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London: Lionel Messi admits winning the World Cup with Argentina is the only thing missing in his glorious career.
Barcelona's superstar striker made history this week after claiming an unprecedented fourth Ballon D'Or on the trot. Lifting the World Cup will surely end the debate as to whether he is rightly hailed as the greatest player in football history.
Messi, 25, already has his rightful place in the pantheon of the game's greats but readily concedes he would swap any of his Ballon D'Or trophies for the ultimate prize in football ' a World Cup winner's medal.
Messi said: "Winning the World Cup is what is missing. The truth is, yes, I would swap a Ballon D'Or for the World Cup, I've always felt like that. Nothing compares with being world champion. "I want to achieve things with Barcelona and with my country, which I've always said is my dream," Messi told a British tabloid.
Even though he only won the Copa Del Rey with Barca last season, Messi cast a giant shadow over all of his rivals with his 91 goals for club and country in 2012.
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo was second in Fifa's vote and Messi's Barca teammate Andres Iniesta, who led Spain to victory in Euro 2012, came third.
Messi set a stonking La Liga record with 50 goals and became the first player to score five in a single Champions League match in the 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
He also set a record for most strikes in a Champions League season with 14 ' and was top marksman in Uefa's elite competition for an unprecedented fourth successive year.
The Argentina wizard said: "It makes me so happy that many important people talk well of me. Each year my objective is to grow, not to stay with what I have. As for what I don't know, I want to try and learn and get better."
With 18 months left before the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, expectations back in his homeland are huge that Messi will finally deliver on the biggest stage. Amazingly, for all the plaudits he receives in Europe, Messi has had to withstand fierce criticism back home in Argentina.
Things reached an all-time low when Argentina flopped in the Copa America on home soil 18 months ago after losing to Uruguay on penalties in the quarter-finals. Then Messi called for unity and since then there has been a remarkable transformation in Argentina's fortunes.
They did not lose a game in 2012 and currently sit top of their group in the South American qualifiers.
The Barca ace added: "Last year I was welcomed back home in a spectacular way because the people are now behind the national team. It had been a long time that this chemistry had been lost and I am happy we finished the year so well."
Meanwhile, Messi has sent a signed shirt to Gerd Mueller after the Argentina forward broke the former Germany striker's record for the number of goals scored in a calendar year in 2012.
"For Gerd Mueller, my respect and admiration, a hug," Messi wrote on the shirt, which had his name and number 10 on the back.


text: Educators gathered at UMaine on Wednesday to discuss the framework for Maine's K-12 science curriculum. But while there, they were informed that what they're working on would affect students nationwide. The state education commissioner announced that Maine has been chosen as one of the states to work on a national effort in science education. "We have a group working nationally to develop the next generation of science standards. They are looking for states to partner with, that are going to take a lead role in developing those standards," said Stephen Bowen, Education Commissioner.Maine educators will work with groups from other states to come up with a standardized curriculum for all American schools in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. This group hopes to help foster a passion for these subjects in their students, so they may someday choose a career in those fields."We need to think holistically, how do we take and begin to get students exposed to the possibilities so they're comfortable with science and do want to pursue the careers that are vital to Maine's economy," said Dana Humphrey, UMaine Dean of Engineering."We have a tremendous need, the workforce, our employers, our CEOs right here in Maine are telling us we need highly skilled, highly trained workers that have a rich, deep background of skills in the STEM fields, in science, technology, engineering, math," said Bowen.The national announcement on this effort for new science standards will be made on September 20th. At that time, the other states participating will be revealed.The goal is to be able to debut the national standards by late next year.

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Nathan Scheelhaase passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns to lead Illinois to a surprise 45-17 win Saturday over Cincinnati.
The Illini (2-0) went up 21-0 in the second quarter and survived a Bearcat rally to stay undefeated.
Scheelhaase threw to 11 different receivers. The biggest catch was Steve Hull's 22-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. It capped a 99-yard drive and put Illinois up 28-10.
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Scotland Yard is this year asking the public to pick the winner of the force's award for outstanding bravery by a police officer.
Twelve officers are shortlisted for actions including tackling an armed robber and saving a woman trapped inside a car sinking in a lake. Londoners can vote on the force's website.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Met Commissioner, said: "Such remarkable acts of professionalism and selfless acts of bravery are often carried out in the Met, but rarely remarked upon.
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Pc Daniel Strong, 41, who was on plainclothes patrol in Hanwell in March when he spotted a man in a post office holding a gun to a cashier's head. As the man got on a scooter to escape, Pc Strong kicked him to the ground. He recovered a loaded gun and £50,000.
Pcs Ryan Perry, 38, and Marc Cash, 27, who were called to reports of a woman trapped in a sinking car in a lake in Barnet in February. Seeing the unconscious woman partly submerged inside, they jumped into the water and swam to the car, using a hammer to break a window and free her.
Pc Cash said: "The cold water just took our breath away and I felt it hard to take my next breath. We tried to stand but we started to sink into the mud at the bottom of the lake and the water came up to our chins so we had to swim throughout the entire rescue." The woman was unhurt.
