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LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- As the Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to their past, they reminded everyone they are just as good now as they were then.
Wearing throwback uniforms to honor their dynastic days in Minneapolis, the Lakers cruised to a 96-83 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves as superstars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant combined for 60 points.
The two-time defending NBA champions traded in their traditional home colors of gold and forum blue for powder blue with gold trim. Across the front, the uniforms read "MPLS." -- an abbreviation for the city they occupied until moving west in 1960.
"I thought they felt a little goofy in their uniforms at first because it wasn't their normal, natural color," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "But they settled in all right."
"It was fun," guard Derek Fisher said. "You're so used to seeing the purple and gold, the same thing night in and night out. It was a great thing for our organization to recognize, the history from where all things started."
Led by towering center George Mikan, Minneapolis was the NBA's first dynasty, winning five titles in six years from 1949-54. Mikan formed an overpowering frontcourt with Vern Mikkelsen and Jim Pollard and was on hand for a banner-raising ceremony at halftime.
Joining them were forward Clyde Lovellette, guard Slater "Dugie" Martin and coach John Kundla. They were congratulated by former LA Lakers Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Mitch Kupchak, James Worthy, Bill Sharman and Elgin Baylor, the only one of the group to play in both cities.
Powder blue banners honoring the players, coach and titles were hoisted to the rafters of the Staples Center. The current Lakers came out early for the halftime warmups to meet the stars of the team's past.
"They were curious about the Lakers of old," Jackson said. "They met them cordially and shook hands with the guys and talked to them individually."
"It gives you a little history lesson," guard Lindsey Hunter said. "You get to see guys that set the foundation for what we're doing now. It was nice to see some of the forefathers of the league and some of the greatest players ever out there."
O'Neal and Bryant looked odd in the retro uniforms until they started playing. O'Neal scored 32 points on 13-of-19 shooting as he overpowered Minnesota's big men. Bryant added 28 points, making 9-of-20 shots and 10-of-10 free throws.
"I'm from the old school. I like them nice and big," said Bryant, who added a gold headband. "It takes me back to my AAU days in high school. It felt good and I was joking around with the guys and said I'd throw in the headband. I liked it, actually."
The Lakers (55-23) won their 13th straight home game and stayed in the hunt for the Pacific Division title and best record in the Western Conference. Another loss or a win by Sacramento relegates Los Angeles to no better than the third seed.
Kevin Garnett scored 18 points for the Timberwolves (48-31), whose futility in LA against the Lakers continued. They have lost 16 straight visits since March 5, 1993. Minnesota remained two games ahead of sixth-place Portland in the West.
"When you have to play the Lakers, you have to change everything you do so much because of Kobe and Shaq and that makes it extremely difficult," Wolves coach Flip Saunders said. "As I told everyone, until someone can prove that they can beat LA in either a five- or seven-game series, they're going to be the team that you have to go through to beat."
Minnesota hung around for a quarter, forging a 20-20 tie. A 3-pointer by Robert Horry gave LA the lead for good at 26-24 with 9:37 left in the second period.
In the quarter, Bryant scored 10 points as the Lakers shot 53 percent (9-of-17), held the Wolves to 33 percent (6-of-18), forced seven turnovers while committing one and opened a 46-34 halftime lead.
Jumpers by Bryant and O'Neal capped an 11-1 run and widened the advantage to 71-52 with 3 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. Minnesota got no closer than seven points thereafter.
Fisher scored 14 points and Samaki Walker swept 10 boards for the Lakers, who shot 45.5 percent (35-of-77) and committed just 10 turnovers.
Wally Szczerbiak and former Laker Anthony Peeler scored 16 points each for the Wolves, who shot just 33 percent (27-of-81) and missed 12-of-36 free throws. 3:20AM ET
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Book: Metasploit: A Penetration Testers Guide (Jul, '11)
Metasploit: A Penetration Tester's Guide
By: David Kennedy, Jim O'Gorman, Devon Kearns, Mati Aharoni
No Starch Press
he Metasploit Framework makes discovering, exploiting, and sharing vulnerabilities quick and relatively painless. But while Metasploit is used by security professionals everywhere, documentation is lacking and the tool can be hard to grasp for first-time users. Metasploit: A Penetration Tester's Guide fills this gap by teaching you how to harness the Framework, use its many features, and interact with the vibrant community of Metasploit contributors.
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This land has always driven our approach to farming. Way back in 1978, when Zaca Mesa was established, it was the first Santa Barbara County winery to plant the lush and luscious red/black Rhone grape Syrah. Zaca Mesa's estate program is now dominated by the incredible, blend-able Rhone superstars.
We are committed to the highest quality grapes, so year-round, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, Ruben and his crew manage our 246 vineyard acres to maximize the unique character of our fruit. This means conservative cropping, resulting in fewer tons per acre, careful pruning to achieve that delicate balance between vigor and crop, and leaf pulling to encourage healthy cluster development.
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The production of premium fortified wine has long been part of the history at Yalumba. Founder Samuel Smith first made port back in the 1860s, and the South Australian Governor (1914-1920) Sir Henry L Galway selected his own personal "pipes" from the Yalumba bodega.
Today Yalumba maintains its reputation for its premium quality fortified wines by occasionally releasing very small parcels of Show Reserve stocks. This old Muscat was sourced from the Rutherglen and other Northern traditional areas of Victoria then blended and stored in French oak puncheons in our marble cellars at Angaston for eight years.
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While these wines are seen as after dinner drinks, try serving them as an aperitif, particularly in winter. A small glass goes a very long way, warming the mind as well as the stomach. And remember that a bottle, once opened, will keep for some months without deteriorating, providing it is recorked after each serving.
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Genre: Fiction
Number of pages: 127
What's the basic story line?
Bean's older sister gets to go to a summer camp called Girl Power 4-Ever, but Bean cannot join her because she is too young. So Bean and her best friend, Ivy, decide to create their own camp at the park. At Camp Flaming Arrow, Ivy and Bean are the counselors. They come up with all the activities and, of course, they make the rules.
Are the characters believable? Explain.
The characters are believable because they're two rambunctious 7-year-olds who just want to have fun, like any kid. They are funny, creative and a little wacky, at times. Ivy and Bean made me laugh through the entire book.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being best), how would you rate this book? Explain.
I would give this book a 10 because I love the characters. They have fun, bubbly personalities that make you want to keep reading.


