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The Paraguayan government named a special committee of military, police and diplomatic officials to help avoid possible incidents of violence when the fact-finding delegation from the Organization of American States, arrives in Asuncion.
The OAS delegation headed by Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza left Washington on Sunday together with the standing representatives before OAS from the United States, Canada, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico. On their return the mission has to elaborate a report to be presented to the OAS Permanent Council.
"We have information that there could be attempts to give a false image of the country and the current situation when the ambassadors arrive. That is why we have a Crisis committee with delegates from Foreign Affairs, the police, military, minister or Justice, minister of Interior analysts and Defence", said Interior minister Carmelo Caballero.
However the minister promised there would be no restrictions on demonstrations, marches or other free expression peaceful activities as long as "they don't become punishable crimes".
The delegation headed by Insulza was scheduled to arrive in Asuncion early Monday morning and will collect information on the ground regarding recent events and plans to meet former president Lugo and his 'resistance cabinet' as well as current officials and protagonists involved in the impeachment process.
Last week following the impeachment that removed Lugo from office and had him replaced by Vice-president Federico Franco, the OAS Permanent Council could not reach a consensus on the situation and decided to send the fact-finding on the ground mission.
United States has yet to take a position regarding the Paraguayan impeachment and pledged to do so once the OAS Permanent Council receives all the information. Canada on the other hand has recognized the new government alleging the removed president Lugo publicly accepted the Congressional ruling.


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Jay-Z links up with Yankees for merchandise... and Kanye for an EP?
Jay-Z is teaming up with his favorite baseball squad the Yankees on co-branded clothes that will be sold exclusively at Yankee Stadium beginning next week, according to a release. All the items, from baseball caps to T-shirts and hooded sweat shirts, will feature Yankees and Jay-Z logos.
In a news release Thursday, the Yankees said the attire was created to commemorate the first official concerts at the new Yankee Stadium on Sept. 13 and 14, when Jay-Z and Eminem will co-headline. The shows mark the second half of their "Home and Home" tour, following joint performances at Detroit's Comerica Park on Sept. 3 and Sept.
The new merchandise will be available at Yankee Stadium from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14.
And it seems Hov hasn't busied himself with just that. Kanye West has claimed -- via Twitter, naturally -- that he and Jay-Z will be releasing a five-song album called "Watch the Throne." Jigga recently added a verse to 'Ye's "Power," as part of West's new G.O.O.D. Friday initiative. No further details have been released, but, then again: it's only Friday. He has a whole weekend to Tweet.
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Ray E. Glass, 83, Altoona, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday at his home.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Edwin K. and Sadie M. (Foltz) Glass. He married Barbara J. Maguire on Dec. 29, 1950, in Altoona, and she preceded him in death on Feb. 9, 2001.
Surviving are a daughter, Molly G. Plunket and husband, David, of Altoona; two granddaughters: Erin Peterman and husband, Spencer, of Altoona and Natalie Winder and husband, Chad, of Mifflinburg; and two great-grandchildren: Brayden and Marlee Winder.
Ray was a 1947 graduate of Altoona High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, serving in Germany. He retired from Philips ECG Inc., in July 1988 as a machinist after 35 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church.
Ray enjoyed golfing and bowling. He was a life member of the Bavarian Aid Society, Heidelberg Country Club and German American Club.
Friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, and 10 until the 11 a.m. funeral service Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home Inc., 2309 Broad Ave., Altoona, Pastors Tyler Pepper and Chad Winder officiating. Interment will be held at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
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If you haven't seen it yet – it's one of the latest imports for British television audiences, this time from France – The Returned ("Les Revenants" – literally, "the ones who came back").
After The Killing and The Bridge it feels like we're in a 90s / 00s out-of-control "The" bands names frenzy (The Vines, The Hives, The Killers etc,…), but this time instead of bands, it's thrillers conceived on the Continent.
I've only seen the first episode of the eight, so I'm not entirely sure where it's headed yet – but the premise of the opener was the reappearance of loved ones who had died several years ago, not as ghostly apparitions but as fully corporeal…well, people, just not having aged since their passing and with no recollection of it happening.
We've had Vampires and Werewolves fairly frequently recently….but here: Zombies.
Aside from hearing whisperings of great reviews before the first episode aired over here, the promo played a significant part in my deciding to watch the show. Uneasy and mysterious shots of a rural french town, a re-animating butterfly breaking free of its glass display case and – a perfect and eerie accompaniment to the supernatural themes suggested by the trailer – a soundtrack provided by another "The" band, Danish rock duo, The Ravonettes.
This is "Aly, Walk With Me" from their third album, Lust Lust Lust (2007, Fierce Panda):
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What was most intriguing about that first episode for me, was the range of emotional reactions from the people whose loved ones had returned – I say "loved ones", we obviously don't know the backstories yet and the episode titles suggest they follow along the lines of Heroes and Skins, focusing on a different character in each episode, the first one "Camille", whilst building up the main cast – from joy, to fear, to denial all with an underlying sense of bewilderment alongside the expected disbelief – how could this be happening?
These mixed reactions were, I'm hoping, indicative of the differing relationships between the characters and maybe, for some, direct involvement in their passing?
I'm intrigued to say the least and will definitely be watching at least the next episode. Catching up tonight.
If you've been watching, would love to hear what you think – about the series and the music, which, in general, was penned by Mogwai, whose album Les Revenants [amzn] soundtracks the series.


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Lebron and Beckham Looking Into Stadium Locations
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - LeBron James spoke out again Wednesday about his involvement with David Beckham and the retired superstar's plan to bring an MLS team to Miami.
Specifically, James talked about finding a place for the team to call home.
''We're working on it,'' James said.
Beckham scouted some Miami locations last week. Beckham, who played for the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS, has the right to pay $25 million to start an expansion franchise, and is seeking investors to assist with the overall startup costs such as stadium construction and player acquisitions.
''I wish it was easy,'' James said. ''We're working on it. We'll see what happens.''
MLS expansion is all the rage in Florida these days, with Beckham deciding last month that the former England captain wanted to bring a team to Miami and after Orlando was awarded a team that will begin play in 2015.
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When someone leaves this world we pay tribute to their lives. Celebrities who live their lives under a microscope can give us our greatest insights into the perils of life of being rich and famous. Whitney Houston was the most awarded female act of all time. She was a singer, actress, model and producer. But most of all, she was noted for her exceptional voice.
Jupiter in the 2nd house apects by trine the 6th and 10th house indicates a strong work ethic and career. With her Sun and Venus in the 6th house in Cancer Jupiter aspects them tightly, giving her work opportunities and success. Her mother was a famous singer and her cousins were Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Her godmother was Aretha Franklin. The powerful Sun and Venus in the 6th house reveal her famous cousins from her mother's side. The 6th house is known to be aunts and uncles because the 6th house is the 3rd house (siblings) from the 4th house (mother).
