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Link to the picture he was trying to hotlink to ^^:
Cute but not off the charts hot.
Anyway, here's the picture he's asking about.
yeay i got it his name is anthony c thank you sooooo much everyone any one seen sexy pics of him uhhhh dame fucking hot
Wild dick shots especially the dude J.O. in public and shooting a serious load.
I wouldn't mind him stopping by my place...that's for sure.
DAMN!! This guy is fuckin' sexy as hell!! Look at that ass and his face is just beautiful!! Made me poop a woodie...FUCK!!
It's Myles Hannaman, of Allamericanguys.
hot cute ass
no bad, but hte only type of guys i like in speedos are twinks
I think you mean "pop" a woodie.........LOL
a little too much beef for my taste, but nice
I don't know why that last picture isn't showing up??
drop dead gorgeous!
Yeah, he is looking good!
I love cute guys in speedo!!
Fantastic !
something to warm you up this winter
click on the dick to make it bigger
release me please
Thank God for Tiny Speedos!
I wear ALWAYS too small under the belt. Too small under the belt pertains to the male.
these speedos are really small
and these are definitely too small!
Something small is even better with something big in it. The winning team.
My speedos are also to small.
Unfortunately for me, not for the same reason as in the pics above
I have a nine inch cock that is definitely too big for my speedo..I will just show my ass in my profile right now..Not ready to show the cock yet
damn to big, if my ass looked as good as yours does or my gear met with the stats you cited for yours, I'd share with everybody
Not to do so is just mean, cruel and selfish. I firmly believe in if you got it, flaunt it. sadly I'am far better hung mentally than physically.
Even sadder, that aint saying much
tiny speedos / big bulges
I see absolutely nothing wrong with a to small speedo or to short shorts!
one of the worst tragedies in life is being forgotten by some one you can never forget!
Obviously Pete hasn't seen too big guts or too flabby thighs in his tender years...
These conditions tend to lead to insignifignt bulge disease to by the way.
Seriously small Speedos for Saturday
More Small Speedos
Skimpy Speedos Oh Yeah!
Whats fuuny...I didnt have to click on my dick to make it bigger
Love these speedos...they are just the right size
Nice thread
Great thread. I love seeing guys in speedos!
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Lindbergh Deemed Ready to Solo after 8 Hours of Instruction
Posted by: Kelley Welf on Nov 17, 2010
The answer to last week's trivia question is: 8 hours.
Over the course of two months, Lindbergh obtained about 8 hours of flying instruction in the "Tourabout" with I.O. Biffle (Biff) who was his only instructor. There was no ground school connected to the flying course he obtained at Nebraska Aircraft Corporation. Instead, he worked around the factory to learn the ins and outs of airplanes.
Most of Lindbergh's instructional flying was done in the early morning or late evening due to the strong mid-day winds in Nebraska. Although Biff declared Lindbergh ready to solo after 8 hours of flight time, Lindbergh could not pay the bond, which the company required, in case he wrecked the plane, which was to be sold. Lindbergh spent the next few months Barnstorming, then returned to Lincoln where he obtained two more hours of instruction in another plane. But, he had not soloed before he purchased his "Jenny," a fact that no one on the field in Americus, Georgia, knew. He also had not been in a plane for six months before his first attempt.
"The first solo flight is one of the events in a pilot's life which forever remains impressed upon his memory. It is the culmination of difficult hours of instruction, hard weeks of training and often years of anticipation. To be absolutely alone for the first time in the cockpit of a plane, hundreds of feet above the ground is an experience never to be forgotten." Lindbergh wrote in his book, We.
What are your memories or experiences from your first solo flight?

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John R. Powers — author of the best-selling book and musical "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" — died Thursday at 67.
Updated: February 19, 2013 3:22PM
John R. Powers, the author and South Side native who wrote the satirical novel, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" died Thursday.
Powers who lived in Lake Geneva, Wis., died of a heart attack, according to the Lake Geneva Regional News newspaper. He was 67.
The novel-turned-musical poked fun at Catholic dogma through the eyes of adolescents and had a record run at a theater in Summit beginning in 1979 before ascending to a short run on Broadway.
When the production was recast at the same Summit theater in 1996, Chicago Sun-Times theater critic Hedy Weiss commented the play's title suggests the "nuns' warning to their female charges that shiny shoes can offer sex-hungry boys a titillating view under their skirts."
"On the day he died he just finished a new one-man play and I think it was supposed to be produced. He went out on a high note," said Joe Martin, a good friend and nationally syndicated cartoonist.
Powers grew up in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood and went to Brother Rice High School.
"For the last few years he'd been a public speaker doing motivational comedy and businesses-type speeches," Martin said. "He also used to give motivational talks to the Chicago Bears before their football games."
"He won two Emmys, he has five books still in print, and 'Black Patent Shoes' is still being produced at local theaters all over the country," Martin said.
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By the numbers, M&A activity appears to be declining in 2012. The many flavors of uncertainty, including fiscal and political instability in the Eurozone, the seemingly endless stream of new regulation and legislation coming from the U.S. government, and slowing growth in emerging economies like China and India, all appear to be conspiring to depress deal flow.
Yet behind the scenes, our experience with clients reveals that corporate development teams are working harder than ever to deliver value and growth to their companies. The mandate these days is about doing more with less; creatively finding ways to grow with controlled investment funds. Smaller deals, strategic alliances, and smart divestitures appear to be the result, with corporate development teams tasked to exercise their business planning skills as much as their deal-making skills.
In Deloitte's Corporate Development 2012 study, we explored how corporate development teams are handling the external and internal pressures they face to deliver value. We garnered input from over 300 professionals who oversee or are involved in corporate development and who responded to our 2012 annual survey, and the perspectives of five notable players who sat down with us for in-depth interviews, we take a look at five core areas:
- Structuring your corporate development function for success
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- The Board's role in M&A
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The findings in this report make it clear that corporate development teams can make or break a deal's value and that to be successful, corporate development teams must acquire some new skills that are often outside the core competency of the classic deal jockey. So what do these findings mean in real life? How should professionals involved in corporate development think about reshaping their roles and partnering for success? Read Corporate Development 2012 – The power of relationships for key insights.
