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Activity note: Hotel check-in from 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon: During hotel check-in, you will receive an information sheet, "Road Scholar Sunday Agenda," listing the Registration location, itinerary for the evening, and the evening dinner menu. Program Registration: between 4-4:30 p.m. come over to the Road Scholar table to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes and listening device. If your arrival is delayed, please ask for your packet when you check in. Orientation begins at 4:30 p.m.: The Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. Free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration. Evenings at leisure offer opportunities to make the program more meaningful and memorable through personal independent exploration, engaging in available activities on your own, or simply relaxing and making new friends among fellow participants. The Group Leader will always be happy to offer suggestions. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may be changed due to local conditions/circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Dinner: In the hotel's private dining room, we will have a pre-selected 3-course plated meal, plus coffee, tea (hot/iced), water; other beverages available for purchase from the hotel bar.
Evening: We will complete orientation as needed and will be available for questions.
Activity note: Travel on motor coach. Walking the equivalent of approximately 1 block to courthouse, then a set of stairs to enter the courthouse then another set of stairs to the 2nd floor for the program; both stair have handrails and courthouse has no elevator or ramp access. Seating available for courthouse program. Some standing in the Lincoln Heritage Museum for up to 30 minutes.
Breakfast: In the hotels private dining room, we will have a breakfast buffet featuring a rotating selection of choices such as an egg dish, breakfast meats, hot/cold cereals, fruit, yogurt, muffins, bagels, and toast, plus coffee (regular/decaf), tea (hot/cold), milk, juices, water.
Morning: At 9 a.m., attend a lecture by a local history professor on the overview of Lincoln's life, his time in Illinois, and the political, social and economic context of Illinois and the United States. At 11:30 a.m. we will take the motor coach and see the landscape of Central Illinois on the 30 minute drive north of Springfield for lunch in the small town of Elkhart, Illinois. Along the way we will follow parts of Old Route 66 and drive over the Sangamon River which was instrumental in Lincoln coming to live in New Salem and Springfield.
Lunch: We will eat at noon at a unique café in the small town of Elkhart, Illinois and is a choice of 2 items and 2 desserts.
Afternoon: We will travel 30 minutes to another small town of Mt. Pulaski and pass by Elkhart Hill (the tallest point between Chicago and St. Louis), learn about the Edwards Trace trail, coal mining and see the vastness of the farmland and former prairie that Lincoln and others travelled through while on the 8th Judicial Circuit. We will visit Mt. Pulaski Courthouse which is one of two remaining courthouses that Lincoln worked in while on the circuit and hear a storyteller talk about Lincoln and his time on the circuit. We will head to Lincoln, Illinois and visit the Lincoln Heritage Museum on the campus of Lincoln College and learn how the town and college came to be named and in the museum we will learn about some artifacts from their collection.
Dinner: At 6 p.m., we will have a plated dinner served in a hotel banquet room reserved for our group.
Evening: At 7 p.m.: After traveling part of the 8th Judicial Circuit today, we will see a presentation on "Lincoln and the 8th Judicial Circuit" by a local historian and expert on Abraham Lincoln's signature and learn more about Lincoln's legal and political careers and his friends and experiences on the circuit.
Activity note: Walking day. Walk 3 blocks to Lincoln Home from the hotel; visit the Lincoln Home with standing for 40 minutes; there is no elevator access to the 2nd floor but there is an outdoor lift to the 1st floor. Walking approximately 6 city blocks while at the Lincoln Home. Walk 1.5 blocks to the church and then 2 blocks to the hotel.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: Walk 3 blocks to Lincoln Home National Historic Site for a guided tour of his home and see his neighborhood of 17 years. See the movie, "Journey to Greatness," exhibits in the Visitor Center and a special presentation on Mary Lincoln by a local presenter.
Lunch: We will have box lunches from a local restaurant and includes a half sandwich, salad, chips, and cookie. There will be a choice from 3 sandwiches and 2 salads.
Afternoon: Visit First Presbyterian Church and learn of the church's connections to the Lincoln family including their pew and copies of historic documents. Take the afternoon for independent exploration of Springfield. Several options in the downtown area to experience include: •Walk in the Lincoln Home National Historic Site neighborhood and view indoor and outdoor exhibits •Visit the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Museum •Walk in the historic downtown Springfield area •Visit the Illinois State Capitol, the Illinois State Museum or the Governor's Mansion.
Dinner: Hotel plated meal.
Evening: Learn more of Abraham Lincoln and his family's religious affiliations with ALPLM Historical Researcher Sam Wheeler in a lecture on "Christianizing Lincoln: Historical Memory and Religious Views of Abraham Lincoln."
Activity note: Travel on motor coach. New Salem has 3/4 miles of paved walks & uneven steps into cabins with some benches along the walk. Standing up to 30 minutes at the Tomb.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: We will travel 30 minutes to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site and learn how the village of New Salem was settled, how it influenced Abraham Lincoln and how it was restored. View the movie, "Turning Point" and Visitor Center exhibits on the sites history and artifacts. Walk through the village that Lincoln knew as a young adult with retired interpretive guide and subject matter expert and "go to school" with school master Mentor Graham.
Lunch: We will have lunch at a café in the small town in Salisbury, Illinois. The lunch is a pre-selected group tour lunch of home made cashew chicken salad, potato soup, broccoli salad, and apple nut cake.
Afternoon: Visit the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln and family members at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site for a guided tour of the tomb and monument. It is located in the city operated Oak Ridge Cemetery which is the second most visited cemetery in the country. Can you name the most visited one? After seeing Lincoln's Tomb we will take a short tour of downtown Springfield by bus and see historic sites, the state capitol complex buildings, a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Governor's Mansion and the house of poet Vachel Lindsay to name a few.
Dinner: Hotel plated meal.
Evening: The evening presentation is on "The Election of 1860" by a LLCC History Professor and he will describe the mood and issues of the country leading up to the presidential election, discuss what the political atmosphere was like, who was running for the office and how Lincoln won the United States presidential election of 1860.
Activity note: Walking day in downtown Springfield. Walk up to 6 blocks; standing and sitting in the Museum and up to 45 minutes for the OSC tour. Benches are available inside museum.
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: We will walk 3.5 blocks to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and discover how the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum went from a concept to a world-class facility by a former Deputy Director that has been a part of the process from the beginning. We will then walk across the street to the Presidential Museum and see a presentation / performance on "Ghosts of the Library" and media program "Lincoln's Eyes" as a group and then you can begin exploring the museum on a self-guided basis through Lincoln's Journey's."
