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Ducks vs. Sharks: It's always big
ANAHEIM – Each season has its share of benchmark games and the Ducks might be facing one of those tonight.
Emotion-filled affairs often are the case whenever the Ducks and San Jose Sharks meet but this latest matchup at Honda Center has an additional layer of importance as both are among the many Western Conference teams jockeying for playoff position early in the second half of the season.
The Ducks' 6-0 victory over Columbus on Friday allowed them to leapfrog San Jose for fifth place, but the Sharks have several games in hand along with other teams such as Nashville, Phoenix, St. Louis and the Kings.
Nine teams were within three points of each other entering Saturday's games but veteran defenseman Andreas Lilja didn't want to put too much significance into the San Jose matchup.
"Every game is just as important," said Lilja, who was nearly signed by San Jose in training camp. "I don't think we can focus on where they're at in the standings. We've got to focus on where we're at and the fact that we've got more game played that most of the teams in our conference.
"We have to put up a lot of wins here. If we don't, we're not going to be playing come playoffs."
While Lilja toned down the matchup, Ducks rookie Cam Fowler didn't hesitate to show how much he's looking forward to facing San Jose. The teams have split the previous two meetings this season up in the Bay Area.
"It's huge," Fowler said. "California rivals. Anytime you play L.A. or San Jose, it's a big game. I don't think they've been in here yet. So we just want to make it tough on them. We want to show that this is our building, and we're ready to go.
"They've got a good team. It's going to be a big challenge for us."
Both teams have had to address their issues with consistency this season.
The Ducks cleared the air with Coach Randy Carlyle in individual meetings at the end of December. Meanwhile, San Jose GM Doug Wilson made a rare dressing room speech to the Sharks on Friday before practice. Wilson was prompted by the Sharks' 3-0 home loss to Buffalo the night before.
Matt Beleskey has had a rough second season in the NHL. But the Columbus victory might give him a shot of confidence after he scored a goal and assisted on Brandon McMillan's shorthanded tally.
Beleskey got his second goal of the season when he ripped a one-timer past Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason off a feed from Maxim Lapierre, which was Lapierre's first point as a Duck.
"It's huge," Beleskey said. "The goals weren't coming easy this year, that's for sure. Anytime you get a goal, it's a big boost. Hopefully I can get on a roll here."
Teemu Selanne and Bobby Ryan snapped out of scoring droughts when they tallied twice each against the Blue Jackets.
Selanne hadn't had a goal in eight games and had not scored since Dec. 8 at Vancouver before he went out of the lineup because of a groin-muscle injury. Ryan had scored only twice in his previous 16 games.
"That's part of their responsibility along with the minutes that they get and they earn," Carlyle said. "The minutes that are given to them are warranted when they do deliver. They're gifted offensive players that have historically been able to provide offense."
No official crowd count was taken but a few thousand attended the team's skills event and George Parros earned the largest ovation when he connected on all four targets in the shooting accuracy contest.
Fowler edged Dan Sexton in the fastest skater contest, and Paul Mara had the hardest shot at 100.7 mph. Team Black, led by Selanne, edged Team White by a 14-12 score.
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Kapuskasing River in the Fall. Two exposures blended manually. Any comments and critiques would be appreciated particulary on adding more depth to the image. Thanks you.
This is so amazing! Very interesting style! Really great work!
The colours of the clouds is stunning and such a beautiful scene.
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Maybe, to answer your question, if you left some definite lines and ripples toward the back, you'd have more depth.
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I think you've done an amazing job. The photo is a real eye-catcher. Depth in nature is shown usually as a gradation of values - from dark to light or the other way around. Typically, a landscape get lighter (hazier) as you move off into the distance. Having everything in the same value range tends to flatten the image. I don't intend this as a criticism of this image - I think the photo is gorgeous.
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Gorgeous sky and lighting. I love the reflection too. Excellent shot! Thanks for sharing.
This is an absolutely beautiful piece of work. I like the colouration of the sky, the reflection in the water and the red leaves in the front the most. It all fits together rather perfectly. I also love how you caputred the growing fog in the distance. It's a scene I am familiar with from the fields around the place I live and I always wanted to capture a photo of that as well. Your photo however shows the fog in a way that is more beautiful than I could have ever imagined with our fields.
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Immense colour here. The foreground really adds beautiful dimension to the image. Lovely work!
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1. Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Calif.
2. San Francisco, Oakland, Calif.
3. Washington, D.C.
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7. Chicago.
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California has a decided edge in winning the award for the worst traffic, since five of its cities (or city regions) make the top 12 list.
This is so true. Even on Sat and Sun day or evening, there is heavy traffic on the freeways. Only in the dead of night after the bars close and before the early-morning commuters start are the freeways somewhat clear. I say somewhat because that is also when CalTrans does all of their repairwork.
It's crazy out here in the LA / Riverside / San Diego area with the housing bubble. All of these people are living further and futher away from their jobs in the city and they all get on the freeways at the same time. One Friday evening, it took me 5 hours to drive 120 miles from LA to San Diego. Surely this madness will have to end once global Peak Oil hits this decade. When I'm stuck in traffic on a weekend drive, I'm just amazed at the amount of oil we are wasting every single day just stuck in traffic. What an even better reason to ride your bike to work.


