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I have an 03 530i that has the P0420 code that is popping and I need help with what to do. I have done some searching here on the forum and have not found the answer to my questions so I thought I would ask for help. A little history, I have had the car for 6 months and have had to do several things to it. The guy I purchased the car from listed several things that he knew were wrong. Six months later I think Im to the end, but replacing the cat is what Ive been avoiding, as it would be the most costly this far The car has had multiple code over the last months, ie misfires cam sensor, and I have worked on them one by one, down to this last one. I can give more specifics if its needed. P0420 is the only code that is coming up now. My questions are;
1. Does this mean that I need to replace the cat? I have replaced all the o2 sensors.
2. As this is bank 1 that is showing the error, can just that cat be replaced or do both need to be replaced?
3. If I need a new cat, what are some recommendations for an aftermarket cat that will work?
My goal at this point is to get it to a point that it will pass an inspection so I can sell it. Thanks for the help.
If both post-cat O2 sensors have been replaced, it's the cat. Replace both, as the other one will fail soon, too. Magnaflow does not offer a cat for your car. Unless you can find a universal fit cat, you'll be at the mercy of the dealer.
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edjack, thanks for the input. bavauto has a universal cat, http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp?HC1=...=2003&HCM=530i Is there any reason not to use one like this over one from a dealer?
i did emission testing, ase master tech with L1 and X1 catagories, so regardless of the vehicle, all cats can be tested for o2 retention and hc/co reduction prior to replacement to verify they are malfunctioning. a competant shop will be able to do these tests properly.
not sure of the mileage, but if past the 80k mark you most likely do need cats. i've had a few cases where the code popped up and the shop where i worked was simply throwing cats at the car (apparently this was fine when at a dealership under 'warranty'....) but then when a 'cash' repair came back with the exact same code after a cat was thrown at it is when i was called in to take a look.
it had new o2 sensors as well, but the culprit wasn't the cat, or the sensors, but rather the wiring from one of the rear o2 sensors rubbing against the chassis. if the cat had been properly checked with a gas analyser it would have been verified that the cat was bad. as it stood, i could not verify the previous cat condition, so to not throw the other tech under the bus (much) i stated that the harness must have been jarred loose and rubbed through the insulation causing the fault to manifest.
the cats listed in the link, however, are not 'universal'. those would be a direct replacement as it has the manifold as part of the assembly. a 'universal' unit would only have a few inches of inlet and outlet pipe to it, requiring cutting and welding to fit. it also would increase the potential for the unit to be put in backwards. (yes, they are directional, dual bed 3 way convertors, as are most all cats now).
you could check the freeze frame data for the code to see if it is consistent each time the fault pops up, but i think that most likely you will be needing to replace the cat. and, although i do not own an e39, it's quite possible the other bank will not be very far behind. (again, flying blind here without history and mileage, just my own experience in repairs)
hope this helps.
The car has 109000. I don't know what was done prior to me getting the car and i have not had it long enough to know if there has been any loss of power or fuel efficiency as an additional clue. The code comes on consistently after it has been cleared, even after the o2 sensors. I guess at this point I'll looking to get new cat's installed.
I just stumbled upon this youtube vid about P0420 - Cat inefficiency code. Quite interesting, and could save some serious dough.
Looking for a DIY? Parts? Check this out, it might be your ticket
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I came here trying to locate the bestlinks for catalytic converter diagnostics, removal, and repair ...
Burning lacquer thinner in my engine scares me - but then watching the guy throw the cat into the bucket of soapy water got me thinking why he didn't soak the cats with the lacquer thinner itself?
Anyway, here's what I have (so far) for the bestlinks (not much to go on):
- How to remove & replace a catalytic converter (1) & how to fix rattling cat shields (1) & P0420 codes related to cats (1) (2) (3) & cat autopsy photos (1) & what kills cats (1) & an EPA fact sheet on catalytic converter warranties (1)
Please read the suggested threads and add value, either by pictures or by descriptions, so the next person stands on your shoulders.
See also: E39 Bestlinks & How to easily find what you need
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Here's someone today that reported they 'hollowed out' the cats. Wow.
Does that actually accomplish anything useful?
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Around the year 1330, a poet and Buddhist monk named Kenko wrote Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)—an eccentric, sedate and gemlike assemblage of his thoughts on life, death, weather, manners, aesthetics, nature, drinking, conversational bores, sex, house design, the beauties of understatement and imperfection.
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For a monk, Kenko was remarkably worldly; for a former imperial courtier, he was unusually spiritual. He was a fatalist and a crank. He articulated the Japanese aesthetic of beauty as something inherently impermanent—an aesthetic that acquires almost unbearable pertinence at moments when an earthquake and tsunami may shatter existing arrangements.
Kenko yearned for a golden age, a Japanese Camelot, when all was becoming and graceful. He worried that "nobody is left who knows the proper manner for hanging a quiver before the house of a man in disgrace with his majesty." He even regretted that no one remembered the correct shape of a torture rack or the appropriate way to attach a prisoner to it. He said deliberate cruelty is the worst of human offenses. He believed that "the art of governing a country is founded on thrift."
One or two of his essays are purely informational (not to say weird). One of my favorites is essay 49, which reads in its entirety: "You should never put the new antlers of a deer to your nose and smell them. They have little insects that crawl into the nose and devour the brain."
A sailor in rough seas may grip the rail and fix his eye on a distant object in order to steady himself and avoid seasickness. I read Kenko's essays for a similar reason.
Kenko lived on a different planet—planet Earth in the 14th century. But if you proceed on the vertical from the 14th century to the 21st, you become aware of a time-flex in which his intimations of degeneracy and decline resonate with our own. A kind of sonar: from Kenko our own thoughts bounce back across time with an alienated charm and a laugh of recognition.
Kenko had been a poet and courtier in Kyoto in the court of the emperor Go-Daigo. It was a time of turbulent change. Go-Daigo would be ousted and driven into exile by the regime of the Ashikaga shoguns. Kenko withdrew to a cottage, where he lived and composed the 243 essays of the Tsurezuregusa. It was believed that he brushed his thoughts on scraps of paper and pasted them to the cottage walls, and that after his death his friend the poet and general Imagawa Ryoshun removed the scraps and arranged them into the order in which they have passed into Japanese literature. (The wallpaper story was later questioned, but in any case, the essays survived.)
Kenko was a contemporary of Dante, another sometime public man and courtier who lived in exile in unstable times. Their minds, in ways, were worlds apart. The Divine Comedy contemplated the eternal; the Essays in Idleness meditated upon the evanescent. Dante wrote with beauty and limpidity and terrifying magnificence, Kenko with offhand charm. They talked about the end of the world in opposite terms: the Italian poet set himself up, part of the time, anyway, as the bureaucrat of suffering, codifying sins and devising terrible punishments. Kenko, despite his lament for the old-fashioned rack, wrote mostly about solecisms and gaucheries, and it was the Buddhist law of uncertainty that presided over his universe. The Divine Comedy is one of the monuments of world literature. The Essays in Idleness are lapidary, brief and not much known outside Japan.
Kenko wrote: "They speak of the degenerate, final phase of the world, yet how splendid is the ancient atmosphere, uncontaminated by the world, that still prevails within the palace walls." As Kenko's translator Donald Keene observed, there flows through the essays "the conviction that the world is steadily growing worse." It is perversely comforting to reflect that people have been anticipating the end of the world for so many centuries. Such persistent pessimism almost gives one hope.
There is consolation in knowing, too, that Kenko was a sailor at the rail, fixing his eye across the water: "The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of a distant past you have never known." Kenko is like a friend who reappears, after a long separation, and resumes your talk as if he had left the room for just a moment.

