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Wingstop Sales Up 10.5 Percent in First Quarter
Wingstop announced today that same store sales for the first quarter are up 10.5 percent over the same quarter last year. The 500+ unit chain has now experienced positive comp sales for more than eight consecutive years.
In addition to double digit comp sales increases, Wingstop signed Franchise agreements that will result in 58 new locations in the U.S., a new first quarter record for the company. The development agreements will result in multiple locations in Detroit, Philadelphia, Bethlehem and Allentown, Pa. Lexington, S.C., Metairie, La., Savannah, Ga., Columbia, S.C., Phoenix and Hawaii.
"We are coming off one of our most successful quarters in the company's history," said Jim Flynn, Wingstop president and CEO. "A sales increase into the double digits is a huge milestone for our brand. We credit new partnerships with experienced franchisees, newly implemented social media programs, and an increased focus on local store marketing efforts within our communities."
The company was also recently listed as a Top 10 Facebook growth brand on the Restaurant Social Media Index.
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Yecch. Home again.
All AWP attendees should be granted some sort of transitional grace period before re-entering the real world. Oh, yeah. We definitely need it.
Today, thousands of us hobbled off airplanes, dragging carry-ons bulging with obscure litmags, new tomes by first-time authors, glossy MFA brochures, a billion business cards, 12 Gettysburg Review sippy cups and an assortment of neon condoms emblazoned with logos and attention-grabbing lines that probably made perfect sense at one time or another. Wrap your head around it—read the Dos Passos Review!
We'd just spent four days in nerd nirvana, surrounded by other mutterers in darkness, pondering sonnet sequences, witnessing the triumphant birth of Annie Finch's radical formalism and vaguely stalking Rita Dove. Although it's officially called a conference, AWP is more an overwrought paradise, full of all our long-dreamed-of indulgences, a place for writers to strut, preen and bellow even the tiniest of victories ("Cow Chip Quarterly just agreed to publish my triple sestina! And it's only going to cost me 20 bucks this time!")
Once the show begins to wind down (11:13 on Saturday night always feels particularly sad), you see signs of folks struggling against the inevitable—standing in the Hilton lobby, stunned into inaction, wondering whether to join the guys for a weepy cocktail, unreel their woes in one last open mic, or trudge to the room to—dammit!—pack. We're trying not to think about the moment many of us stumbled into today at airports all across the country. As we deplaned, grinning like Mary Tyler Moore on the streets of Minneapolis, we were greeted by underfed spouses, grubby children, crushing deadlines, dead-end jobs, filthy kitchens, unpaid bills, long commutes and dust bunnies under the sofa. Our "cute little writing thing, while tolerated (barely), is no longer understood as being more important than—oh, the fact since you've been off at your little "party," the family has existed on mayonnaise, tap water and an ancient stump of pepperoni they found wedged behind the crisper.
Real life intrudes, and how. It takes particular fortitude to hold on to at least a smidgen of the unbridled glee we felt in the warm midst of our chronically misunderstood brethren. Remember the insistent ideas, the sudden creative revelations, the urge to write, write, write, the rebirth of our ambition? How to make that giddy high last in the face of so many mundane obstacles, at least until next year when we gather again in (gulp) New York?
It's like when you come home from a fantastic party, the best party of the whole damn year. You're swathed in our stilettos and sequins or tuxes and spats, hair spritzed, nails burnished. At home, finally, in front of the mirror, you begin to peel away the pomp. Bow ties are pulled loose, makeup is scrubbed away, and there it is, the real you, weary but relieved under telling fluorescents. It's always heartening to see that you're still there, as simple and unadorned as a single word.
So write that word. Then write another. And another. It's what you do. Once the literary journals are devoured and the jimmy-hats have served their sultry purpose, all that's left to link you to this glittering week are those words. It's the one quiet thing that belongs to you, the current that pulses consistently beneath both the hoopla and grim reality. Sure, after a bitchin' bash like AWP–when a writer is the best thing you can be–it's normal to feel a little deflated when mere mortality taps you on the shoulder again. But that's when you have to think it, way out loud: Time to write something. Cause that's who I am.
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Here here. I experienced the same thing after spending a week in North Carolina a couple of years ago, at (wait for it) Amiri Baraka's side. It would take us 45 minutes to walk across the hotel lobby that would normally take 30 seconds, because of all the people that wanted to talk with him, get his autograph, and his picture. I was his friend, and there with him, and it was a high like no other.
The next week at home was unreal as I wound my way back to earth. It felt like a let down, but it was my life. But I still remember the feeling that I had while strolling with a master.
Thanks P.
It is TUESDAY, and I am still dragging ass. That said, we are neck deep into the planning for next year already. Werd.
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I have to agree with tech. Why find something you necessarily don't like just fit a frame with a drive train. Find something you like, no matter what size. Then figure how you could modify the frame to fit under the body. You may have narrow the whole frame. You'll more than likely have to shorten it. All you need is an angle grinder with some grinding and cutting disks, a sawzal, and a mig welder with about 125 - 130 amps (a Lincoln pro-core is a good one, plugs into 115v and welds up to 1/4 in a single pass). It would be nice to have a cutting torch, but you could get away with out it.
You'll have to be creative to make body mounts and engine mounts. You could possibly buy something you could weld on from sw race cars or speedway, but you can do it for much cheaper getting metal from your local metal supply.
I've managed to fit a S10 chassis under my bug doing this exact thing. This wont be a simple bolt on and go deal unless you just find the same year body and swap.