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Tomato soup is one of the first kinds of soup that I ate as a child - my mother loved that it is made of vegetables (well, I guess it's really a fruit), and I loved that it didn't actually contain any remote likeness to vegetables. Pacific Natural Foods, while already offering an amazing Organic Creamy Tomato Light Sodium Soup , has also produced a Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato "hybrid" soup. Is it worthy of a place on the stove?
The first thing that I noticed about this soup was its color. While the carton portrays a deep red, the soup is actually a dark orange. It's not that the color is off-putting, just not what I expected. I heated it up gently as this soup does contain milk, so if you boil it too quickly and too long, it could curdle. I ladled half the carton into a bowl, plopped in some Goldfish crackers, and took a hearty spoonful. This is one of the best soups I've ever tasted . The texture is smooth, creamy, and silky with a wonderfully thick body. The taste is smoky, sweet, and the red pepper really shines through, although the tomato flavor is there too. It has a bit of a kick to it - not enough to notice immediately, but as you eat, it builds in the back of your throat.
One serving (1 cup) of Pacific Natural Foods Organic Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup provides 110 calories, 2 grams of total fat, 1.5 grams of which are saturated, 30% of the daily value for sodium - 720 mg (yikes), 5 grams of protei and 16 grams of carbohydrates which includes 12 grams of sugar and 1 gram of fiber. There is also 10% of the DV for vitamin A, and 15% DV calcium.
I paid $1.79 for a 32 ounce carton. This would be 5 stars if it weren't for the incredibly high sodium content. Luckily, a low sodium variety exists, if you can locate it. There's a lot more sugar than you'd expect from the flavor, but the overall nutrition isn't too shabby. This is a soup worthy of center stage in your cupboard.


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I was browsing poster websites this afternoon, trying to find something to fit that pesky spot on my wall next to my massive (massive, massive) Lord of the Rings poster and after browsing awesome Burton and creepily-fabulous Coraline, I found this.
I am something of a Rockwell fanatic, actually, and have an absolutely awesome big book about him with lots of wonderful prints (it's called Norman Rockwell's People and you should probably go buy it now) that holds a place of honor in my heart and on my shelf. I was always partial to A Day in the Life of a Girl, Outside the Principal's Office, Girl at the Mirror, The Marriage License, Triple Self Portrait… too many to list. C'mon, some of you must be Norman fans too, right?
But then there are his baseball paintings. They're special in a unique sort of way- they always give me this feeling like, Some things never change. The players, the fields, the umps… in a way they all sort of looked the same then as they do now. It makes me miss baseball but also puts the seasons and the game and all that in a kind of perspective. Without getting entirely cheesy, you know what I mean?
I am so buying this thing. Maybe it'll go next to Buster Posey in my kitchen. They'd make a nice pair. And then I could squeeze Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka into my bedroom. And Coraline and her button eyes may have to be relegated to the ceiling. Whoever said interior decorating was easy…
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In MLB news this weekend has brought Brian Wilson conspiracy theories (aka, TMZ says he was partying with Charlie Sheen), A-Rod-might-be-an-okay -guy-after-all theories, Jon-Daniels- would-love-to-walk-in-and-hug-everybody-every-day-but-that's-not-critical-to-winning-and-other-strange-assorted-quotes-from-Rangers-and-Michael-Young. And a what-the-heck-is-interesting-cardio, Brian Wilson? You know. Stuff like that.
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Though I'm no longer on staff at Today's Chicago Woman, I'll still be writing about women in the workplace and the world on this blog. The direction may shift a bit, but it will still be driven by a steadfast belief in women's equality in the workforce, the necessity of women having full autonomy over their lives and the choices they make, and in the importance of not only raising awareness of but also taking action on issues affecting women and girls here at home and around the world.
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In Chicago, there's no lack of events competing for our attention. From cocktail mixers to networking receptions, charity luncheons to restaurant openings, brand launch parties to dinner with friends, each week we try to balance commitments that help us grow professional networks, give back to the communityandspend real life face (not Facebook) time with friends.
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What else should you know about this membership of fabulous women? Here are 5 things to know about Step Up Women's Network.
1. You can mentor as much as or as little as you like. Do you have one Saturday a year? Great! Can you give one Saturday a month for six months? Well, that's just peachy, too. Our mentoring programs are designed specifically for women with busy professional and personal lives. We update our volunteer opportunities regularly on our online calendar, or contact Whitney at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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One member of the standards board sees the value of the recommendations from two sides of the issue. Standards board member John Foster is also senior manager for quality, food safety and organic integrity at Earthbound Farm, San Juan Batista, Calif. Before joining the Earthbound staff, Foster was a grower, researcher and organic inspector.
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The standards board recommended mandatory unannounced inspections for at least 5% of certified operations each year. The scope could be limited, with the collection of samples depending on individual situations. According to the NOSB, an unannounced "full inspection" could serve as the annual on-site inspection for a certified operation.
"The vote of the NOSB demonstrates a strong will to ensure that all producers of organic food are in compliance every day," Foster said. "In my many years as an organic inspector, I came to see that this kind of protocol improved not just compliance with the standards, but also provided real business value regardless of scale."
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I saw another family of 3 ECVs and 10 people pull up to a bus stop when the bus arrived. Because only 2 ECVS could fit on the bus the other one argued with the driver because they couldn't ride on the same bus. While the argument continued every one else but the family members had to wait to board the bus. And then guess who was left behind.. the one ECV still complaining to anyone who would listed and about 10 of us who were denied access on to the bus because it was now too full.
The next bus came about 10 minutes later with the ECV rider still telling the story. I don't know if he expected them to change the bus to hold 3 ECVs or something... I don't think the problem lies with the bus system, but more the inconsiderate folks that ride it. |
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When it comes to abuse of the wheelchair and GAC systems, I don't pretend to be able to tell who is legit and who is abusing the system, so I don't try. Given the legal risk, I don't really expect Disney to do much about it either.
