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As I posted last night, the lake effect snow was really piling up when I went to bed and wondered what would greet me in the morning.
Well, here's what I saw first thing out the bedroom window when I woke up.
We've been HAMMERED - again.
Then, magically, its supposed to get into the 50s on Tuesday and 60 on Wednesday.
The weather certainly isn't boring.
And you sure can't beat the view from the kitchen window when there's a break in the clouds!
Later Monday afternoon. Now, talk about crazy. By early afternoon ALL the driveways, roads and walks were totally snow free - even though temps never got above freezing. All the warmth from earlier in the week still lingered within all the blacktop and concrete. Ya gotta love a snow that cleans up after itself!
I cleaned house all day Friday, spent Saturday shopping in Hartville for fresh vegs and cheese with my buddy Dave, and then played in the kitchen and down in the basement on Sunday.
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Why Here? Why Not?
Prime time players, small-town atmosphere made Sulphur Springs the perfect choice for ESPN2
By BOBBY "BUTCH" BURNEY, Special to the News-Telegram
Sept. 7,2008 - An estimated 72,000 high school football games will be played across the nation this season, yet less than two dozen are deemed worthy of national exposure from ESPN its sister stations ESPN2 and ESPNU.
So why - and how - did ESPN2 pick Sulphur Springs and Wichita Falls Rider as the subjects for one of its highly-anticipated broadcasts?
An ESPN2 entourage will broadcast the SSHS-Rider game from Gerald Prim Stadium at 8 p.m. this coming Thursday, Sept. 11. Rider is ranked No. 2 in the state in Class 4A, but there are teams rated higher -- most notably in Class 5A -- and the Wichita Falls school doesn't even crack ESPN's ranking of the top 50 schools in the nation. Sulphur Springs isn't even ranked in the state's top 10, never mind in the nation.
Which brings us back to the original quandary: Why Sulphur Springs?
The answers are below:
Q: Why broadcast the game between Sulphur Springs and Rider?
A: ESPN, like most networks, favors teams that have explosive offenses and can rack up points. That describes these two teams in a nutshell. Rider averaged 41 points per game in 2007 while Sulphur Springs put up about 38 points per game. The Wildcats also averaged over 450 yards of total offense.
But that's only part of the equation. TV also likes premier quarterbacks, and Sulphur Springs and Rider have those, too. One popular recruiting service ranked SSHS senior Tyrik Rollison (6-3, 185) as the No. 2 dual-threat (running and passing) QB in the nation and No. 2 in the state after he threw for 3,666 yards and 37 TDs and ran for 548 yards and seven more touchdowns.
Rider senior Shavodrick Beaver (6-4, 200) is also highly talented. He is the No. 3-ranked quarterback in the state after he passed for 2,602 yards and 31 TDs last year. Beaver has already verbally committed to the University of Michigan.
Throw in some high-profile position players like Rider running back Jurrell Thompson (TCU) and wide receiver Eric Ward (Oklahoma) along with SSHS defensive end Colton Nash, running back Ryan Young and receiver Jace Jackson, all of whom are Div. I prospects, and it gives the game added flavor.
Q: Why is Sulphur Springs the home team?
A: ESPN wanted a small-town, packed-stadium, football-crazy Texas feel to the game. They will get it in Sulphur Springs.
Wichita Falls' Memorial Stadium seats 17,000, which would not be filled for the game considering it is a four-hour drive from Hopkins County and will be played on a Thursday night. On the other hand, Sulphur Springs' Gerald Prim Stadium seats an estimated 5,000 and will likely be overflowing. Bleachers were moved over from Forrest Gregg Field at Sulphur Springs Middle School to seat more fans, and there is standing room in the south end zone -- all of which is expected to be filled well before game time.
ESPN broadcaste the game between California schools Mater Dei and Carson on Wednesday, and the big 20,000-seat stadium was about 60 percent full. That doesn't look good on television. What ESPN's seven cameras will catch on Thursday will be a packed house, standing-room-only venue.
Q: How long has this been in the works?
A: ESPN contacted SSHS head coach Greg Owens and Rider head coach Scott Ponder in late January. The coaches were told that if they would schedule the match-up, then it would be ESPN's first choice for that weekend. At that point, neither coach knew where the game would be played.
The new schedules came out on Feb. 5, with the game scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 11, but the site still not settled. Through the spring, it became clear that ESPN wanted the game to be in Sulphur Springs. ESPN conducted a site survey last month to map out where the cameras and additional, portable lights would be placed.
Notes: Working in conjunction with Paragon Marketing Group, the ESPN networks will televise 18 of the games as part of the 2008 ESPNU Old Spice High School Showcase. The Old Spice series of games will include teams from 16 different. ESPN360.com will supplement coverage with simulcasts of all ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts. ESPN Scouts Inc. recruiting director Tom Luginbill will serve as the primary analyst for all the game telecasts alongside play-by-play announcer Dave Ryan.
