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It is a developing area, good convenience facility, market and school available..
- 24 hrs water available
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Dombivli West is one of the fast growing city near by Thane.100 feet road is under development passing from Khumbar Khan Pada in Dombivili West to Kalyan and Bhevandi & that will be the shortest route to Dombivili from these cities and Mumbai Agra National Highway.
- Peace full to stay with family,
- Recently connected with KDMC bus upto Khumbarkhan pada
Dombivli West is one of the most literate city in India. Location is very peaceful. All the necessary amenities are available nearby. Very nice to live with family and you will enjoy all festivals in nearby areas like Girgaon and Lalbaug. In short I can say it is the new version of Girgaon. Located within 2-3 km gap of Ulhas River and Dombivali Station. It has many reputed Schools, Hospitals, Markets and good restaurants located in close distances. Government/MMRDA has approved a link road between Dombivali-West and Thane-Bhiwandi and the same would improve road connectivity of whole of Dombivali city.
- Excellent locality for living
- Has many reputed Schools, Hospitals, Markets and good restaurants located nearby
- Good connnectivity
- No petrol pump in Dombivali west side
Dombivli West is very good locality for living. Mostly all construction sites in Dombivali west are KDMC approved and therefore there is no risk for investment. Shared autos are available 24 hrs for any of Dombivali west areas. All banks, hospitals, schools are within 10 minute walking distance any area. Garibacha Wada, Ganesh Nagar, Raju Nagar, Devicha Pada area is very fast developing and the average rate is @5,200/- per sq ft in this area. Sankeshwar Palm, Vrundavan Complex, Rajvaibhav Complex, Millennium Park are very good societies for living in Dombivli West.
- Very good for traveling.
- Banks, Hospitals, Schools are within walking distance of any locality.
- Huge market.
- Petrol pump is in Dombivali east side, no petrol pump in Dombivali west areas.
- KDMC Bus is not available for Dombivali west areas.

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SheaColandri wrote:The O-Dog, a Gold Glove second-baser, has landed with his third different team in three years. By 2008 a veteran of the Arizona club, Hudson ran afoul of his first DL-worthy injury near season's end -- a fact which led to his inclusion in a multi-player deal with the Dodgers (also leaving him bereft of a Gold Glove, the only year since 2005 he hadn't locked it up). Bad deal by the Diamondbacks. Defensively, he was lightning in Dodger blue for the 2009 season (another Gold Glove, ho-hum). All very nice, but of little concern to fantasy owners, so....to offense. Hudson is a speedster, and an archetypal lead-off man. The Dodgers, though, already had two lead-off hitters (Rafael Furcal & Juan Pierre), and Hudson sacrificed personal glory for the good of the team. An excellent situational hitter (especially with men on first or second base), manager Joe Torre shuttled Hudson between the second & sixth/seventh slots in the batting order -- and the O-Dog performed well throughout. Still, there are things not apparent from statistics; Hudson was heavily tasked to bunt men over, hit & run, and remain conservative in base-stealing -- a stat-draining situation. Now, with the Twins, Hudson returns to his first, best spot: Leading off. With reasonable talent and that Joe Mauer pop backing him up (not to mention a bit of a chip on his shoulder), I expect the O-dog to become a greyhound this year. Look for vast improvements in SO, K, SB, and R categories for 2010.
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- Dark Red Riding Hood Womens Plus Size Costume includes:
- Dress
- Cloak
- Basket Hanky
- Does not include:
- Netted Gloves
- Boots
- Coquette Brunette Wig
- Basket
- Materials:
- 100% Polyester
- Wash/Care Instructions:
- Spot clean only
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
Costume fits great - looks cute and sexy - bit pricey for quality but all in all VERY happy with the costume.
Costume was online order for a coworker who is 6'3" and close to 300 lbs.. This turned out to be perfect for a Halloween party that is held every year in office.
I had a ton of compliments on this costume. It was comfortable and the price was lower than other sites I had looked on. If I decide not to wear the costume again next year I will be ordering from this site again.
Wanted something new and different from the usual Witch, and /or Devilish costume(s). Currently it is in the packaging until the witching hour begins. :)
I like the adjustible corset and skirt tie, and the Cape is perfect for any Adult size.
Dislike that there is not a shape to the hankie provided (doest stay with any size basket, nor itself), nor anyway to hold onto it without pinning it to dress. Gloves could have been provided with it as well. As good a boot/shoe cover (disguise any shoe type to look like authentic boots).
Even with pro's and con's, I have already shared page on FB. :)
The product fits great, except its kind of tight in the chest area bc i am a DD, but i think thats what makes it great because it really shows off my breasts, and it adds to the sexiness of the costume! great product, i cant wait to wear it out.
Love it
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
Fun Comfortable and great if you live in a cold state easy to bundle!
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
This is a fun costume! You can adjust the side slit to reveal a little or a lot of leg.
I bought the Gothic Sorceress costume as well and these two mix and match well!
Fairly true to size.
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
I got this because I was going to be taking my daughter trick or treating at a church so needed something that wasn't as revealing as most costumes. I also am pregnant and so wanted something comfortable.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
If you are a busty girl, the chest is way to small(d+). I had to buy extra material to apply to the costume. The part that is supposed to be under the breast, was half way up my breasts.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
My costume arived and I was so excited...til I looked at the size. It was the size I had ordered, but I had failed to realize when ordering that a 3X is only a 20-22 and I wear a 24-26 currently. I had to buy a longer lacing for the bodice, but thanks to the stretchable fabric and some shape smoothing undergarments I still looked fabulous! The dress was just a bit more form fitting than what is in the picture. I had tons of compliments on my costume!
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
Redriding hood costume, went to a costume party everyone loved it. It fit perfect. Great thing about it I can change the look to it and use it next year.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
i am from germany and was buing this for the first time. i will go the first time to a halloween party and i will look great. it is like in the picture and the qualety is very good. i am very happy with my choice.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
Holloween party comming up. Love the fit, color and style.
[4 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
So comfortable, i love it, i love how long the dress is and i don't have many problems with it all. my only problem is the sizing for the cup part is off, even at the largest size the cup part doesn't seem to match up.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
This is such a fabulous costume. It has a very generous and flattering fit, and a length that hides any less-than-fabulous legs (like mine!). But, for those of you eager to show yours off, the slit shown in the model's photo is an actual feature of the dress, adjustable by tying two lengths of ribbon together. It can take some time to get the dress to drape properly if you tie the hem up.
