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Hot Dipped vs. Exterior Galvanized Nails
I hope I posted to the correct forume site. I am shopping for ring shank nails and I noticed a particular brand carries both hot dipped galvanized nails and exterior galvanized nails. The latter (exterior) is a bit cheaper. Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the two nails? From my gut the hot dipped galvanized probably provides better protection from the environment.
What do you plan on doing with them?
Without knowing the specific brand and model of nail, it is impossible to determine the difference. Hot dipped galvanization is a process for putting a zinc coating on steel. Exterior galvanized nail is a description of a type of nail, and does not on its face describe the galvanization process used on the nail. If it is less expensive than hot dipped, it may refer to electrogalvanization, a less expensive process than hot dipped galvanization, which deposits less zinc on the steel, and is likely to produce a nail not suitable for use with pressure treated lumber.
I am replacing some of my old cedar siding with same. The brand is Grip-Rite. The recommendations from the cedar industry group is to use hot dipped galvanized, but I came across both the hot dipped and exterior galvanized nails and I was just wondering for future purposes. For my project I am going the route of the hot dipped.
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What it comes down to is the more Zink that is coated on the steel (nail) the better it's protected.
This is one of those things where you can hold two brands in your hand and see which has a thicker coat.
The Zink on a electrostatic galvanized nail is so thin you can't even tell it's coated with anything and are junk imo.
The galvanized nails I buy out of the bulk bin at the lumber yard will sometimes have clumps of Zink hanging off them, obviously well coated.
The Grip Rites in the 1&5lb boxes I see in the hardware store will work fine for what you're doing as long as you're not near the Ocean in which case you should be using Stainless Steel.
Thanks all. For this project I am using the hot dip for the added protection. I am no where near the ocean so SS is not necessary.
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MassTLC Summit: The Future of Robotics
Mass Technology Leadership Council
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (EST)
Event Details
Pre-Registration is now closed. Walk-ins are welcome!
Pre-Registration is now closed. Walk-ins are welcome!
Future of Robotics Summit
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center
One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 8:30-4:30pm
Join New England's leading robotic research institutions for an unprecedented look at the future of robotics. The summit will begin with remarks from the Massachusetts Secretary for Housing and Economic Development Gregory Bialecki. Our research briefing will include a dozen labs and culminate with a presentation on technology transfer opportunities. For those interested, there will be tours of seven Robotics Labs at MIT following lunch. Attendees from academia, government, and the private sector will learn firsthand about the latest research coming down the pipeline and opportunities for partnership and commercialization.
8:30am - Registration, networking, and lab tour sign-ups
9:00-9:30am - Opening Remarks
Tom Hopcroft, President & CEO, Mass Technology Leadership Council
Gregory Bialecki, Massachusetts Secretary for Housing and Economic Development
Tom Ryden, Founder and COO at North End Technologies; MassTLC Robotics Cluster co-chair (moderator)
9:30-12:30pm - University Research Lab Presentations:
Biomimetic Underwater Robot Program -- Joseph Ayers, Northeastern University Marine Science Center -- We are developing neurotechnology based on the neurophysiology and behavior of animal models. We developed two classes of biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicles.
Hybrid and Networked Systems Lab -- Calin Belta, Boston University -- We are interested in phenomena that occur when continuous dynamics, described by systems of differential equations, are combined with discrete dynamics, modelled as automata or state transition graphs (examples range from man-made systems such as mobile robots, to naturally occurring systems such as biochemical networks).
WPI Robotics Engineering Program -- Mike Gennert, WPI – WPI boasts the only undergrad robotics degree program in nation. Research areas include: surgical robotics, human-robot interaction, swarm robotics, and robotics systems engineering.
Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics -- Rod Grupen, UMass Amherst – Our lab studies computational systems that solve sensory and motor problems. Experimental platforms include sensor networks, mobile manipulators, and integrated bimanual humanoids.
Robotics, Learning and Autonomy Lab -- Chad Jenkins, Brown University – We explore problems in human-robot interaction, robot learning, robot perception, autonomous control, dexterous manipulation, and game development.
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering -- Jim Kinsey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) -- Projects include the development of in-situ calibration techniques for navigation sensor calibration, dynamic model-based nonlinear state estimators for underwater robot navigation, and exploiting advances in underwater vehicle navigation to obtain fine spatial resolution gravity maps.
Surgical Navigation and Robotics Laboratory -- Hata Nobuhiko, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School – Our unique approach, where imaging, computing and robotics are integrated into one unit to enhance the capability of image-guided therapy, aims to advance a minimally invasive therapy and ultimately develop new treatment methods.
Biomimetic Devices Laboratory -- Barry Trimmer and Jason Rife, Tufts University -- The overall goal of the laboratory is to develop devices based on the highly adaptive mechanisms of animal movement. These devices will have direct applications in robotics (e.g., manufacturing, emergency search and retrieval, repair and maintenance of equipment in space) and in medical diagnosis and treatment (e.g., endoscopy, remote surgery).
MIT Robotics Labs -- Seth Teller, MIT CSAIL – Seth will provide a brief overview of research in the following MIT Robotics Labs (tours available after lunch): Distributed Robotics Lab, Robot Locomotion Lab, Robust Robotics Lab, Humans and Automation Lab, Personal Robots Group, Aerospace Controls Lab, Robotics, Vision, and Sensor Networks Group.
Robotics Lab @ UMass Lowell – Holly Yanco, UMass Lowell -- Research focuses on human-robot interaction (HRI), ranging from visual displays to evaluation methods to a new HRI architecture for robots. Application domains include assistive technology, urban search and rescue (USAR), explosive ordinance disposal (EOD), and hazardous materials (HAZMAT) response.
12:15-12:30 pm - Technology Transfer Briefing: How to Effectively Work with Universities
Commercial Ventures & Intellectual Property – William S. Rosenberg, PhD, Executive Director, Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP), UMass President's Office. The CVIP oversees the Mass Technology Transfer Center, an organization run by Abi Barrow that facilitates the activities of all technology transfer offices in the Commonwealth by providing services to support their work with Massachusetts-based companies and investors.
12:30-1:30 pm - Lunch
1:30-4:30 pm - Tours of the following MIT Robotics Labs
Distributed Robotics Laboratory - Daniela Rus, MIT CSAIL - spans areas including modular and self-reconfiguring robots, distributed algorithms and systems of self-organizing robots, networks of robots and sensors for first-responders, mobile sensor networks, animals and robots, cooperative underwater robotics, desktop robotics, and forming, moving, and navigating sparse 2D and 3D structures.
