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There was a moment during a game in South Africa in 1996, when we became the first All Black team to win a series there, that put me in mind of the pleasure of watching the 2012 All Blacks.
Then, like now, it wasn't just about the 15 guys who started the game. In the second test in 1996, the one which meant we'd clinched the series, we'd lost Andrew Mehrtens to injury. Simon Culhane came in and played really well - but went off in the second half when he was injured. Jon Preston came on.
He kicked one penalty, ice cool, as soon as he came on and we got another near halfway. Most of us thought this might be a bit too far for "JP" and Jeff Wilson came up.
"No, no," JP said. "No, I've got this. I'll do it." Jeff and I grinned at each other. JP did the business. The kick went over and it was hugely important. We won the match 33-26 and those two penalty goals gave us a cushion as the Boks came at us. They pulled up to 30-26 and one of Zinzan Brooke's famous drop goals sealed the match.
The moral of the story is all about a team made up of individuals striving to be the best they can; all focusing on doing their own job. That's what JP did. No one was going to take the ball off him; he wanted to do his job; it was inspirational.
As I have said many times, when those individuals concentrate on that, a team become accurate and efficient and put enormous pressure on the opponents. It can inspire an environment where some one (or some players) can pull something out of the hat to win a match - like JP's penalty and Zinnie's amazing drop goal.
That's what I am seeing in the 2012 All Blacks - not just a team striving to be the best they can be, but individuals really focusing on their job, whether it's Cory Jane and the aerial stuff or Aaron Smith clearing the ball or Keven Mealamu/Andrew Hore over the ball, or Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Luke Romano or Israel Dagg.
And what about Hosea Gear? He comes in and people wonder if he's the right selection and he plays his role perfectly.
Same with Liam Messam - what a hunger and attitude he is showing and his accuracy has improved out of sight as a result. Doing his job.
It was the same in '96. As captain, I never had to worry about people doing their jobs and that meant we could just zero in on winning.
But Richie McCaw and this All Black squad have taken things to a new level. They are basically not making mistakes - or very few - and that creates huge pressure on their foes. The Pumas could only stay with them for 60 minutes and look what they did to the Boks in the second half of the last test.
You can see the thought and preparation that has gone into it. I have no doubt the second test against Ireland was a learning process and they have responded to it.
There is now a lot of talk about them breaking the world record for consecutive test matches and they look hot favourites to me.
Steve Hansen and Richie have decided the World Cup is a distant memory and they are focusing on new goals; moving on. Striving for excellence.
The obvious comparison is with the 1987 World Cup-winning team and the way that, under Buck Shelford, we sought new goals by trying to play "the perfect game". We never quite managed it but it was a significant incentive. We got close to a world record too but fell foul of the Aussies in 1990 - the first time the All Blacks had lost a test since 1986, although we'd also had that 19-19 draw against the Wallabies in 1988.
These guys are trying to do something similar and, if they haven't yet produced the perfect performance, it may not be far away. They are certainly learning and putting the lessons into action. And did I say it was a joy to watch?


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Asian stock markets were higher on Thursday after Chinese manufacturing data came out in expansionary territory, while further softening of the yen pushed Japanese shares to their highest level in more than six months.
The main data point for Thursday was HSBC's preliminary Chinese manufacturing data for November. The purchasing managers index for November came out at 50.4, compared with a final reading for October of 49.5, indicating an expansion for the first time in 13 months.
In recent months, economic data from China has reassured many investors that the region's largest economy is recovering from its slowdown. The expansion in manufacturing was taken as further confirmation that economic recovery is back on track.
The market reaction in China was mixed, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbing 1% to 21743.20, with China plays leading the gains: China Shenhua Energy jumped 2.3% and China Resources Land was 3.5% higher.
Telecoms company China Unicom climbed 3% in Hong Kong due to a deal to buy fixed line assets in southern China from its parent company for 12.2 billion yuan.
The Shanghai Composite however dropped 0.7% to 2015.61 due to a lack of policy leads.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 1% at 4413.10, with gains among heavyweights including BHP Billiton which was up 1% and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which finished up 1.4%.
The dollar was little moved against the yen on Thursday, at ¥82.52, keeping most of its 1% overnight gains, as the Japanese currency retreating after Wednesday's poor trade data further fueled expectations that Japan could implement further monetary easing.
The weaker yen remained broadly supportive of Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei Stock Average up finishing 1.6% higher at 9366.80, its highest level for six-and-a-half months.
Thursday's gains added to the 4.5% rise in the Nikkei over the previous five sessions, nourished by expectations that the Liberal Democratic Party will win the election next month and introduce aggressive monetary easing.
Exporters continued to benefit from a softer currency: carmakers Toyota Motor gained 2.3% and Nissan Motor advanced 2.9%. Semiconductor manufacturer Advantest was up 3.8% and electronics company Nikon gained 3.9%.
Despite the strong demand for exporters, telecoms company Softbank jumped 4.2% in Tokyo. The company recovered from its sharp fall after it announced that it would purchase U.S. telecom provider Sprint Nextel, with analysts saying that there has been a large inflow of foreign investors into the stock since the acquisition was announced.
The remainder of the week could be quiet, with the U.S. celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday and a public holiday on Friday in Japan.
South Korea's Kospi Composite was 0.8% higher at 1899.50, with index heavyweight Samsung Electronics up 2.4%.
The euro climbed to $1.2844, compared to $1.2829 late Wednesday in New York, with the single currency recovering from its Wednesday dip as the market looked ahead to negotiations by euro-zone finance ministers on Monday to decide whether to release Greece's next tranche of bailout money.
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I have too. In fact, I've watched a lot more of every single kid here than you have. I know that for a damn fact.
Nicholson was only a sophomore last year and he's getting better. If I didn't think he could play, he wouldn't be here. Undersized, is the only accurate assessment you've made about him.
Hell if I let you tell me who to put here I'd have kids that aren't even eligible.
good day sir...i'm done talking football with you any more...
Hoops, you barged into my thread trying to tell me to put freshman who aren't eligible on it... take off a kid who was only a sophomore, and led the ACC in PBU's off of it.... and mention some WR from LSU that you can't remember his name as "more polished"... despite the fact that I've already scouted him and written him up a month ago...
You call this talking football? Damn son, you'd be headed back to the dugout if you were standing in the batter's box.
Good day to you too, sir.
Turns out, far too much has been written about great men and not nearly enough about morons. Doesn't seem right.
i thought this was a thread to draw up discussion/debate not just a nod the head one...i stand corrected...
What exactly are you debating? Nicholson led the ACC in PBU's despite only being a sophomore. He draws the opposition's best receiver because he's the best cover corner in UVA's secondary. If you want quotes from Mike London himself where he addresses this specifically, I'll provide that for you too.
I've watched him against Quinton Patton, Conner Vernon, Josh Boyce, Marcus Davis, Corey Fuller, Allen Robinson, Stefon Diggs, Quinshad Davis, on and on. The latter two here are outstanding freshman that were two of the best freshman in the country last year, and will play in the NFL. Nicholson struggled with the size of Davis more than he did with any other receiver here. I don't know of any that didn't struggle with Quinshad Davis. And yes, he will tackle... ask Josh Boyce. Watch the hit where he forced Boyce to fumble the football.
