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I can't decide weather to stick with the toy version or try to mod them to be closer to actual size. From what I've seen around the MR appear to be longer? Is that correct? I searched for mods and they're pretty old, all the pictures are gone. Does anyone have both the toy and MR's. What's the difference in length? Or, any good mods that can be done. Going by the WOF's threads, the toys are more than a inch shorter than the MR"s , Right?
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01/11/2012 , 6:44 PM by Alicia Hanson
They were supposed to be going to Marseilles, Bali and beyond but now they're not sure if they're going anywhere at all.
Several thousand travellers have had their plans thrown in to doubt after the parent company of the Athena cruise ship went in to voluntary administration yesterday.
Joanne is one of them – on Sunday afternoon she and her husband will catch a flight to Paris and make their way to Marseilles where they were expecting to take the cruise of a lifetime. Problem being there may not be a ship there to bring them home.
Listen to Joanne's story and the advice Consumer Protection's Steve Meagher is giving those affected by the collapse of the Sydney-based company Classic International Cruises.
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Thank you Geoff for following this. Bit of a let down but a friend of mine says ....holidays often have sacrifices to the holiday gods......mine is a big sacrifice.....but keeping the glass half full hat on. Cheers
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Hi guys
We are in Paris and having a ball. Cold windy and even rainy...but the glass is not half full but full of great French reds and a little Conac! Bought duty free of course he conac that is . We have been to Amiens today to do a Somme tour and you know what...a cancelled cruise pales into insignificance when you walk around trenches and try to actualise what happened. trev and I are blessed ....we will find out tomorrow what if anything happens with a cruise. We will have to make our way home ...we have eyes on a NZ cruise from Sydney but high price ...if it had all be cancelled we could have booked for less else where...miracles do happen and I am not an unrealistic person ...who knows . We are after midnight but have mobile on ....but won't know anything till to morrow hopefully with update administrators tomorrow via web site people are not their strong point ....go the miracle
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I was born in 1975, so there have been seven Game 7s in my NBA lifetime. Although the Sonics-Bullets series was a bit before my understanding, I will rate how well these Game 7s were played.One of the themes in Game 7s is sloppy play and bad shooting. It is a combination of good defense and tight offensive play. #7 1984-CELTICS vs LAKERS: While the Lakers-Celtics rivalry of the 1980s was great as a whole, this lone Game 7 they were in was a bit dud-ish. Cedric Maxwell was the man for the C's and not Hall Of Famers Bird, Parish, McHale or Dennis Johnson (those four combined for 68 points, but did so on 19-for-53 shooting). For the Lakers, Kareem was huge with 29 points, but Magic Johnson had a bad shooting night and 7 turnovers. While not a blowout, this one didn't have that close feeling. #6 2010-LAKERS vs CELTICS: This game was close with two of the NBA's glamor franchises going at it. But it wasn't a very well played game. Boston held a 13-pt lead at one point, but poor shooting allowed the Lakers to come back. Kobe Bryant, the Finals MVP, shot just 6-for-24 for the night, but was huge in the 4th quarter. Still, not the greatest capper to a really good series. #5 2005-SPURS vs PISTONS: This is what you want: a tie game going into the 4th quarter. The Spurs would win by 7, but it was the run they went on that did it. The Pistons held a 9-pt lead in the 3rd before Tim Duncan led San Antonio out of the fire. He was big with 25 points and 12 boards. As the theme goes, the Pistons were bad in this one. Rip Hamilton led them in scoring with just 15 points on 6-of-18 shooting (Tayshawn Prince went 4-of-13). Detroit shot just 41.9% for the game. The Spurs weren't much better, shooting 42.6% (Duncan's big night came on 10-of-27 shooting).#4 1994-ROCKETS vs KNICKS: When we talk about bad shooting Game 7s, John Starks tops the list. His horrid 2-of-18 shooting night against the Rockets is largely blamed by fans as the reason New York lost this series. But everyone seemed to shoot poorly (NY went 39% in this one). However, this game was close all the way through and featured the last great big man Finals battle in Olajawon and Ewing so that ranks it pretty high. #3 1978-SONICS vs BULLETS: I obviously don't remember this series. But, reading the recap, it seems as this one was a pretty good one. #2 2013-HEAT vs SPURS: A very, very good game. It was close throughout with with Tim Duncan missing a hook shot and tip in late to tie the game. LeBron James was dominant with 37 points and 12 boards. #1 1988-LAKERS vs PISTONS: What a game and what a series. Unlike most of the games on this list, bad shooting wasn't a factor. The Pistons shot 46% while the Lakers shot an amazing 55.8%. This was a game of runs. Detroit got off early with Isiah Thomas and led at the half by five. The Lakers then went off with Michael Cooper raining threes and led 90-75 late. Then, the Pistons caught fire and made a huge comeback (25-12 run) to get within a bucket. The Lakers gave them opportunites but Detroit just couldn't get over. Big Game James Worthy had 36 pts, 16 rbs and 10 ast.