Four response team officers who rescued a couple who were seriously injured by a Staffordshire bull terrier in a house in Hounslow. Pcs Natasha Evans and Tim Davies first tried to drag the couple free. Pc Edward Bengree then fired his Taser but the dog snapped its wires. The dog was running towards him when Pc Darren Greenall fired his Taser and subdued it.
Pcs Dave Hill, 41, and Andrew Thomas, 40, of the specialist rope team, who grabbed a man as he appeared to throw himself off the roof of a building in Soho during a G8 demo in June. They were there to stop anyone escaping and when the man ran towards the edge they wrestled him to the ground.
Sgt Steve Brown, 35, of Islington police, who arrested a man armed with a Samurai sword who had stabbed a stranger in the street on Christmas Eve last year. He asked Ahla Timofei to put the sword down but instead he began swinging it at the officer, narrowly missing his face and neck. Sgt Brown then tried to use CS spray but it had no effect so he hit Timofei's arm with his baton causing him to drop the sword. Timofei was detained for life in a mental health unit last month.
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text: A Simple But Valuable Dog Training Command-Kennel By Rhett Kermicle You've probably often heard that it's a good idea to "crate train" your hunting dog. A dog that accepts his crate or travel kennel as a pleasant place is much easier to manage when you're on a trip. If you don't have your dog in an outdoor run, a crate can also provide a safe place to keep your dog when you're away from home for a few hours. This is a better option than leaving him loose in the house or garage where, as most people find out the hard way, a dog will figure out a way to get into trouble if you're not there to watch him. Training your dog that his crate is a pleasant place has benefits that go far beyond your convenience, however. The simple command, "kennel," has a hunting application as well. That's because training a dog to go away from you and toward an object in the field is just as important as teaching him to come when called. For example, pointing dogs should have no reservations about getting out and away from their owner in the field. For retriever owners, the simple process of teaching a dog to go away and into a crate is a great first step in teaching the concept of blind retrieves. Teaching a dog to enter his kennel starts early. Every time you put your pup in his crate, praise him and give him a treat. It won't take long for him to think of his crate as a good place to be. The next step is to get him to run into his kennel from a distance. Start with the dog on a check cord and stand 3 to 4 feet away from the kennel. Lead him in with the check cord and reward him. After a couple sessions of this, you can add an electronic collar to the process. Without giving a command, apply the lowest stimulation you know your dog can feel and lead him into the kennel with the check cord. It's very important to use a collar with ultra-low, easily adjustable correction levels. I prefer the SportDOG Brand® e-collars because they allow this. You are not supposed to be punishing the dog. Instead low-level stimulation becomes his cue to head to his crate. As soon as his front feet are in the kennel, turn off the stimulation. Repeat the process over several days, gradually moving back to 25 feet. If you've progressed out to that distance gradually, the dog should be happily running into his kennel, which he now sees as a safe zone. Finally, you can add the command, "Kennel," to the process. But the word isn't really what's important here. What matters is that you have taught your dog to go away from you on command and that the dog doesn't think of you as the safe zone. In the field, your dog will quickly come to associate "Back" or "Hunt 'em up" or whatever other commands you want to use as his cue to go away from you. An additional point to remember during this phase of your dog's training is to continue working on other commands your dog already knows at the same time. You want to keep your dog "balanced," responding to all commands equally well. You don't want your dog to go away every time you use an e-collar because there will be times when you need him to come back to you on cue as well. As with all dog-training programs, teaching your dog to go away is a step that builds upon previous exercises. I've been archiving information to take you through the training process. BACK


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Do you think we could get lucas arts to make a Mando game? I mean I think theres plenty of people, besides us, who would pick up a new starwars game especially if if looks good. Mabey another Bounty Hunter game for Boba Fett? I dunno. I'm sure theres lots of different things that you could do with it. I would love to be able to play as a mando in a game about mandalorians. What do you think? there enough people interested who know the right people, maybe we can get something going?


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VAN NUYS (CNS) - A Calabasas man was sentenced today to 50 years to life in prison for killing a 17-year-old El Camino Real High School student and soccer goalie, who was gunned down outside his family's home in Winnetka last year.
Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic denied the defense's motion for a new trial for Jason Alejandro Schumann, 26, who was convicted Sept. 19 of first-degree murder for the Jan. 11, 2012, killing of 17-year-old Francisco ``Pancho'' Rodriguez.
The teenager -- who had just returned home from a soccer game -- was shot in front of his home in the 6900 block of Cozycroft Avenue when he went outside after a red-haired woman or girl knocked on the door and asked for him by name. He was shot three to four times in the chest and back.
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She called her son's loss ``devastating'' and said she has had to continue her life with a broken heart.
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Re: Algorithm Analysis Course: Should I use Mathematica for projects?
On 14 Jul 2012, at 20:10, Richard Fateman wrote:
> You have a course on Mathematica? Do you also have a course on Python? On C? On Excel? on PHP?
> what kind of college is that?
