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I think if I were you I would listen to what DAD has told you. You need to get your feet wet around the welding trade for a while be fore diving in head first.
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11-15-2007, 05:23 PM #21Senior Member
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[QUOTE=migman69;20536] I have a great idea in my head, I hope i can eventually turn it into reality. Id love to own my own business one day or at least half of one. But my dad doesn't seem to think The business will last more than a month. He said that with the way the economy is right now going into business for yourself is a recipe for disaster.
Your Dad may be right..or just cautious.. If he has been in business for 30 yrs he may know a thing or three about running the show. I know you are charged up and wanna go like a fart in a tornado. But you have to take it easy big fella. I own my own business. I have a machine / fabrication shop that I started a while ago. Understand that I didn't just get a bug up my keester to pull the trigger on a new business. There was about 5+ yrs of planning and decisions before I made any moves. Understand that starting a business can be very rewarding. But also realize that unlike being an employee...all the rewards AND the PROBLEMS are YOURS. As an employee you work 8-12hrs a day and punch out..go home. As a business owner you work....till your done. That might be 18+hrs a day for a week or years. Never know. You HAVE to be a darn good and dedicated employee BEFORE you are a business owner.
Here are some steps to think about before you risk poor decisions and subsequent bankrupt.
Find your niche... Yes you may want a welding shop. But what will you weld? Where are your customers coming from? Why do they want YOU to do it?
How big of a shop do you NEED? (We all want a shop as big as an aircraft hangar but can't justify it) Your work will dictate how much space you need. This is one reason you need answers to the above questions.
What equipment will you need? A guy could go drop some serious coin on the biggest and best stuff. But understand that during your startup time you might could do with "just big enough" to get the job done. Do you need a Tig machine that can do 1/2 inch Aluminum? Hmm Dunno. But I wouldn't drop the kind of money it takes on that....unless I am sure I have jobs to make it pay. The excess money can be used for other needed equipment.
Yes you want a welding shop...but realize that a building with a welder doesn't make a welding shop. There will be LOTS of other machinery needed to be a 'job' shop.
How about power? How many AMPS do you NEED. Power services are expensive to modify. Electrical contractors make some serious coin. The modifications to my shop electrical ran well over $3000 bucks. I already had 240V 3ph in the shop but I needed plugs and sub panels etc installed. A new shop service could be in 5 digits for a 500A 3phase service.
I am not trying to discourage you. Rather I want to encourage you ...to do it right. You MUST plan. You must Ask ALL the questions. You MUST have a business plan (written)...not in your head. You must have all the financial work done BEFORE you talk to the bank. You must be PROFESSIONALLY READY. You skills will be challenged to the max by some customer paying top dollar for your BEST work. Better be ready to perform...like...well a PRO.
Your Dad MAY be trying to save you from a lot of hurt. If your area is depressed it might not support another welding shop. YOU must check this out. Be honest with yourself. IF you start a shop and dump ALL your money and a couple hundred thousand from the bank ...and it crashes it can destroy your life at a tender age. Again...not telling you no....just understand that following your dreams can be wonderful. Following them blindly over a cliff is just stupid. Be careful. Talk to the business department of YOUR bank and tell them your dreams. They WILL tell you want pieces you need to prove to them it is a viable business plan. They know what will fail and what can make you money.
For now.. Learn every thing you can about your chosen trade. Do your best to become the best. You will have to prove your the best to every customer later. Suck that school for every thing they know. Your paying for it...demand the best education they can give.
Follow your dreams...just pick your battles wisely. A business is a big step. I love mine..and do what I have to keep it healthy. A young business is like raising kids. Things you do early in the formative years can pay off later.
Take care....
My 2 pennies....
For what it's worth, here's some modern calculations in accordance with modern accounting.
Assuming you have no customers or immediate cash flow you must develop an inventory of liabilities. This includes all direct and indirect cash purchases. Short term, long term and maintenance costs i.e. rents, leases, insurance utilities etc.. Learn what the annual cost of your liability is and that's how much money you need in CASH in you HAND just to start!
About 27 years ago I side lined on the weekends and at night. This grew over time and as a result I acquired new equipment and even hired help. The key here is and please heed this info! Always do the best job you can even if you lose money and if you feel you can't to the best job, get someone that can and become friends with that person (networking). My business eventually evolved into a 7 man 3,500 Sq. Ft. shop with about 150K in equipment. This did not happen in one week, one month or even a year. Oddly, I specialize primarily in railings, gates and medical grab rails and that keeps my shop busy everyday with just that. Find your nitch, get good at it and people (your customers) will notice you, hire you and refer you.
