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Ryan Broekhoff led Valparaiso (10-5) with 15 points and seven rebounds. Kevin Van Wijk also had seven rebounds, and contributed 10 points. LaVonte Dority also scored 10 points for the Crusaders, going 8 for 8 from the free-throw line.
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The thing that gets me about NBC is they ordered 13 Hannibal episodes, done by Bryan Fuller, and are planning to waste them in a summer timeslot...
Actually, that might not be a bad move with an "edgy" show: start it when the competition is less intense and build up a following.
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That's what they claim but no one watches network TV in the summer. It's all light summer fluff now.
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hay guys thnx for posting the 1st ep of this drama seems to be gud one ......but i have to tell u tht while seeing dramas like the ghost ,mujye apna bana lo or muhabbat karne walon ke naam ....i feel tht phele awaz ati hai baat mein lips move hotay hain ....which sounds quite irritating .....i appreciate ur efforts n work bt kindly chek out this prob n solve it thnx again.....
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Thanks for the updates. Well I havent get a time to download the episode and see it. But one thing I would to like to say that Its a serial by Umera Ahmad aur Umera ahmad k baray mein Agar Yeh Keha Jaye k "Naam He Kafi hai" tau ghalat na ho ga. She is the one of the best writer of this decade. Whatever she has wrote uptill now is worth readable and watchable. Rather sometimes these directors are not able to picturize her writing in a way she deserves.
It would be a breakthrough in Pakistani Drama.
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Sorry Rockers. Its you this time. But I hope you wont mind it. Well Both of you are doing a great work.
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Trip Report (March 31-April 7)--part 1
Hello fellow hounds. Thanks for all of your helpful hints. My wife and I had a great time in your beautiful city. I have been meaning to post details of our trip but have just been too busy. Have some time to post a part one now.
Night 1: La Mar. Our plane arrived late, we were tired and wet when we arrived at the restaurant, and the above factors may have colored our experience. But this was easily the biggest disappointment of the trip.
We started with cebiche, which was good but not spectacular. I ordered the Nikei, and was not all that impressed with the flavor profile (maybe I should have ordered a different cebiche).
I had a quinoa salad that was fine but something I easily could have made at home.
The biggest let down was something I ordered called empanada jalea. The menu informed me I would be getting a platter of calamari, clams, mussels, etc...with a variety of Peruvian condiments. Neither menu nor server warned me that everything on my plate would be deep fried in a hefty batter. I ate only half my dinner at best before succumbing to grease gut. Even the mussels and clams (still in shell) were battered, which struck me as just plain odd.
My wife's main, "talarin saltado" also came with all deep fried fish. At least the menu warned her that her calamari would be battered.
The bathroom was filthy, and the dessert (pie de limon) was throat-burning sweet. I was in a bad mood after my meal here (not cheap) and baffled that it had been mentioned both on chowhounds (by several posters) and in the Michelin 2012 guide. Obviously we did not order the right things, but our server did not ever say "by the way, everything on your empanada plate is deep fried, so if you don't like deep fried food you might consider ordering..."
Granted, I have total ignorance of Peruvian food, so maybe I have to take some of the blame. (are all dishes prefaced by the word "empanada" deep fried?)
Day 2: Thankfully everything we ate from here on was better than the first night's disaster. We arrived at the Blue Bottle mint plaza location right before opening, so we did not have to wait in a line to order our coffee. I had an americano and a mocha and my wife had a few cups of drip (pour-over). The coffee was very good, equivalent to what we have enjoyed in some of the better places in Portland and Seattle. I ordered granola to go with my coffee. It was so-so, and suffered from that common granola mishap of too much sweetener. My wife had a few pieces of the parmesan shortbread, which was unique and tasty.
After a busy morning/early afternoon at Alcatraz, we hoofed it to North Beach to L'Osteria del Forno. I really liked how small and personable this place was. We ended up talking throughout the meal to a local couple seated in the table next to us. I really enjoyed how friendly San Franciscans were everywhere we went. Definitely a west coast city (I used to live in Toronto, where this sort of camaraderie with fellow diners is rare).
We had a few appies and a few mains. The fried radicchio wrapped in prosciutto was delicious if a bit stringy. The white bean/tuna salad was solid and exactly what I expected. Our mains were great. I had the special, which was housemade ricotta ravioli. My SO had the crespelles. Both were rich and indulgent. I loved the texture of my ravioli (definitely cooked beyond al dente, but I like that once in a while).
After a very busy day of walking around the city, we arrived at the Slanted Door. We had a very nice meal here. We shared about five dishes: lemongrass grilled rabbit with fennel; grapefruit and jicama salad; wood oven roasted arctic char; a crispy vegetarian imperial roll, and a side of baby bok choy. Everything was well prepared and flavorful, though the food did not strike me as particularly Vietnamese (more Asian fusion). I'm okay with that, though. The flavours were clear, and the food was impeccably fresh. Nothing was overcooked. The food lacked much in the way of spicy kick, but I knew going in that this place's goal was not authenticity.
We had really good service. We wanted to share a dessert, but my wife wanted to order something I found really unappealing: cinnamon gelatin (basically jello) with ice cream and grape fruit wedges. I wanted to get the lemon pudding cake. Our server heard us debating this, and when we finally decided on the lemon pudding cake, our server brought us two desserts (she brought my wife the cinnamon gelation) and comped the second. This was the first of several experiences on our trip where a restaurant comped a course. That is a really nice surprise, and moreover it seldom happens where we live in Canada. And it makes good business sense, because the customer leaves with a warm feeling toward the establishment and (provided the food is good) an eagerness to return.
Anyway, have to go for now, so will continue with a Part 2 when time allows...
