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League: Wayne Bennett says the jury is out on whether Laurie Daley can make the transition from Origin captain to coach, declaring: ''He hasn't gone into battle yet.''
Daley has been one of the dominant figures in the interstate contest, representing the Blues on 23 occasions, many of them as captain. The former Raiders pivot has enjoyed some success in the coaching ranks for Country and has even gone head-to-head with Bennett during the NRL's All Stars concept. However, he has never coached at NRL level, and Wednesday night will be his first time in charge of the Blues with clipboard in hand.
Bennett, one of the greatest coaches in the history of the game with seven premierships and nine Origins to his credit, said the upcoming series would reveal whether Daley was up to the task.
''You can't judge Laurie, he hasn't gone to battle yet,'' Bennett told Fairfax Media. ''That starts on Wednesday night. That's where we all get our reputations, that's the ultimate test. There is no other test. You're picking the team, you're [running] training sessions - we all do that. The ultimate test starts out there on Wednesday night, and that's what he should be judged on.
''I'm not making any call on [his competence], it's all in front of him. He might do something like Mal [Meninga], he may win seven series in a row. Who the hell knows?''
Bennett also reserved judgment on the NSW side that has been picked to prevent the Maroons from winning an eighth straight series. Like Daley, he said it was up to the players to prove themselves, beginning with the opening match at ANZ Stadium.
''I hate finding fault with squads that are picked; everyone has got an opinion on it,'' he said. ''Let them get out there and play the game and we will all be a lot wiser.
''Give them an opportunity to do their best, and if they don't come up on the night then you can start second-guessing. Give them a bit of respect. These guys don't pick themselves, there's no point criticising them. You have to assume the selectors know what they are doing so let's give them a bit of grace, let them get to the first game and see whether they got it right or wrong.''
One thing Bennett is sure of is that Queensland's continued domination isn't hurting the appeal of the concept. All of the key indicators over recent years - television ratings, sponsorship dollars, betting turnover and merchandise
sales - continue on an upward spiral in NSW in spite of the unprecedented streak.
''Isn't that wonderful. That's great, isn't it?'' Bennett said. ''It creates interest and discussion and passion. That's what makes it great, all of those qualities.
''You only have to look at the last two years where the crowds and ratings figures get better. NSW at that stage had lost five series in a row and then it went to six and seven. It's got a charm about it. Sport generally has, that's why we love our sport. There are favourites but there are no certainties.''
Asked if, at some point, further Maroons victories could harm Origin, Bennett said: ''It never will from Queensland's point of view. I can't talk about NSW. It will never be bad from our point of view.''
Bennett acknowledged part of Queensland's success was down to the quality of the players at their disposal. The spine of Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk is arguably as good as any the game has fielded. However, Bennett said talent alone wasn't the reason for their recent dominance. Asked if the Queensland team picked itself, he said: ''It does and it doesn't.
''You can't do what they've done without talent. I remember in NSW in the '90s when they had a hell of a lot of talent too. But we battled it out and we won some series there. We didn't win as many as they did in that period of time. Queensland has had an advantage [recently], there's no doubt about that. But NSW are never short of talented players, believe me.
''The thing about the Queensland team, there's no lairs there. You look at a couple of those selections and think, 'Ooh'. But you know, as a Queenslander, that bloke will do his job. He will not let anybody down.''
This season marks Bennett's 40th year as a coach, but the master still gets excited come Origin time.
''It's the pinnacle of our season outside the grand final,'' he said. ''It's become a wonderful concept, it's Australia-wide now.
''I know there are people all over the world who can't wait for it … I talk to guys coming home from overseas or in airport lounges around the world, Aussies are everywhere trying to watch the game or see what the results are.''


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Jaguar and Land Rovers to be built for first time in China under 'milestone' £1billion deal to accelerate global sales
Jaguars and Land Rovers are to be built in China for the first time ever following the announcement today of a 'milestone' £1billion joint-venture deal.
It means the UK firm's luxury limousines and off-roaders will be built inside the booming capitalist-loving communist country that is now officially the world's biggest car-market – just months after JLR caused a storm there with a Victoria Beckham-designed 'baby' 4X4.
The landmark agreement between the British luxury car-maker and China's sixth largest car-manufacturer Chery was announced as executives from the two firms laid the foundations for the new Chinese factory that will build them.
Range Rover Evoque: Production expected to start in 2014 in China
It follows official approval from the Chinese state on a move which signals a massive expansion of the UK car-maker into the People's Republic.
The deal backed by more than £1billion of investment also involves the creation of a completely separate range of vehicles – under a different 'domestic' brand name - developed jointly between JLR and Chery and targeted specifically at the Chinese market.
The deal will see the creation of a new car factory at Changshu, near Shanghai, which will include a state-of the art research and development facility and new engine plant producing fuel-efficient motors. Production at the factory in Jiangsu province will start during 2014.
JLR has been massively encouraged in its plans by the reception given to its cars including a special edition Range Rover Evoque designed and launched in China by Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham at this year's Beijing motor Show.
Jaguar Land Rover stressed that its expansion into China is in addition to expansion at its UK factories and is not 'exporting' jobs abroad.
The deal was announced officially in China as top executives from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery formally laid the foundation stone for their new joint factory.
The green light for the deal in Red China was given by the Chinese Government's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) allowing them 'to manufacture Jaguar Land Rover vehicles and new models for a partnership brand in China'.
Victoria Beckham: Has designed a special edition Range Rover Evoque
It will allow JLR to build its Jaguar limousines, sports cars and upmarket Land Rover and Range Rover off-roaders there. The first are likely to be the Freelander and Defender 4X4 models with luxury Jaguar limousines are set to follow.
A Jaguar land Rover spokesman said: 'Jaguar Land Rover and Chery will now accelerate plans to build a joint venture manufacturing plant in Changshu, near Shanghai, as part of an investment that will also include a new research and development facility, engine production.
'The project includes the creation of a new partnership brand to assemble models tailored specifically for the Chinese market, including the marketing and distribution.'
