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President Bush was a guest on his "good friend" Rush Limbaugh's show -- the day after Limbaugh smeared Kerry's Vietnam record and downplayed Abu Ghraib abuse
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One day after radio host Rush Limbaugh revived discredited attacks on Senator John Kerry's actions during and after the Vietnam War, blamed Kerry's "anti-war activism" for the "hatred that exists for America today," and again downplayed the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse as "hazing" and "an out-of-control fraternity prank," President George W. Bush was a guest on The Rush Limbaugh Show. During the interview, Bush -- who described Limbaugh as "a good friend" -- flip-flopped yet again on the question of whether the war on terror is winnable and whether the United States has accomplished its mission in Iraq.
The day after he said, "I don't think you can win" the war on terror, the president told Limbaugh: "I probably needed to be a little more articulate. ... [T]his is not the kind of war where you sit down and sign a peace treaty. It's a totally different kind of war, but we will win it."
Regarding Iraq, Bush said: "When the Iraqis are capable of defending themselves, and as the political process emerges, we will then be in a position to say that the mission has been completed, which is a democratic Iraq, an ally in the war on terror, and a source of stability in a part of the world that needs stability and freedom." On May 1, 2003, Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq. He made the announcement while he was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln -- standing in front of a sign that read "Mission Accomplished."
In May, Media Matters for America exposed Limbaugh's comments downplaying, dismissing, and even endorsing the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse. MMFA then created an online petition calling for Limbaugh's removal from taxpayer-funded American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS), which nearly 40,000 people have signed. On June 14, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution calling for fairness and balance on AFRTS. Limbaugh is presently the sole politically partisan host featured on the service's talk channel.
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Hey, I'm just curious to anyone who's got gauntlets, how to you attach the two pieces? Do you put them together permanently and just slide your hand through, or somehow take them apart and put them on over your wrist?
Hey, I'm just curious to anyone who's got gauntlets, how to you attach the two pieces? Do you put them together permanently and just slide your hand through, or somehow take them apart and put them on over your wrist?
People told me to use two part epoxy and join the outside seams. This leaves the insides to open like clam shells enough for your arm to slide through. You velcro this inside seam.
For strength, I riveted one side of the gauntlets together (the outside--all of the accessories on the outside hid the rivets) and used velcro for the inside. This way it is strong, but flexible enough to bend a little for me to get my hand through. I like the velcro because it allows me to adjust the tightness of the gautlets a little bit (I wanted them really tight to keep them from sliding around).
I bolted the outside halves together and then covered those bolts with the outside attachments. They are completely hidden. The inside halves are attached with velcro. It's really secure and comfortable and... they don't twist.
I am about to begin construction on my armor and would appreciate some advice. How do you put the two halves of the gauntlets together (adhesive?) so that you can easily slide your hand and arm into it without it falling apart? Also, what type of putty or filler should I use to fill in the gaps. Should I paint the pieces first?
I appreciate all of your help. I have wanted a Boba outfit since I first saw ESP. Now at 35, It will finally be realized. I don't wanna screw this up.
I would try to fill first. Usually after a coat of primer I see parts that need more filling. If you paint first sometimes the filler won't hold as well. I don't know a really good way to hold the two halves together, however I know you can get industrial velcro at home depot in about 2in wide strips.My gauntlets are fiberglass so I have a different method to hold them together.
The real gauntlets appear to clamshell together. The outside edges are glued and the inside edges are left open but have velcro to hold them together. This relies on the plastics ability to stretch and bend a bit to get your arm through so if you have massive forarms this might not be the way you want to go.
I just got mine too.I am going to use a CA glue for the outer seam,and then use a swatch of ABS on the inside of the seam,and epoxy it all along the seam for a permanent bond.I am going to do the original method of using velcro on the inner part of the clamshell.I would paint them after they are completely assembled.
You know, I was checking out the Jango gauntlets at Ce2 and noticed they were HINGED all the way across. I've seen similar hinges at Lowes.
The are hinged on the fronts and probably velcroed in the rear
I was thinking about the hinges myself. The long thin hinges, like for a storm door, right?
They look like piano hinges & come in all kinds of sizes. These would be excellent provided the right adhesive was used to glue them to the armor.
My gauntlets are glued together as one piece. My forearms are skinny enough to slide my arms in without having to clamshell them open. I glued an extra piece of plastic along the seams from the inside like a lot of others have done. The outside seam was puttied.
I have a piece of industrial strength velcro stuck right inside the wrist area on both sides of the wrist on each gauntlet. I have velcro sewn on the outside wrists of my gloves, so they connect and the gauntlet will turn with my wrist. I have some foam strategically taped inside each arm so the gauntlets remain tight against my foreams.
do the seems on the gauntlets meet or do they overlap???
I believe the seems meet. There are two options I know of for non-permanent attachment. The first and easiest is to use weathering adhesive. Some really really strong stuff. Simply put the halves together and tape the inside. The strong bond will keep it together. The second, my favorite, but difficult to describe is to use velcro. At wal-mart in the arts/crafts section you can find adhesive backed velcro (get that) and some sew on velcro (get that too).
Velcro operates as a Hook and Loop. The scratchy side is Hook, the soft is Loop. What you do is place four lengths of Hook to one Gauntlet, two lengths for each half, one on each inner seam. All Hook. These pieces should be cut in half LONGWAYS, to make them narrower. Then using the sew-on velcro (this piece will be Loop) (convenient because there's no messy adhesive back to stick to your flightsuit/arm) simply do the same as with the above-mentioned weathering tape option. The Loop piece (that is not cut in half longways will be wide enough to cover the entire inner velcro seam because of course, those are each half as wide
Please let me know if this isn't clear, it's hard to describe.
i too was stu,mped when i got my guantlets. My arms were slightly more muscular to fit in the comvetional clamshell idea. So while i pondered the idea over lunch at fatburger it hit me The fat cup would accomodate my forearm. So after trimming the opening, using bondo to fill in the gaps and painting it works very well
Im going to be getting some MB Gauntlets soon and I think this is how I'm gonna do it. I figure that with the outer pieces on there over the seem, the flame thrower and hose attachment, that I dont want to be bending them too much, so I'm going to permanently attach the outter edges and on the opposite sides Im going to glue a large piece of elastic so they hold together tight, but also spearate slightly so I can slide into them. Just an idea.
