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The start of North Carolina's spring practice this Wednesday was a far cry compared to that of a year ago. For starters, this year head coach Larry Fedora and his coaching staff actually know their players' names.
But the team's preparation, intensity and knowledge of Carolina's system also showed up at Navy Field for the first of UNC's 15 practices this semester.
"The one thing they understand is the tempo we want to practice at, and they understand what effort is," Fedora said. "They know that when that ball is snapped for that next four to six seconds they have to go as hard as they can go. You might make a mistake, but you've got to go hard. So we're not having to coach effort all the time, now we're coaching technique."
Fedora said he was impressed with the team's movement, energy and tempo, adding that he thought Carolina got everything they possibly could out of day one back on the field.
Stressing competition at every position, the Tar Heels are attempting to create as much depth as they can in the coming weeks. With just two practices before spring break, which begins on Friday, Fedora and his staff are stressing getting the players back in sync with each other first.
Fueling off a successful offseason in the weight and film rooms, quarterback Bryn Renner said he likewise is impressed with where this team is so far.
"We got a lot better as far as learning the system," Renner said. "This is our best first practice, as far as just going where we need to go and doing what we need to do. We're getting better on a daily basis. In the offseason it really paid off in the weight room."
He added that the difference between this and last year has so far been "night and day," a statement that senior tailback A.J. Blue seemed to echo.
"Both the offense and the defense moved around well, and everybody played with intent," Blue said. "Everybody seemed to be very coachable today and had their heads on a swivel. Today was a major success for day one."
No longer facing postseason restrictions or a bowl ban, this year's Carolina squad moves on to its next practices also moving on from 2012.
"One of the coaches said the other day, 'We don't get any credit for what we did last year,'" Fedora said. "There's no credit there. We're starting from scratch with the 2013 team. We've got to come up with an identity for who this team is.
"We know what our brand is - playing smart, playing fast, playing physical - but we've got to find what out the identity of this football team is, and that started today."
NOTE: The following players will not practice this spring due to injury - T.J. Thorpe, Eric Ebron, Travis Riley, Reggie Wilkins, T.J. Leifheit, P.J. Clyburn, Darien Rankin, Jeff Schoettmer and Darius Lipford.

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Su'cuy, ner vode! I'd just like to show off my latest weapon: a custom dagger. This thing has been sitting around for some time, and I only got to finish it last night. Hope you like it! I also posted this same post in other forums that I frequent, in case you saw it there!
This custom blade was cast from a silicone mold, itself cast from a master made using mounting board and plasticine (a playdoh-type material). The master itself was actually only half of the dagger, so the final product is identical on both sides.
The prop is resin cast, then painted silver. I used acrylic paint and brushed in the bone white and gold accents. Weathering was also done using acrylic paints, a brush and a piece of household sponge.
Well, enough talk, let's go on to the pics:
After attaching the two sides, sanding and filling, and the silver paint
Accents and some weathering added.
Closeup of the hilt, before wrapping it in cloth.
The final product, hilt wrapped in Thai silk with leather thong and beads.
Closeup of the hilt, finalised.
I have also made a plain leather hilt for the dagger, and I plan to weather the grip and the leather thong. With some modifications, it can be turned into a spear blade. However, it can also fit into several other genres, I think, which means that I can re-use the dagger on other kits! The wooden beads are vintage: I got them from a door blind that's about 20 years old. There you have it!


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As part of its new Negotiator Series and the Kennedy School's Public Service Week, the former US Ambassador to Iraq (2010-2012), James F. Jeffrey will reflect on the recent violence in that country and on its role in a seemingly unstable Middle East. What are US and international policy options?
Ambassador Jeffrey looks back on a long career in public service. One of the nation's most respected diplomats, Ambassador Jeffrey has held a series of highly sensitive posts in Washington, D.C., and abroad since joining the Foreign Service in 1977. In addition to his service in Ankara and Baghdad, he served as assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor in the George W, Bush administration, with a special focus on Iran. Previously, at the State Department, he served as principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State, where his responsibilities included leading the Iran policy team and coordinating public diplomacy.
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By Justin Grones (@JustinGrones)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Paced by the incredible efforts from seniors Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) and Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) from long range, the No. 20/20 Green Bay women's basketball team finished Horizon League play with a perfect 16-0 record after an 80-56 win at Milwaukee. The win improves Green Bay's record to 26-2 overall, while the Panthers dropped to 9-19 and 5-11 in Horizon League play.
The win marks the fifth time in the Division I era the Phoenix finished undefeated in conference play and the second time under head coach Kevin Borseth. Green Bay went undefeated twice under Matt Bollant and in Borseth's final season of his first stint, 2006-07. The last time the Phoenix finished unblemished in league play was the 2010-11 campaign.
"To go undefeated in conference play is a nice feather in our caps and it puts us right where we want to be heading into next week, but we still have a lot of work to do," Borseth said. "Any time you go to your rivals' floor and come away with a big win, you know you're on the right track."
Ritchie scored the first nine points for Green Bay in the contest and opened the game with her first of five first-half triples. Her five scores from long range set a new career high for 3-point field goals made. Milwaukee responded with a three of its own, but Ritchie went downtown for the answer and the 6-3 lead. The Panthers hit a three on the other end, but again Ritchie replied for a 9-6 advantage.
Knotted at 9-9 after yet another Milwaukee three, Breannah Ranger scored down low to spark a 17-2 run. Redshirt senior Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) capped off the run with a free throw before Milwaukee scored on a jumper after being held scoreless for nearly six minutes.
Bauer dueled it out in a back-and-forth battle from behind the arc with the Panthers after answering a Milwaukee triple to push the lead to 34-21. The Panthers replied from long range, but it was Bauer who connected on her fourth three of the half to keep the lead at 13 with a 37-24 advantage.
Green Bay closed the first half on a 7-2 run with four points from Sension to take a 41-26 advantage to the locker room. In the first half alone, Green Bay shot 51.9 percent from the field and an incredible 9-13 from downtown for a 69.2 percent mark.
Bauer carried her red-hot shooting over to the second half as she opened the final frame with a triple to push the lead to 44-26. Milwaukee cut the lead to 44-30 just over a minute later, but it would be as close as the home team would get the rest of the way.
Eichler pushed the lead to 20 points with a pair of free throws at the 10:03 mark, giving the visitors a 61-41 advantage. Eichler scored just three points, but continued her impressive assist streak with six in the game.
Borseth was able to give his reserve players significant time late in the game, including redshirt freshman Taylor Thomas (Wausau, Wis.) who scored four points to help lead the Phoenix to its 24-point victory.
Green Bay shot 47.9 percent from the field with an impressive 12-20 mark from long range for a 60 percent outing. Bauer finished 6-9 from behind the arc, tying her career high for 3-point field goals made in a game. In the effort, she moved into a tie for fifth-place in program history with 156 triples.
"We don't like to rely on shooting the three, but it's nice to know that when we have to we can step up and make those shots," Borseth said.
Ritchie finished with 19 points on a 5-6 effort from long range and added seven rebounds and four assists. Sension had 11 points, while Breannah Ranger (Skokie, Ill.) chipped in 10 points on a 6-6 day from the charity stripe.
