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Owning a Dominant Bitch - Complete by RebelmanRated 94.4%, Read 4260501 times, Posted Thu 27th of March 2014
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DONKEY-LOVING SCHOOLGIRL by alcairaRated 91.7%, Read 1317033 times, Posted Thu 9th of June 2011
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Tera's Horse Ride! by wife4hungblkRated 94%, Read 935511 times, Posted Mon 26th of January 2015
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COUSIN'S FARMYARD FUN by alcairaRated 94%, Read 917493 times, Posted Fri 3rd of June 2011
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Blackmailed Forger by RebelmanRated 94.6%, Read 723729 times, Posted Thu 11th of August 2011
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Forced Incest by imported__2355Rated 90.6%, Read 655956 times, Posted Wed 2nd of June 2010
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Bed Making Mom Chapter 2 by SimonFear01Rated 89.5%, Read 552682 times, Posted Sun 14th of October 2007
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Older Sister Is A Tease by DavidHogRated 89.4%, Read 500268 times, Posted Wed 2nd of September 2009
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Fucking his little sister and her friends by FortifyRated 93%, Read 473070 times, Posted Sat 16th of August 2014
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Party Time by KathyRated 74.7%, Read 465065 times, Posted Wed 12th of May 2004
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A Man and His Pets (complete) by Lucky MannRated 92%, Read 458619 times, Posted Wed 11th of June 2014
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A Dog Ties His Knott by MissMichiganRated 89.7%, Read 404433 times, Posted Fri 4th of June 2010
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MOTHER by Shaggybob5Rated 85.9%, Read 403441 times, Posted Wed 5th of September 2007
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Do Anything for Friends by truebutchangedRated 91.4%, Read 393231 times, Posted Sun 17th of June 2012
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Rich Bitch by alcairaRated 92.3%, Read 355185 times, Posted Fri 25th of June 2010
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Perfect Wife to Black Dick Slut - Part 1 by cuckoldpaulRated 89.5%, Read 345378 times, Posted Tue 18th of December 2007
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Fucking our Sisters!! by MR.koolRated 92.6%, Read 340731 times, Posted Sun 5th of June 2011
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Kidnapped and Horse Raped by alcairaRated 85.4%, Read 333141 times, Posted Fri 25th of June 2010
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Yes Sir, I'll do whatever you want by badgirlslovesuckingdickRated 91.1%, Read 328866 times, Posted Fri 5th of December 2008
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The Abduction And Training Of Kitty by Vanion_3000Rated 90.8%, Read 319131 times, Posted Wed 20th of August 2008
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From Perfect Wife to Black Cock Slut - Part 2 by cuckoldpaulRated 90.7%, Read 319025 times, Posted Thu 6th of March 2008
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A Damaged Teen Slut (Ch.1-2) by ILikeMyStoriesRated 93.1%, Read 313044 times, Posted Sat 17th of January 2015
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Made My MOM a Slut by DaveysonRated 80.3%, Read 298480 times, Posted Tue 9th of May 2006
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Angel: Destroyed by Dad - parts 1 and 2 by somebastard69Rated 86.2%, Read 285726 times, Posted Wed 16th of March 2011
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Eleven Days by anonymdanskerRated 92.6%, Read 282513 times, Posted Thu 26th of July 2012
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Home invasion ends in rape and incest by PO469
«Mo, Dad and the twins get abouse and forced to have sex with each other»Rated 85.5%, Read 281652 times, Posted Tue 8th of December 2015
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Case Study 301: So your family wants to become nudists and swingers! by jintinaRated 93.5%, Read 276156 times, Posted Mon 12th of November 2012
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Not so little brother: Chapter 1 by Freudian SlipRated 93.1%, Read 271506 times, Posted Sun 8th of June 2014
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To Heaven and back: One Pervert's True Story by TyLDeJRated 84%, Read 269493 times, Posted Tue 3rd of June 2008
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Her Inner Slut by zig074Rated 93%, Read 261723 times, Posted Sun 11th of March 2012
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Diary of a Slave Merchant - 2008 (Full) by eyToadRated 93.5%, Read 257352 times, Posted Thu 30th of June 2011
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Watching Her by Charlie Sanders
«Janet makes me her cuckold»Rated 92.9%, Read 255699 times, Posted Tue 16th of May 2017
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Alone in the Woods by ArtemisDawnXXXRated 92.5%, Read 255330 times, Posted Fri 1st of March 2013
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Farm Girl by alcairaRated 87.2%, Read 241686 times, Posted Sat 20th of November 2010
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Teacher Training by scouting4girlsRated 90.6%, Read 239601 times, Posted Sat 12th of July 2008
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Rape Maganet by shotgun82Rated 94%, Read 238146 times, Posted Thu 12th of May 2011
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Roses are Red by BlackRoninRated 82.3%, Read 234753 times, Posted Fri 3rd of April 2015
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The Making of Slut by C. HawthorneRated 78.3%, Read 233286 times, Posted Fri 24th of December 2004
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Neighbor Girl Needs Help by badguyloki
«Neighbor Girl Needs Help Neighbor asks for help with a getting something unstuck»Rated 93.8%, Read 229383 times, Posted Thu 11th of August 2016
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Deal with the devil by Peter_Löwenbräu_GriffinRated 90.5%, Read 228447 times, Posted Sun 18th of October 2009
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Hypnosis Sleepover by canadianalien
«How do you deal with an unrequited crush? By hypnotizing your two best friends and forcing them to fuck for your pleasure.»Rated 93.8%, Read 228348 times, Posted Tue 10th of May 2016
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Diary of a Slave Merchant - 2007 by eyToadRated 92.6%, Read 228171 times, Posted Tue 4th of May 2010
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Caught By My Sister's Friends by TheNutRated 81.8%, Read 222784 times, Posted Tue 1st of May 2007
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My Wife Becomes A Service Animal At A Ranch by 1843Rated 80.7%, Read 218604 times, Posted Mon 12th of July 2010
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Just one hour with my sister-in-law by FINCRated 76.8%, Read 218356 times, Posted Sun 13th of November 2005
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The Camp Slut- Night 1 by NightsideRated 92.8%, Read 210357 times, Posted Thu 5th of March 2015
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Do I have to? Or do I want to? by vibibottomRated 93.7%, Read 206472 times, Posted Tue 21st of February 2012
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A Mom's tale: Becoming a Slave by sexy.sissyRated 87.1%, Read 204954 times, Posted Mon 6th of April 2009
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Slutfucking: The Punishment of My Teen Daughters by somebastard69Rated 89.7%, Read 204879 times, Posted Sun 14th of August 2011
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blame the internet for me being a sissy slut by upmyassgirlsRated 91.9%, Read 200283 times, Posted Mon 11th of April 2011
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The Family That Cums Together Stays Together by wife4hungblkRated 91.4%, Read 199593 times, Posted Tue 16th of December 2014
