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But that's nearly all Armstrong would say about the physician that some reports have suggested educated the cyclist about doping and looked after other aspects of his training program.
He was almost as reluctant to discuss claims by former teammates Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis that Armstrong told them, separately, that he tested positive during the 2001 Tour de Suisse and conspired with officials of the International Cycling Union officials to cover it up - in exchange for a donation.
"That story wasn't true. There was no positive test, no paying off of the labs. There was no secret meeting with the lab director," he said.
Winfrey pressed him again, asking if the money he donated wasn't part of a tit-for-tat agreement, "Why make it?"
"Because they asked me to," Armstrong began.
"This is impossible for me to answer and have anybody believe it," he said. "It was not in exchange for any cover-up. ... I have every incentive here to tell you yes."
Finally, he summed up the entire episode this way: "I was retired. ... They needed money."
Ultimately, though, it was Landis who did the most damage to Armstrong's story. Landis was stripped of the 2006 Tour title after testing positive and wound up on the sport's fringes looking for work. Armstrong said his former teammate threatened to release potentially destructive videos if he wasn't given a spot on the team. That was in 2009, when Armstrong returned to the Tour after four years off.
Winfrey asked whether Landis' decision to talk was "the tipping point."
"I'd agree with that. I might back it up a little and talk about the comeback. I think the comeback didn't sit well with Floyd," Armstrong recalled.
"Do you regret now coming back?"
"I do. We wouldn't be sitting here if I didn't come back," he said.
The closest Armstrong came to contrition was when Winfrey asked him about his apologies in recent days, notably to former teammate Frankie Andreu, who struggled to find work in cycling after Armstrong dropped him from the USPS team, as well as his wife, Betsy. Armstrong said she was jealous of his success, and invented stories about his doping as part of a long-running vendetta.
"Have you made peace?" Winfrey asked.
"No," Armstrong replied, "because they've been hurt too badly, and a 40-minute (phone) conversation isn't enough."
He also called London Sunday Times reporter David Walsh as well as Emma O'Reilly, who worked as a masseuse for the USPS team and later provided considerable material for a critical book Walsh wrote about Armstrong and his role in cycling's doping culture.
Armstrong subsequently sued for libel in Britain and won a $500,000 judgment against the newspaper, which is now suing to get the money back. Armstrong was, if anything, even more vicious in the way he went after O'Reilly. He intimated she was let go from the Postal team because she seemed more interested in personal relationships than professional ones.
"What do you want to say about Emma O'Reilly?" Winfrey asked.
"She, she's one of these people that I have to apologize to. She's one of these people that got run over, got bullied."
"You sued her?"
"To be honest, Oprah, we sued so many people I don't even," Armstrong said, then paused, "I'm sure we did."
Near the end of the first interview installment, Winfrey asked about a federal investigation of Armstrong that was dropped by the Justice Department without charges.
"When they dropped the case, did you think: 'Now, finally over, done, victory'?"
Armstrong looked up. He exhaled.
"It's hard to define victory," he said. "But I thought I was out of the woods."
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Markets swung back down again on Friday, sliding 1.1% to close at 6,712.
Miners suffered as the price of copper fell. Anglo American was the day's worst performer, down 6.6%. Glencore, Antofagasta, Randgold and Rio Tinto lost between 4.4% and 3.3%.
In Europe yesterday, the Paris CAC 40 fell 50 points to 4,366 and the German Xetra Dax lost 192 at 9,350.
In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% to 16,452, the S&P 500 added 0.1% to 1,878, but the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.4% to 4,336.
Overnight in Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 1% to 15,120 and the broader Topix lost 0.8% to 1,227. And in China, the Shanghai Composite slid 2.9% to 1,999, and the CSI 300 lost 3.3% to 2,097.
Brent spot was trading at $108.22 early today, and in New York, crude oil was at $101.46. Spot gold was trading at $1,333 an ounce, silver was at $20.72 and platinum was at $1,463.
In the forex markets this morning, sterling was trading against the US dollar at 1.6699 and against the euro at 1.2026. The dollar was trading at 0.7201 against the euro and 103.23 against the Japanese yen.
And in the UK, the economy is expected to grow by 2.8% in 2015, and 2.5% in 2015, according to the latest estimate from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The BCC also expects unemployment to fall from 7.2% to 6% by the end of 2016.
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I downgraded to gcc 2.95 and the kernel compiles now, so now I am trying to
install it. I kept getting errors during the boot up, some of which included "no
ext3 support" but I'm assuming that can be fixed by adding extra options into
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Ubuntu 10.10 review
Desktop: Maverick Meerkat ships with GNOME 2.32. The desktop is the same as the one on the previous stable release. Compiz, the OpenGL window and compositing manager (3D desktop) is installed, but a graphical tool to configure it is not. From the Software Center or from a shell terminal, you may install CompizConfig Settings Manager, which is one of the graphical tools used to configure Compiz.
Screenshot of a spiced up Ubuntu desktop. View more screenshots here
Installed Applications: In addition to standard GNOME desktop accessories, games, and system utilities, here are the main applications installed by default:
- Firefox 3.6.10
- OpenOffice.org 3.2.1
- Shotwell photo manager
- Evolution Mail and Calendar
- Gwibber, a Twitter desktop client
- Transmission BitTorrent client
- Pitivi video editor
- Totem
- Rhythmbox music player
- Sound Recorder
There are many more applications available in the repository which you may install at any time using the Software Center, the old software center (Synaptic), and from a shell terminal. Moovida is the only installable media center application in the repository. Enna, the other media center application in the repository is not installable because of unresolvable dependencies. XMBC, the most popular open source media center application is not in the repository.
Software Management and Updates : The Software Center, Synaptic, and apt-get from a shell terminal are the software management tools available on Ubuntu. In terms of features and innovations, the Software Center is where the action is. The interface is a lot more user-friendly than Synaptic's. The Installed applications category in the left panel makes it easy to browse the list of applications installed on the system.
The Canonical Partners entry in the left panel gives a list of non-free (proprietary) applications available for installation.
