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First Strike ready Pro-Lite
Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:36 AM
The old Tippmann Pro-Lite has a feed elbow that's part of sliding forearm. The assembly slides forward with a simple use of a lever. Once it's in the forward position, the breech is exposed. So, I dremmeled out the breech to fit the shape of the FS round. The forearm moves in a way that does not break regular paint that's sitting in the feed elbow. This allows me to use regular paint and when the need for FS arises, I simply slide the forearm forward, load a FS round, shoot, then load another one or slide the forearm back and continue using regular paint. I've tested this on several outings now and it works great. :snipersmile:
photo of the gun with the forearm in standard position
close-up photo of the FS-ready breech, forearm in forward position
I picked up a package deal of four old Pro-Lite field rentals. None worked, some were missing parts. My thought was that I'll either have lots of spare parts and room for error, or that I may actually end up with a bunch of working guns and sell some of them to recoup the cost of parts. After salvaging and replacing parts, I was left with three good guns. Below is a group photo.
Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:53 AM
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Glory is for the weak.
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Posted 08 June 2010 - 04:18 PM
Im seriously thinking about getting som FS paint and doing this mod to my one true paintslinger, the entire concept makes perfect sense, Ive always wanted to be able to slide the grip foward and drop in a better shot for that rare shot but of course that wasnt a viable option in my youth (I was using PMI premium at the time and that was the best available to me then).
This is too freakin amazing of an idea and I want vidoe on the performace, do it or ill ban you or not.
joy be the prolite
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Posted 09 June 2010 - 04:57 AM
1-I, on Jun 8 2010, 07:18 PM, said:
Im seriously thinking about getting som FS paint and doing this mod to my one true paintslinger, the entire concept makes perfect sense, Ive always wanted to be able to slide the grip foward and drop in a better shot for that rare shot but of course that wasnt a viable option in my youth (I was using PMI premium at the time and that was the best available to me then).
This is too freakin amazing of an idea and I want vidoe on the performace, do it or ill ban you or not.
joy be the prolite
lol, I'd like to do a video and may actually get around to doing it, but I can tell that it's not going to happen for a while. Like you, over the years of playing, I wished I had a way to make more accurate and longer shots. FS rounds can make that happen. Ages ago, when these guns were new, I actually had a Pro-Lite. It was my upgrade from the SL-68. The Pro-Lite served me well, but eventually fell to the wayside as paintball gun technology advanced. I never thought that I would end up buying old rentals to refurbish and put back into service as a specialized marker.
lowrider4lyfe, on Jun 8 2010, 09:24 PM, said:
Yeah, this is a huge advatage. I get bored just sitting in the back. Having the ability to use FS and regular paint is perfect for my style of play, but there are some sacrifices.
1. With regular paint, my firepower is limited to Pro-Lite ROF, which is pretty slow by todays standards. You won't be shooting ropes, but it's more than enough to shoot people out. If you like to aim, you're not going to notice the difference. I've run an old school Revy, which is a great hopper. 200 rounds and agitated feed. Batteries last forever. Lately, I think I like a plain gravity feed 100-round hopper. It's got a small profile, it's light and gravity feed on a Pro-Lite isn't really a handycap in terms of ROF.
2. Chrono speeds. Because there is some difference between FS paint and regular paint, you're going to see different velocities when shooting both paint types from this gun. I've found an increase of about 10fps with FS rounds over regular paint. I chrono the gun to max field allowed velocity with FS paint. This leaves me shooting a slightly slower velocities with regular paint. It may look like a disadvantage as first, but I only switch to regular paint use for short and medium range encounters where the reduced fps isn't a handicap.
3. Pro-Lites were designed in the days of CO2 and function best on CO2. I'm working out a couple of easy solutions for HPA use, but until then, CO2 is the way to go. Also, if you really think about it, CO2 isn't much of a disadvatage for this gun. It lasts longer, so one fill will last you all day, if not a couple of days (depending on your trigger finger). I also don't have to worry about velocity drop of with CO2 on this gun, because you're not shooting ropes.
F-3, on Jun 8 2010, 08:42 PM, said:
To get the fit right, I worked in small increments, constantly lining up and feeding a FS round into the breech to make sure I make the right cut.
If any fields in your area allow FS rounds, go for it, or buy one of my two spares.
Posted 17 August 2010 - 12:43 AM
gawd i wish i would make my DT use the first strike rounds in a useful way. lol.
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The Coin Toss Predictions
About four years ago I was trying to explain to my then 8-year old daughter (who is a rabid football fan) that all the predictions, prognostications and pre-season bluster from so-called "experts" was about as accurate as flipping a coin. So, to prove a point, I did just that.
On a lovely late Summer afternoon I sat down with her and two copies of the NFL schedule. With one I did my best picking every NFL game, one-by-one, including the occasional crazy upset and came away with records for all 32 teams. Then I did the same thing with a coin. Heads for home teams and tails for away teams. We tucked those predictions away and in January pulled them back out to find that Daddy had correctly predicted 7 of the 12 playoff teams that year...the coin had predicted 8 of 12.
