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In the first 20 years after founding the University of St. Thomas, the priests of the Congregation of St. Basil were so dedicated to the success of the infant University, that they worked for free. The Basilian Fathers, as they are known, founded the University in 1947, fulfilling their dream of Catholic higher education in Houston after establishing an all-boys high school here in 1900.
Most of the first administrators were Basilian, including the Rev. Vincent J. Guinan as president, and 6 of 8 college presidents have been from the order. The Basilian Fathers are firmly rooted in Catholic education and the University of St. Thomas and they remain intimately involved in its daily operations.
"We founded and established the University, so it's in our blood," said the Rev. Mike Buentello, CSB, chaplain and director of Campus Ministry. "We serve as faculty members, we serve on the board of directors. There's an active Basilian presence on campus."
As a teaching order, its special charism is education, with the values goodness, discipline and knowledge. "We interact with students on a personal basis and in the classroom.," Fr. Buentello said. "We care about the whole person, the soul and the intellect. It's the hallmark of a Basilian education."
The Congregation of St. Basil was started by 10 priest-teachers in Annonay, France in 1822 and later branched out into Canada in the mid-19th century. Today, their headquarters are in Toronto, and the Basilians also have communities in other Canadian cities and in New York, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, France, Colombia and Mexico.
Fr. Buentello serves as superior of the 10 Basilian priests who live on campus in Donaghue Hall, most of whom are active in University life. The Rev. Joseph Pilsner, a 1988 alumnus, is the dean of Arts and Sciences, after teaching philosophy, theology and honors courses during his 10 years as a faculty member. Other faculty members include the Rev. Ted Baenziger, who studied at the renowned Sorbonne in France and is a professor of French. The Rev. Anthony Giampietro had a career in banking before answering the call to the priesthood, and is now associate professor and chair of the Philosophy Department. The Rev. George Hosko is the inter-library loan librarian and always ready to talk politics.
With years invested in teaching or administering, even as the priests retire, they continue to be engaged with the University. The Rev. Patrick Braden, who served as the fourth University President from 1967-79 and is a retired physics professor, still has a lab in the Department of Chemistry & Physics and teaches a course. He's known for riding his bicycle around campus.
The Rev. Robert Crooker joined the theology faculty in 1980, and he served as Vice President of Finance from 1984 to 1986. He maintains an office in the Link-Lee Mansion, continuing to work for the University.
Fr. Janusz Ihnatowicz, though not a Basilian, also lives in Donaghue Hall. He is a professor emeritus of theology and personally knew the priest who turned out to be the first Polish pope. "I wrote for his diocesan paper when he was a bishop," Fr. Ihnatowicz says. "We used to talk about articles. He was quite an editor."
Another notable Basilian Father is the Most Rev. J. Michael Miller, archbishop of Vancouver, who was president of the University from 1997 to 2004 before being called to the Vatican. He occasionally visits for lectures and special events.
Fr. Buentello, in his role as chaplain, is actively involved with students in the spiritual dimension and also the social dimension. "We connect with students through the sacraments," Fr. Buentello said. "The attendance at the 12:30 p.m. Mass has gone up since I've been here, as well as the sacrament of reconciliation."
Fr. Buentello makes it a point to meet students on campus where they are. Several times a semester, he can be found on the Campus Life Mall, donned in boots and a black cowboy hat and preparing a 120-pound pig in his "Holy Smoke" barbecue pit for a student event. Or students can chat about the University sports teams with him while working out in the Jerabeck Center weight room. Fr. Buentello has also been known to join the annual Jello-O games with Residence Life.
"I enjoy the spontaneity of being with young people and the depth of their thoughts as they look at world issues and share with me their insight," he said. "I'm very much amazed at how well they grasp a lot of things, and I find it enlightening."
The Basilians' community life revolves around morning and evening prayer, as part of the Divine Office of prayers. The morning begins with meditation and prayer in the priest's private chapel in the Basilian residence. Breakfast follows with meals served by one of the priests' longtime cooks, Ruby Justice. "The conversation is light hearted and fun, discussing current events, politics and history," Fr. Buentello said.
After work on campus, the priests will return to their residence for conversation and dinner. "In most homes there's a living room," Fr. Buentello said. "In our house it's a community room. I look forward to that at 5 o'clock just to be part of that conversation."
Another longtime cook, Juanita Rogers prepares dinner at 6 p.m., and the priests are punctual for the meal, which includes more lively discussion. "At dinner, Fr. Braden can explain physics to us, so that we mere mortals can understand it," Fr. Buentello said. "He'll use the salt shaker and the pepper to start demonstrating, and okay, wow, now I understand."
Each priest has a modest living space: a small room with a door that opens up to the courtyard. There is also a pool, a gift from benefactors Dominique and John de Menil in the 1960s. "My living room is the outdoors, the courtyard," Fr. Buentello said. "I like that design."
As this is their home, the Basilian residence also has spaces dedicated to the work and hobbies of several of the priests. Fr. Braden, who has a doctorate in engineering from University of Texas at Austin, is known for his mechanical skills and tinkers in a workshop off of the courtyard.
Fr. Baenziger grows about 800 orchids, some of them prize-winning, in the courtyard and in a greenhouse tucked behind the priest's rooms. The priests also care for their dog Nero, a large black Labrador that can take a grown man down with one jump.
Today, the University's success means that the priests no longer have to work for free, and the Basilian community donates a large portion of salaries back to the University, continuing the many ways in which they support the school.
The Basilian Fathers build on the legacy of previous priests at St. Thomas. Fr. Buentello, an alumnus, said he remembers another era of priests when he studied at UST as an undergraduate in the 1980s.
"Fr. William Young was president," he said. "Fr. Robert Lamb was still teaching history. I remember Fr. John McManus, Fr. Edward Bader, Fr. Richard Schieffen -- all of these very gifted individuals. We would say our evening prayer, and then I would see them trudging back on campus to their offices. And guess what, I do the same thing. Well, there's something to be done. We want to do it."
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I had high hope for the Nuts, which billed itself as milk chocolate (31%) with filling with caramel (22%) and hazelnuts (11%), which is why I chose to buy it even though it only came in a five pack. Well, that and the whole five pack was only a pound. Hooray for cheap presents for friends! As Ferrero's bottom line has shown, chocolate + hazelnut = deliciousness. Usually, that is. The Nestle Nuts managed to screw up the winning recipe.
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The Associated Press, the New York Post, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough advanced the claim that the Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election was, in Scarborough's words, "a rejection of Barack Obama." But election night polling showing that the majority of Massachusetts voters approve of Obama's job performance undermines this claim, and Scott Brown himself has stated that the race was "not a referendum on Obama."
Media advance claim that MA election was referendum on Obama
AP: "Race seen as a referendum on Obama's first year in office." The AP wrote in a January 20 article [1] that the Massachusetts Senate race was "seen as a referendum on Obama's first year in office."
NY Post: "Republicans said the race was a referendum on Obama." A January 20 New York Post article [2] claimed that "[g]leeful Republicans said the race was a referendum on Obama." The Post then quoted a National Republican Senatorial Committee statement as saying, "Democrats nationwide should be on notice."
Scarborough: Election a "rejection of Barack Obama." On the January 20 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Scarborough said of the Senate race, "[A]nyway you look at it, this is a rejection of Barack Obama."