The bust area is quite small, so it presents your, er, assets quite prominently. If you're not so comfortable with having half your chest exposed, you could try a bandeau bra underneath--same effect as a camisole without any chance of bunching below the faux corset.
As a previous reviewer said, the material is thin. It really is just a novelty costume, and the construction shows it. Some of the seams (on my dress/cloak, at least) are somewhat inferior. Before wearing out to a party, I would suggest having a look along all the seams and quickly reinforcing any trouble areas to avoid a potentially embarrassing moment of trying to fix a wardrobe malfunction.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with the costume. It's cute and flirty without being overly revealing (aside from the issue with being a little too well-endowed for the bust area), and it leaves all sorts of room for additional embellishments to make the costume uniquely yours.
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
This costume is amazing and was worth every penny. It fits perfect and looks great on me. Being a little over weight it is very hard to find costumes that look sexy and make you feel comfortable and look nice on you, not that baggy cover your entire body stuff. I liked the fact that the slit on the side can be adjusted to how ever high or low you want it. My only the problem was the ties for the mock corset part. They didn't seem to be long enough to tie them in a bow at the bottom. I love this costume and can't wait to wear it at work and my scary story book character's Halloween party!
[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
This is a very fantastic costume. While it doesn't show a lot of skin, it is still incredibly sexy. It is rather low cut and shows off the girls in the best way possible. :)
My husband loves it, and I have to say it is now one of my favorite Halloween costumes in my collection.
The material is thin, after all it is made for Halloween use, but it is made well. The details are very nice. I love the faux corset, it looks great and you can actually use it to bring in your waist a tiny bit for a perfect fit. The adjustable hem on the skirt is the only thing that I felt needing improving. When you pull it all the way up and tie it to give the costume a "slit" to show some leg, it bunches up a bit in an unflattering way. Maybe I just need to work on that to get it just right. The cape is cute, unlined, and made with the same material as the dress. The thin material is perfect for me since it is always rather hot on Halloween where I live. For me, this costume ran true to size. The colors are great, just as pictured. What I love best is that this costume doesn't need a lot to complete it. Just add black boots, and or lace glovelets and you are set.
I marked this as "wear to work". Let me add that I could only wear this to work if I wore a tube top underneith because it is so deliciously low cut.
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Etherstack in tune with network demands
PUBLISHED: 14 Jun 2012 14:55:00 | UPDATED: 27 Jul 2012 13:47:16PUBLISHED: 15 Jun 2012 PRINT EDITION: 14 Jun 2012Calling investors ... the IPO has been scaled back to $8 million. Photo: Roger Cummins
Tony Featherstone
Wireless radio technology provider Etherstack Plc stands out in a dour float market. A venture-capital firm associated with the US Central Intelligence Agency is a small shareholder, and Etherstack has advised NATO on military radio communications.
It wants to raise $8 million in an initial public offering (IPO) of $2 Chess depository interests to expand into new industries, such as transport, and develop higher-margin products, and list on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Its clients include Russian police, the Swedish armed forces, the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates and, indirectly, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Etherstack last year signed its first relatively big Australian deal, a radio network contract with Queensland's Ergon Energy that could be worth $25 million if fully deployed.
Etherstack develops software for secure radio networks used by government defence and police forces, ambulance and fire services, and utilities. Its core technology is embedded in a computer chip used in radio transceivers.
It could, for example, help an Australian soldier in Afghanistan, using a radio network developed to Australian standards, talk to an American soldier using a network developed to US standards.
One of Etherstack's biggest clients is US defence company Harris Corp.
Like many emerging companies, Etherstack eagerly promotes its big-name customers but earnings are yet to match is client trophy cabinet.
Net profit in 2011 was almost $US4 million, up from just more than $US1 million in 2009 and 2010.
That should not deter investors. Hardly any tech companies have listed in the past three years, and Etherstack is more advanced than most small IPOs. It has 65 staff, offices in seven countries including Australia and a consistent record. Etherstack has been profitable and debt-free for its 10 years, and its compound annual growth rate over six years for EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) is 43 per cent, albeit off a low base.
Having funded growth from cash flow, Etherstack is now undercapitalised given opportunities in Australia and overseas.
Etherstack was formed in 2002 when founder David Deacon, an Australian, saw an opportunity in the niche market of military and government radio networks. He believed large technology companies would increasingly outsource aspects of radio software development.
Mr Deacon, 42, started an earlier version of the business, Indian Pacific Communications, in 1995 and sold it in April 2000 to Open Telecommunications for about $8 million, mostly in OpenTel shares. Mr Deacon will own 53 per cent of Etherstack after the offer.
Wayne Passlow, a one-time dotcom billionaire on paper, founded OpenTel, which counted Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch as investors. For a time, OpenTel was a hot tech stock before it went into voluntary administration in 2002 and delisted in 2006. Mr Deacon bought back his intellectual property for a fraction of its sale price.
In 2007, In-Q-Tel, an independent investor for the US intelligence community, made a small investment in Etherstack and will own about 4 per cent after the listing. Sometimes referred to as the CIA's venture-capital arm, In-Q-Tel invests in technologies that can be fast-tracked for defence. In-Q-Tel usually invests in US technology firms.
Etherstack wanted to list on the London Stock Exchange AIM market in 2008, so it structured itself as a British company and recruited some British directors. The global financial crisis killed the plan and Etherstack focused on an ASX listing, partly to lift its profile among utilities and government clients here.
A priority is building a local presence and breaking Motorola's and Tait Communications' stranglehold on supplying radio communications technology to government and utilities networks in Australia. Etherstack's contract win with Ergon is an important first step.
Etherstack wanted to raise $25 million to $30 million last year, but terrible equity markets, and internal concerns that the company was selling too much equity too soon, meant the IPO was delayed and eventually scaled back to $8 million.
The Australian Financial Review understands one of Etherstack's Japanese investors will subscribe for $2 million. Getting the rest will not be easy, given a tough IPO market and this market's indifference to promising small-tech companies.
