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The purpose of this meditation is to recognise the precious nature of our human life and to use it wisely in the context of death and impermanence.
I began the meditation by considering all the conditions I have in my life for spiritual progress. I thought about how having a human life at all is very rare, and that to have all the freedoms and endowments necessary for a spiritual life makes my life extremely precious.
I thought about these points for a while and a feeling of valuing my life arose. I sometimes take it so much for granted that I wake up in the morning, but I should remember that each day presents a golden opportunity to attain true meaning.
I stayed with this feeling for a while, and then I considered what my life means in the context of death and impermanence. I will definitely die, and I could die today. This means that my precious human life with all its freedoms and endowments could end today. Tomorrow I could be suffering in a hell realm, separated from the Three Jewels and ignorant even of the word 'freedom'.
This made me thing about my life again. My life will definitely end. All the things I normally think are important are actually not important at all. Projects at work, relationships, cars, houses, what to eat – none of these things in themselves are important at all. They do not matter! What really matters is the karma I create during my life. If I experience good conditions I should recognise these as the results of positive actions in the past, and use them as encouragement to practice sincerely. If I experience bad conditions I should recognise these as the results of negative actions in the past, and use them as encouragement to practice sincerely. It does not matter what happens to me – I have to transform everything into the spiritual path to enlightenment.
If I live all my life living in one street, or if I travel the world – it does not matter. If I have an illness or if I am healthy, it does not matter. If I have lots of friends and money, or if I have none, it does not matter. All that matters is to transform every experience into the spiritual path.
I thought about my life, death and transforming all conditions for the rest of the meditation, and arrived at the conclusion that I should relax, not worry, and practice sincerely. I focused on this determination for the rest of the meditation.
May all living beings recognise what is valuable about their lives, and practice transforming conditions until they become perfect Buddhas for the benefit of all.
Practice in the Meditation Break
I will transform all my experiences into the path to enlightenment.


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Learn all about popping sugar, including novel ways to use it.
by Kate Heyhoe
I'm a sucker for newfangled ingredients—though I'm not always sure what to with them. It usually takes some testing, tinkering, and imagination. But when a container of "popping sugar" arrived, ideas literally popped into my head.
What is popping sugar? Think: Pop Rocks candy, with a neutral flavor and a more subdued effervescence. Popping sugar is essentially carbonated sugar: sugar bits containing carbon dioxide.
How does popping sugar work? As the sugar dissolves, it releases the trapped carbon dioxide, which sparks tingling and popping in your mouth. "The fizzy sensation...triggers a pain response from the nerves in the tongue and the mouth. This nerve response also intensifies aroma and taste," according to one maker, Molecule-R. (This is why beverages taste blander after they lose their carbonation.)
How is popping sugar made? Sugar is heated until it melts. It's cooled in a pressurized chamber with carbon dioxide, which in turn gets trapped within solid sugar chips.
How do I use popping sugar? Essentially, you want to avoid any treatment that will melt or dissolve the sugar. Molecule-R says: "Popping sugar melts in contact with any aqueous liquid and should be stored in a dry environment. However, it does not melt when in contact with fat or oils so it can be mixed with ingredients such as chocolate, foie gras, ice cream or icing."
The little can of popping sugar didn't tell me much about itself, other than a sticker reading "Sensitive to Humidity and Heat." So after opening, be sure to seal airtight and store at room temperature.
Have any recipe suggestions? Melt chocolate to use as a coating or as a chocolate bar or bark; as the chocolate cools but while it's still melted, sprinkle popping sugar on top. Molecule-R suggests dipping strawberries in melted chocolate, then rolling them in popping sugar. (For your little monkeys, how about popped-up chocolate-covered bananas?)
Use as a Garnish That Pops: Use popping sugar as you would a finishing salt, sprinkling it on just before serving—creme brulee, for example. Brighten up French Toast or Cinnamon Toast with a splash of popping sugar. Peanut butter with popping sugar, anyone? Or better yet, Nutella!
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I would like to change the dimensions of the thumbnails to:
305x150 (horizontal)
I would like to change the dimensions of the thumbnails to:
305x150 (horizontal)
I'm afraid that you wouldn't be able to insert these thumbnails in the sizes you specified unless the other ones are adjusted too (there are 5 sizes to change in total). The design is fixed to 1120px and the thumbnails have dimensions appropriate to fill that space. 1120px/(150px + 5px) = 7.225 so your new thumbnails won't fit it. You would need 1085px or 1240px. That's the first major change to the entire template.
In v2.3 you'll find CSS classes for thumbnails in /css/portfolio.css:
- All thumbnails (vertical, horizontal, small, large, medium):
- Only Large:
- Only Medium:
- Only Vertical:
- Only Horizontal:
To complete this modification you would need the following:
1) Adjust
width and
height of the above thumbnails. And also do that for the mobile mode in @media queries in the same file.
2) Adjust wrapper container(s) for the thumbnails which are:
.tn-grid-container {
max-width: 1125px;
width: 92%;
#container {
max-width: 1125px;
width: 100%;
margin: 0 auto 0 3px;
They are located in style.css and /css/portfolio.css respectively and
.tn-grid-container has some @media queries that create width breakpoints. You need to adjust them too. Sometimes you may need to add more or less of them if you change the number of thumbnails. The exact widths and number of breakpoints depends on what you're trying to do.
3) JavaScript that handles their ordering and animations was automatically adapting when the theme was using Isotope v1 (Daisho 1.x versions) but since Isotope v2 (Daisho 2.1 and newer) you also need to adjust /js/portfolio.js. You need to change two values (desktop width of 220 and mobile width of 144) in
columnWidth() function and two values (desktop gutter of 5 and mobile gutter of 3) in
I hope that information I provided will be useful.
Code example (default /css/portfolio.css):
.element { width: 220px; height: 150px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; }
.variable-sizes .element.width2 { width: 445px; }
.variable-sizes .element.height2 { height: 305px; }
.variable-sizes .element.width3 { width: 670px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
.variable-sizes .element.width3 { width: 445px; }
@media (max-width: 480px) { /* Intentionally set to 480px and not 479px to display 3 columns of thumbnails on width=480 */
/* Thumbnail sizes on mobile devices */
.element:not(.element-stand-alone) {
width: 144px !important;
height: 98px !important;
margin: 0 0 3px 0 !important;
.element.height2 {
height: 199px !important;
.element.width2 {
width: 291px !important;
.element.width3.height2 {
height: 199px !important;
width: 291px !important;
Please note that the above code example only includes tile sizes. You also need to adjust font sizes of the title and meta data on each tile.
