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How do I reconcile this? Let's just say that to me, God is the greatest scientist, and abides by the laws of the universe, which we are still trying to understand. The more I lean about how things work in this world, the more amazed I become, and the more convinced I am that there had to be some divine master plan and creator. Random chance and probability just doesn't cut it for me. His hand is everywhere, from the sunset, to the lightning storms, the intricacies of the cell and metabolism, to the perfect balance of gravity, earth and water on this planet. I ask, how can you not see God?
He is like a gardener, first preparing the soil, and then planting the seeds. As they grow, the garden is weeded, watered, fertilized, and pruned in the manipulation of the laws of nature, not in contradiction to them.
God is also all knowing. He knows the beginning from the end, and He stands outside of time. It is possible that events were set in motion before you prayed in order to answer your prayers. The "change" could have already occurred. He knew your prayer and that you would pray before you even did it.]]>
It is "loaded" because in certain contexts it means very specific things. In the religio-philisophical context of theism versus atheism "materialism" means the rejection of anything spiritual, supernatural, unseen or not observable by the senses. Your friend might not mean that, he may just be referring to "the material world" and not necessarily to the exclusion of the spiritual world.
What do you mean by "applying the scientific method to a religious lifestyle"?
Alma 32:26-43. Test the religious lifestyle and see if does what it claims.]]>
Tom, interesting way to put it ("as a scientist, I don't believe in God.") Do you think that someday you will begin to comprehend God in the same way that you comprehend & learn more about the natural world? (which, of course, is really all part of the same creation, spiritual and natural being distinct only to [some] people.) Or will spiritual and secular always be understood & comprehended in different ways? I haven't thought iof this question before, but it seems to me that somehow, sometime, the two methods must come together.]]>
Given the scientific explanations of how the world operates (which you are clearly convinced of), why do you believe in God?
Because of experiences in my life that convince me of God's reality, existence and action in my life.
What evidence do you have that causes you to believe in God?
When I live what the Scriptures teach the quality of my life is better and I have rapport with the Spirit.
How do you conceive of God in relation to scientific explanations of how the world works? Did he just set everything in motion and then let it go according to natural laws? Can he intervene in contradiction to natural laws?
Natural laws, in and of themselves (meaning: as they really are and not as man conceives/perceives them), are immutable and God does not warp them or invalidate them, they are tools in His hand and His mastery of such vastly exceeds anything we can comprehend.
No. Acts of providence can occur in what appears to be contradictory manners, but that contradiction is only a result of our naive understanding of natural laws.
And particularly interesting: When you pray for something and God answers, can he somehow intervene and change what would have happened if you hadn't prayed? And if so, does this invalidate a materialistic explanation of the events that unfold?
No, if by "materialistic" you make reference to the use of natural laws. That word is loaded when it comes to philosophy and religion, so there may be semantical problems in its use in this kind of conversation.
Kristen, some questions for your friend:
Why don't atheistic believers in Darwinian evolution act according to their beliefs? (e.g., have as many offspring as possible, invest in their offspring to maximize greater success of offspring and increased likelihood of reproduction)? Western society is secularizing and trending towards minimizing offspring and selfishly investing in adults who are non-reproductive or who minimize reproduction. (Counter arguments based on scarcity of resources fall flat in a competitive environment, the question here is on the disconnect between belief and behavior of atheists who use Darwinianism to justify their belief system.)
If one accepts the Scientific Method as a valid means of establishing truth, then why not apply it to a religious lifestyle? Complexity of the experiment is not a compelling reason to not engage in the experiment.
As we people are really quite irrational and selfish, how can we ever be confidant that the atheistic materialistic notions of humans are not just convenient rationalizations for a predilection for selfishness? When it comes to sophistry, we humans are awfully good at after-the-fact self-deception to falsely justify our vanity. How can we ever come to something meaningful and substantive that informs our personal lives from this thing called "Science"? (e.g., smoking, drinking, and over-eating is bad for us, Science tells us so, yet we still do it.) Where is the power in science to change behavior? Or do you have to "believe" in Science first? Just as every religious person acts hypocritically at times, so does every atheistic materialist act irrationally at times, ignoring what Science teaches. How can we ever come to a morally and ethically absolute Truth that benefits humanity when people are so intrinsically flawed? Isn't anything human-generated (e.g., Science) also intrinsically flawed? Religion's appeal is to an external authority, can Science make such an appeal?]]>
I like what Tom said about being more than a scientist. It's always bothered me that many scientists believe the scientific method to be the end-all-be-all of gaining truth and understanding.
I like the example in "The Other Side of Heaven" when Elder Groberg's counselor asks that they pray for a "good" wind instead of a headwind so that they don't end up contradicting someone else out there praying for a tailwind.
Plus, ya know. God knows in advance whether you'll pray for something or not so He may have it all set up anyway.]]>
As a (hack) biologist and a believer I have thought a lot about how a creator God fits in to the history of the Earth. I have a lot of ideas, some of which work for me, but to be honest I don't feel like those are very urgent questions. At least not to me. I don't need Genesis to be literally true in order to maintain my faith that God exists. I don't care at all whether there was a worldwide flood and I don't care if anyone else believes that there was one.
Why do I, as a scientist, believe in God? I don't believe in God as a scientist. The scientist in me won't believe anything for which there isn't convincing evidence. There is no scientific evidence I can point to and say, "This is why you should believe in God." But I am more than a scientist and I'm not devoted to believing only things for which there is enough evidence to convince people. As a human I look at the world, I consider the fact that I exist, that happiness and joy and love exist, that mankind can wonder about God and about his own place in the universe, and I can't believe that it's all an accident. I feel compelled to believe that there is something beyond us, something that makes us and our existence meaningful. To be sure, it's not logically incoherent to believe that it's all an accident, but that belief is incoherent to me as I look through my own eyes at the whole experience of being.]]>
All of us subscribe to at least most of the scientific explanations for the realities of the physical world, and at the same time, all of us (at least most of us reading this blog) also subscribe to a belief in God that at least occasionally presents us with contradictions of the scientific explanations. So for all of us, some kind of reconciliation is necessary.
Perhaps this is where I disagree.
Science is always changing –constantly changing –based on new discoveries. Things that once were deemed "truth" because of research and data, are now changed (Pluto is not a planet, smoking is now bad for you, the earth is actually round, big machines can fly, etc.). But, of course, God doesn't change. And any truth that is discovered by man was already known by God.
It sounds extremely arrogant (and ignorant?) of me, but I guess I don't see a need to reconcile. God trumps science every time. The only time this becomes a problem is when truth is distorted through a man-made religion. Of course, in that case, the two can (and usually) go head-to-head.]]>
I guess I have a problem with believing that my prayers can somehow change the agency of someone else.
