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That sounds like the cleanest shoot in history. He did everything he could possibly do legally and physically to keep from killing the guy. Oh well. Some people are just determined to get dead. Bravo to Cegon!
This is a discussion on We dont need no stinkn guns! within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; We dont need no stinkn guns! From Minneapolis WCCO.com of January 17, 2007 Man Won't Be Charged For Killing Girlfriend's Ex The Wright County prosecutor ...
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From Minneapolis WCCO.com of January 17, 2007
Man Won't Be Charged For Killing Girlfriend's Ex
The Wright County prosecutor has decided not to press charges against a Rockford, Minn. man who shot his girlfriend's former boyfriend in December.
Eric M. Cegon, 30, shot 35-year-old Erik A. Richter, of Watertown, Minn., twice with a shotgun early in the morning of Dec. 13 when Richter broke in through a back door into the Rockford home of Samantha E. Simons, 21.
According to Wright County Attorney Thomas Kelly, the relationship between Richter and Simons turned abusive, culminating with a charge of domestic assault filed in April 2005.
When Simons began a relationship with Cegon in September 2006, Richter began threatening both of them.
"He refused to let her go, and said that if he couldn't have her, nobody would," Kelly said.
Richter was charged with making terroristic threats and inflicting criminal damage to property on Nov. 6 of last year after he broke all the windows on Cegon's vehicle and tried to climb through his bedroom window, yelling his intentions to kill Cegon.
As a result of the incident, Richter was ordered to have no contact with either Simons or Cegon and was ordered to not possess or use firearms. Simons also applied for an additional restraining order against Richter.(Glad to see he followed the court order ooops maybe not.)
Richter violated the order when, according to Kelly, he allegedly threatened her with a knife on Dec. 6. Due to the incident, a pick-up order was placed for probable cause felony assault. A court date was set for Dec. 13.
Cegon and Simons went to bed the evening of Dec. 12 prepared for a visit from Richter. They barricaded the front door of Simons' house with a small sofa, locked themselves with Simons' son in an upstairs bedroom and blocked the door with a dresser.
Cegon armed himself with a shotgun.
At 3:30 a.m., according to Kelly, Richter broke through the front door of the house and ran upstairs, forcing open the bedroom door and knocking down the dresser. He had in his hand a loaded, .45-caliber Colt semi-automatic handgun.
Later investigation revealed Richter had also brought leg irons and handcuffs.
Cegon shot Richter twice.
According to Kelly, the state law allowing a person to defend himself with necessary deadly force in his home if he feels threatened by an intruder applied to Cegon's case.
"Did Cegon have an honest and reasonable belief that he or Simons were in imminent jeopardy of great bodily harm or death? Yes," said Kelly in a press statement. "Was Cegon's use of deadly force necessary to avert great bodily harm or death? Yes.
"In this case, the state has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Cegon was not justified in using deadly force," he continued. "Based upon the facts, I am unable to meet that burden and therefore no criminal charges will be filed against Cegon."
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That sounds like the cleanest shoot in history. He did everything he could possibly do legally and physically to keep from killing the guy. Oh well. Some people are just determined to get dead. Bravo to Cegon!
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As it should be, the BG doesn't care about restraining orders. the victims took all the steps to try to keep from having to harm the BG.
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Thats scumbag got what was coming to him, a blast from a shotgun. That's something not many people want to experience.
Cegon 1.....Richter 0
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Good for them.
I will support gun control when you can guarantee all guns are removed from this planet. That includes military and law enforcement. When you can accomplish that, then I will be the last person to lay down my gun. Then I will carry the weapon that replaces the gun.
Wow didn't see that coming. Couch in front of door, dresser in front of other door. What was the guy thinking?
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The deceased had threatened his ex-girlfriend with a knife very recently and the GF's child sawthe deceased at a school function that he was forbidden (court order) from attending.
The shooter got lucky though... at one point he was qouted as saying he shot the deceased the second time to "make sure he didn't get up"
that version quicjkly went away and we haven't heard much of it.
Good shoot? Yep.
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The woman-obsessed types will often continue with their plans despite every warning you throw at them. In a way they are a pretty easy threat to deal with because they telegraph their intentions and paint big targets on themselves. This girl's boyfriend set up the perfect trap to legally end this guy's misery.
You hate to see someone die but in this case there was no other option. The BG set him self up. He sure wasn't using his head.
Great job. One for the good guy...
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Many trailer manufacturers are willing to work with customers to engineer a trailer to meet such specific project needs. PW

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Flook was little known until a couple of weeks ago when the House of Commons magazine the House, profiled him. He answered the Q&A more intimately than most members. He revealed that he'd almost made it to the altar a few times, but things hadn't worked out, that he was nearly 40 and feeling a bit broody, and one thing would make life perfect... a wife. A few days later the London Evening Standard ran a diary story saying he had advertised in the House for a wife.
Flook says the diary story was rubbish; of course, he hadn't advertised for a wife, the very thought was ridiculous. So he objected to the story? Well, no, not really, he says, because when it comes down to it, the thing he most wants in life is a wife.
Until recently, the thing he most wanted was to be an MP. He didn't have high hopes, though. He was selected to stand against Lib-Dem Jackie Ballard in last year's general election. Although the Lib-Dems' majority was only just under 2,500, it wasn't the best of times for the Tories. In the end, Flook provided one of the upsets of the election and a rare ray of hope for the Conservative party - after two recounts, he won by 235 votes. Flook - pronounced Fluck, not Fluke - was a happy man.
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So what happened? "Well I've lived with one, two, three, yes, three girls. Or three girls have lived with me. One was for a year, another more than two years, and another was two years. But it never really worked out."
There's something disarmingly open about Flook. Not your standard MP material. He explains what went wrong with his girlfriends. Girlfriend No 1 wanted to marry him, but he felt that at 22 he was too young. He also has fond memories of live-in lover No 2. So why did they split up? "She wanted me to ask her to marry me." And, again, he refused. Didn't he feel a cad? "It caused her an awful lot of hurt," Flook concedes. But, he says, he is the last person to whom you should present an ultimatum. "It's not the way to push me around."
