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Charlie Longbottom is yet another OC in my fic Albus Potter and the Phantom's Ring. Charlie is the son of Hannah and Neville Longbottom and was Sorted into Gryffindor. He is friends with Albus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, Rose Weasley, and my OC Rowan Greenhill. He has a bit of a crush on Rose, but she does not think of him in that way.
Charlie and the others are currently in their first year. Charlie and Scorpius do not like each other much, but he gets along fairly well with Albus. Charlie's best subject is Herbology, just like his parents. He is good at Potions but often messes up because of his teacher's dislike of him.
Charlie has shaggy light brown hair and brown eyes. He has his father's build and figure, but his mother's kind and encouraging personality. Charlie, like his father, owns a pet toad (although, unlike his father, he chose it of his own free will).
I would like to give Charlie a bit more depth. He wants to play Quidditch, but is rubbish on a broom. He is most eager to learn Transfiguration, but it is his worst class. He is worried about having his father as a teacher, wondering what others will think whenever he gets good grades and the majority of the class does not.


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In the latest Telemundo Soap Opera, Father Alberto Cutie (KOO'-tee-ay, the papers helpfully add) has left the Catholic Church, choosing the brunette on the beach over the one on the cross. Sadly, although he clearly sees that the arbitrary rules are… well, arbitrary, and is in a position to see through the whole charade, he has instead simply chosen to join the Episcopal Church. (I am reminded of a friend who thought switching to filtered cigarettes from unfiltered was pretty much the same thing as quitting smoking altogether.)
The tale of Padre Cutie—
Who found himself a beauty, a
Brunette with whom he frolicked and cavorted on the beach—
Pitted god against temptation,
And the latest revelation?
As in Eden with the apple, God now loses to a peach.
It's rarely for the hell of it
You choose a path that's celibate—
We must assume the Padre was committed to his life—
But to love and serve God only
Leaves a man a little lonely
And Alberto can't be faulted if he wants to take a wife.
But the men in hats and dresses,
Those who judge what he confesses,
Say the rules are very clear against the marrying of priests
If the good Miami Padre
Is to join their little cadre
He must hold himself to standards much, much higher than the beasts'.
So he thought, and asked, and prayed:
"Should I serve God? Or else get laid?"
(From the atheist perspective, what a silly thing to ask!)
And he said "Oh, God who made me,
If I cannot play, then trade me!
I'll no longer hide my feelings, with my vestments as my mask!"
Having looked behind the curtain
He, of all men, should be certain
Any organized religion is, at best, a silly scheme;
To the Catholics, he's alien,
He's now Episcopalian
He knows the game is silly, he just chose another team.
Oh–I added a poll (over there, on the right), to test whether PZ's pavlovian conditioning is complete. The poll is utterly without point (it is, after all, about intelligent design), but will he be able to resist? It is an empirical question…
Oh, Oh! I forgot… I got an email a day or so ago, informing me that my book is now available from Amazon.com! The email said that my book had "been selected"–I suspect the same sort of selection that gets sweepstakes entries sent to my house, but what do I know? Anyway, take a look on Amazon for it, and if you are moved to, write something nice, or whatever it is that people do on Amazon. At least in theory, this opens me up to a much wider audience, although I am not exactly sure how.

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Cardinal Keith O'Brien, after saying "I never!!" for several days, has given a delicate admission that he was sexually…well he doesn't say exactly, apart from admitting that it wasn't quite the done thing. Well he's a Catholic priest, and a high-ranking one, you can't expect him to just come right out and say he fucked goats or had affairs with slabs of liver or raped children in the confessional.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, formerly Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, today admitted his sexual conduct had "fallen beneath the standards expected of me".
The Northern Ireland-born cleric stepped down from his post as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh last month, a day after three priests and one former priest made allegations of "inappropriate" behaviour against him.
After initially denying the allegations, the cardinal last night admitted sexual wrongdoing for the first time, as he asked forgiveness for those he had "offended".
Lots of squeamish wording there, as the Indy's scare-quotes hint, and no particulars at all. Inappropriate is it. Hmm. He announced he had a hard-on in the middle of Mass? He played with himself while telling the nuns what to do? He plastered his office with photos of sheep?
And then the apology to those he "offended" is rich. "Sorry for raping you in the bum, little Johnny, hope you weren't too offended."
Last night Mr O'Brien, 74, said: "I will now spend the rest of my life in retirement. I will play no further part in the public life of the Catholic Church in Scotland."
Until the allegations last month, the cardinal had been outspoken on issues including euthanasia and abortion, and had described gay marriage as a "grotesque subversion".
Yeeeah, that's how that works. He can marry chickens, but gay marriage is grotesque. One law for me, a totally other kind of law for thee. Now get the fuck off my santified lawn.


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Empowering deserving military families with educational support and opportunities.
Shaun13, one of my FJFFs, was in KC today for company meetings tomorrow and Friday, so we got together to play Swope Memorial in KCMO, a 1934 Tillinghast design.
Shaun's got his swing grooved, folks. Shot his low round of the season on a new course -- with me. Anyone else want to come play in KC on the off chance that I'm the lucky charm?
What was the low score? KC will have to wait for spring for me...
If I get your way - I'd be glad to play - maybe next spring.
Spring sounds good to me, too, Chris. Perhaps we should do a regional FJA gathering there, at a course or courses of your choosing.
Would love to come play in KC GC but quite a trip for me ... but rest assured WHEN I'm in the area you'll be the one I seek for the low down on where to play.
I bet it was hard to swing bad while he was wearing a jean jacket. I know that's what he wears to meetings.
TT, Shaun is now the king of Rock & Republic. No more tatty jean jackets for him.
Shaun has lost a little weight but looks like he still has that little girly walk
golfchickTT, Shaun is now the king of Rock & Republic. No more tatty jean jackets for him.
Congrats to Shaun on the low round. A spring gathering for those of us in the midwest might be in order.
Show off!
Fat guy in a little coat.
Nice of you to put up a college picture so we could see what you looked like all those years ago, you have aged well my friend! It was a fantastic day, thanks again to Chris for setting it up, what a great old course!
Chris, I am sure the joy of playing a round with you would bring out the best in everyone ;)
OUTIGERFat guy in a little coat.
God have I been away way too long to miss out on some of Tigers great photoshop and the banter amongst fellow community members...
Congrats on the great round Shaun...I haven't forgotten about us trying to get to Cali for our Lefty Invitational...I will be reaching out soon as there may be some good news coming regarding my wife's health and long term disability!!!!!
Hope that good news come soon for you and the family, I know it has been a crazy time for you guys! Cali is calling my name my friiend, lets make it happen...