Thanks for the report -- I'll look forward to the rest of it. For reference, here's your original request: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/840335
I'm was a little puzzled by your description of your "empanada" -- an empanada is basically a turnover (which can be baked or fried). I looked at the La Mar menu on line, and at the top of the empanada section it says:
"empanadas peruanas y frituras
House made with a variety of fillings
All fried and served with dipping sauce"
So it definitely said "fried" -- maybe in your jet-lagged condition you skimmed over that part of the description. For whatever reason, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your meal, and there's no excuse for a dirty bathroom!
re: Ruth Lafler
Empanada is not necessarily a turnover. It also refers to anything that is breaded, such as a breaded and panfried pork chop, battered and fried chicken cutlet, etc.
re: Melanie Wong
In the verb form, but what about the noun form? Anyway, as noted below this menu category lists empanadas and frituras (fried stuff).
re: Ruth Lafler
I've had an empanada de leche (noun form) that was a rectangle of white custard dusted in bread crumbs and fried. Looked like a deep-fried mozzarella stick!
re: Melanie Wong
Sounds yummy!
Sorry to hear about your experience at La Mar. I've debated trying it on several of our trips to SF and always demurred based on reports of lack of value or noise. The deep fried thing seems weird to me, not that I'm an expert on Peruvian food. I've only ever had deep-fried empanadas once though and they were Chilean, stuffed with cheese. Empanada means inside bread/dough and typically indicates a turnover.
re: grayelf
'pan'= bread, making a literal translation of the word very close to its actual usage (which is rarely a safe assumption to make).
Judging from La Mar's online menu, it's pretty clear that the dish jalea is a fritura.
empanadas peruanas y frituras
House made with a variety of fillings
All fried and served with dipping sauce
re: nocharge
There were no fillings. It was battered deep fried fish. Unless they were counting the fish as the "filling." And it was not like other 'empanadas' I've tried before that are basically dough stuffed with various fillings and then fried. It was like a "captain's platter" at a greasy fish and chips shop.
re: Melanie Wong
Interesting. That recently happened to me in Puerto Rico and i just assumed it to be a local idiosyncracy (unless that's where you've encountered it...)
re: hyperbowler
Nope, sadly I've not been to Puerto Rico. This usage was here in the Bay Area.
Here's the root verb, empanar:
re: Melanie Wong
Oh, that makes a lot of sense. Come to think of it, I think the menu might have said "empanado." I should be more careful with noun verb agreement and the use of "de":
breaded eggplant = berenjenas empanadas
stuffed eggplant pie = empanada de berenjenas
breaded chicken = pollo empanado (what we ate was like chicken schnitzel)
stuffed chicken pie = empanada de pollo
re: hyperbowler
Well, be aware that a breaded chicken patty (like a hamburger patty made of chicken) is also called empanada de pollo.
re: Melanie Wong
I guess I need to be aware the the word empanada can refer to quite a few types of dishes, not just a stuffed pastry thing-y as I had formerly believed.
re: anewton
As I said, I've had those moments of surprise myself, although luckily, the morsels turned out to be far tastier than what you found in front of you. In this area, we have few examples of the turnover kind of empanada and even fewer of the other usages, so we don't run across this confusion often. You may also want to note that "frituras" refers to deep-fried food, similar to fritto misto in Italian. And thank you so much for your trip report and those to come!


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China Approves Measures To Tackle Wealth Inequality
The Chinese government has approved a new plan address wealth inequality, including a raise in the minimum wage.
Despite being a communist country, China has a growing problem with wealth inequality. Since starting to introduce economic liberalisation and reforms, which have been hugely successful in growing the country's economy, the income gap between rich and poor has grown dramatically. Many people, especially in rural areas, are still living in absolute poverty; according the the People's Daily newspaper close to 128 million Chinese citizens in rural areas are defined as poor by the government, meaning that they have an income of less that 2300 yuan ($368) per year.
According to some analysts China's 'Gini coefficient', which measures income inequality, hit 0.474 in 2012; a level of 0.4 or higher is often cited as the threshold beyond which there is a high potential for social unrest.
This growing wealth gap is a big problem for a communist government, and addressing it is seen as key to the government's ability to maintain its credibility and public support, and ensure social stability. It is also key to the governments attempts to increase domestic demand and re-balance the economy away from cheap exports to debt hit countries such as those in Europe.
Higher Minimum Wage and More Funding for Social Security
The new plan approved by the Chinese government calls for an increase in the minimum wage to 40% of the average salary in urban areas by the year 2015.
State-owned companies would also need to hand over a larger share of their profits to the government, in order to increase funding for social security. Social Security in China is surprisingly sparse for a supposedly communist state, with many citizens having to pay for health care and care for elderly relatives privately.
The plan also included measures to boost agricultural incomes, improve the public healthcare system, increase the supply of low cost housing, and to set a ceiling on the salaries of senior management at state-owned companies.


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While our justice system assumes this competency on the part of juries, CMC Psychology Professor Daniel Krauss believes otherwise. In an article in the June 2001 issue of Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, he argues that jurors typically are more affected by clinical opinion expert testimony than more scientifically sound testimony.
Krauss joined CMC in the summer of 2000 and teaches Forensic, Abnormal, and General Psychology. The Supreme Court of the United States recently named him to one of four Fellowships for the coming year. The Fellowship places "exceptionally talented" individuals in the administration of the federal judiciary; Krauss will serve in the United States Sentencing Commission, an independent agency that establishes sentencing
Currently, Krauss is Legal Editor of the American Psychology - Law Society Newsletter, and is member of associations in the fields of psychology and law. Krauss completed his Ph.D. in a joint major in clinical and psychology, policy, and law at the University of Arizona. He earlier graduated with honors both from the school's College of Law and from Johns Hopkins University with an undergraduate degree in psychology.
Krauss clearly has a strong foundation and expertise in the interplay of psychology and law. Please join the Athenaeum for what promises to be an insightful look at the justice system from a man recognized by the Supreme Court itself for his talent.
The lecture by Professor Krauss is part of the Athenaeum series Faculty Ideas in Progress.


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Comcast says to keep Internet records for 180 days
An executive with U.S. cable operator Comcast Corp. told lawmakers on Tuesday the company will hold on to Web address records for a longer period of time under a new policy to help law enforcement.
Comcast Vice President Gerard Lewis said at a House of Representatives hearing that Comcast would retain records on Internet protocol addresses assigned to computers connected to its network for 180 days, up from 31 days under its current policy.
