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Skordle shorts: Davenport sets scoring mark, Dax Hill commits and more
| Ben Johnson
Orr, Acord power Davenport to school record
Senior tailback Jake Acord rushed for 264 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in Class B No. 2 Davenport's 80-58 victory over fourth-ranked Alex last week. For the Bulldogs (3-0), 80 points is the most points scored in program history.
"After scouting Alex, I knew they would have a hard time stopping our offense," Davenport coach John Greenfield said. "I had no idea that we would put up those kind of numbers. And we needed almost all of them."
Quarterback Stevie Orr got in on the offensive fun for Davenport by completing 12 of 22 passes for 267 yards. He passed for two touchdowns and he also rushed for two more.
The point total for Davenport was the most it had scored since recording 76 against Central Marlow in 2011.
Madill squeaks out win against Dickson
Seth Coleman scored on a 45-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the third quarter, and Madill was able to hold off Dickson for a 26-25 victory to close out non-district play. Mateo Fajardo and Fermin Lafittia combined to rush for 119 yards for Madill (2-1).
"The kids have worked hard," said Madill's first year coach Todd Vargas. "We still need to improve, but our resiliency showed up once again. The kids played hard the entire game."
Madill now opens District 4A-2 play needing one win to match last year's total.
"The defense the past two weeks has really stepped up," Vargas said. "They have really done a great job of forcing turnovers, and especially with two for scores (against Dickson)."
Sperry wins top-10 showdown at KingstonSperry enjoyed a three-hour bus ride home last week after knocking off then-Class 2A No. 8 Kingston, 16-14. With four minutes to go, Sperry's Dominic Goncalves hauled in a 63-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Beau Teel to put the Pirates (3-0) in front for good.
The Pirates fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter but managed to cut the deficit to 14-10 in the second quarter, thanks to a 38-yard field goal by Jacob Sutherland and a 1-yard touchdown run by Bryce Carter.
"Our defense just kept playing and we were able to come back and win the game," Sperry coach Robert Park said.
Teel pased for 215 yards while completing 15 of 29 passes. Dakota Moore paced Sperry's defense with 12 tackles and one sack, and Walker Niver chipped in with six tackles and three sacks.
Dax Hill commits to MichiganBooker T. Washington standout Dax Hill made his long-awaited commitment on Tuesday night, shocking some with his decision to side with Michigan.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound defensive back was weighing offers from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson. He opted to go with Michigan instead.
While leading the Hornets to the Class 6AII championship last season, Hill recorded 67 tackles, including five in the 6AII championship game against Bixby.
Hill and Hornets start district play on Thursday against Bartlesville.
Week 4 picks
| Ben Johnson
Well, I can't lie, my performance in Week 3 was disgraceful. It's been a rough go of it for myself and Whitt this season. But we're just waiting for district play to kick it into gear.
Week 3 picks - Swisher 11-3 | Coach Turney 10-4 | Whitt 9-5 | Ben 8-6
Overall - Swisher 51-22 | Turney 48-25 | Ben 43-30 | Whitt 42-31
Week 4 picks comin' at ya:
Jenks at Broken Arrow
Michael Swisher: Broken Arrow 23, Jenks 14
Ben Johnson: Broken Arrow 24, Jenks 17
Whitt Carter: Broken Arrow 27, Jenks 17
Randy Turney: Broken Arrow 21, Jenks 20
Blanchard at Bethany
Michael Swisher: Blanchard 34, Bethany 25
Ben Johnson: Blanchard 32, Bethany 27
Whitt Carter: Blanchard 34, Bethany 31
Randy Turney: Blanchard 28, Bethany 7
Lawton at Midwest City
Michael Swisher: Midwest City 35, Lawton 30
Ben Johnson: Lawton 21, Midwest City 20
Whitt Carter: Midwest City 27, Lawton 17
Randy Turney: Midwest City 35, Lawton 31
Owasso at Union
Michael Swisher: Owasso 38, Union 30
Ben Johnson: Union 34, Owasso 28
Whitt Carter: Union 42, Owasso, 40
Randy Turney: Union 28, Owasso 24
Thomas at Hooker
Michael Swisher: Hooker 21, Thomas 18
Ben Johnson: Hooker 25, Thomas 24
Whitt Carter: Thomas 21, Hooker 14
Randy Turney: Hooker 20, Thomas 14
Noble at Duncan
Michael Swisher: Duncan 22, Noble 7
Ben Johnson: Duncan 28, Noble 24
Whitt Carter: Duncan 28, Noble 14
Randy Turney: Duncan 24, Noble 13
Wagoner at Catoosa
Michael Swisher: Wagoner 24, Catoosa 22
Ben Johnson: Catoosa 20, Wagoner 17
Whitt Carter: Wagoner 27, Catoosa 24
Randy Turney: Wagoner 34, Catoosa 20
Bixby at Sapulpa
Michael Swisher: Bixby 29, Sapulpa 20
Ben Johnson: Bixby 33, Sapulpa 31
Whitt Carter: Bixby 42, Sapulpa 21
Randy Turney: Bixby 30, Sapulpa 14
Lawton MacArthur at Ardmore
Michael Swisher: Ardmore 31, Lawton MacArthur 22
Ben Johnson: Ardmore 32, Lawton MacArthur 23
Whitt Carter: Ardmore 34, Lawton MacArthur 21
Randy Turney: Ardmore 22, Lawton MacArthur 7
Cashion at Christian Heritage
Michael Swisher: Cashion 33, Christian Heritage 14
Ben Johnson: Cashion 41, Christian Heritage 17
Whitt Carter: Cashion 37, Christian Heritage 27
Randy Turney: Cashion 34, Christian Heritage 14
Guthrie at Piedmont
Michael Swisher: Guthrie 28, Piedmont 21
Ben Johnson: Guthrie 30, Piedmont 20
Whitt Carter: Guthrie 21, Piedmont 13
Randy Turney: Guthrie 31, Piedmont 13
Stigler at Lincoln Christian
Michael Swisher: Lincoln Christian 31, Stigler 24
Ben Johnson: Lincoln Christian 22, Stigler 20
Whitt Carter: Lincoln Christian 38, Stigler 28
Randy Turney: Lincoln Christian 38, Stigler 20
Chandler at Jones
Michael Swisher: Jones 30, Chandler 19
Ben Johnson: Chandler 17, Jones 16
Whitt Carter: Jones 32, Chandler 20
Randy Turney: Jones 42, Chandler 14
Haskell at Sperry
Michael Swisher: Sperry 34, Haskell 10
Ben Johnson: Sperry 27, Haskell 20
Whitt Carter: Sperry 34, Haskell 13
Randy Turney: Sperry 20, Haskell 14
Meeker at Kellyville
Michael Swisher: Kellyville 19, Meeker 14
Ben Johnson: Kellyville 22, Meeker 18
Whitt Carter: Kellyville 21, Meeker 17
Randy Turney: Kellyville 18, Meeker 14
Spiro at Vian
Michael Swisher: Vian 33, Spiro 23
Ben Johnson: Vian 29, Spiro 21
Whitt Carter: Vian 42, Spiro 21
Randy Turney: Vian 31, Spiro 20
Pawnee at Tonkawa
Michael Swisher: Tonkawa 24, Pawnee 18
Ben Johnson: Tonkawa 20, Pawnee 16
Whitt Carter: Tonkawa 37, Pawnee 26
Randy Turney: Tonkawa 28, Pawnee 20
Davenport at Strother
Michael Swisher: Davenport 55, Strother 20
Ben Johnson: Davenport 61, Strother 12
Whitt Carter: Davenport 50, Strother 14
Randy Turney: Davenport 58, Strother 12
Let us know what you think. Tweet your predictions to us at @Skordle.