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money shot involving an inter racial couple
by RichardHead October 01, 2008
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
an interracial facial is when two different races mostly black men fucking white women are doing it hardcore and then when its time the man pulls out and busts a nut in the bitches face. Then usually the trick slobs on his cock and just makes a mess.
i was fucking some white girl in the ass then i had a sexual eruption on her face it felt great. now thats what i call an interracial facial
by Kyle Lambert December 12, 2007
Most commonly when an African-American male gives a Caucasian female a facial. (The race is reversable between genders and/or can be replaced with Asian, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, etc.)
Mary had never had sex with an african amercian man before, and boy did she love facials. so she asked him to give her one after they were done he said "Bitch thats an interracial facial"
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Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended Caitlin Decter and grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH - the secret government agency that monitors the Internet for any threat to the United States - and they're fully aware of Caitlin's involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind's capacity for compassion - and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend.
BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Robert J. Sawyer.
©2010 Robert J. Sawyer (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
"Original and intriguing. Sawyer makes complex sci-fi understandable and thoroughly entertaining." (Romantic Times BOOKReviews)
"Watch is a helluva fun read and an excellent science fiction book." (SF Signal)
"Cast members complement one another and are effective in differentiating the various characters and story threads. They drive forward the momentum of the plot and flesh out the novel's distinct personalities." (AudioFile)
"Nice idea driven sf"
Robert J Sawyer has his flaws as a writer. His books are not exactly breathtakingly thrillers and his characters are often simple. I can understand why some people is annoyed by his liberal world view and morals. Even for a progressiv Scandinavian as me, it can get a bit to politically correct. People just aren't that nice, I find myself thinking while reading his books. And in this one especially the autistic father is a bit to much a construction for me to believe in him, Sawyers research about autism shines through the description of him.
But i really like his books. The Neanderthal trilogy and now this one are very entertaining and impossible to put down when you've started reading them. They are classic science fiction stories, driven by ideas, rather than plot and characters and as a reader you shouldn't expect more. Or less.
I am really looking forward to the last book in the series.
I started reading the first book in this trilogy, WWW.wake yesterday lunchtime.
I have just finished this book, WWW.Watch today, 1932 hours EST.
That tells you all you need to know what I think of this work.
It is brilliant, clever, affecting, funny, hopeful and glorious with optimism.
I can't wait, I just can't wait for the third book, WWW.Wonder.
Jessica Almasy is wonderful in this, as young Caitlin Decter, we are going to hear a whole lot more of her. The others played their parts excellent well, but Almasy is peerless.
Audible, thank you. I shall listen to this over and over again.
brendan (Atlanta)
The first book in this series was pretty good, this book however, is simply put, amazing. I have not been so moved by fiction in a very long time. As for the audio production, it is top notch, a great cast of readers somewhat dramatize the story and give it additional life. This story is one to share with everyone, I urge anyone reading this to give it a try. I have downloaded a good deal of audiobooks, and this is the only one I ever bothered to write a review of.
"Sawyer's Best Book"
Watch is Sawyer's best book to date. It was engaging and exhilarating throughout. The author's opening comments talk about how middle books are usually the worst, but I agree with him that this will end up the highlight in the trilogy. The entire narrator cast reunites for the sequel with perfect voices. One of the actors was a little low in volume for some reason, so I had to keep adjusting the volume for his sequences. The only detractor of an otherwise awesome audio book.
"Looking forward to part 3"
Although this audiobook is well suited for a teenage audience, I still found it to be thoroughly entertaining. There is nothing groundbreaking in this book. It is not a literary masterpiece by any means. However, I thought the author did a great job of keeping the storyline interesting, and the narrators portrayed the characters well.
In fact, I just finished listening to this audiobook for the 2nd time, and I seldom give any audiobook a 2nd listen.
"This is what science fiction is meant to be."
This book was chock full of references to interesting and real math phenomena, game theories, speculative essays, institutes and historical trivia. And that's all just icing on the cake! The story was compelling and kept my interest all the way through. Characters behaved like real people, too, without the contrived idiocy that many novels employ to drive the plot forward.
Eclectic mixer of books of my youth and ones I always meant to read, but didn't.
"It Grows on You - in a good way"
I began thinking part 2 was pitched at young adolescents, but was gradually disabused of the idea. The concept, begun so well in WWW.Wake, took a while to reach the forefront in this instalment. Overall, the wait was worth the patience. In any event, the narrators are very good, particularly the Caitlin Dexter voice. It makes you want to have more elaborate credits so you can tell which voice is which narrator. Webmind is well done, too. Just enough of the juvenile to be believable, I thought. All up, I thought it a creditable Book 2, but Book 1 is still out front for me. I'm keenly looking forward to the concluding installment.
"Trilogy keeps getting better"
Yes, the story is very engrossing. Lots of interesting threads.
Wondering what would happen next.
Unfortunately, I was most moved to cringe every time the narrator mispronounced
A very interesting examination of consciousness in many contexts and at many levels.
I read all the time, or nearly. I always have, I guess, since I was very young ... and now, getting older, more audio than any other medium.
"Super continuation of the story begun in "Wake""
This is not a book that stands on its own. It is part of a trilogy and you really should read WWW:Wake before you read this one. That being said, this is very good. The concept Mr. Sawyer advanced in the first part of the series is flushed out and made even better in this one. I think I enjoyed this second piece more than the first one. The characters were more real and fully actualized than they were in the first piece, This is very fine concept-based science fiction. In other words, this is not a space opera or a thriller set on another planet. It's the real deal, genre-wise. It made me think. That's why I read ... especially sci fi! Read part 1 then definitely read this. Haven't gotten to the 3rd installment yet, but looking forward to it.
l'enfer c'est les autres
"Best of the three"
The author states in the forward that he thinks of this book has his best book ever. It's clearly the best book of the three in the series.
I loved the meta reference to the narrator of this Audible book, Mark Vietor, being the perfect voice for which the self-aware entity, WebMind, chooses to speak as when he presents himself to the world. Very funny, and a nice compliment to one of the narrators of the book.
The author has a lot of different things he wants to teach the listener and uses this book to flush out those topics. The nature of consciousness, how Darwin's Dangerous Idea permeates everything we know and understand, emerging properties arise from complex systems that originate from incredibly simple procedures, and so on.
