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hey everyone I just wanted to share with you a SWEET magazine I found. I had had some trouble finding a company that produces a extended magazine for .40 S&W Glock models. Scherer makes them but I have read a lot of bad reviews on their products and decided to steer clear of that brand. However after watching a review on youtube on Victory magazines I found one that is legit. I ordered a Victory 31 rd. (29 rd +2) .40 S&W mag from botachtactical I put it to the test yesterday and it has exceeded my expectations. Now I will say, it was hard as hell to load the first time. but after loading and unloading it a few times allowing the spring to break in, it now loads just like the factory mags. It cycles smoothly, and has a durable construction. It also is only $12. I thought well for only 12 dollars it must be crap. No, its good. It is constructed nearly identical to the factory mags. So if anyone has been looking for an extended mag in .40 S&W I HIGHLY recommend this one. they also make them in 9mm with a 33 rd capacity.
I really am not intending to "advertise, or promote" this product, I just know that I had a really hard time finding a extended mag for my Glock 22 that wasn't poorly made. So if anyone has been searching, I urge you to check this one out! peace.


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Wiliam Porter Dexter Jr.
William Porter Dexter Jr., 76, of Fishkill, formerly of Brewster, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013.
He was born on November 10, 1936, in Purdys, to Myrtle (Thompson) and William Porter Dexter, Sr. He graduated from Purdys High School in 1955 and joined the Army in 1958. While home on leave, he married the love of his life, Emma (Coughlin) on October 25, 1964. She survives him at their home in Fishkill.
Bill is also survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Allan J. Brideau Jr., also of Fishkill; his grandchildren and their families, Tiffany and Dominic DeCarlo, Kiersten Miller and Ryan Caviola: and the two most precious people in his life, his great grandchildren, Vanessa Rose De- Carlo and Dominic Joseph DeCarlo, all of Hopewell Junction. Bill loved to be called Pop by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It was his favorite role in life. His favorite thing to do was spend time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Bill was the eldest of a large family. He was called "Sonny" by many. Bill is survived by his brothers and their families—Jerry Dexter of Danbury, Richard Dexter of Mt. Shasta, Ca., Theodore Dexter of Brookfield, Ct., and Joseph Dexter of Brewster. He was predeceased by his brothers, John B. Dexter, formerly of Bethel, who is survived by his wife Theresa, and his brother Thomas Dexter of Arkansas, who is survived by his wife Opal. He is also survived by his brother-in-law Thomas Merrigan of Plattekill, his sister-inlaw and her husband Helen and Manfred (Doug) Eaton of Stonington, Me., brother-in-law and sister-in-law Earl (Pete) and Tess Daley, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Rosie Daley of Fayetteville, N.C., and brother-inlaw and sister-in-law, Daniel and Lynn Daley of Holmes. He was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Wallace Daley and his mother-in-law, Esther Daley, and father-in-law, Earl Daley Sr., as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bill loved to work with his hands and did a lot of carpentry in his younger days. He held a variety of jobs in his life; He was a caretaker at The Sedgewood Club in Carmel, and also a caretaker at St. Basil's Greek Archdiocese in Garrison. He worked at Hipotronics for a number of years before his retirement, and worked part-time, always keeping busy, after his retirement.
A graveside service was held fon Tuesday, June 4,, at the Raymond Hill Cemetery in Carmel. Family received friends before the service at The Beecher Funeral Home 1 Putnam Ave. Brewster, NY, 10509 845-279-3615, www.beecherfuneralhome.com. He will be greatly missed.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers, you please send donations to the Castle Point VA Medical Center, 100 NY Route 9D, Castle Point, NY 12511.

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This Happened: 3rd Annual Brooklyn Electronic Music Fest (BEMF) Took the Night in Williamsburg
Sure it wasn't the summertime soiree we'd grown accustomed to over the past two years, but the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF), with its new December date and stages split between neighboring venues Public Assembly and Music Hall of Williamsburg, still managed to usher in local 'lectro-heads, lovers and artists alike for one night. And hey, the new wintertime placement? We dig and dug it, considering 3 changes of tank tops were not needed and left in the drawers of Beastonia. But hey, let's talk about the music we saw!
First up, we caught local duo, French Horn Rebellion, an act that we'd had every intention of catching live sooner than later, but finally got to experience during the fest. Taking the Music Hall stage just after 10pm, we had our reservations, considering their recorded material falls in the "oh this is good, but not something I'll go back to on the reg..." line, however, the live show that brothers Robert and David put on is worth the wonder. Energetically involving the crowd, the performance was a flurry of keys, horns and spastically awesome dance moves. Rad stuff.
Javelin, another pair of dudes, were up next at Public Assembly and sure we've seen 'em before, but this might've been the first go 'round in which we saw the crowd sing every word to each kazooed song, leaving the candy raver kids' smiles so mega bright, that their pearlies could have powered a small generator. Post-set, we caught a hot minute of Blu Jemz doing his deck work before jumping back to MHoW for the CREEP set. Flax and Dillard dropped Ciara's Ride once again, and yeah, it slayed me so good for the second time.
Brief break in the action to catch up with old and new friends before hitting PubAss once more for my most anticipated set of the evening: a 1:00am live stage performance by Torontonians, Azari & III. From the first seconds after Dinamo and Alixander (along with the fashionable vocalists and voguers, Syf and Fritz Helder) took to the tunes, the venue became an early 90s lounged out house room, complete with randoms on the bump and grind grip, hands in the air and a general sense of straight vibing. Well known players like Reckless With Your Love and Hungry for the Power tantalized the crowd with deep bass and booty bouncing rumbles. Hands down the anticipated highlight we expected it to be. I want more of this in my life... immediately. Perfect way to cap off another successful BEMF experience.
For the entire gallery of images, please visit here, or find a few choice cuts below, as well as video of Azari & III doing the damn thing.
mp3: Azari and III - Reckless WIth Your Love (DJ Hoff Do Over Blend)
mp3: Azari and III - Into the Night (Nicolas Jaar Remix)


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Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Crook County Records Inventory
Insane Commitment Records
Series documents the examination, commitment, and release of mentally ill persons to and from the state's mental institutions. Series contains statements of complaint and commitment recorded by the county clerk or recorder and includes petitions to have an individual committed; physicians certification that an individual is insane; delivery warrants authorizing a county official (usually the sheriff) to take the individual to the state hospital; patient discharges; paroles or transfers; indexes; and correspondence. Information includes patient and family names, date committed, reason, physical description, and a brief family history. This series may also be known as the Insane Record, Mental Illness Record, and Mentally Ill and Feeble Minded Record. By 1968, in most counties, the commitment of the mentally ill or deficient had become the responsibility of the circuit court. Access to these records may be restricted for 75 years by Oregon Revised Statute 92.496.
Records at the Crook County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
County Court Journal Commitments, vol. 2, 1927-1974 (1 volume);
Insane Cases [Records], 1903-1947 (.30 cu.ft.);
Insane Papers, 1948-1957 (.30 cu.ft.);
Insane Case Records, 1883-1930 (.35 cu.ft.);
Journal County Court [includes insane commitment, adoption, and naturalization information-with index], 1883-1927 (1 volume);
[Mental Cases-Commitment Case Files], 1974-1977 (9 aperture cards);
Mental Cases [Commitment Records], 1957-1980 (1 cu.ft.).
Records at the Crook County Courthouse, Circuit Court Office, File Vault:
[Mental Commitment Case Files], no. 83.18M-12MH0012, 13CC00109-15CC02717, 1983-present (4 cu.ft.).
Records at the Crook County Road Department Yard, Records Storage Unit 4:
Involuntary Commitment [Mental Commitment Case Files], 1973-1981 (1 cu.ft.).


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You mainly just need to figure out what will work for you in your area. Sounds wishyashy, doesn't it!?!2:1 sugar is easier for the bees to dehydrate than 1:1. I use 1:1 or 1:2 thin syrup if I want to try and stimulate brood rearing in the spring.Well did I over do it? :-D
You also may be interested in this:http://www.bushfarms.com/organic_beekeeping_meeting.htm
Wow, travelling from CA to NE for a beek meeting... now that's what I call dedicated.
Is there any natural method for dealing with tracheal mites though?Uh, scratch that question... I remembered grease patties later.
When starting over with new bees costs $60+, now might not be the best time for that...


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Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Rouge 2006
Syrah/Shiraz from Hermitage, Rhone, France
Winemaker's Notes
Produced only in exceptional vintages, the Ermitage Ex-Voto is the expression of a sincere desire to own vines in the Hermitage appellation and to produce an exceptional wine which reflects the soul of this prestigious appellation of the Rhône Valley.
