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Your yard can save and even make you money. As we hit the warmer temps and sunny skies, it may be time to get out and work on that yard. A well-landscaped yard can add seven to 14 percent to the value of your home.
But it is not all about the money added to your bottom line when you sell, a pretty yard has other financial benefits.
"What many consumers overlook is that landscaping can add protection and shade to your house, which will improve your energy efficiency," said Angie Hicks, the creator of the service industry review service called Angie's List.
It can mean more money in your pocket.
Hicks told Local 2 it doesn't have to be a major investment to get a return.
"You don't have to do a big project to enhance the value of your home. If you're been neglecting your yard, which a lot of us have, you can do a basic yard cleanup; plant some nice flowers and that will improve your value," Hicks said.
Lawn care guy, Rick Davis, said a little work on your shrubs is a great place to start.
"They would be well served to aggressively prune them back and see what they have, because if it cleans out the canopy, or the space around the bushes, people can see that they don't need to do anything else," Davis said.
And if you do need a little professional help, Hicks said a landscaper doesn't have to cost a fortune.
"A good landscaper can help you work up a plan that can be done in phases; to be broken out over three years so that it never over-extends your budget," Hicks said.
Both experts say homeowners should talk to the landscaper. A good one will have advice on what you can do on your own and what you should leave to the professionals.
After last year's drought, the thought of dropping a bundle on plants may make you nervous, but Davis said it doesn't have to -- try something like roses.
"They are not quite drought resistant, but they handle dry weather fairly good and they give you some color. In fact, you can get them in a variety of colors. You have the look of maintaining and doing watering without actually having to do it," Davis said.
A quick addition with a big payoff is mulch. Davis said it prevents weeds, conserves moisture and helps maintain soil temperature.
Another tip to think about -- where you plant can help not just how your yard works but your energy efficiency. Planting trees on the east and west sides can reduce air-conditioning costs as much as 25 percent.
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Common landscaping issues:
· Plants and shrubs that are too big/overgrown for the space they are in.
· Plants not taken care of/poor planting choices.
· Improperly applied mulch.
· Drainage issues.
Start with a yard cleanup: Remove overgrown plants, shrubs, and weeds. Tidy up garden/flower beds. Don't crowd your beds. Give them time to grow. Keep your front walkway clear and uncluttered.
Take care of your lawn: A neatly mowed, edged and debris-free lawn increases your curb appeal. Keep grass at least 2 to 3 inches tall. This height helps keep the moisture in the grass and the weeds out.
Add mulch: Mulch prevents weed growth, conserves moisture, and helps maintain an even-soil temperature. But it should be applied properly at the recommended thickness to be beneficial.
Pick the perfect plants: Don't shop for plants solely based on their appearance. Instead, select greenery that is hardy, adaptable to your area and will thrive in your soil conditions. Install drought tolerant plants so you don't have to water as much.
Plant a tree: Trees are a great investment. On average, they'll add 3 percent to 7 percent on the value of your home. Plus, planting trees on the east and west sides of your home can reduce air conditioning costs as much as 25 percent. However, trees need to be maintained. Have them inspected annually and serviced as needed.
·List your priorities: Determine whether you have a problem that needs correcting (overgrown shrubs) or if you want to make an addition to your existing landscape (fire pit). Once you have an idea, map out your property, indicating what you want. Identify long and short term goals.
· Assess your skill level: Just because you like working in the yard on an occasional Saturday doesn't mean you'll want to put an entire flower bed into place. Hire a professional if you don't think you'll stick with the project through the season, or if it's a complicated project that will require tools and equipment you don't have.
· Be realistic about your budget: You may not be able to afford it all this month or even this season. Keep it simple with some pretty plants. Many landscapers may also help you devise a multi-year plan if your budget for this year doesn't pay for all you want.


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SEATTLE - Two dogs are back with their owner after a woman broke into a burning home and rescued the Staffordshire terriers.
On Sunday night, Kimberly Swanson-Jacobs and her partner were driving by a home in Madison Valley when they saw smoke and flames coming from a home.
Then they saw the dogs with their noses pressed up against a window. Swanson-Jacobs broke into the home and passed the dogs to her partner.
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In an unfortunate dejâ vu scenario, Indiana State women's basketball will be without sophomore guard Jessica Valley for the remainder of the season.
The Sycamore coaching staff's fears were confirmed Wednesday in Hulman Center with a text message from Valley to coach Teri Moren that she had torn the ACL in the same right knee that she tore roughly 360 days ago.
Valley fought hard in the offseason to be ready to contribute for the Sycamores and earned a starting role. The 5-foot-9 sophomore started 16 of the 17 games she was available for this season and was second on the team with an average of 6.6 rebounds.
Valley had a career-high 12 rebounds twice this season and was grabbing 7.7 per game during Missouri Valley Conference play.
"She'll have surgery on Friday. Believe it or not, her range of motion is good, her strength is good and she had very little swelling, unlike the first one," ISU coach Teri Moren said.
After suffering the practice injury Jan. 23, the Sycamores played without Valley last Friday at Illinois State. Six-foot-2 freshman Marina Laramie stepped in admirably with 17 points and nine rebounds.
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Norwich solves Castleton 6-1By TOM HERZIG
CORRESPONDENT | February 09,2013NORTHFIELD - Norwich spotted Castleton State a shorthanded goal and then
scored six unanswered goals to record their 19th victory and improve
their ECAC East record to 14-1 on Friday night.