If welding and fab is your passion, take your time, do it right with no regrets!
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Motorcyclemac.....Very informative & well said post. I'm impressed.
Migman69, I would re-read Mac's post and take heed to the advice given.
We are all here to help each other succeed... None of us wants to see another's dreams fall apart, and his/her business fail. More research & experience is required.
Best of luck,
[QUOTE=Black Wolf;20560]Motorcyclemac.....Very informative & well said post. I'm impressed.
Migman69, I would re-read Mac's post and take heed to the advice given.
Well, Thanks. I sorta recognized this fellow's passion. I guess I see a bit of myself in him...at least his energy to drive on. It is a good thing but I really would hate to see him put all that drive behind the wrong set of plans. It is good to have lots of horsepower....provided you have a good hand at the wheel. I am not the end all be all book of answers for the small business owner but I only hope that my bumps and bruises from the school of hard knocks can help another guy. I have been lurking here for a while and ya'll seem like a good bunch of fellows.
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The guys have pretty much told you all you need to know, but keep in mind that 2 years in school is just a drop in a bucket when it comes to this business. If you have to ask somebody else what kind of equipment you need you aren't ready, and that and starting out owing money is what kills most in this business.
I didn't follow the plan Motorcyclemac posted by any means, but I grew up with a torch and stinger in my hands (dad owned the company and I had no choice) and most guys who have been at this as long as I have are retired now. There is a lot more to owning a business (welding type) than having a shop and some machines. I didn't want to own my own welding outfit, but it just worked out this way. I have been lucky and it doesn't hurt that I know what I do better than anyone around. One of my customers told my bud last week that the so called welders around here see my work and go to bartending or selling shoes. lol. Heck of a complement to me.
Always do your best work, and be willing to back it up because word of mouth is your best advertising. I warranty all of my welds for one year (but I build everything to last twenty or more if properly cared for), and that actually gets me new customers. My old customers don't even care about the warranty.Lincoln: Eagle 10,000, Weld-Pak HD, Weld-Pak 155, AC-225, LN-25 wirefeeder
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lots of great tip and suggestions i think i will wait till i been in the business and around it for some time before i think about opening up my own shop.
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See you're already growing and learning!! You have a great start!
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thanks how significant in the industry is aws ceritification
My approach was continue to create so much cool stuff for myself that I started my own welding biz by popular demand
All the while working and learning the trade. Trust me that way the world will let you know when it's "your time"
And when it happens that way you will never look back and your competition will wonder where in the heck did HE come from
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Unless Republican leaders in District 36 can agree on one person as their choice to succeed Sen. E.J. Pipkin, choosing the next GOP senator from the district could be up to a Democratic governor.
After a second vote by the Queen Anne's County Republican Central Committee on Tuesday, the four counties in District 36 — Kent, Caroline, Queen Anne's and Cecil — remained tied between Dels. Stephen S. Hershey Jr. (R-Dist. 36) of Queenstown and Michael D. Smigiel Sr. (R-Dist. 36) of Chesapeake City.
Kent and Caroline counties supported Hershey. Cecil and Queen Anne's counties gave the nod to Smigiel.
Republican lawmakers have expressed concern about giving O'Malley his choice of candidates, even if he has the last say under the law.
"There is nothing to be served by allowing the Governor of the State to choose the next Republican Senator from the 36th District," Smigiel wrote in a statement Tuesday.
Smigiel suggested the four central committees come together again to choose just one nominee.
"I suggest that, for the good of the Party, we agree to bring the two nominees before the members of the four central committees to profess our qualifications and debate any issues the members of said honorable Central Committees should desire," he wrote.
Hershey said the central committees did their jobs and their decisions should be respected.
"I think it's gone through its process already," he said. "Each central committee has determined its best means to vet the candidates. They've done that; they've voted. I think a lot of the central committees want this to be over with."
Pipkin ended his 11-year career in the Maryland Senate on Aug. 5 when he announced he was moving to Texas to study sports management.
The four central committees have 30 days from Pipkin's resignation to make their nomination, or nominations. As the final days tick away, the race to pick his successor has gotten rough and tumble.
Smigiel claims rumors have been circulated that his health could prevent him from finishing a campaign. Hershey said he was unaware of any rumors about his fellow delegate.
Queen Anne's County Republican Central Committee Vice Chairwoman Mary Caroline Dietz said in a phone conversation — which also included Smigiel — that she was bullied into voting for a candidate who was not her first choice.
"I actually got in my car and cried," Dietz said of her reaction after her committee's first vote. "I gave into peer pressure. I'm a 63-year-old woman who gave into peer pressure and, I would call it, bullying."
