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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 315, May 6, 2005
- GNU Make, Part II of III
- X1: PE 5.4 Available for Testing
- Performance Statistics with libhpm
- Quick Tip
GNU Make, Part II of III
[ Thanks to Kate Hedstrom for another installment in this series! ]
Last time I mentioned that there is a new book out about GNU Make (Managing projects with GNU Make, Robert Mecklenburg, O'Reilly, 2005). In the past, I was generating Makefiles for a variety of computers by using imake, a tool that comes with the X11 windows software. The key to imake is separating out the parts of the Makefile that depend on what computer you are on, the parts that depend on the project you are building, and the parts that don't change between your Fortran projects (or X11 projects).
This was not too ungainly as long as our ocean model was a serial code. Then we started generating different Makefiles for MPI/OpenMP/Serial on each system we were using. Before long, we had 20-30 Makefiles! It's time to tame that beast. In a previous article, we talked about using automake/autoconf to generate the Makefile on the system we use. Somehow that solution wasn't a good enough fit to our needs and never replaced imake. Using GNU make, I think we finally have a better way.
The include directive is fairly well supported across make variants and not surprisingly works with GNU make. It can be used to clean up the Makefile by putting bits in an include file. The syntax is simply:
include file
We are using it to include the list of sources to compile and the list of dependencies. This is how we are now keeping the project information neat. We can also include a file with the system/compiler information in it, assuming we have some way of deciding which file to include. Last time I showed the example from the book, using uname to generate a file name. I decided to modify this example slightly for our needs.
I have a make variable called FORTRAN, which is set by the user of the Makefile. This value is combined with the result of "uname -s" to provide a machine and compiler combination. For instance, ftn on Linux is the Cray cross-compiler. This would link to a different copy of the NetCDF library and use different compiler flags than the Intel compiler on Linux.
# The user sets FORTRAN: FORTRAN := ftn MACHINE := $(shell uname -s) MACHINE += $(FORTRAN) MACHINE := $(shell echo $(MACHINE) sed 's/[\/ ]/-/g') include $(MACHINE).mk
Now, instead of having 30 Makefiles, we have about 12 include files and we pick one at compile time. In this example, we will pick Linux-ftn.mk, containing the Cray cross-compiler information. The value Linux comes from the uname command, the ftn comes from the user, the two are concatenated, then the space is converted to a dash by the sed command. The sed command will also turn the slash in UNICOS/mp into a dash; the native Cray include file is UNICOS-mp-ftn.mk.
The other tricky system is CYGWIN, which puts a version number in the uname output, such as CYGWIN_NT-5.1. GNU make has quite a few built-in functions plus allows the user to define their own functions. One of the built-in functions allows us to do string substitution:
MACHINE := $(patsubst CYGWIN_%,CYGWIN,$(MACHINE))
In make, the % symbol is a sort of wild card, much like * in the shell. Here, we match CYGWIN followed by an underscore and anything else, replacing the whole with simply CYGWIN. Another example of a built-in function is the substitution we do in:
objects = $(subst .F,.o,$(sources))
where we build our list of objects from the list of sources. There are quite a few other functions - see the book or the GNU make manual for a complete list.
One reason we had so many Makefiles was having a separate one for each of the serial/MPI/OpenMP versions on each system (if supported). For instance, the name of the IBM compiler changes when using MPI; the options change for OpenMP. The compiler options also change when using 64-bit addressing or for debugging, which we were manually setting. A better way to do this is to have the user select 64-bit or not, MPI or not, etc, then do the right thing later.
GNU make supports two kinds of if tests, ifdef and ifeq (plus the negative versions ifndef, ifneq). The example from the book is:
ifdef COMSPEC # We are running Windows else # We are not on Windows endif
An example from the IBM include file is:
FC := xlf95_r FFLAGS := -qsuffix=f=f90 -qmaxmem=-1 -qarch=pwr4 -qtune=pwr4 ARFLAGS := -r -v ifdef LARGE FFLAGS += -q64 ARFLAGS += -X 64 LDFLAGS += -bmaxdata:0x200000000 NETCDF_INCDIR := /usr/local/pkg/netcdf/netcdf-3.5.0_64/include NETCDF_LIBDIR := /usr/local/pkg/netcdf/netcdf-3.5.0_64/lib else LDFLAGS += -bmaxdata:0x70000000 NETCDF_INCDIR := /usr/local/include NETCDF_LIBDIR := /usr/local/lib endif ifdef DEBUG FFLAGS += -g -qfullpath else FFLAGS += -O3 -qstrict endif
We also test for MPI and OpenMP and change things accordingly. To test for equality, an example is:
ifeq ($(MPI),on) # Do MPI things endif
ifeq "$(MPI)" "on" # Do MPI things endif
The user has to set values for the MPI, DEBUG, and LARGE switches in the Makefile *before* the compiler-dependent piece is included:
MPI := on DEBUG := LARGE :=
Be sure to use the immediate assign with the ":=".
The conditional features supported by GNU make are very handy and have replaced the need for so many Makefiles in our build system. We have further tidied it up by putting all the include files in their own subdirectory.
X1: PE 5.4 Available for Testing
A new programming environment is available on klondike as the non-default "PrgEnv.new". Users are encouraged to test it and let us know if it gives you trouble or if it improves the performance of your code.
C/C++ users may be especially interested, as PE5.4 implements automatic inlining of your codes, which can have a profound effect on performance (by allowing previously unvectorizable loops to vectorize).
To test PE5.4, switch to the new environment with the command:
module switch PrgEnv PrgEnv.new
and then recompile. You are advised to give the "-V" option to the compiler (Cray cc, CC, or ftn), because it will dump the compiler version, so you can be certain you're getting 5.4.
$ module switch PrgEnv PrgEnv.new $ cc -V Cray Standard C: Version 184.108.40.206 Mon May 02, 2005 14:51:22 $ CC -V Cray Standard C: Version 184.108.40.206 Mon May 02, 2005 14:51:26 $ ftn -V Cray Fortran: Version 184.108.40.206 Mon May 02, 2005 14:51:29
The Cray Programming Environment 5.4 releases provide the following new features:
- Tail Recursion Optimization (C/C++)
- Automatic Inlining (C/C++)
- tracebk Function Added (C/C++ & CFTN)
- Implementation of selected Fortran 2003 Features (CFTN):
- The ERRMSG and SOURCE specifiers on the ALLOCATE statement
- The IOMSG specifier on OPEN, CLOSE, INQUIRE, READ, WRITE, BACKSPACE, ENDFILE, REWIND, and FLUSH statements
- The SIZE specifier on the INQUIRE statement
- The ABSTRACT INTERFACE statement
- Procedure pointers
- New API Functions (CrayTools)
- New Environment Variables PAT_RT_REGION_MAX and PAT_RT_REGION_STKSZ (CrayTools)
- Environment Variable PAT_ROOT (CrayTools)
- Complex-to-complex FFTs contain butterflies for radices 7, 11, and 13 (LibSci)
- LAPACK Built with Inlined BLAS Routines (LibSci)
Performance Statistics with libhpm
Recently IBM's High Performance Computing Toolkit was installed on iceberg. This kit has numerous analysis tools for serial, threaded and mpi applications, including libhpm. This library provides access to the same hardware counters as hpmcount, but allows the user to start and stop polling the counters via a simple interface from within their code.
