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BWW Reviews: Pacific Northwest Ballet's ROMEO ET JULIETTE
Roméo et Juliette, Pacific Northwest Ballet, February 16, 2013 at New York City Center
Written with Ellen Dobbyn-Blackmore
"For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
James Moore and Kaori Nakamura in PNB's Roméo et Juliette
Photo © Angela Sterling
The enduring appeal of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is revealed in that it is still received by audiences - more than four hundred years later - with the same enthusiasm as when it was first presented in Elizabethan England. Though perhaps not the greatest of his works, it is arguably the most beloved as it is the one that has been most frequently re-imagined for ballet, Broadway, film, opera and literature. Jean-Christophe Maillot's version, presented by Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB), is a cinematic ballet that is mostly faithful to the original and yet original in its own right.
From the beginning, critics have been divided about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In 1662 Samuel Pepys derided the play as "the worst that I have ever seen." The ballet versions have also been subject to controversy. Prokofiev's score, now an undisputed masterpiece, was at first rejected by the Bolshoi Ballet. Maillot's version, first presented by his own Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in 1996, has had its admirers and detractors as well due to its decidedly contemporary approach. Leaving aside comparisons to previous iterations of Romeo and Juliet as a ballet, the only important question is whether or not this production succeeds on its own merits. Does Maillot's conception of the world's greatest romantic tragedy work? Does the ballet carry dramatic conviction and tell the story in a way that grips the audience? Does it stand on its own? Most emphatically, yes.
The performance began with a cinematic element as opening credits were projected on a scrim while the overture played. To simplify the plot, Maillot has discarded several characters which tightens the narrative and shifts the focus to the conflicts of youth while deemphasizing the family feud. Apart from Lady Capulet, there are no representatives of the elder generation Montagues or Capulets. There are no swords and there is no vial of poison. It is also frankly sensual and earthy which has been a problematic element ever since the play's creation. There are many sexual references in the original play which were edited out of some later productions and then restored only to be cut again. In Maillot's ballet, breasts are groped repeatedly. This is not one of those fusty story ballets overflowing with superfluous people standing around to make the set look more weighty. The roles of the Nurse and Friar Laurence are typically mime parts given to retired dancers and ballet masters but that is not the case here. They are fully realized dancing parts that are vital to the drama.
The scenic design, by Ernest Pignon-Ernest, is decidedly minimalist with a few gently curvEd White slabs that define the space in which the ballet is performed. The modernist curves create soft shadows and seem to embrace the action while the upstage ramp serves as a visual anchor to the action. There is no attempt at clever stagecraft as the pieces move around during the performance. The movement of the set pieces becomes part of the action. The ramp serves in turn as an entranceway to the piazza, a stairway, a balcony and the place of Tybalt's death. Any color in the set was provided by Dominique Drillot's lighting which was warm and evocative but left some dim areas downstage.
Jérôme Kaplan's costumes were admirably scaled down from the usual, weighty Renaissance robes and masks that are worn in other productions of Romeo and Juliet. In terms of style, there was an eclectic mélange of tunics, capes, kimonos and Juliet's gold lamé gown. The overall effect is generally exotic. Among the notable standouts were the costumes for Rosalind, Juliet and Lady Capulet. Less successful was the costuming of Tybalt with the armpits distractingly cut out and Friar Laurence's odd priestly garb that didn't feel consonant with the rest of the design scheme.
Maillot's choreography can be characterized as intense, speedy and precise. At times there is more action in this ballet than the eye can easily take in. While this is a departure from the model of the older classical story ballets it is still very much grounded in classical technique. He avoids clichés in his steps that make the older ballets so familiar to us that we sometimes feel we know them before we see them because they are nearly the same sequences of steps as in every other ballet. This aspect alone makes the ballet feel new again.
Juliet and Lady Capulet dance the third act entirely in their bare feet which is a departure as well. There are many intricate hand gestures that underscore the plot, revealing the characters' true feelings for each other. These busy hand gestures stand apart in some ways. The characters are describing inner feelings that aren't always directly in time with the music.
Maillot has rendered the essential parts of the story readily visible and clearly related but there are other parts that require attention to the program notes and previous acquaintance with the text of the play. There is no clear moment in which Juliet drinks the potion that simulates her death and no clear cause of Romeo's death in the tomb scene. The red scarf, ostensibly blood-soaked, that Juliet extracts from Romeo's tunic and with which she suicides is visually arresting but we must suspend our disbelief in the physical impossibility of self-strangulation. Then there is the problem of Friar Laurence.
The most important thing, of course, is the dancing. The sparity of set and economy of costume weight is fine but it only works if the dancing delivers on the promise of the story. Nothing can compensate for a lack of conviction. This was the first time the full company of Pacific Northwest Ballet, led by former New York City Ballet principal Peter Boal, had been seen in New York since 1996 so they were largely unknown here. In its return to City Center, the company delivered on all counts as the dancers, from top to bottom, rose to the challenges presented by Maillot's Roméo et Juliette.
The corps de ballet rates first mention for the work they did. They are all expressive, quick and powerful dancers. Maillot's choreography gives them a lot of challenging dancing to do and they deliver it with taut precision and terrific energy. This company has some very tall dancers who are imposing and exciting in the way that they move.
The Nurse may never have been better played in a ballet than it was by Rachel Foster. It could turn out to be her misfortune to be so good at this role that she doesn't get to try out other parts in this ballet because she is gifted as a dancer, a mime and an actress. Foster is the most Shakespearean of all PNB's players, deft as a bawdy comedienne clowning with Mercutio and Benvolio, and deep as a tragedienne as she mourns the death of her Juliet.
