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Tires and regearing
I have a 2011 JKU Sport. It came with the 225 tires. GAG. So I bought some 255 stock Rubicons (BFG MT) and slapped them on it and felt alot better. However since I've deeply fallen in love with my Jeep, I have the desire for 35" tires. It is mostly a city driver with the occasional mud (I cant resist) Im a 23 year old college grad and have no self control when it come to my Jeep. Flat out love it. Heres my question(s)
1. Regearing... 3:21? I believe is my stock gearing??? Will in need to regear?
My GPH (with no correction devices added) went from about 16 to 12.5. (I've heard this happens and is really not that bad, but am mentioning it for gearing symptom reasons as I'm not sure of my gearing ratio)
2. Spacers... I know I need them. Spidertrax 1.75" is enough?
3. What true (haha true) 35" tire(I like Mud Ter) will fit? (really want Mickeys....???)
4. Any other mods I need to make????
5. Thank you to all responders. You guys really help out with the Jeep community and are more appreciated than you know. Really. You guys have a passion. Thank you for your previous help on this fourm and I wish all the best of luck.
With a 2.5" lift 35s will fit fine on a 15 rim. Since u have a four door and the 3.8 I believe most regear to 4.88. Hope that helps.
Wasn't planning on lifting, but if I need to I will. I imagine I would just buy new 17" rims and maybe 35" Mickey MTZ. Space them out and pray. The lift is actually something Im trying to kinda get around or save money on. Though I know this may not be possible. The "Will this tire size fit my JK?" sticky thread says some 35's will work... just want your guy's opinion! Thanks!
^then you can do flat fenders for now.
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There's an in-depth, 5-page interview with Keane in the new issue of Q Magazine (Q317, December 2012), in which the magazine travelled to Asia to hang out with the band around the recent shows in South Korea and Japan. It also features some great photos, taken by the band's old friend Alex Lake.
The magazine is available from newsagents in the UK now, or digitally from the iTunes Store.
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For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time You're having such a nice time...=) I'm very happy to love Keane Cause love's such an old fashioned word And love dares you to care for The people on the edge of the Night And love dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance... hahaha hope to see you soon in Bangkok !
What is a classic song anyway? One that stands the test of time, does not bow to any fashion trend and delivers a universal message in an exquisite musical form.Sounds like Keane to me! A song that tops the chart for an eternity may only appeal to a small demographic at a given time. Bridge Over Troubled water, brilliant song, my mother loved it but it means little or nothing to my kids. How do you quantify a classic? By sales, by audience response, by the satisfaction of the composer? If the perfect song was penned where would the next challenge come from? I have my own Keane classic, my song, which delivers for me year after year. I'm sure that those who appreciate Keane would point to many a classic. Tim you have written inspired songs from the rousing anthem to the stripped back emotional ballad, timeless poetic and beautifully composed and I hope that you will continue to do so for as long as you feel the magic of creativity. Your audience will tell you time and again just how much your gift is appreciated.
My Dad once said: 'that's a big tree', on a walk...
I know what you mean 'that's a lovely wall' is just the sort of thing I would say mid conversation if something caught my eye.
I love to have that magazine I love the photos of Alex Lake I like to read of you and know how they are and how they think thanks for being in my life I love you and I wish you well.
Thought it was a great read you guys bring so much joy to so many people from all walks of life i am so happy to hear your music day in day out there is something for every mood love you guys looking forward to seeing you again in Manchester keep up the good work xxx
I loved the idea of Tim wandering around the countryside going: 'that's a nice wall'. It was very in depth, I could relate to a lot of it. I think that Tom's parents would've been very consicious of not being seen to show favouritism to their own kids, which is why they treated them the same as everyone else. I can understand why a sensitive child wouldn't see it that way and would feel ignored, but I'm sure that wasn't the intention. Self-depreciation is a very British thing- almost that you get the nasty comments about yourself in first so that no-one else can make them first. It's a defense mechanism but can be quite endearing in people if it's done with enough humour.
I cant believe that Tim thinks he hasn't written that classic song! I have at least 70 classic songs by Keane on my Ipod cant say the same for any other band that I like! Even my 10 year old said that Tim is a genius after hearing Neon on the River! Tom love your singing more than ever and Keane please don't split up - just slow it down a bit you are not as young as you used to be!
I just got my copy of the magazine!!!!! OMG!!! The photos are beyond amazing and if i may share an excerpt from the interview, this one's from Tim and here it goes, "The choices I've made being in the band have taken a severe toll on the relationships in my life." And this one's from Tom, "KEANE are like the band version of the Paralympics. Utterly disabled but powering through." i adore the photos.....i really hope the band won't split. Really.
Hi guys ! The photos are amazing and beautiful ! How are you ? The tour continues ! Thanks for the blog ! It allows me to follow the tour with you ! You must be tired because you sometimes do three shows to follow ...as Paris ! In any case, the show of Olympia Paris was really great, a very hight quality ! I admire you. Big kisses and stay the same. Thank you for your generosity to your fans. You are very nice ! See you soon ! :-) Florence ( Paris) .
Me encantaria ir a London city para ver el concierto. Tan próximo a las fiestas navideñas. En Arenas. Recuerdo un concierto en que els escenario eran las teclas del piano. Apoteósico. Ecliptante. Tom and Tim hacen salir los sentimientos i con Richard tocando y siguiendo el ritmo tan bien. La revista me la compraré cuando salga. He preguntado en un quiosco en Las Ramblas de Barcelona y la tendrán. Ya no sé si me estoy convirtiendo en coleccionista de Keane. Me ha marcado un momento difícil de mi vida casi 3 años y no se pueden olvidar. Des de Barcelona un fort petó. Y ojalá podés anar a Londres. Segur que serà un concert preciós.
@Chi thanks , my dear friend ^_^
@urania.galaxy It's surely Q317 December. you just need to check Q Magazine website. and you will know that.
Was trying to read this online then realised that they wanted me to subscribe to it- Duh! Off to the library for me then. Loved the: 'Keane, cheering up the world!' line
I always read Quin Magazine, ha, ha, ha...Tons of amazing photos. Love Keane. Beijos, Regina.
