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Requiem for a guitar god: remembering Dimebag Darrell Abbott
This is an article I did for work and mentioned on my TV segment, in memory of the late Dimebag Darrell Abbott, the revolutionary guitarist from Pantera: Requiem for a guitar god: remembering Dimebag Darrell Abbott (http://www.kuam.com/news/11879.aspx)
The Day the Metal Died - RIP, Dimebag Darrell
I've admittedly been out of the normal loop of knowing the day's top stories, but I was absolutely floored when reading about the tragic and senseless murder of Dimebag Darrell Abbott, best known for his groundbreaking guitar work with Pantera. To a metalhead and musician like myself, he was a true inspiration and I'm literally shaking as I write this. I'm that moved. I haven't been this offset by the loss of a musician since Randy Rhoads died in 1982.
The most unforgettable sports moments of 2004
<This is an except from my radio show wherein I recapped the top stories of 2004>
With the year winding down, news sources throughout the country are hurriedly assembling their lists of the top stories, finishes, wins, losses, and moments that made this a truly unforgettable year in sports. And I'm no different.With Athens fittingly hosting the 2004 Summer Games, we were treated to the usual assortment of performances that defied belief, brought out national pride, and caused international controversy. And the last twelve months from the pro and college ranks have likewise provided us with images, words and memories that won't soon be forgotten.
We witnessed historic comebacks and monumental collapses, cheered at awe-inspiring victories and cried at heartbreaking defeats. We were introduced to some new names that competed at levels beyond themselves, creating moments that will forever be engrained as part of the fabric of American popular culture. We were also forced to too suddenly say goodbye to several people for reasons we'll likely never be able to explain.
In short, it was an amazing year to be a sports fan. So (doing my best Rod Serling impersonation), submitted for your approval, 33 moments in sports that made 2004 memorable - and why.
33. 81-year-old Bill Davidson, the country's most victorious owner. The owner of NBA's Detroit Pistons, the WNBA's Detroit Shock and the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning wins world championships in all three leagues. Another unprecedented string of good fortune for the former Michigan glass salesman (who also owns The Palace at Auburn Hills and Arena League Football's Detroit Fury).
32. A wicked good year for New England! New Englanders globally had lots to celebrate in 2004. And as one myself (Waterbury, CT, baby!), it was almost unheard of to have both UConn basketball teams and the Patriots win their respective championships, with the clincher being the Red Sox sweeping the Cardinals. It's a script even Portland, Maine native Stephen King couldn't conceive. It was such an unbelievable year that most can kindly look past the Celtics' dismal 2004 campaign.
31. Hendrick Motorsports plane crash. Two nieces, a brother and the son of a NASCAR team owner, along with several others, were killed when their small plane crashed into a mountainside while attempting to land en route to a race at Martinsville, Virginia.
30. Maria Sharapova wins Wimbledon. The 18-year-old Russian bombshell defeated Serena Williams dramatically 6-1, 6-4 to become the third-youngest player ever to curtsy. Sharapova's victory proved what many had predicted for months - the decline of the Williams Sister's stranglehold on tennis.
29. Europeans hand the U.S. team its worst loss at Ryder Cup in the 77-year history of the event. No two ways around it, the lads from across the Atlantic have our number, having won 7 of the last 8 Cups, and whupping our guys this time around 18-1/2 to 6-1/2. Ouch.
28. Joe Gibbs returns to D.C. Putting his dominance of the racing circuit aside, Gibbs' return to the Redskin sideline wasn't the success it was planned to be. He'll restore the team to playoff contention by 2007, if he's around that long, but a fourth Super Bowl ring Gibbs won't be wearing anytime soon.
27. Antonio Tarver KO's Roy Jones, Jr. in the 2nd Round. Jones' seemingly unbelievable mortality may function as a fuel for greater things for the most amazing boxer of this generation, or may be a harbinger of the beginning of the end. By losing, he ironically proves his greatness joining Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Fraizer and George Foreman as champions who themselves fell during their historic careers.
26. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is fined $10,000 and penalized 25 points and for swearing. Sure, Little E brought the hit on his bank account upon himself for blurting out one of the Severn Dirty Words on national television after winning at Talladega, but to impose a penalty so stiff on his point total was drastically unfair.
25. Paul Hornung's comments about ND recruiting. The former Fighting Irish great tells a Detroit radio station that his alma mater needs more aggressive recruiting of black athletes and needs to "ease up on academic standards to get them." The former All-American later would apologize for his statements.
24. Kobe Bryant's rape case dismissed. The most televised celebrity trial since O.J. Simpson, the news of Kobe's legal pardon was jubilation for some, condemnation for others.
23. Ricky Williams' retirement from the NFL. When Samson lost his hair, he lost all his power. When Miami's perennial all-star running back showed up this past spring sans dreadlocks, he apparently gave up all ability to make conscious decisions that make any sense to anyone but him. Now having since resigned to the comfortable confines of Northern California to study holistic medicine and partake of all things herbal, his place in the Dolphins' backfield is pretty much rescinded. Which is a damn shame, seeing as how the fins are having the worst season in their history and could use him. Ask Dave Wannstedt. When Jim Brown and Barry Sanders left the NFL and prematurely ended their Hall of Fame careers, people thought, why? Ricky's departure left people wondering, huh?
22. Maurice Clarett's claims against OSU. The former Buckeye tailback's quest to get paid in the NFL has morphed into a personal crusade to get back at Ohio State for allegedly making him take the fall, after, he claims in 2002 and 2003 head coach Jim Tressel and several team officials, and school boosters gave Clarett benefits deemed inappropriate by the NCAA.
21. ABC's shock sports TV. Was Janet Jackson's Super Bowl nipple slip (aka, "the wardrobe malfunction") and the Monday Night Football open featuring Terrell Owens and Nicole Sheridan a pair of monolithic media blunders or stroke of marketing genius by ABC? They certainly got network-wide exposure of each incident for days after each happened. Pass moral judgment if you want, but methinks it's a very well-crafted campaign. I mean, they've got the perfect alibi: who would expect such ribaldry from Disney?
20. Pittsburgh rookie QB Ben Roethlisburger sets the record for most wins by a starting rookie QB. Big Ben just keeps ringing true for the Steel City. And he while he may be in his first season, his pocket composure shows that he's anything but. #7 set the record for W's for a rook at 10 against Jacksonville, and at the time of this writing, there's no stopping the former Miami of Ohio signalcaller, and he rolls right into the playoffs.
19. Second split NCAA national championship in 7 years. Once again, the BCS, the very system designed to ensure that the nation's top two teams would meet in a definitive championship game let players, coaches, sportswriters and fans down. USC and LSU were forced to share the national championship, as each won decisively in the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, respectively. The system's been tweaked numerous times at the end of each season since its formal implementation in 1997 (in which year Nebraska and Michigan had to split the title), and this year is possibly the worst yet, as five teams finished the season undefeated - USC, Oklahoma, Auburn, Utah, Boise State - with the latter three pleading justifiable cases for why they didn't get a nod for the Orange Bowl.
