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The Official Brian Jennings Experience
Aug 31, 2013 at 11:56 AM
- redrathman
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Aug 31, 2013 at 11:57 AM
- SoCal9er
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I wish him nothing but the best. He never made the headlines, but he was one helluva 49er.
Aug 31, 2013 at 11:59 AM
- monsterzero789
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Originally posted by DonJulio:
Originally posted by monsterzero789:
I cant remember the last bad snap this guy has ever had. Dude was money every single time.
That's because he's never had a bad snap.
Ya over a decade of perfection and we are trading it in for a guy that people say "oh he's good, he just had a bad snap in the chargers game"
Aug 31, 2013 at 11:59 AM
- IdahoNiner
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Will miss you Jennings! Most called me crazy this offseason when i predicted this, but like another poster said above, Its a tough buisness.
Aug 31, 2013 at 12:00 PM
- theduke85
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Wow, Jennings is a consummate professional and handled this extremely well. I felt really bad after hearing he got cut (simply because of how long he's been with the team), but reading his letter is almost tear-jerking! This has got to be a very difficult situation for him, and for him to have such a classy departure from the team speaks volumes about what kind of person he is.
Thanks for all of your years of service, Brian!
Thanks for all of your years of service, Brian!
Aug 31, 2013 at 12:16 PM
- Ohio49ersfan
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Sad to see Jennings go. Thanks for being a great 49er Brian!
Aug 31, 2013 at 12:22 PM
- Gore_21
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Brian, thanks for being a true 49er. Sad to see him go but we are in the middle of a youth movement and will be saving for the future. We've been trying to replace him for a few years now but he beat out Nelson and Pontibrand. Leaves Andy Lee (04) as the longest active 49er.
Aug 31, 2013 at 12:31 PM
- 49erWay
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Dang this one actually hurts.
Jennings you have been a hof 9er in my book, a spot we all knew we could count on without ever thinking twice.
Thanks man, keep rolling!............
Jennings you have been a hof 9er in my book, a spot we all knew we could count on without ever thinking twice.
Thanks man, keep rolling!............
Aug 31, 2013 at 12:32 PM
- susweel
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retire his jersey
Aug 31, 2013 at 12:41 PM
- matt49er
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I'm sad about this, I always try and remember that it's the logo on the helmet not the name on the back of the jersey that I should care about but I really like Jennings. I really hope he can catch on elsewhere and finish his career on his own terms then comeback to help coach out ST or something. Also hoping this isn't purely a financial decision, the savings isn't that great which has me thinking Jennings just can't cover punts that well anymore and wasn't far enough ahead of the kid as a snapper to beat him out.
Best of luck to you Brian Jennings!!!!!!
Best of luck to you Brian Jennings!!!!!!
Aug 31, 2013 at 1:10 PM
- redrathman
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Originally posted by Ballistic:
Originally posted by RMuTT1981:Going with rookie long-snapper Kevin McDermott over Brian Jennings saves the 49ers $535K on the salary cap.
Argghhhh, dam kids.
Kids everywhere!!!!!
tough business.
Jennings had a year left on this deal. If you can grab his replacement and you believe in the new guy, you do it.
Aug 31, 2013 at 1:29 PM
- pasodoc9er
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Brian , sad to see you go, but it was just a game of numbers. Hope our new guy, McDermott has the same career for us that you did. thank you, my man.
Aug 31, 2013 at 1:33 PM
- Kolohe
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Good luck to you Brian Jennings, hope you find a job soon, still the best LS in the league...don't know if that's saying much.
Aug 31, 2013 at 1:34 PM
- defenderDX
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Aug 31, 2013 at 1:38 PM
- bigmur49
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Did they ever ask him to just take a pay cut? I would think he would rather cut his pay and stay with the only team he has played for, and has a great chance to go to a SB. After all he is making a million bucks a year to snap a football 10 times a game.


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Valeria Menza is a Nutrition Officer in the FAO Food and Nutrition Division and Technical Coordinator
for the Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger initiative. Spagnoli is a consultant to FAO working as Project Assistant.
Our vision is a world without hunger and malnutrition -- a world in which each and every person can be assured of having the food they need to be healthy and well-nourished. Our vision is a world that provides for and protects the welfare and human dignity of all of its people. A world in which all children can grow, learn and flourish, developing into healthy, active, caring members of society.