Milwaukee was led by Ashley Green with 20 points on 9-17 shooting. Fellow Panther Emily Decorah hit her 94th triple of the season in the effort, a record for both the Panthers and the Horizon League for 3-point field goals made in a season.
The win was the 21st straight for the Phoenix, which will open the 2013 Horizon League tournament on Wednesday at home as the No. 1 seed in the quarterfinal round. Green Bay will play the winner of Valparaiso and UIC, who play in the No. 8/No. 9 play-in game on Monday.
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|My trainer said they can easily pull 300 lbs! Never mind when your not expecting it. Thinking about E collar also. Dex is pretty good too but still need to work on a few things, like off leash hiking where he's a bully with certain dogs and chasing critters.
we went back to the prong -- no more issues...talked to one of my trainers and she said with the prey drive and our options for where to walk ...she may always need to be on a prong with those walks.
but oh man walking is back to being enjoyable...she's more relaxed and so am I. ALTHOUGH I am staying alert to her "triggers". The couple of times I saw where she "might" be tensing up ...I gave the pop correction BEFORE it happened and it's been smooth sailing again
The solution is simple, sound and quick.
I'm still reading and taking notes and watching videos!!!!! I was THRILLED to find out our original walking trail is back open. We work on the distractions of people, bikes etc here ...much easier to deal with.
Yeah here's the thing...I am wondering IF and by IF I am 100% sure of it...although I am Certain Roxy does not mean to drag me ..she knows if she wants to bolt after something she can...I am still heavier than her ( obviously) ..but she is way stronger ( is that a word?) ... than I am. My daughter walked her with us tonight. My daughter has about 4 inches on me in height and about 50lbs on me. I know we were back to original walking ground but I am pretty sure roxy was sizing up the situation and she knows she can't drag my daughter as quick as she can me. Plus my daughter being younger might have quicker response time???? Just things I was kind of watching as I walked a little behind them to see what she does different. she keeps less slack with Roxy - which was hard for me not to tell her to ease up but she was doing so great that I just left it alone. She also lives with us so it's not real confusing that there is another person walking her. Erin goes once in awhile with me but I usually have control of the leash...my hand being still wrapped I let Erin take control of this walk. She doesn't mess around with her when they are walking. I saw Erin a couple of times walk into her to keep her from wandering. Maybe I need to take some lessons from her????
Anyhow we still have a nearly perfect dog ...we need to get over this hump of me being a pushover without me having to gain all my weight back.
Very seriously thinking about this E collar...I am now researching it. So keep these ideas and thoughts and helpful videos coming. I'm open to most suggestions! ...except that rabbit thing...I just can't do that!
Originally Posted by lalachka View Post
When my dog jerked me on a 6 ft I struggled to keep balance. And from her description, he didn't jerk me nearly like hers did.
The point is that the waist leash is not for these situations. You have better control with your hands than your waist. Whatever injury she got from holding it in her hands would be multiplied in intensity if it was on her waist.
Have you worn a waist leash before? I also thought it'd give better control. It doesn't. It's dangerous for many reasons.
I still think considering the protocol on crittering might make sense here
Leashes attached to the waist
Originally Posted by lyssa62 View Post
I am tempted to get a pair of horse blinders .... but I will do as you all suggest and get the prong back out. Have any of you used the leashes that attach around your waist? I have one of those I used to use...not sure if that would have made the situation last night better or worse. I guess I better put all the weight back on I lost
We had a terrible problem with Zeus pulling, especially when it was me, Zeus and another family member he'd not seen in a while (he's a lover after all). He also liked to walk ahead of me a bit.
Cured it with the prong and by quickly changing directions while giving the heel command (fulligan for us, Dutch). I didn't care if I stepped on him or kneed him lightly when changing directions to the left. Soon enough he came to understand who was leading the walk...hint, it wasn't him.
I like the waist-fitted leash a lot. That and the prong collar and the occasional command to get back in heel allowed me to control the dog but keep hands free. I've got to have both to deploy the pepper spray or the pistol.
Wow this has gotten crazy fast??
We have prongs E collars GL's and rabbits??
Yes the prong "can" work when "properly used". Clearly not the case here, anyone capable of using one...would not be having this problem. And could most likely train this dog without the use of one.
And rabbits...my dogs were taught to chase rabbits to the North (towards the mountains) and not South (towards the highway) or not at all... tool free.
I doubt the OP will find a solution to the problem hanging on the rack at a local pet store??
I prefer to try and out think my dogs..sometimes simple works maybe start here:
Just my 2 cents
E collar
I walk my dog off leash in the woods everyday. She is very good at listening to me before she runs after something. For example, if she sees a deer off in the distance I will immediately tell her "no" and she looks away and keeps walking. I also sometimes will let her chase something, like a squirrel or chipmunk, because it is fun for her and she will most likely not catch it. But she always waits for me to give her the "ok" command before chasing it. I do this because she waits for my command before she is allowed or not allowed to chase. However, there was 1 day when I was walking her through a field and I happened to have her e-collar on as I was doing e-collar training that week and we spooked a deer that was bedded down only a few feet from us. My dog gave chase before I could react with a "no" prior to her chasing and so I hit her with the e-collar on a high level that floored her in her chase. Now she sees a deer and basically ignores them and still waits for my command "ok" to chase squirrels.
E-collar works great for timely corrections off leash.
Just my opinion and experience. Good luck.
Originally Posted by my boy diesel View Post
the point of the prong is to create discomfort by tightening around the neck but not to cause out and out pain
if you are using it to cause pain imo that is applying the tool incorrectly
which is why the need to train the dog so it is not causing itself pain
you want an obedient dog who will self correct
not a scared one cringing at the sound of the chain tightening
if fitted properly and trained correctly the point of it is not to be painful
Really a dog running full speed and hitting anything is going to hurt. Brick walls aren't designed to cause pain but if you run into one, it hurts. When my dogs are doing behaviors that put their safety and my safety at risk, I'm a lot less likely to analyze all the possible training methods and just make it clear they may not act like that. My dogs never shy away from a prong collar (to them, prong = fun training time and they all come running when they hear it) and I do not have to squelch their prey drive, they lure course and I send them after vermin in our yard. But when they're on a leash, bolting after something is never OK, I don't care what it is or how bad they want it.
Originally Posted by selzer View Post
I am thinking about the physics of a leash attached the waist, 30' long and the dog expodes, accelerating so that the velocity goes from 0 to somewhere up to 40mph, and then hitting the end of the leash -- definitely different than 6'. 6' the dog hasn't yet reached his stride.
I might read into the protocol from crittering if I had this problem.
When my dog jerked me on a 6 ft I struggled to keep balance. And from her description, he didn't jerk me nearly like hers did.
The point is that the waist leash is not for these situations. You have better control with your hands than your waist. Whatever injury she got from holding it in her hands would be multiplied in intensity if it was on her waist.
Have you worn a waist leash before? I also thought it'd give better control. It doesn't. It's dangerous for many reasons.
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Some classes at area high schools seem more like the TV shows "CSI," "Law & Order" or "Project Runway" than readin', writin' or 'rithmatic.
