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PFF Top 101 of 2011: 70 to 61
PFF Top 101 of 2011: 70 to 61
Day 2 of the countdown to our top player of 2011, and time for today's second piece as we get nearer to the top. You've already read the parts that looked at 101 to 91, 90 to 81, and 80 to 71, so up next we're breaking down the players who were judged to be between the 70th- and 61st-best players in the NFL in 2011 by our analysis team.
As ever, it's important to remember some of the criteria used:
• It was based solely on 2011.
• It was based on an ethos of all positions created equal. This isn't about the most valuable players; otherwise there would be a lot more quarterbacks. This is about looking at what is expected from a position and who most exceeded that.
Let's continue counting down.
70. Adrian Wilson, S, Arizona Cardinals
After Wilson admitted he was disappointed with his 2010 season, the accountable safety showed exactly how good a player he is in 2011. One of the premier "in-the-box safeties" around, he made a reputation rushing the passer, but it was that overstated part of his game that represented the least accomplished facet of his season. Alternatively, he ended the year with eight pass breaks up to go with an interception that helped him pick up our highest coverage grade of all safeties. Throw in some stout work in run defense and Wilson returned to being one of the league's best, not just one of the most hyped.
Best Performance: Week 14 versus San Francisco (+4.0)
Key Stat: Tied for second among safeties with 25 defensive stops in the run game.
69. Brodrick Bunkley, DT, Denver Broncos
There wasn't a player in the league like Bunkley last year. He may as well have had his position renamed 'destroyer' because it seemed he was sent out on the field simply to dismantle the center across from him; so good was he the Patriots essentially schemed to get him off the field. The reason Bunkley is relatively low down on this list is because he was purely an early down player that only got on the field for 485 snaps in the regular season. That, however, didn't stop him from picking up a +28.4 run defense grade. Top of the tree among defensive tackles.
Best Performance: Week 11 versus New York Jets (+6.5)
Key Stat: 11.3% of all run plays he was on the field for ended up with him making a defensive stop. Highest of all defensive tackles.
68. James Harrison, OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Only injury prevented Harrison from finishing higher, as he was still able to turn his 681 regular season snaps (including plays with pre snaps penalties) into a +23.6 grade. That was the sixth-highest grade of all 3-4 outside linebackers, with the Steeler once again ending the year with a positive grade in every category (except for penalties). The most complete outside linebacker in the league, the former undrafted free agent can do it all and that doesn't look to be changing any time soon.
Best Performance: Week 3 at Indianapolis (+6.6)
Key Stat: Had the third-highest Pass Rushing Productivity among outside linebackers who rushed the passer at least 200 times. 40 combined sacks, hits, and hurries on just 235 pass rushes will do that.
67. Joe Thomas, OT, Cleveland Browns
While Thomas was his usual excellent self in pass protection, his run blocking was somewhat sub-standard and that (along with the nine penalties) is why he finds himself lower than you might expect him to be. Still, you want your franchise left tackle to keep pressure off your quarterback and his league-leading +20.0 grade in this regard confirms his excellence in that area.
Best Performance: Week 7 versus Seattle (+4.6)
Key Stat: In 12 games this year he was either perfect in pass protection or gave up just the one pressure.
66. Eric Weddle, S, San Diego Chargers
Weddle has been so good for so long that it's about time everyone just accepted he's an elite safety that earned his big contract from the Chargers. The free safety finished the year with seven interceptions to go with four pass deflections and was responsible for only 110 receiving yards given up while in coverage. His work in the run game didn't stand out quite as much, but he still earned a positive grade. A fine player perfectly positioned to take over the mantle of the league's top safety as others get older and begin to regress.
Best Performance: Week 4 versus Miami (+4.0)
Key Stat: His seven interceptions and four pass break ups combined were the same number as the number of completions he allowed, 11.
65. Duane Brown, OT, Houston Texans
The project is finished, with the once-developmental tackle now a bona fide stud blindside protector. Brown gave up just four combined sacks and hits, as he did an exceptional job of keeping his QB upright. His run blocking was a tad inconsistent, but his agility still helped set up the Texans' dominant ground game. Showed up in a big way in a playoff defeat to Baltimore where he was one of the few players able to handle Terrell Suggs this year.
Best Performance: Week 15 versus Carolina (+3.9)
Key Stat: The only starting tackle not to give up a sack in 2011.
64. Aldon Smith, OLB, San Francisco 49ers
If you include the playoffs, Smith had the highest grade of all defensive players for pass rushing, registering an incredible 17 sacks, 17 quarterback hits, and 43 hurries. The only reason Smith is so low is that he was a purely situational pass rusher, who didn't see the field in the 49ers' base package, giving him somewhat of an advantage with his pass rushing. Still, for the rookie to come in and make that kind of impact can't be understated, and his position on this list should highlight that.
Best Performance: Week 13 versus St Louis (+7.9)
Key Stat: Was the most productive pass rusher in the entire league. You can read all about it here.
63. Mike Wallace, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
With teams showing Wallace more respect, he wasn't quite able to make the same impact as he did in 2010. That's more a complement to his sophomore season than a knock on this one where he picked up 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns. He's becoming more than just a go-route and bubble screen receiver as teams did everything they could to stop him from getting behind them. Wallace remains a player capable of changing a game like few others.
Best Performance: Week 2 versus Seattle (+3.4)
Key Stat: Only dropped four passes all year, giving him the 11th-best drop rate of all receivers.
62. Brent Grimes, CB, Atlanta Falcons
Grimes earned himself the franchise tag with another fine year. He did miss time hurt, though, and that explains why he is only 62nd in the rankings after finishing the year with our third-highest coverage grade and only giving up one penalty. While only one interception will keep significant media attention off him, by deflecting 12 passes and seeing just 44.6% of passes into his coverage completed, he's proved himself an elite cornerback in our eyes.
Best Performance: Week 11 versus Tennessee (+3.4)
Key Stat: Gave up just 0.58 yards per snap in coverage. The lowest of all cornerbacks in the league.
61. Percy Harvin, WR, Minnesota Vikings
We often bemoan that as good as Harvin is, the Vikings don't do a good enough job of making the most out of him. Managed 1,320 yards from scrimmage as well as making a couple of game-changing plays on special teams. Essentially, if you get the ball in his hands he's going to make something happen, and that's reflected with his sixth-overall grade in our receiver rankings.
Best Performance: Week 13 versus Detroit (+3.8)
Key Stat: The seventh-most productive receiver in the league averaging 2.5 Yards Per Route Run.
Check out the rest of the Top 101: 101-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1
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Jan 06 2013
Starting off the new year.
Always hit the "save drafts" button! Other wise you do what I do, inadvertently hit the back button and all your work just quietly goes away. There is probably an analogy for this year in their somewhere.
So, to start again-have been busy getting ready for a busy January. I am also more than happy to see the holidays wind down, because now I can see my travel schedule start again. With a new year comes a new total of Frequent Flyer miles to get. I'm only 100K away from Million Miler status with United. Time to get cracking!
The saga of the car continues. As I expected, Volkswagon did not honor the repair of the windshield under the warranty, so I had to file for it under my insurance. They are taking care of it-and the car is scheduled to be repaired next week. The only problem is I will be in a training class next week-so the S.O. has to take the car over to the repair shop-which is way over towards Esslingen. She is having kittens. She doesn't like to drive in the city. I put it to her simply-she has to do this. She acquiesced but it was long and painful to get her to do so.
Which is probably a good analogy for other things with her.
