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Opening Promo- I enjoyed reading this a lot. I love how you chose RVD to come out and protect ECW. I think that RVD will win the ECW Title, but eventually later in the thread it will get knocked off. But Orton was good in promo here, and like I said before, it was a good read.
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It should be Cody and Hardcore Holly. Just letting you know.
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The reredos and high altar, dedicated in honour of St. Paul, formed the chief attraction of the choir.
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This reredos is apparently of late Decorated date, and therefore earlier than the fifteenth-century choir.
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Bouncy mortar bed
I am currently remodelling my bathroom floor and so far my unlevel floor has eaten me alive. The floor evenly slopes about an inch from the back wall up to about 4 feet into the room and then slowly but surely levels off as you move away from the back wall.
Now my neighbor, an (old school) mason by trade, suggested we pour a mortar bed. We did, about an inch plus thick. Now there is a big crack in the bed (about 2ft long) that appeared right after it was poured. That I am not as worried about as I am about the fact that around the edges of the room when you step on the mortar bed you can feel it move. In the bad spots you can actually hear it clang against the sub floor.
Basically we put down a vapor barrier and then poured the mortar no wire mesh or felt. I thought that was a mistake but the "expert" said that was fine.
Has anyone ever seen a bouncy mortar bed? Is the lack of wire mesh the problem? If so you do i have to dig up and start over. I paid $300 for the labor but my neighbor is not being helpful at all.
Appreciate any thoughts.
Mortar beds are very old school...so I'M I...but never ever only 1" thick... more like 5" to 6" or better. stop right now before you waste even more money.
Get a pro to look at this....hire them for a consultation.
Lots of factors to get right before you tile...
Mortar beds for tile (by the book) generally have a minimum thickness of 1-1/4". In some cases 3/4" is acceptable. In this case you don't "pour" them, you place and pack them, then screed them off smooth. You use a very dry mixture of sand and Portland cement. The mix is a ratio of 4:1 or 5:1 sharp sand to Portland.
Wire is a requirement along with a device to seperate the subfloor from the cast, something such as roofing felt. A suitable substrate (structurally) is still required. When placed on a wood frame structure you stay away for a couple of days to allow the mix to do its thing. Walking on the floor too soon with a flexing structure will only cause a flexing new floor.
Have no guess as to what went wrong except that if too much water was used to make the mix "pourable" to the point of being self levelling then there's the problem right there maybe.:)
Really? A 6 inch floor? That would require a step from the hallway into the bathroom.
I have thought about consulting another pro. My neighbor is actually a pro. he owns a stone and masonary company and he's been doing this since before I was born. That makes him a little stubborn when it comes to looking at other ideas.
One solution that a novice has floated to me was to get masonary screws and screw the mortar bed into the floor joists below to keep it stable. I'm not in love with that idea. I'm thinking rip out everything eat, the expense and level the floor by sistering all the floor joists.
Really desperate right now and would appreciate any guidance.
Here's exactly what we mixed
1 bag of mortar mix
1/2 bag of a sand mix
2 shovel fulls of portland.
The mix was pretty watery... wouldn't exactly flow or pour but I far from a "dry mix". I thought it was too watery at the time but I deferred to the pro with decades of experience.
We put down a vapor barrier to seperate the mortar bed from the sub floor. What does roofing felt do?
Now given the situation I am in and yes all you guys have to go by are my weak descriptions of the situation, how can I move forward? I am not averse to starting over if there's any significant risk that the lack of wire mesh and felt, the bouncyness of the floor and the large crack that appeared immediately after pouring can cause problems with my tiles in the future. However if there's any ideas on a fix I would be interested too.
Thanks so much for the replies! I really appreciate it
Thats where I got that from. My floor is an inch and change
A bouncy mortar bed is doomed
You have to start over and make sure the subfloor is not bouncy. Suggest you also check out the John Bridge Forum which is a tile only site and there are people who are experts who will help you.
The subfloor (3/4 plywood) is definitely not bouncy. I have screws everywhere because at first i used drywall screws then I decided to back it up with deck screws. The bounce is the mortar bed
Thanks I will check out John Bridge
Screws won't take the bounce out of a floor. The "bounce" is usually do to structural ammenities or the lack thereof. Either the joist members are too light or the joist span is too great for the applied load.
A mud bed properly prepared will stiffen a floor tremendously and carry its own tensile load, within reason.
Something else is happening here that hasn't yet met the eye.
What size are the floor joists?
What is their spacing?
What is their freespan distance?
What is their species?
What material is the subfloor comprised of?
How thick is that subfloor material?
Something (negative) is being overlooked or not reported here!
Let me see if this helps.
The entire floor does not bounce just the mortar bed on top. The subfloor is 3/4 ply secured with numerous deck screws. I have had the subfloor down for months trying decide how level the floor so i know it doesn't move. The joists are very solid, don't remember the exact the dimensions.
The variable is the mortar bed. You can literally hear it clanging against the subfloor which tells me the subfloor isn't moving. This movement only occurs on the corners and is severe at the highest point in the unlevel floor which consequenlty is where the bed is thinnest
I posted on John Bridge like someone advised and they said that the lack of wire mesh and felt on a 1 inch floor was the culprit. That sort of makes sense.
Either way, it looking like the mortar bed must be removed.
My plan of action now is to lose the entire floor and level the floor by sistering the joist so thats level. Might cost me a pretty penny but I'm done with messing with mortar. That way I have a lower floor, thats level all the way to the joist and I can follow best practises for installing tile without worrying about an unlevel floor
I remodeled my bathroom last year and had a similar problem where the floor was not level in two places. My solution was to take the entire floor, down to the floor joists, then I sistered the existing joists with taller joists, but ripped to make the floor level, then put cross bracing between the joists, and shortened the unsupported lenght with a new post in the basement. This was all done for a tile floor to go over top. I had thought of a mud bed for the tile to "level" everything out, but the thickness would be too great and the strength of the subfloor/framing was questionable. It was a hard pill to swallow to rip out the floor, but everytime I walk on it, it is solid and I know why!
