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The bloodiest book in the DC Universe ups the stakes in the months ahead with more characters, more killings and more guest stars starting with John Constantine as Joshua Hale Fialkov reveals big plans for "I, Vampire."
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ASR Engineering is no longer a supporting vendor at BimmerBoost. There are several reasons for this and this is being brought to your attention in order to prevent our members from incurring losses. There have been several issues with ASR that are simply inexcusable and we can no longer in good conscience endorse their business. The only reason ASR ever was a vendor here in the first place is due to a pre-existing arrangement with two members on the staff before this site came into existence. This arrangement was honored in good faith but simply, enough is enough, and the reasons why are below.
You may have seen recently where user George Smooth posted his experience with ASR. This is just a bad situation in which Abid simply has shown no heart, doing absolutely nothing to resolve it. There is $3320 that Abid took for an exhaust that he did not deliver. If this was not bad enough, it has caused issues for George in his home country of South Africa. These issues prevent George from taking his family on vacation out of the country or ordering certain parts from overseas. All it would take to correct this is $100 and Abid won't even do that. To put it simply, Abid has no conscience. If it isn't bad enough he has stolen over three grand, he does not even have the decency to put up $100 to help George resolve his banking situation. Low class, despicable, and something we will not tolerate.
We wish this was the only story, but it isn't. Some users may be familiar with GT3 Ranger who in good faith sent Abid his M5 to do a twin turbo project. Well, we have been in contact with GT3 Ranger from the beginning of the project and warned him that Abid could not deliver something so complex. Ranger pushed ahead anyway and now can not even get a hold of Abid after spending... well, not our place to say. We won't go much further as we do not wish to violate Ranger's confidence but obviously the twin turbo has not been completed and he ended up having to buy another M5 while this one collects dust. Abid promised him the world and did not deliver and Ranger simply has no choice but to eat the cost that Abid pocketed and has lost complete faith in this ever being completed or even getting any money back.
ASR has been removed from M5board for scamming people on exhausts. ASR takes deposits, and does not deliver the product. Abid refuses to answer phone calls, return e-mails, or communicate in any fashion with those he has scammed or even anyone else for that matter. If you are in the Florida area you are likely safe as you can meet him face to face. But as you just read with George, if you are overseas, forget it.
ASR Engineering is not to be trusted, they simply can't be. The customer service is poor, they have scammed our members, and simply are a bottom tier BMW shop if even that. Installing nitrous on a car does not make you a world class tuner capable of doing custom twin turbos on a BMW M5 S85 V10. I pointed out on M5board that I would not trust Abid to tune my radio and that this V10 project was beyond his abilities. For that, I was temp banned as Abid forced Gustav to do so ($) and I'm sure Gustav is preparing his apology. History has shown ASR's true colors and ASR will not be endorsed here. BimmerBoost will also pony up the $100 to resolve George's situation and if Abid has even a single honest bone in his body he will do the right thing. He has had since January of this year to do that though, so no one hold their breath.
This article was originally published in forum thread: ASR Engineering has been removed as a vendor started by Sticky View original post99 Comments
I can share why a TT would be so difficult though and there are many reasons. Some of those carry over from the S65 which you read about as an article regarding why twin turbos are difficult to do is in that section.
Spacing is an issue, it takes incredible engineering skill to pull it off. I mean a top BMW shop.
Then, even if you somehow get the hardware done (which the S85 is tighter than the S65) you need to get the tuning done. Considering we don't even have a centrifugal setup done yet (G-power does not count) a twin turbo is a whole different world to tune especially on the stock DME.
It is just incredibly complex.
bimmershop - 11-19-2010, 08:30 AM
Lock n Load - 11-19-2010, 10:11 AM
Bimmershop so we're in the same boat. Contact me thru my email, firstname.lastname@example.com
Will discuss the subject.
The realization of the circumstances have been grossly disappointing. How did this happened?
I blame myself in part for being a friend and not having been a d!ck. We have been nothing but patient, tolerant and understanding. Well that really worked out good for Steve(the other guy) and I. If I had a dollar for each time I was called a moron, an a$$hole or ignorant for defending ASR, well I could have lunch covered for a week. Some of the PM's I get are gems. I will probably have to disappear from M5Board after all this. My plate can't hold anymore servings of crow.
Agaim in time all will sorted and known. Right now I'm a hugh limbo and struggling with my thoughts, domestic situation and other friends input on what to do. I want to think positive but I see nor get anything tangible or concrete to believe.
Sorry but can not say more.
Lock n Load - 11-21-2010, 11:20 PM
Lock n Load - 11-22-2010, 12:14 AM
Junky and I have been involved in this entire nightmare together. He and I are the individuals with the two M5's which have been sitting there for now 23 months doing nothing but gathering dust.
