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Amanda Seyfried heading into Letterman.
Suri Cruise is screaming her head off. Must be the auditing.
It looks like Tom Cruise has decided this round of movie premieres is going to be the all vest look.
Kisses like these bring back memories from Kate.
Apparently this brunette was waiting for him in Stockholm.
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DAVID Cameron is on a collision course with Tory rebels as he battles to block a poll on UK membership of the European Union.
Some backbenchers have accused the Prime Minister of being a "bully" after he imposed a three-line whip ahead of tonight's Commons vote.
But as many as 80 MPs could defy the PM by voting for a poll and yesterday he ordered loyalists to crack down on the rebellion.
Chief whip Patrick McLoughlin is alleged to have told rebels they will never have a career in Government if they defy Mr Cameron and he is reported to have told one MP: "This is not some f*****g sixth-form debating society."
MPs have also allegedly been threatened with losing their seats in boundary changes.
But rebels refuse to back down and Mark Pritchard MP, secretary of the 1922 committee of Conservative MPs, said: "Backbenchers do not want confrontation, but it is obvious there are some in Government who do.
"Therefore, any wounds endured over this debate will be very much self-inflicted."
Priti Patel MP added: "We're trying to close down debate when we need greater transparency."
Labour leader Ed Miliband accused Mr Cameron of causing the row by "appeasing" Tory eurosceptics. "He's the person who at the election was saying let's renegotiate our whole relationship with Europe," he said. "It's no wonder his backbenchers are disappointed because he has been pretending for a long time that he is one of them."
Despite the rebels, Mr Cameron is expected to win the debate – sparked by an e-petition – as the Lib Dems and Labour both back his stance.
Previously, the PM who was in Brussels yesterday for crisis talks on saving the euro, promised to call a referendum if changes to European treaties affected the UK's "national interest".


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Perl Debugger Pocket Reference
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BeschreibungMost Perl programmers know about the Perl debugger--the nifty little built-in utility that you can use to fully debug any programs that you write. Inside the interactive debugger environment, you're prompted for commands that let you examine your source code, set breakpoints, dump out function call stacks, change values of variables, and much more. It's so convenient that some programmers run it just to test out Perl constructs as they create a program. But although it's on their radar, not many Perl programmers take the time to master the debugger. That's where the Perl Debugger Pocket Reference comes in.
This little book provides a quick and convenient path to mastery of the Perl debugger and its commands. Written by a core member of the Perl debugger development team, it's an ideal quick reference to debugger commands, as well as a detailed tutorial on how to get started. The Perl Debugger Pocket Reference provides complete coverage in a conveniently small package.
Maybe you write code so clean you never have to look at it twice. Or perhaps you'd rather focus your energies on writing clean code, rather than learning about the debugger. But if you need to learn about the Perl debugger in a hurry, the Perl Debugger Pocket Reference is the book you'll want to have close by. And you can always keep a copy on hand to share with programmers who need it more than you do.
O'Reilly's Pocket References have become a favorite among programmers everywhere. By providing a wealth of important details in a concise, well-organized format, these handy books deliver just what you need to complete the task at hand. When you've reached a sticking point in your work and need to get to a solution quickly, the new Perl Debugger Pocket Reference will get you back on the right track.
InhaltsverzeichnisWhat Is the Perl Debugger?; Why Use the Debugger?; Unfamiliar Territory; About This Book; The linecounter.pl Script; Shell Truncated Output; Versions of Perl; Delving Deeper; Conventions; Acknowledgments and Disclaimers; Before You Debug Check Your Syntax; Use strict; Warnings; Diagnostics Taint Mode; A Debugger Tutorial; Starting a Session; A Simple CGI Debugger Session; Debugger Commands; Help and Quitting Examining Data; Listing Code and Searching; Motion Actions, Breakpoints, and Watchpoints; Perl, Pre-Prompt, and Post-Prompt Commands; Shell and Debugger Commands; Setting Options Debugger Variables; $DB::* Variables; Environment Variables Debugging Options; DB and Devel Namespaces; Runtime Sequence DB::DB(); DB::sub (); Devel Namespace (-d); Useful Modules -DDEBUGGING; References; perldoc; Books; URLs Online Articles; History; GUIs-Graphical User Interfaces Debuggers; Text Editors; Quick Reference; Index
PortraitRichard Foley is an itinerant Perl programmer (since 1996), born in London, currently living near Munich, Bavaria. He fritters most of his time programming in Perl and Oracle, when he could be spending quality time with his family, reading or playing chess, walking or skiing in the nearby Alps.
He has a technical illustration background, and has developed applications using Perl and Oracle on UNIX in the Aerospace, Internet and Banking industries. Responsible for maintaining the perlbug database, from 1997 to 2001, he has submitted patches to the Perl debugger, and written the perl debugger tutorial (perldebtut).
He is the author of several modules on the CPAN including Oracle::Debug, an interface to the server-side Oracle PL/SQL engine, which was inspired by the Perl debugger. Co-organiser of YAPC::Europe::2002 in Munich, he is a also a member of the YAPC::Europe committee, the group responsible for organizing Perl conferences in Europe.
High point was 24,000 feet on Broad Peak in the Karakorum Himalaya and low point 300 feet under the Yorkshire Dales in the North of England.
Oh, and even the grey hairs are receding, when his daughters don't pull them out first!
Untertitel: 'Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)'. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: O'REILLY & ASSOC INC
Erscheinungsdatum: Februar 2004
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Children's Week 2012 is right around the corner and the Early Learning Coalition kicked things off with information on how to keep kids healthy and safe.
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Whats up everyone. I have off friday, and I bought a mothers brand claybar, and the mothers 3 step ultimate wax system (I read about it another thread, apparently very good)
My car was somewhat detailed at the dealership but not thoroughly, I see lots of swirls and what not. The previous owner probably didnt really care if it looked perfect either.
I really wanna make it shine, and dont care how long it takes... so just curious, are there any steps that should be taken before using the claybar (besides washing it of course)? For instance, I got some rubbing compound for the minor scratches-- some of them disappeared completely, so Im guessing they werent even really scratches, so does the clay also get rid of those types of marks? I am nervous about using more rubbing compound than I need to (again here, is this a valid fear or do you have to rub all day to do any damage with that stuff?)