As for the original topic, I do appreciate the complexity of the WDW transportation system. But at the same time, Disney has tremendous advantages over any public system in terms of funding and control, so there really is no excuse for the problems that exist. WDW maybe larger than the island of Manhattan, but the complexity of the two systems isn't even in the same universe. There are over 1.5 MILLION people living on Manhattan and the number that commute into the city everyday is also in the millions. And, as so many are so quick to remind us, Disney is a business. They do not use public funding to provide a service to the taxpayers. They reap tremendous profits from the WDW resort, and the transportation system is critical to making that happen for them. So yes, I do appreciate the complexity, but Disney has more than enough resources to handle the issue. They do not need our sympathy. I agree that the busses are probably the biggest issue, but at the same time all aspects of the transportation system affect each other. For example, one reason the need for busses is so great is Disney has not either expanded the monorail or implemented another large system in areas not served by the monorail. Would such an expansion or system be expensive? Certainly, but no one can seriously argue that Disney took any less of a leap when they built the DL and WDW monorails so many years ago. In fact, taking such leaps was a key component of the Disney philosophy at one time, and without that kind of thinking certainly the Disney of today would be a far less grand entity. So first and foremost, the WDW transportation issue is not likely to truly be resolved until they are willing to get back to the ideas and philosophies that the company was founded and built upon. Since that isn't likely to happen, we are left to try to make the best of what is there. With that in mind, there still is no excuse for many of the problems with the bus service in particular. Twice on a recent trip it took members of our party over 2 hours to get from one resort to another using the busses. The horror stories are plentiful. When going from a resort to a theme park or water park (except for the MK) you can sometimes save over an hour a day by driving. That is huge when you are talking about limited vacation time. There really is no excuse for these issues. What can Disney do, if they are not willing to make a major investment in new transportation systems or monorail expansion? The bus system needs to become more flexible. I can't count how many times I've seen two, three and even four busses in a row arrive at a resort all going to the same destination. We watch the 2nd bus, completely empty, wait for the 1st bus to load/unload, then it just follows the 1st bus along the route, never picking up or dropping off a single passenger. The 3rd bus follows, doing the same. We saw this several times on a recent stay at the BWV. Empty busses following along from the BW, to the Swan, to the Dolphin, and then on to the water/theme parks with only the 1st bus actually carrying passengers. Other times the gap between busses can be the quoted 20 minutes, or even longer. This is a problem that is going to arise, busses get delayed when loading/unloading wheelchairs for example. But when it does, there needs to be a proactive dispatch system that re-routes the empty busses, or has them hold in position. Of course another solution is to just throw more busses into the system, but that might not be the most efficient solution. They could also utilize a larger number of smaller busses, giving them greater flexibility. Is it simple? Of course not, but we are talking about a corporation that makes billions in profits, they can handle it, if they choose to do so.
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As a CM who loads groups of 600 at a time, there are things sometimes beyond our control. When things get frustrating, I always take a step back and remind myself that I'm part of a very large organization and I can't fix or control everything. All I can do is try to get people to their destination as safely and quickly as possible(in that order). This thread is a bit of an eye opener for me regarding the buses. Perhaps I need to do some investigation to find out more about their operation and why things happen. Not so I can defend them, but just because it interests me.
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I always wonder whether our expectations about transit are realistic. Do we want to be ushered from park to park on our own air-conditioned bus, lest we rub elbows or brush shoulders with our fellow traveler? Are we so pressed for time that we can't sit, or stand for 13 minutes while the bus takes us to our destination?
I'm not claiming the transit system is perfect, but I think that we feel especially entitled when we come to Disney and that it's possible that our expectations exceed reality. It's a bus system. It's going to be slower than we'd like. At peak times it's going to be more crowded than we'd like. Yes Disney has more control than, say, NY or Chicago, but to me, those systems work pretty well too. But we all have to get used to giving up a little personal space and control when we ride buses. If in one week I spend a total of an hour or so (7 trips home from parks at peak times) in a crowded bus, I'm kinda fine with that. I may get a little cranky, but that doesn't last long. What do we really want/expect? |
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Also regarding monorails, see my post on page 1 about any expansion. They need to fix what they have and monorails are not the end all be all of transportation because one issue will stop an entire route. Buses and watercraft are both much more capable of handling obstacles to the operation.
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I think one of the biggest things to remember is that the transportation system generates no revenue. When you look and the P & L, Transportation is a loss. Parking, is a P, because it generates revenue. Anytime you have a portion of your company that is in the L side, that portion is often the first to see cuts. Even though the busses, Monorails, and boats take people places, the people that spend $$$, the transportation is really just an optional perk. I get the best service from a Taxi, mainly because I am having to pay for it. If the Taxi was free, The quality of service would be nowhere near the same.
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Now, don't get me wrong. I plan wholeheartedly on using the transportation system on my trips in the future, but it seems like there is a lack of increasing buses when new resorts open and during peak times. It was never this bad in the past, and I've been going to WDW for over 20 years.
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A public, fixed system generally lacks that ability and cannot adapt to issues that arise. Ironically, similar to the argument against monorails. Regarding monorails, I went out of my way to not say monorail expansion is the be all end all. I understand the drawbacks, but there is a reason fixed rail systems are a big part of most large transportation systems. But again, part of the reasoning behind Disney's original use of the monorail was not simply efficiency, it was also part of the "show". That is the concept that has been lost over the years. Yes, Disney's transportation system needs to efficiently move people from place to place, but it also should be something the guests look forward to experiencing. A well-maintained monorail does both, but if Disney chose to instead invest in a newer form, that would be fine as well. This would also take pressure off the busses (and boats), allowing them to more easily do their job. But if they aren't going to make the investment, they at least need to find a way to improve the current systems.
