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Harry's trainer just posted this on Facebook:
"Hi everyone, we have some great news Harry McLeman will be fighting on Bamma 12 this weekend in Newcastle! This is the biggest MMA event in the country and big step up in competition. He will face off against Bola Omoyele a tough fighter from American top team and as been on the ultimate fighter series. We would appreciate your support. The show is also live on channel 5 at 9pm Saturday night. Contact Harry or myself....."
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"I can finally tell you that I'm fighting on BAMMA on Saturday in Newcastle I believe I'm the first person from Plymouth who has "


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Bill Heid back with the hottest, most exciting new product news to come out of Solutions From Science this year!
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Reason Why #4: Spring is one of the most volatile times of the year for weather-related power outages. During this time of year, you can expect almost anything, anywhere weather-wise in the U.S.
You see, you can still get wicked winter storms... and... volatile and extremely unpredictable spring thunderstorms...
For example: I just did a quick Google News search for power outages and here are the headlines and highlights from the first page of results.
Mind you, this was for a recent period OF JUST SEVEN DAYS — from
March 9th through March 16th!
4.4 earthquake near L.A. could be 'foreshock' for bigger shake
— March 16, 2014
"The magnitude 4.4 earthquake that struck near Westwood is the most significant shake in Southern California since a 5.5 earthquake hit Chino Hills in 2008, a U.S. Geological Survey seismologist told reporters at a news conference Monday morning."
"Always the possibility that it's a foreshock," Graves said, adding that about 5% of earthquakes are followed by an equal or larger shake and that if it does happen, it would occur within the next several hours."
Officials Keeping Tabs on Routine Power Outages
— March 16, 2014
"Thousands of routine power outages in New Jersey are being tracked by state regulators for the first time as electric utilities provide an unprecedented look at their day-to-day operations."
Blustery winter winds cause scattered power outages
— March 16, 2014
"The weather roller coaster has taken the St. Louis area on another ride. After Saturday's high temperature hit 72, the region today felt the icy grip of winter.
"Some snow, freezing rain, and sleet touched the greater St. Louis area, primarily in the area south of Interstate 44, accompanied by blustery winds with occasional gusts exceeding 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
"High winds this morning caused electricity outages for hundreds in the region."
Lake County: Power outages for a third weekend
— March 15, 2014
"LAKE COUNTY, Ohio-- For a third weekend in a row, thousands of Lake County residents are dealing with widespread power outages.
"The total FirstEnergy customers without power is a little over 4,800, with more than 4,000 of those being in Willoughby."
Intense winds pummel D.C. area as power outages grow;
frigid by morning — March 12, 2014
"The Capitol dome briefly went dark Tuesday night. Raging winds including a 61 mph wind gust at Dulles Airport continue to hammer the area.
"Power outages across the region remain at just over 50,000 according to the latest numbers. Temperatures have nosedived into the 30s in many spots and, remarkably, wind chills are now in the 20s! Some day we'll look back on this winter and laugh?"
Wind To Blame For Power Outages, Baltimore Building Collapse
— March 12, 2014
"BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The wind is causing major problems around our region — it's even responsible for a building collapse on Cooksie Street.
"The building was empty and under construction after a fire just last month. The winds caused it to collapse and bricks to rain down into the street. There were no injuries reported in that collapse.
"Another car had a tree fall on top of it because of the wind.
"In addition to that, trees are falling on power lines, causing widespread outages. BGE is reporting more than 17,000 outages, most of them in Baltimore County."
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. company reported two power outages today, one in Arcata and the other in Ferndale, affecting more than 3,000 customers. — March 12, 2014
Ice causes problems during Thursday morning commute
— March 12, 2014
"Slushy snowmelt that froze on local streets Wednesday night caused some problems for motorists Thursday morning.
"The latest snowfall left thousands without power for most of Wednesday and caused numerous crashes.
"NIPSCO reported just more than 33,000 customers scattered throughout the region without power at 7 a.m., with the heaviest concentration of outages in Crown Point and DeMotte [Indiana]."
Heavy snowfall causes some 30,000 scattered power outages across northern Indiana — March 12, 2014
"FORT WAYNE, Indiana — The heavy snowfall in northern Indiana has caused numerous power outages scattered across in the area.
"Major utilities report about 30,000 homes and businesses were without electricity late Wednesday morning throughout the state's northern tier from the Gary area across to Fort Wayne."
NC power outages at about 78,000 after storm
— March 9, 2014
"RALEIGH, N.C. About 78,000 customers remain without power as North Carolina continues to recover from a winter storm that dumped snow, sleet and up to a half-inch of ice in some areas."
Anyway, enough. I think you get the idea.
Power outages are pretty much a weekly (if not daily) occurrence this time of the year. And the upcoming spring thunderstorm season always packs a wallop when it comes to power outages, as well.
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im no rail head.. so i dunna.. but wha's so special about MMA's ?
im no rail head.. so i dunna.. but wha's so special about MMA's ?
Most reporting marks are between 4-6 digits so to catch a single digit car is a rare occurence.
something for the boxcar junkies
Safety First
Auto Max
and a nice little loco which I should have gotten a better photo of
I love that chessie system extendo!!!! :P
These came back finished? I think for repair...
That was the first time I saw them finished live.....
Ok...thanksOriginally posted by its me@Dec 18 2005, 10:51 PM
your MMA 1 is in maine at this very moment, Madawaska ME to be exact.
Just saw a MMA with a nice Oaph panel rollin' by the highway
fuck ya 9th train of the year benched (RIGHT SIDE) thanks ume! Pandas and Criminals!Originally posted by Ume@Dec 16 2005, 08:34 PM
fucks all those for? numbers are bullshit unless its cash money.
Ride With Us Or Collide With Us
the fuck does that even mean? :blink:Originally posted by $NAKE$@Dec 19 2005, 11:22 PM
fucks all those for? numbers are bullshit unless its cash money.
is the water a gas or a liquid and are the flowers not fresh in mid October, lets drill for oil.
Ride With Us Or Collide With Us
you're a joke.
if i ever meet you i hope i have a 2x4 with a nail in it
i keep a pink flag hanging out my backside
sigh...lets drown idiots with pitures, shall we
makes me wonder why I'm posting flicks here... These next ones are in hope somebody in here gets it!
I've been pointing out stupidities, well now I'm pointing at what the real deal is...
SLGG 11111 how about that
Anyone has a better flick of the next one?
look who I'm asking...
This is a digi from an old paper flick I have... est 2000 or 2001


