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bassanimation wrote:Them other brothers can deny...but I can't. :D
HAAAM!!! Ham is good. They should make ham scented sweaters for winter...mmmm.
Or scratch-n-sniff T-shirts?
Does this come with a bib 'cause I'm drooling all over myself already! GMV
Junka wrote:Not saying this won't get rejected, but this shirt not only did not get rejected, but also got printed-- http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=31700
I wasn't familiar with that shirt, but if I had been around way back then when that derby happened I probably would have made the same comments in Boots' thread as well. And I'm sure it still would have printed.
You know my comments mean nothing to woot as a whole...they're just my opinions.
That's pretty much the point of opening up the derbies in a forum type setting. Everyone can say what they want (within reason).
I'd think if people weren't able to handle any comments at all that they would just submit for the Daily instead of the Derby.
Re: Heaven On Earth
oooo- I LOVE FLYING PIG!!! Wish I could vote 1000 times! +1
be10der2me wrote:oooo- I LOVE FLYING PIG!!! Wish I could vote 1000 times! +1
i was going to do the same thing haha thats sort of funny and sad at the same time :P, nice however
Re: Meaty Shower Scene
Haaaa, this is awesome, I was waiting for this one, wooo! Adorable and wonderfully executed! +1 here, I would totally love to have this.
Re: By Your Powers Combined!
I like that you fixed the arm on the hot dog, Patrick. It really looks much better this way Very cute idea, made me giggle when I first saw it.
Re: Meatchete
Because Machete can kick Chuck's @##, and he's a butcher on the side. You know, to keep in practice. Three colors on black.
avhienda01 wrote:This design changed a whole lot while I was working on it. Didn't think I'd get any ideas for this derby, that's for sure. Different style from what I'm used to (drawing food, for the most part) but it was really fun . Thanks for looking/commenting/voting <3!
He has a bacon towel too! Love it!
Re: Just say No
This really turned out great, Jas ! Really like that you ended up going with the dark blue shadows, it softens up the picture a little bit. Very adorable little animals too.
Jestik wrote:I believe the little guy to be saying:
Oh, he is. I had to translate it into English for the speech bubble, though. Not everyone speaks Capitalist Pig. ;)
HeartlineTwist wrote:No...Thankskilling. It's a movie.
There's some language in there.
I never saw that movie, and its not related to that!
Re: Turducken
Hmmm... My local gorcery carries turduckens this time of year. I think I gotta talk the huby into nixing the plain turkey and havin' us one of these bad boys.
Oh, and nice shirt!
Re: F.Y.I.
I can't wait to mix this with some mayo and relish and have a super tasty sandwich!
paigeg wrote:Because Machete can kick Chuck's @##, and he's a butcher on the side. You know, to keep in practice. Three colors on black.
So funny!
Re: TEXAS CHAINSAW BBQ
Oh man, having the menu on the back would totally rule yeah.
wootvan wrote:this raises lots of questions:
are they organic?
are they farm-raised?
why not Earthwoman?
are there finger-foods?
is there an equivalent of veal/lamb?
do you cook noses and how do they smell?
is there dark/white meat?
good questions I'm sure, but more importantly, why do we need to import these humans from "Earth" and not employ human farmers locally?
Re: Late Night Snack
the stars and the window are my favorite! oh - except for the little bear on the fridge. also my favorite. cool shirt!
BootsBoots wrote:Oh, he is. I had to translate it into English for the speech bubble, though. Not everyone speaks Capitalist Pig. ;)
lol, YES!
then I'll speak in a way that all Capitalist Pigs can understand:
VOTED!, and WILL BUY!
Re: Hot Dog's Identity Crisis
LOL! eye of newt! MmmmMMmm!
What, no Jimmy Hoffa?
This is beyond amazing. I dunno if I'll buy - not sure about people reading my chest for THAT long. But certainly GMV.
Re: Baconoctopus
This is really awesome and just the kind of messed up nonsense type shirt that I LOVE to wear. Bacon and Octopus have such amazing synergy!!
Re: You wouldnt deny him, would you?
I <3 the Cerebus style.
Re: Feel The Burn (resubbed 2.0)
Thanks guys. I'm sorry I needed to pull the first design, but this is much better for the changes I think.
Re: Food Chain
I like this! Simple and delicious. +1
This shirt is PERFECT for this weekend. I wish I could sit and watch splatter movies with it on. >sigh< I'll just have to wait.
JRWorkshop wrote:that chimp is right!
Charlie Chimp is a personal hero of mine.
Rejected!? They're married!
kevlar51 wrote:Can't argue with the concept. But something about the wing joint turns my stomach.
I agree with this... I'd like him better crispy!
IgnatiusRiley wrote:There's no way in hell I would wear this... hell, I wouldn't even want it in the house. But I'm voting for it anyway just because it's so wonderfully evil.
Re: Cold Blooded Killer
Glad you guys like it. You're all super cool!
Looks like a winner!
Re: It's Mystery Meat My Dear Watson
And big brownie points for Basil Raathbone and Nigel Bruce in the comp.
Thanks for the kind words and critiques all!
I'm glad this has been well received. It's much closer to my actual style than the more cartoony designs I've been submitting--so this certainly helps build my confidence going into future derbies.
Re: Humpburger
Or the title. I was just a little afraid of what I'd find.
Re: A High Steaks Love Affair
It's the shoes - I never realized it before, but one of them should have more feminine shoes.
Still, GMV. I love the color change.
Re: frog legs and a butterfly
Beautiful, and an unexpected take on the theme.
Re: Eat More Monkey
Nice try, pig. But until the price of monkey bacon comes down you're not changing my mind. -_^
Re: I like BIG hams
Simply amazing. I gotta stop looking at all these subs. My tummy's rumbling something fierce!
Re: Spam Spade
AWESOME. I'd wear the hell outta this.
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Well I might be able to help you out a little. I had a 383 a few years back with dart iron eagle heads (Still using them on current build) and with speed pro flat top pistons the same as you got I had almost 10:1 and my timing was at around 12 initial and 36 total mechanical and 51 with vacuum advance.
I had also a bigger cam then what your using mine was a comp 292h with 244/244 @ 50 and never had a problem with pre ignition with 92 high test. You will not be able to use 87 or 89 you will have problems then. With that cam and the big amount of overlap and duration it will be borderline but you will probably be able to pull it off but I can not say 100 percent.
Make sure its not burning too lean or rich and find just the right spot. The thumpr cams do make good power and torque don't let anybody fool you but some of the other grinds like the comp xtreme energy line will give you a little bit more but is your just wanting something to run good and sound good they are fine. I have a big mutha thumpr in my 350 roller build up.
I wish I went with the mutha thumpr instead. The big mutha thumpr has been nothing but a big mutha problem tuning wise. Well good luck with your build it will make at least 400 hp or more. It will sound good
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I wanted to get some opinions on a 383 combination I was discussing with a friend about, it has speed pro flat top pistons in it that have a 5 cc valve reliefs in them "2" he went and bought a thumper cam for it. We believe the blocks been decked to 9.010. He is looking for a set of reasonable priced heads I know of a set of platinum iron eagles with I believe 72 cc chambers. I dont want to suggest the heads to him if they are a bad idea so I am posting it here to get an opinion on it. I worked out the static compression to be 10 to 1 using a .045 quench with the 72cc head. The question is... is this to high for pump gas. This is the cam he already bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=130236281946
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That's funny and a little strange at the same time... I haven't met Larry yet but i am pretty sure i heard him say a number of times how he can't wait to do another cut out ... :evil:
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The Five Wizards, initially known as the Istari, were five Maiar spirits in human form sent to aid the Free Peoples of Middle-earth against the threat of Sauron.
In the Undying Lands around TA 1000, Manwë became aware that the spirit of Morgoth's most dedicated lieutenant Sauron was rising in power again, and summoned a council of the Valar to send three messengers to Middle-earth to protect the free peoples and assure them the Valar had not forgotten them. Two Maiar came: Curumo (or Curunir; later known as Saruman) sent by Aulë, and Alatar (Morinehtar), sent by Oromë. Manwë asked where Olórin (later known as Gandalf) was, and he came, after returning from a journey. Manwë asked Olórin if he would go as the third messenger. Olórin said he was too weak and that he was afraid of Sauron; however, Manwë said that was all the more reason to go, and that he commanded Olórin to go as the third. Then Varda said "Not as the third." Yavanna begged Curumo to take Aiwendil (Radagast), and Alatar took Pallando (Rómestámo) as a friend. They were forbidden to dominate the free peoples of Middle-earth or to match Sauron's power with power. When Saruman, the greatest of the Wizards, disobeyed this injunction, he was cast from the order and banished from Valinor.