(FMFH Partners Vision Statement)
On 16 October 2000, World Food Day, FAO and a coalition of United Nations agencies and other international organizations launched a unique global education initiative: "Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger" (FMFH). Recognizing that young people, with their imagination, ideals and energy, can play an important role in achieving a world free from hunger, the FMFH initiative has been developed to inform and educate schoolchildren about the persistent problems of hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity in the world. The initiative calls upon teachers to instil in their students a sense of caring and commitment to joining in the fight against hunger.
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To this end, it sets out to provide teachers with quality materials that:
Today, approximately 840 million people in the world do not have enough to eat to meet their basic energy require ments; 2 billion people cannot consume the quantity and variety of foods necessary to meet their vitamin and mineral needs. Even in the United States of America, where problems of overnutrition predominate, approximately 31 million people, including 12 million children, do not have regular access to enough food to meet their basic nutri tional needs. Hunger and mal nutrition prevent the normal growth and development of children, and limit the learning capacity and productivity of both children and adults.
The 1996 World Food Summit and its follow-up in 2002 (WFS:fyl - World Food Summit: five years later) reconfirmed the need for generating political will in order to accelerate progress in reducing the number of hungry and malnourished people in the world. An important part of developing and strengthening commit ment to eliminate hunger and malnutrition is ensuring that children and young people around the world understand the causes and consequences of hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity and are motivated to improve these unacceptable conditions. Encouraging young people to become aware of these problems, and their solutions, will help generate and sustain the political will necessary to create a world free from hunger.
Box 1 Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger partners and collaborators Founding partners
The FMFH materials are intended for use by teachers who would like to explore the problems of hunger and malnutrition with their students and provide a starting point for classroom discussions and activities on these themes. Given the wide variety of problems, cultures and environments around the world, the lesson plans have been prepared as a framework for teachers, so that the content can be adapted and tailored to fit students' needs, classroom facilities and local situations. The lessons were developed by the Feeding Minds Partners, with review and input from regional staff and teachers and from the FMFH collaborators (see Box 1).
The materials comprise three easy-to-introduce lessons for each of three broad school levels - primary, intermediate and secondary. Each lesson covers, in varying degrees of complexity, the topics "What are hunger and malnutrition?" "Who are the malnourished?" "Why is there hunger?" and "What can we do to help end hunger and malnutrition?" The content has been directed towards the middle of the developmental skills range for each level; teachers examine the materials and select those that best match their students' level of cognitive development, making modifications as necessary.
The lessons are designed to be used in three class sessions of approximately 45 minutes' duration, although they can be covered in greater or less detail, depending on the time available and the needs of the class. The complete lessons are available on the FMFH Web site (www.feedingminds.org), on CD-ROM and in print. A simple, standard, didactic format has been adopted for all the lessons, setting out:
Lesson one
"What are hunger and malnutrition and who are the hungry?" This lesson introduces students to the main functions of food and the importance of food for good health, growth and development. It presents the scope and global magnitude of hunger, and provides an overview of those groups in the world that are most vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition. By the end of the lesson, students should understand basic concepts of good nutrition and healthy diets and should know in which countries and population groups hunger and malnutrition are more prevalent.
Lesson two
"Why are people hungry and malnourished?" The second lesson illustrates how hunger and malnutrition are caused and perpetuated by a number of factors, and introduces the concept of food security. By the end of the lesson, students should know the steps in the food system and what it means to be food secure, and should understand the basic factors affecting food security and major obstacles to ensuring it.
Lesson three
"What can we do to help end hunger?" This lesson provides the basis for understanding what can be done, individually and collectively, to reduce hunger in the world and shows students that they have an important role to play in fighting hunger for themselves, their families, their communities and for the world. After completing the lesson, students should feel a sense of commitment to learning more about the causes of hunger and malnutrition and taking action in whatever ways they can to help find solutions to these problems.
The "Feeding Minds" lessons and materials now exist in ten languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Kiswahili, Portuguese and Spanish. Versions in Farsi, Nepali and Russian are in production, and additional requests for national languages are being received as the lessons gain wider dissemination. Many countries are taking the initiative to adapt and translate the materials using local resources.