Lunch: At the sandwich shop inside the museum. Lunch includes a choice of 4 kinds of sandwiches, chips, cookie and a self serve soft drink.
Afternoon: Take this opportunity for continuing personal independent exploration of the museum or other places to see and do what interests you most. See rarely displayed artifacts in the Treasures Gallery, in the Illinois Gallery, explore a special exhibit to be announced, and view the exhibit, "Lincoln: From History to Hollywood" across the street in Union Station. Other options include: a Road Scholar group tour of the Old State Capitol State Historic Site to learn about Lincoln as a politician, where he gave his "House Divided" speech and practiced law OR tour the historic site on your own through 5 PM. •Visit the Frank Lloyd Wright designed, Dana-Thomas House; the last tour is 3:50 PM.
Dinner: Hotel plated meal.
Evening: Tonight's special program is "Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad" by subject matter expert and former Library Services Director, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.
Activity note: At hotel
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: The week concludes with a wrap-up lecture on, "Learning Life by Studying Lincoln," by the Curator of the Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. We will also hear what is new in the world of Lincoln collecting, new discoveries and take questions. The program concludes at 10:30 a.m. and hotel check-out is at 12 p.m. We hope you enjoy all your Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. We encourage you to join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures.Best wishes for all your journeys!


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I started this thing back in October and it should have only taken a few months to change it up to what I wanted it to look like. Its still not 100% there because its going to go under the cop saw later on and rake out the front end and to extend the front forks.
But here is my short little build up of it.
Sorry no pics of it when I got it but its started out as the West Coast Chopper Bicycle. But here is what it looked like new.
Stripped down to the bare frame and with my first idea for the finish concept but I siad screw it due not being able to find a set of rim that would match in the two different sizes.
Here its was as of last week after me waiting two months for my parts to get to me. They sat at my folks shop the whole time waiting for me to go make the two and half hour trip to pick them up.
Here it was as of yesterday and then later today. All I need is some more chain. I need another 14 inches of chain and I am stuck waiting until I can get another one from my folks shop.
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Everything set up the way I want it and all I need is the Chain, "tank" installed (waiting on POW/MIA stickers) and a miss alinement shim installed on for the front forks.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Could it be Tebow Time in the Arena Football League?
Philadelphia Soul part owner Ron Jaworski said on Wednesday he was serious about his offer to former New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow to join the AFL team.
Jaworski, a former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, reached out to Tebow a day after the Jets released him in April. Jaworski has yet to hear from Tebow, but expects to eventually.
"I love the guy," Jaworski said. "I want him here just for his leadership."
Tebow was brought to New York to be a dynamic addition to the offense, a complement to Mark Sanchez and a merchandising touchdown for the Jets. Instead, he attempted just eight passes for 39 yards and rushed 32 times for 102 yards - and no touchdowns.
"I know Tim's in a funk right now," Jaworski said. "But I think he's got to have a career path. What's he going to do to get back?"
It's a path that could go through Philadelphia. The Orlando Predators have also expressed interest in Tebow.
Tebow is currently a free agent and hasn't garnered interest from NFL teams since being cut.
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Tebow's inaccurate passing, in addition to the relentless media attention he draws, makes him a risky acquisition for any NFL team.
The Jets acquired Tebow for a fourth-round draft pick and $1.5 million in salary, and he was expected to be a vital part of New York's offense.
Instead, it was a miserable season for Tebow as the Jets failed to find an effective way to use him, and he didn't impress Rex Ryan and his coaching staff enough in practice to force them to give him more playing time.
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DID KIM KARDASHIAN'S MOM TELL HER TO MAKE THE NOW FAMOUS SEX TAPE???!!!: KRIS JENNER is often accused of pimping out her daughters. But was she an actual pimp? KRIS HUMPHRIES' so-called ex-girlfriend says she sure did. Myla Sinanaj tells TMZ that while they were dating, Kris told her Kim's mother Kris actually advised Kim to make her sex tape and even made her re-shoot it because Jenner didn't think the original looked "pretty" enough.
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WAS JOHNNY DEPP 'BORED' WITH VANESSA PARADIS???: It was rumored for months, and finally confirmed this week that JOHNNY DEPP and his longtime girlfriend and baby mamma VANESSA PARADIS had separated. So what went wrong? According to Radaronline, Johnny was simply unhappy in the relationship. "Johnny didn't want to be with Vanessa anymore. They had grown so far apart and he wanted to be free and try new things," claimed an insider. "He was bored senseless with her."
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Most of the seven original art spaces filled through Destination ARTS! last summer have now been leased out to other businesses.
And that is exactly what the borough is aiming to do: attract businesses to
"[We brought] thousands of people downtown, people from 35 different states, eight different countries," said Scott Hershberger of Mainstreet Waynesboro, Inc. "There was a buzz in the air. People were saying, 'Hey what's this art thing you have going down?'"
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Michigan fans! Welcome to the first installment of Under the Arch, a guided tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory for the Michigan men's lacrosse team. My name is Brian Archer, a.k.a your Mr. Wonka, and you're Violet Beauregarde, the girl who turns into a blueberry.
You may have read Michigan basketball freshman Cole McConnell's blog: Cole's World; where he takes you for an inside look at the basketball team. Well, Scott Kemps, our team's director of public and media relations, as well as our head coach, John Paul, decided the men's lacrosse team needed something like that so they searched our team for someone who was well-read, charming, humorous, and most importantly handsome. It didn't take him long to realize good ol' 37 was the man for the job. (It's still unconfirmed whether those were actual requirements, although the answer seems pretty obvious).
A little about myself: I played high school ball for the Brighton High School home of the Bulldogs before coming to Ann Arbor this fall. I'm a faceoff specialist, although I usually introduce myself to girls as an offensive midfielder. I drive a moped around campus (yes, lacrosse is pretty much the reason why there are now two moped spots outside the Academic Center instead of just one like in previous years) and my favorite restaurant is Chipotle. Of course, once this blog makes me famous I will let you buy my burrito bowl for me sometime. That's about as much as I want a stranger to know about me at this point so be a normal person and stalk me on Facebook if you'd like to know more.
Now, as one of my good friends Bo Schembechler once said, "The team, The team, The team."