As Friar Laurence, William Lin-Yee did not reach the same required level of profundity. Was it due to his youth and lack of experience? Maillot has greatly enhanced the role of the friar. In Shakespeare's text, the play opens with a sonnet recited by the chorus in which the entire plot is given in advance. Here, the ballet opens with Friar Laurence, supported by the Two Acolytes, utilizing the symbolism of the cross and relating the tale of two houses of Verona. This places the friar unequivocally in the position of the Christ which the program notes suggest is indicative of his struggle between good and evil. Whether or not the trinity as symbol of the duality of good and evil is accurate theology or even an apt metaphor is debatable but the problem here had more to do with Lin-Yee's inability to captivate the audience.


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ISP issues, weird topology and nmap results
I recently moved to Asia and am having some severe problems with my ISP, which they apparently are unable to solve, so I decided to investigate on my own. My connection is DSL and my ISP uses DHCP without authentication or MAC registration (as an aside, in my personal experience, this is a management and security disaster).
My subnet is x.y.128.0/17 (255.255.128.0 netmask), my gateway being x.y.128.1. For the purpose of the scan, I am not behind my usual home router.
The first thing I do not get is their network topology. Every host I nmap in my subnet is showing the same MAC address: apparently the one of the gateway. The Zenmap topology output shows a perfect star with... me (localhost) in the center... For example:
with the MAC address always the same as that of x.y.128.1, the gateway, but the gateway's IP not showing in the route.
When I scan further, every host is showing different open ports and different OSes though, so they seem to all be real live hosts. For example:
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Nmap scan report for x.y.130.213
Host is up (0.056s latency).
Scanned at 2011-10-11 21:15:12 PHT for 30099s
Not shown: 985 filtered ports
687/tcp closed asipregistry
1044/tcp closed dcutility
1069/tcp closed cognex-insight
1113/tcp closed ltp-deepspace
1296/tcp closed dproxy
1300/tcp closed h323hostcallsc
2048/tcp closed dls-monitor
2107/tcp closed msmq-mgmt
2135/tcp closed gris
2160/tcp closed apc-2160
2602/tcp closed ripd
4445/tcp closed upnotifyp
5631/tcp closed pcanywheredata
32768/tcp closed filenet-tms
50800/tcp closed unknown
MAC Address: 00:21:A0:a:b:c (Cisco Systems)
Nmap scan report for x.y.128.12
Host is up (0.20s latency).
Scanned at 2011-10-11 21:15:12 PHT for 1029s
Not shown: 990 closed ports
135/tcp open msrpc
139/tcp open netbios-ssn
445/tcp open microsoft-ds
6881/tcp open bittorrent-tracker
45100/tcp open unknown
49152/tcp open unknown
49153/tcp open unknown
49154/tcp open unknown
49157/tcp open unknown
49163/tcp open unknown
MAC Address: 00:21:A0:a:b:c (Cisco Systems)
... again always with the same MAC address.
Now the problem I have is that starting from about 10AM to 7PM, I hardly can access the internet. I have found by running tcpdump and looking at the output that at these times there are packet floods at my interface, which vary from SYN, SYN/ACK and UDP packets. However these packets have a source and destination IP distinct from mine. Mostly they are SYN packets aimed at port 445 or SYN/ACK packets aimed at port 7170 and often the same IPs are involved. The source MAC is always the usual 00:21:A0:a:b:c, but the destination MAC is also not mine!! So I have no idea how and why these packets make it to my interface to start with!? All I can think of is that they have some crossed wires or short circuits in their junction boxes!
I scanned the source and destination hosts most often mentioned in the SYN/ACK flood and here is what I got:
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Host is up (0.12s latency).
Not shown: 991 filtered ports
80/tcp closed http
4443/tcp open pharos
5190/tcp open aol
5405/tcp closed pcduo
5414/tcp closed statusd
5431/tcp closed park-agent
5432/tcp closed postgresql
5440/tcp closed unknown
5566/tcp open westec-connect
Device type: general purpose|WAP|router|firewall
Running (JUST GUESSING): Linux 2.4.X|2.6.X (99%), Netgear embedded (97%), D-Link Linux 2.4.X (95%), Netgear Linux 2.4.X (95%), HID embedded (94%), D-Link embedded (94%), Linksys embedded (94%), Peplink embedded (94%)
Aggressive OS guesses: Linux 2.4.21 - 2.4.31 (likely embedded) (99%), Linux 2.4.7 (98%), Netgear DG834GB wireless broadband router (97%), D-Link DIR-100; or Netgear KWRGR614, RT614, or WG602 router (Linux 2.4) (95%), Linux 2.4.9 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS) (94%), HID EdgePlus Solo ES400 firewall (94%), D-Link DSA-3100 or Linksys WRT54GL (DD-WRT v23) WAP, or Peplink Balance 30 router (94%), Linux 2.4.20 - 2.4.27 (94%), Linux 2.6.5 (SUSE Enterprise Server 9) (94%), Linux 2.4.21 - 2.4.25 (94%)
Host is up (0.52s latency).
Not shown: 999 filtered ports
113/tcp closed auth
Too many fingerprints match this host to give specific OS details
Any idea, thought or insight from people more experienced than I am would be most welcome.


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Health Care
Policy Information
- Issue Date: July 1, 1997
- Primary Contact: Director of Human Resources
- Responsible Member of Directorate: President and Director
- Responsible Office: Human Resources
ContentsPolicy Information
OverviewI. General
The Institution provides group medical and dental coverage to all regular employees. Coverage is available for the employee and her/his eligible dependents. An employee electing medical coverage has a choice among an HMO (Health Maintenance Organization), a PPO (Preferred Provider Organization), or a hybrid of these. The Institution and employee share in the cost of the coverage. The Institution also provides group dental coverage at no cost to the covered employee; dependent coverage is available at cost to the employee.