Dietz was among those on her committee who initially selected former Maryland Republican Party Chairwoman Audrey Scott for the seat.
But Dietz said she felt lied to and tricked into casting that vote when she really supported Smigiel.
Scott eventually removed her name from contention, leaving the split between Smigiel and Hershey.
"If we tie, the Constitution is clear. We send both names to the governor," said Rob Willoughby, Caroline County Republican Central Committee chairman.
In its first vote, the Queen Anne's County Republican Committee supported Scott, a former mayor of Bowie and Prince George's County councilwoman who also served as former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s planning secretary.
In a Facebook post dated Aug. 24, Queen Anne's County Republican Central Committee chairwoman Andi Morony said that with Scott's withdrawal from consideration, and since the only other votes cast were for Smigiel, the county gave its support to Smigiel.
Morony also is Smigiel's chief of staff. Morony did not return multiple requests for comment.
Caroline stood unanimously behind Hershey. It hoped that Queen Anne's would change and also back Hershey, Willoughby said in an email Saturday.
But in its second vote, Queen Anne's County backed Smigiel.
On Wednesday, Morony posted to Facebook that according to the attorney general, any county can reconsider its vote for the appointment within the 30 days given the four central committees to make their nominations.
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Chris Zeauskas, chairman of the Cecil County Republican Central Committee, said his committee also will not vote again on the issue.
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I would like to thank everyone that participated in the 7th annual Yosemite Facelift.
Your support has turned this event into the largest volunteer event in the National Park system.
We had check-in stations in Tuolumne Meadows and at Crane Flat on Friday, Saturday and Sunday along with the Visitor Center check-in during the five-day effort. 1,001 unique volunteers signed up gathering 172,307 lbs of trash. Slightly over 140,000 lbs gathered was asphalt and concrete found in an old dumpsite near Cathedral Beach which was trucked out for recycling. On the bright side, many of the areas that we have been cleaning over the years are a lot cleaner than when the Facelift was started. We have been taking on special projects to clean problem areas besides sprucing up the rest of the Park.
Over 160 miles of roadway and turnouts were cleaned up. 100 + miles of trails and 20 miles of river corridor was also cleaned. Everything was sorted and over 80% was recycled. Some of the special projects included the Cathedral Beach dumpsite, the ledge system below Glacier Point, an old weather station above Tunnel View, the area below the Tunnel View cliffs, removal of coiled phone line by Daff Dome and removal of an old paved road by Tuolumne Grove.
The Facelift started off with an evening program on Tuesday at the East Auditorium. Brittany Griffith provided her presentation and Jeff Johnson introduced his new movie 180˚ South.
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On Wednesday Royal Robbins started off the evening program with Kate Rutherford following.
Thursday night we showed the ever popular Reel Rock Film Tour for the fifth year in a row.
Friday night we featured programs by local climbers. James Lucas started the evening off and Cedar Wright followed with his show.
A special thank you to New Belgium Brewing Company who provided the beer. Redwood Creek provided wine for the evening programs. Thanks to Bill Rosenberg for hooking us up with Peets coffee and for his tireless effort making sure there was fresh coffee every morning and evening.
On Saturday, Dan Wilson and the Chinquapin All Stars played music outdoors in front of the East Auditorium.
Sunday night the Facelift participants were rewarded with dinner provided by DNC. Superintendent Don Neubacher spoke to the crowd before the final raffle. Then we danced to Dan Wilson and the Chinquapin All Stars till Midnight.
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I would like to thank all of our sponsors that provided raffle prizes and for their support. We had a children's and adult raffle each of the five days. There were some really nice prizes this year and many happy winners.
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John Stannard received the Facelift Volunteer of the Year award. It took several people to make sure he was present to receive the award. He wanted to keep working.
John Stannard the amazing Facelifter
Thank you Tami Knight for the special art work for this year's T-shirt. They were very popular.
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Of special note, Caltrans cleaned highway 395 to Tioga Pass. It would be great to clean all the highways to the Park entrances during the Facelift. Imagine how nice it would be to see cleaner and cleaner roadways as you arrive to a sparkling Park.
Next year's Facelift will start with an evening program on Tuesday September 20th and the cleanup will start Wednesday September 21st and going through Sunday September 25th.
We hope you can join us. See you next year.
There are so many people that help every year and we can not do this without your help.
Thank you so much. You are the best!
The following is a list of all the sponsors that generously donated items for the raffles and also several helped financially with the event. Thanks for making the Facelift so special.
