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The battle between MGM and the makers of a sequel to the 1980 film Raging Bull has ended in a split decision.
The studio has settled its lawsuit against boxer Jake LaMotta, the inspiration for the film, and RB II Production over a big-screen adaptation of LaMotta's 1986 book Raging Bull II.
Under the agreement, the new movie has been given the working title The Bronx Bull, LaMotta's boxing nickname.
In a joint statement, MGM and Dahlia Waingort — a producer at Sunset Pictures, the production company of the film's director, Martin Guigui — also stressed that the two films are in no way associated.
"The parties have amicably reached a resolution of their pending litigation, pursuant to which production of a film based upon certain events in the life of Jake LaMotta will proceed under the working title The Bronx Bull," the statement reads. "That film is not related in any way to the 1980 motion picture entitled Raging Bull, and MGM is not associated with the film in any respect. Neither party will have any further statements regarding this matter."
MGM filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court in early July, alleging breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage and common law unfair competition.
The studio claimed that LaMotta was obligated to offer MGM first crack at motion-picture rights for the book, but that he went to RB II Production without their knowledge. In its complaint, the studio sought to halt production on the film.
Raging Bull, starring Robert De Niro and directed by Martin Scorsese, won two Academy Awards, in the Best Actor and Best Editing categories.


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Author has written 6 stories for Warcraft, Toy Story, Silent Hill, and Naruto.
hi every1,
i'm a naruto fan and a mega tokyo fan. i love writing stories, i've been writing them since i was about 5. i always read storys on fanfiction.net and decided to join. here's to hoping to lots of stories =33
please read this if u belive in god :)
A teenage girl about 17 named Diane had gone to visit some friends one evening and time passed quickly as each shared their various experiences of the past year. She ended up staying longer than planned, and had to walk home alone. She wasn't afraid because it was a small town and she lived only a few blocks away.
As she walked along under the tall elm trees, Diane asked God to keep her safe from harm and danger. When she reached the alley, which was a short cut to her house, she decided to take it. However, halfway down the alley she noticed a man standing at the end as though he were waiting for her. She became uneasy and began to pray, asking for God's protection. Instantly a comforting feeling of quietness and security wrapped round her, she felt as though someone was walking with her. When she reached the end of the alley, she walked right past the man and arrived home safely.
The following day, she read in the newspaper that a young girl had been raped in the same alley just twenty minutes after she had been there. Feeling overwhelmed by this tragedy and the fact that it could have been her, she began to weep. Thanking the Lord for her safety and to help this young woman, she decided to go to the police station. She felt she could recognize the man, so she told them her story. The police asked her if she would be willing to look at a lineup to see if she could identify him. She agreed and immediately pointed out the man she had seen in the alley the night before. When the man was told he had been identified, he immediately broke down and confessed.
The officer thanked Diane for her bravery and asked if there was anything they could do for her. She asked if they would ask the man one question. Diane was curious as to why he had not attacked her. When the policeman asked him, he answered, "Because she wasn't alone. She had two tall men walking on either side of her." Amazingly, whether you believe or not, you're never alone. Did you know that 98 of teenagers will not stand up for God, and 93 of the people that read this won't repost
92 percent of the teenaged population would die if Abercrombie and Fitch said that it wasn't cool to breathe anymore. put this in your profile if you're part of the 8 percent that would be laughing your ass off.
I was walking around in a Target store, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back.
The boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old.
The cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll."
Then the little boy turned to the old woman next to him: ''Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?''
The old lady replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.''
Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look a round. She left quickly.
The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.
Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.
"It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her."
I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her afterall, and not to worry.
But he replied to me sadly. "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there."
His eyes were so sad while saying this. "My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''
My heart nearly stopped.
The little boy looked up at me and said: "I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."
Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me "I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't
forget me. I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister."
Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.
I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. "Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?''
"OK," he said, "I hope I do have enough." I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for
the doll and even some spare money.
The little boy said: "Thank you God for giving me enough money!"
Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that
mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me!''
"I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose.''
"My mommy loves white roses."
A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket.
I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.
Then I remembered a local newspaper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl.
The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young woman had passed away.
I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.
She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.
I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed forever.. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister
is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.
Now you have 2 choices:
1) Repost this message.
2) Ignore it as if it never touched your heart