Butch Burney served as the sports editor of the News-Telegram until August, when he was promoted to general manager of Echo Publishing Co., the newspaper's parent corporation.
(Editor's Note: ESPN2 will televise the Sept. 11 football clash between the Sulphur Springs Wildcats and the Wichita Falls Rider Raiders. This is the second in a series of articles about the upcoming game and its impact on the area.)
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"Are you ready for Philadelphia to be the biggest town in America without an alternative rock station?"
That's the question being asked at Y100Rocks.com, a Web site formed to protest the imminent format change by Radio One at Modern Rock outlet WPLY (Y100)/Philadelphia.
The site lays out what happened to Y100: "On Thursday, February 24, 2005, 100.3fm, WPLY, Y100, was taken off the air. After nearly 12 years at 100.3, Alternative Rock disappeared from the Philadelphia radio landscape. With it went the musical companion of over 500,000 residents of the Delaware Valley. Y100Rocks.com is being put together to give the fans and staff of Y100 a place to come to share, to vent, and to work together towards the future."
Y100Rocks.com also urges fans of the station to "protest the loss of Y100 and send a message to the owners of Radio One to demand that they return Y100 to 100.3fm immediately. Only if we complain loudly enough will we be heard!" The site gives out the e-mail addresses of Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins and COO Mary Catherine Sneed.
In the meantime, they have set up an online radio station and given it to the Y100 staff, with some staff members broadcasting from the Internet station. E-mail accounts for all the former Y100 staffers have also been set up.
Y100Rocks.com also points out, "In the time since Y100 signed on in 1993, the station has hosted more than 150 Sonic Sessions, held 8 FEZtivals and 8 FEASTivals, raised over 400 tons of food and donated more than $400,000 to charity via the Camp Out For Hunger and Sonic Session releases, supported local bands, played more than 1,250,000 songs (and just a few less commercials), and rocked Philadelphia 24/7/365 with more wit, humor, intelligence, and fun than any other station on the dial. And more importantly, it's been the musical hangout, home, and club for us - over 500,000 Philadelphians."
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Wauwatosa police responded with a tactical squad and took two people in for questioning Monday morning after a delivery driver reported suspicious circumstances at a home owned by Frank L. Jude Jr. in the 1300 block of North 121st Street.
The people questioned were released, and the home was found to be in order. According to news reports, Jude was not at home.
No one was injured, and, as of early this week, no arrests were reported.
Police did not respond to several newspaper calls over two days this week seeking more information.
The neighborhood around the home, from 120th to 122nd streets, and from Elmhurst Road to Watertown Plank Road were blocked by police for about three hours during the investigation.
According to the Wauwatosa Police Department incident report, a delivery driver called the intended recipient of his delivery prior to dropping it off. Before the call disconnected, the person who answered said he was being robbed. The driver called police.
"In responding to the area, Wauwatosa police officers found nothing outwardly apparent, but contact was not able to be established with residents or occupants of the home," Fox said in a news release sent Monday.
Police eventually made contact with two guests in the home, who came out of the house in response to police direction.
More from News and Features
- Anodyne Coffee plans to open location in Wauwatosa Village
- Wauwatosa Meetings: Aug. 4
- Video: Wauwatosa girl's curbside ice cream stand raises money for the hungry
- Wauwatosa News and Notes: Hands-only CPR training offered; Firefly Art Fair is Aug. 6-7
- Wauwatosa Ask Now: Why are there barriers and fencing along the North Avenue bridges over the Menomonee River?
- Mystery Photo Contest: July 28
- Wauwatosa gears up for National Night Out event, this year at the zoo
- Election 2016: Wisconsin's 4th District candidates weigh in
- Wauwatosa's Luther Manor residents share smiles through flower delivery
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But many are now questioning whether that's been borne out.
Some analysts are looking at BoQ's lacklustre mortgage lending growth in the past year, which suggests it hasn't lived up to expectations so far.
The bank has set conservative targets for new home loans of 1.2 times system growth, but it is still tracking below those with virtually no change from a year ago in the size of its loan book.
Morningstar analyst Nathan Zaia still has a "hold" on the stock – which is trading at $12.42, down off its high of $13.10 in April but well above its $9.40 price a year ago – but points out it is suffering from competition in mortgages, and low borrowing in Queensland.
"For the 12 months to May 31, 2014, BoQ's housing loan book increased 0.4 per cent compared with system growth of 6.7 per cent," he said in a note to clients.
That is improving but the bank is hurting from its exposure to Queensland, where finance approvals continue to "muddle along" well below other states.
