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With empire doing the sniper and now the autococker plus lapco bringing out twisters again,what are the chances of AGD and a new mag?i love mechanicals especially automags and would love to see AGD cranking out some new stuff too.
With empire doing the sniper and now the autococker plus lapco bringing out twisters again,what are the chances of AGD and a new mag?i love mechanicals especially automags and would love to see AGD cranking out some new stuff too.
Chances are quite low.
What sort of changes are you wanting?
Do they even have a design department?
0.00% chance
So I guess they already produce your dream Mag other than wanting feedneck and ASA options?
This is what a current RT Pro come from the factory looking like*:
* I have heard that they no longer offer the bike style grip, but instead use a foam grip. And I think the grips are different possibly as well.
Bring out different milled rails and body's with updated feed necks and detents.bring back y frames and matching annoed x-valves,they don't have to create a totally new marker but rather update a few things.there is a large crowd of younger folks that don't even know what a automag is.(make what is old new again)I guess I'm just being too hopeful. :-) :-)
There is really no reason for AGD to make anymore mags. I think it actually has helped the marketplace for used mags to be completely stable compared to other manufacturers out there.
Btw, we have a few really talented people working on new parts for Automags to this day. Sure its not AGD, but some of the parts are just as good.
One area that I would strongly agree that updates could be done is in regards to colors. But then you get into what colors sell, which don't? And if you start anodizing the valves, you have to have matching bodies and what happens if people start ordering clown markers with red valves, purple bodies and green frames? So I get that aspect of it because if you make everything black, it all matches. And lets be honest, Mag are probably used more so in woodsball games than tourney, so black is probably a better choice for most.
My .02
CCM seem to do a pretty good job with their special colors. This is a topic that has been beat to death, revived, and then beat to death again and again. All I have to say is that those updates are what newer buyers expect a gun at that price to have these days. I don't even expect AGD to ever get back to where they were when they had their name on the airball bunkers and whatnot, that ship has sailed. I'd just like to see them operate at a level like CCM where they do some updating along the way, offer the options(colors and parts, even if they have to be ordered and paid for before-hand) and reach out to the community.
Not to mention, true CCM markers have great resale.
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I totally agree that I would love to see some custom anodizing combos available, but I can also understand the flip side of the coin from a practical business standpoint as well. With most of the colored valves probably starting to show their age, I would love to see a run of Red, Blue, Purple and maybe some Green done as well. Ooo maybe Orange. I think offering these colors and maybe making it public knowledge of who can match the ano colors or giving the dye color number(not sure if this is how it works) so that people could do their own color matching would be awesome. Don't see it happening, but it would be pretty sweet.
I don't know too much about anodizing but I always thought matching a batch of parts had partly to do with who was actually anodizing the work?
And yeah, I know 'mags hold their value. Not sure if you understood what I was getting at. That they're still able to be relevant on the market, produce new products and yet their older stuff still holds a premium price.
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"because every vengeful cop with a lesbian daughter, is having a bad day, and looking for someone to blame"
Idk bout all new guns. But back in 95 I said I would replace my gun when I felt I was out matched. In 2000 I got a automagrt to take the place of my original mag as my main gun. Its now 2013 and I'm still using said rt. And my wife loved the minimag I got her. So I will stick with agd till I can no longer get parts for it. That being said. If my wife plays a decent amount I may have to order her one like that picture above. That all black is sexy. And light.
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/\ My thoughts exactly, I have a pair of emags and a RT Pro that pretty much take care of business and have been since 2000
E-Mag, RT Pro, Dye Reflex Autococker AO Feedback
So I think agd made one giant business mistake back in the late 80s. They designed something that needs minimal upkeep. And very little in the way of improvement. Hard to make a continued major profit when something you created 20 years ago still holds its own.......quite possibly with pretty much all factory Orings.
And the twist lock barrel is still one of my favorite features. The loss of that is one reason I don't want an al body for my rt.
let see...
made a gun that was the fastest, till electros came about.
made something reliable that all you have to do is throw some oil at it once a year.
made something that doesn't chop, and doesn't need eyes.
made something even faster than anything else.
was the basis for a pneumatic mod, so that you can have a walkable mech.
the question isn't does the world need anything new from AGD, its what could possibly be an improvement on what we already have?
Are we so old or set in our ways that we don't want a younger generation packing shiny new automags instead of some 1200 electro? I think AGD could change a few curves add a little color,keep the rock solid drive train and interchangeable parts and sell some mags to the older/younger folks np.I think it would be wonderful to see a new mag on the shelves.I totally understand we have some great folks still making great stuff for our current mags and we wanna keep our values on our mags up.I think AGD could do something in a way that its a win/win for everybody.:-) lol but I'm a day dreamer and a optimistic hopeful.
I feel like I've made this statement to deaf ears probably at least three times now, but the mag is a bit overengineered in some areas, and the price reflects it.
I think there are ways to make a reduced cost mag which is still perfectly functional and compatible. Forget all the stupid failed aesthetic stuff that just adds cost. Just make it a little more affordable.
Perhaps the best thing for the automag now is to just leave AGD's hands.
"Accuracy by aiming."
Definitely not on the A-Team.
so its not that mags are antiquated or need to be removed from AGD's hands, its just that there is no money for advertising or sponsoring a team(s) to show that the Mag is still viable as a mech or a fast gun. but when you compare it to cheap electros, where you don't have to put on pneumatics on it to make it faster, or electronics to keep in reigned in for PSP or NPPL RoF limits.
the SP lawsuit killed the Emag and there isn't a need to pursue it again. the Mag is at an interesting point where it isn't cheap, but it isn't expensive. there isn't enough want or need for a rebirth of the electronics(on AGD's end) no matter if people need to replace old broken boards. the higher levels aren't wanting the Mag, regardless the capability to keep up with the most modern guns.
so, the mag is a great idea and a fine gun, but it has peaked at a point that its not totally dead, but will take a huge effort(one that won't be made by TK) to put it back on top like it was during the mid 90's.
The Mini and Axe are both simultaneously good and bad examples. (TiPX is maybe a decent example.)
They're a good example of what happens when you try.
They're a bad example for what I'm talking about.
You're right -- "higher levels" aren't wanting the mag. By "higher levels" you're referring to tournament ball. (And what does a TiPX have to do with electros and tournaments anyways?)
But it's recball that pays the bills for this industry.
And it doesn't care about what sponsored teams are toting or whatever. Every weekend I play with people who don't give two Tippmanns about any of that. The majority of them. They do wonder about this strange gun I keep eliminating them with though.
And I think the nature of the world is such that no single entity needs to take on such a project alone now. And that include the specious "advertising" task.
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Tippmann pistol, it might not be great in your eyes, but its that or the Tiberious for a mag-fed semi pistol. not a bad place, kinda like the 90's where you had the Mags vs. the cockers.
well, there are some sponsored woodsball teams, but they don't get what little press is about for anything that they did. yet, you do hear when XSV are shooting Axes, or Impact are going to be shooting Vanquishes or Impulses for the new season. i didn't say that its the top tier but even you who aren't considering it, still call it that. but its those teams that you hear about on what they are shooting. you don't hear about any other team. which goes in to what i said about...
sponsorships: AGD doesn't advertise anymore. they don't sponsor any teams(that i know about, could be wrong) so there is no word anywhere about how great the guns are in the woods. so if recball/woodsball pays the bills where is the word on that? where are the people shooting them for the season? again, it goes to lack of money towards the advertising aspect, and no advertising anywhere.
even by your own words, they wonder about your gun, but they haven't done anything about it. we all have people come up to us wondering if our mags are ions or something else. why is that? cause people her about those other guns, and not mags.
you can have the best product in the world, but if no one knows about it, it doesn't matter how much you want to wish things to change. they won't.
Just had a really odd thought, but has anyone ever thought about getting AO "business cards" printed up? They are dirt cheap these days and you could carry a handful around with you when playing. If someone comes up and asks you about your marker, you could talk to them briefly and hand them a snazzy card with the AO address on it. People have bad memories sometimes and simply telling them the info can be really overwhelming. Handing them a card with some pics of nice Mags and the AO web address might get them to stop by and get hooked.
Just a thought. Stupid one maybe, but a thought.