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OT:Who's you favorite Isle's Prospect ? What if .....?
I know this will probably be shoved into the Isles Prospect Thread, BUT, I have another reason for starting this seperate thread. I know a lot of fans have their favorite prospects, Mine are Strome and Niederreiter. My question for you is, would you be upset if someone else made it big instead of your favorite prospect ?
For instance, like I said, I'm a big Strome fan and a big Niederreiter fan, BUT, I'm a bigger Islander's fan, so if Brock Nelson made it big instead of Ryan Strome, or John Persson mad it big instead of Nino Niederreiter, I wouldn't be terribly upset. Of course, I'm hoping all of the prospects make it big and root for them all.
Who's your favorites ? And would you be upset if someone else made it big instead of them ?
As long as some of these boys pan out I will be happy.
Im a big Strome,Griff, and Kabanov fan; but then again I love and support most of our prospects.
Lovin' Brock Nelson.
After that Sundstrom, Ullstrom, Persson, Kabanov, Nilsson.
Not those still in junior or college.
Nelson, Mayfield and Reinhart for me.
I like Nilsson. I wouldn't be mad if Cody Rosen became the next Henrik Lundqvist though.
I'm a huge Poulin fan, but I'll be okay if Nilsson ends up better.
I don't care as long as the team gets much better.
Nelson, Cizikas & Strome as far as forwards go...Mayfield, Reinhart & Pedan on the blueline, and I like both Nilsson and Poulin as I think they'll make a good duo down the road.
If Nino or Kabanov or deHaan became better players, I wouldn't mind a bit as I feel the team just has quality and/or depth about to bust through on every position.
I'll go with two junior players
I'm really rooting for Nino, Cal De Haan and Kabanov. Probably because I've been in so many arguments with other fans about them ;)
If other NYI prospects outproduce them and take the open roster spots, I wouldn't complain.I want the isles to become a dominate team and win another cup in the new few yrs.
Poulin Strome and Reinhart
We can keep it separate.
i like alot of our prospects, so it's hard to pick. buuuut.... i will.
for forward, i think Czikas will surprise/overachieve. kinda like a Peca/M. Fisher type...
for defence, i think Pelech will surprise/overachieve. Suter like numbers...
i will go with Nilsson in net.
Still waiting for Hector Marini to reach his potential.
Lee, Nelson, and Kabanov
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Instructions for Faculty on Using LiveText to grade student work
Use Mozilla Firefox web browser to log in to LiveText at
Type your user name and password in the appropriate boxes on the LiveText home page and click [
The first thing you see will be your
. Your Dashboard shows what looks like a tabbed index card for each course you teach. On this "index card," each assignment you have in LiveText is displayed along with a red, yellow and/or green status bar. Placing the mouse over the colored status bar reveals:
how many students must still submit the assignment for grading (red)
how many students have submitted the assignment for grading but are waiting for you to grade them (yellow)
how many students have submitted the assignment that you have already graded (green).
Click anywhere along this bar and you will see a list of students for each category (3a, 3b, and 3c). You will note that the list is divided into three columns with color-coded column headings from left to right:
a red column heading "Awaiting Submission" (students who need to submit the work)
a yellow column heading "Awaiting Assessment" (students who have submitted the assignment for grading but are waiting for you to grade them)
a green column heading "Completed" (students who have submitted the assignment that you have already graded)
Locate the "Awaiting Assessment" column (yellow) and
click on a student's name
to begin assessing that student's work.
Pay particular attention to the document's "Table of Contents" on the right hand side of the screen. Each small blue icon (located next to Lesson #1, Lesson #2, etc. in the above example) represents a separate page within the document. Clicking on any one of these pages in the Table of Contents will display that page.
To display the scoring rubric(s) associated with this assignment, click the [
Assessment Rubrics
] tab, a dark gray tab located above the name of the document. NOTE: EACH rubric associated with this assignment, both scoring rubrics and CORE rubrics, will be displayed.
Unfortunately, at this time, displaying the rubric blocks the professor's view of the student's work. LiveText is currently working on a "floating window" which will appear on the screen which will allow both the rubric and the student's work to be seen at the same time. Please know this is a "coming attraction" in LiveText.
The blue drop down arrows to the left of each rubric item listed allow you to display that section of the rubric when clicked. The blue X in the upper right corner of this box allows you to close the Assessment Rubrics tab to view the student work. In the illustration above, there is both a "Scoring Rubric" (which the professor designed with which to grade the assignment as part of the course grades) and a CORE rubric (whose title, ELEM Lesson Plan CORE rubric doesn't show, but the sections of the rubric do show) designed as part of our assessment system to measure, in this case, ACEI standards achievement. Click on the blue drop down arrow to reveal the rubric or section of a rubric which you want to use in assessing.
The rubric criteria (skill or behavior being assessed) are shown on the left side of the table while the scoring categories are displayed across the columns. For space concerns, the rubric descriptors (which describe each of the performance levels in terms of the skill of behavior being assessed) are not initially displayed. Look for the eyeball icon and the label [Show/Hide Rubric Descriptions]. Clicking [
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] will display the descriptions in each cell.
The blue cartoon speech bubble contained in the light blue shaded skill or behavior section of the rubric will allow you to type a comment to the student about that particular section of the rubric. Click the blue cartoon speech bubble to type a comment in the comment box below the rubric section.
To "grade" or "score" a student, simply click on the cell underneath the performance level which best describes the student's performance on that skill or behavior as demonstrated by the submitted assignment.
While your mouse is still placed on the selected cell after you've clicked to select this cell, the cell will be a darker shade of gray than the non-selected cells. Moving your mouse away from the selected cell turns the selected cell light blue, while the other non-selected cells remain white.
Once this section of item of the rubric is complete, click the blue up arrow displayed beside the rubric or rubric section title to hide this rubric or rubric section and begin working on another section, following steps 8 through 10 above.
When all rubrics or rubric sections are complete, you may do one of the following four things:
[Save] – saves your comments and scoring to be completed at another time if you did not finish all of the assessment at one time.
[Request Resubmission] – sends the assignment back to the student to revised and re-submit. This should only be used here in the cases of completely unacceptable work which MUST be re-done and re-submitted. Please do NOT use this option for work which you want to "review" first to see if students are proceeding correctly, then "grade" their final product.
[Submit Assessment] – Submits the data from your scoring into the LiveText data system. This does NOT send the work back to the student—YET.
[Cancel] – cancels your assessment so you can "start over" again on the entire assessment.
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When are grades returned to the students in LiveText?
Grades may be released to students individually as they are scored.
In this case, clicking the [Submit Assessment] button (step 12 above) enters your scoring data into the LiveText data system AND releases the grade to the student.
Grades may be released to the entire class when all the assessments for all students have been completed.
In this case, click the [Submit Assessment] button (step 12 above) ONLY enters your scoring data into the LiveText data system. When all students' names are listed in the green [Completed] column, a [Publish Grades] button will appear at the top of the [Completed] column, just underneath the green bar. Clicking the [Publish Grades] button will then release the grades to ALL students.
Once this is done, the assignment disappears from your Dashboard because it has been completed by all students and the appropriate faculty member.
What if I make a mistake? Can I change the assessment before it goes to the student?
Yes, you can change your assessment.
Return to the [Submissions and Grades] area where the students' names were listed and classified by "Awaiting Submission," "Awaiting Assessment," and "Completed" (refer to illustration with step # 4 above).
Click on the name of the student whom you wish to re-assess.
When the student's submitted assignment is displayed, a [
] button will be displayed. Click [
]. (This will
lose your previous assessment.)
Correct the assessment by clicking once on the cell selected by error to cancel this rating.
Click once on the appropriate cell to correct the error.
Click [Submit Assessment]. If you chose to send grades individually to students as they were graded, the revised grade will go to the student. If you chose to send grades to the entire class at once, the student was not aware of the error because grades are not released to the class until you have clicked the [Publish Grades] tab (refer to question 1 above).
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2013 Benton Conservation District Awards Winners Announced
Benton Conservation District Awards its 2013 Conservationists of the Year award.
The awards recognize individuals or organizations that make significant contributions to the wise stewardship of natural resources for the residents of Benton County.
This year, two individuals were honered, Jim Langdon and Dale Schielke.
Langdon was recognized for his tireless contributions to build and maintain the Badger Mountain Trail system.
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Midges – – Midges – – everywhere !!July 4, 2011 10:33 am 24 Comments
They're on the screens, the car, the windows, and even in my hair as I walk. It looks like a three-stooge's comedy to watch runners on Presque Isle waving their hands and arms in front of them like windshield wipers as they try to run. I thought this was very funny until I went down to my boat, and it was covered by a coating of them. There must have been at least a thousand on the screen door and windows alone. A quick hosing took care of that problem.
We're being invaded. The midges have arrived. The midge, also known as a mufflehead, is a harmless but annoying insect that has invaded Erie and Presque Isle this year. They are not new to Erie. However, this year
they have found their way here in large numbers. These little pests have been around the Cleveland area for the past four years or five years. It seems they picked this year to move on down the lake to Erie and Presque Isle in full force.
Midge are widely distributed in the U.S and Canada. The most common midge people complain about are non-biting nuisance pests. Many people think they are mosquitos, but are quite different from them. Unlike the mosquito, they do not carry diseases or bite and have rather short wings compared to the mosquito.
They are aquatic, spending most of their seven to ten day lives close to water. Typically, midge mostly males, swarm in large numbers at dusk, and when females join them, mating occurs. Once this is done, the females almost immediately lay their eggs in masses over open water or attached to aquatic vegetation. These tiny eggs eventually sink to the bottom of the lake, pond or stream.
The larval stage soon emerges and begins its life on the bottom of the body of water. This is about ten months from the next midge emergence. This final stage is dependent on the water reaching a specific nature-controlled temperature.
There do not seem to be any health problems ssociated with the midge's' invasion other than the discomfort of them entering the ears, nose or mouth. Nevertheless, they certainly do not taste all that great.
Midges are usually a problem for about four weeks when they are out in great numbers right about now each year. Besides, just being annoying, the midge do help balance our ecosystem by providing fodder for fish and birds. They can be around from June to November in our area. One happy note is that their appearance means that Lake Erie has become healthier, and that is good.
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I was out on PI on Friday night, and it looked like there were smoke clouds hovering over the tree line. The buzzing gave it away–thousands of midges! I wasn't sure what they were, but thankfully they're harmless. I hope they're not keeping people from going to the beach.
Such a deep anewsr! GD&RVVF
I can't believe you're not palying with me–that was so helpful.
Kudos! What a neat way of tinhking about it.
It's always a relief when smoneoe with obvious expertise answers. Thanks!
I'm impressed by your writing. Are you a professional or just very knowdlegaeble?
I never tuohght I would find such an everyday topic so enthralling!
Great article, Gene. Some of my friends thought they were giant mosquitos.. 🙂
At last! Someone who understands! Thanks for psotnig!
Heck yeah this is exactly what I nedeed.
Thanks for helping me to see things in a diffeenrt light.
How could any of this be better stated? It cloudn't.
Articles like this are an example of quick, helpful anwsres.
So true. Honesty and evetyrhnig recognized.
Keep these articles cmonig as they've opened many new doors for me.
I bow down humbly in the psreence of such greatness.
Now that's stuble! Great to hear from you.
Son of a gun, this is so helufpl!
All of these arctiles have saved me a lot of headaches.
Furarelz? That's marvelously good to know.
That's not just the best awnesr. It's the bestest answer!
God, I feel like I sohlud be takin notes! Great work


