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Exploring the Canyons of the Southwest
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Escape Kit
- A Four-Day Tour of Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Capitol Reef National Park, Including:
- Three Nights' Accommodations in Hotels Near Parks
- Round-Trip Ground Transportation between Hotels and Sightseeing Destinations
- Three Breakfasts and Three Lunches
- Daily Tours with an Experienced Guide
- IMAX Movie
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The Destination
It's easy to lose yourself in the mighty cliffs and colorful canyons of the Southwest. From Zion's Navajo sandstone—painted with hues of orange, red, and pink—to Bryce Canyon's towering rock spires, the area's ancient monoliths have inspired countless creative endeavors and continue to draw millions of visitors annually.
With this guided Escape to Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Capitol Reef National Park, you can see the splendor of this spectacular landscape first-hand thanks to the folks from Southwest Adventure Tours:
The Itinerary
Day 1: Your journey begins at your independently booked accommodations on the Las Vegas Strip, where you'll be met by your guide and embark on the three-hour drive to Zion National Park. Here, you'll explore sites like the Great White Throne, Angel's Landing, the Court of the Patriarchs, and the Narrows. After watching the IMAX film "Treasure of the Gods," you'll spend the night in one of the cozy hotels of Springdale, Utah.
Day 2: Your morning starts with breakfast and a drive up the Zion switchbacks toward the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Visit Point Royal and the visitor center to score some incredible views of this natural wonder. En route to Bryce Canyon National Park, your group will stop at Jacob Lake Inn to taste the bakery's famous cookies before catching a glimpse of the grand staircase from a distance. Upon your arrival at Bryce Canyon, you'll spend the next two nights at a hotel just outside the park gates.
Day 3: Wake for a hearty breakfast before travelling to the slot canyons and mountain peaks of Capitol Reef National Park. During your visit to Utah's most remote national park, you'll explore the beautiful Water Pocket Fold and the mysterious Fremont Indian petroglyphs. Adventure-seekers are welcome to hike to Hickman Bridge before the group heads back to the Bryce Canyon accommodations.
Day 4: Greet the day with breakfast and one of Bryce Canyon's famed sunrises. One of the ten most popular national parks in the US, this Utah treasure is filled with unearthly archways and rose-colored hoodoos. Here, you can choose to explore by way of a motor tour, or a hike down below the rim. After a late lunch, the group will begin the drive back to Las Vegas. Depending on time constraints, your guide may choose to stop at Parowan Gap or Kolob.
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"A million years of flowing water has cut through the red and white beds of Navajo sandstone that form the sheer walls of Zion...Within the park's 232 square miles lies a landscape of remote terraces and narrow gorges."-- National Geographic
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The place, the rugged coast of Northern California. A bluff high above the Pacific. A grand mansion full of beauty and tantalizing history set against a towering redwood forest.
A young reporter on assignment from the San Francisco Observer . . . An older woman welcoming him into her magnificent family home that he has been sent to write about and that she must sell with some urgency . . . A chance encounter between two unlikely people . . . An idyllic night shattered by horrific unimaginable violence, the young man inexplicably attacked bitten by a beast he cannot see in the rural darkness . . . A violent episode that sets in motion a terrifying yet seductive transformation, as the young man, caught between ecstasy and horror, between embracing who he is evolving into and fearing what he will become, soon experiences the thrill of the wolf gift.
As he resists the paradoxical pleasure and enthrallment of his wolfen savagery and delights in the power and (surprising) capacity for good, he is caught up in a strange and dangerous rescue and is desperately hunted as the Man Wolf by authorities, the media, and scientists (evidence of DNA threatens to reveal his dual existence) . . . As a new and profound love enfolds him, questions emerge that propel him deeper into his mysterious new world: questions of why and how he has been given this gift; of its true nature and the curious but satisfying pull towards goodness; of the profound realization that there may be others like him who are watching guardian creatures who have existed throughout time who possess ancient secrets and alchemical knowledge. And throughout it all, the search for salvation for a soul tormented by a new realm of temptations, and the fraught, exhilarating journey, still to come, of being and becoming, fully, both wolf and man."
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Rice (Interview with a Vampire) begins a new series with this exciting tale of a contemporary werewolf. Reuben Golding, in his first serious job as a reporter for the San Francisco Observer, is sent to interview Marchent Nideck, an older woman trying to sell a massive timeworn family house in California's redwood forest. Reuben is captivated by the rugged setting, the house and its secrets, and the many treasures left behind by Marchent's Uncle Felix, who mysteriously disappeared 20 years prior. While staying at the house, Reuben is awakened during the night by sounds of an attack. Rushing to help Marchent, he is shocked when a hairy beast kills the intruders but stops its assault on Reuben after biting his face. Reuben learns that Marchent is dead when he awakens in a San Francisco hospital, and his guilt at his inability to save her becomes mixed with astonishment when he learns that she had willed her house to him. He begins to register strange physical changes during his recovery, and soon Reuben transforms fully into a werewolf when he senses that someone nearby is being victimized, swiftly coming to their aid. Each heroic rescue (and concomitant violent killing of the perpetrators) sets off a media frenzy, impelling Reuben to retreat into the isolation of his new home. Rice's classic concerns regarding good and evil and shifting views of reality play out wonderfully in what will surely please fans and newcomers alike. 200,000 announced first printing. (Feb.)


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I am trying to decide which type of feeders to use. I am new so have no experience to base my choice on.
Does one use different methods to feed bees depending on the weather and what the bees are doing? Is there any preference/advantage between using liquid, slurry, solid block (candy boards,fondant) or dry sugar supplements? Is protein best fed as paste/pattie or dry?
Then it comes with how to present the feed to the bees.
In the short period I have had bees I have tried frame feeders with mesh tubes (bees still drown), hive top feeders (they build comb all over the bottom of them) and baggies (many leak..some badly).
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So basically this is what we've gotten so far for cm4d2g. This is all based off this thread.
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bluetooth is broken
FC when switching to Global Mode (GSM) (change takes effect on reboot however)
alt-lock doesn't work on keyboard (press alt twice to act like alt lock)
stock live wallpapers don't work (market live walls do)
Nightlies - http://revnumbers.info/d2g.html
Gapps: Goo-Inside.me
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install from zip CM4D2G-nightly-***.zip
install from zip gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
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CM4D2G- 7/20/11: CM4D2G-build-20110713.zip - RevNumber's latest (md5sum: 42577fea67d780cf2c8e508c549a9e22)
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Today, I'm feeling altruistic and I am going to let the young men here in on a few of the lesser known secrets of that crazy species we call women. There are many mysteries of the universe, vast unknowable chasms of wonder out there, but the gals are not one of them. They are not like us, but they are not without a purpose or a plan and I happen to know most of it. I have stayed at many a Holiday Inn Express, and I have had my 31 flavors of pie.
So, if you are between the ages of 15 and 25, or mentally so, pay attention and tattoo these pearls on the inside of your thigh. When you have lived a long and failed life of disasterous encounters with the fairer sex, you will want to read back my little laundry list and slap yourself for not taking it to heart.