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The Knicks beat the Heat in Miami, Dallas won in Phoenix, and Michael Beasley could be ready to lose his job to Markieff Morris. If it happens, Morris could quickly become a must-own player.
Knicks beat struggling Heat without Carmelo Anthony
Raymond Felton exploded for a season-high 27 points on 10-of-20 shooting with six 3-pointers, four rebounds and seven assists as the Knicks stunned the Heat in Miami, despite playing without Carmelo Anthony. Anthony took six stitches in his left ring finger on Wednesday night, and just couldn't go. He'll be questionable for Saturday against the Bulls. Hopefully you went ahead and played Felton this week, as he was a little iffy with a thumb injury. He had 17 points and nine assist on Wednesday, but late news from Miami was that he might have aggravated the injury last night. My guess is he'll be ready to go on Saturday.
J.R. Smith backed up his game-winner on Wednesday with 13 points, six boards, four assists, a steal and three 3-pointers on Thursday, but hit just 4-of-15 shots. He's shooting a fantasy-killing 32 percent over his last nine games, but that's not all that surprising. When he's hot he can be the most dominant player on your team for 10 days, but he always seems to cool off. His next hot streak is probably just around the corner. Jason Kidd returned to the starting lineup and had 11 points, two rebounds, four assists, two steals and three 3-pointers in 32 minutes. Unlike last season, I'm a fan of owning him this year, especially in points leagues. Rasheed Wallace helped fill in for Melo with 12 points, seven boards and blocked a shot in 14 minutes last night, but he's still not worth a look in fantasy leagues. Steve Novak did his "discount double-check" move after hitting four 3-pointers and scoring 18 points against the Heat. Any time Melo is out, Novak makes for an excellent spot start, and is worth a deep-league look if you're struggling with 3-pointers.
LeBron James just missed his second consecutive triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and added three steals and three 3-pointers. Sure, the triple-double would have been a nice touch, but LeBron is on fire. Dwyane Wade struggled, hitting just 3-of-13 shots for 13 points and not a lot else in the loss. He'll be fine. Chris Bosh had one of his worst games of the season with 12 points on 3-of-12 shooting, but there's no reason for concern. Shane Battier (knee), Udonis Haslem (hip), Mario Chalmers (finger) and Norris Cole (hamstring) all returned from their injuries, but none of them are exactly must-own players in normal leagues. As for the Heat and these last two losses, talk to me (and LeBron) once the playoffs get here.
Injuries abound as Mavericks beat Suns
While the Heat saw all those players return to action tonight, things didn't go as well in Phoenix. Shawn Marion (groin) and Chris Kaman (ankle) went down for the Mavs, while Jermaine O'Neal (eye) and P.J. Tucker (knee) were injured for the Suns. Obviously the Mavericks lost the more valuable players, but still won the game. Kaman didn't look good trying to hobble to the locker room and I'd be surprised if he doesn't miss time. Groin injuries are always tricky, so Marion could be in the same boat. Elton Brand and Jae Crowder could quickly become more relevant with this news.
The Mavs were led by O.J. Mayo's 23 points, five boards, five assists and three 3-pointers, and while he could take a hit once Dirk Nowitzki is back, I'm not a huge fan of selling him right now. He's still going to be a huge part of the offense, especially since Dirk isn't likely to just breeze in and start scoring 30 points per game once he's healthy. Darren Collison had 16 points and two assists in 27 minutes, which probably stopped a lot of owners from cutting him this morning. Brandan Wright added 16 points and four boards in 23 minutes, and along with Brand, is going to see meaningful minutes if Kaman's ankle injury is serious.
The Suns got 15 points, four assists, four steals and two 3-pointers for 15 points from Goran Dragic, but he hit just 5-of-14 shots in the loss. The surprising line of the night goes to reserve power forward Markieff Morris, who had his first double-double of the season with 15 points, 17 rebounds, two blocks and a 3-pointer in 35 minutes. Yes, I'm intrigued, but as long as Luis Scola (13 points, nine boards, 24 minutes) is in Phoenix, it's probably going to be a roller coaster ride with Morris. Then again, if the Suns get creative and decide to start Morris at small forward over a struggling Michael Beasley, it's go time.
Beasley hit just 3-of-12 shots for nine points, and it seems like the only thing he's doing for the Suns is shooting jumpers, and missing a lot of them. I don't know if Morris can really play small forward, but this might have been the last straw for Alvin Gentry with Beasley. If he gets benched (and I'm guessing he will), Morris may very well be the guy to grab in his place, and dropping Beasley for Morris right now appears to be a great speculative move. My guess is we'll get more news on this front on Friday, and owners should watch for news on Beasley's benching throughout the day. Jared Dudley is another guy who could take over for Beasley if they make the move to bench him. And speaking of guys who are struggling, Marcin Gortat hit just 1-of-8 shots for three points, six boards, a steal and two blocks. Yes, he remains a decent buy-low target, but given that his confidence is shaken and his numbers have become so bad, I'm not sure I'd give up a player I'm really into in hopes that Gortat suddenly starts scoring, rebounding and blocking shots like he really cares.
News and Notes
Pau Gasol (knees) is not going to play on Friday, and while he remains day-to-day, it's unknown when he might play again for the Lakers. They are also said to be turning down all trade offers for Gasol (Minnesota and Toronto have reportedly inquired) until they can give him a chance to play with Steve Nash under Mike D'Antoni. Pau is starting to be dropped in some leagues, and while it may be warranted in some dailies, he's not a guy who should be sitting on many waiver wires right now. Then again, he's also not a guy I'm ready to trade a solid player for.
Nicolas Batum injured his back on Wednesday, tried to play through it and posted a dismal fantasy line. Surprisingly, that's still all we know at this point, leaving him very questionable for Saturday against the Kings. Hopefully we'll find out more after Friday's practice.
Al Jefferson (back) and Derrick Favors (foot) are both likely to be game-time decisions for the Jazz on Friday. Jefferson said after Wednesday's game that he'll play, but I really didn't like how he looked when he was carried to the locker room. Favors has missed three straight, and could make it four tonight. If they're out, Paul Millsap and Enes Kanter are great options, while Jeremy Evans and Marvin Williams could also see a boost.
Kevin Love talked about his struggles with shooting after Wednesday's poor performance. "It's just the hand being so idle, having to strengthen it. Getting the ball to feel right in my hand has been such a struggle since getting back on the court a couple weeks ago." Like I wrote in yesterday's Dose, it's just going to take time for his hand to heal and for him to get his shooting stroke back on track.
Dirk Nowitzki is now looking at a date later than "mid-December" for a return, and owners will just have to hope he's back by Jan. 1. I don't feel like there are more injuries this season than any other, but this is by far the worst year I recall of guys failing to come back in a timely matter, which may be a bad omen for players like Gasol and Brook Lopez, too.
Kyrie Irving is still a couple weeks away, so look for Jeremy Pargo and Donald Sloan to hold down the point guard job for the Cavs. The job is still Pargo's, but keep an eye on Sloan if Pargo continues to struggle. Dion Waiters is not traveling with the Cavaliers and will miss Friday's game with his sprained ankle, and I'd be surprised to see him on Saturday, as well. Daniel Gibson might be worth a look, but I'd still rather roll with Pargo, who appears to be being dropped like a hot potato in a lot of fantasy leagues.
Brook Lopez is out again on Friday and very iffy for Sunday with his foot injury. As long as he's out, Andray Blatche is a must-own player, averaging 17.7 points, 9.3 boards and 1.3 steals as a starter. Reggie Evans is iffy for the Nets on Friday due to the flu. If he's out it should mean more goodies for Andray Blatche, Kris Humphries and a suddenly hot Gerald Wallace.
Anthony Davis is getting closer to a return, but he still has to undergo testing on his ankle and doesn't have a return date for the Hornets. Just keep him stashed and target him as a buy-low player.
John Wall's knee remains a mystery and no one seems to have any clue when he'll be back. Add him to the list of disappointing knee-injury victims. I really thought he'd be making his return around this time, but was wrong.
Mike Dunleavy sounds very iffy for the Bucks on Friday with a painful bone bruise in his knee, and I'm not sure he should be owned in any 12-team leagues at this point, as Marquis Daniels has been starting for Scott Skiles.
With news that Chauncey Billups will miss a couple weeks combined with his poor production in his return, I don't recommend he be held in any leagues right now, as Jamal Crawford should continue to roll for the Clippers.
There is growing speculation that Jonas Valanciunas will come off the bench for the Raptors on Friday, which would not surprise me. I've answered a lot of Twitter questions about him lately (follow by clicking the link), and most of the time my answer includes the words "drop him for a hot free agent," in some form or another. If owned Valanciunas and Andre Drummond or Larry Sanders were available, I'd make the move.
Kyle Korver missed Thursday's practice due to his back injury, as well as the birth of a child, leaving him doubtful for Friday. Once he's back and healthy, I think he'll continue to be a solid and cheap source of 3-pointers in almost any format. Devin Harris missed Thursday's practice with a sprained ankle and is always and injury risk for the Hawks.
Nick Young's toe injury is expected to keep him out again on Friday for the Sixers, and maybe Saturday, which should mean more freedom for both Evan Turner and Jason Richardson.