Here is a template C code:
iceberg2 1% cat template.c #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <libhpm.h> /* include file for libhpm */ int main(int argc, char ** argv) { /* ... initialize variables etc. ... */ /* hmpInit needs to be called before any other libhpm calls The number "0" in the call represents an ID, while the string "template" is a label which will appear in the output files. */ hpmInit(0, "template"); /* A call to hpmStart will start polling. As with hpmInit the number is an ID and a string label. */ hpmStart(1, "everything"); hpmStart(2, "initialize"); /* starts timer 2 */ /* ... do some computation ... */ hpmStop(2); /* stop counter 2 */ hpmStart(3, "something else"); /* start another timer */ /* ... do some more computation ... */ hpmStop(3); /* stop timer 3 */ hpmStop(1); /* stop timer 1 */ hpmTerminate(0); /* call hpmTerminate last. */ }
iceberg2 2% export IHPCT_BASE=/usr/local/pkg/ihpct/current iceberg2 3% xlc -q64 -I$IHPCT_BASE/include \ -L$IHPCT_BASE/lib/pwr4 -lhpm -lpmapi \ -lm template.c -o template
NOTE: When using thread-safe compilers be sure to use lhpm_r rather than lhpm.
The Fortran interface is similar to the C interface with "f_" preceding each subroutine name (e.g. hpmInit in the C interface becomes f_hpminit). The Fortran interface makes use of C style preprocessor directives so the header file needs to follow a "#include" instead of a standard Fortran "include" statement.
Template Fortran code:
iceberg2 4% cat template.f program template #include "f_hpm.h" call f_hpminit(0, "template") call f_hpmstart(1,"sample 1") ! do some computation call f_hpmstop(1) call f_hpmterminate(0) end program
Be sure to include the flag "-qsuffix=cpp=f" when compiling so that the source is run through the C preprocessor before the Fortran compiler.
iceberg2 2% export IHPCT_BASE=/usr/local/pkg/ihpct/current iceberg2 3% xlf90_r -q64 -qsuffix=cpp=f \ -I$IHPCT_BASE/include \ -L$IHPCT_BASE/lib/pwr4 -lhpm_r -lpmapi \ -lm template.f -o template
When the executable is run, it will produce two HPM files: a flat text file and a file suitable for use with other High Performance Computing Toolkit applications (such as peekperf) In this article we will look at the flat text file output.
The output for a program performing a matrix multiply is below.
iceberg2 4% ./matrix_mult adding: PM_FPU_FDIV - FPU executed FDIV instruction adding: PM_FPU_FMA - FPU executed multiply-add instruction adding: PM_FPU0_FIN - FPU0 produced a result adding: PM_FPU1_FIN - FPU1 produced a result adding: PM_CYC - Processor cycles adding: PM_FPU_STF - FPU executed store instruction adding: PM_INST_CMPL - Instructions completed adding: PM_LSU_LDF - LSU executed Floating Point load instruction 4092.000000 HPM output in perfhpm0000.434402
Notice there are three labeled sections to the output: "everything", "initialize", and "multiply" showing the performance statistics for each region of the code.
iceberg2 6% cat perfhpm0000.434402 libhpm (Version 2.5.4) summary - running on POWER4 Total execution time of instrumented code (wall time): 33.695981 seconds ######## Resource Usage Statistics ######## Total amount of time in user mode : 33.680000 seconds Total amount of time in system mode : 0.030000 seconds Maximum resident set size : 14072 Kbytes Average shared memory use in text segment : 2695 Kbytes*sec Average unshared memory use in data segment : 470219 Kbytes*sec Number of page faults without I/O activity : 3571 Number of page faults with I/O activity : 44 Number of times process was swapped out : 0 Number of times file system performed INPUT : 0 Number of times file system performed OUTPUT : 0 Number of IPC messages sent : 0 Number of IPC messages received : 0 Number of signals delivered : 0 Number of voluntary context switches : 29 Number of involuntary context switches : 45 ####### End of Resource Statistics ######## Instrumented section: 1 - Label: everything - process: 0 file: matrix_mult.c, lines: 22 <--> 74 Count: 1 Wall Clock Time: 33.695669 seconds Total time in user mode: 33.627955656555 seconds Exclusive duration: 2.6e-05 seconds PM_FPU_FDIV (FPU executed FDIV instruction) : 0 PM_FPU_FMA (FPU executed multiply-add instruction) : 1073743046 PM_FPU0_FIN (FPU0 produced a result) : 705318816 PM_FPU1_FIN (FPU1 produced a result) : 1450604311 PM_CYC (Processor cycles) : 36989497303 PM_FPU_STF (FPU executed store instruction) : 1079025247 PM_INST_CMPL (Instructions completed) : 34434242623 PM_LSU_LDF (LSU executed Floating Point load instr.. : 3230276263 Utilization rate : 99.799 % Total load and store operations : 4309.302 M Instructions per load/store : 7.991 MIPS : 1021.919 Instructions per cycle : 0.931 HW Float point instructions per Cycle : 0.058 Total Floating point instructions + FMAs.. : 2150.641 M Flip rate (flips / WCT) : 63.825 Mflip/sec Flips / user time : 63.954 Mflip/sec FMA percentage : 99.853 % Computation intensity : 0.499 Instrumented section: 2 - Label: initialize - process: 0 file: matrix_mult.c, lines: 23 <--> 56 Count: 1 Wall Clock Time: 0.136736 seconds Total time in user mode: 0.112122804395573 seconds ... ... Instrumented section: 3 - Label: multiply - process: 0 file: matrix_mult.c, lines: 61 <--> 73 Count: 1 Wall Clock Time: 33.558907 seconds Total time in user mode: 33.5158270637814 seconds ... ...
The HPM library and hpmcount allows a number of different hardware counters to be polled, though only one counter set can be used at a time. The output from the default group (60) is shown above. The counter group for an application is set via the environment variable HPM_EVENT_SET. In particular the following groups show information useful for performance analysis:
- 60: (default) cycles, instructions, and floating point operations
- 5: cache and memory statistics including L2,L3, and memory
- 59: cycles, instructions, TLB misses, and L1 cache activity
- 53: floating point operations, including fdiv, fsqrt, fma. processor cycles
To get a complete listing of all available counter sets run "hpmcount -l".
