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If Sean Payton thinks he can get by with Will Smith and Jonathan Vilma as outside linebackers in the 3-4, he's in for a rude awakening. Adding a pass-rusher like Jones should be a high priority. There are legitimate questions about his athleticism and health, but he's worth the risk at No. 15 based on his impressive production at Georgia, where he excelled in a 3-4 system similar to the one the Saints are installing in 2013.
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Then if Fluker is there at left tackle, you get him and pick up
Jones has lost a little juice lately because he wasn't impressive at his pro day, but we're still talking about a player who led the nation in sacks, and did it against the best competition in college football. He brings a relentless style and provides a perfect pass-rushing fit at outside linebacker for a defense that needs more talent up front. The Saints had one of the NFL's worst pass rushes last year, and Jones can help in that regard.
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2011 Never Summer Heritage Review
2011 Never Summer Heritage 158cm
Rome Targa bindings
K2 T1 boots
Weight 175lb
First impression
Board is a lot lighter than my Premier F1-R and carbon woven topsheet looks sick!
Hardpack Groomers
This board handles like it's on rails on the groomers. You can definitely lean right into the carve, and the edges will continue to bite and bite and bite until you make a full 'U' turn and are going up the mountain. You can literally carve until your hand is touching the ground ON GROOMERS! The flex is great on this deck. You can still butter on it, however it just takes a bit more effort. This board is VERY fast also. It just rips down the hill charging through anything in it's way. Edge to edge is very fast on this board. The rocker really helps move it side to side, but the camber gives it that stability when you are charging. That's what helps make this deck ride like a smaller board. The dampening is pretty good too, though not as good as the Raptor it's perfect for an all mountain board. When the runs get tracked out, you will feel the bumps but just a little bit. Ollie-ing off rollers is a piece of cake, it will shoot you up in the air and landings are super easy to stick (camber in the tip and tail rocks)! Switch is a piece of cake on this deck even though it's directional and is a 158! Rocker makes switch much easier. I am definitely not as strong riding switch, but it's clearly easier to accomplish.
So today was super icy and I took out the Heritage, it did a great job gripping in icy conditions. I was quite suprised. Vario Power Sidecut FTW!
If you've never used a rockered board in powder you should surely try one. Especially if you are riding wet powder. Nose stays above the snow and edge to edge response is great. I took this board out on a powder day and it killed everything I took it to. Though, this boards response is not nearly as good as it's older brother The Raptor in the pow, it can hold its own. It's great through the trees just found the 158 to be a bit long in tighter tree situations. I took it to an area with wider trees and the Heritage was so much fun. I had a huge grin on my face at the end of that day!
It dumped 30+cm of snow today... WOW, this board really handles it all. It did an amazing job through the trees, the deep pow. I floated effortlessly! It went through the trees easily, switching from edge to edge. The steeps were no match for this board either! I'm so impressed with this board, it's going to my 'goto' board!
If you really inclined to you can take this deck to the park. I prefer a shorter board in the park, but I did manage to hit a few booters, 50-50 and 5-0 a few boxes. No boardslides as the edges were insanely sharp straight from the factory. I didn't want to damage the board too! On the booters, this board was great. AWESOME ollie power. Spins are easy to do. Landings are SOLID. Unlike other rocker ONLY boards that if you land in the backseat too much you will most likely wash out. This board plants on the ground where you place it and stomps it out. Tail presses are easy to do with the rocker between your legs, but you still need to put effort in as the board is still stiff.
This is a board for someone who spends the majority of their time ripping down the mountain but also enjoys going to the park for a few hits. Make sure you match the board with a stiffer binding, this way you can really get the full power out of this deck! The Rocker and Camber together is the perfect combo. I think Never Summer has something special here. I've ridden the Skate Banana and I found it to be way TOO surfy, it's just too loose for me and too over the top. RC is a perfect balance, you get the best of both worlds! When you're riding the NS RC boards compared to a cambered board, you can notice the differences. Right away getting off the lift you will notice it takes way less effort to steer the board. Edge to edge transitions are quick and effortless! The Heritage is a charger with an added bit of playfulness to it. It's quite a bit softer than it's Carbonium brother, The Raptor. This is the perfect board for someone who loves to rip the grooms, the pow, hit natural features and enjoys a rare park day. Simply put, it's a versatile board that you can take anywhere. If I had only 1 board, this would definitely be at the top of the list.
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Thanks for the review. Currently have a 158 Evo and picked up a Premier F1-R on clearance. Thinking of possibly unloading both of those for a 160 Heritage as a do everything board.
haha I already had my shop order me one, im going to start paying it off next month... Kinda cool deal i got he orderd it for me and is allowing me to pay it off through the summer. But how about burton cartels as a binder for this board?
I had the Heritage on 390s at first... I think the flex on the Cartel is similar to the 390. I prefered the stiffer Rome Targa. I think the Cartel will be alright, but you will be able to get more power and response out of this deck with a stiffer binding.
hi baseline6 . what shop???? i want one!!!
