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Green Day Cancel Remaining 2012 Tour Dates
Green Day cancel 2012 club tour and postpone 2013 run while frontman Billie Joe Armstrong seeks treatment for substance abuse
The guys of Green Day have announced that they will cancel their upcoming club tour that was set to kick off in Seattle at the Paramount Theatre on Sept. 26 and run through a date in Tempe, Ariz., at the Marquee Theatre on Dec. 10. Tickets for the clubs shows will be refunded at point of purchase. That's not all: Green Day will also postpone all of their scheduled tour dates for the months of January and February 2013. New dates for the rescheduled shows are expected to be announced soon, and previously purchased tickets will be honored on the rescheduled dates.
The cancelations are due to Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong taking time off to seek treatment for substance abuse. "Obviously the timing for this isn't ideal, but Billie Joe's well-being is our main concern," bass player Mike Dirnt said in an official statement. "We are happy to say that Billie Joe is doing well, and we want to thank you all for the outpouring of support and well wishes that we have received, and we can't wait to see you all again soon."
Green Day will also release their next album, "¡Tré!," earlier than expected– on Dec. 11, 2012, instead of Jan. 15, 2013. "We feel bad we have to delay our tour, so to make up for it we want to give our fans the music earlier than we had planned," drummer Tré Cool said. "If we couldn't be there to play it for you live, the least we could do was give you the next best thing."
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I remember the day I learned what Gratitude is. I was standing in my apartment, desperately fighting off a panic attack. It was the middle of winter, there was a foot of snow on the ground, and the daily temperature never climbed above 0° F. In my hand was my utility bill, which, in retrospect wasn't very much…maybe $30. However, at the time, that was my weekly budget for groceries, gas and cat food and cat litter. Either I paid the bill on time and neither ate nor provided for my kitty, or I paid it late, incurring a late charge which would probably double the bill. In that moment, all my financial frustrations closed in on me, threatening to suffocate me…it took everything I had within me to keep breathing. As I stood there, struggling for breath, my fingers and toes tingling, my vision blurring, my soul desperately wanting to run away somewhere, I felt a strange calm descend on me. For just one moment, I didn't feel all that panic…and in that one moment, I looked around me.
What I saw was this: I had a full tank of gas in my car that would last me a week; I had groceries in my refrigerator that I could stretch for a week; I'd just bought cat food; the cat litter would last another week; my apartment was warm and efficient; I loved the colors on my wall and the way I'd decorated my apartment; I had warm blankets; I was safe; the snow was beautiful; I lived in a stunning neighborhood on a gorgeous lake; I had a job; I had a bed; I had running water; I had never-ending hot water. In short, I was ok…my needs were provided for.
As I slowly descended back into my body, the peace came with me. I calmed down, took a deep breath and paid my utility bill, tears running down my face. I realized what it was like to be a dove, sheltered in a rock crevice, while a storm raged all around. I also realized in that moment that life is never fully good nor fully bad…it's all mixed up together. I also realized that as long as I kept looking for that "perfect, fully good" life, I would always be miserable looking for the unattainable…and, I would miss out on the beautiful and unexpected miracles that inevitably happen in the midst of messy life. From then on, whenever I faced an overwhelming situation, I stopped, took a breath, and chose to notice the amazing and wonderful things around me in spite of the hard things looking at me, unflinchingly, in the eye.
Three months after this experience, I was offered my present job in sunny Southern California allowing me to live my heart's passion…including making more money than I've made in my life. My life isn't "perfect" according to my perfection standards, but when I think back to where I was 4 years ago, I stand in awe. My life has changed dramatically…and not just financially…in all ways. And, I think a big part of that change is because I expressed gratitude, or, as the Hebrew translates, recognized the good that also exists in every moment.
As I journey through my present challenge of personal healing and transformation, struggling to find words to express the experience or even be able to understand the experience, I know I can always fall back on gratitude…for I am surrounded by amazing and wonderful good even in the midst of this challenge. So, for now, I share my gratitude with you.
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First United Methodist Church of Thibodaux Pumpkin Patch: Through Oct. 28, First United Methodist Church, 1255 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux. The public is invited to the 22nd annual pumpkin patch, country store and playland. The hourse are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. Playland is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 14 and 21. Storytime for pre-K through first grade is Monday through Friday. Information: 447-4287.
Prayer Breakfast: 9 a.m., Saturday, St. Paul Baptist Church, 118 B California St., Thibodaux. The Rev. Jerome Singleton Sr. is pastor. The church will host its annual prayer breakfast. The special guest will be Sister Sharon C. Singleton of St. Paul Baptist Church. All are welcome to attend
Bell Baptist free health screening: 9 a.m., Saturday, Bell Baptist Church, 2614 La. 1, Raceland. Ochsner St. Anne will perform screenings for diabetes, blood pressure, heart rate and body mass index. The hospital will also provide information on smoking cessation and healthy eating. Free flu vaccines will be available. You must be at least 18 to participate. The screening will run 9 a.m. to noon.
Fall Festival: 10 a.m., Saturday, Dularge Community Baptist Church, 549 Andrew St., Houma. The church will celebrate its annual Fall Festival with vendors selling food, clothing, purses, sweets, snowballs and more. There will be arts and craft and bounce houses. All are welcomed.
Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima: Noon, Saturday, E.D. White Football Stadium, 555 Cardinal Drive, Thibodaux. Join in praying the Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima for our nation. The event will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Fatima. If you can't make it to E.D. White, take time to recite the Rosary at noon wherever you are at the moment.
Family Day and Homecoming: 11:30 a.m., Sunday, New Rising Sun Baptist Church, 230 St. Charles St., Houma. The church invites all to join in celebration of memories and new beginnings. Loved ones can return home to visit family and friends. The special guest speaker will be the Rev. Samuel Triplett from New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Larose.
Women's Day: 2 p.m., Sunday, Third Zion Baptist Church, 2649 La. 308, Raceland. The Rev. Howard Smith Jr. is pastor. The church will celebrate its annual Women's Day. The guest speaker is Sis. Melinda Turner from Holy Trinity Community Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, pastored by the Rev. Charles Harkless Sr. The public is invited.
