text:
During a Washington press conference Tuesday, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters the Obama administration plans to issue a rule "in the near future" on its compromise plan on contraception coverage that will apparently resolve some outstanding problems associated with the "accommodation" offered by the president on Feb. 10. Under the current proposal, which has not proved satisfactory to U.S. bishops, insurance providers, not employers would "pay" for newly required contraception services, including sterilization and prescriptions the bishops describe as abortifacients. But that accomodation leaves Catholic agencies that are self-insured in an awkward position; the administration seems to be trying to respond. Sebelius apparently is talking to a lot of folk about how to reach a workable compromise. Politico reports she is meeting with insurers, clergy and union and health leaders to get feedback on how to make a final resolution work.
"We've begun outreach," Sebelius said. "I have talked to Catholic health leaders, I'm reaching out to priests. We're also talking to union leaders, we're talking to our partners at labor who run the self-insured plans to figure out a strategy." All well and good and talking is preferable to shouting, but this sudden enthusiasm for dialogue begs the question: what exactly was her department and the Obama administration doing during the months the interim language on contraception and the now much-debated narrow religious exemption hung out there in the cultural wilderness?
It would seem that lengthy interregnum would have been the most opportune time for these conversations to have taken place, that is, before launching a lacerating fight with and within the Catholic Church. What exactly was the "comment" period for when a completely unaltered exemption was ultimately issued and who among the many who submitted appeals for a broader exemption was the administration talking to, working toward its decision to release the exemption unchanged, if anyone? And who did they consult to reach their "compromise" accomodation on Feb. 10? They clearly did not run any trial ballons by the U.S. bishops, their primary counterforce in this cultural conflict. And who, finally, are they talking to now to work towards yet another conclusion that will somehow be acceptable to all parties, which, at this ungainly table, now includes the U.S. bishops, the Catholic Health Association, CCUSA and Planned Parenthood and NOW?
Sebelius assures: "We intend to propose a rule in the near future on some implementation strategies that I think do exactly what the president says—which is make sure women have preventive health services and respect religious freedom." Whatever your position on the contraception/religious liberty conflict, I would have to say that this fiasco is mainly attributable to some incredibly poor political instincts and follow through by the Obama administration. Maybe they have learned from their mistakes and Sebelius is right, they are working toward a solid conclusion, but I see little reason to be confident about that based on performance so far. Let's hope at this juncture the HHS and the administration have begun talking to people who don't necessarily agree with them on this policy. It's hard to reach a real compromise if you don't talk to the people you need to reach a compromise with.
Oops-did I he write "cultural"? That's not correct-surely he meant "constitutional." Never mind: I think "cultural" is correct after all, inasmuch as this is a religious conservative war.
Kevin Clarke's public policy guidelines are simple: placate the USCCB in all matters. I take it from his "ungainly table" sentence that he would like it to include exactly two parties-the bishops and the government. Once everyone else is out of the room they can cook up a deal.
Catholic bishops should be out on the streets, not having cocktails with the powerbrokers.
I criticized your understanding of the way you think health insurance policy making should proceed. You wrote "cultural conflict"-was that an accurate characterization?
You pose an excellent question. Wise and informed people like Leon Panetta (who is reported to have said "What's the point?") have also scratched their heads about how could the White House bungle this so badly.
Here's some speculation from political science and the theory of small group decisionmaking. Small groups, like the White House, develop a sense of superiority and infallibility because they are cohesive and closed to perspectives from outside the "inner circle." The cohesiveness may be based on ideology, political affiliation, personal loyalties, age, experience, and other factors. Alternative views may not be welcome or even available. This pattern can lead to disastrous decisions, such as Vietnam by the "best and the brightest" and the George W. Bush administration on the decison to go to war in Iraq.
In other words, we can't assume that intelligent people make intelligent decisions.
We would expect the White House to have thoroughly vetted the decision with its lawyers, its congressional liaison people would have sought advice in Congress, Joe Biden would have been involved, as well as Chief of Staff Daily, the folks that do faith outreach, and of course with religious leaders across the country. To what degree did this happen and what was the result? To what degree did Did Sibelius direct the project? What was the President's role? These are important questions. In a year or two Harvard University may very welll produce one of its famous case studies from this entire episode. This one will be studied for many years among American universities. The good news: this has been a great education for democracy in America.
Gabriel thinks Harvard will study this' entire episode' ...I rather Harvard study how the administration held Israel by the neck so as not to blow up the Middle East.
What a distraction for the nation as Israel makes threats about bombing Iran and the US role is unclear...as Afghanistan continues to blow... as schools continue to deteriorate... and as health care reform still leaves so many disenfranchised. This is deepest scandal of this controversy and the bishops are squarely responsible as they have truly circled the wagons and are not defending religious liberty as much as their wounded egos with what hss been called "pelvic politics."
The Administration may have been very unwise to promote this now and the way they did, but the bishops are itching for a fight to win as other states pass gay marriage legislation which is giving them agida and they need a popular cause. The rhetoric I've seen in some of their letters taps into Patrick Henry oratory! Let's see what happens in Philadephia and their responses to that.
I'll hold my breath for this to happen. It's an election year guys, and they know they need the activisits more than the fickle white Catholic vote. People waiting for them to 'see the light' have been living with their head in the sand - CRS grant revoked, Hosanna-Tabor, HHS, the DC School voucher program...it's time to see the handwriting on the wall. This is NOT some isolated 'mistake' from which the Administration must recover; it is a deliberate, thought-out pattern.
Life on the barricades is more fun than sitting in a man cave ruminating about football.
Okay, Cardinal Dolan felt betrayed. That happens in policymaking & politics, especially in the drafting and comments phase. The adminsitration did owe the USCCB anything and it doesn't make the Obama Administration wrong or incompetent.
I realize that most men support women's rights, but these last few weeks have been shocking. The hysterical accusations, weird editorials, convoluted claims about religious freedom, etc., are scary.
Thank God for good men, intelligent men, honest men.
Ed, good news.
On February 10, the Obama Administration proposed a solution that they thought might allow both sides to accomplish their goals. Archbishop Dolan reserved judgment about the merits of the proposal, but he hailed what he saw as the openness of the Administration to finding an acceptable solution. A few weeks later, Cardinal Dolan dismissed the proposal as "morally obtuse". Our bishops have focused on a political solution that would preserve their liberty in a way that prevented the Administration from accomplishing its goals. Given today's vote, some might call that "politically obtuse".
It is time for the bishops to suggest a "morally acute" solution. My suggestion would be an agreement that would allow employers with conscientious objections to shift their employees to the new health exchanges. This would require that the effective date of the mandate be delayed, but not for very long. The penalty imposed on employers not providing insurance would have to be waived if they provided financial support to their employees to help them purchase insurance on the exchanges. The tax treatment of such support should be considered. I would think that this approach would eliminate the issue of material participation. I may be wrong in thinking that; the bishops are the guardians of their own consciences. I have no idea how the Obama Administration would react to such an idea. But if they rejected it, the bishops would have a much stronger position with public opinion. Right now they seem committed to a course that poses great risks (see Cardinal George's recent letter) with doubtful prospect of success.
If you think my criticism of the Administration is that they are "incompetent." You are wrong. My criticism is that they are extremely competent in taking steps that weaken the role of insitutions affiliated with religious denominations. They their response to the criticism has been "choppy and surprisingly improvised" has a clear explanation: they underestimated the response on the HHS madate; they lost a Supreme Court case 9-ZERO (based on an argument the Administration's own former solicitor general characterized during oral argument as astoundingly narrow in its view of the freedom of religious, yet their progressive religious allies uttered hardly a word). But if one has been paying to attention to the various actions I previously mentioned, one knows that this Administration is very competent at enacting policies that undercut the vital roles these institutions play in our society.
I know it's easier to see people on your own side of the issue as making a "mistake" and being "sloppy" when accepting the reality of their intentions is harder. Believe me, as a Catholic Republican I've faced that temptation myself.
We live in a multicultural and pluralistic society. They don't like this.
First, the rhetoric used after the rule was initially announced sounded more like a Fox news broadcasts than moral pronouncements. The Bishops were plainly relishing a political fight in a reelection year, in the hopes of being kingmakers. However clumsy and ill thought out the rule may have been, perhaps even insensitive, there was no matching rhetoric from the other side.
Further, however inadequate or imprecise the ''accommodation" may seem upon close examination, the Bishops essentially ''moved the goalposts", to use the political vernacular, which is apropos given the manner in which this issue is being framed, by then saying that the issue is not even an accommodation of Catholic institutions, no matter how broadly defined, but with the contraception mandate itself, no matter who it applied to. That suggests bad faith negotiations and concerns for something other than religious liberty (Free Exercise Clause), but rather a desire to run afoul of the other half of the First Amendments religious protection, (the Establishment Clause), by advancing a moral objection shared only by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church and barely observed by its congregation, as the law of the land.
Finally, those of us who generally support the administration cannot help view all of these actions in the light of the Bishops' incredible bad faith during the political fight to enact the Affordable Care Act, in which they continually struggled, in distinctions that would go beyond Jesuitical, to claim that the act promoted federal funding of abortion, when no fair-minded and honest individual could advance such a claim in good faith. For that reason, the Bishops opposed an attempt to extend health care coverage, which is strictly in line with their teaching.
At that point, it became clear that the leadership of the conference was primarily motivated in these pronouncements by the "Ad Majorem GOP Gloriam" animating principle.
The poll also found that 63 perecent support the inclusion of contraception coverage as part of required plans) [http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/8281-F.pdf (pages 8-9)].
The USCCB, diocesan newspapers, and conservative media figures have been hammering away the last month or so that they have Catholics and most Americans on their side. Not even close. The laity don't hold the same positions on public policy and contraception as the hierarchy. Talk about an absence of sensus fidelium.
reading your posts makes me more concerned about the absence not of "sensus fidelium" but just "fidelium."
The applicability of the HHS mandate is NOT premised on the institution accepting federal funds - read the rule and that is clear.
Beyond that small fact, I'm always perplexed by liberals arguing that the government should allow participation in the public square by individuals and institutions that first agree with their political positions.
When I wrote "'have been rebuffed in their efforts to take government money and continue to discrimination.' I was not referring to the HHS rules-I was referring to the general practice of Catholic institutions accepting goobs of taxpayer dolllars but then screaming separation of church & state. There are specific examples of how this clashes, e.g., Catholic adoption agencies taking government funds but then insisting that they can discriminate against gay couples attempting to adopt a child.
Second, I find it most curious that on a comment thread about the HHS accomodation, you now protest that in fact you aren't complaining about the HHS mandates at all, but rather about some more generalized grievance with how Catholic institutions take federal money then "scream" about separation of Church and state. Be that as it may, your generalization is a gross simplication and misconstrual of the various policy and legal arguments about conscience rights, the freedom of religion and the establishment clause of the First Amendment. These are NOT all reducible to "separation of church and state." If you'd like to see a sophisticated primer on these issues, I'd suggest the Supreme Court's recent Hosanna-Tabor opinion - in which the Court rejected unaninmously the Administrations' crimped (to be generous) reading of the First Amendment's protection of religious liberty.
Third, I can't help but observe anecdotally that you seem quick to plant your flag on the ground of Catholic identity when you perceive it to justify a political position you hold (say on unions and economic life) but are quick to turn around and castigate similar arguments when the position you hold seemingly contradicts Catholic identity. Certainly the uneasy discomfort of holding such seemingly discordant positions invites some reflection on what the faith might be challenging me to rather than as serving as a prooftext for my political opinions?
You undoubtedly have a clever mind and, from your frequent and lengthy postings, have strong opinions. Your understanding of our democratic republic (not just "republic) is quite narrow. The flowering of republicanism during the Age of Revoultion underscored the importance of citizenship and civic realm. The suspicion of antidemocratic/unrepresentative government throughout American history is matched by understanding that government was not an external, foreign entity as you make it to be. To argue as you do is a selective reading of eighteenth and nineteenth century political theorists. Indeed, the clutter of money is making us less democratic and taking away our ability to engage in the civic realm but your portrayal of President Obama crushing everyone who disagrees with him is a flawed understanding of checks & balances, the Bill of Rights, and the way politics works today.
I am "complaining" about the USCCB's understanding of and role in the HHS guidelines. I think they are on very shaky legal and historical ground (BTW, you've mentioned the HOSANNA-TABOR decision but it's not on point). We've discussed this at length on IAT. There are limits to the demand for "relgious freedom." Ask the Amish who pay taxes or the man who wants to marry three women or the parents who will not seek medical assistance for a child on religious grounds. My point about the Church taking lots of taxpayer dollars is that the USCCB et al. have taken their strident position so far as to demand these funds even when they are discriminating against gays and lesbians. It really does make them seem opportunistic and inconsistent.
Do I "plant my flag" when it suits me? Here you have confused things in two ways. First, the HHS guidelines are just that- the USCCB is not "teaching" anything-they are lobbying. Second, in my support for Catholic social teachings I never actually write that other Catholics must adhere to them in some specific way or face, say, excommunication (or at least the frequent denunciation that they aren't really Catholic, e.g.,your mention of "Catholic identity"). I take my faith seriously including the freedom of conscience.
I don't care if you disagree with me-and I've provided many points in response to your claims.