Critical Acclaim
The Wine Advocate - "The opaque purple-colored 2006 Hermitage Ex-Voto reveals notes of black fruits, graphite, ink and acacia flowers along with fabulous intensity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, good acidity and high, but sweet tannins that caress the palate. Despite having spent 42 months in barrel, it remains a youthful wine that should age effortlessly for 30+ years. 95+ "
Wine Spectator - "A very dense, slightly brawny version, with a mix of crushed currant and warm fig sauce aromas and flavors, liberally framed with bittersweet cocoa and roasted espresso notes. The dark, anise- and graphite-filled finish will need time to settle into itself. Best from 2011 through 2021."
Guigal Winery
The Guigal domain was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in the ancient village of Ampuis, home of the wines of the Côte-Rôtie. In these vineyards that are over 2400 years old, you can still see the small terraced walls characteristic of the Roman period. Etienne Guigal arrived in this region in 1923 at the age of 14. He made wine for over 67 vintages and, at the beginning of his career, participated in the development of the Vidal-Fleury establishment.
Despite his young age, Marcel Guigal took over from his father in 1961 when the latter was victim to a brutal illness rendering him blind. Marcel's hard work and perseverance enabled the Guigals to buy out Vidal-Fleury in 1984, although the establishment retains its own identity and commercial autonomy. In 2000, the Guigals purchased the Jean-Louis Grippat estate in Saint-Joseph and Hermitage, as well as the Domaine de Vallouit in Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage.
In the cellars of the Guigal estate in Ampuis, the northern appellations of the Rhône Valley are produced and aged. These are the appellations of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage. The great appellations of the Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, Tavel and Côtes-du-Rhône, are also aged in the Ampuis cellars. View all Guigal Wines
About HermitageView a map of Hermitage wineries (EHR-me-tahj) and Crozés-Hermitage (krohz EHR-me-tahj)
Notable FactsSyrah is the only varietal permitted in the red wines, while whites are typically blends of both Marsanne and Roussanne. All three varieties grow on the Hermitage hill. The red wines of Hermitage are powerful, age-worthy wines, often commanding prices similar to those of top Bordeaux. They are big in fruit and tight in tannins, but with a few years of age (from three years to three decades) they are beautifully complex, perfumed and sensuous. Their whites are somewhat mineral-driven, and depending on the blend, may have an almost oily texture (in a good way!).
Like the island of Manhattan, once all the land of Hermitage is gone, the land is gone – hard to create sprawl from an already established hill. So winemakers planted in the vineyards surrounding Hermitage, in the much larger and flatter appellation of Crozés-Hermitage. The area produces wines of the same make-up of Hermitage – reds from Syrah, whites from Marsanne and Roussanne. Red wines are allowed up to 15% of the white varieties. Some of the reds are full of fruit flavor and ready to drink now, while others are trying to follow Hermitage, by making wines with lots of power and longevity. The whites are few, but enjoyable with good fruit and the same texture of those from Hermitage.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx: Final Review
Note that I will not go over concepts that were already covered in that initial review.
Except for some translations that were not finished when the Beta was released and are obviously now, I have not noticed any difference in the installation process. As I said in my initial review, I like that the old text menus have been substituted by a good looking graphical and friendly interface.
Ubuntu allows the end user to start the installation before they actually try the product by booting from the LiveCD. While that is certainly convenient, I personally would like to see more information about the risks of not trying to boot from the LiveCD first, or perhaps simply a recommendation to do so. I believe that such approach would save lots of frustration in the long run.
Here's where the weird stuff started. As I completed the installation and was asked to remove the LiveCD, I received an error message. I thought the installation was over, so it probably meant nothing. I forced the computer to shut down and booted again, this time from my brand new 10.04 installation. I was curious to see how the splash screen looked now that it was supposed to be done. Instead, all I got was some command line interface boot, no splash screen to be found. Since I installed Ubuntu 10.04, I have booted about 10 times, and the splash screen has never showed up. I find that puzzling because it does show up when I shut down the computer... Oh, well.
Once the boot process was over, I finally got the GUI, in the form of the login screen. Let me stop right here to make a comment about the Wallpapers and backgrounds provided by Canonical.
I love having an OS that is responsive and I am never in favor of adding excessive animations or eyecandy that may get in the way of optimum performance, but there has to be a bit of balance. The default wallpaper included with Lucid is terrible in quality, badly compressed. The Karmic splash screen was criticized for the same reason, but at least it looked decent under 1280x800 (It did look bad on higher resolutions). I honestly thought the wallpaper included in Ubuntu 10.04 Beta was unfinished and imagined a higher quality version would be included as the final release went live. Wrong.
Personally, I believe this is an area Canonical should have put more effort on. A high quality wallpaper makes a tremendous contribution towards a great looking desktop, which is the first impression a new user will get. That first impression is VERY important, which is something Apple and Microsoft understood completely. As a result, Mac OS and Windows 7 have nailed down this piece perfectly, with very impressive and professional wallpaper sets. To make matters worse, the announcement of a fully revamped branding naturally raises the expectation for higher quality and more professional looks, which result in disappointment when that is not the case. On a different note, I find it a bit dull that almost half of the preinstalled wallpapers are flower pictures.
Lucid wallpapers lack the quality to be expected in Ubuntu.
After logging in for the first time, the desktop would not load. All I had was the wallpaper for around a minute, and then the usual upper and lower panels appeared, but showing the "Raleigh" window and control themes, instead of the Ubuntu 10.04 default. After a reboot, the desktop finally loaded normally, allowing me to continue my review.
Ubuntu 10.04 desktop with one of the default wallpapers, Cairo Dock & FFW icon theme.
As could be expected, Ubuntu 10.04 incorporates some new features, applications and branding. I already described some of those features in that first review, but here are some others I found this time around:
Aside from the new set of wallpapers, GNOME terminal gets a new profile, sporting the new branding colors.
The new profile color set in GNOME terminal.
The Software center branding looks a bit more refined, and it definitely improves when installing a different icon set.
The Ubuntu 10.04 Software Center.
Despite Canonical's intentions to make the Software Center the one stop for all things software, Synaptic Package Manager and the Update Manager still made it to the Administration menu. In my opinion, the Software Center is still far from being in a position to take over such responsibilities. The concept is good, and it is extremely user friendly for the packages it finds, but I feel it is still not mature enough. As an example, trying to find the Android fonts proved so difficult that I ended up using the terminal.
Starting Firefox takes us to the default search engine, which is back to Google after a brief switch to Yahoo!. This default search page looks much better than any previous one, clean and stylish.
Firefox 3.6.3 showing the default Google search page.
The default Ubuntu audio player also gets some enhancements. I found particularly interesting that it detected the lack of an MP3 decoder and offered a very straightforward way of downloading it automatically.
RhythmBox nice MP3 download feature.
Simply clicking in the designated button started the installation of the MP3 decoder, as shown below.
The MP3 decoder download process was easy and quick.
Once ready, I was pleasantly surprised to see Rhythmbox so tightly integrated with the UbuntuOne music store. There has been some controversy about including something so business oriented inside an open source OS, but I personally think it is OK. If you are not interested, simply pass on it, there is no obligation, but those who use it will surely help in providing Canonical the financial support the company needs. In my opinion, this is as good a way as any to add one's two cents so that Ubuntu's future is safe.
Rhythmbox and the UbuntuOne Music store.
They say less is more, and I think that holds true when it comes to games included in Linux distros. I have always thought too many games are included, most of them lacking the quality to make it to a serious desktop OS. The Ubuntu developers seem to have thought alike, and I was pleasantly surprised to see only 6 games available this time, most of which are among my favorites.
A smaller but better game selection made it into Ubuntu 10.04.
About and documentation
Looking into the "About Ubuntu" section was interesting, as it also incorporates the new branding, proving a good piece of documentation to get any new user started on basic Ubuntu and Linux concepts
The About Ubuntu section looks cleaner and more professional than ever.
As I mentioned already, and differently to what I found when testing Beta and RC releases, this final release of Ubuntu was not exactly rock solid nor working flawlessly. I have tested several different Ubuntu releases in the past and since Ubuntu 8.10, I have always installed new releases on the same couple of laptops right after release date. I am fully aware of the risks implied, even willing to accept some sloppiness, but I have to say I felt disappointed after testing this final release of Ubuntu 10.04.
On the one hand, I find it difficult to explain that the exact same pieces of hardware (HP Compaq NX7400 and HP Compaq 6910p) that worked flawlessly with the Beta and Release candidate now seem to have problems on something as basic as the boot process. On the other hand, this is a Long Term Release, which is supposed to be more solid, more backward compatible and more mature and polished, which is simply not the case.
Back when Karmic was released, I couldn't relate to those who reported issues. It worked smoothly for me, but I could understand that the effort Canonical had put in place to incorporate so many new features would involve risks. In fact, many of us in the community thought all of those seemingly unfinished new elements would settle down and mature in time for Lucid. Sadly, I can't help but feel the opposite.
My overall feel is that this release was somewhat disappointing. Here's a summary or reasons why:
- Some basic functionality that was working just days ago on the Release Candidate does not today on the same hardware.