18. Shaq traded to Miami. The continual drama that was the Lakers' 2003-2004 season was so apropos to the team's Hollywood backdrop that the end result was Phil Jackson's retirement and the trading of Shaquille O'Neal to South Beach. This move officially rung in the undeniable shift in the balance of power to the NBA's Eastern Conference. The Diesel isn't off to what many would consider a Shaq-esque start (20.2 PPG, 11.7 RPG), but the Heat will go deep into the playoffs. Bank on it.
17. The University of Colorado's sexual harassment scandal. Head football coach Gary Barnett was smack-dab in the middle of a dicey controversy initially involving players allegedly taking CU recruits to wild parties in which they interacted with co-eds in a less-than-desirable manner, and lobbing gender-insensitive comments at former Buffaloes placekicker Katie Hnida. Of the latter point, many felt Barnett's verbal salvo was undeniably harsh, but actually truthful. While the issue remains far from over and despite the damage done to morale, the team rallied around its coach and its own damaged program, and still wound up appearing in the Big XII championship game against Oklahoma.
16. UConn wins both men's (3rd overall) and women's (5th overall, 3rd straight) NCAA basketball championships. Not having any real sporting presence since the Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes 7 years ago, the Nutmeg State harnessed its collegiate basketball programs to national prowess, and made Storrs into a place many opponents fear visiting. Gino Auriemma and Jim Calhoun may not see eye-to-eye, but they do run the nation's most consistently competitive hoops curriculum outside of Cameron.
15. New England Patriots win 2 world championships in 3 years/run winning streak to 21 games. With free agency basically destroying any concept of a dynasty, 2-in-3 is about a close as we're going to get, and Bill Belichick's never-smile attitude and system of rotating players may not work for your hometown team, but it's the most dominant force in the NFL right now. It works, it's proven. And trust me, it's being emulated.
14. Ken Caminiti found dead at 41. The saddening October 10 news of the untimely passing of one of baseball's most endearing figures and a former NL MVP reminded us how the calls of drugs can override athletic prowess, financial riches and public adoration. Let's hope Cammy's legacy is preserved with memories of a player's player with a cannon right arm from third base and moon shot homers, rather than being denounced by his unfortunate dependencies.
13. Team USA Men's Basketball fails to win gold at 2004 Olympics. They won bronze, so what? Anything less than blowing the rest of the world out by 37 each night en route to gold for a team loaded with NBA all-stars is unacceptable. (That faint snicker you hear in the distance is Argentina's Manu Ginobili)
12. And a child shall lead them. Freddy Adu becomes the youngest player to see time in a Major League Soccer game, youngest player to ever score a goal, and youngest player to participate in an all-star game from any professional sport at 14. He's not league-dominant yet, but expect Adu to accomplish in the 2000's what the great Pele never could in the 1970's - popularize soccer to near-NFL proportions in America.
11. Michelle Wie becomes the youngest player to play in a PGA tour event. The 14-year-old Wie missed the 36-hole cut at the Sony Open by a single stroke, but finished ahead of 47 men.
10. Ichiro Suzuki breaks George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits in a season (finished the summer with 262). The soft-spoken phenom from the Land of the Rising Sun added nicely to his already impressive award collection (3 gold gloves, 2001 AL Rookie of the Year, 2001 AL MVP, 4 straight All-Star Games) in a mere 4 years with Seattle. Pundits harped on his "singles-only" approach to getting hits, but consider that he led the AL in batting average (.372), on-base percentage (.414) and was second in stolen bases (36) and you can't help but respect - and fear - the outfielder's obvious talent.
9. The BALCO Laboratories steroids scandal. Now a household name, the pharmaceuticals company currently in the middle of an investigation that looks to shake the foundation of Major League Baseball, highlighted by federal grand jury testimony indicating Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds as having used illegal substances, an assertion to which all three men claim they did unknowingly. The year wound down with BALCO head Victor Conte admitting on national TV that he provided illegal steroids to track star Marion Jones.
8. Swimmer Michael Phelps wins 8 medals at 2004 Olympics. While he didn't break Mark Spitz's 1972 record of 7 golds (thereby missing out on a $1 million bonus from Speedo), the enigmatic Phelps did bag 6 gold, 2 bronze and a world record in the 400m individual medley. Not a bad 2 weeks' work for a 19-year-old who's got at least a pair of foreseeable additional Games ahead of him. His medal 8-medal tally tied him with gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin in the 1980 games in Moscow for the Olympic record.
7. U.S. gymnast Paul Hamm's gold medal debacle in Athens. An understandable dispute from South Korea's Kim Dae-eun over the legitimacy of Hamm's winning performance after a fall on his vault routine and the subsequent margin of his victory (the closest in men's Olympic history) led to months of debate and public scrutiny. After rumors of possibly having to share gold, or worse, having to give it back, Hamm was eventually named the outright champion.
6. A-Rod traded to the Yankees. Appropriately just after Valentine's Day, February 16 will forever be known by many in Red Sox nation as the Day the Biggest Fish in the Market Got Away. As if losing out on Alex Rodriguez, easily the game's best all-around player, wasn't enough, George Steinbrenner's deep pockets, all-star roster and the allure of playing on the world's biggest stage wooed the then-reigning American League MVP to the Bronx.
5. Barry Bonds hits 700th HR, wins 7th MVP. With more MVPs on his mantle than, well, Mantle, Bonds remains in a class all his own. The oldest player to ever win MVP at 40, and his fourth straight season receiving the award, he's got 4 more than any other man in history. And although the steroid headlines will surely detract when he passes Hank Aaron on the all-time list for homeruns, #756, which will be the single largest moment in sports since Roger Maris in 1961, is only realistically two short years away.
4. Lance Armstrong wins historic 6th Tour de France. Marred by the media's doping rumors and amidst the scrutiny of his peers, Armstrong again showed inhuman resolve and character to win an unprecedented sixth straight title to become America's most beloved athlete, and an unstoppable marketing machine. (Oh yeah, and he got Sheryl Crow in the process. Not too shabby.)
3. Pat Tillman killed in Afghanistan. The former Arizona State star and Arizona Cardinal who's selfless and intentionally low-key act of giving up a multi-million dollar lifestyle to enlist in the service of his country redefined bravery, patriotism, commitment, and sacrifice - and taught a nation questioning the purpose of its overseas campaign about true dedication and love. The news of Tillman's tragic death while serving as a member of the elite U.S. Army Rangers reminded us all that sports is merely entertainment, and that real heroism is evident in the character of a man in his finest hour.