Jaguar Land Rover explained: 'The benefits of the joint venture to China include investment, job creation, advanced technology and low carbon solutions.
'The joint venture will blend together the heritage and experience of luxury premium vehicle manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover with the intricate knowledge and understanding of Chinese customers evident at Chery.'
It stressed: 'The joint venture underlines a firm commitment from both companies to the world's largest car market for the long term future.'
'The benefits of the joint venture to China include investment, job creation, advanced technology and low carbon solutions'
Jaguar Land Rover
In a joint statement in Jiangsu Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover chief executive officer, and Mr Yin Tongyao, chairman and chief executive of Chery Automobile Company Ltd, said: 'We are delighted to have reached this milestone.
'Together, we will now begin working in close collaboration on our partnership plans to harness the capabilities of our respective companies, to produce relevant, advanced models for Chinese consumers.'
The new 'equal partnership' joint venture company will be called 'Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Company Ltd'.
Sales of Jaguar Land Rover cars have already risen by 80 per cent in China so far this year, having soared 60 per cent last year.
Chery was founded only in 1997 but has already become China's biggest car exporter and sixth biggest car manufacturer, selling around 650,000 vehicles last year.
Jaguar Land Rover employs 25,000 people in the UK with factories at Castle Bromwich and Solihull in Birmingham, Halewood on Merseyside, as well as design and engineering centres in Coventry and at Gaydon in Warwickshire.
It is owned by Indian industrial giant TATA and already assembles some Land Rover Freelander 4X4s in India with more models set to follow.
Jaguar Land Rover has just launched a new Range Rover and unveiled its new two-seater F-Type roadster – spiritual successor to the E-Type of the 1960s.
China is now the world's biggest car market having surpassed the United States in 2009 in the number of vehicles sold annually with sales last year totalling 18.5million vehicles and set hit 30 million by 2020.
Earlier this month Jaguar Land Rover announced a doubling of its second quarter pre-tax profits to £431million as sales increase by nearly a third. Revenues are up by £373 million to £3.2billion. Pre-tax profits have doubled to £431million from £215million for the same quarter last year.
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Canadian housing starts rise in July, bucking forecasts
By Andrea Hopkins
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts bucked forecasts and rose in July, data on Monday showed, but analysts said the recent resumption of the housing market's upward drive is likely to falter if mortgage rates rise as expected heading into 2015.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp said the seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts rose to 200,098 last month from a upwardly revised 198,665 units in June.
The increase in July, the fourth consecutive month in which starts were near the 200,000 mark, topped analysts' forecasts for 193,000. June starts were originally reported as 198,185.
The rise was driven by a 4.7 percent increase in single-unit starts, while multiple units, typically condominiums, dipped 2.0 percent.
"Overall, housing looks to be on a slightly upward trend again, one that could see it revert to a modest growth contributor for a while, after posting negative contributions to GDP growth of late," Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC World Markets, said in a research note.
"But we have been at lofty levels relative to demographic demand, and as a result, it's unlikely that homebuilding will be a growth contributor in 2015."
The fourth straight month of homebuilding strength came after a slide of nearly 10 percent in the first three months of the year, when cold temperatures and icy conditions sideswiped builders. Analysts say the surge is unlikely to last.
"We view the recent acceleration in starts from their local low of 157,000 in March as consistent with both a return to seasonal temperatures following an inclement winter and spring and a renewed push lower in mortgage rates," David Tulk, chief Canada macro strategist at TD Securities, said in a note. Continued...


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(CNSNews.com) - Warren Beatty told Vanity Fair magazine that he will not run for President, but it was some of his wife's comments to the magazine that may surprise you. Both Beatty and Annette Bening gave an interview to the magazine, and both had unflattering things to say about Bill and Hillary Clinton, who are known as "friends to the stars."
Bening told Vanity Fair she was impressed by Mrs. Clinton at first, but then "I saw how politically deft she was, and I was not completely seduced by that." Bening said, "I have a lot of mixed feelings about what she's doing now [running for the Senate]. She always appears to be doing what's politically expedient in the most transparent way."
Of the Clintons as a couple, Bening said, "You feel like there's prevaricating, there's lying. You just don't trust them."
The Clintons have pumped members of the film industry for campaign contributions and they've basked in the cult of Hollywood celebrity, but among some stars there's apparently a feeling that the Clintons have not given much in return.
Bening's husband Warren Beatty, a long-standing Democrat who toyed with a run for president himself, told Vanity Fair he's not running for president because he's afraid he might damage the liberal causes that mean so much to him.
Beatty said he feels estranged from his party. He joked that his 1998 film "Bulworth" - a satire about a politician who suddenly decides to tell the truth - may have knocked him off the Clintons' dinner party lists. "You can't really make jokes like that unless you're willing to have your invitation to the table rescinded," he said. "And I had become more and more willing to have that invitation rescinded."
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania sent requests Monday to more than a dozen local police departments for information about how they use automatic license plate readers.
The requests under the state's Right to Know Law were part of a coordinated effort by the ACLU in 38 states to compile data on the cameras, which snap photos of plates.
The ACLU also filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Transportation for information on how the federal government funds and uses the technology.
The civil rights organization is worried about how police are using the license information and how long they store it.
"We're concerned with the data for law-abiding citizens," said Sara Rose of the ACLU in Pittsburgh. "It's just what we see going on everywhere, with collections of personal information in giant databases and no rules on how it will be used."
License readers are mounted on patrol cars or along roads on poles and bridges. They take photos of every license plate that enters their view, stamp it with a time and date and send it to a database that automatically alerts police whenever a match appears.
Police say it's a good tool to catch criminals and the ACLU agrees, but the technology also makes it possible for police to track anyone who drives.
The organization said it wants to make sure police are using the cameras in a "limited and responsible" manner.
"Police departments nationwide are using [license readers] to quietly accumulate millions of plate records, storing them in backend databases," the ACLU said on its website. "While we don't know the full extent of this problem, we know that responsible deletion of data is the exception, not the norm."
Many local departments are using the camera systems, often with funding from federal and state agencies.