The freshmen have all been very excited to be on campus and eager to work. A few were looking exceptionally diesel heading into the fall. Namely, Andrew Hatton. Clearly, he never skipped a chest day this summer. New to the freshman class was Peter Khoury, who tried out and made the team and has been an incredible addition receiving reps at defensive mid right from the beginning. Sophomore Mike Hernandez also put on roughly 20 pounds of beef so add him to the "Diesel" group as well. Grad student Thomas Paras returned for a fifth year, and as a team we're pumped to have him for one last season.
Fall Ball went exceptionally well. We spent a lot of our practice time on team-focused drills and relearning the system of Coach Paul's style of play. After a long fall, we finished up by scrimmaging Notre Dame in South Bend. Although we didn't get the W, we still were able to learn a lot and it gave us a good benchmark for where we stood as a team. To mark the end of the fall season we had an intrasquad scrimmage in the Big House with the loser having to run a 4-stop, also known as a suicide, or a ladder. My team ended up victorious due to a superior draft by captain Chase Brown. Highlights included Ian King's buzzer-beater, Andrew Portnoy's buzzer-beater-beater, and that sick five-hole rip I had on Gerald (Logan) in warm-ups.
Following the fall season we had a week of non-lacrosse related competition known as Victors Week. A week where the team was split up into four sub teams and competed each day in different events including tug of war, capture the flag, and a hill run. All topped off with a 6 a.m. stadium run on Friday -- which is up there on the list of "Things You Don't Want to do at 6 a.m. on a Friday When it's Freezing Out" -- which may seem like a pretty specific list but there are more things on it than you'd think. The winner of Victors Week was Team One, a.k.a Team Cry Babies, a.k.a Team Sherman. They all received exclusive Victors Week champion T-shirts that Justin Bieber and I both would consider swaggy.
These last few weeks of the semester have been particularly hectic. Although we haven't had any required practices since the 5th of December, everyone on the team has had quite the stressful schedule. Guys have been studying for exams, completing end of term projects, and Mikie Schlosser has been watching ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries in record numbers. I think it's safe to say everyone will be excited to get home for a much needed break.
This just about wraps up the first edition of Under the Arch. Be sure to follow me on Twitter at @bwarcher6. I'm trying to compete with Cole for Coolest Blogger Award at Michigan, and right now, I'm losing.
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Writing Tip: The #$%&! Moment
There's a moment in every work of fiction—novels, film, or television—where the protagonist's reality comes crashing down and a new problem presents itself.
Writing teachers call it the "inciting incident." I call it the #$%! moment.
The following rules are a general guide to crafting a kick-ass inciting incident. Must you follow them to write a good book? No. But I can promise you this: If you do it right, your readers will continue to turn the page.
Let's Start with an Example
The following text is a simplified list of scenes from one of my books. The #$%! moment is highlighted in red.
-James and Whit make a movie in the woods.
-James is attacked by Danny and loses his precious camera.
-James returns to his castle-like home and lies to his family about the missing camera.
-James discovers an ad for a new camera.
-James goes to buy the camera and discovers a dozen boys in the trees around the home. They're in a trance, listening to the voice of a little girl inside.
-James meets the girl and they have dinner in a treehouse.
-The little girl is a modern-day siren… chaos ensues.
Make It Bad, Then Make It Worse
The goal of the #$%! moment is to hook your reader. You can't do this by beating around the bush or devising a mediocre problem for your character to solve. You need to scare your protagonist and shock your audience.
The #$%! moment needs to set up the central problem that will consume your characters for the rest of the book. Make it clear. Make it bad. Make it memorable.
In the above example, James could have simply heard the girl's voice. The scene would still be the inciting incident, but would it be exciting? No. To hook the reader, I added the boys in the trees. This puts a creepy image in the reader's mind and makes them wonder why the little girl is so special. Because we see the boys in a trance, we fear for James.
The Sooner The Better
If you place the inciting incident too late, the reader will get bored. If you place it too early, they won't understand it.
Here's the trick: Let your protagonist determine the placement of the #$%! moment. Are your characters average people like you and me? Or do we need to understand the complexity of their lives in order to understand the inciting incident?
Before the #$%! moment, you need to establish "normal."
In the example, I had four things to set up before the girl is introduced: James' family dynamic, his relationship to Whit, the fact that he lives in a house that looks like a castle, and his missing camera. The second these concepts are in place—the second the reader understands "normal"—I hit them with the #$%! moment.
Plan Ahead
There's a reason I harp on The Notecard System in almost every tip. If you plan your story before you write it, you can make sure that the inciting incident is as strong as possible. If you can't pinpoint the exact moment when "normal" comes crumbling down, you need to make it stronger!
And remember, the bigger the problem, the better the book.
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Great start.... :-)
Great start on those... Some look fantastic. Some of them could use some more detailing, otherwise they look really good.
Hello I love your progress .
Let me ask you some questions : Can you say your measures squares skirt ? What pattern did you use?
You'll cut leather lace ? I don´t know where I can buy leather lace 1/4 "
Thanks a lot
Hi Nomisha.
Thanks for answering.
I´ll use the same pattern for my skirt. I have to cut the squares, I buy a craftool strap cutter.
Could you tell me which is the thickness of leather thonging you've purchased. I'm trying to find in stores near my house and online but I worry that the leather lace that I buy has little thick and not support the weight of the skirt.
If you can you help me and show a picture of leather tonging that you have bought and tell me the brand.
Thanks a lot.
Nomisha, sometime ago I cut squares of cardboard. Now it was reviewing the squares and just saw that I cut squares measuring 2 1/4 " high, as MaulMaus recommended in this thread.
It's a joy to find someone who is also doing Zam suit because we can help each other and watch the progress.
I bought this from a leather retailer in Australia. It just says Genuine Leather Thonging 6 mm. Perhaps try Tandy leather?
Thanks Nomisha.
Please keep us posted! Where did you get the toe guards and glove armor things? Thanks for posting your WIP!
pink wesell did the greeblies for me. I know MonCal also does them as well
I attempted to contact Pinnk Wesell once, but never heard from them. I assumed they no longer came to the boards (not that I did alot of searching to see, mind you.)
Pink contacted me a while ago, but things came up and I had to put this on hold. Those gloves are interesting, but I feel like there are simpler options out there. Must keep looking!
I got my greeblies from JDFett and my Prada boots in the mail today! I finally have concrete proof that I'm working on this!


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devilbiss finishline or sharpe finex?
