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Two years later, in February 2004, Rosenberg was the first reporter to identify and describe Salim Hamdan, who was one of the first detainees slated for trial before the Bush administration's early military tribunals. She got that story by endlessly calling Swift, Hamdan's attorney. Swift, who is now in private practice in Seattle, remembers those phone calls vividly. "Carol was not the first journalist to contact me, but she was the first to get an interview, because she pushed," he says. "I think one of the things that drives Carol is, when you say, 'I don't want to tell you that, I don't want to show you that'—with Carol Rosenberg, she comes right back with, 'Okay, we're going to talk about that, and you're going to show me that.'"
'She's a Hard-ass'
During the August visit, Rosenberg's interactions with Guantánamo's public-affairs officers seemed mostly cordial, with only occasional flashes of conflict. Her clashes with those officials, she says, have typically been with upper-level representatives from the Secretary of Defense's office. Her worst relationship by far, according to several accounts, was with Navy Commander Jeffrey (J. D.) Gordon, who preceded Major Bradsher as the Western Hemisphere spokesperson.
In July 2008, Gordon wrote to the Herald's executive editor, Anders Gyllenhaal, to complain about Rosenberg's conduct. A year later, he sent Gyllenhaal another note, and this one was leaked to the press. He accused Rosenberg of bullying her colleagues and making homophobic comments to him: "Have you ever had a red-hot poker shoved up your ass?" and, "I know you're hot for your interns and bring them down as your 'companions,' but seriously, if I'm going to do their work anyway, what purpose do they serve?"
The Herald spoke with more than three-dozen people before releasing a brief statement that exonerated Rosenberg. "It was an unfortunate and sort of a mysterious series of questions that he raised," says Gyllenhaal. "We spent a lot of time on it, talked to a lot of people, tried to sort through it, took it seriously. The end result was that his complaint didn't hold together."
Rosenberg declined to talk on the record about the incident other than to say, "This was a deliberately manufactured smear from inside the Pentagon, a bid to discredit me with my employer. I didn't harass anyone."
Jane Sutton, who covers Guantánamo for Reuters and who is a friend of Rosenberg, says that she found Gordon's accounts implausible. His letter was "shockingly ridiculous," Sutton says. "I have known Carol. I've been there. I've shared a tent with her. I've never heard her say anything remotely like that."
But Gordon has a corroborating witness for at least one of the episodes he described. Captain Kim Kleiman, a member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard who served as a public-affairs officer at Guantánamo during part of 2008, says that she heard Rosenberg ask Gordon the "red-hot poker" question. The comment came, Kleiman says, during a conversation about why a detainee had been sitting on a pillow in court, which led to Rosenberg's speculating about abuse by guards. "She asked Commander Gordon how it felt, or if he would like it—one of those two, I'm not sure exactly," Kleiman says. "It seemed to me that if it was a man saying that to a woman, there would have been much more of an outcry. I think Commander Gordon just got tired of comments like that."
Kleiman adds that she respects Rosenberg, whom she recalls as one of the hardest-working reporters at the base. "We had a lot of wonderful interactions," Kleiman says. "But then, depending on her mood, she could get a little stressed."
Gordon retired from the Pentagon in late 2009, and is now a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy. In an e-mail message, he said that several people gave similar testimony to the Herald during its investigation.
Gyllenhaal says that he cannot recall such comments, though he did not personally participate in every part of the investigation. But on the contrary, he says, "We started hearing from all sorts of people unsolicited"—including both reporters and military personnel—"about how wrong this was."
Bob Franken, who is now a regular contributor to MSNBC, says that he saw Rosenberg get into plenty of arguments with public-affairs officers during the early years of Guantánamo, but he never saw her cross the line into unprofessionalism. "We're not exactly choirboys," Franken says. "She's a hard-ass. She's tough as nails, as you're supposed to be. But she doesn't cut corners. The military sometimes seemed like they only wanted us to offer light color commentary and root for the home team, and Carol never played that game."


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I live in The Villages (30 Miles South of Ocala). Where would I find mushroom compost? My garden really needs help. Thanks |
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- Posted by amberroses 9b-Pinellas Co. (My Page) on Mon, Apr 25, 11 at 19:42
My local Lowes sells it so yours probably does too. |
Check around your area for the places that sell mulch in bulk. They usually have mushroom compost too. |
Monterey Mushroom in Apopka offers bulk mushroom compost for sale at bargain prices. You can now only purchase it on Tuesday, Thursday and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The price is still $5 for a pickup truck or trailer load. The gal also recommended calling first to make sure they have some. Monterey Mushrooms Inc. security gate # is 407-905-4000 ext. 4022 |
- Posted by Johnny Bellagio(firstname.lastname@example.com) onTue, May 3, 11 at 12:00
Why mushroom compost in your garden is a bad idea. Local compost is made from straw, cotton seed hulls, poultry and gypsum. The addition of lime, urea and heat accelerates the composting process. Mushroom compost nutrient levels are not high enough to grow a good crop of plants (N=0.7% , P= 0.3% , K= 0.3% ). By comparison most manure in bags have N=1%, P=1%, K=1% (which is 3 times more nutrients than mushroom compost). Mushroom compost has high PH value which is not a good amendment for North Florida soils. Furthermore, to control insects (on the manure), the following chemicals are alternatively sprayed: methoprene, Dimlin, cyromazine, diflubenzuron and Diazanon. To minimize mushroom crop infections benomyl, thiabendazole and chlorothalonil are applied. Notwithstanding the poor nutrient levels, do you really want toxic chemicals in your garden? |
- Posted by Howard Morgan(email@example.com) onWed, Aug 3, 11 at 21:27
what kind of compose would you recommend for a new starting vegetable garden in Deltona Fl. My neighbour used mushroom compose and they were pleased with the results. Would you recommend using same? |
- Posted by new2gardenfl Z9 CentralFL (My Page) on Thu, Aug 4, 11 at 9:13
I've used mushroom compost from Monterey Mushroom farms many, many times. The only reason I no longer get it is because I no longer have a truck. That said, compost is not fertilzer, it is a soil conditioner. You will still need to fertilze. It is best to get a soil sample done after adding the compost to see if you need to further ammend it. |
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I have owned 6 different TomTom devices in the past and have purchased 4 others for gifts to family members but the Via 1535TM by far is the worst TomTom model I have ever owned.
On my recent trip from Connecticut to New Jersey on the Easter Holiday weekend with rain and holiday traffic the experience was made much more frustrating by the TomTom and had to end up using my SmartPhone for part of the journey because the GPS was non-responsive.
GPS vendors like TomTom often complain that Smart Phones are eating into their customer base, given my past experience I can understand why some would rather throw the TomTom GPS in the garbage and use a smart phone instead.
The TomTom 1535TM was released WAY before it was ready to be shipped and I consider it unreliable to use for any major trips at this point.