Etherstack has some attributes that small-cap fund managers favour. Its business model is based on licensing software, and receiving upfront fees and royalties, to other technology companies that sell components. About half the revenue is recurring.
In theory, royalty revenue should grow as new technologies replace old, and more software is needed as channel partners sell devices to new clients.
The Etherstack prospectus has no forecasts. Contract details give clues: royalties from the Cisco licensing arrangement start this year, and the Ergon fees kick off later in 2013, with most contract fees earned over three years. There could also be upside in 2013 from a US highway patrol network buying spare parts for its radio network, with ensuing royalties to Etherstack.
One scenario might be flat earnings growth in 2012 before stronger growth in 2013 or 2014. Etherstack seems to win three or four significant licensing deals a year, a consistent performance over 10 years and a sign its commercialisation strategy is effective.
The company's operational platform is well established: the opportunity is essentially scaling and repeating the business before more competitors target its niche. That is a more attractive proposition than tech companies that have to open offices, hope their product gets traction and win clients.
Etherstack's valuation could deter investors. A $68 million capitalisation at listing suggests an EBITDA multiple of 13 and price/earnings multiple of 17 based on historic earnings. If earnings are flat in 2012, those multiples look high for an unknown listed tech company.
Investors will hope faster earnings growth in 2013 and beyond brings the P/E multiple back to a single-digit. One risk is revenue timing: government contracts can take years to secure, and Etherstack has to rely on the sales success of its channel partners in some key revenue streams.
Another risk is low barriers to entry in its markets. Etherstack's core product is a commodity, and several companies develop broadly similar technology for cellular phones. Etherstack argues its expertise in government and defence would take five years for a bigger player to replicate. Its sustainable competitiveness seems to be built on speed in building a reputation and locking in key clients before new competitors arrive. Or being bought out by a bigger player.
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Compara-Done! Tying the Comparadun the easy and right wayTying comparadun-style flies is easy as 1-2-3By Steve Schweitzer
Comparadun materials are few and simple.
Comparaduns are one of the most versatile mayfly patterns in existence representing a low-riding mayfly to near perfection. They are commonly used during a PMD (pale morning dun) hatch. However, many folks deny themselves of tying this simple pattern due to the perceived complexity of tying the deer hair wings. With the steps and tips below, GFF makes the tying comparaduns comparaDONE!
A trailing shuck comparadun is the pattern at-hand, commonly called the Sparkle Dun. The traditional call for materials in a comparadun is to use a tailing material such as a few hackle fibers or micro-fibettes. However, using a dozen-or-so fibers of antron makes this pattern much more versatile as we explore further in this text. Let's start!...
Summer deer hair, tailing material (antron, in this case) and superfine dubbing material. Selecting the proper deer hair for use in a comparadun is critical to making the fly easy to tie. Choose summer deer hair, hair that is thin and less straw-like. The dark hair on the left has thinner hair fibers than the light hair on the right. The thicker the hair fibers, the harder it will be to manage the wing tying steps. The Bill of Materials (& a word on deer hair selection)Need more help in selecting deer hair?Read this article by GFF Partner Martin Joergensen or Read this article by Chris Helm. A thread bump above the hook barb helps lift the tailing fibers. Secure the antron on the hookshank from the thread bump to the middle of the shank. Step 1.One secret to making the comparadun ride flush in the surface film is to raise the tail just slightly from the plane of the hook shank. Do this by building up a slight thread bump at the tail above the hook barb. It helps to flatten the thread slightly by twirling the bobbin counter-clockwise to undo the natural twist in tying thread. Read more about thread control in this article by GFF Partner Martin Joergensen.Trim at both ends and continue the thread forward to the 2/3rds point (not shown here). Step 2.Tying the antron tailing material is easy. No pain here. Tie the antron on the hook shank just above the thread bump to make the tail rise just a tad. Trim the tail to equal the length of the hook shank.Be sure to stack the deer hair tips evenly. Measure the deer hair tips to equal the hook shank length. Secure the deer hair on the shank with 5-6 tight thread wraps. Hold onto the stub-ends at all times. Don't worry about the hair flaring all around the shank; we will fix that in a moment! Trim the deer hair at an angle to form an angled transistion from the deer hair to the tail. (see the picture below) Prepare the hookshank for dubbing by wrapping thread to create a gradual transistion from the deerhair to the tail. Step 3.Select a fair amount of deer hair, looking for an amount, which when splayed, will cover a 180-degree arc around the top-half of the hookshank. Study and follow closely the photographs to get a perfect comparadun-style splay with the deer hair. Read more deerhair stacking secrets by GFF Partner Martin Joergensen.Here's the secret of tying a comparadun! wrap 2 turns of dubbing OVER the base of the deer hair, compressing them in a nifty little bunch. Now, pull the deer hair back and continue wrapping the dubbing TIGHTLY in front of the deer hair base. You have mastered the secret to making comparaduns! Step 4.Dubbing the body is no trick at all!...but there is one trick to making comparaduns look the way they do! Read the captions below the pictures in Step 4 to find the secret! When dubbing, remember to use fine dubbing and keep the dubbing thin at the tail. Use a bit more dubbing as you move forward on the hookshank. I prefer rabbit underfur, muskrat or mink dubbing due to the finess of the material. If you use rabbit (such as in the pictures to the right), pre-treat the body with a drop of dry fly floatant since rabbit fur has a tendancy to absorb water more readily. Read more on dry fly dubbing and waterproofing.After tying off using a whip-finish or half-hitch, use your fingers, work the deer backwards and around the top-half of the hookshank until you are satisfied with the splayed shape. Step 5.Tie off and work the deerhair as mentioned in the picture captions. Need help with tying off? Read how to tie a whip-finish here.A finished Trailing Shuck Comparadun or commonly called a Sparkle Dun. Looking at the Sparkle Dun from behind shows the elevated tail, the tapered body and the 180-degree arc of the deer hair; all are characteristic traits of a comparadun-style fly. Final Thoughts...A finished Trailing Shuck Comparadun is one versatile mayfly pattern!With some ingenuity on-stream, this pattern can be modified in a variety of ways to fool picky trout. Use these following tricks to make-do on the stream... Need a classic dry fly, not a low-riding emerger? Trim off a few tail fibers to represent a mature adult! The trout aren't taking the mayflies in the film? Rub the fly in some sink goop or mud and fish the fly as an emergent mayfly! You have no caddis emergers in your box?