.element .symbol { font: 300 175%/1 Lato, sans-serif; }
.variable-sizes .element .symbol { font-size: 175%; }
.variable-sizes .element.width2.height2 .symbol { font-size: 350%; }
.variable-sizes .element.width3.height2 .symbol { font-size: 500%; }
.element .categories { font-size: 75%; }
.element .name { font-size: 81.25%; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
.element .name { display: none; } /* This doesn't fit well on small tiles so it's hidden instead of font size being decreased. */
.element.width3.height2 .symbol { font-size: 375%; }
@media (max-width: 480px) {
.element .name { font-size: 100%; }
.variable-sizes .element .symbol { font-size: 100%; }
.variable-sizes .element.width2.height2 .symbol,
.variable-sizes .element.width3.height2 .symbol {
font-size: 200%;
Code example (default /js/portfolio.js):
function columnWidth($container){
var w = $container.width(),
columnWidth = 220;
if (w <= 442) {
var columnWidth = 144;
return columnWidth;
function gutterWidth($container){
var w = $container.width(),
gutterWidth = 5;
if (w <= 442) {
var gutterWidth = 3;
return gutterWidth;
Note: /js/ns-isotope.js handles
[ns-isotope] shortcode which handles title calculations in JavaScript rather than CSS. The tile sizes are fluid.
Due to the amount and complexity of the code I'm not able to describe all the changes that need to be done in this post and you'll need a help of third party developers. There are many values that need to be manually calculated and many lines of code need to be altered.
Thanks for the detailed reply! I appreciate it.
I don't have a problem changing the sizes. The real issue at hand is to ensure that the images are Square rather than rectangular.
So to achieve the 1120px width, I could set each element to 155px + 5px = 160px and fit 7 of them in a row.
Can you tell me how that will work out? Would I still need to re-size individual containers for the tiles? If yes, which classes would I need to change?
155x155px will work nicely.
In my above reply you'll find selectors for each thumbnail. Here are all the changes:
CSS to change:
width to 155px,
height to 155px.
CSS to change:
width to 315px.
CSS to change:
height to 315px.
CSS to change:
width to 475px (this one won't be used)
In v2.3 it's in this file: /css/portfolio.css.
Can you handle that?
That worked beautifully!
I used the custom CSS in the General Settings.
.element {
.element.width2.height2 {
width:315px !important;
.element.width2 {
width:315px !important;
Most beautiful support ever :) Thanks a lot buddy.
One more example from another topic:
You can do this to have 1 more column available on portfolio pages:
.tn-grid-container {
max-width: 1350px;
#container {
max-width: 1350px;
These are located in style.css and in /modules/isotope/style.css respectively.
Since thumbnails move one below another step by step when you resize the browser window, they require manual CSS @media queries to be applied. One new step is not considered.
I am probably mistaken but I think that the media query will look like this (it's a guess though):
@media (max-width: 1520px) and (min-width: 1240px) {
.daisho-portfolio .tn-grid-container {
width: 1125px;
Another note:
In recent Daisho versions (1.9.5+) we added smaller thumbnails for mobile resolutions (
@media (max-width: 500px) { ... }). This needs to be considered as well. If you use "Custom CSS Code" then you'll need to duplicate that @media queries after you changes. Otherwise your changes will take effect also for mobile resolutions.
Yet one more example from another topic (keep the original thumbnail sizes and add more sizes):
Randomizing thumbnail sizes happens in project-loop.php there where you see:
// Thumbnail size // 0 = random, 1 = large, 2 = medium, 3 = vertical, 4 = horizontal, 5 = small.
To make it happen you need:
width4 and
height3 and give them appropriate width and height. Please use
height2 and
width2 as reference. Valid example to create longer thumbnail than vertical:
.height3 { height: 460px; }
6 can mean that a thumbnail will get
height3 class (= 155px taller than vertical thumbnail).
6 (taller thumbnail) please go to [Portfolio > (a project) > Custom Fields] and edit
thumbnail_size custom field manually. It accepts numbers from 0 to 5 (and to 6 with the edit above).
How do I calculate what the height should be for
@media (max-width: 500px)?
The same way, please use the following as reference:
.element {
width: 144px !important;
height: 98px !important;
margin: 0 3px 3px 0 !important;
So, wider thumbnail will be (144 + 144 + 3)px wide. Three times wider would be (144 + 144 + 144 + 3 + 3)px wide but it wouldn't fit in two columns.
Lastly, in /admin/metaboxes.php please add more options for new sizes.
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What is .VOB, .BUP, .IFO files and how to play them?
.VOB, .BUP, .IFO files are files directly from a DVD movie disc. They can be played in a variety of players from your HDD, but what exactly are they?
VOB stands for DVD Video Object. It is basically one of the core files found on DVD-Video discs and contains the actual movie data, including an MPEG-2 video stream and support audio (MP2, AC3, DTS etc.) In order to view stand-alone VOB files, you need to have a DVD player software that supports VOB playback.
BUP files are simply backup copies of IFO files on a DVD-Video disc in case of corruption.
In video editing, IFO normally refers to a file on DVD-Video disc and stands for InFOrmation. IFO files basically contain all the information a DVD player needs to know about a DVD so that the user can navigate and play everything properly.
How to play DVD files
These files can be played in a variety of ways. However, some ways are better than others.
The most common way is to play them with Media Player Classic
Media Player Classic
Media Player Classic can play back DVD files and allows you to easily navigate through a DVD. And it is completely free of charge.
To open a DVD from your HDD with Media Player Classic, click File -> Open File, or tap CTRL + O. When the open Window shows up, click the Browse button beside the "Open:" field.
In order to play the DVD, you can to locate the VIDEO_TS.IFO file. Other IFO files will work but in order tom play the entire DVD you must select this file and click Open.
The DVD will begin playing in Media Player Classic. Like any DVD player it will play through copyright notices or trailers (if any) before it gets to the Menu (if any). However, since you have no remote control, you have to use the Navigation drop down menu in order to jump to parts of the DVD.
Software DVD player
For the best experience playing back DVDs, you need to have a software DVD player installed on your computer. They are made especially for DVD playback.
BlazeVideo would recommend downloading and installing either BlazeDVD (Free version available) or WinDVD to play back DVD from HDD. Both of these are commercial software packages.
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Alvarez struck out three times tonight and hit into a double play.
There will be better days for Pedro Alvarez. There will be - and already have been in his short career - stellar days. This was not one of them. Alvarez whiffed three times and hit into a double play as the Pirates offense came up a run short.
Everything started out well. Lyle Overbay launched his first homer as a Pirate in the first inning with Jose Tabata aboard. James McDonald allowed no hits through three innings. But the Pirates would get no more runs and the Redbirds would put together three single run innings to take the lead.
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Nov. 30, 2012
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FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State safety Phillip Thomas has been invited to the 64th annual Senior Bowl that is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Mobile, Ala.
Thomas will become the 20th Bulldog to participate in the Senior Bowl and the first since Lonyae Miller in 2010.
The 2013 Senior Bowl will be played at Mobile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium and will be televised on the NFL Network.