In addition to the police agencies, including the state police and the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia departments, the ACLU submitted requests to the Port of Pittsburgh Commission and the Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority, which have given money to local police for cameras.
The Right to Know requests ask police for details on how cameras are used to track motorists, including how long the data are stored and who has access to the data.
The ACLU said it selected the police departments based largely on media reports about their camera systems.
Besides the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh police and the parking authorities in each city, they are: the Washington County sheriff's office and police in Peters, North Strabane, South Strabane, Cecil, Canonsburg, Monaca, Baldwin Borough, Baldwin Township, Mt. Lebanon, Edgewood, Swissvale and Homestead.


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Addy finalizes Guimaraes move from Porto
Ghana defender David Addy sealed a two-year move to Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes on Friday.Â
The 22-year-old moves from giants FC Porto where he was handed little playing opportunities.
He was twice farmed out on loan first to Academica de Coimbra and then to Panetolikos in the Greek League where he made 25 appearances and scored two goals last season.
Addy, a left-back, can now get his career back on track and save his international career.
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Source documents on slavery[edit]
Ancient works[edit]
- Philemon by Paul of Tarsus (apostle)
- On Benefits[1], Book III, chapters 18-25, 62 AD by Seneca
Early modern works[edit]
- Of the Power of Masters[1], chapter 22 of The Elements of Law, 1640 by Thomas Hobbes
- Memorial Against Slaveholding, 1688 by Francis Daniel Pastorius et. al.
- An exhortation & caution to Friends concerning buying or keeping of Negroes, 1693 by George Keith
- Pity the Poor Africans by William Cowper
- The Selling of Joseph, 1700 by Samuel Sewall
- Petition against the Introduction of Slavery, 1739
- A caution and warning to Great Britain and Her Colonies in a short representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved negroes in the British Dominions, 1766 by Anthony Benezet
- A Dissuasion to Great-Britain and the Colonies, from the Slave Trade to Africa, 1772 by James Swan
- Slavery, a poem, 1788 by Hannah More
- Thoughts upon the African Slave Trade, 1788 by John Newton
- Petition from the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, 1790 by Benjamin Franklin
- Upper Canadian Act Against Slavery, 1793
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, But Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America, Related by Himself, 1798 by Venture Smith
- History of the United States 1801-09 during the Second Administration of Thomas Jefferson, Volume I, Chapter 15, 1807, Account of the U.S. Congressional Debate on the bill that became the law abolishing the international importation of slaves to the United States (history published 1890 by Henry Adams).
- Gen. Jackson's Negro Speculations, and his Traffic in Human Flesh, Examined and Established by Positive Proof, 1828 by Andrew Erwin
- An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans, 1833 by Lydia Maria Child
- Slavery a Positive Good, 1837 by John C. Calhoun
- An essay upon the constitutional rights as to slave property, 1840 by Conway Robinson
- A History of Slavery and its Abolition, 1844 by Esther Copley (transcription project)
- Civil Disobedience[1], 1849 by Henry David Thoreau
- Fugitive Slave Act, 1850 Act
- Three Years in Europe, 1852 by William Wells Brown
- Freedom National; Slavery Sectional, 1852 by Charles Sumner
- Twelve Years a Slave, 1853 by Solomon Northup
- The Landmark of Freedom, 1854 by Charles Sumner
- The Barbarism of Slavery, 1860 speech
- Corwin Amendment, 1861 proposed constitutional amendment
- The Emancipation Proclamation, 1862 by Abraham Lincoln
- The slave trade of east Africa, 1869 by the Church Missionary Society
Modern works[edit]
- The Souls of Black Folk, 1903 by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
- What Women might do with the ballot: The Abolition of the White Slave Traffic, 1911 by Clifford G. Roe
- Slavery in Europe, 1918 by the Anti-Slavery Society
- In re African-American Slave Descendants Litigation, 2005
Slave sale posters[edit]
Slave sale poster, 1829, St. Helena
Defences of Slavery[edit]
- Bondage a Moral Institution, Sanctioned by the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments[1]
- A Defence of Southern Slavery[2], Author:Iveson L. Brookes
- Uncle Tom's Cabin in Ruins! Triumphant Defence of Slavery![3], Author:Nicholas Brimblecomb
- A Defence of Negro Slavery, as it Exists in the United States[4] Author:Matthew Estes
- Slavery Not Forbidden by Scripture[5], Author:Richard Nisbet
- Slavery Consistent with Christianity[6] 1840 by Author:Leander Ker
- Bible Defence of Slavery [7], Author:Josiah Priest (1843)
- Domestic Slavery Considered as a Scriptural Institution[8] 1845 Author:Francis Wayland and Author:Richard Fuller
- The Duties of Masters and Slaves Respectively[9] 1845 Author:William Thomas Hamilton
- The Pro-Slavery Argument[10] 1853
- Negro Slavery: No Evil[11] 1854 Author:Benjamin F. Stringfellow
- Slavery Indispensable to the Civilization of Africa[12] 1855 Author:Samuel McKenney
- Slaveholding not Sinful[13] 1856 Author:Samuel Blanchard How
- A Scriptural Examination of the Institution of Slavery in the United States[14] 1856
- Slavery: The Argument from the Scriptures[15] 1856 Author:Albert Taylor Bledsoe
- Scriptural and Statistical Views in Favor of Slavery[16] 1856 Author:Thornton Stringfellow
- The Christian Doctrine of Slavery[17] 1857 Author:George Dodd Armstrong
- The Right of American Slavery[18] 1860 Author:True Worthy Hoit
- Is Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible?[19], 1860
- Suggestions as to the Spiritual Philosophy of African Slavery[20] 1861 Author:William Henry Holcombe
- A History and Defense of African Slavery[21] 1861 Author:William B. Trotter
- Negroes and Negro Slavery: The First and Inferior Race; the Latter its Normal Condition[22] 1861 Author:John H. Van Evrie
- Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible[23], 1861Author:John Richter Jones
- The Interest in Slavery of the Southern Non-Slaveholder[24] 1860 Author:James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow
- A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical and Historical View of Slavery from the Days of the Patriarch Abraham to the Nineteenth Century[25] 1864 Author:John Henry Hopkins and Author:Alonzo Potter
- White Supremacy and Negro Subordination[26] 1868 Author:John H. Van Evrie
Texts written by slaves and former slaves[edit]
Fictional accounts of slavery[edit]
Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852
The Black Man's Lament, 1826 by Amelia Opie
- Poems on Slavery, 1842 by Henry Longfellow
- Dead Souls[1], 1842 by Nikolai Gogol
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So I'm doing a minimal amount of work on the job today, due to being tired, which leaves me some free time to do something I like more than geeking out with computers: playing with Hebrew. Yippee!