Week 4: Top 10 games
| Ben Johnson
District play has arrived in full force, and there are great games all over the state this week.
Narrowing down the list to the top 10 games wasn't easy, but here it is:
1. 6AI No. 2 Jenks (3-0) at 6AI No. 1 Broken Arrow (3-0): This game was an offensive showcase for both teams last year, despite a relatively low-scoring 26-13 final, which was won by Jenks. Both teams accumulated more than 400 yards on offense, and Noah Cortes rushed for 164 yards on 22 carries. But it was Jenks quarterback Ian Corwin who passed for 365 yards and three scores. And thus Jenks' domination of Broken Arrow throughout the years continued. The Trojans have gone 14-2 against Broken Arrow since the Tigers won back-to-back seasons against Jenks in 2002 and '03.
2. 4A No. 1 Blanchard (3-0) at 4A No. 5 Bethany (3-0): Heck of a way to get things started in 4A-2. Blanchard is 6-3 against Bethany since 2008, but the two club have altered wins in the series since 2013. And it was Blanchard who won last year, 17-0.
3. 6AII No. 6 Lawton at 6AII No. 2 Midwest City (2-1): Expect points aplenty. Between Lawton's Miles Davis and Midwest City's Preston Colbert, there should be plenty of offensive fireworks. Midwest City has won the last two meetings, including a 41-35 victory last season.
4. 6AI No. 3 Owasso (1-2) at 6AI No. 4 Union (1-2): The Rams have scored at will this season with Will Kuehne at quarterback, but Owasso's defense has failed to stop anyone. Owasso is yielding an average of 44 points per game, and that's exactly how much Union scored against the Rams in last year's regular-season showdown. But then Owasso got its revenge with a 21-14 victory in the 6AI title game.
5. A No. 5 Thomas (2-1) at A No. 1 Hooker (3-0): Hooker has punished some out-of-state teams recently with wins over Booker (Texas) and Clayton (New Mexico). But now the Bulldogs return the the Sooner State and get fifth-ranked Thomas in District 1 play. Thomas won last year's game, 20-0, and expect another moderately low-scoring game again this year.
6. 5A No. 10 Noble (2-1) at 5A No. 8 Duncan (3-0): Talk a one-sided matchup throughout history. Since 1999, Duncan is 8-0 against Noble and the closest result along the way a 21-0 win for Duncan in 2006. The rest have been routs, including the last meeting between the two -- a 41-0 pummeling in 2011.
7. 4A No. 2 Wagoner (3-0) at Catoosa (3-0): Copy and paste the Noble-Duncan series information here. Only it's Wagoner owning the series for more than two decades. Since 1996, Wagoner is 10-1 against Catoosa, with the Indians' lone victory in 2011 (45-27). The two clubs have shared District 4A-3 real estate since 2010, and this one will go a long way in determining who finishes atop 4A-3 this year.
8. 6AII No. 3 Bixby (2-1) at 6AII No. 8 Sapulpa (3-0): Eli Williams and Co. have posted some impressive wins over Edison, Claremore and East Central and are off to a 3-0 start -- the best start to a Chieftains' season since going 4-0 to begin the 2013 campaign. The winning streak in 2013 was snapped by Jenks in Week 5 and Bixby followed with a win over the Chieftains. That actually began a current five-game winning streak for the Spartans over Sapulpa, including last year's 48-10 rout.
9. Lawton MacArthur (1-1) at 5A No. 2 Ardmore (3-0): The Tigers may be the higher-ranked team here, but it's been Lawton MacArthur with all the wins in this series dating back to 2005. The Highlanders won last season against Ardmore, 36-7, but the games in 2016 and 2015 were both decided by one point apiece.
10. A No. 2 Cashion (4-0, 1-0 A-3) at Christian Heritage (2-1, 1-0): These two reunite for the first time since 2009. The Wildcats' offense gets its rightful share of attention, but so far it's been the Cashion defense that has been dominant, allowing a total of 18 points through four games. And in an incredibly-deep District A-3, every victory is important.
Honorable mention
5A No. 9 Guthrie at Piedmont: Bluejays are 7-1 since the two started playing each other in 2006.
Stigler at 3A No. 4 Lincoln Christian: District 3A-3 is going to be deep, and someone among Lincoln Christian, Seminole, Stigler, Checotah and Idabel is going to miss the playoffs. Look for plenty of offensive fireworks in this one.
Chandler at 2A No. 4 Jones: Jones is 4-0 against Chandler since 1999, including a 58-6 victory in last year's playoffs.
Haskell at 2A No. 2 Sperry: The last time these two met was 2007 -- a 20-7 win for Sperry.
Meeker at Kellyville: Both clubs are off to surprising 3-0 starts, and they meet for the first time.
Spiro at 2A No. 3 Vian: Wolverines are 4-0 against Spiro since 2006, including a 32-14 win in the last meeting in 2013.
Pawnee at Tonkawa: Playoffs spots in District A-5 look like they will be difficult to come by with the likes of Barnsdall, Morrison, Pawhuska, Tonkawa and Pawnee off to solid starts. Since 2008, Tonkawa has won seven of eight meetings against the Black Bears.
B No. 2 Davenport at Strother: The Bulldogs have mercy-ruled Strother the past two seasons, but Strother is coming off solid wins of its own against Bowlegs and Sasakwa. One problem for Strother: Davenport posted 80 points last week!
So who wins all the matchups? Check back for our weekly picks on Thursday.
Week 3 Player of the Week Poll
| Ben Johnson
The Week 3 Player of the Week is sponsored by
Week 4 rankings
| Ben Johnson
Here's the top 10 in each class heading into Week 3
Class 6AI
1. Broken Arrow (1) - 3-0
2. Jenks (2) - 3-0
3. Owasso (3) - 1-2
4. Union (4) - 1-2
5. Edmond Santa Fe (7) - 3-0
6. Yukon (8) - 3-0
7. Putnam City North (9) - 3-0
8. Mustang (10) - 1-2
9. Westmoore (5) - 2-1
10. Moore (NR) - 1-2
Class 6AII
1. Stillwater (1) - 3-0
2. Midwest City (2) - 2-1
3. Bixby (3) - 2-1
4. Booker T. Washington (4) - 1-2
5. Del City (4) - 2-1
6. Lawton (6) - 2-1
7. Muskogee (8) - 2-1
8. Sapulpa (9) - 3-0
9. Choctaw (7) - 2-1
10. Deer Creek (NR) - 1-2
Class 5A
1. Carl Albert (1) - 3-0
2. Ardmore (2) - 3-0
3. Altus (3) - 3-0
4. Skiatook (4) - 3-0
5. Collinsville (5) - 3-0


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|2009-04-01, 23:52
|Link #181
Retweet Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ニュー・オーリンズ、LA
^I loved the first 5-8 episodes of GSD, so my bitterness is probably more out of love and potential than pure idiotic hate, but to think despite it's flaws it can be top 3 G-series of all time? I can't respect that from a mod of this forum, and if you feel the same I think you know my response to you aswell (And that ain't arbitrary, I read your posts)...