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Two people who know Syria a hell of a lot better than I do have weighed in on the future of Syria in 2013. Forget all your "tipping points": neither paints an optimistic picture. And my MEI colleague John Calabrese has provided a summary of discussions carried out by MEI with the Hollings Center on "The Regional Implications of the Syria Crisis." which also can serve as a good summary of the state of play.
More sobering are the assessments from Fred Hof and Josh Landis. Hof, who recently left the State Department after working as a special advisor on Syria, and is now at the Atlantic Council, offers "Syria 2013: Will the Poison Pill of Sectarianism Work?" He begins thus:
At the dawn of the New Year President Bashar al-Assad and his regime remain committed to pursuing a corrosively destructive sectarian survival strategy, one enjoying a critical assist from an increasingly radicalized and politically directionless armed opposition. Left to their own devices--as both the West and Russia seemed inclined to leave them--the regime and its armed opponents seem poised to devote 2013 to putting Syria on an irreversible course to state failure and perpetual sectarian conflict. He argues that the regime strategy of relying on sectarian cliques dooms the country's future if it is successful; it's a grim and lengthy assessment worthy of your reading it in full.At the end he offers some hope:
Yet if 66 years of independence have produced anything resembling secular, civic citizenship overriding all other categorical distinctions, there is hope that the state-killing enterprise of a family regime can be defeated and a Syria of 23 million citizens saved. For this to happen, however, those who oppose the regime must apply antidotes to the poison pill with intelligence, discipline, and credibility. ...[view whole blog post ]
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My Website: My personal site... about me and my artMy MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/hoknok
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Hello fellow creatives. I work as a traveling freelance photographer and part-time photography instructor with a local college. I enjoy my creative jobs as well as photo shooting for gallery work and human interest stories. I am always looking for new muses but currently only accepting paid or very limited TFP work. Contact me if you are interested in working with me. Let's create beautiful art!
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My name is Hok. I am an artist specializing in photo-illustrations, painting and sculpting. I have been interested in the human form ever since my figure study art classes in college. My passion and respect for the beauty of the body, soul and spirit has only matured over the decades as I continue to learn more.
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The human condition... Love, hate, sensuality, pride, humility, sexuality, joy, death, etc. are themes that never get outdated. The classical artist of old understood this message. It is the reason why I am influenced by classical painters, photographers and statues of ages past. Their work is timeless... never outdated.
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I am always seeking artistic models to help with collaborative projects that will benefit each others artistic pursuits and career. Although much of my work is fee based I do consider TFP (time for print - trade outs) projects for select opportunities. Call me for rates or if my work inspires you, ask about my current model calls. Because much of what I do requires intensive prep work, staging and materials before hand, I am limited to the amount of time and amount of models I can work with on any given project. Traveling models are welcomed but may be subject to fees, schedules and current TFP opportunities. When I have paid commercial work, I will contact a desired model specific to the assignment.
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Recent discoveries are presented as well as other remarkable archaeological discoveries. Some of the most famous artifacts ever found in Ohio are displayed in cases and drawers for you to explore.
Many beautiful artifacts from the ancient past are enigmatic because they are unfamiliar to modern people in terms of their functions. Faces created of copper or stone, such as the Copper Face Effigy from the Hopewell Mound Group, or the McBride Effigy Pipe, are riveting in part because they literally put a "face" on the experiences of a people who lived long ago.
Explore what archaeologists have learned about earthen mounds and ceremonial artifacts and their relation to the sacred lives of the ancient people in Ohio. Many of the artifacts include depictions of wildlife. This collection is near the windows to look outdoors into the Ohio History Center Bird Sanctuary. Reflect on serene thoughts of the sacred while considering the native wildlife.


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Sudden snow in Kabuki-cho district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
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I'm very glad you like the scene!
Best wishes from Tokyo, Japan.
great scene, Fav Greetings Uli
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I'm very glad you like the scene. It's rarely snow like this in Tokyo.
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Greetings everyone.
I'm very glad you like the scene.
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Fantastic. There's nothing quite like Tokyo at night.
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I am looking to outfit my new custom aluminum team crit bike.
Any suggestion for a good handlebar that will give me better downward force leverage for the sprint?
I am looking to outfit my new custom aluminum team crit bike.
Any suggestion for a good handlebar that will give me better downward force leverage for the sprint?
Nope, but I do know that the Deda bars are supposed to be pretty stiff and light.
Downward leverage? I look for bars I can pull up without bruising my forearms - no squared off tops. I use old Mavic crit bars, Cinelli 65s, and 3ttt Gimondi (I think). All aluminum, all 26.0 or close enough for me. I pair it with a WCS or regular Ritchey Road stem (stiff, light, cheap, reliable).
if you race in CT or NY then ignore my advice. Use carbon bars and a carbon stem
"...during the Lance years, being fit became the No. 1 thing. Totally the only thing. Its a big part of what we do, but fitness is not the only thing. Theres skills, theres tactics theres all kinds of stuff..." Tim Johnson
I have a Easton EA70 31.8 set of bars with Thomson X2 stem. Super still. Dont underestimate the stem. The same bars with the Easton EA70 stem was like a noodle.
