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Under Your Feet
Floor Graphics Provide Flare and Direction
By Cassandra Balentine
Floor graphics represent a revenue opportunity for print service providers (PSPs). To ensure installation goes off without a hitch, critical considerations include adhesive properties, lamination requirements, and durability. Success is affected by various factors, including print method, media and laminate pairing, floor surface, cleanliness, traffic, and expected lifespan of a graphic.
Floor Graphic IntricaciesWhen working with specialized media, whether for a floor, wall, or car, several considerations come into play. Surface and foot traffic are two major factors unique to floor graphics.Prior to producing a floor graphic application, PSPs must consider the environment, its intended lifespan, as well as customer expectations. �Carefully evaluate the media available for different types of substrates�including smooth, rough, or grained�and exposure conditions such as indoor or outdoor,� suggests Martin Kugler, corporate communications manager, Hexis S.A.Micah Causey, VP, AlumiGraphics by FloorSignage, LLC, points out that the design should not include small text, as it will be difficult to read from five to six feet above.For production, media thickness is a factor. �Thicker medias are often heavy rolls, so an awareness of your printer ink head height and weight limit restrictions is imperative to determine what limitations, if any, the PSP may have with printing thick floor vinyl,� says Jaime Sherman, marketing manager, Ultraflex Systems, Inc.Ink choice also plays a role. If solvent, eco-solvent, or UV inks are used, the standard procedure of ink curing time of 24 hours applies prior to lamination. �If an anti-skid laminate is used, I would recommend printing with no overlap if the graphic exceeds your printable width, as anti-skid laminates do not stick to each other well,� cautions Craig Campbell, graphic products market manager, ORAFOL Americas. �A solution is to butt the two sections of the graphic together and as a precaution, use a matte finish silicone caulk on the seam to prevent premature failure,� he adds.�Floor graphics are subjected to significant abrasion and wear compared to other graphics, so ink scratch resistance is very important if you want to avoid lamination,� advises Marcel Medved, business development manager, Asphalt Art USA.Additionally, certain intricacies, such as edge printing may prove challenging, as some print processes affect the edge of the graphic, creating waviness, suggests Paul Filippelli, national sales manager, Canada, Drytac Corporation.Tammi Johnson, business development manager, 3M Commercial Graphics, notes that printing floor graphics is not much different than other print jobs�overall design, visibility/graphic clarity, and print contrast within the installation environment are important. �There are special considerations for cut-to-shape graphics including images with sharp outer points. We recommend cutting radiuses on any sharp corners after lamination, which will help prevent premature lifting of the graphic,� she adds.
Adhesive EffectAdhesion can make or break a floor graphic; therefore, it is smart to address longevity and environmental concerns up front. The media�s formulation and application surface are critical to adhesion.The decision for whether a graphic needs to be removable or permanent is based on customer expectations and the nature of the application. �If a graphic is installed on a short nap carpet, you may choose to use a permanent adhesive vinyl to ensure it stays. But, if you are putting a temporary graphic down on a tile floor in a grocery store, you would want to choose a vinyl with removable adhesive for a clean and quick change out,� recommends Cindy Richards, regional technical specialist, Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions.Karin Biel, marketing, ASLAN, Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, stresses the importance of using the correct film for the application. �Products made for rough surfaces such as asphalt must not be applied onto smooth surfaces and the other way around. We always recommend testing the media on the surface,� she says.The adhesive must create a solid bond to the surface and provide removability. �You can�t just put any combination of print material and laminate together, call it a floor graphic, apply it, and hope for the best. Manufacturers with floor and carpet graphics products design them specifically for that application,� states Jaimie Mask, product manager, LexJet Corporation.ORAFOL�s Campbell explains that intermediate floor graphics should work on high-energy floors sealed with paint or epoxy. He recommends a removable adhesive to prevent damage to the surface. However, if the flooring is low energy, such as carpet or concrete, high-tack adhesive is best. �These adhesives are designed with a high flow rate to fill in all of the porous qualities of the material to ensure adhesion,� he adds.Many floors are smooth, allowing for a variety of printable graphics to be adhered. However, some surfaces, such as ceramic tile, have a more varied profile. �These types of surfaces generally require a more robust adhesive with a higher peel or thicker adhesive deposit to flow into the less smooth profile,� explains Filippelli.Dennis Brunnett, product manager, product branding, FLEXcon, adds that the most important consideration is the overall area the client plans to cover, which determines the type of product used�such as standard square sheets or full floor coverage.
He adds that printing method may also affect adhesion. �If you print heavy solvents and change the adhesive characteristics, it may affect how the graphics adhere. The same goes for ink adhesion. If you overlaminate without good ink adhesion, a weak layer bond will be created, which could lead to delamination.�Sherman explains that while none of the Ultraflex flooring materials feature adhesive, adhesives�such as tape or liquid�may be applied to the material or surface.Jason Yard, marketing manager, MACtac Distributor Products, says PSPs should consult with the media manufacturer�s product performance guides or sales representatives for recommendations when unsure which media is best suited for a particular floor.Brian Cheshire, sales manager, Xcel Products, Inc., adds that it is also very important to clean the floor surface in accordance with the manufacturer�s specification and address how the floor will be cleaned after application.
Laminate ConcernsTo improve durability, safety, and appearance of a floor graphic, laminates are often used. �Liquid top coats can be used on our products to help improve scratch resistance and color pop, as well as make the graphics easier to clean,� explains Asphalt Art�s Medved.Yard considers the laminate the most important part of the floor graphic system. �It is what carries the slip resistant certification and protects your image from scuffing, scratching, and fading,� he adds.Slip resistance is a common concern when it comes to media used in floor graphics. �The main thing to consider when choosing a laminate for floor applications is that the laminate is UL certified for slip resistance. You should have the discussion with the customer to see if they will use a floor varnish or wax. If they do, you should test the wax or varnish to make sure it doesn�t discolor your graphic,� recommends Avery Dennison�s Richards.
E. Tyler Reich, director of product development, Qu� Media Inc., says overlaminates help keep floor graphics safe from foot traffic. �Any ink set will degrade very quickly with scuffing from foot traffic. If a laminate is used, the graphic will stay much more vibrant over time, and can be wiped clean without worrying about destroying the graphic quality.�Durability is KeyDepending on a floor graphic�s intended environment, the PSP must choose the media system best suited for the job and its longevity requirements.
A graphic�s durability is dependent on the product and application. �Lifespan range is from one week to one year for most products,� recommends Medved.Yard notes that MACtac�s many media offerings address durability expectations. For example, if you want 30 days, 90 days, one year, or three years, MACtac offers a solution. A floor graphic�s durability is directly affected by foot traffic. For regular to heavy foot traffic, Richards says the range is short term, or less than a year.
