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from Ostrum Outdoors. Not cheap. But very well-designed.
from Ostrum Outdoors. Not cheap. But very well-designed.
The mason kitchen looks cool but at 6lbs (and $200) I would just use a real table.
Jeep, you said "I used the wire stand that came with it that is supposed to hold it up when used as a sign. I know I can get away with a thinner guage wire than that."
How did you use the wire? Was it as a brace to make it stronger?
I'm thinking if a person had removable pack stays or other short poles/shafts (arrow type?) they could use those on the bottom of the table as a brace, making it strong enough for whatever you wanted to put on it.
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Unlike Amsteel and Dyneema, Kevlar is very heat resistant (I use it on my cooking mug handles for grips) - have put it in my BBQ grill at over 700*F. They make welding gloves out of it as well.
All of the new style UHMWPE like Dyneema and Amsteel have very poor thermal response characteristics (above 200*F bad stuff starts to happen quickly)
Don't put the kevlar directly in the flame for long though. I made a pot hanger out of it once which worked great until I left it in the fire once and walked away (whoops) - no more pot hanger.
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I figured someone would have mentioned carbon fiber. It would be a little costly. You could get 3 thin and very rigid sheets. set them on top of 2 carbon fiber tubes or carbon arrow shafts and it would weigh a few ounces. Use some sticks or line to hold everything in place.
How about using a inverted cookie sheet? Their rigidity would come from the very short sides. They come in a variety of sizes and one could cut a closed cell foam pad the same size (for sitting and under foot in the hammock) and although I haven't weighed one, the space/weight should be very minimal. You could even use it as part of a backpack frame... Not as kool as Kevlar, but much cheaper.
Since I tend to spill alcohol every time I fill my stove, this should be pretty safe.
Could there be other uses for a cookie sheet?
A cheap cookie sheet would work. I'm curious about the weight. A normal size one would be to big for my pack but they make them in most any size.
I went and bought the Coleman table Jeepcachr talked about
total fail, it is light weight but unstable because is hangs from 4 lines it has nothing to hold it against the tree and tends to swing around the circumference.
Eventually I came back around to the idea and found these on the web.
Nice Idea but cant see paying $17-25 for a piece of sheet metal and some bungee cord with clips (don't get me wrong it a nice product but I'm being cheap)
Then I had the idea to use the best of both items and come up with a DIY no tool required (mostly) hanging table and here it is.
I'll post a PDF later with instructions to make your own.
Your idea looks great and I and glad you saw the Smokeeater908 table because that was the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread. Tinny from Mini Bull Designs also had the same idea with something he called the Old Farts Flat Spot. I couldn't figure out how to make on myself, but some one mentioned cheap cookie sheets I think some more diy is in my future. Looking forward to your instructions.
Hammocking, car camping, backpacking, kayaking, and mountain biking. Getting in touch with nature is getting expensive. Good thing I can DIY!
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These ideas are awesome! Will be working on one for our canoe trip end of may.


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Coolest Safari Theme Party Ideas
Looks like a bunch of untamed kids are about to have a wild time at your safari theme party!!
Get ready for some ROARING fun!
First off, there's an overwhelming selection of Safari theme party supplies.But don't worry… You won't need to go out on a wild expedition trying to find the best deal. Just compare between the packs below which cover pretty much all the Safari party items on the market:
Safari Invitations
Here's a cool do-it-yourself idea for passport invitations. Write something like:
"This is your passport for a birthday safari filled with fun and excitement. (Birthday Kid) will be leading an expedition through (your address- adding "Africa"). The safari theme party adventure starts at (time). All explorers should bring their completed passports. Explorers may want to practice their wild animal sounds, especially roaring like a lion!!"
Ask the kids to dress up in khaki clothes and whatever safari-ware (or animals) they like.
Safari Decorations
Deck your safari theme party area with safari-colored balloons (brown, tan, green, yellow etc.) and same color streamers.
At the entrance to the safari theme party, you can also put up your own homemade sign post with lots of arrows pointing in different directions, such as "Zimbabwe —> 3000 miles" and "Ngorogoro Crater—> 899 miles", etc…
Inside you can put construction paper animal prints that can guide the kids to the party area. If you're having the safari theme party in the evening, you can place tiki torches all around your yard and everyone will feel as if they're in Africa!
Use chalk to draw big animal footprints on your driveway and leading to your front door. Here are some animal footprints you can print out:
This is fun activity to do with your kid/s before the party. Go out to nature and collect all kinds of natural decor: all kinds of acorns, rocks, beautiful leaves, old branches, etc. and use them to decorate your Safari party area (easy, fun and doesn't cost a thing!!). Also ask each guest to bring a favorite stuffed animal. Put them in a "corral" as the kids arrive. You have a free and SAFE petting zoo and adds to decoration.
You can also create animal stands that the kids can put their heads in the hole and take a picture as animals (send out these pictures when sending thank-you cards):
Unless you live in Africa, the only wild animals you'll have at your safari theme party are the guests. And they sure can make a ruckus. But to get everyone into the safari theme party mood, you can download and play in the background animal sounds of leopards, hippos, rhinos, monkeys and other animals sounding their call of the wild!
The kids can wear safari pith helmets, animal headbands or ears out of construction paper, fake fur (glue or sew onto inexpensive headbands or barrette clips). If you decide to turn the children into animals instead of safari hunters, be sure to paint their faces accordingly!
Take a look at these cool homemade animal costumes with photos and detailed how-to tips:
Safari Icebreaker Activities
When the kids arrive at your safari theme party, take their "passports" and send them to the Med booth where they receive a malaria pill (jelly bean in a glass bottle with a big red cross sticker on it – and explain to them what malaria is) and a typhoid shot (a toy needle) and can be warned about yellow fever, don't drink the water, etc.
Charade Cards
One of the games described in the safari theme party games section is animal charades. To prepare for the game, put out a bunch of magazines and have the kids find animals, cut them out, and paste them on index cards. These'll serve as the charade cards later on.
Binocular Craft
Have the kids take two toilet paper rolls, styrofoam cups, etc., and glue or tape them together. They can decorate their binoculars with all kinds of stickers, glitter, stamps etc. Next they can cut out cellophane circles (or colored saran wrap) and attach to the carton rolls with rubber bands or glue. You can then attach yarn for a nice neck strap.
We had the binocular craft at my daughter Maya's 3rd birthday and it was a hit. I photographed the entire process and put together this page with all the info (and a few pictures from the party) to help you create your own Styrofoam cup binoculars.
Slithering Snakes
Not all snakes are scary! The kids will love making their own boas and rattlesnakes that they can wear around their necks. You can ask each kid to bring their own necktie, or purchase some from a thrift store. Let them open the large end of the tie and carefully cut the threads apart. Have them stuff each tie with cotton balls (or any other materials you may have), making sure to push it all the way up to the skinny end. Afterwards, sew the end up or glue it shut with a hot glue gun. Have the kids decorate their snakes with felt, glitter, wiggly eyes, buttons, etc.
Animal Masks
Check out these free printable animal masks (print them out and let the kids color in the black and white masks, later they can wear them!):
This is a great activity that let's the kids make up a whole new animal. Take a large sheet of white construction paper and hold it so that the shorter side is towards you. Then fold it in half (short side to short side) and then in half again (again short side to short side). Unfold the paper, and spread it out on the table, then give the kids crayons or markers and have one kid draw an animal head in the top rectangle of the paper.
When the kid finishes, fold back the top rectangle so it's hidden from view, and only the three remaining rectangles are showing. Then pass the paper to the next kid to draw the body and arms of an animal in the next rectangle. Repeat, having the next kids draw legs in the third rectangle, and feet in the fourth rectangle. When they've finished, unfold the paper to see what new animal the kids have created. You can pass around more than one piece of paper at the same time, so the kids can create a whole bunch of new animals.
Homemade Safari Cakes
Check out the cool Safari theme party cake ideas on coolest-birthday-cakes.com, the Web's largest gallery of homemade birthday cakes. You'll find thousands of cakes submitted by visitors like yourself with photos and how-to tips.