So every year since, my daughter and I do our "Coin Toss Predictions" and every year we are pleasantly surprised by the accuracy we have over various "experts" in the field of NFL prognostications. Below you will find this year's Coin Toss Predictions. Division champs are designated with (D) and wild cards are designated with (W). Some quick observations follow. I'll say this now...the coin told you so...
AFC East
New England - 10-6 (D)
Buffalo - 10-6 (W)
NY Jets - 7-9
Miami - 7-9
AFC North
Cincinnati - 9-7 (D)
Pittsburgh - 8-8
Cleveland - 7-9
Baltimore - 4-12
AFC South
Houston - 11-5 (D)
Jacksonville - 9-7 (W)
Tennessee - 6-10
Indianapolis - 4-12
AFC West
Kansas City - 12-4 (D)
Denver - 8-8
San Diego - 7-9
Oakland - 4-12
NFC East
Philadelphia - 11-5 (D)
Washington - 10-6 (W)
Dallas - 9-7 (W)
NY Giants - 6-10
NFC North
Green Bay - 10-6 (D)
Chicago - 8-8
Detroit - 8-8
Minnesota - 7-9
NFC South
Atlanta - 10-6 (D)
New Orleans - 8-8
Tampa Bay - 8-8
Carolina - 7-9
NFC West
Arizona - 10-6 (D)
Seattle - 8-8
San Francisco - 7-9
St. Louis - 5-11
Some quick observations:
*The coin had Dallas start 7-0 but then crash and burn, going 2-7 the rest of the way. The coin has them making the playoffs though (and beating the Giants twice).
*Speaking of the defending champs...6-10? The only NFC East team not in the playoffs? That's not impossible but would be a SB hangover of epic proportions.
*The coin had Green Bay start off 1-4 but rally to still win 10 games and claim the division crown once again.
*The coin had the Saints at 4-2 in their first six games and 4-6 the rest of the way. Why is this interesting? Because this year after six games the Saints will be making their second head coaching change of the season when interim head coach Joe Vitt comes off suspension. Hmm...
*The coin has Eagles coach Andy Reid lose for the first time the week after the team's bye week. He's currently 13-0 but the coin has them lose at home to Atlanta on 10/28. (Side note: They better not. I have tickets for that game.)
Teams The Coin Likes Better Than Me:
1) Kansas City - I think they have the potential to surprise some people. But 12 wins and the #1 seed in the AFC. Color me shocked if that happens.
2) Arizona - I know they finished strong last year and they have talent in various places on their roster, but a division title? I'm not seeing it unless Kevin Kolb becomes the QB Andy Reid duped them into believing he was.
3) Washington - I think the 'Skins are going to be a tough out this year. I think RGIII will help them steal a few games they have no right winning. But not enough to be a playoff team...yet.
Teams I Like Better Than The Coin:
1) Baltimore - Four wins?!? One of the three worst teams in the league?!? Is the coin predicting some kind of massive team plague? The coin has them going 1-5 in the division. I'm high enough on Cincy and Pittsburgh though to believe that this year.
2) Chicago - Eight wins seems liek a pretty fair assessment for a team that has really lived up to expectations in the Cutler era (sans one season). But I actually think this team is going to be pretty good this year. I could see 10 or 11 wins and battling Green bay for the division title.
3) San Francisco - I am a firm believer that this team takes a step back this year. Possibly a big step back. But, a losing record? No. I still think they win their division but a repeat of last year is not going to happen.
Surprises I Think The Coin Could Be Right On:
1) San Diego - I could totally see this team crapping out this year. They just don't impress me at all.
2) Detroit - Rough off-season. Could easily translate on the field come the Fall.
3) Pittsburgh - I don't put a lot of stock in pre-saeson games but did you see how many times Big Ben was running for his life and having to move out of the pocket against the Eagles 2nd string DEs? (Trent Cole and Jason Babin were both out with minor injuries.) This team could be fantastic or they could get their QB killed with another year of poor O-line play. The jury is out for me on Pittsburgh right now.
Coming next week I'll show you how The Coin shakes out the playoff match-ups all the way to a predicted Super Bowl champ.
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Manchester United have been hit by an injury blow to their defender Chris Smalling less than a month before the start of the 2012/13 Barclays Premier League season.
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"It's difficult to say with a metatarsal but it could be 10 weeks.
"He's not carrying any luck, the kid, but he's young and we've done the right thing in getting it done immediately and getting him back on the road as quickly as we can."
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Nov 7, 2013
General Nonsense
A delivery truck brings a little pile of garbage to my house almost every day of the week. I gather up the daily piles of garbage and put them in a large container until it's time for a different service to take it all away.