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Now I agree that these kind of costs are the first ones cut. I view these cuts as short-sided. Reductions that frustrate guests (long delays for buses, crowded buses etc.) to the point that they decide to drive rather than use Disney transportation will reduce Disney's income. Folks like me will go off site for food, lodging and other entertainment. But I suspect that, like it does with other things (such as its food and resort prices) Disney will push the envelope as much as it can. I love mass transportation. I use it as often as I can whenever I travel. I've just decided that it doesn't work for me (and my intolerably low patience quotient) to wait 45 minutes to an hour for a Disney bus to arrive to take me to a theme park.
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DH and I park our car at the airport and almost exclusively use Disney Transportation--especially buses at AKV. We have found ourselves taking a taxi twice on our last two trips because we were too fat and lazy to stand and wait after eating at Bluezoo and Cali Grill. It was worth the $20 at that point to sit and vegetate.
We do not have public transportation to speak of where we live. I am fascinated with the system at Disney and more so with the people riding it. I sit back, relax and allow the "drama" to unfold in front of me. In the 13 trips we have made those shows are almost as comical as watching a Disney Movie. The comments, attitudes, irritation, impatience and lack of courtesy of fellow guests are priceless. The oohhh and ahhhs when the lights come on after a 20 minute ride from MK to AKL tickle my funny bone--I alwayse wonder if the experienced folks like me are mentally preparing themselves for strike to the eyes while newbies are left blinded for a second or two. ( maybe this later part of my posts makes me a crazy sicko--but I think like that--and I am trying to be honest.) Ultimately my feeling when I am waiting on a bus to get to a prized ADRs...and time is ticking slowly by while bus after bus pulls up and no one boards and it is not our bus--is I live in the United States of America, where I have a decent job to pay my bills and can afford a trip to a world class destination once or twice a year, my legs work and I see children smiling and laughing (usually) in anticipation of seeing a favorite character. I am not in Africa watching my child starve or having to walk 10 miles to a school in shambles....in a world that is not perfect, the bus system at Disney is not perfect--but at least they offer it and it is free. I enjoy the green grass and signage as we ride along--I think Disney World is about as close to a perfect world as I will ever see...I am so lucky
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Look at it this way... if Disney had no internal transportation system, do you think they would still be able to charge the same prices for park tickets and rooms? Of course not. Conversely, if Disney had a better system, wouldn't they be able to charge more for rooms/tickets? Of course. The system most definitely generates revenue, it's just that the revenue comes in through different streams. You are right that a lot of companies lose sight of concepts like this and do cut in areas that do not DIRECTLY generate revenue, but it's also often a mistake. It's like any other perk/service Disney offers but does not charge for. Transportation, Fastpass (for now), package delivery, etc. They all generate revenue and it would be a mistake to simply view them as a cost that can be cut/controlled.
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Can WDW add LED screens to their Bus stops, that tell guests the destination and approximately wait time until the next bus arrives? If this can be done in horrendously unpredictable traffic cities like San Francisco, you'd think it'd be possible at WDW. See it on the top of this image:
Cell phone apps would soon follow.
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Vacation is to relax. What is the hurry?
There is nothing to say that you have to immediately leave the park after the fireworks. Stop and have an ice cream. Get a pickle or buy something in one of the shops. I am on vacation and I would think most everyone else visiting the parks are also on vacation. Relax, stop and smell the flowers, look at the sights or just think about the show you just saw. We like to sit and discuss what we liked the most that day. What are we going to do the next day. On our first visit, we also rushed back to our resort and sat around and talked. Now we find that it just as easy to sit in which every park we are in and enjoy the atmosphere.
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To answer the original question, I do think the deficiencies are worth it. DH loves that his vacation starts when he boards ME. We plan for long waits and sometimes we even have them, but for the most part our experience has been reasonable waits for transportation with just an occasional longer-than-expected wait. Granted, we usually go in September when things are a bit slower. Of course there is room for improvement, but for the question posted, I say yes, absolutely the good outweighs the bad!
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Kathy is both the prosecutor and detective. What could go wrong?
Kathy invites Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lily Tomlin, and Darren Criss to sit on her couch. Premieres Mar 21 @ 11:30/10:30c.
The drama continues as Kathy heads to court.


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Coming Soon
Hosted by
Portland's Haitian Community
Kayse Jama and Leigh Anne Kranz interview Judith Gelin of Portland's Society for Haitian Arts and Culture.
- Title: Portland's Haitian Community
- Producer: Leigh Anne Kranz
- Length: 25:50 minutes (11.83 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
U.S. Tries to Pull a Fast One
Per Fagereng interviews Gareth Porter,
historian, investigative journalist and policy analyst. His latest book
is "Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War
in Vietnam."
He wrote the recent piece "Bush Pledges on Iraq Bases Pact
Were a Ruse," which states: "When Democratic Sen. James
Webb asked the State Department's David Satterfield, 'What is a permanent
base?' Satterfield tried to avoid answering the question. But Assistant Defense
Secretary Mary Beth Long was more responsive. She said, 'I have looked into
this. As far as the department is concerned, we don't have a worldwide or even
a department-wide definition of permanent bases.' "Webb
then observed, 'It doesn't really mean anything,' to which Long replied, 'Yes,
senator, you're right. It doesn't.' She added that 'most lawyers... would say
that the word "permanent" probably refers more to the state of mind
contemplated by the use of the term.'"
- Title: U.S. Tries to Pull a Fast One
- Producer: Per Fagereng
- Length: 33:39 minutes (15.41 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 64Kbps (CBR)
Queer Literature
Jacob and Diana Anderson-Minshall host a discussion of contemporary queer literature.
- Title: Queer Literature
- Length: 26:02 minutes (10.43 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 56Kbps (CBR)
A Snowmobile for George: Documentarian Todd Darling
Filmmaker Todd Darling's purchase of a smoke-belching snowmobile led to a cross-country odyssey to unravel the mysteries of deregulation in the Bush era. S.W. Conser talked with Darling about the resulting documentary A Snowmobile for George on the eve of its Portland premiere.