The Wizards were known by various names, and were arrayed in different colours. Of those who came to Middle-earth, sent by the Valar, five are known, the Heren Istarion (Order of Wizards). After arriving in Middle-earth, the two Blue Wizards apparently went east before the War of the Ring; whether they played a part in the events of that war is unknown. (Note: According to Tolkien's letters they may have formed cults for magic worship and practice among the Easterlings.) Radagast the Brown concerned himself mainly with plants and animals, and lived in Mirkwood for many years. Saruman the White and Gandalf the Grey spent time with the Free Peoples: the Elves, Dwarves, and Men. Saruman was wise and respected and became head of the White Council in TA 2463. However, he became prideful and jealous of the potential and purity of spirit of Gandalf, who would eventually surpass him in power. Saruman slowly came to betray the original purpose of the Wizards, and sought power for himself. He was overthrown during the War of the Ring, by his tormented servant, Grima Wormtongue. Grima slit Saruman's neck after a failed attempt to rule the Shire. Saruman's spirit looked to the West and Valinor, but was blown away.
At the end of the Third Age, the Wizards passed from sight; since, with the fall of Sauron, their work was done. Gandalf passed over the Sea with the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings. Saruman became a naked spirit and wandered Middle-Earth forever, since he was banished from Valinor. Radagast stayed in Middle-Earth, tending to the wilderness. The fate of the Blue Wizards is unknown.
The wizards bore the forms of old Men; they were ancient and seemed to age very fast. They possessed great skill of body and mind; their powers focused through their staffs. Each of the Istari had his own colour and grade within the Order. Saruman the White was the eldest and Gandalf the Grey second. The other Istari were Radagast the Brown and the two Blue Wizards, who dwelt far in the east.
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- Curumo, the White Wizard, was more commonly known as Saruman. However, after being seduced by the evil power of Sauron, Saruman became the Many-Coloured Wizard.
- Olórin, the Grey Wizard, was more commonly known as Gandalf. However, after dying at the hands of a Balrog, Durin's Bane, Gandalf was reborn as the new White Wizard.
- Aiwendil, the Brown Wizard, was more commonly known as Radagast. Radagast was a lover of nature and so did not play any major part in the War of the Ring except for announcing to the Great Eagles that Gandalf was at the Orthanc with Saruman.
- Alatar and Pallando, the Blue Wizards. (Note: Later in his life, Tolkien wrote a note, suggesting that the names of the Blue Wizards were Morinehtar and Rómestámo. It is not clear whether these names were intended to replace the names Alatar and Pallando, or whether Morinehtar and Rómestámo were alternate names for the Blue Wizards, possibly those given to them by the peoples of Middle-Earth.)
Saruman (human form) was killed by Gríma Wormtongue following the Battle of Bywater, and Gandalf returned to the Undying Lands in TA 3021. However, the fates of the three other Istari are relatively unknown. Alatar and Pallando disappeared in the east, while Radagast stayed in Middle-earth until at least TA 3018.
Istari is a Quenya word (singular Istar). The Sindarin translation is Ithryn (singular Ithron).


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Discussion in 'March 2009' started by Dlev59, Mar 15, 2009.
My fear is this is going to become a regular occurrence. He's been playing LBJ minutes.
I missed most of the game taking a phone call. I'm surprised it ended up as close as it did. We brought a water pistol to a gun fight. Is the bloom off the Stuckey rose yet? BillLaimbeer said that he think Bynum is our best player. Agree?
Not sure I agree....but I sure cant argue it..lol
DET did pretty good in this one considering the circumstances. They got some pieces, but it feels like they should be 10 games into the season instead of near the end. They played hard. I'm not sure Stuckey could even score on AI now. Dyess is a lazy bum who just wants to fire up jumpers all game long. They need to get someone like Bosh here pronto. Dallas was having a lot of trouble going over the top of the Piston D for dunks. Solid minute for Amir so no complaints there. Hard to deny Bynum at this point. Might be time for a line-up change.
Way off dude....103-101 . A couple of bad calls by the refs on out of bounds play and then some key misses from outside prevented the proverbial comeback upset win. The Mavs shot 60% through the end of the 3rd and seem to have the game in hand with Bass and Singleton seemingly hitting every short jumper they shot. Dampier had a season high I believe in points and boards and seem to be able to score at will in the first half.. Pistons were hitting their buckets in the 4th qtr scoring 37 points, but did not go to the line in the last five minutes so there were no and 1 ops to put points on the board with clock not moving. They hit 18/19 from the line, but the last one came when Bynum hit one out of two with 5:56 left in the game. Either Dice was worn out or he was missing those nice passes from Rip as he was a turrible 4/14 from the floor...not to be out done, Stuckey failed to step-up and was an even worse 5/19 from the floor. (but he did hit all 7 of his FTA and handed out 7 assists). Tay was tonight's high scorer, but with 43 mins he may not be able to keep up with Artest or Battier tomorrow. Looks like we may have found a 3 pt threat as Alf hit 4 of them, which is probably more than Herrman has hit in the last four games. Bottom line we could not get any stops and only stayed in the game because we got a bunch of second chance pts from our 17 offensive boards and only had 6 turnovers.. Maybe we beat the Rockets tomorrow?? Sheed was on the bench, so maybe he is ready to get back in the line up??
No wonder Curry is grooming AI for his minutes then.
IIRC, he's out for the whole trip. Rip says it's killing him to sit out and is trying this new strategy where he pretends he's ok and repeatedly tells himself that so maybe he's a go. I'm not sure if Yao is still out for HOU. If Amir isn't put in to match up against the likes of Chuck Hayes, i might have to start a letter writing campaign. If tomm's a loss, we should all be rooting for PHX. edited to add; Maybe the reason Bynum is playing so well is there are no expectations; he has no pressure and knows he's going to be out there a LT. He's just decisive. Stuck on the other hand looks like he's carrying 300 pounds on his back and could benefit from a GPS.
Statistically we fought a good up hill fight though I didn't have live game out here. To-morrow ? The biggest problem with our squad is they think too much to to-morrow.
They keep them close. If they grabbed some of those rebounds in crunch time it may have been a different story. Just can't keep giving a team like Dallas 2nd chances. Stucky looked brutal with his shooting but he did have 7 assists and 0 TO's. Something is wrong though. I don't know if he is afraid of contact now or is still trying to balance what a PG is. Either way he has not been looking like the franchise player that we all hoped he would be. Better to find out now so you know what you have to do over the summer. AI being out has been a good chance to see what Bynum can do. He did the things tonight that Stucky should have. Maybe he can be our PG.