Box 2 FMFH Global Teach-in 2001 As part of the launch of Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger in 2001, a Global Teach-in took place in more than 30 countries during the week of 14 to 20 October, to link in with World Food Day on 16 October. Classes were taught by prominent people around the world, including: Ms Nane Annan in NYC School; Congressperson Tony Hall in Ohio; Per Pinstrup-Andersen as part of World Food Prize Ceremonies; Dr Reuben L. Villareal, Director, SEAMEO Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, Los Baños, the Philippines; Dr Francis Lucas, Chairman, Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, Metro Manila, the Philippines; Dr Fernando Monckeberg, Chile, President, Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones Académicos de Nutrición y Dietética (FLASANYD) to the Directors of Nutrition Schools of Latin American Countries; Mr Fitz Jackson, Minister of Education, Jamaica; Ms Grace Akello, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Kampala; and Ismail Serageldin, Developer of the New Alexandria Library, Cairo. |
An important aspect of the FMFH initiative is that it encourages the exchange of information and experiences around the world by providing a medium through which teachers and students can learn from each other. An interactive discussion forum has been established on the FMFH Web site; students, teachers and others can communicate directly with each other, sharing their ideas, knowledge, issues and problems. It is hoped that this exchange will lead to a better understanding and appreciation of different cultures and situations around the world. The Web site also provides a showcase for innovative activities and events related to the FMFH materials; teachers and students are invited to submit their own lessons and activities generated in the classroom to share with others in their own country and around the world.
Efforts are continuously being made to develop further the FMFH materials and Web site, promote wider dissemi nation and use of the materials and to encourage their use in an expanding number of countries. The Web site is updated regularly and additional lessons, resources and links are developed and posted for teachers and students who wish to explore topics in greater depth. Comments from teachers, students and other users are actively sought through an evaluation form on the Web site and in the print materials. Additions and modifications will be made in response to the expressed needs and suggestions.
FAO and UNESCO are supporting a series of intercountry workshops with participants from the health, education and agriculture sectors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government representatives of the host countries. The workshops provide a forum for discussing the relevance and usefulness of the materials for participating countries, reviewing their application and the experiences in the various countries, examining possible ways to promote the initiative, and identifying possibilities for intercountry collaboration. In 2002, workshops were held in Mali (for Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, the Niger and Senegal), in India (for Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka) and in Italy (for 17 Mediterranean countries). A special FMFH workshop was held at the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) 50th Anniversary International Congress on Quality Education (New Zealand). Participants included high-level decision-makers from Ministries of Education, senior officials from National Commissions for UNESCO and ASPnet National Coordinators from all parts of the world. A workshop for six countries in Latin America is scheduled for late 2003, and additional workshops are foreseen for 2004.
The workshops have been highly successful in generating activities to raise awareness of the importance of educating children and young people about hunger and malnutrition and in involving schools in the FMFH initiative. Many of the participating countries have developed action plans for introducing the materials; some are seeking support for implement a tion, including local adaptations, teacher training and national workshops, from both the public and private sectors, and from the FMFH partners; others have formed national Feeding Minds committees and organized awareness-raising events, for example school drawing and essay competitions, that have enhanced their World Food Day observances.
Several major Internet-based educational providers are linked to the FMFH Web site (see Box 3), thus increasing its accessibility to educators around the world. The Web site has recorded visits from 143 countries, and the FMFH mailbox (email@example.com) regularly receives reports, requests, comments and evaluations from educators, nutritionists, students, NGOs and other users from all over the world. Primary, middle and secondary schools in both developing and developed countries, as well as universities, ministries of education and agriculture, faith-based groups and youth groups are using the model lessons and resource materials. Schools are encour aged to report on their activities and to send materials they produce for sharing with others around the world through the "Country Activities" area of the FMFH Web site.
Worldwide, numerous country activi ties have been initiated. The examples described below provide an indication of the breadth and scope of some of these activities.
In Greece, two groups are actively promoting the FMFH initiative. The Hellenic Committee for Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger was instrumental in translating, printing and distributing the Greek version to schools, and organized the symposium "Myth Against Hunger" in Athens on World Food Day 2002. The NGO SEE Health (South Eastern Europe Health Promotion Network), under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, implemented a pilot project using the Greek version of the Feeding Minds lessons in 14 selected elementary, middle and high schools in Athens and Lesbos, involving more than 2 000 students.