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President Barack Obama has become the first sitting president to reveal he personally supports gay marriage, and a host of celebrities hit Twitter to react to the news.
On Wednesday afternoon, a day after North Carolina banned gay marriage, the President told ABC's Robin Roberts in a brand new interview, "I've just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
Bravo's Andy Cohen, the host of "Watch What Happens Live" was one of the first celebs to Tweet his reaction, writing, "THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT."
"Glee's" Jane Lynch turned the news into a Tweet headline, writing, "Obama: Marriage? Gay is okay!"
Later, she added, "Pretty darn happy today. Thanks Mr President, for supporting the dignity of my family and so many others!"
"The Voice" finalist Tony Lucca also chimed in, Tweeting, "God bless @BarackObama!! #LoveWins."
Here's what many other celebs had to say:
Jesse Tyler Ferguson @jessetyler: With @MichelleObama & @JustinMikita permission I would like to marry @BarackObama right now!
Ricky Martin  @ricky_martin: I applaud President @barackobama for affirming that ALL Americans should enjoy equal rights. Historic! I will be a very proud host on Monday
Sean Hayes  @theseanhayes: Thank you to @BarackObama for taking a forward-thinking stance on equality for all gay Americans and for supporting gay marriage.
Sophia Bush  @SophiaBush: Thank you Mr. President. @BarackObama speaks up for #Equality today. #LoveIsLove
Will Sasso  @WillSasso: In honor of @BarackObama's support of same-sex marriage, here's a picture of me and the man I'd marry if I were gay. http://pic.twitter.com/jjmPKRlY
Grant Gustin Grant Gustin  @grantgust: YES, OBAMZZ!!!
Kal Penn  @kalpenn: Had the honor of seeing @BarackObama talk w/young ppl about this the last few years. Your voices made a big difference!
Trevor Donovan  @TrevDon: "If you don't like gay marriage, blame straight people, they're the ones who keep having GAY babies."
Fran Drescher  @frandrescher: So proud of our President who showed such leadership& the meaning of America's freedom 4 all!
Suze Orman  @SuzeOrmanShow: I am soooo PROUD of you PRESIDENT OBAMA YES YES YES it is about time. Marriage Equality is so very very important.
Ana Gasteyer  @AnaGasteyer: Thank you Mr. President for speaking up!!!!
sasha roiz  @sasharoiz: "@BarackObama: "Same-sex couples should be able to get married."—President Obama" #leadership
MichelleTrachtenberg  @RealMichelleT: Proud to have a President who supports Equality. #Obama
Ricki Lake  @RickiLake: Love is love! #Marriageequality Thank you Mr. President @BarackObama
Rachelle Lefevre  @RachelleLefevre: Better late than never Obama. Welcome to the future. We the people in favor of equality salute you, we've been waiting for you.
Diablo Cody  @diablocody: I knew I voted for that guy for a reason.
Bryan Greenberg  @bryangreenberg: Respect to @BarackObama for supporting same sex marriages.
Sandra Bernhard  @SandraBernhard: viva Obama who has just endorsed gay marriage. right on time drop a dime blow your mind.
Simon Pegg  @simonpegg: GO BO!!! :) RT @BBCBreaking US President Barack Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
Michael Urie  @michaelurie: Well done, Mr. President. Well done indeed! #MarriageEquality
Evan Rachel Wood  @evanrachelwood: Wooooooo! @BarackObama
Chad Lowe @ichadlowe: President Obama, on the right side of history!
Meghan McCain  @McCainBlogette: Even though he did it a little late under political pressure - very happy to hear the President come out in support of gay marriage.
Debi Mazar  @debimazar: Thankyou Mr.President!
RuPaul's Drag Race  @RuPaulsDragRace: .@BarackObama… shantay, you stay!
Ross Mathews  @helloross: OMG, it's official! Obama becomes 1st president to support gay marriage!!! Historic day!
Louis van Amstel  @LouisVanAmstel: Just saw the ABCnews interview w @RobinRoberts n Obama. It was good to hear him say everyone SHOULD b able to get married
Dan Choi  @ltdanchoi: The promise of marriage tells gay soldiers: you are willing to die for America, you should also live, fully equal, in America.
Audra McDonald  @AudraEqualityMc: How many young lives did the President just save by saying that he supports them today? #Equality
Chely Wright  @chelywright: Amen, Audra. xoxo RT"@AudraEqualityMc: How many young lives did the President just save by saying that he supports them today? #Equality"
Michelle Branch  @michellebranch: YAY Obama!! #EqualityForAll
Danny Zuker  @DannyZuker: BREAKING: Obama I voted for finally takes office. #BetterLateThanNever
ERIC BALFOUR  @ERICBALFOUR: Thank you Mr. President for your support of gay marriage…