Homecoming celebration: 2 p.m., Sunday, St. Luke Baptist Church, 3755 Bayou Black Drive, Houma. The church will celebrate its annual Homecoming. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Ronald Harbin from Shakinah Glory in St. James. All are welcome.
Pastor anniversary: 3 p.m., Sunday, New Vision Family Worship Center, 6036 West Main St., Houma. The church will celebrate Elder Thomas Kitts pastoral anniversary. The guest speaker will be the Rev. James Allen Sr. from Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in Gibson. All are invited.
Fall banquet: 7 p.m., Oct. 21. St. Luke The Evangelist Catholic Church, 300 E. 11th St., Thibodaux. The church will hold its annual fall banquet in the community center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This year's theme is taken from Ephesians 4:11-16, God's design for growth. The parishioners are celebrating 32 years of re-establishment and 94 years of existence. There will be a silent auction and other entertainment. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door. Special pricing for reserved tables is available. Information: 446-0487.
Dreamers Against Bullying: 12-4 p.m., Oct. 21, City of Love Church, 1000 Plantation Road, Thibodaux. This is a free anti-bullying youth awareness event with information, vendors, food, entertainment, speakers, door prizes, activities for the kids and more. Information: 268-6669 or email@example.com.
Church anniversary: 8 a.m., Oct. 22, St Paul Baptist Church, 118B California St., Thibodaux. The Rev. Jerome Singleton Sr. is pastor. The church will celebrate its 160th anniversary. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Gralian Hartman from St Mark Church in Schriever. All are welcome.
Church anniversary: 10 a.m., Oct. 22, Mount Zion Baptist Church, 168 Brocato Lane, Raceland. The church will celebrate its 47th anniversary. The special guest will be the Rev. Jerome Singleton from St Paul Baptist Church. All are invited.
Church anniversary and memorial service: 2 p.m., Oct. 22, New Mount Zion Baptist Church, 13841 West Main St., Larose. The Rev. Samuel Triplett is pastor. The church will celebrate its anniversary and a memorial service in honor of past pastor Nolan Smith Sr. The speaker will be the Rev. McCullen Williams, pastor of New Morning Star Baptist Church in Labadieville and Old Fountain Baptist Church in Thibodaux.
Grace Lutheran Church Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 28, Grace Lutheran Church, 422 Valhi Blvd., Houma. The 18th annual Grace Lutheran Church Fall Festival will raise money for local charities, including the Bunkhouse Homeless Shelter, St. Vincent DePaul Community Pharmacy and Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank. Information: 879-1865.
Harvest Rally: 5 p.m., Oct 29, New Rising Sun Baptist Church, 230 St. Charles S., Houma. The church will celebrate Harvest Rally sponsored by the Soul Specials. A fall fellowship program with festive fruits and vegetables will be displayed. The special guest will be the Rev. David E. Rhodes Sr. from New Vision Christian Community Church in Raceland.
Harvest Festival: 6 p.m., Oct. 31, Beacon Light of Houma Baptist Church, 4325 West Park Ave., Gray. The church will host a night of games and various awareness campaigns to ensure the success of the next generation. It is the church's alternative to Halloween. There will be tons of candy giveaways and information available regarding the anti-smoking, anti-bullying and fire prevention campaigns.
Mini retreat: 6:45 p.m., Nov. 2, Our Lady of Prompt Succor Adoration Chapel, 4316 La. 56, Houma (Upper Little Caillou). Breath of God Mini Retreat Series runs every Thursday for 12 weeks. You are invited to journey with Father Dave Pivonka. In his latest book, "Breath of God," he delves into the holy scriptures and shows how the Holy Spirit is present and active in your life. The speaker for each night will be Father Dave Pivonka of Queen of Peace Friary. All are invited.
Hope Fest: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 18, Hope Community Church, 437 Grand Caillou Road, Houma. The festival will feature live music, a 5K, blow-up games, local artists and crafts, pony rides, a cook-off, food from local restaurants and more. Proceeds from this family-friendly event will go toward Hope Extreme's educational programs and Hope Restored for Life pregnancy crisis center. Information: 873-3145 or facebook.com/hopeextreme.


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Our time on the sofa (and the commute) is the problemby Melanie Luhrmann / October 10, 2017 / Leave a comment
Published in November 2017 issue of Prospect Magazine
Smaller plates, bigger bellies
The average Brit was well over 10 per cent heavier in 2013 than the average Brit in 1980. Yet the number of calories we're purchasing is down—by nearly a fifth. We're still estimated to chuck away over a tenth of what we buy, and so must be actually eating less.
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Is GOZ logged anywhere?
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I'm running into a weird issue where GOZ doesn't transfer morphs I'm making back to DAZ Studio. All it says is "file saved to disc" and then nothing occurs. As far as I can tell it's only happening with one specific scene.
I've got a lot of work sunk into that scene and this is keeping me from progressing in it. So I'd like to see if the thing is logged anywhere for troubleshooting purposes.
Thanks if anybody knows.
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I fixed it in the most embarrassing way possible.
I restarted my computer.
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A virtual private network forms an encrypted connection to one of our VPN Servers.
All your internet traffic will be redirected through this tunnel. Military grade ciphers secure your traffic. This also allows you to determine which country you are in.
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- What is a VPN?
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Common Home Network
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Example of unencrypted connectionTo give you an example anybody can understand. Lets take a look at the scenario of watching your favourite tv show on netflix. In this scenario you are watchiing the last episode of game of thrones from your laptop. The laptop has the local ip 172.16.137.10. The packets then travel to the router, that hosts the 172.16.137.0/24 network. The router then forwards the traffic to the internet.
To make it easier to understand we drew a cloud for the internet. Due to the way the internet is build - it is not a central net. Your packages can use a lot of different routes to reach their destination. you can test this by opening up a terminal or a cmd.exe and tracing the connection by issuing the command:
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The most commonly used protocols are TCP und UDP. In this image you can see the fields of a TCP packet. Neither UDP nor TCP have a built in encryption
This means that everbody who owns a hop from the last example, can view inside your data-packets, and read your data.