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NTT Docomo's Smartphone Line-Up For Summer 2011
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NTT Docomo Partners With Twitter For New Location-Based Service In Japan
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Asian Power: China Mobile, NTT Docomo And KT Form Business Alliance
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Vader Waves Hand. "There Is No iPhone." But There Is — In A Big Way In Japan.
Remember back in 2008 when there was a lot of talk about how the iPhone would flop in Japan? 91 percent of Japanese would not be buying the device, said one survey. By 2009, that talk inevitably turned to how it had already flopped. With some even writing about how the Japanese people "hate" the device. Then something funny happened. That kind of talk abruptly stopped. And for… Read More
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Wikipedia has a pretty useful list of countries by number of mobile phones in use, which shows that Japan (with around 100 million users) is the No. 7 in the world. The market is largely controlled by mobile carriers NTT Docomo, KDDI au and SoftBank Mobile but seemed big enough to offer enough room for a number of smaller competitors, too. Yesterday, however, a company called Willcom (one of… Read More
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LG gets bragging rights for Japan's first certified 4G device
The rest of the world is catching on rapidly but overall, Japan is still the world's most advanced mobile society. That being said, you'd assume that the first 4G (LTE) device to get an official certification from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications must be coming from one of the many mobile companies over here, but it was South Korea's LG who got… Read More
Cerego Raises $3.4 Million For Smart.fm, Launches Facebook Friend Quiz
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NTT Docomo Buys 35 Percent Of PacketVideo For $45.5 Million
Mobile video is taking off in Japan, where mobile operator NTT DoCoMo just invested $45.5 million in PacketVideo, which s a long-time supplier of mobile video software. The all-cash investment gives NTT Docomo a 35 percent stake in PacketVideo, which is s subsidiary of NextWave Wireless (a holding company that owns rights to wireless spectrum in the U.S. which it plans to use for a Wimax… Read More
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Imagine running a business which is owed thousands of pounds. Then think what it would be like having no idea when you will get your money - and being unable to do anything about it.
So it is in the world of farming, where a new system of government payments has gone badly wrong.
And in parts of the West farmers know only too well what they are missing out on: their counterparts from over the Welsh border have already been paid.
"It makes me a bit depressed really, it makes people think they are not wanted any more," says Willy Guest.
"Other people are making money and you are not. It is a struggle."
He runs a small sheep farm in the Forest of Dean. But in recent weeks he has had to take truckloads off to market - and they have not been replaced.
It has been a tough financial choice to keep the family farm afloat.
"I have a wife and three children, all our income comes from the farm," he says. "Without our expected farm payments it is very difficult."
In 2005 he sent in his paperwork for Single Farm Payments; these are replacing the subsidies he used to get under Europe's Common Agriculture Policy.
He has received nothing.
Devolution means there is a separate system in Wales - something that Charles Hopkinson knows all about.
He farms on both sides of the beautiful River Wye, whose meandering curves mark the border with England.
So he has had two different bureaucratic jungles to struggle through - with very different results.
"On the opposite side I have received 80% of the money due to me from the Welsh Assembly.
"But here on the English side I have had nothing so far," he says standing outside his house on the East bank of the river.
"Trying to run a business and not knowing when the money is coming is extremely difficult."
Farmers' leaders have been warning for months that things were going wrong.
On a visit to the South West this week the leader of the National Farmers' Union, Peter Kendall, warned that the system is in meltdown.
"I have a horrible feeling that they are going to have to start all over again with the delivery of the Single Farm Payments, because the situation has been allowed to get into such a bad mess," he says.
"How much money will have been wasted then?"
There has already been one high-profile casualty: the official in charge of the struggling Rural Payments' Agency was sacked by the government.
Ministers have held crisis talks over why fewer than one in 10 English farmers have been paid.
For more than 100,000 others the wait goes on.
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A meeting last week between the Premier League and its 20 members regarding the proposed Financial Fair Play rulings has, as expected, been met with mixed feelings among top flight owners.
The Premier League has proposed a 'break-even rule,' which does exactly what it says on the tin, in order to sustain financial stability while also preventing wage inflation and promoting a more 'even playing field.'
It's a model that we have all longed for in an age where football clubs are either going out of business or slipping down the leagues due to the loss of important revenue and the inability to keep up with the more wealthy clubs who can pay the best players the best wages.
UEFA has introduced a similar ruling in their competitions that demands clubs can only spend what they earn commercially and that they must break even, although they have gifted clubs a three year period in which they are allowed to make a loss of £36.3 million.
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It is this kind of ruling that the Premier League hopes to adopt, but they have been met with some club owners' disapproval, which if we're honest, was always expected.
Fulham, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City have all voted against the introduction of the break-even rule, which means there is still some creases to iron out before all Premier League clubs are happy to proceed.
The ruling does prevent owners pumping money into the club whenever they like, which has been met with uncertainty among clubs Chelsea and Manchester City, whose billionaire owners have given them the opportunity to perform on Europe's biggest stage and win Premier League trophies. Chelsea do support the break-even rule, however, but still want the luxury of Roman Ambramovich's bottomless pockets whenever they need to dip their hands in.
Chelsea have a point, but that would contradict the whole Financial Fair Play model and leave clubs without multi-billionaire owners still struggling to compete. Chelsea might be able to break even and comply to the FFP rules, but if Abramovich pumps in £100 million in equity into the club so Roberto Di Matteo can sign Lionel Messi, for example, that completely defeats the object.
The whole point behind FFP is to create a more level playing field in the Premier League and, more importantly, to prevent situations that Portsmouth have found themselves in.
We all know that it won't be long before another top-flight side is bought by a multi-billionaire who is prepared to pump unlimited funds in to the club in exchange for silverware, European dominance and domestic glory.
But under these new rules, that wouldn't necessarily mean we will have another Chelsea and Manchester City on our hands where the side buys and wins everyone and everything. Thankfully, those days are numbered.
What we should expect from this ruling is the smaller clubs being able to make a profit and slowly grow into sustainable businesses and successful teams. Of course, clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool will always be able to pay more wages because they generate more income commercially than the likes of, say, Wigan or Southampton.
But the Uniteds and Arsenals of the division will no longer be able to break the bank to sign a player who wants £180,000-a-week and will have to think twice about putting them on their wage bill. As a result, the transfer market may develop into a more open source for players. Other clubs could have a shot at bringing in a marquee signing, which is something we rarely see in the current climate.
Overall, the FFP ruling will benefit the majority of the Premier League, while the minority may have to take a hit in order to adapt. It could spell the end of the mighty top four and the tight grip the likes of United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City have over the title race, much to the delight of those who have previously challenged in vain to break the mould.
It won't be instantaneous but, if implemented correctly, FFP could be a case of 'one small step for football, one giant leap for the Premier League.'
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Opinion: Gun Laws Won't Prevent Another Aurora
In unexplainable tragedies, like the one in Aurora last week, there is a rush by some people to attach their favorite pet issue to the horror. Some I have heard about with the Colorado shooting include:
- that the shooter was probably medicated on Adderall
- that the shooting was a government plot
- that the shooter was Jewish
- that we need to ban all guns
The last one seems most reasonable to people. Before much information about a mass shooting is released, before we know the names of the victims or the motives of the attacker, the knee-jerk, emotional reaction begins: guns are bad, people who don't think so are evil, and we must ban guns.
The problem is that people like me, who believe guns serve a necessary purpose of self-defense, don't want to spend the days following a national tragedy showing the hysterical gun-grabbers the factual information about guns. We want to be able to mourn our fellow countrymen too, but because of the rush to blame and finger-point it becomes an immediate debate. We want to spend the days in solemn thought, not pointing out that according to a Justice Department study in 1994, there are approximately 1.5 million defensive gun uses in America each year. We don't want to keep stating the obvious: that places like NYC, Chicago, or DC, which essentially ban all guns, have an extraordinarily high level of shootings. It turns out that people who would use guns for ill don't actually care about laws and those of us who do are sitting ducks because we are prohibited from owning guns. It's tiring to keep pointing out that, no, banning some guns won't make any difference at all. As Robert VerBruggen points out in National Review:
Further, while it's true that one of Holmes's guns was a so-called "assault weapon" similar to an AR-15, this gun does not differ from standard hunting rifles in most of the important ways. Holmes's rifle fires at a semiautomatic rate—one bullet for each pull of the trigger, unlike a machine gun, which fires continuously when the trigger is held down—and uses .223-caliber ammo. This ammo is frequently found in "varmint rifles"; it is on the small side even for shooting deer.
More gun laws won't do anything at all; we already have tens of thousands of federal, state, and local gun laws on the books, yet the reaction "we need to have a serious debate about gun control" persists. We've had the serious debate about gun control. The Second Amendment won. It is no coincidence that our founders included our right to bear arms as #2 in our Bill or Rights. An unarmed populace is a docile populace, and that has never been what America is about.
What happened in Aurora is an awful tragedy perpetrated by one terrible person. Giving up our freedom to own guns is no solution. I don't know what would have happened if someone in the Aurora movie theater was armed; the chaos in the darkness is part of what the killer was counting on, but I do know that an armed citizenry would give pause to other wannabee mass killers. As Glenn Reynolds noted after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 (on a "gun-free" campus, a rule that the shooter ignored):
Police can't be everywhere, and as incidents from Columbine to Virginia Tech demonstrate, by the time they show up at a mass shooting, it's usually too late. On the other hand, one group of people is, by definition, always on the scene: the victims. Only if they're armed, they may wind up not being victims at all.
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This was inspired by Biscayne National Park, which is 95% underwater and also my favorite one. It's not your traditional national park, in fact none of the parks in Florida are, but in a derby focused on trees and mountains, I thought they deserved a mention too. There are plenty of open underwater spaces to explore here, and personally, I'd rather be at the bottom of a coral reef than at the top of a mountain. Barracudas over bears, any day.