Quick-Tip Q & A
A: [[ When my job completes, I want to get the output back to my local [[ machine in an automated fashion for post processing, etc. Is [[ there a user friendly and secure way of doing this? # # Editor Response # We didn't get any answers to the question from the last newsletter, so let's try a new question. Q: I am using Loadleveler and want to get the number of nodes and processors that my job requests to set two environment variables: NODES and PROCS. After some searching, I found that LoadLeveler sets the environment variable LOADL_PROCESSOR_LIST when my job is run. This lists the node that each task is running on. Below is an example of what I got when running a 9 task, 3 node job. LOADL_PROCESSOR_LIST=b7n1 b7n1 b7n1 b7n4 b7n4 b7n4 b7n2 b7n2 b7n2 There must be a way to get the information I want from this list. Can you help me figure out a way to set the value of NODES and PROCS from the value of this environment variable?
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Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area
Pennsylvania & New Jersey
Have you ever pondered the power of water?
Delaware Water Gap is one of the best places to see this force at work. Millions of years ago this was a level plain; erosion and gradual uplift of the land formed the ridges and valleys we see today. In this respect the process is not unusual. What is distinctive about this gap is the beauty of the landscape. Here the river twists in a tight "S" curve through Kittatinny Ridge.
The result is breathtaking, so much so that this area became a resort in the 19th century. Large hotels sprang up and catered to a clientele of businessmen and their families. People remarked on the healthy quality of the air and coolness of the breezes while cities simmered in the summer heat. Today most of the large hotels are gone and people usually come here for a day or two rather than a month or more. But the air is just as invigorating and the views as spectacular as they ever were. And the National Park Service is here to help make your time in the park as enjoyable as possible.
The General park map handed out at the visitor center is available on the park's map webpage.For information about topographic maps, geologic maps, and geologic data sets, please see the geologic maps page.
A geology photo album for this park can be found here.For information on other photo collections featuring National Park geology, please see the Image Sources page.
Currently, we do not have a listing for a park-specific geoscience book. The park's geology may be described in regional or state geology texts.
Please visit the Geology Books and Media webpage for additional sources such as text books, theme books, CD ROMs, and technical reports.
Parks and Plates: The Geology of Our National Parks, Monuments & Seashores.
Lillie, Robert J., 2005.
W.W. Norton and Company.
9" x 10.75", paperback, 550 pages, full color throughout
The spectacular geology in our national parks provides the answers to many questions about the Earth. The answers can be appreciated through plate tectonics, an exciting way to understand the ongoing natural processes that sculpt our landscape. Parks and Plates is a visual and scientific voyage of discovery!
Ordering from your National Park Cooperative Associations' bookstores helps to support programs in the parks. Please visit the bookstore locator for park books and much more.
Information about the park's research program is available on the park's research webpage.
For information about permits that are required for conducting geologic research activities in National Parks, see the Permits Information page.
The NPS maintains a searchable data base of research needs that have been identified by parks.
A bibliography of geologic references is being prepared for each park through the Geologic Resources Evaluation Program (GRE). Please see the GRE website for more information and contacts.
NPS Geology and Soils PartnersAssociation of American State Geologists
Geological Society of America
Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soils
U.S. Geological Survey
General information about the park's education and intrepretive programs is available on the park's education webpage.For resources and information on teaching geology using National Park examples, see the Students & Teachers pages.

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The Atomic Highway pdf is now free to download! Atomic Highway and its fans have been really good to me these two years since its release, so I felt it was time to release AH into the wild, so to speak. Now, anyone who wants to check it out can grab it for free at DriveThruRPG, in perpetuity.
Grab it from DriveThruRPG!
And while you're there, Irradiated Freaks is now down to $4.99. What have you got to lose?
Coming in 2012...
On the horizon: ION GUARD - Alien Empires!
The next installment of the ION Space line, Alien Empires provides details on 15 alien species and their homeworlds, several new cosmic villains, and more! BASH and ICONS editions will be available!


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Welcome to the forum, glad you're here! New guy buys cigars.
I deleted your duplicate post.
I want to buy one today cant make up my mind. Any input my ccw gun is a H&K uspc 40 want something smaller.
Welcome to the forum, glad you're here! New guy buys cigars.
I deleted your duplicate post.
I 'd take the glock 26 over the mp any day.I have looked at the mp and it
was one of the pistols I was looking at when I purchased my glock.I still like
SW99 line better than the mp line.
I hate it when I ask people a question "A or B..." and they answer "C!!!" ...
I'd get a P99
Between those two... I'd say I'd get an MP
I hate glocks, don't know why. I just dislike them. I have a poor opinion, don't know why I'm even posting haha. ... lonely I guess *sniff sniff*
For me, it just doesn't get better than the Glock 26.
Guess which one Im gonna tell you to go with...
In all seriousness though, I bought the M&Pc cause I liked the looks of it, I like the fact that it had an ambi mag release and slide lock, also because it just "fit" my hand, and thats probably the most important thing. I bought it without shooting it, and I do not regret it at all. Im more than happy with the gun, and out of the 3 guns I own, I carry the M&Pc the most.
Ive shot the G26 before and didnt really care for it too much. Im sure its a good gun, just not for me.
Here is a shocker for you. I would go with the M&P9c. Reasons, compact, accessory rail, 12+1, black coated stainless steel, ambidextrous slide catch, quick change mag release, interchangeable back straps, light weight, accurate, visual loaded chamber indicator, and all this backed up by a lifetime warranty. Some will say there aren't a lot of accessories for it yet, but that is quickly changing, and it does not have a long track record yet infancies on Yet.
Last edited by Maximo; 04-11-2007 at 02:57 PM.
Try them both to see what fits and shoots right.
Personally, I'd go for either the Glock 26/27.
I had a Glock 27 and didn't care for the way it felt or shot. I have a M&P 9C and like it much better. It is a little larger than the mini-Glock but still very compact, certainly smaller than your present gun.
of the choises you give id take the g26 anyday as that is what ive been carrying up till this week when i got my xdsc but the 26 is still easier to conceal with just a tshirt on over shorts for me because the grip is shorter on the 26 even with a pearce grip extinsion on the mag.


text: The Pistons are expected to complete the hiring of Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuester later Tuesday, NBA coaching sources told ESPN.com. Kuester became the Pistons' top candidate after Avery Johnson broke off contract talks after more than two days of negotiations. (RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: Pistons Will Hire John Kuester)


text: Hi there. I am new to these forums but not new to handguns. My fiance recently purchased a Stoeger Cougar 8000 9mm, used from her brother. While cleaning the gun I decided to remove the extractor so that I could clean it. While removing the extractor two springs appear to have come free from the gun. One of the springs is clearly the extractor spring. The other spring is smaller in diameter and .5 inches in length. I have the armors manual for the Beretta Cougar and do not see where the smaller spring could have come from. The only thing that I removed aside from the barrel and recoil spring is the extractor. I did not remove anything else. I started the cleaning process on a clean work surface so the little spring was not there when I started. Can someone please let me know if they have removed the extractor on a Stoeger Cougar 8000 and if they may know where this second spring could have come from. Thanks in advance for your help.