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|As usual were All right,I didnt know cboy had a rod to drive all ready and I thought he may have reached a point where he was tring to get his skills to a point where everyone else could appricate them.Now that I know differntly i'll save the words of encouragement for some young new comer who might really need a lift or a kick in the pants.My thoughts on rodding are just like the word suggests Rodding=driving a rod Rodder=someone that builds AND drives rods,Therefore if you dont know the feeling you get from driving you'll never build one.So get the first one done as quickly and cheaply as possible ,after that the rod bug will take care of the rest.You guys do remember your first ride in a rod dont you,what about the attention you got?Isnt that why you are still rodders?I cant imagine any other reasons to be a rodder,some of us have evolved into something that resembles an artist creating a work of art but that takes years and years of experance and mistakes BTW cboy I like your work and the paint work is nice
show truck
What I notice most on this is that the truck- not everyones favorite vehicle-
stopped someone with Martin SR's eye in his tracks- the fact that the
quality was that high to catch his eye while walking by says volumes about
the vehicle. I may never be able to work to that level of perfection but
the fact it can be done makes me look at my car and say I can do a better
job one step at a time. Jim
As an example, I have a task at work where I sync an estimate from the estimate program into the management program. In doing this there are a bunch of windows that pop up, one after another asking things like do I want to send messages to others in the network or do I want to "scrub" the est, do I want to calculate it, that sort of thing. Every time I would do this task it bugged me that I had to go thru all these SAME EXACT motions. One day for some reason I started playing a little game where I will try to put my cursor right in the exact spot that the "no" or "Yes" button appears on the next window that is going to pop up. That little thing makes that minute I used to spend everyday a little frustrated go by in a flash and now I have a little fun at it.
If you look at every task like that, you are going to grow passion for it, the passion will help you not only improve your quality of work, but help you enjoy it too!
Yesterday I did something that I haven't done in a number of years, I cut and buffed a paint job. I was putting it off and putting it off because of the WORK involved. When I get home from work, I would much rather do something less strenuous than something like that. Well, I started doing it, just a little test to see how it would come out. I found myself ENJOYING it and kept going until it was done. Why, because I remembered how much passion I had for this work. I was reminded how much I used to LOVE to cut and buff paint to perfection, removing every square inch of texture, door jambs and all. I just LOVED it. I have no plan on doing that much on this Gran Sport but just "kicking it up a notch" from where it was did an AMAZING job on this car. Everyone who walked up and looked at it couldn't believe how much better it looked. THAT is what I love about cutting and buffing, taking something rough making it smooth as glass, right there in front of our eyes, I LOVE doing it.
I created a passion for it years ago and never lost it. I did super high detail work years ago much like that truck but have't for years, that is why I love that truck so much, I know what it takes to do it and it gives me a tingle inside. Buffing out my Gran Sport yesterday "warmed" me a little bit.
Try it the next time you make love with the wife, ramp up the passion to make HER feel good.
Somewhere there is a place for everyone of us. And somewhere is a place for every car. Just find where you want to be and do it.
In my case it's not like I'm not on the road with a hot rod. This is my daily driver and weekend show car (May-Oct.)
And this one I hack around in when there's no rain or snow flying.
That means I have all the time in the world to finish THIS ONE to whatever level of perfection I can muster up. And like most rodders, that means investing TIME, not DOLLARS.
Sure, I could have shot a coat of flat black and put this car on the road about a year ago...but right or wrong, I thought it deserved much better than that. A lot of time and effort went into shaping and welding every panel on this thing so I felt it deserved a paint job that would be worthy of the labor and sweat already invested. And for me, with my limited skills and experience, that means a major investment of time and energy. That's a personal decision every rodder makes at every step of every build. Some shoot to just get it done...some shoot to get it done better...and some shoot get it done the very best they can. That's the joy of this sport...individuality.
|One of the hardest of my personel rod building rules:do what it takes to drive it,then make improvments.I dont know how many times I've seen someone waiting for a certain part say ,a posi rearend when a average rear will get them on the road the fun is driving them AND building them.Drive it around till you find the stuff you really want.same goes for your P&B work my advice to guys like cboy dont wait till the cars perfect it'll never be like that truck and if you finally do get it there you'll be to afraid to drive it and you'll have missed the boat. A very wise man once said "Get R Done"
I never thought, looking through the pictures of this Old Ford Truck, and the words of inspiration would inspire me to get back on track mentally.
This Old Ford Truck is not necessarily a desirable project for just anyone, and it just may not impress anyone with it's 'body style', but it makes you look, and critique it's every point, much like a first time customer looks at you, or how your employer looks at your work. I feel the pictures don't do it justice. Do You?
Thank You Friends.
Everyone ISN'T hung up on perfection, take a look around, some people don't give a damn about it!
The thing is, IF you are after it, this truck is full of lessons, that's all.
And more importantly, I wanted to make clear that you don't need to be a high end shop, you DON'T need those years of experiance. All you need is a passion for what you are doing and you will do much better. You won't be perfect, but you will be much better. If you don't strive for perfection, what will you get?
It is all about what is inside of YOU, if you are cool with everything you do, rock on. If you are not, maybe something someone has said in this thread will fire you up.
|I saw that truck at the show today- very clean
[QUOTE=cboy]Etch that on a tablet of stone and hang it on the wall of my garage.
