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Nhan Lap Tran, 34, was arrested in February after open-firing near the Rainbow Foods grocery store in Oakdale. Police said Tran fired multiple rounds at four vehicles and had plenty of additional ammunition at the time of his arrest.
The St. Paul Pioneer press reported a note found in his bedroom at the time of arrest read, "Random Kill, Fake Plates." The date "12/12/12" was also written all over the walls of his bedroom, the affidavit filed in Washington County District Court said.
Tran was charged with six felonies, including second-degree intentional murder and second-degree murder during an assault.
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- Thursday, May 20, 2010
If you have ever done any sort of hiking, you have surely found it is a great deal easier to descend a mountain on a wide path than traverse a mountain on a narrow ledge. The wide path takes little faith, requires minimal skill and takes little effort. On the other hand, the narrow ledge requires precise calculated steps, utmost attention and trust in knowing where you're headed and who is leading you.
A couple of years ago, a group of friends and I embarked on what we thought would be a relatively short (and easy) hike up Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Battling muscle cramps, heat exhaustion and dehydration, eight hours, thousands of feet of elevation change and miles of mountain trails later, three of us stood on top of the granite rock.
We could have found an easier hike, changed our goal or given up altogether, but we wouldn't have had the sense of accomplishment, the mutual bond having completed it together or the amazing experience (and pictures) of looking down from above.
Our mountain-top (and God-ordained) experiences don't usually come from living (and settling) in the valleys. They are achieved by stepping out of our comfort zones, away from what everyone else is doing, and walking the narrow path. Our growth occurs when we push ourselves beyond what we think we are capable of and closer to what God made us to be.
We climbed mountains because of what we bring down, mainly an experience of what we're made of—strength, perseverance, determination and honesty (David W. Pierce, Don't Let Me Go: What My Daughter Taught Me about the Journey Every Parent Must Make).
God never promised life would be easy, especially for believers. It is an everyday battle of stretching ourselves, (sometimes) placing ourselves in difficult positions, making the right choices and doing the right thing. As Christians we should be living differently and uniquely from the rest of the world—not following their lead and going along with the crowd. That difference should be exhibited in our lives.
- By choosing not to do what everyone else is just because it's the "cool" or popular thing to do
- By making a decision to do the right thing in the workplace even though everyone else is overlooking or going along with it
- By choosing to follow God's direction for your life instead of pursuing the love of fame, money and wealth
- By honoring God and your commitments in relationships instead of "the norm"
- By allowing the Spirit to lead instead of doing what is "expected"
By committing everything you do to the Lord
We are blessed as followers of Jesus to have a body of believers who can surround and lift us up when we can't stand, guide us when we have lost our way and instruct us in how to live a righteous life. It is invaluable to have people who walk beside you on your journey.
However, regardless of how many godly and well-meaning friends, family members and wise counselors we may have around us, ultimately, we have to make our own choices and decisions (and mistakes), learn our own lessons, walk our own path and account for our own actions.
We can make every effort to look, act, and be like someone else, nevertheless we will never be the same person nor live the life they live. We were each designed, formed and created uniquely for a specific purpose only we can fill.
Find your own unique purpose on your specific path that leads to the gates of heaven.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men (Proverbs 4:14).
Cliff Young is a contributing writer to Sandlot Stories (ARose Books), as well as the monthly column, "He Said-She Said," in Crosswalk.com's Singles Channel. An architect and former youth worker, he now works with Christian musicians and consults for a number of Christian ministries. Got feedback? Send your comments and questions to email@example.com.
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Recently the Guardian newspaper revealed that Barclays Bank paid just £113m in UK corporation tax in 2009 – a year when it rang up a record £11.6bn of profits.
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are you trying to show off your terrible taste in music?
ruin your ears?
it's fine just next to you, at a normal level.
but i cant work or listen to anything here, with your shit playing.
can't believe i have to live with these people next year.
I missed all the warnings and now it's on ma mind. Weak.
I thought I'd done well to lose some weight and fit back into my leavers dress from like a year and a half ago, but then I come on tumblr and see everyones amazing legs and just feel like I've failed myself.
I'm a short girl who weighs the same as an averagely heighted girl.
Without starving myself I don't think I can literally get that much thinner!
And I'm not about to try! Tumblr sux man
no you don't understand i have a good fashion sense but i don't have any money
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a mix of deeply in-bedded paranoia, and unfortunately unlucky coincidental experiences have left me feeling like you're trying to control me and make me think in a certain way, only to do things to then quickly change that. Mess me around.
You might be, might not be. I'm not falling for it any more though
i've completely ruined my whole life and it's horrible realising you actually can't do much about it and I don't know what to do and i am just not motivated and its the worst feeling ever. knowing that the last few months will shape your life forever
and you've just ruined it. you've just smashed your most prized possesion and even if you try and glue it back together or get a new one it wont be the same and it is horrible.
if you're in anyway socially awkward or sickeningly shy or undecided about what you want to do in life DON'T GO TO UNI. WAIT TILL YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF DIRECTION!!
dont jump in the hole before realising you wanted to climb the hill.
Just sick of being let down all the time.
I literally trust nobody any more and it sucks because it just makes you miserable never opening up, or even getting too happy about anything.
There's just this shit invisible glass barrier I've put up and I won't let it down even though it makes me unhappy.
I just needed one person. And I can't even let myself have that any more…
You won ok.
i would actually not mind puttng a bit of weight back on in certain areas but it just goes to my thighs and lower belly so nah.
my arms say twig but my legs say elephant this isn't ok
i wish i knew what the next big blogging or social media thing is going to be because i'd go on it and hoard all the good URL's and watch people cry as they can't be 'footykid94' anymore.
I keep going to write really weird trolly comments on people stuff on facebook or in my twitter but then i realise i'm not popular enough for anyone to find it funny but I find it funny but not really i just sound high.
I'm not though i just am in such a weird mood i wanna talk about conspiracies and the man and how the people are waking but then also about cosmic dominoes and shit like that but maybe its just because ive been in this flat alone too long and now i'm going a bit stir crazy??!?!?!?!?!?1
i definitely would not like to be drunk or any of my brain channels to be altered right now it'd be even weirder, but i'd just actually do it instead of typing shit then deleting it!
Nothing good happens after 1am.
Go to bed.
oh my god I tweeted saying that some people need to take control because they don't realise how good they have it.
Meaning that, if you don't like something about your life, go and change it if it's a small petty thing and not a massive thing like idk you couldn't exactly make yourself better if you were ill etc.
But you could drink more free tap water if you were thirsty but there was "nothing to drink" etc.
then, the silly ho is like "telling people they can't be sad because others have it worse is like saying people can't be happy because others have it better"
(then tweets about finding some wonderful holidays her bf is paying for..
ok. well first off, nobody is saying you can't be unhappy! nobody. you can have it all and be as sad as you want.
i was merely trying to suggest that think about the fact you're whining about your dad, but you actually have one who doesn't beat you or molest you. (mine didnt i'm not saying that, but there are some in the world like that) so think twice before saying you want your dad dead and wouldn't miss him etc.