Hebrew has a high barrier to entry for a lot of liberal Jews — among other reasons, there are considerable mental gymnastics required to learn a new alphabet, memorize vocabulary, and deal with the weirdness of learning a language with an unusual vowel system, especially when you're trying to do all those things at the same time. But it's worth learning, at least as much as you can manage. I'm going to talk a bit now about how I work when I write poetic translations of Torah (see here for examples).
One of the really fun things about doing the poetic translations is gleaning fresh insight from the Hebrew words and phrases. Hebrew is ancient, and originated from a completely different mindset than we're used to in the West. Ancient Hebrew doesn't have the concept of abstraction from reality. That is, every word in ancient Hebrew (or at least the three-letter root word) has its origins in something concrete from the real world. The word רֵאשִׁית (re'sheit), for example, which we find in the very first verse of the Torah, is usually translated as "beginning". So we usually read "In the beginning G-d created…". רֵאשִׁית/re'sheit comes from an unused root word. That root word also gives us רֹאשׁ (rosh), meaning, among other things, "head of a man", "top of a mountain", "chief of the nation", "height of stars". It's pretty easy to see how רֹאשׁ/rosh and רֵאשִׁית/re'sheit are related, and how the concrete notions of being the head or top could morph into the abstract concept of "beginning". Add that to the fact that every word in Biblical Hebrew either comes from a three-letter root word or is itself a root word, and you get whole groups of seemingly unrelated words that in fact share a common core, and therefore can be linked in meaning in some way.
You can also gain multiple meanings from one word, depending on the original meaning of the root and how the word has evolved. It's not too far a stretch to then go into the original Hebrew of the Torah and translate poetically, not just literally. The ambiguity of the language really allows for some stretch and pull if you're open to new things.
I use Blue Letter Bible for much of my translation work. The site utilizes Strong's Concordance, which is the premier work when it comes to finding the original meanings of the Hebrew words. Strong's takes every single word in the Bible and gives the definition, the root word, and some context for the word. I highly, highly recommend Strong's… it's just extremely useful.
DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert in Hebrew by any means. There is so much depth to the language that I don't yet get because I don't speak Hebrew other than for prayer. What I'm doing basically amounts to decoding a cipher. In time I will learn more and my translations will (hopefully) be more insightful. For now, I get as much meaning as I can and hope I can touch on a spark of wisdom now and again.
In my next post I'll nerd out by translating a Hebrew name using this poetic style. THIS IS SO MUCH FUN YOU GUYS. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.


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Last edited by Cruzer; Aug 26, 2007 at 10:46 AM.
..nice detail
Sorry for being immature.
In all seriousness Cruzer, I can't think of many people who put more work and attention to detail in their art. You honestly make me jealous. I can't wait to see your further progress on this project.
Great job Cruzer!
I´m speechless again
Gave everything the final coat of professional auto primer with the spray gun today. Just need to do a little finish sanding to get everything nice and smooth, glue the hose fittings to the whipcord housing...and then they'll be ready to mold.
I have no words Cruzer...
Now I can say, with a big smile in my heart, that those are the MOST ACCURATE JANGO GAUNTLETS I HAVE SEEN SO FAR !!!
Amazing work!!! you are a real beast !!!
Keep on this way, and feed our needs !!! You are like SANTA but with not hair or beard :P
...thanks...I think!
I also can't come up with the words but, the smilies can say it all...
Great work! Those gauntlets looks sooooooo clean.
Cruzer, Again, YOU ARE "THE MAN"
They turned out magnificent!
Dude! I just blew an O-ring! Sweet job!
Thanks guys, I'm glad you're happy with them!
I'm pretty happy with them also. However, they're being produced with you guys in mind and for your use, so let me know if there's anything you see that needs changing. I tried to capture all of the intricate details I felt I saw from both the CII & Paris ref. pics, from random shots like the Dressing the Galaxy runway show, and from Dark-Side's valuable input as well...even though he's still hesitant about them being "too big"!. I'm starting to think measuring rulers are smaller in Italy!.
Thanks. The type of feather-fill primer I used really works good on smoothing everything out...so I can't take all the credit. Unfortunately it also smooths out the fine details you want too keep, especially if it's sprayed on thick. So I have to go back and fine sand all the sharp corners and edges back, as well as re-etch the marks on the right gauntlet by the darts...but it's worth it!Great work! Those gauntlets looks sooooooo clean.
I wish I could throw some hinges on them and take em for a test run, but it'd ruin them for molding...and then I wouldn't be able to share!
The length is still 8.5", and the inner "circumferences" are still approximately 9.5" at the wrist and 12.75" on the forearm, with the left gauntlet being adjusted accordingly so it sits slightly lower on the arm like in the ref. pics. Only reason I know this is because I did a test fit with leather gloves on before cutting the shells into halves.
Any questions, let me know.
Again, I'm honored you guys like em!:thumbup
Last edited by Cruzer; Aug 27, 2007 at 9:31 PM. Reason: Dark-Side
i don't know how does work the geometry in the USA...but in italy if the diameter is 12.75", the circumference is:
C= Ï d = 3,142 x d
that in our case is:
C= Ï d = 3,142 x 12.75" = 40"(101 cm)
The question is:
Can my girlfriend use your gauntles like a new starwars costume??
Like:Hi,I am dressed like the right jango gauntlet,look how it fit on my waist!!!