- Title: A Snowmobile for George: Documentarian Todd Darling
- Date: June 12
- Genre: Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: S.W. Conser
- Length: 27:36 minutes (11.06 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 22kHz 56Kbps (CBR)
X Saves the World: Jeff Gordinier
S.W. Conser talks with author Jeff Gordinier about his new book X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking. A droll overview of media and culture in the information age, Jeff's book offers cautious hope for our future.
- Title: X Saves The World: Jeff Gordinier
- Date: June 10
- Year: 2008
- Producer: S.W. Conser
- Length: 38:17 minutes (15.34 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 22kHz 56Kbps (CBR)
John Perkins on The Secret History of the American Empire
Per Fagereng interviews John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. He'll talk about his latest book, The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption, an exposé of international corruption — and what we can do about it.
- Title: John Perkins on The Secret History of the American Empire
- Producer: Per Fagereng
- Length: 28:54 minutes (26.47 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
History of the CIA
Dave Mazza interviews New York Times reporter Tim Weiner about his book "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA"
- Title: History of the CIA
- Producer: Dave Mazza
- Length: 28:51 minutes (26.42 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Anti-immigrant ballot measures
Hosts Leigh Anne Kranz and Kayse Jama, Executive Director of the Center for Intercultural Organizing, speak with Kayse's mentor Eric Ward, of the Center for New Community, about two looming anti-immigrant ballot initiatives in Oregon, Measures #19 and #122. He also discusses the history of a national movement to manipulate the American public on the issue of migration. And he analyzes current anti-immigrant movements.
- Title: Anti-immigrant ballot measures
- Producer: Leigh Anne Kranz
- Length: 26:40 minutes (24.41 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Yvonne Simmons on Peru's Children
Host Crystal Leighty speaks with local activist Yvonne Simmons about her recent trip to Peru where she has worked with a political and human rights NGO for many years. She talks about her work with children in poor neighborhoods who live off the small items that they scavenge from a local garbage dump. She also discusses her work on preventing violence against women.
- Title: Yvonne Simmons on Peru's Children
- Producer: Crystal Leighty
- Length: 26:00 minutes (23.81 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Suddenly, Last Winter: Italian Gay Marriage
Host Marliese Franklin speaks with Italian filmmakers Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi about their film Suddenly, Last Winter, which is part of QDoc: The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival. This Italian film follows a couple filmmakers Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi) as the Italian government debates domestic partnership legislation. Through interviews with people on the street, ranging from devout Catholics to a band of fascists, the pair paints a complex picture of how Italians view the concept of family, and how powerful a role the church plays in that country's politics.
- Title: Suddenly, Last Winter: Italian Gay Marriage
- Producer: Marliese Franklin
- Length: 28:28 minutes (26.06 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
A typo occured with one of our guests, Todd Dalotto on Radiozine this past Friday. Our apologies for the oversight.


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Media | What's that echo? Gary Smith, on the Fugees
Long-form Sports Illustrated writer Gary Smith again has applied his odd epistemology to soccer ("Alive and Kicking," Jun 23). In 8,000 words, he writes passionately in his familiar mode of author-vacated all-knowing about the Fugees of Clarkston, Georgia—ground already well plowed by Warren St. John of the New York Times (see 25 Jan 07). (Jun 19)


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Founded in 1889, the NALC is the union of city letter carriers employed by the U.S. Postal Service, and they are upset about Donahoe's proposition to end Saturday delivery in August as a cost-cutting measure for the service.
NALC rallies took place across the country Sunday, including one in Jackson that was attended by Cleveland letter carrier Sherrie Crain and about 75 fellow supporters.
"We're fighting to keep the Post Office alive," said Crain. "We don't want it to go away and that's what will happen if we get rid of Saturdays.
"Dismantling services will be the beginning of the end. People will eventually have to find somewhere else to get their mail delivered."
Donahoe contends cutting out Saturdays would save the Post Office $2 billion a year, but Crain argues the move would hurt the service and communities in the long run.
"Everything would roll downhill if Saturday mail is cut," said Crain. "About 80,000 carriers would lose jobs, then it would be clerks and next local businesses would start suffering.
"In our community — a rural area — it's even more important. People need the communication the Post Office provides."
She added there's a lot of confusion about the real financial status of the Postal Service, especially in reference to a required $5.5 billion yearly payment toward pre-funded promised healthcare benefits for retirees for the next 75 years — something no other public or private agency does.
Since 2006, Congress has required the service to provide the pre-funded benefits, and in 2012, it defaulted on its annual payment for the first time.
There was little backlash when Congress originally established the system, but at that time, the economy was in a much healthier condition.
"The Post Office is not as broke as it sounds," added Crain. "What we need to do is convince Congress to get rid of this mandate and focus on ways to bring in more money."
Providing next-day delivery, increasing package options, boosting products and services and maintaining a six-day delivery schedule are just a few of her suggestions for improvement.
"People don't know the whole story. We need to get back to days of when the Post Office was making a profit," she said.
Rallies held across the country backed some of Crain's sentiments.
Postal workers, customers and family members walked around downtown Gulfport Post Office with signs Sunday afternoon in support Saturday delivery.
"Five-day is not the way. Stop the mandate to pre-pay," said Greg White, leading them in a chant as they walked along U.S. 90 and up U.S. 49 to the Post Office.
White is state president of the Mississippi Association of Letter Carriers.
"This is not a protest," White said. "It's a rally to help save the post office."
According to the NALC website, on March 20, the U.S. Senate approved its version of a continuing resolution to mandate six-day mail delivery.
The House passed the measure on March 21 unchanged, and it now goes to President Obama, who is expected to sign it into law.
This will only preserve Saturday mail by law through Sept. 30.


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I think he is hot
He could probably last for hours in the sack
I think he is hot
He could probably last for hours in the sack
He's soo hot!!!! I was thinking the same thing too!!
Guys who play football (American football) are really hot
I used to be like that, but not anymore. At least not on the first date. Third date, whole other story..."
He's all yours.