Device BM2091A00773 (13.5)
App 10.156.662284.84 (2019, 3/25/2011), 0S 645329
GPS 2.16.201 88313, Boot 642776
Map USA_Canada_and Mexico" v860.3194
Language: English US
Minor Annoyances
Major Problems
Severe Problems
I Cannot believe TomTom STILL cannot do this:
All in all, my Smart Phone did a better job than my TomTom GPS and after a few more trips, I am going to decide if I want to finally kick my TomTom habit and stick to my Smart Phone -- this has been my worst experience ever with TomTom
I assume this is on top of all the missing features like Map correction,multiple way pointsm back up etc !
I am equally ticked at my TT 2505 TM! ! I have had mine since early Dec 2010 and several features still not working !
Self-map-correction is currently available on the VIA, just not correction sharing.
Under traffic preferences, there is an option to always reroute with traffic, always ignore, and ask to reroute. It sounds like Zo prefers "ask to reroute". The TM antenna uses clearchannel traffic which is far inferior to Google traffic (I don't know about Bing). If you want accurate traffic on a Tomtom, the HD traffic on the GO 2535M LIVE is much much better.
The travel via spot can be saved on models that support itinerary planning. Itinerary planning is not available on the VIA, but was promised as a feature addition in 2Q 2011.
Otherwise, I agree that the menu interface on the latest VIA and GO 2xxx models is unbearably slow, just like the absurd slowness that Tomtom introduced to the GO740 with the app 9.054 update. Hopefully Tomtom does something around this slowness in a future update.
I blame myself for not doing enough research.
I do not use the "reroute with traffic" option because it will do what I am afraid of and take me WAY off my route that is why I ask. I was HOPING the "info" button would allow me to see what the reroute entails, it does NOT.
last set of TomToms I had used Itinerary planning but you could NOT save those to your favorites. So, this required you to always go to another menu, this is very stupid UI decision. Let me plan an Itinerary but let me also save it as a favorite. I assume if/when the Via gets this option, it will be like it is on other models meaning no way to save a favorite.
I cannot stand the MyTomTom application
I am unsure if TomTom has a user experience VP, Manager or Team, but they all deserve to be fired because the user experience for the Via is just plain terrible. The product seems rushed out the door with little regard for the user and it is unexcusable that the product was released when it clearly can lock-up and needs to reboot.
I am very very PO's about the whole situation.
The problem is that TT had to abandon the Home2 program because they could no longer use the Fat 32 which was theresult of a law suit with Micro Soft !
I agree the units on the MyTT application should not have been released yet. What is worse is they know about the problems and released the new xx35 models without solving their problems ! I should have returned it but I have never had a problem with TT until now. I trusted them , try to be patient but have run out of patience !
I feel sorry for the Tech guys who try to deal with the complaints but all they can do is agree and understand your frustration ! I am wonder how people who are not tech savy handel this problem.
I just bought the 1530 TM at Costco, and I'm trying it out. The first thing that I noticed is that the user manual that is downloaded from the internet, is not for the same interface as my GPS. My device is missing several features, and worse there is no hint on what is shut down when moving, which seems to be quite a bit.
The features on the device are amazing, yet there is no intuative approach. I've lost the microphone that must be tapped to use the voice recognition, and with only a cursery user manual, that's not even for the actual interface, it's hopeless to end the frustration.
I want this to work, as the features and quality seem the best that I can buy for even twice the price. I don't mind even studying the manual to learn the the compexities, but the infor just isn't there. And from other comments on the forums, it seems that TomTom does not have the facilities in place to use this rollout, which is really a beta testing, to refine their interface.
It's a **bleep** shame.
Zo , Update You'r TT !
I'm the guy who said that the manual for the Via 1530 does not match the acutal interface of the product. And I did update and was told I have the latest version.
This is easy enough to verify. If someone attempted to write a comprehensive user manual, the discontinuities would become obvious and they could be rectified. Programing and technical writing is an art form. This manual and the interfaace seems to have been done by amateurs, and all of the features to not mesh. If there are workarounds there are too many and they are confusing.
It seems like the company just doesn't care. Get the model in hand and download the Manual. They don't match. Thousands of these devices will be returned unless this is dealt with. And the feature of "make your own menu" is a great idea, except the choices are trivial. How about something like "Go to Start" Right now I can't even get there if I try. And redefine the voice recognition for consistancy.
Really, guys I'm on your side. Make the effort make this great product workable.
Note the date of my post, I have already performed the update and some but not all of my issues have been resolved.
If you want, I can update my issue list
Its not just TomTom it is a disturbing trend in all device makers
Take a look at the tablet world, there seems to be a mentality to get the hardware out before the software is ready because we can just update it later. the problem is that the updates take much longer than anticipated and is leaving users with a bad experience. Same goes for many cell phones (looking at you motorola)
My problem with TomTom specifically, is the LACK of communication. Fine, we see what you did, now, give us some more updates or if you want to play this frequent update game al la google Android, at least give us some key updates and then release a larger update.
I am not happy about any of the device makers but I have a high dependency on TomTom GPS and that just pisses me off


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I once worked with an engineer who had used the same office for his entire career and was near retirement. His personal mode of organization: Piles. He had a wrap-around desk covered with stacks of paper three feet high. Along with that, he had commandeered a long folding table and placed it near his office door. That, too, was piled at least 3 feet high with papers. So from the outside looking in, I could never tell if he was at his desk. I had to walk into the office and follow the path around the loaded table and into his buried workspace.
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Working from home certainly has its benefits, but it is not without its fair share of pitfalls. The average person only focuses on work for 11 minutes before being distracted. So how do we combat the never-ending call of household projects, screaming children, visiting neighbors, etc.? There is no way to avoid all of the interruptions that occur, but here are a few tips to help minimize and manage the distraction deluge:
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10 Alarming Statistics on College Graduation Rates in America
Americans get it rammed into their heads at an early age that graduating from college ought to be their ultimate goal, because it's the only way to get ahead in the business world; even those with no intention to enroll still end up exposed to the rhetoric. Education is absolutely essential for a nation (and humanity itself) to thrive and grow, and one would assume that this status would mean equal opportunities and outcomes. Nope. As the following statistics reflect, the country still has a ways to go before it achieves its postsecondary schooling goals.
Black males have the lowest graduation rates
As of the last round of statistics released by the National Center for Education Statistics. Black males enrolled in both four-year and two-year programs suffered from the lowest graduation rates, regardless of whether they attended private, public, for-profit, or non-profit institutions. When it comes to four-year programs, only 15% complete their degrees within the given time frame. The number increases amongst two-year students, though, with 20.4% finishing within 150% of the usual time frame.