I mean we're not talking about a top 10 pick here. But we are talking about a kid that will be drafted eventually, and will play in the NFL. Don't come in here waving your arms and stomping your feet about how he stinks, or how he doesn't belong on my damn list of prospects that I've scouted. What the hell do you have that even substantiates your assertion that he stinks? Certainly don't insist that I put a freshman in here who isn't even as good as Nicholson.
Now if you want to "talk football", then get to talking football. Coming in here saying some kids "stinks" or is "garbage" like you always do, is not talking football. Otherwise, there's nothing more to discuss in regards to Nicholson. Every player here is one that I've watched the tape on. That's why they're here.
This thread will still be around to dig up a year or two from now when he's drafted. Don't worry about that.
Early tier up of my underclassman backs on page 2.
Dr. Slimm, Andrew Buie stinks. Take him off your list.
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2012 saw the IDF Life for a Child Programme reach the significant milestone of supporting over 10,000 children with diabetes in the developing world. The achievement of this target was truly remarkable and testimony to the rapid expansion that has taken place in a short space of time. In 2008, around 1,000 children were being supported by the Programme.
The Life for a Child Annual Report 2012 showcases this achievement and more, demonstrating how the Programme is going from strength to strength and concretely making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people living with diabetes in the developing world.


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The last time I went to La Hacienda (1813 Fordham Blvd), I was 14 and on a field trip for Spanish class, so my memories of the quality its of food are vague. I think it may have been a combination of enjoying the overall heaviness that naturally comes with "Tex-Mex" food, and not being captured enough by the flavor to really force me into going back.
Although La Hacienda has been around for a while, I thought it would be fun to review it — mainly because I think the plethora of Mexican restaurants in Chapel Hill is somewhat hard to sort through, some having the best burritos for example and another having the best queso. Choosing a Mexican restaurant then becomes an art form. My friends wanted to take me to try (again) La Hacienda — the location being an all-around favorite of theirs.
For starters, the ambiance is certainly fun; there was plenty of color and authentic Mexican decoration. It sounds trivial, but I think one's dining experience is definitely influenced by how much open space there is, as well as a how high or low the ceiling. Either you obtain a sense of comfort or claustrophobia when the place feels too small, your food feeling too big for you and the table. Maybe it's just me, but when a place feels open and spacious, it also seem a lot cleaner. I found La Hacienda roomy and clean, so the setting was already OK in my book.
The next item on the list for any Mexican restaurant has to be the tortilla chips and salsa. To be honest, I'm not even a huge salsa fan to start with; I find most of them either too spicy or too bland — I usually eat my tortilla chips plain with the occasional dip in the salsa, as horrendous as that might sound. Let me just say this: I ate two bowls of that salsa. It had the perfect hint of spice without sacrificing the flavor of the other ingredients, a phenomenon that is all too common in salsas. The texture and consistency was smooth without being too watery. All in all, the salsa was hands down my favorite part of dinner. We ordered a bowl of white queso to eat with the chips as well. Much like the salsa, the queso showed up to. It was perfectly heavy and guilt inducing. Occasionally you would find small chunks of cheese, which look like gold nuggets when you're eating.
Here's where the fun slowed down. I wish I had only eaten the appetizer and been done with it, because by the end of the meal I was sort of wishing I could go back to the queso. For starters, the tortillas of my enchiladas were tough, giving me the impression that they were stale. The chicken in my enchiladas was dry and flavorless. The only thing that saved the dish was probably the red sauce poured over top. The rice was dry and flavorless as well. All in all, I was thoroughly disappointed, as I was in the mood for heavy, cheesy food.
The service also left some room for improvement, as the employees seemed generally unhappy. I'm not asking for a parade but I like at least smiling with my waiter — it's a part of the dining experience I've always liked. I enjoy that interaction throughout the meal. Something doesn't feel quite complete.
It seems that La Hacienda didn't make quite the good impression on my trip back in the eighth grade, and aside from the salsa and queso, it didn't make one this time either. But hopefully this helps you sort out a place among the Mexican restaurants in Chapel Hill as having some of the best salsa and queso I've ever had. Everyone I was with had enchiladas, so our experience of the menu at least at that visit was limited. Who knows? I could've just picked one of the lesser flavorful items on the menu. Try it out for yourself — at least for that amazing salsa!


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Lets have a fun hypothetical. Lets pretend there was some contest or maybe fund raising raffle and you won. And the prize was being President of the United States for one day. You would sit in the Oval office chair and President Obama and Vice President Biden would be at your side and disposal. You would have from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can only do things that are actually in the Presidents power to do. You would have, for the hypothetical, a week to prepare so if you had wanted to call meetings or appointments with folk they could be sent the required invitations and travel needs to get to you for your day. Or conversely if you wanted to travel the Presidents staff would have time to arrange. Or if you planned on requesting documents and stuff ..
a week to prepare, one work day in the chair, only things a President is legally able to do.
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What your problem is Mark is that you are every bit to the right in your views as though people you hate. In other words, you are no different than them, You just can't see it.
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Naval Academy Announces Commissioning Week Shuttle Bus Schedule, Informational Phone Lines and Graduation Broadcast Information
POSTED ON: Friday, May 9, 2014 8:00 AM by USNA PAO
Press Release: #050-14
ANNAPOLIS, Md.— For the convenience of family, friends and visitors during Commissioning Week, May 19-23, the Naval Academy will provide free, daily shuttle buses; a dedicated phone number for schedule of events information; weather-related updates; as well as television broadcast and webcasting of the graduation and commissioning ceremony.
PLEASE NOTE: Animals, with the exception of certified assistance animals, are not permitted on Academy grounds during Commissioning Week, May 19-23. Picnicking is also prohibited on academy grounds.
Parking – Parking at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Taylor Avenue is strongly advised due to anticipated congestion downtown and limited parking at USNA. The daily fee is $5 per car and $10 per recreational vehicle. Vehicles without a Department of Defense or USNA credentialed driver or passenger are not permitted to drive onto the academy grounds. Cars with handicapped tags or dashboard placards must be issued a pass from the Visitor Access Center at Gate 1 (King George Street) during normal business hours. After hours, a pass may be issued at Gate 1 or Gate 8 (Maryland Route 450).
Shuttle Buses - Free shuttle buses will run roundtrip from the stadium to the academy, approximately every 30 minutes on the following schedule*:
Monday, May 19 – 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20 - 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21 – 7 a.m.–midnight
Thursday, May 22 - 7 a.m.–11 p.m.
The primary (and best) location to meet a bus for transportation to the stadium is Alumni Hall. All busses will pick-up and drop off at Alumni Hall. One bus will stop at Preble Hall, Dahlgren Hall, the Visitor Center, Alumni Hall and the Midshipman Store parking lot.
*In support of the Herndon Climb (Monday, May 19), the only drop-off and pick-up point for the shuttle bus will be in front of Alumni Hall from noon until the conclusion of the event. In support of the Blue Angels rehearsal and flight demonstration (May 20 & 21), the only drop-off and pick-up point for the shuttle bus will be in front of Alumni Hall from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
During peak periods, please anticipate lines for the shuttle service and probable delays due to heavy traffic congestion in and around downtown Annapolis.