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The kids filed into class Monday morning. They were all very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on salesmanship.
Little Mary led off. "I sold Girl Scout cookies and I made $30," she said proudly. "My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success."
"Very good," said the teacher.
Little Patricia was next. "I sold magazines," she said. "I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events." "Very good, Patricia," said the teacher.
Eventually, it was Little Tommy's turn. The teacher held her breath.
Little Tommy walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. " $2,467," he said.
"$2,467!" cried the teacher. "What in the world were you selling?"
"Toothbrushes," said Little Tommy.
"Toothbrushes," echoed the teacher. "How could you possibly sell enough toothbrushes to make that much money?"
"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Tommy. "I set up a Dip &Chip stand and I gave everybody who walked by a free sample. They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like dog poop!" Then I would say, "It is dog poop. Wanna buy a toothbrush? I used the President Obama method of giving you some crap, dressing it up so it looks good, telling you it's free and then making you pay to get the bad taste out of your mouth."
Little Tommy got five stars for his assignment. Bless his heart.Lingerie football. I dont care who wins.
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Let me just sayI've learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Widow Claims Narcotics Cops Murdered Her Husband
A woman from Littlerock said Friday she plans to sue the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and Department of Coroner for the unjustified shooting of her 80-year-old husband in June during a search for methamphetamine.
Tonya Pate said deputies opened fire during a drug raid before they announced themselves, and probably killed Gene Mallory while he was still in bed.
"I don't want anybody to think or guess, I want them to know, that we didn't have crystal meth, we didn't deal crystal meth, and I want his name cleared," Pate said during a news conference at her lawyer's office in
No methamphetamine or precursor chemicals were found during a search of Mallory's property, and Pate's attorney Mark Algorri said he suspects the information deputies used to obtain a search warrant was bogus.
"It's beyond a tragic mistake," Algorri said. "We just don't know what they were thinking."
Court records show on
"In the past four days, I have survielled (sic) the location several times throughout the day...I could smell the strong odor of chemicals...and formed the expert opinion the chemical odor was emitting from the indicated property,"
L.A. Superior Judge Charles Chung authorized the search with no other evidence offered, and attorney Algorri said it doesn't make sense.
"You have to have correct information before you go in with a gun, especially where any information would have told them there was an 80-year-old man living here," Algorri told reporters.
A statement from the Sheriff's Department in June said deputies killed Mallory when he confronted them with a semi-automatic handgun.
Algorri said Mallory kept a .22 pistol in his bedroom but said Coroner's reports suggest evidence at the death scene was moved prior to the Coroner's investigator examining the body, so he's suspicious of a cover up.
The Sheriff's Department generally does not comment on pending civil lawsuits.
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'Daniel Briere came out of the box and straddled the red line. Miroslav Satan saw him and sent him in alone. Briere put on a pretty move beating Turco on a forehand deke. Before the period ended, Zubov took a holding penalty which ended his night. Both he and Mike Modano were benched by coach Dave Tippett. It only took eight seconds for Satan to scoop up a rebound to make it 4-1.'
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Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne shut down on Instagram
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Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne recently ran into a little trouble on Instagram.
The rocker says his account on the photo-sharing site was deleted, but he's already started a new one.
Coyne didn't say exactly why Instagram shut him down in the first place, but many believe it had something to do with his tendency to post pictures featuring nudity and other "Not Safe for Work" material.
All of Coyne's 12-hundred-plus posts to his original account have been removed, which didn't go over well with his fans. Many of those fans - including Moby - are directing others to the Flaming Lips fan site TheFutureHeart.com where they can sign a petition demanding Instagram bring all of the pics back.
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Men's Lacrosse Names Team CaptainsNovember 18, 2013
BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College men's lacrosse team has announced its captains for their inaugural season. Junior Andrew Reilly (Delmar, NY/Hudson Valley C.C.) and freshman Mathew Dropuljic (Brampton, ON/Cardinal Leger) were selected by players and coaches to lead the Tornados during the 2014 season.
"Both captains have already displayed their invaluable leadership qualities and will each contribute in different ways," said BC Head Coach Kevin Anderson. "They have the respect of their teammates and will lead by example."
Reilly has been tenacious in the cage this fall and has already played two seasons of collegiate lacrosse at Hudson Valley Community College. While Dropuljic, a true freshman, has already proven himself as a natural leader.
"We are very fortunate to have both of these exemplary young men in our program and look forward to watching them fulfill their roles this season," stated Coach Anderson.
Brevard will open their season on February 1st at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia.


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In SketchUp, you can draw rectangles pretty much anywhere:
To draw a rectangle with the Rectangle tool, follow these steps:
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The Rotated Rectangle Tool can come in handy when you need to draw a rectangle that doesn't line up with SketchUp's default red, green, or blue axes. Like the Rectangle Tool, the Rotated Rectangle tool enables you to create precise rectangles and squares and displays inferences to help you as you draw.
To create a rotated rectangle, follow these steps:
The follwoing GIF demonstrates how to create create a precise rotated rectangle.
The following steps walk you through the process of creating rotated rectangles precisely:
45, . Notice the empty value after the comma.
,10'. Again, notice the empty value before the comma. Finally, to set the angle and the length, enter the degrees first, then a comma, then the length of the edge. For example,
45,10' would create a 45 degree angle that is ten feet long.
90, 5' will draw a rectangle that is perpendicular to the plane of the first edge and five feet long. Press Enter (Microsoft Windows) or Return (Mac OS X). Just like when you set the first edge, you can type just the angle or the width with empty values before/after the comma.
43,2;8,2m to get an angle that's 43,2 degrees and 8,2 meters long.
Before you draw a circle, it's helpful to understand how SketchUp creates circle entities:
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Has Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' dance been upstaged?
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(Yahoo!) - It looks like Beyoncé has found a new favorite dance.
Following the "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" singer's concert Saturday at New Zealand's Vector Arena, the country's All Blacks rugby team surprised her with their traditional Haka dance.
The 30-second routine filled with two-dozen men grunting, flexing and chanting turned into a faceoff as Beyoncé did her best to keep up. She growled, cheered and even stuck out her tongue to show her gratitude.
"She didn't know about it and was completely surprised when she ran off stage and was suddenly welcomed by the Haka," a rep for Sony, Beyoncé's label, told The New Zealand Herald. "The energy was so intense, she started doing the Haka back."
According to a video posted on Beyoncé's YouTube channel Thursday, the All Blacks perform the ritual before international rugby matches to "intimidate the opponent," though it is also used to "honor a distinguished guest."
The All Blacks have been performing variations of the pre-game custom since 1888. It is a traditional dance of Maori, indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.
Beyoncé fans have expressed their love via Twitter:
Beyonce is sooooo cute doing the haka!!!!!— badgalpipi (@PiaHeaux) October 24, 2013


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My HP dv8000 Bt2 full install skipped a read/check operation for dev in the root partition so that my Back Track is without wireless capability. I get two error messages on startup.
The first message says:
" The boot sector and the map file are on different disks."
The second message says:
"Error: Root partition has already been mounted read-write. Cannot check. For file system checking to work properly your system must initially mount the root partition as read only. Please modify your kernel with "rdev" so that it does this.
What command line procedure would I follow to modify rdev to fix the problem? Would I be better off to reformat and reinstall?
Thanks for any suggestions.


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Vinalhaven Island Home, Maine
Photograph by Abby Campbell
In October 2008, a group of Maine high schoolers had the unique opportunity to document their communities of Vinalhaven and North Haven Islands under the direction of National Geographic contributing photographers Amy Toensing and Matt Moyer. For three days, the students explored their natural environment, photographing, editing, and designing a portrait of their experiences. This National Geographic Photo Camp was held in partnership with the Island Institute, an organization that supports the islands' communities and helps preserve the region's biodiversity.
Vinalhaven Island, pictured here, is known for its large lobstering fleet. Says student photographer Abby Campbell: "Being from a rural area and stepping onto grass every day when I leave my porch, I have a special opportunity tons of kids don't have."
Maine Fish Haul
Photograph by Racheal Brown
Men unload buckets of fish and other sea life at a Maine waterfront. Students at the Maine Islands Photo Camp photographed Vinalhaven and North Haven Islands, 12 miles (19 kilometers) off the coast of Maine.
Lobster Measurement
Photograph by Jacob Watt
Foy Brown, Sr., measures a lobster after hauling a trap out of the frigid waters in the channel between Vinalhaven and North Haven Islands, Maine.
Lobster Bushel
Photograph by Francis Warren
For folks "from away," lobsters are sold at premium. But with the selling price dropping to $2.50 a pound and the soaring costs of diesel fuel to run the boats, the lobstering community in the islands is finding it hard to break even.
"I think that it is easier to express my ideas about everything, nature and otherwise, with photography."
—Photo Camp participant Francis Warren, Vinalhaven Island
Lobsters in a Crate
Photograph by Desirae Gray
Crates of today's catch will be sold to a local buyer and then transported to the mainland for distribution.
"Using the camera to show other people what we saw [during Photo Camp] was valuable to me."
—Photo Camp participant Desirae Gray, Vinalhaven Island
Lobster Close-Up
Photograph by Brittany Cooper
Lobsters have just been hauled in in Maine, site of a 2008 National Geographic Photo Camp.
"We are definitely going to regret our ignorance towards our impact on nature very soon, unless more people start appreciating how much it gives us."
—Photo Camp participant Brittany Cooper, North Haven Island
Boat With Blue Hull
Photograph by Karen Krager
"Living in the community we live in today, everything is so quiet and peaceful. As we walk down paths in the woods or even the road, everything is still, except for the swaying of the trees and the rare drive-by [car], and silent minus the birds chirping and the crash of waves against the rocks. Thinking about the culture and priorities of young people, there is less focus on nature and the environment, until you step foot in a completely isolated, quiet environment and you start to realize the true beauty of nature."
—Photo Camp participant Jesi Frankowski, North Haven
Man and Dog, Vinalhaven Island Ferry
Photograph by Emilia Doak
A man and his dog wait at the ferry terminal on Vinalhaven Island. The ferry runs twice a day, most months, to Rockland, Maine.
Boat Shop, Vinalhaven Island
Photograph by Kate Hamilton
A boat waits to be repaired in a shop on Vinalhaven Island's working waterfront.
"My environment has shaped who I am. I've grown up in a place full of industrious people who make their living from the land. ... My father is a commercial fisherman and my mother has played a large role advocating for the use of wind power on my home island. I can't imagine living in a place without greenery or without fresh air. I need my environment to be clean and lovely if I'm going to be any use to anyone at all."
—Photo Camp participant Kate Hamilton, Vinalhaven Island
Metal Object in a Field
Photograph by Ashley Hodder
"Nature is disappearing everyday, even in a state so full of it like Maine. Growing up in the same place your entire life, whether urban or rural, can cause so much familiarity that the connection is lost and no mind is paid to the environment that surrounds us. Today most young people don't grow up working on family land as they used to. ... It is a connection we need to get back."
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'"That gave them the lead," he said. "We didn't play well, but it gave them the lead. It changed the composure. I don't understand how a video judge here can make that type of call when it's that distinct."'
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PHOTO: Kelly Clarkson Introduces New Baby to the World
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Kelly Clarkson has introduced the world to her brand new daughter, River Rose Blackstock... the worldwide web that is! Kelly posted a photo of River on Facebook Friday. Isn't she a cutie!?
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River Rose was born June 12th to Kelly and her husband Brandon Blackstock. Kelly shared the news on Twitter last week:
Our baby girl River Rose Blackstock arrived on June 12th! Thank you everyone for all of your well wishes! Brandon and I are on cloud 9!! :)
— Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) June 14, 2014
Clarkson and Blackstock announced her pregnancy last November, a month after they married. Congrats to Kelly and Brandon!