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On The Factor, Sandy Rios Attempts To Justify Anti-LGBT Campaign Against Ellen Degeneres
Bill O'Reilly hosted Fox News contributor Sandy Rios to defend anti-LGBT group [1] One Million Moms and their campaign to get Ellen DeGeneres fired as a spokeswoman for J.C. Penney, with Rios spewing that the campaign is responding to the "alarming ways" that "we are seeing homosexuality so embedded in our culture."
The New York Times reported [3]:
J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Friday it fully backs its partnership with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres after a conservative group urged the retailer to reconsider hiring DeGeneres as a spokeswoman because she is a lesbian.
A spokeswoman for the retailer declined further comment on the issue but did say in an e-mail to Reuters, "jcpenney stands behind its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres" and added that its announcement of the agreement last week sums up the company's view of the popular TV personality.
The Times further quoted the Million Moms' statement: "Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families."
For his part, O'Reilly accused One Million Moms of conducting a "witch hunt" against DeGeneres. Rios dismissed that accusation, insisting that the group has "a legitimate complaint."
Rios has previously ranted [4] that "[h]omosexuality has now been mainstreamed and de-stigmatized," compared [5] coverage of birth control to "red China," and likened [6] teachers' unions to Hamas.
Defending the Million Moms' campaign targeting DeGeneres, Rios argued that the campaign was "not about Ellen DeGeneres," adding, "but it's about mainstreaming something that is not acceptable to Christian and traditional family people all over the country." She then criticized DeGeneres for having "chosen to act out her lesbian lifestyle," and opined that people who believe that children "should not be exposed and propagandized on homosexuality have a moral problem with that."
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LILY ALLEN Announces North American 'Sheezus' Tour; Tix on Sale 5/15
Lily Allen has announced that she will hit the road in September for her first North American tour in five years. The British pop singer is touring in support of her new album Sheezus, which was released to much critical fanfare on May 6th by Warner Bros. Records. The album has peaked at No. 1 on iTunes in six countries, including the U.K., at No. 2 on iTunes in seven countries, including the U.S., and is Top 10 on iTunes in a total of 20 countries. Tickets for the tour go on-sale May 16th, with the exception of Los Angeles which is on-sale May 15th.
In addition to the tour, which kicks off in Miami on September 9th and concludes onOctober 10th in Los Angeles, Allen is also performing a sold-out show at New York City's Highline Ballroom this week (May 15th). In addition, she will appear on The Today Showon May 14th, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on May 15th, and Live with Kelly and Michael on May 26th. She will also tape an episode of PBS The Artist's Den airing later this summer.
Critics have weighed in on Allen's return with Cosmopolitan announcing that "Britain's top pop provocateur is back and as unapologetic as ever." U.K. music bible Q declares her "Britain's smartest pop star" and notes that Sheezus is a blend of "punchy feminist statements, wistful party jams, NSFW love letters to her husband, two-finger salutes to her critics, and moments of startling vulnerability." In its four-star review, The Timescalled it "The Mother of all Comebacks." Elle.com calls Allen "the pop world's Greek chorus, an important voice reporting from the front lines." New York magazine says: "It's Lily Allen, so we are ALWAYS paying attention."
Since emerging in 2006 with her iconic debut single "Smile," Allen has gone on to sell over five million albums worldwide. Her huge success in the U.K. not only quickly spread around the world, but also helped shift the musical axis toward young female artists. Her talent as a songwriter was acknowledged in 2010 when she won three Ivor Novello Awards. That same year she announced she was taking a break from making and performing music. In 2013 Lily returned to the studio, having spent the previous three years raising her young family and establishing her own record label. At the end of 2013, Lily released two songs simultaneously - her cover of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know," which reached No. 1 in the U.K. and the download-only track "Hard Out Here," which charted in the British Top 10 that same week. Allen has been making waves with "Hard Out Here," which Entertainment Weekly called "a booming critique of pop's double standard" and "a lot of fun."


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DarkFoxKit and I are writing another story together!
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Please check out our others stories we wrote together after you finish this one!
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Prologue: A Fox with a Mission
He fights ghosts, he's friendly and loyal, he always tries his best to fix his mistakes and even go so far as protecting people he doesn't know or doesn't like, he's an interesting specie; half human and half ghost and only at the age of 14. His name is Daniel Fenton, or Danny. Danny Fenton may seem like a normal pre-teen, but he's a half ghost fighting hero, he has two different forms, a human side and a ghost side, when he's in his ghost side his name is Danny Phantom.
I knew this because I've watched him from the darkness of the shadow for a long time. It's been about seven months since the accident that made him who he is today and I have great respect for him.
My name is Zora, part fox, part wolf and I'm a ghost. Mostly I'm fox though since I look more like a fox yet I can howl like a wolf. I'm small, a brownish gray color with emerald green eyes. I work for a secret organization not well known in the Ghost Zone: The Ghost Peace Keepers.
The Ghost Peace Keepers were formed roughly around 18 years ago, founded by Commander Silvia, who is the youngest sister of Prince Aragon and Princess Dorothy, she ran away from home because she wanted something most ghosts didn't care about: to co-exist with humans. Ghosts normally hate humans and like nothing more than to haunt and scare them.
However, Commander Silvia found other ghosts who wish to co-exist with humans too and created the Ghost Peace Keepers, we kept ourselves hidden from both humans and ghosts, knowing if we were ever discovered then those who resent our ideals will try to tear us apart.
I was created 9 years ago and I have been trained to fight, but mostly in stealth, I was well known as the Tricky Fox in the Ghost Zone for a reason. I was raised by the Ghost Peace Keepers and we all have code names we call each other outside our fortress so nobody would find out our real names, my code name is Fox.
