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Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
Drama, Romance
A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds has always done what's expected of him, whether it's assuming the helm of his father's company, tolerating his brother's misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiancee, Natalie. But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey, a down-on-her-luck single mother who works as a cleaning person in his office building. Outspoken, impulsive and proud- and also recently evicted- Lindsey struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young daughter. But when Wesley offers to help her get back on her feet, his innocent good deed ignites and unexpected attraction- and suddenly Wesley finds himself caught between the life he thought he wanted and the powerful desires of his heart?.
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Same Universe, Different Lenses: Science, Ethics, and Religion in Dialogue
This is a transcript of an interview given by Dr. Jennifer Wiseman at The Faith Angle Forum Conference on Religion, Politics, & Public Life on November 5, 2013.
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Because evolution is a challenging subject, many Christians are tempted to simply ignore or reject it. Yet considering evolutionary creation has important benefits for Christians both in our relationship with the Creator, and with our relationships with other people—believers and non-Christians alike. First, Christians should study evolution because (like all the natural sciences) it is the study of God's creation. Creation itself is a complementary revelation to what is communicated in the Scriptures, and through it God shows how and when he brought about life, to his honor and glory. Studying the creation is also an invitation into a deeper understanding of the attributes and character of Father, Son and Spirit. Second, considering evolutionary creation aids the Church in its gospel mission, supporting young Christians in their faith, helping answer critics, and equipping us to engage effectively in the wider culture. An anti-evolution attitude can harm Christian young people by presenting them with a false choice between pursuing science OR holding to faith. Similarly, a hostile attitude towards evolution can hinder evangelism when seekers hear that they must reject science to follow Christ. On the other hand, studying evolution as a God-ordained process helps Christians refute arguments that science encourages an atheistic worldview. Furthermore, as the church engages front-page issues raised by the rapid growth in science, medicine, and technology, a Christ-centered voice in such areas as bioethics will be stronger if based on a thorough understanding of the natural sciences, including evolution.
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In this essay, Godawa argues that the decreation language of a collapsing universe with falling stars and signs in the heavens was actually symbolic discourse about world-changing events and powers related to the end of the old covenant and the coming of the new covenant as God's "new world order." In this interpretation, predictions of the collapsing universe were figuratively fulfilled in the historic past of the first century.
In this essay, Hastings looks at "front edge" areas for promoting healthy dialogue in the field of science and Christian theology, areas which are specifically theological in nature.
Hastings provides a biblical and theological basis for healthy and fruitful dialogue on the theology and science of origins.
NASA astronomer Jennifer Wiseman asserts that studying creation can show us the nature of God; science can inform us of what we need to do as stewards of God's creation; understanding the natural world gives us a deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ; and science can give us a better understanding of ourselves. This essay was presented at the November 2009 Theology of Celebration Workshop.
Many independent measurements have established that the Earth and the universe are billions of years old. Geologists have found annual layers in glaciers that can be counted back 740,000 years. Using the known rate of change in radio-active elements (radiometric dating), some Earth rocks have been shown to be billions of years old, while the oldest solar system rocks are dated at 4.6 billion years. Astronomers use the distance to galaxies and the speed of light to calculate that the light has been traveling for billions of years. The expansion of the universe gives an age for the universe as a whole: 13.7 billion years old.
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Rutherford County DSS worker, Andrea Denning, was caught on tape asleep in a DSS government vehicle, wearing her DSS worker I.D.
In the video, Ms. Denning who is a Social Worker III, can clearly be seen sound asleep, mouth agape, while children play in the yard right outside her drivers side window.
While news reports state that it is unclear whether Ms. Denning was on the clock or not, the fact that she is in a government vehicle, wearing her I.D. tag, parked in someones driveway/yard, asleep, clearly sets a poor example of how a DSS worker should behave.
I mean seriously folks, are the children playing in the yard part of a DSS investigation? Does the drive she is parked in belong to someone who is being investigated by DSS for abuse, neglect, or dependency? I do not believe whether Ms. Denning was on the clock or not matters in this situation. Fire her and find someone who can stay awake and ensure the protection of children.
Furthermore, Ms. Denning is obviously on the clock, she is out in the County…in a government owned vehicle, wearing her government I.D. tag…PARKED IN SOMEONES DRIVEWAY!!!
…but by all means, please check Ms. Denning's DSS 4263 form that is required to be filled out daily and turned in weekly and records every service and activity performed, for payment purposes and is absolutely, necessary for federal reimbursement. Not only is this document required, it must be certified by the worker! …see if she claimed to be working while this video was being filmed!
Ms. Denning has been place on administrative leave, probably paid leave, while this is been investigated.
Video of DSS worker caught sleeping on the job.
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DSS Worker Snoozes on the Job
By: GRAEME MOORE | WSPA
Published: May 31, 2012
Updated: May 31, 2012 – 6:21 PM
A YouTube video shows a department of social services worker in Rutherford County, NC, taking a snooze in a county vehicle, though it's unclear whether the woman was on the clock.
The Daily Courier in Forest City first reported the story last week and posted the video to YouTube. The 43-second video can be seen by clicking here.
In the video, worker Andrea Denning can be seen kicked back in the driver's seat, with sunglasses on, and snoring. She's parked in the yard of a mobile home where kids are running around outside.
Rutherford County officials are now investigating.