Thomas led the nation in interceptions this season with eight, which set a new Mountain West single-season record and was the most by a Bulldog in 27 years.
He also tied for the national lead with nine total take-aways, three interceptions returned for touchdowns and tied for seventh nationally with four forced fumbles.
Thomas was also named to the 2012 AFCA All-America team this season and is a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award that goes to the best defensive back in college football.
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I have two old bookshelf size speakers and a subwoofer from a 2.1 system with a broken amp. I'm looking for a new, decent quality 2.1 amp with bass frequency cutoff control for 100$ish, maybe up to 200$. It doesn't need to be super powerful. Any recommendations?
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2006-11-30 12:50:44
Reviewed by puk from Denver, PA US
It really moves the fan better than an 80mm fan and i think that its quieter than an 80mm fan but not sure. It throws more air than an 80mm fan though and that is a fact.
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Not bad
2006-11-20 15:59:27
Reviewed by Duc from Saint-Laurent, PQ CA
The selling point of the ThermoFlow series of Vantec is the little thermistor in front of the fan, which detects the internal case's temperature and the fan will throttle its speed to find a balance between cooling and noise output. This fan blows a nice amount of air and is not too loud. The fan does get noisy at the highest speed, though not all that bad. Overall, a nice product for users that want a no-hassle case fan that will cool on its own.
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Antec Titan 650 ATX/EPS12V 650W Full Tower Server Chassis (Black)
Part: CA-TITAN65
2014-06-27 09:12:59
Reviewed by Heather Helmer from Payette, ID US
The Good:
An amazing amount of room, and actually fun to install a board into. If you're using an ATX sized board, the case can easily be modified for liquid cooling, even though it wasn't originally designed for it. There's so much extra room in it you will not have a problem controlling your cables, or taking advantage of the more than ample amount of drive racks available. The locking front allows you to keep children from feeding your drives goldfish crackers, or suddenly turning it off on you.
The Squirrelly:
The directions aren't fully clear on the installation directions of the 3.5 HD rack slides, and the LED redirect light tubes are very fragile, but easily fixed with superglue. The direction of the front USB ports isn't clear unless you're specifically looking for the insertion direction.
Pro Tip:
You can skip installing the CPU plate if you're using an ATX sized MB
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Foxconn TLM-566(H+A)+ISO-400-4SS 300W MicroATX Case (Black)
Part: CA-TLM566B
Great Case
2009-07-01 11:57:31
Reviewed by Magilla77 from Rialto, CA US
Installed an ECS 945GCT-M/1333, MSI 256mb PCI-E video card, 2GB of OCT 667mhz memory running Vista Ultimate. The case was easy to work with. Only has 1 SATA cable - needed to use an adapter for my SATA Samsung DVD drive. The USB & Audio on top of the case makes it much easier to connect my Zune for music transfers or to use my headphones. The power supply fan noise is just noticeable - I am going to replace it with a silent PSU. Hope it dampens the little bit of noise. Also looking to install a removable 2.5" hard drive in one of the floppy trays that is located behind the front slider door. Over all, a great case that doesn't take up much space.
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Antec TriCool 120 Double Ball-Bearing 120mm Case Fan
Part: CA-TRI12
great fan
2006-11-30 13:00:47
Reviewed by puk from Denver, PA US
Its a great fan and really blows the air. I can't even hear this fan when it operates either cause its almost silent.
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Nice product
2006-11-19 15:24:34
Reviewed by Duc from Saint-Laurent, PQ CA
This can comes with all the necessities. The fan has a 3-pin and a 4-pin connector, giving you the freedom of choosing how to connect it. There is a little switch on the cables that will allow you to choose the speed of the fan. It has 3 modes. This works likes a fan controller. The fan isn't too loud at the low and medium speed, but gets annoying at the high speed. Airflow is decent at medium speed. Overall, a nice product by Antec.
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Quiet and long life
2006-10-12 10:00:02
Reviewed by Wesley Cain from Ottumwa, IA US
Since this fan is double ball bearing it is sure to last quite a long time, plus ti will be quiet too. Made from clear plastic which is nice instead of having an ugle black block.
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Antec TriCool 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
Part: CA-TRI12BU
nice fan but so-so performance
2006-12-19 08:06:43
Reviewed by Johnny Tang from ST Augustine, FL US
got one at store but paid 2x bucks. ewiz is cheaper, only $12. this fan can make your case looking good, but not much of moving the air around the case. still, there is a little drops in degree, 1-3 C in my case.
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Antec TriCool 120mm Clear Case Fan
Part: CA-TRI12CL
2010-04-13 08:31:06
Reviewed by Anonymous from Sebastopol, CA US
The Good:
Works perfecto !
The Squirrelly:
Pro Tip:
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Throws the hot air out and keeps it out.
2006-11-30 13:01:46
Reviewed by puk from Denver, PA US
You need another fan to pull the cold air in and have a fan to take the hot air out like this one. This is a great fan to move the air.
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Quality fan
2006-11-21 01:23:14
Reviewed by Adam Silverstein from New Hartford, NY US
Antec makes some decently quiet fans that push a good amount of air. This is perfect for upgrading your stock case fans. Antec is a great company.
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Antec TriCool 120mm Red LED Case Fan
Part: CA-TRI12RD
Great fan
2006-11-30 13:02:37
Reviewed by puk from Denver, PA US
Its an awesome fan with a red color and is good if you like red. Or if you have a red case that has red lights inside or something.
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High performing product
2006-11-19 15:29:42
Reviewed by Duc from Saint-Laurent, PQ CA
This fan can push a lot of air, nearly 79CFM at the highest fan speed. This is ideal for users that are looking for the best airflow. However, you can slow down the fan by using the included mini fan controller. At the medium or slow speed, the fan is not too noisy. The included LEDs are bright, though not blinding. The fan comes with 2 cables: a 4-pin and a 3-pin. Overall, a nice quality product by Antec.
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Red beamer
2006-10-12 10:04:00
Reviewed by Wesley Cain from Ottumwa, IA US
Great fan for cooling your pc or just for the lighting. A little on the loud side when running at full rpm's. Being 120mm this probably won't fit in some older cases.
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Antec TriCool 80mm Double Ball-Bearing Case Fan
Part: CA-TRI8
A good solution
2006-11-20 19:43:46
Reviewed by Duc from Saint-Laurent, PQ CA
This fan comes packaged with a 3 pin to 4 pin adapter, which is great for users that have no more 3 pin fan headers on their motherboard. This fan also comes with a small fan controller a moveable switch. There are 3 modes. It pushes a nice amount of air on each mode, but can be loud at high. The fan has double ball-bearing, which is suppose to give the fan longer life and be more quiet. Overall, a complete solution by Antec.