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Best Of :: Bars & Clubs
For countless years, the ladies and gay gentlemen of Orange County have suffered under the oppression of inequality. Now that suffering is over thanks to California Girls. This prized Fullerton establishment has ended the battle of the sexes plaguing local strip clubs for years by featuring an all-male strip show! Every Saturday from 9 p.m. till last gal standing, California Girls hosts "Men of the Hollywood Strip" for all those desperate patrons who hold the mandatory reservations. But don't get too worried, fellas and lesbians, the California Girls you've come to love will still be in attendance all seven days of the week, shaking what their mamas gave them just for your hard-earned wages.
The SanTana outpost of the Memphis chain might not have the dive-bar cachet of its Costa Mesa mami, what with its expansive booths, bright lights and prime real-estate spot in the Artists' Village. But it gets the job done and then some: affable bartenders with their own county cults (Johnny Sampson, Dave Mau) who prepare drinks that veer from genteel (for the ladies) to stiffer-than-plywood; late-night menus that forsake the traditional leftovers for the gourmet standards of Memphis executive chef Diego Velasco; and the proper mix of hipsters, out-of-towners, politicos, locals and the occasional cholos, punks, rockabillies and wabs who make life in the county seat so damned enjoyable.
With its velvet curtains, plush booths, dim lighting, long bar and "founded in 1925" mystique, the Continental Room always seems like the perfect place for both the classy and the corny. That dichotomy is made incarnate every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., when veteran Elvis impersonator Kirk Wall takes the stage, hound-dogs around the room and croons about blue-suede shoes. A little while later, a burlesque dancer materializes to straddle railings and crawl seductively all over the bar. The entire time, you sit mesmerized and chowing down on $2 shrimp cocktails. Order a dry gin martini or a Jägerbomb: At the Elvis Show, you can reinvent yourself as either Rat Pack or white trash.
With his handlebar mustache and polite smile, the man standing behind the brass bar at Captain Jack's restaurant for the past 15 years is anything but average. Serving top-shelf booze to the tune of the lounge-pianist du jour, Brad Bogle has been serving wealthy Orange Countians their dry martinis for so long he's become a staple of the ritzy restaurant that serves all those overpriced crab legs. Always quick to shoot the shit with stories about his daughter or whatever sports team he's rooting for this season, Bogle might as well start calling himself the captain because he steers us into the dimly lit bar every time.
Nominally, Hollingshead's is a sandwich shop, but a stroll toward its windows, with their glut of exotic logos, makes its true purpose clear: to sell lots of beer. While it's not a bar—they're only open Monday through Friday and close no later than 9 p.m.—the place sells hundreds of varieties of bottled beers from different parts of the world, a veritable United Nations of fermented starches. Hollingshead's always has more than a dozen microbrews on tap. Gotta wash those sandwiches down with something.
Though technical chops and eclectic musical taste are key survival tools for any DJ, the Huntington Beach duo Colossal KNXN have proven that getting your name out there is the only way to take your crate-digging to the next step. On any given night, you can find DJs Tea Long and BB Guns tag-teaming the turntables at such reputable clubs as Detroit Bar, Proof and Sutra. Trading primarily in a tasty blend of hip-hop and electro, Colossal KNXN are able to read a crowd and resuscitate a dance floor like nobody else. Their weekly Wednesday event Dirty Money has become an institution for beat enthusiasts, wreaking havoc on the dance floor. And as their skills persist, so does their reputation as one of OC's most visible DJ crews.


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Viewpoints withLarry Ginter:
Find out why this farmer thinks factory farms are harming our water.
It's the concentration that's causing a lot of problems. Years ago we had farmers all over the state raising hogs and they didn't have the pollution problems we've got now because of the concentration.
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Boisset Wine Living New York Launch with Jean-Charles Boisset
Sunday, January 27, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
You are invited to attend a special wine tasting event for Boisset's new Wine Ambassador program and learn how you can start a part-time career in the world of wine! Boisset Family Estates, one of the world's most respected family-owned wine companies, is looking for Ambassadors to bring the wine tasting experience from our tasting rooms to New York area consumers. Our first Ambassadors will be part of a ground floor opportunity representing an exclusive collection of limited production wines and lifestyle accessories from Boisset's award-winning estate wineries including: Raymond Vineyards in Napa Valley (voted Best Winery for 2012), DeLoach Vineyards in the Russian River Valley, Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the JCB Collection in Healdsburg and many fine wineries in France. So come join us for our first ever New York event and meet Jean-Charles Boisset! To learn more, visit our website at www.boissetwineliving.com
About Jean-Charles Boisset:
As one of the most celebrated and innovative wine personalities today, Jean-Charles Boisset will inspire you with his energy and passion for wine and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Growing up in the vineyards in Burgundy, he developed a life-long passion for wine – both its production and its enjoyment. He possesses a long-term vision for his family's company that stems from a dedication to innovation and the environment while continually focusing on crafting fine wines of distinction.
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Seating limited to the first 50 registered attendees. Maximum 1 tickets per attendee or individual registration per attendee required. No validated parking. LIght appetizers and wine provided. Please RSVP early.
When & Where
Intercontinental New York Barclay
111 East 48th Street
New York,
Sunday, January 27, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)
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text: Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken is running for Congress in North Carolina. Yesterday people cast their ballots and Clay Aiken received 400 more votes than the closest person running against him. Out of 28,000 votes cast, Clay received about 40% while another person received 39% and the third place finisher about 20%. Although the race has not been called, chances are Clay is going to win this. First, he has a wide enough margin to be outside the automatic recount. Second, he is above the 40% threshold which means there will not be a runoff. Clay will probably lose in the election in November, but hey, that sing-a-long he will have at his party will probably be pretty good.


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revaxarts said
urbazon saidYou're not a coding dude I guess
I don't see how can anybody mislead somebody to follow them when there is pop-up message/alert (like shown on Sneek's screenshot)??? I don't get it…
psssssst… it's a secret
graphicmind said
Sneek saidWasn't this there for some time?
It appears they have found a solution… http://imageshack.us/f/341/screenshot20120109at093.png/
First time ive noticed the pop up – shows how busy we've been recently
I understand the need to do this change but it's still uncool because we have to change 30 item descriptions + it was a nice feature.
Some people are complaining about changing 10's of items. Lucky for Urbazon he didn't put it on his 600+ assets. That would have been something to complain about
Reachground said
Some people are complaining about changing 10's of items. Lucky for Urbazon he didn't put it on his 600+ assets. That would have been something to complain about
Finally my laziness turned out to be a good thing
preg_match the urls with follow and remove them do that for us devs :))
I hope that in the future if certain authors abuse the html code that AJ will not disable that too. Many of us depend on these features to generate sales. I would hate to see just text like the other sites have. AJ has something unique as far as the "look" goes. This worries me a little.
Any news on this?
May be some kind of a short code or a widget thing can make it work like the original Follow button?
We'll put a page on the far side of the GET request for the follow link similar to a suggestion above.
We've got just over 100 open tickets for dev work for our maintenance guys so it might take a little while for us to get to it.