National Park Service, DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, American Alpine Club,
The Sanctuary, Mountain Hardware, La Sportiva, Bill Sterling and Jetboil, Sender Films,
New Belgium Brewing Company, Misty Mountain, Redwood Creek, Nau, REI,
Mountain Tools, Patagonia, Black Diamond, The North Face, Access Fund,
Red Chili/Wild Country, Bluewater, Clif Bar, Evergreen Lodge, Julia Parker, SNAC,
The Vershke Group, Kleen Kanteen, Peets Coffee, Sierra Nevada Conservancy,
Prana, Evolv, Oakley, Teva, Marmot, Sketchers, Magnolia Pictures, Dope Miller,
Slackline Brothers, Wired Bliss, Metolius, Five Ten, Yarts, Horny Toad, Sals,
Stonemaster, Happy Burger, The Yosemite Conservancy, The Ansel Adams Gallery,
Pinnacle Capital Management, NikWax, California Coastal Commission,
National Environmental Education Foundation, Patagonia of Palo Alto, The Mountaineers,
The Great Western Power Company, Touchstone Climbing.
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im ab out to buy a 1963 corvair suspecting it will need plenty of restoring I was thinking abuot up gradeing from my pep boys welder. would it be woth the extra money to buy the MM180 or would I be going a bit over board and should stick with MM140.
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I agree completely. becuase as Im sure we've all been told or thuoght "this is something I'm might use for decades".
It' not realy made by pep boys just a little old thing I picked up on my way out.
You will be much happier with the MM180 and its abilities over the MM140. While the MM140 is great, it lacks the huevos that may be required when working on your car. A 63 Corvair will be equipped with a more generous and more robust steel than later models and you want to make sure your welds are sound. Remember one thing however, if your frame requires welding even the MM180 may be a tad light but unless you are a seasoned pro, I don't recommend heating your frame in any way and leave that part for a pro.
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I'd recommend the larger unit. You can always dial a larger unit down, but you can't use amps you didn't buy.
You may also want to look at the Hobart HH210 (a 210A unit)which has received rave reviews and is priced not much more than the MM180.
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well you can R.I.P. TacMig because I wouldn't dare to dream of welding the most crutial part of the car,the frame(I don't consider my self a seasond anything). And you are right that cars where built a little thicker in the good old old days. but I agree with sundown, you can't add amps to your machine but you can reduce what you have.
If you have 220v service, there is NO WAY I'd go with the MM140. Almost 100 years ago (or there abouts), I wanted to upgrade from my Oxy/Acet. So I bought a Syncrowave 250. And I've NEVER been sorry. My next purchase will be a Miller 220v MIG (or a Miller 375 plasma cutter). Decisions, decisions.
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Exiting school board member Laura Berthiaume says she no longer fits in politically in Montgomery County, and, for now, her children no longer fit in Montgomery County Public Schools.
Berthiaume, whose last day representing District 2 was Tuesday, told The Gazette in an interview Friday that she pulled her third-grade son out of the county's public school system and placed him in a private school after last school year. Her two daughters also attend private school.
Berthiaume said the decision was, "for personal reasons, partly including Curriculum 2.0, and how math is being taught in Curriculum 2.0."
"I think it's true that for some children, there are some individual needs that it is extremely difficult for the school system to address," Berthiaume said, declining to elaborate.
Many parents across the county have taken issue with the new curriculum, which changes the way students are taught and accelerated in subjects.
Berthiaume said she realized during her time on the board that the school system is a huge bureaucracy, largely unflexible to changes and new ideas.
Serving on the school board has helped Berthiaume grow and learn, she said — and have more conservative values. The lifelong Democrat is now a registered Independent.
She will not consider running for school board or political office in Montgomery County again, as she said she would not get elected.
"My points of view have gone [too far] beyond the narrow viewpoints of Montgomery County to have any political future," she said. "You can sit there and say why not break the bubble, why not introduce that element of cross conversation. ... They are not going to hear it."
Berthiaume, 48, of Rockville, said she is leaving the school board to spend more time with her family. Her son now attends Fourth Presbyterian School in Potomac and her daughters attend Holton-Arms School in Bethesda.
Berthiaume regrets little about her time on the board.
She was a very engaged board member, said school board President Shirley Brandman (At-large) of Bethesda.
"She did her homework," Brandman said. "She brought a lot of passion to issues. She asked tough questions."
Often, and more frequently lately, Berthiaume was the only opposing vote when the school board was making decisions.
Even though school board members are not elected by political affiliation, in a county where all elected officials share the same political viewpoints, groupthink and trends often lead to exaggerated policies, Berthiaume said.
"It becomes a very large echo chamber," she said.
Berthiaume was the sole member this summer to vote against a union agreement that gave base pay raises to teachers.