No, only on Mathematica ;-)
Actually it is a course on symbolic algebra algorithms such as GrobenerBasis, Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition, Integrate etc. But Mathematica is the only tool. We also have a yearly Mathematica project contest (with prizes from the Dean of Mathematics and the Dean of Computer Science).
As for the university, it is the largest university in Central Europe and its computer science students just won the silver medal in the World Programming Championships ;-)
though I don't think they used Mathematica ;-)
Actually, the oldest university in the same country has a much older Mathematica course (again called "Symbolic Algebra" but only Mathematica is used) and they also have a yearly Mathematica contest. We have only just started plagiarising their ideas.
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This has been a week of health stuff.
Found a real doctor this week. No I haven't been sick, but I haven't had a primary care physician in a very long time so I figured it was about time to get one. He was very nice and seemed really on the ball. Something odd I've noticed about myself… the only time I am ever self-conscious about my scars is when I go to the doctors. Whenever the nurse reaches for my arms to take my blood pressure I can almost see her biting her tongue as her eyes run over the deeply pronounced white lines running up and down my arms. As I've mentioned before… I don't hide my scars, they're a symbol that I'm still alive, that I made it through a very rough time for me. I don't purposely wear long sleeves or lots of bracelets so I often forget that medical professionals will actually take a look at me and pass some kind of judgment. At the same time when my new Doctor actually asked me, "Are those scars self-inflicted" I was a little impressed. Most people avoid it. Of course I answered truthfully, yes they are. All he said after that was, "Do you have someone you can talk to about anxiety and stress?" "Yes, I have a therapist." He seemed satisfied with that.
Psychiatrist extended my leash to two months! When I first started going it was every two weeks, then fluxuating between every two weeks and every month. It's been once a month now for a while. Yesterday she asked me if she thought I would be ok going two months and instead of coming into the office for my Rx, she'd give me a refill. Progress! Seriously, Pristiq has been nothing short of a miracle drug for me. Nothing, nothing, has helped me out the way this has. No side effects, and my baseline mood has been Okay! Not Depressed, not even mildly Depressed, but Okay, even Good some days. This, in and of itself, is extraordinary for me.
This is especially great for my productivity at work. I've accomplished enormous amounts of work and the fast pace, high stress doesn't seem to be getting to me at all.
Therapist has really noticed the improvement in my mood as well and she's quite proud of me.
Though she is noticing that I am avoiding my feelings and avoiding thinking about the future. At this point I really feel like I'm just living day to day. I don't see the future for myself. I don't know where it's going to go. I have no goals, no expectations, no path… except to keep on doing what I'm doing. One day at a time.
She's concerned that I'm not putting any thought into what I want out of my relationship with Tech Boy. I mean, first off, it's a little early to call it a relationship. It's definitely too early to think about whether I see a future with him. Putting that kind of pressure on it takes out the fire. I just want to feel. I like playing house but do I think he can really handle who I am? If I'm honest, we're very different people. We're both engineers, both very athletic, like the outdoors, scary movies, and cooking (and he'll eat just about anything which is a total bonus in my book), but he doesn't read, is more into parties and drinking, hunting/fishing, paintball, electronics… yanno, real guy stuff. He doesn't satisfy that artistic creativity and mystical spirituality that I adore. The element of fantasy that I like to lose myself in. These are things that I really bonded with Friend over. However, where Friend was too soft and I wish he'd be more aggressive, Tech Boy seems to have a more natural aggression which I enjoy. Hell, Lady Friend had the art, the spirituality, the intelligence but a complete lack of aggression and I couldn't keep hold my interest. Is it all a trade off? In the end do some things not mean as much as you think? This is why I can't really think about a future… I come up with lists and ruminations of all the things I want and compare and contrast and is this right and will I miss that if he doesn't have it or what if I decide that there is a thing, something I really do want, that he doesn't encompass, but we've already gotten so involved that I can't just end it and it's too late. I'll have hurt him and driven myself crazy in the process of obsessing about how things should be but in reality never actually are. Bloody hell, I'm going to do this anyways, but I'd like to at least enjoy the ride for a bit first. Is that too much to ask?
Therapist kept talking about making sure to take it slow and really get to know each other. Asking if he's respectful and this and that. Then she said, "You'll set appropriate boundaries though right? You're good at that, right?" I actually laughed, "No." I may have a massive amount of internal conflict when it comes to being physically intimate with men, but it doesn't stop me. I have an uncanny ability to ignore what is best for myself and do what feels good in the moment. Especially as I know I will use physical intimacy as a means to avoid emotional intimacy. If I can distract someone with my body they won't think to get close enough to actually see me. Keep their eye focused on the superficial and they won't see all the damage buried below the surface. They won't see what's bad in me. Sometimes it's just easier to have sex than it is to talk about things I'm not sure I want to talk about.