Do this floor right! 1st attempt is not working, so start over! But I would not try and rely on mud/mortor or any other mix to "level" it out. I would start with the framing, and work your way up. It will take long and cost more $$, but you will happier in the long run.
Or, you can lay carpet down.
Oh, Two thumbs up for the John Bridge forum. THey helped me out immensley with floor!
My guess is that you didn't allow for any expansion on the perimeter walls of the room. You just poured the floor tight to the walls. Once the cement cured it expanded a little and you now have a condition known as "tenting" because there is no place for the expansion to go but up. It is raising this cement in the middle of the room causing it to "crown".
That's the only thing I can think of that would account for that floor moving like you say it does. You now have me convinced it is the cement.
I had my doubts earlier but you win.:):):)
The only fix is removal.:)
cut and pasting the OP's posts only. . .
The floor evenly slopes about an inch from the back wall up to about 4 feet into the room and then slowly but surely levels off as you move away from the back wall.
about an inch plus thick.
Mortar has a minimum thickness requirement.
when you step on the mortar bed you can feel it move.
So you have an air space between the mortar and the floor.
Has anyone ever seen a bouncy mortar bed? Is the lack of wire mesh the problem?
Mortar is very weak when bending forces are applied (weak in bending.")
there is a big crack in the bed (about 2ft long)
how can I move forward?
Will a crack that opens and closes depending on the load be a problem for whatever is to cover this mortar bed?
get masonary screws and screw the mortar bed into the floor joists below to keep it stable.
Masonry will crush with the concentrated force of screw heads unless you use fender washers on top of rubber washers, and maybe even then.
The subfloor (3/4 plywood) is definitely not bouncy.
Then the air gap and mortar being weak in bending gives the bounce.
This movement only occurs on the corners and is severe at the highest point in the unlevel floor which consequenlty is where the bed is thinnest
So the mortar bed is moving as two single rigid bodies [if no crack, then as one single rigid body].
It can stand the bending force you have put on it so far, so wire mesh is not needed.
The mesh keeps broken pieces together but it does not add strength [unless you get prestressed concrete, in which case the reinforcing metal is first stretched, so the concrete is always in compression, where it is the strongest].
The argument that someone was "doing this before you were in diapers" doesn't hold much water with me.
Maybe you can fill the air gap, from below, with caulk or elastic material or a material that becomes rigid when it cures.
You only need support in a few places to make the whole bed stop bouncing.
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The room service breckfest was right on time in the morning and it was grate The hotel was the best that we stayed at so far service was grate
Staff very courteous and helpful. Great location.
Loved the full wall of windows with shutters on them in the bedroom and windows/skylights in the bathroom. Made the room so wonderfully bright in the mornings. Modern updates gave the room a high-end look and feel. Very beautiful. Very comfortable. We experienced four minor annoyances. Firstly, the fireplace (which came with a remote - pretty cool) made squeaking noises when it was on. Secondly, the mattress was overdue for a change - my side had a significant body indentation in it. Thirdly, the lower spigot in the shower was not attached to the wall - it stuck out about a foot or so into the shower. Lastly, the old tub is still in the bathroom but really just takes up space (it's a short tub, so no spa-like soaking). None were huge issues, just minor details that should be addressed.
Great location between Ontario lake and the CN tower!
The location was pretty good with pretty quick access via street car to the main subway terminal. Staff was also very friendly and helpful. This is definitely not a luxury hotel. Things look nice but the hotel is old with a new coat of paint. You can tell where the renovations were done on a budget so things looked nice, but were not actually done well. In addition, the walls were paper thin. We could hear the people in the next room having a conversation. We did get the hotel for a very good rate, but there is absolutely no way the rooms are worth normal price. The hotel itself is not bad, but it is by no means 'luxury.'
We were in town for a concert and a Jay's game, the location was perfect. We love to be near the waterfront when in Toronto and this was our favorite location so far. The hotel is smaller in size which is nice, not too busy, it's clean and the staff was great. The pool area on the 5th floor is a great location to sit at night and enjoy a cocktail while people watching. We have no complaints about this hotel. A little pricey but I guess you pay for location.
very nice updated hotel close to many attractions and public transportation. staff could have been more knowledgeable about locations and attractractions
The location was phenomenal, within walking distance of so much -- only a 10-15 walk from Air Canada Centre, a couple minutes from the Rogers Centre/aquarium/CN Tower, and just a short subway ride from the ROM and Casa Loma, etc. The restaurant behind the hotel (Amsterdam Brewhouse) was absolutely fantastic as well. The rooms were so clean and big and comfortable. It was perfect for a weekend getaway. On top of it, the staff was so friendly and helpful, making for an even better stay. The only thing I really didn't like was the fact that parking wasn't free for hotel guests (it was $21/day), but I know that it's a hotel in the downtown area of a large city, so they can't really control that/you should expect to pay for parking.
Settled into the hotel restaurant for dinner--seemed nice at first glance--only to discover that the only way for guests to use the pool facility is to enter and exit, you guessed it, right through the restaurant. Read: noisy kids, waterlogged floors, noisy commotion, did I mention noise? Yeah. Noise, lots of noise. What an incredible fail for Radisson.
Room was clean bright and comfortable, staff was professional courteous and quick. Parking was an issue, went to a ballgame and left after the game. Vehicle was left in parking lot at hotel took me over 35 minutes to exit lot. Restaurant at hotel is beautiful but not family orientated.
Everything was great and staff was amazing. Very clean. Great location a couple blocks from everything. Parking was a mess was told $21 dollars but credit card was charged $35
Location and the updated modern rooms were very clean!
The breakfast french toast was delicious. Good downtown location. Room didn't have blackout curtains, but it did have Eastern exposure (i.e. the early sun). I think the more expensive rooms had blackout curtains, but that should be a standard feature, not one you pay more for! Bathroom didn't have a toilet-paper dispenser. Had to unroll it on my own. Nor did the shower have a full closing door- only half the shower was covered.