As for live-in lover No 3, she was a bit of a cad. When she dis covered that Flook was hoping to be an MP she had seconds thoughts. "As the selection process ahead of the 1997 election started, it occurred to her that I might well become an MP and therefore I might take a cut in my salary, and how was she going to change her lifestyle. And I said, 'Well it won't change your lifestyle.' 'Well, you know,' she said, 'I want to go and do this and that, and there's a three-year course in furniture upholstery.' And I'm like, 'Well, it would have been nice to have been told about it.'"
You would have thought that she would have been proud that her man wanted to serve the people of Taunton as a Conservative member, I say. "Well you would have thought so," he says. So she left him? "No, I said either buck up your ideas or the relationship's not going to continue." Her ideas never did buck up.
There has also been another girl - not a live-in lover in this case. Again, Flook was dumped. By now he was well over 30, and ripe for stability. So what happened? "We had a serious accident on holiday and she smashed her leg up, and it gave her time to think of the future, and she decided this was not what she wanted... fair credit to her." He sounds miserable.
I tell him it's great he's so honest about wanting a wife. Not so long ago, it would have been taboo to admit to such things. Normal people, let alone MPs, would have been dismissed as losers or freaks. He nods. "You meet lots of people in this job but you still don't necessarily bump into the right girl of the right age. And believe it or not I'm quite shy."
He doesn't think it helps being a Tory. "It's not been the greatest chat-up line, 'Hello, I want to be a Conservative MP. Will you go out with me?' If one in three people profess to be Conservative, you've already knocked out two out of three candidates."
But he has noticed that women have changed their attitude to him since he became an MP. More respect. Since the profile in the House, he says girls have shown added interest. "There's a sort of, 'Blimey, he wasn't joking when he said he was gonna do it, and he's actually done it.' So there's a sort of determination thing."
He's had offers then? "Er, erm, yeaahhhh." His pitch rises to a squeak. "Err, one or two." MPs have asked for his hand? "Some of the secretaries." Has he been tempted? "They're all nice. Some are a bit old."
Look, he says, don't get him wrong, he's not desperate. "If I were, I would have married one 10 years ago. I've had the opportunities, but it's got to be right." He comes to a halt. "You know, I thought this only happened to women, but you do see mates and kids and think, 'Aah, that would be fun'. I'm godfather to four kids."
So what would his ideal woman be like? "Herself." Anything more specific? "Probably vivacious, stand up for herself." Does she need to be political? "It's probably better to have an interest in or understanding of politics." He admits it would help if she wasn't a traveller. In his election manifesto, Flook made a fuss about the local travellers.
Could he could cope with a Guardian reader? "Well as long as she knows she's not going to convert me. I have read the Guardian occasionally. I found the Women's pages impenetrable." I tell him that may not help in his quest. "Well, I've said it now. I found the language and syntax impenetrable." We work through a difficult moment.
Would it help if she had money? No, he says, that's irrelevant. He used to earn six figures as a financial PR consultant and has put a bit away - but only a bit.
He says he thinks he will be a good husband and father because he doesn't aspire to run the country. He'll be perfectly happy to be a good constituency MP. So we draw up a list of desirable qualities for Mrs Flook. "Reasonably handsome 38-year-old Conservative MP seeks wife 25-35, pretty, lively, with a sense of humour."
· If you would like to marry Adrian Flook, apply to him at the House of Commons, London SW1 1AA.


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The latest figures according to US trade mag 'Home Media Magazine' state that during Q1 2007 nearly 1.2m pre-recorded Blu-ray and HD DVD titles were sold but the former was responsible for 832,530 of these. By contrast HD DVD managed just 359,300 discs.
Even worse for Tosh's format, by March it was making up only about one third of all HD titles bought with 335,980 for Blu-ray and 119,570 for HD DVD. The reading is just as grim in the Top Chart 10 HD Chart where it claims eight of the 10 slots were filled by Blu-ray titles.
One of the major weapons in Blu-ray's locker (other than the PS3) is the Blu-ray only release of surprise hit and all round cracking James Bond movie Casino Royale (the card game isn't too long). That said, even when major releases were available on both formats Blu-ray came out on top. In the case of The Departed, for example: 53,640 copies to 31,590.
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Michael Giacchino Responds to Listeners' Questions
Michael Giacchino recently joined David Garland on Movies on the Radio to talk about his work in the film music business, including his latest project, "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol." A number of listeners had questions for him that we didn't have time for, but Mr. Giacchino has agreed to answer these afterwards. Below follows the queries and his responses.
Peter Daley from Daegu, South Korea: Will there be any more "Lost" music beyond Season 3 published in sheet music form?
Right now there are no plans, but I would love to do a compilation that encompasses the best of the 6 seasons - some day, maybe!
CurlyCelloGirl: Is there a particular instrument you enjoy scoring for?
I don't have a preference toward any particular instrument, but in each film project I find myself falling in love with a sound. For example, in "Lost," I loved working with the piano and cello together. In "Super 8," I used Hammond and pipe organs underneath much of the score - a very cool texture to explore.
pascalahad from Andrésy, France: Have you read "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, on which "John Carter" is based? Does inspiration come from visuals only or also from the written word?
I actually decided not to read the book(s) before I watched the cut of the film, because I didn't want my expectations about the story or the characters to influence me in a way that the movie itself didn't represent. I'd like to go back and read them at some point, but because my job was to tell the story of the film as clearly as possible, I felt that it was best to let just the film influence my writing. But inspiration can come from all sorts of things - anything that tells a story can inspire more storytelling.
Chris from Houston, Texas: How did you make the initial connections that led to you getting to work full time as a film composer? I hope to be able to turn this into a career, and would love to know the process you went through, yourself.
I always made it my goal to do something I loved, and growing up, knew that I loved all aspects of filmmaking. While at film school, I had the opportunity to get an internship in marketing for a major studio--without pay! This lead to various marketing jobs that I held while studying composition, which by the way, was one of my passions about the filmmaking process. From marketing, I moved to the newly formed interactive division as an assistant producer of video games and it was there that I got to write some music for a version of The Lost World: Jurassic Park game. Steven Spielberg liked it, so I got to officially work on it, and then Medal of Honor. JJ Abrams liked my Medal of Honor music, so he contacted me to work on Alias, and then LOST. Brad Bird heard my music on Alias and approached me about doing The Incredibles. But the key was that I began working in the field that I was passionate about.