I also rode the same combo Easton/Thomson in 26.0. The 31.8, even with the narrower stem clamp, is a good bit stiffer.
Deda Newton Deep (choice of MANY pros)
Thomson X2 or X4 stem (stiffer than 99.9% of stems out there)
I run the Deda bars and X4 stem and there's no movement under my 175-180 pounds and 1500-ish watts.
If you want downward force try some Nitto B-123 Cro-Mo Track Bars. Only 680 grams.
I just run 26mm WCS bars. Get something comfortable -- your bars aren't going to slow you down in a sprint. If stiff bars make you more comfortable, that's fine too.
I sprint fine on mine, and I'm built similar to Damocles1.
Nice jersey, Buff. (Who dey gonna beat dem Buffaloes? Who dey? Who dey?) But what's with all the small print?
This is my first custom team bike. It will solely be used for crits and it is all aluminum. For this machine I care more about bristlin' speed than comfort. I'm also 195 pounds and 6 foot 1 inch, so I can put a lot of torque and bend into bars/frames/competitors' prone bodies, etc...
Not Easton EC90s. I'm an ok sprinter, and sheared through a pair of those at the drop bend. My current bars (Aerius ergo bars) have drops that are too short, and I'm left with bruised forearms after a sprint workout. I need something different.
A little bar flex is not going to slow you down even a tiny bit -- unless it makes you uncomfortable.
Someone asked me why I give advice to those who race against me - it's because cycling is so small I'd rather help someone get better (and in the process beat me) than have them struggle for no good reason. To honor that guy wondering why I help my competitors, I try and throw in some humor if the person might be racing against me.
Bars are like saddles or crankarms - what works for one may not work for another. Personally I can't climb and don't enter road races (except as a personal/inside joke). If I were to enter one I'd be fine with virtually any bar out there. On long training rides with hills I prefer a wider bar, lots of positions, and I don't care about my forearms hitting my bars.
However, for crits, I prefer narrow bars with a crit bend (the top sweeps forward almost as soon as it starts from the stem). One reason is I have a long torso for my height - so my arms point down more than other rider's arms. When I stand to sprint, my forearms contact the curve of the bar leading from the stem to the brake lever. Crit bends prevent severe pain in my forearms (they still hit, just not as painfully). On width - a 42 cm bar seems so wide to me when I'm trying to squeeze through holes in the last laps of a race.
Since I have the most fun threading holes in the field and sprinting for various lines (official or otherwise), I've optimized my bike for that. I use a 41 outside-outside (about a 40 c-c) which is a compromise between being able to train and being able to squeeze through gaps. As a bonus I found my max rpms out of the saddle (which is how I sprint) is higher with narrower bars.
I prefer not to race on carbon bars - they fail by breaking and you can't race if half you bar is dangling by a couple cables. AL bars don't have that problem. However, carbon bars are by far the lightest bars out there and if I was a good climber, I'd probably use one - it'd be wider (42 cm perhaps, I've gone to 44 but felt like I was steering a motorcycle), shallow drop but low position.
The carbon stem thing is a joke for myself - a Ritchey WCS aluminum stem is very stiff, very light, super reliable, and reasonably cheap, and other than fit there is no practical reason to buy any other stem. The availability (or lack thereof) got me to buy two Ritchey Road stems instead but given unlimited funds to buy a standard production stem, I'd buy the Ritchey WCS every time.
"...during the Lance years, being fit became the No. 1 thing. Totally the only thing. Its a big part of what we do, but fitness is not the only thing. Theres skills, theres tactics theres all kinds of stuff..." Tim Johnson
As for me, I apply backward force on the bars when I sprint. I get right in the hooks and get my torso down low, my ass a little higher, my body as far forward as possible, and pull for God's forgiveness on the bars. It works.
thanks for the help, I added the WCS stem to my list for my next build. I will be using controltech Handlebars, 44cm-I like the width for climbing.


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Located in Recoleta, this aparthotel is within a 15-minute walk of Brazilian Embassy, Teatro Colon, and Plaza San Martin. Obelisco and Torre de los Ingleses are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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- TanzaniaFoodFunding via Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd
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This will be his 16th loan from Tujijenge Tanzania. He paid school fees, bought home furniture, built a small house, purchased a small radio, paid household expenses, started selling fruit and vegetables, sold more fish and has paid back all his loans successfully. He wants a loan to increase his stock of fish and to buy more fruit and vegetables to resell. His dream is to one day be able to build a bigger house.
Modesta will share this loan with his loan group, "Imani," with 15 members who will hold each other accountable for paying back the loan.
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About Tujijenge TanzaniaThis loan is administered by Tujijenge Tanzania, which was founded in 2006. It has operations in Dar es Salaam, the coastal region, and the Lake Victoria region. The organization aims to reach out to micro entrepreneurs and provide them with financial and social intermediation services because capital is one of the major barriers to development and success for micro-enterprise initiatives in Tanzania.
For more information on Tujijenge Tanzania, please visit its partner page, or join its lending team.