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This article discusses the selection and application of deck stains, water repellents, paints, or other coatings. Our page top photo shows a weathered-gray deck that was the subject of owner-complaints concerning black "mold" spots. It was determined that wax from citronella candles spilling on the surface was the culprit. Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2015 InspectApedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Guide to Finishes for Wood DecksAll wood decking, whether pressure-treated or not, needs to be sealed at installation and periodically thereafter to prevent checking, warping, and deterioration of the surface due to exposure to water and sunlight. The chemicals in treated wood and the natural tannins in redwood and cedar resist decay and insect attack, but they will not stop checking and warping. There are a wide array of deck finishes on the market, but they all consist of one or more of the following: water repellants, preservatives, UV blockers, pigments, and a drying oil or varnish base (see Table 4-9.) [Click any image for an enlarged, detailed version.] Water Repellants for Wood DecksAt a minimum, all wood decks should be treated with a water-repellant coating, preferably a water-repellant preservative (WRP), which has an added mildewcide. Also called "sealers," these formulations typically contain a water-repelling wax and a varnish or drying oil, such as linseed or tung oil. The finish penetrates and seals the wood surface, reducing the amount of water absorption and thereby protecting against checking, splitting, and warping. After application, water should bead up as on a newly waxed car. Some water repellants contain a small amount of wax (about 1% by volume) and are intended as a pretreatment for other finishes. Others contain up to 3% wax and are intended as a final coating. Some of these cannot be stained or painted over, so it is important to read the label. WRPs, which have an added mildewcide [really it's a fungicide since mildew grows only on living plants], help prevent dark stains on natural woods like redwood and cedar, and on pressure-treated lumber as well. In addition, WRPs provide some protection against decay in the sapwood of redwood and cedar and in the cut ends of pressure-treated decking. Some sealers and WRPs also have UV-inhibitors, an important addition if the sealer is the final coating, since this will help protect against deterioration of the wood surface from sunlight. If a sealer or WRP is the only treatment used, the homeowner should plan to recoat every one to two years or whenever water on the surface no longer beads up and is quickly absorbed. WRPs also make an excellent undercoat for semitransparent stains. The combination of a semitransparent stain over a WRP base coat provides the best long-term protection for decks. However, not all WRPs are suitable for use as an undercoat—so check the label or ask the manufacturer before proceeding. Semitransparent Stains for Wood DecksOil-based semitransparent stains contain many of the same ingredients as a WRP and penetrate the wood in the same manner. The main difference is the addition of pigments, which provide some color and help protect against UV radiation. [The stained exterior deck shown at left has no guardrailings. Fortunately that's because its construction was incomplete - railings were added later. Until the guardrails were installed this was an unsafe structure and should have had appropriately restricted access. Some, such as Penofin (Performance Coatings Inc.), are very lightly pigmented but add UV inhibitors to achieve a similar level of protection. Since oil based stains penetrate the wood surface, they will not peel, blister, or chip like paint. Stains formulated specifically for decks may have improved resistance against abrasion as well. Stains are a good finish for either treated wood or naturally decay-resistant species. The pigment provides good protection against UV radiation and extends the life of the finish beyond that of a simple water-repellant or WRP. Light-colored finishes will reflect more light and, therefore, tend to outlast darker colors on exposed surfaces. For the stain to penetrate properly, the wood surface must be fairly dry when the stain is applied. If the decking material was factory-treated with a sealer or was recently sealed on-site, it may be necessary to wait two weeks or longer before staining. For best results, apply two coats of stain, with the second applied before the first coat completely dries. Once dried, the first coat will block the proper penetration of the second coat. Paints and Solid-Color Stains for Use on Wood DecksPaints and solid color stains (also called "opaque" stains), whether latex or oil-based, all form films on the wood surface. While these provide excellent protection against water penetration and UV degradation, they are not recommended for decking (flooring) for two main reasons:
While not recommended for the decking, paint may be applied successfully to other deck components, such as railings. If the job calls for paint, take the following precautions: First, seal the wood with a water-repellant preservative formulated to serve as an undercoat. Make sure all end grain is sealed and primed prior to assembly, when it may become inaccessible. After two to three weeks, when the surface is dry enough to paint, prime and paint the rest of the wood. A better alternative, if the budget allows, is to buy kiln-dried pressure-treated lumber, which can be sealed, primed, and painted immediately. Kiln-dried pressure-treated lumber is marked KDAT (kiln-dried after treatment). Woods such as redwood and cedar, which have a high level of extractives, require special stain-blocking primers, or the dark-colored extractives will bleed through and stain the painted surface. While painters have traditionally preferred oil-based primers on wood species prone to extractive bleeding, new latex primers specially formulated for stain blocking may also do the job. Deck & Porch Resources, Products, Manufacturers: Where to BuySee Deck & Porch Products, Manufacturers for our complete/updated listings of manufacturers of porch & deck products, materials, coatings, fasteners, lumber, tools. Sources of Deck Finishes, Stains, Preservative Coatings
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text: Living in a suburb, in a state that constantly rains, and in a chaotic family comes me. I'm your typical boy next door and like most people on here I'm gay, or am I? Only time will tell really. Being in the closet isn't much fun. I have to feel bad all the time, ask God why me, and thank God for repealing DADT, if I do come out by the time I start to serve. I took up this Journal as a new hobby for me and to give all of you the documentation of the life of a boring teenager who is yes, in the closet. Wow big surprise there, eh? Sure one person (my bestfriend) has suspicions about my sexuality, and sure when she or anyone else asks I deny that I am, and sure I also have only had girlfriends. I'm also a virgin and the closest I've been is a damn peck on the lips. I'm almost a legal adult! That's a bit effed up if you ask me.


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The heat is on for BAR, but Button is keeping cool...
It is billed as the hottest race of the year, and all of the drivers have been doing their own type of training to get themselves used to Kuala Lumpur's extreme levels of heat and humidity.
Christian Klien and Tonio Liuzzi for Red Bull, for example, have been playing tennis in their driving suits. Yesterday Jenson Button gave some graphic indications of just why they all view the Malaysian Grand Prix as their toughest physical challenge of the season.