Adam: ...Your music from LOST was my topic of study for an anthropology project I did last year in school. I'd be honored if you would check it out.
Cool, I'll try to check it out when I can!
Justice from Seattle: You seem like the natural successor to John Williams. What film composer(s) do you admire the best?
That's very kind of you - of course, I love John Williams and hope both he and his music lives forever. I think I would be happy if I could sound like Michael Giacchino and people liked that sound, which is obviously influenced by so many great composers.
Adam from Not in Portland: Your "Lost" performances with the added choir were amazing. Any chance we'll ever get a recorded version of those?
Probably not - although sometimes we do perform it with the choir, as you may have heard about. Probably just not feasible at this point, unfortunately!
Waldemar Vinovskis from Macungie, Pennsylvania: We love Michael's film music, and we're big fans of mallet percussion. We really enjoy what he does with his percussion features in his films, particularly in the Incredibles and Ratatouille. Does he have a particular background or experience with percussion instruments?
I was never a percussionist, but I always jump at the chance to bang on something!!
Larry from Gilbert, Arizona: My 18 yr old son is passionate about orchestra music. As a Dad I am curious to learn about professions that revolve around his interests. Can you give us a glimpse of the business side of your world?
The world of film composing is fairly different from the world of concert music composing - we have different restrictions, goals, and industry issues to deal with. As far as the business of film music, there are a variety of positions available: personal managers and agents, music supervisors, sound engineers, music editors, and contractors for example. Additionally, each studio has their own music department that oversees all aspects of film scoring on the production side. These jobs are filled with people who love music. I can't express how much I believe that it is important that you find work in areas that you are passionate about. I wish him luck.
Benson Farris from Arizona: Since you have done all three, what are some of the differences in the scores of movies, TV shows, and video games?
There's very little difference to me between these different media - they all focus on story, characters, the same sorts of stuff. However, in TV, you don't have as much time, you have to turn it around in a matter of days. But with all forms, I focus on the story and go from there.
Benson Farris from Arizona: Hey Michael, when you receive a new project to score, what is your process to come up with themes and motifs?
First I watch the movie start to finish, in its current form, and pay attention to how I respond emotionally. If I'm not feeling something, I can't write something, and I try to be as honest with my music as possible. Then I start working out themes, and going back again and again and reworking them until I feel that I have something that really fits the character or story just right.
Petr Kocanda from Prague, Czech Republic: With John Carter already finished and Star Trek 2 still months away, what's currently up on Michael's schedule he might be able to talk to? Any chance more of his Alias music gets released or Undercovers will get released? The music was definitely the best thing about both shows. And the final question, which also appeared here already, what techniques he used in John Carter to define the Martians in? May we expect anything as creative as his Lost scores?
I've had a pretty busy year, so I'm planning on taking it a little easier this year. Would love to release scores for Alias and Undercovers, but time will tell if that's something that will become viable. As for techniques for the Martians - I went with a mixture of both primal and also very spiritual. When you see the film you will understand why.
Bernie from the Upper West Side of Manhattan: I'm curious how Mr. Giacchino feels about the prevalence of pop songs in movies, particularly when they seem to overshadow the score itself. You see it over the end-credits a lot but also within the film itself. Also, how many people does he have working for him in his studio and what are their roles in the final musical product? Thank you.
If a pop song works for the story, I have no problem with it! It's all about what makes the film work and connect to people. As with anything else, there are good ways to do that and bad ways. As for my team: I run a fairly small ship here at base camp - I have an assistant who handles scheduling, phones, etc, and on projects I have a score coordinator who sets up the sessions, my conductor/orchestrator, a music copyist (and his team) to get all the parts laid out and printed beautifully, the orchestra contractor, who books the musicians; the engineer/score mixer, and a few music editors, depending on the project. But as for people actually working in my studio, it's basically just me in a room, writing the music.
Richard Mirenzi from Canton, Ohio: I was wondering if when you were growing up, was there ever a film or television show score that you listened to that you would want to re-compose, improve and change the music for completely to make your own? How would you change that score to make it better? Is there a current film or television score you feel that with just a few changes could be better than it is? Is there a film or television score that you consider to be perfect and would never change any of? Finally, how did the practice of naming your individual tracks on your film and television albums, for a lack of better words "creatively," come about?
No - I don't really have any interest in going back to other peoples' material and redoing it - I have enough on my own plate as it is! The tracks are named by my music editor, Steve Davis. He's got a great sense of humor.
Guy Quenneville from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada: If you had to pick one film composer who has been your primary influence, who would it be?
If YOU had to pick one composer, who it would be?! I couldn't possibly pick just one, there are far too many that have influenced me over the years.
James Gladue from Las Vegas: When I first read "A Princess of Mars" 30 years ago, I always imagined Gustav Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" [from "The Planets"] in the background of some battle scenes. Any chance you might incorporate some of this in your score [for "John Carter]?
Not particularly - I always try to make each of my scores as unique to that film/story as possible, so while I am, of course, influenced by many composers who have come before me, I don't know that there's any one piece that influenced this score.
Tim: I first became a huge fan in high school, when I ripped your music from the CD-ROM of my Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault game. I've been a huge fan of classical film composers like John Williams since childhood, and even then as a kid I knew that based on Allied Assault's incredible Williams-esque compositions that you were going places. Since then, however, film scoring has changed significantly, and the classical John Williams style has fallen out of favor. Why do you believe Hollywood has trended away [from that style] towards the Hans Zimmer/trailer tracks style?
Would you look forward to doing a classical adventure-movie score in the tradition of your Medal Of Honor soundtracks in the future, or do you feel you got it out of your system? Do any directors ask composers for that style, and do studios shoot this down?
I can't speak for the rest of Hollywood -- all I can say is I try to find projects that interest me and inspire me, and I'm lucky enough to work with directors who love film music (from all periods) in the same way that I do.
Johnny D from Arleta, California: I was wondering will u ever put out a compilation of all of your work? If so, is there any chance we can hear what you did for star tours?
I have no plans of putting out a compilation or retrospective, but perhaps someone will someday! You can check out this video on the scoring of Star Tours here:
Felice from New York: Last year's New Yorker profile of your work on "Lost" mentioned that you were just as in the dark as to where things were going as the audience. That's very different from movies, where you get the whole story at once. Now that the show is done, do you wish you had known [the full story], and if you had, would that have affected some of your musical decisions?