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Her Brother-In-Law's Revenge by Rutger5Rated 92.2%, Read 198597 times, Posted Mon 28th of November 2011
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Summer Sex Camp by fbaileyRated 78.9%, Read 195342 times, Posted Fri 15th of June 2007
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Solomon's Daughters: Liz's Chapter by KaraxRated 93.4%, Read 194061 times, Posted Sat 21st of July 2012
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Incestuous Harem 6: Disciplining My Bratty Sis by mypenname3000
«When Clint's younger half-sister Lee makes a big mess, he has no choice but to spank the brat. If she wants to act like a little girl, he'll treat her like one.»Rated 89.5%, Read 193860 times, Posted Tue 22nd of November 2016
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Property of Devil's Outlaws (Part 1) by just2twisted
«A beautiful 24-year-old Asian girl goes on vacation but gets lost in a small town and quickly kidnapped by a ruthless and violent biker gang. She struggles to survive as they turn her into their personal fuck-toy, beating and raping her constantly.»Rated 91%, Read 192699 times, Posted Tue 1st of March 2016
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One slut and her dog - Part 1 by RuzeRated 92.9%, Read 188661 times, Posted Sat 8th of December 2012
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Mr. Miller Begins Using me by SuzetteRated 91.2%, Read 186741 times, Posted Sat 3rd of October 2009
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Mommys HElp ch.5 by mommyshelp2424Rated 90.3%, Read 184305 times, Posted Wed 24th of December 2008
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Dog Bitch To Gloryhole Hooker by 1843Rated 92.5%, Read 183555 times, Posted Fri 30th of May 2014
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The Gentle Maid by Old ToolRated 29.7%, Read 181105 times, Posted Sun 4th of March 2007
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Forced To Be A Stripper-A Mind Control Story by PoweroneRated 76.8%, Read 179148 times, Posted Thu 25th of November 2004
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My Photogenic Mom Chapter 3 by cameraman12035Rated 89.7%, Read 177489 times, Posted Wed 24th of September 2014
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My First Hotwife Experiance by dvorakncRated 90.5%, Read 176664 times, Posted Thu 15th of April 2010
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The Punishment of the Babysitter by brokenwingRated 83.1%, Read 176181 times, Posted Sun 8th of June 2014
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The Camp Slut- Night 3 by NightsideRated 92.7%, Read 174804 times, Posted Sun 8th of March 2015
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A cuckold with Mans Best Friend. by nibbles13Rated 90.6%, Read 173328 times, Posted Thu 6th of May 2010
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Teen Titans Chronicles by Serenity91Rated 91%, Read 173112 times, Posted Mon 24th of November 2008
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Next doors not so little girl by ivornicedogRated 89.4%, Read 171900 times, Posted Wed 11th of December 2013
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Owned Teacher Chapter 1-3 by Dad4familyRated 92.4%, Read 171456 times, Posted Sun 13th of February 2011
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Verizon Fios Players of the Game: Pittsburgh
December 01, 2012
By USF
By USF
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TAMPA - Each week following a USF football game this season, Bulls fans can vote for the Fios Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game.
After each game, fans can choose the winner out of four offensive and four defensive players that stood out that week.
After voting, fans can enter for a chance to win tickets to USF's next home football game, thanks to Verizon Fios.

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I See Stylish People
Women love fashion. We love how styles come and go, we love fabrics, textures, and patterns, and we understand color. Men, on the other hand, couldn't care less. Men just think, "I like red. I like green," and put it together without another thought. Red and pink. Red and green. Green and some other weird shade of green. What-ever! To them, it's just clothing. It's sole purpose to keep their private parts covered and perhaps to keep them warm. Come on, guys! There's way more to it than that.
How does this have anything to do with a blog on dating in Los Angeles? Well, despite the abundance of metrosexual males in this fair city, plenty of men still don't know how to dress themselves. I often find myself looking at the way a man is dressed and wondering if he's color blind. Many men use this excuse, when in fact only 8% of men suffer from color blindness. I just think their mothers never trained them to care about what works and what doesn't when it comes to fashion.
Most men determine what they are going to wear by the sniff test. They smell the pits of a shirt and check the pair of pants for stains. If it's clean, it's good to go. Never do they ponder whether a blue shirt will compliment their blue eyes. They're not looking in the mirror asking themselves "do these stripes make me look fat?" Nuh-uh. They simply couldn't give a rat's ass about any of that. Sure, they may consider a "power tie" for an important business meeting, but here in Los Angeles, that's more likely to be a power pair of jeans.
Women spend eight years of their life shopping and nearly one year deciding what to wear. The average American woman has an annual clothing budget of $1729. The average Los Angeles woman wouldn't think twice about spending that on a designer handbag or pair of shoes. This doesn't even factor in what women spend on beauty maintenance. Those mani/pedis add up, not to mention hair color, cuts, cosmetics… okay, so I am mentioning them. You get the drift.According to the Consumerism Commentary, the number one tip for frugality: don't be a woman obsessed with beauty. The fact is, women spend this money on beauty and fashion to impress and attract men.
All I'm saying, guys, is given all we do to attract and impress you, the least you could do is put a little more thought into your clothes than is this shirt clean? We know you hate shopping. Or at least you hate shopping with us—probably, because you're scared you might get stuck with the bill. There are certain looks that women find simply repulsive in men—from socks and sandals to Speedos. On behalf of all women in Los Angeles, I decided to Google fashion consultants and personal shoppers to help point the garishly garbed in the direction of style. Despite this being a town full of TV and movie wardrobe stylists, I couldn't find a single website for anyone providing a quality shopping and styling service for men. Tragic. If my book doesn't make it to the NY Times bestseller list (hurry up and buy a copy!), I may have just found my next career move. Any takers?


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This is a discussion on Fact Check? heard something odd about XD pistols the other day within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by jwhite75 Handle the Glock and XD and feel how they are balanced....the Glock will win on finish and feel. LOL And the ...
Quando omni flunkus, moritati.
Virginia Citizens Defense League
Rustburg, VA Volunteer Rescue Squad
Oh No I got an XD9,I shoot the heck out of it throw it in the range bag dirty pull it out following week shoot it throw it back in and repeat,every now and then like bi monthly I clean and lube it and repeat,finish has held up great and I never have a FTF until it gets real dirty,thats when I clean it
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
check out xdtalk.com, they have a thread dedicated to rusty guns. but, as stated, these were mostly HS2000's and early XD's.
clean all of your guns with EEZOX every chance you get & there will never be any more fear of rust on any of them.