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Omaha's Ramirez drives home six
Veteran catcher homers twice; Giavotella goes deep in rout
By Danny Wild / MLB.com | April 16, 2012 4:06 PM ET
Ramirez continued his hot streak with a pair of homers and a career-high six RBIs, hitting two of the Storm Chasers' four longballs in Omaha's 12-10 win at Albuquerque on Monday afternoon.
The veteran catcher, who last appeared in the Majors in 2010, has three home runs in his last two games and five dingers in his last six. The 27-year-old is batting .345 and has driven in 18 runs since Opening Day.
Royals' second base prospect Johnny Giavotella homered in the first inning en route to driving in three runs and outfielder David Lough added his first homer of the season in the second. The Storm Chasers posted a pair of five-run rallies in a game that featured a combined 26 hits, eight pitchers, 22 runs and two errors.
For Ramirez, the hot start has him turning back the clock -- his five home runs in the past two weeks match his entire season total from 2009.
Albuquerque delivered the first big rally in the third when Matt Angle and Elian Herrera hit consecutive RBI triples, Herrera scored on Vin Mazzaro's wild pitch and Alex Castellanos followed with his first homer.
Omaha answered in the fourth when Ramirez crushed a three-run homer off Michael Antonini. Giavotella added a two-run single to cap the frame.
The Isotopes came back with another four-run inning in the bottom of the frame -- Luis Cruz hit a two-RBI double, Herrera knocked him home and Castellanos clubbed a run-scoring triple.
Ramirez capped a five-run outburst in the eighth with a three-run homer to right to chase Wil Ledezma.
It was Ramirez's first two-homer effort since the final game of the 2011 season when he hit a pair on Sept. 5, 2011 for Triple-A Fresno. Ramirez, who also homered twice on July 29, 2005 with Rookie-level Danville, also saw time last year with Triple-A Oklahoma City and Iowa, hitting .278 with 13 homers and 48 RBIs overall.
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Pocket, Nov 2002, 6.99, 352 pp. ISBN: 0743418859 In 1817, Harriet Nash decides she wants Steven Morris as her husband so she decides to go after him treating him like a dog chasing after her, the fox. Steven wants Harriet also, but he needs money to climb out of severe debt caused by his mother when she met with a series of �accidents� while traveling the continent. Steven knows he needs an heiress. Harriet persuades Steven to teach her how ...
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In 1835 England, Lady Lucy Porter supports herself and her fourteen year old sister Calla by pretending to be the gypsy Madame Zora. Lucy performs at the various parties hosted by the Ton. Although she knows her life is ruined, Lucy wants her sibling to have a season in a few years. Since their parents died and her cousin treated them worse than poor relatives, the two sisters currently live in a run down dwelling and find sustenance in plenty of ...
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Sonnet, May 2001, 6.50, 306 pp. ISBN: 0743418832 Over the last few years most of the Ton recognizes Lady Cassandra Abbott as the expert on proper etiquette with published works to support her position. Married to an older person, Cassandra is a paragon that debutantes and other aristocrats can copy. However, in 1843, Cassandra's spouse dies, leaving behind financial ruin. Unable to even discuss her monetary woes with her mother because tha...
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Sonnet, Dec 2001, 6.50 ISBN: 0743418840 In 1830, Lady Elizabeth Everley feels right at home in a science lab, but place her amidst the gala of the Ton and the reticent aristocrat feels like a fish out of water though this is her second season. To make matters more heart wrenching, her sibling Catherine is the life of the party. Based on their personalities, no one would believe these are sisters. Marquess John Vernon looks forward to...


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Toyota Sienna Models and Sienna History
The Sienna hit the market in 1998, offering a powerful V6 engine with 194 hp, five-star safety specs, standard antilock brakes, tire pressure warning system and top-rated crash test scores. A right-side powered-sliding door was added in 1999, along with daytime running lights, remote entry, an antitheft system and a full-size spare tire. A standard AM/FM/cassette audio system complemented all trim levels for 2000. An optional entertainment system was offered for 2001, with updates being made to all upper trim levels. Model years 2002-2003 yielded no major changes.
The 2004 Sienna was redesigned, offering more room and a new fold-flat third-row seat. Following the redesign, 2005 would see no major changes. For the 2006 Sienna, front side-impact airbags and three-row head-protecting side curtain airbags were added as standard features, alongside a new grille, updated gauges, new head lights, tail lights and fog lights and new gauge clusters.
A new 3.5-liter V6 engine was introduced for 2007, boasting 266 hp. Meanwhile, the tire-pressure monitoring system was made a standard feature. Model years 2008-2010 would see no substantial updates. An all-new Sienna was introduced for 2011, offering a new four-cylinder and sport-tuned version. 2012 yielded no changes with the four-cylinder model being discontinued in 2013. The Sienna was status quo for 2014.
New and Used Sienna Prices, Toyota Sienna Model Years and History
2017 Toyota Sienna
The Sienna minivan offers all the creature comforts and technology features you could ever want, with the reliability of Toyota's workmanship.
2016 Toyota Sienna
The Toyota Sienna brings spaciousness and class to its minivan, with a long range of options that enable it to be customized as you see fit.
2015 Toyota Sienna
The Sienna minivan by Toyota has all the creature comforts you'll ever need, paired with the award-winning reliability of this carmaker's nameplate.
2014 Toyota Sienna
A family hauler that emphasizes comfort and safety, the 2014 Toyota Sienna is a minivan with seating for seven.
2013 Toyota Sienna
No longer offered with a 4-cylinder engine, the 2013 Toyota Sienna is a seven passenger minivan equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 engine that yields 266 hp.
2012 Toyota Sienna
A seven passenger minivan, the 2012 Toyota Sienna offers backup camera, rear seat entertainment, and dual power sliding doors.
2011 Toyota Sienna
Toyota's traditional minivan, the 2011 Toyota Sienna is trying to be anything but with improved looks, features, and a new aggressive sporty attitude.
2010 Toyota Sienna
A carryover from the 2009 model, the 2010 Toyota Sienna is a minivan with seating for up to eight passengers and a convenient stowaway 3rd row for added cargo space.
2009 Toyota Sienna
Popular with families, the 2009 Toyota Sienna minivan is roomy, comfortable and well-built, with utility and luxury features that make it a "best buy" for its class.
2008 Toyota Sienna
Now offered with Bluetooth on all trims, the 2008 Toyota Sienna is a minivan that is able to seat seven or eight depending on the re-configurable second row of seats.
2007 Toyota Sienna
The 2007 Toyota Sienna minivan has seating for up to eight passengers, is available with AWD, and receives a more powerful 266 hp V6 for the new year.
2006 Toyota Sienna
A minivan with seating for up to eight passengers, the 2006 Toyota Sienna comes well-equipped and is one of the few choices in this segment available with AWD.
2005 Toyota Sienna
The 2005 Toyota Sienna is a minivan that offers seating for up to eight passengers and is equipped with power sliding side doors and a power rear lift gate for added convenience.
2004 Toyota Sienna
Now available with AWD, the 2004 Toyota Sienna is a minivan available with seating for either seven or eight depending on the trim you choose.
2003 Toyota Sienna
The 2003 Toyota Sienna is a seven-passenger minivan featuring multiple airbags, keyless entry, and dual-zone climate control.
2002 Toyota Sienna
The 2002 Toyota Sienna is a seven-passenger minivan powered by a 3.0L V6 and featuring a long list of standard features.
2001 Toyota Sienna
The 2001 Toyota Sienna is a seven passenger minivan that features a 3.0L V6 engine which generates 210 hp.
2000 Toyota Sienna
A seven-passenger minivan, the 2000 Toyota Sienna is available as a four-door or five-door and features V6 power.
1999 Toyota Sienna
The 1999 Toyota Sienna is a seven-passenger minivan powered by a 194 hp 3.0L V6 engine which is rated at 24 mpg on the highway.
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A seven-passenger minivan, the 1998 Toyota Sienna is powered by a 194 hp 3.0L V6 engine which is rated at 24 mpg on the highway.


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PHOTOS: Jennifer Lopez & Amber Rose's Barely There VMA Looks
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Yowza! Jennifer Lopez and Amber Rose are both rocking barely-there, beaded, silver looks on the MTV VMA red carpet, and they look goooood!
[PHOTOS: The Best of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards]
Amber is definitely showing the most skin, but JLo's outfit doesn't leave much to the imagination either. So who wore it better? Check out the pics and vote below!
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Video: Guess Who Ellen DeGeneres Dressed Up As for Halloween?
Ellen DeGeneres dressed up as everyone's favorite 'Modern Family' star, Sofia Vergara—complete with wardrobe malfunction!
-Lucia Peters
Sofia Vergara's choice of dress for the Emmys this year was notable for two reasons: 1) She looked dynamite in it, and 2) She suffered a major, MAJOR wardrobe malfunction in it. But because she's awesome, Sofia laughed it off, Tweeted about it, and continued to have a fabulous evening with her Modern Family costars.
Because Sofia handled the admittedly hilarious event so well, it was probably inevitable that SOMEONE would choose dressed up as the actress—complete with wardrobe malfunction, mind you—for Halloween—but hey, at least that person was Ellen DeGeneres! And even better, Sofia Vergara herself showed up to witness it! And then they boogied down together! Don't believe me? Check out this fabulous video from yesterday's very special Halloween episode of Ellen:
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It's Cover Girl vs. Cover Girl! Love these two ladies. LOVE 'em. To be honest, I'm pretty amazed that they didn't just stand there cracking each other up the whole time, because given how hilarious they both are, I would have thought that would have been a concern. I'm also digging how Ellen's entire audience is decked out in all their Halloween finery. Now THAT'S how you do a Halloween episode, people!
Oh, and Ellen? Congrats on winning this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor!
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The Salt Lake Community College men's basketball team won its first game of the Top of the Mountain Tournament in Ephraim, topping ABDC Prep 95-71.
Sophomores Skyler Halford and Tyrell Corbin each scored 15 points, and the Bruins turned a 44-25 halftime lead into a rout.
Women's basketball
Salt Lake Community College 70, Sheridan Community College 59 • Led by freshman Natalie Parsons' 25 points, the Bruins won 70-59 in Twin Falls, Idaho.
SLCC went just 7-of-23 for 3-pointers, but five of the made treys came from Parsons. Rachel Morris also helped power the win, posting a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bruins led by eight at halftime and didn't let up in the Coca-Cola Classic Invitational game. They outrebounded the Generals 59-42, including 21 offensive rebounds. Parsons had seven rebounds to go along with three assists.