I agree, and I don't do body work
[But what I think Brian is saying here is that we need to look at those discoveries as a "gift" rather than a burden. As an opportunity rather than a frustration. Sure, we want to get DONE. But as Brian says, it's the journey that counts, not the destination.]
This needs to be considered no matter whatever you are doing. I call it "Attention to Detail", such as not checking all of the fluids, on every vehicle I work on.
[My personal theory is I need to look hard for every flaw now...because plenty of mistakes are going to sneak through undetected only to show up in the final product. So hopefully, with enough diligence,]
I'll start to pay more attention to detail.
[Now I just need to heed Brian's advice and learn to be HAPPY every time I find a flaw rather than scratch-my-eyes-out MISERABLE.]
Does'nt every mechanic, painter, cabinet maker, carpet layer, plumber, roofer, (catch my drift?) need to have this same attitude in no matter what you are doing?
[Anyhow...thanks for the inspiration Brian. It'll get be back out in the shop Monday morning with a better attitude.]
Me too
My business Motto is "Quality and Honesty". I need to focus better on it!
it is a good example of quality work and what is possible with determination and talent
By Jove I think he's got it! Dewey, you explained it better than I did. That is EXACTLY how you have to look at it.
But what I think Brian is saying here is that we need to look at those discoveries as a "gift" rather than a burden. As an opportunity rather than a frustration. Sure, we want to get DONE. But as Brian says, it's the journey that counts, not the destination.
My personal theory is I need to look hard for every flaw now...because I'm not very good at this body prep stuff and plenty of mistakes are going to sneak through undetected only to show up in the final product. So hopefully, with enough diligence, I'll end up with a paint job having only a few scattered flaws here and there...rather than dozens spread all over the car.
Now I just need to heed Brian's advice and learn to be HAPPY every time I find a flaw rather than scratch-my-eyes-out MISERABLE.
Anyhow...thanks for the inspiration Brian. It'll get be back out in the shop Monday morning with a better attitude.
First off, don't knock "trailer queens" like it is a bad thing, like they don't deserve to be counted. Most trailer queens are only trailer queens for a portion of their life, then driven just like every other car.
Of course he hasn't hauled a load of gravel home or driven it thru a east coast winter. DUH!
But you are right, we could all do work like that if it wasn't driven. That is the whole point of this thread. But if we think we can't, then we don't get anywhere close. If we think we can, and look at our car a little different it can get a lot closer, be damned if it is driven or not.
There is ONE difference between if this truck was trailered there or driven there, how clean it is and if there are any chips in the paint. That is the ONLY difference, PERIOD. How perfect panels fit, or the subtle custom features have NOTHING what so ever to do with how perfect the paints condition or how clean those perfect little gaps are!
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GSA Announces 1998 Design Award Winners
December 7, 1998
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WASHINGTON, DC - The new Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, a border station in Washington state, and a courthouse in Oregon are among the buildings, artwork, and graphic design that have won the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) 1998 Design Awards, announced GSA Administrator David J. Barram.
Barram said that the winners, representing 23 projects nationwide, were selected by a ten-member jury chaired by architect Robert A. M. Stern, of Robert A. M. Stern Architects, New York. The projects represent excellence in architecture, art, engineering, graphic design, landscape and urban planning, historic preservation, interior design, and workplace environment.
"While we want our facilities to be safe, functional, and cost-effective, we also want them to be empowering and stimulating for Federal employees and the public they serve," Barram said.
"GSA has returned to the tradition, started by Washington and Jefferson, bringing the Federal government to the forefront of design excellence, creating landmark Federal buildings that enhance their communities and bring the people and their government closer together," said Robert A. Peck, Commissioner of GSA's Public Buildings Service.
The winning entries in the biennial competition were selected from more than 145 projects nationwide. Six of the projects received honor awards; the others won citations. The awards program recognizes the collaboration between private sector design professionals and GSA to deliver projects of exceptional quality. The designers will be recognized at a March 25 ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
Honor Award Winners
* Pei Cobb Freed and Partners for the design of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The design fits into the urban context of Washington and the Federal Triangle of the
nation's capital. The design merges traditional and contemporary themes both on the exterior and the interior to express a timeless quality of permanence and stature.
* Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC and BOORA Architects, Inc. for the design of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. The design achieves the goal of putting a modern, state-of-the-art building in the dense municipal core of downtown Portland. The asymmetrical, yet balanced, structure speaks to the language of courthouse in a refreshingly contemporary way.
* Tobey + Davis / Davis, Brody, Bond for the design of the U. S. Bureau of the Census National Data Processing Center in Bowie, Maryland. This elegant and transparent structure marries the poetic and subtle role of technology and detail.
* The Miller/Hull Partnership for the design of the Point Roberts Border Station in Pt. Roberts, Washington. David Miller's design at this border crossing is contextual with its surroundings, contemporary in its expression, and welcoming in its message.
* Mayer/Reed's signage for the Mark Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon reflects the tradition and dignity of the judiciary while working within the context of a modernist building and the electronic information age.
* Rick Helf's commemorative book, The United States Court of Appeals Building for the Ninth Circuit, celebrates the history and rebirth of this American treasure designed in the 1890s by James Knox Taylor.
Projects Winning Citations
* Skidmore Owings and Merrill for the design of the Robert C. Byrd U. S. Courthouse in Charleston, WV.