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Great airflow
2006-11-10 21:17:30
Reviewed by Mo from Billings, MT US
Excellent fan for a case exhaust or front input airflow fan. Tri speed is nice to have expecially if you have a controller. Looks good and I love the clear plastic. Lots better than the ugly black fans.
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Great Antec Fan
2006-08-26 04:13:31
Reviewed by Anonymous from Cincinnati, OH US
High quality Antec fan that lets you choose how silently it runs. It has a double ball bearing that provides long life and quiet operation.
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Antec TriCool 92mm Double Ball-Bearing Case Fan
Part: CA-TRI92
Not bad
2006-11-19 14:54:11
Reviewed by Duc from Saint-Laurent, PQ CA
A 92MM fan by Antec that pushes a fair amount of air without making too much noise. There is a switch on the wires that will let you speed up or slow down the fan. At the highest speed, the fan gets fairly loud. Nice looking fan.
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Reasonably quiet
2006-10-12 13:19:47
Reviewed by Wesley Cain from Ottumwa, IA US
This fan is pretty darn quiet compared to many out there, however it doesn't move a whole lot of air. The Tri color is neat but personal preference is one solid color.
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Tri Color
2006-08-09 07:06:24
Reviewed by Mo from Coweta, OK US
Sound levels range from noisy to quiet. Three colors is OK. Antec makes great products 92mm is an odd size, but not uncommon. Check your fan size before replacement. The standard sizes seem to be 80mm and 120mm.
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Hi there,
I'm choclab's wife and little does he know, I read these forums too!
I wanted to find out what you all thought about hunting dogs and health contracts/ gurantees. We're thinking about breeding our chocolate lab, Maggie, in the future and would like to get all this straigtened out before we do. We will be OFA certifying her hips and elbow, and testing her eyes as well. We are thinking of breeding her to an amazing stud (Am / Can CH Skyfire's Oughta Be A Law JH CD WC...I know I know, a show dog, but I like the look, and he has multiple field dogs in his pedigree...), or to something with a similer pedigree, regardless, he and his ancestors will have had their hips, elbows, and eyes all done at the very least.
Now, I have read numerous horror stories about a breeder guranteeing a dog, never having issues with any other dog in their history and out of no where a case of hip dysplasia developes, usually when the dog has been trained to death it's first 6 months, however with no clause in the contract about this the owner of the dog expects his/her gurantee (money or a new dog- someone I read about wanted a fully trained dog for their gurantee...).
Because of this I was leaning towards writing a contract that does not gurantee a dogs hips/elbows and or health, except for possibly helping with treatment, and simply stating the certifications both parents have gone through and that in buying any dog, especially Labs, there is a chance for hip dysplasia, ect. I realize that this would mean probably selling the pups for less and all that, but we aren't looking for money really, and I would perfer not to be sued....is there any other way to do this? Writing an "iron clad" contract outlining the dogs training regimin seems a bit much for me...let me know your experiances and thoughts!
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WASHINGTON — Sikorsky is developing a weapons package for its Black Hawk helicopter series, in a move that symbolizes a cultural shift for the firm under new owners Lockheed Martin.
Samir Mehta, president of Sikorsky's Defense Systems & Services unit, told Defense News that the details of the weapons kit are still being worked out, but that he believes it would have a wide market among the international user base of the Black Hawk and could be either retrofitted onto those platforms or built into new production models.
The idea came about from a meeting, held shortly after Sikorsky joined Lockheed, between Mehta's team and Lockheed's Missiles and Fire Control office. And it exemplifies one of the biggest changes for Sikorsky since it left United Technologies (UTC) in November.
"We were previously part a company, United Technologies, which is a great company, but they were not primarily a defense company," Mehta said. "They weren't so bullish on developing products and portfolio around what we had. There was no complimentary activity between an elevator, an air conditioner, and a helicopter."
Lockheed, by comparison, is open to any new opportunity in the defense realm, and the Black Hawk provides an easy market base to begin exploiting.
95 percent of the roughly 4,000 Black Hawks out in the world are in a utility-only configuration, Mehta said. He acknowledged that the US may not be interested, given its organized strategy of separate attack and utility helicopter fleets, but believes the global market is wide open.
"We're going to develop kits and solutions but we're going to do it in response to market needs. It could be, in some cases, work that was previously done by other companies that we can capture ourselves," he said. "When we deliver a Black Hawk into the market we're not the only company in the world that can provide an offensive capability. There are other companies out there that have done that. [But] we might be able to provide the customer package on day one, and going from the OEM rather than going to a third party."
Given regional instability in the Gulf, Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, Mehta believes a number of countries now desire the ability for their utility rotorcraft to have some offensive capabilities.
While details on what that weapons kit could look like are still in the air, Mehta mentioned that Lockheed's Hellfire missiles might make a good option. However, there is still learning to be done, both from Sikorsky and from their new sister divisions.
"We're still even learning all the products that Missile and Fire Control has, and they're learning about our aircraft and our fielded aircraft out there, and even our future aircraft and how we can work together," he noted.
Lockheed's move to purchase Sikorsky was unusually complicated, given the sheer size of UTC and Lockheed and all the internal systems that come with large companies.
But the rotorcraft firm managed to switch owners without any major hiccups, which led Mehta to praise the work of the "tactical" side of Sikorsky – human resources, IT and accounting – that kept the lights on and the bills processed.
"The fact we didn't implode and the fact people still showed up to work and the lights were on -- you take that for granted, but we have locations all over the world, in other countries, and to be able to pull that all off and be seamless was pretty good," he said.
While Lockheed and Sikorsky have worked together on numerous programs in the past, neither side truly went "open kimono" with what technologies they were working on independently, Mehta said. Now that everything is open, the two sides are finding synergies on research areas like automation.
That flows both ways, although Mehta indicated Sikorsky is getting the better of the deal when it comes to material sciences.
"We didn't have a large material capability," Mehta said. "That is an area that we can benefit from, and benefit having that expertise now be in house rather than something you have to go shop for on the open market."
He also revealed that Sikorksy was in the "advanced stages" of discussion with Lockheed about the larger firm joining them to handle mission system on the Sikorsky Raider developmental program.
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Glock 19
Smith & Wesson M&P9
Ruger SR9
Springfield XD9
you gotta remember that these polls are more of a popularity contest and "what do you own?" than "whats the best?".
Glock has the most market share so it wins...followed by XD...
having said that,i cant knock a Glock 19(or 17 for that matter),im a fan.
...but i would go with the M&P-9 personally.
i have no experience with the XD other than holding them.
true,but many will vote despite limited or no experience with all of the options.
for example,i voted without having shot the XD...or even touched the SR9.