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Internetz.me offers a variety of tools to improve your anonymity online. OpenVPN being the core of the portfolio. With OpenVPN you install a software on your device ( OpenVPN Client ). This client will then create a connection to one of interrnetz.me`s VPN Servers. The traffic between your device and our OpenVPN Server is being encrypted.
When you browse online you have your own WAN IP, this allows authorities, companies and others to uniquely identify you. Governments, ISPs and the Military can use this ip to identify you as a person. When using internetz.me the ip you are using to browse online is owned by interentz.me so nobody can figure out who you actually are.
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Proxies are ideal to access legal content. Many programs support proxies. In contrast to a VPN a proxy does not have a strong encryption. Just the encryption that is provided by the protocol. Such as https. A VPN usually forwards all your traffic through the tunnel - a proxy can often be used to only proxy a single application. You can either set your system to use a proxy for all connections, or use tools such as Foxy Proxy to only proxy certain applications.
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Often individuals use 1 email for everything, or even worse, they use the same password with associated services. Link all activity to one individual If that email/password is compromised all services are potentially affected. This is why we setup a Mail server running imap(s)/pop(s)/smtp(s) and a client that can be used on the go. We also got the domain internetz.im. Each user can create as many email boxes as (s)he wants to. Any email@example.com can be used, unless another user already got it.


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We've been to Canada and Gananoque before, but we've always stayed at the small fishing camp on Red Horse lake that we love so much. Our plans were to go back to the cabins at Shawmere for one week this coming summer, but we were thinking of actually bumping it up to two weeks. But that may pose some problems... and that's what this next weekend is about.
I've never had much success with technology in Canada - I'm sure it's just fine and they are as technologically capable as anywhere in the US, but I've only experienced difficulties. So, the thought of being without a computer or access to the Internet - my lifeline - for an entire week - let alone TWO - sent shivers up my spine. We contacted Chuck Shaw - proprietor of Shawmere - and he assured us that his little village is a "hot spot" and we will be fine.
Well, still leery of this, we decided that we have to check this out before we commit to spending any length of time at the fishing village this summer. This brings us to the trip we'll be taking this coming weekend to Gananoque. We decided that we MUST check this out and it was both a perfect opportunity to get away and without children AND to see if Shawmere really is a hot spot.
I did some research and I couldn't find a hotel in Gan (what it's know as to the local folk) that seemed as if it would be adequate. But, having been there before and being very impressed with the town - I remembered the Gananoque Inn. The Inn is charming, old and best of all - right on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of the Thousand Islands of Canada.
I found several packages offered by the Inn and the best looking offer for our needs was the Rendezvous Package, which includes:
Two Nights of Accommodation
Sparkling Wine and a Cheese Selection waiting in Your Room
Two Candle Lit Dinners (at the FABULOUS Gananoque Inn Dining Room!)
Two Breakfasts
Popcorn and a Movie
Needless to say - I'm excited!
And, if the Internet is a go at Shawmere - we'll be heading to Canada for two weeks summer 2007!
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Going to Gananoque
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Apple loses iPhone trademark ruling in Brazil
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Brazilian regulators ruled onThursday that Apple does not have exclusive rights to use the "iPhone" trademark in the South American nation.
The US tech giant has already lodged an appeal against the decision.
The ruling comes after local company, Gradiente Eletronica, claimed it registered the name in 2000, six years before the U.S. firm.
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Join Amor Artis for a gorgeous, immersive holiday concert experience in the beautifully renovated and restored historic space at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral in Soho. Accompanied by harp, English horn, trumpets, and featuring special guest Eddie Barbash on alto saxophone, Amor Artis will take you on a journey from antiquity to the present day through some of the most stunning and exuberant compositions ever written to celebrate the holidays. Works by Victoria, Guerrero, Praetorius, Britten, Whitacre, and others are featured alongside maestro Brandau's signature arrangements.
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I look out the window and am completely FREAKED OUT to see the interior of my window is COVERED with these big honker mozzies. Seriously folks, I'm not talking normal small, hang out by the creekside kinda mozzies. I'm talking so big I can seriously look into their eyes kinda. So I scream and start slapping them with my hand. I bolt for the flyswatter and go on a rampage. I think I've got them all and notice the door to the living room wide open. I shut it and realize the other window in the living room is equally covered. As I swat some more I scream out, "I FEEL LIKE I'M IN JAMANJI DOWN HERE!" This finally brought the boys running.
Don't ask me what they thought they'd see, monkeys causing chaos in the kitchen? Lions eating their lunch? A herd of rhino's invading the beach? Or maybe a lone zebra chomping on my fresh lettuce plants? Who knows, but what they found was me standing at the window on a full fledged rampage shouting things like, "How many more are there?" "Someone pull the netting closed around my bed!" or "My word, get the vinegar!"
Morgan and Jayden were of course rolling with laughter. It's just Mom being nutty again. Don't mind her, nothing abnormal here. Lawrence thought I'd possibly flipped a loop and that the school papers had gotten to me, or that I'd been up late working on NaNoWriMo. Then they saw one. "What's THAT?" they ask while pointing. Before Lawrence saw it I smashed that one too.
My windows are now disgusting, my floor is in dire need of vacuuming. But I destroyed them all. I was so happy. Then that afternoon, they came back for a second attack! I kid you not. Not the dead ones, more from outside. My windows were covered a second time, both of them, and I threatened to lock the next person who left the door open out of the house. I heard some quite chuckles, but I've yet to see the door left open.
It took another 5 minutes, and two of us going at it to get rid of the second attack, and one escaped! He got upstairs. Doors were slammed shut on bedrooms, netting was pulled close. Oh, I so take mosquito attacks seriously. I slapped another four mosquitos with a bag of glace` cherries, then threw the cherries away. (Don't panic, they were expired anyway!) So there I am half asleep last night, pounding out a few thousand words for Nano, when I see it. The rouge mozzie.