By contrast, the bank's business lending is up 3 per cent for the year to the end of May, about 1.6 times system growth, just above the bank's 2015 financial year target.
Growing business loans outside Queensland has been a key focus for BoQ as it had very little of these when new management took over about two years ago.
Despite the low mortgage growth of the past year, Mr Zaia sees fair value for the stock at $13 based on expectations house borrowing will recover in Queensland and good growth seen via new broker channels and online.
The Australian Financial Review


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AS Roma are moving for Chelsea fullback Jose Bosingwa.
The Champions League winner is now off contract and expected to pursue his career away from England.
Il Tempo says Roma are keen to discuss a Bosman deal with Bosingwa's camp.
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Hills, John (2008) Social housing in the 21st century: four key issues that need urgent attention. In: Britain in 2008. Economic and Social Research Council, Swindon, UK, p. 95. ISBN 9771756057006
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Separate internal laundry with full sized top loader washing machine, tumble dryer, dry iron and ironing board.
All suites have complimentary cabled and Wi-Fi high-speed internet access. Limit of 1GB per suite / per 24 hour period (excess usage fees apply).
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text: has anyone used any before? in the new issue of subiesport they dye a set of seats to black and it looks good, but the picture quality isnt great. wondering if anyone has done this? they use a spray so what i was thinking is mask of the "STi" in the seats, then youd have pink on black ftw. any experiences? the dye they use is DupliColor Vinyl and Fabric Dye. they said in the article no rubbing off or fading has occurred.


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When they set out to make a new album almost a year and a half ago, the members of This Way made a conscious decision to step in a rootsier direction from their debut album We Could All Make History. The result is Goodbye Forever, a locally recorded (mostly at Drumshow Productions on Hanover Street, but also, for one song, in the Cumberland County Courthouse) 10-song album that the five-piece Americana band released last month. There are rollicking foot-stompers like "Take It All (or Leave It All Behind)," fiddle-tinged ballads like "The Reigning Ballads," and wailing harmonies over finger-plucking, as in "Push On With No Regrets" — all with a slight hint of nostalgia. Listen live at the Lithgow Summer Concert Series in Augusta on August 4, or at Portland Lobster Company on September 1; get the album at Bull Moose stores or on iTunes. | thiswayband.com
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Evangelical Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Dennis Swank to its Board of Directors.
Currently the Associated Vice President of Finance for Bucknell University, Swank helps oversee the University's budgeting process, auxiliary services and real estate management, and acts as a liaison between Bucknell and numerous community organizations, including the Lewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation and the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership.
Swank joined Bucknell in 1980. Prior to assuming his current position he served in a variety of roles in the University's information technology and business operations departments. He also worked in Geisinger Health System's information technology department.
"We are excited to have Dennis join our board and to further our mission of providing a broad range of high-quality healthcare services to our community," said John Griffith, Board Chair of Evangelical Community Hospital. "His financial expertise combined with his commitment to the community makes him an ideal advisor on decision-making with regard to the future of the Hospital."
A Bloomsburg University graduate, Swank lives in Lewisburg with his wife, Kathy. They have two grown sons, Adam and Patrick.
Evangelical Community Hospital is a non-profit organization that employs approximately 1,300 people and has more than 170 employed and non-employed physicians on staff. The Hospital is licensed to accommodate 130 overnight patients, 12 acute rehab patients and 18 bassinets. The Hospital serves residents throughout the Central Susquehanna Valley, including those living in Snyder, Union, Northumberland and Lycoming Counties.


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I've noticed that "smelly towels" is a subject that is pinned a lot on Pinterest, and lately I've been receiving emails asking about this as well. This leads me to believe it's a pretty big problem. So, I thought it was high time I addressed it. For heaven's sake…we can't have people suffering needlessly from "Smelly Towel Syndrome" when there is such an EASY FIX!
To be honest, I have never had much of a problem with smelly towels because where we live is SO DRY that towels don't really have a chance to get moldy or mildewy.
Good thing! My boys are notorious for leaving their wet towels in a puddle on the floor, in the sink, in the bathtub, everywhere BUT the hamper! And wet towels = mildew…and mildew = smelly! (That unpleasant odor is actually the smell of bacteria breeding. GROSS!)
But I HAVE noticed that sometimes my towels aren't as absorbent as they used to be, and what I have discovered after looking into this phenomena is that both problems stem from the same source. Detergent and Fabric Softener Build-up!
Over time, your bath towels will build up detergent and fabric softener residue. This not only attracts SMELLY mildew, it can essentially "waterproof" your towels. If water can't get into the fabric to clean it, the towel won't BE or SMELL clean.
The GOOD news is that there is a very simple solution for getting rid of the build-up (and thus the SMELL)!