I have a 08-09 Legacy-R, and from the looks of it, the new HeritageX seems to be the same type of board. That is, the catalog for 08-09 and the 10-11 catalog show that both boards are meant from a little park riding up til the beginning of big mountain riding, but no more.
While I like to do a little freestyle, I prefer more freeride and real tight trees, and I'm going to try to start into big mountain territory.
I want to upgrade my Legacy-R, so should I switch to a RaptorX or a HeritageX? Any help would be appreciated.
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I had some weak colonies (3-4 frames of bees) which were in 2-story hives (10 frame).
I'm wondering if they would have had a higher chance of survival if I had removed the second story and left them with only the first (to keep warm perhaps).
I had some weak colonies (3-4 frames of bees) which were in 2-story hives (10 frame).
I'm wondering if they would have had a higher chance of survival if I had removed the second story and left them with only the first (to keep warm perhaps).
In my opinion that would have helped a lot. You used the word "had", Did they starve? What is in the frames right now?
If I read you right, 4 frame of bees in 2 story stacking 5 on each box on top of the other. So 10 frame altogether.
If warmth is the key then it is better to put them all inside one hive box. Crowding them together will help them conserve more heat or should I say to generate more heat to warm the hive.
But if your bees are growing and producing queen cells then it is better to put them in 2 hive boxes. One on top of the other. To conserve heat for warmth you must fill up the outer space with anything that is not toxic to the bees. Foam and sponges came to mind on this process. Have you seen the sponge nuc pic box I posted here? It is for this purpose of keeping them warm at night time. I think keeping them on your current set up without filling in will make them colder at night because they cannot heat up the 2 hive boxes fast enough. How can they grow if they're too cold at night? Have to crowd them together to enable them to grow from the heat. I have to separate the hive now that they grow too fast even though it is still cold at night time outside here.
I started this set up on 3/11 and now one week later they are ready to do a swarm prep on 3/19 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMjrC7bFfak
They even build a swarm cell ready for this process. But seeing this massive growth I put in another hive box filled with sponges too with only 4 frames full of bees on the top. Four frame of bees also in the bottom hive sponge up as well. I since added 2 more foundation frame in case they want to expand further at the bottom. The bottom hive also full of bees as well but no queen cell yet. When the new queen sealed I will take off the top hive to form their own colony. The old queen will be put in the bottom hive to grow further. On a warm day 60F I have to widen their 3 entrances to let them fly out and keep their hives cool. I don't use a bottom screen because it is still cold at night time.
Right now there's some honey and capped brood (it seems) and a cluster of dead bees. I had three that were like this and died.
The bees don't warm the hive, they maintain a constant temperature in the cluster, over any brood. They are constantly circulating from the inside to the outside of the cluster, as the heater bees and others maintain the temperature. The advantage of a two story hive is that the bees tend to move up, and not to the side, as they consume their winter stores. So a two story hive has a better chance of survival in winter than does a single story.
As one poster asked, what killed them? Where was the cluster when it died? Where were the honey stores? That will answer your question.
"If all you have is a hammer, the whole world is a nail." - A.H. Maslow
Move them to the single until they need more room and they will do better. Being able to maintain heat in a smaller area matters to the amount of brood that a colony can cluster over and keep heated. Use any SBB for kindling or reserve it for weather over a hundred. Certainly don't use it on a colony building up.


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Thanks. Maybe it will sell now huh? If not I dont mind keeping it. Its looking nice these days.
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The following chart is copied from the book "Observation Hives" by Webster and Caron.
I thought I would scan and post it for others to see.
The following chart is copied from the book "Observation Hives" by Webster and Caron.
I thought I would scan and post it for others to see.
Trying to think inside the box...
Good post, thank you
Made me realize that you can sorta know how much of their stores are gone by the number of cold days you have. In other words if you are having a cold winter they will need more stores. For those that have snow cover their hives it will take less stores because snow is very good insulator
So much to learn, so little time!!
That's why those that winter their bees indoors keep the temp around 40° F. Least stores eaten.
Cam Bishop
Good post.
If it's too cold, bees will probably start breeding.
Did the authors observe this phenomenon?
It also indicates that the better the hive is at retaining heat, the less bees have to work to maintain a certain in-hive temperature. Which also reduces the amount of stores consumed to maintain said heat level.
No, I am NOT a bee "Keeper". Anything I post is just my opinion. Take it easy and think for yourself.
So 5 deg C = 40 deg F and is the temp that Bees cluster and eat the least amount of honey.
Any higher and they start carrying out hive duties and need more honey to fuel their activity.
So if it's 40 deg F outside the hive but the hive is REALLY well insulated, do the bees do more hive activity?
Does that low point in the graph of the metabolic rate of the hive move if it is well insulated?
Thomas Bartram
A hive that is "really well insulated" will have smaller temperature swings than a poorly insulated hive. To the extent that the movement of radiated cluster heat is slowed down by the hive insulation, the insulated hive is likely to be warmer than a non/poorly insulated hive. And a warmer colony is likely to be more active. If you follow Ian's posts about his indoor wintering setup, once the (non-heated) bee storage building temperatures climb much above 40 degrees F, he really has no option but to move the hives back outside.