Laminates can protect a print up to four times longer than without laminate, so Reich notes that it is very important to use lamination in high-traffic areas.Print providers should gather as much information as possible from the end user, and manage expectations of what is required of the floor graphic, suggests Drytac�s Filippelli.Warranty and CostThe best media for a job is based on the factors discussed above, as well as a shop�s knowledge and preference for a particular brand. Depending on the product and its use, overall price fluctuates. However, beyond media alone, warranty considerations also enter the equation.3M offers a variety of floor graphic options with warranties that range from three months to one year. The media is expected to maintain original brightness, color, and image quality�with the exception of ordinary and expected wear and tear, and adhere to 3M recommended floor surfaces and be removable without damage to the surface throughout the designated warranty period.AlumiGraphics� wide format substrate is made of pliable and durable aluminum foil with pressure-sensitive adhesive. Designed for indoor or outdoor use, AlumiGraphics is warranted against manufacturing defects for a period of one year. According to Causey, the substrate does not require an overlaminate and the life expectancy is longer than most products, up to one year in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic and in harsh weather environments. �It will hold up to �rolling vehicle traffic� that passes over the graphics, although the graphics can be damaged if the wheels stop and turn or grind on the graphics,� he adds.AlumiGraphics is available from $2.31 to $4.31 per square foot, depending on the quantity of material purchased.ASLAN�s floor graphics focus on special surfaces, for which a special adhesive is essential to adhesiveness, safety, and removability. The company offers an insurance warranty that covers possible damages from people slipping on the floor graphic.Asphalt Art provides five different floor graphic products, which range in terms of indoor and outdoor, and short term and long term. The textured products do not require lamination. Avery Dennison offers a variety of films used for floor graphics, ranging from cast to high performance, intermediate, and promo calendered films. The company promotes an expected durability of six months on standard interior floor graphics, less if installed in high traffic areas.Drytac offers PVC-based floor graphics, printable base films, and overlaminate films. The company does not typically offer floor graphic warranty periods, but can provide knowledgeable recommendations for which floor graphic base film and corresponding floor graphic overlaminate film to use for specific applications.Filippelli estimates that the average cost per square foot ranges from $.90 to $1 for the printable floor graphic film and associated Drytac Protac or Interlam Pro Emerytex floor graphic overlaminate film.FLEXcon provides standard vinyl floor graphics as well as an opaque option, which is capable of covering floor patterns. The company also offers a variety of overlaminates as well as full coverage floor graphics, which utilize an underlaminate.FLEXcon promotes a two year shelf life warranty and clean removability up to 180 days after indoor installation. Pricing varies on a variety of factors, including job size, product selection, print method, and top coating requirements.Hexis offers printable media and matching overlaminates. The media includes special reinforced adhesives to make it suitable for floor graphics and the laminates feature a grained surface to create slip resistance. Kugler says the durability depends largely on the laminate. Hexis recommends its GSOL170 laminate with anti-slip surface texture. �Our experience with the GSOL170 vinyl cold laminate is that under normal use, one can expect durability up to one year.�LexJet offers its Simple Indoor FloorAd and LexJet Simple CarpetAd, which are removable for up to six months. �About 24 hours after installation, you can clean them as if they were part of the floor,� says Mask. Both products are warranted when combined with either LexJet Floor Gloss Laminate�3 mil, LexJet Performance Textured Polypropylene Laminate�5 mil, or LexJet Floor Velvet Laminate�5 mil.The warranty period lasts 180 days after installation when constructed, installed, maintained, and removed in accordance with LexJet�s written instructions.Mask estimates a cost per square foot of 90 cents, which includes printable media and laminate. �That cost does not include labor or the margin the print shop adds to the project,� she notes.
MACtac provides a range of materials. Its economy media and laminate is warranted for about 30 days indoors. The company�s IMAGin StreetRap and PermaFlex overlaminate combination for textured concrete is warranted for three months outdoors. Additionally, the company�s high-performance media and polycarbonate laminate is warranted for up to four years indoors. �MACtac is very conservative when it comes to outlining warranties. It all depends on the amount of foot traffic, end-use care, weather, and ground moisture�if it is outdoors,� says Yard.
In terms of cost, MACtac offers options of media paired with laminate that range from $.50 to $3 a square foot.ORAFOL provides a variety of products for floor graphics within its ORAJET and ORAGUARD family of products. �Typically a floor graphic media undergoes the same type of adhesive testing that any other adhesive film would to establish a durability statement, however the reality is that a floor graphic will fail from mechanical damage long before its expected durability expires,� says Campbell.
The ORAJET Series 1663 for floor graphics is rated with a four year durability, �which means the material is applied to a properly sealed substrate and does not guard against failure that is derived from damage due to foot traffic or loads being moved across it,� adds Campbell.Campbell estimates that a ballpark range for the floor graphic material and the appropriate laminate could be anywhere from $2 to $4 per square foot, but this price could fluctuate lower or higher based on different markets and volumes.
Qu� Media offers a laminate that can be applied to any of its permanent adhesive products to offer a floor graphic solution. Its LAM8TAS Anti-Slip Floor Laminate is classified as UL 410 anti slip.Reich admits that it is hard to gauge the longevity of floor graphics because of unknown variables such as the type of traffic. �Our test graphics have been up in various graphic areas for almost two years now and are only showing minor wear at this point,� he notes.Ultraflex is the master distributor of G-Floor Graphic Media for the Americas. G-Floor is a commercial grade vinyl flooring product that is customizable with grand format solvent and UV digital, and screen printing equipment. G-Floor features a five year durability. �The durability of the image is ink related as to manufacturing specifications and Ultraflex offers no expressed warranties on custom imaging,� adds Sherman.The MSRP for Ultraflex flooring media is typically between $1.50 and $2.50 per square foot, depending on the product, thickness, and texture.Xcel Products offers two different floor graphic options and both utilize the same white X-Cling removable base vinyl. While the products do not carry a warranty, they do meet the UL standard for slip resistance. �We can�t average the cost of our products because utilization, web width, and volume play a big part,� notes Cheshire.Get LowWhether solo or part of a bigger marketing campaign or event package, floor graphics offer an eye-catching way to capitalize on unused space. From supermarkets to subways, these unique applications provide a pop of color and excitement to everyday locations. PSPs that take on the application learn the nuances for a flawless and effective offering. Understanding the chemical composition of the media is important to determine the best fit in the intended environment. Adhesive properties, lamination, and durability all play a part in creating a successful application.


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24 June 2010 - 02:08 PMI don't own/havent shot the KP, but I do own and shoot a Checkit V2 Classic Sniper.
I was on the fence between the two, and in the end it is all preference.