Hey guys,
Quick question, I can pick up a set of DeVilbiss finishline HVLP guns for the same price as a sharpe finex. (my friend can get me cost as he works for napa). Finex is $97cdn while the Finishline is $105cdn
Which gun(s) is the best? I'll be using it for painting small things. I realize that my compressor will be running alot as its small (20gal, 7.4@40psi, 5.7@90psi), but i wont be painting a whole car, ect.. so i can somewhat live with it.
Should I end up getting the Finishline kit (includes 2 guns w/ 1.4 and 1.8) or get the Finex and get a larger tip/needle set for primer?
Finishline Kit Contains:
NOTE: I heard that there are no rebuild parts are available for this gun. Is this a major thing that I need to worry about? I would only be using it a few times per year. Hopefully these guns are reliable.
1 Full Size FINISHLINE HVLP Gravity Feed Paint Spray Gun with a 1.3mm (Finish Coat) Fluid Tip and a 600cc (20 oz.) Plastic Cup. This 1.3mm set-up is ideal for the Atomization of Basecoats, Clear Coats, and other Light Viscosity Coatings. Spray Gun Specifications: 30 PSI inlet pressure delivers 10 PSI air cap pressure at 13 CFM air volume.
1 Full Size FINISHLINE HVLP Gravity Feed Paint Spray Gun with a 1.8mm (Priming) Fluid Tip and a 600cc (20 oz.) Plastic Cup. This 1.8mm set-up is ideal for the Atomization of Primers, Sealers, Thinned Latex/Oil Base, and other Medium to Heavy Viscosity Coatings. Spray Gun Specifications: 30 PSI inlet pressure delivers 10 PSI air cap pressure at 13 CFM air volume.
Also Includes:
* 1 Gun Cleaning Brush Set
* 1 Gun Maintenance Wrench
* 1 Blow-Molded Storage and Carrying Case.
FX300 HVLP Spray Gun - 1.4mm
Sharpe SHP248756 - FX300 HVLP Spray Gun - 1.4mm
* Well-balanced and lightweight for reduced painter fatigue.
* High-end features at an affordable price.
* Parts for all spray guns readily available - repair instead of replace and extend the life of the spray gun.
* Includes durable, aluminum cup.
* One year limited warranty on all Finex products.
* Fluid Tip Size: 1.4mm.
* Air Consumption: 11.4 cfm
* Max Inlet HVLP psi: 29
* Weight: 24 oz.
* Air Inlet MPT: 1/4"
I have both guns. The FL3 that I have is with all of the nozzles and with the aluminum cup. While it does a credible job, I do like the Sharpe Finex better.
The FL3 is Chinese made, and supposedly no full rebuild kits available. I'm not sure I believe that, but time will tell whether DeVillbiss will support this gun
The Sharpe is supposedly US made and there is good support. It does a much nicer job for me then the FL3 and for less money.
If you are considering a budget gun, why not consider an Astro - most painters seem to like this one over either the FL3 or the Finex though I do not have first hand knowledge.
I'll eventually sell the Finex as I just blew a big part of the pension check for an Iwata LPH400. The FL3 with all the nozzles will be kept for a primer gun.
see here ..
Why ask the questions and ignore the advise. :drunk:
Thank you! I totally forgot about that thread
Question though, does Astro sell a 1.8 tip aswell? that way i can use the gun both for primer and topcoat? Or is it best to have two guns (one for each)?
its best to have 2 guns at least. every shop i have worked at the painter has about 5 or 6 guns. my boss right now has one for etch, one for primer, two for base, two for clear. i have used 2 guns to do a full paint job start to finish. but i would recomend using 2 rather then one.
Don't know why someone has not said this already but none of those guns will work with that compressor. That thing is for pumping up tires and is woefully inadequate for a HVLP paint gun. If you insist on using that tiny compressor you will need a low volume conventional gun, even that is going to be tough going, because any of the guns you mention will drain that little compressor in a matter of seconds, you can not spray paint when you run out of air.
Oldred thats why I suggested the Astro LVLP EVO .
Astro has both 1.4 & 1.8 tip guns. I would suggest getting one of each . Like what Streamline said Most have more than one gun for doing different things. I have several myself and find it real handy at times.
Take Care
Something like that Astro may get him by ok but with one of those HVLP guns it will simply not work for more than a few seconds. I know some may say that it can be done but just because it is still squirting paint does not mean it is working, you need enough air volume or that is exactly what you do- squirt paint instead of spray paint! It is not just a matter of the compressor running a lot, it will run continuously and STILL run out of air in short order.
I guess I should research more then before I make my final purchase.
Btw, will a LVLP gun like the Astro give a nice result? I always thought LVLP guns gave less quality output compared to a HVLP
Mike, With the HVLP guns you need to use larger fittings to get enough air flow with even the proper compressor in order to make them work properly, at least on the air hogs. Some of the better HVLP guns such as the IWATA will use less air but still way too much for a compressor that small. There are several low volume guns that will work that do an excellent job, I have not used that Astro myself but I have heard some good things about it and it will not use nearly as much air as the guns you are looking at.
FWIW, I have one of those Finex 300 guns that I picked up at a yard sale a while back and I am not very impressed with it. I asked about that thing here back when I got it because the pattern was way too narrow and I wanted to know if this is normal, seems that it is.
If your just painting "small things", Get a good touch up gun like a Iwata LPH-80 or 100 with a 1.0 or 1.2 nozzle. Or even an older Sata Minijet 3.
Either will do a great job and not use anywhere close to the air a full size gun does. You'll have to reduce your primer some and allow for more coats to build equally but hey, It's a answer.
Well what I mean by small is a grill, trunk lid, ect.. Id also use it around the house for painting furniture, ect.
I heard that the Astro guns are Single stage (fluid only) trigger squeeze. While other guns are Duel trigger which allows air to be dispensed (without fluid) with the first stage of the trigger squeeze. Is this true?
I heard that the Astro is a clone of Sata's guns
Hopefully I can get a good paint job with a lvlp gun
I bought the finex gun for primer. It sprays nice but built crappy. The solvents from the paint and gun cleaner will soon destroy the O-rings in the gun. I had to rebuild mine within a two month time frame.
Ive used astro guns and for the money they are nice guns. Much rather buy an astro then the finex...Eric
Well, I've been looking for an Astro dealer around my area with no luck. I'd love to purchase it through one of those US based sites but customs, shipping, ect.. will kill me.
Anyone know where I can purchase an Astro gun in canada (Toronto/Mississauga area)?
Any other guns that you guys can recommend incase I cant find an Astro?