If we go much further down this road, very soon we will be back at ...
Bees Only Heat the Cluster, Not the Hive?
... is it that time already? ...
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Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
Good chart!
Stores usage will increase slightly with temperatures above 40 F. You will notice, the slope of the energy usage increase below this point is much sharper per degree temperature change than it is per degree temperature change above 40 F.
Your decision regarding hive insulation value in your particular circumstances could be done with fair accuracy on the basis of degree days over the period from end of foraging till beginning of foraging. Not many will be deciding on that basis but our hunches if they are correct should not be too out of whack with what degree days would predict.
For me at 46 degrees N. insulation is an easy decision and it also should be if you are, say, in Georgia! Whether you have Carniolan or Russians rather than Italian bees is probably more important part of the decision. With carni bees my hive weight will drop only a bit over 10 lbs from mid Oct. till the end of March then use 25 lbs in March and April when they start brooding again.
Crofter - Like that information on honey use through the winter. Interesting. Maybe one day I will set something up to monitor it.
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All those journotards and media houses who sell their souls and their news for a few pieces of silver. Things like journalism ethics and morality are as alien to them as ET the Extra-Terrestrial. Indians have to tolerate their 24/7 trash as there's no freaking alternative. Usually no walls between salesroom and newsroom. Modi is their bête noire and Radia tapes were their high water mark. A sleeveless skank and her old monk loving hubby give a whole new meaning to douchebaggery. Dago bitch and her moronic son pay 'em generously. Ravi- mediacrooks gives nightmares to most.
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"Gov. Sean Parnell, Ms. Palin's fellow Republican and former lieutenant, has announced that it is his top priority to undo parts of major oil tax increases that Ms. Palin made law. He argues that high state taxes, not just federal regulations, are preventing oil companies from exploring new drilling in Alaska and therefore jeopardizing future state revenues…
"And the project Ms. Palin once portrayed as her principal legislative triumph, a plan to build a 1,700-mile natural gas pipeline that she said would transform the economy of Alaska and contribute to America's domestic energy supply, seems an increasingly distant dream, undercut by low gas prices and more practical projects in other states.
"'She made it an issue,' said Mike Chenault, the Republican speaker of the State House, who has sponsored a bill that would end Ms. Palin's pipeline plan if firm evidence of progress is not documented by this summer. 'That was the way that Alaska was going to move forward. As of yet, we haven't, in my opinion, moved one step forward.'…
"'We're probably the most fiscally sound state in the union,' said Bert Stedman, a Republican who is co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and one of the Legislature's most influential members. 'I'd say she had little to nothing to do with it.'"
"The reality doesn't match up to the Governor Parnell's claims. The number of oil companies filing with the Alaska Department of Revenue has doubled indicating that competition has indeed increased. Alaska has the second most business friendly tax set-up — up two spots since the passage of ACES. Additionally, a report from Governor Parnell's Department of Revenue indicated that 2009 yielded a record high in oil jobs. Even more recently, the newest employment numbers from Alaska show that oil job numbers were higher in January 2011 than in January 2010, indicating that jobs are growing at the seasonal level. Parnell argues that state revenues are in jeopardy, but it is estimated that his proposal would reduce revenues by $100-200 million. Governor Parnell is right on other issues, but the numbers tell a different story than he asserts when it comes to ACES…
"Let's take a look at Senator Stedman's voting record, shall we? Stedman voted 'No' on ACES, which did contribute to Alaska's $12 billion surplus. However, Stedman did vote 'Yes' on Governor Murkowski's corruption-tainted oil tax plan. Stedman also voted to override Governor Palin's veto of stimulus funding in 2009.
"Also, as a part of the both the Senate Finance and Legislative Budget and Audit committees since 2005, Stedman helped craft and voted for every operating and capital budget proposal brought before the state Senate. Governor Palin vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars from the FY2008 capital budget alone, and in full made the largest veto cuts in the state's history. Additionally, Governor Palin cut the state budget by 9.5% during her time as Governor compared to Governor Murkowski, indicating that Governor Palin's fiscal restraint, not legislative spending, was the cause of Alaska's fiscal strength. It's quite obvious that Governor Palin's record shows far greater fiscal responsibility than Senator Stedman's, and Governor Palin can rightly take far more credit for Alaska's fiscal health than Senator Stedman."
"The New York Times just can't seem to get much of anything right lately. No wonder they're facing economic and reputation woes. Their article today falsely reporting on my record as governor is full of spin, and I shall call them out on it…
"Alaska enjoys a $12 billion surplus thanks to ACES and the sound fiscal policies of my administration. I put billions of dollars aside in savings accounts (though I could have easily spent those billions and made a lot of friends with big-spending legislators on both sides of the aisle), and I continued to veto excess spending and Obama stimulus funds, and chopped earmarks by 86% – much to the chagrin of liberal legislators who were used as "sources" in the article. It's kind of amusing to see state legislators claim credit for the surplus when they didn't vote for ACES, and they cried to high heaven when I vetoed their wasteful spending on their special interest projects.