Yes, I have a garbage
service and a garbage
service. I'm just the middleman. I would like to say that my role in all of this feels life-affirming. But it doesn't.
The garbage delivery service sometimes goes by the name
United States Postal Service
. The garbage itself goes by the name
junk mail
. I don't think there is legal way to stop the garbage deliveries. I think every home in my country is legally required to have some sort of mailbox or mail slot. I would look it up but I use all of my free time prepped the incoming garbage for the outbound leg of its trip.
The other day I had an idea for cutting out the middleman (me). What if I forward all of my incoming mail to my local garbage dump's address? That way the Post Office could deliver my garbage to its final resting place without experiencing the purgatory of my kitchen.
I think this could work.
Sometimes, hidden within the little piles of garbage that come to my house, I will spot a letter that looks important for one reason or another. That's why all of you need to join me by forwarding your mail directly to your local garbage dumps. If we all do it, people will lose hope that their letters are getting through. As a general rule, you can't experience progress until someone else loses hope. So let's speed that along, okay?
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Nov 11, 2013
The USPS is a disrupted industry, now carrying just a fraction of the mail they once did. They're just hanging on. Package delivery will probably die off eventually also, as 3D printing slowly ramps up. That should provide enough buffer for most in the delivery industry to retire.
Another disrupted industry will be highway patrolmen. What will they do when self-driving cars make citations a thing of the past? There will probably be holdout citizens who want to drive their cars no matter what the insurance costs. But underworked patrolmen will wait in packs at the end of their driveways, trying to be the first to arrest them. Could get very ugly.
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Nov 11, 2013
Here in the Netherlands we've solved this many years ago. You can get special stickers from the municipal to put on your mailbox, the so-called "No No" stickers. This way you will not get an unaddressed mail, spam and advertising. The 2nd "No" is for opting out of regional news papers.
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Nov 11, 2013
For those that heat with wood, it's free fuel! But I took your point Scott, and signed up for some electronic delivery of bills.
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Nov 9, 2013
PaperKarma is a free smartphone app that tackles this problem in an elegant win-in manner.
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Nov 9, 2013
The problem may probably be due to your postal charges being too low.
Even if junk mail is essential to subsidize the post-office, I suspect that there will be a point where increased postal rates will reduce the quantum of junk while bringing in the same amount of revenues.
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Nov 8, 2013
This blog entry reminds me of this comic:
I do believe the United States Postal Service is an important service even in modern times. But they have been running low on useful mail and have been kept busy with Junk Mail.
Without the Junk Mail, would it still get enough funding to continue?
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Nov 8, 2013
Where I live you can put a little sticker on your mail box that says "No spam", and it works. One time the sticker fell off, and I was spammed. I enjoyed it for a week, but then it was just to much. If only there was a limit to it. Maybe I can buy a tiny mail box and leave it sticker free.. But then my recent purchase from Amazon wouldn't fit in it.
On that related note, I'm reading How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, and loving it. It's interesting, and very well written. The text flows much easier into my brain than this blog, so you can tell someone have been working hard on the text. Recommended! Thanks, Scott!
[This blog is usually my first draft, or close to it. The book is something like a twelfth draft. It's good to hear that the extra eleven passes made a difference. Thanks for reading it! -- Scott]
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Nov 8, 2013
I see 2 good options. Either a mailbox that leads directly into a compost heap for the greenies or a mailbox that empties into a trashcan. I wonder if it was obvious to the postman/woman that it was emptying directly into a trashcan whether or not they'd keep throwing it in.
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Nov 8, 2013
Guilty secret...though hardly Rob Fordian...I like the weekly flyers. I look through them to see what's on sale that I might need. I target my grocery shopping based on which store has what on sale. I then make a point of stopping at that store to buy the sale items (often the loss leaders), since I'm bound to be close to it at least once in the coming week. I also get gift ideas from the non-grocery flyers.
I like the system we have. The flyer company has posts placed along the roads near subdivisions or gas stations where it hangs bags of flyers, and those who want them pick them up.
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Nov 8, 2013
"As a general rule, you can't experience progress until someone else loses hope."
I'm adding that to my Inspirational Quotes list.
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Nov 8, 2013
If there is a pre paid envelope, you fill it with the junk that does not have a prepaid reply. That way you can dispose of all your unwanted mail. And make sure everything is stapled together, the auto mail handling machines really do not like that.
Thanks to Maddox for this idea.
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Nov 7, 2013
If your junk mail has a "no postage necessary" return envelope that says "postage will be paid by addressee", you can send the junk mailer back their envelope and let them pay for the privilege of disposing of it.
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Nov 7, 2013
I've always wanted to try a mail forwarding loop, where you take 3 or more addresses, in different post offices, and forward from the next to the next until it hits the original address again.
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Nov 7, 2013
That's an awesome idea, but how would you do with the bills and government letters (DMV/IRS/Jury duty)?