Take the Forensics class taught by Deborah Whelan at North Hardin High School, for example.
Area high school students have educational options that span the ages from ancient world mythology to modern digital art.
Fort Knox High School has the Department of Defense Education Activity to thank for the computer art class taught by Karl Olive.
"Actually, someone at DoDEA headquarters in Washington felt that it would be good to offer a computer art course as a means of integrating technology into the classroom," Olive said.
The class, he said, provides a means for students to develop their skills with a variety of digital media.
By Janelle Williams
While many teens across the nation are tweeting or texting, sixteen-year-old Misty England is authoring her own autobiography, "Life in Skinny Jeans."
"I want to tell what it's like to be big and small," England, who dropped 121 pounds in nine months, said. "I want people to know what it's like to be on both sides."
After witnessing her own mother's loss of 318 pounds, England resolved to shed some weight herself.
Students at Elizabethtown High School can bank on cool classes that teach them about banking and finances.
First Panther Bank is part of Finance and Banking 1, taught by Janie Pennington. The class is an elective for juniors and seniors.
"This course is an intensive study of financial procedures and concepts," Pennington said. "It also involves a student financial center that provides applications of banking and financial concepts."
Hannah McCandless is this month's student editor for Rising Voices.
A sophomore at Elizabethtown High School, Hannah, 16, is involved in swimming, Y-Club, Spanish Club, Student Council, Pep Club and choir. She enjoys swimming, reading, writing, studying and "being geeky."
Hannah volunteers at the YMCA and is interested in journalism and teaching as possible future careers.
As editor for the January issue of Rising Voices, Hannah led discussion and assigned stories and photos.
By KERRY SKIFF
In the United States, parents have many choices when it comes to their child's education. One such choice is home schooling, which requires a commitment from both the parent and the student.
Some choose home schooling because it allows the student to work through curriculum at a pace that's customized to his or her needs and abilities.
By HANNAH MCCANDLESS
Holidays come and go, but commercialization and mass production never fail us. From year to year and from holiday to holiday, stores overstock their shelves with the theme of whatever the upcoming holiday is.
Some teens see the quick switch in production as a simple way to keep the economy running, while others think it takes away from the meaning of the holiday.
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Our generation is getting older, and so are the things we grew up with as children.
Between the 1990s and the millennium it seems like every aspect of our culture did a massive 360 for the better.
Of course, the youth of each decade has its defining attributes. Take fashion, for instance.
By APRIL WINEBARGER
Even teens look back on childhood memories with fondness.
Everyone remembers the "Magic School Bus" theme song, and the Dr. Seuss books kindergarten teachers read aloud. These stories were fun and educational. The teens of tomorrow, however, will have very different memories of their childhoods, spurred on by rapidly changing media and technology.
By CALEB SEDLAK
Having a parent deployed overseas is a burden by itself. It is even harder when that parent is gone during the holidays.
Here are the stories of three local young people — including me — whose fathers have been deployed overseas in the last two years.
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Uh oh I used the Walmart Carb cleaner...Much better response now! But I see some threads after the writeup about the Walmart cleaner...Will i be in trouble? I used nearly a whole can cleaning my TB
Just found this post and will clean my 98 Eldo that has 107,000 miles on it, has a sticky gas petal, and never cleaned. I wasn't aware this needed to be done on a regular basis. Thanks for the great pics and steps to do it. A friend recommended using Sea Foam Deep Creep.
I used their fuel injector product which works good. I'll check to make sure it doesnt have MEK in it as commented in the posts.
Thanks again, , Jim
Leave the Seafoam on the shelf - all versions of it.
Use a spray can of Choke & Throttlebody cleaner, an old toothbrush, lint-free rags and fuzzy hobby pipe cleaners (craft stores).
For your 1998, the MAF is bolted directly to the throttlebody face. Remove it, clean the electrical connector, and don't mess with the heated resistor stack in the MAF bore.
Nice procedure. Just cleaned mine for the first time in 15 years since I bought the car new using Seafoam Deepcreep and a toothbrush.
Did it several times and the car started right up after. It also fixed my sticky gas pedal which I had for some time. Thanks again, Jim
I cleaned the TB this morning, there was a ton of sludge behind the TB but you can only reach so far, but it is now as clean as i could get it. Beyond where I could reach, I think the intake manifold, is just full of that sludge, is there any way to get that clean, or is it not a concern??
The car started with no concerns, no stalling yet, I will follow up on this thread if the stalling returns.
By the way, do you have an answer for the SECURITY LIGHT coming on??
Awesome write up SL1CK! I cleaned mine a few weeks ago and what a difference! I also replaced the TPS which was a pain - I had to unbolt the throttle body to get the torx drive on the bolt and since it was off I cleaned the back of the TB too.
I was suggested to clean the TB by several people.
Im fairly mechanically inclined, but never done this before.
I have a 2000 STS recently stalled a few times.
I figrued Id clean TB before changing CKP.
So....I got in there, removed the air intake and all that.
Then opened the blade of the throttle with my fingers.....sprayed a ton of CRC throttle cleaner in there....wiped with a clean rag around and behind the blade.....repeat and repeat....
Sound like I did anything wrong/right?
The car didnt start until the 3rd or 4th time I tried to turn it over after the procedure.....but I wasnt too worried, as I assumed it was from having the intake off and finger-banging the throttle blade, cleaner....etc.
It eventually started fine and I let it run for a while.
Just wondering if I need to do anything differently the next time.
Ok....will do, Thanks!
Question... Will carb cleaner destroy the rubber boot that goes between the TB and the intake on a 02 Northstar?
No - and if you get anything more than a trace of TB cleaner all the way to the plenum, you have used too much.
I block open the throttle blade using a piece of 2 X 2 wedged against the driver's seat front and the gas pedal - move the seat forward to force the throttle open. If you are antsy about overspray, stuff a clean lint free rag into the TB past the open blade. Now scrub with your old toothbrush until the bore and blade looks brand new. Pull the now-filthy rag with needlenose pliers or mechanic's fingers.
Seriously consider this modification that makes underhood and transmission level checks a LOT easier.
Thank you for the tutorial. Cleaned mine today, first time I've ever done it. With 77k on my 2001 DeVille DTS it has probably been cleaned once before but it still needed it. Used an old t-shirt for a rag and toothbrush along with CRC throttle body cleaner. Took about 15 mins. Toothbrush will never been the same haha. Completely black!
Sorry to bump up such an old thread, but it's great that this is still being used by CF members. I wrote the article nearly 10 years ago, when I about 16 years old. I'm 25 years old now. What a long way we have come! I still have my beautiful Seville and don't plan on ever letting it go!


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Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by AntiHero, Jul 13, 2012.
Whoa! Dem sum awsum pix!!!
Great shots. Almost like being there. I believe you could have a promising career in photography. Fabulas journey, been following you from the beginning on here. Safe travels to you brutha.....
Beignets and chicory coffee for breakfast--jes sayin'.
If you get a chance, Mr. B's on Royal street is awesome. If you like expensive antiques, duck into MS Rau's at the other end of Royal street. Don't get too far north of French Quarter, there are some scary areas that will give Detroit a run for the money.