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Photos (clockwise from top left): Sweet Pea Floral Design, Twisted Willow Flowers, Flower Power Decor and Sophisticated Floral Designs & Accessories
Here are four wedding bouquet ideas from our Pinterest board that we love, and our followers can't seem to get enough of since they are our highest repinned wedding bouquets. Consider a romantic bouquet filled with succulents, hydrangea and peonies or a dramatic bouquet filled with feathers, acorns and embellishments. Tip: Choose a bouquet that suits the season. For more wedding bouquet inspiration, check out our Pinterest board and discover arrangements that fit your style and theme.


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I'm looking for reference pics of the interior of a Fett helmet. I want to customize the innards of my helmet to as close as possible to the Riddell mini-Fett helmet. (I know I can't put everything thats supposed to be in there and not sacrifice comfort, but I'll try to put as much)
So I was wondering if anyone has the Riddell mini-Fett helmet and if they could please snap a few shots of the interior. Thanks!!


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Was carrying my Glock 36.. But switched now to a Colt .45 Special Agent.. Put Hogue grips on it.. No fixed sights, trench sight.. Just a grove down the top..
Checked the Kimbers, Springfield's, lot of small carry weapons. But this one just felt best.. No range test yet. Not even sure if it works..
Show your carry..


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Posted by Marc Cecere on the CIOs Blog on October 29, 2012
I was talking with a client the other day about the reporting structure of her applications organization. The group had a single leader, but underneath, it was subdivided into groups that were a combination of technology (website, data analytics, intranet), business unit (four major ones), and IT processes (QA). The leader of this group knew that every organization is different based on the culture, size, maturity of managers and a dozen other factors. However, she was seeing a lot of friction between groups and wanted to know what structural changes other organizations had made and what the tradeoffs were.
We started by talking about the direction of the organization. In particular, she needed to determine if the business units were moving to greater integration of their data and processes or whether the business silos formed were just fine. Though most organizations are moving to greater integration, this is not an obvious answer, as some companies have run-off business areas that are in maintenance mode and may be kept separate. For this call, she asked that we assume the company needed greater integration. There were other drivers around growth and cost containment that we discussed as well.


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Arsenal Ladies manager Laura Harvey will leave the Club in January 2013 to take up a new role with American side Seattle Reign FC, in the newly formed National Women's Soccer League.
Laura first joined the Arsenal Ladies set-up in summer 2008 as first-team coach, and was appointed manager midway through the 2009/10 campaign.
Since then the 32 year-old has overseen a period of great success for the women's team, steering them to three consecutive league titles, two Continental Cups and one FA Women's Cup, and to the last four of the UEFA Women's Champions League on two occasions.
Against the backdrop of an increasingly competitive women's game - in which the advent of the FA Women's Super League in 2011 brought a new professionalism and profile to the top tier of the sport - Laura was responsible for maintaining Arsenal's dominant domestic position, as well as building a squad capable of competing with the best teams in Europe in the Champions League.
In her remit as elite education programme director, Laura played a key part in nurturing a new generation of talent at the Club, including a number of players who have become first-team regulars.
Laura said: "I've had a wonderful four-and-a-half years with Arsenal Ladies and would like to thank everyone at the Club for the fantastic support they have shown me thoughout my time here.
"A special thanks must go to Vic Akers for giving me the opportunity to manage this special club. It was always going to be a huge challenge taking over from such a legendary figure in the women's game, but I've learnt so much from Vic and can't thank him enough for all that he's done for me.
"I'd like to thank all the staff I worked with at the Club too, they are a credit to the game. Finally I want to thank the players, who have been a pleasure to coach. They are an immensely talented group, with a winning mentality, and I've no doubt they will continue to succeed."
Arsenal Ladies general manager Vic Akers said of the move: "I want to thank Laura on behalf of everyone at the Club for the fantastic work she has done over the last few years.
"What she has achieved with this team - both in terms of the trophies she's won and the players she's brought through - has been remarkable.
Of course we are sad to see her go but we understand that she has been offered a great opportunity to go and manage in one of the best leagues in the game and we would like to wish her all the best for that.
We are fortunate that Laura leaves behind a group of players capable of competing at the very highest level, and I've every confidence that we will continue Laura's good work in the season ahead."
With Arsenal Ladies not returning to competitive action until their Champions League quarter-final tie with ASD Torres in March 2013, the Club will now undertake a considered and thorough search for Laura's replacement.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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With all due respect to the established and comfortable structure of the in-season NFL week, I simply do not care what Carl Banks or Antrel Rolle or anyone else had to say when offered an opportunity to voice their frustrations about the New York Giants in their paid weekly radio appearances. "Giants unhappy because they lost and looked bad doing it" is not news. It's noise.
I personally believe it would be more interesting to hear from someone qualified to explain the root of the problems the Giants are having and to offer substantive thoughts on potential solutions. I think Giants GM Jerry Reese fits that profile, and I think it would be good for him to speak publicly this week. Not today, necessarily, with the organization supporting coach Tom Coughlin on the day of his brother's funeral. Some things -- many things, actually -- are more important than football, and certainly this can wait. But when we all go back Wednesday and Thursday for interviews and news conferences in East Rutherford, I don't think it's too much to ask for the team's general manager to come out and answer some questions.
Requests to interview Reese on Monday were declined, and it has been explained to me that he rarely talks in-season, with the possible exception of the bye week. The Giants' power structure is well established and respected by all involved. Reese's job is to put the roster together. Coughlin's is to coach the team. Reese giving all kinds of interviews in-season the way owner/GM Jerry Jones, for example, holds court in the locker room after every game would be unseemly given the separation of powers in the Giants organization. Fair enough.
But when the team starts 0-3 and there are legitimate questions being asked about whether it's actually built to win, it's time to consider making an exception. Accountability is always in-season, and there are questions that Reese is more qualified to answer right now than are the coaches and players who are giving interviews daily. Questions such as:
As an organization that believes in developing internal solutions to its roster issues, where on your roster do you believe improvements on the offensive line can come, in the short term as well as the long term?
Given the health issues he had last year and the surgery he had this spring, do you expect Jason Pierre-Paul to make a full return to the form he showed in 2011 and early 2012? And if so, how much longer do you expect to have to get by with this obviously diminished version of him?
Based on your pre-draft evaluations of him, and factoring in what you've seen on the field so far, do you believe Justin Pugh is ready for continued full-time duty as your right tackle? Or would he benefit from a move inside or even to the bench once David Diehl is ready to return?
Are there any external moves you believe can be made in-season to address the blocking issues still left over from the departures of guys such as Ahmad Bradshaw and Martellus Bennett?
Those are just a few samples, and I'm sure other people have others. And look, this isn't about assigning blame or railing that Reese didn't do enough. I've gone down that road before. Wrote that column in August 2011. I was wrong then, and it's entirely possible that those who want to hammer Reese now will turn out to be proven wrong months down the road. I'm not necessarily betting on it, but I've learned a lesson or two about rushing to conclusions that run counter to people's track records.