Back in the land of my birth, Congress has yet again "averted" a disaster it created, by finally voting to restore taxes on some folks to their proper levels. Myself I would have preferred all the Bush tax cuts to go away-but their is some merit to the argument that the effect on the markets would have been too bad. What is disturbing, however is that in their petulant manner and strong desire not to compromise with the black guy, the did not come up with any long term solutions. So in two months the same tea sniffing assholes will put a gun to our collective heads again.
Professor Krugman is tired of trying to reason with you people:
The fight over the fiscal cliff was just one battle in that war. It ended, arguably, in a tactical victory for Democrats. The question is whether it was a Pyrrhic victory that set the stage for a larger defeat.
Why do I say that it was a tactical victory? Mainly because of what didn't happen: There were no benefit cuts. This was by no means a foregone conclusion…
There were also some actual positives from a progressive point of view. Expanded unemployment benefits were given another year… Other benefits to lower-income families were given another five years… Oh, and not only did Republicans vote for a tax increase for the first time in decades, the overall result of the tax changes … will be a significant reduction in income inequality…
So why are many progressives — myself included — feeling very apprehensive? Because … the G.O.P. retains the power to destroy, in particular by refusing to raise the debt limit — which could cause a financial crisis. And Republicans have made it clear that they plan to use their destructive power to extract major policy concessions.
Now, the president has said that he won't negotiate on that basis, and rightly so. Threatening to hurt tens of millions of innocent victims unless you get your way … shouldn't be treated as a legitimate political tactic.
Of course it will be used as a tactic by our Galtian overlords, and on my Facebook page I will be subjected to the usual lectures on "stealing money" and "socialism". God, I do tire of people passing around the same lies, month after month. And when you try to disabuse them of the lies? They just turn around and attack you personally. Probably what is most disturbing about that is the unwritten idea that they are putting forth that gutting these programs somehow won't hurt them-when in fact they will. Quite badly. But the lectures continue-and in a demonstration of the really corrosive affect that Fox News has had over the last few years-one hears over and over the "47%" mantra. It is indeed troublesome-because its just not true.:
According to the normal rules of politics, Republicans should have very little bargaining power at this point. With Democrats holding the White House and the Senate, the G.O.P. can't pass legislation; and since the biggest progressive policy priority of recent years, health reform, is already law, Republicans wouldn't seem to have many bargaining chips.
But the G.O.P. retains the power to destroy, in particular by refusing to raise the debt limit — which could cause a financial crisis. And Republicans have made it clear that they plan to use their destructive power to extract major policy concessions.
Rather than do anything long term-egged on by the spoiled children who make up the GOP today the Congress condescended to only do the minimum required of it. Sometimes I wonder if the US would not be better off with a Parliamentary system where at least the Parliament can be dismissed when it is non productive. But in our current times that would happen so often it would be worse than Italy in the 1960's or France in the 1950's.
Which is kind of a good description for our current government anyway. Until the spoiled children that are the average American citizen, is made to understand that you cannot tax cut your way to prosperity-nothing of substance will get done.
On Saturdays, in downtown Stuttgart there is an outdoor antiques market at the plaza next to the Markt Halle. It's a good way to spend an afternoon. The S.O. loves to walk through the stands and pick and turn over each and every piece of china, I usually just wander off to a stand that has old books. These are almost always in German, of course, but they are really remakable in many cases. Found a picture book about World War I entitled "Ein Welt gegen Uns" ( A world against us is what it translates to -which pretty much summarizes the German view of that period and the one that followed). The book was really interesting with lots and lots of pictures from all four years of the war. It also had pictures of the war against Russia and other actions in Italy , for example. The stall owner wanted 35 Euro for it. That was too much and my efforts to negotiate with him failed-so the book was left on his table as we finally left. I really wanted to buy it-but not at that price.
Following the S.O.'s 2 and 1/2 hour ordeal of looking and looking at the same pieces of china over and over again. We adjouorned into the Markt Halle. Which is the Stuttgart Market Hall and has stands selling fish, vegatables, meats, olives, national specialtties from France, Greece, Italy, Hungary, and Turkey. Their Asian spice stands are pretty interesting too. They had one stand selling nothing but Hungarian Wine and I was tempted to buy some-but we still had many other places to go to, and did not want to lug three bottles around in the back pack forever and a day.
NPR ran a rather interesting story about the "stand your ground laws" that gun nuts have used as one of the hat racks to hang their absurd desire to have an arsenal of all kinds of weaponry at their disposal. They discovered something obvious-that discerning the "good guy" from the "bad guy" is not as clear cut as they thought it would be. Shocker:
If a stranger attacks you inside your own home, the law has always permitted you to defend yourself. On the other hand, if an altercation breaks out in public, the law requires you to try to retreat. At least, that's what it used to do.
In 2005, Florida became the first of nearly two-dozen states to pass a "stand your ground" law that removed the requirement to retreat. If you felt at risk of harm in a park or on the street, you could use lethal force to defend yourself. The shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., drew national attention to these laws.
Now, researchers who've studied the effect of the laws have found that states with a stand your ground law have more homicides than states without such laws.
Hoekstra recently decided to analyze national crime statistics to see what happens in states that pass stand your ground laws. He found the laws are having a measurable effect on the homicide rate.
"Our study finds that, that homicides go up by 7 to 9 percent in states that pass the laws, relative to states that didn't pass the laws over the same time period," he says.
As to whether the laws reduce crime — by creating a deterrence for criminals — he says, "we find no evidence of any deterrence effect over that same time period."
Hoekstra obtained this result by comparing the homicide rate in states before and after they passed the laws. He also compared states with the laws to states without the laws.
Still, based on the available data, it appears that crafters of these laws sought to give good guys more latitude to defend themselves against bad guys. But what Hoekstra's data suggest is that in real-life conflicts, both sides think of the other guy as the bad guy. Both believe the law gives them the right to shoot.
In a separate analysis of death certificates before and after stand your ground laws were passed in different states, economists at Georgia State University also found that states that passed the laws ended up with a higher homicide rate.
That study also tracked the increased homicides by race. In contrast to the narrative established by the Trayvon Martin shooting — many people believe black men are more likely to be the victims of stand your ground laws — this analysis found the additional deaths caused by the laws were largely concentrated among white men.
"The imperfect but growing evidence seems to suggest that the consequences of adopting stand your ground laws are pernicious, in that they may lead to a greater number of homicides — thus going against the notion that they are serving some sort of protective function for society," he says.
Que the "black people just want free stuff" chorus.
Over the Christmas season, I gave myself a gift of 4 seasons of the The Big Bang Theory. I had not paid the show any attention when I was in the States living-but now I have gone back and given it another look. I saw several episodes on a Comedy Channel in Israel when I was there this past fall. I really came to like it. So I have watched Seasons 1 and 2 and 5 and in the middle of watching Season 6 now. I also found a nifty little drinking game to go along with it:
The S.O. and I watched "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" on Friday night. I had wanted to see the movie for a long time. I was suprised the S.O. hung with me to watch it-she does not usually like English movies that rely on a lot of dialogue. But we both enjoyed this one. I liked it a lot. The scene where Bill Nighy tells off his obnoxious wife really spoke to me. ( I got a very curious eye from the S.O. as I leaned forward to watch it closer). I had figured it would just be light entertainment, but in the end it was a more powerful movie than I expected. ( Young Indian actresses are pretty hot too).
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And finally, I am still with out my cell phone. In the end I had to send it back to Samsung so that they can fix the damn thing. It seemed to be suffering from "Sudden Death Syndrome".
