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The braking system in todays cars is actually a pretty simple setup but with some electronic twists. Prior to the advent of ABS (Antilock Brake System) and TC (Traction Control) there were no electronics involved with the exception of the brake pedal switch. Like everything else, our brakes have evolved for a number of reasons to include driving assistance.
Brake Calipers
When you press on the brake pedal the master cylinder will try to force brake fluid into the caliper. Since there is no empty space, the fluid pushes back, creating pressure. The pistons inside of the caliper will then be pushed outwards which has the primary effect of pushing the brake pad into the turning rotor. This force modulates how much friction is generated between the rotor and pad, generating the necessary braking torque to slow the vehicle.
Caliper pistons are where many calipers differentiate. Calipers can include up to 8 pistons or as few as 1 depending on the design. They can be the same diameter or they can be varying diameters. By altering the number of pistons and size of the pistons the caliper can modulate how force is applied to the brake pad. This force is tuned to give even pad wear which reduces problems down the road.
Other components include caliper piston seals, which seal out road grime, dust, and other particulates from damaging the piston bores. Heat is a primary killer of these seals and it's common to have to replace them on track vehicles especially. The brake pads slide up and down the caliper pins so it's good to keep these clean and greased up.
One common problem with multi-piston open-top brake calipers is that they tend to be noisy. Pops, creaks, and squeal are all problems with their own solutions. Popping is handled by the cross spring. It's a metal spring that acts to locate the pads and prevent them from rattling. Squealing is a noise generated from high frequency vibration generated at the pad / rotor interface. Brake pads will either use shims, grease, or an insulator backing to prevent or dampen the vibrations.
Another issue that's common to the 4-piston OEM Brembo design is the flexure of the caliper itself during heavy braking. Any distortion of the caliper body due to load paths will cause strange issues that are unwanted. Pad bind, uneven pad wear, and a soft pedal are common complaints. This is due predominantly to the lack of a centered caliper bolt and the other strengthening methods used in a true racing caliper.
Brake Pads
Brake pads are the easiest thing to change out on any braking system. They also have a major effect on producing braking torque as well as how the brakes feel and react to driver inputs.
Brake pads can be made of several different types of materials. Here's a break down of the materials and their benefits.
Semi-metallic brake compounds feature a mix of 30 – 70% metal powder suspended in a resin filler; among other ingredients. These pads are cheap to make and have fairly good wear rates for daily driving. They offer decent NVH performance and moderate temperature stability. The coefficient of friction for this pad type is generally low, around 0.28 to 0.35 which gives long rotor life and gentler bite / modulation.
Ceramic aka NAO (Non-Asbestos Organic)
Ceramic brake pads are a hodge-podge of materials including copper, ceramic compounds, antimony, and other elements. They suffer from pad compressibility and require lower operational temperatures. They are not recommended for a performance application.
Sintered brake pads are constructed of molded metal fibers / powdered metal. They produce very high amounts of friction which translates into high amounts of braking force at the cost of modulation. They will eat rotors alive due to their high mu and rigid construction and pad wear can also be a concern depending on rotor hardness.
Carbon pads are made of carbon fibers compressed into a resin "catalyst" filler and then baked onto the backer. They are specifically used in conjunction with another carbon friction surface such as Ferrari's and Porsche's carbon ceramic brake rotors. They enjoy a warm rotor face and produce excellent brake force with good modulation. Pad life is moderate depending on rotor temps.
Brake pads are also designed with outgassing in mind. The divisions you see in the pad material are there to give gasses such as steam and resin burn-off a place to exit the contact surface. This improves wet braking as well as braking during high load situations.
Brake Fluid
Brake fluid's job is to transmit force between the driver and the brake caliper. It is a low viscosity fluid designed to be largely incompressible while also offering corrosion resistence to braking components as well as thermal resistance to boiling. Unfortunately, most brake fluid is also hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water from the atmosphere. This water is retained in the brake fluid until the fluid is flushed out in your maintenance efforts. (You DO change your fluid right?) If left, this water will eventually cause localized boiling of the fluid and the pedal will become very mushy or even drop to the floor. This is very dangerous and should be avoided at all costs.
So what types of fluid are there, and what is this DOT 3 / DOT 4 stuff?
DOT 3 Brake Fluid
This fluid is polyethylene glycol (PEG) based and meets a Government standard that specifies a dry boiling temp of at least 205 °C (401° F) and a wet boiling temp of at least 140 °C (284 °F).
DOT 4 Brake Fluid
This also is a PEG based fluid and meets a Government standard that specifies a dry boiling temp of at least 230 °C (446° F) and a wet boiling temp of at least 155 °C (311 °F).
DOT 5 Brake Fluid
This is a silicone based fluid and is NOT hygroscopic. It meets a Government standard that specifies a dry boiling temp of at least 260 °C (500° F) and a wet boiling temp of at least 180 °C (356 °F).
DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid
This is another PEG based fluid and IS hygroscopic. It meets a Government standard that specifies a dry boiling temp of at least 260 °C (500° F) and a wet boiling temp of at least 180 °C (356 °F), just the same as the above DOT 5 fluid.
As a replacement I would highly recommend a DOT 5.1 fluid. This is easier to switch over to compared to your OEM fill than a silicone DOT 5 fluid and offers the same performance.
"Wet" fluid performance is simply the same fluid with 3.7% water by volume. It simulates the fluid after it has absorbed water over time. It does not mean that in wet weather your brake fluid will perform worse.
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Whether it's a reverential nod to a respected peer or a crafty swipe at a rival developer, there are countless examples of games being referenced in other games. Sometimes they're hidden away as Easter eggs, whereas at other times they're much more obvious and form part of the main story itself. Here are ten of our favourites - let us know yours in the comments.
The GTA series has always had its finger on the pulse of popular culture, with Rockstar taking subtle (and not-so-subtle) pot shots at everything from fast food restaurants to the internet. However, the Driver games, and main character John Tanner, were given special attention.
The ribbing started in Grand Theft Auto III when you were ordered to kill a target named Tanner, described as a "strangely animated undercover cop" who is "more or less useless out of his car". This was a direct reference to Driver 2, as - in that game - Tanner could leave his car for the first time, but the way he moved was... odd. Never one to let an opportunity slip, Rockstar emphasised Tanner's unconvincing gait by giving him the animation set of a female pedestrian.