Rip was out with a groin injury that flared up again. Same injury. So why was he recently seen playing the whole 2nd half of a game? Bad player management there. You got to keep a guys minutes down if he has a groin injury. Playoffs are coming up soon, if we manage to get in that is, and we are going to need Rip healthy. No Sheed. No AI. No Amir. Amir did play, but understand, our coach is M. Curry. So Amir gets a bogus call against him, one minute into him playing for his 2nd foul, and Curry never returns him to the game. Instead, he goes with Herrmann. Herrmann just gave up a minus 3 there. No big deal? But it was a two point loss. Herrmann did have the one drive in finger roll that he made - but his supposed good D on Dirk did not show up. And his lack of NBA speed? Name another player in the NBA that could not have caught up with that perfectly thrown lead pass to him from Afflalo? How can you be that slow and still play in the NBA. Simple. We have, in the NBA, a rookie coach who sees a whole lot of himself from his slow days in Herrmann. Curry still believes someone that slow can play in the NBA. Nope. Curry should have hung it up 4 years before he did, and playing Herrmann won't prove anything at all. Slow players - go find another league more suitable to your talents. JMAX did ok playing Dirk to start, but after a while, Dirk began exploiting his height mismatch on JMAX. We made a darn good comeback attempt with the following group on the floor: Playing point guard - Bynum. Bynum got 19 tonight. A lot of explosions to the basket, and some decent outside shooting. Next, Afflalo. Good D as always. Man, I hated seeing us lose this one especially since Afflalo got the start. Four triples made on his way to 16 points. And solid, solid perimeter D. Him and Bynum make quite a pair of guards on D, and they operated pretty good together on O too. Tay was the 3rd guy out there. Tay managed 28 points tonight. A bit of outside shooting but mostly going toward the hoop on backdowns and hooking it in. Dyess was in there, hit some shots in that comeback attempt. But on the night, he shot horridly. 4 for 16 or something like that. And he seemed to think their was a law against going anywhere near the hoop. I absolutely do not like this kind of game from Dyess. Not one bit. Outside shots are ok to some extent, but man, you got to go inside occasionally. And guess how many rebounds Dyess got from all those misses of his. None. Since he is suppose to be in there for rebounding, it makes about zero sense for him to shoot that many outside shots. And the last guy? Kwame. Kwame was plenty tall enough to bother Dirk on his outside shots, and moved very well indeedy to stay with Dirk if he drove in. Darn good game from Kwame. Now Stuckey did get in the game in crunch time for a bit. And our comeback try stalled until Curry wised up and put Afflalo back in. I see Curry making a lot of mistakes still, but you know, he seems to be getting desperate enough to cut out some of his non-sense. Unfortunately, no, I don't trust Curry to go into the playoffs with anything other on his mind than trying to prove he can win playing the wrong players and hollering at the team at the end for lack of effort after each loss. Each and every loss. Its never the coach. We will get bounced out of the playoffs in short order if Curry continues to play his games. (If we make the playoffs.) Dallas is a good team. Absolutely they showed a lot of talent shooting the ball. But you know, you don't have to let them get open shots so much. We could have actually played Amir more, let him do what he does best, rotate out to shooters. Not playing Amir. Just a game Curry is playing. Its a losing game, just like removing Afflalo from the rotation. Just like playing Herrmann. Just like his small ball non-sense earlier in the season. Just like his pairing Kwame and Sheed, going too big. Just like playing Stuckey, regardless of whether he can help win the game at hand. Just a bunch of games, adding to a whole lot of losses. The good news. Curry can't lose that many more games. He will have to step up his coaching game some, play the right players, stop forgetting to rest guys. The Pistons still have an amazingly deep and talented roster. Curry has not completely messed the team up yet. Not completely. Its still recoverable. Barely. Boneheaded move of the night: After a bunch of time standing around, swinging the ball around the perimeter and settling for not so open shots, Afflalo attacks their zone, creates some havoc, and kicks it out for a nice easy open J bankshot. Curry immediately sits Afflalo.
I just talked to my buddy who was that the game....he said that he met Kwame...............Kilpatrick who was also at the game cheering on the Pistons as he and his family have escaped Detroit and settled into a Dallas suburb away from your scorn....
Lets not go into that.
He was horrible tonight, but let's not totally trash the guy. Doing my best to spin it into a positive, he did manage to knock down all 7 of his free throws tonight.
So lets not trash Stuck. Just tell me, how many times better was Bynum's defense vs. Stuck's?
I hope that this isn't the Piston future post-Sheed. Tay was the only top-notch player on the team tonight. Exclamation point. Yes, Affalo showed promise and Bynum did well. Stuckey continues to struggle. But really, everyone else who suited up is quite expendable and Bynum is at best a second tier player so can't get excited about his performance. The game was really not that close most of the way. Sorry, this is a weak, weak Dallas team who will not likely get out of the first round. Their defense is awful and they really only have two scorers in Dirk and Terry. Phil chided this version of the Mavericks in the LA press and he is right. The Piston defense was poor once again. Dirk, who every top team stops, had shooting practice against the Pistons just like at the Palace. Sorry people for the bluntness. The Piston management is going to be content to stay in the 7th spot and will rest the key guys for the playoffs.
Well not that it took a genius to realize, but Afflalo is playing well in herrmann's place (as I was hoping he'd get that time a few games ago)
I wasn't even referencing to how he played in tonight's game... he was AWFUL. I've already said that at least once or twice. But saying that Stuckey can't even score on AI is a downright insult to any decent offensive player... I'm sure it was meant in jest anyway. THAT is what I was trying to get at.
Why apologise. Your post was completely expected, win or lose. After each game, you tell us our roster is no good. I think we get it. In response, I say our roster is the best in the NBA. Slight difference of opinion. Do you have any actual comments on the game itself?
I'm surprised it came that close with Rip, Sheed & AI out. The game is almost pointless to critique beyond Tay stepping up more than usual and Bynum having a little coming out party.
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if it was my choice id say chinese
How about making a poll
I would say Chinese because it was there the first. The european version gave me a weird feeling. I felt home with the chinese lol.
Chinese seems more appealling...
Well, chinese is more balanced between atk/def ... european is focused at atk-only or def-only.
Chn is my fav.
Behold my radiance...
I love the chineese the most but the EU are much stronger.. But the potion delay is anoying.


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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay men's basketball team will play its lone official tune-up for the 2012-13 season on Wednesday evening, hosting an exhibition contest against St. Norbert College at 7 p.m. at the Kress Events Center.
Tickets for the team's lone appearance of the season at the Kress Center can be purchased for $10 for adults and $7 for youth. As part of pregame festivities, the Phoenix women's basketball team will be around to trick-or-treat with children throughout the Kress Center. Any youth fan in attendance wearing a Halloween costume will get in free with the purchase of an adult ticket. For more information on tickets for the game, please call 920.465.2526.
Green Bay head coach Brian Wardle welcomes back all five starters from a team that won eight of its last 10 regular season games and finished the 2011-12 season 15-15 overall. Among the Phoenix returners are 7-foot-1 junior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) and sophomore point guard Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.), who were both named to Preseason All-Horizon League teams. Brown and Sykes led the team with respective scoring averages of 13.8 and 11.2 points per game a year ago.
Wednesday's contest will mark the second-straight season Wardle's team has played an exhibition at the on-campus Kress Center and the fourth time the program has played in the facility. In the first game the program at the facility, Green Bay hosted St. Norbert on Nov. 7, 2009, and the Phoenix posted a 71-54 victory over the Green Knights.
St. Norbert and Green Bay have played 12 times in regular season play, with the Phoenix holding a 10-2 advantage. Green Bay has won the past 10 regular season meetings (last in 1974), and the Phoenix has won both of the exhibition contests (2006 and 2009).
The Green Knights, who had a 16-9 record a year ago, are coached by former Phoenix player Gary Grzesk, who starred for the program from 1992-96 and graduated from UW-Green Bay in 1996. During his career with the Phoenix, Grzesk totaled 542 points, 496 assists and 154 steals in 120 games played. In the Green Bay record book, he ranks third in assists, sixth in steals and tied for eighth in games played.
• SOLO SENIOR: One of the returning starters for the Phoenix is 6-foot-9 Brennan Cougill (Sioux City, Iowa), the roster's lone senior. Last season, in his first year with the program, Cougill averaged 9.2 points and ranked fifth in the Horizon League in rebounding (7.0). Cougill will be suiting up for a second season in the same uniform for the first time in his career after previously playing for Iowa and Kirkwood Community College.
• STREAKIN' CERRONI: Another returning starter is junior Kam Cerroni (Sussex, Wis.), who led the Horizon League in three-point shooting as a sophomore in 2011-12. Cerroni knocked down 46.5 percent (60-129) from long range and will enter this season having knocked down a triple in 19 games in a row dating back to Dec. 13, 2011.
• HOMEGROWN: A year after bringing in a talented freshman class of Chicago natives, Wardle looked closer to home for seniors from the Class of 2012. The Phoenix roster consists of four freshmen from Wisconsin who could potentially make their debuts in Phoenix uniforms on Wednesday, including Nick Arenz (Onalaska, Wis.), Ryan Bross (Menominee Falls, Wis.), Jordan Fouse (Racine, Wis.) and Carrington Love (Milwaukee, Wis.).