I appreciate these books because my wife and I listened to them on a long car ride and I really don't like fiction, and my wife really doesn't like non-fiction and these are definitely a compromise between the two. She gets to learn about the world in the guise of fiction and I get to learn empathetically through the experiences of others while delving into the nature of being about being (Dasein) and how the other must first experience presense in the world in order to realize existence.
"Great reading and good story!"
The reading is great with familiar voices for the different characters. The story picks up from the first book, WWW wake, and continues the storylines.
If you liked the first book you won't be disappointed!
"A smarmy utopian singularity series."
As a modern day fairy story it is okay, perhaps. The series unfortunately unwinds to a silly end. The performance is good but the story has too many contentious elements and opinionated discussions. A friend of mine would consider it regressive rather than progressive, and I tend to agree with him.
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To shit in your partners mouth after vigourously teabagging them. it is said to be a rare occourance among youur average couple.
hey bro i was on ST(small talk VLN) and -JasoN- told me that i should put my jewlies in my girls mouth and then shit in her mouth...it was awsome, she ate that shit like a pro. He called it an aquatic turtle.
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Reality Check: Lautenschlager Attacks Falk In Ad
Attorney General Changes Ad After Threat of Lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. - Incumbent Democrat Peg Lautenschlager has changed part of a TV commercial after being threatened with a lawsuit. A WISC-TV analysis called the questioned claim "misleading."
In her first TV ad, Lautenschlager spends half the 30 seconds telling viewers about her record and half attacking her Democratic challenger, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk.
At the end of the ad, a male narrator says, "Falk's taken thousands from special interests like big oil brokers for her campaign." At the same time, the ad shows three donations -- from Veridian Homes for $10,000, from American Transmission Company for $1,000 and from Bulk Petroleum for $2,000.
WISC-TV finds this "misleading."
First, only one of the three has anything to do with oil. Also, by coupling company names with specific dollar amounts on the screen, WISC-TV finds it gives the viewer the impression that those companies donated the money to Falk's campaign. Direct donations from corporations to candidates is illegal in Wisconsin.
The donations are actually by individuals who run or work for those companies. All three donors are past campaign contributors to Falk when she ran for county executive or governor.
Plus, one donation, $10,000 from Veridian Homes executive Jeff Rosenberg, was returned to the donor the same month it was given because the donor had already given his legal limit to other candidates.
But, WISC-TV finds it's worth noting the $2,000 from Bulk Petroleum owner Darshan Dhaliwal was given just weeks after Dhaliwal was charged by Lautenschlager's Department of Justice for price gouging at his gas stations.
ATC threatened to sue the Lautenschlager campaign for implying it, as a company, gave money to Falk.
The ad was changed to include the names of the individual contributors and not just the companies. The changed ad and will start running on WISC-TV Wednesday.
In another claim, Lautenschlager's ad says Falk has "never prosecuted a single criminal. Not one."
WISC-TV finds this claim "needs clarification."
The ad conveniently leaves out Falk's 14 years of experience in the Department of Justice. Falk was the Public Intervener. She protected environmental laws and sometimes even sued other state agencies. She's tried some cases but those weren't criminal cases.
Earlier in the ad, a narrator sings the praises of the current AG. At one point, the narrator says her department is "catching more internet sex predators than anyone in the nation."
This claim "needs clarification."
Wisconsin is one of 46 special task forces organized by the federal government. Among those state and local government agency task forces, Wisconsin is first with 120 arrests last year.
The ad goes on to say Lautenschlager has "taken on drug companies, big oil and polluters to protect us."
WISC-TV found this claim to be "true."
She has sued drug companies over inflated prices, gas retailers for hiking prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and polluters in Wisconsin.
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New boss ditching famous names for fresh faces in drive for less serious news, more entertainment and sport.
For a man with the herculean job of reinventing the venerable news network CNN, one of Jeff Zucker's first moves was a surprising blast from the past.
After years of being off air, the booming tones of Star Wars actor James Earl Jones were back and announcing the channel's once-famous tagline. "This is CNN!" pronounced the voice of Darth Vader.
Though he has officially been in the job for barely a week, chief executive Zucker, 47, has already taken a scalpel to the channel's roster of stars, sending famous names packing and bringing in fresh faces.
He has signalled he intends to take the channel on a new path - less serious news, more entertainment and sport. More personality and less po-faced political analysis.
To some that will be a shock. The concept of US cable news on a 24-hour non-stop cycle was invented by CNN 33 years ago when the channel was launched by media mogul Ted Turner.
Since then Fox News and MSNBC have popped up and CNN is now struggling in its own backyard.
While the international version remains ubiquitous in hotel rooms the world over, its US incarnation is fighting to remain relevant in the genre it invented. It regularly languishes in third place in the ratings behind Fox News and MSNBC.
Indeed, with Al Jazeera preparing to launch a US channel, there is a fear that CNN may soon end up fourth in the US ratings. To put it mildly, Zucker has a tough job ahead.
"People are going to say he is just rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic," said Professor Jack Lule, a journalism professor at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. "It is hard to imagine a world without CNN, but it is also hard to see what he can do."
Changes at CNN have already been tried. This is, after all, the channel that gave right-wing firebrand Glenn Beck his first big break on national TV. It is also the channel that hired former British tabloid editor Piers Morgan for a primetime role as one of its key hosts and interviewers.
Indeed Morgan is perhaps the high-profile symbol of what CNN is trying to change into: a channel that is desperately trying to create headlines and be part of the conversation, rather than a simple chronicler of major world events.
CNN has historically wanted to be viewed as the New York Times of American broadcasting: serious, sober and the first choice of policymakers. But no longer.
Indeed Morgan, despite a poor ratings performance since joining the channel, seems likely to herald the new style of CNN that Zucker is aiming to build too. The pugnacious journalist is exceptionally good at getting his show talked about.
During the media debate in the US over gun control in the wake of the Newtown school shooting, Morgan did not shy away from loudly pronouncing his own opinions on the issue, including having a spat with right-wing radio host Alex Jones.
Indeed, as Zucker swung his axe, the new shape of CNN began to emerge amid the hirings and firings.
Out went some of the stodgy old faces known for their political analysis in the shape of Democratic consultant James Carville and his Republican wife, Mary Matalin.
Joining them through the exit were fellow political commentators Erick Erickson, Bill Bennett and Maria Cardona. All had been heavy on weighty political talking points, light on the fun side of news.