I've been avoiding writing my letter to Friend too. Honestly I haven't done this at all. I don't want to. I don't want to think about how I feel about him. I don't want to feel anything about him. I don't want to bring those feelings back to the surface because frankly, it still pisses me off. I'm still angry at him, I still have a lot of resentment towards him, a lot of disgust and hatred towards his wife. How they handled everything with me was incredibly selfish and insensitive. I was good enough to shoulder all their problems, be there to take care of them, be his sole support system, but when all was said and done, they completely tossed my feelings aside and changed things so abruptly it was like running into an emotional wrecking ball. And I was expected to just accept it and move on. Because, yanno, that's how I roll. Wrong. Grr. Ok, clearly I have a lot of feelings on the subject, but still. Therapist thinks I should tell him! She thinks I should write this letter and actually express these feelings to him! Is she kidding? No, I'm not going to do that. I'm not letting him that close to me again. He doesn't get that kind of emotional ammunition anymore. He decided he didn't care about me enough so he's not privy to the more vulnerable places I have. Therapist thinks that if he was really as good of a friend as I think then he'd be able to handle it and acknowledge how I feel. Yeah? And what if he doesn't. What if all he has to say is too bad, it was fun while it lasted but you were alone there? I can't handle hearing that. Close, but not too close, and that would definitely be too close.
Still she thinks my ability to remain friends with him, has been good for me in many ways. While at the same time it has probably extended my grieving period because I see him so frequently and he talks to me every day. It's important that it didn't just end. So many of my relationships just stop (or explode) and I never speak to that person ever again. Sometimes by choice, sometimes not, but it's pretty typical. That I am able to continue working through my feelings and issues with him and remain friends with him allows me to face my pain on some levels and forces me to deal.
She's also still concerned about my throwing up. I was doing really well with no bulimic instances for a bit, but then I did on Sunday after Tech Boy left and again Wednesday night. I was really lonely and I just needed something to do to fill the space. She thinks I'm doing this as a way to avoid dealing with the emotional emptiness I'm feeling from the loss of prior relationships. It's a theory. Instead of dealing directly I'm trying to fill the void in other ways. Maybe, maybe not. I just don't want to get fat. I don't want my flaws to be visible.
Therapist set some Homework assignments for me and for the life of me I can't remember what they are. I need to start writing in my journal every day again. She definitely wants me to write this letter to Friend – which btw, I will NOT be reading to him. It was something about Friend, something… GAH I can't remember. I hate that. I'll have to call her. Ugh.
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Since i bought the car 2 1/2 years now. I have been hearing the brake cracking or squeaking or something else that i can't explain but its horrible for the past 2 1/2 years. Mostly it does in the morning or the car had been sitting in the lot for a couple of hrs. Every time i brake on for a stop light, sign or anytime i need to stop. It make this sound so loud that i think the people near by can hear it. its so embarring sometime. For the past years since i bought that car. I took it for complain and they said that its normal. So i keep driving until 3 months ago 2 years since i had it. The dealer told me to change my brake. But since its cost too much that i bought all four from automotive shop and install it myself. Yes it took awhile until i understand how to put it with the help of my dad. Got it on and took it for a drive. YES that sound come back again and even louder than b4. SOMETIME when it get really loud I have to press it hard 1x release and press again so i don't have to hear it. I do that almost every days. can you guy tell me how to fix them cuz they are very ennoying and frustrating. thanks


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|Why not setup a tent and put a flood light or heat lamp inside it... that would raise the temp locally to high enough that the IP2KE and SikaFlex 291 would cure properly.
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I own a Jeanneau Attalia 32 1986 with some rust spots on the keel. I decided to investigate and ended up removing the sealant that I could remove, with a razor blade, around the hull keel joint.
I then sanded about 2 inches under the joint to as much shiny metal that I could, some spots are still black and no matter what I do they stay black, I suspect this is normal on cast iron.
After much reading, I found an article in this month Practical Sailor that basically walks through what was needed. Here is what I am planning to do:
1) Use Emery paper cloth to finish my sanding job
2) Clean with solvent
3) Use Interlux Viny-Lux Primewash to prime the metal
4) Cover with 2 coats of Interprotect 2000E
5) Re-Sealed the hull to Keel Joint with Silkaflex 291 lot, this is really a beading job (on this boat there is no keel stub, the joint is directly under the hull at a 90 degree angle)
6) Apply Antifouling
I was hoping that someone could help me out with this, the first problem that I have is that I need 50F or 10C minimum temperature to do this, looks like I will not get this in time for launch (I am in Toronto on Lake Ontario). Has anyone experienced using these chemicals at a lower temperature lets say in the 45F/8C range? Are there any other options, I really need to do this, this weekend, and these are the temperature ranges forecasted?
I also wanted to know anyones experience with Cast Iron sanding, I mostly have shiny metal with black spots, I tried wire brushing, 35 grit paper, the black spots dont come shiny, is this normal ?
Finally any comments on using Sikaflex for the joint? Should it be applied to the bare metal or on top of the epoxy coat ?
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For my Bersa Thunder .45 UC Pro, I have a Crossbreed SuperSlide. OWB, and very close to the body. Won't conceal it with a t-shirt, but with the pearl snap checkered shirts that I wear, it disappears when worn at about the 4-5 o'clock position.
This is a discussion on Is there a happy medium between IWB & OWB? within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Leading up to me getting my CHL I've been obsessing non-stop over holsters. Mainly whether to carry IWB or OWB. I know I'll experiment with ...