Well, sounds like everyone pretty much answered this question. I just want to reafirm everyone and say that I have both XDs. Ones that wear fast... er, and newer ones that dont. My XDm40 is my EDC and it already has some shinny spots. Gives the gun character. I clean it ALL THE TIME, and have never had a problem with rust. Every gun will wear differently depending on type of holster and position on the body.
I wear an XD45 in a leather Rosen almost every day in FL, going on third year for this gun. Also have sometimes dunked it (in a fanny pack) while on the water or fishing (freshwater & brackish, not the ocean -- yet). The finish is definitely duller now than what I see in gun shops, but there are no breaks in the finish or rust on it (incl the springs). I really think it dulls more from range time (heat) and cleaning than from carry. Lint in the little springs is common, so I use compressed air to dust it before gunzilla. If you want an XD to carry, buy it. Although not as ugly as Glock the XD is not a good-looking gun -- and it's kinda bulky -- but it works really well: consistent, accurate, reliable. Rust should not be a problem if you clean it at least once a month.
Steve, as long as you're cleaning it on occasion you'll have no problem.
"...whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one." (Luke 22:36)
Christianity and Self Defense from a Biblical Perspective
I have absolutely no problems with my XD. I carry it daily. It does not have any holster wear on the slide (I have the bi-tone)...I even managed to scratch it on the left side of the slide and have no problems with it. Of course, I don't live in a very humid climate and tend not to sweat on it much. Keep it clean and you should be fine. I will add though that the finish on the Glocks does seem to be quite a bit more durable and resistant to scratching.
Being is sales myself...Some gun shop salesman have no credibilty and lay out a huge amount of BS....Customer comes in and likes the XD and then the salesman craps all over it to up sell to the more expensive gun.
That really annoys me when they try that crap... so I would go elsewhere to buy my gun...Negative sale tactics does not work!
To add, some feel the XD extractor is a better design as it is internal in the slide. In theroy this will be less prone to getting lint, junk, etc. in the extractor to slow it or possibly even cause it to stick. A good cleaning habit, regardless of which you choose, erases this issue.
FWIW...I like the XD better, overall, for a number of reasons.
I curious, what type of finish does the H&K or the Beretta have that makes it a better choice for that climate? Other than the money of course
Don't believe what you hear and only half of what you see!
-Tony Soprano
something I forgot to add.
I work at a range as an instructor but when it gets busy on the floor and all the sales people are wrapped up with people wanting to play with 50 different guns and never even intended to buy anything, I will help out. Now, I dont make commission or anything so I dont feed a bunch of crap to more unexperienced people. I do get tested by someone who is knowledgeable but plays it off like someone who is unexperienced, I usually see right through it. The salesmen in one of the ranges I work in get both commission and hourly wage. These guys are more likely to advise what is good, what is crap, and what is way to expensive.
A little story about that. I watched as an elderly man, maybe in his late 50s to mid 60s comes in wanting something nice, worth some money, (he said "I dont want the cheap *crap*" (insert another word)) so the salesman that was helping him went for the gusto. He went to the back and pulled out my favorite, one that I have had my eye on for a while. An H&K MK23 retails at $2,300. Now, this older guy was liking what he saw and I thought I was out of my pistol (I get employee pricing!) but then he said something I will never forget, "Im not in the service anymore, I dont need anything this high tech!" That said, he pointed at a XD40 and said, "Is that a good pistol? How much is it? let me see it." He went home that day with a XD.
That salesman didnt read his customer very well. Like I said, I am no salesman but I have an idea of what someone might be interested in. That salesman just saw dollar signs when he was asked for a good quality gun he went for the one of the most expensive ones we carry.
Price does influence quality, but the XD is one of the best in overall quality firearms on the market for its price category. My advice, do whatever research at home before going into the shop, know what you are talking about and have a good idea what your looking for. Have a set budget and stick to it. Dont buy your first trip and shoot the thing (the rental we have on the wall) before buying the new one.
The XD line is the first gun I recommend to customers looking for a new firearm.


text: HOUSTON, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The energy law firm of Burleson LLP announced today that it represented Wheatland Oil, Inc. in a $340 million transaction to sell assets in the Bakken shale play to Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CLR). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110915/DA69247LOGO) In connection with the transaction, Continental Resources will acquire 37,900 net acres in North Dakota and Montana as well as interests in more than 1,000 gross wells. As of December 2011, the net proved reserves of the wells were estimated at 17 MMBoe (million barrels of oil equivalent) with production of 2.5 MBoepd (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day). Burleson's Energy Practice team was led by Gary C. Johnson, a partner in the Houston office. Team members included Philip M. Kinkaid, Kenneth M. Krasny, Allan R. Conge and Stefanie C. Vincent. Johnson noted that " Burleson is pleased to have Wheatland as a client. Facilitating complex resource play transactions is one of the core strengths of our energy deal teams." The purchase price of $340 million is anticipated to result in the issuance of between 3.90 million and 4.25 million shares of Continental Resources' common stock to Wheatland, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The number of shares will be determined based on a 20 day average of the daily sale prices prior to closing of the transaction, subject to a floor of $80.00 per share and a ceiling of $87.18 per share. If approved, the transaction will conclude with a statutory reorganization of Wheatland under the Internal Revenue Code. At its upcoming 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Continental Resources will seek the required shareholder vote to approve the transaction, in accordance with the agreement and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.


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What are the important events that happened on April 14, 1989? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 14, 1989: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 14, 1989 is the 104th day of the year 1989 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 261 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 1, 1989 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 10,141,920 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called 'hectatetragon' day.
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If a person born on this day saved a Dime every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $774.40. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Snake is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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Grim drama opens Cannes film festival
By Mike Collett-White and James Mackenzie
CANNES, France (Reuters) - A grim Brazilian drama about society's descent into anarchy launched the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, and politics dominated the opening news conference held by jury president Sean Penn.
"Blindness," starring Julianne Moore, marked a somber start to 12 days of movies, publicity stunts and late-night revelry in the Riviera town, which prides itself on embracing weighty cinema as well as rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood royalty.
Directed by Brazil's Fernando Meirelles, of "City of God" renown, "Blindness" is an English-language adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning writer Jose Saramago's novel of the same name, and tells the story of a plague of blindness sweeping the world.