There's so much. I have believed, trusted and hoped for so long but the motto is, nice guys end up
getting screwed.
LostMarine - 11-22-2010, 12:21 AM
Has ASR tried contacting anyone about ANY of the issues that have been discussed here?
Lock n Load - 11-22-2010, 01:07 AM
Are you kidding me!!!
I texts(multiple multiple multiple) and emails (multiples) to no value. Forget about calling, that's useless. The phone goes to voice immediately. It doesn't even ring. Might as well try and call the Pope.
Communication is nonexistent.
You people have no idea and worst of all I have no idea why and what has happened.
0-60Motorsports - 11-22-2010, 03:21 AM
Yeah Guys! 23 Months! Wow! I'll take one of the m5's off yah if its still salvagable! JK
Get Your bloody cars outta there right now!
Lock n Load - 11-22-2010, 09:58 AM
This is such a difficult and painful situation. All originated based on a friendship and this is what makes it hardest.
Junky an I believed and trusted that things were coming along so we didn't question. Everyone's busy in their respective professions so we just trusted things were going on.
There's nothing to salvage from this whole situation because there's nothing there. If there were components we'd sure like to see them but there's never anything to see.
Lord knows we've wanted to believe and given ultimate latitude. Even at this point if there were hard components to see and touch it would be a "proof of life" to the project but there aren't any.
Junky and I are 1,200 miles away but are working to coordinate because everytime it's a broken deadline and empty statements.
I am not trying to be harsh but do believe that we just wasted good money.
This so difficult on many point. I guess it will go down as a very bad investment and lost it all.
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On a 5-0 vote, the panel also agreed Tuesday that insufficient strength of passenger car walls likely contributed to the number of deaths and more than a dozen injuries after the truck skidded 300 feet into the train on June 24, 2011.
NTSB investigators said the truck driver killed in the crash apparently didn't notice the train because he was fatigued as a result of inconsistent sleeping patters, was suffering from ankle pain or possibly could have been checking messages on his cellphone. But the panel decided there wasn't enough evidence of any of those things to include in the formal probable cause finding issued in Washington.
Time-lapse photography presented to the panel Tuesday showed the guard crossing gate fully extended well before the fiery crash.
NTSB's preliminary findings in September offered conflicting accounts of whether the guard crossing arm operated properly or whether the truck driver just wasn't paying attention. But the photos showed the gate was in place 4 seconds before impact and monitoring equipment indicated the warning lights were flashing and the gate in place 18 seconds before the collision when the truck was still 900 feet away from the crossing.
"There are two key things we know about what happened," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said during Tuesday's hearing in Washington.
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The California Zephyr bound from Chicago to Emmeryville, Calif., was three hours behind schedule when it left Salt Lake City on June 24, 2011.
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WASHINGTON–A top former U.S. banking regulator is criticizing her former colleagues, saying they should not have backed away from tougher mortgage-market rules required under the 2010 Dodd-Frank law.
In a comment letter sent to banking regulators, Sheila Bair, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., criticized regulators' decision to scale back a proposal to impose tougher standards on the mortgage-securities market.
In August, six regulators — including the FDIC and Federal Reserve — reworked proposed rules requiring issuers of mortgage securities to retain 5% of the credit risk on their books. The regulators created a wide exemption for "qualified residential mortgages" that will cover most of the loans being made today.
Ms. Bair, now a senior adviser at the Pew Charitable Trusts, objects to such a wide exemption, arguing it won't impose discipline on Wall Street when packaging assets such as mortgages into securities.
The regulators' proposal "would essentially eviscerate risk retention as a tool to reform the securitization market," she wrote. "We should not repeat the mistakes of the recent past when, in the name of credit availability, regulators were far too tolerant of lax lending standards."
Proponents of a wider exemption argue that the strict standard advocated by Ms. Bair would make home loans harder to get. They have praised the regulators for proposing to easing the rules in August, saying that doing so will ensure wide access to loans.
Ms. Bair favors another option that regulators have said they will consider – providing a very narrow exemption for such loans. Under this approach, only mortgages where the borrower brings a 30% down payment would be exempt. Such a standard, she wrote, will "ensure that the vast majority of securitizations require risk retention."
Ms. Bair and former Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.) have been allied on this issue, and Mr. Frank wrote a similar letter to regulators earlier in the week. However, they face an uphill battle as mortgage lenders, real-estate agents, home builders, civil-rights groups and consumer advocates favor a broad exemption.
Ms. Bair acknowledged the political difficulties. "A broad array of politically powerful interests have lobbied heavily against risk retention," she wrote. " Congress created regulatory agencies as independent entities for times such as these, when protection of the broad public interest requires that regulators stand up to the self-interest of powerful and well-financed constituencies. I encourage them to do so."


