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The second episode of my series "Chronicles of a Demon"!
After Darkar pulled out the Hell's blade known as "Inferno", he was granted with a great power, a dangerous mission and a new packet of sugar marshmallow sunshines. Now with the sword and new demonic abilities, Darkar must fight 7 Angel Gods in order to get back the Hell's Stone and keep the balance as always. Of course, after eating something.
This one took me about three weeks and is about 7 minutes long (two more minutes compared to the first one), using 20 frames per second. I got excellent voice actors for this episode such as Sean "Sonicmega" Chiplock, Deven Mack, General Ivan, P3RFECT and of course my best friend Fernando Jasso. I want to give special thanks to Sonicmega because of showing much interest and enthusiasm in this project (really inspiring).
I got a little bit lazy with the script for this episode. I was thinking in creating a 4 minutes episode but thanks to Markus Moisio, a very good writer who is now thinking on a lot of ideas for future episodes, I managed to create a 7 minutes long episode! Actually I keep thinking if it was a good idea. I could have done two different episodes. What the Hell... It's great!
Anyways... Hope you like it guys!
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
it was alright alot better then i can do thats forsure, but i was expecting more
Rated 4 / 5 stars
pretty good.
the animation needs work, thats for sure.
the voicing was ok, not the greatest in the world, could use some pronunciation and realisticness to it, but it was.........ok overall.
the storyline was actually pretty good, it has a lot of potential.
overall i'd give it 3-4/5 and 8/10.


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China's first lady serenaded Tiananmen troops
BEIJING A photo of China's new first lady in younger days, singing to martial law troops following the 1989 bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, flickered across Chinese cyberspace this week.
It was swiftly scrubbed from China's Internet before it could generate discussion online. But the image revived a memory the leadership prefers to suppress and shows one of the challenges in presenting Peng Liyuan as the softer side of China.
The country has no recent precedent for the role of first lady and faces a tricky balance at home. The leadership wants Peng to show the human side of the new No. 1 leader, Xi Jinping, while not exposing too many perks of the elite. And it must balance popular support for the first couple with an acute wariness of personality cults that could skew the consensus rule among the Chinese Communist Party's top leaders.
The image of Peng wearing a green military uniform as she sings to helmeted and rifle-bearing troops seated in rows on Beijing's Tiananmen Square contrasts with her appearances this week in trendy suits and coiffed hair while touring Russia and Africa with Xi, waving to crowds.
"I think that we have a lot of people hoping that because Xi Jinping walks around without a tie on and his wife is a singer who travels with him on trips that maybe we're dealing with a new kind of leader, but I think these images remind people that this is the same party," said Kelley Currie, a China human rights expert for the pro-democracy Project 2049 Institute in Arlington, Va.
Peng, 50, a major general in the People's Liberation Army, is best known for soaring renditions of patriotic odes to the military and the party.
She kept a low profile in recent years as her husband prepared to take over as Communist Party chief. Her re-emergence has been accompanied by a blitz in state-run media hailing her beauty and charm – a bid to harness her popularity to build support for Xi.
These are little-charted and possibly treacherous waters for China.
In 1963, Wang Guangmei, wife of President Liu Shaoqi, wore a tightfitting qipao dress to a state banquet in Indonesia. When the political tides turned four years later, radical Red Guards forced Wang to don the same dress and paraded her through the streets as a shameful example of capitalist corruption.
Revolutionary leader Mao Zedong's wife, Jiang Qing, played a key role in the same radical campaign in which political opponents were mercilessly persecuted; after his death, she was put on trial and imprisoned, then moved to a hospital where she hanged herself.
The life span of Peng's Tiananmen image in the Chinese Internet has so far been short, and she remains a beloved household name with huge domestic popularity. The photo has circulated mainly on Twitter, which is blocked in China.
Many young Chinese are unaware that on June 3 and 4, 1989, military troops crushed weeks-long pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing, killing hundreds, possibly thousands, of people. Those who do know about it tend to be understanding of Peng's obligations as a member of a performance troupe in the all-powerful People's Liberation Army. At the time, her husband Xi was party chief of an eastern city.
"The photo probably has a negative impact more so internationally than domestically," said Joseph Cheng, a political scientist at City University of Hong Kong. With more scrutiny likely, he said, such images could raise questions about Xi's interest in reforms.
"It has been several months now that Xi Jinping has assumed the top leadership role and certainly, we have found no indicator that he is interested in this stage to push serious political reform," Cheng said.
The image is a snapshot of the back cover of a 1989 issue of a publicly available military magazine, the PLA Pictorial, said Sun Li, a Chinese reporter who said he had taken a photo of it on his cellphone years ago.
Warren Sun, a Chinese military historian at Monash University in Australia, said he had little doubt about the authenticity of the image.
He cited a 1992 academic report as saying that Peng performed a song titled "The Most Beloved People" in a salute to martial law troops.
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text: The Lost Animals of FukushimaSam Biddle5/16/11 2:33pmFiled to: JapanFukushimaAnimalsNuclearRadiationevacuationGettypicTop2331EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink After much hand-wringing, the Japanese government finally created a mandatory evacuation zone around the radiation-spewing Fukushima plant. Humans should be safe now. But the same can't be said of the hundreds of thousands of abandoned of animals left behind. In the midst of a hurried and uneven evacuation plan, the creatures—both household pets and domesticated farm animals—have been left stranded. According to The Telegraph and ABC News hundreds of thousands of animals are now on their own in the irradiated region—around 3,400 cows, 31,500 pigs and 630,000 chickens. Prof. D.L Brown of Cornell University's Department of Animal Science speculates almost all of these chickens are dead by now, and that the livestock are in rough shape. Whatever livestock is left won't be around for long—the government is killing them all off as a safety precaution. Advertisement Advertisement And then there are the pets. It's estimated that almost 6,000 dogs alone inhabited the radius, though no telling how many of them are still alive. The Japanese government is doing what it can to retrieve stray animal friends, and with the help of nonprofits, trying to care for them or find them new homes. But often, homeowners on government-sanctioned, temporary visits back home are dismayed by what they find. When hazmat suit-wearing 63-year-old Hatsuo Sakamoto came home to quickly check up on his cat for the first time in months, it simply ran away. "The cat must be startled because it has been two months since we last saw it—and because we look like space aliens," lamented his wife. But it's a testament to the love these people had for their pets that they're willing to brave the radiation zone at all—often, just to say goodbye. This was the case for Shoichi Akimoto, one of Fukushima's evacuated residents who had returned for a brief visit to his house. When he searched for John, his dog, he found the pet had died, still leashed, after digging itself a little hole in the ground to rest. With only 15 minutes left before they would be forced back out of the area, Akimoto and Nobuichi Kobayashi, a local leader, placed incense for the deceased pet beside it, unable to bring his friend back with him. "I will bury his body on my next return," he vowed. Stories like this—likely playing out all over Fukushima—speak to both the psychological turmoil of the disaster, and the tenacity of those affected by it.Bottom photo by Atsushi Matsukawa/Asahi NewsReply233 repliesLeave a reply


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Rio's famous Carnival finished up a few weeks ago, and now it's Scottsdale's turn for revelry.
