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I believe the current rule is that you can change your username exactly once. To do so you must contact support.
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Yep, good call sevenspark. And just to make it crystal clear for anyone else who happens to stumble upon this incredibly old thread:
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Once regarded as turning meals into gray mush, slow cookers have made a comeback as a frugal cook's appliance of choice. And for good reason: They offer hands-off cooking, which can free up time for you to do other things while still serving a nutritious meal.
Slow cookers are in such high demand that companies are making them with features such as larger sizes, programmable timers, travel bags and removable stoneware that can be put in the oven, refrigerator or microwave. Road Pro (www.das-roadpro.com/roadpro) sells a 12-volt portable slow cooker that plugs right into your car's cigarette lighter. It even comes with a stretch cord to prevent spilling.
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Here are a few recipes to try.
Calico Beans
1 pound ground beef, browned
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cans pork and beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can butter beans
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook for 3 to 5 hours on low or 2 hours on high. Stir occasionally. — Becky A., Kansas
Beef and Broccoli
1 pound beef (steak, roast or stew meat)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons white wine or apple juice
2 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, smashed or chopped
1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
1 bag of thawed broccoli florets
Add all ingredients (except broccoli) to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours. An hour before serving, add the bag of broccoli. Stir to coat, and cook for another hour. Serve over rice.
Serves 4. — Debra H., Nebraska
Slow-Cooker Apple Crisp
6 cups sliced, peeled tart apples
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 (3-1/2 ounces) cook-and-serve butterscotch-pudding mix
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
Place apples in a 3-quart slow cooker. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, oats, flour, pudding mix and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the apples. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or until apples are tender. Stir before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream. — Daisy, South Dakota
Slow-Cooker Shepherd's Pie
32-ounce bag of frozen Tater Tots
1 pound ground beef, browned
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
2 (14-ounce) cans vegetables such as green beans, mixed vegetables, corn or cream of corn
1 (10-3/4 ounce) can cream-of-mushroom soup
1 tablespoon dried onions
1/4 cup of mild cheddar, shredded
Line the bottom of the slow cooker with the Tater Tots. Combine remaining ingredients, and pour over the Tater Tots. Cook on high for 3 hours. Sprinkle additional shredded cheddar cheese on top. — Leeza, California
Slow-Cooker Cranberry Sauce
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 bag (12 ounces) fresh cranberries
Optional: You can add a cup of raisins, grated orange peel, blueberries or chopped apples, and cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.
Combine the water, sugar and cranberries in the slow cooker. Cook on high heat for 3 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries pop open. Mash slightly with a fork. Chill until ready to serve.