2. Basketbrawl: the Pacers/Pistons/Pistons fans fight. I'm quite certain this isn't what NBA commissioner David Stern envisioned when he conceived the marketing campaign "The NBA - It's Fan-tastic!" Quite possibly the most frightening moment ever in sports, creating a backlash by both the Michigan law enforcement community and the national media, a player's tussle starting with a hard (and debatably flagrant) foul by the Pacers' Ron Artest on the Pistons' Ben Wallace led to the unthinkable: professional athletes irresponsibly engaging in fisticuffs with fans (the latter not being too bright themselves). The short-term effects will likely require a total revamp of the NBA's stance on game security, the distribution of alcohol, the proximity between players and fans, and the level of tolerable behavior from both those on the court and outside of it.
1. Boston Red Sox win World Series. The most sought after sports story took place in the most improbable of ways. Boston not only stuck it to the hated Yankees in Herculean fashion, coming back from 3 games down in the ALCS, including a 19-8 shellacking in Game 3, but also silenced the ghosts of generations past that had been reminding them of their lack of success and also gave some final reprieve to those spirits who haven't been able to rest in the 84 years since the Red Sox' last world championship. No longer will the good people of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island have to endure the annual fall lamentation that is the Curse of the Bambino, bringing about the most culturally significant moment for the region since the Boston Tea Party. Gone are the days of the "1918" rallying cry from a nation that got its collective jollies at laughing at their misfortune. The Red Sox win also finally divorces them from their marriage to the Chicago Cubs as the most pathetic sports stories in the nation.


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Both The Washington Post and NPR pointed out that NOAA's Lubchenco had to correct a misunderstanding fostered by White House climate and energy advisor Carol Browner, who said on the Today Show Wednesday that "more than three-quarters of the oil is gone." Lubchenco clarified that about half the spilled oil has actually been removed from the Gulf ecosystem through skimming, burning, collection, and evaporation.
As for The New York Times, it acknowledged the debate over the federal report in two articles on Thursday—one on the front page and one inside. The inside article attributed most of the related skepticism to Gulf coast residents rather than independent scientists, however, and seemed to defend the Times's Wednesday article, reporting that "The implication of the report was that future damage from the oil might be less than had been feared." The front-page article seemed to dismiss lingering concerns almost entirely, surmising that "The skepticism has been stoked by environmental groups that came to the gulf in droves, lawyers who have been soliciting clients from billboards along roads leading south, a sensation-hungry news media and politicians who have gained broad popularity for thundering in opposition to response officials."
It's shocking how similar that sounds to comments by Rush Limbaugh, who, citing the Times's Wednesday article, launched into a tirade accusing the media of being "willing accomplices" in an anti-capitalist agenda that "wanted this disaster" to help further their cause. "The fact is they can't find the oil," he said. "This hilarious … nature always cleans itself up."
Well, no… not always. Yet reporters should, in fact, be careful to avoid and combat sensationalism related to the Gulf spill. Again, this is not about drumming up an ecological catastrophe that isn't. It's about refusing to accept government and industry assurances that everything is hunky-dory without at least making a few calls and getting some outside opinion. Yes, the press needs to avoid alarmism, but it also needs to avoid credulity.

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Two years ago, I walked into a Verizon store and asked the saleperson to see thier calling plans. I picked the cheapest at the time, which was a 500 minutes plan. Yesterday, I was talking to a sales rep on the phone, and he stated there is/was a cheaper plan for 350 minutes. I was never told about that at their sales store. Verizon got a whole lot of money out of me for nothing the past two years. 350 is enough for my call needs. Do you have to ask the sales rep "is that it?" "Are you sure you have discussed with me all possible calling plans?" Ba*tards. |
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- Posted by western_pa_luann (My Page) on Wed, Feb 27, 08 at 14:31
Two years ago, the lowest just might have been 500 minutes. And now they offer 350. I don't see that as a problem at all! So, did you change your plan? |
I agree with luann. In those two years, it's hard telling how many times verizon has changed their calling plans. |
I agree too. Here's a good one. Years ago AT&T Long Distance changed their calling plans, dropped the price and renamed it. They called 'me and told me of it and asked if I wanted to be switched to the new cheaper plan. Needless to say, they made me a very happy customer to the tune of about $5 a month. Sue |
\ I got a flyer in the mailbox from verizon today... $12.95 for DSL for the first 6 months with the first month free. I already have dsl,,, cost me about 30 bucks per month. I should call and complain. |
- Posted by western_pa_luann (My Page) on Wed, Feb 27, 08 at 20:06
Just be prepared that the cheaper DSL will be slower... if that is okay with you, go cheaper! We pay $15.67 taxes included for our DSL (it is the slower speed). |
I called about the lower rate as I have the slower speed DSL service from Verizon and was told it is just for NEW customers and that existing customers must pay what they are now. I am paying $24.95 per month. |
Those phone systems change the parameters of their service weekly or oftener, it seems to me. So it woudn't surprise me at all if they'd begun to offer the service more relevant for you during the intervening period. And might drop it, or the other one, or various other offers tomorrow ... or even this afternoon. mdr9 - 11 x 4, Depending on how much you value your time and ease of operation more than the savings, you could perhaps shift to another carrier, if available, then a few months later return as a "new" customer. ole joyful |
Meh...you wouldn't go to a car dealership and "trust" the salesman than he is giving you the lowest price, would you? ANy verizon store (or any other mobile phone provider) will have pamphlets, etc outlining all of their available plans. Take a gander! There has got to be a little consumer responsibility. Oh, and on DSL rates, I usually bounce between broadband cable service and DSL every other year to keep my prices low. Threatening comcast that you're going to ATT will usually yield a significant cost cut. If they don't go low enough, I jump to ATT for their intro rates. Then, back to Comcast for their "new customer" rates a year or so later. Over the last five years I have been paying around 20-25 a month for highspeed service when the standard rates in my area are closer to 40-45 a month. |
- Posted by scarlett2001 (My Page) on Mon, May 5, 08 at 20:55
Oh gosh, don't get me started on Verizon! I would build a fire and send smoke signals before ever using their cell phone or internet "services" again. I did get to meet a lot of new people - from India. Verizon has absolutely the worst customer service ever. And now they come to my door. I just said to the last guy, "If your product were any good, you wouldn't be trying to sell it door to door like Girl Scout cookies." |
- Posted by western_pa_luann (My Page) on Tue, May 6, 08 at 19:28
"Verizon has absolutely the worst customer service ever. " Interesting! We have them for land line, 4 cells, and DSL. |
Services change constantly. I would never sign up for service or buy a phone without checking it on the internet. It is usually cheaper that way, plus if you buy at one of their stores, you already know what is available. I started with BellSouth which changed to Cingular which has now changed to AT&T. I have found several price cuts on the internet over the years. They always change my plan when I show them the newer plans with no problems or hassles. |
- Posted by scarlett2001 (My Page) on Fri, May 9, 08 at 13:27
That's fine if you are okay with constantly monitoring them and their plans. I just have other things to do! Multiply that times your bank account, your credit cards, your cellphone bill, your cable, your internet- when do you have a life? You have to be a "Philadelphia lawyer" anymore just to take care of your basic business. |
- Posted by western_pa_luann (My Page) on Sat, May 10, 08 at 19:44
"That's fine if you are okay with constantly monitoring them and their plans. I just have other things to do!" Well and good... unless you want to hold on to your hard earned cash as much as I do. |
- Posted by scarlett2001 (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 08 at 15:58
That's why I drop companies and services that are too complicated and that I have to struggle with to get a good rate. (Not to mention adequate customer service.) Life is too short to have to police everybody. If a company wants my business and my $$ they have to give good service and not have hugely complicated structures in which the customer is entered into a maze that keeps ever-spiraling upward. In a competitive economy, the smart companies will realize this. Even land phone companies, which were once monopolies, are no longer able to dictate because we are developing alternative choices all the time. I have Verizon as my land phone and received (and am still receiving) a ton of ads to use their DSL internet. So I gave it a try. First they brought used and faulty equipment, then I could not reach them for customer service. Every night for two weeks we were on the phone, first holding a half hour or more just to get customer service. Throughout this time, the recording continually told us to contact them by internet - but we never could get ON their internet. Then finally we were connected to people in India who were not really able to help. After two weeks, I finally cancelled the service - and got a whopping bill for "terminating my service early". Uh huh, we never once GOT any service. That was more than a year ago and the bill has still is in dispute. So my point is, no, I don't have time to deal with companies like this. Maybe they do fine in an area of the country that are less populated, but my experience and that of several people I know, has not been one that would lead us to continued use of this company. |
If the 350 plan was indeed available at the time, my guess would be that the clerk was just minimally intelligent and not dishonest. |
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About the Alaska Worker Counts (ODB) Data
Source of Worker Counts and Wage Data
This data set comes from Alaska's Occupational Database (ODB). Employers provide the occupation,
place of work, and wages for each wage and salary worker covered by unemployment insurance. This
employer-provided information is the core of the ODB.