1.2 million graduates don't actually count as graduates
When governing bodies calculate graduation rate statistics, they only check out the results of full-timing colleges. The successes and failures of part-time students do not factor into the ultimate numbers, so the nation's real graduation rate remains utterly obscured and incomplete. So at least 1.2 million graduating college seniors are not reflected once statistic release party time excellent rolls around.
And a further 2.1 million graduates are not recognized as having graduated
Not only does the government manage to bungle its statistics regarding what sort of students complete college in what span of time, they also fail to recognize transfers. Individuals who begin their degrees at one institution before sending their credits, money, and warm bodies to another (like the very common "community college for two years, a four-year after" arrangement) do not count. When they completed their schooling within the polled time frame, 2.1 million American college kids fitting that description did not wind up in the numbers.
Forty-three percent of American college students take longer than six years to finish their degrees
Not because of some "kids today!" diatribe on laziness. Because cost stands as one of — if not the No. 1 — major concerns for college students, many minimize debt by tailoring their schedules around work. Sometimes this means taking semesters off to rake in as much moolah as possible, or enrolling part-time (even though statistics do not reflect this decision). It makes sense that students in four-year programs these days might not finish as fast as their predecessors.
Only 29% of students in two-year programs finish in under three years
And the very same logic from the above listing applies here. In addition, many non-starters drop-outs realize just how many professional opportunities in fields like tech and journalism do not even require a degree if the knowledge and/or talent are already present. Hey, it saves money and time.
Private, for-profit schools have startlingly low graduation rates
For as popular as they are for their flexibility and accessibility, private, for-profit schools lag behind any other type when it comes to graduation rates. After six years of schooling, a staggering 78% fail to complete their degrees. Disconcerting to say the least, especially since such institutions so often advertise themselves as an affordable way to complete a college education and enter into the workforce quicker than usual.
Average debt for graduates keeps increasing
Because a college education practically requires the selling of one's internal organs on the black market to be a reasonably affordable venture, graduates manage to experience escalating debt levels every year. On average, they now walk away owing $26,600 as of 2011, marking an increase of 5% from 2010's findings. Nationally, they owe a combined sum of $1 trillion. Since 10% of college graduates default on their loans within two years … yikes.
Half of today's college graduates are un- or underemployed
As with the increasing debt load, the fact that attaining a college degree does not guarantee a job after graduation — no matter what mommy and daddy said – also deters many students from pursuing or completing their schooling. The actual number is slightly higher than one out of every two, though, with around 53.6% of new graduates either failing to find a job or entering into one with lower pay than they're qualified to receive. Totally awesome, considering how much debt they need to pay off!
Latin Americans receive the lowest amount of master's degrees
On a positive note, the number of master's degrees conferred happens to increase every year! But discrepancies still exist when it comes to equal postbac opportunities for black and Latin American students. Only 2% of the latter demographic graduated with a master's degree, compared to 5% for the former, and an increase did not occur between 1995 and 2010. Schools need to understand the roots of these gaps and work toward addressing them for a more diverse student body.
America's global ranking? 16 out of 26
The United States may be the home of rugged individualism and an epidemic of "WE'RE #1!!!!!" but in reality it's more like #16. Out of 26. When it comes to degree holders between the ages of 25 and 34, it lags behind many nations of similar economic advantages. In order to get back into a competitive groove, an additional 800,000 graduates need to enter the workforce each year, and the workforce itself needs 16 million employees to satisfy mounting demands.


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I'm wanting to buy my own on the internet and just have it installed but my contracter says the installation will cost so much it won't make a difference. He offered me one for $1300. Does it cost that much to install the metal stakes in the concrete? I saw one on the internet available from LoopLoc for the dimensions of my pool - 16X32 rectangle. I've been told that's what my pool is but I've read how if it's not just perfectly measured, it can cause problems. And I've also read somewhere the cover should be a little bigger than the pool measurements. But, my main question is how much for installation? |
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I strongly recommend that you buy the least expensive one you can find on the internet and then ask the internet to install and provide warranty service for you. I'm seriously considering leaving the pool business because I'm not allowed to make a decent living anymore. How am I supposed to compete with some guy with a website and no overhead drop shipping components in competition with me. Good luck getting your pool fixed when you force guys like me away. |
Ok, so I'm bitter. Fact is, if you buy a product on-line instead of from me and want me to install it, I HAVE to charge more for the install portion. It costs me the same to keep the lights on whether I sold it to you or I'm just installing it - and marking up products is part of how I put bread on the table. I can work somewhere else that day, making money, paying my bills. |
If you want a pro to install it, buy it from him. This goes goes for anything. If you are going the DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) route, then the net is a perfectly acceptable method for most things. I don't consider whole goods such as pumps, filters, heaters, etc... good purchases off the net. Cheaper, sometimes, until something goes wrong. Then you need me and I am going to charge full fees, even if the item is warranted by the manufacturer. Let the manufacturer pay. They will find someone that will take less money than a good professional company will accept. But if I sold it, I am there at no charge during the warranty period. Most pool service departments work like this. Look at it like this if you will and please don't take it as an insult. To buy it off the net and ask another to install it is like taking your own steak to the Outback Steak House and asking them to serve it to you prepared and charging you less. Cascade, IMHO, is spot on about this type of consumer. There are a number of professionals that donate time here to help consumers with pool issues and to keep it real by telling the facts and helping sort the marketing fluff and BSers out there. Consumers trying to save come in many forms, from those that have been Pool Stored (there are a few low lifes there) to those that just missed the value added. None of us know where you fit in but if hard working people like cascade, me, or any of the other pros that frequent this forum see this thread start, I wouldn't blame them for feeling insulted. Yes, finding a good pool service is hard. Trying to get it cheaper than competitive, while possibly commendable, doesn't help you or the industry. As cascade said, we have to eat too. Scott |
- Posted by muddy_water (My Page) on Sun, Jun 3, 12 at 7:57
I had a lady do the same thing a couple of years ago and I reluctantly agreed to install it for $500 when I get there the cover is 2ft short. So she calls the online dealer and they tell her it is her fault and she could buy another cover. So after paying me $100 service call to me and a couple of weeks she ordered one from me and I then installed it for $400. What she did with the cover I have no idea.....Now I do not install anything purchased from the internet. Rusty |
Well I guess I am the odd man out here, I agree with the orignial poster. As a consumer, I pay for a selected service and shouldn't being paying for a company's complete overhead. The installer should be able to breakout the cost of a cover and installation and charge accordingly. The cover costs $1500 and installation is $500 total cost if you buy from me is $2000. If someone simply wants an install-- they should be charged $500. The $500 would have overhead built in-- but I see no problem for breaking out the price. You end up with a happy (return) customer. When I had my pool installed a few years ago I purchased my loop lock cover on-line and had my pool company install it. No problem. In fact, every fall they come back and close my pool for me. I think you have the wrong attitude-- not very customer service savvy. Price your services accordingly and you will be successful. |