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Since it's slow
Batter squares to bunt, the pitch is low and outside, the ball hits the bat and goes straight down and back up to hit the bat a second time. Batter never had a chance to react. What's the call?
B-)That would be a foul ball.
(Would be a foul ball even if the ball was not low and outside!);)
I agree with Hugo, it would be just like if the ball bounced up and hit the batter - foul ball.
I also have a foul ball in this instance. The batter did nothing wrong. Therefore, there is nothing to penalize him for.
As long as the batter did nothing intentional, it's simply a foul ball.
My first reaction to this scenario was a dead ball. But, here is a more detailed and better explained answer:
From the official baseball rules:
A batter is out when---
(h) After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory. The ball is dead and no runners may advance. If the batter-runner drops his bat and the ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpires judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, the ball is alive and in play;
However, I came across this as well:
The rule says the BAT cannot hit the ball a second time. When the BALL hits the bat, it is not an out.
Rules: 6.05(h) and 7.09(b) Official Baseball Rules
I think after it would all be said and done the correct call would be a deal ball. Thoughts?
Yes, it would be a dead ball.
A foul ball is a dead ball.
When this happens immediately at the plate area, before the batter has time to leave the box, it will be a foul ball even if the ball is in fair territory. (such as right over home plate). This is not spelled out in the rule book, but the way it customarily is ruled.
The rules you quote pertain to a ball that (and bat) that meet "after immediately".
Then the general rule, assuming all are unintentional, is:
Fair Territory: Ball hits bat - Play on
Fair Territory: Bat hits ball - OUT
Foul Territory: Ball hits bate - FOUL
Foul Territory: Bat hits Ball - FOUL
Thanks for all the replies. A fellow blue asked me this question on Monday after one of his games this past weekend. I informed him with the same information that I received here. I quoted the rules and as Hugo put it, the way it is most customarily ruled. It's nice to see that some of us have made the move over.
This goes back to the thought of ruling with the book and not by the book. Umpires - especially new ones - have to remember that the Official Rules of Baseball put out by The Sporting News is a book about 4 X 5 inches and about 1/4" thick. The interpretations of those rules fill a bunch of binders about a foot thick.
I got into a whole discussion earlier about what happens when both the ball & bat are moving, e.g. a rolling bat hits a rolling ball. Now (for me) it gets interesting. I'd always used as a rule of thumb - moving ball, stationary bat, play on - stationary ball, moving bat, out - moving ball, moving bat, out. Turns out I was wrong on the last one, it's not so cut-and-dried. The latest thought I have on the matter is if the moving ball is 'chasing' the moving bat then play on. If they're on a 'collision course', which is moving faster? I'm not 100% convinced but that's my story & I'm sticking to it.
Since its slow! Hugo wrote: "A foul ball is a dead ball"
Not always re a foul fly ball!
A)--- If caught, with less than two outs, and the fielder comes down/steps into DBT----and REMAINS STANDING, the ball is still alive. Baserunners advance at their own risk.
B)--If caught, with less than two outs, and the fielder FALLS DOWN into DBT, ball is dead. Baserunners are advanced one base from TOP, absent liability.
"A" & "B" also applies to a FAIR fly ball caught for an out.
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Key Passages From Fed Minutes
Federal Reserve officials had wide-ranging discussions about the central bank's $85 billion per month bond-buying program at their June 18-19 policy meeting, including a debate about whether to end the program this year.
Here is a quick look at some of the key passages of the minutes from the meeting, released by the Fed Wednesday.
A number of Fed officials wanted to end the central bank's $85 billion per month bond-buying program late this year ….
Participants also described their views regarding the appropriate path of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. Given their respective economic outlooks, all participants but one judged that it would be appropriate to continue purchasing both agency MBS and longer-term Treasury securities. About half of these participants indicated that it likely would be appropriate to end asset purchases late this year. Many other participants anticipated that it likely would be appropriate to continue purchases into 2014.