My personal justification of God and science is two fold, first science continues to change their "theories" as they learn more and refine them, so who knows really where these theories will end up. And second I've just had too many personal spiritual experiences to say God doesn't exist.]]>

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General Interest
A state senator in Connecticut follows his instincts to recover a $600 deposit for a constituent.
Karl Meltzer has failed to achieve the mark two times, but hopes an experienced crew—which includes Jurek himself—will help.
Ultramarathoner Kent Green puts his used running shoes to good use.
The 97-year-old stadium is set to get an expansion. But some longtime track fans in Eugene, Oregon, are worried about the proposed size.
Michelle Kirk was pushing her daughter in a stroller when she received some crude advice.
Julia Webb, wife of American mile record holder Alan Webb, kept up a speedy pace for 13.1.
Underwriters may reward your exercise habits, but they take a careful look at the total picture of your health.
Though he's already run 365 miles this year, the founder of Facebook doesn't plan to stop.
An ad campaign features a moving food truck that accepts exercise as a form of payment.
Jamie and Lynn Parks cover their 25,000th mile together on their 25th racing anniversary.
At the world's largest 10K, a few finishers stood out from the rest of the pack.


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Waterbury landlord arrested
In an arrest warrant obtained this week, the former business partner of Shalom Segelman also claimed to police that Segelman, 31, had embezzled close to $2 million from a limited liability company the two men co-owned.
Segelman was arrested Monday on a charge of second-degree misdemeanor threatening after his former business partner, Rafeal Stefansky, told police Segelman had threatened his wife and children, according to his arrest warrant.
Stefansky, who told an investigator he had known Segelman for 11 years, called police in September, saying he had received a threatening phone call from Segelman.
Stefansky told police he and Segelman had been owners in a company named Bradley Court LLC. Stefansky said he had invested $350,000 in a property in Windsor Locks controlled by Bradley Court, but had recently discovered Segelman had embezzled close to $2 million from the company, according to court documents.
Stefansky is listed as the principal of Bradley Gardens LLC. According to Windsor Locks property records, the company purchased a large apartment complex in town for $8 million in 2007.
Stefansky told police that during the phone call, Segelman tried to offer a property — 380 W. Main St. in Waterbury — to him to pay down a debt owed in connection with the Windsor Locks property.
The West Main Street property Segelman allegedly offered in trade is a large, multi-story building near the southern boundary of the Willow/Plaza neighborhood that houses La Cazuela restaurant, in addition to apartments.
Stefansky told an investigator that Segelman became upset after Stefansky told him that he didn't want to talk to him.
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By Kathy Eastwood, Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2009
West Point celebrated an important date and victory in the fight for equal rights for women Aug. 26. It was this day in 1920 that the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect-giving women the right to vote.
Debra Zedalis, former Deputy to the Garrison Commander at West Point, was the guest speaker at the West Point Club Women's Equality Day event. Zedalis is now the Director of Installation Management Command, Pacific Region located in Hawaii. Her responsibilities include Alaska, Japan and Okinawa.
"It's a wonderful region," Zedalis said. "Although it's not as easy to contact people as it is here because of the geographical distances, it's the best region in the military."
Zedalis said she was happy to be back meeting old friends and co-workers and to catch up on information and gossip. Her speech reflected the long struggle for women's rights and the challenges ahead.
"Much like our military academy cadets, who work hard to display the values of duty, honor, country-the vision and determination of American women helped to build this great nation," she said. "Women's Equality Day should challenge us to reflect on the obstacles that women and men endured to secure a freedom that many of us may take for granted, again, the right to vote."
Zedalis recalled a letter written by Abigail Adams, who voiced her concern for women's rights to her husband, John Quincy Adams, when considering the Declaration of Independence.
"In the very beginning of our country, Abigail Adams told her husband that women would not hold themselves bound by any laws in which they had no voice and no representation," she said. "One might say the call for women's rights and women's right to vote began with a lone voice at the dawning of our independence."
Spearheaded by the late congressional representative Bella Abzug, Aug. 26 was designated a national day of celebration in 1971 by an act of Congress.
Women's Equality Day at West Point recalled the hard work of Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who fought for equal rights for women and for the right to vote. Anthony's successful registration to vote was marred by her arrest in 1872 after daring to vote for President Ulysses S. Grant.
Six-year-old Emma Chadwick received first prize at the event in a West Point Equal Opportunities and Equal Employment Opportunities sponsored 'Real Women' poster contest for children in Kindergarten. Chadwick was one of six children participating in the contest from the Child Development Center. Her poster was about her mom, who "helps cadets."


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Gandhi: Bi-sexual Self-Promoter?
"Gandhi's organ probably only rarely became aroused with his naked young ladies, because the love of his life was a German-Jewish bodybuilder, Hermann Kallenbach."
Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi: The name has inspired countless people and nonviolent protests. But a new book about the iconic activist, Great Soul, by former New York Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld, suggests that the great soul could also be a jerk sometimes. Or, more specifically, that, while accomplished, Gandhi was "a sexual weirdo, a political incompetent, a fanatical faddist, implacably racist, and a ceaseless self-promoter, professing his love for mankind as a concept while actually despising people as individuals," according to a Wall Street Journal review of Great Soul. Oh, okay, then.
For one thing, Gandhi allegedly bought up the whole first edition of his first biography in order to ensure a reprint. When working on the book, he also insisted that journalists file "not the words that had actually come from his mouth but a version he authorized after heavy editing," according to Great Soul.
Then there's his alleged racist views against South African blacks. "We were marched off to a prison intended for Kaffirs," Gandhi complained during one of his campaigns for the rights of Indians settled there. "We could understand not being classed with whites, but to be placed on the same level as the Natives seemed too much to put up with. Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized."
According to Lelyveld, Gandi also held "nightly cuddles," nude, with 17-year-old girls in his entourage, including his own niece. That said, "Gandhi's organ probably only rarely became aroused with his naked young ladies, because the love of his life was a German-Jewish architect and bodybuilder, Hermann Kallenbach, for whom Gandhi left his wife in 1908," the Journal's Andrew Roberts writes. According to Great Soul:
"Gandhi wrote to Kallenbach about 'how completely you have taken possession of my body. This is slavery with a vengeance.' Gandhi nicknamed himself 'Upper House' and Kallenbach 'Lower House,' and he made Lower House promise not to 'look lustfully upon any woman.' The two then pledged 'more love, and yet more love ... such love as they hope the world has not yet seen.'"
Well, at least that part's cute.
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Russia's Olympic Committee (ROC) announced on Thursday a strong squad to represent the country at the Winter Olympics next month at the southern resort city of Sochi.
The Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov told a news conference that the ROC executive board has approved a 223-athlete squad for the Games that will take place February 7-23.
"The approval of the Olympic team's line-up was the main point of today's meeting," Zhukov said.
"The team for the Sochi Games is the biggest in the country's history ever. Even in the Soviet times the country has never had such an impressive squad.
"223 athletes will go to Sochi, it's significantly more than at any of the previous Games."
