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Aaaahhh… Brandi Glanville. I've almost run out of things to say about the mess that has become Brandi. It's sad at this point. She was always rough around the edges, but it's become abundantly clear that she's pretty much rough all over!
Brandi is still making excuses for her behavior this season of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. I wonder if she can't keep her mouth shut because she needs to open it constantly to insert wine – or her feet. In her latest Bravo blog she continues to place blame and point fingers at Joyce Giraud. These two need to stop talking about each other already. Let's hear what she has to say!
First up Lisa Vanderpump is to blame. Even though Lisa is ruining her reputation trying to be a good friend to Brandi this season, that's still not enough apparently!
"Lisa having a dinner to bring Joyce and I together is ironic because the whole reason we don't get along is because of Lisa and the Hairgate situation." How is that Lisa's fault – JOYCE chose to confront Lisa after Brandi instigated… "Lisa asked me to act as if Joyce didn't exist and now she is throwing a dinner for us? It's all so perplexing."

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Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include large numbers of dead octopi rotting on the Dunedin coastline, crazy people taking polar plunges and Queenstown appears to have a drinking problem.
Jellied Octopus carcasses are being found clumped along the rocky shores of Dunedin.
Here's a photo gallery of crazy people swimming at St Clair beach in polar conditions.
"Alcohol abuse" was to blame for almost every arrest made in Queenstown over the weekend.
Tourists from Shanghai who had travelled the world extensively were suddenly confronted by an Oamaru man.
Power companies are charging Hawke's Bay households nearly 20 per cent more for electricity than for the same time last year.
Such stuff as dreams are made on. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. The world's mine oyster. Be not afraid of greatness.
Watch out for furry animals sunbathing on Bay of Plenty beaches.
After 12 years of waging war against invading wild ginger plants, Northland's top weedbusting group has finally been recognised.
A World War II German Focke-Wulf 190 has crash-landed in a paddock near Levin.
Who should be the All Blacks loose trio?
Frank Vincent, 70, from Hamilton, was saved by some ponga trees.
A Rotorua woman cowered in the corner covering her head with her hands as her partner loaded a rifle and pointed it at her, repeatedly pulling the trigger.
Monique Jane Eggleton faces 79 charges of offering to supply methamphetamine (P). Meanwhile a tip-off from a US agency led investigators to Christopher David Harold Gran.
This person thinks Miss Universe is about as disturbing as dwarf-tossing and thumbscrew.
Here's something for petrol heads to salivate over.
A group of joy-riders probably now regret cutting the lock on a gate and hooning around Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay. Meanwhile here's a "pretty simple case" of a man driving along and falling asleep.
The main aquifer used to irrigate crops on the Poverty Bay Flats may be drying up.
Prime Minister John Key smiled and waved as he went into Element Cafe in Wanganui but "Chester didn't look very happy, though."
A big hole has been knocked open in Featherston's main street.
The power of small classes and country schools have come to the fore in Wairarapa. Meanwhile self-confessed Mauriceville hippie Dave Clifton has just become a Kiwi after 50 years.
Meanwhile Lisa Cruse was taking a break with a Kit Kat Chunky bar when she was "sick with horror" as she realised she was apparently munching on a "large piece of glass."
We might be heading into an area of "incredible" media instability.
Here's a heap of dead boars, deer, possums, hares and chamois.
And nine-year-old Ocean Waitokia of Ashburton has yodeled her way next round of New Zealand's Got Talent.
Top trending topics on Twitter in NZ at Noon were: #WhatReallyTurnsMeOn, #SwimatKims, #nzcio, Salt, Pirlo, Richie McCaw, England, Italy, Auckland and Germany.


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American Idol: Jason Castro Doesn't Know The Words
Previously – Brooke White bobbed her head to Neil Diamond in a desperate manner, and rightfully got bounced. And Paula Abdul drank/drugged herself into our hearts.
Seacrest IN! Seacrest talks his talk. Jason Castro might have done some windowpane because his eyes are all over the place. When Seacrest say his "this is…American Idol!" line, the red lights flash on and it looks like the contestants will be shot from the stage in a burst of drama!
The chick who played Meadow on The Sopranos is here tonight. She's got nothing better to do. Paula's wearing a springy yellow and probably on her best behavior tonight considering last week. Here come the contestants. Does lil' David Archuleta have junior miss manboobs? If I asked him he'd probably giggle and sound like Goofy. How has Syesha Mercado made it this far? It's ASTOUNDING how far pretty can get you. I wish I had some.
More Idol, after the jump!
The songs tonight will be taken from the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. Contestants pose moodily in front of a brick wall to illustrate this. Seacrest alludes to Paula being so damn high last week and telling them that there will be TWO SONGS, Paula. David Cook is doing "Hungry Like The Wolf." That song made the Hall of Fame? That video is so hot. I love when the painted chick writhes on the swamp boat, moaning.
David Cook plays the crowd like a fiddle. He's going to win this one. Paula Abdul is doing some kind of titty dance behind her desk. The people who have to sit behind her watching her jiggle her broke ass the whole show must want to die. She reminds me of your best friend's drunk mother who always wanted to drink with "the kids." Paula tells David Cook that his "Hungry Like The Wolf" leaves her with a "big appetite." She wants him to put his penis straight up in her. Normally her appetite is usually for brightly colored pills.
Syesha looks shiny this evening. Well think about it, she's the only lady left so she gets the full attention of the stylist and hairdresser. She has nice biceps, too. She acknowledges that she has fans and will meet them on the tour. Settle down, Eesha. Jessica Sierra felt the same way. Syesha is performing "Proud Mary", which is a horrible mistake. A big, horrible mistake. Oh, and she's doing the choreography. Tina Turner's on the horn, trying to tell this bitch to quit it.
It's actually not that bad. At least for Idol. Randy doesn't mind it. Paula finds her magic. Syesha almost has to interrupt her ass so they can move on. She assures Simon that his opinion that she did a bad Tina Turner impression is "okay." Paula slurs, "you're a beautiful woman up there…" For real, the drunk mom who's trying to get with you when your friend went to get more ice.
Seacrest plugs iTunes and swirls his tongue around in Steve Jobs' buttcrack a little. He taunts Carly Smithson in the audience. Just belt him, bitch! Jason Castro's up, and he's a stoner extraordinaire who's singing Bob Marley. And he literally says, "go figure" when he tells us that he's doing Marley. He's in on the weed jokes, people. He's not that fried. Well, he is.
Castro lets his dreads down. And this is so bad. It feels like a bar on the beach and not even excessive amounts of rum can make this any good. I like reggae like I like vagina. The judges felt the same as I did. Even Paula gives him the business. Simon gives us "utterly atrocious." He's so stoned; he yells, "I was thinking Bob Marley. Yeah!" The audience loves him, but obviously none of them have ever lived with a pothead. Simon's very, very upset. You would think that Jason keyed his car or something.
David Archuleta tells us how he sings "Stand By Me" by himself in his room, to his dog. Or when he's masturbating to pictures of Zac Efron. Let's be real. He's really going for it. He's making sure to offset the gay with some directing fake lust towards "all you beautiful girls" in the pit. Yeah, right. David's Dad claps very forcefully with the same hands that he slaps David with if he messes up.
Randy feels like he was one of those "beautiful girls", and sends David some love. Paula talks about seasoning and I think she wants something to eat. Pills can make you hongray. David admits that the judges' faces scare him after he finishes singing. You and America, honey. Seacrest is literally massaging Archuleta on the stage as they go to commercial. Some tween girls are going to beat you down for that, you big mo'.
David and Seacrest chat. Cook agrees with the judges that his last song was ok. He's doing "Baba O'Reilly" by The Who. And good luck. Yikes. He does the same thing that the judges just bitched at him for. He doesn't rip off someone else's "original" arrangement of the song. And I think he sings like three words. "Baba O"Reilly" is a looonng song. Paula wants more, more, more David Cook. Yeah, she ended her three-second ride on the wagon.
Seacrest is in the audience talking to some aging country band with Bon Jovi hair. Syesha is singing "A Change Is Gonna Come" and we see how serious she is about the song because they film her on a chaise lounge sunning herself and listening to an iPod. That's very serious. Bitch is probably asleep! You know these kids are run ragged!