But there were a wide, wide range of views about how to proceed, meaning a complex set of choices for the Fed in the months ahead and more confusion in markets …
Some participants had become more confident of sustained improvement in the outlook for the labor market and so thought that a downward adjustment in asset purchases had or would likely soon become appropriate … however, to some other participants, this approach appeared likely to limit the Committee's flexibility in adjusting asset purchases in response to changes in economic conditions, which they viewed as a key element in the design of the purchase program. Others were concerned that stating an intention to slow the pace of asset purchases, even if the intention were conditional on the economy developing about in line with the Committee's expectations, might be misinterpreted as signaling an end to the addition of policy accommodation or even be seen as the initial step toward exit from the Committee's highly accommodative policy stance … many members indicated that further improvement in the outlook for the labor market would be required before it would be appropriate to slow the pace of asset purchases. Some added that they would, as well, need to see more evidence that the projected acceleration in economic activity would occur, before reducing the pace of asset purchases. For one member, such a decision would also depend importantly on evidence that inflation was moving back toward the Committee's 2 percent objective; that member urged the Committee to modify its postmeeting statement to say explicitly that the Committee will act to move inflation back toward its goal. A couple of other members also worried that the downside risks to inflation had increased, with one of them suggesting that the statement more explicitly reflect this increased risk. However, several members judged that a reduction in asset purchases would likely soon be warranted, in light of the cumulative decline in unemployment since the September meeting and ongoing increases in private payrolls …
Why is the Fed more optimistic about the economic outlook? A Fed staff view:
In the economic forecast prepared by the staff for the June FOMC meeting, the projection for near-term growth of real gross domestic product (GDP) was little changed from the one prepared for the previous meeting. However, the staff's medium-term projection for real GDP was revised up somewhat. The staff raised its projected paths for equity and home prices, which pushed up expected consumer spending over the medium term, and boosted its outlook for domestic oil production, which reduced oil imports in the forecast. These positive factors were partly offset in the staff's medium-term GDP projection by higher projected paths for both longer-term interest rates and the foreign exchange value of the dollar. Nevertheless, with fiscal policy expected to restrain economic growth this year, the staff still anticipated that the pace of expansion in real GDP would only moderately exceed the growth rate of potential output. The staff also continued to forecast that real GDP would accelerate gradually in 2014 and 2015, supported by accommodative monetary policy, an eventual easing in the effects of fiscal policy restraint on economic growth, increases in consumer and business sentiment, and further improvements in credit availability and financial conditions.
The Fed's view on the job market:
Participants generally agreed that labor market conditions had continued to improve, on balance, in recent months; many saw the cumulative decline in the unemployment rate and gains in nonfarm payrolls over the past nine months as considerable. Reflecting these developments, participants' forecasts for the unemployment rate at this meeting were lower than those prepared for the September 2012 meeting. Among the encouraging aspects of labor market developments since then were the step-up in average monthly gains in private employment, the breadth of job gains across industries, the decline in layoffs, and a rise in voluntary quits in some industries. However, some participants discussed a number of indicators that suggested that the improvement in broad labor market conditions was less than might be implied by the decline in the unemployment rate alone. Some pointed out that the rate of hiring still fell short of the pace that they saw as consistent with more-noticeable progress in labor market conditions, that a portion of the improvement in payroll employment since the September meeting was due to data revisions, or that there were no signs of an increase in wage pressures.
Is the Fed worried about rising long-term interest rates? Just a little:
In their discussion of financial market developments over the intermeeting period, participants weighed the extent to which the rise in market interest rates and increase in volatility reflected a reassessment of market participants' expectations for monetary policy and the extent to which it reflected growing confidence about the economic outlook. It was noted that corporate credit spreads had not widened substantially and that the stock market had posted further gains, suggesting that the higher rates reflected, at least in part, increasing confidence that moderate economic growth would be sustained. Several participants worried that higher mortgage rates and bond yields could slow the recovery in the housing market and restrain business expansion. However, some others commented that any adverse effects of the increase in rates on financial conditions more broadly appeared to be limited.


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Earth Hour 2012: Will Giving 60 Minutes for the Planet Matter?
To support what's being billed as the "largest environmental event in history," all you have to do is turn off your lights for one hour on Saturday, March 31, at 8:30 p.m., your local time. That's it. It's probably the easiest thing you've ever been asked to do for the planet and the natural world.
The request is a simple one because the World Wildlife Fund, the organizer of Earth Hour, is counting on millions of other people to do the same thing in a cascade around the globe, from New Zealand to Hawaii. And by using the power of our digital interconnectedness throughout the world, it's hoped we'll make a bigger statement — via social media — to those in positions of power about our concern regarding the Earth's changing climate and the effect it's having, especially on wildlife such as polar bears, tigers and sea turtles.
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- good stats lotta historyif u want to show off to ur russian friends (I'm talking to u Russian Sniper) this is a great gun. u can do some fairly cqb with the folding stock but this gun contradicts itself with high fps and low rof. good range price and fps but terrible rof if u are going to spend $200.
my suggestion, pair it with a c'mag and go nuts with your newly found highly acclaimed genuine blackmarket AK
- realisticI love the sweet black look, my friend owns this gun and it's built like an Echo 1 except has a higher fps than echo 1's, but a little pricier. I think the fact that an AK is the kind of gun that chugs along powerful rounds is directly proportionate to the fact that this gun has sick fps and chugs around rounds at a decent rate, but not as fast as others. It looks a lot like the Echo 1 Ak-47 ris, with black finish and folding ris grip, but has a foldable stock, which can be greaty for poking your gun in tricky places. In addition, it's got a 550 round mag, what a beast! The internals are metal, so I wouldn't worry about putting too much stress on your gun while owning everyone on the field.
sweet black look (tactical looking)
folding stock for cqb
380 fps, that's sick
good collector's item
550 round mag
sturdy abs plastic like echo 1's
pretty decent price value for what you get
700 rpm (but it is realistic to an actual AK)
And that's all there pretty much is to say. The gun is sweet, buy it!