I'm really enjoying this RR. I tune in every morning to see where you've been and what philosophical take-aways you've put together. Something about being on a bike on a long trip just de-focuses the mind and gets you closer to your true nature.
I'm surprised you missed the North Georgia mountains with 60, 129 and a bunch of great twisty roads. They are not as much of a workout as the Dragon, but they are a little tighter than the Blue Ridge. One of these days you should explore them when you have more time and there isn't a 400mile diameter superstorm chasing everyone away.
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Yep...in software, if you fix one thing, you're guaranteed to break two more. Not that that's a bad thing, it just keeps you on your toes and makes you more aware of how your code works. It also encourages regular, full code reviews.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot that I've been to NO before. Jax Cafe was excellent, as was the little place that started with an M just off Jackson Square. Not sure if either of those are open any more. I was there nearly 20 years ago. Dixie beer is not great, but with good Cajun food it really shines.
And if you have the chance, visit the Aquarium of the Americas for an unabashedly oil-promoting view of the Gulf of Mexico.
What time of night did you take the pics in your last two posts? It looks pretty quiet.
Hey man - the pics from New Orleans are fantastic! I meant to ask you when you were here, are you using that point and shoot for all your pics? What is it? I recently sold all my DSLR stuff and am looking for a small camera that packs a punch.
I've never been to that city so the pics are very interesting to me.
Thanks for all the recommendations, guys. I'll be staying a little longer than I originally planned just to try and take more of New Orleans in. Pics were shot at 12:30 (which reminds me, I need to change the time on the camera now that I'm not in +3 timezone!).
Camera is a Sony DSC RX100 (which replaced my Canon that malfunctioned in Boston). Settings for these pics were all at/around f/4.5, 0.8" w/an ISO speed of 125. Other than cropping and a few burns none of these pics were Photoshopped. Not shooting with a tripod is what gives the pics the smudgy, impressionistic quality. Outside of Lafitte's I did rest the camera for one shot on a woman's bike seat. Some dude came hauling ass out of the bar to threaten me to stop messing with his bike. (Not a girls bike after all I guess!) Now, I'll have to be honest--I do not go looking for fights. But when they come to me I relish the opportunity. Now, cheerful enthusiasm has to rank as a benign and un-threatening emotional state. But in the face of danger, delight may tend to come across as psychopathic. Apologies, a retreat, or both are typically the result. This guy chose curtain number two and disappeared back into the bar....
On the topic of violence, I have to say that New Orleans has gone downhill in the past few years. I'd been here both pre and post-Katrina and there are more threatening and aggressive dudes than ever. They typically hang out on the fringes of the French Quarter (wanting to make a quick hit before disappearing across Canal St.), but they're here in greater numbers than I've seen in the past (even had a guy follow me after I used the ATM around noon). I still highly recommend visiting if you've never been, but a far greater amount of vigilance is needed here than most big cities (leave the fanny packs at home unless that's where you keep your HK).
New Orlean's pics are spectacular!!!!!!!!!
Makes me miss my short trip to NOLA back in 99 or 00, I forget when but it was a blast.
Quote: "I was first turned onto it by one cool dude and Hendricks' audacious slogan, "One in 100 people prefer Hendrick's." Since then it's grown in popularity, but I rarely hear anyone ask for it. Then Chachi shows up and orders Hendrick's and Tonic with bitters. And hit me in the back of the head with a broken shelf--the bitters instead of lime increase my love of this drink twofold. (Or, if you judge me by the number of them I consumed over a 24 hour period, perhaps 12 fold.) "
I, after many hours, have only made it vicariously through Toronto, but I could not resist quoting this and adding a big kudos for the bitters, I have long enjoyed gin and Campari or a Hendrick's and tonic, but bitters with a Hendrick's and tonic, genius! I am enjoying your journey, it certainly is reaching the epic status of an Edda. I too, as many seem to have echoed, am ever closer to following your fine example and taking to the road, damn what ever has previously held us constrained. I look forward to traveling with you even if only in spirit.
Great report by the way. Back a ways one reply mentioned Rogue1. You my friend are in great, no make that epic company.
Thanks for taking us along. I'm stuck in the the valley of the sun, working one state away from my home. I have not been on my bike in four months. Underpowered rental cars, cheap airplane rides and stinking hotels.
This thread is getting me through a particularly rough section of my sad adventure. Keep it coming. Some of us need this.
Excellent report, took me all day to read it. Subscribed.
What part of Florida does your dad live in? I might of missed that.
On my trip next year I was planning of spending a night in New Orleans, but after reading and seeing the pics, I might just have to stay longer.
Didn't know they had a WWII museum either.
"La Casa De Felicidad"......The house of Happiness?
So....what kind of business is run there? lol
Do the blue window shades mean something?
Keep up the great RR
having never been to New Orleans, i admit i had "preconceived notions" about what i thought the area would be like. thank you for changing them.
the pics show a beauty that i would not have guessed was there.
You might like this.
Stay at least 2-3 nights in New Orleans and stay IN the French Quarter.
bk brkr baker: I can taste the wormwood.
Great pixs great story
AntiHero, really enjoy reading your RR and the pictures
I ride a Ducati Monster (it's my commuter) and reading you RR makes me want to do a motorcycle trip around the island of Java (where I live) on my Monster.


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The rug in the pink and gold board really makes that desk pop! Love it.ReplyDelete
I just wish I could find a parsons desk that is made in the USA! I'm still made at West Elm because their desk isn't made in the USA or in France where the design originated.ReplyDelete
I love white pieces in an office. So easy to play with the accessories. I love the pink and gold, but also like the splash of color...so fun!!ReplyDelete
I love the pink and gold, but especially the gold lamp!ReplyDelete
I am totally loving pink and gold! If this baby is a girl-those will be the nursery colors!ReplyDelete
I'm drawn to the link and gold too. Love that little gold wishbone!ReplyDelete
I love this idea :) colourmeviolet.blogspot.comReplyDelete
We're HUGE fans of The Everygirl! :) Danielle is who gave us our blog design & we think she's ah-mazing!! I have to go with the rustic touches of the white & neutral desk...**drool** Haha!ReplyDelete
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Yes I loved this feature - such a great one. 1 & 2 were my favorites.ReplyDelete
I did see their post and loved the different looks for that desk.ReplyDelete
I love Color Splash the most, but all of the designs are beautiful!!ReplyDelete
If only I had a home office.... Hopefully my husband will share our "future" home office space once Baby Girl moves upstairs to her big girl room. I'm not holding my breath.ReplyDelete
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Although the ILX is efficient and lightweight like the Acura Integra, the ILX is a more polished sedan for grown-ups. It has a well-damped ride, an upscale interior and plenty of electronics to placate smartphone users. It's priced sanely, too, with a base MSRP of $26,795.
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My nephew is in Mosul right now and has already taken a bullet through his goggles and out his head-set. He is ok, thank the Lord. His Name is LT Jeremy Rockwell. Great kid, He got robbed one deer season...I will share that later, cuz I think it will be a good topic for hunting ethics. Anyway, I just got this from my sister. It is something to think about.