For a long time we were beginning to lose hope, it seems that ghosts and humans don't mix, no matter what we do the humans either runs away or tries to shoot us down. We were starting to wonder if it's possible to co-exist with these people at all, but then one day, seven months ago, a miracle happened; a young human became half ghost. It was this young man that showed us it was indeed possible for humans and ghosts to co-exist, he was the living and breathing (sort of) example of this and we, the Ghost Peace Keepers, called him the Bridge to Peace.
Oh yes, there was Vlad Masters/Plasmius, but he uses his powers for his own selfish personal gain and the day he got his powers the Ghost Peace Keepers didn't exist yet. But we knew Danny Fenton/Phantom had the potential we would need to achieve our goal.
I was given this mission to watch over the ghost boy, because I had the best stealth out of the members of the Ghost Peace Keepers. I had watched him since the day he fought with the Lunch Lady ghost and grew proud of him as he began to use his powers to defend others, there were times when he messed up and used his powers for his personal gain, but hey he's also a teenager so he was bound to mess up a lot.
Every week I was to give a report on Danny, what he did, how much he progressed with his powers and stuff like that. I was never to let him see me, never to interact with anyone and I was good at it. I can make myself look like a normal human being and cover up my ghostly aura to prevent Danny's ghost sense from… well sensing me. In the school as a human girl I am known as Amanda Fox, the quiet loner girl.
Anyway, it wasn't until a few days after the battle with that stormy ghost did things take a turn for the worse… or maybe for the better, it really depends on how you see it.
Remember that Freakshow guy who controlled Danny and other ghosts with his crystal ball thing and changed reality with his Reality Gothlet? Well, he came back and he took control of Danny in the middle of the night, nobody saw or suspected a thing, except for me.
I didn't know how Freakshow got his ghost controlling crystal back, but he got Danny under his control again, I quietly followed them, careful to keep my eyes away from the luring light of his hypnotic crystal ball. I wasn't sure what to do, Danny always had someone to back him up, but Freakshow had snuck up on him, so he was alone… only I was left to witness this and I was forbidden to let him see me.
"Now, to the Ghost Zone my dear pet." Freakshow smirked as he gestured to the Ghost Portal in the Lab.
Danny carried Freakshow and flew into the Ghost Zone and I growled and quickly went in after them.
I was angry that Freakshow wanted to try and control all the ghosts in the Ghost Zone, I had over heard him saying that and now I knew I had to stop him even if it means letting Danny see me… who knows, maybe when he snaps out of the spell he'll forget about what happened.
When they stopped, I quietly floated towards them. Freakshow was looking at the map to see where he should go first and then I pounced.
"Argh! A ghost fox? How dare you pounce on me!" Freakshow knocked me off and tried to hypnotize me with his crystal ball, but I was smart enough shut my eyes and rely on my other senses.
"Ugh! That does it! Ghost boy, attack this ghostly fur ball!"
Danny shot at me with his Plasma Ray and while I normally get star struck if he should ever notice me, he was under this guy's control so I had nothing to worry about. I jumped and bit his arm, Danny cried out in pain and I threw him away so I could get to Freakshow and break his crystal ball.
However, it could not be that easy, Danny recovered quickly and kicked me so suddenly I flew off and hit someone!
"Ow! Watch where you're flying!"
I looked at the dark ghost I had crashed into, it was very dark almost like a shadow, kind of like Spectra. I looked back at Freakshow who had Danny carrying him across the zone again and I knew I was going to need help if I hope to save the Bridge to Peace.
"Hey, you… listen, I'm known as Fox, can you help me? I'm chasing after a human who is controlling the half ghost boy Danny Phantom." I quickly asked her.
She looked at me as if shocked, "You can talk? Most animal ghosts I've met never talked before they only make their usual animal noises. My name is Dark by the way… you're not scared of me are you?"
"Of course not, Dark, why would I be? Listen, I know this is sudden, but I need your help."
"Oh yeah, that human controlling the ghost boy? I guess I can help you." Dark said as if unsure if she could trust me.
"Great, but whatever you do, don't look at the human's crystal ball or you'll be under his control as well!"
… That's when I have met Dark, a fellow loner, my first friend and… little did I know, the catalyst of our destiny.
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Old Dominion University music teacher Dr. Adolphu Hailstork will be honored at this year's Legends of Music event on February 26.
Old Dominion University music teacher Dr. Adolphu Hailstork will be honored at this year's Legends of Music event on February 26.
Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym "Jane Roe" led to the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized aborti…
Fiat Chrysler says it is recalling some Chrysler cars because driveshaft bolts can come loose on all-wheel drive models, increasing the risk…
The SCCL honored four people for their service in Virginia Beach for their Citywide Black History Celebration.
Virginia Republican hopefuls for governor have played nice during their first debate.
Wisconsin-based Sargento Foods Inc., is expanding a voluntary recall of some cheeses due to a possible bacterial contamination.
Chesapeake Police are asking for help to identify two men who broke into three vehicles.
A former Phoebus Phantom showed off his athleticism, taking home a dunk contest championship.
Asterisk, a female Yellow-Backed duiker, was born on January 18 to her mother Dottie.
Residents in Knotts Island are currently unable to make or receive calls out of the 429 prefix according to Currituck County City officials.
The U.S. Coast Guard wants to upgrade the Cape Lookout Lighthouse and it looking for input from the public.
The Coast Guard hoisted a 75-year-old woman from a cruise ship 110 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras Saturday
Hampton Police are looking for a man they say robbed a Wells Fargo Bank on Coliseum Drive Saturday morning.