She warned other board members before the vote of the county's unstable economy and income, and she said she was frustrated when her thoughts were largely brushed off.
"I was trying to say, 'Hey, there is a pit on the pathway and you are walking right into it,'" she said.
Doug Prouty, president of the Montgomery County Education Association, said he wasn't pleased with her vote, but understood her concerns. The union endorsed Berthiaume in the 2008 election.
"We always appreciated the critical eye that Laura brought to the school board," Prouty said.
Brandman said that even though Berthiaume often disagreed with the whole board's decision, she appreciated how she was willing to share her opinion.
Berthiaume said she is proud of a few things that the board did while she was serving, such as the board's professionalism when searching for a new superintendent.
Superintendent Joshua P. Starr, now in his second year, is a good fit for the county and the school system, Berthiaume said, but she said she does not agree with his vision. The school system must realize it cannot use policy and programs to fix all of the problems students have, most of which stem from problems at home, she said.
Berthiaume explained that although families cannot be judged individually, statistically, children with alcoholic and abusive parents, who have an unwed mother, or are homeless, have less of a chance at success.
"We don't like to admit that anything is out of our control," Berthiaume said. "The answer is you let it become an excuse. But if you don't view the problem clearly, you are not going to react to it well either."
When asked if she would move somewhere else to run for political office elsewhere, Berthiaume said "it is always a possibility."
She said she doesn't think the school board and county will miss having her at the table.
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In honor of Adopt a Shelter Cat Month last June, we teamed up with Threadless.com to find the best superhero feline t-shirt design—and more than 600 of you submitted ideas! There were laser cats, ninja cats, cats with beards and even cats on unicycles, but there can be only one top dog in this competition. And the winner is…Atomic Kitty!
The winning designer received an amazing gift bag, including a $500 Threadless.com gift code and two tickets to the ASPCA's annual Young Friends benefit in New York City. And, of course, proceeds from this cute t-shirt will help prevent cruelty to animals across the country!
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Crossfire Hurricane
'Crossfire Hurricane' Director Brett Morgen On Brian Jones, Getting The Keys To The Vault
After months of anticipation, on November 15 HBO premiered "Crossfire Hurricane," the much-talked about documentary about The Rolling Stones. CBS Local spoke to the film's director, Brett Morgen, about the access he got to all of the living Rolling Stones — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood, as well as former members Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor — and the perks to getting access to their vaults.
"Things Started Happening": The Rolling Stones Release Trailer For "Crossfire Hurricane" Documentary
The Rolling Stones have released a minute-long trailer for Crossfire Hurricane, their long-in-the-works documentary. Starting with footage of the band being interviewed for a U.S. television show, the host asks how their second U.S. tour was going, Mick Jagger replies, "Things started happening."
The Rolling Stones' 'Crossfire Hurricane' Documentary To Debut This November
On the heels of rumors that the Rolling Stones will play shows in Brooklyn and London this November comes the announcement that their HBO documentary will debut the same month.


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What is CERT?
CERT training provides citizens with an opportunity to learn basic emergency response skills to assist themselves, their friends and family, and/or their neighborhoods in case of an emergency.
This program is one of four outreach programs under President Bush's Citizen Corps initiative, created after the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
The Citizen Corps mission "is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds." CERT Training will truly help you be prepared.
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When I look out my back yard, I see this amazing view across the gulch and to a field on the other side. There is a Rumi quote I have loved for nearly 20 years:
Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
It is no coincidence that quantum physicists also refer to the field, and that students of consciousness often refer to the field of universal intelligence. One of my favorites science + spirituality books is The Field, by Lynne McTaggart. You can check it out here on Amazon; I love my Kindle version for reading and highlighting on the iPad!
The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
I am launching my own quirky Rox version of NaBloPoMo – National Blog Posting Month. The goal is to write at least once a day. I am intending to meet that goal, however I reserve the right to post on any of my many blogs!
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He's confident, committed, a spectacular football player, and a true original. So what's not to love about Terrell Owens? In an age where in-your-face celebrations are an art form, what's so bad about standing in the middle of the Dallas Cowboys Lone Star? Why is it wrong to whip out a sharpie and sign the ball after a touchdown, when other players cost their teams football games with boneheaded plays? T.O. may push the limits that old-school NFLers wouldn't touch, but when you can back it up with clutch performances week-after-week (as he ALWAYS does), the limits are yours to push!