Coming in were Chris Cuomo and Jake Tapper - both being poached from network television.
Zucker, who rose to fame as the force behind NBC's hit morning programme the Today Show, appears to be trying to repeat that trick at CNN. Forces are being taken out of CNN's evening prime time and sent to the morning hours.
"It does seem that an extended hard news show in the evening is not what people want any more," said Rick Edmonds, an expert at the Poynter Institute.
Big names Zucker is rumoured to be courting for CNN now include mainstream daytime TV stars such as Matt Lauer and Katie Couric.
Yet it will not be easy. The brand of CNN, which still generates millions of dollars in profit despite its poor ratings performance, remains hard news. Though it languishes behind Fox and MSNBC in the ratings every day, it often rises to the top when major news stories occur.
As elections happen, wars break out or natural disasters strike, Americans switch off the talking heads of its rivals and tune in to CNN for its huge network of on-the-ground reporters and access to reporting from abroad.
The problem is that many viewers these days do not want to watch news at all. They want opinion.
Fox News and MSNBC have not outshone CNN by the breadth and depth of their reporting or by investing in reporting talent around the world. Instead they have invested heavily in political branding with big-name hosts espousing their viewpoints and having debates with panels of guests who - more often than not - share those opinions. News is not made or revealed; it is talked about.
Experts say the phenomenon is a sign of the atomisation of the viewing market as, with a plethora of channels to pick from, Americans are increasingly able to simply choose a news channel which will just present ideas they already agree with. But for CNN there is a problem. With Fox and MSNBC already occupying the right and left of the political spectrum, there is nowhere obvious for CNN to go. For CNN, it seems, adopting an ideology does not seem an option.
"This is CNN," says James Earl Jones' voiceover again. But exactly what he means by that phrase is up for debate.
CNN: The channel that invented the genre is usually now third in the ratings. It mixes talk and on-the-ground reporting. Strong during big events, too dull at other times.
Fox News: The market leader boasts a long list of right-wing hosts such as Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. However, it recently ditched controversial Glenn Beck.
MSNBC: Tries to mirror the success of Fox News on the left. It concentrates on panels about the issues of the day rather than on-the-ground reporting.
Al Jazeera America: The Qatar-funded station has just bought tiny cable channel Current and wants to become a big US player.
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April 26, 2013, 12:00AM
The Scoop
Children today are becoming very involved in sports at a young age, with many playing on multiple sports team per year. While we want our youth to be active and healthy, training too much could have a negative effect. For parents of young athletes, their children's health is their number-one priority, so when research surfaced that strenuous training in just one sport could lead to serious injuries, many were left wondering: "How much is too much?"
Here is the new rule of thumb for children who practice sports, according to sports medicine researchers at the Loyola University Medical Center and Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago: Don't spend more hours than your age in training during a given week. This advice is based on a study conducted among 1,206 athletes, ages eight to 18, who were given physical examinations for sports injuries between 2010 and 2013. Of the 859 injuries documented, 564 were due to overuse, and 139 of these were serious, including stress fractures, elbow ligament injuries, and damaged cartilage and bone. Serious injuries such as these can require six months or longer for a full recovery.
According to this data, youth athletes who play a sport for more hours than their age per week were 70 percent more likely to incur serious overuse injuries than other types of injuries. "We should be cautious about intense specialization in one sport before and during adolescence," says Neeru Jayanthi, M.D., associate professor at Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine.
What ACE Thinks
The new rule of thumb that this study endorses—don't spend more hours than your age in training in a given sport per week—is excellent advice for parents and coaches. In the climate of growing pressure to specialize at increasingly young ages, the results of this study are an important reminder that keeping a child healthy and injury-free far outweighs any perceived competitive advantage derived from excessive training. Plus, the importance of the "fun factor" in playing sports should not be underestimated. Specializing too soon takes that away.
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Does MP have an emergency warning system?
Original post made by Kathy, Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks, on Apr 8, 2007
Both Bayfront Park (city) and Flood Park (county) were evacuated and closed. Menlo Park police drove around the Suburban Park neighborhood (and perhaps others) using loudspeakers to let people know it would be best to stay indoors.
This demands a significant amount of resources, both police staff and fuel — and most likely didn't reach everyone it should have.
Does Menlo Park have any kind of system for warning residents of emergencies? What if the problem had been a deadly, odorless gas?
My guess is that Menlo Park does not have an automated phone warning system like our larger neighbors, Redwood City and Palo Alto have.
Ages ago, I signed up for the City's email update system, which promises "updates on events, news, projects, and more." I've never received any messages from this system.
It seems to me that yesterday would have been a great time to use these email updates to warn all residents that outdoor activities might be dangerous while the smoke was lingering. It wouldn't reach most residents as quickly as a phone call, but it might be the best system we have.
I wish it had been used yesterday, even if only as practice for what might someday be a real emergency.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 9, 2007 at 9:42 am
I am also concerned that there is no warning system in Menlo Park. It was difficult to find information about the toxic smoke on Saturday. Minimally Menlo Park should have a website where residents could find official information, in addition to the email notiification system to alert residents. The Almanac Online could also be a good resource. On Saturday I found KCBS radio and KCBS.com had the most current information.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 9, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Kathy, Concerned,
As Kathy noted in her post, the Menlo Park email system is for "updates on events, news, projects, and more." It is NOT an ALERT system for EMERGENCIES.
Seeing as we also live in San Mateo County, you should sign up for EMERGENCY ALERTS (Email and/or text to your phone) for cities in San Mateo County here: Web Link
There are links from that site for those that live in SF and Marin Counties also.
I received 2 emails on my computer and 2 text alerts on my phone last Saturday all pertaining to the Redwood City fire.
Unfortunately Kathy, not everyone that lives around us owns computers and cell phones, so the Police "staff and fuel costs" ARE a necessity, and most likely reached more people than the SMC Alert system.
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Apr 11, 2007 at 10:43 am
Thanks for the link to the County's alert systems. I'm glad to know they were on top of the Redwood City fire situation.
It's true that MP's email system doesn't promise to send emergency alerts - though you might expect this to fit under the "and more" category.
Still, I haven't received a single email of ANY KIND through this system. Is it being used for anything?