Dancers in sequined, feathered costumes, energetic samba and reggae music for dancing and traditional Brazilian street foods are on tap at this weekend's Carnaval do Brazil.
Modeled after Brazil's cultural and religious celebration that takes place every year before the Lenten season, Carnaval do Brazil is one of the largest Brazilian events in the Valley.
"Arizona has so many different cultural events," organizer Miguel Ivery said. "But when you think of carnival, you think of Brazil."
The 21-or-older event, in a new location this year, outgrew last year's space in Tempe.
"It's time to bring it to a new level of entertainment," Ivery said about the move to the Venue Scottsdale, which has two levels and a retractable roof.
Carnaval do Brazil is hosted by Afro: Baile, an independent Brazilian-music record label based in Arizona, which will bring in some of the best performers from Brazil to perform.
Quetzal Guerrero, a vocalist, guitarist and violinist from Los Angeles, will be the opening act. He categorizes his music as "Brazilian soul with American roots." His music has been influenced by his travels and cultural background.
"I was born in Arizona, but my mother was born in Brazil," said Guerrero, who plans to play more "Brazilian specific" music at the event.
"I'm an eclectic artist," he said. "I really like to read the crowd and perform based on the energy of the crowd."
Axe Folclorico will headline the event performing Afro-Brazilian music and dance. This Brazilian group travels the world promoting the history, music and art of their homeland. Brazilian dancer Daniele Vosler will entertain with samba, samba reggae and forro.
The food will be prepared by Val Fernandes. One of the dishes will be the traditional Brazilian street food coxinhas, which is fried dough on the outside and spicy chicken on the inside. There will be pastels, a deep-fried pastry that's served hot and can have most anything inside it. And to drink, there will be caipirinhas, the national cocktail of Brazil, made with cachaca, sugar cane hard liquor, sugar and lime.
VIP tickets, which are $35, include reserved seating, a VIP bar, two drink tickets, a Brazilian-music CD and an event poster.
3/2: Carnaval do Brazil at the Venue Scottsdale
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The New York Rangers are glad the Winter Classic is finally upon them.
After a disappointing loss to Washington on Wednesday, the Rangers bounced back with a 4-1 win Friday against the Florida Panthers.
The Rangers, who have won six of seven, will play the Philadelphia Flyers in the Winter Classic on Monday in Citizens Bank Park.
"There's a lot of talk about it, a lot of hype," Rangers captain Ryan Callahan said. "It's good to realize that it's our next game. We're excited about it. At the same time, it's going to be good to play it and move on and continue the rest of the season."
The Rangers lead the Eastern Conference with 50 points. Philadelphia has 48.
"It's been such a buildup," Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist said. "In August you start to talk about it and going into camp and we had the Europe trip and HBO coming in and now we're finally there. It's so hard to believe almost."
Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist to lead the Rangers' offensive attack against the Panthers.
Brad Richards, Brandon Dubinsky, and Michael Del Zotto also scored for the Rangers.
"You know it's not going to be easy, they're a pretty good team and they have a lot of skill up front," said Lundqvist, who stopped 27 shots. "They played pretty well, but we did a good job of making good decisions."
It didn't take long for the Rangers to score.
Callahan skated up the left side, stopped along the boards just outside the faceoff circle, and threaded a pass to Hagelin, who deflected a pass past Scott Clemmensen 35 seconds into the game.
Later in the first period, Richards beat Clemmensen with a wrist shot and Del Zotto scored from the blue line ending Clemmensen's night. Clemmensen stopped 11 of 14 shots before being replaced by Jose Theodore.
"We weren't ready for the game and there's absolutely zero excuse for that," said Matt Bradley, who scored for the Panthers.
"They're the top team in the Eastern Conference and we know they work hard - that's their M-O. And to come out like that was embarrassing."
Dubinsky gave the Rangers a 4-0 lead on an impressive goal as he weaved through traffic and fired a backhand by Theodore for his fourth of the season.
Lundqvist was sharp throughout, stopping seven shots in the first, 11 in the second and nine in the final period.
"He played really well for us," Richards said. "You don't want to rely on him like we did in the third, but it's a good chance he'll hold the fort."
With 7.6 seconds left, Del Zotto delivered a cross-check to Tomas Kopecky in front of the net knocking Kopecky's helmet off. Del Zotto was facing the opposite direction when Kopecky responded with a punch that knocked Del Zotto to the ice.
"D-Z wasn't even looking at him," Rangers forward Brandon Prust said. "That's a sucker punch. If you're not looking at the guy and he punches you in the head."
Rangers teammate Mike Rupp came to Del Zotto's defense and received a fighting major in addition to a game misconduct.
Kopecky received a match penalty for the incident.
"That's hockey," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "Some guy cross checks you in the back and follows through, he deserves a good smash in the face. (Del Zotto) got what he deserved."
Theodore turned away 10 of 11 shots for the Panthers, who have lost four of five.


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Help.... putting soft top partially back??!!??
Ok, so I have a 07 unlimited.... the book and all says you can pull the top back just the 1st portion and strap it down and sort of have a sunroof going on and not have to take the entire top all the way down.
I've tried this a few times, but even after strapping down good, it seems to be too loose and the back sails end up coming undone... so I end up with top completely down anyway... Am I doing something wrong or just gonna have to tough it? or has anyone else experienced this? thanks! Colleen __________________ |
Hi Colleen,
Welcome to WF if I haven't already said so, I see that you have 6 posts. Hope you enjoy kicking around here as much as I do. Lots of great people and frendly advice. Even some great debates. If you're top is opening completely after opening just the sunrider portion then I suspect that the latch that keeps that from happening is not properly secured. When putting the top up from completely down there is a ridge on the plastic door upper that the arm ends ride in and when the arm ends are pushed forward there is a round plastic piece that the latch latches on to. If it is latched, the top should not be able to open all the way with the sunrider open. The velcro straps are used to keep the sunrider from being able to be brought back forward possibly by a stiff gust of wind I'm guessing. Hope this helps, jk'n |
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My Jeep: 2008 Jeep Wrangler Soft Top Guide |
This is great, thanks!! will have to check it out.
Problem is, i had an accident and they replaced the top, so I sorta figure I may be screwed.... when I do the partially back part, it seems to go back appropriately...however, it seems to be just loose enough for the back sails to come loose.... I do have to unlatch the latch to get it completely down, so its not blowing down on its own, just not staying very tight..... Will check it out,appreciate the help!!! And now that my warranty is out, I'm ready to start playing...haha |
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Thread: Who wants to be alienated?
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Oh and the Earth is not a sphere or flat.
It is a geoid that looks like this.
It's gravity warping spacetime that makes it so irregular.
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So...Time Cube.
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Come December, there's typically no shortage of experts forecasting about the year to come: "Clouds of uncertainty," "sunglasses required," etc.
Earlier this week, for instance, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research predicted that a "cloud of uncertainty is likely to overhang the markets through a painful and protracted resolution of the U.S. fiscal cliff" at least through April.