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American School Food Service Association. ASFSA provides tools and information to help school foodservice professionals develop and adhere to strict food safety policies and procedures.
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Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. This site provides school food allergy guidelines and a manual on how to manage food allergies in the school environment.
It�s a SNAP! SNAP is a hands-on initiative for middle schools that's designed to help students improve overall health through promoting clean hands.
National Coalition for Food Safe Schools. The coalition is a work group of representatives from a variety of national organizations, associations, and state and government agencies involved in reducing foodborne illness in the U.S. by improving food safety in schools.
National School Boards Association School Health Resource Database. This database contains nearly 3,000 items, including sample policies, articles, and training tools, that address issues facing local school districts related to the health of youth, including food safety
National Environmental Health Association, Food Safety Training Materials Reviews. This site provides reviews of food safety resource and training materials by experienced environmental health professionals. The reviewers look at the resource�s content, quality, and compatibility with the FDA Food Code.
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We're proud to release a special edition piece of concept art for your body. It's a Red-Blue Anaglyph image of a squirrel bursting out of your chest and it comes with free Red-Blue glasses so you can blow minds!
The image is of a squirrel, bursting out of the chest of the wearer. The squirrel is clutching a wad of cash and smoking a cigar. He's wearing a t-shirt that says "Let It Be Great" and holding his hand up in triumph. He also is wearing a pair of red-blue 3d glasses.
It is a celebration of the role of character illustration in advertising and a nod to the current obsession we all have with 3d technology. For the most part, people on the street won't have a pair of glasses obviously, so thankfully it looks sweet without them too.
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A hilarious coffee table book of commentary on every outfit worn during the first season of The Golden Girls. Jokes about Star Wars, Star Trek, goth music, Scrabble, Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, and much much more, ensue.
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What is different about the Gore Xenon 2.0 SO jacket versus the original one? I like the solid red color of the original
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A concert to raise money for the Charles P. and Geneva Varney Scholarship Fund will be staged this Sunday at 3 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 801 Waller Street in Portsmouth.
"An Hour of Sacred Song" will be presented by the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Chorale, under the direction of Justin Wiget, and the Chancel Choir of Second Presbyterian Church under the direction of Dr. Stanley Workman Jr., who will also be organist for the event. The concert is free, with donations to the scholarship fund gladly accepted. A dessert reception will be held after the concert.
"This is the third one of these concerts we have done," Wiget said. "It has become an annual event. This is our primary fund raiser for the fund."
"This is a fitting tribute to a great man," Workman said.
Wiget said the scholarships will be awarded to students who wish to further their musical career after high school.
"We're hoping we can make enough on this concert to award it (scholarship) this spring," Wiget said. "I think we're at the $10,000 mark, but that's through the foundation. Once you go over that, I think you can start awarding."
Wiget said it has been difficult to build up the fund because of low interest rates.
Varney died in 2010. He was a widely respected musical educator, vocal soloist and community leader. Varney accepted appointment as Music Specialist, Grades 1-12 at Wheelersburg public schools in 1958. He then moved to Portsmouth City schools in 1962 where he continued 27 years until his retirement.
That was followed by 12 years at Shawnee State University as a member of the adjunct faculty in the College of Education. During that period and in addition to his duties in music education, Varney also served six congregations as choir director at their churches and was director of the Portsmouth Area Male Chorus for 27 years. He was also Bass Soloist for services at B'nai Abraham Temple, Portsmouth, for a period of 40 years. He founded and directed the Portsmouth Symphony Chorale until 2009.
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Comment Re:Unwilling to (re)implement --geometry (Score 1) 818
But if you just want your KDE4 desktop to look the same: copy
Those files describe the your look of your desktop.
You can also use a dummy or temporary account to make your own clean plasma* and kwin* files!
Anyway, as far as _I_ know, KDE4 won't be changing the layout of these files anymore, and hasn't done so since 4.5 (or earlier).
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Nonsense, SuSE had a choice when KDE4.0 was released, so they made KDE4 an _option_. Why did they do that? Because they took the KDE-devs warning that 4.0 wasn't ready for use seriously. SuSE didn't swap the stable 3.5 for the totally new 4.0, like i.e. Fedora did. I was still happily running 3.5, AND testing 4.0 on the same machine when Fedora's KDE users were totally fucked by Fedora. And, I'm sure: the KDE devs could have used a different numbering scheme, but Fedora would prolly have made the same mistake and slapped 3.9.0, or whatever would have been the "saner" number, in their newest release.
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xeyes -display joesws:0 -geometry 1000x1000+0+0
So, no that's _not_ useful feature in KDE4. But mind you: the widthxheight _do_ work in KDE4, the placement doesn't.
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Is cat-copter adorable, or disturbing?
of course someone will find it:
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Didn't realize the dead have feelings with which to empathize.
Now, there you go! All kinds of interesting observations and discussions, sparked by some simple art. That can a _function_ of art.
I must say, I find it somewhat amusing, a catcopter, but how people respond to stuff like this, now that's interesting.
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What is "serious"?
_Good_ question.
Well, Miriam-Webster gave me:
Synonyms of serious:
earnest, grave, humorless, no-nonsense, po-faced [British], sedate, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, staid, uncomic, unsmiling, weighty
Now please tell, which of these this _you_ think it was?
Comment Re:Your side is always the good guys. (Score 1) 233
The man said "_serious_ GPL supporter".
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China Love Date, Matchmaking Service to Help Western Men Find Eastern Women, Offers New Updated Support Services for Chinese Dating to Help Bridge Any Cultural Difference
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(PRWEB UK) 27 February 2014
China Love Date, a leading, worldwide matchmaking and dating service, announces its support services to help Western men meet Chinese women according to proper Chinese cultural standards. These dating support services help to bridge the gap due to culture differences, and help ease all parties into comfortable relationships that may then flourish into true love.
For starters, the online dating process begins when a man browses a wide variety of online female profiles. China Love Date, stands by the legitimacy of its members, ensuring that their females have been scouted and vetted by third party agents, and that profiles on the site are of females associated only with China Love Date.