"Obviously the first thought is, you know, this is not what you want to see in any county employee, but you also don't know all the facts around the case," said the county's manager Carl Classen.
Classen couldn't confirm if Denning was at the house on a work-related call or not, but it's clear she's in a county vehicle, he said.
"Obviously in the video there are children present, and so that speaks for itself," Classen said, "but we can't speak any farther than that other than there were children present."
Classen said the newspaper provided his office a copy of the video, and because of that, his office, along with the county's DSS director, have launched an investigation.
Classen says Denning was placed on investigatory leave Friday. She has been with the agency since 2003, and according to her public record she's never been subject to any prior disciplinary action.


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This report focuses on the effects of migration on political extremism in North America, Western Europe, and Central and Eastern Europe. The author explores nativist reactions, analyzes the role of migration in the identity and discourse of nativist actors, examines public effects of their impact on migration policies, and summarizes ways in which states respond to anti-immigrant extremism.
This report explores how French national identity and sense of belonging are both defined and expressed. The discussion revolves around the issues of "hyphenated identities" and whether the split allegiances of dual citizens weaken social cohesion in France.
This report provides a comprehensive profile of the immigrant population in Napa County, CA. It examines the effect of immigration on the county's demographic trends and calculates the economic contributions of immigrants as well as their impact on government revenues and expenditures.
This report analyzes developments in UK integration policy over the past 15 years—a period in which immigration levels increased substantially, with the composition of migration flows becoming increasingly temporary and diverse in nature. The analysis focuses on whether or not policy has influenced national identity, integration outcomes, and neighborhood cohesion.
The Migration Policy Institute celebrated its first decade as the authoritative, unimpeachable resource on immigration and immigrant integration analysis and policy design in the United States and internationally.
This report finds that the 813,000 U.S. children under the age of 10 who have Black immigrant parents from Africa or the Caribbean generally fall in the middle of multiple well-being indicators, faring less well than Asian and white children but better than their native-born Black and Hispanic peers. Citizenship status, English proficiency, parental characteristics, poverty, housing, and access to social supports are examined.
Immigration from the Caribbean to the United States is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning largely after 1965. This report provides a demographic profile of the 1.7 million Caribbean immigrants in the United States: their geographic settlement, education and workforce characteristics, earnings, modes of entry, and more.
African immigrants generally fare well on integration indicators, with college completion rates that greatly exceed those for most other immigrant groups and U.S. natives, this report finds. The United States, Canada, and Australia disproportionally attract better-educated African migrants then do the United Kingdom, France, and other European countries.


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When 23-year-old Grant McIntosh joined the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department as a volunteer firefighter, John F. Kennedy was president and a gallon of gas cost about 30 cents. He will be retiring on March 1 after serving the county for more than 50 years.
In 1962, McIntosh had just been discharged from a 4-year stint in the U.S. Air Force, where he became intrigued with aircraft rescue and fire suppression, and decided he wanted to be a firefighter in civilian life.
McIntosh became a full-time, paid county fireman in 1964 and served in that capacity for the next 30 years, participating in many memorable fires including the burning down of the Nightingale Club on Route 1, the Hillbilly Heaven club fire in Lorton, and the Lorton Prison riot fire of 1989, in which inmates set fire to their own barracks and successfully burned down the prison's central administration building.
"That fire just kept getting bigger and bigger," Grant remembers. "We couldn't fight it like we needed to because of prisoners rioting and access issues within the prison."
In 1994, McIntosh retired as a firefighter but remained within the department, becoming its first-ever fire and rescue chaplain.
"In the 1980s I became very involved with my church, the Virginia Hills Baptist Church, and I eventually became an assistant pastor there," he said. "When I retired as a firefighter, I felt like the fire department could use a chaplain, so I ran the idea by Chief [Glenn A.] Gaines, and he agreed."
As the department's chaplain for nearly 20 years, McIntosh said he practiced what he calls a "ministry of presence" in which he would show up at fires and emergency situations, letting fire and rescue workers know he was there for them.
"When I was starting out as a young fireman, there was nothing like that," he said. "If someone died in your arms or you tried to rescue a baby in a fire and they didn't make it--anything like that--you just had to tough it out. There was no one to talk to. You just kept it inside to yourself. As a result, firefighters suffered high suicide rates and other mental problems. Although they don't generally wear them out on their sleeves for everyone to see, firefighters do have feelings, and they need to talk about things like that to someone, for their own mental health."
Ed Stauffer, executive director of the Federation of Fire Chaplains, agrees.
"Fire chaplains work within a very closed system," Stauffer said. "Firefighters will generally not go outside their circle to seek help, but they will talk to someone inside it, someone who they feel they can trust and that they know as an insider--someone 'within the yellow crime scene tape' as we say."
Toward that end, McIntosh said that as a chaplain he tried to be at as many fires and emergency scenes as he could be. "The battalion chiefs often told me they felt better just knowing I was there," he said.
When American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, McIntosh was called to be the lead chaplain there.
"I stayed there for nine days in a tent," he said. "Twelve military chaplains took care of their guys and I coordinated our 10 fire and rescue chaplains to look after the non-military fire and rescue personnel. My natural reaction as a firefighter was to go in and help with the rescue, but a chaplain from Chicago reminded me that I was there to save souls and told me to leave the saving of lives to the appointed rescue teams."
After Sept. 11, McIntosh said he was given the go-ahead to recruit a team of eight chaplains to help him cover his duties within the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.