Aside from Whitney's beautiful voice, face, extraordinary wealth, money and fame she suffered profoundly with addictions. You wonder how could anyone with such talent, beauty and money be so unhappy. With a closer look at her chart the psychological troubles that keep her from happiness are revealed. Her ascendant is Aquarius which is ruled by Saturn; and although very strong and powerful in Capricorn, is retrograde in the 12th house. The 12th house has a hidden secretive side that no one sees or knows about. It is the house of our own undoing, meaning self destructive. And the Moon which rules the mind on first glance is conjunct Jupiter but it also receives aspects from malefic Mars, Saturn and is at the midpoint of Rahu/Ketu. The Moon reflects our moods, mind and emotions. And she was definitely tormented.
Her ascendant ruler Saturn is in the nakshatra Shatabishak, which many times has a connection to drugs and alcohol, or specufically healing around addictions. And Saturn which is placed in the house of solitide and secrecy (12th) is in nakshatra Dhanishta. This nakshtra's symbol is a drum and denotes timing as in music, and labled "the richest one"- indicating great wealth. Dhanishta is one of the nakshtras ruled by Mars and her Mars is in the 8th house, which is one of the most misunderstood houses. The moksha houses that refer to spiritual liberation are the hardest to understand in this world.
The moksha houses are 4, 8, and 12. These houses pertain to the spiritual world and cannot be understood completely from the material world. The 4th house is our past, heritage, genetics, soul and represents where we return as in the end of life. The 8th house rules control, power and death- ways that we control and manipulate others is through money, sex and death. These are the most powerful controlling agents on earth. The 12th house is the last and final house indicating endings or the final frontiers. All these houses attach themselves to the emotions of death, dying and endings in life. They represent the veil of this world into the unknown or unknowable worlds and dimensions beyond this existence. These houses rule the unknowable and inconceivable. They cause the most difficulty in life, therefore are the portals to spirituality. After great difficulties we are forced to seek the deeper essence of our truth, which is the spiritual dimension of our soul.
As Whitney has Mars in the 8th and Saturn in the 12th house, she wanted to escape the unfulfilling world of illusion and manipulation of this ephemeral world. One very specific difference about the 8th house concerns the need to feel in control in a place where control is never possible. To feel controlled or to control others is unnatural for our innate need is to feel free. The more out of control one feels the more they struggle to be in control. This creates all the dysfunctional behaviors associated with addictions and the 8th house. Guilt, shame and disgrace are the culprits of dysfunctional behavior and addictions. Planets in the 8th house will give rise to the discovery of this profound journey to discover freedom, and the ultimate freedom comes from surrender and can mean the death of this world.
As Mercury is in her 7th house of relationships and partners it is conjunct both Pluto and Uranus setting up an explosive combination for radical events. Both Mars and Rahu are in signs ruled by Mercury. Mars is in Virgo and Rahu is in Gemini pointing both back at her troubled Mercury which is in her house of marriage and relationships. Her greatest torment came from her relationships which feed her addictions from issues of control.
As to her drug use and problematic behavior Whitney was trying to escape searching for something beyond this world. The real problem is we have to face our issues because life is truly about doing the work, of facing that which we don't understand or like in ourselves. It means getting clear and facing our fears. Once we have come to terms with our fears they seem to dissolve instead of mounting into the exaggerated scenarios we create in our minds.
As to the events that lead to her untimely death she simply gave up on doing the hardest work of all, facing herself. Mars, the planet that rules her 3rd house of will power, is currently transiting retrograde depleting her will to live, plus her natal Mars is in her 8th house of death. The night she died Saturday February 11th 2012 transiting Mars was 26 degrees, exactly aspecting four of her natal planets, Saturn, Jupiter, and Rahu and Ketu. As transiting Mars is retrograde making it slow and deliberate in movement, its aspects have more intensity. It is precisely 6 houses from natal Saturn and 8 houses from Jupiter resulting in an accidental death. But in reality, was it really accidental or was it an unconscious suicide? She gave up and didn't want to do the work of facing her addictions. And there is danger when transiting Mars is in the 7th house affecting Jupiter by full 8th aspect in the 2nd house, both the 2nd and 7th houses are maraka houses and pertain to death.
I think Whitney Houston is a prime example that all we seek such as money, fame, fortune, talent and beauty are ephemeral and cannot give the satisfaction, love or happiness we believe it will provide. But what will give us our joy, happiness and completion is facing the truth and doing the work, to come to terms with our truth. Facing our fears within ourselves and discovering that we made the illusions of our guilt something to fear. Addictions are so deep and misunderstood, and the mind which is ruled by the Moon and Mercury can sway us in disillusion until we discover the truth which will give us our ultimate freedom which involves surrender. Whitney may have escaped her fears temporarily but she will still inevitably have to come back and do the work.
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CBNNews.com - Focus on the Family founder James Dobson officially endorsed the Southern Baptist minister Mike Huckabee in his GOP presidential bid Thursday night.
The endorsement doesn't appear to be too late, either, especially with Mitt Romney dropping out of the picture earlier Thursday.
"The remaining candidate for whom I could vote is Governor Huckabee," Dobson declared. "His unwavering positions on the social issues, notably the institution of marriage, the importance of faith and the sanctity of human life, resonate deeply with me and with many others."
Dobson wants to give Huckabee all the help he can get, especially with McCain racking in the delegates on Super Tuesday.
"Obviously, the governor faces an uphill struggle, given the delegates already committed to Senator McCain," Dobson added. "Nevertheless, I believe he is our best remaining choice for president of the United States."
Of course, Huckabee wouldn't have minded gaining Dobson's backing earlier, especially with Focus on the Family's reported radio broadcast audience reaching nearly 9 million people across the nation and 220 million worldwide.
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As one of the most influential Evangelical leaders in the nation, Dobson's newly declared support of Huckabee could be just the boost that he needs as campaigns take their final turn toward the party conventions.
Dobson spoke with the former Arkansas governor on Thursday and publicly disclosed his decision later that night, according to the Christian leader's spokesman Gary Schneeberger.
In the official statement, it was not made known whether Dobson would campaign for Huckabee, but the Focus on the Family founder said he would "support Governor Huckabee through the remaining primaries."
Last year, Christian actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris gave Huckabee's campaign new life when he began endorsing and campaigning for the former Arkansas governor.
Out of all the candidates, many would believe that Huckabee best reflects the conservative Christian values that Dobson espouses as head of the Colorado Springs-based ministry.
This is the first time Dobson has endorsed a Republican presidential candidate while primary campaigns were still taking place.