Here are just a few of the animals cake categories you'll find on the site:
Safari Scene
Safari Theme Party Food and Drink
Here are some cool safari theme party food ideas. (You can create a signpost with all the sorts of arrows pointing to the foods and describing what they are…)
- Animal-Striped Pizzas (you can be very creative with this one by making your own pizzas using alternates of white, yellow and orange cheese strips to look like animal print. You can also add toppings in alternates, like a row of olives in a diagonal, then a row of cheese, another row of olives, etc. for tasty animal stripes.)
- Pigs in blankets (hot dogs)
- French Flies (fries)
- Peanut Butter and Jellyphant sandwiches (Cut these out with an elephant cookie cutter)
- Toad-slaw (coleslaw)
- Crocodile eye balls and guts (yes, I know this sounds gross, but the kids love this spaghetti with meatballs.)
- Monkey Meal (Peel a banana and put it in a hot dog roll…. Then spread peanut butter and maybe a bit of honey and you'll be amazed at how tasty the monkey sandwich is!)
- Snake dogs (Make multiple diagonal cuts into each hot dogs, not quite all the way through, and fill the slits with ketchup, mustard and relish. The kids love eating these "snakes".)
Safari Theme Party Drinks
- Alligator-ade (green Gatorade!!)
- Swamp Juice – Kids will be mystified when they witness your power to turn ordinary green Gatorade into a steamy swamp! Start with green punch and after you've placed a filled glass in front of each kid, add a few Pop Rocks candies to each one. Since this candy is processed with carbon dioxide, it will crackle, pop, and split when it comes into contact with the green punch. AWESOME!
Tip: Make frozen ice cubes with raisins in them so it looks like flies are floating in their safari juices. Kids just love this!
Safari Theme Party Treats
- Unshelled peanuts
- Gummy worms
- Animal crackers
- Animal fruit snacks
- Any kind of animal-shaped foods
- Fire Ants (plain or chocolate covered raisins)
- Bugs on a Log – Take a celery stick, smother with peanut butter, and add little ants (raisins). Another variation is to dip a pretzel rod halfway into peanut butter and roll in chocolate chips. This is a fun activity for little children and a treat that can be instantly consumed. And, it's even HEALTHY!
- Worms in Dirt – crumbled Oreo cookies topped with gummy snakes.
- Cheese Bugs – Slice cubes of cheese and add thin, curling snacks (like the type seen in the photo).
Tip: you can serve many of these things in pith helmets.
Safari Party Favors
A great safari theme party absolutely needs cool favors that'll have the kids going wild! Use miniature safari trinkets as favors (such as little compasses, little flashlights, mini cameras, wild animal bouncing balls, gummy worms, animal crackers, plastic sunglasses, animal tattoos, and much more).
Safari Games and Activities
Take a look at this complete page filled with the coolest Safari party games, such as:
- Monkey See Monkey Do
- Elephant Peanut Race
- Animal Charades
- Giraffe Stretch
- and many more (including visitor-submitted game ideas)…
You'll also find several VERY important tips to help you survive (and enjoy) party time.
Your Safari Parties and Ideas
Some of our visitors have gone the extra mile and written up their complete Safari party story with photos and everything they did. We call these stories "Party Tales" and they serve as a great inspiration! Take a peek at other people's Safari theme Party Tales and you're sure to find lots more outstanding Safari party ideas:
Rhonda's Safari Birthday – 1yr
Michelle's Safari Birthday – 1yr
Sharice's Jungle Birthday – 1yr
Nicole's Safari Birthday – 2yr
Haily's Safari Birthday – 2yr
Samantha's Safari Birthday – 2yr
Angela's Safari Birthday – 3yr
Van's Jungle Birthday – 3yr
Prue's Safari Birthday – 4yr
Rikelle's Safari Birthday – 5yr
Becky's Madagascar Safari – 6yr
Michelle's Safari Birthday – 7yr
If you'd like share your complete party with us, then once your party is over, send us your own PARTY TALE and we'll create your very own theme party page and photo gallery that's hosted on our site! (Family, friends and just about anybody will be able to find inspiration from your child's birthday party and comment on YOUR ideas!)
Now you're all set to have a ROARING safari theme party!


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I recently read two articles that were shared on Facebook about Facebook – one was written by someone who stopped liking anything on Facebook, the other by someone who liked everything on Facebook. The differences they both noted were interesting to me. I have a habit, like so many of us, of simply clicking like on many things – an image that resonates with me, a status that I saw and have no real response to but want the person to know I saw it, a page that looks like it might appeal to me or share things that I might find useful or interesting. I like things sometimes just because with the changes Facebook has made, if you don't interact in some way with a page or a person, you won't see their stuff anymore – or at least not as often.
But after reading those articles, I thought about my newsfeed. I like a lot of things, I share a lot of things, and I comment on a lot of things, too. But there's also a lot of stuff, probably more than the stuff I interact with, that I simply scroll past and ignore. In some cases, I ignore something because I don't agree with it and to state that would be to invite an argument that I neither need nor want. But much of it is stuff that I find I'm not all that interested in seeing – videos and images of things that I don't want to see (abused animals, people being stupid by doing things like pouring rubbing alcohol all over themselves and then lighting it on fire), pages that Facebook thinks I should like because my friend (insert friend's name here) liked it, pages that Facebook thinks I should like because I liked this other page that's kinda sorta similar but not really the same at all, or videos and pictures that Facebook thinks I'll enjoy because of this one other video or picture that I watched (although, I didn't really watch it, Facebook just started playing it automatically).
I check my Facebook a few times throughout the day. I can spend an hour or more scrolling back through all the new stuff to find the last thing I remember seeing, and therefore know that I'm caught up. An hour three times a day is three hours out of my day that coul be better spent on other things, and when that three hours is spent mostly scrolling past things that I have no real desire to see, it makes me wonder what the point is.
So I decided it was time to make a change. Facebook, like an all too clingy boyfriend, is trying too hard. Like that desperate boyfriend who remembers the one time that I said the word football and now wants to buy me every football-themed gift he can think of for Christmas, Facebook is making me feel suffocated. I don't want to break up with Facebook, at least not without giving Facebook a chance to change. So, I've decided we need therapy.
I've begun making a conscious effort not to click like on anything. If I see something and feel the urge to click like, I try to come up with a comment for it. If it's something I want to interact with, I ought to be able to find the words to have a "real" interaction with it, right? Right. But what, you might be asking, if I can't come up with the words to leave a comment? Well, that's what stumped me at first.
Then I realized the answer is really simple. If I can't find the words to make a comment, then maybe I need not interact at all. Perhaps in those cases, the desire to click like is purely a habit. Like nodding in the middle of someone's monologue to indicate I'm still listening, it's not a way to make a real connection. It's just a way to make sure they know I'm still around. But surely there are better ways to let them know I'm still around, right? Of course. Like waiting for something else from them, something that I can find the words to make a comment on because it does actually matter, or sending them a private message, or posting something I think they need or want to see and then tagging them in it.
If you read the original article about the one who stopped liking everything, you'll see that she stopped for two weeks. I've only stopped since Friday night/Saturday morning. Have I seen results yet? Yes and no. I've noticed that I'm much more aware of what I'm reading and looking at on Facebook. I put more thought into each update I see, carefully thinking about whether or not it's worth interacting with, whether I can or even want to find something to say. I find myself thinking harder about whether it's worth the argument to disagree with someone, and noticing just how often I disagree with the things that some people post – and therefore, reconsidering whether the friendship (or liking the page) is a worthwhile use of my time, and/or if perhaps unfollowing that person/page might be a good idea (in the case of a friend, unfollowing does not mean unfriending, which can be useful in some cases where I would still get together with that person in person sometimes and perhaps don't want to explain why I unfriended them). I also find myself, as a result of reading things much more carefully, realizing things about some people that I thought I knew quite well.