- One of the Best Airsoft Guns Ever MadeI recently got this gun and I am in love with it. This gun shoots very fast and powerful at 380 FPS with .2 BB's. Because it shoots so fast I use .25 BB's in it and it is dead on accurate. Great on full auto and you will always win with this rifle. Here's why...
FPS and RPM:
Let's face it, everyone knows that AK-47's aren't known for their RPM. This one holds true. It only shoots 700 RPM. Below the standard 800 RPM. However, what it loses in RPM it makes up in FPS. This gun shoots very hard and powerful (Especially with .25 BB's) and with the hop up on you will dominate. Trust me your friends will scream in pain when you shoot them with this. I shot from about 80 feet away with no hop up on and shot out a small green circle on a box on full auto with ease. 380 FPS of amazing AK action.
Weight and Magazine:
Because of the metal content of the gun, it is a heavyweight when it comes to AEG's as it ways about 7 lbs fully loaded. Not good for smaller players who can't lug this bad boy around. However, I being a pretty big person love the weight as it is the same as a real AK-47. Now let's get to the mag, The mag capacity is extremely high at 550 rounds. You won't run out of ammo with this gun especially because it comes with two mags (Both Wind Up Hi-Cap 550 Rounds Each.) I didn't know this and bought another spare 600 Round Hi-Cap Wind up mag so let's say I'm not afraid to spray with all this firepower. The only downside when it comes to the mag is that it's wind up. Maybe it's just me but when in battle you start firing dry it's a pain to have to wind the magazine. So if at all possible I recommend you buy an electric wind up mag that winds it up for you. Besides that, great Mag capacity and who doesn't love the way you have to put the mag in.
Battery and Charger:
The battery in this AK is the AK Stick Type 8.4v. This battery's only downside is that it only turns out 700 RPM. Another downside in regards to the battery is where it has to be installed. Because, you can't put it in the stock like most airsoft guns - it goes on top. However, it's kinda hard to put this top back on. It took a while for me to get good at it. Let's just say it takes a while your first try. I recommend replacing the charger you get in the box with the Universal Smart Charger. I recommend this charger because you don't have to worry about overcharging your battery and frying it, because it shuts off automatically. It also charges it way quicker.
It's an AK let's face it, everyone knows AK's don't have the best sights. But when you have this much firepower and amazing full auto the sights aren't that necessary. But if you're the kind of person who likes to aim or shoot on semi auto then getting some sort of sight attachment should be purchased (Anything from Swatforce or Leapers are Good.) Sights aren't bad but not great.
This gun will serve you well and all your friends will be jealous!!
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- sickI love aks with the folding stocks, and this one is great 4 cqb but does not have as high a rate of fire as it should. The fps is amazing, better than some snipers. it looks sick 2, but i like the bottom folding stock instead. I gave it a 4 because of the ridiculously overkilled fps
- This Gun is BeastTo start off i actually own this gun and ... this gun is beast
pros:steel gears
steel gearbox
folding stock
can mount anything on any side compatible with echo 1 AK ris
cons:folding stock is a little wobbly
price i got mine for $180
other than that this gun is amazing buyyyy
- Great gunAlright i had a chance to use this gun for a couple days and my close brother has the same gun. when i was using it i noticed that the gun has a great accuracy and great for head shots which i'm all about :). but the gun does shoot like 700 rpms which is really good for 350 fps and for a ak47. all around a great gun but the butt can be really wobbly but can be fixed with a simple turn of screw
- CRAZY FOR THE PRICE Again, I don't own the gun, but a kid I play airsoft with let me use his and I thought "this thing is gonna be a piece of crap." And it was, the accuracy was terrible. Then I noticed that he was using.12 gram bb's with it and they shot straight for like 10ft and then went straight up. So, me being a sniper, I had .25 gram bb's so i put some in and they were perfect. The accuracy was outstanding. they went completely straight the whole way with still great distance. I even went full auto on my friend from about 100-125 ft away and every shot hit him.
You don't even need to get a bigger battery than an 8.4. This is an awesome gun for any level airsoft player. BUY .25 GRAM BB'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( high polish that is)
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- Awesome AEG!I love this AEG so much! It is everything you need in a gun: FPS, range and RPM. I definitely suggest buying this gun you will not regret it.
FPS-380- Very nice for an AEG
Range- 150ft- about equal to all other AEGs
RPM- 700- little bit below the avg. of other AEGs.