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How do you justify seding your child to boarding school?(877 Posts)
I've read some pretty horrific things lately about boarding schools and the damage they can cause. See this article from the Guardian.
However, I have no personal experience of one and have no close friends who went to one. Therefore, I don't want to be hasty in forming a negative opinion about them.
So, if you chose to send your child to a boarding school then I'm curious as to why you chose to? For example, why did you chose boarding over a really good day school? Is there anyone who chose a boarding school for a much younger child and was this a really hard thing to do?
Just in case you missed all the previous posts on this subject:
I think people left their dcs in boarding schools because their jobs require them to stay away a lot. Also some parents work hours are very irregular and long, basically use the board schools as childcare. Then they spend quality time with their dcs over weekends and holidays.
Thanks - I haven't been on here for a while. I will check the thread out.
I'm not sure I have the energy to join this debate (I have tooth ache) so think I'll leave it for a while and just watch what happens.
That article is deeply disturbing. But lets be clear it is about the horrendous tragedy caused by abuse in boarding schools. It is not about boarding schools in general.
The trouble with these threads is that 50% of the people on them (mostly who know nothing about it) presume it's akin to child abuse.
Boarding school is great for some children. It can enable them to go to a school which suits their interest (sport, music, whatever), it can give them stability (if their parents move around a lot, or have highly-pressurised jobs, or sadly if the have no parents), it allows some children to achieve in a way they couldn't at a local comprehensive, and some of them just enjoy it and are very happy there.
All are good reasons if you can afford (or can get grants or scholarships) to send them.
Obviously for the odd child who is miserable, or the odd school which is dreadful (unusual these days), it's not such a good idea. But that doesn't mean the system is wrong
off the top of my head.
potential benefits:
- great academics
- good extra curricula activities
- friends always on tap
- good for parents who work long or unpredictable hours
- good stability when parents move around a lot for work (eg services)
- develops independence
- long school holidays
- often single sex, helping to focus on academics
- keeps teens 'on the rails' by not giving them opportunity to 'hang about'
- no arguments at home re schoolwork
- following family tradition
potential downsides
- you have to have trust in the school to keep them safe
- not spending so much time with your child, may impact relationship
- ££££
- if have friendship problems in school, can't get away from them - more important than ever that the school is 'right' for your child
- often single sex so child may have difficulty relating to opposite sex
Many schools now do weekly boarding or have 'day boarders'. Things much more flexible these days than 30 years ago. A lot of experiences of now-parents are way different from those of children today. (Think mobile phones and Skype for keeping in contact for example). Also safeguarding much more strong now.
Lots of children go to boarding school and love it.
Some children go to boarding school and hate it.
It's a judgement call for individual parents in individual circumstances, no black or white right or wrong answer.
And in relation to the article - there was abuse at loads of schools in the 60s and 70s, and in sports clubs, and in churches and in tv stations.
Abuse isn't reserved for boarding schools, so the article is irrelevant to boarding school today.
Because sometimes the choice isn't between a boarding school and a really good day school. Sometimes the choice is boarding and something shit/not appropriate for the child child.
We're looking at sending our ds1 to a boarding school. We like the school. We don't like the local school. Ds1 wants to go there and at 13 we believe he's perfectly capable of deciding for himself and to discuss it with us.
I doubt our other children will go there but we will look at that on a case by case basis.
Both my DC are day pupils at a big independent school that is mostly boarding. They do 8am to 9pm. They love it. It is a great school, fantastic sport, art, music and drama and every evening they get their homework done at school and then hang out with their friends. I love having them home each night to chat and catch up, we have a great relationship, and my biggest fear is that they will ask to board at sixth form and I will really miss them. I am a single parent and both me and their dad have full on jobs and travel, so it is a good solution for our family.
If you have no experience of this type of school, you have no idea what it is like
Of the kids at DCs school who are day pupils, appx half are desperate to board instead, and are on waiting lists. For some it really is a Harry potter world of sport and clubs and plotting deeds after lights out with their best mates.
Mother of a Son who was at a boarding school and is still there but now as a day boy. I have a very different story to tell. My DS was just 8 when he chose to go to a school to board, there was not a choice really as he wanted to be a chorister and with the long hours and various events it couldn't of worked any other way. My DS was very happy and I watched his academic ability rise two fold. The bullying and general lethargy of his previous schools were all left behind. As an only child he gained brothers all living in the boy chorister boarding house and rarely was there any trouble between the boy strong of 18 under one roof that you may expect.
I was the one who suffered however. Whilst he settled in nicely and got on with his desire, I was the one in tears and missing him til it hurt. I was almost relieved when his voice broke so I could have him home. I would never of removed him for my own personal gain and never would I of shown my misery.
He came home to me a very rounded and very happy boy with a completely different way of thinking (forward thinking)
Know your child before you make such a decision and don't let your fears hold them back. It's a very rare occurance and one thing I was taught in law school was to never believe what you read in the papers as they are hugely magnified and have no filters when it comes to getting readers attention, whether their information is incorrect or not,it's always elaborated beyond ridiculous.
My nephew goes to boarding school. It suits him. He likes organised activities. He likes sports. He has no siblings close in age. He likes to be with his mates. He can go home every other weekend. Often he chooses not to. He comes from a family with two professional parents. It can be a bit sporadic in terms of meal times etc. He likes the consistency. My sister would not force him to go there, he has the choice. He chose to go and stay there.
TeenandTween as a boarding school victim myself I can agree with some of your potential benefits but others just don't hold up to scrutiny.
You said: I say :
- great academics but the same academics if you are a day pupil
- good extra curricula activities also all available to day pupils
- friends always on tap likewise the bullies and bitches are always there sharing your bedroom with no respite or escape
- good for parents who work long or unpredictable hours agreed
- good stability when parents move around a lot for work (eg services) agreed
- develops independence definitely. But do you really want your 11 year old so independent that you've never met their friends or know what they get up to?
- long school holidays surely not a reason to choose a school?
- often single sex, helping to focus on academics haha. You really think that's what a bunch of teenage girls focus on if no boys around?
- keeps teens 'on the rails' by not giving them opportunity to 'hang about' there is a lot of 'off the rails' behaviour at BS. It tends to happen when people are unhappy. Lots of drink, drugs and pregnancy at my naice girls' school
- no arguments at home re schoolwork no arguments at home at all, with parents who know literally nothing about their child's daily school life, small successes and worries
- following family tradition Now there's a great reason to choose a school.
So in summary, the only real benefits are to the parents who are released from the responsibility of actually participating in their dc's childhood.
A lot of that is rubbish, Halfdonga - the academics and activities are only available to children on a day basis if they happen to live near the school - most children at boarding school don't live near enough to go as a day without spending a lot of time travelling.
Children who are happy at school might like to be near their friends - obviously if they are being bullied, that particular school isn't for them, boarding or not.
Most boarding schools these days are weekly, or at most monthly boarding. Parents still have a massive amount of input into their children's lives, they see their friends (stay in each others' houses for weekends, half terms and holidays), keep in touch by skype and text and phonecalls on a daily basis.
It isn't at all like ye olden days where 8 year olds were put on a train in September and picked up on Christmas Eve.
And yes, kids can get into trouble at boarding school. They can also get into trouble at home, or if they live in questionable neighbourhoods, or at a day school.
Your sneery "released from responsibility" statement is grossly unfair and inaccurate in the vast majority of cases.
Why send my child to boarding school? Because they consistently begged to go from age 7. And they were perfectly suited to that sort of life. And it's a really good school for my child which caters to all their interests and provides a lot of opportunity. Basically, because it is the best option for THEM.
You choose a school that suits your child. If that's a boarding school, fine. If it's not, fine. But criticising others for doing something that suits their child is like criticising them for not marrying someone you'd marry.
My parents sent me because their posh friends told them it was ESSENTIAL for stability for my education while my parents were living abroad. Bollocks to that, I wish I'd stayed with my parents.
Adults are heavily invested in believing that boarding school is great. My parents were. We never told them different but my sister and I were emotionally damaged by the experience. It took many years for me to recognise the harm of being separated from my family for so many years when I was young and vulnerable. I wasn't emotionally literate enough to understand or articulate it to myself at the time.
I still find it incredible that people think that it's better for a child to spend most of his or her formative years living in an institution instead of in a family.
Omg they really are not an institution these days. There is a routine which a lot of kids are not used to but actually prefer it's not confusing for them. I think in the modern world st home is quite a fast moving and erratic place, especially if parents are working, each day isn't always certain. In a boarding school they know exactly what's happening day in day out, it seems to relax them, seem happier.
I can assure you my ONLY Sons boarding made me quite unwell and if showed an iota of unhappiness, he would of been home in a heartbeat.
My best friend is boarding school educated. Some of it was great but it didn't make her independent, no way. Althoigh she would walk herself around school and get used to life without parents from a younger age, boarding school life doesn't tend to make you independent imo as it is more regimented and timetabled. If you went home by bus and went out to the shopping centre and cooked food when your mum is late and helped with the DIY and didn't have a lot of extra curricular activities so you could deal with being bored and not having much to do, that would be fostering independence, but not boarding schools imo. It was a sharp leaning curve when she went to university.
Illustrated by third - I think in the modern world st home is quite a fast moving and erratic place, especially if parents are working, each day isn't always certain. In a boarding school they know exactly what's happening day in day out, it seems to relax them, seem happier.
It might be relaxing but what will they do when they are the ones deciding and are in that erratic, fast moving life as an adult, without having grown used to it?
Actually this is all I can say about boarding. My DD finished her first year last year and absolutely loved it.
Academia is great she says it doesn't seem like she is in school often enough but seems to be able to retain a lotof knowledge somehow.
School bullies no matter where you go there will always be that nasty group. You learn to deal with them by being smarter and just dismissing them. They don't like it but your there for your friends not them.
Absent from home. Yes we do get the weekend obligatory facetime call. Which is always cut short by her wanting to do something with friends. Whatsapp replies are down to yes no answers. Unless money is required or permission is needed for a trip or something else.
When she comes home during Christmas, Easter and Summer break. We talk through dinner and most of the night about her school life and how she enjoys it with her friends. Which although they live in different time zones they manage to whatsapp each other constantly.
Organization skills are up. whereby our itinerary for our Korea trip was arranged by her with help from a Year 9 Korean boarder. She had a friend's family who went to Bangkok and she was refered to as an online guide to help them get around to the beat places..( Hmm we goto BKK a lot).
So I would say boarding if it is right for your child is great. They get to play more and think independently.
We do miss her but to be honest as she says its 6 weeks to half term. Then another 6 weeks to Christmas. haha she has even convinced her Dad to pay for half term airfare back to HK. So she can follow him on his biz trip to Korea....
Boarding is always controversial on here. My DS2 boarded from 7 years old. Before he and I looked at the school I thought parents who sent children off to boarding school were monsters especially little children. Although the kindest funniest easiest to work with friend/work colleague adored by all went to boarding school from 7 but I still had many of the misconceptions that are detailed by those above.
We looked at boarding through necessity. We knew we wanted DS2 prepared for CE and but there were no prep schools within sensible driving distance (we're rural) so we planned to move house for yr 5 to get him into a day prep (we weren't in a position to move at that time). My DS was at a tiny roses round the door/thatched roof/accessed through an orchard primary school the sort of place many in cities dream their DC's could attend. But for him it was not working he is exceedingly bright but with a particular ability at math (IQ score over 140) basically not only was he better at math than his classmates he was also better at math than all the other pupils and the staff (all four of them), who frequently made errors which he felt duty bound to point out. He was given his own text book to do at home but the staff couldn't tell him if the answers were correct because they couldn't do the questions. After some discussion we were told by the governors that they had neither "the time interest or money" to offer him more support as statistically the chances of another one coming along with his ability in the next 20 years were small. I then approached a marginally larger primary, one of the counties top performing school they also when pushed were going to do little more. My DS was bored stiff, he always had friends or friends with siblings at boarding prep so had none of the misconceptions/prejudices that many have so at 7 years old he off his own back suggested he went to a boarding school.
I'd be the first to admit I went to look at it very reluctantly, to say the least, but what I saw was happy relaxed fresh faced tanned children, who were being allowed to be what they were, children. I won't bore you with the differences in curriculum the extra curricular activities etc because I know some think their primary school offers the same thing, but I genuinely felt that the lessons and math in particular with it's specialised teachers and classrooms, removed from the the restrictions of Sats and the national curriculum would be more challenging and interesting for him. Unable to find this in any day school (state or private) within sensible doable driving we felt we had little choice.
Ten years later we're still full boarding, at various times in his life my DS has been offered viable day/flexi boarding options and still he stays. I'm not going to pretend he's been happy all the time but can any child at any school claim every day has been happy I doubt it.
He's not institutionalised by any stretch of the imagination in fact far from it, he is significantly more independent than friends who don't board and has been effortlessly able to shift for himself from an early age, he's exceedingly adaptable, a common trait amongst boarders, can very quickly read a situation and work out what's expected of him, he's learnt to live, sleep, eat, play and work along side a group of people who are all different from him some who he likes, some who he doesn't, a non team sports player and a natural non team player he's learnt how to work in a team. He lives with the distracting, the irritating, the funny, the serious, the difficult, the untidy, the hard working the lazy and yet manages to cope and adjust effortlessly. A skill which I believe will stand him in good stead when he goes out to work. He may not be able to boil an egg but he has learnt many other practical skills which non boarders don't have.
He also doesn't need his spare time filled with activities in fact he loves to be bored, nor does he need a rigid routine he would tell you the joy of being at home is that you're with your family and the chance to sit and do nothing in an unplanned day.
Boarding is not right for all children or parents but for many for it is a as I so frequently say a positive life enhancing experience.
"Omg they really are not an institution these days."
Definition of an institution: "an organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose"
A school is an institution. Of course it bloody is. It's not a family is it?
At boarding school you are cared for by paid carers, who may be very nice and kind, but they aren't your parents and they don't love you as a parent would. They may not even like you much or have much interest in you.
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VT.NET User Group: March 2010 -An Evening in the Cloud with Chris Bowen and Jim O'Neil
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So I was showing off some armwarmers I'd just finished making (this pattern, though adjusted to some degree since I was using a thicker yarn so the gauge was different), and one of the people wanted to commission me to make a set for her.
...and I realized that I have no idea at all how to price things. I mean, obviously I want to cover the cost of the yarn; do I just charge cost, then, or charge something over it, and if so what? or do I say "whatever you feel like paying as long as it's at least cost"? or, uh. flail
(If it affects things, it's a friend, not random stranger.)
I think you should defenitely charge the yarn cost. I don't know how much time it took you to knit it. I would think of a charge per hour and add that too. If it's someone who is not a stranger, as you mention, i would probably give a discount and not charge all of the hours spent. That's why hand knit items are so expensive - the hours put in them are sometimes many. I think I would charge 3-5$ per hour, because if you charge more, it will be so expensive no one would want it:?? . HTHAnyway, it's great someone wants to buy your work!
If you need to, there's a knitting receipt you can itemize so your friend knows what the yarn cost etc. http://www.ekgheiy.com/docs/Knitting_Receipt.xls
Charge whatever it is worth to you to make it. For a stranger, I would pay myself more than minimum wage, plus the cost of materials, and would have to quote a price that in all likelihood, would be more than anyone is willing to pay. For a friend, I would gift some of the labour, perhaps all of it plus materials, e.g. for a birthday. Make sure the person understands that these items are not made in 40 minutes while watching telly.
Hi Isabeau, IMHO... I think it's most fair to charge per knitted yard. Charging per hour opens up the possibility for biased fees in that quick knitters could "undercharge" and slow knitters could "overcharge". In addition to cost of yarn, your per yard rate could be between $0.10 and $0.25: [INDENT]$.10 - really easy garter with no shaping[/INDENT][INDENT]up to [/INDENT][INDENT]$.25 - complicated cables or lace work
[/INDENT]By no means am I an expert, but I did some internet surfing about the topic a couple years ago - which lead me to the per yard school of thought. (I might have even posted about it on KH; I can't remember :oops: ) Anyhoo ... it's all very subjective to each knitter, but I hope this helps in some way.
Laptop Knitter - thanks for the referral!! I appreciate it very much. :hug:
I have a friend who knits and her general charge is (cost of yarn)+15%=(cost of item) for simple things and up to 25% for more difficult things. And she always takes into account things like if she likes the person she's knitting for, if it is something that is going in a shop and if she enjoyed the process.
I've been making wrist warmers for sale too. Generally I've been charging $25 base price for 6" pair, plus $3 for every inch longer, so if someone wants 7" wrist warmers they pay $28. This is my way of stopping people from asking for 10" wrist warmers.
Just in case any one of you pull a huh???
I was thinking $0.25 per yard of knitted work? Are you crazy?
But then I realized... per yard of unknitted yarn/wool!
:roflhard: Must go pour myself another coffee!
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Too funny!
Hahaha ... yes yes, You'd have to be knitting for Big Foot or Sasquatch to make "per yard of knitted work" account for any $$. roflmao :chair:
:roflhard: Too cute! A 10" wrist warmer is no longer a wrist warmer. That would be called an arm warmer ... or ... perhaps a three quarter SLEEVE. :teehee::teehee::teehee: hehehe