text:
Ryan Cooper Skater Profile
Sponsors: Comfort Skate Shop, Emerica, Foundation, Paradise Wheel Co., Eswic
Hometown: Chatanooga TN, Stance: Regular, Age: 30, Status: Am
Last Update: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Submit an Update
In Stock Now With Immediate Shipping
Couldn't find any Ryan Cooper products, but check out some random products from our Shop. Yeah, Ryan Cooper probably shops here...
Ryan Cooper Comments
Other Skater Links
- Full Skater Database - 6000+ skater profiles.
- Skateboarders on Instagram - browse your favorite pros and ams on Instagram.
- Skate News and Videos - daily skate news and videos from around the web.
- Media Coverage - we log all major magazine coverage by skater and photographer.
- Skate Photographers - we log all major magazine coverage by skater and photographer.
- Contest Results - over a decade's worth of contest history.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
George Clooney caught in bed with best pal's wife in new tequila ad
The It Could Happen... commercial for Clooney and Gerber's beverage brand Casamigos Tequila also features Crawford in bed with the actor's girlfriend Stacy Keibler and the Ocean's Eleven star cuddling up to Gerber.
The footage suggests each couple is sleeping off a heavy night of alcohol as they're discovered first by Gerber, then Clooney and then by Crawford and Keibler.
The movie star celebrated the launch of his tequila on Wednesday night (09Jan13) in Las Vegas by playing bartender to press and invited guests at Encore hotel nightspot Andrea's.
The tipple has been seven years in the making and came about when Clooney and Gerber decided to enter the liquor business as they built adjacent properties in Mexico.


text:
LUST-HAVE | Filorga at House of Fraser
STORES AND boutiques have made it their business in recent years to stock the best beauty brands and products from around the world. No more waiting until you next travel to France or New York to stock up on your local favourites. You can get them anywhere, including the high street, which wasn't a reality just afew years back.
From Bluebird on King's Road to Content Beauty/Wellbeing in Marylebone, Beauty Cube in Spain or even, yes, House of Fraser, you can get your mitts on exotic beauty goods. In fact, House of Fraser have just rolled out their Apothecary concept in Glasgow, soon to be launched throughout the rest of the UK. They're stocking a private label Apothecary brand that's as gorgeous as any high-end brand out there (including a gorgeous 20 quid candle). Plus, they're carrying brands from far-flung destinations like Hei-She, Hissyfit, Pure by Mary Greenwell, Deborah Lippman, Electric Body, Slendertone, Rosebud, Trilogy, Bliss, Body America, Cereria Terenzi, Banana Republic, Gentry Grooming, Perricone MD and more.
My favourite new brand so far? French lable Filorga. The brand has made injectable cosmetic products for over 30 years and have now brought topical treatments made from the same high concentration active ingredients -- 55+1 to be exact. And they're traditionally used in mesotherapy treatments. Trust the French to bring us such products. They love their 'little' injectables and they love their skincare. Us? It's the slap, to cover up all those skincare transgressions and lazy habits. Whoops. Time to change that, no?
According to the press release, the range employs a patented core formula of hyaluronic Acid and NCTF , and those active ingredients really are identical to the ones injected in mesotherapy.
What else does the press release say? That the range uses a Hyaluronic Acid (HA) with high molecular weight and that "the complete anti-ageing efficiency of the 55+1 (NCTF + that Hyaluronic Acid) ingredients has been proven by a number of studies carried out by an independant molecular and
cellular pharmacology research centre: Stimulation of cellular growth, (+147 %)*, Anti-radical protection, (+90 %)*, Collagenic re-densification, (+256%)*, Slow down of dermal rigidification, (+366%)*
(*series of studies conducted by an independent research laboratory specialised in molecular and cellular pharmacology.)
So that's a bit more science backing up the products than Rodial and their Boob Job, eh? However, not being of a science background I can't verify the validity of their studies but the history of the brand suggests that they take their clinicals seriously.
What do I think? That I saw an instant change in my skin tone and texture when I started using the Filogra Absolute Anti-Ageing Serum, made of 100 ingredients (67% active), including the 55+1 medley, retinol and DNA. How DNA helps the skin, I cannot explain, but the product details state that it is anti-oxidant, moisturising and reactivates fibroblasts.
Since using it, my rosacea has been less rosy (no doubt helped by the Alpha H I've been using in tandem. More on that later), the fine lines under my eyes and on my forehead are dimished and my skin looks more even. Many anti-ageing serums really irritate my skin. I'm not sure if it's the fragrance or if they're meant to do so to inflame the skin and make it look smoother (completely counter-productive) but I have trialled a load and ditched them after a week or so because I simply can't take the way my skin breaks out, turns red and feels uncomfortable.
The texture is less viscous than many serums, having a thicker texture. If you have dry skin, you won't be able to use it alone (like me).
My conclusions: It's in my repeat buy pile for the forseeable future because of the immediate and lasting results in skin texture, fine lines and lack of irritation I've experienced with it.
Filorga Meso+ Absolute Anti-Ageing Serum (£55.00 for 30ml)


text:
The N.C. Highway Patrol's Operation Slow Down in Davidson County resulted in more than 400 citations being issued from March 25 through Sunday.
The N.C. Highway Patrol's Operation Slow Down in Davidson County resulted in more than 400 citations being issued from March 25 through Sunday.
The campaign focused on reducing speed-related collisions on North Carolina highways. The campaign was conducted in combination with the Governor's Highway Safety Program No Need to Speed campaign.
According to the SHP, troopers issued 409 citations in Davidson County. The charges were eight driving while impaired, 46 seat belt violations, three child restraints, 145 speeding, 16 uninsured, 21 driving while license revoked, five reckless driving, 35 work zone and 130 other citations.
Speed, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Public Safety, remains the leading cause of traffic collisions and fatalities in North Carolina as well as across the country. This past year the Highway Patrol investigated 1,801 fatal collisions on North Carolina. Of those, 245 deaths were attributed to speed, compared to 244 deaths in 2011.
During the week-long campaign, troopers issued over 26,153 citations for numerous traffic violations to include 13,667 speed-related charges. Despite the end of the campaign, troopers will continue to aggressively enforce the speed limits on North Carolina highways, the news release stated.
"Our number one priority is to ensure the safety of the motoring public," said Bill Grey, commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.


text:
Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) revealed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter sales on Tuesday and expressed optimism over the housing market recovery.
Continue Reading Below
Attributing its upbeat outlook to favorable housing trends, Toll Brothers said it believes that it is "particularly well positioned" to benefit as the nation's largest luxury homebuilder.
"Our financial strength gives us a competitive advantage over the small and mid-sized private builders in our luxury niche whose access to capital and land remains constricted," Toll Brothers CEO Douglas Yearley said in a statement.
The U.S. housing market, which helped drive the U.S. into a recession four years ago, continued to grow this year, with prices for single-family homes increasing from February and economists anticipating home construction will add to U.S. economic growth this year for the first time in seven years. In an effort to help bolster the recovery, the Federal Reserve launched a program in September to buy mortgage-backed securities.
Toll's revenue for the three months ended Oct. 31 climbed 48% to $632.8 million from $427.7 million a year ago, topping average analyst estimates of $567 million in a Thomson Reuters poll.
The gains were led by a 44% increase in homebuilding deliveries to 1,088 as well as a 75% improvement in signed contracts to $684.1 million. On a per-community basis, net signed contracts of 4.86 units per community were the highest of any fourth quarter since fiscal year 2005.
At the same time, Toll Brother's cancellation rate fell to 4.6% compared with 7.9% a year ago, while average home prices grew to $582,000 from $565,000 in the prior year period. Selling, general and administration expenses improved to 11.8% of sales from 16% in 2011, while margins excluding write-downs edged up to 24.6% from 24.2%.
"Pent-up demand, rising home prices, low interest rates, and improving consumer confidence motivated buyers to return to the housing market in FY 2012," Yearley said. "As household formations accelerated and unsold home inventories dropped to record lows, the industry took further steps toward a sustained housing recovery."
The Horsham, Pa.-based company reported net income of $411.4 million, or $2.35 a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $15 million, or 9 cents a share. The 2012 quarter included a one-time tax benefit of close to $351 million.