I spent some time after Melbourne in Brunei and that was good. It was exactly the same temperature as it is here, and very humid, so thats probably the best way to train, just spending time outside and getting used to the humidity. You really do feel it here. Its the only circuit where you can feel the hot air coming into your helmet. You find it very difficult to breathe, and you have to get used to that.
Its the only circuit where you feel you could be getting a suntan through your driving suit. You can feel the sun on your suit, its a really strange feeling.
Normally on the straights you usually get your composure back and get nice and relaxed for the next corner, whereas here you are just heavy breathing everywhere because of the hot air. You can hear your breathing and are conscious of trying to stay as relaxed as possible. Ill drink a litre and a half of liquid during the course of a race here. I lost my water bottle once, I think it was last year or the year before, and I got so dehydrated because I didnt get any water that I sweated and got wet and started shivering for the last 20 laps. Your vision starts to go after that, with the dehydration. Its the toughest circuit, physically, because of the temperature and the humidity, and Im glad, because compared to a lot of the drivers Im fitter and can cope with those conditions better. Not just from training more, but from the way some people are built. I dont sweat much, youth helps, low fat!
The trouble with a drink onboard is keeping it cold. Its like drinking tea after three laps. You get past the cool bit and its like drinking boiling water. Not that nice!
However, Button believes that the race should be easier than last years because of the new rules regarding engine and tyre life. In the past it has been a series of flat-out driving stints in between pit stops. This year there are likely to be two stops, but between them drivers will be adjusting their styles and doing everything then can, having set their cars up as carefully as possible in practice, to minimise rear tyre wear. The moment a car starts oversteering too much and blistering its rear tyres, the driver must slow down to get the situation under control again before he can start pushing hard again. Besides personal survival, they will all be fighting to preserve their tyres on this abrasive and demanding track.
Tyre wear is where all the time is lost, Button explains. You lose traction, your stability at high speed, the braking stability. You save the rears through careful set-up work, and there are so many things a driver can do, changing his style and adapting to the difference balance of the car.
While Button believes that having a fresh engine for this weekend will be a major help in the trying conditions, he is not expecting any miracles after BARs disappointing result in Australia.
Compared to McLaren and Renault we are probably down at the moment. We wouldnt have been up on the podium if wed had a clear run, but even so being stuck behind Jacques didnt help our chances of a good race. But when I got into clear air our pace wasnt too bad, we were around the same lap times as the Williams, little bit slower than the McLarens and the Renaults. So its not as bad as it looks, but we still need to improve. The balance of the car is okay, but we are lacking in aerodynamics, and therefore grip, compared to the top teams. But here should suit us quite well, which will help.
We understand the car better and we have some aerodynamic tweaks here, things to test, so well see where we stand. I think well be strong here, a lot closer to the front. We had a few other issues in Melbourne, because of the cold conditions.
The thing is that there are so many competitive cars. Renault and McLaren are very strong, and Ferrari. Williams are about our pace, I think. The Red Bulls were strong in Melbourne, but well have to wait and see how they do here. I think its going to very competitive here, but if we get the strategy right which Im sure we will theres a good chance we can be fighting for a top five position. But definitely not for a podium.
Melbourne winner and championship leader Giancarlo Fisichella is feeling quietly confident. We know that we have a very good car and engine package and our work so far with Michelin has been very rewarding. We have only one plan this weekend, and that is to fight for the win.


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Famous Leprechauns from Pop Culture
We're all familiar with them. The little fellas with green outfits and a pot of gold, or cereal if you're THAT leprechaun. Anyway, a list of famous leprechauns celebrated throughout the media seemed like a good idea at the time. Then I remembered that spooky ass evil Leprechaun. Oh well, too late now.
Probably the most popular of the bunch. Sure, the box is now filled with just marshamallows and they come in thirty-seven types, but it's sugar you can pour milk on. Originally, it had been oat cereal with little pieces of circus peanuts mixed in. Nothing says breakfast like the taste of oats and Styrofoam.
The teeniest man in the WWE! Not to mention the fact that the interaction with Degeneration X is the stuff of legend!
Now to make a bipolar switch south we go from a little guy hawking sugary cereal to, you guessed. The Leprechaun. That little demon who has been torturing people for six flicks. The little bastard even went in space once for crying out loud.
Here's a few of those trailers for Leprechaun!
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And we can't forget Darby O'Gill And The Little People. Not only is it full of leprechauns, but we get The KING of the leprechauns! Seems King Brina is a bit of a jerk, but an honorable one. And, seriously, when's the last time you heard Sean Connery sing?
Leprechauns attack us in so many commercials and cartoons that it boggles the mind. Even Adult Swim's, Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law gets in the act. Of course they have the world's largest leprechaun with a guy named Shado.
From the world of College and Pro sports respectively come two Leprechauns we'd love to see beat the stuffing out of one another, but we all know it'll never happen. Even if it could, we all know Notre Dame would find an excuse not to yet bitch about why it can't be in the same league. Damn whiners.
So, fear them, drink with them, get your grubby little mitts on their pot of gold and demand your wishes, leprechauns are here to stay and for the most part it looks like their job is to make us miserable.


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Day 15: Proclaim Love
The message below went out on Monday, January 30, 2012 to those Standing on the Side of Love supporters who signed up for daily Thirty Days of Love emails. You can sign-up for the 30 Days of Love emails here.
As I've watched the presidential campaign season unfold around me these past few weeks, I can't help but notice that the underlying themes of fear, of scarcity, and of "the other" permeate every discussion. Our political culture has become toxic on both sides. We have become obsessed with ensuring specific benefits for ourselves, our subset of society, and even our country at the expense of others instead of creating solutions that make our global community as a whole better, stronger, and more just.
Instead of allowing yourself to be seduced by this pervasive narrative of fear and scarcity, take a look at this video of Congressman Keith Ellison speaking about love and abundance: "Proclaim love, proclaim love not just as a fuzzy warm notion but an active principle, engaged in informing us about how we live with each other, with our planet, with this economy, with the way we do business."
For today's action, let's counter our society's oppressive, hateful rhetoric by making this video go viral. Let's allow Rep. Ellison's love-inspired words reverberate around the World Wide Web. And as we use this week to discuss our "story of now," let us use his message of love and abundance to inform how we engage with our community.
"But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice." — Martin Luther King, Jr.