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Former Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin sat down with "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace to discuss the Republican presidential field, President Obama's chance for reelection, and the current state of the tea party movement.
The former Alaskan governor was in Washington, DC, to be the keynote speaker for the annual CPAC conference. In her speech, Palin called out establishment conservatives. When asked who she was speaking about she explained that it was anyone for the "status quo" or more government. On the Tea Party freshmen members of Congress, who have not had a big role in either house, Palin said she "would like to see them in leadership positions."
Recently the unemployment rate has ticked down and the president's approval numbers have ticked up. Many have seen this as a concrete example of how the president will be the favorite heading into November. Palin disagreed by saying, "you ask those 13 million Americans who can't find a job… they'll tell you that no, this president and his failed policies should not be favored to win reelection."
On Saturday Mitt Romney won the Maine Caucuses, ending a recent string of electoral losses. Palin said of Romney, "I think he's a great candidate."
Overall Palin stressed that the current field of Republican candidates need to, "all four of them, they need to quit beating each other up." She continued, "We need to hear from our candidates, solutions. What is their plan?… the discussion needs to continue until we hear that."
Finally, HBO is set to release their film "Game Change," which is about the 2008 general election. Actress Julianne Moore plays Governor Palin. When asked what she thought of the impression, Palin replied, "We're going to call that the Sarah Palin employment act and you guys need to thank me for employing more people, probably, in their imitations of Sarah Palin than the president has put Americans to work."