A bill that would require high school students to learn the meaning of legal consent is heading to the governor's desk.
It happened in the Harbour Breeze Apartments in northern Suffolk.
It may be hard for you to wait to watch a show with your significant other. If so, then you are not alone.
Oscar Smith and Phoebus won conference titles in boys basketball on Friday night.
This is the second time David Dessler, an associate professor of government at the college, has been arrested for these charges.
Chesapeake police have appointed Sgt. Diana Tharp as the department's LGBTQ liaison.
Joseph Chen, 47, was driving over the CBBT when his truck went overboard. He was rescued, but died on the way to the hospital.
No injuries were reported.
Essure, which consists of two nickel coils placed into the fallopian tubes to block pregnancy, was supposed to be permanent birth control.
Hiring is for a range of positions for programs across the shipyard.
Police say 30-year-old Myles Matthew Straker is in the U.S. illegally from Trinidad and Tobago.
The repairs are expected to take several days.
A multi-vehicle crash closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 264 at Laskin Road for about an hour Friday.
A bill that would require high schoolers to learn the meaning of legal consent is heading to the governor's desk.
Congressman Scott Taylor is hosting a series of town hall meetings throughout Hampton Roads next week.
In the suit, Robert Ames claimed former officer Chris Mackie used unnecessary force during an arrest made on August 28, 2014.
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Hi I'm new to this Forum. Sold my 37' Looking at a couple of CS30's shoal draft. What should I look for? We have cruised extensivly to the Caraibbean, Bahamas Florida on our 37 but want to do some land exploring and the oppertunity presented it self this year with the sale of our Lady Simcoe. I will probably do some club racing and maybe another trip or 2 to Georgian Bay. Have looked at a couple they look solid but what do you really look for? I have talked to a few oeners asking what do you dislike about the boat? Have found out the PHRF ratings seems a huge gap between NFS and FS bit puzzling. Is it true that they don't point very well? Have raced against a wingkeel version they seem to be on par or a bit quicker than a CC27 about the same as a CC30. Leaning towards the shoal version apposed to the wing keel. Any opinions would be appreciated.
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We bought our cs30 three years ago, and for the most part have been very happy with it. It is a great boat for a couple on the Great Lakes. As far as sailing is concerned I would say it is very good. My wife and I are not racers or really sailors for that matter but it doesn't take much to get the boat going at a good clip.
Not sure where you were told that they don't point well. I can easily get our boat to 40 degrees and sometimes to 30. Keep in mind that what I know about sail trim could fit on a matchbook cover. This is with a 5'6" deep keel.
My only regret is the 5'6" keel. We are on georgian Bay and I've already hit two rocks this season with the bottom of my keel ( its part of my cunning plan to turn it into a shoal keel a bit at a time ). If I had to do it again I would get a CS30 with the shoal keel rather than the deep keel or even wing keel. Take my word for it, there are a lot of rocks in the 30,000 island part of Georgian Bay. But as I said we are not racers, and pointing ability while handy at times, is of less importance to us.
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Hi chamonix,
I've been to Georgian Bay many times on my previous boat and if you say you haven't touched bottom in Georgian Bay you haven't been there or you are kidding yourself. I bought a CS30 in Brighton last week it's a shoal draft and is a down size to my previous 37' that we sailed to the Carabbean and back (A two year adventure) We are down sizing and will be sailing and racing on Lake Simcoe with a couple of trips up to the North Channel to pic blueberry's. Glad to here that they point ok I think it was a CC30 owner who said they didn't point. I sailed a wing keel CS30 in a race last weekend seems to point just fine however we had very light air.
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I owned a new CS30 for 20 years, sold it in 2004. Berthed mostly in Alameda, we sailed San Francisco bay and the California coast from Monterey to Bodega Bay. It was great boat. I once considered sailing to Hawaii, but finally determined it did not have enough storage for food and water for a safe trip for more than one person. The only drawback I recall was that it would round-up too easy with a spinaker in a gust due to the short fin keel pitching out. The spars were seriously supported by the oversized rigging. It sailed fast but was handicapped by PHRF so we never won any races. It could be set up for singlehandling easily. Handling was excellent in heavy or light air.
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Good to here from a CS30 owner I was wondering if some one would answer me. I am looking forward to Spring and launch. We have a pretty good racing fleet here on Lake Simcoe with 5 clubs around the lake. I have being planning some up grades over the winter and come mid March will get the tarp off. I will replace all the halyards and running rigging as well as adding a hydraulic back stay the packing gland leaks like a sive it will be replaced with a PSS seal on the shaft. I have a feathering prop which I will fit to the boat. A new headsail 145% & Gennaker and the bottom is to be sanded and faired. She should be a pretty good club racer as I have raced on a couple of CS30's. Good to here from you.
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My friend installed a hydralic backstay on his CS30 years ago and when he cranked it up one time in a blow, it pulled the roller furling head stay out of the bow stem fitting. That big cast stem fitting holding it just exploded and the head stay and jib was whipping around. He turned downwind as quick as he could and saved the mast. I think the baby stay really helped saved his mast. When he got the boat back to the boat yard, he had all kinds of horror stories about getting that stem fitting replaced. After that, we all put safety cables on our stem fitting to head stay link.
Also in the last post, I mentioned rounding up too easy, I meant it was because the fin rudder is too short, not the keel. A simple solution might be to put a water bladder or tank under the stern seat to give some ballast when running or reaching. Then pump the water out when going to weather.
I always had trouble with the packing gland leaking, had to adjust it a lot. The PSS solution should work good.