So, as i told you a loooooooootttt of time:
Lorenzo I'm just kiddind because you are a really great man(with HUGE forearms!!)
... I was temporarily confused from always having to convert American inches into mm and cm for a crazy Italian I know!!
Are they bigger than the MOW in interior diameter??
Last edited by Dark Side; Aug 28, 2007 at 9:55 AM.
I think he is talking about the perimeters, not the diameters ...
Am I wrong ?
...ok, you guys are making me crazzzzyy!...in a good way!
Ok, first I would never compare my amature work to what I consider the work of a "master builder" (MOW) here on the boards. So I won't do that. All I can do is take measurements of my new gauntlets and post them so others can see if they may be able to use them in their costumes.
Let me snap a few pics and mark them with some dimensions and then I'll post them as soon as I can.
...is there a "strangling" smiley I can insert hereAll the misuraments are "almost" perfect!
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After President John F. Kennedy's assassination, more than 1.5 million people picked up their pens to express their profound grief in letters to former first lady Jackie Kennedy. The condolence letters were an outlet for a deep, collective sadness best conveyed by a writer from Oklahoma City: "Mrs. Kennedy, I'm just an old 73-year-old man who lost his wife in 1963 and I can feel the sorrow you are going through. My wife died in my arms as your husband died in your arms and when I watched you on television as you walked behind that flag draped coffin, I cried my eyes out." Of the thousands of letters that remain in care of the National Archives, historian Ellen Fitzpatrick culled 250 for Letters to Jackie: Condolences From a Grieving Nation. Fitzpatrick deftly weaves in narrative history and photographs to give the reader context without diluting the emotional impact. Fitzpatrick will autograph and discuss the book 6:30 p.m. Thursday at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, 411 Elm St. Call 214-747-6660 or visit jfk.org.
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You're not heavy. Jake is only a wee boy so his muscles haven't developed yet.
You need a real man next time! XD
Shame we didn't know you were doing this, October Expo was disney Characters galore!
oh my days kex, beach shots would look awesome!!!
i love this costume you looked stunning
Oooooh this was you! Stunning, stunning, stunning. It's a beautiful costume.
I remember seeing you in October! I love your costume, its so perfect! I think having Flouder really gives it a kick too!
Ahhh! Really beautiful Ariel cosplay! <3 ^_^
nice cosplay there^_^ How the hell can you walk without taking off the tail lol
Really awesome ^.^ no guy will ever tell you but this was probably most peoples first animated crush ^,^ even the guy from american pie says so ^.^ really awesome!!!
aww thanks, I might take her to Ayacon this year if the weather is on our side.
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We left Ireland on a dark clouded Sunday-afternoon after staying in a hotel in Bray. While crossing the Irish sea the sun came out and by the time we arived in Holyhead the sun was out. I had a delightfull afternoon sitting on the terrace from the Boathouse hotel reading the great novel "Life of Pi" which is quite and exiting read. The kind of book you can't stop reading because you want to know what will happen at the end. So even in the room we had I continued (have a look at the ceiling...)
It wasn't a disappointment despite the fact that the pier was mostly used for "enterntaining" holiday makiers, which means a lot of gambling- machines.
But the pier itself: Splendid and real Victorian and I could imagine what has happened there in the past.
Big orchestra's playing in the big dome, and well dressed Victorians taking a stroll on the pier. A place to go back and maybe enjoy a real English sea-side holiday with a Hamper and deck-chairs on the beach.The drive to Hull was a very hectic and busy experience , but all went well, and so was the crossing to Rotterdam.
When home on Tuesdaymorning it suddenly appeared that I still had 2,5 weeks holiday, so time for knititng and reading. I blocked some shawls for to give to dear friends
Very pleased with the result (yes, still very into lace..) and I am sure the friends who will get them will love them. Another one flew off the needles yesterday and is now drying after heavy blocking. Couldn't resist to cast on another lace one in red tweed yarn on 5,5 needles.
I have found out that lace not always needed to be knitted on very thin needles. Some patterns are great in a rustic yarn. While on the other hand I am also still knitting on my alpaca shawl on 3.75 needles.
About 50 rows to go before casting off..I have an idea who will get those..but can't tell yet..In the meantime I am thinking about starting to design myself...


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Rite Aid's Sad Saga Continues Dave Marino-Nachison (TMF Braden)
November 10, 1999
"It's like a nightmare, isn't it?" Tom Cruises's Vincent Lauria asked Grady Seasons in the closing frames of the 1986 billiard hall classic The Color of Money.
Stockholders of embattled drugstore chain Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) must feel themselves a bit behind the 9-ball, their shares the worst-performing on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index so far this year and their company issuing an ever-unraveling mess of bad news.
Today, the company's stock dropped another 25% of its market value after it told investors "not to rely on forward-looking profitability and cash flow information" disseminated at an Oct. 11 analyst and investor meeting. In a conference call last month, former Chairman and CEO Martin Grass forecast earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization of $1.01 billion this year and cash flow of $1.27 billion and $1.46 billion over the next two years.
Rite Aid also canceled a conference call for this evening during which it was to discuss the news, reported in today's edition of The Wall Street Journal, that the SEC's enforcement division might be taking a look at the company's plans to restate earnings for the last three fiscal years downward by about $500 million.
"It just keeps getting worse and worse," Lauria asked Seasons rhetorically, "doesn't it?"
It does in Rite Aid's case: Today's news appears to have undone any guarded optimism that might have accompanied the late-September revelation that the company had handled its liquidity crisis. (Click here for the Foolish take on that news and a quick recap of the year's events.)
This raises an issue that frequently perturbs investors, particularly those who follow retail chains closely. When the stock of a large company with a strong national brand and a far-reaching store base swoons, it often means opportunity for those who believe the investment is just out of favor or suffering from short-term missteps.
But in many cases, investors are instead stuck with "supertanker investments," which take miles to slow down and even more to turn around. When all a company has left is its brand, is any price a reasonable one? Those who've watched Sears (NYSE: S) struggle, or tracked the difficulties of Woolworth before it attempted a rebirth as Venator Group (NYSE: Z) know the trying moments this kind of investing can bring.