Then you and I will not do business. I am very customer service oriented and consumer friendly. I get it right, the 1st time. That has value. If you want that service, it has a cost. Your choice. If you choose to select the lowest dollar cost, you'll get exactly that and no more, ever. I don't use the cheapest auto mechanic for that very reason. I want to know that my mechanic knows whats been done because he did it. That has added value. Scott |
First I will help the poster then I will explain that I think that everyone has this all wrong and sometimes people can do it themselves or they shouldnt. If you have a standard 16*32 pool with say external steps (they stick out from the rectangle shape of the pool) then ordering is usually easy...If you want to double check they usually have a strict way of measuring the pool just to be sure. You need to be sure of things like step location, handrails should be able to be removed, nothing to block the concrete around 2 feet out from the pool. Alot of people now make safety covers but you should be aware of warranty issues (this is where an installer has an advantage). You should have a warranty of 10 yrs (looplok is fine but there are others cheaper). Dont just google and find the lowest price unless you know the name of the cover and the selling company has been in buisness for a while. Check on shipping charges because they can be heavy. installing: As far as the installer or using one: Dont drag these covers on concrete, they are meant to be lifted and folded or they tear (any brand). Note to the PO installed: |
- Posted by muddy_water (My Page) on Tue, Jun 5, 12 at 19:35
We all like to help people thats why we are on here...But the real world is not looking for service but for the cheapest price. Ducter if someone got say a main board for a Easytouch controller off line would you still feel good about installing it? Lets say the board fried during the install would you eat it or make them go back to the 15 year old kid they got it from off line that rebuilds them and sells them for less than you can buy one for? If someone purchases a cover from me I have 2 trips Measure and then Install and if they purchase a cover online even though I am the local service center I am not going to be there for warranty issues regardless if I installed it or not. What if you get there to install a cover and the box is short hardware or (it happpens) are ya gonna charge them for another trip when they get it sent from there online source? |
Nobody seems to care about service anymore (until the cheap guy lets them down), they buy everything based on price. As far as quality goes, they want the best but don't want to pay for it. I recently priced some automation equipment as an add on for a pool I had built a while ago. The customer called to ask why I was so expensive. He had sourced the system out on-line for $500 less than MY COST. Since I had a relationship with him I told him I didn't blame him for wanting to save a buck and agreed to install by the hour if he bought on-line. Well, he missed some stuff in his order, so his system is half installed waiting for parts. But he saved a bunch of cash. It's incredibly difficult to get any work right now for me, I've never been the low bidder but always stayed busy based on service and quality, almost all my work being repeat clients and referrals. Now customers just look at the last line on the estimate and award the job to the cheapest quote. The volume builders and the internet are kicking my butt. |
Big differences in price mean something is different as a rule. That usually means someone isn't comparing apples to apples. As for the lowest bidder, the cheapest isn't. My existing customers know this and most of my prospects have figured this out the hard way. In fact, I have to meet a prospect next week that bought a shell from a dealer that played the low bidder game and burned the prospect in some very important areas. My job is to help make things right. There will always be those keep doing the same wrong thing over and over. expecting a different result. Many call this insanity. I just let them go. I don't want them being a reflection on my work, my company, or me in any way. Scott |
Sorry this doesn't answer the OP's question. But I wanted to address the angry installers. Let me tell you a small allegory to hopefully give you an alternate point of view. I'm a pediatrician. The internet and the postmodern mindset have been decreasing people's trust in "experts." I used to get very angry about patients who took the advice of strangers on the internet over mine, especially regarding vaccines. I used to kick vaccine refusers out of my office. But after a few Moms left crying, I realized this thing wasn't going away. So I started explaining more, spending more time, being patient, and developing relationships with them instead of chasing them out. And do you know what? As they learned to trust me, most of them listened to me, often during the first visit. Read "Who Moved My Cheese" by Spencer Johnson. Sometimes people change; things that used to work stop working. You could either get upset, chase away business until you quit or go bankrupt... or you could adapt. My biggest advice is to put relationships before single-job profit. Spend time just being nice, not yelling or complaining, maybe even make your case, with a smile. You'll be happier, you'll stay busier. And before you know it, you will get referrals, and if you're in a larger city, you'll get positive Yelp or Angie's List reviews that will get you so much business you'll turn down work not out of anger but out of sheer inability to keep up. I've seen people this has happened to. David |
Damn. I guess I totally got ripped off last year. I got my cover replaced. my pool is 16x34 rectangle. I Paid $3600 to have the cover replaced. |
That does seem steep. Are you comparing apples to apples? Scott |
Davidahn, please don't think I'm just an angry man. Know that I've tried to adapt and deal with the situation as it is but I can't. I refuse to compromise quality and service for price and that is what it seems I must do to survive. I try to run my business in such a manner as to be fair to everyone. I pay my employees well, provide them with company vehicles, benefits etc. It's what I need to do to keep offering my customers quality service and an excellent finished product. Every time, without exception lately, As soon as I provide a quote on a specific piece of hardware my client calls to ask why I charge so much. The fact is that I mark-up my materials by what I consider to be a fair percentage but the internet shows them pricing at least equal to if not lower than my cost. My customers tend to be wealthy people, and I don't imagine that they got that way by selling products at cost or pricing their services low, but it seems that they expect me to do so. I simply cannot afford to work for bare wages. I have insurance, compensation, office staff, vehicle costs - all the things required to offer them the service they expect of me, yet they think I should install a product at their home for the price they see on the web. It baffles me to be honest. Last year I built a pool and spa for a nice fellow. I sent him to my distributor to choose his tiles. He spent some time there dealing with the staff and left with some samples he liked. I got pricing for him, again with a fair mark-up, and he price checked t on the internet. Of course, the online pricing was some 10% below my cost so he chose to order it there. When the time came, of course he expected me to measure his pool and give him quantities. Seems reasonable of course but in my estimating I used to work this into the price of the tile so now I'm essentially working for free. I give him the quantities, the tiles arrive, and we begin to install. Sure enough we're short of tile. I freak out a little, measure the pool again and check my notes...hmmm...should be enough. Talk to the owner and it turns out that he decided that I had over estimated and he knew better, cut the amounts by some 15%. So now my tile guy needs to go away and come back 10 days later, holding up the project and costing me money. Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident. In this case I had a long discussion with the client about how I priced things and why he should allow me to order the tiles but of course he knew better, at my expense. I'm not trying to get rich on every job here, just offer a good product at a fair price. Last year I made a whopping profit of about 4% after the dust settled. I've pretty much had it, it honestly isn't worth the risk anymore. |
We just had a pool contractor at our house yesterday (older gentleman, company is more out in the 'country' than the city or suburbs)....he flat out told us that he knows there are some of the larger pool companies that have one price sheet for our suburb and another for others. That is the reason that we shop around......we have been told this numerous times by our neighbors but this is the first time a business owner admitted it. We are in a suburb of Indianapolis. |
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AN ACT relating to motor vehicle license plates. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to establish an "In God We Trust" license plate as an alternate standard-issue license plate; set forth design characteristics and eligibility standards; amend KRS 186.240 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2011.
