albuquerque, NM, April 6-7!!!
DAY 1 (Main Event): 1v1 Toprock, 1v1 House Dance, and Party of 10 ABQ battle. DAY 2 (Free Block Party): 1v1 B-boy battle, presented by Free Soul battle series.... For all the info, please visit our Facebook event page! Link and flyer below.
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Check-It Productions and Chicago Tribe returns to The Mid, May 24th, to bring you the infamous "Free Soul Battle". Brought to you also by "Mayhem at the Mid".
Also performing will be the world famous DJ Qbert (DMC World Champ) and DJ Shortkut (Beat Junkies), both formerly of the Invisible Skratch Piklz. Click the link below to visit our Facebook page for all the event info.
Vincent "Vicious" Tran, Chicago Tribe 4th Generation member and co-founder of Love Entertainment has released his film "B-Boy" on IndieFlix. Based on a true story. Click on the link below and use promo code: FMC5558834442
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Konee Rok is a vetererned filmmaker and also one of Chicago Tribe's founding members. He was recently featured in "Chicago Business" website. He talks about his experiences as a filmmaker, artist, and points about the industry. Check out the link below.
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Here's an event recap of the infamous Free Soul Battle, brought to you by Check-It Productions & Chicago Tribe. Video produced by Torsionography Films.
B-boy Finalists
Waka - Brickheadz Krew (winner)
Shorty Brick - Brickheadz Krew
AK - Chicago Tribe
Highlight video produced by Torsionography Films.
Highlight video produced by Torsionography Films
Chicago Tribe's SLICK CITY was held back in late 2012. The Midwest's first ever event featuring a Toprock battle and House Dance battle. Here's a highlight video produced by Check-It Productions.
Toprock Winners
1st Place: Whacko - Knuckleneck Tribe/Forever We Rock/Illest Villians
2nd Place: Ambrose - Phaze II
House Dance Winners
1st Place: Bravemonk - Phaze II/Awesome Style Konnection
2nd Place: Crystylez - Rennie Harris Puremovement
All Event Awards
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House Cypher Award: Teena Marie - Venus Fly Trap
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Fundamentals of Cisco's Identity Services Engine
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2012 was the year when Samsung Electronics Co. overtook Nokia Corp. in overall handset sales and Apple Inc. in smartphones. But 2013 is shaping up to be a much more competitive landscape. Not only are low-cost smartphone makers in China jostling in to take away market share, but there will also be newcomers in the market, like Finland-based Jolla, a company formed by ex-Nokia engineers. The start-up, which opened its Asia headquarters in Hong Kong in December, is looking to launch a high-end smartphone in the first quarter of 2013. The Wall Street Journal spoke with Jolla's co-founder Sami Pienimaki about the start-up's expansion plans.
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WSJ: Where does the name Jolla come from?
Mr. Pienimaki: It means a one-man sailor boat in Finnish. The idea is that there is this big sea with great opportunity. You start to sail yourself there alone – it's a bit of an adventure and a bit dangerous, but you still want to take this adventure because you see that there is this great opportunity. Nokia was going through a massive transition in 2011 with lots of layoffs and we were able to recruit key talent including engineers that had worked on the MeeGo project. (MeeGo is a mobile operating system that Nokia was developing with Intel Corp. until the project was abandoned in early 2011.)
WSJ: How big is the company now and what are your expansion plans?
Mr. Pienimaki: We have a bit more than 50 people, mostly in Finland and two R&D sites. And we are now ramping up other locations. We have a data center in Cyberport, in Hong Kong. In China, we have a sales and marketing agreement with a retail chain called D-Phone. The deal was signed in July.
WSJ: In addition to developing a smartphone, Jolla is also working on a mobile operating system that could become a competitor to Android and Apple's iOS. Tell us about your platform called Sailfish.
Mr. Pienimaki: It's an open source platform but we have proprietary elements in it. The core operating system components are very much open source. It has a full operating system and a user interface. It allows for multi-tasking.
WSJ: How do you plan to generate revenue?
Mr. Pienimaki: We want to sell Jolla-brand phones and license our Sailfish operating system so that OEMs can use the operating system. We are a challenger in the marketplace and it will take time. But there is a good opportunity with the operating system. It's one of the few independent options available in the market.
WSJ: Longer term, do you want to be seen as a company that makes smartphones or do you want to be like Google, offering software?