During the "Autocide" mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, you had to eliminate members of a European gang planning a bank robbery. Each of the targets is named after a character in another sandbox game, including DBP Security worker Dick Tanner. But this time Rockstar didn't just stop with Reflections. The other gangsters are Mike Griffin (Mace Griffin, Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter), Nick Kong (Nick Kang, True Crime: Streets of LA), Marcus Hammond, Franco Carter and Charlie Dilson (Mark Hammond, Frank Carter and Charlie Jolson, The Getaway.)
Finally, as part of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas mission "Madd Dogg's Rhymes" you have to sneak through Madd Dogg's mansion while avoiding his personal security. When you reach a bar area, the camera cuts to a guard playing an unseen videogame and shouting "This sucks! I mean how could Refractions mess up so bad? Tanner, you suck ass!" Clearly, the target was Reflections, who'd released Driv3r to generally poor reviews earlier in the year.
Grand Theft Auto's repeated mocking of the Driver franchise certainly hadn't gone unnoticed by Reflections, and by the time it developed the third instalment in the series the studio decided to get its own back. To that end, collectibles were added in the form of hidden characters called Timmy Vermicelli, spoofing Vice City's main protagonist Tommy Vercetti.
With nuclear-orange fake tan and garish pink Hawaiian shirts, they traded off Vice City's Miami setting, but the Timmies also sported inflatable water-wings on their arms, referencing the fact that GTA players weren't able to swim at that point - whereas, in Driv3r, Tanner could.
There were 30 Timmies to hunt down and eliminate to unlock various bonuses, but they proved to be formidable foes. They would aggressively shoot on sight and were armed with powerful rifles, playing up to GTA's violent reputation, meaning a sneaky approach was required to get in close and take them out.
A number of games are referenced in Hitman Absolution's copious Easter eggs, including multiple appearances by IO's own gruesome twosome, Kane and Lynch. However, a much less obvious gaming nod can be found in the Test Facility section of the Death Factory mission.
In the land mine testing area head through the garage door opening in the building façade, then turn left and follow the corridor to the end. Here you'll find one of the test pigs in a crate happily chomping away on a bowl of food, but if you shoot it something quite neat happens.
Pull the trigger and a large exclamation mark appears above the pig's head - the iconic symbol, of course, from the Metal Gear Solid series. After that, it then bounces across the screen to the sound of laughter before being shot. A comment on a YouTube video from Hitman: Absolution UI Designer Mehrzad "Baconshot" Beiknejad confirmed he instigated this Easter egg to represent his nickname - and as a reference to Metal Gear as he loves the games.

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It's getting a little tiring, no? Evgeni Malkin's insistence that he outdo everyone, all the time, including himself. Listen Geno, we know you're more than likely the best thing on skates these days. You rubbing that in everyone's face all the time probably isn't going to make that any more apparent. You're preaching to the choir at this point.
You may be wondering why I'm so adamant about this today. For those of you who didn't catch the Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay tilt earlier today, the Pens took the Lightning down to the tune of 8-1. To think Tampa knocked Pittsburgh out of the playoffs a little less than a year ago. At any rate, Malkin decided he was going to make it all about him by scoring a hat trick and adding an assist. One of his goals is about as beautiful as you're going to see as he weaves through the entire bloody Lightning roster and makes Dwayne Roloson look rather silly to cap it all off.
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SALT LAKE CITY (March 23, 2010) – Cancer is a disease that touches many lives, and learning from each other makes us all stronger. That is why the Val Skinner Foundation and LIFE (LPGA Pros In the Fight to Eradicate breast cancer) team has partnered with the Veins for Life* awareness program.
The Veins for Life* (VFL) program is an awareness program designed to help patients and their caregivers understand how implantable ports can be important components of overall chemotherapy treatment for cancer. One of its goals is to help patients take an active role in decisions regarding their chemotherapy treatment, which may help to positively impact their lifestyle and comfort during such a difficult time. To learn more about the program, please visit www.veins4life.com.
"We are delighted to partner with Bard Access Systems to introduce the Veins for Life* program, which enables LIFE LPGA pros to get involved in a personal way," said Val Skinner, veteran and six-time LPGA winner. "Our goal through LIFE is to increase awareness and education to make dealing with this difficult diagnosis more manageable for the patient and their loved ones. That is why it is with great passion and commitment that the LIFE team speak on behalf of the Veins for Life* program."
The 2010 Veins for Life* program team will consist of LPGA professionals Angela Stanford, Brittany Lincicome, Nicole Castrale and Beth Bader. The members of the Veins for Life* program team have dealt with a cancer diagnosis within their families and will share their experiences as a part of the Veins for Life* program during the 2010 LPGA season.
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It was recently announced by the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) that the Baldrige National Quality Program shall henceforth be known as the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. NIST, which administers the Baldrige Program, has decided not to rename the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, or MBNQA, for now.)
What's the significance of the name change? What's the difference, if any, between "quality" and "performance excellence"?
There are several interpretations of the term "performance excellence" posted on LinkedIn. Compare these with what Winder and Judd said about "quality" a few years back in the Quality Digest
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Perhaps more importantly, there's NIST's explanation for the name change. They express the belief that the definition of "quality" has changed over the last couple of decades. It appears the term "performance excellence" suggests a more holistic approach than does "quality". (And maybe NIST just thought it was time to freshen up the award, to bring it back into the business world's
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Hi, while I was at the garden show i picked up a rhizome of a plant I thought looked like mandevilla, I knew it wasn't mandevilla but they said that it can take shade and the blooms looked like mandeville. The name started with an I and ended in vea. Does anyone have any idea as to what this plants name is? :) |
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The main clause of Sonnet 29 begins the turn. Where is it? How does the speaker's tone, or attitude, change after the turn?
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To me, the turn of this sonnet begins at the line that starts "Yet in these thoughts..." By saying "yet," the speaker is clearly saying that what came before is going to be different from what will come next.
The speaker's tone after the turn is completely different. Before the turn, he was being all pathetic. He was talking about how much he hates his life and how cursed he is.