Re: New to CS30
If you "always" had trouble with the stuffing box leaking then your shaft alignment may be in question. If this is the case a dripless seal type stuffing box will not last very long either and it cannot be adjusted in water like a conventional stuffing box.
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The CS30 packing gland was in a very tight place behind the engine and you need to use a special wrench.. Actually it takes 2 wrenches. It also helps to be sort of a contortionist. You need to constantly keep a check on it to have the occasional drip. Too tight stopped the drip but burned up the packing material and scored the shaft. Too loose and it leaked profusely under the engine. It is hard to get more than one hand at a time back there. If you forgot to put it in reverse while sailing with the motor off, you run the risk of loosening the gland while the prop and shaft freewheels.
If there is a shaft alignment problem, that can be determined on a regular haulout.
The PSS gland should work well IF there is enough room to fit it in there.
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Pic is great where is the vent hose going? Looks like it is up into the engine compartment.
As soon as the weather get's a bit warmere I will take on the project.
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The 1998 Grand Am by Pontiac boasted new next-gen airbags and revamped addable options. A redesigned Grand Am graced showroom floors in 1998, offering a long list of new standard equipment and options, and a completely revised exterior. The 2000 Grand Am offered an improved engine, an updated interior and new optional packages. Audio upgrades, a wheel upgrade and new body colors were keynotes for 2001. Two new exterior colors were added with some shuffling of trim levels for 2002. All models got OnStar, except SE, for 2003, and the trims were all updated to reflect new options. Only minor changes were in store for 2004, with the sedan model and four-cylinder Base engine being discontinued in 2005.
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2005 Pontiac Grand Am
The 2005 Pontiac Grand Am is a mid-size sports sedan that has entered its final year of production and is making way for the all-new G6.
2004 Pontiac Grand Am
A sporty five-passenger car, the 2004 Pontiac Grand Am is available as a two-door coupe or a four-door sedan.
2003 Pontiac Grand Am
The 2003 Pontiac Grand Am is a sporty five-passenger car available as a sedan or a coupe that comes standard with cruise control, ABS, and satellite radio.
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The 2002 Pontiac Grand Am is a sporty car that seats five passengers and is available as a sedan or a coupe.
2001 Pontiac Grand Am
The 2001 Pontiac Grand Am is a compact sports sedan with seating for five passengers and a packed list of standard features.
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The 2000 Pontiac Grand Am is a five-passenger sporty car available as a coupe or sedan, with a choice between a four-cylinder or a six-cylinder.
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The 1999 Pontiac Grand Am is a compact sporty car that has been totally redesigned for the new year, and it is available as a coupe or a sedan.
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is it open pvp?
if so then what do you gain from pvp?
if so then do you drop gear/pots if you get pked?(i hope so, this would be a super plus)
do you suck without he cashshop?(i assume maple has 1)
do they have alot of updates?
are there like pvp arenas? capturetheflag/deathmatch those kinda things
are there skills like leatherworking/mining etc, although you cant do everything but like choose a job?
are there classes like mage/fighter/ranger etc which classes are there?
is there endgame raiding or anything more to do at high level?
does it have spells?
does it require good internet to play?(atm im playing Guild Wars too and that for example i am playing perfectly on shitty nabours internet)
do you require to logon alot? i only log on about a few hours a week on guildwars already and ill have to mix it between maple and gw
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Is it absurd or scary to say that injury prevented Michael Owen from making the most of his talent? I can't work it out. The former England striker this week announced his intention to become a former Stoke City striker at the end of the season — indeed, to become a former striker full stop. After 16 professional seasons, he's jacking it in. And I can't help wondering: how good could he have been?
Let's deal in absurdity first. In a sense, to ask how good Owen could have been is an insult to the only Englishman this century to win the Ballon D'Or. Owen has a list of achievements longer than most people's list of ambitions: 40 goals in 89 international games, fourth-highest England goalscorer, the only player to score in four international tournaments for England and a domestic club career in which he obtained a winner's medal in every significant competition except for the Champions League.
This is hardly a once-promising kid who flushed his talent. Owen has in the past responded to baiting from the knuckle draggers on Twitter by ridiculing their "short memories" and posting a picture of his personal trophy cabinet. Bathed in yellow light, golden boots and medal clasp-boxes hang like the planets of a solar system around that 2001 Ballon D'Or.
There's more bling in there than Long John Silver's piggy bank.
This single image tells us plainly how good Owen once was. It tells us that there was a time when this short, sharp and smooth-chinned tyro from the borderlands in north Wales was without equal.
When Owen accelerated away from a defender — as he did most famously past Argentina's Nelson Vivas and Roberto Ayala at the 1998 World Cup, to score a fine goal that put England 2-1 ahead in their knockout stage match — it was like watching a flea evading a bear. "This 18-year old has electrified the world!" cried the commentator and for once the hyperbole was not completely unwarranted.
And yet. Between 2004-06, the period during which he left Liverpool for Real Madrid, and subsequently limped home to Newcastle, Owen performed the unusual feat of both burning out and fading away.
The long second act of his career, which began in his mid-20s, could barely have sounded a glummer counterpoint with the first.
Injuries begat a loss of pace, frustration became the dominant mood; although Owen waves goodbye to the game this year with no one feeling anything but admiration, it is all the same admiration earned for the most part more than a decade ago.
So it is certainly worth asking again: how good could he have been? Let us imagine for a second that Owen had enjoyed a career as generally unblighted as that of his similarly admired near-contemporary Frank Lampard.