text:
Apple vs. Einhorn: Three Things to Watch for Today
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital will host a conference call to discuss their proxy fight with Apple. David Benoit joins Markets Hub with three things to look out for. Photo: AP.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... see it's all in ... all stall Apple store is always ... all this is a company that would turn the property ... thirteen billion dollars in the last quarter as the company knows how to make money ... bought ... the stock is you all know the stock has gotten crushed since September's down of the analysts in half percent today ... as the stock that was above seven hundred dollars not too long ago ... does the stock does Apple ... need some help ... what did they get it today whether or not there why ... morning welcome to markets of mine Paul vignette ... David Benoit is here with me today Deal Journal blogger ... because I interesting Lee usually it's companies of all the coffers call ... the analysts and hedge fund and all those guys they listen in ... they're flipping the script from somebody is a mass protests in the Apple maybe it'll make money but can expand it right as the questioner ... I did Einhorn noted hedge fund manager ... has announced he's going to hold all model for press conference today ... are discussed Apple and their catch right this is ... as usual yet it happens occasionally Einhorn's accidents LP ... he likes to go public with his ideas in her EverFi Racing Ali teman said ... Apple should be returning more of its cash to shareholders in included this kind of ... bomb the odd ... idea about issuing preferred shares ... to new classes and I think this is thought is that ... it ... didn't really fly and the meaningful don't really understand it so he's going to explain his is an open conference call today but Endeavour an innocent person and where we live bargain on Deal Journal so come check out their bluff ... of but yet essentially it ... he's he's he's both sued Apple rather actual proxy statement mainly to judge this week said he handling stress ... Einhorn and this time I become a blow to ... Apple ... but also yet ... you do it like that explain ... write what his plan what is this why Cheryl hesitantly will ... still go to the listening causes so it's a denier ... write to Nina right so so the play companies to look out for ... one is if he says and the parties had with Apple they had parked in the past before he did this ... kind of unclear if the stock an incentive to what they're thinking ... of such a play date ... BTH ... on deal one is hesitant to talk to shareholders to know who who sided with him here ... his picks this proxy fight which is kind of ... a difficult play because ... in general the proxy vote is seen as giving more ... shareholders ... our move in select health resort said they're going to go against Einhorn with Apple ... so what is your chance ... to beat next month ... aam ... in any kind of the last ... thing I think ... that in the story millionfour is is it becoming hints that ... you know Apple just didn't buy back stock ... just go away with that ... I think certainly ... most shareholders agree with him than a hundred thirty seven billion dollars in cash Apple holds ... should go back to shareholders in some way ... I he's come up with is one idea but ... you know ... if Apple ... he does analysts said ... we want to do we exec yet yet they said you know were were open to ideas we yet ... we are looking to enhance our cash returned to shareholders so ... you know I guess question is is is is is good in all long-term battle and we might see that it's the ... if he says no I'm not a market if it ... were sunny day by two


text:
Oct. 28, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Wellesley College topped MIT, 25-20, 26-24, 24-26, 25-18, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's volleyball match on Tuesday night. The Blue, currently ranked No. 3 in New England, improved to 23-6 on the year and 7-1 in conference play while the Engineers dropped to 19-15 overall and 6-2 in the NEWMAC. The last time MIT suffered a home loss during regular season conference action was on October 21, 2006 against the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in five sets.
The early stages of the opening set were a back-and-forth affair as it featured eight ties and five lead changes. A strike by Cecily Joujon-Roche put MIT up, 9-8, but a kill from Alice Kate Cummings knotted the frame and sparked a four-point spurt for Wellesley. The Engineers narrowed the gap to three on three occasions, the last at 18-15. The Blue countered with a 6-2 run as a block by Amanda Duritsch and Jessica Duff resulted in set point. A service error extended the frame while MIT registered the next two points to make the score 24-20. Following its own timeout, Wellesley ended the late rally with kill from Cummings.
The Engineers tallied five unanswered points to start the second stanza and maintained their small cushion for most of the frame. A service error put MIT at set point with a four-point advantage (24-20). Cummings responded with a key hit that ignited a run which produced five straight points with Heather Mellquist at the service line and gave Wellesley the second set decision.
Trailing 4-2 in the third set, MIT rattled off nine consecutive points behind Alex May's tough serve. The Blue regained the lead courtesy of a 13-2 run (17-13) which featured eight points generated by Cummings' attacking efforts. The Engineers chipped away at the deficit, eventually tying the set at 20. Each side traded points before Wellesley notched three straight to set up the potential match point. A tip by Joujon-Roche coupled with a pair of hitting miscues evened the frame at 24. May's kill gave MIT the slight edge as it captured the next point to force an extra session.
The Blue quickly established a 7-3 margin in the final frame, but the Cardinal and Gray posted the next five points to go ahead. Following three ties and a pair of lead changes, a block by Joujon-Roche gave MIT a two-point cushion (12-10). Wellesley responded with seven unanswered points to take the lead for good. The Engineers narrowed the gap to two (17-15), but that was as close as it would get as the Blue posted eight of the final 11 points, sealing the match on an ace by Madeleine Brumley.
May tallied 14 digs, eight kills, three blocks and one ace for MIT. Barden Cleeland totaled eight kills and four blocks as Joujon-Roche and Jenny Li each added seven kills. Lindsay Hunting collected 15 digs and one ace while Katrina Ellison bolstered the defense with 13 digs. Cathy Melnikow dished out 26 assists in the loss.
Cummings and Duff both registered double-doubles for the Blue. Cummings notched 20 kills and 20 digs as Duff contributed 15 digs, 12 kills, and three blocks. Victoria Peng racked up 38 assists and three aces while Samantha Du recorded three blocks. Emily Peters finished with 20 digs as Brumley earned three aces.
Both teams will conclude conference play on the road on Saturday, Nov. 1. MIT will make the trip out to Mount Holyoke College while Wellesley will travel to Smith College.


text:
One More IE8 Update Planned
Microsoft this week provided a brief update on its plans for Internet Explorer 8.
"We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of 2009, and then follow that up with the final release," Dean Hachamovitch, IE general manager, wrote in a blog post. The next public release of IE will be the release candidate, or the end of the beta period, he said.
When that happens, "We want the technical community of people and organizations interested in web browsers to take this update as a strong signal that IE8 is effectively complete and done," Hachamovitch wrote. "They should expect the final product to behave as this update does."
Hachamovitch urged users to notify Microsoft about any major issues. "Our plan is to deliver the final product after listening for feedback about critical issues," he said.
Microsoft promised to be "very selective about what changes we make between the next update and final release."
At this point, Hachamovitch asked that the technical community download beta 2 and provide any additional feedback. "Next, please prepare for final testing with public update so you can let us know - quickly, loudly, and clearly - if you find absolutely critical issues with it before the release of the final product," he said.
The first beta version of IE8 made its debut in March at the annual MIX08 conference in Las Vegas. Microsoft released IE8 beta 2 in late August. The update included a new color-coded tab system, enhanced address bar, and upgraded privacy protections.
Read the full review of Internet Explorer Beta 2 at pcmag.com.
Originally posted at AppScout.


text:
My maternal grandfather was from Limbaži, in northern Latvia. All I know about his family comes from my mother and my grandfather's sister. I have not yet been able to find any official record of the family.
However, since I know where they lived (and have in fact visited the farm), I have begun combing the parish registers for Limbaži in hopes of finding some mention of the family. My mother says the name may have been changed at some point as well.
As of yet, no luck. But when I do, I will also want to connect them to other families. As such, I have been keeping spreadsheets of the names that I've encountered, to make this task easier.
I've finished looking through the Lutheran christening records from 1900 to 1905 (except for 1904, a year for which records do not appear to exist). I've definitely been noticing some trends, so I will share them with you here.
In the available records of this time period, there were 641 christenings performed in the Lutheran parish. 600 were for the Latvian congregation, 41 for the German congregation. There were 20 stillbirths in total.
Of the 621 live births, I have found 114 unique first names and 293 unique surnames. The most popular names are as follows (all written in modern Latvian style):
First Names (male/female)
- 1. Jānis/Emma
- 2. Kārlis/Milda
- 3. Augusts/Anna
- 4. Eduards/Elza
- 5. Ernests/Zelma
- 6. Mārtiņš/Marta
- 7. Ermanis/Alma
- 8. Alfreds/Kristīne
- 9. Pēteris/Malvīne
- 10. Andrejs/Alīde
- 1. Maurītis
- =Miķelsons
- 3. Pētersons
- 4. Alksnis
- =Kalsons
- =Kalniņš
- =Lācis
- =Liepiņš
- =Zariņš
How do the names in 1900-1905 Limbaži christening records compare to the list of 15 most common surnames in 2005 that I linked to earlier? Every surname on that list bar one (Kļaviņš) appears at least once.
Do you have ancestors from Limbaži? Do you have surnames you would like me to keep an eye out for while I'm looking at records from Limbaži?