Shuttle buses will not operate on graduation day Friday, May 23, unless weather dictates that the ceremony be moved into Alumni Hall. If that occurs, parking will be at the stadium and buses will run for indoor graduation ticket holders, 1st Class Midshipmen and USNA faculty and staff only. Shuttles will begin at 6 a.m. and continue until all authorized personnel have been transported to Alumni Hall. Upon conclusion of the ceremony, buses will run between the Alumni Hall and the stadium parking lot.
These schedules may change; call the USNA activities phone line at 410-293-1000 or visit the website at http://www.usna.edu/CommissioningWeek/ for the most up-to-date information.
Phone lines – The daily schedule of events and information for Commissioning Week at the Naval Academy is available by calling 410-293-1000. A recorded message will list highlights of the week's events open to the public as well as cancellations or alternate sites for
events due to weather. In the event of inclement weather Graduation Day, Friday, May 23, the Naval Academy websitehttp://www.usna.edu/CommissioningWeek/ will be updated as early as possible with information about Indoor Graduation.
Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony Broadcasts - The Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2014 is not open to the public, only ticketholders will be admitted. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Livestream athttp://new.livestream.com/accounts/6846224/events/2891061/player?width=640&height=360&autoPlay=true&mute=false starting at approximately 9 a.m., and the Pentagon Channel starting at 10 a.m. The Pentagon Channel will also broadcast the ceremony on their cable channel; check with your local cable provider for more information. Locally, the ceremony will be broadcast live from 10 a.m.–noon on radio station WNAV-AM 1430, http://www.wnav.com/.
For more information about the Naval Academy and Commissioning Week, please visit www.usna.edu, or our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Love the back of hat with "website" and Avery Sporting Dog logo.
Maybe put the letters "RTF" on one side just above ear.
Spell out Retriever Training Forum on front of cap. Maybe in an arc. Fancy up the text/font.
I agree with the other post to plain on front and could be confusing to some that are not familar with our sport.
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Lecture series examines ethics and climate change
Feb. 19 through April 21, 2009 · Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture
Posted February 11, 2009; 11:58 p.m.
An interdisciplinary group of scholars will examine the ethical dimensions of the challenge presented by climate change in a spring lecture series sponsored by the Princeton Environmental Institute and the University Center for Human Values.
Each of the following four lectures in the "Ethics and Climate Change" series will be held at 4:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted, in Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture:
- Thursday, Feb. 19: "The Ethics of Carbon Trading" by Robyn Eckersley, a professor of political science at the University of Melbourne who has published widely in the fields of environmental politics and policy, political theory and international relations.
- Tuesday, Feb. 24: "Evaluating Climate Change Institutions: Justice or Legitimacy?" by Robert Keohane, a professor of international affairs at Princeton and an eminent scholar of world politics and international institutions.
- Tuesday, March 3: "Engineering Our Way Out of a Climate Catastrophe" by Daniel Schrag, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University who studies climate and climate change over a broad range of history.
- Tuesday, April 7: "Climate Justice and the Capabilities Approach: The Flourishing of Human and Non-Human Communities" by David Schlosberg, a professor of politics and international affairs and director of the environmental studies program at Northern Arizona University and the Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and Humanities this semester at Princeton.
- Tuesday, April 21, at 5 p.m.: "The Ethics of Carbon Trading" by Robin Eckersley, a professor of social and political sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia.The lecture will be delivered via videoconference in an effort to reduce the carbon emissions for the lecture series.
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I finally got around to setting up an XPath NG mailing list. If you have any ideas on what direction XPath should take, please join us. It's a community effort, and theer are some heavy hitting players and deep discussions already.to be found there. I also finally got around to setting up ht://Dig to make archives on lists.fourthought.com searchable.
async: Doing the consulting/product development thing is very hard. I won't sugarcoat it at all. It is not a sensible path to riches, and can be a steep path to financial hardship, but the potential rewards, not least of which is a sense of independent accomplishment, are very large. One important factor is to gauge your temperament and that of those you interact with often. You'll need a lot of patience, you'll need to thrust yourself into heavy interaction with a broad array of people (which is how you get and keep clients). You will need to often make cliffhanger decisions based on intuition and instinct, and you will often have to face the consequences of flunking some of these tests. It is certainly not for every taste. One way to test the waters is to chart out all the local techie and techie/business user groups in your area, and attend them all for a month. Talk to as many people as you can. Tell them you're a consultant and what your expertise is. Follow up where there is interest. Best case: you gain a client and thus start off on a positive foot. Worst case, you wind up with a harsh education of the challenges you'll continue to face as an independent. However you decide, bon chance.
I'm hoping the Breckenridge superpipe opens this weekend. As great as the early season powder has been, it's not an unreasonable hope. And I actually paid to get my board tuned this year, so watch out. Meanwhile, I've pretty much been listening constantly to Talib Kweli's latest joint. Strange not to hear Hi Tek beats, but the album's seriously rock-rockin it, nevertheless. And I'm an addict of the OkayPlayer Web site. Looks like the new Harlem renaissance is happening in Philly. Ah. The things that keep me fit to code.


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Prime Cuts: Eddie Van Halen Breaks Down 10 Van Halen Classics, from "Eruption" to "Right Now"
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King Edward weighs in on two decades' worth of Van Halen classics!
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"I like the way 'Eruption' sounds. I'd never heard a guitar sound like that before—like some classical instrument.
"The story behind 'Eruption' is strange. It wasn't even supposed to be on Van Halen.
"While we were recording the album, I showed up at the studio early one day and started to warm up because I had a gig on the weekend and I wanted to practice my solo guitar spot. Our producer, Ted Templeman, happened to walk by and he asked, 'What's that? Let's put it on tape!'
"I played it two or three times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow. Ted and Donn [Landee, engineer] liked it, and everyone else agreed that we should throw it on. I didn't even play it right. There's a mistake at the top end of it. Whenever I hear it, I always think, Man, I could have played that better.
"For the tail end, I used a Univox echo chamber. It had a miniature 8-track cassette in it, and the way it would adjust the rate of repeat was by the speed of the motor, and not by tape heads. So if you recorded something on the tape, the faster you played the motor back, the faster it would repeat, and vice versa. I liked some of the noises I got out of it, but its motor would always burn out.
"That first album was recorded, mixed and mastered for only $46,000, which was like an all-time low in the record industry. People couldn't believe it, because the average cost of producing an album at that time was around $150,000 or $200,000. Back then, bands like Fleetwood Mac and Boston were spending something like three years on album, so you can just imagine the cost.
" 'Eruption,' like most of the other songs on the first album, was performed pretty much live. We had been in the studio for the first time ever about a year earlier with Gene Simmons of Kiss, and I quickly learned that I didn't like overdubbing.
"Simmons produced a three-song demo for us that consisted of 'Runnin' with the Devil,' 'House of Pain' and a song called 'Babe, Don't Leave Me Alone.' Gene said, 'Here's what you do in the studio—you play your rhythm parts on one track, and your solo parts on another.'
"I remember feeling very uncomfortable with separating my lead and fill parts from my rhythm parts. Onstage, I'd gotten used to doing both simultaneously. I'd just noodle in between chord lines. Because it was my first time in a recording studio, it didn't occur to me to say, 'Can't I play just the way I play live?'
"The demo didn't work out, anyway. When we finished recording with Gene, we met with Kiss' manager, Bill Aucoin. When we went to his office he was getting a shoeshine and said, "I don't see any commercial potential. Besides that, I've got my hands full because I just signed a band called Piper [featuring a then-unknown Billy Squier].