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By Ed Patino
NORTH ADAMS � Speed paid off in a big way for the North Adams-Jerome boys basketball team.
Three players scored in double figures and strong pressure defense helped the Rams close out strong in a 56-38 victory over the Tekonsha Indians in a Southern Central Athletic Association game Tuesday evening.
Leading by three entering the fourth quarter, North Adams-Jerome (4-6, 2-4 SCAA) finally wore down the Indians with their press. Sparked by several transition baskets, the Rams outscored Tekonsha 19-4 in the final quarter to pull away with the win.
"In the end we were quicker than them and were able to put more pressure on them defensively," North Adams-Jerome coach Gary Beach said.
Neither team could gain a big lead for most of the game. After an evenly-played first quarter, the Rams carried a 25-21 lead into halftime. Tekonsha matched baskets with the Rams in the third quarter and pulled to within 37-34 entering the fourth.
Eric McCormick had 19 points, seven rebounds and five steals to lead North Adams-Jerome. Alex Irish scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Chris Thomsen added 10 points and five assists.
"Alex did a nice job stepping up for us tonight, and Keith Litwin gave us good support off the bench," Beach said.
Jarod Coney scored 16 points to lead Tekonsha.
North Adams-Jerome will host a basketball triple-header against Burr Oak next Tuesday. The boys junior varsity game will take place at 4:30 p.m., with the girls game following that. The varsity boys will be the final game that day.
Union City 48, Reading 38
The Reading High School boys basketball team hung close with the Union City Chargers, but fell short in Tuesday's Big Eight Conference game at home.
Reading (3-6, 0-4 Big Eight) trailed by four after the first quarter and was down 24-16 at halftime. The Rangers fought back in the third quarter, pulling to within six entering the fourth. Union City (7-1, 4-0 Big Eight) finally pulled away in the closing three minutes to take the win.
"We were in the game the whole way, but in the last couple minutes they made a little run," Reading coach Brett Kerspilo said. "We've had trouble scoring all year, and we need shots to fall. We've hit a rough stretch, but the guys played hard. We're going to keep working hard and get better each day."
Cody Kafer and Brandon St. Clare both had 10 points, four rebounds and three steals to lead the Rangers. Kafer also handed out two assists. Casey Donihue added seven points.
Emmitt Fraley recorded a triple-double for Union City with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 13 blocked shots. Brady Johnson finished with 16 points.
The Rangers travel to Springport for another Big Eight game Friday.
Napoleon 56, Jonesville 50
A slow start to the third quarter hurt the Jonesville High School boys basketball team in Tuesday's non-conference road loss to the Napoleon Pirates.
Jonesville (3-6) started strong, building a five-point lead in the first quarter. Napoleon fought back, but the Comets managed to take a 30-29 lead into halftime.
The Pirates took control in the third quarter, outscoring Jonseville 13-7 and never trailed after that.
Kyler Gimenez scored 25 points to lead the Comets. Brandon Jenkins and Kyle Jones both had seven points and four steals, while Ben Ackerson and Reed Baker both grabbed three rebounds.
Jonesville will travel to Concord for a Big Eight Conference game Friday.
Climax-Scotts 70, Pittsford 47
The Pittsford High School boys basketball team was unable to shake off a flat start Tuesday in a road loss to the high-powered Climax-Scotts Panthers in a Southern Central Athletic Association game.
Climax-Scotts, which was ranked No. 2 in the recent Class D state poll, raced out to a 22-7 lead in the first quarter. Pittsford (7-2, 5-1 SCAA) regrouped an played evenly with the Panthers the rest of the way, but was unable to cut into the deficit.
"We struggled early with their size and how long they were, and they're as good as advertised," Pittsford coach Mike Burger said. "I thought we adjusted a bit in the second quarter and started to compete, but we dug too big of a hole."
Kyler Lee scored 15 points to lead the Wildcats. Josh Vance added 13 points, while Trent Brackman scored six points. Andy Houser grabbed seven rebounds.
The Wildcats will host Hillsdale Academy on Friday.
Press lifts North Adams past Tekonsha


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This a great article from the KC Star about Cassel's tenure here. You can read it for yourself, but I wanted to pull out one quote (thanks to @ChrisWesseling on Twitter for pointing this out):
"Shortly after making the trade that would come to define his time as general manager of the Chiefs, Scott Pioli began telling friends he wasn't sure how good Matt Cassel would be as a starting NFL quarterback.
"But I know he'll work like a great one," Pioli said.
In that way, Cassel has lived up to his side of the deal. He has been promoted and paid like good starter, and it turns out he has the ability of a good backup. The gap is not because of a lack of effort, or caring. That's not his fault. Neither is his tie to Pioli."
Read more here: Sam Mellinger | Cassel sets example despite abuse - KansasCity.com
Sam Mellinger | Cassel sets example despite abuse - KansasCity.com


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Results from the AVCTL Div. IV golf tournament.
The Wellington boys golf team competed in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. IV tournament in Winfield at Quail Ridge Golf Course. Out of the six teams, Wellington finished fourth, with one player in the top 10; Logan Woodbridge, senior.
Woodbridge shot an 80, five strokes out of first place, which was won by Dominic Lara of Circle.
"Proud of Logan for his sixth place, he battled all day long to finish that high," Head Coach, James Ginter said. "Beautiful day to play golf, just not our day." Wichita Collegiate School won the league title. Wellington will have a shot at redemption during the regional tournament in Ulyssus on Monday.


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Two amendments: Defended in West VirginiaEDITORIAL
April 25. 2013 12:13AM
Jared Marcum is a 14-year-old West Virginia boy who likes the Second Amendment, as teenage boys in West Virginia often do. To express that affection, he wore a National Rifle Association T-shirt to school last Thursday. For that, he got expelled - and arrested.
In 2004, a 13-year-old Vermont boy named Zachary Guiles wore an anti-George Bush T-shirt to school. It depicted Bush doing drugs. Guiles was ordered to cover parts of the shirt, and in fighting the school he became a national "First Amendment poster boy." The ACLU represented him, and the case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Marcum has had no such luck with the institutions of the American left. As of this writing, the ACLU has not gotten involved in his case, and the mainstream media have given the story minimal coverage. Still, he has support.
Marcum's shirt simply displayed the NRA logo. A teacher pulled him out of the cafeteria line and ordered him to remove the shirt or turn it inside out. He refused and was sent to the principal's office, where he refused the same request, as the shirt did not violate the school dress code posted on the school's website. After that, Marcum was arrested.
On Monday he returned to school - wearing the same shirt. In solidarity, 100 other students in the county went to school in the same or similar shirts. It was an act of mass civil disobedience by teenagers in support of the First and Second Amendments. Consider that for a moment. As those kids might say: God bless America.
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text: I don't think he sucks, and I know we our offense is still in the gelling process, but I honest don't think he is elite or ever will be elite. I don't think he has great accuracy, I don't think he has a great arm, and I don't think he has great vision either. I would say he will be a good quaterback, but never be great. Heres the thing we don't need great, we need good we need a guy that doesn't throw a lot of of interceptions, which he doesn't, but we also need accuracy and right now he doesn't have it, right now he is not a good QB. Trent Green was a good QB behind phenomenal line he had great accuracy and an average arm. Cassel doesn't have the luxury of a good line, and has bad accuracy he overthrows balls or underthrows so when a receiver catches the ball he has to slow down to catch it because of his slow release. I don't think he is worth what we are paying him, because I think he is a 3rd pick at best and we are paying him like a 1st rounder which he isn't. I think we need to work on our O-line and possible pick up a QB with that second round pick we got for Tony, im not saying we should get rid of Cassel but he does need competition which Brody is not going to give him not because Brodie isn't good but Brodie gets hurt too easy so he will pretty much always be a career back up.