He must have been lurking, waiting for me. So I scream and point at it and Lawrence jumps up and loses it in the light. If you've seen our rumpus room lit up at night you'd laugh. The light up there is pretty pathetic, but seriously it flew up towards the light and that was that. About 15 minutes later I saw it right next to me, and when I went to slap it, it bounced just out of my reach on the floor. Thinking it was in the clear it flew up on the wall, and that's the last thing it new. Second later Lawrence whacked it hard enough the room echoed!
I know you're laughing right now, and that's okay. But I'm warning you, when you come to Australia be prepared.. The mosquitos are a whole new breed here. I've decided it's time to take some action about these things, I refuse to be eaten alive while weeding the garden this summer. So I looked up some information, and saw a few plants that should help keep them away. All though I'm kinda shocked rosemary is on the list, we have an ENTIRE HEDGE of the stuff around our yard. Seriously, a HEDGE. Maybe we should move the hedge up to the house, ya think? I'm planting mint, as soon as I find my seed packet..


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Hello, My name is Richard Rush, or Rick to my friends and business associates. I was born and raised in Arkansas City and graduated from Arkansas City High School and attended Cowley County Community College. I have been married for 39 years to my wife, Valerie, and we have one daughter, Elizabeth (Betsy), who is a graduate of The University of Kansas. She currently lives and works in Shawnee, KS. She has recently started studying for her MBA through Baker University. We are all active members of the Redeemer Lutheran Church.
In the mid 70's and early 80's I worked for the AT&SF railroad as a brakeman/conductor. Upon a leave of absence I returned to Arkansas City and began real estate and finished my associates degree in Business Administration at Cowley County Community College. After 16 years of with service to the railroad I retired and became a full time real estate agent. I continued my education at Southwestern College in Winfield pursuing a BA in Human Resources. I have served the community as a Past President of the Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas City Soccer Association, and Arkansas City Board of Realtors. I am currently serving my 23rd year on the Zoning Board of Arkansas City.
Over my 27 years experience as a real estate broker and agent, I have received numerous awards for top listing and selling agent. I am qualified in many different area's of the real estate business and proud to serve and help you in all of your real estate needs in Arkansas City, Winfield and in all of the Cowley County area. Please give me a call today!
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Hello! My name is Pat Dill and I have been in the real estate business since 1991. I spent the first 6 years as a receptionist for an agency here in town and decided in 1998 to get my sales license. I have been an active agent ever since and truly love it.
I am not a native of Kansas having spent my childhood in Maryland , Indiana and Kansas City. I have a bachelors and masters degree from Emporia State in education. I spent 20 years as a teacher before going into real estate. My husband (who is a Kansas native) and I have 5 children, 11 grand children and 3 great grand children with another due shortly!!
I enjoy working at Dorothy Rush Realty. My top priority has always been to serve my customers. I pride myself in being fair and honest and go the extra mile to help my clients achieve their dream of home ownership (and selling a home)!
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Hello! My name is Dorothy L. Rush, I am the founder of Dorothy Rush Realty, Inc. and currently enjoying retirement. I was in the real estate business in Arkansas City, Kansas for 46 years, 30 of those in my own agency at 206 North Summit.
I was born and raised in Arkansas City, as was my husband of 58+ years, Bedford "Bud" Rush. We have three sons, Richard, who is the managing broker and secretary and treasurer of Dorothy Rush Realty, Inc.; Robert, owner of Rush Consulting Co.; David, owner of D&R Contracting Co and also has his real estate brokers license. Seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. My husband worked for Ford Motor Company dealers in Arkansas City for 58+ years. As you can see we have a vested interest in our community and its people.
I am a member to the Redeemer Lutheran Church, and active in the community, I served six years on the Board of Directors and development committee chairman for Habitat for Humanity, Arkansas City, worked as a member of the Chamber of Commerce and various other organizations through out those years. I've had the pleasure of the city designating two Dorothy Rush days in the past ten years, which was quite an honor. I am a member of NAR, KAR, WAR, Arkansas City Board of Realtors, serving two terms as president and Soroptimist of Arkansas City serving one year as president. My hobbies are reading, playing cards and attending sports and other activities that my grandchildren participate in and just being with my family and friends.
We are a top listing and selling agency in Arkansas City. My agents have been trained to put the needs of their customers first. The motto of my agency has always been "The Agency That Sells Service First". I personally guarantee that buying or selling a property will be a pleasant experience and professionally handled when you deal with us!


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The Land Development Division of Community Development consists of two sections: Plan Review and Development Inspections.
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Plan Review
The Plan Review section includes reviews for new developments, redevelopment, final plat recording, landscape plans, and stormwater systems, just to name a few, to ensure all development and property subdivision within the City complies with federal, state and local regulations. Specific reviews include site development, transportation/traffic, arborist and stormwater management. Staff has created a Land Development Permit (LDP) Handbook to help guide the process. Here is the City's General LDP Plan Review Checklist the City uses when reviewing Stormwater Management Reports and LDP Plan Sets. Please note that not all comments may be applicable to your project.
The City of Peachtree Corners received its Memorandum of Agreement from the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) in August of 2015, therefore all plan reviews for Erosion and Sediment Control are done by City Staff.
Protecting Soil and Water Resources
The Plan Review Section works closely with Gwinnett County , Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission , Georgia Environmental Protection Division and United States Army Corps of Engineers to ensure all new development and redevelopment projects are authorized and that both soil and water resources are protected. Contacts for all applicable approvals can be found on the last page of the LDP Handbook. These approvals must be obtained before a Land Disturbance Permit will be issued by the City of Peachtree Corners.
View the Zoning Map and the Chattahoochee River Corridor Map on our Maps page.
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Development Inspections ensure all land disturbance permitted projects are following the approved plan and maintain compliance with environmental and development regulations in the field.
Initial Phase Erosion Control Permit
The Development Department will conduct a pre-construction meeting after the plans have been approved and before the permit is issued. At the pre-construction meeting, the contractor, owner or engineer will meet with City Staff to discuss development inspections, record keeping, stormwater sampling and sediment control compliance. The permit issued at the pre-construction meeting is the Initial Phase Erosion Control Permit.