-The KP is a simple, ready to roll Kaos made pump, with a clamping feedneck(I hear lots of people replace the stock one), a basic ASA, a Nice little pump kit with a "hitman mod rod" and a Barrel with a cool oring system to keep balls in. For the price, is a pretty good deal for a basic beginner pump gun, even a back up pump gun. BUT, here's some drawbacks: It has the farting problem on almost every one that's been owned, some people like it others like myself find it obnoxious, either way. Seeing as you've had spyders and such, farting is the sound that a spyder or tippy makes when it is getting low on air, but with the KP it sounds like that nearly every time.
The stock barrel also doesn't work too well. The .691 bore(IIRC) combined with the oring still isn't enough to stop small bore paint from rolling out. That means a new barrel is gonna need to be bought. The ASA is like a simple direct mount ASA, I'm an On/Off kinda guy, but some people like them, but whatever. It also has NO reg, not saying it really needs one, but there is no reg on there to adjust and such. The frame and grips, to me, look a little cheap, and being a 2-fingered trigger is just kinda....bleh.
Overall, you will get what you paid for, and it will be a nice little shooter. Not like CCM T2 or higher, but a little budget pump gun.
BUT, I saw so much more in the V2 Sniper, that's why I purchased it.
-Checkit V2: This gun comes as a Prostock body bought from WGP when they were done, by PBGateway. The Body has all the WGP Serial number and logo in the breach, all that jazz. The Stock barrel is like...9.5" IIRC, so that needs to be replaced immediately. The WGP Cage ASA is also basic, direct mount and all, just a standard ASA. The Feedneck is press-fit, meaning no clamp, screw, etc. You must fit the hopper in there snug. It comes with the all the Check-It goodies, the spring kit, detents, etc. PRobly the BEST part of the Check-it parts is the pump kit. The Oring-ed pump arm is amazing, I'd say even better than the CCM to me, and it is dual rod, little to no play, just amazing. The gun also comes milled for eyes, meaning if you bought pnuematics and an e-blade or other frame, you could make it an electro on down the road.
The Frame is a 2-finger Hinge frame, not the best for pump, but very smooth and nice to shoot if you like that style. The Regulator is the WGP Ergo Reg. While not "smexy as _____" like a CP reg or Dye Hyper 3, it does the job, is actually really consistant, and feels great, at least to me.
This gun I think looks a 100000x better than the KP also, I dunno, I've always been partial to cockers looks. It feels like a true pump, metal, a little on the weighted side, but not like Tippmann A5, and it is fully upgradeable.
Overall, this is a pump which can shoot like your CCM S6, T2, your SM-1s. It is a starter pump, it's also an intermediate pump, AND it's a pump which can be built up to a true Pumper's Paradise gun.
I just began pump with this thing, but here's what I did to it to make it absolutely perfect. I really don't need another upgrade EVER:
-Started with a Black Empire Reg. I'm goin for the ninja look, so I figured I'd keep it all black.
-The Previous owner got a Delrin Oringless bolt, this too makes the pump stroke EXTREMELY smooth and easy.
-Benchmark .45 Frame, this was all preference, but the single Trigger makes the pump so much more comfortable and great for games short and long.
-I put a CP Rail and a NDZ On/off ASA on it, again, preference, but just made it look amazing.
-Freak JR. Barrel, I love the look, availability of tips and inserts, and simple design. I have a .682 and .684 insert, and may pick up a .679 if I feel the need.
So overall, some more cash put in to make it perfect, but with stock parts, still is an amazing gun.
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Zamamee, on Dec 8 2008, 02:08 AM, said:
Kowalczyk, on Mar 31 2008, 02:47 PM, said:
CHICO5445, on Mar 27 2008, 07:06 PM, said:anyone know what thing...oh whats it called...when luke is in the snow and is freezin so han cuts the things stomach open so they can keep warm...what that kangaroo camel things name? well i got 1 of those from back in the day..box too it think..
omfg u are a n00b in the ways of the force!!! its a friggin bantha JK its ok i grew up with star wars i lived nd breathed it
and watched it all day long
untill i got into video games and paintball
and chicks lol
I realize this was posted a while ago, but it's so wrong I have to correct it.
The thing that Han cut open to keep Luke warm on Hoth was a Ton Ton. Bantha's are on Tatooine, the Tuskan Raiders use them. Storm Troopers actually use them too. Heck everyone uses them, they're like a desert planet form of oxen.
I have a Y-wing fighter with a tiny little pilot and R2 unit. If the OP comes back to check on this.
This man knows his Star Wars. Ton Ton, not Bantha. Too bad the wampa didn't come in to clean up that mistake....
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Someone once told me, that life is like a marmalade sandwich; the more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it.
Total Rigging in Total Recall: Webinar
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Thanks to the kind people at Rhythm and Hues, who last month gave us some very informative industry info, Ang Lee's Life of Pi has already made an appearance on the Escape blog. But now we've all seen it, and since it's received 11 Oscar nominations (not bad eh?) we reckon it's worth another mention!
Robin Squires VFX Course Diary: Week 12, Final week!
Having started a VFX course here at Escape Studios, I'm keeping a diary to share with you on how the course is going. Here's my update from my final week!
London's VFX Artists become Superheroes!
VFX fans and readers of WIRED magazine will have noticed a special feature in this month's edition, as Soho's VFX teams are made into super heroes by, well, themselves.
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Robin Squires VFX Course Diary: Week 11!
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An impressive body of work
Japanese art student Choo San, blew quite a few minds this week when she uploaded her latest side project to internet forums.
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Hidden Object
5,000,000 - 10,000,000 downloads
- Simple but fun
- Improves attention
- Would be better with multiplayer
+ By Magma Mobile
"Clock, Elephant, Shrimp"
Reviewed by Anna Grace / Sep 07, 2012
Look for the objects quickly and finish the level before time runs out
Hidden Object is a game for Android that consists of what its title says: finding hidden objects and passing the levels
When you enter in a scenario, you can choose the level of difficulty and then proceed to look for the given objects as quickly as you can, trying to never let the time run out. Depending on the mistakes and the time used, you will get a different score, based on the three-star rating we all know.
If you get stuck in a level, make sure to use the hint option.
Magma Mobile is the developer of Hidden Object, which is not the typical we're used to, here, you don't have a greater mystery to solve, it's only a bunch of entertaining levels where you need to spot the items very quickly. Simple and fun, perfect to improve the attention. What about a multiplayer option?
Hidden Object is a free game in which your seek and find skills will be challenged like never before!
The game principle is simple: Find a series of hidden objects in a scene! Various objects and environments are available allowing you to replay a scene several times in different configurations!
You can also choose from several difficulty levels (easy, medium or hard) and use hints that will show you the location of an item from the scene. However, these hints are limited so use them carefully or come to the store to unlock them all.