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Professors collaborate on first anthology of South Carolina women
The history of the Palmetto State is a rich and complex tableau that is made richer when the study of women is included. Focusing on the lives of individual women—some famous and some obscure—shows how women shaped and were shaped by society.
That's one of the pictures that emerges in South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times (University of Georgia Press) a new three-volume anthology edited by Carolina history professors Marjorie Julian Spruill and Valinda W. Littlefield with co-editor Joan Marie Johnson, a lecturer in history at Northeastern Illinois University.
Launching the first volume
The first volume in the anthology was introduced during a special day-long symposium at the University June 4, immediately before the eighth Southern Conference on Women's History of the Southern Association for Women Historians June 4-6.
Each of the three volumes contains about 18 essays on noteworthy women in the state's history, starting in Volume I with the Lady of Cofitachequi, a 1560s Native American chieftain, and ending in Volume III with S.C. Supreme Court Justice Jean Hoefer Toal.
Volume I covers the period through the Civil War; Volume II, which is due in January 2010, covers Reconstruction through 1920; and Volume III, set for publication in summer 2010, will conclude in the present day.


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Wozniak > Steve
Why isn't he in charge of Apple? He sounds like a smart man.
I've seen a few things he's said and he's down to earth and its not all in his head like jobs was.
If he was in charge we would all have an awesome iPhone instead of the piece of crap you got now.
Here is where he diminishes remarkably Android prefering a Nokia over an Android
Steve Wozniak prefers Windows Phone more than Android | Ubergizmo
It should have never been released in its current form is the point. I'm all for apple releasing their own in house products if they measure up, but this was a huge mistake on their part.
Eh.... No. I search for my home address in google maps and it returns a result within meters. The exact same search in iOS 6 Maps returns somewhere in Australia....
Did I mention my home is in Ireland? Not 10,000 miles east or west like iOS 6 maps puts it.
Business are mislabeled, towns are misnamed, directions seem tailored for the longest possible route...nice for Taxi drivers trying to bump up a fare but not for the general user.
And the TomTom standalone app is fine which boggles the mind that Apple managed to break their data.
That's not "user error", that's simply a bad app made by Apple.
BTW if iPhone is only meant to do calls, text, surf net etc, maps would not be included since iPhone 1. If iPhone is not to have Nav they should have left it off of the iPhone 5. This is just another "beta" test on consumers instead of Siri it is now Apple's maps...
I'm in California and haven't had a single problem with the maps app. I have been very pleased with its performance. I especially like that you can turn the screen off and, as you approach your next turn 1 or 2 miles in advance, the screen will turn on and tell you it's coming.
I did say many of the problems, not all, or even most of them... And I can only speak for the US of course cuz it works just fine for me. Since there are other map solutions than the stock map app, it's still an amazing device. With all of the other ios6 features it's still worth upgrading. For instance, with the new VIP email feature I actually use the mail app finally. On the other hand, who even uses apps like weather or stocks (not the widgets)? nobody, because there are better ways to get that info.
I am sure people who lives in big cities like Los Angeles, New York, etc will have better experience with maps than people who lives outside these areas. Only makes sense to map highly populated cities with accurate maps first, then when they have time map the less populated ones. I bet the map is super accurate at Cupertino California.
This is probably why some of you do not have problems with maps right now. But putting out beta form of map out before it is ready is just stupid, they could have offered this map as downloadable free app later integrate it as part of iOS in iOS 6.1 or 6.2 when it is ready.


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We are spared, thankfully, the standard liberal talisman of his saunter across the deck of the USS abraham lincoln.
Before abraham lincoln was a Republican and a staid statesman, he was a Whig and a rabble-rouser.
The now-sainted abraham lincoln was subject to particularly vicious attacks while presiding over the Civil War.
Despite its crazy premise, some abraham lincoln scholars support abraham lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
abraham lincoln was, by any measure, a great communicator and a skillful shaper of public opinion.
Uncle Dennis's recollections go back to the birth of abraham lincoln.
Such was the picture I met in the person of abraham lincoln.
The cause that abraham lincoln died for shall grow stronger by his death, stronger and sterner.
abraham lincoln did not start out to free the slaves, but to save the Union.
Her father's in a better humor for one thing—says abraham lincoln split logs, and that it beats massage.
English city, county town of Lincolnshire, Old English Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colonia from a Latinized form of British *lindo "pool, lake" (corresponding to Welsh llyn). Originally a station for retired IX Legion veterans. Lincoln green as a type of dyed cloth fabric made there is from c.1500. In reference to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Lincolnesque is from 1894 (earlierst reference is to the beard); Lincolniana is from (1862).


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They say brevity is the soul of wit.
Hope so, because this is the shortest ALN EVER.
It's going on midnight in Calgary and I have to be on a 7:30 a.m. flight to Edmonton, where the Canadiens will practice Wednesday afternoon.
Eric Duhatschek of the Globe & mail has seen a lot more hockey than I have.
Duhatschek was kind enough to give Marc Antoine Godin and me a lift back to the hotel, and en route he rhapsodized about the good old days of Flames-Canadiens hockey.
These teams are a long way removed from the Stanley Cup finals.
Ravaged by injuries, Calgary had six AHLers in the lineup and won anyway.
The other day, a Calgary broadcaster was talking about the Flames being in "no man's land". They are close enough to to a playoff spot – 11th place, two points out of eighth – to create the illusion that Calgary is a decent hockey team that only requires minor tinkering, as opposed to the major rebuild this observer thought was necessary.
We harbour no such fantasies in Montreal.
The Canadiens are bad, and they've been bad – with gusts to very bad – all season.
The irony is a major rebuild might not be necessary.
There is a good core of young players – including Max Pacioretty, who popped a couple against the Flames.
Lottery draft pick, a new coach and general manager, some buyouts, the return of Andrei Markov …
Well, I've lapsed into delirium.
This old fart needs his beauty sleep.
More from Edmonton tomorrow.


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The 76th Annual Maxwell Awards Gala was held at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Friday, March 1, 2013.
Here is a list of this year's award recipients.
10th Annual Harrah's Broadcast Award
Sports Broadcaster of the Year: Cris Collinsworth | NBC Sunday Night Football
The Tom Brookshier Spirit Award: Senior Player | Penn State
12th Annual Brian Westbrook Tri-State Player Award
Tri-State Player of the Year: Khaseem Greene |Rutgers
15th Annual Tri-State Coach Award:
Tri-State Coach of the Year: Isaac Collins | Widener University
The Maxwell Football Club Award
National High School Player of the Year: Derrick Henry | Yulee High School
28th Annual Jim Henry Award
Tri-State Area High School Player of the Year: Fran Walsh | Archbishop Wood
18th Annual Chuck Bednarik Award
College Defensive Player of the Year: Manti Te'o | Notre Dame
The Maxwell Football Club College Coach Award
College Coach of the Year: Bill O'Brien | Penn State
76th Annual Maxwell Award
College Player of the Year: Manti Te'o | Notre Dame
24th Annual Francis J. "Reds" Bagnell Award
Contributions to the Game of Football: Ozzie Newsome | Baltimore Ravens
24th Annual Earle "Greasy" Neale Award
Professional Coach of the Year: Bruce Arians and Chuck Pagano | Indianapolis Colts
54th Annual Bert Bell Award
Professional Player of the Year: Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings


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Arrest warrant issued for Chief Keef
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Troubled rapper Chief Keef could face jail time after allegedly failing to show up to for a court date.
According to TMZ.com, Chief Keef - born Keith Cozart - was supposed to show up at a Chicago courtroom on September 5th to explain why he's reportedly failed to pay over $20,000 in child support.
When Chief Keef didn't arrive, the judge put out an arrest warrant. If he's picked up, the rapper could be held until he forks over about 20% of his child support debt.
This isn't Chief Keef's first courtroom drama related to parenting. Earlier this year, a teenage girl took legal action against Chief Keef. She claimed he fathered her child in 2011 and wanted him to pay child support.
Then in June, he was slapped with a second lawsuit from another woman who said the rapper was the biological father of a young girl.
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Characterizing and minimizing the operator split error for Fisher's equation
Simpson, Matthew & Landman, Kerry (2006) Characterizing and minimizing the operator split error for Fisher's equation. Applied Mathematics Letters, 19(7), pp. 604-612.
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Donna from Indiana writes:
I have a lot of old home 8mm movies (I think that is what they are) You have to have a projector with two wheels that you put the movie on to play it. They must be 35 to 40 years old. Is there a way to transfer them to my computer or make DVDs?
Hi, Donna.
There were actually two types of 8mm home movies back in the olden days – 8mm, and Super 8.
8mm, on the left in the image above, had larger gear holes than the Super 8, and they were spaced slightly further apart. The primary advantage of the Super 8 format is that it had the option of a cartridge load system that cut down tremendously on the time that it took to load the film. Years after its introduction, a magnetic soundtrack was added, making it the first home movie system with sound.
As far as transferring the images to DVD goes, there are a couple of options. The first, which is not optimal (but I know people who have done it) is to show your home movies while recording them with your camcorder, which you can then transfer to DVD. The primary advantage to this is that, while you're recording it, you can narrate the film. This way, it doesn't become mystery film. My mom has several hours of 8mm film that she and my dad had transferred to VHS, but as I transcribe these onto DVD for her, she has no idea where many of the films were taken or who is in them. The biggest drawback is that there's no way to control the quality of the recording, so you won't get the best transfer.
The best way to do it is to bring it into your favorite film processing center (Costco, Walgreens, whatever) and have them transfer the films to DVD for you. It's relatively inexpensive, but again… you may wind up with mystery films.
Hope that this helps.
~Randal Schaffer