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2010 Wolf Pack Golf Camps
June 28-30, 2010
July 26-28, 2010
For boys and girls ages 12-18
Nevada Wolf Pack Golf Camps focus on improving the student's swing, short game, putting, chipping and course management skills. Physical and mental golf instruction will be provided, using videos and on-course play. Participants will also receive instruction on college preparation, how to earn a golf scholarship, what to expect from college golf, practicing and playing situations. Kids will leave this camp prepared for the future and equipped with a healthy love of the game.
Campers are grouped by ages and skill levels. Each group of 10 will be guided by a skilled instructor and counselor through the entire camp. Each camper will be put in a learning and competitive environment with staff and members of the Wolf Pack men's and women's golf teams.
Sessions will be held at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Resort at Red Hawk.
For information about Wolf Pack Golf Camps or to register online, please click here.
All Nevada camp and clinic sessions are open to any and all entrants of appropriate age.
2016-17 Student Athlete of the Week
Women's Track & Field
Emily Myers
Senior Emily Myers is heading to her first NCAA Championships in the 3000 meter steeplechase. The distance runner ran a time of 10:14.28 at the NCAA West Preliminaries, punching her ticket to Eugene, Ore. and setting her sixth school record.


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Ever wonder why D.C. doesn't have a J street? Is there a carving of General Lee on the back of the Lincoln Memorial?
Do you remember this episode of the Cosby Show where Cliff and Claire have their own prom in the living room?
Our new Sunday hours at the Southeast Library have been hopping, and we're excited to have a full day of events planned for you on Oct. 27.Join us any time from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to take a look at our digital e-reader petting zoo. Try out all different kinds of e-readers. Take a short quiz, and be entered for a chance to win a Kindle Fire!
I know. I should be recommending spooky reads, gory thrillers, and other Halloween-y type stuff. 'Tis the season, after all.However, after reading two gorgeous novels -- Fangirl and Eleanor and Park -- by YA author Rainbow Rowell, I have to eschew the creepy books and recommend a dose of realistic fiction.
Hey kids – be sure to participate in the Southeast Library's Halloween Treasure Hunt on Thursday, Oct. 31!Whenever you visit the library throughout the day, just stop by the Information Desk and ask for your first clue. Each clue that you find will lead you to the next clue and closer to your Halloween prize!
As part of the nationwide Global Lens film series, the DC Public Library will be screening the 2012 Iraqi film, About 111 Girls, which follows the story of an Iranian official's quest to save 111 Kurdish young women from a mass suicide -- due to a lack of husbands.
Last night I read this passage from To Eat by Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd:
As a child, I read the Boxcar Children's mystery series and then graduated to Nancy Drew and the
Yes, the library is now open every day, with four evenings during the week and Sunday afternoon.
New library hours mean new story times!Starting Oct. 1, story times and lap times will be held on the following days and times:MondaysPajama Story Time6:30 p.m.All agesTuesdaysPreschool Story Time10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.Ages 2-5WednesdaysBaby/Toddler Lap Time11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.


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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - After falling in the Big Sky Championship Final to Sacramento State for the fifth-consecutive year last season, the 2011 Lumberjack squad features a veteran lineup with six returning starters. With four outstanding seniors and pair of All-Big Sky sophomores, the 2011 Lumberjacks will again look to build on their recent success and hope to overcome the Hornets and the rest of the Big Sky to claim a conference title for the first time since 1999.
The Lumberjacks will play at No. 49 Arizona on Friday at noon before playing a neutral site match against UTEP on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Tucson. In addition to their national ranking, the Wildcats also have three players ranked in the top-20 in the ITA Southwest region. The Wildcat duo of Lacey Smyth and Kim Stubbe are also ranked No. 68 nationally in doubles. NAU is winless in 26 all-time matches against Arizona and 8-11 all-time against UTEP, including road losses to both schools last season.
Four seniors, three sophomores and one freshman will comprise the Lumberjack roster, led by a duo from Hungary who have combined for five All-Big Sky first team selections in their outstanding careers. Edit Suhajda received her third All-Big Sky first team selection in as many years last season, leading the Lumberjacks at No. 1 and 2 singles with a 13-6 overall record. She begins the Spring at No. 20 in the ITA Mountain region singles rankings. Fellow senior Orsi Golovics went 6-4 at No. 1 singles last year en route to earning her third All-Big Sky selection.
Other returning seniors include Yumi Hasegawa, who posted a dominant 14-4 singles record last season at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles and earned her first All-Big Sky second team selection in 2010. Aimee Oki became a starter in 2010 and played at No. 3, 4 and 5, posting a 5-3 Big Sky record. After having no seniors on the 2010 roster, the 2011 Lumberjacks will benefit from the vast experience of their four upperclassmen.
A pair of sophomores became immediate starters and contributed immensely as freshmen in 2010. Malia Wahinepio went 13-6 overall and 6-2 in the Big Sky at No. 3 and 4, earning an All-Big Sky second team selection. After dropping her first-four matches as a freshman in 2010, Nicole Perez went on to win 10-straight singles matches, finished the season at 13-6, and garnered an All-Big Sky honorable mention selection. Adding depth to the NAU roster will be sophomore Alice Walker from Australia and freshman Ghizelene Doballah from Algeria.
In addition to posting a team record of 73-43 in singles and a Big Sky singles mark of 35-13 in 2010, the Lumberjacks were also outstanding in doubles. The pair of Golovics and Wahinepio earned a national ITA ranking and the team combined to go 39-19 overall and 19-5 in conference doubles matches.
The Lumberjacks will be challenged early in the non-conference season, opening Spring play with their match against the Wildcats. Other difficult early season matches for the Lumberjacks include a trifecta of matches in Santa Barbara, Calif. and a dual at No. 20 Arizona State. NAU will open Big Sky play and its home schedule on March 5 against Weber State, the first of five home Big Sky matches in 2011.
In road Big Sky play, the Lumberjacks will play at No. 55 Sacramento State on March 27 and conclude the regular season with duals at Montana and Montana State. NAU will hope to return to Bozeman the following week for the Big Sky Championship April 23-24.
NAU was once again picked to finish second in the Big Sky preseason poll, trailing only Sacramento State in the balloting and hoping to overcome the pesky Hornets to nab a Big Sky crown.