And why would you get your head shot off for suggesting 8th MS Team? It's generally considered a great Gundam anime inwhich I definitely agree.... However you've already gotten 2 50 ep Gundam series in a row that used character melodrama, teen angst, and soap opera space-drama...Why don't people understand that every Gundam series has it's own vessel, it's own prism of storytelling or contextual dynamics?? (ALL of THEM) Gundam 00, coming off 2 seasons of CE felt it was time to present a story that was milder in the areas that make YOU connect with Gundam (Basically the deep character soap-drama $hit)...8th MS team had that romance, CE had that character drama I'm assuming you loved, but is it so hard to understand that a series doesn't have to whore that out all the time...A different series told thru a different prism dude...
|2009-04-02, 00:01
|Link #182
Catholic = Cat addiction?
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: MURICA!!
Lastly, a mod here is really not to reinforce your likings for a show... he is really just here to monitor in case shit hits the fan.
- Tak
|2009-04-02, 00:28
|Link #183
Retweet Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ニュー・オーリンズ、LA
|2009-04-02, 00:45
|Link #184
A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 31
|2009-04-02, 01:40
|Link #185
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Age: 35
What the hell is wrong with MS08th team? Pls explain????
Dude there are alot of dedicated *HATE CE* forums out there im sure if you google up you be surprised to see how many there are. Not saying thats its totally $hit or Uber $hit but definatly a huge outcry of disappointment. So pls dont ignore it, It does exist.
Myself i found the first 8 episodes of GSD freaking awesome then went downhill from there IMO.
Back on topic..
Gundam 00 is fine It had its rollercoaster ride with me.. Had lots of good things and some bad things. All in all that did bother me. But in general i am very satisfied with the series. I am looking forward to the movie bext year.
|2009-04-02, 03:04
|Link #186
A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 31
|2009-04-02, 04:33
|Link #188
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Age: 35
I would be concerned too if my leader of my country hate the country that he is leading. A few alarm bells may register if you know what i mean?
|2009-04-02, 04:48
|Link #189
Kill Kira
Join Date: Jul 2006
If people have issues with 4tran as Mod, I believe there are other people in power that you can express your concern instead of whining about it in this topic. I dont think 4tran hates gundam, its just that his opinion is different from other people and I thought the president in a forum was the admin, not the mod.
As for the series I personally didn't like S1 as much because to be honest it bored the hell out of me although I do understand the appeal it has to other people especially with the way the world was set up and how different the characters were, and not to mention I enjoyed the fight especially the omnislash exia.lol
|2009-04-02, 05:25
|Link #190
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Age: 35
Ive got myself to blame for this....
Leader as in a person in position that guides.. not in sense owns or rules makes policies lalalalala.
Answers.com definition of leader.
"One that leads or guides"
Hope this clears the confusion and clearer where i am comming from.
@sonicX as far as i understand people arnt whininig to a point of mass revolt.... my understaning is that a few members are *concerned* that doesnt constitute as whining. Maybe 1 or 2 posters are whining but that doesnt make the bulk of *concerned* posters.
|2009-04-02, 05:37
|Link #191
Inglourious Buster
Join Date: Dec 2007
ok, quit off-topic now, folks.
|2009-04-02, 11:47
|Link #192
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Mattaku! I can't believe that you guys made me dredge up this ancient thread. Are my tastes in Gundam really of that much interest? Oh well, here goes:
As it happens, I thought that the first dozen or so Destiny episodes were fairly weak save for episode 6 and that much of the middle portion wasn't very good at all. I think that the latter half of Destiny was what made it into a good show overall. Then again, I suppose that it's that sin of having different opinions again.
Now is that enough, or are people interested in what constitutes my favorite shows as well?
|2009-04-02, 15:09
|Link #194
Your wife is hot...
Join Date: May 2008
Location: At your house fixing A/C
turn A is awesome because it is simply the most romantic gundam show, you dont see babies popping everywhere in the ending in other gundam shows do you , hey even Dianna and khiel find their other half in the end, feeling bad for sochie.
families always warms me up
|2009-04-02, 15:50
|Link #195
Star Designer
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Europe
Age: 33
Gundam 00. Finally managed to put Gundam back on track. Out of all the Gundam series I've watched up until now, this one was certainly the most enjoyable. Right dosage of everything that makes a Gundam what it is or should I say, what I expect from Gundam series.
Other memorable mentions would be:
- 8th MS team,
- 0080 Stardust Memory
- War in the Pocket
Not a fan of Tomino's full scale works aside from Zeta. All in all he repeats 50% of his ideas in the consecutive works, which gets boring pretty fast. That applies to all of his shows.
|2009-04-02, 16:05
|Link #196
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
I have only seen some, but these are my favourites:
Zeta Gundam
- I liked how the concept of Newtypes were portrayed and how it affects Kamille's development in the story.
War in the Pocket
- Simple War story. I find it more realistic than 08th MS Team tbh.
Turn A Gundam
- I liked the aura of the story. The theme, the setting, how Turn-A is presented.
Gundam 00
- I liked how GN-Particles are contrasty(?) portrayed between two seasons; how it is essential tool for Aeolia's plan.
The rest are okay (SEED, Wing, Stardust Memories, 08th MS Team, MSG), but something in the middle felt drag. I dunno.
I'm still in the middle of watching Victory Gundam, G Gundam and Gundam ZZ.
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|2009-04-02, 16:28
|Link #197
Inglourious Buster
Join Date: Dec 2007
I'd love to see a poll. I wonder what is Animesuki's most beloved series
Mine are:
1) SEED, obviously (and I count everything here - both series and the short Stargazer)
the rest of those i've watched I'd put in this order:
2) Gundam 00
3) Zeta Gundam
4) Mobile Suit Gundam Origin
5) Stardust Memories
6) 8th MS team
7) Wing
8) Turn A (grew bored and irritated with strange, IMHO unnatural, behavior of the characters, did not finish)
9) Victory Gundam (grew bored and did not finish)
EDIT: And the movie Char's Counterattack was the lamest Gundam I ever watched. Doesn't even deserve to be on my top 10000000000 list
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|2009-04-02, 17:28
|Link #198
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
First the TV Series
1. G Gundam: Easily the most enjoyable Gundam series of all times, Every single episode has something awesome happen, and its sports the best battles in the entire franchise. The Final Master Asia vs Domon is still the mecha battle that all other mechas aspire to have. It has Excellent Music, the best voice acting in the entire franchise, and great animation. EVERYONE SHOUT WITH ME! GUNDAM FIGHTO! READY! GO!