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With all the chatter around the Middle East, we welcome a guest post from Mike Ducker. Over the last two years, he has been the Entrepreneur-In-Residence for the U.S. State Department's Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) in Egypt, a project funded by USAID and centered on starting, growing and facilitating financing for Egyptian entrepreneurs. His observations show once more the remarkable similarities around the world in terms of how to support startups.
by Mike Ducker
I remember the first Startup Weekend we supported in Cairo two months after the revolution. Some of the brightest, most passionate people throughout the Middle East were there supporting each other, challenging ideas, giving advice and connecting people. This was not your typical 'blah, blah, blah' workshop – I literally felt the energy generated from successful business people helping young startups. I didn't really understand what laws of nature were at work, I just knew the weekend was special. Of the 35 that attended the original Startup Weekend Cairo, we have helped launch six startups and they are still pushing their businesses forward two years later. I can't say that all of our 18 startup/mentoring events have created such energy or results, so it took me a while to understand how to unleash the energy of people to launch businesses.
The first force of the ecosystem is the startups. Do not believe the false assumptions that this force is driven by young people with big ideas, but are more likely driven by leaders who are energized by the passions and persistence of the entrepreneurs. The winner of the first Startup Weekend Cairo was a young person with a great idea, he could deliver a smooth pitch and was cute (at least that is what a girl on Twitter said). I talked to him and thought there was real promise and he wowed me too. But the fact of the matter is he had a big ego, could not focus and gave up when tough challenges came. There is no lack of ideas in the world, but there is a lack of people who can move an idea forward. It is critically important to find people who are super-passionate about their ideas and have a very personal connection with it, have leadership capabilities and can walk through walls to make things happen. These people are rare and probably have jobs (isn't this the type of person you would want to work for you?) but the more powerful these characteristics are in a person the more powerful the force of the startup.
The other forces at work are coaches, mentors and angels who are experienced business people that will share their insights, experiences, contacts and finances. Mobilizing startups is much easier when you can provide them the right connections, which can be difficult. Finding the mentor or coach who is ready to give their time away and ask nothing in return, who has real experiences to share, who listens instead of telling, and has the ability to ask questions to lead while providing tough love when needed, these are rare qualities, indeed. Sometimes the coaches and mentors are people from the industry the startup is in, or even better in the marketplace the startup is targeting, but oftentimes it someone who has launched a business themselves and can show real empathy for the difficult times in the startup's history. These are usually the unsung heroes of the ecosystem and thus need be treated as a rare force in the ecosystem. Handle with care!
The last force in the ecosystem universe is its connectors. These are usually the startup events, incubators/accelerators, entrepreneurship centers, university offices and so on. Their job is simple in theory but difficult in implementation because they need to search for talent, connect the forces and launch startups. Too often I've seen these institutions try to control the different forces of the ecosystem and utilize it for their own gain. Unfortunately, sometimes these organizations will try to act like the heroes of the ecosystem even though these are usually the only people in the ecosystem taking a salary and their hearts are not necessarily in it. The organizations siphon off the energy and don't want to collaborate with others in the ecosystem and thus their startups lose critical connections that would have been helpful. There have been times when I have let success go to my head and found my ego getting in the way. This slowed down the work with other partners and ultimately slowed the program down. The best of these institutions know what to do: find the best talent, connect them with the right mentors, coaches, angels and customers and let the magic of the two forces being connected happen. The better the talent, the more powerful their contacts and the more connections they make, the more successful startups are launched. Institutions that are good at creating the energy needed to launch startups put entrepreneurs in the center of the ecosystem, collaborate, collaborate and collaborate, and make sure the mentors, angels, and market players are acknowledged early and often for their support.
Mike Ducker has focused his career on changing the lives of people who are trying to start and grow new businesses while encouraging the healthy development of local ecosystems. Over the last two years, he has been the Entrepreneur-In-Residence for the U.S. State Department's Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) in Egypt, a project funded by USAID and centered on starting, growing and facilitating financing for Egyptian entrepreneurs. Mike has organized and implemented programs that have started close to 60 high growth companies; and has facilitated financing avenues for five of them worth 3.25 million Egyptian pounds (roughly US $470,000).
Note from the author: Thanks to Sean Griffin from the StartUp Cup for support on some of this thinking.
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text: This isn't a criticism of Firefly or Mal in particular, since this happens in real life as well. Malcom Reynolds makes not bones about his hating all the rules and regulations of the Alliance and civilized society. He's quite clear in "Shindig" that it was society's rules and regulations that got him in the mess. Now, here's the irony of Mal's point of view. He enforces the rules on his ship and gets quite intolerant of Jane and Jane's bucking of Mal's rules. This is indicative of life in general. Everyone wants to make their own rules and they thend to chafe under the "oppression" of whatever superior authority they are bucking. Yet rules and regulations are a necessary part of society, and even these "rebels" want to impose some form of rules and regulations over others.


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Car dealers looking forward to 2013
BENNINGTON -- Area new car dealerships reported good sales in 2012, spurred by new releases and redesigns. Driving an overall nearly 14 percent increase over 2011, national figures topped 14.5 million new vehicles sold last year.
Not only a sign of an improving economy, Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda saw increases of 27 and 24 percent respectively after their own recovery in production following natural disasters in Asia in 2011. And independent analysts like the Polk research firm predict only better sales this year. Bennington Subaru Sales Manager Tommy Lyons II said new car sales were becoming a "big internet-based business."
"It's been evolving," he said, till today when customers walk in and "everyone knows, A, what they are going to pay, and B, they know down to a T what they want."
Lyons said local Subaru sales boomed with last year's redesign of the Impreza, which was "way up in sales" because of its big improvement in fuel mileage. Better economy was a common refrain at multiple dealers: a result of increasing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and consumer demand. "People (just) don't want to drive 20 mpg," said Lyons.
Indicative of a strong market, several dealerships either expanded or opened new locations in the past 18 months. Patrick Johnson, the general manager at Stephen's Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Bennington, reported a great reception since the dealer opened on North Street last September. "We've acquired some outstanding customers," Johnson said.
"We're here to help people," he continued. Yes, they'll sell you a car, "but we also help make sure they buy the right vehicle." A second location for owner Stephen Rucinski, Johnson said what's not available in Bennington can typically be found the same day at the main dealership in Greenwich, N.Y. Among the Chrysler group's top sellers locally, Johnson said Jeeps had comprised the largest portion percentage-wise.
Another dealership to recently open new doors, 2012 was the first full year for Carbone's Hyundai and Ford franchises in Bennington after opening mid-2011. Craig Salerno, general sales manager for Carbone's Honda and Toyota franchises on North Bennington Road, said last year was a definite improvement for all four brands.
Salerno said there were a lot of effects prompting sales, including hybrids taking off and many redesigns, especially "all of our core models" with respect to Toyota. Low lending rates also helped with financing, he said.
Prompting more new releases were continuous advancements in features. "The technology changes so fast," said Salerno, quickening the rotation of redesigns. "Lots and lots of new technology."
Over in New York in Greenwich, Whalen Chevrolet completed a large renovation and remodel through the course of 2012 as part of Chevy's "blue arch program." Owner/Vice President Tim Whalen said the dealer had wanted to expand for quite some time. "Everything's been favorable," he said, with customers complimenting the recently finished space, which still fits into the area and is also instantly recognizable as a Chevy franchise.
Given Whalen's location right at a stoplight on state Route 29, "everybody followed it every day of the project," said Whalen, which "made it kind of fun." The remodeling included tearing the front of the building off and adding 9,600 square feet of offices and new showroom space. The work included all offices and departments, and the service area which was reconfigured and received new lifts. The project "pretty much touched everything."
Whalen said work progressed smoothly and did not appear to affect business in 2012, a strong year he said. "And 2013 is starting off pretty strong (as well). ... I'm optimistic with 2013. I think it's a good year ahead of us." He said Chevy's newest offerings -- the Sonic, Cruze, and Malibu -- contributed to sales.
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I found an issue in the push JavaScript.
I'm trying to send a push request from my backing bean
however, I get an error on line 410 in core.js
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PrimeFaces.websockets[channel] gets created with the PrimeWebSocket widget but there is no <p:push/> element in my .xhtml file (yet), hence the error.
reproduced in Chromium 18 and Firefox 13
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So, as of right now, at least for warriors, the following things can be said.
- Warriors are still competitive as tanks. Two issues that are of concern for warrior tanks is that reaching total coverage for the combat table requires more work than, say, paladins (it's still doable) and once you reach it, stamina becomes far more potent than avoidance, and the tier 13 four set bonus basically puts you in an unenviable position of having to save your Shield Wall (a personal cooldown) to try and cover group damage. In general, warrior cooldowns are lackluster in comparison to other classes.
- Arms is king of PvE DPS for warriors. It's not really because arms got better, but fury got a lot worse. Mastery is still lackluster for fury (bad for SMF, slightly less bad for TG), hit is still way too hard to cap, and the nerf to Dual-Wield Specialization combined with the fix to the Deep Wounds bug has hammered fury fairly hard.
- In all cases, Gurthalak is basically the Band-Aid that keeps warriors viable as DPS. If you don't have one, you're doing less DPS even if you have a weapon with competitive stats. I'd replace a heroic Zoid's or Skullstealer with a Raid Finder Gurthalak and consider myself lucky.
- PvP isn't a lot of fun on a warrior right now. We lack real survivability buttons outside of Shield Wall (which needs a macro to work due to stance switching unless you're prot) and don't put out enough damage or debuffs to stay competitive in the Dragonwrath/Fangs of the Father universe that is PvP right now. (I know, right now it's far more likely the rogue merely has stage 2 daggers. Those are enough.)