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In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
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8-8-0, AFC West Division · 1995 NFL Season Summary
SRS: Total 3.1, Offense: 3.3, Defense: -0.2, SoS: 0.4, avg is 0.0.
Scored 388 points (24.2/g), 9th of 30 in the NFL. Allowed 345 points (21.6/g), 17th.
Differential of 43 points (2.7/g), 8th. Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Mike Shanahan (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Kubiak
Defensive Coordinator: Greg Robinson
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
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This question may have been answered elsewhere but I couldn't find it. Which is better for a crusing boat? Inboard or outboard chainplates. In general it seems to me that chainplates that are bolted through the hull would be stronger and easier to replace and maintain than those that go through the deck and are bolted to a tabbed in plywood bulkhead with possible water intrusion at the deck. Plus, the shrouds may be in the way while going forward some stormy night. So, what are the pro's and con's of each?
Inboard chainplates—
May leave the sidedecks free, don't have to pass under them to go forward.
Allow for tighter sheeting angles on the head sail, allowing the boat to point better.
Probably require more tension on the rig to support the mast properly.
If not properly installed and bedded—can lead to water intrusion into the deck or cabin—can lead to deck delamination/core rot or bulkhead rot and create an expensive repair.
Possible risk of crevice corrosion where the chainplate passes through the deck
Outboard chainplates—
Requires wider sheeting angles for genoa, reduces ability to point. May allow an in-board set of tracks for a jib fairlead, which would negate this problem for the most part.
Usually lower rig tension than if mounted inboard.
May obstruct passage forward, as you have to duck the shrouds when going forward.
If mounted to the outside of the hull, can be easily inspected and replaced.
Some risk of crevice corrosion if not bedded properly.
More vulnerable to damage in the case of a collision or allision.
Rigging is further outboard and more liable to be damaged.
I think SD pretty much nailed it. It's really about what factors are more important to you. And of course, the chainplate positioning doesn't "make the boat"--there are many other factors. I like having inboard chainplates because I like to be able to beat upwind (tighter sheeting angles). Since we cruise on weekends mostly, being able to get where we want to go while still sailing is nice.
But if we were cruising long-term, then the tighter sheeting angles might be less important to me. For that lifestyle, timelines and "needing to get there" would be less prevalent.
Of course, as I mentioned, chainplate position by itself is just one of a thousand factors in which boat is better for a specific usage (and owner) over another.
I agree, SD covered most of the pros and cons succinctly. And as josrulz added, much depends on how you weight those individual factors. After a decade of owning boats with near maintenance-free outboard chainplates, and constantly reading about headaches associated with the higher stress and leak-prone inboard chainplates, it would be tough to go back. Your mileage may vary.
However, I did want to elaborate a bit on the question of sheeting angles. Because some less obvious variables are in play, there is a tendency to make generalizations that overstate the correlation between inboard and outboard chainplates, sheeting angles, and pointing ability.
Sheeting angles do have an affect on pointing ability. Many boats with outboard chainplates sheet their genoas outboard of the shrouds to a track on the caprail. Intuitively, this would seem to lead to a wide sheeting angle. But not necessarily.
The actual sheeting angle is determined more by the geometry of the foretriangle, than the placement inboard or outboard of the chainplates. To envision this, consider two boats: A traditional narrow-beamed cutter, and a more modern, relatively beamy, fractionally rigged sloop. With its mast stepped farther aft, and possibly a short sprit, the cutter has a long foretriangle. The fractional sloop, with its mast stepped much farther forward, and the tack at the stem head, has a short foretriangle.
Next draw a centerline along the decks of these boats, extending it forward to the tack of the headsail. Now measure the respective sheeting angles, from that centerline to their lead tracks.
You might be surprised that, due to its large foretriangle and narrow beam, the cutter with the outboard chainplates and tracks has tighter sheeting angles than the frac sloop, with its short foretriangle, greater beam, and with tracks outboard of the inboard chainplates.
I am not trying to open a debate about whether the cutter rig is more weatherly than a modern fractional sloop -- I only use these two examples to point out the danger of over generalizing.
Another factor that SD mentioned and worth elaborating on, is the placement of inboard vs outboard jib/genoa tracks. Some boats with outboard chainplates, have both inboard and outboard jib/genoa tracks. Some have ONLY outboard or ONLY inboard jib/genoa tracks. An example of the latter is in some modern fractional boats that compensate for the short foretriangle (and associated wider sheeting angles) by putting the chainplates completely outboard and sheeting the headsails inside of them (best of both worlds?)
Some pretty much pure race boats like Corby are built with outboard chainplates and a rig that matches
All excellent points...
All good points another thing to keep in mind is: If the boat is desigined for inboard chainplates you have to really build up the inner hull to take the stress and distripute the load into the hull. Some boats nowadays are built real thin on this part of the hull and you may wind up with a weaker solution.
I'm just halfway through inspecting and restoring my 12 exterior chainplates on my 37 year old Morgan....
This before and after condition is so much more difficult with the embedded interior chainplates. I have a friend with a Hardin that has bleeding from embedded plates,- I would dread the complexity. I've owned my vessel for 25 years. It's an important factor if you plan longevity. 'take care and joy, Aythya crew
Glassed in chainplates are a real nightmare in terms of inspection and replacement. First, being glassed in means that crevice corrosion is usually a major factor, especially if the deck is leaking at all. Second, visual inspection is basically not possible with glassed-in chainplates... Really hate when boat builders do that.