Syesha changed clothes. She's going to a gala, and her boobies are her date! Randy pricks her balloon with a big hatpin. Paula gives her a standing ovation. She's seriously drunk, which is bad because her drunken compliments have made Syesha cry. Though crying is a good move, America likes when girls cry. Paula is clutching her breasts and checking to make sure her pill stash is still in her bra cup. Ok, Simon, liked it. Mostly because Simon likes divas. He wants to wear that dress and belt a song out.
I think Jason might have gotten some laced shit, because he's OUT OF IT this evening. He's decided to "stick with the Bobs, you can't go wrong." He's doing "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan. Oh lordy. I think I'm getting a contact high. Isn't that song ABOUT drugs? They film him using an iPod, and I see Seacrest is still giving Steve Jobs a rimjob. He totally forgets the words. Welcome to the Final Four, people. It actually doesn't sound bad, but he's going to get hammered. Carly Smithson gives him a standing "O", probably because he cut her a deal on weed.
Castro is still dopey-bashful even while discussing not knowing the words. Randy realizes he's not in the zone tonight and says he doesn't know what's going on. Marijuana! That's what's going on. You can't let it run your life!
David Archuleta's back. His breathy dopey a/v squad crap is getting to me. He's doing Elvis' "Love Me Tender." This is going to get the 40-something broads at home to wet their couches. Thank Christ for slipcovers. Randy likes how David "caressed" the song. It's getting creepy up in there. Seriously, David needs to leave the little lamb stuff at home. I'm over it. Ryan is touching him again. He should show someone on a doll where Seacrest has been touching him.
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In the late 1960s future Olympian Dianne Zorn sat in her Wycliffe Intermediate School classroom soaking up every bit of sporting advice teacher Margaret Hiha gave.
Although only in her early teens at the time Zorn knew she was on to a good thing. After all Hiha, now the matriarch of Hawke's Bay hockey, was a New Zealand hockey representative and by then was already a multiple New Zealand Maori tennis champion and a provincial representative in basketball and softball as well as hockey and tennis.
A little over four decades later Zorn, a two-time New Zealand Olympic Games athletics representative, or Dianne Rodger as she is now known, will join Hiha and other Hawke's Bay sporting legends in the Unison Hawke's Bay Sports Hall of Fame when she and Central Hawke's Bay softballer and fellow Olympian Rhonda Hira are inducted at the Hawke's Bay Sports Awards function in Taradale on May 18.
Hiha, 79, was thrilled to hear Rodger, 56, will be inducted.
"I'm very proud of her and her achievements. She deserves it," Hiha said.
Hiha remembers Zorn as "a wonderful individual in the classroom".
"She had a good work ethic and although Dianne was a top runner she never showed off her ability."
Rodger, who has been Hamilton-based with her husband and 1976 Olympic Games rower Dave Rodger since 1979, was surprised when she heard of her induction.
"There are other people who come from Hawke's Bay who have attained higher honours. I was quite surprised ... it's an honour," Rodger said after returning home from a day on the job as a primary school sector worker with Sport Waikato.
News of her induction sparked a flow of memories of her early days as an athlete in the Bay when she was coached by the late Roy Smith and his son Wayne who is still heavily involved with the Napier Harrier Club.
"There was lots of travelling to away events and plenty of fun," Rodger recalled.
She pointed out the Napier Athletics Club was known as the Napier Athletics and Cycling Club back then. It wasn't based at Marewa Park as it is now but at McLean Park and there was an indoor track in Centennial Hall.
Rodger, who attended Onekawa Primary School before Wycliffe Intermediate and Colenso High School, took up athletics at the age of 9.
"I also did crosscountry as well as harriers in the winter. So it was an all year round thing for me ... there were no other sports," Rodger recalled.
The hills at the back of the Mission Estate, the Poraite paddocks, Napier Hill and Marine Parade provided a variety of training routes.
"I got to know every pathway and staircase on the Napier Hill pretty well," Rodger said.
Her passion for athletics and commitment to the training regimes designed by the Smiths saw her win the national 3000m championship in 1976 and '77 and the national 1500m championship in 1981 and '82.
Rodger's personal best time for the 1500, 4 minutes 11.48 seconds, was set in 1981 and her personal best 3000m time of 8m 47.90s in 1984.
At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal she finished seventh in her 1500m heat and at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles ninth in the 3000m.
"1976 was a big learning curve. In 1984 I knew what I was there for," Rodger said.
She also attended the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane where she came fourth in both the 1500 and 3000. In 1976, she and her hubby were the first husband and wife to compete for New Zealand at the same Olympics; Dave won bronze with the New Zealand eight.
Rodger is still involved with athletics coaching.
She will be accompanied by her husband as well as Sport Waikato chief executive, former Magpie and All Black Matt Cooper, when she returns to the Bay for the May 18 function.


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Apple Retail Stores And Mac Sales
My latest missive at Eventide.
Snippet:This suggests Apple retail stores are selling more Macs than ever before without cannibalizing Mac sales from other distribution channels. The retail stores, as product education centers, are most likely contributing to Mac sales through all of Apple's product sales channels.
The importance of Apple retail stores to Mac sales extends beyond serving as direct points of purchase. The stores serve as points of purchase as well as product service and education centers.
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And all that in this economy.
Excellent summary DT.
For an interesting overview of the retail chain's success, I recommend PED's recent column.
I'm now researching the importance of the Apple retail stores to revenue and earnings growth. That's a big project but an important one as the number of retail stores expands. Twenty four new stores this quarter alone…


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Artichoke Agnolotti: Mica, Philadelphia
Chip Roman, chef-owner of this 10-month-old New American restaurant, is an expert at restrained European cooking. Jason Cichonski, Mica's opening chef, loves unexpected combinations. Together they created these exceptional artichoke agnolotti. The centers are molten (made by wrapping pasta around the frozen filling), and the chefs amp up the intensity of the artichoke flavor by adding a touch of miso.—Kristin Donnelly
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The Old Lady from 92 HTML version
on the way back to Mom and Thomas but this time;I held back and let Mom get it. I didn't want to see
anymore. We got groceries and Mom let me and Thomas get a toy,and we headed toward the
checkouts. I had forgotten about the pictures until we checked out and started past the movie box.
Funny how " booger movies" don't scare me a bit, but seeing those pictures had given me
th"Willys." I tried not to look with every force in my ten-year-old grown-up body, but it was like those
pictures were a magnet, and my eyes were metal shavings. They did just what I didn't want them to,
and they looked anyway. I froze like a chicken below a hawk. Those eyes were staring, begging me
to help them!
I came to, and Mom had me in her arms crying and saying,"Ian, baby are you alright. It's okay
baby;it's okay!!!" I could have killed her on the spot! Right there in the store, in front of everybody!
You don't grab a ten-year-old man up like that! You should have just let me lay there a minute to get
myself back together! I was so mad I was crying! In front off everybody in the store and that just
made me madder!"
We got home and put up the groceries, and I went outside to play while Mom cooked, and
Thomas played with his new toy in his room not wanting to associate with grown men who fell out in
retail stores and cried.
I went outside in front to climb the apple tree next to highway 92 that ran past our front yard. That's
the first time I really noticed her, hanging her wash out on that rusty old clothesline. She felt me
looking; I swear, and turned around and stared at me sitting on that limb in the apple tree.
For the second time, that day I felt cold chills down my neck and back. Everything went black
again and when I came to this time Mom was screaming like a Banshee, running with me to the
car.Thomas was already in it, and my arm felt funny.
Mom threw me in and didn't even buckle me in as we tore out the driveway and up to the road!
"Don't look at it Ian,baby!" She was saying as she locked her eyes on the road and for the second
time that day my eyes did what I didn't want them to,they looked! My arm was bent all funny and
"Bejeezus", there was an honest injun bone sticking out of my skin! That's when the pain hit me and
man or no man, I howled and shrieked!
A couple of minutes later we were at the emergency room with Mom snatching me up again and
screaming at Thomas to hurry up and come on. She was screaming so loud all the nurses ran out in
the hallway when she burst through the doors with me.