2. Turn A Gundam: Excellent Music, excellent plot, the most in depth cast, and the Gundam series that truly expects you to sympathize with both sides of the conflict between the Earth Militia, and Dianna Counter. Its arguably better when their is no battles because the characters are the people who shine. Its a great series when an episode that has getting a cow being a major plot point is excellent. The fact that Loran is forced to choose between his friends, and his people makes for excellent drama.
3. Gundam Seed: Once it stopped ripping off the original MSG it got really good: Mu La Flaga is easily the most enjoyable character in the entire Franchise. I also liked the originality of having both major sides be lead by an insane genocidal monster. It also has some really good moments like Mirillia trying to kill Dearka.
4. Zeta Gundam: Siimply how real robot mecha battles should be, the good guys are not destroying the villains with ease, the battles are intense, andit has Char in his best role.
5. MSG: The original, while it gets boring for a little while the battles make up for it, and it has the best enemy aces in the entire franchise with names like Char Aznable,Ranbal Ral and the Black Tri Star
6 Wing Gundam: While it has some great characters like Treize, Lady Une, and Zechs, the good guys are a hit and miss with Herro, Duo and Relena being pretty good but Trowa is boring and Wufei is an ass. Wing Zero is overpowered, and most of the battles are fairly boring, the plot is good though. Has an incredibly goody ending with the Earth embracing total pacifism.
7 Gundam 00: The series with the second most wasted potential, it was great right until the 3/4th mark when the whole series fell apart with magical Pixie Dust, and an ending that makes no sense other than to make Celestial Being, look like noble people sacrificing their freedom when they don't have too, since the only major foe for the Earth Federation is Celestial Being itself.
8. Gundam Seed Destiny: Horrible battles, the cast is mostly made out of morons, the only enjoyable subplots was Meer, and Neo Roanoke and the Earth Federation is a joke. Out of the new cast Meer, a pop star was the third most intelligent person. The battles are flashy, and the battle of Orb is actually presented in an intelligent manner.
Series I have only half saw so never rated: SD Gundam Force
Series I have never seen: ZZ Gundam, Gundam V, and Gundam X
1. Gundam 0080: Easily the best of the OVAs, brilliant cast, excellent way of showing the war from a civilian point of view, easily one of the best endings in the Gundam franchise, its tragic, but their are some nice scenes.
2. Endless Waltz: Suprisingly good coming from Wing, it took what was good about Wing, and emphasized it and toned down the things that where bad. It makes Trowa and Herro much more interesting, and the plot is pretty good. Relena also gets to show off all her character development and have a snazzy pair of pants. The best part though is showing how if everyone throws away their guns, the first person to pick up a gun takes over. Also the first ending with the mechs descending in parachutes is amazing.
3. Gundam 0083: Starts off promising but the two main good guys are boring, and one character has the stupidest most anti-climatic death in the entire franchise.
4. 08th MS team: Largely boring, with a Romeo and Juliet plot I couldn't give a rats ass about didn't get good until the end, basically had a last episode which could have been added to the previous episode.
1. The only Gundam movie I have ever seen is Char's Counter Attack which has some great mecha battles, and a great ending that is basically an early version of Tomino's work after V Gundam. For the most part hte cast was good, and the Nu Gundam and Sazabi are awesome mecha designs.
|2009-04-02, 18:29
|Link #199
Where's the monoeye?
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Hargenteen
Age: 29
In order:
Gundam Wing
Gundam 00
08th MS Team
Mobile Suit Gundam
Char's Counter Attack ( The Geara Doga sealed the deal for me in this movie. It is BY FAR my FAVORITE Zeon design)
I still got much more to see I know.
I have seen the first 25 eps of SEED, those ain't so bad, but, not interesting enough to get me to watch the rest. I've read enough series reviews, and seen most of the action scenes, so I wouldn't waste money on the second DVD volume. Good move on my part.
F91 is also a a good movie, tons of action, great characters, and badass final boss. But, the pea sized MS somewhat diminish the fun for me.
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[QUOTE=wingdarkness;2314125]You do know that GUNDAM created the genre of "Realistic ROBOS"...Before Gundam every Big robot show was a kid standing on the shoulder of a Big a$$ bot as it did what it wanted or was commanded to do...So Gundam does have a "realism" at work that separates it in it's sub-genre...Not to say Gundam 00 (Robot wise) was more realistic than it was Soopa ROBOS, but IMO it was purposeful mix of the 2 elements...Soopa-ROBOS under the guise of Realistic ROBO...
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Or is this guy off his rocker?
Note...this is a question, not a flame...not that that will matter with the MS \.'ers.
Or is this guy off his rocker?
Note...this is a question, not a flame...not that that will matter with the MS \.'ers.
I think that might explain this angry bit too.
Windows XP will make Internet unstable - top security expert
Apparently Gibson is not in a good mood with MS at the moment, the piece is a long read, I'll check it tonight though.
now mind you I am no fan of MS, but I think he is taking this a little too far.
I doubt his concerns will be heard in MS land.
It is a bit stupid to rant about the fact that MS have finally produced a fully compliant TCP/IP stack, isn't it. If he's going to rant about this sort of stuff, he should rant about the poor default security e.t.c...
so he's saying "damn them for finally doing it right?"
I just quickly read it.
While I don't have anything against Gibson, as per usual he as a tendency to exaggerate and distort things in an "APKesque" way, sometimes stepping into technical thin-ice.
For instance,
Like I saw about 6 months ago, he seems to have a hard time grasping the difference between a rule-based firewall and a stateful one.
And I don't know why he's bitching to MS since anybody can get scripts kiddies tooling off the Net, you don't need XP or a special version of Windows for that.
No cookies for Gibson tonight, maybe he needs publicity and $ or something?
Bottom line IMO -> lame and unprofessional Gibson, you are approaching the problem from the wrong side. The real problem is how those bots got on those Windows systems in the first place.
That was spectacularly lame of him.
Damned if they do, damned if they don't? I can think of one good reason. It might facilitate porting of such tools as nmap (without requiring separate raw packet drivers, as the current nmapNT port requires, which brings with it certain limitations).
It has been possible to send raw packets from Windows (even in 9x) -- albeit through a different mechanism -- so this ability isn't new. If someone wanted to do it, they could do so.
No shit. If they compromise a box they could just as easiltinstall a packet driver or other software as part of their script. So MS finally puts in the entire spec and they get slammed for using open standards by El Reg, suprise suprise.
Gibson went to far re: MS.
The bad guys are the crackers.
The ignorant accomplices are the cable modem types with no firewall.
There's no reason to drag MS into the muck for this.
Maybe not for this, but I'm sure they had it coming.
The bad guys are Cisco for releasing all the buggy router code that has made spoofing DoS attacks so easy. The next bad guys are all the ISP's who've not bothered to update the router code.
ok... is it just me, or does anyone else have the desire to write a zombie/bot killer. If the bots can download and install the Sub7 trojan, they could just as easily download and install your BotKiller trojan, that would effectively remove them.