ISA, from Brasil, São Paulo **** I´ve spent some minutes yesterday looking for the magazine in some stores nearby Paulista avenue, our main centre in the heart of São Paulo, but did not find it yet; probably I will find it today in a book shop that sells absolutely everything in the world, even if they have to bring to you some days afterwards. Let´s see. Great! I do love band Keane! Thanks for sharing this! XXXXX
I do hope Keane lasts longer. I love you all so much, guys.
hi my friends *** a interview five pages in this great magazine WHAT HONOR FOR YOU now you are part of large groups ** a few months ago you do not doubt that STRANGELAND you would bring GREAT JOY * I think your a great video recently rewarded Disconnected *I am very happy with you *** I will like enough I get this magazine because the photos look great LOT OF LOVE * BIG KISSES TO ALL
Thank the lord that Q have eventually gotten around to featuring a decent Keane article in their magazine as it's been a while. Now they just need to really pull their finger out & have Keane on the front cover! 6 years is way too long imo. Ange x @angesriddell
Oh My God!!!! The Killers and Keane featured on a same magazine, that's a must have!!!! I want it soooo bad!!!!!
5-page feature!!!! A very merry Christmas indeed! i love you, guyz!!!!
i've got to have this issue!!! if this isn't available here in Belgium then i'll get it through iTunes Store.
Look forward to this issue, got my tickets for Edinburgh today!! cannot wait xxxxxxxx
Brandon Flowers ♥ xD
I will order a lot of Q magazines of this issue for keane、for Taiwan and for myself ^_^
Excuse me , Is it Q317 December or November , thanks !!
I'm surely going to buy Q Magazine!!! Love from Taiwan-Chi x
Can't wait for this issue to come rolling into the States! And you gentlemen, too, as a matter of fact! See you all in January in Royal Oak...by sleigh, if necessary!!!!!!! Sherry W., Michigan, USA @sambawoman


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He's Not My Doctor!
Remember those anti-Bush bumper stickers that read, "He's not my President"? Well, I am pleased to announce that we at the Independence Institute debuted our new awesomely awesome bumper stickers yesterday at the Mike Coffman townhall. They went faster than we could hand them out! Check it out: (click to enlarge)
If you'd like to show the world that Obama is not your doctor, email Mary MacFarlane at email@example.com and send her your name, address, and primary email account, and we'll send you a brand spanking new bumper sticker – free of charge!
***PS – Due to the overwhelming demand, please limit your bumper sticker requests to just 2 per household. Thanks!
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REA plans power outage
REA Energy Cooperative will have a planned power outage for system maintenance on Friday for about one hour starting at approximately 9 a.m.
Areas affected include East Run, Deckers Point, Dixonville, Marion Center, Nashville and Rochester Mills.
Consumers with emergencies are encouraged to take necessary precautions and planning for the outage. Any questions can be forwarded to Chad Carrick at (724) 357-5885 or (724) 840-0927.
REA Energy is an electric utility serving approximately 24,000 consumers in Indiana, Cambria, Westmoreland, Jefferson, Clearfield, Blair and Armstrong counties.


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/// Angry Birds Video Series Launching This Week On TVs, In Apps
For those considering Rovio to be simply that Finnish company behind the Angry Birds mobile games, stop that right now. Rovio has been positioning itself as an entertainment company on the level of Disney —complete with an animation studio, theme park, book business and plush toys. And the company will look to solidify that stance when it launches the Angry Birds Toon video series on March 16 and 17. "We view ourselves as the media company for the connected device era," said Michele Tobin, Rovio's head of brand partnerships and advertising for the Americas. Considering that Angry Birds apps have been downloaded 1.7 billion times and reach 263 million monthly active users, Rovio has the stats to back up such a claim. In keeping with that Disney 3.0 position, Rovio will be distributing Angry Birds Toons through a new channel being added to the Angry Birds smartphone and tablet apps, as well as multiple video and TV distribution outlets. In the U.S, the new show—which goes into Angry Birds' characters backstories on the fictional Piggy Island—will be available via Comcast's Xfinity on-demand service and Samsung Smart TVs, and will eventually be available through Roku and other connected devices. However, Rovio's YouTube Channel, which has received over a billion video views, will not be an initial distribution vehicle, and Tobin made it clear that the video platform isn't in the cards for the future. Rovio had the option of following Netflix's original content distribution strategy and dump the series all at once (a la House of Cards ), but is instead adopting a more traditional scheduling system. A single two-minute-and-forty-five-second episode will air each weekend, first hitting TV on Saturday and then rolling out to the mobile and tablet Angry Birds apps on Sunday. The company, which has an Angry Birds full-length feature film in the works for 2016, has stockpiled 52 episodes in total and is "not ready to announce a new series at this time," Tobin said. While the series will be distributed traditionally through TV network partners outside the U.S. (such as Cartoon Network in India), it begs the question of whether a Rovio TV network is in the works. "That's not something we can talk about right now," Tobin said. She also wouldn't go into detail on whether Rovio feels the need to expand beyond the Angry Bird property. After all,
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Hi guys. A reader wrote in asking a question I'm embarrassingly ill-equipped to answer:
I have been reading both your articles and that of Roger Olson (from the Evangelical Patheos channel). You're in different circles but both, from time to time, have written about poor conditions and unjust practices in prisons and the criminal justice system.
What would you recommend for a young recent college grad to
A) Read on the subject
B) Do to get involved to try to make things change, in whatever small way he can?
Basically, I'm asking you for books, articles, and organizations.


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By GRACE GLUECK, Special to the New York Times
Published: May 26, 1987
HOUSTON— Dominique de Menil does not really like to be labeled a collector. ''I find it pretentious,'' she protests. Yet the more than 10,000 art objects accumulated over a 40-year period by her and her late husband, John, make the term somewhat hard to avoid. And so the $25 million museum built to house their holdings -opening here on June 7 - has come to be called the Menil Collection, the latest entry in what seems to be a worldwide trend toward museums devoted to the holdings of individuals.
Ranging from paleolithic times to the present, the collection ranks among the greatest private assemblages in the United States, notable for its strength in 20th-century art, particularly School of Paris modernism, with extraordinary richness in Cubism and Surrealism. In context with its neighboring Rothko Chapel, also a de Menil project, and such other facilities as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Contemporary Arts Museum and the Blaffer Gallery at the University of Houston, the Menil Collection is bound to give a substantial boost to this city's importance as a center for the visual arts.
The other day, surveying the partly finished installation that she had helped to arrange, the French-born heiress and art patron, whose father, Conrad Schlumberger, invented a device that revolutionized oil production, pronounced herself pleased.