Eighteen months older than the striker, Lampard made his international debut a year later. But he is still there today, with 94 caps from a 14-year England career, wondering if he might squeak his way to Brazil 2014, which would almost guarantee him a century of international caps. His years at Chelsea have brought him a clean sweep of medals. He has done it all.
Unlike Owen, Lampard can seldom have been said to have sent lightning bolts through world football — and he has generally suffered from the presence of Steven Gerrard beside him in England squads. But he has stuck around and in sticking around he has thrived. Since his game in midfield has never revolved around hamstring-torquing bursts of pace, Lampard has been blessed with a far better injury record than Owen — and 27 international goals (nine of them penalties) tells us he has made the most of it, even in England teams that have been much weaker than the sum of their parts.
All the same, it is worth speculating: had Owen, like Lampard, been properly fit for the last five or more years, he would almost certainly now be the most-capped England outfield player and he would definitely have passed Bobby Charlton's 49 international goals. God knows England have never managed to replace him: a world-class international striker with pace, guile and a nose for goal to play ahead of Wayne Rooney.
But all this is mere dreaming. No one stays sane in sport by wishing the past any different. Michael Owen long ago left us with just the memories. But what memories! We all wish him well.
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Is there any regime in world football stupider, more dismal or more destructive than the chicken-plucking morons who control Blackburn Rovers? I'd love to hear about one. The simple fact that Venky's are looking for their fourth full-time manager in a season tells us everything we need to know about this tinpot outfit. They are shredding the club from above, embarrassing the supporters and bringing the whole business of foreign football ownership into disrepute. What a dreadful, dreadful shower.
England crowned champion whingers
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Ashes hopes go up in smoke
More heavy giggle-stifling required when reading about the Australian cricket team this week, as Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey both ruled out returning to the side for the rapidly approaching back-to-back Ashes series. I expect next week Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee will be regretfully declaring themselves unavailable. It is probably inviting all sorts of unfortunate karmic repercussion to riff on their pain like this but I can't help wondering: have Australia ever appeared less fearsome, less together, less… Australian?
Haye return needs injection of fury
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Francis Bacon retrospective starting at the New York Metropolitan Museum on Wednesday is not for the faint-hearted.
The self-taught British painter (1909-1992), who denied the existence of God, portrays the brutality of humanity in subjects from popes to a paralytic child walking on all fours. His images illustrate that without God, humans are subject to the same urges of violence, lust and fear as any other animal.
"His wider appeal is a morbid fascination with the expression of violence in human nature," said Gary Tinterow, principal curator of "Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective," which is the first major New York exhibition in 20 years devoted to the artist and includes works from throughout his career.
Bacon, an existentialist, saw man as an "accident of evolution," said Tinterow, adding that contemporary artists consistently vote Bacon as one of the great influences of the current era.
Though he drifted aimlessly early in his career, Bacon found his voice as World War Two ended and rose to prominence over the next 45 years.
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Jason Bay could have returned as early as this weekend from his stint on the DL with a broken rib, Bay landed on the DL after diving for a fly ball and landing hard on the warning track.
At the time of his injury he was once again struggling offensively, hitting just .240 with three homeruns, two doubles and five RBIs. The Mets need to hope Bay can pick it up a bit they could use an RBI bat in the middle of the line-up.
Bay's return will be delayed because he was unable to play the field due to illness, sounds like the flu and shouldn't be that long. Interestingly enough it's been speculated that Davis could be the one displaced when he returns. With Duda moving to first, Kirk to right and Bay in left, while Davis goes down to get right...
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Peace Triumphs in Colorado
Posted on Nov 30, 2006
Three board members of a Denver area homeowners' association were forced to resign after threatening to fine a couple for hanging a wreath in the form of a peace symbol. The board had claimed the wreath was politically divisive and one member told a local newspaper that it might be a sign of the devil.
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By Robert, December 1, 2006 at 5:11 am Link to this comment
Pagosa Springs is a cool little town in South West Colorado. It is home to Elk, Mountain Lions, and the Southern Ute Indian tribe is very close. Which is one of the richest tribes in the US. The funniest part of a lot of those little "suburbs" are the covenants. Basically, um like fundamental retirees move there and mix in with the liberal locals. I have seen some of the retired lawyers bicker over sheep for eternity. Its quiet funny!
Well anyways, I enjoy RAW Robert Anton Wilson's cool analogies in The Illuminatus Trilogy. He offers a theory of the peace symbol as a upside down broken cross, or also some bizarre Atlantean symbol. In Japan I saw the coolest hat the other day with a skull and peace symbol blended together on some goth girl it was sick lol.
By Ddavr, December 1, 2006 at 12:23 am Link to this comment
Six months ago the board members would have gotten away with fining the peaceniks.
So that's what the Republican party is all about…always.
By slb, November 30, 2006 at 12:20 pm Link to this comment
This occured in an area outside of Pagosa Springs, CO—not a suburb of Denver. It is located in the SW part of the state. The city of Pagosa Springs in reaction to the "controversy" put up their own "peace wreath" yesterday.
By common sense, November 30, 2006 at 11:24 am Link to this comment
the beatles are still giving bullies disturbing boners. peace symbols scare bullies, because it reminds them they screwed up this incarnation with their evil selfishness ( and spiritual rapes ).
By Donovan, November 30, 2006 at 9:04 am Link to this comment
Everyone who hears about this story should display a Peace symbol of their own.
By WCG, November 30, 2006 at 7:03 am Link to this comment
This is pretty funny, especially the part about the peace symbol being a sign of the devil. But what's really frightening is that this board member didn't know we have freedom of religion in this country. Even if the symbol HAD been a sign of the devil - ESPECIALLY if it had been a sign of the devil - that was none of their business.