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That sure would be the way to go kernel, the M10-11,, but I'm thinking more along the line of something that would work well for hunting too. And the 45 LC is very capible in that respect.
Ya moleman the feeding was the issue I had in the back of my mind when I think about a 45 Colt, rimmed cases would be a bitch to get to feed right I'd think. Getting them outa the mag and getting them into the chamber reliabily might be a hard thing to do. But man, what a potent caliber for an AR that would be if one could get it running right!!! I'm going to do more reserch and see if I might be able to do one up, we'll see what happens.
Ammo's not an issue, 3 years ago I got 2 cases from a estate sale @ $20 per case!!!!! SCORE!!!!! It was slid under a table barely visible behind a bunch of other stuff and when I spotted it and asked the lady about it ,she said 20each(that was per case!!) I almost dropped my wallet getting it out so fast!!!!! $40 bucks for 2K of factory 45LC!!! OH YA!!!!! Nope, I didn't even try to dicker!!! Just grabed it quick,,, VERY QUICK,, and put it in the car before anyone saw me!!
Un fortunatly I missed a couple early Winchesters and a couple Colt revolvers she had sold earlier,,,,,, DAMN!!! I later found out one of the revolvers was a Real 1800's Colt single action in pretty reasionable shape, the other a modern copy. One of the Winchesters was an original 1893 full octogon 44 that looked like it just came out of the factory yesterday, a real beatuy for sure. The other was a later winchester, nothing special but still a nice 20's vintage gun. One of my aquaintences beat me to all of those, DAMN Again!!!! He gave 250 for the colt and 300 for the older Winchester, and don't know what he gave for the later Winchester,,, DOWWWWWWW!!!!! He musta been so excited finding them, he missed seeing the ammo under the table!! I probibly would have too.
The Lucky Bugger!!! I was like ,,, literally <10 minites to late, and I had waved to him going down the road, just before I found the sale.
That sure would be the way to go kernel, the M10-11,, but I'm thinking more along the line of something that would work well for hunting too. And the 45 LC is very capible in that respect.
They're converting .410 Saigas into all sorts of big bore rifles. Shouldn't be a problem, though I'd go .454 casull. Why? Because I can!
A pistol round AR15 does quite a lot of good for one's soul.
Besides being very good for utility in application.
I had something like it.I had a MechTech CCU in 45acp on a 1911 frame.It disapeared back in 2007 about the same time my X came up with a new bag of weed. Fun gun to shoot.Got rid of her in 2008 and started replaceing my toys.
SOON-We already lost the war. You are the resistance.
If your ,"X" is what is shown in that picture, looks like you did well for yourself!
That is a 2007 picture.In 2008 I droped a dime on her and she got three years.She got out in feb of 2011 after putting on about 35lbs.No she don't live with me.
SOON-We already lost the war. You are the resistance.
this is mine,( it's not a Jr carbine) it uses unmodified grease gun mags, i love it. i also have a supressor for it as well but no pic of it on, i'll have to get 1 & post it.
it's a mad machinest upper with justin's cnc lower & a millett red dot
and a 9mm with a supressor that i need to take pics of
buying up all the guns and ammo i can just to PISS OFF the douche bag liberals
Get your FOOD for your children quite soon folks!
Ammo prices are now taking a HARD turn UPWARDS!
I picked up one of these in .40 S&W with the glock magazines. Its got a "canada' barrel so up here it is now a 'nonrestricted'. I like it. No malfunctions in over 400 rounds. Some people have had feeding issues. Not many guns 'out of the box' shoot worth a darn anyhow, fine tuning is almost always required...or do i just like to play? I took off the cobby quad rail and put on stndrd M4 handguards using a delta ring assy. The barrel nut is the same thread form. The handguard cap is held in place with an AR railed gas block (clamp on type). Good place for a removable front sight. An Eotech tops off the recvr rail, and a Matech BUIS in the back end. The best part is.... all the AR added bits were just kicking round the work shop. Now getting back to the thread, Yes I want one in 45 acp using Colt mags..the bugs have been worked out and they are really fun plinkers.


