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Good Book. But Examples needed
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Good Reference Book.But Examples of Command Execution needed for better understanding...its lacking.
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All this book provides is a printed version of the man pages (that you already got). This is just an American way of capitalizing on nothing useful!Not recommended.
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Improved, Useful Quick Reference
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I have previously used the 2nd edition of Linux in a Nutshell. I thought it was a very handy tool then. The 5th edition is more comprehensive and better organized.The main Linux command set is now consolidated into one chapter. The book has a System Administration Overview, which interests me, but I have yet to explore it thoroughly. There are also chapters on boot methods, package management, BASH and KORN shells, EMACS, vi, sed, gawk, source code management, CVS, and Subversion version control. My own use of this book has been limited mostly to the command set reference and the vi sections. I have also done a little work using the Boot Methods chapter. I really like the layout of the command set. I think it is easier to read than it was in the earlier version of the book. I am by no means through exploring the other sections of Linux in a Nutshell. I think this is a very useful tool to have handy whether you are customizing an installation, or exploring the inner workings of Linux in general.
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MJD went to Cleveland and celebrated a touchdown by mimicking the pregame chalk antics of the city's lost hero, LeBron James.
LMAO!!! I love MJD.

Ahh, but Cleveland fans got the
last laugh they so rarely enjoy. (Come to think of it, they so rarely
enjoy a laugh, let alone a last laugh.) A goal line stop in the final
seconds gave the Browns a 14-10 victory.

Good work, Cleveland. Playing tough in the fourth quarter is about as un-LeBron as it gets.


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1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper (plus more to taste)
3 tablespoons apricot preserves, divided
4 ripe but firm, fresh apricots, nectarines or peaches, halved and pitted
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced green onions
2 tablespoons canola oil
One 4- to 5-ounce bag of lettuce, spinach or assorted salad greens
Start a charcoal grill or preheat a gas grill to high.
Sprinkle pork with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Place the pork on the grill. Turn occasionally and grill for 10 to 12 minutes. Brush the pork with 2 tablespoons preserves and continue grilling until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 145 degrees.
Place the fruit halves on the coolest part of the grill, turning occasionally, until tender and the pieces have brown grill marks, approximately 4 minutes. Transfer the pork and fruit to a clean cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
Whisk together the remaining 1 tablespoon preserves, vinegar, green onions, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Cut the fruit into wedges and add to the dressing along with the lettuce greens. Lightly toss salad. Thinly slice the pork. Place the greens/fruit on dishes and put slices of the pork on top of each plate.


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text: How did you guys learn your Rifleman's Creed (USMC), Airman's Creed (USAF), Soldier's Creed (USA), and Sailor's Creed (USN)? The reason I ask is we have to learn it (Navy) before boot camp and I was never good with memorizing things. I have read it over and over and can only tell you the first sentence. It sucks doing pushups while everyone else reciting it. I have it written down so next time I'm doing pushups, I'll have it under me and will read it while doing pushups :lol:. Oh, by the way, I have 100 days from now till I leave so I have time.


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You mix the OA right in your sugar water, that's saves you several steps. How much per gallon? How much sugar water per hive? How much per space between frames? Do you break the boxes apart?
You do need more equipment, a scales to measure grams, a vaporizer, which can be a manufactured on from Canada or a homemade pipe and torch. And a respirator is recommended.
You do not need to treat more if you vaporize. OA only kills phoretic mites weather it's vapor or dribble makes no difference and I believe both treatment methods are at 93%+ mite kill rate. You don't need to make extra trip to the bee yards. Unless you are treating when there is brood with which ever OA method you used.
Could treat your hives in less than half the time it would take if to use dribble method? And there is less prep time as well. Watch the video, can you do it quicker, remember he is going slow to make the video. I will let you decide


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I did the same thing to my left leg once. I planted it as I was place kicking in football practive just messing around. Well, since I'm not a kicker and shouldnt have been kicking, I hyperextended the crap out of my knee when I went to plant it. Hurt something wicked
It hurts like hell for about 20 min but its walkable and you can play through the pain (as Bennet has shown). In my case it didnt get any worse the next day, but I dont think it got any better either. He should be ok for the 49ers. Im sure of it.


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With the preseason getting underway this weekend I would like to share something that has worked for me in the past.
Write down all the NFL opening week lines the day before the preseason tips off in Canton. These lines are out and have been bet into for some time now.
Then check the lines after all the preseason games are played. Write down the new lines for the opening week and you can see the movement preseason play has caused.
Since we all know that exhibition games mean virtually nothing we can take advantage of public perception by fading the line moves. It's worked for me in the past. let's see if it continues.
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Interesting tip bryan.. thanks, & good luck this FB Season!!
great tip Bryan
I am a Pregame.com Director of the Boards!
Appreciate the kind words guys. I will try to add other thoughts as the season approaches.
So simple, yet so true, thanks!
Bryan I hope you do add other thoughts as the season gets closer. When I first started out, I use to listen to every so called professional out there and all their "advice" and all it did was just throw me in different directions. Once I really got a solid handle on this, I had enough faith in myself and my own numbers, I was able to not listen to what anyone else was saying and trust my own capping. But there are still a few people out there that I listen very closely to what they say, and you are one of them. Keep up the great work, any other tips are appreciated, and looking forward to your thoughts, especially on the MAC throughout the year.
Thanks for the kind words J. Warwick. Lots of great information here if you can ignore some of the agendas.
Good stuff Bryan!
Thanks Brian, I never thought to do that I will definitely take a look. IMO weeks 1-4 are the best time to make money in the NFL
If I had ever booked in the past, I would say weeks 1-5 were the gamblers weeks and then they bought me Christmas gifts the rest of the season.
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SEATTLE -- Jason Hammel struggled to get loose on a chilly night and, with each inning dragging, never found a rhythm on the mound. It's largely why the Baltimore starter didn't make it through the sixth inning for the first time this season.