Item 1: Do not listen to what women have to say about women. They are not privy to the keen powers of self-instropection, nor are they honest when the mirror paints the picture of womanhood in a less-than-flattering light. If women were to be trusted about how they tick, we'd all have it figured out, and women would be happy. Society is afraid of saying what I am, that women have been led to believe they are a noble half of the human race, and more suited to matters of the heart. Fact is, they're just as clueless as you. Next.
Item 2: Women are 95% a product of the relationship (or lack thereof) between they and their fathers. Men are made by their mothers, women by their dads. If daddy beat them, left them, or otherwise was a shitbag, you had better believe they will not have healthy impulses and chaos will follow them throughout their days. This is an absolute, so trust me when I say, if they don't have a healthy relationship with pops, they're not having one with you either, so fricking run. Yes, they're going to be fun in the sackeroo, but trust me....run. That other 5% of their nature comes from lucky genetics, but you're not turning that into anything by yourself. You ain't fixing a broken girl, so just run.
Item 3: To attract women, you need but one thing....to be in charge. Not necessarily of the world or the building you work in, but in charge of your surroundings. You need to be in charge of whatever setting you and the women will be in. In any herd of animals, the females obey the alpha. You must be, no matter what the situation, the "guy". You might need to be the funny guy, or the cool guy, or the host, or the entertainer, or even the "taken" one, but you had better be the center of attention that day. To be this thing, you need some confidence, you need your shite in order, and you need some sort of talent that will put you in the alpha spot - no matter if that's at the library or at the night club. Women do not fawn at the slowest, weakest gazelle. They look at what's running out front, and follow. Get your life in order. Women are not laying in the tub right now letting the water hit the pink parts dreaming about a gun nut who's playing Rainbow Six in his mom's basement. You follow? This leads me to item 4.
Item 4: Women, real women, do not want a boy. They want a man, so be one. Don't get dickhead haircuts, tribal tats, spinners for your ghey car, the latest trendy clothes or skin care products. These are the tools of vain boys, and a woman does not want these things from you even if she acts like she does. You may get some dates, you may get laid, you may even get married by being a boy.....but bet your arse that your woman will dream of a man (which is not you).
Item 5: There is nothing a woman can sniff out like desperation. If you have even one tiny cell of creepy in you, she'll smell it all over you like a possum carcus in the sun. One of the lessons of adulthood is frickING RELAX. Do it, for all our sakes. Don't chase women, for there is no need. Be a man, be yourself, have a good time and get your life in order, and the women will forever come to you. Believe this fellas.....nothing could be truer. If young swingset would have only known this.... but that's another story and it involves copious masturbation and alot of Boone's Farm.
Item 6: Women, contrary to another urban legend, are shitbags too. They will have you convinced, if you talk to them enough, that they are the masters of reason and emotion. bullshite, fellas. They are contriving, maniacal masters of chaos and work feverishly against their own happiness sometimes. Nothing will disturb a woman so deeply to her core as true contentment. Some women shudder at the thought of a placid, pleasing life. It's a very rare thing, a woman at peace and comfortable with herself....so when you find one, say "I do" and keep her away from other women. Wanna see proof of this? Work along side alot of women. When one finds happiness, the others go about dismantling hers with ant-like industry. Nothing on earth is quite so destructive as women screwing with a happy one. It's a pretty safe bet that if your lady friends hang out with other girls, they will try (even unwittingly), to frick you up. Sorry girls, you know this one is true.
Item 7: Get to know your prospective inlaws....even if you have no idea you're going to marry the girl you're banging. If you don't love them like they're your own parents, RUN. Seriously, it's that simple. Run. Look at their relationship - her mother and father's. Look at it hard, because that's you in 25 years....or some variation of it. Your woman will make sure of it, because she's hard wired to.
Item 8: A woman's beauty is her worst enemy, and her only true servant. Be very afraid of a woman who has relied, or counted on her looks to survive or succeed - for when those looks or your attention to them wanes, she will self-destruct before your eyes. You will come home to find her gone, or on top of your best friend. Again, not to drive a point too fine, but stay away from the 10's. A stripper model does not live to enjoy a 50 year wedding anniversary, and she will not change your diapers when you're old. Believe it or not, that stuff really matters. You, like women, are driven by your nature. If you're always attracted to the worst kind of women, it's not their fault bucko. It's yours....so fight your impulses and go with what's smart not what "feels good".
Item 9: Lastly, I leave you with this. It's a difficult lesson to be a man. It's a painful, self-sacrificing labor and part of the human condition to be a man. You must accept that much of your life and your ties to women rely on your honor and your good nature. Sadly, most of us choose our mates based on nothing more than a tiny dab of sexual experience and a lot of ignorance about human nature. The women you meet, fall in love with, screw, and hurt, are all human beings with complex pasts, desires and dreams. Treat each woman, no matter who she is, as if she is your best friend's girl. Give her respect, even if you don't choose to engage her in a meaningful way. Understand that she is a daughter, a sister and someone's baby and if she's not good enough to be kind to, then leave her alone. Your dealings with the chicks will come back to haunt you, and each shitty act will be revisited on you, or your children, or your future women. Trust me here...it really happens. Be a good man, a smart man and an observant man, and women will not be a source of pain in your life. Take my word on it.
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RICHMOND, Va. - A suspect in the murder of a Florida elderly woman, thought to be in Eastern Carolina, has turned himself in to police in Virginia, investigators said.
Marcus Antonio Royal, 33, was accused of killing 81-year-old Faye Jones (R) at her home in Cocoa, Florida Sunday morning. Police did not explain how the victim died. Royal also attacked a neighbor who tried to help, investigators said.
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Authorities originally thought Royal was somewhere in Beaufort County, said Major Kenneth Watson, of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. But Major Watson told NewsChannel 12 that Royal turned himself in to the Richmond Police Department in Virginia on Tuesday.
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According to media reports in Florida, Royal had previously served 15 years in prison for another attack on an 81-year-old woman.


text: I'm with LA Dre, I thought the Pistons played all right tonight. I didn't mind Bynum tonight when he was out there with Monroe and Drummond. Bymun tried to throw Max an alley-oop. I can tolerate his negatives because he plays with some force. The Pistons as a whole need to get some guys with the you know whats to throw some long range alley oops to Drummond. I don't know if there is any 4 or 5 in the L who can outrun him up the court and he ends up standing there while someone like Tay flinches like an epileptic at the thought of throwing a pass longer than 2'. For years the Pistons have equated having no turnovers with being a successful offense. It's got to change. The Clippers looked like The Globetrotters for little 6 pt runs throughout the game. The Pistons 3 Impact Players of the Game had 13, 11 and 11 pts halfway through the 4th. Blake Griffin was kind of Shawn Kemp-y old school/taunting the crowd at the end. I enjoyed it. He gave the crowd its' moneys worth. Drummond seems to give Flip the flexibility to play a more diverse set of guys. There isn't another Pistons I'd rather have shooting. I don't care what position he is playing I like the Brandon Knight that shoots the ball and plays faster. He's going to have a bad handle if he plays fast or slow. I don't mean this as a shot at Stuckey, but the team is much more enjoyable to me when he is out. (I think he's handled everything well role-wise this year. It might be it forces Flip Frank out of his comfort zone.)