And if you were thaaat hungry you'd go and get some food, fry some spare meat or something. eat an apple. a spoonful of peanut butter idk.
Its just i find it hard to believe a family of 4/5 doesn't have any food in the house at all when you're saying your dad just finished a meal.
HEY, maybe i'm missing something here and she's locked in a cage with access to twitter and they're all eating food infront of her and poking her with hot sticks saying that she's a worthless twat.
Maybe. or she's sat in her room weeping about modern life and how terribly awful it is.
But i never said she couldn't be happy.
and that stupid tweet she did is not even right in my opinion.
alot of people feel its worse to feel unhappy when people have it worse, because you dont appriciate what you have.
if someone said you cant be happy because i'm happier, doesn't make sense. you cant appriciate anything good because i have more? no.
Goshums i just. cant.
One of my flatmates complains a lot.
Doesn't realise how good she has it.
I hate how in the media, nobody ever looks at the person doing the stupid thing. eg. some girl died because she had loads of beer then did 200 mg of ketamine.
100-150mg is usually enough for an inexperienced person to k-hole- that is, to not be in control of limbs, almost unconcious sorta.
it is also a well known thing that you shouldn't reaaally be drinking and doing ketamine. bad mix.
so… is it ketamines fault she died. not really. it's kind of her own fault. or if anything. alcohols fault for lowering inhibitions.
it is very sad that a person lost their life to something as stupid and un-needed as drugs, but at the end of the day, she did a really idiotic thing and her outcome is not surprising. so i feel less sympathy for someone who does things like that.
i'm not like pro drugs or whatever but i feel alcohol and stupidity is a bigger killer than any non hardcore drug will ever be.


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Well, I submitted a more detailed review, but apparently they don't want to publish a hard critique of this school on this site. If you're seeking to enroll your child at this school, do your research. The "Leader in Me" curriculum is not what it's cracked up to be. Bullying is an issue (even in first grade). Teacher communication and cooperation is also less-than-impressive. My step-daughter attends and, if I could, I would change her school. She used to live in Rochester, MI and it was a MUCH better experience.
Beaumont Elementary is a Leader In Me Lighthouse School. By incorporating this system into the daily curriculum students have taken responsibility of their education. You no longer hear the statement, "The teacher gave that grade." As parents we hear, "I earned that grade." What a complete transformation on the perspectives of teachers, students, and parents. This is our 3rd year with the school and we chose this school for our daughter. Could not be more thrilled with her academic achievements and 21st Century Life skills knowledge. Would definitely highly recommend this school for any child and family.
Beaumont is a great School. I BELIEVE they are the best school in Waterford I would not send my kids any where else. The staff is friendly and really cares about their students at Beaumont. They are the first Leader In Me Light House School in Michigan. The kids are able to see the progress they are making all through the year and they track it them selves too. They have and still are learning the 7 habits that will help them through school and life. When it is time for all the Fifth graders to graduate and move on to sixth grade they don't want to leave and move on they would like to stay and still be part of Beaumont. Beaumont is a friendly loving school. Every one there is treated like family!
This is a great school. The teachers and staff are very friendly and put kids first.
This school is really bad for bullying. The staff will not do anything to solve the problem.
Both of my children attend Beaumont Elementary and I couldn't be happier. The teachers are great, the principal is very involved and the support staff is fantastic. The curriculum is very good and learning techniques are varied to apply to all children.
I originally had planned for my children to attend a private school and was very skeptical about the public school curriculum. Wow!!! What a great place to send kids.
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The growling Fiesta ST is finally arriving in American Ford stores! After a long run-up and many tweaks to the global three-door's interior technology and body style, this five-door pocket rocket is finally on the Ford order books with a starting price of just $21,400. A hot body kit and the 2014 Focus ST 's Rado Gray wheels with red calipers are available, as are Recaro bucket seats to keep you in place while pulling G-force in this monster go-kart.
Endlessly lauded by the English car mags, the Fiesta ST's American debut was partially delayed by a Fiesta-wide nose restyle and revamp for this year. The two models launch together with deliveries starting in September to Ford dealerships nationwide – and both have an EcoBoost engine option for the first time.
The base Fiesta's turbo-charged 1.0-liter triple marks a first in this modern age of fuel economy, but still lags nearly two seconds behind the potent ST's 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder at the drag strip.
Power is only part of the fun with this flyweight sports car – the other half comes from its responsive corner attitude and impressive agility while changing direction quickly. Even the quickest luxo-barges like the Bentley Continental GT have nothing on the Ford when it comes to transient handling dynamics – like you need on the tightest of race tracks.
In this regard the Fiesta ST is indeed the most accomplished in a U.S. market class that also includes the Chevrolet Sonic RS and the new Kia Forte5 Turbo .
Is the ST's rally styling even better in other colors? Does it even come in any colors that are not orange or red?
Click past the jump for the full review of the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST – including an exclusive graphic of the ST-exclusive paint colors offered.
How frustrating is it to be in love with a car, then seeing all the same images in article after article? Is tasty as Ford's Race Red paint is, some of the louder shades are better at announcing the arrival of a fast Ford.
The 2011 Focus RS500 -inspired Kermet-the-Frog green is delicious, as is the World Rally blue shade.
Paired with the Fiesta ST's deep body kit, spoilers and painted diffuser - even a white paint color helps the ST pop on the road. It's new nose is intimidating and visually widens the car from the front - helping to show left-lane dawdlers that you mean business.
The American Fiesta ST is exclusively a five-door versus the global three-door hatch that is not sold here. (Insert Ford Aspire joke here)
The Fiesta ST's relationship to previous small Ford abominations is non-existent thanks to its European design, and even the rear end of the ST looks pert and live. Interesting graphics form squared rear light elements inside the wildly swooping taillights, while the twin air vents in the rear spoiler look as mean as the legendary Group B rally car - the 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution . Flattering comparisons, to be sure.
Aside from the grey wheel choice, the scope for exterior options is very limited. The car is already bursting with ST-exclusive performance enhancements, as seen in the below equipment charts.
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Exterior Dimensions:
|Wheelbase (in.)
|Length (in.)
|Width (in.)
|Height (in.)
|Track - Front (in.)
|Track - Rear (in.)
|Weight (Pounds)
|Drag Coefficient
|0.32, Est
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Standard Exterior Features:
- ST-Exclusive 17 alloy wheels
- ST-Exclusive Mesh Grille Insert
- ST-Exclusive Fog Lamp design
- ST-Exclusive Fascias, Sills and Bumper Diffuser
- ST-Exclusive Halogen headlamps with black-surround bezel
- ST-Exclusive Twin Venter Roof Spoiler
- Solar tinted glass
- Rear windshield wiper
- Acoustic-laminate windshield
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Optional Exterior Features:
-* ST-Exclusive 17-inch Rado Gray with red brake calipers
Gallery Exterior
The cabin is notably sportier than any previous Fiesta, thanks to an engine and exhaust noise 'sound symposer' under the dashboard.