OK GUYS .these are all good ideas for attaching your gauntlets.Let me tell you how i made my aluminum gauntlets.
My gauntlets come apart in two halves top and bottom and
they connect flush to each other.I used hinges for the front
and back parts .The hinges were attached by a wonderful adhesive called ''SEAL ALL'' it works great with sintra or metal.If anyone of you guys want to attach the gauntlets i
recommened you guys use hinges they are concealed in the
gauntlets . Soon i shall post pics again of my gauntlets
and you guys will see how comfortable and snuggly they fit
with the hinges concealed.
I just added the Stanley hinges for some Jango style closures. I'm going to leave the pins in, and clode them on the outside with either velcro, or maybe some kind of magnet. It's off to Home DePot for more Fett adventures of the expensive kind! Enjoy
I like the hinge work. Im going to have to see if I can rig something like that.
My wife is the same way. What did you buy for that costume while I was gone? Or something just arrived in the mail, what part of the costume where you missing now? Thank God they love us.
Muchos Gracias, Mi Amigos! The hinge was suprisingly easy. The left hinge is 5" and the right is 6 1/2". I had to cut out the edges where the hinge sits so they wouldn't have a gap. A little epoxy and clamping, and you're done. My girlfriend is very understanding. Ever since we met I was into this, and she thinks it's pretty cool. Now to get her to a con! I got off easy @ the DePot. Only $14 for more fiberglass cloth, epoxy, and MEK peroxide.
How did you clamp the hinges down when the edge of the gauntlets are rounded? I have some small brass hobby hinges that I also got from home depot but haven't gone and done anything with them because I have no idea how to keep them clamped tight to the gauntlet.
Please share!
I used two 2" C clamps. I glued and clamped only one side at a time, and the clamps are big enough to hold down the edges of the hinge from the end of the gauntlets. I used my dremel to smooth out the inside where the hinge goes, it's flat enough to glue the 1/2" side tab. Here's a pic
Thanks for the tip!
I was going to pull my hair out before too long figuring out how to do that.
Hey Malc, your Jango's looking pretty fly!8) I made a discovery at my local Hobby Lobby, they carry magnets!! I bought two set of 10 magnets for $6 yesterday and glued them into my gauntlets. They are quite strong and make taking them on and off a breeze. I have to fling my arm around very hard to make them fail, so this will be my new closure system! I just need some foam to make them snug.
Here they are opened.
And on me.
I love the magnet idea. Nice work!
I'm glad I've been holding off on making gauntlets....sometimes procrastination does pay off


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by Vash01, Nov 28, 2012.
This one may be more predictable than the ladies, but who will win the Mens event at GPF?
My missing first name nitpick - it's Tatsuki Machida and Takahiko Kozuka.
I voted for Chan. Have Kozuka and Machida become one-name icons like Madonna?
Thanks for the info. I was not 100% sure of the first names of these two, and I did not want to write the wrong ones. I should have checked the ISU website to get the full names, but I got lazy/rushed.
Is there any doubt?
Dai Taka is still his great and charming self, and he's pulling out some of his quads, but his programs are not as fantastico (and the judges refused to reward him with great programs, over Chan too often last season -- WTT was just a consolation prize).
I enjoy Fernandez' sp very much, and altho' he makes a cute Chaplin, his fp doesn't do much for me. Fernandez, IMO, needs to develop a bit more in confidence and presentation skills, but his quads, when landed are wondrous and fabulamente!
Sacre bleu in a similar way re Hanyu when he's on. But Hanyu's sp, while he has amazing jumps and he performs it extremely well, I find his sp a bit annoying because to me he's trying to copy Dai's styling in Blues for Klook. Forget about the fact, the judges are "quad fodder" when it comes to Mr. Hanyu -- he deserves high scores, but 95 even in a well-executed sp is ridiculous for a skater who is still developing, and especially for one who clearly lacks stamina, endurance and focus in his free programs.
Machida and Mura are quite skilled and interesting skaters to watch (both great jumpers, but I don't see that Machida has a proven quad). IMHO both of them are a bit over-rated and over-scored on GP circuit.
Love me some Kozuka, but his programs this season, while good, do not draw me in. Not much excitement -- Kozuka the person seems lost in the maze of music and jumps.
Never say die Chan with his exquisite and unbeatable SS combined with his exploration of true artistry will fell the judges, irregardless of whether Chan "fells" himself in either program. But I do indeed find PC more endearing this season with his new programs, and especially when he's not so heavily over-scored when he doesn't skate well.
I voted for Patrick Chan but I have the feeling Hanyu will win it.
This is too hard to predict.
for me between patrick and yuzuru. i think patrick has the edge.
I agree about the 'developing', but I don't see how his SP marks should be affected by how he might skate his free program.
I'm going to vote for Chan too but I'm not so sure, it's too hard.
Surprised Chan is running away with this poll even after a mediocre season.
Chan usually struggles early in the season, but skates well at GPF and continues to skate well all the way through worlds.
I don't see this season as any different. I don't think Hanyu is ready to challenge him for the title yet. Takahashi has to be perfect to even have a chance to beat Chan.
Hanyu can outscore even a good Chan on TES, let alone one with mistakes (which I fully expect he is likely to make), but Hanyu needs to overcome his own issue with losing energy and making mistakes late in the LP. He doesnt get the PCS of Chan yet, so he needs to capatilize on all his potential TES.
Takahashi definitely needs to be perfect to even have a hope against Chan, and then Chan to make a couple mistakes (atleast). The judges prefer Chan on both TES and PCS to Takahashi.
Fernandez probably would need Chan to bomb ala Skate Canada to beat him. He would also need his 3 quads again. He should work on improving his GOE and PCS, since while I like seeing someone trying 3 quads again, he is going to end up injured before too long if he is required to do that just to be competitive with the top skaters.
The remaining 2 cant beat Chan even if Chan sits on the ice for the whole program.
Chan was never over-scored as some haters like to believe. If Dai had skated two good programs last year, he would have won. But he didn't.
This is so funny it would make a great signature. Thanks.
Not sure what you mean a mediocre season. First, the season just started. Second, he wasn't perfect at CoR, but overall, his SP and LP are still the best among all other competitions.
Of course it's funny for the Chan bashers. But if you want to cry about it, then you should look at all skaters.