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How good is good enough? As some will remember, I'm finishing my basement. I'm finishing the drywall now. I have built hot rods all my adult life and I tend to try to get the walls straight enough to paint gloss black. Needless to say it works me to death. The recessed joints aren't a problem. But the butt joints are killing me. I'm currently mudding out 18 inches or so either side of the butt joints. I sand them and feather them out, but when I feel them I can still detect the raised area. I used mesh tape and I sanded the first coat till I could just begin to see the mesh in an effort to keep the center as low as possible. Then on the second coat I skimmed over it very lightly. Assuming I'm actually sanding the compound flat from the center out in both directions, how wide should the feather be to keep the rise in the surface from being noticeable? Thanks
My butts are 36 inches wide. I use a flat 18" trowel on both sides after my tape is semi dry then on second coat I run a curved 16" trowel through the middle, then skim it on the third. Once I. A while after I sand, if it's a bad one I'll double up with a curved trowel on either side again. Not much sanding in between coats- you dont want to take off what your trying to build out
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Serve this super easy spread with bagels and sliced tomatoes.
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- 1 1/2 tablespoons capers, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- Freshly ground pepper
- Bagels and sliced tomatoes, for serving
How to make this recipe
In a medium bowl, using a spatula, mix the cream cheese with the trout until blended but still slightly chunky. Fold in the capers, parsley, shallot and lemon zest and season with pepper. Scrape the spread into a small bowl and serve with bagels and sliced tomatoes.
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2 stage SE IT coupled amps..
I am wondering who all use a simple 2 stage SE IT coupled amp as thier choice of music pleasure. I am using a 6sn7/6v6 SE in UL & IT coupled. IT are O'Netics level II & OT Hashimoto H-20-7U. Fixed bias on 6v6 using batteries & cathode battery bias on 6sn7. I find when fixed bias on output in combination with good IT's & OT that the music gets seriouse. Even a ratshack pot in these simple IT coupled circuiuts produce some of the best sonics I have ever heard. I perposely tried differnat pots to see if it was extreme importance in these circuits. I have decided it is not. After 3 months of bias experiments with 26/27/or 6sn7 as drivers for SE 6v6 in UL & IT coupled, that fixed bias & especially with batteries is a very large step forward. This combo with any decent speaker is extremelly holographic. Bud P might just build some of the best IT's in the world. This will play out in time. It is of intrest to me in hearing from members that actually listen to 2 stage IT coupled amps for certain music or all of it. & a great big smile for battery fixed bias in this house. I do not yet have schematic drawn up for this amp but will soon. circuit & op-points are finalized .
The nice thing about IT's is you get the advantages of an plate
choke on the driver, and a grid choke on the output tube all in the
same package! :)
Many are doing 2-stage IT coupling. My experience is with Lundahl (1660/SE, 1660/PP), Electra-Print (SE). These products
are quite different: Lundahl's use sectioned and layered
primary and secondary windings. The EP's are bifilar wound.
Both strategies attempt to deal with the same interwinding
capacitance problem in different ways. The bifilar winding has
the least stray C - which is why they they have exceptionally
good HF performance... The interleaved technique is technically a more electrically reliable part - because the teflon film that separates each primary/secondary winding is more mechanically reliable than the insulation polymer that separate bifilar windings (which lay side-by-side). In most extreme situations, one MIGHT
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windings (Consider a 300B driver at 400V on the primary, and
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breakdown of insulation between primary/secondary can be catastrophic to the output stage.
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Recent recruiting trends and their implications for models of enlistment supply.
Santa Monica, CA : RAND, ©1999
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Chapter 3 The Econometric Models 21 --
Chapter 4 Empirical Results 31 --
Chapter 5 Conclusions and Recommendations 51.
|Michael P. Murray, Laurie L. McDonald.
The authors estimate an econometric model of high-quality enlistment supply using geographically disaggregated data from two periods, FY83-87 and FY90-93. They find that econometric models based on data from the earlier period do not predict the recruiting difficulties reported by the military in the 1990s. This conforms to a preliminary assessment provided by Asch and Orvis (MR-549-A/OSD, 1994). The authors also find that econometric models estimated with the 1990s data give altered counsel about the effects of at least some policy variables, most notably the number of recruiters.
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Nickelodeon Favorites: Whiskers and Paws includes the following episodes:
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Whiskers and Paws includes many of your favorite furry Nickelodeon characters. Each episode is filled with relatable adventures, situations, and events that children will enjoy. Puppies gone missing, lost kittens, cats and dogs not getting along, magic bunnies, gigantic banana monsters, spies and even some bilingual friends entertained the kiddo's and bring on the giggles! The episodes are loaded with lessons, engaging exercises and upbeat songs. It's a great DVD to add to our family collection!