My "personal" choice is,was the XD. I have shot the M&P, Glock, and XD. The M&P didn't light my fire. Very well made relatively accurate example of S&W quality. If you like the feel of an M&P, you should be quite happy with one. The Glock was the fastest shot to shot of the 3 brands. You can really burn the powder with one. I would love to be carrying one right now. But, I have the worlds shortest index fingers. I'm not small mind you, 5'10" and 190 lbs, but mother nature had fun with my hands. That led me to the XD. So far I am very pleased with it. It shoots what I have put through it well. Scott Springer will likely get to play with it this winter. Not because it really needs anything, I just like to modify stuff because I can. I am going to order another XD next week. A 5" 9mm that too will be "Springerized". The Glock is a great weapon. If you have normal size hands, go for it. You won't be sorry. To me the M&P has nothing over the XD and Glock. The Ruger isn't in the running. I don't consider it in the same class as the other 3. I shot 3 stages with one, and that was enough. My Ruger revolvers have always been top notch. My favorite revolver in fact. They need to get the cheap feel out of their SR9, if they are going to run with Glock,S&W, and XD.
so did we help you get off the pot, as you put it?
did you buy anything yet?
No, not yet. I have a bad habit of agonizing over expensive purchases. I'm pretty sure though that I will end up with the Glock 19.
just get the glock17 from budsgunshop at $500 +S&H
you will be very happy
and great peace of mind
I give a vote for the underdog M&P with 3 different backstraps. I dont like the grip angle on Glocks. I almost have to bend wrist downward to line up the sights and can shoot tighter groups with an MP than with the XD. SR9's have that recall issue. Ive read that many shooters had theirs fire on full auto at the range. Wonder if Ruger is covering that up by saying "if you drop the gun it will fire" instead of the auto issue...M&P, Glock, and XD are all fine guns. They all say "bang" when squeezed over and over. Get the gun that fits you. You should also take a look at the new XD-M
Not familiar with the SR9 however I would recommend all three left, the XD, Glock, and M&P I swear by S&W but I also swear by glock, I've had problems as of late with my XD-40 though, my first XD and it's been problematic, I think I'll stay away from XD's, that's my personal opinion/experience with these firearms to help you make your decision.


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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
|Directed by
|George Lucas
|Produced by
|Rick "Denser Than Ever Before" McCallum
|Written by
|George Lucas
|Hayden Christensen
Ewan McGregor
Wasn't She in Mars Attacks? Oh, and SHE DIES
Alright, He's Darth Sidious
Samuel L. Jackson DIES
Christopher Lee ALSO DIES
Antwan Danyells
A Midget
Frank Oz
|Distributed by
|Release date(s)
|May 19, 2005
|Running time
|140 minutes, though it was originally 4 hours (seriously)
|$113 million, most of which was spent on special effects rather than writing
|Box office
|Even more than Batman Begins
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth
and final film released in the Star Wars saga, the third of the prequels, the third in terms of internal chronology, and the second in terms of everyone finally admitting that the series had lost it.
Set in 19 BBY,[1] the film follows the final week of the Clone Wars. The Jedi Knights are spread thin across the galaxy leading a massive Mexican Clone Army in the war against the Separatists. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi is dispatched to eliminate the asthmatic General Grievous and end the war. With no master around to coddle him, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker grows close to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who is, unbeknownst to the public, the cackling Sith Lord Darth Sidious. With some string-pulling by Palpatine, Anakin succumbs to his teen hormones and turns to the dark side, putting the Jedi Order, the Republic, the galaxy, and even Anakin himself in deep shit (or deep volcanic ash, to be precise).
For Revenge of the Sith, Lucas wanted to finish the Star Wars saga with a bang, and give viewers something with the coolest Jedi action, the biggest explosions, and the slickest CGI this side of Michael Bay. Oh, and he also wanted it to tie-in with the original trilogy. Unfortunately, he forgot to re-watch the films he himself created, resulting in plotholes such as Leia remembering her mother despite her dying 20 seconds after she was born.
Revenge of the Sith received mediocre reviews from critics, which compared to the previous two films seemed like glowing praise. It broke several box office records during its opening week and went on to earn over $1138 million worldwide. It is the second highest-grossing film in the Star Wars franchise, not adjusting for inflation (of George Lucas's ego).
edit Opening crawl
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
War! What is it good for? The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides, even though everyone on the Dark side is a massive prick. Evil is everywhere.
In a stunning move, the asthmatic droid leader, General Grievous, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Senate.
As the Separatist Droid Army attempts to flee the besieged capital with their valuable hostage, two Jedi Knights lead a desperate mission to rescue the captive Chancellor...
edit Plot
Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker are sent on a mission to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who has been kidnapped very easily (George Lucas would recommend you pick up on this subtle red herring) by Sith Lord Count Dooku and Separatist leader/portable dialysis machine General Grievous in a last ditch move, and is being held aboard the Separatists' Battleship Potemkin orbiting Coruscant. When the Jedi find the captive Chancellor, Dooku engages them both in a duel; Obi-Wan is rendered unconscious by Dooku, but Anakin defeats the Sith Lord by slicing off both his hands. With persuading and instruction from Palpatine on how to properly vanquish a vampire, Anakin then chops off the defenseless Count's head, a violation of the Jedi Code, as well as an indication of being a complete psychopath.
After returning to Coruscant, Obi-Wan is ordered to Utapau to confront General Grievous. Meanwhile, Anakin returns to his whiny roots, and is angry at the Jedi Council for not granting him the rank of Master, even though they gave him a seat on it; he is also troubled by dreams of Padmé dying in childbirth. With Obi-Wan on the opposite end of the galaxy, Palpatine reveals himself as Darth Sidious (big surprise there) to Anakin, and tells him that if they work together, they can save Padmé's life; Anakin rejects his offer. Anakin informs Mace Windu of his discovery, and Mace decides that Palpatine needs to be stopped, but not until after lunch break.
Overnight, Windu goes with three other Unidentified Jedi Council members to apprehend the Chancellor, having suspended Habeas corpus. In Padmé's apartment, Anakin begins weeping and becomes (seemingly randomly) convinced that only with the power of the Dark Side could he save her life. He darts back to Palpatine's office, where Mace has the old man at a standstill. Rather than simply grabbing Mace's arm, Anakin chops it off to stop him from killing Palpatine, the latter of which then electrifies Windu and throws him out of a window whilst shouting "UNLIMITED POWER!!!" Through persuasive, polysyllabic, strangely sexually suggestive dialogue — unheard of in any other Star Wars film — Palpatine knights Anakin as his Sith apprentice, Darth Vader, and sends Anakin and a legion of clones to kill all the Younglings in the Jedi Temple.
After finding the Separatist encampment, Obi-Wan engages the asthmatic General Grievous in battle, eventually killing him with a blaster. Meanwhile, Palpatine issues Order 66, directing clone troopers to turn on their Jedi generals. Obi-Wan, being one of the few Jedi with any resourcefulness or initiative, survives the attempt on his life and escapes by stealing Grievous' starfighter and meeting with Senator Bail Organa and Yoda aboard Organa's ship, the Tantive IV. Obi-Wan and Yoda return to Coruscant, where they discover that every Jedi in the Jedi Temple has been murdered, even the younglings. Obi-Wan sends a beacon to all Jedi, instructing them to scatter across the galaxy and remain in hiding, which presumably fails seeing as they're already dead.