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I think what you don't have is the power of vulnerability.
KillerCrouton2 wrote:
I was diagnosed with this a few months ago, but I don't know. I'm not necessarily compulsive about being clean, or about being organized, but making sure everything is safe. I'm paranoid of everything, even the fact I may not even have OCD and I have some other odd mental state that I'm taking the wrong pills for. Also I'm constantly worried about getting sick because I know it will interfere with school and my social life. If I sneeze or cough, or show any symptoms of a cold, I panic. I never like being left out of things, for fear that someone will get hurt and I would only be able to hear about it later. It's frustrating, and I always feel I have to be near people. When I'm alone, my thoughts build up and I get depressed very quickly. I don't think this is OC, and I don't trust my therapist. Opinions? Please?
I mean think about it, what's wrong for someone who needs healing when they were really sick in the first place? When I apply holistic self-healing process in order to boost my metabolism and subsequently my immune system, the objective truth is that my body is equipped with the potential to become strong, but it needs help in the form of natural adversity as opportunity. In order for it to progress and become even stronger, by itself being constantly stimulated with challenges. So why not with my mentality?
To think, I was doing that years before some psychologist was profiting his ideas.
Strong enough for men, made for women. Anything less will be uncivilized.
My step dad has it, and I can't stand him - not because he has OCD, but because he refuses to believe he has a problem and therefore laughs at anyone who tries to tell him to stop doing something that is blatantly annoying. He won't take HELP from anyone, and therefore subjects others to his issues as well as himself.
If you have OCD, so what? You will be surprised at how many people around you also have personality disorders. I have ADHD, and though it hardly shows unless something or someone makes me really happy, it hurts when I realize I've gone overboard. In that moment I am extremely embarrassed, and might continue acting the same in order to cover up that fact which makes me even more embarrassed..I think it takes practice and a lot of self - evaluating. I think the best thing you can do is take help/advice, accept that no one is purpose, and remember that there are so many things you can do that others wish they could - your disorder is ONE ASPECT of your life. Sometimes it only feels like it's taking control.
And remember that by recognizing your issues, not living in denial, you will be that much more likeable to yourself and all those you come in contact with. Don't be like my stepdad who is so accustomed to this lifestyle that he tells people, "It''s my way or the highway, because I'm older." Having OCD does not mean being just like him.
I feel a bit cold now. But I cannot help someone who is so insecure they may snap at me for asking how much detergent I should be using. That's how you get cussed out.
1 day down, 13 days to go *countdown to Facebook deletion*
Yep. I brush my teeth 3+ times a day, need to open and close the door multiple times in order to make sure I properly closed it, need to go back to the fridge downstairs after use in order to make sure it's closed, and I most of the time need to call home to make sure I turned off the power on my hair iron. Definitely from my dad, I used to be scared of his OCD but now I have it too. LOLOLOL.
I always score pretty high on OCD tests but that might be because of my slight paranoia rather than anything compulsive. I have other psychological issues that bother me more than the compulsive traits.
Our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
My OCD is to arrange everything that I see by their color. It annoys me if I see a box of crayons that hasn't been organized.
Enjoying Summer!
i have an obsession with making sure that everything is unplugged, switched off and locked when i get out. i would have to at least try three times to make sure. -___- i hate it.
i have a memory of only two weeks. please remind me of your existence by then.
I don't know.. Is OC like a habit then? Or an obsessive habit? ><
I check my desk alot... To see whether it has dust in it. If it does, I get a cloth and wipe it all off..... >.> Same as other people's tables.. And chairs.. And the keyboard.. And instuments?
It's not as bad anymore.. I slacked off a bit during the years.. Worn me out zzZZzzzzz
before i go to sleep i: (and im not joking about this)
1)i do 25 push up and 50-70 crunches
2)i adjust my curtain so that the creases look in a particular manner
2)i unplug the power cord from laptop computer and arrange it in a particular way on the ground
3)i go urinate then drink i ton of water, fill a cup up and put it on the counter by my bed head
before i go to sleep i change my socks to a new pair
dirkjr wrote:
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.
Is anyone an O.C.? i watched it in the television, some people didn't know they have this kind of disorder. others hurt themselves for being an "OC" person like one person almost peeled his hand skin for washing the dirt off because he always like to be clean
i myself is a little OC in terms of using spoon and fork, it must be a pair or else i cannot eat!
I suppose I could qualify for OCD... keeping my personal space spot clean almost always. I always strategically place things in a spot where I know where it will be for future use. When it is moved without permission, I become very pissed.
a Chinese contractor codenamed "Hei".
I have OCD.
I have a terrible lot of rituals I have to go through everyday. If I don't, I can't concentrate or focus on anything else, until I have performed my ritual.
But I mostly suffer from contamination fear. It's where you fear that by touching stuff you'll catch a disease.
Which means, I can't even sit down in a chair. I open doors and handles with my albows. Etc.
I would write more about it, but one of my rituals makes it so that I'm unable to write some stuff down. I can't even write down why.
Ah I hate this.
I have them too I have a few ritual of my own that I have to do in order to start my day everyday ( Both morning and at night )
Ahahaha what can I say much of our lives is sometimes nothing more than just a bunch of stultifying routines
Yoshimi <3 <3 <3
I suffer from HOCD and ROCD. Not fun at all.
I'm slightly OCD. Not like my Grandmother, though. Oh, that woman.
NEW ACCOUNT: galaxiias
I dont have too many rituals but i do have MY seats if im not seated there then i can not listen to class or focus on what im doing, and i HATE disorder. I was said to be slightly OCD so it was fun to find this forum
I can be somewhat obsessive about spelling and grammar but I'm sure that barely attributes to OCD.


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Wall Street Journal Cheerleads Further Shutting Of Courthouse Doors On Plaintiffs
A Wall Street Journal editorial [1] used a little noticed Supreme Court decision on wiretapping to attack the liberal justices for engaging in an imagined "liberal legal war against U.S. antiterror policy," while ignoring how the decision could further shut out plaintiffs from litigating against more powerful defendants.
The case, Clapper v. Amnesty International, involved a constitutional challenge [2] to the U.S. Government's secret global wiretapping under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Protect America Act. This legislation, broadened as part of the past two administration's counterterrorism efforts, now enables warrantless surveillance [3] of American citizens participating in international communications with a person of interest. However, the challenge never made it to the constitutional merits of these laws.
Instead, the courts focused on whether the collection of lawyers and journalists who worked on topics of interest to the government's counterterrorism efforts were sufficiently affected - whether they had legal "standing" - to challenge the law. From the WSJ explanation [1] of the ensuing ideologically split opinion in which the five conservative Justices prevailed:
The liberal legal war against U.S. antiterror policy continues, most of the time out of public sight. But on Tuesday Americans were able to see how small their margin of safety really is as a narrow majority of five Supreme Court Justices rejected an especially outrageous attempt to challenge wiretapping of foreign terrorists.
In Clapper v. Amnesty International, anti-antiterror journalists and activists claimed they had legal standing to sue the U.S. government to stop the surveillance of foreign terrorists. Though they aren't the intended targets of such wiretaps, and explicitly cannot be under the language of the law, the activists claim they are nonetheless harmed because they might communicate with foreigners who are targets and so be overheard.
This isn't even a close call, as Justice Samuel Alito explained for the majority. The Supreme Court's traditional standard is that a plaintiff must show evidence of actual harm or at least that the "threatened injury must be certainly impending to constitute injury in fact." Yet the plaintiffs in this case can't even show evidence that their communications have been overheard, much less that they were harmed.
Despite the editorial's emphasis on the liberal "lockstep Justices" who failed to enable the "liberal legal war," the editorial concedes that the conservative Justices ended up supporting the position of the current and past administrations. Furthermore, for good or for bad, current counterterrorism policies are overwhelmingly supported [4] on a bipartisan basis. Nevertheless, the more significant error is the editorial's misrepresentation that the majority's decision adhered to the "traditional standard" for requiring plaintiffs "show evidence of actual harm."
In fact, the conservative Justices "reach[ed] back to a 1923 decision in a natural gas storage case to find a restrictive rule against allowing federal lawsuits to go forward[,] [5]" one that the dissent argued appears to have never been used before as necessary for standing. Rather, in recognition of the fact that lawsuits can be filed about future harms, the traditional standard for standing has been more permissive than the new "certainly impending" test that the conservative majority held was now required. As detailed [6] by Justice Stephen Breyer in dissent:
[W]e need only assume that the Government is doing its job (to find out about, and combat, terrorism) in order to conclude that there is a high probability that the Government will intercept at least some electronic communication to which at least some of the plaintiffs are parties. The majority is wrong when it describes the harm threatened plaintiffs as "speculative."
The majority more plausibly says that the plaintiffs have failed to show that the threatened harm is "certainly impending." But, as the majority appears to concede, certainty is not, and never has been, the touchstone of standing. The future is inherently uncertain. Yet federal courts frequently entertain actions for injunctions and for declaratory relief aimed at preventing future activities that are reasonably likely or highly likely, but not absolutely certain, to take place. And that degree of certainty is all that is needed to support standing here.
Clapper is significant because it is another technical case handed down by the conservative wing of the Supreme Court where the details conceal the wide-ranging implications. Legal experts such as Rochelle Bobroff of the Constitutional Accountability Center are already pointing out [7] that the dissent "raised the possibility that the majority's newfound requirement of a near-certainty of actual injury could prevent litigants from pursuing environmental, consumer protection, and benefits claims, among others."
Indeed, the Roberts Court has proven successful at restricting access to justice for plaintiffs litigating against monied interests. This closing of the courthouse doors to victims of institutional malfeasance is the story of Clapper that the WSJ editorial board completely ignores. As reported [8] by Dahlia Lithwick in The Nation:
Another measure of the Supreme Court's favoritism for corporations over ordinary people lies in the ways it has eroded access to the courts for ordinary litigants in recent years. It's worth recalling that the courts exist as the one branch of government intended to be immune from the kind of concentrated and wealthy influence [representative of corporate interests]. The judicial branch was conceived as the one above-the-fray realm where ordinary people--those without lobbyists, Super PACS or position papers--might still find a fair hearing when they were wronged. But one of the central projects of the conservative legal movement in recent decades has been to recalibrate that balance, allowing big business to throw up roadblocks to the courthouse doors and make the courts less and less accessible to the people it has harmed.
[In the] 2010 book, The Conservative Assault on the Constitution, [Dean of Law Erwin] Chemerinsky summarizes the massive set of barriers established by the conservative justices on the current Court: "These include restrictions on who can bring a lawsuit, much greater requirements for factual details in complaints to get into court, the tremendous expansion of sovereign immunity that prevents suits against state governments, a strong preference for arbitration over adjudication before juries, and strict limits on the size of punitive-damage awards." These technical-sounding doctrinal shifts, taken together, have worked to make it ever more difficult for injured Americans to find their way into a courtroom. As Chemerinsky puts it, "Each and every one of them undermines accountability by strongly favoring defendants, governments, government officials and businesses." Courts--once the refuge of the little guy--have now become bastions to shelter the powerful instead.
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I thought this was an interesting well written piece on the future of design.
so, sharing.
I really don't know what Apple was thinking by switching to this gaudy, anemic interface. I find it really hard to look at. The buttons look bright and childish, and the rest of the interface is so washed out I can barely see anything on the screen. Makes me just want to shut my eyes and learn to use the device's accessibility features. I really hope this isn't the future of design ... though I'm sure everyone will be rushing to copy it, whether it's good or bad. :rolleyes:
The trend these days is to move more toward a fisher-price like interface with bright primary colors and a flat UI.
Like so many other trends before it, this too will pass in time.
"fisher-price"! Love it.
Great article.
I also dislike the new design, but I'm becoming accustomed to it, as I'm sure we all will. What I'm not becoming accustomed to is the loss of functionality in the calendar.
There do seem to be lots of annoying changes. The Music app is totally borked for me now, which is a real pity. (All my music is grayed out and inaccessible, and I can't remove or add stuff. Probably a bug my end, but still, none of the solutions online have helped. Just very frustrating, and TBH, is tempting me to try Android devices next time around.)
Android has its own quirks, especially when saddled with the carrier's uninstallable (and undesirable) apps and the manufacturer's after market "tweaks" (though Motorola seems to offer the most vanilla flavor of android, from what I've seen).
Bascially, I usually suggest iPhones to the non-tech savvy since the environment is pretty much homogeneous, and the android platform to the tech-savvy who want do tinker a bit.
Funny how everyone dislikes the new design... I still haven't met anyone that said "Oh, I like it!". I'm sure that those people do exist but I haven't found any at the time being