''The building works beautifully,'' Mrs. de Menil said. ''The space is fabulous; I'm glad that I pushed to have the ceilings raised another foot. And the roof gives light in the gentlest possible way.'' A Deceptively Modest Look
Like its 79-year-old founder, the museum - designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano - has a deceptively modest appearance. A low, factory-length building of steel and glass with a set-back second story, it is sheathed in gray-stained clapboard and topped by a roof ingeniously engineered for the diffusion of natural light. It occupies an entire block in a 22-acre compound owned by the Menil Foundation in Montrose, an old, unfancy neighborhood of Houston. One-story bungalows, some of them converted for use as museum offices, surround the building, and nearby are St. Thomas University and the famed Rothko Chapel, the latter commissioned by the de Menils. The chapel's interior is hung with paintings by Mark Rothko, and Barnett Newman's monumental sculpture ''Broken Obelisk'' stands outside.
Behind the Shaker simplicity of the new museum's facade is a spacious interior structure, whose elegant austerity allows maximum visibility for the works of art.
''I gave the art priority over the building,'' explained Mrs. de Menil, some of whose children had urged that the museum be more of an architectural statement.
A huge, lightstruck painting by Barnett Newman dominates the vast entrance lobby. On the first floor a series of exhibition galleries, 20 feet in height, are devoted to rotating shows from the collection. They are punctuated by big glass windows that look out on small, rich gardens. The second floor holds eight intimate study-storage rooms where scholars can view the rest of the collection, the bulk of which is deliberately kept off public view.
''I wanted a place that gives the viewer time and space to look at art,'' Mrs. de Menil said. ''Most museums are overloaded with works that compete for the viewer's eye, and there's a limit to the attention span. After an hour, you're tired and you don't see paintings any more.''
To banish ''museum fatigue,'' she came up with the concept of rotating the collection, showing only small parts of it at any one time. What's not on view is hung in the study-storage spaces, accessible by appointment to scholars, students and art lovers. An 'Unsystematic' Approach
The collection itself is a wonderful melange of personal tastes, a far cry from the encyclopedic survey of a standard art historical museum.
''The approach has been unsystematic,'' Mrs. de Menil agreed. ''The trouble is, that everything that's good pleases me. It is true, we have no German Expressionism because that never appealed to us. On the other hand, I would love to get a painting by Roy Lichtenstein, but we have never found the right one, and now they're too expensive to buy.''
Mediterranean antiquities, artifacts from Eurasia and Europe and the art of tribal cultures form important areas of the collection. There is also a concentration on works depicting blacks in Western art, part of a long-range research project initiated by Mrs. de Menil to study how blacks were perceived by artists of the past.
Among the 20th-century representation, the important works by Cubists and Surrealists - among them Picasso, Leger, de Chirico, Magritte, Matta, Victor Brauner and Max Ernst - should make the museum a mecca for scholars in these fields. The New York School, Pop art and Minimalism are also well-represented. Half of the approximately 10,000 objects consist of rare books, prints and photographs, the latter focusing particularly on the work of Walker Evans and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
''Our concentration on these two photographers illustrates the kind of French-American response that echoes through the entire 20th-century collection,'' said the museum's director, Walter Hopps, who has worked closely with Mrs. de Menil since 1980. Another important example is the museum's commitment to the work of Yves Klein, the French painter and performance artist.


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JoeSco can't get no respect
Howard Kurtz continues to act as though Joe Scarborough doesn't exist, so that he can suggest MSNBC is as liberal as FOX is conservative. A couple of months ago, Kurtz went to great lengths to downplay the three hours a day that MSNBC hands Scarborough [1]. Today, he just disappeared Scarborough from a discussion [2] of the cable channel's leanings:
N.Y., N.Y.: Once again, I must take exception to the depiction of MSNBC as left- leaning. Rachel Maddow is certainly a progressive "left" leaner and Olbermann, while appearing left-leaning, is actually a libertarian with personality leanings (i.e. he likes Obama and does not like Bill O'Reilly -- I'm sure you can recall how much he did not like Hillary Clinton who was to Obama's left on many issues). Matthews and Shuster are center right with Matthews having a particular fondness for D.C.'s homegrown insular conventional wisdom as dispatched by folks like Howard Fineman (Morning Joe is big on this, too). I would be delighted if there was a progressive news channel but MSNBC is definitely not that channel.
Howard Kurtz: You're entitled to your view, of course. But one way to measure it is by criticism of the two administrations. Olbermann and Maddow criticized the Bush administration virtually every day, and have clearly been more sympathetic to Obama. Hannity has ripped the Obama administration, and O'Reilly has been skeptical to critical, almost every day, and both were more sympathetic to Bush. The same applies to the vast majority of their guests. And Democratic politicians are far more likely to show up on the two MS shows, and Republicans on the two Fox shows.
Note that the questioner mentioned Morning Joe - but Kurtz, bent on equating MSNBC and FOX, pretended the show didn't exist, and that MSNBC consists solely of Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann.


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As(V) remediation using electrochemically synthesized maghemite nanoparticles
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- Park, H., Myung, N.V., Jung, H. et al. J Nanopart Res (2009) 11: 1981. doi:10.1007/s11051-008-9558-x
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Maghemite nanoparticles were electrochemically synthesized from environmentally benign solutions in ambient conditions and utilized to remediate As(V) from aqueous solution. The average size and surface area of the maghemite nanoparticles were controlled to be 11–23 nm and 41–49 m2 g−1, respectively, by adjusting applied current density. The point of zero charge and crystallinity were independent of size. The effect of size and environmental conditions (i.e., maghemite nanoparticles content, contact time, and solution pH) on the adsorption of As(V) were systematically investigated. Similar to As(V) remediation using zero valent iron nanoparticles (NZVI), the kinetics of adsorption were best described by the pseudo first order model where the remediation is limited by the mass transfer of As(V) to adsorption sites of maghemite. The adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic which fitted with the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The results observed in batch study indicate that maghemite nanoparticles were suitable adsorbent for remediating As(V) concentration to the limit (10 μg l−1) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).


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ZTE Skate smartphone is a gentle giant
ZTE Skate smartphone is gaining more space as platforms for content consumption: Web access, photos, videos and games. And for that one large screen, large and clear, it is equally or more important when a super-powerful processor. After all, no good can play HD video if you need a magnifying glass to see the actors on a small screen of 2.8 inches. And it is the screen – 4.3 inch, to be exact – the highlight of the ZTE Skate, also known as V960.
This "giant" is modest. The processor will not beat any records of performance, but faces the tasks of day-to-day, and even some games, without complaint. The ZTE Skate camera is average, but gets the job done. The current operating system is virtually "clean", no customization that generally more bother than help you. And most important: you do not need to sell a kidney if you want to take him home.