Palpatine sends Vader to the Chroma key planet Mustafar, where he massacres the remaining Separatist leaders to end the war. Palpatine then addresses the Senate, transforming the Republic into an Evil Empire and declaring himself Emperor for Lyfe, thus causing liberty to die with thunderous applause. Meanwhile, a heartbroken Obi-Wan watches a security video revealing Anakin as the assassin and child-killing SOB. Subsequently, Obi-Wan and Yoda split up to confront the two Sith Lords: Obi-Wan to fight Darth Vader and Yoda to battle Darth Sidious in a classic
samurai Jedi stand-off. Obi-Wan wishes to fight Sidious to avoid having to kill his best friend, but Yoda insists that Obi-Wan is not strong enough to fight Sidious, and would have to accept that Anakin had been "by Darth Vader, consumed". He then reminds Obi-Wan of all the times Anakin bitched at him, and Obi-Wan realizes what must be done.
Unaware of his former Padawan's location, Obi-Wan visits Padmé and explains to her what Anakin has done. Padmé, being naturally blonde with dyed brown hair, refuses to believe him, and will not reveal Anakin's whereabouts, knowing that Obi-Wan will kill her husband. Before departing, Obi-Wan tells Padmé that he knows Anakin is the father of her unborn child, and chastises both of them for not using a condom in this advanced technological age. Padmé sets out to Mustafar to confront Anakin herself, while Obi-Wan secretly stows away in her ship.
Arriving on Mustafar, Padmé confronts Anakin and realizes with horror that Obi-Wan had been telling the truth: condoms really are easily available. When Obi-Wan emerges from Padmé's ship, an enraged Anakin immediately suspects that Padmé has betrayed him and uses the dark side to choke her into unconsciousness. Anakin says to Obi-Wan "If you're not with me, then you're my enemy," and Obi-Wan responds "Only a Sith deals in absolutes".[2] The two then engage in a highly choreographed wrist-twirling lightsaber duel, deftly hitting each other's sabers instead of each other. They pass studio backlots, sets with greenscreens, sets with bluescreens, and even a set with redscreens.
After fifteen minutes of two men jumping around platforms and twirling their toy laser swords at each other, Obi-Wan says to Anakin that he "has the high ground," which obviously means that victory is guaranteed for him. Anakin, in his arrogance, jumps up to Obi-Wan but gets his legs and arms sliced off... and in a double-whammy, tumbles down to the lava bank, where he gets the shit burned out of him. Rather than mercy-killing his former friend, Obi-Wan cruelly lets him suffer in agonizing pain out of spite. He takes Anakin's lightsaber, believing he will no longer have any use for it seeing as he is one limb away from being a paraplegic, and returns to the shuttle.
Anakin lingers on long enough to be rescued by Palpatine, who rebuilds him as a black armor-clad cyborg, completing his transformation into Darth Vader. This epic sci-fi moment, much-anticipated by fans, is sadly ruined by George Lucas, as when Vader is told his wife is dead, he throws his arms in the air and shouts:
Obi-Wan watches as Padmé bears her twins. Her robo-doc says that her "will to live" has run out, and she dies (huh?). Luke is to be taken to his Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen on Tatooine, where Obi-Wan will look after him in secret; while Leia is adopted by Bail and Breha Organa of Alderaan. Yoda then tells Obi-Wan that he has more work for him: Qui-Gon's spirit will teach him how to become a Force Ghost after death, as well as possibly set up another film, Star Wars Episode III.V: The Sequel Too Far. Having failed to defeat Sidious and effectively doomed the galaxy, Yoda exiles himself to the dreary swamp planet of Dagobah.
Meanwhile, Vader and Palpatine oversee construction of the Death Star, as fortunately none of the Confederacy of Idiotic Shitheads ever had the bright idea just to colony drop it while still under construction in the dying days of the war, onto their enemy's headquarters on Coruscant. The film ends as Obi-Wan gives Luke to his stepfamily and rides off into the sunset, content to live the rest of his life drinking heavily in a sand-igloo.
edit Cast and characters
- Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader: Now a full-fledged Jedi Knight, Anakin has become less of an irritant than he was in Attack of the Clones. Possibly sometime in-between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan gave him that long overdue slap. However, this doesn't last long, as Anakin turns to the Dark side and transforms into Darth Vader.
- Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi: Now a Jedi Master on the High Jedi Council and a general in the Army of the Republic. He remains Anakin's partner, and the two have become war heroes and best friends.
- Wasn't She in Mars Attacks? as Padmé Amidala: A senator of Naboo and Anakin's secret wife — up until he throws a tantrum and Force-chokes her to death.
- Ian McDiarmid as Palpatine/Alright, He's Darth Sidious: The calm, reserved Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, who is secretly the campy, bombastic Sith Lord Darth Sidious. With the help of Jar Jar Binks, he obtained vast emergency powers, effectively turning him into Space-Hitler.
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu: A Jedi Master who gets electrocuted and thrown out a window by Palpatine.
- Christopher Lee as Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus: A Sith Lord who dies within the first 20 minutes of the movie.
- Antwan Danyells as C-3PO: Padme's gold-plated robot, who doesn't do much other than say "I feel so helpless" and "Oh no!"
- A Midget as R2-D2: Anakin's astromech droid who doesn't really do anything, other than zap a few buzz droids in a cutesy fashion.
- Frank, the Wizard of Oz as Yoda: A green midget who, once again, flips around with his lightsaber as though it's "cool".
edit Production
Ignoring major plot holes set up within the previous episodes, such as those detailing the mystery of who erased Kamino from the Jedi Archives, or who Anakin's "father" was, Lucas instead turned to a more cerebral story. In a 2005 interview, Lucas stated that it was his intent to make the final prequel movie more like My Dinner with Andre, but with the two hours of introspective dialogue on the human condition replaced with two and half hours of CGI explosions, embarrassing "romantic monologues", and the infamous and widely-derided "Do not want" scene where Darth Vader discovers that in his temper tantrum, he killed Padme.
Among the most drastic decision made during post-production was the selection of the ending sequence. In the original ending for the film, Anakin manages to beat Obi-Wan's High Ground during the Mustafar duel and kills him. Anakin is then greeted by Palpatine, who presents him with a new lightsaber; Anakin betrays Palpy and slaughters him, taking control of the galaxy for himself, and thus causing an undesirable chain of future events (for example, without Obi-Wan, Luke and Leia would've never been born, thus leaving the galaxy without any new hope forever). In pulling this confusing plot twist on his audience, Lucas had hopes of opening up a new avenue for alternate-universe "re-quels" involving time travel and metaphysical paradoxes. This alternate ending was removed from the final cut of the film, though it was included in the video game adaptation.