"I find that I receive many questions about how to approach a woman from China," said China Love Date creator Marcus. "But, it's easy. We take much of the awkward introductions out of the dating process. For instance, you can choose from a variety of pre-written Love Notes to make an initial reach out to a female of your choice. That way, you don't have to worry about any miscommunication mishaps or fear accidentally offending anyone."
Once the first reach out is complete, male members of the site can then write more personalized notes, as well as obtain access to letter translation services. Should a couple become interested in each other, the male can then send gifts, such as flowers, makeup, chocolates, and perfume, which are all pre-selected by the service and make great surprises, like for the quickly approaching Valentine's Day. As conversations progress, beauty (or telephone calls) and video calls are personalized options to help male members hear and see their Chinese female for an even more intimate connection.
Finally, should a male member be interested in visiting China, a rendezvous can be set up and coordinated by China Love Date to ensure parties comfortably meet. China Love Date can also help recommend meeting spots, such as the popular Beijing Opera, Tianqiao Area, and Sanliturn Pub.
"I established this site to help people find their counterpart," said Crellin. "While you may have never thought that your true love resided in another country, it's a possibility that may hold true. Now, with the conception of the Internet, helping men find that one true love in a sea of people is even more possible."
For more information about female members and the setup of rendezvous, please visit our How it Works pages.
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You have been following the medianet blogs for a while and you may have seen the medianet team member's profile in these blogs. Now you have a chance to meet two of them: Ulrica de Fort-Menares who runs the medianet program and Aamer Akhter who is a technical marketing engineer.
The People Behind Medianet
Catalysts for Video
By next year, Internet video is expected to account for over 50 percent of consumer Internet traffic. With the consumerization of IT, how long will it be before you start seeing these sorts of video loads on your enterprise networks? Perhaps you are already deploying video endpoints and applications on your campus networks with devices such as Cisco TelePresence – and if you are, how are you making sure that your network is ready for video before you deploy? Do you have intelligent tools to troubleshoot video issues once you deploy?
Tags: Cisco Catalyst Switches, mediatrace, video
Free Your Business From the Tyranny of an Unreliable Network
Is your office struggling with dropped connections and unexpected network outages? See how our hero Will Wallace overcomes these challenges by switching to the Right Network. The team can now experience the freedom of reliable access and enhanced business productivity from implementing a secure network. Without a doubt, the Right Network changes everything.
The No Brainer Speed Demon of Networking
If you got the Thanksgiving week copy of Network World, you'd have seen a feature article on the testing they did on the newest Cisco Wide Area Application Services, or WAAS for short. The Clear Choice test looked at the speed and scalability of the industry's most scalable WAN Optimization appliance – the WAAS 8541.
Below, we provide an overview of the article, list the highlights of some great testing, and show a fun video that goes through the case for WAN optimization.
Tags: Clear Choice, Context Aware DRE, Data Redundancy Elimination, demo, Network World, Test results, waas, WAN Optimization, Wide Area Application Services
Medianet at CA World '11 in Las Vegas
Cisco was a platinum sponsor at CA World 2011 that occurred Nov13-16, 2011. The medianet team had a booth and a session presented by Ulrica de Fort-Menares, TM100SN Enhancing Video and Application Experiences with Cisco medianet. Thank you all who stopped by our booth and watched Ulrica's session. [For those of you who didn't make it to Vegas,]…we demo'd the recently released Cisco Prime Collaboration Manager 1.1… medianet capabilities like performance monitor and mediatrace …and IPSLA Video Operations. Read full blog.


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ere are some tips on what to watch for and when on election night. Nate Silver shows Obama leading in state polls for states adding to 303 electoral votes. He figures on the Democrats being most likely to keep their current count of 53 Senate seats. This chart will help you track progress towards those milestones. We could […]
A Tribute to Fathers and Children Forever Separated
David Love: another designated enemy.
Men who cannot be with their children, and people who are separated from their fathers might not be in the mood to celebrate Father's Day, and that is okay. What is important is that we learn to honor and remember those we love when they are not or cannot be with us now or ever. And you don't need a special day for that.


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Diesel/Heavy Equipment Technologies
Normally, half of the investment of a mining, construction, highway transportation or logging business is in equipment. Good preventive maintenance is a priority and contributes to the success of the business.
The hands-on approach to AVTEC's Diesel/Heavy Equipment Technologies program helps students learn how to service, maintain, and repair equipment ranging from dump trucks to bulldozers. As most equipment is powered by diesel engines, students will disassemble, measure, and reassemble engines to factory specifications. The technology changes in the past few years have led to the use of laptop and dedicated scan tools for diagnosis of electronically controlled engines and systems. Because of the complexity of this equipment, students should have good mechanical aptitude, and strong reading and mathematics skills, and should also possess a desire to succeed.
Approximately 60% of the course is shop work and 40% is classroom instruction. Instruction is individualized so that students may progress at their own rate. Good reading and math skills are essential.
The nature of the training requires that students work outdoors. Warm clothing, rain gear, and proper safety boots are required. Construction equipment such as dump trucks, road graders, front-end loaders, back hoes, bulldozers, and a large transport truck are utilized by students developing mechanical skills.
Earn University of Alaska Credit While Attending AVTEC
Diesel/Heavy Equipment Technology graduates may earn up to 30 University of Alaska college credits towards the requirements of an Associate of Applied Science Diesel Technology Degree.
Program Content
To achieve a Diesel/Heavy Equipment Technologies certificate, students must complete the following requirements. For a detailed description of each requirement, click on the link below.
Occupational Levels
Occupational levels of Technician Level 3, Technician Level 2, or Technician Level 1 will be assigned upon successful completion of the training program based on the student's proficiency of the program's competencies.
Industry Certifications
In addition to the Diesel/Heavy Equipment Technologies certificate, students can also prepare to take the ASE certification tests.
For a very nominal fee, they can also earn up to 30 CTE credits from UAA through our TechPrep agreement.