Zhukov added that the ROC expected the country's athletes would battle for the medals in 11 of the 15 sports on the Games programme.
"Our athletes will aspire for medals in 11 events on the Games programme," the ROC chief said.
"However, we haven't set any medal targets for our athletes for these Games."
Success in Sochi is of huge importance for the Russian government after the country won only three gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Games, a humiliation for a country used to sporting dominance.
The men's ice hockey team, which its manager Zinetulla Bilyaletdinov formed from 16 NHL players and nine representatives of the Russian-based KHL, is one of the country's main medal hopes.
But they will have to show their best to overcome the opposition of defending champions Canada, the 2010 runners-up, the United States and the reigning world champions Sweden.
The women's biathlon relay team are also among the country's medal hopes.
The squad which united Olga Vilukhina, Olga Zaitseva, Irina Starykh, Yana Romanova, Yekaterina Glazyrina and Yekaterina Shumilova are capable of winning a number of Olympic medals including golds.
The naturalised Russian citizen Viktor Ahn, who has won three Olympic titles under the South Korean flag, is also highly favoured for winning a short-track medal, while the country's hopes in snowboard parallel giant slalom are built around Yekaterina Tudegesheva.
In sliding sports, the Russian squad also have several gold medal candidates.
The veteran luger Albert Demchenko and experienced bobsleigh pilot Alexander Zubkov have fair chances for winning medals as well as 2008-09 skeleton World Cup winner Alexander Tretiakov.
The new Olympic discipline, which makes its debut at Sochi -- women's ski jumping -- can also bring Russia an Olympic medal as the country's best ski-jumping athlete Irina Avvakumova is currently among the World Cup leaders and will likely battle for a place on the podium.
In men's figure skating Russia's hopes are heaped on 31-year-old three-time world and seven-time European champion Yevgeny Plushenko, who will compete at his fourth Olympics.
The 2006 Turin Olympic champion, who also won two silver medals at the 2002 and 2010 Games says this will be the curtain-closing competition of his sparkling career.


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I wanted to spend a little time and write about one of my favorite topics, User Interface (UI). As I stated in another post, when I first mentioned during an initial Microsoft meeting that I wanted to be both a UI designer and a developer, laughter erupted in the room. Regardless, I persevered and took the UI that I designed / developed for iCommunicate.NET and evolved it into what ultimately became the UI of Microsoft CRM v1.0. Later when a UI team was formed, we together further refined the design into what became the Microsoft CRM v1.2 UI. This team grew even larger and is now working hard to further evolve the interface for our upcoming Microsoft CRM 2005 release.
There are many reasons why I like to talk about UI, but some of the top include:
When it comes to the UI of Microsoft CRM, there is much to talk about. In this series of articles I will be covering the following topics:
Overview of the Microsoft CRM UI
This section will give you a high-level overview of the Microsoft CRM UI layout, and the terms that we use internally to describe it. The hope here is to create a "common language" and understanding of the current UI.
The application is divided into 2 main layers. The first is the "Home Page Level", which is the layer of the application the user sees when first launching Microsoft CRM. There is a "home page" for almost every type of entity in the system. This is where "instances" of an "entity" are managed.
The "Left Nav" Area and Global Menu Bar are configurable via "ISV.Config". Please note that the "Left Nav" area does not exist in the Outlook Client.
Not all grids support "Previews" and not all grids have a "Jump Bar". Views and Previews are typically customizable via the "System Customization" area.
Second, is the "Details Page Level", this is also known as a "Form". This is where a single "instance" of an entity is managed. The user gets to this layer when they open a record from a grid or choose to create a new instance of an entity.
Forms are customizable via the "System Customization" area. The Left Nav, Menu Bar and Tool Bar are customizable via ISV.Config.
The basic structure of a "Form" is that "Forms" contain "Tabs", tabs contain "Sections", sections contain "Rows", rows contain "Cells" and cells contain "Fields".
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A Fairview Heights, Ill., man has been jailed after he allegedly tried to disarm an Illinois state trooper early this morning during a struggle on Interstate 64. The incident resulted in the trooper firing his weapon at the suspect in self-defense.
Trooper Adam Zimmerman of Hamilton County was dispatched to a motorist assist at the 106 mile marker in rural Wayne County at 12:38 Tuesday morning (today).
"When Trooper Zimmerman attempted to speak to the driver, the driver became combative and an altercation ensued," said Capt. Cory Ristvedt, commander of the District 19 Post at Carmi. "During the struggle, the driver attempted to disarm the officer and Trooper Zimmerman discharged his firearm in self-defense".
No one was hit with any rounds fired from the weapon, Ristvedt said. A Fairfield police sergeant and a Wayne County Sheriff's Department deputy responded to assist the trooper. Trooper Zimmerman was taken to Fairfield Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released for minor injuries suffered in the altercation.
The suspect has been identified as Cedric R. Moore, 27. Moore was driving an SUV eastbound when he pulled off the interstate, which resulted in the dispatch for a motorist assist.
Ristvedt said that Moore has been jailed on a preliminary charge of attempting to disarm a police officer - a class 1 felony. The incident remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police Division of Internal Affairs, state police detectives and the state police Crime Scene Services Division. Formal charges are pending in Wayne County Circuit Court.
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Palm Pre Plus review
We review the Palm Pre Plus, an updated version of Palm's first WebOS device
Compared to the Pixi Plus, the latest Pre is definitely the more serious player.
Although the Pre Plus hasn't really changed much from its original model, besides the removal of the round button in favour of the hidden touch-sensitive type. Removing the micro USB cover is fiddly, and it's a shame that Palm couldn't borrow the clever magnetic cover design used on the Pixi.
Side by side, the Pre Plus feels so much nicer in the hand than the Pixi Plus. The phone has a bigger screen, which really makes a big difference, along with a lovely feel in the hand that mimics holding a smooth pebble.
The phone now comes with the battery cover that works with the optional Touchstone charging base that can wirelessly charge the battery (which might be why they didn't bother to improve the charging socket cover).
Unfortunately, the inductive charging option is still going to cost you more – although in time, O2 might opt to bundle it free. O2 didn't have much success with the original Pre, and it's pretty hard to see what has actually changed on the successor.
The phone does feel more solid, and the keypad now has more room between the top row of keys and sliding screen.
The phone has 16GB of non-expandable memory, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and HSPA support for high-speed downloading and uploading.
The screen is not only physically bigger, but also squeezes in an extra 80 pixels vertically. This actually makes a real difference, especially when you have new notifications showing at the bottom of the screen.
WebOS is a simple operating system to learn and the user interface is excellent, with everything being controlled with simple, sliding motions.
You can also see a ripple-effect on the display to show exactly where you've pressed, which looks a little like when you pressed on a cheap LCD calculator and saw the liquid spreading around.
Applications operate like cards, so you can have them all open at once (it's very hard to get used to this, so for some time you'll feel compelled to close apps by flicking them off the screen) and swipe left and right to swap.