Moore plays a doctor's wife, who, like the film's audience, sees death, cruelty, degradation as well as dignity around her.
"We consider ourselves so strong and sophisticated and solid, and then one thing goes and everything collapses," Meirelles told reporters after a press screening. "We are skating on thin ice. Anything can happen and everything does."
The movie had its premiere in the evening, with Dennis Hopper, Eva Longoria Parker and Cate Blanchett among the stars joining cast and jury in front of hundreds of fans.
Penn, who heads the nine-member jury that decides which of 22 entries in the main competition receives the coveted Palme d'Or for best film, hinted that the winner was likely to be one that tackled contemporary issues.
"Whatever we select for the Palme d'Or, I think that we all are in sync that we're going to feel very confident that the ... maker of that film was very aware of the times in which he lives," the U.S. actor-director said. Continued...


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Editor's Note: The following piece comes to us courtesy of Rich Monroe, the newest member of the Sports Media 101 family. Rich will be in charge of covering the Seahawks at Seahawks 101. His first pieces are coming out today, but he's graciously consented to supply Bengals fans with some perspective on the situation facing the Bengals in Seattle come Sunday.
The Seattle Seahawks are 2-4 and it's been a long week for the team answering questions, questions, and questions after its disappointing loss in Cleveland last Sunday.
What happened? What went wrong? Was it mechanical issues? Was it pressure? Where was the no-huddle offense? What's going on with the offensive line? Why such poor third down conversions? Charlie Whitehurst… What about rookie Josh Portis? Starters, Max Unger, Zack Miller, Tavaris Jackson, and Marshawn Lynch… Will they be playing against the Bengals?
Believe it or not, but at 2-4 the Seahawks are in second place in the NFC West, behind the 5-1 49ers and ahead of the 1-5 Cardinals and 0-6 Rams. If the team can just hold on they can make the playoffs. After all, last season Seattle became the only team in NFL history to make the playoffs and become division champions with a losing record. If they did it once, they can do it again. Right?
Do the 2011 Seattle Seahawks want to go down that road? Of course they don't. But after the embarrassing 3-6 loss to the Browns and the media inquisition this week, the team reminds me of a covered wagon of settlers in an old western, where it becomes unhitched and rolls off the trail and over an embankment. The wide-eyed family is holding on for dear life as pots and pans fly past their heads. The wagon hasn't rolled over yet but just might. As the wagon rumbles towards the creek bed below, we wonder if it might crash into a million pieces.
No Seahawks fan wants to watch the teams wheels come off. Hope is a Seahawks fan's middle name. When the 4-2 Bengals arrive at CenturyLink Field this Sunday, they'll find a mean and nasty team of Seahawks with their backs against the wall and a bunch of angry fans who have circled the wagons and will scratch and claw their way to a much needed win.Tags: Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bengals, Football, NFL, Seattle Seahawks


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According to figures published by the regulator, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), the number of Tanzanians with mobile phones reached 7.562 million by 30 September 2007, up from 6.720 million at the end of the previous quarter. Vodacom led the way with 3.693 million customers, ahead of Celtel with 2.251 million, Tigo (992,036) and Zantel (553,975). In the fixed line sector the incumbent, Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL), reported a drop in the number of main lines in service from 169,135 to 160,964 in the same period.The TCRA said that while the population of Tanzania is growing at the rate of 2.7% per annum, the annual number of Tanzanians subscribing for a telephone line is currently rising by around 47% per year. Nonetheless, it notes there is still a huge gap in terms of universal telecoms access, and says that at least 80.6% of the population do not have a telephone line at all either fixed or mobile.
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Following a Berserk tie-in for the first movie and a recent Accel World tie-in, karaoke chain Pasela is continuing their history of anime promotions with a menu inspired by Berserk Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey.
Dishes include a prosthetic hand cannon scotch egg and Dragon Slayer steak
seige of Doldrey dessert plate
100 man killer Guts curry
The "Dressed Up Casca"
Speaking of cool Berserk stuff... Kazue Kato's illustration of the cast (Blue Exorcist):
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This latch has a "turn knob" latch for the inside of the door, connecting to an indicator dial for the outside of the door. The indicator dial turn says 'OCCUPIED' in the locked position, and 'OPEN' in the unlocked position.
The original Victorian version was made by Sargent, circa 1900. The internal mechanism has been improved from the original version. This latch has springs and positive latch points, and comes with a steel connecting square shaft, with cut-point marks on it for various door thicknesses. Supplied with a surface catch.
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What is the DNO?The Development Notification Order (DNO) is a legal notice that exempts a range of generally minor developments from full development permit application procedures, if these satisfy certain criteria. A simplified notification process, which nevertheless still takes into account mandatory safeguards and policy requirements, may apply vis-à-vis some developments, whereas other interventions may not require any such notification at all.
DNO notification procedure A DNO notification to MEPA requires the following:• a site location plan;• plans/sections/elevations explaining the proposed interventions, using conventional colours where modifications to an existing building are involved (3 copies);• 2 good-quality colour photographs representative of the site; and• the correct building levy (as established in the Building Levy Rates Regulations and reproduced in this document).• All notifications to the Authority should be made by a qualified Perit.
The notification will only be treated as validly submitted once all the above requirements have been duly fulfilled. Once validated, MEPA will respond in writing within 30 days, also returning endorsed copies of the submitted plans, clearly stating whether works are permitted or not. Provided that all applicable provisions are duly satisfied, development is deemed permitted if the Authority does not reply within 30 days from valid notification.
Any resulting permit is valid for one year from official endorsement or deemed approval, and works must be carried out according to approved plans. If the terms of the legal notice or mandatory policies are infringed, or if case officer is misled by incorrect/incomplete/equivocal information, or if works do not reflect the approved development, then the Authority may still stop works or take further action. This also applies if development is carried out after permit expiry.
General exclusions applicable to all Classes of permitted development:No development is permitted by the Development Notification Order if: 1. It runs counter to approved policies, plans, legislation or policy guidance, or is not correctly and completely indicated in any submission to MEPA.2. It is contrary to, or would circumvent, conditions/limitations of a permit/clearance/licence issued under Development Planning Act or Environment Protection Act.3. Works are carried out after expiry of clearance or after repeal/relevant amendment of the legal notice permitting them.4. There is illegal development that cannot be sanctioned under the DNO.5. It requires/involves formation, laying out, material widening, expansion, extension or re-engineering of means of access to a road [Not relevant to Class 3 development].6. It involves direct access from an arterial road, or creates obstruction/distraction to persons using a vehicular road, causing likely danger to such persons.7. It requires an environmental impact assessment or an environment planning statement, a traffic impact statement, or any other assessment or report required by the Act or any other legislation.8. Any works connected with the development involve or entail the demolition of, or direct or indirect damage to: (a) any wall constructed in random rubble (sejjieħ) or random uniform rubble (laqx); (b) any dry-stone huts (giren and similar structures) or any other structures protected under the Environment Protection Act; (c) underground infrastructure; (d) caves; (e) fossiliferous or infilled fissures (dagħbien); (f) archaeological features; (g) historic buildings, underground shelters, or other built or rock-cut historic structures; (h) cisterns or water galleries. (i) It involves the destruction, uprooting or damage to existing trees.