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We've just got our hands on the final DVD cover art and a bunch of hi-res stills from Dave Parker's The Hills Run Red (trailer), which stars an insanely naked Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrinck, William Sadler, Alex Wyndham, Janet Montgomery, Mike Straub, Ewan Bailey and Danko Jordanov. Arriving on DVD September 29, the story centers on a film fanatic whose obsession with finding a complete print of an infamous slasher movie leads him and two friends into the backwoods where the film was shot. They realize too late that filming never ended — and now they must survive a nightmarish onslaught or become part of the movie forever.
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Travel the Whedonverse with Mad Geek Tour
You're gonna come with us. – Kaylee, Firefly, Episode 1, Serenity
Time to book your passage once again on the Mad Geek Tour as we travel to the far reaches of the Whedonverse in our "Joss is Boss" round. We will visit three as yet undisclosed "destinations" with colors inspired by the many worlds created by Joss Whedon*, rounded out, of course, with a fabulous themed bag from Stitched by JessaLu in which to keep your souvenirs. Be sure to grab your spot before bay doors close on April 18th!
Veteran Tour-ists will note a change in the way club rounds are listed. Each round now has it's own separate listing, and will remain open until the posted date or until the round has sold out, whichever occurs first. It is my hope this will simplify the process for everyone.
Since we know travel is always more fun when we've got good friends along, Mad Color would like to extend the chance to earn 10% off a future Geek Tour round of your choice when you refer a friend to the club. Just have your friend mention in the notes at check-out that it was YOU who set them on their journey, and we'll send you a personalized coupon code to use on your next membership round.
* Please note – due to Mad Color's ongoing partnership resulting in the Dizzy Color Sunnydale Yarn club, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel will not be represented in this round.
Mad Color Posse declares the Year of the B.A.M.F. (Badass Magnificent Females)!
Mad Color Fiber Arts is declaring 2016 as the Year of the B.A.M.F! (Be sure to read through to the end to see how YOU can win 3 months of Mad Color Posse!)
This year, rather than, visiting multiple themes, Mad Color Posse* will honor one super strong and amazingly badass woman from pop-culture each month. With outstanding characters like Carol, Michonne, and Maggie from the Walking Dead, the fabulous women of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Rey from Star Wars: the Force Awakens, Jessica Jones (all just a few of my recent favorites), and so many many more, the hardest part will be narrowing the field down to only twelve!
To celebrate this noble mission, Mad Color is giving you the chance to win 3 months of the Posse FREE. To be eligible for the drawing, share this post via Facebook or Twitter and then head to the Mad Color Facebook page and post a copy of the link in the comments (here) by January 31st. Drawing will be held on February 1st. Be sure to also leave me the name of your favorite B.A.M.F.! (If the winner is already a Posse member, their account will be "suspended" for their next 3 scheduled payments; refunds will not be issued for months already paid.)
*Mad Color Posse is a monthly subscription yarn and fiber club. To join in on the fun, subscribe in the shop under the Club category by the 20th of the month in which you wish to begin your subscription (a Paypal account is required for the subscription). Payments made after the 20th of the month will apply to the following month's shipment. You can cancel at anytime through your Paypal account – the control is yours.
(yarn pictured are representatives from Mad Color Posse 2015 – "Muppetational". From left to right Mahna Mahna, It's Not Easy Being Green, Per-cus-sion!, The Great Gonzo, The Divine Miss P))
Shop Small Saturday!
To thank all of you, my amazing customers, club members, friends, and followers who support this small business, and in honor of Shop Small Saturday, use coupon code THNKFL2015 to receive 20% off your entire purchase from the Mad Color Online shop. Offer excludes clubs, Dye to Order, Gift Certificates and Clearance items. Good from November 28 – December 4.
Also, receive a free hand-made-by-me Dumpling Pouch with Stitch Marker Set with your purchase of $40 or more (amount calculated after applicable discounts; does not include shipping). Offer good November 28th – December 4th. One free gift per order. (Selection will be random. You are welcome to leave a color preference in the notes during checkout, and I will do my best to honor it, but I cannot guarantee selection.)
Geek Tour Sign-ups close October 15th
Sign up now for the Mad Geek Tour's Hobbit inspired round!
Sign ups are open in the shop now until October 15th for the final round of 2015, shipping October – December. This part of the tour will be inspired by the classic Tolkein novel as well as the movies it inspired.
You can also grab your spot now for upcoming tours.
January 2016 – March 2016 will join the search for the Holy Grail in the Monty Python inspired "What is Your Quest?"
April 2016 – June 2016 will travel the many worlds of Joss Whedon (Buffy-verse excluded).
"Those who arrive, survive…"
The Mad Geek Tour "Claimed!" round (inspired by A&E's "The Walking Dead" and it's related world) is now open! Join our group as we prepare (most colorfully) for the zombie apocalypse. Is October here yet???
(Oh man, just looking at this picture gives me anxiety!)
Shop update!
A super-quick, but very heartfelt, THANK YOU to all the folks who stopped by to see me on Saturday and Fiber Revival. I'll get some pictures up of the fun tomorrow, and let you know just what has been brewin' here at Mad Color. But for now, the shop is open! (A few products are still in need of pictures, but fear not — they will be done tomorrow as well.) I have some great kits to photo and list for you as well, so check back soon!
Until then, gaze upon a few of my favorite new colorways (they all can be found in the shop).
In order — Summer Lovin', Storm Surge, Nautical Mile, Storm Front, Farmhouse Kitchen, and Tin Roof.
As You Wish…
Your wish is our command….
Sign ups are now open for the As You Wish (Princess Bride inspired) round of the Mad Geek Tour!
Use this link to go directly to the listing page and make your selections for the coming year. The new themes have been added, and they are…
July, August, September 2014 – Marvel-ous (inspired by Marvel superheroes, comics, movies, TV, etc.)
October, November, December 2014 – Claimed! (be sure to get your Zombie Apocalypse inspired yarn before it has all been claimed. Walking Dead inspired club.)
January, February, March 2015 – Where no color has gone before… (Star Trek inspired; could include classic Trek, all spin-offs, and/or new Trek)
April, May, June – Baker Street (inspired by the BBC's version of Sherlock)
Lastly, the shipment schedule has changed slightly. Regular (non-bag) shipments will now be mailed out by the 25th of the month, with the final shipment which includes the bag to be shipped by last day of the final month of the round. This is being done to make life a little easier for Jess, taking into consideration her shop and production schedule.
As always, please accept our gratitude for taking this ride with us. We hope you are all having as much fun as we are!