Basic. Average. 50/100.
He's attractive to me, though I wouldn't say he's 'nontraditional'.
Nice pic
In his autumn, before the winter, comes man's last mad surge of youth
I see no pic, and have no idea who he is, but if JayQueer likes him, he must be awful.
Google Images "Johnny Manziel Heisman Trophy winner"
Like I said, he is not traditionally 'gay' handsome but I'm stereotyping
He reminds me a bit of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but huskier <3.
He has a wonderful ass... I have watched it hopping over defenses all year... he will be a pleasure to watch play for the next few years for the Aggies... although there is no way in hell I would wanna be a freshman with a Heisman... he is going to be a marked man.
He looks like his IQ is about room temperature.
In Celsius.
^ no jay, just no.
Was it a sex crime Jay ?
Fingers crossed.
What a let down, one night in the lock-up.
Hardup and unload should get a room.
Workin' on it.
In the meantime, whatchudoin', Stud?
OH, and Namesake, CONGRATULATIONS on your 11,000th post!
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Thanks Jase, my this thread has been quite derailed by the lot of us I see.
Johnny Football is not really Sir Ron's type, but if he demanded access to Sir Ron's orgy bed, I would certainly let him in.
And if he insisted on Sir Ron giving his erect genitals oral service, Sir Ron would not refuse.
And if he wanted Sir Ron to swallow his seed...Sir Ron certainly would not spit it out.
And if Johnny Football was looking to use Sir Ron's anal cavity as his pussy-of-the-day, Sir Ron would not fight it.
Hmmmmmmmm, maybe he is my type afterall!
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
I've yet to read you refused your bed to anybody
Magna Veritas
Manti Te'o should have won. He is almost completely responsible for taking Notre Dame from a team that wasn't on anyones pre-season top 25 teams, to a 12-0 season and a trip to the BCS championship game. Go Irish!
I come into this thread for pics but was disappointed LOL
Nontraditional Hansome Guy >>>>> Homely zit face. He does have a fine set of ears on him though, like handle bars for a speedy little cock sucker.
So i'd bang the guy above, the poster above, and the guy that snatched a trophy.
And what's "nontraditionally" handsome about him other than his ears anyway?
"As anarchism rears its face,
They are answered by an iron fist..."
Oh, come on. I'd hit it, and so would most of you behind that Internet screen of judgement! :P
#439th oldest member on JUB.


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Even though I would be the first to admit that the rage of 100-calorie packs has gotten a bit out of hand, sometimes it is nice to have the manufacturer do the work for me and package out a nice portioned controlled snack. With that said, I believe the folks at Entenmann's have taken things a little bit out of control.
With most 100 calorie packs, you get about 10 or so crackers or cookies. When I opened my pouch of Entenmann's Little Bites 100 Calorie Packs of Blueberry Muffins, I discovered 2 lonely mini muffins sitting in the pouch ! Thinking this must be a mistake, I quickly opened a second pack. No such luck. Though I will admit that the two muffins had all the buttery, berry goodness that I remember from my childhood Entenmann's eating days, it was hardly worth the small portion size which was not even a mouthful.
Each pouch with 2 Entenmann's Little Bites 100 Calorie Packs of Blueberry Muffins provides 100 calories, from 4 grams of fat and 7 grams of sugar. I paid $3.99 for an 8 pack (16 muffins), but there is no way I would ever buy these again.
I would much rather buy a normal muffin and enjoy that and leave the 100 calorie packs to chips/crackers, especially since I had to eat two packs to tame my sweet tooth, thus completely negating the point of a 100-calorie pack. It's much better to spend the $ on Glenny's 100 Calorie Chocolate Chip Blondie, Penny's Low Fat Desserts Carrot Raisin Muffin Tops
or Vitalicious Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip VitaTop.


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Sustainability of a Performance Improvement Project: Inappropriate Use of Gi Prophylaxis In Non-ICU Hospitalized Patients
Amreen Dinani, M.D., Steven Reichert, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Department of Medicine, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, New York
The use of anti-secretory therapy (AST) is recommended for stress ulcer prophylaxis in ICU patients and certain patients in non-ICU settings. The inappropriate use of anti-secretory therapy has been well established. Previous studies have reported that the over utilization of acid-suppressive therapy results in economic costs and complications associated with its use. A previous performance improvement initiative at New York Hospital Queens analyzed the institutional utilization of AST prophylaxis. A subsequent performance improvement initiative demonstrated improved prophylactic usage of AST. The aim of this study is to reexamine the institutional over utilization of AST and determine the long-term sustainability of the prior performance improvement initiative.
Randomized retrospective consecutive chart review of patients admitted to general medical floors at a 439-bed university-affiliated multi-specialty tertiary care teaching community hospital. 3 sets of data was collected: initial chart review, before intervention (Group 1), 4 months after intervention (Group 2) and 1 year after intervention (Group 3). Individual reviewers evaluated each chart for appropriate use of AST at admission compared to recommended published guidelines (Table 1). After initial chart review, (Group 1) multidisciplinary educational interventions were made which included didactic lectures, e-mail alerts, posting of recommended guidelines and frequent reminders by research collaborators. House staff was provided with feedback on their practice patterns, including results of the initial, pre-intervention results. Data was collaborated on Excel and analyzed using Chi-square analysis.
Table 1: Indications for Anti-secretory therapy
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Upper GI Bleed
Steroid and NSAID and /or ASA use
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis·
221 charts were initially reviewed for the appropriateness of use of anti-secretory therapy. 225 charts were subsequently reviewed four months and 199 charts were reviewed one year after intervention. Demographic characteristics and admitting diagnosis of the patients are listed in Table 2.
Table 2: Demographic Characteristics of Study Population
Group 1 / Group 2 / Group 3
No of patients (%) / No of patients (%) / No of patients (%)
Admitting Diagnosis (majority)
At baseline, 72.1% of patients who had no indication for AST were inappropriately started on AST on admission. Four months after intervention, 40.3% patients and one year after intervention, 34.4% patients were inappropriately started on AST. This study demonstrates a significant reduction in inappropriate administration of AST at both 4 months and one year after multidisciplinary interventions were made (p<0.0001 for both groups).