II. Group Medical
A. The coverage is through an insured plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBS).III. Group Dental1.The HMO is an "individual practice association" (IPA) serving all of New England. Each member must select a "primary care physician" (PCP) to coordinate her/his care and for referral to specialists or affiliated hospitals. Emergency treatment is covered when the member is outside the service area. There are no deductibles or claim forms.B. The level of coverage in any plan may be as: Individual (employee) only; Employee plus Child(ren); Employee plus Spouse; or Employee plus Spouse and Child(ren). The definition of "Spouse" includes same-gender partners (requiring an affidavit).
2.The PPO provides both in-network and out-of-network coverage. The provider network is Blue Cross national and internation network. Each member may select any health care provider, including specialists and hospitals. In-network copayments are similar to the HMO. Out-of-network costs include deductibles and copayments that are greater than in-network out-of-pocket costs. However, there is a maximum annual out-of-pocket cost to protect the member from large expenses.
3. "Access Blue" is a hybrid of the HMO and PPO plans. It is very much like the HMO except no referral is needed to any provider in the network. The coverage areas is limited to most of Massachusetts.
C. The Institution and participating employee share in the premium costs. This is true for any level of coverage elected. The employee may elect to utilize the Institution's "pre-tax payment" program, Premium Conversion Plan. This uses pre-tax dollars to pay the employee's share of the premium.
D. For more information, including benefits and definition of terms, refer to the appropriate plan booklet which are available from Human Resources or BCBS.
A. The coverage is through an insured plan with Delta Dental.IV. Continuation of Coverage1.The plan's contract is with over 96% of the dentists in Massachusetts. However, services from any dentist, including out-of-state, are covered. Participating dentists have agreed to a maximum benefit allowance for each procedure. For procedures requiring a copayment, the member is responsible for only the deductible (if applicable) and her/his share of the benefit. There is no "balance billing."B. The level of coverage may be as an Individual (employee) or Family. A same-gender partner may also be covered (affidavit required). When electing Family coverage, this must remain in effect until the next Open Enrollment period after one year of participation.
2.For service from a non-participating dentist, the same deductibles and copayments apply. However, since the dentist does not have a contract with Delta Dental, the member may be responsible for any amount in excess of the maximum benefit allowance (balance billing).
C. The Institution pays the entire premium for Individual coverage. The employee is responsible for the additional premium to cover eligible dependents. The employee may elect to utilize the Institution's "pre-tax payment" program, Premium Conversion Program. This uses pre-tax dollars to pay the employee's share of the premium.
D. Dental coverage includes four types of services: diagnostic and preventive (no deductible); basic restorative; major restorative; and child orthodontia.
E. For more information, including benefits and definition of terms, refer to the Summary Plan Description which is available from Human Resources.
A. Under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA), insured employees and their covered dependents who have coverage in a group health plan may elect to continue their coverage as follows:V. Medicare and Supplemental Coverage1.An employee covered by a group health plan has the right to choose continuation of coverage if s/he loses group health coverage because of a reduction in hours of employment or the termination of employment (for reasons other than gross misconduct), or because the employer has filed for bankruptcy. COBRA requires that an insured employee be afforded the opportunity to maintain continuation of coverage by paying the full COBRA premium for up to 18 months. For provisions concerning changes in status, including leaves of absence, see Definitions/Types of Employment. If the employee is disabled within 60 days after termination or reduction in hours, coverage may continue for 29 months.
2.The spouse of an employee who is covered by the Institution's group medical plan has the right to choose continuation coverage if coverage is lost for any of the following reasons:
3.Dependent Children of an employee covered by the Institution's group health plan have the right to continuation of coverage if the coverage is lost for any of the following reasons:
- spouse's death;
- termination of spouse's employment (for reasons other than gross misconduct) or reduction in spouse's hours of employment; divorce or legal separation from spouse;
- spouse becomes eligible for Medicare;
- spouse's employer files for bankruptcy.
4.Except for loss of coverage due to the employee's termination or reduction in hours, a qualified dependent electing coverage under COBRA may continue the coverage by paying the full COBRA premium for up to 36 months. Otherwise, continuation is subject to the same limits of 18 and 29 months applicable to the employee's rights.
- the death of a parent;
- the termination of a parent's employment (for reasons other than gross misconduct) or reduction in parent's hours of employment with the Institution;
- parent's divorce or legal separation;
- a parent becomes eligible for Medicare;
- the dependent ceases to be a "dependent child" under the definition of the plan;
- the parent's employer files for bankruptcy.
5.Details of the rights and responsibilities of a covered participant are given to each newly enrolled employee (and her/his dependents). Notice of these same rights and responsibilities is also given to qualified individuals upon the occurrence of a qualifying event.
If either the employee and/or spouse is eligible for Medicare and the employee still works for the Institution, the employee and/or spouse has the option of enrolling in Medicare Parts A and B, or continuing in the Institution's group medical plan while in active eligible status.
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text: I'm giving Bezeach all he can handle. My goaltending is coming on at the right time. I have a goal each fantasy season now. Finish in the playoffs at the same position or better in the playoffs. Like Woody was a 5th seed and it looks like he will finish 5th in the playoffs. I was a 4th seed, and at worst, I will finish 4th. What sucks is when you finish 1st and end the playoffs in 4th. That really sucks. You can't win every season, but as Joe Dumars has shown, it is possible to make the playoffs, not win a title and still be considered great.