Thanks to all who responded to my question. I have a much better understanding of the forces at work here. I hadn't really thought much about sheeting angles, so now that is another matter to study in my search for "the perfect boat" although I know there is no such animal. Right now it's about 60/40 in favor of outboards due to ease of maintinance.
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1LT Arthur Macaspac Fort Dix, NJ CPT Christopher Pitts William Beaumont Army Medical Center Chief, Health Physics WBAMC Fort Bliss, TX SPC Jhonel B. Baniel C Co LRMC Landstuhl, Germany COL Michael Donovan National Nuclear Security Agency, NA-16 Dept of Energy, Wash DC SGT Darryl L. West 377th TSC, G6 Section Camp Amfjer, Kuwait SPC Sherwin Duke Armament Aviation Electrician Fort Campbell, KY PVT David Corona PACOM Fort Lewis, WA PFC Christopher King EWS Operator Camp Casey, South Korea SGT Christopher Floto Second class Driver Fort Schafter, HI SGT Christopher Drake HUMINT Collector Fort Bragg, NC SGT Daniel Fissel CENTCOM Desk NCO Fort Bragg, NC PVT Derek Shepherd 767th EOD Co Fort Bragg, NC
Macaspac and Pitts finished their games fairly quickly. Both are entertaining games especially Pitts'. He was behind two pawns but West's 19…d5 was an error. He underestimated and reacted poorly to Pitts' king-side aggression. Allowing the queen to stay on g5 allowed the knight fork on h5. West seemed oblivious to the threat because he recaptured on f6 with the queen instead of the rook which would just cost him an exchange.
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Macaspac won as I predicted. Now, he is 6-0. His path to the crown is now set. He just has to avoid accidents in the remaining five rounds. Drake is now clearly second. Baniel and Pitts follow in third and fourth places, respectively.
Drake won against Pitts. Drake is now in clear second place. Baniel vs. Macaspac was fairly even but now Macaspac has some serious winning chances. Baniel seemed to have overestimated his chances in a drawn game. Now, he is fighting for a draw.
The remaining games are between the current top four players. The results will likely change the ranking order. The top four after round six will likely make the All-Army Chess Team.
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Roast Chicken
This recipe requires no turning or basting. Tying the legs helps the meat to cook evenly, and spreading butter over the surface before cooking ensures a delectable crispness and an appetizing golden-brown color.
Source: The Martha Stewart Show, March Spring 2006
- One 6-pound roasting chicken
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 medium onions, sliced crosswise 1/2-inch thick
- 1 lemon
- 3 large garlic cloves, crushed plus 2 cloves, thinly sliced
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh tarragon
- 1 cup homemade or canned low-sodium chicken stock
Let the chicken and 1 tablespoon butter stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Remove and discard the plastic pop-up timer from the chicken if there is one. Remove giblets and excess fat from the chicken cavity. Rinse chicken inside and out under cold running water. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Tuck wing tips under the body. Sprinkle the cavity of the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, and set aside.
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Strain gravy into a small bowl, pressing down on onions to extract any remaining liquid. Discard onions, and stir in the remaining tablespoon of butter until melted and incorporated. Untie the legs, and remove and discard the lemon, garlic, and herbs from the cavity of the chicken and underneath the skin on the breast.
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World of Warcraft Warlock by RobHoughWatch
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Here is a painting I WAS working on a little while ago, I actually stopped working on it and am now redoing it. Something just didn't feel right when I started painting it. It's a Warlock from World of Warcraft, a game that I have recently been sucked into.
Nice drawing i really liked the imp staring down at you.
locky goodness
that is awesome and would look great with color!
That is fucking wicked! Great job! !
Warlocks > All
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Very, very nice <33
Succubus, Infernal, Imp, Felhunter and Voidwalker. All perfect.
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EPIC and undead warlock, my favorite race and class.
This is VERY good!
You realize you just became my best friend now right?
Colouration? ^^
nice work.
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This is awesome! I absolutely love warlocks. Really nice job! Wish I could have seen it painted^^
Excellently done! It's nice to find a more traditionally western-style fan art of the game.
wow that i love it, is that the felhunter behind him?
Cos im not sure of it i can see other pets
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you didnt put the felguard thats a good desicion
very cool, but...where's the painting??? I wanna see!
Totaly awesome
nice.....i can see all the DEMONS.......
The lock and the infernal look awesome man. Nice to see the shadow boys gettin some glory
The composition is great! All the minions look perfectly described in this drawing
I'd love to see this and your other WoW sketch in colour. The pencil lines make it very hard to understand whats going on. I love your presentation of the minions, they have such detail and characteristics, very awesome.
WoW o.O
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GReat JHob
Love the monster on the bottom left hand corner ^^
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NEW YORK — The U.S. airlines serving Israel resumed flights there Thursday, after a two-day hiatus caused by combat in the Gaza Strip.