Exit polls of MA voters show majority support for Obama
Rasmussen: Fifty-three percent of MA voters approve of Obama job performance. In its election night polling [3], Rasmussen Reports found that 53 percent of Massachusetts voters "approve of the way that Barack Obama has handled his job as President." As Media Matters for America has documented [4], pollster Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, reportedly worked for President George W. Bush's re-election campaign and for the Republican National Committee in 2003 and 2004.
Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates: Obama held a 59 percent favorability mark and 55 percent job approval rating among MA voters. A January 20 Politico article [5] reported that a Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates exit poll found that "Obama's personal favorability remained high with voters." The poll found that "Obama boasted a 59 percent favorability mark" and "Obama's job approval rating even stayed at a respectable 55 percent as voters trekked to the ballot box to oppose the candidate he campaigned for just two days earlier. The president even earned a passing mark on his handling of the economy (50 percent approval) and received a clear majority's support for his work in the war in Afghanistan (59 percent approval)." Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates is a Republican polling firm.
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In Bethlehem, a group of entrepreneurs has transformed the remnants of a bankrupt industrial giant. The city's ArtsQuest complex is a marketplace where culture is the new currency. An exhibit, "Oxidation & Interpretation: 10 Years After Bethlehem Steel," now blooms where Bethlehem Steel withered, bringing together the work of eight renowned photographers from the region to present their vision of the Steel Stacks then and now.
Peter Treiber doesn't quite remember how many of his camera lenses cracked under the heat of the steel mill's blast furnaces. He was one of 26 staff photographers who traveled the country to take pictures of the Bethlehem Steel empire for catalogs, calendars and company newsletters.
Now a decade after the factory shut down, his photos are on display in an art center built at the foot of the old steelworks. Treiber says they tell stories only an insider would know.
"Most people have no idea of what goes on in a steel mill," Treiber said. "Even steel workers who worked in a small department their whole life didn't know what was happening in other departments. And their families, when they come to the exhibit, say, 'Oh, my gosh. I had no idea of what my father did!'"
From the grueling to the sublime
Alongside Treiber's publicity shots, he took loads of other photos that did not conform to the corporate message. He was allowed to keep those negatives, and the images are now in the show and in his book "Inside Bethlehem Steel: The Last Quarter Century."
Each photograph reveals both the intensity of the grueling work and the somewhat poetic quality hidden in the red rivers of molten iron. It was a dangerous place, and he had to learn the choreography of the work flow. He remembers an instance when he had only 20 seconds to take a picture — "even though what you were doing might have lasted for an hour, because shortly after they started letting iron out of the blast furnace, the whole room would fill with smoke."
Theo Anderson, another photographer in the show, has a perhaps more intellectual approach.
"I use Bethlehem Steel almost as a muse, almost as a basis for a visual exploration, a spiritual exploration," said Anderson. "In doing that, it liberated me from trying to tell a story or a narrative."
In one of his best-known photos, Anderson captures the solemnity of a cathedral-sized empty building. Rays of light beam down from a broken ceiling to illuminate the abandoned space. Taking the photo is an experience he'll never forget, he says.
"When there's nothing around except for the creaking of the plant, you hear your own heart, your own breathing, and there's a great sense of mindfulness, to use the Buddhist term," Anderson said. "And I know that the only thing I can bring back to you, outside of my memory, is a photograph. But the rest of it is often sublime."
Inventing the future
This exhibit is possible only because the entire area has become an arts campus, says gallery owner Santa Bannon, who curated "Oxidation and Interpretation."
"What the Bethlehem Steel was when it was operational was a very dirty, gritty, hot, unpleasant place to be around," Bannon said, "and now it's a venue for the visual and performing arts — with beautiful buildings and space for music and performance indoors and outdoors. It's transformed completely."
The new Bethlehem is fueled by culture, an educated workforce and the Sands casino, built on the site of the steel plant. It's all deliberately located around the Stacks area, says Jeff Parks, president of ArtsQuest and the mastermind behind the industrial area's transformation. He wanted to capitalize on the power of education and culture to create the type of workforce attractive to the pharmaceutical and health technology industries and Fortune 500 companies. "And that's pretty much filed the vacuum left by Bethlehem Steel," he said.
Parks is a local. His mother came from a Pennsylvania Dutch Moravian family. His father came from Michigan to study at Lehigh University under the GI Bill. Jeff grew up in a city where higher education, faith, music, hard work and of course the Bethlehem Steel presence defined the town. He wanted to leave a mark in the city's urban landscape and is a strong believer in communities that attract the power of what's described as the creative class.
"They're going to invent the future, and they want everything — from sidewalk cafes, music venues, access to recreational activities and places to hike and bike, and all those things," Parks said. "So the arts, in essence, are the crucible through which creativity is inspired and is welcomed into a society and a community."
So there are still red-hot furnaces near the stacks today, but they belong to the glassblowing workshop at the Banana Factory, a collection of art studios and exhibition spaces. The Bethlehem Steel pictures, at the former banana warehouse and distribution center, are witnesses to the industrial past and present through the lenses of eight photographers.
"Oxidation and Interpretation: 10 Years After Bethlehem Steel" runs through Sept. 2 at the Santa Bannon Fine Arts Gallery located at the Banana Factory, at ArtsQuest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, Pa.
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Hey everyone,
I've been doing my best to reach out and find everyone who was at Triple Crown in Salmon Arm. In case you haven't seen them yet, I shot more than 20 hours of games at Triple Crown for the CPPL this year. On special for the Triple Crown event, digital copies are 50% off, making them only $1.50 per download.
You guys look like pro's when you play, so why not show your friends?! All photos can be found by going to "galleries" at http://ianharding.com/paintball/
Here are some sample images to check out.
At one point, after taking a ball off the end of my lens, I decided to try to capture a few shots with the paint still present. This was one of the results. I think it looks kinda cool. :cool:
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Posted 05 July 2011 - 06:17 PM
Great photos! Good job!
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|SP 412 Nonverbal Communication (4 cr.)
|SP 422 Crisis Communication (4 cr.)
|BC 480 Media and Politics (4 cr.)
|BC 410 The Documentary (4 cr.)
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Boone Hall corn maze features tribute to Susan G Komen Race for the Cure
From our News Partners at WCBD-TV:
Monday September 30 at 3 p.m., Boone Hall Plantation is hosting a special corn maze ribbon cutting to mark the 20th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. This year's eight-acre corn maze features a tribute design to commemorate the occasion.
"We are excited to be able to partner with the Komen Lowcountry Foundation to help further raise awareness for this cause and those who it affects," said Willie McRae, co-owner of Boone Hall Plantation. "This year's maze is quite impressive and we're sure those who visit will have a great time, while also helping support a noble cause."
In addition to the ribbon cutting, Boone Hall's corn maze will be filled with individuals dressed in pink shirts and gloves to really make that visual pop. Boone Hall and Susan G. Komen are asking any breast cancer survivors, their friends, family and supporters to come out to the corn maze from 1:30 - 2p.m. on Monday in order to participate.