But every cloud, apparently, has a silver lining because BofA Merrill also predicted that the global economic growth would "pick up steam in the second half of the year" and grow at a rate of 3.2%, and that the U.S. stock market would end the year at a sunglasses-required all-time high. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.29% index rise will rise nearly 12% from its current levels—the low 1,400s—to 1,600 in 2013, BofA Merrill Lynch said in its annual year-ahead report.
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Now all that forecasting is well and good for investors, but what about retirees who might be struggling to find investments that will produce income, especially now that the Federal Reserve has refashioned its bond-buying programs, extending its far-reaching effort to revitalize the jobs market and boost the economic recovery into 2013. (The Fed said it would hold rates close to zero while the unemployment rate is above 6.5% as long as inflation does not rise above 2.5%.
So what might retirees they expect? And, what adjustments might they make to their portfolios?
Well, in its report, BofA Merrill Lynch forecast that:
- Global equities should be the best-performing asset class that
- The U.S. dollar and euro could rally on the global recovery and greater fiscal clarity
- High-yield and emerging-market bonds should outperform corporate credit (On the heels of record-low yields in 2012, U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds are likely to offer scant returns of 1.6% in the year ahead, but high yield bonds could return up to 7.0% and emerging market bonds could return 10.1%)
- Government bond yields should rise modestly, but not much (Total returns for major government bond markets will range roughly from -3% to 2%)
- Gold could rise to $2,000 per ounce
And given its 12- to 18-month outlook for the markets, it's recommending the following allocation for moderate investors: 65% stocks, 33% bonds and 2% cash. These allocations represent the 12-18 month outlook for the markets.
You can read more about BofA's Merrill Lynch's predictions in its online newsroom.
What to do
Others, however, think retirees need to be cautious with their investments in 2013. "I firmly believe due to Fed Reserve stimulus and unprecedented interest rate policy, all asset classes are equally risky based on valuation," said Richard Rosso, author of "Random Thoughts of a Money Muse: Zombie Finance, Naked People, Money Truth," and a senior financial adviser with Clarityfinancial. "Diversification requires greater refinement and correlations monitored."
Rosso suggested that retirees consider the following:
Dividend stocks should still be a focus for retirees. "However, valuations matter," he said. "There's been too much talk that I consistently need to correct with retirees when they seek to invest in 'safe dividend stocks,' as 'stocks' and 'safe' shouldn't be used in the same sentence."
Rosso said a perfect example of the risk of dividend stocks came in October when "valuations in utilities became rich." Utilities are consistently perceived as safe, when in fact the price at which you own them still matters, he said.
At the moment, the greatest risk to dividend stocks would be elimination of qualified dividend preferred tax rates, which, Rosso said, "would cause institutional investors to continue to sell them off and the retail investor would be stuck in the line of fire."
Specifically, Rosso said, sectors such as health-care, technology, industrials, and even financials look especially good compared with valuations in telecom and utilities.
And ETFs such as the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF VIG, +0.18% and the WisdomTree Trust Total Dividend ETF DTD, +0.11% would be worth considering, he said.
Stay with low beta for a portion of your stock portfolio. Over time, Rosso said, low-beta or lower-volatility stocks tend to outperform. "With all the headline risk coming out of fiscal-cliff wrangling, which I believe continues well into 2013, low volatility ETFs can work," he said. "Again, not safe, just comprised of lower-beta stocks." Examples include the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio ETF SPLV, +0.14% and the iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund USMV, +0.02% .
Try also to minimize home-based bias. "Many retirees I work with tend to shy away from international stocks," Rosso said. "They tend to gravitate toward big domestic names with dividends. Based on valuations, it's OK for retirees to have a disciplined portion of their asset allocation overseas." His strategy: Dollar-cost average into the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund DEM, -0.44% and the WisdomTree Trust International LargeCap Dividend ETF DOL, -0.42%
Bonds still work. "Even though not cheap, they do provide current diversification benefits," said Rosso. "I would rather stick with managers who can exploit or ride 'coattails' on Fed action and understand the dangers in the bond market. The intermediate part of the curve is still a sweet spot for me." He suggests the Doubleline Total Return Bond Fund DLTNX, -0.09% and Bill Gross's BOND BOND, +0.01% or Pimco Total Return funds PTTDX, -0.20% .
Be careful with commodities. "Retirees are incredibly focused on metals—gold and silver especially—again, believing they're safe," he said.
Rosso said he's not adding gold in 2013 and simply holding positions that he already owns. "An ongoing theme for us is the growing global demand for higher-quality foods, proteins," he said. "We dollar-cost and value-average into agricultural commodities and ETFs that track stocks of companies in agricultural commodity space," he said.
At present, and depending his client's "risk attitudes" and the current macro environment, Rosso is allocating anywhere from 2% to 10% of his clients' overall portfolios to such investments. His favorites for 2013 include the Market Vectors-Agribusiness ETF MOO, -0.21% the Guggenheim Timber ETF CUT, +0.15% and the iPath Dow Jones UBS Livestock Subindex Total Return ETF COW, -0.04% For the record, Rosso uses FinaMetrica's risk profiling system to assess his clients' attitudes toward risk.
Please don't forget to rebalance. Rosso rebalances his clients' portfolios using an approach outlined in Gobind Daryanani's paper, "Opportunistic Rebalancing: A New Paradigm for Wealth Managers," which published in the January 2008 issue of the Journal of Financial Planning. In that paper, Daryanani suggested that a 20% threshold monitored every second week is an optimal rebalancing strategy. Read that paper on opportunistic rebalancing here.
But regardless of the method you or your adviser use, make sure an continuing theme in 2013 is to rebalance your portfolio, as a way to manage risk. "We see retirees who are reluctant to sell investments to rebalance and are occasionally inflexible," said Rosso.
Think international
Jeffrey Korzenik, the chief investment strategist for Fifth Third Bank, had these words of wisdom for retirees contemplating what adjustments to make with their portfolios. "I think we have another year or two, at least, of very low interest rates," he said. "And in the fixed-income world, you have to acknowledge that the game changes when you have such a low-interest-rate environment."
Given that, the most important thing for investors, particularly retirees who tend to be more oriented toward fixed-income investments, to understand is this: Don't base investment decisions on past performance and don't base decisions based on SEC yield calculations which, Korzenik said, are not yields to maturity.
In other words, what's worked over the past couple of years might not work so well next year, and that means investors will need to cast a wider net for income opportunities in 2013. "Don't chase yesterday's winners," he said. "High quality bonds, because of the low-interest-rate environment, have substantial risk both in terms of principal fluctuation and buying power loss. And you have to recognize the risks in your current portfolio."
And now, Korzenik said investors ought to consider—depending of course on their starting point—increasing the percent of their portfolio allocated to international developed and emerging market stocks and bonds. "We think there are more opportunities internationally on a risk-adjusted basis," he said.
Robert Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly, published by MarketWatch. Learn more about Retirement Weekly. Follow his tweets @RJPIII.


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Actually, it's 11:29. I am in the Midwest.