In India, the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) conducted a pilot study using the FMFH materials in Hyderabad. Working through the NGO Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA), five schools were selected to use and evaluate the FMFH lessons, to provide input for adapting the materials to meet the needs of local schoolchildren and to identify common teaching aids for use by teachers in all schools.
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) made the FMFH lessons available to all high schools in Canada, and organized a mailing to 10 000 individuals and groups across the country encouraging the use of the materials. The CFGB is also working with a national curriculum review committee to examine the potential for using FMFH materials as a resource for raising agriculture and food security issues in new classroom syllabi.
Mali has carried out a pilot project and evaluation in six primary and intermediate UNESCO/ASPnet schools in Bamako, and has shown interest in implementing the initiative on a wider basis. Nepal has initiated a project to produce Nepali versions of the materials, conduct a national seminar and train teachers in the use of the lessons, and an NGO in Iran is supporting the production and use of the lessons in Farsi.
Educators and nutritionists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru have requested and are using the materials. Lebanon has requested copies in English, French and Arabic for wide distribution to schools, and Zimbabwe has requested copies for distribution to all primary schools.
Box 3 Major educational providers linking to the FMFH Web site
Requests for the materials for classroom use have been received from teachers and school systems throughout the United States. The materials have been used in a variety of ways by college professors in their World Food Day observances, including giving special academic credit for developing a college-level version of the lessons, and a number of World Food Day sponsors have included FMFH as a resource in their own hunger materials. The FMFH materials have been used by Pennsylvania State University in its training programme for nearly 500 classroom teachers. The initiative has been publicized in major educational magazines (e.g. Creative Classroom) and newspapers, and the United States Department of Agriculture "Agriculture in the Classroom" programme has publicized the materials to all schools nationwide. The General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC), as a special President's Project, has adopted FMFH for hundreds of its clubs across the country and the Presbyterian Hunger Program has distributed the materials to their nationwide Hunger Action Enabler Network.
Italy, through the Ministry of Education, the Italian Committee for Feeding Minds, the NGO New Trends and support from regional governments, has initiated and promoted numerous activities within the country. During the school year 2002-2003, the Ministry of Education supported an FMFH pilot programme in 12 primary and inter mediate schools in Rome; partici pating schools produced class work on hunger (available on the FMFH Web site), raised and donated funds to selected local and international charities, and held World Food Day celebrations on the topics of hunger and malnutrition. The NGO New Trends, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the regional government, organized a World Food Day/FMFH drawing, poster and slogan competition on the topic of world hunger for schools in the Lazio region. Over 300 schools, from pre-school through high school, took part in the competition, which culminated in an official celebration in Rome in November 2002 involving 4 500 participating teachers and students, families, celebrities and local authorities, as well as representatives of FAO.
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) has actively promoted FMFH to its national associations around the world. The FMFH materials were presented and distributed to 40 participating countries at the 31st WAGGGS World Conference in the Philippines in 2002, the WAGGGS youth groups in Italy used the FMFH lessons to create activities on the topic of nutrition, and selected FMFH as a theme for its 2003 fundraising event "Walk for the World".
The Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger initiative presents a unique opportunity for FAO to work with a broad coalition of partners to foster greater awareness and understanding among young people of the problems of hunger and malnutrition in the world. The initiative has been conceived and developed as a joint effort, with the objective of joining forces in order to maximize efforts made by each of the partners to reduce hunger and malnutrition through education. The partners believe that by bringing together their individual efforts and expertise, a world free from hunger can be achieved more quickly and successfully than by working alone.
This is proving to be a fruitful collaboration, as the FMFH founding partners and collaborators continue to work together to enhance and expand the materials and to promote their wider use. The positive reactions of educators, governments, students and youth groups around the world to the Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger initiative have confirmed the belief of FAO and its partners that information and resource materials of this nature can make a meaningful contribution to the education of children and young people in all countries. A clear need has been expressed for educational materials addressing both nutrition and more broadly based hunger issues, and FAO is committed to working to meet that need.


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Rob did it again! He turned one woman working at the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon into a huge fan! She said what we've always suspected. Read on.
Robert Pattinson has not become a bitter man after Kristen Stewart's cheating betrayal. No, instead he has retained his friendly, charming nature.