(Start) While prayers are certainly needed for all
our soldiers, a special
request follows for the troops that will be
delivering the materials
for the upcoming Iraqi elections.
As a transportation battalion, my unit will
be delivering the voting
machines and the ballots to villages and
cities throughout Iraq during
the upcoming elections. (January 30/31) Our
convoys are prime targets
for the insurgents because they do not want
the equipment to arrive at
the polling stations nor do they want the
local Iraqi citizens to have
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if the voting process
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There is unlimited potential for God's
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(See Ephesians 6:10-17) A
prayer vigil prior to the end of the month
may be an innovative
opportunity for those within your sphere of
influence to pray. This is
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intervention. A powerful story
about God's intervention in the lives of
David's mighty men is recorded
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I use the bottles of injector cleaner bout every 4th tank but they have never been out of the car to be cleaned. Discovered yesterday that the car runs perfect till it warms up. then starts the same hesitation and it is apparently going to do that until it has sat overnight. only runs good till it comes up to operating temp. There is a little temp sensor on the water pump, I am going to replace it 1st since its easy to get to. It might need a fuel filter as well its been about 60k since it was replaced. Injectors are for sure a concern though with the milage on this car. Thanks for the help.
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The Isle of Skye (approx. 10 hours)
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Hey all, I was wondering(since my armor is GHETTO style) Where can i use to make WEEd decals for my armor?
Hey all, I was wondering(since my armor is GHETTO style) Where can i use to make WEEd decals for my armor?
You mean "wheat?"
Try here:
If so, he's barkin' up the wrong alley here.
Damn,, i didnt really know people would actually reply to dis, Well, yes, i do mean WEED cuz i plan to realter my new armor since my old got burned. I plan to use the WEED decal, with either red armor with spider webs or there, or black jumpsuit with white armor, or silver and gold armor.
I like the idea,,,you could make the RF into a bowl. All you got to do is put a screen in the RF and i'll stop there.
I heard High Times had a mail in offer for the decal about 2 years ago, you might want to do a search in some back issues ..... um, yeah
Please, no offense meant...but that is the worst idea for a custom Mandalorian I have ever heard. Why not go with a custom scheme that isn't promoting drugs?
I decided to go for an ESB Fett after getting a negative response for my "Cokehead Mandalorian" concept, with a bloodshot-red visor and white dust sprinkled all over it. But who knows, yours may fly a bit better with the kids at the next costuming event you attend.
I love the cokehead one to.lol bloodshot visor, thats so cool. OK ill stop there im sure if I keep it up ill get kicked off.
P.S. ive never done a drug in my life. that RF into a bowl thing, well I dont know where I got the from. But I bet TIE fighter pilot with those tubes hooked to the helmet, well you know.
LOL,, I u might just use a nike sign or a phatfarms logo instead of weed...Thanx 4 ur help though
You could try an image search on a site like google.com, once you find a pic you like print it out on some sticker paper and there you go instant sticker.
I still have no idea where he's going with this.
No, hes mor eliek the oddly shapped mouth avatar I look at for hours on end wondering if thats his real mouth......


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Daniel steals Kevin's skate key; Patty makes friends with a spider; and Jack's mouth-to-mouth is a little out of practice.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Podcast Week 9: Cowabunga!
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Whoa... great timing on the podcast. Monday I was going to pierce the skin near my clavicle and attach my skate key to it... didn't know skate keys were not 'tre chic'... thank you for saving me from the fashionistas... I may still go with the clavicle thing, but definitely no skate key... thanks for the great 'cast'... as usual 'top shelf'.... Evets Regas
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Haha! I think we should bring back the skate key - so vintage, right?
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Michigan is a great school overall. Post graduation, the school name carries a lot of weight when it comes to finding a job. Make sure you get a plethora of experiences-study abroad, school sponsored internships, take courses outside of your major, etcetera. If there's any idea for a student org or business or start up you have- use those resources! They are there. There's so much you get that's paid for in your tuition. Take advantage of it.
The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is an excellent school all around. Although rather expensive, the campus is a beautiful, energetic environment with abundant resources and study spaces. The classes offer just the right amount of a challenge, and the professors are wonderful. It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!
The education that you receive here is definitely unbeatable. The campus is also a generally fun place to be. It is really competitive so that permeates the culture quite a bit, which I could do without. The university's commitment to diversity and inclusion is lacking, but they are making steps to change that going forward so I hope that there will be more positive steps in that area. You don't really get a sense of the local area because the campus is so large it really dominates the city of Ann Arbor. So, even when you venture out in the city a bit, it still feels like you're on campus. It's just very much a college town, so if you're into that, you'll love it!


text: Well the title says it all but just to be clear here goes : I received my 100th issue Star Wars insider and looked at the Boba Fett picture intensively. I realized that the diamond piece of armor was not hanging correctly. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the higher part of the diamond piece was not connected at all and you can see there is a hole in the vest with a bronze eyelet... was this the original method of attachement or is this only found on the newer SE version of the costume?


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Colson, Limbaugh mischaracterized Democratic opposition to Pryor, Brown nominations
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Prison evangelist and former Nixon special counsel Charles W. Colson and radio host Rush Limbaugh mischaracterized Democratic opposition to Bush judicial nominees William Pryor and Janice Rogers Brown. Referring to Pryor, Colson claimed that there isn't a "thing in his record you could object to" beyond his opposition to abortion rights. In fact, opponents of Pryor have cited his record as Alabama attorney general, as well as his conflicting statements over his role in establishing the Republican Attorneys General Association, as the basis of their objections. Referring to Brown, Limbaugh asserted that Democrats are "setting this up as though she's not qualified to be a judge anywhere." But it was not Senate Democrats who first questioned Brown's qualifications; she twice received an "Unqualified" rating from the California judicial evaluation committee and currently has the American Bar Association's (ABA) lowest "passing" rating.
On the April 25 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Colson claimed that Pryor has been "held up because he is a Roman Catholic who believes in his church's teachings about [being] pro-life. ... There wasn't another thing in his record you could object to."
But a report by the progressive judicial watchdog group Alliance for Justice has noted other controversial elements of Pryor's record. Pryor co-founded and led the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), and made seemingly conflicting statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his role in the group. The report also noted that Pryor was the only attorney general to file an amicus brief in support of then-Governor Bush's position in Bush v. Gore, in which he argued for a ruling in Bush's favor. He also filed amicus briefs seeking to strike down portions of many landmark laws, including the Violence Against Women Act, the Clean Water Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Endangered Species Act.
On the April 25 edition of The Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh declared: "Judge Janice Rogers Brown is a fine woman. I mean, they [Democrats] may disagree with her, but they're setting this up as though she's not qualified to be a judge anywhere."
But Senate Democrats were not the first to question Brown's qualifications. She twice received an "Unqualified" rating from the California judicial evaluation committee, which wrote that she was "prone to inserting conservative personal views into her appellate opinions," according to an April 26, 1996, Los Angeles Times report. Limbaugh mentioned a People for the American Way (PFAW) report noting the committee's 1996 evaluation of Brown, but attempted to dismiss it by labeling either PFAW or the committee -- it's not clear which -- "a bunch of libs [liberals]":
LIMBAUGH: I'm reading to you from People for the American Way on August 28th, 2003. "The report released today, 'Loose Cannon,' notes that when Brown was nominated to the state supreme court in 1996, she was found unqualified by the state bar evaluation committee," and that's a bunch of libs.