Castleton's leading scorer, Josh Harris, broke in for the shorthanded
goal, his 14th at 5:07, after Norwich misplayed the puck up top on the
power play.
The Cadets' first shot on goal came at 7:00. Two minutes later, Erik
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Kyle Thomas tied the game 1-all.
Blake Forkey's shot from the left circle bounced off Cinotti's blocker
and dropped at Thomas' feet as he was passing across the top of the
crease - one sweep of the stick and Thomas had his ninth goal of the
season. Chris Duszynski and Forkey were credited with assists.
Norwich took the lead on a memorable scoring play that began by Colin
Mulvey's effort to keep a loose puck alive. He was rewarded seconds
later when Tory Allan held the puck while swerving out to the top of the
slot and feeding back across the grain for Mulvey's team-leading 16th
goal at 15:48 of the second period.
Dean Niezgoda struck next for Norwich at 13:56. The , Mass., picked the
puck out of a four-man pile-up in front of the net and flipped it in.
Shane Gorman and captain Pier-Olivier Cotnoir, making his return after
missing seven games with a shoulder injury, drew the assists.
Niezgoda was pleased to have Cotnoir on his line. "That was great. I'm
all for that," he said. "We wanted to build off Thomas' goal. They were
coming at us real hard in that first period and that's tough to do for a
whole game."
Norwich upped the pressure and contested loose pucks harder as the game
wore on. The Cadets had power plays which weren't productive, but kept
scoring anyway.
Forkey, a senior, scored the fourth goal off a rebound of Duszynski's
wraparound attempt at 6:41 of the third period. Forkey had two swipes at
the puck and Cinotti went down on the first one.
Niezgoda and Cotnoir set up a goal for Shane Gorman at 7:43. Norwich
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close-range shot just as the Cadets' fourth power play ended.
Kyle Thomas finished the scoring off a pinpoint, two-line pass from
Gorman in the final minute.
"That first goal woke us up," Thomas said. "We want to start playing
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"They checked us hard and we were a little sloppy and did some watching
and waiting in the first period," Cadets coach Mike McShane said. "We
had more discipline as the game went on. I think the third goal was a
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The Art Center is not just for those who want to create art; it's also a great place to learn about contemporary art. A case in point is our Lifelong Learning Series that focuses on specific topics in art. This fall noted art and cultural critic Dan Bischoff will lead the Lifelong Learning Series: Fake, Forgery & Illusion five-week course in October. Dan has been an art critic for the Star-Ledger for over fifteen years. He was also National Affairs editor for the Village Voice for nearly ten years and has written for national publications including The Nation, ArtNews, The New York Times Magazine, and Vanity Fair. Dan brings a good perspective to the topic of fakes and forgery in art. I decided to ask Dan some questions to get a fuller understanding of this interesting and often controversial topic.
1. How is the Lifelong Learning Series different from a general art history or art appreciation class?
Well, it's aimed at much more topical themes, ones that aren't necessarily at the forefront of art historical research. Last year we dealt with broad concepts like "Art and Power" and "Art and Nudity." This year it's about fake art.
Fakery has only become a mainstream theme in the last couple of years. The National Gallery in London did its Closer Examination show of fakes that had fooled their acquisition committee in 2010, and the Getty in LA did their show on faked Archaic sculpture only after so many headlines and international prosecutions came their way in the early 21st century that they felt they needed to clear the air. As we begin to rely on technology for everything, even for counterfeiting currency, the skills it takes to forge any work made before the early 20th century are vanishing, and the labor required to be convincing becomes increasingly worthy of display.
2. This year's series deals with fake, forgery and illusion in contemporary art. Are these subjects prominent in the history of art making?
Yes, in the sense that artists have always been pretty pissed off at being ripped off. Albrecht Durer actually carved a curse into one of his woodcuts of the Virgin which reads "Be cursed, plunderers and imitators of the work of others." The Romans frequently made copies of Greek works and occasionally passed them off as originals; Michelangelo did a fake "Sleeping Cupid" that he passed off as the work of an anonymous Roman. But fakery on a huge scale wasn't really possible, or even meaningful, until the Renaissance, when artists became revered for their skills and sought after for their reputations. How many collectors today would demand, as the Cardinal Riario did then, to be paid back for a sculpture he thought was by a nameless Roman hack when it turned out to be an original Michelangelo?
3. Can you give a few examples from the contemporary art world?
Right now there's a scandal, slowly developing, about fakes of Greek Modernist art--people like Constantine Parthenis. As with so many obscure national economies, the boom years of the 1990s tailing off into the Bush presidency covered a multitude of sins, and one of them was some member of the Greek aristocracy going around auctions with bogus Virgins by Parthenis and other low-tier Modernists and selling them at wildly inflated prices, usually to other Greeks who were just then making their fortunes. It helped that the artists were not household names abroad, and that they were Modernists. My kid could do that--well, maybe, but certainly a competent forger can still find canvasses made in the early 20th century and paints with the right infrared signatures to pass. But there are many examples of folks trying to do it--the big arrest a couple of years ago was of a Dutch dealer who was selling fake Appels. It happens, but it's definitely more risky given contemporary technology.
4. The concept of fair use, described as the right to use another's copyrighted material, under certain circumstances, for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder, is a hot issue in the art world today. How does this relate to your topic of fake, forgery and illusion?