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Hi Guys,
Discovered BackTrack yesterday and absoutely loving it so far! However I've ran into a problem.
I have installed BackTrack onto VMWare player, everything went fine. I then went to connect to my wireless network only to find that there were no wireless adapters being detected in Wicd.
I followed to How To guide to install the Atheros9k driver but I get this error message:
/lib/modules/2.6.38/build: No such file or directory. Stop.
I know that the problem is the fact that I'm missing this file/directory but how do I acquire it and hwo does it relate to my first operation of trying to install a wireless driver.
Thanks in advance,


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Serves 20.
Melt cocoa, peanut butter and white Candy Melts following package instructions in bottle, decorating bag or parchment triangle. In monkey baking pan, use melted cocoa and peanut butter candy to fill facial details on monkey. Refrigerate until set. Add melted white candy to eye section; refrigerate until set. Fill pan 1/2-3/4 in. high with melted cocoa candy. Gently tap mold on the counter. Refrigerate until firm. Carefully remove candy from mold. Attach 2 dowel rods to back of monkey with melted candy, leaving 4 in. extended to stick into cake. Let set.
Pipe color details in molds using melted candy in parchment bag with small hole cut in tip. Refrigerate until firm. Fill remainder of mold with melted candy; do not insert sticks. Refrigerate until firm; unmold.
Bake and cool 2 - 15 x 11 in. diamond cake layers; remove from pan and cool completely. Place on foil-covered cake board. Spatula ice sides in yellow buttercream; ice cake top with white buttercream.
Pipe tip 6 bead top and bottom borders. Attach small monkey candies and jumbo confetti sprinkles to sides of cake. Insert large monkey candy on dowel rods into cake.


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ByWSJ Staff
By Tom Gara
Toyota has reached a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit over cases of so-called unintended acceleration that were reported in 2009-10. The cases, and subsequent recall of more than 8 million cars, were a serious black eye for Toyota, from which the company is only now recovering.
Toyota is set to pay out up to $1.1 billion if the settlement is approved. If you own, or owned, a Toyota in the last few years, it's worth checking toyotaelsettlement.com for the details. Once the settlement comes into effect, owners will be able to enter their vehicle identification number at that site, and find out about any compensation potentially available to them.
In short, here's the details of what this means for all involved, based on the details outlined in the draft settlement (PDF).
Toyota owners, past and present:
- If you sold your Toyota, or returned a leased one prior to the lease expiry, a $250 million fund will be established to compensate you for the reduction in the value of your car. If the fund doesn't have enough money to cover the full loss in value for every owner, it will pay out a pro-rated amount.
- If you are still driving one of the vehicles listed in the settlement, Toyota will pay for a brake override system to be installed in your car, or make a cash payment in lieu of the installation. The system, the settlement says, "will automatically reduce engine power when the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are applied simultaneously under certain driving conditions." If your vehicle is not elligible to have the system installed, Toyota will make a cash payment of up to $125.
- Warranties on effected vehicles will be extended for at least three years, and up to ten years or 150,000 miles. The extended warranties will only guarantee specific systems mentioned in the lawsuit: the engine control module, cruise control switch, accelerator pedal assembly, stop lamp switch and throttle body assembly.


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Mobile computing has grown hugely popular over the last several years. The growing capabilities of the mobile phones has meant that the phone has become an appealing and persuasive platform for application developers to build both consumer and enterprise applications. Today, developers have started building applications that are ubiquitous and multiscreen-capable. However, the trick is to build a mobile application that will work on phones having different software and hardware capabilities. How do you achieve this? While you have no control over the phone's platform segmentation, you can build mobile applications following certain considerations, widely recognized as the 'best practices' for building mobile applications.
Here are some design considerations for building mobile applications:
- Decide on the application type. It is the high order bit! Do you want to build a native application or a Flash/AIR-based application? Whatever you decide, understand that it is very expensive to rollback this decision. Developing native application has its own benefits and shortcomings. For very trivial application, go native. For complex applications, go Flash.
- Don't worry about the phone's platform fragmentation. For any open system to proliferate, fragmentation is important. Do not worry if your application does not work well on some devices. Find out other ways to filter out your application from those devices.
- Storage. There is no such thing as a 1 TB SD card! Use the phone's data memory judiciously.
- Connection and bandwidth. Understand that the users pay for every byte transmitted and received. Before you open up a data connection or before you start downloading that large piece of data from a service, warn the user.
- Tombstoning. Handle system interrupts effectively. When your application is pushed to the background, pause those game timers, disable those animations, and save the state of your application.
- Memory usage. Nothing much can go wrong here if you design your application well. Never get overwhelmed by the memory usage statistics reported by the phones. For AIR-based applications, the memory usage may also include the AIR Runtime footprint. Don't panic if the memory usage for your AIR application is around 50 MB.
- Battery. Battery consumption is very important. If your application utilizes the hardware sensors, you may need to build an appropriate model to conserve the battery. For instance, if you are building a location-aware application, do not query the GPS sensor every few milliseconds. Also, implement Tombstoning to give those sensors a break!
- Graphics. With all those friendly IDEs and tools, anyone can build a mobile application. What differentiates your application from the 'other' applications is UI responsiveness and graphics. Spend more time in formulating the UI.
- Formats and Sync. If your mobile application connects to external services, understand the protocols and syncing methods. Will your application interact with a SOAP/REST-based service or an AMF endpoint? Also, understand the synchronous and asynchronous way of interacting with the remote services. How will you handle push messages? How will you sync the local data store with the remote store?
- Cloud. When you are building a mobile application that connects to the cloud, you need to understand the semantics of the cloud. The response returned from the cloud varies and it is your application's responsibility to handle such disparities. For instance, in your application, if you are using UTF methods to read and write strings returned from a web service, your application may crash if the web service starts returning long strings. The cloud need not understand the semantics of the client but the client should understand the semantics of the cloud! Also, the cloud provides resilience, elasticity, and performance for your mobile applications. Always build applications that are controlled by the cloud.
- Finally, do not just build applications. Build solutions.


text: Apparently Lindsay Lohan must know some trick in bed that none of Charlie Sheen's thousands of hookers and porn stars didn't know. Either that or he really was turned on by the fact that if he fell asleep after sex she would probably steal all his drugs and belongings. In any event, there was something that Charlie Sheen saw or did that made him want to give Lindsay Lohan $100K to ostensibly pay a portion of her tax bill. She had been whining on the set of Scary Movie 5 about how her guy friends were just not shelling out the cash or cars fast enough for her to pay her legal bills and tax bills and then Charlie sent over $100K. Lindsay is obviously touched and says she will schedule him in just as soon as she can.


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Bosch Packaging Technology Ltd.
Kitling Road, Knowsley
GB - Merseyside L34 9JS
Phone: +44 151 547 8000
Fax: +44 151 547 8001
For over 90 years, Manesty has been supplying high-quality tablet presses and coaters to the pharmaceutical and process industry worldwide. Manesty was integrated into the Bosch group in 2011 and now operates under the name of Bosch Packaging Technology Ltd. Together with the affiliate Hüttlin, Manesty completes Bosch's process technology portfolio for solid pharmaceuticals.
At our production site in Knowsley, Great Britain we develop innovative and tailor-made solutions . All Manesty tablet presses and coaters offer transferable parameters, easy scale-up and flexible batch changeovers – from laboratory to production scale. Our machines are designed to meet the rising market requirements for flexibility, efficiency and reduced life-cycle costs.
The Manesty portfolio is rounded out by our own research and development department, an international service program and individual training courses. We are happy to assist you with all your projects!
Technologies and products:
Brief History and Background of Bosch Manesty
In 1905 a firm of manufacturing chemists in Liverpool, called Thompson and Capper Wholesale Limited, invested in and became the sole agency for the F.J. Stokes Machine Co. The agency flourished and manufacturing moved to the Liverpool factory.
To separate the manufacture of pharmaceutical products from the construction of machinery, a new company called Manesty Machines Ltd. was born in 1920. It was during these years that Manesty, with its extensive range of pharmaceutical equipment, developed its reputation as a manufacturer of robust, reliable machinery, a reputation that continues to this day.
In 1937 a new factory was built at Speke, Liverpool, housing both Thompson & Capper and Manesty Machines Ltd. This factory was used until 2001 when Manesty moved to the current location in Knowsley, Merseyside.
Since 1946 Manesty has been through a number of acquisitions and in August 2011 was purchased by the Bosch Group, and now operates under the Bosch Packaging Technology Ltd. name.
Since 2011, Manesty operates under the name of Bosch Packaging Technology Ltd. From laboratory to production scale, the customized Manesty tablet presses and coaters offer highest quality and flexibility to the pharmaceutical industry.