The big news inside the Fiesta ST is a much higher level of overall finish and far better features than are even offered on the regular Fiesta as options. These elements include the sporty standard bucket seats and two colors of options part-leather Recaro front buckets and a host of other handy items. An auto-dimming rearview mirror is standard, as is push-button start and a tasty leather-wrapped wheel and shifter boot.
The shifter is an oversized metallic six-speed ball with leather accents on the lower portions for cold-weather driving. This European touch adds some credibility in the cabin even without the Recaro seats.
Standard MyFord Touch infotainment nails the last question most guys will have about the ST before laughing into the sunset on a roll of turbo boost. The cabin is
notably sportier than any previous Fiesta, thanks to an engine and exhaust noise 'sound symposer' under the dashboard. This device basically consists of a small hole in the firewall that pipes noise into the cabin.
It works. The Fiesta ST snorts and growls much deeper than any 1.6-liter Ford engine so far, helping to enliven the experience for man/boy racers.
A practical folding back seat and good front seat room all around still doesn't hide the Fiesta's size - the max load back there is about 26 cubic-feet below the window wells. This is small for a hatchback, which most U.S. shoppers will know only from the huge load areas of crossovers and SUV's.
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Interior Dimensions:
|Front Seating Capacity
|Rear Seating Capacity
|Headroom - Front (in.)
|Headroom - Rear (in.)
|Legroom - Front (in.)
|Legroom - Rear (in.)
|Shoulder Room - Front (in.)
|Shoulder Room - Rear (in.)
|Hip Room - Front (in.)
|Hip Room - Rear (in.)
|EPA Cargo Volume - Hatch Seats Up (cubic-feet)
|EPA Cargo Volume - Hatch Rear Seats Down (cubic-feet)
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Standard Interior Features:
- ST-Exclusive Cabin Engine Sound symposer
- ST-Exclusive Electrochromic auto-dimming rearview mirror
- ST-Exclusive Intelligent Access with Push-Button Start
- ST-Exclusive Leather-Wrapped and Perforated Steering Wheel
- ST-Exclusive Race-inspired aluminum pedals
- ST-Exclusive Cloth Front Sport Seat with ST Logo
- 6-way manual driver's seat, 4-way manual front-passenger seat, Front 4-way adjustable head restraints
- SYNC with MyFord Touch, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, HD Radio, Sony Branded Audio System
- Carpeted ST front floor mats Rear Carpeted Floor Mats with Embroidered ST Logo
- Unique ST logo front door sill plates
- Metallic trim on instrument panel registers, center stack and shifter bezel, Leather and Metallic Trim, Shift Knob with Metallic-Trim Insert, Chrome door release handles
- 12-volt auxiliary powerpoint – front, 12-volt auxiliary powerpoint - rear
- Automatic climate control with rear-seat air ducts
- Ford MyKey
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Optional Interior Features:
- Heated Front Seats
- RECARO Partial Leather-Trimmed Seats in two color choices
- Power Moonroof
Drivetrain, Suspension and Brakes
The Fiesta ST is a front-drive, front-engine hatch that comes only with a six-speed manual transmission and grippy 17-inch tires. Among young people who can't drive a stick shift, just stop whining and ask someone to teach you. The fundamental principles can be taught in about 30 minutes in a parking lot.
The slick six-cog shifter gives the Fiesta ST the ultra-short first few gears needed to get the turbo spooling to max boost right off the line. The Nissan GT-R employs a similar strategy to great effect.
Making 197 horsepower and 202 pound-feet of torque, the Fiesta ST is more powerful than any American VW Golf GTI or Honda Civic Si - so far all pegged at this same number. (Explanation: It is a round 200 in Euro measurements).
The Fiesta ST has completely re-done suspension and handling settings, but does keep the standard Fiesta's pointy electric steering and electronic torque vectoring. The twist beam rear end is finely honed to play along well in the twisties - where its design actually makes the car's rear end more interactive and playful.
The Fiesta ST's most critical stat is a good one: 6.8 seconds to 60 mph. This is pace that Ford's sports car shoppers have never before realized from a $22,000 hatchback. It is a busy run through the gears to get there, with shifts delaying progress that feels even more rapid than the numbers suggest.
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Mechanical Details:
|Engine Size and Type
|1.6-liter Turbocharged 16-valve I-4 With DOHC, Direct Injection And TI-VCT
|Peak power (Horsepower)
|197 @ 6000
|Peak torque (Pound-feet)
|202 @ 5000
|6-Speed Manual
|0-to-60 mph
|6.8 seconds
|Top Speed (mph)
|130 Limited, Est
|EPA Fuel Economy MPG (City/Highway/Combined)
The Fiesta ST benefits from all the changes applied to the normal 2014 Fiesta, some of which improve on the small car's already-excellent safety record. A driver's knee airbag is a final safeguard, while stability control and ST-exclusive four-wheel-discs safety bring things back to zero for stop lights.
2014 Ford Fiesta ST – Standard Safety Features:
- Personal Safety System: Seven Standard Airbags Including All Row Side-Curtain Airbags, Driver's Knee Airbag
- 3-point safety belts for all seating positions, height-adjustable retractable front outboard safety belts
- AdvanceTrac electronic stability control (ESC)
- Child-Safety Rear Door Locks
- Side-intrusion door beams
- LATCH - Lower Anchors and Tether Anchors (for child-safety seats)
- SOS Post-Crash Alert System
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- SecuriLock Passive Anti-Theft system
- Perimeter alarm
- Remote Keyless Entry
The Fiesta is a real performance bargain, with only a handful of options and accessories even available on this loaded hot hatch. The Recaro seats will bring long-term comfort rewards, and some of the colors in the swatch gallery are cost extras.
|Fiesta ST
The Sonic RS is much more of an equipment and body kit upgrade versus the ST's comprehensive performance makeover. The RS offers only the same 140 horsepower from its top engine, leading to a sluggish sprint pace that is not able to compete the the ST.
The Sonic RS does offer a more flexible interior cargo layout with the seats folded, and a similar but less-advanced MyLink touchscreen control unit for the audio and shared-screen navigation provided by the brains of the smartphone, but controllable by the Chevy's wheel and touchscreen. They are priced very similarly, but with far heavier discounting possible from the bow-tie salemen.
Gallery Ford Fiesta ST
The Forte5 SX Turbo is a new contender out of left field from Kia. As the firm tries to define its sporty credentials, the Forte5 matches the power and sprint performance of the Fiesta ST in a slightly larger vehicle package - notably how much wider it seems than non-ST Fiesta's on the road.
The Forte5 is also arriving between late summer and fall 2013, with LED daytime running light accents on the top of the headlights and even full-LED fog lights. The Turbo SX trim also comes with some premium-looking LED taillights that seem fresh out of Germany.
Gallery Ford Fiesta ST
The Fiesta ST has an uphill battle to cultivate hot hatchback fans in the United States - but luckily is has plenty of power to surge forwards and crest any peak. Such a potent turbocharged engine in a car weighing less than 2,800 pounds is simply a recipe for fun recognizable by any driver to grace the optional Recaro buckets of this Ford.