Revenge of the Sith is the only Star Wars film to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA, due to the scene where Anakin kisses Padme continuously for over five seconds; it appears the scenes of child murder, beheading, mutilation, dismemberment, and being set ablaze were only worthy of a PG rating. Quentin Tarantino called for action to be taken, as his film Kill Bill contained the same level of violence, yet was given an R rating; the MPAA responded to Tarantino's complaints by saying he was "a cheapskate who wouldn't bribe the Grim Reaper not to take his own life."
Revenge of the Sith marked the end of Lucas's work on the Star Wars saga, leaving him free to focus on ruining his other franchise, Indiana Jones.
edit Reception
Revenge of the Sith was, in comparison to the previous two prequels, relatively well-received. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 60% approval rating and average rating of 6.2/10 based on 253 reviews from critics, with the consensus being: "This sixth and final installment of Geroge Lucas' epic opera will please die-hard fanatics and non-believers alike — largely due to the awesome! and radical! digital effects and the sheer power and deepness of the mythology and stuff." Metacritic gave the film a 58 out of 100, which indicates "It's ok".
Most critics considered Revenge of the Sith the best of the prequels, which still isn't saying much. A.O. Scott of The New York Times rather preposterously said that it was "the best of the four episodes Mr. Lucas has directed", apparently forgetting that A New Hope exists. Jonathan Rosenbaum, a critic who somehow managed to dislike A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, gave the film a positive review saying that it had a "relatively thoughtful story", particularly the scene where Anakin abruptly turns to the dark side in just five seconds. Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times, who had deemed the previous two prequels as "those awful things that ruined your childhood memories forever...", gave Episode III 4 out of 4 stars, praising it for its hammy acting and unintentional comedic value.
Though many critics and fans saw the film as the "best" of the three prequels, others thought it was more or less on-par with The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones (i.e., terrible). Richard Roeper, contrary to his peers, thought Lucas "managed to make a film that makes the Star Wars Holiday Special look like Citizen Kane." Much of the criticism for the film was directed towards the embarrassing acting and dialogue, particularly in the romantic scenes, and for yet another stale performance from Hayden Christensen. Critics and fans alike were quick to jump on such lines as "It's over Anakin, I have the high ground!", "You're so beautiful. / It's only because I'm so in love," and "NOOOOO!" Critics have claimed this demonstrated Lucas's inability to write dialogue containing any human emotion, a subject with which Lucas openly agreed when receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Woody-Diao Film Institute.
After the Star Wars saga ended, many fans killed themselves as they had nothing left to look forward to in life, except reissues of countless Special Edition DVDs and Blu-rays with CGI vomited all over the place. After the franchise was bought out by Disney and they announced Episode VII: The Force Awakens, however, these fans magically sprung back to life; their enthusiasm was increased knowing that Lucas wouldn't be writing or directing this installment. Unfortunately, said enthusiasm waned when the fans actually saw the movie, and realized it was nothing more than a corny, soulless rehash of A New Hope. Come back, George;
all most some is forgiven!
edit References
- ↑ Time in the Star Wars universe is reckoned using as a basis the exact moment in A New Hope when the Stormtrooper entering the control room on the Death Star bangs his head on the door and yells. Using this system, events occurring before this moment are designated BBY (before bang/yell), and events after ABY.
- ↑ This in itself would be an absolute, but nevermind George; that line was genius, like poetry.


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Get the Single Six and you and your daughter will enjoy it. Accuracy should be great with it. Might be a little different to you at first but its no big deal.
I am real close to picking up a Single Six at the local shop. I have an old High Standard Double Nine which has been the only experience that I have had with a pistol. Would I notice much difference with accuracy with a Single Six (I would think so) or should I move on to the next on my list (.357)? My daughter has taken up targets with me which is my the majority of my motivation for the Single Six. Thanks.
Get the Single Six and you and your daughter will enjoy it. Accuracy should be great with it. Might be a little different to you at first but its no big deal.
One more vote for the Single Six. I have one of the convertable models myself, and even though I don't shoot the 22 magnum often, it's nice to have the capability. I also have a GP100 in .357 and it is a fine gun as well. My girlfriend far prefers the Single Six because of the reduced recoil, and I'm betting your daughter will too. Not to mention that you can shoot all day for less than $10.
Here's another vote for the Single Six. Have mine since 1976 and still enjoy it.
The High standard Double Nine was (is) a nine shot revolver with multiple ejecting, if I remember correctly. The Single Six is a dandy revolver, but is a six-shot and rod-ejecting gun. If this is a turn-off, the Ruger might be a disappointment. I'm used to the old style single actions and don't mind the reloading time, but for a long afternoon's shooting a DA revolver or even an autoloader (shudder) might be a better choice.
(You have no idea how hard it was for me to say that.)
Bob Wright
Heres pictures of two different types of guns made by the same outfit that are great for starting kids out with. I got four daughters and they all shoot these very well. I am teaching the grandkids with them now. These guns are 28yrs old will be passed on to my grandkids. They still shoot as good as the day they were new.
New Model Ruger .22/.22mag Single Six.
A Ruger Mark I or Standard .22cal.
I picked up the Single Six yesterday. I haven't got to shoot yet, but I sure like the looks. I took the rubber grips off this morning and put the wood back on. Hope to take the kids out and burn up some ammo afterwhile.


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Disney claims victory in Pooh tussle
Entertainment giant Walt Disney claims to have won worldwide rights to Winnie the Pooh and other AA Milne storybook characters, in the latest twist in a decade-long legal wrangle.
The corporation, which currently makes at least $1bn a year in revenues from Pooh, its biggest single property, said it had won the support of the heirs of AA Milne and illustrator EH Shepherd.
The deal, it said, gave it exclusive worldwide rights, thanks to changes in copyright law that allow heirs to renegotiate intellectual property agreements.
But the announcement was rejected out of hand by lawyers for Stephen Slesinger Inc (SSI), which signed an agreement to buy the rights to Pooh in 1929, before licensing them to Disney in 1961.
SSI sued Disney in 1991, asking for as much $1bn in royalties and unspecified punitive damages.
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"I don't know exactly what they are talking about," said Bonnie Eskanazi, a lawyer representing SSI.
Lonnie Soury, a spokesman for SSI, said the move was "typical Disney", and the firm was trying to "go behind the backs of the Schlesinger family".
Disney, meanwhile, claims that, under United States law - and the 1998 Copyright Extension Act specifically - a new agreement granting all rights to Disney could be negotiated.
The act requires the heirs of the creators of works to give two years' notice to people granted copyright rights, which is why the new agreement begins in 2004.