In faith and love,
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Thank you for sharing that powerful excerpt from Representative Ellison's speech at General Assembly. It's so true! If more people embraced LOVE as a guiding principle in our lives, there would be far fewer problems and we would be able to provide for those in need in our society.
There is enough (resources); it just needs to be distributed more justly.
Wow! Representative Ellison's speech makes so much sense. It seems so logical, so realistic, so achievable. Why would anyone not embrace this way of living?


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I found out about this story per a segment on a FoxNews talk shown ("The Five"). They were mostly making fun of it and criticizing it.Sheriff tells women to get guns to ward off attacks
(Reuters) - A South Carolina sheriff who called for women to carry guns to defend themselves against ...
"I don't want you to go for the Mace. I want you to go for the concealed weapons permit," the sheriff said, according to a video of his remarks.
Wright said women could conceal a small pistol inside a fanny pack when they go out jogging.
One lady said that she would like to carry but she lives in NY and can't. I'm left with no words with this comment.
All the while I obviously am not against gun ownership given that I'm a licensed carrier, I have to say I'm always hesitant to say that everyone should either have or carry a gun. To be honest with you, I'm not sure if EVERYONE has the competence to either own or carry a gun. There's some people I know and the thought of them possibly having a gun scares me to death.


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Drentel - I agree. Integrated circuits are used in virtually all electronics today. They are amazing little devices, and continue to get more advanced.
The original integrated circuits were much larger, so that limited their uses, but as they get smaller we are seeing smaller devices (phones for example) with the ability to do things that larger items were needed to do several years ago.


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Hi, I'm Michael. I am a travel advisor at China Highlights. After graduated from university, I was an English speaking tour guide of China Highlights. I have been enjoying the time here. I love my country, I hope I can share the beautiful ...
Client: Stephen (Male) | Age: 45-60 | Nationality:Canada |
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Itinerary: 12 Days Toronto , Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Xian, Beijing, Hohhot Tour |
Hi Michael,
I enjoyed Shanghai Financial Centre, Xian the Warriors and Beijing the more rugged part of the Great Wall.
I like Steve In Shanghai, Mainly because I spent the most time with him and he was a lot of fun.
Hilton Beijing was by far the nicest hotel. The bed was soft and much more comfortable than the other hotels I stayed in.
I knew that you folks would take good care with the planning of my trip and everything was very good. I was not worried about any part of the trip and knew you would be flexible if I wanted to make changes.
The CH phone was very helpful especially when I got into a cab on a rainy night and forgot the taxi card from the Hotel. I gave Steve a call and he told the driver where I needed to go. Not sure how else I would have managed that.
Thanks for all your help.
Steve Barook
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A senior judge has said court cases which follow deaths on our roads should be televised – so that drivers see the devastation they can cause.
Judge Peter Jacobs spoke out after sentencing a young woman who killed a friend and seriously injured three other passengers, when she crashed into a parked lorry as she drove home from an all-night party.
Judge Jacobs said the case was a tragedy for all concerned, as he sent Eleanor Coleman from Runham, near Great Yarmouth to a young offenders' institution for 15 months.
Coleman, 19, admitted causing the death of her 18-year-old friend Ellie Tweed, on the A47 at North Burlingham, as she drove home from a Halloween party on November 1 last year.
Coleman, who said she would never forgive herself, was also given a three-year driving ban when she appeared at Norwich Crown Court for sentencing this week.
Judge Jacobs said the case was a tragedy for everyone concerned and said he wished that people would learn from cases like this.
He said televising some sentencing hearings might help to serve as a warning.
"People would think twice before they did what this young lady did because there is no going back," he said.
"Whatever sentence I pass will satisfy nobody. In this particular case, I think people need to see the effect that death has – the effect that road accident deaths have."
The effect on Ellie Tweed's family was devastation – not to mention the three friends left with serious injuries like a broken neck, punctured lung and multiple fractures.
Coleman's remorse would have weighed in her favour. Causing death by careless driving carries a maximum sentence of five years.
Fifteen months is the Crown Prosecution service's suggested "starting point" for the most serious cases, where the driver's conduct is bordering on dangerous.
Causing death by dangerous driving carries a sentence of up to 14 years, although the minimum term specified by the CPS is two years.
Michael Moore, the speeding driver who ran over Jamie Butcher when he ran a red light on a pedestrian crossing, was given 43 months. He showed no remorse before being sentenced.
The number seriously killed and injured on Norfolk's roads has fallen from more than 570 to 359 a year since 2005.
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Liz Voysey's 19-year-old daughter, Amy Upcraft, was killed in a collision on the A47 near the family home in Dereham, in 2004.
The driver whose van ploughed into her car at 80mph got a £300 fine and seven points on his licence.
Mrs Voysey, who worked for campaign groups Brake and Road Peace after losing Amy, said she supported call by Jamie's family for tougher sentencing.
"I applaud what this family are doing," she said.
"The whole thing needs to have a serious shake-up.
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I think Judge Jacobs is correct. Some people will only learn the hard way and if this is what it takes so be it. She will only serve about 6 months of her 15 month sentence in a Young Offenders Institution (note not a prison) which is more like a glorified Youth Club and a 3 year driving ban soon passes. Let's hope when she gets back behind the wheel she will reflect on her dead friend and the others who have been severely injured.
Friday, October 26, 2012
The people who should be made to watch the court cases are the Highways Agency and the county council, then the A47 including the dual carriageway , would not have so many unprotected unmarked laybys that are easy for drivers to mistake for the carriageway. The site where this poor girl had her accident is a shocker, a narrow layby on a corner . There are several close by, just tarmac pull offs and the one at Witton on the dual carriage way is worst of all and I believe was the site of a fatality some years ago when a driver mistook the layby for the road. This little girl's life is ruined and one is lost and the accident and more in the future might be prevented by marking and separating the laybys from the roads properly
Friday, October 26, 2012
Daisy Roots - it was reported yesterday that this driver also lied to the police and delayed proceedings for a month (causing further anguish for the families involved) by saying she was not the driver etc. She deserves what she got.
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What would you do with two acres?
Hi everyone, my question is if you had two acres what would you do with it? How would you use all the space effectively for solar and wind power, a home, fruit trees, vines, bushes, lawn for the kids to have a small pool, vegie garden, and flowers. I would like to hear everybody's ideas. How would you use the space most effectively to get the most usage out of it.