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Long story short, I have a slider with a next/prev on the edge of the window in the vertical center of a page. For visual element clipping reasons, I'd like to make the item disappear when the element is X pixels (or less) from the top of the window when users start to scroll down.
I'm guessing I would need to bind something to the scroll of the body to check the distance, and if too low, fade the elements out.
A good way to achieve that is to set up a timer that checks the distance on a regular basis, such as on a 500ms basis.
Is that considered a safe amount of time that wouldn't burden most browsers/computer setups?
Yes, half a second is plenty of time to not burdon a browser. They can even handle 50ms, but for the task that you have in mind, 500ms (half a second) is plenty enough. Feel free to increase it though to whatever you feel comfortable with. By experimenting with different delay speeds, you can check on how that will affect things with the effect that you want to apply.
Hi aaron.martone,
My opinion would be to bind event on scroll, something like :
$(window).bind("scroll", function(){ //your code});
before that unbind the event : $(window).unbind("scroll");
Using the onscroll event would result in extreme performance problems, because that function will be called every single time that the page scrolls. It's been known to grind IE to a halt, for example.
Really?So are you saying that it's computationally less expensive to fire a function that checks an element's position (where a reference to the element is cached) every 500ms, than to attach an onscroll event handler to the main window?
It would be interesting to see a performance comparison of the different techniques when something is being faded in and out, perhaps with http://jsperf.com/
I agree.
The reason I ask this, is because I had to do something similar recently and wasn't sure of the right way to go. I contemplated both techniques and ended up using onscroll.
What worries me about using onscroll, is in regard to the fading technique that is going to be firing its own set of timers to perform the fade. That seems to be a recipe for things becoming quite messy when scrolling.
Also, whenever you are scrolling, the event onscrolling event is triggering as fast as it can on the computer, which can be every 20 milliseconds. (50 times a second).Contrasting that with checking every 500 ms (twice a second) seems to be preferable in a situation that doesn't require precise timing, but I could be wrong.
It would be interesting to have a test page of what the OP is intending to fade, so that different techniques could be explored and experimented with.
I deal with that simply by comparing the time between calls. If the difference is too small, don't execute the handler's code.
Sure would.
@aaron_martone ; Any chance you could provide us with a link to the page with the slider?