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The legal difficulty at the heart of the case lies in the fact that the 1961 licensing agreement did not foresee the boom in entertainment technology.
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Although Disney claims to have revenues of $1bn from the character, SSI's lawyers argue the real figure could be four times as much - if all the merchandising and electronic media activity is taken into account.
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Adam Sandler and his dreadful sequel Grown Ups 2 lead the nominees for the 34th annual Razzie Awards.
The comedy is up for eight diss-honors -- including Worst Picture, Worst Lead Actor (Sandler), Worst Screenplayand Worst Supporting Actress (Salma Hayek). Sandler is no stranger to the Razzies. He was named worst actor last year for That's My Boy, and his 2011 comedy Jack and Jill made Razzie history after winning a record 10 awards, with Sandler taking home both the worst actor and actress prizes.
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#5666 closed Bug (invalid)
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CKeditor 3.2.1 : the attribute class is inserted by CKeditor
Tested on FireFox
- Empty the CKeditor textarea content
- click on Source button
- Paste the following html source

this is a paragraph with class defined

- click on Source button again
- enter one or two paragraphs such as (without the quotes)
"this is a new paragraph" "this other line should does not have a class attribute defined"
- Note how the newly added paragraphs have the same class name as the first paragraph.
Please test other attributes as well. I don't think CKeditor should reuse the last tag's attributes. If so, please cofirm that this is how CKeditor works.
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comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by alfonsoml
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Yes, that's the expected behavior.
comment:2 Changed 7 years ago by amedina5511
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Remember, there is no way to undo this with CKeditor. In other words, if I use a class attribute, the next lines I entered are forced to use this attribute. Furthermore, CKeditor does not allow the user to undo/remove the class attribute. The only way to remove the class attribute is to manually remove it from the html source code.
Please confirm this is expected behavior (the user having to change the html source code manually sounds undesirable to me).
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Yes, this is the expected behavior for now, as there is also no way to apply the class expect by including it on the source code manually also... in other words, currently, you're just using the same feature to add and remove the class.


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There Is No Silver Bullet: Turn Your Marketing Mindset Around
By Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD
Almost without exception, the chiropractors I speak with daily are all looking for the same thing: a silver bullet that will make marketing easy, or better yet, unnecessary. If you are in this majority, you're probably hoping to find the one unique marketing strategy that will deliver a steady stream of new patients to your door - ideally, with very little effort on your part.On this front, there is bad news and good news. The bad news is there is nothing fundamentally new in practice marketing. There is no silver bullet. The good news is you don't need one. Instead, you need to develop a different marketing mindset - a shift in the way you think about and approach your marketing efforts. Without this turnaround in thinking, even the best marketing tips, tactics and techniques will do you little good.
Sound Familiar?
If any of these attitudes, experiences or beliefs reflects your own history with marketing, know that you're not alone. The question of how to consistently attract new patients is a frequent topic of conversation whenever two or more chiropractors gather. You talk with colleagues, study practice marketing, and attend seminars, but you continue to struggle with marketing and don't get the results you want.
Your current practice reality may be that you spend half your time searching for the elusive silver bullet that will make the need for marketing disappear, and the other half on biting the bullet and forcing yourself to engage in marketing activities. Deep down, you think there must be a better way. But what are your options? You could spend the rest of your career pushing this SUV-sized marketing boulder up a steep hill, or you could work on turning your marketing mindset around. The best option: Start with your mindset. Because the hard truth is that if you want a healthy practice, marketing is part of your job.
Marketing - So Misunderstood
Ill-conceived notions and misperceptions about marketing abound. Marketing is not synonymous with advertising or sales. When marketing is reduced to a series of disconnected tactics or gimmicks, it quickly loses its value, creativity, credibility and effectiveness. It's no wonder so many chiropractors want to hide under their desks when they hear the dread word marketing.
How do you define marketing? According to the American Marketing Association, marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating and delivering value to customers (prospective and established patients), and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization (your practice) and its stakeholders (you, your family, team and patients).
Marketing is a process, not an event. Successful marketing encompasses all that you do - tangible and intangible, subtle and direct - to connect with your community, and with prospective and established patients. Marketing involves positioning your practice, packaging and promoting your services, honing your personal effectiveness to turn prospects into patients, and continually improving the quality of service and care delivered by your practice. When you focus exclusively on marketing methods and tactics, you miss this bigger picture.
Turn Your Marketing Mindset Around
Marketing is a challenge for many service professionals, not just chiropractors. Even when you engage in marketing activities, you often bump up against complex emotions, such as shyness, entitlement, aggressiveness, defensiveness, anxiety or shame - any one, or all of which, can make promoting yourself particularly challenging. The importance of addressing these emotions, limiting beliefs or faulty thoughts should not be underestimated. Successful marketing requires a certain mindset, one that (fortunately) can be developed.
A successful marketing mindset involves thinking about and approaching your marketing activities so they are inherently valuable to your audience; so the marketing itself feels like a contribution; and so you are always building relationships. It also means basing your marketing activities on a comprehensive strategy that is effective, ethical and valuable to your patients.
Simply wishing for a more positive mindset or attitude about marketing isn't enough. You must take action steps and begin to think about marketing in a new way. It's mostly an inside job, as you'll see in these eight ideas intended to help you begin to turn your marketing mindset around.
Results Do Matter
Of course you are concerned, as well you should be, about the efficiency and effectiveness of your marketing efforts. There has to be a WIIFM for you. Otherwise, why bother marketing? Focusing on the inner aspects of marketing and turning your marketing mindset around does not mean you aren't attempting to secure new business. It simply means you go about achieving the results you want with more finesse, clarity, preparation and thought. Your marketing mindset determines how you engage in each marketing moment and shapes both your immediate experience and your ultimate outcomes - short- and long-term.
Effective marketing is the engine that drives your practice. You don't have to love it, but you do have to come to terms with the fact that marketing is an essential part of what you do. Avoiding, resisting and resenting take a lot of energy. Embracing, cultivating and integrating marketing efforts in your routine also requires energy, but it's a much more constructive - and enjoyable - approach to accomplishing your goals and having a successful, sustainable practice.
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Gentlemen,I am restoring my grandfathers 1979 gmc heavy half ton for him and I am struggling to find a transmission cross member. He gave the tranny to a neighbor and I suppose the cross member disappeared too! It has a 350 turbo tranny with a long tail. The cross member is a 3 piece with two short pieces that angle down from the frame with two bolts holding them on but the middle piece is missing. Without knowing what I need I don't know what I am looking for or where it might be found, can anyone help or does anyone have one that would work? The truck is 2 wheel drive and has a 350 engine. Thanks for your time and input in advance.
perhaps this will give you an idea of what you may need.. if you click on the image it will download that page to your computer.. http://gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=57997there are thumbnails upper right and upper left. that takes you to the next page... or the page before..