And the For Purchase entry gives a list of fee-based applications offered by Canonical Partners. Currently, just one application, Fluendo DVD Player, is available for purchase. At $24.95, the Fluendo DVD Player is going to be a hard sell.
The History entry in the left panel is one neat feature of the Software Center. It gives you a detailed report of the installation activities right from the time the OS was installed.
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I'm pretty sure that the 'Please make sure your computer is plugged into a power source' is for laptop users.
Been a while since this review was posted, however there don't seem to be any comments about to your power supply query.
Maybe it's just me, but I immediately thought that the instruction referred to people installing on laptops where the battery could run out halfway through an install with the possibility of corrupted file systems or, maybe, damaged drives.
At the least you'd have to plug in, or recharge the battery, and start again.
See ya
This is a way old topic but OMG. So quick to point a finger at Ubuntu. And seriously how hard is it to google "distro" it takes all of 30 seconds. No big deal. By the way, learning how to use terminal. You can't just open it and expect to know how to use it and another by the way, the su (super user) function is used for things that only an admin would deal with. In addition it wants the ROOT password!!!! not yours! I'm sorry but that was such a dumbass remark… anyway. It's simple, but it takes a whole lot of learning and practice. And installing an OS is not a guess. Linux based distros are a crapload more stable than any Windows distro. I don't even have an anti-spyware on my Mac home computer. And I have been using it for a good 3 years. Never had a virus. On a Windows machine that would be like saying come over and get comfy! Ever heard of a Windows server that didn't have a big expensive firewall in front of it? Guess what OS most firewalls are based off of. LINUX. My linux server has just a firewall program running. nothing else. And dual booting is no simple task that is done in a routine way. there are different ways of doing it and if it is your first time no duh you have to learn some stuff.
I tried to install Ubuntu on a separate partition after Win 7 64. The problem is that Grub overwrites BCD which I want to maintain. I tried to use EasyBCD 2 to change the MBR, but that failed to find the Linux boot file. Yes Grub gives me the option of booting Win 7, but I want Windows as the primary operating system. Does anyone know how? Thanks…
I put ubuntu 10.10 on a separate partition just to try Linux and I am extremely unhappy with it. You have to study volumes of data to find out how to even install a printer driver. I tried loading addons and you can't even find the after they are installed. You have to trace down how to get to a terminal window and then read many, many volumes more on how to use it. Example: type in su – and it asks you for a password. Type in your pass word and nothing happens. Now start googleing to find out that it doesn't want a password. They took Thunderbird and stripped it to make some kind of a junior email program. In the long of it. ubuntu may start getting in the race with windows in another 10.10 years.
I always find it mildly amusing when people who have *clearly* never even attempted to use a Linus distro start trying to guess what their criticisms of it should be.
For the record, I installed Ubuntu back in 2007 – dual booting with Windows XP – and even though I had no idea what I was doing, I managed to get everything up and running within the space of a single evening.
Although I have since shifted to a different distro, Ubuntu does deserve a lot of credit for providing a very easy way in for people who have absolutely no Linux experience.
First I had to look up "distro" to find out what it was – another Linux term for distribution.
There is nothing amusing about trying to get a system to run when the entire operation is nothing but a guess. I also got ubuntu running in a few hours, but that put a kink into me with what I had to go through to get it done.
how ignorance, do you know there is one amazing thing exists in the world called laptop?
October 29, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I speak, read & write normal English. When will *ix not tell me that my directories "data" & "Data" are different?
Case-sensitivity has nothing to do with proficiency in English.
English has nothing_to_do_with_*.ix._In_English_,_'english'_is_different_from'Enlish'.
But *.ix does not know that. Look at the many *.x utilities the replace "_" with " ", and replace " " with "_".
If you copy you folder directory with all the sub-directories, you can see that "data", "DATA" and "Data" are three different directories. M$ windows know English better than *.ix.
One day, Ms Macboy (or M$ Wintoy), you might try Ubuntu. Then you will see how wrong you are.
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The past, present and future of Northwestern wrestling played a significant role in what was a marquee weekend in the world of freestyle wrestling. Former Wildcat national champion and current USA World Team member Jake Herbert claimed a U.S. Open title for the second straight year while incoming freshman Lee Munster captured his first title at the FILA Junior Nationals at 84 kg (185 lbs).
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Members of the House of Representatives have taken a tour of Lagos ports to ascertain the scanners installed by one of the service providers, Cotecna Destination Inspection Limited (CDIL).
The tour, which is in line with the oversight functions of the legislators, took them to Lagos Ports Complex (LPC), Apapa, and Tin Can Island Port (TCIP). The exercise provided the members first hand observation of state-of-the-art fixed scanners installed and operated by CDIL.
Leading the legislative team, Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Sabo Nakudu, expressed his satisfaction at the presence of what he called "world top range" scanners being operated at the ports.
The legislators were received by CDIL Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Ernest Woka, who explained to them that beyond the provision of the scanners as well as other deliverables as stipulated in the contract, his organisation had also trained more customs officers' than expected.
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Bukoba — The government has advised retirees to use wisely their retirement benefits to avert heart-related problems prompted by shock and worries.
Bukoba District Administrative Officer (DAS) Clement Ndyamukama, gave the caution on Friday during a party hosted by the Prisons department, to bid farewell to four workers who had attained retirement age.
The officers included Assistant Commissioner of Prisons (ACP) Fabian Mihambo (60), Asst. Inspector Hilda Peter (55), Staff Sgt. Winifrida Balthazar (50) and Cpl Joyce Kato (50).
Mr Ndyamukama urged the Prisons retirees to be exemplary and avoid engaging in criminal acts, which would tarnish the good name of the Prisons.
He said the government was keen to improve salaries and allowances and housing conditions for the soldiers and officers in Police and Prisons Service.
He also urged all workers under the Prisons Service to participate fully by giving their views to the Presidential Commission which is collecting views countrywide.
The Prisons officer also reminded the retirees to ensure that they turned up for the National population and Housing Census which will take place on August 25, this year.