Some of the louder color choices are a welcome addition after getting bored with the red and orange paint colors, but the American model's loss of the European ST's LED and xenon front lighting option is a regretful change when crossing the pond.
If that helps this little slugger to be so reasonably priced at just $22,000 - so be it. Keeping them off the options list also protects the turf of the larger Focus ST - which makes the HID light option a pricey addition.
Where the Fiesta ST makes most sense versus a Focus ST is on entry price. Little separates the two in overall performance ability or driver satisfaction - which in itself is a huge achievement for the Fiesta ST.
Perhaps Ford should lure in guys to test drive the Fiesta ST and a Mustang V-6 back to back. Among car guys with an internal G-meter, the Fiesta ST will win every time.
|Incisive Corner Entry Speeds And Solid Highway Stance
|Pretty Quick Out Of The Box, But Also A Fun Tuner Possibility
|The ST Looks Sharp And Lean But Quite Compact For Average Amercians
|Avoid Temptations Besides A Fun Color And Recaro Seats
|Quick, Nimble And Fun To Drive - Priced Right
- ST-exclusive Engine Sound Symposer really works - there is much more grunty growl than four-banger twang under power
- ST-exclusive styling makes this the most grown-up Fiesta available
- Interior equipment and tech levels are near the class best - very impressive for a Euro import
- Wish the Recaro buckets were standard
- Value proposition out the door at anything about $25,000
- Not quite a versatile hatchback - more focused dimensions equal back seat pinch
Press Release
2014 Fiesta ST pushes performance
- Fiesta ST is Ford's newest contribution to the world of hot hatches.
A new high-output variant of the award-winning 1.6-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost engine propels Fiesta ST with an anticipated 197 horsepower and 202 lb.-ft. of torque. In comparison, Mini Cooper S makes do with 181 horsepower and 177 lb.-ft., while Chevrolet Sonic RS produces 138 horsepower and 148 lb.-ft.
Unlike the competition, Fiesta ST doesn't simply look like a performance car; it's got the guts to back it up.
Fiesta ST may be born with racing DNA, but there's no price for that performance at the pump. Available exclusively as a five-door hatchback in North America and with a six-speed manual transmission, Fiesta ST is projected to achieve 26 mpg city, 35 mpg highway and 29 mpg combined.


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Monday, May 31, 2010
This is what I did today...
This is a result of Gritty Jane's challenge to do a self portrait...I can't do that so I made a portrait of Jane! I hope she likes it! It is a mixed media on a 11" x 14" canvas. See the picture of Jane's photo on her blog you can link from my blog list below.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
More rain, more Naiads...
More inspiration from John W. Waterhouse and his Naiads! This painting is Hylas and the Nymphs!
It is raining and yesterday I tried to organize my workshop and did fairly well with more work to do! Today the rains came once again and I didn't want to go out to the shed and organize I really want to paint today. In my process of straightening up I have put my paints away and had only my cheap little watercolor kit and my Prismacolor pencils at hand. This is my entry in today's Moleskine journal. I worked off a lousy print but that is no excuse for not getting the Naiad in the foreground right. In the painting (the Waterhouse one) her head is tilted more toward the viewer and you can just barely see her left cheekbone and the necessary shading in her hair etc. Oh well, I am not Waterhouse, darn! lol, I really enjoy the face in the background much more and I have an idea to use that face in something by itself! Thank you John Waterhouse! My study is in colored pencil, Inktense Graphite pencil and very inexpensive watercolor kit, very! Just have to post to see what I need to do to correct or maybe just move on. I love my Moleskine! Gees the Waterhouse print on the blog looks better than what I am using. Darn Kodak printer!!! oh well!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
More zendoodling and art journal fun...
A few things to add today! I have so many things going on that I seem to shut down mentally and physically, but, so what! If I could not do this I would be lost! I look for anything to keep the creativity flowing even if it is minimal and the zendooldling is really helping. I keep looking at the Hundertwasser images that Lynne Hoppe put me onto and it is so perfect for zendooling, zentangleing, zen anything! I have even got back into carving my own stamps, hence, the circles and flowers they will be fun to zendoodle around! Still working on my RODF journal but not getting too far but will show when it is finished. I am still working through my Pod Fae, I think I will be making my own arm and leg branches myself maybe using paperclay! At least they have Sculpey heads right now, one has hair.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Zendoodles and cat cuteness...
The Zendoodle is done in Staedtler Lumocolor fine point pen and colored pencils on 6" x 6" Bristol Vellum. This was so relaxing to do I think I will start a journal of Zendoodles. This drawing pad is perfect to fit in my purse I can take it anywhere to doodle and relax.
The second pic is of Circe and Fwed enjoying breakfast! I couldn't resist posting this!
I am still working on my "Pod Fae's" but I am on the search for just the right ingredients, twigs, fauna, etc. I am also working on a journal that has so many steps to it that it is overwhelming and so I am switching back and forth!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
PODS, PODS and more PODS...and
These are the pods my sister sent earlier this year. I think I will use sculpey for the faces and maybe hands and feet. I will try twigs for the arms and legs and maybe if it works out I will show them here. I may try using a porcelain head but the skin color looks off against the pod, I may have to try painting or staining the head to make a good match...we will see.
The snail came about after playing with Sculpey and PaperClay. I had to see what would happen if I used pencil on a pod but maybe I will add some more to it....oh darn I forgot to look for moss and lichen for the fairy clothes. Back to the workshops and/or hunting outdoors on the trails!
Lynne Hoppe got me interested in Hundertwasser so I had bought a calendar with so much wonderful art and colors! Thank Lynne!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Sun is still fleeting in Seattle!
I think there is no chance of growing tomatoes this year but things are looking very verdant, very lush and I love that!
But I am keeping busy! Here are a few things I am playing with...two pencil drawings, one in my sketch book and the three heads in my Moleskine art journal.
I found some porcelain fairy heads I made a few years ago. I gave up on making fairies the arms kept breaking so I ended up with missmatched limbs. Now I am left with the just the heads and some torso's. (If you'd like to see some of the fairies that made it check out my Etsy shop, I have sold a few and they are precious. I have made them so that they hang on fishing line and look like they are flying.) My sister sent me some pods that she found on one of her walks and I think I may make a few fairies using the porcelain heads and or sculpey and they will be simple and cute. If they come out I will put them in my Etsy shop and cross my fingers! They will be a little smaller than the ones already there. These may end up being 3" tall, anyway that is how tall they are in my head right now!
May already...can you believe it?
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I am looking into a weekend away for a scout group and was hoping to use some type of accommodation close to hill walks and climbs/scrambles (none in particular but certainly those activities). I'm not looking for accommodation as basic as a bothy, we would need access to water, cooking facilities and toilets.
I'm a member of the BMC and have hears that members are entitled to used mountain accommodation but am at a loose end with regards to what is available to me and if I can use it with other non-BMC members.
I have also been directed to the Climber's Club range of accommodation which looks perfect but I am not sure that I can use any of it without becoming a member of the Climbing Club as well.