We are actually coming off a period of outrageous fakery and tolerance for it. Some of that is because modern life itself feels inherently fake. I will speak in one lecture about interior designer Roger Thomas, who tarts up the casinos in Las Vegas because he's found that creating an atmosphere that feels utterly fake and therefore impossibly luxurious--the whole idea of luxury behind drywall in air-conditioned rooms would have been incomprehensible to grandees of the 18th century, say--encourages people to spend more money. You kind of get the sense that nothing is real in these environments, so we can just indulge in the wildest fantasies while we're there.
Fair use itself is a mostly compromised idea, built around extenuated legal claims to originality and copyright laws. Neo-Pop art is implicated in most of these issues, since most Neo-Pop artists (Koons, Murakami, Hirst, etc.) actually don't do any of their own work. They hire people to do it for them. As long as that is entirely acceptable--as it was in the Middle Ages, and again in the 17th and 18th centuries, just as it is now--this generation of artists is immune to charges of theft. What would it mean?
5. What effect has the rise of digital media had on these issues?
Immense. Like the way Roger Thomas thinks about Baroque interiors, digital workers feel anything in pixels is basically fake already, and the originality comes in smashing them together as only you can. As Devo put it, "Each in your own individual color!" The illusion of individuality and freedom is often more appealing than the actual thing---just as, at a different level, Delftware, say, is often more pleasing to a certain collector than actual Chinese porcelain. And it's cheaper to maintain. The great Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, whose art company is named "Fake, Ltd." is the best guide to these issues.
While it may often be difficult to spot a fake, Dan's Lifelong Learning Series class sounds like the 'real deal' to me. The lectures will run Tuesdays 7:30 pm-9:00 pm October 2-30. The series cost is $170 and $140 for Art Center members. Visit our web site for more information and to register. www.artcenternj.org.


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Twenty-five joyful graduates celebrated their accomplishments in Lesley's Threshold Program
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Jim Wilbur, Director of the Threshold Program, welcomed the graduates and their families and friends; members of the Lesley University Board of Trustees including Vice Chair Hans Strauch; Threshold faculty and staff; and Dr. Arlyn Roffman, founder of the Threshold Program and a Professor at Lesley.
"We honor all the wonderful men and women in this class," said Wilbur. "Just look at what these young men and women have accomplished in a mere two years," he marveled.
Wilbur also praised students' families and noted to the graduates, "We know you guys didn't get here by yourselves."
Student Speakers Hanna Adams, Daniel Dubinsky, Sarah Hay-Smith, Phillip Murray, and Anna Schwartz-Cohen addressed their classmates during the ceremony. Each speaker emphasized the importance of the friendships they developed at Threshold and the faculty's support and mentorship to help them grow and gain confidence.
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"Threshold is not just a school, but it's also a stepping stone in my life," said Murray.
Threshold graduates heard an inspiring Graduation Address from Michael Kersjes, an innovative special education teacher and mentor who established a program to send special education students to space camp. Founder of the Space is Special organization, Kersjes wrote a book about the experience that was adapted into a movie starring John Corbett as Kersjes.
"You must take yourself to the next level every time," Kersjes urged the graduates. "Challenge yourself."
Lesley President Joseph B. Moore also addressed the graduates and their families, and he conferred their certificates at the conclusion of the ceremony.
"Any education is a partnership, and we have certainly been honored to partner with all of you," said Moore, who lauded the students' courage to enroll in Threshold, move to Cambridge, make new friends, join the larger Lesley University community, push boundaries, and more. "Congratulations for what you've done, and what you're about to do."
Musicians Billy Novick and Barry Johnston provided music throughout the ceremony, and Threshold Alumnus Daniel W. Levin '06 gave a vocal performance of "This is the Moment." Graduate Olivia Smulyan performed a duet on violin with her father, Gary Smulyan, on saxophone, playing "They Can't Take That Away from Me."
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At the start of the yesterday's ceremony, Wilbur noted that Threshold celebrated its 30th anniversary last fall, and has more than 600 alumni. Meanwhile, renovations are underway to upgrade Threshold's buildings, and Wilbur thanked friends and families for their generous support of the project.
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Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.
Liberace lover was Green Bay Packer, HBO movie asserts
West Allis native Liberace had impeccable Wisconsin bonafides
But was he also a Cheesehead? According to an anecdotal account, he might have had reason to be a long time fan of the Green Bay Packers.
The anecdote originated in the tell-all book "Behind the Candelabara," written after Liberace's death of AIDS in 1987, by his former companion, Scott Thorson.
And it falls from the pursed lips of Michael Douglas, playing Liberace in the HBO film based on the book and with the same title.
In it, Liberace tells Thorson, played by Matt Damon, that his first sexual experience with a man was with a player for the Green Bay Packers.
"I couldn't miss him," Douglas tells Matt Damon, who plays Thorson.
"The guy was the size of a door."
It's easy to see Thorson, who later sued Liberace for palimony after the end of their relationship and who received $100,000 for the film rights to his book, as a biased and perhaps vindictive source.
But the Green Bay Packer story is repeated and explored in the biography "Liberace: An American Boy." According to author Darden Asbury Pyron, who cites Thorson as a source, it occurred at the Wunderbar in Wausau in 1939, where he saw "men ... who weren't the usual after-work, blue-collar crowd."
The unnamed Packer was "the most intimidating man I'd ever seen. Every time I looked out in the audience, there he was. One night he asked to drive me home. That's the night I lost my virginity."
Thorson wrote that the football player became Liberace's "first confidant." And that the experience served as a foundation for the building of a gay network of friends and lovers.
Pyron speculates that the fantastic nature of the anecdote may have been a case of Liberace giving his audience - Thorson - "what he thought they wanted to hear."