text:
Coppa Round Multi-Port 3 Pc. CHB0036-03
Coppa Round Multi-Port 3 Pc. CHB0036-03
Expertly crafted by Hammerton artisans, our optic blown glass shades create a magical dance of light and color, particularly when paired with clear or vintage bulbs.
Available in several glass colors and finishes. Ships in 4-5 weeks. View our entire Optic Blown Glass collection.
Lens/Shade Option:
Overall Height Option:
Finish Option:
Electrical Option:
Add To Cart


text:
Sorry! This item is unavailable.
But we found some similar items...
Vintage 50s Style Full Apron Pinny - Cream & Duck Egg Blue
VINTAGE / 50's STYLE
Here we have a lovely cotton rich cream and duck egg blue retro style apron, handmade in house to our own design. (see photos). Adjustable neck and waist ties so will fit up to a size 22.
Other colour combinations available (please see my other items!.) If you don't see what you require, please contact us with your requirements
Item specifics:
Material - Cotton rich
Colour - Cream & duck egg blue
Size (Approx) - one size
About Fabrique Creations:
Fabrique Creations is a husband and wife team that work from home. All our aprons are made from our own designs using the best fabrics we can find. We have had our aprons featured on TV, BBC TVs EastEnders (Christmas Day 2012 episode) and several episodes of Sky TVs Mount Pleasant. We have also been featured in the Pinstripe & Kustom Graphics magazine (photos are on our website - www.fabriquecreations.com) and we are proud members of the Professional Crafters Guild (Registered Member Number - 131113507)
Our mission is to try and make everything bright, colourful and pretty. Just because something has to be functional doesn't mean it has to be dull and boring.
Shipping & delivery
This item will be posted to you by Fabrique Creations within 3 days of receiving payment.
|Shipping destination
|Additional items
|United Kingdom
Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, France, Spain, Finland, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, Latvia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey
|USA and Canada
|Rest of the World
Returns Policy
You have 14 days, from receipt, to notify the seller if you wish to cancel your order or exchange an item.
Unless faulty, the following types of items are non-refundable: items that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements; items which deteriorate quickly (e.g. food), personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken.
Additional terms
If you are not happy with your goods you may return them to us within 7 days of receiving them but they must be in perfect condition or you will not be refunded. P&P charges will be deducted from the refund. If goods are damaged please return them with the original packaging. We strongly suggest that you ask for proof of posting as we cannot accept goods that are returned after the 7 day period and will not provide a refund unless proof of posting shows that you tried to return them in the time stated. Costs for returning items is paid by the buyer and is not refundable. Please allow 10 days for goods to arrive with us before recieving a refund. If we are unable to refund you we will contact you immediately with the reason why. Hopefully, you will not need to use this part of our service and will be happy with any items you order from us


text:
Eric Schadt, PhD Email Eric Schadt
- Positions
- PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
- Language
- English
Eric Schadt, PhD, is Dean for Precision Medicine and the Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor of Genomics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is also founder and CEO of Sema4, a Mount Sinai Venture.
Dr. Schadt is an expert on the generation and integration of very large-scale sequence variation, molecular profiling and clinical data in disease populations for constructing molecular networks that define disease states and link molecular biology to physiology. He is known for calling for a shift in molecular biology toward a network-oriented view of living systems to complement the reductionist, single-gene approaches that currently dominate biology in order to more accurately model the complexity of biological systems. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals, and contributed to a number of discoveries relating to the genetic basis of common human diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and Alzheimer's disease.
Prior to joining Mount Sinai in 2011, he was Chief Scientific Officer at Pacific Biosciences. Previously, Dr. Schadt was Executive Scientific Director of Genetics at Rosetta Inpharmatics, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., and before Rosetta, Dr. Schadt was a Senior Research Scientist at Roche Bioscience. He received his B.A. in applied mathematics and computer science from California Polytechnic State University, his M.A. in pure mathematics from University of California, Davis, and his Ph.D. in bio-mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles (requiring Ph.D. candidacy in molecular biology and mathematics).
Research Topics
Bioinformatics, Computational Neuroscience, Epigenetics, Genetics, Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Genetics and Data Science [GDS], Neuroscience [NEU]
Chambers JC, Zhang W, Sehmi J, Li X, Wass MN, Van der Harst P, Holm H, Sanna S, Kavousi M, Baumeister SE, Coin LJ, Deng G, Gieger C, Heard-Costa NL, Hottenga JJ, Kühnel B, Kumar V, Lagou V, Liang L, Luan J, Vidal PM, Leach IM, O'Reilly PF, Peden JF, Rahmioglu N, Soininen P, Speliotes EK, Yuan X, Thorleifsson G, Alizadeh BZ, Atwood LD, Borecki IB, Brown MJ, Charoen P, Cucca F, Das D, de Geus EJ, Dixon AL, Döring A, Ehret G, Eyjolfsson GI, Farrall M, Forouhi NG, Friedrich N, Goessling W, Gudbjartsson DF, Harris TB, Hartikainen AL, Heath S, Hirschfield GM, Hofman A, Homuth G, Hyppönen E, Janssen HL, Johnson T, Kangas AJ, Kema IP, Kühn JP, Lai S, Lathrop M, Lerch MM, Li Y, Liang TJ, Lin JP, Loos RJ, Martin NG, Moffatt MF, Montgomery GW, Munroe PB, Musunuru K, Nakamura Y, O'Donnell CJ, Olafsson I, Penninx BW, Pouta A, Prins BP, Prokopenko I, Puls R, Ruokonen A, Savolainen MJ, Schlessinger D, Schouten JN, Seedorf U, Sen-Chowdhry S, Siminovitch KA, Smit JH, Spector TD, Tan W, Teslovich TM, Tukiainen T, Uitterlinden AG, Van der Klauw MM, Vasan RS, Wallace C, Wallaschofski H, Wichmann HE, Willemsen G, Würtz P, Xu C, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Abecasis GR, Ahmadi KR, Boomsma DI, Caulfield M, Cookson WO, van Duijn CM, Froguel P, Matsuda K, McCarthy MI, Meisinger C, Mooser V, Pietiläinen KH, Schumann G, Snieder H, Sternberg MJ, Stolk RP, Thomas HC, Thorsteinsdottir U, Uda M, Waeber G, Wareham NJ, Waterworth DM, Watkins H, Whitfield JB, Witteman JC, Wolffenbuttel BH, Fox CS, Ala-Korpela M, Stefansson K, Vollenweider P, Völzke H, Schadt EE, Scott J, Järvelin MR, Elliott P, Kooner JS. Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma. Nature genetics 2011 Oct;.
Patwari P, Emilsson V, Schadt EE, Chutkow WA, Lee S, Marsili A, Zhang Y, Dobrin R, Cohen DE, Larsen PR, Zavacki AM, Fong LG, Young SG, Lee RT. The Arrestin Domain-Containing 3 Protein Regulates Body Mass and Energy Expenditure. Cell metabolism 2011 Oct;.
Dobrin R, Greenawalt DM, Hu G, Kemp DM, Kaplan LM, Schadt EE, Emilsson V. Dissecting cis regulation of gene expression in human metabolic tissues. PloS one 2011; 6(8).
Langfelder P, Castellani LW, Zhou Z, Paul E, Davis R, Schadt EE, Lusis AJ, Horvath S, Mehrabian M. A systems genetic analysis of high density lipoprotein metabolism and network preservation across mouse models. Biochimica et biophysica acta 2011 Jul;.
Tran LM, Zhang B, Zhang Z, Zhang C, Xie T, Lamb JR, Dai H, Schadt EE, Zhu J. Inferring causal genomic alterations in breast cancer using gene expression data. BMC systems biology 2011; 5.
Rasko DA, Webster DR, Sahl JW, Bashir A, Boisen N, Scheutz F, Paxinos EE, Sebra R, Chin CS, Iliopoulos D, Klammer A, Peluso P, Lee L, Kislyuk AO, Bullard J, Kasarskis A, Wang S, Eid J, Rank D, Redman JC, Steyert SR, Frimodt-Møller J, Struve C, Petersen AM, Krogfelt KA, Nataro JP, Schadt EE, Waldor MK. Origins of the E. coli strain causing an outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in Germany. The New England journal of medicine 2011 Aug; 365(8).
Lamb JR, Zhang C, Xie T, Wang K, Zhang B, Hao K, Chudin E, Fraser HB, Millstein J, Ferguson M, Suver C, Ivanovska I, Scott M, Philippar U, Bansal D, Zhang Z, Burchard J, Smith R, Greenawalt D, Cleary M, Derry J, Loboda A, Watters J, Poon RT, Fan ST, Yeung C, Lee NP, Guinney J, Molony C, Emilsson V, Buser-Doepner C, Zhu J, Friend S, Mao M, Shaw PM, Dai H, Luk JM, Schadt EE. Predictive genes in adjacent normal tissue are preferentially altered by sCNV during tumorigenesis in liver cancer and may rate limiting. PloS one 2011; 6(7).
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Schadt during 2018 and/or 2019. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
- Pacific Biosciences
Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)
- Sema4
Scientific Advisory Board:
- Berg Pharma (Berg Biosystems)
Service on Board of Directors: Service in a fiduciary capacity, such as an officer or director, for the following companies:
- Sema4
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.


text:
Wolves Top Kings To Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 Sunday night at Target Center. The Wolves improve to 33-32 with the win but remain 5.5 games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Kings got 27 points from guard Isaiah Thomas, including a pair of three pointers late in the game that kept things close.
Minnesota was paced by another big night from Kevin Love, who scored 26 points with ten rebounds and six assists. Kevin Martin scored 31 points in the win, including a perfect 14-14 mark from the free throw line.
The Wolves are at seventh-place Dallas on Wednesday night. Minnesota trails the Mavericks by six games in the conference playoff race.


text:
Selecting your vehicle's make, model, and year allows us to display only parts and items specific to your car's model and year.
Part# 06410K
27 Reviews
Sale Price: $46.99
Part Type: (R) = Authentic reproduction of the original GM product
Years: 1964-1965
Sold As: KIT
2018 Tempest Catalog Page: 196
The very best reproduction on the market! Guaranteed best quality fit and finish at an outstanding price. These kits feature all of our professionally manufactured and quality-controlled components: Casehardened steel, die-cast zinc alloy and high-quality chrome, along with the finest stamped hardware and spring reproductions.
(2) Chrome outside door handles (LH and RH)
(2) Door handle gaskets (4-piece)
(2) Chrome push-buttons (with rods, LH and RH)
(2) O-rings (LH and RH)
(2) Springs (LH and RH)
(2) Retainers (LH and RH)


text:
This is a sad, dark and mysterious soundtrack in sixties style with steel guitar, wha wha guitars and male/female voice. Perfect for questioning, branding, commercials and corporate videos, crime/thrillers etc.
Enhance and promote your upcoming projects, commercials, games or videos with this high quality track composed by ScorePro (available in mp3 and wav).
And please do not forget to rate! Thank You!
ScorePro Productions is a collaboration of international musicians and producers who provide you with first class music for your project, trailers, commercials, corporate videos, new media, video games etc.
We're currently in the process of uploading our tracks to Audiojungle. So please follow us so you won't miss any new uploads )" title=" :)" />
It would be great if you would like our Facebook page so we can stay in contact


text:
08 March 2007 17:00
Short films of Charles Chaplin whit elinks
filmografía de Charles Chaplin en www.cine-clasico.com
1 (1 marks)
Founded in late 2003 and heartquartered in France, we are non-profit and independant.
We believe in the open web, think internet services should be sustainable, build for the long term.
While we are re-launching the service, we only accept new members through invitation.