• BLOCK PARTY: It has become a little tougher for Green Bay opponents to shoot in the lane since Brown's arrival on campus. In his first two seasons, the 7-foot-1 Brown has swatted 156 shots to shatter the Phoenix career record. With 89 blocks as a sophomore, Brown averaged 3.0 per game, a number that ranked in the top-10 nationally. Another 36 combined blocks from Cougill and sophomore Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.) helped the team register a school-record 142 for the year.
• TALL ORDER: Wardle pledged early on in his tenure to add height and length to the Phoenix roster. Consider it mission accomplished as the roster's 14 players have an average height of over 6-foot-5. The addition of the 7-foot-1 Bross gives Green Bay a pair of seven-footers, and six others stand at least 6-foot-6. Newcomers Alfonzo McKinnie (6-8), Arenz (6-8) and Fouse (6-7) will help to make Green Bay one of the tallest teams in the Horizon League.
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Counselor Jay Hauser remembers his mom by helping others
HENNIKER - Jay Hauser lives his life the way his mother Debi taught him. He sees fun in the work it takes to make a dream a reality, excitement in the challenges that life throws his way, and wants nothing more than to give others the same opportunities he's been given.
Hauser, 36, lives in Henniker and works as a senior college counselor at the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation's Center for College Planning in Concord. In his role at the NHHEAF, Hauser helps students navigate the often daunting task of getting into college and assists them on their journey through the murky world of financial aid.
"I love what I do," said Hauser. "Working with students to help them achieve their goals is a fantastic experience."
Hauser has been working in education since he was at school himself. He grew up in Concord and attended the New Hampton School, and it was there that he found himself surrounded by educators and coaches who inspired him to want to follow in their footsteps. Each summer for 10 years he worked at the Sports Plus camp at New Hampton, coaching and mentoring kids not much younger than himself and it became clear that he was meant to be involved with helping others.
"New Hampton is where I fell in love with education and working with kids," Hauser said.
At Rivier College, Hauser combined his interest in education with his love of sports by working in admissions and helping to train the women's soccer team. He also kept close ties with the New Hampton School and worked in admissions there as well, but eventually he found his way to Concord and now tries to reach as many kids as he can through the Center for College Planning, inspiring them with his strong work ethic and his positive attitude.
"I've learned that if you have a dream, you have to make a plan and do the work to make it happen," said Hauser. "The work is the fun part."
And though he just recently lost his mom, Debi, to a battle with brain cancer, the woman he calls his greatest inspiration continues to remind him to celebrate life and the opportunities he's been given.
"My mom was my mentor," he said. "She was an awesome person, always positive, always giving back. She set a good example for me."


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Owls are not the only birds that throw up pellets, but because the digestive juices of an owl's stomach aren't as acidic, owl pellets are unique in containing the bones of their previous meal along with fur, feathers, or insect parts. Because bones are much easier to identify than fur or feathers, owl pellets are a great way to learn about predator/prey relationships because with a little skill, you can identify the animals in their pellets.
Sterilized pellets can be purchased commercially from a variety of sources, either with our without instructions. (We recommend using heat-treated pellets instead of chemically treated pellets.)
You can also find your own pellets in the wild to dissect. Look under trees, especially evergreen trees, for "whitewash" (poop) and pellets. Owls can be creatures of habit, so if you find one, you may find many more in the same area. CAUTION: Be sure what you are picking up is indeed an owl pellet and not scat (poop) from a mammal. Raccoon roundworms are sometimes found in their droppings and can be fatal to humans. Owl pellets have bones in them and are usually rounded on both ends, while mammal poop doesn't often have bones and is tapered on the ends.
Pellets you find should be wrapped in foil and baked in an oven to kill bacteria (40 minutes at 325°F according to research at http://cals.arizona.edu/internal/programs/owl-rpt.html or 4 hours at 250°F according to Carolina Biological Supply's methods http://www.carolina.com/teacher-resources/Interactive/owl-pellets-in-the-classroom-safety-guidelines/tr11086.tr.) Please be aware that they do give off an odor while baking!
For safety reasons, we recommend handling all pellets as if they have not been sterilized. Use paper towels or newspapers on surfaces not normally used for food when you dissect. Keep hands away from the eyes, nose and mouth during dissection until the hands are washed thoroughly with soap and water. The dissection surface should also be washed thoroughly after dissection.
Disposable gloves are recommended during dissection, and toothpicks can be used to pick apart the pellets.
You may wish to reassemble the skeleton of the animal(s) you find in the pellet, or simply find skulls, legs, or other bones that can be used to identify the species. Counting skulls or, jaw bones, or leg bones can tell you how many different animals were in the pellet. You can find a downloadable bone sorting chart at http://www.nature-watch.com/images/Owl Pellet Bone Sorting Chart.pdf.
Keep in mind that different owl species eat different things. Great Horned Owls and Eastern Screech-Owls eat almost anything that moves, so their pellets can contain a very wide array of different species. Great Gray Owls are more specialized on voles, so that's mostly what you'll find in their pellets. Barn Owls like rats, voles, and mice. Sometimes scientists have found species they didn't know existed in an area by digging through owl pellets, so you never know what you might find.


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Friday Night Game Time Warp:
It is present day, and you are enjoying a friendly night game when Bruce (Team Black Sheep, Ancestor of the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham) activates a time warp Ball. You see Bruce has found out that his team mate Socks is the ancestor of Robin Hood, and He wants to re-write history and capture Robin Hood, bringing victory for Prince John. He is taking Socks, and you, to the past, to help with his evil plan! What he doesnt know, is all of your ancestors take your place in the present! You have only two hours to find the combination to unlock the Ballistic Cube that is securing the control box for the Time Warp Ball. You must find it in the Dark, and while fighting against Bruce and his not so merry men! Use your time wisely and collect props that might help you in the Past, just in case you dont find that combination.
Saturday Game Sheriffs Revenge:
It is the 12th Century AD in a little place in Nottingham known as Sherwood Forest. Bruce wakes up in the Royal fort of The province of Nottingham! As he looks in the mirror, he sees his face, but is dressed in the Sheriffs uniform
It Worked he shouts with excitement. Bruce wastes no time in putting his plans into motion, he has planned for this day for a very LONG time. He will reign over the people, force them to pay higher taxes and, create his own strict laws. The people of Notingham will bend to his will; Especially with Socks in Robin Hoods shoes!
At the same time, in a thick forest not to far away, Socks wakes up on a grass matt. As he looks at his reflection in a shinny cooking pot he shouts Noooooo, Bruce you suck!. You see Socks can see his face, but he is dressed in the clothing of Robin Hood, a local yeoman. As he collects himself, he looks around at the men and women who have rallied around him at his shout. Socks smiles as he finds his friends in the clothes of Robin Hoods Merry Men! Socks wastes no time, in issuing New orders to his militia. He will Beat Bruce, and when he finds the Time Warp Ball, and activates, he is going to make Bruce Pay when they get home!
Bruce wasnt totally crazy, he programmed the Ball to return at 3pm on Saturday the 23rd and warp everyone back to their proper place in time; However Bruce forgot where!
Bruce and the Royal Guards must suck the province dry of all its gold, before the Ball re-appears, and Have it in there safe, in the fort, before Bruce is Time warped!
Socks and his Merry Men must endeavor to not only foil Bruces plan, but to steal the gold already in the safe, and return it to the peoples bank in Notingham before the main time warp!
In the chaos and upheaval of the time warp, the control box was separated from the Time warp Ball! It will reappear somewhere in the realm at 2:30pm. If Socks can find the box, he can activate the ball at 3:00pm, sending only Bruce back, a full hour early, and 100 gold coins!
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|Welcome aboard Pat. Make sure you have a life preserver it helps to keep your head above water around here, so don't be afraid to jump in.
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Thanks for all the replies.
Slips are hard to come by, already looking into that, but they can be found.
If SD is not to far for ya, the Shelter Island area Marinas are pretty cool with a good turn over and close access to open water
Welcome aboard Pat.........I think you're gonna like it here.....
Inga........I think I like the cut of your Jib.......we should chat sometime..
Thanks for all the replies.
My Girlfriend and I have been together for 12 years, lived together for 10, we live in her house, so she has a say in everything and that is good, we are a team.
I love California, I grew up here, fishing, Diving, Boating. The weather is great and when you get away from shore, it isn't that crowded.