"They finally realized that I couldn't cover the entire county alone," he said. "I began recruiting and screening applicants right away. I told applicants that as a chaplain they had to be anything anyone wanted them to be. They might be a Baptist minister within their own church, but as a chaplain they needed to be open to all religions and leave their personal theology at home. I also asked them all if they could handle seeing dead and badly burned bodies, severed limbs and other body parts, because if not, they didn't need to apply."
McIntosh remains highly regarded by many members of the fire department as well as the Federation of Fire Chaplains, who all say they will miss him. "Grant was truly a firefighter's chaplain, both on the fire ground and off," Fairfax County Fire and Rescue spokesman Dan Schmidt, said.
"He was the first. His position will be filled, but he cannot be replaced," said Fairfax County Fire Chief Ronald Mastin.
"He was a great role model," Stauffer commented. "Wherever and whenever something tragic was happening, Grant would be there to offer solace to whoever was in need. That is another function of fire chaplains, they offer comfort to families who are in the midst of suffering loss, so that the firefighters can do their jobs and not have to stop and act as grief counselors in the middle of an emergency."
McIntosh said he will miss being both a firefighter and a chaplain, but says that he is having a home built in rural Edhrata, Pa. and that he will enjoy the peace and quiet there.
"There are a lot of Amish there, but you never hear a siren," he said laughingly. "I plan to just sit on my porch and watch cars go by--or at least all the horse-drawn buggies."


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I've owned this PRS for over 2 years now...and boy has time flown since then. I've been in love since the first day... hah joking. (Kind of)
Before my American model I had an SE Custom 22 for a few years that I cherished as well.
I bought it in 2011 but it was made in 2009 (according to the tag and the serial number on the headstock). It was labelled "Custom 24" but later realized that it has McCarty-like electronics (according to the switch and knobs etc.),
and generally Custom 24's are shorthanded as CU24, but my hangtag says CM24. I'm aware that usually CU 22/24 have a blade switch, but mine has a push/pull tone knob as well as a 3-way switch, similar to what I've seen on McCarty models.
The guitar didn't have any label or model name printed on the TRC, it was just a blank black. Also, I've looked everywhere, but it seems that McCartys simply have never had 24 frets.
So my question remains: what model is my guitar? A manager of the GC Platinum Room in Seattle told me I had a very special guitar, but I'm not sure what he meant. I'd like to think that I get the best of both worlds by having some sort of hybrid.
I've even tried to contact PRS about it but they didn't respond.
Let me know what you guys think. Her name is Tigress , and since there was no TRC, I had one custom made for her.
24 frets
Floating Trem
3-way switch
Knobs: Push/pull tone, normal volume
Flame Maple 10-Top
HFS Treble/Vintage Bass pickups (came with the guitar new)
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Sam and Dean meet their grandfather on the Winchester side. Henry makes the jump from 1958 to 2013 in order to keep something hugely important away from the powerful demon, Abbadon. How does Henry get More »
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As she crossed the line, Maria Hoefl-Riesch tapped her head in frustration as she knew that she could have been that bit faster to challenge for the win had it not been for the wind ruining her chances. On two occasions in the run in to the finish Hoefl-Riesch veered off course and saw her lead from the opening two sections disappear and the HEAD World Cup Rebel had to be content with third place behind Lara Gut and Tina Weirather.
With the wind playing a major factor on the technical course, 19 racers failed to make the finish. The wind played a major factor in seeing Hoefl-Riesch almost miss the last gate in the run in to the finish. After the race she said: "I was just happy when I went over the finish line because it was a hard fight for me on the bottom."
It was definitely a tough day and luck played a huge hand for the racers and when they went: "We definitely had some huge wind gusts, and we had some totally calm conditions. We had the wind sometimes in front and sometimes in back with the visibility changing all the time. So it was very, very challenging," said head U.S. women's coach Alex Hoedlmoser about the race. "Hoefl-Riesch came to the bottom at the flats to a complete stop and then in her case had tailwind and still picked up third."
Lizz Goergl continued her fine run of form in the run up to the Olympics with sixth place and Anna Fenninger placed eighth. For Goergl the result of the four race series was "mixed." "I have done everything well and shown a determined run; a better run was not possible under these conditions - Sometimes you need just lucky in life..."
With the wind and the visibility being so varied for many of the racers, Anna Fenninger was the racer many felt was the most hindered by the conditions. With one race to go in the Super G World Cup, Fenninger still has a marginal chance to win the Crystal Globe but trails by 71 points. Maria Hoefl-Riesch still holds a commanding lead in the race for the Overall with Anna Fenninger in third place.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Members of the Duke men's basketball team addressed the media Wednesday in advance of Saturday's monumental matchup between 18th-ranked Blue Devils and No. 2 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, close friends with Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, also met with the Blue Devil Network to talk about the matchup, his relationshp with Boeheim and the expected atmosphere in the Carrier Dome. A transcript of the interview is below, while the video interview is also attached.
Duke enters the game winners of five in a row, including an 80-65 win at Pittsburgh Monday. The Blue Devils (17-4, 6-2 ACC) will be playing Syracuse for only the fifth time in series history and for the first time in the Carrier Dome. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and will air on ESPN.
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Thread: What method to cut this off?