text:
- Description
DetailsNote that the crowns will need machining by 1.5mm for use in Cologne V6 2.8 engines
Bore Size: 93.0mm
Capacity: 2090cc (Pinto), 2792cc (Cologne V6)
Compression Height: 41.65mm
Crown Design: flat top
Crown Thickness: 6.4mm
Compression Ratio: 9.5:1 (estimated)* Skim head to increase CR.
Gudgeon Pin: 24.0mm
Piston Bore Clearance: 0.0035-0.004"
Accralite Part Number: 1027XC93
Parts Included: each piston is supplied with rings, gudgeon pin and circlips
* Please note that compression ratios stated are only a guidance based on new engines and will vary depending on combustion chamber volumes, block heights and differing head gasket thicknesses.
High performance engines demand high quality pistons. Accralite is dedicated to producing the finest forged pistons by combining the very best in materials, design and engineering technology. These tried and tested pistons have many features to aid performance and reliability machined into the piston as standard. So whether a requirement is for minor events or critical high performance applications, the same high specification is applied to the manufacturing processes of all Accralite Pistons. All pistons are matched balanced to within +/- 1 gram weight tolerance and are supplied complete with the finest quality ring sets and gudgeon pins.So why should you consider Accralite pistons over other brands? Listed below are some of the reasons why we trust Accralite as a superior brand:
- Accralite forged pistons are manufactured from extruded 2618A bar to Aerospace specifications which are purchased from one of the leading mills in Europe. The bar exceeds all required racing specifications by far, and is traceable right back to its origin.
- Accralite pistons are forged from precision weighted and turned billets, which eliminates inferior finishes from stress raisers.
- Accralite pistons are forged using state of the art facilities to aerospace standards on electronically controlled and isothermal forging presses. All work pieces and forging dies are kept to the same temperature helping to eliminate stress as there are no temperature variations throughout the part, giving added grain compression, strength and durability to the finished piston.
- Accralite pistons are forged using a custom designed specific lubricant to give a perfect internal finish adding strength to the piston.
- Accralite piston forgings are heat-treated and artificially aged to allow your piston to meet the highest T6 specification. They are then inspected to British Standard Non-destructive Testing Standards that check for imperfections.
- Accralite piston forgings are vapour blasted internally. Not only to relieve stress but also to show any imperfections that could lead to the forging being rejected as not being suitable to their exacting standards.
- Accralite pistons have an individual reference point on their base forging to assist in giving the closest crown thickness and out-of-round tolerances possible.
- Accralite pistons are designed and manufactured to your exacting needs in-house from one location in the UK.
- Accralite pistons are hand finished and individually weighed by giving them that extra personal touch and then grouping into balanced engine sets. Tolerances are held so tight it is not unusual to have less than 0.3 grams between a set of pistons.
- Accralite pistons come with the highest specification rings. They are made to the world's highest standards from the highest-grade materials, chosen for the application and manufactured by, what we feel, the world's leading ring manufacturer who also supplies all of the F1 racing teams.
- Accralite gudgeon pins come from the UK's only specialist motorsport piston pin supplier. With pins manufactured using the highest grades of fully certified case hardening and nitrided steels giving maximum strength and durability.
- Accralite pistons come complete with the highest specification gudgeon pin circlips. They are sometimes over looked as being a crucial component of the piston. They are manufactured from top grade steel to the highest BS standards; with each clip being hand de-burred to help reduce groove wear.
- All the above results in Accralite pistons having greater longevity and in some cases, lasting over twice as long as that of the competition, saving money and time in costly rebuilds.
- Additional Information
Additional Information
Part No FT132/93 Fits Engine Type Ford SOHC (Pinto), Ford Taunus/Cologne V4/V6 Product Group Pistons - Forged Stock Status Available From Stock Fits Engine Make Ford Catalogue 2018 Page Click HERE to view this part on page 23 of our 2018 catalogue Brand Logo Free Shipping
You may also be interested in the following product(s)
Ajusa head gasket 94.5mm: Ford SOHC Pinto 2.0/2.1 FT774GNo Tax, Each £34.08 Taxed, Each £40.90
Gates camshaft timing belt: Ford 1.8/2.0 SOHC Pinto FT1045ANo Tax, Each £11.25 Taxed, Each £13.50
High pressure oil pump: Ford SOHC Pinto & Escort Cosworth T25 FT1055No Tax, Each £33.29 Taxed, Each £39.95
Mahle big end bearing set std SOHC Ford Pinto VP91349/STDNo Tax, Each £30.79 Taxed, Each £36.95
Bottom end/conversion gasket set: Ford SOHC Pinto FT794KNo Tax, Each £12.46 Taxed, Each £14.95
High pressure/high capacity oil pump: Ford SOHC Pinto FT1055ANo Tax, Each £57.46 Taxed, Each £68.95


text:
From Our Editors
BGL Golf currently operates 22 golf courses across 9 locations in the UK. Each venue has its own character so guests can choose from a wide range of styles to suit their preferences and levels. Their on site cafes and bars are open to the public and hold regular events, as well as show major sporting events. They can cater for weddings and other special occasions and also hold group golf days. Pirate Adventure golf is another option, available for for families, groups or individuals to swing into action.


text:
|2013-01-18, 13:19
|Link #28722
Master Grade Master
Join Date: Jul 2011
|2013-01-18, 13:38
|Link #28723
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
@RG Zeta Karaba: yep already saw this coming from a mile away. If they can do "Deactive version" this will be a no-brainer. Now, if i still have money to spare, this will be instant pre-order! Awaiting the local store's pre-order announcement for this .
@MG Tallgeese II: an exclusive? Now that's kinda disappointing. Never thought that it's gonna be an exclusive. Meh, I like Talgeese II, but not so much to spend abnormal amount of money for it. Still expecting Tallgeese III (not being exclusive).
|2013-01-18, 13:43
|Link #28724
Master Grade Master
Join Date: Jul 2011
I'm thinking that around the time the MG Tallgeese II is release, we will also see a MG Wing Zero (TV) get a release as well as remastered versions of Wing EW and Wing Zero EW.
Tallgeese III IMO has a good chance of getting a regular release.
I'm actually also disappointed. I think it would've been better if they just released the MG Tallgeese III and included the parts to convert it to Tallgeese II and charged like 5500 Yen; kinda like what they did with the 1/100 HG version that came out years ago.
I'm still curious about the others:
Sandrock Custom
Heavyarms Custom
Hoping/assuming they get a regular release. Sandrock Custom shoudl also come with that cape thing. That would be cool, and if not then I'm ok. Nataku.. I hope they can pull off the Twin Dragon gimmick and make sure it isn't loose. It would be cool if it had like flame effect parts.
Serpent Custom would be an awesome release. That I wouldn't mind as an online exclusive, but again a little disappointed that Tallgeese II is an online exclusive. I'll pick it up, but I mean really..
I hope it isn't like as expensive as the MG Nu Gundam Ver. Ka or require me spending as much as I did with the MG 00 Riser Trans Am.
|2013-01-18, 16:06
|Link #28725
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
By all logic those 3 have a HIGHER chance of being made over any other EW kit atm for a regular release
Putting the MG kits together like the old 1/100 would never work in MG form, mainly because it would be too expensive, and the colors are very different especially regarding II, the only way to work around that would be to mold everything in white and leave it up to the buyers preference as to what colors to paint, which will kill the MG quality out of the box
Nataku EW was never shown to be using the flamethrowers, so its most likely that feature was not included in Katoki's design, also flame effect part would look......fake and lame imo and only serve to weigh down the complicated arm balance when extended
Bandai would never make a brand new kit for an online only release, bad move, and a Serpent will depend on how well the rest of the EW line is recieved and if there is high enough demand
As for Tallgeese 2 being online only.....well I want III so its nbd, but it sucks for those who liked 2 the best
|2013-01-18, 18:04
|Link #28726
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
|2013-01-18, 22:15
|Link #28728
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
|2013-01-18, 22:50
|Link #28729
Zander Yuusha Kyorugold
Extra finish & Z-3 manage to get this mth of high price of sgd $364 total
Normal ver 2
Last edited by duotiga; 2013-01-19 at 01:18.
|2013-01-19, 10:18
|Link #28731
Seed seeder
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: The country of beer !
|2013-01-19, 10:20
|Link #28732
Master Grade Master
Join Date: Jul 2011
I guess.
So far I got done making the head, body, both arms, most of the GN Proto Sword, shield, and waist. I just have to work on the legs now.
Been a while since I worked on a GunPla kit and I'm actually having some fun even though the usual BS of polycaps flying from your fingers and then disappearing only to be found after moments of frustration, and those BS tiny stickers.. >_<
|2013-01-19, 11:36
|Link #28733
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Oh, and speaking of different paint/finish, If I already have one Zeta 2.0, for the extra finish, I will certainly buy Zeta 1.0. Strange, I know, but when it comes to buying two models of the same MS, I prefer to have two different iterations of it rather than two exact same models (no matter how excellent it is) only with different finish. Of course, if you're rich, you can clear yourself the trouble and buy them all .
|2013-01-19, 11:40
|Link #28734
Master Grade Master
Join Date: Jul 2011
But then again I don't buy nearly as much GunPla as many of you here. Just the 00, Wing, and Age MG kits (and few exceptions with 00 getting the 1/100 No Grade kits).
|2013-01-19, 18:01
|Link #28735
Zander Yuusha Kyorugold
Have preorder 2 of RG zeta-3 also
I don't fix PG btw
|2013-01-20, 00:38
|Link #28736
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
I think all of you guys are crazy, then again you guys probably got jobs
The MOST I have ever spent on a kit was MG Wing ($55 with shipping)
The MOST I have ever spent total was $115, and that included stuff that my brother paid me back for
It sucks being a college student when it comes to spending cash T___T
|2013-01-20, 00:53
|Link #28737
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
|2013-01-20, 05:23
|Link #28738
White Unicorn
Join Date: Jan 2012
I used to pay for them with my part-time job even during uni; I didnt buy a lot because I paid my own education, but I worked fulltime in the summers so that helped.
The exchange rate was much more favorable though a few years back and I doubt I would have even half the kits now just due to the mental barrier of the raised prices.
In more on-topic related stuff:
I hope we get the inevitable HGUC FA Unicorn Gundam with episode 6 instead of 7.
Last edited by RX93-2; 2013-01-20 at 06:36.
|2013-01-20, 07:35
|Link #28740
Join Date: Sep 2009
Age: 24
That looks frigging sweet, maknaedik. Unfortunately I haven't found the time to work on my Sazabi and try out the topcoating tips you mentioned. Hopefully in the next few weeks. Might try a flatcoat for my Rozen Zulu, which I'm going to paint up. (My first time! My good friend has kindly loaned me his airbrush, which will be parked in my house indefinitely. )
Also: duotiga, you're crazy. Wish I could be you. Zeta and Unicorn are amongst my all-time favourite MS as well.
|gundam, gunpla, model kit, toy
|Thread Tools