Fortunately for Hammel, Nate McLouth and the Orioles' hitters gave him a healthy cushion from the start.
McLouth led off the game with his second home run of the season, Baltimore battered rookie Brandon Maurer for four runs in the first inning and the Orioles beat the Mariners 7-2 on Tuesday night.
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McLouth blew a bubble with his gum as he rounded the bases. Over his past 10 games, he is hitting .485 and has scored 14 runs.
"Sometimes you hit them, sometimes you don't. I was lucky to get us off to a good start tonight," McLouth said. "It was nice to tack on those insurance runs because they have some guys who can do damage in their lineup if you let them hang around."
Matt Wieters added a two-run double in the first and Chris Dickerson had his first two RBI of the season with a two-run single in the sixth inning.
Hammel (4-1) pitched into the sixth with a 6-0 lead. His pitch count topped 100 after giving up three hits to open the inning.
Hammel allowed seven hits and two earned runs in five-plus innings. He struck out five and walked three and knows the Orioles' starters need to start pitching deeper to give their bullpen a break.
For the second successive season, Hammel has been outstanding in the opening month. In April 2012, he went 3-1 with a 1.97 ERA.
"Six innings is not enough and that's what I've been camped at and today five innings," Hammel said. "I'm obviously very frustrated because that's not the way to build a winning team because after a while those innings will start to chew up a bullpen no matter how good they are and they've been outstanding."
Baltimore didn't stop after McLouth's home run. Manny Machado followed with a double and scored after a pair of wild pitches by Maurer, both of which were sliders in the dirt that bounced away from catcher Kelly Shoppach and went to the backstop. Nick Markakis singled and Chris Davis walked before Wieters capped Baltimore's big first inning.
The Orioles tacked on two more in the sixth and another in the seventh.
J.J. Hardy singled with one out in the sixth and Ryan Flaherty followed with a drive to the wall in right-center that Michael Saunders couldn't handle as he leaped on the warning track. Flaherty was credited with a double and both runners scored on Dickerson's blooper over the drawn-in infield.
"I said coming in here we wanted to get him a game and get some at-bats under his belt. Chris has a lot of skills that we want to take advantage of and it's nice to get some production there," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said.
Baltimore added another in the seventh on Hardy's single.
The first two starts of Maurer's career were highlighted by struggles in the first inning. In his first home start against Houston, Maurer didn't make it out of the first inning, giving up six runs on seven hits and recording just two outs.
Maurer (2-4) was headed down a similar path against the Orioles. Five of the first six batters reached base, prompting Blake Beavan to start warming up in the bullpen with just one out. Maurer got the final two outs of the first, but was done after four innings, giving up four runs on six hits.
"I was rushing quite a bit today. I needed to settle down and take some deep breaths and throw better strikes," Maurer said.
Michael Morse opened the Seattle sixth with an opposite-field home run, his eighth of the season and second in three games. The Mariners then got consecutive singles from Jason Bay and Justin Smoak to chase Hammel, and Dustin Ackley greeted reliever Tommy Hunter with a third straight hit to load the bases.
Shoppach hit a weak grounder that scored Bay, but Ackley was forced out at second. Hunter then shattered Brendan Ryan's bat to start a double play that ended the inning with little damage.
"We had some chances to score some runs early and didn't get the hit," Shoppach said.
Machado extended his hitting streak to nine games, tied for the longest by an Orioles player younger than 21. ... Seattle signed veteran OF Corey Patterson to a minor league contract on Tuesday and will send him to extended spring training in Arizona. ... Baltimore optioned LHP Zach Britton to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. Britton was the losing pitcher in his season debut on Monday night.


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This traditional building is located at the doorstep of luxurious hotels; while staying here you will be able to enjoy the amenities of a large apartment, such as access to a spacious kitchen and utility room (laundry), as if you were in your own home.
Copacabana is an upscale district in the South Area of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of Brazil's most famous neighborhoods. It's known as Princess of the Sea and is bordered by the districts of Lagoa, Ipanema, Botafogo and Leme.
Copacabana attracts a large number of international tourists for its hundreds of accommodations, which are especially full during times of New Year and Carnival. At New Year´s Eve, the traditional fireworks display at Copacabana Beach attracts large crowds. The beach also hosts various other events such as national and international music concerts, throughout the year. Copacabana has plenty of hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and all kinds of services.
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I can only echo the reviews. Everything was great. Very clean, comfortable beds. Great views. Quiet you klimaanlage.Kann only recommend. We'll be back repays a shame that the stay has to end is
Ich kann mich den Bewertungen nur anschließen. Alles war super. Sehr sauber, bequeme Betten. Tolle Aussicht. Leise klimaanlage.Kann man nur weiterempfehlen. Wir kommen aufjedenfall wieder, schade dass der Aufenthalt schon zu ende ist
Tuti is the best that could ever happen to me in Rio. Her place belongs to the most beautifull spots of Copacabana, but the most important is Tuti herself. Her hospitality is enormous, she made it possible that i could have a dinner with 20 persons in her apartment. Her only concern is to make you feel comfortable. Her house is yours. Tuti thanks again, yours Lauk
If there is a place with a magnificent view of Copacabana beach, it is Sidonia`s place. Also, very confortable and excellent attention provided by the hostess, Ms. Sidonia. I will be happy to return in the future.
Me and my freind really enjoyed our stay by Sidonia. She is very nice and helpful. The room is big, very comfortable and from the window of the room you have a panaromic view over Copacabana beach. Very recommemded !
Perfect, very clean room, perfect hostess, perfect location and very safe! It is hard to find a better value for money at the Copacabana. It was an incredibly nice stay at Sidonia, we will never forget. 100% recommended for all ages!
Perfektes, sehr sauberes Zimmer, perfekte Gastgeberin, perfekte und sehr sichere Lage! Es wird schwer ein besseres Preis-Leistungsverhältnis an der Copacabana zu finden. Es war ein unglaublich schöner Aufenthalt bei Sidonia, den wir nie vergessen werden. Zu 100 % empfehlenswert für alle Altersklassen!