Despite the odd delay in opening a new app, the phone can happily run multiple apps without breaking a sweat.
Combined with the Synergy, which pulls in social networking content and synchronises with your phonebook (something that, since its announcement in January 2009 is now common place on just about every new phone), the phone is equipped with all the tools you're likely to need.
There's email, web, Google Maps (no free navigation as yet, sadly), a media player and 'Flashlight', possibly the most essential app at all. Actually, I have to hope that Palm loaded this on as a joke, because it's quite probably the most pointless app ever.
It doesn't activate the LED flash but simply turns the entire display white. Other preloaded apps include Bubbles, AccuWeather and 'Tweed' – a beta release Twitter client.
All of this proves that WebOS is struggling to be taken seriously by application developers, and I can only predict that it is going to get worse.
Although Hewlett Packard has now acquired Palm, there's little chance that developers will be rushing to switch from Apple, Android and BlackBerry anytime soon.


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Saddest but at the same time happiest movie ever! Watching it makes me hate martiKKins for his racism more than ever!
Martikkkins like to pleasure himself to that movie
MartiKKKins pleasures himself by hopping up and down on a greased cucumber. It reminds him of his childhood with uncle Rudy(coolrob).


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But really, who gets the cheeseburgers? It's all about the Dick's Deluxe, man. Get over your mayophobia and dig in. Spend the nickel and get the onions.
Also, McD's patty's for most of their burgers are up to 40% soy filler, not all beef like Dick's. We like our Dick's to be all beef. (Who can make the worst dick-based pun in the comments? Let's find out!)
Sacrilege! You're not even worthy of "no mayo"! A pox on your digestive tract, sir!!!
You shoulda gone to Red Mill instead
Ummm - you're high. Or drunk. The meat in a Dicks burger is, well, MEAT. In a mcDs burger it's a brown sponge my grandmother (RIP) could have gummed.
Don't get me wrong, I get a craving for a mcDs burger now and then, but it's definitely not the same as the craving for Dicks.
I challenge you, Mr. Zwickel, to do a side by side taste test.
I'd rather go to McDonald's than Dick's. Dick's is lame. Their burgers don't fill you worth a shit, and like said, you can't really special order anything. Plus ketchup costs extra, which is a total fucking rip-off.
You're getting well acclimated to Seattle's finest fast food joints (I remember your post on Ezell's a few months ago).
Try Honey Hole next if you haven't yet and get the Chachi or Gooch. Their fries are arguably the best in Seattle as well.
The special sauce is what makes the Deluxe - and the Deluxe is what makes Dick's.
Be a man and get the Deluxe, special sauce and all - I think you'll appreciate it.
Why don't you just go back to Russia, traitor...McDonald's my ass.
@ Lizard: There's no argument, man. They're the best in Seattle.
Its all about the Deluxe baby! And waiting in line at 1:00 am to get a fix!
The bun on a Dicks burger is always slightly greasy. McDonald's can't hold a candle to that.
And Ezell's is a popular favorite, but not the apex of cluck in this city.
@ Mr. Poe: Booooo! Hissssss!
I get the cheeseburgers. I've been eating them since I was three. They were here before McD's and they don't taste the same at all. There's no better indication that someone ain't from around here than trying to special-order something at Dick's - usually in front of me in line.
Nothing satifies late night urges like a big bag of Dick's!
(for matt f'n hickey)
(Who can make the worst dick-based pun in the comments? Let's find out!) either bad or good, i don't car:
When I was washing dishes for Madison Park Bakery in '94, we were talking about Dick's. I said, "you think Dick's is a funny name - you should hear the name of its 'sister' store in Wenatchee.
A deluxe, a fries, and a shake... perfect way to end the late night munchies. Mmmmm.
I wonder if I can make it to Dicks on my lunch break....
You're friends were right to make fun of you- from you're own words:
I chewed. I swallowed. Just like McDonalds, I said.
Which is just fineI dont eat Micky Ds, but Ill go back to Dicks.So I take it you're basing this opinion on some distant memory of what McDonald's tastes like? Sounds pretty ignorant to me. Maybe you should, you know, actually TASTE a McDees burger before you make such a crass observation.
I love Dick's for their NO SPECIAL ORDERS rule! All you finnicky special order bitches have been getting in my way, slowing down fast food service my whole life. Well no more! Dicks does not tolerate your intolerence! Everyone must eat the mayo! Viva la Dicks!
Bullshit. I love me some honey hole (speaking of name-based pun threads, shit...) thanks to amazing tempeh-based sandwhiches and great fries, but they're by no means the best. That goes to either the 5 point cafe if you take 'em with mayo + malt vinegar, but more likely the cyclops cafe on 1st + wall. THOSE are the best fries in the city.
The Delux Burgers at Dick's are one reason I am not a vegetarian. They are that good.
No, just no. Richard's is wrong.
Did you save room for Dick's?
I agree with rich (#20) I actually de-converted from a 2 year vegetarian life after returning to Seattle from New Mexico.
The meat is also organic, free range.
I'm sick of Red Mill and their overrated burgers, their consistent fuckuppery with call-in orders, the bad music they play in their store, and the blind allegiance they seem to accrue from people. They're coasting like Weezer.
dude. i know you're not from 'round these here parts but, for crying out loud, what the hell are you thinking, man?
to compare anything on the menu to mcdonald's is akin to raping the wheedle or shitting upon the grave of bruce lee. there is civic pride in that bag of greasy goodness and you best recognize.
some dick's tips: no special orders separates the boys from the men. don't be fussy. even though they aren't supposed to take tips, you should always try to do so on a late friday or saturday. need bonus points? eat the melted cheese off the wrapper like a local.
it should be noted that dick's has long been one of the top paying jobs for students, with a higher than average minimum starting wage, and they offer all sorts of programs to help their employees with further education and healthcare. they have also long a consistent source of charitable giving. plus, LOCALLY OWNED.
i don't recommend eating there more than once every month or two but, whatever. you do you.
Dick's secret sauce is good for the complextion and will cure cravings of all types. Mickey D.'s secret sauce smells funny, is oily, and results in a greasy bloated feeling.
Straight up, Dick's Rock!!
Until this past weekend, I've lived in Seattle since 89 and had never been to Burgermaster. Just realized that and stopped off with my son, who was born here, and we both had our first burgers at the one near Oaktree.
Dick's is great too.
You want McD's, go sell your soul.
Looking forward to the Beefalo burgers and shakes on Highway 2 on Friday as he and I drive up to the Kootenays in BC - yum!
Great, a special order pussy. I think it's best that you just don't go to Dicks anymore. I'll order an extra Deluxe to make up for the lack of business.
I don't like cheeseburgers and so it pisses me off I can't get a Deluxe without cheese (when I first moved to Seattle the Dick's on Broadway had no problem with "special orders." Now I wind up having to buy two Specials and jam the together.