I'm so glad John Wooden is too old (and too dignified) to have been a part of this.
wow...cant google Krzyzewski? lol. Andy dude its just a tv add not some martin scorsese full feature. As a college B-Ball fan its good to see these old farts still have some swagger left. Besides Coach Knight throwing drums is classic....
It's still pretty stupid to think that this game is not gonna sell through the goddamn roof. The song list stands for itself, despite your "on the fence" comments. Old school Metallica is better than anything Guitar Hero has had so far.
Commercial is stupid, but the game should sell pretty well
You're stupid Daba. Calhoun couldn't be in it because he was too busy illegally contacting players and breaking NCAA Rule violaitons. I hope UConn loses by 40.
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February 22nd, 2013, 08:20 AM | #43 |
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I prefer charcoal, but... Infared is pretty nice. Propane and gas dont add any flavor so the "flame broil" aspect is a joke. The infareds stay very clean, the burners will last much longer, easy to clean (just wipe off the deflector panel) and you can throw some wood on the deflector panel to add the smoke flavor. It really is the best / easiest way to go but might cost a little more to begin with, but prolly not in the long run. I still prefer charcoal.
February 22nd, 2013, 08:27 AM | #44 |
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Two times ago when I went grill shopping I was told Ducane used to be good but was bought out and the build quality went down. I bought a Vermont Castings that I was happy with a while ago. It last 5 years.
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I had cheap grills for years that always got the job done. Last summer my family pitched in and got me a nice 3-burner Weber and it's a night and day difference. I always heard great stuff about them but never bought into the hype. After getting it, assembling it, and using it I completely understand. The thing is a tank and it works AWESOME. Well worth the money if you can swing it. I think mine was $700.
I won't get into the charcoal vs propane debate. Hardcore grillers swear by charcoal, which is probably for good reason, but frankly I'm too lazy to bother. I love BBQ, and charcoal or wood will obviously give better flavor, but I do nice work with propane and haven't had enough reason to switch to something less convenient. |
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I live in BFE and we have NG for the house. You just live with the corn-fed-inbreds that are to busy doing this behind their to upgrade.
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Stockbridge eh? So what you're saying is I can borrow someone else's well "used" sheep that likely has a crystal meth addiction?
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Meth just means they are all wired up and ready go alllllllllll night long. I have heard the term they use is "well loved and cared for" not well "used"
February 22nd, 2013, 04:36 PM | #55 |
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I bought a weber 14 years ago after going through couple cheap ones....I got it because my friends dad has a weber he bought in the 80's and still uses today.
February 22nd, 2013, 05:32 PM | #56 |
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Weber seems to be the way to go, and NG is awesome (converted my patio firepit and have never looked back.)
It seems like having a gas grill is great for parties when you need the space, but for just a few people you can do almost everything on the stove or under the broiler. I got tired of f'ng with crappy gas grills and bought a smoker that I can use as a charcoal grill when I need to, but it's the same problem. Spend a ton of money or watch it rust. I think I'm rambling like an old man now. |
February 22nd, 2013, 05:52 PM | #57 |
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sorry Charlie, im well outside any city limits.
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Weber Performer. I've had mine for 6 years and it's still like new. Charcoal grill with propane ignition and easy cleanout underneath and a convenient working bench and charcoal storage. I think they run about $350-$400 these days. It's the last grill you'll ever own (until you're rich and go with the green egg).
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February 25th, 2013, 06:42 AM | #59 |
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mine has served me well but stopped heating well so i went to take it apart to clean it and there is no way im getting it appart without breaking everything. need something with real burners and not cheap tin tubes.
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I have had a stainless char-broil for 3 years now and it has been outside and uncovered since new. It got hit by a tornado and both doors and handle we're ripped off. I welded it all back together and it works flawlessly. One burner is starting to show signs of not burning properly but could possibly just be dirty. I'm not saying its a great grill but if it lasts another season it will only cost me about $50 a year.
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Diet Rite had not, as this article might have suggested, simply materialized on store shelves. The new cola had been the subject of vigorous research and marketing efforts, and although Diet Rite made its debut in Chicago, Royal Crown had begun a marketing test in Greenville, South Carolina, to find out how well the product would fare on a national level. The test was a resounding success. One person involved noted that "in Greenville, S.C., where we had been running a poor third behind Coke and Pepsi, we actually had grocery store managers getting into their cars and chasing down RC trucks to get Diet-Rite on their shelves."
The company rolled out Diet Rite nationally in 1962, and it has been a mainstay of the industry ever since. Its importance in the soda world, and the world of American culture at large, cannot be overestimated. "So stunning was Diet-Rite Cola's impact on the soft drink market in the early 1960s," one writer notes, "that its acceptance could be compared to the beginnings of mighty Coca-Cola itself some 75 years earlier. Diet-Rite, in fact, revealed the high degree of diet consciousness in America, leading to an entire industry of diet foods and drinks, which has flourished in the 30 years since."
In many ways Diet Rite owed its success not to what was different and new about it but rather to what was the same as other soft drinks. It tasted more or less like the original, nondiet version, thanks to the cyclamates that sweetened it. Moreover, Diet Rite looked like other sodas—it came in glass bottles that could be returned and exchanged—and the price was right, a nickel. Just a year and a half after its introduction, Diet Rite was the country's fourth-best-selling cola, coming in after only Coke, Pepsi, and Royal Crown's regular lines.
Diet rite's advertising, too, was a change from No-Cal's early campaign, and it helped set the stage for the future direction of the industry. "Of course, Diet-Rite comes on the scene when public interest in calorie-counting is booming," states a 1962 ad, "[and] Diet-Rite is riding the boom… . But it's the delicious flavor, says Diet-Rite, rather than the slenderizing properties, that makes the biggest hit with consumers. The bottler states that cola drinkers of all ages from kids to grownups make Diet-Rite a family favorite because it tastes good." Diet Rite was already aware that diet soda's appeal was not limited to those watching their weight.
In the early 1960s, alarmed by Diet-Rite's increasing mar-ket share, Coca-Cola, long the largest soft-drink manufacturer in the United States, began its own diet-soda project. Clearly the time was ripe for Coca-Cola to enter the field; in 1962 The New York Times reported that "some 50,000,000 cases of low-calorie soft drinks were sold … accounting for a total outlay of $18,000,000."
The effort became the source of fierce internal company debates. Paul Austin, the tenth president of Coca-Cola, a Harvardtrained lawyer and Olympic rower, set his researchers loose on a quest he named Project Alpha, to develop a product that would taste exactly like Coca-Cola but would avoid a diet-soda aftertaste. But for all the effort that went into the for-mulation of Coca-Cola's new diet soft drink, more went into its naming and branding strategy. Only one executive in the company seems to have argued that the new product should be called Diet Coke; instead, most agreed that it should set itself apart from the Coca-Cola brand. After endless days of screening new names like Abzu, Zap, and Zuff, gener-ated by weary advertising executives and the Coca-Cola mainframe computer, the company settled on Tab, and chose the soon-to-be-famous slogan, "How can just one calorie taste so good?"