Beware of the time limit! Indeed, you have a defined period of time to find all the objects! A fast analysis is required!
So if you like this kind of games, this new Magma Mobile app is made for you!
Come try it now and share it with your friends!
- Black Screen Fixed
- Other Minor bug fixes
- 1 new level
- Minor bug fixes
- Translated in Portuguese by Sofia Esteves and João Rodrigues
- 2 new levels
- 20 new objects!
- Minor bug fixes
- Translated in Russian by Андрей Волков
- Translated in Thai by Sirawit Lappisatepun and Somporn J. Velter
- Bug fix
- Translation in Dutch
- Bug fix in laboratory level on small devices
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Anna Grace.
San Francisco st.
Love trying to get to the next level.
Finding it very intresting
Something to do
Fun and challenging!! My only complaint is that I can't get the last star in the hard categories despite repeatedly finding all of the objects.


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Maine Legislature
House Democratic Office
February 11, 2012
Contact: Jodi Quintero [Nelson], 287-1488, c. 841-6279
Rep. Nelson: LePage education agenda wrong choice for Maine
Good morning, I'm Democratic State Representative Mary Nelson from Falmouth.
the past three years, I have served the people of my community and the
state on the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.
We've had the opportunity to hear directly from parents, teachers, students, and business leaders about what's most important for Maine's classrooms.
If you're a parent, you want to make sure your child gets the best education.
If you're a teacher, you want to make sure all of your students are making the grade.
If you run a business, you want to make sure our classrooms are training the workforce of the future.
We all share these goals. How we get there is the challenge. Earlier this week, the governor unveiled several new education initiatives that will only make it harder to achieve our shared goals.
He's proposed initiatives that will hurt our local schools and communities and pit Mainers against each other.
The legislation would allow all students to attend schools outside their districts, permit giving public taxpayer dollars to private religious schools, and put our hard working teachers at risk.
The governor's proposal to allow unbridled school choice in our state will have a damaging impact on local taxes and local school budgets. Our local schools are already working to do more with less. His proposal will only make that job harder.
The governor's proposal also allows your tax dollars to be sent to churches and religious institutions. In fact, state and local tax dollars could be sent to religious schools and you, as a taxpayer, would have no say over it. That's simply wrong.
Maine's school population is already declining. If schools begin losing students to nearby schools, many will likely face closure and school boards will not be able to budget with any certainty.
The ripple effect would be felt across our communities. Ultimately, the program will put more of a burden on property tax payers, especially in rural Maine, where resources are already scarce. This is last thing we should be doing when middle class and working class families are struggling to keep money in their pockets.
Instead, we should be doing everything we can to strengthen our public schools so every child in Maine has the opportunity to get a top rate education. Not just some children. One child shouldn't benefit at the expense of another. The governor's proposal does nothing to improve our schools yet does everything to create an education system of the "haves" and "have nots."
In addition to undermining our public school system, the governor's proposal will also put our teachers at risk. Teachers are the single most important resource to a child's learning.
We must ensure that teachers are supported in the classroom, while also holding them more accountable. The governor's proposal won't do that. Instead of focusing on ways to improve standards for teachers, his proposal allows superintendents and principals to unfairly punish teachers and fire them without cause or reason.
Attacking basic workplace rights of teachers won't help our children.
We all want a world class education system in our state. We will only accomplish that if we focus our resources, involve the community, engage parents, train and support teachers, and invest in our children.
The governor's proposals won't move us in the right direction.
A quality education should not be determined by a zip code, nor by the ability of a parent to transport a child to a school out of their community. We owe it to every Maine student to have access to an excellent education no matter where they live, and to provide support to teachers in every corner of the state.
Thank you for listening. I'm Representative Mary Nelson. Have great weekend!


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So I had too much fun buying guns in 2013 and got a little behind on other financial aspects in my life. Nothing I can't repair with some belt tightening and judicious firearms decisions.
I came up with a modest plan. Something that will slow my spending way down but still feed my firearms hobby: I've decided to build an AR15 from scratch starting with a fully stripped lower and upper. I'll give myself $200 to spend each month and as I buy and accumulate enough parts I start building in portions. Depending on how the rest of my budget pans out and how fancy I want to make my rifle, this project could last 1-2 years! I hope it's more like 1 year but it will mean a more modest build.
The component choices are fuzzy to me right now but I figured with the spreaded out build schedule I'll be able to research each component in detail and I'll be confident in my purchases when I make them. But I know what my basic goals are:
High quality parts that will last and an end product I'll be proud of.
It will be in .300 blackout (yeah baby)
The barrel will be a 1 in 7 chromemoly, 16 inch carbine length. Suppressor ready. And yes a suppressor is a future nice-to-have but not part of this build yet.
Local made stripped receivers.
Possibly piston driven (wish list)
Free float hand guard
BIUS sights backing up a red dot and magnifier setup
Magpul stock with adjustable comb
Some sort of competition modular trigger. I have an eye on the Tac-Con short reset/bump fire trigger but I may blow my budget on that. It's spendy at $450 a pop.
Part of me wants the novelty of buying everything except the lower from amazon and call it my online rifle :)
Lots of details to figure out!
This is month number 1 and my first purchases were an AR-15 builders manual and my stripped lower.
The manual of choice was Glen Zediker's "Competitive AR-15 builders' guide"
My lower is local fare from a company called Detroit Gun Works that I got from a LGS. Very nicely made receiver. Good to support local small business.
Next month it will be the upper receiver and the month after that a .300 blackout barrel. That covers the major pieces. Everything else is more readily available and I may just amazon those.
Anyway, just sharing my slow simmer strategy with similar minded individuals and also soliciting advice during stages of my build. Thanks in advance for any advice and I'll be updating this thread as I progress!
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Installation Guide
This quick guide introduces you to the installation process of Moebius Linux, before starting you nee to have this material with you:
- Your Raspberry PI card
- an SD card , 1Gb card size is enough, a bigger card is better but it's not mandatory to have a 4Gb card for a minimal installation like other distributions requires, you just need a 1Gb card for a minimal install. Please note that the installation process will wipe out everything on it
- Latest version of Moebius, it could be found here in our download area, just download the latest file. Everything in the download area is marked stable, no alpha or beta releases could be found, software here it's marked as stable (or at least it should be)
- "dd" disk utility, you can use it from Linux or OS-X, Windows users need to use a dd port or windd to do the same, this installation process will describe what happens on linux command line but installation is basically the same on OS-X or windows as well
Download and decompress the image
As already written here you can grab the latest image from our download area, select the latest version and download the file locally, then extract the image
tar -zxvf moebius.minimal.image.1.0.1.tar.gz
Version may vary according to the latest download obviously. There's just one file in the .tar.gz archive and it's the image for your SD card
SD card installation
To install the image in your SD card just use dd utility or any kind of graphical frontend to it, the process is really easy, like:
dd bs=1M if=moebius.minimal.image of=/dev/sdX
Block Size: 1Mb, moebius.minimal.image: SD image, /dev/sdX: target SD card device
where "/dev/sdX" is your SD card mounted in your computer, use fdiskutil, dmesg, fdisk or any related utility to discover how your sd is mapped in your PC, please pay attention to your device name, missing a device name or using your primary disk (your hd) may destroy your OS so check your settings carefully
Booting your Raspberry PI
After a minute or two dd finishes the process and you'll have a ready made bootable card for your Raspberry. Just take it, power on your Raspi and have fun !