Program Content
Related Studies
Participate in school safety orientation, complete achievement tests, obtain
First Aid & CPR card, complete applied math class and
computer skills practice, participate in resume writing and job search training,
participate in interview and communications training.
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General Shop Operations
Identify, use, and maintain basic shop tools, demonstrate the proper use of
hand tools and basic power tools, define and apply mechanic terminology, identify
common fasteners, read tap and thread chart and perform basic tapping and
threading, identify and use precision measuring tools.
Describe the design and operation of air and hydraulic brake systems, describe
air and hydraulic supply system and service, truck rear axle brake application
system and service, trailer brake application and service, tractor steering
axle brake application system and service; service hydraulic and air brakes on
truck or loader.
Tire Repair
State safety issues and demonstrate proficiency in the repair of tires,
service and repair a large truck and loader tire. Service light truck, truck, and heavy equipment tires.
Introduction to Commercial Transportation
Covers federal regulations, record keeping, shop management and the role of the mechanic, tools, fasteners
and general shop operations. Introduction to trucks, buses and motor coaches.
Chassis Components
Remove and replace vehicle clutch, repack and adjust wheel bearings, disassemble and reassemble 3- and
4-speed transmissions, disassemble, reassemble and adjust differential
assembly, diagnose and repair chassis and suspension components including air suspension systems.
Service batteries, troubleshoot and repair vehicle wiring and lighting
systems, service ignition systems, including tune-up, timing and repair,
explain the basic theory of ignition system operations, service starters;
including bench testing rebuilt units, explain theory of starting system
operations and generator/regulator system operations, service alternators;
including bench testing rebuilt units, explain theory of alternator system
operation. Use scan tools and scopes to diagnose system operation and malfunction. Includes electronic fuel systems and advance driveability diagnosis.
Describe the construction, operation, inspection and maintenance of the
standard transmission, describe service procedures for standard transmissions,
describe the construction, operation, inspection and maintenance of the
automatic transmission, service a standard and an automatic transmission.
Hydraulic Systems
Identify hydraulic components, understand basic pumps, explain hydraulic
principles, demonstrate industrial applications and hydraulic systems.
Identify different diesel engines, explain the basics of diesel engine
functions, demonstrate basic repair practices, disassemble engines, clean and
inspect all part, inspect and measure all parts for wear using
manufacturers' specifications, grind valves and seats, explain camshaft
functions, measure, knurl or replace valve guides, replace engine bearings and
measure clearance, install cylinder liners, fit pistons to connecting rods,
correctly install piston rings, assemble engine and all associated parts, test
run and adjust engine to specifications, troubleshoot various engine problems.
Fuel Systems
Inspect fuel systems, identify fuel system components, understand fuel system
flow, demonstrate fuel filter replacement, demonstrate fuel system bleeding
procedure, troubleshoot fuel system problems, install and time fuel injection
pumps, remove and install fuel injectors, clean and adjust fuel injectors,
clean and adjust fuel injectors, basic understanding of computer controlled injection pumps and fuel injectors.
Engine Cooling and Lubrication
Explain Automated Precision, Inc. oil classification system, working knowledge of oil filters and
filtration systems, working knowledge of oil pumps and oil supply, understand
oil coolers. Correctly identify all parts of cooling system, understand functions of a
water pump and pump development, understand workings of a thermostat, inspect
and test heat exchangers, correct use of antifreeze.
Intake and Exhaust Systems
Understand intake manifolds, air filters and air filtration system, inspect
and service air intake systems. Identify exhaust system components, diagnose
leaks and repair. Understand and service Tier 4 DPF Urea systems and filters.
Understand the function of and service the turbo charger and EGR systems.
Remove and replace track on crawler tractor, disassemble and reassemble final
drive on crawler tractor, remove, repair and install swing frames on a crawler
tractor, replace cutting edges on blade, use torch, porta-power, and/or
hydraulic press to straighten parts on equipment, jack up and install blocking
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test, and properly maintain various governors.
Arc and Gas Welding
Perform basic welding safety, solder, braze, oxy-acetylene cutting and welding techniques.
Cab/Body Systems
Covers cab and body systems, HVAC service and diagnosis, refrigerant types and regulations.
Education/Technical Knowledge
Write up and research parts lists, carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or
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ELIZABETHTON — Carter County has a new address on the Internet for people who may be planning a vacation in the area.
The Elizabethton/Carter County Tourism Council launched its new website last Friday. The site is located at http://www.tourcartercounty.com.
Annika Hampton, tourism coordinator for Carter County Tomorrow, said the purpose of redesigning the website was to achieve a more simplified look and to increase ease and navigation of the site. Another reason for the new page is to implement an interactive website for visitors to find information based on their needs.
The new site became active just in time for the annual influx of visitors to the spring race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The site emphasizes all of the outdoor activities the county has to offer, including hiking and fishing, with some of the best fishing spots and most scenic hiking trails in the county.
There is also a section on the site for festivals, events and attractions, including Roan Mountain State Park and Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area, the Covered Bridge and the Carter Mansion. The section also lists several annual events.
Another section of the site features the places where visitors can find lodging, including motels, bed and breakfasts and an extensive list of rental cabins, campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks. The listings include telephone numbers and links to the website of each one.
Finally, there is a calendar of upcoming events.
The Carter County Tourism Development Council's primary objective is to promote tourism and attract visitors to Carter County by planning, marketing and publicizing leisure activities in the region.


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Microsoft's official enterprise support blog for AD DS and more
Hi folks, Ned here again to talk about one of the most commonly used – and least understood – network protocols in Windows: Remote Procedure Call. Understanding RPC is a foundation for any successful IT Professional. It's integral to distributed systems like Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, and System Center. The administrator who has never run into RPC configuration issues is either very new or very lucky.
Today I attempt to explain the protocol in practical terms. As always, the best way to troubleshoot is with an understanding of how things are supposed to work, so that when it fails the reasons are obvious. If you have a metered or capped Internet connection, read this off hours – it's a biggee.