We have a 26 foot Cabin Crusier, it is a little small, I think we have out grown it after 7 years and with the price of gas, looking for something a little larger and maybe with a little more range, definitely going to other Channel Islands is a possibily and different local Harbors, Mexico is a possibility but I'm not sure about that. Slips are hard to come by, already looking into that, but they can be found.
Got a couple of calls on my Power Boat for sale, it is tough right now with the price of gas and the uncertainity of the economy but I priced it to sell, it was my first boat that I kept in the water, I learned a lot from it, it was a fixer upper, so I know a little about what to look for and expect.
We have looked at a few Boats:
32' Islander (very clean, well equiped)
34' Cal (neglected, pretty beat up)
30' Erickson (also well equiped, pretty clean)
34' Catalina (Nice, had everything)
32' Gulf (Well Equiped, but it had some problems)
32' Bayfield (Nice Boat, Well equiped)
35' Cal (Nice big boat, wasn't well equip and needed some work)
As you can see we are looking at a range of boats and sizes to get an idea what is out there.
So, the search continues.
Welcome Booda, can't add much to whats already been said about the sailing and ( I'm sure you are already aware of the ) marine life in the So. Ca. waters.
How big is your PB, is it in the 30 - 40 ft range ??
|Welcome to the looney bin. Don't forget to buckle-up.
Isn't that the same Inge that trapped Governor Spitzer??????????
Look out Booda, Our favorite Port-a-gee fisherma is trolling for your photo!
Welcome aboard
Halo..mine namen ist Inga ich am of Sweden...
Ich liebe man in power boot,,,canz you postz photz?? Bite??
Mine Engrish ist nicht very good..I am lonely woman.ya??
Ich Love World peace, und friendship, und trees, und crazy sex...
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Welcome, Booda!
(I'm not sure I should say that out loud)
I sailed the Southern California waters in the 80s.. ( In fact, a trip aboard a friend's Cal 2-24 to Catalina was the reason I decided to move there!)
The winds are mostly gentle and consistent, and the sea life sure is great. I had many greetings from dolphins, was harassed by a sea lion, and stalked by sharks. I also had a gray whale surface 50 feet off my transom.
I think that once you get your boat, you'll get to see so much more as you will be traveling slower. It's just a wonderful place to sail. And, eventually, you'll get used to being stalked by sharks.
I think that your boat purchase decision may be dependent on what size slip you can get. I understand it's still pretty crowded and expensive there.
I'll bet some of the locals will chime in on what the best way is to get a slip. When I bought my boat in Marina Del Rey, the slip was transferrable to me, which was critical, as I planned to be a "sneak-aboard".
At any rate, welcome, and we are glad to have you!
Welcome to sailnet. Please read the post in my sig to get the most out of your time here.
The best advice I've seen on buying a boat is that the "PRIMARY USE IS PRIMARY". That means, if you're going to be using the boat as a couple 90% of the time and inviting guests aboard for week or two every third month...then get a boat that is best suited to you two as a couple and figure out how to fit the guests as needed rather than buying a boat that is suited to you and your guests but will be too big for you most of the time. Also, don't buy a boat you don't love...
Does your girlfriend understand that a larger boat is often much more expensive to maintain and own than a smaller boat. The cost of ownership and maintenance doubles with every additional 10' in length or so. IMHO, if she were your wife and having to help pay for the boat, her say would hold a lot more weight in my book...but she's a girlfriend, and you don't say whether she'll be contributing to the new boat or not.
What are your future sailing plans?? What is your budget??? How much sailing experience do you have??? How much skill at maintaining and repairing a sailboat do you have?? All of these will have an effect on what boats are probably good choices.
If you're planning on just coastal cruising... buying any of the 30-35' coastal cruisers would probably be just fine. If your future plans include some bluewater passages, then you might want something a bit more robustly built.
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The drive to modernize policing
How technology is moving the police forward
By Gordon Harrison, Industry Consultant, Public Security SAS
Many police forces still work with outdated technology and manual processes. In fact, some are still paper-driven – which is time-consuming and error-prone. To further compound analysis and reporting, forces are often stymied by a lack of integration of internal systems. This poor data quality results in inaccurate or outdated information for police operations. And the ability to conduct extensive deep data searches and deploy high-quality analytics is frequently non-existent.
These issues are motivating police forces to modernize systems and processes. For instance, in India, the government has begun investment in police modernization. And in Eastern Europe, countries are modernizing law enforcement systems and processes.
Technology streamlines the criminal justice system by effectively integrating different elements of that system.
Technology can be the catalyst here. It minimizes the time your force spends completing reports and investigating crime, and streamlines the criminal justice system by effectively integrating different elements of that system – from custody management to case preparation. It can also drive transparency. Forces all have to produce statistics about what they are doing and why and how they are doing it. In this context, technology helps provide important information about outcomes as well as performance assessments that would not previously have been possible.
Keep your ear to the ground
To meet today's policing priorities and prepare for the future, you need to track the latest technological trends and assimilate elements that are vital to your organization's objectives. You also need to change your approach to information sharing - moving away from just storing data to sharing it with those who need it – and undertaking complex data analysis on it.
Modern technology is already helping support the growing police focus on crime prevention. It can help police quickly assess their data and gauge where best to apply resources. And, the data informs other preventative measures. For example, manufacturers use crime data and consultation with forces to develop products that prevent or deter criminals – car number plates that disintegrate when criminals try to remove them and windows with reinforced double glazing.
Insert the analytics dimension
Within any force, though, a platform that provides a single view of their data, effectively enabling all information on a criminal to be viewed and analyzed holistically whether physically located in an intelligence system, crime or number plate recognition system, is critical. Once an integrated approach like this is in place the next stage of the modernization process is to start applying high-performance analytics techniques and technologies to extract insight and provide value.
Working with hardware vendors and consultants SAS provides you with the high-performance analytics solutions necessary to achieve a number of key benefits. You'll be able to …
- Combine data from all aspects of policing, including human resource training records, fleet management and duty rosters. This can create efficiencies that will allow you to make use of police officers' time. .
- Holistically analyze data across the organization to better understand crime patterns and prevent crime.
- Make operational officers more effective by keeping them mobile, enabling vital briefing information to be pushed out in the field, and to input and access data without the need to return to the station.
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As the modernization process gathers pace, we expect to see more evidence of forces pushing data exploitation to the front line and operationalizing analytics using the latest advanced analytics technologies. Increasingly too, we will see technology providing true insight that will deliver new intelligence to frontline officers to drive efficiencies and proactively tackle crime.
Police, above all, need information to help them identify and understand threats, risks and potential harm to individuals or property and ensure there is a proportionate and effective response. To do so, they need to see the complete picture end-to-end and implement the requisite systems and solutions to address it. Innovation and skilled project management are necessary elements in delivering a coordinated response.
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Re: First Boat/pocket cruiser
Alberg 22, Sea Sprite 23 or bristol 24. All great boats! I am partial to a full keel Alberg designs. I am sure there are hundreds of other choices. If money is not an issue a Dana 24 would be a great choice.
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Yorktownsailor, I'll second that opinion of the Catalina 22. We sailed on one in So Cal for several years, albeit ours was the keel model. But we loved that boat and always felt secure in it. It wasn't a dog either, although I have heard people say they are, that wasn't our experience. We had a friend with a Yamaha 25 that used to get madder than all get out when we would go blowing past him.
The other advantage of a Catalina 22 is that pretty much any parts you could ever need to do a complete rebuild are available for a reasonable price from Catalina Direct, sails are inexpensive from Sail Warehouse, a small outboard (we used a 3 hp) is all you need to push her into and out of the dock. We spent a lot of weekends aboard and it was comfortable and fun. Didn't break the bank to own it. We sailed ours with 4 adults and 2 babies aboard on many occassions. (Daysails only of course)
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I grew up sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. I think the very best trailerable family cruising boat we ever had was the Catalina 22. My parents bought her new at the Annapolis Boat show in the early 80's. Ours had a "kick-up" rudder and a centerboard. Our family of FIVE went sailing on the Bay for up to a week at a time. It was very cozy, but the memories will last forever. We beached that boat all over the place and even weathered a few storms aboard that seemed scary at the time, but we got through them quite well. There are other boats in the same size range, but they didn't seem as well built. I remember going aboard some and being able to see "daylight" through their hulls. Not so with the Catalina. I can't recall that boat having any negative points.