This is a barebone image, no fancy settings nor graphical interface, we've already informed you about it, after the boot process you're ready to use your Rasberry PI from a common text login console
Users: root and default password
In the barebone image there're no additional users, root is the only enabled user, the default password is "raspi", you can obviously change it after the first boot
raspi-config utility
I've kept the same name previously used on Raspbian but this utility is more polished and a totally different. The utility starts automatically after your first login, if you want to recall it later you can simply type "raspi-config" at the command prompt.
The utility allows you to: adapt the image to your SD card space, in fact after the first boot your SD has a 900Mb partition, that's why it can fit on 1Gb cards as well as on bigger ones. Select the Autoresize option just after running raspi-config, it will boot your Raspberry PI twice but it will resize your root partition to match your real space and it will also create a new swap area as well, this is a unique features available on Moebius only
You can also setup: your keyboard, your locale, timezone and display settings. Timezone, locale and keyboard are just shortcuts to common Debian utils, Display Settings will allow you to change screen overlay on composite video out and change various stuff related to HDMI and PAL/NTSC settings as documented from original Raspberry PI website. I've decided to collect all these settings in just one place to facilitate the management
Repositories and upgrades
As already written here this is a trimmed down version of Raspbian, there's a SSH Daemon and the console, alsa-utils, udev but not much more; we've decided to cut out everything else, you can obviously decide to upgrade to a full blown Raspbian just with an atp-get update/ugrade as usual with every Debian spinoff, there're the same repositories and packages
That's it, Ideas ? just share !
Do you have any ideas or thoughts about the installation process ? just drop me a note on it and I'll glad to improve the installation process


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PMC Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
PMC® (Nasdaq:PMCS), the semiconductor innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Net revenues in the third quarter of 2012 were $131.7 million, a decrease of 4% compared to net revenues of $137.8 million in the second quarter of 2012 and a decrease of 24% compared to $173.3 million in the third quarter of 2011.
GAAP net loss in the third quarter of 2012 was $274.4 million, or a loss of $1.31 per share. Third quarter GAAP results included impairment write-downs of goodwill and intangible assets of $276.1 million related to the Passave and Wintegra acquisitions, completed in 2006 and 2010, respectively. This compares to a GAAP net income of $26.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, including a $28.5 million benefit from the recognition of certain U.S. tax credits, mainly arising from foreign withholding taxes paid in the second quarter of 2012.
Non-GAAP net income in the third quarter of 2012 was $21.4 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $21.3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2012.Non-GAAP net income in the third quarter of 2012 excludes the following items: (i) $6.1 million in stock-based compensation expense; (ii) $1.1 million in acquisition-related costs; (iii) $1.4 million in termination costs; (iv) $0.9 million in asset impairments; (v) $1.8 million in lease exit costs; (vi) $11.6 million in amortization of purchased intangible assets; (vii) a $2.1 million foreign exchange loss on foreign tax liabilities; (viii) $1 million of non-cash interest expense for the accretion of the debt discount related to the senior convertible notes; (ix) a $6.3 million recovery of income taxes; and (x) a $276.1 million impairment of goodwill and purchased intangible assets . "Our third quarter results were in line with expectations despite a tough macro environment," said Greg Lang, president and chief executive officer of PMC. "With business uncertainty weighing on infrastructure purchases in every geography and market segment, we remain focused on best-in-class product execution, design wins and controlling operating expenses."
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She Ain't You! (2011)
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she aint you? this song was decaite 2 me. imma always love chris brown. just cant help it. ~ love u cb~
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Earlier this month, a 20-year-old man from Orange County was stopped by FBI agents at John Wayne Airport as he tried to board a flight to Turkey, en route to Syria, to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Under questioning, Adam Dandach, also known as Fadi Fadi Dandach, said he considered the killing of U.S. soldiers justified and would have done anything ISIS asked of him. Dandach had applied for an expedited passport replacement after his mother had hidden his original to prevent her son from heading overseas and joining ISIS back in December 2013.
He's not the only American who has tried to join up – others have succeeded. In May, a Florida man drove a truck laden with explosives into a government position in northern Syria, the first American suicide bomber in the three-year-old civil war.
These two men are illustrative of perhaps the greatest terrorist threat since 9/11 – Americans and Europeans going to Syria and Iraq, becoming trained in warfare and bomb-making, and returning home to attack us. Western media have reported that there are about 23,000 fighters in Syria and that nearly a third of these are foreign fighters. A May report in the New York Times asserted that about 100 Americans have joined the fight in Syria while many more have come from Europe, with its large and often disaffected Muslim populations.
Ever since the earliest days of al-Qaida, extremists have sought to recruit European and American Muslims to their cause – and for obvious reasons: American citizens can come and go from this country as they please, and citizens of the United States and many European nations may travel back and forth without needing a visa. In addition, most of Western and Central Europe has no internal border controls, further facilitating movements, licit and otherwise.
The images from Syria and Iraq are horrific – Islamic fighters executing captured policemen, beheading local officials and even shooting imams – and they have served to announce the stunning arrival of the newest and possibly most lethal incarnation of al-Qaida that we have yet encountered. There are two factors that make ISIS more of a challenge than traditional al-Qaida (from which it has been excommunicated). The first is the group's drive to capture, hold and govern territory in an arc that stretches from Syria through Iraq. While its more nihilistic forebear talked of re-establishing the caliphate, but did little to actually bring it about, ISIS has already established governance over significant portions of Syria and Iraq. The second is ISIS's ambition to recruit western jihadis who can easily return home to attack western targets.
As with so much else in the post-9/11 era, the United States and its democratic allies must balance security and freedom as we seek to prevent our citizens from becoming radicalized and turning on us. Attorney General Eric Holder recently set out a four-step action plan that the U.S. and its allies could use to stem the influx of western jihadis to Syria – and their eventual return to Europe or North America.
First, other countries should join the U.S., France and Norway to criminalize "preparatory acts to terrorism," such as joining or providing "material support" to terrorist groups, which the United States has used on several occasions to prosecute terrorists and their supporters in this country.