text:
5:00 am
NHK Newsline NULL
5:30 am
Connect with English "Bad News/Brothers" Rebecca and Kevin's father has had a second heart attack and they call their father's estranged brother, Brendan, who lives in Illinois who arrives and reconciles with his brother just before he dies.G
6:00 am
Functional Fitness with Suzanne Andrews "Healthy Back" NULL
6:30 am
Clifford The Big Red Dog "To Catch A Bird/The Best Party Ever" To Catch a Bird - When Jetta's trophy and locket are missing, all fingers and paws point to Emily - all of them except for Clifford's! The dogs, led by Clifford, finally prove Emily didn't steal anything, and Clifford learns the value of having faith in a friend. The Best Party Ever - Jetta ridicules Emily for not planning enough exciting activities for her birthday party, so Charley convinces Emily not to invite her. But Emily realizes that Jetta's feelings were hurt and invites her after all. D
7:00 am
Arthur "Nicked by a Name/The Play's The Thing" Nicked by a Name - There is a virus spreading through Lakewood Elementary! It changes the way everyone acts and how they treat each other.it's the new nicknames! Can Brain stop the virus he created or will everyone be mean to each other forever? The Play's the Thing - The playground has been quiet lately - too quiet - and the Tough Customers don't like it one bit. All the rest of the kids seem more interested in electronics than in good old-fashioned fun! Can the TCs save the playground or is everyone done playing for good?. D
7:30 am
Martha Speaks "Dogs In Space/Dogs from Space" Dogs in Space - Mrs. Clusky asks the class to present projects on the solar system, but TD finds himself distracted by comic books. Can he save the Planet of the Dogs from evil space cats and still get his homework in on time? Vocabulary: (E) planet, star, solar system, constellation, orbit (I) sun, moon, earth, space, spaceship. Dogs from Space - Inspired by TD's comic about the Planet of the Dogs, Martha has a dream about what life would be like as an alien space dog. D
8:00 am
Curious George "Curious George On Time/Curious George's Bunny Hunt" Curious George On Time - After accidentally breaking Professor Wiseman's cuckoo clock, George decides to explore the inside of the BIG library clock to see how it works. When the big clock stops working too, Mr. Reloj, the local clockmaker, comes to the rescue. With Mr. Reloj's help, George discovers how to use various tools to make the clocks tick again. D
8:30 am
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Meet The Beetles/Tongue Tied" Meet the Beetles - Nick and Sally must protect their cookie jar from cookie snatchers! But how? Well by meeting three of the Cat's beetle friends, that's how! Stan the Giant Stag beetle shows them how to look scary, while Cliff the Click beetle teaches them to make a noise them jump! And Bobbi the Bombardier beetle has a stinky surprise for those that try to sneak up on her. Now Nick and Sally can keep their cookies safe! Tongue Tied - Mmm, there's nothing better than a blueberry popsicle, even though it makes your tongue blue! Speaking of tongues, the Cat has some friends with marvelous tongues! The kids meet Treetop Tom and see how his tough tongue can pick food off of thorny branches. Then Snifty the boa snake shows them how she uses her tongue to smell. D
9:00 am
Super Why! "Rumpelstiltskin" Princess Pea's father is busy, busy, busy with no time to help her tie up her skates. What's a Princess to do? The Super Readers use their literacy powers to visit another Princess whose funny little helper, Rumpelstiltskin, is far too busy to help her spin straw into gold. The Super Readers may be able to guess Rumpelstiltskin's name but they won't be able to guess what will happen in this story! Educational Objectives: To learn about the importance of doing things yourself, build the alphabet, and identify the letters S-P-I-N. D
9:30 am
Dinosaur Train "Arnie Rides The Flatcar/Old Reliable" Buddy, Tiny, and Mom visit their very large sauropod friend, Arnie Argentinosaurus, and his dad. Arnie has grown bigger since our kids have seen him and is now too big to ride on the Dinosaur Train anymore. Tiny and Buddy arrange with Mr. Conductor for Arnie to be the first big dinosaur to ride on the newest Dinosaur Train car - the flatbed car! Mr. Pteranodon and Mr. Lambeosaurus take all the kids to see a field of geysers - holes in the ground that hot water shoots out from! At the same time, Mrs. Pteranodon and Mrs. Lambeosaurus are relaxing nearby in soothing pools of warm water, called hot springs. D
10:00 am
Sesame Street "Simon Says" Telly has to practice paying attention, listening and controlling himself to prepare for a Simon Says Competition. Educational Objective: Self-Regulation (EF). D
11:00 am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel Plays Ball/O Builds A Tower" Daniel Plays Ball - Daniel, Miss Elaina and Prince Wednesday are at the park with Prince Tuesday. They decide to play a game with a ball. Daniel struggles to catch the ball and gets very frustrated. D
11:30 am
Sid The Science Kid "Sid's Backyard Campout!" Pack some food and bring your backpack because Sid, Gerald, and Dad are gearing up for a big adventure! They're setting up tents for a campout in the backyard! Dad is eager to share his love of nature and demonstrates how to have a great time outside with the simplest of necessities. They look for animals, cook their own dinner, marvel at the stars in the sky, roast marshmallows, and sing songs around the campfire. And here's the best part, the viewer is invited to join the adventure and sing along!. D
12:00 pm
WordWorld "There's An Ant In Every Giant/Chef Sheep" There's an Ant in Every Giant - When Ant grows tired of being the smallest WordFriend in Word World, he adds a G-I to his tiny frame and changes from ANT to GIANT. However, he soon realizes that he can be Word World's biggest hero when he's just tiny Ant. Chef Sheep - When Pig gets a bowl stuck on his face, Sheep must take over his cooking show. D
12:30 pm
Caillou "Caillou Gets Active" What's Ringette?: Caillou and Leo want to play hockey and are disappointed when they arrive at the rink to find Sarah and Clementine playing "ringette". Caillou has never heard of ringette before, and he doesn't want to play the game.until he learns that Mommy used to play! She teaches him a few moves, and when Caillou and Leo realize it's a lot like hockey, they're eager to join the girls' next game. D
1:00 pm
Barney & Friends "Little Red Rockin' Hood and the Whole Truth" Little Red Rockin' Hood: Baby Bop is having a hard time finding a story she hasn't heard before. Barney and the little dinos decide to tell her an old story with a new twist! They tell the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" in a whole new way.by singing it! Educational theme: Accepting others, individual differences. D
1:30 pm
Thomas & Friends "Sounds and Smells" O the Indignity - Gordon is horrified when Sir Topham Hatt announces that he is to take charge of Whiff's Waste Dump for the day. Gordon arrives at the Waste Dump and decides that the only thing for him to do is to hide when other engines arrive at the dump. Gordon just cannot be seen at such a smelly place! As the day progresses, Gordon hides from Spencer, Diesel and Thomas. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "Curious George On Time/Curious George's Bunny Hunt" Curious George On Time - After accidentally breaking Professor Wiseman's cuckoo clock, George decides to explore the inside of the BIG library clock to see how it works. When the big clock stops working too, Mr. Reloj, the local clockmaker, comes to the rescue. With Mr. Reloj's help, George discovers how to use various tools to make the clocks tick again. D
2:30 pm
Martha Speaks "Dogs In Space/Dogs from Space" Dogs in Space - Mrs. Clusky asks the class to present projects on the solar system, but TD finds himself distracted by comic books. Can he save the Planet of the Dogs from evil space cats and still get his homework in on time? Vocabulary: (E) planet, star, solar system, constellation, orbit (I) sun, moon, earth, space, spaceship. Dogs from Space - Inspired by TD's comic about the Planet of the Dogs, Martha has a dream about what life would be like as an alien space dog. D
3:00 pm
The Electric Company "The Limerick Slam" Jessica and Manny compete in the annual Limerick Slam. D
3:30 pm
WordGirl "Meat with a Side of Cute/Mr. Big Words" Meat with a Side of Cute - Tired of being defeated by WordGirl, the Butcher enlists the unlikely ally of an adorable kitten - hoping to conquer WG with cuteness. Mr. Big Words - WordGirl is busier than ever when Mr Big invents a ray that causes everyone in town to use big, complicated words. D
4:00 pm
Wild Kratts "Flight of the Draco" While on a mission to discover the secret of the Draco lizard's gliding abilities, Martin and Chris uncover an evil plot by fashion designer, Donita Donata. She has been capturing these amazing creatures with a plan to make them part of her new Fall collection. It's the Wild Kratts team to the rescue! Science Concept: Gliding, Gravity. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "Raising The Bar" The main Cybrary is under attack. Hacker, disguised as an exterminator called the Vermin Vexer, has released a mysterious cyberbug that is systematically destroying certain information - but Ms. Fileshare, the overworked Cybrarian, is too busy to notice. When Hacker uses bar graphs to confuse Ms. Fileshare, the kids create bar graphs of their own to counter his contentions. D
5:00 pm
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Arrgh - All Me Eggs Are Cracked" Sammy and Jay go to the Florida Keys to search the ocean floor for a Ruffman family treasure and Harsha and Sam's challenge is to work at a grocery store and compete in a grocery-bagging showdown. D
5:30 pm
Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, do government shutdowns ever save taxpayers money or do they just cost us in the long run? And, NBR will have details on the proposed new rules for the coal industry. D
5:56 pm
NewsHour Promo NULL
6:00 pm
PBS NewsHour NULL
7:00 pm
Washington Week NULL
7:30 pm
Dialogue "Livable Communities" Host Marcia Franklin talks with Robert McNulty, the founder of Partners for Livable Communities, about what makes communities "livable."G
8:00 pm
Scott & Bailey Rachel is angry and upset about missing her sergeant's exam and about Nick Savage not being charged with her attempted murder. Andy insists that he is prepared to give Janet all the time and space she needs, but then she gets home to find him already there, ingratiating himself with her mother and Elise.G
9:00 pm
Great Performances "The Hollow Crown: Richard II" King Richard (Ben Whishaw) is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke (Rory Kinnear) and Thomas Mowbray (James Purefoy). Richard calls for a duel but then halts it just before swords clash. Both men are banished from the realm.G