Your not-entirely-intrepid tour guides,
Heather and Jess
So many skeins in the air
Lots and lots of amazing and wonderful things going on around here, far too much to put in one post. What you do need to know right now is that sign-ups are presently open (and will be until Oct. 6th or until all spaces are filled) for the "Down the Rabbit Hole" Wonderland themed round of the Mad Geek Tour, and our "Into the Black" round is wrapping up. I can't wait to see the bags for these two! I've been very negligent in posting club colorways (and am really working on that!), and thought I'd share what i have from our last "Doctor Who?" round. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pics of the May colorway, "Church at Auvers", but TammyG has a great pic in her stash, and jench24's Spaced Check socks and kmckee623's Doctor Who Skew socks are fantastic! I really loved all the colorways for this round. I have even very nearly finished a pair of socks from the final colorway, "The Fall of the Eleventh".
And the socks (or one sock, anway)…
The other is just a few inches from done.
And finally, our April colorway was very definitely one of my favorites, and I cvannot say the name without that oh-so-wonderful accent, "Life is Short, and You Are Hot". Sigh. I love that Billy Shipton.
I have more projects to show you in the days to come, and come fabulous colorways to reveal from the Mad color Posse, as well as a bit more info on my upcoming Sunnydale club-collab with Laura/KnottyLa from Dizzy Blonde (pre-reg here) so check back soon!
You can't fight science (with possible spoilers!)
The Jan.-March round of the Mad Geek Tour has finished , and all packages have either arrived at their destinations, or should be there shortly. (If you haven't gotten your package and want to be surprised, look away and come back when you have it!) We visited two themes this round — Doctor Who? and Steampunk.
For the Doctor Who round, I had more ideas than months to work with, but for Steampunk, things were a bit tougher. My color aesthetic is a bit bolder than what folks typically expect from Steampunk, and I wanted to honor that but also balance it with the colors that I think many folks come to me for. For January, I created Verdigris, inspired by beautiful aged copper,
and for February I took a more mythical inspiration and created Beware the Kraken, which I just love, and I hope was a bit fun and unexpected in a good way.
For the Whovians, I started the round off with Medusa Cascade.
I find it so hard to choose between Doctors and companions — I love them all! — and so I chose to work with the beauty of space itself. This particular bit oI could not resist, however, putting the spotlight on Rory — MY Rory, as he is known in my household — for the February shipment. Oh, if ever a girl could have a perfect Valentine, wouldn't Rory be it? I give you, The Last Centurion.
I had the colorways for both clubs for March planned for many months. I knew I wanted them to be special, and sought out the perfect base yarn and fiber (I had to have the companion fiber!). I dyed them, re-dyed some of the Steam colors as I just wasn't very satisfied, and put them to dry and ran off to work a five day show. When I returned to label and prepare the yarns/fibers for delivery I very nearly hyperventilated when I discovered that my sooper speshul yarns and fibers had been rendered rather flat and un-speshul. The problem? I was using a blend with a sparkling metallic fiber — an aluminum coated poly fiber — that I had chosen to give the colorways their shining quality. The shine was GONE. The metallic coating had been stripped from the poly fiber, leaving a faint twinkle (such as from Angelina) behind, but not the stunning shine I had been yearning for. Why did this happen? Well, there is a reason dyers don't use aluminum pans. Citric acid eats away at aluminum. Apparently, my normal process of soaking the yarns I an acid solution and leaving them to cool to be rinsed the next day was too much exposure for the aluminum coating, and it simply disolved away. I hurriedly re-dyed new batches of yarn for the entire club, minimizing the acid exposure, and was rewarded with yarns that retained their lovely sparkle (although it is nearly impossible to show in photos). I give you Petrichor
and Clockwork.
I hope you all loved them!
As a consequence, there will be a fair amount of Petrichor and Clockwork in it's more subtle form in the Extra!Extra! section of the shop for member purchase at a reduced price, as well as some over-dyed colors, also reduced, in the main shop in the coming days. It is still a lovely yarn and fiber — 63% superwash merino/20%silk/10%nylon/2%sparkling poly fiber — but just was not what I had wanted it to be.
Also shipped this month were the amazing bags created for you by Jessalu —
The Doctor Who print is exclusive to us, as it reads Mad Geek Tour in Gallifreyan! (!!!) and was a first run design by the amazing fabric designer. I also love love love the Steampunk bags — another first to Jess, but I hope not the last time she will use it. I think it is a perfect pairing of fabric to bag. I don't even want to use mine! I want to keep it in its perfectly pristine condition forever.
The new round of the Mad Geek Tour – another round of the Doctor – is presently open for sign-ups, and will be open until April 14. Come along!


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hi...good day...
my dad gave me a sewmor 606 today.. i downloaded a manual and tried to see if parts are complete.
truth is, i have no knowledge about sewing. but i wanted to have a machine i could try practicing with. and so papa bought the sewmore 606. i didnt even know it was from the '50s until i researched it and came across this site.
i guess id just try to run it...but by the way, im from the philippines and we have a 220 volt, and the machine runs on a, 115 v and 1.5 amp.. i converted it to watts and it's 172 watts (please correct me if my numbers are incorrect) so do i need to get a transformer?
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I'm thrilled to be back in Orlando for the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show. This is my third year in a row to attend and I'm as excited as ever! As a golf fan, the PGA Show is heaven! It's aisles and aisles and millions and millions of square feet of golf products contained in one area - I feel like a kid in a candy store!
Since the PGA Show isn't open to the general public, it's my job to take you inside Orange County National for Demo Day and the Orange County Convention Center for the expo to show you the latest and greatest from large equipment companies like TaylorMade to hopeful entrepreneurs - and everything in between.
As I noted yesterday, I'll be live blogging Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for a few hours each day. The live blog is interactive so you can ask me questions in real time and I'll do my best to answer them. I imagine most of you will be at work during the live blog, so I recommend opening a separate browser (or tab) for the live blog and leave it open that way you can flip back and forth as time permits.
See you tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. EST for the Demo Day live blog from Orange County National!
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So far as I know, the best known early advocate of long rod engines was legendary engine builder Smokey Yunick. Smokey's reasoning tracks exactly what TopWrench explained that a longer rod yields a longer Dwell at the top of the stroke when compared to a shorter rod. Persuaded by Smokey years ago, I have for decades run long rods in a series of SBCs, both carbed and blown.