He's a complete white-hat, but he's obviously pissed off, and slamming XP is a great way to spread his ire.
Having said that, perhaps he has a point. Some kind of "suicide pill" mechanism for XP Home Edition that installed via the home networking wizard, and stopped sending packets to a specific address if it asked. Is there an RFC for some kind of cancel packet on IP?
hmmm <me rubs chin thoughftully>
That would be a most excellent thing to do. Can you imagine the reaction of all the Shit Kiddies? They would soil themselves when the realised that the real pros were writing hunter-killer whitehat bots ;P
Tempting... very tempting...


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"The Gillard Labor government has repeatedly failed to confirm the Peak Downs Hwy upgrade will go ahead and at one stage threatened to pull the funding if the Queensland Government raised royalties (which they did).
"On one hand Labor was trying to buy votes with cash splashes, and on the other they were trying to create the illusion of a surplus. They failed on both accounts and, unfortunately, the resource regions are collateral damage as vital infrastructure needs go unfunded."
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Market Basket mutiny threatened; company says it can't rehire beloved CEOBy MARK HAYWARD
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July 17. 2014 2:17PM
The newly hired leaders of Market Basket said they don't have the ability to rehire longtime chief-executive officer Arthur T. Demoulas and accused some of the revolting employees of disrespect.
The two spoke in a statement that ran in Thursday's edition of the Boston Herald. The statement was issued by Felicia Thornton and Jim Gooch, who were appointed to fulfill the role of Demoulas after he was fired on June 23.
"This morning, several employees informed us that they require an answer on their demands by the end of day (Thursday)," the statement reads, according to the Boston Herald.
"When we attempted to acknowledge their concern and respond on the status of the request, these employees instead left the meeting. We also are aware of a memo they issued, although it was not immediately given to us by these employees. This behavior is not appropriate nor is it in keeping with Market Basket's culture of respect."
The two said they had already communicated the demand to the board chairman, Keith Cowan.
In a post on the We Are Market Basket.com website, a Market Basket employee said they had been waiting for a week to get a response to their demand that Demoulas be reinstated.
"We think it is inappropriate and disrespectful to keep us waiting for a week for that answer," said Tom Trainor, who did not indentify himself further, other than "41 years of living and learning Market Basket Culture."
He wrote that workers are termed "associates," not employees, at Market Basket. He asked Thornton and Gooch to not refer to Market Basket as "our company." And he asked them to not reference the culture of Market Basket.
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Market Basket mutiny threatened
The manager of a New Hampshire Market Basket store said his store would run out of most perishable products in three days if the remaining workers at Market Basket headquarters abandon their jobs, a possibility in a looming corporate showdown.
A rarely seen revolution of middle-level employees comes to a head Thursday, a deadline set by corporate workers and store managers to have Arthur T. Demoulas restored as company chief executive officer.
Demoulas and two other top executives were fired June 23.
According to a memo posted on wearemarketbasket.com, company associates expect a group meeting by 4:30 p.m. Thursday to answer their demand.
"We will not work for anyone but ATD," the memo, shown below, reads.
Peter Gulezian, manager of the Manchester Market Basket, expects workers at the corporate offices in Tewksbury, Mass., to walk off the job if the demand is not met.
Managers of all 72 New England Market Basket stores endorse the effort, Gulezian said. And while managers will stay on the job and keep stores open, he questions how long the stores will be able to operate.
"We would not be able to receive distribution, we would not be able to transmit orders," he said. "The stores would basically run out of product."
The first to go would be perishables such as dairy, meat and produce, he said. The store will run out of most perishables in three days, he said.
"We will continue to keep every store open and provide customer service as best we can," Gulezian said. "It depends on what decision comes down."
The standoff intensifies the crisis that developed for the tightly owned company in late June, when a reshuffled board of directors fired Demoulas. Also shown the door that day were Bill Marsden, director of operations, and Joe Rockwell, vice president of grocery sales and merchandising.
Remaining employees started an offensive last week. They established the website. They started giving interviews to the media, some in the corporate offices.
And they held an improptu meeting last week with Demoulas' two replacements. In the meeting, corporate workers told Demoulas' replacements they would no longer obey them until they transmit the message to rehire Demoulas, said operations supervisor Joe Schmidt in an interview Monday on WBZ Radio's Nightside program.
The board has replaced Demoulas with Felicia Thornton and James Gooch. Gooch is a former CEO of RadioShack. Thornton was the former head at Knowledge Universe, a private education company.
"We felt the co-CEOs (Thornton and Gooch), they really want to strip mine this company," Schmidt said in the interview. "Greed certainly appears to be the motivating factor in this."
Efforts to reach a company spokesman on Wednesday were unsuccessful. On Wednesday, the Boston Globe ran a statement from Thornton and Gooch.
"We understand this has been a very emotional time for the organization," they said in the statement. "We are trying to be respectful as employees work through the challenges of the transition."
Demoulas lost his job after his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas, gained control of the board of directors. The two have long differed over the company direction.
Gulezian said he's confused about the message coming from the new company leaders. The leaders said they're not going to change anything. But if that was the case, why did they fire Arthur T. Demoulas and the two other executives? he said.
Meanwhile, the company hasn't opened a new store in a year, and his workers can't get responses from Tewksbury for requests such as hardship withdrawls from profit sharing accounts.
Although Thornton and Gooch have said they would visit all the stores, neither has approached him, Gulezian said. He said Arthur T. always visited the Manchester store.
"He knows my wife's name, my kids' names. He would talk about personal things with people," Gulezian said.


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A 100-ton mudslide brought down trees and power lines and caused Allegheny County officials to close a section of Pitcairn Road in Monroeville.
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Gene was born in West Stayton, Ore., on Aug. 2, 1922. He married Dorathy (Cramer) on July 3, 1943. Gene served in the army during World War II and his tour took him to the front lines in Germany (D Day plus 1).
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A Mexican baby that is launched into America from a mothers uterus in Mexico so the mother can use the umbilical cord to climb over the boarder.
You see Raquel over there, she used a grappling baby to get over the border, her son Jose is still retarded from it.
by tvet0013 December 12, 2011
noun, the all too common occurrence of a pregnant woman in Mexico aiming her birth canal at America to launch her baby over the border so then she can climb in using the umbilical cord.
Steven Colbert spiked that grappling baby back into mexico before the mom could climb over the border.
by katerader December 15, 2011
a pregnant mexican woman who aims her birth canal at america and shoots her newborn baby over the border fence. once the baby hooks on the other side, she pulls herself over with the umbilical cord.
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B: Look again, Peter, that's a grappling baby!
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Noun. A baby that is fired from the birth canal of a woman seeking citizenship in the united states. It is fired over the border fence and then the mother uses the umbilical cord to scale the wall.
Stephen Colbert explained how a grappling baby is fired over a fence on the Colbert Report. - 12-12-11
by AccesiViale December 12, 2011
A pregnant mexican woman, that aims her birth canal over the border, shoots her baby over, then uses the umbilical cord to pull herself over the border.