One of them snuck around where she thought I couldn't see her and stuck a needle in my arm!The
hurt one! I commenced to howling and shrieking again for all I was worth,but got real sleepy and
nodded out dreaming about theWolfman fighting with Frankenstein.
When I woke up I couldn't remember who won, but I was at home in my bed with a shiny white cast
with, "I love you,Mom and Thomas!", written on it with black magic marker. I could've killed her on
the spot! Everybody that might walk by could see that! What would they think about a grown man
having silly stuff like that on his wounded arm!? I've got my pride after all! I didn't make her wash it
off, but I did make her take those silly flowers and balloon out of my room! She put them on the table
in the living room where nobody would know they were mine.
She stayed home from work with me and Thomas a couple of days to make sure I wasn't gonna
die or nothing and then finally went back to work cause we had to eat she said.
We spent the day playing inside and when Mom got home, I was bored and wanted to go outside.
Apparently climbing apple trees was outlawed too as Mom told me fifty times not to be climbing
and not to get my cast dirty. So I just moseyed around on the front porch watching the robins hop
around the yard hunting worms.
A noise caught my attention, and I looked across the road just in time to see "The Old Lady From
92" dragging a kid, a little girl about Thomas's age with brown pigtails through the shrubs and into
the house. The little girl was crying and screaming until I heard the door slam, and everything got
real quiet. It worried me! I went in and told Mom about it, and she just laughed and said it was
probably the woman's granddaughter or something.
Mom had gotten a new cell phone, and she was busy playing with it. She told me to get Thomas
and for us to get scrubbed up for supper. We were having spaghetti, my favorite (Thomas's was
meatloaf) supper ever, and Mom had made brownies for desert!
After supper, we watched a couple of shows together.I think Mom had a crush on One of the
personalities.Then it was brush our teeth and bedtime. That night I had trouble falling asleep, I kept
thinking about the pictures at the store and the little girl the "Old Lady from 92" dragged into the
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New Switch / Ceiling Fixture - Help
OK - This is the second ceiling fixture / switch I've installed. First one went smoothly, so I thought the second would be a piece of cake. Wrong. The switch used to control a wall outlet. I used the existing Black / White / Ground at the switch to supply power, then I ran another Black / White / Ground from the switch to the ceiling fixture. At the switch, I connected the two grounds to the green grounding screw using a pigtail, then I connected the two black wires to the switch with the quick connects, then I connected the two whites together with a wire nut. At the fixture I connected black to black, white to white and grounds to green grounding screw. Turned power back on at the circuit and nothing. Light doesn't turn on or off. I used my tester at every point on the run and it reads 120 at all connections. I've tried multiple fixtures, switches and light bulbs (just so no one suggests it). Any ideas are welcome, as I'm at the end of my rope. :confused:
PS The outlet I'm getting power from reads "correct" with the plug-in tester that I have and it is no longer operated by the switch.
Go to the receptacle and make sure your white the switch is connected to a white (neutral) and not a black (hot). They might have been sending the hot to the switch on a white and back to the receptacle on the black to switch the recept. Therefore, you wouldn't have 120v at the switch to send to the fan.
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Prince 'considers' Burrell inquiry
Prince Charles is under pressure to order an independent inquiry into the collapse of the Paul Burrell trial and allegations of an alleged rape at the royal household.
The Royal Family has been subjected to more than a week of blanket coverage in the tabloids, following Mr Burrell's acquittal on charges of theft.
A spokeswoman for Prince Charles told BBC News Online: "We are considering a number of options."
BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said one of these was a public inquiry.
"It would have to look at whether the Royal Family had any role in the collapse of the Paul Burrell trial," he said.
"Whether the Queen is interviewed or Prince Charles is interviewed is unclear.
"We also don't know if the Queen's papers might be looked at to establish if she continued to be at arms-length in this trial and didn't receive any briefings."
He added: "The fact this is one of the options is an indication of how seriously they view the last eleven days of continuous headlines."
Any investigation is likely to be chaired by a member of the judiciary or high-ranking civil servant.
It would be the first time that an outsider has been called upon to investigate conduct of the royal family.
Diana's former butler Paul Burrell had been accused of stealing hundreds of her belongings.
The prosecution's case fell apart when the Queen suddenly recalled that Burrell informed her of his intention to hold some items in safekeeping.
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Since then, Burrell has gone public with revelations about his years in royal service, prompting others to do so, notably former valet George Smith who claimed he was raped in 1989 by a senior male aide to Prince Charles.
Mr Smith, who accused Charles of covering up the affair, has contradicted the Palace's statement that Mr Smith had not wanted to pursue charges.
The man accused of raping Mr Smith has labelled the allegations as "wholly untrue."
Burrell is currently in New York with his family, where he is undertaking a circuit of highly-lucrative US chat shows.
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I don't know how to speak to women outside of work
Hi Meredith,
I'm a 30-year-old man who has pushed my social life, in all forms, to the back burner so that I could focus on other things in my life I deemed more important. Over the last few years or so, after getting certain aspects of my life shored up, I decided to get into the dating game and find myself woefully inexperienced and underprepared.
I have tried the dating sites, set-ups, and everything else I can think of, and can't seem to get anything started. I don't even know how to speak to women in a non-work related environment because that is where all my attention has been. For so long everyone who knows me says I'd be a great catch, and I want to believe them. After so many failed attempts and false starts, I am tempted to give up.
I know I don't frequent the places that single women do -- that much is obvious. Do you have any tips or pointers for me? I honestly don't know where I've gone wrong or how to fix it.
– Coming off the Bench, Boston
Your situation isn't so unusual. There are many 30-year-olds going on date after date, looking for the right person. It's not as though they hop on a website and immediately wind up with a partner.
Much of this is about attitude. You have to start thinking of yourself as a normal guy who's looking for a significant other. Everyone is insecure about this stuff. False starts are a part of the process.
Continue to date and, more importantly, spend time with friends out in the world. You don't have to hang out in bars and hit on strangers, but you do have to see people outside of work. You must develop a rich, platonic social life so that you can be confident of all you have to offer.
Readers? Anything he can do to move this along? Is this about attitude? How can he work on his confidence?
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plasti dip interior
Has anyone used plasti dip to paint the interior panels and stuff? I plan on painting the interior of my steel blue Tj and I wanna go with just all black. Im curious if plasti dip would work or if I should use krylon fusion.
I'm curious to know as well. I think I might just give it a shot since plasti dip is removable anyway. If it looks crappy I can just take it off.
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I just did this to a few places in my interior dash. I originally had the idea because of some ugly black scratches on a piece above the glove box. I guess the previous owner was hauling something and it was resting on the dash scratching it. I decided also to do the grab handle to make it match some and then put a Jeep logo vinyl sticker to set it off. I guess i'll se how the plasti-dip holds up,let me know what ya think.
That looks great^^ Not sure how well it would hold up but there is Vinyl paint for upholstery that is cheap and very, very durable as well.
I thought about the vinyl paint too and actually picked up a can of that as well. I was a little hesitant about painting interior parts,i used plasti dip because it will peel off if i didn't like it. I really like it now that i did it though but that first spray i was cringing haha
I also had scratches and wear in my tan interior, I gutted it and used SEM color coat paint to re-do it all. It came out great and has held up for 6 months so far.
I simply scuffed it with the green Scotch-brite pads, cleaned it really good with some Dawn dishwashing detergent. I then sprayed on a few coats of adhesion promoter(this is crucial), followed that up with the SEM paint. Let it all dry overnight an reassembled. Altogether it was about an 8 hr job but fairly easy to do, the worst part was scuffing and cleaning.
I have various stuff plastic-dipped on my tj and the only place it has worn off and peeled is the grab handle. I think the softer composition of the handle must have something to do with it or something. I had my rims done on my 350z and could scrub the crap out of em with a brush at the car wash with no issue...yet the plasti-dip usually only takes a couple months to peel on the grab handle.
I guess I should mention that my short little fiancee grabs that handle constantly :)
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It's just people taking small bits of information and spinning them in a way that best suits their purpose. They really have no idea what they're talking about.Originally Posted by gezando
It's just people taking small bits of information and spinning them in a way that best suits their purpose. They really have no idea what they're talking about.Originally Posted by gezando
After seeing what she did in the COI, I am convinced that she is going to take on the challenge to do well under COP. Of course a COI exhibition cannot compare with a real competition but it shows the mindset. She is definitely not going to quit or stagnate. She will give the next season her all. That is just my impression.