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This is for the white painted wooden handled one which I purchased many years ago when Sonia Kashuk first came to Target. I don't think they make these anymore but i just had to attest to its longevity. It was my first real make up brush, so not surprisingly- at the time, it was the most expensive brush I'd ever purchased and it was squirrel hair. I paid around $10. I have fancier brushes now. Yet, I have used this brush almost daily with regular washings and it is still my most used brush. I've had 2 issues-it went through a shedding phase a couple of years back to the point that I'd have to pick hairs off my face and I thought it was a goner. Eventually, it stopped shedding and is still very fluffy so I'm glad I stuck with it. I've had to superglue the wooden handle to the ferrule once or twice and the white paint has peeled some but considering how long I've had it and how much I've washed it, that's pretty amazing. The white ones I've seen in the last few years seem different and the handle appears to be plastic so when I do have to replace this, I will get the black handled one and hope it lives up to this.
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Ive had this brush for 2 years now and it sheds like crazy kinda disappointed i expected better.
I love this brush. I actually use it as my powder brush, to just apply powder to my t-zone. I bought it several years ago, when SK first came to Target. I have bought other brushes in the interim, thinking I might be on to something better, but none of them prevail. This brush is soft, and splayed nicely so that product doesn't land on your face super-concentrated. That is my biggest complaint with other brushes. When this brush finally does die, I will get another.
I really love the handles to the Sonia brushes and all my eye shadow brushes work like a dream, but this powder brush is the worst! Everytime I use it - it sheds. It is very scratchy and I am constantly having to pick hairs off my face. :(
I love how soft, big, and fluffy this brush is. It works great for bronzing as well. I like the sturdy feeling of the handle. The only negative is that bristles do fall out - atleast three each use. It costs too much for a brush that looses that many bristles.
This is for the white handle brush - I've never had a brush that sheds so much in my life. It's not like every once in a while i end up with hairs on my face.. it's every time i use it. It gets really annoying to have to constantly pick the shedding hairs off my face all the time. Other than that though, the brush is nice and soft and gives me a nice dusting of my power over my foundations.
oh mah gawd this brush shed like THIRTY bristles over my face this morning-WTH? i bought this SK brush because of rave youtube reviews-seriously?! i have no issues spending more money on a quality brush but for $20.00 i expected better than this. it got all in my eyes too and onto my contacts. i am so disappointed. the size of the brush is fine but its just nasty that all the bristles are all over my face afterwards. i had to use my bare minerals powder brush to brush it all off. i am SO returning this to target today!!
I purchased this brush to apply my Revlon colorstay loose mineral powder foundation and it didn't give me the results that I wanted so I returned it.
In the brushes defense I did not try using it with pressed or non mineral powders.
The brush is soft and fluffy and that just didn't work out for me, I needed a denser brush I guess.
This is the only (inexpensive) powder brush I can use that doesn't flare up my sensitive skin. Many brushes cause my face to have an itchy rash than can last hours, so I was happy when I grabbed this one. I love the curved handle, which makes application nice and comfortable. The bristles are soft and don't shed during application. Also, it's lasted hundreds of washes (baby shampoo or olive oil) and has maintained perfectly.
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In Response To: Re: Type A stomach problems: gastritis vs. ulcer (Peter D'Adamo)
I am very interested in finding and reading your book. Don't know how I stumbled across your message board..... My daughter (Kristin, age 8) has been diagnosed with an ulcer due to the overproduction of stomach acid......well they couldn't find any other reason. My question is how can an ulcer be caused by an under production of stomach acid.. My poor little daughter continues to suffer,,,,,, even though taking Prilosec for almost 4 weeks, she is still in intense pain.. She has also been diagnosed with delayed reaction food allergies,,,, wheat, milk,yeast, and a few more. We are seeing and paying for a doctor ourselves, who is testing for other things as well.... Anyway, sorry to go on and on..... Will anticipate the answer to my question. Thank you


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The Longacre School Art Exhibition was a fantastic success thanks to the hard work of Mrs Fraser (our Art teacher) and the talents of the Longacre children. The evening was based around a Fun Fair theme with an old musical organ, face painting and an ice cream van.
The work on display ranged from Reception to Year 6 and gave a clear indication of the amazing art and design technology work that takes place at Longacre. The Year 6 pupils created battery operated, motor driven fun fair rides.
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The original Dumb and Dumber was, and still is, a brilliant film. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels were perfect casting for the Farrelly brothers film and both gave performances that were hilarious while not requiring either to "go full retard."
There has already been a prequel, Dumber and Dumberer, which detailed how the two brainless fools first met, but that wasn't great if truth be told. However, could the magic be rekindled in a sequel?
Bob Farelly thinks so, as he recently revealed to Moviehole plans to make Dumb and Dumber 3:
"[Dumb and Dumber] has run a bunch of times on TV in the states, and kids will come up and they'll be able to quote lines from that – lines that I've long forgotten. If we could get those two guys back together, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels that might be a worthwhile sequel – and that ball is in motion. We're starting to think about what those two dimwits would be doing twenty-years later in life, and hopefully we'll be able to come up with something worthy of a sequel."
I would so go and see that movie. The prequel was lame, and not a patch on the original, but I'd be willing to block the memory of that flop out in order to see Carrey and Daniels back together as Harry and Lloyd.
I know it's a little sad but I'd kinda like to see how that pair of idiots are doing 20 years on. If I don't ever find out it's not going to cause me sleepless nights or anything, but I think it could be an interesting and (more importantly) funny film. Which is all I really look for from a Farrelly brothers flick.


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Last month we saw the release of two new mid-range video card models from AMD and NVIDIA. Both heat up the mid $100 segment more than we've probably ever seen before. Hitting fairly firmly at the $149 mark, the HD 7790, which we've looked at from Sapphire, GIGABYTE and ASUS all did a good job of impressing us.
On the other side of the equation you've got the new GTX 650 Ti Boost from NVIDIA. Priced slightly higher, the model does offer twice as much memory with 2GB instead of 1GB, and offers slightly higher performance, as we saw in our original review of the reference card, which we looked at during the launch of the new model.
While we've managed to take a look at a few retail versions of the HD 7790, we're yet to see what's going on with retail versions of the GTX 650 Ti Boost. That's mainly due to the fact that AMD didn't offer a reference card at launch and instead relied on partners to promote the model, while NVIDIA released a reference card, and slightly after the AMD offering.
The process will as always be fairly standard with us moving from here straight into the box of the model before diving inside to find out what's going on with the bundle. Once we've done that we'll move onto the card itself before look at the specifications of this OC model. We'll quickly cover the testbed, the cards you'll see in our graphs here today before finally getting stuck into the performance side of things.