Room was nicely appointed, clean. Location is great although construction is going on in street for awhile


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Peter Layton & the London Glassblowing team are delighted to be showing at COLLECT for the second year in succession.
London Glassblowing is widely considered one of the leading studios and galleries for contemporary British glass in the UK, representing new and emerging talent alongside leading names in the field. The artists featured in Collect have been selected for their fresh and challenging approach to the medium. The roster naturally includes work by artists of the highest regard, presented alongside the work of lesser-known artists on the road to success.
In addition to new installation pieces from internationally renowned, London Glassblowing founder, Peter Layton and cutting-edge glass artist, Louis Thompson, visitors can look forward to new variations on Layne Rowe's extraordinarily complex 'Woven' series, and the intricate, geometric sculptures of coldworking glass artist, Anthony Scala. From newcomer, Tim Rawlinson, there will be a series of vibrantly coloured, cut and polished blown forms. Tim's work, along with Louis Thompson's and Layne Rowe's, has been accepted for this year's prestigious Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass. Additional names to look out for include Cathryn Shilling, Bruce Marks, Jochen Ott, Sabrina Cant, Yoshiko Okado and Fiaz Elson.
To find out more about COLLECT 2014, and to purchase tickets, please click here.
(Above image: Layne Rowe, Woven Form)
To coincide with our participation in Collect, London Glassblowing is proud to present Gather, which runs at our Bermondsey Street gallery from the 2nd-24th of May. This excellent fringe show will present examples of the very best museum-quality work by the same group of artists exhibited by London Glassblowing at Collect, with the addition of two notable up-and-coming names on the glass art scene, Laura McKinley and Elliot Walker.
(Above image: Sabrina Cant, Prosperity of Night)
Louis Thompson, DNA Markers
Tim Rawlinson, Eclipse
Peter Layton, Pink Paradiso
Cathryn Shilling, Synergy Series I
Anthony Scala, Record Keepers
Laura McKinley, Symbiosis
Jochen Ott, Brother & Sister
Bruce Marks, Birds
Elliot Walker, Argentum Male
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Before every Arsenal fixture, we'll bring you a Scouting Report on the Gunners' next opponents.
Former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson will give his pre-match view and you can get his post-match verdict in our Talking Tactics feature on Arsenal Player.
Arsène Wenger and his side face AC Milan at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday so, to find out more, we also asked journalist Paolo Bandini for his thoughts and analysis.
"I have seen a lot of Milan this year and at no time have they played as well as they did against Arsenal at the San Siro. Key to their performance that night was the display by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who led the line brilliantly by doing exactly what Robin van Persie does for Arsenal. He looked to run behind Laurent Koscielny and Thomas Vermaelen when they held a high line, yet also dropped into midfield when the space opened up between Alex Song and his centre halves. Throughout the game he showed excellent technique, awareness of others and strength to hold off defenders. However, his effort levels from one week to another can fluctuate dramatically.
"Milan usually use a narrow midfield three with a playmaker in front of them. In the first leg, Kevin-Prince Boateng was this player and he did brilliantly, scoring a goal, making dynamic runs forward and producing passes that hurt Arsenal's back four. Since that game he has been struggling with injury so Urby Emanuelson has started in that role."
"Sadly I think 4-0 is a bridge too far at the moment, especially when Milan are playing so well. Before the first game the mood in Italy was that they were not playing that well at all, so that game was something of a starting point for them.
"They played very well for a couple of weeks without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was suspended domestically, and he came back at the weekend and scored a hat-trick in 13 minutes. On this form I think it is going to be a struggle for Arsenal not to concede with the way Milan are playing going forward.
"Arsenal don't have a lot of choice in this game, they just have to go for it. It hasn't really been Arsène Wenger's way this season to change his formation but he might be left with little choice this time. He just needs to pick the players that, within that formation, will give him the most attacking options. In the last few games they have done well in that respect.
"I think what I said before the first game still runs true and Milan are vulnerable down the flanks. I don't think they have especially good full-backs in Ignazio Abate and Luca Antonini and Arsenal should be able to find some space there with players like Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Wenger has the players available to him to do just that, it just didn't happen in the first leg.
"Ibrahimovic is playing as well as he ever has. He has 18 goals in 20 games in Serie A, which is his best record after that number of matches, certainly in Italian football. But how do you play against him? It is a bit tougher now because he drops off more. I suppose the classic example has always been to isolate him and the way to frustrate him has generally been to cut off the supply to him. If he doesn't get the ball then he gets frustrated. The bad years for Ibrahimovic have been in the Champions League where he has cut a lonely figure up front and therefore has been known to sulk in the past.
"But at the moment Robinho is playing so well too. I remember saying before the last game that one of the flaws in his game was that he didn't know where the net is because he had so many chances for Milan last season. But then of course he came up with two goals so I better not say anything along those lines this time! But he has been playing better and better over the last couple of seasons. I think he he has found a place where he is comfortable at Milan and has the freedom that works for him.
"The one thing they are going to be lacking in this game, however, is Kevin-Prince Boateng, who looks almost certain to be out. Without him you lose something behind the attack because he links up the midfield and attack in quite an uncommon way. Normally you have a creative player in that position but it his pressing game that does it for Milan by having such a dynamic and muscular player there. Without Boateng they may go for Urby Emanuelson if he wants to try and create something similar, although for me he is still a bit lightweight.
"My guess would be that Arsenal will win the game but not the tie, so I will say 2-1."