Feel/ weight- 6.75 pounds of sturdy plastic
Price- $200- If you can afford than definitely get it!
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- UnreliableI had to return this gun after 5 days. It was fun while it lasted, but it broke and is way too unreliable. Sometimes it just stops working which wouldn't be good in a battle. One day it stopped working, and I tried after waiting a few hours and it still wouldn't work. I bought another battery, cleaned the barrel, and still it wouldn't shoot. Before it stopped working the battery cover was hard to get on and took awhile to get on. This gun has nice fps, RPM is a bit slower than normal, but it isn't a good gun. I wouldn't recommend it because you will probably have to return it. Sorry to spoil the fun here, but it is not a good gun.


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This was The Beatles' third performance at the Cassanova Club, promoted by Sam R Leach.
The Cassanova Club was situated above Sampson & Barlow's Restaurant at 39 London Road, Liverpool. The club was previously sited in The Temple, Dale Street, Liverpool, but moved to this location on 9 February 1961.
The Beatles played at the Cassanova Club on seven occasions. The other dates were 11, 14, 21 and 28 February, and 7 and 12 March 1961.
The Beatles had performed at the Cassanova on the date of the original venue's opening (date unknown), but Ray McFall, owner of the Cavern Club, told them they were not allowed to play at both venues. The restriction was later lifted, and The Beatles played many times at events promoted by Sam Leach.
After this show they gave another performance at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.


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Big screen 'Ender's Game' leaves out some good parts of book
November 8, 2013
By Evan Bevins The Marietta Times ebevins@mariettatimes....
I saw the film and it was good but yeah..it missed out on some very important parts of the book. Especially the Valentine and Peter storyline. To have done the book justice, the film could have either been longer or stretched into two movies. But considering that the movie as is will not recoup its losses...that would not have been a good idea.
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- Jan 17:
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- 49ers hope to wipe smile off Marshawn Lynch's face
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- Seahawks receiver Percy Harvin to miss 49ers' game
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SANTA CLARA -- Cornerback Carlos Rogers declared himself 100-percent ready to return from a hamstring injury and play in the 49ers' NFC Championship game Sunday at Seattle.
"I did everything today so I feel real good," Rogers said Friday. "I've been sprinting and making sharp cuts without any problems."
Tarell Brown and Tramaine Brock served as the 49ers' starting cornerbacks in their previous two playoff wins while Rogers recovered from his right-hamstring injury. If Brown and Brock remain in those roles Sunday, Rogers is expected to serve as the No. 3 cornerback and face slot receivers.
Rogers has no problem with the Seahawks ruling out wide receiver Percy Harvin because of a concussion. A hip injury kept Harvin out of these teams' two regular-season meetings, but he had 89 receiving yards in the Vikings' 2012 win over the 49ers.
"I'm glad he's not playing because he's an effective guy," Rogers said. "But we've got a lot more guys to deal with."
That includes Stanford product Doug Baldwin, who Rogers described as a "quick guy" he expects to face in the slot.
Because the 49ers are so familiar with the Seahawks, Rogers — and coach Jim Harbaugh -- said the defense didn't need to debrief cornerback Perrish Cox on his two-game stint as a Seahawk last month.
Rogers dismissed any negative thoughts tracing to injuries the 49ers have sustained in their past three trips to Seattle, including season-ending woes to Mario Manningham in 2012 and Ian Williams this season.
"You don't go in to play scared," Rogers said. "We're trying to get to the Super Bowl and we've got to give it our all."


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Quote: We orbitted the earth a few times and came back down.
SneebDotCom wrote: Common sense is what tells us the earth is flat.
No, that would be a judgment lacking sense.
You should listen to your uncle sneeb, kids....
As for Amo1ne... again, you just gave your opinion. You didn't give one single factual piece of information. Just conjecture and speculation.
I did state fact. I explained why your theories are stupid. I did it with reason and general knowledge. It IS determined fact that the moon landing was NOT a hoax. It IS a lack of common sense and the process of excercising judgement that would debate such reason.
We didn't have the technology to land on the moon. We orbitted the earth a few times and came back down.
How can anybody with the slightest indication of intelligence actually try to formulate a debate based on factual evidence regarding such a ridiculously stupid statement? You are the one lacking "facts" my friend. You are just repeating nonsense which was fed to you. I am telling you otherwise. Explain what the futile purpose of such stupid and costly actions would prove? Are you not aware that people are able to monitor via satelite the path of shuttles in orbit? Dis Nassau employ stealth tactics to fool the world? Did they hide their shuttle under a big black sheet painted with little white stars so that they could sneak around the globe in orbit without being seen for a week? Are you aware that the Apollo astronauts brought back hundreds of moon rocks with them for testing and research? It seems very clear to anybody with a general sense of knowledge that you are the one lacking judgement and fact...
duck_shoe wrote: Well give us the facts to counter the so-called opinions.