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The Rise Of The Rest
A Marketplace broadcast looks at the subject of economic stability and the impact of the fast rising economies of developing countries. In the broadcast, Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, says the growth of developing economies is a major factor in our current economic crisis. We know how to handle a recession, he says, but the worldwide growth we're now seeing isn't something we've dealt with before:
Oil prices are high not because producers are choking off supply, but because consumers — in the United States, Europe, China, India — are increasing demand.
Expensive oil is one facet of the signature trend of our age — global growth. Last year 124 countries around the world grew at over 4 percent. This year, despite the American slowdown, growth in most of those countries remains robust. While we debate the current financial panic and impending recession, our future is not likely to be shaped by crisis and collapse. The real problems we will face will be the consequence of what I call the "rise of the rest" — the rest of the world that is.
Look around, it's not just oil that is soaring. Almost every commodity is at a 200-year high. Wheat and rice prices have doubled and then kept on rising over the last two years. In some cases, demand is so high that we're actually running out of stuff. Helium, the gas used in balloons and MRI machines is in short supply globally. And it is the second-most abundant element in the universe.
The problems of growth are, of course, high quality problems. But on this scale they are problems we have never really experienced before. We know how to handle a recession. But how do we handle the rise of the rest? That will be the real challenge of the next decade, long after this recession has turned to recovery.
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Hoping to see Houston Dynamo and soccer fans tonight at House of Blues on Caroline for the Dynamo/ Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 launch party.
The festivities start at 6:15 with Dynamo All Access going live at 7pm!
Tonight I will interview Dynamo president Chris Canetti, Gow Media Head David Gow, Dom Kinnear, Cory Ashe, Bobby Boswell and Ricardo Clark who will all be in attendance along with the Dynamo girls and more radio hosts.
Tomorrow it is SOCCER MATTERS brought to you by IRONMAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE at 7pm and will continue Dynamo talk with lots of EPL and world soccer talk!
On another note it has been a long journey for me personally with soccer talk on the radio with alot of ups and downs but certainly with alot of enjoyment.
In 2001 I started on public radio KPFT 90.1 and they gave me and the sport a chance!
I then found sponsorship and moved to Clearchannel where the platform helped us bang the drum for bringing professional soccer and MLS back to Houston.
Now soccer talk has migrated to Espn 97-5 and Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 and it all has been fueled by the passion and interest of soccer fans, so thank you!
Twitter: GlennDavisSoc


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Handle jumped more than 50% in the first three days of the Ellis Park meet, which started a week late due to a disagreement over revenue sharing.
Total handle for the first three days of the meet, not including separate pool wagering, totaled $6,787,906, which was 56% higher over the $4,352,712 recorded last year, according to The Jockey Club Information Services. Ellis Park, which opened last year on the Fourth of July with a Wednesday through Friday kick-off, started a week after its scheduled launch when an agreement was reached with horsemen over revenue sharing of wagers placed through advance deposit wagering outlets.
"I'm absolutely encouraged," said Ellis Park owner Ron Geary July 14 while acknowledging the handle analysis is not an "apples to apples" comparison. "But like I tell my various leadership teams over the years, three days does not a trend make. I am so glad that the three days were very, very good. We are executing on our plan and showing a lot of good signs. But we still have the rest of the meet."
Geary said agreeing to the horsemen's revenue plan required commitment from both sides. He said he wants Ellis Park races to have an average field size of about 8.3 this year, following norms of 7.8 and 7.3 in the last two years. The average field size in the opening three days was 8.6.
"The deal that was pounded out in a highly-dramatic way, which on my part was a commitment to help purse funds with the ADW fees, was to also encourage strongly the Kentucky and area horsemen to ship horses in," he said. "We want to all have an outstanding meet as far as number of horses per race. Everyone has committed to that and have shown up in a big way."
The Henderson, Ky., track last year had its ADW options limited to those offered by TrackNet Media Group, the content venture operated jointly by Churchill Downs Inc. and Magna Entertainment Corp, which operate the Twinspires.com and XpressBet.com platforms. This year's ADW agreement with Kentucky horsemen, which included a 6% revenue share going to purses, additionally allowed for a wider distribution to such online and telephone account giants such as TVG and Youbet.com, among others.
The Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, which has joined like-kind groups nationwide in limiting signal distribution from tracks over revenue disputes, vowed to withhold consent unless their proposal was accepted. In a whirl-wind series of events, Ellis Park first responded by announcing it would close the historic track, before reversing course a day later by saying it had accepted the agreement's demands for a higher revenue share.
Average daily purses for the opening three days were $150,175, up 39.4% over last year.