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Beck Releasing 'Song Reader' Album With Jack White, Tweedy, & More
Listen to Beck Radio on iHeartRadio
Beck is finally ready to put his Song Reader on record. He originally released the album in sheet music form back in 2012, but now he's set to put out an actual album of recorded music.
And in addition to Beck himself, the new disc will include contributions from the likes of Jack White, Jeff Tweedy, Laura Marling, Norah Jones, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, and even actor-slash-rock n' roller Jack Black.
Song Reader is scheduled to arrive on July 29th, with pre-orders available now at Amazon.com.
Beck's Song Reader tracklist:
1. Moses Sumney - Title Of This Song
2. Fun - Please Leave A Light On When You Go
3. Tweedy - The Wolf Is On The Hill
4. Norah Jones - Just Noise
5. Lord Huron - Last Night You Were A Dream
6. Bob Forrest - Saint Dude
7. Jack White - I'm Down
8. Beck - Heaven's Ladder
9. Juanes - Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard
10. Laura Marling - Sorry
11. Jarvis Cocker - Eyes That Say "I Love You"
12. David Johansen - Rough On Rats
13. Jason Isbell - Now That Your Dollar Bills Have Sprouted Wings
14. The Last Polka - Marc Ribot
15. Eleanor Friedberger - Old Shanghai
16. Sparks - Why Did You Make Me Care?
17. Swamp Dogg - America, Here's My Boy
18. Jack Black - We All Wear Cloaks
19. Loudon Wainwright III - Do We? We Do
20. Gabriel Kahane with Ymusic - Mutilation Rag
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Joined: 04 Jan 2005
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:48 am
Post subject: Eagles needs
1) RB - Need a back with size to complement B. Westbrook. I'm hoping, praying, begging for Ronnie Brown who's THE perfect pick for the Eagles.
2) OLB - Simoneau is below average, D. Jones is average, I. Reese is getting older and K. Adams is a special teamer. An impact LB makes the Eagles D dominant.
3) DT - A big DT to replace Simon if he leaves via FA.
4) WR - Gotta find an impact WR while T.O. is still here to groom him. Pinkston is done in Philadelphia.
5) OG or OT - J. Runyan's contarct is up after next season and T. Thomas is up soon after that. If the Eagles think A. Hicks and S. Andrews are the tackles of the future, then we need guards. Otherwise look for a couple of tackles.
QB) Detmer and Blake have shown nothing these last two weeks. Detmer should be gone next year. Blake is OK for one more year while a new QB learns. A. Hall got snagged for a DUI, a no-no under Andy Reid.
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:08 am
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Just a few comments from a fellow bird...
I dont think we need to take a RB in the first, IF Brown fell to us then i'd be ok with that but no other RB would grade there IMO. Maybe a guy like Barber in the 3rd. Not the big body we'd be looking for but we really only need someone to take a few touches away from Westy.
Linebacker i'm in total agreement. I wouldnt be surprised to see us trade up for Chowder. Andy has shown in the past he is willingly to trade up to get the guy he want's and Crowder would be a dominant LB in JJ's system.
Again DT i'd be ok with starting Rayburn and Walker but a young guy to groom would be nice.
I'm a wee bit out of the immediate loop with the birds since i'm from Ireland but aren't they really excited about Lewis? I know they gave him a five year contract but did something change there?
Gaurds are easier to fill in the later rounds in general than tackles so i'd look at that being the route we go.
QB - i couldnt have put it any better.
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:40 am
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I don't believe Barber is coming out.
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Location: The Sunny side of the Moon
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:01 pm
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If the Eagles got a good WR and a big RB, nobody would be able to stop them, nobody.
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:51 pm
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>>I'm a wee bit out of the immediate loop with the birds since i'm from Ireland but aren't they really excited about Lewis? I know they gave him a five year contract but did something change there?<<
You're exactly right. I just see G. Lewis as a 3rd or 4th receiver. I think the Eagles need a guy that can be a #1 when T.O. is gone. I'd love to see Braylon Edwards or Mike Williams in Eagle green but without a major trade up, that's a pipe dream.
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:22 pm
Post subject: LB then DT then RB/WR
I think Derrick Johnson would be the perfect choice but theres no way he drops far enough even to trade down for. I also really like Ahmad Brooks but i'm not sure he's the right type of LB for our needs. We need speed and aggressiveness on the outside, someone who can drop into coverage when needed and chase down outside runs.
Next, I think we need a big DT who can stuff the run and get enough penetration to draw blockers away from Kearse/Burgess and open up more blitz opportunities. Maybe Anttaj Hawthorne if possible or Rod Wright/Travis Johson -- I don't know a whole lot about those guys.
I think Westbrook is too perfect a fit for this offense to get too active in pursuing a RB first round. If Ronnie Brown is there at the end of the round I might think about taking him, but I hate to cut into Westbrooks touches too much. Although I know Levens isn't the solution as a power back, I was very impressed with his toughness this year. I also thought about the possibility of bringing in an every down back like Shaun Alexander, which would be a great move by any team, but you run into the same problem, I like Westbrook too much.
Lastly, I think we need to and will address the WR position either through the draft or in FA. I really like Mike Williams, but he is almost an exact copy of TO - big, tall, strong, not especially fast, but will win almost any jump ball. Plaxico Burress is the same way. I would like to bring in a true outside burner, someone who is a real deep threat on any play, who can draw away a safety and open up the middle. Any suggestions there?
Some other names I like in the draft are:
Elton Brown, G
Erasmus James, DE
Shaun Cody, DE/DT
Channing Crowder, LB
Thomas Davis, S
Jamaal Brimmer, S
Alex Smith, TE (I think this guy is way underrated!)
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Location: Atlanta, GA
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:16 pm
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I say our needs is RB, DT, and LB.
1. Running Back: I think that if Brown falls to our pick, we take him. He's a bruiser that has nice hands out of the backfield, and would really help take the pressure off Westbrook and Buckhalter.
2. Defensive tackle: We need depth, so a guy like Travis Johnson wouldn't be so bad for us and we only need depth, not starters, so who's ever good will be great for us.
3. Linebacker: Now, I wouldn't say our LB corps sucks. I mean, Trotter and Jones have been more than average, that's for sure, but Simoneau still remains the weak link. I think a LB like Boley, if he was to fall to the 2nd round or 3rd round, would really help us with depth and in passing situations.
That's all I can think of.
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:39 pm
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Our number 1 need by far is offensive line help. We are getting old there and that's how you win games. A DT that late in the first round will have no impact.
I say we get a RB in the second or 3rd round. Westbrook was a 3rd rounder and Buckhalter a 4th rounder. Staley was a 3rd rounder as well.
We are 16 million under the cap going into this season. We can have Trotter, Jones and any other avg weak side linebacker. Can sign someone to plug the middle at DT. Doesn't have to be a great player. Heckert is very good at getting guys like Rayburn and Darwin Walker.
2nd WR
but the main weakness has to be OL. should trade up and grab a dominant OT.
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:18 am
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People are only saying our o-line is a weakness because 3 of them are in their 30s, even though one of them wont be back, next year we will have
LT - Tra Thomas
LG - Artis Hicks
C - Hank Fraley
RG - Shawn Andrews
RT - Jon Runyan
sciullo backup
i say we trade up for starts and with later picks grab lineman prospects like CJ Brooks, all great o-lineman werent all first round picks, we can find some quality in later rounds and still address areas of CURRENT weakness as in WR, LB and RB
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:29 am
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Sculio the backup. What happens if we have multiple injuries on the offensive line. This happens every year. You need at least 2-3 backups on the OL. Think about it...McNabb is our most valuable asset and we hope to have him well into his 30's don't you want a great line protecting him?
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:34 am
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if you read my post properly it says that we draft prospects in rounds 2 and 4, i didnt say get NOBODY at all, i just think its a waste to get a position that is CURRENTLY filled when we have other options to make our team better for next year, we arent trying to rebuild so we dont need to look towards the future as of yet.
we need to get some new starters in round 1 and 2 and get the bakup lineman in rounds 3 and 4, they can be molded into great players, just because they arent picked in the first round doesnt mean they wont be good, how many first round busts have their been, its safer picking lineman later, and with our line coach i think they can be good just as long as their measureables are decent.
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:38 am
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I think Andy Reid and Tom Heckert have a very good track record with lineman.
Andrews is going to be a monster. If they have a chance to get potential pro bowl lineman they should do so.
they could have won 15 games this year with average outside linebackers.
the OL and DL are what win you games consistently and phasing in new Offensive lineman is key. We have extra picks this year to address our other needs.
Not only that... I think this is what Andy Reid and Tom Heckert are going to do.
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:43 am
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we wont have this good of a team forever, drafting an o-lineman first round to just sit him on the bench waiting for injuries to happen. personally i would like to have someone in from day 1 competing.
i say trade up for a reciever, draft a LB in round 2 and get 2 BACKUP o-lineman in round 3, i think 3rd rounders will ride the bench as good as the first rounder would.
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We will see. I say they are going for an OL before either a linebacker or WR. I think they are more qualified based on their track record than you or I.
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The past Wednesday a Jeopardy contestant named Tom Cavanaugh made fun of Alex Trebek's suit! Apparently he's making a documentary about sweatshops in Asia.
Cavanaugh commented, "Maybe you can find out the names of the eight-year-olds who made your fancy suit there, Alex."
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During South Africa's summer months, the four Clifton beaches in Cape Town attract sun lovers from all corners of the globe. It is the ideal location for sunbathing, beach sports, people-watching and relaxing.
From these beautiful beaches, patrons can gaze out across the sparkling waters of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as up to the majestic mountain peaks such as Lion's Head and the Twelve Apostles that tower above Camps Bay.
On windy days, Clifton two and three are the best beaches to visit. Because of the cove formation around them, they remain largely unaffected by the wind.
Because of Cape Town's extended daylight hours in summer, you can tan until as late as 6.30pm, while it only gets dark much later.
Popular beach sports at Clifton include volleyball, touch rugby, Frisbee and beach bats (hitting a tennis ball back and forth with small, round bats).
The waves along this beach, although relatively small, are better suited to more experienced surfers. Bathers can however walk fairly far out before the sand shelf level drops, provided they can handle the chilly waters.
Those looking for a more relaxing time can get a professional massage on the beach. This service is usually offered on weekends during the summer months.
The local refreshment vendors you will meet on the beaches of Clifton are some of the most amusing characters imaginable. Some sales pitches you are likely to hear include: "How about a lolly to make you jolly?" "How about a coke for your bloke?" "I've got cool drinks to make your liver shiver and your knees freeze!"
Come and find out why the Lonely Planet rated Cape Town as the world's second best beach city for 2011, as well as why so many filmmakers and photographers choose Clifton for their projects.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Cape Town Tourism
Tel: +27 (0)21 487 6800
How to get here
Clifton's beaches are less than five km from the Cape Town city centre. Parking can be quite scarce during summer months (November to April), so taxis are often the best option from the CBD.
Best time to visit
The warmest months of the year in Cape Town are October to April.
Around the area
Camps Bay, which is just down the road from Clifton, boasts several world-class restaurants, bars and night clubs.
What will it cost
A house in Clifton could cost you as much as R80 million, but a cool drink from the friendly beach vendors only costs around R10.
What to pack
While it is great to walk barefoot along the beach, flip-flops are essential for walking on the pavement above the beach on hot days.
Where to stay
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As mentioned in Wednesday's post, Cinco De Mustache inspired us to conduct a "treasure hunt" of sorts to uncover some of Multnomah's most notorious faculty mustaches. Here's what we found.
Dr. Rex Koivisto
Dr. Daniel Scalberg
Then... (1984, 1985, and 1986)
Dave Jongeward
Then... (1985, 1986, and 1993)
Dr. Ray Lubeck
Dr. Garry Friesen
Now... (2006)
Dr. Wayne Strickland
Now... (2007)
Dr. Daniel Lockwood
Then... (1982, 1985, 1986, and 1987)
As you can see from the "then" and "now" photos, some of Multnomah's historical mustaches don't strictly reside in the past; some of our distinguished faculty still sport them today. While mustaches do have their place in the history books, growing one is the same, God-given talent it's always been. All that's changed is the way they're worn.
Keep an eye out for our final installment in this three-part series. In the meantime, I'll sign off with this 2003 photo of current faculty member Tom Hauff...
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- For the stunt jumps required to gain completion of a game, see Unique Stunt Jumps.
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List conditions to get Insane Stunt bonuses and add wheelie/stoppie, maybe add Face Plant, too
A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, or any act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes. In the Grand Theft Auto series, since GTA III (2001), stunting is a popular pastime among the community, with feats usually involving various vehicles such as bikes, motorcycles and cars. Players who perform such acts are usually rewarded with an Insane Stunt Bonus, which is equal to a random amount of cash, depending on how insane the stunt is. In most Grand Theft Auto games, there are several variations of the stunt bonus.
In the original Grand Theft Auto insane stunt bonuses are simalar to the Unique Stunt Jumps (which are featured in latter games) they can be performed with a fast car or a Superbike at specific locations only and then the player is rewarded with a fixed amount of money ($50,000). They can be found only in San Andreas.
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San Andreas – Mandarin Mayhem & Tequila Slammer
- North Marina (42,168,4) - Go to South
- West Sunview (42,218,4) - Go to North
- North East Richman (182,2,1) Penetrator
- North West Richman (13,6,1) - Go to South
GTA III era
There is the "Face Plant", which can only happen if the player is on a Bike. Then there is wheelie bonus, which can tell the player how far they travel on one wheel until they crash. If the player is in a vehicle, and if they achieve air time the game will tell the distance they went while in the air. Every time the player does a stunt, the game will reward the player with a cash bonus, but the amount received depends on which GTA game they are playing and the quality of the stunt.
There are three 'ranks' of Insane Stunt bonuses, the higher ranks increasingly difficult to achieve. Firstly, the Insane Stunt bonus, which is the easiest. Next the Double Insane Stunt bonus, which is a little harder. Finally, there is the Triple Insane Stunt bonus, which is fairly rare without special conditions or cheats, but possible to do so without with a fairly fast car and a very good location.
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories there are two new stunt jumps called "Flaming Insane Stunt" and "Quadruple Insane Stunt", the former is awarded by doing an insane stunt that causes the vehicle to catch fire at some point prior to landing, usually on take-off while the latter is a fourth rank of normal insane stunts.
GTA IV era
Stunting still continues in the GTA IV era, now being more realistic with the games new physics engine. The game others better Vehicle damage and handling physics, which greatly increases the game play, with each stunt being different every time. One downside is that in the GTA IV era, it no longer has the in game text telling the player how long they where in the air or the distance of the stunt, and no cash bonus is given. This was most likely done to add more realism to the game, which was one of the goals Rockstar Games wanted for GTA IV.