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So what other Fett fanatics can i expect to meet at CV? I will be there all week, and after alot of going back n fourth, i decided to bring my TK with me. I was too nervous to bring Fett all that way, so that was out, then I was going to bring my sandy, but the pack and big gun caused an issue with getting my gear there and back, the TK fits all in one tote, so im going that route. Hope to meet some of you guys there...ill be one of the 501st dorks with the name badge LOL just look for Lou Platania "Darth Voorhees" :D
if anyone wants to meet up, PM me and i can give you my Cell number and u can text me when your there. My hearing is kinda shot so talking on a cell phone doesnt work to well for me lol


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When you use a smoker repeatedly over the course of a season, does the smoke give the honey a "smokey" taste? Is it bad for the honey?
When you use a smoker repeatedly over the course of a season, does the smoke give the honey a "smokey" taste? Is it bad for the honey?
I don't believe smoker smoke is a problem with honey and hives. Its very unlikely that a hive could get smoked so often, so heavily that the honey would be affected. More likely, before that happens, the bees will abscond and find a better place to live.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
I'm with Rader, it would be tough to get a smoked honey flavor. John
Yep, so all your honey is ruined. send it to me for proper disposal.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Smoke is generally not an issue in regards to tainting capped honey but...where I live the weather and environment is extremely dry and that can have effect on how the bees cure the nectar. I always try to avoid the use of extensive smoke when I pull my shallows to extract. Because its so dry here our honey doesn't retain nearly as much moisture as it does in some climates. Our relative humidity is often 5-6% whick makes it difficult to extact at times because its so thick. Our bees often leave the cells in the boxes uncapped but I pull it anyways because its ripe. I assume they know what they are doing and will go back and cap things once the nectar flow diminishes. So I often have lots of uncapped nectar cells and for that reason I avoid the use of smoke pulling honey. Generally the bees are so busy with the flow its not an issue with management. Honey is hygroscopic and will absorb moisture and odors.
"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay".....Krishnamurti
beekeepers have smoked bees for thousands of years i think if it was a problem it would have noticed by now.
"Wine is a constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy" Ben Franklin
I read somewhere that if you go to a honey show where they look very closely at the honey they will sometimes notice soot particles from your smoker and mark you down for it.
Adrian,i find it hard to visualize how one could get soot in honey or even on honeycomb and not be burning the wings off ones bees.
"Wine is a constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy" Ben Franklin
Oh, it's happened to me too. Don't know exactly how it happens, but it does.
I think those "soot Particles" could better be described as cocoon particles. The only time I find them is when I uncap dark comb.
Mike, what I think happens is that smoke, which contains little carbon particles, floats through the frames and some of those particles rest on open cells of honey and become trapped. I should imagine that the particles in the smoke vary with the type of material that is burned.
Vance, good point. Perhaps that is what the judges see? Cocoon particles would be larger and more visible.
maybe its keepers trying to revive a smoker going out and pumping too quickly - or smokers too hot and burning but not smoking and being pumped too hard looking for smoke....
thats why i love this forum-it makes me reflect and to try and see things like i did starting out.
"Wine is a constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy" Ben Franklin
>Does smoke taint the honey?
Not if you do it right. It only takes a puff of smoke to calm a hive. You should NOT be filling the hive with smoke.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
You can assuredly get a taste of smoke in honey. If you smoke too heavy, it will taint the stored nectar before it is capped. Don't even ask how I know... still ticks me off! lol
Like brylcream, a little goes a long way.
Maybe it could be marketed as a special ingredient for BBQ sauce.
I talked to a beekeeper from Maryland about a year ago and he told me that he tried smoking the bees down out of the supers which in turn made the honey taste like smoke. So he used the honey to make BBQ sauce. My guess was that the honey had not been capped to well.


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B/L's 3T did not receive any negative GOE from any judge. They are so far apart and not in unison at all.
It's really unfair on other pairs who try to achieve the objective of SBS pair jumps ie closeness and synchro
and in the process may fail now and again.
Holy crap. B/L broke 70. This non-sport is a joke.
K/S will soon retire, they don't have what it take, and with the way the federation is heading, they will be lucky to make the team next year. Sorry Moskvina, you can't do magic for them anymore.


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Photojournalists Hetherington, Hondros dead in Libya
New York, April 20, 2011--Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, acclaimed photojournalists who had worked in conflict zones around the world, were killed in an explosion in the western Libyan city of Misurata today. Two other photographers were injured. Hetherington co-directed the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Restrepo," while Hondros was a 2004 Pulitzer Prize finalist for "his powerful and courageous coverage" of unrest in Liberia.


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Marina and the Diamonds - Radioactive (Blood Orange Remix)
Much ado has been made about Marina and the Diamonds' resurgence to the tips of bloggers, well, fingertips. With teaser track / video for Fear and Loathing, she shortly followed up with "comeback" cut Radioactive, a surprising twist in her song repertoire whcih, we won't lie, has been hot on the repeat game over the past week. Now... whoa. Dev Hynes gets his hand in the mix and on the mic. Literally.
Earlier today, we over on the EVR.com homepage begain streaming Dev's debut disc under the moniker, Blood Orange. You can listen to some beauteous sounds of his at this link.
Or you can gear your ears with his sublime spin on Marina's new Stargate-produced single below.
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Aussie Actor Hugh Jackman made one last-ditch effort to win over Oscar voters by one-upping his rival Daniel Day-Lewis' portrayal of former US President Abraham Lincoln.
The Les Miserables star and Day-Lewis are both up for the Best Actor trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday, but the 55-year-old, who plays the titular president in Steven Spielberg's movie, is the clear favourite to win gold after beating Jackman in the same category at a string of recent awards shows, including the Golden Globes and BAFTAs.
But Jackman isn't giving up - during an appearance on US program The Late Show With David Letterman on Wednesday, the multi-talented star wore an Abraham Lincoln-esque top hat and faux beard to sing a portion of the assassinated president's famous Gettysburg Address speech - to prove he was more deserving of the prize.
Before breaking into song, he joked, "I mean, really, can Daniel Day-Lewis do this?"