Leading up to me getting my CHL I've been obsessing non-stop over holsters. Mainly whether to carry IWB or OWB. I know I'll experiment with different types of both, but I'm just wondering if any of you have found that "sweet spot" holster that provides the best of both. I've ordered a Jak Slide from Galco hoping that I've found it. The idea of carrying IWB kinda wrecks my nerves a little bit. But even the most concealable OWB holsters seem like they forfeight a fair amount of concealability. The Jak Slide seems like it addresses both of these issues by keeping the gun as close to the body as possible, being inside the belt, and it's technically not a IWB which is good.
Am I on the right track here? Would appreciate any other advice or suggestions.
For my Bersa Thunder .45 UC Pro, I have a Crossbreed SuperSlide. OWB, and very close to the body. Won't conceal it with a t-shirt, but with the pearl snap checkered shirts that I wear, it disappears when worn at about the 4-5 o'clock position.
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My husband has started making IWB and OWB holsters. Very high quality and nice. He charges about $40-45 with a 3-4 week lead time.
You can find him on Facebook under Taktical Holsters or on the high road forum
He has made the nice convertible holster. Its kydex shell with leather backing but cut so that it can go OWB and looks nice, but has enough leather to still be worn IWB. Its a nice mix.
Check him out if you would like! He made me a nice black leather and one for my G19.
If the Jak Slide you are talking about is the thin leather strap the covers only the trigger guard (also called a Yaqui Slide), there was a thread a couple years back where a guy had an ND when reholstering in his car. It turned out the holster had stretched and the holster itself got caught in the trigger guard.
If this is the type of holster you are talking about, I would shy away. If it is something else, then the above probably does not apply.
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The only happy medium I've found is to get 1 good OWB and 1 good IWB holster. I can guarantee you that you will probably encounter a situation where you will need to carry IWB for concealment.
IMO, a decently firm/unyielding, close-fitting, mid- to high-riding pancake style holster that sits outside the belt provides about as good a combination of comfort with concealability as exists. Whether that'll be sufficient for your needs depends on the mix of characteristics you're requiring and what trade-offs you're willing to accept.... any of you have found that "sweet spot" holster that provides the best of both.That's the basic trade-off: concealability, comfort, accessibility. There are also some other distinctions, such as ease of reholstering, that might be worth considering, but you're pretty much on the right track. There's no way to know until you've tried a few, and compared the pros/cons on your own body with your own clothing and statute challenges.... addresses both of these issues by keeping the gun as close to the body as possible, being inside the belt, and it's technically not a IWB which is good. Am I on the right track here?
Ditto on the idea of having a good one of each: IWB, OWB. You'll inevitably find utility in both.
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Obsessing? Over holsters? Can't be.
Welcome to the club.
I think half the fun is researching holsters. I just placed an order for yet another one last night, the Theis IWB.
You didn't mention what gun you plan on carrying (until you change your mind). I too have been looking for the perfect OWB that rides high and tight for my Glock27.
I have this on order and should be here any time now after a 7 week wait. FIST, INC.
I picked this OWB up this weekend at a gun show as I wait for the FIST and for $30 am quite happy with it... http://www.donhume.com/index.php?mai...products_id=53
And now this one is on my radar if the FIST isn't quite perfect (link is specifically for G26/G27). 26, 27, 33 — DeSantis Holster
Or maybe this one... Side Guard Holsters - OWB Holsters - High Slide
Or maybe one of these... belt holsters
Well you get the idea. Be sure to set aside a little money with each holster you buy to help towards the nuthouse when you get committed. ;-)
Here at the rock, we have two basic rules...
Glock 27 for every day carry (LCP for deep conceal when necessary)... Glock 23 for the home.
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Anyone ever use BellyBand holsters? After first getting one for carrying while jogging, I have gone almost exclusively to BellyBand for my usual carry, Glock 19...
Duk tape...you can tape that sucker just about anywhere you want canted,sideways,upside down it's not a problem...concerned with carrying one in the pipe and having a ND ...worry no more a couple wraps a Duk Tape around the trigger guard and you couldn't get a 2 yr olds booger hook on the bang switch
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Honestly, I think you're just going to have to experiment.
I started my cc life, carrying IWB @ 3:30. I then progressed through every option/configuration, and years later ended up preferring (you guessed it), IWB @ 3:30. I'm pretty sure all of the nerve endings behind my right hip are dead now, and it feels like there is a permanent canted groove there, so I carry IWB even when in the woods. IWB keeps it in tight, and prevents it from snagging on underbrush, arm chairs, seat belt buckles, etc..
But that's not what works for everyone else. Welcome to obsessing about holsters.
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Eddie House had a decent first year in Boston, coming into town to provide the role of the back-up point guard for Rajon Rondo for most of the season.
His quickness and ability to catch and shoot the ball were the strongest parts of Eddie's game. He had the ability to get the ball up the court in a hurry, put up a shot when needed, and was dangerous from beyond the three-point line as well.