I have seen just as much evidence from both Reher & Morrison and Iskendarian Camshafts that it makes no difference in hp, if it does make a difference it is covering up a deficiencey in either head flow, incorrect camshaft spec, or intake restriction. Isky has a real nice set of charts and graphs showing piston position in the bore vs rod length at every degree of crank rotation and the longer dwell time theory is completely busted. It is such a tiny amount that differences in ring gap and oil ring drag have a bigger effect.
If you really get into searching this subject it is impossible to fine A-B-A testing of long versus short rods, Something else always gets changed at the same time so results are not verifiable.
Smokey was ahead of his time, but some of his theories have been passed by due to better methods of engine testing and computer modeling revealing things in the equation that Smokey didn't even know was there because he had no way to test or quantify it. It has been said today that head flow deficiencies in his day are what lead to his conclusions on long rods, there were no performance heads in his time, he was working with factory stuff like fuelie or 292 turbo heads(the precurser to Iron Bowtie) and we now know these can't be made big enough.
Just something for you guys to chew on, don't beleive everything the HotRod mags try to push down your throat.
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Happy Music Monday! It's April 1st, and if you don't know what day this is, you're in biiiiig trouble. But if you do, great! You've guessed what our theme is this week! We'll let Scott get started with his first foolish choice:
Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain
A lovely song from an often-underrated Zep album, this fool is one of those guys who fell in love with the wrong woman. But if it wasn't for loving and losing, where would songs like this come from?
We get more foolish inside, after the jump. See you fools there...
As always, remember our Spotify playlist will be featuring a great selection from last week's Music Monday comments. The theme of the mix this time is Commercial Jingles and yet, it doesn't make us any extra money. How can that be? But before you start reminiscing, check out our current Music Monday, right now.
Ever been on a road trip with your friends? Yes? Well, then you understand what a ship of fools is all about. Have fun now, pay tomorrow. Sometimes, though, it's worth it.
All that glitters isn't always gold, and not every trip turns out positive. Just because there's promise, you'll still have to work if you want to succeed. Heartbreak and loss are always close behind joy and success.
Social Distortion - King Of Fools
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Nobody gets to decide who they fall in love with. It just happens! Face it, the heart is the dumbest organ in the body. If only we could stop trusting it, maybe fools would be a thing of the past.
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We we finally got my little brother's H22A swap done in his '95 Accord. We did it ourselves and let me tell you, quite an adventure, not as easy as everyone says it is. Well we did the auto-->manual swap as well. Anyways he has i/h/e and we did some runs from a roll (he needs a new clutch, should have done it while we were doing the swap but didn't have the extra $400. It is not slipping badly during everyday driving, but launching the car in VTEC and it slips like a mofo. Besides from a dig it would be an massacre anyways.)
Well anyways we did some highway roll ons from third gear to approx~120. All I have is a catback (I have uppipe I need to install, and will be orderind a downpipe soon). I was really quite impressed with his car. I would only pull 2 car lengths or so the whole time. It was really fun. And I love driving his car, not better then the Subie just a different feel then the WRX. All his power is in the high ranges of the tach so it is kinda different. We tried a second gear run and I pulled 2.5~3 cars.
Well after we went home a let the cars cool down and grab something to eat. My good friend came by with his stock 2002 GTI 1.8T (the 180 hp one), and he wanted to see what my brothers car would do, so we took it back out and ran them from second gear several times. Well they were dead even, my friend would jump half a car (since we went on his move), and we would stay there until fourth, where the Accord would start to reel him in, by the top of fourth the nose of the Accord would be out in front of the GTI and then smack.......a damn governor at 120.......in 4th......just as my brothers car was taking over.....gotta fix that. Well either way it was fun, just thought I would share.


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As a complete neophyte, I probably shouldn't be asking that question. Still, my first spring as a beekeeper has given me a full complement of opinions, and I'd like to see if I can be talked out of them.
I have three 4 foot long horizontal hives in my backyard, and I really like them. I also have a couple Langstroth hives in another location that I don't like nearly as well. Here are my horizontal hives:
The hive in the middle is my best one. I started it from a nuc in March and from it I've made two splits, taken honey, and brood to shore up a weaker hive. The hive uses standard deep frames, 32 of them in all.
This is what it looks like inside:
The nearest hive is a split I made from the first one. The furthest hive-- pale green-- is my most troubled hive, started from a package in April. It superceded at least once, and when I got back from a road trip a couple weeks ago, it had become a laying worker hive. The boomer-- the yellow hive-- has been furnishing frames of open brood for that problem hive every week since and the laying workers seem to be largely suppressed. I'd like to save the hive, because it has drawn small cell comb (it was a Wolf Creek package) and it still has a lot of bees and a lot of stores. Now if I can just get it to make a queen...
All my hives are foundationless, and I have to wonder why any hobbyist bothers with foundation. I have bees from 3 different suppliers, soon to be 4, and all of them have drawn beautiful comb. Here's some honey we took from the boomer last weekend:
So why do I like these hives so much better than the Langstroth hives?
They're cheap to build. Mine are of plywood with solid timber stringers. I expect them to outlast me, because they never get wet, due to the metal roofing over them. The legs are pressure-treated.
They're so easy to work. The legs hold them at a very comfortable height, so working them involves no bending or twisting or lifting anything heavier than a small piece of plywood-- except for the cinder blocks that hold down the roofing. And they aren't necessary. You could use a strap instead. This ease of inspection is a good thing for a beginner like me, and encourages me to poke around and try to learn what I can.
The bees seem to remain very calm, even when you're making a frame by frame inspection. The inner covers are sectional, so only the part you're working is open to the sky, and no boxes have to be removed and set on end to get at the brood nest. Until my boomer got to be massive, I was able to shove the frames down the ledge and get plenty of room around the frame I wanted to lift, so no rolling of bees. I guess I could still do that, since the box is not yet completely full, but I've gotten lazy, and now I just pry out the frame I want.
If you want to feed a colony, it's very easy to do it in a way that precludes robbing, because a Boardman-type feeder can be set against a notch in the follower board that closes off the unused portion of the hive. The feeder is thus all the way at the back of the colony from the entrance, and robbers would have a struggle getting through the whole hive. The feeder is protected from rain, and accessible without disturbing the hive.
The hives are very stable, due to the wide base. We have hurricanes here, so that's a consideration.
Because the hive is equipped with standard frames, you have none of the attachment problems of top bar hives. In fact, I would say that this type of hive has all the advantages of a top bar hive, and only one of the disadvantages.