* Ray Kaskey for the boundary markers at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC.
* James Carpenter Design Studio Lens Ceiling proposal for the U. S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Phoenix, AZ.
* Diana K. Moore for the sculpture at the Warren B. Rudman, Jr. Federal Courthouse in Concord, NH.
* David Wilson for the architectural glass at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse in Charleston, WV.
* Stephen Robin for his sculpture at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC.
* Barbara Chase-Riboud for the sculpture at the African Burial Ground, 290 Broadway, New York City, NY.
* Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects, Inc. for restoration of the Edward Gignoux Federal Courthouse, Portland, ME.
* Richard Meier for the design of the U. S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Islip, NY.
* Kliment Halsband Architects for the renovation of and addition to the U. S. Post Office and Courthouse in Brooklyn, NY.
* Bohlin Cywinski Jackson for the design of the William J. Nealon Federal Building and U. S. Courthouse in Scranton, PA.
* Martha Schwartz, Inc. for landscape design at the Jacob Javits Federal Building in New York City, NY.
* Beyer Blinder Belle Architects for the Governors Island Land Use Study, New York Harbor, New York City, NY.
* Sorg and Associates for the Urban Design Guidelines for the Physical Perimeter and Entrance Security for the Federal Triangle, Washington, DC.
* Jean Tullier for the design of the 30th Anniversary of the Architectural Barriers Act brochure.
* Ove Arup and Partners for the engineering and environmental study for the U. S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Phoenix, AZ.
* McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc. the restoration of Alexander Calder's "Flamingo" at the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago, IL.
GSA, in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts, assembled a jury of nationally recognized design professionals. Serving on the jury with chairman Stern were: William Hellmuth, Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum, Washington, DC; Allison Williams, Ai, San Francisco; Garth Rockcastle, Meyer Scherer and Rockcastle, Minneapolis; Charles Durrett, Space For Children, Berkeley; Arthur Gensler, Gensler Associates, San Francisco; Tom Moran, New Jersey Arts Council, Trenton; Pamela Hawkes, Ann Beha and Associates, Boston; Admiral Fred Kelley, Daniel Mann Johnson Mendenhall, Arlington; and Leslie Gallery-Dilworth, Society of Environmental Graphic Design, Philadelphia.


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Twelve Phoenix Student-Athletes Land on Winter All-League Teams
By: Ryan Hartwig (@RyanHartwig)
INDIANAPOLIS (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – A total of 12 UW-Green Bay student-athletes from three sport programs were selected as members of the 2012-13 Winter Academic All-Horizon League Teams, the conference office announced on Monday. The teams, which recognize student-athlete success both in competition and in the classroom, were determined by a balloting of the league's faculty athletics representatives and communications directors.
Green Bay's 12 selections were the second-most among league schools, despite not participating in men's and women's indoor track and field. Milwaukee led all schools with 13 selections. The 12 Phoenix student-athletes on the list were also the most since 2006-07 when the school also had a dozen honored.
Women's swimming and diving paced the Phoenix with an impressive seven honorees, while three from men's swimming and diving were also recognized. Women's basketball rounded out the list for Green Bay with a pair of selections.
The seven women's swimmers and divers on the 17-member squad were seniors Heather Bodin (Maple Grove, Minn.), Megan Burley (Hazelhurst, Wis.), Jessica Stolfi (Kenosha, Wis.) and Taylor Trelka (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.), and juniors Carrie Dinelli (Northbrook, Ill.), Kendra Rottier (Green Bay, Wis.) and Parker Wolf (Kohler, Wis.). Seniors Robert Gorycki (Prior Lake, Minn.) and Mitchell Spaeth (Fredonia, Wis.) and junior Brian Heiser (McFarland, Wis.) were honored on the men's side, and seniors Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) and Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) were named to the five-member women's basketball team.
Bodin carries a 3.52 grade-point average while double-majoring in Spanish and human biology. She finished in the top-five in every event she competed in throughout the 2012-13 season, earning 11 first-place finishes. The senior grabbed one second- (200-yard IM) and one third-place (100 butterfly) finish at the 2013 Horizon League Championships in Chicago, posting the second-best 100 butterfly (56.06) time and third-best 200 IM time (2:03.34) in school history.
Burley, also a human biology major, has a cumulative GPA of 3.55. She posted three podium finishes at the Horizon League meet, finishing second in the 400 IM and third in two more events. The senior won seven individual events during the regular season, and has three times that rank in the top-five in school history (200 butterfly, 200 IM and 400 IM). Burley's 400 IM time of 4:25.87 is the second-fastest ever swam at Green Bay.
Stolfi, a senior diver with an impressive 3.95 GPA as a biology major, picked up her second-straight academic all-league honor after also being recognized in 2012. Stolfi recorded the fifth-best 3-meter diving performance (249.80) in school history in 2013, as well as the seventh-best 1-meter score (234.75). The senior ended her standout career with a pair of ninth-place finishes at the Horizon League Championships.
Trelka is an education major who boasts a 3.86 GPA. In 2012-13, the senior posted the third-best 50 freestyle time (23.60) in school history while finishing fourth at the Horizon League meet. Trelka also finished eighth in the 100 freestyle and 14th in the 200 freestyle.