Hanyu's SP score was a joke.
Chan scores better on both TES and PCS because he's better on both.
Talking about funny posts, nobody can top you. You seem to only believe Chan's the only one making mistakes. Sure, Chan's not perfect, yet, so far this season, SO IS EVERYONE ELSE. It's very convenience for you to seem to forget other skaters that have made loads of mistakes as well. Oh and just in case you don't remember, it was Hanyu who "sat" on the ice.
I dunno. Chan has the PCS edge, and a clean Chan will get GOEs. Actually, Chan get 10.08 from GOE in his World 2011 SP. Hanyu's record breaking SPs have scored less than 10 points of GOE each time - his WRs come from the 10% bonus (which Chan didn't have).
Kozuka beat Chan's LP at the Japan Open. But that Kozuka still lost on PCS indicates where the judges mindset exists.
I voted for Dai. He is my favorite skater and I want him to win!
Sending my positive vibes and good cheer to Dai......
It's actually easier than that. Just do a simply google search. I searched "figure skater hanyu" and his full name came up in the first result. I did a google search for "german pairs figure skating" and "Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy" appear in the fifth result. Just cut and paste. (I learned to do this because there are so many names I can't spell without help! Plus I loathe the T & Y / B & Q / S & F threads with a passion!!)
I love your usual unfailing optimism of Chan. Chan should be happy that people like you think that he can win sitting on the ice. So long my favourites win, who cares.
Go Chan go! Go Kozu go! Go Fernandez go!
Not sure Chan's naysayers care for this level of detail. I'm thinking if they were really interested, they would go to read the judges' protocols themselves and compare GOEs before coming here to post.
This competition should be between Patrick and Yuzuru. I would give the SP to Hanyu - 95 points is hard to beat even for Chan - and the LP to Chan. Patrick may not be one of the most consistent jumpers ever but Yuzuru hasn't proven to be one either, he fell on both of his quads in the free skate at Skate America and I can't blame those mistakes on his running out of steam in the second half of the program due to his stamina issues.
In this sport, THE favorites generally receive generous scores. Chan's case of 2011 worlds is typical. I have a feeling that Hanyu is THE favorite in the judges' eyes. Probably Chan(COR) can't beat Hanyu(NHK). In fact, I suspect Hanyu's score was adjusted (lowered) so that he can put pressure on Chan at GPF. If Hanyu takes the lead after SP (as expected), Chan won't be given PCS as high as 92. Even Takahashi's PCS was "held down" before Hanyu's skate.
It will be interesting to see if your assertion will play out. I agree that Hanyu's emerging into the GPF as the favourite due to his huge SP scores. Indeed, a five fall Hanyu (over his four programs) has scored within one point of a one fall Chan (over his four programs)!!!! That's insane.
Chan has had only one fall but he has had alot of other problems, while Hanyu's only mistakes were the falls. It is ironic one would call that insane though as usually it is Chan who with 5 falls would gain more points than someone else with 1, so it is funny to see the roles reversing for once in a sense, but will be interesting to see them now competing head to head, and Takahashi and Fernandez thrown in as well.
Chan will win, but I would like to see Dai's victory
Well the multifall meme has been mentioned for Chan so many times that I thought it would be worthwhile to throw out there. People have been complaining about Chan's falls forever, so I don't understand why Hanyu's falls get a free pass (to a certain extent). It's still notable, imo. I agree, with these four in the same competition, the judging will be interesting,
I venture to say that most of Chan's naysayers can't be bothered to look at the protocols.
I played with Chan's numbers a bit cause he made some major "mistakes" in both his comps and left a lot of points on the table. Although he scored better overall at COR, there was still plenty of room for improvement.
For instance, he did a 3T-3T @ SC and earned a 9.1, did a 4T-1T @ COR and got 7.7 because of the -3GOE. His CCSp was a 4 at SC but a 3 at COR; StSq a 4 @ SC but a 3 at COR. His PCS were 77.44 @ SC and 85.44 @ COR and that's just his short.
Now that he has had time to put more mileage on his programs, I would expect higher marks for him. Should he "clean" things up he could quite probably hit over 50 in TES and I would think that his PCS would also rise. The difference in PCS from SC to COR was 8 points but I don't know if Chan can get over 9 on everything in PCS so I just assigned 45 points to PCS. That would give him ball park of 95 for the short so I can see him giving Hanya a run in the short.
Regardless, I think the men will be interesting to watch.
I was just wondering what you called a Chan naysayer? Someone who just didn't vote Chan in the poll above or someone who thinks Chan has no chance, or something else? I am not being sarcastic I was just really wondering because on the thread I don't see a lot of people saying Chan doesn't have a chance to win - actually a lot of people think he will win
Regarding the "terror" of Hanyu's 95+ scores and who could challenge him in the SP if he is in a good day, there's actually a pretty easy way to figure this one out. There are only five men who ever got 90+, three of which will be in the final (Hanyu, Chan, Takahashi). I'd argue that the other three either don't have a program to challenge that 90 mark (Fernandez is still too low PC-wise, Machida hasn't tried the quad in the SP yet and I am not sure it's even in his interest to try at GPF) or do but it's clear they haven't had the favor of the judges so far (Kozuka)
Now Chan and Takahashi had 90+ scores before the new bonus in the 2nd half of the program, so they could close the gap on Hanyu and get in pretty much the same ballpark. In fact, both Chan's CoR score and Takahashi's NHK's score indicate that if they skate their program cleanly, with good GOE that approach that of Hanyu, they both have a decent shot at beating that record because they both can - and should, if they skate clean - get higher PCs than Hanyu (whether the judges will see it that way is another question entirely since Hanyu's been clearly overmarked in PCs in both SA and NHK in the SP)
If all three get to skate their program clean, my feeling is that going against both Hanyu and Chan in a SP, Takahashi has almost no chance to receive high enough components because recent history shows that they're likely to be held back to make way for either Hanyu (NHK) or Chan (pretty much all of last season - WTT being an exception but then the circumstances were pretty exceptional), or both. His only chance would probably be to skate after them and to finally succeed in putting a quad-triple combination if the other two don't, because that would force the judges to think twice about it
That leaves really Hanyu and Chan, and it will be interesting to see how they'll be noted PC-wise as they go head to head. Although I have a personal preference for Hanyu between those two, I think Chan has a markedly better program this year which should decide things in his favor should they both skate at the same level of performance - but again, the signals that the judges have been sending are a bit confusing so you never know how this will turn out
For clarification, while Patrick had some issues, Hanyu's problems were not just limited to the 5 falls; he popped a jump, stepped out of another and had two wonky spins, one resulting in a fall. But the most glaring problem was the drastic drop off in speed in the second half of the FS; where he appeared to be going through the motions to run out the clock. So it is a bit disingenuous of you to say Hanyu ONLY had 5 falls. I do recognize Hanyu has asthma and hope he can overcome it, but it does not change the experience I had as a viewer watching the last two minutes of his FS.