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text: I'm always trying to think of fun topics to post on the boards whether its best Disney Meal of 2013 or something else so I was thinking what is your Perfect Disney meal? If you could eat 1 meal with your favorite app, entree, dessert from different meals what would it be???? Mine would be.... (I know I'm cheating a little but...) Soup: Portobello Soup - Artist Point Sushi: Spicy Kazan Roll - California Grill App: Wild Boar Tenderloin - Jiko Entree: Ribeye with risotto and Truffle Butter - Le Cellier Dessert: Banana Napoleon - Flying Fish Cafe So what yours be???


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April 17, 2014
MADISON, S.D. - The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Baseball four-game conference series between Jamestown (N.D.) and Dakota State (S.D.) had been relocated to Lennox, S.D. Friday and Saturday. The wet field conditions in Brookings, S.D. had forced to move the four-game series to Lennox.
The doubleheader starts at 1 p.m. on Friday and 12 p.m. on Saturday.
Check back to the DSU Athletics website - www.dsuathletics.com - for future updates on schedule changes. Contact the DSU Athletics office at 605-256-5229 or check on DSU Athletics' Twitter account (@GoDaSUAthletics) for future updates.
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I think they fixed it mid '02 but it could've been mid '03...If your top is black then you need to do it...if it's silver then your ok.Originally Posted by Integra96
This is a discussion on Turbo Coolant Reservoir Mod... within the Engine Performance forums, part of the Tutorials & DIY category; Originally Posted by Integra96 Just to confirm, this was only an '02/'03 issue, right? I think they fixed it mid ...
I think they fixed it mid '02 but it could've been mid '03...If your top is black then you need to do it...if it's silver then your ok.Originally Posted by Integra96
I'm doing this mod right after class today. I tried doing it this morning but the damn hoses are hard to take off. Oh well, better to be safe than sorry.
2002 WRX COBB Stage 2.5
2003 Infiniti FX45
did mine this weekend finally. takes 15 minutes.
Vanitas vanitatum...et omnia vanitas
It helps if you twist the hoses a bit. I used a pair of channel locks with very light pressure as to not harm the hoses. They came right off.Originally Posted by NopWRX
Cool, thanks for your help.
P.S. Finished in about 30 minutes front and back cover with some paint remover.
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2002 WRX COBB Stage 2.5
2003 Infiniti FX45
yep. the hoses tend to stick. a pair of pliers and a quick squeeze & twist will break them loose then they pop right off!
Vanitas vanitatum...et omnia vanitas
i did this to but since it was in the cold it took me about 2 hrs because the paint thinner wasn't really that good. also i used a wire brush for to get more of the paint off. now i put everything back on but i have a problem when i start it i am hearing a whistling high pitch sound now. i need some help quick whats wrong? thx for the reply
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here is the pic you asked for... hope it helps out some. good luck!
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'05 CGM Subaru Impreza WRX Mods (sold)
'02 WRB Subaru Impreza WRX (sold)
alright i started it up yesterday monring and there was no sound so i thought it was fine. i went to work and squeezed the hose to the radiator to feel it it was stiff which meant it had either air in it or as overheating. well i opened the coolant cap little by little to let out the air. when some coolant came out it was coming through the space of the bolt and the black metal plate. not sure if the car is overheating the guage inside isn't going to high but the hose that connects to the radiator is getting really hot and very stiff which usually means its overheating if i'm correct. it might be air in the system i'll try to burp it today but not sure if it will work. also the car is overheating why is this happening. do you think i should untightening everything and try to put it back on. i didn't tightening the bolts diagonally. should i have?
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yeah take everything apart and re-tourque down.
do it liek a wheel.
opposite corners hand tight first, then torque down.
Vanitas vanitatum...et omnia vanitas
+1 and maybe even take it to the dealer and have a flush done.Originally Posted by gusto
'05 CGM Subaru Impreza WRX Mods (sold)
'02 WRB Subaru Impreza WRX (sold)
when i'm burping the system do i have to keep adding coolant into where the radiator cap is. also when i was squeezing the hose connected to radiator and it would overflow onto the black pan none of the coolant was going through any of the screw holes so that's all set. also after i drive for a while the hose connected to the radiator was very stiff which usually means there is a lot of air in there or overheating. the gauge inside the car wasn't on the third line though. can someone tell me what's wrong?
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everything is all set now the thing was leaking so the place i had it replaced put a new one on and did a coolant change as well. man it was about $217 for everything. damn labor. i would have done it myself but i don't have any tools right now. and didn't have the time to do it.
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So how do you "flush" the turbo system? How can you be certain those little hoses aren't already clogged?
I am going to do this this week. This is one of the must to do mod for 02 WRX...
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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Pakistani exchange student Maryum Qasim's first impression of Hot Springs was that It was quite different from what she expected it to be.
"I had a lot of stereotypes in mind before I came here, and what I experienced was a total contrast to what I had expected or what I had been told," said Qasim.
"I realized that I had all these stereotypes because I was ignorant. I did not know the true picture. All I knew was all I had heard in media, in movies and all I was told by my elders. But when you actually experience (it), you see the real picture."
She said she has learned much more about America and about this part of the country as she attended Jessieville High School and lived with her host family through the exchange scholarship program called Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study.
Out of thousands of applicants, Qasim was one of only 108 students awarded scholarships. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, aims to promote a better understanding among youth from KL-YES countries about American society, people, institutions, values and culture, the Sentinel-Record reported.
The students do not receive academic credit for classes while in the United States. Qasim said she was nervous about missing a year of classes, but those concerns were soon allayed.
"When I came here, I was expecting the education to be way more difficult than it is in Pakistan." she said. "I was surprised to find what they teach you in the 11th grade here, I had already been taught in the eighth grade."
The value of an education for women is slowly being realized in Pakistan, but the road ahead remains long, said Qasim, adding that it was her father who played a vital role in ensuring education was a top priority for his children.
"In Pakistan, female education is not very common," she said. "Coming to America is a really big deal over there. Everyone was telling my family, 'Do not send her there. Who sends their daughters to America?'"
According to Qasim, Pakistanis follow a joint family system and sons are not encouraged to move away from the family home, but her father pursued his education and wanted the same for his children.
"All of the family encouraged my dad to move back home to the village, but he knew that his family wouldn't have the similar opportunities as they do in the city, so he made a tough decision," she said.
"He went to my grandfather and made the request. My dad always tried to provide us with the best educational opportunities. I am fortunate to have great parents. Everyone just realized he wouldn't back down."