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While we wait for the players and owners to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, we'll be taking a look at how various parts of the proposal could affect the Celtics. If you'd like to check out the full proposal, Sports Illustrated obtained a copy and posted it here.
Part I: Free Agency
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There hasn't been much to talk about regarding the Celtics recent draft history for the simple fact that Danny Ainge hasn't been in position to select a difference-maker since the 2007 draft-day deal that sent the rights to the fifth pick to the then-Seattle Sonics for Ray Allen. (That pick of course was Jeff Green).
Since then Ainge has drafted J.R. Giddens, Avery Bradley and now JaJuan Johnson with his first round selections. Giddens never saw a third season in Boston, Bradley barely played in his first year and Johnson is a rookie. As such, the Celtics haven't had to make a decision on whether to extend a rookie deal since signing Rajon Rondo to a five-year deal before the 2009-10 season.
The rookie scale will remain as is, with two years guaranteed for first round picks followed by two more years of team options before a player can hit restricted free agency like Green is now. The biggest change comes in the amount of the qualifying offer where rookie who outperform their draft position can earn a higher salary. Here's the language:
- Any first round pick who, over his prior two seasons, starts an average of 41 regular season games per season or averages 2000 or more minutes of playing time per season (the 'starter criteria') will receive the same Qualifying Offer amount as the player who was the 9th pick in the draft;
- Any second round pick or undrafted player who meets the starter criteria will receive the same Qualifying Offer amount as the player who was the 21st pick in the draft; and any first round pick selected in the first 14 picks in the draft who fails to meet the starter criteria will receive the same Qualifying Offer amount as the 15th pick in the draft.
This won't have an effect on Bradley who played just 30 games last season and it probably won't affect Johnson either — if it did he'd either be much better than previously thought or something has gone horribly wrong — but it's something to keep in mind.
There's also the so-called Derrick Rose rule that would allow a player to earn a max payday if he meets the following criteria:
- (i) named to the All-NBA first, second, or third team two times, (ii) voted in as an All-Star starter two times, or (iii) named NBA MVP one time. A 30% max contract cannot be signed as part of a sign-and-trade transaction.
Again, interesting, but doesn't have much relevance to the Celtics at this point.
There is one other piece to the draft equation and it's potentially a good one for Boston: The minimum-age requirement. This is one of the so-called "B-List" issues that has yet to be worked out but there are indications that the NBA will keep the one-and-done parameters for the time being.
Why is that important? The Celtics own a top-10 protected first round pick from the Clippers and under ordinary circumstances one might think it wise to wait for the Clips to inevitably screw up the Blake Griffin-era, wait until 2016 when it's unprotected and swoop in with a prime pick, or simply keep it in their back pocket for a trade sweetener.
All of that may be true, but the 2012 draft will be loaded thanks to a number of underclassmen who stuck around for an extra year rather than wait for the lockout mess to be resolved and the Clippers may be good enough to get that pick next year.
While that wouldn't put the C's in the running for top prospects like Anthony Davis, Harrison Barnes and Jared Sullinger there should be a number of good players to be had in the middle part of the first round. Here's the list of players ranked 11-15 on Draft Express Top 100 board:
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- 13. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, F Kentucky (an early-season Green Street favorite)
- 14. Tyler Zeller, C UNC
- 15. Patric Young, F Florida
Just for kicks, Duke guard Austin Rivers is No. 16 and while the prospect list will undoubtedly fluctuate, the point is that this is a draft where any team will want to have multiple picks.
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OSCE Certified!
After many months of struggle I have finally been able to pass my OSCE examination and I am now Offensive Security Certified Expert. The course it self was hard but not impossible to learn, do and complete however the examination was not easy at all.
It isn't for fun you're certified as an "Expert" when you do the OSCE certification because it really is that hard in my opinion, but far from impossible as you can see since there are OSCE's in this world.
I don't think it would be appropriate by copy+pasting my process here through CTP (Cracking the Perimeter) and the OSCE examination, so here's the links to my 4 blog entries about the course and the final examination.
http://forum.intern0t.net/blogs/maxe/95 ... art-1.html
http://forum.intern0t.net/blogs/maxe/10 ... art-2.html
http://forum.intern0t.net/blogs/maxe/10 ... art-3.html
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You can read about the certification here:
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Detecting virtualization on servers located behind routers?
Assume "A" is a target network on the internet running some windows servers using "XEN" virtualization and some linux servers inside vmware workstations,
Now assume i am on some random network on the internet,with different ISP ,I need to detect or confirm whether the target servers with any kind of "virtulaization" technology,
Also is there any difference between a OS running inside a "virtual environment" and "non-virtual environment"?with what kind of characters i can identify this?
As my target network is located behind router,I am struggling to determine this,..Looking for some ideas
2)I am much more interested in Practicing enumeration on a NAT network,
but considering legal issues ,I don't know where to practice this enumeration,Also i don't know where to find a NAT network for practicing,Can any body give some suggestions for this problem?
Hope i will find some help...


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Spring Bibimbap
With the possible exception of bulgogi (fire beef), bibimbap (stirred/mixed rice) may well be the Korean dish that is best known/best loved beyond Korean shores. Originally, this dish was used to recycle leftovers. Today, many bibimbaps include meat and are sealed with an egg; the recipe below is a light, vegetarian version.
14 ounces cooked rice
10 1/2 ounces assorted mushrooms
1/4 baby courgette
1/3 eggplant
1/4 carrot
3 1/2 tablespoons tallae (a Korean spring herb)
3 1/2 tablespoons dotnamul (a Korean spring herb)
3 1/2 tablespoons organic herbs
3 1/2 tablespoons of any other spring herbs
Edible flower for decoration
Cooking oil
Salt and pepper
Mushroom marinade:
4 teaspoons soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon cooking sherry, white wine, or rice wine
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Bibimbap dressing:
3 tablespoons red pepper paste
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablepoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1/2 tablespoon chopped garlic
Slice all mushrooms thinly or tear them. Slice and julienne the courgette, eggplant, and carrot into two-inch lengths. Wash and dry all the spring herbs. Set aside. Mix the marinade, then stir-fry the mushrooms with the marinade together. Set aside.
Stir-fry the courgette, eggplant, and carrot with nothing more than a pinch of salt. Put the cooked rice into a large bowl. On top, add all the cooked veggies including the mushrooms and spring herbs. Add the edible flower on top for decoration. Add the sauce just before eating. Then stir vigorously— preferably with chopsticks, which prevents the rice turning mushy—and serve into two bowls.
Servings: Serves two
Dried Mushroom and Organic Green Salad With Tofu Dressing
1 1/3 cups assorted salad greens
1 1/3 cups assorted mushrooms
5 cherry tomatoes
Tofu dressing:
1.7 ounces tofu
1 teaspoon milk
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
Wash all greens thoroughly, shake dry, and tear into bite-size pieces. Cut the tomatoes in half. Slice all the mushrooms thinly and lay them flat on an oven tray. Dry them in the oven for three to five minutes; oven temperature should be around 355°F (180°C). Mash the tofu in a bowl using your hands. Add all the dressing ingredients, mix, pour, and serve.
Moo Jjim (Braised Rib and Radish Stew)
The city of Kaesong, just over the border in North Korea, proudly boasts a number of traditional recipes. This hearty, winter dish from Kaesong is analogous to a European stew. Cook it in advance, and freeze it for up to a month.
14 ounces Korean radish (or substitute a potato or sweet potato)
7 ounces galbi (beef rib)
1/4 chicken
5 ginkgo nuts
2 jujubes
3 shiitake mushrooms
5 chestnuts
10 pine nuts
6 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons clear rice wine
4 tablespoons chopped leeks 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 tablespoon ginger juice 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Cut the Korean radish into chestnut-size pieces, then par-boil it in boiling water for three minutes. Remove and put to one side. Peel the chestnuts and remove the skin from the ginkgos. (The easiest way to do this is to roast them in a dry pan until the skin browns, so when you put them on a clean, dry cloth and rub them gently, the skin comes off easily.)
Put the shiitake mushrooms in warm water for around 20 minutes. Then cut into chestnut-size chunks. Place the beef rib into very cold water to remove any blood. This will take about a half hour. Discard the water. Cut the chicken into chunks approximately the same size as the beef ribs. Then plunge them into boiling water to get rid of fat from the skin. Remove and set aside.
To make the marinade, put all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk with a spoon or small whisker. Put the rib and par-boiled chicken into a large bowl. Marinate in half the sauce for half an hour to two hours. Put the ribs into a cast iron pot then pour water in—just enough to cover the ribs. Bring to a boil. Add chicken. Turn down stove heat to medium, and simmer for 45 minutes. Pot must be covered with a lid.
Add the Korean radish and shiitake mushrooms to the pot and pour in the rest of the marinade. Simmer for another 15-25 minutes (the actual time depends on stove setting and thickness of pot). You will know when it is ready, as the radish will absorb the sauce and change color to a dark, rich brown. At this point, add the jujube and chestnuts. Simmer for another ten minutes. Then, bring the pot back to a boil, and add the ginkgo and pine nuts and boil for five minutes.
Serve. The dish is traditionally eaten with steamed rice, but a crusty baguette, a plate of polenta, or even a scoop of mashed potatoes work equally well.
Servings: Serves two
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Shifting baselines are the chronic, slow, hard-to-notice changes in things, from the disappearance of birds and frogs in the countryside to the increased drive time from New York to Philadelphia.
If your ideal weight used to be 180 pounds and now it's 195, your baseline -- as well as your waistline -- has shifted. That's an example of shifting baselines.
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Bush fires are blazing across Australia, temperatures are simmering in the 40s and here I am in Victoria trying to buy a sweatshirt because I'm cold and getting to grips with the rental car's windscreen wipers.
The rain is squally, I don't know if it's enough to stop the countryside around the Great Ocean Road south of Melbourne catching fire, but by the look of the parched grassland, every little must help.
The fact that to our south across Bass Strait in Tasmania and in New South Wales to our north firefighters are battling huge blazes emphasizes the sheer scale of Australia - so much land, so many weather extremes.
After arriving in Melbourne on a late afternoon flight from New Zealand we've opted to drive just as far as Geelong for the night.
Geelong was founded in the early 19th century, growing wealthy on wool and then the gold being exported through its port from the goldfields, especially Ballarat. Although not as much a manufacturing city as it used to be its still home to Australia's Ford vehicle plant.
There's something honest about Geelong, a place with a heritage of making things for a living and where the vast brick wool stores still dominate the city centre; nothing flashy, but a sense of solidity.
In the 1990s Geelong's waterfront which had fallen into disuse was redeveloped, not only providing the locals with a revitalized seashore to enjoy but also giving motorists heading for the Great Ocean Road reason to pause rather than shooting straight through.
While the coastline here is best described as utilitarian with port facilities and industrial plants on shore, it's the public art in the foreground that attracts attention.
Geelong's Baywalk Bollards, more than 100 two-metre tall wooden sculptures designed like over-sized port bollards were the work of Melbourne artist the late Jan Mitchell. Mitchell was commissioned to create the works from old wooden piles and other timber from a dismantled city pier.
They are whimsical works but based on meticulously researched characters from Geelong's history. There are depictions of the Aboriginal first settlers, demure ladies in Edwardian bathing costumes, the town brass band (complete with battered but real instruments) and a line-up of real dinkum Aussie lifesavers, two of whom sport black eyes.
Every second bollard figure features a rabbit at their feet, a reference to the fact that it was through Geelong's port that the pest was first introduced into Australia.
We ate brunch on the deck of the Royal Geelong Yacht Club (there's a section open to landlubbers; there are signs denoting which parts of the club are "member's only" (sic)... either membership or the knowledge of apostrophe usage is perilously low. A wander from the deck overlooking millions of dollars worth of boats to the loos took me past an impressive display of silverware won by the club.
Officially the Great Ocean Road begins at Torquay, 23km south of Geelong and ends 255km west close to Warrnambool (although Port Fairy a further 28km west is often considered part of the driving route).
The road is one of Australia's leading visitor attractions but began life as a work programme for returned soldiers from the First World War, simultaneously becoming the world's largest war memorial for those who did not come home. It also provided the first road link for coastal towns, which up until the First World War could be reached only by sea or very rough track.Three thousand men began work on the road in 1919 and it was finished in 1932.
Because of its proximity to Melbourne and Geelong, the first section of the road between Torque and Apollo Bay can be very busy (especially if you visit as we did in summer and are there at the weekend). We gave the surfie centre of Bells Beach and crammed Anglesea a miss and made our first stop at Aireys Inlet.
The lure here for me (a lighthouse geek) was the Split Point Lighthouse, built in 1891 to help guide ships safely around Cape Otway, further to the west. The White Queen as she's known is a classic pillar lighthouse, 34 metres tall and only recently opened for tours.
Lighthouses have always attracted drama, both in the seas around them and the characters who kept the lights burning. One of the Split Point lighthouse keepers found a novel solution to the problem of how to keep a constant eye on the light while still being able to enjoy a drink at the Airey's Inlet hotel.
Lighthouses on land traditionally had the land-facing side of the lantern (the room at the top of the tower which houses the lens or light) painted so that the constantly flashing light wouldn't annoy nearby residents. According to a local historian, one keeper, Richard Joy Barker scratched a small hole in the black paint, directly in line with the pub, so that every time the lens revolved landwards he could see the reassuring wink of light while he supped beer at the bar.
The walkways around the clifftops and down to a sweep of beach are relatively empty, partly because of the unsettled weather but also because unlike the townships either side, Airey's Inlet has only one café and no shops in the vicinity of the lighthouse. Along one stretch of track an echidna popped out of the undergrowth. Echidnas (also known as spiny ant-eaters) are still widespread in Australia but it was the first one I'd seen in the wild. It rolled into an impressively large prickly ball as we passed- along with the platypus it's the only mammal species in the world that lay eggs.
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I seem to have forgotten the name of a suggested program for keeping track of pentest data. Anyone know any free software I can use? For now i'll use a spreadsheet program, but I remember something else...
Also i'm getting a Access is denied error when trying to pipe nmap output, could someone help?
nmap -sS 192.168.1.4 > C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\DOCTITLE.txt


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CHP on hunt for Camptonville hit and run driver
March 18, 2014
The California Highway Patrol is seeking the occupants of a vehicle that fled the scene of a collision Thursday night near Camptonville.
At approximately 11:30 p.m., a man identified as Nickulas Maglaras, 48, of Oregon House, was driving a 1990 Ford F-450 pickup truck northbound on Highway 49 south of Ridge Road near Camptonville in Yuba County, said CHP spokesman Greg Tassone.
Another driver was traveling southbound in the opposite direction, driving a 2001 GMC Jimmy sport utility vehicle, Tassone said. As the vehicles approached each other, Maglaras allowed his pickup to drift over the double yellow lines, where it collided head-on with the GMC. Both vehicles subsequently became disabled, partially blocking the roadway.
CHP units responded to the scene along with fire department and ambulance personnel. Maglaras was evaluated at the scene and determined to be under the influence of alcohol and/or controlled substances, Tassone said. He was arrested for driving under the influence and transported to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital for treatment.
After the collision, the occupants of the GMC fled the scene on foot and left the vehicle behind, Tassone said. The CHP is conducting a felony hit-and-run investigation into the identities and whereabouts of the vehicle's occupants.
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A common practice when wanting a pair of fish is to buy several, wait for a pair to form, and then either sell the others or take them back to the lfs. That being said, out of the 6 rams I have had (2 at a time) only once did they not pair off and spawn. If you aren't looking to raise fry, though, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. My one pair that didn't spawn shared the tank peacefully, and I wasn't wanting to breed them, so I didn't really care if they paired off or not.
As for 2 pairs in a 29, that might be pushing it. I think I remember reading that you want around 20 gallons a pair, to keep them from fighting each other. Different people have different results, though. If you put them in a very heavily planted tank that breaks up line of sight, or if you get lucky and get laid back fish, then it could work.
Awesome, it sounds like I'm on the right track then. Thanks for the advice
I've been doing some scouting in the woods around my house for some possible wood to use in my aquarium. I've read some guides that detail how to prepare and sterilize wood, and thought I might give it ago if I can't find some cheap alternatives nearby. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
I definitely think I will be going for the Rams then - they are awesome from what I've seen. My main concern - and perhaps this would be a better question for the Fish section - is getting a breeding pair. I've heard that buying 4 can be a good solution, but then I'm not sure what to do with the extras. Can a 29 hold four of them without civil war erupting?
Thanks for all the help.
It sounds to me like everything is going just fine.
Choosing plants can be a bit of a gamble since even some "easy" plants can fail. At least that has been my experience. Nevertheless, here is how I have gone about it: I make a list of plants that I like the look of for the tank. You can look at the plant profiles on this site or look at the drawings on the Tropica site http://www.tropica.com/en/plants/plant-list-a-z.aspx
Narrow the list down by eliminating those that get too big, are considered "difficult", or require CO2 (if you are not adding it), etc. Remember that a good scape will have some foreground, midground and background plantings. Now here is the hard part: try not to have too many different species. I would try only five or six at most for a 29g tank. Catch the planted tank bug and you will see what I mean about limiting yourself being the hard part. Anyway, take your short list and go shopping. By all means support your LFS, use this site's RAOK or trade offers, or visit aquariumplants.com
Have fun!
Welcome to the Forum!
I like the 29g, I have 2 of them myself. Not sure about the 30g, I've never had one. There are advantages to both, just depends on the flora/fauna stocking plan you have in mind. I keep Angels and Swords, so I like the height. If I kept Tetras and Crypts, I'd prefer the shallower tank.
I use T5 lighting on both of my set ups. I haven't used the LED's, so not much I can say about your fixture.
I like the Eco complete choice. I use the CaribSea Flora Max, which works well for me. Same brand, different product, but very similar substrate.
As for a source for plants, the For Sale/Trade and ROAK sections of this forum would be a great place to start. I haven't taken advantage of them yet, but I am putting together 2 more tanks and I will get as many plants as I can from sellers on the forum going forward. You know that your plants are coming from people who care about the hobby and their plants. The LFS is also a good place to go as long as you can trust the staff and their stock.
I source my driftwood and rock from my LFS to save on the shipping charges. You can also source it from nature as long as you are doing it responsibly.
Rams are a good choice for the 29g since they can live their entire lives in that size tank. I have angels and I know they're going to have to go into a larger tank at some point in the future. Clown Loaches are not suitable for the 29g. They really need to be kept in a group of at least 4 and they'll get to be huge (12 inches at full maturity). Coryadoras and Tetras would be good dither fish for the Rams.
Advice - Starting a New Aquascape
Hello! I've spent quite some time on these forums, and am finally ready to get more involved in discussion. I just finished up a 6-month internship and finally have some money to take a real crack at a high-quality planted aquarium.
I have been keeping fish for the last 2 or 3 years while in college, but I've never had the money to really make a go at a planted aquarium. All my past attempts at low-cost (~$100) setups have been less than satisfying.
Anyway, I was hoping to get some advice on my current plans before I make any disastrous decisions.
I currently have two empty tanks - 29gal 30x18x12 (I think) and a 30gal long. I am leaning towards the 29 because it is taller and gives a better overall shape for aquascaping. Does anyone have any experience/advice in in this area?
Secondly, lighting. I just purchased (in route now) a 36" TrueLumen Pro LED light strip 8k Sun White. I'm going to construct an aquarium stand out of 2x4 lumber and mount the light above the tank.
I also ordered 60lbs of Eco Complete black which is in route as well. I think this is probably more than I need, but I have another tank that I might put it into if I end up with extra.
How does my plan sound so far?
The next step, and the part where I am most inexperienced is the selection (and purchase) of plants. If you were to do an entire tank setup in one go, what would be the best place to get plants? A friend of mine has suggested several online retailers, but I also have a fairly decent LFS nearby. Also, does anyone have any advice on where to inexpensively acquire good aquarium wood and rock hardscape?
Currently I want to get a pair of german blue rams (really want clown loaches, but I'm worried my tank is too small), and then flesh out the rest of the tank with smaller schooling fish and some corydoras.
Any advice/comments would be greatly appreciated!
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New GSA Reverse Auction Tool Draws Security Industry Ire
The use of a new reverse-auction platform to lower contracting costs associated with General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules for the procurement of products and services is raising concern from the security industry.
By Rodney Bosch · February 27, 2014
WASHINGTON — The use of a new reverse-auction platform to lower contracting costs associated with General Services Administration (GSA) Schedules for the procurement of products and services is raising concern from the security industry.
Reverse auctions have been used by the federal government for about 15 years, largely through the private company FedBid, to foster competition by having agency buyers solicit bids from multiple sellers. In July, GSA launched its own initiative (reverseauctions.gsa.gov) aimed at the purchasing of common office products, equipment and services, as well as procurement under Schedule 84.
Similar to ongoing criticisms levied against FedBid, rather than saving money the new GSA tool threatens to drive out competition and risks a lowering of quality in the work if applied to complex projects such as video surveillance, access control and other life-safety systems, industry stakeholders say.
Reverse auctions "are based on the delusion" that all other factors that should be considered in a competitive bid are totally equal, thereby enabling price to be the only differentiator, says Jim Henry, executive vice president of Kratos Public Safety & Security Solutions.
"Leveling competition to the point that reverse auctions for integrated systems can work is a fantasy that procurement departments want to believe because it makes their job awarding projects simple," Henry says. "Neither hope nor reverse auctions are strategies that bring best value to end users."
Following the launch of GSA ReverseAuctions, Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association (SIA), wrote a letter to the agency expressing concern on several fronts. Erickson wrote the fundamental tenet of the program conflicts with the goal of ensuring that government end users issue awards based on historical best value.
"If a customer is going to award on a best value determination, there are clearly factors other than price considered," Erickson wrote. "However, only price is exposed to offerors in the reverse auction program and therefore a reverse auction is not the proper venue for a best value competition."
In support of GSA's mission to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies, the new reverse auction tool helps drive competition, provides an efficient process for collection of quotes and maximizes transparency to the vendor community, Cara Battaglini, a GSA spokesperson, tells SSI.
"GSA's ReverseAuctions tool was developed primarily for purchases that can be made on a low price technically acceptable [LPTA] basis. LPTA is designed for items where price is the determining factor in the award. Therefore, reverse auctions function as an efficient and effective method of collecting quotes from vendors," she says.
Severe margin erosion and lack of transparency have been common complaints from manufacturers and integrators alike as prices will typically decrease as a competitive auction progresses. In preparing for a reverse auction, Kansas City, Kan.-based integrator Cam-Dex Security Corp. will create a worksheet to follow during the live bidding based on a general project specification.
"That tells us where our margins are and things like that. We use a whiteboard [during the auction] and run the numbers as far down as we can to where this is as low as we will go," says John Wessling, a Cam-Dex technical sales manager. "Then it is a matter of being online and looking at that bid about every 10 minutes. You can do that over a couple of hours' time, just watching the bid and seeing if you are in the lead or if you lag, as they refer to it."
Participants are not provided names of other bidding companies nor a dollar amount that would indicate how much they lead in the auction or lag behind. "Even when the bid closes you do not know. You don't know how much you left on the table or if you left any. It is a crazy way to do business," Wessling says. GSA ReverseAuctions may especially affect small installing security contractors that don't have their own GSA contract, according to Lynn de Seve, president of GSA Schedules Inc., an Annapolis, Md.-based government contract consulting company.
As de Seve explains, GSA used to understand that manufacturers do not sell direct to end users, but instead use integrators as resellers. GSA allowed manufacturers to structure their GSA contracts with "participating dealers." An agreement would be signed with an integrator that held a GSA contract, as well as an agreement with a local integrator that does business with the government but doesn't hold its own GSA contract. This allowed smaller installing firms to take orders and bill the government. There is no such workaround under the GSA's new platform.
"The integrator community is really impacted if GSA and agencies start using the GSA ReverseAuctions program to buy security. It is a potential nightmare," says de Seve. "They don't realize there are going to be unintended consequences."


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So I have a good question, for all the ones who like to experiment? Has anyone tryed poplar for a hive? I have heard of people using different woods but most are more exspensive. Anything you can give me would be great.
So I have a good question, for all the ones who like to experiment? Has anyone tryed poplar for a hive? I have heard of people using different woods but most are more exspensive. Anything you can give me would be great.
If you can get it cheap, try it. IMO it'll be heavier and I'll have to question weatherablity, poplar in my neck of the woods is a lot more expensive than pine.
There are 100 year old barns around here that are built with poplar. will work just fine.
Holding up to the weather I know is not in issue, alot of people make carriages out of it. Also I don't know if anyone has bumped up from using super paint by sherwin williams but I am using the duration, its pricey but it is worth it. My thing was just making sure that the bees will be happy thats my priority. I will be glad to experiment and post a few pics, and price. I just wanted to see if anybody thats experienced ( 3rd yr for me) had tryed before. I heard walnut from a guy thinking of mites. He told me bugs dont like walnut which makes me think, why would bees then?
bee don't care what kind of wood you use.
My bees got all uppity when I made entrance reducers from mahogany.
Poplar is O.K. when primed and painted.
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==Northumberland County Beekeeper, Trent Hills, Ontario==
Like I said, I am just asking since its only my third year.
Poplar is fine for deep hive bodies and supers. In this area poplar is about half the cost of pine. They will be slightly heavier than pine, the ends may split unless you predrill holes for box joints or rabit joints. Poplar lumber needs to be air dried for at least 9 months or you will have severe shrinkage. They will last for years with no paint. Most barn doors in this area are made with poplar, and they are not painted. I like pine for deep supers, and I use a lot of poplar on shallow supers. The bees don't care.
What kind of poplar are you talking about? Tulip poplar? Or popal?
What about warpage?
Mark Berninghausen
Green lumber weight: white pine 1 boardfoot - 3lb; white poplar aka yellow poplar aka tulip poplar 1 boardfoot - 3.2lb
==Northumberland County Beekeeper, Trent Hills, Ontario==
I made about 20 deep hive bodies last year from yellow poplar. They are holding up good so far. Be sure paint real good because poplar can wrap.
Don't think you are on the right road simply because it is a well worn pathway.
Poplar needs to air dry, for at least 9 months, then there will be very little if any warping or shrink when you make them into deeps or shallows.
In our area, barn doors and storage buildings barns etc. are routinely made from poplar, and are not painted. They weather very nicely. They hold up for years.
Just a very little difference in weight, especially after frames have been filled with brood or honey.
I have used poplar for years. Making some shallows and tops now using poplar. Use whatever is most economical for you, the bees don't care.
I'd rather have my Poplar large, on the stump and blooming. I wish it were on the endangered species list.
Not only are they pretty when they are blooming, they make great honey. Just don't bloom long enough to afford to move bees into their area. But great honey, if you have bees there.
As to endangered species, our area has zillions of poplars. It is perhaps the most common lumber, along with red oak. They are as thick as pines in Georgia. That is why poplar is about half the price of pine in our area. We have a good supply of cedar, but very little pine. It is not uncommon to get 10 or more logs from one poplar tree. They grow in hollows, straight and tall with very few limbs.
I've had the same question. I can get poplar for a lot less cost but I've decided to get scrap wood from friends in construction to build with. Now, if it were okay to use poplar (assuming no warping, drying issues) I'd love to use it. I don't want to store it for nine months to wait for it to dry assuming that is correct.
I do check the junk wood isle at home depo ect.. whenever I'm in there on business. Got at $13 board to 75 cents the other day. It had about three small paint marks on it so they put it in the discount row for sale.
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What if a pill could make you a rich and powerful baller almost overnight? That is the intoxicating premise of this addictive, fast-paced thriller based on Alan Glynn's book The Dark Fields that makes it more difficult than ever to "just say no" to drugs.
Bradley Cooper stars as Eddie Morra, a New York City writer who has missed the deadline on his new book, recently got dumped by his girlfriend, Lindy (Abbie Cornish) and is listlessly treading water as his life drifts by. He randomly bumps into his former brother-in-law Vernon (Johnny Whitworth) and starts doing errands for him. Vernon gives Eddie a sample of the new smart drug NZT-48, which helps him finish his book in no time by allowing him to use 100 percent of his brain at one time instead of the normal 20 percent.
Eddie's life descends into a bad trip when he comes back from an errand and finds Vernon dead. He suspects that whoever killed Vernon was looking for his stash of NZT, which Eddie searches for and finds. He then starts gobbling the clear pills like M&M's and uses the extra brain power to turn his life around—he starts trading stocks, learns foreign languages, makes an incredible amount of cash fast and becomes employed by powerful businessman Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro). As with any drug, you can't have this kind of high without lows, and Eddie discovers that side effects of not taking NZT—loss of time, severe hangover symptoms and heart palpitations—keep him hooked. What's worse is that a Russian thug that he borrowed capital from is also threatening his life and if Eddie doesn't find a way off the stuff soon, it will kill him.
It is fun to watch Cooper—who we know can make us LOL often in movies like The Hangover—believably transition from a disheveled, burnt-out writer into a suave Wall Street playboy with the pop of a pill. The druggy visual effects used by director Neil Burger are inventive and thematic, and they propel this thriller along at an appropriately cracked-out pace. The movie isn't preachy about drug use and doesn't descend into some Nancy Reagan-sanctioned message about substance abuse, but it does challenge you to think about what you would do if offered a seemingly magic pill. For Cooper and viewers, it's a different kind of movie hangover that substitutes laughs with altered-state action.
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Colorado Rush GU12's began pool play on June 17th at Waipio Field in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a hard fought 1-1 draw against Utah Sparta Premier in game one. After acclimating to the time change, the girls began to gain momentum in the preliminary's with a shutout 3-0 win against the Washington State Northwest Nationals in game two, and they registered another shutout 2-0 win against the Arizona Arsenal in game three.
On the fourth day the girls rested with a free day spent enjoying Hawaii's Waimea Falls Park and even a little shopping with Coach Mike P!
The quarterfinal match was a difficult, yet successful road. Rush rallied to a close 2-1 win over the tenacious Nevada Heat FC to proceed to the semifinals against the Surf Hawaii. Surf Hawaii proved to be a formidable opponent. The Surf were an extremely physical and athletic team who had a large local and vocal following! Surf Hawaii scored first but a well placed volley in the 58th leveled the game. The Rush emerged with the win in overtime with a 2-1 finish!
"I have never seen a team with more unity than the U12 Rush girls," commented Mike Piserchio after the win. "It was incredible how they stayed positive throughout every game and continued to work, even when things were not going well. In the semi-final when we were 5 minutes from elimination, the girls pulled together and tied the game through a combination of skill, clever running and sheer heart."
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In the final match of the Far West Regionals a large crowd had gathered to watch the well suited match up between the Colorado Rush and the San Diego Surf. The Rush had a large fan section present that included their parents, their U12 Rush Hawaii sister team, and the U15 Boys Colorado Rush! "We are the Rush" cheers and rally runs with horns on the sidelines could be heard from afar! Rush took the early lead in the 16th but Surf tied it up in the 39th and pushed the Colorado Rush once again into overtime. In overtime the Rush girls came out on top with shot in the 64th and an insurance goal in the 71st to finish up strong with a 3-1 victory!
Coach Mike Piserchio commented, "So much of the credit for this Regional Championship must go to the coaches the past two years. Head Coach, Erik Bushey and Assistant Coach, Jordan Angeli as they had this team unbelievably prepared for this competition. I am fortunate that I was able to coach them this past week!"
The U12 age group does not move on to the national competition so the girls get a few weeks rest before Rush Fest in Colorado!
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Below are my First 3 rounds of the NYG NFL Draft. I feel JR will always go with BPA or say he is... But I feel these players below, are BPA and do also fill A need. Unlike other Mocks I've seen, where DE goes #1 by Jr and Co...I feel ILB will be #1, DE#2 then OLine #3 for our first 3 rounds.
And with the 19th pick in the 2013 draft, the NY Giants select
Alexander Ogletree, DS #999 FB, Georgia
Gonna roll with ILB Alec Ogletree He's 6'3, 232.
He is projected late Middle of R1 17-20 pick overall. Most early Mocks by experts are off 3-5 slots from middle to end of R1 with these eary projections. Im hoping this trend continues, as this Junior just declared recently.
If Ogle gone on this Spot, Look for project DE from BYU E-Ziggy Ansah
We got killed and exposed this year with lack of solid Interior speed and tackling ability. We need speed, strenght, ability to cover across the middle, as opposed to chasing a TE across the middle from behind, as well as Quick, Strong ILB to fill and close those gaps. I'm Tired of these TE/Wr setting records vs our defense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEPyfk6zwTQ This guy has great instincs and will grip'em and rip'em to the ground both on defense and Special Teams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEPyfk6zwTQ. He had an issue
Ogletree broke his foot during the first quarter of Georgia's season opener vs. Boise State. He missed the following six games, returning for the Florida game on October 29. Against #1 LSU in the2011 SEC Championship Game, he recorded 6 tackles including two for a loss, 1 sack and recovered a 1st quarter onside kick. In a little over 8 games, Ogletree finished the 2011 season with 52 tackles (6.5 per game) including 7.5 for a loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and a pass deflection that was intercepted.
Appearing in nine regular-season games for the Bulldogs in 2012, Ogletree recorded 98 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks. Ogletree intercepted one pass, while breaking up five more and also returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown in 2012.Ogletree capped off his Georgia career on Tuesday, as the Bulldogs defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Capital One Bowl, 45-31.
And with the 49th pick in the 2013 draft, the NY Giants select
Margus Hunt, DS #4 DE, Southern Methodist
Gonna roll with DE from SMU Marcus Hunt. Hunt is 6'8" and 280.
This White Boy reminds me of a lot of JJWatt... Feroucious Energy and desire to make the play both on the Dline and Special Teams. This dude can block FG's and PAT's as he totaled (17) in all thruout his career. Hes projected in mid 2nd round and depending on how many QB taken in R2, (3 projected), i feel 2nd round Marqus makes it to the 49th' pick overall.
SMU coach June Jones walked out of Aloha Stadium with another win Saturday, thanks largely to a disruptive performance by defensive end Margus Hunt that set the tone for the Mustangs' 43-10 win over Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl. Hunt, the 6-foot-8 senior from Estonia with an 82-inch wing span, forced two fumbles that led to field goals and sacked Derek Carr for a safety as SMU (7-6) built a 22-0 halftime lead and never looked back. 12/24/12 - PLAYERS TO WATCH: For SMU defensive end Margus Hunt, 2009 was his first year of playing football. His only previous football experience consisted of playing NFL video games. Hunt set an SMU single-season record and tied for second in NCAA history with seven blocked kicks (4 FG, 3 PAT) as a freshman. He now has 17 career blocked kicks (10 FGs, 7 PATs), which ties for second in NCAA history (record is 19). The seven career blocked PATs rank second in the NCAA Record Book (record is eight). He has made his mark at defensive end as well, earning First-Team All-C-USA honors in 2012 and rolling up 14.5 career sacks and 24.5 career TFL. He has also accepted an invitation to play in the 2013 Senior Bowl. - SMU football
Named the No. 1 athletic "freak" in college football by CBSSports.com
Junior (2011): Named All-C-USA honorable mention... Was a dominant force in the BBVA Compass Bowl win, notching three sacks and five total tackles... Had 28 tackles, including 7.5 for loss on the year... Had a team-high four blocked kicks on the year... Blocked a pair of PATs in the season opener at Texas A&M... Recorded blocked field goals against UTEP and Northwestern State.
And with the 81'st pick in the 2013 draft, the NY Giants select
Brennan Williams, DS #6 OT, North Carolina
Gonna roll with Right OT Brennan Williams. Williams is 6'7" and 315 LBS.
He's 6'7 315# Senior. This is 1st round talent, going in the 3rd round due to an injury. The risk to reward is great IMO as you can solidify your RT spot for years to come. He was projected 2nd best OT from reports i read, until the torn Labrum in late October. Draft him in new Projected mid 3rd round and let him Heal as Homie wants to get Mean and nasty prior to 2012 season http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lShKA_hyq3U
10/26/12 - North Carolina starting offensive tackle Brennan Williams will miss the remainder of his senior season after surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, team spokesman Kevin Best announced. Williams hasn't played at 100% for much of the season and further injured his shoulder in the fourth quarter against Duke last Saturday. Williams currently ranks as NFLDraftScout.com's No. 2 senior offensive tackle and 38th prospect overall. At 6-7, 310 pounds, Williams has surprisingly light feet for his size with the length and frame to start on the right side in the NFL. He hadn't played with the same aggressiveness or consistent mean streak as of late, but the shoulder issue looks to be the culprit. In his latest mock draft, Rob Rang had the Tar Heels senior tackle slotted to the San Francisco 49ers in the late first round. In last Saturday's loss to Duke, Williams played the first three quarters, but left the field a minute into the fourth quarter, clutching his left arm. Senior starting right guard Travis Bond moved over to tackle for the final quarter against the Blue Devils and is expected to man the right tackle position for the remainder of the season. Bond is NFLDraftScout.com's No. 7 ranked senior offensive guard for the 2013 NFL Draft. - Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com


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The 350 ford is not enough and running two trucks is not the best idea. The setup I use is truck pulls trailer with bees while smaller truck pulls loader.
So Its been decided that a freighliner or international with flatbed is needed. The trucks I have been looking at are rated 26k and don't need a cdl. The trailer to pull loader is rated at 7k which means I would need the cdl(gcvwr over 26k)?
How does one get away towing your loader w/o CDL? I could easily run like this locally but when heading to Cal there are stations in Oregon and California. Other option is to flatbed the ford but I want a longer bed for fewer trips.
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SKYSUMMIT: Sandbags and squirt cheese May 22, 2017 20:46:04 GMT -6
coffeecups: Only a week and a half until tropical season! May 20, 2017 11:12:02 GMT -6
coffeecups: I remember when the temps for May got into the 90's. May 19, 2017 21:39:50 GMT -6
coffeecups: For the month of May, this weather has been more like April (except for the rain). May 19, 2017 21:38:52 GMT -6
PinkFreud: No offense to whomever keeps changing the look of this forum, but this white theme is driving me crazy. What happened to the nice blues and grays? May 17, 2017 23:51:41 GMT -6
coffeecups: That 'some rain on Friday' became a tornado about 3 miles away (as the crow flies). What a surprise! Glad I didn't have any flooding! May 14, 2017 10:47:58 GMT -6
SKYSUMMIT: Yea, other than maybe some rain on Friday, we may be in a dry stretch. May 6, 2017 10:08:16 GMT -6
coffeecups: Thanks Sky, looks like good weather for me. May 5, 2017 21:03:01 GMT -6
coffeecups: I AM very fortunate that I didn't flood last night. May 4, 2017 12:37:02 GMT -6
coffeecups: Mother Mary took care of my property again. Even the cat's food and water were by the door instead of floating to the drain. AMAZING! May 4, 2017 12:35:23 GMT -6
coffeecups: Good to hear from you Sky. Is anyone else here?????? May 1, 2017 21:22:36 GMT -6
SKYSUMMIT: Actually Coffee..I haven't been around that much either. At least not nearly as much as I used to. Work has been extremely busy! It's a busy busy time in real estate Apr 30, 2017 21:06:22 GMT -6
coffeecups: SHOUT! Apr 28, 2017 12:59:45 GMT -6
coffeecups: Anyone here besides me and Sky? Apr 27, 2017 8:34:33 GMT -6
coffeecups: I'm still lurking at the coming weather! Apr 17, 2017 16:44:08 GMT -6
coffeecups: WOW! My patio was dry when I got home. Apr 16, 2017 18:22:16 GMT -6
coffeecups: Came home to Harvey from Slidell. Had a little rain here and there. There was no rain in Slidell when I left at 3:30pm. While in NO EAST, I saw where it looked like it was storming around Covington going towards Slidell. Wet but no rain when I got home Apr 16, 2017 18:21:07 GMT -6
coffeecups: I will eat some strawberries on my cruise in early May---just a few of course, as long as I stay away from my better half. Apr 13, 2017 20:39:35 GMT -6 *
SKYSUMMIT: Yea, had a good bit of strawberries. Did NOT go to the fest though. Apr 12, 2017 19:48:32 GMT -6
coffeecups: Sky, did you enjoy the strawberries? Apr 12, 2017 18:43:30 GMT -6
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I just started learning about bof exploits. to some extent I was able to grasp the concepts. however, there is something that I could not understand till now even after searching the web for it !
When Exploiting stack based BOF, the EBP and the EIP values on the stack should be over written with supplied buffer code. however, I tried fuzz "ABILITY FTP SERVER". I was able to find the exact bytes that overwrites the EIP.
the fuzzer sent 966*"\x41" + 4*"\x42" + "\x43"*1030
the EIP was overwritten with BBBB as expected. it was preceded with 966A and 1030C were after the bbbb.
after the crash, I examined the debugger and found some issues confusing:
1-the EBP address is lower than the ESP although it should be higher than it. as per my knowledge ESP should be at the lowest address !
2-Since ESP was over written with part of the supplied buffer which is "CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC", the EBP as well should be over written, however, it was not.
3-is not it expected that the supplied buffer starts from the ESP and going downside towards the EIP at the bottom of the stack? w hich means that the ESP should points to AAAAAAA instead of CCCCCCCCC ?
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My child has just been diagnosed with ADHD, and the doctor put him on Ritalin. Are there any side effects I should be concerned about?
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Ritalin is just one of many medications doctors use to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ritalin, also known as methylphenidate, works by allowing kids with ADHD to concentrate and focus at school and at home.
As with other psychostimulants, each child can respond somewhat differently. Many kids using Ritalin have few, if any, side effects. Others experience side effects like stomachaches, insomnia, decreased appetite, growth problems, irritability, and blood pressure problems.
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[quote user="Bleu"]Hey everyone. I can't believe this team right now. I realized when this thread was started it was 2 years ago (well in 3 days) and the state of the Giants was all over the place. You had your true believers like us and the rest of them on TAGF. And now here we are...still the true believers who aren't trying to bench every player that doesn't play the way we want them to every week and them TAGF...but this time the GMen are 10-1.
10-1 and this is after they won the SB. I mean all I can is wow to this team. They are just awesome!
So how's everyone?
[/quote]Holy schmo! It's Bleu! Hey girl how have you been?