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A just-announced San Francisco-based startup called Coin, whose stated goal is to build products that "simplify, improve, and fit seamlessly into your life" has created a slick video. In this case, the product is a smartphone-connected payment card with a magnetic strip that can change instantly to mimic up to eight other credit or debit cards. That means you can swipe it on any old credit-card reader and it will work just like your bank-issued credit card would. To use a different card, instead of fumbling through your wallet, you flip through photos of all your cards on the Coin iPhone app. The card syncs with the app via Bluetooth.
Whether you find this delightful or terrifying probably depends on two things:
- Whether you suffer from Jason Alexander wallet syndrome
- How comfortable you feel consolidating all of your bank accounts onto a single strip of plastic
Coin tries to address the second question with a security feature that disables the card when it's not near your phone. But Quartz's Christopher Mims argues that introduces the same problem that mars other digital wallets:
In those odd moments that you find yourself with a dead phone battery, it ceases to function. That might not happen so often, but think of the times it might, and how they're precisely those moments you would most want your credit cards to function: Late at night, when you need to pay a cab, tow truck, restaurant bill, or whatever else you need to get you back to a place where you can charge your phone again.
That does seem like a drawback, but I don't think it's fatal. People are already so reliant on their phones that they're terrified of letting the battery run low. If you want a safeguard, why not keep just one physical credit card in your wallet as insurance?
One other thing to know about Coin: Because it uses magnetic strips rather than smart chips, it's aimed at the U.S. audience for now, and may not work in other countries. The company says that will change in future versions.
To me, the only real problem with Coin is that it feels like a stopgap technology, like those CD-changer cartridges that were popular for a little while before everyone switched to mp3s. Replacing eight cards with one may lighten your load by an ounce or two, but is that enough to convince people to take the leap of faith involved in adopting a new payment system? Even early adopters could be forgiven for holding out for a more comprehensive digital wallet - the kind that will let you pay for everything just by tapping your phone, or perhaps some other, even more seamless gesture.
On the other hand, many have tried that, including Google, and they haven't made a lot of headway yet with consumers or businesses. Coin's CEO, Kanishk Parashar, tells The Verge's Ellis Hamburger that he thinks a stopgap solution is exactly what we need right now. The success of Square's digital credit-card readers, which also make use of what's already in our wallet, "inspired him not to shoot for the moon too soon," The Verge explains, "and instead try to reinvent a tool people already knew how to use."
Here's to incremental progress.


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For a complete list of Stuttgart Police Department reports pick up a Friday, Nov. 23 edition of the Stuttgart Daily Leader.
November 19
400 block of W. 20th
SPD Sgt. Cody Gillioun took a report from a man who said he gave his child a phone. He said when the child went to her mother's home she took it away from the child. He asked for the phone back and the mother refused to give him the phone.
500 block of E. Fifth
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Just got this back from fx anodizing today and assembled.
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Just got this back from fx anodizing today and assembled.
more pictures here http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...r250/Anodized/
Mag of the month! Very nice! Who cut he ule body
luke milled it for eyes and added the second detent, that is all the milling done to the body.
im guessing its an RPG body.
Pariah body i think it is called
its an exile body pariahs are shorter
wow, turned out really nice! i may have to send my next marker to FX!
if you don't mind me asking... about how much does FX anno run
lol yeah that what i meant
Great build - really like the colour/splash finish
That looks really nice.
Except for the Automag in front, its usually the man behind the equipment that counts.
Pretty! That's a blue I like.
question on the valve.
did you take the powertube off?
did you clean the parts before sending them in?
looking to try to get a custome marker done. at least one.
yes i took the powertube off, i completely disassembled the valve and sent just the back two pieces in.Originally Posted by knownothingmags
no i did not clean anything. everything was cleaned there, i believe he has a sonic cleaner that he uses.
when you sent your quote did you email or use the quoter on the website?
email.Originally Posted by tolar250
i figured since his quoting system is kinda messed up.
and i have 5 automags that still need to get anodized, i would email him
just to kick the dead horse, your valve shoots fine?
Originally Posted by knownothingmags
yep shoots fine, only issues i had were due to issues with the logic frame and trying to find the right power tube spacer.