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#1 Feb 8, 2009
im checkin everyday on internet if co-creators of avatar has changed their minds and decided to make a book 4...im 20 years old and i truly love this program.. amazing work thank you
Hatay, Turkey
#3 Feb 11, 2009
avatar ın 4. sezonu maalesef ki Türkiye de yayınlanmıyo r...
#4 Feb 11, 2009
im filipino and love Avatar i have all three seasons and going to die if they don't make season 4:[
Bologna, Italy
#5 Feb 12, 2009
avatarin 4uncu sezonu olmicak ne yazıkki
Singapore, Singapore
#6 Feb 16, 2009
I only started and i'm missing avatar already... I need more!!! Please spare the torture!!! NEED AVATAR!!!
United States
#7 Feb 21, 2009
need session 4 avatar better than naruto or DBZ GO aa ng
#8 Feb 26, 2009
It's not going to happen. At least not anytime soon. We'll see how the live action movies go (already signed up to do a trilogy). If they're HUGE and DVD sales are way up then maybe. Like Family Guy's comeback.
Watch that link.
Riga, Latvia
#10 May 6, 2009
I think there will bee book 4 bocos the lots of ppl ar missing the \Avatar
#11 May 15, 2009
where do you look i would really like to know so i can check it to. thank you
#12 May 31, 2009
i don't want to seem like the bad person but i don't think there's going to be a season 4 because it was about the war and since the war ended and everything is now peaceful i think there won't be more episodes. i wish there were because i love that show but honestly i don't think there will be.
"wasn't me!"
Since: Jun 09
where am I?
#13 Jun 7, 2009
they can always do a pre-war sesion, when Aang was young and Avatar Roko was sitll alive. the begining of the war. as the episode i will watch tonight 'the avatar and the fire Lord'
it wouls make a great sesion the telling of how Aang became the avatar and the begining of the great Fire nation war.
#14 Jun 23, 2009
I think they might,.. or should make a season 4 because
- what happened with Zuko's mom (where is she)
- what is occuring between Aang and Katara
- toph and her parents
- sukko and his Girlfriend
- Zuko and his girlfriend
- Anng and Zuko fixing everything
- what if... not all the air nomads are gone....
what if...zuko's mom was air nomad, thus was vanished from the fire nation and not killed out of respect for being wife of the fire lord....
*she may be the key to reconstructing the air nation
Nick, should reconsider season 4 for avatar, this would really be an awesome season
offcoarse they, in resolving all the conflicts, more conflicts will arise like always
#15 Jul 10, 2009
Roku and Aang can't be alive together he was a reincarnation :) they kinda did show the start of the war in one of the episodes
#16 Jul 10, 2009
I don't think zuko's mom was an air nomad (at least i wouldn't think she would be) I believe she killed fire lord azula to save Zuko's life since he demanded the life of Ozai's first born for punishment for wanting to take the throne from his brother Iroh right after his son had died
"wasn't me!"
Since: Jun 09
where am I?
#17 Jul 11, 2009
yes I know this .... was a typo.
they can start with Roku, andhiow he was betrayed by the Fire Lord, and then move into Aang's young life after.
they can take a season or two to expand the story of how Roku Vanished, and how Aang grew up, and then ran. they could even cover the begining s of the great fire nation war and the destruction of the Airbenders,
they could also pick up where the series left off, and show what happened after Aang defeated tyhe fire Lord, answer questions about what will happen to the cycle of Avatars since there are seemingly no more Airbenders.
Will the Air Benders rise agian ......?
?Will Katara and aang have children? will they be water benders or air benders?
#18 Jul 21, 2009
The guy who plays Aang in The Last Airbender (Noah Ringer) has a twitter
#19 Jul 25, 2009
there better be a season four of the whole show is stupid because it had a stupid ending
"wasn't me!"
Since: Jun 09
where am I?
#20 Jul 26, 2009
Aang is still the last air bender, until he has children. There will be four generations of avatars before it returns the cycle back to the air nomads.
If during the time of Aang's life and that of the next three avatars after Aang for the air benders to return to the world ... or the cycle of Avatar will end with the last Avatar who0 will be a fire Bender.
So Aang needs to go on a search to discover if in fact all the Air nomads are dead, and if so, he has to find those with the ability to bend air and return the Air benders back to the cycle of Avatars or it all will end.
How can Aang have saved the world if the cycle of avatars will die out becuase there are no more air benders?
If Aang is going to restore balance to the world he has to return the air benders back to the world.
United States
#21 Jul 31, 2009
If a 4th season is ever done it would probably not follow Aang (his main job was done, the rest would seem like filler). I would think it would be cool to follow the life of the next fire nation avatar. They could do (at least one season) where he has to search for the remnants of the air nomads because if there aren't any left, then the cycle would end. During the season/series, during his travels he could meet up with the ancestors of the cast and they could help fill in the gaps left by the show. And to make it interesting, the avatar could fight off a fire nation rebellion (who still beleive in Zuko's dad's beliefs). Which would be kind of cool (to me at least) having an Avatar fight against his own country-men (not even Aang had to do that).
"wasn't me!"
Since: Jun 09
where am I?
#22 Aug 2, 2009
they could have a last and fourth season where Aang and Zuko work together to rebuild the world.
and the original air benders learned their bending from the Air bissons, as the Original Fire benders learned their bendinjg fire the dragons.
as Zuko and Aang together discovered that the Dragons were not truely gone, then there might just be some Air bissons and air nomads in hiding.
It might be filler, but a season spent on what the state of the world is, and how to actually rebuild it would be interesting.
Aang's job is not done yet, he still has to rebuild the world.
maybe a season where aang and Zuko search for the beginings of all Bending and how the cycle of Avatar started, how to get thye world back on track.
Just stoppping the destruction was the begining, but now the hard part starts .... the rebuilding.
The air nomads or any air bender needs to be found.
The water tribes need to be conected agian.
the earth kingdom needs to be rebuild
and the Fire nation has to be purged of any rebeliuous factions with in.
there isd a lot to do still, just stopping the destruction of the world .. does not put it back into balance!
Aang's job is to put the world in balance, and his 100 year dissapearance didn't help things. now the world is sooom out of balance becuase of a 100 year war of the fire nation it needs time to heal and rebuild ..... and that is Aang's job and the next Avatar (a water bender)
Thay can play alot with that.
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To all those super nerds that finished COD4 on Veteran
Quote, originally posted by FL00DY » Wes I hope you've reached level 30.
Whats funniest about that to an ex wow tragic, is that most hunters have the skill and mentality of 12 year old lool
and i havent even got to 55 once, i'd be phucked if i'd do it all over again for a gold DE haha
Intense sitting?
Fold or scrunch?
Under or over?
How the hell did you finish the first Sniper mission? Where your waiting for the extraction and all the russians are coming after.
Quote, originally posted by Buccaneer » COD4 on Veteran is too easy (finished it in 3-5 hours of gaming time).
Multiplayer is where its at noobs. Just one more round to get unlocks... must... resist....
Bolt to the furthest bus through the bushes. Crouch pop about 5 dudes and a dog behind you then bolt again past the car.
Yeah I ended up crouching at the far end of the dodgem cars and beat it that way. Awesome game and multiplayer is even better then singleplayer.
Just finished it, great ending
Modified by FL00DY at 2:41 PM 12-16-2007
I admit this is me sometimes.
Duke Nukem Forever teaser released today
Its only been in developement 10 or so years.. whats another 10 between friends hahaha
Bit the bullet and bought COD4 yesterday..
I played a few levels of SP, got up to the part just after the nuke goes off.. (everybodys played that haven't they.. spoilers? )
Anyway.. had a crack at multi, wasnt as BF2ish as I would have hoped.. more like a cross between bf2 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein..
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Sent my 360 off to get repaired for the 2nd time today in 2 months.
Bought it May 06. Went like a dream until April 07 where it started to scratch some disks making them unreadable(the scratch was about 1cm from the edge and only 4mm big). It ended up eating 5 games(replaced through a mate with contacts) until I got sick of it so bit the bullet and payed $130 for an out of warranty repair for a replacement drive Nov 07. I suspect that the heat sink etc would have been replaced too.
Christmas eve it decides to start freezing thought I had fixed it by clearing the cache and going through the support steps. Lasted till NYE and the freezing returns even in the dash with no HDD attached and no gamerprofile signed in.
Anyone else had problems with their 360?
They seriously are a POS. A mate just had his 4th red lights of death in 5 months.
i heard something about wig wams being too intense is this true?
only when combined with a teepee
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any news on the C64 front?
Quote, originally posted by XXX 1.8T » any news on the C64 front?
Guess whats in my box and win a prize
haha got most of the wiring done, then its i need to find my disk drive, get a pc cable to flash roms and get it goin
nice now all u need is a cocktail cabinet and u are king
BTW pass this on to Cordless
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Builders' Show Reflects Greater Market Optimism
January 21, 2013
Las Vegas—Thousands of building industry professionals are gathering for the International Builders' Show, which opened here yesterday. Buoyed by the improving outlook in both the new construction and remodeling markets, a more optimistic mood is evident among exhibitors and attendees throughout the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The number of window and door manufacturers bringing products to display at IBS remains down from the show's peak years, but there remains much to see. The following snapshots highlight some of the products being featured by manufacturers and suppliers at this year's event. Look for a more complete report in time for next week's WDweekly.
|While fewer of the largest window and door manufacturers are exhibiting at IBS in the past, a few continue to feature large booths with a wide variety of products on display. Ply Gem is using the show to introduce its new 1500 System window series. The company is also hosting various seminars on such topics as window installation and the market outlook.
|Jeld-Wen is also in Las Vegas, featuring a wide variety of its door and window products.
|Among the products featured in the Kolbe & Kolbe booth was a new corner lift-and-slide door system.
|This year's event suggests many see continued growth opportunities in large-opening, multi-panel door systems. Among the companies featuring such products was Panda Windows & Doors.
|The Folding Sliding Door Co. was another exhibitor featuring a variety of multi-panel door units.
|Royal Building Products featured its Overture bi-folding vinyl door system.
|Not all the emphasis is on multi-panel systems. Entry and patio doors are also being featured by several large exhibitors, including Plastpro, Masonite and Therma-Tru.
|Velux is also at IBS featuring a wide variety of skylights.
|A handful of suppliers of door and window components are also exhibiting at this year's show. ODL is featuring its new On Hand in-door storage and messaging unit.
|Hornschuch is featuring its laminate films for vinyl windows and other products.
|Jamsill is at the show highlighting its sill pan flashing for window and door installation.