A human biology major who carries a 3.92 GPA, Dinelli earned a pair of top-six diving efforts at this year's Horizon League Championships, finishing fifth (1-meter) and sixth (3-meter), respectively. This season also saw Dinelli post the second-best score in school history on the high board (277.05) and third-best score on the low board (253.90). This marked Dinelli's second academic all-league award, as she was also honored in 2012.
Rottier, a mathematics and business administration major with a 3.67 GPA, followed up her standout sophomore campaign with another great season in 2012-13. The junior, who was also recognized on the academic all-league team in 2012, won both the 1650 (16:50.94) and 1000 (10:07.32) freestyle races at the 2013 Horizon League Championships, and also finished as the runner-up in the 500 (4:55.80). In all, Rottier won 17 events throughout the season and was named conference swimmer of the week on Oct. 30. The junior currently holds four individual school records and one relay record.
Wolf, a business administration major who owns a 3.55 GPA, finished either first or second in 22 events throughout the 2012-13 season. An active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the junior won 12 total races this season and finished third in the 200 freestyle at the Horizon League Championship meet.
Gorycki – who was also recognized in 2011 – picked up his second academic all-league award thanks in part to a 3.69 cumulative GPA as a human biology major. The senior totaled 18 top-five finishes for the Phoenix men in 2012-13, and finished in the top-15 in three different events at the 2013 Horizon League Championships.
Spaeth capped off one of the most successful men's diving careers in school history in 2012-13 by earning his third-straight academic all-league award. The UW-Green Bay graduate student holds a 3.67 GPA as a business administration major, and ranks near the top of the Phoenix record books in both diving events (second-best 1-meter score of 328.65 and third-best 3-meter score of 322.40). Spaeth won 11 total events throughout the season and qualified for the NCAA Zone D Diving Regional in Houston, where he advanced to the finals on the 3-meter board. He was also named Horizon League Diver of the Week on Feb. 5 after sweeping the diving events on Senior Day against Milwaukee.
Heiser was honored for the second year in a row after maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA as a business administration and economics major. The junior had 18 top-five finishes in 2012-13, winning the 200 backstroke at the House of Champions Invitational and also posting wins at Valparaiso and UIC. He finished seventh in the 400 IM and 12th in the 200 backstroke at the Horizon League Championships.
Bauer and Ritchie earned their first-career academic all-league awards after leading the Phoenix women's basketball team (29-3, 16-0 HL) to its 15th consecutive regular season title, 13th conference tournament title and 14th trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2012-13.
Bauer, a business administration major with a 3.74 GPA, finished her career with 988 points after averaging 10.1 per game as a senior. She started all 32 games for the Phoenix in 2012-13, and finished second on the team in three-point field goals made with 57. She poured in a season-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting against UIC on Feb. 2, and ended her career with an 11-point, four-rebound effort at LSU in the NCAA Tournament.
Ritchie, who owns a 3.49 GPA as a business administration major, was named to the All-Horizon League First Team and All-Defensive Team this season after starting every game and leading the team in scoring (14.3 ppg), rebounds (5.1 rpg) and steals (84). The senior tossed in a team-record 71 three-pointers in 2012-13, and finished her career as the school's all-time leader in threes made with 196. A do-it-all player, Ritchie concluded her career with 1,360 points, 509 rebounds, 361 assists, 234 steals and 54 blocked shots. Ritchie and Phoenix teammate Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) will continue their careers next month by playing on the 10-member NetScouts Basketball Women's All-Star team in China.
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or higher and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 credits.
In all, a total of 75 Horizon League student-athletes from six winter sports – men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving and men's and women's indoor track and field – received academic all-league honors. For a complete list of the 2012-13 Winter Academic All-Horizon League Teams, click here.
Women's Basketball
Lydia Bauer, Sr., 3.74, Business Administration
Adrian Ritchie, Sr., 3.49, Business Administration
Men's Swimming & Diving
Robert Gorycki, Sr., 3.69, Human Biology
Brian Heiser, Jr., 4.00, Business Administration/Economica
Mitchell Spaeth, Sr., 3.67, Business Administration
Women's Swimming & Diving
Heather Bodin, Sr., 3.52, Spanish/Human Biology
Megan Burley, Sr., 3.55, Human Biology
Carrie Dinelli, Jr., 3.92, Human Biology
Kendra Rottier, Jr., 3.67, Mathematics/Business Administration
Jessica Stolfi, Sr., 3.95, Biology
Taylor Trelka, Sr., 3.86, Education
Parker Wolf, Jr., 3.55, Business Administration
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Vermillion, yellows and blues framed in opulent green; butterflies doing the tango; glistening torso with taut muscles and tiny droplets, Swarovski or sweat; lithe bodies in designer togs sprinting past; seniors enjoying the cool breeze; stroller moms giving way to weary commuters returning to their bases; dog walkers leashed onto dogs of different breeds and sizes: Vignettes from the much traversed Bowen Road trail, a 2.5 kilometer walking/jogging track clinging to its pristine allure with occasional vehicles the trespassers.