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I started my first batch of mead 2 days ago. I followed a recipe for a sweet mead that came with the kit I bought. The recipe called for 12 pounds of honey, nutrient, and "up to 5 gallons of water". The dry yeast is Cote des Blancs.
I disolved the honey into 1 gallon of hot water and added the remainder of water until I hit the 6 gallon line on the fermentation bucket. (Since I have a 6 gallon carboy that I will transfer to).
The initial hydrometer reading was 1.07. Knowing what I know now, (2 days later) I am reading that I should have something like 1.15 initial if I was shooting for a sweet mead.
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Scrapper, I am working on your seasonal row right now. I know what season I want to do, the winter one. Have some fun ideas and you do not mind embroidery right? Winter fabric is on sale at the quilt store so going to stop and get me some. Thought if you don't mind embroidery, would make up my row that way with these real cool designs I got. Let me know. I do have an applique scene in mind as well. Could combine them both. Having fun walking by the rows thinking of what to do. I stand and drink my coffee/tea and just let the mind ponder the possiblilites.


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[quote user="casvdry"][quote user="Morehead State"][quote user="casvdry"][quote user="RoanokeFan"][quote user="GrouchyGus"]Romo is looking pretty good throwing the ball today only problem he seems to be having is with the center exchange. Hopefully that will get worked out before the game. Looks like everyone that could possibly get healthy enough to play is going to be ready.[/quote]
Oddly enough there's a news article out today indicating he's been limited but is expected to start. We GIANTS fans hope he does play, it assure a win for us.
Not sure I agree with this. People seem to think Romo has a habit of blowing games when in all actuality, there are many other failings that are to blame.
I've often heard Romo has the best 4th QTR rating of all active QB's. So I thought about it some and wondered how Romo could have a bad rap in the clutch, then. Maybe he has costly interceptions in the 4th QTR? So I did some research and I was wrong..
Since 2006 no quarterback -- not Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers, has a better fourth-quarter passer rating than Romo (100.0). Only Brees (39) and Philip Rivers (39) have more fourth-quarter touchdown passes than Romo's 34. Only Brees (5,905), Manning (4,886) and Rivers (4,751) have more fourth-quarter yards than Romo's 4,712.