There has been a common issues with many Galaxy S3 devices around the world that has started to bother a lot of people. The problems is this: Galaxy S3 is suddenly dies and doesn't turn on again until you take it to be repaired.
All around the world people are bringing their devices in service because they will not turn on again. This problem has been named a "sudden death" for Galaxy S3. It's like the phone is "committing suicide" out of nowhere. The issue with this problem is the fact that it doesn't have a common pattern. The Galaxy S3 dies after charging, during charging over night, after turning the screen off it will not turn on again. As far as I can see it is a pretty scary problem.
The most common situation with the Galaxy S3 dying is when charging the phone over night. When you try to turn on the screen, it will not respond. You will not be able to turn on the phone with the power button. Pulling the battery off and on again also doesn't help. It seems that the only resolution for this problem is to take your phone to be repaired in a specialized store.
The good this is that Samsung is responding well to this issue, meaning that they repair all the phones that are brought to them with this problem, or more likely they will give you a new one.
There is no official statement regarding this issue, but seeing how more and moreGalaxy S3 owners are complaining about this, we can conclude that there are some real hardware issues with the Galaxy S3.
As I said-I hope its not a harbinger of things to come.
6 Responses to "Starting off the new year."
# Richardon 06 Jan 2013 at 9:35 am
The defense counsel for Mr Zimmerman was informed that there was a photograph of the accussed right after the shooting. He received the photo, finally, after a LONG delay. it was in black and white. Her requested the COLOR photo and lo and behold, there was in fact bloody nose, though i guess that could have been self inflicted.
Despite at two fold increase in the number of guns in the last ten years, the homicide rate by GUN has decreased….indeed, homicides have decreased across the board, though of course much higher than any other OECD country.
Big fan of Big Bang, though this season and the end of last has somewhat lost its appeal to me. As your drinking game shows, its all become quite predictable.
Chicago had over 500 homicides, mostly young black men murdered by other young black men as they fight at the behest of the Mexican drug cartels, for market domination. But yeah, the story of a "white" guy
killing(not murder YET) a black kid certainly deserves so much media attention.
hat the butchery goes on..where is the outrage?
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# Mauriceon 06 Jan 2013 at 10:19 am
Has anyone ever run the numbers on how many people have actually had to defend themselves in their homes from home invaders with guns? I am sure that if they did, they would probably see that some gun owners are justified in shooting intruders. I am not saying that everyone should be allowed to walk the streets with guns, but as Richard pointed out, 500 murders in Chicago,which has some very strict gun laws. And most of those who were killed were killed by someone who shouldn't be able to own guns because of their past run ins with the law. I have an uncle that lives there, and he owns a gun and has grandchildren who can't play outside in their yard because of proximity to the killings that go on. He's not living directly in the "hood" but in a "gentrified" area of the southside close to where the President lives. When I asked if he follows the strict gun control regulations in the Windy City, he said no. Why should he put his family in danger because someone else decides it would be best for him to just wait it out until help arrives.
I know you don't like Drudge, but there was a story there on woman in GA who shot a home invader while she and her kids hid in a closet while her husband who was out of the house made the 911 call. So are you going to say that this woman was wrong for defending herself against an intruder who broke her door down? She should have just waited for the cops to arrive or cooperated with the intruder? I know you may not like Drudge, but folks have to remember, he doesn't make up the stories, maybe some of the headlines leading to the links. The stories are there for one to read to see if the headline is misleading. In this case, it wasn't.
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# Curtison 07 Jan 2013 at 2:25 am
Not one single spending cut of any type as the lean one tried to compromise with the overlords. Hmm. Failure to reach out was not a republican failure now was it? It takes 2 sides to negotiate. Reminds me now of the Monty Python argument clinic. It's interesting how the House has been passing budget after budget but the Senate dominated by democrats has failed to pass a single budget in 4 years. The debt ceiling is a part of the package we call our government. If both parties are serious about it then I would expect some compromises but based on all previous maneuvers there doesn't seem to be any point. The issue is not whether to raise the ceiling and only a total moron thinks that's what it's all about. The issue is the spending. Where the fuck is the money coming from? Over $350,000,000,000 a year just to service the existing debt. What kind of moron economist thinks that the way to handle that is to borrow more money to service the debt? That's not even paying down the debt just covering the interest. Talk about wealth redistribution. We borrow fake money from a country that doesn't have any to spend on crap now and pay it back later with more crap. You just know they're going to inflate their way out of this mess and if that kills the world economy for a generation or two, so be it.
It appears to me that the greatest incidence of gun violence is only in areas declared to be gun free by law. Funny isn't it how crooks don't obey the law.
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# Skippy-sanon 07 Jan 2013 at 4:33 am
Curtis, you can't be making that statement with a straight face, "the House has been passing budget after budget". Yes they passed budgets-budgets that are shit. And would have necessitated a Presidential veto if they had gotten through the Senate. Any efforts to take up the budget they should have been passing-the President's budget were stymied by repeated procedural suicide measures the Republican douchebags put in each time.
This is a convienent lie that gets spread around as truth. Paul Ryan's budget is not a budget at all-but an exercise in ringing the bell for the tea party fanatics.
And if you recall-the President proposed spending cuts-in exchange for retoring taxes on 250K and over. But the assholes who make up todays GOP were so wedded to their tax cut apostasy that they could not make an agreement. We don't have a spending problem; we have a too much war and a revenue problem.
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# Curtison 07 Jan 2013 at 11:16 am
Come on Skippy, not a single democrat in the Senate bothered to vote for the president's budget. Were the 'suicide' riders the sort of language that would shortly find any non-communist democrat who voted against the majority unlikely to be reelected anywhere outside of Berkeley or other parts of coastal CA?
Skippy, you are saying that the president proposed spending cuts–so where are they? Did those mean rethuglicans kick them to the curb and refuse to accept some / any spending cuts that the president put on the table? What do you think of the Senate and president voting to make 98% of the Bush TAX CUTS permanent? A little sideways going down heh?
Let's remember that apostasy is paid for in blood. Yet those so called apostates are still there holding the purse strings. Not all of them that started but enough.
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# Skippy-sanon 07 Jan 2013 at 12:02 pm
I'm saying that since the thugs refused to make a deal on the debt ceiling-and refused to do any work to avod the fiscal cliff, the spending levels were set already. If you go check both the continuing resolution and the proposed budget the y had cuts-the place I work is already eating a travel budget cut, much to my chagrin.
As for the cliff deal-I wil say it again, you cannot tax cut your way to prosperity. As for the permanence, they are only permanent till we kill off about 30 teabag Congressmen. I nominate Paul Ryan to be the first one up against the wall.
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Pecha Kucha x Ping Pong
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As part of the third annual Los Angeles Design Festival, de LaB is collaborating with Santino Medina of Gehry Technologies to co-host the first-ever Pecha Kucha x Ping Pong Night at The Standard's new ping pong social club, a fun "spin" on the fast-paced open mic night that we've all come to know and love. Medina has handpicked a variety of presenters from across the design disciplines in honor of the LADF's spirit of creative inclusion. We didn't think it hurt to add a bit of sport either, so once the design chatter ends, presenters are invited to put down the mic, pick up the paddles, and join the rest of us in an epic battle for ping pong supremacy.
Tickets are $10.00 here or $15.00 at the door.
Cash only will be accepted at the door.
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The Standard, Downtown
550 S. Flower
Los Angeles,
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM (PDT)
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Discussion in 'Audio, Video & Gadget Tech' started by RatRod, Dec 19, 2007.