text:
Cameras are tricky. Some come with comfortable grips while others are smooth, leaving it up to you to decide what the comfortable holding position is. The problem is that being so many different cameras on the market, photography beginners can get the feeling that holding one right is some sort of rocket science.
It's not. Holding a camera differs from person to person as each and everyone has their personal preferences, but there are some basic guidelines to follow so that your grip is good and your photographs blur-free.
Here are the important things to check when taking your shots:
- Right hand holding the camera and controlling the settings
- Left hand supporting the weight of the camera
- Elbows tucked close to your body
- Camera close to your forehead for a viewfinder or not too far from your body for and LCD display
- Make sure the camera strap is around your wrist in case your grip is not that great yet!
Remember photographs are best taken when the camera is held with both hands and your body is in a steady position. With your right hand make sure your index finger is directly above the capture button. Your thumb should be at the bottom of the camera for support, and your other fingers curled around the front – making sure you haven't covered the lens.
Your left hand can either be used to keep the camera steady or to control the lens depending on whether or not your camera needs you to manually adjust the lens. Also ensure that you are not blocking the flash if you are using it.
When using the view finder or the LCD display screen, make sure the camera is close to your body. If the camera only has an LCD display you have no choice but to hold the camera at a certain distance when taking a shot. Make sure that the distance is far enough for you to see and compose your image properly, and that your grip is firm. If your camera does have a viewfinder, place the camera firmly and comfortably against your face. For both the LCD and the viewfinder your elbows need to be tucked close to your body.
Portrait shots require that you hold the camera slightly differently. You will need to hold the camera in your left hand and support it with your right hand keeping your right index finger on the capture button. Be careful not to cover the flash as this is a common error especially with portrait shots.
Keep snapping and remember practice is all you need!


text:
- Aug 19:
- Leader of Dracut Kenpo Karate has years of experience
- Dracut Music Centre meets all levels and musical needs
- Lisa Pilato Dance Center instills service values
- Donna Miceli Dance Center teaches 'EveryBody'
- Pack some fun into children's lunchboxes
- Put kids' health on to-do list
- Technology a mixed blessing in teaching writing skills
- Shop now and later for school needs
- School means it's back to bedtime
- School portrait a lasting memento
- A backpack should stand up to wear, tear books and electronics
- New gear makes a new year feel fresh
- Colleges shifting mission: It pays to earn a degree
- For students and teachers alike , time off has given way to year-round learning
- Make space for homework
- College women serve as online 'ambassadors' for dorm decor
- Buying a computer can be simplified
- Back-to-school shopping likely to be less this year
(StatePoint) Childhood obesity rates have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. Right now, one-third of American kids are overweight or obese.
"Unfortunately, healthy eating for kids isn't always stressed consistently." says Debbie Blacher, founder of Wholesome Tummies, a children's food franchise devoted to bringing nutritious meals to schools. "Many kids lack access to nutritious food and good information about healthful eating and behaviors."
Since most kids consume half their daily calories at school, healthy eating habits must be addressed both at home and in the classroom, she stresses.
Blacher, a mom herself and an expert on crafting healthful school lunches, is offering these lunch packing tips for parents:
Make a bento box: Instead of packing the traditional entree and sides, make lunch out of small snacks in a multi-compartment box. Hardboiled eggs, raisins, an apple or other fresh fruit, crackers, tuna fish, pasta salad, veggies, dips and more.
Travel the world: Go with an international theme each day, such as Mexican, Asian or Italian. Include an educational note about the meal's origin.
Include a surprise: Kids love surprises, such as favorite photos, stickers or a reminder about an upcoming event. A lunch box surprise can make your child's day extra special.
But nutrition is only half the equation. As screen time competes for kids' attention, active time is decreasing. And exercise is crucial to preventing obesity, improving motor skills and providing a social outlet.
Unfortunately, not all kids are receptive.
Here are some tips to coax a child forward in a group fitness scenario:
Allow spectating: The first time in a new environment can be emotionally draining. Stay for an entire class and return the next time.
Never force participation: Be a source of comfort for your child while he or she sits on the sidelines. Your child will feed off your energy.
Look for peer leaders: Outgoing children are often thrilled to help another child feel more comfortable.
Sometimes leaving helps: Oftentimes kids behave better when they don't have a parental crutch to lean on.
Pay attention to leaders' personalities: Whether it's classes, sports or school, the leader can make or break the experience. Does the coach make kids comfortable? Look for telltale signs and find a coach that works well with your child.


text:
Slightly used with the slight idiot mark to prove it. This gun will last a lifetime and is still tight as a drum. Gun comes with the matching hard case, 3 magazines and paperwork. The night sights are still very bright and functional.
Caliber: .45 ACP
Height (inches) 90? to barrel: 5.50
Weight (ounces) with empty magazine: 31
Length (inches): 8.7
Magazine capacity: 7
Magazine well
Ambidextrous thumb safety
Recoil spring (pounds): 16.0
Full-length guide rod
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Matte gray
KimPro II? frame finish
Width (inches): 1.28
Front strap checkering
Checkering under trigger guard
Material: Steel
Finish: Matte black
Front serrations
Length (inches): 5
Material: Steel, match grade
Stainless steel match grade bushing
Twist rate (left hand): 16
Meprolight Tritium 3-dot night sight, fixed
Radius (inches): 6.8
Laminated Double diamond Kimber logo
Trigger: Premium aluminum, match grade.


text:
Keystone Creates $250K Fund for Tech Training
August 26, 2013 by RVBusiness Comments Off on Keystone Creates $250K Fund for Tech Training
Goshen, Ind.-based Keystone RV Co. announced today (Aug. 26) the launch of a $250,000 scholarship program for Keystone and Dutchmen Manufacturing Inc. dealers in conjunction with the RVIA/RVDA technician training program. According to a press release, the initiative is designed to help assure the availability of certified RV technicians now and into the future.
Randy Mast, Keystone vice president of customer service, noted, "Our substantial commitment emphasizes the importance we place on certified technicians to customer satisfaction and the long term success of our industry. Keystone's experience has shown that well educated technicians diagnose and perform repairs correctly the first time leading to less down time for the customer and few returns for repeat repairs. A satisfied customer results in repeat sales for Keystone and our approximately 900 dealers throughout the United States and Canada."
Keystone said that the creation of this scholarship fund is welcome news for the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA).
"One can only stand up and applaud exemplary leadership demonstrated by Keystone and Dutchmen," said RVDA Chairman Jeff Hirsch, owner of Campers Inn. "Recognizing the importance of certified and re-certified technicians, they have made an investment on behalf of their customers. Our livelihoods are hinged on a good customer experience.
Matt Zimmerman, president of Keystone and Dutchmen, has committed $250,000 to their dealer network to further educate technicians. I believe this shows extraordinary vision on behalf of our industry."
Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) president Richard Coon added, "RVIA has worked tirelessly in pursuit of expanding the number of certified RV technicians across the RV industry, and this new scholarship program announced by Keystone and Dutchmen for their dealers is exciting news and a huge boost to our industry's efforts. This is an unprecedented show of manufacturer support for the industry's Recreation Vehicle Service Training (RVST) program, and hopefully it will spur others to pursue similar initiatives."
Applications will be accepted September 3, 2013 through October 4, 2013. Contact Keystone RV at (877) 886-7783 or email@example.com.


text:
Get An Unfair Marketing Advantage With Heatmaps
When it comes to winning out over the competition, no legal advantage is worth missing out on. Web marketing is particularly challenging when your company is introducing a new website in a field with well-established leaders. Without proper adjustments and continual updates, it's easy for even the best designs to eventually fail to provoke the proper consumer response. This kind of maintenance is essential for established web presences as well.