Representatives from the Komen Lowcountry Foundation and Boone Hall staff will be on hand to jointly participate in the ceremony. In addition, Boone Hall is encouraging breast cancer survivors, their family members, friends, and supporters to take part in the ceremony. The plan is to fill the ribbon portion of the maze with people wearing pink T-shirts and gloves that will make a spectacular visual for the press preview flyover for media covering the maze. Participants need to arrive at the Boone Hall pumpkin patch area between 1:30 p.m.- 2 p.m. Complimentary pink T-shirts and gloves will be provided for each participant.
The enormous eight-acre corn maze, which is the mainstay of the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch each fall, will be displaying a design that pays tribute to the milestone anniversary for this annual race, which highlights breast cancer awareness in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
The Race For The Cure Corn Maze will be open every day October 1 through November 2 as part of Boone Hall's annual fall festival which draws visitors of all ages from all over the state with a variety of fall attractions, events, activities, and of course, pumpkin patch fun.
Hours of operation for the Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze will be Monday through Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Admission will be $8 for ages 3 and up Monday-Thursday and $10 Friday through Sunday. Children two and under are admitted free with an accompanying adult. A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to support the efforts of the Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
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We save all the tenderloins out of every bird we breast out. We package them in quart sized bags, about a pound of meat per bag just for this recipie........We make duck tenderloin Marsala with 'em and it's awesome!! Use this recipie From Emeril Lagasse:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emer ... index.html
We add 2 pods of roasted garlic to it for a twist... Serve with a side salad, loaf of french bread and a good bottle of Amarone wine.


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|Suffolk County Court
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|West Hampton Dunes Village Court
|Westhampton Beach
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|New York 11978
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|Riverhead Town Court
|New York 11901
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|Shoreham Village Court
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|Quogue Village Court
|Westhampton Beach
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|Bellport Village Court
|New York 11713
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|Southampton Town Court
|Hampton Bays
|New York 11946
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|Patchogue Village Court
|New York 11772
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|Suffolk County 6th District Court
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|Seneca Town Court
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|Belle Terre Village Justice Ct
|Port Jefferson
|New York 11777
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|Port Jefferson Village Court
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|Poquott Village Court
|Setauket-East Setauket
|New York 11733
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|Lake Grove Village Court
|Lake Grove
|New York 11755
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|Suffolk County 5th District Court
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In some court cases, the final judgment is handed down by a jury of citizens chosen through a selection process. In other cases, a judge makes the final ruling. Cases may be heard in criminal court, civil court, or appellate court.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger has no intention of selling Samir Nasri because he says it would undermine Arsenal's claims to be an ambitious club.
The French midfielder's current contract expires next summer and his refusal to sign a new deal has prompted a wave of speculation about his future with both Manchester clubs reportedly leading the race for Nasri's signature.
The theory is that Arsenal would rather cash in on the 24-year-old than risk losing him on a Bosman free transfer at the end of the season, but Wenger does not see it that way. He insists that the Club needs Nasri more than it needs the money - and that's why selling him is not on Wenger's agenda.
"Samir's situation is clear for me - he stays," Wenger reiterated when he spoke to reporters in Malaysia.
"I've told you that we are in a position where we can say 'No.' And we will [in the case of Nasri]."
It was put to Wenger that keeping Nasri with no guarantee that he will sign a new contract represents a £20million gamble - the fee his suitors are reportedly prepared to pay.
"You are the same people who reproach me for not spending money and now you reproach me for wanting to spend it!" replied Wenger.
"It is in the interests of the Club," he went on. "Imagine the worst situation - we lose Fabregas and Nasri - you cannot convince people you are ambitious after that.
"And even if you lose Nasri, to find the same quality player, you have to spend again the same amount of money. Because you cannot say that you lose the player and you do not replace him.
"I believe for us it is important that the message we give out - for example you see about Fabregas leaving, Nasri leaving - if you give that message out you cannot pretend you are a big club.
"Because a big club first of all holds onto its big players and gives a message out to all the other big clubs that they just cannot come in and take [players] away from you.
"We worked very hard with these players for years to develop them and now it's time for us to keep them together."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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I've been thinking about picking up a older enduro and wanted to see if anyone customizes them on the lines of a cafe racer/bobber/etc. I like that they are very functional but they just don't have that "look" Any ideas.
I've been thinking about picking up a older enduro and wanted to see if anyone customizes them on the lines of a cafe racer/bobber/etc. I like that they are very functional but they just don't have that "look" Any ideas.
I think you'd have a tough time turning an enduro into a cafe racer. Or at least it'd be a lot tougher than turning an older "standard" into a cafe racer. Enduros, by their nature, sit high, with high bars, and upright seating, lots of suspension travel, etc. Cafe bikes sit low, not much suspension travel, low bars, etc.
But these sites may give you a little inspiration...
And these are just two of a TON of different cafe sites.
a smallish truck, and a motorcycle
Maybe cafe racer is the wrong term, I'm looking for something different then the normal Enduro but can't spring for a Super Moto. Something in between. It seems like a genre of bikes that isn't customized as much as others.
I've run across some pretty crazy TW200s...I think it was either on advrider or thumpertalk.com, maybe even supermotojunkie.com.
Doing up a TW200 looks like a helluva lot of fun. Just stripping the plastics and hiding the wires transforms the look of the bike.
People are doing good things to the triumph scrambler:
I think these are both Hammarhead Ind.
The Scrambler doesn't need that kind of help, IMO.
I remember when I took the motorcycle test they had a TW200 and I was dying to ride it. Too bad someone grabbed it before me though. I always drooled over them as it's such a bad ass little bike. It also seems to have a cult following. And they seem to take customizing pretty well. My concern would be could it move someone that is 190lbs ?
It's probably not going to move anyone very fast, but it should do ok...
(Someone tell me if this doesn't show up for you...I've had trouble in the past with Tapatalk where I post images and they show on my phone but not on a pc...)
I see the photo.. and like it!
more here:
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That looks awesome, but at the same time, the bike has a bit of an identity crisis...knobby tires like I would put on my XR, and a low mount exhaust? Form before function, I guess...
You'd probably really dig what these guys are doing. It seems like the next big "trend" post-cafe revival is a hybrid of cafe racer/flat tracker. Some of the customs coming out lately look like a blast to ride.


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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir greeted supporters in Darfur as part of his program to deny claims on the part of the International Criminal Court(ICC) that he has supported genocide in the region. He traveled in a convoy accompanied by a helicopter and with soldiers, police and national security riding vehicles mounted with machine guns, one assumes they were present to protect the peace loving leader from any attempt on the part of the ICC to seize him. Local government officials said they were ordered to attend the rally which greeted the president which witnessed Bashir dancing to nationalistic music as he waved his walking stick in the air.
Bashir told the crowd, "I come here to Darfur to say one thing. That every internally displace person(IDP) must return to their village and then the government must supply social services." A journalist, Adil el-Baz, commented: "It makes him look politically very good if the people of Darfur welcome him and observers see thousands of people rushing to welcome him."
A photo op will not make up for the 300,000 dead people and the 2.2 million who barely survive in refugee camps.


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Hello fellow Clones. I was commissioned to do a Commander Cody a couple of months back.
I have been working on it and I wanted to pass along some of my progress. The base of the suit build has been done tutorial but I wanted to share some of my work on the other items. I had several dierent prop makers sending me parts great to see rst hand all of the quality stu being made out there. I moved my old computer from he house to the garage.