As for GPF, I wish all the skaters the best and hope they all reach new highs! As for Patrick, I hope he out highs their highs.


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Now that you are atheist or have been atheist your whole life. What is the most interesting thing you know about in our natural world?
I will chime in when this post gets rolling.
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that the pentatonic scale has 5 notes
Mahler 8th Symphony ending. Music BTW is absolutely enough to make anyone feel complete inside withou any religious crap.
oh forgot to mention, actually I see a tie between Mahler 8th and Stravinsky's Firebird end . *That* is religious debate ;-)
haha you only need 5 notes to play the blues. Arguably Stravinsky invented Jazz which is just the blues with bum notes lol and when Robert Johnson sang about the devil he wasn't talking about that guy in the bible.Those Christian imbeciles just used it for their own political means
that's correct, you see everyday this kind of misinterpretation of what atheists say. Here in Brazil we use to make a quick joke, "I'm atheist, thanks God !" , they just dont get it ...
That's like saying Beethoven invented jazz because he uses 7th chords extensively in his 18th sonata...
my apologies, my first reply was wrong, I thought this thread was to indicate what would be the most *amazing*... bad english speaker...LOL..
Definetly the most interesting thing I heard of is the string theory.. I am not a fisician but the beauty of that theory touched me...
Dreams can come true.
Thanks Kir, but so do nightmares. But she asked for what I thought was the most interesting, not the most frightening lol.
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Flawlessly executed details such as this house's wafer-thin roof, delicate Alaskan yellow cedar rainscreen, and translucent walls captured the judges' attention. So did the heavier, functional insertion of the seismic structural brace, which was expressed as a stucco-clad stairwell. "It's light and veiled and so well-laced together," said one judge. "The screen wall is a great move."
Conceived as four interlocking volumes made of glass, copper, stucco, and wood, the house's open floor plan and glazed corners were designed to bring in as much of the outside as possible, since encroaching canyon walls limit the amount of direct sunlight that permeates the interior. Anne Fougeron, AIA, had ample time to consider all the angles, given that it took three and a half years and collaboration with 10 consultants to satisfy the extremely restrictive site requirements.
Just how restrictive were those requirements? "We had to hire a red-legged frog consultant, who [slept] on the site to make sure there were none on the grounds," she says.
principal in charge: Anne Fougeron, AIA, Fougeron Architecture
project architects: Russ Sherman, AIA, Vivian Dwyer, and Michael Perry, Fougeron Architecture
general contractor: Tom George, Thomas George Construction, Carmel, Calif.
structural engineer: Paul Endres, Endres Ware, Berkeley, Calif.
project size: 2,500 square feet
site size: 1.5 acres
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Okay I have doing alot of research on this site and some others. Also went to see the local Sintra dealer. All said the same or somewhat the say .
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Kim O'Hara wrote:When we're comparing Buddhism with Christianity, explicitly or implicitly, we should take care to compare like with like.
I appreciate your thoughts. However, I was not thinking about Christianity at all when I wrote my posts in this thread. Christianity has no meaning at for me, personally. It was only Johnny Dangerous who brought up the subject of Christianity.
Johnny Dangerous wrote:Seeing wickedness in the world and having reason to turn away from it is hardly a unique message to Buddhism, read the Bible sometime for instance lol.
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no the one in 9" is not better --a 1-7" will shoot all the heavys down to 55gr bullets , a 1-9" generally does from 75gr loads down to 50gr or less --like 40gr varmit loads. the one in 9" barrels are really 1-8.75" anyway--
with most common bullet lengths they act about the same --some 1-7" barrels will shoot a point of aim with 55gr bullets that is not same as they shoot with 63,69 and 75 grain loads. i have found the 1-7" barrels to be just as accurate with the 55 as a 1-9".
there are lots of things that affect accuracy -- i suspect that many of the things we hear are more than likely ammo issues rather than which twist rate is best.
i consider a 1-9" and an 1-7" both very good many 1-9" barrels will shoot 75gr loads with ease. personally i think the 1-9" vs 1-7" thing is a non issue. just get whichever one you like and shoot anything between 55gr and 75s--
the 1-7" is a little better in real shot barrels like 10"--shooting 77 grain loads, the issue is the length of the bullet the longer the bullet the more twist it needs.
most loads work very well from a 16" in 1-9". a general rule is the longer the barrel the less critical the ROT is. i know many that shoot heavy loads from 1-9" barrels. i frequently shoot 75 gr loads from a 20" 1-9" it does very well.
there is a lot of overlap in the 1-7", 1-8" and 1-9" barrels with what they will shoot. generally any of them are good for most loads from what i have seen. when it gets more iffy is running really long bullets from a really short barrel , or running very light short bullets from a barrels with a very tight ROT like a 1-7"
the most often used bullet weights 55gr-75gr run good in all of um.
Just checked wth MSA...6 months wait...will look at other options...
Another question: Does the front sight base interfere with lower mounted optics? Wondering if I am better off with front gas block sight base..
over at those mall-ninja ar-15 places they argue for days about the 1-7" vs 1-9" , the mill-spec mall ninjas got to have a 1-7" the el-cheapos want the 1-9" to save a few bucks.
i have had both for years -- probably the best all around ROT would be a 1-8" that is usually run in target type barrels--LOL!
best i can tell the 1-9" 1-7" can both shoot 55gr and 63 grain stuff pretty well . some barrels shoot better than others in the same ROT --
what really matters is how good a given barrel is --whatever number of twist rate is just more or less icing on the cake between a 1-7" and 1-9"
So if I want to assemble my toy and play with it, this one is available from Surplus Ammo and Arms for $350.