But then, once he thinks of his love, he gets really happy and confident. Then, he wouldn't even change places with a king.
This sonnet is different from some. Many sonnets have their turning point in line 13. This one is in line 9, "Yet in these thoughts..." That word "yet" is a big clue, and the transformation is not subtle, but complete. In the first 8 lines the speaker almost hates himself - he tells us this in line 9 "myself almost despising" - but then his heart takes flight like a bird. He feels so happy and free, he could almost fly. His tone goes from sullen to joyous simply by thinking of the woman he loves.
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Lope de Vega's play, translated by Álvaro Mendoza, is a lyrical, haunting tragedy of tortured desire, class conflict and revenge -- written around the same time as John Webster's Duchess of Malfi, which Red Bull is currently presenting in a full production.
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FIrstly, the MP3 audio format is already a compressed format, so I'm not sure how much smaller you are going to get it.
Secondly, are you trying to burn them onto a CD in CD-Audio format or are you storing them as MP3's?
Because if you are burning them onto your CD in MP3 format, I don't know why you cannot get more than one on a CD. The largest file I have for Lou's podcast is 100MB and that was back in March 2007. The average is about 60-70MB and you can get about 700MB of data onto a CD.
Now, if you are telling your burning software to convert them to CD-Audio (meaning your CD player doesn't play MP3s and you have to convert them in order to play them), then that could be the basis of your problem. If that's the case, no manner of compression is going to help you because it will just decompress them when converting to CD Audio Format


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The Global Intelligence Files
On Monday February 27th, 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files, over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor. The e-mails date between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor's web of informers, pay-off structure, payment laundering techniques and psychological methods.
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Arcane Brilliance: Magery within the Firelands {WoW}
Jul 25th 2011 10:09AM Christian, even if you are being attacked by massive chickens of doom with lazy beams on their heads, don't let this guy write for your column again. It was atrocious, easily the worst AB I've ever read.
Encrypted Text: How to run the Molten Front {WoW}
Jul 21st 2011 2:03PM This is an awful post. Basically condones griefing.
Shifting Perspectives: Tanks, bribes, and player behavior, part 2 {WoW}
Apr 20th 2011 9:37AM Fantastic post. I to, would like the return to the Burning Crusade server only model. I'm a mage, but even I prefered the reputation aspect of back then. I knew which tanks/healers were to be played with/avoided and in turn I had to work hard to do my crowd-control/decursing for a chance to be invitied back but those healers and tanks who were good. You build respect for players, something that the continent wide dungeon finder doesn't offer.
Gold Capped: Auctionator addon helps you buy, sell and profit {WoW}
Nov 11th 2010 1:11PM Whilst the maker of Auctioneer were sitting on their hands, i too went looking elsewhere. Someone on Twitter recommended Auctionator so i tried and i haven't looked back. It's lightweight, quick and extremely efficent. I doubt i'll go back to Auctioneer again now i've discovered this.
RIM's BlackBerry Bold slider with OS 6 does a little dance, gets down tonight (video) {Engadget}
May 8th 2010 12:31PM The last slider I had was the Samsung D500 way back when. For me a slider doesn't suit me and rim hit the form factor perfectly with the Bold 9700.
As for the operating system. I liked OS5. Yes it isn't fancy and can't do some of the stuff that the iPhone OS and Android can do, but it does what it needs to.
Anyway I digress. If Rim spec this phone out correctly then I can see it being very popular.
iChat video with front facing camera evidence mounts in iPhone OS 4 {Engadget}
Apr 9th 2010 4:57AM All these recent announcements are magical and really revolutionary. I wonder what 2007 will bring us.
Live from Apple's iPhone OS 4 event! {Engadget}
Apr 8th 2010 1:12PM Apple making up figures about the online use in North America i see.
Nexus One complaints mount, no firmware update in sight {Engadget}
Apr 8th 2010 4:50AM Nexus One owner in the UK here. Have zero issues, the odd occasional but nothing out of the ordinary. Have had mine for 2 months and a very happy user. The only thing I miss is the amazing physical keyboard on my old bold 9700. But for me typing on the N1 is very nice and pleasant.
iPad apps: creativity unleashed {Engadget}
Apr 7th 2010 4:29PM So now there will be a new Ipad round up to fit in this app review. Then we will need a round up of the round up, followed by a round up of the round up of the app review?
Apple iPad launch weekend roundup {Engadget}
Apr 6th 2010 2:41AM Like I've said before. Engadget completely misses the point when it comes to this "exclude" thing. I like reading about Apple but the amount of irrelevant articles really over saturated the website over the last few days.
An article about someone waiting outside the store. Was that really needed? No, not in my opinion. An article about how to buy your ipad. Again not needed. Numerous articles about apps? Why not just have them in one article and reduce the clutter. I'm now expected the same treatment for Android when their next major product is released.
Like I said I don't mind reading about Apple and certainly don't want to use the "exclude" option but sometimes a bit of balance and a bit of common sense is needed.


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15 for '15: Top Predictions for the Digital Home in 2015
1. Google will shake up the Smart TV space with Android TV 2. Ultra HD TV adoption will speed up but a two tier market will start to emerge 3. Windows 10 will help bring PC sales back to positive growth 4. Netflix will see a 30 percent decline in subscription growth in the US in 2015 5. Microsoft will launch a cloud gaming service 6. YouTube Music Key will disrupt the current balance of power among music streaming services 7. Tablet growth will return to double digit in 2015 8. Tablet connections will become a growth driver for wireless service providers 9. Global ASP for tablets will fall $15 to $240 in 2015 10. More OTT from Traditional Pay TV Operators 11. More Multiplay offerings from operators 12. Faster broadband thanks to new technologies and more fiber deployments 13. Consumer spending on Smart Home set to reach $60 billion in 2015 14. Bluetooth Mesh will emerge as a major contender in the Smart Home 15. More Smart Home related acquisitions in 2015
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We're in the mudroom now at the House of the Year and as tiny as this room is, actually I think it's my favorite room in the entire house, and I think the reason is it's such a luxury, especially in a small house to have a mudroom/butler's pantry with its known sink. Also, right behind me, you'll see there's a powder room, a place to drop out foods and bags, to do some gardening, even after a dinner party to bring all the dirty dishes and hide them back here if the kitchen is still open. As with every other room in the house, of course it's green. The countertop here is made of bamboo. It's by Teragren, and the reason bamboo is so eco-friendly is because it's really easy to grow, almost like a weed. Even the floor right underneath my feet is environmentally friendly. This is from Mohawk and it is hardwood but it's 100% recycled. It's reclaimed hardwood from old buildings, and it's not just here in the mudroom, it's pretty much throughout the entire house.