- There is a bit of an overall "sloppiness" feel to Ubuntu 10.04 so far, which is specially significant given its LTS quality.
- The new branding is far from complete with wallpapers, icons and window themes having an "in the works" feel to them.
- Some new features, such as the infamous window minimize, maximize and close buttons shift to the left are difficult to explain. I know they can easily be moved back to the right, but what value adds a modification like this one if a vast majority of users will override it?
- I can't really understand the addition of PiTiVi, when GIMP was an application with a much wider user base. The argument Canonical used was that GIMP took too much space from the Live CD and was an application for professional use, but so is PiTiVi.
Don't get me wrong, there are many good things about Ubuntu 10.04, some of which I have discussed in my two reviews, but I guess the expectation was sky high and the delivery is not that big a step forward. I very much appreciate the efforts Canonical and its developers have put in place when creating this last release of Ubuntu, but more than ever before Ubuntu 10.04 feels like a middle step towards the more significant improvement we all want to see in Ubuntu.
As far as I am concerned, Ubuntu 10.04 is not a release I plan to use. I am very comfortable with my current Jaunty and Karmic installations and don't feel the Lucid Lynx has anything to offer that would justify upgrading. That's solely the result of my personal setup, needs and taste, so please do test and use Ubuntu 10.04 if you like it. For those interested in installing it, though, my advice would be to allow some weeks, perhaps a month or two, so the initial bugs can be fully fixed by the developers.
Thanks for reading!
UPDATE: Here's a very interesting ARTICLE covering some Ubuntu 10.04 bugs.
Thanks, William!
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Hi Chema,ReplyDelete
I share your concerns:
Hi, William,ReplyDelete
Thanks a lot for your comments and for mentioning my article in your blog!
Let's see what the developers can do, but I don't think Ubuntu 10.04 will be fully stable until a couple months have passed.
Take care
"Lucid wallpapers lack the quality to be expected in Ubuntu."ReplyDelete
Sorry but anyone that expects quality wallpapers in Ubuntu, has obviously NEVER in their lives used Ubuntu. Since Ubuntu has never once had a decent wallpaper.
I have tried Ubuntu Lucid and Debian Squeeze (it's still in testing). Found Squeeze way more polished than this much hyped Ubuntu LTS. I think users should use it after 1 or 2 of its point releases.ReplyDelete
thank God i move to pclinuxOS 2010 it is fantastic!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks all for posting!ReplyDelete
@colby: I say so not because Ubuntu has a history of great wallpapers, but because it is among Canonical's objectives to make Ubuntu a widely accepted standard among desktop operating systems, so among many other elements, its wallpapers should be up to the task. It's just that shipping a good set of wallpapers is easy and cheap compared to other things.
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Interesting to see that you made about the same experience with Lucid than I had when testing it (on either my laptop and my netbook). Moreover there are a few additional disappointments in Lucid that I noticed:ReplyDelete
– It is only possible to select the language with the new welcome window after starting the Live CD. There is no possibility to change the keyboard layout at this point. So if I select the French language, I get the French (France) layout. There is no option to switch to the French (Switzerland) layout that I use.
– The "detect keyboard layout" option during installation (ubiquity) does not not work as it should. (I reported this bug about a month ago when I tested beta but there was no reaction.)
– There is only one workspace when not using Compiz (e.g. if your driver does not support compositing). (I filled a bug report too but there was no reaction too.)
– Lucid is very very slow on my netbook! I had no similar problems with Karmic.
– Lucid seems to focus more on internet and social desktop usability (Gwibber etc.), games etc. than on productivity. There are more or less critical bugs in Open Office, Texlive, Inkscape and Audacity.
In the past I really appreciated the stability reliability of Ubuntu and this was the reason why I used it. Now it seems that the developers do first of all care about subtleties (design, buttons, logo etc.) and are wasting their time doing this. If Ubuntu still wants to be easy to use and address newbies then Ubuntu should concentrate more on stability (like in past versions before and including Hardy), particularly in LTS versions! Because stability is also factor of ease of use. In the past I used Ubuntu because it was very stable and up to date. Now there is no difference regarding stability between Ubuntu and Fedora anymore. (In past I found Fedora to be a much more cutting edge distro than Ubuntu was.)
@colby: I personally find that the quality of the wallpapers included in Karmic were by far better that the background images in Lucid.
There's note on the installer crashing if run directly instead of from within the live-cd's desktop (see 'Desktop installer sometimes crashes on startup' at http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004 ).ReplyDelete
For you it didn't crash but may have malfunctioned.
the reason the window controls are on the left is to make room for new innovation on the rightReplyDelete
from Mark Shuttleworth
ive already seen some cool new mockups.. i'm looking forward to it
Very nice article.ReplyDelete
Plus I was disappointed in the fact that despite the developers' focus on prettiness, the login screen is ten times uglier than Koala's.
Thanks for the review, I tend to prefer other distros but the music store is compelling. Amazon has worked well enough for me up until now but having my music available anywhere via UbnutuOne would be fantastic. Still, I may just wait until a similar service is available to Fedora or Opensuse.ReplyDelete
I used the alphas, the betas and the final release as my primary system.ReplyDelete
I had no problems at all, apart from some sound config issues.
I did a clean install of the final release yesterday.
It's superb!
Everything just works...It's rock solid.
Thanks for the comments, everyone!ReplyDelete
I am sure Lucid will get some intense bug fixing in the following weeks and, just like it happened to Karmic, will become stable after a while.
My main issue is that Ubuntu 10.04 had some bold intentions, wanted to play in the major leagues, and I feel it has failed terribly. I guess the foundation and the theory behind Lucid were right, the implementation of those ideas fell short and is ultimately incomplete. For example, I wouldn't have committed to a major branding switch unless I was 100% sure I could complete it. Releasing a new installation wizard acknowledging it has errors? What is this, Microsoft?
I think Canonical needs to get their priorities straight and do so quickly. There is no way a Linux distro can fight the desktop arena unless reliability and performance are top notch, because those are the only areas we beat them on. No MS user will ever think of switching to Ubuntu because of the "social desktop".
I will probably wait until 10.10 is out, but if they continue to focus on new functionality instead of fixing open bugs, they may very well end up losing the community support they have.
Installed inside Windows xp working perfectly no issues what so ever Add remove software Application has it all, install what you want..love the distro.ReplyDelete
miles said....I find 23 hours upgrade on a netbook much too long for 10.4 on a DSL700 line...and I see that Canonical has dropped a lot (a lot) of support for various programs and I wonder if the old unsupported is going to be have to be manually removed and how that is going to affect the rest of how 10.4 runs.ReplyDelete
What are your thoughts on how it compares to Windows 7 now that 10.04 has been released?ReplyDelete
@fewt: Well, when I tested the beta and the RC I was having a positive feeling. Lucid wasn't up to the expections, it wasn't the big step forward I was hoping to see, but was a nice step forward from the good foundation from previous releases. However, I thought there would be further enhancements before the live version, which has not been the case.ReplyDelete
My opinion now? I have stated it already, but here it goes: I feel Ubuntu 10.04 is incomplete and has too many inconsistencies for an LTS release. I consider those inconsistencies important, but I know they will be fixed soon, and there doesn't seem to be anything as critical as some of the early Windows 7 bugs.
All in all, I am disappointed that it didn't live up to expectations, but Ubuntu 10.04 still covers my needs better than Windows 7. Having said so, I have to say Windows 7 is more mature and better suited for mass use at this stage.
Cool. Good review. I completely agree with your comment. Sounds like you are paralleling my experience with the last few Ubuntu releases, but at a somewhat higher level too. Ubuntu has lots of potential, but it just isn't delivering.ReplyDelete
I'm pretty sure it's related to the management of the project. The product would be best served with different leadership and a renewed focus on quality over new features. /opinion
"Since I installed Ubuntu 10.04, I have booted about 10 times, and the splash screen has never showed up."ReplyDelete
Yeah I was puzzled myself considering it worked on earlier versions. It turns out you need to install the plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo package to get it working correctly again. It seems like a major oversight but other than that my 10.04 experience has been pleasant enough to cause me to start using Ubuntu full time. (over other distributions that I also like)
The effort they are putting into these releases is showing imo. It feels like Ubuntu is finally starting to stand out with the changes they are making to things like the notification area and theme, and all the small touches around the rest of the OS.
It's disappointing to hear such bad things about Ubuntu. I think I will stick to my Karmic until I hear that the bugs have been corrected. Also, these Phoronix articles aren't surely encouraging: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_windows_part1&num=1 & http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_windows_part2&num=1 . I love Ubuntu and I will surely not give up on it, but I will maybe try something else in the meanwhile. I was always pleased with Linux Mint, but it being based on Ubuntu makes me wonder if they can do much about it. Finally, a question for you: what do you think is the best Linux distribution at the moment?ReplyDelete
@robert: Thanks for your comments and that tip on the splash screen. I think I will just give Lucid a couple months before I try it again. I am sure that will be among the issues they fix.ReplyDelete
@lupi: As you might have read from my recent reviews, PCLinuxOS 2010 is my favorite at this moment. They just released 2010.1 KDE yesterday, already including KDE 4.4.3, which is very neat. I very much encourage you to give it a try, it is well worth it.