#7 The ingredients for Dick's sauce is:
1/2 cup Miracle Whip
2 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp relish
I'm sorry, native Seattleites, but what is the matter with you people? Dick's is crap. Were it not for the nostalgia that you all seem to have been imprinted with, the whole franchise would be dead. If I had to get a fast-food burger, I'd go to Kidd Valley.
This is a correlary to White Castle. Beastie Boy callouts and late night stoner cred or no, WC burgers taste like greasy shit.
Dick's DOES taste like McDonald's!!! (from what I can remember McD's tasting like years ago) I have never been to Red Mill or Kidd Valley... I didn't think they were that big of a dealio.
But... I miss In-&-Out Burger!
@24, their meat isn't organic-it's shipped in from middlesville, USA- the same area that ships to dozens of other fast food chains. it's the love that makes a dick's burger so special.
you seem like a nice boy, but between the mayo-hating and the solo bagel deli picnic in the bum "park" on 15th, you cannot be trusted to write about food.
Was that YOUR crew hanging out Saturday night, Jonathan? (Or was it Friday night? The liquor has made me forget :P )
I was at the bar when some guys went on a run for hamburgers from Dick's. You guys sounded like you were having fun. Good times.
Also, LOL with all these commenters bickering about fast food.
Okay okay, I'm going to weigh in. I grew up an hour south of here where we had no Dick's (Hi Matt!), but have been in Seattle for over seven years and consider myself native enough. Dick's is good. Dick's is what it is which is cheap, simple burgers for fast. The sauce really does make a difference though. Without it, I could see how you could maybe liken Dick's burgers to McDonalds' burgers based on content alone. The thing is, they don't actually taste the same. If by taste the same you mean they are both cheap burgers that aren't anything to write home about but get the job done, then sure. But, if you add the sauce (I've never had one without sauce, so I don't know about that taste), the actual TASTE of a Dick's burger is WAY better than a McDonald's cheeseburger.
Damn. I don't know if I agree or disagree with the premise of this thread (what was it again??) but I'm pretty sure I'm hittin' Dick's on the way to band practice tonight like the cliche Seattle band guy I am... Haven't had me a Deluxe in a while, and this shit is making me hungry!!
I can't believe nobody has made a Sir-Mix-a-Lot reference yet!
No Mix-A-Lot references because no Slog commenters are swass, and none of them are rich enough to flaunt clout.
The correct statement is not that Dicks is just like McDonalds. It is Dicks is just like McDondalds used to be or just like McDonalds should be.
I worked at McDonalds and I can tell you that a Dicks cheese burger tastes EXACTLY the same as the McDonalds cheese burger I made myself there. I toasted the buns and left off the pickle and onion (believe me if you ever saw those things away from a burger you'd do the same). I also didn't microwave it for the requisite few seconds (everything at McDonalds was nuked, even if it was made to order).
Unfortunately, McDonalds doesn't make the burgers with the care that I put into my own. So I eat Dicks.
why are there so many suckers lining up to eat shitty burgers everyday at that Dicks location when the RANCHO BRAVO TACO TRUCK is a block away? ill never understand it!
Okay... as an outsider who moved here a few years ago, my take on Dick's:
It's a shitty, cheaper, assembly line version of In N Out. And sometimes, it hits the spot. Not being able to customize your burger can be a bitch, but you get what you pay for.
I also like that they're open very, very late, when all else has failed and everything else has closed, there's always Dick's.
For even claiming for a moment of demonic weakness that a Dick's burger is anything close to a McDonald's burger shows you have been possessed by the filth trodden toads of hell's fire. My you suffer in the vestibile of boiling sewage of hell as your inards are slowly fried in the stenchy rancid french fry grease of a billion french fries. I pray this in Jesus' name......
When the revolution starts, you're the first against the wall.
kevin jones wins for referencing the Rancho Bravo Taco truck, which is so much better.
Wow, man, you are mean! How dare you not be Nice. Everything in Seattle Is Better. Than. Where. You. Came. From.
Our morals are Better, our transit is Better, and our hamburgers are Better!
Namaste & kumbaya!
So -- Fuck You Transplant!
PS--we are also the Nicest, most "authentic," and polite and friendly people of Anywhere! We will smile to your face and only diss you on a blog! You're welcome.
I am in full agreement. Its all about the Deluxe, and the fries. And get the chocolate shake. Its like an orgy in your mouth.
...In a heart attack kind of way...
So, can you not taste the pickle and onion on a McCheeseburger? That could explain how you might think they're the same; maybe your taster needs recalibration.
kevin jones: the voice of reason! viva rancho bravo!
but i do love a special with fries tucked inside. and a fountain coke on the side.
I totally agree on the in-and-out burgers: they are the world's best.
But Dick's are much greasier and fresher than McDs, so they are A LOT better. McDs are so processed they are almost dead. You never actually taste the meat. And everyone who likes Dick(s) knows, you have to taste the meat! :-)
garbles -
angie and i have a little dittie that we like to sing on our car ride to rancho bravo. sort of a call and response thing. sing along.
Its the taco truck.
to the taco truck.
We're gonna go the the taco truck.
We don't go to Dicks CUS IT SUCKS.
btw, if you have never been to Rancho Bravo you are a sucker ... also its open until after 2am, and they you can order anything on the menu however you like it!
oh and, @18 - some people have allergies to eggs that can, well ... cause them to die, thus the ability to order something without mayonaise could save a life or two.
anaphylactic shock - it's a bitch.
garbles -
angie and i have a little dittie that we like to sing on our car ride to rancho bravo. sort of a call and response thing. sing along.
Its the taco truck.
to the taco truck.
We're gonna go the the taco truck.
We don't go to Dicks CUS IT SUCKS.
btw, if you have never been to Rancho Bravo you are a sucker ... also its open until after 2am, and they you can order anything on the menu however you like it!
oh and, @18 - some people have allergies to eggs that can, well ... cause them to die, thus the ability to order something without mayonaise could save a life or two.
anaphylactic shock - it's a bitch.
@40- love it.
Dick's fucking rules, but yeah, I'm sure a lot of it is the local nostalgia thing. And yes, Red Mill and Kidd Valley are also delicious, and boo hiss to McDonalds. But Dick's wins with no special order BS, and the burgers are small enough that when you order a special, chocolate shake, and fries, you don't end up feeling like some bloated fuck who needs to lie on a warm rock until the food digests. I never thought that smaller burgers would be a selling point, but it totally is.
Dicks rules.
In n' Out's crappy 1 inch long saltless fries suck. You gotta blanch or soak them things suckas, you can't fry a potato... get it straight!
As someone already mentioned, the key difference is that McDonalds has those nasty ass pickles and onions on their cheesburgers. Dicks does not, making them better.