I hope you're right. I'm really conflicted regarding Kwan. During this past Worlds, I wanted to shake her up and tell her what she needs to do, but then afterwards, I sort of understood why she's doing what she was doing.Originally Posted by Vash01
First, I do not see Michelle at a crossroads. I remember all the naysayers after the 2002 Olympics who speculated that Kwan would be bypassed by numerous skaters by the 2006 season, that there was no way she could motivate herself to keep competing for 4 years until 2006, that 2006 was so far away and skating was so unpredictable there was no way she could stay within striking distance for a 3rd Olympics. Now the Olympic season is upon us and Michelle has not fallen into the depths of mediocrity as predicted. I dont see any reason for her to retire, and I think she is declining to make a definitive statement to the press because she is trying to preserve her underdog status this time around.
Second, I do not think she needs dramatic changes in her programs. The judges liked her just fine under CoP, and she only needs to improve her consistency with the new CoP jump repertoire that Rafael has laid out for her. She has even incorporated CoP training into her COI routines, landing her 3 jump combos during the tour. Any wishful speculation that Michelle will fail because she is not following Rafaels advice is contradicted by all the statements she has made all season that she is fully entrusting Rafael to improve her programs for CoP.
Third, under Michelles CoP strategy, I dont think her success hinges on her choice of choreographer. She has proven herself as an artist, and the judges will reward her artistry regardless of whose name is attached to her programs. The skaters with poor artistry like Ando are the ones who need to gain an edge from big name choreographers. Furthermore, Nichol is not an ace for singles programs because she did Jennys Beatles number that was universally panned this season.
Interesting comments given that Slutskaya and Cohen greatly outscored her in several areas that had nothing to do with jump content.Originally Posted by brad640
If Michelle decides to compete next season (which I believe she will), she will be just fine. She has saved herself the past three seasons (to have a chance in Torino) ... and I know that is a real source of anger and frustration for many, but she made a decision and there is no looking back. Whatever happen next season, she made the best choice for herself, and she can be happy with that. There is nothing about COP that she can't handle. Anyone who is counting on her to be out of the running is making a huge mistake.
Well the fact she could not win 98 and 2002, when she was going into the Olympic year in a far stronger position than she is right now, makes it easy to see why even some of her ardent fans are skeptical of her chances to win the gold. The only theory, relative to 98 and 2002, in her favor I can see is her not having the pressure of being the favorite, but I dont even agree on that since the U.S mass media will still promote her as the overwhelming favorite for the gold, and place that pressure and expectation on her.
I don't see why so many people are quick to say a coach has too high an opinion of their athlete when they publicly praise them. What is said in public does not necesarily reflect what is said in a private lesson. Skating has so many political overtones to it that I would seriously question a coach that criticizes too much publicly. If I had a coach that did that, I would dump them quickly. Critique me in private, build me up in the public eye.
Oh but the Cohen camp / Nicks are promoting Cohen as the #1 America lady skater, so I doubt Kwan will be the overwhelming favorite for the gold even from USA press. Internationally we all know from posters outside of US are not impressed with Kwan (they keep reminding us about this).Originally Posted by slutskayafan21
Irina will be the defending world champ, she will be the overwhelming favorite for gold, Kostner will be the hometown girl and regining bronze medalist the faavorite for gold in Italy, and Cohen will be promoted by Nicks and USA as the #1 USA lady, Kwan will not have the pressure.
I believe Irian will win the gold in Turin, that makes her overall achievement in her career ahead of Kwan. Cohen will need to win an oly gold medal at 06 or 2010 to have an overall career record ahead of Michelle. Irina will be toughg for Cohen to beat next year, in 2010 who knows.
It is interesting to look at the numbers. In total jumps, the scores in the LP (counting GOE) wereOriginally Posted by slutskayafan21
Irina 42.82
Sasha 41.15
Michelle 38.65
Michelle lost 5.71 points on her two flubbed jumps (the fall on the Salchow and the problems on the second Lutz). If she had landed those jumps cleanly, everything else being equal, Michelle would have won the jumping part of the contest, with 44.36
Michelle also scored the highest on her straight line step sequence (3.60 to 3.53 for Irina and 3.39 for Sasha).
Where Michelle lost ground was on the spins and the spiral sequence. (Oh, those Bielmanns!)
Total spins: Irina 13.14, Sasha 12.69, Michelle 9.41; Spiral: Irina 4.54, Sasha 5.40, Michelle 3.96.
To me, it's the same as it always was. Land the jumps, and everything else will follow automatically (high PCS, for instance).
I thought one of the commentators mentioned that MK outjumped Sasha and Irina during the SP.
IMO, MK has at least a shot at the Oly podium again. Who knows?
Yes, for the jump elements in the Short Program it wasOriginally Posted by heyang
Michelle: 16.96
Irina: 16.24
Sasha: 16.10
Where Michelle lost it was again in the component scores; Irina, 30.34, Sasha, 30.08, Michelle, 29.02.
So according to the CoP, Michelle is just a little jumping bean who can outjump the other girls every time. But alas, her presentation is not up to par. She's sort of like Yoshie Onda, according to the New Judging System.
Hmm...There is no way to come up with a rating system that everyone would agree with, but if it were up to me, I would make it something like this:Originally Posted by gezando
Olympic Gold -- 10 points
Olympic silver -- 5 points
Olympic bronze -- 3 points
World Gold -- 5 points
World silver -- 3 points
World bronze -- 1 point
Europeans -- 3,2 and 1 (It's not fair to include European titles to compare one skater against another, because non-European skaters can't compete. Still, in evaluating the career of a competitor like Slutskaya, you can't overlook 6 European championships. Four Continents, for various reasons, is not a prestigious enough event to make the list.)
National Championship -- 1 point. (Again, not exactly fair, because a skater representing a small country might win a bunch of them without competition. Oh, well.)
Grand Prix championships -- 1 point.
Grand Prix finals -- 3,2 and 1.
OK, so Michelle has Olympic silver and bronze, 5 world championships, 3 silver and 1 bronze, plus 9 U.S. championships. That's 52 points so far, plus some Grand Prix points.
Irina has Olympic silver, 2 world championships, 3 world silvers, 6 European gold, 2 Euro silvers, and 6 (?) Russian Nationals. That's also 52, plus lately Irina has a big edge over Michelle in Grand Prix points.
I guess I better factor in Michelle's gold in Torino!I think both Cohen and Kwan will get a lot of publicity from the U.S. press. As for me personally, it has taken me a long time to warm up to Sasha's skating. Despite excellent results in the last two World championships, I am a fan of only 90% of her skating. That's the 90% of her from the ankles up, LOL.Oh but the Cohen camp / Nicks are promoting Cohen as the #1 America lady skater, so I doubt Kwan will be the overwhelming favorite for the gold even from USA press.
I don't think she's at the crossroads at all. I think she just needs to do the GP...and maybe tack on a biellmann or two or three...hundred! in her program.
[QUOTE=gezando]Oh but the Cohen camp / Nicks are promoting Cohen as the #1 America lady skater, so I doubt Kwan will be the overwhelming favorite for the gold even from USA press. Internationally we all know from posters outside of US are not impressed with Kwan (they keep reminding us about this).
I don't agree. USA media won't care if Michelle is not the favorite for the gold. She will get the lion's share of pressure and scrutiny from the U.S. media simply because she's a champion who is going for her 3rd attempt at the elusive Olympic gold. I can see the Dan Jansen comparisons now. It won't matter what magic Nicks spins, Michelle's assured the most oppresive amount of media pressure. You'd think Nicks would sit back and let it happen so that Sasha could fly under the radar. But I don't think that's what going to happen. He will want Sasha's name front and center and will work hard to do so. It's almost a full time job for Nicks, and I feel sorry for him. Shucks, Kwan could actually skip every press conference and refuse interviews, and she'll still get the overwhelming media attention (albiet not for all the best reasons). Should be an interesting season from a media standpoint.