I was working on getting the badge positioned correctly along with the battle damage on his chest.
I wanted the badge to be permanently xed so I attached it with screws. Since the chest is curved and
the badge is not I added magic sculpt to the side and built it up a bit.
I also noticed the chest marks "=" should NOT have been cut out, I will need to ll them in with bondo.
Moving onto the jetpack. The jetpack comes in two pieces. I gured the best way to really
lock these two pieces together would be to add some dowels for stability. I glued it together with Epoxy
and then added magic sculpt along the bottom to ll in the space.
This suit is going to be shipped overseas so I didn't want to permanently attach the jetpack to the back piece.
I gured two large dowels would work along with some magnets. I am really happy with the end results.
The jetpack sits perfectly on the back piece.
Moving onto the shoulders. I attached the antenna with screws and cut the slots
on the shoulder bells. I tried using some .09 styrene for the back of the shoulder bells.
It was just to hard to get the curve to t cleanly. I ended up using a for sale sign. This
is something I have seen done before in other Cody builds. It's a bit thin but it held the curve needed very well.
I created the signature/logo for his left shoulder in Illustrator. I then got it cut out of vinyl. I'm going to use it as
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What to see in the Kremlin
The Armoury Chamber
A world-wide known treasure-house hosts a precious collection of ancient Russian regalia, ceremonial tsar's dress, church hierarchs' vestments, gold and silverware by Russian, European and Eastern masters, arms and armouries, royal carriages and horse ceremonial harness
Architectural complex of the Cathedral Square
The most ancient square of the Kremlin - the Cathedral Square - still preserves the unique architectural ensemble of the Middle ages, which incorporates: the Assumption cathedral, Archangel's cathedral, Assumption cathedral, the Church of Laying Our Lady's Holy Robe, the Patriarchs Palace and the Ivan the Great Bell-Tower complex.
The Patriarch's Palace and the Twelve Apostles' Church
One of the rare examples of civil architecture of the Patriarch Nikon's times. Nowadays, the Cross Chamber, the Front Anteroom, the refectory and the Twelve Apostles' Church house the museum.
Tsar Bell
The Tsar Bell, considered to be the largest bell in the world, is exposed in the Ivanovskaya Square standing on the stone base to the east of the Ivan the Great Bell-Tower.
Museum of history of the Kremlin architectural complex in the Ivan the Great Bell-Tower
┬½He who has never climbed to the top of Ivan the Great, who has never had an opportunity to take in the whole of the ancient capital at one glance from end to end, who has never admired that majestic panorama, stretching almost beyond that range of vision, knows absolutely nothing about MoscowŌĆ"┬╗ Mikhail Lermontov
Exposition 'Treasures and antiquities of the Moscow Kremlin'
The exposition, arranged on the lower ground floor of the Cathedral, comprises monuments and artefacts, found during the archeological excavations and scientific researches in the Moscow Kremlin territory, as well as those related to the history of the development of the Russian Tsars' treasure houses, or derived from the collections and treasures of the Russian noble people, high ranking officials and ancient monasteries.
Exposition, dedicated to the Ascension monastery, in the South annex of the Archangel Cathedral
The exposition in the South annex of the Archangel Cathedral is devoted to one of the most ancient convents of Moscow - the Ascension monastery, highly esteemed in Russia, founded by Grand Duchess Eudokia, the wife of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoi.
Exhibition of wooden sculpture
Exhibition of Russian wooden sculpture in the northern gallery of the church helps to overcome the error idea of the absence of sculpture in Russian Orthodox churches' decoration. Monumental icon sculptures, carved icons, small crosses and folding icons give an idea of this kind of art's development in the XVth ŌĆö XIXth centuries. The most ancient exhibit is the relief depiction of St. George of the late XIVth ŌĆö early XVth century, one of the oldest Russian icons.
Artillery pieces
The Moscow Kremlin Museums possess the largest collection of artillery pieces in Russia, which numbers about 800 items. With regard to the quantity of artillery rarities the museum occupies the second place just after the Artillery Museum in Saint-Petersburg. The most ancient and remarkable weapons of the XVIth-XVIIIth centuries, including most famous Tsar cannon, were mounted on decorative cast-iron gun carriages in 1830s.


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Kourtney Kardashian: Lovely Lunch Date in Miami
On her way to meet up with Khloe, Kourtney Kardashian was spotted arriving at One Bal Harbour in Miami Beach, FL on Sunday afternoon (November 18).
The 33-year-old reality starlet rocked a gorgeous green dress with her brown locks pulled back into a tight pony as she gracefully exited her ride.
Miss Kardashian is back in South Beach after a fun trip to the City of Lights and the travel took its toll as she shared, "This jet lag likes to hit at the same time every night."
In related news, Kourt, Kim and Khloe are slated to receive the key to the city of North Miami today (November 19) according to NBC. The source reports that mayor Andre Pierre will present the honor to all three sisters at 11:30 this morning.


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the guest list
May 1st, 2012
This time last year we were all still reeling from watching Kate and William tie the knot. The whole country was swept along in the preparations and the big day itself. Weddings tend to do that to people, a normally reserved and unromantic soul can be turned into a sobbing wreck when two people make that ultimate commitment to one another and it doesn't matter if you're royal, famous, or neither, we all love a wedding.
Recently Kate Smith and Frazer Seed, a lovely couple from Preston in Lancashire, were the first couple to get married on a British beach in a Wedding Chapel/Beach Hut. They married on a Bournemouth beach on the 27th April and not only were they surrounded by friends, thousands of ITV's Daybreak viewers also tuned in to watch.
So the 2012 wedding season has officially begun. If you have been invited to one this summer or maybe you have a whole summer of weddings to look forward to, then you are going to need a dress and this is the time to start looking around. Pepperberry, our sister brand, have three brand new and very pretty prom style dresses that are definitely worth checking out, all three would be perfect wedding attire and take you from daytime to evening.
The first is the Corsage Prom Dress, it's a lovely prom style dress from Pepperberry. It has a net underskirt and is a classic fifties shape. It can be worn with the satin belt and corsage, which is a lovely detail, or if you chose to wear it without, you can accessorise it with another belt. For a different look, try a gold skinny belt and matching gold clutch for a great evening look. The coral colour is great for summer too.
The second dress is the Silk Floral Prom Dress. This dress could be vintage it's so lovely, it has a net underskirt too and a cute fixed bow at the waist. It is available in luxury silk blend fabric, in this fabulous floral print, which again looks like a print from the fifties. There is a matching Nude Clutch Bag, which is available in satin. This would look fantastic with matching nude heels and a tangerine tailored jacket.
The third and final dress follows the huge trend for lace, and the Lace Full Skirt Dress is totally gorgeous. It has a full fifties style skirt, with a ribbed waist tie and net underskirt. It is available in navy or red. If you opt for the red version, go for navy accessories. We know this dress is going to be a real winner with our Bravissimo ladies.
And if that's not enough great wedding wear ideas, we have many more dresses that will help you get to the church (or beach) on time, at Bravissimo.com.


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A lack of self-belief is stopping Arsenal from fulfilling their potential, according to Theo Walcott.