"Damn, there's a ton more mexicans now, because the moms figured out how to use a grappling baby..."
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The all too common occurrence of a woman in Mexico aiming her birth canal at America, to launch her baby over the boarder so that she could climb in using the umbilical cord.
Thanks to Juanita's Grappling-Baby, she and her entire family were able to safely cross the Texas/Mexico boarder fence into sovereign US territory.
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Former Florida running back Robert Gillespie is not looking at his return to The Swamp with any extra nostalgia.
Former Florida running back Robert Gillespie is not looking at his return to The Swamp with any extra nostalgia.
Hired as Tennessee's running backs coach last offseason, Gillespie was a UF team captain in 2001 who still ranks second all-time in school history in receptions (96) and receiving yards (1,091) by a running back. But he hasn't had a chance to talk to any former teammates about his return to Florida Field when the Vols face Florida today.
"We're so consumed watching and trying to figure out the best way to attack that defense," Gillespie said. "I haven't had a lot of time to get on Facebook or Twitter or even sit down with my wife. It's one of those weeks where you don't have a lot of time to do anything outside of trying to get your players prepared and come up with a game plan."
Gillespie credits his former head coach, Gator icon Steve Spurrier, as being most instrumental in his development. It was Spurrier who gave Gillespie his first break in coaching, hiring him as a graduate assistant at South Carolina in 2005. Gillespie was promoted to running backs coach at South Carolina (2006-08) before stints at Oklahoma State (2009-10) and West Virginia (2010-11).
"I learned the most from Coach Spurrier, just how he competes and the way he kind of patterns the game and sees the whole field," Gillespie said. "So I was able to learn a lot from him as a player and, all of a sudden, being on the other side of it, at (South) Carolina I was able to see how and the rhyme and reason of everything he did."
As a player during the heyday of the Florida-Tennessee rivalry, Gillespie has passed down the importance of the history of the matchup while preparing to face the top run defense in the SEC. Florida is allowing just 50 yards rushing per game.
"It's a big challenge," Gillespie said. "We've talked to our guys, I kind of told them the history of this rivalry, the team that is able to run for the most yards has a very high tendency of winning this ballgame.
"We respect the way those guys, they do a really good job getting off the ball, they do a great job using their hands, they are physical … we just have to go out and match it. So we have to go out, get the tough yards, hopefully make some people miss and do a great job moving the chains."
In his first year with Tennessee coach Butch Jones' staff, Gillespie said he's not looking too far ahead in terms of future goals in coaching.
"I've always been the kind of guy to keep my head down and focus on where I am and good things will happen to you," Gillespie said. "I've been fortunate to be at a lot of good places and I'm at a great university with a lot of tradition.
"Coaching here, I don't think there's a better situation. I'm just focused on getting this place back to where it should be, helping my running backs become the best running backs they can be and making sure the top running backs in the country want to play for us here at Tennessee."
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Shedding some light on an often overlooked part of fishing, the4 art of knot tying.
Regardless of what you might think or what you may have been told, the most critical component of any fishing rig is usually the knot. A poorly tied knot can weaken your line by more than half of its rated pound test. This equates to a lost fish or lost tackle when hooked in a snag. With the opportunity to catch a trophy fish a very rare commodity and the price of tackle going ever higher, the poorly tied knot can be a very costly mishap to an otherwise great day on the water.
Now I never was a boy scout, and I joined the army and not the navy but I do know how to tie knots. Many different types of knots. I have bought laminated instructional guides to tying different knots and still carry them in my tackle box every time I go to the water. I rarely refer to them anymore as I, like many fishermen, use only a select few specialty knots for any given occasion. I suppose I carry them for that "just in case" moment we fishermen attempt to be prepared for at all times.
What some fishermen are unaware of is that every knot is designed for a specific purpose whether it be to increase the strength of the line or to improve the action of a specific lure. There are knots that are specific to joining two similar diameter lines together as well as knots whose sole purpose is to successfully join two lines together that are of an unequal diameter. Some knots are used for monofilament while others are used for braided-nylon type lines. The key to successful knot strength is to become expert at tying your favorite knot. I often sit for hours simply tying knots over and over both in the light and in the dark.


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OMAHA—Carpe diem.
If there was ever an opportunity to reinforce the need to seize the day, the state wrestling tournament is a good reminder.
"You can't be looking for the next move," said Swede wrestling coach Tom Scott. "You have to score points at every possible opportunity."
That's a lesson two Swede wrestlers learned during three matches each at the Nebraska State Wrestling Championships in Omaha last week.
"Things move so much more quickly at the state meet," Scott said. "A fraction of a second can change a whole match. At that level, there is such a small window for error."
Junior Skyler Kottwitz and senior Dalton Goodwin saw the truth in that statement first hand as each went 1-2 in their respective weight classes.
Each performed to his capability, Scott said, they just ran into some exceptional wrestlers.
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Scott knew if Kottwitz could get past his first-round opponent Jacob Touchstone of Nebraska City, he would put himself in a position to medal.
"It was one of those high-end matches that on any given day could have gone either way," the coach said.
Kottwitz was down 3-0 in the match when a takedown call that could have gone either way was given to Touchstone.
That put Kottwitz down 5-0 at the end of the second period and he simply couldn't recover as he suffered a loss by a 9-4 decision.
Scott said Kottwitz rebounded well in the first round of consolation wrestling, pinning Jesse Bowdino of Elkhorn 16 seconds into the second period.
"Skyler basically ran through him," the coach said.
But Kottwitz's momentum stopped cold in the second period of his second consolation match when a split-second decision found him on his back.
Aaron Hanlin of Pierce pinned Kottwitz at the 2:12 mark to end the Swede's medal hopes.
"Hanlin got a reversal on us at the beginning of the second period and Skyler lost where he was at for a second and got put on his back. That can happen so fast."
Kottwitz finished his junior season with a 34-16 record.
"Skyler earned some valuable experience at state that he will bring back to the program next year," Scott said.
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Goodwin's first match at state came against a solid wrestler from Schulyer that Scott knew was going to be difficult to beat.
Jonathan Parsons ended up getting a fifth-place medal.
"He was just really tough and he scored repeatedly on Dalton," Scott said. "It wasn't for a lack of trying."
Goodwin came back in the first round of the consolation bracket with a new attitude.
"Dalton really opened up in his second match," Scott said. "The Falls City guy never had a chance. Dalton just kept turning him and taking him down."
Goodwin beat Chase Thompson in a 15-0 technical fall to advance to round two of the consolation bracket.
Close matches have fallen Goodwin's way much of the time this season but in his third match at state, luck wasn't on his side.
With the score tied 0-0 against Ben Stille of Ashland-Greenwood heading into the final period, Goodwin had the top position and simply had to hold on.
But with 10 seconds left, Stille managed a reversal and won by 2-0 decision.
"He was on top for 1:50 but he just couldn't hold on any longer," Scott said. "It was a heart-breaker."
Goodwin finished his senior season with a 33-18 record.
"I'm sure Dalton came away from state with a few lessons he wishes he could wrestle with again but he had a good year."