I think Ubuntu is great and I figured upgrading from 9.10 to 10.04 would be worth it. So I backed up my files and hit the upgrade button. Well things went wrong, lots of error codes and the installation said it was stopping but it kept going. When it was all over I have a computer that boots and then halts. I am able to get to the command line so I might be able to fix things. Or I might just install from the CD. The real bummer is all the reconfig I will have to do with a scratch install, setting up the wireless (painful). Other stuff like Apache, Kompozer and whatever other programs that require some tuning. In hindsight I probably would not have upgraded, right now at least.ReplyDelete
I will definitely give PCLinuxOS a try, but I was looking for something in the 64 bit range and possibly with Gnome.ReplyDelete
My experience with Ubuntu 10.04 has been exceedingly positive. I did a fresh install from CD to my Intel Atom desktop system. I am very impressed with the quickness with which the system boots.ReplyDelete
I had been running Linux Mint on this system for several months. I wanted a fresh install and, happily, I came across your web site. Having read the favorable review I did a fresh install of PCLinuxOS. It *is* very impressive, but alas, I was unable to install a package I wanted – Squeezebox Server version 7.6 – from outside their repo (had outdated version of SBS). I also tried PCLinuxOS Gnome.
Had I more knowledge, I might have been able to install the software. It didn't seem worth the effort, and besides, I wanted to try the new Ubuntu anyway. Expecting to be disappointed, I was pleasantly surprised instead.
Thanks for your wonderful high-quality site. I'll be spending much time lurking here. Best regards.
I should add that I don't see a splash screen either. There may be other issues I haven't detected.ReplyDelete
I agree with most of your critical comments on artwork and branding. I understand the reasons for branding but I don't like most of it – particularly Linux Mint, which I enjoy otherwise.
The Linux experience has been so rough for so long that it's hard to know when a specific annoyance is "generic" or the fault of a particular distro.
It feels like the latest releases are getting there. Without trying to be flip about it, I'd say the GUI is reaching a level about equal to Windows 98.
A lot of my positive buzz about Linux these days results from using Google Chrome instead of Firefox. I haven't started Firefox *once* since installing Ubuntu 10.04. (I had downloaded the Chrome .deb package previously.)
An update on what I did when the upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 failed. Like I said in the previous post I had all of the stuff in the visible folders in my home/username directory saved to another machine.ReplyDelete
I was able to still boot and use the command line. I chmodded to 755 ( so I can read the files when I boot with the 10.04 CD) everything I wanted out of the hidden folders in my home directory. Things like the .config folder, the firefox folder for the backups of the favorites. I also had used the backup funtion in Evolution before trying to upgrade so it made a GZ of everything it had. Then I booted with a CD with the 10.04 ISO to use it a bt and make sure it run OK. In this mode I was able to copy over all of the files I wanted from the hidden folders, Apache config, the contents of my var/www and /usr/lib/cgi-bin and other assorted stuff. You can put in on a thumbdrive or network it over to another pc. I took a break for a few hours to make sure I would have a chance to remember anything else I want off of the drive before I did a clean install. You know, haste makes waste. Nothing like a clear head before proceeding further. Then I installed with the CD and no problems. It took an hour or two to get things back the way I want them in 10.04.
I do like 10.04 now that I have been using it for a day. Yeah the splash screen looks ugly but hey it's gone in a few seconds. Ubuntu is so configurable in System->Preferences->Appearance that I can be happy with the look I can create and put my own hi-res desktop graphic up....so I am happy with it.
I've been using UNIX then Linux for years and it has come a long long way to being real easy. My having to reconfig a bunch of stuff is nothing compared to what you used to have to do to set up a machine. Like actually compiling from source, finding obscure settings to make things happen with the modem. So I can't complain!
So be careful if you try upgrade. Backup everything you can think of, just in case you have to do a clean install via CD. Just prepare as if you are going to do a clean install before you hit the upgrade button.
I am not sure what the author was expecting an Ubuntu LTS release to be. LTS means long term support, 3 years on the desktop apps, 5 years on the server apps, that is all.ReplyDelete
Other than the length of security updates and bugfixes, an LTS release is just like any other Ubuntu release -- filled with many bugs, but overall a fairly good system.
Stop blabbering on about what you thought "should" be in an LTS release and get a clue. LTS does not mean more stable, better, prettier, whatever your misconceived notions of the letters LTS stand for. LTS get longer support, period.
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@ez: I am afraid that's your interpretation as well, far from what Shuttleworth has been advertising in the few months before the release of 10.04.
I didn't write my review based on what I think an LTS release shoud be, but on what it should be, period. The concept that you are bringing forward (a standard release with longer support) is plain ridiculous.
Anyways, don't take my word for it, you can simply read the Ubuntu Wiki definition on LTS HERE. Here's an excerpt:
"1. We are more conservative in our package merge with Debian, auto-synching with Debian testing, instead of Debian unstable.
2. We start stabilizing the release early by significantly limiting the number of new features. We will choose which features we package into the LTS release, versus which ones we leave out and allow for users to optionally download and use from a separate archive.
3. Avoid structural changes as far as possible, such as changing the default set of applications, lots of library transitions, or system layer changes (example: introducing KMS or hal → DeviceKit would not have been appropriate changes in a LTS).
Furthermore, we define the LTS to be:
* Enterprise Focused: We are targeting server and multiple desktop installations, where the average user is moderately risk averse.
* Compatible with New Hardware: We will make point releases throughout the development cycle to provide functional support for new server and desktop hardware.
* More Tested: We will shorten the development window and extend the Beta cycle to allow for more testing and bug fixing "
There you have it, it seems LTS means a lot more than you thought. But I go beyond that definition because I read statements from Shuttleworth and he clearly wants to be competing against the big OS names. That demands that Canonical makes things better than the competition, or else they will never convince anybody.
On a different note, Canonical is a company with a financial goal in mind. I can't remember the exact dates, but the goal was to be self sustainable within 2 or 3 years, something that is not the case as of today. The company is trying different models to make money, such as Ubuntu One and their music store. However, the model that has been working best is that of RedHat, which is releasing something that is enterprise attractive and then make money supporting it. That is the main reason why Canonical puts out an LTS release and the main reason for my criticism, for Ubuntu 10.04 is anything but enterprise attractive.
Now, I guess it should be you who stops blabbering, at least before you get your facts straight.
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Which suit should I look into? Rotj? Esb? The Mythos statue of boba blew my mind, but maybe I want to stick to just classic Boba. I'm thinking Rotj? My wife probably will get into the costuming bit as well ;) I just need to figure out what character she should be.
Boba...the thought of having a boba suit. I want to start working towards that end asap. Probably looking to pick up parts here and there from different people here on TDH. The talent and products that people offer through this forum is really mind blowing. I can't wait to see what I come across.


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Maine sailing's handle here is Halekai36. He's a good egg, and one of the SN members I've met in person.
Originally Posted by CalebD View Post
Since Halekai, er, mainesail has not piped up yet I will plug his web pages on the 'how to' of thru-hulls and seacocks.
See the first two links that have great pictures and explanations here: "How To" - The Boat Projects & Upgrade Blogs Photo Gallery by Maine Sailing at pbase.com
Wow! Great webpage! So much information and the pictures are fantastic!
(and it's free!)
Thanks CalebD for posting and thanks to mainsail for creating.
good stuff.......
It looks like you've made an effective emergency repair. It's easy for the rest of us to be armchair sailors. As for whether to trust it or not and for how long...only you can make that call.
Your idea of inducing heel by halyard is not a new one. If I'm correct, some riggers will do this when they tune masts. And, I've heard of the halyard to an anchor trick when a boat has run aground. But, there are dangers... Several years ago, I saw the halyard to induce heel trick done to repair a thru-hull, and it worked well for the most part. The guy forgot to close the seacocks on the other side of the boat. By the time the guy had replaced the thru-hull and valve, his boat was half-filled with water. He hadn't noticed the rising waterline because the boat was heeled.
So, be careful and think things through.
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A related question: It appears you have two hoses running from that valve. One is the raw water intake for the engine cooling system. What is the other?
Off topic but close enough. My father was given a fancy bass boat that had been sitting in a barn for years. We tuned it up and headed to Winter's Park to test things out. It would really move and seemed perfect for the first couple of miles. Then it seemed to start losing some power. By the time I got back in, I had all of my passengers as far forward on the bow as they could get and the fuel tank was completely under water.