What you'll need:
- 1 cup of white vinegar
- 1/2 cup of baking soda
- HOT water
Put offending towels in washing machine and fill with HOT water! You might want to turn up your hot water heater temporarily for this, or I usually just boil some water on the stove and add it to the load.
Add one cup of vinegar to the load and run through an entire wash cycle.
Leave towels in the washer and refill again with HOT water, this time adding 1/2 cup of baking soda. Run through another entire cycle.
Now dry towels THOROUGHLY in the dryer or outside on the clothesline.
The "science" behind this method: Vinegar (which contains acetic acid) breaks up water mineral deposits and dissolves buildup, and baking soda (which contains an alkali—sodium bicarbonate) neutralizes odors and dissolves dirt and grease.
This combination should take care of the problem 9 times out of 10. If you are still experiencing "smelliness"…try repeating the same process above until it is gone.
I am not recommending this method for EVERY TIME you wash your towels…only when you start to notice that "funky" smell or the towels don't seem to be absorbing the way they should.
So now that your towels ARE better smelling and more absorbent….let's KEEP them that way….OK??
Tips for KEEPING your towels CLEAN and FRESH-SMELLING:
- Be sure to check that your towels are 100 percent dry before putting them away. Even a small amount of moisture can make towels smell sour.
- Mold and mildew love it when towels are left in a puddle on the floor. They should be hung up to air-dry after each use. Bathmats, too, should be hung to dry.
- Make sure you're not using TOO MUCH DETERGENT. Too much detergent leaves a residue, especially with high-efficiency washers that use less water.
- Don't use commercial fabric softener on towels; it coats towels with a thin layer of chemicals which makes them less absorbent. White vinegar is a GREAT natural fabric softener. It prevents further build-up, eliminates static, and makes towels softer.
- Make sure towels are drying quickly enough after using them. Hang them on towel bars or spread across two hooks until they're completely dry.
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Good grief. IF that's a black locust.....the price just doubled.
Like Sprucey said.....if it's dead and dried down......tougher than nails on chainsaw chains or any other milling equipment. Jointer and planer better be equipped with carbide blades or figure in the cost of resharpening.
The wood is comparable to osage-orange in hardness and rot resistance. Would last 100 years as a fence post. Spin it on a lathe and you'll likely see sparks fly off the tools. Vaguely similar to O-O in color and grain.
Try burning it and you'd better have a very hot bed of coals to get the stuff going. Much like burning hickory.
I have maybe a dozen 5/4 BL boards sitting over at the shop waiting for the right application. They're about 10" wide x 10' long. Heavier than all get out.
Mill it into flooring and it'll last 200 years under heavy traffic, me thinks. Woe be to he that has to sand the stuff though.
Carve it into a sculpture right where it stands. It'll outlive all of us.


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Impact Teen Drivers visits Los Molinos students
LOS MOLINOS,Calif - Distracted driving can come in many forms. Tehama County CHP along with Impact Teen Drivers brought an important safety message to students in Los Molinos.
Impact Teen Drivers was started in 2007 not only because of how much they were seeing distracted driving but also the young lives lost as a result.
Leeana Clegg's son, Hunter was a passenger in a car driven by a 17-year-old with a provisional license. Clegg said they were on a winding road, the driver lost control and hit a tree. Clegg's son was killed instantly.
"I was an extremely involved parent and I never talked to my son at the age of 14 about the dangers of wreck less and distracted driving," said Clegg.
Which is why now Clegg and the CHP visit schools across the area to warn students about the dangers of texting and driving and other distractions that can be deadly.
"Yes, I do text and drive and I have swerved now it makes me wanna be more responsible," said Los Molinos High School student Wyatt Spencer.
"If I would have done that he would likely be alive today," said Clegg. "So now I can share my son's story in the hope that other teens will understand the possible consequences."
The presentation not only included real life stories but also statistics and tips on how to be cautious when on the road and reminded students that their first 12 months of driving are the most dangerous.
"It shows how fast something can happen and makes a difference in a lot of people's lives," Jesse Dodero said.
"I want teens to understand how simple decisions they make inside of cars can truly change their lives forever," said Clegg.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in Super Bowl Commercial
Arnold Schwarzenegger will be paid a reported $3 million to star in a Super Bowl commercial.
The former governor and action movie star has agreed to star in a humorous Super Bowl commercial for Bud Light.
A source told the New York Post, "Arnold has shot a series of ads in Japan but pretty much hasn't done anything in the U.S. Persuading him to promote a beer is a big coup for Bud Light."
Arnold is the latest famous face to sign up for one of the lucrative Super Bowl commercials -- which cost advertisers $4 million per slot.


