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Finally, the Canadian dollar futures specs, after holding short positions in the loonie for over a year, migrated to the long side, only to be betrayed by some poor employment numbers. The trade was anticipating 20K new hires for the month, but the loss of 9.4K jobs shocked the market. For the Canadian dollar, which had recently appreciated from 1.09 versus the USD to 1.0620, the market was unprepared. Quickly the USDCAD (FXC, UUP, UDN) raced from 1.0630 past the 1.07 handle. The market acted like some of the new Canadian dollar bulls lost conviction and bailed from their positions.
The culprit in the jobs report was the Ontario labor market, which lost 34K jobs last month. For decades, Ontario has been the domicile for much of Canada's auto manufacturing, but many of these plants are aging and Ontario labor costs are high. According to Stats Canada, the average adult wage in Ontario is C$24.80. For union members, the average wage is C$29.75.
Years ago, when the Canadian dollar was at a big discount to the USD, the big-three US auto manufacturers built many plants in Ontario. The recent boom in car sales since the recession is resulting in the construction of many new North American production plants. According to a report in thestar.com, Canada is losing its share of production. Since the recovery, there has been $42.3B of new plant investment in the US, Canada and Mexico, but only $2.3B in Canada. Recently, a spokesman for General Motors said:
"There's no mistake that Canada continues to be the highest-cost producer for General Motors anywhere … in the world, and our labor costs are among the highest," he told reporters at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The Bank of Canada Governor has recognized the headwinds confronting Ontario manufacturing, and has embarked on a campaign to weaken the Canadian dollar. Initially this worked, taking the Canadian dollar to better than 1.12 to buy a USD. At that discount, Canadian equities looked attractive, appealing to buyers. Likewise, the Canadian dollar was also attractive to central bankers. The COFER Report revealed bankers added $21.3B loonies to their stash of currency reserves in the last year.
Strength in the oil market also served to push the loonie, but this run seems to have lost momentum. Iraq is still producing, Libya shipments may be resuming, so the crude market has retreated, trading down under $101 for WTI this afternoon.
Some of the optimism in the Canadian oil patch seems to be waning. The Financial Post reports:
Barely two years since the national outcry over China's aggressive push into Canada's oil patch, some of the major acquisitions are looking messy to hopeless.
Instead of reaping the rewards of their first big step out into a free market oil industry, Chinese investors seem more focused on cutting costs and bailing out. Scores of executives have been fired for failing to deliver.
There is another reason for pessimism in the Canadian oil patch. It may not be profitable. Break-even on the newly acquired properties may range from $80/$100 per barrel. This heavy oil trades at a discount, often as much as $20/barrel because of grade and location to WTI. Today, August WTI is under $101, but the price gets cheaper in the future. August 2015 traded at $94.50, and the August 2016 is quoted at $91.
The lack of pipeline shipping capacity is another problem. Despite over 30K miles of North American pipeline capacity, Canada seems confronted with objections preventing them from building new oil or gas pipelines in any direction. Canada needs to overcome these objections, or they risk missing the booming demand for oil, and especially LNG.
This coming Wednesday, the 16th of July, the Bank of Canada will announce the results of its deliberations. No change is expected in the 1% central bank rate. It would not be surprising, however, that there will be reference for a cheaper loonie to aid Ontario manufacturing. It looks like the bull move in the loonie is over and we may be headed back to the 1.09 handle. That said, it is hard to mount a horse that has just bolted from the gate. Manage your money carefully.
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The 52-year-old actress, who has also appeared in Coronation Street and EastEnders, is set to be involved in a fiery love triangle when she arrives in the Dales later in July.
When Ashley (John Middleton) finds romance with Carole, he is initially reluctant to introduce her to his friends. However, vicar Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton) quickly causes mischief by texting Carole from Ashley's phone.
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Nine Providence Journal employees have taken buyouts offered by the newspaper. The official announcement is to come Monday.
The paper was looking to shed eight employees - one reporter, one copy editor, one photographer, one editorial assistant, and four advertising representatives. If fewer than eight had taken the buyouts, the Journal was prepared to lay off staffers.
The buyouts come after a wave of staff cuts in 2008 and 2009 amid declining advertising revenue.
Richard Decherd, CEO of the Journal's Dallas-based parent company A.H. Belo, said in a recent conference call with investors and analysts that he expects the the paper's advertising decline to level off in the near future.
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New Lawn
Last year we planted grass late in the summer because the "Bank" wanted us to {We just build a new house} . Grass did grow some what but had a lot of weeds grew in better. How should we start this year? When is the best time to start seeding?
Do I add Fertilizer weed killer first ? and what is the best grass seeds to get for around MA. weather.
Use the Scotts 4-step system, starting with step 1. Do not mow first - the weed killing aspect works by absorbing it through the foliage, not from the roots or on the ground.
All around good grass seed: Rebels
I do not even use the Scott's four step system. I actually go to Ace Hardware and purchase their store brand. I would say that if you can afford it, just go with Sod at this point, vs. waiting 2-3 years to get a good lawn.
Check with the local Farm & Home stores in your area. Their store brand, or a private brand, will be cheaper and better then Scott's. Scott's & Bayer have been cutting their stuff really bad, with more inert materials, then when they produced the products fifteen-twenty years ago.
Milorganite is another good brand to use vs. Scott's. http://milorganite.com/
First thing I would do is get the soil tested to see what it needs to grow grass.
soil tests are great, but realistically what's needed is to kill the weeds for a month to start from a fresh start, put down a nice bed (compost if you have time/money), seed, and water like heck for a month. Fall is the best time to grow grass in the north, but spring can be done; Just be aware if you don't get a good kill, the weed seeds will dominate in the first month because you HAVE to water constantly for a few weeks to get the grass to germinate. Never on any account try to plant grass in the summer, you will just get weeds. Aroundtheyard is a good source for the lawn crazy, but if you have some grass, you might just be able to get by, by doing preventative maintenance and some basic weed herbicides. You'd be suprised how well you can get it looking; most weeds are easy to take care of. Put a pre-emergent (NOT weed and feed) down a few weeks before forsythia is blooming, then slow release fert in april. Use a standard broad leaf herbicide a couple of times in spring and renew your pre-emergent in summer. Then fertilize like crazy in the fall. You should be in much better shape, or you'll be ready to start over in the fall.
Lots and lots of water! I have had good luck with Scotts 4 Step Program. If you decided to go that route definitely get to your local landscape shop as summer will be here before you know it.
You missed the best season to plant grass which is the fall. If planted in the fall they get started before winter then lays dormant in the winter and starts growing as soon as the weather warms up in the spring. It gives it much more time to get a good start before the hot weather hits. If you are going to do it in the spring you need to start as soon as all of the snow is gone. Depending on your area probably about now. You don't want to use any kind of fertilizer with crabgrass or weedkiller in it. This will kill or significantly stunt the growth of new seeds. Your easiest way of seeding would be to rent a power seeder from a local rental shop.
In order to find the best to seed mixture for your area go to one of the local lawn and garden shops (not a big box store) they will be able to advise you what grows best in your area.