But I haven't yet seen results in terms of my newsfeed looking any different. There might be some minor changes, but nothing that is immediately noticeable. But since the author of that article quit for two weeks, I figure I need to give it more than just a few days. It's taking a lot of effort to change this habit, but I'm going to keep working at it, and try to give it at least the two weeks stated in that article. We'll see what kind of difference I see at that point. Maybe it won't make any difference. I tend to be rather selective anyway – I have a much smaller pool of friends than many people I know (double digits as opposed to triple or quadruple), and I often unlike and/or unfollow pages that post a lot of stuff that I don't find interesting. So this might be a change that would only really make a difference for someone with many more friends and/or a lot more pages liked/followed. But maybe it will make a difference, and prune out some of the things that I really don't like seeing all the time. And if that's the case, I'll be glad I broke the like habit.
Have you ever tried changing the way you interact with Facebook, whether it's not clicking like, getting rid of your account or just taking a break from it? If you have, what did you notice? Did you end up going back to the way things were before, or did you keep up whatever new habit you created when making that change?


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|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Well, we're down one hometown team, after the Bruins' epic collapse last weekend. But have no fear, my tube-watching pals, as this weekend brings forth yet another tasty menu of TV nutrition for your eyeballs to feast on.
That's right, it's time for another installment of "The Couch Potato Report," C.P.R. for your sports-lovin' heart. Every Friday, this is where you tune into for the latest news on the hottest sports action this side of your remote. So let's drop the gloves on the show and hit it…
Saturday at 8:30pm on ESPN
The C's, led by the Big Three… scratch that… led by the Little One accompanied by the Big Three, hit the home parquet at TD Garden Saturday night, looking to jump out to a commanding 3-0 series lead over the higher-seeded Orlando Magic.
Dwight Howard and the Magic were unable to earn a win on their home court, and now they're facing the real possibility of not getting the chance to play another home game this season. Really, the game's going to be great and all, but you tune into this game to see what crazy antics Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy will be up to on the sidelines. That guy is a human cartoon, I just love him to pieces. He's my favorite Van Gundy, by a sizable margin.
Friday @ 7:05 on NESN; Saturday @ 7:10 on FOX; Sunday @ 1:35 on NESN & TBS
It's interleague play, woo-hoo! OK, the novelty of MLB's interleague play has certainly worn off over the years, but still, I look forward to these AL vs. NL matchups each season. Baseball needs anything and everything to keep the game interesting to sports fans, and interleague play does a little of that… but just a little.
Flyers @ Canadiens, Saturday @ 3pm; Sharks @ Blackhawks, Sunday @ 3pm, both on NBC
For you die-hard hockey fans whose interest in the NHL didn't get completely erased last Friday night at about 10:00, "The Peacock Network" serves up a pair of Game 4 matinees, featuring the hated Flyers against the hated Canadiens, in a good ol' fashioned "Which Team Do I Hate Most?" matchup on Saturday, followed by a Western showdown in Chi-Town Sunday, when the 'Hawks host the Sharks. You puckheads will be glued to your TVs, I just know it.
Coverage on CBS, Saturday & Sunday from 3-6pm
I'm not really sure, actually. There aren't any big names playing in this historic tournament… just a bunch of has-beens like Mark Calcavecchia, Corey Pavin, Brad Faxon, and Vijay Singh. That's right, I just called Vijay a has-been, big whoop. What's he going to do? He's Fijian, for crying out loud… have you ever seen a Fijian fight? Exactly my point. Fijians can't fight… now go tell your friends what you've learned here today.
Sunday at noon on NBC
Ok, granted the argument whether or not poker is a legitimate "sport" remains unanswered, but nonetheless, what guy doesn't enjoy watching the best of the best duke it out at the felt for thousands of dollars?
Sunday's telecast features the semifinals and finals of this year's tournament, but what you might want to tune in for is to get a look at the tournament's host, the lovely Miss Leeann Tweeden. Personally, I wouldn't mind going "all in" with my "chip stack," if you know what I mean… and I think you do.
ABC, Sunday night from 7-11pm
I'll be honest, I've never seen a single minute of this show. I didn't get into it from the start, and it just seemed like one of those shows that'd be tough to jump into mid-stream, you know? But anyway, "Lost" has been a TV phenomenon since its inception, and now after six seasons, fans will be served up their last dish of their island-dwelling buddies. The main event begins at 7pm, with two hours of behind-the-scenes footage, series retrospectives and interviews, all leading up to the two-hour series finale at 9pm.
Personally, you're probably more likely to catch me checking out the many other options on TV Sunday night, like Yanks-Mets on ESPN, the season finale of "Family Guy" on Fox, or engulfed in the day-long "Law & Order: SVU" marathon on USA, but for you Lost fanatics, consider Sunday night your main event. For your sake, I hope it doesn't end with "Don't Stop Believing," by Journey. I mean really, what kind of TV classic would end like that, right?
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This is a discussion on CWP finally arrived within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Showed up yesterday (10/3) in the mail. Got it a couple weeks early. Unfortunately, my job (working on a military installation) prevents me from carrying ...
Showed up yesterday (10/3) in the mail. Got it a couple weeks early. Unfortunately, my job (working on a military installation) prevents me from carrying at work, so I'll have to wait until later to make my first venture out with the carry piece.
Congratulations, it's always nice to finally get the permit in your hands.
Congrats on the permit! Bummer about work......I gues there are a few benefits to having a small company, but they sure are few!
If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. ~ Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
Now the Wal-mart /doritos trip is mandatory.
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."
- Sir Winston Churchill
Congratulations! No more sad trips to the mailbox!
+1 on the Wally-world, get some ammo(and the almighty nachos{or equal
Stay safe!
Daily Carry - Glock22 in CTAC
Congrats. I hope you have better luck finding an appropriate, and comfortable holster for your carry piece than I have had. I am 10 weeks into a 20 week waiting period for a Milt Sparks VMII. If that one doesn't work out for me I guess I'll just have to start wearing a large coat and find an OWB rig.
"Society never advances. It recedes as fast on one side as it gains on the other. It undergoes continual change; but this change is not [an improvement]. For everything that is given, something is taken."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Picked up a Crossbreed super-tuck IWB for my XD40sc about a month ago. Been wearing it around the house to try to break it in. Still fiddling with the position on my waist as well as the adjustable clips to get it as comfortable as possible. Looks like I'll wind up wearing it somewhere in the 4'o clock position. Only thing about that is the rear corner of the slide sticks out some.
Sniff Sniff
Do I smell a trip to Wally World,
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Personal responsibility is a rare thing these days. Stay safe.
Political Correctness has now "evolved" into Political Cowardice.
Now off ye go lad to Wally World to validate yer ticket!
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
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" Brand: Boots / Type: Whitening Product / What it does: Protects "
Expert whitening mouth rinse
I hav no loyalty to any brand of anything really but himself really does prefer the boots expert range of dental care products so whenever he remembers he comes back with the mouth rinse and toothpaste.
The "clever" mouth rinse contains fluoride and will apparently provide a protective barrier which will help to keep teeth white, will protect against decay and will protect teeth from stains as well as keeping breath smelling fresh.
The mouth rinse comes in a 500ml see though plastic bottle with a screw on/off lid. The instructions and information are all clearly stated on the back of the bottle. his This mouthwash itself is white and when I unscrew the lid and take a sniff it has quite a strong minty smell but not unpleasantly strong it's clear this will freshen breath. When I pour the mouth rinse into the small cap it stays white (sometimes they change colour when out of the bottle) and the mouth rinse is quite thick, much thicker than I am used to with mouth washes. It does have a strong minty taste and the consistency takes some getting used to because I am used to more liquidy mouth washes. However, it does feel as though it has left a layer of something on my teeth and although they still feel squeaky clean it's a good feeling of something good covering my teeth.
Squeeze and twist the cap to open up the bottle. The cap should be half filled with the mouth rinse and then the mouth rinse should be rinsed between teeth and gums twice daily for up to one minute at a time.
Not for children under the age of 6 years. Even children older than 6 may find this a bit strong, and for Little miss, i would always buy a mouth rinse specifically formulated for children
The mouth wash costs £2.99 for 500ml, and is available instore or online at www.boots.com
There are a number of products in the expert whitening range, all available at Boots
*Toothpaste (tube and pump)
*teeth whitening stick
*Teeth whitening programme
It's a good mouth wash, and although i wouldn't go to seek it out, I do feel that when I use it, my teeth get a good quota of fluoride. It is pleasant tasting and leaves teeth feeling clean and breath smelling fresh.