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Property Location
Located in Barnsdale (Rutland Water), Barnsdale Lodge Hotel and Restaurant is convenient to Barnsdale Gardens and The Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre. This historic hotel is within close proximity of Rutland Zorbing and Normanton Church.
Stay in one of 45 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, where you can enjoy drinks at a bar, take in a garden view, and even dine alfresco (weather permitting). You can also stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). A complimentary English breakfast is included.
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God negro's are dumb.
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#1 Feb 5, 2013
watched Fox news last night and now I understand why Chicago negro community is un such a mess.
The negro's living there are too dumb to make it in the real world.
Bill O'Reilly was interviewing two negro men who some how represented the negro community in the city. I missed the introductions so don't know who these morons are.
Bill was trying to understand why the death rate was so high in the black community but not surrounding neighborhoods of death city.
one black moron claimed things were improving in da hood. He was happy the death rate was only 520 in 2012 because he reported " we had a thousand people killed one year a few years back"
Hey black moron no city on the planet had a thousand young people shot killed in any five years.
the other black moron mumbled incoherently about vague references to what he thought would fix the city...
this is what's wrong with the city.
Too many years living on welfare, accepting a murder kill rate that would not be tolerated anywhere on the planet surface.
good dumb negro's just going along with the program just like the good old days on the plantation.
since no one cares The United Nations should send in a peace keeping force to protect kids.
As Bill on fox news pointed out this murder nonsense does not occur anywhere else in the greater Chicago area, just the negro south side of da city. why is that?
oh who cares? no one in the negro community , city county state or federal law enforcement,
there are no civil rights leaders in Chicago.
Hey I got an idea why doesn't someone look up exactly how many people have been shot killed in the negro community in the last five years??
if a one year total of over 500 deaths in the city isn't enough to wake up the hood perhaps seeing a total death rate for five years might shake them up.
naww forget it they are way too stupid to care.
#3 Feb 6, 2013
Funny u would put God in a sentence about black people. Did u think the Hebrew Israelites were white?? The Jesus everyone is aboutto bow to is black. Time to stop the racism anyway. We are all human. And no, I'm not black, just happen to know the truth. Every eye will see and every jaw will drop too... Seek wisdom sir. Have a nice day
#4 Feb 6, 2013
Correction: not every jaw will drop because there are a lot of cultures that already know this. The rest are worshipping a false picture of a white Jesus.... He is black.
United States
#5 Feb 6, 2013
He was also a socialist. Maybe his name was jesus christ obama. Either way, every book about him and relating to christianity(ie, the bible), just as all other books about all other religions, and every book ever written about any subject, ALL books, were written by MEN. Therefore everything ever written that isn't provable through scientific or mathematical process is suspect, at best. Suggesting we are all human and therefore equal is farcical, the inequality is evidenced in the state of progress in various parts of the world, the state of affairs inside different countries in segregated areas, and the average statistics all that provides. The world over, black is dangerous. Period.
#6 Feb 6, 2013
You are focused on the wrong part of the story. Christianity removed books of the bible and rewrote things and made up this white Jesus. Jesus is a messiah, but he us not the King Messiah. If you stick with His words from the Torah, you can tell the rest was tampered with. They did it to keep us all blind. The world will see this very soon.
#7 Feb 6, 2013
And Obama is nothing more than a puppet. What people don't seem to get is tht the government, the elite, care for none of us, from the tax payers, to the welfare people, to their own soldiers... The only one who will be running the NWO will be the one who created this world, the elite dnt knw tht yet. They think they won.
#8 Feb 6, 2013
I ued to get drunk behind Rice Park
#9 Feb 6, 2013
the message of the text is not about a god but it is about a dysfunctional negro's community inability to understand what's wrong in the community and how to deal with the problem.
do you know any other peoples in America or any where on the planet that have allowed so many of it's community members to be killed and not take some positive action to end the violence bring the killers to justice???
#10 Feb 10, 2013
so what do u suggest we do,to stop the crime and breal
#11 Feb 10, 2013
people need to do what people did in the 50's, 60's 70's .
stand up for rights, march on the mayor, chief of police homes with TV cameras demand the case back log be addressed.
get enough TV cameras al not so Sharpton may show up he can't resist a TV camera and a chance to mumble all them high sounding legal terms he loves to mispronounce.
Chicago has to demand that action be taken to stop, end close down drug trade on the south side of da city, arrest the drug sellers, buyers, shooters. drag the streets stop the gang morons take the guns from the morons then throw them in jail.
use drones to ID drug sellers buyers shooters.
thousands of people killed and few if any arrest over the past five years is not acceptable anywhere on the planet.
demand that a tax free , union free, regulation free enterprise zone be established on the south side of da city allowing business to open and operate create jobs without all the excessive government BS that has driven business away.