Robot Locomotion Laboratory - Russ Tedrake, MIT CSAIL - The goal of our research is to build machines which exploit their natural dynamics to achieve extraordinary agility and efficiency.
Robust Robotics Laboratory – Nicholas Roy, MIT CSAIL - Our research goals are to build unmanned vehicles that can fly without GPS through unmapped indoor environments, robots that can drive through unmapped cities, and to build social robots that can quickly learn what people want without being annoying or intrusive.
Humans and Automation Laboratory -- Mary Cummings, MIT CSAIL -- Research focuses on the multifaceted interactions of human and computer decision-making in complex sociotechnical systems.
Personal Robots Group -- Cynthia Breazeal, MIT Media Lab -- Research focuses on developing the principles, techniques, and technologies for personal robots. This lab has developed numerous robotic creatures ranging from robotic flower gardens, to embedding robotic technologies into familiar everyday artifacts (e.g., clothing, lamps, desktop computers), to creating highly expressive humanoids --- including the well-known social robot, Leonardo.
Aerospace Controls Laboratory -- Jonathan P. How -- researches topics related to autonomous systems and control design for aircraft, spacecraft, and ground vehicles. Theoretical research is pursued in areas such as: decision making under uncertainty; path planning, activity and task assignment; estimation and navigation; sensor network design; robust control, adaptive control, and model predictive control.
Robotics, Vision, and Sensor Networks Group -- Seth Teller, MIT CSAIL -- Seth's research focuses on Situationally-Aware Computing for Autonomous Robotics and Human Assistance.
Robotics Cluster Sponsor: Textron Systems
Host Sponsor: Microsoft NERD
Supporting Organizations: Mass Tech Transfer Center; xconomy
When & Where
Microsoft NERD Center
1 Memorial Dr
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (EST)
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Jason Bateman is a married lawyer on the verge of closing a huge deal and being invited to become a partner at his firm. Ryan Reynolds, a pot-smoking, womanizing, part-time actor is his long-time friend. During a night of drunken revelry, they make a wish to switch lives.
When their wishes come true they come to realize that the grass isn't quite as green on the other side of the fence. Reynolds, now Bateman, is disgusted that his beautiful wife is a real life human being and that his children require routine maintenance. Bateman, now Reynolds, discovers that you should always read the script before going to the set.
In yet another twist, after a few days of living in each other's bodies, they realize that they now have opportunities to pursue things that were missing in their own lives. Bateman (now Reynolds) has a chance to enjoy life: not just chasing skirts, but reading books, sleeping in, and learning to roller blade. Reynolds (now Bateman) relishes the opportunity to help negotiate the huge deal that will make or break his partnership opportunity, and steps up to the plate (sort of) as a father.
When they have the chance to switch back to their original bodies, they both hesitate until they have a predictable and simultaneous change of heart. Back in their own bodies, the perspective of having lived as someone else makes their own lives more fulfilling.
I can't deny that the movie is flawed in many ways. There is too much gross-out humour that is not funny; a male-centric vision of the universe; a recycled body-swap plot, and so on. In particular, the women I've talked to have found it to be unwatchable. While I wouldn't blame anyone for walking out on it, I do think the moral of the story (intentional or not) makes up for some of its deficiencies.
What interests me is the movie's take on "work-life balance." Usually the term "work-life balance" is used as a vehicle to discuss the need for downtime from your job. The problem I have with this view is that since work is part of your life, the sharp distinction of work vs. life doesn't make sense. What The Change Up says is that your life is best when your work-life and your non-work life are in harmony. It's not just about working less, it's about making work a healthy part of your life. On the other side, a life of pure hedonism (Reynolds) will inevitably leave you unfulfilled.
I see it all the time at my job. People who have nothing going on outside of work are miserable and make lousy co-workers. Similarly, people with a "check-in/check-out" mentality who work as little as possible to get back to their "real" lives can be equally irritating. After seeing this movie I've noticed that I often fall into this latter category, and it says something about myself that I'm not sure I like.
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I did not know Evangeline Walton Ensley personally. But like many in The Mythopoeic Society, I loved her books, particularly The Song of Rhianon, which received the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. At Mythcon XII, in 1981, I did have the opportunity to meet Ms. Walton. I quote from my account of that conference in Last Homely Hearth #9 (1984):
. . . . Before long, I spotted Marion Zimmer Bradley (MZB) approaching, in the company of an exotically costumed lady, and a red-bearded man in a kilt. I remember this last person as a big, hearty man, like some warrior out of Celtic or Norse myth. He may actually be shorter than I remember him (at my size nearly everyone looks tall), but he is so full of energy that he tends to dominate almost any social setting by sheer force of personality. I know that some of you Rivendellers will scoff, and say that "no-one with MZB's personality will ever be overshadowed." And you will be right, but you may understand more what I'm telling you when I reveal that this fellow proved to be Paul Edwin Zimmer (PEZ), Marion's brother.
At first I hardly noticed their companion, who seemed almost in shadow throughout the weekend, even when MZB and PEZ weren't around, as if she were half in some other world, or perpetually enrobed in some Celtic twilight against both Earthly light and darkness--and indeed, this may have been only the result of the fact that she was apparently not feeling too well, having recently suffered some illness. Yet, there seemed a certain tranquil depth centered in her, as in some shadowed pool, from which stars would occasionally gleam, whenever Evangeline Walton would--almost unexpectedly--say something. PEZ must have addressed her by name several times before I finally caught on that this lady, now sitting on the steps practically right next to me, was the author of Island of the Mighty, The Children of Llyr and other books--quite possibly the greatest living fantasy writer. I was suddenly thrilled. So much so, that I forgot to be shy, and sidled over to her to tell her that I loved her books. I asked her about the Theseus novel that Lin Carter had written about in the introduction to one of her books years earlier, wondering when it was to be finished. Incredibly, she told me, Ballantine/Del Rey had rejected the book, because it didn't contain enough magic to suit their formula. Ms. Walton observed that, after all, the Greek myths were rather short on magic, at least compared with the Welsh tales that had inspired her earlier books. The gods perform miracles quite regularly, but mortals are largely unmagical, except for a few unpleasant characters like Medea. Fortunately, she expected that Pocket books would be publishing her book as a historical romance, or something. [It did later appear as The Sword is Forged from Timescape and Pocket books]. I asked her about her inspiration in attempting the writing of a sequence of novels based on Welsh legend. She identified James Stephens, the early 20th century Irish writer as her model. She had been impressed with what he had done with Irish materials, and decided to attempt a similar enterprise based on Welsh tales. I believe she cited books entitled Deirdre and In the Land of Youth.