I had a great stay in the wonderful room at copacabama beach. Nice room and a great welcome. I felt at home there. The hostess was so great in giving me all kind of information about good places to eat or buses to take, etc.
I have to say that my experience was excellent. The place cannot be better, in the middle of Copacabana with gorgeous views to the beach and the sea. The room is spacious, well furnished with a modern bathroom. The area is safe (considering the Rio standards) and the building is guarded 24/7. But undoubtedly the best is the host, well educated, considered, affable, cultivated,… a very nice person. Truly recommendable.
Wir hatten sehr schöne Zeit in Rio. Sidonia hat uns direkt vom Flughafen abgeholt und machte für uns eine kleine Stadtrundfahrt. Das Zimmer mit eigenem Badezimmer hat ein großes Panoramafenster auf die Copacabana. Einmalig. Den Sonnenaufgang kann man direkt vom Bett aus genießen. Die ersten Nächte konnte ich allerdings nicht gut Schlafen wegen der Geräuschkulisse (Strasse, Klimaanlagen). Wir haben die gemeisame Küche für kleine Snacks und leckeren Espresso genutzt und gleichzeitig uns einige wertvolle Tipps für die Stadausflüge von Sidonia geben lassen. Den Aufenthalt in Rio werden wir nie vergessen. Sidonia hat uns pünktlich und sicher zum Flughafen gebracht.
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text: Despite Chad Ochocinco's quietness this season, what if he were to explode and put on a great performance in the Superbowl. He is still healthy, older, wiser but can still get down field and can still beat one on one coverage as shown in those few touchdown grabs that he's made this season. And the funny thing is that those touchdowns were supposed to be miscues. So imagine if him and Tom get on the same page and Chad plays his heart out especially since he is in the biggest game of them all and will more than likely be inspired with the death of this father. If he does break out, then double coverage will have to roll his way and that means trouble for the Giants ... This is a very high possibility with nothing to believe that he couldn't. </P>


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Last Friday's Steamboat Today showed an interesting contrast between the thoughtful Rob Douglas editorial and the outraged letters to the editor regarding Sheriff Wiggins' position on Colorado's new gun laws. Perhaps if the letter writers had had an opportunity to read the editorial first, they might have thought out their comments more carefully.
I personally see no realistic need for high-capacity magazines. However, with the way the new law is written, I see no possibility of their disappearance. This law's only benefit is in assuaging the feelings of the legislature's constituents and, thus, it's a feel-good law only. The same applies to the other new laws. All five of the letter writers had assumed that the new laws were good ones, and they had been enjoying the feel-good phase of these politically inspired laws. Understandably, they now are frustrated when an individual with law enforcement knowledge and experience has the courage to explain to them why their new pet laws won't work.
Perhaps some of us should be more concerned about background checks on our legislative candidates before stepping next time into the voting booth. So, let's stop trying to kill the messenger and concentrate on who created such impractical laws. Let's recognize that higher officialdom is the real problem here, and not the local sheriff. We all want workable solutions to an existing problem, but let's be fair with a sheriff who does a good job, is practical about what can be realistically accomplished and has the courage to explain his views to the public.
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Shortly after 5 a.m., police said the teen driver and a 12-year-old passenger were turning onto Sunfish Drive SE from Manatee Drive. According to authorities, the teen was speeding, lost control, hit a utility poll, and ended up on the lawn of a house along the 3600 block.
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I just woke up and was reading this thread. It reads like Scott Smith Against the World. The poor guy is only seen once a year. Last year he showed he can make 4 rotations on a quad sal. Good for him. He also has a number of jumps in good shape. His spins are not wow spins but they are passable. His coaches gave him a decent routine and he looked competitive out there at Nats.
I conclude that there was much improvement over past Nats.
I agree with the comments on the Quad as a determining factor in scores. The Quad Rules!!!
Without Tim and Mike, we are looking for a third man to fill the podium. If not Scott, WHO?
(It could be one of those whippersnappers from Jrs. moving into Srs.)
Even though Kimmie is World Champ had great showing at Olymics for her first time, IMO not yet.
Well summers almost over and can't wait till the season starts up, too bad I didn't live little bit closer to Cimcinnati sounds like it going to be a great event.
It would be interesting to see this year if Smith does a performance landing a clean quads at U.S Nationals but has 3 major errors, and Weir or Lysacek do clean performances with no quads if they score around the same. At the Olympics I remember Lambiel making three major errors, but landing a clean quad, and getting almost exactly the same score as Lysacek with a clean performance. I find Smith and Lambiel's style of skating very similar, they both skate with a happy face, and do alot of the same type of skating I find. So I would be interesting to see if they judge him the same way in the same situations.
Then again chuck says they did not judge Smith that way at Nationals last year, or even Four Continents so maybe they would not judge him the same way they do Lambiel. I just find their skating style and movements on ice similar.
For the U.S. entries, it looks like they just strictly went down the list of placements at U.S. Nationals.
Ladies: Sasha, Kimmie, Emily (Katy Taylor is next if Sasha withdraws).
Men: Weir, Lysacek, (Savoie and Weiss have retired), Smith (Ryan Jahnke is next. He is another skater, like Smith, who has always been kind of on the bubble -- not bad, but not quite ready for the big show.)
Pairs: Nam and Lefteris were fifth, but the three teams ahead of them retired.
Dance: #1 and #2.
Going by the same formula, we should get Fumie and Mao, with Yoshie Onda ahead of Yukari Nakano (Arakawa having moved on). I wonder if the Japanese and Canadian Federations will do the picking, or if USFS and Campbell's will just invite who they want.
Skate Canada "accidently" published the names of Valérie Marcoux / Craig Buntin and Jessica Dubé / Bryce Davison (pairs) and Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon and Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (dance) last week and later removed them... we'll have to wait and see if these teams are the ones that show up in Cincinnati.I wonder if the Japanese and Canadian Federations will do the picking, or if USFS and Campbell's will just invite who they want.