"Of course, I could have made a lot more friends in Juneau if I had spent the surplus. But I chose to put billions in savings for a rainy day and return a portion to the people of Alaska. (It was their money after all.) I paid down hundreds of millions of dollars into our under-funded state pension plans, then set aside another billion for forward-funding education. I fought the union's demands for more benefits, engaged in hiring freezes, and cut frivolous state expenditures – again, much to the chagrin of those who spend other people's money recklessly. That's sound fiscal policy. I'm proud of it, and Alaska is stronger today because of it."
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After so much speculation, Jessica Simpson has revealed that she is carrying a GIRL!! She made the big disclosure in an interview with ELLE magazine, and she reveals more than just that… she poses nude on the cover! I can't believe that now we know she is having a girl, this is just so exciting. Check out the NAKED cover and what Jess had to say about her little princess…
Yeow!!!!!! That cover is certainly something – va va voom!! Jess has posed nude for ELLE, strategically placing her hands to cover certain body body parts, but she has done nothing to hide her enormous, absolutely gorgeous baby bump! It really is remarkable! Jess just looks incredible in this photo, don't you think??
Jess tweeted, "My Elle cover comes out today!! I'm a lil nervous but I've never felt more beautiful or empowered. I hope you like it!!!" Do we like it?? I love it!
Jess is known for being a bit of a girly-girl so I think it is so fitting for her to be having a little girl. She must be thrilled. She is worried though that her little princess will be more sporty than fashionista. This is how she revealed that she was having a girl with fiance, Eric Johnson…
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Ha! I love it! She also revealed a hint at what the little girl's name could be… well, she didn't hint, but did give us a clue at what type of name it might be. She said, "It's nothing shocking and nothing you'll have to add to the dictionary. Still, when people hear it, they'll know … why."
I am so excited that Jess is having a girl. I really think it is perfect for her and Eric. I think it is pretty funny that she is worried the little princess will be a sporty gal, and yes, chances are she probably will be. I guess this puts those twin rumors to bed, right?0


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"Bernie Madoff, Kwame Kilpatrick, General Motors, Apple Inc., Monica Conyers and Mayer Brown are just a few individuals and corporations that have been garnering ample coverage in local, national and international publications throughout the last year," said Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman. "Professor Henning's experience, scholarly endeavors and abiding interest in white collar crime give him the knowledge to speak on these issues, providing commentary and guidance for his colleagues as well as those not as familiar with the law.
"Wayne Law's students greatly benefit from Professor Henning's presence, which enables them to learn the law from one of the profession's top go-to experts."
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"My background working for the SEC and Department of Justice gave me a measure of credibility to discuss issues related to insider trading and misuse of information," said Professor Henning. "When the media finds someone willing to talk, then they will return to discuss new topics and issues. And as my former students know all too well, I'm always willing to talk – pretty loudly, too."
Professor Henning joined the Wayne Law faculty in 1994 as an associate professor, and was promoted to full professor in 2002. He teaches Corporations, White Collar Crime, Professional Responsibility & the Legal Profession, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Securities Litigation. His scholarship focuses primarily on white collar crime, constitutional criminal procedure and attorney ethics. He has authored and/or co-authored five books and has published numerous articles on these subjects.
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I said his scheme is what's hindering us at times. If you noticed this season teams would noticeably bait Nicks and Cruz into the route they wanted them to take like using cheese to catch a mouse. They set a trap. Our division has figured out his scheme and other teams are catching on a bit.
Doesn't mean our talent cannot overcome that but that doesn't mean there is no fault there. We weren't able to this season because of Nicks' health.
"Once a Giant, ALWAYS, a Giant."
So you are saying the system Gilbride runs has nothing to do with why he doesnt get a HC job?
That's plausible. I would accept that claim. Why the hell are you asking though? Purely an X and O guy, fine! That skill-set is much better suited as an OC, and it's translated into a statistically successful offense, and two SBs.
He's an offensive Wade Phillips. He has the intelligence to put out a fantastic scheme and get the most from his 11 players but any responsibility past coordinating an offense and he struggles mightily.
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The Pequot Lakes junior varsity girls' basketball team improved to 6-0 overall after defeating Park Rapids 56-32 on Tuesday, Dec. 11.
The Patriots were led in scoring by Hailey Wiebolt with 12 points and Katie Ryan 11.
"We played well (against Park Rapids)," said Pequot Lakes coach Kate Dale. "We're happy to be unbeaten since we played some tough teams like Thief River Falls, East Grand Forks and Detroit Lakes."
On Dec. 4, the Patriots defeated Detroit Lakes 32-28 after trailing the Lakers 17-16 at the half. Caitie Ryan finished with 17 points for Pequot Lakes while Hailey Wiebolt had six, Jessica Faacks four, Morgan Lohmilller three and Barb Miller two.
On Dec. 7, the Patriots downed Thief River Falls 56-41 after grabbing an early 19-1 lead. Pequot Lakes eventually led 38-28 at the half. The Patriots had a balanced scoring attack with Wiebolt netting 13, Laura Squires 10, Lohmiller eighth, Emilee Buell seven, Anderson and Miller each with six, Caitlyn Carkhuff four and Faacks two.