Land Development Permit
A full Land Development Permit will be issued once the City receives the 7-day Inspection letter from the Design Professional on the Approved Plans. Until a full LDP is given, the contractor is only authorized to put in initial phase Best Management Practices.
Land Development Inspections
Development Inspectors perform both random and scheduled inspections on all construction sites. Inspectors monitor site progress and enforce erosion and sedimentation control, tree preservation, stream buffer protection, floodplain, and post-development stormwater management ordinances.
At the conclusion of the project, all sections of plan review, including zoning, arborist, engineering and transportation will perform a final site inspection. All items must be completed before Certificate of Occupancy (CO) or a Certificate of Completion (CofC) will be granted.
City Staff makes determinations on state waters, any applicable stream buffers, and investigates and resolves erosion and drainage related complaints.
Stormwater Management Requirements
What's New with the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (GSMM)
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The following forms shall be included with all land development plan submittals.
Forms with links that are preceded by a PDF icon ( ) may be downloaded as a PDF, displayed, and filled in using Acrobat Reader, which can be installed using the link at the bottom of this page. Some web browsers may support or be configured to display PDFs and accept form field input within the browser. Consult your web browser's user guide for more information.
Forms with links not preceded by a PDF icon may either be submitted online, or downloaded as a PDF using the "Download Original" button at the bottom of the form.
LDP Review Checklist - standard checklist of items for a review for a land disturbance permit.
Land Development Fees - Fee schedule outlining all the fees associated with plans submitted to the Land Development Department.
Letter of Credit - Surety agreement for development performance Letter of Credit. Sample form to be prepared on company letterhead.
Site Plan Application (Land Disturbance Permit) - application to be submitted along with land development plans.
Land Development Regulations Modification Application - Application for a modification of design standards in the development regulations.
Floodplain Management Variance Application - Application for a variance of design standards in the City's Floodplain Ordinance.
Plan Review Route Sheet - route sheet to be submitted with land development plans, City Staff will complete which reviews are required for approval.
CAD Data Submission Instructions - procedures for the preparation and submission of Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) based drawings.
Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Agreement - for owners of property, on which over 5,000 square feet is being disturbed, to state they are responsible for maintenance of stormwater management facilities.
Stormwater As Built Requirements - Detailed requirements for as-built surveys of storm drainage systems and stormwater facilities.
Approved Proprietary Water Quality Devices - a list of proprietary Bumps that can be used on developments in Peachtree Corners by engineers to meet water quality requirements.
Tree Species List – Appendix A - a canopy tree species list with botanical and common names and canopy area in square feet.
The Certificate of Conformance forms are used by developers and their designers to receive Final Plats for new subdivisions and to receive Certificates of Completion or Certificates of Occupation on commercial developments.
Surety Calculation Forms are used by developers and their designers to calculate the surety amounts required to obtain land development permits or sureties to complete sureties required by the CDC package.
PTC Surety SWMF Maintenance Calculation Form
PTC Surety Landscape Calculation Form
PTC Surety Maintenance Calculation Form
PTC Surety Performance Calculation Form
PTC Surety ROW Performance Calculation Form
PTC Landscape Maintenance Surety Calculation Form
Specimen Tree Recompense Calculator
Erosion Control Affidavit - completed by the developer of a project and submitted prior to project approval.
Surety Erosion Control Calculation Form - Excel worksheet for designers to determine the erosion control surety amount for a development project. The completed form is submitted for review and approval.
Erosion Control Bond - Bond agreement for Erosion and Sediment Control Performance.
Erosion Control Plan Checklist - GSWCC Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Review Checklist to be included on Erosion Control sheet of Civil Plan Set.
For Property Subdivisions and Combinations, the following checklists are relevant:
Exemption-Minor Plat Checklist - for preparing Exemption or Minor Plats and combining lots or subdividing one parcel into five or fewer lots.
Preliminary Plat Review - list of information required for preliminary plat review.
Final Plat Checklist - checklist of items required to be shown on a final plat submission.


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Moral Bankruptcy of the Arab World
After a recent visit, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, declared: "Yemen after five months looks like Syria after five years." – BBC
What started as hope for change for the better, hope for a better future, hope for democracy and human rights, soon descended into calculated chaos. None of the countries afflicted by that spark have faired well. None. Heavy handedness in dealing with popular demands, deep mistrust between the ruled and the ruling elite, the view of the demand for change as an existential threat and prioritising myopic tribal or familial aspirations mandated the crushing of that hope.
What's happened and continues happening in the Middle East will be rich text-book case studies for a plethora of topics. Sociologists and other scientists will have ample fodder for their consideration in the not too distant future. They will most probably look back and reflect on the central issue of how the rejection of dialogue and compromise disintegrated nations and directly contributed to their demise.
Back to the present, I cannot help but feel completely helpless as an individual when I witness various conflicts, civil wars, and an almost complete absence of democracy and human rights in this dystopian Middle East. What irks me more, actually, is the complete disregard of the plight of our fellow human beings affected directly by these situations.
Let's take just two places where fighting is at its peak; Syria, with over 220,000 fellow human beings killed and over 11 million people displaced; 4 million fled the country and 7.6 million have been internally displaced. Over 12 million including 5.4 million children currently require humanitarian aid. With a population of 22 million, those should be very sobering numbers. [BBC / Wikipedia]
Yemen has an even scarier tally as far as the displaced is concerned. Out of a population of 26.7 million, 21 million require immediate humanitarian assistance, 20 million are without access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and 12.9 million have an insecure food supply. In a country were 90% of food is imported, the naval and air blockade has devastated human beings, let alone the country. [BBC]
I say all this from a humanitarian perspective, not a military or political one, and I fully realise that both Yemen and Syria – even before the conflicts – were failed states suffering from bad governance, instability, absence of the rule of law, cronyism and widespread poverty. War has amplified those ills by several factors.