That one disadvantage, which is the only one I can think of, is that it would be very difficult to move one of these hives with full combs. I expect the whole thing, full up, might weigh close to 300 pounds. In fact, if I have to move one of these monsters, I plan to break it up into nucs and move it that way. So obviously these hives are impractical for anyone who is running a lot of hives.
So tell me why these hives are not the best choice for a backyard beekeeper.


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Cavs radio analyst Jim Chones with Cedric Maxwell: Kyrie Irving has amazing basketball IQ
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El Nido is well placed near the northern tip of Palawan in amongst some cliffs which protect it from some stormy weather and also nicely restrict its growth. I found myself a nice place on the beach and sat back to enjoy my few days here. For most of the time I hung out with Sean and Shayla whom I met in Coron
Did some diving on one day and I saw my first turtle on South Miniloc island (made famous by Jacques Cousteau). Good conditions for diving and with a tasty BBQ lunch on an uninhabited island the whole day was fantastic.
On another day we did an island hopping trip where we did snorkeling, swimming and a bit of hiking whilst hopping from one island to the next. With stunning views everywhere, lots of fish and good food the only concern was enjoying yourself and not getting burnt.
Also, tried windsurfing on a few days in El Nido bay. Supposedly, the best season is typhoon season when the wind is relaible but as a beginner I was happy with what we had. I was absolutely useless needless to say but with some training from Shayla I managed to go straight and also got a few tacks but the jibes were the end of me. So I couldn't sail back to shore and had a tiring and demeanding 15min swim back to shore :(
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Hailing from the the Bay Area, psyched-out quintet Young Prisms slowly rips its way through its Kanine Records' debut, Friends For Now. Wrapped in layers of reverb and nonchalance, the ten-track release steps in a more layered direction compared with the sunny distortion played out on its self-titled EP debut last year.
Young Prisms wrote the record while shacking up in San Francisco's Mission District, living above a Chinese restaurant, marinating in MSG and writing and recording side-by-side. Those cramped quarters are palpable throughout Friends For Now—sprawling soundscapes stuffed into dense psychedelic cubbies, vocals drowning in sound and comprehensible lyrics surfacing for air every now and then.
Its first cut, garage-smeared "Sugar," is an easygoing rocker that acts as a standard for the record as it picks up the up tempo before jamming its way out. For the most part Friends For Now remains mid-tempo—if anything slowing down the speed with tracks like "In Your Room" and the title track, "Friends For Now"—and the vibe sustains a feelgood swirl from start to finish. Friends For Now is cloaked in a tremolo fuzz as the band waxes poetic about being young and chilling with friends. Young Prisms plays like there's nothing worth worrying about. For now.


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BC's injured workers are giving the province's compensation system a failing grade.
The Federation of labour marked Injured Workers' Day on Sunday with a renewed call for improvements to BC's workers' compensation system and a restoration of benefits for injured workers.
President of the BC Federation of Labour, Jim Simclair, says Workers' Compensation Boards (WCB) across the country have buckled to corporate pressure to cut benefits and compensation in order to lower premiums.
He says about one hundred injured workers and their supporters gathered Friday in Vancouver to examine how WCB measured up to Sir Chief Justice Meredith in what's known as the "historic compromise" agreed to by labour and business over a hundred years ago.
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What happens when you round up your pro-team and coop them up in a condo for a photoshoot? Some questionable conversations…and the inevitable discussion about all time favourite movies. Some are pretty good and some aren't but the impersonations that are performed as proof of why said movie is awesome are funny as hell.
We decided to pay tribute to a few by re-enacting small segments of a couple faves. They all turned out pretty well but this is one of the crew's top choices, and Kale straight up killed it…right before the donuts ended up in Justin's face (unfortunately that part didn't make the clip).
None of us are actors, but we're betting you'll be able to figure out which flick this is.
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A man is arrested in Stephens County and faces charges in connection with a burglary in Oconee County, South Carolina.
Seneca Police said they have filed charges against 31-year-old Jonathan Allen Finney of Townville, South Carolina for burglary second degree and petty larceny.
Authorities said it comes after an eight-month investigation into a home burglary on N. Old Mill Road in Seneca.
Seneca Police picked Finney up in Stephens County within the past couple of days.
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Rothell said the victim of the burglary came home to find a dark-colored sedan parked in her driveway and the subjects in the car stated they were looking for landscaping work.
Police said that the victim states that the sedan left when told they were not needed for landscaping work, but when she entered her home, she discovered several pieces of jewelry missing.
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Maine Question 1: Where Did the Money Go?
by James R. Oaksun, MBA, CLU, ChFC
Chair, Liberty For Maine and
President, Virtual Galt Corporation
The 2009 ballot question on gay marriage in Maine was the most expensive initiative campaign in Maine history, and the third most expensive statewide political campaign in the state's history. More than $7 million was spent on both sides. Only the U.S. Senate races of 2002 and 2008 were more costly.
This report will examine where the money got spent, on both the "Yes" (anti-equality) and "No" (pro-equality) sides. There were some significant differences in how the funds were allocated among different sources. Brief synopses will be provided on the major vendors on both sides. Finally, some suggestions for future equality campaigns will be offered.
Step One: Get the Issue On the Ballot
Before there could even be a campaign, the "People's Veto" needed to get the requisite number of signatures to qualify it for the state ballot. In Maine, that requires collecting roughly 55,000 signatures. Stand for Marriage Maine (the Yes on 1 campaign) spent more than $300,000 to gather the signatures. A Michigan-based firm, National Petition Management, was contracted to perform this task. They succeeded. Still, this meant that Yes on 1 needed to raise $300,000 before there could even be a campaign. In my analysis I consider this to be pre-campaign expenditures and do not include it in my ratio calculations.
Step Two: Make a Budget
When planning a major project, you need a budget. Decisions get made, dollars allocated, vendors selected. Here we know exactly who got what. We also know that one side won, and one side lost. Were there differences in how the allocations were made? It turns out there were some very significant differences that might suggest a different approach for equality forces in future campaigns.
No on 1 (the pro equality side) spent nearly $5 million on the campaign. Yes on 1 (the anti-gay marriage side) had substantially fewer resources — about $2.5 million. The two sides allocated their funds as follows:
Yes No
TV/Radio 1,637 2,551
Signs/Literature/Mailing 307 810
People — Employees and Consultants 270 343
Internet 113 343
Polling 176 160
Phones 1 267
All Other 64 130
(all amounts $000)
In Percent of Total:
Yes No
TV/Radio 64% 55%
Signs/Literature/Mailing 12% 18%
People — Employees and Consultants 11% 7%
Internet 4% 7%
Polling 7% 3%
Phones 0% 6%
All Other 2% 3%
A series of observations are apparent:
1. Yes on 1 overweighted traditional media, and as a result was relatively competitive with the equality forces on the airwaves.