Chicken Drumsticks and Vegetables in Mustard-Tarragon Sauce
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Tonight, Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan square off in the vice presidential debate, but that isn't the only important election related issue to think about today. Now is also the time to learn about early voting options in your state or request an absentee ballot if you or your loved ones won't be able to vote in person on Election Day.
Editorial Note: This piece was originally published on my Huffington Post blog.
"[Debates] are the only opportunities the voters have to see and hear the candidates talk about the same things at the same time — and to take a real time comparative measure of them."
- Jim Lehrer, Debate Moderator
The League of Women Voters has a long history with candidate debates. Between 1960 and 1984, the League sponsored every presidential and vice presidential candidate debate. The League may no longer sponsor these televised debates, but state and local Leagues across the country continue to sponsor candidate debates at the state and local levels, just as they always have.
At the end of last week, refreshed from a few short days at home in Georgia, I hit the road again this time on a two state swing starting in Colorado and wrapping up in Missouri. In Colorado, I continued to meet with our partner organizations, meet our on-the-ground members and volunteers doing everything they can to get their communities ready for the November elections, and had the opportunity to meet with the Colorado Secretary of State.
I've just come from the Membership and Leadership Development training with League members in Illinois and I'm struck by the passion, knowledge and commitment of these true defenders of democracy.
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Free UW E-mail for Alumni
The UW Alumni Association and UW Information Technology are proud to offer e-mail services for all alumni! We've partnered with Google to offer a free (and ad-free!) e-mail system as part of the Google apps suite of services especially for UW. Not only do you get lots of nifty features and a rock-solid e-mail program, you can also showcase your Husky pride.
UW Google Apps
The UW Google Apps suite of services includes UW Google Email, an ad-free service with 7 GB of storage, plus a host of other features such as Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sites and Google Talk. Like UW Windows Live, UW Google Apps also has the familiar UW purple and gold you love! Learn more and sign up today.
UW Windows Live
While UW-IT is supporting existing UW Windows Live accounts, new Windows Live accounts are not available at this time. Sometime soon (probably early 2014), a new version of UW Exchange will be available to alumni. If you currently have a UW Windows Live account, click here to learn more about the UW Windows Live transition.
About UW Alumni E-mail Services
Below are a few questions and answers about the e-mail services for alumni. Be sure to check UW Technology's "Cloud Services" section for lots more detail, particularly about technical issues.
Who is eligible for these services?
At this time, all alumni as well as current and former UW students are eligible. UW-IT also now offers the service to UW faculty and staff (including those who are also alumni). There are some complications for some faculty/staff so we recommend that you check with your department's IT staff before signing up.
Do I have to be a UWAA member to get free e-mail?
No—all alumni and former students are eligible to sign up free of charge. Membership dues help support programs like this (not to mention providing lots of great benefits), so we certainly encourage you to join the UWAA if you're not already a member.
Do I have to pay anything to have UW e-mail?
No. Google and Microsoft services are free to alumni (and students) of UW. UW-IT continues to build our partnership with both these companies.
Why are there two choices? How should I choose?
The university is proud to work with both companies to offer e-mail services to our graduates. Once UW Exchange is launched, the offerings will somewhat similar, with the main feature being a robust e-mail system that's tailored for UW. You'll be able to receive e-mail at your UW address with either one. Beyond comparing the features, it may be a matter of personal preference. We're pretty sure you'll like either one!
No ads? Doesn't Gmail have ads?
Just your e-mail and a splash of purple—UW Google Email is ad-free, unlike their comparable standard e-mail services. We're proud to offer them sans advertising.
Is UW Google Email the same as Gmail?
It's very similar, but tailored speficially for UW. There's the UW theme plus no advertisements. All the features you may have used within Gmail are also available, such as chat, contacts as well as Google Docs and Calendar.
Can I sign up for both services?
Short answer: yes, but it can get confusing, thus we don't recommend it. It's technically possible to sign up for both, but you're only able to set your UW e-mail to go to one at a time. So we suggest avoiding the confusion and sticking with one. If you're the inquisitive sort, you can test out both then set your forwarding to the one you prefer.
How much e-mail storage space is included with my account?
UW Google Email has 7GB of storage space.
I already have a UW e-mail account and messages stored there. Can I transfer my messages to UW Google Email?
Yes, the process is a bit complicated, but UW-IT has put together a step-by-step guide for both services. Check out their instructions for UW Google Email.
I have my UW e-mail set to forward to another address. Can I keep doing that and still use these services?
No. Your @u.washington.edu address can only be forwarded to one other address. If you want to use UW Google Apps to receive your UW e-mail, you'll have to switch your forwarding address. You can view your forwarding information on the Manage UW NetID Resources page.
I'm having trouble signing up for UW Google Apps. Where can I get help?
For problems activating either service or changing you password, please contact UW Information Technology's Help Desk. They also have some other answers on their Frequently Asked Questions page.


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How to Get Dogs to Gain a Healthy Weight
If your dog has lost weight due to an illness or spent some time at the kennels then try this to see if it helps.
1Make sure there is no underlying reason why your dog is underweight. It would be advisable to get a vet to check your dog out but if your dog is underweight because of spending time in kennels or has recovered from an illness then do as follows and if after a couple of weeks your dog is still underweight then get the vet to take some blood to see if your dog is ill.Ad
2Worm your dogs as they may not be getting the nutrition from the food if they have worms.
3Add an extra meal into your dog's daily diet. Dogs like to be fed morning and night so add a meal in the afternoon. Use what you normally feed your dog with.