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Cassel, Bridgewater lead Vikings over Chiefs
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Cassel and Teddy Bridgewater combined to throw three touchdown passes and the Minnesota Vikings remained unbeaten in the preseason with a 30-12 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.
Cassel played into the third quarter, completing nine of his 17 passes for 152 yards with one touchdown and one interception as the Vikings won their third straight.
Two of Bridgewater's four completions were touchdown passes to Allen Reisner in the third quarter. The first one was set up by Shaun Prater's interception and the second by Adam Thielen's 75-yard punt return.
Alex Smith also played into the third quarter for the Chiefs, who have dropped their last two games. He completed 14-of-24 passes for 140 yards with two interceptions. Tyler Bray threw a short touchdown pass to Albert Wilson in the final minute.
Cassel threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson in the first quarter that gave the Vikings a 7-0 lead. Patterson had three receptions for a game-high 71 yards.
Later in the first, Smith was intercepted by Vikings corner Captain Munnerlyn in the end zone but the Chiefs came away with two points just two plays later when Cassel was sacked and fumbled the ball, leading to a safety.
Smith was picked off on the next Chiefs drive by linebacker Chad Greenway but later led the offense on a 77-yard drive that netted a 21-yard field goal from Cairo Santos to get Kansas City within 7-5.
Blair Walsh's 41-yard field goal gave the Vikings a 10-5 lead at break and they blew the game open with 20 points in the second half, including 17 in the third quarter.
Both teams finish the preseason on Thursday, Kansas City at Green Bay and the Vikings at Tennessee.


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I do and I love it! It's a sweet turn back time. Some songs have so much power of memory.
Some songs (document saves, thousands) are just there for one sounds I like or some sound arrangement. I always make some small changes, but I never say I hate them, I only hate my ears are so much used to high subass levels and very high hats. This makes me a very bad audio mastering engineer.
Hi, I like listening to my own creations, too. I think it is a good sign that I'm doing the right thing
I just dug up a song I recorded 6 years ago and was rocking out to it this morning!
As with many of you I'm sure, I write so many tracks that I tend to push them out of my mind as I move on to the next project. It's a pleasure to go back and listen and think, "Oh wow, I forgot about that one. That was cool. I should do more like that."
Rosier said
1. Hmm, this doesn't sound that bad. Let's finish it.
2. Oh yeah, it's great. Let's just fix stuff and make it sound better.
3. Wow, I can't believe I wrote that. It's better than my previous track! (play count ~100)
(1 month later): 4. Ugh. Still not that bad but… I don't wanna listen to that.
(2 months later): 5. I can't believe I thought that stuff sounded good(3 months later): 6. (empty recycle bin)
Exactly that way
I think it's awesome, that you like to listen to your music! I do the same time to time. And while listening it's very pleasant to notice the progress in my skills and also to find some music that I have already forgotten.
i think you need to re visit old times to assess what kind of a fruit cake you were and hopefully you are slightly less batty and have progressed and learned a few new tricks.
you can really take yourself by surprise when you look back.some times it sounds like a whole different person writing those tunes.
I listen to my music pretty often and every time I go back and listen to my old music I laugh. I can see how much I have learned and how my writing styles have changed.


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Clydesdale, the bank which also owns Yorkshire Bank, today warned that an independent Scotland might damage its business.
It also said it would have to make much higher provisions for mis-selling.
In the first major warning by a foreign bank on Scotland's referendum, its parent National Australia Bank said: "A vote in favour of independence may give rise to significant additional costs and risks for Clydesdale Bank.
"We continue to closely monitor the situation and have appropriate contingency planning in place."
NAB's new chief executive Andrew Thorburn said: "Our UK operations still face a number of challenges."
He also revealed for the first time that Clydesdale is now subject to an enforcement process by the Financial Conduct Authority over the way it handled PPI complaints in the past.
This is expected to mean an extra provision of "at least £75" million on top of the £386 million Clydesdale has already allowed for PPI mis-selling.
It could also face further penalties from the FCA if it does not start handling complaints properly. The bank was fined £8.9 million by the FCA last year for making errors over mortgages.
Clydesdale also said it would almost double its provisions from £180 million to £350 million for interest rate hedging products sold to small businesses.Reuse content


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But since this is set in our technologically assisted present, that love is mediated by gadgetry.
Commerce in technologically advanced countries is no longer an impersonal exchange of goods.
Just technologically it looks feasible—what you need are stronger magnets you can bend around and have these higher energies.
The capacity to make books available in multiple versions is now widely accepted and technologically no big deal.
It is a highly efficient, fair, reliable, technologically advanced, and cheap-enough middleman.
technologically it was a repeatable miracle that occurred too often to even be interesting.
But then, of course, was the question of what to do with the technologically unemployed.
technologically, it was a repeatable miracle that occurred too often to even be interesting.
Aesthetic structuring, culturally rooted and technologically supported, affects the efficiency of designed items.
At that time we were approximately 300 years ahead, technologically, of the people of Mert.
1620s, from technology + -ical. Related: Technologically.


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Hi Ladies,
We started this in January and it has been a bit hit! Every week, we have between 5 and 15 ladies, even in rain or snow...and the group seems to be growing!
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Feel free to come just for the walk if you're limited on time. Please update your RSVP if you are unable to make it.
Dogs (and your kids) are welcome. We're easy going. I sometimes bring my small Japanese Chin.
PS. We'd like to keep this weekly going, but our hosts are unfortunately not free every week. So if you're interested in hosting to help keep this event alive each week, shoot us an email. We'd love to hear from you and we'd love your help!
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Good day guys, I have been tinkering with 3Ds Max for the past 2 years now, unfortunately everything that I know about it (modelling,texturing & rigging) are all based off from what I could find on the internet.
My question would be about how some expert modellers can project a high quality looking model by just using a model with low polygon count. What I mean by this is what this picture on the link shows. (Its by Faraz Mobin)
And this one too.
(I noticed that the vert and poly count happen to be around 5000+ yet the model looks as if it was created using hundreds of thousands of polygons. I am currently using "Wayne's Vector displace", however it doesn't do the job correctly most of the time. Sometimes the polygon projections tend to be misplaced or stretched.
I really hope someone could shed some light on this question of mine.