04-29-2007, 06:03 PM #21Member
email@example.com trail blazer 301g with all the fixins:delta band saw dewalt chop saw craftsman drill press, sp-135 mm251 spectrum 375 suite case mig, tig w/hi freq. one welding truck.
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There are several good brands of grinding wheels and cut of wheels. I have found your wasting money by buying "cheap" ones. They wont last very long. I buy Walter brand from my local welding supplier and they last very good. Kinda pricey but last twice as long as a cheap one. I have used Norton and Dewalt they seem Ok too. They also make 2" and 3" cut off wheels for your air die grinder with a 3/8" hole in the center. same as air tool made to cut off exhaust. I like those alot. They will fit in a tight place better.Scott
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cut off wheels
Any welding supply store that you go into will have cutting wheels, commonly refererd to as zip discs. There are stianless/aluminum, aluminum and steel. From 4 1/2 to 7 inch to choose from. I like the stainless/aluminium as they are good for all material and seem to last a bit longer, made by Walter.
I guess I must be learining something! After I read the first post, I thought
CUTTING DISK !!! Anyway, I use mine a lot. I have a sears, makita and bosch. Just remember ot flip the bottom washer over, as the cutting disk is thinner, so when you tighten it, it doesn't spinI'm not late...
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I got a chance this past week to cut off the collars. I picked up a hand full of SAIT cut off wheels at my LWS for my 4 1/2" DeWalt grinder. I took the guard off, used a 6"x1/16" size, flipped the washer/nut over to get it tight and went at it. I wedged in a couple of flat head screw drivers to lift the collars up. I nicked the pipe in a couple of places, but not very bad. Anyway, it took me maybe 10 minutes to cut five of them off ( a total of 10 cuts - two on each side).
Thanks for all the feedback as I now have a new cutting method in my toolbox!
glad to here you got the job done and found a new tool. not so happy to here your first exersize was to remove the guard and install an over sized blade.. the 4.5" blades will do just as well at cutting and would alow you to keep the guard on. i know the guard can seem like a real pain but you realy need some thing there to kep you hand from sliding down the tool into the blade. i took off my guards and cut them back a bit to expose more blade but still leave some guard there to protect my tool hand. some thing yoiu might consider.thanks for the help
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I have a pretty decent sized scar from a cut of wheel that exploded on me a couple of weeks ago. And had the gaurd on too. It tore right through my glove and stuck into my hand. Cut-off wheels are very fradgel and are easy to bend when cutting. If you bend them to much then they'll turn to shrapnel on you. I always make it a point to treat them with a certian extra level of respect in regards to saftey precautions do to there lack of strength
Glad it worked for you but If you can put the guard on. I also have a pretty nice scar, and half of my thumb is numb [10 stitches] from a grinder and it had the guard on. I was using a grinder to open up the slot on a steering arm on a tractor and holding the part with my left hand. The grinder grabbed the piece and went right up my left thumb. Of course I wasnt wearing gloves [stupid] as most mechanics dont, I do now though when grinding.Scott
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The sense I get is that they're frustrated with him and he's on the outs, and the only reason he's still in on 55% of the snaps is because the only other options are Jimmy Wilson (whom they can't decide whether should be a safety or nickel corner) and R.J. Stanford (whom they picked up off waivers mid-year).
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If I'm trying to see "it" on Sam Montgomery it would obviously be:
1) He's cut from stone for the position, like straight out of central casting
2) He's a pretty strong guy
3) Impressive second gear
But outside of that I'm not seeing it.
I think if you're the type that favors speed and athleticism over consistency and ability to get the job done on a down-to-down basis, you're not going to be particularly fond of Montgomery. Naturally, you're going to be drawn more towards kids like Mingo or Dion Jordan. What I like about Montgomery is that when physical, NFL style games along the line of scrimmage break out in the SEC, Montgomery is the guy that's able to handle it. He's the one making plays in these type of games for LSU's defensive line. LSU was in a battle with Auburn in a game where Auburn played over their head, and the game was going to be won or lost at the line of scrimmage... LSU won by 2... Montgomery caused that safety at the point of attack. Against an offensive line like Alabama, Montgomery was the only guy who could hang in there physically and make plays with a key sack and TFL while some of his raw teammates are invisible. Again, I think it goes back to analyzing guys who are able to accumulate "college sacks" versus guys who can physically stand up in trench warfare.
i'd rather roll with carroll on the boundary any day than with richard marshall...i don't get why carrolls in the doghouse...he got called for some ticky tack stuff against buffalo...didn't get away with anything...
for my money he's the one boundary corner on this roster who's future i would be encouraged about...
i don't even remember seeing wilson on the field against san fran...guess he was out with injury...anyways he's definitely showing like a tweener
hoops scoops 2012 season ..."in 2014 ryan tannehill etches his name in stone amongst the games elite qbs"..."ryan tannehill and andrew luck will carry the afc for the next decade plus the way peyton manning and tom brady have this last decade plus"
for the love of god get a real freaking mike already!!!