text:
New T-Shirts !!
What's New @ ThinkGeek !!
Portal 2 Interactive Gels - From Aperture Labs
sugru Hacking Putty - Fix, hack, and customize everything
JOYSTICK-IT Arcade Stick for iPhone
New Cthulhu Plush - Elder Gods for the whole family!
Minecraft Sticky Notecube - Pickaxe not required
Rubik's Cube Note Pad - Write your puzzling notes here
iMSO-104 iPad Oscilloscope
Robomower - Play video games and mow lawn at the same time!
Firefly Serenity Wall Decal - You can't take the skies from me
Portal 2 Poster Kit - Go underground, deep into history
D20 Velvet Pillows - Sometimes all-night gaming sessions make you sleepy
Mass Effect Figures - Shepard, Grunt, Tali, and Thane
Angry Birds Games - Unplug from your phone
Record Your Own Bicycle Bell - DIY ding ding
Quick Blurbs !!
Fresh Goodies on Sale!!
Submit Your Techie Haiku, Win $50!
The latest ThinkGeek Techie Haiku Winner is Travis from Easton, PA.!
Nothing but darkness surrounds
Oh no, it's a grue!
Send us your original HAIKU and we'll select one winner and print it right here on the next ThinkGeek newsletter installment for all to see, plus we'll send you a $50 ThinkGeek gift certificate. Get creative! More details and rules here.
Questions? Comments?
HEY! Please don't respond to this email. Responses to this email vaporize into the Great Nothingness. Use these:
or feel free to call us at 1-888-GEEK-STUFF.
Privacy Policy
We only email folks that requested them at some point. If you no longer wish to get these emails, we'll be a little sad, but we won't take it personally.
ThinkGeek will never give any of your information, including your email address to third parties. Check out our entire privacy policy here.
This email was sent by: %%Member_Busname%%, %%Member_Addr%%, %%Member_City%%, %%Member_State%% %%Member_PostalCode%% %%Member_Country%%
############################################################# S T U F F F O R S M A R T M A S S E S #############################################################ThinkGeek
/* End ThinkGeek Plug */


text:
Decent studio documentaries
I've recently really enjoyed documentaries about the making of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and Metallica's Black album. Recommend me some more - especially those with recording footage...
standing in the shadows of mowtown is the best imo
anvil, dig, the year punk broke, biggie and tupac are good docs
behind the music.. quincy jones or public enemytheShipment this'd this
Get up on the -classic albums- series
a lot of them are up on youtube. Here's a list of those that were made:
The Band - The Band (1969)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
Phil Collins - Face Value (1981)
Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (see Classic Albums: Deep Purple - The Making of Machine Head) (1972)
Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)
The Doors - The Doors (1967)
The Doors - L.A. Woman (1971)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
Grateful Dead - Anthem of the Sun and American Beauty (see Anthem to Beauty) (1968/1970)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (see Classic Albums: Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast) (1982)
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (1996)
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
John Lennon/The Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (1977)
Metallica - Metallica ("The Black Album") (see Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica) (1991)
Motörhead - Ace of Spades (1980)
Nirvana - Nevermind (see Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind) (1991)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon, (see Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon) (1973)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Queen - A Night at the Opera (1975)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Rush - 2112 and Moving Pictures (1976/1981)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks (1977)
Paul Simon - Graceland (1986)
Simply Red - Stars (1991)
Steely Dan - Aja (1977)
U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
The Wailers - Catch a Fire (1973)
The Who - Who's Next (1971)
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') / Over-Nite Sensation (1974/1973)
I really like when they mess with the mixes in the studio just to show the various techniques.
I watched Transformer not too long ago.
time to listen to songs in the key of life again methinks


text:
Photoshop Photo Shop Photo Editing - Quick fast $$$$
need someone to edit this photo of the shirt to make the shirt look like it was tore/ripped a little bit.
it's simple task for anyone with basic photoshop knowledge. I don't have photo editing program so I am looking to hire.
(1) you MUST show me a preview of the work. send watermark copy but save copy without watermark. this way I know the quality of work and I can hire and pay and you send unwatermark copy after payment. Please do not send me message "i can do this" if you don't show preview, your bid will be ignored.
(2) project budget is $30. this is firm. this task is simple enough to where many can do in 1-2 minutes time. price is more than fair
22 威客就此工作平均出价 $86
Hariharan Ponmuthu Graphics Designer Hello! I am an enthusiastic and professional Graphics Designer I have provide highly affordable Graphic Design/Web Site Design/ User interface Design, What I can do for you 更多
Hi, I am very interested to do this job because it is the very easy and simple photo editing [login to view URL] you hire me then i will provide this project with in short [login to view URL] give me the job and hire me . 更多
Normally I dont do preview / sample work. But I need the money and the review. So send me a message & I will show you my portfolio & we can get this project sorted out quickly and in high quality. Thanks
While currently searching for a challenging opportunity working as a (designer), I have been researching for information about the strongest companies in the region. Your organization is by far the most fascinating and 更多
Dear Hiring Manager, I can make samples from your images for free, I'm available for your task, able to start working with you immediately. regards.
Digitalspot is a graphic design agency founded in 2003. In our 13 years of experience, we are a group of talented graphic designers. A team capable of developing innovative, original and trustworthy work on time. Also 更多
i am interested in this job i will complete it under given time and under your budget please give me single one chance to show my talent on freelancer portfolio [login to view URL]@N06/albums/wit 更多
Hello! I'm interested to help you with your project. You can find the reasons to hire me by viewing my profile, there are some samples of my work (logos design, photos etc). Thank you. Best regards, Julianna.
Based on my experience gotten during my assignment at FRIENDS Studios and from my other projects, I learned to retouch product and commercial photography and many others like fashion and beauty photography. From my sk 更多
Hello, I have done many type of photoshop work. I can send sample of your work I have confident that I will do you work 100% accurately. please contact me I am waiting to provide you my service. Please check this 更多
I am a Graphic Designer with experience in Photoshop and Illustrator and I am able to deliver on this project.


text:
Vibrant and dynamic track. Pastiche of music for films about James Bond seventies or eighties with a little modern samples. Perfect for film, computer games, advertising, promotions or trailer.
If you like a track, but you would like to change something, I will introduce small changes free of charge and others for a reasonable fee.
I would be grateful if you send me a link to your work featuring my music – at your own discretion, of course.


text:
Christian Calendar design 2012 Bible verse : The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want (lack)Labels: Printable 2012 Calendar |
Free Christian Calendar 2012 Bible verses
Here are some simple instructions on how to make a simple Free printable Homemade Calendar 2012 January to December 2012 with encouraging Bible verses. Download these Free Christian Calendar 2012 templates with instructions for DIY (Do It Yourself) at home.
This Free Christian Calendar 2012 has the Bible verses Psalm 23:1 "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want (lack)."
Free Printable Christian 2012 Calendar with Bible verses
To download and print this Free 2012 Christian Calendar with Bible verses printable:
1) Put your cursor on the picture, right click and choose "save as" and save into your computer
2) Go to the folder where you saved the picture and double click at the picture. Then print from there.
3) Or you can open any word processor program such as Microsoft Word or OpenOffice and insert the picture into it. Then you can format the size, etc, and print from there.
Words that will help you to find Free Printable Christian Calendars 2012 and Christian Planners 2012 with Bible verses on this website: Download Free printable Christian Homemade Calendars templates for 2012 with encouraging Bible verses quotes sayings phrases for Christian believers encouragement to encourage encouraging motivational quotes motivates motivating inspirational quotes inspiration inspiriting Free Christian Planners 2012 Free Instructions on How to make simple Calendars and Planners Free Christian Calendars 2012 A4 calendar blank big fonts black and white black & white colourful colorful kalendar celendar kelandar calendars 2012 Jul July Julai Aug August Augustus Ogos Sept September Oct October Oktober Nov November Dec December Disember Calendar 2012 template free religious / christian monthly calendar 2012 / 2012 calendar bible verses / bible verse calendar 2012 / calendar 2012 christ / calendar christian 2012 / calendar format 2012 christian / calender bible 2012 / christian calendar 2012 printable / Christian Calendar design 2012 / 2012 christian calendar templates / free bible verses 2012 / free download christian calendar 2012 / free download bible calendars / free printable christian calendars 2012 / free yearly christian desktop calendar download / monthly calendar 2012 template christian / monthly calendar bible 2012 / printable christian calendar 2012
Posts Relacionados:
Words that will help you to find this website : Encouragements for Christian / Christian encouragements / Encouragements Quotes / Poem encouraging believers / Christian encouragement quotes / simple Christian sermons on encouragement / christian encouragements / biblical sermon on encouragement / Christian bookmark templates / Christian cards / Christian poems /2010 2011 Christian calendar template / Free printable Bible quotes / Free encouraging sermons / Biblical verse of encouragement for the believers and sermons / Free Christian encouraging images / Free christian encouraging pictures / Christian encouragements phrases


text:
I've always had fond memories of my Speak n Spell from the early 1980s, but there's never been a decent replacement for the iPad until now.Speaking Spell HD provides not only the familiar keyboard input and voice response of the original Speak 'n' Spell but adds a number of features and enhancements that cannot be found with any other app, like:- The spoken text is very understandable. We've used top-of-the-line text to speech software to ensure that students will not struggle with Speaking Spell's speech quality.- A "Hint" button which recites a sentence using the word that the student is asked to spell. The format is standard spelling bee: A sentence, and then the word is repeated- The word list is taken from actual spelling exercises used by teachers.- The word list is constantly being added to and enhanced.- The user interface is incredibly child-friendly. Not only does each letter keypress provide audio feedback of the letter, but the onscreen keys are highlighted and increased in size ... just like the standard iPad keyboard but with bright, easily readable buttons meant just for young students- The word to be spelled can be repeated at any time, or skipped if the student is having too much difficulty with it- We're open to suggestions! If there's any enhancements that teachers and/or parents would like to see, we're happy to add them in future releases.In Grade 2, students are expected to master short-vowel, long-vowel, r- controlled, and consonant-blend patterns correctly. Words using the -ight ending are introduced, including BRIGHT, FLIGHT, and NIGHT, plus a few compound words are incuded in second grade spelling word lists including GRANDFATHER, BEDROOM, and SAILBOAT.All in all we're very proud of Speaking Spell HD -- it's the best spelling drill, tutor and edutainment app for spelling on the App Store, in high-resolution to take full advantage of the iPad's capabilities!
免費玩Speaking Spell Second Grade - HD APP玩免費
免費玩Speaking Spell Second Grade - HD App
App Store


text:
|The Bard Barbie
...Stories of forbidden romance and tragic endings like that of Iseult's....
|Spellbound Lover Barbie
And who can forget the enchanted world of faeries and dragons....
|Fairy Queen Barbie
At times I still cling to such otherworldly tales just to escape the bleakness and stress of adulthood. Maybe that's why I treasure these dolls so much. I only acquired the first three dolls from the Legends of Ireland collection, but they're probably a few of the Barbie dolls I couldn't ever part with.
I have a particular fondness for the Bard. I'm not much of storyteller but I sure am an enthusiastic listener. Even as a child, I would always squeeze stories out of my aunts before bedtime. I can see myself getting lost in the alluring sounds of that golden harp as the Bard sings of stories from long ago.
Happy St. Patty's!


text:
Meet The Newest Member Of The Miami Heat: Justin Hamilton! (7 Footer)
"Justin Hamilton is a 7'0 draft prospect who is working out at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas. Hamilton can step outside and knock down NBA threes, as well as bang inside and get the job done on the glass" - SLAM
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.