Fees payable in accordance with Building Levy Rates Regulations LN 356/10:Development Notification Orders (Alterations)- EUR 60.00Development Notification Orders (Extensions/New Development) -EUR 120.00 Unless as indicated in the 'fee" column in the table below, any DNO notification will be charged the minimum fee of EUR 60.00
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They've always had a penchant for artillery so it's no wonder Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were spotted at a special screening of "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" last night (August 6).
Out for morning press duties, Sienna Miller paid a visit to the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Tuesday (August 4).
Joined by her "G.I. Joe" co-stars Channing Tatum and Rachel Nichols, the trio helped usher in the opening bell before checking out the happenings on Wall Street.
Stepping out early this morning in New York City, Channing Tatum was spotted leaving his swanky hotel for another round of interviews to promote "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra."
The "She's the Man" stud looked fantastic as he strolled past photographers and fans, sporting a grey suit teamed with a black shirt/tie combo.
Hot on the promotional trail, Sienna Miller was out bright and early for her "GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra" duties in New York City on Monday (August 3).
Kicking things off, the "Layer Cake" cutie stepped out in a lovely red dress as she paid a visit to the "Today" show in Rockefeller Plaza.
She's been working hard to promote her new movie "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and earlier today (July 29) Sienna Miller was spotted at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea.
She's been working overtime on the promotional trail, and earlier today (July 27) Sienna Miller was spotted at the Japanese premiere of "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" in Tokyo, Japan.
The "Hippie Hippie Shake" hottie looked sexy chic as she arrived at Lala Port Toyosu sporting a sparkly black jacket with matching high-waisted trousers and some massive peep-toe platform heels.
Continuing on her promotional trail, Sienna Miller was spotted at a photo call for her new flick "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" in Berlin, Germany today (July 23).
The "Factory Girl" actress looked lovely as she posed for the paparazzi alongside costar Dennis Quaid on the rooftop of the Hotel de Rome.
She's no stranger to high-profile promotional gigs, and earlier today (July 20) Sienna Miller was spotted drumming up interest in her new film "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra."
The "Factory Girl" actress arrived at Simmer on the Bay in Sydney, Australia for a press conference via boat, smiling and waving to fans and press.


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The Geneva YMCA is hosting Finger Lakes Brewfest at the new Geneva Events Center on June 21, 2014, the first day of summer from 5-10 PM. Billed, "It's good for what ales you",Finger Lakes Brewfest features tastings from some of the best small breweries in the area, local food specialties, and musical entertainment from Jamie Notarthomas, all along the shores of Seneca Lake.
Pre-sale tickets are $20 and include, free parking, admission to the event, commemorative glass, and twenty beer tastings. Day of the event tickets are $30. In addition to the breweries, Dana's Timeout, Parkers Restaurant will have exceptional food offerings. Red Jacket Orchards and Muranda Cheese Company will provide tastings.
Tickets are on sale now at the Geneva YMCA, 399 William Street, Geneva, NY or by ordering online, www.brownpapertickets.com. For more information or questions, call the Geneva YMCA directly at (315)789-1616.


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05 sti mod questions
So Im looking for a used 05-06 sti to buy. I found a 05 all black sti with 53,000 miles. The guy said he would sell it to me for 19200 out the door (its at a dealer). I can tell he doesn't know much about sti's because I asked him several questions about it and what kind of custom exhaust it had and he didn't know(couldn't even tell me if it was turboback or catback). I plan on doing a cobb stage 2 so I would be happy with a full turboback. The things it has on that I don't like are: injen CAI(I'll take that off immediately), has a greddy adjustable blow of valve(don't want that either), and has a apex controller(which I am unfamiliar with).
If it has a good turboback, I think I'll just by a cobb accessport and swap the CAI for cobb's sf intake and run a stage 2. I'd rather just put a stock bpv back on vs the bov that's currently on it. And the apex controller....is this worth keeping???
Any thoughts?? Alls I want is a cobb stage 2 tune and I'm completely satisfied. How would y'all go about doing that with the current setup of this car??
Make the dealer put it back to stock and then buy it. No telling how the car was treated before hand with those mods on it. I would stay away from it, but thats just me.
i would make the dealer return everything to stock but keep the controller. its a good mod and if you ever want to change the boost its simple.
[quote=burtonstiguy;248502]i would make the dealer return everything to stock but keep the controller. its a good mod and if you ever want to change the boost its simple.[/quote]
It's not a good mod
Ask the dealer to pay to take it to a reputable tuning shop that can tell both of you what's actually under the hood. If the dealer says "I don't know", he's either a) an idiot b) hiding something c) lazy
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Messina walked into the empty offices in the prudential building in March 2011 with a single box of personal items.
Instead, they fought by proxy, like cold war superpowers trapped inside the so-called prudential building.
Eisenhower was a prudential, common sense Republican, who loathed extremism and arrogant ignorance.
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From a prudential penitence he had arrived at a genuine one.
But it is clearly not prudential considerations of this kind by which they are mainly actuated.
Impatient to glance behind, she only refrained for prudential reasons.
These were prudential reasons, which he dilated on for some time.
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mid-15c., from Medieval Latin prudentialis, from Latin prudentia "a foreseeing, foresight" (see prudence). Related: Prudentially. Prudential, the U.S. insurance company, dates to the 1870s; its logo featuring the Rock of Gibraltar dates from c.1900 and was widely known 20c.


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Cold Roses and Nik Greeley among those to perform at this year's 2nd Street Festival
It was announced Monday that the 8th annual 2nd Street Festival will take place on Sunday, August 7th. 2nd Street will be shut down between Germantown and Green as Northern Liberties is inundated with food trucks, vendors, beer gardens, workshops, and more. The Festival is free and all ages are welcome to attend. Continue reading →


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Apple Inc. took one of the most ambitious products it has ever created and hid it inside an iPhone.