i don't think sam montgomery will ever rush the passer with any consistency at the next level...i'm not a in love with woerner guy but if i had to choose between the two i believe i n woerners rush talents a whole lot more than i do montgomerys...i see montys pass rush upside as that of maybe 5 sacks per year...not worth the pick investment for me...i see a lot of wasted 3rd downs with him on the field
There's no way to accurately determine a sack ceiling on a prospect, it depends on how they're used. Chavis' defense is a contain defense that funnels the play towards the linebackers as opposed to a spill. The DE's are required to maintain leverage on the football and play within a certain standard of discipline... which is why Mingo is a part time player and Lavar Edwards is the starter in certain packages (4-2-5 for example). The DE's read and react to the block by the offensive line. If the offensive lineman base blocks for example, the DE is required to engage and undercut the block.. maintaining leverage. They'll only use their speed to squeeze down into the tackle's hip and run down the LOS, especially if they're unblocked (Mingo vs. the zone read, etc.) The linebackers read the triangle (guard-to-guard-to-back) as their keys... if a guard pulls, they scrape over the top and follow. The linebackers are the one's required to spill the play outside with the safeties filling the allies. The run fits are first and foremost if you're going to play defense in the SEC. I remember an extremely athletic DE/LB that played under Chavis when he was the defensive coordinator at Tennessee back in the 90's by the name of Leonard Little.... which is essentially who Mingo reminds me of in Chavis' defense. Difference being Mingo is much more raw at playing defense and football in general. It took Little a few years in the NFL to put on the required weight in order to function effectively as a defender in the NFL, which is what Mingo will be required to do. Little was a force once he was able to do that, and I think Mingo has similar upside.
I saw Montgomery's game against Alabama and I wasn't impressed. Consistently slow off the snap (as per usual), had trouble getting off blocks except for one or two occasions, not active with his hands, was successfully blocked by tackles, guards on the pull, guards in pass pro when he lined up at tackle, even tight ends. Had trouble retracing without getting caught up in trash. The one sack he did get looked pretty fortuitous to me, as the left tackle didn't even realize he'd have help with a chip block on Montgomery's outside shoulder and so the tackle turned his pads perpendicular to the line of scrimmage and got himself tangled in the chip block that was supposed to help him.
He just always ends up looking like a guy that "can play in this league" but not one that's going to be an impact player. If he's worthy of a top 10 type of pick as a defensive end (and maybe he is, who knows) then Cyrus Kouandjio is the next Willie Roaf and Michael Williams is the next Jason Peters.
Of course it can be difficult to tell sometimes because he lines up a yard off the ball like a CFL player.
b/t guys that left tackle for bama cyrus whatever his name is that kid looks special to me down the line...i really like him...might be the best player on that line already...


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Thankfully with a little creativity, some fancy welding work, and a pretty good sense of humor, the modified, uber, epic, mega lock was born!
Step 1: Things you're gonna need
- U Lock (we used an Onguard Bulldog 5006 Pitbulll Mini Series Lock- retailed $45)
- MIG Welder**
- Cut Off Wheel
- Angle Grinder (24 grit grinding disc)
- Two metal rods cut to desired length. We used hardened steel at 40" in length; long enough to lock up 4 bikes. (be sure that the diameter of the rods are the same or close to that of the original lock)
- Vice Grips
- Plastic accordion tubing
- Spray Paint
**If you don't own a MIG Welder (gasp!) and live in the SF Bay Area, near Detroit, MI, or Raleigh, NC, don't fret. You can use the welder at the Tech Shop! ***
I'm about one more bike steal away from just hiring someone to stand in my bike yard.
Why not an automated turret? When it works you can loot the thieves and make money off of it for a bike tracker.
Having said that there is no padlock like device that will stand up to two minutes of attack if a thief knows what he is doing. One answer is long prison sentences for the first instance of bicycle theft. Knowing that stealing a bicycle will be a life ruining experience will tend to stop most sane people from such a crime. Thieves are the greatest obstacle in getting people to use bicycles and not use cars. The theft of a bike is actually an assault upon all of society. It is in effect, a form of terrorism that alters society just as bombs and bullets do. Matter of fact more people die in bicycle thefts than in bank robberies. It is a serious crime but treated as a joke by the law.
we do use two types of locks for this set up (modified lock, and a cable lock). We also installed a motion sensor flood light right above the bikes. I want to attach a red LED light to it as well for added funsies. Then when the light goes off, and the potential perps see the little red LED, they think its a camera attachment as well.
Add it to the laundry list of "To Do" Projects in my house. :D
I think I will skip a bike lock and use an informative pamphlet instead. I believe it may scare them more, kind of like training a cat with a spray bottle.
This is a question for the welder, wouldn't it be better to cut the stock on a matching bias and at different spots on the length and then weld them for a stronger joint? It seems you have hardened steel that just meets up at a point and then you fill in with weaker welding metal. It would probably be easier to just crack and snap the joints if they saw the weld.
I guess you could have the welding points at different spots to prevent someone trying to snap or crack at the joint, but if someone came in, ripped the tubing off, snapped giant rods of steel, took four bikes, jumped over my fence with them, and then rode off into the sunset... bravo! They deserve the bikes at that point! That is dedication hahaha
As I work with a cycle-taxi company, sometimes we have to retrieve stolen taxis or hotel rental bikes. So we have a battery-powered mini circular saw with steel cutting blade. Goes through the same kind of metal locks and steel in about 20-30 seconds on average.
Saw: $300 USD (average)
3 bikes: $300-$500 each for the cheap ones (average)
profit: $600-$1000 and the saw pays for itself on the first useage.
Indoors or in a locked garage is usually the better 'addition' to make it harder to steal. Can always hang the bikes from a wall or ceiling if you need space - and can become 'wall art' ! :-)
My interest for commenting is your headline and last photo that shows three bikes vertically mounted, how? Is this some propriety device you can point me at or do you need to write me another instructable ;-) Al
As for the bike rack, you are in luck! Good old fashioned store bought rack that bolts into the studs on your wall. We have these at the Instructables HQ also.