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A while ago I wrote about Choosing a Cheap Self Publishing Solution. Some things have changed, and now I'd like to do a more in-depth review of what I think are currently your best options.
If you're just trying to publish your book without a lot of hassle or expense, you pretty much have two choices right now – Lulu.com and CreateSpace.com. Sure, there are others you can try, like wordclay.com or wwaow.com or even cafepress book publishing. But for exposure, price, and features, you're generally better off starting at lulu or createspace.
So which one is better? It depends.
It Depends?
Yes, it depends. Both services have good points that may or may not be useful to you (and your book.) So without further ado, let's take a look at the differences.
Book Sizes
The standard sizes CreateSpace offers for books with black and white interiors are: 5.25×8″, 5.5×8″, 6×9″, 7×10″, 8×10″, 8.25×8.25″ and 8.25×6″. So there are plenty of choices as long as you want that middle size range. There is no "pocket novel" format though, and 8×10″ is as large as it gets, so it may not work for folks doing big print family history stuff or textbooks. But then again maybe it is.
Lulu has a ton of options depending on what type of book you want to print. They cover a slightly larger range of sizes, though. Specifically, they offer a "pocket" size (4.25×6.875) and they offer some option all the way up to 8.5×11″, which is, of course, way bigger (13.5 square inches, to be exact…) than the measly 8×10 of CreateSpace. They also have a variety of specialty sizes for photo books, cookbooks, and other stuff.
Book Bindings
Lulu has perfect bound (softcover) and hardcover. For hardcover books, you have a choice – with or without dust jacket.
Those are the best choices for novels, but Lulu has other options as well, such as saddlestitched (folded in half and stapled) and plasticoil (wire bound), which is great for scripts and workbooks.
CreateSpace's choices are similar to what Henry Ford said about customers who wanted different colored cars. "You can have any color you'd like, as long as its black."
CreateSpace says "You can have any binding you want, as long as it's softcover." So yes, Perfect binding (softcover) only.
Lulu currently offers 3 distribution "plans."
CreateSpace offers two channels of distribution.
Cover Creation
Lulu has a pretty slick cover generator with tons of options. You can also design your own front and back covers (which is nice if you're using a template, since they are standardized sizes.) Or if you don't want any restrictions, you can design a full wraparound cover. Lulu gives you the dimensions you'll need to work up your own template.
It used to be that Lulu was a clear winner in the "ease of cover creation" category. However, CreateSpace just released a cover creator of their own. They also offer you a downloadable template that you can use to create your own full wraparound cover. You do have to massage the cover into a pdf before uploading, though.
Printing Cost
Remember at Lulu you have a choice of bindings. As of right now (Dec. '08) the base cost for each of these is:
After you find your base "binding" price, you add the pages cost. Lulu gives you three choices:
Now, I couldn't find a place on Lulu where it just has a price list anymore, so I had to back all those numbers out using my dusty algebra skills and their "Cost Calculator". I may have erred, but I'm pretty sure I'm right.
Createspace has two plans that you can choose, standard and pro.
Standardis free. Pro costs you $39 to set up and then $5 a year to maintain. Right now (through the end of Dec, 2008) they are offering free upgrades to pro. When you upgrade to pro, you basically buy a cheaper rate for printing costs.
The printing costs are as follows (for black and white books with at least 110 pages):
So for a 400 page book, after you've printed about 10 copies, you've made up the $39 you paid to upgrade.
You can always order copies of your book for the printing cost.
You can also create full color books. Here are those costs (for books over 40 pages):
Author Revenue
When you publish using basic distribution, here's how your revenue is calculated. You set the retail price. The difference between the publishing cost and the retail price is the profit. 20% of that profit is Lulu's commission for selling your book.
When you do one of the other distribution programs, things get hairy. Lulu uses a different printer to fulfill the books for "Published by Lulu" and "Published by you". This results in lower printing costs. However, now a middleman has to squeeze in a profit, too. So you choose how much you want to make per copy. Let's say you choose $1. Lulu gets a $0.25 profit when you make a buck. Lulu then calculates the new printing cost + your profit + lulu's profit and doubles it. That is the retail price of your book. That means lulu sells the book at 50% of the retail price to distributers who can now make a profit.
Or you can set the retail price and Lulu will calculate things out that way. If you choose a price that is too low for the manufacturing cost, Lulu will automatically bump it up.
Keep in mind that the "publisher quality" printed books are not eligible for the upgraded distribution plans.
Createspace uses a slightly different calulation to figure your revenue.
Quick Revenue Comparisons
I was going to put a table here, but it got to unwieldy. So I made a pdf instead.
Ease Of Use
If you had asked me a week ago, before I had seen CreateSpace's new cover creator, I would have said Lulu hands down. But with the new cover creator CreateSpace has evened things up a little. I think I'd still give the edge to Lulu, though.
Each of these publishers has pros and cons. Hopefully I've laid it out so that you can make the choice that works best for you.
This is great information, Bryce. Thanks for doing this. For folks interested in self-publishing, this offers a fine view into the two major competitors you've highlighted here.
Nice analysis. Very informative!
very nicely done. may I do both? many thanks.
Originally, I published two titles, each in paperback (reg & large print) and hardcover through Lulu. I used the published by Lulu distribution, which gave me an ISBN number for each, and distribution through Amazon.com and (I believe Bowker's). Then, I received a notice that I could purchase "expanded distribution" for each title for $39.99, which would then expand my listing to Ingrams Books and Barnes and Noble. So, I did that. But, here is the proverbial "fly in the ointment." in order to be "Published by Lulu," I had to set the prices of my books so high, that it made them less than competitive in the retail marketplace. Sure, whenever I sold a book on my Lulu storefront, I made an enormous "creator revenue," but if I were fortunate enough to sell on a retail site, my revenue was barely a buck a copy. And, since the price of my book was so high (relative to similar books that it was competing against)the chances of selling it were "slim and none." So, I decided to remove my books from Lulu's distribution plan, lower the prices to a more competitive level, and just leave them for sale on my Lulu storefront (mainly because only Lulu had the capability of reproducing them in hardcover – a nice format for gifting. Then, I re-published all versions except hardcover with CreateSpace, taking advantage of the free Pro upgrade, and availing myself of the Amazon.com distribution vehicle. This way, I can have my cake and eat it. I have more exposure, and my cost per book is so low that I can now offer it at a much more competitive price that will hopefully help spur sales. The jury is still out, since I just made the change, so I'll let you know how it goes. I have several book signings coming up in a few months, and at least I will make a handsome profit on any books I sell there, because I will print with CreateSpace for those events. Wish me luck!
CreateSpace allows you to use your own ISBN's / barcodes if you have pre purchased them. Lulu only allows ISBN's issued by them.
Thanks for the GREAT information! I was just verifying what I had already decided. Do you know anything about Lighting Source vs. CreateSpace?