Because Focus on the Family is a tax-exempt organization, Dobson said that his endorsement comes as a private citizen and does not represent the views of his ministry.
Some 110,000 people were e-mailed about Dobson's endorsement of Huckabee through Focus on the Family Action, which is allowed to be more politically active as a separate entity, Schneeberger said.
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By far, Dobson is Huckabee's greatest Evangelical endorsement.
Despite this backing, many other big names in the Christian circle haven't come forth to cast their support for the Baptist candidate.
One obstacle for conservative believers revolves around fears that Huckabee would broaden the Evangelical scope to include environmental issues and poverty.
Others shy away because of his stance on the economy and taxes, which has been attacked by some fiscal conservatives.
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Dobson's endorsement seems to have as much to do with Huckabee's conservative ideals as it does with McCain's moderate stance.
"It is rather late in the game, but Dr. Dobson is well known for sticking to his guns," said John Green, a senior fellow with the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. "It doesn't surprise me this late in the game that he would make an announcement like this because it fits in well with what he's been saying."
Green believes that McCain is a big motivation for Dobson's decision.
"He really doesn't want a moderate Republican nominee; he wants a conservative," Green concluded.
He says there is still truth to the consensus that Huckabee will only attract the social conservative vote - even with the Dobson endorsement.
But Green also notes that there is talk that Dobson's new support can help him to make up lost ground, especially in the Southern states.
What about McCain?
Any hopes of Dobson backing McCain were dashed on Super Tuesday when the Christian leader delivered a lashing commentary about the Arizona senator's refusal to support a federal anti-gay marriage amendment. Dobson also focused on McCain's backing of embryonic stem cell research, as well as his foul language and hot temper.
In his statement Tuesday, Dobson reminded America that it will be the first time in his life that he would not vote for a president - if McCain is on the Republican ticket.
But McCain is not the only presidential hopeful Dobson has rejected.
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Last year, Dobson voiced his disapproval of Rudy Giuliani as a GOP candidate, citing him as an "unapologetic supporter of abortion on demand." He also mentioned the former New York mayor's signing of a bill that brought domestic-partnership benefits to New York City residents in 1997.
And Dr. Dobson shot down Fred Thompson as a possibility last year, when he questioned the former Tennessee senator's Christian convictions and stance on moral issues.
He concluded by saying the former Law and Order star "has no passion, no zeal and no apparent 'want to.'"
Until now Dobson was unclear as to whether he would support Romney or Huckabee, but he said that Romney's drop from the race "changed the political landscape."
Sources: The Associated Press, CBN News
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text: From Kaman Helicopter official website: "The Unmanned K-MAX® named one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2011 by Time Magazine New York, NY, November 28, 2011 – The Unmanned K-MAX® built by Team K-MAX, which consists of Lockheed Martin and the Helicopters Division of Kaman Aerospace Corporation was named one of the The 50 Best Inventions of 2011 by Time Magazine. The aircraft was lauded for providing "a safer way to supply troops deep inside hostile territory." The Unmanned K-MAX recently became the first-ever U.S. Marine Corps unmanned aircraft system to deploy in an operational environment having arrived in Afghanistan. Since partnering in 2007, Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace have successfully transformed Kaman's proven K-MAX power-lift manned helicopter into a UAS capable of autonomous or remote controlled cargo delivery. Kaman designed the K-MAX platform, and Lockheed Martin has designed the helicopter's mission management and control systems to provide the K-MAX with exceptional flight autonomy in remote environments and over long distances. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion. Kaman Helicopters is a division of Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation. Founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, the Company conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets." http://www.kaman.com/news/the-unmanned-k-max-named-one-of-the-50-best-inventions-of-2011-by-time-magazine/


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Edo over 1 million;
Osaka and Kyoto at 500,000;
--if institutions were man made and different times called for different types of institutions, then in the early 1800s, when the Tokugawa system did not seem to be working so well any longer, there could be a rational and legitimate call for political change. Sorai could be a critic of his times, for he often pointed out that Samurai in his day were living as if they were guests at a Japanese ryokan or Inn. What do you think he meant by that?
It stressed "Intuition" (shin 心) over "Reason" (ri 理); Action over Words; innate knowledge was prized; Zen influence?
a. Dazai Shundai--commerce essential to the economy so why not develop the economy? Daimyo should take advantage of this resource, commerce
b. Kaiho Seiryo--don't disparage pursuit of profit; whole world rests on the principle of exchange and profit; Han should pursue profit by exporting local products
c. Yamagato Banto-scholar of Osaka Merchant Academy--urged reformers not to fix prices but let scarce goods go where they are needed
d. Honda Toshiaki urged trade and even overseas colonizastion!
e. Sato Nobuhiro argues for a strong, centralized state with a Ministry to to direct all economic activities
a. stressed objective reason as the basis of learning and conduct
b. pursued the "investigation of thing" as described in The Great
c. studied the constant laws of nature and human society (as opposed
to the ceaseless change and Law of Impermanence stressed by
a. focus on man and his relationships, not the supernatural world
The stress on social order (warrior, farmer, artisans, merchants) was
supported by these ideas.
b. also stressed were the five Confucian relationships
c. clearly rejected Buddhism and Taoism, as Hayashi Razan does on p. 357.
a. like Confucius in the Analects, scholars hearkened to the past for precedents.
b. in the Japanese case, scholars looked not to Chinese history but to
Japanese history.
a. In China, this meant anti-Buddhist and anti-Mongol/Turkic invaders.
b. In Japan, this meant loyalty to the emperor and intense xenophobia, which worked nicely with the National Learning scholarship of the time. Also contributed to isolationism.
-Advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the first Tokugawa shogun.
-Helped draft almost all edicts promulgated by the early Tokugawa shogun.
-Was also a scholar of Shinto and National Learning
-the true shi would be both a good soldier and scholarly
XIII:20 Tzu Kung asked: "What must a man be like to be called a
shih?" The Master said, "One who in conducting himself maintains
a sense of honor, and who when sent to the four quarters of the world
does not disgrace his prince's commission, may be called a shih."
XIII:28 If you are decisive, kind and gentle, you can be called a shih.
With friends, the shih is clear but kind. With his brothers he is gentle.
XIV:3 Confucius said: "A shih who is addicted to comfort should not
be called a shih."
XV:8 Confucius said: "The determined shih and the man of jen will
not save their lives if it requires damaging their jen. They will even
sacrifice themselves to consummate their jen."
XIX:1 Tzu Chang said: "The shih who faced with danger can
abandon his life...he is worth something."
--Simple doctrine: "Devotion within, righteousness without"
--Devotion: service to the Shinto deities
--Righteousness: proper behavior in society
--Yamazaki tried hard to reconcile Shinto and Confucian philosophies.
In the end, he claimed that man must take some things on faith
(which is a Shinto statement).