That was clear to Twitter user TrisMac, aka Trisha M, a young woman helping out at the LA's star-studded Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon on Sept. 7.
TrisMac was assigned to help Rob at the event and she tweeted this photo from the event plus this ringing endorsement about R-Patz.
"Robert Pattinson is the nicest person I've ever met," she tweeted. "True!"
This doesn't surprise us at all. Rob has always been universally loved by co-stars, fans and every day people he runs into. No wonder Kristen realizes what she lost and refuses to give up on getting back together with him.
Stand Up 2 Cancer raises funds specifically to devote to groundbreaking research that will save victims lives.
Aside from Rob, Gwyneth Paltrow, who lost her dad Bruce to throat cancer in 2002, Julia Roberts, Emma Stone, Taylor Swift, Jessica Biel and Katie Couric, who lost husband Jay to colon cancer in 1998, all came out to raise the much needed money.
Wasn't it great that Rob supported such an important cause? Watch his video on the red carpet below:
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Posted at 10:52 PM on September 10, 2012
so what
Posted at 4:33 PM on September 10, 2012
So as you can imagine, all the Twi-Hards are like, HOW DO WE INTERPRET THIS ARE THEY BACK TOGETHER JUST TELL US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes. It was communicated to people during TIFF that they are but they're worried about how it might affect his career, like whether or not there will be some kind of crazy backlash or something. There's an anthropological discussion here, you know, if you want to explore it. That for some of his more unhinged following, it would be worse for him to take back a girl who was unfaithful than to be unfaithful himself. Fascinating, isn't it? And so we're back to where we've always been with these two, and before a movie premiere. Are they? Aren't they? Are they? Aren't they? They are.
Posted at 7:47 PM on September 10, 2012
Guys… Don't be surprised when Rob & Kristen announce they are back together in a few weeks. Also, don't be surprised when Kristen dumps Rob soon after for James Franco. She likes the bad older guys. She is bored of being w/nice guys. She stated her life was to boring in a interview not to long ago. Her words.
Posted at 4:20 PM on September 10, 2012
Stupid ppl..
Posted at 4:10 PM on September 10, 2012
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True English gentleman??
Posted at 3:13 PM on September 10, 2012
Posted at 2:52 PM on September 10, 2012
cute Mr. Pattinson
Posted at 2:30 PM on September 10, 2012
Posted at 3:50 PM on September 10, 2012
I think "the slut", as you call her, is desperately trying to prove to him that he is the love of her life and that she can be trusted in future. So no, I don't think she's partying in any inappropriate manner at the moment. I think she saw her life flashing before her eyes over the last few weeks and she knows only too well that she came within a hair's breadth of losing everything. Let's hope its been a transformative experience for her. Word is she's got her second chance. I don't think there'll be a third and I think she knows it.
actions of the stars
Posted at 5:14 PM on September 10, 2012
Nadia, I agree with your statement about behavior.. I do not think either Kristen or Rob are doing anything inappropriate, and won't for a long time. They know everyone is watching, and that their image and careers might take a hit, and more crap will be in the rag mags. My friend thinks this tryst is a PR stunt, but I do not. People, you should watch your Eclipse dvd, with the audio commentary turned on, to hear KS and RP's take on the movie. It will give you insight into Rob's ideas about fidelity, (he comments about people being judged by their actions, not feelings) and It will remind you that Kristen is young and a human being.
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Thanks Mr. Pattinson, for your great heart,
by his great enthusiasm,
for his dedication to others
by your give us entertainment and joy,
for being a person than to see him through the media,
captivates us and gives us his beautiful smile, and his fantastic look,
gives us his coquetry with the camera,
gives us your good dress,
gives us the gift of his presence, and now also shows us his altruistic face.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Love Rob
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Wow Rob!!!
Posted at 12:00 PM on September 10, 2012
Posted at 11:28 AM on September 10, 2012
This was so sweet of Rob to do !! This does not really suprise me at all to read this,that Rob was one of the sweetest men ever. I have always maintained that he has not allowed the fame of Twilight, and now the cheating scandal, to go to his head or his ehart. he maintains what he came to Hollywood with: integrity, grace and courtesy. Love Rob for this ! He is SOOO not the typical Hollywood star. This makes him a star in his own right.
Way to go,Rob !!!