I don't think Reese was wrong to let Bradshaw and Bennett and Osi Umenyiora leave given what they would have cost him. I do think it's possible he didn't do enough to replace them, and that the Giants may be entering something of a rebuilding phase as a result. I'd like to get his thoughts on that. And I think if others in the organization are out there answering for the 0-3 start, it's not too much to ask the same of the man who assembled the so-far overmatched roster.


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I think hes probably bought something by now guys
The one Hunter I would avoid is a 1975 to 1977 27 footer. On this boat Hunter made a huge design flaw. On mine the entire bottom of the boat delaminated around the keel and it nearly fell off while they were launching it! It was 6 years old at the time. The flaw was that rather than molding a keel stub on the hull which increases the thickness of the internal stringers, they molded a recess in the hull to fit the top of the keel. This recess cut into the stringers at the center and made them way too thin to support the keel stresses. The problem got fixed on the 1978 version.
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Love my Vintage Hunter
In part it may be because I know no other boat as well as I know my own, but I love my 77 Hunter. The PO didn't do much in his last years of ownership but at least he did no harm.
While I have not faced a hurricane on her on open water in the Chesapeake she has brought me home when I have heard others mounting distress calls.
When I brought her home after I bought her 2 years ago we left the quiet waters of the Putexent into the teeth of a 40 mph wind with gusts into the 60's. If we'd known what we were heading into we would have never left port, but as it was it brought us home safe.
Being a green sailor, its only my 4th year on the water after a 40 plus year layoff I have done my share of stupid things, but she has always forgiven me and gotten us both home. There are no doubt stronger better boats out there but there are few as forgiving.
I also would point out virtually nothing its age can go to wind like this boat does. Several times I have out run far newer longer boats when heading to wind, that with a green sailor at the helm so don't let people talk you out of an older Hunter.
Apples to Oranges Xj,
You get what you pay for, in the case of Tartan's and Ericson's you pay more you get more.
My 1986 Hunter 31 (previous boat) was a very nice Ches. Bay boat worth every penny I paid for it, I know simply because that is what I paid for it.
Personally I could have lived on it, after I put 5k into the interior and some much needed maintenance it was a fine old boat worth exactly what I sold it for- again, I know that because that's what I got when I sold it.
Now, show me two boats for the exact same price, same length, same intended usage and then we can compare red apples to yellow apples.
Thanks for all the input. I've heard around the Yacht Club the same talk I'm hearing in this forum.
How then would a Hunter compare to a Tartan, Irwin or Ericson? Mid 1980's, 30 to 35 ft. I'll be using it to sail the Great Lakes and a little dock condo-ing!
Thanks again!
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Mike...welcome. The 20 is a decent boat to learn on but carefully check the keel centerboard trunk for leaks and the winch for proper operation. This seems to be a real problem spot on these boats but it is not a big deal to fix.
Thanks for the welcome and the information. I attempted to email several owners. Several links were dead. One responded and he mentioned basically the same thing. He loved his boat but moved on.
The one we examined, it was a different story.
It was leaking in that area, with several inches of water in it. I have to say it wasn't a good inspection.
The boat had apparently reached a point of equilibrium before the owner and I got onto it. Then you could hear more water coming in there, near where a pin is located. The winch, rather than cable, had a fat (nearly 3/4inch thick) cord on it.
He wasn't troubled, and made the point more than once that the boat didn't have a bilge installed. (There was a hand-operated bilge pump there). There was also water drizzling down the hull on the inside, under the sink (I'm not sure of its source because that water was drizzling down from higher than the water level outside the hull and there was no rain). Inside, there was a black stain where water had entered the interior, as the hull/deck joint.
Maybe I'm making a mountain of a mole hill but the list continued:
Corrosion on the base of the mast where it met the stainless steel plate and pop rivets backing out there; cracks in the deck at lifeline posts and out of alignment shroud connections (he did say the boat had gone through a knockdown while his brother sailed it); chunks of gelcoat missing from the deck with fiberglass matting that's been long exposed to the elements. I could go on.
I knew it wasn't a new boat - 1984, but the condition was troubling. He professed that the outboard would run, but wouldn't start it, nor was he willing to take it out with us aboard. He did say he bought it and found out he didn't like sailing, though his son uses it some.
I figure we'll keep on looking.
What we're looking for is a trailer sailor that can be pulled by our Ranger. We live in central Arkansas and have a bunch of lakes available to sail. It would be just us, and two small dogs. We plan on some overnights on the boat. We'll find our boat.
Wow Pappy, that is very spendy and about 100K more then I would have thought... Like I said, I would have boaugt a waterfront condo on land and kept my tayana... Thinking a 30 y/o tayana 37 probably lists for around 75K-
Just a Guess....
I have had family and people I know who have had great luck with thier hunters... I still would NEVER spend 475K on a hunter 45CC... I have not priced Tayana's.. I am thinking tayana's are comprable to Valients- sorry if they are not and that offends any out there... I am thinking you could have boaught a slightly used Tayana or Valient in the 45 foot range for a half a million... Or better- ditch ALL three and get the new PSC 40PH.... Just my bias and not meant to be offensive...
serenity, it was 478,000 when all was said & done
and yes, I am very, very content with my Tayana
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I've had the opportunity to cruise extensively when younger and can tell you first-hand that no one anchored in any S Pac motu spend any time talking about which brand boat is best/worst suited for cruising - they all spent all their time talking about repair and maintenance issues regardless of who made it.
Buy what ever boat enables you to own one...
What a bummer, although I have met no unhappy hunter owners on the past three or four hunter gatherings here in the PNW.... I know that 45CC is pretty spendy-mmm thinking 300K.... Thinking if I was spending that kind of money I'd look elsewhere then a hunter. At least they service it lol... Depending on your location- thinking I could do better on a water front condo in the 300K range and be content with my 37' tayana...
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In the westward expansion of the 1850s, his firm's freighting operations were instrumental in bringing supplies to settlements from the Dakotas to Arizona. The prominence of Majors' company attracted governmental and private shippers to Westport Landing, giving Kansas City a head start towards economic success.
Constructed in 1856, Majors' 3,400 square foot ante-bellum home in Kansas City is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Restored in 1984, the home features original hardwood floors and millwork, as well as furnishings of the era. Also on the site are blacksmithing demonstrations, gardens, and displays of tools, wagons and carriages from the mid-1800s.
John Wornall was one of the more prosperous farmers in Jackson County. In 1860 he paid "State, County, State Interest and Asylum" tax on $18,500 and received a receipt for $114.85. The Kansas City Enquirer and Star listed him as one of the "Solid Men of Jackson County, "meaning one of those who paid taxes on $10,000 or more. The 1860 census shows that John Wornall had four slaves and two hired hands (Silas Dawson and Josiah Bassett). Family records indicate that a young Kentucky lawyer, John Peyton, lived on the farm as did Harris Manion, a sixteen-year-old orphan, and Mittie Pigg, a fourteen-year-old orphan from Kentucky.