At one point on Friday, a Globe and Mail editor – a former technology section editor, at that – passed by my desk, where one of Apple's shiny new iPhone 4S units sat next to a now-dated iPhone 4. The editor picked both phones up and looked them over, convinced he could tell one from the other just by studying the outsides – he couldn't.
The iPhone 4S, as far as design goes, is an iPhone 4 clone. Only two slight seams on the sides distinguish the new model from the old. The design is still beautiful, the on-board speakers are still terrible, the physical buttons still in all the same places. So similar-looking are the two phones that people who held both at the Globe offices immediately turned into those optometrist patients that can't decide between lens 1 and lens 2. Maybe the iPhone 4S is heavier? Maybe not? About the same?
But those similarities end once you peer under the hood. In terms of technical specifications, the iPhone 4S is a beast, running on a new dual-core chip that Apple claims can make the phone up to twice as fast. In reality, that claim is about as disingenuous as sales that advertise prices "up to" 50 per cent off. There's very little you can do with a 4S that will actually feel twice as fast. Game apps definitely run more crisply, thanks to Apple's new-found emphasis on faster graphics processing, but the difference between the 4S and the plain old 4 isn't mind-blowing. Both are still among the three or four smoothest-running phones on the planet.
The biggest hardware differentiator between Apple's two phones isn't the processor, it's the camera. The 4S comes packed with an 8-megapixel lens that takes exquisite photos. In fact, everything about the still and video camera capabilities of the 4S is absolutely stellar, from the 1080p high-def video to the low-light image-capturing. This is the first cellphone camera that doesn't appear to filter its subject matter through the eyes of a fast-moving drunk. If you've got a low-end SLR, this phone may just be a replacement.
Call quality is also supposed to be better on the 4S, thanks in large part to Apple's new anti-death-grip engineering that's supposed to keep signal strength high no matter how you hold the phone. All this may be true, but we didn't see much difference in call quality between the 4 and the 4S, except in cases where we went out of our way to hold the devices in outright silly ways. Data download speeds also seemed faster on the 4S. It's not next-generation, lighting 4G stuff, but there were no delays in playing YouTube videos on the 3G connection (although you'll probably spend most of your data-eating time running on a Wi-Fi connection, if you value your life savings).
In terms of software, the 4S comes with all kinds of major and minor improvements. The most immediately noticeable new feature is iCloud, Apple's new service that lets you back up and synchronize pretty much everything – contacts, music, photos, apps, whatever – among your various gadgets. Not only is it a great idea, and incredibly easy to use, it's also probably going to make the overall Apple ecosystem that much stronger, as customers begin to trust the company to store and transfer all their personal data.
Unfortunately for Research In Motion Ltd., the 4S also marks the debut of iMessage, an instant messaging service that seems purpose-built to steal users from BlackBerry Messenger. The premise is the same – chat with friends for almost no cost – and Apple has built the service into all kinds of media-sharing menus throughout the iPhone.
There are myriad other improvements hidden throughout the newest version of Apple's mobile operating system iOS5. There's a better message notification system. There's a greeting card-mailing app that's easy to use and almost completely pointless. Everything is just a little smoother, a little more refined.
And really, none of these improvements are what make the 4S fascinating. Apple has hidden something else in here, something that may one day be remembered as a milestone in the Star Trek-ization of consumer technology. It's a creepily intelligent voice recognition system and all-round digital butler called Siri.
Basically, Siri is voice recognition software in people clothes. Hold down the home button for a couple of seconds, and it starts listening. Then you talk: "Who are you?"
"I'm Siri," the phone responds. "Here to help."
And from there on in begins one of the more ambitious feats of artificial intelligence and voice recognition. Google Android fans will complain that a lot of phones can recognize speech – in fact, there are some voice recognition tasks that Android phones can do better than Siri. But where Apple's new digi-assistant shines is in its ability to understand context: "Do I need an umbrella today?" you ask.Report Typo/Error
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Mason Crosby split the uprights, unlike last season.
The punters kicked the ball high and far, unlike last season.
The returners caught the ball and found running room, unlike last season.
Special teams periods were sprinkled throughout the scrimmage, which is a carryover from what's taken place during the first week of training camp. Last year, a typical practice included 10 minutes of special teams. This year, the special teams period runs for 15 minutes, with extensive work on individual drills, and a 5-minute period later in practice.
"It was obvious that there was an emphasis on special teams," coach Mike McCarthy said. "We were able to get a number of field goals kicked, both with the No. 1 field goal and field-goal protection. Also we wanted to create an environment for our punters to continue to compete with the emphasis there in the last segment. We definitely accomplished that. There will be a lot of quality film for us to grade and move forward in the training-camp process."
Crosby showed continued signs that he's broken out of an early funk by drilling 7-of-8 field goals, including kicks from 51 and 53 yards from the hold of punter Tim Masthay. His only miss was from 44 yards, though that was on a shaky hold from punter Chris Bryan.
That the performance came in front of about 47,000 fans at Lambeau Field rather than the cocoon of the Don Hutson Center was especially meaningful, considering the number of Doubting Thomases in attendance. Hearing the boo birds wouldn't have been a good starting point for a kicker who hasn't progressed since leading the NFL in scoring as a rookie.
"Yeah, it's a scrimmage, but it's Lambeau, we have the fans, everyone coming out and watching. It's a game-like situation, we have to perform," Crosby said. "That's what people want to see. It was good to come out here and hit the ball well and see that the operation is as sharp as it needs to be. That's the main thing. We're working really hard on it and making sure it's as solid and consistent as we can possibly have it. It's early in camp still, and we're moving along. This was a good night to get moving forward."
Crosby is coming off a miserable season in which he made just 28-of-38 field goals, including the playoffs, and missed five times at Lambeau. The season started well enough, with 11-of-13 accuracy in the first five games, but he finished 17-of-25. He missed a kick in eight of his final 11 games — or 8-of-10 if you discard the Tampa Bay game, when he didn't have an attempt.
Crosby has had to pick up the pieces by doing double duty. Not only has he had to focus on himself and his mechanics, but he's had to train two new holders. Masthay has some experience, dating to his college career at Kentucky, but Bryan has been imported from Australia and is learning all the nuances of the American game.
Crosby sees the positive in that after struggling with punter Jon Ryan as a rookie in 2007 (79.5 percent), punter Derrick Frost and quarterback Matt Flynn in 2008 (79.4 percent) and Flynn and punter Jeremy Kapinos in 2009 (75.0 percent).