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Mud mixers
Looking for a recommendation for both the power tool, and the attachment.
For the power tool, hate to spend the money for another tool, but I've been using my heavy duty hammer drill for mixing. I think I'd prefer a dedicated mud mixer. Any recommendations, especially for a cheaper or used tool?
There are many different styles of mixing attachments. Which are preferred for mixing joint compound, thinset and grout? Of those, I can't really see why one design would be better for joint compound, and one better for thinset. So why all the different designs? Which one works best, or what do the different designs do differently?
Like you, I don't see much difference in what the various attachments do. I've had the same one for years, and don't even remember what it's "designed" to mix. I use it mostly for thinset and grout, and occasionally for joint compound. Seems to work fine for all of them. I attach it to a 1/2", corded drill (a Milwaukee, but certainly other, cheaper ones would work). I'd never try using it with any cordless drill I've ever seen.
I bought one at Harbor Freight when the switch went out on my Milwaukee--
That was two years ago---fine machine---I'll see if I can find a link---
Dual Speed Paint and Mortar Mixer
I've been using a Milwaukee 1/2" right angle drill for over 10 years for this.
It will also bore a 4-1/2 hole with a hole saw for toilet, make all the holes to run wires, drill threw steel plate, so it's far from a single use tool.
I have an old Craftsman 1/2" low speed hi torque I have used for years. It's really about the only craftsman tool I have. The reason for the low speed is to fast will put too much air in the mixture (drywall mud) and cause those little pin holes in your finish. And the hi torque saves on the tool for when your mixing a full bucket of mud or grout. mixing is really all I use this drill for have had it over 20 years.
I got the $49 500RPM HD 1/2" from Harbor Freight.
I don't think the brand matters much as long it's low speed and hi torque. As much as I dislike Black and Decker they used to have a good one. Don't know if it's still available.
An old Milwaukee 1/2 inch VS drill with the wire eggbeater deal, not the paddle. Plus it can cut big holes, sink big lags, etc. word of caution though with anything with that much torque. Working with a guy and we had to blow a 2 1/2 inch hole through floor. I give him the drill and my hole saw bag, tell him to be SURE to put the auxiliary black side handle on the drill. Yup. You got it. Too lazy or stupid. Starts off like a madman with the guide bit and one sprained wrist and a broken finger later when the teeth of that hole saw hit the wood..... User beware! Ron
Everyone needs a 'beater' 1/2" drill.....I have an old Skill 1/2" variable speed. It's my mixing and Kreg drill tool. I also have a corded 3/8" drill....along with 2 Ryobi cordless drills...and a right angle drill (cordless)....not to mention a drill press....
When I'm doing wood working, I'll have 3-4 drills setup with different attachments/bits. Saves me spending time to change bits.
Mixers for joint compound?
What do you guys use to mix up setting compound, or drying compound for that matter? I'm using my hammer drill, which is sort of heavy duty compared to my regular drill, but I feel I'm stressing it and thinking of getting a dedicated mud mixer.
Also, and this is even more confusing, there are about as many designs for mixing paddles as there are stores and web sites selling them. Which design is best for mixing up compound? I think 1 important quality would be avoiding mixing as little air into the compound as possible.
Mixers for thinset and grout?
What do you guys use to mix up thinset and grout? I'm using my hammer drill, which is sort of heavy duty compared to my regular drill, but I feel I'm stressing it and thinking of getting a dedicated mud mixer.
Also, and this is even more confusing, there are about as many designs for mixing paddles as there are stores and web sites selling them. Which design is best for thinset and grout? I'm sure some are designed especially for paint or joint compound, but even for the specialized ones, there are multiple designs - which is the best design shape?
Thought this question had already been asked and answered?
The same drill can be used for mud, thin set, ECT.
Any 1/2 HD drill will work.
Sounds like he's asking what paddle to use
I use the wide paddle with a electric drill because it has more power to whip it up better. and put about 2 cups of water in it when your mixing it will make it easier to work with
With quick set I usually use 20 minutes mud so I'll just mix a pan at a time by hand. or if you're fast enough u could get the 120 and mix like 3-4 pans in a bucket that way you can mix it with a paddle
Not any 1/2 HD drill will work fine. Some are stressed with only half a bucket. And what might work for a quick stirh of premixed compound won't necessarily work with a mixing compound.
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We currently offer training classes in Parachute, Grand Junction, and Rifle. Under some circumstances, we may be able to conduct training at your facilities. If you have a request for training at other locations, please contact Robin Haney.
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Grand Junction, CO 81505
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Pakistan's Malala: idol to the world, outcast at home
By Maria Golovnina
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, is hailed around the world as a champion of women's rights who stood up bravely against the Taliban to defend her beliefs.
But in her deeply conservative homeland, many view her with suspicion as an outcast or even as a Western creation aimed at damaging Pakistan's image abroad.
Malala, now aged 17, became globally known in 2012 when Taliban gunmen almost killed her for her passionate advocacy of women's right to education.
She has since become a symbol of defiance in the fight against militants operating in Pashtun tribal areas in northwest Pakistan - a region where women are expected to keep their opinions to themselves and stay at home.
"The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born," she told the United Nations last year.
"I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me. I would not shoot him," she said in a speech which captivated the world.
Malala has also won the European Union's human rights award and was one of the favorites to win the Nobel Prize last year.
Now based in Britain, she is unable to return to her homeland because of Taliban threats to kill her and her family members. The current Taliban chief, Mullah Fazlullah, was the one who ordered the 2012 attack against her. Continued...