The initial climb of 'just a few steps', from the Peak Tram Station on Garden Road, turned into plenty following in
the rail-steps of the Peak tram. But the climb is an ecological treat of splendorous vistas amid mountainous landscape and continuous constructions. Well worth the strain of climbing the steps. The way the old is supplanted by new, the green cover of the Peak area might soon be replaced by bricks.
Hong Kong is about walking with nearly 180 miles of hiking trails excluding the iconic subway arteries, beaches, woodlands, mountains, walkways, escalators, connectors and steps (Po Lin monastery, Lantau). Hong Kong has a secret ingredient…'distance shortener' i.e. the stunning views of the countryside whether it is Aberdeen, Tai Tam and Shek O parks, the beaches or the trails of Kowloon and the New Territories, the islands of Lamma, Lantau, Cheng Chau and Peng Chau.
The Bowen Road trail is approachable from Peak Tram Mid Levels end or Happy Valley/Stubbs road. We started from Magazine Gap and Bowen Road intersection near the Peak Tram station, Mid-Levels towards Stubbs Road, Happy Valley. Mid-way is the Lover's Rock or Yan Yuen-Suk, hidden by dense foliage and decked in colorful buntings, lotus flowers and vermillion paints. The
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Update on press briefing for Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule next week on two major same-sex marriage cases, and a press briefing at Wayne State University Law School in the atrium of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will take place at noon on whatever day that occurs.
If the ruling comes on Monday, April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse of Hazel Park, a lesbian couple hoping to overturn the state of Michigan's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, will be present for the noon press briefing, as will their attorneys and Wayne Law's Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler — a world-renowned expert on constitutional law who has been consulting at length on the DeBoer case.
The couple, both nurses who work in Detroit, seek the right to marry legally so they can have joint custody of their three adopted children, and the SCOTUS decision could have a major impact on their case.
The DeBoer case is in U.S. District Court before Judge Bernard Friedman, who suggested early in the proceedings that the women expand their case to challenge the same-sex marriage ban. The complaint was amended to do that. Friedman hard arguments in the case in March at the Law School — an event that drew dozens of reporters — and delayed decision until the Supreme Court decides its same-sex marriage cases.
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klswoot wrote:Thanks for your vote!
This dog's on the move....beachbound in a hurry. Ears, towel and tail flowing in the wind and the wheels in rapid motion. This dog wants to get to the beach quickly!
on the thumbnail, i thought it was bacon around his neck hahah
very cute shirt kls
SkekTek wrote:Be honest. You've been this dude. Or seen this dude. It hurts. But makes for some kick butt youtube videos!
I was that dude, yes. Except I am a female. And I was wearing a skirt. And heels. And it wasn't stairs. It was a parking lot. And it wasn't because of a skateboard. It was all the wine from dinner.
The tooth part is accurate, though. Boy am I glad that's not on tape anywhere.
Re: Wear this shirt: to annoy your friends!
Kenney ... i've never seen one thing fit so many themes
Re: When Ctrl-Alt-Delete Just doesn't cut it
I am wondering if the lightest of the desktops will show up on the shirt.
Temperance wrote:So is the green in the rainbow just the shirt showing through? Because if it's not, I see more than 6 colors.
Hi - yes the green is the shirt color showing through! Thanks everyone.
Re: Evolution Of Rock
It's pretty sweet but I think the guitar should be smashed at the end. The neck looks broke but without the guitar itself being smashed it looks like he just failed to break it.
Re: Take me out to the ball Game
I considered doing a golf one until i saw yours in the forums. nicely done.
Re: Helicopter Seed
I understand why you want this a low as possible, but that might lose you voters who like to tuck their shirts in.
Re: Floating Feather
great colors. are the feathers supposed to be blowing up in the air?
jimiyo wrote:rad lincoln tgentry
you are an awesome artist.
(hey... being an artist you might find this link interesting. i was sent it today http://www.engraveyourbook.com/index.html, apparently you can send in your own designs and have a chance at 15% royalties. lets go for it!)
Oh sweet, thanks for the link Jimiyo. I may just do something with it if I can pry myself away from this place for a few hours...
Re: Free Falling
This is waaaay better than the one in the fog imo.
easeandgrace wrote:Yep, GMV. Great bright colors.
Thanks! ^_^
I don't get it.. at all...
sailstud25 wrote:yeah, this is a great reuse... did you change it at all? Just wondering if they are sticklers for unchanged resubs, but I feel like Tgent is enough of a woot staple to have a handle on it.
I changed the size a little but that was about it. I'll understand completely if they want to reject, I just thought it got lost in the glut of awesome entries in the water derby and thought it fit this theme nicely. Plus it probably won't have much of an impact as far as votes go.
Re: Spring Means Face Planting
nice detail.
Re: Jump, dangit! Jump!
Wow. That's exactly how I play!
(Only with more yelling)
Re: Fireflies
Is this on canberry or red? Your color seem to be between the two on my screen, i like this though.
Re: Go Turtle Go!
Really really like the look of this design, but don't think they will print these type of gradients.
Re: Greeting with Motion
why is this vulgar
mjc613 wrote:I understand why you want this a low as possible, but that might lose you voters who like to tuck their shirts in.