2. Yes on 1 spent absolutely more dollars in opinion polling than No on 1, and more than twice as much on a relative basis.
3. No on 1 spent a huge amount on direct mail.
4. No on 1 also spent a large amount on phone banking. Yes on 1 shows practically no expenses for this.
5. No on 1 spent nearly $350,000 on Internet activity web site design and management, and advertising. More on this later.
6. Though much was made of hiring Frank Schubert to manage the Yes on 1 effort, No on 1 still spent $63,000 more on staff and consultants than did the anti-equality forces (including Schubert's fee). (Incidentally, Schubert's fee was $110,000. In addition, he billed the campaign roughly $26,000 in travel and additional expenses. The recent New York Times article citing Schubert's costs at well over $300,000 was incorrect.)
Now to consider who exactly got the money. First, the pro-equality No on 1 expenses:
1. McMahon Squier — $2.6 Million
Long active in Democratic politics, this Alexandria, Virginia-based organization has a decent track record. The vast majority of this amount was for purchased TV and radio time. Typically commissions on ad buys range from 10 to 15 percent. I assume they also did the creative work on the ads — the scripts and such. Presumably, therefore, some of their commission is analogous to Frank Schubert's base payment from Yes on 1, as Schubert claims to do substantially all the creative for the anti-equality campaigns. (Incidentally, McMahon Squier is the chief media consultant for Maine's Democratic Governor, John Baldacci.)
2. Mission Control — $779,000
This is a Connecticut-based direct mail operation. According to their website, they produce "the only junk mail you'll ever read twice." They work exclusively with Democratic candidates and progressive causes.
3. Mundy Katowitz — $319,000
This firm, based in Washington, DC, is something of a mystery. Their website is "under construction." Five principal members are named. The firm apparently does new media/Internet work for Democrats.
4. Winding Creek — $200,000
This is a telemarketing firm, based in Washington, DC, that does phone work for Democrats.
5. Greenberg Quinlan Rosner — $160,000
This is a longtime Washington, DC-based polling firm. While they do corporate work as well, their principal focus is work with Democrats and progressive causes. Stan Greenberg came onto the national scene in the 1992 campaign for his work with Bill Clinton.
The anti-equality/Yes on 1 vendors have their own degree of mystery.
1. Mar/Com Associates — $1.6 million
This was the Yes on 1 media shop. Analagous to McMahon Squier, they produce advertisements and book the air time, holding back a 10-15 percent commission. Mar/Com appears to be a shell company under the aegis of a man named Bill Criswell, of Criswell Associates in San Francisco. Very little information is available about this firm; their website is "under construction."
2. National Petition Management — $308,000
This Michigan based firm has a long track record in successfully gathering signatures for conservative causes.
3. Aaron, Thomas and Associates — $189,000
This is a direct mail operation, based in California, and hired by Frank Schubert. Very little information is available about them.
4. Public Policy Strategies — $147,000
This was Yes on 1's pollster. According to Frank Schubert, this is actually an East Coast polling firm that is operating under an alias (and with a Nevada mail drop). Schubert claims vendors do this because LGBT activists harass and target firms that work on anti-equality campaigns. As it is currently unclear who this polling firm is, we cannot say anything further about them.
In addition to Public Policy Strategies, Yes on 1 utilized Lawrence Research of Santa Ana, California, to do some polling.
5. Schubert Flint — $136,000
This is the Sacramento, California-based firm that provided general campaign management and strategy for Yes on 1, as it had done (successfully) for California Proposition 8 in 2008.
A Strategy Going Forward
In my previous report on the California, Maine and Washington campaigns, I suggested some strategic changes. Here I go further. If they are to start prevailing, the marriage equality forces also need a strategic redesign of their campaign organizational and operational structure. They should take a page from the winners. Success is success. They may disagree with their opponents' motives and actions, but their opponents are winning at the ballot box and there may be something to learn from them.
Here is how the anti-equality forces set up their campaigns:
a. National Organization for Marriage, the Catholic Church and various conservative/Christian denominations (such as the Mormons) are the funders. They raise the money through a variety of mechanisms.
b. A professional campaign manager, with a record of success, is hired and is then rehired in subsequent campaigns. The wheel is not reinvented with each spin of the electoral process.
c. Scientific polling is overweighted in the budget. Push polling may or may not be used.
d. A small number of senior local operatives are hired as consultants.
In contrast, here is how the equality efforts are run:
a. A new campaign manager, with unclear experience and record especially against nationally renowned opposition, is hired for each campaign.
b. Not only does this inexperienced management team have to run a campaign, they also have to run a fundraising operation, with phone banking and the like.
c. Scientific polling is underweighted.
d. Overweighting is done to vendors with longstanding ties to the Democratic Party, utilizing mechanisms of questionable or obsolete effectiveness.
What I am suggesting here is a totally functional organizational model. Call it "Equality Inc" or something. It is a matrixed organization; there is no overall head per se. There are well defined functions that do their appointed tasks and do them with rigorous effectiveness.
The $5 million spent by No on 1 amounts to about $20 per vote. On a per capita basis, this was three times as much as was spent by the California No on 8 campaign (which also lost). Throwing more money at this issue, without serious reconsideration of strategy and organization, will be money wasted.
(c) 2009 Liberty For Maine and Virtual Galt Corporation.
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James R. Oaksun is Chair of Liberty For Maine and President of Virtual Galt Corporation.
Born James Dompkowski, he is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and received an MBA from Cornell University.
Prior to founding Virtual Galt in 2008, Mr. Oaksun worked for nearly 20 years at the Unum Group in Portland, Maine, in a variety of roles within the financial, actuarial and communications organizations.
A firm believer in lifelong learning, he received Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant designations from The American College.
Mr. Oaksun has been involved with a variety of civic and charitable organizations. Among others, he has served as both treasurer and president of the Maine Gay Mens Chorus, president of the Community Orchestra of the Portland Symphony, and has done volunteer work with Equality Maine. In 2009, Mr. Oaksun founded and is state chair of Liberty For Maine.
James lives in South Portland, Maine. He is in a relationship and hopes to be married one day.
The mission of Liberty For Maine is to advance the interests of freedom and liberty in Maine in an active, creative and assertive manner, offer support to similar efforts underway in many other states and nationally, and engage in other activities as appropriate.