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any idea of a pin at the hardware store to replaca gas tube pin?
I am almost done a build and I don't want to wait till I have another order or pay $8 shipping for a pin
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any idea of a pin at the hardware store to replaca gas tube pin?
I am almost done a build and I don't want to wait till I have another order or pay $8 shipping for a pin
That's the blem upper , Blem lower/w parts kit and blem BCG I have a 5.56 barrel I got from Midway but I figured I can afford to shoot 5.45 so now was the time to use the barrel. I will be opening the bolt shortly. Furniture was from some trades etc Gas block is clamp on rail type and I have some imitation magpul BUIS to go with a red dot scope.
I can't remember right off hand what they are (5/64" or 3/32" perhaps?) but it is a common size. I can never seen to find them the right length though and just get the longer ones and make two out of them. Take your gas tube with and check for fit. I have used cotter pins in a pinch or for fitting parts ect.
Do what you want ,,,,but I myself would never use hardware store anything on a firearm,,,,period, unless you're screwing on a stock or something. Next time you go, look at the box's there screws ect are in,,,,,made in China,,,
Temper would be suspect with any of that hardware you'll get at a regular hardware store IMO. I've bought grade 8 stuff before there to use on a marine application and when I went to torque it down it snapped well before even getting close to the torque spec., and they were "grade 8", supposedly. NO WAY IN HELL should a 3/8' grade 8 bolt snap at a 35 ft lb torque setting!!!! And NO,,, it wasn't the torque wrench either, it's a Snap-On wrench that's very accurate, not some 14.99 special from wally world. Not a biggie there and it just took some time to get out the broken piece. On a gun though,,you just might get the failure when you shoot it!!!! NOT GOOD!!!!! I've used some roll pins from there before for some other non-gun projects around the house and they all failed miserably, and they were used in a area where there was little pressure on them, so myself I just don't trust that cheap hardware at all.
We had a guy around here a year or two ago that did a AK screw build with Aubuchon Hardware Store screws,supposedly grade 8 oval head allen screws,, and on the 3rd shot the trunnion ,barrel and everything out front,, ended up laying on the ground 10 feet in front of him!!! He got some injuries out of the deal too,,how bad I don't know? But he was in the hospital for a few days and when I saw him,he had bandages on his nose and 2 very black eyes and a bunch of stitch's. So do what you want to. BUT,,,,,,,,just saying!!!
You don't have a gun shop local where they might just have a selection of hardware?? Worst case get one of the "spring and pin kits" just to be safe. That would be my call, but that's just me,,,,I'm a pussy and just don't relish the idea of spitting out gun parts myself. Just me. Hell probably one of the members here could even fix ya up with a spare if you have some buds here.
I sure as Hell wouldn't use hardware store , hardware though!!
the gas tube roll pin is just a standard roll pin like any hardware store-farm supply/hardware store sells.
i don't recall the size --but i have seen many replaced with no issue. the only thing is you may have to cut the hardware store ones to length as they probably won;'t have the correct length.
any roll pin can be replaced with hardware store ones of the same size. their is absolutely nothing special or military grade about them.
the only things about roll-pins i have seen is any pin that is installed and removed several times loses its tension. in that case a new hardware store pin is better than a USGI pin that has been installed and removed a dozen times.
the USGI pins are made from hardware store stock-- it is the same thing.
TWA is correct about the bolts -- never use hardware store bolts on anything that has a grade requirement--
remember jon denver?
that is a no-no--
i would send you one if i got a spare-- only thing is i am so bad about losing those little flea sized things--LOL
a rule of thumb for the roll-pins is as long as they got tension their still good. when they start going in too easy--toss um.
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Thanks for the offer but I need spares so ill just cut one in 2
Looks good Bubba.
Thanks 2nd
has any one opened up a 5.56 bolt to 5.45, from all I have read its the rim size plus a 100th and the extractor rounded slightly any one with some experience with this can you chime in and give me some pointers.
Yes, several. Chuck up the bolt and center it, use a carbide bit/boring bar and don't remove any material from the bolt face. You will want to touch up the bevel a bit since you removed some of it. You can also round off the corners of the extractor slightly if they are causing problems.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of cleats on top of migratory versus underside at hive front and back?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of cleats on top of migratory versus underside at hive front and back?
Zone 3b. If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got!
If you build covers out of several one inch boards a cleat on top and a front and back board help keep the cover flat. And pallets will fit inside of top cleats, tying the stack together.
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Can you explain more of what you are talking about. Do you mean clips under the lid? Mine have 1x2's on the front and back so it can only slide side to side. When they are on the truck they are all packed in side by side so they are fine.
Mine are 1/2 ply with 3/8 rips surrounding the bottom to get bee space with 1x2 on the ends front and back.
Cleats on top aren't necassary.
What don't you understand from my description?
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I think you will want them underside the frount and back just to help keep the tops positioned properly
I have cleats on top to help keep my 1*4`s in place.
So then I started building my tops out of 3/4 plywood, still have the cleats on top, why , just because thats the way I started
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What Mark said plus the top cleat acts as a brake for the top pallet. It prevents it from sliding off should you drive into a hole of sorts.
when using 3/4 inch plywood there is not alot of movement, but I cut my tops with so that my long grains are along the long side of the box. and the cleats will help prevent the curling the other way. I cut some waste pieces of plywood with the grain running the other way and did have some tops curl up wards on me, but they straightened out after a winter stacked in under 5 pallets of bees in the winter shed.
I do not have my bottom board runners positioned to inter lock with the top cleat, perhaps I should of thougt of that when I started buildign them. Great idea, should of gone onto beesource before I started LOL
Thanks for the info, started a similar thread. since I have plenty of scrap I think I'll add the top cleat
Mark, maybe a photo would help if you have time please. If your still down in Florida I don't feel to guilty asking, but dragging Ian out amongst his frozen equipment that seems to be asking a bit much.... right?