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Thanks for this. I am attempting to find out which way is best and the answer so far seems to be – both. At http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=372957 you will find the following interesting comment: "If your only concern is getting listed on Amazon, and you have all of the tools to create print ready materials yourself, then Createspace is the better choice. Keep in mind that the ISBNs are not "true†ISBNs. They are not listed in Books in Print. As it was explained to me by a sales rep for Createspace, the company simply bought huge bulk ISBN numbers and recycles them. So if someone deactivates a product, that ISBN will be reassigned to a different project. However, since ISBNs aren't a big issue for RPGs anyway, it's only a minor concern. Also, the books are ONLY available on Amazon.com, not the other sites.â€, followed by further discussion on the subject of ISBN's. There's a really interesting Lulu/CreatSpace price calculator at http://www.lugaru.com/lulucalc.html which throws up some interesting contradictions in pricing/sizing/dollars vs pounds vs euros
hello I'm an aspiring author who is contemplating between going with Createspace.com or Lulu.com…I really only want a few copies I can sell directly to family and friends so I was wondering which is better with that in mind
I have several publishers: one niche, two e-book (Wings and Zumaya), and self-publish some titles with lulu.com. My niche publisher is moribund, a year in arrears on royalty payments. the eobok publishers haven't sent royalties in at least sixc months, and those have been like under $10. But with Lulu I have enjoyed much better sales and they pay promptly each quarter if sales exceeded $25 in royalties.
As for ISBNs, we once bought a bundle from BOwker, but used them up and discovered that if a book isn't distributed by one of the major distributors, few bookstores will touch a POD book as there are no returns. Bookstores do not buy books. They take them on consignment and if they sell them, they pay, but if they don't they return the covers for full credit and trash the rest.
Lulu is experimenting with putting some titles up at Amazon with no fee to the authors. I have two titles up and await results.
Hi. I enjoyed your article, and most of the pros and cons you mentioned were right on the money. I'm thinking of going back to CREATESPACE, but I have had two problems with them. One, the covers always flip up. Two, the quality of the pages aren't that great. I was wondering if either of these two drawbacks has been addressed and rectified since I last used them.
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Great info – thanks for sharing! I used CreateSpace for my 1st book (ebook and print) and now trying Lulu for my 2nd book (ebook only right now.)
Would have to agree so far, I am impressed with Lulu. CreateSpace was very detailed and a lengthy process. Their cover creator is good but limited with formatting text size or having different sizes/colors for font.
Lulu has many options and especially with binding options. They also appear to give you more profit, so time will tell and then I'll know who to publish my 3rd book with!
I appreciate you doing a comparison and outlining the differences, thank you!
I looked at both Lulu and CreateSpace. I cannot find the Cover Creator on CreateSpace. Could somebody tell me where the heck it is????
Lulu used to be fairly easy in terms of uploading a novel, but I've now spent about 6 hours trying to load one and I can't get it to work, no matter how many different ways I try. So I am going to try CreateSpace.
You did a great job laying out everything but you should have added Lightning Source as well as they are huge and their prices are better than lulu.com.
All these printing and distribution services are so complected and extremely expensive which is why I chose to use this website called http://www.writersout.com They are brilliant as they allows writers to share and sell their work while converting your books to different file formats making it accessible to read on a Kindle, Nook, and other e-readers and let you keep most of the profit!!! I gave up on print a while ago as much as I like holding a real book in my hands, I much prefer the simple,cheaper, cleaner as well as hassle free route.
I've heard very good things about CreateSpace. I'm not yet at the point of publish, however, when the time comes, I would like to be ready.
I want to publish a book, 300 pages with a lot of color illustrations.
Which self publishing house is better?
Thank you
Perhaps you can offer some help here: I've completed a book of Haiku and Senryu: 272 pages, 10 in color , color covers, ready to print, in PDF, prepared to be cut 5.50″ square. Any suggestions will be appreciaated. Sincerely, Nicolai.
Great article. I enjoyed and appreciate the comparison. I have several short stories I would like to self publish and your post on the subject helped me greatly.
Thank you kindly,
Ana Luisa Cruz
Temple Beautiful by Jean Ocain Foster pub by Amazon Kindle, Lulu ppbk What should I sell them for in my "store"//
I'm looking at CreateSpace and Lightning Source. Inclined to go with CreateSpace, except that Lightning Source now makes available matte covers, whereas I think all the covers are glossy at CreateSpace and at most POD vendors. The quality of the cover is very important to me. If anyone has input on cover quality (not design), I'd love to hear about it.
Bryce Beattie's comparison is certainly the most helpful piece I have found on this subject. I thought, however, that I had best update the data on cost. At Lulu, the cost calculator is on the home page. At Create
Space is is well hidden and is called the Royalty Calculator, because you fill in your book's parameters, set the price and the calculator tells you your royalties through various distribution channels. I have taken the price minus the eStore royalty as an indicator of the production cost. I guess that actually includes CreateSpace's royalty, so it is biased upward a bit relative to the Lulu cost. At CreateSpace, the cost does not depend on the trim size so long as it is one of the industry standards. At Lulu, there is a slight dependence, so I computed two sizes. Here are the results:
Cost per Book
Pages CreateSpace Lulu
A5 8.5 x 11 inch
100 5.15 5.25 6.40
200 6.28 7.75 9.40
300 7.45 10.25 12.40
400 8.65 12.75 15.40
This looks quite favorable to CreateSpace. They should make their calculator easier to find!
I have published only a few copies of my book on Lulu — as a test, not for sale and distribution.
Can I take the same book and load it onto Create Space? (so that I can compare product in the hand) Or does this dual test approach create legal and/or distribution obstacles down the line when I decide to go into full-scale printing and distribution of the book?
Bryce, you're the man!
When a chance: anything good about other guys: The Book Patch, Book Baby? I'm sure you looked at these, too. Prosit!


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My Rottie pup 2 months+, growls and get very aggressive if i try to get his beef bone or wet food.
Wet food is COOKED chicken and ground beef mixed with kibble.
No issues with treats or (dry) kibble only, I can even put my hand in the bowl of kibble. I have tried for a few days to have him sit and beg for his food and also put him on his back in submission. behaviour does not change
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It's called resource guarding.
You're doing the right thing by having him sit and obey commands before he eats, but the alpha rolling is very unnecessary as this is not actually a dominance thing. Even if it was, I would never recommend alpha rolling. It can make a dog feel like they are being attacked, and thus provoke a bite. Now encouraging a dog to roll onto his back by rubbing his belly, that's fine.
Other things I recommend is having him eat from your hand, and practice "drop it" sometime during his meals. The above has worked for my Papillon mix, when he started showing resource guarding over his meals of raw meat.
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Behavior is never going to change in the course of a couple of days, unless it changes for the worse. Putting him on his back is not the thing to do - he is not trying to be dominant, he is simply concerned that you are taking his food away. In the wild, even the alpha dog in the pack will not take food once another dog has claimed ownership. I would suggest that you start getting him used to you being near his wet food by tossing something nice INTO the bowl instead of trying to take it away. When he finally (and this will take weeks, possibly even months) understands that good things happen when you are near his bowl you can begin to work on taking the bowl up off the floor to add something to it. The key is to move slowly.
Good luck.
Rusty answered on 7/20/09. Helpful? / 1
Even more than just putting yummies into his bowl try handfeeding. His food sounds sort of gooey, not a problem for me but you could use a spoon to drop food from a bowl you hold to his bowl on the floor if you like. My dogs can eat neatly from a spoon but it took a while to get there, try the bowl on the floor. With every bite use sincere praise which pairs your voice with good stuff.