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"The difference was free throws," said Pequot Lakes coach Brian Lempola. "We missed our first two free throws in the first half, but we only missed one after that."
Borleis led the Patriots with 13 points while Kreitz added seven, Davich six, Larson, Mumm and Brandon Hehir each with four, and Erik Elverum had two.
On Dec. 7, the Patriots downed Wadena-Deer Creek 57-34 after leading 33-19 at the half. Kreitz led Pequot Lakes with 15 points while Davich and Borleis each had 11, Mumm seven, Larson six, Hehir five and Austin Anderson two.
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That looks like a very generous-sized burger. Sounds great! Don't laugh, but borscht is so darn good. More people should try it. I like the type that's hot and made with beef shin . . . is your resto veggie? That's cool too if it is. We need more veggie choices in resto's. We used to seek out the veggie restos when we traveled overseas a lot because eating out all time, you really have to make a point to have a balanced diet. It's all the rage now and I think that's great.
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MsPablo we are known for our more generous portion sizes!
As for the veggie options, we find that with the wide choice in vegetables we have you can find the perfect flavour without meat, however, we are not solely veggie. We have great local butchers to supply us with great meats although the veggie options are becoming the most popular.
Its great to get some recognition from people who enjoy food as much as us, as that is the ultimate aim, to get more people aware that there are these great foods available to them!
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I've been following Jamie for quite some time now.. I'm actually watching his America Road Trip on Fox right now!
So I wondered... when is Jamie coming to Mexico? With all his Italian, and Spanish experience he will really appreciate how they blended those flavors with Aztec and Mayan recipes.
Will definitely put into practice his wonderful recipes but what I like about Jamie is that his style is so unique it just can't be reproduced by us cooking mortals!!
Keep it up and let me know how to contact Jamie and get him excited to come and film.. Jamie's Mexico Road Trip! I will be his translator no doubt!!
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Haven't posted much as yet, been away for a while.
My mom and I always made a sport of how to shop for good foods, but at a good price too. Since 2yrs I eat vegetarian, and to be honest.. that enriched my cooking possibilities! I opened upt to a whole new kitchen and i love it!
I also notice that bread enables bloating, so cutting that back too.. Trying a lot with oatmeal.
More back to basics actually: making my own flour from brown rice, corn, oatmeal. Trying as little sugar as possible, using dates, banana's or other fruits.
I got the idea from Raw Food blogs i love. Very interesting also.
I love to mix a bit of that in!
Is ther a thread on cheaper than cheap recipes?!
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Pugh's lack of strength really bothers me
OOOOH! what a saucy thread! I wanna comment first before reading opinions.
Props to you bud.
And he still managed 22 on the bench (not to mention coming back from said shoulder injury and giving up a half-sack and no hurries all year).
I don't think strength is an issue personally.
I don't always root for the Cowboys but when I do I wear my pink Jessica Simpson edition Romo jersey. (yes I lost a bet)
From my stand point I imagine it is not, i mean it's not like it is 2" or 3" shorter. Is this really going to cause problems? or are some ppl just blowing it out of proportion?
I don't think concerns about his strength is limited to his upper body [bench press / injured shoulder]. He does get pushed back his share and starts falling off kilter when engaged. That can be anywhere from his base to his core. I think that can obviously be remedied, I just don't think he has that much more to grow into.
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Or, are you stating someone else's opinion? Because generally, unless I have actually seen the guy up close, I think it is impossible to tell this kind of information from a video of a guy playing football. He is 6'5 306 LBS, he is pretty lean for a guy that size. If anything, that would suggest he has plenty room to add bulk, maybe not as much as a guy with 35 inch arms, but he has plenty.
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Improve participation, planning and allocation: APC's comments to the South African national broadband policy
JOHANNESBURG, May 22
In April 2013, the South African government published their proposal for a national broadband policy with the aim of ensuring "universal service and access to reliable, affordable and secure broadband services by all citizens prioritising, rural and under-serviced areas." The document was open for comments and the Association for Progressive Communications, based on the experience of its South African members and its involvement in similar process throughout other countries of Africa and the rest of the world, has submitted observations on key aspects of the policy.
While the policy recognises the importance of access to affordable broadband and its role in the promotion of education, health services, job creation, building sustainable rural communities and reducing crime and corruption, there are pressing issues that the policy is not addressing in its current form, which could potentially become significant obstacles for its implementation. Here is a summary of APC's main concerns:
Civil society participation
Although the policy mentions the private sector as a key actor to be included in the process, and more generally calls for a collaboration with all stakeholders, civil society is not specifically mentioned as an actor. APC believes, as it has been demonstrated in countries like Brazil, that civil society is a key actor, able to provide many valuable inputs to the process of developing an effective plan to address the needs of the general public as well as more marginalised groups, such as women and girls.