Posted at 1:14 PM on September 10, 2012
Hi Tina so true please read my comment above. However, for that reason when he stated he wanted to leave L.A. I was thrilled. I do not want JADED Hollywood to changed him in anyway. I truly wish he would find an outside far outside home in the States or in another State where he can have a peaceful lifestyle. Or, return home to London returning whenever there's a job available. D. Justin


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Source: TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine Publication date: April 14, 2011
By Tim Uhler
The R3210 handles and operates exactly the way an inline saw is supposed to. The motor is smooth and powerful, the bevel gauge is easy to read and adjust, and the depth mechanism operates smoothly. I particularly like that the guard never snags – not even when I'm shaving a sliver-sized piece off the end of a jack rafter. I also appreciate the lit plug, which glows when there is power to the saw. It's a small detail – but we get a lot of rain in winter, so the power trips a lot on our job sites; the plug lets us know instantly if the power is still on.
All in all, I like everything about this tool except the base plate. The plates on most other saws are thick and heavily ribbed; this one is thin and only lightly contoured, making it more likely to bend in a fall. In fact, we've used this model before and the plate did indeed bend. And it wasn't a fluke. For this review we dropped all of the saws several times from a 4-foot height; the Ridgid's base plate is the only one that bent.
Like every West Coast carpenter my age and older, I learned on a Skil inline saw. Those old saws were real workhorses, but about a decade ago they began to be outclassed by the new models entering the market, which had a lot more features. In recent years, Skil has updated its saws – and it shows. The SHD77M is as smooth and powerful as its competitors and has better features than its predecessors. It will bevel to 51 degrees and has an upgraded guard that retracts without snagging. In addition, the base plate has been stiffened by the addition of a rolled edge.
There are a couple of things I wish the company had changed, though: The grip is still made from hard plastic (it's not rubberized), and the forward handle is skinny and less comfortable to grasp than the more substantial handles on other models.
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Ok so again I find out something else about my bf n it completely turned my life upside down. About a mnth after I hd my now 10 mnth old I went bak 2 wrk, only to no find out tht while I was @ wrk my bf let another female in our home. He says only fr a few min but idc I feel as tho no other woman. Besides family should enter our home whn not there so of course I throw his things out. Heleft n never came back say he can't deal with me I hv "issues" . Now I'm a single mother of 3 1/2 kids 5,3, 10 mnths n I am having a really hard time adjusting to doin everything on my own. I love my ex n I wantd a famil with him but its clear he doesn't respect me. [This is not the 1st incident I've had] cheating, lying, doin things behind my back the he know I would disagree witth. I was married before my ex fr 6 yrs n I've never been "alone" n I'm pretty scared I'm about 2 hv anothr child tht I'm not sure I will b able 2 take care of on my own. I never imagined my life wuld go this route but I'm tryin 2 mmake the best out of it. I'm always thinkn n stressin aboutwht to do I dnt even really kno where 2 start I still love him n want him n need 2 get over him but dnt kno how. Plz give ne advice thnk u
hurt, betrayed n disrespected dnt kno what to do *VENT*
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I have already told my man if he cheats or messes up this relationship he better prepare him self for the life of a single father. I will run away and leave him with the baby. it's terrible that men think they can get u pregnant mess things up and then carry on there pre baby life style. They need a rude awakening
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I am so sorry! But I agree with everyone, I do think you made the right choice. I know being alone with the babies has to be hurtful and hard but don't settle for a d bag like him just because you don't want to be alone. You will meet someone who is worth being with and you will see why things happened the way they did. You are exactly right, if nothing wrong happened why would he hide it from you? Or why couldn't she have waited until you got home to come by? Heck I don't agree with it but lunch somewhere would be even better than coming over to your house with just him there. That is just too weird for me and that would def be a big no no also. I hope things work out for you. <3
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To OP, I'm sorry you're going through this....
To PP MayNDwaine.... So If your significant other turns out to be a piece of crap you would ABANDON YOUR OWN CHILD who is apart of you as a way of punishing him?! WOW. It wouldn't be the child's fault. And that would be the only person getting hurt in that situation... I sincerely hope that comment wasn't serious.
To PP MayNDwaine.... So If your significant other turns out to be a piece of crap you would ABANDON YOUR OWN CHILD who is apart of you as a way of punishing him?! WOW. It wouldn't be the child's fault. And that would be the only person getting hurt in that situation... I sincerely hope that comment wasn't serious.