Another idea would be a mailbox with a scanner doing the triage.
It would throw all the crap into a connected garbage sack and deliver the important stuff in a small separate box. Then it would email you whenever you got real mail so you know you need to go there.
It could also warn you the sack is almost full or you could pay a monthly subscription fee so someone would empty the sack automatically for you and recycle it.
When in doubt, it would send you an email with the image and then you'd say yes or no and it would learn to recognize similar stuff next time.
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Nov 7, 2013
I suspect the Postal Service will be kept alive so long as political fundraisers find it the best way to squeeze susceptible donors who are unconnected or barely so -- seniors, primarily. And those advertisers who still find it cost-effective, even with a low response rate. Also big Internet retailers who need a cheap delivery system that reaches the far corners that aren't viable for commercial services.
The post office exists because the founding fathers realized any civilized country needed one. Whether that still applies is a fair question, but I remain doubtful about privatizing too many government functions. The end result is a sort of corporate socialism, with incompetent party hacks replaced by incompetent management deadwood, death of competition via consolidation, and even less accountability than we have now.
Of course that won't shut up politicians who make a big noise about privatizing or closing it down. In truth, if there was any serious possibility either would happen they'd hear from their masters.
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Nov 7, 2013
Some of the best mail I get comes from the mail. Sending a letter - by mail - is very personal. We are entering the holiday season - and it would be insane for me to think about what the world would be like if the front door wasn't covered with cards from friends and family.
I like real mail.
I still also get two newspapers delivered every day because I like paper better than my tablet. I like being able to open up a newspaper without being told by a computer program what to read first. I also get magazines. I get them delivered in that format because I don't like digital formats when I really want to read something. I like having something real, and physical, in front of me. I buy some ebooks but I also buy real books. We have four of the best ereaders on the market in our home PLUS tablets and PLUS computers ... and sometimes I want a real book.
Most of the mail is junk. But it's easy to throw away. And it's harmless when it goes to a landfill. It doesn't decompose into anything toxic. Junk mail sits in the ground - and slowly decomposes.
I guess if you're opposed to cutting down trees then paper is bad. But my impression about trees is there are lots of them - and they grow back. There are more trees in America now than there were when the white man arrived. I grew up in a state where the oldest tree in the state was a local monument. It was surrounded by 200 year old trees. At one point all the trees had been cut down - then they grew back. So as I imagine this in my mind, the hill was at one time bare of trees, except for one. Then all the trees grew back.
I have also seen pictures of Colorado, where I now reside, of clear-cut mountains from the mining days - which are now covered with ponderosas and aspens.
My impression from everywhere I have lived is that trees grow back. And they're really, really, really good at doing that. We're not making newspaper or toilet paper here in Colorado or for that matter the paper that junk mail is printed on so why should I care? I assume (correctly) that wherever they are cutting trees to make this paper - those trees will grow back - just as they did everyplace I have ever lived.
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Nov 7, 2013
That wouldn't work very well with me, the bulk of the junk mail I receive is not delivered by the postal service, but by other people dropping off flyers and such. That is, nearly all of the junk mail I get is not even addressed to me, so forwarding my mail to the junkyard would only solve a part of the problem, and a small part at that.
I suppose the real option is to cut the bottom out of your mailbox and place your recycling bin directly below it, which would send a pretty clear message to anyone delivering flyers to your door, and allows the mailman to do his job to the letter without inconveniencing you.
Then inform your friends and associates that still communicate with this archaic method that only registered mail (requiring a signature) will ever reach you under any !$%*!$%*!$%*!
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Nov 7, 2013
My idea is that the USPS is replaced by the garbage service. Mail delivery once a week would be more than adequate for me. I just don't know why the enviro-whackos haven't jumped on the bandwagon to have junk mail taxed sky high so as to reduce the energy resources used by production and delivery of junk mail.
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Nov 7, 2013
I just signed up at Direct Mail's "Do Not Mail" list. http://www.directmail.com/directory/mail_preference/Default.aspx
It didn't stop everything (especially charity/political mail) but I don't see too much in the way of credit-card offers or other things.
There is another reason for USPS mail: subpoenas and government notices. Yes, certainly that stuff can be delivered by email. But the trials and tribulations of HealthCare.Gov make me suspect that the government hasn't exactly mastered Internet technology yet (other than spying on us).
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The whole reason we cling to the dinosaur that is the USPS it because that is the only organization willing to deliver stuff to rural areas below cost.
We would be far better off subsidizing Internet infrastructure projects and private delivery in rural areas.
Of course - even though it would cost far less and bring an end to the forest-clearing, junk mail scourge - it would mean admitting that the USPS has essentially become a multi-billion dollar charity program for rural America. Hence, it will never happen.
Good book by the way. I'm halfway through. I'm using your chapter 12 theme in my own book - one I'm ghost writing for someone with an actual following. I started down that path before reading your book - but there's every chance that regular blog readership involves a certain amount of cross-pollination of ideas.