Reading up on both the Syrian and Yemeni conflicts, it's hard to decipher who's fighting who. The gullible will side with one sectarian faction or another depending on their own confessionalism or political affiliation. The reality of the situations is much more complex. I don't believe these are simple proxy wars in which regional powers are just duking it out. That's partly the case to be sure, but you would be remiss if you didn't factor in the dissatisfaction of the people with the current rule and social injustice. These alone have given the necessary fodder for ISIS, Alqaeda and various other non-state actors who readily promise the creation of a better, more just society where Sharia rules supreme to establish a just society. In theory this is all good, and this is one of the main reasons why these groups receive the sympathy and support they need from a desperate populace to propagate and sustain their rule. However, in practice we've seen that it doesn't work. That cloak of religiosity simply hides and also justifies their avarice, throne grabbing and terrorism they revel in.
How are these conflicts going to be resolved? History has taught us that political differences cannot be resolved through the use of force. In fact, the use of force should be expedient to get those who can influence change to the table; however, here, it seems to be used in vengeance, purely and simply. Decision makers conveniently forget that the only victory they will realise ultimately is a Pyrrhic one.
How these conflicts must be resolved is through dialogue and incremental victories for all sides. War is not and never has been the answer. It just doesn't work. At best, war distracts governments from the real challenges that if not addressed immediately will ensure that the whole Middle East will not be habitable in just 25 years. Wars will just accelerate that eventuality. The challenges we face include the acute dearth of water, despicably bad education, unemployment, over population, an undiversified income and bad investments, the finite availability of oil, cronyism, and of course political and human rights ills. With these critical shortcomings, why add war into the mix? Isn't it just another energy depleting factor sidetracking us from what we actually need to take care of? Aren't the challenges we face not existential enough? Is war really necessary in the first place?
Let me add one more thing to that despicable list. We are morally bankrupt.
How can our countries see all the suffering of the people of Syria and Yemen and not open their doors wide to receive the refugees and the destitute to lessen their suffering, even if temporarily?
Why are our governments appear to be sitting idle while our Arab brothers and sisters put themselves in peril crossing seas and walking vast distances to seek safety, just to be rejected at borders?
Isn't it our moral obligation to receive them and ease their suffering? Why are we leaving it to European countries to offer them succour and help in the name of human rights and we shun them completely as if they don't exist? Didn't we play a role in their destitution in the first place? While the conflicts didn't just start because of terrorist parasites, they definitely greatly contribute to the conflicts now. Where did those fighters in Iraq, Syria and Yemen come from in the first place? Did they descend from space? No, they were bred and raised in our own countries only to now wreak havoc all over the world. Yes, we need to defeat them. But we also need to accept those who need our help and open our borders to them while we mount operations to crush the terrorists. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Our countries are a mess, but solutions are staring us in the face!
How about starting with respecting human rights and apply fair and universally accepted laws across the board without favouritism? How about introducing real democracy in order for the rights of everyone be protected and establish a more just society in which the individual regardless of affiliation is respected and protected? It can't be that difficult. All that is required is political will to allow these changes to be adopted over time.
Remember though, we just have 35 or so years to real peril. Now that a timeline has been set in stone, we need to work toward those sustainable goals. Goals of peace and democracy.
We really have to give peace and democracy a chance. For our children's sake.
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Did it all start as hope for humanity and hope for the better? I think I stopped believing that after the first Gulf War. It may be a simplistic view but the story of the Middle East over the past decades seems to me to be one of meddling, power plays, politics and profits- too many governments played too many games, and then turned a blind eye when things went a bit haywire. And I guess those who meddled the most don't want to raise their hands now to help, for fear their meddling might come under scrutiny.
It's interesting that nobody choses to take refuge in the Gulf States either. Instead taking far longer routes to Europe seem to be preferred. I wonder what would happen if those streams of refugees suddenly changed direction and stood on the borders of KSA et al.
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HOLLISTON – Despite legal representation and a new argument Wednesday night, Regency Park condominium owners still won't see the renewal of town-financed trash collection.
"My thoughts haven't changed," Selectman Jay Marsden said. "This is not about discrimination."
The town ended trash pickup to any condominiums in town that still had the service this week, part of a comprehensive new approach to all condominiums, voted over a year ago by the previous board of selectmen.
The decision was intended to prevent all of Holliston's roughly 500 condominiums from requesting trash pickup, an estimated $150,000 expense.
"Holliston is a tough town, in that we don't have a lot of commercial income," Selectman Mark Ahronian said. "We don't have a 495 exit ramp …. the finance committee member that I talked to said with all the new condominiums being built, potentially we'd have to institute a new trash fee for the entire town."
Regency Park Board of Trustees member Robert Cassidy came to the selectmen's meeting with an attorney. The Regency Park condominiums had been on the town's trash collection route for about 10 years.
"Though a decision is being made, no one has done due diligence on research," Cassidy told selectmen. He compared Regency Park to other, newer condominium complexes in town. "What we're talking about, simply, gentlemen, is apples and oranges."
Cassidy argued that when Regency Park was still an apartment complex in the 1960s, its roads were accepted as public ways, and never formally made private.
"This makes Regency Park distinctive from other condominiums where access over private ways is required," the letter from Braintree-based law firm Marcus, Errico, Emmer, and Brooks reads. "The town provides trash pickup on every other accepted way in Holliston."
The letter also points out that because trash services are built into resident taxes, condominium owners are paying for something they are not getting.
"No one seems to take into account the significant taxes that are being paid by these condominiums for basically no services," Balancing Rock condominium resident Paul Chalupa said at Wednesday's meeting.
Balancing Rock lost town trash collection this week after a couple of years.
Officials have responded to this argument in the past, saying that condominium owners – except for Regency Park residents – knew what services they were getting and what they were paying in taxes before they moved in. Residents have pointed out that many senior citizens pay for public education through taxes, but do not send children to the schools.
"I would say we treat them all the same way for consistency sake," Marsden said.
Marsden stayed firm in his decision not to make an exception for Regency Park. Ahronian said he was not prepared to vote on the issue again, and wanted to review the attorney's letter. Without a decision, Selectmen Chairman Kevin Conley closed the discussion.
A citizen's petition offering trash services to all condominiums in town – should their governing boards make the request – passed at the 2017 fall Town Meeting. The town's lawyer ruled the vote to be non-binding, however.