. . . . [Later, at an author reading,] I was hoping that Evangeline Walton would read from her in-progress Theseus novel. Instead, she read a chapter from The Song of Rhiannon, which surprised me by being quite funny. Humor is not a quality that I remember that beautiful, magical book for, but partly because of the expression with which Evangeline read, I realized that her sense of humor is present throughout her writing.
The panel on Faerie, featuring Elizabeth Marie Pope, Evangeline Walton, Patricia McKillip and moderator-panelist PEZ was outstanding. . . . E.M. Pope started off by reiterating her thesis that Faerie is "the attic of the mind," and commented that we have no idea how uncertain the folk mind really is. Patricia McKillip thought that it was more like the "basement of the mind" but everyone seemed to agree that Faerie is a state of mind. Evangeline Walton quoted Matthew Arnold in saying that something (reading fantasy?) is like studying ancient stones of a forgotten civilization for meaning. She also referred to A E 's and James Stephens's influences on fantasy. She went on to tell how she somehow began imagining that some automobile was after her at some point, which led to a discussion of the terrifying aspect of Faerie. Patricia McKillip said that we "invent things that terrify us, both in fantasy and SF" which led to a discussion of how fantasy may succede or fail in terrifying (or otherwise moving) the reader. Evangeline said of some writer (S. Harker?) that his/her Black Magician was terrifying until he came on stage. E.M. Pope commented that Dante is more successful than Milton because the latter made the mistake of trying to portray God, and falling far too short of the effort. Patricia agreed that she had often had trouble trying to keep her characters rounded, rather than flat. They tended to become abstractions. She cautioned that the writer must believe her own story. Evangeline agreed, saying however, that "truth is like a diamond, having many facets." A story must be real to the reader in concrete detail, though, sharp and hard like the diamond. When writing is going well for a writer, then she is in luck, "It's a good straight flow--like singing." (LHH #9, 1984)
I hope that the Birds of Rhiannon are singing with Evangeline Walton, somewhere in paradise. We will miss her voice. We will remain thankful that we can still remember it in rereading her books, like The Song of Rhiannon, The Children of Llyr, and Prince of Annwyn.
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Renegade & PARANoIR Present: WWE 2006
I am back after a year off from booking. I dont know if any of you remember me but I had a good fed with IceColdKilla but I have a new partner, Renegade. He will do RAW and I will do Smackdown. The first show will be a recap of Backlash by him and then starting with RAW will be the full shows. The rosters will be posted soon as well as the PPV dates.
Re: WWE 2006 by randyorton24 and Renegade
Whoa, I'm shocked, but I know this will be worth looking forward to.
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Backlash Results
Mickie James defeated Trish Stratus to retain the Womens title after she hit a Mick Kick to Trish
Umaga defeated Ric Flair in under 10 minutes. After the match, Ric Flair got on the mic and announced his retirement from wrestling, and left to many "We Want Flair nd "Don't Go" chants. Umaga was released however, not liking his character or it's direction
Rob Van Dam defeated Shelton Benjamin by DQ when Shelton got frustrated with the resilliance of Van Dam and nailed him with a chair shot right in front of the referee. RVD kept his MITB contract, and Shelton remains IC champion. Was an amazing match and MOTN
Kane beat The Big Show in a brutal, big man match which never really got underway, and Kane ended off the big fight by Chokeslamming Big Show off the stage. Big Show was injured and will be out for atleast 2 months with back problems after taking the bump
Carlito got a win over Chris Masters, once again out-smarting his bigger opponent by bringing a chair into the ring. The ref was taking the chair out, and Masters had Carlito ready for the Masterlock, when Carliot kicked Masters in the groin, and rolled him up using the ropes for the 3 count
Shawn Michaels & "God" defeated The McMahons in a pretty interesting match, as the McMahons were in total control. Vince dismissed the referee halfway through and said he would take over the officiating. Shane got cocky, and accidentally hit his father over the head with the brass knux as HBK ducked. Shane then turned right into a Sweet Chin Music and HBK picked up the win as he used Vince's hand to make the 1-2-3. After the match, Vince said it was over, he's got better things to attend to then go against God
In a terrific main event, John Cena retained his WWE championship. Edge seemed to have it summed up after he clotheslined HHH out of the ring. Edge then Speared John Cena and the ref went for the count, but before he could make it a 3, VINCE MCMAHON PULLED THE REF OUT OF THE RING! Vince hit the referee, as Shane came through the crowd and leveled Edge with a steel chair. Vince then rolled HHH into the ring and told him to cover Cena. HHH smiled and went to cover the champ, but Shane hit HHH across the back of the head with the steel chair, then placed Cena over the champion, and Vince revealed he had a ref's shirt on, and made the 3 count to a gigantic amount of heat
After the match, Vince & Cena shook hands, and Cena had turned heel and alligned himself with the McMahons in a shocking turn of events, leaving the crowd in shock. McMahon announced that RAW will never be the same again as the PPV went off air
The following superstars have been released from the RAW brand:
Armando Alejandro Estrada, Ashley, Candice, Danny Basham, Gene Snitsky, Ric Flair (retiring), Stacy Kiebler, Trevor Murdoch, Umaga, Viscera
The Spirit Squad have been sent back to OVW for further training after a poor showing at recent house shows
WWE Championship - John Cena
Intercontinental Championship - Shelton Benjamin
World Tag Team Championships - Vacant
Hardcore Championship - Vacant
Womens Championship - Mickie James
Male Roster
AJ Styles
Big Show
Billy Gunn
Bubba Dudley
Charlie Haas
Chris Harris
Chris Masters
Dvon Dudley
James Storm
John Cena
Johnny Jeter
Johnny Parisi
Lance Cade
Mark Jindrak
Matt Striker
Monty Brown
Rene Dupree
Road Dogg
Rob Conway
Rob Van Dam
Scott Hall
Shawn Michaels
Shelton Benjamin
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Rock
Triple H
Val Venis
Trish Stratus
Mickie James
Gail Kim
Tag Teams/Stables
The Corporation: Vince, Shane, John Cena, Test, Cade, Jindrak
D-Generation X: HHH, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn & X-Pac
La Resistance: Rene Dupree & Rob Conway
Dudley Boyz: Bubba & Dvon Dudley
AMW: James Storm & Chris Harris
The Jonnies: Johnny Parisi & Johnny Jeter
Cade & Jindrak: Lance Cade & Mark Jindrak
Main Eventers
The Undertaker
Kurt Angle
Randy Orton
John Bradshaw Layfield
Rey Mysterio
Bill Goldberg
Hulk Hogan
Kevin Nash
Brock Lesner
Upper Card
Chris Benoit
Booker T
Mark Henry
Ken Kennedy
Matt Hardy
Bobby Lashley
The Boogeyman
Mid Card
Mike Mizian
Paul Burchill
William Regal
Orlando Jordan
Fit Finlay
Johnny Nitro
Joey Mercury
Super Crazy
Lower Card
Scotty 2 Hotty
Jesse Gymini
Jake Gymini
Simon Dean
Paul London
Brian Kendrick
Gregory Helms
Jamie Noble
Jillian Hall
Kristal Marshell
Tag Teams
MNM- Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, Melina
The Mexicools- Super Crazy, Psicosis
Gymini- Jesse Gymini, Jake Gymini, Simon Dean
FBI- Nunizo, Vito
World Heavyweight Champion- Kurt Angle
US Champion- JBL
WWE Tag Team Champions- MNM
Crusierweight Champion- Gregory Helms
PPV Schedule
Red for RAW, Blue for SD! & Green for joint
Judgment Day
Bad Blood
Great American Bash
No Mercy
Survivor Series
Royal Rumble
No Way Out
Wrestlemania 23
Well there's all the info you guys should need. RAW will be up next Monday. I am looking forward to doing this thread, as I am now sharing the work, and I won't be constantly doing it all by myself.