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Nice beanie ;)
Looks like he was in a random car garage yesterday... but that ain't no green Porsche!
Via TwiFans
- Lorabell
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Love beanies HeHe ;) Lucky guy >.>ReplyDelete
Oooh the comeback of the Tarzan-beard!
For a second, I thought he was the janitor! Oh Rob! Hahaha...ReplyDelete
He totally looks like a janitor there xD That white thing on his shirt looks like a name tag haha xD
And Rob, please, shave your face :P


text: I was watching the 82 Wimbledon final. It seems to me that Mac lost because he was far too complacent. After taking the first set 6-3, he seemed almost to be toying with Connors, hitting drop shots from the baseline!! It was almost as if he thought it was a walk-over, and as history will point out: Nobody does that to the animal called James Scott Connors. Any thoughts?


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Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker...
Bring your heirlooms from your British Isles ancestors to share with other members.
Heirlooms can include: birth, marriage and death documents; photographs; paintings and drawings; textiles; etc. Contact Sandy Ronayne by email, or call her at 303-750-5002 to schedule your heirloom presentation.
Join WISE Family History Society members as they share their family treasures. WISE will meet on Saturday 28 January 2012 at 1:30 in the 7th Level Class Room at the Central Denver Public Library.


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This annual ethics update will cover major ethics developments and issues of increasing importance to your law practice. This two-part program will cover practical developments in conflicts of interest, confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege. The program will also focus on a series of interrelated ethics issues when using technology in law practice, including "cloud" storage for law files and data security in using your mobile and wireless devices. The program will also discuss loss prevention and billing issues, supervisory issues when outsourcing work, and how to handle "hot documents" that you should not have.
Day 1: February 14, 2013:
Attorney-client privilege and confidentiality update
"Hot docs" – what to do with hot documents you shouldn't have
Loss prevention, including billing and collecting fees and costs
Day 2: February 15, 2013:
Developments in conflicts of interest
Supervisory ethics, including in outsourcing work
Ethics and technology in practice – "cloud" computing to store law files, data security when using and mobile and wireless devices
Lucian T. Pera is a partner in the Memphis office of Adams & Reese, LLP. His practice includes professional malpractice litigation as well as counseling lawyers and law firms in the area of ethics and professional responsibility. He was a member of the ABA's Ethics 2000 Commission and is co-author of "Ethics and Lawyering Today," a national e-mail newsletter on lawyer ethics, which is accessible at: www.ethicsandlawyering.com. Before entering private practice, he served as a judicial clerk to Judge Harry W. Wellford of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Pera received his A.B. with honors from Princeton University and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law.
William Freivogel is the principal of Freivogel Ethics Consulting and is an independent consultant to law firms on ethics and risk management. He was a trial lawyer for 22 years and has practiced in the areas of legal ethics and lawyer malpractice for 20 years. He is chair of the Editorial Board of the ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct and recent past chair of the ABA Business Law Section Committee on Professional Responsibility. He maintains the Web site "Freivogel on Conflicts" at www.freivogelonconflicts.com. Mr. Freivogel is a graduate of the University of Illinois (Champaign), where he received his B.S. and LL.B.
Michael E. Lackey is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Mayer Brown, LLP, where he has an extensive litigation practice representing companies and individuals in federal court and has developed a specialty in advising clients on a wide range of e-discovery issues. He is an advisory board member of the Georgetown University Law Center Advanced E-Discovery Institute and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. Before entering private practice, he served as a judicial clerk to Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Lackey received his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.


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Hi all, thanks for stopping by to visit!
Um, what can i possibly say about myself...I LOVE JKR SHE IS A GENIUS!!! On top of that, i LOVE chocolate, doggies, vampires (a little random i know), singing, acting and performing in general, reading, writing and annoying my friends by expressing my love for Harry Potter!!!
My favourite ships are Harry/Ginny and James/Lily. But i also enjoy Harry/Hermione if it's written well!
Please make time to review my work *puppy dog eyes* i'd really appreciate it! :) xxx