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Thanks ladies, as each day goes bye I start 2 feel a litte better about the situation. I dnt deserve the crap he has put me thru n I'm walkin away fr good. I've been putn my time n energy all on my children instead worrying about him. Thanks again fr the advice every1
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The women's competition is heading for a thrilling finale in Thursday's free dance as only a fine margin separates leader Kim from Russian Adelina Sotnikova and 2012 world champion Carolina Kostner of Italy who is third.
There are finals in women's ice hockey and curling, with Canada featuring in both.
The ice hockey final pits the United States against Canada, far and away the strongest tams in the sport.
Canada have had the upper hand recently. They beat the Americans 2-0 in the final at the 2010 Vancouver Games and also defeated their biggest rival 3-2 in the preliminary round in Sochi.
In curling, Canada's women face Sweden in another repeat of the 2010 final. The Swedes are seeking a third successive gold but face a tough challenge against a Canadian team who have marched to the final without suffering defeat.
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March 28, 2012 6:48 pm Jewish school in Toulouse gets threatening emails and calls Days after fatal shooting, staff members are sent offensive messages; prosecutor launches investigation By Michal Shmulovich
March 28, 2012 11:55 am Sectarian rift looms large over Baghdad summit Deep divisions in Syria's opposition leave Assad more confident than ever, and a leading columnist thanks Al-Jazeera for not airing Toulouse carnage By Elhanan Miller
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When Gizmag paid a visit to the Paris Green Air Show in June, there was one craft on display that seemed to steal the show. The Green Cri aerobatic electric airplane hadn't even left terra firma, yet was surrounded by eager onlookers for much of the time it was there. Now the four-engined prototype has returned to Le Bourget airfield for its maiden flight in the sunny skies above Paris. Read More
Officially announced at AirVenture 2010, Sikorsky's Project Firefly sets out to demonstrate the feasibility and showcase the benefits of electrically powered helicopters. The technology demonstrator is based on an S-300C light helicopter, with a 190-horsepower electric motor replacing the standard piston-engine and lithium ion battery packs added to either side of the cabin. The result is a significantly more efficient system that – although it's expected to fall short of typical helicopter performance when the first flight takes place later this year – is just the tip of the iceberg for the new era of manned electric rotorcraft. Read More
Although the theme of AirVenture 2010 was "Salute to Veterans," the future of air travel was also brought to the fore – and that means electric airplanes. The focus on e-aviation culminated in the World Symposium of Electric Aircraft last Friday and among the many interesting designs discussed was Boeing's Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR) Volt concept. Borne out of the same NASA research program that gave birth to MIT's D "double bubble" concept, the SUGAR Volt is a twin-engine aircraft design notable for its trussed, elongated wings and electric battery gas turbine hybrid propulsion system – a system designed to reduce fuel burn by more than 70 percent and total energy use by 55 percent. Could this be the future shape of commercial air transportation? Read More
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A plane powered entirely by the sun that flies at night. It sounds improbable, but Solar Impulse has just proven that it can be done. Following on from its maiden flight in April, the solar plane flew through the night in the skies above Switzerland this week, passing another important milestone on a journey that has already lasted seven years and is set to culminate in an attempt to fly around the world non-stop in 2012. Read More
If stardom is measured by camera time and the number of drooling onlookers, then the Green Cri was undoubtedly the star of the recent Paris Green Air Show. The experimental aerobatic electric aircraft hasn't yet spent any time in the air, but that didn't seem to matter. Its four engines, gorgeous smooth lines and intriguing bubble pilot enclosure ensured that it remained constantly within the camera frames of visitors and journalists alike. Read More
Despite the 10-15 knot winds cutting across the airfield at Le Bourget in Paris for the Green Air Show, visitors were treated to the wonderful sight of the electric Demoichelle in the air. The treasured creation of the Association for Promotion of Flying Ladders (APEV) the electric monoplane looks as though it was designed by the ghost of Alberto Santos-Dumont himself. Read More
Be honest. Who hasn't dreamed about flying in their own personal aircraft? NASA aerospace engineer Mark Moore moved his dreams one step closer to reality by devising this concept – the Puffin personal air vehicle. It's a vertical take-off and landing tail-sitter that has generated quite a lot of interest from those inside and outside of NASA. It's definitely a weird-looking craft, with a tail that splits into four "legs" that serve as landing gear. It lifts off like a helicopter, hovers, and then leans forward to fly horizontally with the pilot lying down like in a hang-glider. Read More
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I'm shocked! SHOCKED I tell you! Who wouldda thunk it?