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Larry Greene Jr., quietly began his ascension upward in the developmental ranks last season, after being selected in the supplemental 1st round, 39th overall, by the Phillies in 2011. In his senior year of high school, the lefty batting Greene became an All-American, posting a .536 average in 30 games with 11 doubles, 19 home runs, 52 RBI and 37 walks. Greene worked out with the Gulf Coast League Phillies late in the 2011 season, after signing his first professional contract, which came with a reported $1 million signing bonus. He also spent some time at the Florida Instructional League as well that year. Despite sitting out a good deal of time at Instructs with a groin injury, the slugger was able to take in plenty of batting practice and put himself on display for the brass in attendance, who were there to see many of their newly drafted prospects. The ailment resulted in some downtime through the winter months and Greene wasn't in the best shape when he reported to spring training in 2012. That year, his first season in pro ball, Greene spent time in extended spring training getting into a more acceptable playing shape. Once the short-season New York-Penn League kicked off in June, Greene looked capable at the plate against the league's competition. As a member of the Williamsport Crossercutters, though, his reputation for having big time power seemed exaggerated, as the 19-year-old launched just two homers. Greene's .270 average with 22 doubles and 26 RBI in 70 contests were promising, however, and because Williamsport's home park, Bowman Field, is notoriously difficult on hitters, no one is fretting over his low power production. While Greene's strike out rate was much like that of a very young power hitter that's new to the minors, at over 25%, he has been praised for his plate discipline, as he tallied a very good overall walk rate of 13.7% in his first year as a pro. On defense, Greene is solid, covering enough ground to hold his own in the outfield. Additionally, the 6-foot 235-pounder's speed is average and not on the slow side at all, as some may expect of an individual with his larger frame. Expect Greene, who turns 20-years-old next week, to begin the coming season with Class A Lakewood. The Phillies have high hopes for the youngster who should begin spring training in better physical condition this year, after spending the off-season fully healthy. _________________________________________ Image- Joe Wombough
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Fishes of Georgia Atlas
Until 2009, there was no comprehensive and up-to-date information available on Georgia's exceptionally rich fish fauna. To fill that void, The Fishes of Georgia Atlas went online in March 2009 at http://fishesofgeorgia.uga.edu. The site features range maps and color photographs for 337 coastal and freshwater fish species that are known from Georgia waters.
Developing this site required combining large amounts of data from various sources, including databases maintained by the Nongame Conservation Section, the DNR Stream Survey Team and the Georgia Museum of Natural History. For each species, distribution maps were checked for accuracy and museum specimens re-examined or re-identified when necessary.
This website is dynamic, with new information added as it becomes available. The goal: Provide updated distributional information on Georgia's fishes to anglers, scientists, conservationists, educators and others.
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Thanks to Sony Vegas I lost some of the video quality, next time I should add the sound sample in After Effects.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- The first indoor track meet in the history of Merrimack College saw a number of outstanding performances by the men's indoor track team. The Warriors had three runners post Northeast-10 Conference championship qualifying times at the Harvard Open.
Any runner could enter into the event. Many colleges were represented as well as running clubs. There were also a number of unaffiliated runners competing.
Merrimack had four runners finish in the top 50 of the 3,000 meter run. Harry Mullin (West Hartford, Conn.) lead the way with a 35th place finish. John Lawrence (Peabody, Mass.) turned in a 40th place finish while John Doherty (Chelmsford, Mass.) came across the line in 45th.
Evan Mercier was the Warriors' top runner in the mile run. Mercier claimed a 67th place finish with a time of 9:23.25.
Mercier, Mullin and Lawrence all turned in qualifying times for the Northeast-10 Conference championships in February.
"Both the men and women competed very well today. We had a team goal of qualifying as many individuals for the NE-10 meet as possible," said head coach Matt Pimentel. "We went into today's race with only two weeks of running behind us. The next four weeks of training will be key for both teams. When we return from winter break we hope to achieve more personal bests at Tufts on January 15th. "
Merrimack is idle until January 15 when it takes part in the Tufts Invite.
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The celebration of Dorothea Tanning continues! Following Tanning 101 last week, in which poets Richard Howard, J.D. McClatchy, Brenda Shaughnessy, and others gathered to read selections of the 101 year old poet's work, there's a review of her second book in this week's New Yorker magazine. In the article, Dan Chiasson considers Coming to That, released this month by Graywolf Press:
Its wry title suggests her unique predicament: she is both ancient and precocious, a veteran and a neophyte, the "oldest living emerging poet," as she calls herself. Poetry has often been employed as a way of slowing down time as we experience it. This has to be part of the form's appeal to her, but its essential leisureliness poses a challenge for a poet keen to score, as it were, in overtime.
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The Gemini offers all of the features you'd expect from a Freeview equipped product, including subtitles, digital text, favourite channels and parental lock, as well as interactive services. There are automatic and manual tuning options, and once you've tuned in the channels you can reorder and rename them if you wish. A button on the remote enables you to instantly switch between TV and radio channels.
The process of recording a second channel isn't quite as simple as you might imagine, as there aren't separate channel controls for the second tuner. You have to switch the main tuner to the channel you want to record, then hit a button on the remote which changes the 'VCR' tuner to the same channel as the first. You can then change channels freely while you record, or use another button on the remote to switch to the 'VCR' tuner and check what you're recording. It's all a little bit cumbersome, but it works.
However, it's disappointing that the second SCART can only output in composite video (CVBS) and not S-video or RGB. While this isn't a problem for VCR users, those using DVD or HDD recorders with RGB inputs won't be able to make recordings in the best-possible quality.
The onscreen menu layout is easy on the eye and on the brain. The main setup menu uses welcoming shades of blue and lists all of its options in clear, legible white text. It isn't always fast to respond to remote commands, but channel changing and digital text loading times are fast enough to compensate. We're hugely impressed by the EPG, which has a Tardis-like ability to cram lots of stuff into a small area, including live TV, a programme synopsis, the channel list and all the available options.