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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Sept. 13, 2013:

This year you move forward and create more of what you desire. Your creativity and intellect work together, which opens one door after another. The unexpected occurs several times this year when you least expect it, and it forces you to rethink your relationships. If you are single, you might not realize how desirable you are. You have choices. If you are attached, your sweetie develops a new dimension to his or her personality that is very unpredictable. Go with the flow, and accept that you can't change this person. Capricorn often provokes mischievous thoughts.

The stars show the kind of day you'll have: 5-dynamic, 4-positive, 3-average, 2-so-so, 1-difficult.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

 Confusion surrounds your immediate plans. Many last-minute changes could emerge, but you will handle them well. The unexpected will occur in your daily life. Enjoy it rather than fight it. You also might want to rethink a project you've been working on. Tonight: In the limelight.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

 Take news with a grain a salt, and consider the source of the information. You might want to do some fact-checking and speak with the parties involved. As a result, you will see the situation differently from how your source does. Tonight: If you can, take off for the weekend.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

 You finally will be able to make headway with a key person in your life. Seize the moment, and have the conversation that you feel is necessary. If you eliminate the theatrics, this person might surprise you with his or her response. Tonight: Relax with the one you love.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

 Someone who wants to dominate will emerge. If you are tired of this trend, walk away and refuse to respond to his or her power plays. Otherwise, you could be enmeshed in this situation for quite a while. Note that a boss or parent continues to be unpredictable. Tonight: TGIF!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

 You might want to do something very differently. Fortunately, the prevailing winds of fate will encourage you on this path. Whether you are reorganizing your daily routine or adding a new element, you will feel more fulfilled. Tonight: Weigh the pros and cons of a situation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

 You like excitement, and you like to express your creativity. Revise your thoughts about a child or new person in your life. You might want to get a broader perspective. You could feel shaky or a little off in how you deal with this matter. Tonight: Get into the moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