There was, naturally, a great deal of media excitement about Coca-Cola's first attempt at a diet soft drink, even if the company had shied away from putting its name on the new "dietetic soda." An article in the The New York Time s announcing the debut of Tab and competing diet drinks from Pepsi noted that the two companies were tapping into a market that had been created by "regional bottlers" and which before long they would take over almost completely. Tab appears to have been the first diet cola to advertise on television, and following Royal Crown's lead, its ads emphasized taste as much as they did weight. Tab was also as much about a "lifestyle" of enjoyment and pleasure as it was about being thin, a message that Coca-Cola would eventually transplant to its nondiet soda divisions.
Pepsi's contender was Patio Diet Cola. Patio was aimed squarely at women. Wrote one advertising-industry observer: "Pepsi-Cola Company is testing its new drink, Patio Diet Cola, in Greenville, S.C. [Diet Rite's old proving ground], and seems to be beaming its campaign mainly at the feminine market. An actress named Debbie Drake has been signed to appear in a series of ads in which she will explain how women can maintain their figures through proper diet and exercise."
While it is true that Patio Diet Cola was aimed primarily at women, it also fired one of the first shots in a war that would flare for decades: "All of the leading diet colas are practically alike," Pepsi declared. "They look alike. They're all sugar-free. And they all have but one tiny calorie to the glass. The only real difference is taste!" Clearly Pepsi too was ready to move Patio Diet Cola into a larger market.


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The Tigers captured fourth place with 94 1/2 points. Grand Junction was fifth with 89.
"Our wrestlers had a good weekend," Hayden coach Ty Zabel said.
Hayden's top wrestlers, Doolin, at 145 pounds, and Letlow, at 189, continued to look strong in Rangely. Both wrestlers won their weight divisions.
The Tigers also got strong showings from Treyben Letlow, who wrestled at 171 pounds and placed second, and 130-pounder Mitch VeDepo, who placed fourth.
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SourceThe tables have turned. A day after we gladly reported that console gamers would be getting this great PC feature called server browser, we can now report that PC gamers wont have an in-game server browser. DICEs Alan Kertz has confirmed that in order to switch servers, you have to exit Battlefield 3, and use Battlelog to find another server and join.
Granted, Kertz points out that BF3 starts up really fast, but we cant imagine it being more effective than having an in-game server browser, which has been the norm in PC games for decades in fact, theres no other game that requires you to exit in order to switch servers.
Considering that server switching is frequent among gamers, either because of rage quitting or trying to find a better game, or something third, this could cause some annoyance. Well have to wait and see how it plays out (no pun intended) when Battlefield 3 is released. So far, its kinda disappointing news, but well see how it turns out in the end.
Console gamers now have in-game server browser, while PC gamers dont. Oh the irony.
Why is EA trying to reduce PC sales?


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G3DRuby - A Ruby Library for Advanced 3D GraphicsAbout G3DRubyAfter writing a number of OpenGL 3D demos in C++ (sponeil.org), I got tired of doing it. The Sandbox framework I wrote served me well enough for creating graphics demos, but the more I use other languages, the more tedious C++ feels to me. I developed a taste for Ruby, but there was no support for advanced 3D features like shaders, so I decided to write G3DRuby. G3DRuby is a Ruby extension for the G3D library, which I feel is a very clean set of wrapper classes for many of the more advanced OpenGL features (shaders, vertex arrays, framebuffer objects, etc.) It also has 2D and 3D fonts, mesh building features, collision detection/response, and binary file handling routines (i.e. textures, Quake files, BSP trees) that make it perfect for building light-weight games and demos entirely in Ruby. DocumentationThere is very little documentation specific to G3DRuby at this time. For now you'll have to use the G3D documentation and the existing Ruby samples until I can write documentation specific to G3DRuby. For the most part, G3DRuby works exactly the same way G3D works. For the supported classes, the vast majority of the methods are identical. Overloaded and defaulted parameters are supported, most operator overloads are supported, getters and setters have been added for public members, and so on. Pointers, and G3D references, have been converted to Ruby references where possible. (Methods that take void pointers, like Texture::fromMemory, are not supported.) Nested classes and templatized classes presented a bit of a problem, so I flattened them. Texture::Settings in C++ became Texture_Settings in Ruby (a top-level class in the G3D module). For templatized classes, like G3D::Array and G3D::VAR, I decided to create a separate class instance for each type I wanted to support. This is a bit of a pain, but will provide much better memory usage and performance than using arrays of Ruby objects. I do use Ruby arrays in a few places where small, fixed-size arrays of simple data types are used as public member variables (like float[3]). ScreenshotsHere are screenshots from three G3D demos I've ported to Ruby. All demos have been tested in Windows and Linux (Ubuntu 6.10). I apologize for the low frame rates. My GeForce 6800 started overheating and locking my system up, so I had to underclock it. The C++ demos all run the same speed. ;-) GLSL Bump and Parallax Mapping DemoVertex Array DemoQuake Model (MD2) Demo©2006 Sean O'Neil


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Holy Zombie Jesus! Christ is risen from the dead!
That's the message that they're sending, but they're catching flak instead
For their baby zombie Jesus, with a manger for His bed
Which the neighbors do not like, in Cincinnati.
A nativity with zombies—for the most part, cos it's fun!
It's an advert for a haunted house a local group has run
So it's good for Christmas business, see, when all is said and done,
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Re: What is Enterprise Software?by exussum0 (Vicar) |
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Enterprise software is the sum of its qualities and parts, just as a good man is. Sure, a good man may have killed a person once in his lifetime, but is he still good in the long run? Is it enough to count against him, for all the right things he's done? php and perl have a harder time since there's no one company (read authority w/ money, consultants and professionals) saying, "yes, it's good. we provide something and prove it." To some degree, they deliver, to some they don't. Sun does that for java, even if it spins the truth a little, like cross platform compatability. where's my jvm for my c64! ;) Same w/ ES. Sure perl is enterprise level, but not for the same reason oracle is, different component types. Certainly for not the same reason java is, but they seem to converge a little, w/ the advent of ORMs, XML processing, fast web prototyping and what not. But they don't converge due to the tools involved and their qualities, that can be argued all day long. 'cause it's like pizza toppings. Do we ever agree on that? (Ham and Pinapple ftw!)
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Often when we're discussing scenarios or weighing out contingencies of what a person should, could or might have done if he/she were the protagonist in a defensive anecdote, sometimes we'll mention the consequence of our actions in light of the over zealous district attorney (D.A.) We'll say things like, "well if you do that, a D.A. might do this or that and hang you by your toenails". I don't doubt that there are over zealous D.A.s out there trying to make a name for themselves. I don't doubt that an over zealous D.A. could care less if he has to sacrifice a law abiding citizen as a way to make a name for him or herself. I would like, however, to examine this and put the rubber to the road in a sense. I'd like to hear of real life stories where an over zealous D.A. pulled out all the stops to convict someone that was justifiably defending themselves. If at all possible, post a link to the story if there is one published on the internet. If not, just share what you know about a situation but do all that you can to keep the story honest and refrain from embellishing. If you're sharing something about persons that you know, you might want to refrain from using real names just to be safe - as a way to avoid libel.