Hardware The ZTE Skate screen is identical in size and resolution (480 x 800 pixels), used in the Samsung S Galaxy II or LG 3D Optima's. Technology, however, is different: while the S Galaxy II has an AMOLED screen Super Plus, ZTE has chosen a conventional LCD panel. As a result the colors are not as saturated or contrast so intense, when the unit from Samsung.
The ZTE Skate has a good viewing angle, which is important when watching movies or YouTube clips. There is nothing worse than losing a scene because the angle of the screen made the image too dark or distorted colors, which does not happen in ZTE Skate. There's only one problem: visibility in sunlight, even with maximum brightness, is extremely poor. You can hardly distinguish what is being shown.
The ZTE Skate's screen dictates the action of the rest of the device. There is approximately 12.6 x 6.8 x 1 cm, weighing 120 grams, close to the Galaxy S II: The biggest differences are the thickness, 2 mm higher, and 4 grams more in weight. In front are three plastic buttons with default actions on Android: Home, Menu and Back.
They work well but take a bit of "charm" of the device, which would have a more sophisticated if they are capacitive (touch) as the S Galaxy, Optimus Black, Atrix Motorola and many other devices. A curiosity: there is an LED indicator on the Back button of ZTE Skate, which flashes in different colors depending on the situation. If you are in a place with no signal, for example, it flashes red. If the unit is connected to the PC, it glows orange.
The camera on the back of the handset has a 5 MP sensor, autofocus and integrated flash. ZTE Skate has no front camera. The battery has a capacity of 1400 mAh, which seems a little screen that big. Under the back cover, next to the slot for the SIM Card is a slot for a micro SD card. ZTE Skate accepted up to 32 GB, and comes with a 2 GB card. The heart of the unit is a Qualcomm processor (MSM7227) 800 MHz, accompanied by 512 MB of RAM. Software Not much to say here. ZTE Skate uses the Android OS 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), which is essentially "clean": there are no themes or custom interfaces (such as Sense of HTC, Samsung's Touch Wiz Motorola or Blur), and live out some applications, a client of Windows Live and Docs to Go (for viewing MS Office files) there is virtually no pre-installed applications. Multimedia The camera of ZTE Skate takes photos medians. They are good in sunlight, but they get a look "cool" in the shade and tend to have a lot of noise at night. That is, like almost any other smartphone camera in this category.
The flash is more efficient than one meter away from the object being photographed. More than that and it does not make much difference, less than that and the image will be washed. Even at the correct distance, it has a tendency to "blue" image.
At the time of filming ZTE Skate is capable of recording at VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixles), but only 15 frames per second, which affect the movements in the image. It is enough to record a scene from day to day, but you will not want to record the christening of his daughter with him. Even there is a limit of 30 minutes per video.
As I said, the big screen is good for playing videos, but the player that comes with the unit had trouble playing the most popular formats (MOV, MKV, AVI) we tested. One solution is to convert the videos to the native resolution (480 x 800 pixels) in MP4 using a software like Bad boom (use the profile "Samsung Galaxy S") or equivalent. Performance In synthetic benchmarks the ZTE Skate Smartphone had the lowest performance among the devices we tested recently. Total points AnTuTu 1307, our new benchmark standard, which is a score lower than that of devices with the Motorola Spice Key. But what matters is that ZTE Skate Android has enough processing power for the tasks of day-to-day: surf the web, send and receive e-mails, listening to music, share photos on social networks and viewing documents.
In hours of fun the results were mixed. I have not had many problems to run games like 2D Angry Birds River and Cut the Rope (with an occasional engasgadinha or other) or to emulate old consoles like the Mega drive using MD.EMU. But when I saw the unit has been run for Fruit Ninja, I thought the GPU was not strong enough for 3D gaming. So imagine my surprise when running Need for Speed: Shift, a game with 3D graphics much more sophisticated than Fruit Ninja, and see it work perfectly.
The only explanation I can think is that Fruit Ninja requires much more CPU to simulate the physics of all those fruits falling and being broken, rather than the GPU for the graphics and CPU is the bottleneck. Anyway ZTE Skate mobile is not a smartphone for gamers. But if you just want a casual fun, will not die of boredom in line at the bank. Battery To test the battery put the screen brightness automatically, leaving the GPS on, Bluetooth turned off and the device used in day-to-day sailed for about 1 ½ hours using a 3G connection, I watched 1 hour of video I played 30 minutes of Angry brids: Rio, I made a dozen pictures, I recorded two short videos (1 minute each), made two short calls and sent some SMS messages. In the rest of the time the ZTE Skate was on standby on the table.
In this usage profile received the first warning of low battery (to 17%) after 10 hours and 20 minutes away from the outlet, with an estimated total autonomy in about 12 hours and 30 minutes of use. The greatest villains in power consumption have been browsing over 3G (20% battery) and video playback (17%). If you use any of these resources intensively, you have to recharge the battery after 5 or 6 hours.


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Attract Her Silently
The well-rounded Player should be capable of such a task, especially when the human psyche often generates a first impression before the first words are uttered. You should know how crucial a first impression is, and you're virtually ensuring a great one if you can nail the silent approach. She'll remember the way you looked at her and the way you looked when she first saw you. If done smoothly, it should work wonders.
Here are several tips to get you started, but remember: If this fails, a close, flirtatious encounter may be entirely out of the question.
Show similar interests through your actionsThis will take some early observation coupled with a timely movement or gesture on your part. It's easiest to explain through examples, so here's one: Perhaps you're in the supermarket and you're both browsing through the produce. She's selecting a cantaloupe and you "just happen" to reach for the same one at the same time (it's not anywhere near as difficult as it sounds). Another example may take place at your home away from home: the bar or dance club. You've been keeping your eye on this hot little number three tables over and you notice she only orders one particular drink, giving you the perfect opportunity to purchase one and send it over. In turn, the door is opened to a "Hey, that's your favorite drink, too?" sort of meeting. Birds of a feather!
This could happen anywhere, at any time. Whether you're out in the park jogging and you match her pace for a little while or you simply stop beside her to examine a store window on the sidewalk, relating to her without words can be a surprisingly straightforward process.