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OCEAN CITY — Creating a
simple list of things that the Ocean City Council wants the Maryland Municipal
League (MML) to address in Annapolis during the next session quickly turned
into a rather spirited debate about the controversial topic of unemployment
insurance on Tuesday.
It's no secret that
unemployment costs have gone up tremendously for businesses all over the
country but as quickly as one city councilman let out his own little secret in
the matter, the debate just as quickly turned from governmental to almost
Newly appointed City
Clerk Kathy Mathias queried the council on items that it would like to submit
to the MML as topics that they would like to be addressed in Annapolis this
year. Last year, the town wanted tax
differential addressed (which resulted in virtually no changes), a ban on
salvia pursued (which was banned state wide) and to pursue a mandatory helmet
law for scooters in the state (which did not pass either).
The conversation took a
bit of a turn, however, when the topic of unemployment insurance came up and
how the rising costs for local businesses and government are too significant to
ignore in the mind of Mayor Rick Meehan.
"We've heard concerns
from the business community and the Chamber of Commerce on this issue of
unemployment and perhaps this is something that we should ask the MML to
address," said Meehan. "Our own costs are going up and I've heard that some
people's costs have tripled in the last year."
As unemployment rates
reached record levels this winter, there were a number of states, including
Maryland, which had severely depleted their unemployment insurance trust funds.
Some states, such as
Delaware for instance, have made it much harder for claimants to extend their
unemployment coverage, but some on the council hoped that the MML would take
the conversation a bit further, even though it could potentially hit a bit
close to home.
"I think abuse does
happen with unemployment insurance and it happens here in Ocean City, too,"
said Councilwoman Margaret Pillas, "I think that people figure in their
unemployment compensation when they take these part-time or seasonal positions,
and you need to assume the responsibility to find another job if you have a
seasonal or part time job rather than rely on unemployment. Unemployment was created to help people who
didn't know they were going to lose their jobs."
Taking umbrage with the
entire conversation was Councilman Joe Hall, whose family owns Hall's
Restaurant. He argued that the seasonal nature of Ocean City's workforce makes
unemployment insurance claims "the nature of the beast" in the resort.
"I'm not sure if making
it harder to get unemployment is a good or a bad thing for the business
community in Ocean City," said Hall. "I run a seasonal business and I've
utilized unemployment insurance myself over the years when I had to. So, before
we start asking the MML to go fight for this in Annapolis, I think we need to
have a serious conversation about what we want here."
Some businesses are open
only a few months of the year, and retain their staff by essentially allowing
them to take unemployment, knowing that there would be a return date to work on
the claim. Hall contests that it's a business
strategy that has been used for decades in the resort, and is concerned that if
changed, local seasonal businesses could have a hard time retaining good
Councilman Lloyd Martin,
on the other hand, argued that due to the rising costs that business owners
have had to endure in respects to what they are paying into unemployment
insurance each year, the conversation should start here and make its way to
"Our job is to make sure
that we enable businesses to operate as economically as they can or they want
to" said Martin. "Unemployment costs have tripled for a lot of people and
that's hard when you look in the newspaper and you see that there are jobs out
there. They may not be in your field or it may not be ideal, but they are there,
and it would get people off unemployment."
Council President Joe
Mitrecic said he isn't sure whether the issue would help or harm the seasonal
nature of the town's businesses, but he says that if it is a potential to lower
costs, then it should be looked at.
"The only way I can look
at this is from the town's point of view, and whether or not this could be
something that curbs costs for our departments," said Mitrecic. "If that's what
needs to be done, then I think we should do it. I just don't see how if you cut
costs for local businesses, how that is a bad thing. Maybe we need to look at
how it's structured and figured and consider making people who are guaranteed
their seasonal spot back to work be exempt from these guidelines."
Mitrecic said he agreed
with Meehan's belief seasonal workers are the ones creating concern about
unemployment insurance in the state.
"As long as you have a
system, there is always going to be someone who is trying to work it," he said.
"Our job is to try and figure out a way to do what's best for the town of Ocean
City and the people who live and visit here."


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On November 16, 1959, General Ceramics Corporation was merged into the Indiana Steel Products Company and the name Indiana Steel Products was changed to Indiana General Corporation.
Indiana Steel was established in 1908 and incorporated in 1910. At the time of the merger it was engaged primarily in the manufacture and sale of permanent magnets for use as component parts of a wide variety of products manufactured by others, including telephones, television and radio speakers, radar, electronic computers, and many types of ordnance and military equipment.
General Ceramics was a privately owned company. It manufactured ferrites, which are used as components in the production of many products including television transformers and deflection units, computer memories and switching circuits, filter coils, magnetic recording heads and radar and microwave equipment, and many high-frequency and telecommunication applications.
In 1968, the year prior to the merger, General Ceramic reported earnings of $348,000 from sales of $5.4 million. By comparison, Indiana Steel earned $540,000 on sales of $9.9 million.
The stated purpose for the merger was to create a company that was more diversified terms of products and services and that would permit the pooling of management, marketing, and engineering talents.


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LIVE! | Poison
by Chris A.
Staff Writer
June 26, 2011 at Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, OH.
It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since Poison became the poster children for 1980's "hair metal". Sure enough, the original band members are all still alive, kicking and performing with a comfort level unmatched from "the good old days." Currently on tour in support of their west-coast buddies, Motley Crue, Poison's 25th Anniversary gig was a relaxed journey back to the days when mankind was in imminent peril due to androgynous bands like Poison who were condemned for destroying the ozone by consuming untold tons of hairspray.
Twenty Five years later, the ozone still seems to be in place and Poison never sounded better. Taking the stage, drummer Rikki Rockett welcomed by 12,000 plus, in attendance to the "Queen City" by spray painting "Cincy Ohio" on the front of his double-bass drum set. Moments later he was joined on stage by his buddies, Bobby Dell on bass, C.C. DeVille on guitar and vocalist and "Rock of Love," star Brett Michaels.
For anyone who remembers Poison, back in the day it's almost a miracle that at least one of these guys isn't dead or hasn't killed each other. Poison, was the definition of hard rock/hair metal excess and lived life hard, fast and with pure abandon.
25 Years later the boys who sometimes looked like girls (while still managing to get all the girls) have toned down the look and the excess. Performing in jeans, looking relaxed and taking advantage of 25 years of experience, they left the makeup and hairspray behind. On this night, it was Poison's music, not the hype and glam, that took center stage and frankly, they never sounded better.
Opening the set with "Look What the Cat Dragged In," Brett, CC, Bobby and Rikki, instantly connected with the Cincinnati crowd. With huge smiles and a party attitude, they took the folks in attendance on a 25 year retrospective of the bands biggest hits and best tunes. The nine songs and two solo spots selected for the gig fit the warm, beautiful Ohio evening well. They elevated the crowd from 12,000 plus individuals into a musical choir of thousands singing "Unskinny Bop" and "Talk Dirty to Me" and more in unison with the band.
Poison captured the best of the bands persona and history in its 40 minute set. By the looks on their faces and the reaction of the crowd, they could have very well played all night long. Great show, solid set list and as far as the thousands in attendance were concerned, they had "Nothin But A Good Time!"
Poison's North American tour continues through August.
For more information about Poison visit www.poisonweb.com.
Set List:
1. Look What the Cat Dragged In
2. Ride The Wind
3. We're An American Band
4. Your Mama Don't Dance
5. CC DeVille Guitar Solo
6. Fallen Angel
7. Unskinny Bop
8. Rikki Rockett Drum Solo
9. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
10. Talk Dirty To Me
11. Nothin' But A Good Time