All but one of the old thru hull fittings had snapped off leaviong multiple holes in the hull. Those plastic thru hull fittings age and decay sitting dry. We had to replace all of them. West Marine sells a bag full of different sized plugs just for that possible problem. Never go out very far without having a plug for every hole in the hull!
In our case, the boat was pretty much unsinkable to begin with and all I had to do was keep her level and get back to the dock. Still, when the water started coming up thru the floor drains, it was not a nice feeling!
|A related question: It appears you have two hoses running from that valve. One is the raw water intake for the engine cooling system. What is the other? FWIW - I don't recall if it was here or one of the other forums I monitor, but there was recently significant discussion about the possible downside of sharing the engine coolant intake with anything else. The bottom line was that it wasn't considered a good idea.
Since Halekai, er, mainesail has not piped up yet I will plug his web pages on the 'how to' of thru-hulls and seacocks.
See the first two links that have great pictures and explanations here: "How To" - The Boat Projects & Upgrade Blogs Photo Gallery by Maine Sailing at pbase.com
Bumpkin, heeling the boat over with a line form your masthead to another slip or such is a perfectly traditional way to get a fitting above the waterline.
Beeswax makes a fairly good temporary plug, and it is easy to "chew" and wipe back out of the fitting afterwards. But I was thinking more of using it as a backup for your epoxy repair, than as a primary plug while you were spinning fittings off.
The plugs are usually available in a poly-bagged four pack from all the boat supply stores, of course at least two of them will fit nothing on your boat "one size fits all" haha. They're usually "NAFTA" packaged for the US/Canadian market, so the French side calls them "tampons", apparently that's simply French for "plug".
At first i couldn't figure out the pcitures you posted, then I realize the u-bolt and grey glob are the PATCH, not normal equipment.
Of course whatever parts you need, from a reputable source, in the right material, will only be stocked in the wrong thread size or special ordered from a craftsman in the far north of Finland. that's just the way marine plumbing goes--be prepared to make multiple trips, multiple measurements, and wait a week, twice.
All good reason to "do it right the first time" !
...proper BRONZE ball valves...
Brass is 1/8th the price, sure, but it's not for below the waterline and won't fit the proper through-hull threads anyway.
Hi Bumpkin,
Others may condemn this idea but I think you have afforded an excellent repair and I would think it would do you until you need to haul out for the winter. When I bought my boat, the galley sink drain through hull had cracked on the "dry" side of the old original gate valve and it was held together with the handyman's friend Duct Tape. Yikes. I cut the through hull and the valve out with a hacksaw and replaced both before I put it back in the water at my marina. I have since replaced all of my through hulls from the orignal equiment (in 1978) gate valves to proper ball valve seacocks. Heeling the boat at the slip is an ingenious idea but I think your chances of sinking are very low and I would enjoy the rest of the season and do the work when it is easy to get at both the inside and outside of the hull. I would suggest changing the through hull along with the valve to ensure a proper thread match. The through hull is inexpensive compared to the valve.
If it was my boat, I would leave it as is until haulout.
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jasneko wrote:Closeup of the ship in the background:
Awesome, Jas. I remember you old mermaid entry (you had one similar to this, right?) but this is definitely a step up. Awesome halftone work, it looks great =) I know you're not too fond of the halftone, but you did a fantastic job!
Re: The Physical Impossibility of Death...
I will not say this is awesome because I want it to print and wear it onstage. SO I will just give you my vote and pray that other Wooters do as well.
Re: Flower Carrier
nice. +1
Re: Hi, I'm a Mac
LOL...this made me laugh when I saw it.
Re: The Concert
This design is based on The Concert by Vermeer. It is based on both the title and the current status of the painting- The Concert is considered to be the most valuable painting currently stolen.
This is my take on the fact that right now, criminals are the only ones who can enjoy The Concert
Re: Michelangelo's David
the belt covering david's lil davids is hilarious.
Re: Don Quixote
It is bright and reminiscent of the Shaving Basin our hero wears upon his head; the Dark Knight of La Mancha looks into the sky and sees the signal that signifies trouble. "I shall tilt with these windmill giants and thwart this Woman of the Cats," he says in a rasped voice, "for I come into a world of iron to make a world of gold."
Artist Note: This parody brings together two knights of justice from different worlds into one amalgamated universe. Based on Picasso's Don Quixote, this is an original drawing and not a modified scan of the painting. PS. That's armor he's wearing… not a cardigan.
Re: The Scream
fantastic! love this color, glad to see a good design on one! =)
Re: Pink Angels
Beautiful detail work.
Awwhh! He's SO CUTE! In a big, metaly, robotic kinda way. Made me think of Wall-E too, haha. Fantastic colors on this!
I do really like it though. It's impressive.
Re: The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
She may well have been the first queen to employ the 'queen's wave' made so popular by QE2. I guess this was during a Grand Tour sponsored by British Teatroleum.
If you actually read the image, he ripped it out of the ground and is holding the pile of dirt. Making him "flower murderer." (haha)
Very well drawn, I like the pallette! Seems like you see a lot of the "intimidating thing being cute" concept on woot, though.
Re: Dogs Playing Poker
I absolutely love this.
Re: We Can Do It! (Rosie the Riveter)
I really like this one a lot.
Re: The Burning Giraffe
Very awesome!
SG, you are one goofy SOB! This is hilarious. Love the shark's expression, lol
He looks quite manic. As a shark driving a tank would be =P
This is just awesome. I'm an art historian and I grew up on TMNT (the orignal...both the Eastman and Laird books and the old school cartoon), so this one just strikes a chord with me.
This is excellent! I would prefer it without the halftoned bg, but overall this is hilarious. Great take!
I think you would have been OK with the red although this looks good too.
I knew it was you just from the thumbnail! Dayum cool. I can't get over your texture work and how well you do halftones. +1
capedcrusader514 wrote:I love the drawing but the shape of the head is driving me nuts.
I have to agree with caped. Less Neanderthal and more modern human, maybe?
Re: Tommervik's Robin
Whenever I look at this I can't help but think of the Thief Lord and his mask. ^_^ I love the colors; voted!
rglee129 wrote:I'm glad you sort of like the design! Believe me, this wasn't a Photoshop quickie. If you compare this design to the original, you'll see the vast majority of it is new, original linework- only the mountain and one wave (not the great one!) were copied (not pasted, but hand copied in the traditional sense) from the original. It was actually difficult to organically end the image and to use only 3 colors for the whole thing, etc.
Also, I really don't think the hand placement is an issue- do you think it would look like it was copping a feel or something?
I hope I don't sound too defensive here, but I'm proud of the way this design turned out and I'd hate for you to think this was a Photochop job!
Oh, no! I didn't mean to imply that you did. It's clear that you started from scratch and meticulously tried to mimic the original. I absolutely love the concept, and that you have the wave and people greeting each other with "konnichiwa." The drawing is extremely well done, and it's a well balanced composition. It's just that, from the perspective of an art historian who interprets this derby as trying to get people to view works or titles in new, unique ways...it's a little TOO meticulous. TOO close to the original. I don't think it's off topic, I just don't think it was quite what they had in mind. (That said, I know you had this design already made, I remember you posting a modified version in the Kawaii thread, so I don't blame you for bringing it out for this one!)
As far as hand placement, that was just my impression as a man, the women may not agree (and so far haven't!)
I wasn't trying to denigrate your work, it's very good.
Re: Napoleon Crossing (on a) St Bernard
Dude! This is my favorite of your designs (that I've seen). Superb illo' and coloring.
And it works as a visual joke without knowing you're reinterpreting the art title, 'cause Napolean was tiny. GMV!
Re: Bird in Space.
This just makes me laugh! Very well done.
As soon as I saw this derby I knew I would see some awesome shirts, but NEVER did I expect to see, of all things, a reinvention of my all time favorite Dali painting. gmv. <3
Re: Inspired by The Great Wave
I am a sucker for most things 'Great Wave' like... you did an awesome job with it.
Ahh yes! This is so amazing! My favorite overall. Dali's burning giraffes have always intrigued me. Love the details on the giraffe's face. +1!
bassanimation wrote:This is excellent! I would prefer it without the halftoned bg, but overall this is hilarious. Great take!
I think that's what's bugging me too... awesome concept though
Re: Heart by henri matisse
Hmmm. :-) I've seen <3 shirts before but not with this sculptural idea, and the vanishing point is a nice, thoughtful touch. Cool.
I am SO thrilled you didn't end up wasting this in the Kawaii derby, and that a more appropriate opportunity for you to showcase it at Woot came along so quickly. GMV, and pulling for a print.
(It will be my second Robbie Lee shirt in the space of about a week if it wins - I couldn't say no to "Green Means Go")
Re: The Thinker
So adorable walmazan!!
Re: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Perhaps it's just me, but my mind immediately goes back to this previous Woot print:
Amazing work!!! I'd love to see a large image/closeup if you wouldn't mind posting one... I want to marvel how you got such depth and texture with 6 colors!