I think it'll be interesting to see what D.A.s have gotten by with but this is by no means an effort to trash-talk lawyers or the profession, thereof. Let's please also avoid trash talking judges as well as LEOs or this will be a real short thread - as it will be a prime lock-down candidate per an administrator shutting it down.


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It's the "Off Topic" forum, and nobody is throwing insults (not big ones anyway) or talking ugly politics or getting upset. Let 'er ride, but keep that big wet blanket handy! Does anyone make a scabbard for an E90 door? I'd like to ride around town with a lever action .30-30 on the door. Horses are too expensive.
if you like that this seems like it would be right up your alley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJtEP3XcHs
Following up the last post..... the is a sign on the entrance to the stage door at the Grand Ole Opry that reads.. "This is NOT a dress rehearsal This IS the real thing This IS the big time" Fast cars, nice guns, great music...it's all good.
I am and have been a law enforcement officer in Tennessee for over 15 years. There is much more to it than that which kingtiger has outlined. Just last week, a guy was sentenced to 18 years non paroleable time for shooting and killing someone that he "felt" had threatened him. The issue arose from a parking dispute. Apparently he had the same serious misunderstanding and misconception of the law that kingtiger did.


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The Horse Forum
- Horse Training
- - My horse trots a lot but doesn't canter in the pasture
My horse trots a lot but doesn't canter in the pasture I have a 15 year old QH/Arab gelding. I bought him about 9 months ago as a trail horse. Nothing bother this guy at all. My question is that I have never really seen him canter around the pasture. He will trot around with the other horses but even if they pick up the lope, he will just trot along. Today he did gallop around in the snow for a minute but not really a nice lope. I had him seen by a chiropractor 2 weeks ago and she said he was out and adjusted him. Still no difference when he is out with the other horses. He will lope under saddle but doesn't pick up the left lead well---then again I am a beginning rider and we generally only lope on the trails so I don't focus on what lead he picks up. His lope is smooth but quite fast. He will lope up hills on the trails. Since I am a newer rider and he is newer to me, I am trying to figure out if he is just such a laid back guy that he really doesn't have a desire to lope, if the trot is just his preferred gait (he can trot quite fast), or if there is a pain issue going on here. His walk is quite slow as well--but he will go for hours if needed. Any ideas on this? |
I have several horses who prefer to trot and will only go into a canter/lope when going up the hill in the back pasture. The trot is the horse's distance gait and they can go longer and easier at that than they can a canter. |
I wouldn't really worry about it. If he lopes with you in the saddle then I don't think that there is a problem with his gates. And horses almost always favor one lead, and so its not unusual that he always canters on his right. |
I agree that it is not a thing to really worry about. Do you want to slow his lope down? Also, does he always kinda "insist" that he lope up hills on the trail or does he just go along with the other horses? As long as there are no signs of lameness, I don't think it is a big deal that he is reluctant to pick up his left lead. |
I dont think it is anything to worry about. A lot of our horses don't want to do anything more than walk from one area of the pasture to another. It doesn't mean that they are hurting. I just think they don't want to put out the effort of cantering or trotting. |
Thanks for the responses. He doesn't seem to be in pain. I will follow up with the chiropractor to make sure his back isn't out, etc. Maybe this is just his personality...........S L O W. Then again, on the trails, nothing bothers him which is good for me as a newer rider. |
I think he's just laid-back. There's a couple horses at my barn like that too. If the rest of the gang is cantering, they'll hang back and just trot. Like others said, if he's cantering fine undersaddle, then there shouldn't be a problem. How is he on the lunge line? |
I'm gonna add to the "nothing to worry about pack" I have 2 OH's here and one will canter like a fool and the other just trots along unless it's absolutely necessary to canter.....(when he's plum freaked out) but otherwise he's king of the trot. |
He doesn't really know how to lunge. Even though he is 15, I think much of his previous training was get on, ride, and put him away. He was lacking in ground manners (getting better) and some things like lunging. He is though great on the trails. Now with winter here, any lunging will be done at a walk only due to poor footing. In the spring I hope to do more. Glad to hear though that there are other horses out there that just trot along instead of lope. My girls have a 30 year old gelding and he will pick up the lope at the slightest cue and lopes a lot in the pasture. |
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Marney Toole has been honored for her work at the Martha's Vineyard Family Center.
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The Martha's Vineyard Family Center has received a $310,000 grant from The Children's Trust, a state family support organization.
The grant will be spread out over five years.
The Martha's Vineyard Family Center, which has offered free classes, play groups and educational support to Island families with young children for 16 years, will relocate from the regional high school to the Nathan Mayhew Seminar campus in Vineyard Haven in the fall.
"We're very excited to have a new home," said Nell Coogan, development director for Martha's Vineyard Community Services, on Friday. "We think it's going to be a great spot."
On behalf of Adult and Community Education of Martha's Vineyard (ACE MV), we want to express our deep gratitude to the Martha's Vineyard Family Center of Community Services for all they do for our community. In particular, many thanks to Debbie Milne, director of Early Childhood Programs, Marney Toole, Family Services coordinator, and Cherish Harris, coordinator of the family center.
Lap Puppets
April Thanhauser of Spindrift Marionettes will join the staff of Plum Hill School to offer a free morning of puppets and crafts tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Family Center at the high school.
April's puppet show will feature colorful "lap puppets" enacting a medley of nursery rhymes — just right for toddlers and preschoolers.
Stephanie DaRosa and Josie Black of Plum Hill will follow with a natural craft activity for parents and children to do together.
The Martha's Vineyard Family Center begins a book group this month where parents can share concerns, seek advice and compare notes on the challenges of raising a child on the Island.
Cherish Harris, the center's coordinator, said the book group will provide a safe place for parents to share their experiences and make time for themselves.
Parenting, as any parent or anyone who has spent more than a few minutes with young children knows, can be difficult, lonely, confusing, exhausting and expensive. It can be wonderful too, but who needs help during those moments. It is during the tough times when parents need somewhere to turn, especially a place that doesn't cost any additional money.
Here on the Vineyard we have the Martha's Vineyard Family Center. Take a look, for example, at what the center is offering parents during the upcoming week.
The fate of the Martha's Vineyard Family Center surfaced again this week, with the center's supporters urging the high school committee to consider ways to keep the center at the high school.
The high school, citing low enrollment numbers, has decided to phase out its early childhood vocational program. As a result, the family center will need to relocate by 2014.


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Quote:Im not saying you shouldnt have a defensive strategy for weapons or multiple attackers that you practice often. You should, but dont be fooled into thinking your faster than a bullet. You arent. And no amount of muscle you may have is going to be strong enough to stop the bullet either. And if all you know is grappling, dont assume that you can use that uccessfully against several opponents. You can only grab so many people or limbs at a time.