The 23-year-old was on target at Stamford Bridge on Sunday but Arsène Wenger's side slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea thanks largely to a below-par first-half display.
Wenger has urged his team to show more "authority" in big games and Walcott agrees that confidence has been an issue - despite the obvious talent in Arsenal's squad.
"I think that's what it is," he said. "We've got some very good players at this club. I think players are maybe not believing they are good enough. Trust me, I see them every day in training and they should believe that.
"We've got a great bunch here and we've got a great manager behind us. He always puts it on himself and at times it's unfair on him, because we're the players that go out there every week and try and win for him.
"We need to do it for him because he's been very helpful for us young players coming through."
Arsenal are currently seven points behind fourth-place Tottenham in the chase for a Champions League place but can almost halve that deficit when they welcome West Ham United to Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Walcott is confident that Arsenal can reel in their local rivals.
"Last year we were so many points behind that no one never thought we would get there," he said.
"We've got a game in hand but we need to clock up these points fast. Teams get better every year. We don't want to be standing still. We need to make sure that we're right up there at the end of the season.
"Champions League football and competing [for honours] means a lot. It's one of the main [reasons] why I signed because I feel we should be there. I still think we will. We'll be fine.
"We just need to not worry about that [the gap to fourth place]. We hope that Tottenham do drop points but we've got to concentrate on ourselves. We've got a big game on Wednesday and we need to pick up all the lads.
"It's our game in hand and we need to make sure that we get three points. No disrespect to West Ham but we should be winning that."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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A Breakdown of the Ballot Amendments
There are 11 constitutional amendments on the ballot in November.
Below is a brief description of each:
This amendment is really more of a referendum than a meaningful amendment.
It has to do with the federal government's right to impose the individual mandate of the Affordable Health Care Act.
Since the Supreme Court found that it is indeed constitutional, the vote on this amendment is purely a chance to send a message that most residents are either for or against AHA.
This amendment would allow disabled veterans who were not Florida residents at the time they entered military service to be eligible for an existing property tax discount.
The one downside of the passage of this amendment is that it would reduce property tax revenue for schools and local governments by $15 million over the next three years.
Florida has set a cap for the amount of revenue it can spend every year from taxes and fees earned on everything from gas and tobacco to auto titles and business licenses.
Any excess revenue above the cap goes into the state's rainy day fund.
The current cap is set using a complicated formula based on many things.
A vote YES would replace the current state revenue limitation with a new, more restrictive limitation based on population and inflation rather than income.
A vote NO would keep the current system and also protect the state's ability to provide the current level of government services.
This amendment would extend tax breaks to first-time homebuyers and property owners.
A vote YES would reduce local government revenue by cutting in half the taxable rate on non-homestead property and prohibiting increases in the assessed value of homestead property when the market value of that property decreases.
A vote NO maintains existing exemptions and prevents schools and local governments from losing an estimated $1 billion in property tax revenue over three years.
It alters the balance of power among the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government.
The biggest impact is giving Senate confirmation power over appointees to the State Supreme Court.
Currently, the governor appoints a nominee.
A vote YES gives the Senate the power to affirm a Supreme Court nominee and allows the Legislature to repeal rules adopted by the Supreme Court by a simple majority rather than a two-thirds vote.
This amendment would prohibit spending public funds on abortions, following current federal law.
A vote YES means that Florida's constitutional right to privacy is not applicable to abortion-related issues and allows more restrictive abortion laws to be sought in state courts.
A vote NO keeps the laws and guidelines as they are currently.
AMENDMENT 7 (removed from ballot)
This amendment would repeal the 126-year-old provision in the Constitution prohibiting taxpayer funding of religious institutions.
The most important aspect concerns future school voucher programs.
A vote YES allows public money to go to private religious institutions.
A vote NO maintains the "no aid" provision in the Constitution.
It grants full homestead property tax relief to surviving spouses of military veterans and first responders who die while in service.
A vote YES grants full property tax relief to surviving spouses.
A vote NO maintains current exemptions and prevents local governments from losing a combined $600,000 in estimated property tax revenue annually.
This proposed amendment concerns taxes assessed on tangible personal property used in a business or to earn income.
We're talking about things like furniture, machinery, tools, signs and equipment.
Current law allows the first $25,000 of property to be exempt.
The amendment would raise the exemption to $50,000.
A vote YES would double the tax exemption on tangible property tax.
A vote NO would keep current limit in place and prevent local governments from losing $61 million in revenue over the next 3 years.
It authorizes cities and counties to grant full homestead property tax relief to seniors who have lived in their homes for at least 25 years and who make less than $27,030 annually.
A vote YES would grant the full homestead exemption to certain low-income seniors.
A vote NO would retain current exemptions and save a local government revenue loss of $18.5 million over the next 2 years.
This amendment concerns the Board of Governors of the State University System.
Currently, every state public university is part of the State University System.
Every university except FSU has a member on the Board of Governors.
That's because FSU prefers not to pay the FSA dues.
The amendment would have every school represented on the Board.
A vote YES creates a new council of student body presidents and would require all state universities to participate.
A vote NO keeps the current system in place.
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|by Shelly Scheer
|Date Added: Thursday 09 May, 2013
easy to put on and take off easy to hose off to clean fits great all-around wonderful pair of boots !
|by gretchen e scott
|Date Added: Wednesday 09 May, 2012
I use these not as intended, over shoes on a horse in turn out. He is deathly afraid of any type of bug and basiclly wears a suit of armour when turned out but he would still run out of his front shoes.......but the old macs g2s have been the answer to our prayers, suggest using the gaiters as well to help chaffing
|by Trixie
|Date Added: Saturday 17 March, 2012
My horse had white line disease and had a very large re-section done on his hoof. In order to support his foot he wore this boot for just over 5 months, 24/7. All the boot companies tell you not to use the boot continuously, but he had no rubbing or discomfort. Wearing the boot allowed me to give him light exercise and he was never stall-bound during his recovery and re-hab. This boot is incredibly durable and I will always keep them around for emergencies.
|by lou678594
|Date Added: Friday 25 February, 2011
After trying a couple of other brands of hoof boots for my mares with "wider-than-long" hooves, someone suggested these. A perfect fit!
|by C. Seaver
|Date Added: Monday 27 September, 2010
This is my second pair of Old Macs. I love them for those rides where the ground is just a bit too rocky to be comfortable for my otherwise barefoot horse.My only complaint is that these boots arrived with a kink/fold in the inner flap that surrounds the hoof wall. This made the boots extremely difficult to secure once on. They rubbed a bit on the hoof wall that first ride, but the kink worked itself out and is no longer an issue. I'm very relieved about that as I probably would not use them at all if the kink had stayed.
|by Kim Goebel
|Date Added: Tuesday 11 August, 2009
LOVE these boots. Have used them in the past and are very durable. Great for horses with tender feet on rocks or rough terrain.
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First off they do great work and are easy to communicate with. They even got the product done and shipped it for me when i needed them. I shipped in April got them back in October to hunt up north.
These where used OS GHG black ducks
one on the left is a body language GHG repaint on the right is a single blue collar wigeon that we have
Front is blue collar back is body language repaint
Left BC right Body language repaint
here is a blue collar sized compared to a bigfoot
The repaints are much bigger than the blue collar decoys so better visibility vs blue collar wigeon
Both have awesome paint jobs and given the chance i would buy either one again.
only used them a few times not sure how durable they are but they look awesome. And if i have any decoys that are starting to get rough i will surely send them to Caleb at body language decoys for repaints.