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If your medical practice is being audited or reviewed by Medicare or Medicaid recovery audit contractor (RAC) you need to know that Medicare has a placed very specific protections for providers when undergoing the review process. We won't fully discuss all of those protections in this video but we will discuss what the main protections are that can be utilized when you first find out you're being audited. You will be able to use these protections to push back the auditor and level the playing field.
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- RAC's are limited to a 3 year look back period - they cannot go past 3 years billing history and if they do they need to have a very good reason to do so and must fall into the laws that Medicare has given them.
- 45 day record limitation - this period is based on the region in which the RAC sits and whether it is Medicaid review or Medicare review.
- A RAC is obligated to review and accept any extension requests that it receives from a provider - If it says you have two weeks to respond to a request the RAC doesn't necessarily have to grant your extension request but they have to accept it, review it and if they are denying it they have to put the denial in writing. This gives the provider a second avenue for appealing the RAC's decision;
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- Prior audit prohibitions - The RAC's are prohibited from reviewing any medical bills that were previously reviewed by another Medicare or Medicaid contractor. You do not have to go through the same medical bills that a previous Medicare or Medicaid contract reviewed.
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So serious question, if your doctor prescribes you a medication then why don't you take it? Its not like they give you meds for funsies. Especially with infections. I'm curious.
I wouldn't take a random med for the sinus infection you have now. I would talk to your doctor about getting a new prescription. Not all antibiotics are equal.
So serious question, if your doctor prescribes you a medication then why don't you take it? Its not like they give you meds for funsies. Especially with infections. I'm curious.
This! If you had a sinus infection and you didn't take your antibiotics then you probably don't have a new sinus infection. You probably have a monster sinus infection that never went away. Antibiotics are prescribed for sinus infections for a reason.
I would suggest calling your doctor and fessing up to not taking the prescribed meds. They may say go ahead and take them now, but they may say you need something stronger now, or a different dosage. And then take their advice.
I feel that all doctors have their own opinion on what is safe or right. My family dr prescribed the meds to me telling me that they were safe in pregnancy but I still needed to call my OB to verify that its ok to take them. When I called my OB who is not big on medication, he told me to wait one or two more days to see if I got any better before taking them. I did get better so I never took them. I called this time and let my dr know about my symtoms (I have had SEVERAL sinus infections and know when I get them) and asked about this prescription and he said that this was the one he would reccomend. Same story though I had to call my OB. This time however I am not getting any better so I was just looking for an opinion on the medication. Clearly my doctor feels that if I feel bad enough I should take them but if not I shouldn't.


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Perhaps he caught their musical cameos in teen flicks like 1999's Drive Me Crazy (as their alter egos, the Electrocutes) and, earlier that year, Jawbreaker. More likely, though, he's seen them in their videos on MTV, where the ladies, each 25, will be taping a segment promoting their sixth full-length collection of hard-hitting, diesel-and-lip-gloss rawk, Gold Medal, this very afternoon. First, though, they need breakfast, and the pages they're perusing aren't scripts but copies of reader responses to Listen2This' recent Wish List poll; the Donnas were overwhelmingly chosen above other popular acts like Good Charlotte, Modest Mouse, and Ludacris to front the first stand-alone issue of L2T, and reader reasoning was, well, enthusiastic. '''I like to Jazzercize to ''Who Invited You'' [their 2003 single],''' reads bassist Maya Ford. ''Yeah!'' she hoots. Singer Brett Anderson offers another: '''It's interesting to hear about women f---ing in cars.' That one's pretty good.'' Drummer Torry Castellano pulls a mock-skeptical face as she reads: ''I like that we're 'a little more focused on the music than the ego stuff.' Just a little, though.'' Robertson smiles. ''It's just cool they think we rock.''
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TV's #1 drama has big things in store for Ziva and Tony ... and for Ziva and Abby.
We know. Didn't see that coming, did you? Let's start with the latter pairing first.
Cote de Pablo tells TV Line that "Gone" features her character and Pauley Perrette's forensic wiz like never before: "It's the first time they actually put those two characters together in an episode just about them."
The abduction of a girl whose friend Lydia (guest Kirsten Prout) witnessed the kidnapping is the impetus for the dynamic duo being paired up, and it sounds like we can expect them to rally around the youngster.
"They get Abby outside the lab, we're in Gibbs' house ... It was fun working that dynamic with Pauley [Perrette] ... We need to keep her protected, and as we do there's bonding between the three women."
Elsewhere, tomorrow night's episode again finds Tony (Michael Weatherly) wondering about Ziva's plans with a mystery man ... which actually involve a man this time, unlike this past week's opera plans.
"It's a funny bit with a great payoff," Cote says of the upcoming plot line.
"The only thing I can say is that Tony is able to relax when he meets the guy."