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the falls look amazing. Hope the other side were as nice. Is there someone out there with a louder snore than me Hannah? Haha xxx
Iguacu Falls Episode 1: Foz the Great and Powerful
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We settled down to watch the onboard film (bizarrely for a Portuguese speaking country, it was "What's eating Gilbert Grape" in English with Spanish subtitles - at least we enjoyed it). About 20 minutes into the journey, a familiar sound echoed in our ears..."I'll be back". The Snoreminator's fatter, hairier, louder cousin had chosen the seat next to us, and he slept deafeningly from 6.30 pm to 8am without interruption. Even Hannah's travel exercises, much more aggressive than usual and involving direct kicks to the shins, failed to wake him.
So we arrived in Foz a tad less fresh than expected, and bordering on delirium
Iguacu Falls are on the border of Brazil and Argentina, with Paraguay also a stone's throw away. Brazil and Argentina both have national parks to see the Falls - Brazil is more of a panoramic view, and in Argentina you can see them up close and walk trails around them.
We were prepared to see something spectacular, and the pictures we had seen were beautiful, but nothing could have prepared us for the Falls. We walked along a trail about a mile long, with several viewpoints along the way - each one showing a bit more of the falls and getting more breathtaking. We were absolutely stunned by just how powerful and beautiful they were, and couldn't take our eyes off them long enough not to bump into other equally-spellbound people. Not only are the falls stunning in themselves, but the constant presence of the rainbows created in the mist and colourful butterflies really make it feel other-worldly.
After several hours spent gazing at them and dodging coatis, the raccoon/anteater sort of rodent that lives there and preys on the crisp packets of dazzled tourists, we returned to our lovely hostel, eager to see the Argentine side the following day. By all accounts we had heard, it would be even more spectacular than the Brazilian side.
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Hi Hannah and Ollie, the falls sound amazing, it's strange how sights make you feel, reminded me of how I felt at the Grand Canyon, very emotional and hoping Graham wouldn't speak to me cos I couldn't of answered for the lump in my throat.. Lovely to see you on Skype a really lovely time had by all, a day to remember. Love to you both xxxxxxxxxxx


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Australian banks and resources companies have produced exceptional returns for investors over the last decade. However, looking ahead, it appears that growth will be driven by companies involved in the internet or healthcare, if Australian investors can find any.
Hamish Douglass, chief executive of Magellan Financial Group, says that banks and resources companies won't be the main growth drivers.
According to Douglass, also portfolio manager of the Magellan Global Fund, there are five key investment themes and about a dozen related industries which will dominate the world for the next decade, however, the Australian economy has little to no exposure to them.
He lists the themes as the rise of the Eastern consumer; the age of the internet and the rise of e-commerce; the move to a cashless society; ageing societies; and the need to feed and power a more prosperous world. Unfortunately, there aren't any multi-national internet, healthcare, pharmaceutical or payment companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) 200.
To access these growth sectors, Australians must go offshore.
"In the decade leading up to 2008 the major themes were strong bank profitability due to rising consumer debt and the industrialisation of China," Douglass says.
"Australians could gain exposure to these areas through banking and resources stocks listed on the ASX but when you look at the five themes we've identified for the future, there aren't many ways investors can attack it from Australia."
While Australia may be able to cash in on the industrialisation and "need to feed and power a more prosperous world" theme, it isn't well positioned to participate in any of the others.
Offshore companies like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and PayPal dominate the payments market, however, there isn't a payments company listed in Australia, and our small, local internet companies such as carsales.com, wotif.com and seek.com, can't compete with international giants like Apple, Microsoft, Ebay and Google.
Information technology stocks make up less than 1 per cent of the Australian market but represents 11 per cent of the MSCI World ex-Australia Index.
Citing Apple as an example, James Soutter, senior fund manager at Perennial International, says intellectual property can be worth billions of dollars to a company.
Apple has been a long-term holding in Perennial's portfolio.
With a market capitalisation of $US350 billion, Apple has a "huge addressable market" and only trades on 11.5 times next year's earnings, Soutter says.
"The world is evolving. One billion Chinese now have a greater focus on consumption and the average man in China wants an iPad too," he says.
"There is a slow but ever evolving shift in consumption, driven by the emerging markets of Asia and South America, and Australia is inadequately set up to capture opportunities."
But it's not just in technology that Australia falls down.
Australia has no automotive industry and no luxury brands of its own – two of the areas Soutter identifies as growth industries. Perennial also invests in European companies, Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) and Swatch. LVMH also owns Dior, Givenchy and Dom Pérignon. Asia represents 25 per cent of LVMH sales.
"Increasing Asian consumption is here to stay and luxury brands are at the forefront of the wealth effect. Within Europe, there's also access to engineering power houses," he says.
"Australia is bereft of an automotive industry but globally choice within the automotive sector is mind-boggling such as Asian stalwarts, Toyota and Hyundai, Chinese newcomer Great Wall Motors and the European makers.
"Global investing offers choice and diversification that is adapting to a changing world."
Magellan does not have any exposure to the automotive industry but it does have a large exposure to technology and consumer brands. As at July 31, 2011, the Magellan Global Fund had a 16.7 per cent exposure to payments, 12.94 per cent exposure to internet and e-commerce, 18.1 per cent to emerging market consumers, 1.5 per cent to healthcare and the rest of the portfolio in banks, cash and developed market consumers.
Its top 10 holdings were Google, eBay, Nestlé, Yum Brands, Wells Fargo, McDonalds, Visa, Lowe's Co, US Bancorp and Coca Cola.
"There isn't an Australian company that is well-positioned to sell to Eastern consumers but overseas there are companies like Yum, which owns food chains such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, there's also McDonalds, Nestlé, Coca Cola and consumer goods companies like Unilever and Proctor & Gamble," Douglass says.
Due to good fortune, Australians have historically benefited from a heavy exposure to favourable sectors (Australia's four main banks and BHP Billiton represent 34 per cent of the ASX 200) but in order to continue prospering, Australians must look overseas to gain a meaningful exposure to industries that will deliver above average growth.
There are a few ways to gain exposure to international sectors and stocks. Investors can buy an index fund or an exchange-traded fund which tracks an index such as the MSCI World Index. They can invest in a broad, actively managed international equities fund or buy offshore equities via their stockbroker or an exchange-traded international security. In April, the Royal Bank of Scotland launched Australia's first ETIS which invests in individual US stocks via the ASX. Stocks include Microsoft, Google, Apple and investment bank, Citigroup.
Locally, Macquarie Bank is the only investment bank listed on theASX.
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Voters Must Unite
Dear Editor,
Most of us have met, or have spoken with someone who is so discouraged or disillusioned, or so angry at all politicians of all parties, that he/she will not vote for any incumbents or won't vote at all. But it is a terrible mistake for anyone who wants to live in a country where there is freedom of speech and press and the right to worship or not worship as we please, to relinquish their right to democracy by not voting.
Unfortunately, many voters who think that both major parties are the same, do not know that during the recent Congressional session, the majority of legislators voted to support non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, to fight global AIDS to adopt climate legislation, to create jobs in clean technology, to require to President to assure U.S. national security, to support humanitarian interests in Sudan, to support U.N. peace keeping, and to prohibit torture of persons in the custody of the State Department. During the same Congressional session, efforts to reduce State Department and Foreign Service diplomatic programs and global health activities such as control of malaria and the prevention of AIDS were defeated.
Now we are facing an election in which, just as predicted after the recent Supreme Court decision that allows corporations to contribute as much as they please, that "tidal wave" of money being poured into the political campaigns of candidates preferred by the big corporations and big money interests have drowned the air waves, TV, and the press, with advertisements, many of them paid for by shadowy groups. The Associated Press reported that the Chamber of Congress has spent so much in this election process that it is like a third party, with some of that money coming from foreign corporations. But we, the voters, have no way of knowing who is trying to influence our votes. Political parties, candidates, and groups supporting specific candidates must acknowledge the fact that they have paid for or "approve" of an advertisement. But other than that, there is no law that requires a corporation, foreign or domestic, individuals, or group of individuals, to disclose who has paid for one of these ads. One of them has even gone so far as to urge Latinos, "Don't vote! Don't vote." Voters realize how much money is being spent to influence whom they vote for.