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Tim McGraw Reveals Track List, Album Cover for 'Number 1 Hits'
Call it "Tim McGraw 101." On November 30, the country superstar will release 'Number One Hits,' a double-disc celebrating his double-decade long career. The compilation's 24 tracks range from the Louisiana native's very first No. 1 hit, 'Don't Take the Girl,' to his latest chart-topper, 'Southern Voice.' Bonus tracks include a dance mix of the song that put Tim on the country map, 1994's 'Indian Outlaw,' along with his brand-new hit, 'Felt Good on My Lips.'
Since inking his record deal back in 1990, Tim has sold more than 41 million albums and charted 31 No. 1 singles. He's a two-time CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year winner and has three Grammy Awards on his mantle, along with countless other industry honors.
Tim is debuting the 'Number One Hits' album cover art and track listing exclusively with The Boot. Check out all of the songs on the compilation below.
Tim McGraw – 'Number One Hits' Track Listing:
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1. 'Live Like You Were Dying'
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What a ripoff! NO results at all. Aside from the cost, it took a huge sacrifice in time, and requires major changes to your diet.
AFTERWARDS, they admitted that they see mixed results and it does not work on everyone. It only removes the "soft" fat that is located immediately under your skin - it does NOTHING for the harder, deeper down fat that most of us want to lose. But they do not tell you this upfront.
Also, they brag that the treatment is FDA-approved, but that is not exactly true. The LASER is FDA-approved, as all lasers must be. But the fat-loss treatment process is not something that was ever reviewed by the FDA.
And they try to sell you on the Curva supplements, but it turns out the supplements have been yanked from the shelf of all retailers, probably because it has not received regulatory approval. I did not try the supplement, and it is probably a scam as well.
was working very good for me. I lost 14.5 inches in 3 weeks and also 7 Lbs. I could fit again into my old pants. I am very happy with the results.
This procedure is a total farce, and is a ripof. I went to Sleek LLC in Denver, and paid them $1500 for 11 treatments, and I lost nothing in the targeted areas except the $1500. DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!
Will Zerona affect the way my medication works
i am in the middle of zerona - my 3rd sesion and already see noticeable difference in stomach and upper arms - the only two places i asked to have lasered. i have not even being exercising as much as i should have but have religiously stuck to my water plan of .5 ounces for every pound of y body weight. as far as zerona being painful - i dont know how - it is the so relaxing!!! i am placed on my back on a heated massage table with zerona laser on my stomach for 20 min. then i flip over on my stomach for the same treament only laser on my back. then i get a 23 minute footbath....the relaxation alone is worth it - - -but the extra inches is "for real"!
Don't do it! They give you a free session and take before and after measurements... Take your own measurements and don't listen to what they tell you!!! The place I went to tries to sell you different session packages. In my opinion, IT IS A SCAM!!!! I read some reviews on the internet that said it didn't work for them, but I thought if Dr. Oz and the Doctors had this on, it must work. In my opinion, IT DOESN'T. SAVE YOUR MONEY (over 1,800 dollars for 6 sessions)!!!! My measurements and theirs were different. I tried on a skin tight pair of pants before my first session. During this time I was going, they kept telling me I lost inches. Funny how my skin tight pair of pants were still skin tight.... My measurements weren't the same as theirs. If they tell you to do a detox or a cleanse which is also reducing your calorie intake, just do that at home. Look up on the internet (lemons, maple syrup, water, etc.....that's what this place recommended - don't forget their supplement which they want you to pay for). If you lose 10 pounds shouldn't you lose inches? Save your money and reduce your calories
Does Zerona really work?
I had a medical facility take my measurements prior to Zeltiq to make sure I had it documented to see if there were truly any changes. I didnt feel a picture would be sufficient to determine a loss since we all know how the camera can work. I had absolutely no results and have had a considerable amount of increased GI troubles. I am currently trying to get some feedback from Zeltiq in regards to my concerns but havent heard a thing back yet.
this procedure cost me over $2,000 and i am having a lot of problems with my legs now,it hurts when you get the treatments and very uncomforaable! i see no difference and neither does my daughter!
I lost very little total inches. Not worth the money.
The Zerona is an AMAZING treatment and i was first shocked by how effective it really was on people, i would probably say we have about 90% success rate with it which means 90% of the people are happy and lost 5+ inches.
I do feel though, that all the "bad" reviews out there are the results of either lack of knowledge by the practitioner or by lack of treatments.
From my experience, even though some people might see results after 6 sessions, 9-12 sessions are needed to see good results.
Zerona did not work for me. Received 6 treatments from Midwest Medical Aesthetics in Overland Park, Kansas. A total waste of money, I cannot recommend it.
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Syrian Christians urge Pope to work for peace, help them go home
By Firas Makdesi and Kinda Makieh
LATAKIA Syria (Reuters) - Syrian Christians who fled a village near the border with Turkey after it was captured by Islamist rebels say they refuse to leave the country and urged Pope Francis to pray for them and help them return home.
In March, rebels including fighters from the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front captured the majority-Armenian village of Kasab in the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Thousands of people fled to the city of Latakia and accused hardline Sunni fighters of targeting Christians and desecrating holy sites. Rebels denied the accusations.
Christians interviewed by Reuters said they hoped Pope Francis, who visited Bethlehem on Sunday, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, would pray for peace in Syria.
"The Pope's visit is a holy one, we wish for him to work for peace and pray for peace in Syria," Father Miron Owadesyan said.
The Argentinean pope made an urgent appeal for an end to Syria's war on Saturday at the start of his first trip to the Holy Land as pontiff.
In the first days of the attack on Kasab, more than 1,500 people sought refuge in the Armenian Greek Orthodox church of the Virgin Mary in Latakia city 30 miles (49 km) away.
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We bet Zayn Malik thought this week couldn't get any worse, but unfortunately it just did!
The One Direction star has been slated in the media for days, after Australian waitress Courtney 'CJ' Webb claimed that he slept with her in his London home last week, cheating on his girlfriend Perrie Edwards by his actions.
Malik hasn't been back on Twitter since, which is a good thing as it's fair to say many fans are furious with their idol, but perhaps he's had other things to deal with too as it's been claimed that Zayn has also been fumigating his home.
