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Located in the heart of Pleasantville, this motel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Harbor Square and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Atlantic City Country Club. Heritage Park and Absecon Wildlife Management Area are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Along with an outdoor pool, this motel has coffee/tea in a common area and a seasonal outdoor pool. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a meeting room and free newspapers are onsite.
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Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Pleasantville motel also offers an outdoor pool, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Total number of rooms - 45
- Number of floors - 2
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
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- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
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- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
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- Private bathroom
- Cable TV service
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
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Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
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Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed
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Official ACen 2007 Registration Info Thread
Posted 26 December 2006 - 11:00 AM
My sister in law offered to book my room and pay for the registration fee as a Christmas Present for me. We've both been checking the site over and over and over and yet... not open yet. It's worrying both of us.
*crosses fingers*
Let's just hope it comes out soon and everything goes smoothly.
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Posted 27 December 2006 - 11:58 AM
RaDragon76 said:
I have to agree with you here... I just got a new job (my first one of those "career" type things, not just a college job, *glee*). Thing is, it's at a news station, I work primarily weekends, and I have to request time off at least a month in advance.
If pre-reg rates are ramped up before we even have a chance to reg, I won't be going (we still have the limited college student budget)... but I'm going to need to know fairly soon if I want to request the dates off. It would suck to request them off only to find out we couldn't go... and it would suck to find out that pre-reg is still low even though it's late, and find out that I could have gone if only I had planned better.
*le sigh*
I guess all we can do it be patient... but I'm totally not good at that!
Posted 27 December 2006 - 05:00 PM
I hate mailable money(cash/checks/mo's ) and would only consider pre-paying if there was a Credit Card option for pre-reg, but last year's Express Reg rocked - it was probably one of the fastest(if not THE fastest) way to get your badge.
I am a little leery of having you send the badges, but if it doesn't get to us in time I'm sure ACEN isn't going to leave us high and dry, and they'll have some sort of backup plan.
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Posted 29 December 2006 - 03:36 PM
RaDragon76 said:
I second that motion.
Although I'm sure they're all busy. It would be very helpful if there was some sort of update about pre-reg. It would definately help calm some nerves about ACen.
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Posted 30 December 2006 - 02:12 PM
RaDragon76 said:
thirded. *lawlz, do i hear a petition for an explanation in order? XP*
Posted 30 December 2006 - 02:14 PM
Jessica said:
wait, you joined in '04 and this is your first post?
Posted 30 December 2006 - 11:29 PM
shirree shirra said:
If you get a petition going, I'd sign it.
Its amazing that the con is 5 months away, and there seems to be an eerie silence on all fronts. (Guest Relations, Volunteering, Registration, etc.) The website is not updated, and information is non exsistant.
I don't want to come off as whining, but I would like to hear something. Anything.
Posted 31 December 2006 - 01:14 AM
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Posted 31 December 2006 - 05:14 AM
I just wish they'd release the dates for pre-reg... let us all know... and though I will pay the later fee, I will not be happy at all with that...
and if they are planning to discontinue pre-reg, that is a horrible, horrible idea and they will lose a lot of people going to the con that way. I am sure a lot of long distance fans may not even show up now because of the delay in pre-reg.
I say we keep this thread alive, that way one of the staff for registration or anyone who knows what the fudge is going can help us out.
Posted 31 December 2006 - 10:47 AM
I mean, last year, I didn't even get my e-mail confirmation. I just had to go there and hope. *points a couple threads down* It would appear problems like this are already happening.
I agree with whoever said that it'd be easier to wait if we knew WHY this was taking this long. Since I started going to ACEN, it's never been this late.
And for the sake of work and planning, I NEED to know by mid-January what the rates are. I'm also planning trips to San Diego Comic-Con and PAX this year... Comic-Con isn't until late July, and you can already pre-reg for it. I know it's a bigger event... but honestly, I shouldn't already be set for a con in July and still have absolutely no clue about one in mid-May.
I hate to sound testy, I hate to sound whiny... but it'd be a really good idea if each of the departments had a specified "liason" whose job was to let people know what in the world is going on.
Posted 31 December 2006 - 10:57 PM
I've never been to ACen. I've only ever been to a local convention in my area so I've been looking forward to getting a chance to go to one of the bigger cons out there.
But seriously? What kind of impression do you think first timers are getting now?
Posted 01 January 2007 - 01:58 AM
I've only been to one other con (Youmacon) and that one was rather small, and I've been so excited since figuring if I plan everything right, I can make this one.