The decision came hours after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a prohibition on U.S. flights in and out of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. The FAA's ban, imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas rockets, became a hot-button topic in both U.S.-Israeli diplomacy and Washington politics.
"The decision comes after careful internal consideration and input from high levels in government including the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation," Delta said in a statement. A Delta 747 turned around Tuesday on its way to Tel Aviv after a rocket landed near the airport. US Airways and United followed by canceling their flights, and the FAA instituted its ban.
The Israeli government said the airlines and regulators overreacted. The Transportation Ministry called on the companies to reverse their decision, insisting the airport was safe and completely guarded and saying there was no reason to "hand terror a prize," by halting the flights.
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The ban filtered into discussions in Jerusalem about a Gaza cease-fire that included U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In the United States, Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Obama of using the flight ban to impose an economic boycott of Israel while it is fighting the Hamas in Gaza.
The airlines wouldn't say what has changed to make Tel Aviv safer than it had been 24 hours earlier. Robert Isom, chief operating officer of US Airways' parent American Airlines, said, "We feel very comfortable with the information that we have right now. We're doing the right thing, and feel very comfortable that our employees and our customers are safe."
Last year, an average of 1,044 passengers flew each way on the four daily flights between the United States and Israel on American carriers, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Israeli airline El Al maintained its five daily flights from the United States to Tel Aviv throughout the ban, which only applied to American carriers.


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On the Look Out by brokenangelWatch
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Confession: If I were a guard on the castle wall pulling the same shift as her, I would find it almost *impossible* to watch the surrounding countryside.
Excellent render.
Excellent render.
An amazing image! Love the beams of light!
Beautiful work.
ya just know i'm gonna like it...
I wunner why...
Nicely done.
beautiful work
A beautiful scene!!
Very Nice, and you use Carrera well obviously....great atmospherics, why arent you still using Carrera to render in?...
Because I still have not come to terms with the way it handles stuff *L* And right now Poser does what I want it to do, so I go the easy route, I'm afraid....
Very, very cool render. Love the light.
I know what I am loo....... never mind, nice picture except for her skin on her shoulder being a bit shiny, (if she is oiled up, why not oil everything up) it looks almost like a artistic photograph.
Hmm, shiny? Ohh, I see what you mean! There's a tiny (well, not so tiny) spot there....must have missed that one, dang...
Thank you!
Whats she on the look out for?
...beautiful. You've got mad skills.
...beautiful. You've got mad skills.
whats carrara? the marble?
Carrara is a model/rendering program, formerly from Eovia now sold by Daz3d. Not sure why it's named after the marble, though....
very nicely done
Yep... the composition looks awesome...
good job indeed... I guess
good job indeed... I guess
Ganz prima! Wonderful composition! And your rendered scene blends seamlessly with the rendered Terragen background. Looking very good!
Thank you!
Yes, I discovered something like color correction (or level correction?) that lets you adjust images to fit other images *L*
Yes, I discovered something like color correction (or level correction?) that lets you adjust images to fit other images *L*
Oh yes? What exactly is this 'thing' you've discovered... sounds pretty handy?
I think it's called "color correction", and it works with masks and stuff. It lets you change either a complete color hue or only tiny parts and values....I find it to work well with different layers, but usually I have to try and error....


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The LMC policy committees, made up of city officials from all over the state, are half-way through their annual summer meetings to develop the 2016 City Policies.
(Published Aug 31, 2015)
The League's policy committees wrapped up their second round of three meetings in mid-August. LMC City Policies, the legislative platform created by members and used by League staff at the Capitol, represent the only comprehensive statewide advocacy agenda for all Minnesota cities.
Guest speakers
During the August meetings, members of the four LMC policy committees (Improving Service Delivery, Improving Local Economies, Improving Fiscal Futures, and Human Resources & Data Practices) heard from a variety of guests, including:
Potential new policies
The committees are also discussing potential new policies related to a state fence law exemption, maintenance of retaining walls adjacent to public rights of way, and a general election requirement for ballot questions.
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Committee members will meet again the week of Sept. 14 to further consider and approve draft policies. The draft policies will then be shared with all LMC member cities during the member comment period. The Draft City Policies will be available online for comment Oct. 1-30. All city officials and staff are encouraged to review and comment on the policies at that time.
The League's Board of Directors will review and discuss the policies at its Oct. 15 meeting. The Board will then review the member comments and vote to adopt the 2016 City Policies at the Nov. 19 meeting.
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19 points at home to Milwaukee.
16 points at home to Miami.
15 points on the road to San Antonio.
By 19 at home to Memphis, five at home to Sacramento (when it's the Kings, the loss need not be by double digits), and 13 at home to Boston. Sunday, it was 14 in Orlando. To the list, Monday's 20 point loss to the Bobcats can now be added. Phil Jackson, speaking to the media after the game, was brief on a level Calvin Coolidge would have appreciated. "I just have this to say; I'm very disappointed in our performance tonight. I'm embarrassed about what we did. That's it."
So was it the worst loss of the season? Bad enough to reduce an entire Q and A with the media to a fully Tweetable 122 characters? 120 if you leave off the quotation marks? I don't know if Jackson was any angrier about Monday's shellacking than he was some of the others over the course of the year. I guarantee he was, to say the least, honked after the Milwaukee and Memphis games, and wasn't exactly the picture of joviality after losing to the Kings.