Prompt verbal contact with your eyes/actionsThis goes well beyond a simple look; you're seeking to grab her attention with a specific action. For instance, say you're in a department store looking through a rack of shirts. You notice a particularly appealing target within the same vicinity so you get a bit closer, select a shirt and hold it up. Catch her eye and shoot her an inquisitive look as if to say, "How's this?" Or perhaps you find yourself in an elevator, stuck behind one particularly rude individual who believes the entire world wants to hear his personal cell phone conversation. A shared rolling of the eyes is often enough to spark light banter before you depart the elevator, and provided you've properly honed your speed-flirting skills, you're golden.
By the way, this tip comes fully equipped with an added perk, one you've probably already surmised: You can easily gauge her interest by her reaction. The situation is almost irrelevant; if you attempt to share common ground with only a look, the results in her eyes and facial reaction should be clear.
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Watch the LIVE Launch of The Reality Check Campaign
Via Streaming Video on Oct. 13
ChiIL Mama will have interviews and loads of updates on the Girl
Scouts 100th year celebrations, Journey World and their newest
Chicago digs. We've interviewed Maria Wynne, CEO, Girl
Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Lisa Garrucho,
Manager of Journey World.
Here's what the Girl Scouts have to say about Reality Check:
If you or someone you know loves watching reality TV, join us
for the LIVE launch of our Reality Check campaign and girl video
contest by tuning in to the Internet this Thursday at 4
p.m. CST!
This groundbreakingcampaign about self-esteem, media literacy and
today's technology helps girls understand how their own story is as
important and exciting as those on reality TV. Girls will first
learn some eye-opening statistics from a recent national survey,
they'll be part of a discussion about what's real and what's not in
reality TV and then get the scoop on how they can create their own
videos about their own girl realities.
It's the perfect way for girls to use technology to tell their
Kasia, the "real-sized" model and recent top-five contestant on
America's Next Top Model, will be on hand as Reality Check
kicks off this Thursday.
Campaign Empowers Girls to Issue 'Reality Check' through
A recent national pulse survey reveals regular reality TV
viewers differ dramatically from their non-viewing peers in their
expectations for peer relationships, their overall self-image and
their understanding of how the world works.
What: Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest
Indiana, the largest council in the nation, will launch an
interactive video campaign to empower girls ages 13 - 17 to share
the realities of their lives. The "Reality Check" campaign launches
with a live, television studio discussion between a panel of
experts and girls about the results of a national research survey
on teens and reality TV.
The alarming research indicates that many girls ages 11 - 17
view reality TV and perceive it to be an accurate depiction of real
life. Most also seek characters to whom they can personally relate
and who they feel most resemble themselves. Simultaneously,
the Girl Scouts will announce" Reality Check," a
high-profile campaign that calls on girls - both Girl Scouts and
non-Girl Scouts - to capture the "real" realities of their life on
Who: The Panel of Experts for the Live
Maria Wynne, CEO, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest
America's Next Top Model contestant & "fiercely real"
model Kasia Pilewicz
Girls (Girl Scouts and non Girl Scouts)
Local experts, including Dr. Sharon Ross, associate chair,
Television Department, Columbia College, will be available for
expert commentary
Maria Wynne and Kasia Pilewicz will serve as the talk show hosts
and ask girls questions relating to the research in a live,
discussion-style format. The event will be an opportunity to obtain
instant reactions about the research on girls and reality TV and
hear the details of the video contest for girls.
About "Real to Me: Girls and Reality TV" Study
Reality TV has become staple entertainment for young people and
adults alike. While many might view this phenomenon as relatively
harmless, research shows significant differences between those
girls who consume reality TV regularly and those who do not.
Regular reality TV viewers differ dramatically from their
non-viewing peers in their expectations for peer relationships,
their overall self-image and their understanding of how the world
At the same time, reality TV serves as a learning tool and inspires
young people to get involved in social causes. The Reality TV
study, with more than 1,100 11- to 17-year-old girls around the
country, explores the above findings and more.
Watch the streaming video of the event live on the
Internet as we broadcast from Columbia College's television
production studio!
It's easy! Just log on to
Today, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m.
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Martin made a great contribution to the defensive line in the 2011 season, and his role is expected to increase at that position even more this year. He is one of four defensive ends that are returning with a lot of playing time, and the team is hoping that can be a point of strength in a defense surrounded by questions.
Along with playing on the line Martin is expected to continue to be a leader on the special teams unit. He loves playing on special teams and wants to keep contributing there, no matter what.
"Oh of course," said Martin when asked if he will continue to play on special teams. "That's my job, J.P. is never taking that."
He is expecting to have a more chances to make plays on special teams then he did last year. Last year, he put on a little weight to play the defensive end position again and he said it made him "more tired" because he was "dragging around more cargo".
However this year he has slimmed down a little bit, gotten a little smaller, so should be back to how he was before.
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everything is obo shoot me a pm with offer with in reason
Sold: rebar, red crush seat and door cards , passenger side door ,
Red stripe dash, GTi script door trim, front bumper, both fenders.
price drop: everything has a price drop by 5 to 10 bucks maybe more
the o2a is an AGC code passat 16v ( i hade thr code wrong)it has 200k needs rebuild (3rd gear syncro is gone and a bent shift fork) this is good for rebuild or for a core (i have seen cores on a trans can be 100 to 300) i want $50 + shipping , depends on were it is but it could be around 100 to 150 this trans has a .795 fifth gear and a high ring and pinion .
ce2 cluster mfa and cruise control with 194k on the clock works great trip and all $40+shipping (becuase its mfa and cruise control great for a swap because you can tap into the back of the cluster for VSS)
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Mother Charged In Infant Death
PITCHER, N.Y. (AP) _ Authorities say they've charged a 38-year-old woman with manslaughter after an autopsy determined that her infant daughter had alcohol in her system when the baby died in September.
The Chenango County Sheriff's Office tells local media outlets that the 3-month-old baby's Sept. 3 death has been ruled a homicide.
Police have arrested Geneia Rood of the rural town of Pitcher and charged her with second-degree manslaughter.
She's being held in the county jail on $50,000 cash bail. Rood's is scheduled to re-appear in the Pitcher Town Court on Nov. 18.


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Research Advisory Panel, ethics, and a valediction
While I have some important external meetings this coming week, including one with Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Mark Walport, this will be my last blog (of more than 200) as BBSRC Chief Executive, so it will include some material of a valedictory nature.
The first major external meeting of last week was of our Research Advisory Panel; this is a most important forum where we bring together the Chairs of Strategy Panels and of the Research Committees who are responsible for Delivery, plus those Council members who are members of the Strategic LoLa Committee. As well as a look at the overall portfolio, we scrutinised progress reports on each of the many Institute Strategic Programme Grants and National Capability Grants. All told, these various activities constitute a large and impressive funding portfolio, albeit (as I have remarked before in the context of a Zipf distribution) one that is comparatively thinly spread among individual investigators.