The RPC concept has roots in ARPANET, but got its first business computing use – like so many others – at Xerox PARC as "Courier". The Microsoft implementation is an extension of The Open Group's DCE/RPC, sometimes called MSRPC. We further extended that into the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM), which is RPC and COM. The Exchange folks heavily invested in RPC over HTTP. Microsoft also retains the legacy "RPC over SMB" system, often referred to as Named Pipes. That ends the brochure.
As I began to learn RPC, the first problem I ran into was the documentation. It seemed to come in two forms:
Let's do lunch – you like human?
Let's do lunch – you like human?
If you actually read the docs, you're let down in the details. It comes in two arrangements, both of which completely miss the IT boat:
1. The "it's all processes and libraries, get to coding" form:
See, it's just code!
See, it's just code!
2. The "Jedi network magic" form:
These aren't the computers you're looking for… move along
These aren't the computers you're looking for… move along
I find developers are often like Rain Man: specialist geniuses, bewildered by real life. This isn't bad documentation, but IT pros aren't the audience. The developers of RPC are providing a framework and since they live in a perfect world of design where nothing breaks, how it works is not important – they just want you to use the right APIs. The problem is I don't care about the specifics of MIDL, stubs, or marshaling unless I'm at the point of debugging; I just want to know how it all works in practical networking terms. Then when it breaks, I have somewhere to start, and when I'm designing a distributed system, I'm not setting my customer up for headaches.
Today I focus on MSRPC, as that's the main RPC protocol of AD components. I may return someday to discuss the others, if you're interested. And bribe me.
Let's start with an analogy: you meet a nice girl and really hit it off. Like an idiot, you manage to lose her phone number. You know that she works for Microsoft though, so you start by looking up the Charlotte office. You call and get a switchboard, so you ask for her by name. The operator tells you her number and then offers to transfer you – naturally, you say yes. Someone answers and you make sure it's the nice girl by introducing yourself. You both exchange pleasantries, then make plans for dinner and a movie, with directions to the restaurant and a chat about the Flixster reviews. You hang up and think about what you're going to say to keep her interested until the appetizers arrive. You called her on your mobile phone so you have the outgoing number saved in case you need to call back.
There, now you understand MSRPC. No really, you do…
RPC allows a client application to let other computers work on its behalf, offloading processing to more powerful centralized servers. Instead of sending real functions over the network, the client tells the server what functions to run, and then the server sends the data back. This has nothing to do with the OS: some of these applications can be both client and server – for instance, Active Directory multi-master replication. That RPC application is LSASS.EXE. I'm going to use it as our sample app.
There are a few important terms to understand:
There's a lot more but we're getting into developer country. I know it sounds like jabber, so let's dissect this with a real-world example using our old friend NetMon and the latest open source parsers.
Here I have two DCs in the same AD site, named WIN2008R2-01 and WIN2008R2-02, with respective IP addresses of 10.0.0.101 and 10.0.0.102. I reboot DC2 and have a network capture running on DC1. I create a brand new test user and let it replicate, then I stop the capture. It's critical to have a network capture see the whole conversation or it will be a mess to analyze; if possible, the captures should always be running on both client and server, but in this case, that's not possible due to the reboot.
When you first examine AD replication traffic in NetMon (like above) it looks like Greek. What the heck is a stub parser? DRSR?
Open the Options menu and select Parser Profiles. The reason you see the "Windows stub parser" messages is that by default, NetMon uses a balanced set of parsers designed for limited analysis without packet loss.
When analyzing captures on your desktop, set the active parser to "Windows" and you get the most detail.
While you're in the Options, I also recommend configuring color filters. Since I am examining AD replication, I want visual cues for DRSR (Directory Replication Service Remote protocol), EPM (RPC Endpoint Mapper), MSRPC, and DNS. This makes skimming a capture easier.
Now I add a simple filter of: msrpc. Better. Let's start deciphering:
Right away, we see the endpoint mapper request above. The tower for Directory Replication is in that request, using the UUID E3514235-4B06-11D1-AB04-00C04FC2DCD2 (that's how Netmon knows to parse it, by the way). It is connecting to TCP port 135. This happens shortly after LSASS.EXE starts, as domain controllers are nearly always talking about replication.
Naturally, there is a response, and it contains several key ingredients:
You can see the towers - there may be more than one - and the floors in each tower with their ports. Importantly, you also see the status of the attempted connection. And a specific server port is listed. That port may be dynamic or static, it depends on the application's configuration.
Now the client application opens a local client port (again, maybe dynamic, maybe static) and binds to that new application port, using security; the original connection, by default, did not require special permissions - EPM is a switchboard, remember. Because this is MSRPC and domain controllers, this means Kerberos and packet privacy are required. This bind phase below is negotiation.
The server responds with the (hopefully) successful negotiation, providing details about which security protocols were selected for further encryption of the traffic. The NegState field shows how this is not yet complete, but things are proceeding as planned.
This bind was the negotiation. What follows is the completion of the authentication and encapsulation phase, called an ALTER_CONTEXT operation. If all goes well, the authentication is accepted and RPC application communications proceeds with some nice secure packet payloads.
Everything after this point is application… stuff. RPC connected from a client port to a server port and then communicates along that "channel" for the rest of the conversation. The two halves of the application send each other requests and responses, with stub data used by the application's functions.
Every application is different, but once you know each one's rules, it will work in a (relatively) predictable fashion. Since this is the well-documented Directory Replication Services application, what happens next is the DC creates a context handle, called a DRSBIND. It then does some work. Let's take a look at one example of the work by switching the NetMon filter to just DRSR, then apply it to our scenario.
Netmon is politely translating all of these RPC functions above into semi-intelligible words, like DRSBind, DRSReplicaSync, and DRSGetNCChanges. It knows that when there is an opnum it understands for a given protocol, it means an RPC function that the client is telling the server to run remotely on the client's behalf.