1. the popularization of Confucian ethics
2. the revival of Shinto and its development as a coherent system
3. intense nationalism
-"the aim of education...is to clarify human relationships"
-This focus on education was continued through into the modern era.
-Yamazaki found The Great Learning particularly important
-closely associated the five relationships to education
Stressed "Intuition" (shin) over "Reason" (ri)
Stressed Action over Words
Felt that man had an innate knowledge, and it was primarily important
for one to cultivate it.
Was theistic, and addressed the existence of God(s)
Man's innate knowledge was closely tied to the "Supreme Ultimate"
Begins in earnest after 1970 and Shogun Yoshimune's liberalization of the kind of books that could be imported from abroad. Scholars tended to concentrate on physical and medical sciences" biology, botany, anatomy, opticals, etc. This school came to be associated to openness toward western ideas and learning. Sakuma Shozan (1811-1864) would later coin the phrase "Eastern morals, Western technology" (Touyou doutoku, Seiyou geijutsu); in other words, still rely on Neo-confucianism for moral guidance but accept the fact that the west was the source of superior science, technology and therefore military power.
5. Mitogaku or Mito Historical Studies
Not so much a "school" per se but the Tokugawa commissioned Shimpan Tokugawa House of Mito to undertake the compilation of a multi-volume Dai Nipponshi or the Great History of Japan. What did this mean? Well, a community of scholars turned their attention to all available records of Japanese history and inevitably began to concentrate on the unique aspects of Japan's monarchical institution. Not subject to dynastic cycles as China's was, Japan's monarch featured amazing continuity back to the age of the gods. Since the Japanese emperor was also a chief priest of Shinto, the native religion and native texts were featured. Therefore, Mito became the locus of intense feelings of Japanese superiority and loyalty to the throne. Echoed/interfaced with School of Native Studies.


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10/10 deffo famous
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Don't know you really; just the name.
I'm infamous.
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Hi, I'm trying to redeem my online pass code for NCAA Football 12 and when i enter the code and press OK displays the message: There's a problem with Xbox Live Marketplace please try again later Status code: 800700E8. Somebody can help me?
Hey there! Is this the only code you get the error message for? Have you recently redeemed any other codes? Are you able to purchase and/or download other content from the Marketplace normally?
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im have that problem too
Hey there! It would be helpful if you also answered the other questions I asked in my previous post. Posting "same problem" is not helpful. Thanks!
Hi bought modern warfare 3 hardened edition, it have two redeemable codes, avatar juggernaut outfit and the elite membership, with the juggernaut outfit i had no problems but when i tried to redeem the elite membership it shows me this "There's a problem with xbox live marketplace, try again later, error code 800700E8". Is it because of the overload the Elite subscription is having or what?
Hey there tiburave! Are you currently on a Secondary Account on a Family Plan? Try redeeming your Elite code on Xbox.com and see if that works. Let me know, thanks!
Hi i get this error code when i try to download Halo Waypoint. My locale is Greece if that helps
Did you try putting in the code before or after starting up the game?
@Mister Gwyther I've purchase the hardened edition from Amazon USA to use it in Colombia (The Country in South America, not the state) the avatar juggernaut prize for xbox i could redeem but the Elite membership is giving me the error code 800700E8 on console, on xbox.com it says "Write a valid code". This is my only and primary account, two weeks ago i changed my gamertag, it was "faup1985" now it's "tiburave" my account is registered in Colombia
@Judge Bergan i have tried before launching the game, also i could download the elite app but it doesnt let me upgrade the mermbership
Please help because i cant redeem my Elite membership and have the founder benefits!!
Tiburave: If you purchased it from the US Amazon, then the code is probably only going to work for US region accounts. You'll need to purchase a code for the proper region or simply purchase it through the console.
I purchased the Hardened edition from Gamestop when I preordered MW3 and I also get the "There's a problem with xbox live marketplace, try again later, error code 800700E8"
I received the Activation Code on my receipt and Ive tried redeeming it in the marketplace and on xbox.com and neither work. I live in the United States and bough both the game and code in the US also.
@Mister Gwyther Activision told me that the code is not region blocked, in Colombian marketplace the app is not available i downloaded with my brother account (registered on US) but still the code i'm trying to redeem is on xbox.com
On December 13 Activision is going to activate redeeming codes from their website, with the 20 digit code on founders card, i'm gonna try then because on xbox.com i can´t
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I get this same code for anything avatar related.
Hey there Lotz! Can you confirm what you are trying to download and how? Are you having issues with any other content or purchasing? Thanks!
i cant download the elite app for modern warfare 3.. im gettin the same error... please advice..
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This is a discussion on RE: [fw-wiz] UPS Worldship connection problems with new firewall device - Firewalls ; Hi Servie I don't have any experience with the specific firewalls mentioned, so I will limit my discussion to general comments. First about the .exe requirements mentioned by UPS. The techie who suggested this probably thinks you have a personal ...
Hi Servie
I don't have any experience with the specific firewalls mentioned, so I will
limit my discussion to general comments.
First about the .exe requirements mentioned by UPS. The techie who suggested
this probably thinks you have a personal firewall like ZoneAlarm on the
machine and not a network gateway device. Those firewalls allow access based
on which executable app is requesting the connection in addition to the
normal rulesets. Since the software works when the user took the computer
home, there is definitely no personal firewall problem.
The rest of my suggestions are general to most firewalls.
It sounds like the SOHO3 was running a generic permit all traffic from
inside to outside while the TZ170 probably has a deny-all allow specific
ruleset from inside to outside. A lot of the discussion on this list has
been about the differences and which is preferable.
Since UPS doesn't appear to be very helpful, the only way to find out what
needs to be opened up is to look at the logs to see what is being denied by
what rule when the software attempts to connect to the UPS network. Try it a
number of times to see if it uses the same destination ports or wanders up
and down a range of ports.
Hopefully someone else on the list has had experience with the application
and knows that needs to be opened, but if not, then this methodology should
assist in finding out what is needed besides the simple yet insecure method
of adding a rule to allow the laptop to connect to any port through the
Bruce Smith
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Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:52 AM
To: email@example.com
Subject: [fw-wiz] UPS Worldship connection problems with new firewall device
Hello FW-Wizards and gurus,
I have upgraded my Sonicwall SOHO3 to TZ170 a couple
of weeks back for my small office network.
Everything seems to be working fine except for one
laptop which accesses UPS (United Parcel Service)
Worldship network.
As its description from the UPS website. UPS
WorldShipR is a full featured, WindowsR-based,
shipping software application for customers with high
volume shipping needs. WorldShip allows customers to
accelerate, streamline and enhance not only their
shipping processes, but financial and customer service
processes as well.