Quote:Well, here it is. I had my way with Karate, so now I focus on something a little closer to home. The MMA scene. 1st beef, Weapons disarms. A school that teaches weapons disams, in particular gun disarms, is a school that has the wrong idea. Often these tactics are way too complex. Complexity is the last thing you want in functional self defense. Also many of these schools emphasize direct contact with the weapon or weapon hand. It isnt a good idea and it isnt necessary. Test it. Get a paintball pistol. Non lethal and not as fast a real gun but quiet telling. Practice your favorite gun disarms to see if they work. Try it realistically so that your opponent doesnt know the exact moment you intend to disarm him. Just dont wear your favorite shirt as you may be surprised. And a little sore. Now do the same thing but this time put your gloves on. Have your "enemy" put on headgear. Run the same scenario but this time rather than trying to disarm him simply try to knock him down before he shoots you. You'll have less cleaning to do I bet. As for knives you could do the same thing with a magic marker. If you got a line or dot you got "hit" and your training failed you in that instance. I see your point but I don't see why you don't believe you shouldn't train for it. When ever you enter any conflict theres a chance you could die or be injuried. We train against the gun & knife because thats the world we live in. We train as you suggested with the Air Soft 400fps paint ball guns, true success rate is below 70% but its better then ZERO% or not being prepared at all. One of the things I hate is the idea that the bad guy is the only one that knows how to use a gun. Countering deadly force with deadly force brings the odds up past 90% in our practice.After seminars and demo smart alect Teens and Adults will asked yeah thats great but what would you do if I pulled out my 9. My reply is blow you out your Reeboks with my 45!!! A.W at A.T. My body is used when I have no other weapon.2nd beef, multiple aggressors. I shouldnt even have to say whats wrong with this but here goes anyways. No ammount of training can prepare you for a multiple attacker situation. The reality is that multiple attacker situations usually dont happen face to face. Multiple attack situations are almost always involved with criminals and criminal intent. That doesnt make them any stronger or more skilled, but none of that really matters when you catch a blow from behind to the back of your head, or getting your head stomped in by the buddy of the guy you may or may not be beating up. The truth is that you should make escape your first priority in tis situation, anyone who says otherwise is ill informed.As for multiple the odds are not with you, but I have to ask what the hell do you think we Martial artist were doing before the Gracies said you can't fight Multiples. If I had believed that I'd be laying in a bathroom KO'd when mugged by two men, the near text book, bear hug arms pinned and one guy punching toward my face. There ain't no GREATER PROOF THAT THE MARTAIL ARTS WORKS THEN walking away from that. No trophies big enough, No pile of money high enough, no womans kiss sweet enough. Then to know all those hrs. of hard work, WORKED. You can tell me the odds, statistics, all that the Great Grapplers say it can't happen, you can tell me you don't believe me, it couldn't happen again. But you can't make me believe it didn't happen or that my art didn't work. Each person should train the way they believe and for the environment they live in. People that don't beleive in defending against multiples keep doing whats best for you. But at 4th kyu up through Black belt they train the same defense for a mugging with 1 or two guys punching. We train it so realistic, at a certain point, if you panic, some are knocked out while in the bear hug if they freeze (Attacker wearing gloves). They do it because I know it worked. Ain't trying change nobody or convince nobody, just saying what I teach and why.3rd beef, Grappling. Dont get me wrong, any complete fighter must be competent in the grappling range. However, most schools refer to grappling as simply being on the ground. This is not the case, as there is grappling within the clinch and also trapping from a standing position. I also believe that while groundfighting is important it isnt the be all end all of self defense. A lot of grapplers will tell you grappling is superior and unstoppable by strikers. BS. Since mobility is the most important factor in escape, grappling cannot always be the best choice. Also, if you were to find yourself in that multiple attacker situation then grappling with one guy isnt going to help fight off the others.I agree totally here Grappling should emphasis clinching and all the weapons and defenses within this range. It should also include a ground game, but emphasize getting back up as soon as possible. To escape.4th beef, Bruce Lee. If forty years after his death your school is still trying to emulate everything Bruce did, then you my friend, are in a McDojo. Get out while all is not lost. All Im gonna say at the present about that.I wouldn't say a Mcdojo just one lost in time, theres nothing wrong with JKD clubs that stress WC over Silat or Kali as long as they mix the ranges and explorer other avenues of training. Surely Bruce would have changed with the times and would have thought, Man tehy finally got it almost. Of course this is just my oppinion.5th beef, One week RBSD courses. Places that make statements such as "become a competent fighter in said amount of time" is garbage and unrealistic. The simple truth is that you must have a committment greater than a few days to become competent. Often, a few years isnt enough. So start now!.You need to keep the JKD code don't become stagnate alway question and grow. I agree here to. I do agree with Ed 50-60 years can't do MMA well.Well theres a short examination of the whole MMA Scene. Lets hear it.
Quote: age/gender group: MMA seems to caters to 20&30-sumthin males. when they hit an age where 'full resistance' training doesn't do their body good, what do they do? if MMA is the best for self-defense, why don't they allow for the atmosphere for women to train alongside the men? arguably, the women have more reason for defense training....and particularly defense against men! ...without kata.* macho perception of 'realistic training': macho-ism leads to injury, unsafe training and tends to attract the testosterone-driven. besides, why do you need to get hit in the face with an elbow every time to learn a principle? also, the way MMA is portrayed on televised matches draws punks into learning MMA so they can more effectively backyard brawl during an argument at a keg party over their girl. too much ego floating around in MMA gyms and hype on TV. ...and without kata.
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text: Wheat Industry Welcomes Resumption of Japanese Wheat PurchasesDate Posted: July 30, 2013 U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will resume tenders this week for new purchases of U.S. Western White and soft white wheat. MAFF had suspended new purchases of Western White following the announcement in late May by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that volunteer wheat plants with an unapproved genetically modified (GM) trait had been discovered in a single field in Oregon. The announcement from Japan comes as a result of a thorough, science-based review by MAFF of the ongoing APHIS investigation, as well as a sustained effort by the wheat industry, USDA and many others to provide the information MAFF needed to buy U.S. Western White and soft white wheat again. APHIS and MAFF have now tested hundreds of samples of U.S. wheat and found no evidence of any GM material in commercial supplies, which reaffirms the USDA conclusion that this was a limited, isolated incident. Wheat farmers and their representatives at USW, NAWG and other organizations strongly value the positive relationships we have with our customers at home and around the world. For our organizations and those wheat farmers, the grower leaders of USW and NAWG express our appreciation to MAFF and all our customers for their reasoned response to this situation and for their continued steadfast support. For more information, call 202-463-0999. Grain News


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Gallery: Spectacular storms light up the region
PUBLISHED: 10:23 20 July 2014 | UPDATED: 08:56 21 July 2014
Two nights of dramatic thunderstorms have lit up Suffolk and Essex.
Spectacular lightning and rumbling thunder and hot, sticky nights may have kept people awake – but they have produced some stunning images from readers.
Pete Inman captured a superb shot of lightning over the sea taken at Holland On Sea, looking towards Clacton pier.
He said: "I used manual exposure, and took a series of shots of 30s. If lightning happened in that time then I stopped the exposure. Camera settings were F9, ISO800 and obviously manual focus which was done whilst there was light about."