It's easy to say "You're wrong." What's hard is actually backing it up. You've done the former, now try the latter.
sextilliondollarman wrote: there was a documentary that told of a program that japan is working on a telescope that will prove if the moon landing is real or not. take it or leave it...it was on tv.
Quote: again, you just gave your opinion. You didn't give one single factual piece of information. Just conjecture and speculation.
am01ne wrote: sextilliondollarman wrote: there was a documentary that told of a program that japan is working on a telescope that will prove if the moon landing is real or not. take it or leave it...it was on tv.
Are you guys really this stupid?
Sure, thats great proof!!
Lets plant a little nylon flag on the surface of an interplanetary star, without any ozone layer, exposed to extreme ammounts of ultraviolet radiation and in the direct path of raining meteorites constantly striking, and than we'll look through a telescope 30 years later to see if we can see it... way to go Japan, that's brilliant!
Why dont we just drop a kleenex out of an airplane over Iowa and than without thinking, waste months of our time trying to find it to prove absolutely nothing since it had no signifigance to begin with.
Talk about common sense...
Talk about common sense...
sextilliondollarman wrote: i believe that nasa knows the exact location of where they "landed"..where the rover is and flag..its possible]
sextilliondollarman wrote: ha am01ne are you sure you arent bill oreilly from fox?
you are so "book smart" im glad that you know soooo much about this..really i am...i like how your "common sense" is on point..why dont you quit trying to sell junk on ebay and become a astronaut....huh buddy
am01ne wrote:
I think I will buddy
am01ne wrote:
As for the flag thing... it was waving despite the fact that there is no atmosphere in space for a pretty blatantly obvious reason... it was in motion and an object in motion will remain in motion without the laws of gravity to work against it. That's the first law of physics right there.


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February 14, 2007
"New American Home" Wows Crowds at International Builders' Show
The International Builders' Show (IBS) came to Orlando, Florida, in early February and followed tradition by exhibiting the latest incarnation of the "New American Home," an official showcase home that features the latest in home technology. This year's home was built in Orlando's Lake Eola Heights Historic District and is meant to fit in with historic homes, but thanks to some help from two of DOE's Building America teams, it also achieves high energy efficiency. The exterior consists of insulated concrete sandwich walls and low-emissivity windows, with heating and cooling provided by two high-efficiency heat pumps and one high-efficiency gas and electric unit. A solar thermal hot water system pre-heats water for the home's gas-fired tankless water heaters, while a 2.4-kilowatt solar electric system helps meet the home's power needs. As a result, the 3,733-square-foot home will use 73 percent less energy for heating and cooling and 54 percent less energy for water heating than similar-sized homes in the area. See the description of the New American home on the IBS Web site. The Building America Program has also published a fact sheet on the home's energy features (PDF 882 KB). Download Adobe Reader.
Another IBS tradition is the announcement of the EnergyValue Housing Awards, which recognize energy efficient design and construction. This year, the NAHB Research Center, a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), named Wisconsin-based Veridian Homes as Builder of the Year because it employs an "impressive mix of innovative technologies" in its homes, has a long history with the Energy Star program, and uses energy-efficient mortgages for more than half the homes it sells. The gold-level awardees include Aspen Homes of Colorado, Inc.; Ferrier Builders, Inc.; Grupe Homes; LivingHomes; and the Yavapai College Residential Green Building Technology Program. DOE's Building America Program and National Renewable Energy Laboratory are partners in the awards program. See the NAHB Research Center press release and the full list of awardees.
The IBS is also the place where the Partnership for Advanced Housing Technologies (PATH) announces its picks for the year's Top 10 Technologies, which PATH describes as "valuable innovations ready for adoption." Five of this year's technologies relate to energy, including solar water heating, combined heat and power, horizontal-axis washer/dryers, super-sized insulated concrete forms, and induction stovetops. See the PATH press release and the full list of technologies.


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Many health articles have reported in recent months that fish oils, primarily omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, help to prevent depression in women. Before you go purchase a lifetime supply of fish oils, know that these research studies are constantly evolving. Though some may claim new dietary benefits one month, chances are those recommendations could change the next. Currently, researchers are still looking into the link between these fatty acids and depression. Also, they are continuing to look into fish oil consumption and diabetes in women. Make sure you conduct your own research or consult with a physician before initiating any supplementation.
Eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids doesn't appear to stave off the blues in women, U.S. researchers have found.
Their study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, adds to the conflicting evidence on the benefits of fish oil, which some research has hinted might help certain people with depression.
"We know that omega-3s are important in brain function," study researcher Dr. Alberto Ascherio, a nutrition expert at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, told Reuters Health.
"We approached this work thinking that when it comes to preventing depression, it's conceivable that you are what you eat," he said.