4If your dog turns their nose up at the extra food because they are still full from the morning meal or they are not used to it then add a small amount of human food. A couple of spoons of soup or ketchup usually works.
5Give your dogs quality tinned, dry food or follow a respected homemade dog food diet. Adding hot water to the dried food then letting it cool so it's mushy usually makes the food more appealing to them.
6Adding cottage cheese or pumpkin to their diet can help increase their weight.
7Sometimes dogs lose weight through lack of exercise which means their muscles have deteriorated. The only way to build their muscles up again is through good diet and exercise. Even if you can't take them for mammoth runs, play with them in the house and garden. For example, get them to run up and down the stairs by throwing a ball down the stairs and then they bring it back to you. They'll do this for ages and it definitely is a workout for them!Ad
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- Persevere and if your dog doesn't gain weight or is off their food take them to be checked up at the vet.
- Do not embark on a big exercise routine with your dog if they are not used to it. Just like us they need to gently start then introduce more.
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- Stick to good quality food for them.
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text: Are you sick of being glued to your coach every evening to make sure you catch the bazillion new shows premiering this week? Me neither. Tonight is going to be an especially good night with the debuts of "Whitney," "Charlie's Angels," and "Person of Interest." After the jump, our thoughts on tonight's new shows, plus looks at the return of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Big Bang Theory."


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Doctor Who.
Sarah Jane Smith was the companion of the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker). Since both Genesis and Doctor Who are British, it all falls into place.
"The fires are burning in another land,
And it gets me down.
Going round and round and down the same old track."
Ok, so he's in a different world. He is getting depressed and lonely.
"I invent a name, Me and Sarah Jane,"
The Doctor's not his real name. He can't pronounce his real name, as it's a mathematical equation. Thus, he introduces himself as The Doctor.
"First I'm flying, going round round round,
Then I'm sliding going down down down,
Doesn't matter where I start I always end up
Falling through those same old crowded rooms."
The first 2 lines refer to the TARDIS (Time and relative dimensions in space). It would fly and spin (round and round) through the Time Vortex and land (down) onto a new world in a different time.
The BBC gave the show a tiny budget, so they shot a lot of the interior scenes inside the corridors of the BBC building itself, putting up some aluminium foil on the walls and glitter on the floor.
"Me and Sarah Jane, In silence walk along the shore,"
This obviously refers to the endless gravel quarries and beaches that they would land in, pretending it's a whole different world because of the small budget of the BBC.
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Palo Alto house hunters may appreciate a new innovation from Google, called "Street View." It allows you to enter an address into Google maps, and call up street-view panoramas of most San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Denver, Miami, and Silicon Valley neighborhoods. (A similar capability will be integrated into the Redfin site in the near future.)
Using a van-mounted camera, Google will be driving up and down streets near you, documenting everything. And as you might imagine, privacy advocates are up in arms. It's an eerie reminder of the omnipresence of cameras in our cellphones, on our buildings, and in outer space. Big Brother is watching.
But the upside of this new capability is that it allows house hunters to preview property attributes that may have been artfully cropped out of realtor photos. You'll able to check out the immediate neighborhood around a new listing without getting in a car.
Street View is also a useful tool when there are no MLS photos available for a given property, such as this recently sold listing in Palo Alto:
(The blurred image of a Volvo station wagon in the foreground is especially apropos, given that it's the Unofficial Vehicle of the Palo Alto Soccer Mom.)
To learn how to use this new feature, you can watch this rather silly Google tutorial.


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Alien Workshop OG Black Logo skateboard deck.
This 7-ply Hardwood Maple deck by Alien Workshop is the OG Black Logo deck with the Alien Workshop artwork. Available in a size of 8.5 x 32.8 inches.
Alien Workshop decks are built from 7 plys of maple wood for a better pop, great performance and a longer lasting skateboard deck.
Alien Workshop was born Oct. 1990 from the concept of creating a different type of skateboard company. From inception, Alien Workshop's approach has always been to operate on its own terms, allowing the deliberate isolation of its Ohio based HQ to inspire and influence its style and personality. The Alien Workshop team riders are as diverse and individualistic as the company's identity. Rob Dyrdek was their first team rider and has been with the company since the first spark of ideas. Anthony Van Engelen, Heath Kirchart, Grant Taylor, Jason Dill, Omar Salazar, Dylan Rieder, Mikey Taylor, Tyler Bledsoe, Jake Johnson, Gilbert Crockett, Kevin Terpening and Donovon Piscopo form the elite team that carry the Workshop torch to the streets worldwide. With 21 years of history and quality products under its belt, AWS continues to push and produce innovative skateboards and accessories with the same passion and drive as the day it was founded. Limitless by design.
This is the skateboard deck only. To complete a full skateboard assembly, you will also need grip tape, trucks, hardware, bearings and wheels, which can be ordered individually or as a full gear package in a separate listing on ChutingStar-Skate.
Note: Desired skateboard width can vary based on skate style, body size and individual preference. But in general, 7.5"-7.8" widths work great for younger skaters, street skaters or those needing a board that is easier to maneuver for tricks. The 8"-8.75" width are great for larger skaters, skate filmers, vert/ramp skating or cruising. For more assistance, contact us directly.
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Deck Length | 32 inches |
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David Parker Ray: The Toy Box Killer
Desert Fantasies
Cynthia was aware that some of the details she related might seem hard to credit, yet she was able to show them the welts on her back, punctures on her breasts, cuts, bruises, and a recent bump on her head. She had met her abductor, she admitted, while working as a prostitute in Albuquerque. Vernon Geberth offers the details in Sex-Related Homicide and Death Investigation. The man, David Parker Ray, had offered her $20 for oral sex in his Toyota RV. Cynthia climbed into the cab, where she encountered Cindy Lea Hendy, Ray's live-in girlfriend. Cynthia sensed a trap, but then Ray flashed a badge and told her she was under arrest for solicitation.
As they bound and gagged her, she realized they were not police at all, but intended to kidnap her. They placed duct tape over her mouth and locked a steel collar around her neck, and drove for several hours with her in the back. There was nothing she could do to resist. When they stopped, they took her into a double-wide trailer and chained her to a post next to a bed. Apparently, it was where they lived. Soon, she said, they had played a twenty-minute tape for her that informed her of what was in store: she was now their sex slave and she could expect a great deal of abuse: among other things, she would have sex with animals, the taped voice told her, be forcibly raped with dildos, have her nipples stretched to the fullest extent they would go, and give oral sex to Ray whenever he demanded it. She was also told that other women before her had died.