Second, the attorney general urged the greater use of undercover operations to identify people who may be planning to join the fight in Syria, pointing out that the FBI already has conducted several successful operations of this type.
Third, the U.S. and its allies must strengthen the sharing of traveler information as a potential way to prevent would-be foreign fighters from going to Syria in the first place and to better track those who come back. Holder also urged the allies to provide greater mutual legal assistance and to facilitate the extradition of foreign fighters to combat extremism.
Fourth, governments need to sponsor "counter-radicalization programs" to help "serve our broader aim of fostering tolerance, inclusion and understanding."
These are common sense solutions that will improve our security and stem the flow of Westerners joining the fight. Attorney General Holder got it right when he suggested that if we wait for U.S. citizens to travel to the Middle East, become radicalized and then return home – it will be too late.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, represents California's 28th Congressional District and is a senior Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.


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Fresh off their monumental win at Sectionals, New Directions is on top of the world. With an extra spring in their step, they get to work on new numbers for Regionals. But when Rachel and Finn's budding romance hits a bump in the road after she becomes involved with a competitor, Jesse St. James (guest star Jonathan Groff), it threatens to derail the entire club. Mr. Schuester pays a visit to Shelby Corcoran (guest star Idina Menzel), coach of Vocal Adrenaline, to confirm Jesse's motives. Meanwhile, Will is newly single, but is he ready to take his relationship with Emma to the next level? And to top it all off, Sue Sylvester returns from her condo in Boca with a renewed focus on destroying Will and disbanding the glee club. Musical performances include Hello, I Love You, Gives You Hell, Hello, Highway To Hell and Hello/Goodbye.
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What are your thoughts on two toned hair color? I'm highly jealous of Kristen Stewart's peek-a-boo black hair underneath her brown – I sported this look when I was 16 but it did not look nowhere as cool as Kristen's!
Drew Barrymore seems to love two toned hair color too that Christina Aguilera sported back in the day; Drew showed up at the 2009 Toronto International Film Fest for her new film, Whip It! with her blond hair and black ends.
What do you think? I love Kristen's but I'm sorry to say I don't really like Drew's!
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Dear Poetry Newbies: quit procrastinating!Monday, January 14th, 2013
An earlier version of this post appeared at One Night Stanzas in September 2008.
Procrastination. You know, that thing where re-cataloguing your record collection or washing all the skirting-boards in your house suddenly seems really important? Here's how to beat it.
1: Start.
When you have a task or tasks that you're avoiding, for whatever reason, it's often just the thought of getting started that's daunting. It may be hard to do, but just sit down, shove everything else out of your mind, and start. Even if you can only write a title, or the first sentence, it's something… you've given yourself something to work from. Get something done; knowing you've started can make all the difference, because that task is no longer "to do", it's "in progress" instead.
2: Make a timetable.
When I had my PhD thesis to write, I found I couldn't empty my head of all the other stuff that I "should" be doing — laundry that I'd previously been happy to leave spilling over the top of the washing-basket, sorting out my bank-statements, writing to people I hadn't been in touch with for years, etc. Of course, none of these things were essential, but my brain wouldn't let me focus on my essay-writing until I'd removed these distractions. In the end, I made myself a timetable. I wrote up a mental list of all the "other stuff" I needed to do, and then spent a full morning completing these tasks. At 1pm sharp, forced myself to start writing. And eventually, I'd get into it… or maybe I just ran out of "other stuff."
3: Unplug the internet.
Just about anyone you ask will tell you that the internet is one of the worst distractions there is. It doesn't just eat into your writing time… all too often it disguises itself as a writing "aid", so you feel justified in surfing when you should be working. If you're reading writing blogs or other people's poems, then surely that's just research, right? That's just helping? But you know, deep down, that it's just not true.
Stop it! Pull the plug! Disconnect your internet… or move to another room, the garden, or anywhere out of range! If you don't need the internet to do what you're doing (and chances are, you really don't), then there's no reason for it to be accessible. For some people this feels like severing an arm, but try it, and see what a difference it can make!
4: Bitesize it.
As a tutor, I constantly get pupils complaining that they can't concentrate for long enough to get their revision done properly, and I always send them in the direction of Bitesize. You can browse it by a subject - say, English Lit - and it will break your subject down into its modules: in this case, Reading, Close Reading, Speaking, Writing etc. The students find that it makes their essay-writing and revision sessions so much easier, because they are given managable amounts of work to do at once.
When you find yourself procrastinating, you have to do the same thing. Think about your task. Do you need to write an essay, put together a poem, do some editing? Think about how you could split the task into several smaller tasks. Could you edit a stanza at a time? Write your essay paragraph by paragraph? Doing something slowly is better than doing nothing at all.
5: Don't go it alone.
You might think that having other people around would be even more distracting, but in fact, working in someone else's presence can really focus you. Get together, have a cup of tea, talk things over, and then get to work. If someone else is keeping an eye on you, you're less likely to leap up and say "I think I might just wash the car / clean out the kitchen cupboards / bake a cake" or whatever… and if the other person is working away diligently, you'll feel the need to keep up. If you can't concentrate with someone else sitting next to you, or if you can't find anyone who's willing to come and work too, just get your partner to look in on you every so often to see if you're still working, or get a friend to text you for a word-count at the top of each hour. It might feel a bit like being in detention, but it'll keep you going!
6: Take breaks.
I nag and nag and nag my students constantly about this. Your brain only works at its best for 45 minutes at a time… after that, your concentration starts to flag and the task you're working on gets less and less of your attention. For that reason, you should only ever work for one full hour maximum before you take a break… and your break should be a proper break, where you set aside at least ten minutes to do something other than the task at hand. Not taking breaks can encourage procrastination, because if you work and work until you're sick and tired of working, eventually you're going to get to a point where you walk away from your task and don't go back to it.
7: Go against your habits.
You may not like working in the evening (or in the morning, afternoon, whenever), but that's tough luck if your deadline is looming. Your favourite library or internet cafe may be closed, your favourite writing pen might have run out. Deal with it! Don't let these things become excuses not to complete your task! Procrastination is pressure enough without you placing further limitations on yourself. Even if you do have to work in the evening / in your living room / with a different pen, you'll be glad you soldiered through once the task is finished!
8: Give yourself an incentive.
For some people, just the idea of getting a project finished is incentive enough. However, telling yourself that "eventually I will have a finished poem" or "some day I will get paid for this commission" or "perhaps this poem will get into a magazine once I edit it" might not be enough to get you worked up to the task. If so, you need some incentive, so think of a way to reward yourself once you're done. Resolve to treat yourself to a takeaway, a long soak in the bath, a new book or whatever you think will make it all feel a bit more worthwhile. Sit down to work with your reward in mind, and you may well find that you suddenly feel more like putting your nose to the grindstone. No cheating though - don't let yourself dial for a pizza or step into a bookshop before you're done. Get the task finished… and then you can mix the relief of finishing with the sweet taste of a celebratory tub of Ben and Jerry's!