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 11:38 AM
Disco_Raptor said:
I am also waiting for the group rates to be announced and am more than a little pissed off that this hasn't been addressed at all other than it is being discussed whereas general admission prices were posted a long time ago. Registration and everyone else (LIKE THOSE WORKING ON THE WEBSITE!)NEEDS TO GET ON THE BALL! This is suppose to be a big year for Acen and it is more unorganized and behind schedule than it has ever been. Was it completely necessary to take ALL the old information the site use to have down!? Honestly a new web design isn't even close to being worth this. It is completely disappointing to practicly check the site daily to see what's going on FOR THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS and still only know that it is at the Hyatt on Mother's Day weekend and that's it. Would it break someone's fingers who actually knows something to quickly post currently this this and this is going on but here's what we know for sure? I'm sick of being told to be patient since I have been for more than a half of year and now I am nothing but worried that the hotel is going to have dust everywhere, that my badge isn't going to be mailed in time and I won't be able to get in, and that a lot of people that would have gone aren't going to because of this halfassed management that is concentrating on the wrong things, yes new things would be cool, so would lining up like a ton of acts, BUT all that old basic stuff like location, times, guidlines, registration since there are going to be THOUSANDS of people registering, etc should be done first. Anyway sorry about the rant just really annoyed that something that is going to cost me overall about $600 is this behind.
Anyway getting back on topic, I believe last year the group rate was for groups of 10 or more and that since you had to preregister you could only apply for the 3 day pass anyway. I think the group I was in last year paid $38 a person but I don't remember what price tier we fell into, I think we missed the first one and hit the second but I could be wrong.
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 05:11 PM
Someone, get on the ball, and fast! The month of May will be here before we all know it.
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 09:36 PM
Cherry_Wolf said:
FrenziedFury is the forum ID for the Registration DH. But, they have not been online since October. I don't know whats goin on, but if he hasn't been online since October, that means all this talking here is falling on deaf ears since they aren't looking to see whats going on.
Posted 01 January 2007 - 11:26 PM
I mean, I alone know 18 people who are saying they are not going; can you imagine all other people that I don't know about, that are not attending? I mean, if I were running this show, which I'm not, of course, I would definitely be on track about these things, at least allowing pre-registration, even if the hotel rates are not yet out. For those who are extremely dedicated to the con-life, cosplaying, distributing at the Artist Alley, etc, this is a really scary deal. People aren't sure if they're going to be able to attend, if they'll have the money for it...
I would think that the staff would be extremely precise and early to start their procedures, being that this is ACen's 10th anniversary, but they're doing nothing at all, as if it's some random year that shouldn't be made a fuss out of. Last year was nothing to gawk at, and so I'm sure attendees are hoping for a much better year, and now not seeing pre-results, it's really discouraging. This comment could go unnoticed and be rather pointless, but I don't know. I figured it'd be important for the staff to know that continuously telling people 'be patient' is only getting them irritated and that they are losing alot of money because of this slack-off.
I'm personally only going to cosplay. I tend to meet some nice friends each time I go, but still...it'd be nice to attend a con that has that value, along with excellent panels, precise rates and schedules, and yes, a GOOD MANAGEMENT. I went to Anime Weekend Atlanta that is only....about 2 or 3 years older than ACen? It was wonderful. Considerably smaller than ACen, yes, but it was the most fun I've ever had at a convention. But yeah...there's my comment, I guess.
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 11:42 PM
Seriously people, staff members have lives outside of the convention. Sometime that life has to take proitority over the convention.
Edit: Just briefly talked to the head of Reg over IRC. He has moved recently and this is making it diffifcult for him to get access to the net and other necessary tools to open Pre-Reg.
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 11:55 PM
Please understand that a lot of us, such as artists and cosplayers, have a very great deal of time and money invested in ACen, and we all love it, and are just concerned at the slow pace.
Posted 02 January 2007 - 12:15 AM
And if the head of registration has moved...what's the honest chance of them being able to be organized enough to fulfill their duties? Not to mention being able to mail badges out (if that would fall under their jurisdiction too)?
Someone else needs to be found if only temporarily for his/her post untill they can take over responsibility.
And honstly it's not JUST registration that isn't communcating with the masses. It's pretty much the entire con staff and the heads of various departments.


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When Bosch introduced its first line of pneumatic nailers last spring, it claimed that the tools were 20 percent smaller and 10 percent more powerful than the competition. It was an assertion I kept in mind when I tested the company's 20-degree stick gun. (The line also includes a 34-degree clipped-head nailer, a roofing nailer, trim guns, and a narrow-crown stapler.) Here's what I found out after a couple of months of using the SN350-20F on my framing jobs.
Bosch SN350-20F Specs
Weight: 8.4 pounds
Dimensions (H x L): 13.6 inches by 21.4 inches
Nail length: 2 to 31/2 inches
Nail diameter: .113 to .148 inch
Price: $269
Made in: Taiwan
A similar model is available for use with 34-degree clipped-head nails.