Read up on resource guarding. A 2 month old pup growling at food means this is going to crop up again and soon. You need solid ways to redirect this tendency. Jean Donaldson and Patricia McConnell have good information on this issue. I was hoping this site had exactly this issue but you can look through and get some good ways to deal with your pup anyway.
Sassy answered on 7/20/09. Helpful? / 1
My Rottie pup who is 3 months now did the samething when you even tried to get close to his bone, but making him beg is not the answer. Making your pup feel comfortable is the key. So try feeding the wet food to him slow and make him feel comfortable with you being around.
Law Lampkin answered on 7/20/09. Helpful? / 1
Stop with putting him on his back in a submissive position. Not going to work and could make things worse.
You need to practice making him comfortable with your presence at his food bowl and the above mentioned ways of making that happen are good ones. If he feels threatened, like being rolled at any moment, he won't relax.
Go easy with the puppy. Negative reactions, beget negative results.
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Patched Drywall is thinner than Original. I need Suggestions.
Hi Everyone,
My first time on the boards here. I admit I was looking around the internet for somewhere to ask my question and stumbled here. Hopefully I don't fall flat on my face. :)
My question is, I installed a new piece of drywall patch into a ceiling. The size is about 2 feet by 2 feet or so. It turns out that the piece I patched with his either too thin to begin with or I just screwed the patch piece in too high so now the patch piece is "pushed in" compared to the original. Are there any tips of how I can fill the gap where the "pushed in" look is showing? The difference is about 1/8th to 1/4 of an inch.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Randy
Sounds like you may have used 1/2 inch to repair a 5/8 ceiling.
Either get thicker drywall--or fur down the thin piece with wood strips--
or fill in the void with several thin coats of drywall compound.
I think Mike may have hit upon the issue with the 5/8" vs. 1/2" drywall. Around here anyway, it's common for ceilings to utilize 5/8", while the walls are 1/2", which would certainly account for the void you're experiencing in your ceiling patch if you did indeed use 1/2"
If the void is only about 1/8" or so, I think I'd tend to go with Mike's third option above of a few coats of compound to smooth everything out. I'm not saying that's the best method, but since you're going to need to feather out this joint anyway to blend with the remainder of your ceiling, it seems like a bit less work IMO.
Thanks guys for the suggestions. I will try that third option and see how it goes.
Thanks again,
I would use a setting compound like Sheetrock Easy Sand to fill it in. Since it's going to be pretty thick and over a wide area, the setting compound will work better since it has less chance of cracking. Then you could use normal premixed spackle for the second and third coats to make it pretty.
I will look up Sheetrock Easy Sand. Thanks.
I have done the same thing. I used 3/8 to patch 1/2 in my kitchen ceiling. Bad thing is, there is a light fixture in the center of the patch. I haven't fixed it yet. I will someday. :whistling2:
Definitely use setting type compound for heavy fill coats. You can do a final skim with ready-mix.
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Video: Letterman calls Coulter an "evil, crazy bitch"
posted at 6:33 pm on July 31, 2006 by Allahpundit
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A decent gag spoiled by vitriol.
But pretty mild by his usual standards.
Breaking on Hot Air
Were the Brits tipped off about the Manchester bomber last year?
Letterman is a hollywood lib who has no means to debate, therefore he resorts to the liberal name calling. If he only had a brain — he might hurt someone … but he doesn't, therefore it will never be an issue.
wytammic on July 31, 2006 at 6:50 PM
I'm sure Ann can take it, and with a smile to boot. I'm anxiously awaiting her counterpunch.
thirteen28 on July 31, 2006 at 7:02 PM
I think Letterman does have a brain, and is entitled to his opinion (which doesn't differ much from that of our esteemed host [pbuh]).
These are jokes. As 13twentyeight said, Ann can take it.
I was actually more bothered by his talk with O'Reilly w/r/t Cindy Sheehan.
mikeyboss on July 31, 2006 at 7:07 PM
Ah, c'mon. That was frickin' hilarious.
Remember, kids, we aren't liberals – which means we can laugh at ourselves.
Of course, Letterman is still a loon. Too bad. When my wife and I got together, we had ongoing fights about Leno vs. Letterman. She watched Jay – I'd grown up watching Dave. Cuz I was cooler than she was.
She won, of course. Don't they always? I haven't seen Dave in years, so I guess I've missed his implosion.
Turns out the woman was right. But I'm not admitting it. Dammit.
Still … that was pretty funny. And as thirteen28 implies … I'll bet Ann will be laughing.
(Besides, Letterman was factually accurate: Clinton apparently only likes chubby chicks and women who look like Paula …)
Professor Blather on July 31, 2006 at 7:13 PM
Does anybody with a job actually watch Letterman?
januarius on July 31, 2006 at 7:39 PM
Who could really care what that dolt Letterman thinks or does. To say that he is an irrelevant loon is a gross understatement.
rplat on July 31, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Actually…I thought it was funny
The Ugly American on July 31, 2006 at 8:08 PM
…but I wonder when he'll say the same about Saint Sheehan of the Hunger Strike
The Ugly American on July 31, 2006 at 8:12 PM
I don't think Letterman actually called her that. The writers did. And it is a joke. If we can dish it out, we better be able to take it.
Rightwingsparkle on July 31, 2006 at 8:50 PM
I don't think Letterman actually called her that. The writers did. And it is a joke. If we can dish it out, we better be able to take it.
His show, his words.
I agree, it's no big deal. But you'd better believe if Coulter joked about Randi Rhodes or someone being an "evil, crazy bitch," the left would be quite miffed indeed.
Allahpundit on July 31, 2006 at 8:52 PM
Letterman, he has had three good jokes in his entire carreer.
Leno on the other hand, great delivery, and some pretty good jokes. But letterman? Nah. The high point of his sho is "stupid pet tricks"
The man has been pissed ever snce Carson told him he could not replace him.
Now THAT was a great late night host.
Wyrd on July 31, 2006 at 9:41 PM
I stopped watching Dave after seeing him suck up to Jane Fonda and Tom Cruise awhile back. That was truly revolting.
speed647 on July 31, 2006 at 9:45 PM
As I understand it, Carson actually favored Letterman to take over his job.
From Wikipedia:
"Upon Johnny Carson's unexpected announcement that he would retire in May 1992, a protracted, multi-lateral battle erupted over who would replace the long-time Tonight host. Eventually, executives at NBC announced Carson's frequent guest-host Jay Leno as Carson's replacement, despite Carson's professed desire to see the torch passed to Dave."
mikeyboss on July 31, 2006 at 10:14 PM
I agree that carson was the best…letterman or leno can not hold a candle to him..I am bored by the "late night" hosts of this generation…
In my opinion Letterman lost credibilty after O Reilly was on when he admitted that he never watched the factor….
robo on July 31, 2006 at 10:48 PM
Letterman is still on?
GT on August 1, 2006 at 2:37 AM
Letterman looks like a Halloween pumpkin.
doingwhatican on August 1, 2006 at 4:11 AM
I stand corrected. I should know better then to rely on my memory :)
Letterman exemplifies the elitest snob. He truly believes he is better then every one else.