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"In January, our e-book circulation went up 18 percent in one month, which is great," said Rebecka Embry, assistant director of the Pope County Library System. "We would be doing happy dances if that happened to our physical circulation. We were ecstatic."
Embry and others attribute the early year spike in e-book circulation to Christmas. Embry said she and others trained many of those who received the devices on how to use the e-book checkout system. "We would train sometimes 10 people at a time," she said.
The library also saw an increase in first-time or long-time patrons getting or renewing their library cards. The cards are required to use Overdrive and Library 2 Go, the systems through which e-books, audio books and other electronic media are circulated.
"Some had been users of the libraries earlier in their lives and had stopped using the library. They started coming back because they had e-readers," she said.
Lauren Drittler, assistant director of the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library system in Dardanelle, said it has also seen an increase in library cards issued, but couldn't necessarily attribute it to e-books.
"We've gotten lots of phone calls on how to access Overdrive," Drittler said, adding the library held a class at the Dardanelle Senior Activity Center last month on use of the system.
Since January, about 5,000 e-books have been checked out for the Pope and Yell county libraries, according to information from Drittler.
The libraries in Pope and Yell counties are part of a consortium of 15 libraries to purchase and use Overdrive and Library 2 Go. Larger libraries like those in Fort Smith and Fayetteville along with smaller ones like Carroll and Madison counties systems share the cost of the books and the service. Embry praised retired Pope County Librarian Judy Mayes for her foresight in joining the consortium.
"Overdrive is an expensive service for a smaller library system like Pope County is," Embry said. "We pool our resources so that the cost of this service is distributed amongst all of our libraries, so that means smaller libraries can actually afford it even though this service is usually seen in the larger metropolitan areas."
Compared with the circulation in physical books and materials, electronic media is only a small, but growing portion. To be part of the consortium, libraries must contribute to the electronic collection, proportionate to the library's size. Embry said the Pope County library is looking to increase its contributions because of patron demand for e-books.
E-books especially have several advantages, Embry said.
Because the e-books are not accessible after the loan has expired, there are no fines for overdue books. E-book readers also allow for re-sizing the text to fit the needs of patrons.
"If you get an e-book and you can make it large print, then we don't have to purchase a regular-print book and a large-print book for our visually impaired patrons," she explained, which can save money for the library and the patron.
Some publishers also allow e-books to have a text-to-speech option. This allows the device to "read" the book to the patron, although it does not sound like an audio book.
"It's close, but it's not as clear as an audiobook," she said. She added a search-and-find feature allows textbook users a quick reference for some studying.
Physical books, however, have their own advantages. E-books don't offer the feel, smell and experience of holding a physical book, and depending on the device, may not be as easy to flip through.
To use the service, patrons must have a valid library card with no unpaid fines, and access to the Internet. The multi-step process includes searching for the item; inputting the patron's library card number, password and other information; placing the item in a virtual cart and proceeding to checkout. The rest of the process is determined by the device. Some deliver the content wirelessly, while others must be downloaded using a cable. Embry explained that the many steps is made necessary by publishers who want the experience to be as structured as purchasing the book would be. She said that she would gladly help patrons who needed assistance in using the system, although help pages are available on the library's web site.
"E-books are still very much in the wild west," Embry explained. "There is still a lot of unknowns out there."
Libraries, however, are finding some issues with publishers of e-books. One publisher last year dictated a 26-loan cap, meaning the e-book could not be circulated more than 26 times, reasoning that after 26 loans a book falls apart and is not suitable to be checked out again.
"This book has circulated 42 times," Embry said, holding up a hardcover young adult book. "It's not new by any means, but it is still readable. It's not going to be pulled off the shelf any time soon because of its condition."
This and other stipulations are thorns in the flesh of libraries in Arkansas and across the country. "That was a year ago. When they did that, the consortium decided to boycott (that publisher). We're not going to buy them, because they are not looking out for patrons' best interest," she said.
Embry added public libraries are the beneficiaries of public funds and should be good stewards. "We decided that wasn't a good use of public money."
Another publisher, she said, has stopped selling e-books to libraries all together, which makes those e-book unattainable for library patrons in electronic format, unless they purchase the e-book themselves. Embry said the publisher used misleading information to come to that decision. Another publisher, in the past year, has tripled to cost of e-books, but only to libraries.
"I don't think they are losing money by allowing library patrons to check them out. I think they're scared and they don't have all the information," she said.
Studies show that when patrons come into the library and check out a book by an author, 60 percent of the time they will buy a book from that same author from a retailer or online.
"They discovered the author here at the library and 60 percent of time time they go over to Hastings, see a book on the shelf by the same author, and they'll buy it," Embry said, adding she expects the publishers to change policies and prices once e-books are better established and long-term effects of selling to libraries can be analyzed.
Patron demand, the number of people on the waiting list and patron requests figure into which books are purchased for check-out.
"If they request it specifically, I will probably buy it because if we have one reader, there are probably more," Embry said.
E-books, she said, are here to stay, and there may be a day when they are more plentiful than physical books. She likened book publishing to the music industry, saying at one time records were the only way to own music, but technology advanced and now all music is attainable digitally. People, however, still purchase and own records because of the sound, the feel and the art of the album covers.
"You probably won't buy a Miley Cyrus song on a record, and you probably wouldn't buy a Danielle Steel in book form, but you might buy a Jane Austen novel for the cover artwork and the feel of the book," she said, adding that physical books are likely to be around for some time to come. "This won't happen in my lifetime," the recent college graduate said.
More information is available on the libraries' Facebook pages, and online at www.popelibrary.org or www.arvrls.org.