But he added that certain elements were "plausible." He did play Wausau during this period, "which was far enough away from Green Bay to make it ... reasonable that an athlete ... could risk a gay encounter without too much fear of being discovered."
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The community here has become a second family. I formed close friendships, resulting in the free-flow of outlines, practice exam answers, and class notes. Many professors learned my name, recognizing me outside of class. Within one week of returning from Winter Break, my professor called me by name, and I secured a reference for jobs.
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The Georgia Force will play their home opener at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 12, at the in Duluth against the Cleveland Gladiators. With nine home games in Gwinnett and ticket prices that will run from $10 to $100 per seat, this fast, high scoring sport offers residents a convenient sporting activity close to home.
In case you aren't familiar with arena football, here are some basics you need to know before heading to a game. According to Wikipedia, arena football is a variety of gridiron football played by the AFL (Arena Football League). The sport was invented back in 1981 by James F. Foster Jr., a former executive of the NFL.
The game is exclusively played indoors on a field the same width as a standard NHL hockey rink. The length of the playing field is 50 yards, half that of a regular football field. End zones may be rectangular in shape or curved depending on the venue being used. The sidelines are marked by heavily padded sideline barriers and players are not counted as out of bounds unless he is pushed into or falls over one of the sideline barriers. The field is surrounded by rebound nets and the football is considered "live" and in play when it bounces off the these nets when passed or fumbled.
The goalposts uprights in arena football are set at nine feet and tightly stretched rebound nets are positioned on either side of these posts. Miss a field goal and the ball bounces back into the field of play and is considered a "live" ball.
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Kickoffs are made from the goal line in arena football and no punts are allowed. The offensive has four downs to score or advance the ball ten yards. Scoring is the same as in regular football however drop kick field goals score four points during regular play and two points when completed as extra point conversions. Arena football games last for four 15 minute quarters.
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Hey guys,
I have this problem where getting dumbbells up on the first rep of bench press is getting increasily more difficult as I progress in weight.
I can lift the weights once they are up.. but just getting them up without a spotter is getting really hard.
I bench 125lb dumbbells for 8 reps. Obviously, if I can do 8 comfortable reps, then it's not too heavy for me.
The only problem is, it's so difficult to get them up for the very first time because you are in such a biomechanically weak position with 2 separate weights pinned to your body.
Do you guys have any tips for me in getting the dumbbells up for the first time easier with heavy weights (heavy to me, at least)?
Somebody needs to invent a rack for dumbbell bench press...
are you talking about flat bench, or incline? If you're talking incline, then there really is no safe way to bring real big weight up without a spotter, and this is one of the reasons why I don't do inclines anymore. If you're talking about flat bench, and you're having a hard time bringing up 250, then you should prob work on deadlifting, or upright rows, to strengthen the muscles involved with lifting the weight off of the floor. If you're having trouble with the laying back part, then you need weighted ab work. The way I lift mine is to upright row the weight up to my chest, then sit down on the edge of the bench with the weights resting on my thighs. Then I roll back with the weights lowering my torso with my abs. It's more of a kinetic trick than anything. A very solid rule that I work with is that if I can't manipulate the weight into a lifting position safely, then I wait to use that weight until I've done the work necessary on the other body parts to make me strong enough to do so.
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Actually, they have racks for dumbbells.
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Incline I put them on my thighs and kick them one at a time.....very easy and very safe...
Flat bench I dont know I only do barbell....I cant imagine doing 150Lb db benches
You safely kick 125lb dumbells up to incline?
i deadlift it from the ground and kinda toss it up and eventually lock out it out using my shoulders... then i slowly sit down, and lay back.
when im done, i place the db's on the ground, dont try and sit back up with heavy db's in hand.
spotters are useful in this exercise. you curl it with the spotter helping extending your arm and/or lifting the weight onto your hands til you lock them out.
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are you going low enough when you perform the lift? I've seen people who only stop at halfway, they can push a considerably higher amount of weight though. But they can't get it into position very efficiently.
maybe your ROM has been neglected. If you aren't bringing those bad boys all the way down to starting position, then you're going to have a weak point at the bottom of your lift which will always handicap your starting point. I thought one of th main purposes to use DBs on bench press was to increase the ROM and work those stabalizers better?
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He doesn't have trouble with the pressing part, he has trouble with the getting the weight into position part (ie from the floor to the bench).
So why did he say this: "I have this problem where getting dumbbells up on the first rep of bench press is getting increasily more difficult as I progress in weight." ? I assume the "first rep" is the one that happens when you lay down and press the dbs up while they are down in your armpits (flat bench press).Originally Posted by djreef
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Sounds to me like he can roll them back into setup, but can't complete the first press without help. In which case, I doubt he's using full ROM.
I also think that someone strong enough to use a full ROM with 125s would have enough experience to diagnose and work around this problem without needing to post on an internet board.
That said, move down to 105's or whatever and use a full ROM. By the time you build back up to 125s, you won't have this problem.
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Well, crap then, maybe I misread it.
no.. the problem is not getting the weights to the bench.
i deadlift them, and place them on my thighs.. then sometimes i have trouble from the prone position getting them up.
I do a pretty full ROM.. I admittedly have pretty jacked up shoulders.. but I do go a little bit past 90 degrees.