I wouldn't have changed a thing about how that process unfolded. I loved going through it with the rest of you!
Stephen: Your chord structures and scales are awsome. Any recommended literature or listening for someone looking to think outside their super-traditional [music] theory box?
Well, I went and learned traditional theory, because it's important to have those building blocks - but I like all kinds of music. I've been listening to The Beatles quite a bit lately, and I grew up listening to Benny Goodman, Louis Prima and John Philip Sousa, among many, many others. I think it's important to let all kind of different things influence you and inspire you, especially if they challenge your 'traditional' ways of thinking.
Antonio La Camera from Rome: ["John Carter"] reveals itself as a science-fiction epic movie, with elements that refer to a kind of primordial nature of the representation of Mars and its inhabitants. I'd like to know what choices, in composition and orchestration, were carried out to reveal all this musically and if we find ourselves faced with a work thematically rich as we have become accustomed in the past with his music.
The movie is very thematic, because I find that themes are the best way to connect an audience to a character or storyline - in this case, the story of John Carter lends itself to a wide variety of themes. You can listen to the samples in the interview to get an idea of how Barsoom (Mars) 'sounds'. Yes, some of it is very primal, but some of it is very symphonic. It all depends on what each scene needs - go see it to find out exactly how it all fits together!
Kevin from Ringwood, New Jersey: You have also done a lot of work for the Pixar Shorts Department. I was wondering how that came about and if that workflow (on the short "One Man Band," for example) is different for you than other genres. Any possibility of releasing the score to "Partly Cloudy"?
It's pretty much the same process as scoring a movie - except on a shorter schedule! Maybe when I get more shorts under my belt, it would be a cool thing to release several of them together - no promises!
Simon from Toronto: What was the process when working on [Disney Park's] Space Mountain and Star Tours? How did you get involved and how was the music implemented into the rides? (How many different Space Mountain rides did you work on?)
When Disney hired me to write the music for new and improved Space Mountain ride, the one in Los Angeles was completely apart already. So they flew me to Tokoyo where I was able to ride as many times as I wanted. Days later, I was in Paris riding their version of Space Mountain, which is completely different. It was a blast! Since I had worked with Disney Imagineering on that, they were aware of my love of Star Wars - so they gave me a ring. See the link above (in the answer to Johnny D's question) for a short video about the scoring of Star Tours.
Alexander Watson from Brisbane, Australia: Massive fan of your work and looking forward to your score for "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol." [I] was wondering why when scoring movies you go for the emotional (Lost's finale ; Super 8's extremely awesome ending) rather than the cerebral ?
That's what I was feeling when I watched the scene - a battle is never just a battle, there's something deeper going on with the characters, and that's what really speaks to me.
Justin Bielawa from Connecticut: You've mentioned in notes for "Speed Racer" that you grew up on the original series and that was one of the things that attracted you to the series. Was it hard jumping that nostalgic hurdle? And what was your working relationship with the Wachowskis who are the most enigmatic directors in the industry today?
The Wachowskis were some of my favorite people I ever got to work with. They're both incredibly creative, collaborative, and wonderful people! I didn't feel like I was jumping any hurdles - I loved the show as a kid, and I loved the movie they made. Felt like a natural fit.
Chris from West Virginia: What is your writing process? Do you play into a computer program or do you hand write your music. And, do you write out all of your parts or do you use a condensed score? Love the Super 8 score.
Due to time constraints and convenience, I use Digital Performer to sketch out all of my cues - but my template is set up exactly like an orchestra score. I'm actually fleshing out the orchestration while I go, so by the time I hand it off to my orchestrator, they have a pretty complete sense of what I want.
Justine Jeninga from San Diego, California: Hi Michael! You probably don't remember me, but I met you last year at San Diego Comic Con. I was wondering if you'll be coming back in 2012? I'm a huge fan, and it'd be great to see you again! And also, are there any plans for a LOST concert?
Hi Justine - I'm always game for a LOST concert, and I'm really hoping that I can get a few of those together in the future. Right now, it looks like I won't be able to be at Comic-Con this year - sorry to miss you!
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The only thing that will ever give you any information about that car is if it is taken to a decent tuner and given a once over.
I'd bet money the engine is an EJ255 with a VF39/43 and STi TMIC on it.
And he's asking waaay too much money. $16k I'd be tempted to give you my keys.
His description states that the engine is the EJ257. Know any good tuners in the Ocean Springs, Mississippi area? I would be willing to pay to have it looked over by a pro. If everything was done correctly on the car I would likely pull the trigger.
I definately agree that he is asking way too much. Opinions on what I should offer? For the record, I have every intention of insulting him with a low offer. I mean that in a nice way though.
I was kind of hoping you guys would pick this car apart a little more, but kind of surprised that no one is really throwing an opinion out there. Maybe I am imagining things or I am having some hardcore subaru lust, but that car is really calling out to me, but then again, I have seen some nicely polished turds in my lifetime.
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I have a partial cement block basement under my house. Under the back 4 rooms is a crawl space that is crumbling down, looks like a gravel and dirt mix. At the base of the cement block where the basement meets the crawlspace there is a swamp of soft muddy mess. We found a spot at the base of outer wall of our house where it looks like the previous owners tucked in a couple bricks then painted a board and secured it(badly) over the bricks, which have fallen over and left a whole you can see daylight though. The back of the house's floor joists are resting on cement blocks just sitting in the dirt. Some have 2x6's in between the cement block and floor joists. The crawlspace area is roughly 40 by 50 feet. At the outside edges almost flush with the floor joists, next to cement wall a good 5 feet deep.
Here's what we were thinking we would do. Fix the outer wall, any advice on what to use would be great. Then get in the crawl space with a shovel and 5 gallon bucket and shovel the mess out, add clean fill dirt to replace what we have taken out then add some cement bases to properly jack the back of the house up.
My house is single story, built in 1920. The front of the house seems to be in good shape, doors and floors aren't tilting. We have gotten alot of advice from friends and family and this is what it's shaking down to. Next to money you can't beat good advice when your is falling apart so if you have any I would love to hear it.
Sounds like the whole back of the house has little or no support. I would call in a few foundation contractors to evaluate the situation.