Not chrome lined, no handguard, but it is available...
nothing wrong with the SA m4 that i am aware of. --it is quite a bit more expensive than that DSA !
but it will run just like any other will with a good BCG , charging handle and so on. those hand-guards ain't expensive CDNN sell the doubl;e lined m4 units for $10--
Try Sota Arms or RedX arms, bought from both and they are pretty good, don't have a link just google . I think they are getting caught up some now


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Derrick Ansley Joins Kentucky Staff as Cornerbacks Coach
Jan. 12, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. - After stints with Southeastern Conference foes Alabama and Tennessee, former Troy University star defensive back Derrick Ansley has agreed to join Mark Stoops' coaching staff as an assistant coach in charge of the cornerbacks, Stoops announced Saturday.
Ansley completes Stoops' defensive staff, joining defensive coordinator/linebackers coach D.J. Eliot, defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh and safeties coach/special teams coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto.
"I'm excited to have Derrick join our staff," Stoops said. "He is an outstanding young coach and I am extremely impressed with his football knowledge. I wanted another coach on the defensive staff who would bring a diversity of knowledge and experience in addition to the system we used at Florida State. Although Derrick is a young coach, he fits that with three years' experience in the SEC at Alabama and at Tennessee."
Ansley joins the Wildcat staff after a one-year term at Tennessee. In his one season, Ansley helped the Volunteers improve their national ranking in interceptions from 86th to 56th. He came to UT in Feb. 2012 after accepting the position of defensive back coach at Central Florida in Dec. 2011.
Ansley was a defensive graduate assistant coach with Alabama in 2010-11, helping the Crimson Tide to a 22-4 record, including the 2011 national championship season. Alabama went 10-3 in Ansley's first year en route to a win in the Capital One Bowl over Michigan State. UA was 11-1 in 2011 before he left the team in December. The Tide eventually won the national championship to finish a 12-1 season.
The Crimson Tide had one of the best defenses in the country both years Ansley was on staff, ranking fifth in total defense, third in scoring defense, sixth in pass efficiency defense and 13th in passing defense in 2010. In 2011, Alabama led the nation in total defense, scoring defense, passing defense and pass efficiency defense. Ansley also helped tutor Mark Barron, Dre Kirkpatrick and DeQuan Menzie to All-America honors in 2011.
"Coming to Kentucky is a great opportunity to learn from Coach Stoops and Coach Eliot, who obviously have had tremendous success and have great defensive minds," Ansley said. "Our goal is to build a championship defense. I'm also excited about continuing to coach and compete in the SEC."
Ansley spent five seasons coaching at NCAA Division III Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala. before taking the graduate assistant position with Alabama. During his five-year stint with the Hawks, Ansley helped guide the team to its first-ever winning season and the school's first playoff appearance. The Hawks posted a winning record four of the five seasons he was on staff, including two eight-win seasons.
The year before Ansley got to Huntingdon, the team had 12 interceptions and 23 pass breakups. Those numbers improved to 15 interceptions and 44 pass breakups in year one. In Ansley's final season with Huntington, the Hawks had 22 interceptions and an impressive 56 pass breakups.
Ansley had a very successful collegiate playing career at Troy University, starting 40 consecutive games for the Trojans. The defensive back had a great junior season in 2003, finishing third in the nation in interceptions with nine pickoffs. He was first-team All-Sun Belt Conference in 2004, Troy's first season in the league. He graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and was working on his master's in human environmental sciences at Alabama.
Ansley is originally from Tallassee, Ala., and is married to Alaea Ansley.
Ansley's Coaching History
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What a precious pair. Cute beyond words. Thanks for sharing!
Sister Angie commented: Weren't they cute little fellows?!
Thanks, Virginia, for looking at my entry for today's Wordless Wednesday. They were the only 2 boy cousins on that side of the family with 4 girls. And I was the oldest.
I love this photo - aren't they so cute!
These two are perfectly adorable! It looks as if they are bundled up for some blustery winter weather. Makes me wonder if the bicycles were from Santa Claus.
They certainly are a cute pair! Have they remained close? I can see this picture in a great frame on a sofa table! What a great Wordless Wednesday picture, thanks for sharing friend!
How cute those little guys are! I love photos like those! Thank you.
All of you guys are great! The picture is one of my favorites. My 2 sisters lived in that little house with my grandparents and I can see that old tree right now in my mind's eye. I think those were Christmas presents. Must have been December....
What a great photo--such handsome little men.
So Cute!!
The boys have remained close in spirit if not distance. Jimmie is an Episcopal priest in Mississippi after spending many years in a church in Kansas City, Kansas, and Reggie lived for years on the west coast and is now back in home state of Texas.


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Scared 5 month old?
My husband and I had recently moved to a larger house with a big backyard that our GSD did not have before. He only pooped inside the house the first day we got him and afterwards, he's been pooping outside. Recently, my husband has been gone for two weeks and I've been left alone to care for our puppy. For the past few days, he's been pooping and peeing in the house. When I correct him, he gets scared and runs to his crate. When I let him out, he doesn't come back in when I call him and is digging up a storm outside. When he does come in though, he does it on his own terms and I have to quickly shut the door before he bolts back outside. I take him out on a leash so he can relieve himself, but he won't do it on the leash. He'll only relieve himself if he's off the leash and that's when I have trouble getting him inside. I want him to be able to go outside and relieve himself without a leash, but I have the hardest time getting him to come back inside. He's outside now and has been for the majority of the morning and he hasn't eaten or drank any water all day because he won't come inside. He'll peek his head in the doorway, see me, and then bolt back outside again. Please help. :confused:
Instead of using a leash that's only 6' long, use a 30' length of rope instead. When you read other threads, this is often called a 'drag line' and people use this to help teach recall too. When you call your pup, only use "Come" once - with him being attached to the line, he has no opportunity to bolt away from you.
I wouldn't 'correct' him per say for going potty in the house. I would scoop him if you catch him in the act and take him outside. If you correct him for going potty inside he is not associating the correction with 'going' inside but with 'going' in general. And if he's afraid of your 'correction' then the correction might be too harsh.
As for the leash training and going potty, this video really helped us learn how to 'go' on command.