In Rite Aid's case, instead of rays of hope, the company seems to be gathering cloud after cloud.
Among the things investors should look for when waiting for companies to right their ships are momentum and a strong balance sheet, and Rite Aid doesn't appear to have either. Losses were heavy in Q2 (although same-store sales weren't bad), and today's news only adds uncertainly to the near-term picture; as of the end of the quarter Rite Aid was looking at a balance sheet laden with debt and a cash flow situation that makes the rats' departure from Hamelin look leisurely by comparison.
To make matters worse, the company revealed earlier this month that it paid lenders fees amounting to $43 million to renegotiate loans and extend a big-dollar debt repayment period, also cutting capital spending plans for next fiscal year. Much of Rite Aid's trouble has been caused by overly aggressive expansion financed in large part by debt, and the company has been working of late to pare many of the assets it bought not long before.
Add this to the fact that Grass quit not long after making the previously mentioned pronouncements about profits and cash -- a search is ongoing -- and the picture doesn't look particularly appealing.
"I didn't deserve that," Paul Newman's Eddie Felson told a disconsolate Dale -- played by legendary stickman Steve "The Miz" Mizerak -- after a first-round whuppin' in the same tournament as mentioned above.
But for the Rite Aid executives -- who have apparently lost investor confidence almost completely thanks to some bad decisions, poor information management and messy accounting -- Felson's retort might be more appropriate: "Yes," he said. "Yes, you did."
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Limestone dominated LIU Post, 12-6, to win the program's third national championship and first since 2002 on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
A second quarter in which Limestome outscored LIU Post 7-2 put the game out of reach, and the Pioneers' epic late-season run to the national championship came to an end in convincing fashion.
Sophomore attackman Vinny Ricci was named the game's Most Outstanding Player with four goals and an assist. Patrick Sheridan had 13 saves and backstopped a defense that caused 15 turnovers and forced LIU Post into bad shots. The Saints outshot the Pioneers 41-30.
"Our team played really tough today for a long time, and that's what we asked them to do. It's a very unselfish team, truly a team this year. It's one of those teams that wasn't ranked very high coming into the season, not a lot of preseason All-Americans and all that," coach J.B. Clarke said.
How did the Saints — who graduated key players from last year's semifinal team including the top three point-scorers, one of the nation's best face-off specialists, their starting goalie among others — climb back to the top of DII after being ranked No. 9 in the preseason?
"We wanted to be different," defenseman Anthony Starnino said after the game.
The Saints certainly were. Here's how:
Offensive reinvention
Ricci is one of many players who stepped up production from 2013 or have joined the team and made an instant impact.
Sunday, Ricci was the beneficiary of strong play from the offense as a whole, burying shots on the crease as players like Mike Messinger and Todd Nakasuji were able to break down LIU Post's defense and cause havoc.
Ricci nearly doubled his point production from a year ago in an increased role. So did Sunday's point-scorers: Nakasuji ends the season with 67 points after scoring 48 last season. Messinger (1A) and Josh Williams (2G) were not on the team last season, with Messinger transferring in from High Point.
"I think it's a development thing," Clarke said about his program's ability to reload. "I don't spend much time motivating them, we spend a lot of time just coaching them."
Kyle Rhatigan notched two assists. He finished the year with a team-high 34 assists (70 points) after only a seven-assist season in 2013. He had two assists and a goal Sunday.
A player to watch in the future for DII: Colton Watkinson, a freshman from The Hill Academy, is a physical presence at midfield who's improved by leaps and bounds for Clarke. He had a goal, and at 6-foot-4, 197 pounds was a matchup nightmare.
Defense at close and midfield
Defenseman Starnino, playing his first season ever in lacrosse at close after moving from LSM, had five caused turnovers and seven groundballs.
The short-stick defensive midfielders played a key role, with freshman Anthony Quiles and senior Jamar Peete having excellent days matching up with LIU Post's middies. They were able to get the ball up field for Limestone's offense to do work.
"I really thought it started from our D end, Pat Sheridan. He shut the door numerous times and he was able to move the ball up the field real quick, and our D-middies were able to take advantage of that. They moved it up the field, and I was just lucky enough to be there to finish it off. It all started on the D end," Ricci said.
Kill them with numbers
LIU Post's run to the postseason included a five-game win streak that's hard to fathom, leading the Pioneers to the national championship game when the season outlook appeared bleak with five losses in mid-April.
The Pioneers beat Dowling, NYIT, Dowling, Le Moyne and Adelphi leading up to the matchup with Limestone.
"What an end of the season they had," Clarke said. "They played five games that I'm not sure anybody put together at the end of the year. I'm happy to say we had a little bit more than them today, but what an end of the season they had."
Clarke rotated two midfield lines equally, while LIU Post's first line got most of the reps. The Saints were able to put their foot on the gas pedal while the Pioneers made mistakes to the tune of 11 turnovers and four penalties.
"I thought we didn't play our best lacrosse early on, and the team came together, and we did things to overcome things and get us into the national playoffs," LIU Post coach John Jez said. "We worked our way through the playoffs, beating two very good teams in the north, and we came down here, and it's relatively new for our guys. There's no one on our roster that's played in a playoff, a national championship before."
The future will be bright for LIU Post, which graduates goalie T.J. DiCarlo (14 saves) but returns a bevy of talent.
"The guys on this team have a tremendous amount of effort, and every guy on this team is willing to always push themsevles to get better. Because of that attitude and mindset, this team is going to be a very successful team in the future," DiCarlo said.
Get the bitter taste out
Both Nakasuji and Starnino were on the 2012 team that lost to Dowling in the championship game just weeks after crushing them on the road.
"We kind of had a bitter feeling, bitter taste in our mouths, and just knew this time as seniors we were going to do whatever it took. We came up here, business trip, we were going to do whatever it took to win the championship this time," Nakasuji said.
And the Saints did that, all by being different.
"We have a milestone now; we're 2014 national champions," Starnino said. "That's all you can say that we wanted to do. We were different."