I think my lids are like the ones Mark is describing I'll send it to someone if they post it.
I really need to take the time to get set up to post photos.
Matt sent me some photos. I haven't been able to work out to post photos here either. I have a photobucket account, leave my settings on "public", and then cut and paste a link to the photo I want to show. The viewer then has the option to browse all your other public photos if they want to. Every time I take a photo with my cell phone it also automatically uploads to my photobucket account where I can manage into my "public library" or "private album". I haven't worked out how to upload other folk's photos into my photobucket yet, I'll take a look. mgoldnen, I'm not trying to hijack your thread, Regards, Adrian.
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They seem to work well they are easy to make and durable.
If I had a complain it's that they sometimes burr comb or propolize them until they settle in.
As a build new ones I put them on hives here at the house in case they need a brick on them.
After that they stay flat.
When I went to my current style of cover my intent was to have hives I could put up against each other. I was afraid they might not stay on as well, but the result, surprisingly, was that the covers blew off less because they didn't catch the wind as much.
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The decline began while Michelle Kwan was at her peak and long before Sasha or the CoP came around. I think it is just a natural cultural drift in terms of what forms of entertainment are in fashion.
The decline began while Michelle Kwan was at her peak and long before Sasha or the CoP came around. I think it is just a natural cultural drift in terms of what forms of entertainment are in fashion.
They asked if the Russians are still dominating Pairs and I said not like in the past. They asked about the American pairs and I told them they are good but not great.
It sounds to me like you are from a country that has nothing in the way of Pairs and Dance. No tradition and very low public awareness of these two great disciplines.
I think your point is partially true, but fails to recognize there is more to skating than the Ladies. One of the greatest memories which also had very high TV ratings was the "Battle of The Brians back in 1988.
We had another showdown between Kat and Debi that year but it took a backseat compared to the guys competition that year,
For skating to come back in USA depends on a heck of a lot more than an Ice Princess. That is certainly part of the equation - but only one part.
Last edited by janetfan; 11-22-2009 at 08:06 PM.
That I have been watching too much of the Ladies events this season and not enough of the other disciplines.
She was right and I really enjoyed the Men's event at SC, I plan to start watching more Pairs and Dance again too because the little bit I have watched this season has been good.
I think "I Love To Skate" has not watched much Ladies this season but after what she saw last night i think she might know where I have been coming from.
How about this. Leaving the scoring system out of it can we agree the Ladies have been very disappointing this season? Maybe bad enough to drive someone like me a little nuts
I think if I watch more of the other disciplines I will enjoy it more and maybe not feel so disappointed.
ETA: Joannie has been a big disappointment both times I have seen her skate this season. I am waiting for her to do better coz I admire her skating
Last edited by janetfan; 11-22-2009 at 08:16 PM.
Agreed. Ladies has been very disappointing this season.
Popularity was just returning to what it was before then, but 2002, the Cop, and then lack of an American star hastened that decline, it seems.
I'm not happy with some of the judging at these GP events. If something like this happens at the Games I do hope that all h**l will break loose and TPTB will be FORCED to do something about it- put up or shut up. They won't get away with changing the system yet again.
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My problem with russian skaters is that there is little difference in style. They do not have a Weir/Lyacek/Abbott/Mahbanoozadah difference.
Tradition changes just like the seasons. Canada has always had good Pairs and recently good Skate Dance. They also had a World Champion Male Skater.
Figure Skating, basically, in the US, is THE LADIES. They are champions at 14 if not 12. Even posting on a skating board one has to think of carefully writing lady-like posts. It's not your evening newspaper sports writers.
But, I've come around to thinking, why not? It 'ssomething for the Ladies, and the little girls to feel proud of.
Hush - don't let them hear you!!!
This season we have had more US coverage than in recent years, but that's due to NBC wanting to promote the heck out of skating for the Vancouver games...after this season, we'll likely be back to only SA and Nationals (maybe a couple hours of Worlds too).
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Huh? It seemed to me given Plushenko's HUGE scores that the judges back then knew very well how to make sure that someone got a huge short program lead, if they wanted the person to get a huge short program lead.Final note, I won't be surprised to see a skater fall several times (like Sasha Cohen did at the 2006 Olympics) & win gold against another skater that skated without falls. Arakawa was lucky back then, the system has advanced to the point that if somebody like Sasha falls multiples times she will still win due to her lead from the SP. Watch, wait & see..
Arakawa was a recent world champion who was skating lights out in the practices. It was very clear to me that the judges made the conscious decision to score Irina, Sasha, and Arakawa close together to ensure who ever skated the best in the long won.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if we have a situation where if Asada lands her 3axel/2toe, Ando lands her 3/3, Kostner lands her 3/3 in the short that all three are scored very close together to ensure once again that someone with a good long program wins. Rochette with her 3/2 will probably be within striking distance too.
1. The "whacking" inflated the popularity of figure skating artificially (the drama! the ego!!)
2. By 2002, with no real rivalry (a la Lipinski vs Kwan), the sport was returning to it's semi-popular state pre-whacking.
3. The SLC scandal, followed by COP, followed by the lack of an American lady star combined to expedite the sport's decline in popularity.
I just wanna make sure that's what you're saying.
I should mention, though, that the figure skating at the SLC games drew a MASSIVE audience (it was a home Olys after all). After that, though, it was QUICKLY downhill.
At the lowest point though FS will just be another "once in 4 years" sport. People will pay attention to it during the Olympics, and then forget about it until the next Games. I'm sure there will always be a sizable audience for Olympic ice skating. It's just non-Olympic ice skating that is suffering.