When the next Congress convenes, whichever party is in control, the voters must unite to demand that pending legislation such as the Fair Elections Now Act that provides that candidates who voluntarily agree to accept a limited amount from any one donor be finally passed. (This bill has more than 160 co-sponsors.) The Disclosure Act which requires revelation of the names of those who give so much money for the ads flooding all the media should be brought before both branches of Congress and approved. We have the right to know who is trying to buy our elections!
We still have the right to vote and we should use that right to vote for candidates who support both the Fair Elections Now Act (FENA) and the Disclosure Act. Everyone who can, should vote. If they don't, they are helping to undermine the ideals and hopes of the founders of our democracy.


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The happiest person alive, smart, loving and tender. A smile that could melt your heart, with a mind that can teach and intrigue you. He can convince you to live life and experience new and exciting things. that you are beautiful as every person around you. He is mysterious, while intriguing with intellect and articulation in all the thoughts and words he speaks. He is the perfect lover tender and knows a woman's body and can please a woman physically as well as emotionally.
Duncaan is an, articulate outgoing individual just exceptional.
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I would love to have the feed back from this group as to what would be a good second Sig. My first was a P226 and there is a P239, used, sitting in the same store just crying out to me. Having said that I was also thinking of a 2022 or possibly something small. Anything in 9mm as that is my favorite round as I, one, do really like the round and, two, I have some arthritis as I am old, and the round is easy on my frame. I have a Lc9 and like the size but I am really bitten by the Sig bug and could be swayed. The second idea I have had is to have my 226 worked over with night sights, action job and short trigger and get the second gun at a later date.
Thanks to all, be safe, Frank.


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As co-founder and president of Doblin Inc., Larry Keeley is one of a handful of people who are inventing a new science of innovation. Keeley's three-dimensional innovation landscapes are not only unique and beautiful to look at but are also tremendously valuable for any company looking for innovation opportunities.
Keeley has done pioneering work in deconstructing different kinds of innovation, building diagnostic measures of innovation, and analyzing the root causes of innovation failure. That places him in the small pack of consultants that chief executives invariably call on.
Paradoxically, the man who might be known as Mr. Metrics because of his focus on measurement also happens to be the keenest critic of managing solely by numbers. "Innovation cannot be done formulaically," says Keeley. "Putting the right numbers into the wrong innovation process won't give you results."
He tells companies that, first of all, they need to discover and understand their own "innovation DNA" -- that is, what they do best -- before they can move on to building systems that improve their innovation "hit rates." He tells companies that the really big hits are often the products that innovate in not one but two or three or more "innovation spaces."
Further, Keeley tells them to focus their brainstorming. "The worst mistake is to have everyone running off generating a million ideas," says Keeley. "The goal is to focus on a very few very bold ideas that tend to work, as opposed to many, many ideas all over the place that tend to fail."
Keeley wants to build a science of innovation effectiveness. To that end he is a member of the board at the Chicago-based Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he teaches graduate design strategy courses. Keeley also lectures at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and at the University of Chicago.


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|Wasn't keen on this design at first but it has grown on me. Thought i'd give it a go. The design is quite different from the standard loadout. It was tricky to put together and is almost entirely scratch built. The webbing was very tricky and as it need to mount the scythe too.
It wasn't an easy costume to wear, downright aggrivating at times. But I was pleased with how it turned out. However it requires assistance to get into and to move about in as due it's complexity.
Will be reworn at future events!
Progress shots are looking pretty good!
Looking forward to seeing this completed
Nothing more powerful and adaptive than the S10 gasmask. looking wicked mate. Look forward to seeing it!
Cannot wait to see this complete. A very interesting new look for HUNK.
I'd not seen this version hunk before but cool concept. Progress is looking brilliant :)
Looks fuckin radical!
Love it mate!
looking wicked!
Super-accurate and really well made! I especially like your work on the scythe and the system you came up with for the knives.
This was astonishing ^_^ And it was lovely to meet you in person!
It was great finally seeing this altogether :)
This was very impressive and intimidating to see in person - very nicely done ^_^
Trousers Fabricated (Posted 26th October 2011)
Pattern pieces were stiched together roughly. Slightly larger than needed so adjustmants could be made. This was useful especially for the leg length.
Trouser Pattern Cut (Posted 26th October 2011)
After checking the weft/weave of the material was correct the material was cut to shape, according to the pattern.
Trousers Started (Posted 26th October 2011)
Using same material used for the tunic, the fabric was laid out in preperaton for cutting.
Kit Test (Posted 22nd October 2011)
Tried mask, tunic and crossbelt, to get an idea how of it looks together. Very happy with the result.
Tunic Remade (Posted 22nd October 2011)
New tunic was made after testing with a prototype, the fabric chosen is a black/brown fleck weave, a heavyweight linen/polyester blend. It was a better colour, gave a better shape overall and was made up of three different pattern pieces combined, the tunic, the caplet and the heavy hood and it's easily slipped over the head.
Glove Design (Posted 22nd October 2011)
These were originally black mechanic gloves, white areas were painted over with latex in the correct shape of the final design. This was to make sure the white fabric paint didn't bleed into the black fabric and helped to hide the edges of the original design and make the paint more even.
Tunic Test (Posted 17th October 2011)
Test wore costume minus details. The tunic is a bit tight, so it will be remaid using lessons learnt from the first version. With the invaluable help of Alias!
Pouches Finished + Belt Cover (Posted 12th October 2011)
Pouches were finished, as well as a belt cover made from spare leather and string.
Hood Attached (Posted 10th October 2011)
The large heavy hood and capelet attached to the tunic. The hood was gathered at the front so that it draped neatly.
HUNK's Caplet (Posted 10th October 2011)
A double layer was used to add to the rough edge of the capelet as seen in the game references. This was attached to the main tunic around the shoulders after the hood was attached.
HUNK's Tunic (Posted 10th October 2011)
Basic tunic made from a lightweight poly crepe fabric. The tunic, hood and capelet were combined from separate patterns.
Pouches 2 (Posted 6th October 2011)
Paper templates were used to find the correct sizing then the base of the pouches were made from thin craft foam, covered in suede fabris with push pins and press studs used for the faux fastenings.
Boot Blade Complete (Posted 30th September 2011)
Blade was cut from the handle. A hole was drilled into the boot sole and a metal dowel inserted. This was then used to affix the blade.
Filter (Posted 26th September 2011)
Filter was painted and fixed into place. Care was taken to keep the vents clear of paint, so as to no be breathed in. Paint is a known carcongenic.
VPU Finished and Paint Applied (Posted 26th September 2011)
Added a jar lid to the front of the VPU, and after adding a few more coats of paint, removed the lenses masks and used meths to clean edges.
Painting Started (Posted 25th September 2011)
Using specialist rubber paint the mask and VPU were given first few coats of paint. Some minor bubbling was encountered but will be sanded off and painted over once first few coats dry.
Mask Prepped For Painting (Posted 25th September 2011)
Masking off the filter port and covering the lenses with film and paint proof lenses (pringles lid), the mask was then cleaned and readied for painting.
VPU Base Coated (Posted 25th September 2011)
While waiting for some pringles lids to become available so I could mask lenses when I painted them, I base coated the VPU with black enamel spray paint.
VPU Test Fit (Posted 25th September 2011)
Test fitted VPU to make sure it sat right. The outer foam casing needed a good "Stanley Knifing" before I could get it sitting straight.
VPU Fixtures (Posted 25th September 2011)
After measuring out some foam to bulk VPU out with, I used some packing material to provide a more stable base for the unit on the mask.
VPU Started (Posted 25th September 2011)
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On Friday morning shares of the country's largest oil service company, Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), hit a multiyear high. While it is usually never a good idea to buy a stock at a multiyear high, the fact that investors are confident in the name suggests that it is a name to consider buying on a 5 to 10 percent pullback.
Schlumberger is an oil service company, meaning that it leases drills, equipment, and technology to oil companies. Schlumberger helps oil companies in all aspects of the oil extraction business, from exploration to production. As the leader in the industry, Schlumberger has strong pricing power. Furthermore, it has steady revenues despite near-term volatility in the oil and gas markets. So long as oil and gas demand remain strong, there will be demand for Schlumberger's services, and this is great for the business.