The group has declared its support for the Statement of Principles of the national Libertarian Party.
Virtual Galt is an economic and financial consultancy focused on the needs of gay men and lesbians at midlife. The company's holistic Financial FreudSM process examines all aspects of a person's life and makes recommendations that enhance financial as well as personal freedom. Among other efforts, the company is working on developing the first-ever stock index fund of companies with superior LGBT employee policies.Tweet
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Okay, so first off, Im new to this, and perhaps this is a noob question - if it is a simple direct to appropriate thread would be sufficient.
Basically I bought a 2000 Wrangler Sport, 4.0 auto about a month and a half ago. It has 32x11.5 mud terrain tires on it, and a small lift (i think?). I have a winch on order, should get mounted this week or next. It has the stock Dana 30 front axle and Dana 35 rear axle.
A few weeks back, I got stuck in a snowdrift at dark am - ended up digging myself out. Basically lots of lessons learned, but it got me thinking about maybe adding a locking differential to one or both axles. Would this be a reasonable addition?
One thing that I think should be noted, I foresee an urge for larger still tires at some point - having said that, should I look at stronger axles (Dana 44?) for future larger tires before adding the differentials? My understanding is that differentials would not be interchangeable between the 35 and 44 axles.
Most of my offroading at this time is done just messing around, at least until I find a 4wd/jeep club in my area, after which I would love to do trail rides and whatnot.
Again, Im a noob, go easy on me ;)
Were are you located first off!!!!
haha no worries- when you got stuck you tried getting out in 4LO right?
To the others- a locking diff is nice. To swapping in a dana 44 is pricey and I would prefer to just build the dana 30-35's. You can buy the kits that give you lockers on the front and rear with a switch. The front will run you 1300 with a arb and the rear is like 1100 something. I have been thinking of doing it myself soon too. So no it is a very smart idea to do.
Location is central IL - lots of clay, farm fields, occasional snowdrift (ha).
Would slightly larger tires (say up to 35") be a problem with the existing axles, or are my 32" tire about the top of that range?
Oh and yes tried 4Lo - front rigth tire was kind of in a ditch so all front weight was on left tire - allowing right to spin with very little resistance, so no traction. Back just didnt get down deep enough in the snow to move the front end.
Well some will say no bigger than 33s on a D35 and most will say no do not lock a 35.Others will say they have been running 35s with a locker for years.It is s toss of the coin really.I say if you want to lock it with the 32s and take the gamble be prepared to upgrade to a 44 in the future.If you want 35s and a locker go ahead and upgrade to the 44.
If the snow drift got you high centered, a locker wouldn't have helped. Spend more time wheeling and get to know your Jeep. I wheeled stock for 9 years, before I built my Jeep. I learned how to pick a line and the limitations of the "run and bump" technique. I tell you, those 9 years on stock were some of the funnest Jeep experiences I've had. :D
I am up in gurnee. UMM you have to make a trip with us out to the cliffs of insane terrain. It is on 55 bout 45 miles south of joliet.
For those prices you can run a set-up 8.8 for cheaper. I've seen built 8.8's forsale on the JP forum for cheaper then that.
The D35 is ok, but once you start talking lockers, in my opinoin it's a ticking time bomb. Lockers, 35's tires & D35 don't seem to do well.
If your doing moderate wheeling, 33's & the D35 are fine. I really won't jump to lockers, just cause you got stuck, but that just my .02 cents.
Adding a locker can be a catch 22. The dana 35 is considered a weak axle as it has 27 spline shafts. There are upgrade kits with 30 spline shafts (same as 44) and a locker for under 1k. These kits are good for upto 35's. That being said, some still feel the tubes and housing are weak on the D35.
So some folks decide to lock the dana 30. Which is good for upto 35's. If you go with a full time locker such as lock right, etc, on snow covered roads they do have bad habits of pulling the jeep side ways. In my own experience, I hated it. Thus if you lock the front a selectable locker is the way to go, ox, arb etc. cost is more but well worth it in the long run.
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In just a few hours, one of the most anticipated days of year will commence. The NFL draft annually draws interest, 7.2 million people watched Day 1 in 2010, but this year's draft carries a whole new importance.
Unlike in previous years, teams don't have the luxury of adding veteran free agents to their roster before the draft. Teams are now in a tough predicament. They have to attempt to fill their needs with rookies. Gone is the advantage of trading for Corey Dillon in 2004 (thus filling the running back need), and then drafting Vince Wilfork over a guy like Steven Jackson or Kevin Jones.
The whole draft complexity and team makeup will severely change because of this factor. But, we're not just talking about signing players, but also losing guys as well.
For example, let's say the Patriots don't draft an offensive tackle before the weekend is over. In doing so, they would have full intention on keeping Matt Light, but if Light decides to leave when (or if) free agency rolls around the corner, then the Patriots are left without a replacement at tackle. This is a situation that normally would have allowed New England to know of Light's status before the draft.
This situation alone will make for an interesting draft weekend.
The last two drafts had a total of five quarterbacks selected in the first round, tonight we may match that number. However, not one quarterback from this group stands out, which makes this so intriguing.
There are countless questions about the attitudes of both SEC quarterbacks Cam Newton and Ryan Mallett. One has an ego that stands larger than his own stature (6-5, 248), which is saying something, along with other off-the-field question marks. While the other, Mallett, is viewed as an "immature thug" by some. One lacks experience and accuracy, but the other has a cannon NFL-ready arm.
Meanwhile Blaine Gabbert, who has passed for 6,822 yards at Missouri, is a product of a spread system. A system that created Chase Daniel, and his 101 touchdown passes and 12,000 plus passing yards, into a superstar — to presently a backup with little shot at ever playing in New Orleans. But, hey Daniel was short…right?
Jake Locker is the classic definition of an underachiever. Plus, the guy had a horrible senior season. Does a quarterback who completed fewer than 10 passes in not one, two, but three games in a season deserve to be a first rounder? How about Andy Dalton, who went from a mid-round selection to potential first rounder seemingly overnight. Dalton's critics point to the lack of competition he faced while with TCU.
With all of this said, teams will still reach for these guys. Ten teams have a gaping quarterback need, seven of them are in the top 10 alone. Carolina looks locked into Newton. Carson Palmer isn't happy in Cincinnatti, Buffalo needs everything, John Skelton's not the answer in Arizona, Rex Grossman in Washington? Vince Young in Tennessee?