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I'm not sure if I agree with this Harding/Kerrigan incident as being the only thing that made skating popular. I understand that it did create a wave of publicity and am aware of how high the ratings were in Lillehamer.
It is never mentioned here but I am also aware of how put off USA casual fans and the public that was watching skating for the first time felt when NBC kept showing replays of Oksana's mistakes that night.
It didn't bother me as I never was a Kerrigan fan and thought Oksana was the better skater. Only problem is that Oksana was not better the eveing of the LP's.
It doesn't matter if I am right or wrong - USA fans were told by Scott that Nancy would win and then when she didn't he said she deserved to win.
This left a rotten taste yet again in the mouths of USA fans. Over the years the perception of foul play has simply turned off fans. Why watch a rigged sport?
So the fans left in droves after '94 but Michelle was ascending and she managed to keep interest at a decent level. Canadians say they never lost interest but I read enough and know skating has suffered greatly in Canada since the SLC scandals.
To deny that the vast majority of the general public along with the casual fan has not been greatly effected and turned off by skating scandals is simply false.
It has had a major impact and goes against every instinct about sports that we are raised with in North America.
Going back - Carol Heiss was very popular, appeared on TV and made a movie.
Peggy did TV specials and was a big hit with the ice shows for years.
Janet Lynn became the richest female athlete in history when she turned Pro.
Her appearances on Wide World of Sports in the late 60's and early 70' had very high ratings. Like Michelle, America watched her grow up on the ice and when skating was televised it had good ratings in those days.
Dorothy was wildly popular - more so than Michelle in my opinion. She did TV specials, starred in many commercials, had lttile dolls and other merchadising deals.
My point is that the only time skating was popular in USA was not just after the Harding incident.
I contend the cheating and scandals have had the single biggest impact on the decline of the sport in North America.
It is certainly a cultural shift as mm suggests but it is hard to convince me that the last scandal followed by the anonymous judging is not the single biggest contributor to skatings decline, I am also convinced that Michelle or anyone else could not bring it back without major format changes. To think so would be asking more than any skater could ever hope to provide.
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like the Los Angeles river, If U must lift leg to cross then its a mexican river
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Andrew Dillard's big head is filled with big dreams. The plans are currently fermenting in his garage but could hop into a microbrewery/taphouse combination in Wauwatosa.
Dillard plans on brewing his own brand of beer, named Big Head after what he was mocked for as a child: his large head. He currently has eight recipes, including beers such as Awkward Moose Maple, a name bestowed on Dillard after he accidentally knocked over a tree due to his clumsiness.
Dillard laments not being able to share craft beer with his wife, a Type 1 diabetic. So he plans to meld the flavor of craft beer with the low sugar count of light beer.
His proposed microbrewery would double as a taphouse, a bar where only beer is served, and be located adjacent to Grede Foundry, 6432 West State St.
His plans, however, face obstacles larger than finding hats for big heads or replacing fallen trees: He faces the real need of funding for his frothy endeavor.
"I have everything planned out," Dillard said. "I've been talking with fabricators of equipment and I have all the pricings for everything. I've been in contact with the landlord of the place I'm going to rent. I've ran the water analysis for what kind of water goes to that building. All the variables more or less have been taken care of but there is that one large step of getting funding needed to open this brewery."
Dillard went from bank to bank looking for a business loan. He was rejected. He went from private investor to private investor and was also rejected. Undaunted, he created an account on the website Kickstarter.
Kickstarter is a "micro-pledge" website that matches investors with those looking to fund creative projects. Big Head has raised $550 of their $27,000 goal, with March 13 as their end date. Depending on the amount donated, one can receive swag including magnets, T-shirts and pint glasses.
Although Kickstarter has the potential to bring Dillard more money than a bank or private investor, raising funds through the website takes its toll: Kickstarter charges a 5 percent service fee and its payment activity is run through Amazon, which can charge from 3 to 5 percent on top of that.
Even if Kickstarter fails to give him the money he needs, it won't dissuade Dillard from chasing his hop-filled dreams.
"Last year I set a goal for myself," he said. "At Milwaukee BrewFest, I told myself that I would be there as a vendor next year. There's really nothing holding me back from pulling the trigger once I get the money I need."
Dillard is also waiting on his class-B license application to be accepted as well. He would then have to certify the license with the state of Wisconsin and the city of Wauwatosa. He feels confident in his ability to acquire the licenses, citing no alcohol violations on his record.
Dillard doesn't plan to slug it out with established Milwaukee brewers such as the Milwaukee Brewing Company, Lakefront Brewery or Tyranena. He intends to sell his beer as a low-sugar, diabetic friendly libation that has more flavor than widely-distributed light beers.
To accomplish this feat, he is currently experimenting with enzymes that would break up the sugar before it is processed by the yeast. While he hasn't perfected a recipe, he's constantly experimenting in his garage.
"They make carb-free beers but it's going to be your Michelob Golden Ultras. It's not that exciting, like drinking an IPA (India Pale Ale) that's lower in carbs. You can still have that full hop flavor but it's not as bad for a diabetic."
After moving to Wauwatosa two years ago, Dillard fell in love with the area. He is intent on opening his brewery in Wauwatosa if and when he can beat the obstacles and make his big dream a big reality.
WHO: Andrew Dillard
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WHERE: 6400 block of State Street
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85-year-old woman faces second drug charge in four years
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Kingsport Police tell us an 85-year-old woman is facing drug charges for the second time in four years.
Police tell us Pearl Jones is facing drug charges after they found numerous Lortab pills inside her home. Click here to read more about the arrest.
Kingsport Police Public Information Officer Tom Patton tells us this wasn't the first time she's been in trouble. "Ms. Jones was on probation for a previous drug arrest. This arrest actually violated her probation," adds Patton.