Furthermore, in a strong oil market, the company has the power to raise its prices, and this is good for margins and profitability. Therefore, investors looking for exposure to the oil market may want to buy shares in a company such as Schlumberger rather than in one of the more popular oil investments, such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM). While the latter will benefit more directly from rising commodity prices, Schlumberger will have consistently strong profitability, and those investors who are risk-averse should consider taking a position.


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Hostages recount hijack ordeal
The hostages freed from the hijacked Indian Airlines plane have described their eight-day ordeal, saying their captors were cruel and threatening.
"I experienced death for seven days. I never thought I would come back," said one passenger, Neelam Champa.
"Every half hour they would say that our government was not concerned about us and it was not doing anything for us," said businessman Ashok Chawla.
The 160 passengers and crew were greeted by cheering crowds of family and well-wishers as they emerged one by one at the Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi.
Some were crying, others shaking and some smiling as they were driven home or to hospital for check-ups or treatment.
One in particular was beaming - the pilot, Devi Saran, who was carried aloft by a cheering mob with a garland of roses around his neck.
"I am feeling on top of the world," he said. "I have done it. I always believed I would do it."
Businessman Devinder Singh collapsed into the arms of his family.
"I love you all very much. I was thinking of you all the time," he repeated again and again.
The passengers said the hijackers had threatened them with death, kept them blindfolded for most of the time, and been extremely frugal with rations after commandeering the plane on 24 December shortly after take-off from Nepal.
"They are killers and murderers," said passenger Sanjeev Chhabra. "They are very, very cruel people."
Passenger Inder Taneja said the hijackers had warned them: "We are going to kill you one by one."
He said the hijackers had repeated the threats three or four times when they felt talks with Indian negotiators had broken down, but later changed their minds.
The hostages did kill one passenger, new husband Ripon Katyal, who was fatally stabbed apparently after disobeying orders not to look at the hijackers.
Passenger Kanika Mathani said Rachna, wife of the dead man, had not known that her husband had died due to injuries inflicted by the hijackers.
"Everybody was just praying and praying," said passenger Ranjit Laturia.
"So many times I thought I would never come back alive," said Rajiv Ahuja.
There was a rare moment of kindness. A woman who identified herself only as Mrs Kataria said the hijackers gave her a scarf as a gift on her birthday, on 27 December.
Prashant Khandelwarkar said the captors were "nice to the ladies but were cruel to the men".
"They beat us up," he said. "They were on the verge of killing us on Thursday [when negotiations with the Indian authorities were briefly deadlocked].
"They were also stingy with food rations," he said. "I lived on half an orange a day."
The plane was flown first to Dubai, and then Kandahar in Afghanistan, before the passengers were released.
Janak Shreshta, from Nepal, said the hijackers "had only grenades and revolvers and knives in the beginning", but "their weapons increased" in Afghanistan.
Vipin Menon, said the hijackers, "who were masked," had "guns, revolvers and grenades".
"Throughout the first four days during most of the time we were blindfolded and asked to keep our heads down," he added.
Subhash Kumar, 47, who was rushed to hospital suffering high blood pressure and hypertension, said many, including him, had hardly slept throughout the ordeal.
"I told the hijackers I needed my supply of Tenormin as I suffer from very high blood pressure. But I could only get some angispam pills from a French lady doctor who was held hostage with me," said Kumar.
"I was terribly dehydrated as I only got two glasses of water throughout the day and one orange for lunch yesterday."
Many passengers were taken to the Ram Monohar Lohia Hospital for treatment.
Hospital doctor Indira Bammi said the passengers had suffered in various ways.
"Most of them are showing classic symptoms of stress, fatigue, anxiety and depression," she said.
"They are also undergoing metabolic disorders such as loss of appetite, constipation and dehydration because of food, water and sleep deprivation."
Some passengers did not want to describe their ordeal at all.
Suman Brar, who was forced to stop at hospital because he was bleeding from mouth ulcers, said: "I just want to get to the quiet of my home and escape from all these cameras and journalists."
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Way overpriced!!!
This chandelier is a bummer. First of all the crystals are pink, very girly pink. not lavender or purple. second, the construction is poor. way overpriced. Keep looking, this one isn't a winner
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I am returning to modelling after taking a 4 year hiatus. I am looking to update my portfolio with glamour (Maxim-style) and fashion images through tfcd.
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A study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases on 9 August 2013 by Reusken et al identified antibodies to MERS-CoV in camels both in Oman and Spain. A total of 50 out of 50 (100%) sera sampled from Omani camels and 15 of 105 (14%) of sera from camels from Spain had antibodies against MERS-CoV. Sera from European and Chilean sheep, goats, cattle and other camelids had no such antibodies. Generic viral nucleic acid tests used for the analysis of serum and fecal samples from Spanish dromedaries were negative. The authors concluded that MERS-CoV or a virus very similar to MERS-CoV has widely circulated among camels in Oman. (1) Of note, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control partially funded this study.
ECDC Comment 12-08-2013:It is of utmost importance to identify the MERS-CoV reservoir and the transmission route to humans. For that reason, this study of Reusken et al. 2013 provides intriguing information, although it cannot be considered definitive proof that camels are a source of MERS-CoV.


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Powder coated (both colors). The black was supposed to be gloss, but I had my powders mixed up and ended up as a textured.
Please excuse the dirty hands.
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looks cool
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Looks sweet! Do you think if you sprayed them with clear, they'd get glossy and maybe be easier to keep clean?
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i like it... are those your brake calipers?
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I see an orange filter of death in the background...
I dig the colors, as suggested a clear might be nice for sheen and ease of cleaning, lookin good though!
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^ I agree. nice work!
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They are caliper covers.
Good idea on the clear coat. I will do that.
As for the FRAM....I don't wanna start an argument, but My last Jeep used FRAM-185K miles and no issues. even an overheat never put that thing down.
My current turbo Golf has 182K miles and a Fram. I drive the living piss out of this car and it still runs great. All of my cars used Fram with no issues that could be linked to the oil filter. Regular maitenance is key. Fram keeps me in budget.
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How are you gonna powdercoat the front calipers? will the seals be ok in the oven?
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I only have polyurethane powders...I doubt they can withstand the heat of brakes.
My BBQ paint matches the rear covers, Maybe I will give that a shot.
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The Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) in the UK has picked a student from Delhi as one of five winners of an art competition, "Who are you in a gender defined world?" School students from across India were asked to create work that looked at their identities in the context of gender attitudes in society.
Akshita Wadhwana from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya School in South Delhi was declared third from a shortlist of 100 students.
Wadhwana wins a part scholarship to study at the AUB and a chance to see her film featured at the 'Gender Defined World Exhibition' at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on May 2, 2014.
The other competition winners were Muzammil Hussain, Richa Jain and Upam Lahkar (all from Dehradun) and Kuheli Raha (from West Bengal).
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Herald on Sunday Rating: 1/5
Address: Heritage Auckland, Hobson St
Ph: (09) 979 7434
Website: heritagehotels.co.nz
My mate Tom will forgive me for saying that he is not a man of sanguine disposition. So I was impressed that he managed to salvage something from the evening when we took him out to dinner.
"At least you got a good park," he said, as the Professor popped the lock on the Corolla. It was true. Arriving after 6, we'd found a spot in a loading zone on the corner of Wyndham St, diagonally opposite the Heritage. Little did we know that this was to be the high point of the evening.
We were at Hectors because it was offering a vegan menu. In an industry that usually treats vegetarians offhandedly, this is rare and I decided to treat Tom, an old tennis partner whose scything backhand has helped me out of many a tight spot over the years.
Tom, a vegetarian by inclination who sometimes, though rarely, eats fish, is gluten-intolerant. My phone call to confirm that Hectors could cater to his needs threw the staff into confusion, but I finally established that some dishes were gluten-free or could be made so by the withholding or substitution of one or two ingredients.
So I called Tom to invite him and it is a testament to his forgiving nature that he is still speaking to me. But I am getting ahead of myself.