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When and why did you start training for fighting? I was 20 years old. After Georges St-Pierre fought Matt Hughes for the belt the second time and he beat him, I just thought to myself, if he can do it, why can't I?
What ranks and titles have you held? IFS 155-champ, Battle in the Ballroom 155-champ, and Pandemonium Fights 155-champ
Do you have any heroes? None
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? This is the place you go to become the best mixed martial artist. Everybody that fights puts the UFC on that pedestal and everybody wants to be here, so it means everything.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to Long Beach City College, I played college soccer and I got a firefighting degree
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Kathie's Christmas & Collectibles in Cumberland County has agreed to sell its store and website to York County-based Christmas Tree Hill Inc., said Bill Hughes, Kathie's chief financial officer and chairman of the board.
Hughes and his wife, company President Kathie Hughes, are retiring.
They expect to close on the transaction for the 32-year-old business, formally Kathie's Christmas Ltd., around the end of December, he said.
The store will operate under the Christmas Tree Hill name but the website will keep the Kathie's name, Hughes said.
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Dartmouth College and its Athletic Department are committed to providing an extraordinary variety of athletic opportunities that meet the talents, interests and needs of a broad range of individuals. The spectrum of programs and activities available for men and women includes "drop-in" recreation, physical education, intramural and club sports, and a broad array of competitive intercollegiate athletic teams. At all times, the department strives to adhere to the basic tenets of the Ivy League as they relate to the representativeness of athletes, financial aid based on need rather than athletic ability, the limitation of sport seasons, and institutional autonomy in managing programs. The purpose of all Athletic Department activities is to foster and complement the overall academic and intellectual growth of Dartmouth students and provide experiences that will enable them to interact in a special way with other students, test their own personal limits, and gain from the demands and realities of athletic competition and the success and adversity that go with it.
In attempting to work with students to create a safe, healthy, socially stimulating, educational residential community, our goals are to enable the students to be involved wherever possible in the governance and management of their teams and activities, and to make available, as appropriate, to all those who participate advice and information regarding the College's basic principles and expectations.
With respect to affirming and maintaining standards of conduct for responsible student behavior within the College community, our goals throughout the department are to encourage the highest level of deportment and performance not only in athletic endeavors but in all phases of campus life, particularly because many of our participants are very visible representatives of Dartmouth and, in many respects, important role models.
In attempting to do our part in sponsoring a rich variety of opportunities for students to grow intellectually, physically, socially, emotionally and morally, our goals are to make available high quality coaching, support services, scheduling, facilities and equipment; and to encourage excellence and meaningful interaction, no matter what the level of participation. Furthermore, we aim to continually strive to make sure there is equity among the genders in all our programs and reasonable access to our facilities and our activities so that engaging in them is not overly complicated or difficult.
Regarding resources, in order to maintain overall support for our programs, and make sure that our participants are enriched individually and by one another during their recreational and athletic experiences, our goals are to structure a realistic budget and develop appropriate sources of revenue, and to foster effective communication between our coaches and the Admissions Office so that a diverse, talented pool of athletes is identified and favorably acted upon to enable us to achieve the greatest degree of success for our teams and our athletes, thereby bringing pride and positive recognition to the College, the community and Dartmouth graduates. As we work with our athletic prospects and our students encouraging them to exercise self-awareness and make well informed decisions that shape their college years and their subsequent lives, our goals are to have a thoughtful, thorough recruitment approach developed by our coaches and an on-going interaction with student-athletes on the part of the coaches, who so frequently act as mentors on matters beyond athletics, helping them to establish appropriate priorities, manage their time effectively and make difficult choices.
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Who Will Win the Grammy?
While last year's Grammy Awards was as all about girl power, the 55th Grammy Awards, which airs on CBS Feb. 10, lack a fierce female presence. A year ago, Adele cleaned up and took home the Grammy for Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Additionally, three out of the five nominees for Album of the Year were female musicians.
But this year, all the nominees for Album of the Year are men, which is incredibly strange as women dominated music in 2012: Taylor Swift released one of the best selling albums of all time but only received one nomination for "Red:" "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (she was nominated for two others awards for her duet a song with the Civil Wars, which appeared on the "Hunger Games" soundtrack).
Still, Nicki Minaj was snubbed, Carly Rae Jepsen's phenomenal LP "Kiss" was not nominated and Fiona Apple's stellar "The Idler Wheel..." was only nominated for Best Alternative Album. Thankfully, the Grammy's did acknowledge the pop-powerhouse, "Call Me Maybe" as it was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Kelly Clarkson also scored as her single "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Not only were women ignored this year, a lot of up and coming artists were recognized - a sign that perhaps the Grammy's are in a transition period; in the past, names like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan littered the Grammy Award nomination's list. For the 55th awards, however, the Boss was not nominated in any of the major categories (he did score three nods though and is receiving the MusiCares Person of the Year Award) and even though Dylan put out his 35th studio album "Tempest" in 2012 he did not garner any Grammy love.
And who are replacing the dad rockers that used to dominate the music award show? Fresh faced youngsters: the power pop band fun. picked up six nominations as did R&B superstar Frank Ocean, who made a splash in the LGBT community last year for announcing on Tumblr that he was once in love with a man.
Still, Jay-Z and his BFF Kanye West managed to pull out six nominations, but none were for the major categories. They did, however, rule the rap categories and were both nominated for Best Short Form Music Video.
Another sign that the Grammy Awards are beginning a sort of sea change is their acceptance of alternative artists into the major categories. Last year, Bon Iver took the award for Best New Artist, while Arcade Fire won Album of the Year for "The Suburbs" in 2011.
But this year's awards are missing the special little indie act that gives the Grammy's some cred. It's hard to tell if they just missed the mark or thought all the cool kids were jamming out to fun... the Black Keys and Jack White.
Nevertheless, the Grammy's are hardly tastemakers or a barometer of what "good" music actually is. Still, it's fun(.) to see who was selected as the cream of the crop and which musicians were unjustly forgotten (Justin Bieber is still pretty peeved).
Here we are handicapping some of the major awards. We will predict who will win and who should win.
Record of the Year:
The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
fun. feat. Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
Gotye feat. Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Frank Ocean - "Thinkin Bout You"
Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
(Most people are confused on what the difference is between Record of the Year and Song of the Year. So before we move on, let's clear it up now: Record of the Year is given to an artist who performs the song and the people who produce the track; but Song of the Year is also given to the person who initially wrote the track. Subtle differences, but they apparently matter.)
Who Will Win: It's more likely than not that fun. and Ocean will battle it out this Sunday for the top awards, so don't be surprised when the three piece band is handed a golden gramophone in this category. The song was all over the airwaves this year and was pretty much impossible to escape. While Ocean was more critically revived, I think he will come up short for this award.
Who Should Win: Taylor Swift proved herself this year that she's not just a country artist and not just a pop artist but an authentic and talented musician that can transcend genre. Although the Max Martin produced "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" isn't the most sophisticated song on "Red," it was a force to be wrecked with and has all of the perfect elements to earn a Grammy.
Album of the Year:
The Black Keys - "El Camino"
fun. - "Some Nights"
Mumford & Sons - "Babel"
Frank Ocean - "Channel Orange"
Jack White - "Blunderbuss"
Who Will Win: This category is difficult to pin down. We can most likely rule out the Black Keys, even though they've been steadily working up a big time nomination over the past few years, and we can nix Jack White, one half of the infamous rock group the White Stripes, even though he surprisingly made a number of critics' year end lists. Like the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons have been nominated several times in the past two years but never won a Grammy so Sunday night may be their time to shine but I still believe it will be between fun. and Ocean. If the Grammy's want to play it safe, fun. will win but if they want to stay hip and relevant Ocean will take home the coveted award.
Who Should Win: Without a doubt Ocean. Of the artists nominated, Ocean's debut record is a cohesive and brilliant effort from start to finish that is full of fantastic songwriting and wonderful melodies.
Song of the Year:
Ed Sheeran - "The A Team"
Miguel - "Adorn"
Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
fun. - "We Are Young"
Who Will Win: Most likely fun. will take the award but Clarkson and Jepsen both have a good chance.
Who Should Win: "Call Me Maybe" is a no-brainer here. It is one of the best pop songs of the past 10 years and newcomer Jepsen should be awarded accordingly. Though, a part of me would love to see Miguel take it for the sexy R&B song "Adorn."
Best New Artist:
Alabama Shakes
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Who Will Win: Again it will be between fun. and Ocean and it may depend who comes out on top in the previous awards.
Who Should Win: Ocean! He garnered a ton of attention in 2012 and rightfully so: he's written songs for Bieber and Beyonce and is now shinning for his stellar songs "Pyramids," "Thinkin Bout You" and "Bad Religion."
Best Rock Album:
The Black Keys - "El Camino"
Coldplay - "Mylo Xyloto"
Muse - "The 2nd Law"
Bruce Springsteen - "Wrecking Ball"
Jack White - "Blunderbuss"
Who Will Win: Springsteen will most likely take this category. The Grammy's love him and since the Boss wasn't nominated in any of the major categories, this is the award's "I'm sorry" to Springsteen.
Who Should Win: The albums nominated range from mediocre to actually terrible but Coldplay should win because...they're Coldplay.
Best Alternative Music Album:
Fiona Apple - "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do"
Bjork - "Biophilia"
Gotye - "Making Mirrors"
M83 - "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming"
Tom Waits - "Bad as Me"
Who Will Win: Fiona Apple. She's been nominated before but 2012 was Apple's time to shine with her stellar record as it got rave reviews and was on almost every critic's year end list. I would be surprised to see the award go to someone else.
Who Should Win: Half of me is pulling for Apple but the other half would also love to see M83 pick up the Grammy. His epic album, which came out in 2011, was a personal favorite but Apple has the better comeback story.
Best R&B Song:
Miguel - "Adorn"
Tamia - "Beautiful Surprise"
Trey Songz - "Heart Attack"
Anthony Hamilton - "Pray for Me"
Elle Varner - "Refill"
Who Will Win: The Grammy's are always up for a surprise so don't be shocked if Varner beats out Miguel.
Who Should Win: Easy: Miguel for his sleek and addictive "Adorn."
Best Rap Song:
Nas - "Daughters"
Wale - "Lotus Flower Bomb"
G.O.O.D. Music - "Mercy"
Drake - "The Motto"
Kanye West & Jay-Z - "Niggas in Paris"
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - "Young, Wild & Free"
Who Will Win: This is another tough category but I think West will be battling against himself. Both "Mercy" by G.O.O.D. Music (West's record label, which features a number of signed artists including Yeezy) and "Niggas in Paris" were on everyone's iPods and Spotify playlists. But I expect "Mercy" to get the award.
Who Should Win: As much as I would love Drake to take the award, "The Motto" wasn't one of his best singles. So I would love West and Jay-Z to take it for "Niggas in Paris" - thankfully, they have a good shot at doing so.
Best Rap Album:
Drake - "Take Care"
Lupe Fiasco - "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Pt. 1"
Nas - "Life is Good"
The Roots - "Undun"
Rick Ross - "God Forgives, I Don't"
2 Chainz - "Based on a T.R.U. Story"
Who Will Win: The award could go to the Roots, Nas or Drake. 2 Chainz most likely won't win since this is his debut and he is relatively new and it would be surprising if Fiasco won because that record is terrible.
Who Should Win: Another easy one: Drake. "Take Care" was a phenomenal album and spawned a number of excellent singles, including "Take Care," "Marvin's Room" and "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)."
Best Short Form Music Video:
Foster the People - "Houdini"
Jay-Z & Kanye West - "No Church in the Wild"
M.I.A. - "Bad Girls"
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - "We Found Love"
Woodkid - "Run Boy Run"
Who Will Win: It was surprising to see Adele win last year for her video for "Rolling in the Deep" since she basically just sat in a chair for the entire clip. The Grammy's seem to award this category to whichever artist has picked up the most awards so it could be between Jay-Z and West and Rihanna, because there is no denying that video is amazing.
Who Should Win: Even though the music video for "We Found Love" came out in 2011, Rihanna threw down the gauntlet and changed the game. Though, if she somehow doesn't win it would be great to see M.I.A. take it home for "Bad Girls." Several publications and critics named it the best video of the year and, rightfully so. The controversial rapper pulled out all the stops for the clip.