It's a cryin' shame that we weren't warned about this, what, in 1961 was it?
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I'm shocked! SHOCKED I tell you! Who wouldda thunk it?
It's a cryin' shame that we weren't warned about this, what, in 1961 was it?
Gee, I wonder why we don't have money for health care, infastructure and social security.
When our government is being financed with drug money, it is really hard to get anyone to do anything about corruption.
I remember a time when it was unethical to make a profit on any war. Many new corporations were given defense contracts and the budget from D.C. was available for all to see how the money was allocated.
In Vietnam this seems to have changed and I worked for a division of RAND in Santa Monica and saw the government purchase orders costing the tax payers outrageous costs of anything needed for our soldiers. I questioned the chief buyer of this stuff and he shrugged and told me we had to buy from the list that was sent from the Defense Department. It was so obvious that the charges for this equipment was 4 to 5 times higher than what we employees paid at our local stores.
I remember one announcement that showed that toilet seats purchased on government contracts were 300 to 400 dollars each. It then became obvious why even the purchasing department had to be cleared for Secret classification and we were told not to say a word about anything we saw passing our desks.
I was not pleased with the Vietnam war anyway and to see how the tax payers were scammed made me sick and I quit my job. Someone finally let the media in on this terrible cost of items and I remember being worried that they might have thought I did it because I was the only one in the department who was concerned.
It was at this time that the government itself started manufactuing clothing for the women army corps. Bras cost the tax payers hundreds of dollars each and nobody gave a damn.
American ethics are not above making fortunes from the tax payers when we are at war. I began writing to my Congressman at that time and never received an answer. These mercenary contractors are costing us three times what could be done through bids but these contracts are set for life in their greedy schemes.
It is time for an overhaul of all this mess but we cannot do it during war times and nobody is interested during times of peace. We must not kid ourselves that when the Democrats are in office they too will hand out these contracts to their friends as that is how the system works.


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NexGen Financial Corporation Announces 2012 Year-End Results
TORONTO, March 25, 2013 /CNW/ - NexGen Financial Corporation ("NexGen" or "the Company"), (TSXV: NFX) today announced its financial results for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2012.
2012 Highlights
- Achieved $1 billion Assets Under Management 1 ("AUM") milestone
- AUM increased 12% to $1.03 billion as of December 31, 2012, from $920 million as of December 31, 2011
- Management fee revenues increased 11% to $14.3 million for 2012, from $12.9 million in the prior year
- Operating EBITDA 2 improved by $0.8 million to $1.9 million ( $0.42 per share) for 2012, from $1.1 million ( $0.25 per share) in the prior year
NexGen reported a net loss for 2012 of $0.2 million ( $0.04 loss per share), an improvement of $1.7 million from a net loss of $1.9 million ( $0.40 loss per share) in the prior year. Included in the 2011 results was a one-time non-cash income tax expense of $1.1 million resulting from a corporate reorganization. On an adjusted basis (excluding this one-time item), net loss for 2012 improved by $0.6 million as compared to the prior year.
"In 2012, we made strong progress exceeding $1 billion in AUM driven by net sales of $83 million despite the challenging financial markets", said Laurie Munro, CEO of NexGen. "Importantly, for the seventh consecutive tax year we delivered tax results consistent with our clients objectives. In addition, in June of this year we launched a new corporate bond fund which raised $35 million as at year end" he added.
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Management and administration fee revenues increased 15% to $4.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, from $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Operating EBITDA increased $0.3 million to $1.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, from $0.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. The improvement in operating performance resulted primarily from higher levels of AUM. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $0.3 million ( $0.07 per share) as compared to $0.3 million ( $0.05 per share) for the same period in the prior year. Results for the fourth quarter of each year are positively impacted by tax management fees which are realized at the end of year if certain return and tax objectives have been satisfied. Notes:- Assets under management or "AUM" refers to the market value of net assets of the investment funds on which management fees are calculated. Industry data as reported by the Investment Funds Institute of Canada.
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