In their message, the workers appealed to the government to allocate a vehicle to Bukoba Prison, because there was no reliable transport to take inmates and officers to hospital whenever they fell sick.
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Message from MEA President Steve Cook about Election 2012 results
Dear MEA members,
There's no way to sugar-coat last night's loss on Proposal 2 enough to make it easy to swallow. But I will preface my comments with this -- I have never seen this organization so engaged and united. And I've never been more proud of our Association than I have been these past few months. We organized thousands of members to volunteer throughout this campaign, and that organizing will not be in vain so long as we keep our members engaged in the fight for our schools and our rights. I can only say thank you, but it doesn't seem like enough.
The failure to pass Proposal 2 is a bitter disappointment felt not only by you and me, but the other Protect Working Families coalition members as well. Suffice to say, the coalition simply was not able to overcome being outspent by corporate special interests who did everything they could to convince voters that Proposal 2 was about everything but collective bargaining.
But the battle to protect collective bargaining is not over--it's never over.
Research just released today shows that 70% of voters support collective bargaining, including 55% of those who voted against Prop 2. For them, their vote was not a condemnation of collective bargaining, but an unwillingness to amend the constitution -- something that in the end took down all five amendments last night.
Prop 2's defeat means collective bargaining is not protected in the constitution; but it does not mean that collective bargaining is gone. Within the laws and restrictions placed on us by the Legislature, we will continue to collectively bargain with local school boards to make decisions in the best interests of students, employees and communities. Resourceful and creative members, leaders and staff will continue to find ways at the bargaining table to protect students, provide the necessary resources so students are successful, and preserve public education.
We also will continue the fight to prevent lawmakers from enacting further restraints on our collective bargaining rights. And in that vein, we had successes last night that are truly worth celebrating:
- The re-election of President Obama and Senator Stabenow give us friends in Washington, D.C. to continue the fight there. And Bridget Mary McCormack's election gives us a Supreme Court justice who believes in protecting our families' interests ahead of those of corporate CEOs.
- The repeal of the Emergency Manager law (Prop 1) and the defeat of the tax supermajority measure (Prop 5) show that voters have no appetite for the policies of the extreme right. MEA was a key player in both those fights, with a huge number of members collecting signatures to put the EM law on the ballot and resources from both MEA and NEA that went into the No on 5 effort.
- Despite freshly gerrymandered district lines designed to increase Republicans' stranglehold of the Legislature, Democrats picked up 6 seats in the State House. The makeup of the House is now 51 Democrats and 59 Republicans -- come January, just 4 votes crossing over can change the outcome of a bill. In 2013, we will need to redouble our lobbying efforts with lawmakers from both parties to move a pro-public education agenda. We will have several more friends in the Capitol though, with the election of fellow MEA members Collene Lamonte, Theresa Abed and Terry Brown, along with Henry Yanez, Gretchen Driskell, Tom Cochran, Winnie Brinks and Scott Dianda. In all these target races -- as well as many others that came up just short -- MEA members, leaders and staff put in a ton of focused, energized, hard work that paid off.
- On the State Board of Education, we elected two new friends and allies to that body who understand what the needs are of education professionals -- Michelle Fecteau and our fellow member Lupe Ramos-Montigny. And we swept 6 out of 6 other recommended candidates for the MSU, UofM and Wayne State boards.
In all, it's a mixed bag of results. But I will return to where I began -- MEA is stronger for the fight we've been engaged in. While we all need and deserve a brief rest, that fight will continue. And, as before and always, I am proud to stand with all of you in that fight.
In solidarity,
Steve Cook
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I'm having a bit of trouble pricing for an e-commerce site built on WP E-commerce.
Just curious to see what other people would charge to see if I am offering a fair price it would need to include the following:
I come up with $1000 all included including years hosting and domain.
I would probably charge more than that.
How did you come up with that number? Are you estimating your time and then multiplying times a dollar amount? Are you putting a lump sum on each feature?
For instance I would charge at least $40 per product as far as eCommerce goes, that equals $800 right off the bat.
I would then charge prolly $200 for the custom theme, stock control $100, merchant setup $250, mailing list $50, social $50….
Just glancing at your program I would say that I would be charging more like $1,500 to start, but i would assess if there was anything else I needed to include in that price.
Also, consider how much you will charge them to host for a year and put that in the price.
Completely depends on where you are located (cost of living), what your experience is, the quality of your work, etc.
The quote that I might give out has nothing to do with what you might quote. To give you an example, though, I'd probably start at $1,500 and go up from there.
Unlike Arkitekt, there is absolutely no way I would charge 'per product' and $200 for a custom theme would be a joke. For any WordPress project my two biggest items in the quote would be design and development (development time is calculated by the number of templates, not the number of pages or items in the site). They could have 1000 products or 50 products, what matters to me is the complexity of the templates.
Hmmm… I use the per-product as a basis for me to estimate the cost. I do not give that number to the client. I then would usually estimate the amount of time I think the project would take me, and then divide it into my lump sum estimate to assess what my dollars/hour amount looks like.
For instance if I figure that my lump sum amount is 1500 and that my estimated amount of time would be 80 hours that would mean that I am making $18.75 an hour, and I need to decide if that is worth it for the work.
I agree with the Doc though that it does matter about where you live, and the quality of your work.
This is for a family friend so I put myself on an OK but lowish day wadge of £70 a day I then worked out how many days this would take me to complete all of the things that needed doing and come up with my total. I think I am undercutting myself a little though I should probably quote more like $1200 dollars because I think I have defiantly under estimated the design phase.
Very interesting to get other people takes on this kind of pricing though, would love to hear some more estimations from other members.
Charging on a per-page basis (even if the client doesn't see it) is an archaic and outdated system in a world where we are using CMSs. A site could have 10 templates and a million pages or a hundred pages, it really doesn't change how much I would charge.
Now, if I were also being hired for content migration, that would be a completely separate item in the quote.
@theplastickid – I would ignore the per day wage, you should definitely always do quotes in hours.