Its easy to see Leno under the chassis of a 57 chevy getting dirty while he tunes it up. Letternman would rather have his people contract a new vehicle rather then get his hands dirty.
Wyrd on August 1, 2006 at 7:45 AM
Two reasons I don't watch Letterman:
1) I work
2) I prefer not to swim in his puddle of intellect.
Wil on August 1, 2006 at 8:31 AM
Letterman? Who's Letterman?
docdave on August 1, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Knowing the Letterman of the snarky "Top 10 List", that wasn't as much political as it was punchline. He's a lot like an fading pitcher whose lost his heat but not his control, and drops his pitches on the corners. To him and his writers, "Evil Crazy Bitch" worked because no one saw that tagline coming and it was effective that way…Doubly effective because it was supposedly coming from Bill "How you doin' sweet thing?" Clinton's point of view.
Besides;If anything would have bothered Coulter, I'd bet the "bony ass" comment would have come first on the list. (As I recall, Sigourney Weaver's character didn't take too kindly to that reference in a certain movie she did.)
52Ranger on August 1, 2006 at 12:13 PM
If they had said witches instead of bitches they could have pulled it off. It still would be below sophmoric humor.
Letterman, and Leno are not Carsons. If you watch re-runs of Carson it is impressive how decent he is. He is naughty, clever, and pleasant to share time with. Carson was more like Bob Hope.
Bob Hope made jokes about politicians in general, but none in particular. He never crossed the line into the personal. He had class. He was extremely clever and caught the moods of the nation, in a good way.
The cheap shot is so prevalent people have forgotten it is not necessary. They have also forgotten how pleasant life can be if people practice common decencies.
entagor on August 1, 2006 at 4:20 PM
I like what Jan said…"does anyone with a job watch Letterman?" lololol. I am so tired, I don't watch Saturday Night Live, , much less Letterman during the work-week.
gary on August 1, 2006 at 7:12 PM
What's to watch on that show anyway? A revolving door of libs and their high opinion of themselves. I've never watched because I gotta get some restful sleep without getting pissed off at this asswipe.
He's irrelevant, really.
doingwhatican on August 1, 2006 at 7:39 PM
Why does ANYONE with a brain watch late night network television? Wake up people! All these shows do is provide a forum for a celebrity to plug their latest movie. They're not talk shows; they're infomericals.
Back in the days of Carson one would see celebrities show up just to chitchat or sing, dance, or do whatever else they did to entertain people. Carson also showed respect to Middle America (not surprising since he was raised in Norfolk, Nebraska). And, Carson's sketches were hilarious.
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I bet you're scratching your head and wondering if I've gone plum crazy.
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It's just that I've been thinking a great deal lately about all of the campaign rhetoric and how to make sense of some of the serious and looming budget issues this country faces.
At the risk of missing a few minor issues I'm going to try to explain this to you readers in a simple and easy to understand fashion. Feel free to take this and use it to impress your friends and co-workers with your familiarity of hard to grasp concepts.
In case you haven't noticed - those who run for office like to keep the electorate scared and confused about the facts. A public that is in a constant state of fear and befuddlement will be begging to be rescued and is therefore more easily manipulated.
Let's start with Thelma and Louise.
Remember the part in the movie where they drive the car over the cliff? That's the thing called The Fiscal Cliff. You might have heard about it. Although you might not die as a consequence of driving over the fiscal cliff – you might just lose your job and be financially inconvenienced by it.
Here's how it works.
Remember the big budget blow-up last summer? The result of that brawl was the Budget Control Act of 2011 – which calls for significant and steep cuts to the federal budget to begin on January 1st, 2013 and to continue for another ten years. This process – known as sequestration - goes back to the Deficit Reduction Act (DEFRA) of 1985 which forces Congress to choose the size of the budget instead of just passing into law a big pile of appropriations and seeing how big the budget pile turns out to be.
You can learn more about this here.
All you have to remember about the sequester is that it will mean less government spending.
A second event is scheduled to occur. This is the expiration of the Bush Era Tax Cuts - which should really be called the Bush-Obama Tax Cuts because they've been extended under the current administration.
In very simple terms we're all going to have less money in our pockets as a consequence of the expiration of this law because taxes on income, dividends, capital gains – even the paltry interest you earn on your savings account – are going to go back to where they were roughly ten years ago. A whole bunch of tax credits and deductions are going to go away and to top it all-off the estate tax rises from the dead.
Just for good measure a third event will materialize. The Obama payroll tax holiday – which has made my paycheck 2% higher – is going to expire.
Presuming all three of these events occur - and according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) - our country's total debt is going to rise from $16.1 trillion to $20.7 trillion over the next decade. That's the good news.
If none of this comes to pass the total debt will rise instead to $28.4 trillion by 2022.
Huh? That's all? Haven't you heard about the debt burden this country is saddled with? Are you blind too? That number should be shrinking. Wait, it should go to zero! We need to balance - I say balance - the damn budget once and for all!
Good point – but it's more complicated.
Slightly more than 70% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - otherwise known as the economy - is driven by consumer spending. Another 20% of the economy is driven by government spending. If consumers have less money to spend AND the government reduces its spending then the over-all effect of this is that our GDP is going to shrink by about 4%. I'm not making this up. This is what the CBO says.
4% doesn't sound like much but if your economy is plodding along at a growth rate of 2% or less do the math.
2% - 4% = -2%
Which means recession. Sure it isn't going to be 2008 all over again because real estate prices (just like Congress' approval ratings) are still largely in the toilet. And there's nobody left to lay-off anymore. But it's a recession nonetheless.
That's Thelma and Louise and the cliff.
Are you scared yet?
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Ya'alon's comments came as Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a Western-Arab UN Security Council resolution backing an Arab League call for Assad to step aside.
The other 13 council members voted in favor of the resolution, which would have said that the council "fully supports" the Arab League plan.
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The vice prime minister also spoke of the aftermath of Assad's possible ouster, saying that "there could be different developments in such a situation, some of which could be positive as far as Israel is concerned, like a fissure in the Tehran-Damascus-Beirut-Hamas axis of evil."
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Rear 6.5" replaced by 8" custom install!
Friend had funds to upgrade door speakers and rear speakers, so I got him to follow this up grade. Just replaced the front 6.5's with a set of kickers. Rear was the real thing. First removed and covered parcel shelf with black leather. Ensuring speaker mounts were blacked out also. While shelf was out used sawz all and removed the little humps that sit below the 6.5's. pretty much giving a flat mating surface. Made template of underside of deck and transferred to 1/2" mdf. Cut out template and also made 6.5" holes that line up with the mounting holes in the shelf. Covered mdf with gray felt fabric almost matching trunk. Before reinstalling shelf drilled 1/4 inch holes through metal deck and mdf for securing bolts to go through. Used 6 screws and nuts to secure mdf to underside of deck. Used black silicone type caulking to seal around exterior of Mdf. Reinstalled rear shelf. Here's the good part. Used high density expanding foam to seal area from 6.5" hole in mdf to 6.5" inch hole in shelf. Placed duct tape around outline of opening in top on shelf and on the underside of the mdf. Just to keep foam from expanding onto surrounding materials. Remember to place plastic on floor of trunk to catch any foam. Sprayed foam into cavity between shelf and metal deck and mdf. Just enough to get it to come out so the cavity and can be trimmed off with a long knife, to make a perfect cylinder when hardened. Once cut and shaped used brush on plasti coat to black it out and smooth out foam surface. Forgot to mention loctite on bolts so they don't vibrate loose. Rounded heads of carriage bolts sink Into mdf a little so not really noticeable. Remove duct tape. Small bead of clear silicone around mounting surface of 8's, screwed into mdf. Just about as air tight as you can get, using trunk as IB. Ran wires along back of wall, flat to mdf. Invisable unless you look under deck!