Last edited by Sylvia; 08-22-2006 at 10:00 AM.
This made up for not being able to do a triple Axel (Lysacek did two, one in combination) and falling on his Lutz (Lysacek earned 11.0 points for his opening 3Lz/3T).
No matter how I massage the numbers, I just can't see Scott coming up with a 150 point LP. His all-time highest is 125.51 -- and this was in the 2003 experimental season, when the CoP was brand new and all the scores were way over-inflated. If fact, Sasha Cohen got 130.89 in her LP in the same event as Scott's best.
Last edited by Mathman; 08-22-2006 at 10:15 AM.
Of course, it's impossible to say whether the Nepala judges overscored, or whether the Olympics judges underscored, or both.
MM, you are right. I went over Smith's numbers for 4CC.
In the SP, Scott's jumps were all landed but he got -GOE, and -GOE on his combination spn as well. A clean SP would have given him an extra 4.51 points, for a SP total of 66.35 (4th place in the SP, behind 3 quadless men).
In the FS, he had two major errors: he did only a 2S instead of his 4S, and he doubled his lutz. If he had landed the quad and the 3Z, he would have added 10.11 points to his score, for a FS total of 133.52 points and a grand total of 199.87---enough to place him 1st in the FS, but 2nd overall behind Oda, who had many errrors in his FS.
If Scott can't break the 200 mark in total points with two clean programs, he can't beat Lysacek and Weir unless they both crumble completely. Weir skated with an injury at Worlds 2006 and still scored a SP/FS total of over 202. Lysacek had a flawed SP, but scored 220 points.
The only way for Smith to be a big winner is total clean skating plus a massive charisma infusion. The way he skates now, his PCS scores will hold him back.
Am I the only one who finds Scott Smith and Lambiel have a similar skating style? I dont see why if he lands the same jumps they would not be scored similar since they have a similar style. I admit to being more new to figure skating though, and I am still learning. I just find they look like they skate in a similar way.
See esp the 2006 sectionals pix (great hair and costumes)!
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posted at 9:04 pm on April 26, 2011 by Allahpundit
That would be Ryan Crocker, of course. Please don't confuse him with David Petraeus, Obama's top Afghanistan commander who used to be … Bush's top Iraq commander. Or with Robert Gates, Obama's Secretary of Defense who used to be … Bush's Secretary of Defense.
Gates, of course, is stepping down in a few months. At this rate, I wonder if O will replace him with Rumsfeld.
The move would reunite Crocker with Gen. David Petraeus in a rerun of the diplomatic and military "dream team" credited with rescuing the flagging American mission in Iraq. In the coming months, Obama will have to name replacements for Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen, other senior military leaders and probably Petraeus himself…
U.S. military and civilian defense leaders call 2011 the make-or-break year for turning around the war and laying the path for a gradual U.S. exit by 2015. The main obstacles are the uncertain leadership and weak government of Karzai, the open question of whether the Taliban can be integrated into Afghan political life and the continued safe harbor Pakistan provides for militants attacking U.S. and NATO forces over the border in Afghanistan…
The diplomatic heft Crocker may be able to bring to the post and his experience running the civilian side of a war alongside Petraeus could help Obama cement recent military gains ahead of the planned withdrawal. But bringing back the duo that helped salvage former President George W. Bush's political fortunes in Iraq also risks making Obama look desperate or lacking new ideas for the war he said was more important than Iraq…
If Crocker is nominated and confirmed, it would be a return to Afghanistan after a caretaker stint nine years ago when he reopened the U.S. Embassy after the Taliban regime was ousted in Afghanistan.
Bill Kristol proposed reuniting the Petraeus/Crocker tandem last year when McChrystal resigned, a fact bound to make this appointment even more queasy to the left. It makes perfect sense, though: As noted by the AP, Crocker has wide experience in the region and some in Afghanistan itself, and he and Petraeus do have a famously good working relationship from their Iraq days. The only nuance is that … Petraeus is likely leaving by the end of the year, possibly to succeed Mullen as Joint Chiefs chairman or possibly to succeed Panetta at the CIA. Which makes me wonder if this move is designed as some earnest surge-type attempt to stabilize the country or more as political cover for Obama with a major withdrawal already in mind. If he gives the team that worked miracles in Iraq a cursory chance to get Afghanistan on track and they can't do it, he can order a pullout claiming that we gave it our very best shot. And even if they can get it on track — at this point, frankly, I don't even know what that would mean — a major withdrawal is likely in the offing soon anyway, especially with Obama's approval ratings on the war sinking and with the election around the corner.
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Discussion in 'The Coffee Shop ~ Chit Chat' started by NCN8ive, May 18, 2011.
I was trying to think of something good to say but all I could do is laugh.
Funny article, but the comments are pretty good too. I like this one
dude_abides said...
Which one of the combatants was the Ford man? Which was the Chevy man? How about some reporting here? Obviously, you are missing the importance of this debate. If the stabbing victim was the Chevy man, they ought to throw the book at the knife-wielding animal that attacked him. If the stabbing victim was the Ford man, perhaps some counselling and anger management would be in order for the young man who let his emotions get the best of him.
agreed, the punishment must fit the crime lol. I started a thread in a hunting forum i'm a member of about chevy's new HD truck comparison videos, man it got heated, i swear if there weren't computers in between some of us there would have been a death toll lol.
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A well misplaced word
Original post made by Oxymo Ron, another community, on May 20, 2008
After writing advertising copy and business prospectus for all these years, the opportunity to write a few misplaced words in this Forum is very relaxing. Hopefully, the wrong word in the wrong place is always spelled correctly, but its misplacement is its purpose.
For those of you that write in their business lives, you already know that each word and combination of words are chosen carefully to engage the reader in a flow of thoughts leading to a designed conclusion. The use of the misplaced word is not actually different from that goal. The reader trips over the misplaced word and then rereads the surrounding commentary to make sense of it all.