Do young people actually tuck shirts in? I'm 25 and haven't tucked a shirt in since the 4th grade ... :-)
allstar31 wrote:why is this vulgar
ROFL, because it looks like it's fiddling with the sweater puppies!
I always look forward to seeing your submissions; keep up the good work!
They don't like hand designs around that area.. or mirror image designs there either :P
Rotate it 90 degrees clockwise and lower it on the shirt ;)
Re: Burnin' Blubber!
You go little fella, you go!!!
And you there... yes you! Get to voting for Burnin' Blubber!
Andy47240 wrote:I love it. Is that blood coming out of his ear?
It's supposed to be an earring... but blood is good too.
Re: I Could Do This All Day
l o l
PemberDucky wrote:I was that dude, yes. Except I am a female. And I was wearing a skirt. And heels. And it wasn't stairs. It was a parking lot. And it wasn't because of a skateboard. It was all the wine from dinner.
The tooth part is accurate, though. Boy am I glad that's not on tape anywhere.
Ouch. Yeah, I've done that too back in the day (it was steps, but think twisted ankle on an uneven stair), but thankfully my teeth stayed in. Lacerated my ear pretty bad tho.
Turbotuff wrote:I don't get it.. at all...
Pop and Lock is a dance, the words also represent soda and a mechanical device used to secure possessions. Thus, those inanimate objects are doing their namesake dance.
People find it entertaining when inanimate objects dance, that's how Paula Abdul built her career.
Re: Speeding Past the Limits
I.... LOVE IT! Good job!
^^I meant to say please!
Please Vote for Burning Blubber...
And I thank you.
Re: Marching by.
I adore this shirt! It is incredible! I would totally buy two. :D
KENPARS0NS wrote:I love this... the expression is perfect... the only thing I would change is that I would want the pig to be smaller on the shirt and placed in a different location (higher on the shirt)... great stuff though... my wife would love it too...
I tried it higher, and while the motion is still obvious it didn't quite work. As for the size... I was too in love with the pig to shrink it. Thanks for the feedback!
Re: Water Wheel
This is beautiful and unique. I hope it does well.
*giggles*, funny how the penguin wil look like there is somthin on ya nipple
Re: Welcome to the Jungle
Re: FLAMING ORIOLE CAN MOOOOVE
Thanks for the love voters!
Re: Motion in the Ocean
You know what they say...
Re: With one swift motion...
Cool idea!
That's a really interesting idea. I'll see if I can submit one in this color with the bird/plane getting bigger and bigger. Doing it like the white one wouldn't work as well IMO because of the speed stripes but I'll definitely try your idea. Thanks.
waacodemon wrote:*giggles*, funny how the penguin wil look like there is somthin on ya nipple
Hey, thanks!
You see, I designed it serve as a dual-function shirt with Polo-style abilities!
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Mrs. & Mrs. Muse Salt & Pepper Shakers by Jonathan Adler
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This is it !!! my first one!!!
....but i still have to improove.
As some of you know.. i bought from Fettpride the molds to build C3PO´s...
I have never done anything related to gelcoat or fiberglass.... but hey... here is my first ever fiberglass piece!!!
I think that it is too thin, but i gave two coats of gelcoat, and two layers of fiber.....
Ahh, and i have to cut and trim the edges...
But it looks fantastic to me !!!!!
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After years of being ranked as one of the most reliable automakers in the industry, Ford's recent use of in-car infotainment systems have caused it to plummet in quality rankings.
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|Ace GSD
Originally Posted by Cheyanna View Post
I am guessing u r Asian. When we lived in Hawaii. Folks just assumed that Asian people with a dog ate it instead of turkey or ham for holidays.
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Originally Posted by Ace GSD View Post
Went to Taco mac last week for carry out, after i get back to the car i decided to walk Ace a little bit and some guy said " Nice dog , is he yours ?" so i said yes thank you . He replied " you're welcome , just dont eat the dog " and walk away so i told him the joke is old. He just keep walking.
I am guessing u r Asian. When we lived in Hawaii. Folks just assumed that Asian people with a dog ate it instead of turkey or ham for holidays.
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I've been asked "do you and your dog's get along?.....you know, cause they're german shepherds and you're, well...obviously a jew?"
You are absolutely beautiful. People are going to make ignorant statements and sadly there's not much we can do about that except react the way you did, with grace and class.
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|Ace GSD
|Went to Taco mac last week for carry out, after i get back to the car i decided to walk Ace a little bit and some guy said " Nice dog , is he yours ?" so i said yes thank you . He replied " you're welcome , just dont eat the dog " and walk away so i told him the joke is old. He just keep walking.
i would call that more ignorance and stereotyping and being super rude than true racist. i'm white and US born which makes me a minority in my land. my wife is puerto rican and catches more crap than me 'cause she's with a white guy and doesn't speak spanish. she's treated more racist by her own race than me from anyone else, strange.
she was raised in east NY brooklyn. when we go to visit her father there is when i feel outta place. just the strange glances are enough to feel awkward.
What a horrible experience! I hope there is never a next time, but keep in mind saying something sarcastic like ... The 1960's called and they want their racism back. Congratulations, you win racist pig of the year award.
Some people are too dense to realize that their "joke" pegs them as racist fools.