Worker Counts
The quarterly worker count is the cumulative number of unique individuals who worked in the occupation at any time
over the entire quarter. The annual worker count is the cumulative number of unique individuals who worked in the
occupation at any time over the entire year.
Worker Counts Versus Employment Estimates
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occupation at a single point in time. Worker counts are the cumulative number of individuals who worked in the
occupation over an entire period. Because a single position can be filled by more than one person over a time period
(due to turnover), worker counts are almost always higher than employment estimates.
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What If George Zimmerman is Found Not Guilty? … Alan Caruba
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What If George Zimmerman is Found Not Guilty?
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July 6th, 2013 9:50 pm
You forgot latino racism – "gringos," among other words used ("blancos," when said disparagingly, also, and then the "four letter words" turned to six letters with the "os" at the ends!!) and an absolute sense of an entitled invasion and "re" settlement and re-possession of North America, (which is a lie, of course, because the only part that was, in part, part of Mexico, was Texas and- oh well- we won that war- but at least it was an actually recognized war). Hatred (racism, sexism, etc.) is a tool- a weapon- of stealing, taking, hurting, etc. It's a power- an evil power. Feminists and lesbian/gays are complete masters at wielding it to their advantage and cload it as some sort of victimization. The common enemy (to all 3 forms of hatred, black racism, hispanic racism, feminist hatred) is "the white man"- trying to take what they see as "wrongfully" his and he sees, of course, as rightfully his. It's all working pretty well, as America will be less than 50 percent white in 20 years, from 90 percent in 1960, and considerably less than that in 40 years, even if nothing changes. So, what has traditionally been thought of as "America" and what the world has seen as "America" is ALREADY gone. It's just waiting to happen within 20-40 years! What SO MANY men for centuries have given their lives for as an "inheritance" (as is a natural sentiment, urge, instinct) IS ALREADY GONE! I'm getting tired of even reading these well-written and insightful columns with that in mind. I'll be dead by then, but my children and grandchildren (and my hoped for greatgrandchildren, etc. will NOT be and I really don't want to think about what life is going to be like for them, considering how bad it's ALREADY getting in America. You ALREADY need a gun, seriously, and you already see no white children at all depending on where you live, or people that even speak English (and I live in Washington, DC!!!). White women, and some very cowardly but opportunistic white men, are responsible for this. White women, because of the RIDICULOUS gender narcissism of the feminist-lesbian movement, to the point where they not only insist on the "right" to the power of life and death (and that's what THAT debate is all about) but stopped reproducing almost altogether, in favor of being something "important" and not dependent on some man. It's all very end stage society- end stage society, and that's exactly what's happening. Hard to believe, but it happened to Rome.
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Long before the current movement toward the mixing of formal jackets with more-casual fare, the discreet engraved silver cuff link from Tiffany was the finishing flourish on a very dressed-up outfit. This is, after all, the same jeweler whose craftsmanship has been called upon for everything from the Presidential Seal and the Congressional Medal of Honor to the Vince Lombardi trophy. Tiffany was the first U. S. company to employ the 925/1,000 standard of silver purity, which was deemed the official American sterling-silver standard by the federal government. In 2005, a silver Tiffany cuff link is no longer just the final piece in head-to-toe luxury; it is also the surest way to inject a casual outfit (say, jeans, jacket, and a crisp white shirt) with the extra 10 percent, a tool for the average man to elevate the entirety of his wardrobe with but one inch of silver at his wrist. $135, plus $25 to engrave up to three letters; tiffany.com.
It may not look like it, but this is a piece of clothing. It's also the most forgotten element in the male wardrobe. A man's luggage is just as noticeable as the shoeson his feet or the jacket on his shoulders. Your father's generation knew this. Travel signified status, and the fact that you were flying somewhere, anywhere, was reason enough to rise to the occasion. From somewhere back in that lost golden age of flight comes this retro-looking functional zip case from Prada, a luxurious cure for the current messenger bag generation. While you may recognize the Prada name more for sleek, skinny suits, the Milanese company actually began by making leather goods in 1913. And almost a hundred years later, this nearly perfect carry-on has enough room to carry a weekend's worth of clothes with a century's worth of dignity. It does not come with a boatload of frequent-flier miles, nor does it have a handy set of rolling wheels. It is simply one cubic foot of thick, beautiful leather that demands to be carried. And an upgrade for which you're long overdue. $1,420; prada.com.
A period of physical purgatory is often required with even the most expensive ready-made dress shoe, in which the shoe you purchased becomes the shoe that fits. Unless you're in these Gucci made-to-order dress shoes, which are created around the individual peaks and valleys of your own foot. Walk into any one of the designer's thirty-three boutiques, and from the slimmest to the widest of hooves (even you EEEs), every inch is measured and recorded.Gucci's famed leathers, styles, and colors are there for your choosing, including the coveted alligator loafer pictured here. (For the flashy: A twenty-four-carat-gold buckle and the Gucci label stamped inside in gold leaf are optional.) Within days, Gucci's shoemakers in Florence go to work. And though their hand craftsmanship takes up to four weeks to finish, the benefits are astounding. A recent Esquire test of a pair of Gucci's box-fresh, made-to-order wing tips saw them endure eighteen hours straight--flying, walking, running, dancing--without a blister or chafe in sight. So comfortable, indeed, that we even considered wearing them to bed. Price available upon request; gucci.com.