With excellent timing, given the launch of the new Agri-tech Catalyst, we had one of our regular bilateral meetings with Professor Ian Boyd and colleagues from Defra. A number of further joint initiatives are planned.
I was pleased to attend the 2013 Gareth Roberts Science Policy lecture, entitled "Why Science needs Ethics: why science cannot and should not aspire to be value free" and given with her usual clarity by Baroness (Onora) O'Neill. A particular focus was on scientific and cultural norms. I also attended another thought-provoking, ethics-based Panel Discussion on Genetic Testing in Assisted Reproduction, part of the British Library's TalkScience series.
Of particular papers I read this week, one stand-out was an industrial biotechnology tour de force on the microbial production of short-chain alkanes (i.e. petrol). I also enjoyed one on cellular decision making, and one on Medical Narratives by AHRC Chief Executive Rick Rylance.
This coming week is biology week, while the following week is Open Access week. Regarding the latter and related developments (with infographic (JPG)), I noted the Connecting Repositories system, an interesting piece (with slides) on the use of Altmetrics in a Scientific CV, and an interesting talk on iron metabolism (regarding Altmetrics, I was also pleased to note that my major review of iron in disease – "Iron behaving badly" – has now passed 50,000 online accesses), as well as an evolutionary argument (and commentary) to account for the fact that folk with Hereditary Haemochromatosis ("the Celtic Curse") are taller than matched controls.
And that leads me on to what I plan to do when I return on October 21st to being a full-time scientific researcher. As of now, I plan to split my time between at least the following areas: (i) systems approaches to biomedical problems, especially those involving iron dysregulation (which includes most diseases), (ii) improving the scope of metabolic reconstructions in terms of transporters and of signalling, (iii) novel strategies for synthetic biology, especially in the context of industrial biotechnology and protein function, (iv) novel analytical methods based e.g. on dielectric spectroscopy, and (v) tools for manipulating and visualising 'big data' of interest to biologists, including literature text, data, and metadata.
I also expect to promote the need for reform (again) of the monetary system. It would also be nice to do something about the priesthood mentality of some journal editors: serious reform is needed here and elsewhere.
Overall, looking back, it really has been an enormous (if unexpected) privilege to serve as BBSRC Chief Executive for five years. During my time, the Council has developed new thinking in areas such as Industrial Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology and e-science (including data-driven biology), we opened a new Institute in the form of TGAC, there is a new sense of purpose (and investment) in the agri-tech area and in our research and innovation campuses, and we have secured major capital investments for UK biology in developments at Pirbright, the European Bioinformatics Institute ELIXIR project, and elsewhere. Open Access (publishing) has also come of age. I have met many wonderful people who I otherwise would likely not have (e.g. Tim Berners-Lee and Bob Geldof at one memorable breakfast meeting), and we have an absolutely outstanding team helping develop and implement the BBSRC vision. Much of my time here is recorded in this blog, and to the extent that I blog on my own website in the future, it will be at http://dbkgroup.org/dbkblog/. I inherited a highly effective organisation (with the UK still number one in biology), and I leave it in very good heart.
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January 22, 2013
When to Say Yes: Relationship Advice for Women
It feels like eons ago (13 years) that I was dating, and honestly, I don't look back fondly on that time—the tribulations of crushes and attempting to read men's minds, the wasted conversational hours obsessing over who likes whom.
When I take a deeper, intentional look back on my dating years, though, I see that they also held some of the best moments of my life: The thrill and giggles after delivering a big no to my T.A. (eight years my senior) who asked if I'd date him. The freedom when my single friends and I could honestly say we were totally content being single. The first time I skipped down a sidewalk at night holding my future husband's hand. The joy of piecing together all the ways God planned and brought to pass my meeting with the guy I came to marry.
Here are two simple lessons I learned along the way.
1. Your brain is spaghetti; his is a stack of boxes.
I've heard this kind of analogy so many times I can't cite its source. Women's brains like to race every which way, reveling in connections and overlapping threads. Men, on the other hand, like to stay in one box at a time—the "eating box," the "driving box," the "homework box," the "Netflix box."
Obviously these are overgeneralizations. Men and women each have individualized brains and ways of sorting information. But for many women who are getting to know a guy at a deeper level for the first time, differences in brain-workings are a huge cause for frustration.
Imagine this: Woman feels the weight of numberless concepts colliding in her mind and jarring deep emotions. She sobs to her boyfriend, "Why don't you get that I just need to cry because I watched Les Misérables last week and the rabbit I saw dead on the side of the road was so pathetic and my mom didn't call last night and you didn't retweet my tweet?"
Man sits dumbfounded. "You're crying about what?"
Or they take a car trip together and after fifteen minutes of silence, she asks him, "What are you thinking about?"
"Uh?" He jolts out of a stupor. "Nothing." He's in his "driving box." He perhaps has added to that the "listening to the radio box." Thinking about something else? Not until he goes into the "talking about a topic box." It's not that he's less intelligent, less capable of emotion, or less able to draw conclusions. He just thinks differently.
If you're in a relationship with a guy or headed in that direction, spend some time figuring out how each of you think. You may each look different than the examples I've painted, but you will inevitably differ from each other in your thinking and processing. You'll both benefit from understanding the other and finding terms to describe differences that arise.
2. You're worth more.
You are valuable. You are born for a purpose, bought at a price. You are set free from sin and gifted in specific ways. You exist to trample Satan, to grab people's hands and yank them toward the Savior, to live bubbling over with joy and praises of the God who designed you so perfectly. That's what you're made for.
You're not made to find a man and settle down into a pretty American dream house.
Sure, getting married might fit into the plan God has for you. But it isn't the plan. The plan is so much bigger. The plan is about you storming across the arena of life like a gymnast for Jesus landing flips and flinging your arms out in praise of your heavenly Daddy from now until death. You can do that with a husband beside you, of course. But you can definitely do it without one too.
To let the first guy without pimples who buys you a cup of coffee start kissing down your neck at the end of Date #1 is to say to God, "I'm not worth what you say I'm worth."
If you've been kicked around, raped, insulted, or abused, hear this: You are priceless.
If your parents and teachers never thought you'd amount to much, read these words: You are priceless.
If no guy in high school ever expressed the least hint of interest in you, listen to me: You are priceless.