Come Friday morning we could be talking about how five quarterbacks were drafted in Round 1. The sad thing? All of them combined aren't half the quarterback Stanford's Andrew Luck is.
Teams like the Patriots are sitting pretty, if they decide to go down the running back path. For the first time in a while the running back crop is relatively weak, so New England could land the top back at either 17 or 28. On top of that a lot of teams really aren't in the need for a running back. As odd as five quarterbacks in round one may be, one first round running back is even crazier.
Mark Ingram, who should be going around the top 12, instead has been seen as falling to No. 28 or 33 to the Patriots in some mock drafts. Illinois back Mikel Leshoure is still unknown to some — don't ask why. All Leshoure did at Illinois was rush for 1,697 yards on the ground last season. But, people will tell you that his lack of explosiveness will hinder him in the NFL. Those same people will say the same about Ingram.
Both backs are solid and should be the top two prospects off the board, but neither has drawn interest from teams in the top 15. Like the wide receiver class experienced in 2006, with Santonio Holmes being the lone first rounder, this running back class will be on the outside looking in Thursday.
Built like a linebacker. Speed like a wide receiver. Agility like a running back. Cover skills like a corner. That's LSU's Patrick Peterson.
There has never been a more physically imposing cornerback to hit the NFL draft circles. Peterson is the consensus No. 1 player in the NFL Draft, yet he won't be picked No. 1 overall. Why? I don't know. Peterson eliminates opposing receivers, is physical in run support, and will be one of the most electrifying return men in the NFL.
And Peterson knows it too. Jim Corbett, of the USA Today, tweeted this about the Florida native.
LSU CB Patrick Peterson asked if he wants his own island a la Jets CB Darrelle Revis: "I don't want an island. I want to have a universe."
Which ever team Peterson is drafted by will get a top notch prospect. With the drive, skills and attitude Peterson could — COULD — be before long the best cornerback in the NFL.
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This year's draft is potentially meaningless. At this point, the rookie players are free to negotiate with any team they want. If the owners act collectively (collude) to prevent a rookie from marketing his service to any team, then they will be liable for an antitrust violation. Under antitrust law, the draft can only exist when it is agreed to by a union organized by a vote of a majority of the players. Since there is no longer a player's union that can agree to the draft, it violates antitrust law. I am much more interested in seeing which rookie is the first to challenge the draft.
This draft was approved by the NFLPA when the last CBA was signed. Holding the draft does not violate antitrust law.
If you're so sure it does, will you provide a legal citation?
The owners choose to opt out of the CBA, causing it to expire on March 11, the same day the players voted to disband the union and the owner's locked out the players. As the US District Court has already determined, the NFL therefore no longer enjoys an exemption from the antitrust law. See Memorandum and Order dated 4/25/2011, Brady, et. al., v. NFL, et. al., D. Minn, Civil No. 11-639.
P.S. See also American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, 56 U.S. __ (2010); Smith v. Pro Football, Inc., 593 F.2d 1173 (1978); Kapp v. National Football League, 390 F.Supp. 73 (1974)
I'm aware of the current case, I was asking specifically for a citation to how this violates antitrust law.
I'm also aware the owners chose to opt out of the CBA and that it expired in March. This draft though was agreed upon when the last CBA was signed. I have seen nothing regarding the NFL losing its antitrust exemption.
> I have seen nothing regarding the NFL losing its antitrust exemption.
Then you have not read the Memorandum and Order of 4/25/2011


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Age shall not weary residents' tastebuds at a retirement home with a focus on fine dining, Michael Veitch writes.
'And the sauerkraut! The sauerkraut is so fine, you don't need mustard!" I am afraid it didn't mean all that much to me at the time, but by the end of my evening of fine dining with the Melbourne Templer community, it made perfect sense.
It certainly did to Friede Steller and her companion Emily Boehling, who conferred on the merits of the goat's cheese and leek croquettes like two gourmands assigning stars for the Michelin Guide.
I was already thinking about leaving room for the vanilla, prune and cognac tart with Persian fairy floss, due to arrive in no less than three courses' time.
For the residents of the Tabulam and Templer Home for the Aged in Bayswater, it is all just an evening at home.
Most people's image of food for the elderly within the aged-care industry is not a pretty one.
Mass-produced, pre-packaged ingredients prepared with the aid of a damn good boil and maybe a rigid cube of port-wine jelly drowned in a watery custard for sweets.
But the Templer community sets the happiness of its elderly residents as a far higher priority. And when it comes to many older people, for "happiness", read "good food".
"Often with these people, it's the last great pleasure in life," chief executive officer, Dr Martin Schreiber, says.
"Some places think it's difficult to provide decent food for their residents. Well, it isn't. It's just matter of thinking a little bit differently."
The Templers, or "Temple Society", is a small Christian group founded in Germany in the 1860s by the liberal-minded Christoph Hoffman, who took a band of followers to the Holy Land.
Since 1981, the Tabulum and Templer home has cared not only for former Templers, but many members of Melbourne's German community.
Friede and Emily, like most Templers, grew up in Palestine within the Templer community and have dozens of the breathtaking stories of loss, displacement and re-settlement that typifies the postwar generation.
But, fortunately, they still have their community, which in its deeply humanist viewpoint embraces the dignity of every individual. That's where the food comes in.
It's of an unusually high standard all the time, but two or three times a year the home puts on one of these special restaurant evenings, giving the residents reason to dress up and make a night of it, surrounded by candles, a printed menu and wines, courtesy of Victoria's Henkell Vineyards.
I was already starting to fade around course three - the prawns with a puy lentil, bacon and wild-rocket salad - but I was given strict instructions not to miss the main, za'atar-crusted lamb fillets.
Dr Martin (we'd got to know each other over a glass or two of Henkell by this stage), believes the extra expense of the nursing home is justifiable: "We pay close to double (on food) what most other nursing homes do and, believe me, it's worth it."
The kitchen uses fresh vegetables almost exclusively. "All except the peas," he says. "Too hard to shell."
The Swiss chef, Kurt Suter, who has cooked all over Europe and in Australian hotels, regards cooking for older people as a privilege, not a comedown.
"We update the menu three times a year," he explains during a break in his spotlessly clean, industrial-sized kitchen.
Finally, after an enthralling chat with Friede and Emily about early life in Palestine, we were treated to some home-made baklava.
I mentioned to the good doctor that I wanted to come and live here, sooner rather than later. He thought I was joking.
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