I just got a 6cd radio and want to change it out. Thank you.
I have read that the trim pulls of around the radio but I cant seem to pull it off, any hints?
Hmm, sorry can't help you yet with the 2008. What type of dash/trim package do you have, btw? I'll look into it?
Work truck. Thank you for checking it out
if your able to post a pic, i would be able to tell you, most likely it has the newer gm style radio, with the big center button for power and volume, and on the screen you can preset am and fm channels as favs? if this sounds like it then theres about 6 or 8 clips on the dash panel you need to pry off thats why it probably seems like it doesnt wanna come off, after you do get it off, theres four 7mm bolts that have to come off and if its the same as the truck ive worked on, the hvac controls need to come off first, (2 7mm bolts) and then you can wire up your new one (Y)
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WARRENDALE, Pa. — Rue21, a leading specialty apparel retailer for young women and men, is trying out a new store format on for size, and about to give guys something to smile about in the process.
The retailer has opened its first RueGuy stores in Bay Shore, N.Y., Harlingen, Texas, and New Boston, Ohio. The approximately 6,000-sq.-ft. stores are the first of seven RueGuy stores slated to open across the U.S. during August. The company is on target to open approximately 20 RueGuy stores by the end of the year.
The new store format features an expanded guys department and more selling space than a traditional rue21 store, providing its male consumers with a broader selection of product and new category opportunities.
The RueGuy stores have high ceilings, innovative signage, lighting elements and new fixtures that cater to the needs of male customers while complementing existing Rue21 stores and maintaining brand identity.
"We are extremely excited to announce the opening of our first RueGuy stores," said president and CEO Bob Fisch. "We look forward to growing our already successful guys business with this new store format that will allow us to deliver an expanded assortment of merchandise and accessories to our male customers. While we originally went into the design process focused on building the guys business, we are confident that the new store layout, colors and fixtures will improve the shopping experience for all of our customers who are seeking the latest trends at competitive starting price points. We see this as just the beginning of building a new store format for the future."
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Inmates on Work Crew Save 3 Boys from Frigid Washington River
Rescue officials say a group of inmates on a prison work crew dove into a fast-moving, frigid Washington state river to save three young brothers who were dumped in the water after their canoe capsized.
KPTV reports the inmate crew from Larch Corrections Center was finishing their work for the day near the river when they heard the children's screams.
"We just thought it was some kids screaming until we seen their two heads bobbing in the water with the canoe upside down," Nelson Pettis, a member of the crew told KPTV. "They were coming down over flooded Salmon Creek. It was raging pretty fast."
The three brothers, aged 8, 10 and 16, had lost control of their boat in the strong current. Pettis says he and another inmate Larry Bohn jumped into the river.
"I just let the current take me down until I could get to a spot where my feet hit ground and I tried to stay put. They actually came to me right there," Pettis told KPTV. "Right then, the current swept me from underneath my feet and I grabbed onto the kids and got them to a little island in the middle of the river."
Bohn helped the 16-year-old to shore and then helped Pettis and the two younger boys get onto a pile of floating debris in the creek until they could be rescued. Another inmate, Jon Fowler, helped the rescue crew carry the boys to shore.
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Anaheim, Calif. -- Researchers from the University of California San Francisco studying bone healing in animal models have found that two genes essential for bone formation in the fetus are also key to successful fracture repair in the adult.
Through a clever biologic regulatory process, the two genes become inactive when fetal development concludes but then resurface when needed to help mend broken bones.
"These findings shed new light on the bone formation process at the molecular level. Now we can use these principles to begin to develop new clinical treatments for troublesome fractures in which we mimic the natural healing process," said Theodore Miclau, MD, lead investigator and UCSF assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery who treats patients at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center.
Miclau presented the study findings here today (February 5) at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Working with adult mice, the UCSF team focused on the expression patterns of two embryonic genes, cbfal and Indian hedgehog, which are known to be indispensable in fetal bone formation.
Study results showed the genes reappeared in the bone of a mature animal when it underwent a fracture. During this process of "reinduction," the genes activated the expression of two proteins that contributed to bone healing in the adult model in a sequence very similar to the pattern that takes place during skeletal formation in the fetus.
The researchers analyzed bone tissue at the fracture site in adult mice at 3, 6, 8, 10, and 14 days after fracture to assess the presence of growth factors and other proteins. The UCSF team is believed to be the first to report the expression of the two genes in an animal bone repair model.
"Understanding this cascade of events and the specific growth factors involved in bone repair is a small step but a significant one. If we can replicate the pattern and target therapy directly to the fracture site through injection, there is potential for greatly improving our ability to treat a bone healing problem," Miclau said.
This type of targeted, molecular-based treatment would be more desirable than a bone graft, which currently is the most common therapy for a problem fracture, according to Miclau. A graft involves taking bone from elsewhere in the body, usually the pelvis, and carries an overall complication rate of about 25 percent. Ten years from now, Miclau foresees targeted therapy replacing the majority of bone graft procedures.
The UCSF study team represents a collaboration of clinicians with basic scientists. Miclau, a surgeon, headed the research project with Jill Helms, DDS, PhD, director of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Eytan Alpern, MD, UCSF research fellow in orthopaedic surgery, and Cristin Ferguson, MD, University of Rochester, contributed to the project.
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Release date set for Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, the four-player follow-up to Guardian of Light, has been given a release date by Square Enix.
It looks like Rise of the Tomb Raider is coming to last-gen too
Rise of the Tomb Raider appears to be coming to last-gen consoles as well as PS4 and Xbox One, according to a fresh retail listing for the Crystal Dynamics sequel.
Rise of the Tomb Raider revealed, watch the E3 2014 trailer here
Rise of the Tomb Raider was revealed during Microsoft's E3 2014 conference, and is a direct sequel to the Crystal Dynamic's Tomb Raider reboot.
UPDATE: Is the next Tomb Raider out this year?
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has new games coming for "2014 release and later", according to the LinkedIn CV of Kari Hattner, the studio's Associate Producer.
Tomb Raider reboot will cross over the 6 million sold mark this month
Tomb Raider was released a year ago today and the game is set to cross the 6 million units sold mark, according to Eidos.
Tomb Raider: Definitive trailer showcases its next-gen world
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition publisher Square Enix has rolled out a new trailer, showing the game's next-gen world. It shows off PS4 and Xbox One particle effects, shadows, lighting and much more.
Tomb Raider: Definitive PS4 & Xbox One assets identical, Square insists
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition's assets, textures, character models and other features are identical across the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game, Square Enix insists. It follows video comparisons that suggest there are some discrepancies between both formats.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition review round-up, all the scores here
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition reviews are go, ahead of the game's January 28 launch on PS4 and Xbox One. Get all the scores here.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition launch trailer bigs up next week's release, watch here
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has received a launch trailer out of Square Enix, which bigs up next week's January 28 release. Watch it here.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition PS4 & Xbox One each had different developer
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition's PS4 and Xbox One versions were developed by different studios, one of the company's has revealed.
UPDATE: Tomb Raider Definitive PS4 confirmed at 60FPS, Xbox One still unconfirmed
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has been confirmed to run at 60 frames-per-second on PS4, but the Xbox One version is still up in the air. Square Enix has now sent us a statement on the matter.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition producer discusses next-gen tech in latest video
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition executive producer Scot Amos is featured in a video released by Square Enix breaking down "the next-gen tech behind Lara's updated look." You can watch it below. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is slated for a January 28 release on PS4 and Xbox One. Be sure and check out Dave's interview with […]
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition executive producer Scott Amos explains to VG247's Dave Cook why the project is more than a mere port, how it gave Crystal Dynamics a foothold on PS4 and Xbox One, and why it bodes well for Lara's future.