You can clearly see the model and above that you can see mention that we're dealing with an OC Edition. Across the bottom you can see it's a 2GB model and has the normal support for 3D Vision, PhysX, SLI, GPU Boost, PCIe 3.0 and a 28nm core.
The back of the box goes into a bit more detail on some of the main features like DirectX 11 and some of the main core specifications.
Inside we've got a very typical bundle with not much being seen. Starting from the left we've got a Quick Installation Guide and next to that a driver CD. Finally we finish the bundle off with a DVI to VGA connector along with a Dual-Molex to 6-pin PCIe power connector.


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Depeche Mode's 'Soulful' New Album Due March 2013
Band jumps to Columbia Records for lucky no. 13
Depeche Mode are set to embark on a world tour next year and the gloom-pop icons will have a new album to take along with them. The English synth-rockers announced today (December 11) that their 13th studio album will be out in March 2013 via Columbia Records. As Slicing Up Eyeballs points out, the upcoming release marks the end of the band's relationship with EMI, which acquired the group after purchasing Mute Records in 2002. Details on the as-yet-untitled record — a track listing, an exact drop date — are forthcoming.
"I am very happy with how the album turned out," Depeche Mode's Martin Gore said in a statement. "The music has a similar vibe to Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion and I think the songs on the album are among some of the very best we've done." The follow-up to 2009's Sounds of the Universe will contain songs written by Gore and singer Dave Gahan, who said, "The album has a very organic and direct feel to it. It's not a blues record, but it definitely has a soulful vibe. During the recording process we really tried to get the elements of performing and the live show into the album more."
Despite speculation that ex-member Alan Wilder might rejoin his former bandmates, the recording lineup for the new material consisted of Gore, Gahan, and Andy Fletcher. The European leg of Depeche Mode's world tour kicks off on May 7 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Check out the video for a still-untitled new track and full tour schedule below.
Depeche Mode 2013 European tour dates:
May 7 - Tel Aviv, Israel @ Hayarkon Park
May 10 - Athens, Greece @ Terra Vibe
May 12 - Sofia, Bulgaria @ Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
May 15 - Bucharest, Romania @ National Stadium
May 17 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Kucukciftlik Park
May 19 - Belgrade, Serbia @ USCE Park
May 21 - Budapest, Hungary @ Puskas Ferenc Stadium
May 23 - Zagreb, Republic of Croatia @ Hippodrome
May 25 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ Inter Stadium
May 28 - London, England @ O2 Arena
June 1 - Munich, Germany @ Olympic Stadium
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June 5 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Commerzbank Arena
June 7 - Berne, Switzerland @ Stade De Suisse
June 9 - Berlin, Germany @ Olympic Stadium
June 11 - Leipzig, Germany @ Red Bull Arena
June 13 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Parken
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June 27 - Borlänge, Sweden @ Peace & Love Festival
June 29 - Kiev, Ukraine @ Olympic Stadium
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July 7 - Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Werchter Festival
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[1727] Association of NF2 Loss and MTOR Pathway Activation in Pleural Mesothelioma: Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of NF2 and Immunohistochemistry in 13 Cell Lines and 53 Tumors.
Marie Brevet, Matthew Bott, Qin Zhou, Valerie Rusch, Marc Ladanyi. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Background: NF2 deletion has been described in >50% of pleural malignant mesotheliomas (MM) and NF2 inactivation has recently been causally linked to activation of the mTOR pathway in both MM and schwannomas, prompting renewed interest in defining NF2 status in MM and other cancers to guide targeted therapy with mTOR inhibitors.
Design: NF2 status was determined in 13 MM cell lines and 53 MM tumors using array CGH and sequencing. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for NF2 (Sigma), mTOR, Phospho-mTOR (Ser2448), 4EBP1, Phosho-4EBP1 and Phosho-S6 (all from Cell Signaling) were performed on 47 tumors to look for a correlation between NF2 status and mTOR pathway activation.
Results: By array CGH, 4/13 (31%) MM cell lines showed NF2 loss and 6/13 (46%) MM cell lines showed absence of NF2 protein by western blot. Inactivating mutations were present in 5/13 cell lines (38%) (2 frameshift indels, 3 nonsense mutations). Two of 5 mutations co-occured with single copy NF2 loss (absence of NF2 protein by western in 1/2); the other 3 mutations were associated with normal NF2 copy number by aCGH but absence of NF2 protein by WB. By array CGH, 66% (35/53) of the tumors showed loss of NF2 and this was correlated with decrease of NF2 mRNA by expression microarray (p=0.002) and by IHC (p=0.007; for scoring, the % positive tumor cells was multiplied by the intensity (0 = no staining; 1 = faint staining; 2=moderate staining; 3= strong staining), giving a score between 0 and 300. Scores of triplicate TMA cores were averaged; a group comparison by ANOVA test was used). NF2 mutations were found in 11 patients (20%) (3 nonsense mutations, 1 missense mutation, 5 frameshift indels and 2 splice site mutations), of which 7 also showed single copy NF2 loss. By IHC, NF2 genomic loss was associated with increased Phospho-mTOR expression (p=0.002; similar scoring as NF2). The IHC combination of absent NF2 staining (score<100) and strong Phospho-mTOR (score > 200) was seen in 42% (13/31) of NF2-altered MM and in 12.5% of NF2-unaltered MM (2/16). We did not find significant correlations between NF2 loss and total-mTOR (p=0.08), phosho-4EBP1 (p=0.26), 4EBP1 (p=0.05) or phosho-S6 expression (p=0.22).
Conclusions: Our results confirm a high prevalence of NF2 inactivation in MM. Furthermore, we show an increase of phospho-mTOR expression in tumors lacking NF2 expression confirming the link between NF2 and the mTOR pathway. Staining for NF2 and Phospho-mTOR could be useful in selecting MM patients for trials targeting mTOR pathway activation due to NF2 loss.
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About a year and a half ago I stumbled upon a post on a blog that left such an impression on my own heart that I have not ever forgotten it. I can't remember how I came across the blog or the post but I am so glad that I did.
The post was on a blog/website called "Brave Girls Club" written by Melody Ross. I immediately liked the name of the blog of course as I also desire to help other women feel more confident and brave. This was my first introduction to the Brave Girls Club and I have been a fan and reader ever since. (You can read the amazing post "We must see past what it seems" that I am talking about at this link.)
I signed up for their daily emails and have enjoyed their daily truths in my inbox every day since then. You can tell that Melody and the other ladies behind Brave Girls Club truly have a passion to encourage and inspire other women.
Brave Girls Club is now a blooming online community for women to come to where they can feel safe, accepted, powerful, competent, connected, supported and empowered to go for their dreams. Brave Girls Club also offers online classes, camps and now even has a shop full of beautiful items from home decor to clothing and jewelry to art supplies, music, prints and more!