During the past year, she not only had learning experiences, but helped educate others in the community about her country and culture with more than 80 presentations to clubs and organizations. She also had a meeting with Gov. Mike Beebe, who named her an Arkansas Ambassador of Good Will.
"People here did have a lot of stereotypes related to Muslims, Islam and Pakistan," she said. "It feels really great when you actually play a role in educating others. It actually increased my knowledge and pride for my country."
Qasim said she also took pride in breaking the typical stereotypes associated with her county and religion.
"What comes to mind about Pakistan? Terrorism is the most common answer; that is what people see from the media," she said. "It kind of hurts when Islam and Muslims are compared to terrorism. Our religion is actually a religion of peace."
She believes the stereotypes of others result from a lack of knowledge and understanding on both sides and wants to help change that.
"Before coming here, my perception was different; without seeing the world, you are quick to be judgmental," said Qasim.
"We are all unaware of the reality, and the majority still are. Right now, I am the ambassador for Pakistan. When I go back, I want to be the ambassador for the United States. Now that I know what I am capable of, I really want to utilize this. Whatever I have learned here I want to go back and apply it there to bring a change."
"I'm living here with a wonderful host family," said Qasim. "They have been so lovely during my time here. Everyone has. They just greet you with a smile and are very open.
"The majority of Pakistanis, to be honest, think that Americans are very selfish. When I came here, I thought it would be totally different, but it's not. I was amazed at the similarities that we have. That really made me think about the strength of diversity."
She said she has also noted the lack of appreciation some of her peers seem to show. "I try to observe everything. Kids over here seem to take everything for granted. In the beginning, I used to wonder, 'Could they not see what they are blessed with?'" she said.
"They have everything and they still complain about it. They take money for granted, school, college, I mean everything that they have," she said.
Qasim plans on using the opportunities she has been given to full potential. "I see all these girls who would love to have education. I really want to use myself for the purpose of female education," she said. "These girls do not know what they are capable of. I want them to realize what they can do, and if you face the struggle, nothing is impossible and I want to initiate these projects and make education common.
"Life is tough, but you are stronger than it. You can do anything and everything that you want to but you have to be determined and you will get to your goal."
Qasim said this year has given her the drive and focus to continue her dream of serving her country and empowering those around her. She plans on studying medicine and serving as an ambassador.
"I have learned a lot of new things and my personality has been reformed. I don't know how it's going to be when I go back. My vision has been broadened because of this experience and I celebrate the differences.
"I am not saying that I am going to bring a revolution, but I can play my role and so will the other 107 students who have been given this chance."


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This is the third and final installation of three posts on the Owen Barfield's book, Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry. If you haven't read the previous two, I recommend giving them the once over to provide some context for this one. In this post, I'll move directly into Barfield's take on Jesus' life, and his role in moving humanity toward "final participation". I'm going to riff of a couple of quotes to begin with because they blew me away.
"There will be a revival of Christianity when it becomes impossible to write a popular manual of science without referring to the incarnation of the Word".
Of course, this is exactly what science will never do because, by definition, it is an epistemological strategy for removing all variables, except those available to the senses and by extension its instruments of analysis. That puts the kibosh to G_d, or any non-material Source. The problem is that the scientific method itself is grounded a materialistic bias, and if matter isn't actually the foundational substrate of the universe as we know it, and if pretty much our entire social system is built upon the assumption of materialism, then we live and move and have our being in an idolatrous reality—a non-participatory reality, or essentially, The Matrix. Which is, of course, Barfield's understanding. Barfield is Christian, and so he naturally relates his non-materialistic worldview with the Jesus' story. But you could substitute the theology of pretty much any religious system, which in one way or another must assume that matter represents, or participates in, or is a manifestation of a self-existent creative principle.
Here's another quote which caused me to go back and re-read a few times:
"Not to realize to the uttermost the otherness of God from ourselves is to deny the Father/Mother. But equally, not to strive to realize the sameness—to renege from the Supreme Identity—is to deny the Holy Spirit. This , any deeply religious man may feel, whatever terminology he may have learnt to employ. To this a true Christian, must add: In no way to relate the former with the past, and the latter with the future of the world, is to seek to deprive history, and perhaps time itself, of all religious significance."
What he's getting at here is pretty much in line with a mystical understanding of Christianity, although
"mystic" is a word that never shows up in this book. Barfield retains the "otherness" of G_d, by invoking the Father. But what is critical here is to realize that the Father/Mother is not other in the way, say, an ant is other than me. This otherness is rooted in a comparison between two different phenomena. But G_d is not an object, except in the mind of one in whom there is no vestige of original participation. G_d's otherness is a depth dimension, the most intimate interior of Reality, inaccessible to human egos, but not to the soul, whose only desire is to ground the sensate life in the heart of the Father/Mother. The other pole is to embrace our Supreme Identity with G_d, conferred by participating in the activity of the Holy Spirit. It's the next line that is the kicker for me.
"To this a true Christian, must add: In no way to relate the former with the past, and the latter with the future of the world, is to seek to deprive history, and perhaps time itself, of all religious significance." Whoa nelly. What is the religious significance of time and history? For Barfield, it is that evolution is moving us inexorably toward final participation, whereby humans assume a "directionally creator" relationship to the world and its future. In other words, it is to internalize our Supreme Identity (without losing sight of the depth dimension of the Originating Mystery that is unknowable), and out of this internalization, we assume the role of creators. The Creator's original imagination to bring forth a world from the Word, becomes our mission. This is, for Barfield, the maturation of, and the fulfilment of the evolutionary process in humans. We bring forth that future through sacred imagination, an imagination that must be grounded in a sacred, rather than a profane narrative, if the future is to be in alignment with Creator's original intention. Final participation, in other words, is very similar to conscious evolution. But too much "conscious evolution" rhetoric these days is grounded in grandiose, heroic gestures, when what is called for is the self-emptying orientation of Jesus himself. (More on this in a future post).
Barfield's final chapter on the Kingdom of God is masterful. He convincingly takes the ending that Jesus uses for many of his parables—"for those that have ears to hear and eyes to see"—as an allusion to both Psalm 135 and Isaiah 44, which are clearly focused on idols and idolaters. The idols and those who make them have ears that cannot hear and eyes that cannot see. It is the idolatry of emptiness and nothingness. And emptiness is the condition of humanity in this time of history when we no longer enjoy original participation, but have yet to realize final participation. This is the condition "which is brought about when the elimination of participation has deprived the outer kingdom—the outer world of images, whether natural or artificial—of all spiritual substance, while the new kingdom within has not yet begun to be realized."