I have a sneaking suspicion that my shoulders are a little weak in comparison to my chest, as I previously did not work them as hard as my chest... Because at the very bottom of the lift, the shoulders come into play quite a bit, if i'm not mistaken.
wow.. talk about an elitist post. why do you even post on this message board if you are so great and wise, my friend? shouldn't you be out writing a dissertation on how awesome you are?I also think that someone strong enough to use a full ROM with 125s would have enough experience to diagnose and work around this problem without needing to post on an internet board.
this is a forum. forums are meant for discussion and Q&A. Deal with it.
i'm confused... are your shoulders "admittedly jacked up" or are they "a little weak in comparison to my chest"? do you mean jacked up = f@#$% up?
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I agree w/ the others - if you can't get the db's from your chest/shoulders to the locked out or nearly locked out position, then they are too heavy. When I do db flat bench, for better or worse, I bring the db's down until they lightly touch my outer chest - if you can't do that, they are too heavy.
the last one. i have had rotator cuff injuries in the past which kept me from hitting my shoulders too hard.Originally Posted by squat it all!
db bench doesn't seem to hit the shoulders too hard, so i got away with it for a while.
i am thinking that maybe now, it is catching up to me.
Originally Posted by KobeWillVindic8
gotcha. for me, DB's are easier on my rotator cuffs than BB's most of the time.
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I agree with the full ROM argument. I used to have this problem with DBs, but then I started focusing on bringing the weights right down. Now I no longer have this problem and I push considerably more weight than when I did.
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ST. PETER -- Hittin' licks on her guitar like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Shannon Curfman is coming to St. Peter's Fifth Annual Ambassadors' Blues Fest to turn some heads and shred Minnesota Square Park.
The lead guitarist for Kid Rock will be making history Saturday by being the first non-male performer to headline the event.
"She's our first female headliner and the artist with the most national appeal," Ambassadors member John Mayer said.
In 1999, Curfman established herself on the blues and rock scene at the tender age of 14 with her debut album "Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions." Now 27, the young artist went on to work with some of the greatest names out there: John Mellencamp, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana and many more. To add, she's made appearances on late night TV programs with hosts such as Jay Leno, David Letterman and Craig Kilborn.
A native of Fargo, N.D., Curfman adds to the Midwest flavor of the festival, which has built up a nice history, featuring talent from area towns, southern Minnesota and beyond, according to Mayer.
"We've been doing this for five years, so something must be going right," Mayer said.
Opening up for Curfman are a handful of talented blues performers and groups such as The Blue Vipers, Annie Mack, Blue Max, and The Swamp Kings.
Blue Max is the only group to have played the festival before, having headlined back in 2009.
"We wanted to do something to mark the fifth anniversary," Mayer said. "So we said why not bring a headliner from our past?"
Mayer said one of the goals of the festival has always been keeping it free of charge. Generous grants and contributions from several sources have kept that possible.
"This is about supporting local and regional bands," said Mayer. "And giving people a great event to attend, absolutely free."
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Dr. Joel Pagel: Eagle Mortality At Wind TurbinesNov 12, 2013, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Dr. Joel Pagel, a raptor biologist at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, will be speaking on a hidden environmental cost of wind energy: golden and bald eagle deaths that result from being struck by turbine blades.
Wind turbine facilities are seen as an environmentally friendly energy source due to their minimal carbon footprint relative to fossil-fuel-based production. But wind turbines present a serious hazard to many birds, which fail to see their spinning blades until it's too late. Dr. Joel Pagel, a raptor biologist who works for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, will be speaking at Pacific University on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. on the effects of wind turbine facilities on golden and bald eagle populations nationwide.
Dr. Pagel is the lead co-author of a recently published paper in the Journal of Raptor Research that analyzes 85 documented eagle kills at 32 wind facilities between 1997 and 2012. Though each of these mortalities is a violation of the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, no penalties have been levied against the wind-energy companies that operate them.
Dr. Pagel's publication reveals a hidden environmental cost of wind energy and has received media coverage from the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Huffington Post and KCET public television. In his evening lecture at Pacific, he will discuss the threats that alternative energy facilities pose to foraging birds of prey and the repercussions of these mortalities on the health of eagle populations. Given the intense public interest in wind energy as an environmentally responsible choice, Dr. Pagel's presentation on the collateral damage inflicted by wind turbines is sure to challenge perceptions of green energy.
Dr. Pagel's talk begins at 7 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium (Marsh 216) at the Forest Grove Campus of Pacific University. This event is sponsored by the Deparment of Environmental Studies.