I wasn't familiar with the work, so I figured I'd post it for others here:
Getting Rembrandt to wear the shirt is almost more epic than the design.
Re: Yo Picasso
Yes, it's a pun on Yo! MTV Raps. I'm sorry.
Here's the original, a self portrait by Pablo Picasso. You can clearly see that the same amount of artistry and skill has gone into mine.
Four colors on cranberry. I hope you don't think too poorly of me.
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Need the deets on the front handguard. I have one and that is the trouble spot for me.
Finally did all the work in converting the bone stock Saiga 308 to something more appealing. It's a real sleeper at the gun range.
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Need the deets on the front handguard. I have one and that is the trouble spot for me.
I was trying to talk a friend into converting his, but he's scared.
Cut and formed my boolit ramp from a peace of 3/4 SS pipe on a x39 Saiga.Take your time on the mag latch.
SOON-We already lost the war. You are the resistance.
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I used the dinzag front handuard adapter (a 2 piece thing).
The diameter in the part wasn't big enough to properly fit the barrel, so I need to enlarge it.
Also, there is not adequate clearance between the barrel and the handguard so I have to somehow hog that out as well.
It's a pretty sweet thing once it's done.
Fritz did the muzzle work for me so I can use an ak74 FSB and muzzle attachments.
Looks great eyegun !! They look soooo much better this way than the stock version.
I saw those from Danzig and never really warmed up to the split retainer, bolt-on look though it would have been much easier than fabricating one myself. I was reconsidering the ease of purchasing one when I was about half way thru building the one on mine but pressed on and completed it. I did preferred his first test retainer he produced with the set screw but I figure it was too labor intensive to be able to market for a decent price
I cut the lug off a scrap Romy AK FSB, flattened both mating surfaces and attached the lug to the bottom side of the Saiga gas block with silver solder paste. It was very easy to do and I thought the cleaning rod was a nice touch to complete the look of the rifle.
You might also want to consider rounding off the front edge of the BHO lever like in the photo. My trigger finger would always rub against the original squared one and it really annoyed me. The rounded front edge helped a bunch.
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Damn Illya....I thought I was done building AKs. That's so damn cool I think I'm going to have to do something. Gotta have one!!!
Yeah I'm not feeling the love on the dinzag thing but I didn't want to take off the gasblock....
Good idea, thanks for the infoYou might also want to consider rounding off the front edge of the BHO lever like in the photo.
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The home run was the fourth of the year for Bolt who finished his day at the plate 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
The first two batters of the Tar Heel eighth were retired quickly before sophomore shortstop Michael Russell turned on an A.J. Salcines offering and sent it down the left field line.
Russell's shot was cut down by a stiff breeze and hit the base of the outfield wall for a two-out double.
With a base open the Hurricanes elected to walk junior Colin Moran to face Bolt with a force out at every base.
Bolt got ahead 1-0 on Salcines and then turned on the second offering hitting a towering fly ball to left field that sailed over the fence for the go-ahead home run, thus putting UNC in front, 4-1.
The Tar Heels claimed a 1-0 lead in the very first inning behind a solo home run by Moran off of starter Andrew Suarez. The home run was Moran's second of the week and fourth of the season.
Junior left-hander Hobbs Johnson kept the Canes in check through the first four innings before Miami was able to even the contest at 1-1 in the fifth inning.
A hit batter and a walk would put two runners on for Alex Fernandez who singled up the middle to plate a run and tie the game at 1-1. Johnson was able to limit the damage and record a key strikeout to end the threat.
Sophomore right-hander Trevor Kelley would toss a scoreless sixth inning for the Tar Heels before surrendering a leadoff single to open the seventh inning.
Sophomore Chris McCue would come on in relief of Kelley and pick up a strikeout and a soft line out to end the threat.
McCue would follow the seventh with a scoreless eighth before Bolt delivered the go-ahead home run in the bottom half.
McCue worked around a flare single to left to open the ninth inning and retired the Canes in order after that to improve to 4-0 on the season.
The top five hitters in the Carolina lineup paced the offense Sunday as they combined to go 7-for-19.
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|Many times if there is one crack, there are more. As already stated, 350 blocks are plentiful enough not to take a chance on one that already has problems.....
|Dunno, if it were mine I don't think I'd bother considering those blocks are everywhere... I think I have 3 or 5 of them empty. Whenever I find a good one I try to snatch it up. Post a pic of your crack if possible. Once, in the wayback, I left a brand new sbc on a run stand full of water. Well, over the weekend heat went out and the temp was about low teens to single digit. There I was, staring at those two hunks (each side) blown out right about where you say your crack is. I'd suspect something along those lines. I can tell you one thing, cracks do not go away or get smaller. You could stitch the block, but why, given the availability?
|It depends on the depth of the crack. I seen one block with a crack from freeze plug to freeze plug on the side of the block and it never leaked a drop and it`s still being ran today. Problem is, there`s no way to know how deep the crack is. My best advice would be to have it pressure tested.
worth fixing??
I have an 010 block and after taking head off and oil pan I found a crack about 2 inches from left to right by the antifreeze drain plug. It is about 1/2 inch from the oil pan on the left side(facing the pulley side and 1/2 inch above the oil pan lip. It is only in the fluid journal. The guy I bought it from said it had never leaked in the 10 years he ran the motor. It was full of antifreeze and not leaking. Just wondering if I put J B Weld on the out side if it would hold if it indeed began to leak if I installed it and ran it? I could try to put it on the inside as well. I dont want to replace the block but will if I have to. What about liquid steel??
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Media Use Embassy Attacks, Middle East Protests To Stoke Fear Of Muslims
Media figures have used the recent attacks on the U.S. embassy in Egypt and consulate in Libya to make Islamophobic comments, from claiming that "they hate us because they hate us" to asking guests if they think "there is a Muslim problem in the world."
Media Figures Use Embassy Attacks, Unrest To Malign Muslims And Islam
Fox's Eric Bolling: Obama Administration "Answers To The Quran First And The Constitution Second." During the September 17 broadcast of Fox News' The Five, the co-hosts discussed reports that the filmmaker allegedly behind the anti-Islamic movie that sparked widespread protests had been detained for possibly violating his parole. Co-host Eric Bolling said:
BOLLING: To use a -- what is being called a flimsy ploy to bring this guy in for questioning -
PERINO: What next?
BOLLING: -- proves that the Obama administration, through all this appeasement and apologizing, answers to the Quran first and to the Constitution second. [Fox News, The Five, 9/17/12 [1], via Media Matters]
Fox's Tantaros: "This Jihad Will Not Stop" Until "We Are All Muslims" Or "Until We're All Ruled By Muslims" -- "They Only Preach Tolerance When They're Outnumbered." Earlier in the September 17 edition of The Five, Bolling asked co-host Andrea Tantaros, "Is there a sense in the Muslim world that we're weak? That we're appeasing? That we're apologetic?" Tantaros replied:
TANTAROS: Yes. We're -- we're on the retreat. And that is why Islam is on the march. And if you read [historian] Bernard Lewis, this goes way back hundreds and hundreds of years to the days of Thomas Jefferson. If you read and study the Quran, Lewis will tell you, this jihad will not stop. They are commanded, radicals, to perform jihad until one of two things happen. One, we are all Muslims or, two, until we're all ruled by Muslims.
TANTAROS: They only preach tolerance when they're outnumbered, Bob. So this is not a shock that this is happening because of a video, or Israel, or something. [Fox News, The Five, 9/17/12 [2], via Media Matters]
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: "They Hate Us Because Of Their Religion" And "Culture" ... "They Hate Us Because They Hate Us." During the September 17 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough talked about the embassy attacks and subsequent protests and said:
SCARBOROUGH: I think we see just how naïve every president is that thinks they're going to come in and transform the Middle East. How naïve every president is -- you know, "If we could just talk to them, they would understand us." And, of course, this president talked about the fact that he was raised in a Muslim country would somehow take -- you know, make things better in the Middle East. It just doesn't happen. You know why they hate us? I talked to intelligence people all weekend. They hate us because of their religion. They hate us because of their culture, and they hate us because of peer pressure. And you talk to any intelligence person, they will tell you that's the same thing. And all these people that think we're going to go over there and change them and make them hate us less are just naïve.
Think about the savagery, just the sheer, unrestrained savagery that we have seen across the Middle East and the Arab world over the past week because of a crude film. They know what they're doing. They know it's a crude film. They know it has nothing to do with the United States government. It is an excuse. One intelligence person told me, if you scratch the surface, and if you gave every street vendor, from street vendor to prime minister in that region, a chance to throw a rock at the U.S. Embassy, they would. So this is their excuse.