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My wife is American-born Chinese and our kids are mixed. We live in an upscale, perhaps even executive level neighborhood full of mostly whites...and southern conservatives. We never stop facing racism and, particularly, racist remarks and harassment.
I'm a white guy and an ex-Marine infantry officer (Vietnam era). Confrontation is in my blood. Nobody gets by with harassing my family, no body. There are no lengths to which I won't go to protect my family from untoward thoughts, speech and deeds. I want them to feel utterly secure even in this racist place.
They know they are protected to the nth degree by a very accomplished aggressor...me. My immediate verbal and, as needed physical aggression towards those who would diminish my family is legendary in this neighborhood. Racism can't be cured. Expression of racism absolutely can be cured. I don't do talk therapy. I do direct action.
Those who are right in the head have come to understand and appreciate that those same protections extend to them and their families too. There's order here for one reason and one reason only, I insist upon it.
At both of my kids' high school graduations they were asked to name their greatest hero. Both said their Dad who always protected them and kept them safe. It was a very unexpected honor.
Where's you Dad and/or your brothers in all this young lady? Seems they have some work to do.
Oh, I must agree with the first respondent to your post. You're a remarkably pretty young woman.
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.....there really is not any sort of human society that promotes egalitarianism or true meritocracy, far, far, far from it.
Scotty PLEASE beam me up.
Yup. Definitely a complex undercurrent to it. I didn't want to go there.
It's push and pull kind of thing.
As long as we have people denigrating other groups be it based on religion, race (which really race, genetically speaking, is splitting hairs to a microscopic level) sex, tribe whatever have you there will always be a push back to regain power/status/spirit. Human beings are very creative when it comes to slicing and dicing each other into separate little groups. My EX was Puerto Rican, you should have heard the things he and his family would say about Cubans. It was like they were a totally different species.
As for 'human power' we are no where near that place. I like your thinking but the reality is......there really is not any sort of human society that promotes egalitarianism or true meritocracy, far, far, far from it.
Scotty PLEASE beam me up.
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I still am a bit "foggy" regarding the value of "bi-racial power " in the overall benefit to a society which is made up of many ethnicities. To me, it sounds like a combination, for example..."white power" and "black power" or any two races.
Never cared for the terms "white power" or "black power" so I probably am a bit leery of "bi-racial power" as well, as the term does not lend hand to harmony amongst all humans. However, I am a big fan of "human power" which seems to be the best way to view all the different ethnic groups which make up this world. At the end of the day, I subscribe to the "golden rule". It just makes life so much easier than living one's life "promoting" one's race.
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Germany is definitely one of my favourite destinations when it comes to following our team around the world and I am one of many Gooners who have been fortunate enough to see us play in many of the country's different cities down the years.
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Located in a region full of major towns and cities, Schalke away gave us many choices as to our location for Tuesday night's match.
On this occasion 38 of us set off from Kent early on Monday morning in a VIP coach, the added comfort of reclining seats and tables making it an altogether civilised and sociable way to head to Bochum, a city just a few miles from Schalke's home in Gelsenkirchen and our chosen location for our stay.
The journey was full of the usual banter and by the time we arrived mid-afternoon everyone was in fine spirits and right up for taking in the city's offerings.
This we did in the usual fashion before waking on match day to enjoy more activities before taking one of the metro/trams free to everyone in possession of a match ticket and dropping us directly outside the stadium.
On a wet and chilly night and during a tricky period for us on the pitch the travelling Gooners were present in huge numbers once again and we very much added to the expected noisy atmosphere created by our hosts.
Before a ball was kicked pretty much all of us admitted we would be happy with a point from the night and once the dust settled on another rollercoaster we left with just that.
But for pretty much all of the first half it looked like we could go one stage better, two quite awesome away jostles once more as a result of Theo's opener and Oly's thunderbolt header. The noise from the travelling Gooners echoed into the night sky (what little we could see with the roof half shut!)
Like when Theo scored on the stroke of half time at Reading, the first goal we conceded was crucial and although like all goals it could have been avoided, Santi slipping over was a tad unfortunate and left us exposed.
The second half was always going to be one where we would need to dig in and so it proved. Our hosts had their chances but with the incident where the referee, in my opinion, should not have stopped play when were in a position where we were highly likely to go 3-1 up and Theo's opportunity in the final minute, we too could have come away with a victory.
Overall however, it probably was a fair result and it was pleasing on the night that we showed some heart and pride in gaining that all-important point.
Refreshment back in Bochum until the wee small hours gave us plenty of time to reflect on the game as did Wednesday's journey home after a fine European adventure. Roll on the next one!
Before all that, we get back to domestic business with our latest London derby, this time at home to Fulham.
Three points are once again the No 1 aim, especially having lost two of our last three League games. Anything more than that would be a welcome bonus of course.
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If you've ever dropped your MP3 player or spilled a drink on your games console, you'll know how frustrating accidents can be. If you add Argos Replacement Care, provided by Domestic & General, you pay nothing for approved replacements. Just pop into an Argos store for help and assistance if your product is damaged by accident or breaks down. From the moment you buy the plan, Argos Replacement Care can help.
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You can compare the prices of product care for your electrical goods online using any internet enabled device at www.compareextendedwarranties.co.uk.