We discussed in our review and NCIS Round Table after last week's episode whether or not this is "the year" for Tony and Ziva. If you ask the actress, it doesn't sound like her mentality has changed one bit.
"I've had years in which I thought, 'Oh my God, this a Tiva year,' and there have been years [Michael] thought were Tiva years. The truth is, we have yet to find out where that storyline is going to go."
"I think they're toying around with us like they always do."
For more on this week's episode, the eighth installment of Season 10, plus some scoop on Ziva's father Eli David's return later this season, follow the link to read Cote's interview with TV Line.
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im so hooked with all of your episodes espcially in harper dearing case,im your filipino fan,i ope i get a chance to meet all of you,most likely gibbs and abby
I would not watch NCIS if you killed off any of the stars
To much of that going on. Also get Tony and Ziva together and get rid of the misery who plays vance he is awful
I am sorry l looked this my favorite show ...I don't want to know anything
@Whitty & raphaela No worries, y'all!! Tiva is the not the only reason why so many watch, but it sure is one of the MAIN reasons!! You would think by now that non-NCIS fans who bellow that the show has "run out of ideas" would have half a brain enough to Take a HIKE and hit the ROAD. There's not much excitment happening with any other part of the show right now, except for those two characters. The spotlight is on them (have you seen all the Tiva hyping CBS is doing on their site?? Fun stuff!) I'm enjoying it greatly!!
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Hey, people need to stop hating on Tiva!!! The plot isn't getting old!! Why do you think 20 million people watch this show every week and its #1 because people love NCIS and the Tiva relationship, so leave your negative comments to yourself.
The loyal fans who was with the show before Tiva and Love all the character not just one we loyal fans deserve to see what we would told we would get from season one a show that would not fall to sex between coworker which is a outdated story telling method.
If they decide to end this series I hope they don't do what was done in JAG - the whole relationship was resolved in the last four minutes of the show. The loyal fans deserve something better than that!
She'll be back. My guess is that the show has only one or two more years left to it, so she can stay that long and still have plenty of time to start doing new things once NCIS ends.


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Norwegian Cruise Line's next ship will get a New York-style kickoff, literally, in a christening ceremony presided over by The Rockettes.
Norwegian and MSG Entertainment today announced that dancers from the famed New York company will serve as godmothers for the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Breakaway at its coming-out party in the city May 8, 2013.
At 144,000 tons, the Norwegian Breakaway will be the largest cruise ship ever based year-round in New York. It's scheduled to sail to such destinations as Bermuda and the Bahamas.
The Rockettes' participation in the Norwegian Breakaway's christening is part of a larger partnership between Norwegian and MSG Entertainment announced today that will bring a year-round display on Norwegian Cruise Line to Radio City Music Hall, where the Rockettes perform. The Norwegian Breakaway, in turn, will have a Rockettes display in its library, an exclusive fitness class designed by the Rockettes and Rockettes-themed beverages. In addition, as part of their role as godmothers, two Rockettes will sail aboard the first six sailings of Norwegian Breakaway and the first sailing of each month thereafter, taking part in special on-board events.
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The Island Lake detachment is located on Stevenson Island. The detachment serves the Island Lake region as well as the area between Island Lake and Red Sucker Lake. Policing responsibilities involve four First Nation communities, including: Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, Wasagamack and Red Sucker Lake. This detachment is unique, as all four communities are accessible only by water or air. An ice road system is used in the winter, and boats are the principal mode of transportation in the summer.
RCMP Detachment:
Our office consists of one sergeant, two corporals, eight constables and two public servants. Due to the unique policing environment, members make use of a variety of equipment and vehicles. Global Positioning Systems are used when traveling between communities. The detachment has a fleet of five boats, which includes a Jet-Boat, two Kanters, one Metalcraft and one Harbercraft.
In winter, members travel the ice roads with four-wheel drive vehicles. Some trucks are kept in various communities for a total of eight 4x4 trucks. Members also respond to some calls for service using snowmobiles and ATVs. Chartered helicopters and hovercrafts are used during the freeze-up and break-up seasons or to access. Other than in the winter, when it can be reached by Winter Road, Red Sucker Lake is only accessible by helicopter of airplane.
Garden Hill Child and Family Services (CFS), Wasagamack CFS, St.Theresa Point CFS, and Red Sucker Lake CFS: Members partner with local CFS agencies to work toward suitable solutions in cases of child abuse, violence, and neglect, and in cases of domestic violence. For example, in the case of a spousal assault, there are normally "no contact" or "no communication" conditions set in place. As a result, parents may struggle to find solutions to visitation and custody issues. Another situation that arises is when parents are found intoxicated with children in their care. These are unfortunate examples of our office's need to call upon CFS for action and assistance, but a clear demonstration of the need for our agencies to work together.