"It was really depressing—we were totally bummed. Gene gave us a couple hundred bucks to make our way home. We just kept playing the Whisky and the Starwood in Los Angeles, and about a year later Warner Bros. came down and eventually signed us."


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The Get Ready Program began in late 1995 in response to conclusions of a study conducted by the Wilder Research Foundation in 1994. The findings of the study emphasized the importance of disseminating accurate information to students and equipping them with the necessary tools to interpret it. The study concluded that students and parents be provided information at an early age (elementary school years) in order to broaden their options in thinking about post-high school education and careers; opportunities be provided to explore first hand and experience various education and career areas; and publications be available in non-English languages.
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How anyone could think that our offensive performance IMPROVED with JJ at the helm simply cannot see the forest for the trees.
he wins against Arky and Georgia were a function of special teams play and defensive scores, which simply masked a more obvious problem -- the same problem we now see in this year's offense. Les interpreted those wins as reinforcement that his scheme was working, rather than a wake up call to effect changes. Arky and Georgia showed exactly what Bama had to do to shut us down, and they did.
Maybe one day you can accept that it did. Maybe one day you will realize that the O wasn't any better with Lee in.
what planet did you say you just flew in from?
the JJ offense was nonexistent.
quote:Bravo! You have captured the heart of what I have been saying and saying since 1/9 (and those three JJ games before that). *CLM has done some great things; LSU's record under his management his been stellar. His coaching, however, has not been stellar. He is a manager rather than a leader. Anybody who does not know the difference is not going to agree. But in more concrete terms, Steve Spurrier is not simply a manager, Steve Spurrier as a coach is an innovative leader - esp. when he was at UF. Urban Myer is not a manager; he is a leader. Mack Brown seems to be more a manager, and *CLM is more like him.
And given that Les is blind or stubborn, or both, it's going to be a long, upsetting and frustrating season from here on out.
I hate when people lie. Our best offensive performance of the season was against #3 Arkansas at the end of the season.
Once JJ was entrenched as the starter, the offense was afwul
There is too much raw talent on this team for the kind of output we have been seeing. In a nutshell, I think the problem is that *CLM does not know how to develop that raw talent to the next level, esp. on the offensive side. And from what I can see, he does not seem to foster a coaching culture at LSU in which he is willing to allow the other coaches on staff to do that for him.
Maybe you should consider the fact that in the first eight games, we were normally so far ahead at the half that the second half play calling became very conservative, even more so than Miles' normal style.
The deal is that he doesn't care if his offense is moving up and down the field scoring 50 points.
Like, it'd be nice if it did, but Miles' offensive philosophy is to play great defense, and use your offense to control tempo and field position so you can shorten the game and minimize mistakes that can change the game.
That's why we pound on people so much. To shorten the game and defeat teh will of the opposition. Even if it's a 8 play drive that ends up in a punt, that's a win because you changed field position and controlled the ball long enough to keep your D rested and in good field position.
When they can't, there's no chance of doing anything in that game.
After JJ became the starter we had our 3 best games on offense.
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Description 10-27 11/16" (25.4-70.6 cm). A small slender snake, with a golden-yellow neck ring. Back gray, olive, or brownish, sometimes approaching black. Belly yellow and typically unspotted. Neck ring may be interrupted, obscure, or occasionally absent. Loreal scale present. Scales smooth, in 15-17 rows. Anal plate divided.
Habitat Forest, rocky wooded hillsides.
Range Nova Scotia, south in the Appalachians to n. Georgia and ne. Alabama, west to se. Illinois and the Great Lakes region through Wisconsin.
Discussion Unlike some of the other Ringneck subspecies, the Northern doesn't have red under the tail. Only the red-tailed forms perform the Ringneck "corkscrew coil" defense.


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Alternate name: Pacific Black-bristled Honeycomb Worm
Category: Segmented Worms view all from this category
Description The sandcastle worm (Phragmatopoma californica), also called the honeycomb worm or honeycomb tube worm, is a reef-forming marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellarididae. It is dark brown in color with a crown of lavender tentacles and has a length of up to about 7.5 centimeters (3.0 in). The worm inhabits the Californian coast, from Sonoma County to northern Baja California.
Sandcastle worms live in colonies, building tube reefs somewhat similar to sandcastles (hence the name), which are often seen on rocky beaches at medium and low tide. The sandcastles, which have a honeycomb-like outward appearance,can cover an area of up to 2 meters (6.6 ft) on a side. They may share areas with mussel beds and are found in any place that provides some shelter, such as rock faces, overhanging ledges and concave shorelines.
The worms remain in their tubes and are almost never seen. At low tide, when above the water, they close the entrance to their tubes with a shield-like operculum made of dark setae. When submerged, they extend their tentacles out of the tube to catch food particles and sand grains. The grains are sorted, with the best ones used to keep the tube in repair, and the rest ejected. The colonies are formed by the gregarious settlement of larvae, which require contact with an existing colony to metamorphose into adult worms.
Sandcastle worms should not be confused with the similar, but more northern Sabellaria cementarium which are found from Alaska to southern California and have an amber-colored operculum.
Habitat Rocks.
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A Brazilian prosecutor appealed a judges decision to drop criminal charges against Transocean (RIG) related to a 2011 spill. The Bovespa stock index fell 0.7% today.
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JPMorgan might have initiated coverage of Baxter International (BAX) with a Neutral rating, but investors couldn't help but notice what it actually was–a downgrade.
See, JPMorgan hasn't been allowed to rate the shares of Baxter International since Dec. 2012, but now that Baxter's purchase of Gambro is closed, its analysts can. So while they initiated the stock with a Neutral today, they had it rated Outperform before the restriction began, a point its analysts pointed out in the note.
As a result, Baxter's shares are tumbling today. They've dropped 6.1% today, the second worst performer in the S&P 500, and more than its medical-device competitors. Edwards Lifesciences (EW), for intance, has fallen 1.2%, while Becton, Dickinson (BDX) is off 0.4% at 100.70.
One of the big reasons for their muted outlook is competition in the FVIII market, which helps blood clot. Analyst Michael Weinstein and team write:
The FVIII market…is heading into a period of significant disruption, brought on by the introduction of longer-acting products, beginning with Biogen's (BIIB) Eloctate (rFVIIIFc) in 1H14. The benefit of longer-acting products is debatable and the consensus view, as well as our own until recently, has been that both doctors and patients would be slow to switch. However, a series of calls we recently conducted with leading clinicians, culminating with a survey of 50 hematologists caring for more than 15% of the US market, paints a very different picture…
By 2016 this should look like a very different market. Biogen's first mover advantage makes Eloctate a disruptive product and, post an expected approval in March 2014, it should start to take significant share. Biogen's challenge will be to capitalize on this head start ahead of Novo Nordisk's (NVO) entry, and then ultimately Baxter and Bayer (BAYRY) running 2 years behind. Pricing will be key, as Biogen can't afford to give payers pause, so the perception has to be that it's on par, if not more attractive for patients up the age and weight curves. Another question is capacity. If the market moves quickly, will Biogen be in position to take full advantage? Management suggests it will be ready, but is reluctant to say more than that ahead of the launch. We expect we'll learn more at the company's hemophilia briefing on Nov. 22.