When we first installed the program in one of the
laptops, it seems to be working fine with the SOHO3
And when, we upgraded to the Sonicwall TZ170, that's
when the problem started to set in. We were told by
UPS technical support since we have upgraded a
firewall appliance, the firewall rules may have
blocked inbound and outbound communication between our
small office network and UPS's network.
Furthermore, we were told that we need to enable
support for gethostip.exe, shipups.exe, upslnkmg.exe
alongside allowing access for 153.2.x.x network.
Since I don't see any documentation on this Sonicwall
TZ170 to do the adding of .exe files to the firewall
that supports this method.
I am uncertain though, whether my firewall rules have
something to do with it? AFAIK, other services such as
mail, terminal services are working fine except for
this one.
One odd thing that puzzles me is that if my boss
brings this laptop to his house and connect it to his
Home network through his router, he could connect to
UPS and be able to do work and send info in a
bi-directional manner.
Whereas, if he returns to the office he gets an Error
Code 53670 which according UPS has something to do
with our firewall and dns resolution.
I have attempted and failed to enable this feature and
am hoping that maybe someone may have encountered this
problem in the past who may have the solution.
Again, thank you very much.
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Robert Phillips: Trust the Process
"Men on mountaintops, shouting through megaphones" is how KPMG's Global Head of Tax Jane McCormick describes the old way of doing things. And it is usually men.
"Men on mountaintops, shouting through megaphones" is how KPMG's Global Head of Tax Jane McCormick describes the old way of doing things. And it is usually men.
21-year-old student, security researcher and speaker�Jamie Woodruff�recently spoke to 'The Kernel' about how easy it is to bypass voicemail servers and hack into peoples' voicemails.
Graham Brown-Martin: Since the release of the book which, apart from occasional stock shortages, has gone really well I've been spending my time presenting findings from the project at various events around the world, mentoring a number of really interesting start-ups in Vietnam and the UK, developing ideas for my next book and working on a number of consulting engagements.
Learning Reimagined takes its readers on a journey in search of innovation in the way we learn and teach. Filled with case studies and interviews, the book invites the reader to join the author as he travels the world to investigate the challenges that today s educators face.
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Don't Hold Back, Stand Out!
From firing customers, to reducing what you sell – Stephen Archer, Business Analyst and Director of Spring Partnerships looks at unconventional ways to grow your business. Staying ahead of the game can be hard, but these 10 tips will help you outdo your business competitors.
1. Don't focus on investment: You need to think about building a business which is worth investing in rather than expecting thousands of pounds straight off. Despite what you see on TV, most people don't instantly get £200k investment. You can research and even start a business with next-to-no money at all by doing market research yourself, working your network of contacts for free publicity and giving your ideas oxygen in the marketplace by testing it on your corporate friends (and getting testimonials from them for your website).
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I've been away for the winter - but instead of heading for some warmth and sunshine I\'ve been leading an expedition to chase the onset of winter across an entire continent. I left the UK in November 2013 in a Land Rover Defender and with the invaluable mechanical know-how of Gisli Jonsson of Arctic Trucks in Iceland, we drove more than 36,000km across the entire Eurasian continent as far as the Pole of Cold, the coldest inhabited place in the world.
Along the way we crossed the Arctic Circle, stood at Nordkapp (the northernmost point of the European continent), drove further East than Japan, drove 2000km on a frozen river and experienced temperatures down to -58C! Our purpose was to explore lives lived at the extremes of climate and to do this we spent time with shaman, reindeer herders, fishermen, scientists, school children, mayors, search and rescue teams, truck drivers and even Santa Claus!
It was an amazing trip and I am looking forward to working on all the material we collected for talks and an exhibition later in the year. But in the meantime I am enjoying being back in the (relative) warmth!
Here are 20 tips for how to become a better leader who is focused on the future and their customers' needs.
ED BALLS'S announcement that the 50 per cent top rate of income tax could make a comeback is an act of political opportunism devoid of any economic sense. Opinion polls may show that two-thirds of voters would support such a hike, but satisfying the politics of envy is a dangerous economic game. Raising the top rate to 50 per cent will seriously damage the future prosperity of the UK economy.
We wake up every day on a planet that floats in a galaxy filled with billions of stars, in a universe filled with billions of galaxies, and yet, we disregard this simple truth in our socioeconomic constructs. Specifically, we seem to ignore our cosmic existence in two key social sciences, i.e. economics and finance.
The Other Hundred is a unique photo-book that acts as a counterpoint to the Forbes 100 and other media rich lists by telling the stories of people around the world who are not rich but deserve to be celebrated.
My son is currently enjoying work experience with the blood transfusion service. Each millilitre of blood donated is measured and treated as a precious contribution to someone's long term health. Blood is a critical ingredient of a healthy body transferring energy around the body and increasing the supply where extra power is needed.
Return of the Jedi (a true salesman) – Reality strikes back in the year 2163!
Diversity - a word with so many different definitions it has become the very definition of itself.
Lots of businesses fail to reinvent themselves because their leaders develop an emotional attachment to what worked in the past. What George Orwell called "protective stupidity". Let me give a compelling example of that.
Greetings from Boston!
We won't see change for women until we address childcare and men's roles properly. Luckily, generation Y is on the same page
Principles of Personal Leadership - Excerpted from Its Not About the Coffee: Leadership Lessons from a Life at Starbucks, by Howard Behar with Janet Goldstein
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In this interview, Jason talks about how the industrial revolution is over and the sustainability revolution has started, and how important it is for businesses to adapt their business models to the changes or risk failing.
Bernanke is right to dash the expectation that 'tapering' is going to happen any time soon
I'm going to say something that may strike you as odd. But I'm going to say it anyway.
The allegations, by Edward Snowden, that the United States National Security Agency (NSA), for which he worked, spied on diplomatic missions of the European Union in Washington and New York, and even on the building where EU Summits take place in Brussels, are very serious.
With heavy hearts, the people of South Africa and the world wait, holding vigil, and their gaze on the Pretoria hospital that has housed the ailing President Mandela for three long weeks. Staring, anxious eyes and hearts, people pray, media gather, cameras click, the waiting continues…
"Is it harder to succeed as an entrepreneur because big companies control more industries than they did? This was the suggestion of a recent article by Ben Casselman in the Wall Street Journal. He made the case that start-ups are declining because animal spirits are fading in the US.
Addressing business audiences up and down the country, I always ask how many export to India; without fail, it is with despair that I see only a few hands go up among hundreds.
Information is power - this is well-known. The publication of government information gives us the means to hold the government to account for the way it spends tax-payers' money. Likewise, the disclosure of corporate information allows the public and investors a choice as to how they interact with companies that violate human rights or degrade the environment. This recognition of the power of information is why I support the government's efforts for transparency to be at the heart of the G8 discussions in Northern Ireland this week.