It reads as though the back structure would need to be totally supported and a new foundation put around the entire section.
Thanks for the advice, turns out you hit it on the money. My brother who used to work in construction put on a mask a went in. The foundation has sank about 4 inches running quite a ways down the side of the house. The house frame is basically sitting on dirt along one whole side. This is all directly beneath the bathroom. When it sank it pulled the main waste line from the bathroom with it. The mud isn't mud:eek:! We have plumbers coming out and house insurance claim adjustors as well. Luckily my former construction worker brother is now in insurance. Hopefully they don't give us too hard a time, and they cover it because the foundation is what did it.
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Automatically logs on to multiple web sites simultaneously with a click of a button. All you need to remember is the master password to log on to Logon Automator. It will remember all your user names and passwords, and log on for you. Encrypts your passwords using US-Government-approved Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption algorithm so that no one will be able to view your passwords without your permission.
Each time you sign up for a new account online, don?t you wish you had a way to securely store the user name and password, and automatically retrieve them when you visit the site in the future? You don?t want to have to write down the logon information for all your web-based e-mail accounts, credit card accounts, bank accounts, utilities accounts, stock trading accounts, etc. on a piece of paper because you might misplace it. And you don?t want to save them to a text file on your computer because the file might be viewed by someone who has access to your computer. Wouldn?t it be nice to be able to encrypt the sensitive logon information and retrieve it with a mouse click? Better yet, how about logging on to multiple web sites simultaneously without having to remember your user name and password?
Logon Automator does all of the above and more:
Automatically logs on to multiple web sites simultaneously with a click of a button. All you need to remember is the master password to log on to Logon Automator. It will remember all your user names and passwords, and log on for you.
Encrypts your passwords using US-Government-approved Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption algorithm.
Stores and organizes all your user names and passwords in one single secured location on your computer.
Prevents key logger spyware from recording your key strokes since logon is performed with a mouse click.
Remembers not just the user names and passwords on the logon page, but any options selected as well.
Replaces all the links in your "Favorites" folder in Internet Explorer. You can move the links from "Favorite" folder to Logon Automator and it will click on all the links for you with one click of the button.
Provides a password generator to generate strong and difficult-to-guess passwords.
Prints out all your logon information on screen or to paper when needed.
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Chisel out mortar by hand?
I've got a brick flowerbed attached to the front of my home, and the wall of the flowerbed wall is two bricks thick, and it has weep holes every third brick, but I want to add more weep holes for better draining during heavy rains. Is the ideal way to do this with an air chisel? I've got a 40 gallon cheap Husky compressor, but I really don't know if its up to the job. How hard would this be to chisel out by hand? I'm not in a big hurry so I don't mind doing a couple a week or so. Would I have to chisel out the mortar on one side and then move to the inside of the flower bed to chisel the mortar on the second layer of bricks, or can I chisel it all the way through from the front side? Any advice or help is appreciated. Thanks.
I would drill holes vs putting a chisel to it.
Use a rotary hammer bit and don't push too hard. Let the bit do most of the work on the twist vs. the hammer.
If you don't want to do that, use a multi-tool with a masonry tip to it and be gentle as well.
1 more point - is this flowerbed waterproof'd on its entire interior ? hate to think you've got an above-grade pond against the home's very fine walls
Doubt it would be a difficult job even by hand. You'll find that the mortar comes out of the vertical joints far easier than it would from the horizontal.
If it's already got weepholes every 3rd brick, it's going to be all weepholes by the time you finish. Every 3rd in a flower bed should be OK. Could the problem be solved by improving the drainage material behind?
Hammer drill and masony bit and it will be a fast clean job.
It sounds like you have enough weep holes, how big are they? They may have just become plugged over time and you could just drill them out so they drained better. If they are too small, you may need to enlarge them. Whichever method you use, a hammer drill with a masonry bit should work just fine.
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I just had a terrible, scary day. Last night Meomwy began moving things around in the upstairs and in my room. By this morming, everything was moved and picked up. I knew from that, something was going on, so I hid. Bastet was sent to the porch and she didn't want to go. I decided I wasn't going to get caught and sent to the porch. Even though we love it out there, we go when we want to go. For several hours she and Meowmy were out there while I hid behind the family room sofa. Unfortunately I left my guard down and joined Meowmy in the bathroom like I like to do. The door shut, she picked me up and wisked me off to the porch where I stayed under the bed. Then there was a terrible humming noise like a loud vacuum cleaner. In a way Bastet and I were glad we were on the porch, because that terrible noise was scary. I was out there for 3 hours, 2 hours less than Meowmy and Bastet. Meowmy stayed with us with our kitty food and water. She had the porch ceiling fan blowing and the Vornado fan blowing which kept the porch down to 94 degrees. It was 99 outside with very high humidity. Because the sun comes directly east to west over the porch, it would get over 120 degrees when it was a deck and we couldn't use it. At this time I am inside and the carpet in my room is soaked and nothing is the same. Nothing is put back. Even though Meowmy had water and our kitty feed on the porch, I didn't eat I am starved. After a snack I am going to hide under the bed. At least it is dry under there. By for now. I hope everything will be back to normal very soon. I hate changes. Do you?
Meowmy and I are besides ourselves with worry. Since I am now Queen of the household, while Meowmy is at school during the day, I watch over my older sisfurs Miss Kitty and Baby and my younger sisfur Bastet. Miss Kitty has been suffering over a year with Pancreatitis and seems to be wasting away. She will not eat the vet's food unless Meowmy mixes it with canned tuna. Even with that she still gets sick and when I hear her crying before she is sick at her stomach, I run downstairs to see if I can help her. I think she likes me there and finds me comforting until Meowmy comes home. Meowmy has taken her to the vet for tests and he says there is no sign of cancer or parasites which is good news, but because she can't keep food on her stomach, she seems to be wasting away.