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+1 what Maitapaul said.
Even a Catalina 22 is going to be a pain to launch and retrieve everytime unless you have a powerful tow vehicle. And, although a Flicka is trailerable (meaning it can be hauled on a trailer) at 6000# and 3'3" draft is not a boat to be launched off your local boat ramp for a daysail.
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I think it really depends on where you will be sailing. I don't think you need to worry about "go anywhere" for a first boat. It does not make sense to get a boat that can take blue water when you will never leave the Bay. Remember there are trade offs for everything and go anywhere will mean a boat that likely is not going to move as well in lighter airs, and be heavier, therefore harder to tow.
One methodology is to look at Craig's list find something you are very comfortable with financially and check back with us on specifics on that model. I don't think you can go too far wrong in that size for a boat to learn on. The great thing about CL boats is that they will be really cheap, and you will likely not lose too much if you decide you need more or less boat and sell in a year or two. Also they are boats in use in your area so you might be happy with the characteristics of that boat for your local conditions.
They won't necessarily be pretty, but these boats are pretty simple system wise and as long as it is solid you should be good to go. I think it is not a bad idea to stay with a major maker for your first boat so you can get support from either other owners or possibly the company if they are still around. You can sail the boat for a few seasons, get your scratches on a boat you don't have a lot invested in. You will learn what you really want in a boat and can look for that in the "next one" as there will always be a next one! Normally 3 feet larger, but sometimes a bigger jump. So after two or three seasons you may say I want to bring along some friends and get a much bigger boat, or you may say this is more than I need and turn around and get a Hobie Cat.
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Re: First Boat/pocket cruiser
"Trailerable" is a tough requirement, by that I assume you mean, can be launched from a trailer? If so, I suggest S2s as pretty much the only quality game in town.
S2 6.9 Sailboat "JollyMon": S2 6.9 Review
The 6.7/6.9 is a very sweet small cruiser and even the 26" 7.9 could be trailer launched.
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We need to know about your budget, tow vehicle, how many people are going sailing, day, overnight, or weeks long trip. Help us help you.
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What's your budget? While maybe not necessarily suitable for your particular needs, these are my favorite "go-anywhere" pocket cruisers.
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I am looking at O'days as there seem to be many available. I am also interested in the rhodes 22. I left out that I'd be using this boat around the Delmarva peninsula, the chesapeake and the Delaware.
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Similar boats are the Sanibel 18 made by International Marine like Potters,
Sanibel by International Marine
and Montgomerys Montgomery Sailboats Owners Group
O'Day used to make a 19, Balboa had an 18, Catalina also had/has boats like the Capri 18 and 22, or Catalina 22.
This is an unofficial group of pocket cruisers which may be helpful to you also
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i´m very intrested in doing an own mando armor, and with the trashcan model, some pieces will be pretty easy.
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Quote from: Irwin on May 10, 2010, 10:23:34 AMWell how are thing's going JP. Not quite there yet Irwin. I will be going back to the Apple store. I have two videos made but need to do some editing. Most likely I will have this figured out in the next few days.The first video is for you Irwin!...JP


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Posted by Dan Bieler on September 27, 2011
As a former investment analyst, I remember the feeling when stock market screens turn deep red. Such days turn one's stomach upside down on a dealing floor. But even from the outside, such days are unnerving. The big question in the telecoms markets making the rounds at present is how the current market turmoil will affect the telcos. The 2008 financial crisis might provide some clues to what we could expect in 2011 and 2012, albeit in a less-pronounced fashion:


text: Prince is clearly the better player and Daye has a frustrating tendency to float the arc so its not an issue of merit that I put this forward. Watching the first 3 games, we have several thing going on. Stuckey, Gordon and Monroe can all hit the open man and each one demands a defender (or two) commit. Jerebko is moving very well without the ball. When Wallace and Maxiell check into the game we lose those ball movement opportunities unless they are open underneath the basket. If you start Daye and get him to cut, or swing the ball to him after defenders commit to Gordon or Stuckey...we have a nice potential scoring threat. He can also block shots. Move Tay to the 2nd line up so he can dominate the ball and be aggressive. He could be a 1-2 punch with CV and BK doesn't alway have to create for them.


text: As suggested, I'm opening a new thread so we can continue to engage in our second favorite sport. The golf media is now starting to write in depth on the situation. One of the best golf writers, Jaime Diaz, has a very well written analysis up at Golf Digest. It's worth a read if you're interested in the "why" of it all. Interestingly, Golf.com seems to be ignoring the whole thing.


text: it must be love. Had a guy call me from 40 miles away with a swarm he nuc'd. Five freshly drawn frame with three of them with brood. I jumped on them, sight unseen and said I was interested. while I still have traps hanging. my wife's gonna shoot me, no tell her. It's a siren's buzz, it calls to you.


text: I have seen commercials of a local movie theater that has dining at the seat while watching the movie. There are servers bringing them food. Has anyone been to a theater like that and did you enjoy the experience? I assume the tickets are very expensive. I personally prefer to focus on one thing- the movie, without the taste of the food interfering with it.


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Powell staffer who stopped interview had defended Republican protesters during Florida recount "melee"
Emily J. Miller, described on May 18 [1] by The Washington Post as "the controversial press aide" who "ordered a cameraman to stop filming an interview with" Secretary of State Colin Powell from Jordan on NBC's Meet the Press with Tim Russert on May 16, worked as a spokesperson for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) during the 2000 Florida presidential election recount.
DeLay's office served as "a switchboard of sorts for volunteers looking to sign up" to help oversee or protest the recounts, according to a November 28, 2000, New York Times article. As the Times reported on November 24, 2000, young Republicans "tried to rush the doors outside the office of the Miami-Dade supervisor of elections." Responding to Democrats' characterizations of the November 22 protest as "intimidation" by "out-of-state, paid political operatives," as reported in the November 28 Times, Miller defended the protesters' actions: "This was not a threatening band of armed thugs; They were idealistic, enthusiastic young Republicans who felt they were being shut out, that this was an unfair decision [to recount the ballots]."
However, as the Times reported on November 24, the November 22 demonstration -- by the protesters whom Miller called "idealistic, enthusiastic young Republicans" -- "turned violent ... after the canvassers had decided to close the recount to the public." As the Times further reported in the November 24 article:
Joe Geller, chairman of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, was escorted to safety by the police after a crowd chased him down and accused him of stealing a ballot. Upstairs in the Clark center, several people were trampled, punched or kicked when protesters tried to rush the doors outside the office of the Miami-Dade supervisor of elections. Sheriff's deputies restored order.
According to a December 4, 2000, Time magazine article by Tim Padgett, titled "Mob Scene in Miami":
What the world watched was a G.O.P. melee. When Geller walked out of the room with a sample ballot, the crowd accused him of stealing a real one and responded as if he had just nabbed a baby for its organs. Geller says he was pushed by two dozen protesters screaming, "I'm gonna take you down!" Luis Rosero, a Democratic observer, claims he was punched and kicked. Republicans dispute the charges, but video cameras caught scenes of activism that had morphed into menace.
In perhaps further tension with Miller's characterization of the protesters as "idealistic" and "enthusiastic," The New York Times reported on November 28, 2000: "Many of the protesters, who stayed at Hilton hotels and received paid breakfast and lunch, according to Brad Blakeman, a New York lawyer who helped organize them, roamed between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach, depending on where the largest crowd was needed on a given day." In addition, the Times reported, "[A] large number of Republican lobbyists, consultants and elected officials also paid for their own trips to Florida."
As the Associated Press reported on May 17, during Secretary of State Powell's May 16 interview with Russert on Meet the Press, "Powell abruptly disappear[ed] from view. Briefly seen [were] swaying palm trees and the water, backdrops for the interview." The Washington Post's "Reliable Source" columnist Richard Leiby confirmed [1] on May 18 that "controversial press aide" Emily J. Miller "ordered a cameraman to stop filming" the interview. The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz detailed [2] the exchange between Powell and Miller, during which Powell was heard to say, "Emily, get out of the way," and then, "Bring the camera back please." The AP also reported that Meet the Press executive producer Betsy Fischer said that "Miller called right after the taping to 'express her displeasure' that the interview ran long," while "Powell called Russert a few hours later to apologize." While remarking that "to his credit" Powell handled the situation effectively, Russert -- discussing the incident on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer -- said, "Now, this [aide Emily Miller] is someone paid by the U.S. taxpayers, trying to cut off an interview with an American journalist and the American secretary of state." Russert said further, "I've been in countries where staffers pull the plug on people. This is the United States of America. It really is unacceptable."