Martin Margiela's new "14" collection is based on the premise that some items of clothing are made so perfectly the first time that they need not be tampered with. Margiela, one of fashion's most respected thinkers, scours the globe, from the surplus stores of South Africa to the boutiques of Japan, for obscure pieces whose sheer flawlessness demands replication. Using the same structure, cloth, and, where possible, even buttons and zippers, Margiela constructs stitch-for-stitch reproductions of these hidden gems. A custom jacket made in Kyoto in 1982, for instance, is recast in 2005. And a 1970s trench coat, seen here, originally made by a virtually unknown British label, is remade anew thirty years later. Each piece's original construction date and place of origin are sewn on a tag inside the garment, a quiet reminder to the wearer that sometimes the best fit has been around longer than you think. $1,677; maisonmartinmargiela.com.
Thirty years ago, travelers who made their way to Thailand were a small group full of secrets, and one of the most guarded was the cluster of islands sprawled throughout the teal-tinged Andaman Sea. One in particular, Phuket, came to be known as the "pearl of the South," its Patong Beach a sensuous crescent of white sand unfurling itself between towering headlands. But as with all so-called discoveries, Phuket's time ran out. By the 1990s beery hordes, tacky bars, and package tours ate away at its allure. Then on December 26 of last year, a tsunami washed away hundreds of the island's inhabitants (and thousands more just hours north), and the entire region was devastated. But, weirdly, the physical damage to the island was selective. The feminine curves of the coast and the masculine cliffs that tower above them had halted the ocean's advance. What began as a murmur during the grieving period has since mounted to a small chorus among the locals: The island hasn't been like this for decades. Sand is once again sugary. Plastic chairs and jet skis have been granted the most limited of returns. As children play pickup soccer under shady casuarinas trees and couples saunter on the sand, the hills stain the surrounding headlands a shade of purple-green. The beach is alive again, a view into both the future and the past and proof that in nature, as in life, sometimes even the worst tragedy gives birth to new life. --ROB MCKEOWN
To perch in one of the Post Ranch Inn's thirty individual bungalows, constructed of native redwood and designed to disappear into the cliffs of California's Big Sur twelve hundred feet above the Pacific Ocean, is to quite literally sit poised at the edge of the earth. It's the last luxurious stop on the great American search for seclusion. Every individual dwelling--some hanging off the edges of cliffs, others suspended in the canopies of the surrounding redwoods--comes equipped with its own terrace, fireplace, and a tub vast enough for long afternoon soaks for two. A private curtain of towering sequoias breaks only to offer up unfettered views into the infinity of the Pacific. Proprietor Billy Post, eighty years old, still gives daily walking tours of the property's ninety-eight acres, recounting how he sealed the deal to open the inn in 1984 over a shot of Jack Daniels. It is now the inn's unofficial drink, along with the twenty thousand bottles of wine in its cellar. Start on one at the inn's acclaimed restaurant, Sierra Mar, and finish it on your private deck overlooking the world as it must have appeared before prospectors first arrived here 150 years ago, when seclusion was much easier for a man to find. $525 to $1,285 per night; postranchinn.com.
These are basic ingredients for driving pleasure: rear-wheel drive, a lightweight chassis, and a retractable roof to let the sunshine in. You get these things in a Corvette convertible, a Lotus Elise, and a Ferrari F430 Spider. You also get them in the Saturn Sky, which will cost about $25,000 when it goes on sale next spring. Certainly, those other cars are faster than the 170 horsepower Sky, but they're also more expensive, wildly more expensive, and on a winding road with the top down the Sky will put a smile on your face vastly out of proportion to its price. This littlest of Saturns offers a primal sports-car experience while managing to avoid effete styling (see: Mazda Miata, first two generations). Sharply creased front arches lead back past a cinched-in midsection to bulging haunches that proclaim, "Rear-wheel drive, and proud of it." Eighteen-inch wheels stuff the Sky's diminutive fenders, and aerodynamic fairings behind the seats look as cool here as they do on a Porsche Carrera GT. Best of all, the Sky will be available through a dealer network that won't make you want to impale yourself on a rusty pitchfork. To paraphrase Jay-Z, GM's got ninety-nine problems, but the Sky certainly ain't one. saturn.com. --EZRA DYER
Etro is one of style's worst-kept secrets, the sort of label over which quite sensible men lose their marbles. It happened in 1981 when the then-thirteen-year-old Italian fabric company had style hounds chomping at the bit for its colorful paisleys. A decade later, Etro entered the tailored couture world, and European buyers swooned. In 2005, American men are now hooked on the Etro shirt as a sartorial status symbol, its signature colored buttons and eye-popping patterns having become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Indeed, an Etro shirt is unique: It employs countless patterned variations of sixteen basic colors, from crimson to apple green. Its buttons are thick, sturdy creations attached to each shirt at the company's headquarters in Italy's Como province. Its vibrant features have even led some to call an Etro shirt a sure sign of eccentricity. Given the drab button-down world of corporate America, we embrace it as an antidote. $325; etro.com.
Look closely at the cover of Abbey Road, as you've done before, only this time it would be helpful if you weren't high. Paul is barefoot, which was one of the album's supposed clues that he was dead, when actually it was our first clue that he was a pant load. John is resplendent, looking Jesus-like in a white suit paired with these, Spring Court G2 tennis shoes. Damn, I'd look good in a pair of those, you think. Nike thinks so, too, so it is issuing its own copycat version with (in typical Yoko licensing handiwork) Lennon's image and a quote from "Imagine" on the toe. But you want the real thing. Thankfully, Spring Court still makes the G2's in France, exactly the same way it's been doing since before the Maginot Line was completed. They are hand constructed of Egyptian-cotton canvas and soft white rubber. They have little ventilation portholes on the side and, when new, smell vaguely of peppermint. They are to sneakers what Scarlett Johansson's mouth is to mouths. And they are to your style, at $70, a bargain. springcourt.com. --SCOTT FRAMPTON
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Thirty years ago, with other watchmakers scrambling to survive the onslaught of cheap, accurate quartz watches being pumped out of Japan by the millions, Patek Philippe stood alone, as the Geneva watchmaker has for the entirety of its 166 years. In 1976, Patek introduced the design for the Nautilus, a mechanical steel watch powered by an infallible movement and boasting a robust design that made it an instant icon. It was also the antithesis to the glut of Japanese throwaways. By 1997 the success of the Nautilus had inspired this, the Patek Philippe Aquanaut, whose self-winding engine is a thirty-jewel movement that consists of 224 moving parts. It is considered by the cognoscenti to be the pinnacle of sport watches: One Aquanaut takes almost a year to build by hand, and its durable case (capable of ocean depths of more than three hundred feet) comes in three different sizes, giving it the feel of custom. Wear one confidently on a deep-sea dive, or simply strap one on as the finishing touch to your favorite suit. Either way, to wear a Patek Aquanaut is to fasten to your wrist the highest, rarest example of mechanical art and a surefire way for a man, like his watch, to stand alone. $11,950; patek.com. --GARY GIRDVAINIS, INTERNATIONALWATCH MAGAZINE
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I've been having this issue where I'm trying to use the DV5-1010US to output to my HDTV (Samsung LNT4071F) via HDMI. In the Nvidia control panel, it detects the TV and when I set it as the single display, my HDTV says "Weak or No Signal". I can't seem to get it to work.