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition executive producer Scott Amos has confirmed that the PS4 and Xbox One re-release will run at 30 frames-per-second.
Tomb Raider was profitable and "in the black" by the end of 2013
Tomb Raider's initial sales may have been disappointing to Square Enix at launch, but the game was profitable in the end, according to executive producer Scot Amos.
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Xbox One and PS4 package rebuilt for new technology, is a stake in the ground for next-gen Lara Croft, says exec producer Scott Amos.
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will not come as a PC upgrade
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition's new Lara was "an opportunity we couldn't pass up" - producer
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Just as important as great timing is careful camera positioning, ably demonstrated here by regular entrant and previous prize winner Rita Kecskes of Budapest, Hungary. Says Rita: "These block buildings, built in the 30's with small appartments of low comfort, are still quite common in downtown. From their tiny inner yard you can see a bit of the sky, captured here with a Konica-Minolta Dynax 7D camera."
Combining timing and positioning will produce a great shot, as shown here by Mark Liebenberg of Preston, Lancashire. Mark explains: "This photo was taken looking up one morning looking up at the tallest building in Hong Kong the 2IFC building. This was the building also used in the Batman movie "Dark Knight". The upper structure looked like claws reaching up at the moon. As this is a Number 2 International Finance Centre I thought in appropriate in today's economic situation. To look up, and reach higher." Mark captured this shot using a Canon EOS 400D with an 80-200mm lens at full zoom, and an exposure of 1/250th at f/7.1.
I'm often impressed by the results that many of our entrants are able to achieve with what most people would consider to be obsolete cameras, proving time and time again that 'newer' doesn't necessarily mean 'better'. Marina Varda of Keiraville, NSW, Australia, took this remarkable macro shot of the underside of a wild mushroom (toadstool? Does anyone know the difference?) using a Casio Exilim EX-Z57, a larger-screened variant of one of the first cameras I reviewed for TR, back in 2005. The exposure was 1/60th sec at f/3.1.


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Greetings, folks!
As some of you have undoubtedly noticed, we added some Scribol links to the bottom of our articles recently as a test. The deal is that if we send some traffic to Scribol, they'll send even more traffic back to us. That part's good, but obviously it comes at a cost. I'm curious what you all think of the links and placement. Please, don't hold back—be honest, we appreciate your thoughts.
They're here, like this, in case you didn't realize:
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When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it.
Apparently none.
Funny thing, I didn't even notice them for quite a while. When I did I thought they were TMO links and was somewhat confused as to why TMO was sending me to the linked article since it was only tangentially related to Macs/Apple/iThings.
If it is generating a lot of revenue and you decide to keep them I think that they need to be more clearly stated that they are not links to TMO articles and take you away from TMO.
For the most part I haven't found the articles linked to be that engaging and haven't been clicking.
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I think I basically have a mental ad filter that has caused me to not even notice them separate from the standard ads. I didn't realize they were there until I saw this discussion.
That said, now that I am deliberately looking at them, they are definitely more interesting and relevant than the typical sponsored links. Many of the headlines are things I might actually want to read.
I've noticed it sometimes serves up some really OLD articles. Today it was showing an article about how iPhone 5 will be beaten out by Android…. in 2011. Not particularly relevant.
I don't like them. I haven't tried yet here, but most sites I see with stuff like this are misleading. It wasn't worth the 3 clicks you had to go through and additional clicks to close the popups that show up after every click. After a couple of those in other sites, I developed a mental filter for these kinds of links


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A Frenchman's View of the Meaning of D-DayRoundup: Talking About History
Andre Glucksman, in the WSJ (June 4, 2004):
... It wasn't until the middle of the 1970s that a President of the Federal Republic clearly and distinctly admitted that Germany had been "liberated" rather than "invaded" at the end of the Second World War. It was to display the crucial difference between these two words that people -- both close to me and foreign -- gave their lives in Lyon, Omaha beach, and Stalingrad....
The right of people to be liberated from extreme despotism -- the right to D-Day -- overcomes the usual respect for borders and the age-old principle of sovereignty. In regards to the universal declaration of human rights, and with our knowledge of totalitarianism, the essential right of the people to self-determination must not guarantee nor imply a right of the rulers to dispose of their people. The landing in Normandy justifies the recent interventions in Kosovo, in Afghanistan and in Iraq, even without Security Council authorization. For one decisive reason: the original legitimacy that presided over the creation of the U.N. prevails in authority over the ordinary jurisprudence of the institutions that have stemmed from it. Furthermore, the recent 10th anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda lets no one forget the terrible fiascos committed by the U.N. And not least that its boss, Kofi Annan, pleads, in vain, for a radical reform of international institutions and legislation.
Can the United States still claim a right of interference, baptized in the bloodshed to liberate Europe? Yes. Despite the ignominies committed in Iraqi prisons; morally unbearable, politically counterproductive and strategically absurd, for which they bear the entire responsibility? Yes. Because as at its worst as at its best, the United States remains a democracy. And the most exemplary one. The only one to my knowledge that, in the midst of war, does not censure the publication of crimes committed by its soldiers. The only one where the press and the television reveal within a few weeks the scope of the wrongs, and freely scrutinizes the consequences from the disaster. The only one where Congressional committees summon a president, secretaries, generals, heads of secret services, and interrogate them unabashed and without restrictions.
Let me remind here that France, so generous at giving lessons, has not in forty years indicted, judged or condemned a single one of the soldiers who committed torture during the Algeria war. It was only in the year 2000 that the so-called "events" (1954-61) were officially called a "war" by parliament. It was 50 years after the game was over, in 1995, that the President admitted the Republic's responsibility for what occurred between 1940 and 1945. And to this day, 10 years after the events, and in contrast to Belgium, the U.N., and Washington, our country still refuses, from left to right wing, to grant any apologies to the Tutsis who suffered through genocide. This is what elevates us, the French, to moral heights inaccessible to those dunces, the Yankees, afflicted with an insolent press, a questioning Senate and rulers obliged to open-up their files and explain themselves in real time.
Elsewhere, listen to the difference, silence rules. April 2004. First video: systematic torture, eyes plucked out, presumed fighters dismembered, pyramids of bodies. Second video: the deliberate execution of a mother with her five children (ages one to seven) around Chatoi (Chechnya). Two testimonies filmed by Russian soldiers sickened by the accomplishments of their comrades. One newspaper in Moscow, the Novaya Gazeta alone, publishes the pictures. Not a wave. Silence on the radio, silence on TV, silence in the justice system, not a word from the military and the political hierarchy, the world stays mute. George W. Bush is greeted by protests, Vladimir Putin like a brother.
To this day, the American citizen is alone to dare scrutinize, judge and condemn on the spot the deeds committed in his name. America isn't populated with angels, but it remains the leading nation fighting for the defense of human rights, because more than anywhere else it gives itself the means to reveal and hence to condemn their violation. Human rights measure our capacity to resist the inhuman, resist the evil that faces us, and the devil we carry within.