House was a big part of the Celtics' success through the first half of the season and into the second half until Sam Cassell came around. Cassell took some of Eddie's playing time, but did not fit into the playing style of the fast-paced Celtics, allowing Eddie to take over again late in the playoffs.
Eddie finished the year by appearing in 78 games and averaging 19.0 minutes off the bench in those games. He had decent stats off the bench as well, averaging 7.5 points and 1.9 assists per game.
In the playoffs, Eddie was not used nearly as much as he should have been due to Sam Cassell getting most of the playing time. Towards the end of the Cleveland series, Eddie began to see more minutes again. He appeared in 21 playoff games, but his numbers dipped down a bit from his regular season averages. Eddie only averaged 2.5 points 0.9 assists per game in the playoffs.
However, he had great numbers in the NBA Finals and was a big contributor to the Celtics huge comeback win in Game 4 against the Lakers. Eddie had 11 points in that game and hit key shots the bring the Celtics back into it.
Eddie will be back again next year and will continue to play his role of the back-up point guard to Rondo. He might share time with Gabe Pruitt however, but can still help by giving Pruitt tips and tricks to help his development.
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Is the interior lighting (dome lights) supposed to be LED lighting? (2008 DTS lux-II) I really hate the dim LED bulbs, and with a 150 Amp alternator the car should be able to support nice bright incandescent or even halogen bulbs. I have only had this car about a week and it is my first modern (?) Caddi so I really don't know a lot about it.
I am wondering if the P.O. swapped the bulbs out to be cool. I am hoping so because then I could swap them back and have bulbs bright enough to be useful. I am afraid though, that if the car is designed for the LED's and I stuck regular bulbs in there I would screw something up.
All Cadillac DTS' have LED interior bulbs. Im not sure how hard it would be to switch out because I loved mine.. on another note however the lighting in my DTS was very bright... almost blinding
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The interior lighting in my Caddy is also very bright.
Re: Interior lighting 2008 DTS
I guess I'll have the service guy look at it next time I have the car at the dealer. Pretty much can't read anything with smaller print than a playing card unless I hold it right under the light.
I'll try and grab a picture tonight after it gets dark so you can look and tell me if what i have is normal.
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Here is a quick pick that pretty closely resembles what I actually see. There *is* usable light in a couple of focused zones, but dog forbid if you should want to look for something in the center console or by your feet. I put a flashlight in the center console for those occasions. I am always dropping stuff I need to find.
the lighting in my '14 Subaru or my '86 Chevy G20 Van are both twice as bright plus they throw an even light all over the cabin.
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Aged just 22, Eric Lomax was captured by the Japanese in the fall of Singapore in 1942 and forced to labour on the Burma Railway until the end of the war, enduring great privation and outright torture after being found in possession of a radio.
In later life, he became reconciled with one of his tormentors, an interpreter, Taki Nagase, and their meeting on the bridge over the River Kwai was filmed for a 1995 documentary, Enemy, My Friend?
That year Lomax's much admired autobiography The Railway Man was published too and turned into a TV drama Prisoners in Time starring John Hurt. Eric Lomax died last year at the age of 93: the premiere of this big screen version of his story at Toronto was attended by his widow, Patti.
It stars Colin Firth as the older Eric Lomax, concealing not just his hurt but his rage beneath an appearance of composure. It's Firth's great knack: however remote, distinguished and gentlemanly he appears, you always know there's secret grief within.
We first meet him in 1980 when, on one of his obsessive train trips around the North, he meets the much younger Patti (Nicole Kidman almost but not quite concealing her world-class appeal in dull clothes and British manners). This first little section is charming, as Lomax wins Patti over with his reserve and dry humour: "If you think Warrington's interesting, wait till we get to Preston", he says.
If their romance and rapid marriage has a Brief Encounter vibe, perhaps that's just a way of suggesting how locked in the past Eric still is? Patti soon realizes that her husband is still so haunted by what he lived through and cannot speak about that he is unreachable – and, enlisting the help of one of his former comrades in the veterans club in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Finlay (Stellan Skarsgard), she encourages him to confront his past by going back to the place where it happened, where Nagase now works as an interpreter.
The film progresses by the unimaginative device of alternately progressively revealing Lomax's wartime experiences in flashback and carrying forward the story in the present, until the two meet in the final scenes of reconciliation. This parallel track ends up dissipating the tension of both past and present and giving us too easy a perspective – it might have been better either to have stuck strictly to chronology, neither leaping forward nor back, or even to have reversed it completely and begun with the end and then gone backwards.
Since this is a film all about not being able to escape the past and live in the present, how the two are integrated is a crucial decision – and the solution adopted by the director Jonathan Teplitsky and screenwriters Frank Cotterell Boyce and Andy Patterson feels too safe and ready-made.
As the young Eric, Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) is excellent, with a hopefulness and openness that are gone from him after his ordeal. And the cathartic final truth and reconciliation meeting between Lomax and Nagase is inevitably moving: "I don't want to live that day any more", says Lomax. "Neither do I, I have suffered too", says Nagase and they embrace: "Some time the hating has to stop."