randyorton24 was a good booker last year as most people will remember and we are hoping to entertain all you readers and make this thread as good as it can be.
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Nice rosters, I'm glad to see that there's a Hardcore title. I'm looking forward to the first show.
Re: WWE 2006 by randyorton24 and Renegade
Believe it or not, Randy Orton 24 was one of the two bookers who inspired me to start a thread. the other being Kid O Mac. Great to see him back, especially with Renegade™.
The goal of this thread will be to have a PPV posted.
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Re: WWE 2006 by randyorton24 and Renegade
Renegade is a good partner and friend, randy23. Treat him good.
Anyway, can't wait to see what you guys can do.
Re: WWE 2006 by randyorton24 and Renegade
Great to see RandyOrton24 return, he was my favourite booker when he did this a year ago. Good luck with this and I like the Backlash results.
Re: WWE 2006 by randyorton24 and Renegade
Good Luck. You both are good bookers so this should be good.
Re: WWE 2006 by randyorton24 and Renegade
This will be a great thread i would have thought, if you both are still up to your old standards. If i'm thinking correctly, then the old thread by RandyOrton24 and IceColdKilla was one of my favourites when it was around, and Renegade is a great booker, so this should work well
Nice results from Backlash, and the heel turn from Cena was good to see, and a strong way to end the ppv.
Only thing i would say is that with the rosters changed as much as they have been, its not really a WWE thread, but i'm sure that wont be a problem
Good luck with this anyway
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Re-Focused – 49ers @ Eagles, Week 4
It seems that throwing away big leads is de rigueur for the 2011 season, but I'm sure it's a fashion the Eagles had no intention of choosing when they went up 23 to 3 with 9:34 left in the third quarter. However, two missed field goals under 40 yards, some awful coverage in the short zones and a fumble as they were driving for the winning score, first let the 49ers into a game that should have been well out of reach and then allowed them to finish it off.
Complete despair for Philadelphia? It shouldn't be. The NFC East looks like any of the teams could still win it and the Eagles have the talent to finish at the top but need to be much more consistent.
The 49ers have obviously done themselves a lot of good by winning two on the road but only the continued paucity of opposition in the NFC West suggests their struggling offense is not going to leave them well short by the time the playoffs come round.
San Francisco – Three Performances of Note
1) Gore Comes Good
While Frank Gore (+3.3) may have started the first three weeks of the season, his numbers have looked much more like those of the journeyman back-up than the 49ers main offensive weapon. In order he's averaged 2.7, 2.4 and 2.5 yards per carry but, to be fair, nearly all of it (87%) has come after contact. His line haven't done much to support him and only back-up fullback, Bruce Miller, has done more good than harm.
So here was Gore, hobbled by an ankle injury and the proverbial "game time decision", playing but not starting; the signs weren't good. As it transpired after breaking a 40 yarder with his first carry, Gore just got stronger and stronger and as he ran out the clock looked very much his usual self. He cut well, showed acceleration on all his better runs and showed plenty of drive and determination, particularly on his touchdown run where he rode Asante Samuel's tackle at the five yard line into the end zone.
2) First Rounder Gets Pressure
Up until this game Aldon Smith (+3.5) had averaged 36% of snaps as a hybrid pass-rushing OLB/BE. He'd done his bit, been broadly average and picked up a couple of both hits and hurries. While this game wasn't exactly an explosion onto the NFL scene, it was by some way his best performance to date and will give 49er fans a lot of hope he'll deliver production to go with his undoubted athletic ability.
Here, he got more playing time (up to 54% of snaps) and rewarded his coaches with two sacks, a hit and four hurries; one of each coming at the expense of Pro Bowl LT Jason Peters. In fact perhaps his only mis-step was a missed tackle on LeSean McCoy half way through the final quarter.
3) Wrong Side of the Line
One thing that just doesn't seem to improve is the right side of the San Francisco offensive line. After a couple of average games original starting RG Chilo Rachal got benched in week three following three penalties against the Bengals and was replaced by Adam Snyder (-4.5). Now, with the starting job, Snyder was, if anything, worse. While he didn't give up a penalty this was about all that went right as he allowed a hit, three pressures and was abused by both Cullen Jenkins and Trevor Laws in the running game.
Perhaps the only thing keeping the guy to his right in a job is the lack of a viable alternative as RT, Anthony Davis (-3.5), continues to fall well short of the required grade for NFL tackles. In the 20 games of NFL action he's seen to date we've graded him positively only four times, with none so far this year. In this game Jason Babin picked up three sacks – all against him and he was penalized twice for tripping.
Philadelphia – Three Performances of Note
1) Wrong Side of the Line (revisited)
It's not just the 49ers who have problems with the right side of their O-line; the Eagles also have similar, if not as pronounced, issues in that regard. At RT Todd Herremans (-2.8) is doing his best with a difficult late transition from LG and is still to give up a sack but has allowed three hits (one here) and 13 hurries (five in this game). In this encounter he also had problems with Amad Brooks, the run defender, and twice allowed the LB inside him to make tackles for either loss or short gain.