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Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can.
I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
I get the biggest kick out of people who claim to be related to the Queen and Royal Family. The truth of the matter is most are truly related, they're just cousins 15 times removed! They're more likely to blood kin to Lady Mary Crawley! (Referencing the fictional story "Downton Abbey")
If by believing you mean praying to an anthropomorphic deity who created the world and half controls it and half observes it, then I am probably not a believer. But if you mean that it is not all accidental, that there is a mystery to existence, a deeper meaning, that I do believe in."
Sharing a strange experience from my student years at Manchester, England, during late 1970's. I had just arrived in England from India, and was searching for an accommodation, basically a room to rent. I always used to call the English landlords by phnoe first, to ensure that a room was available, and then visit those addresses, located miles away, by taking the bus or a train. Upon my arrival, I was always told that either there was no room at all or that the room was just rented. After a dozen or so such frustrating experiences, it became clear to me that the room was always available - but those English landlords and landladies were reluctant to rent it to someone like me, an Indian or a non-white person. Interestingly, the room was always available to my voice on the phone, because my voice could not reveal either my skin color, or my race, or my national origin. The mystery was thus dispelled, and yet that realization was surely a rude awakening to the true color of English society. It was my first encounter with prejudice and discrimination, and the most shocking moment that shatters one's innocence completely - especially after coming from a noble culture and the best upbringing that takes pride in Equality. I shall always remain thankful to England for the best education that I received during my M.S. and Ph.D., as much as for such exposure to the dark side of the real world. Years later, after coming to America, I realized that America is a whole new wonderful world that welcomes all, and treats everyone with respect and dignity they deserve. God Bless America!
The Greek Mythological Story of "Pandora's Box" teaches us the significance of self-control and self-discipline that can keep us away from the evils in the world. It also assures us that at the end of the day, there is always Hope - despite the severe storms of challenges, and when everything seems so dark and bleak. Never lose Hope, especially while overcoming the challenges of life.
There is no mystery, at least not the kind you want. In real life there are no fogbound moors or clues on matchbooks or fifth columnists waiting to be unmasked. it would be nice if here were, because then there would be solutions to things in life, but it doesn't always work that way. Everyone likes a good detective story. I went through my Hammett phase in college. I think the attraction is, in life our mysteries aren't exciting. You know They're just intractable and depressing and enervating. Like, why do we always hurt the ones we love. Where does the money go ...in a detective story, at least the universe makes sense. It was him. He did it. The natural order is disturbed, but the beauty of it is that it's restored again.
Thirteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, one of the most tragic and horrifying events in human history shook our world. Not only America, but the whole world lost her innocence that precise moment, when a dirty, disgusting face of mass terrorism emerged to brutally torture the mankind. The world realized that this new evil is perpetrated by shameless barbaric fanatics who are utterly indifferent to the sanctity of human life. America became stronger than ever before to fight the terrorism, and wiped out a major chunk of psychopathic terrorist evil to make our world safer once again. At the 13th anniversary of 9/11, our heart still aches for all those innocent lives who were ruthlessly killed by terrorist activities. It's so sad, depressing, disgusting story, and yet its aftermath is remarkably inspirational when we think about how America and many nations came together to relentlessly destroy the axis of evil, capture and bring to justice the toxic terrorists - including their leader Osama. On this 13th Anniversary, we pay our respectful tribute to the martyrs of 9/11 attack, and sincerely thank our awesome American Heroes who are still fighting those freaky fanatic terrorists to make our world a better place. God Bless You All, and God Bless America.
Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself. Mankind. Basically, it's made up of two separate words---'mank' and 'ind'. What do these words mean It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.
Peter Who am I You sure you want to know The story of my life is not for the faint of heart. If somebody said it was a happy little tale... if somebody told you I was just your average ordinary guy, not a care in the world... somebody lied.
Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.
When there are two conflicting versions of the story, the wise course is to believe the one in which people appear at their worst.
A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.
A man with a talent does what is expected of him, makes his way, constructs, is an engineer, a composer, a builder of bridges. It's the natural order of things that he construct objects outside himself and his family. The woman who does so is aberrant. We have to expiate for this cursed talent someone handed out to us, by mistake, in the black mystery of genetics.
A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it!
All human beings have an innate need to hear and tell stories and to have a story to live by...religion, whatever else it has done, has provided one of the main ways of meeting this abiding need.
All my life I've been harassed by questions: Why is something this way and not another? How do you account for that? This rage to understand, to fill in the blanks, only makes life more banal. If we could only find the courage to leave our destiny to chance, to accept the fundamental mystery of our lives, then we might be closer to the sort of happiness that comes with innocence.
All the best stories are but one story in reality--the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.


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|Thu, 08-21-2014 - 8:12am
Let's see if this works. I've been trying to post on different threads and it's not letting me. SJ, sorry to hear about your cousin. That poor family w/ the little children! And the grandmother who has seen all that happen, too. It puts my whining about wasp stings into perspective.
I take my son back to college tomorrow so I might skip my workout tonight so we can do family things. Then again, he might be at the parkour gym so I'll have to see first. For all the working out I've done in my life, I'm discovering muscular weaknesses that you never hit in the gym. First, I can upper body on the wall w/ legs hanging down, put my hands on the wall and lower myself from there. It's an odd angle and no exercise in the gym, even functional crazy ones that I do, hits those muscles. And yesterday, we tied the silks into a knot, lie face up in it, feet on the ground. The goal is to keep your body in a straight line and be able to raise your legs so your head goes upside down. It's crazy core. I have so much to work on!
|Thu, 08-21-2014 - 8:31am
Your silks class sounds so challenging! I envision you flying through the air similar to that commercial. I am stiff/sore from linedancing two nights in a row. I have to remind myself that I am not young anymore! I have work today, and tonight, I drive dd back to town. I have a conference call tomorrow morning that I have to be on, even though I am taking a vacation day. I think I might try to do lunch with a friend and/or visit a yoga studio down in that city.
Jean, I agree with SJ...you must have a nest nearby. I think there is some can of something that you can spray into the nest when they are asleep. I can't believe you got stung on the same ankle. What is up with that?! GR, enjoy your solitude, and BOO on the hangover...I hate when that happens! Karla, how wonderful to be able to relax (a little) about the marathon, and it sounds like you have a great coach to make sure you do not overtrain. SJ, I love that you have a condo to visit. It is so nice to have a place to visit that is your own, where you can relax and get a change of pace! EL, where did you go? Palladrome? Swimming? Biking?