The Railway Man is thoroughly well made and pretty faultlessly performed by its leads but for such a classic World War Two story it's surely a little too late in the day.
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Yup, that's real wood. Cadillac may be the only US carmaker that uses it anymore. It's varnished to keep it looking glossy. Glad to hear you're liking the car!
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Just picked up a 2006 XLR. Glad to find this forum! I also have a broken hinge for the cup holder lid. It looks like the cupholder/ashtray assembly is broken off where the lid connects. I ordered Part: 19167175 for $33.98 from GMPartsDirect. I'll folow the directions I found here for removing the console. Thanks Much!
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Congratulations on your new XLR! I apologize that you have a broken hinge on your cup holder lid though! I hope the repair goes smoothly. Please keep us updated after you complete it. I hope you are enjoying your vehicle other than that. Please private message us if you have any questions or concerns regarding your vehicle.
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Okay this must be contagious because I just purchased a very clean 04 XLR and it too has a broken hinge on the cupholder lid. Is this due to passengers accidentally using it as an armrest or something. I mean I am somewhat pleased to know it's not some strange isolated problem and that theres tons of feedback available but I'm really gonna have to pay more attention tothe mechanics of this thing.
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Effect of Vitamin D3 on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
This study has suspended participant recruitment.
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Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ulrike Lehmann, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 4, 2011
Last updated: January 8, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
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Detailed Description:
The aim of this study is to investigate whether a supplementation of Vitamin D3 can be used to reduce atherosclerotic risk factors.
|Hypertensive Disease Deficiency of Vitamin D3
|Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3 Dietary Supplement: Placebo
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effect of Vitamin D3 on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: a Randomized Trial in Human
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Vitamin D
Drug Information available for: Cholecalciferol Vitamin DU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Ulrike Lehmann, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- blood pressure [ Time Frame: after 8 weeks of supplementation ]major outcome variable is the decrease oy systolic blood pressure in the treatment group in comparison with the placebo group.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: vitamin d
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3
daily dosage of 50 µg Vitamin D3 for 8 weeks
Other Name: cholecalciferol
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
daily intake of placebo
Detailed Description:
It is the objective of this study to investigate whether a supplementation with Vitamin D3 can be used to reduce atherosclerotic risk factors such as hypertension, inflammation and hyperlipidemia. The research question is whether Vitamin D3 can lower blood pressure in mildly hypertensive subjects who are naive to antihypertensive medication, whether Vitamin D reduces the level of systemic inflammation and whether Vitamin D3 has an effect on blood lipids.
major outcomes:
- decrease of systolic blood pressure in the treatment group in comparison with the placebo group
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- human volunteers with mild hypertension
Exclusion Criteria:
- use of antihypertensive medication
- use of vitamin d or calcium supplements
- known renal, inflammatory or malignant diseases
- hypercalcemia or hypercalciuria
- participation in other clinical studies
- use of tanning booths during the study
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01501916
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01501916
Sponsors and Collaborators
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
|Study Director:
|Jutta Dierkes, Prof. Dr.
|Institut für Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 22, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Ulrike Lehmann, Principal Investigator, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01501916 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 4, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 8, 2013
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vitamin D
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Bone Density Conservation Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 22, 2017


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August 12, 2010 By Indrajit Basu, International Correspondent
India -- a country where just one IP address is shared by as many as 10 Internet users -- isn't yet IPv6-enabled. Still, while its Asian peers have long started migrating to the new generation Internet Protocol, it seems that India is suddenly waking up to the inevitability of IPv6, and is rushing to catch up with the rest of the world.
Late last month the Indian government finally released a detailed roadmap for IPv6 migration. The roadmap has not only set a tight deadline for migration by the government and its departments, but is also trying to partner with the service providers in the country's IPv6 migration pursuits.
"The government and its departments are very big users of IT products and services," says RM Agarwal, the deputy director general of India's Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC), "as E-services are increasingly gaining importance for governments to connect with people." TEC is the technical arm of the India's Department of Telecom (DoT) that released this National IPv6 Deployment Roadmap for implementation by "all stakeholders" including the federal and state government departments.
"What is important to note here," said Agarwal "is that while the government has to give IPv6 migration the initial push, it is completely dependent on the large Internet service providers. Until this sector starts offering IPv6 services the government cannot migrate to IPv6."
Agarwal says that although the government doesn't really fear the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses anytime soon, "and neither does it fear a shutdown of its services when IPv4 addresses does get exhausted," in a scenario of depleting IPv4 addresses, "a larger pool of addresses has already become necessary for India to ensure that government departments are not limited in the rollout of increasingly innovative and citizen-centric services."
Agarwal said that with the initiation of 3G services and Net-enabled devices that will follow, he forsees a looming shortage of IP addresses by August of 2012. "The DoT feels that ICT use would be severely restricted if the country's networks are not fully IPv6-enabled by then."
Consequently the compliance deadline is tight. For instance, the DoT hopes to complete all decision-making processes, policy developments, business plans, equipment selection, designing networks, etc, by March 2011, and launch the basic IPv6 services by March 2012.