I think that sounds crazy low. Maybe because of where I am located, but I charge more than that for simple small static business site. CMS, goes up from there. E-commerce (thought I haven't done one yet) would even add on top of that. I don't think I would attempt something like that for under $3k-4k, (without the family member/friend thing being thrown in the mix).
I would also never charge on a per page rate. Like @TheDoc said, my largest prtion goes into design and development. After that ,if it happens to be a 1000 page site and lots of content needs to be added, then I would charge more. But the site itself I usually take an average hourly rate and try to hesitate my total time and start with that price quote.
Pricing also depends on your skill level. Just because someone else is charging a price does not mean you should.
If you charge $1000 you will be kicking yourself, trust me lol.
I'd be inclined to agree with the last comment (and others) £1000 is too low. I started out as a hobbyist doing projects for the sub £1000 market and it never works out. You always end up out of pocket..
The biggest mistake I made was not taking in to account the time for planning and rolling the first years hosting in to the development. I suppose it depends on the project stock value and estimated Return of investment as much as the complexity of the site.
Always use a contract too and make sure that it is clear what your obligations are to each other and in an ideal world agree a 50% deposit.
If you provide hosting provide them with an SLA or beter still encourage them to pay for their own hosting and charge them a management fee to look after the server for them. Then they can't kick your ass when (not if) they loose service for 10 minutes on a sunday night.
It does depend on the quality of your work but that doesn't mean you should end up out of pocket
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Dear Gossip Girl,
Two of my friends recently had a fight and literally cannot stand each other anymore. I know I should stay out of it, but I actually agree with one friend more and the friend I disagree with has been talking about me behind my back, as well. I don't want to cause drama, but I don't want to stay neutral when I think that one is right. What should I do?
Neutral Nellie
To my neu-est fan,
There are a few things that only work in Switzerland: white-blonde eyebrows, sweaters with reindeer embroidered on them, hockey, etc. And of course, neutrality. Unfortunately you don't have the luxury of turning a blind, blue eye towards a fiasco when it involves your friends–or you could lose them both. When two pals are locked in mortal combat, they will only resent you for staying out of it, mistaking your neutral stance for apathy.
If one BFF is clearly in the wrong, sit her down and gently explain that perhaps she's not seeing your other pal's POV, and that an apology may be in order.
But if she's talking trash behind your back, it sounds like she's the weak link in this less-than-sisterly circle. Why keep a friend who can't keep a friendship together, zip her lip, or admit when she's wrong? The Swiss would never put up with that.
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'The Amazing Race': The season 15 winner revealed
Stop number one was the Graceland Wedding Chapel and the necessary singing Elvis minister. Man, I was going to be hugely disappointed if we didn't get at least one Elvis tonight.
Mandalay Bay was stop two and featured a truly excellent Roadblock: a face-first rappel down the side of the hotel. How fun did that look? Plus, it was a great task -- perfectly safe but still tested the contestants in the extreme.
I'd like to think I would have tried to run down the side of the building, but I probably would have forced my partner to do the task instead. All I know is that I pray I would have done better than Cheyne; it seemed like the task was done for him by the people holding the lines. In any case, Brian & Ericka, who took a different route to the hotel than the other two teams, got there first with Cheyne & Meghan not too far behind. Brian & Ericka were off to the next stop -- The Mirage -- before Sam even started down the side of the building.
Purportedly, the teams got to work with Cirque du Soleil's "Love" show tonight, one teammate using a bungee cord to launch the other to some hanging flowers. The scenes we saw of the show itself looked pretty cool, but the teams weren't really working with the performers: There was no show going on while the teams were there, and in fact, only one or two performers even seemed present (though obviously the backstage folks were there).
Anyone watching the show to that point might have thought Brian & Ericka stood a chance at winning it all. They arrived at "Love" first, but Meghan & Cheyne left first. Not only that, but Ericka had something of a hissyfit in the bungee harness, insisting she wanted to switch spots and launch Brian. She got all angry and poked Brian in what seemed like an awfully forceful manner. After Sam & Dan got their flower bouquet and moved on, Ericka, on the verge of tears, agreed to switch back to being in the harness. At that point, their inevitable collapse was complete. Yes, they may have been close later in the game, but they were always going to need to be in front to win. Their coming from behind was never a viable option.
What happened next though was truly odd. Meghan & Cheyne, the unstoppable duo, blew their lead. Looking at their next clue, they couldn't figure out that it was leading them to the Monte Carlo (the clue told them to go to the biggest casino in Monaco). Sam & Dan didn't know the answer either - though those two were smart enough to call the Mandalay Bay and ask. Meghan & Cheyne drove to the Venetian before asking the folks there who gave them the answer.
Meghan & Cheyne arrived at the Monte Carlo third, and there the teams had to count out $1,000,000 worth of poker chips. Sam & Dan arrived first, but then bickered about how to do the task. I'm not sure that the bickering led to them miscounting the chips, but I suspect it did. Meghan & Cheyne, despite showing to the Monte Carlo last, managed to leave first (Brian & Ericka also blew their count).
From there Meghan & Cheyne were a hop, skip, and a visit to Wayne Newton (Balki Bartokomous would have been so excited) away from taking home the money. Wayne told them to visit his house, and while he didn't give the address, it is something of a Vegas landmark and the cabbies all knew it.
It turned out to be -- or at least looked like -- a close finish with Meghan & Cheyne beating out Sam & Dan. They may not have been the team I wanted to win, but Meghan & Cheyne ran a great race and were the strongest team on a regular basis. They deserved to win.
Bits and pieces:
- Each team didn't know who the other two were at the start of the leg - Sam & Dan and Meghan & Cheyne were shocked to see Brian & Ericka at the airport. And here I thought they always talked between legs.
- Sam was pretty impressive going down the side of the Mandalay Bay, no?
- Did you notice that this was the first time in several seasons that we haven't gotten one of those "do you remember everything you did on the race" Detours? Probably a good call.