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Chateau Pavie (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2005
Bordeaux Red Blends from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Winemaker's Notes
This is the eighth vintage of Pavie produced under the ownership of Mme. and Mr. Perse, and it was a classic year which demonstrated that the château has a truly exceptional terroir. The color is a deep and dense purple, with violet highlights which underscore the wine's youth. Its clean aromas highlight good intensity and well-defined fruitiness. Black currants, blueberries and assorted black fruit are present, together with flattering chocolate and spicy notes derived from careful aging in barrel. The first impression on the palate is faultless, and the quality of the vintage becomes evident as its taste evolves. The wine shows a full body, both tight and supple at once. Everything comes together to create an exemplary balance. The tannins are fine-grained, with a structure which ensures a long and brilliant future. The wine's class and nobility express the care taken during vinification to respect the vintage's potential. The finish is mouth-watering and long, worthy of a great Saint-Emilion.
This is a beautiful, polished 2005 whose powerful and fine structure produces a full and round impression. Forget it in the cellar for at least five years, but its great potential will allow the wine to age successfully for 20 years or more.
Critical Acclaim
Wine Spectator - "I love the purity of fruit in this wine, with perfectly ripe blackberry, blueberry and raspberry on the nose. Complex and full-bodied, with hints of new oak and wonderfully polished tannins that caress the palate. Long, long finish. This is not the blockbuster it was from barrel, but rather a complete, balanced and gorgeous red. Best after 2015. 7,100 cases made. "
The Wine Advocate - "Now that the 2005 Pavie is in the bottle, I would place it, qualitatively, a notch below the prodigious 2000, and a few notches above the blockbuster 2003. There are 7,000 cases of this 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Disregarding the blatant jealousy of his success as well as his outsider status, proprietor Gerard Perse has pushed the envelope of quality, fashioning first-growth quality wines from one of Bordeaux's finest terroirs. In St. Emilion, only Ausone can be considered to have greater potential in terms of micro-climate and terroir. Pavie's 2005 exhibits a thick-looking purple color to the rim as well as an exquisite perfume of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, unsmoked cigar tobacco, crushed rocks, damp earth, and hints of truffles and incense. The vineyard's limestone soils have provided massive concentration, a laser-like precision, fresh, zesty acidity, and massive tannin. Despite the wine's enormous concentration and intensity, there is a lightness to its style. As Perse has made clear, he is trying to produce modern day versions of such great vintages as 1921, 1929, 1945, and 1947, wines that lasted 50 or more years. I do not understand why Perse receives so much criticism. In the blind tastings of each new vintage conducted by the Grand Jury European, Pavie usually wins against 100 or so other great Bordeaux. As they say, the truth is irrefutable - this is one of the world's most outstanding wines, and the 2005 Pavie should take its place among the greatest achievements of Bordeaux in the last 50 years. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2060."
International Wine Cellar - "Saturated, deep ruby-red. Knockout nose combines blackberry, minerals, crushed rock, truffle, vanillin oak and flowers; showing none of the porty quality of the sample I tried last year. A hugely concentrated essence of a wine, offering an incredible combination of sweetness, vibrancy and precision of fruit, thanks to strong acidity and powerful underlying minerality. The chewy tannins are totally buffered by the wine's material on the explosive back end. This wine has it all! Compared to the Pavie-Decesse, which essentially comes from a single block of old vines on limestone, this wine has clearly benefited by being an assemblage of soil types, with fruit from the foot of the slope contributing texture and richness. The 2005 Pavie should easily last for three or four decades."
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Chateau Pavie Winery
In the fourth century, Château Pavie's slope was planted. Parcel after parcel – Pigasse, les domaines de la Sable, Pimpinelle, Larcis – the bulk was built and consolidated under the Pavie name. This lies all in one piece on the slope of the hill southeast of the town of Saint-Emilion. The buildings and the vineyard at Pavie are at three levels on the side of the slope.
Since 1998, Chantal and Gérard Perse have owned this estate, which boasts the largest vineyard of all Premier Grand Cru Classés in Saint-Emilion. The old fermentation cellar has given way to twenty temperature-controlled wooden vats, and the quarries have been replaced by a modern aging cellar. View all Chateau Pavie Wines
About St-EmilionView a map of St-Emilion wineries (saint eh-meel-YOHN)
A region named after the charming, quaint historical town in Bordeaux, St-Émilion is situated on the right bank of Bordeaux. It's grapes of choice are Merlot and Cabernet Franc (called Bouchet on the right bank). The region has its own classification system, updated and revised every few years. Two of the hottest chateaux of the area (and the only Premier Grand Cru Classé A) are Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval Blanc.
Notable Facts
St.-Émilion produces the most wine on the right bank of Bordeaux. As most of its wine is based primarily on Merlot, St-Emilion wines are described as having finesse and elegance. The best wine of the region can last upward of 10-20 years, like a good left-banker, but many find that the wines here matuer earlier than those based on Cabernet Sauvignon. The soils in the area differ greatly, from gravel to limestone to clay and sand. As a result, the wines of this region are diverse. Quality wines display silky tannins and ripe, soft fruit – the higher quality wine showing full-bodied texture and layers of complexity.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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Yeah when I'm with you guys. When I smoke MY drugs I only do it the healthy way!
Yeah when I'm with you guys. When I smoke MY drugs I only do it the healthy way!
ya i no the materials we lacked but we were at some wops house and he had nuthin and as for the clay bong i just made one in art class its a gargoyle head as the chamber i told her it was a vase for my mom lol
its drying now but ill post it up when i paint it
anyone know any good links to weed forums or websites? im interested to learn more about growing
G/R/A/F/F/I/T/I....my anti drug
Best thing you should do is search up *how to grow weed plants* on yahoo you will be suprised on the amount of sites their is.
The only grow-related site you will ever need is http://www.overgrow.com
Its no fun smoking parachutes with people who smoke cigs. I was the only one in the circle that could take a full chamber.
On another note, smoking shotties out of a plastic water bottle just isn't the same.
lol, last year in ceramics we made a pipe it said puff puff on the side..it was godly and never to be smokin out of...i think it broke tho...Me and my homie made clay pipes in art class during my ninth grade year... we thought it was hilarious to show the crack head teacher and tell her we were studiying indian culture, these were peace pipes.
Never actually smoked with them though... bet it would fo tasted like shit.
i dont get it people make pipes and dont smoke out of them i made a bong and i cant wait to toke it
godly pipes
ill smoke the godly pipes with god
anyone else up for incoherent ramlings about 'dope' devices
Thank you! I now know how to deal with mildew, which I thought were little flat spiderwebs, stupid me... I hope I diden't damage me brain, hahaha... oh haha.Originally posted by ares@Jan 10 2005, 05:14 PM
The only grow-related site you will ever need is http://www.overgrow.com
Its no fun smoking parachutes with people who smoke cigs. I was the only one in the circle that could take a full chamber.
On another note, smoking shotties out of a plastic water bottle just isn't the same.
Its funny how people will sit there and say their citys better than another city and haven't even been to CHICAGO, not that if you had you'd admit that your city sucks in compairison, but then at least you'd know.
EXCUSES EXCUSES
"I wanna be a buffer so I can get paid for lining you toys..."
. bump .
what do u guys think about ordering seeds off those websites? have any of u done it? if so any sites u recomend...im aware that i can get seeds for alot cheaper off dealers but they dun got the seeds i want....
G/R/A/F/F/I/T/I....my anti drug
I don't recommend buying seeds off the internet. Period.
Who the fuck are you?
I've never bought seeds off the internet, but I know people who have and had nothing but good things to say. If you are going to buy seeds off of the internet, I sugest you read this first.
If this is your first grow, I would suggest just going with bagseed for a few crops, untill you have a pretty solid grasp on the basics of growing. But thats my two cents.
Time to get the bucket ready.
thanks alot ares...yeah man ive been readin up shit on overgrow thats a great site...
G/R/A/F/F/I/T/I....my anti drug
Interesting you say that ares...i've had a few friends buy seeds online and i've heard nothing but bad things..heh. I guess it all depends on which site you use.
Who the fuck are you?
overgrow recommends some sites so i guess those wuld b pretty reliable...im planning to get a p.o. box for the mailing purposes...
G/R/A/F/F/I/T/I....my anti drug
Straight up^ all i drop is acid any more with the once i awhile weed.Originally posted by M0De7@Jan 1 2005, 11:39 AM
Nah nah nah nah, Acid is where it's at, homies.