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March 14, 2011 – Original Source: Daily Tech
Study blames human activity for climate change
NASA and international university researchers claim that humans have thrown off the balance between the Earth's rotation, surface air temperatures and movements in its molten core through our contribution of greenhouse gases.
Those included in the study were Jean Dickey and Steven Marcus from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, along with Olivier de Viron, from the Universite Paris Diderot and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris in France.
It is well known that an Earth day consists of 24 hours, which is the time it takes for the Earth to make one full rotation. Over a year's time, seasonal changes occur due to energy exchanges between fluid motions of the Earth's atmosphere, the oceans and solid Earth itself, which changes the length of a day by about 1 millisecond. In addition, the length of a day on Earth can vary over longer timescales such as interannual timescales (two to 10 years) or decadal timescales (10 years).
But Earth's oceans or motions of its atmosphere cannot explain the variances in the length of day over longer timescales. Instead, longer fluctuations are explained by the flow of liquid iron within Earth's outer core, which interacts with the mantle to determine Earth's rotation. This is also where the Earth's magnetic field originates, and because researchers cannot observe the flows of liquid iron directly, the magnetic field is observed at the surface.
Studies have shown that this liquid iron "oscillates in waves of motion that last for decades," and have timescales that resemble long fluctuations in Earth's day length. At the same time, other studies have shown that long variations in Earth's day length are closely related to fluctuations in Earth's average surface air temperature.
In this study, the NASA/university team of researchers has linked Earth's rotation, surface air temperatures and the movement in its molten core. They did this by mapping existing data on yearly length-of-day observations and fluid movements within Earth's core against "two time series of annual global average surface temperature." One dated back to 1880 from NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies in New York, and the other dated back to 1860 from the United Kingdom's Met Office.
According to the study, temperature changes not only occur naturally, but are also affected by human activities. So researchers used computer climate models of Earth's oceans and atmosphere to generate changes made by humans. Then, these temperature changes caused by human activities were removed from the overall total observed temperature records. What they found was that old temperature data coordinated with data on Earth's day length and movements of its core until 1930, but after that, surface air temperatures increased without corresponding changes in movements of the core or day length. According to the study, this deviation after 1930 is linked to increased levels of the human contribution of greenhouse gases.
But the new temperature data that the researchers generated (which subtracted human activity from the equation) had a temperature record that coordinated with Earth's core movements and day length, showing how human activity has thrown the Earth's climate off balance.
"The solid Earth plays a role, but the ultimate solution to addressing climate change remains in our hands," said Dickey.
Dickey is unsure as to why these three variables correlate, but hypothesized that Earth's core movements might interfere with the magnetic fielding of charged particle fluxes, which may affect cloud formation. This affects how much sunlight the Earth absorbs and how much is reflected back into space.
"Our research demonstrates that, for the past 160 years, decadal and longer-period changes in atmospheric temperature correspond to changes in Earth's length of day if we remove the very significant effect of atmospheric warming attributed to the buildup of greenhouse gases due to mankind's enterprise," said Dickey. "Our study implies that human influences on climate during the past 80 years mask the natural balance that exists among Earth's rotation, the core's angular momentum and the temperature at Earth's surface."
This study was published in the Journal of Climate.


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This past weekend, Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, hosted the Sprint Cup Food City 500 and the Nationwide Series Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300. The Camping World Truck Series will return to action on Saturday, April 6, at Martinsville Speedway.NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTime Trials: Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 53rd Annual Food City 500 with a track record qualifying lap of 14.813 seconds, 129.535 mph. This is the No. 18 Toyota driver's 11th pole in 297 NSCS races. It is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2013. This is Busch's first pole in 17 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has five Sprint Cup wins at the track. He led 56 laps in the race and finished in second place.Did Not Qualify: No. 44 Scott Riggs.Race Winner: Kasey Kahne won the 53rd Annual Food City 500, his 15th victory in 328 NSCS races. This is the No. 5 Chevrolet SS driver's first victory and second top-10 finish in 2013. It is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 19 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kahne moved up seven spots to seventh in the 2013 NSCS point standings. Rookie of the Race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the No. 17 Ford Fusion driver, started 28th and finished sixth. He was named the "Rookie of the Race". The only other ROTY contender in the event was Danica Patrick (finished 28th).Contingency Awards:- Denny Hamlin won the 3M Lap Leader Award for leading the most laps (114 of 267). The No. 11 Toyota driver started third in the lineup and finished 23rd.- Toyota Racing Development won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They supplied the engine in Kyle Busch's second place finishing No. 18 Toyota.- Kasey Kahne won the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart award for recording the fastest average speed on restarts and finishing the race on the lead lap.- Kenny Francis, crew chief on Kahne's No. 5 Chevrolet, won the Moog Problem Solver of the Race award. The award goes to the crew chief that improves the most from first half of the race to the second half utilizing the 40 best lap times.- Kyle Busch won the Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal.Points Leader: Brad Keselowski leads the point standings by 9 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr.NSCS Top 12 (G/L):1. Brad Keselowski (+1)2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (+1)3. Jimmie Johnson (-2)4. Clint Bowyer (+5)5. Greg Biffle (+3)6. Denny Hamlin (-2)7. Kasey Kahne (+7)8. Carl Edwards (-3)9. Paul Menard (+3)10. Kyle Busch (+7)11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (0)12. Joey Logano (+3)Next NSCS Race: Auto Club 400, March 24 at Auto Club Speedway. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NASCAR Nationwide SeriesTime Trials: Justin Allgaier won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 31st Annual Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 with a lap of 15.380 seconds, 124.759 mph. This is the No. 31 Chevrolet driver's fourth pole in 145 NNS races. It is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2013. This is Allgaier's first pole in nine races at Bristol Motor Speedway. He led 62 laps and finished the race in eighth place.Did Not Qualify: No. 89 Morgan Shepherd, No. 4 Danny Efland and No. 52 Joey Gase.Race Winner: Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch won the 31st Annual Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300, his 53rd victory in 248 NNS races. This is the No. 54 Toyota driver's second victory and third top-10 finish in 2013. It is his fifth victory and 14th top-10 finish in 18 NNS races at Bristol Motor Speedway. He is ineligible for driver points in this series.Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, the No. 32 Chevrolet driver, started 12th and finished second. This was ahead of the rest of the 2013 Rookie of the Year contenders earning him the Sunoco Rookie of the Race award.Contingency Awards:- Kyle Larson won the Mobil 1 Driver of the Race award given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal.- Kyle Busch led the most laps earning the 3M Lap Leader award. The No. 54 Toyota Camry driver started 13th; led 156 of the 300 laps run and won the race.- Joe Gibbs Racing Engines won the Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. They built the engine in Busch's Toyota.Points Leader: Sam Hornish Jr. leads the point standings by 22 points over Justin Allgaier.NNS Top 10 (G/L):1. Sam Hornish Jr. (0)2. Justin Allgaier (0)3. Brian Scott (+1)4. Regan Smith (+1)5. Brian Vickers (+2)6. Austin Dillon (0)7. Trevor Bayne (+1)8. Alex Bowman (+2)9. Kyle Larson (+5)10. Elliott Sadler (-7)Next NNS Race: Royal Purple 300, Saturday, March 23, at Auto Club Speedway.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:Points Leader: Johnny Sauter leads the standings by 6 points over Ron Hornaday.
Next NCWTS Race: Kroger 250, Saturday, April 6, at Martinsville Speedway.