Although I don't believe it has whitening capabilities because I have no stains to get rid of, I think it does definitely protect teeth.
It's not the cheapest of mouth washes but it is good value and because the amount is measured in thecap it lasts quite a long time. However, it's best to find out how much you actually need each time- I find half a capful is too much and means I use it in nearly two gargles! Less is better for me but it's all personal preference
A recommended mouth wash
Thanks for reading
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He decided that he would give up and return to the merchant marine.
The 39 members of the merchant marine crew on board were taken captive in an act that Ford called "piracy."
The maintenance of a merchant marine is of the utmost importance for national defense and the service of our commerce.
Such were the captains of our merchant marine about the middle of the last century.
I will recommend heavier reliance on competition in transportation and a new policy for our merchant marine.
A direct, uncompromising demand for a new American merchant marine.
Report of the select committee on the merchant marine, in Repts.
I am a sailor, not a constable—an officer of the merchant marine.
A little further along was the Rex, pride of the Italian merchant marine.
As for the American merchant marine, it was full of British seamen.


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Lighting Package - Stock
Anyone have a picture of the stock lights vs the xenons lit up? I have seen plenty of pictures with the xenons on, but I can't find a picture of stock lights that have been turned on so I can't make a comparison between the two. Leaning on getting the xenons, but I'd like to see what I'm really upgrading from.
Get the xenons. The standard lights are terrible.
You won't regret it.
the halogen on the F30 looks worse than the E90 to me... maybe its because you almost expect the F30 to be so more advanced and evolved. halogens just ruin the car and makes it look like ur typical run of the mill sedan
Absolutely get the xenons. You not only get the adaptive light package, but the daylight LED driving lights are distinctive BMW. Oh, and the way it lights up the street at night is incomparable.
Thanks or the replies. What you all said is pretty much what I imagined it to be so I'll get the xenons. My old car, a 06 330xi (I was one of those 06 330 fans), had the xenons and I loved them. I'd probably still would love to have that car back, but it was totaled in Hurricane Sandy. Luckily I've heard of BMW doubling the loyalty incentive and another dealership is offering to pay up to a $1k on your insurance deductible too.
Xenon is light and day(literally) when compared to halogen, it is highly recommended. Even though adaptive head light is somewhat different in US(S84), it is still worth it.
Once you get HIDs (xenon projectors) you will NEVER ever ever go back. I personally think its ridiculous that ANY BMW wouldn't have them as standard. Even the base 128/X1 should have them :rolleyes:
Good Luck:thumbup:
Here you go. Terrible looking. Get the Xenon's. Besides looking awful, most 328s are going to be sold without Xenons. This was the case with the E90, and since they look so much better on the F30, it really does class up the car even more.
No contest.
Going to take a stab at a ridiculous argument for standard lighting similar to the RWD vs AWD in snow argument.
If you enjoy driving, standard lighting package is better because it makes it more challenging to drive at night.
... and who doesn't love a challenge when driving at night.
I am really regretting not getting the xenons on the 328i M sport I ordered. I just had to draw the line somewhere for my budget. I stretched to get the red leather. By the time I decided to get the lighting package added, my car was already in production. I hope it's a case of what I don't already know, I won't miss. :eek:
I have a 06 Tahoe Z71 I threw a high quality HID kit in the stock housing. It's much better than nothing, if you really don't drive much at night it won't be much if a difference for you. I drive ~40-45% at nighttime/early morning hours so it's necessary all my cars have them.
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Now get Xenons..
Btw, how do people post photos on their comments without uploading it as an attachment like I just had to do?
Thanks a lot for the tip. I'll look into it.
Xenon are 3x brighter than halogen. It's like using a mag lite compared to a candle flame when you're looking for something
this is terrible. retrofit an actual projector housing or dont do it at all and spare the rest of us.
if people would stop giving this advice, you'd have less people being blinded .
now on a sedan maybe its not quite as bad and just looks terrible. on a tahoe, its just plain horrible, there no way you are going to be able to adjust the height on a tahoe to not blind people in normal cars. you are one of THOSE horrible awful people chrisf02
Actually I went to the trouble of making sure I wasn't blinding to oncoming cars - at the cost of defeating some of the range advantages of putting HIDs in the stock Halogen housing. Not that hard to get a friend to drive in front of you, then opposite to test them out... for a vehicle thats used to go off-road and camping/hunting.
I honestly couldn't give two ****s what you think to tell you the truth. I'm more interested in helping the guy out. His car, his money, his choice.
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The sound of LA duo De Lux falls somewhere between Talking Heads and The Rapture. They'll kick off our Made in LA Music series at the Hammer Museum this Thursday, but first stop by Morning Becomes Eclectic to perform live at 11:15am.
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Synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of aurichalcite (Zn,Cu2+)5(CO3)2(OH)6 -implications for Cu-ZnO catalysts
Frost, Ray L., Reddy, B. Jagannadha, & Locke, Ashley (2008) Synthesis and spectroscopic characterisation of aurichalcite (Zn,Cu2+)5(CO3)2(OH)6 -implications for Cu-ZnO catalysts. Transition Metal Chemistry, 33(3), pp. 331-339.
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The Cu-ZnO catalysts with variable Cu/Zn ratio, between Zn-rich and Cu-rich compositions have been investigated by a combination of electronic and vibrational spectra. Synthesized catalysts exhibit two d-d transition bands of Cu2+ ions in a distorted octahedral symmetry, at 7600 and 12900 cm-1 (1315 and 775 nm). The effect of structural cations substitution (Zn2+ and Cu2+) on band shifts observed in spectra of the synthetic samples. The observation of two broad features at ~7600 and 12900 cm-1 (1315 and 775 nm) is a strong indication for Zn2+ substitution by Cu2+ ions. The result of multiple bands in the symmetric stretching and bending regions confirms the reduction of symmetry from D3h to C2v/Cs for (CO3)2- ion in aurichalcite. The synthetic aurichalcite may be used as a standard for identification of spectral properties of naturally occurring anhydrous carbonate minerals.
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Report shows dirtiest, cleanest beaches in U.S.
An annual report on the water quality at US beaches is out, and it's not pretty.
The Natural Resources Defense Council says seashores continue to suffer from storm water runoff and sewage pollution.
The group just released its list of America's cleanest and dirtiest beaches.
Two California beaches -- Avalon Beach in Los Angeles County and Doheny State Beach in Orange County -- made the groups list of repeat offenders.
No Washington beaches were on that list.
Among the cleanest beaches receiving a 5-star rating were California's Newport Beach, Alabama's Gulf Shores Beach and Texas's South Padre Island.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
The Bester Un-blocker
Got a confirmation from SpecFic World that they got "Professor Malakoff' for their slush pile. Also got a confirmation from Jayme Blaschke at RevSF that he got "Good Old Gal".
John Thiel at Surprising Stories says they'll be running "After Image" in their September issue.
I may have hit a block with "Traffic Report' I used my old "Bester title" trick to get unblocked.
In case you don't know, a few months ago I copied individual words from the title of Alfred Bester's short stories onto slips of paper. When I get blocked, I shuffle the slips and deal them into three piles. I think pick a word from each pile.
Half the time i do this, the three words I pick don't jog anything - but the other half of the time, something immediately pops to mind.
The first time I tried this, out came Used and Men and Choice. I immediately had an idea, and that became "Business as Usual". In fact, the story starts with the phrase "Choice Used Men" (it's on a sign).
Last night I tried it again, and it may have worked. More later.
Monday, June 27, 2005
More Work
I sent "Professor Malakoff's..." to Millenium Gear, an anthology. This is the first time I've submitted to an anthology, but I got a tip from Ralan's and it looked like a possibility.
"Twilight" is ready to go in the mail to Ellen. Stanley returned "The Dragon's Black Box". Don't have anything to send his way right now.
Did more work on "Traffic Report" over the weekend. Coming along at a steady pace.
Friday, June 24, 2005
"Traffic Report"
Brutarian returned "The Runner at Dawn". This story may be reaching the end of its useful lifespan. Ellen returned "Good Old Gal". Said it was fun, but not for her. I'm going to send her "Twilight on the Finger Lakes".