Nationwide, members of the RCMP are involved in alternative justice processes, whether volunteering as facilitators or sitting on steering committees. Each community may embrace a different form of restorative justice, be it community justice forums, circle sentencing, or mediation.
St.Theresa Point Community Justice System: This Justice Committee is formalized and well operated. It concerns itself with youth intervention, and deals with the problem of intoxicated people in "dry" communities, among other things. The organization liaises with the Chief and Council and the Band Constable Police Chief, and in consultation with the RCMP seeks to more effectively curb problems and provide justice alternatives that are appropriate. Members of this group have been involved with law enforcement and aboriginal community justice. The committee uses traditional healing circles as a peace-making process, and holds tribal court and uses offender/victim mediation as a form of restorative justice.
Wasagamack Community Justice System: A Justice Committee has been established for 2003 in the First Nation of Wasagamack. This group uses community resources in order to develop alternative justice solutions. Local elders, Chief and Council as well as Band Constables all play a role in solving problems related to issues such as drugs, alcohol abuse, and property damage. A member of the Justice Committee attends court proceedings to provide agency recommendations and support/educate community members to better understand the judicial system and how they may be impacted by it. The committee's leader is consistently in touch with the Island Lake members and therefore a strong rapport and healthy working relationship exists.Return to Top
Members of the RCMP are involved with a number of programs designed to prevent crime in our communities through both indirect and direct intervention. From school talks to youth initiatives and community safety plans, the goal of crime prevention programs is to target the roots of potential criminal and social problems. Members of the RCMP are involved in the following initiatives:
School Liaison: Members are assigned to each of the schools in our area. These members make presentations and conduct special school programs as requested. The fundamental focus of the liaison is to interact with the students and staff, attend certain school functions, and foster a close-knit relationship with students. Currently, gang violence is a major concern for Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, and Wasagamack. Thus, Gang Awareness lectures have been provided to students, teachers and members of the general public.
Search & Rescue: A search and rescue workshop was held in St. Theresa Point, with help from the auxiliary constable. Instructors from Brandon's Fire College were brought in to teach the course. Community members from St. Theresa Point and Garden Hill took part, and two members from our office attended to learn the search techniques and GPS portions of the course.
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Two recruiting presentations were recently held, in partnership with D Division Recruiting, in Garden Hill, the most populated community in the area. The RCMP also typically attends Career Days at local High Schools. Response from attending students is always positive.
Without a solid base upon which to work, the police cannot hope to build the necessary partnerships with the community to prevent crime and to solve community problems. Members of the RCMP strive to build those bridges by appreciating the needs of the communities in which they work and live. Their commitment to the community goes beyond simple participation as residents, but also as active members of the community. Members of the RCMP are involved in the following initiatives:
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HCPS interns develop software prototype
Two Henrico County students have spent their summer internships creating a working prototype of an online application system for students applying to the county's high school specialty centers.
The interns and management of eTelic Inc., the information technology firm that hosted the interns this summer, estimate that an automated system could save students, teachers and administrators as many as 20,000 total hours per year currently spent using the paper-based application process. Printing and paper costs for all also would be substantially reduced.
Jack Palen, a recent Maggie L. Walker Governor's School graduate headed to the University of Michigan, and Shravan Ravishankar, a rising senior at Deep Run High School, developed the online software application during their four-week internship using eTelic's proprietary rapid software application generator called Turanto.
According to Lynne Norris, department chairperson of Deep Run's Center for Information Technology, the real-world experience provided to Palen and Ravishankar in this endeavor will prove invaluable as they transition to college and a job after academics.
"This type of experience allows a student to see beyond school and experience what a business goes through in working to solve a real problem for itself or for a customer," Norris said. "Not many students have an opportunity to do that prior to entering the job market, which everyone knows is getting more competitive each year."
The two students are planning to schedule a presentation to HCPS officials in order to demonstrate the prototype, hoping it will assist county management in determining the scope and value of automating the current system in the future. An online system could replace the paper-based system used by 3,700 students per year as well as hundreds of teachers and administrators who submit transcripts and recommendations for eighth-grade applicants to the county's high school specialty centers.
"Normally this type of software program would take an experienced programmer working full time up to six months to create," said eTelic president Mukul Paithane. "It is remarkable that these two bright students built this complex, data-driven software application in only four weeks, and with minimal programming. Jack and Shravan were able to use their limited time focusing on analyzing a real-world 'business problem' and developing a practical solution to replace a paper-based application process, saving time and money for everyone involved."
Further development of the prototype would allow Henrico County eighth-grade students, teachers and administrators to complete, submit and review various documents online, including the application itself, along with other documents such as transcripts and teacher recommendations. They would be provided with secure access to the system in order to process information needed from them. Specialty Center school admissions officials would then use the system to access all information used to make decisions on which students should be admitted into various magnet schools.
"From my experience in using the current paper system, I know that an automated process would save other students tremendous amounts of time when applying, and the cost-savings for the county should be significant as well," said County Intern Coordinator Robert Stephens.