I guess a lot of it depends on the contour and water supply. I would site the house near the top of the land, hopefully facing southeast, with a gentle slope. I would put a small sized windmill at the top of the hill near the house. I would have a greywater system, probably a wetland but maybe a branched drain/mulch basin system, so I wouldn't have to water the trees so often. Lots of flower beds around the house. The kid's pool would be a swimming hole, dug out in the middle to two meters or so, but with a shallow fringe for cattails and rushes to clean the water for me. Maybe a few fish. I would keep the algae away with barley straw.
The yard would be not so large, bordered with a food hedge like raspberries, grapes, and other soft fruits. I would have a square foot garden three steps from the kitchen door for salad vegetables and a few choice herbs, and a larger vegetable garden with raised beds just to the southeast of the food hedge.
Scattered in loose clumps around the rest of the property in a fairly random way would be at least two more varieties of full standard apples, pears, and cherries, with peaches, apricots, plums, and any other fruits and nuts I enjoy. I would try to guild the trees if possible, with perhaps some goumi or russian olive trees beneath them to feed them nitrogen, comfrey, and yarrow as well Maybe a fava bean or two for mulch (I borrowed all that from Gaia's Garden by the way). I think I would try for a sort of open forest feeling, with some patches of grain between the groves. After the trees have some height, I would plant some kiwi at the base and let them vine up.
In the low, marshy spot, (if you have one) I would make a willow hedge, and on the bank a clumping bamboo. If the marsh was large enough, I would build it up a meter or so in the middle and put a running bamboo on the "island." (runners usually won't cross water)
Of course, this is my vision, not yours. What do you envision?
Eric in Japan, who wishes he had 2 acres instead of just 1/4.
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depends entirely on your goals and where it is located. for ideas try looking at some books john seymore writes on self sufficiency on as small as 2 acres an australian author wrote on permiculture. If you try to keep animals on 2 acres you will probably have to import most all the feed. the best efforts are to start by growing the most expensive plants such as fruits berries herbs tobacco if you use it then the vegatables forget the cheap stuff like grain unless you have a few extra acres to spare as well as the machinery. dwarf trees will yeild more per acre than full size as well as be easier to spray thin and harvest. before attempting to use solar or wind power consider the hard numbers on payback and it is probably not worth the initial investment. If you are gonna get by on very small amounts of power you can buy several decades worth for the current price of equipment.
Well, I guess that is kind of hard to say unless you know what the 2 acres looks like. But we have just a acre here. We raise chickens, ducks, guinea, quail and rabbits. Of course we buy our feed. The front lawn is mostly taken up by the septic system but we do have a spot to one side for a small vegetable garden. It has 9 cherry bushes around it, there is another vegetable garden on the hill on the other side of the house. Also on that hill is a grape arbor a peach tree and two rosa rugosas. Going down the hill is a strawberry patch, asparagus patch, blackberries and some herbs all in teirs. On that side beside the house are some blueberries and a fig tree. Going down one side of the driveway is a plum tree and two hazelnut bushes. To the front of the lawn are a couple pecan seedling. Behind the house there is a small greenhouse,large shed with all the pens coming off the back of it. There is a quince bush back there and a small bed for some tomatoes and more herbs, some elderberries and gooseberries. I am hoping to put two raised beds back there as well before next spring. Also in one corner between the porch and house there is another herb bed.
Now if I had another acre. I would probably make a much bigger garden and use the garden on the hill just for berries. I would do several more fruit trees and probably goats and pigs if I had enough room.
My dream in a nutshell. How to explain. I think Eric decribed my vision allmost to a T. I feel fortunate. I live in Southern Ca. and am trying to have both, the small homestad as well as my hubbys career to finance us. We have a small orchard, young but promising. A large garden, not used to its potential, and I am about to venture into hens and pigs for the freezer. I agree with the rest about the position of the house as well as the topography of the land. I live on a hill, it determined everything. From where my leach lines went to the location of the driveway. There are so many things to factor in, you really need to have the land first. I lived on my property for two years before my first project was started. This gave me a feel for the area, wind, weather paterns etc... Best of luck to you. Gina
Well, we have a decent sized garden, a large pear tree, a peach tree and two apple trees.
We raise chickens but decided after a year of keeping them in the coop to let them free range. I will butcher most of them this fall.
We are getting 4 mini pigs this weekend. The two sows are pregnant. They are more like wild boar than domestic pigs but they are leaner meat than domestic when fed properly.
We will have rabbits as well, getting the hutches soon.
Would love to get a miniature goat for milking, but might wait until spring for that.
One of the main reasons for getting all of this livestock right now is because it is cheaper to feed these critters and have them feed us this winter than it is to pay the higher priced grocery bill.
The fuel bill for heating went sky high this winter and its either raise our own meat and stay warm or stay warm and starve.
For some reason, this years meats are running sky high in the store. Last year and the year before was extremely reasonable. In fact, it was so cheap last year it would have been crazy to think of raising more than chickens.
One poor little chicken in the store today, didn't look like it was old enough to cluck, was almost $4. I was in shock. Last year they were about $2 something.
This year, meat is so high most of it is sitting in the reduced for quick sale bin and I'm still not paying those high prices. I'll eat veggies first.
I thought I would share this little bit of info with you. See, most people don't think of situations like that but when your hubby is disabled and there isn't any work you can do with your own limitations, then you have to find a way to make it. If you don't have enough land to make it, then you might end up losing it.
Our land started out 1.35 acres. Now, because of the roads, it is 1.18 acres.
One acre doesn't sound like a whole lot. But, we are not even utilizing 1/2 of our property profitably to us or anybody else.
Our land is an elongated piece of land which is good in a way. We don't have long driveways cutting through our property.
I think the one thing I would have changed if I could have would be the placement of the well. But, since we bought our 3 Br/ 1 1/2 BA, 1.18 acre place at a bargain of $15,000. I am not going to complain!
By the way, that came with a double wide carport (we closed it in made a nice cheap barn/garage) and some outbuildings.
I will be adding cherry trees and grape vines this spring or next fall.