Melody's first book, "A Little Bird Told Me- Volume 1″ has just been published as well. This book is beautiful beyond words. Not only is it filled with inspirational and encouraging truths and reminders, but the original artwork throughout the book makes it pretty enough to showcase on it's own.
One of my favorite chapters in the book is about a topic that I struggle with- never feeling "enough". Here is a quote from the chapter: "One of the most painful traps we can ever fall into is the ENOUGH trap… This is the trap with an ugly cycle that tells us that no matter much we do, how hard we work, how much we have, how much we try… it is never enough. If you've had a bad day when you've done all you can and you still feel defeated, please dear one, give yourself some grace. You are the only one who can decide that it is enough, that you have done enough, that you have enough, and especially that you ARE enough. These are truths that you must accept for yourself… No one else can do this for you… You are enough. You've done enough. You have enough. You are brave enough. You are absolutely loved enough too…"
In "A Little Bird Told Me- Volume 1″ you will be reminded that it is okay and important to take time for ourselves. You will be encouraged to forgive ourselves and to learn to trust our instincts. You will be inspired to persevere through the trials and to pick yourself up when you fall down. You will be reminded that you were created for a purpose and that you are worthwhile and deserving to live a life of joy and passion.
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Obama's Affordable Care Act assesses a $3,000 penalty onto employers for each employee working over 30 hours per week without an "ACA Compliant" health care benefits plan.
A simple spreadsheet from any CPA will tell employers that the new work-week will now be 29 hours to avoid (but not evade) the Obama Affordable Care Act tax.
Workers previously earning $7.25 per hour for 40 hours per week would cost their employers $18,080 per year, to take home $15,080, before tax. The ACA tax represents a 20% increase in cost to their employer from $7.25 to $8.69 per hour.
Instead of paying the ACA tax, workers' hours will be reduced.
Those now working 40 hours and earning $7.25 per hour will now work 29 hours per week and have a 28% decrease in their annual pay from $18,0850 to $10,933. Although twice as many people may be employed, these poverty-level wages will become the "new normal".
Workers who previously worked 58 hours per week and earned $35,045 per year with overtime will see their wages drop by 60% to $10.933.
Employers will just re-define their work hours: 7 four hour shifts per week, or 4 seven hour shifts per week to make this work to keep paid hours under 30.
And they will.
Working Americans will be reduced to poverty-level wages under Obama's ACA.
Free healthcare is not "Free". Obama's ACA carries a hideous cost to America's workers.
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The kiwifruit marketing order, with its narrowly defined duties, has a mandated assessment of 3.5 cents per 19.8-pound volume fill.
When the commission was active, members paid a 10-cent assessment that covered all programs, Matteis said.
The committee has an 11-member board, including one public member and one alternate public member.
The commission left a gap that individual shippers and marketers are filling, said Doug Phillips, owner of Phillips Farms Marketing, Visalia, Calif.
A generic promotion campaign didn't benefit bigger companies, which generated their own marketing programs anyway, said Dick Spezzano, owner of Spezzano Consulting Service, Monrovia, Calif.
"When you have a commission doing it, they don't care whose kiwi you use, as long as it's California, and it raises everybody's boat if you buy from different people," Spezzano said.
That makes sense for a small operation with little or no funding to develop a unique marketing program, but it created a situation where larger shippers were paying more than small ones, Spezzano said.
"Whenever you have a dominance of one or two growers, they see no reason to take money out of their pocket," he said.
Tom Tjerandsen, managing director for North America with the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association in Sonoma, Calif., disagreed.
"It has steadily dropped downward," Tjerandsen said of kiwifruit consumption after the commission's disappearance.
There's only one way to deal with that, said Kurt Cappelluti, sales manager with Madera, Calif.-based Stellar Distributing Inc.
"You do what you're supposed to do — you get on the phone and promote it and sell the fruit," he said.


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That's because he's hunted too many heads, or something. In truth, this is a sad tale of the confusing, odd system of NFL punishment. But yeah, whatever. All hail Goodell.
Ed Reed has been suspended for one game due to his repeated violations of the rules "prohibiting hits to the head and neck area of defenseless players". Mmmkay, fair enough, but when were these repeated violations?
The final blow came last night when Reed hit Emmanuel Sanders, while another hit came earlier this year when he rocked Deion Branch. But the third hit came in 2010 when he hit Drew Brees. Cumulative punishments involving actions that took place two seasons ago is backwards. If as a league it's determined that a hit has crossed a boundary of good discipline, then the punishment should take place in its entirety at the time of the incident. Linking hits that are two years apart is senseless, and it makes an attempt to unnecessarily brand a player as being dirty and dangerous.
The exception to that should be particularly glaring repeat offenses, like those from Ndamukong Suh that resulted in his two-game suspension last year. I suppose the league has determined that Reed's hits meet that vague definition of glaring, but when exactly did he, say, stomp on a guy, or body slam a quarterback? That's my definition of glaring, not a hit by a safety in a fast-paced game when he has to make an even faster decision while a large body comes towards him during a catch deep downfield, and the difference between dirty and clean is often a matter of inches. That's when the majority of Reed's crushing hits happen, while James Harrison — who was also suspended for one game last year — often had more time to react and change his angle as he's attacking a runner in the open field.
This is the massive grey area the league is dealing with as it pertains to player safety in an era when the concern over concussions has grown significantly. The definitions for defenseless and dirty on either side of a questionable hit are rarely black and white, and too often unique hits in unique situations are jammed into the framework of what the league views as its all-encompassing language.
Reed has said he'll appeal the suspension. If it's upheld, the fantasy impact next week as the Ravens travel to San Diego is rather simple: no Reed means fun times for Philip Rivers, Malcom Floyd, and the quickly-emerging Danario Alexander. They'll be opposing a Ravens defense playing without Ray Lewis, Lardarius Webb and Reed, meaning it's a unit that's imposing only in whatever name value it has left.
Alexander could become an especially intriguing option against the Ravens' severely-depleted secondary that's only a week removed from allowing Carson Palmer to pass for 368 yards on 8.2 yards per attempt. Last year with a healthy core, the Ravens allowed only 196.3 passing yards per game, a number that's now increased significantly to 250.1.


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By Glen Miller
In the grapplers version of "Murder's Row," El Reno High School's wrestling team dropped a 54-18 decision to Guthrie in its third dual against an upper echelon 5A program.
Guthrie, ranked No.8 in the latest 5A poll, used five forfeits by the Indians to rack up 30 of its 54 team points. The loss was the fifth in a row for El Reno, which slipped to 3-6 on the season.
El Reno forfeited at 106 pounds, followed by a close 4-0 loss by Brady Lippoldt at 113 pounds to Kevin Mahan. The Indians forfeited at 126 pounds as Dominique Richey did not make the trip after being banged up in a car wreck.