Hectors, which should have an apostrophe but does not, is in the cavernous bowels of the Heritage Hotel. Room windows peer down on a gloomy interior courtyard with a glass ceiling above. Even with those indoor palm trees that are probably real but manage to look artificial it has all the atmosphere and romance of an airport gate lounge.
They say it's named in honour of a parrot though Hector was actually an Australian sulphur-crested cockatoo who presided in the rooftop kids' playground back in the days when the building was the fabled Farmers, a mail-order business that grew to become Auckland's original department store. Hector was allegedly 131 years old when he fell off his perch in 1977, which would have made him almost twice as old as any of his species known to science. For fear of destroying any childhood dreams, I'll say no more than that.
As a kid, I was terrified of Hector who had, as I remember, a baleful glare and a taste for juvenile fingertips. But the anguish he caused was nothing compared to the distress we endured dining at his namesake restaurant.
In the interests of fairness, I note that executive chef Jinu Abraham won the inaugural New Zealand Vegetarian Dish Challenge in July with a dish of baby vegetables with olive, celeriac, candied walnut and "macadamia cheese". I did not have the good fortune to try this award-winning concoction since, barely two months later, it is not on the menu.
In the spirit of the evening, we concentrated on the vegan options, which comprised four entrees and five mains. I was soon to wish I'd ordered the garlic prawns and the steak.
A Caesar salad (slightly cheating, I know but I told them to hold the chicken) was blander than bad airline food. A curry laksa was utterly devoid of Asian kick and contained large globs of spinach that were hard to manhandle. An eggplant and macadamia puree came as big, grim, grey balls of puree, which reminded me of the unidentifiable substances they served us at boarding school.
Mains were even worse: a "grilled vegetable and mozzarella pizza" seemed like a bad joke: the base was leathery enough to do service as a boot-sole; the thin sprinkling of par-grilled vegetables would have disgraced Pizza Hut; I detected no cheese; it was small; it cost $22.
The piece de resistance was a dish of roasted mushrooms and polenta: the latter were tired chips from which the grease could be wrung and the mushrooms seemed to have been poached in oil.
Of a dessert of spiced coconut and treacle custard, the kindest that might be said is that it bore no trace of spice or coconut. I suspect a plumber sealing leaky pipe joints could find a use for it, but we could not.
I assume that Hectors aims to cater mainly to house guests and it may be that its standard fare is better than this. But no vegetarian of any discernment would go anywhere near the place.
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I didn't think I could get enough of the Dynasty Warriors formula (I currently own seven games in that series), but Sengoku Basara proves that Koei is more talented than critics give it credit for -- in the wrong hands, the concept is genuinely painful to play through.
I think I know how Sengoku Basara happened. One of the head honchos over at Capcom has a son, let's say around 10 years old. And like many young boys in Japan, he is a fan of Koei's Samurai Warriors series.
Like many youngsters inspired by a game, he wrote fan fiction in homage (check out www.fanfiction.net for more!). However, because Japanese history is 'boring,' he gave the heroes magic powers and physically impossible weapons, weird hairdos and one-dimensional personalities (and we should probably be glad he hasn't hit puberty yet).
Then he demanded his dad turn his 'awesome' story into a game.
Sengoku Basara is an embarrassment. As I argued previously based on initial impressions and videos, Capcom saw fit to spit on the graves of everyone involved in the historically important Sengoku period of Japan, opting for the kind of super-deformed juvenile junk that appeals to teenage boys and Final Fantasy: Advent Children fans (low blow, I know).
This would almost be forgivable if Sengoku Basara played well, but it just doesn't. All it does is copy Koei's Dynasty Warriors/Samurai Warriors formula, where you'll be wading through legions of fodder between boss battles, and tries to turn the action up to 11. While it was kind of cool to notch up a 2000-hit combo in the first hour of play, ultimately the action feels hollow.
What Capcom hasn't realised it the appeal of Dynasty/Samurai Warriors is in the historical context. You're tossed on a real battlefield, and you're free to roam about, completing objectives in a bid to turn the tide of the battle. On top of that, the battles it depicts are reasonably accurate, historically speaking (allowing for the presence of heroes who can slaughter thousands of soldiers in an hour).
By contract, Sengoku Basara shoehorns you through tiny environments that feel more restrictive and linear than most 2D beat-em-ups. Run down a tiny corridor, capture a command point, kill boss, rinse and repeat. As a result, although the battles are named after their historical counterpart, the levels are just that — generic and uninteresting levels.
The terrible level design is compounded by the lack of tactical depth. Despite being a button-masher at heart, Dynasty/Samurai Warriors opened up some light strategy in asking you to protect certain characters and capture bases, and prioritise the order in which you undertake those objectives. Sengoku Basara neglects that, instead making you fight more. Yes, Capcom has actually made a game in which you have to mash the attack button more than a Dynasty Warriors game. An impressive feat in one sense, but chronic RSI is not really my idea of a good time.
It's not like the story telling or music is enough to redeem the game, either. The plot really does read like a fan fiction, and the music sways back and forth between being merely irritating and uninspired, to genuinely headache-inducing.
Special mention to the voice actors, too. In Samurai Warriors 3, you had the option of turning on the Japanese voice track and enjoying the game subtitled for a dash of authenticity. Here, you don't. Expect a wide range of English and American accents superimposed over Japanese anime faces. A shout out to the main character, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was voiced by Liam O'Brien and sounds like Alan Rickman's voice stunt double. It worked when he voiced the book in Nier — it's very out of place here.
If there is one positive that can be found in the game, it is that with just 16 characters, there is less than half the gameplay of Samurai Warriors 3 — so at least it's over quickly. Unlike Koei's games, where you typically get a multitude of gameplay options (including online co-op in recent versions), you'll also have just the one story mode, no online, and a basic free battle mode. So again, at least it's over quickly.
Dante's Inferno compares badly to God of War as an inferior and deeply disrespectful piece of literature exploitation, and Capcom has performed an equally unforgivable faux pas here.
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Intention Interpretation
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Januar 1995
Beschreibung"What is the connection, if any, between the author's intentions in (while) writing a work of literature and the truth of interpretive statements about it?" This title introduces a literary debate that has been waged for the past four decades and is addressed by philosophers and literary theorists in Intention and Interpretation.
InhaltsverzeichnisPreface Introduction 1. In Defense of the Author - E.D. Hirsch, Jr. 2. The Authority of the Text - Monroe C. Beardsley 3. Robust Relativism - Joseph Margolis 4. The Impossibility of Intentionless Meaning - Steven Knapp and Walter Benn Michaels 5. Interpretation, Intention, and Truth - Richard Schusterman 6. An Intentional Demonstration? - Gary Isminger 7. Art, Intention, and Conversation - Noel Carroll 8. Wittgensteinan Intentions - Colin Lyas 9. Intention and Interpretation: Hirsch and Margolis - Michael Krausz 10. Interpreting with Pragmatist Intentions - Richard Shusterman 11. Irony, Metaphor, and the Problem of Intention - Daniel O. Nathan 12. Allusions and Intentions - Goran Hermeren 13. Intention and Interpretation: A Last Look - Jerrold Levinson Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index of Names
PortraitGary Iseminger, William H. Laird Professor of Philosophy and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College, has published several other books and many articles in leading philosophical periodicals. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and the board of officers of the American Philosophical Association.
Pressestimmen"...an excellent and comprehensive discussion of a debate that was initiated in this century in William Wimsatt's and Monroe C. Beardsley's influential article 'The Intentional Fallacy.'...this is a splendidly conceived and very useful collection of essays. Readers will want to take issue with the arguments of individual authors, but this is to be expected in a volume at the cutting edge of a fertile philosophical controversy." --David Novitz, The Philosophical Quarterly "This is a timely book appearing as it does when postmodernist views of the death of the author are disappearing quickly from the scene. As a collection it exemplifies the best work that is being done on this problem at the moment, and it will no doubt inspire further debate." --The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism "[T]his volume contains important articles illuminating the central debate over the role and relevance of authorial intentions in literary interoperation." --British Journal of Aesthetics
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: TEMPLE UNIV PR
Erscheinungsdatum: Januar 1995
Seitenanzahl: 272 Seiten
Format: kartoniert


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