You really wonder about people. How could Americans - adults and, apparently, not obvious mental defectives - have so little knowledge about our country and our heritage?
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My Winchester safe is about 2 months old. I have been pretty happy with it, until a few days ago. When I shut the safe, I heard a clunk inside the door. When I tried to open the safe, the top of the door started to open, but the bottom wouldn't budge. I tried replacing the battery, but that didn't make a difference. The wheel turned and unlocked the bolts, but it appeared that the bottom bolt was not retracting.
I called Winchester and within a day they sent a locksmith out to get into my safe. It took at least 2.5 hours for this to be accomplished. I was pretty impressed with the safe, because it was only one bolt at the bottom holding the door shut, the other 11 bolts were retracted.
When the safe was finally opened, and the door panel with the pockets on them was removed, you could see that there was a rod attached to the bolt on one end and the other end had come off of the wheel mechanism that spun when you turned the wheel spokes. There was a nut that held the rod to the wheel that had come unscrewed. I looked at the other nylon lined nuts which were attached to the other 11 rods. The top one was not even finger tight.
If you have a Winchester safe, which were made by Granite safes, you might want to unscrew the pocket panel on the back of the door and inspect the nuts holding the rods in place to the wheel to ensure they are not loose. The two on my safe were not even finger tight. The nuts have a plastic nylon insert, so they should not have come loose on their own.
I still think the safe is well made, Winchester stood by it. They sent out a lock smith at no charge. They are supposed to send me a new safe. I'll let you know how that goes.
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Luke 2:8-12: Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to … [Read more...]
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There are many ways to live one's life, but we prayerfully hope for people to come to the realization that they have been created in the image and likeness of God. We do not have to become spiritual, we are spiritual whether we know it or not. We are eternal whether we ever choose to live consciously in the eternal realm. We have been given the keys of life and have amazing power within us for good. The blessing or potential curse of being created in the image and likeness of God is that we get … [Read more...]
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Summits, Self-Denial, Discipleship – a symboiotic trinityOne climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer. But one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up – Rene DumalI'm on the plane, having left a week of wonderful teaching and fellowship in Southern California as I return, refreshed and sun drenched, to the wonderful work I've the privilege of doing in Seattle. The work, as most of you know, is the wo … [Read more...]
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God created us in His image, and we have returned the favor by creating Him in our own image. God designed us to live in His image and ways, while humanistic religion presents a God who is an advocate for their need for power, dominance, and control. Before ego has a chance to start another war, end another relationship, or abuse the defenseless, we must be reminded that the one true God is a God of love, life, and liberty for all. He is the God that advocates, "If you seek to be great, become a … [Read more...]
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Empathy is the powerful and rare ability to imagine what motivates someone else to act. It is lending emotion towards someone else's experience. Self-absorption kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world gets smaller as our problems become larger. But when we focus on others, our world expands, and our own problems seem smaller as we increase our capacity for connection or compassionate action. The most beautiful people I know are those who have known defeat, … [Read more...]


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In this workshop series, we'll explore what it takes to be successful on a small-scale farm. Each session covers topics that apply to a variety of agricultural operations, including fruit and vegetable production. The program series includes a look at how livestock can enhance a small farming operation.
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Lawmakers and homeless advocates are pushing for legislation that would make attacks against the homeless, a hate crime. The recommendation for the bill comes on the heels of a recent study from the National Coalition for the Homeless. It says there's an uptick in violence against the homeless -- including the killing of 244 people over the last decade. One of the contributors to the report, Criminologist Brian Levin, says if passed, the legislation could deter those who target homeless people.
LEVIN: Many of these offenders are young males with no criminal record. So if they believe that there is an actual cost and consequence to their conduct, many of them will think twice.
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Trouble in Texas (Deep in the Heart of Texas) (edition 2012)
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Katie Lane has a great talent for making characters from all ages and backgrounds into people you come to care about over the course of reading her books. And her innate sense of comedic writing makes it a joy to read her books.
If you've read the series we meet some of the Cates family in the 3rd book. Brant, the oldest and president of C-Corp wanted to close down Dalton Oil in Bramble, TX and had sent his younger brother Billy in as a spy to do it but Billy ended up falling in love with Shirlene and the town. Brandt still blames the town for what he calls the Cates Curse. One his way to Bramble for Billy's wedding he ends up at the infamous Miss Hattie's Henhouse which had been a bordello back in the day. He is greeted by three old women who currently live there who call themselves the Hens, Minnie, Baby and Sunshine. Minnie has a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later. After nicking him in the arm and giving him a drink with drugs in it they cuff him to a bed so he wont call the Sheriff.
Elizabeth Murphy is the prime and proper librarian in Bramble, Texas. She is still a virgin and she also owns Miss Hattie's Henhouse. It wasnt something she wanted and her first priority is to sell it since the Hens can't afford the utility bills and the place is falling apart. When she realizes what the ladies have done she is appalled but ends up not releasing him after realizing he would probably call the sheriff and then the whole town would know she owns the Henhouse.
Brant and Elizabeth eventually come to an agreement that she will help him find out what happened to his great great grandfather if he doesnt press charges. What neither of them counted on what there attraction to each other. Elizabeth has made peace with never marrying and dresses like an old maid to not attract attention to herself. Brant is a bitter man and still grieving man over losing his wife and son in a tornado. And to throw a even bigger monkey wrench into the deal Brandt's brother who has just gotten done with a year of chemotherapy shows up and decides he wants to buy the Henhouse.