SCARBOROUGH: [The Taliban has] been doing this for months now, these insider attacks. The film? Give me a break. You know, it's just like -- oh, you know, "They hate us because of waterboarding." No, they don't. They hate us because they hate us. "They hate us because of Obama's drone attacks." No, they don't. They hate us because they hate us. "They hate us because somebody burned a Quran." No, they don't. They hate us because they hate us. They hate us because of this crude film? No, they don't. They hate us because they hate us. And any U.S. politician that thinks they're going to go in and transform the region and stop people from hating us because they hate us are absolute fools. They're absolute fools. [MSNBC, Morning Joe, 9/17/12 [3]]
Newsweek Cover: "Muslim Rage." For the cover of its most recent issue, Newsweek portrayed a group of stereotypically angry Arab men with the headline "Muslim Rage," and encouraged their Twitter followers to discuss the cover using the hashtag "#MuslimRage." The cover drew immediate [4] critical [5] response, including [6] from Yousef Munayyer, the executive director of the Jerusalem Fund.
Fox's Bill O'Reilly: "Do You Think There Is A Muslim Problem In The World?" During the September 14 broadcast of his Fox News show, host Bill O'Reilly interviewed retired Gen. Wesley Clark. At one point, O'Reilly asked Clark, "Do you think there is a Muslim problem in the world?" O'Reilly added: "I mean, I think the, you know -- not -- most Muslims are good people, we've always said that, but there's a substantial minority that hates us, and they continue to cause trouble." [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 9/14/12 [7], via Media Matters]
O'Reilly: "What Is It About Islam That Makes These People Have Such Hatred?" Discussing Middle East violence with Muslim guests on The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly said that "nobody believes that a stupid film that nobody's seen causes people to assassinate ambassadors and to storm embassies and to try to kill people. I mean, that's just irrational. If Allah and the prophet Muhammad, if they condone murder because of a stupid film, then you guys got a real problem inherent in your religion." O'Reilly later asked his guests: "What is it about Islam that makes these people have such hatred?" [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 9/17/12 [8], via Media Matters]
CBN's Pat Robertson: "You Wonder What It Is In These Muslims That Causes Them To Go Crazy." During the September 12 edition of the Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club, host Pat Robertson responded to a news report about the attacks on the U.S. embassy in Cairo and consulate in Benghazi by saying, "You know, you wonder what it is in these Muslims that causes them to go crazy because somebody says something about Muhammad, most of which happens to be true." He continued:
ROBERTSON: He took his favorite wife, when she was either 8 or 9 years old, and he was 53 and he began having sexual relations with that 8- or 9-year-old child. Now we call that pedophile -- pedophilia in this country. But with him it was like a holy act. He had a number of wives, and this movie showed him having sexual intercourse with one or more of his wives, and I guess the Muslims got upset about that. But Muhammad was very frank about what he did and what he didn't do, and you read some of the writings of Muhammad and what he has to say, it's all in there. But he seemed to, you know, Muslims can have four wives and he probably had more than his quota, but nevertheless, why do they riot? Why do they kill people? What is it about this religion that makes them so terribly defensive? The reason they're so defensive is because they cannot defend some of the stuff they believe, and therefore they are very protective of it. What do you think? Glad to see you. I mean if a man is 53 years old and he starts having sex with an 8-year-old? [Christian Broadcasting Network, The 700 Club, 9/12/12 [9], via Media Matters]
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UK Proposes All Paychecks Go to the State First.
The UK's tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the appropriate tax and pay the employees by bank transfer.
The proposal by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) stresses the need for employers to provide real-time information to the government so that it can monitor all payments and make a better assessment of whether the correct tax is being paid.
Currently employers withhold tax and pay the government, providing information at the end of the year, a system know as Pay as You Earn (PAYE). There is no option for those employees to refuse withholding and individually file a tax return at the end of the year.
If the real-time information plan works, it further proposes that employers hand over employee salaries to the government first.
"The next step could be to use (real-time) information as the basis for centralizing the calculation and deduction of tax," HMRC said in a July discussion paper.
HMRC described the plan as "radical" as it would be a huge change from the current system that has been largely unchanged for 66 years.
Even though the centralized deductions proposal would provide much-needed oversight, there are some major concerns, George Bull, head of Tax at Baker Tilly, told CNBC.com.
"If HMRC has direct access to employees' bank accounts and makes a mistake, people are going to feel very exposed and vulnerable," Bull said.
And the chance of widespread mistakes could be high, according to Bull. HMRC does not have a good track record of handling large computer systems and has suffered high-profile errors with data, he said.
The system would be massive in terms of data management, larger than a recent attempt to centralize the National Health Service's data, which was later scrapped, Bull said.
If there's a mistake and the HMRC collects too much money, the difficulty of getting it back could be high with repayments of tax taking weeks or months, he said.
"There has to be some very clear understanding of how quickly repayments were made if there was a mistake," Bull said.
HMRC estimated the potential savings to employers from the introduction of the concept would be about £500 million ($780 million).
But the cost of implementing the new system would be "phenomenal," Bull pointed out.
"It's very clear that the system does need to be modernized It's outdated, it's outmoded," Emma Boon, campaigner manager at the Tax Payers' Alliance, told CNBC.com.
Boon said that the Tax Payers' Alliance was in favor of simplifying tax collection, but stressed that a new complex computer system would add infrastructure and administration costs at a time when the government is trying to reduce spending.
There is a further concern, according to Bull. The centralized storage of so much data poises a security risk as the system may be open to cyber crime.
As well as security issues, there's a huge issue of transparency, according to Boon.
Boon also questioned HMCR's ability to handle to the role effectively.
The Institute of Directors (IoD), a UK organization created to promote the business agenda of directors and entreprenuers, said in a press release it had major concerns about the proposal to allow employees' pay to be paid directly to HMRC.
The IoD said the shift to a real-time, centralized system could be positive as long as the burden on employers was not increased. But it added that the idea of wages being processed by HMRC was "completely unacceptable."
This document contains a lot of good ideas. But the idea that HMRC should be trusted with the gross pay of employees is not one of them," Richard Baron, Head of Taxation at the IoD, said in the release.
A spokesperson for Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne was not immediately available for comment.
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Reading ideas like this , really open my eyes to why grandpa and dad refused to pay any of their taxes until the end of the year.
(they have claimed exempt for as long as I can remember then pay their dues on april 15th)
Can you imagine if everyone decided to do just that???
The governments just assumes more money will always come in tomorrow, or their to big to ever worry about it.
Now that were in a global recession (yes I know it's been deemed over) the governments want their money before you even receive it.
I'm sure we'll never see something like this here, but it's a very scary thought.
|September 21st, 2010, 12:07 PM
the recession is deemed over to fuel positive light towards looking for election/reelection in november. obama will restructure the tax cuts set to expire and call them something along the lines of recession rebates and take all the credit to make them look as though they are doing something productive.
a system as is mentioned in that article would only serve to inflate corruption and new ways to cheat the system. The major downfall to something like that (and the US does this as well) is that they believe it is more productive to continue a clamp down and take from those who are honest and following the law. instead of taxing those already over taxed and carrying their own weight they should be cracking down on those abusing the guberment handouts.
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Could you imagine the hassle of straightening out a problem with your paycheck if you had a problem? You would have to call the Federal government to straighten it out. How shitty that would be.
|September 21st, 2010, 03:32 PM
you would waste endless amounts of your time to get the the same answer every time...
"there are no mistakes on your pay"
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In the summer of 2009, while our nation was in the grips of an intense debate about improving health care access, the state of Arizona enacted a mean-spirited law to strip lesbian and gay state employees of domestic partner benefits. Lambda Legal sued to block enforcement of this law, and to restore fair treatment for the state's valuable lesbian and gay workers. Lambda Legal represents 10 government employees who have, among other things, protected the public as law enforcement officers and educated our best and brightest in Arizona's universities. Their families' circumstances represent some of the terrible harms that lesbian and gay state employees will face without equal health benefits for their families. Our suit claims that if state officials strip domestic partner health benefits from lesbian and gay government workers, they violate the federal constitution's promises that 1) the government will treat similarly situated people equally, and 2) it will not punish people for exercising their fundamental right to a private, intimate relationship with a same-sex partner, which Lambda Legal established nationally in Lawrence v. Texas.
See the Notice of Motion for Plaintiffs' Fees and Costs.
- November 2009 Lambda Legal files complaint in the U.S. District Court of Arizona.
- January 2010 Defendants file a motion asking the court to dismiss Lambda Legal's case.
- February 2010 Lambda Legal files brief opposing Defendants' motion to dismiss.
- April 2010 Lambda Legal files request for preliminary injunction, seeking to keep partner benefits in place for lesbian and gay state employees during the case.
- June 2010 U.S. District Court Judge Sedwick holds hearing about Defendants' request to dismiss Lambda Legal's case, and Lambda Legal's preliminary injunction request to maintain health benefits during the case.
- July 2010 Victory! Judge Sedwick issues a preliminary injunction to maintain family benefits for all state lesbian and gay employees during the case, and allows Lambda Legal's equality claim to go forward.