My baby sisfur Bastet can't seem to rid herself of the bacterial infection she began in mid August. Again this past week she became lithargic, not eating, drinking from our fountain, or using her litter box. She wanted to stay in her room, and wouldn't ask to go out on her leash. Meowmy stayed with her at night because she seemed to need Meomwy's comfort and I had to stay out of her room which made me very upset. I scratched and rattled the door trying to get in, but Meowmy wanted Bastet to rest quietly without playing with me. After school last Tuesday, Meowmy rushed Bastet to the vet for another battery of tests. The tests again showed no cysts, tumors, or blockages, and the Feline Leukemia test came back negative. However, again as in mid August a large amount of bacteria was present in her urine and she lost 1/2 a pound since then. This was alarming because in May she tipped the scale at just 7 pounds. Last Tuesday the vet gave her an antibiotic shot instead of pills and liquid as he did in August. Next Saturday she will receive another shot and he will run another battery of tests. After the antibiotics have been out of her system for awhile, Bastet needs to go back for another battery of tests to see if the bacterial infection is gone.
The vet is baffled and hopes there is no corrilation between her Hemophelia and this infection meaning that her immune system is shutting down. If this is the case, this could be very serious. Meowmy and the vet are looking at it like this. It was difficult to get the initial dosage of antibiotics in her, so perhaps she didn't receive enough to kill all of the bacteria thus the infection returned.
Today, Saturday, she did eat the experimental food the vet gave her and some Greenie Treats, used her litter box and drank a great deal of water. She wanted to come out of her room, so Meowmy let her go downstairs. She is now sleeping in the sunny living room. So we are all happy there seems to be some improvement and hope this continues.
After being home a little over 2 weeks because of snow, Meowmy had to go back to school and her students on Wednesday.
We we were not happy about that and let her know about it when she came home that afternoon. DO you think we greeted her at the door? NOPE!!! We ignored her. We just let her call and call our names. That Miss Kitty came for pets, so did Baby and Menes, but do we didn't. We didn't talk to her during our regular play time.
You see, every night after her shower around 7:30, she sits on the bed with us to play with our toys before she goes to bed at 9:00. Weeeellll, Bastet and I didn't want to play on Wednesday night. Meomwy tried and tried, but nope...we didn't want to play. We just sashayed down the hall.
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Whether we realize it or not, vacuum trucks play a pivotal role in assisting many of the processes of life that we take for granted today. Places as diverse as a person's Mississauga townhome or Bay Street condo, to a factory making Blackberry leather cases, to restaurants will all find themselves calling on the services of a vacuum truck and its operator every once in a while.
As a result, some consumers may want to find out a little bit more about this type of vehicle and what it can actually do for them. Considering the number of people affected by vacuum truck activities, it is not out of the question that you may find yourself thinking about starting a vacuum truck-based business. Many people find this to be quite lucrative, but you have to start out somewhere. So, in this section of the site, we will take a look at some different types of vacuum trucks.
If you know next to nothing about vacuum trucks, then you might be surprised to find out that there are many categories that these industrial vehicles can be divided into. But vacuum trucks are as diverse in type as other types of vehicles, and in some cases are split up in the same categories. Let's take a look.
Make. The manufacturer is usually the first thing looked at when considering the type of vacuum truck. Just as with personal vehicles, name brand of industrial vehicles means something in terms of parts, longevity, gas consumption, and so on. And there are a ton of names to choose from with vacuum trucks. Domestic specialists such as GMC and Ford to commercial manufacturers like Mack and Kenworth all have trucks on the road.
Carrying capacity. Perhaps, for the entrepreneur, the most important category for vacuum trucks is the carrying ability of that truck. There are two different areas: the amount of weight that can be carried on the axles and the capacity of the tank used on the truck.
Axles. Depending on the size of the job, the truck may need to have some extra axles. Vacuum trucks operating for industrial purposes, for example, will need more strength and thus more axles are key.
Vacuum system. Of course, one of the most important parts of any vacuum truck will be the system it employs to carry out its tasks. There are many different components to the vacuum pump system; the pump itself, the length of hose, the tank, suspension, and speed will all play a part in the jobs the truck can do and the amount of time it takes to finish those jobs.
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Editor of The Muslim News, Ahmed J Versi , presses Deputy PM, Nick Clegg on the Government's use of a couNter terrorism expert to investigate the Muslim majority schools (Photo: Sara Asaria/Muslim News)
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Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has attempted to defend the Government's controversial policy of tainting Birmingham schools with a brush of extremism and the use of a counter terrorism expert to investigate the Muslim majority schools.
In an exclusive interview with The Muslim News Editor, Ahmed J Versi, Clegg also switched the blame of the ensuing Islamophobic frenzy as being caused by the media rather than Education Secretary, Michael Gove, who initiated the Government's interference with the support of Prime Minister, David Cameron, on the basis of a known forged document.
"If there are people in British Muslim communities who are anxious, fearful or, worse still, feel a bit intimidated by the tenor of this debate, I want them to know that I believe, and I think most people do, that they have as much right to their British identity as anybody else," Clegg said.
"The vast majority of British Muslims believe in tolerance, equality before the law and mutual respect between faiths as much as anybody else. And so I think at a time of heightened anxiety like this, it is crucial that we work with the vast majority of British Muslims who want to promote values of mutual tolerance and respect, rather than run the risk of everyone feeling that they're being painted into a corner. I think that it is very unhelpful and very unfair if people feel that they're being tarred with the same brush."
Clegg said that he was very keen to make this point "loud and clear" even though he supported the Government going ahead with putting five Birmingham schools under special measure, lining up four for takeover and taking 11 others to task despite Ofsted inspectors finding no evidence of alleged extremism nor of extremists taking over the schools as claimed by the 'Trojan Horse' conspiracy.
As Leader of the Liberal Democrats, the Deputy Prime Minister has his own separate issues with his Conservative partners over education policy. In particular, he does not believe in the freedom given to academies that come under direct Government control, who have no requirement to follow the national curriculum nor employ qualified teachers
"It is of great frustration for me, that the recommendation to ensure that all schools deliver a core curriculum, hasn't been supported by the Conservatives and this Government. And I think that parents should be entitled to expect that their sons and daughters are being taught by qualified teachers, or by teachers who are seeking a qualification and that all children, across our country, are taught a core body of knowledge. And I think that it is wrong of the Conservatives to block that."
He agreed that this was not the fault of Muslims but of Government policy yet still denied that the Birmingham schools where Muslim pupils were in the majority were being singled out. "All schools, where there is a sudden deterioration or a sudden concern, are susceptible to Ofsted inspections," he claimed. "There are many, many schools which don't make the headlines, that aren't covered by the media, where Ofsted go in and make aggressive recommendations of change."