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — The mistress of a Utah doctor accused of killing his wife testified Tuesday that she moved into his house nine days after the death and received a marriage proposal and a $7,000 diamond ring from the defendant within months.
The judge allowed prosecutors to aggressively question Gypsy Willis as a hostile witness after they argued she was trying to protect Martin MacNeill with less than truthful answers as he stands trial for murder in the death of his wife Michele MacNeill.
"Are you telling us you don't know anything more about Michele's death?" prosecutor Sam Pead asked.
"That is correct," Willis replied.
MacNeill is accused of hounding his wife to get a face-lift, then administering a lethal combination of drugs for her recovery and helping her into a tub of water in April 2007.
In previous testimony, Willis said she traded text messages with the doctor 30 times that day.
Willis said she had been having a sexual relationship with MacNeill for 15 months before his wife died. The doctor set her up in a duplex, gave her a debit card for expenses, and helped pay for her schooling as a nursing student, she said.
Willis said the doctor hired her as a nanny about a week after the funeral of his wife, even though two of his older daughters have testified they suspected Willis was their father's mistress and didn't want her in the house.
Willis' mother testified that the doctor tried to win over the family on visits to their home.
At a lavish engagement party in early July 2007 at a Cheyenne restaurant, MacNeill "made a public show of dropping to a knee and asking her to marry him," Vicki Willis said.
"It was one of those relationships you could say was mutually respectful" with little affection shown, the mother testified.
A drug expert testified last week that Michele MacNeill had four nervous system depressants in her blood that would have had a powerful knockout effect. A cause of death was never established.
Defense lawyers argue she had a heart attack and fell into the tub.


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From owner-bugtraq () NETSPACE ORG Tue Aug 12 07:45 EDT 1997
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:57:45 +0100
From: Alan Cox <alan () CYMRU NET>
Subject: More fun with Solaris and network config ioctls
To: BUGTRAQ () NETSPACE ORG
Bored of downing interfaces, ever wondered what else you could do with the
year old Solaris hole. Well since I've seen no great sign of life from Sun
lets do a little bit of demonstrating
As I reported to bugtraq on July 3, Patch 103093-13 (Solaris 2.5 SPARC)
fixes (among others) this problem:
1238582 privileged ifconfig ioctls by normal user succeed on sockets created as root
And your current exploit does not work on a Solaris 2.5 system with
103093-13 (or later) applied.
However, there does not seem to be an equivalent fix for Solaris 2.5.1 !!
Davin Milun Internet: milun () cs Buffalo EDU milun () acm org
Fax: (716) 645-3464
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The students and faculty at Clifton Elementary School were uninhibited in their enthusiasm for the Falcons who dropped by Tuesday for a surprise visit.
The exuberance for the team seems to be more measured among NFL watchers.
The Falcons are 5-0 for the first time in franchise history and the only team in the NFC with a perfect record. Their star players get their due, and various media power rankings have them near the top.
Yet there might be nagging skepticism about the Falcons' staying power, as illustrated during ESPN's pregame show Sunday. Studio analysts answered the question that probably is on the minds of more than a few Falcons fans.
Can you trust this team?
"Sounds good … smells bad," Keyshawn Johnson said.
"Unless you win in the playoffs, you're going to be known as 'next year's champions,'" Mike Ditka said.
Johnson and Ditka made their comments before the Falcons defeated the Redskins, but it's doubtful that the victory changed their views. The proof will come in the playoffs for the Falcons, who have provided plenty of reasons to doubt them after they flopped in three of the past four postseasons.
Falcons linebacker Mike Peterson said the team doesn't talk much about such skepticism, but called it "a good thing."
"I would rather be the underdog team or the team that everybody is doubting vs. a team that everybody is pampering and pumping it up," he said. "Inside that locker room, we know what we have to do."
The Falcons have to keep winning games to secure their third consecutive playoff berth. Winning the NFC South is a goal, too, because it would assure them at least one postseason game at the Georgia Dome.
Quarterback Matt Ryan said the Falcons' recent playoffs failures serve to remind them that they can't be satisfied just because they are winning now.
"Absolutely," he said. "We have players and guys that have been around for a long time and understand what it is that we need to do. And, at the same time, I think we have guys that feel like we haven't played our best football yet."
The contrast between the Falcons' regular-season success and postseason failures has forged their reputation.
Since Ryan, general manager Thomas Dimitroff and coach Mike Smith arrived in 2008, the Falcons are tied for the second-most victories in the NFL. But in the postseason the Falcons haven't measured up to the other teams in the top five in victories since then: New England, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
"I don't really think about it too much or worry about what the outside perception is," Ryan said. "For us, as players and being a part of the team, it's just all about trying to win games and giving ourselves a chance at the end of the year."
Falcons players and staffers fanned out in the area Tuesday for the annual NFL-United Way Hometown Huddle, a league-wide volunteer program. The Falcons said they had full participation among their players.
At Clifton, Falcons players, cheerleaders and the team mascot participated in a physical-education class with students. Team owner Arthur Blank couldn't join them as planned because of a scheduling conflict.
October 10th, 2012
7:46 pm
This soft schedule comes to a screeching haul after the bye.
Anybody seen the schedule?
October 10th, 2012
8:00 pm
"Saints gave up 450 yds of total offense in the NFC Championship game during their run."
When you can outgun the opponent you can do that, you nuts are still buying that you're going outgun teams that aren't one sided and don't have a propensity to turn it over in the playoffs… Man, that is the absolute recipe to get your hat handed to you… The Colts had more weapons and they got the mess jacked out them in the Super Bowl… Why? Because the Saints made them one-sided in the last 4 minutes.
The Niners have championship game experience now, the only team that's touch them was the Vikings who got the game of his life, and he's not Sonny Jurgensen sitting back there taking 20 minutes to get to the endzone when they can get pressure with 4 rushers and don't have to play zone…
There is only one and a half match-ups that favors the Falcons if things play out: The Cardinals (they have no running game) and possibly the Vikings because of Ponder. If Adrian Peterson is anywhere near being himself, all bets are off… No other team is one-sided except Seattle, I doubt they make because they still have two battles with Niners in front of them… Green Bay's fate was sealed in Seattle and Indy… If the Eagles finally go 55% run 45% pass, hey they can host a round 1 game and then make life miserable for someone like the Cardinals did in 2008… The rest of y'all assertions are based on the Falcons being able to turn on a run game against balanced teams… SMH
October 10th, 2012
8:02 pm
This season is a bust if the Falcons don't at least make it to the NFC championship game. A wildcard victory is not enough, especialy when this QB and head coach have been together 5 seasons without a single playoff victory. Getting progressively better is great but are we supposed to wait 10 seasons for a legitimate playoff run?
October 10th, 2012
8:34 pm
What you keep missing JSS is that yoy find a way for every other team to give the Angry Birds issues….however your argument lacks because not once have you or will you state the facts about;
1. What if Turner starts running like he did in the Carolina game.
2. What if the D fills holes with C.Peters and gets better with the running game
3. What if we are 5-0….had to stick that in!
4. What if the offense gets better…..thats frigging scary because thats all these guys keep talking about…how they have not played a all around game on offense..