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I had to say all the obligatory dangerous caveats as I would of hated to see you perish. Actually with above average fitness and basic mountaineering skills it is very feasible, especially in these low snow years. If you dress light you just need to keep moving and can't get hurt. The great mountaineer Reinhold Messner once said, "sometimes you simply cannot fall"! That said it is an indescribable, beautiful... almost magical run in the winter, especially at 13,000 feet on the east face on the rare high pressure day with no wind, brilliant blue sky..completely alone with the warm January sun on your shoulders. Good luck if you do the Ascent this year!!
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I am horrible at this blogging thing.
I'm going to attempt this again, hopefully. I'm paying for this website to be hosted and nothing is happening with it. I believe my last post on here was back in November, at that was at the beginning of the month. We are now well into December, it's practically Christmas.
And that was planner goodies. So it wasn't really me talking. BUH.
I think I'm going to try to take this blog back to what it was when I started. Me doing the food thing and talking about homeschooling stuff.
Don't get me wrong planner buddies, I love my planner still and loved making things for you all to have, but that is taking wayy too much time out of my day that I can spend with the family and starting a business ( more on that later).
Maybe as a treat I'll create a layout for my planner buddies once a month. 🙂
I think I tried to do too many things at once and got so burned out that I didn't want to touch my blog.
This has happened before I feel.
I think when the kids and I are on a break from homeschooling, I'm going to brainstorm all kinds of things to bring to you in the next year.


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BALTIMORE, June 12, 2015 - Beginning July 4, 2015, The Maryland Historical Society will proudly display items recovered from not one but two time capsules in Baltimore's Washington Monument, as well as other important documents surrounding the Monument's creation. The exhibit, entitled 'Treasures Unearthed From Baltimore's Washington Monument,' will open in coordination with the Monumental Bicentennial, an all-day neighborhood-wide celebration presented by the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy and Bank of America. (Visit www.MonumentalBicentennial.org.) Admission to the Maryland Historical Society will be free all day on July 4th. The exhibition will be on public view through December 31, 2015.
"The Maryland Historical Society is extremely excited to temporarily join the time capsules and their contents with so much allied material in our museum and library collections," says Maryland Historical Society President-Elect Mark B. Letzer. "It is especially significant that these items will be on display during the monument's bicentennial."
About the Time Capsules
During the $5.5 million restoration of the Washington Monument, begun in January 2014 by the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy, not one, but two time capsules were discovered. Both were located during construction investigations by project superintendent George E. Wilk II of Lewis Contractors.
The 1815 Time Capsule was hidden away in the Monument's cornerstone. On February 18, 2015, the cornerstone's outer lid was removed, revealing an inner lid carved with the names of the Monument's original stonecutters and masons. Beneath this were three glass jars stuffed with newspapers and wrapped bundles. Barely visible below the jars was a metal plate said in the original accounts to commemorate the day. The items were removed from the well by conservators from the Walters Art Museum and taken to the Maryland State Archives for further treatment. Despite their age and original damp condition, the items are in remarkably good condition.
Contents of the 1815 Time Capsule on display include:
* U.S. coins, in copper, silver and gold
* The Holy Bible published in Baltimore by John Hagerty in 1812. This item is significant because it was printed in 'Diamond Type,' a typeface developed in Baltimore at the Baltimore Type Foundry
* A copy of the Declaration of Independence, reprinted in the Federal Gazette on July 3, 1815, the day before the cornerstone was laid
"What we did not know when we opened the cornerstone was that its likely most meaningful object, was one of the first things we saw," says Lance Humphries, PhD, Mount Vernon Place Conservancy, "On top of the three jars, a newspaper was draped. It was the Federal Gazette from July 3, 1815, the day before the cornerstone was laid. It had been folded open to reveal the text of the Declaration of Independence that had been printed that day. There were copies of this paper inside both Jar No. 1 and No. 2.
"200 years later, it is hard to imagine how fresh the ideals of American national independence were to the Baltimoreans who laid this cornerstone--they had just defeated the British the previous fall--re-securing that freedom for the country," Humphries continues.
"What this cornerstone offering reveals--is that to those whose laid the cornerstone, the Monument was not just the first memorial to Washington, but it was also one of the first major American monuments celebrating American national independence," he adds. "This important find enhances the meaning of this monument to not just Baltimore, but the nation."
The 1915 Time Capsule was discovered in October 2014 behind a bronze plaque commemorating the Monument's Centennial.
Contents of the 1915 Time Capsule on display include:
* Newspapers of the day
* Historical memorabilia relating to the centennial of the Monument and the Star-Spangled Banner
* Coins, one of which was a medal struck to celebrate the centennial of the Star-Spangled Banner
* One of the earliest known photographic copies of the original Declaration of Independence, by L. C. Handy nephew of famed Civil War photograph Matthew Brady.
"Visitors to the Society will be able to view those items that Baltimoreans 100 and 200 years ago believed were symbolic of their commitment to the patriotic ideals that Washington represented to them," Humphries says.
Also On Display
Rounding out the exhibit will be a selection of drawings originally submitted in the design competition for the Washington Monument. "The Maryland Historical Society's rich manuscript collections include the original papers of the Washington Monument's Board of Managers," Humphries continues, "Largely led by Society founder, Robert Gilmor, Jr., over the three decades this private board shepherded the fundraising for and construction of the Monument. Mills's competition winning drawings are among these papers, as are dozens of letters from the architect, and original contracts and bills with all of the craftsmen."
"The papers also document the financial effort it took to build the Monument," Humphries continues. A public lottery held to offset construction costs raised $100,000, but when all was said and done, "when Gilmor entered his last ledger entry regarding the Monument's costs in 1843, the total was $203,764.08." he adds.
Visitors to The Maryland Historical Society on July 4th are encouraged to experience the Society's enormous collection of priceless historical items, including portraits of all four Maryland signers of the Declaration of Independence: Charles Carroll, Samuel Chase, Thomas Stone and William Paca. Also on view is the Stone Declaration, created in 1823 by Thomas Stone. These items can be viewed in the "Inventing a Nation: Maryland In the Revolutionary Era" gallery.