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Fifth Harmony Perform 'Bo$$' Acoustic, Talk Strong Women
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By Kathleen Perricone
Fifth Harmony stopped by On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Thursday morning to talk about their latest single, "Bo$$," which famous ladies they admire most, and they even performed the track for us.
The "Bo$$" singers — former The X Factor contestants Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Normani Hamilton, Dinah Jane Hansen, and Lauren Jauregui — shout out two very empowered women: First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey. So are those the two top female bosses to Fifth Harmony?
They're definitely at the top of the list. Come on, Oprah, Michelle … they got it going on!"
Other ladies on 5H's Boss List include Demi Lovato, who they opened for on her Neon Lights Tour, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, and Angelina Jolie.
But Fifth Harmony get excited about guys too, namely Chris Brown, who they once ran into … literally. After Dinah nearly had a fender bender while on The X Factor, the group bumped into him recently at a recording studio.
And then Camila had an interesting run-in with rapper T.I. in a bathroom … that was a little bit TMI.
"In the studio, there's this gym that no one really goes in," she explains. "I just go in there because I'm a little hermit crab. The lights are off and I was listening to my music. T.I. comes in, but I was, like … I didn't say anything. And he goes in and he leaves the bathroom door open and he starts peeing. I was like, 'Hey, I should probably let you know someone is in here right now.' And he came out and he was like, 'I'm so sorry, man.'"
The fab five first met when they auditioned, albeit separately and not as a group, on The X Factor in 2012. After they were each eliminated, Simon Cowell had the wise idea to put them into a group … and the rest is history!
But even before that point, even though the girls were competing with each other, "we had all kind of buddied up with everyone … Lauren and Camila were friends. We all met Ally somehow. And then when they formed us together onstage, it was, 'Oh, I already know these girls.'"
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Is Lil Wayne Starting A Sports Management Company?
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It sounds like Lil Wayne is following in Jay-Z's footsteps if rumors are true.
According to TMZ, Weezy is starting his own sports management company and already has plans to sign soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The rapper reportedly wants to manage his pal when he joins forces with Polaris Sports, an affiliate of CAA.
Weezy plans to handle all of the stud's sports business in the United States including modeling deals, branding and endorsements.
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Jessica Chastain: "Zero Dark Thirty" Promotional Fun
Stepping out for some press duties, Jessica Chastain arrived at a Q&A event for her new film "Zero Dark Thirty" in New York City last night (December 3).
The "Help" hottie looked gorgeous as always as she strolled into the Regal E-Walk Times Square Theater to chat with attendees about the intense movie.
Jessica dropped out of Tom Cruise's "Oblivion" to star in "Zero Dark Thirty," and in a recent interview she praised the "Minority Report" hunk for letting her out of the contract.
"When [the director] Kathryn cold-called me, asking whether I would be interested in this role, I was already working on another movie. I'd already signed up for it. Tom was actually very gracious about it. I wanted to do both but in the end I couldn't work it out."


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Celebrity News For July 22, 2014 | Late Edition
Why Is Lauren Conrad Feuding With Allure Magazine?
- Lauren Conrad is upset with Allure for calling her "basic" — Us Weekly
- Taylor Swift sends Selena Gomez a birthday shout-out — HuffPost Celebrity
- The royals don't want any gifts sent to Prince George — Lainey Gossip
- Billy Bob Thornton shares his thoughts on Cupcake Wars — Dlisted
- The government is playing Kim Kardashian's game too — ET
- Beyoncé and Jay Z's HBO special gets an air date — JustJared
- Dylan Penn shows off her bikini body — Hollywood Tuna
- There could be a Sons of Anarchy prequel on the way — Pink Is the New Blog
- Have you shopped on Blake Lively's Preserve site yet? — The Superficial
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As advertised, Holler is not autobiographical in the same way that the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein are not autobiographical.
Lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg was as provocative as Hammerstein, though with a much less earnest, more whimsical sensibility.
Hammerstein continued his subtle quest for racial equanimity in Oklahoma!
When he was 15, Sondheim wrote a musical and took it to Hammerstein, asking him to judge it as if the boy were a professional.
Hammerstein was a better horse than Zahringen, and would take Calthea home more rapidly, which entirely suited Mr. Petter.
I've paid two dollars at Hammerstein's to see things not half so funny.
There was a third performance at Hammerstein's Opera House three days later.
It was a sore grievance to Wolf of Hammerstein that he had no son.
They had crossed to the opposite banks, to visit the Castle of Hammerstein.
Hammerstein is bringing over the crowned heads of Europe for vaudeville.


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Peter Frampton announces summer tour & new album
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Peter Frampton is returning to the road. The rocker has announced plans for a 30-date summer tour.
Frampton will launch the trek in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 22nd with the Doobie Brothers. They'll perform together through the end of the month. They also have a series of shows set for July. Frampton will wrap up his run with more of his "Guitar Circus" shows, in which he welomes different artists at select stops.
Blues great Buddy Guy is the only confirmed perfomer for this year's run. He'll make his first appearance with Frampton in Jacksonville, Oregon on August 21st.
Frampton is hitting the road in conjunction with the arrival of his new album. Peter says Hummingbird in a Box was inspired by his collaboration with the Cincinnati Ballet. The new release is Frampton's follow up to 2010's Thank You Mr. Churchill. Hummingbird in a Box is due on June 24th.
Peter Frampton Tour Dates
June 22 - Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati - with the Doobie Brothers
June 24 - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, at the Tower Theater. - with the Doobie Brothers
June 25 - Canandaigua, New York, at the CMAC - with the Doobie Brothers
June 26 - Holmdel, New Jersey, at the PNC Bank Arts Center - with the Doobie Brothers
June 28 - Lincoln, Rhode Island, at the Twin River Casino - with the Doobie Brothers
June 29 - Gilford, New Hampshire, at the Meadowbrook - with the Doobie Brothers
July 2 & 3 - Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at the Casino New Brunswick.
July 5 - Danbury, Connecticut, at Ives Concert Park
July 6 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, at Harrah's Atlantic City
July 8 - Washington, DC, at the Lincoln Theater
July 9 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania, at the Palace Theater
July 11 - Boston, Massachusetts, at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion - with the Doobie Brothers
July 12 - Bethel, New York, at the Behtel Woods Center for the Arts - with the Doobie Brothers
July 13 - Wantagh, New York, at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 15 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center
July 17 - Alpharetta, Georgia, at the Verizon Amphitheater - with the Doobie Brothers
July 18 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater - with the Doobie Brothers
July 19 - Orange, Beach, Alabama, at The Amphitheater at the Wharf - with the Doobie Brothers
August 2 - Lennonx, Illinois, at the Community Center
August 10 - Wisoncsin Dells, Wisconsin, at the Crystal Grand Music Theater
August 19 - Littleton, Colorado, at The Hudson Gardens and Event Center
August 21 - Jacksonville, Oregon, at the Britt Pavilion - with Buddy Guy
August 23 - Goldendale, Washington, at the Maryhill Winery
August 24 - Woodenville, Washington, at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery - with Buddy Guy
August 26 - Saratoga, California, at The Mountain Winery - with Buddy Guy
August 27 - Los Angeles, California, at the Hollywood Bowl - with Buddy Guy
August 29 - Visalia, California, at Oval Park - with Buddy Guy
August 30 - Valley Center, California, at Harrah's Rincon - The Events Center - with Buddy Guy
August 31 - Tucson, Arizona, at the AVA Amphitheater - with Buddy Guy
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heart wrote:Jinzang wrote:heart wrote:Also, sometimes I think that there are no "ordinary" people that are interested in Dzogchen.
Don't kid yourself.
I am not, the point being that there are a lot of strange people interested in Dzogchen.
or could it be that "there is a lot of people intersted in strange Dzogchen" ... joking of course