I installed the new nvidia drivers and that didn't help. I can always use the RCA cable to output the TV but the quality is terrible.
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- Posted by head_cutter Vietnam (My Page) on Mon, Nov 16, 09 at 23:34
Nancy, sorry to say most of the growth was the tree getting use to it's surroundings. A decent amount of light and a little water would have been enough. When you move most tropicals or there is a major change in the environment, they react by dropping leaves. Superthrive is a product that the jury is still out on. Many of us have used it and not used it with the same result as just normal good care. Of course if you read that big poster of theirs' it will revive dead trees. Be careful with the Miracid. Any chemical fertilizer, when over-used, will cause root damage after a while. Bob |
I have pretty much the same problem. Recd this bonsai gardenia for Mother's Day, was beautiful, thick and lush w/lots of green but then it started getting yellow leaves and dropping them. I had noticed when I unwrapped it there were roots above ground so I took a good grade of potting soil and placed over the exposed roots. I also used Thrive in the water. It came w/two packets of small gravel and don't know what to do w/them? My son had it shipped to me and he will visiting next week and I'd like to show him a healthy plant. I NEED HELP |
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Blizzard releases third-party API usage policy {WoW}
Dec 15th 2011 12:36PM (I'm one of the Mr. Robot founders.)
We are in communication with Blizzard, and they are having an internal discussion to help clarify what the policy means with respect to websites like ours.
We do not think the "spirit" of this policy from Blizzard is to squash third party developers who want to make a living creating fan-based web applications. I think their major concern is over how people are interacting with the public API. For example, they don't want someone to make a porn site where you can load your WoW character from the API and then view custom porn based on your items. Seems like a ridiculous example, but, people do weird stuff.
We *think* that Mr. Robot is going to be in the clear. We can make our code which interacts with the API open source so Blizzard can be confident that we are a responsible company - that is no problem. The actual loading of a character from the Armory API on our website is free. Any "premium" features we have planned are additional calculations and manipulations of that data. We are selling our optimization services, not the ability to load a character from the Armory or the data itself. With the site redesign, you will also have the ability to build and create character profiles without even touching the Armory, if you desired. So, loading a character from the Armory is just an option - not the main function of the site.
The mobile app is a mobile interface for our gear optimizer. We think that blizzard will be ok with it, but, we are waiting for clarification, as I mentioned.
It is expensive to run Mr. Robot and develop new features. Mobile is especially costly on the development end. The ability to offer paid features is necessary for the free portions of Mr. Robot to exist. Ad revenue does not make a ton of money until you get larger and can hire an ad sales person (or team) to work on getting direct ads to your site.
A suggestion we had for Blizzard is to license use of the API from sites who have paid services. That would allow them to ensure that the third party web applications are appropriate.
Faces of BlizzCon: We asked Ask Mr. Robot {WoW}
Oct 25th 2011 1:00PM Check one comment above this! Mr. Robot weights everything pre-diminishing returns and then applies them during optimization. That is why you see the weights like they are, but still have a fairly mastery-heavy setup. Mr. Robot is doing the math correctly - tank gear optimization is actually one of the hardest things to do manually, because of the sliding value of stats. Luckily Mr. Robot likes math.
Faces of BlizzCon: We asked Ask Mr. Robot {WoW}
Oct 24th 2011 11:55PM Mr. Robot is upset that you didn't notice that the font he uses is Ubuntu, not comic sans. 0001110010010100.
Faces of BlizzCon: We asked Ask Mr. Robot {WoW}
Oct 24th 2011 2:21PM Nah, he was just ganked too many times. He still offers his services to rogues at the same level as every other class.
Faces of BlizzCon: We asked Ask Mr. Robot {WoW}
Oct 24th 2011 2:18PM We do plan to add the ability to exclude raid buffs that would affect gear optimization. It shouldn't take too long - we have a UI redesign in the works.
Scattered Shots: Hunter reforging priorities {WoW}
Aug 19th 2011 9:42AM Once again, we would really appreciate it if you provided us with your example where Mr. Robot lowered your DPS. The website is very customizable and easily updated if there is a problem with the optimizations. We need examples where it is not performing as intended, though! Obviously the examples we have tested all work well, or it wouldn't be set up the way it is.
Scattered Shots: Hunter reforging priorities {WoW}
Aug 19th 2011 9:39AM Would you be willing to provide the example of your before/after optimization gear where you saw a DPS loss using Mr. Robot? It would help us improve the website. You can provide it here or on our forums at forums.askmrrobot.com.
We are actively seeking out examples such as yours to help tweak the stat weights and optimization.
Scattered Shots: Hunter reforging priorities {WoW}
Aug 18th 2011 10:48PM (Mr. Robot developer)
Could you give us the character realm/name for that example? Mr. Robot always goes for the hit cap on Hunters, and gets folks to within a very small margin of it. Usually when we see comments like this, there is some sort of browser caching that causes weird results to pop up.
Win an Ask Mr. Robot app code from WoW Insider {WoW}
Jun 30th 2011 6:29PM There is no way to give away a paid android app that is sold through the android market :(
(Mr. Robot developer, spying on the comments.... :P)
Ask Mr. Robot mobile app released {WoW}
Jun 20th 2011 8:34AM (Mr. Robot Developer)
Thank you to everyone who uses the site and bought the app!
The website will always be free. Depending on how many people buy the mobile apps, we may or may not put ads on it to support the site and future development. We have a 6 page long thread on our forum with wish-list items... and we'd love to make them happen! The reason Mr. Robot is able to stay up to date and offer responsive feedback to users is because it is run as a small business. In order to spend extra time building new features, we need some revenue to pay our developers!
The legal discussion is interesting - we don't think that we are going to run into any issues, though. What we are providing does not compete with or draw any revenue away from Blizzard. If anything, it probably helps them in some very small way. We pull down armory data - but they provide that for free in web and mobile form already!