The transcript [3] from the May 16 edition of Meet the Press:
Russert: Finally, Mr. Secretary, in February of 2003, you placed your enormous personal credibility before the United Nations and laid out a case against Saddam Hussein citing...
Powell: Not off.
Emily: No. They can't use it. They're editing it. They (unintelligible).
Powell: He's still asking me questions. Tim.
Emily: He was not...
Powell: Tim, I'm sorry, I lost you.
Russert: I'm right here, Mr. Secretary. I would hope they would put you back on camera. I don't know who did that.
Powell: We really...
Russert: I think that was one of your staff, Mr. Secretary. I don't think that's appropriate.
Powell: Emily, get out of the way.
Emily: OK.
Powell: Bring the camera back, please. I think we're back on, Tim. Go ahead with your last question.


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On a rainy November day, police detectives Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein are summoned to a mysterious traffic accident: a woman has fallen from a pedestrian bridge onto a car driving underneath. According to a witness, the woman may have been pushed. The investigation leads Pia and Oliver to a small village, and the home of the victim, Rita Cramer.
On a September evening eleven years earlier, two seventeen-year-old girls vanished from the village without a trace. In a trial based only on circumstantial evidence, twenty-year-old Tobias Sartorius, Rita Cramer's son, was sentenced to ten years in prison. Bodenstein and Kirchhoff discover that Tobias, after serving his sentence, has now returned to his home town. Did the attack on his mother have something to do with his return? In the village, Pia and Oliver encounter a wall of silence. When another young girl disappears, the events of the past seem to be repeating themselves in a disastrous manner. The investigation turns into a race against time, because for the villagers it is soon clear who the perpetrator is - and this time they are determined to take matters into their own hands.
©2010 Nele Neuhaus (P)2012 AudioGO, Ltd.
Character-driven, and suspense novels are for me. Not above a good beach read, but keep cheesy romances or poorly written books away.
"Great narrator, unbelievable, never-ending story"
No. I found myself wishing the book would JUST end. It was interminable. When the book got to nearing the end of the first part, at that point I wasn't able to conceive how it would continue another 7 or so hours. Unlikeable characters, truly ridiculous story. Just when the author makes one think it's solved, he throws in another wrench and I found myself saying, "Just stop." I can suspend some disbelief, but this book went way beyond that. Semi-SPOILER: So really, an entire town is corrupt and evil? No one in the town has a conscience or moral compass? And is the reader really supposed to believe that the crimes were all forgotten and that the numerous people involved all kept these secrets for 11 years?
"14" by Peter Clines
He really was wonderful and if it hadn't been for him I wouldn't have finished it at all.
Not read/listen to, another book by this author.
I guess just this is a case of "to each his own." Obviously many, many people enjoyed this book, but I'm not one of them. I enjoy Michael Connelly, Lee Child (not A Wanted Man), John Connolly, Don Winslow, Lincoln Child and John Sanford - maybe if you're reading this and you love those authors too, you will feel the same about this book as I do.
I'll admit that I was really pulled in by the title and a couple of 5 star reviews. I thought "they loved it--I probably will too." But, no, try as I wanted - I barely liked it.
Maybe the problem was the translation, as this is by a German author. Or maybe the narrator, who I found to be very weak overall. I want to give an honest and fair review, so here goes:
The main character, Tobias, is framed for murder and imprisoned for 10 years. Upon his release, he returns to his home town, where almost everyone hates him, and the townsfolk have kind of taken out their anger at his family. Tobias is determined to stay put and help rebuild his life-- but someone isn't happy about it.
The big question is--who framed him and who is trying to get him to leave? There are so many suspects and so many developing story lines, that nothing ever really takes hold. The author throws new twists and turns into each and every sub-plot - it makes it impossible to really care about any of the characters- even the one's who were murdered.
I like to try and figure out "who done it" as I read along in a mystery novel. This one, however, doesn't give the reader any real information to try and develop an answer. Toward the end, new information is brought up which the reader never could have guessed at--so I felt like it was unfair. If you have ever read a mystery where there is suspect 1,2, and 3 all along, and then at the end it is solved with suspect 4--you know what I mean.
The book did have a storyline with a lot of potential--I just felt the author missed an opportunity to make it a real thriller.
"A Disappointment"
After all the awards and write-ups I thought this was going to be very good -- it wasn't. Very slow paced and dull. Too many people, too much detail. I kept wishing a good editor would red line most of it. Don't waste your time or money on this.
Say something about yourself!
"Snow White and the Seven Red Herrings"
You could pick worse...some comfortable hallmarks of an entertaining mystery: nice atmospheric setting, good diverse collection of townsfolk (Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Prof. Plum, Norman Bates...), plenty of motives and secrets, and a likable, handsome, much maligned central character, Tobias...the only character you know is innocent. After a slightly slow beginning, the story builds a bit, but ultimately breaks off into too many irrelevant splinter stories to gain forward momentum; I would get one subplot straight and here would come another, than another, and another--like herding cats. I wouldn't say this is a winner, nor a loser--more of a strong stand in the middle of the moving herd. (And it's a read without too much violence or strong language.)
In fairness ...
Neuhaus is a German writer known for her crime novels. This version of Snow White Must Die is translated into English from the author's native German language, and is the 4th of 6 books in the *Bodenstein/Kirchoff series* (a He and She team of police inspectors). So, we have a translated book, lifted out of choronlogical order. I'm no polyglot, only roughly bilingual, but I have read a few books in both the original language and the translated version, and it's true--sometimes things are lost in translation. I probably will read the next translated book in this series--with the hope that the publishers didn't lift this volume (SWMD) out of order because it was the strongest of the six.
"GREAT suspense, smart plot!"
Great pysch thriller! Poor Toby's been dealt a bad hand, but when he gets out of prison for two murders he doesn't remember committing, he expects to be able to start anew. Sorry to say, that's not going to happen...not when another girl ends up dead in this tiny town in Germany, and everyone assumes he's the guilty party. Small town thinking and small town secrets play large in this thriller, and you really can't wait to get to the end. I love Robert Fass' narration, and he does a great job on this police procedural. I don't want to say more and spoil it for anyone . . . !
"Surprisingly boring"
Probably not. The translation from German to English included an odd combination of German proper names mixed with American slang (e.g. repeatedly referring to prison as "the joint"). This was somewhat annoying, and hurt the flow of the narration. The book itself was surprisingly boring. I liked the concept, but too predictable in many spots.
No great surprise.
Pace of story was plodding, so yes, the narration matched the pace.
"too long, too confusing, too unbelievable"
For starters how did the main character get convicted when they never found the bodies of the two teenage girls he supposedly killed? Not to mention no one had any idea where these hypothetical murders occurred. I realize that this was set in Germany but I still couldn't get past the lack of evidence that put him away for two years to set up this entire story. Without a body isn't difficult to prove somebody is no longer alive? Let alone that they were murdered.
Beyond that it never got a whole lot better. There were a lot of twists but they never felt clever because it wasn't believable on so many different levels.
5 stars is i love and i will read agani and again. 1 is i hate and i never want to hear about it ever again. YES = :))) - NO= :'(
"You Get Hooked to The Title"
I knew nothing about this book before.. but when i saw this awesome title I couldn't resist.
I read couple of mystery books before and most of them were a bit predictable.. Not this one, every action went completely different than what I have expected, and I loved the book for that.
During the whole book I was one my toes waiting to know what happened and what will happen, rarely you get such a feeling and anticipation while reading some of the current mystery books here and there.
I wish the book was a bit longer, and I hope that her earlier 3 books will be available soon here in audible, as they were a great success too.
You wont regret reading this book.
Persnickety, curmudgeonly, locked into a long daily commute which is mitigated somewhat by listening to great books.