Patton tells us inside the home they found food stamps, gift cards, and even pets that were traded for the pills. "They searched the house and searched Ms. Jones. They were able to find a quantity of hydrocodone in the form of Lortab pills as well as about $12,000 in cash," says Patton.
Now one neighbor, Kristen Lane, tells us she hopes this arrest will put an end to all the traffic that's been coming through their neighborhood. "They've actually came in our driveway to hit that alley and you can tell they're under the influence," adds Lane.
When Lane found out the age of Jones, she wasn't surprised, "It's nothing for an 80-some-year-old woman to do if its nothing for a 14 or 15-year-old to get in trouble. The whole society now with drugs is just unbelievable," says Lane.
Patton tells us the age of Jones shouldn't surprise people because oftentimes older people have more access to medication. "We don't necessarily look at an 85-year-old woman and look at her as a helpless grandmother. Perhaps we look at her in this case as a criminal," adds Patton.
Meanwhile, Lane is hoping this arrest will stop Jones and other from doing drugs again. "I'd just like to see everybody that's involved with drugs just to wake up and realize what they're doing to everybody out here and the kids," says Lane.
Jones was arraigned in court Wednesday and was released on a $50,000 bond.
Timothy Farley was staying with Jones at the time he was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Farley is out on bond.
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BATON ROUGE — It's not the shock to the system it once was.
But LSU's young and evolving defense will get its first tangle with a trendy up-tempo, no-huddle offense this week when the Tigers open SEC play at home against Auburn.
"Well, (being) ready is the issue," LSU coach Les Miles said of defending it. "You have to make sure that the (defensive) call is in, communication is done and we're ready ... we're not paused to communicate but in fact we are keyed in on our responsibility and ready to play.
"Being ready and lined up is one thing, but having gone through the thought process of (it) is what we expect, that is what 'ready' means."
First-year Auburn coach Gus Malzahn is one of the spread-option's biggest proponents, although he's vowed not to stray too far from the War Eagles' tradition of a physical, power running game while still keeping the pace fast and furious without the distraction of a huddle.
Auburn is currently eighth in the SEC in total offense, averaging 440 yards per game, 239 of it on the ground. The biggest question mark before the season for Auburn was quarterback, but Nick Marshall, a converted defensive back, has solidified the spot as a classic dual-threat quarterback.
He earned his stripes last week by driving his team 85 yards on the final possession against Mississippi State, throwing the game-winning touchdown pass with just 10 seconds remaining.
"They have a quality scheme," Miles said. "I don't know if 'exotic' is exactly the word. It's all things that we've seen. They're not necessarily brand new.
"But it is very important that a guy like (strong safety) Craig Loston, who has got a lot of experience, understands what to do, understands the differences in offenses back there. I think that's an advantage for us.
"I think it's something that we've practiced, in my opinion, every day since probably two springs ago. There is always a piece of every practice donated to an up-tempo style of offense.
"So we feel like we've got a handle on it, it just needs to be made perfect."
In the past when facing one of the no-huddle offenses — most notably August before opening the 2011 season against poster child Oregon — Miles has had two scout teams alternately running plays in quick succession against his defense.
There will be some of that this week, but more often Miles has one unit run six quick plays, then another unit runs six more.
"Very rapid pace," Miles said. "Our guys have to be ready to substitute. Our guys have to be ready NOT to substitute. They have to get the call in. They have to make sure that they understand who is making the call for the front, for the secondary, etc. It's all done off the field in what is most like a game simulation."
One thing that might slow down is the revolving depth chart on defense. LSU has played a plethora of players on that side, and not just in mop-up time. In particular, the linebacking corps sometimes seemed to change with every possession, sometimes every play.
Currently the "starters" are Lamin Barrow, D.J. Welter and Tahj Jones, but at any time Kwon Alexander, Deion Jones, Lamar Louis or true freshman Kendall Beckwith might show up.
Miles said the linebacker rotation has been whittled down to a mere five players for this game, although he wouldn't share any names.
He did have special praise, however, for Alexander and Beckwith.
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I didn't find the queen nor did I see any larva or eggs. The hive was a little hotter than normal. The new box has been on for about 3 weeks.
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NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to Minnesota for the Lucas Oil NHRA nationals
The 32nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals returns to Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) Aug. 15-18, and 15-time world champion John Force, his youngest daughter Courtney Force and Minnesotans Greg Anderson and Jason Line are just a few of the NHRA stars seeking success.
The Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals is the 16th of 24 events in the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Last season, Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock) earned victories at the event. Once again the race will be televised on ESPN2 HD.
Drivers will be aiming to shatter some of the track records accomplished last year at Brainerd such as Morgan Lucas' 327.90 mph run in his GEICO/Lucas Oil dragster, Johnny Gray's (Funny Car) record-breaking speed of 316.75 mph, Allen Johnson's (Pro Stock) top speed of 210.87 mph in his Team Mopar Dodge Avenger and Enders-Stevens' 6.542 second pass in her Chevy Pro Stocker.
Following the western swing through Denver, Sonoma, and Seattle, race teams are eager to return to Brainerd where tight points battles will be on the line and teams will make a final effort to secure a top 10 points position at the regular season race before entering the six-race countdown to the championship playoffs in mid-September.
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Italian Hotel Piped Duvet Cover & Sham
- Overview
Because a single detail can make something basic beautiful, we trimmed our cotton bedding with colored piping all around.
- Made of 100% cotton; 200 thread count.
- Duvet cover and sham reverse to self.
- Duvet cover has a hidden button closure; sham has a button closure.
- Duvet cover, sham and insert sold separately.
- Machine wash.
- Made in Italy.
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- Twin: 68" wide x 86" long
- Full/Queen: 88" wide x 92" long
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