You want to have treats handy. And a command for 'going'-something like (as suggested in his video) 'get busy'...use the command if he goes outside, wait till he is finished and treat. Also, and this may sound strange, but my dogs 'go' around the same area as they've 'gone' before. So, if he goes potty outside, don't immediately pick it up. Next time he is on leash and you want him to go potty outside, take him to the same area he has relieved himself before. And take him to the same area again if you catch him 'going' inside the house...
Lastly, try to set a routine. When to eat, go outside every 1/2 hour-1 hour etc. The crucial times that a pup will need to relieve himself includes: after a nap, after playing and after eating.
As far as getting him to come inside, have you used treats to lure him?
Hope this helps...?
Make sure you never ever scold him after a come command. Get some extra special yummy treats only used for coming back in (chicken, steak, etc). Make it a big party when he comes in YAY, Yippee, good dog! And give him the special treats. It should take long before he knows every time he comes in he gets a party.
I would use a leash or a long line. Any puppy I've had to house-train would be on a leash inside and outside if they weren't in the crate (even if they are just dragging it, WITH direct supervision of course). IMO, it helps resolve the conflict when trying to show them its not ok to pee/poo in the house. You don't have to run to them, screaming NO, chasing them around while they trample all over the poop they just deposited on your floor. When it looks like they are about to go, I grab the leash, and very lightly get their attention (2-3 little pops on the leash. They are on a flat collar, and I'm not doing it hard enough to move them, just to get there attention) "Uh Uh Uh" and walk them out.
When your pup is outside I would have him on a long line. You don't want to keep calling your dog if you know he probably won't comply. Try running away from him, making yourself the most interesting thing in the world and when he comes make sure you have plenty of treats.
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If you want to see a nice web site on trucks like ours,check this one out.Its Centerline's web site ,he's a mod here.
They look to land in the same place as the original axle did. Which is a little too far forward. The only thing I am altering in the alignment of the springs so they dont wander out at the rear. I don't think it would be worth the price of this kit to move it back a few inches. It's expensive because it's supposed to be easy. Moving the brackets back would be a pain, and I think I would just make my own brackets to do that and save the cash. I guess you could also relocate the spring perches back a bit, but that might become a safety issue. As for the front end IFS instructions these are the best I found:
re: TCI rear leaf spring installation
Been watching this thread as I am considering the TCI rear leaf spring kit for my 51 chevy. Does the TCI kit relocate the rear wheels to place them in the center of the wheel well? If not, were you able to easily do this and if so how?
I like the TCI products that I have seen so far but agree with you guys that there instructions suck and it's hard to get anything from them even after you call. I installed their IFS on my truck, but when I received the kit there were no instructions at all. Took me about a month the get them sent to me. If it weren't for articles in magazines I would still be trying to install it.
Anyone tried other manufacturers rear spring kits? How were they on instructions, installation and fit?
|Thanks alot for the info and pictures! The instructions should really have some pictures. It turns out I had everthing mounted up right. I spoke with a TCI tech yesterday and he said that there is enought variation in these old trucks that sometimes they don't fit. I guess the rear crossmember is back farther than it should be. I also don't like how the springs are not parrallel with each other because the frame gets wider at the rear, so I will weld up some plates and mount the rear shackes where they should be and parrallel to each other. Fortunatly the front end installation has been covered by magazines, because the instruction are really terrible.
TCI rear leaf suspension
I uploaded a couple pictures to my photo album on this site...check your installation to my pictures...My springs were the right length (48")
TCI rear leaf suspension
I am in the process of installing the same kit in my 53 chevy pickup..Check the orientation of the brackets...I tryed to upload pictures to show the way they go in,but the pictures were too big...or give me your email and i will email some pictures to help you out.TCI makes a good product but there instructions are terrible!!!
|if flattening them out seems like it might help, you can take a strap ratchet and wrap it around the frame and springs to simulate a load. Just a thought.
|Your right I was confused/clueless. The springs are not arched up. I got working on this last night and thought it would be a quick job. After about 5 hours of fighting it I gave up. I guess what I was trying to say is if I could flatten out the springs they should fit, but that doesn't seem to be the right way to install them to me. I called the people who I bought them from and left a message, hopefully they will know the answer, but they have not been very helpful in the past
i'm not an expert by any means but I'm a little confused by your post. You said if the rearend were on the springs they would flatten out? In my mind that says the spring are arched up. Maybe I am not understanding...(which happens a lot to me
I have kind of similar problem with my truck only with the stock springs. I removed every other leaf and am putting a Nova rearend in. But in moving the position of the rearend towards the back of the truck which is needed to keep the tires centered in the wheel opening, the axle doesn't sit in the low part of the springs and is about 2 inches or more rearward of the center of the leaves. Just wondering if this is okay.
TCI's rear leaf spring installation
I am installing TCI's rear leaf spring kit on my 49 chevy truck. I have run into a problem, and I hope someone here has run into this same problem. The instructions I recieved are pretty vague but I'm almost positive I have done it right so far. You have to drill out the rivits and strip the old spring mount off. Then you put the new one's from TCI on using the same holes. I have done this and they went right in on the original holes. The front mount doesn't have a shackle and just bolts in. My problem is the rear mount has a hanging shackle that should attach to the leaf spring, but the spring appears to be about 3" short? I verified that it is the correct spring, so the parts are correct and at least by the instructions I have correctly mounted the frame hardware. I think if I had the rear end on the springs they would fit because the weight would flatten out the springs, but that doesn't seem right. Anyone have any ideas?
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Question: I have a further question regarding the rounding of compressive strength results ("How Precisely Should Labs Round off Compressive Strength Results?" April, page 26).
At our lab, we test 4x8-inch and 6x8-inch concrete cylinders for compressive strength, and we round to the nearest 10 psi according to ASTM C 94, -Specification for Ready Mixed Concrete. We also test 2x2-inch cement cubes, which are the subject of my question.
According to ASTM C 109/C 109M, "Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)," when calculating compressive strength of the cubes, a technician must average the compressive results of three test specimens. If the deviance of a specimen's result strays from the average by more than a specified maximum, it should be discarded. The average of the remaining two is taken, and the calculation procedure is repeated, but the maximum specified deviance from the average is lower between two specimens than among three specimens. In other words, after we round the compressive values from the 3 cubes, additional calculations often follow.