When Jesus ends his parables with "Who has ears to hear, let him hear!" it is always associated with the teaching of the Kingdom within, "of the movement from within outward". In other words, these are the ones who have internalized the Word, and particularly, says Barfield, those who have internalized the Word made flesh in Jesus. So that Paul can write, "it is no longer I, but Christ in me". The Creative Principle or Logos, is now alive inside as an animating power within those who "get it". The parable of the sower is precisely about the seed of the Word being planted in the soil of the interiority of the human. This Word is not preaching the gospel. It's not even, in the first place, about proclaiming Jesus as the Word. It's about humans becoming fertile soil for the realization that the Creative Principle (the Word) is now within us, and it is our evolutionary responsibility and privilege, to bring forth a future that is coherent with the Love and Wisdom of the Originating Mystery.
Barfield says that this movement toward final participation will not be easy, but on the other hand,
"If the Christ infuses my whole person, mind as well as heart, the cosmos of wisdom, with all its forgotten truths, will dwell in me whether I like it or not; for Christ is the cosmic wisdom on its way from original to final participation".
And what of the scientific enterprise? Ultimately it will be remembered as that epistemological tool, which, like the Jews before it, "scoured the appearances clean of the last traces of spirit, freeing us from original participation and for final participation. And if what is produced thereby was as I have suggested, a world of idols, yet, as Augustine of old could contemplate the greatest of evils and exclaim Felix peccatum! ( O Happy Sin ), so we looking steadily on that world, and accepting the burden of existential responsibility which final participation lays on us, may yet be moved to add, Felix eidolon, O Happy Idol.


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Where to stay in ClarksdaleWhether you're planning to stay for a night or for the week, Clarksdale has accommodations to fit every need. There are 9 hotels in the Clarksdale area, some with discounts of up to 30%.
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How to get to ClarksdaleFly in to Tunica, MS (UTM-Tunica Municipal), 38.6 mi (62.1 km) from downtown Clarksdale. Greenville, MS (GLH-Mid Delta Regional) is the next closest major airport, 52.3 mi (84.1 km) away.
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- • Helena Museum of Phillips County
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Country albums by Brad Paisley and Jason Aldean, both of which features duets with Idol winners, are in the top 10 this week. This Is Country Music finds Paisley singing with Carrie on new single Remind Me, while Aldean's My Kinda Party features his crossover smash Don't You Wanna Stay with Kelly Clarkson.
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Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music (53,000, -65%, 206,000) (#6 Billboard 200)
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (33,000, +1%, 1.27 million) (#8 Billboard 200)
Jennifer Lopez, Love? (16,000, -14%, 172,000) (#19 BB200)
Big Time Rush, BTR (5,000, -8%, 509,000) (#79 BB200)
Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (5,000, -42%, 109,000) (#85 BB200)
Aerosmith, Best of Aerosmith: The Millennium Collection (4,000, -9%, 283,000) (#116 BB200)
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I just turn 23 weeks today with twins and I jsut start to be really dizzy and even when im driving I have to pull over because my head spin waaay too much... i can't clean up or pick up anything from the floor because I start going round and round....
today I was cleaning my kids room and I start spinning in my head I couldnt even get to the bed and fell... then i was trying to get up and I couldnt because my feet were soo weak.....
Idk if this is normal with twins but i really dont feel ok at all.. the worse is that my husband works until late and I ahve to get my daugther to school and pick her up... idk how to drive when I cant even do it.... today the trip regular is 15 minutes froom my house to the school but today was almost an hour cuz i had to pull over like 4 times.......
You need to call your doctor on call and tell your husband you need him home quickly. And drink some water while you wait.
Call a friend or parent at the school and see if someone else can pick up. This sounds like you shouldn't be driving, and need medical attention.
This isn't "normal", twins or not. Please be careful.
well I dont have a doctor since my income for them is too high for me to have medicaid and too low for me to pay a private doctor... my husband doesnt have a phone.... i barely know one parent from school since we just move here.... believe it or not I being drinking lots of water.. maybe half galon per day..... dizziness start one day ago..... but everytime when I go to emergency they check my blood pressure and is normal....
How many times have you been to the ER since the dizziness started a day ago? It's not normal to be so dizzy you fall over and it's dangerous for you. And clearly, you cannot even consider driving. Call the school, call the one person you know in your new town, but do not get in the car.
These symptoms merit a 911 call.
You definitely need medical attention. Also, I was drinking one gallon of water minimum per day with my twins, otherwise I would have lots of BH and not feel well. Also, be sure you are eating enough protein and calories. If your blood sugar is low because you are not eating enough, you can feel symptoms like this. But you need to figure out a plan for prenatal care!
Mom to eight!! Our twin girls arrived 3-3-2011.
this could be as simple of a growth spurt suddenly changing your blood volume and pressure, but yes it needs to get looked at ASAP.
you also really need to figure out how to get regular medical care, a twin pregnancy is very hard on your body and the babies, and needs to be followed by someone that will know your history. lets get this dizziness taken care of right away and then lets help you figure out how to get in the ongoing care of a doctor or midwife.
So what if I don't fit cleanly into a defined parenting style, my kids don't fit into a personality archetype either!
maybe like 3 times already all they know its that my hemoglobine level is 6.2 but my blood pressure is normal....
How many times have you been to the ER since the dizziness started a day ago? It's not normal to be so dizzy you fall over and it's dangerous for you. And clearly, you cannot even consider driving. Call the school, call the one person you know in your new town, but do not get in the car.
These symptoms merit a 911 call.
Can you go to another ER? or demand they give you real answer. I am so surprised they would let you leave with those symptoms at 32 wks pregnant. Are there any low cost clinics in your area? Here there are clinics where you pay a portion of the cost based on your income. You really need to have some care. What is your plan for the birth?
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That is way low on the hemoglobin. Are you getting enough to eat? Have you applied for WIC? The income levels to qualify for WIC are quite a bit higher than other assistance, so there is a good chance you would qualify for that, even if you are a little over limit for other assistance. WIC will provide milk, eggs, cheese, cereal, produce, bread/rice, beans/peas, and tuna/salmon.