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When, how and at what volume do you use a buck grunt or deer bleat in the early or middle part of your deer season?
Those are among the questions most frequently asked of Jerry Peterson of Woods Wise Products, makers of calling products for deer, big game, turkeys and predators. Peterson will answer those questions and discuss other great calling and hunting tactics on Deer Talk Now when he joins the live webcast Wednesday as its special guest.
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Peterson will be answering your questions, and he'll also explain the powerful call does make when vocalizing to other deer and fawns as well as the "lost fawn" bleat that often sends does into a frenzy. Does want to protect the fawn, of course, and bucks are sometimes curious about what's happening. Peterson's seen some wild things in the woods when deer are responding to calls, and he'll spill the beans about some of his secrets.
Peterson calls this social vocalization the "ma-mah bleat" and he's pretty darn good at it. The call plays to the maternal instincts of the doe and once you learn how to use it correctly it can be quite successful. The call also is great for coyote hunters, should you be interested in thinning your predators.
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Official Cannabis Thread
Official Cannabis Thread
Hey gang,
I`ve noticed a lot of threads about pot, and sometimes when pot gets brought into a thread it derails it pretty bad. I`m all for the evolution of conversation, but figure we may as well have a thread where people can discuss everything marijuana. That way we all know where to go to discuss it, whether it be about smoking it, what it is, it`s medical properties, or just what you like or dislike about it.
In another thread, sy asked about THC, so I`ll kick the thread off by addressing his question.
THC is the most active component in MJ. It is not, however the only one. There are many cannabinoids, and THC is just one of them. The other most commonly known cannabinoid is CBD. CBD doesn`t appear to have a direct effect, but rather it affects the way our body takes up and uses THC. It`s all about the ratio of THC to CBD. When the ratio of CBD is higher, MJ tends to have a more relaxing, mellow effect, wheras a lower CBD to THC level has a more energetic high. It is likely that CBD redirects more THC to the relaxation cannabinoid receptors in the brain. Most other cannabinoids work on their own, but most of them don`t have an intoxicating effect. Instead, they stimulate different parts of the brain, which is why some evidence points towards anti-cancer properties in MJ. This evidence is as of yet inconclusive though. Those that claim weed cures cancer are not stating fact. They are doing what so many do with information that suits their particular desires. They are running with it before it`s been proven.
K, theres my ramble for now.
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I personally would be very interested in what we were discussing in the other thread, about weed causing anxiety. I think most of us have the stereotypical idea of a stoner being a very mellow guy so it would be interesting (to me at least) to understand what kind of (if any) neurotransmitters are involved, what parts of the brain are affected, etc.
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I posted these on an older thread, but I'll pop them in as playable on this thread.
Dr. Mechoulam, Cannabinoid System in Neuroprotection
Dr. Melamede, Holistic Biochemistry of Cannabinoids
Dr. David Bearman, Dr. Donald Tashkin, Dr. Donald Abrams, Dr Robert Sterner,
Medical Cannabis and it's Inpact on Human Health
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I can tell you from years of heavy experience that te high you get is definitely dependent on the mood you are already in. Whether its shitty weed or primo stuff or stuff that tastes like candy if you are alread y stressed out pot is more likely to intensify those feelings. You'll still likely be lazy about everything but I always found that if a particular though was bothering me and I got high it would haunt me. Your receptors to creativity are definitely more active but I think that's partially because your ability to control your thoughts is hampered. You won't do anything about it but it will still be a shitty event. Not chill like you probably want. Still like Statk was saying, you can get different strains to point you in different directions to help.
I remember just before I quit for good and had already stopped selling the stuff my town had hit a shortage an the only pot I could get my hands on was of seriously dubious quality. I actually ended up giving away a lot of weed due to the fact that no matter what mood I was in it always made me fucking paranoid and worried.
Be aware is the best advice for buyers. Know who you're buying from and where they get it. Especially these days as dealers are so much more shady than I ever was let me tell you. Your stuff can be laced with all sorts of highly addictive drugs. Don't trust your dealer. Even went they are your friends.
It would be nice to see the production and sales of marijuana fall under government control. Something I never thought I'd say but marijuana is the most harmless of all the drugs both legal and illegal that aren't prescription out there and it is a shame that it isn't as safe as it once was. The harmless thing I said might be more opinion than fact so don't quote me on that.
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Don't give me that "pot is harmless drug" crap!
I'm telling you, pot is wonder drug like aspirin, the only difference being, aspirin will kill you.
Now that we got that outta the way:
And don't gimme no mainstream science! Fringe is gonna conquer this topic.
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I have to agree with what both Stark and Lucradis have said up to now. It really does depend on your level of respect.......respect for yourself and what you put into your body and respect for the plant.
Over here in the UK my experince is that it isnt grown respectfully......as in most of the time the crops do not get "washed" through with pure water to remove any additives.......instead they are simply harvested to meet the demands which means that when you smoke it you are also ingesting high levels of toxicants which are not any good for you whatsoever.
Over the time I have been smoking it I have watched the demand from "Skunk" change to "Super Skunk".......these strains offer higher levels of THC and they now saturate the market. Again I see this as a lack of respect as the "super skunk" is more expensive and offers a higher profit from each yield. Weaker strains are sometimes dressed up as "super" with different herbal additives being added which could really be anything.......to the untrained eye there isnt a lot of difference.
Whilst I admit that weed and hash are not physically addicitive it can become mentally addictive..........again this all falls down to the reasons why you are smoking it and the amount of respect you give it. Some people self medicate and use it as an "escape" from life.......as in it softens reality, chills you out and makes you think a lot of things are not important......this is very dangerous.
Whilst it remains illegal there will allways be the problems I have mentioned above.....to be a smoker sterotypically you are considered a "waster" or a "hippy" and again this falls down to lack of information seeing as a wide range of people from different backgrounds enjoy smoking it. I know some very clever and intelligent people that grow it respectfully......but they are a minortity. The rest of the people who I know that grow it are involved in the shady underworld of other illegal activities.
Its been illegal for years.....yet this hasnt stopped people from smoking it....which to me seems highly illogical as to why governing bodies do not make it legal and in doing so place safe regulations to its use and distribution. The same can be said for all drugs. This will take millions of pounds worth of money out of criminal circles which could....if taxed properly......be used in the treatment in rehabilitating people who have lost control of use.
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I am the wind, in the fields in which I roar. I am the water, in which I drown.
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(11-11-2011 12:42 AM)bemore Wrote: I have to agree with what both Stark and Lucradis have said up to now. It really does depend on your level of respect.......respect for yourself and what you put into your body and respect for the plant.
Good point. My consumption in recent memory was a doob of "purple everything." It was might-t-fine. But Arizona "meth central" - which sux the hog in more ways than one - but one being ya cannot get decent grass without a big ol' search, which is, of course, risky business.
It is simply multidimensional stupidity. My "recreational drug-of-choice" was drawing Gwyneth Paltrow - and I had to stop for a while. It is the rhythm of the universe, the tao of the one to the many; all things in moderation, one thing in excess, all things in moderation... break out yer kit, lets jam!