Like in a recent official statement, Clegg expressed his deep regret about the whole media frenzy. "There's a real danger that people feel that a whole community is being typecast, that a whole community is being stereotyped and I think that that's deeply unfair. Many, many, many British Muslims are as British as anybody else."
"There's a real risk, with the way in which this issue has been portrayed, the language that has been deployed, the somewhat shrill way in which this has been portrayed in the media, and this has made many British Muslims feel that they're being stereotyped, that they're being typecast and this is wrong."
The way to redress the Islamophobic tone, he suggested, was to "make sure that people are treated fairly, is to speak up in favour of the values that actually unite us."
The Deputy Prime Minister refused to answer why the former head of counter terrorism had been sent by the Government to investigate the schools other than saying the circumstances were known under which he had been asked to go.
He denied that the Government believed that Muslim students at the schools were potentially extremists.
"No-one on the Government thinks that the little children, who deserve a good education here, are terrorists." But he added "If the perception is that people are being typecast, that people are being pushed into the same corner, that is unfair, it is wrong and I strongly believe that we need to treat people with respect and on the merits of the case."
Challenged why the Government tends to treat Muslims differently to other citizens looking at them through the lens of extremism and terrorism, Clegg said, "Extremism takes different forms" and insisted that the last meeting of the extremism task force was "all about the rise of anti-Muslim extremism."
"This Government has taken unprecedented steps to attack and bear down on the EDL. That's not a form of violent Muslim extremism, in fact it's a form of, in many respects, violent anti-Muslim extremism. I abhor violent extremism of all kinds and I think it's incredibly important that wherever violence of extremism takes root, it is treated with the same uncompromising approach and that is what we're doing in this Government."


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Hello. Can a homeowner file a Declaration of Homestead where his wife's living trust owns the home? Thanks in advance for any and all insight.
First of all, Illinois does not require a Declaration of Homestead. The homestead exemption (against bankruptcy and lawsuits) is automatic by statute:
If you read the statute you will note that the exemption applies to a home owned by an individual. Since your wife transferred ownership into the living trust, then it is not owned by an individual and not eligible for the statutory exemption against lawsuits and bankruptcy.
However, since the purpose of a trust is to shield assets from creditors, the lack of homestead exemption is not a big deal.
For more information on that, consult the attorney who created the trust.
If you are referring to the type of homestead exemption that is available for property tax reduction, that's a different story and you'll have to find out from the taxing authority if the home is eligible for the tax reduction while in the trust.
Thanks! My understanding is that the trust doesn't provide creditor protection, but I'll double check.
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provide creditor protection,
Not against mortgage companies that have the home as security, just against other creditors.
Is you issue creditor protection or real estate taxes--issues may vary.
And what kind of creditors?
Its not uncommon if one person in a marriage has a high exposure career that all the major assets just happen to be titles solely in other persons name--whether that works well is best discussed with counsel.
An irrevocable trust which is a separate entity may be a great wall as to creditors of the prior owners other than those secured by property itself--assuming one is not playing games to transfer assets just ahead of creditors and you get a time window wrong .
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The Nuyorican (Puerto Rican Chica, Northeast)
Excerpt from the #1 Bestseller "Chicaspotting: A Field Guide to Latinas of the United States"
IDENTIFICATION: The Nuyorican [noo-yorree-kan], also known as the "Ledge" and the "Shelf," tends to have an urban or ghetto-urban style due to extensive intermingling of Latin and black cultures in the region, but she glams it up at times. Look for a big, protruding butt, with naturally small to medium-sized breasts, golden brown skin, a prominent forehead, beautiful brown eyes, and long, dark brown hair. Often petite to medium-height. Breast implants are not the norm but increasingly common.
NOTABLES: Rosie Perez, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Caban (model girlfriend of Bruno Mars), LaLa Anthony, Talisa Soto, Adrienne Bailon (1/2 Ecuadorable), Rosario Dawson (1/2 NYC So Ho'), and Raquel Reichard (book-banning feminista).
WHOA! – TWO POTATOES ON STICKS: Jennifer Lopez is America's most famous Nuyorican. She put it this way: "As a Latin woman in the United States, you're taught that you should be skinnier, that you shouldn't have such a big butt. You feel self-conscious. I did. I was really thin, but I had a booty on me that you would not believe, like two potatoes on sticks." There was, however, a fringe benefit: "I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge."
SONG: Talks quickly and loudly. Tends to curse, use urban slang, say "culo" (ass) and "Que carajo!" (What the f*ck!), mangle grammar, and gesture dramatically. Often refers to her man affectionately as "papi" (daddy) or "chulo" (cutie) unless she's upset with him, in which case he's a "pendejo" (dumbass) or "sangano" (idiot). Frequently speaks English (or Spanglish) rather than Spanish but conversant in both languages.


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Series Recap: New York Mets drop 2 of 3 to San Diego PadresApril 16, 2009
Series Recap: The New York Mets lost two out of three to the San Diego Padres. Below is a recap of the series and a look ahead.
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Series Take-Aways:
- Heath Bell Saves The Day: Former Met Heath Bell returned to NY and not only closed out two games in this series but will go down in the record books as recording the first ever save at Citi Field.
- Sheffield needs a bit more time: So far Gary Sheffield looks a bit slow at the plate and a little late on pitches. I'm hoping this is more rust than old age. Either way we as Mets fans need to be a bit patient and give him some time to see if he can come around.
- Inconsistent Pitching: Whether it's Oliver Perez, John Maine or Mike Pelfrey, the Mets pitching has been very inconsistent so far this season and in my opinion its a big part of why the Mets have a 4-5 record.
Who's Hot and Who's Not:
- Who's Hot? How about Carlos Delgado? Delgado is batting .343, 3 HR and 12 RBI's on the young season. From the looks of things it seems like Delgado is going to enjoy the Pepsi Porch. He has hit a couple bombs over the last two games.
- Who's Not? How about Brian Schneider? I know his primary role is defense but Schneider is batting .143 on the season and is a big part of the lack of production coming from the bottom of the line-up.