Kevie, wanna taco truck it tonight!?
my old roommate was obsessed with dick's (and dr. pepper), and would buy bags and bags of their cheeseburgers and keep them in the fridge and eat them over the next few days. it was gross but it was also totally awesome.
mmm sarsy, lets do it lady!! garbies ... you in? we can throw stuff at people standing in line at Dicks.
Just wanted to add that Rancho Bravo is open until 2 am only on Friday night and the weekends. On the other weeknights they close up at 10 pm.
Kevin Jones- Most commercial use mayo isn't made with eggs. It's soy based.
At all the Rancho supporters-
Their burritos are terrible. That is all.
Re: In n' out.
I love Dick's, but when and if an In n' Out makes its way to Seattle, I'm trading up.
I had my first In-N-Out burger a year ago. Oh my god. Those are so good. I will sometimes eat Dick's, but I don't quite get the allure. Basically In-N-Out is what everyone says Dick's is. I wouldn't go as far to say it's Just Like McDonald's -- rather have Dick's by a long shot -- but if you're talkin' in town places, Kidd Valley all the way. But In-N-Out has 'em all beat.
Many of you have already waxed far more eloquently than I myself would ever be able to do regarding the merits of a late-night Dick's Deluxe, and for all the obvious reasons, so all I can add to this discussion is this:
If you're ever in Fall City, hit Small Frye's, order a bacon double-cheese burger and a bag of fries. Trust me on this one. You will not be disappointed.
And speaking of burgers: what the Hell happened to CC's in E. Union? Damn, I miss that place!
I really don't think In'n'Out is the best fast food burger. Strangely Burger King Texas Double ROCKS MY FACE!
I grew up in the Olympia area and my favorite burger place growing up was Big Tom's. They use the same sauce Dick's does (see recipe post #30) but the burgers were more like what you'd get at the former Dags or Oregon's Burgerville.
I wish Seattle had more walk up places like Dick's. I don't own a car so can't take advantage of 24 hour drive up windows and other than Dick's a lot of fast food close their doors at 10.
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Low Fat Alfredo Sauce
Total Time
Prep 5 mins
Cook 10 mins
I made this when I had some left over garlic shrimp and wanted to do a shrimp alfredo over whole wheat pasta. Lacking the ingredients for a proper Alfredo ( and concerned about the fat load in regular Alfredo) I scrounged around my cupboards and refrigerator and used what I had. The result was wonderful! The roux adds the thickening missing by not using heavy cream and the buttermilk adds a delicious and fat-free tang. Unless you slop it on your pasta with a shovel, this comes out to about 95 calories per serving versus 400-500 for traditional Alfredo - what a difference!
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- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup fat-free half-and-half
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 3⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1⁄4 cup pecorino romano cheese
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- Melt butter until foaming. Stir in flour and continue stirring for 1-2 minutes until golden in color.
- Whisk in liqiuids, garlic, nutmeg,salt and pepper and continue whisking at a simmer until slightly thickened.
- Disgard garlic. stir in Parmesan and Romano. Stir until cheeses are incorporated.
- At this point you may remove from heat while you cook the pasta or continue with the recipe.
- Whisk the sauce until smooth and of desired consistancy. Adjust seasonings and add any other elements ( shrimp,chicken, scallions, broccoli etc) that you desire.
- NOTE: If adding heavily seasoned elements such as garlic shrimp be sure to make the sauce without the garlic, salt and pepper until you have finished the sauce. Then adjust the flavors at that point.
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I didn't have buttermilk or cream, so I did it with 2% milk. I added a bit more flour to thicken it up. Turned out good!
I have not tried this yet, but it sounds like it's right on target. Thanks for posting it . Because we're in the middle of the Christmas holiday I'm looking forward to making this guilt-free dish. I will star rate it as soon as we've tried it.


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Position Change button below the Reply button and change styling to match Reply button
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I think the look and feel would be better if the Change button where positioned below the Reply button. Having the Change button positioned to the left of the Reply button reduces the number of usable columns in the comment box.
This can be seen in the attached example, !TicketChangeExample1.png. I'm using the EmailProcessorMacro and you can see that in the first comment the formatting nice because there was a ticket change comment added to the first line. In the second comment a scroll box is added to the Email block because the Change button is taking up some of the usable column space.
This is somewhat related to ticket #4454 in terms of enhancing the appearance of the Change button.
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See also #4454.
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- Summary changed from Position Change button below the Reply button to Position Change button below the Reply button and change styling to match Reply button
#4454 contains some CSS for changing the styling of the Change button.
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Closing this ticket instead as a duplicate of #4454, and re-opening that ticket.


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Import a server authentication certificate to the default Web site
Updated: December 15, 2006
Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2
After you obtain a server authentication certificate from a certification authority (CA), you must manually install that certificate on the default Web site for each federation server or federation server proxy in a server farm.
For ADFS-enabled Web servers, you must manually install the server authentication certificate on the appropriate Web site or virtual directory where your federated application resides.
If you are setting up a farm, be sure to perform this procedure identically (using the exact same settings) on each of the servers in your farm.
To import a server authentication certificate to the default Web site
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
In the console tree, double-click Web Sites, right-click Default Web Site, and then click Properties.
On the Directory Security tab, click Server Certificate.
On the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard page, click Next.
On the Server Certificate page, click Import a certificate from a .pfx file, and then click Next.
On the Import Certificate page, click Browse, navigate to the location of the .pfx file that you obtained from your CA, click Open, and then click Next.
On the Import Certificate Password page, in Password, type the password that you entered when you requested the certificate from your CA, and then click Next.
On the SSL Port page, in the SSL port this web site should use box, type 443, and then click Next.
Note If you chose an alternate port number on one server, be sure to use that same port number on all the other servers in the farm.
On the Imported Certificate Summary page, click Next.
On the Completing the Web Server Certificate Wizard page, click Finish.
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Checklist: Installing a federation server proxy
Checklist: Installing an ADFS-enabled Web server
Certificate requirements for federation servers
Certificate requirements for federation server proxies
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I decided on my major because I want to be able to share the love and grace I received while growing up in a children's welfare institution with others. The pain and challenges I've overcome inspire me to want to help others do the same.
Upon entering my first semester in college, I was most looking forward to making new friends, experiencing a new environment, and learning new things on my way toward adulthood.
The KKOOM scholarship helped out with my daily living expenses and gave me some extra margin to enjoy myself a little.
At the moment, my dream is to become a social worker. Others tell me that I have a strong sense of responsibility, and I enjoy helping others.
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I've been saving money from my part-time job to pay for my living expenses, but the KKOOM scholarship has covered all of my textbooks and study aids, which I would've otherwise had to take care of on my own.
My dream is to enter a large company after graduation. I enjoy making and assembling things, so I hope to enter a suitable profession in the manufacturing realm.
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Text input from my keyboard in command line is very slow. The blink rate is also very slow as well. Using Win xp Sp3. Any help please?