They applied a series of electrical and medical instruments to different areas of her body, ignoring her muffled moans of pain and the pleas in her eyes to be released, and she was certain they meant to use her as long as possible and then kill her. They suspended her from the ceiling, whipped her, and threatened her with a gun. Ray had raped her repeatedly as well, and done other things to humiliate her. He had told her that he had a secure room in which he had more extreme implements and that she would soon be taken there. She looked for some possible way to escape before she was ever subjected to this: to her mind, that secure room would be her tomb.
The officers responding to the interrupted 911 call apprehended David Parker Ray, 59, and his girlfriend, Cindy Lea Hendy, 39, in their Toyota RV as they were leaving the trailer. Both were arrested and taken to the police department, where they gave matching statements: they had been trying to help Cynthia kick a terrible heroin habit. Although the case thus far was now largely a matter of "he-said, she-said," the officers weren't willing to turn these two potential offenders loose until they sorted out the facts. A background check indicated that Ray was a mechanic with the state parks department, which gave him access to a wide swath of state land. In itself, that was not troubling, unless he had in fact killed people.
The state police quickly secured a warrant to look for the items the victim had told them about, as well as evidence of her being there. If they could find the tapes, whips, and other implements, this would be clearly not a case of a pair of friends helping another kick a drug habit. Yet what Cynthia had described hardly prepared them for what they found.
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Presidential Surrogates Debate Education Policy at Teachers College
October 17, 2012
By Omar Lopez, DFER Policy Analyst
Call it the rumble in the education jungle.
Columbia University's Teachers College hosted a debate on October 15 between Jon Schnur, Education Advisor to the Obama Presidential Campaign, and Phil Handy, Higher Education Co-Chair of Governor Romney's Education Policy Advisory Group. [See the video here.] DFER was represented both in person and online by Policy Analyst Omar Lopez (live Tweeting @policywhisperer).
There were surprising revelations in the 90-minute debate by both representatives, particularly by Governor Romney's representative. It was a field day for education policy wonks around the country who have been looking forward to hearing details about each candidate's policy positions.
Here are some of the biggest hits:
Obama Representative Jon Schnur
Common Core - President Obama supports the implementation and funding of these standards
States should have high college and career-ready standards, which could be, though are not limited to, the Common Core standards. The Common Core has been adopted by 46 states, though there is a fear that bi-partisan support might suffer if Obama's support is seen as a politicization of the issue.
NCLB Waivers - The President will continue to provide flexibility for states from No Child Left Behind through the use of waivers
Until the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now known as No Child Left behind) is reauthorized, the President will continue to support waivers as a tool to give states flexibility.
Federal Role - The Federal government should influence states to promote desired policies
Schnur responded to Handy's view on the role of the Federal government, i.e., that it should primarily serve as a statistician, but clearly saw it as a passé conversation topic that wouldn't bear much fruit. Romney has, at various times, proposed eliminating the Department of Education, downsizing it, or consolidating it with other agencies. Republicans and Democrats would simply not see eye-to-eye in this issue, so he chose to agree to disagree.
Funding - The Federal government should use funds to supplement state spending
With Race to the Top and other initiatives, President Obama catalyzed states and school districts to enact bold, student-centered reforms. His first term clearly identified the money-for-policy-changes approach as an effective way of leveraging federal funds. This is a policy he will continue to pursue if re-elected.
Standards - States should use subgroup-specific standards
President Obama supports having different standards for subgroups (race, socio-economic status, disability, etc.), as long as the groups were making significant gains toward high academic standards every year. Obama sees this as the more realistic approach in that it embraces ambitious standards but sets attainable goals.
Higher Education - President Obama would continue to support policies that supplement tuition for students in financial need and forgive student debt for those going into public service
This is consistent with his policy positions in the first term and signals that he looks to continue it during a second term.
Zinger of the Night - When Phil Handy referred to Romney's tenure as governor as evidence of his effectiveness on the issue, Schnur said:
"I would vote for Romney as governor, not president."
Romney Representative Phil Handy
Common Core - Governor Romney supports the idea of the Common Core, though he does not agree that the federal government should fund it
Language is important when listening to Governor Romney (see the funding section below), and the Common Core is a good example. Governor Romney embraced the Common Core in primary debates, but conveniently left out the little detail that he would not fund the assessments needed to implement it. Handy provided those details during the debate.
NCLB Waivers - For the first time, the Romney camp has identified its opposition to Obama's waivers
Previously mum on the issue, Handy said that Governor Romney contested the use of waivers because it was a tool for the federal government to control state education policies. Under a Romney administration, states would be left to their own devices. He described the waivers as "prescriptive," which was surprising considering the fact that he supports reauthorizing No Child Left Behind in its current form, a move that most would call significantly more prescriptive.
Federal Role - The Federal government should only be involved in data collection and creating an environment for school choice
Before President George W. Bush, the Republican position on education was centered on returning education policy power to states. President Bush was more proactive and he successfully advanced, working hand in hand with key Democrats, groundbreaking education reform efforts. Now that Democrats, under the leadership of President Obama, have become more supportive of measures such as standardized testing and teacher evaluations, Governor Romney's team has started taking cues from anti-government tea-partiers and is adhering more closely to a 1960's era states' rights doctrine.
Funding - The Federal government should not use funds to supplement state spending
Handy repeated Governor Romney's declaration from the first debate that assured voters he would not cut education spending. He would not raise it; he would just leave it where it is. It's hard to see how Romney could keep his word. His plan to return management of student loans to banks, for example, would cost as much as $60 billion over ten years. This $60 billion might still count as education spending, but it is spending to benefit banks that would come at a great cost to college students and their families.