has thrown 17 fourth-quarter interceptions, which is fewer than Brees (25), Brett Favre (25), Eli Manning (27), Jay Cutler (22) and Ben Roethlisberger (22) among others. Brady has just 11. Peyton Manning has 13.
People like blaming Romo for the Cowboy's problems a little too much.
There is no one stat that accurately portrays a QB as "clutch" or even "a choker". 4th quarter TD's come in many situations, including when a team is ahead and is piling it on. Even 4th quarter picks are tough to read because they can also come when a team is way down and is taking greater risks.

You have to go by what you see. The Cowboys have blown games with horrible interceptions by the QB this season, and also in previous years.

Romo is a good front runner. When things are going well, when the offense is matching up well, he really can be productive. The test is when it comes down to those few moments when he has to put the team on his shoulders. It also comes when you are ahead or tied in a close game and know how to protect the ball.

Looking at Romo's history, it seems that even from the Giants/Cowboys playoff game in Jan. 08, this is where he has fallen short.

Romo isn't clutch. He's productive, but not clutch. Does he choke? Who knows.But he hasn't shown the ability to dig deep in adverse situations and come through.

This is all true, but what QB doesn't make mistakes in the 4th quarter? Moreover, what mistakes in the 4th qtr are masked when the defense rises to the occasion to prevent the other team from getting points in those situations?
The pick against the Jets was a glairing rookie mistake. The performance against Detroit was complete ineptitude when his team needed him most.

Obviously, Romo can begin the process of undoing a very well earned reputation as a QB who lacks "clutchness" with a great performance tomorrow. (we obviously hope not on the side of the good guys). But its taken him several years to develop this reputation. There comes a time to admit that this is simply what he is.

Productive.....not clutch.


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Techies must really like the FOX Network, because here is yet another show that is now immortalized in an EH-Net Skillz H@ck1ng Challenge as hosted by Ed Skoudis. This one is by our friend James Shewmaker. You may know him from Blue Notch, as a SANS instructor, NetWars, ChicagoCon... you get the point. Have fun.
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Salutations, challenge fans! Ed Skoudis here, ready to introduce our newest challenge. Jim Shewmaker, SANS Instructor and creator of the Netwars Capture the Flag Competition, has taken the keyboard this time, creating an awesome challenge for you based on the TV show, Sliders. It's got some fun twists and turns, and includes jumps to parallel universes! What's not to like? Have fun unwrapping this mystery. As always, we'll choose three winners: the best technical one, a creative entry that is also technically correct, and a random draw. Even if you don't know all the answers or can only guess, submit an entry with what you do have, and you'll be entered in that random draw. Winners will receive signed copies of my book, Counter Hack Reloaded. All entries are due by November 23, 2009. Have a good time and I'm sure you'll learn cool things along the way with Jim's challenge!--Ed Skoudis
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For that month, I was tracking everything on Livestrong's MyPlate Calorie Tracker. Writing down everything I eat is the only way I make healthy choices. Otherwise, I mindlessly stuff food in my face and then mysteriously my clothes start fitting funky. Take today for example. I've eaten 5 pieces of Trader Joe's 73% dark chocolate and half of a donut. Off to great start!
For a few weeks, I was also using an app called The Eatery. With that app, I took pictures of everything I ate and and random strangers RATED my food. I rated their food in return. At the end of the week, I had a huge collage of all the food I consumed. It was shocking and so helpful!
But then it got embarrassing. Especially when my daughter Ella asked me why I was taking another picture chocolate. As if I don't already document enough of my life! She must of thought I was bonkers. And what kind of message does that send her? I stopped, but I thought the concept was brilliant nonetheless. Having a visual representation of my weekly food intake had such a bigger impact than counting calories.
How do you manage your weight? I have months when I don't care about what I eat, then I get a picture back of myself that shocks me into eating healthy again. After the jump: The picture that inspired me to start eating healthy this time.
Thanks to student photographers Heidi and Amanda for taking my picture for this post! Love them!!


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Operation Bike Week Justice
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Anson Asaka, NAACP Assistant General Counsel
For the seventh consecutive year, the NAACP will conduct Operation Bike Week Justice to ensure that all tourists in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are treated fairly and equally regardless of race during Harley Week and Black Bike Week.
Harley Week is an annual predominantly white motorcycle festival event held the week before Memorial Day Weekend. Black Bike Week is an annual predominantly African-American motorcycle event held Memorial Day Weekend. Unfortunately, during Black Bike Week, some businesses refuse to serve African Americans, and the police officers have historically employed overly aggressive tactics.
If you visit Myrtle Beach during Memorial Day Weekend and experience or witness racial discrimination, please call the NAACP Complaint Hotline (1-888-362-8683). Please let us know if any restaurants or other businesses are closed.
In addition, the NAACP will hold a press conference and community mass meeting that are open to the public:
Press Conference:
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.
Myrtle Beach City Hall
937 Broadway
P.O. Box 2468
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
Community Mass Meeting:
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Nelson B. Rivers, III, NAACP Vice President of Stakeholder Relations
Thursday, May 26, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Sandy Grove Baptist Church
1008 Carver Street
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Made this free signature image for mehoff400.
Looks really good. Everytime I try to make my pic bigger, it just stretches it out and looks horrible. hmm?
Looks great! :great:
I made mine in Photoshop. Just used lighting effects and put my member name in the bottom corner.
Have to start with a higher resolution (larger) image. You can shrink down fine, but expanding is bad. Upload a larger file and I'll make one for you.
could you do the same for me???
Here, try this one
Your photos are not large enough. Get a good shot and upload the largest file possible to the album.
Ok, we're going to have to scale these back becuase the file size is too large. We'll come up with some new guidelines for signature images in the next few weeks.
Yeah I agree I think they may be a little to large. Your sig. is a good size. At least from what I've seen on other forums. :neutral:
Mind doin' one up for me of the drivers side shot of my truck, Steve? That'd be cool. Thanks. :happy:
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LaMarche didn't throw a lot today,
I'm playing to win tomorrow for numerous reasons. Playing to win means every person in the dugout is available. Mailing it in is not an option.
Nola pitches tomorrow & ruptures his ulnar collateral ligament because he was overextended. LSU doesn't make it out of the regional. You feeling pretty good about our SEC tournament showing ?
We win tomorrow and get the #1 national seed. If the plan is to save our pitchers for next weekend's regional and not win tomorrow, that's plain stupid. If we can't win next weekend's regional with anyone on the mound, we have no business playing right now. Tomorrow is the championship of the conference. You win that game against the best team in the country, you have swag going into the post season.
4) I think you are seriously overestimating the value of winning the SEC tournament for a team in the position LSU is in this year (Huge for Florida or Texas A&M), not so much for LSU.
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love packers hate 49ers and dirtbirds
[quote user="Lambeau12"]No excuses came from us. We got our butts kicked. Lots of respect for the Giants. Saints fans were by far the worst I encountered during the season.[/quote]
Truth..Packers fans, just like the organization , are class..and even if a few come and trash it up a bit, as every team does, the majority come in respectful...goes to show more about the TEAM when that happens...Philly is just as bad..thugs and low life..pretty much the same character as the players...I guess the fan base reflects the team in those cases.
Cowboy fans seem arrogant as hell. Philly fans are jerks, dont know anything about redskin fans?
[quote user="Lambeau12"]Cowboy fans seem arrogant as hell. Philly fans are jerks, dont know anything about redskin fans?[/quote]