Brown's current ABA rating is Qm/NQmin (meaning a majority consider her "Qualified" and a minority consider her "Not Qualified"), which is the ABA's lowest "passing" rating.
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Looking at the results of the poll that just finished, one thing is clear: Most people would like to see Linux moving to a single packaging format. Out of all voters, only 10% were happy with the current situation.
The next question is, if moving to a single packaging format, then which one? Surprisingly, most people agreed the DEB format, or a derivative from it, should be the perfect candidate.
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As can be seen in the graph above, the DEB packaging format gets massive support when compared to other alternatives. In any case, I don't think it is wise to get too caught up in the "battle" of which one is the absolute best, but maybe acknowledge that it would be best for the OS and the whole community to use a single format and target that as a future objective.
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The Wayne Law Review to Host Symposium on 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Problems, Possibilities and Pragmatic Solutions,' on Feb. 4
DETROIT (Jan. 7, 2010) – The Wayne Law Review is pleased to host its upcoming Symposium, titled "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Problems, Possibilities and Pragmatic Solutions," from 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, in Wayne Law's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
The Symposium will be divided into four panel sessions, featuring locally, nationally and internationally renowned immigration law experts. Keynote speakers include:
• Kevin R. Johnson, Dean of the UC-Davis Law School and Author of "Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws" and "How Did You Get to Be Mexican?: A White/Brown Man's Search for Identity"
• Michael A. Olivas, President-elect of the Association of American Law Schools and William B. Bates Distinguished Chair of Law at the University of Houston Law Center.
The Symposium, which coincides with the recent launch of Wayne Law's Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic (release online at http://law.wayne.edu/news_archive.php?id=3766), will take into account the new administration and new Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. It will address such questions as: What are the politically feasible options for immigration reform? and What would immigration reform look like in an ideal world?
Additional topics to be addressed include criminal law and the fairness of immigration courts, the impact of the current system on immigrant families, the role of the states and federal government in immigration reform, legislative barriers to immigration reform, and social solidarity issues.
"I'm thrilled to be able to welcome such distinguished speakers to the law school," said Jonathan Weinberg, Wayne Law professor and Law Review faculty advisor. "As Congress gears up to push for comprehensive immigration law reform later this year, this program will shed real light on the challenges and opportunities we face."
The Symposium is free and open to the public. It is presented with the generous assistance of the Wayne State University Student Council. Parking is available for $4.25 in parking structure #1 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street.
For more information, please contact Tim Rimer, executive articles editor of The Wayne Law Review, at (586) 596-9879 or via email at email@example.com.
Symposium Schedule
8 – 9 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9 - 9:05 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction – Dean Robert M. Ackerman, Wayne State University Law School
9:05 - 9:15 a.m.
Opening remarks and Introduction of Dean Kevin R. Johnson – Professor Jonathan Weinberg, Wayne State University Law School
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.
Opening Keynote Address – Dean Kevin R. Johnson, UC-Davis Law School
9:50 - 11:05 a.m.
Panel I – Localization of Immigration Reform: Balancing the Federal-State Relationship
• Michael Wishnie, Yale Law School
• Pratheepan Gulasekaram, Santa Clara Law School
• Cristina Rodriguez, New York University School of Law
• Rose Cuison Villazor, Hofstra University School of Law
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lunch provided
12:15 - 1 p.m.
Immigrant Children: Hiding in Plain Sight in the Shadows
Lunchtime Keynote Address – Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston Law Center
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Panel II – Factors to Reform: Migration, Asylum, Social Cohesion and Political Economy
• Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston Law Center
• Ragini Shah, Suffolk University Law School
• David Abraham, University of Miami School of Law
• Rachel Settlage, Wayne State University Law School
2:45 - 4 p.m.
Panel III – Reforming the Immigration System for Families and Vulnerable Populations
• David Thronson, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
• Sarah F. Rogerson, University of Baltimore School of Law
• Bridgette Carr, University of Michigan Law School
• Marisa Silenzi Cianciarulo, Chapman University School of Law
4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Panel IV – Reforming the Consequences: Deportation in "Crimmigration" and Other Contexts
• Huyen Pham, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
• Angela Banks, William & Mary School of Law
• Andrew F. Moore, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
• Lori A. Nessel, Seton Hall University School of Law
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks, Adjournment and Reception
About Wayne Law
Wayne State University Law School has educated and served the Detroit metropolitan area since its inception as Detroit City Law School in 1927. Located at 471 West Palmer Street in Detroit's re-energized historic cultural center, the Law School remains committed to student success and features modern lecture and court facilities, multi-media classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, and the Arthur Neef Law Library, which houses one of the nation's 30 largest legal collections. Taught by an internationally recognized and expert faculty, Wayne Law students experience a high-quality legal education via a growing array of hands-on curricular offerings, client clinics, and access to well over 100 internships with local and non-profit entities each year. Its 11,000 living alumni, who work in every state of the nation and more than a dozen foreign countries, are experts in their disciplines and include leading members of the local, national and international legal communities. Visit law.wayne.edu for more information.


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I was buying a large bag of Purina at Wal-Mart for my Labrador retriever and was in line to check out when the woman behind me asked if I had a dog?
On impulse, I said "No, I'm starting The Purina Diet again. Although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital the last time, I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming from everywhere possible and IVs in both arms." I also told her that it was essentially a perfect diet. The way it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. Since the food is nutritionally complete, I'm going to try it again. I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly the tall guy behind her. Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no; I'd been sitting in the street licking my balls and a car hit me. I thought the tall guy was going to need help as he laughingly staggered to the door.


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San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated outfielder Mark Trumbo from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday's game against the San Francisco Giants.
Trumbo was placed on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his left foot on April 24. On the season, Trumbo is batting .210 with seven homers and 19 RBI.
Arizona acquired Trumbo in December from the Angels as part of a three-team deal with the Chicago White Sox. He spent his first four big league seasons with the Angels and posted career highs of 34 homers and 100 RBI in 2013.
To make room on the roster for Trumbo, the Diamondbacks optioned outfielder Roger Kieschnick to Triple-A Reno. Kieschnick hit .207 with a homer and two RBI in 19 games for the D-backs.


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American troops have left the cities of Iraq, but violence continues as al-Qaeda pursues its program of war and destruction. General Robert Caslen, who is in charge of American forces in northern Iraq, said recent attacks in Mosul simply demonstrate that militants are still active and will not vanish just because Iraq soldiers are in the field. He noted there are still several issues which are causing violence in the area. Iraq and Kurdish leaders in northern areas of the country are still at odds over oil wealth near Mosul. Prime Minister Maliki has yet to extend the hand of friendship and cooperation to Sunnis.