Standards - States should use one standard for all students
Romney's camp believes that standards should be the same for students, irrespective of subgroup (race, socio-economic status, disability, etc.). Described as what President George W. Bush called "the soft bigotry of low expectations," having the same standard goals for all students is seen by Romney as the equitable perspective. See above on Obama's take. But Handy has a point here, as outcry from across the political spectrum over federal approval of very low expectations for minority students in Virginia led the U.S. Department of Education to demand revisions to Virginia's waiver plan.
Higher Education - Romney's camp distanced itself from using federal funds to supplement tuition as well as forgiving debt for public workers
For the first time, Romney's camp described debt forgiveness for teachers and other students entering public service as "the next big entitlement program."
Fashion Item of the Night - Handy sported bright orange socks that stole the show
Some believed that the bright socks were a ploy to distract audiences from his policy positions. After having heard his policy positions, I'm inclined to agree.
Omar Lopez has been in the struggle to reform the public education system since being part of the first graduating class of Beginning with Children Charter School in Brooklyn, New York. Before joining DFER his background was in teaching English Language Arts in New York City Public Schools at the 5th, 9th and 11th grade level. Read more about Omar here.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Everyone will remember the controversial last play in Carolina's 24-20 victory over New England Monday night at Bank of America Stadium, which is too bad since the entire game was worth remembering.
The wild contest ended with a pass interception by the Panthers' Robert Lester in the end zone as Tom Brady was trying to throw to Rob Gronkowski. Gronkowski could not even make an attempt to catch the ball because he was being bear-hugged by linebacker Luke Kuechly as the ball was in the air.
A flag was thrown for a penalty, but then waived off by referee Clete Bateman and Carolina was declared the victor in one of the best games in the NFL this season.
Brady left the field screaming at Bateman, but later backed off a bit.
"I don't make the calls or the rules. Like I said, I didn't see it. I wish it didn't come down to that," he said.
"When they threw the flag, that's what I thought it was going to be," Gronkowski responded when asked if he felt a penalty should have been called. "It was waved off, so I can't do anything about it."
He was asked if he felt he was held. He hesitated before answering
"Umm," he began. He stopped, rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"It just wasn't completed. There was no flag. Well, I mean there was a flag but it got called back," he said. "No excuses here. I'm not here to make excuses. They're a good football team. They scored more points than us. They beat us straight up."
The Panthers had scored with 59 seconds left on a 25-yard pass from Cam Newton to Ted Ginn.
"We had confidence we could come back. We've done it before," said Shane Vereen, who had a big night.
The Pats moved to the goal line but could not score.
It was billed as a highlight game and it turned out even better. Carolina's winning touchdown capped an 83-yard march in 13 plays that ate up 5:33 on the clock. It was in keeping with what happened all night. It was five scoring drives of at least 80 yards, three by the Panthers.
The contest featured playoff intensity from the start and a great display of ball control by both sides. At one point in the second half, quarterbacks Brady and Newton were a combined 16-for-16.
The teams took turns trading scoring drives in the third quarter after the Panthers had earned a 10-3 halftime lead.
The Patriots got the ball to begin the second half and marched 80 yards in nine plays to tie it. Gronkowski, who had been having a quiet night, had the touchdown on a nine-yard pass from Brady. Gronkowski caught the ball on the three and had three Panthers close in on him, but he was strong enough to bull his way far enough to lean into the end zone to make it 10-10.
The drive also included two completions to Vereen, who returned for the first time in two months and was a big factor. LeGarrette Blount ran for 22 yards in the drive.
The Panthers responded with an even more methodical drive, the type that has lifted them into contender's status. They went 81 yards in 13 plays, eating up 8:21 on the clock. It included one play showcasing why Newton is one of the prized talents in the league.
Newton went back to pass and could not find anyone. He held the ball until Rob Ninkovich got some pressure on him. He avoided a sack by Ninkovich with one move, used another to get away from Chandler Jones, and kept swinging to the left side. He finally took off, found open space and turned it into a 14-yard gain. He probably ran about 50 yards on the play.
The touchdown came on a nine-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen. Olsen did not have a lot of room as he worked against Devin McCourty but Newton fired it into the perfect spot to put his team back on top, 17-10 with 2:10 left in the third.
The Pats had a response. They put together another 80-yard touchdown drive as Brady was on his way to finishing a perfect 7-for-7 third quarter. The big play this time was a 37-yarder over the middle to Kenbrell Thompkins who made a neat spin after catching the ball to pick up 15 extra yards all the way to the one. The Pats quick snapped from there and Stevan Ridley went in for the touchdown to tie the game at 17, only the third touchdown the Panthers have allowed.
The Pats finally got a stop on Carolina's next possession and took advantage. With more good work from Vereen and Blount, they moved close but settled for a 26-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski with 6:32 left. He did it despite a low snap which was gotten down nicely by holder Ryan Allen.
The first half ended the way it has almost all season in Carolina games — with the Panthers ahead. This time it was 10-3. Carolina has led at the break in every game except one this season.
Brady had good numbers in the half, 14-for-17 for 123 yards, with seven different players making receptions. However, the Pats managed only three points because of their penalties and a huge fumble by Ridley at the Carolina 13 early in the second quarter.
The Pats had moved from their own 20 into scoring territory helped by three completions to Danny Amendola. The Panthers hurt themselves with two penalties, one on fourth down allowing the Pats to keep the ball and one on third down. On second-and-11 from the Carolina 13, Ridley ran the left side, was hit by rookie Kawann Short and the ball popped out, Mario Addison recovered it.
New England finally got on the board in the final 90 seconds of the quarter on a 42-yard field goal by Gostkowski, his 18th straight conversion. That drive featured catches by Thompkins, Vereen, Amendola and Gronkowski.
By that time, Carolina was ahead 10-0 thanks to some excellent play by quarterback Newton. Newton was 7-for-12 for 92 yards in the half, including a nine-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell with 2:44 left in the first quarter. That completed a 90-yard drive in nine plays, highlighted by a 46-yard to Steve Smith, who beat Aqib Talib and started an unpleasant battle between the two that included a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Talib.
Newton connected with LaFell for a 17-yard gain on a 62-yard, 12-play march in the second quarter that led to a 43-yard field by Graham Gano. Newton turned in the big play on that drive with his legs. He went back to pass and found no one as the Pats rushed only four, as they did most of the night. Newton went back to pass and found no one.