5. What if teams have to keep choosing who to cover in this offense
6. What if the coaching gets better…is that possible…?
7. What if Ray Edwards shows up
8. What if people start showing how afraid they are to travel to Mr. Robinsona neighborhood
9. What if teams keep respecting Samuels the way they are
10. What if our safties finally step up and play big….wait they are and remember you were not a fan of these two guys at all!
I could give you 50 more what ifs for the Falcons just like you have given us the what ifs for all these other teams…..except the Falcons. Respect the Angry Birds!
Last what if….
what if people start liking you……hehehehehehe another shot!
October 10th, 2012
8:36 pm
O yea this not last year or 2008…..this the 2012 birds
October 10th, 2012
8:39 pm
October 10th, 2012
7:14 pm
All I know is this – as a lifelong Falcons fan I am thrilled to death that the Birds are 5-0 for the first time ever. Get hot in the playoffs and anything can happen.
Hell, just get IN the playoffs first, then worry about getting hot.
October 10th, 2012
8:48 pm
And I will hold you to saying that GB is done!
October 10th, 2012
9:31 pm
5-0 is cute but… Dude, you sound angry. I mean, I don't know if you're a fan or not, but are you saying you can't enjoy what's happening this season because of some flops in the past? If that's how you feel, you might just want to call it a season now, and check back in this time next year. Then, you'll know how everything turned out and you can either jump on the bandwagon or resume the whining.
October 10th, 2012
9:33 pm
Ha ha, you make me laugh…
"If" enough said about that…
When has Carolina stopped anybody from running? Well. besides the Falcons that is (in Carolina)?
Holy crackers, 2-9 are just crazy talk so no use wasting on that mind dump…
I don't dislike Moore, I don't trust him to stay healthy… DeCoud is still a hot mess (see passing along Santana Moss)… The safeties test is coming soon enough, 3 teams with multiple TEs who can actually play two ways and 4 deep receiver sets… They won't be able to free lance and sit 10 yards behind plays…
And as for last quip, what if the internet didn't contain a certain set of blogs with the collective maturity threshold of new born orphan Great Dane? C'ya
October 10th, 2012
9:38 pm
I like the tenacity that this team plays with. We are 5-0 and still there are a lot of things that can be tuned up. The passing attack is relentless and Matt Ryan in the no huddle is downright dangerous for any defense. I think Dirk Koetter has opened up this offense and making it fun for the players to show up to work. Defensively I feel like everything will work itself out over time, the run defense will improve a lot when Peters comes back after the bye week.
October 10th, 2012
9:55 pm
Just win baby
October 10th, 2012
9:56 pm
D Man said, "1980 Atlanta vs. Dallas in the game we were supposed to win easy and blew it."
You may not add so well, D Man, but you're dead right there. I've never been so cold or disappointed as I was that night. They had the game won, and just blew it. That game sums up their whole franchise history.
October 10th, 2012
9:56 pm
D-man–if memory serves we knocked down and out Roger Staubach and some clown named Charlie Waters came in and shredded us. I ain't googling any of this just going from memory. Was watching it with my dad at one of his buddy's house, and was so pumped up at half time. I am fourteen years old at this time. Twas indeed a crushing blow to go out like they did, but man were they fun to watch. I know Bartkowski, and he has told me more than once not a day goes by that he doesn't think about it. That said–is this our year to win it all? No idea. Will it be fun to watch it unfold? Hell yeah! And that, to me, is what loving your team is all about. I love the unknown, and seeing how it will play out. I love my Birds no matter what. And the train rolls on…
October 10th, 2012
9:57 pm
Well, the critics are right, but this team seems to refuse to go away. Some teams make the playoff, but go one and done then fall apart, making it all look like a fluke. That has not happened here, this team might lose playoff games, but they refuse to quit. Nor had Ryan lost to a QB in the playoffs who is not on a HOF trajectory. Let him go head on head against some loser QB like Cam, or RG3, you know, guys he had no problem beating like a yard dog, and you can bet, he will get his playoff win,….But what are the likely hood that they well ever make the playoffs…LOL. Success is relative.
October 10th, 2012
9:59 pm
Tripp, Staubach was not the QB, I thought it was Danny White. Not googling either…Shows what memory does.
October 10th, 2012
10:09 pm
Tripp Bowden
October 10th, 2012
9:56 pm
D-man–if memory serves we knocked down and out Roger Staubach and some clown named Charlie Waters came in and shredded us. I ain't googling any of this just going from memory.
Better Google it. Dallas QB was Danny White; Charlie Waters was their strong safety.
A bitter memory.
October 10th, 2012
10:11 pm
HAHAHA you are right Matty Bicep–twas indeed Danny White–but I swear we knocked the main qb out of the game and the second stringer came in and schooled us and went on to have a great career. Ok–I am 45. Gonna google it.
October 10th, 2012
10:13 pm
[...] Falcons shrugging off critics [...]
October 10th, 2012
10:13 pm
You are correct, my friends Matty Bicep and DawgNole. I guess I tried to block out such a bitter memory. But dang i would have gone to my grave saying what i said was true. Thanks for the clarification. Did we knock Danny out of the game maybe?
October 10th, 2012
10:15 pm
I have an autographed football from every member on that team kindly given to me as they were cleaning out their lockers–to a man they all signed it, and I bring it out to this day during the end of games when we need a miracle. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
October 10th, 2012
10:16 pm
[...] Falcons shrugging off critics [...]
October 10th, 2012
10:17 pm
Yea Tripp, I am a little older, but not much, lol…so I remember watching it, and know exactly where I was…We did not even have the dignity to take a beating by a top tier QB, Got burned by freaking Danny White. I believe it was Rolland Lawrence who blew the coverage…But those Falcons, unlike this team, did not fall apart after that the next season..That is what seperates this team, seems like they are coming back stronger.
October 10th, 2012
10:31 pm
They knocked Staubach out of the 1978 Divisional playoff at Texas Stadium (the week after beat Philadelphia in their first ever playoff game… Danny White came in and saved the Cowboys with 14 straight points
October 10th, 2012
10:36 pm
Lawrence didn't blow the coverage, they had absolutely no pass rush, small DBs (they changed the hands on receivers rule the year before), Pearson finally worked free at the front of the End zone… Lawrence and Byas would be out of the league shortly thereafter… Strong bump and run DBs like Lester Hayes and Michael Haynes would change pass coverage defense… Jam em hard at the line and then run 'em off the route…
October 10th, 2012
10:37 pm
There you go with that crazy babbling gibberish again Guess none of the teams below had any four reciever sets? Or good TE? Or could run the ball? Once again your google stats dont hold up to mine…..hehehehehhe i pulled a JSS and googled!
1. Redskins……7th in passingi
2. Carolina……14th in rushing..
3. San Diego…16th passing…
4. Denver……5th passing
5. Kansas City…2nd in rushing
Go ahead and tell us how Decouds picks are all smoke and mirrors and not coaching and confidence…..(heck it took the safety from The aints to finally get a pic the other night 1st time in 4 years…..guess he just has not been in the right place….how many Decoud got angry little google stat man?