Parents often comment on the startling creativity of their children. Pablo Picasso famously remarked, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain one once we grow up." I'll go further. Every child is an artist, yes, but also a scientist, engineer and entrepreneur too. Young children benefit from not having suffered long years in an educational system that splits the world into discrete 'subjects', and so their minds are still free to span the silos that industrialism will try everything it can to encourage them into during the following years.
The spot fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League of cricket is only the latest disgrace in the sickening, never ending saga of moral failure in our national life. We have got so used to blaming governance and the institutions of the law that we forget that our pathetic education system is also responsible. And yes, parents too are guilty, for the home is the crucible of the moral life. However, one inspiring teacher can make all the difference in moulding the values of young human beings. This is one of the findings of the 33-year-old Harvard economist, Raj Chetty, who recently won the prestigious Clarke Medal which is second only in status to the Nobel Prize.


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A victory at the Monaco Grand Prix is the dream of thousands of aspiring young racing drivers the world over.
But since the race first became a part of the Formula One World Championship in 1950, only 32 men have tasted the winner's champagne.
Of them, only 13 have won the race on two or more occasions.
With accompanying video, here are the 10 most successful drivers in the race's history, ranked in order of wins.
Where win totals are equal, pole positions are used as a tie-breaker.


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A Hurricane Heads For Puerto Rico
The narrow streets of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, are a world away from Washington. But Mayor Luis Menendez knows that politicians inside the Beltway hold his town's future in their hands. Among the issues at stake in President Clinton's economic plan is the multibillion-dollar tax break that has enticed a panoply of U. S. companies to towns across Puerto Rico. Some 3,500 residents of Vega Baja work for General Electric, Warner-Lambert, Motorola, and Schering-Plough. If Congress makes severe changes in the tax benefit, the workers could lose their jobs. "It will be agony," warns Menendez.
That concern washes clear across the 100-mile-long island. The House in late May voted to phase out the tax break known as Section 936 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows U. S. corporations to escape federal corporate taxes on products made in Puerto Rico. The substitute: a 60% wage credit, or a tax exemption equal to 60% of wages paid. But that, executives warn, won't allow high enough returns to justify staying in Puerto Rico. Factories there could be shut down in favor of such low-tax locales as Ireland or Singapore, jeopardizing many of Puerto Rico's 152,000 manufacturing jobs. And the companies will withdraw much of their estimated $14 billion in deposits in Puerto Rico's thriving banks. "The U. S. doesn't understand that 936 is the backbone of the Puerto Rican economy," says Daniel Lebron, president of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Assn. and general manager at G. D. Searle & Co.
Despite the hit it will deliver to the island's $34 billion economy, a change in Section 936 is inevitable. The Senate Finance Committee will take up the issue as it considers Clinton's overall budget. The Administration sees a chance to plug a large loophole and raise a projected $7.3 billion over five years. Senator David H. Pryor (D-Ark.) and other politicians view changing 936 as a way to get at what they see as excess profits for pharmaceutical companies, which enjoy more than half the benefits. And U. S. unions want Congress to gut the tax break they say encourages nonunion "runaway" shops.
NEW PARTNERS. All this adds up to the beginning of the end of a policy of paternalism. That's forcing Puerto Rico to examine how best to survive with fewer Washington handouts--and also whether to stick to its current commonwealth status or push for statehood.
It isn't just the tax fight that's causing the sudden introspection. As the U. S. and Mexico draw nearer to a North American Free Trade Agreement, the potential of a powerful new southern partner threatens to disrupt traditional trade and investment flows between the U. S. and the Caribbean. In short, Puerto Rico must rethink its entire economic formula.
Many Puerto Rican leaders insist only a slow reduction of U. S. tax breaks will prevent steep unemployment and mass migration. While 936 is being phased out, pro-statehood Governor Pedro J. Rossello is pushing a plan to develop sectors of Puerto Rico's economy that are not dependent on 936, including paring bloated government payrolls and boosting tourism from 6% to 12% of gross domestic product. Another pillar: privatizing state-owned companies.
Forging a new economic model will be tough because Puerto Rico's wages, while still below those of the mainland, are high compared with its Caribbean neighbors'. Even with a 60% wage credit, labor costs in the apparel industry, for example, would be the highest in the region. Says Antonio J. Colorado, former Economic Development Authority chief: "The future of Puerto Rico has to be in high tech. All our costs are higher."
Overall, manufacturing today accounts for 40% of the island's gross domestic product. Puerto Rico also has a sizable banking and finance industry to service 936 companies, since interest earned on profits invested in financial instruments in Puerto Rico also is exempt from federal taxes. In all, some 390 U. S. companies have Puerto Rican operations under 936, accounting for 11% of the island's total employment--not including jobs created indirectly.
But per capita income, while high by Caribbean standards at $6,360, still is less than half of that in Mississippi, the poorest U. S. state. About 60% of the island's 3.5 million residents live below the U. S. poverty line. Unemployment is 18%.
"LOUSY VEHICLE." These sad statistics fuel both sides of the 936 argument. Backers of the tax break point out that the bulk of manufacturing jobs on the island is with 936 companies. But Luis P. Costas, a lawyer who has written widely on the subject, says "936 is a lousy promotion vehicle for investment. It's not tied to real employment or investment--it's tied to profits."
And it is costly. The General Accounting Office estimates that the U. S. gave up $2.3 billion in taxes from corporations in Puerto Rico in 1987 alone. Drug companies got the biggest break: It cost the Treasury $70,000 to create each job, which pays an average of $26,000 annually.
If a shift away from 936 isn't handled delicately, efforts to nurture indigenous business could also be set back. MOVA Pharmaceutical Corp., the island's only locally owned drug company, does about 70% of its manufacturing for two U. S. pharmaceuticals, and 30% is in generic drugs. The $30 million company had planned a $5 million expansion this year, but Joaquin B. Viso--who was president of SmithKline Beecham PLC's Puerto Rican unit and left to found MOVA--remains cautious. Now he will invest only $1.5 million to upgrade pollution-control equipment. "Unless what is done is thought through carefully, it will hurt not only 936 but local suppliers and contractors," says Viso. The U. S. may want Puerto Rico to stand on its own two feet, but yanking away 936 without helping to plot a future course could end up deepening the island's dependence.