Why intermediately round after determining the ratio of applied load and surface area (compressive strength) when I can measure the cubes to 0.001 accuracy, and our loading machine measures to the nearest 1 psi? Doesn't intermediate rounding introduce greater and unnecessary error? I understand rounding to the nearest 10 psi on the final result when no other calculations will be needed. It seems like this goes against everything we learn in the classroom about significant figures and propagation of error.
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Answer: To answer this question, we consulted Willy Morrison, supervisor of physical testing at Construction Technology Laboratories.
Morrison reminds readers that the method for testing and calculation of compressive strength of concrete cylinders is ASTM C 39, "Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens." ASTM C 94 is a standard for ready-mixed concrete that references ASTM C 39. ASTM C 94 has a section on strength as a basis for acceptance of test results for design strength.
With regard to cement cube testing, Morrison notes, C 109 requires that the compressive strength of all 'acceptable test specimens' made from the same sample and tested during the same period be averaged and reported to the nearest 10 psi. Rounding to the nearest 10 psi is consistent with the requirements of ASTM C 150, "Standard Specification for Portland Cement." If there is agreement among test values for each of the individual cubes, you should report the rounded result. In effect, all test specimens are acceptable."
However, to account for potential discrepancies among results from the individual cubes, C 109 provides a means to check for "outliers" (unacceptable specimens) and determine whether a retest is needed. This is covered in the section on ôFaulty Specimens and Retests,ö which provides limits for the maximum permissible range of the test results.
When checking for faulty specimens in accordance with ASTM C 109, you should not round the data.


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12G Long shrimp & tiny fish tank/very expensive cat water dish
So, I already typed this all up once only to have PhotoBucket lock up Safari on me requiring that I force quit Safari and lose an hours worth of work. Grrr!!!! Now that I got that off my chest, Im ready to write a journal of my new tank AGAIN. ;) (This time Im doing it in Word in case PhotoBucket messes me up again!)
Anyway, I finally figured out what to do with my recently acquired Mr. Aqua 12-gallon long aquarium. I started this tank a couple of weeks ago and figure its time to reveal it to the world.
Mr. Aqua 12-gallon long aquarium
Fluval Nano Internal Filter (I cant locate a GPH for this filter, but Fluval says its suitable for up to a 15G tank. Their 1 Plus internal filter is rated up to a 12G tank and has a rate of 50GPH. Whatever this one is pushing out, it seems to be plenty.)
Hydor ProTherm Aquarium Heater 100W temperature is holding steady at 77°F
Verilux Brookfield Deluxe Natural Spectrum Floor Lamp described here
8.8 lbs. Fluval Shrimp Stratum
2 Cichlid Stones
2 small pieces of Mopani driftwood
A cutting of a species which ID I cant remember from my 8G
Vesicularia montagnei Christmas Moss
Fissidens Fontanus
Hydrocotyle leucocephala Brazilian Pennywort
Hemianthus micranthemoides Baby Tears or Pearl Grass
Anubias Nana
Limnophila Aromatica (very tiny piece rescued from my 56G where it was too shaded by other plants)
Small freebie unidentified Cryptocoryne sp.
Microsporum pteropus Java Fern
Microsporum pteropus Windelov Lace Leaf Java Fern
6 Danio margaritatus Celestial Pearl Danios
6 Dario dario Scarlet Gem Badis
3 Otocinclus sp. Oto Cats
2 Corydoras arcuatus Skunk Cory Cats
12 Neocaridinia sp. Mandarin Shrimp
8/17/11 Day one:
Lacking a better means of cleaning the Stratum I dumped it in the tank, filled the tank with tap water and siphoned it out. My aby, Kosey, is already intrigued by this soupy mess.
I really wanted to keep the filter completely submerged if possible but the intake is on the bottom, which would be at least partially buried in the substrate if I placed the filter as low as I wanted. I had to find a way to keep the substrate out. So, I cut on of those semi-disposable Ziploc storage bowls in half with kitchen shears. I placed this at the bottom of the tank with the cut side to the back glass, then set the filter all the way down in the bowl and pushed the substrate around the bowl. This mod left about an inch or so of clear space for water around the base of the filter. Finally, I wedged a piece of filter foam just large enough to cover the intake between it and the bowl to keep shrimpies out of the intake as well. Works like a charm! (If anyones interested, Ill post pics of that later.)
Next, I placed the heater and hardscape and filled the tank with 9 or 10 gallons of drinking water from Wal-Mart. Then, I planted what plants I had on hand. Its still pretty cloudy the stratum bag says to avoid stirring it up too much and they arent kidding!! I hooked up a small AC filter overnight to help clear up the water without clogging the media in the internal filter.
The tank had finished cycling a few days ago, so I visited Forest Lake Pets in Forest Lake, MN, on my way home from a twin cities business trip. I bought out the 8 CPDs they had in stock. After the 4-hour drive home, I could tell one was not well sure enough it and another one died over night despite my midnight effort at drip acclimation. I retested my water, but it was definitely OK no ammonia or nitrite and all other params as desired. I think the stress of netting and too long in the bag was just too much for the little buggers.
Received my remaining plants and finished the aquascape. CPDs are very happy and starting to swim out in the open. Oh and Kosey still approved CPDs are fun to watch and fish flavored water is very tasty. It has since been established, that our three cats will be taking over all water removal efforts and leaving top offs to me. A fair deal as long as the beasties dont eat my fishies as far as Im concerned.
Because of the lighting I chose, which I admit was chosen mainly to maintain aesthetics (I hate the look of most aquarium lights and didnt want to spoil the look of a rimless tank.), this tank is well lit on one end and quite dim on the other. For this reason, I planted only java ferns on the far right side. I concentrated the hardscape and remaining plantings on the left side for the dual reasons of lighting and camouflaging the filter and heater. Im hoping all eventually grows in enough to hide the hardware well even though its not too bad as it is.
CPDs!! Greatly magnified, and quite blurry, but still cool.
Received my order from LiveAquaria with shrimpies and badis. The badis are super tiny and equally pretty. I think I received 5 male badis and 1 female, but Im not 100% sure about this as they like to hide and I can rarely find all 6 at one time.
Hitchhiker? I dont know if the grey shrimp in this blurry pic came in on my moss or what?? When I received my mandarins, Im sure they were all orange. :icon_conf
These little buggers are camera shy!
Picked up two skunk cories at Foster & Smiths retail store. Theyre fun to watch and liven up the tank quite a bit. Im a bit surprised, that they seem to be doing a nice job as dither fish. Heres a bad pic of one.