A pest control van was spotted at his plush pad this week and it it looks like love rat Zayn wasn't the only rodent living in the property.
A source told The Sun: "Rods and rat and mouse traps were carted into the house and garden."
Malik wasn't at home though, he was hiding away in Nottingham as he desperately tried to build bridges with his girlfriend Perrie.
The Little Mix singer is a few gigs into her nationwide tour and the 1D hunk travelled straight to see her as soon as he returned from France on Sunday, as he tried to save their relationship after the newspaper stories.
She must have forgiven him, as the pair spent the night together and although he didn't attend her concert that night, Zayn was spotted leaving Edwards' hotel on Monday morning.
Little Mix are now in Edinburgh and while Zayn hasn't been seen in a few days, it's thought he is in London taking part in Take Me Home tour rehearsals with the rest of his bandmates.
What do you think of the whole Zerrie mess and is it karma that Malik now has a rodent problem? Leave your comments below…


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There are three basic modes: highway mode, city mode and parking mode. Highway mode has a long wheel base, good aerodynamics and a lower focal point. City mode has a short wheel base, a high point of view, and higher sitting for the driver. Parking mode allows the vehicle to occupy very small parking spaces thanks to the more vertical configuration of the car?s body. The position of the driver?s seat is dynamic. It changes in sequence with the car?s body position.
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Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965)
by H. Beam Piper
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I picked up this volume because it was mentioned in Armageddon: There Will be War volume VIII. Pournelle cited Piper as a great influence on his own work, especially his Janissaries series, and included in volume VIII was a sequel to Piper's trandimensional adventure story written by John F. Carr and Roland Green. That story was pretty good, so I picked up the original to see what it was all about.
I'm glad that I did. Piper told a great story, full of humor and action, but it is clear that he knew a great deal of history and science as well. Calvin Morrison is a Pennsylvania State Trooper who finds himself accidentally transported into an adjacent timeline by an industrial accident of a more advanced civilization, in the same place but another when. He immediately finds himself embroiled in a war between princes, and makes himself useful due to his interest in chemistry, military tactics, and industrial organization. He fights. He loves. He wins.
For a nerd like myself, this is a fun kind of counterfactual speculation: how could you shape the world differently if you knew all the secrets of modern science in a pre-modern world? There are a lot of ways to do this kind of story. Twain decided to go with a rather cynical satire. This is straight-forward adventure with a heavy dose of history and engineering. In addition to Jerry Pournelle, S. M. Stirling is a modern example of this same kind of story, which is immensely fun, and I also find very educational.
For example, I wondered once what kind of civilization you could rebuild following a technological disaster like the Carrington Event. Nearly all of our advanced technology could be destroyed by a sufficiently powerful solar storm. It turns out that Stirling's novels of the Change have asked almost exactly that question. I wish I had read Stirling sooner, I would have found some answers I was looking for.
This is hard scifi at its best. You take an insight about how the world really works, and you follow the implications in some interesting and otherworldly setting. In this case, it happens to be the Fourth Level, Aryan-Transpacific sector, Styrphon's House sub-sector. Since Piper lived and died at the height of American civilization, the gifts he brings are the first-fruits of industrialization, plus a boundless confidence in the methods of sociology and anthropology, unleavened by any fears of ecological or cultural collapse. If you want to try the latter, Stirling has explored that space pretty well.
While you can clearly see the influence of Piper on later authors, there are interesting differences as well. Religion plays a very different role on Tran than it does in the Stryphon's House sub-sector. Each author has their own take on what really makes the world work, and I've enjoyed them all so far.
I was saddened to learn that Piper took his life shortly after he wrote this book. It is a cracking good yarn, and I would have liked to enjoy more stories of Lord Kalvan. John Carr and Roland Green wrote several more books following on this one, one of which is the short story that brought me here in the first place. I'll pick up the sequels, with the expectation of a homage, true to the spirit of the original.
My reaction to reading this novel in 2002.
This was a fairly engaging book.
Its battle sequences were clearer than the action sequences of some of the Paratime stories in Piper's Paratime. I didn't really try to keep track of the corresponding geographical locations in our world as Lord Kalvan aka Calvin Morrison of the Pennsylvania State Police builds an empire along this alternate version of the Atlantic coast of America. (Piper does, at one point, give a geographical listing which would make such a reconstruction at least partially possible though no maps are given. I kept thinking I was missing some in-jokes like some of the battle sites were fought on the site of American Civil War or Revolutionary War sites. I suspect Nostor is the same as Georgia since there is a song called "Marching Through Nostor" which sounds suspiciously like "Marching Through Georgia" from our world.)
While this is certainly far from the first work of military sf or even, probably (though I don't know for sure), the first sf work where a man displaced from his time or dimension builds an empire with his technological and historical knowledge, I suspect it was influential on Piper's friend Jerry Pournelle and others.
The book comes off as a more cynical version of L. Sprague de Camp's Lest Darkness Fall. Its protagonist prevents the decay of a society and introduces democracy and other things. Lord Kalvan builds an empire amongst medieval style states and introduces religious war, abides torture, suggests executing enemy priests at the mouths of cannons a la the British during the Sepoy Rebellion (and an awful pun is made about "cannon-ized martyrs"), institutes auto de fes and a secret police.
In Kalvan's defense, he is taking steps to wipe out the oppressive Styphon's House cult which has a gunpowder monopoly before he arrives and modernize his new home. I like Piper's observations that governments' decisions are only ratified on the battlefield, that states borrow time on credit and have to pay via war. It's obvious Piper knew a lot about warfare, particularly the wars of Gustavus Adolphus which form so much of an inspiration. I kept thinking that many of the battles were modeled on historical ones, but am unsure (though Adolphus' Battle of Lutzen is mentioned in connection with Kalvan's Battle of Fyk) of which ones exactly.