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Did Dozois destroy sci-fi?
The protagonist in my Asimov's tale is a redneck who doesn't even speak proper English and has rather benighted social views.
I think Gardner picked out the best stories that crossed his desk over the years - but a lot the trendy stuff in the years the Cyber-galoots were loose was WAMSA bashing and sexually deviant. OK, Cyberpunk is dead. Even Gardner has said so. GET OVER IT!
There's no reason that Gardner needed to use his position to foist YOUR views on the science fiction reading public. He doesn't even foist his OWN views on the public.
If you want to influence the genre, get your stories published. If you're really good, you might become an editor. Obviously, you can't.
The shocking thing to me on this thread is that - well, I knew Bromfield was a no talent - but I thought Joe Schembrie was a talented writer.
I am really, really disappointed at what you've said here, Joe. You've turned this forum into a plaque of ruins.
I chatted with Fred Pohl at the Campbell Conference at the University of Kansas last summner (Fred and me, we both have stories in next month's Asimov's. We're like this *imagine gesture of putting two fingers together* Are those your teeth I hear grinding Jon?).
Anyway, Fred make a very good observation, in relation to whether science fiction can predict the future. He said, more importantly than predicting the future, science fiction can imagine the future. You can direct and influence society's development by giving them a vision and road map of what lies ahead. It may be dystopian and cautionary, or it might be utopian and visionary.
I think Robert Heinlein did such a fantastic job of envisioning a future of space flight for us that we perhaps got ahead of ourselves and made the moon landing too soon. It may take us a number of years until regular space flight and subsequent colonization becomes common place.
SO if you've got a gripe, stop baying at the moon. Write the stories and write them so well that your images and ideas will drive themselves into the collective consciousness of society and influence its future development.
One man with the genius of God is a majority. Stop pointing fingers and whining about slush piles and gatekeepers and elites. Man's nature hasn't changed in thousands of years. Only his tools. The tools are out there. If you have the skills, use the tools. Don't blame the tools or accuse the man who sold them to you of some scam.
Bromfield has consistently shown he's an obnoxious no talent. I have no idea now what to think about you, Joe. I DO know that rather than bitch and piss and moan about rejections, I try to find time every night to write a little bit and keep plugging away, like Fred said, and provide a vision for the future.
And you know what. I have this funny positive feeling it's going to work.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Another story finished
I sent "The Silver Dollar Saucer' to Andromeda this past weekend. Already heard from them that it's cleared the first reading. That's another story I think is cute.
Next I think I'm going to attack "The Idiot Box" and work it up from a flash into a regular story.
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Upcoming in Asimov's
There will also be stories by three first-time authors, including myself. Here's what they wrote about me:
"New writer Lou Antonelli makes a light-hearted Asimov's debut with the not-terribly-likely steampunk saga of the launching of "A Rocket for the Republic".
Gee, I wonder how many extra copies of next month's magazine I'm gonna buy???
Emailed "V.S.A." to Strange Horizons. Right now I have stories in 23 different slush piles.
The writing grind
I did get back to working on "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" on Thursday night. Some significant changes, and the story's word length dropped - always a good sign, when the prose tightens up. It's probably ready to be pulled through Pagemaker this weekend.
Sheila at Asimov's returned "The Man Who Machine-Gunned the Lady of the Lake". Said it was cute but didn't buy it. Gordon at F&SF returned "The Silver Dollar Saucer". I sent him "Machine-Gunned" and sent "Silver Dollar Saucer" to Andromeda. I also sent "Wish List" to Lenox Ave., "A Djinn for General Houston" to Escape Pod, "After Image" to Surprising Stories and "Avatar" to Far Sector. Both Far Sector and Escape Pod are venues I haven't tried before.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Ted comes to Texas
Ideomancer returned "V.S.A." Said it was too long on polemic and too short on plot.
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Turkey City and Tulsa
The folks in Austin have other literary resources to pull from, I imagine. Living like I do all in East Texas, I can use the experience. The previous one was the first writer's workshop I ever attended. When I mentioned that later to Gardner Dozois, he remarked "Well, you sure started at the top."
Anyway, the workshop will be at Person's July 23. The weekend before will be Conestoga 9 in Tulsa. I received word this week of my schedule. I will moderate one of the panels, on "When the Well is Dry: Writer's Block". It will convene at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16. I will also be a member of the panel on "Influence of Other Genres: Should We Let Them In?" which will be held Sunday at 10 a.m.
They also said I can have a reading at noon Sunday, but since it's opposite the main reading for the Guest of Honor, George R.R. Martin, it'll probably bomb. Oh, well. I've always thought reading were for big authors, like guys who've written novels. Since I've only written short stories, I didn't expect to get a reading slot. It was still nice of them.
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Andromeda has posted the cover for their June/July issue. First time I've seen my name on the cover of a magazine.
Andromeda has posted the cover for their June/July issue. First time I've seen my name on the cover of a magazine.
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"It's possible that you haven't run into the stories of Lou Antonelli. Since 2003, he's been publishing delightful short tales of alternate history all over the nooks and crannies of the SF world. Thanks to Fantastic Books, we now have 28 of these little gems in one place. "Many of Antonelli's stories have an unexpected twist ending. And many of them are what he calls "secret history" stories, which aren't exactly alternate history—they're set in our familiar history, but there's always some element that contemporary observers missed. " -
- Don Sakers, The Reference Library, Analog July-Aug. 2014
A better path develops for a distraught man in "Double Exposure" by Lou Antonelli (debut 6/11 and reviewed by Frank D). Jake is about to end it all. He has been trying to keep his high maintenance wife happy for decades and has needed to embezzle to satisfy her spending habits. Now, on the verge of indictment and abandoned by his spouse, he buys a gun. Before he pulls the trigger, he spies a Kodak one-day photo hut. Curious, he pulls up to the window. They are holding pictures of him and his last girlfriend from 30 years before. The package is a lot thicker than it should be. Double Exposure" is listed as an Alternative History story but I would classify it as a Magical Realism tale. It is set as a second chance tale, a look into a life that should have been. The author is inspired by his memories of the old photo huts (I remember them) and of their disappearance. A cool idea (photos of another life), one that I could imagine would make for a great anthology.
- Frank Dutkiewicz, Diabolical Plots
"Great White Ship": A traveler stuck waiting for a flight strikes up a conversation with an old airline employee. The Old Timer tells him a story of a Great White Airship that arrives from a most unusual destination. The story of a craft from an alternate reality and how it got there is only the precursor to the final act. This is one of my favorite stories from this site. I have a great passion for lighter-than-air craft and their potential as a future means of transport, which opens the story. The author uses this speculation to launch into an engaging tale. As fascinating as the main story line is, the alternate history premise that accompanies it is just as worthwhile. This story was well written and very well thought out. It is well worth the read. Recommended.
- James Hanzelka, Diabolical Plots
Lou Antonelli fiction archived online
- "Ad Valorem" - Omni Reboot
- "Bindlestiff's Daughter" - The Lorelei Signal
- "The Return of Alfred Bester" - International Speculative Fiction
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- "Great White Ship" - Daily Science Fiction
- "The Centurion and the Rainman" - Buzzy Mag
- "The Goddess of Bleecker Street" - Kalkion
- "Irredenta" - World SF Blog
- "Ghost Writer" - Flashes in the Dark
- "Avatar" - Darker Matter
- "Black Hats and Blackberrys" Bewildering Stories
- "Pen Pal" - Revolution SF
- "I Got You" - Bewildering Stories
- "Big Girl" - Ultraverse
- "S.P.P.A.M." - Bewildering Stories
- "Silence is Golden" - Revolution SF
- "Fermi's Fraternity" - Planetary Stories
- "The Rocket-Powered Cat" - Revolution SF
- "Video Killed the Radio Star" - Apehelion
- "Silvern" - Revolution SF
Recent Reviews
- "The Clock Struck None" - True Review
- "The Clock Struck None" - Analog
- "Texas & Other Planets" - Missions Unknown
- "Texas & Other Planets" - Jayme Blaschke's Gibberish
- "Texas & Other Planets" - Amazon
- "Dispatches from The Troubles" - SF Revu
- "Dispatches from The Troubles" - SF Site
- "Fantastic Texas" - Serial Distractions
- "Fantastic Texas" - Tangent Online
- "Professor Malakoff's Amazing Ethereal Telegraph" - Tangent online
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- 1 despite the fact that synonym although Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her. Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me. His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality. Strange though it may sound, I was pleased it was over.