Rounded out the population with 3 oto cats purchased at PetSmart. This is all Im planning for now, so its time to watch the shrimp make babies! I cant guarantee I wont add more CPDs if I can find them again, though.
Heres what the tank looks like today. The addition of the cories and otos has really added to the activity level in the tank, though these pics dont capture it well.
FTS. This really shows the difference in lighting from the left to right sides.
The view from my recliner. ☺
I hope you all like it, but Im open to constructive criticism as well!
I really like the looks of this tank. It looks much larger than it is. Your mandarin shrimp look awesome.
Nice looking tank. If you don't like the look of the filter inside the tank you could look at canister filters with some lilly pipes. I'm not completely sure, but, that shrimp could be a feeder shrimp. You might want to take that guy out if possible before he mates with your other shrimps. Can't wait for more updates!
Very good job on the scape
I've never seen a 12g long before - I really love the shape of it. The strong horizontal shape has so much potential. I think you scaped this one very nicely - the quiet open area, the ceramic rock caves, and the pennywort are my favorite bits!
Your cats is super cute, Abysinnians were my mother's favorite breed and I wish she had been able to get one!
Is yours a blue, or was that an effect of the lighting?
I hope that shrimp can't cross with the mandarins - I never thought of that - Duh! I will try to catch it and put it in my 8 as soon as I can.
Abys are a fun breed, and I'm sorry you're mom never got to have one...though they aren't for the faint of heart! I have another one, Minka - Kosey's younger sister, and she is the kitten that never grew up both in size and personality. They are both a ton of fun, but Minka can be a holy terror! And, no he's not a blue but a ruddy and actually quite red...and fat. ;) Here's an early tank pic with both of them.
I love the view from your recliner - both the tank and the lovely view from your window! Your tank looks great, I have been eying that one for some time now. Nice to see someone else with it. You have done a great job!
I love the look of your tank! And I am probably going to totally steal your idea about lighting with a floor stand because . . .
I found this post looking for information about cats and open-top aquariums. We have always kept a hood on our 30gal to keep the cats out, but I hate the look and the light is terrible. My husband and I want to keep it open and have a light hovering over it, but we have six cats! They already jump on the hood and drink the water through the openings. Our kitten even jumped into the aquarium (and right back out!) once during a water change. We had a glass-top first, which we kept on for about thirty minutes when it quickly became clear that it was going to break very soon. Also, the cats like to paw at the glass when the fish are especially active right next to the glass, like during a cory mating dance.
Your floor lamp solution is great especially because I have been worried that the legs on those table-shaped fixtures would break causing the light to fall in the water, or that the cats would rip a hanging fixture right out of the ceiling. Since we rent, I am also hesitant about putting holes in the ceiling and don't know much about its structural soundness.
Do you have any more experience with cat-proof lighting for planted aquariums? Do your cats reach into the water and harass the fish? I noticed your tank is on a table with an edge large enough for a cat to sit on, whereas our tank is a stand without much of an edge. I'm with you and don't mind the cats drinking the water. After all, if the dissolved nitrogen compounds and minerals are safe for fish, it's certainly safe for cats. However, is aquarium water so delicious that if we don't give them an edge from which they can easily drink it, are they going to keep trying to get at it other ways?
I'm not surprised at your experience with your otos and corys. Ours hid almost all day or, in the case of the otos, held very still all day until we put them with our gouramis and platies in the bigger tank. I think the shyness reduction thing is like a feedback loop, because the gouramis and platys also became more outgoing and active.
Since you asked for constructive criticism, the first suggestion I have is that because it does merge so seamlessly into the room and even the outdoors beyond the window, which is absolutely lovely all together, is to add a very subtle hint of contrasting color around your focal point, tracking the diagonal of your pennywort, to give the eye more of a path between indoors, aquarium, and outdoors. Maybe a couple stems of differing lengths of a pinkish-green rotala or one of the reddish crypts next to a slightly shorter one near the small piece of wood on the right. The other is that since you have such a cool contrast of light and dark, why not give the base of the java ferns some broader low soft shadowy texture with moss and maybe small anubias, and maximize your bright greens and wild textures in the light area? The latter will allow the addition of proportionately more visual-flow-enhancing color additions, and I think you have sufficient dark green there already to unify the tank.
I'd love to hear more about your experience with your beautiful open-top aquarium and particularly how your cats deal with it! It really does look like a little visual breath of fresh air.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – After a dominating first half by the Green Bay women's soccer team, Michigan Tech came out strong in the second half and netted a game-winning goal in the 77th minute to top the Phoenix, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon at Santaga Stadium.
It was the first home loss of the season for Green Bay, dropping its overall record to 3-3-3, while the Huskies improved to 4-2-0.
"It was a good first half, but at halftime I told the team we can't keep creating chances and wasting them," said head coach Trevor Warren. "Our players had a strong effort, especially in the first half where we created 12 shots to none and ended the game with 18 shots to five and five corners to their one.
"Congratuations to Michigan Tech, they fought hard and believed in themselves to get the win."
Outshooting Michigan Tech 12-0 in the first half, including 6-0 on goal, Green Bay was unable to capitalize on several scoring opportunities. Hannah Kernen (Belleville, Wis.) saw a shot graze the hands of Tech keeper Marybeth Spoehr in the 23rd minute to send the shot just wide. A minute later the Phoenix held advantage and Kernen worked around two defenders to put a shot on goal, but it landed right in the hands of Spoehr. In the 37th minute Heidi Hartmann (Plymouth, Minn.) camped in front of the keeper and headed a cross that again fell in the hands of Spoehr.
It was the Huskies who came out strong in the second half, dominating possession in the offensive zone. Finally putting shots on the board, it was a defensive miscue by the Phoenix in the 77th minute that allowed Michigan Tech's Lexi Herrewig to steal the ball, dribble by a defender and beat keeper Nastacia Behle (St. Paul, Mo.) one-on-one for the game winner.
For the match, Green Bay led in shots, 18-5, including 8-1 on goal. The Phoenix also led corner kicks, 5-1. Kernen finished with a game-high six shots, with three of those coming on goal.
Behle played the entire match and was not forced to make a save.
Green Bay will now enjoy the week off before starting its Horizon League slate against conference newcomer Oakland on Friday at 4 p.m.
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