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Textiles Still Going Strong at High Point Market
May 16, 2006,
High Point, N.C. — Despite what many exhibitors felt was a significant decline in traffic, home textiles suppliers saw plenty of qualified buyers that wrote orders. Luxury bedding and decorative pillows, and color, color and more color were the standouts, the exhibitors said. The pinched traffic was a consequence of the concurrent Hospitality Design Show in Las Vegas and the absence of some West Coast retailers who had attended the Las Vegas home furnishings show at the World Market Center in January.
Said Richard Downing, president of the newly formed top of the bed division of Leggett & Platt, "Sales were on a par with earlier markets in dollars. Maybe we lost some West Coast buyers who visited us at the Las Vegas market."
Ann Gish, a longtime exhibitor here, observed, "We did alright. It was not a fantastic show — traffic was really down, and I believe the hospitality show in Vegas took away many of the buyers. I didn't see a lot of the regulars, but we did see some new designers and a few new stores."
At Textillery Weavers, Judith Rose, co-principal, said, "Overall we had some really good days and wrote new business." But the impact of the hospitality show was evident in traffic and in the fact that the company showed at both events concurrently.
In its new space at the temporary Suites at Market Square, Malabar Grove had a good market, according to Mary Grove. But she also was concerned by the apparent lack of traffic.
With the dates of the market here shifting, Jan Dutton, principal of Paper White, lamented the "lack of excitement because there's really no beginning or ending." Still, Dutton termed this market as "good with qualified buyers, but as far as the number of people — no!"
At Thief River Linens, "We went into the market with some trepidation because we were launching our new approach of window panels, custom work and special programs," said Linda Bentson, president. "We got good reception to the new concept and we're very excited about the new products."
For rep organization head Lynn Courtade, the addition of the Home Source International luxury bedding and bath was a success: "There's lots of interest in natural and organic luxury bedding. Designers are taking rugs out of homes and replacing them with solid wood floors."
She said the Nina Campbell designed throws distributed by T. Lockman for Johnson Bros. were another important piece of her strong luxury business.
Pamela Kline, principal of Traditions by Pamela Kline, reported both good business and traffic at the company's stand at Suites at Market Square, as did Nancy Reib, principal of Wildcat Territory, who noted, "We're doing great; we were busy and we had a happy market."
Company C's Janet Wright said, "Our expanded showroom attracted a lot of new people and we wrote good business."
And this market marked the debut of the new Alexander Julian bedding licensed to Hallmart, a program that created strong interest, said Steven Goldstein, director of sales. HTT
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The Punjab government on Friday announced 36 gazetted holidays for its employees for 2014. It means that every third day would be a holiday in the state, including the weekly offs on Saturdays and Sundays.
State government offices would be non-functional for half of October, which has seven holidays, besides Saturdays and Sundays.
The public holidays in October, as announced in the state government's notification issued here, are Gandhi Jayanti (October 2), Dussehra (October 3), Id-ul-Zuha (October 6), Valmiki Jayanti (October 8), Guru Ramdass' birth anniversary (October 9), Diwali (October 23) and Vishwakarma Day (October 24).
Other holidays include Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary (January 7), Republic Day, Basant Panchmi (February 4), Ravidass Jayanti (February 14), Mahashivratri (February 27), Holi (March 17), Shaheed Bhagat Singh's martyrdom day (March 23), Ram Navami (April 8), Mahavir Jayanti, Baisakhi (April 14) and Dr BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary (April 14).


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Sumner County prosecutors have formally charged a Conway Springs man who is accused of starting a fire at his familys residence and then planting evidence to implicate neighbors in the crime.
20-year-old Brandon ONeal is charged with aggravated arson, burglary and other crimes in connection with the fire that occurred June 12. He could face trial as soon as this fall.
ONeal posted bonds of $25,000 and $50,000 and is out of jail while awaiting trial.
Court officials said ONeal is accused of setting a fire in Conway Springs where he lived with his father. Donald ONeal was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom, when his son allegedly set a fire inside the home in the living room downstairs by pouring gasoline on a clothes pile and carpet and then lighting the fire.
Brandon ONeal is also accused of setting a fire in two outbuildings on the residence, including a small white shed, located behind the residence and another nearby shed.
He is also accused of breaking into a neighbors 1995 Chevy pickup and stealing a hammer from the cab. He then is said to have entered a neighbors shed and to steal a gas can and two cans of paint.
The items were then planted at the crime scene to implicate those neighbors in the crime. Prosecutors said ONeal has a grudge against the neighbors, whose residence he burglarized in Sept. 2012 in a separate incident.


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What an amazing way to end this weeks Guest Blog with the closing Keynote from Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project and a walking tour though Salt Lake City with SNOW! A really big, heartfelt thank you to Petina Watkins for sharing her fantastic tip to Alt Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Thank you Petina for documenting your whole trip and taking the time to share it with us! Also, Petina is the marketing manager for Oye Modern, be sure to pop over and see the great work she is doing there too! -Jenny x
Closing Keynote with Gretchen Rubin – image by Brooke Ashley Dennis from alt summit flickr here and here
Final day of the summit and the Closing Keynote speech was presented by Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project.
Closing Keynote: Designing Your Life
Speaker: Gretchen Rubin author of The Happiness Project
I had just purchased 'The Happiness Project' at the airport bookstore on the way to the summit. So I was one chapter into the book and keen to hear what Gretchen had to say. Her speech was inspiring and was about how to design your life for greater happiness. The most important message I took from her speech was that even the simplest changes in habits can enhance your life greatly. Whether it's getting a few more hours of sleep at night, minimising clutter or exercising more often.
Favourite Quotes:
"If you get rid of the clutter, you don't have to organize it."
"One of the best ways to be happy in life is to make other people happy."
"If you cram your life with the things you love, there's no room for the things you don't."
Walking Photography Tour – Image from oye modern.
Next up, we had a choice of several different activities – Skiing at Solitude Ski resort, a Sundance Film Festival Tour, Thrift store shopping, design classes or a foodie tour were just some of the choices. Being a very inexperienced photographer who only takes pictures on automatic, I decided on the Walking Photography Tour with Tracey Clark.
The best surprise for the last day was that it started snowing! I haven't seen that much snow before so I was extremely excited taking way too many photos.
I love snow! images from oye modern
My time at Alt Summit was amazing and a really rewarding experience. When you write a blog it can seem lonely at times so it was great to meet so many other design bloggers, share stories, network face-to-face and learn from one another. The classes, panels and talks were all inspiring. I had a lot of fun sharing the information I learned with you and and I think a lot of aussie design bloggers would gain a lot from attending Alt Summit in 2013.
– Petina x


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Listen to Joshua Stamper's experimental Christmas album As A Fire Between Walls
It's a Christmas album, but not like the ones you used to know. Yesterday, Philly experimental composer Joshua Stamper – who you might recall from his ambitious remix project earlier this year involving collabos with fellow Philly artists like Lushlife – dropped me a note about his new EP As A Fire Between Walls, promising a set of "atypical" holiday music. I immediately wanted to hear what he was talking about, and it delivers delightfully. Continue reading →


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In seven days I leave my job, and as my job is running a pub (after a fashion) I also have to leave my home and move in with my parents (which, of course, they're thrilled about and always delighted to see me).
So I made my list in two parts. The urgent stuff and the really urgent stuff. And then I thought I'd stick it on here, because then I can cross something off my list.
I feel validated.... Now, time for a rest.
Things To Do In The Next Seven Days
� Work
� Go to the gym. A lot.
� Find some boxes
� Pack everything
� Get rid of my car
� Cancel phone line, Internet.
� Write letters to Credit Card companies..... Perfume scented paper.
� Get Pocket PC doing what it's supposed to.