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These are not in the corners, but how about some 8s "dropped in" from the top where the HK sub mounts in the middle :pimpin:
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I don't have a pick of the rear shelf trim reinstalled, but it looks 100% stock. :4ngie:
How is the sound? It looks like they are in a free air set up...
The particular drivers (Image Dynamics Id8d2) may have "worked better" in a sealed box, but my goals were a combination of SQ, stealth, and maintaining as much trunk as possible. I actually gained space over the stock HK sub and their parameters really do work fairly well "free air" (or infinite baffle). I'd do it again for sure :thumbsup:
I enlarged the holes where the stock 6.5"s sit and it is a MESS to do so. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. If you want to cut- cut in the middle.
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In general cutting is messy and you have to pay attention to where the "double layer steel" is located...but I'd do it again :D
If you are willing to give up some of your trunk, you could just hang them underneath and play them through the existing openings.
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March 23, 2014
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Result: Michigan 7, Youngstown State 0
Attendance: 229
Records: U-M (9-7), YSU (3-10)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 29 -- vs. Iowa (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Playing its second match of the day, the University of Michigan men's tennis team cruised to a 7-0 victory over Youngstown State on Sunday night (March 23) at the Varsity Tennis Center.
U-M began the dual by earning the doubles point for the 11th time in 16 matches, claiming victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Freshman Tyler Gardiner (Novi, Mich./Northville) and junior Vlad Stefan (Bucharest, Romania) finished first, defeating Youngstown State's Zeeshan Ismail and Sharvil Nawghare, 8-3, at the No. 3 spot. Michigan's No. 2 tandem of freshman Kevin Wong (Hong Kong/Diocesa) and senior/junior Justin Rossi (Novi, Mich./Northville) followed with an 8-3 victory over Max Schmerin and Rodrigo Campos to secure the initial point.
Transitioning to singles, Michigan won all six matches, including five in straight sets. Senior Alex Buzzi (Key Biscayne, Fla./Gulliver Prep) made quick work of Dawoud Kabil at the No. 3 position (6-1, 6-2) as the first Wolverine off the court. Moments later, junior Michael Zhu (Princeton, N.J./Keystone National) followed by surrendering only two games in a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ismail at the No. 4 position. Shortly thereafter, Wong clinched the match for the Maize and Blue, notching a 6-0, 6-3 decision over Campos at the No. 5 singles spot.
Stefan, Rossi and Gardiner rounded out U-M's singles wins at the No. 1, 2 and 6 positions, respectively. Rossi notched his seventh victory in eight matches, posting a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Schmerin at No. 2, while Gardiner earned a 6-1, 6-4 win over Nawghare at No. 6 to secure his second dual-match victory of the season. In the final match on the court, Stefan claimed a 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (6) decision over Sebastian Hagn at the top of the singles lineup.
Michigan will wrap up its non-conference schedule on Wednesday (March 26), traveling to Louisville, Ky., to take on Louisville at 4 p.m. The Wolverines will then return home to the Varsity Tennis Center next weekend, hosting Iowa on Saturday (March 29) and Nebraska on Sunday (March 30). Both matches are slated to start at noon.
The following are match-by-match results:
No. 1 -- Vlad Stefan (U-M) def. Sebastian Hagn (YSU), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
No. 2 -- Justin Rossi (U-M) def. Max Schmerin (YSU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 -- Alex Buzzi (U-M) def. Dawoud Kabil (YSU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 -- Michael Zhu (U-M) def. Zeeshan Ismail (YSU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 -- Kevin Wong (U-M) def. Rodrigo Campos (YSU), 6-0, 6-3
No. 6 -- Tyler Gardiner (U-M) def. Sharvil Nawghare (YSU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 1 -- No. 22 Alex Buzzi/Barrett Franks (U-M) vs. Sebastian Hagn/Dawoud Kabil (YSU), 3-5 DNF
No. 2 -- Justin Rossi/Kevin Wong (U-M) def. Max Schmerin/Rodrigo Campos (YSU), 8-3
No. 3 -- Tyler Gardiner/Vlad Stefan (U-M) def. Zeeshan Ismail/Sharvil Nawghare (YSU), 8-3
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-2, Singles 3-4-5-2-6-1Media Contact: Zach Eisendrath (734) 763-4423


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A Kiwi skier was shocked to discover his Swedish skiing partner had fallen to his death on Aoraki-Mt Cook just days after they set a new record on the mountain together.
Christchurch man Nick Begg, 26, was part of a group believed to have made the first continuous ski descent of the mountain's east face last Tuesday.
Among the group was Swedish adventurer Magnus Kastengren, 32, who plunged 600m to his death while skiing near the summit of Aoraki-Mt Cook on Sunday morning.
Mr Kastengren's skiing companion at the time of the accident - renowned Swedish ski-mountaineer Andreas Fransson, 30 - also took part in the record-setting descent last week, along with Wanaka man Tyrone Low, 28.
Mr Begg said it was a shock to learn of Mr Kastengren's death.
"It's always sad when someone loses their life - it was definitely a big shock when we heard about it ... It was quite weird to go form sharing such an awesome experience with them on Tuesday."
The Kiwis first met the Swedish pair at the Alpine Club lodge on Aoraki-Mt Cook a week before the incident.
They learned the Swedes were also planning to ski the mountain, so all four decided to share a helicopter to Plateau Hutt on Monday last week.
The group's descent of the east face last Tuesday was thought to have been the first continuous descent without removing skis and putting on crampons.
"It was an awesome day - beautiful weather, great skiing and it was great sharing an experience with Magnus and Andreas, who are both really friendly."
Mr Kastengren was a "really nice guy" who the Kiwis got along well with.
"He seemed to joke around a bit, good sense of humour. He got along with us, and him and Andreas have both done a lot of stuff overseas, a lot of climbing and skiing.
"It was cool asking them about the trips that they've been on, and hearing some stories about what they've done."
Mr Begg said the Swedes had mainly come to New Zealand to ski Aoraki-Mt Cook.
"That was basically why they were here ... try and do the highest mountain in New Zealand. So they were really happy on Tuesday after having completed that goal."
Mr Begg said ski-mountaineering was not a big sport in New Zealand but in Chamonix, France, where the Swedes were based, it was more popular.
The Swedes had done a number of first ski descents, including in France, Scandinavia, and North America.