- Sam & Dan didn't know Wayne Newton's name. They didn't seem nearly as embarrassed as they ought to have been.
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Now, please don't "hate" on this, I know a lot, most, if not all,religions do not approve of Gay marriages. However, lets say that we all, no matter who you are or how old you are, grew up in a world…Continue
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Well this weekend was pretty good.
Friday I didnt have school, and since my mom and I are not really talking and I gotta admitt it, since the fight on saturday, I have been coming and going from home as I please. So friday, since there was not school, I cleaned all day. And friday night, I went to a party.
I came home on Saturday around noon, and slept until 6pm. Then I took a shower and went to another party. And I just got home not too long ago, around noon.
I dont…Continue
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I had a really good day today.
School was good, I got caught skipping some classes thought. After school I went across town and hungout with a group of friends. Did some stuff and then went to my Drivers Ed class.
I just now got home from it.
I walked in the door and my mom told me that she got bad news from the doctor today. I didnt bother asking about it, or even talking about it. I just walked away and came to my room and logged on to here.
I feel bad for not…Continue
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Tonight is going well. My mom and I got into an argument earlier about me not wanting a social worker. But thats about it.
Im excited for this weekend. My dad is coming to come get me for a visit. I dont see my dad a lot. Im supossed to visit him every other weekend, but I refuse to because I dont get a long with his girl friend. So I keep my distance. But this weekend Im coming with them to Medford, we used to live there. I dont plan on staying with my dad though, I plan on staying…Continue
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My mom and I have never gotten along, it has always been that why. The results of our fights always end up bad, and I know it takes two to fight, so please dont think that Im pointing fingers.
However, I do know that its not okay for fighting to reach the breaking point. And thats where I messed up.
Monday night, 10.24.12, I went out to a friends house. When I had called my mom around 4pm and asked her if I could go, she said it was fine as long as I had a ride there and back…Continue
May the blessings of the Lord Almighty guide you and protect you each and every night that you see.......May you never experience sorrow and bad times......may the Light of the Lord Almighty shine in your life.....am Alex by name and also a new member here and i don`t really know much about this site but to be honest....the Light of the Lord is going to shine in your life every day and minute......i will like for us to be good friends....hopping to hear from you sooner......
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What does it mean for a husband to love his wife? The first thing it means is for the husband to be a savior for his wife. Let me show you what I mean…
In Ephesians 5, a classic passage on marriage, the apostle Paul said, "Husbands, love your wives just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her" v.25…
How did Jesus give Himself up for the church? He died. As far as God is concerned, to talk about marital love is to talk about a cross. To talk about love is to talk about Calvary. To talk about love is to talk about a Savior. We have a Savior in Christ. And our wives ought to have a savior in us. We have a Deliverer in Christ. And our wives ought to have a deliver in us. Loving your wife means carrying a cross. So if you feel like your wife is crucifying you, you have the perfect opportunity to look like Jesus…
Nowhere in Scripture is a wife commanded to love her husband. She is commanded to respect him (see Ephesians 5:33). It's not that a woman shouldn't love her husband. But her love is a response to his salvation.
That means loving as Christ loves. So a husband is called to love his wife no matter what. We can't wait until she gets everything right…
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i hope u have a lovely day
Thinking about you, Samantha. God made you and even though things are REALLY hard, God is with you and will work all things for good. I know this at my advanced age, ha ha. Be blessed and I will be praying for you.
You know Samantha it's quite common for teens not to hit it off with their parents. The parent of the same sex can present quite a problem. I noted that you commented you aren't really religious which is good since religion is mans search for God. God took the initiative and is searching for you. That's why Jesus came to die for your sins and make a way for you to go to heaven. All you have to do is accept the free gift He offers. If you want to know more about this e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Question about "Muling"
Let's say I have 3 level 10 characters and add a fresh, level 1 character and then the level 1 character dies. If I keep that dead level 1 character in my party, will it still bring down my average level or do they have to be alive to do so?
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The mule need to be alive at the moment when the kill that awards the exp is made.
In other words, you can still cash in even if your low level mule gets hit by a damage over time effect such as Melf's Acid Arrow by wasting the opposition before the lowbie kicks the bucket.
Conversely, once you're happy with the levels of your main characters, you can reap MASSIVE kill exp for your mules by committing suicide with the high level dudes right before the opposition starts to crumble. Say, by letting them "mistakenly" stand within the area of effect of Horrid Wilting that wipes the smirk off the face of the enemies gathered around them for an "easy kill" and let the mules finish them off? Just leave one decently leveled Cleric out of it so that you can resurrect everyone afterwards..
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Add Lisa Rinna to the list of age-defying celebrities.
The Days of Our Lives star, who will celebrate her 50th (!) birthday in July, kicked off her wedding anniversary with hubby Harry Hamlin in Mexico earlier this week, looking smoking hot in a teeny bikini.
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The couple's two daughters, Delilah and Amelia, joined them on their trip, which a source tells E! exclusively was a combined family vacay, spring-break getaway, and commemoration of Rinna and Hamlin's 16th anniversary.
During their trip, the family spent a lot of time at the beach, swimming with dolphins and snorkeling. They also visited the Maya ruins, and wined and dined at various restaurants on the Villa del Palmar beach resort and spa in Cancun, where they stayed in a three-bedroom penthouse.
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SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) Soars on Buffett Deal
Modern Energy Roundup - January 3, 2013
It was announced yesterday that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought two solar projects from SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) in a deal said to be worth about $2.5 billion.
This is great news for this particular domestic solar company. As CEO Tom Werner noted, the stamp of approval from a Buffett utility combined with expected cash flow from the projects will make SunPower more bankable and more credit worthy.
Of course SunPower continues to deal with very tight margins in a very competitive space. And although the Buffett deal is a feather in its cap, SunPower is still a bit risky for me. That being said, I wish nothing but success for SunPower. At the time of this writing, SPWR is up about 34%.
We recently learned that the state of Hawaii is about to see a 50 percent reduction in the state's solar tax credit.