You are worth just as much as every other human being made in God's image—the immeasurable cost of God dying for you to live.
When a guy comes along who does express interest in you, you owe it to yourself and the God who made you to take a good, deep, long look into this guy, instead of immediately concluding that he's the guy for you.
On the first date I was asked out on in college, I sat trying to look interested in the guy's video games before he walked me home with so much awkward insecurity that he literally hunched his back. At the door, he took me completely by surprise with an attempt to kiss me. I recoiled with a snazzy dance-like dodge. Back inside, I told a mentor-friend about the miserable date and we rolled with laughter imagining the crucial college course women should be required to take in dodging kisses.
God has planned joy and abundant life for you. Don't be so hormonal or love-struck that you miss it. And don't underestimate God's ability to perfectly craft a life plan for you. You don't need twenty guys; you only need one to have and to hold—or, as the case may be, maybe none at all. It's ok to dodge kisses until the time is right.
Christine Jeske and her husband, Adam, have lived in Nicaragua, China, and South Africa. They now reside in the U.S., where she is getting a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Wisconsin. She is the author of Into the Mud and the coauthor (with Adam) of This Ordinary Adventure: Settling Down Without Settling. Connect with her at their blog or at Into the Mud or follow @christinejeske.
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Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 25th, 2013 at 10:03 am
Great question, Anonymous friend from Nov. 23. Glad you're taking time to get advice on this, and my first thought is make sure you get advice from people who know him and you well, too--and preferably people a few years down the road who aren't going to just say what they think you want to hear. Next, it sounds like you could use some more specific thoughts on how to "take a good, deep, long look into this guy, instead of immediately concluding that he's the guy for you," like I wrote in the article. Taking a good, deep, long look could include asking: Is he mature enough yet to be a role model and protector for you? Take a minute to imagine yourself as a little girl (not that you should think of yourself all the time like that--just try it for minute)--is this a guy you'd want taking care of you long term like a father cares for a child? Is he able to challenge you in your faith through conversation and by setting an example? Does he display fruits of a Christian life (love, joy, peace, patience, self-control, etc)? How does he deal with areas of sin in his life--does he admit when he does wrong and know how to apologize and ask for forgiveness? Does he quickly forgive you but also genuinely care about seeing you improve as a person? These are all questions to that help you start looking at the condition of his soul. You want somebody who's not just fun to have around, but somebody who's a genuine "soul mate"--and by that I don't mean just somebody who gives you some magical tingly aura when you're near him because you can finish each other's sentences, but somebody who is genuinely GOOD for the condition of your soul (and you for his). Start with that, being willing to wait if he doesn't have that kind of spiritual maturity, and let the rest of relationship details follow.
Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 23rd, 2013 at 7:04 am
Hi Thanks for your articles. I've enjoyed reading them. I'm 18 still living at home for a year before I move with some friend to a bigger city for Uni. I've known this guy since the beginning of high school and now were quite good friends. He's actually one of the guys I'll be moving in with. I was glad that I had no attraction to him like that so that he'd be a good person to move in with. I am however now thinking about him more lately. Partially I think because of a cuddle we had one night star gazing with some friends which even though was perfectly normal in the situation isn't something he normally does. And partially because after that I didn't allow my self to process it because of a big exam I had in a few weeks. But now its over I've over indulged in thoughts of him. Perhaps I'm just being hormonal? I wonder how much of this is me just wanting a boyfriend. And also how much of this is considered just because I know we're moving to the same town. If we we were moving other places I'd probably easily let it go. I don't want to settle liking someone whose not perfect for me. I imagine this will blow over but I'm just curious what your thoughts are. Any advise for my age pacifically?
Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on January 22nd, 2013 at 2:25 pm
In our early years of marriage we were given "Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti: Understanding and Delighting in Your Differences" by Bill & Pam Farrel. It is an great book for expanding on your first point.
Posted by Becky_Silva on January 22nd, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Beautiful, Chrissy!


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I need help with the Generation One Digivice
Posted 13 October 2011 - 02:14 AM ( #1 )
What size batteries do you use for the Digivice?
Can you buy replacement screws that tiny?
And do any of you know if I can get replacement parts from broken virtual pets?
Thanks in advance for your help guys
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Last Post18 Nov 2011
Posted 13 October 2011 - 09:32 AM ( #2 )
The Early ones took LR44. (Brick/Season 1)
Season 2 had ones that took LR44 OR CR2032 (I have two different versions)
Season 3 took AAA, So did Season 4.
Season 5 took CR2032
Figure the Season 6 took one of the few.... Covering bases....
I think people get replacement screws in Glasses repair kits. About the Broken parts... I would look for a non-working one online. (Good luck not spending a fortune still...) You could *Try* to email Bandai America and ask them if (By godly chance) they had some in the warehouse or in storage. Chances are slim, but some people have gotten replacement parts for other pets. You might email Bandai Japan too if Bandai America fails.... Bandai Japan is still making Digimon Digivices...... Newer types, but you never know.
I love Digivices..... I'm nuts for em.
Edited by SailorRosette, 13 October 2011 - 09:35 AM.
- TamaMum and NeonAppleDarko~ like this
Posted 13 October 2011 - 08:37 PM ( #3 )
But that you so much for all the info! I'll get out for the batteries right now
I spent about four hours on eBay last night looking for replacement parts x_X I'm surprised that I didn't even find a broken one, or even just a lot of broken v-pets or something like it, there were a lot of those types of Digivice's but they were working and really expensive (obviously) but at least before I devote myself to finding the parts we can get the batteries and make sure that it's working
I freaked out when I saw the newer ones and a perfect, in box, new transparent green season 2 one on eBay last night that was the exact one I had when I was little but it was, obviously, so expensive D:
Posted 14 October 2011 - 08:59 AM ( #4 )
Yup, thats the one thing about ebay. Crazy prices for most of the digivices. Every once in a while you'll find a keeper.
I'm a Digi-Nut. Lol.
(V2 of the Season 2 were transparent)
Edited by SailorRosette, 14 October 2011 - 08:59 AM.
Posted 18 November 2011 - 03:05 AM ( #5 )
Posted 18 November 2011 - 09:21 PM ( #6 )
I like TT here, but they don't have a great amount of info on DigiMon pets :<


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It's the age-old debate: What's better, the original, classic story, or a bells-and-whistles remake? Old-school or new-school? The Denver Film Society has joined the debate with its Old School + New School film series, which features two films, separated by decades, screened in a single night and discussed afterward by viewers. In between the film, a fine dinner of pizza and soda is served to keep all amateur critics sated.