Mr Begg said it could be a dangerous sport but participants were always aware of the risks.
Mountain Safety Council alpine and avalanche spokesman Andrew Hobman said only a small handful of people had ever skied on Aoraki-Mt Cook, particularly on the side where Mr Kastengren fell to his death, which was very icy.
"They're certainly a rare breed that they can ski like that and take those risks. It is tragedy, but it is definitely quite a rare occurrence really."
Mr Hobman said ski-mountaineers had to be quite adept at both climbing and skiing, and were usually well-prepared.
He did not think the incident would deter overseas visitors from climbing New Zealand's mountains, given the Swede's activity was "quite extreme".
"Any negative news about our mountains doesn't paint a great picture, but generally, most people coming to New Zealand are coming to undertake slightly less risky things."
Senior Constable Les Andrew of Twizel police said Mr Kastengren's body had been taken to Christchurch. The Swedish embassy and the coroner were making repatriation arrangements.
Mr Fransson returned to Sweden on the day of the incident.


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In 2010 we finally said good-bye to Bungie as the captains of the ship known as Halo. I'll be honest, I'm in the minority that did not enjoy Reach as much as the previous entries and I started to lose hope in the franchise. With 343 Industries taking the helm, it hit me with both worry and excitement.
We finally got to see more of the epic saga of John-117, the Master Chief, and his partner AI, Cortana. The story comes in 4 years after the ending of Halo 3. They are sucked onto the Forerunner planet below them and get into an adventure that I found more exciting, more enjoyable and with a better story than any Halo game in the past.
There are a few changes control wise, but it is very easy and natural to adjust to them. The added Sprint is a very welcomed changed, along with Master Chief gaining armor abilities throughout the campaign. Any fan of the series will definitely be happy with the additions as the game still feels like Halo even with them.
There are a few new weapons all around as well. The Covenant got a couple of new guns including the awesome Storm Rifle which is almost like their version of the AR. The UNSC got a good amount of new weapons including the SAW, which is a powerhouse AR style gun, and the devastating Sticky Detonator which allows you to shoot grenades that stick to targets that you can detonate at any time.
The biggest arsenal of new weapons comes from the Prometheans, though. They have weapons that have UNSC equivalents like the Scattershot (shotgun) and the Binary Rifle (sniper rifle) but they have unique weapons as well. One of the destructive unique weapons is the Incineration Cannon which is an instant kill if it hits you.
The Infinite Multiplayer is what everyone has been dying to hear about, I'm sure. There are a few different things that you can do within it. Forge, of course, makes a return and its even better than ever. Theater mode is also back. Spartan Ops is a new addition and then there is the classic Matchmaking system. There are a few choices within Matchmaking; Infinity Slayer, Big Team Infinity Slayer, Dominion, Regicide, Flood, Capture the Flag, Oddball, King of the Hill, and Team Slayer Pro.
The Slayer game types are what you would expect them to be, as with CTF, KotH and Oddball (New to Oddball is the ability to pass the ball now). However, Dominion is almost like a new take on Territories; you must take over bases to win and you can upgrade the bases defenses to help you hold on to them. Regicide is one of my favorite new game types. In Regicide, its a 6 Spartan free for all but with a twist, the person in the lead is the "King" and has a bounty on their head. Whenever you kill the King you get a Regicide and a bonus added to your score; this adds more direction to the mayhem than in standard Free For All.
Flood is the new form of Infection. When you are taken down by a Flood and become infected you actually become a Flood infected Spartan. This is very cool as you have a unique character design and even your visuals are different; you also have altered physics. The game is overall very much like Infection, but feels more real now since its not just Green or White Spartans coming for you.
Spartan Ops is one of the new additions to the game and is similar to Spec Ops from the Call of Duty franchise. However, unlike Spec Ops, there is a story to Spartans Ops. You are following Crimson Squad (a squad containing your Spartan) as you go through a story that takes place a few months after the events of the Campaign. The missions are short and very fun, which adds to the replayability of them as you don't dread the thought of them; hell, I've already ran through each of the current missions at least 4 times with my buddies. One of the great aspects of Spartans Ops is the fact that none of the levels are just reused campaign levels, they are all unique locations. Each week they are adding new missions to continue on the story for a total of 50 missions in Season 1.
One of the things I think 343 hit nearly dead-on was balancing in Multiplayer. Nothing really seems too overpowered. Sure, some guns should have damage reduced a little but nothing major. Even the ordinance drops, which honestly scared me when I heard about them earlier this year, are fine. The scoring system is different but the overall effect of it is the same, its still a race to a certain score. One thing that worried me when I first saw the scoring had changed was that I was concerned that people could get special kills and boost score and that just isn't what Halo was about. Thankfully, 343 did not let that happen and while you can get bonus points they don't affect the actual game. For example, you can get multiple points for a kill, however, they only go to your score, not your team's. This means that 1 player can have…say 250 points but their team only has 200. The personal score only affects how much EXP you gain after the match ends. Worry not, the mutliplayer, even with all the changes, still feels like Halo.
I honestly can't find much to complain about with this game. There are a few tweaks they should make here and there with some of the balancing but overall its not a big issue. Forge is great with many new tools to help map builders and the multiplayer is a complete blast. On top of that, the Campaign is easily one of the best, if not the best, in all of Halo. Spartan Ops gives you something to come back to pretty regularly so you never really feel like you've "done it all." If you're a fan of the Halo series, don't worry Halo 4 does the series justice. Hats off to 343 Industries for shattering all expectations of mine and for making very possibly the greatest Halo game to date. Halo is back.
- One of the best campaigns in the series
- Multiplayer is phenomenal
- Spartan Ops is a complete blast
- Some weapons, such as the DMR and SAW, seem a tad bit strong
- No specific playlists, such as SWAT or Grifball, yet
Score: 5/5
Second Opinion
George Alex: I'll be honest, when Halo 4 was announced alongside Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary back at E3 2011, I was more excited about Anniversary. Despite Halo 3's Legendary Ending and the mystery that it led to, I had no initial interest in playing a non-Bungie Halo game, let alone an entire trilogy. My skepticisms remained for a while, even knowing that 343 Industries was led by Frank O'Connor. When details on Halo 4 started to emerge I was intrigued, to say the least, but still unsure if they could do justice to the series. When news of custom classes, grenade-proximity indicators, and other Call of Duty-esque aspects were announced for Multiplayer, my concerns only grew. I was now excited for the game, but worried as to how the multiplayer would turn out.
Getting to play Halo 4 at New York Comic Con put most of those worries to rest, but getting 10 minutes with a game isn't enough time to form a very strong opinion on a game. Over the course of this week I've had more than enough time to play the game and formulate my opinion. To say that it's a great game is an understatement, but 343 has gone above and beyond, they've created not only a great sequel to Halo 3, but a strong start to a new trilogy. The single player was good in terms of length, great in terms of story, and amazing in terms of some of the new mechanics and vehicle sections found throughout the campaign.