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sayin its cause your in a wheel chair or some shit. well fucking draw. enter the special olympics, get a hooker or something.
get off my dick son

Catalyst. Anyone else had this privilage to puff yet??
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh I never thought I could love one strand this much...mmm
overgrow.com is all you need. listen to ares...always listen to ares
If your only into growing the dankest --(which ughm..you should...)
check out
Marijuana Botany by: Robert Connell Clarke ...best book most info and well written in my opinion.
but...there are a hundred books...
Check out my boys herb and my then another homies photography of it in The Cannabible 1+2.
Go Jason Go Jason wooooo....
R.I.P Mistah 12
...not knowing must be something like forgetting...
I guess it all depends on what site the seeds were purchased off of. The only negative comments I've heard personally directed to a seed site was because the website was run in a different country, and they didn't get passed the border.Originally posted by Adamo@Jan 12 2005, 06:16 PM
Interesting you say that ares...i've had a few friends buy seeds online and i've heard nothing but bad things..heh. I guess it all depends on which site you use.
I have looked around at a few recomended seed sites, and I know that some of them have been in bussiness for years, which leads me to believe that they do everything they can to conceal your order from unwanted eyes, or else they wouldn't be in bussiness. But the bottom line is, do your homework, and check into things. Knowledge is key.
As far as mailing addresses go, I don't really know if a P.O. Box is really nessicary, let alone worth the money. But use common sense, if you've got a crop growing, and a Leo gets to your seeds in the mail you might be in some hot water. Its always good to have your seeds sent to a safe address, so that on the off-chance something does come up, your tracks are covered.
The last issue I'll cover right now is one of the biggest, and most important. Again, I can't stress this enough; you shouldn't be open with your peers about growing. It doesn't matter how long you've known them, or how tight you think you are. People gossip, and it will get around and the next thing you know, someone's jacked your crop. And I'm sure anyone else on here who has dealt with rippers will agree with me when I say that they will take everything they can get their hands on. And while were on the crop stealing tip, if you find someone's crop be smart about it and leave it alone. Karma will get you..
Bee, can't say I've had the privilage of smoking any of that yet, but I have heard a few people talk about it, with nothing but great things to say. If at all possible, could you get a flick/scan of some nugs? I'm going to check that book out too. And that link is pretty cool, those moasics are awsome.
Any ways, I'd love to stay and chat but the bongs calling my name..
ares--my digital quality pics would do no justice to the amazment of reality...
i will get some flicks from the guy thats growing it...so good...ahhhh...
anyway...here's some random flicks..I can handle resizing 1-5...but man 100 or more...nuh uh it'd take my computer illiterate ass hours.....
so......thanks grandson for resizing them for your lazy grumma...
haha I think he does this job cause he sees the ones noone else gets to see hahahhaa...
thanks man..
R.I.P Mistah 12
...not knowing must be something like forgetting...


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Wow - always excellent! Chicken and pork are THE BEST. Sides are not the best in the world, but maybe that's because the the 'Q is stunning. I know people that have travelled 60 miles just for a BBQ sandwich from Fat Boy's.
If you are ever in the Montgomery, Alabama area, you have to take a side trip to Fat Boy's.


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Four motorists were arrested for driving under the influence, 11 were issued driver's license citations and nine vehicles were impounded during a DUI checkpoint in the Malibu area, authorities said Monday.
The checkpoint in the unincorporated area north of Malibu began Saturday evening and ended Sunday morning, said Sgt. Philip Brooks of the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff's Station.
Brooks said that 1,280 vehicles passed through the checkpoint and 13 drivers were given sobriety tests.


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Arts & Culture
Swat with ScrupleBy Robert Lynd
From "Why We Hate Insects," an essay by Robert Lynd, collected in his 1921 book, The Pleasures of Ignorance.
It has been said that the characteristic sound of summer is the hum of insects, as the characteristic sound of spring is the singing of birds. It is all the more curious that the word "insect" conveys to us an implication of ugliness. We think of spiders, of which many people are more afraid than of Germans. We think of bugs and fleas, which seem so indecent in their lives that they are made a jest by the vulgar and the nice people do their best to avoid mentioning them. We think of blackbeetles scurrying into safety as the kitchen light is suddenly turned on—blackbeetles which (so we are told) in the first place are not beetles, and in the second place are not black …
There are also certain crawling creatures which are so notoriously the children of filth and so threatening in their touch that we naturally shrink from them. Burns may make merry over a louse crawling in a lady's hair, but few of us can regard its kind with equanimity even on the backs of swine. Men of science deny that the louse is actually engendered by dirt, but it undoubtedly thrives on it. Our anger against the flea also arises from the fact that we associate it with dirt. Donne once wrote a poem to a lady who had been bitten by the same flea as himself, arguing that this was a good reason why she should allow him to make love to her. It is, and was bound to be, a dirty poem. Love, even of the wandering and polygynous kind, does not express itself in such images. Only while under the dominion of the youthful heresy of ugliness could a poet pretend that it did. The flea, according to the authorities, is "remarkable for its powers of leaping, and nearly cosmopolitan." Even so, it has found no place in the heart or fancy of man. There have been men who were indifferent to fleas, but there have been none who loved them, though if my memory does not betray me there was a famous French prisoner some years ago who beguiled the tedium of his cell by making a pet and a performer of a flea. For the world at large, the flea represents merely hateful irritation. Mr W. B. Yeats has introduced it into poetry in this sense in an epigram addressed "to a poet who would have me praise certain bad poets, imitators of his and of mine": Read More