Decision-making processes
While the policy demonstrates its commitment to urgent adoption by instating the direct involvement of the head of state in decision-making, this mechanism should not overlap with other governmental bodies who are also working on broadband. It is necessary to ensure that such processes do not simply add another layer of bureaucracy and delays. In the case of the currently under-served rural areas, the policy should adopt a comprehensive strategy that synchronises the efforts of entities such as the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
Targets and timeframes
The proposed policy currently sets a fairly general target: "To ensure universal access to reliable, affordable and secure broadband infrastructure and services by 2020 and stimulate sustainable uptake and usage." The policy should specify achievable and concrete target timeframes including intermediate milestones prior to 2020, and these should include more specific affordability and speed targets, such as those defined in the NDP 20301 and by SIP 152.
Backbone infrastructure
With regards to infrastructure, this is an issue that has not met expectations in the past and is key to achieving low cost access. The proposed policy sketches out general intentions in broad terms and advocates for a model of "wholesale regulations to support service-based competition." This would likely be through a state-owned wholesale backbone network made up from Telkom's fibre infrastructure, which could duplicate private backbones in many areas. This model has been implemented in some other countries, but its success has not yet been confirmed, and should be evaluated against other models, such as to subsidise the cost for private operators to extend their networks to more remote and less profitable areas, especially in the provision of shared passive infrastructure such as masts and ducts, especially in rural areas.
The policy should spell out in more detail what the fibre initiative means in terms of integration with the other state infrastructures (the assets of Sentech and Broadband Infraco), and the longer-term plan for public investment in infrastructure that could compete with the private sector in some areas.
The policy mentions the need for coordinated action at municipal, provincial and national levels in infrastructure development, including the participation of private actors. There is, however, a need for more explicit recognition of potential conflicts of interest between the state as both a player in the market and the body who sets the rules.
Connecting households and business
The connection from the carrier to the final consumer (also known as "local loop") eventually defines the quality of the internet access that citizens and business can use. While this is recognised in the policy, it is surprising that it makes no mention of the importance of ensuring that multiple carriers can reach last mile users and thus improve fixed access, such as through the passive infrastructure mentioned above.
Spectrum allocation
An efficient allocation of spectrum is essential for citizens and business that rely on mobile and fixed wireless services, especially those in rural or remote areas. In this respect, the policy states that "all future allocation of the radio frequency spectrum for broadband shall be done in a manner that advances competition, black economic empowerment, quality of service, universal service and access principles." Meeting all these needs together in a timely manner will be difficult without special efforts – an aspect that should be underlined in the policy.
Spectrum allocation is the most urgent task for the policy, as the damage caused by delays and changes in the spectrum allocation process means that there is less interest to invest in wireless markets with a process that does not appear trustworthy.
As the high-level justification for action, the proposed Broadband Policy must lay a strong foundation and the focus then needs to shift quickly to implementation. To carry all this out in South Africa's complex ICT sector environment will require consistent visionary leadership to make the necessary policy changes, and take the tough decisions on how to address the infrastructure bottlenecks and accelerate investment in affordable broadband infrastructure.
1 The NDP's target is: "A seamless information infrastructure will be universally available and accessible and will meet the needs of citizens, business and the public sector, providing access to the creation and consumption of a wide range of converged services required for effective economic and social participation – at a cost and quality at least equal to South Africa's main peers and competitors."
2 SIP 15 (Expanding Access to Communication Technology) aims to: "Provide for broadband coverage to all households by 2020 by establishing core Points of Presence (POPs) in district municipalities, extend new Infraco fibre networks across provinces linking districts, establish POPs and fibre connectivity at local level, and further penetrate the network into deep rural areas. The school roll-out focus is initially on the 125 Dinaledi (science and maths-focussed) schools and 1525 district schools.
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I feel so lazy with my orto this year all my aspectatives are for the larger space, but i must wait for a man to come and plough it before I start thinking of what I want to plant there or here
#22 Wed 09 Feb 11 2:36am
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That's not lazy, is it? Isn't it just a logical planning process?
#23 Wed 09 Feb 11 8:43am
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the man with the tractor can come this afternoon, I cannot believe I will see my campo ploughed, hoping the soil will freeze some days more to make it dissolve into powder then and also kill the weeds
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Frost as a weed-killer - I never thought of that. It's great. Well, unless you're most places in Australia ...
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Re: Gardening ~ What are you up to?
Frost is only a tempory weed killer , the weed always seems to reemerge triumphant as soon as the weather gets a bit warmer .
This weekend I shall be planting some tomato seeds indoors in sectioned seed trays .
Grandmadamada .. No it's not lazy to have a bit work done with a plough ,it will help the ground as it will turn it well . There will stillbe much work to do after he has finished .
I can't imagine that you are ever lazy at anything you do , you give me the impression that you are always busy doing things .
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Re: Gardening ~ What are you up to?
Great news Mada! It's happening!
#27 Wed 09 Feb 11 11:51am
Re: Gardening ~ What are you up to?
I'll keep you detailed adjourned about my first campo adventure
#28 Wed 09 Feb 11 3:53pm
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Re: Gardening ~ What are you up to?
Given the state of our up & down weather so far this year, I am going to hold off planting Beans & Tomato seeds for another 2 weeks. Although I love getting everything off to a good early start, I don't have a greenhouse so the weather has to be very reliable by the time the plants are big enough to need too much light & space indoors.