Mr. Pienimaki: We understand the needs and the challenges of the marketplace and we know how to make a competitive combination of hardware and software. It's a very challenging engineering environment and we truly understand that. By introducing a new user interface, applications and innovation through the platform, we'd be showing the way.
WSJ: When can consumers see Jolla phones?
Mr. Pienimaki: Hopefully in the first quarter of next year.
WSJ: How will you price your smartphone?
Mr. Pienimaki: It makes no sense to go to the low-end. We will kill ourselves going there. For the Sailfish operating system, it also doesn't make sense for us. It's a much more feasible and sustainable model that we position this as a something that is different, unique and offers scale for the users. So it makes sense to focus on the premium segment of the market. Sailfish can also be used on set-top boxes, smart TVs and in the automotive industry.
WSJ: Can you give us an update on your fundraising? Would you look at an initial public offering?
Mr. Pienimaki: We are looking at an IPO in 2013 but that's something we'll communicate more next year. It's definitely an option for us.
WSJ: Where would you list?
Mr. Pienimaki: Hong Kong would be a possibility, but it's likely that we'll look first at Scandinavia. But it's something that's still under planning.
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The Heritage Library, located in the Savannah Bank Building at 852 William Hilton Pkwy. on Hilton Head Island, has announced the following events scheduled for the month of September. To attend any of these events, call 686-6560.
Authors' appearances
At 1:30 p.m. Sept. 8, Steve Hoffius & Dr. Larry Rowland, editors of "The Civil War in South Carolina: Selections from the South Carolina Historical Magazine," will discuss and sign copies of their book. Call 686-6560 for reservations. No charge; a $5 donation is suggested.
At 1:30 p.m. Sept. 25, Dwayne Pickett, coauthor of "The European Struggle to Settle North America" will discuss his book and sign copies at a reception in honor of William Hilton Day. Call 686-6560 for reservations. No charge; a $5 donation is suggested.
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At 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27, Bill Altstaetter will present a lecture on "The Pre-Columbia Low Country and the Lost Century." A complete schedule of the fall lecture series is available at www.heritagelib.org. The fee to attend is $10 an individual or $15 a couple for non-members. For members, the fee is $8 an individual, $12 a couple.
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Open house
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Thursday, October 7, 2010
ghostly bento snack & crouton recipe
BOO! Ghostly snack bento for my little girl:
- Homemade ghost-shaped croutons
- the Evil Eye (yummy foil wrapped chocolate)
- bologna roll-ups
- colby jack cheese cubes
- raspberries
Some people asked for my crouton recipe. I don't really have a crouton "recipe". Most of my "recipes", if you haven't already discovered, are mainly me coming up with something that seems to work fairly decently. But are not to be taken too seriously. "Recipe" sounds serious. Me? I am not serious. I just find stuff to eat and ramble about how it happened to come together. ;-)
With that in mind, this is how I make croutons.
1. cut your bread.
Any bread will do, but older starting-to-get-too-hard bread works great. I used old sandwich rolls/hoagie rolls for this batch.
You can use cookie cutters or just cut with a knife into cubes. Whatever suits you.
2. put stuff on the bread.
I put a few tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a ramekin, add in some dashes of garlic powder and garlic salt and put it in the microwave for about 15 seconds. And then I stir it around and zap it again for about 15 seconds. And I let it sit awhile....however long...until it seems the oil is diffused with the garlicky yumminess.
3. place bread pieces on baking sheet.
4. using a silicone brush, "paint" the garlic oil all over the bread pieces.
Alternatively, you can just jumble everything into a big tupperware type container and shake it all around. But then you have a really oily bowl to wash out.
You can also drizzle the oil mixture over the bread if you want. Whatever works for you!
Add whatever seasoning you like. Sometimes I add fresh cracked pepper and parmesan. Yum! But garlic is a must. Garlic = deliciousness.
5. put in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes.
6. check, keep checking, to make sure you pull them out when you get the desired level of crispiness.
7. When done pull from oven and cool on racks.
When completely cool, store in airtight container. Preferably not a tupperware container because they won't stay crispy in those. A metal one works best. A ziploc works better than tupperware too. I don't know why, but it's true. They get soft and squishy in tupperware.