But the researchers' findings didn't bear out that prediction.
The team followed nearly 55,000 nurses over 10 years. All the women, between 50 and 77 years old, were free of depression when the study began in 1996.
Over the next decade, five percent of them eventually developed clinical depression. But the risk was the same regardless of how much DHA and EPA — two omega-3 fatty acids — women got from eating fish.
Fish rich in omega-3s include salmon, trout, sardines and herring.
The researchers did find preliminary signs that a plant-based omega-3 called alpha-linolenic acid could play a role in mood.
For every increase of half a gram in daily intake of the substance –common in walnuts and canola oil, for instance — there was an 18-percent reduction in the risk of depression.
A study like the current one can't prove cause-and-effect, and Ascherio said the area needs further research before any recommendations can be made.
His team also examined omega-6 fatty acids, but was unable to come up with conclusive findings on its impact on depression. Omega-6s are found in refined vegetable oils and are ubiquitous in snack foods, sweets and fast foods.
Depression strikes twice as many women as men, with one in five U.S. women experiencing the problem at some point.
Dr. Teodore Postolache, who directs the mood and anxiety program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, told Reuters Health he is not yet ready to give up on fish oil.
"There are inherent limitations on studies about depression, including determining with certainty what exactly depression is for patients," Postolache said.
Using data from nurses, for example, can skew results because nurses are more educated in matters of health and diet than the general population.
"If groups who may have underlying deficits in fish oil were studied, like lower socioeconomic groups, we might have seen a more powerful effect of the omega-3s in preventing depression," he said.
He also noted that the study excluded women who had previous episodes of depression, although this group is one of "the most important targets for intervention because they are at high risk for a repeat episode."
He called for more research on animals and in broader swaths of the population.
(Yahoo Health)
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The band was set up on 1ft risers in the back of a banquet hall that felt empty when then they took the stage. A few feet from the front I was grinning nervously as house lights dropped... here comes Trey like he's straight out of an NFL pre-game huddle... jumping up and down, completely pumped... except he's all of 120 pounds, scrawny and white as a redhead can be... I seem to remember it as one of those really bad cut off tank tops from back int he day... he's counts out Landlady and just tears into it... Carlos eat your heart out.
Up until this point the only bands I'd seen were arena sized rockers who'd earned their place in the pantheon. Here was this group of what felt like kids not much older than me, completely dedicated, completely ripping, and making it happen... a new thing made new to me right there on stage. Didn't know a single song, but I was swept up. It was new and it was magic and once it was done, I wanted more of it... a lot more.
So 20 years later... good times, bad times... there was a lot more magic and certainly more lows to come. But the feeling still hits me every time the house lights go down. 20 years later... I'm still upside down.


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Reynolds Street at 2nd Street will be closed Monday through Thursday while crews replace a storm drain and a manhole and resurface the intersection. You can use Broad Street, Greene Street, East Boundary Street or 4th Street instead.
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Tea beneath the Falls of Kravica July 9, 2007
About a half hour "southish" of Mostar, there is a set of waterfalls that are a bit tricky to find. We had been visiting the wineries of Herzegovina, following the new Vinska Cesta (Wine Road) when we saw these waterfalls on the map. It was late in the day. We had definitely had more than enough wine and so we set about making our way there.
With one or two wrong turns under our belt, we managed to find the decidedly unmarked turnoff that led to a small road that then twisted along the side of a ravine to open up on the waterfalls. While not Niagara or anything as massive as Yosemite, they were still quite impressive, with a series of falls pounding down from a height of about 50 feet around the rim of what looked like the crater of an asteroid impact.
We made our way down to the falls and stood on a narrow footbridge that spanned the pool. Here the falls collected and was a spot filled with laughing children, locals, as well as a great deal of tourists who, like us had seemed to find the place (the Czechs seem to find anything like this somehow.) The area was lush and green. The falls spread out like fingers through the tree roots and flowed everywhere. And of course, the sun was setting behind the top of the falls, which just added to the allure.
Shockingly, there were two cafés and a restaurant at the base of the falls. Some entrepreneurial souls saw a demand in one hell of a setting. We took a break from staring at the falls like dumbfounded children and sat down in one of the cafés. Naturally, there was no tea to be found anywhere on the menu. So, we did as we always did in this situation and got two cups of hot water. But, once we started steeping two bags of white tea from our stash, we realized that we weren't really in the mood to get hotter on this already very hot day, while sitting in front of these refreshing, cool falls. We put two and two together and once the tea was steeped, we took out the bags and set the cups in the water that was running right by our table. It took only a matter of minutes to chill and was delicious. A single cup was all it took to see the sun finish setting and get our heads clear for the drive back to Mostar.
Where: Slapovi Kravice, Bosnia Herzegovina
Tea: White Orchard