SF fans may be the biggest idiots / thugs, Redskin fans are just downright stupid. On the ESPN blog, I saw a posting in which a 'skin fan is going through their matchup with the Giants and he had it as Rex Grossman being the better QB over Eli. Under the comment were dozens have "thumbs up" approvals and comments agreeing with it. Granted, this was in the beginning of the year, but that comparrison (and support) just blew my mind. Besides that,other postings that I've seen just makes them seem like they have their blinders on -- stuff like, "we're just one player away."

[quote user="Lambeau12"]Cowboy fans seem arrogant as hell. Philly fans are jerks, dont know anything about redskin fans?[/quote]Texans fans are unbearable. Texas is just a ****hole in general lol
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funny the difference in the franchise fan bases:

if we played and called the game like SF did, this board would have BLOWN UP and wanted Coughlin's head on a pike for the mistakes.

it's the exact opposite over there. They're so much gushing man-love for Harbaugh they can't bring themselves to admit that while he had a great season, his stupidity lost them that game.
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Shoulda kept feeding Frank Gore.
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49ers are the worst fans that I've ever encountered on the boards. They just sounded like ignorant thugs.

Harbaugh should have kept running the ball. He had a great season and he's going to win a SB with that team soon, but his decisions help cost him this game.
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im on the niners board trying to be civil. Giving them credit ....all they do is complain how we got lucky blah blah blah. the majority are poor sport cowards.
It is better to be gracious in victory and defeat. 49er fans probably dont know that.
Reading these pages the last few days has helped me to sympathise with the Raider nation and why they might dislike the 49er's. ;-)
49er fan supposedly eating "crow" and then saying "the giants don't deserve to go to the super bowl."


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Oct 19, 2007 at 8:05 am #1225491
The AT is has become so dry thru-hikers are starting to drop off the trail. Plagued by the driest spell anyone can remember, springs are drying up in locations that are usually reliable water sources.
Last week a friend hiked the section from Erwin, TN to Damascus, VA. He reported that the only water he found was between highway 19E north to Denis Cove Road. In this area he reported water was plentiful. However, from Watauga Dam north to Damascus the only water was from Trail Angels.
I hiked part of the Iron Mountain Trail and AT north of Damascus last weekend and while it was dry most springs were still running. At Saunders Shelter the flow was about ½ the diameter of a pencil. Additional water was available from the streams running along the Virginia Creeper Trail. At Sandy Flats Shelter (on Iron Mountain Trail) the flow was a little stronger but not much.
A got a call from a couple of friends hiking on the AT just north of Hot Springs, NC. On the hiked from Allen Gap to Hot Springs yesterday and the first water they found was the French Broad River (which is not so broad anymore). They spent the night at Elmer's and were advised that the trail is pretty much dry all the way to Standing Bear Farm.
Pray for rain!Oct 19, 2007 at 9:34 am #1406015
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@tomcat1066Locale: Southwest GA
Unfortunately, this isn't surprising in the least. From what I understand, Atlanta is in a serious water crunch and I can only imagine how bad the AT is getting hit.
TomOct 19, 2007 at 11:33 am #1406028
Does any body have information on the section of the trail from Dick's Creek Gap to Fontanna? I'm planning to hike in that area next month. Is there water at Bly Gap?Oct 20, 2007 at 6:05 pm #1406129
According to the guys at Bluff Mountain Outfitters, hikers are reporting no water from Max patch to Hot Springs.Oct 21, 2007 at 4:14 pm #1406191
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I just got back from Pine Mountain here in GA. There were a couple of water sources that were dry too apparently, mostly campsite water sources. Luckily, I had a good camp :D
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@thangfishLocale: S. Central NC, USA
I just finished a thru hike of the Foothills Trail.It runs from near the GA/SC state line north crossing the NC/SC line a couple times. Water EVERYWHERE. Was a pleasant surprise.
This was in addition to the fact that it rained for 3 days and nights…Nov 15, 2007 at 6:07 pm #1409276
I did a few miles on the AT near the NC/GA line. There is no water at Bly Gap. There is water at the shelters in that area. Several SOBos confirmed water was in good supply all the way to Fontana except from NOC to Stecoah Gap. There is water at the gap. Walk west of the trail (toward Robbinsville) on south side of road about 50 yards. Cross guard rail and walk up the FS road.
Mountain Crossing Outfitter is posting water reports on their web page for Georgia.
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