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John was active in the Baptist Church, serving as treasurer and moderator of the Big Blue (later Westport) Baptist Church. He was also a strong supporter of William Jewell College and acted as chairman of its Board of Trustees.
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John Wornall co-founded the Kansas City National Bank in 1870. That same year he was elected to the state senate representing Cass, Jackson, and Bates counties. He served four years before declining re-nomination.
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John Wornall's choice of design for his new house expressed many desires. Perhaps it spoke of his determination to civilize the frontier by evoking images of a more settled Kentucky. Perhaps the house was a tangible expression of his position in the community, for Greek columns and pediments were symbolic of aristocratic leadership in a slave society. Wornall's new house was also evidence of his financial stability; many men in the Kansas City area built brick homes when they could afford them. But Wornall's house went beyond providing shelter for his family. Wiley Britton, a young man hired to help build the brick farmhouse, recalled that Wornall had been living in a substantial frame house but desired to build "the most pretentious house in that section." Wornall chose the site of his new showplace carefully—it was two hundred feet away from the main road that lead south from Westport and headed toward the Santa Fe trail. Passers-by could not help but think that the man living in this landmark house with 25 ft columns was successful.
The limestone for the foundation, fireplaces and door and window lintels was quarried on the farm. Wornall provided a large root cellar under the kitchen, but the rest of the house stands on an 18-inch foundation. Receipts for materials for this house and others like it show that Wornall probably spent $2,055.65 in materials and $2, 450.04 in labor, for a total cost of $4,505.69. The house was completed in 1858.
The Wornall House hosted a reenactment of a Civil War hospital and The Local Show was there to capture the event. The Battle of Westport is often called the Gettysburg of the West, and was one of the largest battles west of the Mississippi. Thirty thousand troops entered the fray, with roughly 1500 casualties on each side. The John Wornall House exchanged hands from army to army many times that day. Today, you can visit the historic home and museum and see a bit of living history for yourself…..
On, October 23, 1866 Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis defeated an outnumbered Confederate force under Major General Sterling Price. The battle had moved southward to Mine Creek, Kansas, and onto Arkansas. Once and for all, Missouri was under Union Control.
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Re: Hi Seas Heating Corporation / Diesel Heater
I have one in a Buchan 37 that I know nothing about, I would be eternally grateful if you could send me anything you can. t is getting to be the wet/cold season here in the Pacific Northwest.
Thanks a million
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Hello, I have a Buchan 37 with a Hi Seas heater. If you could get me any info at all it would be greatly appreciated. Winter is approaching in the Pacific North West
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One "simple" questions regarding the Hi-Seas diesel heater wick. .... When I remove the Ignition Hole Cover and open the damper plate, I can see the "wick material lying on the bottom of the Buner Assembly "box".
Is this normal? I always visualized a wick to be vertical, (like a candle wick).
Heater appears to operate well, (after I replaced the Pulse Pump), just wanted make sure that the wick hasn't fallen down to the bottom.
Any input is greatly appreciated. Cheers,
One "simple" questions regarding the Hi-Seas diesel heater wick. .... When I remove the Ignition Hole Cover and open the damper plate, I can see the "wick material lying on the bottom of the Buner Assembly "box".
Is this normal? I always visualized a wick to be vertical, (like a candle wick).
Heater appears to operate well, (after I replaced the Pulse Pump), just wanted make sure that the wick hasn't fallen down to the bottom.
Any input is greatly appreciated. Cheers,
|Hi Howard. If you still have the Drawings for the metering valve, I would greatly appreciate a copy. I am new to Forum and not sure best way to send / receive PDF manuals. Thank you
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Will, welcome to sailnet! I may be able to help you when you are able to take and post photos. I use photobucket to post pics here. it's easier then posting from you computer. There are only a few ways for diesel heaters to be built. so we should be able to help you cobble up something to get you warm
this discussion may help out, assuming you need help that is.
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Charlie, I know this thread is over three years old but I too am interested in getting a PDF copy of the Hi Seas diesel heater manual from you if possible. I am new to Sail net this month and this is my first posting. If it is available please respond and i will send my email address. Thanks
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Hello Hi Seas Heater owners-
We have two of them aboard Holy Grail, that we bought from the manufacturer before they folded. For a long time we did not use them as we were cruising in the tropics. We are now in Alaska and using them... or I should say it, as one is not working.
This reply is for two reasons, to provide help and to find spare parts,
I have the manual and will be happy to mail or email copies to anyone. The manual is full of tips but it is not complete. Specifically there is no drawing of the control valve - the guts of the unit - and no instructions for disassembly and cleaning.
Most units are installed with a demand fuel delivery pump, which is always separate from the heater. If your pump does not run all the time or ticks at intervals, you have a demand type pump. It pumps until a certain (low) pressure is reached, usually 3 5o 5 psi. These are the best pumps to use. When the heater uses fuel the pressure in the fuel line drops and the pumps ticks until the set pressure is reached. The heater may be run with no pump if a gravity tank is used.
If the heater does not work, in other words, no fuel is reaching the combustion chamber, and if it has not been used much, the usual cause is that the filter at the underside of the valve block is dirty. It is a sintered bronze cup which can be removed and cleaned with alcohol or acetone. The tricky part of reassembly is placing the ''O'' ring exactly right up into the unit. If cleaning the filter does not restore fuel flow, then the valve is likely plugged up. You will have to blaze your own trail with that as it's too complicated to describe and the manual is no help - just says to have ''factory authorized service.''
9/10/12 UPDATE! I just found drawings of the metering valve that I did not realize we had. If anyone is interested in a copy I can scan and email or copy and mail.
If anyone wants to discuss it further, I'm happy to try to help.
If anyone has a heater to sell, working or not, or any spare parts, I would like to buy them.
Howard, konasail
Is there any chance of getting a PDF copy of Hi Seas diesel heater manual? I certainly would appreciate it.
Gentlemen.. the key component in diesel heaters like Dickinson Sigmar and others is the "oil metering valve" or carburetor, such heaters with valves like this have been around a very very long time."gravity" feed or low pressure pump just get the fuel to the metering valve.. The use of stainless steel jackets and flues make them marine type heaters. You may remember a heater that worked the same way when you went to your grandads hunting cabin!
Fuel oil needs high temps, atomization, wick, plate, pan, or basket type burner, which is heated by the flame so much it glows and acts like a catalytic converter.
So..when the needle valve is coked up.. the flow diminishes,,, the oil delivered is not enough to get the burner section hot enough to cause complete combustion.. SOOT! Learn how to clean the metering valve often.. it's the key to happy heating and sootless combustion. use of kero may help but it will still eventually coke up
here's a rendition of a new heater with the same old type of combustion your boat heaters use. Flame GLT-I
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You'll probably have to call Sig, they've gotten so bloated with different "packages" that if the specific features were included in the serial number it would take up half the slide.
this may be a off the wall question, but is there a way to know what our weapon is "supposed" to be? DA/SA, SA, DAO, DAK? or is this something i will have to go to sig for?