"We can kind of mold and work together so that it gets perfect for all of us and make sure that we're comfortable all together as a unit," Crosby said. "I said it early in camp: We have to earn that trust. We've got to work on it and make sure that operation's flawless. Tonight was as close as we've been. We need to keep sharpening up. As we move onto this week, it just needs to keep getting sharper, each preseason game and each week and make sure that we're as perfect as we can be."
Of the holders, Crosby and Masthay seem to have the best connection, their 0-for-2 start to training camp notwithstanding.
"I think that the whole process between Brett and Mason and myself is progressing," Masthay said. "I hope Mason's starting to get more comfortable. He hit some great balls tonight."
The punters provided another positive sign. Each got five attempts, with Bryan earning the statistical edge with a 50.4-yard average compared to 47.0 for Masthay. Both had 62-yard bombs. The scrimmage ended with each punter kicking with the line of scrimmage at the 1-yard line, the 35, midfield and the opposing 45. In the backed-up situation, Bryan nailed a 56-yarder, with Masthay answering with his 62-yard blast. In their pooch-punting opportunities, Bryan's punts garnered fair catches at the 9- and 5-yard-lines compared to Masthay's 10 and 11.
"I thought they did well," McCarthy said. "That's what we wanted. We wanted to try to create as close as we possibly can to a true game atmosphere, put pressure on them from the four areas on the field, and I thought they handled it very well. It's going to be a very good competition. They're both very talented. I have no question that we are so much further ahead than we've been here the past two years just with the individual ability at the punting position. But as we all know, it's all about performance, and we're trying to create that environment to test these guys from a performance perspective as much as we possibly can."
To up the ante, McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson watched the punters from behind the formation.
"It's funny because people would think maybe punting in front of 70,000 people is the intimidating part or the part that gets your heart going," Masthay said. "Really, with Mike and Ted back there, that gets my heart going more a lot of the time. It's good because it makes you really, really focus all of the time."
A third reason for optimism was Brandon Jackson, who returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. While it came against a scout kickoff team, the return was well-blocked and Jackson hit the gas when he found a lane up the right sideline. It was an eye-popping display from someone who was probably third on the depth chart behind Will Blackmon (out as he rests his surgically repaired knee) and Jordy Nelson (out after being injured on a long reception early in the scrimmage). Moreover, Jackson has never returned a kick in the NFL and had shown absolutely no big-play ability as a runner or receiver in his first three seasons.
Plus, the No. 1 coverage units had no trouble corralling the scout team returners.
All in all, it was a promising first step for a special teams unit that was horrific across the board last season. The Packers' special teams ranked 31st in the league last year. Next week will be a great measuring stick. Behind returner extraordinaire Josh Cribbs and special teams guru Brad Seely, the Browns posted the NFL's top unit.
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I read a couple of comments about new stairs construction but can't seem to find the threads now so I will ask here. I am wondering what might be the best kinds of glue to attach the treads and risers (red oak) to Doug Fir stringers. I was planning to use about 2 1/2" galvanized finish nails for their superior holding capacity but for glue I seem to have heard different advice. At the local hardware stores there are construction adhesives in tubes, I think one is Loctite brand. I have used Liquid Nails in the past and thought it was pretty good, and I have basic wood glue but maybe there is a better glue out there. I assume that for stairs you don't want to compromise on materials as they take a lot of stress over the years. Any advice (fasteners or glue) will be appreciated.
i would go with screws over nails, and a blue label wood glue should be just fine
Unless you want to have to plug screw heads stick with the plan on finish nails.
I only use constrution adhesive. It fills any voids and helds keep the treads from squecking.
unless you can hide the screws go with the nails, any good wood glue will work.
x2, I'd prbably go with screws if it was the only project I had.
but since its not and I wouldnt have the time to spend plugging the screw heads, nails and glue it would be for me.
(lots of glue, avoid the squeaks)
If you do it right....you don't need a lot of nails.....
I would put down the tread first with a liberal coat of const adhesive under it.....then put the riser board in....this will hold down the back of the tread....then a few nails in the front to hold it down. In reality, the nails are really only there to hold things in place until the glue dryes.
You should be putting risers in before treads btw. I use pl400 premium and 2-1/2" finish nails (no need to be galvanized). Screws are nice but hard to match plugs later. The glue will do all the work. If you can get to he backside you can pocket hole the risers before installing them and attach glue blocks from underneath. You can also get screws in from the back of the riser into the tread.
To determine which has the superior holding capacity, construction adhesive or wood glue ( Elmer's if you like ), do a test . Glue 2 wood blocks together with both products and let cure for a day or two . Shear test - Set the edge of one block on a sturdy solid surface and hit the other block with a hammer . If your test result was anything like mine was several years ago you'll quickly see which you want to use .
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I always installed the riser first also, that way I could nail the riser to the back of the tread for support. Always put glue where wood touches wood. I used 10d coated finish nails on the treads, but if you wanted to use trim screws they would leave a hole just a hair larger than the head of a 10d finish. The trim screws also use a square drive.
Good old liquid nails works for me.
Assuming you start at bottom and work your way up, will be a face nailed riser, then a tread, then riser, then tread....
You can hide some of the nails in tread, under riser or maybe baseboard along wall.
Will not hide them on the face nailed riser.
I have installed them myself, now days just hire it out, if I did it everyday would be more efficient at it, every couple years and have to relearn tricks .... more efficient for customer to hire someone that is all they do is stairs.
But a trick I learned along the way and most here probably know it already.
I just use my finish gun to shoot them down, 1 3/4" nails with glue is all you need.
Same the pro's use around here.
Trick is, the oak is porous wood. if you apply a oak colored wood filler and then sand smooth, it will fill the pores around the nail hole. You will see those areas.
If you apply your first coat of poly or sealer to the wood first, will seal those pores, only thing left is the nail hole.
Before second coat, you apply the wood putty and sand, and second coat.
Those nail holes will disappear. You will know exactly where they are, and have to search to find them, nails only applies mechanical pressure while the glue dries.
Screws are good for newel post and sometimes attaching a rail to a wall.
I have a plug cutter I put in my drill, can use a drop from same wood am working with and make my own plugs, pretty close match to wood, but you need to look at the drilled area, look at the grain and color of the wood, select the area to cut your plug for best match ....
Sometimes you jump up and down hoot and holler ... I NAILED THAT ONE!
sometimes is errr! sometimes need to pull them back out and try again.
I would never use screws on stairs unless required for that particular part of process.