The immediate issue is who is in charge in Mosul and Kurdistan. Kurds do not wish to once again be under control of Iraqis but Iraq hungers for the oil wealth in northern sectors of their nation. In the meantime, hovering in the shadows is al-Qaeda whose primary goal is fostering discontent and anger. At this point, the United States has lost power to foster peace.


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by armygirl, Dec 15, 2010.
Agreed, but what does it say about Dumars that we have to "pray" he isn't an idiot?
Gahh... What is it coming to that we are all so joyous about getting Troy Murphy in return for Richard Hamilton?! Jeez.... We need a point guard badly. We need a center badly. We need a capable shooting guard badly. We need a good team badly. Any way we can get Chris Paul? Please? I'd settle for Devin Harris...
proposing deals, discussing and accepting trades are very different levels. and unlikely to nets and nuggets - dumars can safely wait til trade deadline. nets and nuggets must make this trade before the trade deadline( or melo leaves for nothing and nets has no chance to compete at the open market) - on the other hand dumars does not have to... I'm sure, Dumars knows his position in this triangle very well
Folks this isn't about who we're getting, it's about who we're getting rid of. While there's no way I'd give up a pick to get rid of Rip, I may take back Petro's 3 year contract. These GM's are so stupid, I think Orl would easily take Petro for a trade exception they have, instead of forcing him onto us.
I wouldn't do it if we have to throw a pick in, but otherwise, fine. We'd get 2 bigs for one of our extraneous shooting guards. Smurph will expire. We'll always have a mediocre big man for $3M per year, so why not Petro?
Excellent point, but we already have one in Maxiel who makes $5M/yr, now we're going to tie up $8M in DNP-CD's, or even worse, actually play them.
Giving up a first round draft pick and picking up crappy players is a no-brainer "no" for us. As painful as this is, and as disruptive to the team's development it is to keep Rip, he will be, effectively, on an expiring contract by the 2012 trade deadline (given his contract is only $3M guaranteed for 2013). He'll be an attractive trade acquisition then - so if our only option in trading him now is to give up a high lotto pick, then just hold onto him.
Apparently it is the 2011 first rounder that NJ wants (SOURCE). That's a steep price to pay to get rid of Rip.
Petro has a long way to go to reach Maxiel's level. I watched him play in Seattle for two years... he is no good!
Here's a picture of Petro guarding Yao Ming.
He's good at getting under a player's skin...
That's what I was thinking. He's got Yao right where he wants him...
Looks to me like Petro is about to get a noogie........
Petro sets them up like this while Charlie G finishes them off with a 2 handed shove to the back! No one will be stand up to that!!
I really dunno from where both nets and nuggets assume that Dumars desperately wants to unload rip: that how this trade proposal looks like- you want to unload him? pay the price. For Dumars in this proposal are exactly ZERO "incetives". But dumars CAN wait with rip ...til next year trade deadline and rip's practically expiring will be a hot commodity. @KGREG I prefer to wait for 1 one year instead of giving away rip AND 1ST ROUND PICK for TOTALLY dead wood.
I'd rather waive Rip than give up a 1st rounder.
Is it possible to be THAT bad? Let me be clear, I would NOT surrender a pick to get rid of Rip.Allowing teams to watch Rip play for another year may actually COST us a pick
1. but nets ASKS a pick 2. nex year, rip is irrelevant - his contract is not. I yet have to see a reason why people here are so excited about this trade proposal.
What they ask for and what they get are 2 different things, I doubt that they'll risk losing Melo over our pick. Don't be so sure about how easy moving Rip will be next season, teams haven't exactly beat down our door for Tayshaun so far. I'm excited because we can finally shorten our rotation. We've seen over an over again that the only time Ben Gordon is Ben Gordon is when Richard Hamilton is not around. We shed $12.65M off the salary for next season; Tyson Chandler, Deandre Jordan and Zac Randolph are all free agents next season and will make solid additions to our team.
zach randolph wants what stoudamire got, chandler plays well and targets 12-15 mil - a la boozer(???), deandre jordan -no idea.
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Hidden Beach Internship Program – An official or formal program to provide practical experience for beginners in an occupation or profession.
" The Program " was established in 1999 under the direction of Steve McKeever by Charles Whitfield and Mike Parker as an opportunity to find talented and hungry young students passionate about the music and artists on the Hidden Beach roster. Through forming " The Program " we have been able to achieve the goal of finding some of the best young students all over the world. By reaching and mentoring these students it has become a unique and ideal situation not only for the students we have touched, but also for the artists and employees at the label. In the past, we have hosted intern conferences in New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Ga, New Orleans, Chicago, and Los Angeles as a way to further expose the students to other ideas and opportunties inside the music business. In moving foreward, our goal is to continue to find and develop outstanding young students and mentor them in all aspects of business. We look forward to hearing from you.
Our Interns Work Toward A Specific Goal
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Interview with Charles Whitfield
As head of Artists & Repertoire (A&R) for Hidden Beach Recordings, Charles Whitfield has spent more than a decade scouting recruiting and grooming R&B stars and aspiring music business moguls alike. Regardless of the skills they bring to the table, Whitfield is most impressed by students who do their homework on the label and it's artists, know what they want to achieve, speak with confidence ,look him in the eye, show persistence and present themselves professionally.
" It's just about being confident,being prepared and doing your homework," Whitfield says."And not being afraid,especially in the entertainment business,to hear people tell you no."
And according to Whitfield, working toward a specific goal will not only make a better impression on the people who decide whether to hire you,but will get you where you want to go faster.
" I like the students who want to be an artist manager or in the legal side to ask, " What contacts do you have that can help me? " Whitfield says. " I appreciate someone being honest and saying, " This is what I need help with…here's what I want to do in a specific place. " I will open up my rolodex to those who I know are really hungry,and not only hungry,but hungry about a specific task or topic they want to do. "
Whitfield also believes that internship candidates should seek quality over quantity when reaching out to potential contacts. As an intern,seeking out the top two or three people who could help you achieve your goal, rather than handing out a business card or resume to everyone at a mixer,shows you have done your homework and makes it more likely you'll catch someone's eye. Maintaining the same level of goal-oriented enthusiasm once accepted into an intership program is just as important. Some interns,once they are in a program, don't work as hard as they worked to get there. For instance,they may slack off in the office or ruin their professional image at social functions related to work." Some students get complacent, " Whitfield notes. " [The work] is still about how passionate you are and doing the things that got you in the program. Some students,once they get in,forget that same hunger and drive. "


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Firefox 4.0 promises to raise the bar in many areas, ranging from security to speed and responsiveness. The Mozilla official FEATURE LOG covers the many new features and enhancements in depth. Here's my high level summary of some I find particularly interesting:
Tab Grouping
Firefox 4.0 allows users to create tab groups. This feature should make browsing the web somewhat simpler, specially when there are too many tabs open to make any sense of which is what. In all honesty, this is probably the feature I find less appealing, but that's just my personal take on the matter. If I had too many tabs open, I would simply open another instance of the browser, but I reckon I never go beyond six or seven.
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Synch up
One feature that I have come to love in Chromium is synchronization. It is not uncommon for me to work on more than 5 computers (or partitions), so keeping my browsers in synch in terms of bookmarks, history and overall settings has been a blessing for me. I was very much missing this feature in Firefox, so it is a very exciting addition!