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By Staff Writer | October 10, 2012
Bell Helicopter, Enstrom, Russian Helicopters and Sikorsky will be among the featured exhibitors at the 5th edition of the Dubai Helicopter Show, scheduled for Nov. 6-8 in UAE. The Middle East venue will also highlight more than 80 helicopter operators, manufacturers and suppliers, including Aerogulf, Aviahelp, Boeing, Enterprise Control Systems, Gulf Helicopters, Hawker Pacific Airservices, Honeywell, HR Smith, Lockheed Martin and PHI Air Medical. Exhibitors from the UAE, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Qatar, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK, Ukraine, and the United States will converge at the Grand Stand, Meydan Racecourse in Al Meydan City.
The Domus Group is organizing the 2012 Dubai Helishow, which is third largest helicopter trade show in the world after Heli-Expo and Helitech UK. The event will also include two conferences hosted by Tangent Link: "High-Rise Firefighting & Rescue" on the first day and "Heli-borne Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance" on the second day.
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2014 African American Booklist
The Detroit Public Library, encouraged by the positive response to this annual publication, continues the tradition of the African American Booklist for 2014 and beyond. This bibliography provides a selected list of books by and/or about African Americans. This booklist includes works of fiction and nonfiction for adults, children and young adults reviewed and recommended by librarians of the Detroit Public Library.
The African American Booklist began as a way to commemorate Black History Month and since that time has continued to feature the accomplishments of African Americans in the literary world. The booklist is an annual tradition in our community and continues to be a highly anticipated publication for book lovers nationwide.
This year, the African American Booklist honors one of the library's signature events – the E. Azalia Hackley Concert. Celebrating its 70th Anniversary, the Hackley Concert has been a yearly tradition in the month of February and this year's concert may be one of the best yet. The 2014 E. Azalia Hackley Concert honors the legacy of Roland Hayes with a special composition by Patrice Rushen, performed by George Shirley and the Cut Time Players. To date, the work has never been performed until this year's concert.
The 2014 African American Booklist salutes the E. Azalia Hackley Collection's concerts for 70 great years as a Detroit musical tradition.
Click here to download a copy of the 2014 African American Booklist. Adobe Acrobat is required.
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New position keeping Choo in shape
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- Nearly halfway into the season, it is safe to say that Shin-Soo Choo has done more running as a converted center fielder for the Reds than he ever had to do as a corner outfielder with the Indians.
Choo feels like his body has held up OK so far, but there is a little less of him than there was before the season.
"I've lost a lot of weight," Choo said Saturday. "At Spring Training I was 224-225, and now I'm 207-208 pounds. I feel good. I felt overweight at Spring Training. I feel lighter."
Choo, who entered Saturday's game against the D-backs batting .278 with a .462 on-base percentage after a scorching start to 2013, did not think his hitting was affected by having less weight.
"People think that if they lose weight, they lose power; I don't feel like that," Choo said.
During Friday's 11-5 Reds loss to the D-backs, Choo had to use all of Chase Field's expansive center field to make a catch. In the sixth inning, he ran all the way back to the fence to snag Martin Prado's long drive for a sacrifice fly. He bobbled it briefly but recovered to make the out.
"Last night, Prado hit it well," Choo said. "I just kept seeing the ball. It was one of those catches, nothing special."
Trip to Arizona allows Masset to rejoin team
PHOENIX -- As the Reds have been playing their season, injured reliever Nick Masset has been watching from afar. Masset, who is trying to recover from right shoulder surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule, has remained in Arizona to work out at the Reds' player development complex in nearby Goodyear.
But Saturday, Masset was with the club at Chase Field and threw a bullpen session.
"It went really well," Masset said. "Lately, there's been some ups and downs. I had a setback about a week and a half ago. I started feeling some pain again. But we straightened some things out."
Masset missed all of 2012 with shoulder issues before having arthroscopic surgery in September. His throwing program was also halted at the end of Spring Training when he had a setback.
"That's been the recurring problem," Masset said. "I keep getting to the point where everything is going great and loose and I'm strong and flexible and my mobility is great. All of a sudden, I'll get a little pinch in the back of my shoulder. We've got to re-evaluate things to make sure everything is healing up OK.
"Right now, I'm cutting it loose pretty good. I'm fairly close to where I'm probably 100 percent fullspeed. But it goes from feeling completely normal to being my old self to what's going on here, and why all of a sudden is it acting up?"
Masset said he had thrown four bullpen sessions to date, and he hoped to get a few more so he could advance to face hitters in live batting practice. No target return date has been set.
"We could sure use him before the year is out," Reds manager Dusty Baker said.
That is Masset's wish as well. In the meantime, he will have to keep working his way back. His family has moved to the desert to be with him during his rehabilitation, and he watches Reds games from home each night.
"My hopes are to get back as soon as possible," Masset said. "We have to take the right steps in the right direction to put myself in the best situation to recover. As long as I'm feeling good, I will keep throwing. I can't really put a date on it. I just need to make sure I am healthy."
Worth noting
• In the second inning Saturday, Jay Bruce's home run off of D-backs starter Patrick Corbin was his seventh off of a left-handed pitcher this season. Since the start of the 2010 season, Bruce leads all Major League left-handed hitters in homers against lefty pitchers with 41. He is followed by Curtis Granderson (34) and Carlos Gonzalez (33).
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Last night, I attended the 159th birthday party of whiskey-legend Jack Daniels. Sadly, the man himself couldn't be there, but 400 competition winners turned out to celebrate and down whiskey cocktails in his honour.
Plus, there were performances from Carl Barat, Brett Anderson and Jon McClure.
A particular treat was the specially assembled Silver Cornet Band, featuring Nashville greats David Hood, Wayne Carson and Billy Block. It's not often you get the chance to hear Elvis's hit, Always on My Mind, sung by the guy who actually wrote it (Wayne Carson).
Jon McClure (of Reverend and The Makers) sized up to the crowd and got them going with his hit, Heavyweight Champion of The World. Then Brett Anderson took us back to the 90s with Suede hits Everything Will Flow, Trash and, of course, that floppy fringe! Definitely my favourite part of the night.
All three musicians performed a combination of their own hits and covers. Carl Barat sang unashamedly from a lyric sheet when it was his turn, but drew the biggest cheer from the crowd when he sang Libertines classic, What Katie Did.
The JD Set prides itself on the unique collaborations it puts together for its gigs, and so Jon McClure, Brett Anderson and Carl Barat dutifully took to the stage for a group rendition of Venus in Furs by Velvet Underground. It was certainly a strange line-up – Jon and Brett looked slightly bemused and Carl Barat was a little worse for wear – but they pulled it off!
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Thread: New Aluminum Wake Boat
I have seen the pics and toured boats at the boat show that make the sticker prices on our wakeboats look like a kia. $149k for a twin blown engine 28ft river boat with all the trimmings. you are a minimum of 45-50k to walk in the door of a customweld/northwest jet boat designed for big water so to say we care more due to cost is not correct(iirc, about the same as a new lsv?). we care more as a few dimples in a riverboat are no big deal. hit a rock in fiberglas and you open up a potential sinking can of worms or at the least, a stress crack that will get worse with every surf wave it crosses. we buy wakeboats that look good and personalize it for that very reason(stickers/wraps), they buy aluminum to run rivers and know it's going to get beat up. it's designed for it. I would look at the sales numbers from customweld vs moomba and challenge the mass-produced hull shape theory. fiberglas demands a hull for mass production, aluminum just needs welders with precut stringers and hulls. different boats and different production methods.
the pavati was handbuilt, no forms so that will explain some of the lower cost of production and they can customize any part of it to your liking because of that. it's a VERY high freeboard and standing in the storage locker behind the driver seat, the seatbase was at my waist-very deep storage.
I don't work for them/own one or try to plug them, but I can say being on one, it is a unique design that has a place in the market and it seems that some are ready to dismiss it because it's "different"(and have no experience on it). I did hear from some wakeboarders that saw the wake friday night before the surf contest that it was very nice(heard the word mackin used once). the surfwave from our groups opinion had a solid base and had it not been for a few issues(typical with any new production boat) it could have been one of the better in the group. it was absolutely HUGE, just not much length and the transition took a while to figure out.
Last edited by sandm; 08-08-2013 at 07:13 PM.'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Hell, I was probably busy at Oroville trying to figure out why my ballast pumps weren't working, Oh Well...
Sent by the random thoughts from the voices in my head...
- Any idea of what or where that thing is going to show up for us non-industry types??
it was at the polar bear event sponsored by wake9 at oroville. 18 regular and 8 or 10 goofy riders sign up and ride different boards/boats for 2 days. it's a ton of fun but also a ton of work. at the end, you have to write a review of every boat/board you were on.
last year I got lucky and got in with another surfer from Boise, but it typically fills up in a few hours. last year was awesome as shane stillman had Mike Mandleys mojo there and he and I got to surf it fri night(before mike bought it). it's a load of fun if you get a chance to get into it, but it is a commitment and believe it or not, it was work.
mojo wasn't able to be a part of it on the weekend, but that aside, we got to surf a supreme 226, enzo 244, z3 with vx, sanger 237 and the pavati. the enzo was the only stock boat there so the waves were amazing.
if you watch the initial video on the main page, I'm in group 3 and all but 1 of our riders vid are behind the pavati boat so you can see the wake in action.
Last edited by sandm; 08-09-2013 at 09:56 AM.'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Looks like the same one from the 2012 Portland Boat Show?
The years have been kind, it's the weekends that have done the damage.
2001 MobiusV - Loaded with Ballast, Exile, Blood, Sweat & Tears
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I will be posting a DIY thread on gelcoat repair.
The repair will cost $50.
If my boat had been aluminum, the only repair option would have been bondo (or weld fill and grind), and a complete panel re-paint. ($1000 minimum).Nate
2008 XLV GG (sold)
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Gelcoat is cheap and easy to fix. Paint work is expensive. Every boat hits the dock, logs, has boarders hit boards on it, kids hitting bike handle bars etc..
These are the things that would keep me away from a hull painted with automotive paint.Nate
2008 XLV GG (sold)
agree with the paint statement. I looked at the pavati several times and thought it would be 'spensive to repaint. nice thing about a small company are that you can do anything you like. naked aluminum with stickers just like our boats. simple, cheap to repair when it comes to stickers.
I will say that an all aluminum wakeboat won't ever be as flashy as our gelled and stickered up boat but look at it from the aspect that you can hit the dock a lot and never have to worry about a chip growing. it would be a boat that you could run anywhere and not cringe at what's in the water/around the boat.
there are pro's/con's to both 'glas and aluminum and each company has found a different way to skin the cat so to speak.
that pavati above was the one at the polar bear. lots of work to do with it still and that boat had WAY too many skulls on it for most over 30 but if you step back and look at the quality of the build, it was top notch.'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten


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Young campers from the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center in Waynesville were given a hands-on lesson about water quality in rivers at the Oconaluftee Islands Park in Cherokee. Haywood Waterways Association partnered with the Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River (WATR) to teach the kids how to catch aquatic creatures.
Kids identified insects in the trays, cups, and buckets and learned how each insects indicated something significant about the water quality.
"When the kids learn about water, it adds another holistic academic component to our summer programming, which ups its value to the students," said Lin Forney, director of the Pigeon Development Center. "After learning how pollution affects water quality and how important it is to use this resource wisely, the campers had a better idea of why we need to preserve and protect our water sources."


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Home for the Holidays at Hildene
From Dec. 1 through Jan. 2, it is also Christmas Eve 1912 at Hildene, and The Lincoln Family Home is looking as it should as Robert and Mary prepare for the holiday. Christmas 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the family's holiday at Hildene, their Vermont getaway. A selection of holiday tunes from Robert Lincoln's collection of Aeolian pipe organ music fills the house daily. On weekends local musicians bring the organ or Mary Harlan Lincoln's Steinway to life with their talents.
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If open house shoppers wish to extend their Hildene experience with a visit to the mansion decorated for the holidays, the Pullman car, Sunbeam, or Hildene Farm, guest passes are available for purchase at the Welcome Center. During regular hours, 9:30 to 4:30, interpreters and staff are on hand to answer questions about the home's history and famous residents. Admission is $16 for adults and $5 for children under 14. Members, volunteers and children under six-years-old are free. Self-guided tours are included in general admission. Reservations are required for guided tours of the home November through May: $5 for adults; $2 for youth; children under six-years-old, members and volunteers are free.
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Three video vixens are thinking twice about their decision to go topless during the video shoot for Tyga's music video "Make It Nasty."
Alissa Rae Ross, Azia Davis, and Elizabeth Velasquez filed lawsuits yesterday against the YMCMB rapper. The trio claim they were told during their audition for the video that there wouldn't be any nudity involved "and all the girls will be tastefully shot."
All three were asked to go topless on July 2, during shooting for the Alex Nazari-directed clip, but were promised their nipples would be "covered up" or "edited out."
When the "dirty" version of the video aired on July 28, it was unedited and the women's breasts were exposed.
The women are suing for breach of contract, invasion of privacy, as well as fraud.according to TMZ
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The Raps have 2 years to build a winning culture by making the playoffs twice before they have the financial flexibility to woo a potential star. Maybe Val becomes that star and it's all a moot point. However, my point is that small, non-glamorous moves need to be made. Not big splash, trade talent while keeping mediocre players, getting/losing lottery draft picks... moves.
BC throws 2nd round draft picks into trades like they're cookies. That's not the guy I want as a fan making the type of moves needed.


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