Of course, there is a lot of wish fulfillment here. Kalvan gets to use his historical knowledge to build an Empire, knows the use as well as the theory of edged weapons, and marry a princess. And, of course, he learns the language implausibly fast. I found that a flaw in the novel (though a flaw of convention).
The other one was the description, by Paratime Cop Verkan Vall, of Kalvan as a genius. If he was such a genius and liked soldiering, why didn't he stay in the U.S. Army (he's a veteran of the Korean War) rather than become a policeman?
Piper clearly sides with the great man theory of history in this novel.
To start I love this book. What I enjoy the most is the demonstration of how an individual might influence the world around him. Calvin Morrison is thrown into an alternate time-line, "Aryan Trans-Pacific", and has to deal with a seventeenth century society. So much to do, so little time!
I'm really so sorry that Piper was taken from us so quickly. Not the best decision by a mind that was otherwise so clear. Well if I ever get the Chrono-mobile up and running, this is one of the calls I plan to make!
I noted reading this 4 times, but it's like Forester's "The Gun", you can't put it down once opened!
Intrigante romanzo di fantascienza basato sull'idea degli universi paralleli. Un poliziotto della Pennsylvania si trova scagliato in una realtà alternativa in cui l'america è dominata da una cultura feudale. Grazie alla sua conoscenza superiore diventa un potente re, ma la polizia paratemporale che vigila sugli spostamenti accidentali tra le dimensioni è sulle sue tracce…
Intrigante romanzo di fantascienza basato sull'idea degli universi paralleli. Un poliziotto della Pennsylvania si trova scagliato in una realtà alternativa in cui l'america è dominata da una cultura feudale. Grazie alla sua conoscenza superiore diventa un potente re, ma la polizia paratemporale che vigila sugli spostamenti accidentali tra le dimensioni è sulle sue tracce…
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The Umbrella Wars.
23/01/2014 , 3:25 PM by Oshaughnessy Gillian
We've been having a colourful debate here at 720 after I shyly confessed to my colleagues that I'd taken to carting about a fold up brolly to shade me from the sun instead of a hat. Hear me out. (My colleagues didn't. They were laughing too loudly.) I get burnt really easily. It's been 37 degrees in the shade all week. I hate hat hair, and the horrible red line I get round my head if I wear a hat. I lose stuff all the time so even when I wear a hat, I leave it somewhere. Metropolitan Perth is littered with hats I have put down and forgotten to pick up again. And I can't be stuffed carting around a hat anyway. Cue lightbulb moment. I'd use my fold up umbrella made for the rain, as a sun shade. It shades more of me than a hat. And when I'm done, I can fold it up and it fits in my handbag. I thought it was brilliant. My producers, when they stopped hooting, told me it was just weird, and that made me, by definition, a weirdo. I was one step away from wearing a mask in public. Di did say she knew one other person who used an umbrella as sun shade, and they wear pyjama pants in public. So I polled the listeners. There were lots of opinions, many of them strong, some unkind, ranging from, "smart: it's bloody hot" to "crazy as a coconut, mad as a March hare."
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Aren't umbrellas used to protect from the sun called a Parasol? Much more chic!
Posted by: Jenny | 23/01/2014 at 08:01 PM
Gillian, remember the fashion secret! If you do it, it is cool!
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In Reply to: Re: ss vs tube ccs posted by Lew on June 07, 2000 at 12:06:27:
To me that is still pretty low, but every amp is an optimization exercise. I would try to boost that current - that shoud give you extra load drive from the output tubes.
That 60k number is pretty high. I would not replace it with a current source - it will not be easy to match that 60k resistance with a tube source.
No further discussions till the 19th - going on a trip.
Which is "pretty low", the current across the 60K cathode resistor in the cf (5 to 6mA) or the bias on the 6C33C output tubes (280 to 300mA)?
You yourself once suggested to me that I bias the 6C33C closer to 240mA (with ca 135V plate to cathode), so I assume you do refer to the current thru the cathode resistor in my cf. Anyway, I cannot fit a tube ccs and am thinking of using a ss ccs, which can easily exceed the 60K resistor in impedance. That was my question in the first place. But are you hinting that I should use a smaller cathode resistor so that more current will flow in the cathode of my (6SN7) cf, when the output tubes achieve proper bias? Have a nice fishing trip.
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Headlight, Xenon bulb replacement
Just replaced a burned out headlight xenon bulb.
BMW wanted almost $400 to replace it ($240 for part, plus $130 for an hour of labor, plus tax).
Instead I went for Option B and bought the bulb for $40 on ebay. The oem bulb is an Osram D1S with 4150k brightness.
I bought a DOT stamped Philips XenStart D1S Xenon from
oemxenonparts, 4300k, and it matches perfectly with the Osram. No need to replace both.
Installation required removing 2 top screws and 2 at the bottom, you need an extension to reach down. The headlight unit then slides forward and you wriggle it loose and tilt out of the cavity. A plastic cover on the back drops down to expose the bulb. turn it 1/4 turn and remove. Unplug the wire, take off the neckless type bracket, like a collar, and clip onto new bulb. Install.
Whole procedure took 20-30 minutes but this was a first time experience and I was figuring it out on the fly.
The 2 lower screws are tricky to refasten. You need an 8mm socket with magnet at bottom to hold the screw, or a nut driver with long shaft, 6 inches or so. I stuffed a little duct tape inside to make it sticky. Did the job. :thumbup:
Oceans, just wanted to know why you did not go with 6000K which is safe and many people have been using it already..
I wanted to color match it to the stock bulb. Only replaced one, not the pair.
Got it.. Cool..
How long did your first bulb stay?
Hey I just PM'd you back, sorry for the lag. Glad to see you go it figured out. Those damn bottom screws can be a pain if they drop into the bumper which I've done before.
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A couple of weeks ago we went out for dinner at a well-reviewed, newish restaurant. Though we arrived at a reasonable time, we were forced to queue for just over an hour, packed shoulder to shoulder with jostling punters. I had to fight my way to the bar while busy staff forged their paths through the crush. We drank quite a lot of their wine and at no point did I receive anything even resembling apology.