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Didn't Cage Rage used to use strippers from a pole dancing club? Pole Position wasn't it?
But agreed, they should be fit, toned and classy.
i ran to the cage like an excited child to get one of those pole position t-shirts! got one, i was over-joyed, worth price of admission alone.
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
Pole Position was a game on the Atari 2600 ST!
Was one or two mega ones in Cage Rage back in the day....
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The fourth generation 3 Series (E46 chassis) was introduced in 1999 and set the standard for engineering and performance during it's years of production including being named to Car & Driver's 10 best list every one of those years! ! -- View the E46 Wiki
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Hi everyone:
I have a 2001 330i with 115K miles on it. The car runs great, but I would like to do some preventive maintenance on it to ensure everything stays fine.
I plan to take the car out to an Indy in the next few days to have him take a look over and see what he finds. But I would also like to suggest some things for him to do. Heres the history of the car:
Left control arm, front control bushings and bearings changed at 65,000
After belts etc broke and a general catastrophic failure (!) at 80,200 miles, the following were changed- Fan, water pump, 2 V belts, belt tensioner, deflector roller, washer pump.
Brake pads and rotors changed twice, the second change recently at 95000 miles
Valve cover gasket, 6 spark plugs changed at 102,000 miles.
After doing research here, heres what I am going to ask the Indy for:
1.Oil, oil filter change
2.Brake fluid flush, change
3. Coolant flush, add
4. Transmission fluid flush, change
5. Differential fluid flush, change
6. Power steering hose kit replaced- I know this is leaking
7. In addition to these items, I looked at the 3 excellent write ups by Bav auto. So I will be asking the Indy to do items listed over there- inspect control arms, bushings, valve stems, hoses, exhaust. Based on my limited understanding, these are the items to check.
Here are my questions
a.What would be a reasonable price for items 1-5?
b.Previously I received an estimate of $180 for the steering hose kit with 1hr of labor? Does that sound reasonable?
c.My understanding is the cooling system is generally prone to failure- since I replaced the water pump and belts at 80,000 I guess I dont need those?
d.Is there anything else that is prone to failure (e.g. other plastic items?). I know the list of items is endless. My plan is to see what all need to be replaced in item 7 above, then if I have any budget left move on to others. My understanding is the other critical items are: thermostat housing, radiator, expansion tank. Also water pulley?
e.Is VANOS something I should replace too?
f.Any other critical items/suggestions?
I know this is a lot, but any help, advice would be appreciated.
a. check with our sponsors, you can do those yourself easily and save some $$
c. cooling system is the most PITA for BMW owners, check all the hoses and plastic items for leakage, and thermostat (basically what u mentioned in point d.)
e. if you're experiencing the VANOS symptoms then yes by all means, check this website for all the details.
f. read the wiki
good luck
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Vulnerable e46 points
Pulled this out of my file and good to review from time to time.
Or for new owners who ask what to look for.
Getting EDGEucated: the "75k mile list"
The E46 3-Series (1999-2005, including M) Edition
After years of working on BMW's, we have begun to see common problems and maintenance concerns that need to be addressed on nearly every middle-aged BMW. E46 3-series cars, like all BMWs, they have certain areas that need to be inspected regularly, and prospective owners should always have a pre-purchase inspection done to verify the condition of these items.
In this list, you will find items that should have been replaced or at least inspected by 75k-100k miles. Some are model specific, and will be noted as such.
If you suspect you may have some of these issues, or just want us to take a look for your peace of mind, print out your free inspection coupon (located here), and call us at 925.479.0797 to schedule an appointment!
Areas of Concern:
Broken window regulators: Leaves you stuck with your inoperative window in the down position.
Warning signs sometimes are a noisy crunchy sound a few times before you lose control of your window.
DIY's abound on various sites, and pay particular attention to your door seal when backing out of that area if you want to avoid rain soaked floors in your car.
Lower Control Arm Bushing Failure
Common symptoms for torn or cracked lower control arm bushings are undesired front toe changes during cornering, vague and rubbery feel in the steering, and vibration experienced while braking at freeway speeds. Non-M bushings are commonly replaced with M3 bushings to increase performance with little to no change in comfort.
Tie Rod Wear
Symtoms include: steering shimmy, clunking during steering input and inability to hold proper alignment. If any of the ball joint boots is cracked (you'll see grease coming out) then expect that component to need replacement. All components should also be checked for excessive play, and replaced if out of BMW spec.
Worn or Blown Shocks and Struts
Factory BMW shocks work great for about 30k. By 60k they are completely shot. Most folks who have been driving their cars since new hardly notice the deterioration as it is gradual. Symptoms includeiving under braking and acceleration, excessive lean and suspension compression during cornering. Bouncy and uncomfortable ride. Shocks and struts may visibly leak shock oil. EDGE generally recommends replacing the factory units with quality shocks from Koni whenever possible. When replacing shocks and struts, keep in mind it is a great time to install lowering springs or freshen up other areas of the suspension. You will be amazed at the difference a good set of shocks can make in both comfort and performance!
Worn or Failed Swaybar Endlinks
Worn swaybar endlinks can compromise handling. A worn swaybar can sound like a metallic clicking noise. There is no critical danger in a failed swaybar endlink, but the handling of the car is severely compromised.
Torn Rear Trailing Arm Bushings (RTABs)
E46's are prone to the same RTAB failure as the E36. In fact, since they are heavier cars, they tend to wear faster on the E46. If the rear of the car feels strange during cornering or you have excessive rear tire wear, expect that your RTABs are shot. Typical mileage for the E46 is around 35-45k. Failure to replace could lead to torn subframe and costly repairs. EDGE recommends replacement with factory units and RTAB limiting shims. The shims prevent excessive movement and can double the life of the bushing.
Torn Rear Shock Mounts
Torn or destroyed rear shock mounts will produce a very pronounced clunk during any sort of suspension movement, and could possibly just tear right through the trunk carpeting into the passenger cabin. Sloppy and erratic handling and excessive rear suspension play are common symptoms of a RSM failure.
Torn Subframe and Subframe Bushings
Torn subframe bushings could lead to subframe failure. Common symptoms of subframe failure are erratic handling and unidentified clunks and bangs from the rear of the car. Early detection of a torn or cracked subframe bushing can prevent costly subframe repair and welding. We see subframe issues mainly appearing in tracked and autocrossed E46's, but we have swapped out cracked bushings in higher mileage E46's as well.
Torn or Cracked Transmission Mounts
Torn transmission mounts could lead to the dreaded 'money shift,' or mechanical overrev and the possible (and likely) destruction of the car's motor. Worn transmission mounts allow for an excess amount of transmission movement. Symptoms can be hard, notchy and forced shifting during cornering, excessive shifter jerk during hard acceleration and braking, and muddy shifter feel.
Ripped or Failed Guibo
A torn guibo (Flex Disc) will result in a perceivable 'drivetrain elasticity.' Acceleration will be preceded with a loud clunk as the guibo bolts bind together.
Dirty Automatic Transmission Fluid or Clogged Filter
Hesitation and/or hard shifting could be the result of dirty and old automatic transmission fluid or clogged transmission filter.
Water Pump Failure-----extremely common & tragic
Water pump failure is without a doubt the easiest way to cause extensive and expensive damage to your BMW. The main symptom will be a rapidly overheating motor. What occurs is that the bearing or impeller on the stock pump breaks, completely disabling the cooling system. If you ever see the temperature gauge on your BMW climb above the 3/4 mark,...
We can't stress this enough. Failure to catch the overheating motor in time can result in a warped head or even more severe engine damage. We recommend changing out the water pump in these six cylinder cars every 60-80k.
Cracked Radiator Necks
BMW loves their plastic radiator tanks....Unfortunately...The plastic around the radiator necks become brittle and crack with age, often without warning (see warning above.) Radiators should be thought of as 80-100k mile wear items. Trust us, this is cheap insurance!
Fan Clutch Failure
Most fan clutches fail between 80 and 100k miles. They provide the primary cooling for your car, and are easy for us to diagnose.
Accessory Belt and Tensioner Failure
Worn tensioners and idler pullies will sound like a squealing noise from the engine bay. Belts should be inspected for cracks regularly. If a belt happens to snap, the cooling system will fail as the water pump will cease to operate. Power steering and the alternator will also fail to work. Again, pull over and shut the car off immediately should you suspect a belt failure or see the temperature gauge rise past the 3/4 mark.
Leaky valve cover gasket
Prevalent on all BMWs, a burning oil smell could indicate a leaky valve cover gasket. If the condition continues unchecked, oil can seep into the spark plug holes and damage the ignition coils, resulting in costly replacement. Replacement of this inexpensive gasket is a good idea when changing sparkplugs as the coilpacks will already be out.
Vanos seals. See www.beisansystems.com for details for explanation, symptoms and upgraded parts.
Oil Filter Housing Gasket leaks. $6 part requires removal of the housing for replacement.
DISA is pretty high up on the list of high fail rate components.
Tail light ground circuit fix (recall on this).
Sunroof - what a disaster that design is with leaks and jams and broken clips. Labor on this one is torture.
Door locks can break. If your locks unlock and windows all roll completlely down by themselves spontaneously, replace the driver's door lock mechanism.
O2 Sensor Failure
Poor mileage, poor idle and flat spots in the power curve could be caused by bad O2 sensors. Even if your car isn't throwing a check engine light, they may not be performing optimally. BMW recommends replacing the O2 sensors every 100k miles. Extended high-RPM running/racing and high-performance chips may shorten the replacement cycle.
Oil Separator
Non M cars. If you have a poor idle and periodic Check Engine lights, you may have a bad oil seperator. This valve tends to go bad and introduce a vacuum leak which produces the above symptoms and will eventually strand you somewhere. We started seeing these a year ago and we are now repairing more and more cars with this problem. Typical mileage seems to be around 80k. The good news is that the part is only around $75..the bad news is that the labor runs about 4 hours, depending on the year of the car.
Clogged and dirty pollen filter
If the flow of air out of the air conditioning and heater system is not as strong as it used to be, it strongly suggests the pollen microfilter of your car has become dirty and clogged over time. A damp and musky smell can also indicate a dirty filter. This is a service II replacement item.
Not sure how good of an idea a transmission flush is with that many miles on your tranny. It could be more detrimental to the transmission than helpful. Buying some replacement intake boots just so that you can have them on hand when one of them does tear, would probably be a good idea because they will tear and/or rip eventually. Be sure to check your valve cover gaskets. Purchasing a replacement for that is something I would recommend as well. Fuel filter if it hasn't been mentioned already.
Dreaming of the ///M.
Firstly, big thanks to bimcwe, goforth, and he's the one. Appreciate it.
I went to a local Indy to have him take a look at the car. Since I'm paranoid about getting under the car, I asked for estimates on various fluid changes as wel, in addition to his taking a general look to see whats wrong.
Indy hiked up car and found major greasy oily stuff below on the under carriage. I sort of knew this, and expected it. In the past I have been told that I needed a power steering hose kit, since there was a leak in the power steering fluid.I have in fact been regularly topping up power steering, way more than I should. And also topping up on oil, more than I should.
So the guy at the Indy said something about the rack and pinion being out, along with the power steering pump, and the oil cooler...these terms were brought up often. Estimate given as follows:
Oil change- $95, Brake fluid flush- $ 125, Check differential oil- $50...these figures straight away seem to suggest hes trying to screw me over...Indy mentioned I wont need transmission fluid change...
Power steering pump- $450
Oil Cooler- $ 200
Steering gear- $ 825
Labor- 5hours (including 1.2 hours for wheel alignment)
Total damages- $ 2300!!
Bear in mind, I have been driving the car quite happily..yes power steering leak was definitely something I was aware of, and like I said, I was told it could be fixed for $ 180 in the past! Two questions:
1. Does this sound credible- or does he seeem like a total rip off?I respect good Indy's, and would happily transact with an honest person at fair prices...to be clear. So I'm not looking to screw him...
2. I would like to look up the prices of these parts- any leads?
I will of course search the thread too, for other past views on this, but thought I would quickly post what the indy said. Many thanks for any advise/insights.
These prices are just like my Stealer prices! Not the best find you could come up with.
Look up part numbers on www.realoem.com and then go to www.furiousmethod.com to use these guys to price compare.
If only you could DIY, it helps to know about places like this: http://shop.rackdoctor.net/category.sc?categoryId=6
I personally don't take my car to my Indy for alignment or oil changes. I typically do the changes myself or I take them to mobil1 which does a good job where I'm at though I've heard bad reviews elsewhere so be careful. That's with regard to oil changes. Alignment I usually get at the same place I buy the tires from.. firestone in my last case. Whether or not you take it somewhere, a $95 oil change is a bit much. About 20% more than what I pay if I don't do it personally. AAP (Advanced Auto Parts) had a deal on oil change kits so that saved me a good amount of money on the last few changes. Power steering pump doesn't seem like too bad of a DIY, so for $450 I would definitely look into doing it myself.
Dreaming of the ///M.
Last edited by bimcwe; 12-04-2012 at 11:19 PM.
Thanks for the responses.
The rack and pinion are priced at $ 170 on the rackdoctor site....thats one fifth the price. Turner Motorsport lists pump at $390. I am going to start with the basics- I was told last time the hoses below the oil carrier may be leaking. So I'm going to start there. I'm having trouble figuring out where to buy the hoses though....any leads will be appreciated.
I do feel I'm getting screwed. If it were the pump and rack/pinion shouldnt the car be showing some signs?- it drives absolutely fine. I checked the PS level today- I filled it at least a month back. Its fine.
I wanted to get preventive maintenance done...with a good mechanic to help....this is nuts. I'm stuck trying to figure out if this first problem is legitimate...
Did BMW engineers learn from previous model mistakes in designing the E46 platform?
Please read the suggested threads and add value, either by pictures or by descriptions, so the next person stands on your shoulders.
See also: E39 Bestlinks & How to easily find what you need
First off, thanks GoForthFast and bimcwe for pitching in some great info.
I understand the frustration with the cost of maintenance and parts. I do want to offer my experience and caution however. Being an independent mechanic myself, the biggest thing is trade off of between quality and cost. It is sometimes beneficial to buy the OEM or OEM supplier part and pay a little extra money to make sure you get a part that lasts (for example water pumps or any other critical engine part). In my early days, I tested some lower cost parts to try and save a dime for my personal cars, but most needed replacement far sooner than the OEM part, causing increased labor costs if they were to be used on customer cars.
I wish I was located in NY so I could provide you with more affordable mechanic services.
My tips are..
Shop around. Also, don't be afraid to ask what their labor rates / hr are. Sometimes you can ever call the stealer service department and ask them how many hours (a.k.a. "shop hours") a particular job will take so you can see if the indy shops are being fair.
Thanks gareth, bimcwe, and bluebee for the post on a philosophical note.
So today, I got the car washed so the undercarriage is cleaner and everything is more visible. Then on an impulse, I took it to Midas. The guy there was much more patient, much more willing to go over the car slowly with me than the Indy. We visually inspected a whole bunch of things. Getting the car washed made it clearer that much of the PS fluid leak was happening from the intake hose. So the MIDAS guy basically recommended I replace that first, and see if the leak continues. This is was exactly the diagnosis I received earlier as well.
We also went over various things visually- shocks looked good, control arms were fine, bushings were fine, all links looked good, plastic pulleys including water pulley looked fine. No cracks etc.
The belts were fine, but the AC belt had many small cracks. So I decided to replace that.
There were two clamps on the exhaust..one of which was surprisingly halfway torn, altho it still loked very strong. So decided to postpone that for now...
Bottom line, car looked quite fine...which was a relief. So here is what I decided with the Midas guy:
Differential flush- $45
Oil change- $80
Power steering feed hose replaced with labor- $150
AC serpentine belt replaced with labor- $110
The idea once again is to see if the PS leak persists simply after replacing the hose. This is a world of a difference from what the indy quoted. I will be getting this done on Friday.
The other good news- the Midas guy generally seemed cooperative, and willing to work with me to preventively change other parts. His level of expertise is of course the unknown...a big one...will take it a step at a time and get this done for now.
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PowerPC still lives in Fedora
For the 0.5 percent of the folks who to which this tidbit pertains — that would be the Linux-on-PowerPC crowd . . . er, group . . . er, trio — the Fedora Project released the alpha version of its Fedora 17 PowerPC version. The release notes are here.
Many long-time readers of this blog who are not family (and even those who are) know that I've always had a soft spot for older Macintosh hardware, and those of you who admit to knowing me for a long time know that I've had several PowerPC machines running various distros, mostly Debian and Fedora, but a couple of OpenSUSE boxes, too (while it lasted, the G4 tower ran great on OpenSUSE's PPC version before they gave it the heave-ho). I even mourned briefly against the demise of the PowerPC architecture, but I understand that if 0.5 percent of the Linux community is using a particular architecture, it's a good idea to probably put resources elsewhere.
So it became Debian who kept the flame alive, until Fedora picked it up again. Thanks, Fedora, and now I'll try this on the eMac that's collecting dust in the corner.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)