Why does it matter? FVIII represents about 16% of Baxter's revenue and as much as 30% of profits, according to JPMorgan. If Weinstein is right, that's big chunk of Baxter's business that could be at risk.


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pavithran writes "Does SAP, one of the largest business companies offering software solutions, support FOSS as a movement? Why is SAP looking at closed and open source in a similar way? This shows lot of ambiguity in SAP's attitude towards open source software. I found an interesting article in Linux Journal on whether SAP is an open source friend or foe, by Glyn Moody. Here's a quote from the article: 'For an outfit that calls itself "the world's largest business software company," the German software giant SAP is relatively little-known in the open source world. With 51,500 employees, a turnover of 11.5 billion euros ($16 billion) last year, and operating profits of 2.7 billion euros ($3.8 billion), SAP is clearly one of the heavyweights in the computer world. Given that huge clout, SAP's attitude to open source is important; and yet it is hard to tell whether it is really free software's friend or its foe. ... A company that wished open source well would back these ideas. One that really supported free software would also fight against software patents. So, while SAP's involvement in Eclipse and investment in open source companies is welcome — and pretty self-interested, it has to be said, given that it presumably hopes to make a profit on them — it's not really enough cancel out its unhelpful attitude and statements elsewhere. If it wants to be a serious, respected player in the world of open source, as befits its size, it must do better.'"


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} else if (mode == INPUT_PULLUP) { uint8_t oldSREG = SREG; cli(); *reg &= ~bit; // set to INPUT *out |= bit; // output HIGH SREG = oldSREG;
How would it damage the pin? An input pin is high impedance.
pinMode(pin, INPUT_PULLUP); works on IDE v1.0 and up
INPUT_PULLUP was added in 1.0.1:ARDUINO 1.0.1 - 2012.05.21* Added INPUT_PULLUP option for pinMode(). The INPUT mode now explicitly disables the pullup resistors.
My circuit has some normally-open buttons. I was concerned about the possibility of having them pressed before the pin was configured. I see that there is no reason for worrying.
* Added INPUT_PULLUP option for pinMode(). The INPUT mode now explicitly disables the pullup resistors.
Some people wanting 'fool proof' button circuits will wire a series 200 ohm resistor from the I/O pin to the button switch as a extra safety measure, say from a human programming error where you set a pin to output by mistake (say setting it HIGH) and then the poor user presses the button wired to ground and poof goes the I/O pin. RuggedCircuits uses that in their ruggedized version of a arduino board.
Whats this 100? resistor all about? There's a 100? resistor we use to connect the input pin to either HIGH or LOW voltage. Why is it there? Well, lets say you accidentally set P2 to be an OUTPUT type pin, but then you connected it to 5V. If you write a LOW to the pin (0V) but its connected to HIGH (5V), you've basically caused a short circuit at that pin. This isn't very good for the pin and could damage it! The 100? resistor acts as a buffer, to protect the pin from short circuits.
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It has been one of the best turkey seasons ever, yet also one of the most frustrating. I had the best weekend ever with the Learn To Hunt I run where I called in 4 birds on the weekend for kids to shoot. The youth hunt I took out my buddy's son and he missed a 20 yard shot, but he enjoyed the thrill of the hunt. After that there were many ups and downs. In all I called in 7 birds that were killed on the season, the largest being a 26.5lb 3 year old. There were 2 others that missed and several others that had opportunities but it just didn't happen. Brian Lovett came over for a hunt, but the day we went out the birds had lock-beak! A good time was still had and we did see a couple of gobblers, one was coming for a visit until a hen intercepted and took him for a walk the other way.
This was the first year in a long time I did not shoot a bird myself! But I would rather watch someone else shoot it than do it myself, I love calling them in for rookies. I missed one bird, but did shoot a coyote. So I guess I did have a kill. I focused on a couple of big older birds, and they taught me many things, yet at times it wasn't what I wanted to learn at the time. I had an opportunity to shoot a smaller bird within my first hour out in my first season but passed on him, and I do not regret it at all. I could have shot many different jakes, but I want them to make it to next year so we can have lots of fun next season.
The Ticklish Tom Team had a great first year! 3 of us on the crew and we harvested a total of 15 birds with the calls. I think that speaks pretty highly of their quality!
I hunted every weekend since March 31. I am looking forward to sleeping in next weekend cause I am exhausted! But it was worth it all and I can't wait till next spring. Of course there is that whole fall season and bowhunting which is my other passion.
All in all I count this season as a huge success, can't believe it is over already.


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Thread: Planning a new tank
11-05-2012, 10:35 PM #1Member Platy
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Planning a new tank
Hey everyone! Just got started on the forum here. Planning a new tank setup, and looking for LOTS of information. I want to do my FW setup right this time, I want to know more of what I am doing.
My history-
I tried a FW tank many moons ago, when I was a lot less knowledgeable about how it all works. Needless to say that ended poorly.
After that I waited a while, and started up a reef tank. That went much better, everything was working fine, but I had to move, and in the process of the move, it ended up crashing the tank, and I just didn't have the money at the time to revive it.
So now here I am, I want to do freshwater again, and I want to do it right. Here's what I have in mind so far. Looking at a Marineland 27 gallon cube set they have at the local big name pet store. Comes with tank, stand, and an LED light system for it.
For heating and filtration, I was looking at doing the Fluval 206 canister, with a Hydor in-line heater. After some research, looks like some minor modification will need to be done for the hose between the filter and the heater, but that shouldn't be a problem.
I honestly have not decided on a stocking list yet. I know with a tank this size, I'm looking at smaller fish obviously. I'd love to do cichlids, but I don't think this tank is quite large enough for them when they are fully grown, so I'm looking more at tetras and others around that size.
What are some other good options for a tank this size? The dimensions are 20"w x 18"d x 20"h.
I'm not looking at doing a planted tank (even though I really would love to!!) just because I want to keep things simple for now. Substrate suggestions would be helpful too, I don't like the appearance of the colored gravel they sell in the stores.
Thanks for any information you have! Tips, suggestions, other equipment need, and livestock help are all appreciated! I am at the very beginning of my research for this tank!
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First of all, do your homework and read up on fishless cycling.
The 206 is decent. I'd recommend you over-filter by a factor of 2 (as rated on the box). I'm not sure what the 206 is rated for.
You could keep South American dwarf Cichlids if you have soft, acidic water. Or small Tanganyikan Cichlids if you have harder, more alkaline water. Shellies are fun if you've not kept them before. You could also look at some of the smaller julidochromis sp. A pair of neolamprologus pulcher "daffodil" fish would be stunning.
I'm getting carried away!
11-05-2012, 11:35 PM #3Member Platy
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206 is rated for 45, 306 is rates for 70 gallons. So sounds like I may wanna do the 306, which I don't mind going up to, and would probably be good because I could upgrade a bit in the future and use the same filter!
So those Daffodil fish surely are stunning! I would be proud to have those in the tank, and I really appreciate you giving me the other options as well.
As for getting carried away, please do!! I will take all the info I can get! I want to make a journal/log book type thing for this so I know what all fish I can keep, what I have, what requirements they have, etc... So I don't mess up by forgetting something.
So yes, get carried away! Let me absorb your knowledge!
Thanks again!