- 2 used to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. He'll probably say no, though it's worth asking. Which Word?although / even though / though You can use these words to show contrast between two clauses or two sentences. Though is used more in spoken than in written English. You can use although, even though and though at the beginning of a sentence or clause that has a verb. Notice where the commas go:Although/Even though/Though everyone played well, we lost the game. We lost the game, although/even though/though everyone played well. You cannot use even on its own at the beginning of a sentence or clause instead of although, even though or though:Even everyone played well, we lost the game. Word OriginOld English thēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German doch; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse thó, thau.Idioms
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in a way that suggests something He behaved as if nothing had happened. It sounds as though you had a good time. It's my birthday. As if you didn't know! 'Don't say anything.' 'As if I would!' (= surely you do not expect me to)
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Jackson Pollock-Lee Krasner House. Hans Namuth, 1984. © 1999 Estate of Hans Namuth
Today, one has only to step into the meadow behind Pollock's house to understand the overwhelming presence of nature in the dense, interwoven surfaces of his work. Pollock once defended the source of his imagery saying, "I am nature."
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posted by M.P.L on .
5yd 1ft 4in - 2yd 2ft 8in
Do the subtraction like a normal (numerical subtraction) with borrowing. The only difference is when you borrow, you don't always get 10 from the next digit, but the appropriate number from the next unit.
For example,
4yd 2ft 4in - 3yd 1ft 9in
Put them one on top of the other if you wish:
4yd 2ft 4in
3yd 1ft 9in
4in - 9in , we need to borrow to get 1ft+4in=16in
so 16in - 9in = 7in.
4yd 2ft 4in
3yd 1ft 9in
?yd ?ft 7in
Now 2ft on top becomes 1ft (after borrow), so 1ft-1ft =0ft
4yd 2ft 4in
3yd 1ft 9in
?yd 0ft 7in
Finally, 4yd - 3yd = 1 yd
4yd 2ft 4in
3yd 1ft 9in
1yd 0ft 7in
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First Remington and any other manufacturers should pack up and leave in the middle of the night like the colts did to baltimore. Second all the manufacturers should band together and inform NY that it cost to much to retool their factories to comply with their laws and effective immediately they will no longer allow the sales of their weapons within the state, law enforcement included.
What is good for the goose is good for the gander.


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Virginia lacrosse murder trial in holding pattern
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Jurors will begin deliberations in the Yeardley Love murder trial on Ash Wednesday, three full days since they heard closing arguments in an unusual and emotional Saturday session.
Charlottesville Circuit Court is closed Monday for Presidents' Day and is booked Tuesday for grand jury proceedings.
George Huguely V faces 20 years to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder or felony murder in the commission of a robbery, and as little as one to 10 years if convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
He is accused of breaking into Love's bedroom in May 2010 and beating her before tossing her in bed and walking off with her computer. She was found dead hours later. The medical examiner ruled she died of blunt force trauma. The on-again, off-again boyfriend and girlfriend both played on highly ranked University of Virginia lacrosse teams.
Huguely pleaded not guilty to six charges: first-degree (or premeditated) murder, felony murder, robbery of a residence, burglary, entering a house with intent to commit a felony and grand larceny. Judge Edward L. Hogshire instructed the jury it could also consider other charges, including second-degree murder (five to 40 years) and involuntary manslaughter (which the defense favors).
"The big problem with the felony murder count for the defendant is jurors don't have to believe he intended to kill her to find him guilty of that," said Christopher Leibig, a criminal defense attorney in Virginia who is not involved in this case. "A lot of defense attorneys think felony murder is unfair. If you commit the felony and a death happens as a result, then you're guilty."
Leibig said even if the jury doesn't convict on premeditated murder or felony murder, "they could find him guilty of second degree plus robbery and other charges. So he could win the big charge and end up going to prison for a long time."
The prosecution depicted Huguely as a controlling abuser who went to Love's apartment that night in a jealous rage. The defense depicted him as a bumbling "boy athlete" incapable of murder.
"Courts have schedules," Leibig said. "So to have a jury wait over a three- or four-day break is not that unusual. But here it could be bigger than it normally would be because of the press attention.
"The likelihood that jurors could be exposed to press accounts goes up every day they're home. It is impossible to walk down the street in downtown Charlottesville without seeing the newspaper boxes or hearing people talk about it."
A jury of 14 — seven men and seven women — observed the two-week trial. Two alternates will learn who they are Wednesday, and the other 12 will decide the case. Hogshire offered a chance to begin deliberations Saturday evening. Jurors left court briefly to confer and returned to say they'd rather start fresh Wednesday.
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C Adam Moore 2-5, BB; 1B Cody Decker 2-6, 2B; LF Travis Buck 1-3, HR(1), RBI, 2 BBs; :HP Jason Lane 6.0 IP 7 H R ER; RHP Tim Sexton (L, 0-1) 4.0 IP 3 H R K.
Prospect Watch: The Chihuahuas lost their debut game at Southwest University Park in El Paso as an error by second baseman Brooks Conrad in the top of the thirteenth inning put a runner on second base and the subsequent batter doubled him home for the game winning run....Jason Lane has been El Paso's best starter this season and had another good night. Aside from one bad start in Las Vegas, maybe the worst park to pitch in professional baseball, Lane have given up one earned run or less in four starts, all of which went at least six innings....Catcher Adam Moore has proven to be a nice pick-up that the Padres got from the Royals and is hitting .324/.387/.441.
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Key Statistics:.2B Casey McElroy 3-5; CF Rymer Liriano 1-3, BB; 1B Jason Hagerty 3-5, 2B; RF Yeison Ascencio 3-5, 2B; RHP James Needy 3.0 IP BB 2 Ks; LHP Frank Garces (W, 1-1) 1.1 IP 2 Ks; RHP Jerry Sullivan (S,1) 1.0 IPProspect Watch: MadFriars was in San Antonio last night. Please read our game story for an account of the game.
For further reading on the San Antonio Missions, see the San Antonio Express-News.
Storm 4 - Visalia Rawhide 3
Key Statistics LF Luis Domoromo 2-2, 2BBs; DH Corey Adamson 1-3, HR(3) 3 RBIs, BB; RF Hunter Renfroe 1-3, 2B; RHP Bryan Rodriguez 5.0 IP 6 H 3 R 2 ER BB 6Ks; RHP (W, 1-2) Trevor Gott 1.0 IP H.
Prospect Watch: The Storm won their fourth game in a row behind a big three-run home run by Corey Adamson in the second inning and another strong pitching performance by Bryan Rodriguez. Rodriguez has gone at least five innings in all of his starts and has only given up two or more earned runs once...Adamson has been in a bit of a slump recently, but his overall numbers are still good and it looks like the left-handed hitting Aussie is starting to develop some power.
For further reading on the Storm please see the Southwest Riverside News Network.
Great Lakes Loons 7 -TinCaps 3
Key Statistics 3B Fernando Perez 2-4; 1B Jake Bauers 2-4, 3B; RHP Bryan Verbitsky 5.0 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 6Ks; RHP Justin Livengood (BS, 1) (L, 0-1) 1.0 IP 4 H 4 R 4 ER BB K.
Prospect Watch: The TinCaps imploded in the sixth inning wrecking a nice outing by starter Bryan Verbitsky. Verbitsky was a third round pick out of Hofstra University last year was up and down last season in Eugene with his command but did strike out 47 in 49.1 innings...Nowhere where they put him Fernando Perez continues to hit at .318/.330/.459 but you would like to see a few more walks than two in 87 plate appearances...1B Jake Bauers got his first hit in the Midwest League with a two-RBI triple and followed it up with a single. Defensively he may be a little active with some of the throws from the left side of the infield, but since he played with all of those guys last year in the AZL he is probably used to it by now.