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GSA and Navy Open Smart Card Technology Center
September 18, 1998
Contact: Eleni Martin (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON, DC -- Working together as Federal partners, the General Services Administration and U.S. Navy today officially opened a new Smart Card Technology Center at the GSA headquarters office building.
"The Technology Center represents a unique partnership," said David J. Barram, Administrator of the GSA. "Rather than Navy and GSA each establishing its own separate places, as might have been done in the past, we collaborated. This partnership shows American citizens the benefits of agencies working together. And together, we are leading the way for an electronic government in the 21st Century."
"The Tech Center's primary purpose is to demonstrate and evaluate the integration of multi-application smart cards with other types of technology, said Navy Vice Admiral James Amerault. "The Center showcases systems available for use in the Federal Government."
Vice Admiral Amerault has supported this initiative as a prime example of teaming within the Federal Government. This teaming effort allows the Navy to reduce the costs and risks associated with employing this new technology as well as share information and opportunities for success.
Unlike an underwriters laboratory or research and development facility, the Tech Center will feature hands-on demonstrations from nine different companies to show multi-application smart cards can eliminate redundant and time-consuming paperwork. New applications and equipment will be evaluated every six months for possible inclusion in the center. Current demonstrations include security access, biometrics, stored value or electronic purse, digital signature, and medical and dental records.
In October 1997, GSA and Navy signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to put smart cards in the hands of all Federal employees. They created the Multi-Agency Program (MAP). Soon after the signing of the memorandum, instead of opening their own smart card technology, Navy decided to pool its resources with GSA to open the center in Washington, DC. The Smart Card Technology Center has grown out of this partnership.
Earlier this month, GSA issued Government Smart Card Technical Interoperability Guidelines. This document was designed to build consensus on governmentwide guidance for a multi-application, multi-technology Government Smart Card. The latest version of the Guidelines is posted on the Internet at: http://policyworks.gov/smartgov).
A smart card is a plastic card, similar in size to a charge card, that contains an integrated circuit chip with a microprocessor and memory. These cards are portable databases that can be used in many different ways to make employee work life easier.
In accordance with GSA's environmental initiative, the Tech Center was designed using environmentally-friendly material including recycled content carpet and paint and energy efficient lighting.
For more information contact: Mike Noll, GSA Office of Smart Card Initiatives at (202) 208-4526 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or Laura Hundley, Department of Navy at (703) 602-2648 or by e-mail at hundley.laura@ hq.nav.mil.