I am hoping that what they lose in time they will make up in enthusiam for the great outdoors!
Due to ill-health & bad weather I am now way behind in soil prep, & 2 more weeks of improving weather/daylight might be enough to catch up.
On a lighter note.............I have a host of Snowdrops in full bloom (Doubles & Singles), the Daffs are showing big fat flower buds also not far off blooming & the Tulips are well out of the soil & looking healthy.
The Hazels are covered in catkins & even my Flowering Currant is beginning to leaf up!
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Re: Gardening ~ What are you up to?
Get well soon minni
A few weeks ago i put my Chilli plants outside, they were able to stay out for a few days until they started trembling, so they had to come back in.
I have been able to keep the baby Lupins quite happy. The rest of the garden i don't really know, theres going to be a lot of changes out there as i'm re-organising (in my mind at the moment) most parts of the garden...but havn't physically started yet.
I think that sunday is going to be sunny so i'll probably be out there all day.
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Re: Gardening ~ What are you up to?
The veg plot is in a sad and neglected state at the mo.
We are too busy designing and landscaping our new pool terrace.
We're trying to find a tree for shade but we need one that does not have an aggressive root system as it is to be planted close to a reinforced concrete 40,000 liter water tank.
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When i was younger i'd love to explore all corners and crannies of the games that i played, trophies/achievements didn't exist at that time yet. During those times it felt like an adventure going into places the game didn't told you to go and it was fun.
Now sometimes i still go for some because i felt challenged but when i look at most of the trophies now its just garbage and just stops me from really enjoying the game.
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Trophies for me are a sign of how much I enjoyed a game. If I enjoy it I'll platinum it, If I don't enjoy it, I wont waste my time.
Yes I did really enjoy Terminator Salvation....
lol... you got it cause it was an easy platinum
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Why do we platinum games
for the same reason people played Mario 64 to collect every single star on every single level, the same reason why people completed every single quest & side quests in the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time.....
the only difference between then and now, there is something that shows others you've spent that time to get everything out of the game
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Ok, if you look at my signature, I'm a bit of a trophy nut. Is that ok?
I don't really know. I remember how I used to play with my PS One and PS2 games for fun. And when I discovered trophies, I developed an obession of them. Is there any cure for this?
No. There's no cure, just go with it. However you can just play games with no trophies (the early PS3 games and PS mini's) or play PS1/PS2 classics. But if you want any current or future PS3 or PS4 games, you must accept that trophies are here to stay.
Re: Stopping Obsession of Trophies
There is no such thing as stopping this obsession. It pretty much is a must have for me to play a video game. Except for the last of us.... It could have no trophies or anything and I would still have put over 30 hours into it. (which is alot for me)
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One of my favorite authors ever, in one of my favorite books ever, wrote:
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.
- Joseph Heller in Catch-22
And so to the paranoid among you, and those who should be, I present a quick lesson in how truly un-anonymous you are online, and how much more anonymous you can become.
The first thing everyone needs to know, but most people don't full appreciate, is how your activity online is like your activity in real life, without unusual precautions you'll leave your virtual DNA everywhere. For most of you a collective "so what" is a reasonable reaction. You've got lives to live, and you don't anticipate anyone would likely be interested in where on the web you go. But anonymity (and the privacy it brings) can be important in many reasonable situations. And for some there is a general principle involved: the principle that we have a fundamental right to privacy, that should not be abridged (just because it is so easy to do and provides a thin veneer of national or regional security).
On that note! Let me share show you how, how much, and where you shed your virtual DNA…
Let's examine the simplest thing you're likely to do on the web. You just watched a Discovery channel show about pandas and find yourself curious about how pandas procreate. What happens when you do a quick Google search on "panda bear sex" and click the first result? Here's what happens:
|Your Action or its Result
|Who Sees Your Data?
|What Data do They See?
|Why do they want it?
|How long do they hold it?
|You type your keywords "panda bear sex" in your browser's search box and hit "enter".
|Browser (it's search form history)
|Your browser's search form remembers this search phrase to make your life easier.
|Indefinite. Usually until you have so many phrases that it prunes the list. Even after that the data is still on your hard drive, recoverable until over-written.
|Your browser plugins (also known as browser helper objects and add-ons) act on the URL, if applicable.
|Anti-virus / Browser Plugins
|Most software firewall/anti-virus suites include a browser plugin that can check every site you want to visit against a list of potentially harmful sites. This can mean (depending on implementation) that they are passing information to their backend about every single browser request you make. It's like you are cc:ing them on every URL you want. Plugins make the experience of the web much richer, but each one has access to the URLs you visit, the content of those URLs, and anything else it wants on your hard drive (files, data, webcam, microphone, gps, etc.).
|Indefinite. Could be anything.
|Your web browser contacts Google search via your internet service provider (ISP) to get the Google search results.
|Your ISP (the government, etc.)