It is the misplaced word that creates the centerpoint of the writing and creates the opportunity for readers' interpretation. This is especially true when no content in the writing is intended. The reader reads and rereads in interpretation to their own point of view.
As a result, in this forum such misplaced words in writing lacking content has created many excellent and very meaningful discussions of shifting topics from each author that adds their thoughts.
And I enjoy that result,
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Dear neighbors,
In Alamo everywhere in North America and in various towns named Poplar we have been discussing just what is a Dick Cheney Republican? In the exchanges, we used Clinton Democrats, Hollywood Liberals, and many more political descriptions to discuss negatives that are so entertaining in our politics.
Labels in politics are oxymorons because they are politically incorrect. Labels tie candidates to one or another negative that is not defined by other than the voters' imagination. Our case in point is the upcoming article that will label our current district 3 supervisor as a Dick Cheney Republican.
We clearly know our supervisor is specifically her own politician defined by her ability to gain support for her re-election. Clearly, there is no other focus than political survival and no definition beyond her own goals. But as her campaign "swift boats" Guy Houston, Democrats and moderate Republicans are "swift boating" the supervisor with the Dick Cheney label.
Now that, my fellow voters, is well misplaced words,
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Posted from All things Alamo & Pop(u)lar
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Dear Krak Potts,
Are you by any chance related to Pepper Potts, sidekick to Iron Man? If so, can you arrange a meeting? She's definitely a woman with lots of spunk and sauciness. Her line about "occasionally taking out the trash" is priceless.
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You are such an exceptional part of Et Al(amo) and a joy to read.
Vince Kreigher is a current investor in the Alamo business district, owns a condo in WC, vineyards in the Gold Country, and a home in Morro Bay. His humor is Krak Potts and previously Rho Mano of Alamorata fame. His latest celebration is Gravity Hill Zinfandel at Trader Joe's.
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Kahui will head to Japan to play for the Toshiba club for two seasons at the end of this year's Super rugby season.
"I love being a Chief, but it is no secret that I have had my fair share injuries which have forced me to make some very hard decisions about my future and make the most of the opportunities while I can,'' Kahui said this evening.
Chiefs' coach Dave Rennie said Kahui had played more than 50 games for the team and had been an outstanding member of the Chiefs family.
"I have been really impressed with him as a man, as a player and as a leader within our group. He has an opportunity to set himself up for his future and we are fully supportive of what he is doing and hope to get him back for 2015, Rennie said.
Kahui has played 17 Tests for the All Blacks since making his debut in 2008 and has scored 10 tries.
The 27-year-old, who missed the international season last year after shoulder reconstruction - his fourth - is an outstanding test player at either centre or wing and the All Blacks view him as a critical part of their armoury.
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S/N 0666..........that is evil!
hahaha....I want one! "that's mr. evil black rifle to you"
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a nig or person who has been through life of battles who is trying to do right and has taken up the code of bushido to live and found love for the father, son and holy spirit. Also someone who is well versed in martial arts who wants to do right which includes boxing and other M/Arts.
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Apple Defends Tax Practices
A New York Times article exploring how Apple (AAPL) uses subsidiaries to substantially lower its tax bill in the U.S. and abroad ruffled feathers yesterday as the stock slid more than 3%, erasing the gains it had seen from last week's earnings report.
Today, the company is responding to the article, defending its actions and detailing how Apple improves communities through job creation, taxes and charitable giving.
Read the full text of the response below:
Over the past several years, we have created an incredible number of jobs in the United States. The vast majority of our global work force remains in the U.S., with more than 47,000 full-time employees in all 50 states. By focusing on innovation, we've created entirely new products and industries, and more than 500,000 jobs for U.S. workers — from the people who create components for our products to the people who deliver them to our customers. Apple's international growth is creating jobs domestically since we oversee most of our operations from California. We manufacture parts in the U.S. and export them around the world, and U.S. developers create apps that we sell in over 100 countries. As a result, Apple has been among the top creators of American jobs in the past few years.
Apple also pays an enormous amount of taxes which help our local, state and federal governments. In the first half of fiscal year 2012 our U.S. operations have generated almost $5 billion in federal and state income taxes, including income taxes withheld on employee stock gains, making us among the top payers of U.S. income tax.
We have contributed to many charitable causes but have never sought publicity for doing so. Our focus has been on doing the right thing, not getting credit for it. In 2011, we dramatically expanded the number of deserving organizations we support by initiating a matching gift program for our employees.
Apple has conducted all of its business with the highest of ethical standards, complying with applicable laws and accounting rules. We are incredibly proud of all of Apple's contributions.


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TORONTO -- Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks are not only surging toward a playoff berth. They showed they can pile up the points on either side of the border.
A week after a 58-0 win at home against Arizona, Wilson ran for three touchdowns and threw for another in a 50-17 rout of the Bills in Buffalo's annual game in Toronto on Sunday. Wilson's scores all came in the first half.
The Seahawks' opportunistic defense then took over by forcing three consecutive turnovers to start the second half, including safety Earl Thomas scoring on 57-yard interception return. The 108 combined points over two weeks matched the NFL's third-highest total. The New England Patriots also scored 108 points in consecutive games last month, according to STATS. And the Seahawks became the NFL's third team to score 50 points in consecutive weeks, joining the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants, who both did it in 1950, according to STATS.
In winning for the fifth time in six games, the Seahawks (9-5) inched closer to clinching a playoff berth and still aren't out of the running to win the NFC West. They return home to host division-leading San Francisco in what's become a key showdown.
Wilson, the rookie third-round draft pick, scored on 14-, 25- and 13-yard runs to become the NFL's first quarterback to run for three scores in one half since Daunte Culpepper did it against Chicago on Sept. 3, according to STATS. And Wilson's 4-yard touchdown pass to Zach Miller was his 21st of the season, moving into a tie for second with Cam Newton among NFL rookies. Only Peyton Manning, with 26 in 1998, has more.