"That's an ambitious target, considering that barring one or two service providers, India has hardly any IPv6 adoption," said Amitabh Singhal, ex-director general of the Internet Service Provider Association of India, and now a telecom consultant. "But even if India fails to meet the deadline -- given that the current Indian Internet user population is not expected to leapfrog in the next two years -- I do not think networks will start shutting down."
In 2009, India had 18 million IPv4 addresses, with less than 0.018 IP address per Indian citizen. In comparison, the U.S. has the largest chunk of
IPv4 addresses extending 5.3 IP address per U.S. citizen. China too, commands a large chunk of IPv4 addresses although it is still 0.15 addresses per capita.
China started migrating to IPv6 in 2006 with the creation of the China Next Generation Internet (CNGI). CNGI was conceptualized to become the nationwide backbone to integrate all services in China for fixed, mobile, GRID and Research. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China also managed to showcase its IPv6 capabilities. Reports say that the country now possesses the largest IPv6 network.
India's other Asian peers, like Taiwan and South Korea, were also well ahead. Taiwan's e-Taiwan initiative for instance ensured that the government networks were ready to use IPv6 by 2007 and by 2008, six million broadband users were already using IPv6.
South Korea's IPv6 commenced in February 2001


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Josh Beckett pitched only one bad inning Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park, but it was one inning too many. Beckett gave up four runs in the top of the fourth, and Kansas City Royals starter Luke Hochevar quieted the Boston offense to beat the Red Sox, 4-3, and give Kansas City the series split. With the loss, the Red Sox lost a half-game to the idle Yankees in the AL East.
Beckett cruised through his first three innings, facing the minimum nine batters and striking out four. His breaking ball had a nice 2-8 movement that confused Royals hitters. When they took what looked at first like an off-the-plate pitch, it often clipped the right-hand corner, picking up 18 called strikes. They fared little better when they swung at the pitch, often swinging over the ball's sharp downward movement, part of 16 total swinging strikes.
Given a two-run lead to start the fourth, however, Beckett lost his command, walking the first two Royals after getting two strikes against each. Beckett also hung two strikes on DH Billy Butler, but then left a 1-2 fastball middle-in that Butler crushed to straight-away center for the three-run home run. It was the first home run Beckett had ever given up against the Royals.
The Royals did not quit with the home run, however, with right fielder Jeff Francoeur doubling on a liner to left field that Drew Sutton couldn't quite snare. Third baseman Mike Moustakas doubled Francouer home five pitches later to put the Royals up 4-2.
Beckett allowed just a single and a walk through the next three innings, but the Red Sox never came back. Beckett suffered his fifth loss of the season after giving up four earned runs on six hits, and three strikeouts in seven innings.
Beckett's loss marked his first at Fenway of the season, and his first ever against the Royals.
For the second time in the series, a Royals pitcher with a bad incoming record (6-8) and a high ERA (5.29) shut down the best offense in baseball. Despite Boston's combined 1.188 OPS against him, Hochevar gave up just two earned runs on six hits (five singles), a walk and six strikeouts in seven innings. His command was incredible, getting 23 called strikes, and his slider often fooled Red Sox hitters with how quickly it would drop in the strike zone.
Hochevar's only mistakes came in the third, when he allowed a single to Jason Varitek to lead off the inning. Yamaico Navarro doubled Varitek to third, then Jacoby Ellsbury singled to right to drive them both in and put Boston up 2-0. Adrian Gonzalez's single – one of two Thursday – put runners on first and third with one out, but Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz (a combined 0-8) both struck out to end the scoring opportunity.
Staked to a two-run lead after the fourth, Hochevar clamped down, allowing just a walk and a single over his final four innings of work. He picked up his seventh win of the season, lowering his ERA to 5.15.
Sterling, error-free infield defense by the Royals backed Hochevar up: the Red Sox grounded out 14 times, including 10 times against Hochevar.
No one was happier to see a pitching change than Dustin Pedroia, who could not hit off Hochevar in three appearances (he did walk and steal a base, however). Pedroia led off the eighth and hit a full-count inside fastball from reliever Greg Holland into the Green Monster seats, extending his hitting streak to 25 games and cutting the deficit to one run.
Sutton hit a one-out infield single off closer Joakim Soria in the ninth – Sutton's second hit of the game – and Terry Francona pinch-hit Carl Crawford for Varitek. Crawford hit a 1-2 offering deep to right, but the ball died at the warning track for a loud second out of the inning. Navarro struck out for Soria's 19th save of the season.
Kansas City continues to be the terrible team against whom Boston struggles. Perhaps it's the Royals' youth, or perhaps it's the few Royals games in any given season making it hard to learn their pitchers. Whatever the reason, the Red Sox can ill-afford too many losses to last-place teams.
The Red Sox will face Kansas City once more this season: a four-game road series in mid-August. To stay on top of the AL East, the Red Sox will need to take care of business at Kaufmann Stadium.
Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Drew Sutton, Dustin Pedroia, Greg Holland, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jeff Francoeur, Joakim Soria, Josh Beckett, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Youkils, Luke Hochevar, Mike Moustakas, MLB, Yamaico Navarro