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In her standard arrangement, the Cobalt A25 has individual seating for three in the bow, but flip-out filler cushions under the forward-facing seats turn this area into a wraparound-seated playpen. Or, rig the optional table for snacking.A Versatile ArrangementYou never know what assortment of people you'll take out on a boat like the Cobalt A25: One day it will be you and a significant other (maybe you prefer to share a seat), the next day a mix of adults and kids, and the next day older folks who want seats to themselves. Cobalt designers incorporated a wide range of options in the A25 seating, but they all come standard. No matter who you have aboard, you should be able to work out an acceptable seating plan.Instead of a typical wraparound seats in the bow, the A25 has single seats port and starboard and a centerline bench seat at the bow. Prefer a wraparound? Filler cushions will create one, or an L-lounge and single seat.The bow converts between three individual seats and a full wraparound with flip-out filler cushions – or you can fill just one side and have a L-lounge and a single seat. Because the fillers are flip-out, there's no stowage problem, either. An optional table can mount here as well, with a second mounting point in the cockpit.This stainless-steel receptacle in the bow holds the optional dinette table ($751); there's another receptacle in the cockpit.There's a single swivel helm seat and a companion bench opposite – but it has a reversible backrest: In the normal position it lets the co-pilot face forward, but flip the backrest forward and the companion seat becomes an aft-facing lounge, ideal for a single person to catch rays while underway but still stay safe in the cockpit. There's a single, inboard-facing jump seat aft of the helm seat, too.To port, the lounge has a reversible back, and does double-duty as both a forward-facing companion helm seat and an aft-facing observer's seat or sunpad.Like most boats, the A25 has a nearly full-beam bench seat aft, with the passage to the stern platform to its starboard. It, too, has a flip back: Pushed aft, it serves the bench seat; forward, it can double as a back rest for the sunpad, creating a chaise lounge for two. With the seat back flipped forward, the sunpad becomes a chaise lounge for two, or you can lay it flat. The cutout is for the mount for the ski tow pylon.Add a Hydraulic PlatformThe standard A25 has an extended swim platform with ladder – no surprises. But Cobalt offers an optional hydraulic platform that lowers 11" (28 cm) to create an underwater seat for folks who like being awash. It also facilitates reboarding after a swim for those not happy with scrambling up a ladder. (The hydraulic platform also includes a ladder, though.)Note the wide "flank extensions" that add lift aft to prevent squatting under hard acceleration and shorten time-to-plane; they also serve as steps for boarding from a dock. The standard extended swim platform comes with a stainless steel ladder, or you can upgrade to a hydraulic version ($6,078) which...... submerges 11" to let folks sit awash in the sea. A transom shower ($523) and underwater lighting ($1,938) are also available.Robust ConstructionSome boats of this size and type are built using rudimentary construction techniques, but Cobalt uses first-class technology. The hand-laid fiberglass hull is supported by fiberglass stringers and a wood-free composite transom. (Wood-cored transoms can rot after years of water intrusion through the cut-out for the sterndrive. Repair is an expensive process.) The stringers are bonded to the hull, and incorporate fiberglass motor mounts. Cobalt's fiberglass liner incorporates a honeycomb-reinforced cockpit sole; the honeycomb core makes the sole very stiff but keeps it light, too. And it reduces noise.Cobalt covers the A25 with a 10-year hull and deck warranty, a five-year engine warranty and a three-year gelcoat and upholstery warranty. All are transferable to subsequent owners.The helm has room for flush-mounting a nav unit. The gauges on either side are easy to read, combine analog and digital readouts. We like the stainless steel wheel with its leather-wrapped rim. There's wood trim on the dash, hard to see in this picture, shot by our editor at the Miami Boat Show.There are excellent, unobstructed sight lines from the helm, thanks to a tall windshield frame. What, no compass? Cobalt includes a digital model as standard, but we'd want an old-fashioned magnetic compass, too. 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Bzzzzttt... Wrong! You defintely, 100%, need somebody to love and to love you. Without a doubt! A loving sexual relationship will probably change your mind about a lot of things
Ha ha ha. That's a funny thing for a Buddhist to suggest. Mute point though, since I simply have no sex drive. Besides, women are beautiful, but vaginas remind me of hairy mollusks. Why any guy would want to stick his thing in there, let alone his tongue is (thankfully) beyond my comprehension.... And no, I'm not interested in men either.
No doubt about it! I mean why would you want to be the cause of somebody's unwholesome mental state? Really
Hey, maybe I'm infuriating them because they see something in me they don't like in themselves which I will force them to deal with. Maybe enemies are just teachers in disguise... Face it, a nemesis will get you off your @$$ and keep you on your toes! They are just what a bored, apathetic person needs to perk up! And the difference is that, now that I understand this, I can 'love my enemy' in a way Jesus never intended.


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Josh Lenz #19 of the Iowa State Cyclones is tackled by Matthew Thomas #8 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Jack Trice Stadium November 18, 2011 in Ames, Iowa.
Jeff Woody scored on a 4-yard run in the second overtime and Iowa State stunned second-ranked Oklahoma State 37-31 on Friday night, derailing the Cowboys' national title hopes.
The Cyclones (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Cowboys (10-1, 7-1 Big 12), who were just a win away from a showdown with rival Oklahoma for a likely spot in the BCS title game.
Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden's first pass in the second overtime was intercepted by Leonard Johnson. Woody then bullied his way into the end zone to give the Cyclones their first victory over a top-five opponent in school history.
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horrible photoshopper imo.
WTF! They look like wax sculptures after the photoshop.
I agree, most of them look way better before being touched up!
u put on too much make-up on the second pics, I liked most of the first ones more.
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Am I the only one that thinks that most of the before images look better..
It is so very awesome and Mind Blowing Picture for the celebrity.
It is using a good art to make a awesome and Mind Blowing Picture .
Non of them actually did??? the only reason i opened this is because i thought there was going to be one of kirsten stewert with a warped mouth so it looked like she was smiling
How to editing the Picture for the celebrity?
Why do they always photoshopped celebrities? Just like Scarlet Johanssen, she's more beautiful for me without those photoshopped makeups.
Well it almost means that the subjects no longer need to wear makeup or colour their hair cos the photoshopper can do it for them …. if it actually improved their looks … most of the before shots were fine (photoshopped or not) and did not need to be modified … and in some the subjects lost the features that made them recognisable and unique … see the Kate Winslet photo
Bad Photoshop jobs, most of them look better pre-photoshopped.
The Enma Watson's Pic Looks No Real
Almost every single one looked better before… I'm so sick of all the mediocre/poor photoshop pics all over the internet.