For those with an admiration for talent, a sense of style, and, above all, a sense of humor, Terrell Owens is the NFL's ultimate player. From his committment to the 49ers organization, to the amazing career he is putting together that will one day land him in the Hall of Fame, Terrell was another perfect choice to enter our exclusive retro-style poster series. It is the old Sports Illustrated design of the 1970s and '80s, harkening back to a simpler time, when great players had real personalities, and great posters didn't need corny themes and awful modern graphics. As with the great SI posters of the past, this beautiful piece features the consummate photographic image of the player - in this case, it's all T.O. attitude, with #81 in red in a candid pre-game pose, eyeing the competition and preparing for battle in the upcoming gridiron war. From the close-cropped 'do, to the diamond stud earring, to the bulging biceps, to the elbow-on-knee, hand-on-helmet pose, this is the football Adonis in all his glory! Don't miss your opportunity to own this classic - published exclusively for The Sports Poster Warehouse, this item is limited to a single print run of less than 5,000. A must-have addition to your 49ers Wall-of-Fame, and a serious collector's item for years to come!
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"CeeLo Green is Loberace" opened about a week ago at Planet Hollywood. For months it's been surrounded by buzz as being this over-the-top spectacle. And that's what you'd expect from the man who is known for dressing like a peacock in heat…but it ain't what you get.
Great Expectations:
When I heard he would be doing a nod to old school Vegas reminiscent of the Liberace era, I thought, okay, I can dig it. I expected big gaudy rings, feathered hats, velvet capes, a gold piano with a sexy lady slithering across it while he crooned some of his hits…maybe even a slowed down saucy version of "F-you".
The guy I saw on Saturday night stood almost entirely in the same spot. For more than one song his legs barely moved—I think he may have swayed, maybe. Is this a weight thing, or is he tired 'cause its 1 am? Or maybe he thought all the sexy ladies around him could just do the heavy lifting and entertaining.
Even though I may not be old enough to have memories of old Vegas, I'm still a die hard fan of those vintage loungey demur acts. Hey, it's one of the reasons I love living downtown. So even if he just walked back and forth snapping his fingers and winking that would've been okay by me.
C'mon, this is the same guy who sang with Muppet back-up singers and Gwyneth Paltrow at the 53rd Grammys and played a piano tricked out with pyrotechnics on the Strip a few weeks ago! Where is that guy?
The only over the top moment I witnessed was a girl deep throating a rubber balloon—however, I think I would be pushing KCEP's family values discussing much more of that.
I try not to read reviews before seeing a show, especially if I plan on writing one myself. However, with this being such a big show it was hard not hear all the chatter. I was warned there wasn't a live band. That shocked me the most…how do you have a concert without one? I can't tell if he's being stingy or just thinks that singing along to a pre-recorded track is okay…ummm, it's not.
The Midnight show was late starting and that seems to be a consensus from most reviews. Our show began at 12:32. It seems as though we were lucky, even though the night felt longer since daylight savings time jacked an hour from us. Some Yelp reviews noted waiting more than hour before the show began. Since the show shares the same theater as 'Peepshow' and immediately follows their last performance, it could be one of the reasons the show is regularly slow to open. That and CeeLo is notorious for working on CPT.
Boy George, an impersonator, I think, performed during one of his many breaks. CeeLo went on and on about how Boy George's legacy influenced him all while pointing and praising the guy on stage. Looking at recent pictures of the 80's pop star I would have to say he wasn't the real deal. I also read an article about how the guy got the gig to perform in this headlining act. So that kind of pisses me off that they don't call him an impersonator—the average Joe is going to think they saw the real thing.
Tickets start at $54.50 and there's also VIP seating that surrounds the stage. According to the seating chart on PH's website we were sitting in $118.50 seats. (We were directly behind the audio/sound booth thingy). Great seats plus we were almost close enough to touch the glitter clad performer at one point.
Get to the Point:
Cee-Lo can mesmerize a crowd and is a talented pianist, but he doesn't showcase any of that in Vegas.
The thing about it is I didn't hate the show. I know it doesn't sound like it but, the last 15-20 min were really good. Get out of your seat, dance and wave your middle finger in the air good. So the potential is there… I love that he isn't in a box. He can stretch and mold his sound to whatever suits his mood. That's obvious with his sharp genre turn from the Goodie Mob to Gnarls Barkley. 'Crazy', F-You', 'Storm Coming' and his rendition of Blue Magic's 'Sideshow' were all epic. He wears one piece super glittery jumpsuits and is barefoot for most of the show. That's what's cool about him.
This show was beneath him, both creatively and artistically. So for me the question is who's holding whom back? If he can play a piano that spins around above the audience at a Billboard awards show then why not on the Las Vegas strip?