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This Sunday night the Bills and Giants will be facing each other in a head-to-head matchup. Both teams are required to release a roster and this raises some interesting questions at the tight end position for the Giants. Larry Donnell , the second year tight end out of Grambling state, only caught three balls last year. The sophomore tight end is unproven in the NFL and came onto the team as an undrafted rookie in 2013.
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The Giants have come out saying they want Eli Manning to complete 70 percent of his passes this season, a bold mark to reach. They are also looking to stretch the defense with a fast-paced offense, keeping the defense on their heels. One thing is for sure, if the Giants are catering towards completions, Larry Donnell must the best catching tight end on the roster. Last year he was targeted only three times, but caught all three passes. I'm not saying he's going to be the next Jimmy Graham, but he has potential being only in the league for one full year. I suggest watching him closely this Sunday night and then make your judgments. In a pass-happy offense he could be catching a few touchdowns from Eli this season.


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Flies hatch in manure or rubbish, live upon all that is filthy, and then come to our tables and get into our food.
"Happy New Year!" says The Monkey
At first, I read this as "Manure – Birth Place of FILES." Mine, anyway.
Is this where the phrase "someone cut the cheese" comes from?
Moishe's Manure Factory was known for producing the finest manure and in mass quantities too. One day a jealous competitor put cheese in the animal feed and Moishe almost went out of business. The always resourceful Moishe bought all the day-old prune hamentashen in town and soon business was booming as usual.
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Re: how fill PolarPlot?
Murray Eisenberg wrote:
> I Mathematica 6 I have a PolarPlot, e.g., a 4-leaved rose:
> PolarPlot[Cos[2 theta], {theta, 0, 2 Pi}]
> How can I fill the inside -- or, what I really want, just the leaf in
> the right half-plane -- with some color?
Try this using ParametricPlot with two variables:
Cos[2 theta] {Cos[theta], Sin[theta]} r, {theta, 0, 2 Pi}, {r, 0, 1},
Mesh -> False, PlotPoints -> {30, 2}]
For only filling the right-side leaf, there are probably better ways,
but this works too:
g1 = PolarPlot[Cos[2 theta], {theta, Pi/4, 2 Pi - Pi/4}]
g2 = ParametricPlot[
Cos[2 theta] {Cos[theta], Sin[theta]} r, {theta, -Pi/4, Pi/4},
{r, 0, 1}, Mesh -> False]
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Kai Ryssdal: Two days before the Olympics officially start, so have the protests.
Today, police tore down a couple of "Free Tibet" banners that had been hung near the Bird's Nest stadium. That's where the Opening Ceremony's going to be held on Friday.
The official explanation was that the stadium's not an approved protest zone. The four foreigners -- two Brits, two Americans -- who hung the flags have been told they have to leave the country, but that leaves open the question of what Beijing's going to do with domestic dissidents during the games.
Commentator David Frum wonders whether a slumping Chinese economy might be just the ticket for a more open society.
David Frum: According to the official figures, China's pace of economic growth dropped by two percentage points in the first six months of 2008. Chinese economic statistics always have to be taken with a bag of salt, but the trend seems clear: The slowdown in the rest of the world is beginning to squeeze the Chinese economy, too.
China depends on international trade for up to 80 percent of its GDP. The United States is China's largest customer. As American demand for Chinese products declines, China's costs are rising. Higher fuel prices have pushed the cost of shipping a standard 40-foot container across the Pacific to $8,000, up from $3,000 at the beginning of the decade. Shippers are adapting by slowing their travel speeds -- bad news for Chinese suppliers in a just-in-time world economy.
Raw materials costs are rising too. China imports the iron for its steel, the fertilizer for its crops, the coal for its electricity. China is a low-value-added economy. One famous study found that of the $299 cost of an assembled-in-China iPod, only $4 was retained in China. This is not a country with a lot of margin for error.
When the U.S. economy slows, Americans can respond politically. We blame the incumbent president and on Election Day, we replace him with a new one. Long before we lose confidence in the replacement, the economy has almost certainly turned around. The average length of post-World War II recessions in the United States is only 11 months.
China lacks that safety valve. Leaders are unelected. Dissent is strictly limited. Since the Tienanmen Square massacre of 1989, China's leaders have offered their people growth and prosperity instead of freedom and accountability. That bargain has endured for almost two decades, but if the leaders can no longer deliver, will the people continue to submit?
Ryssdal: David Frum is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. His latest book is called "Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again."


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Why would you look up a term as used by Buddhism on a Hindu site? That makes absolutely no sense. And obviously you have not read my abovechristopher::: wrote:. . . concerning the Hindu term atman and the Pali sutta term ajata i'm not sure why you think i am "claiming" them to be equivalent. If it sounded like i said that, either you misunderstood or i phrased something in a way that i hadn't intended. . . . I never meant to make it sound like i believed they were equivalent. I really hadn't put a lot of thought into it, honestly and had to go look up the term ajata just now...
christopher::: wrote:As for Goldstein he presently says he just doesn't know about some things. As a sincere long-term practitioner he may come to a flash of deep unmistakable insight next Thursday, after which his position will change and he says he now "knows." Should we then trust what he has to say then, about the nature of mind? If he takes the Dzogchen position, you probably won't, if he lands firmly in Theravadin territory you probably will.
Sanghamitta wrote:I take it that you are not comfortable talking about your actual practice past or present.
That Goldstein guy is a very solid Dhamma and skilled teacher in the Mahasi Sayadaw lineage, and it would be very unfortunate to see him dismissed as some sort of fluffy-bunny new agey sort. Whiie I am not unsympathetic to what he is trying to do in his book, ONE DHARMA, this book is at best a opening statement in what should be a larger discussion of how the Dhamma is taking root in the West and how one might deal with the wild plurality Buddhist schools, and it really is not a basis judging Goldstein in terms of his Dhamma understanding and teaching skill in term of the Theravada and vipassana.Heavenstorm wrote: that goldstein guy
I can only shrug my shoulders. It is rather straightforward.christopher::: wrote:Thanks for the link, Tilt. I didn't understand your description, perhaps it will make more sense in the future.
christopher::: wrote:Yes, well... your views about Goldstein and newcomers like myself are probably shared by others, Heavenstorm.