On July 4, the Maryland Historical Society will be open from 10 am-5pm. Admission will be free.
About the Monumental Bicentennial Celebration
Presented by the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy and Bank of America, the Monumental Bicentennial Celebration will include a Naturalization Ceremony at 8:30am, a formal ribbon cutting at 10:45 am, and an old-fashioned, family-friendly county fair from 11:30 am-5 pm. The country fair will include live music, hands-on activities, children's crafts and colonial games, a petting zoo, and picnic fare including a whole pig roast! Admission is free. For more information, visit: http://monumentalbicentennial.org/.
About The Maryland Historical Society
Founded in 1844, The Maryland Historical Society Museum and Library occupies an entire city block in the Mount Vernon district of Baltimore. The society's mission is to "collect, preserve, and interpret the objects and materials that reflect Maryland's diverse cultural heritage." The Society is home to the original manuscript of the Star-Spangled Banner and publishes a quarterly titled "Maryland Historical Magazine." Visit www.mdhs.org.
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Inspirational Weight Loss Stories You Can Lose Weight (AND You Do Not Have To)
I love inspirational weight loss stories. There are tons of weight loss inspiration stories out there and now there may be one more–mine. This my current before and after photos to the left.
First, let me explain that you can lose weight if you want, but you do not have to. What do I mean by that? I mean you do not everHAVE to lose weight.
Try (and I know it is hard) to love yourself where you are. Take the pressure off and fall in love with the process without getting too hung up on the results.
On my blog , I will also chronicle my on-going, up and down journey in improving my health and learning to take better care of myself (amongst many other things).
There are some incredible stories that have inspired me.
Chiefly is Adam Water's story.
His blog RTP-Blog.com shows his progress from day to day including his meals, his previous failed attempts, and amazing daily pictures.
More of inspirational weight loss stories
from my friends
Suzette's Quest for Succes Blog
Mike's Aussie Body Builder Blog
Lynda's Life Turnaround Blog (My Favorite Texan Living in Spain!)
Lilla's Labrawtory (Awesome Raw Food Tips) and Weight Loss Blog
Michael's Fat Burning Machine Blog
My Ongoing Weight Loss Story and You
Prior to my weight loss experience, I had been put on disability for severe depression and anxiety. I had tried to lose weight in my allegedly mentally healthier days, but failed. During my journey, I was also injured during a martial arts lesson and confined to bed without the ability to walk for more than minutes at a time.
Normally, I would use this time to catch up on ice cream eating and cable watching, but this time I did something different.
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I want you to be happy. You can lose weight, but keep your focus on your health and enjoying life. The rest will follow.
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Saturday, September 01, 2012
Prussian Maxim HMG - GASLIGHT
As much as I would like to equip my Zendarian Gentleman's club with it for Empire of the Dead gaming, I fear this may be beyond the scope of the rules... shame though as I love the idea of mowing down zombies, werewolves and Nosferatu with it!
Now its just as well this is a 'sci-fi' setting, and not strictly historical, as I have to come clean with the set up of the team...
Obviously there were no instructions in the blister pack, and I messed about with getting the right fit for the gun and crew. Everything looked OK, until I went to the web for some colour reference material for the gun, found what I was looking for then then realised the belt feed goes in the other side of the gun... bugger!
What I had not contemplated was that the loader would have his back to the action... that and the relative heights of the gun and tripod to the loader seemed a good fit for where I put it. As it was I had to entirely cut off the cast base from the loader otherwise the belt feed was just too high... greenstuff also was used to join feed belt to the gun.
Ah well I still think it looks pretty cool. I'll just have to come up with some fiendish new gun to explain this alternative feed mechanism... maybe some 'infernium' enriched rounds... who knows!
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What a great bit of kit and if you hadn't said anything I doubt it would have occurred to me that the loader was on the wrong side. Although some might see it as ungentlemanly, I think employing this team to mow down the undead perfectly except able. ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
One is certainly in ones rights to mow down the undead, as since they have shuffled off this mortal coil, they cease to be gentleman, sir, and need not be treated as such !Delete
Makes for a darn fine visual too!
I would have done the same mate, looks good to me!ReplyDelete
Looks great. I hadn't a clue mate. I'm pretty sure there are rules for gatlings in EotDReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Brummie, many thanks. I have found a 'man-portable gatling gun' under the exotic weapons section, but not a true, two man heavy weapon like this... I have asked the forum for some house-rules... ;-)Delete
What you need vs werewolves is SILVER BULLETS, which of course must be fed from the side you've got them positioned in.ReplyDelete
Silver bullets, sir. That is your answer . . . well at least an answer.
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Ah yes, Silver indeed against those nefarious shapechagers!Delete
I also didn't notice until I read your post. Nice work Scott.ReplyDelete
Nicely done Scott, you went above and beyond the call of duty here.ReplyDelete
Nice to see youve got your mechanically challenged machine gunners sorted and very nice they are too.ReplyDelete
Great basing as well.
Thank you all for the kind comments :-)ReplyDelete
"...the advent of the new Tesla 'Toten-Krieg' ammunition we deemed that the feed assembly had to be completely reconfigured to accept the new cartridge.."ReplyDelete
- Communique excerpt from Krupp Prussian Armaments
Great job!Replies
LOL, thanks Curt, you and Krupp, may have just saved my bacon, er... sausage ;-)Delete
I look forward to field trials of the new Toten-Krieg ammunition :-)
Well at least it won't jam LOLReplyDelete
Looks good and without fessing up I would not have known
Lets hope not! :-)Delete
Of course, it could be the new DEFENSIVE machine gun. Instead of spitting out bullets like normal machine guns, it sucks in enemy bullets shot in its general direction, and then ejects them in a belt that the loader .. er .. unloader catches and disposes of.ReplyDeleteReplies
The perfect pacifists weapon! I would never have thought of that! Though not sure it suits the dastardly nature of the Hun! ;-)Delete


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If you're a business looking for a high-performance, low-cost solution to hosting your data, you might have explored the notion of placing it in 'the cloud'.
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