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Discussion in 'Other Hoops Talk' started by detteam, Feb 28, 2009.
I have got Siena and Florida State and the big 10 teams just won't quit!!
Go Big Red!!! that's my alma mater...
remember when technology was king in the 80's and ESPN would show a split screen to show two different games at once!!! I guess being able to stream the games online takes out that viewing pleasure
I woke up this morning only to find out I'm THE LEADER! i'M IN FIRST PLACE! i AM THE CHAMPION!! i'M KING OF THE WORLD! TOP OF THE WORLD MA , TOP OF THE WORLD! CANT TOUCH THIS! WHO'S UR DADDY?? ENZYTE SUX!!! U LIKE ME, U REALLY LIKE ME!!!! hahahahhahhahahahahhahahahahaha!!!!
Bill Cosby once said his father told him he killed a grizzly bear with his looseleaf notebook! LMAO!
Anybody who attacks HQ is a friend of mine. Came back from my birthday celebrations to this.
well.....that was just plain RUDE.......... REMEMBER... sticks and stones may break my bones as would dropping me off a building running me down with a buffalo having Monique lay on top of me Eating roscoe's cooking Walking out of AI's house zipping my pants Having a piano fall off a roof on my head. So please, stick to just tickling my feet . Thank you. This has been a PSA from the LOVEHQJUSTFORTHEHELLUVIT foundation.
typical "blame-the-victim" response
Looks like only BallDon'tLie and myself were gifted enough to pick Cleveland State over Wake. I wish my other picks worked out as well...
blake griffin is insane, just a machine inside
My only hope to stay near the top of the pack is if Western Kentucky and Texas win. GO HILLTOPPERS & LONGHORNS!
i've got duke all the way. i think they have a shot, but mostly it's because it's my doctoral alma mater. but even now watching them against texas, as much as they create lots of turnovers and get some mismatches at the guard position, they are really soft in the interior. not sure how far they can really go unless they are lighting it up from behind the arc and getting runouts off of turns. michigan gave OK a good battle, but they only had 20 minutes of manny harris, and griffin was really unstoppable. connecticut: average score through two rounds: 97.5 - 66.5...scary
Well I've had enough. I guess I just don't have the heart for the college game, or at least the March Madness Tournament. I haven't been able to watch it for three years now. I don't know why I don't get so upset about the NBA games, even the Pistons games. I like the playoff cushion of 4 out of 7 I guess. I can't handle the intensity of the one and done thing. I just watched Western Kentucky get beat by one basket in the final seconds; then I'm watching Duke and realizing of course that they are going to win. The deal is: if your favorites are underdogs, upsets and Cinderella teams, you have no business watching the tourney. Same old people win every year. It's no fun. I hate watching those kids on the bench put their shirts over their heads because they are so upset at losing. I made it through the first and half of the second round this year, but I'm done. I'll tape the games, and if there is a game that fits my reality (an upset) I'll watch it after the fact. Western Kentucky fought really hard. I even forgave them that they beat my Illini because they gave such a run for their money. Sigh. Where's this year's George Mason team?
chin up... maybe cleveland state'll knock off 12th seed Arizona tomorrow and make it to the sweet 16! They're kind of a nice story (oh, and though it does seem like duke is one of those teams that win every year, they actually got knocked out in the 2nd round last year, and in the 1st round the year before that)
Most of us picked Oklahoma over Michigan anyway, but if they could attacked the hoop, got Griffin in foul trouble early, the Wolverines could have pulled the upset...but you are right, as a sophomore, that dude is primed for the NBA right now more so than Beasley was last year...definitely more so than Tyler Hansforth is this year.... Oh yeah, I went 8 for 8 today and moved into a tie for 5th place
Hey Kim, don't get too discouraged. I was really cheering on the Hilltoppers today, and they gave me a great game. Those kids played hard. They didn't make any freethrows though or they would have won the game.
That's been Duke's main problem the last few seasons in the NCAA tournament: they get outmuscled and can't make up for that when the threes aren't falling. Not many people have picked them for the Final Four because they'll probably have to beat Pitt in the Elite Eight, which is the type of physical team that Duke hasn't been able to match up with in recent seasons. And they already have a tough game next against Villanova.
are YOu CRYing? ARE YOU CRYing!!!!!!!!!!!????? Theres no crying in MARCH MADNESS! Theres no CRYING in MArch MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you see the part in the game when Griffin cut open Deshwan Sims heart , ate it, and spit it out in front of the Michigan bench??? Everytime I watch Griffin I'm reminded of ONE phrase: THE DINGO ATE YOUR BABY!!!
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That depends where here is, your location is undefined. In NE Melbourne we are going great guns, I've pulled 50kg betweeen 2 hives and I could probably have taken more if I had the time. Spoke to another local beek who has 20 hives locally and he reckons it's one of his top 3 years.
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I have a 5.56 as well but I'll have to get some pictures of it.
my 6.8
my 9mm
Is there one, if not I'm starting one. Since I don't own any AK's anymore
I have a 5.56 as well but I'll have to get some pictures of it.
my 6.8
my 9mm
buying up all the guns and ammo i can just to PISS OFF the douche bag liberals
"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." --Samuel Adams
nice irons er i mean aluminums er i mean plastics!--LOL
I WANT ONE OF THESE. not for practicality, obviously, its like a bayonet on a shotgun. its just cool.
MDug these up from the archives. My first (and last) scratch build AR. Lower from a DSA forging. Too cheap to buy a Magpul stock. 20" stainless vvarmint barrel.
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I was excited as I finally got my kit yesterday..lol.. I was at work when my wife called and said fedex dropped them off. I had to wait 12hrs before I could fondle it :grumble:
My buddy wants to start building too so he wanted a Sten as well so I ordered 2 and of course, I kept the best one of the pair.
I love the Sten, always have so I am really glad to actually be on the verge of building one. I have built 8 AK's and 2 AR's so I am not new to building... this thing looks easy.
These kits came from Cheaper Than Dirt, they are nice looking kits but there are 2 things I am a bit unhappy about. The cut at the rear seems to have went down too far and I will most likely have to get that tigged up and during the demill, they cut off the "wings" for the tube to sit on. It won't be a functional problem but it is cosmetic and I like them. I have to call CTD tommorow and ask why I had to pay $80.00 catalog price when these same kits are on the website for $60.00.
Heres a quick pic. Ok guys, never built one of these so I am all ears for how to do a Semi-Sten... help me out fellas. I'd like to say money is no object but it is to a point. I truely desire to have one of these WW2 relics in my collection :)


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SBChevy Rod Caps appear mixed up
I've always been led to believe that rods and their caps should be matched for life. When looking at my rebuilt chevy I see that basically none of the side's match.
I've had a good 350 sieze within minutes because the caps were on the wrong rods (co-worker mixed them up). Matched them up again with a new crank and bearings and everything was fine.
I also notice blueish/purple heat discoloration near the piston pin area. The engine turns by hand (little tight, maybe).