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[RELEASE] FilmAffinity (Spanish) scraper - Printable Version
+- Kodi Community Forum (https://forum.kodi.tv)
+-- Forum: Support (/forumdisplay.php?fid=33)
+--- Forum: Add-on Support (/forumdisplay.php?fid=27)
+---- Forum: Metadata scrapers (/forumdisplay.php?fid=147)
+---- Thread: [RELEASE] FilmAffinity (Spanish) scraper (/showthread.php?tid=25389)
- spiff - 2007-08-10 17:35
thats fine. will commit soonish (later tonite or if the beer gets me tomorrow)
- spiff - 2007-08-11 13:03
- spiff - 2007-08-11 20:56
the issues with the chars should also be fixed. your example movie name worked for me now atleast
- bugme - 2008-06-22 04:18
Filmaffinity scraper dont work 1 week ago.
The scraper dont download thumbtails, genres, valoracion...
It seems something change at http://www.filmaffinity.com and know the scraper crashes.
Hectorzin or somebody could do something to patch the scraper?
Thanks a lot.
More info here (in spanish):
Bye byE
PS: With culturalia scraper are happenig similar something, it could be a change in the permissions to link the pages.
- HectorziN - 2008-06-25 10:30
bugme Wrote:Filmaffinity scraper dont work 1 week ago.
I have updated it and it works again. I have submited it into sourceforged to be added in a next build of xbmc.
Please, say this to elotrolado.net, I am not registered in that forum.
If you are interested in this updated file, tell me were can i send you, also, it wold be a good idea posting it in elotrolado.net.
- spiff - 2008-06-25 14:04
new version is in svn (linuxport)
- bugme - 2008-06-25 14:07
HectorziN Wrote:I have updated it and it works again. I have submited it into sourceforged to be added in a next build of xbmc.Thanks a lot friend, I will say this good new to elotrolado.net.
Im interested in the update file, can you upload to megaupload or rapidshare.
Thanks, thanks, thanks
Bye byE
- spiff - 2008-06-25 14:31
as i said it's in svn - just grab it from viewvc
- bugme - 2008-06-25 14:45
spiff Wrote:as i said it's in svn - just grab it from viewvcSory but i dont know viewc, explain me how to use it or ill wait to the new version of xbmc.
- spiff - 2008-06-25 15:08
go to sf.net/projects/xbmc
go to code -> svn browse.
browse to the file in question. select download
for the lazy; http://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/xbmc/branches/linuxport/XBMC/system/scrapers/video/filmaffinity.xml
note that it won't work 100% on xbox as the searchstringencoding hasn't been merged yet
- HectorziN - 2008-06-25 15:11
spiff Wrote:new version is in svn (linuxport)
Hi Spiff, I also included the new parameter for the encoding, but I think that this change is not implemented yet in the lastest t3ch build, don't you?
- HectorziN - 2008-06-25 15:19
HectorziN Wrote:Hi Spiff, I also included the new parameter for the encoding, but I think that this change is not implemented yet in the lastest t3ch build, don't you?
Sorry, I didn't read your last message.
Then I report for everybody:
The xml fix the scraper and it work again like before.
I have implemented a bit change that allow searching using spanish characters, but this functionallity will work only with the next release of xbmc, not the current one.
I have in mind, trying to use the name of the actors to search in imdb for the picture, but I don't know if this is possible, because it needs to search again in a different xml... This is a "to do" for me.
- spiff - 2008-06-25 15:35
it is certainly possible
- HectorziN - 2008-07-02 00:56
spiff Wrote:it is certainly possible
I am trying to do this, and as an example I am looking at imdb.com scraper. The problem is that I cannot get cast thumbs using imdb scraper. It works in the last compilation released by t3ch (2008-06-30)?
Improved Filmaffinity Scraper - HectorziN - 2008-07-03 17:45
Hi!, I did it!
Filmaffinity scrapper looks for the cast photos in imdb.
It is slower, but it worth it!
Also include a setting menu to use the old methode of getting cast (faster but no photos)
Hi Spiff, I have tried to upload the file into sourceforge but it says I don't have any privileges to do this. It seems the security policies has changed.
How can I upload my file?
Another thing. With the last compilation I didn't get SearchStringEncoding to work


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Tim Who? Peyton Manning's re-emergence as an elite quarterback made Broncos fans forget all about 2011's miraculous run as Denver finished tied with the Falcons for the best record in the NFL at 13-3, closing out the year on a whopping 11-game winning streak.
Only some blown coverage of Jacoby Jones by Denver's secondary puts the kibosh on an otherwise outstanding season. The Broncos won't be satisfied with anything less than a Super Bowl in 2013 and after an impressive offseason it's tough to blame them.
The one blemish on John Elway's mark since that ill-fated night against the Ravens is the fax machine goof that resulted in Elvis Dumervil leaving for Baltimore. (Hey, guess who's coming to town in Week 1!) Clearly Denver would prefer having him on the roster instead of lining up against them.
Key changes
The additions Elway made were impressive. Snaring Wes Welker from the Patriots might be my favorite offseason move in the entire NFL, if only for the multiple levels of drama it presents. Welker might not put up numbers the way he did in New England, but he's a big upgrade over Brandon Stokley and gives Denver what might be the best wide receiver corps in the NFL with Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker outside. The Broncos also landed Louis Vasquez from division rival San Diego; acquiring a Chargers offensive lineman isn't ideal, but Vasquez was the best player on a very bad offensive line.
Joel Dreessen makes the depth chart at tight end deeper and while the Broncos dumped Willis McGahee, they did boost the running back depth chart by selecting Montee Ball out of Wisconsin in the draft. Ball, Ronnie Hillman and Knowshon Moreno form an interesting group.
Defensively the Broncos clearly attacked the line: additions of Sylvester Williams via the draft and Terrance Knighton via free agency should do wonders to free up Denver's pass rushers and improve their ability at the point of attack. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on a one-year deal just seems like a fantastic investment with little chance of backfiring too badly.
The only coaching change the Broncos saw was the departure of Mike McCoy to the Chargers. Adam Gase, just 34 years old, will take his place and has promoted the idea of having the team "play as fast as possible." Gase, who is younger than his quarterback, will obviously have plenty of say in what goes on with the Broncos attack and I'd expect them to play up-tempo. That's what worked last year and it's what works with Manning under center. But Denver's more or less running what Manning wants them to, and there's nothing really wrong with that.
Position battles
The offense is more or less set. Dreessen and Jacob Tamme could battle for the No. 1 tight end spot, but Manning's been on record as saying that Tamme is the fulcrum of Denver's offense. (He uses the defense's positioning against Tamme to diagnose coverage) Hillman, Ball and Moreno are likely to battle for a while to see who gets the most carries -- my early money is on Hillman nabbing the job, with Ball coming on strong and eventually taking most of the carries. Despite his strong close to last season, Knowshon doesn't seem well-liked by this coaching staff.
The linebacking corps should see a battle in the middle -- Nate Irving, Joe Mays, Steven Johnson and Stewart Bradley are the best candidates for the mike gig.
Bubble watch
McGahee was the biggest name on the chopping block, and he's already been chopped. There are rumors the Broncos dumped him because of injuries, but it's still got to be a bit concerning to head into camp with the lack of experience they have at running back. John Fox won't be scared to carry a few running backs, but with Lance Ball, Moreno, Hillman and Montee Ball on board, we could see someone dumped here.
Unheard-of-guy to watch
The real story of Broncos middle linebacker Nate Irving dates back to his college days, when he overcame a slew of injuries suffered during a life-threatening car accident that cost him the 2009 season and managed to return back to the NC State lineup. Irving's going to get the first crack at winning the middle linebacker job in Denver, and I think you'll see him produce in a big way. Irving's a tackling machine with lateral speed and the ability to lay down devastating hits. Middle linebackers are becoming less and less important in today's passing game, but they're still necessary and Irving could provide a nice prototype for what the modern-day mike could look like. I expect a big year from him.
Biggest concerns
There's little to worry about on the offensive end, save for Manning remaining healthy for another season. And in that vein, it's worth wondering how well the group of Hillman/Ball/Moreno can pass protect for the Broncos quarterback. Running backs are almost more important for their pass-blocking ability in a Manning-run system than they are for their rushing ability. I like this group's ability to catch passes and run draws but there's some concern about the pass blocking at the NFL level.
Defensively, the loss of Dumervil could show up in a big way. Williams, Pot Roast, Derek Wolfe and Robert Ayers form an alright defensive line, but they're certainly not the most proven or studly group out there. Will the absence of Doom mean more double teams for Von Miller? Almost certainly the linebacker, who played at a DPOY level last year, will see more protection shifted his way without Dumervil on one side of the ball.
The secondary's going to be a big concern until they shake off the memories of the loss against Baltimore. Champ Bailey, Chris Harris, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Rahim Moore and Mike Adams can be a very effective group -- they weren't bad until late in the season when the lights were brightest. Seeing how they bounce back from the postseason will be fascinating.
Something to prove
Welker could fit here, what with the drama surrounding his departure from New England. But the secondary makes more sense, and, more specifically, Moore and Bailey. Moore made the critical error that allowed Joe Flacco and the Ravens to advance, while Bailey was exposed in the playoffs. I think both players are fine -- Bailey's age is certainly a factor but he was strong for most of 2012 -- but they're going to have the world watching when they line up against Baltimore's receivers to kick off 2013.