PUERTO RICO'S DEPENDENCE ON CORPORATE TAX BREAKS Top 10 U.S. companies manufacturing in Puerto Rico under Section 936 Company Number of Major products employees BAXTER INTL. 5,547 Pharmaceutical SARA LEE 5,037 Underwear, hosiery GENERAL ELECTRIC 3,555 Electric components H.J. HEINZ 3,550 Processed tuna JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3,354 Health care WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC 3,281 Electric components ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2,633 Pharmaceutical BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB 2,163 Pharmaceutical WARNER-LAMBERT 1,649 Pharmaceutical UNITED STATES SURGICAL 1,594 Surgical/medical DATA: CARIBBEAN BUSINESS


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From the Farm, drive around and you should see the entrance to the stunt park right by the tunnel that goes to town. At the fork in the road, we are going to take the right path first. You'll come to a small circular area with a lot of blue ramps. On your right is the triceratops and immediately on your left is a blue ramp. We will start here and work around clockwise. Speed up this ramp and on top is (CP212) Incredibles Hair. Go down the other side, pass the customization device and up the next ramp for (CP213) Ring Leader Hat. Drive down the edge of this ramp, pass the green goo machine and up the next ramp for (CP214) Incredibles Outfit. Down and up the next ramp and you will see (CP215) Ring Leader Outfit over the ramps in the middle, so speed along and jump to reach it. You should now be back at the dinosaur. In the middle of this area are two big ramps that you can use to leap the large dirt gap. In the air between the purple and green rings is (CP216) Cheerleader Outfit so get as much distance as you can, floor it toward the ramp and jump to it. SAVE.
By the green goo device we passed while making our loop around the edge, was a tunnel that leads to the next section of the stunt park, so go there now. When you enter you will see Buttercup (white unicorn) standing on a platform in front of you. To the left of him is a start point for "Stunt Jump Challenge" that you need to select to open the gate. Do so now. Don't worry about the timer, you can always do the race again later if you want to. Take the left lane first and you will find (CP217) Monsters Inc Screamer in the air so speed up and jump to it. Now you need to get all the way over to the big jump on the right lane for (CP218) Hot Rod Exhaust Pipes and end up in the middle lane for (CP219) Mohawk Hair. Head around the corner, through the loop and over the blue ramp to find (CP220) Monsters Inc Eyeballs at the bottom of the other side. Race through the next red loop and you'll be back at the start.
Now go through the opening on the right of Buttercup and immediately after going under the arch you will come to (CP221) Hot Rod Engine on your right. You'll come to a fork in the road with a blue ramp on the left and a dirt hill on the right. Speed up the dirt hill on the right, aim for the middle of the ramp and launch into (CP222) Hot Rod Flags. Come to a complete stop and pan the camera to the left. You'll see that you can drive over the tops of the arches so drive over the one on the left and turn right at the end. Follow the path around and on the top of the other arch is (CP223) Monsters Inc Tentacles.
Go back to the fork and this time take the left path and launch off the blue ramp for (CP224) Rock-n-Roll Hair. When you land you will see a ramp going the other direction on your right. Get to the bottom, turn around with
and speed up that ramp for (CP225) Hot Rod Wheels. Once you land flip around again and continue down the hill. Stick to the right and you will come to a big dirt ramp that is sort of "U" shaped and up in the air in the middle is (CP226) Porthole Doors. When you land turn around and go back to the "U" shaped ramp. Slowly drive up the right hand side and you will land on some orange rocks by a wooden lamp post just ahead over the hill is (CP227) Hot Rod Doors. It looks like you can't go here but you will make it.
Drop back down below and in the middle of the next jump is (CP228) Tourist Outfit. You are now on the bottom of the park. Right in front of you is a blue light column and press
to open up a skate ramp. On the ramp you need to work your way back and forth to gain enough momentum to launch yourself into the air for (CP229) Mad Scientist Hat and (CP230) Pageant Queen Outfit. After you get those two, continue clockwise along the bottom and you will see a big dirt path that leads all the way back to the top. The goal here is to get past the first yellow arrow speed booster and fall off the left side of the path. Look for a cactus and a lamp post before starting. Once you fall over the edge you'll see (CP231) Trapeze Artist Hat. Go out the blue tunnel and work your way to the left to find (CP232) Clown Hat. Continue on and you will pass a soccer net on your left and should see another blue column of light for the bowling mini game. Press
to start it.
Here you need to go down the left side for (CP233) Monsters Inc Walls and the right side for (CP234) Panama Hat. Once you have both head back to the bowling mini game start point and look at the large red loop in the back corner. On the ground level there is an opening so go inside and turn left up the blue ramp. Go as far as you can and fall over the edge for (CP235) Hot Rod Walls then drive through the blue tunnel to exit. Turn left and stay along the wall. Turn left again and make your way up the big blue ramp back to the top. Stay in the middle while going up for (CP236) Pilot Hat.
Now that we are back on top, look at Buttercup and to the right is the starting point for "Big Loop Challenge" Go down the slope and hit the middle ramp for (CP237) Porthole Windows. Enter the loop and stay in the middle for (CP238) Mad Scientist Outfit, hit the yellow ramp and land in the tunnel. Follow it around to (CP239) Doctor Outfit, drop out of the tunnel and you end up back on the bottom. Get back to the top by Buttercup and now look for the blue ramp that has large blue boxes at the end. Jump off the middle of this ramp for (CP240) Monsters Inc Screamers. Once you land, at the back of the skate park you will see a large "mural". Drive through it to warp back to the top.
This time drive slowly off this middle ramp and just fall over the edge. You will land on a middle platform for (CP241) Pageant Queen Hat and (CP242) Monsters Inc Windows will be off to the right. Drop down to the bottom and this time, take the big dirt hill on the right all the way back up. Right after the third speed booster is (CP243) Monsters Inc Doors right in the middle.
Now go to the starting place for the final event "Big Ramp Challenge". Going down the big ramp take the right jump and land in the top right tunnel for (CP244) Hot Rod Windows, (CP245) Trapeze Artist Outfit and (CP246) Pilot Outfit. When you land from jumping out of the tunnel, turn right and drive through the mural to warp back to the top. This time on the big ramp, aim for the middle jump and lower tunnel for (CP247) Clown Outfit. Work your way out of the tunnel and back to the top of the big ramp one more time. This time we are aiming for the left jump and upper tunnel. You will get (CP248) Doctor Hat for your trouble.
And that is the last one in this area.
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Amarillo's original 3-on-3 basketball event returns for its 13th year as Kids Inc. brings Streetball to the Amarillo National Center on the Tri-State Fairgrounds. Tip-off is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
The tournament is open to male and female players. Divisions begin at the 10 & Under age group and progress through the adult Supreme Court division.
Entry fees are $96 per team, with an entry deadline of 5 p.m. today. Entry forms are available at Buck's Sporting Goods; all Toot'n Totum locations; Putt-Putt Golf & Games; Academy Outdoors & Sports; and the Kids Inc. WareHouse.
An entry form for the 2004 Streetball Challenge is also available online at www.kidsinc.org.
Information, call 376-5936.