My question is this: Should I just trust engine builder (assembled in Mexico, but with many errors: bent pushrod, stuck rocker swivel, head gasket leaking oil, mixed head castings, etc). Or would that be foolish.
Should I replace all the rods and put a new crank/bearing set? I can at least use the flat-top pistons I guess right? Truely a nightmare.
Whoever the rebuilder was looks like a low quality outfit, the rods dont match because a rebuilder like this buys junk rod cores and matches up caps and bodies "close enuf" then cuts the caps and resizes the rod, I have seen this type rebuild be up to .020 short of a stock rod length and almost that much too long, combine the .020 short rod with a rebuilder piston that is .020 short to begin with and you have a problem. The discoloration is from excessive heat on the small end of the rod, heat is used to expand the rod "eye" so the pin will slip thru, then when cooled it has an interferance fit, if over heated this fit is not as good and a pin can slide over and groove the wall. Chevrolet had this problem with early high deck big blocks.
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The Australian Medical Association says two in three regional Queenslanders are overweight or obese.
AMA Queensland has launched the Lighten Your Load campaign to try and lower associated health risks.
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|Date Climbed: May 2005
|I've finally made it over to the Pinnacles and been there three times this month. It's a very cool place.
|Posted Jun 5, 2005 3:20 pm
|Route Climbed: North Wilderness Loop Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2005
|Lots of spring color on the loop, no one else on trail during the week. Approx 10 mile loop, stream crossings @ 25. 4:30 total time
|Posted Feb 27, 2005 12:39 pm
|Route Climbed: high peaks trail - some 5.6 routes on the east side Date Climbed: many times
|love this place - high peaks trail is great and so is the climbing on the east side - seconded some easy stuff though I forget the names of the routes and the wall we were on. also plenty of class exposed class 3/4 stuff in the high peaks area for practice, just watch the portable handholds and raptor closures.
|Posted Sep 2, 2004 2:58 pm
|Route Climbed: Loop => Juniper Canyon / High Peaks / Balconies Caves Date Climbed: Feb. 7th, 2004
|I never get tired of hiking at Pinnacles. Every trip I find something new. I've been here many times, but this is the first time I drove into the East Entrance.
|Posted Feb 9, 2004 10:46 pm
|Sam Mills
|Route Climbed: High Peaks Trail Date Climbed: July 2002
|A fun weekend outting with my wife and children. As well as hiking the trails, we did some easy lead climbing at The Sisters and some more difficult routes top roped at the Toprope Wall and Tourist Trap. Lounging around the pool at the campground during the heat of the day was also quite fun. You won't have to worry about bears here, but you will share your campsite with the wild pigs during the night and the Magpies during the day.
|Posted Jan 29, 2004 4:35 pm
|Route Climbed: Balconies, Machete Ridge Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2003
|Free soloed about 20 feet of first pitch of Old Original Machete Ridge before bailing due to moss and water. Decided to circumnavigate the base of Machete Ridge and decscended the east gully down to Balcones Caves. Mostly 3rd class occasional 4th, and about 10 feet traverse of 5 easy across a moss covered slab.
1.5 hours. Finished off with Balconies caves and cliff trails.
|Posted Dec 22, 2003 1:04 am
|Brett A
|Route Climbed: High Peaks Trail Date Climbed: November 2001
|Checked out the Balcony caves on a Saturday and then on Sunday did the High Peaks Trail in the rain. Lots of cool caves and rocks.
|Posted Oct 17, 2003 6:17 pm
|Route Climbed: See below Date Climbed: See below
|Been to Pinnacles 3 times now. Nice area. Still no summit of Hawkins Peak (aka Tuff Dome) though the Regular Route (5.6) is supposed to be a Pinnacles Classic. Perhaps next time I'll be able to write that I reached the summit!
25 May 03: Discovery Wall: The Cleft (5.6) free solo; High Peaks Trail
20 Apr 03: Discovery Wall: The Cleft (5.6), Ordeal (5.8)
10 Oct 98: Juniper Canyon, High Peaks, and Tunnel Trails
|Posted Apr 20, 2003 9:50 pm
|Route Climbed: Many Trails Date Climbed: Oct. 1998, Nov. 2001, Dec. 2002
|Oct. 1998 - Hiked from the east side to west side and back via Old Pinnacles and Balcony Caves and Balcony Cliffs trails. Took a side trip along the North Wilderness Trail
Nov. 2001 - Took wife and daughter to west side of park and looped through Balcony Caves and Balcony Cliffs trail
Dec. 2002 - To the highest point in the park, North Chalone Peak.
|Posted Dec 22, 2002 8:54 pm
|Route Climbed: High Peaks Trail Date Climbed: 9-3-01
|Reached the summit in record time. Great and beautifully warm day. Caves were very dry. Very dusty trails. Needed lots of water.
|Posted Nov 15, 2002 9:09 pm
|Route Climbed: Lots Date Climbed: Lots
|Pinnacles was my winter stomping grounds when I live in San Jose. The very unique rock is a lot of fun to climb on. Decent trail running too.
|Posted May 24, 2002 3:29 pm
|Route Climbed: various Date Climbed: April 1999, April 2004
|2015- Climbed Salathe route on "the Hand", 5.7
2014- Climbed Portent 5.7 and "Cock Rock" 5.7
2006- Climbing the Discovery Wall near Bear Gulch
The rock is surprisingly solid depite its crumbly appearance.
2004- Condor Gulch to High Peaks to Bear Gulch
Finally did the high peaks trail, very interesting exposed footsteps chiseled into solid rock. Bear Gulch caves closed for bats. Endless hidden nooks to explore and scramble, sooooo much fun!
1999- Chalone Camp to High Peaks
A wonderful place. Bear Gulch caves were closed at the time due to El Niño floods.
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Woohoo Just got my Marrow_Sun helmet! Thanks Marrow! any tips for me before I get started on this bad boy?
Woohoo Just got my Marrow_Sun helmet! Thanks Marrow! any tips for me before I get started on this bad boy?
Take your time! Seriously.
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Do you have any bondo? you will need to fill along the seam and sand. Don't use more bondo than necessary. Go slow when cutting out the visor so that you don't need to rebuild any spots. Hopefully you have a dremel and some type of power sander. WEAR A RESPRIATOR!!! and of course take your time and HAVE FUN
Yeah I have the bondo.. do I need to also fill in the tiny air buble holes on the back of the helmet? They are really really small I just am not sure if I should bondo those.
A thin skim coat will do the trick, but after you prime the helmet and paint you'll never notice the tiny pinholes. They are from the mold it is starting to deteriorate.
I just went out and bought a Dremel (along with a respirator and goggles). Thanks for the advice. wish me luck. I know I always like to see people post progress of their helmets so maybe I will do the same.
thanks again Marrow...great helmet!!
If you can, try to get yourself a Black & Decker Mouse handheld sander or similar. I highly recommend one. I am in the finishing stages of filling and shaping my MS Fett helmet and the Mouse sander helped to keep the ear sections square. I am currently shaping the dome and filling in the dent (making prepro "eyes" version) and it is even coming in handy for that.


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Be smart about pertussis prevention
November 4, 2012
It's clear that Summit County takes its health seriously. Despite the pertussis epidemic sweeping through other parts of the state, there has yet to be even one case reported in Summit County.