The one I have is made by rubbermaid, and you can probably just google "Rubbermaid vertical bike rack" and see what pops up!
Good luck and thanks for checking out my i'ble!
Nice work, 5*.
Personally I use a piece of snig chain on my bike stash. The chain passes through two holes in the wall then fastened by a decent padlock which is inside the garage.
8mm snig chain could be cut but not in reasonable time by hand-tools.
I've found that the more cool stuff on a bike the more likely it is to walk off. So if you don't *need* a drink cage and front shocks, etc then don't have them.
Quick release anything is just asking to be quick-released.
Black bikes are more stealable than coloured bikes. Clean and shiny bikes are worse than beaten up ones.
So my bike has a scummy looking water-damaged cardboard on a carrier instead of a flash mudguard/fender. It has no flash light fittings permanently attached. The handle grips are crappy foam. But the bearings are perfect, rims are true, brakes work stunningly, and the tyres are properly inflated.
Are you sure the overall security still holds?
I'm a bit paranoid about bike theft... you know... so I've studied it a bit on Youtube.
Looks like 99% of thefts are just of opportunity.
Anyway those U Locks can be easylly (and silently) broken with a portable car-jack: put between bars and lift...
The only "safer" (never 100%) way seems to be to use 3 different locks (like : cable + ulock + chain) so that the thief must have 3 different sets of tools... unlikely.
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Being able to take multiple road trips over the last couple years has been a dream come true. Here are some of the waterfalls that eric and I have experienced in our North American travels.
Yosemite, 2013. View from Glacier Point.
Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite 2013.
My favorite shot from our first camping trip together.
Emerald Pools Trail at Zion National Park, 2014.
Not much water flowing in the summer time.
The leg burner trail, aka the Mist Trail at Yosemite, 2014.
Vernal Falls, Yosemite, 2014.
Bridalveil, one year later. Damn the drought!
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. 2015.
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Our goal is to embed this in all we do, but nowhere is it more important and significant than in our global corporate responsibility (CR) strategy, under which we are committed to:
Our CR strategy is tailored to our specific strengths and opportunities as a network of professional services firms. It's also designed to enable us to apply our skills in ways that deliver measurable outcomes and create both business and social value.
This strategy has now been embraced by all PwC firms. Over the next few pages, we'll demonstrate our progress.
Aside from specific CR activities, we generate a range of benefits to society through the services we provide to clients and our responsible approach to business.
Many of our services help to underpin ethics, transparency and trust in a broader business context and contribute to economic development. Examples include our work in international development, human rights, disaster recovery, fraud prevention and management of international aid funds.
For example, PwC China launched its Strengthening Donor Communications and Mentoring project to help NGOs understand impactful reporting, good governance and robust internal controls. Sessions were run in Beijing and Hong Kong benefiting over 100 NGOs.
We're also using our distinctive skills and expertise to create new client services that help others build more transparent, responsible businesses. For example, while our market-leading Sustainability and Climate Change services have been established for many years, we continue to invest in research and innovation to support efforts to address the opportunities and risks raised by environmental and social challenges.
Through work like this, we're helping businesses around the world make corporate responsibility part of 'business as usual'. Another innovation is PwC Australia's Indigenous Consulting practice.
To behave responsibly, business needs responsible leaders. We've supplemented our existing talent management programmes by developing a CR e-learning module that is available to all our firms. 'Think Corporate Responsibility' helps our people understand the social and environmental issues affecting businesses across all industries, whether they're responding to natural resource scarcity because of climate change, or facing intensifying public scrutiny over business ethics.
A social enterprise can be defined as a business that competes to deliver goods and services, but that has a social or environmental purpose at the very heart of what it does, and reinvests its profits towards achieving that purpose. It follows that the social entrepreneurs who lead these businesses create social and economic value for their communities.
Many of our people use their knowledge to help social entrepreneurs maximise value by improving their business skills.
For example, PwC Netherlands organises quarterly master-classes for social entrepreneurs and conducts research into issues such as financing opportunities. In 2014 the firm also launched the PwC Social Impact Lab which provides advice and support to social enterprises. Ronald van Vliet, director of a social enterprise called 'Specialisterren', says: "I think it is very good that PwC deploys knowledge and expertise to support businesses such as ours. It services a need. For many people who start a social enterprise, there is plenty of idealism, but the business side is somewhat lacking. It is precisely in this area that PwC can have the most impact."
PwC Switzerland also launched a successful mentoring programme in 2014 with 100% of the mentors saying they would recommend the programme to their colleagues.
Meanwhile, in Spain, PwC has forged a partnership with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and ESADE Business School to run the Momentum Project, which works with social entrepreneurs to develop effective and scalable solutions to environmental and social challenges. Over the past three years, 30 entrepreneurs have participated in the programme, benefiting from training, advisory services and financing.
PwC UK has provided comprehensive support for the School for Social Entrepreneurs for several years, as well as running its own Social Entrepreneurs' Club, which now boasts more than 200 members. The firm also delivered master-classes for social entrepreneurs on Social Impact Measurement, personal presence and impact, and digital and social media.