Wilson had 92 yards rushing to give him 402 on the season, setting a Seahawks record by passing Rick Mirer, who had 343 yards rushing in 1993. He also went 14 of 23 for 205 yards before giving way to backup Matt Flynn with 5 minutes left.
Wilson ran circles around the Bills (5-9), who were entirely outclassed in being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for a 13th season. That's the NFL's longest active drought. And their performance further raises questions about coach Chan Gailey's job security.
C.J. Spiller scored on a 14-yard run, while Stevie Johnson scored on a 20-yard catch from Ryan Fitzpatrick.
This was an utter meltdown by a Bills defense that had allowed an average of 16.75 points and 254.25 yards offense over its past four games. Buffalo's now allowed 45 or more points three times this season.
The Seahawks scored 31 points on their first five possessions, and 40 points on their first eight, a stretch in which Canadian-born Jon Ryan punted just once.
The Bills rallied by scoring 10 unanswered points in the final 1:10 of the first half to cut the Seahawks' lead to 31-17. But any chances of a comeback ended on Buffalo's first possession of the second half, when Fitzpatrick forced a pass over the middle and was intercepted by linebacker K.J. Wright, who returned it to the Bills 20.
Two plays later, Marshawn Lynch scored on a 13-yard run.
On the next possession, Fitzpatrick had the ball stripped from his hand by defensive end Chris Clemons and the fumble recovered by teammate Bruce Irvin. That led to Steven Hauschka hitting a 33-yard field goal to make it 40-17.
And then it got ugly.
Fitzpatrick turned the ball over a third straight time, when he was intercepted by Thomas. The touchdown was reviewed, and the crowd cheered loudly when referee Scott Green announced that Thomas had caught the ball before it hit the turf.
The announced crowd of 40,770 was well below the downtown domed Rogers Centre's capacity of 54,000.
The Bills dropped to 1-4 in regular-season games at Toronto since the series began in 2008, with their lone win coming last year when they beat Washington 23-0.
The Bills and Toronto-based Rogers Communications are closing in on a deal to extend the series, which expired after this game.
Torontonians might want to reconsider after this. With 5:20 left, fans in one end zone began chanting "Let's Go Blue Jays!"
At least they were entertained by both the Seahawks and at halftime by Korean pop star PSY performed his hit "Gangnam Style" at midfield. Many fans stuck around and stood during the performance, with some doing the dance the song has inspired.
Bills in Toronto series organizers hired PSY to perform in a bid to boost ticket sales for a game that has had difficulty selling out over the previous four years. PSY was greeted by loud cheers and performed in front of a group of cheerleaders and youngsters dressed in blue shirts who all wore PSY-styled sunglasses.
The crowd was slow-arriving and featured a wide diversity of NFL fans. While there were numerous fans dressed in Bills and Seahawks colors, fans were spotted wearing a Steelers' Troy Polamalu jersey, and another wearing a Tom Brady No. 12 Patriots jersey.
The Seahawks wore their third uniforms -- "wolf grey" jerseys and pants with green numbers and names -- for the first time since introducing them this offseason.
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KRDO, NewsChannel 13, in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado, located on the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies, is looking for a Digital Content Director.
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Wash the jars in hot soapy water and sterilize in a pot of boiling water
10 cups of cut up juicy peaches cooked in a saucepan at low heat until the meat is breaking down. Add 5 cups of honey and let simmer. Just before bottling add 2oz of Sure Jell (pectin) to every 4 cups of mixture.
I added these spices in different batches: Powdered all spice and cloves. Cinnamon and cloves. Cinnamon and cilantro leaves. Cinnamon and vanilla extract. Cloves and fresh minced hot pepper.
The last one was very interesting in the taste test. You didn't taste the hot pepper but there was this subtle kick after swallowing...
With every mix the light before goldenrod honey mixed perfectly to sweeten the peaches. Very smooth taste.
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Theadar is similar to gaydar or Jewdar except that it is the ability to detect those who work/volunteer in theatrical productions or were involved in theater in their youth but moved on to non-theater related professions. It is especially relevant for performers. It is more often applied to those who used to participate in theater but no longer do so. It often refers to lingering personality traits that can't be masked when moving away from the theatrical world.
My equine science teacher is attractive, charming, has a really outgoing personality, is really good at pantomime and talks about his favorite movies a lot. I told him I thought he would have made a great actor or comedian. He said he used to do theater when he was a boy. Inside I just knew it! I must have good theadar.