11-05-2012, 11:44 PM #4Member Platy
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Oh! And also worth mentioning. I am definitely not dead set on Cichlids. I know there are lots of other stunning options out there that may be easier to keep for a beginner, since often times Cichlids and be aggressive. A school of small fish is an incredible sight to see, so I may go that route. 5-6 small fish and then maybe if bio-load doesn't get too high, add in another different species that will get along with them. I'm very open to expert opinion at this point!
I'd you did go with a pair of daffodils...or something similar, like brichardi, you're looking at a species only tank. It can look a little stark with only a pair, but these fish create family units when they breed. The young share duties in rearing further young. Quite amazing.
Alternatively, you might consider a peaceful community. Like you said, shoaling fish are fantastic. Check out schools of harlequin rasbora against a planted backdrop. Pow. I nearly got these for my community but opted instead for cherry barbs...one of the more peaceful and shy barbs. They live planted cover and shade to hide in...but when they're active they really buzz in a tank (at least mine do when they want feeding!)
Schools of small Cory species (such as pandas) are very sweet, and active. Khuli loaches are interesting...but do hide a lot.
Your options are many. Do you know your water hardness and pH?
11-06-2012, 12:28 AM #6Member Platy
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I don't know my water harness, or PH. guess I should go get some testers for that and check it out, however I do have an RODI (reverse osmosis de-ionizing) filter from my reefing days, and I can always use that as needed to get 0ppm fresh, dechlorinated water for water changes... Don't know how that effects PH or hardness though, if at all lol. It just removes anything from the water, leaving it as completely purified water.
Are they ways to adjust hardness/PH to suit the types of fish I want? Or just best to go with fish that go well with the water I have?
11-06-2012, 12:33 AM #7Member Platy
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I knew I forgot something when I posted that. You mentioned a planted backdrop...
I worry about going the planted route, I feel the more living things I add, the harder and harder it will be to keep everything just perfect for everyone in such a small tank. Correct me if I am wrong though!
Is it very difficult to keep a planted tank? Would a beginner be getting in over his head wanting to do a planted tank? Should I stick with just rockwork and some fake stuff to get started? Although I do think fake stuff can look very cheezy, but that's just me lol.
I hope someone else can assist with this but I'm fairly sure a RODI softens hard water really well, but it does take out ALL the minerals (which plants need) so you'd need to put these back in.
Keeping planted tanks is only something I've started this year and getting the balance of nutrients, CO2 and light is just that, a balancing act. But it can be as high or low tech as you choose. If you're not sure you want plants, go with a pool sand substrate (which looks great planted or unplanted and is flexible for both) and nice rockwork. You can always start with anubias which grow on rocks and have very low demands and high tolerance to water conditions.
Have you thought any more about what fish you'd like to keep? Large pairs? Breeding fish? A totally mixed community? Shoals of small fish? Aggressive or peaceful?
11-07-2012, 06:29 AM #9Member Platy
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I have done some thinking... and I've also done some looking about on the AC forum fish guidelines and what not... I feel like if I keep things relatively peaceful, I can probably get a decent blend of fish in there. This tank is pretty tall, being a cube, and so by planning it out, I think I can get a fair number of top, mid, and bottom level dwelling fish.
The only issue i've come across in the planning of which fish is just knowing what will go well with what. I would really like to have a nice schooling fish, something I can put 6-10 of in there that will be nice and showy, but then also considered having something else that may stick to a different part of the tank that would make a nice pair. Maybe a pair of blue ram cichlids, as they appear to be friendly, will fit the size of the tank, and enjoy pairing off and even mating.
For the schooling fish, I'm considering harlequin rasboras. They are incredible looking, and would make a FANTASTIC school to contrast some greenery if I plant it.
As for greenery, liveaquaria.com has a nice plant set that I'll link, and I think it's pretty basic, but I don't know quite enough about planted tanks to know if it would actually be good for a beginner.
Here's the link to the plant set I'm thinking of:
Let me know what you think of this idea!!
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Wrap shank from eye to bend. Cut a short piece of mono for the tail support. I started with 20# but switched to 8# because the 20# was stiffer than necessary. Fold the mono in half and pinch the loop so it is narrower than the tail. Tie the loop on top of the shank so it extends straight out about 1/4". The loop should be flat (horizontal) and in line with the shank. Tie the tail on top of the tail support, skin side down. Tie off and snip the thread. Pull the tail up and forward to expose the tail support. Apply a small amount of Soft Body to the tie-in point, the mono loop and the skin of the first 1/2" or so of the tail. Be sure to keep the fur away from the Soft Body! Fold the tail back down against the tail support and tend to the Soft Body as necessary until it sets a bit. You want the tail to be glued to the support, and to have some Soft Body on the tail skin extending beyond the tail support so that when it dries it makes the base of the tail stiff enough to prevent it from wrapping on the hook. I usually "taper" the amount of Soft Body so there is more near the tail support and tie-in point, and less towards the middle of the tail. Set aside to dry. I usually hang mine by the hook eye so the tail hangs straight down (make sure the Soft Body has set enough so it won't run). After the tail dries, check to see if it has the desired stiffness. If the base of the tail still bends too easily you can apply some more Soft Body.
Once you are satisfied with the tail, tie the body material on at the back of the shank. Wrap the thread forward to about 1/8" from eye, coat the shank with head cement, wrap the body material forward and tie off. Make sure the fur stays out of the head cement! If you want to add weed guards, clip two pieces of 20# mono about 1.5" long. I like to tie them on as shown in the photo, using the natural curve of the mono to attain the desired shape. I flatten one tip of each piece of mono with pliers, and then tie them on one at a time and position them so they make a curved "V" extending from the head of the fly. Once they are positioned, lash them down tightly but don't wrap to the very back of the head. Pull the weed guards forward and make several wraps of thread behind them to help adjust the position, then finish the head of the fly and apply a generous amount of head cement.
I fish this fly in shallow water to catch bass and pickerel (and one trout!). I usually tie them in black but have also had good luck with yellow. I'm sure other colors would work too. (I want to get some pink zonker strips and make bubblegum bunnies .) The wide hook gap helps prevent hooking the small panfish and perch that might grab the fly when you're going for larger fish. The weed guards seem to work pretty well if you move the fly slowly past the snags, so the fly can be crawled along the bottom or over weed tops or brush. The weed guards are easy to remove if you decide you don't like them. These flies are unweighted and will float until the fur is saturated. Guess you could fish them on top for a short time, although I've never tried that. I usually use a heavy fluorocarbon leader to help get the fly down. I'm sure it would also work in deeper water with a sink-tip or full sinking line. I've tied them with weighted eyes or shanks but the unweighted flies are much easier to cast. I used to get annoyed when trying to fish these flies because the tail would frequently wrap around the hook, even with the mono loop tail support. Once I started using Soft Body on the tails they almost never wrapped around the hook and quickly became one of my favorite flies.
Black Bunny - Favorites Swap Fly
Here's my entry for the Favorites Swap. I tied it based on the Bonito Bunny, but it probably has it's own freshwater name and heritage. (edit: guess it looks just like the black leech in the steelhead/Alaska selections in one of my catalogs.) Nothing fancy about it but it's one of my favorites because the fish love it, it's easy to tie and it's made from common, inexpensive materials. It's also quite durable and casts well on my 7wt.