A quick Google brings up a blog post describing a possible solution to a similar problem if you are using a Lenovo Laptop. Try disabling IPS Core Service, a process apparently used by Lenovo in their laptops (see comments on that link).
To disable the service, first kill it in the task manager, and then run msconfig from your command prompt, go to the Services tab, and disable IPS Core Service. You may need to reboot before the problem will be fixed.
I suggest getting to grips with the Microsoft Windows Sysinternals application Process Explorer
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French President Francois Hollande on Thursday hit out at "homophobic" acts by opponents of a same-sex marriage bill following violent protests that included an attack on a gay bar.
The interior minister asked protest organisers to throw out members of far-right organisations who have been involved in the violence, as opposition intensifies ahead of the bill's expected final approval.
"Homophobic acts, violent acts have been committed. The right to protest is recognised by our constitution and accepted by the French. But no protest must degenerate," Hollande said.
The landmark bill -- which would also legalise adoption by gay couples -- was approved by the upper house, the Senate, last week after being voted through the lower house, the National Assembly, earlier this year.
It has now gone back to the assembly for a second reading, and could face a final vote as early as next Tuesday, under a fast-track measure that has limited debate to 25 hours.
Opponents have accused the government of rushing the bill through its final stages and have upped the ante with daily protests.
On Wednesday, a several-thousand-strong protest in the streets of Paris turned ugly with cars and public property vandalised and police officers and two journalists attacked. Several people were detained for questioning.
The journalists from France's parliamentary television channel were "violently tackled and their equipment destroyed", the broadcaster, LCP Assemblee Nationale, said in a statement, adding that it would file a complaint.
In the northern city of Lille, three employees of a gay bar were injured late Wednesday in an attack by four men who smashed the building's windows. The owner linked the incident to "tensions" over the parliamentary vote.
Politicians have also been targeted. Socialist lawmaker Sylviane Bulteau, who supports the bill, said she received a letter containing threats to kidnap her and to blow her up.
Protests against the bill have also taken place in Versailles near Paris, as well as in the southwestern city of Toulouse.
Interior Minister Manuel Valls denounced the current climate as "sickening" after meeting police representatives to reinforce security measures surrounding protests and to try to prevent homophobic assaults.
He warned protest organisers to beware of "hate speech" and asked them to "reject far-right groups", ahead of a large demonstration against the bill planned on Sunday.
Jean-Francois Cope, the head of the opposition right-wing UMP party, condemned the homophobic acts but said Hollande, "by refusing to listen to French people's concerns", was partly to blame for "deep divisions" over the bill.
The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois, a fierce opponent of the gay marriage bill, appealed on Thursday evening for an end to the violence.
Debate in the lower house turned sour as pro and anti-bill politicians traded barbs, with Justice Minister Christiane Taubira likening the situation to "a bad Spaghetti Western".
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James Glen Williams, 90, of Jasper, Ind. and formerly of Grayville, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born February 16, 1922, in Grayville, the son of James Glen Williams and Johanna (Schoenman) Williams. He was married to Amanta (Abron) Williams and she survives.
Jim was a retired manager for what is now known as Grayville Auto Parts. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Grayville where he served as a Church Elder. He was an Army World War II veteran and member of the VFW. Among his pastimes were collecting coins and stamps and studying history and geography. He was an avid bowler and had a perfect game in January 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Amanta Williams, of Jasper; sons Patrick (Marlene) Williams of Grayville and Eric (Katie) Williams of Jasper; daughter Christine (Steve) McCorkle of Mt. Carmel; brother Richard (Jessie) Williams of Grayville; sister Virginia (James R.) Endicott of Carmi; seven grandchildren, Jamie (Christina) McCorkle, Stephanie (Don) Price, Brandon (Jessica) Williams, Page Williams and her fiancé, Jordan McClusky, Aidan Williams, Chase Williams, and Alex Williams; four great grandchildren, Kaleigh Price, Kara Price, Elloit McCorkle and Sarah McCorkle; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Patricia Epler, and brother in law, David Epler.
Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Cook Funeral Chapel in Grayville. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Burial with military rites by the Illinois National Guard Military Honors Team will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Grayville.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church Building fund.
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Hot answers tagged transport
Compartmentalise I wouldn't recommend transporting anything larger than a 32x32 stud baseplate. Use Technic pins and 1x2 bricks to connect parts of your model in the same way as the Modular Sets have done. The technique works well for buildings, planes, boats and just about any kind of large model. Transport Remove as many small parts likely to fall off ...
When I moved house, I just sealed the gaps in a bunch of packing boxes with duct/packing tape, and put the storage bins in there - that way if anything did escape from the bins it wasn't going to get lost from the box. I would say though that in general my collection wasn't organised in anyway, although there were a few built sets that survived fairly well.
When I was a child and our family moved, I took apart the larger sets into easily manageable pieces. For example, taking off wings and antennas of starships. Then I tetrised all the pieces into shoe boxes and other closable, stackable containers that could then be transported by almost any means. This method required reassembly at the destination but thanks ...
Modularize, modularize, modularize! If you are putting models in a train show or similar, think about building large models so that they can conveniently be broken down into modules of no larger than 32x32 studs.
Note that you will probably need to de-greeble your models first. Small parts that fall off are annoying, and there's few things worse than finding a sea of small parts in the bottom of your shipping box. A collection of photos designed to help with reassembly is likely to be helpful, and will be essential if you want to accept offers of help with the ...
We move Death Star in our office with hands. When needed to move it to another places, we use plastic bag to wrap it up and put it in backseat of the car. So that even if little parts fell off, we can still find it in the bag, instead of trying to find it in the car.
The two solutions I've seen are to measure the size you want and visit places that sell a variety of storage bins so you can find one the right size. In Australia we have a variety of bins about the size of a milk crate or beer crate (about 12" by 9", from back in the day when those units were relevant). The modern plastic equivalents with solid walls and ...
A couple of suggestions: Put them in plastic bins/bags or some other type of container, so that any pieces that come off will not be lost separate models if you can; having pieces from different models mixed together will make them harder to repair remove sections beforehand that are likely to fall off; put them in separate containers/bags label all ...
No personal experience, but one vendor I've seen a couple years now at Brick Fiesta just ships boxes full, roughly U-Haul medium sized. He has some cardboard 'trays', but I'm pretty sure they are not structurally useful. He also had stuff bagged up into various types and some level of sorting, but that's not really important to shipping either. Of course, ...
You can use "Saran" wrap to gently wrap some models. It keeps the parts from falling to the wayside, but doesn't neccesarily keep the models intact during transit. Even if you box it up as well, there is always a good chance you'll need to touch up any thing you build then move.
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|Ai Iijima
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|Yakan Nabe
|Yoshiro Nakamats
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|Takumi Saitô
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|Tamao Satô
|Hitomi Takashima
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A few months ago, I reviewed an uber-strange film, Executive Koala.