However, don't start celebrating yet.
"Just because we don't necessarily have a confirmed case doesn't mean we're not having it here in our community," said Amy Wineland, assistant director of public health in Summit County.
Though the relatively small population numbers may have spared the county so far, all that will change with the upcoming ski season. An influx of national and global travelers will greatly increase the chance of contagious diseases such as pertussis coming into the High Country.
It's also possible that some people have contracted pertussis already, but haven't reported it yet, possibly because they don't recognize it for what it is.
The disease, which commonly peaks every three to five years, is recently at its highest numbers since 2005. The total number of cases statewide is more than 1,100, and expected to rise over the next few months.
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, affects all ages, from infants to adults. One of the symptoms is a persistent cough that lasts for weeks. The disease has been known as the '100 day cough.' As it gets more severe, the cough forces all the air out of the sick person's lungs, causing them to draw in a big breath, often creating a 'whooping' sound, for which the disease is named.
The cough is not the only symptom, nor is it necessarily always present. According to Wineland, for the first seven to 10 days after exposure, a person will show the signs of a mild cold – runny nose and a low-grade fever. Within two weeks the symptoms become more severe, including coughing fits that are usually worse at night.
Infants are highly susceptible to the disease, which can turn deadly if not properly treated. They do not always exhibit the cough. The most common symptom for babies is apnea, which is when they struggle to breathe, or stop altogether. More than 50 percent of infants under the age of 1 with pertussis end up hospitalized.
"If you have an infant that's showing these symptoms, you need to see a health care provider right away," Wineland said.
The best way to prevent pertussis is to get vaccinated. Adults, teens and children over the age of five can get a TDaP shot, which combines vaccination for tetanus, diptheria and pertussis. Infants are commonly given a similar version of the vaccine called DTaP at ages 2, 4, 6, and 12 months.
Already had a vaccination? That doesn't necessarily give you a free pass, says Wineland.
The makeup of the pertussis vaccine changed in the 1990s, in an attempt to reduce mild side effects associated with the previous version. Today, medical professionals are finding that the latest version of the vaccine wears out its effectiveness over time. This means that regular vaccine updates are needed in order to ensure pertussis immunization.
Wineland recommends that community members review their immunization records, and come in for a booster if necessary. For those unsure if they need a vaccination, the public health office will review their records for them.
"In addition to making sure that you have your immunizations, it's really important to practice good cough etiquette, and to stay home if you're sick," Wineland said.
Pertussis is a highly contagious disease, and transmitted through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. One sick person can infect up to 12 or 15 others. The proper way to cough, Wineland explains, is to put your mouth against the inside of your elbow. Coughing into your hands provides a risk of infecting touched surfaces afterward.
Infected people are the most contagious for the first three weeks of the disease. Hand washing will also minimize the risk of passing or catching pertussis.
To those workaholics out there, if you are sick, stay home, Wineland urges. Those taking antibiotics should stay home for the entire treatment cycle. For anyone feeling the need to tough it out without medicine, a minimum of 21 days at home is advised.
Though Wineland recommends everyone check their immunization records and consider getting vaccinated, there are a few groups in the community who should take extra care.
"There are certain members of our community that we're really trying to make sure have that immunization, and those include pregnant women should have the vaccine in their third trimester so they can pass on those antibodies to their newborn," Wineland said, adding, "Any parents or grandparents, childcare providers, health care professionals, anybody who is around young children we really recommend get vaccinated."
There are various resources throughout the community where people can receive the TDaP vaccine. The public health offices offer the shot for $15, as well as the flu shot, also $15. The pharmacies at Safeway, City Market and Walgreens also carry the TDaP vaccine. Anyone unsure of where to get the vaccine should contact their health care provider.


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do i need to strip down a 226 (or any handgun for this matter) to bare frame to duracoat it? Or is there a "simple" way to get this done with little hassle? any help on the subject would be great.
also, any recomendations on companies that make the products to do this? pictures of finished products it OD green and Desert Tan would be great as well. thanks.


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G'day all,
I have started to make a Pep Boba helm - great stuff by the way gang!
It went together very nicely, i coated it a few times with resin, but i didnt put any fiberglass matting in it. I got excited and started to bog the top of it (sorry, Bondo or Automotive filler to you guys, its 'bog' to an Aussie). Thats all going along nicely too (easy stuff to work with).
My problem is - when i applied the the fiberglass resin, the helm was not held in shape properly. My fault, its a first attempt. The helm is now wider than it is from front to back.
The question is - can resin be heated up and shaped slightly? Or 'bent' to shape it better?
It only needs the sides pulled in a little to push the face further out, but before i stick it in the oven for 15 min, i thought i would ask if it will work before i destroy what i have already done.
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Got the call Friday from local dealer they've got a few in stock to come look at. Can't argue with the cars performance aspect, and its impressive numbers it puts down, but $34,000 out the door for nav, and Recaros? 27k sticker without nav, and Recaros
That said, I'm good! Not really willing to pay to play on this one. Looked on EBay and a dealer in Illinois is selling the gray fully loaded at 29k b.I.n after all said and done ~32k.
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pete/pmr wrote:The placement of signs is not enforceable,you can put a sign out that marks where you intend to hunt,in september,and someone can come along and pull your sign put theres in and there is nothing you can do about it,except put your sign there again! If you build a blind on that spot,and you have a sign on it,if you show up to hunt out of that blind and someone is in it,you have the right to kick them out,but if they do not want to leave,then what? Until you locate a warden,what is your plan of action?
You are right about the 75 yard buffer,that is not enough space between blinds! But that will also lead to more issues with blinds! Wardens do not want to deal with these issues,and who is right and who is wrong,wardens do not know who put what sign on what spot first,so really what is the solution? State assigned locations for blinds! Lottery drawings for blind sites?It could get ugly!
I had a guy take my sign off my blind on Lake Champlain last year and put his sign on it,the blind I built! Did I check the sign when I pulled up that morning,no,.. because it was my blind! What kind of crap is that? I replaced my sign but still, this is not behavior of a "Gentleman",!
I called the number on the sign and confronted him on it and he said...."You took my spot...I have had a blind there in the past and you moved in on my spot!" I built that blind the day it was legal to build blinds on the Lake,and there were no other blinds in sight! Or any indication of a blind being there in the past! Then he says ..."Its my blind now"....and I said ..."No I am affraid it is not since I put my sign back on it and notified the wardens about the issue!" He say.."We'll see about that!" and hung up on me! Now the best part.....Wardens said we had to work it out amoungst ourselves because it is not for them to decide who gets to hunt out of the blind!
So when an issue like this comes up whats the answer? For me,I was not comfortable going back out to the blind if I had to worry about some jerk being there and having to deal with it,sort of takes away from the fun of duck hunting! If you are stressing about it the whole ride up to the lake,while launching the boat,and the ride to the blind,wondering if you are going to get into a fight over your blind! So I took a chain saw up there about noon one day and cut it up!
magogwhacker wrote:What I've found in decades of Vermont hunting is that if you have a good spot on a public place, you need to get out there a lot, put up a stake or a blind, and let everyone you see know that you intend to use that place. In my experience, most people are respectful and give you your spot. It also lead to knowing everyone else that uses the area, you can all give each other room.
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