Hook: small bass bug hook. Not sure what size but smaller than the typical 3/0
Thread: black 3/0
Tail Support: mono loop. I did some with 20# but switched to 8#
Tail: black rabbit fur strip, 1/8" wide, 2" long, tapered ends
Body: black cross-cut rabbit fur strip, 1/8" wide
Weed Guards: 20# mono
Chemicals: Soft Body, Head Cement
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I am studying this image from the Members Gallery of Scrapbooking Layouts>5angels>Simply Irresistible. How did she do that? I've tried looking up Melgen Designs Sunshine Blues with no luck. Seems like some kind of bokeh thing combined with a combination of layer effects. I really would like to figure it out. I have an image that it would really be fun to use it with. Any guesses?
I'm not sure how this was done and I've included a link to the layout in case anyone else wants to look at it - maybe someone else can help you with it. Normally, I would suggest sending the member a PM, but she has not been active in the forums since February of 2008. Maybe someone else will have an idea for you as to how she achieved the effect, or maybe some ideas for you to try to achieve something similar.
I just noticed there is a website listed on her profile page under contact information if you do want to try to contact her.
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If I had to guess, I say a dot pattern brush or overlay with a blending mode such as burn, dodge or hard/vivid light. FWIW (for what it's worth), my two cents!
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Windsurfing really began on a bright spring day 43 years ago in a stretch of water called Jamaica Bay, part of a huge yacht anchorage near Venice Beach, California. That was the day and the place that the board, the sail, the mast, the fin and the twin "wishbone" booms all came together.
The 12 ft board was shaped by Gary Seamans, son of a famous multihull designer, patterned after the "long board" then favored by tandem surfers. The 56 sq ft sail was a collaborative effort between me and Bob Broussard, a local sail maker. The mast was "liberated" from a small dingy. The rest of the parts came out of my work shop. We named the assemblage "Old Yeller" after the two bright yellow panels of Dacron on the sail - thanks to Mr. Broussard.
Looking back on it, it's not surprising that the birthplace of windsurfing was Southern California. Guys like Gary's dad, Hobie Alter, Rennie Yeader and other creative watermen were inspired by the ocean, the surf, the weather and all the rest. The difference was that the creators of windsurfing, myself and Hoyle Schweitzer, were not just laid back surfer dudes. Both of us had other well paying professions and both of us had large and growing families that shared a love not only the Pacific Ocean but also the nearby deserts including, especially, Baja California. Windsurfing added a new dimension to both our families' recreation. Later, thanks to Hoyle and Diane, it spread throughout the world first as a family sport, then later as basis for competitive local and international events.
Humble beginnings, to be sure, that expanded in multiple directions: course racing, slalom, wave riding, freestyle and arguably kitesurfing. Ample description and discussion of these disciplines and the equipment peculiar to them can be found, dear reader, in great abundance on all continents except Antarctica. But I'm more interested in where it's going. Welcome to Windsurfing.
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'Jim Drake became the co-creator of windsurfing when he designed, built and sailed the first windsurfer back in 1967. He was also the first man to design an airplane on a computer in 1960, including the X-15. This X 15 design set the world speed record for airplanes in 1967 and 43 years later, still holds the world speed record for any airplane, manned or unmanned.'
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Anybody out there old enough to remember Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special? It was a wondrous live-music show in a time of gratuitous lip-synching much like our own, running 90 minutes on NBC every Friday night after Carson got over. It's only vaguely on the fringes of my memory, as it ran from 1973 to 1981 and I ain't that old, but they've made a kick-ass DVD package as a retrospective and the performances they've gathered are extraordinary. Have you seen a young Tina Turner shake it? Do you realize how hot Stevie Nicks was? Did you know Neil Sedaka used to be pretty cool?
The show stands as a brilliant reminder that music used to be about the performance and the song. People played each other's songs, songwriters had hits with multiple bands, and the sweat dripped off Al Green like he'd been hosed down in the green room beforehand—and all he did was sing.
Yeah, Citadelle, led by the multi-voiced Barry Burst, is psychedelic as hell, dripping with guitars, harmonies, organ, and thrumming bass on their new album, Laser Bridge to Eagle City. Unfortunately, they've yet again lost their drummer, so they're not going to play a CD-release show, and Burst says the band will be moving to California in early October, so you're not likely to see them again any time soon. The least you can do is buy the album at Bull Moose and give them a little moving money. It's certainly worth a sawbuck.
Recorded by the band in their practice space using GarageBand (one of those easy-to-use Mac programs — probably Communist), the instruments can sometimes sound distant, and I'd have made some different choices with the mix, but there's plenty to enjoy here, from fantastical lyrics to chugging garage blues to a crisp flute break in the opening of "A Winter's Walk," the disc's first track. More of the Chris Wood (Traffic) variety than the Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull, you know that one), Burst's piping follows wind chimes and tribal drums that finish in a jarring crash. It provides a melodic counterpoint to the low-end guitars and prepares the listener for vocals like, "Summer leaves on the ground/Darkness and winter walk hand in hand/And so the sun sets at every turn/ And so the candles fall, ever burnt."
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There is no specific treatment for HFMD. Almost all children recover on their own in 7 to 10 days. People with HFMD should rest and drink liquids to prevent dehydration. A health care provider may also recommend medications to control fever and pain. Some children may refuse to drink fluids because their mouth sores are painful. If reluctance to drink causes serious dehydration, treatment with intravenous fluids may be needed.
Other complications from HFMD are rare, but medical attention should be sought if they occur. One complication is viral meningitis. Symptoms of viral meningitis include headache, stiff neck, and fever. People with viral meningitis sometimes need to be hospitalized. Very rarely, HFMD can also cause a severe disease called encephalitis (swelling of the brain).
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Santa was no doubt good to Billy E. Butler IV, who was born June 3, 2011 and celebrated his first Christmas this past weekend. He is the son of Billy and Hannah Butler, great-great-grandson of Flossie Butler; great-grandson of Billy and Marlene Butler; great-grandson of Marguerite Collins; grandson of Billy and Annette Butler; grandson of Joey and Eve Pallone and Mark and Jane Willgons.
Trained Dog Happy Dog agility and training facility held their annual Howl-o-ween for dogs celebration on Saturday Oct. 22. Many dogs brought their owners to the celebration where they each took their turn at the "LURE" course to record their best run. There was also a Costume Contest for all the dogs.
The Great Dane named Celeste, owned by Kathy Anaya ran the Lure Course is a blazing 11.82 seconds.
Chuck and Ninta Harris of Williston announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jade Harris of Morriston, to Daniel Anderson, of Morriston, son of Brian and Candy Anderson of Morriston.
The bride-elect has her associate's degree in interior design. The future groom has his associate's degree in business administration and is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree.
The couple will marry Oct. 8 at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.
Miss Raina Lynn Martinez and Mr. Ryan Michael Feagle announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.
The future bride is the daughter of Arthur "Mario" Martinez of Williston and the late Jodie Martinez.
She is also the granddaughter of Arthur and Linda Martinez of Lake City, Sharon Stone of Williston and David Stone of Yankeetown.
The bride-elect is a 2007 graduate of Williston High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gladwell III of Williston, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Nellie Marie Gladwell, to Mr. Chetley Lowell Breeden, son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breeden Jr., also of Williston.
Miss Gladwell graduated from Williston High School in 2007 and the University of Florida in 2010 with a degree in Food and Resource Economics. She is presently employed by the Levy County School Board as a teacher at Williston High School.