We also observed a significant reduction in the appropriate prophylaxis against stress ulcer prophylaxis (p<0.0001). Prior to educational intervention, 94% of patients (93/99) were appropriately started on AST prophylaxis at admission. This rate dropped to 84% at four months and 69% at one year.
All groups showed that house staff are reconciling medication adequately when it comes to anti-secretory therapy. In Group 1, initial chart review, 50/99 patients who had an indication for AST and previously taking a form of AST, 49 patients (98%, p= 0.65) were appropriately continued on AST. Similarly 93.9% and 84.9% patients in Group 2 and Group 3 respectively were appropriately continued on AST when they had an indication and were previously taking AST (p= 0.038 and p= 0.82 respectively).
This study demonstrates that patients admitted to general medical floors were inappropriately started on AST. It also shows that a simple educational intervention based on published guidelines for stress ulcer prophylaxis in general medical floors can positively cut down the inappropriate use of AST. It further illustrates the sustainability of the interventions made to reduce the inappropriate use of anti-secretory therapy. Unfortunately the improvement in prophylaxis also led to a reduction in the appropriate use of AST at admission.


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This season, the Lady Colts moved up to Class-AA from Class-A and proved that all their success was not due to inferior opponents, but due to toughness, hard work and a strong ethic as the Lady Colts became the 2013 Class-AA Fast Pitch Softball State Champions with a 4-0 win over the Leake Academy Lady Rebels. Leake was the defending Class-AA state champions. The Lady Colts finished their magical season at 38-5.
"I'm still in shock. I'm not in shock because I didn't think we could do it, I'm in shock because we take things one game at a time, pitch by pitch and yesterday was no different. I'm so proud of these girls for the way they played. We stayed focus, played great on defense and got hits when we needed them," said a jubilant Lauren LaSuzzo, Bayou head coach.
Through out the entire state tournament, the Lady Colts only struck out seven times at the plate and on Monday the pitching and defense only gave up five hits and one run in two games.
"We played a great tournament, and I'm so thankful for all the support we received from the fans who traveled to Pearl to watch us play," LaSuzzo said. "It's great to have that type of support. The girls played well and our coaching staff (Laken Wilson and Ashley Holder) did a great job," said LaSuzzo.
To get to the title game, the Lady Colts had to beat the Silliman Institute Lady Wildcats 2-1 in their first game of the day.
Silliman had defeated Bayou twice this season, but the Lady Colts were not fazed as they battled tooth and nail with the Lady Wildcats.
Vickers pitched six innings in the semifinal showdown; striking out three batters and inducing six groundouts and eight fly outs while only giving up three hits.
At the plate, Bayou stroked six hits against Silliman.
In the championship game against Leake Academy, it was all about Ashley Vickers in the circle and Kailyn Lofton's heroics at the plate.
Vickers was strong all tournament, but in the championship game the hurler struck out 10 batters, including six of the first seven batters faced. Vickers induced three fly outs, one ground out, walked three and gave up just two hits in the win.
"I am so proud of Ashley," LaSuzzo said. "She understands situations and she is always calm. She did a great job all season and yesterday she was in total control in that championship game."
At the plate, Lofton made things happen for Bayou contributing in each of the teams four runs scored and did it all on her 15th birthday. Lofton went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
"Kailyn works hard and is a good lead off batter. She is a tough out because she makes contact and hits the ball real hard. She loves to compete. It was her birthday and she really played well for us," LaSuzzo said smiling.
In the bottom of the first Lofton started the inning by reaching base on a walk. A bunt single from Taylor Ann Bailey advanced Lofton, who managed to advance to third off of Leake's inability to handle the ball and then scored from third on the same play off of a throwing error to put the Lady Colts on the board with a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the third, Lofton was back in action again, but this time she didn't need a bad throw to score, this time the slugger blasted the pitch to center field for a solo homerun to put the Lady Colts up 2-0.
"That was a huge at bat for Kailyn. It really surprised me," said LaSuzzo.
The top of the fourth inning began the way most of the game had gone for Bayou with Vickers getting the first two batters out.
The next Leake batter stroked a single, but it was the next at bat, which created a bit of frustration as Vickers was called for an illegal pitch on what would have been the final out of the inning.
Vickers walked the next batter, but a timeout from LaSuzzo calmed the sophomore down and on the next at bat, with the bases loaded, Vickers struck the batter out to end the inning and the scoring threat.
"Ashley knew what she was doing to make the umpire call the illegal pitch," LaSuzzo said. "It was a tough situation for her because it was raining at the time and the ball was wet. Ashley is not a pitcher that's going to blow things by you and she understands that she has to use some spin, be smart and let her defense work."
The Lady Colts responded in the bottom half of the inning with Shelby Newsom leading off with a single and Taylor Newton following with a base hit of her own.
A wild pitch allowed Newsom and Newton to advance into scoring position, but Ana Parker Davis and Kamryn Otts hit pop-ups to record the first two outs of the inning.
With two outs on the book, Lofton came to the plate and once again proved to be just what the doctor ordered as she stroked a hard base hit that scored both, Newton and Newsom for a 4-0 Lady Colts' lead.
Vickers struck out the first two batters in the top of the fifth and after a single from Leake, she got the next batter to fly out to end that frame.
In the bottom half, Bayou led off with Carley Peden who stroked a double and Chrissy Tubbs followed with a base hit.
With Vickers at the plate, Leake's coach called a timeout and with the time limit expiring, the game was called and Bayou had become State Champions.
For the Lady Colts it was their first time in the Class-AA playoffs since 2003 when they won the north state, but were eliminated early. In 2002 the Lady Colts finished third in the state tournament.
"The transition into Class-AA wasn't that hard for us because we play teams like this all the time," LaSuzzo said. "All those years in single-A, we played triple-A and double-A teams. Being able to move up in our first year and win state says a lot about our girls and how hard they are driven to win. They sacrifice a lot to be the last team standing."