Up Next:
The Milwaukee Brewers come into town for three. The Brewers beat out the Mets on the last day of the season for the Wild Card in 2008. This weekend also marks the return of Willie Randolph as Brewers bench coach. It will be interesting to see how the Mets fan reacts to Willie.
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ATHENS, Ga. - Ashley Postell's success in the all-around has reflected her team's quest for a national title. In 2005, she finished third, and she finished second the last two seasons, the same placings the Utes had in the team competitions.
So if she wins the all-around tonight, as her No. 1 ranking suggests she might, would that be a good omen for the Utes?
Postell isn't going to think about what the coincidence might mean or the all-around at all if she can help it.
"It's in the back of my head, but if I let things like that get to me, it messes me up mentally," she said. "I'm just going to do my best and whatever happens, happens."
Her best has been good enough for her to win 10 all-around titles this season, just one short of the school record set by Suzanne Metz in 1995. The last Utah gymnast to win the all-around was Theresa Kulikowski in 1999.
Most who follow the sport probably were looking forward to a final showdown between Postell and Georgia's Courtney Kupets, who took the title the last two seasons. Unfortunately, Kupets' season ended when she tore her Achilles' tendon.
Her absence leaves LSU's Ashleigh Clare-Kearney as Postell's highest-ranked foe.
Another who has a shot at the title is Utah junior Kristina Baskett, ranked ninth.
Bars again
The Utes had a slow start at the North Central regional championship on the uneven bars, as several gymnasts struggled through their routines. None of the breaks led to falls, and the Utes still won, but their low scored on that event led to a final score of 196.950 that wasn't very satisfying.
The Utes, who start out with the same rotation of a bye before bars today, don't want a repeat performance and have put an emphasis, during practices, on starting strong.
Close quarters
Georgia had to remove seating in its Stegeman Coliseum to make room for the gymnastics equipment, leaving it with just 8,755 seats. All of the tickets were sold by Monday. Anticipating a rowdy atmosphere, Georgia coach Suzanne Yoculan believes an SEC team will win the championship, even if it isn't her team.
"The SEC teams are just so prepared for this kind of atmosphere," she said.
All-around rankings
1. Ashley Postell (Utah), 39.705
2. Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (LSU), 39.57
3. Kiara Redmond-Sturms (Oklahoma), 39.555
4. Jessica Lopez (Denver) and Tabitha Yim (Stanford), 39.51
6. Corey Hartung (Florida), 39.495
7. Jami Lanz (Oregon State), 39.44
8. Morgan Dennis (Alabama), 39.425
9. Julie Dwyer (Auburn) and Kristina Baskett (Utah), 39.41


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Everybody get up for the late-'90s/early-'00s reunion of the year, engineered by the ITV2 programme 'The Big Reunion'. Keeping alight the eternal flame of the era that gave us Smash Hits Top Trumps and many other cultural treasures, each of these six formerly chart-topping groups will perform a set tonight featuring whichever original members haven't quite reached the end of the line. C'est la vie.
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Biertempfel: Kendall's book offers inside look at life in majors
Since Jason Kendall retired in July 2012 after 15 years as catcher in the major leagues, he has taken on a few new job titles.
Kendall, 39, is a special assignment coach with the Kansas City Royals, the final big league team for which he played.
Kendall is a single father, raising his 10-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter. He coaches his son's youth league baseball team and chauffeurs his daughter to gymnastics practice and competitions.
"I'm a freakin' soccer mom," Kendall said, laughing. "And I love it. It's the best job in the world."
The other day, Kendall took a break from shopping for Easter candy and chatted with me by phone from a Starbucks stand inside a Target. I'd called about the newest line on his resume, the one nobody — especially Kendall — saw coming.
Jason Kendall is an author.
"Me? An author?" Kendall said. "(Shucks), I can't do my son's fourth-grade math homework."
OK, technically Kendall is a co-author. He and Lee Judge, a political cartoonist for the Kansas City Star, have produced "Throwback," which will be in stores next month.
The book bills itself as "a big league catcher tells how the game is really played." It's Kendall's version of a baseball primer, examining the game's nuances and strategies. The former Pirates catcher describes how runners try to steal signs, where the infielders should set up with runners on first and third and one out, how a catcher lobbies an umpire and why Kendall believes many of today's players are spoiled sissies who won't play through pain.
"It's really just common-sense stuff, but a lot of people don't know it," Kendall said.
Early in the book, Kendall talks about his role in a July 21, 2009, benches-clearing incident between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pirates. The Brewers went into the game with a grudge against pitcher Jeff Karstens, who'd plunked slugger Ryan Braun three months earlier. In the eighth inning, as Karstens came to the plate, Kendall, the Brewers' catcher that day, went to the mound.
"I told my rookie pitcher he needed to drill this guy," Kendall says in the book. "The kid said OK and got the job done. ... Keep that in mind when you're watching a game: If someone visits the mound and the hitter gets smoked on the next pitch. you may have just seen someone taking care of some unfinished business."
Kendall once figured he had suffered at least seven concussions in the first 10 years of his career. In 1999, Kendall wound up in the hospital after a collision with Gary Sheffield. This spring after Kendall's book went to press, MLB put in new rules to try to reduce the number of home-plate pileups.
"I don't like it because I think it's one of the most exciting plays in the game," Kendall said. "At the same time, I wish we had that rule when I played. You've got to change with the times, and that's what they're doing. I can sit here and (complain) about it, but I stopped playing four years ago. Things change."
Is that fodder for Kendall's next book? He laughed again. Kendall received an advance copy of "Throwback" but hasn't opened it.
"I haven't read it," Kendall said. "I probably won't read it."
Kendall doesn't have to read it. After all, he lived it.
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Arandor was the important central region of Númenor, around the island's capital at Armenelos. It was almost landlocked, but it met the Sea in the far east, where the great port of Rómenna lay.[1] From there, a road ran westward to Armenelos and then on to the Meneltarma on the western borders of Arandor.[2]
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Bankruptcy can be a useful tool to get rid of some types of tax debts. But the key word here is "some." In Chapter 7 bankruptcy you can discharge (eliminate) older income tax debts that meet certain criteria. In Chapter 13 bankruptcy you can also discharge certain types of tax debts. For those you cannot discharge you'll have to pay them in full through your Chapter 13 plan. Check out the articles below for details on how bankruptcy treats tax debts and tax liens.
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