One can wire this fool up to an EEG and do a study on the effects of Gwyneth Paltrow as love on this tool-using monkey when I draw that girl... the extrapolation being, of course, cannaboid receptors in the brain and mind over matter. A user is one who uses, an abuser is one who gets used; and I am quite certain I will blow my brain outta my skull if I am not careful in the "use" of my Gwynnies.
I mean, there it is. Marijuana is safer than love. Guaranteed.
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Excuse my ignorance because I didn't read the whole thread.
Just wanted to add that aspirin is an amazing drug that is still surprising us to this day!
Oh, and I'm all for the legalization of cannabis.
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And here comes number 132965 post on this subject, everyone in a different category... They should be gathered into one thread, I really hate writing same things over and over again and I simply must post on every thread with this subject.
Will post something smart some other time, now it's time for me to go home and blaze a large one, brother.
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The only reason why i want marijuana legalized is so i can grow my own plants and not have to worry about going to jail for it.
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The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) went live this week. Everyone can now go to online exchanges to compare the costs and benefits of various health care plans.
Here are answers from Healthcare.gov, to frequently asked questions about the new marketplace. You can also watch a video online that provides helpful information: WATCH VIDEO.
1. How does the ACA affect me if I already have insurance?
• If you have health insurance through your university, employer or parents, it won't likely affect you. You can keep your insurance the way it is.
2. What if I don't have insurance right now or I won't soon?
• If you don't have insurance you'll be able to purchase different levels of insurance coverage options.
• The vast majority of uninsured millennials will be eligible for free or reduced-cost coverage -- depending on income level.
• Medicaid (which provides free or low-cost coverage for many low-earning Americans) is also being expanded, and nearly 3.5 million young people will be eligible for Medicaid coverage.
3. What are some of the biggest changes from current health insurance plans?
• Americans with pre-existing conditions won't be turned down or charged more by insurance companies.
• Anyone who buys a plan from one of the exchanges will also have guaranteed coverage for mental health, prescription birth control, preventative care, and check ups.
4. When do I have to enroll? What happens if I don't enroll?
• You have from October 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 to enroll in a healthcare plan.
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• If you opt-out and then get sick, you may have to wait months to sign up for insurance because the exchanges will be limited to a specific annual enrollment period.
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• Americans who get health insurance through the new exchanges will have coverage beginning on January 1st, 2014.
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The Canadian dollar weakened against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers amid investor speculation the nation's central bank may signal easing after its policy meeting tomorrow.
Canada's currency fluctuated versus its U.S. counterpart as service industries in America, the nation's biggest trading partner, expanded in February at the fastest pace in a year. The so-called loonie gained earlier as oil, the nation's biggest export, rose from the lowest level in 10 weeks. The Bank of Canada is forecast to keep its benchmark rate on overnight loans between commercial banks at 1%, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.
"The Bank of Canada is holding the Canadian dollar hostage," David Watt, chief economist at the Canadian unit of HSBC Holdings Plc, said by phone from Toronto. "The market is pretty bearish. A lot of the bad news has been priced in."
The loonie, as the Canadian dollar is known for the image of the waterfowl on the C$1 coin, was little changed at C$1.0277 per U.S. dollar at 3:23 p.m. in Toronto. One loonie buys 97.31 U.S. cents.
The country's benchmark 10-year bonds yielded 1.81%, with the 2.75% security due in June 2022 dropping five cents to C$107.96.
Futures on crude oil rose 0.8% to $90.87 a barrel in New York after dropping to $90.12 yesterday, the lowest settlement since Dec. 24.
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BOC Governor Mark Carney last month said the need to raise interest rates is less urgent because the economy will take longer to reach full output, keeping inflation below target until the second half of next year.
"The market has gone from pricing in interest-rate hikes in Canada to pricing in the potential for interest-rate cuts over the next 12 months," Camilla Sutton, head of currency strategy at Bank of Nova Scotia, said by telephone from Toronto. "I think they maintain an overall hawkish bias, though they continue to pare back that hawkish tone."
The loonie has dropped 3.8% during the past six months versus nine developed-nation peers tracked by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes. The euro has gained 4% while the greenback has risen 0.3%.
Hedge funds are amassing record bets against the Canadian dollar on speculation the Bank of Canada will drop its bias toward raising interest rates, putting it in unison with the rest of the Group of Seven nations.
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Futures contracts wagering on a decline in the Canadian dollar versus its U.S. counterpart held by so-called leveraged funds totaled C$6.3 billion ($6.1 billion) in the week ended Feb. 26, according to Citigroup Inc., citing U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission figures. Overall, the data showed traders reversed bets on a rise in the Canadian currency during the five-day period for the first time in eight months.
The loonie weakened as the Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index for the U.S. increased to 56 last month from 55.2 in January, the Tempe, Arizona-based group said today. Economists projected the gauge would be little changed at 55, according to the Bloomberg survey median. Readings above 50 signal expansion.
"Canada has had a little bit tougher stretch where the bad news tends to hurt the Canada dollar more than any positive news tends to help it," Brian Kim, a foreign-exchange strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc's RBS Securities unit in Stamford, Connecticut, said in a telephone interview.
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Quinn tours flood damage, urges towns to work together
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn toured flood-ravaged areas by helicopter Saturday, declaring four more counties as disaster areas and making a final stop in North Aurora, where he urged residents to be safe and said cities will work together so the state can ask for federal aid within a month.
Against the backdrop of the fast-flowing Fox River in Kane County, Quinn and other emergency personnel said they were working hard and praised first responders for their efforts in the wake of Thursday's deluge.
"Everybody, everywhere I've gone, has done a heroic job," Quinn said. "We just have to fight the flood with every fiber of our being and that's what we're doing. It's so impressive to see people in the community, the family of Illinois, working together. That's the best of Illinois, I think."
Overall, 42 counties have been declared disaster areas.
Some of those counties include: Cook, Kane, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Will, DeKalb and Kendall counties. Douglas, Livingston, McDonough and Knox counties were added to the list Saturday.
In North Aurora, Quinn was surrounded by village and conservation officials, Red Cross representatives and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat.
Quinn said coordination between cities would be critical to tallying up a list of damages and expenses that Foster and other Illinois representatives in Washington could present for federal aid.
"We understand the importance of making sure we recover," said Quinn, noting that rainwater from the suburbs was working its way downstate through the Illinois River and ultimately the Mississippi River. The flood has "hurt businesses, it's hurt families, it's hurt basements and homes and definitely our governments have spent a great deal of money fighting this flood. It's not over yet."
Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider said the state has 250 inspectors checking on area bridges to make sure they have not been weakened by strong currents.
Quinn also stressed that residents should stay away from floodwaters. A 64-year-old man in central Indiana died Friday after his car was swept away.
"If we were here (Friday), we would be up to our waists in water. That's how deep it was," said North Aurora Mayor Dale Berman as he stood next to Quinn.
North Aurora's village hall flooded Thursday. "Our problems have been water in basements, sewer backups ... I know there are others who are in much worse shape than we are."


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