Many PwC firms are involved in supporting education. For example, PwC US's highly successful 'Earn Your Future' programme addresses two critical shortfalls in the US education system: financial literacy among young people and financial training for educators. PwC Indonesia is stimulating young people's interest in becoming auditors by hosting mini-audit experiences with college students, giving them a real taste of what the job involves day to day.
PwC Japan's career education programmes are aimed at demonstrating the strong links between education and business, as new graduates face problems of irregular employment and leave their jobs early. And PwC Brazil has worked with the FazINOVA business school to develop free online courses aimed at young entrepreneurs; over 12,000 students have registered.
Finally, volunteers from PwC Egypt supported 70 students from 35 universities to build entrepreneurial skills in a competition to develop recycling and waste management solutions.
In order to coordinate our CR activities, it is essential that we are able to measure and report on the key performance indicators that are most relevant to our global CR strategy.
As an overall indication of one of our key stakeholders' views, our Global People Survey revealed that 77% of our people are satisfied with the actions PwC is taking to be socially responsible, and 69% of our people are satisfied that we are responding appropriately to address the impact of our business on the environment. These results continue to improve year on year, and are on par with or better than the external global 'best in class' norms.
Additional information on our CR performance can be found on our CR website.
The case studies presented in this chapter highlight just some of the community engagement activities taking place across the network. Over the past year, almost 53,000 PwC people around the world took part in community activities – up from 47,000 in FY 2013, an increase of approximately 13%. PwC firms in Australia, Canada and the US saw particularly impressive growth in the numbers of PwC people involved in community activities.
The number of hours of skilled volunteering and free or heavily discounted professional services that we provided to community organisations also increased to over 600,000 for the first time – a 6% rise year on year. At the same time, we saw a continued reduction in general volunteering hours from 155,000 to 144,000. This shift towards donating our professional skills is a key component of our CR strategy and will allow us to support more sustainable solutions for our communities while also helping to develop our people.
The 21 largest firms in the network also donated nearly US$53 million of cash contributions in FY 2014 as part of an overall financial value of contributions totalling over US$87 million.
At the network level, our focus is on measuring and managing our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, many PwC firms often adopt a broader approach to environmental management, focusing on areas such as energy efficiency, waste reduction and water consumption. This is illustrated by the fact that more than half of our largest 21 firms have developed local environmental policies, with the remainder due to have these approved in FY 2015.
Overall, our network's gross emissions have increased by 10% this year, with growth in emissions from purchased electricity and air travel. Three main factors account for this increase: a rise in emissions in firms across our network that are experiencing strong growth; the inclusion of data from all 21 of our largest firms; and a significant improvement in reporting quality as our data has become more complete.
Many of the firms in the network have been measuring their GHG emissions for a number of years and by the end of 2013, PwC firms representing almost half of our network (by revenue) had achieved overall GHG reductions of between 28-42% against their respective baselines.
Currently, PwC firms representing over 80% of our network (by revenue) have carbon reduction approaches in place, including reduction targets, carbon offsetting and the purchase of green electricity. FY 2014 also showed a 47% increase in avoided emissions from carbon offsets and the purchase of green electricity, resulting in an annual reduction of 3% in our net emissions.
The encouraging improvement in the quality of our emissions data is a reflection of a growing level of understanding in CR teams across the network. However, we believe that there is potential to improve the accuracy and completeness of the reported data even further. This, together with setting a network GHG reduction target and extending the scope of GHG reporting, is a continuing priority.
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Mostly pretty good advice. Some stuff folks might not find obvious, but updating iOS may not improve battery life. Many times there are complaints that battery drain goes up significantly with each new iteration of iOS. I generally wait a week or so before updating to see what the verdict is as there really is no way to roll back an update. At least not easily.
*Bass and Treble, not Base. Thanks for the tips!
If you follow most of the 'recommendations'
to save the battery…
then it's almost useless having an iphone.
These tips are great. My iPhone 5s battery barely lasts a day without being charged. I updated with a few of your recommended settings to save battery life & will be happy to see some improvements.
I hope they "fix" this on iPhone 5s or next OS release.
Agree with Yohan, if you disable location services, Siri, pushed email, etc. what's the point of the iPhone? you may as well trade in your smart phone and revert back to a dumb phone. The tips are helpful though, cause running out of juice is hugely inconvenient, to say the least.
I never buy a new Iphone till I can jailbreak it, I never upgrade the OS till there is a jailbreak available for it! I have Battery Doctor for my phone! The battery still sucks! I wish the phone was twice as thick & the extra all battery!
I always love reading battery tips. Essentially turn off everything that you purchased the phone for. If you do all that, why not just buy an old flip phone where the battery last all week.


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Guys, OK, I get it. Thanks! : - )
What should be counted towards my sanity is I came here and ran it by you guys first. I realize I can't do this job. Thanks for taking the time. I really appreciate it.
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So does heart surgery
Now with all that said, you should go ahead and make an effort to learn how to weld with the different processes so you could possibly at least do some more basic repairs when needed.
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Still didn't here if the tig welder will do ac welding
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they do have some rods you can use with a torch that has very good results when used . they are very costly but they do a good job.
Post a pic of the damaged area that needs repairing. It might help with some repair options. Might be some boat guys here like myself.
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02-23-2012, 01:05 PM #17Don J
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Never pick a fight with an old guy. Old guys are too smart to fight and get hurt. They'll just kill you and get it over with.
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Thanks to everyone who posted!