For further reading on the TinCaps, see the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.
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No. 4 Pitt at No. 25 West Virginia, Feb. 7, 2011, WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W.Va.
No. 4 Pitt 71, No. 25 West Virginia 66
Quoting Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon
Opening statement:
"It was a good win for us against a very good team. I know they have a high RPI, they're experienced, they have five seniors and again, they're a very good team. What I like about it was how we did it – we really focused on the rebounding. We wanted to cut down their offensive rebounds, they average 15 in conference, and we really cut it in half. That was a great sign. We did really well with our rebounding and defense, and that's what we set out to do."
On Ashton Gibbs' absence:
"Ashton wasn't playing and I think we really got the message across to our guys in the last 24 hours since we found out he wasn't playing. Everybody else was asking who was going to step up. We didn't have to have anyone step up. We just had to play the way we play, do the things we do and execute. No one really had to do anything different, or shoot more 3's, or become a different player overnight. They just had to do what we do and play like we play when (Ashton Gibbs) is not in the game or in practice."
Quoting West Virginia coach Bob Huggins
On Pitt's second half"
"They outmanned us is what happened. They beat us to death on the offensive glass and drove it where they wanted to drive it. They just out-manned us."
On the different with Ashton Gibbs out:
"They drive it more. (Brad) Wanamaker, (Gilbert) Brown, drive it. (Nasir) Robinson drives it. They just attack the rim."
On if the problem can be corrected:
"We're just outmanned. I can't trade them, I could waive them I guess, but I couldn't get anybody for them. I could sit here and lie to you, but we just got out-manned."
On if he expected problems on the offensive glass:
"I was hoping not. We can't lose John Flowers. If we lose John Flowers, we lose a guy who is a factor around the rim. We're not very athletic as it is and our athleticism really takes a dive when John is out."
On Deniz Kilicli:
"We finally threw him the ball. We should've thrown him the ball at the Villanova game and we didn't. That was an emphasis yesterday, to make sure we throw him the ball when he's working to get it."
George Signs Financial Aid Agreement with Pitt
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Pitt Adds Combo Guard Stewart to 2017 Recruiting Class
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Celtics 105, Bobcats 88: Jason Terry scored 15 points to lead six players in double figures as Boston won its 11th consecutive home game.
Paul Pierce had 14 points in only 23 minutes and Avery Bradley added 13 for the Celtics, who avenged a pair of losses to the Bobcats in the last five weeks, including a humilating 100-74 defeat in Charlotte on Tuesday night.
Jannero Pargo scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and Gerald Henderson added 16 for the Bobcats, who lost for the 12th time in 13 games.
Despite the absence of center Kevin Garnett (lower adductor strain), Boston had little trouble in dispatching Charlotte. An 8-0 spurt in the third quarter extended the lead to 14 points before Terry hit two 3-pointers to give the Celtics an 83-66 edge entering the final 12 minutes.
Boston's bench put the game out of reach, combining for nine straight points to open the fourth as the lead ballooned to 92-66. Pargo ignited a brief rally that cut the deficit to 13 before the Celtics pulled away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Garnett is listed as day-to-day, putting his availability for Monday's showdown with the Miami Heat in question. ... Kemba Walker scored 14 points for Charlotte, which has never beaten Boston three times in a row. ... Terry hit all three 3-point attempts and Courtney Lee (12 points) nailed both of his as Boston was 10-of-15 from behind the arc.


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Hey people,
Yes I did get eaten by the sarlacc, havenât we all?
NovallTalon I've been racking my brains about what damage to do to the soft parts. Belts, etc... can just be horribly acid ravished, but the vest and flight suit...? I'm somewhat stuck.
I may have to "cheat" a bit by - either - having a really tough flight suit or I'm wearing a set of loaners from Dengar ... believe it or not I'm leaning towards the latter as, realistically, he would have had to give Fett something to wear.
On that topic I'm wondering how much to weather the cod whilst still retaining Fett's pride... I'm guessing he got REAL lucky and that-whole-region got off unscathed
t_bone I don't think I can take your last comment (or any on a similar topic) seriously with your avatar thrusting furiously like that...
But I'm going to give Boba the benefit of the doubt... also because I'm the one wearing it.
great work, but the paint job seems a bit off to me, I mean the acid parts are great, but it doesn't look like it came off of Boba....the rest of the details are not there, like the yellow under the green, or the other parts that have green on it but are suppose to be worn off by previous battles and whatnot.
I love your work so far, I just think that if it looked a bit more Boba in detail, it would be even more impressive
Hi Zeever,
I've been getting a few comments along the same lines here and I thought I should clear some things up.
Firstly, I really appreciate everyone's tips and encouragement. Thanks.
Second, I didn't ever intend this to be a screen accurate Boba, just something to wear at Halloween etc... (and yes I know a lot of you wear your 100% Fetts to Halloween too but I'm not that diseased yet )
This just started after I picked up a cheap helmet and some cheap armour off eBay as a fun project to do in my rare free moments (don't let my being signed in all day fool you, I work ).
However, people's suggestions and the effort they put into their own work sort of motivated me to keep making changes. I'm just going for a general impression of Fett, I would love the time/money/mad-skills to make a screen accurate Boba but that's not happening soon.
So, if anyone else here is thinking of doing a post-sarlacc Boba I would like to metaphorically hand over the reigns to more capable hands, whose take on this I would eagerly await.
.... oh also; I've added the yellow to the armour too, I'll post pics of it and my new-and-improved helmet paintjob tomorrow (in a couple of hours).
I'm excited! New picture updates coming soon!
Don't be hard on yourself. You got mad skillz! Keep it up bro!
I believe the daughter thrusting took place post-sarlacc... wow.
Yeah, don't be hard on yourself. This is seriously one of the most interesting Boba projects I've ever seen on here (along the lines of the guy who made a realistic Holiday Special version of Boba) and I've been here since the beginning. Like we've all said, just make the unscathed parts as close to the ROTJ suit as you can (because that's the suit you're really trying to match up to), and all the rest can be covered up with the excellent "acid" weathering you have already shown us in your previous pictures.
As far as the jumpsuit, the old armor posters that Lucasfilm released about Boba's Mandalorian armor said it was supposed to be a double layered jumpsuit so it would be a pretty tough material in the Star Wars universe. Here's my idea for it..... rip up certain sections of the suit like on the arms or legs so you can see down to the skin. Then use some sort of prosthetic burned skin effect that people will be able to see underneath. Think of a Jason from Friday the 13th type effect. You don't even need to spend the time doing makeup on yourself. Attach the burned skin pieces to underarmor or some other tight clothes. You might also want to spray sections of the jumpsuit (and armor, actually) with something like Perma-Wet or some other kind of FX gel type coating to give it a glossy liquid type coating (much like the mucus that would likely exist inside the Sarlacc). You could go as far as using silicone or something to make drips of gross mucus hanging off armor parts and stuff like that. (Think Gammorean Guard mouth saliva). That would take the costume to the highest level possible.....like you had literally just gotten out of the Sarlacc pit.
Wow Mr Fett those are some great ideas I would have never thought of! I can imagine how great that would all turn out in the end!
Here are some new pics, still none of the colours look right because of the horrible combination of my artificial lighting and my overblown flash. That being said, the helmet pics are a lot closer to what they look like in person than the last ones I posted....
Yellow added (dents not yet but coming), flight-suit is not weathered yet, I'll be following Mr Fett's above suggestions for that:
New and improved helmet paint job:
some of the detail on the top:
Thats it for now, a little bit more later then a lot more a lot later as I'll be away for over a week.
Don't forget to add those two main silver 'dinged' areas on the right shoulder bell, and the catwhisker yellow around the normal silver spots on the shoulder bells. Also, the ROTJ helmet didn't have any green on the left earpiece as you have on yours. Both earpieces were normally just a bare metal color.
Gotta scum up that vest to match the armor parts that are attached to it, too.
Keep up the good work! Are you going to use a jet pack? If so it's gotta be the force pike damaged one like pictured at the top of this thread.