Last time I checked Turner had triple digits in rushing againat Carolina….so we not talking last year clownmunch! So WTF point was that!?
This the NFL…the pros so every team is good enough to win on Sunday, Monday, or Thursday….(see a rookie QB come back from 18 down against a vet team, see a rookie QB beat the Aints in the NO, i could go on but this goes over your head because you are only focused on bashing the Falcons) my point is that we are 5-0 because we have beat everyone in front off us….clownmunch!
What if you ever caught a clue and stop using your google education to blog….what if?
October 10th, 2012
10:37 pm
Hey Thanks JSS–so my memory ain't as bad as I thought! Did a little more research on me–I was in 8th grade; ergo 12 years old.
And I agree Matty Bicep. This team is the real deal. And i think color me just a fan, it comes from the Coach and the GM. These fellow just love to play for them. It's like a good family. You want to make your mom and dad proud. Thanks again for the correction JSS–and did they not beat Philly when the field goal kicker missed a chip shot and Greg Brezina consoled him after, religious man Greg was?
October 10th, 2012
10:38 pm
I know it is a long way to go in the season and great teams are measured by playoff success instead of just regular season. However, I personally feel that this 2012 Falcons team will get the job done in the playoffs this season as well. From watching them so far this season, I just think the overall chemistry and attitude is so much better than a year ago. I truly think this team is much hungrier this year to win in the playoffs. Only time will tell but it seems like a very focused team right now. Go Falcons!
October 10th, 2012
10:41 pm
@Seen This B4….so what If we're exposed 11/11? We may be exposed B4 then at Philadelphia….This Is the NFL…Every game Is tough….But the difference right now Between the Falcons and Saints Is 4 games. 1 game does not a season make but knowing the Saints are 4 games behind US, and not going to catch Us, makes me warm and fuzzy !
October 10th, 2012
10:41 pm
And how can you tell this man what he belives about Rolland blowing the coverage? That is your frigging problem…..no one asked you YOUR OPINION! YET YOU INTERJECT! MUNCHANGUS!
October 10th, 2012
10:48 pm
Hey JSS and Matty Bicep–enjoyed the chat. The train rolls on. These Birds are rare. How rare? I don't know. Don't really care about the outcome (of course I do) but I do care about how they play for each other. This year feels like a brotherhood. Night yall.Tripp. Yes that is my real name.
October 10th, 2012
10:49 pm
Has there ever been a NFL team that was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, by a team that had a regular season record of below .500?
October 10th, 2012
10:52 pm
Yes I think the AZ Cards did just that and then made it to the Superbowl. Took us down indeed.
October 10th, 2012
10:58 pm
Bonehead, the video hasn't changed in all these years…
Dallas ran Pearson back across the formation to make it man coverage on the play. Tom Pridemore was sitting there in the endzone with responsibility to keep the front on the endzone covered… He was slow in reacting. Lawrence had good coverage, the only thing he didn't do was to turn his head. Hank Stram the old CBS color guy said it as well…
Your "I'm a bonehead" act is tired…
October 10th, 2012
11:03 pm
Agree trip, it is about the ride, the chance, the opportunity that is what is cool.
October 10th, 2012
11:07 pm
JSS, you talking to me? Again, I was going by memory, I just remember that RL was the guy closes to the receiver….But him not turning his head does bring back a memory….Fact is, Bart threw 3 picks and did not score a point in the 2nd half after scoring in the first 4 possessions…..But like I said, the team never recovered.
October 10th, 2012
11:10 pm
I can tell when a team "has it", and this team looks like the Cardinals & the Seahawks a few years back when they went to the Superbowl. Softees with no bite. Matty, we really appreciate you spending time with the kids, but you need a shot of HGH and work on that motion in the pocket. Until you put 11 vs 11 instead of 10 (offense) vs 11 (defense) these receivers are gonna get banged up before the playoffs even start!
October 10th, 2012
11:12 pm
I just bet you have that video with the commentator saying that? Munchangus! It makes it right since the commentator said it…..almost like you JSS….you think whatever you say is correct…..what a munch! Your google education is outdated!
October 10th, 2012
11:13 pm
One game at a time, good teams always find a way to win even when they dont bring their A game.
October 10th, 2012
11:30 pm
I see a very lucky team, that can play dirty defense at times and can force a fumble or two…But when will these lethargic recievers start stretching the darn field..Seems like they aren't playing the whole game or something. Once we play the who have it together, I see it all going downhill =(
October 10th, 2012
11:31 pm
Tripp@10:52,,,,,,The AZ Cardinals wer 9-7 in 2008, and NFCW Champs when they went to the SB.
The Seatle Seahawks were 7-9 in 2010, when they defeated the Saints in the 1st round of the playoffs.
The 1st and only team with a regular season sub .500 record, to win a playoff game.
October 10th, 2012
11:36 pm
If the falcons were in the AJC, we would have been to a couple of superbowls by now. Tim Tebow won a game, Mark Sanchez and Joe Flacco have been to AFC championship game, but the BEST team in the AFC the past 2 years lost to the exact same teams we lost to. AFC is a joke…
October 10th, 2012
11:36 pm
AFC, not AJC.
October 10th, 2012
11:38 pm
The AFC teams we played this year did not even compete with us…Are only close games were to NFC teams, but we handled both those teams with east too.
October 10th, 2012
11:40 pm
Soooo………that makes the Taints, the only team to lose a playoff game to a sub .500 team, in the history of the NFL.
Pretty funny stuff.
October 10th, 2012
11:40 pm
Sorry Bonehead, I still have my copy of NFL Films 'Battle in Dixie' from my undergraduate internship… Sorry, but I've spent more time in film vaults then you can imagine… Have fun fantasy boy… You enjoy spouting ignorance…
October 10th, 2012
11:46 pm
I thought that the NFL officials were finished with helping the siants win games, until I saw that BS call, after the rookie tapped the munchin's faceguard with his helmut,—- this, after he had just thrown the backbraking int., that was brought back for a TD by the Chargers.
October 10th, 2012
11:47 pm
Nah, you'd have to gone through Pittsburgh when they were stomping folks. As they proved with a third string QB, they had Atlanta's number, the same goes for the Patriots… You may have won playoff games simply because the AFC West has been so sporadic… Those are the teams the AFC North and East have feasted on…
October 11th, 2012
12:03 am
Regardless, the same team that knocked the Pats and Steelers out of the playoffs got is the same team that knocked us out, we just had to play them a little earlier due to the luck of the draw….Sometimes the other QB is better, ask Tom Brady and Roth…Once the guard changes and all the QBs drafted before 2006 are gone, you will see what Ice is all about. He is learning nothing is easy, that you have to work hard in the offseason and come back better than ever….What a shame our previous franchise QB did not have that mentality, for one he had a little success, he got distracted… ATL would have a few SBs by now, just like everyone predicted, what a shame.
