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There was a time (the early years of the 21st century) when Eric Svendsen (of "NTRMin" fame), a former Catholic, was (by all appearances) the second most influential anti-Catholic to be found online, after Bishop James White. I first ran across him in 1996 when I participated in an e-mail list discussion group on sola Scriptura, hosted by Bishop James White himself, that he was also part of. In those days, Eric and I could actually have a civil dialogue (!!!). I thought he was a friendly sort: a bit different from the typical and sadly numerous vitriolic, axe-to-grind, obnoxious, know-it-all (about Catholicism) anti-Catholics online.
But in time everything goes the way of the dinosaur, and our relations inevitably soured (because of his anti-Catholicism). I posted some of our dialogues from that time and place later, and he accused me of deliberately slanting them, to be biased and unfair to him. I offered to work with him to edit them whatever way he wished -- trying to be as conciliatory and fair as I could -- , but he refused.
Svendsen decided in the late 90s to cease debating Catholics in writing, and hence, refused my offer to take him on in such debate (which is ironic, since I am regularly mocked by anti-Catholics for my 2007 decision to cease trying to debate them any longer). He wrote on Steve Ray's discussion board in December 2000:
. . . "no written debates" became a personal policy for me a couple of years ago.
This was a matter of time stewardship for him, as he went on to explain (just as it largely is for me, too). This may also be the key to the demise of his website and blog (it would be my best guess as to his own reasoning). He's a pastor of a church, after all, and I believe he has some sort of business that has brought him considerable wealth. Hence, he wrote in a letter to me, dated 1-13-01:
I do not think you've fairly considered all the things I do that prevent me from engaging in ongoing online discussions. Ministry comes first to me, but I have to choose my battles carefully and focus on those things that make the most efficient use of my time.
That's a perfectly legitimate, sensible reason. Yet if we refuse to do oral debates with anti-Catholics (as I have always done for several good reasons: none of which include fear or inability on my part), we are always accused of concealing our "real" reasons for doing so. Hence, Eric had to cynically spin and wax condescendingly as follows in a piece from December 2000:
I think the general opposition to oral debates on the Roman Catholic side is not what you assert it is, Dave. I think rather it stems from the fact that Roman Catholics don't fare well in that venue. . . . The real reason the Evangelical side fares better in these debates is because--surprise!--it is easier to fare better when you hold to a view that is actually supported by the evidence. It's just that simple. In public debates, anti-Evangelical apologists end up spending their alloted time engaging in highly dubious exegesis that results in convoluted conclusions based on passages that are strung together in patchwork fashion. By the end of the debate, it becomes painfully obvious that they are promulgating untenable positions. Heck, If I had to do that, I wouldn't want to debate publicly either!
Despite this stated antipathy to online discussions and debate, Svendsen -- a year or two later -- nevertheless opened up his NTRMin discussion board, called The Areopagus, claiming (on an old -- also defunct -- prominent Catholic discussion board) that it would be a place where free discussion took place, and no nonsense allowed (right . . .). Within a few weeks it was the same old same old: massive double standards of what anti-Catholics could say, vs. what Catholics could utter; arbitrary bannings (myself being one, very quickly), absurd fact-challenged rantings from Eric and resident "enforcer: David T. King; very few actual dialogues.; patronizing lectures, and so forth. When I and fellow Catholic apologist Scott Windsor were banned, Svendsen had the following to say:
We stopped interacting with them because trying to explain their errors to them became much like trying to explain physics to a five-year old. You can explain these things in vain only so many times before the principle of diminishing returns comes into play. (Areopagus, 3-22-04)
I observed Eric behaving in exactly the opposite way of his stated intentions of charitable, civil discourse, expressed to me in a relatively friendly, irenic letter (the last such one from him) of 1-13-01:
I would like to apologize to you for the way in which I communicated my disinterest in an online debate . . . my method of communicating all that to you was caustic and unbecoming a Christian apologist, and for that I apologize. I intend to treat my opponents fairly, and with respect and dignity, and to the extent that I failed to do that, I apologize.
The same goes for my dialog with Mark Shea . . . I came on strong because I felt he took some swipes at my credibility and capabilities as an apologist. In short, I felt he disrespected me . . . I would never dream of calling my opponent's views "stupid" in a public forum . . . I think such terminology, if not an ad hominem attack, is nevertheless highly insulting. However, in spite of the extent to which Mark wishes to diminish me by labeling my views as "stupid," I should have continued along the high road that I had been taking since I heard of his comments several months ago. Again, I apologize. From this point on I have resolved not to lower myself to be moved by that kind of insult.
Svendsen would never dream of calling someone "stupid" -- that is, until 4-27-03 on his discussion board:
After a while one just gets tired of the stupidity of some people. Some people have emotionally hysterical fits when you tell them there is both an objective and a subjective element to determining the canon. Why? Well, because that makes it more difficult for them pin you against the wall with their grubby little hands so that they can do everything in their power to destroy you. That is, after all, why some on this board persist with the nonsense they do . . . They persist in taunting and flaunting and hounding that they weren't satisfied with my answers; but neither one of them can make a simple case for their own views . . . To give them even more answers at this point would be to dignify their inane responses and to throw pearls before swine. I decline to do that.
Before we knew it, our hero was even condemning folks to hell and expressing wonderfully irenic, charitable sentiments like the following:
RC apologists will do or say just about anything--true or not--to advance their cause. They engage in the strategy of deception regularly. (Areopagus board: 4-27-03)
[W]e have experience with those who use the "strategy of deceit" to mislead people down the road to a false gospel. (Areopagus board: 6-4-03)
These perceptions are subjective, but I thought that Svendsen seemed to sour and take on a very bitter, angry, sourpuss persona over time. I think that some people are simply not cut out for Internet dialogue, or dialogue, period, with folks who are different from them. A certain cast of mind (presumably insecure in some fashion) has to demonize virtually all opponents. Unfortunately, anti-Catholic ideology accentuates these shortcomings.
And this is particularly true of the Calvinist brand of Protestant anti-Catholicism, with its doctrines of Limited Atonement, Total Depravity, etc. Too often, Calvinists are quick to relegate someone to the category of the non-elect (therefore, damned), even though John Calvin himself stated several times that we can't know who is in the elect and despite the fact that one can be fully opposed to Catholic doctrine without trashing and insulting individual Catholics. But such an unsavory attitude is very prevalent.
Apart from absurd, slanderous statements such as the above, Svendsen through the years has been given to ridiculous histrionics; the most famous and notorious being his ludicrous 1999 offer of $100,000 to anyone who could give proper answers to 18 of his "tough questions" for Catholics. My friend, Catholic apologist Phil Porvaznik took him up on that and answered all of them, but to my knowledge, the $100,000 wasn't delivered (my, what a shocking surprise!).
Eric later explained (with more spinning than a spinning wheel) that it was done in humor: the point being that Catholics can't possibly answer these things, so that the money could be offered in the first place: there being no conceivable eventuality of any necessity to deliver it to dumb, dense Catholics who would never be able to reply.