- August 2010 Defendants file appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to overturn the preliminary injunction.
- October 2010 After Lambda Legal files its principal brief in the Ninth Circuit, Arizona LGBT community centers One Voice and Wingspan file a supporting amicus curiae brief.
- February 2011 Lambda Legal presents oral argument before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- September 2011 Victory! The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the preliminary injunction, preserving family coverage for all lesbian and gay state workers during the case.
September 27, 2011 Defendants file a petition for rehearing en banc, asking for a larger panel of Ninth Circuit judges to re-hear their appeal.
October 21, 2011 Plaintiffs file an opposition to defendants' request for a re-hearing of their appeal.
April 3, 2012 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denies the request of Arizona State officials for an en banc rehearing of the earlier ruling, which maintains family health coverage for lesbian and gay state employees until a court issues a final decision in the case.
July 2, 2012 Defendants ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case.
August 20, 2012 Plaintiffs file brief opposing defendants' request for Supreme Court review of the case.
June 27, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court denies a request by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to review the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.
- December 24, 2013 The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona certifies Lambda Legal's lawsuit as a class action.
- December 31, 2014 With marriage now available in Arizona, the case is dismissed as moot – making it more than four years that the lawsuit protected domestic partner benefits until same-sex couples could get married.
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The Hill and its Fortuño fetishism
posted at 2:52 pm on April 15, 2012 by Jorge Bonilla
Rick Santorum's withdrawal was supposed to have signaled the beginning of the general election, and the end of this cycle's silly season. However, there is still an open spot on the Republican ticket, still news cycle to be filled with speculation, and still deadlines to be met…come rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
Until now, I had seen no need to address this fantasy indulged by the D.C.-and-New York-bassed kommentariat, which seems intent on pushing the Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, for the Vice Presidential nod. Despite this insistence, I don't think Fortuño so much as cracks the short list. Such pieces as these, most recently from The Hill, are not just purely speculative media mind-dealing, they also serve to expose the ignorance of those who are supposed to deliver fact-based analysis.
There is no doubt, given Fortuño's track record, that Gov. Mitt Romney is right to call him "a solid conservative and a firm leader." However, I don't think that neccesarily builds Fortuño's case for running mate.
The end of any seriousness in The Hill's piece begins with the notion that Fortuño's presence would help the party's Hispanic outreach efforts. As I've noted previously, the coveted "Hispanic vote" is not a monoblock that can be reached with a single message. Those who think so are usually the ones that have been clamoring for Marco Rubio's addition to the ticket, as well (despite his continual rejections of the VP nod). In theory, Fortuño's impact would likely limit itself to the I-4 corridor, which would be redundant given John Quiñones' run in FL-9 (and, to a lesser extent, Col. E.J. Otero's run in Tampa). In the Northeast, Hispanic voters are used to (and used to voting against) Hispanic candidates. In the West, there is no factual basis with which to assume that a Hispanic conservative would necessarily bring substantial votes, especially now that Gov. Susana Martínez has tapped out from VP consideration (other than maybe Rubio, I can't see it).
Fortuño's executive and Congressional experience best qualifies him to lead Puerto Rico through its particular self-inflicted fiscal challenges, but isn't a good fit for the Vice Presidency at this crucial historical juncture. Romney's running mate is going to have to be able to hit the lame-duck session on the run, and this lame-duck is big enough to choke a horse. There will be ObamaCare SCOTUS fallout, regardless of the ruling. In addition, there is a transition whichc hands off the winding-down of two wars…and oh, by the way, Taxmageddon is looming. This particular transition requires a mastery of the tax and budgeting process that I'm not sure whether Fortuño has attained as Resident Commissioner in Washington, and Tourism Secretary and Governor of Puerto Rico.
Any other election cycle, and Fortuño is definitely on the short list. But not this one. Given the magnitude of the mess that is going to need cleaning up, and the need for a clean vetting, I think Romney will play it safe and go with three budget nerds on his short list. Of these, I expect Jindal to show, Ryan to place, and Portman to win.
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By Richard Clarke
Mikel Arteta has called on his Arsenal side to be more ruthless at home if they want to break into the top four.
Arsène Wenger's men went into Tuesday's game against Wolves well aware that victory at Emirates Stadium would leave them properly in the Champions League places for the first time this season.
It looked likely when Gervinho put them in front after eight minutes but Steven Fletcher equalised just before half time and the visitors remained resolute until the final whistle despite being reduced to ten men.
Arteta praised Arsenal's endeavour on the day but knows that more will be needed when QPR come to Emirates Stadium on New Year's Eve.
"I don't think you can ask much more than we put in to win the game," he told Arsenal Player. "Everyone tried really hard, it was one of those games. We had seven to 10 chances to win it but, as I said, it did not happen for us.
"Every side in the Premier League works hard but one goal is not enough. We have to be ruthless at home and keep more clean sheets to make sure we don't drop points.
"We have to stand up now," he went on. "This is a very important period and we have another game in four days. There is not much time to think at Christmas time. We did everything that we could to win the match. We have not done it so we have to improve for the next game against QPR."
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Welcome to Talking Heads.
Before and after every first-team fixture, our MatchDay Show guest and an Arsenal blogger will have their say on the game.
Arsenal took on Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday and our Talking Heads for this game were former Gunner Stephen Hughes and Julian Harris of Gingers For Limpar.
It was an entertaining game for the neutral - as Arsenal games often are - and we could have won it with the last kick of the game. That would have been a good comeback but you can't begrudge Fulham a point because they deserved it. Defensively we were very open at times which was very disappointing and we have to do better there.
I think we struggled a bit in midfield, Francis Coquelin had an opportunity but it was a tough game for him. It's the derby next week of course and it will be interesting to see who starts in midfield - Jack Wilshere will be available after his suspension and Aaron Ramsey is also in contention.
There were positives from Saturday of course - I thought Olivier Giroud was outstanding up front, he led the line well, won headers and took his goals well. It's good to have a presence in the penalty area and we certainly look more dangerous from corners with Giroud in there.
Coming off a very difficult game in the week against Schalke and the one last weekend against Manchester United, this becomes a must-win game. I think with the game being at home as well, taking three points becomes vital.
The team seem to have lost a bit of confidence and belief after the international break and it's been well documented that they haven't been playing that well. Sometimes you have to grind results out - the main way to build confidence is by winning games. Saturday is another London derby and I don't think you can look further than that.
It's a results business but performances are vital. I think the boss spoke about belief the other day. Belief and confidence are massive in football. They can go as quickly as they come. You can see individuals struggling at the moment and some have lost a bit of form. Some players are just coming back from injury and aren't fully sharp yet. The belief in the team is not as high as it should be, and neither is the confidence. Let's just hope the team can regain that quickly.
Fulham have bought a fantastic striker in Berbatov. He's proven and it was a great bit of business for them. He's a real handful and he will score goals. He gives them more of an attacking threat than they have perhaps had in the past. They're always quite solid. They're a consistent Premier League team and have a manager I rate very highly. It will be a difficult game but I think Arsenal will have just about enough and can win 2-1.
Funny business, this football stuff. Having endured many games this season in which the team was fairly tight at the back but struggled to put the ball in the net, we now seem to have reverted to a free-scoring Arsenal that cannot defend.
Martin Jol defied my pre-game prediction that he might look to stifle Arsenal by instead starting with the usual four forward players and telling his side to get at us. After his side went two goals down, we may have expected our boys to force Fulham into a more passive shape, or to catch them on the break if they continued to attack. Yet two avoidable goals destroyed any such possibilities and set up a frenetic second half.
There were positives from the game. Olivier Giroud is gaining confidence with every minute that passes, while Santi Cazorla played some excellent football and Theo Walcott offered an awful lot on the right wing. Hopefully his injury isn't too bad, and hopefully Kieran Gibbs comes back soon to help our left-hand side. Our inability to create chances down the left is a concern, as is the sudden inability to hold onto two-goal leads. Hopefully the team can brush aside these negatives ahead of next week's somewhat more important London derby.
Fulham are an excellent side but have been vulnerable at the back during their travels this season, conceding a dozen goals in five Premier League away games. Yet Martin Jol is no fool and he could set up his side with the intention of frustrating our attack. Alas in certain games of late, it hasn't taken much to stifle our play in the final third – although the game on Tuesday offered some glimmers of hope. On occasions the boys looked good on the break and Olivier Giroud's goal showed that it only takes one moment of clever movement to break a defence.
Doing his best Swiss Toni impersonation, Arsène Wenger once said: "A football team is like a beautiful woman. When you do not tell her, she forgets she is beautiful." He echoed this last week by saying his players "have forgotten a little bit how good they are". Despite dropping a two-goal lead against Schalke, the improved attacking may have prompted Arsenal's protagonists to take a good look at themselves in the mirror and realise that, on their day, they're actually pretty hot.
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