Although I don't tend to be a fan of subsidies, in Hawaii, this is really a matter of economic security.
Bottom line: With nearly all of Hawaii's power coming from diesel generators, this is just an accident waiting to happen. And if you destroy the beaches, you destroy the economy. It's that simple.
Hawaii is a treasure among treasures, and lawmakers should be doing everything possible to rapidly decrease the island's reliance on imported oil. The climate is absolutely perfect for solar, wind and geothermal, as none of this needs to be shipped in. The islands are blessed with an abundance of these resources on a daily basis.
As a result of severe flooding during Superstorm Sandy, high-end extended range electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive lost 340 vehicles, estimated to be worth about $33 million.
The company followed up with its insurer, but word is, that insurer, XL Insurance, has denied Fisker's claim.
This is just one more headache in a long line of headaches for the automaker.
Fisker is now suing XL over the claim.
I'm not sure how this will all pan out, but certainly $33 million worth of damage to a startup electric car maker is nothing to sneeze at. You can read more here.
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SummerStage Presents: Neon Trees / Smallpools / Nightmare & The Cat
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SummmerStage presents Neon Trees
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at Indian Road Lawn (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join us for a 10-week drum and dance class. All ages are welcome to learn the traditional drumming and dancing unique to West Africa.
Category: Dance, Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Shape Up NYC's Couch to 5K: Group Run
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
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Join us for our new running group in Prospect Park on Mondays!
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at Pier 6 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
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Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty by Elizabeth Mitchell
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Bryant Park Tai Chi
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Dan Molls to Play in Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Game
TOLEDO - University of Toledo senior linebacker Dan Molls (North Royalton, OH) has been chosen to play in the Texas vs. the Nation college football all-star game at Eagle Stadium in Allen, TX on Saturday, Feb. 2. Molls, who led the nation with 166 tackles, made first-team All-MAC and was a first-team Academic All-America selection. Molls, who has a 3.61 grade-point average in exercise science, was Toledo's first Academic All-American since Lance Moore in 2004.
Texas vs. the Nation features more than 100 draft-eligible players. The Texas team is made up of players from Texas or who played college football in Texas. The game was originally played in El Paso from 2007-11. In 2012, the game changed locations and formats. Re-named the AstroTurf NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, the game was played in San Antonio and featured a more traditional "National vs. American" all-star format. The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl moved Los Angeles this year, while the "Texas vs. the Nation" concept was re-started with a game in Allen.
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It's okay akbar. Everyone has their own opinions. Hell, I remember a time where you gushed about my blogs. It's cool. Have fun hating for no reason.
To everyone else, thank you for taking the time to respond to my blog. Judging by the reaction, I'm not the only one who feels the way I do. It may not be a popular opinion or one everyone agrees with but, it is what it is. Thank you all for the responses!
No one is a bigger fan of their own blogs as much as R(ob) himself, Considering how mediocre it actually is.
Enjoyed the blog, found it very entertaining...even though I disagree with virtually everything you said to a certain degree. Glad to see you blogging again though.
You are my hero....
Couldn't have said it better!
Amazing blog!
I must say people do tend to be a bit negative. I watch the WWE with the intention of being entertained, and entertained I get. Apparently a lot of people watch with the intention of finding ways to improve the programming, and upon doing so they turn it into a chore, constantly reaching for something better. After watching the shows, and enjoying them, I come on here hoping to see other people praise and discuss the things I liked. That never works out. I always leave the site feeling brainwashed into thinking what I just saw wasn't actually as good as I thought it was. It's depressing really.
Loved the blog mate, don't really post on here often, but wrote a very rage fueled blog myself a couple of years ago lol. When you say the "me" generation, you could not be more accurate. We have absolutely everything we ever dreamed of in this current era... and we're so fucking miserable. Material things make people forget what's good, and that's sad, and for a blog on another website. But I'm tying this in with, that of course, this attitude comes over to wrestling.
I've been thinking, if I just stopped coming on to these websites, I'd like wrestling a lot more. I don't know, haven't tried it. For starters, I wouldn't have any idea what's going to happen, apart from the plain obvious. I wouldn't know that Cena is likely to be staying around permanently and be going into a feud with ADR until the next ppv anyway, but I know that, and it will probably happen. PG SHMEE-G, we are spoiled with these websites, if they had no access to "news" and were all just tribute sites/opinion blog sites we wouldn't be missing out on anything. Imagine that, a ban on leaks. I'm sure wrestling would pick up quite a bit, in the arena too. I wouldn't be surprised if the booking on Raw is punishment to the fans, though I doubt they have balls that big, they are a business first and foremost after all.
Secondly, there is just so much venom. Using the internet as an excuse for unleashing venom is just an excuse. You, I got your message right away. Your venom here - is against the venom. And that is needed sometimes, because sometimes people just ruin the things you love by making it all into some horrible kinds of things when in reality it's a tv show that has entertained us for most of our years that we really do not have to pay any money to watch. And people are outraged about things? Give me a break. It's entitlement, spoiled, baby like entitlement. And it's contagious. Toxicity, it's vermin, it sticks, sticks and doesn't let go, and not enough people try and get rid of it, as evidenced from the "WWE IS RUINING EVERYTHING" attitude we have all come to see spread around. Could it be better? Of course it could. Could it be worse? Absolutely. But THIS IS FREE. And we should be privileged to be able to enjoy such a thing, instead of being entitled over it not being how we want it always to be. No wonder McMahon and co thinks wrestling fans are stupid, alot of them prove him right. If you go to a wwe event and you have a bad time, be my guest, rag on it. But don't rag on the free stuff you get into the palm of your hands every week.