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Fasten your seatbelts!
Another very important improvement relates to speed and overall responsiveness. Indeed, Firefox 4.0 loads quicker (still not as quick as Chromium, but getting very close) and also provides a much faster browsing experience, thanks partially to its brand new JägerMonkey JavaScript engine.
The image below shows a few charts that clearly convey the rate at which Firefox speed is growing through Beta development. If this rate is maintained all the way through the final release version, Firefox 4.0 may as well be up there with Chrome/Chromium in terms of speed!
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After testing the current Beta (v8), I have to say that the improvement in terms of speed and responsiveness over Firefox 3.6.12 is instantly noticeable. The browsing experience speed wise is very, very close to that of Chromium.
With these many new features and enhancements, Firefox 4.0 will close the gap to the most "modern" browsers. Not just that, it will also incorporate new concepts, such as tab grouping, that may again become a reference for other browsers. Its heavily simplified interface gives it a more up to date Look&Feel as well, which should appeal to Google Chrome/Chromium fans.
People often claim Google Chrome/Chromium is the best way to go when it comes to browsing the web in Linux. In the last few months, specially with the recent release of Chromium 9 series, I have come close to agree with that. However, I still believe Firefox has a strong edge over Chrome/Chromium under Linux, mostly because of its much more solid OS integration. Here are some things I love about Firefox / hate about Chromium:
- I love how Firefox does not force me to save files when I click on a link. Instead, it allows for automatic opening using the preferred applications I have set up, as well as saving the file if that's what I want to do. Preferred applications are sometimes a mess in Chromium, like when I am trying to browse a recently downloaded file in PCLinuxOS and it opens Konqueror instead of Dolphin.
- Web sites which use Java applets are usually a problem in Chromium. For instance, I often download YouTube videos from KEEPVID.COM. I have no choice but to do it from Firefox, because Chromium never successfully loads the Java applet that provides the download links.
- Links to .wav or .mp3 files can cause issues in Chromium as well, as it tries to load an internal player that must not be correctly configured to trigger the Linux audio server. Essentially, the player shows up but it does not play a thing.
- Problems also appear in Chromium when a site is trying to display contents that should trigger an internal interpreter (say evince to load a PDF file or OpenOffice to load a PPS), which is often the case in Banking web apps. Long story short, Chromium fails and a "plugin is missing" error message usually shows up. This problem is particularly annoying if the website does not provide a download link to the file itself.
- Chrome/Chromium theming and plugins have improved considerably, but they are still far off the quantity and quality levels available in Firefox.
For these and other reasons, I have never been able to leave Firefox completely. Chrome/Chromium is indeed very fast, but still lacks the solid integration and smooth functionality of the Mozilla browser.
If you also want to enjoy the latest Firefox in Ubuntu (works in Linux Mint as well), follow these simple steps:
1.- Open a terminal and type
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa
2.- Update sources
sudo apt-get update
3.- Install Firefox 4.0 Beta
sudo apt-get install firefox-4.0
You can see Firefox 4.0 in the gorgeous Linux Mint Menu below.
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For some time now I have kept Chromium and Firefox on most of my installations. Chromium was faster and provided the synch feature I love so much. In turn, it was less robust and did not provide a fully functional integration within Linux. I can and have lived with two browsers installed, but the ideal scenario would be to keep just one that can cope with everything I need.
I hope that Firefox 4.0 continues to improve at the same rate it has all through Beta testing. If the case, I think it will be a no brainer for me to keep it as my only Internet browser!


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rode reflex last year and liked it...didn't feel it's a huge improvement over a standard disk, but it probably is on an ultra flexy jib deck.
I also agree burton's new toe cup is very good (just as good as rome's conformist toe strap...gotta give them credit), love the canted design and the baseplate padding is top notch.
at first, I felt the construction was cheap compared to rome and others, but you have to factor in the design is minimalistic to shave weight. Burtons are extremely light, yet exponentially stronger than they appear.
paragraphs are like reflex...they're better than not having them
Reflex is what?
I Ride a 2012 NS Legacy, on it I have mounted Burton Customs which I feel are a decent binding. My only complaint about them is that the screw that holds the toe cap to the fixing strap has backed out twice while boarding, luckily both times I seen the cap come off and was able to stop and pocket it and repair it. After the second time I just dabbed some lock tight on the screw and problem fixed. So with that being said. I recently took advantage of the NS "Brothers in Arms" edition Cobra and I have been contemplating what bindings to put on it. I was heavily leaning toward Union's Contact Pro, Contact and the SL. I like the light weight design, foot bed padding and high back adjustment and top strap is plush. However I keep looking at the toe cap strap of each model and can't help but envisioning this thing needing to be adjusted all the time just from looking at the design and dimensions of it. So today I went to my local board shop, North West Snowboards, (you guys are awesome btw!) to get a hands on feel of the three Union Bindings...I came home with a new set of Burton Mission w/ Reflex tech. The Mission's, reflex is awesome. I knew of the tech, but it wasn't until I actually seen it and felt it first hand that made me realize just how impressive it actually is. Allowing the binding to flex through the center virtually eliminates the dreaded "dead zone" with board flex and the toe cap on these bindings is more like a toe cup, its huge! The inside of the cup has traction much like the bottom of a shoe. Top strap is plush and soft with an Asymmetrical design to eliminate pressure points. The foot bed has got great shock absorption w/a mild canted design for toe side responsiveness. Why manufactures did not think of this tech before is beyond me, but I can't wait to mount them to the board and officially try them out. I'm supposed to receive it sometime next week. I'm sure there are a few ppl on this forum who have actual riding knowledge of these bindings and I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts both good and bad. Thank you and like they say this time of year...Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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Ontario Secondary School Applicants - 2011 Program Specific Requirements
A minimum of six Grade 12U and/or Grade 12M (U/C) courses are required for admission. Laurier will use the top six grades from these courses when calculating the admission average, unless otherwise noted. The following course requirements are listed according to the New Ontario Curriculum.
All programs have a minimum final overall average of 70.0% unless otherwise stated (as some may require higher final averages). This is outlined on the Offer of Admission.
** Due to the overlap in curriculum, if all three of MCB4U, MHF4U and MCV4U are taken, only the best two courses will be used for admission average calculations.
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18 Celebrity Breakups That Broke Our Hearts
Cara and Nat's hilariously adorable friendship is getting us even more excited for Paper Towns! The co-stars always seem like they have soooo much fun together that we can't help but ship them even though we know they're just friends. We mean, could they have been any cuter at the MTV Movie Awards?!
Unlikely BFFs Dorota and Blair's friendship didn't end when Gossip Girl ended. Leighton's husband Adam Brody confirmed the two are total besties IRL still, and we are seriously happy to hear it.
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The National Security Program and the Belfer Center are co-sponsors of a study group for American military affairs. The study group introduces military topics to students and allows time for discussion and questions. Select Fellows share their time, ideas, and expertise with the Harvard community. Includes a 15- to 30-minute topic presentation followed by 30 to 40 minutes of Q&A/discussion by students and Fellows.