October 11th, 2012
5:58 am
@inkspot, yes…those were some fun teams to watch, John Jefferson, Charlie Joiner, Kellen Winslow, Wes Chandler etc…those guys could flat out make some great catches and the Chargers were my favorite AFC team back then. Fouts was really good, but he owes a heck of a lot to some awesome receivers. That team had a shot to go all the way in Jan 1982 but got slowed down by the frozen turf in Cincinnati.
Anyway, a couple of those circus sideline catches Jones made last Sunday reminded me of some I remember from the Air Coryell offense days.
October 11th, 2012
6:33 am
The FALCONS is the name of this team. For the one's that keep calling them the Dirty Birds understand there is not one player from that time left on this team. Other teams in the NFL don't rename their teams so why do Falcon fans? The fans of the past know that this team is nothing like the old Dirty Birds and the players and organization are better overall team. SO STOP IT.


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Summary: Wireless Internet access on trains is going to be big - but only if the train operators can be convinced it's a good idea
The worldwide market for high-speed wireless networks on trains will be worth many hundreds of millions of pounds within five years, even though railway operators may be slow to embrace Wi-Fi, according to industry analysts.
Research group BWCS estimated this week that by 2008 rail travellers will be spending £266m per year on on-board wireless LAN hot spot services -- using them to send and receive email, surf the Web, play games and to access travel services.
This estimate represents a slight downward revision on earlier forecasts that BWCS presented at The Wireless LAN Event in London back in May. This is because the company now believes that railway operators will roll out mobile Wi-Fi hot spots at a slower rate than first thought.
"The primary reasons for our conservatism are that although one European train operator has deployed a service and another is committed to a trial -- and several are making interested noises -- the railway industry is notoriously slow and cautious with respect to signing off on new projects like this," Peter Kingsland, BWCS wireless analyst, told ZDNet UK News, adding that experience of the vendors to date supports this view.
Both GNER and Virgin are currently involved in trials of on-board train Wi-Fi, and services are expected to launch next year.
According to Kingsland, though, there are several reasons why widespread deployment of Wi-Fi across the industry will be a protracted process. One is that train operators will be reluctant to upgrade existing carriages, and would prefer to deploy Wi-Fi when they get new rolling stock.
There is also the fact that, in BWCS's opinion, there is little pent-up demand from travellers for the service.
"The one thing that will make train operating companies prioritise a new service is if passengers demand it and that just isn't happening with Wi-Fi yet. There is a lot of market education still to do," said Kingsland.
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By Sgt. Michael Stevens
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Capt. Lidia Murillo, an officer selection officer with Recruiting Station Charleston, W.Va., monitors the pull-ups of one of the participants during the Arnold Sports Festival, March 5. The annual event featured more than 700 fitness booths, including the Marine Corps pull-up challenge, for the more than 175,000 visitors to walk around and explore. The fitness expo began in 1989 as strictly a men's body building competition and has since expanded into more than 40 different sports throughout the Columbus area, for men and women, becoming the world's largest multi-sport fitness weekend. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Stevens) (released) (Photo by Sgt. Michael Stevens)
Lines gather in front of the Marine Corps pull-up challenge during the 2011 Arnold Sports Festival, March 5. Marine recruiters and officer selection officers from Recruiting Station Charleston, W.Va., monitored the pull-ups for the several hundred participants who attempted to obtain a prize. The four-day sports festival featured more than 40 sporting events throughout the Columbus area and is known as the largest multi-sport fitness weekend in the world. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Stevens) (released) (Photo by Sgt. Michael Stevens)
Sgt. Matthew Grogan, a recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station South Columbus, Recruiting Station Charleston, W.Va., monitors a participant of the Arnold 5k Pump and Run here, March 6. Coordinators for the event selected Marines as judges of the bench-press portion of the pump and run because they are fair and equitable to each participant. The Arnold Sports Festival is an annual event, which features more than 40 sports over a multi-day period, throughout the Columbus area. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Stevens) (released) (Photo by Sgt. Michael Stevens)
As each looked left and right eyeing up their next score, they encountered a booth where they'd have to demonstrate their strength in order to obtain a prize.
The booth belonged to the Marine Corps, the challenge was to do as many pull-ups as possible, and the prizes were earned, not given.
Of the expected 175,000 visitors who attended the 2011 Arnold Fitness EXPO, several hundred tested their muscle on the Marine Corps' pull-up bars, hoping to add a Marine Corps keychain, water bottle, shirt or hat to their collection for the day.
Many of the participants were surprised to realize that some of their pull-ups did not count. Marines assigned to Recruiting Station Charleston, W.Va., monitored the bars to make sure each partaker was getting their chin all the way above the bar and their arms were locked out at the end of each repetitions."
The Marine Corps is way stricter with their pull-ups then I had previously been accustomed to," said Christopher Higgins, a Columbus, Ohio native, and annual visitor to the fitness expo. "I go in the gym all the time and think I'm doing 20 to 25 good pull-ups, only to find out that they wouldn't count in the Marines because I'm not locking my arms out all the way."
Higgins added that he liked the more efficient manner that the Marine Corps conducted pull-ups and he plans on working on his form before he comes and tackles the bar at next year's event.
The Marine Corps booth was one of approximately 700 that littered the floor of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Although there were several booths that stood out to visitors, the unmistakable mark of the Marines was apparent in the form of the giant blow-up drill instructor sitting atop a bright red Marine Corps Hummer.
Recruiters who attended the event said the fitness environment was a great place to show off the Marine Corps commitment to staying physically fit and ready.
"Events, such as this, give the Marine Corps exposure to certain people who have the same degree of discipline that Marines do," said Sgt. Kristin Chambasian, a recruiter for Recruiting Sub-Station Springfield, RS Charleston. "Their mentality in fitness and tackling personal challenges is what makes these events work for us. This is great exposure for the Marine Corps."
On the final day of the festival, Marines were selected as judges for the bench-press portion of the Arnold 5k Pump and Run. Marines were in charge of counting the bench-press repetitions of each participant before they took off on their 5k run. The number of repetitions they did was significant because it equated to a certain amount of time that would be subtracted from their run, therefore it was very important each Marine count accordingly.
Marines have been judging the bench-press during the Arnold Classic for about ten years, according to Tim Pancher, the co-chairman for the pump and run and the co-coordinator of security for former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the event.
"We were getting some complaints about the inefficiency of the judging in the past, so I went over to the Marine pull-up challenge one year and asked for some enthusiastic judges to join us," said Pancher. "From then on, we always have upwards of 15 Marines involved in the judging."
Pancher went on to add that since the Marine Corps has become involved with the event, it has gone much smoother and they've received many compliments from the participants.
"We need our judges to be fair and equitable and the Marine Corps provides that," said Pancher. "The association between our organization and the Marine Corps has been fantastic."
The fitness expo began in 1989 as strictly a men's body building competition and has since expanded into more than 40 different sports throughout the Columbus area, for men and women, becoming the world's largest multi-sport fitness weekend.
For more information, visit www.arnoldsportsfestival.com.


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Lost snowboarders found safeMarch 02,2013
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