Anger isn't accurately measured by the word.
Perhaps Monday Jackson was indeed so ticked he thought saying anything might lead to saying something he might regret. Just as likely, he didn't have much to offer beyond what was plain as day to those watching- the Lakers were out-efforted, responded poorly, and put up little resistance in the face of a strong push from an inferior team (and were sloppy in the first half, well before the Bobcats eventually pulled away)- and didn't feel like playing Captain Obvious.
Or maybe he figured one way to convey a message was to change the delivery, sending the assembled media into the locker room asking questions about P.J. being so ticked after the game he couldn't actually speak.
In reality, this probably isn't the worst loss of the year. It was the sixth game in a seven game trip, and the team's fourth game in five days. For whatever reason, the Bobcats hold some serious voodoo over the Lakers. Charlotte, while clearly not a powerhouse, isn't quite as bad as their now-24 win record suggests, having beaten Boston, Atlanta, and now L.A. over the last week. So maybe it's not the worst... but who cares?
I assume what had the coaching staff so ticked was the sense of losing most of the hustle plays over the course of the night. Asked if it was an "effort thing," Andrew Bynum seemed to think so. "Seems to be, if I was looking at the game. It's what it looks like to me," he said. Teams will lose now and again. Sometimes they'll even lose bad. No worries... as long as the effort is there.
In the end, the Lakers are overwhelming favorites to finish the Grammy trip at 5-2. All that stands in their way is a visit Wednesday to Cleveland even the most cynical of fans expect they'll handle. When they left town, five of seven including a win in Boston seemed pretty good. The problem isn't that the Lakers lose, but how. The aesthetics are often awful. Too many in the mold of Monday's to Charlotte, too few resembling their one-point loss to the Spurs at Staples, which while disappointing was an honest, respectable effort. Whether the ugly games (which count equally in the standings to prettier losses) make the Lakers seem worse than they actually are or indicate they're indeed a lesser version than their title-winning incarnations is something nobody will know for sure until the playoffs roll around.
In the meantime, there are some tangible considerations. First, the time required to develop championship consistency is bleeding away. More practically, dropping another game to an inferior team leaves the Lakers one less game to undo the damage from the other games they've lost against lesser-to-bad squads, adding to the number they'll have to win against better competition to earn a higher seed. Over their last 10 games, the Lakers have lost four games in the standings to Dallas, and are again behind them in the race for the second overall seed out west. They've lost three games on Chicago, three on Miami, and, despite the win, one to the Celtics.
Interestingly enough, many of the team's numbers now are similar to last season's, except the Lakers continue working down a path requiring them to be better than the '09-'10 edition, not merely equal.


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He is going to load up their corn whole!
That is the only thing I can figure or there is hedge fund that is trying to ruin OCZ and OCZ is just has to wait it out and release data that is consistent to overcome all their #$%$.
well in about 23 days they be late on another quarterly report. however something tells me they release things right before the holiday? a big merry x-mass to longs.


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N'aaaaw, it's so cute :3
Website is a bit vague on the details, how did you find the original drawing, and were you compensated at all for this?
cool design
Awesome work!
Awesome work!
Looks good. I like how you made it look like it has two faces, one in the dark spot in his chest, and the other on the top of his armor. A few of my friends (easedropping and looking at my computer screen) are having trouble decideing exactly where the face is. Hopefully, they'll fight long enough for me to finish this comment without being interrupted again. You know what, I'm getting way ahead of myself. Overall, good job with the sketch. By the way, what's that reflection in the Pokebot's armor? I can't really decide what it is.
hahaha! It's so CUTE XD
I love this thing
Isn't he just a charming little fellow
somehow... cute
somehow... cute
Just as good as the other one!
This one reminds me of the White Golem I made!
This one reminds me of the White Golem I made!
do you already have some tutorials for painting in this style? i really love it and want to try it myself. reply back please
looks realy sweet. me wantz
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Fantastic composition!!! Best of
I'm agree with Denis-kolec. BEST OF Ray.
Very nice view!
I like this atmosphere ?!!
Best regards from Macedonia, Onosimoski B.
Beautiful home!!!
Ciao Aquila grigia.
Very beautiful composition and colors!!!
Very nice picture.
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Greetings, truskawka
Simpatico e fiorito ingresso Ray, bella anche l'inquadratura. Un cordiale saluto, Paolo.
I like this composition.
Greetings, Silvestras
Very beautiful view and composition! Excellent shot! BO
Greetings from Bulgaria! Alexander
Shakespeare's place? Such a beauty! BO
Nice colours... I've added you to my Favorite photographers.
sweet,brilliant photo!!!
Nice composition.
Very nice photo.Sonja
You've a great gallery, Grey Eagle, I just don't know where to begin. This one is lovely, I'll have to come back with more leisure to look at all the others :-) LIKE + best wishes, Christa
lovely. Looks inviting. Well taken. L.