This stunt was pretty much the end of Svendsen's credibility in the eyes of most Catholic apologists. I remember the inimitable Mark Shea having a field day with this, after Svendsen had challenged him to public debate; in several hilarious reply-posts (the cardinal sin, dontcha know, of the Catholic apologist is to not instantly jump at the chance to do an oral debate with an anti-Catholic Protestant apologist). I recorded some of Mark Shea's retorts:
* "Bottom line: four posts full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Eric offers $100k to the winner. Eric shoots. Eric misses. Eric makes self referee. Eric declares self winner. Eric keeps the $100K. Yay Eric. Eric is invincible!" (6 October 2000)
* "Eric is dismissive and gives verbose accounts of his dismissiveness. But the fact is, you and I know beforehand that the game is rigged. Eric is bound and determined, in advance of and in the teeth of all evidence, to arrive at the conclusion he arrives at, no matter what." (6 October 2000)
* "Go back and tell your Master Eric that this "challenge" is one of the best things to happen to Catholic apologetics in many a day! Please urge him to keep boasting about how he remains unconvinced! It's too perfect!" (6 October 2000)
* "Don't you--doesn't Eric--see what a deeply, incredibly stupid blow to anti-Catholic apologetics this "challenge" is?" (6 October 2000)
* "Have you ever tried to point out to him how deeply stupid and damaging his "$100,000 challenge" is to his own case" (6 October 2000)
* It's not my problem if you chose a silly tactic in an attempt to score a rhetorical point. It remains a silly tactic whether I debate you or not. . . . You never, under any circumstances whatever, had any intention of ponying up said cash. Making yourself judge and jury of whether you should pony up such cash and then loudly announcing that nobody had convinced you to do so simply made it clear that you are a more-than-usually self-interested opponent of the Church. The fact that you still don't seem to see that elementary point is now simply funny. (December 2000)
Another astonishing statement was when, on his discussion board on 17 January 2004, he described Catholics as:
. . . those who would raise Mary to the status of the Trinity and proclaim a false gospel that condemns.
Challenged by Reformed Protestant theologian Paul Owen to prove this absurd description, Eric retorted on 19 January 2004:
If what you mean by this is that you'll find no official RC statement that says "we elevate Mary to the status of the Trinity," then I'm happy to agree. Of course you're not going to find anything as overt as that. What you'll find instead is that Mary is [laundry list of Catholic titles for Mary given] . . . With titles like these, who in the world needs an explicit statement that Mary is on par with the Trinity?
Since Owen dared to disagree with Svendsen and defend the Catholic Church against ridiculous and utterly false charges, he had to be pilloried as a traitor to the cause. Thus, Dr. Owen -- a fellow Protestant; even a Reformed one -- was supposedly all of the following things, as stated by Eric Svendsen on his discussion board:
1) of questionable motivation.
2) of questionable adherence to Reformed Protestantism ("claims").
3) has "no knowledge about that which he addresses.
4) is locked up in "an ivory tower."
5) is insincere when he claims he wants to engage in discussion with different viewpoints.
6) dares to befriend a Catholic apologist!
7) "entertains idolatrous beliefs".
8) rubs shoulders with "Judaizers".
9) undermines "evangelistic efforts of others."
10) is equivalent in character to Alexander the Coppersmith.
11) is "emotionally disturbed."
12) is "extremely divisive."
13) has "an unhealthy interest in quarrels."
14) is a "cowardly antagonist."
15) is obsessed with "slander" (of Svendsen).
16) wants to destroy ministries that proclaim the gospel.
So much for Svendsen's stated intentions of 1-13-01:
I intend to treat my opponents fairly, and with respect and dignity, . . . I would never dream of calling my opponent's views "stupid" in a public forum . . . I think such terminology, if not an ad hominem attack, is nevertheless highly insulting.
Even more unbelievable, perhaps, was his mocking of the looks of a theological opponent (yes, you read that right) -- one who happens to be a medical doctor --, in a piece on his website (around May 2004, I believe, since that was when I documented it):
I've included here a photo of Artie Sippo to help the reader get a sense of the situation. Artie's physical appearance would be completely irrelevant were it not for his "brave" comments above. . . . [It] begins to make profound sense once we take into consideration his physical appearance. While it pains me to point this out, it's entirely necessary in understanding Artie. Artie is a portly little fellow who somewhat resembles Radar O'Reilly on the hit TV series M.A.S.H. I have seen this phenomenon quite a bit on the Internet. Those who are the most bombastic, the most threatening, those who engage in the most swaggering and in the most bravado, and those who claim to be the "bravest" on the Internet, usually turn out to look a lot like Artie. My personal theory is that it's an alter-ego issue. Men who share Artie's physical traits were usually the victims of bullies in childhood. Now that Artie is grown up, he must redeem himself for having allowed bullies to push him around in school the way they did. He feels guilty and angry for not sticking up for himself then; and he has resolved that he will not allow it anymore. To compensate for being bullied, he has now become the bully. The Internet provides Artie with a faceless forum in which to swagger and threaten with impunity; in which to live his dream of being a real "macho-man," completely without fear of the physical retribution he so dreaded as a child. In short, it gives him a chance to "get even" with his perceived superiors. What is so embarrassingly obvious is that someone who looks like Artie would never dare use words like "sissy boy," "coward," and "yellow" to another man's face in a private room with no one else around—that would be far too harrowing an experience for him. But he is quite willing to do it from cyberspace where no harm can be done to him for spouting such nonsense. Artie Sippo is a very sick, very disturbed individual who is obviously still working through a good deal of baggage that he brought in from childhood. He is to be pitied, and I feel sorry for him. . . . Artie is portly little fellow, who bears an uncanny resemblance to . . . a well-known stuttering cartoon character (see his photo above).
How is that for uncharitable quack psychoanalysis? It is almost beyond rational comprehension, that this came from an educated man -- indeed, a pastor -- with at least one advanced degree in theology. But there it is. This is how low the man is willing to sink.
Another notable highlight in Eric's Internet tenure was his National Enquirer-type spoof (click for the large photograph at one of the following Internet archive locations: one / two / three / four / five / six), primarily directed towards traditionalist Catholic apologist Robert Sungenis. Note the swipe at me on the bottom right (not my face there), and supposed association with CAI (a myth) and with Holocaust denial (an outrageous lie, of course). This was removed in fairly short order, but with neither a retraction nor an apology: public or private.
Svendsen mocked Blessed Pope John Paul II when he died, on his discussion board on 4-4-05, falsely claiming that he taught universalism and seriously questioning if he went to heaven:
Don't you know by now that the Evangelical way is to come to Christ by faith alone, give personal testimony that God and God alone saved you by his own grace and apart from any good thing you have done, insist in your testimony that you merely believed in Christ and trusted in him alone for your salvation, forsaking any good works as a means to your salvation—and then forget all that and confidently assert that the pope, who spouted Roman Catholic reliance on good works, baptism, the sacraments, Mary and the saints, and believed in a universalism, has "gone home to be with the Lord" and is now in heaven? What's wrong with you anyway? It doesn't have to be logical, as long as it sounds spiritual!
This is how anti-Catholics "argue," folks. If their theological case is so superior (as they claim and brag about till the day is long), why is it that they have to resort to and soil themselves with such silly, juvenile behavior?
Eric Svendsen, like White, Steve Hays, "Turretinfan," and other active online anti-Catholics, often exhibited a huge double standard, in objecting to our use of the (quite scholarly and common) term anti-Catholic, while at the same time using his own "anti" terms in the other direction. I documented his own rank hypocrisy on this score in June 2004 and again in June 2oo5.
To be fair, sometimes Eric Svendsen has been unfairly attacked by Catholics, too, and Catholic apologists. I defended him in the case of one attack that occurred on the Crowhill discussion board, in which it was denied that Eric believed in the Incarnation and the Trinity. It was said that he wasn't a Christian at all.
And to his credit, Svendsen issued the following blanket apology, on 4-30-05 on his blog ("Towards Higher Ground"):
Waddling in the muck of Internet apologetics eventually takes its toll. I'm moving on to higher ground. While I'll continue to point out the errors of errant theological systems (such as Roman Catholicism), as well as the mis-steps of certain evangelical leaders who seem to walk a bit too close to the edge of the heretical cliff, I am going to pass on the mud-wrestling challenges from Internet e-pologists. To that end, I have deleted a previous entry written in rash response to Dave Armstrong, to whom I apologize along with any others I may have mud-wrestled in the past. While I may continue to check in on their various blogs from time to time, any response to them will be a tempered and measured one.
I accepted the apology to me and apologized in turn for an error in characterizing certain of his remarks. But he never acknowledged my apology, and in the past had said -- more than once -- that my apologies are insincere.