I pulled my Halloween batch out of the oven too soon. These should have been left in to bake another minute or two. Still yummy though. :)
And the business about scraps. Well, for goodness sakes, bake those ones up too. They are perfect for salads.
The scrap batch turned out perfectly.
8 comments:
- Dunn Family said... [Reply to comment]
So cute Melissa!! I am going to try making some tonight :)
- October 7, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Mom_Of_Three said... [Reply to comment]
CUTE bento and thank you for the "recipe". I will have to try those. Would be a nice change up from the crackers in the kids' lunches!
- October 7, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Shayne said... [Reply to comment]
I hadnt thought about making shape croutons , my daughter and my husband both will get a bowl of croutons (no salad ) and put ranch on them ..I like croutons , i like ranch ... but not together without salad lol , but im sure my daugther would get a kick out of these
- October 7, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- Kelly Polizzi said... [Reply to comment]
thats awesome, thanks for sharing. i want to give that a try so bad!
- October 7, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- silvia Navarro said... [Reply to comment]
me ha gustado mucho el post!!!
- October 8, 2010 at 8:26 AM
- karen said... [Reply to comment]
so cute !! we posted about your cute halloween post on our website - awesomenessbento.blogspot.com :) (hope that's ok with you !!)
- October 8, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- Angela said... [Reply to comment]
Where did you find the pumpkin dish holding the raspberries?
- October 8, 2010 at 7:22 PM
- t said... [Reply to comment]
I just made a batch of leaf and pumpkin shaped croutons... delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
- October 9, 2010 at 8:25 PM


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Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner's very recent announcement that Transformers 4 was being actively developed came as a shock to... no one, essentially. The "fourquel" has been all but assured ever since the third installment, Dark of the Moon, grossed over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office this past summer.
However, reports are now in that Paramount and Hasbro officials are developing plans to shoot Transformers 4 and Transformers 5 simultaneously - and already have an actor in mind to replace Shia LaBeouf as the human star of the series.
Variety says that the fourth and fifth Transformers movies - which Dark of the Moon scriber Ehren Kruger is said to already have concocted a storyline for - could be filmed back-to-back, as a cost-cutting measure. The site also reports that action maestro Jason Statham is being considered as the potential new lead for the franchise, but that an actual offer has yet to be made.
If this all sounds somewhat familiar, that's probably because you're remembering the rumors from a few weeks back - ones claiming that Fast and Furious 6 & 7 could also be filmed simultaneously, with Jason Statham joining their cast(s) in a supporting role.
However, while nothing is set in stone for either high-octane blockbuster franchise, it's certainly feasible that Statham could ultimately be hired on for both the new Fast and Furious and Transformers movies. The latter project isn't expected to begin principal photography until either late 2012 or early 2013 - a date that could (theoretically) allow Michael Bay to first direct Pain & Gain, should he decide to reprise his role as the Transformers series' helmer - so there shouldn't be too much overlap between the production timelines for either of the aforementioned pairs of sequels.
UPDATE: Here's the word from Michael Bay himself, with regards to Transformers 4:
I am currently not talking to Paramount on T4 and T5 despite reports. I'm looking at a lot of possibilities coming my way right now weighing options. Most likely going to be doing the low budget Pain and Gain, a true story crime thriller. It's a very quick shoot and quite funny. Also just finishing the 3 disc set of the Transformer trilogy.
This is all strictly speculation at this point, seeing how Statham has not yet (by all accounts) officially been made an offer to appear in either action movie series - not to mention, it's not known whether or not he actually wants the job(s). One thing you can count on, though: if Paramount can devise a practical plan for how to shoot the next two Transformers movies at once - an approach guaranteed to be more cost-efficient - the studio definitely will.
One last thing - we're gong to go out on a limb here and say most fans would consider Statham as the human protagonist in the new Transformers movies a significant "upgrade" from LaBeouf. We could be wrong, though... ;-)
RE-UPDATE: Statham spoke to MTV recently and indicated that he's not actually been approached to headline any future Transformers movies. In the actor's own words:
"You know, I don't know how those things start. You read them. Someone told me about it. [But] the internet is a dangerous place. [laughs] There's a lot of stuff out there... I've got a lot of stuff in front of me, but Michael Bay is a talented man. This last [Transformers movie] just made a billion dollars around the world, so people like his films. He's a talented man."