I was reading somebody bitch about how CM Punk has had such a poor record on ppv (a blogger on a famous wrestling blog) and hasn't had an important match since UT at Mania. It may have just been a mishit but he faced Lesnar not even two full months ago. Selective memory to emphasize a point. Good blog, things do need to be said, WWE does have it's faults but why make an effort when their fans won't make the effort, as soon as Christian lost his first world title that was the absolute worst. I remember going to work and reading the spoilers, and it was kinda like "Whoa". 5 seconds later, I start thinking "I wonder where they're going to go with this"? Cue BEDLAM. Youtube videos denouncing WWE. People going KERRAAAAZY on the internet. I was bummed Christian lost too, but I was just going to see where this tv show went to. I wasn't going to boycott wwe because of it. I know this sounds "I'm so great la la la la" but it's not, I appreciated wwe giving me entertainment, and I appreciated the swerve, and lo and behold, it led to a rivalry that had the best matches of that year, Christian went back to his natural role as slimy heel and Orton looked like a good face for the only time in his face run. Just wait and see guys, things could be alot alot worse. It's entitlement though, we have our ipads, skype's, ps3's/xbox's, big ass tv's, millions of games, "important" things like that. Instead of feeling privileged, we feel entitled to it all, and that vibe just goes all over the place and wrestling is no different.
A lot of the things you are saying are true, especially the things relating to instant gratification needs of this new generation of people, which is a fact that has been stated for years. However, IMO you are leaning a bit to far towards the WWE's side, which I don't think you would do if you were being 100% objective. Do they listen to what the fans want? Of course they do, in general, but obviously not always. Fans have been booing Cena and protesting him being shoved down our throats for several years, but that hasn't been listened to one bit. You would think that after all these years they would at least remove him from the main event picture for a time span, but nope. They removed him from the WWE title picture, but he was still main eventing over CM Punk when he had the title.
And you know, it's not every month that fans have demanded their money back, not even every year. That is a very, very rare occurrence. That should tell you something. I don't think fans were being unreasonable. Hell, even now-boring boxing ppvs give you a winner for your $50 in the main event.
Lastly, probably the least important matter in this blog, my opinion on the top 10/fake ppv blogs lol. These blogs on this website are written by amateurs, often riddled with numerous grammatical errors. You want real blogs, go to a real blog site. I've written countdown blogs, and they have gotten way better feedback and way more views than my actual narrative blogs. I will undoubtedly grant you the fact that the fake ppv cards are starting to make me sick though, lol. Those require little-to-no thought and are almost always ridiculously unrealistic. As for the actual narrative blogs, I would say less than 10% are actually worth a 5 star rating. They are often repetitive and boring (ie. make TNA better, WWE storylines suck, push new guys, etc.). You can't take it too seriously, and of course, I mean "you" in general, not this author. This blog wasn't bad though, just came on a bit strong in the beginning, lol.
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Penaly Decisions Next in Ethics Case
Next step in the La Crosse mayor's ethics investigation: The penalty phase. Last week, the city's ethics board found mayor Matt Harter had, in fact, used his position to try and gain special privileges for his family's garbage hauling business through meetings with the county solid waste director. Although not required to do so, the board recommended no punishment for the mayor, saying that the mayor will go through enough public reprimand after the release of the findings of the investigation. Coming up, the city council's judiciary and administration will decide if a penalty hearing is needed. If so, a hearing would be held in front of the city council. It's the council that will determine punishment. Could mean removal from office.
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What I find noteworthy is that this ethics board snidely recommended ethics classes for the mayor. I guess the joke's on them, since ethics are not acquired from the attending of a class. I honestly think people aren't going to be deceived by this the way the mayor's opponents hope. This isn't 1992.


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World football's governing body claimed today it would almost impossible to have the same level of technical support worldwide.
The debate for video referees was re-ignited by Bolton chairman Phil Gartside who said football should follow rugby league. He believes the modern game is played at such a pace that officials need assistance in making some decisions.
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Brass candle spike, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1850
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This brass candle holder with spikes was recovered from the Preble House property on Great Cranberry Island.
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T-DOME: Last Man Standing Round One (Matches 49-60)
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Here it is, you talented bastards. The time for you to see all your hard work matched up against your random opponents for the first time. Only one person from each match makes it to round two. To everyone who participated, thanks for helping make this dome a memorable one. To everyone who missed the boat this time around , you're still in for a hell of a ride.
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Match 60 xia vs Main Loop
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android, prostate = whoaaaaa
August 7th, 2005 #3
Android vs Hyver
An unfortunate match...
August 7th, 2005 #4
Whoa, this thread has really made my brain begin to bubble ... such a collection of fantastic artwork!
There's a whole bunch here I totally love... prostate sunrise, hurricane, Android, Hyver, JasonChan, xia and Main Loop's pieces all catch my eye in the best of ways.
JasonChan's in particular is drool-worthy
Android and Hyver's images seem to be a fair bit larger than the accepted dimensions? It'd be a shame to have to disqualify them or anything though, since they're so nicely done - but maybe they could be re-sized to 800px wide, and leave the height at whatever that produces?
August 7th, 2005 #5
i actually have to admit i'd choose hyver over android in this one. i mean android's of course great as usual but by looking at hyver's i just feel....diminished. i really get the feeling that she is a demon queen who could unleash holy hell on my ass. oh well i'm not judge.
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oh my oh my, i feel sorry for the judges on this one !
(thanks for the kind words MoP)
and for Jointon : Let the best man win ! *shakes hand*
August 7th, 2005 #7
ASUM work!! best of luck to ya all!!
Prostate Sunrise:
I think I crapped my self the sec you entry loaded,
your work always carries so much energy DAM! Im gonna
be haunted in my dreams by the image of your deamon
hurricane: GOOD job man (dam asum concept skills and color work man!)
IMO you got jour self an equaly skilled opponet, both of you guys did asum
work, I bet the judges are gonnahave a tuff time deciding on the winner,
bw hurricane I hope I get a chance to fight ya on the next round
best of luck!
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Hurricane - yeah, I actually kinda wanna do a game-resolution 3d model of her... maybe we can sort something out
Her lower legs look a little short, but I really like the armour there. Great colours, too.
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Prostrate, xia and Android really brought it in this batch. No big surprise there. Fantastic work guys.
www.WhereIsMyEyeball.com My portfolio! Go check it out!