SIG SAUER then products..... pistols..... the one you want........ specifications once there it will tell you the type of trigger. Hope this helps.
I'm prob late too. Da/sa = your first shot will be a double action shot from the hammer up position. Proceeding shots will be single action with a lighter trigger pull from the hammer pulled down position.
SAO= single action only. You have to manually pull the hammer down to shoot.
DAK/DAO = double action only. Your shots are all from the hammer up resting position. It still has a light trigger pull but there's no single action shots as with a da/sa. The difference between DAO and dak are as follows (copied from wiki):
The DAK (Double Action Kellerman) system has an intermediate reset which provides the ability of the user of being able to fire the pistol in the event the user short strokes the trigger during a critical incident. The trigger pull for the system is 6.5 lbs. in full DAO (Double Action Only) and increases to 8 lbs. if the trigger is pulled from the intermediate short reset position.
Sig recommends and trains so that the system is to be used as DAO (Double Action Only). You will see that they only list the 6.5 lbs. trigger pull in DA on their DAK models specifications sheets. They recommend that users should be trained to fire the pistol by utilizing the full double action trigger stroke so that the trigger is a consistent 6.5 lbs.
Most 1911 for example are SA. My ruger p95 is a da/sa. A lot of sigs are da/sa. The p226 and p229 are commonly purchased as DAO or dak. I personally love the p229 dak.
double action /single action etc etc
The SIG P220R I'm getting is a DA/SA.
just picked up my new 226r mk25 navy today. this one is a DA/SA. and just info on orig post. i was asking because i ran into a sig that had been converted to DA. thats all


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My son is looking to build one for his science project. Did you ever get any plans?
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I have seen 2 different sets floating around, surch the rpf someone posted a build there a few months ago
That would be a great build
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Just happened across this thread ....just in case you havent seen these before ...
Roger was built from 1999 to 2002 and IG88 was completed in 2011...at present there is no build thread for Roger ... I'm intending a retrospective one as he's 11 years old now ... and I have enough embarassing material on him now ...IG88 had an epic of a build thread that took me several days to write and post in one go!...
Its here and on the RPF as well as my home club (GALACTIC KNIGHTS)
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If you go to this website: Star Wars: Life-size Battle Droid Paper Model ~ Paperkraft.net - Free Papercraft, Paper Model, & Papertoy, you will find a lifesize battle droid project for you to make, out of paper. It's a start for you, and I hope this helps you out!
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I have read that the corners of the wobble dado are rounded instead of square.
The bottom of the cut is slightly rounded. That usually isn't really a big issue no matter what you are doing. The cut is generally a little bit rougher than one from a stacked dado set - if you are building woodenware for bee keeping it isn't rough enough to be a problem. a wobble dado will do the job cost effectively for most occasional wood workers. If you are building high end furniture or just want that warm feeling that you get from using a fine quality (expensive) tool then you should go for the best you can afford. Of if it's going to get lots of use. They are both potentially dangerous, but a table saw is anyway. Any dado blade can really kick back if it's misused. I mentioned that it's a lot better if you can have a dedicated saw for your dado - that is partly because you can keep it set up with a feather board which makes it a lot safer. In my cabinet shop days all of our work was designed to use a dado that was 1/2" wide and 1/4" deep and the saw was locked down to that setup. Then we used auxillary fences (made out of hardwood) to space the cut from the edge of the piece. This arrangement made it very safe, accurate, and repeatable. Otherwise, every time you change setups you have to mess with it and run test cuts - burning lots of time and wasting material.
...One thing I might add is that when using a dado on any table saw you need to take note of the plate the blade runs through. It's often not factory wide enough for much more than a 1/4" blade and if it's a metal plate then you MUST modify it it or buy one with a wider opening. Using a saw without this shield is extremely dangerous.
Like to hear more about the half blind dove tail and sled to do several boxes at one time.Sounds impressive.I also use wobble dado and hate it.
Like to hear more about the half blind dove tail
Hey Robo. Are those handles cut out with a table saw as well?
Hey Robo ---> it seems as the molding cutter that I think it is you use on a table saw has apparently been ruled as illegal, immoral, and fattening as I can't find anyone that sells them anymore. I have found a few on Ebay but naturally they do not have the right cutters with them.


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by armygirl, May 1, 2009.
PISTONS: Joe Dumars Q&A - Part I
Actually this was a very good interview. Sometimes we take for granted, (Us Non-Athletes) the wear and tear on your body when every year you go deep into the playoffs. Interview was very realistic and hit on a few things that are often taken for granted.
Politically correct answers. I expected nothing more.
He did come out and say that the Iverson experiment went the other way and did not work out. Everyone already knows this but for Joe D to come out and say it is something new from our GM. At least we know for a fact, per Joe Dumars that Iverson won't be back. In the past he would've circled around the topic and ended up saying nothing.
I've written on the wear and tear thing before, but here's a little update for Rip and Tay. Between them since 02/03 they've played in 1,302 games for 45,364 minutes, an average of 34.8 per game. Using the same MPG and assuming an average starter might play in 78 games per season, then... Rip has played 8.5 seasons over the past seven calendar years, and Tay has played 8.2 seasons during the same time. Basically, each of these guys has more than an extra year's wear and tear on their bodies. And while it's been impacting them for several playoff runs now, this year is when it hit the fan big time.
If playing an entire season puts such a toll on the body (and I believe it does), then I don't understand why he has let 3 straight coaches burn out the starters and neglect the bench. A motivated bench player with average talent is more effective than a bored starter with a ton of talent during those regular season games. Then, you get to the playoffs, you have a fully fleshed out bench, and you have energized starters.
I don't think you can see the scoreboard from up there where Dumars sits. And if you're texting all game long, then you lose track of how long guys have been out there.
You could look at it like this: if Joe was trying to win a Championship and if sending text messages was helping him achieve that goal... then he just wasted 5 years of his life texting when he could have been eating hotdogs and enjoying the games. I really hope that it doesn't turn out to be a Kwame K type situation and that is why we've been on the decline.
Looks like he's been still getting in the hot dogs...
G-A-R-B-A-G-E!!! Having Dumars say something like it is "imperative to continue to bring in new blood to that mix" would be great if he had actually brought any new blood in the last few years. He's in charge of shaping the roster, isn't he?
During the full presser he did take responsibility for the AI trade. He described it as taking a roll of the dice and having it come up craps.
Hey Keith? The fans are catching onto me! What do we do? I know, Joe! Let's quell their anger and have a totally unscripted Q&A!
I agree. What new blood? Cast offs or other teams rejects? Or continuing to play with our own little projects Amir and Max? We need to package a player, cash, or draft picks to move up in the draft and get a cornerstone to build around.
And you got nothing more. The opening shirt gyrations started out things rather badly.
Weren't all the players blasted last year for not being hungry? Now he's saying it was impossible for them to be motivated because they always made the ECF and the wear and tear that resulted from this. Unreal.