These are pretty poor to be honest ! dreadful actually, no skill
I guess the photoshop "expert" is a tranny. Pretty obvious from the way he / she butchered these pics lol
Amazing comparison. What a great skill to photoshop photos this way. Clearly these people are beautiful if met in person, but photographs often give out too many details one wouldn't notice live.
Thank you for the gallery – very entertaining.
I see some serious Photoshop fails O.O!
Some idiot who learned how to change colors in Photoshop did horrid things to ALREADY PHOTOSHOPPED images…
This is the worst article ever.
This article is crap.
The only one that was improved in the Photoshopped "after" picture is Britney Spears. (Lord, THAT was a bad shot of her!) The rest of them looked MUCH more natural and better in the "before" pic.
really really it'z awesome design … they managed well !
I guess this is not a good Article as well..
The pics from "before" are allready retouched or do you think a celebrety ever gives an untouched photo to the public, expet they were "caught" (wich none of em is)
and the retouch in the second pictures is really bad, what is it about the blonde turning into a red and wtf happenend to Heidi Klum? scary!
Most of these women look better in their prephotoshopped pic
agreed with casey.. all those before pics are already photoshoped …and then again overly photoshoped in the after pics.. my friend is a photographer so I know all about photoshoped pics… cuz thats how I look flawless in all of my pics lol…yeah thanks to photoshop they all look flawless, in real life they all look just average, maybe angelina is the only true beauty
Don't be sad buddy.
I'm not agree with the comments above, they're not so fair.
Of course some of the photos are over photoshopped and look unusual, but most of them look much better than before.
I think we should learn to get used to be more fair and less aggressive in our judgements.
Good Luck With Your Photoshop
I must agree to most the comments above. Only one of these ladies looks better "after", rest looks like cartoons. What's the point here?
this is stupid, it makes no sense. Most of them are already photoshoped. The after photos are horrible.
These celebs looked great before. Your photoshop 'skills' should be put to good use and not for useless, destructive nonsense.
They all but one look better in the before pictures. The 'over shopped' images look like dolls or something not flesh and blood.
Yes, with photoshop you can do nearly everything – therefore I wonder why you show these lousy examples. Except Britney Spears they all look much better on the before-photos!
Article fail. Go outside for once and look at real women. Don't talk to them because they'll probably run and scream, but do take a look.
whoever did these thinks highly of excessive and/or blue makeup -fyi, it looks horrible.
actually most of these are already heavily photoshopped.
oh and what was up with all the adding of the makeup?
If you wanna post an article with that title, at least make it more interesting.
Sorry but it was just a dissapointment.
Practice makes as perfect as you can be lol
wow you suck you need more practice lol
obviously someone just wanted to demonstrate their devastatingly bad photoshop skills.
these images do not show nowhere near the quality that professional retouchers' images have.
no celebrity on this earth would want their hair photoshopped light red or violet? WTF?
the person who put this article together and "shopped" these images sucks balls.
this is stupid. Wasn't it obvious from beginning?
Every celeb has those things taken cover.
I wonder why so emo about whole situation.
Like ppl have said money solve everything.
If they don't like it give some money n get over it.
that's what it seem
ppl even go through surgery so why should they b having hard time?
its just if you want to b famous then do surgery n if you want photos to b prettier then pay more to photographer.'
simple as that.
Agree with Lame Article, this is some of the worst Photoshopping I've ever seen. Look at Heidi Klum, she looks insane! Also, wtf did you do to Reese Witherspoon's hair? You actually managed to make Angelina Jolie ugly.
There are 2 or 3 that look great and the rest look retarded. I'm embarrassed to call myself a graphic designer when shit like this is out there.
This article is SO lame!
The "photoshopped" pictures look a BILLION times WORSE than the supposed originals! Most of the people in the Photoshopped versions looks like aliens or freaky vampires.
Horrible article!
-10000000000 stars!!
beautifully made.. awesome job… bravo!!!
almost all of these look significantly better before, and some were already photoshopped.
Nice work buddy! Look Good….
Most these photos were already photoshopped in the 'before' picture.
All the 'after's are just random people practising/showing off/displaying their photoshop abilities. The published celebrity photos were all the 'before' ones.
muy raro
they didn't have to do much to jessica simpson, she's a friggin knockout
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the standard s3 alarm...did it close the windows when activated? was it an option...can it be added if it doesnt already do it?
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the standard s3 alarm...did it close the windows when activated? was it an option...can it be added if it doesnt already do it?
I'm afraid the standard factory alarm doesn't close the windows when activated jedi. But you can open and close the windows with the remote, by holding the 'off' button down to open them, and the 'on' button to close. If this feature doesn't work, you can get it activated by VAG-COM or your local Stealer.
i thought this was a standard feature of all cat 1 alarms? Especially the S3. But then again i have seen retro fit kits at www.vagparts.com
When i took out my insurance i was told the S3 doesnt come with a cat one alarm, by my insurance company and then backed up by the local dealer. although the immobiliser was cat 2.
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i thought this was a standard feature of all cat 1 alarms? Especially the S3. But then again i have seen retro fit kits at www.vagparts.com
Yeah the S3 is CAT2! Bloody stupid if you ask me considering the golf gti had a CAT1!
thanks...helpful replies as usual.
so when i arm the alarm..if i just hold the 'arm' button it will close any windows that wer open and arm the alarm at the same time?
that 'autowindow' module looks pretty cool aswell. i guess that will just mean that you touch the arm button once and it will auto close the windows.