Probably none; however, there a point in trying to understand the Dhamma and there is a point in pointing out misrepresentations of the Dhamma.Dukkhanirodha wrote:- What is the cause, the reason, Master Kaccana, why ascetics dispute with ascetics?
- It is, brahmin, because of lust for views, because of adherence, bondage, greed, obsession and cleaving to views, that ascetics dispute with ascetics.
what is the point of engaging into disputes?
Dukkhanirodha wrote:- What is the cause, the reason, Master Kaccana, why ascetics dispute with ascetics?
- It is, brahmin, because of lust for views, because of adherence, bondage, greed, obsession and cleaving to views, that ascetics dispute with ascetics.
what is the point of engaging into disputes?
shjohnk wrote:If the Buddha couldn't convince all of the Hindus he met
Mawkish1983 wrote:shjohnk wrote:If the Buddha couldn't convince all of the Hindus he met
At the risk of being facetious I HAVE to ask: Did the Buddha have a time machine? Ah, must be an abhinna (sp?) I don't know about
Edit: My understanding (and I'm probably wrong) is that what we call Hinduism is a rather complicated blend of Brahmanism a la Vedas and samanic ideas that the Brahmans may have adopted... some of which (as I recall hearing in a Bhikkhu Bodhi lecture) came after the Buddha, possibly as a direct response to the Dhammapada (I'm looking at you, Bhagavad Gita). I've not, however, studied ancient indian religious development enough to make a judgement, I just think calling the Brahmans 'Hindus' is a bit of a stretch.
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The Adams tempest is over - or is it?
I'll never forget the excitement I felt at the inauguration of President Barack Obama - and how quickly joy was compromised by the shocking news that Sam Adams, our newly elected mayor, had lied about having an intimate relationship with a teenage lover.
If the truth had come out, the mayor admitted to a reporter, he feared he would not have been elected, and so he had lied in order to become our mayor. He had created a fraudulent election.
Before the election, Adams had vilified anyone who had suggested such a relationship. He had played 'the gay card' - claiming that anyone who accused him of having sex with a teenager was using homophobic stereotypes. But having sex with a teenager was exactly what he was doing. Ironically, Adams himself became the poster boy for gay stereotypes, and our city became a national laughing stock.
Even after confessing, Adams and his lawyers continued to be deceitful. They convinced the teenage paramour, Beau Breedlove, to lie by omission, not revealing a kissing incident in the City Hall men's room when Breedlove was still 17. At the time, Breedlove still looked up to Adams as a kind of mentor and apparently was all too ready to go along with whatever the mayor told him. Today, in contrast, Breedlove and many Portlanders feel betrayed by Adams, as indeed we have been.
Adams clearly intended to get elected at any cost. And this is the reason I find him unacceptable as mayor. I can't accept a mayor who lies to me and manipulates my trust.
I go back to the optimism and hope I felt when Obama became president - a new era in political behavior seemed possible. A new demand for honesty and transparency in politics seemed to be at hand. A new era was being born - everywhere, that is, except here at home, where Sam Adams was playing the role of an old-school, arrogant, selfish, manipulating politician doing whatever it takes to try to save his ass.
To my disappointment, the recall issue has been misrepresented in a surprising way. Many people I know - Obama supporters, elements of Portland's progressive community - are ready to forgive Adams' errors. They are shocked that I've joined the recall movement in an active way. They give a variety of reasons: everyone lies; a man's private life is nobody's business; and most vigorously, the recall effort is driven by homophobia.
I reply: even if everyone lies, there are degrees of deception and Adams' behavior during the election and cover-up was extreme; the recall issue is about public life, not private life; and sexuality is not the issue at all - the recall effort is driven by citizens concerned about the issues of honesty and trust in the public political arena.
How can anyone embrace the ideals of Obama and a more honest style of politics on the one hand, and support the lying, the deception and the manipulative style of politics demonstrated by our mayor on the other?
To me, this is a profound contradiction. Anyone who rejoices at the election of Obama cannot support a mayor who lied to get elected without a contradiction of values. It's time for Portland to embrace the vision Obama brings for a new politics, and the first step is to recall Mayor Sam Adams.
I urge you to sign a recall petition today.
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What do you do when an interpersonal problem or conflict leaves you feeling frustrated, anxious, or confused? Some people cope by fighting with or avoiding the other person; some "tune out" by drinking alcohol, overeating, taking drugs, watching TV, or hiding under the covers. If you (or a loved one) struggle with a BFRB, you might find yourself pulling your hair out or picking at your skin. But it doesn't have to be that way!
Please join us for this timely "dealing with holiday stress" webinar and meet Sherrie Vavrichek, one of TLC's most well-respected and experienced presenters and the author of The Guide to Compassionate Assertiveness: How to Express Your Needs and Deal With Conflict While Keeping a Kind Heart. Learn how to respond to interpersonal conflict-- without picking or pulling--by using a cool head, an open heart, and more effective communication and negotiation skills. Ms. Vavrichek is also co-author of the popular cognitive-behavioral workbook for kids and teens that she wrote with Ruth Golomb, MEd, LCPC - The Hair Pulling "Habit" and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle, and has been treating hair pulling and skin picking for over 20 years as a clinician at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. (www.behaviortherapycenter.com)
48 hours before the event, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
Registration Options
TLC Members may register for this event at no charge by selecting the TLC MEMBER ticket option.
Non-Members may select the NEW TLC MEMBER ticket, and receive the Membership benefit of free webinars. The Basic Membership fee of $45 will be charged.
Non-Members may select the NON-Member Registration option and attend the webinar for $10.00.
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Thank you!
The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) mission is to end the suffering caused by hair pulling disorder, skin picking disorder, and related BFRBs. Founded in 1991, The TLC Foundation provides education, outreach, and support of research into the cause and treatment of BFRB disorders.
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