At 6 p.m. on Friday, June 13, catch one of Alfred Hitchcock's best thrillers, Rear Window. Released in 1954, the film follows L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart) through a summertime of boredom; a professional photographer, Jeffries has broken his leg and is confined to a wheelchair. He alleviates his ennui by spying on his neighbors — particularly the salesman across the street, who's constantly fighting with his wife. Until, that is, his wife disappears.
Next, compare Hitchcock's mastery of the tale with 2007's Disturbia. Kale Brecht (Shia LaBeouf) is a troubled teen placed under house arrest; when his mother cancels his iTunes subscription and removes his Xbox, he begins spying on the neighborhood. And one of his neighbor's cars looks suspiciously like the vehicle described as belonging to a serial killer.
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A Contrarian Comment on the (Now Cancelled) Waxman Hearings
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Michelle Malkin and Ed report that Henry Waxman (D-CA), Scourge of Big Business, has cancelled his inquisition of the big companies that announced – in accordance with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley – the downgraded earnings that will be the consequence of passing Obamacare.
I applaud Representative Joe Barton (R-TX) for challenging Waxman on this, and thank Ed for posting the video. But I'm actually sorry to see the hearings cancelled. I don't for a minute think Waxman has cancelled them because he thought better of trying to embarrass or harass the companies in question. My analysis would be that he cancelled the hearings because they were going to make him look like a buffoon.
The company CEOs have only to answer questions honestly to show up Waxman. They are required by law to make the announcements they made, and the reality that Obamacare will cut into their profitability is unspinnable. Taxes are part of the accounting process to determine profits; when they go up, profits go down. Eliminating a tax credit makes taxes go up. It doesn't matter whether you think the companies are evil behemoths that need a good skinning anyway: thinking that doesn't change the reality that raising their taxes makes their profit projections go down.
The American people are much better equipped to understand that than many pundits give them credit for. I was actually looking forward to the Waxman hearings because it's clear the CEOs would have had truth on their side – and the hearings would have given the people the opportunity to see that, and see Waxman's move for what it is.
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Tuesday November 5th, 2013 1:43am
After a few days of severe disappointment, I decided it's time to sit down and write my first blog entry.
I just completed my seventh season in Denver, and looking back, what a year it was for the Denver Outlaws. After many thought we would be at the bottom of the league's standings, we stuck together and had a special season, obviously ending one day short of our ultimate goal. In a league with only eight teams and so much talent, it's hard to win every week, let alone sweep the regular season. It's a true testament to all the players, coaches and trainers being professionals on and off the field.
For those that don't know, a large majority of us are juggling full-time jobs during the week and then traveling to wherever the game is that weekend. We try to practice Friday night and have a walk-through Saturday before the game. With very limited practice and preparation time, it's our responsibility to get our minds and bodies in game shape throughout the week.
While every game is technically a road game for most of us, all the travel becomes worth it when I step on the turf for our home games at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium. It is such a special place for me and I couldn't imagine playing for any other team. I am so proud to be an Outlaw and I have so much respect for everyone involved in the organization. The Outlaw fans are the best in the league and I can't wait to dress back up in the Black and Orange and compete with the boys again to try and bring the city of Denver its first Steinfeld Cup.
This weekend, however, presents itself a new and challenging opportunity — one that I have been dreaming about since first picking up a stick in 1991. Starting Friday night, 96 of the country's best lacrosse players will get together in Towson, Md., to compete for a spot on the USA Men's National Team, which will be defending its gold medal next summer in Denver, Colo. It's such an honor to be considered for the tryout and to have a chance to play for our great country and don the red, white and blue in international competition.
This week has been a time to recover from last weekend, and better prepare myself for the tryouts. I have been stretching and biking every day to keep the legs loose, and hopped in the cage Wednesday for an hour of shots from the some of the world's best. Now it's time to rest, relax and mentally prepare for the weekend. My strategy will be to play my game, be confident, enjoy the opportunity and most of all, have fun. I may never get this opportunity again, so I'm really going to try to enjoy the moment.
As a lacrosse goalie, you need to have a short memory. I won't soon forget our undefeated season nor the disappointment in Philly, but I am excited about the opportunity to not only help our country win another gold medal, but also to continue to advance the sport that I love to play.
Jesse is a two-time MLL Goalie of the Year and owns the league's all-time best goals against average. He's closing in on Brina Dougherty's career wins record as well.


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Exercise #3 picks up where #2 left off, by incorporating the action of
spotting with a simple half turn. In addition to spotting, you will also be learning how
to commence turns with the right or left side leading. This will prepare you for more
advanced types of turn, which we will be working on in future lessons.
Begin in first position (feet together), with the body and feet all
aligned and pointing straight forward. Your head should be turned to the left as far as it
can go, so that you are looking over your left shoulder. This exercise also takes place in
3 phases:
Phase 1:
Begin your turn by stepping sideways to the left while rotating the left leg and foot into
a turned-out position in relationship to the body. The upper body will feel this as a side
step, because you are moving laterally across the line of your shoulders. But at the same
time, your foot and leg will feel it as a forward step, since they are pointing toward the
direction of the step. Make sure that your weight is 100% over the left foot, and that
your right foot remains pointing in place, without any pressure or weight.
Phase 2:
Pivot on your left foot exactly 1/4 turn to the left, while closing your right foot
tightly in first position with your left foot. At the same time, turn your body exactly
1/2 turn to the left. When you finish this phase, your body and feet will once again be
aligned to point the same direction, which happens to be the opposite direction from where
you started.
Throughout the 1/2-turn, the head should remain focused on its original
spot. The head will begin looking over the left shoulder and end looking over the right
shoulder, but this is a result of the body turning underneath the head, not a result of
the head turning! Remember... the head should remain fixed in space, and your focus should
remin fixed on the spot.
Phase 3:
Without turning your body, turn your head from the right shoulder back to its original
location over the left shoulder. You will now be looking at the opposite side of the room,
and you can repeat this exercise, stepping to the new direction, but using the same foot
and turning in the same direction.
Phase 2 and 3 should not be taken at the same time. The point of this exercise is to learn
how to turn with a different body speed and head speed, by using the full range of motion
of the neck. If you turn the head and body at the same time, you defeat the purpose of the
Remember to practice this exercise in both directions. After turning to
the left on the left foot a few times, do the same exercise turning to the right on the
right foot with the same number of repetitions.
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