Kyle DeVan (-4.6) has actually done OK blocking for McCoy but it's his awful pass protection that's got us mentioning him here. Both sacks of Michael Vick were down to him and he also gave up four hurries to Ray McDonald who regularly managed to get inside the ex-Colt and force Vick out of the pocket.
2) Nnamdi Asomugha Plays Zone
The questions are already starting. Has Nnamdi Asomugha (-5.0) always been a poor tackler and it's only just being noticed, since he's being targeted more often or has he regressed? Can he only play man because from what we've seen to date he struggles in zone? Whatever the final answer is deemed to be the current state of play has him badly underperforming his contract and showing real tentativeness in his coverage.
Another two missed tackles and numerous completions aside, perhaps the play that best demonstrates his lack of confidence was the dump off to Kendall Hunter that resulted in a 44 yard gain. If you can tell me what he has in mind as he passes off his man and then runs backwards towards the right sideline, you're clearly more in touch with zone concepts than me because my take on that is he hadn't a clue what he was doing.
3) Down but Not Out
Michael Vick (+6.6) may have been better advised last week to just keep his mouth shut and play, because when he does just play, he does it very well indeed. The Eagles may have lost this game but that's not really on him. Yes the pass that Carlos Rogers intercepted was a forced affair, as was the one which Reggie Smith dropped with 7:07 left in the fourth, but overall he overcame a lot of pressure (both physically and mentally) to put his team in a great position to win. The way he escapes the rush will always make the highlight reels, (particularly if he then turns a sack into a TD as he did in the first quarter on his throw to Clay Harbour) but he throws a very nice pass from the pocket too when given time and some of his downfield throws on post routes were of the highest quality. When you take away the batted passes, times he was hit as he threw, dropped passes and throw-aways he only missed on eight of 46 throws and that is usually enough to get it done.
Game Notes
● Alex Smith threw only six times over 10 yards but completed all but one of those passes.
● Ray McDonald played every one of the 72 snaps San Francisco was on defense.
● Isaac Sopoaga played eight snaps at FB, more than a third of what he played on defense.
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Former Switzerland captain Alexander Frei has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of the season.
Frei, 33, who has played for the likes of Stade Rennes and Borussia Dortmund, is currently at Swiss champions FC Basel.
The striker became a father this summer and he has admitted his priorities in life have since shifted.
"I have come to realise there are more important things than winning or losing," he said.
"I will be able to look back on a wonderful career.
"I have a couple of bullets left. And up until the summer I want to use them all."
Frei scored 42 goals in 84 appearances for Switzerland before retiring from international football in 2011.
His club career has seen him hit 47 goals in 100 Ligue 1 matches, while in the Bundesliga he scored 34 in 74 matches.
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Everybody expected the Steamboat Springs boys soccer team to beat a struggling Palisade team in the final regular season game Friday afternoon.
They didn't expect senior Sean Carlson, who ruptured his spleen and was forced to sit out the entire season, to score a goal in the 8-0 win.
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DALLAS, Feb. 9 – The breast cancer drug tamoxifen was shown to reduce levels of key inflammatory markers that have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, researchers report in this month's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Tamoxifen is in a class of drugs known as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). The drug has been shown to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in healthy women at high risk of developing that disease.
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Previous breast cancer trials have reported 15 percent to 60 percent reductions in cardiac death in women treated with tamoxifen, and researchers linked this effect to the drug's lipid-lowering properties. Indeed, women on tamoxifen had a 9 percent reduction in total cholesterol levels in this study. However, Cushman reports that the effects on inflammatory markers were larger than on cholesterol.
The study participants were a group of 111 healthy women who were participating in a breast cancer prevention trial called the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Program P-1 trial. The women were age 58 on average and most were postmenopausal. Thirteen of them had two or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Every day for six months, 51 women took 20 mg tamoxifen pills, and 60 took a placebo pill. At the end of the study, the research team compared CRP, fibrinogen and cholesterol levels between the tamoxifen and placebo groups.
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By day 2 we started settling in. Made a friend - Oliveira - so now we�ve drunk Capinheiras, visited bars, wandered Lapa, Santa Teresa, ridden the cablecar to SugarLoaf (Pao de Azucar), hung onto the Bonde (tram) up the hill, froze our butts off at Christo Redentor, eaten in `by the kilo`restaurantes, drunk Cafezinho (little throw-down coffees after our meal, visited the pyramid shaped modern Cathedral and listened to good Samba, snorkelled on a Schooner around the islands at Agra - beautiful!!!!!!!!!
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Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, a bricklayer, had identified him as the victim of a car crash in southern Parana state the previous day.
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Located in Al Zahiyah, Le Meridien Abu Dhabi is within a 10-minute stroll of sights such as Abu Dhabi Mall and Khalifa Center. This 234-room, 4-star hotel welcomes business and leisure travelers with 2 outdoor pools, a private beach, and a full-service spa. In central Abu Dhabi, the hotel is also close to Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Carpet Souk.
There are ample dining options with 4 onsite restaurants, including Acropolis, which specializes in Greek cuisine. Savor a meal from the privacy of your room with 24-hour room service, or get a pick-me-up at the 5 coffee shops/cafés. For your convenience, a buffet breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 6:30 AM to 11 AM.
All of Le Meridien Abu Dhabi's 234 air-conditioned rooms provide minibars, free newspapers, and free bottled water. 42-inch LCD TVs come with satellite channels and DVD players, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms have hair dryers, free toiletries, and bathrobes. Other standard amenities include safes, ironing boards, and desks.
Le Meridien Abu Dhabi features a private beach, a full-service spa, and 2 outdoor pools. There's free valet parking and limo/town car service. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this beach hotel include a nightclub, an indoor pool, and a children's pool.
Property features
- Walking distance to Abu Dhabi Mall
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free valet parking
- Onsite dining
Le Meridien Abu Dhabi
Renovations & Closures
- Swimming pool
- One of the swimming pools
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Méridien Village features a garden with walkways, surrounded by restaurants, bars, and lounges serving international cuisine. Talay Restaurant offers Thai dishes, while Acropolis brings Greek cuisine to the table. Latest Recipe serves a breakfast buffet daily (surcharge) and Pappagallo restaurant offers Italian specialties.
Le Méridien Abu Dhabi provides a private beach, a beach volley court, 2 outdoor tennis courts, and squash courts. Swimming can be done on-site in the 2 outdoor pools or in the indoor pool. Eden Spa & Health Club pampers guests with massages and body treatments and includes a fitness facility, Aquamedic Pool, sauna, Turkish Hammam, and 10 treatment rooms.