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The Randall Raider Booster Club will conduct its annual golf tournament beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Palo Duro Creek Country Club, 50 Country Club Drive in Canyon.
Entry fee for the four-person scramble is $180 or $45 per person. The event is limited to the first 18 paid teams.
Information: 353-1428.
Softball Tourney
The USSSA J&M Sporting Goods Men's Class "C" and "D" and Women's Open class and Recreation class softball tournaments will be July 17.
Entry fee for the double-elimination tourney is $150 and is due by 5 p.m. Monday at the Amarillo Parks and Recreation office, 509 E. Seventh Ave., Room 201.
Information: 378-9301.
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October 30, 2010, 12:38 AM
So I recently learned that switchblades are now legal in my state and would like to get one. What is the best place to look for these knives? Anyone have any recommendations?
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October 30, 2010, 12:57 AM
Do you mean any automatic knife, or specifically side-openers?
October 30, 2010, 01:00 AM
I'm guessing side openers, the knives that are normally romanticised as switch blades. I've taken a look at SOG knives and like the autos that they make. Are they any good?
October 30, 2010, 06:37 AM
Take a look here, WWW.myswitchblade.com They ship reasonably quick, and have a decent assortment.
October 30, 2010, 07:32 AM
Microtech has the fastest mechanisms for out the front. Dalton makes some awesome designs, too.
Benchmades are a fraction of a second slower.
Microtech Scarab
Benchmade infidel 3300
http://tapa.tk/mu/62e757ea-0186-4e59.jpg - I just sold mine.
Dalton Offering (side auto) and my Dalton Satan's knuckles
Benchmade 5500SBK Presidio
General Geoff
October 30, 2010, 10:13 PM
Do want that Infidel 3300. *drool*
October 30, 2010, 10:27 PM
Look for sources inside the state at local gun shows. Also, check with the local police supply shops since they were dealing in them before the law was changed. Abe's Awesome Armaments in New Hampton, NH is a good place to start.
Internet sources to look at are my good buddy Jerry Skelton, Josh at PVK (http://www.pvk.com/webcat/index.html), and RayJay (http://www.rayjayknives.com/)
I hear that Robbie Dalton is not going to be making mass batches of knives so grab a Dalton as fast as you can.
October 31, 2010, 02:38 AM
if i was going to buy an auto, right now, it'd probably be a Leverletto. they just have that whole old meets new thing going on.
October 31, 2010, 06:59 PM
bladeplay, bladehq, newgrahmknives, there's lots of places. most companies make one. kershaw has one called the Breakout I have not handled, but it seems to be the right size, weight and price to do well.
now, having a switchblade it cool, but my auto assist or even just thumb stud knives deploy faster in a lighter weight package. specifically I have the benchmade auto stryker and the nitrous stryker. the nitrous is much faster and lighter with a getter grip to it. Not saying don't get one, but they're not that great. And the out the front knives (microtech, benchmade) didn't impress me at all. cool, yes. solid, no. fast deployment no.
you can join bladeforums and check out the for sale section. there are some deals there sometimes.
November 1, 2010, 06:39 AM
I have the BM infidel,BM Presidio SBK, Dalton Offering and the Microtech Scarab.
Out the front knives are very cool. Some say they are not as sturdy. There is a tiny amount of wiggle when locked out. Microtech is faster than benchmade.
Side release like the Presidio is slow. However my Dalton is FAST. You have to decide upon what you want, what it's use will be, and how much you wanna spend.
I can take ANY knife with a thumb stud and open as fast as an
Automatic with the flick of my thumb. So any knife I have is a potential switchblade.
November 1, 2010, 08:25 AM
Microtech makes top notch knives but I sold mine and the MSAR STG-556 as well. I could -never- get anyone at customer service to contact me back for replacement parts after trying their contacts on the website and two contacts from business cards obtained at the Blade Show West. Not even a reply. YMMV. I've heard they are good to LEO/MIL but if they treat two groups of customers that differently, I'll spend my money elsewhere.
Benchmade on the other hand has awesome customer service. Never had a problem their their manual folders and I'm willing to bet it's no different with their auto products.
November 1, 2010, 08:30 AM
I was under the impression that Dalton no longer makes OTF autos. It made me sad to find that out.
The Microtech OTF knives are my personal favorite for autos, though I've not owned one for a while now. :)
Ole Coot
November 1, 2010, 09:33 AM
Thumbstud or assisted opener is just as fast and as Joe Citizen using a switchblade doesn't appeal to LEOs or Judges if you use it.
November 1, 2010, 10:48 AM
I own a couple Microtech OTF, and a Protech side opener. The out the front autos are much faster then AO or thumbstud.
November 1, 2010, 11:32 AM
true, but by the time I get an OTF out of my pocket (with pocket clip) and my hand positioned properly on the handle to push forward on the opening pushy thing with sufficient force, I find the OTF's just slower overall to deploy. Probably it's just a matter of practice and maybe the one I was using was just stiff.
All that said, I do like the looks of the bradley underboss.
November 1, 2010, 03:42 PM
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November 1, 2010, 09:30 PM
Whet your taste with ONE. However a good Gryptilian, SOG or Spyderco will open as fast for a fraction of the cost.
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Cold Hard Football Facts believes the NFC is now clearly superior to the AFC:
In the AFC, every team has some pretty obvious flaws. The Patriots can't play defense. The Steelers have a hurt quarterback. The Ravens have a pedestrian offense. The Texans are down to "Some Dude" at quarterback. The AFC West winner? Let's not even go there. The No. 6 seed? Whoever it is, they're going to be a pretty average bunch.
I'll counter with my arguments against every team except the Packers. The 49ers are playing great defense but cannot generate enough points to keep up with teams like New England or Green Bay. The Saints look good with recent play showing their veteran chops, but this same team lost to the Rams. They're on par with New England in some ways too–defensively they're better than the Patriots but certainly not as good defensively as the Pack or even Atlanta. Speaking of the Dirty Birds, their inconsistency is maddening. They remind me of Baltimore in many ways.
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12.06pm: Police and St John ambulances are on their way to a rolled truck south of Te Puke.
Reports of the truck rolling near Rangiuru Rd came in about 10 minutes ago and emergency services were yet to arrive, a police northern communications spokesman said.
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There are a lot of events happening Saturday connected to the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
All through the weekend, battle re-enactments continue on Table Rock Road outside of town.
In Gettysburg on Baltimore Street, the Shriver House Museum will have a living- history exhibit on how the battle affected the people living in Gettysburg at the time.
On the Gettysburg battlefield itself, there will be free park ranger talks throughout the weekend.
In Lancaster, at Wheatland, the former home of President James Buchanan is located on North President Avenue. It will be the site of a living-history program called "Blood and Fire: The Aftermath of Gettysburg."
There are some admission fees for certain events.