Life is good. Make it a great day everyone!
|Thu, 08-21-2014 - 11:05am
Well, the house is quiet. I was hoping to sleep through DH leaving this morning (I hate goodbyes) but sadly I did not. Since he's left, I have purchased a cat purse on Amazon, deep cleaned the dishwasher and cleaned out the fridge. I have also removed his "clutter" to areas where I cannot see it - AMAZING. I was planning to do cardio this morning but I am getting quite a workout with all of this so I may skip it.
Jean - no more stings! And enjoy your time with your son.
FSN, when I wake up sore like that, I try to remember that I'm fortunate I can still do those things.
Karla, how are you?
Happy, how wonderful you have a second home. That is wonderful. We have considered that a number of times.
My house is SO messy that I'm tempted to set fire to it and start over. House cleaning lady is coming today and I am very happy about that. She usually comes Wednesdays but I rescheduled her for today because I knew how awesome it would be to come home tonight to a clean house that has been untouched by husband.
I've got a therapy appointment today, injection appointment and then I'm hitting Trader Joe's for easy healthy food. Planning to take it easy tonight. I was offered a job yesterday and I'm mulling over whether I should take it or not. It's very good money but I was hoping for a semi-boring work week. Decisions, decisions...
|Thu, 08-21-2014 - 12:24pm
SJ, I am so sorry to hear about your cousin. That is just horrible and my thoughts and prayers go out to your family.
Gym, I saw on FB that you are dealing with some sadness? I hope all is well with you.
Jean, do you have a wasp nest in your yard?
Fresh, have you gotten everything settled with your mother? My mother's 78th birthday was this past weekend. She is in great physical health and thankfully her drivers license is expiring at the end of the month. She has tried to renew it (she has to take the written test) and failed twice so that means she will no longer be able to drive. I think it is a really good thing!
Math took 2 hours this morning. Ugg. We are working on ratio/percents. Much of the curriculum I use is word problems and I am really glad about it because it gives the kids real life examples of why they need certain math skills.
I had to do my run last night on the treadmill because we had bad storms. While I hate treadmill running, I was amazed at how well I did 8 miles with no heat or hills to deal with. I have a 5 mile run today which I may have to do on the treadmill again and then not another run until Saturday (12-14 miles).
I'm having a hair crisis again and considering getting mine all whacked off. I know I will be sorry if I do it so I am trying to listen to the tiny voice telling me "NO WAY" instead of the big loud voice shouting "Just cut it all off". lol
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|Thu, 08-21-2014 - 1:52pm
Karla, the sadness was about DH leaving. I'm okay though. Thanks for checking. On the hair... if you think you'll regret cutting it, why not do something else? Like, go with some highlights (or fashion colors!). Or do a straightening procedure like the brazilian blowout or keratin treatment. If you are committed to keeping it, do something to it to make it more fun to have again.


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Details.com isn't just an extension of Details the print magazine, it's solidly its own entirely. Admittedly, the site does share the mag's editorial mission and its commitment to sophisticated style.
The men's site, which is on the lookout for new freelancers, is unabashedly about the luxe life and focuses on topics such as fashion, grooming, health, fitness, celebrities, entertainment and more. The few topics that are off-limits to writers and editors may surprise you:
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ASCJ emphasizes interdisciplinary scholarly exchange on Asia in English-language format to broaden communication among researchers of diverse disciplines and backgrounds who are based in Japan. The conference also welcomes scholars from other countries. ASCJ conducts a yearly conference. Everyone world-wide interested in Asian studies is invited to participate. The inaugural meeting of ASCJ was held in October 1997. ASCJ is an affiliate of the Association for Asian Studies, AAS.
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North Africa, 1942. Dust, heat, thirst, flies. For those who liked that sort of thing, it was a good clean fight: nothing to harm but the sand, the enemy and yourself. Striking hard and escaping fast, Fanny Barton's squadron play Russian roulette, flying their clapped out Tomahawks on ground-strafing forays. On the ground, the men of Captain Lampard's SAS patrol drive hundreds of miles behind enemy lines to plant bombs on German aircraft. This is the story of the desert war waged by the men of the RAF and SAS versus the Luftwaffe and the Afrika Korps – a war of no glamour and few heroes in a setting often more lethal than the enemy.
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"More of this author please"
I've been a big fan of Robinson's RFC/RAF graphic novels for some time. Often revisit them and still both laugh out loud at the sparkling repartee and cringe at the all too involving scenes of conflict. Narrator Tudor Barnes is simply terrific in tone, pace, comic timing and, the Robinson trademark, conveying irony. The Desert War will never feel the same after this.
More, much more, Derek Robinson...please!
"How about a Piece of Cake?"
Maybe. Maybe not, but only because there are so many books, and so little time.
Robinson's usual cynicism/realism about war and the many types of personalities that make up a group thrust together for a common goal (more or less). Brilliant characterisations as always.
Well read, and characterised, although a bit toffee-nosed where it shouldn't have been (e.g. enlisted men). Just one bit of constructive criticism - Fanny Barton is a New Zealander, not an Australian. There is a very distinctive difference between how NZers pronounce 'a', 'e' and 'i' and how Aussies do. Something akin to South Africans. Fanny sounds like an Ocker (rough Aussie). Otherwise, great reading.
Would have, if I could have.
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"Cynical and gritty"
This author does a great job of placing you in the desert showing you what it was like. I was expecting a war story but got nice education on flies, desert terrain, and all sorts of weapons. The smooth part is that setting is more important than the characters and you never notice how much you're being taught. As a WW2 buff the book is satisfying down to the equipment and correct details. On the other hand this author seems to cut most of his characters out of the same cloth and the 'heros are jerks' theme my bug you. The Germans seem kind of stupid and the British seem kind of murderous. I loved the book because it brought the Africa theatre to life for me, and the desert raiding parts were outstanding. My only complaint would be all the minutes I had to listen to of the main German character doing his middle aged angst that never made a point. As a pilot and an aviation buff it can tell you that 'A Piece of Cake' has the better flying scenes. If you like WW2 stories that feel 'real', this is a good one.
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Downtown Hyatt to be up for sale next month
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A well-known downtown hotel will be up for sale again next month.
The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront has been in foreclosure for more than two years.
According to Channel 4 news partner The Financial News and Daily Record, a foreclosure sale for the Hyatt Regency is set for Feb. 6.
This is the third time a foreclosure sale has been set. The other two sales were canceled to try to give the owners more time to renegotiate the loan.
The hotel's general manager says the foreclosure case hasn't affected operations at the hotel. He also says that no matter who winds up owning the hotel, it will still be affiliated with Hyatt.
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