A business center and 1 meeting room with audiovisual equipment are on site. Complimentary WiFi is also available. Multilingual staff can assist with tours and currency exchange. The hotel is located in the Tourist Club area and staff can help with nearby points of interest. The lobby has a 24-hour front desk and complimentary newspapers.
- Nightclub
- Indoor pool
- Beach umbrellas
- Hair salon
- Shopping on site
- Conference space
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of floors - 5
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Number of beach bars - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 5
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
- Designated smoking areas
- Pool umbrellas
- Billiards or pool table
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Health club
- Total number of rooms - 234
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Free valet parking
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- On private beach
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Conference center
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Snack bar/deli
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Garden
- Spa services on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- On private beach
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Self parking (surcharge), Free valet parking
Room Amenities
Le Meridien Abu Dhabi offers 234 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and minibars. 42-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and safes. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Minibar
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- DVD player
- Free bottled water
- Shower/tub combination
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Latest Recipe - All-day contemporary restaurant. Featuring new and old recipes. The Eastern and Western gastronomic delights change daily.
Acropolis - Authentic Greek cuisine with fresh seasonal ingredients coming straight from Greece.
Pappagallo - Italian restaurant with al fresco dining.
Talay - Award winning restaurant that specializes in Thai cuisine. Thai brunch every Friday.
Wakatua Terrace - Stylish lounge terrace with sea view.
Al Finjan - Lobby tea lounge specialized in designer gourmet teas and coffees, served with fresh homemade pastries and baked goods.
Captain's Arms - Traditional English pub serving beverages and typical English food.
Beach Bar - Snacks and a wide choice of exotic cocktails on the beach or on the poolside.
NRG Sports Café - Live sports are displayed on large screens.
Nearby Things to Do
Located near the sea, this Abu Dhabi hotel features a private beach. An indoor pool, 2 outdoor pools, and a children's pool are provided. The hotel offers tennis and squash courts, a beach volley court, and a fitness facility.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Golfing nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Basketball on site
- Kayaking on site
- Racquetball/squash on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Water skiing on site
- Beach volleyball on site
- Boat tours on site
Spa Services
Eden Spa & Health Club pampers guests with massages, aromatherapy, facial treatments, and body treatments. Guests can enjoy a Turkish Hammam, mineral baths, and a sauna. An Aquamedic pool is also available.
- Steam room in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Number of treatment rooms 10
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for AED 180.00 per night.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
Guests booked in Half Board or Full Board rate plans do not receive drinks with their meals. Additional fees apply. For details, please contact the property using the number provided on the booking confirmation email.
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: AED 500.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: AED 250.00 (from 3 to 12 years old)
- Tourism fee: AED 15 per accommodation, per night
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Summer 2012 Edition
I always enjoy reading GW Magazine, but I particularly enjoyed your summer 2012 issue. Better teaching and research must be taking place because GW Magazine has reflected the university's rising excellence. Just note the sheer number of celebrities and VIPs in pictures and within articles. Simply staggering!
Patsy Costolo, MA '69
Mount Dora, Fla.
Congratulations on a superb issue! I picked the magazine out of a stack intending to scan and pitch it. I ended up reading it cover to cover. Thank you for another reason to be proud of my own GW experience.
Roger E. Rosenberg, BA '66
Greentop, Mo.
I usually don't read the whole magazine, but I did this time and compliment you and your staff. GW has changed a lot in the 25 years since I graduated. I especially was amazed with the article "Of Mice and Menace." I remember taking a Fortran computer class and my biggest fear was dropping the punch cards while crossing the hall into the room with the "reader."
Ann (Henderson) Gilbert, BA '77
Little Rock, Ark.
Marketplace of Ideas
I feel astounded by letters in the summer 2012 issue denouncing GW for its liberalism. I recall as a doctoral student in the '70s many visits to political science seminars by high-level Nixon administration staffers.
I note the current magazine includes articles about Republicans such as former Secretary of State Colin Powell, MBA '71, New York Yankees President Randy Levine, BA '77, and Sen. Mike Enzi, BA '66.
Sarah Slavin, PhD '81
Buffalo, N.Y.
Two postmarks caught my eye in the summer 2012 edition: "Liberalism?" and "George Welcomes...?" I accept that universities are generally liberal. I am also aware that we typically become more conservative as we age. I suggest that GW and the alumni magazine balance discussions of liberalism with discussions of conservatism framed in the marketplace of ideas from the perspective of policies that achieve their intended consequences. I personally measure policies by their long-term impact on the quality of life for everyone.
Arthur Beller, MS '72
Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Of Mice and Menace
I was disappointed by the summer 2012 article "Of Mice and Menace." First, the article neglected to include GW's first cybersecurity program, launched by Julie Ryan. This banner program brought National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence status to GW and provided much of the foundation for the current programs.
Second, there are two popular fallacies about cybersecurity that are not being addressed. The first is the implication that there is a need for more cybersecurity resources in the federal sector (or elsewhere). The other is a failure to understand that we are not "at war," but rather are in a transitional period in which those interested in causing chaos and in stealing our national secrets have adapted faster than defensive measures.
There is much more that can—and should—be said on this topic.
Ben Tomhave, MS '07
Herndon, Va.
Editor's Note: Our summer 2012 article was the first of many GW cybersecurity stories worth sharing. Stay tuned for more coverage in future editions.
Renaissance Man
I read about Glenn Geelhoed in the summer 2012 alumni news section with interest. In addition to his six degrees from GW, he has an BA and BS from Calvin College, and an MD from the University of Michigan, with residency at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Geelhoed has led more than five medical missions per year for 45 years to Third World countries, providing free medical services and medicine. He has run in more than 100 marathons on six continents.
It is amazing to me how many experiences Dr. Geelhoed has had compared to any other person I know. I am one of the many people whose life he has touched.
Howell Simmons, MS '81
Reston, Va.
The Great Deflation
The article "Professor Bernanke" in the summer 2012 edition contains the following sentence: "He told students that during the Great Depression the Fed did not take enough action to stabilize the banking system or prevent inflation." Surely the correct word is "deflation."
Having lived through the period, I can assure you that inflation was not a problem in the United States in the 1930s. However, someone writing an article 50 years hence about the 2008 crisis might well state that the Fed did not do enough to prevent inflation.
Donald Mileur, JD '49
Rush Springs, Okla.