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I've seen a couple of acronyms that aren't on the "Newbie" list. What is an RAK and how do you get RAKed? and do I want to get RAKed?? Also there is another one and I'm not positive of the letters but it's something like SHMS??
RAK = Random Act of Kindnesser
Yes you want to get RAKed! That means a designer gives you something :)
Not sure about the other acronym you mentioned...maybe someone else knows :)
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
Could it be SAHM???? That stands for Stay at Home Mom. That one took me a while to figure out, lol.
You are welcome. I can see you have the GDS bug too, lol. This site is soooo very addicting. But so much fun too!


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SAN FRANCISCO -- A Daly City man was arrested Wednesday for busting in windows of a San Francisco Muni bus destroyed during the violent revelry after the Giants' World Series sweep.
Nicholas Hudson, 19, was nabbed in South San Francisco around 10:15 a.m. and booked into San Francisco County Jail on charges of vandalism and destroying a transit vehicle, police said. He's the second person to be arrested in connection with the destruction of a $700,000 8X-Bayshore bus smashed and then torched early Oct. 29 following the Giants' victory.
Another suspect, Gregory Graniss, 22, has pleaded not guilty to using a barricade to shatter the bus windshield. He was arrested after a San Francisco Chronicle photo showed him attacking the bus. Similar to Graniss, Hudson was caught on video breaking bus windows, San Francisco police Officer Carlos Manfredi said.
Authorities are looking for four other suspects in the attack, including two men who set the bus ablaze. Images of the remaining vandals can be viewed at www.sanfranciscopolice.org.
Contact Joshua Melvin at 650-348-4335. Follow him at Twitter.com/melvinreport.


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Hey Guise I wanna get a tattoo from FJ- I was thinking the trollface, any ideas?
latest user's comments
What do you think? Give us your opinion. Anonymous comments allowed.
GeorgeTheHax (11/20/2012) [-]
Hey, sevensixtwo, can I get your FJ points, if you dont collect items?
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sevensixtwo (10/18/2012) [-]
I like it- like the stylized smoke and skull, but i just did quit smoking, so the cigarette doesn't seem to fit... the smoke does look good, though- actually, that can be incorporated into hot gun barrels, if and when they are used.
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mushizombie (10/18/2012) [-]
sorry! originally i had a gun in his mouth but since i couldn't draw it right i erased it and made a simple cigarette instead. congrats on quitting :) i can take that out and leave it blank so ou can draw in a gun or what ever you'd like.
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sevensixtwo (10/19/2012) [-]
Trust me, you aren't an idiot for that- you didn't know, and I'm not the least bit offended... I'm certainly not against a dark tattoo, but I want to keep this as awesome and original as possible- some themes are acceptable, but when people see it, I want to hear awesome. Possibly random, but The one- of- a kind pieces you only see once every few years. Ink that you remember, you know? Draw something... something you would want to get put on yourself. Not necessarily for me, in your mind, but for you. What defines awesome for you? I'm taking into consideration we have never spoken, never met, or discussed anything other than this- but what would you wear for life? Something like that.
slippowich (10/13/2012) [-] man i feel bad for all that negativ thumbs you got on yout comment about the difference in the type of gun, you know what im talking about. everyone else got thumbs up for pointing out the difference between the guns. (i hope you understand, what i'm trying to say my english suck :P) all in all: have a good day, and here's a funny gif
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sevensixtwo (09/29/2012) [-]
Well, my dad is into hot rods, so im familiar with the work, but im not a rabid fan- enough to recognize a similarity, and thats about it. If you go too much into it, it might look like a rip-off, and i want to keep this original to you (or us).. but as you add more to the design, there wont be as much attention on this one piece here, so keep going with you original thread so fer and see what turns up.
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sevensixtwo (09/19/2012) [-]
well thats fine... i really dont care if he looks here or not. these little pissing wars are whats making this site suck... but ill go down with my pride. its quite a sad day when i can honestly say /b/ has treated me better than FJ.
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sevensixtwo (09/19/2012) [-]
oh well i mean i make posts, but never started a thread or participated in a raid... but i share the lol's and get plenty if reaction images, and everything works out fine. I don't see the allure of FJ nearly as much anymore... situations like this make me less and less proud to be a member here.
BobTheDestroyer (12/13/2010) [-]
th ere you go Bro
the new part is up
th ere you go Bro
the new part is up
SadBunny (09/28/2010) [-]
I drew 2 possible Ideas (a long time ago) that could be adapted for tats.


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The manufacturer ID of the MAC addresses is administered by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). At the link below you can see which manufacturer ID or OUI the first three bytes of a MAC address describe.
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Well it's coming folks. Tim McGraw hit the town of Chattanooga, Tennessee on Tuesday to shoot the video for Truck Yeah.
According to Nooga.com, Tim is in the scenic city to shoot the video in an old abandoned building he found himself.
Tuesday afternoon, trucks carrying four-wheelers were being delivered to the former industrial site where the U.S. Pipe and Foundry operated for more than 100 years, presumably for the "muddin'" scenes.
Lights and cameras were set up inside the empty former fittings plant, and actors, extras and crew will be working through Wednesday, sources close to the project said.
All scenes for the "Truck Yeah" video are scheduled to be shot at the Chattanooga site, sources said.
WRCB TV says that a location scout confirmed to them that approximately 50 locals had been hired as extras and there's a helicopter also being used.
I did a little searching and cinematographer Joseph Labisi has some photos on his Twitter account of the shoot location. You can check them out here. His last tweet of the evening said: On set shooting @TheTimMcGraw "Truck Yeah" today!!! #setlife http://instagr.am/p/OmfJp-rTuT/
What a job!
Unfortunately, if you have ideas of trying to sneak in to have a looksie at what's going on, the video shoot is taking place on a privately owned street so no fans will be allowed.
No word on when fans can expect the finished video to be released.