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a dahlia supposed to grow??? The one that was my grandmother's is almost to my shoulder!!! Is that normal??? |
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- Posted by agirlsgirl 6 SW-PA (My Page) on Mon, Aug 4, 08 at 17:35
I am not a Dahlia expert,but I know Gramma has some pretty big varieties. Your Grandmother's is probably a giant type,arent they gorgeous? I haven't ventured into the world of Dahlia just yet. I have grown the shorter types that are sold as annuals here,(amazingly I had one return 2 years in a row!),but I am thinking f possibly picking up a few for next year and see how it goes! |
Mine aren't anywhere near that tall, but they are in their first year. I have seen some pretty tall varieties though. I hope mine get that big! Diana |
The dinner plate dahlias are rather tall, under the best circumstances some have been know to grow 6' There is also a dahlia tree that gets extremely tall...Post a picture of the flower if you can at the dahlia forum and you can most definitely get an ID. There are some very knowledgeable and great people there. Watch out they are addicting!!! |
ohhhhhhhhhh i want some!!!! i have small ones no big ones!! talla's are small,, but very pretty, i didn't even like them, she did. so i got them. now i kinda like them, LOL ~Medo |
- Posted by lindaruzicka Z6 PA (My Page) on Wed, Aug 6, 08 at 8:55
I even had my neighbor stop and ask what they were. When I told her that it was a dahlia, she was shocked!.."L"..Medo, if I can get seeds from them, I'll send you some. |
PICS! PICS! We want pics! Linda, Is this the first season growing them? You do know they are not hardy in your area, and you will need to dig, dry and store them over winter...right? Then inf the spring (or yet this fall) you should see where they will 'eye up' on the tubers. Each tuber with an eye, can then be cut away, and it will make a whole new complete plant next season. There are different methods too for packing them for winter storage. It sure would be nice if they had some FAQ over at the dahlia forum. Often they just refer members with questions to another site...like a Dahlia Society. Sue |
Here is a link that might be useful: Digging, Dividing, and Storing Dahlia Tubers Page 1
- Posted by lindaruzicka Z6 PA (My Page) on Wed, Aug 6, 08 at 10:30
I'd love to post pics if I knew how to do it...I'll have to wait until I can get hold of my daughter. Sue, |
I didn't know any of that about dahlias, I just dug it up at my grandmother's last year and stuck it in the ground.. It came up this year like this. I guess my grandmother must've been watching out for it!.."L" You were lucky in your zone I guess. I happen to have a small (I call ugly) one that I bought years ago. It is what is called a patio dahlia. It has returned 4 years now. It must be in a really well protected area, and is planted on the south side of the house. I would never 'trust' leaving a 'good' one to overwinter in the ground here though. I'd love to post pics if I knew how to do it.. Here is how I did/do it. First register and set up a Photobucket (free)account...Here Once that is done, Stop over to the Test Forum On Topic Discussions See ya there maybe? We have a good time there, posting nonsense...which is what it is there for, per the Forum Instructions. My silly thread there....This thread is about nothing Sue |
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So here continues the next chapter in liking C...
She likes me. But it's not as simple as the sentence it's stated in.
The other day I messaged her and bluntly told her I still liked her, and summarized some of the explanations I tried to work out in my last in-depth journal entry. She replied and asked if she was doing anything to promote it, if she was too affectionate or something. I replied and added [in my attempt for closure] that my wishful thinking always took over and made me wonder if she did have some feeling for me, even though I knew she didn't and went on to say: "...But I've never really gotten an 'I don't have feelings for you' out of you, just an 'I'm straight'... you don't have feelings for me whatsoever [I know the answer, dumb question]?"
She responded with: "Can I be frank? I'm straight... But sometimes when we hang out I find myself attracted to you." [I know. WHOA.] But see, this is also where the complexity starts. She goes on to say that sometimes she likes me and sometimes she doesn't. She's unsure. She finishes the message by saying "I'm straight. I like boys. I don't like girls. But I kinda like you." And I don't know, I really liked that last line.
So we've been messaging back and forth and she explained that it's all very confusing for her, because she's never liked a girl before, and it's not even a constant feeling. That's the major battle: she's wishy-washy on feelings. I think that since her focal point has always been guys, having a girl come into the picture blurs the vision a little.
Another battle was the whole "ruining the friendship" subject, and how if things ended badly we might lose the friendship we have now. I kicked that theory in the nuts. I said that sometimes it's worth the risk. Not that I don't care about our friendship, just that I'd hate to hold back on something good, you know? And what if we were in an actual relationship? What would she tell people in giving them an explanation on how she likes guys but likes this one girl. She added that she wasn't so much afraid of what people thought, but that naturally, a question of sexuality would come into play, adding to her confusion.
I told her that she needs to seperate sexuality from her feelings for me; that she needs to think of me as an individual instead of seeing me as one of the girls she doesn't like. Worry about the person, and then question the rest of their kind and sexuality. You know?
Another thing was that she kind of wanted a guy for a first relationship, because she's more clear on them then she is on me. [Psh]. I felt the same way when I was still insecure in my sexuality, honestly. I got it too. And I can understand that. It gave me a taste of being with a guy, and I had it to compare to how I felt about girls, you know? I think it did help in the clarity. But it still sucks that she feels that way.
We've gone pretty in depth and have been fully honest. On one hand, I'm glad that there might be something, but it's the biggest downer ever that she's not sure. She told me she wasn't going to tell me because she was afraid of me getting my hopes up when she still wasn't sure if she really liked me. She thought about telling me when I first told her I liked her, but wanted me to get over her so I could focus on "somone nice who is sure." [She was kinda of big on that, and even though she had a good intention, it rubbed me the wrong way that she wanted me to get over her. With that, she kept saying that it would probably be best if we didn't date for all the reasons I've mentioned. Ugh.]
And so now I [or, we] have no idea where to turn. I'm solid. I like her. But she isn't so solid. She's said "I don't know" countless times and seems to be totally up in the air about it. So I guess I have to let her figure it out.
And now being around eachother at school isn't quite awkward, but it feels like it's hanging in the air around us. I have this newfound look on her, in knowing that she's actually had feelings for me. I got butterflies I few times when she's smiled at me. I don't know...
I definetely didn't get the closure I wanted in messaging in her. But this could be better. Or not. We're at a fork in the road here.
I really hope this turns out well for you two.
Just one thing- not to deter you (because I wouldn't and it won't) but don't underestimate the effect this sort of thing can have on a friendship. Not just between you and her, but between you and all your mutual friends.