I will say this, he should revamp the show a bit and gives us what the Planet Hollywood website says we're supposed to get:
"His truly unique new Las Vegas concert show designed exclusively for Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino will be an electrifying journey into the world of CeeLo's brainchild, "LOBERACE," playing off the Las Vegas entertainment icon Liberace.
CeeLo Green, the conductor/ringmaster of "LOBERACE," will take fans on a ride through colorful decades of music, stopping at legendary moments in time from Prince and Blue Magic to The Rolling Stones, from new wave to disco and beyond.
Visually, the production will combine CeeLo Green's flamboyant sense of style and over-the-top creativity, magnified and intensified, with his soulful voice covering some of his favorite music, as well as original songs, in a just for Las Vegas show.
Part Las Vegas concert, part dance party, part live intimate Planet Hollywood Las Vegas concert, this energetic, exotic show will be as inspired and visually alive as CeeLo Green. There will be mind-twisting magic, sexified showgirls and larger-than-life wardrobe and impressive stage design that will out-glam and out-clever anything you've seen to date from this Muppet-ized, sequin-styled international Lady Killer."
Yeah, CeeLo we want that.
Apparently this show is best paired with 'Ty Ku Sake' (because CeeLo kept telling us that…probably because he owns the company) Nonetheless, I drank coffee–it was the middle of the freaking night.
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David Coulthard reckons this season's title race could become a "bit more street" as the gloves come off...
David Coulthard reckons this season's title race could become a "bit more street" as the gloves come off.
With just two races remaining and a total of 50 points to play for, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso are locked in an intense battle that the reigning World Champion is leading by 10 points.
The points are not Vettel's only advantage as the German also has the faster car. Coulthard, though, believes Alonso also has a few things going on his favour.
"What a couple of races we have coming up in the United States and Brazil to decide the destination of this year's Drivers' title," the Scot wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
"Seb, in my view, is the marginal favourite, and I say that without any bias given my connection to Red Bull. He has to be. Not only does he hold a 10-point advantage over Alonso, Red Bull have generally had the faster car all year.
"But it is only marginal. Fernando Alonso is a teak-tough competitor and I have a feeling these last two races could get a bit dirty; a bit more 'street'.
"The Spaniard is as streetwise as they come. Fernando wants to go to war, wants this to become a battle of wits as much as machines. He is trying to unsettle Seb, while at the same time exuding confidence and serenity. He has even taken to quoting Samurai philosophy in his post-race interviews.
"There is another reason Fernando may feel encouraged. The return to form of Lewis Hamilton and McLaren in Abu Dhabi means Red Bull are no longer guaranteed pole.
"We don't know whether that will still be the case in Austin next week, having never been there before, but we do know that Seb's success in recent races has been based on getting out in front and controlling the race. If he is further back in the pack, not only does he risk getting caught up in an incident, he is also more vulnerable to attacks from DRS."
But whoever wins in the end, Coulthard says will deserve the right to be crowned a triple World Champion.
"One thing is for sure, whichever of them prevails he will have earned the right to be called a triple World Champion.
"Fernando for having maximised every single opportunity available to him this year, for making virtually no errors, for consistently outperforming the car, for never giving up; and Seb, for withstanding the pressure Alonso is applying by the bucketload and for proving himself time and again."


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TUCSON, Ariz.—An A-Star helicopter got the radio call at about 9:30 p.m., as it traversed the Ajo Desert, roughly 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexican border. "We're on a group of 13. We're close to moving in if you guys want to come and play."
Ground agents of the Homeland Security Department's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection were making their way to a spot where they thought illegal immigrants were hiding. Other agents were stationed on nearby mountains watching their movements with truck-mounted lasers.
"They're still grouped up there. A bird's very close by. We're about 10 minutes out," one officer reported. As the helicopter neared, now two miles from the border, the radio crackled. "We've got runners. We've got two lasers [on them]. The A-Star is not far behind. We're gathering the bodies now."
"This is going to be fun. I hope we're not too late," the pilot said as he banked the helicopter down to a few hundred yards above the ground and began sweeping the sagebrush with a spotlight. It illuminated two Hispanic men emerging from behind a shrub. A uniformed ground agent waved them toward a few others huddled nearby.
The border agents had seven foreigners in their custody, men who hours earlier had climbed over a 24-foot iron fence on the border. The helicopter searched the surrounding area for the rest of the group. "Look under your NVGs," the copilot instructed, using the acronym for night-vision goggles. "You can see color better. Look for blue jeans, flashes of red. If you see anything, let us know."
The spotlight revealed some freshly abandoned backpacks, a spooked rabbit, and assorted trash, but no additional people. "Look at all those water bottles. I wish they'd clean them up so they don't keep catching my eye," the copilot complained. The helicopter abandoned the search a few minutes later after getting a send-off from a ground agent who was "walking out" the captured men.