|Your ISP is the only one knows exactly what IP corresponds with exactly what household. And for that household they have a name, phone number, address, perhaps credit card and social secrity number, etc. In no way am I suggesting you should be afraid of your ISP, per se. They will not divulge your identity behind your IP to just anyone, but in this new age of loosely targetted government warrantless wiretaps, RIAA anti-piracy monitoring and lawsuits, etc. ISPs are giving up your identity with and without legal necessity. And ISPs have installed government packet sniffing NarusInsight nodes at their facilities which can analyze all network traffic passing by, looking for activity they deem "suspicious". And suspicious likely includes the use of keywords, phrases, website urls, etc. that may have worrying or innocent uses.Also note, other ISPs are involved as your internet traffic travels crosses various networks. The ISPs in between can record the traffic they see.
|ISPs are legally required to retain information about you for 6 months to 2 years, specifically to help law enforcement. What they retain is left somewhat open-ended, but is at least the information about who had what IP when. ISPs have also in the past generated revenue by selling traffic information to thirdparty companies, helping search engines and advertisers know what web sites are popular; they would not directly include your IP, but poorly written sites can leak some data through URLs.
|Google receives and responds to the request, via the ISP.
|They record the URLs you visit to improve their search results, and also to provide you with features. If you have a gmail account, a Google account, a YouTube account, etc. and you have cookies enabled, Google knows specifically who you are with every search you do and can do things like show you (optionally) your search history.
|They say they keep data at least 9 months. (Presumably they keep the data indefinitely if they have your permission as part of a feature of theirs, or if they dis-associate it from your IP.)
|Your browser receives the results from Google, but won't show it to you quite yet. First your browser stores the file it received on the hard drive, adding it to your browser's cache of the web page.
|Browser Cache
|What you see when you view a web page is a combination of many text, style, video, and audio assets all combined into one rendered document. Each asset is fetched seperately, and stored separately in the cache. Many of these assets are re-used between different pages on a site (for example the images in the header and footer of a page). It would be wasteful for the browser to request these re-used assets every time you visit another page on the same site. The cache saves the remote server work, saves your local browser work, and lets you click from one page to another more quickly (since it already has most of the assets you need).
|Indefinite. Lifetime of the cache, then as long as it takes for the info on the disk to be over-written.
|Your browser history records the url of your search results in your browser history. It still won't show you the page yet, still a few steps away!
|Browser History
|Your browser's history can be your good friend or your worst enemy. Useful when you want to revisit a site whose name you can't remember, but it can be an awful snitch if you plan to cheat on your wife or husband via an online dating site.
|Indefinite. You can modify the retention time in your browser settings, but keep in mind the data on a hard drive is not destroyed until it is over-written (and not even, always, then). A URL you visited 2 weeks ago may disappear from the list because you set a 2 week limit, but the url is still on the hard drive and can be recovered, until the disk happens to re-use that space.If you tell your browser you want NO history, this doesn't necessarily mean it wasn't recorded on the disk. Many browsers still record to disk and only delete the entries when you close the browser. But deleting is not destroying.
|Your browser plugins act on the document of results from Google, if applicable. Nothing is shown yet, but we're getting close!
|Anti-virus / Plugins
|See above on Anti-virus, plugins.
|See above on Anti-virus, plugins.
|See above on Anti-virus, plugins.
|Next your browser sets cookies that Google requested. Almost there!
|Cookies are vital for site personalization and authentication. They are benign except that they can contain data which could be found and used to tie you to sessions on other servers, topics you are interested in (based on searches, ads clicked, etc.).
|Indefinite. Lifetime of the cookie, then as long as it takes for the info on the disk to be over-written.
|Now you see Google results!
|* In the case of Google where all the advertisements are Google's this final step of viewing the page doesn't open you up to any new privacy leakage… but see the next few steps which mention the anonymity risks regular ads, Java, Flash, and other things pose…
|You click on the first search result and your browser sends a request to Google via your ISP to redirect you to the first search result, "PandaLovingInfo.com".
|Google, ISP
|See above on Google and ISP.
|Google wants to know which results people click on.
|See above on Google and ISP.
|Your browser is redirected to PandaLovingInfo.com.
|Website, ISP
|Websites want to know where their inbound traffic is, want to know how many users they have, what their users do, etc. They can collect this anonymously and then tie it to an account you create later.And see above on ISP.
|Indefinite. No universal rule, they can keep the data as long as they like. And see above on ISP.
|You now see the webpage on PandaLovingInfo.com, where all your questions will surely be answered!
|Cache, plugins, and cookies
|See above on cache, anti-virus, plugins, and cookies.
|See above on cache, anti-virus, plugins, and cookies.
|See above on cache, anti-virus, plugins, and cookies.
|You are shown advertisements on PandaLovingInfo.com offering many wonderfully peculiar items.
|Advertisers on the website
|Advertisers want to know where you live, what you're interested in, and anything else they can. They can track you between sites, so they know you are the same person who was interested in zebra mating rituals last week.
|Indefinite. Whatever they want it to be.
The above is about as simple a web experience as you can get. You do one search and view one result, and see how many people are given access to what you're searching for, and to varying degrees, who you are, what you like, etc. If you want to be truly anonymous, every single "leak" listed above must be plugged.
In the next installment I'll talk about the dangers posed from these traces you leave, and in the final installment what you can do about it.
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