It didn't take long, unfortunately, for Svendsen to go against his newfound resolve. Exactly five days later he endorsed a fake blog that was purporting to be written by yours truly: a blog that engaged in wholesale lying, mockery, and smear tactics. He wrote on his discussion board:
. . . while I don't normally endorse anonymous blogs, the parady [sic] at the "I'm a Moron, But I Love Myself" blog captures the DA phenomenon exactly [smiley-face icon].
(Focusing on the Follies of Dave Armstrong, 5-4-05, 4:41 am)
I guess "narcissistic moron" is well within Svendsen's self-imposed ethical restrictions as "a tempered and measured reply." Wonders never cease. George Orwell's "doublespeak" and "doublethink" live in all their glory, well past the year 1984! I observed on the same day:
Wow. So now we have observed the sad spectacle of one of the most well-known and influential Protestant anti-Catholic apologists endorsing a blatantly unethical (and probably illegal and legally actionable) attempt of using someone's name under false pretenses on a fake blog, for the purpose of relentlessly lying about them and harming their reputation. What a world . . .
n the meantime, we'll continue to chronicle the descent of mainstream anti-Catholic apologetics . . . into the abyss of wholesale smear campaigns and deliberate lying about those persons whom they theologically oppose.
[the fake blog was removed by the end of the day on 4 May 2005]
The funniest incident between Eric and I came in January 2005. I had some technical problems for a few days, and he concluded that I had fled in terror from the Internet, cowering in fear from the prospect of daunting, invulnerable critiques from the likes of Bishop James White and himself. He wrote on his blog (original URL intact in the date):
It appears that direct and substantive critiques of his work have proved too much for Dave Armstrong. He has pulled the plug on his little blog experiment gone bad (Read). It seems Dr. White, in his critiques of Armstrong's arguments that supposedly "confound Protestants," ended up "confounding" Armstrong himself . . . Wasn't it Dave Armstrong who criticized me for closing the comments section of my blog . . .? Wasn't it Armstrong who criticized James White for not opening a comments section on his blog? Wasn't it Armstrong who criticized Tim Enloe for closing the comments section of his blog. And now, as poetic justice would have it, Dave Armstrong is not merely closing the comments section of his apologetic blog--he's getting out of the apologetic blog business entirely! Wow; bravo James [White]! If we had only known earlier that it would take only five consecutive exegetical critiques of Armstrong's argument to shut him up (Tit 1:10-11), many would have done this a long time ago. Well done! : ) (1-4-05)
How ironic that here I am five years later standing over what may be the "grave" of his website and discussion board. Perhaps it is only a temporary glitch (or ditch, should I say?). I at least allow that to be a possibility (unlike his silly response when my blog went down for a day or two). In this instance, a fellow anti-Catholic and rapt admirer of Svendsen has also announced their probable demise (on James White's blog and mirrored at the smear-fest site, Boor's All), so it looks like it is indeed the case.
But (oddly enough) Svendsen had claimed he was done with Internet apologetics before: on 2 November 2005, on his blog. Perhaps this gives a clue why his sites are now down (possibly for good):
It's Official
After more than a decade of being involved in Internet apologetics, I am packing it in. I guess I could blame it on the fifty-plus hours of work that I am putting in weekly. But it's much more than that. My absence from this forum over the past few months (with only occasional exceptions) has given me a renewed sense of appreciation for the importance of doing ministry in and through the local church. The comparison between a focus on that kind of edifying ministry and a focus on constantly correcting the incorrigible and vitriolic pooling of ignorance that comes from self-styled "apologists," each promoting his own version of a false gospel, is staggering; and it is something that no longer holds a modicum of attraction for me. I have recently been commissioned by the elders of my church to revamp the church's educational program, and I am eager to get started on it. All the spare time I would otherwise have dedicated to Internet activity will be devoted to that task. I have enjoyed getting to know many, many fine people through this venue over the past decade, and I wish them well. The website, discussion forum, and blog will remain open, and will continue as always. It's just that I won't be contributing to it as I once did. I do not anticipate returning to this kind of venue in the future, though there is always that possibility. I would ask the friends of NTRMin.org to pray for me as I refocus on those things that are truly and biblically relevant.
Eric Svendsen has put out several anti-Catholic books with small publishers. They are not selling well at all, at least not according to the sales ranks at amazon.com, given below:
Evangelical Answers: A Critique of Current Roman Catholic Apologists (Reformation Press, 1999) #1,227,649
Who is My Mother? (Calvary Press: 2001) #1,784,588
Upon This Slippery Rock (Calvary Press: 2002) #1,405,677
My own dialogues with and critiques of Eric Svendsen's views can be found in his section of my Anti-Catholicism page.
Anti-Catholics everywhere are bemoaning Svendsen's departure. They will be wearing black for the next week (perhaps mixed with sackcloth and ashes). I think they have it exactly backwards. Far from being a tragedy, this is great news for the anti-Catholic cause, since Svendsen was one of the most notorious examples of the "angry, irrational anti-Catholic." Hence, his Internet presence and his tirades and whoppers hindered the movement and caused many inquirers, no doubt, to look elsewhere, since they would have figured that the truth doesn't need to be "defended" by such nefarious means. Eric was "bad PR," in other words. His absence represents a net gain in that sense for anti-Catholicism.
But, rest assured, there are others to take his place and to exhibit the sneering, hissing mentality when any Catholic is within a country mile (sophist extraordinaire Steve Hays immediately comes to mind). So the proud tradition continues and Svendsen's legacy is alive and well: perpetuated in his followers and his fan club. For those who want to continue to desecrate New Testament ethics and Christian unity: to trample upon the Golden Rule and the Royal Commandment alike, this is good news. For the rest of us, it is a disgrace.


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Last month, VETTE took you behind the scenes to GM's state-of-the-art Performance Build Center for the creation of the 100-millionth Chevrolet small-block. The milestone mill--a 6.2L LS9 rated at 638 hp--was assembled by Skilled Engine Builders who build Corvette's LS3 dry-sump, LS7, and LS9 engines. They were assisted by special guests, including retired Chevrolet executives and engine engineers, and media journalists.
This month, we'll continue the small-block celebration by asking GM's official illustrator, David Kimble, to help us pick 10 of the most significant Chevy small-blocks that were (and are) factory-issue in America's Favorite Sports Car.
To date, Kimble has illustrated nearly every Chevrolet production small-block engine, and he's working on detailed, cutaway illustrations of the Gen V small-block, which will power the Corvette line beginning in '14.
Kimble is contractually obligated to not divulge details of the fifth-generation small-block until General Motors gives the nod, but Tom Read, GM Powertrain Communications, let us tear loose some non-classified tidbits from him.
"The fifth-generation small-block is under development and moving forward as planned," Read says. "The engineering center and development lab in Pontiac, Michigan, is working full-throttle to bring the best-ever engines online soon. The new small-blocks will feature an entirely new, direct-injection combustion system that will really help improve efficiency over the current-generation engine. We're investing more than $1 billion in manufacturing facilities associated with producing Gen V small-blocks, including Tonawanda, St. Catharines, and various locations in Mexico. Additional good news is that [the investment] will result in 1,711 jobs [being] created or retained. We can confirm that Defiance Casting Operations of Defiance, Ohio, has signed on to manufacture the Gen V engine blocks and cranks, and Bedford Powertrain of Bedford, Indiana, is on board to manufacture the cylinder-head castings."
Read also intimated that the LS nomenclature can't and will not carry over to fifth-gen small-block V-8s. That means you shouldn't expect the engine order codes LS10 or LS11 moving forward. Instead GM will use a new three-digit alphanumeric sequence for Gen V, though exact details are still top secret.
While you're waiting for Chevrolet's fifth-generation small-blocks to find their way into Corvettes of the not-so-distant future, come along with us and enjoy an insider's look (literally) at 10 of the most-significant Chevy small-blocks to power production Corvettes in the last 60 years.
Note: Kimble states that he considers the '70 LT1 and the '85 L98 among Chevrolet's/Corvette's most significant small-blocks, but he hasn't had the opportunity yet to illustrate them.
Gen I (1955-1991)
(Note: Alphanumeric engine-order codes do not begin until '63)
Displacement 265 ci
Compression 8.0:1
Bore x Stroke 3.75- x 3.00-in
Fuel System Carter Wrought Cast Four Barrel (WCFB) carburetor
Horsepower/Torque (lb-ft) 195/260
Cam Solid-lifter, 264/266-deg duration, 0.404/0.413-in lift
Did you know? Model-year 1955 Corvettes optioned with the Chevy V-8 small-block featured an enlarged, gold "V" in the Corvette script on the front fenders. The Corvette's powerplant was rated 15 hp higher than the V-8/four-barrel slated for Chevrolet passenger cars, thanks to a more-aggressive-lift cam. Unlike the large-domed oil-bath filter used with other Chevy V-8s that year, Corvette's powerplant featured a stylish, louvered, less-restrictive, air cleaner with an element that consisted of oiled lathe chips. The firing order was 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 and stayed that way through '96.
Displacement 265 ci
Compression 9.25:1
Bore x Stroke 3.75- x 3.00-in
Fuel System Carter Wrought Cast Four Barrel (WCFB) carburetor (standard); two Carter Wrought Cast Four Barrel (WCFB) carburetors (optional)
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Tonyblack wrote:Terry on how he wants to die.
Hear! Hear! Terry, I agree with that it is not suicide. Suicide is indeed one last desperate plead for help, where as going on your own with love ones around you, with 'all the paper work taken care of', on your own terms is NOBLE! Like Windlepoons said, "I am going out and I don't know when I will be back." He knew he was going to die, and he was okay with it. Everyone else knew he would be going soon so they let him go on his own terms!


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A bizarre dinosaur had vampire-like fangs, a parrot beak and porcupine bristles, researchers say.
The ancient creature, which was found 50 years ago in southern Africa but drew relatively little attention until now, may shed light on the evolution of the major group of dinosaurs that included famous giants such as Stegosaurus and Triceratops.
The 200-million-year-old dinosaur "was two-legged, probably fleet-footed, and had grasping hands," said researcher Paul Sereno, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago.
Named Pegomastax africanus, or "thick jaw from Africa," it was less than 2 feet (0.6 meters) long and weighed less than a house cat at 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) at most, "and was mostly tail and neck," Sereno added.
Strangely, bristles somewhat like porcupine quills may have spread across most of the body of Pegomastax. Such bristles first appeared in a relative named Tianyulong recently discovered in China. Buried in lake sediments and covered by volcanic ash, Tianyulong was preserved with hundreds of bristles covering its body from its neck to the tip of its tail.
"It would have looked a bit like a two-legged porcupine, covered in these weird, funky, quill-like things," Sereno said of Pegomastax. "The bristles were not quite as strong as a porcupine's, and they don't look as if they were especially effective for insulation. Perhaps they had colors and helped differentiate species, or made Pegomastaxlook bigger than it actually was to potential predators."
Extending from its parrot-beaked skull, which was less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) long, were serrated canines a half-inch (0.8 cm) long from both its upper and lower jaws.


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|Gu, A. Z., Liu, L., Onnis-Hayden, A., Smith, S., Gray, H., Houweling, D., and Takács, I. Phosphorus Fractionation and Removal in Wastewater Treatment- Implications For Minimizing Effluent Phosphorus, nutr1r06l ed. White Paper. WERF, September 2014. 123 p. [ http ]
|Moustafa, A., Kim, E.-S., Alpatova, A., Sun, N., Smith, D. S., Kang, S., and El-Din, M. G. Impact of Polymeric Membrane Filtration of Oil Sands Process Water on Organic Quantification. Water Science & Technology 70, 5 (September 2014), 771--779. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., and Gray, H. Surface Complexation Modelling and Aluminum Mediated Phosphorus Removal, nutrir06r ed. White Paper. WERF, May 2014. 22 p. [ http ]
|Cooper, C., Tait, T., Gray, H., Cimprich, G., Santore, R., McGeer, J. C., Wood, C., and Smith, D. S. Influence of salinity and dissolved organic carbon on acute cu toxicity to the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48 (2014), 1213â1221. [ DOI ]
|Al-Reasi, H. A., Wood, C. M., and Smith, D. S. Characterization of freshwater natural dissolved organic matter (DOM): quality measures for direct and indirect interactions with organisms. Environ. Int. 59 (2013), 201--207. [ DOI ]
|Al-Reasi, H. A., Yusuf, U., Smith, D. S., and Wood, C. M. The effect of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on sodium transport and nitrogenous waste excretion of the freshwater cladoceran (Daphnia magna) at circumneutral and low pH. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 158 (2013), 217--215. [ DOI ]
|Chen, W., Guéguen, C., and Smith, D. S. Influence of water chemistry and dissolved organic matter molecular size on copper and mercury binding determined by multiresponse fluorescence quenching. Chemosphere 92 (2013), 351--359. [ DOI ]
|Nadella, S. R., Tellis, M., Diamond, R. L., Smith, D. S., Bianchini, A., and Wood, C. M. Toxicity of lead and zinc to developing mussel and sea urchin embryos: Critical tissue residues and effects of dissolved organic matter and Salinity. Comp. Biochem. Biophys. C 158 (2013), 72--83. [ DOI ]
|Liu, H., Jeong, J., Gray, H., Smith, S., and Sedlak, D. L. Algal Uptake of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Effluent from Biological Nutrient Removal Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems. Environmental Science & Technology 46, 2 (2012), 713--721. [ DOI | arXiv | http ]
|Milestone, C. B., Orrego, R., Scott, P. D., Waye, A., Kohli, J., O'Connor, B. I., Smith, B., Engelhardt, H. E., Servos, M. R., MacLatchy, D. L., Smith, S., Trudeau, V., Arnason, J. T., Kovacs, T., Heid-Furley, T., Slade, A. H., Holdway, D., and Hewitt, L. M. Evaluating the potential of effluents and wood feedstocks from pulp and paper mills in Brazil, Canada and New Zealand to affect fish reproduction: Chemical profiling and in vitro assessments. Environmental Science & Technology 46, 3 (2012), 1849--1858. [ DOI | arXiv | http ]
|Al-Reasi, H. A., Wood, C. M., and Smith, D. S. Physicochemical and spectroscopic properties of natural organic matter (NOM) from various sources and implications for ameliorative effects on metal toxicity to aquatic biota. Aquatic Tox. 103 (2011), 179--190. [ DOI ]
|Al-Reasi, H., Smith, D. S., and Wood, C. M. Evaluating the ameliorative effect of natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) quality on copper toxicity to aquatic organisms: Improving the BLM. Ecotoxicology 21, 2 (2011), 524--537. [ DOI ]
|Arnold, W., Diamond, R. L., and Smith, D. S. Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Copper to the Euryhaline Rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis (L Strain). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 60 (2011), 250--260. [ DOI ]
|DePalma, S. G. S., Arnold, W. R., McGeer, J. C., Dixon, D. G., and Smith, D. S. Variability in dissolved organic matter fluorescence & reduced sulphur concentration in coastal marine & estuarine environments. Appl. Geochem. 26 (2011), 394--404. [ DOI ]
|DePalma, S. G. S., Arnold, W. R., McGeer, J. C., Dixon, D. G., and Smith, D. S. Effects of dissolved organic matter and reduced sulphur on copper bioavailablity in coastal marine environments. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74 (2011), 230--237. [ DOI ]
|Scott, P., Milestone, C., Smith, D., MacLatchy, D., and Hewitt, L. Isolation and Identification of Ligands for the Goldfish Testis Androgen Receptor in Chemical Recovery Condensates from a Canadian Bleached Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill. Environmental Science & Technology 45, 23 (2011), 10226--10234. [ DOI ]
|Wood, C. M., Al-Reasi, H., and Smith, D. S. The two faces of DOC. Aquat. Tox 105, 3-4 (2011), 3--8. [ DOI ]
|Arnold, W. R., Cotsifas, J. S., DePalma, S. G., and Smith, D. S. A Comparison of the Copper Sensitivity of Mytilus galloprovincialis, Crassostrea virginica, Dendraster excentricus, and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus in ambient saltwater of varying dissolved organic matter concentrations. Environ. Toxicol. & Chem. 29 (2010), 311--319. [ DOI ]
|Arnold, W. R., Diamond, R. L., and Smith, D. S. The Effects of Salinity, pH, and Dissolved Organic Matter on Acute Copper Toxicity to the rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis (L strain). Archives of Environ. Contam. and Tox. 59 (2010), 225--234. [ DOI ]
|Caron, F., Sharp-King, K., Siemann, S., and Smith, D. S. Fluorescence characterization of the Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in deep ground waters at Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 286 (2010), 699--705. [ DOI ]
|Caron, F., and Smith, D. S. Fluorescence analysis of natural organic matter fractionated by ultrafiltration: contrasting between urban-impacted water, and radio-contaminated water from a near-pristine site. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 214 (2010), 471--490. [ DOI ]
|Gheorghiu, C., Hanna, J., Smith, J. W., Smith, D. S., and Wilkie, M. P. Encapsulation & Physiological Effects of PIT Tags in Brown Trout (Salmo trutta L.). Aquaculture 298 (2010), 350--353. [ DOI ]
|Gheorghiu, C., Smith, D. S., Al-Reasi, H., C., M. J., and Wilkie, M. P. Influence of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Quality on Cu-Gill Binding in the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquatic Tox. 97 (2010), 343--352. [ DOI ]
|Arnold, R. W., Cotsifas, J. S., Smith, D. S., LePage, S., and Gruenthal, K. M. A Comparison of the copper sensitivity of two economically important saltwater mussel species and a review of previously reported copper toxicity data for mussels: important implications for determining future ambient copper saltwater criteria in the USA. Environmental Toxicology 24 (2009), 618--628. [ DOI ]
|Kramer, J. R., Bell, R., Gorsuch, J., and Smith, D. S. Silver nano-particle toxicity and biocides: Need for chemical speciation. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 5 (2009), 720--722. [ DOI ]
|Nadella, S., Fitzpatrick, J., Franklin, N., Bucking, C., Smith, D. S., and Wood, C. Toxicity of Cu, Zn, Ni and Cd to developing embryos of the blue mussel (Mytilus trossolus) and the protective effect of dissolved organic carbon. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C 149 (2009), 340--348. [ DOI ]
|Galvez, F., Donini, A., Playle, R. C., Smith, D. S., and Wood, C. M. A matter of potential concern: natural organic matter alters the electrical properties of fish gills. Env. Sci. Technol. 42 (2008), 9385--9390. [ DOI ]
|Lalonde, S. V., Smith, D. S., Owttrim, G. W., and Konhauser, K. O. Acid-base properties of cyanobacterial surfaces I: influence of growth phase and nitrogen metabolism on surface reactivity. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 72 (2008), 1257--1268. [ DOI ]
|Lalonde, S. V., Smith, D. S., Owttrim, G. W., and Konhauser, K. O. Acid-base properties of cyanobacterial surfaced II: silica as a chemical stressor influencing cell surface reactivity. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 72 (2008), 1269--1280. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., Takács, I., Murthy, S., Daigger, G. T., and Szabó, A. Phosphate complexation model and its implications for chemical phosphorous removal. Water Environment Research 80, 5 (2008), 428--438. [ http ]
|Szabó, A., Takács, I., Murthy, S., Daigger, G., Licskó, I., and Smith, D. S. The significance of design and operational variables in chemical phosphorous removal. Water Environment Research 80, 5 (2008), 407--416. [ DOI ]
|Arnold, W. R., Cotsifas, J. S., Winter, A. R., Klinck, J. S., Smith, D. S., and Playle, R. Potential effects of synthetic sea salts on toxicity tests where copper is a concern. Environ. Chem. Tox. 26 (2007), 935--943. [ DOI ]
|Kramer, J. R., Bell, R. A., and Smith, D. S. Determination of sulfide ligands and associations with natural organic matter. Applied Geochemistry 22 (2007), 1606--1611. [ DOI ]
|Winter, A., Fish, T., Playle, R., Smith, D. S., and Curtis, P. Photodegradation of natural organic matter from diverse freshwater sources. Aquatic Toxicology 84 (2007), 215--222. [ DOI ]
|Takács, I., Murthy, S., Smith, D. S., and McGrath, M. Chemical phosphorous removal to extremely low levels: experience of two plants in the Washington, DC area. Water Science & Technology 53, 12 (2006), 21--28. [ DOI ]
|Kennedy, C., Smith, D. S., and Warren, L. A. Surface chemistry of synthetic Mn oxyhydroxides under differing simulated hydrologic regimes and their relative sorptive capacities for Nickel. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68 (2004), 443--454. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., Bell, R. A., Valliant, J., and Kramer, J. R. Determination of Strong Ligand Sites in Sewage Effluent Impacted Waters by Competitive Ligand Titration with Silver. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38 (2004), 2120--2125. [ DOI ]
|Martinez, R. E., Smith, D. S., Pedersen, K., and Ferris, F. G. Surface chemical heterogeneity of bacteriogenic iron oxides from a subterranean environment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37 (2003), 5671--5677. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., and Ferris, F. G. Specific surface chemical interactions between hydrous ferric oxide and iron reducing bacteria determined using pKa spectra. J. Coll. Int. Sci. 266 (2003), 60--67. [ DOI ]
|Martinez, R. E., Smith, D. S., and Ferris, F. G. Determination of intrinsic bacterial surface acidity constants using a Donnan shell model and a continuous pKa distribution method. J. Coll. Int. Sci. 253 (2002), 130--139. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., Bell, R. A., and Kramer, J. R. Metal speciation in natural waters with emphasis on reduced sulfur groups as strong metal binding sites. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C 133 (2002), 65--74. [ .pdf ]
|Smith, D. S., and Ferris, F. G. Proton binding by hydrous ferric oxide and aluminum oxide surfaces interpreted using fully optimized continuous pKa spectra. Environ. Sci. Technol. 35 (2001), 4637--4642. [ DOI ]
|Sokolov, I., Smith, D. S., Henderson, G. S., Gorby, Y. A., and Ferris, F. G. Cell surface electrochemical heterogeniety of the Fe(III)-reducing bacteria shewanella putrefaciens. Environ. Sci. Technol. 35 (2001), 341--347. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., and Kramer, J. R. Multisite metal binding to fulvic acid determined using multiresponse fluorescence. Anal. Chim. Acta 416 (2000), 211--220. [ DOI ]
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|Smith, D. S., Cox, J., Warren, L. A., and Ferris, F. G. Characterization of heterogenous bacterial surface functional groups using discrete affinity spectra for proton binding. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33 (1999), 4514--4521. (Smith and Cox joint first authors). [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., and Kramer, J. R. Multi-site proton interactions with natural organic matter. Environ. Int. 25 (1999), 307--314. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., and Kramer, J. R. Fluorescence analysis for multi-site aluminum binding to natural organic matter. Environ. Int. 25 (1999), 295--306. [ DOI ]
|Smith, D. S., and Kramer, J. R. Multi-site aluminum speciation with natural organic matter using multiresponse fluorescence data. Anal. Chim. Acta 363 (1998), 21--29. [ DOI ]
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"Serves it's purpose".
By CJG26
from Florida
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First unit received, one leg broken. Had to return and wait almost 2 wks to receive a replacement.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Elite Race Work Stand Gets 5 Stars
By Mustang
from Northern Virginia
About Me Competitive Cyclist
Great for tinkering at home and mobile enough to make mechanical adjustments at crits, races, etc. The stand is not flimsy, but not overtly heavy. Solid base and strong support makes this a must have if you are serious about keeping your ride in good working order.
Makes life easy
By Bikedad
from Charlotte, NC
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This is a sturdy no nonsense stand they has made my life easier when working on my bikes. This style stand is the way to go especially when working on drivetrains. Folds and stores easily too.
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Great work stand
By Doctor Bill
from Verona Mo.
For several years I have been doing my own minor maintenance and cleaning my bikes without a work stand and this was getting to be difficult at my age (82).I purchased the Elite based on the reviews. This stand far exceeds my expectations as to convenience, durability, ease of set up, and sturdiness.My son who is also a Biker visiting from Baton Rouge La. was so impressed that he too ordered one.I am totally satisfied with my Elite work stand.I don't know how I got along without it.Bill H.
is good
By patrick
from rochester,ny
pretty easy to setup. heavy duty build. was afraid the rear support that cradles the bottom bracket was metal - but it is plastic and won't scratch the bike. really very happy with this.
Perfect for home repairs.
By ADavis
from Middle Tennessee
I was between this and the park stand that attaches to your seat post. After reading a lot of reviews I chose this stand and I'm glad I did. It's definitely not a light weight flimsy piece of hardware. He stand comes fully assembled in the box and all you have to do is unfold it. I've already used it to tune up three bikes for spring which makes it a value buy all day.
Geat stand
By whetherman
from New Hampshire
About Me Casual/ Recreational
Thank you Nashbar and Elite. I was very happy with the specs on this stand but was even more excited about it after getting it assembled and in place. It's extremely stable and very heavy duty. This will be the last bike stand I will ever have to buy.
Awesome all around workstand
By wiseguy73
from Yuma, AZ
Product easy to setup, well built. Construction of the unit very sturdy. really no problem with the workstand. Will buy again for my bike club for there raffle every month.
Versatile and easy to use
By ATR1300
from Tulsa, OK
I love this stand. While I am not a mechanic, anyone who rides for long will start working on their bike - if nothing else making small adjustments, cleaning, replacing bar tape, etc. I had been needing a stand for a while and held out until I could afford this one. I'm glad I did.The only negative I had was that the you tube video from the stand manufacturer showed mechanics washing tour bikes on these stands, which I also did. The wash worked well, it was easy, but when I went to put the stand up, I found that the legs were full of water that had run down and trickled in. Sounds nit picky, I know, because I love this stand.
Good euro/fork mount workstand
By Joey
from San Francisco, CA
Nice euro/fork mounted stand. Bottom bracket cradle easily holds both Road and MTB shells with more than enough clearance to spin the cranks freely without any interference. The cradle has enough clearance to run shiftier cables underneath the bottom bracket. The collar is plastic and is clamped down by a quick release. You'll want to make sure this is tight as once you undo the knob/screw to allow the bike to rotate, that's the only thing holding up the height. Should be made of metal to be a bit more robust as one will crank down on this to make sure their bike doesn't go crashing down.
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Jackie has organized a Block of the Month/Quilt along that will be starting next week. We will all design a block and share the tutorial on our blogs each month…then Jackie will have the final setting. She sent us all this stack of Kaffe Fassett fabrics:
You can find out more info about it on her blog.
Also because you so many of you were interested in my super-duper-high-tech (not really) To Do Lists, I put them into my google docs so you can print them yourself.
There is one with my chores on it like I use (find that one here) or one without any of my daily chores on it (find that one here). Just open the links, go to file on the left, and down to download or print.


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The voiceover KILLED me.
Couldn't watch it on Netflix.
Agreed but she somehow gives some of these dudes the squirts lol.I've never found rousey even remotely hot.
You say shark I say hey man, Jaws was never my scene and I don't like Star Wars
All manner of men came to work for the News: everything from wild young Turks who wanted to rip the world in half and start all over again -- to tired, beer-bellied old hacks who wanted nothing more than to live out their days in peace before a bunch of lunatics ripped the world in half.
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Yeha, I know I am sounding cynical. The movie was entertaining, but that doesn't mean that I think Rousey will be able to do a better job. Especially considering Rousey doesn't have the kickboxing skill/repetoire as Carano.
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Dana White: 'There's no way in hell' Ronda Rousey retires in two years
"I don't care what Hollywood offers, they're ain't paying what we're paying," White said. "These guys, when they go out and make a movie, they're not paying what we are."
As for Rousey's Twitter rant, White, who has been known to engage in a Twitter kerfluffle or two of his own, had a bit of advice: Stay offline if you're having a bad day.
"If you want to be on Twitter, get ready," White said. "Put your big-girl boots on. Get ready, because s--- coming at you. Any time you're in the public, with social media, and the internet or anywhere else, people are going to say stupid shit to you. No matter what, it's going to happen. You can't snap and flip out on everybody any time they do. She'll learn that, she's still young."
"What Ronda Rousey has accomplished with the Olympics and mixed martial arts, she's a workhorse," White continued. "Just the load that we put on her, she kicks ass. She handles a lot of stuff. Everyone is going to have their moments where they snap and say hey, f--- you world, leave me alone today. But those are the days you don't pick up Twitter and hit the button and you don't get on the internet."
White laughed when a reporter suggested Rousey's outburst would damage her brand.
"Does she have the perfect image? She doesn't," White said. "She says 'f---' more than I do. She is who she is and I think people like her for her fighting style and the like who she is."
UFC fans will be sick of hearing her talk in 2 years. I know I get sick of hearing most women talk after 5 minutes.
I think there certainly is enough talent out there to fill the division within the coming year. And the upcoming season of TUF should also help in that regard. Especially if it were to somehow yield somewhat similar results as the first season. Unfortunately I can also see it turning into a worst-case scenario where it all blows up and turns to shit. I hope that doesn't happen though.
I'm already sick of her voice.
Big Hairy American Winning Machine
UFC may pay more than than Hollywood until/if ever you prove to be a good actor and a draw, but ya can act for years with less damage, traing, and everybody training hard to beat your ass.
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Heathered Organic Cotton Knit Stroller Blanket
Knit from pure organic cotton, each piece in our newborn layette is a practical luxury that feels extra special, but functions the way it should: keeping little ones cozy, comfortable and looking their cutest.
- Knit from pure organic cotton fibers that are gentle on baby's skin
- Dyed yarn is woven with ivory for a heathered effect
- Designed with solid contrasting trim
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DATE & TIME: Friday, November 23, 10 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Arizona Stadium (51,811) -- Tucson, Washington. Television: ESPN. Home Record: Arizona State 4-2, Arizona 6-1. Away Record: Arizona State 2-3, Arizona 1-3. Neutral Record: Arizona State 0-0, Arizona 0-0. Conference Record: Arizona State 4-4, Arizona 4-4. Series Record: Arizona leads 47-37-1.
GAME NOTES: For the 86th time the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats will clash on the gridiron for the Territorial Cup when the teams collide at Arizona Stadium on Friday.
The Sun Devils put an end to a four-game losing streak last weekend by throwing up a 46-7 rout over Washington State at Sun Devil Stadium. The win gives Arizona State a 6-5 overall record this season, making it bowl eligible for the second straight time after a three-season hiatus. The Sun Devils have split their first eight Pac-12 games entering the regular-season finale.
This is also the conclusion of the regular season for Arizona which has enjoyed a relatively strong year in the first under Rich Rodriguez. After a 34-23 win over Utah in Salt Lake City, the Wildcats are 7-4 overall this season while posting wins in four of their last five games. The Wildcats will also be eligible for a postseason berth after missing out on the bowl season last year.
Known as the 'Duel in the Desert', the rivalry between these two schools dates back to 1899 on the football field. In that meeting Arizona State pulled out an 11-2 victory but it is the Wildcats that lead the all-time series 47-37-1. Arizona took home the cup last year with a 31-27 win in Temple. The Wildcats have won three of the last four contests.