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Hi All,
just introducing myself, I'm Kassie, expecting baby no#2, first homebirth - very excited!
22nd September 2011 06:01 PM #17
Hi Kassie - Welcome to the forum and I am looking forward to your posts. I have lots of plans for this forum and you should see lots of activity in the next few weeks.
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Hello everyone I am new here and I am glad to be here. I have a two year old and I am currently pregnant with my second son. I am very excited and I can not wait to get back into the whole baby experience again. Thank you for having me and I hope that I can help others and you can help me.
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Hi Lucky120 Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your second pregnancy. We encourage you questions and any help to the other forum members. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.
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Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jessica, and I am a mum to four children. I have two girls and two boys, who keep me quite busy. I look forward to meeting other like-minded mums on this forum.
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Hi Jessica - great to have you on board. I hope you get a lot out of this forum.
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Hello all! I am a childbirth and postpartum doula, as well as the mom to four beautiful little ones. My last baby was born at home, in the same room where her father was born 27 years earlier.
I am thrilled to have stumbled upon a forum full of like-minded moms. I can't wait to get to know you all!
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Hi, I'm Laura-Jane. I am mum to my beautiful 12 month old baby boy Bailey. I am also a health professional interested in helping new parents to have all the information and support they need in pregnancy, birth and beyond.
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I'm a mum of 11 kids (yes 11 lol) aged from nearly 5 months to 20 years. I love love love being a mum and plan more if we're lucky enough to have them.
I'm tandem feeding my youngest 2 at the moment, and have breastfed most of them for around 2 years.
I had a caesarean with my eldest but have now had 10 vbacs, both at home and hospital and even one in an ambulance.
Anyway enough about me...hi!!
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Welcome Happymum - it is fantastic that you've joined the forum and I am looking forward to reading your posts with your wealth of experience. I would love to hear about your many and varied birth experiences.
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My name is Kate and I'm a Christian homeschooling mum of 5 children. I have had 5 homebirths and 2 waterbirths. I enjoy supporting women during the pre-conception phase, pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding.
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I've studied nutrition for over a decade and enjoy sharing helpful information with others.
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Hi Kate - thank you for joining our forum. It is wonderful we have quite a few new people joining over the last couple of weeks. We are working hard to build a supportive and informative community forum.
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U of L Releases 2014 Football Schedule
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville has released it's 2014 football schedule:
(H) Sept. 1 (Mon.) Miami (Fla.)* (ESPN)
(H) Sept. 6 Murray State
(A) Sept. 13 Virginia* .
(A) Sept. 20 FIU
(H) Sept. 27 Wake Forest*
(A) Oct. 3 (Fri.) Syracuse* (ESPN/ESPN2)
(A) Oct. 11 Clemson*
(H) Oct. 18 NC State*
(H) Oct. 30 (Thur.) Florida State* (ESPN)
(A) Nov. 8 Boston College*
(A) Nov. 22 Notre Dame
(H) Nov. 29 Kentucky
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this is a common problem, try opening a terminal and entering:
then open the app and try again. if that works you can add the command to the .bashrc file to save yourself the effort of always using the commandCode:wicd start
- hope that helps
I have been unable to connect BT4 to the internet to get any updates. I have read some of the forums and I turn networking.... Check my wifi in airmon-ng. Looked at networks with airodump so It sees my wifi but just about anything on the desktop seems to be a problem. Do I need to connect with a hard wire for any updates before anything? I have thought twice about posting it seems some of you eat us beginners up as a snack. I have seen the vid on up and running but I cannot do most of what it shows. I have a tri boot system(vista, ubun, BT4. Reading the forums and printing and rebooting is getting to be a pain. Sorry if this is a stupid post but I could use some help. And yes I am waiting for more of the courses to be posted near the end of Aug. so I can do some training.
I have done a post already but cannot find it. Nothing bad in it for it to be deleted but here goes another. Is wicd manager working in BT4? I can airmon and dump, etc. but as far as connecting via wifi or hard wire I am at a loss. I have read through some threads and I cannot seem to find anything. I learn more from the replies then from the posts themselves. Very helpful group on here! Anyway sorry to ask such stupid questions but I am at a loss and yes I do plan on one of the training glasses just waiting to hear back on what is doing in late Aug/Sept.
Would it be fixed in updates? Cannot connect regardless.
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this is a common problem, try opening a terminal and entering:
then open the app and try again. if that works you can add the command to the .bashrc file to save yourself the effort of always using the commandCode:wicd start
- hope that helps
"It's a puzzle, Miss Scully, and scruffy minds like me like puzzles. We enjoy walking down unpredictable avenues of thought, turning new corners - - but as a general rule, scruffy minds don't commit murder." - Wilczek, X-files S1E7
Let's start here: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...backtrack.html
and once you get to the end and are still having problems try posting your hardware specs. The commands you used and their return values.
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
If you are new to Back|Track
Back|Track Wiki
Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.
I really don't understand this ... first of all read the rules befor posting.
The title should be specific to what your problem is.
Oh and try the command:
And you can add wicd to start-up with the command:Code:/etc/init.d/wicd start
Code:update-rc.d -f wicd start
Back|track giving machine guns to monkeys since 2007 !
Do not read the Wiki, most your questions will not be answered there !
Do not take a look at the: Forum Rules !
I just merged the threads, guess they belong together and the fool just started a new thread instead of replying to the existing one.
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Travel Resources
Air Travel
All persons traveling by air outside of the United States are required to present a passport or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States..
Land and Sea Travel
The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland Security's website.
On June 1, 2009, the U.S. government implemented the
full requirements of the land and sea phase of WHTI. The
proposed rules require most U.S. citizens entering the United
States at sea or land ports of entry to have a passport,
passport card, or WHTI-compliant
U.S. Passport and WHTI Compliant Documents:
U.S. Passport: U.S. citizens
may present a valid U.S. passport when traveling via air,
land or sea between the U.S. and the aforementioned Western
Hemisphere countries.
The Passport Card: Passport card applications are currently being accepted in anticipation of land border travel document requirements. Based on current projections, we expect the passport card to be in full production beginning in July 2008. We will provide additional updates as available. Once in production, the passport card it will only be valid for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region, and Bermuda.
WHTI-Compliant Travel Documents
for U.S. citizen travel via land or sea, as of January 31,
* Trusted Traveler Cards (NEXUS, SENTRI, or FAST)
* State Issued Enhanced Driver's License (when available)
* Enhanced Tribal Cards (when available)
* U.S. Military Identification with Military Travel Orders
* U.S. Merchant Mariner Document when traveling in conjunction with official maritime business
* Native American Tribal Photo Identification Card
* Form I-872 American Indian Card
For further information see U.S. Customs and Border protection.
About WHTI
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative is a result of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), requiring all travelers to present a passport or other document that denotes identity and citizenship when entering the U.S.
The goal of the initiative is to strengthen U.S. border security while facilitating entry for U.S. citizens and legitimate foreign visitors by providing standardized documentation that enables the Department of Homeland Security to quickly and reliably identify a traveler.
For further information on Passports please
For Frequently asked Questions please visit:
Passport Cards
The passport card facilitates entry and expedites document processing at U.S. land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The card may not be used to travel by air. Otherwise, it carries the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book and is adjudicated to the exact same standards.
The Department of State is issuing this passport card in response to the needs of border resident communities for a less expensive and more portable alternative to the traditional passport book. The card has the same period of validity as a passport book: 10 years for an adult, five for children 15 and younger. Adults who already have a fully valid passport book may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. First-time applicants pay $45 for adult cards and $35 for children.
To facilitate the frequent travel of U.S. citizens living in border communities and to meet DHS's operational needs at land borders, the passport card contains a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chip points to a stored record in secure government databases. There is no personal information written to the RFID chip itself.
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Remember a few years ago when Lindsay Lohan looked like she does in the photo above? That was 2008. She has aged 20 years in the last five. Remember how she said to the world that she had created a line of leggings and designed them and blah blah and she was going to be the next Olsen when it came to fashion. The line was called 6126 because Lindsay is a huge Marilyn Monroe fan and that is Marilyn's birth date. It turns out that Lindsay was just actually the celebrity face of the place and didn't do anything by collect a paycheck. Lindsay is suing for $1M saying the company has not paid their complete fee to her. In announcing the lawsuit, Lindsay's civil attorney said, "The agreement did not have a morals clause, and Lindsay Lohan had no responsibility to promote the line, so there's no defense for their actions. They're trying to insert those as a defense, but they weren't part of this deal."
So, basically he is saying that Lindsay has no morals and if there was a clause like that she would have violated it, but there wasn't. Oh, and she didn't have to do anything for the company to collect the $. Sounds like something Lindsay would be interested in. Do whatever she wants, not do any work and expect to get paid.


text: 10 a.m., 20A04-1301-DR-37. A.C. and N.J. were in a same-sex domestic relationship, during which they decided to have a child. N.J. was artificially inseminated using sperm from an unidentified donor, and she gave birth to C.J. in April 2008. A.C. and N.J. split up in August 2010, and, with N.J.'s consent, A.C. had regular visitation with C.J. for approximately nine months. Thereafter, N.J. ended all contact between A.C. and C.J. A.C. subsequently filed an action seeking joint custody and visitation with C.J., which the trial court denied. A.C. now appeals. The Scheduled Panel Members are Judges Baker, Friedlander, and, Vaidik. Location: Indiana Court of Appeals Courtroom, State House, Room 413, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204