If you examine one of those packets, you see that the data itself is encrypted (good!), but with knowledge of the opnum's purpose and that RPC reached this stage, you have a decent idea what it is doing or how to look it up based on the UUID and Opnum information, even if your network parsers are terrible. In this case:
Creates a context handle necessary to call any other method in this interface. Opnum: 0
Triggers replication from another DC. Opnum: 2
Replicates updates from an NC replica on the server. Opnum: 3
Looks up each of a set of objects in the directory and returns it to the caller in the requested format. Opnum: 12
Destroys a context handle previously created by the IDL_DRSBind method. Opnum: 1
Creates a context handle necessary to call any other method in this interface. Opnum: 0
Triggers replication from another DC. Opnum: 2
Replicates updates from an NC replica on the server. Opnum: 3
Looks up each of a set of objects in the directory and returns it to the caller in the requested format. Opnum: 12
Destroys a context handle previously created by the IDL_DRSBind method. Opnum: 1
Importantly, you know that RPC and the network appear to be functioning correctly, so any application problems are likely inside the application itself. If the application has internal logging, you can use these network captures to correlate each opnum request/response to real work, and perhaps see where things are failing internally. If the application doesn't have good security, you can see exactly what it's doing - but so can anyone else. Probably something to bring to the third party vendor's attention, as it will not be Microsoft.
A polite application will tear down the connection with noticeable "unbind" traffic, and perhaps even send a network reset, but many simply abandon the conversation and let Windows deal with it later.
A final note: a domain controller has a great many RPC conversations going with multiple partners; always ensure you are looking at the same conversations by filtering based on IP addresses and ports, as well as your network analysis tools conversation ID system. NetMon makes this pretty easy:
And we're done. See? It's just a phone call with a nice girl from Microsoft. Don't be intimidated when she knows more about computers than you do, bub.
Until next time.
Ned "really pedantic chatter" Pyle
Ned, yet another oustanding article! I can't really think of a better word than outstanding, so that's what I'm going with.
You very clearly walk through and illustrate a clear example to help understand what is going on. I couldn't agree more with your point on the two forms of documentation. Thankfully it seems more and more stuff is coming out that does focus on things from an IT perpective.
I probably picked up more details in my first read through than in many years of working with the protocol. I'll likely read through it a few more times at a much slower pace in the future to pick up more fine details.
Again, great work as always!
Again great post Ned! Thanks for this great explanation!
Thanks guys! These nice comments make it worth all the trouble.
In reference to your post "Restrictions for Unauthenticated RPC Clients"(Apr 2011), at what step do the incorrectly configured settings break RPC? My guess is step 1. The server refuses the unauthenticated end-point mapper request.
The endpoint mapper "process" reminds me of the old and busted portmap from Unix.
Thanks for the great information. Funny AND informative nice change-up for IT documentation.
Great question, LA. I thought about putting this in the main article but I am super paranoid about any appearance of "recommending" it. That security change is right at the EPM bind and response. Step 1, as you thought.
Great post, thanks Ned!
Fantastic post. I have to agree that RPC has got to be the most enigmatic network protocol around. It reminds me of the Richard Feynman quote... "Anyone who says that they fully understand RPC..." wait, that was something else. Floors? Towers? Did you mean RPC or RPG?
But seriously, RPC and DCOM are vital for some of the coolest technologies that we use every day.
In addition, I really need to start working more with MS Network Monitor. I'm proficient enough with Wireshark, but man it's pretty obvious that Netmon's more Windows centric parsers can't be beat for monitoring traffic between Windows machines.
Thank you! Finding a deep dive on this topic is hard to come by in one place.. Finally!
As always, Ned delivers!
Nice post Ned! Thanks for this very good explanation! :)
Solid solid article Ned. These are the Endpoint Mappers we are looking for!!!
Ned, first time when I read this article it was Greek to me. Second time I understood part of it. Tomorrow I'm going to read it again. THANKS A LOT..
It's funny how the posts people like are never the one I'd expect. I'd have bet money this one was going to be a dud.
Thanks to you all for the kind words and confidence boost. :)
Very Nice. I was indeed looking for a good reading on RPC. Thanks Ned !
I was going to post my own explanation of RPC but this one is OK I suppose ;).
Awesome post Ned. Thanks for taking the time to keep posting every week!


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Relief may soon be on the horizon for Elbert Memorial Hospital financially speaking, least that is the hope after another down month for revenue.
Making his debut last night, new Interim Chief Financial Officer Larry Magers, said a lack of patients and a lack of in house surgeries has really had a substantial impact on the hospital's revenue.
"We seem to have a lot of medical patients and not so many surgery patients last month", explained Magers. "Last month we had a gross revenue from surgeries of about $270,000 and this month we are down to between $130,000-$140,000; which is roughly have of what we did last month."
In total, for the month of August, the hospital reported a net loss for the month of two hundred and three thousand dollars.
In the wake of revenue woes, the hospital continues to tighten its belt, such as the case with payroll.
According to Magers, as of September 1st, Elbert Memorial's payroll expense was two hundred and eight thousand dollars, but after implementing furlough days and reducing hours, September 15th's payroll was down about fifteen thousand dollars to one hundred and ninety-three thousand dollars.


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Immokalee football standout Javarris James arrested
Former Immokalee High School football standout Javarris James was arrested Thursday afternoon by Lee County sheriff's deputies for failure to appear in court.
This comes a month after NFL suspended the running back for four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
In June 2011, James, 25, was been arrested and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession at a routine traffic stop in Fort Myers.
James is currently a member of the Arizona Cardinals' organization. He injured a knee ligament in the preseason finale last year and missed the entire season. He played with the Indianapolis Colts as a rookie in 2010, but was out of the league in 2011.
As junior in high school, James rushed for 1,656 yards and 25 touchdowns in leading the Indians to the 2004 state title. He was named Naples Daily News Offensive Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005.
For his high school career, James scored 65 touchdowns and rushed for 4,778 yards.
James followed in the footsteps of his cousin Edgerrin, playing for Immokalee, the University of Miami, and the Colts.
At Miami, James rushed for 2,162 yards and 18 touchdowns, though his best season came as a freshman with 802 yards. He went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft.