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CVWMA curbside recycling collection and trash collections will have a one day delay in collections Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1-2. There will be no collections on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.
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Among participants at the Seventh Annual Coordinators2Inc Golf Tournament and awards luncheon Oct. 3 were (from left) Rebecca Ricardo, C2 Inc executive director; Kevin Derr, member of the winning foursome; Sharon Richardson, C2 Inc founder; and Frank Ridgway and Jon King, members of the winning foursome.
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Lujan House by Robert M. Gurney
Architect Robert M. Gurney designed the Lujan house in Ocean View, Delaware.
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Modest houses on small lots comprise the Quillen's Point neighborhood, adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay in Ocean View, Delaware. An eclectic mix of houses, gravel roads ending at the bay and wooded lots provide a nostalgic, informal setting for this new house. The project site is near the end of Burbage Lane, the second lot from the bay with expectations that the adjacent waterfront lot will eventually be developed.
In an effort to integrate living spaces with the outdoors while maintaining privacy from Burbage Lane and neighboring houses, the scheme is organized around a centrally located garden. With sixteen foot high ceilings, the eastern volume contains the public living spaces. Continuous clerestory windows assist in providing an abundance of natural light into the space, allowing views to the treetops and sky while minimizing the close proximity of the adjacent houses. A twenty foot wide glass wall slides into a pocket, enhancing the relationship to the outdoors, and provides a sense of living in a garden. The two story western volume is comprised of bedrooms and a small second floor living space. A one story glass link connects the volumes and visually opens to the central garden.
The house was conceived as two simple, flat-roofed volumes, varying in height, intersecting and overlapping a one story circulation space which connects the volumes. The east volume is constructed with cement board, the west volume with corrugated siding and the one story connecting space with the ground face concrete block. The exterior material palette is quiet and subdued. Materials are selected for their expected long term durability, ease of installation and initial cost. The impact of the one story horizontal volume facing the street is intended to reflect the scale of neighboring structures while the narrow two story volumes are oriented perpendicular to the street reducing their apparent scale.
This house is designed in strong counterpoint to many of the houses built in the last era of abundant resources, expensive materials, and limitless floor area. The house is not large; it comprises three bedrooms and 2400 square feet. The house is constructed with modest materials that include concrete floors throughout the first floor, oak flooring on the second floor and plastic laminate and oak millwork.
The house was designed to achieve a balance between recognition of the picturesque Chesapeake Bay landscape and a more intimate, secluded garden environment. Expansive openings to the private garden combined with smaller, selectively oriented openings toward the greater landscape allow for a sense of privacy while maintaining a sensibility of direct connection to the rhythms of nature.
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6 Responses to "Lujan House by Robert M. Gurney"
shane on 12 Nov 2011 at 3:52 pm #
very nice, love all that natural light
Mark on 12 Nov 2011 at 7:18 pm #
From the floor plans and pictures, there's a mysterious space above the kitchen.
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Well Done!
Ed Cahill on 14 Nov 2011 at 1:28 pm #
I like this very much. Why is it that small houses appear so much more appealing? I think it's the simplicity. American architects also seem to be more in-tune with materials, be it timber and glass on the west coast and industrial finishes on the east.
Barry Kok on 15 Nov 2011 at 12:29 am #
There is a true artist at work here, to make it look this simple and quiet is really difficult (as anyone who has tried). This building is a real gem!
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robert m. gurney always creates breathetaking designs. this house is no different!


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Stravinsky The Firebird
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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (7 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian, and later French and American composer, pianist and conductor. He is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century.
Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird , Petrushka and The Rite of Spring . The last of these transformed the way in which subsequent composers thought about rhythmic structure and was largely responsible for Stravinsky's enduring reputation as a musical revolutionary who pushed the boundaries of musical design. His "Russian phase" was followed in the 1920s by a period in which he turned to neoclassical music. The works from this period tended to make use of traditional musical forms . They often paid tribute to the music of earlier masters, such as J.S. Bach and Tchaikovsky. In the 1950s, Stravinsky adopted serial procedures. His compositions of this period shared traits with examples of his earlier output: rhythmic energy, the construction of extended melodic ideas out of a few two- or three-note cells and clarity of form, of instrumentation and of utterance.
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Tuesday 17 Feb 2015, 7.30pm
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Wednesday 18 Feb 2015, 7.45pm
The Anvil, Basingstoke
Thursday 19 Feb 2015, 7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London
Friday 20 Feb 2015, 7.30pm
St David's Hall, Cardiff
Thursday 26 Feb 2015, 7.30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London
Friday 6 Mar 2015, 7.00pm
Suntory Hall, Tokyo
Monday 1 Jun 2015, 8.00pm
Philharmonie, Luxembourg
Tuesday 2 Jun 2015, 7.30pm
Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna