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Improved responsiveness and large reserves for good road adhesion resulting in great grip and comfort - for a clearly improved road position.
The equalising reservoir on the tube makes sure the absorption remains the same also with stronger loads (course, off-road, holiday tour, high temperatures).
It is surprising what is possible with these suspension struts - even with supposed good original supension elements.
- the equalising reservoir is installed on a steel flex line
- the flexible tube makes it possible to put the equalising reservoir where there is space - e.g. on the rear frame where the airstream provides cooling
- also the setting buttons for the low- and high-speed-zone of the compression level, adjustable in 22 levels, are easily accessible from outside
- of course, the preload is infinitely adjustable and an extremely wide range of rebound settings are available using an open bleed mechanism with 22 clicks of adjustment
- due to the extremely wide setting zone the right system for normal street use, course, the world trip and all the other fields of application
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- radial pistons, guidance for wet running and self-aligning bearings with PTFE guides
- Blueline comes with a blue spring and a red setting ring, Black Line comes with a black spring and a silver setting ring
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- version +629 (view article denomination) = including manual height adjustment on the suspension strut fixing
- for homogenous road-handling it is recommended to use the suspension struts together with the Wilbers fork springs
- Wilbers supension struts are usually no stock goods, they are built on demand and have therefore a certain delivery time
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- Highering or lowering (without extra charge) is possible, if technically realizable. If it's not in standardly offered dimensions, the suspension struts are only delivered with an approval.
- If you don't find your model here, ask in one of our stores, they are available for nearly every motorcycle and quad, if necessary they can be manufactured according to specifications (where required with extra cost).
- The same is valid for hydraulic spring pretensioning and highering. Both is possible for most of the suspension struts, if they are not to find here (with extra charge).
Due to logistic reasons such individual constructions can not be delivered, the supension strut has to be ordered bindingly and picked up at the store.
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I've always looked for ways to de-clutter my life, and for well over ten years, I've always had some sort of scanner in my home. My earliest scanners were big, slow, clunky, and extremely finicky, and some of them were really only useful for saving scans as images, not actual documents that could be edited or searched. Later came a few new desktop scanners that allowed me to convert scanned images to text using OCR (optical character recognition) and save to different formats. Finally came the smaller, portable scanners that were fast, supported OCR, and could even save my documents to the cloud.
I have a couple of scanners in my home at various locations. One runs off an internal battery — no wall wart required — allowing my wife to scan anything she wishes immediately; I pull the scans off the device as needed by connecting it to my PC with a USB cable. I also have the Fujitsu ScanSnap 1300i that I use with my MacBook Air; it travels with me occasionally and allows me to send scans directly to my iPad. Both scanners work great, but I must admit that I do occasionally push them to their technological limits, and sometimes discover special scanning needs that neither device can provide.
Rather than list them out here, I'm going to explain to you some of the limitations I've encountered with my other scanners and then tell you how my new best friend, the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500, solves them all. I've been using the ScanSnap iX500 for a few weeks now; there was one instance of actual laugh-out-loud enjoyment and at least three or four exclamations of Cool! Continue Reading "See the iX500 — Super-Powered Scanner!" »


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I am probably just missing something obvious but I don't see a way to manage the memory card? How do you see how much space you have used on it and how much is left?
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Ill be honest i would have liked the Vita to have a File Management app on it instead of me having to go into separate applications to view separate types of content.
Im hoping this is something that can be fixed in a future firmware update.
they are avoiding this on purpose so I doubt it will happen. They said they dont want it to be as easy to access as the PSP was.
On the memory card note I have noticed that changing cards resets your play count for installed games. So it said I was playing a game for tghe first time every time I switch cards. With 32gb being the max I could see people going the digital rout (like myself) needing more than one card on hand to carry around all my games without having to redownload
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My mother died in March 2010 after a 15-year battle with Alzheimer's, so I pay particular attention to news about this dreadful disease. A recent New York Times article caught my eye: "Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer's."
One of the more fascinating pieces of work at a DOE National Laboratory was the examination of an ancient work by Archimedes on parchment that had been erased, written over, and so, mostly, lost to history. Lost, that is, until the SLAC synchrotron X-ray beam tore into the parchment and was able to let us see and read much of the original Archimedean text. Archimedes would have used a lab notebook, if he had had paper, or a computer and a thumb-drive to record his work if they had been available, but he did not live long enough to invent those things, which he probably could have if given the time. One hopes that before his study was erased, others were able to read it, profit from its insights, and use the knowledge as a springboard to another discovery. That's one way we make progress.
We often hear that with declining costs in storage, increased bandwidth, and faster processing speeds, the power and potential of the electronic age to spread and communicate science are amazing things to ponder. I guess. But the work can still be lost, no matter how it is recorded. And some material, let's face it, isn't worth saving. Between this blog and Archimedes' method of mechanical theorems, the work that SLAC was looking at, which would you save? What is needed now, as then, is someone to care about preserving the scientific findings that are worth preserving.
OSTI's current services accelerate science through what is largely a kind of card file. We point people to particular pieces of literature or data that meet certain search criteria. From there, people can build on what those pieces of information tell them and achieve new discoveries and inventions.
The success of Google has been so profound that the word "Google" is now considered a verb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_(verb) "To Google" has come to mean to search the web via the free search engine provided by Google, Inc.
The notion that science progresses only if knowledge is shared is the reason that OSTI wascreated in 1947. Documents sent to and from President Franklin Roosevelt near the end of World War II included this rationale for sharing knowledge, and the concept was incorporated into the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 which led to the creation of OSTI.


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ON THE ROCKS Christopher Dale Ryan, McCauley, Tobiassen, and Dennis Michael Ryan.
Heady days for Deer Tick.
Just a few months back, Rolling Stone tastemaker David Fricke labeled the Providence quartet the breakout act of the South by Southwest music festival.
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has declared his fandom twice — in a backstage interview with Rachael Ray that wound up on the Web and again during a sit-down chat with the band for BriTunes, his unfortunately named online music segment.
Syndicated National Public Radio show World Café is featuring the band this week. And Deer Tick just kicked off a national tour in support of its soon-to-be-released second album, Born On Flag Day.
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Just five years out of high school, Deer Tick bandleader John McCauley III is far too young to be dishing out such scorned and lovelorn, whiskey-sopped couplets like he does, yet with Born On Flag Day (Partisan Records), McCauley has mastered the art of endearing the broken man to his listeners, less than two years after his homemade (and recently re-released) one-man debut War Elephant displayed his undeniable charisma and talents. Yet a Pitchfork.com review of War Elephant referred to McCauley as "a lithe songwriter with a black lung and a bad liver" and dismissed the debut as "languid alt-country arrangements." It was raw and ragged, but it's hard to knock cuts such as "Baltimore Blues No.1," "Christ Jesus," and "Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)." McCauley takes full advantage of his seemingly shredded voicebox; the raspy, nasal gurgle of Tom Waits and the stoned southern drawl of Tom Petty work as a complementary combination while gracefully stumbling toward the darkness on the stripped-down harmonica gem "Smith Hill" into "Song About a Man," two of the more stirring moments on Flag Day. "Little White Lies" is a front-porch, bluesy lullaby, and the delicate strumming on "Houston, TX" coasts along like the feel-good heartbreaker "Diamond Rings 2007" on War Elephant. Flag Day benefits from a full ensemble, with the quartet ably veering from the '60s surf-rock twang (and stinging fretboard work) of "Straight Into a Storm" to the closing, sad-sack ballad "Stung." But it's the clanging and jangly —and irrefutably addictive — album opener "Easy" that easily steals the show. The opening minute of feedback and noodling give way to a foot-stomping gallop of a riff coolly blown open during the chorus. McCauley is even more entertaining and engaging while losing it during the final 30 seconds. "You were never there," he seethes over and over like a shitfaced, jilted lover, while drummer Dennis Ryan keeps pace with his endearing lunacy.
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Modern crime often leaves an electronic trail. Finding and preserving that evidence requires careful methods as well as technical skill
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Since the 1980s, computers have had increasing roles in all aspects of human life—including an involvement in criminal acts. This development has led to the rise of digital forensics, the uncovering and examination of evidence located on all things electronic with digital storage, including computers, cell phones, and networks. Digital forensics researchers and practitioners stand at the forefront of some of the most challenging problems in computer science, including "big data" analysis, natural language processing, data visualizations, and cybersecurity.
Compared with traditional forensic science, digital forensics poses significant challenges. Information on a computer system can be changed without a trace, the scale of data that must be analyzed is vast, and the variety of data types is enormous. Just as a traditional forensic investigator must be prepared to analyze any kind of smear or fragment, no matter the source, a digital investigator must be able to make sense of any data that might be found on any device anywhere on the planet—a very difficult proposition.
From its inception, digital forensics has served two different purposes, each with its own difficulties. First, in many cases computers contain evidence of a crime that took place in the physical world. The computer was all but incidental—except that computerization has made the evidence harder for investigators to analyze than paper records. For example, financial scam artist Bernard Madoff kept track of his victims' accounts by using an IBM AS/400 minicomputer from the 1980s. The age of the computer helped perpetuate his crime, because few people on Wall Street have experience with 25-year-old technology, and it created an added complication after Madoff was arrested, because investigators had few tools with which to make sense of his data.
Today personal computers are so ubiquitous that the collection and use of digital evidence has become a common part of many criminal and civil investigations. Suspects in murder cases routinely have their laptops and cell phones examined for corroborating evidence. Corporate litigation is also dominated by electronic discovery of incriminating material.
The second class of digital forensics cases are those in which the crime was inherently one involving computer systems, such as hacking. In these instances, investigators are often hampered by the technical sophistication of the systems and the massive amount of evidence to analyze.
Digital forensics is powerful because computer systems are windows into the past. Many retain vast quantities of information—either intentionally, in the form of log files and archives, or inadvertently, as a result of software that does not cleanly erase memory and files. As a result, investigators can frequently recover old email messages, chat logs, Google search terms, and other kinds of data that were created weeks, months or even years before. Such contemporaneous records can reveal an individual's state of mind or intent at the time the crime was committed.
But whereas pre-computer evidence, such as handwritten letters and photographs, could be reproduced and given to attorneys, judges, and juries, computerized evidence requires special handling and analysis. Electronic data are easily changed, damaged, or erased if handled improperly. Simply turning on a consumer GPS may cause the device to delete critical evidence. Additionally, computers frequently harbor hidden evidence that may be revealed only when specialized tools are used—for example, a digital camera may appear to have 30 photos, but expert examination may show another 300 deleted photos that can be recovered. (When a device "erases" a file, it doesn't clear the memory space, but notes that the space is available; the file may not be really deleted until a new one is written over it.)
Because they can look into the past and uncover hidden data, digital forensics tools are increasingly employed beyond the courtroom. Security professionals routinely use such tools to analyze network intrusions—not to convict the attacker but to understand how the perpetrator gained access and to plug the hole. Data recovery firms rely on similar tools to resurrect files from drives that have been inadvertently reformatted or damaged. Forensic tools can also detect the unintentional disclosures of personal information. In 2009 the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Defense issued a report stating that many hard drives were not properly wiped of data before leaving government service.
Digital evidence can even be examined to show that something did not happen. Here they are less powerful, for the well-known reason that the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. In May 2006 a laptop and external hard drive containing sensitive personal information of 26.5 million veterans and military personnel was stolen from an employee at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. After the laptop was recovered in June 2006, forensic investigators analyzed the media and determined that the sensitive files probably had not been viewed.
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These examples emphasize that the possibilites of digital forensics are bounded not by technology but by what is cost-effective for a particular case. Convictions are frequently the measure of success. In practice there is a considerable gap between what is theoretically possible and what is necessary; even though there may be an intellectual desire to analyze every last byte, there is rarely a reason to do so.
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Well, THAT definitely was unexpected. Anything, but this.
Yamamoto a Necromancer?! With his own army of countless undead, that were killed by him?
Who the hell is this old man?! (although, Hell theme comes to mind...)
I wonder, what North will be. By logic, it should follow the theme of the south, in some other way. Maybe some sort of Phoenix fire own resurrection ability? To complete the image of invulnerable world busting bada**.
Or something that sends enemy straight into Hell, not summons souls from it.
But to "fully" deploy it, he should've killed 10 trillion people/creatures before. Unless he's a Galactus from Marvel universe, I fail to see that happen.
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Aha, as someone mentioned on another forum.
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I was enjoying the chapter until I saw the translation for Yama's last technique. At first glance, the number seemed extreme. I wanna try and put this number into perspective. Please correct me if my math is wrong.
10 trillion zombies. If we roughly guess that the surface area each zombie takes is at least 30cm^2 (1 square foot) assuming they are standing very close to each other, then the surface area that 10 trillion zombies would require would be approximately 3 billion square kilometers. The surface area of planet Earth is 510 million square kilometres (thanks, google).
So Yamajii would need about 6 Earths if he wanted to summon 10tril zombies at the same time, and there wouldn't really be much room for anything else.
In terms of time, if Yama killed 100 people every 3 seconds, it would take approximately 9512 years to kill 10 tril.
Wait a minute. Assuming there is a balance of population between soul society and Earth, then there aren't even enough people to kill so many so fast. Approx. 60000 people die on Earth per year (thanks, google). If Yama killed every single one of them it would take 166 million years to kill 10 tril.
I'm going to assume that Kubo's "10 trillion" was a figure of speech for "a lot".
It kinda makes Gin's 13 kilometre sword alot easier to swallow.
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Yeah, there is no way he will actually summon 10 trillion zombies. It's simply impossible. There aren't even that many of them in the last page. In any case, that is another badass display from Yamamoto. I still can't see how Juha will defeat him.
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those who say that yamaji's bankai is disappointing will think twice after reading this chapter. if this is not over-powered then i don't know what is! clearly, it's the most powerful bankai we've seen so far.
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It's kind of hard to take this fight seriously. Yamamoto is ridiculously overpowered. He can destroy worlds and then have the souls of all those lives he destroyed come back to fight for him...
It's fun to see, but considering that there is no way Kubo is going to end his series with Ichigo stuck in a bubble while Old Man Yama destroys all the bad guys, all this power simply means Yamamoto will fail for some ridiculous reason in the not to distant future...
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I'm still hoping that Juha is not the final boss and that Ichigo will not be required to interfere - even though it has as much chance of happening as all of this turning out to be part of Aizen's plan.
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knowing kubo, he will probably choke and ruin this recent streak of fairly good chapters. but i'm also hoping that he would surprise us and give us something more than just an ichigo show.
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hehe, carnage indeed. Man he sure got himself worked up into a nice little firy rage didn't he? Friggin army of undead blackburned skeletons rushing to his aid... I got no complaints that was pretty awesome. But yeah, I, too, wonder how long it will last and what ends this current streak... btw Aizen should be younger then Bach so it can't rly be just as planned, can it? 0.o
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text: Went to a gun show today in Greenville S.C. Tons of people. They had anticipated a large crowd widened the isles greatly and expanded the area used in the building. It helped a lot. Could get in free if you joined the NRA. Wall to wall people. Most people I have ever seen at a local gun show. Saw some steep prices but one Romanian AK was marked $650. That was the best deal. Everything else was higher. Ammo was mostly gone by 11:00 A.M. A friend of mine who was selling pistols said the tables next to him were piled high with ammo when the doors opened at 8 and when I was there it was mostly gone. A few boxes $400 for 500 Wolf in 7.62 X 39 and .223 scattered around but not much. One vendor of reloading supplies was there and all he had was brass. And no .223 or 7.62 X 39 brass. There were usually 5 or 6 vendors like Georgia Arms.


text: Garberville CHP press release: On October 25, 2012, at 8:15 am, a 2001 Infinity SUV, driven by 20 year old DomonicTroy Quilici of Crockett, California, was traveling northbound on US-101 at Cummins Road in northern Mendocino County. For reasons still under investigation, the vehicle ran off the east roadway edge of the freeway, collided with an embankment and overturned several times. The vehicle came to rest on its driver side on the east shoulder of the freeway. Quilici remained inside the vehicle where he sustained minor injuries. The two remaining passengers, whose positions in the vehicle are undetermined, were not wearing seatbelts, and were ejected from the vehicle. 21 year old Vincent Jay Dodson of Vallejo, California succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. His father, 44 year old Greg Saul Dodson, also of Vallejo, California was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding where he later succumbed to his injuries. Quilici was taken by ground ambulance to Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits where he was treated and released to the custody of California Highway Patrol (CHP) and later booked into the Mendocino County Jail for charges including vehicular manslaughter. DUI does not appear to be a factor in this collision. The California Highway Patrol Garberville Area office is investigating this collision.


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First ,far from last conversion.
The stock soon to be replaced with a K-VAR NATO,grip to be replaced with TDI.
Bolt mod tonight and that will be it for this one.
Nice start, make sure to update the pics when you get the parts you want.
I like the slots on the hand guard, nice touch.
nice work on that front grip.
Hate takes LESS energy & thought... Dont be so Lazy.
Building or Bitching? which are you here to do?
YES, i work for TEC Tactical. 02/07 SOT
Tri rails are at the anodizers now. I should have them next week. The first one goes out to you Max.
Quick AK-47 Links for DPH Arms (AK-47 Kits, Parts, and Accessories)
got one of scotts forends ,also with my conversion ,and a tromix buttstock
makes for a decent little scattergun


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Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space
01 Feb 2013 - 01 Apr 2013
Gallery B108
Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed's career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.
Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.
Martin Creed Work No. 202, Half the air in a given space, 1998 Black balloons Multiple parts, each balloon 12 in / 30.5 diameter; overall dimensions variable Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Private Collection, Vancouver Photo © National Gallery of Canada


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Atari Bibgy - Proven player who comes in and plays a role similar to what Deon Grant played during our SB run. A physically in the box safety with speed to cover TE's and chase down the ball carrier on outside runs. Durability is definitely an issue, but he wont bean every down player.


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May 8, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 1006 proposed by Senator Brown for Senator Murkowski.
May 8, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 1006 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Full Text of this Amendment
At the end of section 505(o)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 202 of the bill, insert the following:
``(H) In a case where a drug may be prescribed only by a physician with particular training or experience, or who is specially certified, a health care provider who is not so certified or trained to prescribe the drug may enter into a cooperation plan with a physician who has particular training or experience, or is specially certified, in order to prescribe such drug with the informed consent of the patient. The Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall determine the requirements for such cooperation
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on May 1, 2007.)


text: Winning a Grand Prix Final (or the Champions Series Final as it used to be known) is extremely difficult. So difficult, that it has only ever been won 7 times by skaters who have either never been up to that point, or gone on to be, a World or Olympic champion (although some of these 7 are still skating, and could still go on to be a World or Olympic champion). In the Ice Dance, all of the winners of the GPF/Champions Series Final have been World or Olympic champions. All but one of the Pairs winners have been too, the exception being Volosozhar & Trankov who could well go on to become World/Olympic champions. It is in the singles events that there has been the highest incidence of skaters winning the GPF/Champions Series Final, but failing to win a World or Olympic title - 4 ladies and 2 men Here is a list of the skaters who have become GPF/Champions Series Final champions without (so far) winning a World or Olympic title:- 1998/99 - Tatiana Malinina Free Skate 2002/03 - Sasha Cohen Short Program, 1st Free Skate, 2nd Free Skate 2003/04 - Fumie Suguri Short Program, Free Skate 2003/04 - Emanuel Sandhu Free Skate 2008/09 - Jeremy Abbott Short Program, Free Skate 2010/11 - Alissa Czisny Short Program, Free Skate 2012/13 - Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov Short Program, Free Skate So, which of these is the greatest?


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Get a Nightlife: Disneyland, Dodgers & the County Fair
Crystal soaks up the Sunshine State and enjoys her last days at the Bunny House.
Me with pals Jackson Vroman, Ashley Hobbs, Crystal Harris and Ciara Price
My Chicagoans back home tell me our city has officially welcomed fall, but here in sunny L.A. you'd never know it. Clear skies. Perfect weather. Sometimes I think I could really live in California. (Course the Mansion perks don't hurt either.)
Week 2 at the Bunny House has brought even more fun, more girls and more late-night adventures than last. My girls Ashley Hobbs and Ciara Price joined me on a Disneyland outing last Thursday where we all rediscovered our love for fast rides, silly tourist swag and bad-for-you (but oh so worth it) eats. Other than getting stuck on Space Mountain for what felt like an hour, it was the perfect midday trip. We then met up with Hef's former flame Crystal Harris and some friends of ours at Lucky Strikes for some much needed catch-up and cocktails, with a side of cosmic bowling.
Friday was Movie Night at the Mansion, which I can honestly say never gets old. Sometimes I have to pinch myself just to believe I'm really sitting back and taking in a film with Mr. Playboy himself.
Saturday called for a sleepover party at Kim Phillips's new place (she just moved out of the Bunny House), complete with pillow fights, makeovers and practice make-out sessions–don't ask; just wonder.
Sunday Funday was spent with Hef and friends back at the Mansion, followed by a trip to the County Fair with my brunette beauties Hope Dworaczyk and Ashley Chase. The clear highlight being hanging with country singer and Celebrity Apprentice winner John Rich in the VIP section before he took the stage. Yeehaw!
Then Monday I got to take in my very first Dodgers game with Anna Sophia Berglund (Hef's current girlfriend), Jaime Edmondson (check out her Play-by-Playmate sports blog on Mondays!) and Amy Leigh Andrews. Don't worry, Cubbie fans. I'll always be loyal.
Landed in Jersey yesterday for another Playboy Store shoot and to meet up with my former Bunny House roomie, Miss March 2009 Jenn Pershing. Flying back to the Mansion Friday, then it's on to Vegas for Playmate Takeover at the Palms. Come Monday, it will be Sweet Home Chicago.
It's been a blast hanging with Hef and my girls, soaking up the sun by day and enjoying all that this great city has to offer by night. But am I excited to get back to the Midwest and breathe a little? You bet.


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Tennessee endangered child alert
UPDATE: The alert was cancelled late Tuesday night.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation needs your help this morning looking for a five-month-old.
Ronald Flanigan is bi-racial with black hair and brown eyes. He weighs 20 pounds and is barely over two feet tall.
He is believed to be in company of his parents Ronald Collins Jr. and Amanda Collins.
They are believed to be headed towards Memphis. Ronald and Amanda are possibly driving a gold 4-door 1999 Buick Park Avenue.
The vehicle may be displaying a Tennessee temporary tag of H2283Y.
Police say Ronald Collins may be armed and dangerous.
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Ronald Flanigan, please contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-T-B-I-FIND.


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For those who posted about their TFB hive that has made it 3-5 years.
What is your secret?
Is it your location, your isolation from other colonies, or weather? It could be that you started with good stock, or even muts. Is there a particular management philosophy or do you mix and match to suit you?
You may not even know what it is. It just works for you. Or you're still on the learning curve to getting there (probably most).


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Small Studio in Zone 2 London No1
Size10 m²
Floor No.0
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Lockable room
- Internet/WiFi
- Parking available
- Towels
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Small fully equipped studio apartment situated on the ground floor. The property is situated on a quiet residential road 3 minutes to Queens Park station. Ideal accommodation for 2 adults or 1 single person. Fully Furnished with double bed (192cm long x 138cm wide), Free Wi-FI, Wardrobe, Fridge Freezer, Washing Machine, Electric Hob, Microwave, Oven, LCD TV (with free view), Dining table & chairs, all essentials supplied for a comfortable stay including bed linen, towels, cutlery, crockery, glasses, cooking utensils and hairdryer.
Short distance from central London, with numerous transport links (Underground, National Rail, Buses) many local bars, restaurants, supermarkets and leisure facilities can be found within walking distance
Nearest stations:
Queen's Park (0.3 miles)
Kilburn Park (0.3 miles)
Kilburn High Road (0.4 miles)
The nearest tube station is Queens Park, in zone 2. It is just 3 minutes' walk to the house, and it will take you around 15 minutes to get to the center of London by Bakerloo line. Also there is Kilburn Park (15 minutes away) and Kilburn High Road stations (7 minutes away).
Just 5 minutes' walk from the flat there is a well-loved and hugely popular city park call Queens Park. It provides a welcome splash of green in one of the most densely populated parts of London. Facilities include six all-weather tennis courts, a pitch and putt course, a pétanque pitch, an ornamental garden, a children's playground with paddling pool, a small zoo and a café.
There are many buses close to the property within walking distance: Bus 6 takes you to the Oxford Circus, on the way on this bus you can catch or from Kilburn High Road bus 31 will take you straight to Camden and in the opposite direction it will take you to Notting Hill. Also there are other local Bus Routes 206, 316, 36 (24 Hour),187 (24 Hour). Most attractions of London are within easy reach from the property, such as Piccadilly Circus, Madame Tussauds and Tower of London.
The area is very quiet and safe, the neighborhood is very good. Within walking distance of about 7 minutes, is Kilburn High Road with plenty of supermarkets, Sainsbury's, M & S Simply Food, Iceland, or the cheapest, known German discount store Aldi. It is also Poundland, in which all goods cost 1 pound, lots of restaurants and cafes around as well.
* Disclaimer: All things advertised at the time of booking are available, however availability can vary due to unforeseen circumstances. If this is ever the case, please note that any discounts or refunds will not be available, especially if the booking had been made for the discount price.
If you have any question please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your consideration.
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House Rules:
-No Pets.
-No Smoking.
-Breakage deposit £100 (Pounds).
-Late check-in fee (for checking-in from 20:30): £30.
-Parking Permit is available for £5 daily (weekend and Bank holiday is free).
-If you leave very early in the morning or late at night you will leave keys on the table in the room and your deposit will be refunded via 'PayPal' or bank transfer (*bank fees apply) once the housekeeper has checked the room.
- When booking please include all guests, our occupancy rules are very strict, children should be included in your booking regardless of age, we will not allow any 'over occupancy' due to our insurers requirements.
-Please separate your rubbish and place in the correct bin:
Blue Bin (Recycling) - Paper, Cardboard, Plastic, Tin etc
Grey Bin (General) - General Rubbish, anything that cannot go into Blue.
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Everything great service and house
Alles super Service und Haus
Everything great service and house
Alles super Service und Haus
Friendly, clean studio. Indeed it is small but well arranged and well equipped. Highlight the proximity to the Queen's Park subway station from which you can reach the center in 10-15 minutes. The possibility of the kitchen is a real plus, and there are small food shops open late enough to throw away (Kilburn High Road). The WiFi works well.
A small suggestion of layout: add a small shelf in the bathroom to be able to put his affairs toilet, it lacks a little.
Otherwise nice home and no problems. I recommend!
Studio sympa et propre. Effectivement c'est petit mais bien arrangé et bien équipé. Point fort la grande proximité avec la station de métro de Queen's Park depuis laquelle vous pouvez rejoindre le centre en 10-15 minutes. La possibilité de faire la cuisine est un vrai plus, et il y a des petits magasins alimentaires ouverts assez tard à deux pas (Kilburn High Road). Le WiFi fonctionne bien.
Une petite suggestion d'aménagement : ajouter une petite tablette dans la salle de bains pour pouvoir poser ses affaires de toilettes, elle manque un peu.
Sinon accueil sympa et aucun problème. Je recommande!
The one night we spend at Olgas apartment was quite pleasant, its a rather small space in a quiet neighborhood. All the rooms were very clean and nicely furnished, merely the beds were a bit too soft for our liking. In our short time we didn't need to use the kitchen, but I guess it would have easily sufficed for basic cooking. Getting to the city center war really easy by underground, onlz a 3 minute walk from the apartment.
We didn't meet Olga, but her housekeeper, who was rather hard to reach as the bell was misfunctioning, but we managed in the end.
We would probably stay here again if we ever return to London, merely the price is maybe a little high for the small space :)
A very helpful owner who accepts with great kindness to answer all our questions. A "housekeeper" Warm welcomes you with great kindness. The house is bright, extremely clean, very comfortable and has everything you need. The common kitchen allows you to meet the other occupants of the house and allows a friendly and sometimes useful exchange! I recommend this place to anyone who wants to stay in London. Although a bit far from the center of London, all the above-mentioned benefits far outweigh this slight disadvantage.
Une propriétaire très disponible qui accepte avec une grande gentillesse de répondre à toutes nos questions. Une "housekeeper" chaleureuse vous accueille avec une grande amabilité. La maison est lumineuse, extrêmement propre, très confortable et dispose de tout ce dont on a besoin. La cuisine commune permet de rencontrer les autres occupants de la maison et permet donc un échange sympathique et parfois utile ! Je recommande ce lieu à quiconque désire séjourner à Londres. Bien qu'un peu loin du centre de Londres, tous les avantages sus-cités dépassent largement ce léger inconvénient.
We had a wonderful stay with our host who received us very well. The apartment is really nice and it feels good. Its housing is quiet. I really recommend this host.
Nous avons passé un superbe séjour chez notre hôte qui nous a très bien reçu. L'appartement est vraiment sympathique et on s'y sent bien . Son logement est situé au calme. Je conseille vraiment cet hôte .
The stay at Harrow Self Catering Room RP1 was great value - many times better than a hotel for the same price. The room was small but it suited my purposes. The kitchen was well equipped including plates and knives and forks, and use of an automatic washing machine was handy. I had almost sole use of the bathroom. Most of all, the housekeeper, Liliana was very helpful. The only concern for me is that as I am in my 60's, it is a bit of a walk from the station and at the end of the Bakerloo Line. Next time, I would probably look for somewhere closer to a station and closer to London city.
Apartment fits the description. To make breakfast all worked well. Key collection was, as agreed, carried out on time. Apartment was clean but a little shabby. (Cracks in the tiles, window seal partially damaged). The size of the bed, and the whole apartment is ok for one person but for 2 people it is in my opinion very closely.
Appartment entspricht der Beschreibung. Zum Frühstück machen hat alles gut funktioniert. Schlüsselübergabe wurde, wie vereinbart, pünktlich durchgeführt. Appartment war sauber aber ein wenig abgewohnt. (Sprünge in den Fliesen, Fensterdichtung teilweise beschädigt). Die Größe vom Bett, sowie vom Appartment insgesamt ist für eine Person ok, aber für 2 Personen ist es meiner Meinung nach schon sehr eng.
We stayed in London for five days, with 3 people in total. The pictures on the internet gives a very good impression of the room. The room was clean. Andrey, the housekeeper, was in the house when we arrived. He was really friendly. We say him every day in the house. The room was perfect to stay for a couple of days. We had a tap that leaks. However, Andrey fixed it and we received a little present (chocolate) because the inconvenience it caused.
We stayed very close by Queens Park station. From here, you can take the tube (bakerloo line, it's the brown line). This line brings you direcltly to the centre of London. Besided this tube, you can also take may buses to the centre of London.
There were some other guests in a room above us. You can hear them walking but it was not irritation.
We really would like to come back to this room next time.
The house was very nice and well kept. I have not personally met Olga, but both in the e-mails, and in a telephone conversation she was very friendly. The location was great. Supermarket and subway station was only a few minutes away. Many Thanks!
Das Haus war sehr schön und gepflegt. Ich habe Olga zwar nicht persönlich kennengelernt, aber sowohl in den E-Mails, sowie in einem Telefonat war sie sehr freundlich. Die Lage war super. Supermarkt und U-Bahnstation waren nur wenige Minuten entfernt. Vielen Dank!
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I hate Caswells, nothing but of a-holes work there. Wish bad things on them. Ok, I feel better now.
The place I go is outdoors at the Usery Range. They have everything from shotgun clay booths and a ton of booths for gun and long rifles. They also have a dedicated area for full auto. It's about 7 miles east of Caswells. worth the drive


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A large group of MS sufferers and carers who met through the UK MS Society and regularly brave the elements of the early 21st century to meet up near Leeds, England and exercise their right to freedom of speech without moderation, discussing such weighty issues as how to get large quantities of drinks back from the bar to their table without falling over and when Leeds United FC are going to win the cup.
The Nomods are good Yorkshire folk and like to get big rounds in, particularly when someone else is paying.
by Cinders June 04, 2006
A phrase said by someone who gets destroyed in an online game, most likely halo and in a match where the person dies a lot and often. And during that match the person doesnt usually get a lot of kills.
Means the only way the other team is winning by such a large margin is by modding.
Means the only way the other team is winning by such a large margin is by modding.
*person gets killed for the 19th time and has 2 kills, and the other team needs one more kill to win*
"no mods i swear"
"no mods i swear"
by RJW3 September 20, 2007


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Excerpt: " New York Giants veteran defensive end Osi Umenyiora issued a challenge to confident Cleveland Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson.
"If (Trent) looks on tape and he thinks he sees some candy, come try and get it," Umenyiora said Friday.
Umenyiora's challenge came in response to comments Richardson made earlier in the week."I think that if we cover the edges and run hard, no doing all this juking and that, one move and go, I think we can have success in the running game," Richardson said.The Giants rank 22nd in the NFL in rushing defense, allowing 118.3 yards per game.Last Sunday night, Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy rushed for 123 yards against them on 23 carries, an average of 5.3 yards per attempt. As a team, the Eagles ran for 191 yards on 36 carries." Read more...


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It is always useful to get a global perspective on issues that are the subject of local political wrangling. Light is generally shed on areas that may be clouded by the heat generated by debate. In that context, the International Monetary Fund's annual report on the New Zealand economy is timely. It casts an especially valuable eye over the two questions of most current angst and anxiety, the significantly overvalued dollar and the overheated Auckland housing market. Its conclusions should put an end to much of the irrational comment on how these issues should be addressed.
The IMF says there should be no "messing with" the monetary policy framework just because the dollar is temporarily overvalued. Indeed, that framework, including a flexible exchange rate, was one of the reasons New Zealand had been relatively resilient in the face of the global downturn. "Do you want to mess [with] the framework because the exchange rate at the moment is overvalued, and do potentially long-term damage? I would be very reluctant to go down that path," said Bruce Aitken, the head of the IMF team.
That represents a strong riposte to politicians who have sought to reap advantage from manufacturers' grievances over the high dollar. It confirms the dangers inherent in, for example, the Greens' call for the exchange rate to be part of the Reserve Bank's mandate. The lower interest rates that flowed from this would, as the IMF notes, remove an advantage held by New Zealand's central bank. Unlike its counterparts in several nations, it still has the scope to cut interest rates if the country were hit by another major shock. Greens co-leader Russel Norman has accused the Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler of complacency and being stuck in the 1980s. This report confirms that Dr Norman's credibility is under far greater threat.
On the overheated housing market, the IMF suggests a worst-case scenario involving external shocks could trigger a sudden decline in house prices. It is, therefore, appropriate to equip the Reserve Bank with macro-prudential tools to combat a build-up of systemic risk from rapid house-price inflation. At the moment, the central bank is considering a variety of new measures involving banks' capital and funding requirements and adjusting loan-to-value ratios.
Quite correctly, however, the IMF notes these tools come with substantial provisos. There has not been a lot of experience with them in advanced economies, and it says they should be used infrequently and with caution. "The fund's view is they should be deployed in a timely way, not very often and not for very long, and not seen as a substitute for the official cash rate," said Mr Aitken.
That, again, tallies with the approach of the Reserve Bank, not its critics. The governor has made it clear that the last thing he wants is an out-of-control housing bubble on top of the overvalued exchange rate and a drought. That is why he is moving quite quickly on these regulatory tools, which are designed to boost the resilience of the banking system while, only at the margin, slowing the housing market. But it is equally clear that they will need refining, and it will be hard to know when to use them most appropriately.
It is always tempting to seek miracle cures for vexing problems. That is why the tools being examined by the Reserve Bank have gathered an allure for some out of all proportion to their intended impact. And why some politicians press for lower interest rates, quantitative easing and extravagant intervention in the foreign exchange market. It is never as simple as that. The IMF report is a strong reminder of that.


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By Joe Brewin
Robin van Persie believes England have enough quality to challenge for Euro 2012 glory.
Van Persie played the first half of Holland's dramatic 3-2 friendly victory over Stuart Pearce's side before being replaced at the interval.
And the Dutchman says England's youthful squad can shine in Poland and Ukraine this summer.
"England are a very good team," said Van Persie. "They were a bit younger but they played well and they are a very good side. They have a massive chance of playing well in the Euros.
"Both teams played well. To be fair they scored in the 90th minute, we had one last attack which was a bit lucky in the end and pulled it back. It was a nice win, five goals, a good game of football and everybody is happy.
"It was a very useful [warm-up game]. Everybody showed that, everybody was committed and there were a few good tackles in the game."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Natt Chanapa is a Thai actress who has acted under a number of stage names, particularly Kesarin Chaichalermpol and Nong Natt. This sexy actress became instantly popular based on the media and police attention she gained as a result of the investigation and has been offered large sums for mainstream acting and modeling jobs. In addition, and far more striking, is the widespread mainstream interest in the scandalous video itself. It would seem that if only 10 copies of the illicit video compact disc (VCD) were in Thailand before the story broke, by the following day millions of copies were changing hands throughout the country. The video features the delectable Natt sucking a Japanese guy's dick and then fucking his brains out.
But what's most fascinating about this whole thing is that the heavy circulation of the Natt Chanapa's sex video has not been limited to the back-alley pirate VCD shops of Patpong. Instead, the sex video has made its way into the homes and businesses of middle-class Thailand. Hotel employees from major resorts say that the Natt Chanapa sex video was being sold among the staff for 20 baht (about 50 US cents) each, and employees were snapping them up. If you want to see more Natt Chanapa scandalous pictures, just click on the link.
It would seem that the government's effort to suppress the illicit material has only served to fan the flames of Natt's popularity and that of the video itself, taking the underground video from the shadowy black market and thrusting it into mainstream pop culture.


text: Right now their is a truck load of Packages headed to CT for delivery tomorrow. After weeks of above normal temps and plenty of sun, people are anxious to get bees. Tonight the temps are predicted to dip and a snow storm is moving in. Looks like they will be all right as the weather is predicted to warm back up by the beginning of the week. They may have to wait until Monday to start hiving. Hope for the best.


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how do you know if a hive is honey-bound
Monday I had a hive swarm that I had been checking weekly. it has been hot and humid here. I have running water available and lots of shade at the site and must have missed the queen cells on weekly inspections
I did capture the swarm and hived it but the old hive had 3 suppers not drawn but the 2 hive bodies weigh about 70 lbs each
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Microsoft-RIM Rumour Has Tech Giant Investing $3.5 Billion In BlackBerry Maker
Once again, it's the season for RIM takeover rumours, and this time it's Microsoft that is said to be interested in the struggling BlackBerry maker.
Weeks after a dismal quarterly earnings report prompted the departure of RIM co-founder Jim Balsillie, and a general exodus of executives from the company, the financial blog Benzinga is reporting that "Microsoft is prepared to make a $3.5 billion investment in Research in Motion, according to sources."
Neither Microsoft nor RIM would confirm the claim to Benzinga.
As IT World Canada notes: "No word about what the money would be for, what Microsoft would get out of the deal -- a stab in the dark might be for access to [RIM's secure messaging service] BBM -- or how it would tie the two companies together."
To be sure, there have been plenty of rumours like this floating around over the past year, as RIM has seen its market share, stock price and earnings slide.
In September, it was reported that activist investor Carl Icahn was planning to buy into the company. That was followed by claims that U.K. telecom giant Vodafone was interested in taking over the Waterloo, Ontario-based company. Then came claims Amazon.com was interested in the company.
In January, reports surfaced that then-co-CEO Balsillie was meeting with Samsung execs about a buyout, but the asking price may have been too high.
Reports at the time indicated RIM rebuffed many of the offers, preferring to go it alone. But comments from the company's recently installed CEO, Thorsten Heins, that all options are on the table suggest the company may be more open now to a buyout.
But some analysts question why anyone would want to buy the struggling company, which saw revenue drop to $4.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, down from $5.6 billion in the same quarter a year earlier.
"There are not that many buyers left" for RIM, Recon Analytics analyst Roger Entner said, as quoted at the Toronto Star. "BlackBerry is running out of sugar daddies."
Asked on CNBC last week if there was room in the market for RIM in a world increasingly dominated by Apple's iPhone and Android phones, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster replied "no."
"Research In Motion is out of business," Munster said, listing off a number of other phone makers -- including Nokia -- that he believes won't survive in the new Apple- and Samsung-dominated era of smartphone and tablet computers.
The PlayBook tablet, which was the BlackBerry maker's answer to the iPad, went on sale in April 2011. Since then, RIM has lost $485 million on unsold units. At the beginning of January, RIM slashed the price of all models of its tablet to $299. The special pricing will last until February 4. PlayBooks, which come in 16, 32 and 64 gigabyte models, typically retail for $499, $599 and $699, respectively, according to CNET. In November, RIM temporarily slashed the price of the 16GB version of the tablet to $199 at certain retail locations.
In October, BlackBerry suffered an outage that affected many of its then 70-million worldwide users, leaving some of its customers in Asia, Europe, Latin American and Africa without service for as many as three days. Some users in the U.S. were affected, but not for as long a period.
In December, two RIM executives were fired after a flight they were on was forced to be diverted because the pair's "drunken rowdiness," the AP reports.
Research in Motion announced in December 2011 that its highly anticipated BlackBerry 10 platform won't be available until the end of 2012. According to the AP, the company claims the holdup is because the chipset needed for the phones running the platform won't be available until the middle of this year.
In 2011, RIM's stock dropped a massive 75 percent.
In less than a year, RIM's share of the U.S. smartphone market dropped by almost 50 percent, from 30.4 percent in January 2011 to 16.6 percent in November 2011. In 2009, RIM controlled 44 percent of the US smartphone market. (Pictured above is the HTC Desire HD Android, which runs on Google's much more popular Android platform.)
A nearly 75 percent drop in stock price in 2011 did not please investors. At the end of 2011, Jaguar Financial Corp, one of the largest investors in RIM, called "for substantial corporate governance change and for a sale of RIM, whether as a whole or as separate parts." Vic Alboini, the chief executive of Jaguar Financial, told the BBC earlier this month that RIM has "lost it." "The party is over, we believe, in terms of trying to design that cool, tech savvy smartphone," he said. "Microsoft has over $50 billion in cash, RIM has $1.5 billion. There is no way they'll be able to compete."
The family of 11-year-old Kian McCreath of Coventry, U.K., gave RIM some of its worst publicity in 2012, telling the media the boy was burned and left with permanent scarring when his BlackBerry Curve 9320 exploded. Although cell phones that are left to charge too long are known to explode, for RIM the news represented a horrible publicity disaster that came just weeks ahead of the launch of its BlackBerry 10.


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Samantha Stosur's flummoxed coach acknowledges his charge's mental frailties, but challenges anyone to find the magic solution.
No one has endured more Stosur centre-court meltdowns than David Taylor, who linked up with the now world No 9 and Grand Slam champion upon her return to the game in 2008 after battling career-threatening illness.
Taylor was in Stosur's courtside box during her 2010 French Open final upset loss to Francesca Schiavone, just as he was when she thumped the unfancied Italian in straight sets in the opening round in Paris the year before.
Taylor's gut also churned when Stosur committed tennis suicide against another Italian she'd never previously lost to, Sara Errani, in the semifinals at Roland Garros last year.
And he admits the 28-year-old's latest collapse - from 5-2 up in the deciding set against Zheng Jie at the Australian Open - was "one of her worst".
"It was terrible to see," Taylor said.
"She served for the match twice on centre court and was absolutely dominant to that point ...
"It is an absolutely devastating loss. It's illogical for a player of that level - but that's what it is. It's not that easy to solve. I know we're all trying pretty hard, but there's no easy answer."
Even if many may think so.
Past champions, current players, fans and critics have all offered advice - and Stosur has taken it all on board. Nothing has worked.
But just like Martina Hingis bounced back from her French Open final meltdown against Steffi Graf in 1999 to reach another three consecutive Australian Open finals, Taylor is backing Stosur to rebound.


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yeah it's 2 movies in a row that QT didn't seem to know how to end it so he basically just said "frick it"
prefer IB's ending than Django
my second guess was that you read the script online. QT always puts narrative in the script that he leaves out of actual shooting
he maintains his cool, calm, and collected demeanor from the "dog scene" THROUGH the caper, even when it goes to shit, and then he just dissolves into irrational morality? no way man, no way
but for how shaken he was and for how profound of an effect it had on him, it didn't seem to bug him much until it was dramatically suitable. he still executed the plan to a T, and the only frickup was by django's wife (not shultz)
by that point in time it was already clear that candie was an idiot and stephen was the HNIC
i don't think this movie was shot very slick and he's becoming preachy and lost direction.
You didnt see the part where he kept turning his head and looking queasy in his seat? It was when Dicaprio/Foxx were talking.
prefer IB's ending than Django
and yet he still maintains enough rationality to handle the situation when it goes to shite and finalizes the deal. he jumps through a lot of hoops in pressure situations with all of this suicidal guilt toppling him. it makes no sense why he wouldn't maintain that rationality for his revenge
He begs to stop it, offers to buy the man's freedom, explicitly stating his life is worth $500. He argues with Django about playing the character too well. And his reaction is a topic of conversation.
How much of a reaction do you want? Fireworks? Would you like Tarantino to walk out in front of the action and explain this scene is important. He practically did. It wasn't subtle.
Candie was not an idiot. He's vain and a poseur, but he is not dumb.
But yes, if indicting slavery as evil (and the Nazis as being bad) is getting too preachy then, yes, guilty as charged.
Traumatic experience should make a person "act of character then and there?"
Traumatic experience should make a person "act of character then and there?"
to the point of irrational suicide?
I guess Candy was right, Schulz was just a sore loser.
They won.
They won! But he cannot make himself subservient -- you know, to shake Candie's hand. I think it's one of the cool subtexts of the film that ultimately, yes, they were wrong. If they had approached Candie, he would have sold Broomhilda for $5,000.
Was it irrational suicide...
Or did he know they were dead once he antagonized Candie?
1. He was traumatized
2. He LOST (when King's ego isnt use to that)
3. He was insulted.
So when Dr. King Shultz has all those things happen to him.....can we really be shocked by HIS actions?
Schultz is German. He heard on the street that there's a German-speaking woman being prostituted and now he's interested. Something like that?
No, no, no ... that, you know, I mean ... that ... could work. That could work. Here's the thing: you've got to think of who Schultz is. I see where you're coming from. But it does sound like you're thinking what you would do. You have to think about how Schultz would respond. And it is actually kind of interesting that we've been getting a lot of different reviews coming out of England and France and no one has questioned Schultz's methods when it comes to that. But they have been questioned in America. Now, I think there is a little more common sense laid in the American mindset when it comes to these kinds of things.
There's your controversial statement.
Yeah, exactly.
That's my headline: "frick you, world."
[Laughs] But think about it now: if Schultz was a straightforward guy, when he went into Daughtry, Texas, he would have actually gone to the marshal and said, "Look, your sheriff is not who he thinks he is, and I'm going to take him in."
That's a good point. What we see in the movie is a very elaborate way to get the sheriff.
Yeah, exactly. He probably would have gone to the marshal, and then they could have had the marshal get the sheriff to give up and taken him in alive. Now, Shultz would never take anybody alive, because that's how you get killed. But he could have at least gotten him out of town that way and then shot him.
So Schultz likes the theatrics?
He likes the theatrics. He likes setting up these convoluted plans -- creating mayhem. And, inside of the mayhem, orchestrate ...
So does he believe his plan at Candyland is the best way and it will create mayhem?
Well, no. That's the case in Daughtry, but, in this case with Candie, it's actually quite mayhem-less. He's actually being courted like a big-pocket buyer that he is. I mean, Candie couldn't be laying it all out for him in a better way. He's treated wonderful because he's got big pockets and he's coming in to spend some money. But, the way Schultz is and the way he works, it is not his way at any time -- it just doesn't compute to him -- to be in even a remotely submissive situation. In any encounter he has with anybody. Especially somebody as cretinous as Calvin Candie. Especially somebody who fights men to the death.
So you're saying he goes in with that plan because he feels he is in a position of power?
He has to be in the driver's seat. He cannot let Candie be in the driver's seat. If he goes to Moguy [Candie's lawyer]: "I've heard you have a German young gal slave." Now, by the way, let me preface one other thing. If Candie were Don Johnson's character, Spencer Bennett, Schultz would be actually able to be upfront and offer to buy her -- because that's what Bennett does. He sells pretty women. That's not what Candie does. It's a little weird to go and buy this random girl from the plantation.
Except that the two have the German-speaking connection.
They have the German connection -- it's just weird. It's just a little weird.
It's weird, but that could be an "in."
It could be an "in" ...
"I know this is weird, but I don't know anyone who speaks German and I'd like to buy her."
Yeah, absolutely. That could work. In real life, that could work. And even in the case of this movie, in real life, it could work. It could not work and there is no Plan B if it doesn't work. They're screwed if it doesn't work.
So you're saying that this plan creates a Plan B?
Yes. But, also, it's the fact that the minute that Candie realizes that they need Broomhilda is the minute he has the upper hand. In no iota of any way, shape or form can Schultz ever allow Candie to have the upper hand. It's just not his way to ever allow anybody -- especially somebody he finds so cretinous. Even before he knows him! Just from the facts -- that much of a power-mad baron to have the upper hand. Even enough to come up and say, "II speak German. I've heard you have this German-speaking slave. I'd like to pay $5,000 for her." Well, he's afraid that Candie will say, "No, how about $10,000? If you want it that much."
But didn't they wind up paying $12,000?
Well, that's because that ended up happening. They had no choice later.
So, in my mind, I'm thinking that they went through this whole thing, when they could have just said, "Here's all of our money." I get the upper-hand aspect, but in the end it doesn't work anyway and that's what they wind up paying. Did you ever think that once Candie figures out their true motives, to just have them kicked out without Broomhilda?
No, because Candie doesn't care enough about Broomhilda.
So he still wants the money.
He still wants the money. But here's the interesting thing, though: It's not Schultz's way. Ever. To let anybody he's dealings with have the upper hand.
So just going straight to Candie is giving him the upper hand?
It gives Candie the power position. Candie can say, "yes" or "no." Candie can dictate the price from that point on. Aside from the fact that Schultz doesn't even want to pay $5,000 for her. He'll pay $12,000 to keep her from being beaten to death, but he doesn't want to. He wants to buy her for $350. He wants to pretend he's going to spend $12,000 on Eskimo Joe and get her for nothing. And then they never see him again. He doesn't want to give them any money.
If the plan had worked, would they have not left with both Eskimo Joe and Broomhilda?
He was never going to buy him. They would get Broomhilda, they would leave and five days later, him and his lawyer were supposed to show back up -- and they'd never see him again. That's part of the ruse: that they're spending so much money on Candie's bill of fare -- it's like a toaster you get for depositing $500 in a bank.
So when Candie finds out that their main interest is Broomhilda, why does he care? I mean, as long as he thinks he's still getting his full money.
Ultimately, Candie doesn't care once he gets the $12,000. Once he sells her, it's like, "OK, have cake! Drink! I'm a great horse trader."
But he did take Eskimo Joe off the table.
He doesn't even have to lose Eskimo Joe. This is a triumph for Candie. Candie and Moguy are celebrating as they sign over Broomhilda's papers. They sold a slave that cost $300 for $12,000 -- that is horse trading at the highest level. If you want to entice a horse trader, you have to trade horses. Now ... what's interesting about this whole conversation is ... Schultz was wrong. It would have worked. If they had come and offered to buy Broomhilda for $5,000, Candie would have done it.
I like you.
They don't know that.
You just made my day.
They don't know that.
I know what you're saying, but, honestly, a lot of directors would never say something along those lines. But you're saying that, in this story, Schultz is a character who makes wrong decisions.
He's working from the wrong assumptions. Schultz is so egotistical and is such a control freak, he cannot allow himself to be put in the non-power position of every situation. It's why he ends up getting killed in the first place! They've had it; they got her.
They won.
They won! But he cannot make himself subservient -- you know, to shake Candie's hand. I think it's one of the cool subtexts of the film that ultimately, yes, they were wrong. If they had approached Candie, he would have sold Broomhilda for $5,000.
For me, though ... my perception of Christoph Waltz in this movie -- and in "Inglourious Basterds" -- is that he seems like a reasonable man. Even as a Nazi saying these horrible things, he gives off an air of reason. When he speaks, he sounds reasonable.
But that's one of the biggest differences between Schultz and Landa. Schultz is almost this high-flying lunatic when it comes to these harebrained schemes that he does. One of the really exciting parts of the film is when he goes into Daughtry, Texas, and just shoots the sheriff. He shoots the sheriff and you're like, "Oh my God, what the hell did he just do!" And, so, is Django owned by a lunatic now? Are they both going to get lynched? And I think the audience crosses their arms, "OK, how the hell are you going to get out of this one?" And then he comes out there and says, "No, this man is not who you thought he was. He's this man." And, OK, actually I buy that. I get that. Well, that's his whole modus operandi. It's actually one of the tragedies of the movie -- if they had actually just been more straightforward and hadn't tried to be so tricky. But it's Schultz's way to be tricky and clever. It's Schultz's way to never reveal himself -- to hide under guises and to pretend to be something he's not. To trick people.
I think they're going to kick me out of here ...
Well, thanks for rallying and coming down and talking to me. I understood where you guys were coming from -- I just wanted to deal with it. And, it's funny -- let me finish up one little thing about it. I know where you guys were coming from. And I thought, I could actually have a scene in here where I make it a little more explicit of why they have to do this whole thing. Like, for instance, in a book, I don't think anyone would be thinking about it because I could have taken you into Schultz's thought process more -- so it would be more set-up. But, frankly, it's like right in the middle of the movie I didn't want to have a whole giant scene -- where I'm actually trying to get some momentum going. That, "OK, now I have to explain everything that we're going to do right now." I took a leap that most people would go with me -- would go with the plan.
Was it irrational suicide...
Or did he know they were dead once he antagonized Candie?
he dies either way, though
1. He was traumatized
2. He LOST (when King's ego isnt use to that)
3. He was insulted.
but he still acts rationally after "losing" and seals a deal that left them out of harm's way
he still had adequate time and ability to plan out revenge that didn't kill him (and kill django, essentially)
So when Dr. King Shultz has all those things happen to him.....can we really be shocked by HIS actions?
1. Yes he died..but the point is WHY DID HE DIE...right?
2. You say he acts rationally after "losing". What happens next?
So its obviously fricking with him. So much so...he felt the need to insult Candy. He WAS leaving until Candy stopped him.
I believe he figured they were dead once he pissed off Candy. So....he killed him. "I couldnt help myself"
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Compiled more than two thousand years ago, the Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. A study of the anatomy of forces in conflict, it has been discovered by modern business people, who understand the principles it contains are as useful for understanding the interactions of modern corporations as they are for understanding the tactics of ancient Chinese armies. This illustrated edition includes two audio CDs read by Lloyd James.
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Foles did a lot, TD's vs INTs, QB rating, win streak... But I can't help but love him for possibly getting that ****stain Vick out of the NFL, FOR GOOD!!!
Living in Arizona I got to see Foles play a lot, he is not a super star. That being said, he is good pocket passer who is very accurate and can take a good beating. He is not the most mobile QB and at times will make some bone head plays. Overall he will be a good NFL QB for some years to come.
**** Foles and **** the Eagles but there is no way a dude who put up the numbers he did can be considered overrated.


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Yesterday I pulled a colony of bees out of a water meter box. It was much larger than i expected. I wired up 4 large brood combs and even had to cut off each side a little even though my Top Bar hive is wider than most. The remaining small pieces were put between the wired combs under two top bars as I dumped about 2000+ bees in and closed it up. Today there were a few bees gathered outside, but no bearding. There was good activity in and out the front and side entrance. I did not see the queen, but most or the bees were with the comb when I closed the vented lid and took them five miles to the hive. I'm feeling good about this one because I was able to save almost all the brood. I had to increase the brood area to 8 bars which only leaves 7 for expansion. I was planning to split this hive very soon and populate my second on a farm 3 miles from here.
Does anyone know how long I should wait or what to look for over the next few days. I have an endoscope I can use to peek inside, but I want to leave them alone and see if they pull through.
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Dana Schutz flirts with the ugly, considers our condition, pictures the unimaginable, and in general uncovers what some might prefer left under a rock in her brushy paintings of Jeffrey Dahmer–like cleaver-wielding Amazons, blindfolded troubadours in business suits, and other less-easy-to-identify folks and scenes. At LFL Gallery in New York in 2002, in her first solo exhibition, "Frank from Observation," she showed a group of 12 paintings about a fictional character, Frank, whom she imagined as being the last man on earth — and whom she coyly described in the show's press release as being painted "from observation." In those works, we see imaginative imagery that appears to arise out of the union between fierce brushstrokes and color so visceral it takes on a life of its own: a bright orange Frank nude in the water; a pinker Frank reclining on the beach; a dark, seriously post–Van Gogh Frank contemplating stars at night. Schutz continues to paint up an impressive storm, and her work comes to Brandeis's Rose Art Museum in "Dana Schutz: Works from 2002–2006," which opens on January 19 with more than two dozen works from the last four years plus some new work done for this exhibition.
Also opening on January 19 at the Rose, "Oliver Herring: On the Cusp," an installation of the artist's recent photo-sculptures. For this body of work, Herring photographed volunteer models from every conceivable angle over a long period of time, then cut and pasted the photos onto lifesize three-dimensional forms of his subjects. An intense exercise in intimacy, the resultant portraits offer an almost taboo opportunity to stare really hard at people you don't know. The photographic aspect of the sculpture takes Duane Hanson's inroads into 3-D trompe l'œil one step farther, as does Herring's sensitivity to and connection with his models. Herring, who also works in media from video to knitting, has an acute feel for the figure, and he puts a new twist on its portrayal.
Perception, representation, beauty . . . artists working in the early days of the 20th century in Europe challenged established definitions of these topics through innovations and explorations in painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts, creating what we now know as Modern. "Degas to Picasso: Modern Masters," which opens January 18 at the Museum of Fine Arts, has more than 280 works from the MFA's collection by the famed likes of Degas, Gauguin, Rodin, Giacometti, and Picasso, not to mention Miró, Dalí, Magritte, and Matta, and American ex-pats Calder and Man Ray. Beginning with Degas's experimental works, which he made late in his career, and punctuated throughout by Picasso's continuous shifts in style and media, the show, which includes newly acquired as well as rarely seen works, gives a panoramic view of Modernism.
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As you may have read, this is only my fourth week at keeping bees, but I was wondering how much honey I can expect to get from two hives after the first building season. I got into beekeeping so we could do bee venom therapy on my wife (she has MS), so the honey would be an added bonus. So my question is how do you sell your honey (to who and for how much).
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The Report looks closely at the myriad forms of forced labour found in the world today and the various responses to them, with the aim of mobilizing greater support for their eradication. It closes by proposing a specific programme of action for discussion and approval by ILO constituents that strives for a holistic approach to eliminating this terrible practice. Through an extensive survey of the available evidence, the Report examines the most prevalent forms of forced labour still in existence today. Within each category of forced labour identified, the Report provides information that sheds light on the disparate factors that bear on it. In several cases, the ILO and other international organizations have succeeded in helping reduce or eliminate the practice. The Report demonstrates that with a combination of political will and concerted efforts on the part of the international community, a range of ministries, the social partners and nongovernmental organizations, forced labour can be abolished.More information about human trafficking on the website of ILO.


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