Arizona State is also under its first season under a new coach, and Todd Graham has certainly guided a unique offense for the Sun Devils. In a conference of prolific offenses, the Sun Devils are the fifth best offensive unit in terms of scoring (36.0 ppg) and total offense (448.3 ypg).
While those numbers don't stand out what has is how Graham has utilized his running backs this season. Three different backs have made major contributions in both the running and passing games. Cameron Marshall (503 yards, 6 TDs) is the top running option and has had limited usage out of the backfield through the air.
The same cannot be said of D.J. Foster and Marion Grice. Foster has rushed for 462 yards and a pair of scores while hauling in 34 passes for 484 yards and an additional four touchdowns. Grice has been utilized less in running g the ball (364) but has brought in the second most receptions on the squad (38) and leads all running backs in the nation in receiving touchdowns (8). Grice's 14 total touchdowns this season is the fourth most in the Pac-12
Tight end Chris Coyle (51 receptions, 639 yards, 5 TDs) is the team's leading pass catcher while Rashad Ross (31 receptions, 445 yards, 3 TDs), Jamal Miles (30 receptions, 313 yards) and Kevin Ozier (20 receptions, 306 yards, 5 TDs) have been consistent producers in Graham's spread attack.
Running the show from under center is Taylor Kelly. The redshirt sophomore has completed 66.9 percent of his pass attempts this season while totaling 2,581 yards and 25 touchdowns to nine interceptions. Kelly is a player that can move in the pocket but has gotten in trouble by taking 30 sacks on the season.
On defense there is no team other than Stanford that is better than Arizona State in limiting opponents yardage totals. Arizona State is surrendering just 335.3 yards per game while ranking fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring defense (23.1 ppg). Getting pressure on opposing backfields has been the key with the Sun Devils leading the Pac-12 in sacks (46) and just one tackle for a loss (99) behind Stanford for the top spot in the conference in that category.
Transferring from Akron was a very good decision for Brandon Magee. The linebacker is the team's leading tackler (87), while also totaling 8.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 of which were sacks. Will Sutton (18.0 TFLs, 10.5 sacks), Carl Bradford (16.0 TFLs, 9.5 sacks), Chris Young (13.5 TFLs) and Junior Onyeali (6.0 sacks) have all been menaces in the backfield. Keelan Johnson (73 tackles, 4 INTs) and Alden Darby (66 tackles, 3 INTs) have each been ballhawks in the secondary.
There was a different look on offense last weekend for Arizona. Starting quarterback Matt Scott was sidelined with a concussion which allowed B.J. Denker to get the start. This week Scott should be set to go which is good news for the Wildcats. Scott has completed 61.5 percent of his pass attempts this season for 3,008 yards and 21 touchdowns, although he has had fewer than 200 yards passing in his past two games. Scott can get it done with his legs as well with 443 yards rushing and five touchdowns on the ground.
Even though Scott can run well, the running game, and arguably the offense in general, goes through Ka'Deem Carey. The Wildcat running back leads the Pac-12 in rushing yards this season with 1,585, while also getting into the end zone 19 times. Carey has been particularly impressive in the last two games when he has racked up 570 yards and six touchdowns in those contests.
In the receiving corps, Austin Hill is hands down the team's best pass catcher. Hill has brought in 68 passes this season for 1,119 yards and eight touchdowns, all of which are team-highs. Hill is second only to Marqise Lee of USC in receiving yards on the Pac-12. Hill's efforts have overshadowed a solid season from Daniel Buckner (58 receptions, 730 yards, 5 TDs) who as been reliable as well this season.
With all the weapons it has on offense, Arizona has been second to only Oregon in picking up yards this season as the Wildcats amass 521.8 yards of total offense on a weekly basis. That puts Arizona in exclusive company as one of only 12 teams at the FBS level to be averaging more than 500 yards of total offense.
Defense has been another story for Arizona. Much of that is a symptom of the rapid pace at which Arizona's offense moves, giving opposing teams plenty of opportunity to pick up yards. The Wildcats are surrendering 488.0 yards of total offense per contest which is better than only Colorado in the Pac-12. The Wildcats have also been scored on quite a bit (33.6 ppg).
Linebackers Jake Fischer and Marquis Flowers have been the leaders for the squad. Fischer has a team-high 98 tackles, while Flowers has racked up 86 stops, 12.0 tackles for loss and a team-leading 5.5 sacks. Tra'Mayne Bondurant (67 tackles, 11.5 TFLs) will also make plays on the defensive side.
This matchup promises to be a high-octane slugfest between two prolific and unique offenses. While Arizona State might have the edge on defense on paper, the Wildcats have been too good at home (6-1) to let the Sun Devils come into Arizona Stadium and push them around.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Arizona 38, Arizona State 35


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Painting hardwood floors is an innovative way to add punch and dimension to any room in a house. More than just incorporating color and lifting a room's mood, a painted floor can also help solve design problems. For example, vertical stripes extending down a hallway can give the illusion of length and depth. A bold geometric pattern in a small foyer can make it appear larger and add dynamic personality to a space that's often overlooked. A painted border around a rooms' edge can be a way to introduce multiple colors and pull out elements or themes found in the rooms' wall coverings, furniture or rugs. A floor painted in a common color can help unify interconnecting rooms.
There's no limit to the wonderful looks that can be created with today's glazes, paints and finishes on hardwood floors. Stains can look like inlays of exotic woods. Paint can mimic virtually any material, including marble, granite, tile, brass and gold. According to Joe Boone Jr., owner of Wood Floors International in Jacksonville, Fla., having a professional create a complex pattern or faux look often costs less than half what using the real materials would. Plus, painting is an inexpensive trick to turn a not-so-beautiful floor into something truly unique.
The secret to any quality paint job is proper surface preparation. Basic preparation steps usually include washing, scraping or sanding and priming. The floor surface needs to be clean, dry, dust-free and as smooth as possible. You'll need to fill large depressions and cracks in the wood flooring with a product that dries hard. Cover bare wood floors with either a primer or a sealer. A primer will help hide the wood grain that otherwise might show through the finish paint. However, if you want some of the wood grain to show through, use a clear sealer so that the paint from the design doesn't bleed into the wood. Hardwood floors that have a varnish or urethane finish must be sanded before a primer or sealer is applied.
Foot traffic inevitably scuffs, scratches and wears down the paint, giving the floors a soft patina and suggesting a sense of history. Some people even use sandpaper to hurry along the timeworn look. However, if you want to ensure your newly painted floor lasts for many years to come, make sure to apply two coats of polyurethane over the dried paint. In high-traffic areas, apply a third coat six months later, after the initial coats have completely cured.
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Memorex PurePlay
Compact design, non-slip base, decent audio, cheap price
Flimsy volume dial
The rise of the all-powerful iPod has seen the birth of a totally new category that didn't exist 10 years ago - iPod docks. While there's a a huge selection to choose from including high-end models such as Philips' Fedelio DS9000, there are also plenty of more affordable models such as the Griffin Travel Speaker. There are more portable iPod speakers around than you can shake a USB stick at, but many of them lack the audio quality of their more firmly grounded siblings. Can Memorex's new portable model measure up? We took a closer look to find out.
The compact PurePlay unit measures 222 x 90 x 45mm, so it is certainly small enough to be able to fit into a suitcase or slip into your hand luggage without taking up too much room. Overall, the product feels extremely durable, so we can completely forgive the lack of a storage case to keep it in. On the right-hand edge of the product you'll find the power socket for hooking it up to the mains, along with a line in for using with any non-iPod inputs. The product sports a hinged, plastic lid that feels reasonably robust, while the bottom half of the unit features a non-slip rubberised finish that lends the product a premium feel. The base of the product also reveals a battery compartment which houses four AAA batteries (not supplied) in case you want genuine portability, rather than being limited by the availability of a plug point.