The mystery of what really happened to William Cates back in the 1800's is finally solved in this book. We also get to see how Faith and Hope are going with there babies and hubbies and see that the town is still as matchmaking as ever.
Looking forward to Beau's book next.
This book was a delightful read that shows the characters land in one funny situation after another. All of the characters were likeable and the even the side characters were very colorful. The Hens were simply hilarious.
Trouble in Texas is book four in the Deep in the Heart of Texas series, I haven't read any of the other books in this series and although it could be a standalone, I'd recommend reading the other books first. There are a lot of characters introduced in this book, and I think I'd have enjoyed it even more knowing who they were.
Now don't let me sway you the wrong way with that, because I really did enjoy it. The book was funny and lighthearted, and also a really satisfying read. And I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the series as well. I think you'd like it if you're looking for a fun, light read, with a good Happily Ever After.
***Review copy provided by NetGalley in exchange of an honest review***
Fun and fluffy...and now I have a bit of a hankering to become a Madam.
Really 2.5 Stars
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I loved the first two in the Bramble series by Katie Lane but this one just didn't hit the mark for me. It doesn't really need to be read alongside the other books as it doesn't feature any of the other characters. My main issue with this book was that, whilst the humour was charming in parts, I didn't find the characters likeable enough for me to care about their stories. I will continue with this series because I loved the first books but this one was one which I found difficult to finish.
Lane gave me a delightful tale that had me laughing, crying, giggling and sighing! This was a fast paced story, with wonderful characters that I connected too and had me buying the previous books in the series. Like a lot of the series I love each book can be read as a standalone and centers on a couple.
The tale begins at Miss Hattie's Henhouse once a place men traveled to from miles around for good brandy, fine Cuban cigars and lovely ladies; the home is crumbling but Brant Cates goes there searching for answers surrounding a family curse and the death of his granddaddy. With a chip and the weight of his family resting squarely on his shoulders he's seeking to solve a century old crime. Imagine his surprise when he is greeted by a couple of old hens and ends up getting shot. Then finds himself handcuffed to a four-poster bed kissing a woman. Elizabeth Murphy the town librarian and reluctant owner of the Henhouse gets a call from the three old women who reside there and immediately heads out to the farm to see what trouble they have gotten themselves into this time. Imagine her surprise when she discovers a naked man handcuffed to the bed. Brant wakes up and begins kissing Elizabeth thinking he is dreaming but before things can go to far she makes her escape. What have the hens done this time and how will she get them out of this mess? The tale that unfolds was hilarious, romantic and captivating.
Kane provided some of the most unique and colorful characters. Elizabeth is a thirty-seven year old woman who dresses like a school marm, wears her hair in a tight bun and lives alone with her cat. Her mother taught her to avoid men and sadly she lives her life through the pages of the books that line the library walls. I immediately connected with her as we book lovers gotta stick together. The hens exasperate her. She loves them even though she is determined to sell the Henhouse. Brant Cates just oozes smexy, despite the hard-ass walls he has built around himself. This man bears the weight of loss and family. I found him to be noble and sweet. Brant was complex and the more layers the author revealed the more I admired him. (swooned over him!) His brother Beau is go luck after surviving some challenges and I am hoping to get his tale. We meet his other brother who just recently wed, and I am assuming his tale was a previous novel. The Hens themselves were an absolute riot. Their outrageous behavior, willey ways and kind hearts won me over in a heartbeat. The three of them plot to help Elizabeth find happiness and I was rooting for them the entire time. The townsfolk added to the tale and I think I'd have a grand old time if I ever visited just people watching. The romance felt genuine, developed slowly and was at times very hot. I enjoyed watching it unfold.
I thought Trouble in Texas offered up a fresh, fast paced plot. Now granted I do not read a lot of contemporaries and maybe you will tell me it's been done, but it was new for me and I became completely swept up in the tale. At the top of each chapter the author shares Hen House Rules and each was funny, unique and sometimes truthful. The mystery surrounding Brant's ancestor was interesting and the reveal shocking. I liked the way the character's tied into the tale and it came full circle. This was an excellent escape from reality and I enjoyed it immensely.
It should not come as a surprise that I recommend Trouble in Texas and the entire Deep in the Heart of Texas series. Kane spins a wickedly good tale with delightful characters and I am looking forward to reading her books for years to come.
I want to thank Hachette Book Group for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review. Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 145551571X, Mass Market Paperback)THERE'S A FOX IN THE HENHOUSE
Inheriting the most notorious house of ill repute in Texas can spell trouble for a girl's reputation . . . especially when she's Elizabeth Murphy, Bramble's prim and proper librarian. Yet when she discovers a buck-naked cowboy handcuffed to a four-poster bed, she forgets all about the town gossips. Elizabeth has sworn off men, but the stranger's kisses melt her resolve faster than ice cream on a hot summer day.
Waking up in Miss Hattie's Henhouse isn't how Brant Cates reckoned on getting to the bottom of his great-granddaddy's murder. The plan was to solve the centuries-old crime, then get the heck out of Dodge. But after meeting Elizabeth and discovering that the buttoned-up beauty is a sexy siren in disguise, he just can't pull himself away.
Now Brant needs Elizabeth to finally put his past to rest, but is she willing to risk her future on Bramble's newest bad boy?
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Elizabeth Murphy, Bramble's prim and proper librarian, has sworn off men, but Brant Cates' kisses melt her resolve faster than ice cream on a hot day. Brant needs Elizabeth to help solve his great-granddaddy's murder and put his past to rest but is this buttoned-up beauty the future for Bramble's newest bad boy?… (more)
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