 Evaluate a problem that involves a personal matter. Confusion could make a decision harder to make. Listen to your inner voice before heading in any direction. Know what you need and want. Negotiate from that point, and don't settle. Tonight: Relax in a familiar place.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

 You tend to deal with others in a unique way. Sometimes your self-discipline comes across as a stern attitude. You might want to loosen up a bit with your close friends and loved ones. People in general are unpredictable, including you. Tonight: Hang out with a special someone.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

 Splurging happens easily with you, so make an effort to rein in your natural inclinations. A situation could develop that might shock you. If you can, stay conservative and do not push a matter any further. Trust something is going on. Tonight: Treat a loved one to dinner.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

 Reach out to a friend or loved one at a distance. You might want to make special plans to visit this person. Keep paperwork and calls moving in an efficient manner, because you won't want to deal with any last-minute snafus during the weekend. Tonight: Do what you want.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

 The less said the better. You might want to discuss a situation privately with someone before bringing it up with others who are involved. Clear your mind of details, and home in on what is needed. Open up to a trusted friend or two. Tonight: Have an important talk.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

 You have the capacity to excite and inspire many people. Listen carefully to your peers in a meeting. You might wonder why they are proceeding as they are. Perhaps you'll want to seek out some clarification. Ask a question rather than give a lecture. Tonight: Find your friends.

BORNTODAY

Actress Barbara Bain (TV's Mission: Impossible) is 82. Actress Eileen Fulton ("s the World Turns) is 80. Actor Richard Kiel is 74. Singer David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 72. Singer Peter Cetera (Chicago) is 69. Actress Jacqueline Bisset is 69. Actress Christine Estabrook (Desperate Housewives) is 63. Actress Jean Smart is 62. Singer Randy Jones of the Village People is 61. Country singer Bobbie Cryner is 52. Singer-guitarist Dave Mustaine of Megadeth is 52. Radio-TV personality Tavis Smiley is 49. Drummer Steve Perkins of Porno for Pyros and Jane's Addiction is 46. Actor Dominic Fumusa (Nurse Jackie) is 44. Country guitarist Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts is 38. Singer Fiona Apple is 36. Guitarist Hector Cervantes of Casting Crowns is 33. Actor Ben Savage (Boy Meets World) is 33. Singer Niall Horan of One Direction is 20.


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By JAMES BROOKE, Special to The New York Times
Published: August 13, 1989
LIMA, Peru— Driven by American and European demand for cocaine, Peruvian coca growers have chopped down large stretches of Amazon rain forest and are dumping millions of gallons of toxic chemicals into its highlands and headwaters.
The coca growers, who produce the primary source of 75 percent of the cocaine consumed in the United States, have invaded two national parks and two national forests, deforested most of a fragile cloud forest known as the ''eyebrow of the jungle'' and destroyed an area estimated at well over 500,000 acres of tropical forests.
''People say, 'Don't destroy the Amazon, the lungs of the world,' '' said Carlos F. Ponce, a Peruvian conservationist who addressed a recent international conference on the issue. But what few understand, he said, is the connection between severe rain-forest destruction and the rapid expansion of coca cultivation. Largest Crop in Peruvian Amazon
With plantations growing sevenfold here in the last 15 years to meet an increasing demand for cocaine in the United States and Europe, the coca leaf has become the largest crop under cultivation in the Peruvian Amazon.
The result is severe pollution and deforestation, and serious erosion, in the Upper Huallaga River Valley, a rich, genetically diverse rain forest. Known as ''the eyebrow of the jungle'' for its altitude and lushness, the Upper Huallaga is the source of about 75 percent of the nation's coca-leaf harvest.
Preventing the process has proved difficult, in large measure because the guerrillas of Peru's Maoist-oriented Shining Path movement control much of Upper Huallaga. 'Mafia and Shining Path'
''Nobody dares go study there - you not only have to deal with the mafia, but also the Shining Path,'' said Livia Benavides, an environmental engineer who works with the Association of Ecology and Conservation, a private group here.
On May 31, Barbara D'Achille, Peru's best-known environmental journalist, was captured and stoned to death by Shining Path guerrillas. She had lived for two decades in the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon and wrote frequently about the coca-caused destruction.
Powerful economic interests held by the Shining Path were outlined last month in a study prepared by the United States Agency for International Development. Annual coca production in the Huallaga, it said, is worth about $540 million, and wage laborers earn about $12 a day - which may be as much as eight times what other Peruvian farm workers earn.
The Shining Path fighters do not usually involve themselves with the production of coca, but the movement serves as a buffer between the peasant growers and the Government's eradication teams. The guerrillas also protect and facilitate dealings between the growers and the Colombian buyers. Millions of Gallons of Chemicals
Marc J. Dourojeanni, a Peruvian forest engineer, calculated in a 1987 study that coca growers annually dump the following volumes of toxic chemicals in the valley's watershed: 15 million gallons of kerosene, 8 million gallons of sulphuric acid, 1.6 million gallons of acetone, 1.6 million gallons of the solvent toluene, 16,000 tons of lime and 3,200 tons of carbide.
Working in clandestine laboratories hidden under the rain-forest canopy, growers use this array of chemicals to refine coca leaves, first into coca base, then into coca paste. The final processing step, into white cocaine powder, is usually done in Colombia. From Colombia, the cocaine is exported to the United States.
Besides chemicals, growers use large amounts of herbicides and fertilizers, including Agent Orange and paraquat, to clear and care for the Upper Huallaga's estimated five billion coca bushes.
''The residues of these toxic substances are dumped into the Upper Huallaga's rivers and streams,'' Marcelo T. Buenaventura, a forest engineer, wrote recently in the Peruvian environmental magazine Medio Ambiente. ''Many species of fish, amphibians, aquatic reptiles and crustaceans have already completely disappeared from the rivers and streams.'' 'The Attila of Agriculture'
Growers seeking to produce the highly potent drug preferred by American and European customers have concentrated cultivation on the tropical slopes where the Andes meet the Amazon. At elevations raging between 3,000 and 6,000 feet, the soil has a high content of alkaloid, an active agent in cocaine.
Nicknamed ''the Attila of tropical agriculture'' by one Peruvian scientist, coca cultivation has led to indiscriminate deforestation. Growers have cut down large sections of Tingo Maria, Cutervo and Abiseo national parks and Alexander Von Humboldt and Apurimac national forests. Five other conservation areas are threatened.
The coca plantations also create larger rings of destruction: landing strips for small airplanes, fields for corn, bananas and manioc to feed workers, and exhausted lands abandoned by growers.
''One can safely deduce that since the coca boom began in the early 1970's, coca production has directly or indirectly caused the deforestation of 1.7 million acres in the Amazon,'' Mr. Dourojeanni, the forest engineer, wrote in his study. The whole Amazonian rain forest is 1.7 billion acres and Peru's portion is about 190 million acres. The area of direct and indirect damage from coca production in Peru is roughly twice the size of Rhode Island. Stripping the Soil