Opening up the PurePlay reveals a speaker that covers the inside of the "lid", while the iPod docking point itself sits on the middle of the base. The product carries the official Made for iPod and Made for iPhone badges, and is supplied with a couple of plastic adaptors to cater for all models. To the right of the dock you'll find the power button along with a disappointingly flimsy volume dial. The control works well enough, although it moves around too much in the casing, almost like a multi-directional button, rather than a dial. When rotating the slightly clunky control, it's hard to tell whether it's actually moving unless you're watching the volume graphic on the iPod screen, and as there are no markings on the dial it's hard to get a purchase on it. As a result, you don't know how loud it's going to be when you switch it on - something that our eardrums can attest to.
To the left of the dock itself, you'll find a basic selection of rudimentary function buttons including play/pause and backwards and forwards skip. Using these doesn't really give you much advantage over controlling the music directly from the iDevice itself, but it's nice to have the option of "hard" buttons. There are also controls for looping, shuffle mode and for selecting the line in for when you're hooking up a non-Apple device.
We tested the PurePlay out with an iPod touch to see how it would fare. The audio is surprisingly punchy and clear with the PurePlay offering up a surprisingly "big" sound for such a tiny product. Turning the device up loud enough to hear throughout a reasonably sized room produces good results. If you push the volume control too far then you'll inevitably end up with a slightly harsh, tinny sound, but it would be unfair to expect anything else from a product of this size and price range. The bass performance isn't bad at all, especially considering the relatively small size of the speakers, however the PurePlay does struggle a little on very bass-heavy tracks.
You will be able to find cheaper portable iPod speakers around, but they will be unlikely to sport the durable, hinged design boasted by the PurePlay. We were a little disappointed by the flimsy volume control and perhaps it might have been nice to include a small remote control. However, the product fulfils its primary purpose and passes our test with flying colours thanks to its slick design and decent audio performance. If you're after a reasonably priced set of portable speakers for your iPod that are likely to survive being stuffed into a bag or suitcase then the PurePlay is a good choice.


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Here are several key DC plan design features that you can include as part of your DC plan design to help improve participant outcomes.
2015 Key Considerations: Linking Plan Objectives to Participant Outcomes
Discover action steps to enhance DC plan design moving participants toward brighter retirement futures.
Jim Danaher is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Defined Contribution Solutions at Northern Trust in Chicago. His primary responsibilities include directing the structure, implementation and maintenance of investment products for defined contribution plans. This includes managing research to identify new investment products, enhancing existing offerings, including target retirement date investments, and developing new distribution strategies to the marketplace.
He serves as a conduit between investment teams that include portfolio management and investment strategy, and Northern Trust's distribution groups. He is a member of the Northern Trust Defined Contribution Investment Policy Committee, which oversees the management of the Northern Trust Focus Funds, Northern Trust's flagship target retirement date series. He guides Northern Trust's ongoing defined contribution research series, the Path Forward, and continually authors research on defined contribution plans for Northern Trust's Asset Management publication, Point of View.
Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2008, Jim was an investment advisor with Aon Investment Consulting. His primary responsibilities included the sales and support of investment policy development, fund evaluation and management searches, and investment education strategies for qualified retirement plans.
He has more than 20 years of experience in providing guidance to plan sponsors for their defined contribution programs. He has testified before the ERISA Advisory Council's Working Group on Financial Literacy of Plan Participants and the Role of the Employer. He has worked with several large employers in the financial services, hospitality and telecommunications industries. His largest client engagement to-date involved a defined contribution program with more than 200,000 participants. Jim attended St. Louis University and has attained his FINRA Series 6 and 63 registrations. He is a member of the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association.


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poohcarrot wrote:I'd like a Super Mario type platform game.
captainmeme wrote:I loved Discworld 2... Before it got destroyed in the flooding. I wish I had it again.
TwoShotTino wrote:captainmeme wrote:I loved Discworld 2... Before it got destroyed in the flooding. I wish I had it again.
Check out the Discworld Noir thread. I've put a link on there where you can buy all 3 of the games and they work perfectly on the latest versions of windows.
I'm currently playing the 2nd one myself
Werewolf87 wrote:By this I mean something similiar to the The Elder Scrolls series (Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion). You'd get a whole Discworld area, let's say Ankh-Morpork and some outskirts area for starters, and do whatever you like in it.
In the beginning you'd have to create your character, decide on which race you want to play as and choose your talents.
Afterwards you're free to roam the city and do random quests or become a member of a faction (assassins, wizards, watch and so on, there are enough possibilities) and work yourself up to a leading position there. Maybe even with a main quest, where you work as an agent for Vetinari.
Of course all of that with decent graphics and the possibility to run into various Discworld characters while playing through.
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Careers in dietetics and human nutrition are challenging and constantly changing and evolving as research continues in this growing field. Eastern Michigan University (EMU) can bring you into this exciting career through the dietetics and human nutrition program. Offered both on campus and distance-online, you can earn your degree from virtually anywhere in the United States. And, out-of-state students can take EMU-Online courses at affordable Michigan in-state tuition rates!
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Upon successful completion of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CP) at EMU and completion of an EMU degree, the student is issued a verification statement* making them eligible to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians through the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR).
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*Verification Statement - This is the statement provided by the Dietetics Program Director to CDR and to the student that allows the student to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians. This is only issued after the student completes the CP and achieves all skills needed to be an entry-level dietitian.
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Results from a new national survey say Northwest Florida is the worst part of the state for small businesses to thrive, but local business leaders do not agree.
Thumbtack.com, a website designed to help people hire contractors and employees, partnered with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to interview more than 7,700 small business owners nationwide on how they would rate their state's support of small businesses. It was the second year Thumbtack.com has conducted the survey.
Florida as a whole received a C- in this year's survey, a slight decrease from 2012's grade of C. The survey ranked Northwest Florida as the worst region in the state for small businesses.
"Although overall Northwest Florida did not perform well — it was behind the other regions in the state in some of the regulatory categories and ease of hiring — it actually ranked much better," said Nathan Allen, data analyst for Thumbtack.com. "Training and networking programs it was second. It's definitely a mixture of some positives and some areas for improvement.
"The most significant factor pulling down Northwestern Florida's ranking is the difficulty of starting a new business — the region received the lowest score in the state in this category," Allen added in a follow-up email. "Although the challenges of starting a new business certainly vary between areas and industries, making the relevant processes (such as obtaining a business permit) as simple as possible is an important start. Additionally, ensuring that the extant state and local resources are well publicized and easily accessible helps to lower the perceived barrier to would-be entrepreneurs."
Allen said the survey was sent out randomly to some of the 300,000 businesses that list positions on Thumbtack.com.
Thumbtack's website only quotes two businesses from Northwest Florida that responded to the survey. Allen said because the surveys were sent out randomly, it is possible that some regions were not as well represented as others.
Ted Corcoran, president and CEO of the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, said he questioned the survey's validity.
One of the questions asked in the survey was related to training for small businesses. In Okaloosa County alone, Corcoran said JobsPlus, the Small Business Development Center, the Okaloosa County Economic Development Council and the four chambers of commerce all provide varying levels of training.
"I'm not going to believe it," Corcoran said. "I think this area is extremely (small business friendly). Of the 1,200 businesses that we have in our chamber membership, 83 percent of those have less than 15 employees. This entire area here, all of Okaloosa County or our jurisdiction is small business, so it has to be productive for those folks to be doing business here. I'm just not buying it."
Wayne Harris, executive director of the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce and an Okaloosa County commissioner, said he has not heard from small business owners who think it is difficult to operate in Northwest Florida. He said he doesn't the think the survey makes sense with previous findings.
In 2012, the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metropolitan statistical area, which takes in all of Okaloosa and Walton counties, was named one of the 100 leading locations to do business nationwide. It was based on economic and workforce indicators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
"I don't believe (Thumbtack's survey)," Harris said. "I'm not saying we don't have pockets of problems in Northwest Florida. Generally speaking, I know from the county's perspective we have the lowest ad valorem rate and the lowest business rates. We don't do an impact fee. We make it very easy for businesses.
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