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Prostate, that scares the bejesus out of me... top! Joiton - haha! Jason - gorgeous, I love that demure look! Xia, brill! What a page of work... Everyone, big slaps on the back!
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Prostrate and Xia's entries look great, Android vs Hyver is a fucking excellent battle
good luck all
August 7th, 2005 #13
Ya Andriod vs Hyver is definately going to be a close one. Awsome work everyone, I cant get over how great everything looks.


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While this is not a comprehensive review, hopefully my initial observations about these stones will still be helpful for some. The stones that I have been trying out are the Sigma Power Select II stones in 1K, 3K, 6K, and 10K grit (JIS). Also in the progression is the Sigma Power 3F Carbon #700 and the Sigma Power Ceramic 13K. These stones were cut and mounted for use with the Edge Pro sharpening system. They were tested for use on knives, not tools. The knives I tested were all about 60 HRC of various stainless steels. All of the stones, aside from the 13K ceramic, were designed to sharpen high speed steel. So they will cut just about anything you can throw at them. The Select II stones are all pure sintered abrasive. That is to say that there is little to no binder, ceramic or otherwise, in the stone. The stones are all heated and pressurized into a brick of pure SiC, like the 1K, or nearly pure Aluminum Oxide (AO), like the 3K, 6K, and 10K. The 13K ceramic stone is just that, extremely fine blend of AO and natural stone silicates with a ceramic binder.
Sigma Power 3F Carbon #700: This stone is so large that when cut for the Edge Pro, the stone measures 2″ wide. The double width is really great for reprofiling a blade. It helps to minimize the amount of hollow areas that can develop along a blade edge. I love this stone. It's my favorite of the coarser Sigma Power stones that I've tried. (Full disclosure – I personally favor the speed and quality of edge that a silicon carbide (SiC) based stone gives up to about 3000 JIS.) This stone will grind a new edge bevel on a large kitchen knife that has no bevel in less than two minutes – easy. To top it off it stays visibly flat after doing so. Did I mention that I love this stone? Removing and repairing chips in a blade edge calls for a coarser stone, but the 3F Carbon could still pull it off. Unlike the Select II stones, this stone is not pure sintered abrasive. There is just enough ceramic binder in it to keep it's flatness and not slow it's cutting ability. In all honesty, I wish there was a 1K and 3K stone made in the same way this one is. However, the Boride CS-HD 400-800 grit (FEPA) are the only stones that I've tried that come close to this level of performance in that range. 3F Carbon #700, where have you been all my life?
1000 Sigma Power Select II: After coming off the last review, I'd expect to be disappointed… and I'd be right. The width is nice, 1/4″ wider than a standard Edge Pro stone. The 1K Select II is the only pure SiC sintered abrasive that I've ever tried. It proved to be much too friable. I can see why it would work well for wide straight bevels like chisels and plane blades. With these tools you can justify the loss of abrasive for the amount of time it saves sharpening. But it didn't do well for knives. The stone cuts quickly. However, it looses flatness at an alarming rate when working on a knife tip or heel. It gouges too easily. After rebeveling a knife with the 3F Carbon, the 1K Select II still sustained visible gouging and wear just to remove the scratches from the previous stone. On one particular knife with a curved tip, I felt the need to flatten the stone twice on a diamond plate before finishing the edge. Don't get me wrong. This stone is not Norton 220 terrible, but it's not good, in my estimation, for knives. I recommend skipping this stone altogether, going from the 3F Carbon to the 3K Select II stone.
3000 Sigma Power Select II: This is a great kid who might feel bad because he's not as awesome as his older brother, the 3F Carbon. I wish the stone were SiC but it's AO instead. However, the AO making up the stone sinters amazingly well. It cuts amazingly well too. If I wasn't wanting SiC so badly at this grit level, I would say that this is my favorite 3K stone. The stone is fast. Beautifully fast. It holds together well on curved edge bevels too, something a sintered SiC stone couldn't do. While the 3K Select II can be gouged and does release abrasive quicker than some other stones, the speed of sharpening makes it worth it. I suspect, but can't verify, that the sintered AO stones at the higher grit levels cut quicker and release close to the same amount of abrasive through the sharpening process that ceramic Sigma Power, Shapton, and Chosera stones would. This stone can be gouged, but not gouged as easily as say a Naniwa Superstone or the 1K Select II. Overall, I really enjoy using the 3K Select II and it is now my favorite 3K AO based stone. Yep, I like it better than the Shaptons for knives.
6000 and 10000 Sigma Power Select II: This is where the Select II series shines the brightest. There aren't many stones available in these upper grit ranges and most of the ones that are available are slow to cut. The Select II stones are designed to cut, not polish. But they will begin to polish somewhat if only due to the way AO cuts steel and the decreasing size of the abrasive through stone progression. Basically, don't expect too much shine from these stones. Again, like the 3K, these stones are fast. I wouldn't trade them for anything. In fact, I'd dare to say they are the fastest I've ever used in this grit range. Ever.
13000 Sigma Power Tamago-iro Ceramic: This stone hails from the main line of Sigma Power stones. The Select II series doesn't have a stone this fine. I wasn't expecting much when I tried the 13K. I have Shapton glass stones up to 30K (different grit standard here) and have SuperStones up to 12K. I have to say that my initial impression is that the Sigma Power 13K leaves a mirror finish that is, to the naked eye, on par with the Shapton 30K and it puts the SuperStone 12K to absolute shame in terms of cutting speed. I need microscope comparisons to check scratch patterns between the Shapton and Tamago-iro. The Tamago-iro has a more organic cut to it than the Shapton, but, dang, they finish pretty. With the price point of the Shapton being astronomically high, I can't be anything but impressed with the Sigma power. First, it was fast. I couldn't believe how much metal was floating on the stone after just a couple passes. The 12K SuperStone is not even in the same league with the Sigma. Finally, the finish it left was a perfect mirror. The perfect mirror was left by cutting and not just glazing over the tops of the edges scratch pattern. More on this later, but for now, the Sigma Power 13000 is now my favorite finishing stone.