Good foods for helping raise low hemoglobin are meats, especially organ meats, dark green vegies, and eggs. You should be eating a combo of these foods at every meal, and also be eating 2-3 snacks, which for a twin pregnancy might look more like a small meal than a snack. You also may find that you need to bring a snack to bed with you for when you wake in the night. As your twins grow and you find you have less room for food, you may also consider using protein shakes to increase your calories and you can add fruits and/or vegetables into your shakes.
ETA: You can also add liquid chlorophyll supplements as a natural iron boost. You really need to work on your hemoglobin NOW because your blood volume is going to be reaching maximum expansion in a few weeks and it will be dropping even more at that point. This usually happens right around 28 weeks. There is a significant risk of preterm labor if your body can't keep up with the blood expansion, and I don't want that to happen to you, especially if you are still figuring out your prenatal care situation.
Mom to eight!! Our twin girls arrived 3-3-2011.
Any updates? I'm hoping you're feeling better!
Mom to eight!! Our twin girls arrived 3-3-2011.
This did happen to me I'd suggest trying a support belt and support hose, and maybe an increase in protein... that helped me w/ a few things during my twin pregnancy so may have helped with this I can't remember... it's kind of a blur LOL!
With me, for whatever reason my blood pressure was perfect, however when i moved quickly or even stood up my pressure dropped drastically. It also happened while I was driving if I resituated myself, it terrified me! I would be standing in line at the grocery store, not moving and all of a sudden I'd get that wow I feel like I'm about to hit the floor feeling. They thought I was dehydrated so kept telling me to drink more water. Then they suggested one of the girls was pressing somewhere she shouldn't be. It wasn't until about 3 months ago that I mentioned to my PCP that it was STILL happening just not as severe that he tried the bp test. Took it while I was sitting, had me slowly stand and took it again, had me quickly stand and took it again. When I jumped up quickly he told me to sit as soon as he finished the bp because he thought I was going to pass out on him.
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[USA CONFIDENTIAL] Among the many intriguing aspects of the 22-man squad named by Coach Juergen Klinsmann is a notable component of left-sided
players, including veteran DaMarcus Beasley and once-capped Edgar Castillo. ... Remember those halcyon days when the U.S. national team seemed to have a continuous
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Jeff Agoos, David Regis, Greg Vanney, Bobby Convey, Beasley, Preki and Eddie Lewis, just to name a few. Agoos, Regis and Vanney played in the back, Convey and Beasley were slashing wingers, Preki's touches dropped befuddled defenders on their butts, and Lewis could bend the ball -- if not like Beckham -- pretty darn well. Their common characteristic was a left foot the opponent had to be wary of.
Nowadays, the most glaring holes of the team are left mid and left back, and that's one good reason that Klinsmann has named Beasley and Edgar Castillo to the 22-man U.S. squad for the friendly against Mexico Wednesday. While captain Carlos Bocanegra may again wind up playing left back by default, Klinsmann obviously wants options on that side further up the field.
Heath Pearce has played both outside back positions as well as center back and defensive mid during his professional career; a pure lefty he's not. Neither is Jose Torres, who has spent much of his time at Pachuca in a left-central midfield role.
The lack of a true lefty – aside from Bocanegra -- has plagued the U.S. and limited its attacking options, especially on corner kicks, which are normally right-sided deliveries by Landon Donovan, the nominal first choice at left mid if Clint Dempsey plays on the right or up top. The return to the team of Freddy Adu gives the U.S. a player capable of hitting set plays with his left foot, but during his national-team career he hasn't shown a preference for the left wing.
Dempsey played a lot of left mid last season for Fulham; former coach Mark Hughes gave him considerable license to work inside onto his right foot. He is not in the squad for the Mexico game, and neither is Alejandro Bedoya, who is left-sided but has spent much of his club career for Swedish club Orebro on the right flank. Two other midfielders not selected, Benny Feilhaber and Stuart Holden, are not left-footed yet have seen time on that flank in their careers. Also excluded is Jonathan Bornstein, who was converted to left back in college and has played most of his pro career as a defender.
A strong left-sided midfielder, regardless of his particular strengths, pulls opponents to that side and creates space across the field. He also creates additional angles from which to launch runs, trigger combinations, and serve balls behind the defenders and beyond the goalkeeper.
In announcing his squad, Klinsmann stated an intent to increase competition at as many positions as possible. He also wants survival of the fittest specifically on the left side, which could be good news for Brad Davis and a few others not called upon this time.


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But, they have HUGE calories in them and I'm cheap.
Today I had a craving for one but didn't want the calories nor did I feel like dragging 2 kids out to go get one because then one $3 frappe turns into a $15 lunch.
So I happened to notice a little recipe booklet that Truvia had sent me in the mail and I spotted a recipe for iced coffee. Hmmm. Maybe I can make my own frappe. I had some leftover coffee from breakfast so I decided to give it a shot.
It turned out really good. Certainly not McDonald's good, but definitely a worthy substitute and at like 1/5 of the calories or even less.
This recipe based upon my calculations is 2 Weight Watchers PointsPlus values FOR THE WHOLE THING!
- 8 oz. cold brewed coffee
- ½ cup skim, or light soymilk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tbsp Truvia natural sweetener
- 2 cups ice
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder (natural unsweetened)
- Add all ingredients to blender.
- Pulse or use ice crushing setting to pulverize ice until all the ice is crushed.
- Mix on high speed for 15-30 seconds
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I handled the XDM. Good gun with few changes from XD. The trigger is improved, but still doent reset as well as the Glock.
Hey guys, i was wondering if any of you have experience with the XDM & the glock 35, i know the xdm has the matched grade barrel & the glocks barrel in a bit longer in your opition which one would be the most accurate out of the box. Thanks!!
I handled the XDM. Good gun with few changes from XD. The trigger is improved, but still doent reset as well as the Glock.
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I can only represent the Glock 35. Accurate city!
Hey guys, thinking about getting into some competition shooting but can't really afford those high$$ 1911's right now, and a lot of people are saying the glock 34 or 35 are a great gun to start out with & i was checking out the new XDm .40 and i see where there's also a 9mm version. can anyone out there give me a non-bias opinion based on experience, your comment would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
wanted some opinions on springfield forum, those are from the glock lover's side of the tracks!
Double posts either get deleted, closed, merged and/or moved (like this one that has been merged and moved to "General Semi-Auto"). So instead of doubling your chances of replies, you're just doubling your work and creating more work for the mods. If you're not sure where to put a question, or want an "unbiased" opinion like Glock vs. XD, just put it in the "General" area instead of the specific brand area.
Now hopefully you're get some more replies regarding your question.
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