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" Wyndhams Theatre, Charing Cross Road, WC2. Tel: +44 (0)20 7369 1736. Nearest tube: Leicester Square. "
Wanna buy some pegs Dave? Yes, I am a League of Gentlemen fan (if you're not, the above will make no sense whatsoever - and even if you are, I'm not entirely sure that it does anyway). When I saw that the League had been signed up as the next - and final - cast in the production Art at the Whitehall Theatre, I decided to go along. I didn't know a lot about the play - and I certainly wasn't expecting to see Tubbs and Edward wittering away in their Local Shop - so I did a bit of research after I'd booked my ticket (I'm no theatre buff, after all) and I went with an open mind. Art is a Parisian play and it won its playwright Yasima Reza an Olivier award and an Evening Standard award for Best Comedy. It opened at the Comédie des Champs Elysées in 1994, where Sean Connery saw it and liked it so much that he decided to back an English version, asking Christopher Hampton to translate the script. It arrived in London at Wyndham's Theatre in 1996 and has since toured the US as well as being performed in Sydney, Buenos Aires, Poland, Iarael, India, South Africa, Bermuda, Portugal and Singapore - and the English language version has even been performed in Paris, too! Art has three characters and a cast that changes every few months or so. All sorts of people have performed in the production so far, from Albert Finney and Tom Courtney to Jamie Theakston and Frank Skinner. Each cast, I should imagine, lends its own chemistry and characterisation to the script, which I'm sure the actors all interpret differently. The actors are usually given three weeks to prepare for the play - a week to get to know each other, and two weeks to rehearse. In the case of Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss - otherwise known as the League of Gentlemen - two weeks was thought to be sufficient: they've known each other for twenty years already. The morning after I'd seen the production I sou
ght out reviews on the internet and found a particularly scathing piece on the BBC site, in which Alexandra Fouché says: "..one is left wondering what the contribution of the famous trio is to this quintessentially Parisian play. The Northern accents do not quite ring true in the sophisticated setting of a Paris apartment..." I did say I wasn't a theatre buff. Clearly the reviewer above was, and perhaps she knows something I don't; perhaps she was looking for something I was not aware the audience was supposed to see. I really enjoyed Art, and judging from the enthusiastic reception that the trio got at the end of the show, I wasn't the only one. Maybe nobody else was a theatre buff either. So what's it about? Essentially, the play explores friendships. How they can be tested, unsettled and questioned. "What binds me to you?", says one of the characters to another mid-way through the play. What does friendship mean? How is it tested? The play begins with Marc (Steve Pemberton, AKA Pauline/Tubbs in the League) sitting alone on a minimalistic set, announcing that his friend Serge (Marc Gatiss, AKA Hilary Briss; Mr Chinnery) has bought a painting. Said painting has cost an inordinate amount of cash, and Marc is not impressed: in fact, he almost seems to see it as some sort of personal affront. In the next scene, the painting - am all-white canvas which Serge insists is full of several different, subtle colours - is unveiled to the audience, Marc tells Serge exactly what he thinks of it, and they fall out. Afterwards we meet Yvan (Reece Shearmisth, AKA Edward; Papa Lazarous), a put-upon, soon-to-be-married young man who finds himself caught between his two friends. Art goes on to explore the way in which the three characters interact and examine their relationships, their friendship brought into a state of flux by the painting. The chemistry between the three is fantastic, and alth
ough this isn't the League of Gentlemen you probably will notice shades of Pauline in Marc and Geoff Tipps in angst-ridden Yvan, who - like Geoff - is liable to tip over the edge at any given moment. Mark Gatiss plays Serge with an assured sort of aloofness: self-satisfied, smug and condescending; Steve Pemberton is great as stressed-out Marc, whose pride is hurt by the painting and the importance Serge attaches to it. But the real star of the show, for me, was Reece Shearsmith, whose exasperated Yvan was fantastic, particularly a stunning ten minute rant about his mother-in-law, flawlessly delivered. It was a brilliant performance - touching, thought-provoking and hilarious (if you thought the sight of three people eating olives in silence couldn't possibly have you in stitches, then think again). The spartan set and coloured lighting suits the production well, and the sound was clear, even at the back where we sat. I'd certainly recommend this play; I think any League of Gentlemen fan will enjoy the performance of the trio - don't be taken in by the Beeb's snobbery! Art is on at the Whitehall Theatre until January 4th 2003. The production has an out-of-date website at www.art-theatre.net and the box office number is 020 7369 1735. Tickets can also be booked online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Prices vary, but our seats were £30 each. Beck's Tips: ============ - If you're coming into London from Waterloo and it's not raining, walk to the theatre instead of getting the Tube. The Whitehall is only a 10-15 minute walk and it takes in the new Hungerford Bridge, which looks fantastic swathed in blue light at night. Much nicer than the stuffy, smelly Underground (and train tickets without the Tube are cheaper as well). - If you're early and fancy a drink then don't go into the foyer bar - there is a Wetherspoon's next door to the theatre which is far cheaper! - Ne
arby restaurants include Pizza Express on the Strand, but arrive there in plenty of time otherwise you'll not get a table (we went on a Wednesday evening and it was packed). If you haven't time for a proper meal then head to Pret a Manger, also on the Strand, for fresh sandwiches and lovely cakes. We did!). - Don't take any notice of the BBC review!
I have wanted to see this play for some time, but had never got around to booking tickets. I'd often seen it advertised on the tube, always the same pictures - three soberly dressed men against a stark white background, spraycans in hand, the word 'Art' sprawled above them in huge, colourful letters. The cast is constantly changing, with actors playing the role for no more than a few weeks at a time, and this intrigued me. Most plays in London try to hang onto their famous actors/actresses in order to establish a reputation and ensure a good number of theatregoers, but 'Art' seemed to continually attract very reputable actors AND a constant supply of theatregoers eager to see the play. How does it manage it? What's its appeal? *** HISTORY OF 'ART' There's an interesting story behind the London production of 'Art'. 'Art' was originally performed in Paris, at the Comedie des Champs Elysess, in 1994. Sean Connery happened to see the play there, and was so impressed that he set about establishing an English language version, which was first performed in London in 1996. It was an immediate success, and has won many awards since that first showing, including the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy. The English language version of the play has since been performed in several different countries, including India, Singapore and South Africa. *** THE STORY Serge, a successful Businessman and self confessed art 'connoisseur' buys a painting by a famous artist for 200,000 francs. The painting is white, on a white background with faint white horizontal stripes. Basically, it's a white square. Serge proudly shows his new painting to his friend, Marc, who offends him by laughing at it and calling it a "piece of shit". From their conversation, the audience gradually realize that there?s some serious tension between the two friends.
We're then introduced to Yvan, their eccentric mutual friend, who is one of those people who sits on the fence, and adjusts his point of view to suit the company he's in. A feud is established, all over the significance and relative merits of this ridiculously expensive white square painting. Marc refuses to accept that Serge is 'moved' by the painting and can't accept their difference of opinion. He sees the painting as representing all the tension and problems in his friendship with Serge. Yvan is having relationship and pre-wedding problems, and doesn't want to get involved in the argument between his two closest friends, but he's drawn in, implicated, and gradually all three men begin to learn about the nature of friendship and the importance of change. I won't spoil the ending for you, but it's a real cracker, and had the whole audience in fits of laughter. The mood of the play veers from extremely funny to poignant and moving. For laughter, there's Yvans' hysterical rant about whose names should go on his wedding invitations, and the superb ending. For deep emotion we have Marcs admission that he thinks the painting means more to Serge than their friendship, and Yvans breakdown as he confesses that he has never liked his role as 'the joker' of the bunch. *** THE PERFORMERS In the performance I saw, the character of Serge was played by Jamie Theakston, Marc was played by Stephen Mcgann, and Yvan by Christopher Luscombe. I thought that all three performers did a sterling job. Theakston was excellent as the attractive, wry, slightly insecure Serge, Mcgann impressive as the aggressive Marc, prone to outbursts and frantic, hyperactive movement. However, the star of the show, as far as I was concerned, was Christopher Luscombe as Yvan. I instantly warmed to this funny little man with his eccentric way of speaking and unintentionally humourous expression.