All S3 models came with remote locking which means that holding the lock button shuts all the windows and sunroof when locking the car. Holding the unlock button works to open the windows only when unlocking.
I would also imagine the same applies if you hold the key to lock / unlock in the drivers door - it did on my A3, S4 and our MKIV Golf, I presume the S3 will be the same (although I have never tried)
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I emailed scott the following question
>Hello, i was directed to you from so friendly people at audi-sport.net
>I am in the process of buying an UK model 2001 Audi S3
>I would like to add one of these window closeure modules but the guys on the
>forum werent sure if you listed the S3.
And got this answer
Nathan, to our knowledge, AutoWindow has not been installed in Audi A3/S3
This car is just becoming available to North American Audi dealers, so the story may change if we can get a tester.
Can you please tell me if the chassis of your car is essentially similar / the same asany of the VW or SEAT cars that you see supported... We are adding new support shortly for some new models, and would like to know if A3 is similar to any of them.. I can get back to you.
So....is the A3 the same chassis as the golf or seat leon??? thanks
Problem is that they never sold the A3 in the US so it wont have been tested.
Having fitted one on a Leon it taps into the window controller unit wires in the drivers side door so I'd imagine that if the window controller part numbers were the same for the Leon/A3/Octavia/Golf then it would work - only problem would be that the wire colours would likely be different - but that's not too hard to get around.
AFAIK A3/Octavia/Golf/Beetle/Leon all share the same chassis...
thanks....anyone else with advice?
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At issue, according to the NHLPA, is that the players union is not a group certified by the Quebec Labour Board. The NHLPA adds that, under Quebec law, an employer the Canadiens, in this case cannot lock out employees Habs players, in this case unless they are represented by a union certified by the QLB.
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Friday, February 17, 2006Valparaiso moved up into sixth place Friday at the Mid-Continent Conference Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., with one day left in the meet.
Leah Schneider (Sussex, Wis./Arrowhead H.S.) recorded the best finish by a Crusader on the day, coming home sixth in the 100 butterfly in 1:01.19. Rachel Korellis (Champaign, Ill./Centennial H.S.) finished 11th in the same event with a time of 1:02.41.
Shannon McDonald (Crown Point, Ind./Marian Catholic H.S.) touched the wall seventh in the 400 individual medley. Her time of 4:51.51 moved her into fifth on Valpo's all-time record book in the event.
Katy Eelma (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North H.S.) registered the fifth-best time in Valpo history in the 100 backstroke, swimming a 1:02.58 during preliminary action Friday morning. Eelma finished tenth in the finals of the event.
Amanda Gregory (Carmel, Ind./Carmel H.S.) posted the only other top-ten by a Valpo swimmer on the day, notching a seventh-place finish in the 200 free with a time of 1:59.06. Gregory also led off the 800 free relay squad, and along with Eelma, Schneider, and Katie Jajtner (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington H.S.), finished fifth.
The Crusaders sit in sixth place at the championships after two out of three days of competition, having tallied 183 points. Oakland leads the team scoring with 643 points.
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A month after a blue whale was killed by the propellers of a survey ship off the coast near Fort Bragg, some big questions remain, among them, how did this happen, and could it have been prevented?
The crew of the Pacific Star only became aware of their ship's deadly encounter with the blue whale when its propeller stopped, reports Shelia Semans, the sea floor mapping project manager for the Ocean Protection Council and the Coastal Conservancy. But that moment was quickly fatal for the whale, a conclusion that was confirmed by examinations of its beached body.
Steve Sullivan, an outspoken critic of the mapping project, contends the participating ships have failed to comply with applicable regulations governing sonar surveying, because their sponsoring organizations have disregarded those rules.
Sheila Semans counters that the type of sonar used by the navy and other large vessels in commercial shipping lanes is markedly different than the sonar technology used in sea floor mapping in shallow coastal waters.
This video shows the size of the whale carcass, soon after it washed ashore Oct. 20, a little south of Fort Bragg. The rectangular section of skin and blubber that is missing above the tail was removed by scientists studying the dead animal. The fatal wounds are on the underside, not visible to the camera.
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The wisdom of the old saying is undeniable.
It takes two to tango.
And when it comes to the possibility of a merger of the town and city of Oneonta, the town just doesn't want to dance.
There are some good economic, service and other reasons why a merger might make sense. The city is all for it, but from the town's leaders and residents' point of view, it was hard to see what would be in it for them.
It's not that the town didn't give it some thought before politely declining the city's request — and that in and of itself was quite an achievement for Mayor Dick Miller and other city suitors. The town conducted a study about the pros and cons of a merger, including a poll of town residents.
While it is widely believed that any town board member who advocates a union with the city would be tarred, feathered and then beaten savagely by an outraged populace, a surprisingly low 56 percent of residents responding to the survey said they were against a merger while 23 percent supported the idea. Twenty-one percent were unsure.
Miller said although the report's conclusion focuses on the taxpayers' perspective, the study was a "step forward" and confirmed economic reasons for consolidation.
"It makes the case for moving forward," Miller said.
That was not the majority opinion in the town, however, and Miller was under no illusions about a marriage — particularly a shotgun marriage — between the two municipalities any time soon.
"Someone in the town has to pick up the ball and advance it," he said.
But town Supervisor Robert Wood knows that anyone who picks up that ball would be tackled hard and would likely fumble.
"We gave it a good shot," he said last week. "We're just not ready."


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