Guthrie grabbed five more points with Timothy O'Connor's 18-2 technical fall over Levi Jones at 132 pounds.
El Reno snatched three of those points back at 138 pounds as Jon Grube defeated Tyler Mahan, 8-6. Grube logged a takedown in the first period, and then added two escape points and a takedown in the second period.
The Indians split at 145 and 152 pounds. Preston Golden was pinned by Austin O'Connor in 3:19, while Brannon Townsend blanked War Mothershed, 6-0.
Guthrie's returning state placer Bryan Dutton rolled to an 18-6 win over El Reno's Elisha Leonard at 160 pounds, before the Indians forfeited at 170 and 182 pounds to allow two freshmen to wrestle in the junior high match.
El Reno snapped the three weight slide at 195 pounds as Murdoch Marcum pinned Jose Perez in 42 seconds. Kyler Samples lost by fall to Conner Howard in 3:11 at 220 pounds.
The Indians forfeited at heavyweight, but swapped those points with Dakota Corn's forfeit win at 120 pounds.
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El Reno's junior high team dropped a 55-21 decision to the Bluejays. Hunter Cometsevah posted one of the five wins with a 3:08 fall over Brat Baugher at 132 pounds. Bryan Ward received a forfeit win at 120 pounds.
Jesse Gorbet (140) pinned Joe Kuruvilla in 2:57, followed by Hunter Wilson's 22-second fall at 175 pounds.
Isaiah Majka scored a 51-second fall over Dewry Taniger at heavyweight.
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1 The word of the LORD that came to Yirmeyahu the prophet concerning the Pelishtim, before that Par`oh struck `Aza. | 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza: |
2 Thus says the LORD: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and those who dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. | 2 This is what the LORD says: "See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and everything in it, the towns and those who live in them. The people will cry out; all who dwell in the land will wail |
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers don't look back to their children for feebleness of hands; | 3 at the sound of the hoofs of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Fathers will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp. |
4 because of the day that comes to destroy all the Pelishtim, to cut off from Tzor and Tzidon every helper who remains: for the LORD will destroy the Pelishtim, the remnant of the isle of Kaftor. | 4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to cut off all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. |
5 Baldness is come on `Aza; Ashkelon is brought to nothing, the remnant of their valley: how long will you cut yourself? | 5 Gaza will shave her head in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves? |
6 You sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you be quiet? put up yourself into your scabbard; rest, and be still. | 6 " 'Ah, sword of the LORD,' [ you cry,] 'how long till you rest? Return to your scabbard; cease and be still.' |
7 How can you be quiet, seeing the LORD has given you a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there has he appointed it. | 7 But how can it rest when the LORD has commanded it, when he has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the coast?" |
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Is belief in the devil a relic of a superstitious past? Has science made the devil obsolete? Is Satan merely a metaphor in the Bible for the mystery of evil? Nothing could be farther from the truth. In What You Need to Know About Exorcism: The Devil, Evil Spirits, and Spiritual Warfare, you'll meet a priest who has done battle with the devil and has an incredible story to tell. His name is Fr. Gary Thomas, and his real life training and experience as an exorcist were depicted in the Hollywood movie The Rite starring Sir Anthony Hopkins. In this riveting, seven-part interview with Catholic Answers Live host Patrick Coffin, Fr. Thomas reveals not only the reality behind the Rite of Exorcism but the recurring patterns of demonic activity in the daily life of every Christian. The answer to evil is not a program but a Person—our Lord Jesus Christ, the true High Priest who has "broken the power of the devil" (Hebrews 2:14).


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Breakfast Topic: Macro madness {WoW}
Apr 11th 2008 8:14AM For my mage I use a focus macro for sheep.
Shift+L is casting sheep and setting focus.
L then sheeps the focus target if one is set, otherwise it sheeps the current target.
So I can resheep withouth switching the target I'm DPS'ing.
For my warrior I used a mouse over sunder armor macro.
Very easy to tank multiple targets, or already stacking sunder armor on a sheep/sap'ed mob while tanking others.
Breakfast Topic: If you could have any spell in RL... {WoW}
Apr 10th 2008 8:12AM Mage teleport spell, never going to use a train again :D
Ask WoW Insider: Old-time raiding? {WoW}
Mar 18th 2008 4:21AM Sapphiron is doable without frost resist gear at level 70.
But Naxx is still one of the best raidinstance in the game.
The encounters are well balanced and interesting.
I would prefere it over any bc raid.
Ask WoW Insider: Old-time raiding? {WoW}
Mar 17th 2008 9:06AM [quote]but the game isn't really a greedy loot chase, right?[/quote]
No, but many Player have done MC/BWL for like 2 years every week. I can't see both of them any more...
Naxxramas is the only Old Raid Instance I still like to run, an it's comming again with WotLK :)


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Hi all,
I am struggling how to find out how to insert a standard curly bracket into drawings to sum up two wires.
For example.... Bracket Example
I tried to use the keyboard entry coupled with increasing the font size but it just looks stupid.
Are these available to insert from within CAD as standard?
Here's a quick way of making those brackets to suit. NOTE that I've used snap points as I don't know what your settings are. The various movements can be varied to suit what you need or you can copy and stretch them as needed.
Start by selecting Polyline. Click on the start point and go 2 snap poiints left. click and then go down 10 snap points. Click again and go left another 2 snap points. Click again and now go right (It will make sense) 2 snap points. Again click and go down another 10 snap points. click and go right another 2 snap points, click and then exit the polyline command.
Now select the fillet tool. Hit 'R' and then space. Enter the value of your snap divisions and hit enter. Finally hit P and space then select the polyline drawn above.
You should now have a curly bracket on your screen.
Regards Brad
why dont you use a dynamic block?, please insert this block in your drawing,pick/select the curley and you can see 2 arrow which will allow you to mirror & strech. if you use it more frequently put it in icon menu which will allow you to find it fast.
I've never had any luck with creating dynamic blocks that stretch.
Thanks for the block but my version of ACADE won't open it due to a version incompatability.
As it only takes me a minute or two to do each bracket, it doesn't really bother me all that much as I only use one or two per panel dwg set normally.
Regards Brad
Thanks for all the help guys!
In the end I just downloaded the bracket block from this site: -
I will have a go at drawing my own though, just to get better at using different line styles in CAD.
Because I use the Electrical package, so much of it is icons and components so there isn't much requirement for free drawing.
Check out CADALYST ToolTips. One of their older tips has a VBA routine to draw a curly brace based on two selected points and the setting of USERR3. On my system I wrote a custom VB.NET routine to draw a brace, but it stills needs a little work before I am ready to share it.
We've been looking for something similar here. Azlin's dynamic block is by far the slicker way to go. Works a treat!!
Use this lisp routine to make a couple of different brackets... be carefull and read the command line...
Dave S.
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