Ok....maybe it doesn't apply in my case......I already have my stairs framed with both treads and risers.....when I do the finish work it will be on top of wood. So in my case, installing the riser after the tread helps to lock it in place.
wood glue doesnt stop squeaks. construction adhesive does, not only does it bond the tread to the stringer but it acts as a contact for wood on wood. .when wood moves and rubs on wood it squeaks thats why floors in old homes squeak . they didnt glue the boards down
as for screws.. unless you can get to the underside and use glue blocks for screwing from below just face nail
There are a few reasons why I do risers first
-in cases where there is already ceiling up under the stair, you can nail or screw through back of riser into tread.
- if there is any separation between riser and tread the space will only be seen looking down from the top as opposed to being seen at eye level as one walks up the stairs.
- the riser can be shimmed from the back (between the back of riser and stringer) to keep it straight, this way there s no need to scribe in a tread.
- open stair applications with returned treads.
miller knows his stuff. ive finished only a handful of stairs and been around countless stair guys.. both them and myself use the methods miller describes.. its proven to stand the test of time.. wood glue is best left for the mitres on the mitred open skirtboard and scotia molding that hides any gaps between the riser and tread above
glue/nailing stair treads & risers
Thanks for all the good advice.
Is there a rule about not mentioning brand names? Except for liquid nails, I see a lot of adhesives in tubes (at Home Depot for example) but still am not quite sure which one to buy. But my other hardware store is the old fashioned kind with experienced staff so I will ask there for "construction adhesive".
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Ten percent of all the executives polled said they intended to add bodies during the first quarter of 2011, while five percent said they'd reduce. That nets out to five percent of growth, which is one percent lower than the company's forecast for this quarter.
"Over the last couple of years IT got swept into the category of general employment in discussions about layoffs and unemployment, but IT never felt the brunt of it like other specialty areas did," according to John Reed, executive director of Robert Half Technology.
"There was some impact; a lot of people saw it in their compensation -- loss of bonuses or frozen salaries," Reed said. "We're starting to see a bit of a tailwind in hiring, closer to where it was in Q4 of 2008."
Overall salaries will only increase 3.4 percent. Like Reed said, though, combine positive hiring numbers with positive salary numbers and you're talking an OK first quarter for IT.
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String Theory, The Singularity, and UFOs
The running-in-circles that ufologists have been guilty of, in the past and even more so now [2008], has to stop.
Constant reversion to Roswell [Kevin Randle, Stanton Friedman, et al.] and other past UFO or flying saucer events has been unproductive, to say the least.
Physicists provide a working template for how UFOs should be studied or conjectured about.
After Newton and Einstein, when classical physics were tempered by quantum physics [quantum mechanics and quantum theory], physicists have provided hypotheses about the basic building blocks of the Universe – string theory among them – and what the Universe is basically made up of or sprung from -- the Singularity.
Physicists haven't been any more successful at resolving the questions in their related fields of study than ufologists, but ufologists haven't provided new, paradigm-shifting hypotheses about what UFOs are.
Yes, there have been some interesting conjectures, such as that from Mac Tonnies (who posits a concomitant Earth race that is subliminal), but each hypothetical rumination actually end up being rehashed ideas that have popped up often, before, by quacks and legitimate UFO researchers, such as Jacques Vallee.
The "new" hypotheses" are wrapped in fresh language, but underneath lies the same tired, old speculations that arrived in 1947 and fleshed out in the 50s and 60s.
Meanwhile, physicists have presented new, original, creative ideas about the Universe and the building blocks thereof.
Their methodologies (math, calculus, et cetera) remain the same as that in Newton's day pretty much. But the proffered theories are new whereas there are no new theories for what UFOs are.
The UFO phenomena are rooted, by ufologists, in prosaic and/or mundane subjective explanations.
As we keep reiterating, ufologists -- even the smart ones (and there are a few) – do not or cannot create a new paradigm from which UFOs can be researched or studied in their essence.
The accretions within or rather upon the flying saucer/UFO morphology just can't be set aside by ufologists or the UFO community.
The reasons for this are emotional, psychological if you will, and almost ingrained it seems in the minds of those who are devotees of the UFO mystery.
It took courage for the quantum physicists to break with their colleagues who were immersed (and are immersed) in classical physical theory.
It will take courage by some ufologists – we need a new sobriquet for UFO study – to break with the past and those ufologists who just can't let go of it.
It will take a new breed of ufologists [Heiser, Hudson, et al.] to bring about a truly fresh, invigorated hypothesis, or hypotheses, for the UFO phenomena.
Those tethered to the old explanations, and even the old UFO episodes, have provided nothing and must be set aside, ignored if any progress in solving the UFO enigma is to be had.
This is obvious, just as it was obvious to some physicists that Newton and Einstein had to be set aside in order to get at the real reality that those men sought but couldn't quite get a handle on.
The epithet "ufology" has to be dumped and even the working name for the aerial phenomena, UFOs.
We've written this before, many times, and we understand that the UFO old-guard [Hall, Clark, Connors] and middle-guard [Kimball, Redfern, Bishop, Tonnies (maybe)] are not about to be shoved aside by what they see as newbies to the fray.
But that was also the case with the new physicists – Kaku, Smolen, et al.
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Tallahassee, Fla. - The Florida State Women's Soccer team fell 1-0 to visiting Brigham Young University on Friday, April 4 at the Seminole Soccer Complex as the Seminoles dropped their first exhibition match of the spring. With the loss, FSU fell to 2-1-1 this spring with only one match remaining on the schedule.
BYU All-American Katie Larkin provided the only scoring in the match finding the back of the net in the first period. Larkin split a pair of FSU defenders and gently tapped the ball past diving goalkeeper Kate Milstead for a 1-0 advantage. It was the first goal allowed by Florida State this spring as the Seminoles had posted consecutive shutouts in their first three exhibition matches.
The Garnet and Gold found the back of the net twice against the Cougars but both goals were negated on a foul and an offsides call. The foul occurred on a header by Erika Sutton while Sanna Talonen was called for offsides.
"It's just a spring game, and we evaluate it as a spring game, but there were some very good things that occurred tonight," said head coach Mark Krikorian. "Even though you always want to win, the result of the game is inconsequential. The spring is about how the players are progressing in the things that we're working on in training which will help us in the fall. It's all about the fall."
Florida State will wrap-up its spring exhibition schedule on Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. as the Seminoles travel to Melbourne, Fla., to take on UCF.
2008 Florida State Spring Schedule
Saturday, February 22, 2008 - at Georgia, T, 0-0
Saturday, March 1, 2008 - at Auburn, W, 2-0
Saturday, March 22, 2008 - Florida, W, 2-0
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Saturday, April 12, 2008 - vs. UCF, 2:00 pm (Melbourne, Fla.)
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