"Time Capsule"
In the dialogue of some characters hyperbolic statements are made, like, "You are the only person who could have prevented..., so you are completely responsible for ...", when in fact that person is NOT the only person who could have prevented whatever. This happens more than once and it is usually in police interrogations. Maybe it is meant as a tactic, but it comes of as loose writing.
I don't think so. The writer is German, but this is a generic mystery - could have happened anywhere. I like mysteries where the geography is important to the plot or the main characters.
He pronounces the German names (for people and towns and streets) really well - not that I would actually know.
No. It really ran its course. Possibly another book in a series about the police detectives, but this story can go no further.
"Too many players"
No the style of writing and story telling remind me a lot of the girls the Dragon tattoo series
Would've been more enjoyable if there were less characters and focus more on the main characters involved in the plot and on the character development rather than all these long drawn out back stories and all these characters names that just make the whole plot convoluted and unnecessarily complicated.
I think he portrayed the voices of the characters well when he switched from character to character you already knew who they were even if the name didn't come up. He also portrayed the emotion the characters were going to really well
Yes and no I feel like you need one more chapter to explain what happens to the main characters not the 2 detectives but the two main characters involved in the crime.
This really reminded me a lot of the girl with the Dragon tattoo it takes a long time to get going but when it does becomes very interesting. too many characters to keep track of, too many back stories to remember and then you don't get enough emotion or character development and even though you do become invested in the main characters it doesn't pay off in the end because she focuses mainly on the two detectives and leaves the other main characters that you've come to care about to the side. Also too many motives everybody goes down and becomes too convoluted spoiler alert whole town involved in a cover up. I did like how she did describe emotional parts and the characters the way that she describes them you really can pictured in your head what they're going through what they're feeling.
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Fire near Eagle 80 percent contained
June 29, 2012
EAGLE – A small wildfire on Castle Peak north of Eagle was about 80 percent contained Friday afternoon, despite wind gusts of up to 20 mph.
The fire, which was sparked by a lightning strike on a tree the evening of June 28, stayed at about 8 acres overnight, thanks to calm winds, cooler temperatures and higher relative humidity.
Captain Bill Kaufman of the Eagle County Sheriff's Office said firefighters were working to put out small spot fires Friday morning, and were also searching for any stray embers that might have escaped the fire's perimiter.
Helicopters from the Colorado National Guard's High Altitude Aviation Training Site at Gypsum flew several smaller water buckets over the fire site Thursday and Friday, but had stopped flying by late morning Friday.
Crews from local and federal firefighting agencies put about 30 people and several fire engines into the fire scene Thursday evening. And, although the fire was two miles or more from the nearest structures, the Eagle County Sheriff's Office issued a "pre-evacuation notice for about 75 homes in the area on the north side of Eagle.
"We're moving in a positive direction right now," Kaufman said.
That pre-evacuation notice was still in place as of Friday afternoon, however. There were about 60 total firefighters on the ground, and water bucket drops were continuing as of 4 p.m.


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DEBORAH WEISZAffiliation:
Deborah Weisz Quintet/Trio
Freelance Jazz Trombonist
Composer/Arranger & Educator
Conn 8HT Trombone
Conn 88H Trombone
Benge 7C Mouthpiece
Artist's BiographyFrom playing in the Sahara Desert, with Roswell Rudd, to creating music in a grain silo, to touring the world with Frank Sinatra; trombonist/ composer Deborah Weisz's life in music has been filled with diversity.
Originally from Chicago, IL, Deborah's musical journey has included stops in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and NYC, where she has lived since 1993; performing a variety of music work while exploring the post-bop and beyond realms with her own ensembles.
Her debut CD, with her quintet, Breaking Up, Breaking Out, had critics writing...
"that rare debut that goes beyond showing promise to actually delivering the musical goods" (Cadence - David DuPont), "a debut to cheer," (JazzTimes - Chuck Berg), and the legendary jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath wrote... "This is Post Bop Modernism at its best."
Regarding her quintet's second CD, Grace, released September 2005...
Critics wrote...
"Beginning with its reverent yet fun loving title cut, Grace (for Will), the new CD from trombonist Deborah Weisz' eclectic quintet, is a delight...delivering a varied program of creative music that swings, bops and stretches boundaries in intriguing ways."(AllAboutJazz - Elliot Simon)
"Compositionally, Weisz owns up to her main influence: the pianist Jim McNeely...she also reaches for a groovy light avant-gardism subtly informed by Ornette Coleman and the AACM."(JazzTimes - Nate Chinen)
and Jazz pianist/composer Jim McNeely wrote,
"Deborah Weisz has developed a personal voice as both trombonist and composer/arranger... she makes a powerful statement on the potential of modern small-group jazz.
With the release of her new Trio CD, TRIO (June 12th, 2007), new compositions in the works for other artists, and her own ensembles, Deborah continues her diverse life in music, communicating her own personal vision along the way.
For more information please visit her website, http://www.deborahweisz.com
Artist's InfluencesCarl Fontana, Ed Neumeister,
Bob Brookmeyer, Jim McNeely


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Audi A3, A5 and Q7 Selected by IntelliChoice and AutoPacific as Winners in the 2012
Three Audi vehicles earned awards from the 2012 Motorist Choice Awards, presented by automotive industry research companies IntelliChoice and AutoPacific. The awards are designed to recognize those vehicles that reflect the awareness of the consumer and exemplify the results of practical analysis, such as total cost of ownership, resale value and fuel economy.
Its a tremendous honor to have Audi recognized as the winner in three separate categories for the 2012 Motorist Choice Awards, said Scott Keogh, president, Audi of America. These awards underscore Audis unwavering focus on developing premium vehicles that are intelligent in design, progressive in technology, and unparalleled in performance.
The Audi A3 exudes a sporty, athletic style with short front and rear overhangs, while maintaining its Audi DNA that features a steeply raked windshield, forward-leaning roofline, signature Audi Singleframe® grille and available Open Sky panoramic roof. The A3 is available in two powertrain choices: the 2.0 TDI clean diesel or 2.0TFSI®. Both provide impressive power at 140 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque for the TDI®, and 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque for the TFSI. Audi A3 fuel economy is admirable, particularly in the TDI with an EPA estimated 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway and 34 mpg combined.
The only car in its class to offer quattro® all-wheel drive, the Audi A5 is progressive engineering marvel. The award-winning 2.0 TFSI engine provides 211 horsepower and 258 lb-ft. of torque and combines Audi valvelift system, variable valve timing and TFSI direct injection. Design refinements give the A5 model-line athletic elegance, most noticeably with the available unmistakable Audi xenon plus lighting with LED daytime running lights and tail lamps. Available convenience technologies, such as Audi MMI Navigation plus and Audi music interface, add pure enjoyment to the driving experience. Entertainment is provided by an Audi six-channel stereo system with ten speakers, or an available Bang & Olufsen® 505 watt, 14 speaker sound system.
The seven-passenger Audi Q7 exceeds driver and passenger expectations for functionality and comfort. Drivers of the Q7 have the option of a gasoline turbocharged, fuel-injected 3.0 liter TFSI engine, or a fuel efficient, yet powerful, V6 turbocharged direct injection TDI clean diesel engine. With an ESP estimated fuel economy of 17 mpg city / 25 mpg highway the Q7 provides a range of more than 600 miles on a full tank holding 26.4 gallons of fuel. The car also features the most advanced Audi technology available, including Audi connect with a rolling Wi-Fi® Hotspot for up to eight devices and Google Voice Local Search. The Audi music interface with iPod®/iPhone® connectivity ensures a user friendly experience through the Audi MMI system. A luxurious premium interior includes adjustable rear middle seats, foldable seats in the third row, and available panoramic roof. Airbags including Sideguard® head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats ensures passenger safety.
The awards reflect the studies conducted by AutoPacific and IntelliChoice. For AutoPacific, interviews are conducted to over 75,000 automotive owners who have recently purchased a 2012 vehicle and cover 48 key attributes of the complete ownership experience. IntelliChoice monitors the cost of ownership figures of more than 1,800 model trim lines in order to provide the cost of ownership over five years. Combining the two allows to provide a superior means of evaluating Best in Class vehicles that align consumer shopping patterns with probability for both satisfaction and value.
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