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When you can't decide between being a scary ghost or a scallywag pirate, then combine the two! Our Boys Ghost Ship Pirate Costume is going to be the perfect party costume! This costume includes a short with a detachable chest piece, half mask with attached hair, waist tie, bandana, boot covers, and pants. The gray and black striped pants match well with the gray boot covers. The shirt is gray, tattered, and has a skeleton chest—which is detachable. The black waist tie and bandana are great accents to the pirate half of the costume. On the other hand, the mask is full on zombie killer. The creepy mask has two holes for your eyes, deformed nose and mouth, and eerie gray hair. When it comes to choosing a party costume, our Boys Ghost Ship Pirate Halloween Costume is the way to go!
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Vintage 1960's S&H Green Stamps Table Lamp 30" tall
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Celebrity Chef Tour Minneapolis: the slideshow
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Mad Max Trailer Reveals the 'Magnum Opus', 2015 Launch
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We've never thought of a car as a "way to live" like this new Mad Max trailer, but then we've never driven the game's 'Magnum Opus', Max Rockatansky's new vehicle and substitute for his iconic Interceptor. It's a vehicle that you'll build from scratch in Just Cause dev Avalanche's new game, slated for release in 2015.
Once built, you'll be able to customise the Magnum Opus and maximise its ability to survive in Mad Max's post-apocalyptic wasteland, with the help of your trusty mechanic Chumbucket. When the desert is a place inhabited by all manner of crazies and murderous psychopaths, Max needs his vehicle to be up to the task.
Take a look at the Magnum Opus in the new Mad Max trailer (both the original and extended cuts) below, and discover why it's "more than a machine", a "way to live" and "a way to fight". It sounds like the best car ever. Mad Max will be coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and PC in 2015. Probably around the same time Mad Max: Fury Road starring Tom Hardy hits cinemas.


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Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit launched a scathing attack on the BJP in her Independence Day address, accusing the party of misleading people on power tariff, and spoke of the governments achievements. Speaking at the Chhatrasal Stadium, Dikshit said the power situation in the national capital is comfortable now because of reforms that the Congress government has undertaken over the past 15 years.
There used to be power cuts for more than 11 hours (when the BJP was in power). There was unrest on the streets because of long power cuts. The power situation is comfortable now because of reforms we initiated. Their government in 1998 was even unable to meet the demand of 1,900 MW, whereas we are successfully meeting peak demand of over 6,000 MW. The per capita power consumption in Delhi is 1,450 units , which is highest in the country, she said.
Dikshit said there was no magic wand to effect a reduction in tariff. She said electricity was cheaper in Delhi when compared to other metropolitan cities. People are unable to digest the politically motivated promise to bring down power tariff by 30 per cent. There is no magic wand to effect such a huge reduction. Power tariff is much cheaper in Delhi compared to neighbouring towns and other metropolitan cities, she said.


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Recently settled in the Berkshire Mountains in Massachusetts, Madeline Dare now teaches at the Santangelo Academy, a boarding school for disturbed teenagers. But behind its ornate gates, she discovers a disorienting world where students and teachers alike must submit to the founder's bizarre therapeutic regimen. A chilling event confirms Maddie's worst suspicions, leading her to an even darker secret that lies at the academy's very heart. Now cut off from the outside world, Maddie must join forces with a small band of the school's most violently rebellious students--kids who, despite their troubled grip on reality, may well prove to be her only chance of survival.
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Selma Blair finally had her baby! Selma Blair and boyfriend Jason Bleick welcomed their son on July 25, their rep reports.
Selma and Jason chose the baby name Arthur Saint Bleick for the little guy, who by all reports was majorly overdue.
Selma Blair's son weighed in at 7 lbs., 12 oz.
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The Future of Europe: Merkel Pushes for Convention to Draft New EU Treaty
Chancellor Angela Merkel's plans for a new treaty governing the European Union are becoming more concrete. SPIEGEL has learned that the German leader wants the EU to begin working on a draft this year, with the aim of providing Brussels with greater power to monitor budgets. But many countries are deeply opposed to the idea.
Angela Merkel at a recent EU summit in Brussels: The German chancellor is pushing for a new treaty for deeper European integration.
Germany is pushing for a new treaty governing the construction of the European Union, and it is calling for a convention to draft the pact to be convened before the end of the year. The treaty would pave the way for deeper European integration and would create a new legal foundation for the bloc. Chancellor Angela Merkel's European Union policy adviser, Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, has expressed this desire in discussions with high-level EU officials in Brussels, SPIEGEL has learned.
So far, though, the German proposal has found few supporters in the other EU member states. During a meeting of the so-called Future Group, an informal gathering of 10 foreign ministers from EU countries, the majority opposed a call by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle for a new treaty convention. Other countries, including Ireland, do not want to take the risk of a national referendum, which a new EU treaty would entail in some member states. Poland, a close partner of Berlin, also believes there is currently little chance of finding a compromise among the 27 member states.
When Merkel previously brought up the subject during a December EU summit meeting, many people reacted with indignation. Initially, the other EU countries were unwilling to go along with the calls from Merkel and then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy for automatic sanctions for repeat offenders of budget rules. In the end, the Germans and French found a common position, saying they would push forward with a new EU treaty -- either with the entire bloc or with the 17 members of the euro zone if other countries were unwilling to go along with it.
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