The Hula Hooper
Richard Stower's letter in the summer 2012 edition was the first time I'd heard of the Dunkin' Donuts ad featuring a photo of me hula-hooping. At least 25 years ago, I was contacted by a bagel company asking if it could use my image in an ad. I said yes, but a few months later they told me that they couldn't contact Ed Rutsch, the other person in the photo, so it wasn't going to happen. I not only didn't get a free cup of coffee, but I also never received a copy of the ad. Thanks for writing, Richard!
Ann Marie Sneeringer McKay, BA '60
Mount Pleasant, S.C.


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Cale's Lok Outpost was an outpost operated by Zabrak male slicer, Cale Herron. This outpost, situated on a mountain on Lok, capped with a Jedi shrine, was located between the Westerly region and Nym Protectorate.
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Raman spectroscopy of gallium based hydrotalcites of formula Mg6Ga2(CO3)(OH)16•4H2O
Frost, Ray L., Palmer, Sara J., & Grand, Laure-Marie (2010) Raman spectroscopy of gallium based hydrotalcites of formula Mg6Ga2(CO3)(OH)16•4H2O. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 41(7), pp. 791-796.
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Insight into the unique structure of hydrotalcites has been obtained using Raman spectroscopy. Gallium containing hydrotalcites of formula Mg4Ga2(CO3)(OH)12•4H2O (2:1 Ga-HT) to Mg8Ga2(CO3)(OH)20•4H2O (4:1 Ga-HT) have been successfully synthesised and characterized by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The d(003) spacing varied from 7.83 Å for the 2:1 hydrotalcite to 8.15 Å for the 3:1 gallium containing hydrotalcite. Raman spectroscopy complemented with selected infrared data has been used to characterise the synthesised gallium containing hydrotalcites of formula Mg6Ga2(CO3)(OH)16•4H2O. Raman bands observed at around 1046, 1048 and 1058 cm-1 were attributed to the symmetric stretching modes of the (CO32-) units. Multiple ν3 CO32- antisymmetric stretching modes are found at around 1346, 1378, 1446, 1464 and 1494 cm-1. The splitting of this mode indicates the carbonate anion is in a perturbed state. Raman bands observed at 710 and 717 cm-1 assigned to the ν4 (CO32-) modes support the concept of multiple carbonate species in the interlayer.
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It's not often that you come across the perfect homemade Halloween treat that is healthy, gluten, free, refined sugar free, and can be made dairy free. So when I saw this recipe for candy coated popcorn I stopped in my tracks. I already have a recipe posted for caramel corn that I made last year for Halloween, but it's made with corn syrup, and I
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Halftime analysis: Patriots 17, Raiders 10
|10.02.11 at 5:44 pm ET
The Patriots and the Raiders are done with two quarters in Oakland, and New England holds a 17-10 lead. Here are a few quick notes:
'¢For the second consecutive week, it's clear the offense would be lost without Wes Welker. The receiver made a series of big catches and came away with 60 receiving yards and a touchdown catch in the first half. Meanwhile, Tom Brady ended the first half with 8-for-17 for 121 yards and one touchdown passes. On the other side of the ball, Jason Campbell — who clearly looks very comfortable in the Oakland offense — went 11-for-15 for 144 yards and one interception. Darren McFadden had eight carries for 57 yards.
'¢On defense, the Patriots lost defensive lineman Kyle Love with an ankle injury in the first quarter and linebacker Jerod Mayo to a knee injury in the second quarter, leaving an already hobbled defense in even bigger trouble. Overall, the Patriots, who had done a pretty good job limiting tight ends through three games (eight catches for 98 yards and one touchdown coming into today), yielded some early yards to Oakland tight end Kevin Boss, as the ex-Giant accounted for 35 of the 50 yards on the Raiders' opening drive, a series that ended with a 28-yard field goal from Sebastian Janikowski to make it 3-0. After the Patriots' first touchdown of the day, things got ugly after that, as the Raiders pulled together a six-play, 88-yard drive — which included a nasty 41-yard gain from McFadden — to make it 10-7 early in the second quarter.
'¢On the other side of the ball, former New England defensive lineman Richard Seymour was clearly jacked up about facing his old mates — he took two bad penalties on the Patriots' opening drive for a total of 30 yards, helping New England put together its first touchdown of the game on its first drive. (Overall, the Raiders were flagged for a staggering seven penalties for 70 yards in the first half.) On that series Patriots picked up 15 yards on a direct snap to running back Stevan Ridley, a move that veteran Kevin Faulk has perfected on his career with the Patriots. (My personal favorite came in Super Bowl XXXVIII.) That series, which went nine plays, 80 yards and took 4:19, ended with a 15-yard pass from Brady to Welker on a play where Welker got a nice rub from Chad Ochocinco to get open inside the 10 and take it the rest of the way for the score to make it 7-3.
'¢After the Raiders first score, the Patriots put together another good series in the second quarter when they assembled a six-play, 64-yard drive that included completions to Welker of 21 and 24 yards, and ended with a one-yard plunge into the end zone from BenJarvus Green-Ellis to make it 14-10 midway through the second quarter. Stephen Gostkowski added a 44-yard field goal with 11 seconds left in the half to finish the scoring over the first half.
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A lot of my books are by Christopher Hart... I also have the Marvel book... it's a good one. I think the best one for me was the book by Tom Ngyun, not sure of the title without going to look it up... I'll get back to you on that.
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A lot of my books are by Christopher Hart... I also have the Marvel book... it's a good one. I think the best one for me was the book by Tom Ngyun, not sure of the title without going to look it up... I'll get back to you on that.
maybe i should get one of these books... hmmm
I have a 20+mb pdf of the Christopher Hart book. Can you accept large files in your email?
Nevermind, sent you PM with RS Link. :)
ya i got that :D thanks again bro
bump... Jang'ika anything new to post up?
Well who wants a sketch who is next let me know and i'll get to work
have you tried to do a boba fett yet?
Sketch me! :D
sweet will have it soon
here you go caroline
hope you like it
not bad jango, not bad at all
k well i have a new sketch done but i'm at school and i have a basket ball game later so i i'll do it tomorrow
later Jango 425
AWESOME!!!! Thanks Jango! That's great! :D :D :D
So ladies and gents I've been scrolling thru this Godaweful thread for a while and all I can say is wow. My art was pretty terrible and it has defiently improved over the last couple years I've got some finished now but im still tryin o get the hang of the bucy again. I'd love to do a redo of all these and apologize for em haha. But I'd love to have suthin up soon so I'll see what I can do.