Chicago was the industrial center of Illinois and the mid west. but years of excessive federal, state, county city taxation , regulation , plus aggressive unions drove all that way.
Chicago could be an industrial center again if the people wanted it to be..........
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#12 Feb 10, 2013
Has nobody else noticed the irony of someone using an apostrophe in a word meant to be plural, then calling ANYONE else dumb?
Why are racists so stupid and hypocritical?
#13 Feb 10, 2013
wow well said i agree wit u on quet a bit mostly all of it but then u will jus have these dumb ass judges and d.a.who will just pretty much let them rite bac out
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#14 Feb 10, 2013
My bet: Inbreeding. They're so stupid that the only people who will have sex with them are their own family members.
#15 Feb 10, 2013
Seriously, anyone who lives in chicago and can't plainly see that blacks and hispanics are what has made chicago what it is today is a lost cause. Mob antics didn't help, but rampant murder and violent crime are what keeps chicago from thriving at full tilt, and are why all of illinois is cheated through overregulation trying to control and better chit town. Nothing else. You aren't allowed to be black and complain if you know a single criminal and don't report and testify againt them. "Protecting your own" makes you an accomplice.
#16 Feb 10, 2013
I agree with everything you've said about this plus there's a problem with the ACLU. Even if enough people in Chicago go together and tried to run these gangs out of town, you can bet yer boots that the ACLU will try to stop it, the reason being is that they are so scared that doing so would violate the scumbags constitutional rights. It's a shame that those 500 plus people murdered in Chicago last year had to die because violent criminals have their rights. But what about the rights of the victims and their families? No one seems to care about their rights.
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#17 Feb 11, 2013
Worst part is, the Fed's stepped in with their social engineering and emptied out Cabrini-green and other public housing they ruined, and used Section 8 housing to destroy many of the once-pristine suburbs.....and still have the problems, within the city they have....so, in the end, it all accomplished, NOTHING POSITIVE.....
#18 Feb 11, 2013
Any time the feds get involved in anything, something gets screwed up big time.
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#20 Feb 11, 2013
Redheadwglasses, what a stupid thing to write, you sound like you are a product of inbreeding, Stupid Ass
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#21 Feb 11, 2013
OK I lived in Chicago for the last 40 years, moved out to the suburbs, I really ahve no idea what the hell you mean, And Pristige neighborhood does not have section 8, ao in the end your comment is negative and stupid
#22 Feb 11, 2013
I am guessing you have no idea about a lot of things. How to contribute to society. How to please a woman. How to tie your shoes. How to chew with your mouth closed. How to form a coherent thought. How to please a woman.(Oops! I already mentioned that. Sorry!) How to say anything that matters at all to anyone. I do want to thank you for moving out of the City. You were a drain and a nuisance.
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roller cam in an non roller block..is it possible?
I have in my posession a 1993 K motor out of a K1500 Suburban that I am building to put in my 1969 Nova. My question is I snagged a freebie from a Chevy dealership I was working at in the form of a cam,rocker spring and accessories. Part #12480002 in the GM performance parts division. Will I be able to put this cam in my block using roller lifters and retainers? The block originally had flat tappet lifters. Or will I have to get some retro kit. I also have an R motor block (Vortec) laying around. Should I use the R motor instead of the K motor? Any help here will be greatly appreciated. I am building this motor out of used parts and a very squeaky budget,and I got the cam and 1.6 rockers for free so im anxious to use them.
Thanx all...
Some of the K engines had the bosses for the factory roller cams and even some were already drilled for the bolts (for the hold down alignment hardware for the roller lifters)... The Vortec for sure does have the bosses and are drilled and ready as this is how they came...
what size is the cam?
That's the GM LT4 "HOT" cam kit. .525" lift with 1.6 rockers, duration @ .050 is 218*/228*, LSA is 112*.
Be sure you use the melonized distributor gear (pn 10456413)with the GM roller cam.
You'll need GM's roller lifter conversion kit (pn 12371042), pushrod kit (pn 12371041), and a timing chain kit (pn 12371043), or equivalent parts from a junkyard 350 or 305 roller motor. Go to www.sdpc2000.com and search out those part numbers for details.
The '93 heads will have to be modified for that much valve lift and possibly for the new valve springs (1.32" diameter). Screw-in rocker studs might also be a good idea.
Check the block to see if it will accept a fuel pump pushrod. Some of the later roller blocks will take a mechanical pump, but not the pushrod that operates it. If not, you'll need an electric pump.
If all this seems too complicated, just send the free cam kit to me. :D
TO jimfulco....
I appreciate your info.. I guess I forgot to mention that I also have the "R" motor heads that will be going on this engine. I may be slow but I aint no dummy..lol. Anyhoo your sayin I will still need a roller conversion kit eh? I will use your advice an check that out. I've built many a small blok in my career but i've never converted a non roller to a roller,so I wanna make sure I dont blow up my motor. Like I said earlier I got a squeaky budget tryin to make my dads dream of having a hot rod Nova vome true. Thanks again for the advice and help.