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Update: Chris Taylor offers a comment about the state of the company, and what will happen to the Kickstarter project he just launched.
Gas Powered Games may have only just launched a Kickstarter for their next game, Wildman. However, it appears that Chris Taylor's studio may have been using the crowdfunding platform in an attempt to stave off its financial troubles.
Taylor has confirmed to Kotaku that "we do have a layoff," but did not offer any further details, saying that "we'll be updating our Kickstarter as well with details very soon."
According to the initial report, "almost everyone at the company has been laid off." In fact, one source alleges that "everyone except CEO Chris Taylor and one or two people." The last two games to come from the studio were Supreme Commander 2 and Age of Empires Online.
"The studio is still operating, but we had to slim WAY down to conserve cash reserves," Taylor confirmed to Gamasutra. Apparently, when he said he was "betting it all" on their upcoming Wildman, they weren't kidding. "We spent all the last dough that we've had, and the last several months working on it. So we're betting the company on it," he said.
When contacted about the layoffs, Taylor said that people were let go, but GPG is still a functioning company, although he didn't elaborate on how the company was still going to operate.
"I'm thinking of asking folks, should I shut the Kickstarter down or not? So I'm about to shoot video that will post up tonight saying just that," he told us. "I had to read the tealeaves and foresee that the Kickstarter was not likely to reach its goal, and if it did, only after I squeezed every friend I have to make a contribution. I didn't want to put people I love through that... as it would be just as painful for them to watch as it was for me to do. So, I made the very hard call to conserve money so that GPG could make a transition into a new business model, some people call it right-sizing, but I call it making a tough strategic decision."


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for those who havnt been to LL or even CPX Sports PLEASE take the time to read this ENTIRE thread on PBN
best 2 bits of advice from me? bring lots of water and leave the cleats at home!
for those who havnt been to LL or even CPX Sports PLEASE take the time to read this ENTIRE thread on PBN
best 2 bits of advice from me? bring lots of water and leave the cleats at home!
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So there will be lots of concrete ?
there is only concrete on less then an acre of land... and I guarantee youll spend half of your time on it. add the over 6,000,000 paintballs being shot and it gets a little slippery. they actually take small breaks to "wash" the city
stay hydrated, travel light when playing, and stay out on the field as much as you can.
"because every vengeful cop with a lesbian daughter, is having a bad day, and looking for someone to blame"
Hmm. See I don't actually remember playing in the city that much the first couple of times. The last time, more so, but still not "most" of the time by any stretch of the imagination. I agree on the hydration, but also think people should play smart and take breaks. Its an hour south of Chicago and during that time of year can vary from 70-90 degrees and humid as all get out. Don't be a hero, its only paintball, take breaks as needed. Every year they have a couple of people go down due to dehydration/overheating. Don't be one of them.
last year one of the MVPs went down. still got MVP
and as for not spending alot of time in the city... this year the vandals are holding the city. Thats also where 75% of the photographers are gonna be, get ready for AO Photobombs
the bases are still where they were... I just know that vandals mission will be to secure and hold the city....
I've seen our team line up... cake walk
Get salt capsules.
I take 3 a day when I'm playing in the heat, and in Florida, well this past saturday it was upper 80"s, so we know a thing or two about heat..
Himalayan sea salt is an unprocessed natural mineral.
Thats the ones I take with me when its hot for paintball.
Salt retains fluids and helps prevent dehydration.
No massive headaches from dehydration !
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." Thomas Jefferson
would love more info on this
Iodine is added to processed table salt.
This is a natural mineral taken from mines.
So no, it has not had iodine added.
I stopped using table salt years ago.
what about ticks? do i need to bring my bug spray? here in Ok i dont hardly leave town without it.
I didnt have an issue with any kind of bug.
he accomplished alot though. people get a purple heart in war even if they die.
Bring flower seeds with you on the field. Old SF trick I picked up working with them in the Jugles of Panama. Replenishes your salt loss, keeps cramps at bay and a puts a little something in your tummy. Bananas are good anti cramp food too.
Lastly, Pedilyte works 1000% better then any sports drink and keeps the BS crap in them out of your system. It comes in small and large bottles. Drink water to hydrate and Pedilyte to energize. Worked great when I went threw Air Assault school.
I won't be making it to this so you'll have to do without the mister but hopefully next year ill be rocking it down there.
While I have not been to LL, I have been doing this for close to thirty years, so comes a few suggestions from learning the hard way.
Also, you can eat Claussen Pickles as well. I always carry them whenever I play, winter or summer. They are loaded with salts, and have not had issues since I started eating them while at the field.
You can also dilute gatorade with water 50/50. This will keep you from cramping.
Next, sugar, I carry sweet tarts by the bag full.
Granola or trail mix bars for snacking on the field.
Keep away from heavy foods, and dairy. Begin eating pasta and potatoes two weeks in advance every single day. You will pack on a few pounds but it gives your body and energy reserve due to the carbs and you will burn off the weight during play and moving around. Lastly, begin hydrating as well two weeks in advance, no sodas, light on caffeine or no caffeine. Go easy on energy drinks.
Explain the Keto, I had a nutritionist telling me some things about it, like it would help control diabetes.
I will stick with water and peanut M & M s .


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"Dr. Laura" is at it again. In her latest book, In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms (which could actually be called "A Criticism of Working Moms"), she complains that working moms just don't feel guilty enough about leaving their kids with paid childcare providers (you can check out an excerpt here).
"There used to be a guilt factor about parenting your own kids versus paying someone else to. Guilt is not the motivator it used to be, as folks have shifted from 'should' to 'feel like/or not.' These days, the 'feely' answer usually wins out."
I will spare you all of my thoughts about Dr. Laura (since it would take you all day to read them) and just directly address her statement about guilt.
In Dr. Laura's perfect world, mothers would feel too guilty to work outside the home. They would feel so guilty about leaving their kids with a childcare provider that they would instead become stay-at-home moms and "benefit from the joy of motherhood." That's right -- she thinks that moms who want to work, but instead stay home out of guilt, would actually be joyful about their situation.
I'm trying very hard here to remain professional and not say something childish (such as, for example, "Dr. Laura is an idiot"). So how can I put this? Dr. Laura fails to understand that not everyone shares her view of the world, and that she does not have the moral high ground simply because she claims to. Oh, and she's wrong.
I believe that children benefit from having parents who find fulfillment in what they do -- whether they work full-time, stay home full-time, or work out some other arrangement. A miserable stay-at-home mom isn't doing anyone any good. Nor is a working mom who feels horribly guilty about her choice (if she actually has a choice) to work outside the home.
I suggest that when a mom is feeling guilty about something she's not doing (staying home, for example), she consider thinking about what she is doing (providing for her family). Why shouldn't that mom feel proud of herself for what she's giving to her family?
No mother can be all things to her kids -- so why not take pride in what we are able to do?
When it comes to praising moms, as Dr. Laura claims to be doing, let's give praise where it's due: not only to stay-at-home moms, but to all moms doing their best to raise happy, healthy children.
What do you think? What are you most proud of as a mother?
P.S. "Dr." Laura's PhD is in physiology (not psychology or psychiatry or anything that relates to giving the type of advice she offers). Not sure how that's relevant to this particular post, but thought you should know.