Ms. Tracy Whitaker of Bonifay and Mr. and Mrs. Durwin D. Hanson of St. Johns announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Mindy Nichole Hanson to Brian Joseph Estevez, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Estevez of Archer.
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Louis and Lynne Bouten met on a blind date in St. Albans Naval Base where they both served.
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June Burks of Williston, formerly of Cotton Valley, La., celebrated her 80th birthday Sunday, Jan. 23, with party at her home hosted by her children.
Many people know Ms. June from the scrumptious homemade pies that she has prepared in past years. Party attendees enjoyed a desserts-only menu, sampling from tables filled with cakes, pies, cobblers and puddings...many of them made by the honoree!
Over 70 friends and family members came to celebrate her throughout the afternoon.
Shirley and Charles Kunkle celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 3.
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Mr. Kunkle served as a Marine in Vietnam. When he came home he joined the Philadelphia Fire Department, where he served for 26 years.
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Chelsey Langworthy-Frost and Loren Frost announce the birth of their twins Emily Noel and Noah Loren born Dec. 24, 2010 at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville. Emily weighed 5 pounds, 7 ounces and was 17 inches long. Noah weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 18 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Eden and Windy Langworthy. Paternal grandparents are Loren Frost and Nancy Frost. The babies' siblings are Gracie Petutsky, 4, and Cole Petutsky, 2.
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Ok then! Well if you've seen the action figure mock ups or a few of the other Promotional items out there for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith THEN you know that Emperor Palpatine has a lightsaber! WAHAHAHA!!!!! Now thats gonna be an awesome replica! :crazed:


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Titans | Oââ¬â¢Donnell Released, Could Be Back - posted at KFFL (http://nfl.kffl.com)
13:59 PT: Titansonline.com reports the Tennessee Titans have released QB Neil O'Donnell in an attempt to get under the salary cap. ââ¬ÅWe have had to do this sort of thing in the past with Neil and he is a player we are going to work towards getting back on our roster,ââ¬Â said Titans general manager Floyd Reese.
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imagine a politician doing the right thing for his state
These wild-eyed leftists want the constitution itself eliminated.
Also, no one truly know what the 2nd amendment means, so this is a pretty funny thread.
c. Meaning of the Operative Clause. Putting all of these textual elements together, we find that they guarantee the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation. This meaning is strongly confirmed by the historical background of the Second Amendment . We look to this because it has always been widely understood that the Second Amendment , like the First and Fourth Amendment s, codified a pre-existing right. The very text of the Second Amendment implicitly recognizes the pre-existence of the right and declares only that it "shall not be infringed." As we said in United States v. Cruikshank, 92 U. S. 542, 553 (1876) , "[t]his is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The Second amendment declares that it shall not be infringed … ."16
Between the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution, the Stuart Kings Charles II and James II succeeded in using select militias loyal to them to suppress political dissidents, in part by disarming their opponents. See J. Malcolm, To Keep and Bear Arms 31–53 (1994) (hereinafter Malcolm); L. Schwoerer, The Declaration of Rights, 1689, p. 76 (1981). Under the auspices of the 1671 Game Act, for example, the Catholic James II had ordered general disarmaments of regions home to his Protestant enemies. See Malcolm 103–106. These experiences caused Englishmen to be extremely wary of concentrated military forces run by the state and to be jealous of their arms. They accordingly obtained an assurance from William and Mary, in the Declaration of Right (which was codified as the English Bill of Rights), that Protestants would never be disarmed: "That the subjects which are Protestants may have arms for their defense suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law." 1 W. & M., c. 2, §7, in 3 Eng. Stat. at Large 441 (1689). This right has long been understood to be the predecessor to our Second Amendment . See E. Dumbauld, The Bill of Rights and What It Means Today 51 (1957); W. Rawle, A View of the Constitution of the United States of America 122 (1825) (hereinafter Rawle). It was clearly an individual right, having nothing whatever to do with service in a militia. To be sure, it was an individual right not available to the whole population, given that it was restricted to Protestants, and like all written English rights it was held only against the Crown, not Parliament. See Schwoerer, To Hold and Bear Arms: The English Perspective, in Bogus 207, 218; but see 3 J. Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States §1858 (1833) (hereinafter Story) (contending that the "right to bear arms" is a "limitatio[n] upon the power of parliament" as well). But it was secured to them as individuals, according to "libertarian political principles," not as members of a fighting force. Schwoerer, Declaration of Rights, at 283; see also id., at 78; G. Jellinek, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens 49, and n. 7 (1901) (reprinted 1979).
By the time of the founding, the right to have arms had become fundamental for English subjects. See Malcolm 122–134. Blackstone, whose works, we have said, "constituted the preeminent authority on English law for the founding generation," Alden v. Maine, 527 U. S. 706, 715 (1999) , cited the arms provision of the Bill of Rights as one of the fundamental rights of Englishmen. See 1 Blackstone 136, 139–140 (1765). His description of it cannot possibly be thought to tie it to militia or military service. It was, he said, "the natural right of resistance and self-preservation," id., at 139, and "the right of having and using arms for self-preservation and defence," id., at 140; see also 3 id., at 2–4 (1768)......
We have found only one early 19th-century commentator who clearly conditioned the right to keep and bear arms upon service in the militia—and he recognized that the prevailing view was to the contrary. "The provision of the constitution, declaring the right of the people to keep and bear arms, &c. was probably intended to apply to the right of the people to bear arms for such [militia-related] purposes only, and not to prevent congress or the legislatures of the different states from enacting laws to prevent the citizens from always going armed. A different construction however has been given to it." B. Oliver, The Rights of an American Citizen 177 (1832).
Well. It was created 200 years ago by a bunch of dead white guys that failed at the beginning.
As Bill Clinton stated in another post and I paraphrase: basically these gun ban advocates are out of touch with most of the nation and certainly don't understand the premise behind the 2nd Amendment.
As Bill Clinton stated in another post and I paraphrase: basically these gun ban advocates are out of touch with most of the nation and certainly don't understand the premise behind the 2nd Amendment.
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PASS OFFENSEOne of the main problems for the Dolphins was finding the end zone. Miami finished the season ranked 27th in scoring offense, putting up an underwhelming 18 points per contest.
While the Dolphins have not been able to make things happen through the air on offense, the team's secondary has been just as ineffective in defending against the air attack last season.
The team's lackluster backfield got scorched time and time again last season, allowing 248.4 yards per game to finish 27th in pass defense.
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The first time I tasted this casserole was at a church supper, and I immediately asked around to find out who made it. I asked the cook to share her recipe, and it has become one of my family's most-requested dishes. —Frances Anderson, Boise, Idaho
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- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1-1/3 cups milk
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 small green pepper, cut into strips
- 2 tablespoons diced pimientos
- Dash pepper
- 1 cup cheese cracker crumbs, divided
- In a large skillet, saute the onion in butter until tender. Stir in the potatoes, soup and milk. Add the cheese, green pepper, pimientos, pepper and 1/2 cup of crumbs.
- Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with remaining crumbs. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Confetti Scalloped Potatoes in Taste of Home February/March 1993, p33
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Reviewed Mar. 10, 2011
"Our family has been making this recipe for years, it is a tradition every Christmas and Easter!"
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"Easy and very tasty way to do potatoes. My family love it."