Am I, you're probably asking, going to use the next seven hundred words to publicly revenge myself for this outrage to my dignity? Am I hell - I had a bloody marvellous time and I'm going back next week to be treated just the same.
Polpo Soho has caused quite a few raised eyebrows among critics (both the paid and those doing it for love) for their decision not to take bookings. It certainly seems counterintuitive. We've grown to love the illusion that we're in control as we negotiate our reservation - though it's nearer the truth that the silken-toned door droid is operating a complex system of social air traffic control, guiding you safely into a harmless 'slot' while keeping others open for almost anyone more important. Rigid bookings lists maintain the illusion in the punter that they're lucky when they finally land the dead deuce by the swing doors. It enables the restaurant to move diner units from the feeding station through to the pecuniary extraction phase with the most cold-blooded efficiency outside of an abattoir. Bookings in fact, are what make us cattle and keep the restaurants firmly in control.
It's no coincidence that Polpo is an Italian restaurant. Along with the Greeks and Spanish, the Italians have pioneered the bizarre idea of what we might call "diner-centred eating". It's somehow possible to turn up at the busiest restaurant and ask for the most ludicrous table combination (8 people, three arriving later and two high chairs). The maitre d', an individual with the combination of genius and rat-like cunning only bred by a lifetime of restaurant service will snap his fingers and a fully-laid table will be carried high over the heads of the throng and placed perfectly for you with a murmured "I'm sorry, sir, we are busy" and the first carafe will be on the house. The way they can pack an extra booking into an already rammed room defies all known laws of physics. OK, I exaggerate. But they sure as hell don't turn you away.
It might be nascent hospitality at a cultural level, it might be the commercial acumen to never wave away a punter with money to spend. Personally, I think it's down to a better understanding of how the customer thinks.
As a I found out at Polpo, after the initial shock of being treated exactly like all the other humans, spending an hour vertically drinking with a bunch of happy, enthusiastic people, also warming up for their dinner is an infinitely more charming experience than being ushered to your 6.30 table in yet another empty international beige crypto-Ramserie, poking at the bread and being comprehensively ignored while the staff mentally warm up to massage the 8.30 booth - which may or may not contain someone off Strictly Come Dine with Big Brother X. It felt different, more human and, rather depressingly, nothing at all like eating out in London.
You might quite legitimately point out that popular restaurants have had queues since the Hard Rock Cafe and that Polpo have just been smart enough to move theirs off the street and into the bar, but it certainly seems to be working. People seem to enjoy the queue rather than be put off by it. It says a lot about our restaurant scene, about the over-hyped joints and their by now standard booking policy - "I can let you have a table at 6.30 or 10.30. Who did you say you were again?" - that a pre-prandial hour in the mosh pit feels like a triumphant blow for dining democracy.
How do you feel about queueing? Can it be managed to be part of the fun of an evening out or is it a gross inconvenience and an affront to our dignity?


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Tip # 15 – Choosing The Right Pike Bait and Lure
Pike are one of the funnest game fish to target. Evidence of the fun of these aggressive freshwater beasts can be found sometimes when fishing for bass. You know, when you are fighting that little one pound smallmouth bass and suddenly out of the depths you see a shadow, then a wake…….then BAM! A four foot monster appears and lashes out violently in an attempt to eat the smaller fish you are fighting!
Pike by nature are aggressive. They are carnivores, and aptly named the 'waterwolf' for very good reasons. It makes sense then that when we are targeting pike we are selective in the baits and lures we use to find the mammoth individuals that lurk in weed beds and under logs.
There are a few main baits and lures that we'll look at, and these are probably the most popular used by dedicated pike fishermen.
Live Baits for pike probably produce the most action. The problem really lies in the size of the bait you should be using to target large fish. Naturally, pike target smaller fish as their prey. Smaller fish such as sucker, herring, shiner and other small "minnow" species are what make up the bulk of a large pikes diet. Often, large fish will seek out injured or weak bait fish as they are easy prey and don't require much energy to get. When choosing which species of baitfish to use, be sure you consult your local fishing regulations to ensure what you are using is infact legal. Many areas have restrictions on the size of bait fish you can use as well as limits on the number of bait fish you can posses. Also be sure that you are not transporting bait fish from one body of water to another. This can result in the transport of various viruses or other diseases that could jeopardize the stability of a water body.
Live Bait Pike Fishing Techniques
- One of the easiest and most laid back methods is simply stringing up your line with a simple hook, sinker and bobber. Cast it out and allow the bait fish to swim around.
- Another relaxing method is still fishing with your bait fish swimming on or near the bottom. Fix a large sinker two or three feet up the line from your hook. Bait the hook with a live bait fish, cast out and allow the fish to swim in circles around the sinker.
- You could also consider trolling with a live or dead minnow on a large hook behind your canoe or boat.
Lures for Pike can also be used. There are a number of age old lures such as the Red Devil and the Five of Diamonds spoons that are well known pike producing lures. The key here is going large. The bigger and flashier the bait, the more likely it is to trigger a strike from these large, aggressive fish. Other options include large body baits and plugs. Usually with these lures you are going to try to imitate an injured bait fish by twitching the lure around erratically just below the surface. Other body baits, plugs and poppers will mimic large bullfrogs, muskrats and even ducks!
Lure Fishing Techniques For Pike
- When using large spoons such as red devils, try a variety of retrieves until you find the one that is working. Sometimes a very quick, erratic retrieve will instigate strikes especially when the water is warm. In cooler water, you may find that you have to slow down the retrieve and you may even find most strikes are coming as the lure is sinking just after the cast.
- When trolling, vary the speed at which you are moving. You'll also want to try trolling your lure at varying depths in order to figure out where in the water column the fish are sitting. Troll around rocky areas, weed beds and fallen trees to find the big guys hiding!
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