Multiplayer, where my concerns had been, is tremendous. I've been playing mainly Team Infinity Slayer, but have also played Big Team, Oddball, Dominion, and Flood, all of which I've loved so far. I'm glad to hear SWAT will be making a return, and hope to see the return of more classic playlists and game modes. Spartan Ops is a great idea, and has been well executed with the first episode. The model for Spartan Ops is something I consider to be innovative, it's essentially a second campaign with episodes coming out as though it were a TV show. Halo 4 is one of my favorite games in the series, and likely my favorite game to come out this year.
Score: 5/5


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WAILUKU, Hawaii >> A resort condominium in Lahaina plans to replace an old seawall to protect the property from winter storms.
The Kahana Sunset aims to demolish an existing 114-foot seawall, The Maui News reported. The replacement seawall would protect the property's six buildings from the winter surf. It would increase the beach area by more than 3,300 square feet.
The state Office of Environmental Quality Control issued a finding of no significant impact as it accepted the environmental assessment for the project late last month.
The Kahana Sunset Association of Apartment Owners must obtain a Special Management Area permit from the Maui Planning Commission to proceed. The Maui County Council must also approve a proposed change in zoning.
The resort condominiums are individually owned by part-time residents. They are used as vacation rentals except for one full-time resident.
When the 79-unit Kahana Sunset resort condominiums were first built in 1971, the building closest to the shore on the north side was about 15 feet from the shoreline, the environmental assessment said. Another building on the south side was about 50 feet from the shoreline, the document said.
Because of coastal erosion over the last four decades, the north building is now only 8 feet from the shoreline and the southern building only about 10 feet away.
Portions of the old seawall and nearby building foundation collapsed following a storm in December 2009, according to the Kahana Sunset assessment. In 2010, another portion of the seawall collapsed, posing a safety hazard.
The following year, severe cracks began developing along a number of areas along the seawall.
The renovation work would also include a new stairway, drainage improvements and beach access. The project is estimated to cost nearly $1 million.


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You three certainly had a memorable safari! Beautiful pictures, Kate! I wish I'd have been there.....
On Not Getting Eaten by Lions: Serengeti Safari
Trip Start Sep 02, 2010
77Trip End Jun 13, 2011
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But on all those trips in the San Jacinto mountains and in Joshua Tree, I've NEVER heard anything like the massacre that occurred outside my tent in the middle of the Serengeti. If you've ever wondered what it sounds like when a lion mauls another animal and when hyenas surround your tent, wonder no more. I can do a fun little impression for you when I next see you.
Before I describe that experience (which, by the way, terrified me more than bungy jumping, sky-diving, or swimming with sharks), I'll back up a few steps.... When Dan and I arrived in Moshi, I was practically bouncing off the walls--partly out of delirium from our long, harrowed bus journey but partly out of happy anticipation for seeing two of my Chadwick pals later that night
We had such a happy reunion with the Chadwick chums, and then we left Dan in Moshi as we departed for Lake Manyara. As Summar, Pat, and I laughed and laughed about Chadwick stories and round-the-world trip tales, our guide Emmanuel tried to insert some history of the landscape we were whizzing by. I realized how much I'd missed the old pals; it was really, really good to catch up with some peeps who know me in my "other" life.
When we did manage to catch our breath from storytelling and look outside the jeep, we realized how gorgeous the scenery was. As we wove our way up into the famous Green Hills of Africa, the plains gave way to lush greenery enveloped by clouds. Then when we pulled into our first park, Lake Manyara, we were stunned by the beauty of the rainforest.
To our delight, Emmanuel popped the top of the Land Rover, and Pat, Summar, and I lept to our feet. We admired the baobab trees and laughed at the awkward baboons
The next day, after a night of Kili beer and more ridiculous stories, we headed to a traditional Maasai village. We'd seen some Maasai tribes walking along the road with their beautiful, bright robes and their spears, and we were really curious about them. So when Emmanuel suggested we pay to visit a small village, we jumped at the chance. Our guide, whose Maasai name translated to "Scorpion," was a lovely guy who ushered us into the village welcome circles. Pat was shown into the middle of a circle of men, who chanted and jumped with him, rhythmically, in the air. Summar and I were led to a circle of women, who placed beads around our necks and then chanted, jumping some more. I didn't care that this village was an obvious tourist spot for those on safari; we were lucky to be the only tourists in the village at that time, and the women's kind smiles--as we hopped in the air together--were lovely
We continued along in our jeep until we reached the gorgeous Serengeti. I was so taken by the famous wide, infinite plains and the beautiful acacia trees. And the light--whether the sun was shining brightly or only barely reflecting off the puddles--was gorgeous. We all must've snapped a hundred photos of the landscape alone. And we were lucky to see all the animals we'd hoped to find! Lions, a leopard, a cheetah, zebras, giraffes, etc. The most amazing sites were seeing the different animals interact: watching a cheetah catch a gazelle and watching zebras guard a pack of migrating wildebeast from preying hyenas. Totally amazing.
The most noteworthy experience, however, was one that involved animals of the human variety. When we first arrived at our safari camp, and I learned we'd be sleeping in tents (with nothing but canvas between us and the lions), I was terrified. I like to consider myself a relatively adventurous person, but there were all sorts of cues in this safari camp that would lead me to believe that we SHOULD be at least a tad scared as we stayed here. Various signs warned us not to stray from the 50-meter perimeter inside the tents. And seeing hyenas' eyes glare at us as we ate dinner in the "mess hall tent" didn't help much. Nor did the knowledge--painfully obvious--that the three of us were the only residents staying in that camp for those two nights
So when Summar and I first heard the cat growls and snarls--around 9:00 p.m., we started to freak out. And when we heard the all-out maul-fest around 2:00, then again at 3:00, and once more around 5:00, I thought I was going to die from heart failure. In retrospect, I realize we must have looked like a pretty ridiculous couple of gals, but those sounds were utterly terrifying. I should have captured them on my camera, but I was too scared to leave the "safety" of my blankets and reach for it in my bag. At one point, because we'd heard that lions stay away if they hear human voices talking softly, we turned on our head lamps and read aloud to each other from her guidebook about giardia, another lovely beast to fear on our travels. We also heard Pat, in his tent next door, alternate between laughing at the hyenas (who looked at him through his tent window) and crying out to us in fear. Around 4:00, there may have been a few expletives yelled from one tent to the other.
When we awoke the next morning, Emmanuel gleefully asked us if we'd heard the hyenas and the lion. He GRINNED as he asked us this. With bloodshot eyes, we told him why yes, we had. He just laughed at us and reminded us to stay inside our tents the next night.
Good call, Emmanuel. Thanks, bud.


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Offering a terrace and views of the sea, Hanatel is situated in Nha Trang, 1,641 feet from Po Nagar Cham Towers. Free private parking is available on site. Each room at this hotel is air conditioned and is equipped with a flat-screen TV. Certain rooms feature a seating area where you can relax. Some rooms have views of the mountain or city. The rooms are equipped with a private bathroom. For your comfort, you will find slippers and free toiletries. Hanatel features free WiFi throughout the property. There is a 24-hour front desk at the property. The hotel also offers bike hire and car hire. Hon Chong is 0.6 miles from Hanatel, while Dam Market is 0.9 miles away. The nearest airport is Cam Ranh International Airport, 18 miles from the property.