Yeah, shoulder bells will get their silver & yellow tonight, but I'll leave the vest/flight-suit weathering till I get back.
As for the jet pack, it's the last thing on the list atm - I still need gauntlets.
I'm considering starting a Wanted to Buy thread for busted, broken, etc... Fett parts. Get 'em for less and incorporate the damage, I imagine the gauntlets would be the worst hit by the Sarlacc acid what with all the numerous components.
Very good weathering on all the metal. An idea on how to stain or weather the soft parts, jumpsuit etc, would be to use coffee as a staining agent. Safe, cheap and readily available. It worked great on some vampire teeth. They came out looking very realistic. Mr Fett had a great idea about the rips and some scarred skin beneath. I think the jet pack would have been beat ALL to He!!, or you could say it didn't even make it out of the pit
Can't wait to see the whole thing!
Keep up the good work!
I think the original paint job on the bucket was better.
Also, are you going to weather the vest?
Where are Boba's original dents too?
Just askin, no offense meant by it
You are doing a great job there, I love the acid burns, great vison. I love this project.... keep up the great work.....
But I'm not looking right at a pic to tell you where.
Last edited by Mr Fett; Jun 25, 2007 at 7:55 PM.
Hi Pesh, awesome job you're doing mate! Your suit's gonna be a showstopper when it's done!!!
Some ideas for the soft parts:
Gloves: Maybe think about ripping fingers away so yours are exposed, possibly burning the backs of the gloves - in a controlled environment of course - or maybe give them to your dog for an hour or two!!! While they're damp from dog saliva, take them out the back and rub them in the dirt!!!
Cape: I would think about cutting it back to elbow length (or poss half elbow/half full length...) and using the same weathering technique (of your choice) to give it the burnt look.
Gauntlet pipes: I'd take a file to thes so you have several gaping holes in them, then apply real heavy yellowing to them.
Shoes: As per Mr Fett's post above, I would try to cover them in something so that they permanently look wet, in fact I'd be tempted to go up as far as the knees, even part way up the thigh! Also, possibly round down one or two of the foot spikes, or bend them out.
I also had a thought for your blaster, what I think would look really cool is if it was painted to look as though it had been part stripped down to the metal, and maybe some bite/teeth damage in the stock or the sight!??
Ok thats it from me I think, hope you like (at least some of) my ideas!
I'd be honoured if you took some of them on board!!!
If I've reiterated anyone else's ideas here then I do apologise, I don't mean to be a tea leaf!!!
Keep up the good work mate, and post pics OFTEN!!!!
Thanks Paul they're some nice ideas, I love the knee-deep in sarlacc slime one!
I've just got back from a skiing holiday (where I won a costume party I might add) so I have no new progress yet. When I have some, I'll post it
You're welcome Pesh, only too glad to help!!!
I just found this page, which was directly linked from TDH (Those with a weak stomach beware!)
Its a Starship Troopers Infantryman that was impaled by a bug in the film.
I thought the idea might appeal. At the very least, it's a good showcase for the effect of fresh blood (or any other fluid) on armour!
I didn't post pics here cos it's fairly grim!!
Hope its useful!!!
Darth Paul, that Starship Troopers page you posted is the guy that originally started this board, The Dented Helmet.
DPaul, that link is pretty sweet! Great effect there. Pesh, are you going to have Boba stabbed through the chest? Ha ha just kidding, but those fluids look great on that suit!
Thanks for the encouragement guys!!!
Pesh I dunno if getting a spike right through your Fett does it for you, but I guess it'd be possible for the Sarlacc to leave a few teeth here or there, kinda like a shark attack!!?
Right, I'm off to bed, going to Celebration Europe in the morning!!!


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This month's photo submissions call is for images that will be in season in October - that means fall & halloween; crunchy leaves, scarves, red and orange colours, mystery, harvest time. For those photographers out there with images you haven't yet submitted from last fall, please do so now!
If you just can't resisting shooting your pumpkins, keep in mind that a creative photo with an interesting approach or angle will make your image stand out from the masses.
Pumpkins epitomize both harvest and halloween - but please don't feel that the squash is the limit. We're also in need of new & different halloween themed images.
Take for example this photo that Emilio Ereza submitted a few years back, which is one of our favourites.
Are any of you other photographers' out there keen to photograph an image equally mysterious, atmospheric and captivatingly halloweenish?
A photographer in our chat room recently asked:
<<What is difference in missions of PACA, BAPLA, CEPIC? Are they all similar missions & only their member's locations differ?>>
Basically, yes, their missions are similar, and yes, it is their location that differentiates them. All three work closely with the others, and the P in each acronym stands for Picture: They are all trade organizations, working to encourage the best possible standards in the stock photography industry, to protect the core principals of the industry, to become the one authorative voice in their territory.
PACA, the Picture Archive Council of America is a Digital Media Licensing Association in North America that represents the vital interests of stock archives of every size, from individual photographers to large corporations, who license images for commercial reproduction. Founded in 1951, its membership includes over 100 companies in North America and over 50 international members.
PACA strives to foster and protect the interests of the picture archive community by monitoring new laws and court rulings that affect the stock photo industry and provides vital information on legal issues that are important to the business. They work to develop useful business standards and promote ethical business practices; actively advocate copyright protection; collect and disseminate timely information; and take an active role in the picture community by building relationships with organizations from related industries.
PACA holds an Annual International Conference. This is one of the main industry events of the year, providing opportunities to meet others in the business, discuss important issues, participate in seminars ranging from salesmanship to new technologies, and make connections with potential trade partners and vendors from around the country and the world.
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies, or BAPLA, has been a trade body since 1975 and is the trade association for picture libraries in the United Kingdom.
BAPLA Represents picture libraries and agencies of all sizes and types. Its members include the major news, stock and production agencies as well as sole traders and cultural heritage institutions. Bapla deems to:• Encourage best practice within the industry.• Lobby at UK and international level to ensure the core principles of our industry are protected.• Develop and deliver solutions on 21st Century copyright.• Channel the knowledge and expertise of the wider picture community.BAPLA is steered by an elected voluntary Executive Committee of 12 officers, supported by two permanent office staff, a freelance senior lobbying consultant and a number of subcommittees. Their work is funded by membership fees to whom they provide day-to-day business support.
And last but not least, we have CEPIC, Center of the Picture Industry Europe, for which our very well known CEO at age fotostock, Alfonso Gutierrez, has just been elected President.
CEPIC federates nearly a thousand of picture agencies and photo libraries in 20 countries across Europe, both within and outside the European Union. It has affiliates in North America and Asia. CEPIC's membership includes large and smaller stock photo libraries, major photo news agencies, art galleries and museums, video companies. The aim of CEPIC is to be a united voice for the press, stock & heritage organisations of Europe in all matters pertaining to the photographic industry. This includes consolidating copyright protection for photography and ensuring that it not be weakened by the process of the harmonisation of copyright laws, fighting for comparable trade regulations and ethical standards which will guarantee the protection of rights for all photographers, copyright holders and agencies, and devleoping guidelines for a fair business competition.
With an annual congress since 1995, CEPIC has become a central meeting point for agencies from all around the world centered on Europe. The website has a wealth of information on copyright issues, legal battles, changes in law and how they affect the picture industry, changes in technology, and upcoming events.


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Hintz's undergraduate work was in speech therapy because she wanted to work with students who had difficulty expressing themselves.
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A resolution to donate $500 for the Care-A-Van service has been approved by the Lake Township trustees.
The trustees unanimously approved the donation Tuesday for the community service for 2016.
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The service provides round-trip transportation for residents to medical-related appointments.
The township trustees recently heard a brief presentation from Sue Hart-Douglas, a member of Walbridge Village Council, who asked them to consider supporting the van service and the Active Older Adults program at the Eastern Community YMCA.
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The Columbia River from Highway 206. (Photo No. sheD0060)
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Dimensions: 2664 x 1769 pixels (300 dpi version); Date created: September 2006; Camera: Nikon D70 Digital SLR; Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED; Photographer citation: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives; Keywords/Tags: horizontal, Oregon, Sherman County, Columbia River, hills, clouds, blue sky, rural, Highway 206.
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