Might check ebay for used parts. I found some stuff pretty cheap last year, but it's kinda sporadic. GM has some newer-design lifter guides (pn 88958652) that make it possible to change the cam without pulling the intake. They cost $25 but I bet it would be a time-saver.
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I would like to get everyone's opinion on if financing furniture is a no-no. Havertys is offering 36 months no interest- min purchase $3000, and 20% down payment. So if we were to purchase the min in furniture and pay the down payment of $600, then we would have 3 years to pay off $2400. But we could pay off the $2400 easily in one year ($200 a month).
We have alway paid cash for things like this. We don't have store credit cards. But we do have $6000 in cc debt that will be paid off in about 4 months.
Does financing furniture affect your credit at all? It just seems like this is a really good deal, and we could really use some furniture.
I have taken advantage of 0% financing. (So I didn't have to take money out of savings.)
I would be concerned about the fact that you got in over your head once, so I would probably pay the 6k off and then get the furniture (however you decide to finance). 4 months isn't that long. I have currently have some empty rooms because I want really nice stuff so I am waiting and doing it one room at a time. It isn't that bad.
If you take on more debt your score could drop some. Especially depending on the credit borrowed versus the limit they give you.
It is not wise because:
1) you are borrowing money to pay for something that is rapidly losing value (ie not an "asset").
2) You are counting on having more money now than later--if you or DH lose a job do you want to worry about paying for furniture on top of food, mortgage, heat, etc.? Furniture that is paid off could be sold in times of crisis but that won't help if you owe more than you could sell it for.
3) Its never really "0% same as cash". Offer cash---they will give you a discount. Also often the fine print says that if you don't pay it off on time there is pretty high interest.
?I would check out craigslist and buy something that you can afford now instead of borrowing from the future.?
3) Its never really "0% same as cash". Offer cash---they will give you a discount. Also often the fine print says that if you don't pay it off on time there is pretty high interest.
Maybe furniture is different than appliances, but I really only paid the purchase amount. No interest. They will charge back interest if you fail to pay it off in time. And there is always room for negotiation, but I used coupons and unless I went to a scratch 'n dent, the price wasn't going any cheaper. I bet a couch or something could be different.
mmeogrossi:FWIW they did not offer us a discount to pay with cash, which was our intention but we never asked. I didnt know you could negotiate at a real store?
Yep. They're not going to offer; you have to ask. Rooms To Go is the only furniture store I've been in where they wouldn't negotiate for cash.
The biggest downfall with 0% offers on furniture is that you lose the negotiation power that you get with cash. Since they're not charging interest up front, they charge more for the furniture and you can't negotiate.
ITA. I bargain on furniture and mattresses like they are used cars. And when they try to "negotiate" by offering financing options I just laugh and say I don't need financing. I always get great deals that way.
mmeogrossi:FWIW they did not offer us a discount to pay with cash, which was our intention but we never asked. I didnt know you could negotiate at a real store?
I don't think it is ever a store policy or something they offer formally. My parents have gone in stores and offered less with cash and had them accept it. It is always worth a shot, if you have the cash.
mmeogrossi:where do you start? 5% off? 10%? im not good at that stuff at all. it just seems so much easier to finance than to transfer funds and that jazz. i know thats extremely lazy mm but it just isnt a problem. i hate buying a car. when i bought my last one i desperatly wanted to go to carmax but fi negotiated the price at a lot for me. i cant even haggle in countries when its expected. it just feels fussy to me.
I hate negotiating, too, but it's worth it. You can start by saying, "What's the best price you can give me for cash today?" I've also heard of people negotiating free delivery, adding an extra piece to a set, etc.
At 3 stores that I went to for our bedroom furniture, cash didn't get me a lower price. I tried. I said I could pay with a check for the full amount if they would take off 10% of the price and they laughed. I said I'd be game for 5%. They said they couldn't do that. Two of the stores were Linders and Discount Furniture. Perhaps higher or even lower end stores are different.
Since they didn't give me any perks for paying up front, I said fine I'll take 0% financing. My limit was 16k, and they definitely tried to sell me on more furniture.
I think if you're careful about paying off that 6k in 4 months like you intend, and are fairly certain you and DH will be in a good financial position where you won't need that "furniture money" anytime soon, go for it.
Sorry but I'd never pay up front in cash when the store is offering 0% interest financing as long as I'm financially secure on all other bases. That's just me.
This is all really good advice! It seems like the main advantage of paying in cash is being able to negotiate, but like PP said, we tried that at Broyhill, and we only got our sales tax paid for, which was still nice though.