This odd live-action Japanese film stars a giant koala as a corporate
executive---and his co-workers don't seem to notice or care that he's a
koala in a business suit!! It clearly falls into the category of 'you
ain't seen nothing' yet'! Well, I enjoyed this strange film so much
that I decided to look for more of director Minoru Kawasaki's other
films--hoping they would be just as weird and just as good. In the case
of The Rug Cop I got half of what I got with Executive Koala. It was
every bit as weird but was it as good? No...it was better!!!
When The Rug Cop begins, a brave detective sneaks into a hostage situation. However, when you see the criminal(s), you're in for a big shock--it's a ventriloquist and his evil dummy!! At this point, I was definitely intrigued....so imagine my surprise when the armed dummy yelled out "I'm sick and tired of being this guy's puppet!!"-- and he (it?) threatens to kill the ventriloquist!! That is when the Rug Cop springs into action--launching his magical toupee at the dummy and knocking the gun out of its hands!!
It seems that although he is super-efficient and the best cop out there, his previous co-workers all thought Detective Duka, the Rug Cop, was creepy---hardly surprising considering his style of fighting crime! As a result, he's soon transferred to a new unit made up completely of weirdos with strange names. There's Shorty, Fatty, the Old Man, Handsome and, um..., Big Dick. All have various powers but also are ostracized because they are real oddballs...especially Big Dick. His powers are just something you'll need to see for yourself....and you just won't believe it!! Handsome isn't quite so creepy. In fact, women find him SO good looking that they commit crimes just so he'll arrest them!! How can this groups of misfits somehow work together in order to save Tokyo from a maniac who threatens to nuke it?
As I mentioned above, this film actually works better than Executive Koala because it doesn't just have a goofy idea but the writing it simply hilarious. Watching the toupee acting like a bloodhound when Duka is kidnapped, an interlude in the middle of the film where the audience is treated to Rug Cop karaoke as well as the super powers of Big Dick all make this film a real treat. A STRANGE treat, yes....but a treat! Do yourself a favor and see this movie.
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Good first/any date
I'm still a little too young to date,but I will be able to soon. I know movies and dinners are good dates, but are there other kinds of places for good dates?
Iceskating is a fun one c:
The bowling alley is always a good bet. Works for all ages, too. XD
I always thought swimming was a great first date. Providing your comfortable with your body. If not then maybe playing a sport outside at a park.
If you don't mind getting a little sweaty, Ultimate Frisbee (or any other non-contact team sport) is great! then, you can go get ice cream or whatever when you're done playing.
Going to an arcade or playing video games with them is always the most impressive thing a girl can do. ;) Boys love gamer girls.
Also, when you go out to eat, they love to SEE you eat. They hate seeing a girl who gets the salad. Get the chilli cheese dog.
Find out if they like a certain guy-film. Brush up on it, then suggest watching a marathon. So Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, etc.
Really, anything they do with their guy-friends is made twice as better with a girl. Then they get to brag that their girlfriend is such a catch, lol.
I'd agree on the eating part; a mate of my fiance's once took a girl out to dinner and she wouldn't eat anything cept mushrooms on toast. He never saw her again after that.
Most guys don't like to take a girl out for food and for her to not eat; so eat. No need to stuff your face, but definitely have food if someone is nice enough to buy you it.
Definitely agree about eating. I've takes to one of my guy friends who is a model (yes, he gets paid by his agency) and he said he can't stand girls who don't eat, and he's looking for someone who isn't afraid to eat more than a forkful of salad. Eat some meat! (if you aren't vegetarian/vegan/etc.) Or least eat a healthy portion. Miranda has a good point that if someone is paying for your food, they don't want their money to go to waste. Just try not to get the most expensive thing on the menu, either.
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We're having trouble getting our baby in a sleep routine. She is tired when we put her to bed, but the minute you set her down she starts crying. I've heard that you want to let her cry it out but how long do you let her do it before it's too much?!!
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The cry it out method is designed for older babies - there is a difference between self soothing and crying it out.
This link is for an aussie website but it does give some good ideas on how to deal with certain 'bad habits' when it comes to sleep
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If you're willing to try other things, swaddling my help. Kinley was the same way but if I put her in her crib swaddled she stayed asleep a lot longer (well 2-3 hours) but honestly, if you're ok with trying things other than a crib or bassinet, the Rock N Play has been a miracle. I know it's not promised to work for everyone but Kinley has slept up to 6 hours in it before getting her cold. It's a god send.
If you do decide to try swaddling, they have Swaddle Me's usually at Marshalls for cheap like $6
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I agree... I believe that until 6 months of age, babies don't understand how to 'cry for attention' yet. When they cry at this age, they genuinely need you. Responding promptly at this age will teach your baby to have a sense of security. She will learn that she can trust you to be there when she needs you.
Here's a trick you can try, it works for me. I find that trying to get mine to bed by being all quiet and mellow just backfires, cus she can be sweet and mellow all night long. But if I play with her and sing to her and get her smiling and excited... she wears herself out!
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Is she having a hard time going to sleep for naps and bedtime or only bedtime? how long is she awake for between her naps? the books say that babies should not be up more than 1-2hours. well, i was putting my LO to nap after about 45-60min and he would have a hard time falling asleep. I'd hold him and he'd fall asleep but as soon as i lay him down he'd wake up. well, my husband figured out that we were keeping him up too long. so now he goes down after only 30min (40min max) and we swaddle and put him in his crib and he falls asleep on his own and sleeps for longer than he was sleeping before! i was (and still am) amazed. it seems like a really short time to be awake because by the time i feed him and change him it's pretty much time to put him back to sleep. he looks wide awake too so it's really hard sometimes but i know that if i wait past the 40min i'll regret it! my LO is 7.5weeks.
You could also try a nighttime routine to help get your baby into a good sleep pattern. My husband and I give our daughter a bath each night (most nights this involves just sitting her in the tub and pouring cups of water on her belly while she smiles - 2x a week it is an all out bath), turn off the lights in the bedroom and feed her, swaddle her half way through, finish feeding her and then put her down to sleep in her bassinet. She sometimes fusses a bit, sometimes not...but when she finally does fall asleep she is out for at least 4 hours...sometimes up to 7 hours at a time. During the day, we treat naps differently. She'll sleep in her little lamb chair that vibrates or in her swing but out in the living room where the lights, tv, etc. are all on. This way, when we do her nighttime routine and she goes in her bassinet only at night, it is different than her short daytime naps.
However, we have tried to just feed her and put her down in her bassinet without the bath and she will really cry her eyes out. We have learned not to stray from the routine! They really can tell if the routine changes and find such comfort in the routine. I will also agree with the others that the swaddle is key. If my baby girl (10 weeks) wakes up in the night it is only because she has managed to wiggle out of her swaddle (before we mastered how to do it the right way). There is no way she would do 6-7 hours without the swaddle.
Don't, don't, don't, DO NOT let her cry it out!
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