� Book train tickets for London.
� Buy my bag before they give it to someone else.
� Stop playing online poker and actually do things on list.
� Learn German.
� Read books based on heaviness, leaving lighter books for travelling with.
� Prepare for my 'exit interview' (read angry meeting).
� Attend above looking suitably dishevelled.
. Continue to update travel blog so that can look back and laugh at some stage of my life.
Things To Do In The Next Fourteen Days
� Buy travel insurance.
� Continue good work re Gym. Oh, and then cancel it before they get that money I owe them. Go to hell for dishonesty.
� Buy Interrail Ticket
� Buy an awful lot of other stuff.
� Buy some socks.
� Acquire an awful lot of money.
� Go to London.
� Go to Leaving Do.
� Have drinks with friends without spending all my money.
� Cancel Mobile Phone.
� Get passport back from miscellaneous embassies.
� Learn Mandarin (but only when sufficiently fluent in German)
� Address the alarming ratio of technical gadgets such as pocket pcs and cameras and mp3 players to other more mundane items like clothes.
� Buy some kind of hat to cover hair (if possible also not make me look like a twat).
� Sunglasses. Turns out that cheap ones burn retinas.
� God! Dentist! Forgot that one. Go to dentist, don't pay for service, burn in hell.
� Cash in online poker money while there's actually money to be cashed in.
� Fill in 'Leaving The Country' tax form so I can get my �1200 income tax back.
� Buy a packet of European made Marlboro Lights and seal them securely (I'll thank myself come Thailand).
� Don't, under any circumstances, suddenly think it a good idea to buy a hardback addition of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. If that worried about it, buy a hammer and a table instead.


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wrong wrong wrong
lebron will win the championships once he is on a better team.
he obviously was depleted because he couldn't do it all himself.
how could you bring up kobe and MJ when they had a stellar supporting staff not to mention a strong bench
lebron has NONE of that. he's like the patrick ewing - all talent - no championship due to a mediocre team.
coco you're way to hard on lebron - he will get the trophy soon enough and smash it on your face
then put it in the butt of reiger guy - then smash it on the heads of the mods on this forum.
then the new people too because they buy high mileage used bmws
EXACTLY he will win a title one day, there is no doubt this is the best supporting cast he has had but kobe has always had better players around him PERIOD.
kobe has only won titles when he has a great team around him, 3 with shaq in his prime.
what did kobe do when he had no real team aound him from 04-07??? he didnt even make the playoffs one year and lost in the first round the other 2.
no matter how great a player kobe is he has only ever won titles by having a great team around him.
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Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions today announced the successful use of a new type of antibacterial agent called a PPMO, which appears to function as well or better than an antibiotic, but may be more precise and also solve problems with antibiotic resistance.
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38 CFR 14.669 - Fees of agents or attorneys; penalty.
The Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-558; 78 Stat. 767) was amended by Pub. L. 89-185 ( 79 Stat. 789), on September 15, 1965, by adding a new section which provided that no more than 10 percent of the amount paid in settlement of each individual claim submitted and settled under the authority of the Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with that claim. Any person violating the provisions of this Act is deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
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This was a rather lackluster year for Xbox's annual Summer of Arcade, with no real standout entry that demanded to be played. Previous years have seen such instant classics as Bastion, Shadow Complex, Limbo, or 'Splosion Man, and this year's entries didn't even come close. As the capstone to this year's summer lineup, Dust: An Elysian Tail, developed by Humble Hearts (essentially the work of one Dean Dodrill, who was responsible for the art and programming of the game), had some pretty big shoes to fill. Can it rise above the ashes of mediocrity and bring about an exciting close for the yearly promotion, or will it flounder, and ultimately drown along with the other decent to below average games on offer?
Dust: An Elysian Tail puts you in the role of the titular character, along with your talking sword Ahrah and flying sidekick Fidget. You are tasked with defeating General Gaius, a man (or dog/fox-thing) hell bent on subjugating and destroying a race known as the Moonbloods, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. I won't spoil any more of the story, but it twists and turns somewhat predictably, yet still remains interesting due to some good writing and voice work. The script toes the line between taking itself seriously and mocking its own game-like nature; it knows very much that it's a video game, with fourth-wall-breaking references to mashing buttons, a secret that harkens back to Castlevania II, and even a healing item called a "mysterious wall chicken" that drops from destructible walls. While in lesser hands this would seem cheesy or sophomoric, it's both an interesting yarn, as well as legitimately funny. The voice acting enhances the story with a good cast of characters; even Fidget, who I first found annoying due to her shrill cartoon squealing, began to grow on me. The music is fantastic as well, evoking memories of times when I played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ages ago. This game was clearly a labor of love for all of those involved.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade or Odin Sphere, each level looks handcrafted, and each area has its own unique scenery that set them apart from other levels. You'll traverse forests, navigate a graveyard, scale icy mountains, or plumb the depths of a volcano, each area exploding with color. Dust himself moves like a cartoon, jumping, flipping, deftly slinging combos, with nothing ever looking awkward or stilted. It really must be seen to believed, and I defy anyone who takes even a cursory glance at the demo to walk away unimpressed.
The graphics are not entirely perfect, however. Most of the ancillary characters don't move with the same grace that Dust does, and the animated cutscenes, though few, tend to look more like low-budget flash cartoons than actual animated sequences. Some might also find the style of the game a bit too "anime-esque" for their tastes. All of the characters are anime-inspired anthropomorphized creatures, with walking, talking foxes, dogs, and whatever Fidget is. I can see this turning off some people (and, while I do agree that it is a gorgeous game, I'm not the biggest fan of the character design myself), but the talking animals shouldn't detract you from playing the game, as while the design isn't quite up to the level of games like Shadow Complex or Super Metroid, it's incredibly fun in its own right.
As you roam the lands, picking up quests and solving puzzles, you'll be involved in copious amounts of combat. You'll use your sword, along with Fidget's magic, to slay your foes. You are equipped with a basic sword slash, along with the Dust Storm ability, which allows you to spin your sword in the air, either stationary on the ground, or twirling through the air. The Dust Storm ability, when used in conjunction with Fidget's magic, combines to make your attacks even more powerful. This allows some jaw-dropping effects, which, coupled with the dazzling animations, keeps combat feeling fresh and exciting, even while the combat starts to feel repetitive after a while.
It seems kind of unfair to put the entire success of this year's Summer of Arcade all on the shoulders of one title, especially considering how uninspired this year's offerings were (save for Hybrid). While not perfect, Dust: An Elysian tail is a solid 10-15 hour action game with impressive visuals, a huge map to delve into, and tons of secrets to uncover. Even with a lack of difficulty, fans of the genre, and even fans of action games in general, will find plenty to love here. Not too shabby for a game made by one guy.
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Date of Stay: June, 2015
We love this place!! As we were traveling around visiting several locations in NC and TN we didn't bring our RV this time. We rented a cabin, #49 which is a pet friendly cabin that sleeps 4. We did not have a pet but it was so clean, we could not tell there had been any pets staying prior to our visit. Cool, shaded, great little campground. Staff very friendly.
Date of Stay: June, 2014
Entrance with nearby pool, playground and dog park looked nice. Staff was friendly. But once past the entrance it was very disappointing. The sites were so tight, like a big parking lot. For KOA rates it was a letdown.Our 40' fifth barely fit in the pull-thru site. The gravel sites were not level and we were not much over 10' from the next RV on either side. Looking out the big back window, across the drive we looked right at another fifth. Worse KOA we've ever stayed in. Will look elsewhere next time.