I am not worried about me and DH losing jobs, as we have very stable positions. And I also am not worried that we would get in over our head (like we have before). Credit cards were my college days, and we are A LOT smarter now.
Ok, well I'm still going to think about it. I've always heard financing was a big no-no. But with no interest, it just seemed like such a good deal. And I was wondering if there was a 'catch.'
You're $6k in credit card debt and want to go another $3k+ in debt for FURNITURE?
No no no no NO.
Pay off your debt, build an efund if you don't have one (if you do, I'd consider putting some of that toward your debt) and then consider the furniture. If you've had CC debt in the past, you're probably better off saving and paying in cash.
cjeanette:We tried to get Nebraska Furniture Mart to go down in price on our bedroom furniture. No dice. We ended up using the "friends and family" discount as a HS friend of ours works there. So we got 15% off and did 3 years 0% financing. But our set was a little over $1000 after the discount. So it wasn't a "major" purchase.
Wow - you did good. I live in Omaha - the NFM here would not allow me to use 0% & Friends and Family. Nice work. My BIL now works there so I get immediate family - it saves a lot. Its crazy the mark up.
I say if you have your cc debt paid off, or as you mentioned will in 4 months go for it - dont drag out the payments though.
You should pass. For one, you already have consumer debt on your CCs (though you'd get a bit of a pass if your CC debt was from medical bills or something else non-consumery). You need to totally get out of that and into living within your means before taking on more consumer debt. And frankly, I would pass then, too. Instead, just save up the money beforehand.
Also, Havertys is wayyyy overpriced IMO and you are basing this off of a min. of $3k. Do you really need $3k worth of furniture or is the "deal" encouraging you spend more than you would? Honestly, the fine print of the store when we bought our furniture was that "cash" (just not financing with them- we paid with a CC that we pay off every month) got us 10% off. Suddenly 0% wasn't so free.
If you miss one payment you'll get socked with late fees and a higher interest rate. For $3k, an amount that is attainable with a few months of saving, I'd just wait until you can pay for it outright and leave the CC lifestyle totally behind you.
You're $6k in credit card debt and want to go another $3k+ in debt for FURNITURE?
No no no no NO.
Pay off your debt, build an efund if you don't have one (if you do, I'd consider putting some of that toward your debt) and then consider the furniture. If you've had CC debt in the past, you're probably better off saving and paying in cash.
Ditto. And do you even NEED $3k worth of furniture, or are you just shooting for that to qualify for the financing deal?


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I want Santa to think I actually have a barn so he'll be more likely to bring me one!
This is a discussion on New Woolrich Elite Barn Coats are in within the Related Gear & Equipment forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; http://www.rogueelite.net/shop/category.asp?catid=70 I'm not too familiar with the SigTac and 5.11 jackets so I'm curious as to what the members here think of them and what ...
I'm not too familiar with the SigTac and 5.11 jackets so I'm curious as to what the members here think of them and what they wish was different?
Hey Santa!
Y'all fetch me one of dem for Christmas wouldja?
I want Santa to think I actually have a barn so he'll be more likely to bring me one!
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Jamie...when you click to view the charcoal colored coat it still shows the brown.
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Still updating images and the new Catalog isn't out yet, so all I have is color swatches. I'll update the images soon.
Looks like a great coat Jamie!...
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These are the 3 color swatches I have for the coats, but I admit it's not enough to really tell how the coats will look. I find the Moss to be much darker than the color swatch, but that may just be my monitor settings.
Darn! I just purchased a SigTac jacket!!! I really like it though, as I like a shorter coat, the holster pockets are very user friendly and conceals a 1911 pistol very well. I may have to look at yours next year as I wear out a coat most every year!
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Looks interesting. The "Algerian Field Jacket" does as well.
I wonder if any brick and mortar store has these so I can check for sizing.
Looking at the coat Ill stick with my carheart work coats . Thanks for the look tho .
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I'll stick with the Carhart.
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Jamie, I did a search to find a good fall concealed carry jacket. I like the look of that barn coat. Is it real heavy? I need something on the lighter side.
This is lighter than it looks. I thought it looked heavy in the picture until I received mine. It is a Fall jacket and not a heavy winter coat.
P.S. We're giving away a free one http://www.therallypoint.org/forum/i...p?topic=1799.0
Hmmm, a lighter coat would be good for me too. Getting so old and decrepid trying to put on a Carhart would bring me to my knees.
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Ranero is fluent in Spanish, English and Italian; has studied French, Mandarin and German; and done fieldwork on Kuria (Bantu) and Maay (Cushitic). He is particularly interested in Xinka because it is one of only two minority non-Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala – Garífuna being the other – and because it is unrelated to any other language in the world.
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