I was playin some MW2 today, got sick of bein noob tubed and wnt and played some single player. The first mission right before you walk to the pit there is a couple of soldiers there just chiilin and I loved it. I wanted to capture that in a mando sketch. I thought like a couple mandos around a fire stripped down to their "BDU's " and tee shirts. I thought maybe one could be cleanin his gun and another messin around on a holopad or something like that lemme know what you guys think
I did want to post up a pic I threw this together last night lemme know what u thinkAttachment 53850
there's some definate improvement there Jango
I'd love to see that one you just described if you do it. :) And the one you posted looks good.
I finalized Ormad Veshok
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Aight so I wass messin around in Photoshop and wanted to come up w/ like a symbol to put on my guns and maybe like the shoulder bells and stuff and threw this together lemme know what you think.
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that'll work
Hey guys
got into drawing comics recently. Check these out! Got that Batman SWAG!
I can't help but notice that one of those guys looks very... familiar. Looks great Lev'ika! I'm seeing more improvement. Looks like you do really well if you have something to work off of.
#RealTalk Kal. I've actually been in contact with some artists that have been critiquing my stuff. It's an awesome experience to be able to learn directly from someone that works in that field. More to come.


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You might probably be scratching your head, wondering what in the world a 'hybrid' optical drive actually is. Apparently, it seems that Hitachi's idea of such a device is to to combine both flash storage and an optical drive into one single hardware that serves two purposes. Sounds amazing, no?
Read on to find out more.
What do you do when you have a spare optical drive and an SSD lying around? Most of us would probably find a spare PC to shove them into, but apparently, the engineers over at Hitachi-LG Data Storage had found a new way to reinvent the optical drive.
Unlike a typical optical drive, the new hybrid optical drive (also known as the "Wonder") comes bundled with onboard Flash memory, essentially turning it into a unique two-in-one device which serves both the roles of optical drive and SSD. It has been suggested that such devices may find some love from OEMs seeking to build extremely small or thin PCs, as there is no need to allocate any additional space for a storage device.
Unfortunately, Hitachi has not released any information about the "Wonder", such as its storage capacity and launch date, or whether any driver are required in order for an operating system to successfully use the "Wonder" without any issues. Until more information is forthcoming, it will be difficult to gauge how well the "Wonder" will be received in the hardware market.
What we do know, however, is that the Wonder will make use of the latest SATA III standard which has a theoretical transfer speed limit of 6.0GBps. That, and the fact that such hybrid devices are no longer just the products of science-fiction or future technology.
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1 Baggett, cut into 1/4 inch slices.
Tomato slices- one per baggett slice.
Gorgonzola cheese, diced.
Kalamata olives, sliced.
Garlic infused with olive oil.
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Brush baggett slices with garlic oil.
Bake on a baking sheet in oven for approx.
4 minutes.
Roast sliced tomatoes on a baking sheet in
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On baking sheet, layer the toasted baggett
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The Lemba people are easy to distinguish from most other Zimbabweans – they wear skull caps, pray in a language which is a mixture of Hebrew and Arabic, and put the Star of David on their gravestones.
Their oral traditions claim that their ancestors were Jews who fled the Holy Land about 2,500 years ago.
It may sound like another myth of a lost tribe of Israel, but British scientists have carried out DNA tests which confirm their Semitic origin.
These tests back up the group's belief that a group of perhaps seven men married African women and settled on the continent.
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Canon EOS 60Da Astrophotography Digital SLR
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The Canon EOS 60Da Astrophotography Digital SLR is designed specifically for long exposures and deep sky astrophotography. It removes the low-pass, long-wavelength filter found in most DSLRs so that normally difficult-to-render red emissions can be more accurately captured. A modified filter increases infrared sensitivity to allow for crisp, clear images of red, diffuse subjects like nebulae or even fireworks. The filter allows for a hydrogen-alpha light transparency that is three times higher than the standard 60D. It also sports a 63-zone dual-layer metering system that works alongside the 9-point AF system so that color and luminosity surrounding your AF points remains accurately measured. This makes the 60Da particularly useful when shooting in brightness extremes so that overexposed areas of a scene do not overly influence your metering - the camera is designed for shooting bright "events" against dark spaces. This camera is ideal for fireworks photography, astrophotography, night sky photography, concerts, and light shows.


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The Gathered Home. I've always admired those lucky home owners, fortunate enough to have a large and spacious dining room. A room big enough for the whole family and extra friends to gather, eat much and visit often. Especially one with a fireplace. And a cool lighting fixture. And an awesome rug. Brynne, from The Gathered Home has such a room. A lovely, groovy, dreamy collection of DIY and thrifted yumminess all wrapped up in the … [Read more...]
Design Crush: The Gathered Home
Design Crush: The Doctor's Closet
Light, bright and pretty. Three words that accurately describe the beautiful home of Monika from The Doctor's Closet. Monika's home was photographed by Tracey Ayton and recently featured online at Style Me Pretty Living and in the April issue of Style at Home magazine. Monika's whole house is swoonworthy and her baby boy's nursery is absolutely delightful, but I definitely have a slight crush on her dining room. Those white, upholstered … [Read more...]
Finally Finished
I'm finally finished. Painting, that is. Have you ever had a fairly simple project that sat unfinished for an embarrassingly long amount of time just because there was always something else to work on that was more interesting, pressing or fun? (Kind of like this long rambling sentence...) Well, my poor beleaguered dining room (which is actually a music room) was frozen in an unfinished state of painting for the last few months. (Yes, I … [Read more...]
Design Crush: Lindy Allen Dining Room
I appreciate design that tends to have an element of the unexpected. Spaces that appear collected from different styles and portraying a sense of interest. That's one reason why I'm crushing on this simple, but stylish dining room by designer Lindy Allen of Four Hands Furniture. Lindy paired up with Cadence Homes and designed their show house for the 2012 Utah Valley Parade of Homes. The talented shutterbugs at Hiya Papaya covered … [Read more...]


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As title states, I have a used in good condition JIC Carbon fiber strut tower brace.
Looking to get $75 picked up.
As you can see, the CF is still in perfect condition. The only thing really bad is the painted ends, those actually started chipping from day one. This is a really simple fix with some sanding, nice spray paint, and masking tape.
Even so, I believe my asking price is more than fair.
UPDATE: This bar will only fit 02'-04' WRX. I believe that in 05' to current the WRX switch to the same AC lines as the STi's. Because the STi line sits higher along the firewall, the bar will not fit, which is why this no longer fits my car.