Date of Stay: June, 2014
Nice park with shaded gravel sites. Many sites available but we were assigned one just in from a road, but not too much night traffic. Staff was friendly and grounds were well groomed. We stayed a week.
Date of Stay: May, 2014
This year old RV park was great! Very clean, nice sized, level sites, very convenient to I-95, but so quiet. We limped in after a couple of blowouts and stayed a month. Hated to leave. Office and Maintenance staff were very friendly and helpful. Will definitely stay there again if in the area.


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text: Hey guys, I have had my car for almost 3 years not and I have done some basic mods to get to stage2+. I was looking to upgrade the handling next and had a bunch of questions and since I have zero experience in this department I was hoping to get some help from all of you. The wheels that I would like to go with are the Enkei Raijin now they come in a few different setups 18x8 inset 35,45.... 18x8.5 inset 45 and 18x9.5 inset 45. I am not trying to do any auto cross or anything along those lines and most of my driving is on back/side roads with some highway mixed in as well. I am also looking to get some sways bars, shooting for 24mm up front and 22mm in the rear with kartboy endlinks. My main question would be which im sure the answer is yes but what suspension mods would have to be or should be done to make the best ride possible. Not looking to roll the fenders either (But will if its the best bet) so any help would be great. Also which wheel do you think would suit me best and does anyone recommend any tires to wrap around them. Im sure this post is all over the place so please dont bash me to hard lol. If anyone trying to help needs a little more clarification on what i want to do please ask as i would consider myself a big noob in this department and am not sure i explained everything correctly. To summarize everything i would like a new wheel/tire combo, sway bars and end links, and to know if i should lower, or do any sort of suspension mods.


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Date of Stay: August, 2010
Lovely park and great owners/staff. Adequate room between very LARGE graveled pads. Well lighted at night. Park is patrolled daily by employees for dirty fire pits, broken branches, etc. Laundry room is SPOTLESS, SPACIOUS and has five or six washers and as many dryers. Nice clean pool. We would have given the park a "10" if the store coolers had been well stocked. As it is there are plenty of RV supplies! If ever again in the area we would definitely make this a stop! We stayed for three weeks and three days - their policy is stay 6 days and get the 7th free and they did give us our Good Sam discount for the three extra days.
Date of Stay: August, 2010
Agree with most reviewers, great campground! Even tho' they were extremely busy on the day we pulled in they still took the time to show each and every rig to its site. Easy in / easy out access. Plenty of room between sites. Good location and very quiet. We only stayed overnight but would definitely return in the future! They are affiliated with Good Sam Club.
Date of Stay: July, 2010
We stayed here for five days beginning July 26, 2010 so rate reflects Passport America discount. Sites are all gravel/grass and fairly level but some are not "easy in / easy out" for motorhomes. There are numerous gravel speed bumps throughout the park that are built dangerously high for low riding RVs. Had no problems with stable odor but didn't appreciate the fact that private owners are allowed to ride their horses through campground, (unsanitary). On the other hand the store was well stocked, and the gals at the front desk were extremely helpful. Very close to the battlefield and other attractions. We would come back but would request a more level site and also question riding horses in the campground.
Date of Stay: July, 2010
Rate reflects Passport America discount. This could be a picture postcard campground. It's surrounded by farmland and comparatively quiet however it has been sadly neglected. The laundry room is clean but located in the basement of the store/living quarters - complete with lots of spiders. A good cleaning, a little paint and some yard work would add a great deal to this area. Hubby went to hook up electric and the box cover fell off in his hands. Some roads rutted but as of this writing it looks as if they're trying to rectify the situation. Wi-Fi and cable access are excellent. We were afraid to check the restrooms. There is no pool but that didn't bother us. We would come back just for the Amish country ambiance.


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Sorry.... I asked again after some others posted some info. I didn't see yours before posting. Thanks for this. Where, if you recall, did you get this info from? I pulled the spring side (right) apart and drained and measured the amount. Given you info, I have lost almost half of what's supposed to be in there. That is possibile too because when I got back from one ride my boot and engine case was covered in fork oil.
"Macinthailand... Thanks. I contacted Rick via email but when I looked up this site (the manual site) the only thing I found was a manual that had several types of Hondas info in it. I was hoping for one specific to the 250L. They do offer specific manuals for other Hondas just could not find one specific to the 250L."
At the bottom of the page that I sent you the link on is this:
"If manuals are not shown online, you can call 1-800-782-4356 and order them over the phone."
I am an idiot! Thanks. Jeez maybe someone should just order this for me because apparently I cannot read or follow simple directions!! LOL. I am a day ahead (12 hours actually) so I will order tonight my time. Probably take a month to get here too! Great info on this site Adventure riders site too. I have put this thing through hell and it is still taking care of business so everyone should be/will be impressed with the durability of these bikes!!
This came out of my manual it may be of by a half Oz plus or minus
And the type of fluid Honda used was ss-8 my forks were kinda spongy so I put 30 wt. In it. Most people claim it stiffins theme but it just slow the compresion down witch in return feels stiffer on quick fire roads
I think it will be ok then.
The main riding area is about an hour away, and once I'm there I can stay off road for the most part.
I'd like to be able to do DS rides like LA-Barstow-Vegas.
I guess worst comes to worst, I could always throw on a big bore kit seeing as one is in development.
But like I said, I enjoy the low price point and simplicity of this bike.
Even Honda says oil change every 8K miles!
Perfect! Exactly what I am looking for. Appreciate the help. Now off to the shop to locate some oil!
I made the small fairing out of fibreglass. Keeps the wind down a bit and the gps drier.
just wondering, with the clutch in, n stand down the bike should start right? i washed mine yesterday n now it refuses to start in anything but N with the stand down..even stopped in gear, with the clutch in, it still dies. any ideas?
My 250l has never started in gear with the stand down, it also wont stay running in gear, with the clutch in when you swing the stand down...been like that since mile 0
Looks good, and great idea .Got anymore pic's from different angle?, Does it make much of a difference? and How much to Canada if ya decide to produce them?...lol
Two friends of mine did LAB2V on a CRF100 and a TTR125. I think our CRFL's will make it, no problem.
There was some talk a couple pages back of people asking about folding shift levers. Just picked one up from Best Dual Sport Bikes. My review is the shifter looks nice and functions as it should from my rough measurements the shifter is basically the same size as the stock one.. It feels pretty much the same too maybe a little longer but not much to make any difference.
Summary: Lite, Sweet looking shifter at a good price. Haven't laid the bike down yet so I can't speak on durability but I feel safer with this one on there as opposed to the non folding stock one. here are some photos of my rough measurements.
Was reading about a trio that did it on Honda Trail 90's.
High speed.. er, Low Speed - Low drag? LOL
Hoping to pick up my 250L end of the month.
Nice work!
Well I guess the drc brake light/turn indicator combo is coming sooner than I though

 broke the tail light section in a wheely
A wheelie??? Pics or it just tipped over...
Ha! I did that on my old triumph....only instead of breaking the tail light, I broke the whole damn bike. Lesson learned
What have you guys done for a tach on the crf? Im going to cyclegear to get a tach/hourmeter tonight but I dont know how accurate it will be.....
Also, opinions on the Ricochet and similar skidplates vs the TCI version that has engine guards as well?
Rode to work today...wind chill is about 15F. That new Sedici Hotwired jacket is serving me quite well.
Haha it didnt just tip over this time. Can you see my pictures I posted or did I fail?