The Donner Party was hungry and look at what happened to them.
True dat.
It's not unreal Ern. It's spin.
While it's true that Joe D didn't live up to his promises after we got blasted out of the ECF, he hired Curry a rookie coach who looked lost most of the season, he drafted Darko, he has wavered quite a bit with some of his comments, and on and on and on. No one here is talking about the Pistons being one of, if not the only team that is 20 plus million dollars under the cap. For all of Joe D's mistakes, I gotta give him the same amount of credit for manuevering this organization into a very good position financially. Do you know how many teams out there are crying about their salary cap situations and over-paying players who barely gets off the bench. Gotta give the man some credit because contrary to a lot of comments on this forum, Joe is a shrewd businessman, a visionary. I remember a few years back how we completely dogged out Mike Brown and Danny Ferry for their incompetency, Danny Ainge for being such an idiot, even Jerry Buss, and Thorn. We talked about how we were so lucky to have Dumars as our GM. What a difference a few years make in looking at all of the the "blast Joe" comments. Selective memory lost is a B. Hell if it was up to us, we would have half of the Tigers players on the Pistons roster or we would have a serious fluster cluck. Joe has put the Pistons into a position where we can go out and do some serious damage in the FA market, IF he makes the right moves, we will be sitting pretty while the other organizations are trying to get to where we are. Dateline 2010-2011, if we go out and prosper, get that championship in the next couple of years, just remember what was said here about Dumars incompetency. Just keeping it real.
Again though, my fear is that we go 10 more seasons with a 50 win season only occuring once...Because of Joe....
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LOS ANGELES California lawmakers, seizing on new calls for gun controls following the massacre of 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school, rolled out proposals Tuesday to close loopholes in the state's assault weapons ban and restrict ammunition sales.
The moves quickly put California at the forefront of what was expected to be a new wave of proposed firearm restrictions at the state and federal levels in the wake of the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
State Sen. Leland Yee introduced a bill that would prohibit gun owners from fitting semi-automatic weapons with devices, known as "bullet buttons" or "mag magnets," that allow them to be easily reloaded with multiple rounds of ammunition.
The San Francisco Democrat's measure would also prohibit add-on kits that allow high-capacity magazines. He said he was drafting legislation that would require yearly background checks for gun ownership and toughen safety requirements.
His action came as state Sen. Kevin De Leon, a Democrat from Los Angeles, said he would introduce a bill this week requiring ammunition buyers in the nation's most populous state to obtain a permit issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.
"For too long, too much ground has been ceded in the debate about reasonable gun and ammunition control," De Leon said in a statement. "In honor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims and thousands who have preceded them, we must not capitulate any longer."
A gunman carrying a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns opened fire Friday at the Connecticut school, killing 20 young students and six adults in a crime that stunned Americans and renewed calls for stricter gun controls.
De Leon said the one-year $50 permit, which would require a background check by the Justice Department, aimed to combat the easy accessibility of ammunition.
California gun laws are already among the toughest in the nation, topping a list compiled by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The state has banned most assault weapons, requires sales be made by a licensed dealer, including at gun shows, and imposes a 10-day waiting period among other regulations.
But Yee told Reuters in an interview that he and other Democrats believe more can be done.
"We're looking at yearly registration, background checks of individuals who own guns. We're looking at saying to gun owners, You've got to keep these guns locked up when you are not using them or not cleaning them, and that you need to put trigger locks on all of these weapons,'" he said.
Democrats won a two-thirds majority in both houses of California's legislature in November, giving them even greater clout in a body that they have long dominated. Gov. Jerry Brown is also a Democrat.
Yee acknowledged that some Democrats in the state legislature were "sensitive" to the National Rifle Association but said that with a Democratic supermajority, chances for more gun control legislation have improved.
The NRA said Tuesday it wanted to contribute meaningfully to prevent another massacre like the Connecticut shootings, suggesting a sharp change in tone for the largest U.S. gun-rights group.
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Just wondering what this autococker is worth. Thanks
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Every season a number of Arsenal players go out on loan to gain valuable first-team experience. With the 2012/13 campaign now underway, 15 Gunners are currently away from the Club.
Arsenal.com tracks their progress throughout the season. Our Arsenal's Loanees page offers an overview and below is the latest instalment of our Loan Watch.
Sao Paulo 0-0 Universidad Catolica
Wednesday, November 28
Denilson played the full 90 minutes as Sao Paulo drew with Universidad Catolica to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana final. The midfielder was booked after three minutes as his side went through on away goals.
Ju Young Park
Celta Vigo 3-0 Almeria (after extra time)
Thursday, November 29
Ju Young Park opened the scoring as Celta Vigo progressed in the Copa del Rey. The striker netted after 55 minutes.
Emmanuel Frimpong
Charlton 2-0 Peterborough
Tuesday, November 27
Emmanuel Frimpong started as Charlton left it late to beat Peterborough at the Valley. The midfielder was booked before being substituted after 74 minutes.
Philip Roberts
Aberdeen 2-3 Inverness CT
Tuesday, November 27
Philip Roberts was replaced after an hour as Inverness won at Pittodrie.
Joel Campbell
Real Betis 3-0 Real Valladolid
Tuesday, November 27
Joel Campbell started as Real Betis beat Real Valladolid in the Copa del Rey. The striker was substituted after 76 minutes.
Benik Afobe
Blackburn 1-2 Bolton
Wednesday, November 28
Benik Afobe was an unused substitute as Bolton triumphed over Blackburn at Ewood Park.
Getafe 0-0 Ponferradina
Wednesday, November 28
Wellington was an unused substitute as Ponferradina drew with Getafe in the Copa del Rey.
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Dread Zeppelin liven up evenings at Copper Mountain
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Copper Village's Fridays At Copper, weekly through Sept. 2, is a monumental way to start off every Colorado weekend. Kicking off the weekend, Copper will host entertainment featuring a deal on free activities, free live music and a free outdoor movie.Patrons of Copper who've spent $30 at the resort during the previous week receive a one-time free ticket for each of the following activities: bungee tramps, climbing wall, go karts, bumper boats, paddle boats and mini golf. All activities run from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Guests may redeem the free pass at guest services in Copper Sports in the Village at Copper.Once the activities start to calm down, the village ramps things back up with Friday Night Street Parties. Offering free live music and plenty of guests dancing in the streets from 5-7 p.m. A different live band is showcased every week.After the activities and live music, guests can settle in and enjoy a free movie under the stars with the mountains as their backdrop. Movies begin around dusk at approximately 8:30 p.m. and are weather permitting. A cozy blanket and pillow are highly recommended for this relaxing event.On deck for a live performance Friday at Copper Mountain is Dread Zeppelin, a band that plays music by Led Zeppelin with a refreshing reggae style. Dread Zeppelin just released a new CD titled "Soso" that can be purchased on iTunes and at Copper Mountain the night of the show.