Their next stop would be a caged bus taking them to a processing center. Within 48 hours, the border-crossers would probably be formally deported: driven to a port in Texas or California to be sent back to Mexico far from where they crossed over. Border Patrol agents might detain some of them for further investigation.
The roundup was typical for a Tuesday night, a loosely coordinated policing effort akin to cops patrolling a city neighborhood. The agents' beat is the southern Arizona desert. Their job is to look for people who have crossed from Mexico illegally. When ground sensors, roving lasers, or cameras pick up signs of movement, the agents track their prey on foot, on horses, or in jeeps.
Sometimes they find vehicles stacked to the gills with marijuana. Sometimes they find cattle. Sometimes they stare at sand all day.
The agents' day-to-day jobs are far removed from the political battles over border security and immigration that go on in Washington and along the presidential campaign trail. The White House changed hands three years ago, and the immigration stances of some members of Congress may have helped or hurt their election prospects, but the only change that the rank-and-file Border Patrol has seen is a steady influx of resources, technical assistance, and manpower.
When Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano left her job as Arizona governor in 2009 to join President Obama's administration, she identified the Tucson sector as a top border-enforcement priority. It is the area most trafficked by smugglers along the Southwest border. In a National Journal interview last year, Napolitano said that the resources pouring into the region have "never been more extensive, and the president intends to sustain that."
The buildup dates in part to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when the focus of customs and border agencies suddenly morphed from immigration to national security. In 2000, the United States had 9,200 Border Patrol agents. Now it has almost 22,000. The Tucson sector employs about 4,000 agents, twice as many as any of the eight other Southwest sectors. Tucson gets a growing arsenal of tactical and surveillance equipment—everything from Black Hawk helicopters to mounted camera towers to laser-based mobile-surveillance sensors.
Critics, including Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl, all Republicans, say that the Obama administration has failed miserably at controlling the state's border with Mexico. "With hundreds of thousands of people illegally crossing the border every year, and record drug smuggling and violence, shouldn't the government be working to completely secure the border?" Kyl queried last year when he and McCain unveiled a proposal to bring 6,000 National Guard troops to the region and add 5,000 Border Patrol agents.
By all appearances, the administration has ignored the governor, as well as Kyl and McCain, instead focusing on its own plan to bolster border security. Last year, Customs and Border Protection launched an unprecedented project—a Joint Field Command center that brings together the agency's separate divisions (border, ports, and air support) in Tucson, right at the heart of the illegal flow. "With the chaotic border environment that Arizona suffered from in the past, it needed a body that can make decisions on the ground versus them going up to headquarters," said Cmdr. Jeffrey Self, the agency's top official in Arizona.
This article appears in the February 18, 2012 edition of National Journal Magazine.


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Pumpkin Patch at Little Farm Miami-Dade
South Florida's Best "Pumpkin Patches"
In South Florida we don't get 'Fall colors' so we have to create our own ambiance. The first step in doing this is getting a pumpkin for Halloween! While South Florida's version of "pumpkin patches" are few and far between but we have compiled a list of the best. Take a look!


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Buccaneer Volleyball Falls To Western Carolina
Tuesday, September 04, 2001Cullowhee, N.C. - Senior setter Carey Cavanaugh led the Bucs with 54 assists, but it was not enough as the Bucs dropped their first match of the season, 3-2 to Western Carolina. The Bucs threatened a win in the first game forcing a final of 31-29 in favor of the Catamounts. WCU marked a .326 hitting percentage in the first game. The Cats came back to put away the second game 30-19. WCU fell in games three and four, 25-30 and 24-30, respectively. However, the squad came back in the fifth game to finish off the previously undefeated Lady Bucs 15-9. Stein notched a triple-double in the win recording 14 kills, 11 digs and 10 blocks. Senior Christy Attebery led the team in kills with 24, also recording a double-double with 14 digs. Freshman Stefanie Peters and senior Bri Milan-Williams recorded double-doubles and led the team in digs, each with 15. Peters put down 10 kills while Milan-Williams dished out 58 assists. ETSU was led by sophomore Kate Steidle with 25 kills while senior Carey Cavanaugh led the team in digs with 18. The Bucs notched 78 kills to Western's 66, however, Western recorded 27 blocks to ETSU's six. WCU improves to a 4-0 overall record (conference record, 1-0), the best start for the Cats since 1990. East Tennessee State drops to 3-1 and 0-1 in league play. The Bucs next play at Chattanooga on friday at 7 p.m.
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