Forecasters Weatherquest expect temperatures in the Ipswich area to be around 24c or 25C over the next few days, possibly getting slightly higher by Thursday.
Today and tomorrow are expected to be mostly overcast with some sunshine and the chance of some rain later, brightening up Tuesday and becoming settled by midweek.
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Monster M&M Cookies (gluten-free)
Heather Stepniewski
These cookies are a big hit. You can make these cookies holiday appropriate by using various colors of m&ms.
In order to make gluten-free be sure to use gluten-free labeled rolled oats.
In order to make gluten-free be sure to use gluten-free labeled rolled oats.
- 1/2 c
- butter, softened
- 1 c
- sugar
- 1 1/4 c
- brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3 large
- eggs
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 1 1/4 c
- creamy peanut butter
- 4 1/4 c
- old fashioned rolled oat
- 1/2 c
- sweetened flaked coconut
- 1/2 c
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 c
- M&M's divided
1Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2Mix the ingredients together in the order listed, but reserve half of the m&ms.
3Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls or use a medium scoop onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
4Flatten slightly with a fork. Press a few reserved m&ms into the top of the cookies that have no m&ms showing.
5Bake for 10-12 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges. These cookies are best slightly underdone.
6Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 min. before transferring to a cooling rack.


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NOTTINGHAM — The first Dunbarton Estates Turkey Trot 5K will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22 at 8 am.
The scenic race route will begin and end at the corner of Francesca Way and Michela Way, and includes paved and dirt roads and finishes with a hill.
Registration fees are $15 for adults, $8 for those 12 & under. 100% of registration fees will be donated to the Nottingham Food Pantry
Register at http://webscorer.com/register?raceid=4554
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Volunteers are needed for the day of the race. Please contact Bridget at firstname.lastname@example.com to help or for more information.
5K Turkey Trot in Nottingham to benefit food pantry
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text: Pontiac in New York: We Build Excitement...FinallyMike Spinelli3/20/08 3:30pmFiled to: new york auto show2008 NY Auto Show2008 New York Auto Show2008 Pontiac G8 GT2009 Pontiac G8 GXPFeatureg8 gxpNY auto showPontiacPontiac G8 GTpontiac g8 gxp57EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkI'm writing this from the back seat of the Pontiac G8 GT. That's a midlevel-performance version of the sedan GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz asserts will return to Pontiac its long-absent dignity. Judging from the comfortable back seats and legroom, not to mention the reportedly solid platform, potent V8 and tight packaging, there's little doubt it will. That's because the G8 GT (along with its LS3-powered sibling, GXP) is the first truly exciting car Pontiac's introduced in years, ironically arriving well after the company abandoned a borderline-fraudulent advertising claim of excitement creation. Lutz acknowledged the hubristic inaccuracy of the brand's old motto, "We Build Excitement," on stage at the New York auto show this week, evoking as evidence the defunct four-cylinder Grand Am, which, even in its malaise-era context, was slightly less exciting to operate than a lawn sprinkler. Not that Pontiac's was the most egregious messaging offense of that period. Back in the early '80s, Ford insisted quality was "Job One." Simultaneously, it turned out the Fairmont, a car whose shoddiness was a thumb in the eye of every mid-level administrator who applied part of his stagflation-adjusted paycheck toward one. You may remember the Fairmont as the car whose horn was activated, without explanation, by pushing a plastic-capped stalk horizontally toward the steering column. Woe to the drivers who mistakenly plunged into the immovable steering-wheel hub (Note to self: research cases of jammed palms circa 1981). Others remember the Fairmont as a car beaten to the junkyard only by the Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare, a marginally more unconscionable shitbox. Advertisement Advertisement (For the record, automakers weren't the only ones engaging in hyperbole. Burger King insisted one could have it one's way, yet failed to offer a fried quail egg or dollop of creme fraiche to those whose "way" involved those delicacies.)The G8 shared Pontiac's stage at the New York auto show this week with a targa-topped version of the Solstice and a new version of GM's Australian Holden ute, the G8 sport truck. The latter may seem pointless to anyone who's not Australian, under the age of 40 or missing the gene for irony. Trust me; it's the kind of pointless that makes people uncomfortable enough to buy one. And if you think that paradox won't fly, just wait until someone builds a fiberglass cap for it. The point of the story is that Pontiac, once an icon of performance, had been a victim of unspeakable corporate abuse during the past three decades. Remember what happened to Sybil (in that 1976 movie) after sustaining lesser parental disaffection? She ended up with a massive case of dissociative identity disorder. In the movie Sybil, it took a caring psychiatrist and some hard therapy to bring the Syb around. It's taken Bob Lutz's personal care to keep Pontiac likewise from ending up rocking in place and twisting its hair, which some say was in the company's brand-marketing plan for 2011. Sponsored The products are there, the excitement is palpable and it's up to Pontiac to live up to expectations.Reply57 repliesLeave a reply


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'Jewel In The Palace' became popular in Cuba
Because Cubans have found out K-dramas, they can't enjoy all of the K-drama. At the beginning of last year, they first watched K-drama goodness with the comedy "Queen of Housewives" which was published in 2009 on the Canal Habana, winning ratings of 70 percent. After that, Cubans continued to see "My Fair Lady" which featured Yoon Eun Hye as the spoiled rich girl and Yoon Sang Hyun as her chauffer. The romantic comedy made Yoon Sang Hyun a sought-after star in Cuba. Next aired was "Secret Garden," the body swap comedy that stars Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won. Now the historical drama "Jewel in The Palace," also known as "Dae Jang Geum" is airing.
Censors are currently reviewing "Boys Over Flowers," which stars Lee Min Ho. But many Cubans are not waiting for the official review. Street vendors are selling about 60 different pirated as yet unrated k-drama DVDs. Dramas with Lee Min Ho are high in demand.
The dramas were provided for free by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and they have done their part in promoting the image of Korea on the island nation. Oh Young Ho, KOTRA"s CEO received an award in Cuba on Nov. 4 for his role in promoting economic and cultural exchanges between Korea and Cuba.
Orlando Guillén of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce told Hancinema that before the dramas aired, Cubans knew very little about Korea.
"But just one week after the soaps went on air everybody knew about Korea," he said.
One famous Cuban k-drama fan is Fidel Castro"s 51-year-old son Alex. He has acknowledged that he is a fan of "Queen of Housewives." Castro attended Korean pavilion at the Havana International Fair which was attended by Sun Woo Sun, the star of "Queen of Housewives."
While his Cuban popularity was something of a surprise for actor Yoon Sang Hyun, he does understand why Cubans find k-dramas so entertaining.
"Koreans and Cubans have a lot in common," Yoon Sang-hyun said when he visited Cuba. "A bit of comedy, a bit of drama, some romance, but never anything very serious. Just real-life relationships."
Lee Young Ae, the star of the 2003 drama "Jewel in The Palace" may also find that Cubans recognize her should she go there for a visit. The actress played Jang Geum in the drama about Korea"s first female physician and her drama is currently airing on Canal Habana.


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