We will keep you posted on the status of Transformers 4 and 5 as the story develops.
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MaxEmail necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 69 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
We are an Internet Fax and Voice Mail service provider. We assign our customers fax numbers and deliver their fax and voice mail messages to their email address as file attachments.
We are upgrading the look & functionality of our user administration site. We recently had our logo redesigned using 99designs, and you will see the new logo in the mock up link below.
Our target audience is our customer base, who are either small/home business owners all the way through employees or network admins for large companies. You could consider us "business to business"
Our customers want an easy, clean look that is easy to understand.
We will need a set of 33 icons for our customer administration site (seventeen 48x48 pixel icons & sixteen 24x24 pixel icons).
Since there is only one winner, please submit ONLY TWO or THREE PAIRS (48x48 & 24x24) of icons before proceeding on all 33 to avoid having you do the work for all the icons if you are not in the running for the final designs. We would hate to have everyone spend so much time on all of the icons when there is only one winner.
Once we pick a winner, the winner will complete ALL the 33 icons before we release the prize money. Sound fair?
For most of the icons, there is a main page with a 48x48 pixel icon, with a corresponding 24x24 pixel icon that appears in the menu tab. You can see the full descriptions and mock-up screen shots at:
The icons used in the screen mock-ups are just place holders.
We are looking for a more modern look (is "Web 2.0" overused? :) for the icons with nice matching color variations with our logo & our site (not monotone like the example icons). The icons should represent the action as closely as possible. We are open to all types of designs, but simple & clear will be best.
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Scramble for vaccine as flu season heats up
A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already spreading through much of the country.}
Federal health officials said Friday that there is still some flu vaccine available and it's not too late to benefit from it. But people may have to call around to find a clinic with shots still on the shelf, or wait a few days for a new shipment.
"We're hearing of spot shortages," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Less than half of all Americans have received a flu shot.
In New York City a random sampling of a half-dozen pharmacies across Manhattan found all of them were out of the vaccine, CBS Station WCBS reports.
"If we can get as many people in the community vaccinated it means that there's less people around to get the flu and give it to everyone else" Dr. Mary O'Brien of Columbia University told WCBS.
- Snapshot of flu epidemic across the U.S.
- Hospitals crack down on staff refusing flu shots
- Flu 101: Questions answered
- Cold or flu? How to tell the difference
In Boston, where Mayor Thomas Menino declared a public health emergency in response to the ongoing flu epidemic, lines were Saturday at flu clinics as residents took advantage of free flu shots being given out this weekend, CBS Station WBZ reports.
A total of 22 free public flu clinics were set up at city community health centers. Health officials estimated upwards of 6,000 people got flu shots on Saturday.
Manufacturers already have shipped nearly 130 million doses to doctors' offices, drugstores and wholesalers, out of the 135 million doses they had planned to make for this year's flu season. At least 112 million have been used so far.
The nation's largest manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, said Friday that it still has supplies of two specialty vaccines, a high-dose shot for seniors, and an under-the-skin shot for certain adults, available for immediate shipment. But it also is working to eke out a limited supply of its traditional shots some doses that it initially hadn't packaged into syringes, said spokesman Michael Szumera. They should be available late this month.
And MedImmune, the maker of the nasal spray vaccine FluMist, said it has 620,000 extra doses available.
It does take two weeks for full protection to kick in. Still, health officials say it's a good idea to be vaccinated even this late, especially for older people, young children and anyone with medical conditions such as heart or lung diseases that put them at high risk of dangerous flu complications. Flu season does tend to be worst in January and February, but it can run through March.
The flu season is far from over, and as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this season an epidemic, physicians were urging people to take precautions against the flu virus.
"This is probably one of the worst flu seasons we've seen in close to a decade," said Kevin Most, a physician at Central DuPage Hospital. "We're seeing increasing numbers in our emergency rooms, we're seeing increasing numbers in our convenient care that are actually blowing the number of patients that we've seen in these past couple months out of the water when we look historically how many patients have been in."
What else can you do?
Wash your hands often, and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Viruses can spread by hand, not just through the air. Also, cough in your elbow, not your hand. When you're sick, protect others by staying home.
And people who are in those high-risk groups should call a doctor if they develop symptoms, added CDC spokesman Tom Skinner. They might be prescribed antiviral medication, which works best if given within the first 48 hours of symptoms.