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The internal locks have locked up while firing.
Had a LEO practicing with his 642 BUG on the range, on the third shot the gun locked up. The lock engaged.
This is a discussion on J frame internal lock question within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; From what I've been reading a lot of people dislike the internal lock on j frame revolvers. Is that just for aesthetic reasons or is ...
From what I've been reading a lot of people dislike the internal lock on j frame revolvers. Is that just for aesthetic reasons or is there a concern for an increased likelihood of malfunction?
The internal locks have locked up while firing.
Had a LEO practicing with his 642 BUG on the range, on the third shot the gun locked up. The lock engaged.
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I had some issues with my 442 internal lock "locking up" when I was rapidly firing. I'd have to let off of the trigger completely and then re-engage. It would catch. I used to use the lock at times too, and discovered one day to my dismay that I had been carrying it for several days with it locked. I decided to remove the little flag (super easy, youtube videos walk you through it) and I ordered a set of Wolff Springs shooter pack and replaced the hammer and trigger return springs and polished the contact points while I was in there. Now, it shoots smooth as silk and I don't have to worry about the lock or it catching anymore. I've never been able to duplicate the issue since I removed the lock, so it must have been the problem.
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Is there an option to buy the 642 or 442 without the internal lock?
Edit: Nevermind. Saw another post from CMR & that answered my question. It is possible.
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The internal lock will not engage itself and disable the gun completely, but sometimes when performing rapid fire the trigger locks halfway and you have to release it all the way out to fire again. Therefore, it is better to buy one without a lock or remove it if it comes with one. It is very simple to do with basic tools and by following this video:
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Awesome thanks everyone. I had a feeling that it would cause the gun to lock up when you least want it to. Take care.
I have been considering this for my 638, but one question: if I am forced to defend myself (god forbid) and it goes to trial, can the plaintiff's attorney paint a picture of me as a rabid gun nut who "removed the safties" from my weapon in my twisted desire to shoot someone? Not being funny, I am truly concerned about it. I would take off the thing in a minute if my concern was unfounded. I could probably get better official advice from a source other than the internet, but I am always impressed by the sprectrum of knowledge here.
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Why remove it? , put a small dab of blu loctite on a toothpick and carefully put it on the threads, put it in unlocked position and press on.
S&W is currently producing lock free 442's and 642's and is advertising other lock free J-frames.
There is no reason to purchase a J-frame with a lock. Unless you want to be stuck with one. The IL guns have little resale potential. No lock, only and always. Regards 18DAI.
My question is: why is the loathsome lock really there in the first place? Folks are required to dab Loctite, grind off things, or otherwise modify or remove parts in order to defeat the wretched thing so that they can truly have a reliable revolver? Smith & Wesson does a disservice to its customers by manufacturing revolvers with locks. They should be ashamed even offer this poorly conceived feature.
I have lots of Smith & Wessons, all so old that they don't have locks. They will never fail due to this lock design. They are wonderful revolvers.
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If it ever came to it all you would have to do is explain that it is not a safety, it is an immobilization device for the times when it is not under your direct control and I'm sure a defense lawyer could articulate that to much better effect than I.
I like the locks on my SP101 () and on my Springfield 1911. Springfield's solution is ingenious as it rotates a piece to block the mainspring from cocking the hammer and can't be activated without the key nor can it be activated while the hammer is cocked. My 1911 has had over 800 rounds through it with no issue so far and expect none in the future! Smith's idea of an immobilizing device is horrid.
OK, to verify, when you "disable" the lock, the firearm appears to still have the lock in place ? (That is to say, there isn't just a hole in the side of the frame where the keyhole was? I can leave the part where you stick the key in, to keep dust/etc out?)
I regret that my 442 has a lock :-(.
"To blame a gun for a mans decision is to foolishly attribute free will to an inanimate object"- Colion Noir.
I worry about the IL in my 642 about as much as I worry about getting struck by lightning,probelems with the IL in the airweights are rare as hens teeth,I do not like the idea of disableing the IL,I would either remove it completely and plug the hole/leave it alone/or sell the gun,I would not want some unsuspecting user to think they made a gun safe when in reality they turned the key on a deactivated lock.My gun has many problem free rds through it,and as far as resale goes it is pretty hammered from daily pocket carry so who gives a hoot.
If buying a new Smith today I would definately buy a no lock if it was available in the model I wanted.


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