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If you are seeking to purchase auto insurance, make sure you shop around for premium quotes from various insurance carriers. It may surprise you just how much insurance rates can differ from one insurance company to the next. To ensure you're getting the best bang for your buck, make it a point to shop new quotes at least once per year. However, make sure the policy details for each quote are very similar.
If you want to make lower premium payments, find ways to increase your deductible. Higher deductibles have a huge impact on how much your insurance costs will be. Remember that you will have to pay a higher amount if you do get into an accident. It is a good idea to set up an emergency fund for this, just in case.
When you get into an accident, car insurance can save your life. The right coverage will make all the difference during what can be a disastrous and definitely stressful event. Use the tips offered to get the coverage you need.


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Toledo Craftsman's Guild to host holiday show Nov. 9-10Written by Staff Reports | | email@example.com
The third annual Toledo Craftsman's Guild's Homespun Holiday Art & Craft Show is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at Stranahan Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. Admission and parking are free.
The show will feature handcrafted items, including unique seasonal decorations, yard and home decorations, solid wood items, metalwork, fabric items, country crafts, soaps, scents and lotions, holiday floral arrangements, pottery, jewelry and more. Special orders will be taken as well.
A food drive during the event will collect nonperishable food and pet food to benefit the Toledo Seagate Food Bank and Planned Pethood.
For more information, visit www.toledocraftsmansguild.org.
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We love Monica and Ben's charming rustic lakeside wedding, and how they were able to incorporate sentimental touches every step of the way. The couple was kind enough to share their video and touching story with us – we hope you love it too!
My mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer shortly after Ben and I were engaged. Although we had not made any wedding plans yet, I knew I wanted my mother with me when I found the dress of my dreams. We went to Raffine in Stillwater, MN and my mom selected several gowns, but all along I knew which one I wanted – I saved it for last. When I came out in the gown (Jim Hjelm 8011) my dad started to tear up-that was all it took for us to know that it was the one. I absolutely love it and could have tried on 100 more and not found something so perfect!
Sadly my mom passed away just 6 weeks later. When I put on my gown on my wedding day, I found so much happiness knowing she loved the gown as much as I did and that we shared that special moment. Blue beads from my mother's favorite dress were sewn into mine by my new sister-in-law and I wore my mom's earrings she wore with that dress.
Ben and I were married at my parents' cabin in northern Minnesota. It was where I had always wanted to be married. My mom was able to help with the planning and we focused on special things that had meaning to us.
At the end of the night we served s'mores by a campfire. We wanted everything we did to have meaning. My mom always told me that the details matter, and at our wedding, everything mattered.Jim Hjelm, 8011 | Raffine Bridal Stillwater, MN Ceremony & Reception: Tary Family Cabin | Walker, MN Photography: Verna Pitts | Stillwater, MN Cinematography: Films by Francesco | New York, NY Wedding Coordinator: Simply Stacy | Walker, MN Catering: The Green Scene of Walker | Erin Andrus Cakes and Pies: Sarah Swanstrom | Hackensack, MN Flowers: Kelly Sanquist of Kelly's Cottage Garden | Park Rapids, MN Stationary: Mara Mi | Stillwater, MN
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Phishing for Apple accounts and IDsApple users should be aware of recently discovered phisihing scams targeting Apple ID users. The Pennsylvania State Police released a statement on Oct. 22 describing the email being sent out to Apple users.
The email tells users their Apple ID has been suspended and by clicking on the link in the email and providing a username and password it will be restored. The Pennsylvania State Police urge users to look for grammatical mistakes and mispellings in the email as well as a string of numbers that appear when the mouse hovers over the link provided in the email.
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BDC Lands the Big One!!!
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I've been chasing this one for over twenty years. Had my first encounter back in college while trolling the local area for whatever would bite. Back in the days, my buddies and I would see him frequently… more times than we'd like to admit. But we just never seemed to be able to get our hands on him. He always seems to taunt us and stay just out of range.
Last week we got our first real opportunity and went after him. Hooking him was fairly easy…I cast out a small plastic lure and he went for it with vengeance.
Once we were certain he was hooked up, the fight began. We had to break out the heavy gear for this one… bolt cutters, a 24ft aluminum ladder and several hundred feet of rope.
There was no way I could handle this pall mall cigarettes guy all by myself. It took five of my closest friends over two hours to finally get him up to the boat.
Getting over the rail was the toughest part. He put up one heck of fight. Darn near broke the windows out and tore up the sides pretty good.
Thankfully, everyone understood what was at stake and never gave him an inch of slack to play with. With three lines firmly attached we finally got him into the boat and lashed down.
That's when the fun started. Nothing like driving through downtown Lake Oswego at 10 AM on a Saturday morning with a 17'6" Great White shark in tow. The reactions we got were priceless. Actually had one woman convinced we caught it in the lake and recovered several small children and a Chris Craft from its belly.
This shark is destined to become the centerpiece of the offices of BDC Advertising, the company that manages many of the fishing and marine brands you all use newport cigarettes on the water. Although, we have not yet confirmed whether Mr. Jaws will even fit in the lobby. It's possible he could find a new home at Fisherman's Marine.
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By Michael Lerman | "Lincoln Blogs" by Michael Lerman March 13, 2008 at 10:22AM
I'm pleased to announce that the program is ready for the 2008 Philadelphia Film Festival. For the complete lineup and program guide, click here, but for now, I just wanted to put up some stills of some of my favorite selections.
Opening Night - Young@Heart
Closing Night - Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Centerpiece Screening - American Teen
Centerpiece Screening - The Deal
Centerpiece Screening - The Forbidden Kingdom
Centerpiece Screening - Son of Rambow
Centerpiece Screening - The Visitor
Afghan Muscles
Choose Connor
I Just Didn't Do It
Night Train
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America
The Sun Also Rises
You can catch all those and many more great films in Philadelphia, April 4th -17th. Please join us.


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Frankie Stein has to make a serious decision tonight: she was asked out by two guys this evening! Jackson Jekyll and Holt Hyde are both so cool and interesting. She has no idea whom to pick! Would you help her make up her mind? And after that she will surely need your advice on what to wear!
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