If, I had been able to buy more land (we bought this as a rental property and ended up having to move here) I would have bought enough to raise a good crop of corn (feed corn) and a good crop of hay. Other than that, I believe our place is just right but another acre would have done it.
Depends on many things. If it is unimproved land where I live, you wouldn't be able to do anything with it. Can't have a well on less than 3 acres, so it would end up being a dry campsite. Always go to the County seat and check on restrictions before buying.
What a neat question? I'm glad you dredged this one up. I have lots more than two acres but much of it is wasted in greenspace, etc, If I were to start from scratch, I would use 1/2 or more of it for a pasture. An acre is still enough for small animals - goats or lambs or pigs, or even a calf. The pasture should be front to back, so that greenspace along the road would be pasture and not have to be mowed. Big front yards are such a waste and they have to be mowed so often and gas is $2.25 a gallon!!! Let the animals do the work. I'd definitely set fruit trees along the driveway, and even underplant them with wide beds of hostas or currants or strawberries, using the shade and the dedicated areas.
Chickens take very little room and make excellent compost for the gardens. Fresh eggs are marvelous and you'll never go back once you get used to it. They also eat a great deal of garden and kitchen waste, cutting down on feed costs, and trash disposal.
I like the idea of a windmill, and we have a friend with one which is paying out very nicely, but the current prices are a real put-off. Like you said, it makes the pay-out way down the line.
Edible landscape is a great idea, and I love the idea of a kitchen garden three feet from the back door.
So, I'm curious -- do you have two acres? Have you done something wonderful by this time?
Hi: I am a newbie to this forum. I usually read the farm life forum but someone suggested the homesteading forum so here I am.
We only have three acres and we have chickens, rabbits, a goat and two dogs on it. We have a huge front yard and I love the idea of fruit trees down the drive way. And there is a nice space on the west side of the driveway we could put a calf for the freezer.
We have seven raised beds with veggies or herbs in all but one. That is the one I use to root roses and plant flowers to save for seed. We aren't using half of the acreage we have but I am considering buying some rabbits to raise for meat rabbits and if I do this it will take up a good bit of the space but we still have the large front yard where fruit trees could go after some big pines were cut.
Sorry rosepetal I let my imagination run away with your question. Some good suggestions were made and I could use several of the suggestions on our place.
Yeh, Eric has my dreamscape too. 'Course I'm on flatlands so I can't do the ridge/hilltop thing. But we do have a lot of wind, so we're investigating windmill possibilities. Unfortunately we're finding a lot of restrictions where we are....bummer.
Mostly you just have to do it a step at a time. Draw your plan, make a grid and take it a section at a time (project at a time)...tying them all together as you go. I tried to take on a lot at one time and ended up cofused and frustrated. I'm back to the step at a time thing....lol. Getting much better results now.
Check your State Agricultural College...they usually have programs and classes for people looking at solar/wind/water energy. They help a lot...and they can analyze your acres and location and give good advice.!!! Yea!
Good luck.
We have two and one half acres. The one half is pond, so I don't include it when describing the rest. We have 12 vegetable beds, fruit and nut tress (dwarf on the fruit), a corn field and a wheat field, blueberries border the house, a male and female kiwi grow on either side of our front porch, blackberries, strawberries, grape arbors, raspberries, a large herb garden, chickens for eggs and meat, 2 milking goats, 1 beef steer, rabbits for fertilizer, ducks for fun, 2 pigs for bacon and sausage, etc. We do farm quite intensively on our two acres. You can get a lot our of an even smaller space if you plan and don't mind not having a huge yard. My daughter has a swing set and a pool, and she has plenty of room to play.
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I am currently looking at a home in Florida that has 2 acres of land. I pray that we get it! It will be our dream home. If we can negotiate on the right price. I am so excited about the possibility of what we can do with it all. I hope to have a home orchard and a vegetable garden with my Earthboxes. I also would love to have an inground pool for my kids to enjoy. I am not so big on the animals. So those would not be my thing.
I am loving all the suggestions everyone has made. Keep them coming. Any ideas on the most awesome fruit and pecan tree orchard and how to best maximize my space would be great! The lot itself is long and narrow. Just guessing, but about 150 ft wide and however long to make 2 acres. The house sits in the middle but more forward to front of the lot. It also has one of those long driveways with a planting area in the center of it.
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at the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The game was suspended in the ninth inning and officials say a
date and time for finishing it has not yet been chosen.
Coolbaugh played 44 games in the major leagues for the St. Louis
Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers over two seasons.
He is survived by his pregnant wife and two young sons.
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Armor stacking Nasus.
Renekton. I was 2/0/2 Zed, vs 0/3 Renekton (just outplayed with jungler early). I was 40 creeps ahead too, 1v1 he still owned me.
Arch Banterer
Senior Member
Well as an AP mid I choose cass. Pre 6 you destroy him with your poke and after that you should have such a lead that it's a cape walk. The only times I struggle with him is when he gets fed top lane and I have to pick up the pieces. A fed zed you need a Zonya's for the passive when he ults. Other champs I would consider are vladimir because of his sustain and you just W whenever he ults.
I'd pick Gragas.
WP Trakulis
Diana. Have never lost to a zed while playing diana. And when usually i see a zed i insta-lock diana mid. Early on tnx to diana nerfs you will have some problems. But once you hit like lvl 8 u can just start engaging him over and over with blue buff.
Incorporate Armor into your build. Armor and Health counter AD If he gets more penetration, more armor.
I can confirm that Nasus works well against him.
Darth Allios
i play zed a lot and i have problems only with rumble kayle vladimir
TO counter zed, play someone with sustain or another ad mid. Jarvan can be a good counter at mid since his Armour and high burst. gragas and ryze maybe? since a ryze can stack up to 200+ armour and just laugh at zed, and the shield he get from the item that you have to stack up, 30% of ryze mana is probably 1000HP use that to counter zed ult.
Don Eulrich
maybe try fiddle...3sec cc when he ults you+ no ability to cancel your leech is pretty much not a fun lane for zed, only problem is he pushes way harder than fiddle Edit@above: most people tend to forget that ryze is anything but tanky early game, if you lane him against burstheavy chars you might get into more trouble than you can take (though he can push most meele based champs from the lane very fast due to his high early dps with the q) - and he has the same prob as fiddle vs zed, he just can´t push all that much.


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