Good luck working all this out and with whatever happens when you do get it worked out!
oh man, that's such an intense situation. I just hope you don't get hurt too bad. ><
that is intense.
she's not going to know. ever. i can just tell from experience.
unless you know you're the lucky type.
anyway...if she does decide she likes you more than half the time, don't be scared to take the chance! (even though it doesn't sound like you're the one who is)
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I plan on having my local mobile home supply/repair business come over to look at my home (they've done excellent work for me before), but I would also like the opinions of folks here. I have a 1988 Norris that's 14' x 78'. I have several aquariums now, including two 29 gallon tanks, a 40g, and a 55g. I can't pass up a great opportunity to get a coworker's 125g tank and stand for free. I like to know where the strongest points are in the floor. All of my current tanks are in the living room, but I'll be removing all but the 40g to accommodate the 125g (if it's even do-able). I might even remove it, too. What I'd like to know is what would be more structurally sound, an exterior wall where the tank would rest perpendicular to, and on, 4 floor joists but not on a steel beam (unless the beam along the side of the mobile home is wide enough to be partially under the side of the tank that would be up against the wall), or the floor between the living room and kitchen, where the tank would sit parallel on the floor joists, resting on two for the full length of the tank. I assume the spot mid way between the living room and kitchen (and sitting parallel on the joists) would be weak. If my mobile home guys think I can have the tank, I plan on having them add some extra concrete block columns under the mobile home where that tank goes. As an aside, I had the 40g and the 55g side-by-side for years in the mid way point between the living room and kitchen - on the parallel lines - for years without any sagging. I doubt the area could take the stress of what I estimate to be potentially 1400 lbs, though. I should mention that I am in the process of redoing the floors throughout the home. I tore out all the carpet and padding, and I'm adding 3/4" ply to the existing mobile home sub floor (which is mobile home decking - basically particle board) If I put up the 125g tank, I was going to add even another layer of ply to that spot. What do you all think? I think my description is as clear as mud, but I hope you understand what I'm trying to describe! Thanks, Cindy |
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- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Sat, Feb 11, 12 at 19:32
Terrible idea. I just did major repairs to a mobile home with a much smaller aquarium. Very small leak undetected for 3 years. Major rot. Place extra support piers under the unit under the location of the aquarium. Carry the support up to the floor joists. Perhaps use short jack posts. Don't permit it to even try to sag. I will shoot the next one who wants to put an aquarium on one of my units. |
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Rick is from Chattanooga and works for Life Care Centers and Amy McAfee hails from Nashville. They married 10 years ago and have lived in Cleveland three years.
When the matter of adoption came up, they decided to go "international," a decision which led them to China. Their three adopted children were born cleft babies in China. Their first was Kate. The McAfees found her on their agency's list as a special-needs child.
Paperwork started for the little girl in 2003. She had a cleft lip and palate, but they decided they could handle that with help from the Craniofacial Foundation with Dr. Larry Sargent, who is well known for his background in helping overseas and local craniofacial disorders.
Two-year-old Kate had lip repair in China and Sargent did palate repair and follow-up. She doesn't have speech therapy. Kate, age 8 now, is a second-grader at Arnold Elementary.
Amy said they felt comfortable about adopting a child with the medical team of dentist, orthopedist, speech therapist and other resources for growth and medical needs.
Grace, their second, was 2 1/2 when they brought her home. She had severe cleft palate and was sick, which delayed the cleft repair. She had palate repair at age 3. Since she was severely anemic, she had to wait until she was strong enough for surgery. She is now 7 years old and in the first grade at Arnold. She has speech therapy twice each week.
Their son, Aiden, has only been home 16 months. "He was a Christmas present," Amy said. He had his first repair in July at age 2 1/2. He is a now a preschooler at United Christian Academy. Aiden gets regular evaluations at Erlanger with a special therapy team with Sargent.
Cleft lip and palate, Amy learned, is a fairly common birth defect in China usually inherited from the birth mother. And palate repair is not generally done in China.
As orphans, McAfee said, these children did not have parents for support. The children all came with bad teeth and the medical team's orthodontist is working to get teeth to come in correctly. Follow-up will include growing revision and braces, but there are no other issues, McAffe said, and everything will be all right after reaching adulthood.
Cleft defects, she said, are very fixable. "I am grateful for the Craniofacial Foundation," she added.
Since more resources have become available, more and more families are adopting children with birth defects. There are several, she mentioned, in Cleveland, who are also helped by the Craniofacial Foundation.
With a special-needs child, McAfee said, you work through any differences. The family looks through files and photos, and you're able to choose a child, but there is very little information provided. But, McAfee said, "they fall in together like siblings as if they're brother and sisters.
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Other than the cleft disorders, the children were healthy, and once "home," they blossomed, McAfee said. They learned the language easily and have "picked up on Americanisms" fast — like McDonald's.
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First I polished off the remaining 6 cups out of an 8 pack, and started on an unopened 8 pack. Soon there was not another one left. How did I eat 14 Reese's Cups and not even realize it?
Does anyone else do that? I think it is one of the few small hazards of living alone and no one here that I 'should' share with. Sue...not hungry enough to start on the Butterfingers as the Reese's are all gone...sigh |
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- Posted by barefoot_contessa 5a (My Page) on Sun, Feb 22, 09 at 22:35
lmbo......Have you ever started a bag of chips while doing something (like surfing GW!) and not "realize" that you DON'T have to eat the entire bag? LoL I do this all the time, because in the back of my mind, I'm thinking it's a meal, and I believe in that old saying "waste not want not", so I try not to ever leave any food on my plate, and "try" to teach my kids the same. So, I'm unrealizingly (<---- is that even a word?)waiting to see the bottom of the bag. Thus, I *try* not to eat while on the computer, or watching t.v. Carrie oh, and BTW, thanks Sue!!! Now I have to make my hubby go to the store just to get me Reese's! I'm blaming it all on you ;-) |
lol i want some reese's now! |
Does anyone else do that?<<< Oh yes Sue over and over again. I do have a weakness when it comes to peanut butter and chocolate. |
- Posted by gardenmom2 IN Zone 6 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 23, 09 at 6:09
Or a box of girl scout cookies, since there are n't that many in the box. LOL |
I'on a chocolate covered malt ball kick at the moment....I'll eat a whole carton before I've known what I've done....but all is looking up...probably won't be eating eating any more because I'm now jonsing for chocolate dipped peanuts. Thank goodness all the after Valentine sale chocolate cherry cordial kisses have all sold out...Whew! I was eating tons of those. |
Here in Columbus, we have Reece's like everyone else, but we also make homemade buckeyes. Do a search on that recipe and you will never buy store bought peanut butter/chocolate again. |
Yes, Bakemom! I have had those buckeyes! They were homemade by a die hard Ohio fan. So delicious! Sue, I have a rule not to eat at the computer anymore, just can't seem to control myself. Sharon aka Scotty |
Sue, I have a rule not to eat at the computer anymore, just can't seem to control myself. Sharon aka Scotty Sue...eating as she types |
- Posted by barefoot_contessa 5a (My Page) on Mon, Feb 23, 09 at 15:57
Now what'cha munching on? Come on, share..... :-) |
Now what'cha munching on? Come on, share..... :-) Real food for a change...a burger and some green beans. I really need to be eating on so much perishable stuff that is perishing in the fridge. There for a while I refused to buy anything that was not in a can or a jar. Goodies needing used up are tomatoes, head lettuce, apples, grapefruit, grapes, and a jar of home canned tomato juice that has been opened. Then there is the garlic chicken I cooked Sat eve. |
Just choked down two small bags of cheese curls. Now I won't eat supper - duh! |
I don't have any candy; but I think I will make some french fries because you made me hungry for something good and sinful. |
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