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Having spent the last decade working with Wichita area YMCAs, Andover YMCA Executive Director Adam Kahrl is leaving the Andover Y to take a job with the company in Norfolk, Virginia.
Having spent the last decade working with Wichita area YMCAs, Andover YMCA Executive Director Adam Kahrl is leaving the Andover Y to take a job with the company in Norfolk, Virginia.
Kahrl's career with the YMCA dates back to December 1998, where he worked as a Fitness Director with what is now the New Castle YMCA, located in New Castle, Indiana. He stayed in that position until the spring of 2002, when he moved to El Dorado to take the position of the first Executive Director of El Dorado's branch. He held that position until May 2009, when he helped start the Andover Y, and became its Executive Director.
Kahrl said starting two YMCAs was challenging.
"I moved to Kansas in 2002 when I was on my own, and I was single," Kahrl said. "I had never been an executive director before. I was in a new town in a new role. I didn't know any of the staff, who to go to for HR, or IT or anything like that, so it was hard adjusting, at first."
Kahrl said that at first, the El Dorado branch faced some challenges with day-to-day problems occurring, but that when the branch kept going, those problems came less frequently.
"It was harder to get El Dorado started, but it was easier when it got going," he said. "Andover was easier to open, but it's more difficult on a day-to-day basis just because there are so many more people we serve."
Kahrl's last day with the Andover YMCA is Dec. 5. He and his family are uprooting themselves from Andover to move to Norfolk, Virginia, where he will take the role of District Vice President. Kahrl said he first started considering taking a job in that area over the summer.
"This summer, my family and I went out to North Carolina to the outer banks where we vacationed," Kahrl said. "My wife really liked the area, and I have really fond memories of going out there for vacation, and enjoying that area. It was fun to share that with her, and she didn't even want to leave and come home because she had such a good time. She told me she wouldn't have any problem moving out there if there was ever an opportunity to do so. And that made me think 'Hey, I'll keep my eyes open.'"
A job opened in the Norfolk Virginia area, about an hour north of where Kahrl and his family vacationed. He applied for the job, visited the branch where he applied and was made an offer. Kahrl first announced that he had accepted to the job to his staff on Oct. 23. Staff members were shocked at the announcement.
"My jaw just dropped to the floor because I don't want to see him go," Lead Custodian Genia Cooper said. "I hate to lose him as a boss."
Full-time Andover Y Manager Bubbie Nixon had a similar reaction.
"As a man, I wanted to cry a little bit," Nixon said. "He's been my boss ever since day one. He's been my boss ever since I've had a real job, and a job I really care for. I was a little shocked. He's a great guy and he deserves to be VP of other Y's for sure."
In his new position, Kahrl will be in a role higher up than the one he is in now.
"I'm still going to be housed in a branch, which is the Blocker YMCA in Norfolk," Kahrl said. "I have two other Y's that I will supervise and look over, the Indian River and Hilltop YMCAs. They each have their own executive directors who will report to me. It's definitely a step up from where I am now."
Kahrl said he is prepared to take on the challenge of going to a higher position at the Norfolk YMCA.
"I've been out there and I've seen their operations," he said. "I think the Greater Wichita YMCAs are such a well-run association that it's prepared me to take on that challenge. I feel confident that I can do the job."
According to Kahrl, the person he is replacing in Norfolk has held the position for 17 years. Kahrl said replacing someone who has been in a role that long will add to how challenging the job will be.
"There's probably no one there who was here before him, so they only have known him as the guy who does this job," Kahrl said. "To come in and replace someone like that is challenging because I've opened branches; I've always been the first guy with the branch, there's never been anyone before me. So I might hear from people 'Hey, that's not how we do things here. We did that before and it didn't work.' I haven't really had to deal with any of that. It will be a new challenge that I haven't had to overcome before."
As for the staff he is leaving behind, Kahrl said to just have a positive attitude, no matter what.
"I think your attitude just defines everything," he said. "If you can have a positive attitude, it rubs off on everyone else. If you have a bad attitude, and you throw your hands into the air, everybody does that too. My advice would be to try to have the best attitude you can. Have the best attitude you can all the time, and see challenges as opportunities to grow and improve, not as a negative."
Nixon said that in looking at someone to take Kahrl's position, he hopes some of the same things Kahrl has done will be present in the new person.
"If you've been with Adam as long as I have, you know that if there's a phone call for him, he will literally be right over," Nixon said. "He will come that second. If there's a problem and I can't handle it, he comes right over. For instance, if there's a problem with a member I can't handle, he will come right out of the office, won't even think twice about it, and talk to them. He won't even ask what the situation is; he just gets right up and comes right out. That's a great boss."
Member Service Associate and part-time Manager Emily Hetherington agreed and thinks the staff is all looking for someone with the same attitude as Kahrl.
"I think we all are hoping for someone who has very high expectations of us, but they are not always on our case about getting it done and doing this and that," Hetherington said. "It's great that Adam always has his door open and we can go in there anytime. I think we're all hoping for a boss that will keep that same sort of pattern."
Kahrl said he will most miss the volunteers, members and staff of the Andover YMCA when he leaves. He said that making the decision to move to El Dorado a decade ago was the right choice.
"It's been a decade for me, working for the Greater Wichita YMCA and living in Kansas," Kahrl said. "If I could do it again, I'd definitely do the same thing all over again. It was definitely the right decision; I would never second guess doing it. I think it worked out great."


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Softball season preview.
The Wellington High School Lady-Crusader softball squad will take the field Monday, March 25 at Rose Hill. They will do so with a new coach, T.D. Buck, running the show.
Buck takes over for Carmen Hatfield, after he's been an assistant for another Spring sport at WHS.
"I've always coached track, I enjoyed track, I miss working with the the throwers," Buck said. "I thought this was an opportunity, since my daughters have played softball, I've been around softball for about 14 years." The new coach has had to face some obstacles thus far, thanks to mother nature.
"It's been a challenge with the weather," Buck said. "We've been fortunate we've had the availability of the armory." There, the team has done a lot of hitting practice. At times they have braved the elements and practiced in frigid temperatures.
"But practice is going well, we've got some good returning players that have a lot of experience," the coach continued. "A lot of these girls played a lot of ball in the summer." Five seniors are on the 25-girl roster.
Ashley Collins, senior, will play in the outfield, Savannah Cornejo, senior will spend time in the infield. Seniors Shanlyn Hefley and Kailey Jenkins will split time in the pitchers circle, as well as a couple other spots. Lexi Zavala, senior, will play in the outfield as well.
"We've got those good seniors that are helping us out...they've been great leaders," Buck added. Other players to keep an eye out for are juniors, Shelby Hamel, and Carlie McComb; Peyton Adams, sophomore; and freshmen, Ryleigh Buck and McKenna Oathout.
For the first game, Coach Buck expects his team to go out and compete, reciting an old, coaching adage.
"You always hear it and you always see it: the players take on the personality of their head coach," Buck said. "I don't know if that's always a good plan that they take my personality in everything I do, but we'll fight and we'll play hard." As for season expectations...
"Of course we want to win them all," Buck laughed. Last season the team went 7-14.
"Number one, I don't want to get swept by anybody, and I want to sweep somebody," he said. "If we go .500, that's going to be a pretty nice start." Finding the right combination of players on the field will be a work in progress for the Lady-Crusaders.
After the season opener, the team plays three in a row at home, all double-double headers. The first against Mulvane at 4:30 p.m. March 28, at Worden Park. As the season gets underway, and starts to progress, the team will continue to adjust to a new coach, and the coach will adjust to a new sport.
"I've fallen in love with it, it's a great sport and fun to watch," Buck said.


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Justin Everett, Republican, candidate for state representative, House District 22
Republican Justin Everett of Columbine West is a longtime political figure and community activist in unincorporated South Jefferson County who notched his first big political victory this year with a win in the Republican primary over Loren Bauman. Before that he ran against Mike Kopp and Kiki Traylor in the 2006 primary in Senate District 22, which Kopp won.
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Worthington, was born 8 January 1691 in Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. On 5 November 1717 he married SARAH HOMEWOOD, daughter of Captain JAMES and MARY nee PEASLEY) HOMEWOOD. WILLIAM WORTHINGTON died in late 1771; The nine children were: i –WORMOLL B. 27July 1719: ii MARY ANN b. 10 August 1722: iii SARAH WORTHINGTON b. 14 February 1725: iv RACHEL WORTHINGTON b: 10 March 1728: v Artema B. 1730; vi WILLIAM b.1734 d. 1746: vii- ARIANNA b. 20 October 1737: Ruth b. 5 October 1742: ix William Worthington b. 25 April 1746.


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