He held the show together, the glue doing his best to bring his increasingly estranged friends together. I would love to see this show again, with different actors playing all three parts. I'd also love to see the show performed with three female characters instead of male, as I think it would be interesting to see how the dynamics of the relationships were different. I definitely intend to see it again, and that's the beauty of this show - because the actors are constantly being replaced, it's a different experience every time. *** THE SET The set was simple but effective. A white background (mirroring the white of the painting) with two white chairs and a table, and, of course, the painting, which is brought out with great ceremony by Serge at various key moments, and captures the audience's attention in an almost hypnotic way - we, too, want to understand what Serge sees in this blank square. The 'white room' is used alternately to represent Serge, Marc and Yvan's living space. When we're in Marc's flat, a detailed landscape is hung on the wall to demonstrate Marc's classical tastes. It's like an exclamation mark in the centre of the room, and echoes Marc's frequent passionate and colourful outbursts. As Marc is the protagonist in the play, this burst of colour is quite appropriate - the complete opposite of Serge's white square. *** OVERALL IMPRESSION I really enjoyed this play. It's a comedy, and a very funny one, but it also raises some important questions about the nature of friendship and how we view ourselves, through other peoples eyes. The dialogue is witty and engaging, the scenes are short and designed to keep the audience's attention, and the set perfectly reflected the subject matter. I'd recommend this play to everyone, not just people who are interested in art. It will leave you with a lot to think about.
*** THE THEATRE 'Art' is currently being staged at the Whitehall Theatre, 14 Whitehall, London SW1 2DY. You an contact the box office on 0207 369 1735. The Whitehall is a small, comfortable theatre just off Trafalgar Square. We had tickets in the stalls, and waited in the Stalls bar prior to our performance, which offers a decent range of drinks (but hardly any seating, so don't arrive too early) and confectionery. There's no interval during the performance, but you can take drinks in with you in plastic cups. The seats were rather close and cramped, but no more than most other London theatres. Tickets for 'Art' cost between £12.50 and £35.
'Art' is one of those rare beasts, theatrically, an intelligent comedy which does not patronise the audience and allows you to laugh at the character's stupidity and intransigence, whilst recognising those stubborn characteristics which resonate a little in all of us. Perhaps we are laughing at those parts that we recognise in ourselves and our friendships. This play is a three-hander, and it is about a man who buys an expensive painting of a white canvas. The three men are all friends who have very different reactions to this piece of modern 'art' and the reactions typify their outlooks on life in a wider context. The 'work of art' causes argument and angst and a dissection of the nature of their relationships with each other and the values which they have. The play then, is more an examination of the nature of relationships and friendship and than having a clear and distinct storyline where 'x' happens and then 'y' happens, but the play never becomes too serious although it has it's moments. The cast changes with a fair regularity. I have seen the most recent cast with Sean Hughes, but the strength of the writing means that each cast can add it's own interpretation. It is a one-act play, and so runs without an interval, lasting roughly an hour and a half, so probably not suitable for restless children (there was one sitting in front of me and I did feel a little sorry for her). Otherwise, I'd definitely recommend it. I went to see it with two of my friends and it provided ample scope for discussion afterwards, which as far as I'm concerned is always the sign of a good play.
I went to see "Art" in London, starring Michael French (from "Eastenders" & "Holby City") and thought it was fantastic. I have seen many plays recently, and this one has been my favourite along with the Donmar's "Helpless". It is not hysterically funny, but very original and the dialogue is brilliant. The stars I saw doing it, were all great and I'm sure the stars who are in it at the moment are aswell. The funniest and best part is the last scene, which we found superb. If you are into plays, then do not miss this one. It has fantastic reviews and it sure to be going for a long time. I believe it's still on at many theatres around the country but you've all missed it with Michael French and Stephen Tompkinson!
Art is the massively successful West End play that will probably run forever. What is great about it is that it does actually live up to all the hype. The play is about what happens when two friends differ in their opinion of a piece of modern art. Well, this is superficially what the play is about, but the real issue is the friendship between the three characters in the play. Art won loads of awards when it first came out and I think they were all well-deserved. The writing is brilliant as is the direction. I saw the original cast (Albert Finney, Tom Courteney and Ken Stott) and when they left many people felt that the play would have to close. Art has had numerous cast changes since then and each cast seems to have made a success of the roles. This is an elegant, beautifully written play and you will care what happens to the characters. I would definitely recommend it.


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Hey everybody!
I wanted to bring your attention to a guest spot that I did on my friend Fredo's podcast, "Film Yarn".
When he invited me on, I suggested that we bring Brian Roan of Dear Film.net, as well. See, the plan was to discuss "The Grey", and Brian had a rather unique experience with the movie. He did an early review thanks to catching a screening, and he wrote a strongly favorable review. Well, as it turns out, the director of the movie, Joe Carnahan, got a look at the review and was so impressed that he began tweeting about it.
I figured, hey, that's a heck of a story to share, plus the three of us did a Lambcast together on the Muppets, so, we should invite him!
Well, through Brian's connection to Joe Carnahan he was able to bring the podcast to Joe's attention, and he listened to it! Then he tweeted us some feedback on it! I was floored!
If you'd like to hear it, you can find it here, but I would warn we go FULL OUT SPOILERS. So if you havent seen "The Grey" you might want to circle back after you do!


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