I don't know if the TIG machine that is available does AC myself. My friend in town who saw the machine only sent me some specs and not the actual model number or a pic.
The boat went through the rapids and is badly bent and all the structural trim around the edges is gone and the middle seat is broken out. The boat is of riveted construction and not welded, which also gives me some concern because perhaps it's an alloy that doesn't weld well.
The boat is actually in the Amazon jungle, and the small town is just where we do our shopping.
No, those aluminum "welding" sticks that you use with the torch work really great. Their melting point is far enough below the melting point of aluminum alloy that it's pretty easy not to puddle the work. The repairs do turn black with exposure to water over time, but the repairs do seem to last and seem to be very strong. There's really no way out here to properly repair and aluminum boat, as this thread attests to, so they are a really good second best. In fact I even gave a Yanomami Indian friend a Burnsomatic torch and a few rods and he was able to repair an aluminum canoe that got a puncture from a collision with a rock. The torch was a bit wimpy and didn't work the first try, so I told him to take the boat and leave it out in the sun on a really hot sunny day, and at noon time go out and put the torch on the spot, move it around and keep waiting to see if you can get the stick the flow. The solar "preheating" worked. So that attests to the low skill level needed to use those rods if a hunter, gatherer, gardener Indian in the jungle can use them. I assure you he has no other welding or soldering experience.
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Yet another newbie here; not just to this site, but to MIG welding as well.
For those who are pretty experienced, I suppose welding a solid 1/2" round bar
through a 16 gauge tube at a right angle is no big deal. For me, and doubtless many others, its a pain to weld hot enough to cut into the round bar without blowing holes in the light gauge tubing.
I haven't tried this, but I'm wondering...What if you were to put say an inch or so of #8 or 9 steel shot on the inside of the tubing so it packed around the 1/2 inch bar prior to welding? Wouldn't this work to effectively increase the mass of the thin tubing?
I remember in my early stick welding days chasing a pinhole in a Harley gas tank for about six inches before I gave up and bought my buddy a new tank!
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I don't think spherical shot is going to contact the tube enough to draw the heat out. I think you'd still be heating the entire thickness of the tube up to melting point. You'll probably achieve welding some of the shot to the inside of the tube.
In this case you'll need to try to put the heat onto the larger piece and just enough onto the thin tubing to get the weld well attached.
Remember there's no benefit to putting a larger weld than your smallest piece. If it's over stressed, a large weld on a 16ga tube is just going to result in ripping a hole in the tube around the outside of the weld. The larger weld doesn't make it any stronger. Keep the weld sized small to match the tube thickness. This will help keep the heat down and help your burn through problems.
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Filling the tube with water might help a bit. From my old days of Oxy-Acetylene welding and trying to get some heat into a pipeline filled with water it was a SOB!
In reality, you just need to concentrate the heat on the thick stuff first and whip it on and off the thin stuff.Miller Syncrowave 200
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Thin and thick
If using a mig welder i will set up the machine to run a litlle less hot than required for the thinest gauge so you can run slower on thick, faster on thiner tube ,weld will be amazing, there are many tricks out there ; thats the one i use with good results,litlle dificult to control but works without perforating or deforming your material
Most applications of gas metal arc welding use a constant voltage power supply. As a result, any change in arc length results in a large change in heat input and current. A shorter arc length will cause a much greater heat input, which will make the wire electrode melt more quickly and thereby restore the original arc length.
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If I was doing it I'd concentrate my heat on the solid round bar washing down over the 16 ga. If you're not comfortable doing that you might try a series of tacks spaced 180 degrees apart until the weld bead is complete. Clip the scab off the end of your wire before the start of every tack.Miller Trailblazer's ( 2 )...MillerBobcat 250...Millermatic 251's ( 2 )...Miller Syncrowave 200...Miller Syncrowave 180SD...Miller 12VS Suitcases ( 2 )... Hobart Hefty CC/CV Suitcases ( 2 )...Miller 30A Spool Guns ( 2 )...Miller WC 15A Control boxes ( 2 )...Thermo Dynamics Cutmaster 50 Plasma Cutters ( 2 )...Thermo Arc Hi Freq Units ( 2 )...Smith / Victor O/A Sets...DeWalt Power Tools...Craftsman / Snap On Hand Tools... Two Dodge Mobile Rigs
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turn the voltage down to about 15 or 16, start your puddle at the thicker metal then bring it back up to the thinner metal in your case the tubing. Weld for a couple of seconds until you see your whole bead turn bright orange, then let the metal cool down! maybe go to the other side and start there when one side is cooling down. i had to do this when i was patiching up some holes i had in my hot water heater that i was turning into a calf grain bin
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Hartline is really a #3 IMO. Simply because he doesn't RAC that well = lack of TD production. I'm indifferent if we re-sign him. What we need are two WRs who can score TDs.
All you need do is watch the catch and attempted run in the SF game where the DB whiffed on Hartline and flew OOB; Brian went to turn upfield and even if he ran a 6.5 forty he would have scored. What happened? He suffered from white man's disease - tripped over a tall blade of grass or is just a total dork as professional athletes go - and fell over - for no reason. Dufus.
Also, let's not forget 1,000 receiveing yards in today's NFL isn't really anything to be excited about. He had 1 TD. That's awful. He also got about 25% of his yards in one game.
I like him; but his sense of self-worth is way off the charts inflated.
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