He took off to his left. Linebacker Dont'a Hightower got caught up inside so Newton had tons of room and rambled for a 24-yard gain.
The Patriots had only three possessions in the half, as both teams put together good drives. Even with only three, New England held the ball for 16:12 of the 30 minutes against the team that entered leading the league in time of possession.
The teams came out fired up for the Monday Night showcase, but that hurt at times as much as it helped. Both sides were whistled for critical penalties. Talib and Logan Mankins both had unnecessary roughness calls in the first half.
Talib's came on the Panthers first scoring drive. He twice was beaten by Smith Smith for completions, once a 46-yarder and the second time for a short gain for a first down on a third-down pass. Talib held Smith's leg long after the tackle, which not only brought a penalty but sparked a minor fracas between the teams.


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A lawsuit filed against Blackwater USA, a private security firm, for the wrongful deaths of four employees who were killed while working in Iraq will move forward in North Carolina state court following attempts by the company to move the case to federal court. The lawsuit was first filed in January of last year by the families of four men who were killed in Fallujah in one of the uglier incidents in the early stages of the Iraqi insurgency. ABC News first reported on the suit in April of last year. The four American civilians were guarding a food supplies convoy when they took a wrong turn and ended up in the middle of Fallujah, which had been a hotbed of insurgent activity. The men were shot, dragged from their vehicles, their bodies set on fire and hung from a bridge. In the lawsuit, the families of the men say Blackwater cut corners in protecting them by not complying with safety requirements outlined in the company's contract for the mission. For example, Blackwater sent the men out in unarmored vehicles, rather than the safer and more expensive armored vehicles. Lawyers for the families contend that Blackwater simply pocketed the difference in cost between the armored and unarmored vehicles. Also under the contract for the mission, there were supposed to be six men in the detail, three for each car, but Blackwater only sent two men for each car, leaving the rear gunner lookout post empty, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers. The lawsuit also alleges that Blackwater failed to provide maps or radio contact with the U.S. military, which may explain why the convoy missed the critical turn that morning. Instead of taking the road around Fallujah, they ended up in one of the most dangerous places in the world for an American. Blackwater is just one of many private security firms operating in Iraq with little government oversight. Its owner, Erik Prince, is a major Republican campaign contributor and his company has received more than $85 million worth of U.S. government contracts. Over 20 Blackwater employees have been killed in Iraq. The company has not returned calls seeking comment. Now that the case has been returned to state court in North Carolina, where Blackwater is based, lawyers for the families hope they can go to trial within a year. "This case should have already gone to trial," said Marc Miles who represents the families, "but we've had a year and a half of unnecessary delays by Blackwater."
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Security Firm Can Proceed
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I'm not completely satisfied with this one, but it's done...
I'm kinda scared of choosing a show... what if we have to link the show to the layout? I be screwed!!! LOL
The speed scraps are usually done right in this thread MsP!
I'm getting over a bad stomach flu, and not so sure I'm up to thinking outside of my box right now! We'll see
Gorgeous! Thanks :)
I think it's great that other people will be able to participate though... i'm just a teensy bit jealous/envious! LOL
I work during the day, so I won't be here... I don't think it would go well doing a speed scrap while i'm at work.
I hope that doing it in the afternoon isn't going to become the norm cuz that's...
Happy birthday Anna!
I think that's a great participation prize Chanin... It's very different from what we are used to having, so very original :)
Here's mine.
This was hard. I have trouble fitting multiple photos on a layout when I have no...
Wow, nursing at the same time!!! talk about multi tasking!
artistic interpretation huh??? LOL
Oh, and, just for the record, I consider selective recoloring part of "photo effects", because i did that for 2 photos and B&W for 2... that's why I was asking about the different effects
same photo effect for all photos or can they be different???
mmmm kay. the photos i had chosen will be difficult to transform.... let's see what i can do
Hi Belinda!
I'm here, let's see if the kids let me play though!
LOL I was going to say something along similar lines, so I was going to guess 40 as well.
Hey, I should be available next Friday... I missed the last speed scrap, and am going to scrap about WHY I missed it hehe. Can't wait!
Yup, that's what I plan on doing!!! I have some funny pics of DS to scrap!
I was at the Britney Spears concert. It was everything it was supposed to be, she was lipsynching all the way thru, but the show was amazing because of all her background dancers. Not many kids,...
For once, I'm going out on Friday. My oldest DS and I are going to the Britney Spears concert in Montreal (not by choice, i'd much prefer doing a speed scrap with you guys).
Just wanted to mention, that I always leave love after the speed scraps, but I'll do it tomorrow this time.
I was so not into it tonight. I hate that! Some weeks, it turns out great and others, kinda blah. I guess it can't always be perfect!
Thanks Jenn for hosting.
I'm going beddy bye bye now


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For the first time in school history, Rocky Mountain College has been selected to compete in the NAIA National Men's Cross Country Championships.
Rocky is one of 32 teams that will take part in the meet on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Lawrence, Kan.
The Battlin' Bears finished second in last week's Frontier Conference meet and moved up to No. 21 in this week's NAIA national poll. Conference winners earn automatic berths to the national meet, and the next 10 highest-ranked among teams that didn't win their conference meet earn at-large berths to nationals.
"It's very exciting and I'm really happy for these kids," said Rocky coach Alan King, who started the RMC program seven years ago. "To be honest, this isn't the most talented men's team I've had, but they're the hardest-working team I've had.
"They come to practice every day ready to work hard and to get better, and all that work has paid off for them."
Competing at nationals for the Rocky men will be Noah Kiprono, a senior from Nairobi, Kenya; Kyle Olson (freshman, Poplar); Shawn Peden (sophomore, Billings West); Fred Petsch (freshman, Billings West); Cory Berry (junior, Kimberly, Idaho); Beau Mulvaney (freshman, Billings West); and Jonathan Barnes (senior, Zilah, Wash.).
The Rocky women finished third in the Frontier meet and did not qualify for nationals as a team, but the Bears' Ana Richter and Megan Breeding both qualified as individuals.
Richter is a senior from Billings and Breeding is a senior from Kimberly, Idaho.


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