Full-Force Technology
Most nail guns have multiple chambers — a large cylinder that contains the piston and driver, plus small side chambers. When the trigger is depressed, a blast of compressed air enters the large chamber and slams the piston down, causing the driver to strike the nail. On its way down, the piston forces air into the side chambers; it is this compressed air that pushes the piston back to the starting position after the nail is driven. According to Bosch, about 10 percent of the air pressure that enters the cylinder in most guns is used to return the piston — which means only 90 percent actually drives the fastener.
The Bosch guns rely on a different mechanism to return the piston. They have no side chambers. Instead, a valve feeds a second blast of air into the bottom of the cylinder, pushing the piston back to the starting position. That way, says Bosch, 100 percent of the force from the initial blast of air is transferred to the fastener. The manufacturer refers to this design as "full force technology" and says it gives the guns superior power.
Size and Performance
The SN350-20F is, as advertised, smaller than other framers. Although it's not any shorter top-to-bottom or end-to-end, it has a much slimmer piston housing. I attribute this to the absence of side chambers. Smaller is often better, but for a framing gun the diameter of the housing is not a critical dimension.
Whether the tool is 10 percent more powerful than competing models is a little harder to judge. On my jobs it drove nails very well into engineered wood, doing a marginally better job than an older model, Hitachi's NR83A2. Like all guns, it sometimes leaves fasteners proud in engineered lumber — but less often than most. And it had no trouble driving nails of up to .148 inch. While it felt a little slower than the guns I normally use, the difference was too subtle to cause problems.
At 8.4 pounds, the Bosch is heavier than the average stick nailer. However, it's so well-balanced it doesn't feel heavy. It cushions the blow well, a trait I appreciated. Long periods of bounce-nailing with a lighter gun can leave you with a sore wrist, but that's less likely to happen with this nailer.
The SN350-20F has most of the features commonly found on framing guns. It has a very aggressive nosepiece for improved toenailing and a knob-operated toolless depth-of-drive mechanism. I wish it came with a rafter hook; instead, the hook is a $20 accessory.
The magazine can be removed with the flip of a lever — a nice touch that makes clearing jambs quick and easy. To load the tool, you pull back on the follower until it clicks to a stop, drop in fasteners, then pull again until the follower pops free and slides forward. The oversize trigger is comfortable to operate and has a switch for changing between bounce and sequential firing mode.
It's a pretty rugged tool: The trigger and rubberized grip are the only plastic components. A built-in air filter prevents dirt and grit from getting inside, which should prolong the tool's life. A metal plate on top of the piston housing will protect the gun if you use it to tap framing into position. The downside to this design is that the direction of the exhaust is not adjustable.
Bottom Line
The SN350-20F is well-balanced, does a good job cushioning recoil, and can handle any framing task a carpenter would need it to do. It's marginally more powerful than the stick framer I normally use, though not enough to make a difference. I haven't had it long enough to know how durable it is, but it looks and feels well-made.
My recommendation? If you don't mind using a gun that is slightly heavier than average, this one is worth considering.
Tim Uhler is a lead framer for Pioneer Builders in Port Orchard, Wash., and a JLC contributing editor.


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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:22 pm
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this team better wake up. eli has been MISERABLE. you cant blame the defense when the offense cant stay on the field. with the talent that offense has you should be able to sustain a drive. the human revolving door david diehl has got to be put back where he belongs on the bench. if its not broke dont fix it, get locklear back. dont get me started about gilbride. Get your act together, beat the bengals and go into the bye week please.
the part that is bothering me the most is eli. think back to last year, it was almost a given that he won games under pressure and in the 4th. now it looks like he took 10 steps back, hes throwing off his back foot, not setting his feet, and hes in accurate.
sorry i needed to vent. with a schedule as tough as theirs you cant be blowing games like this.
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BlaqOptic wrote:
Good game guys. Hopefully we don't see you guys in the Super Bowl because I still feel you're the better team.
Thanks ... you guys out played us today
Held us to nothing in the 4th which is really good achievement
Hope to see you in the SB ... Manning Vs Roethlisberger
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:19 pm
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Even though defense did not stop the run, they dont deserve any fault in this game. They played well enough for us to win the game. Our defense did its job. Hosley showed why he is a rookie.
I dunno whats wrong with the offense, eli is off. Our receivers are not playing to their standard. BTW what was eli doing on that interception? 0% on third and long. Our redzone offense is putrid to the say the least. Something isnt right with hakeem. When we were in the redzone, near the goal line to be specific, he was covered one on one and eli would typically throw a fade to him at least once but hes not doing it anymore
Im confused, we looked like the ny jets offense out there. If we play like this in cincy then we have problems.
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I was saying this last week ... we have "major" problems with our team
All I got back in return is that it doesn't matter as long as we win ... well we didn't win
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:50 pm
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D-TURBULENTGMEN wrote:
Gmen4ev wrote:
D-TURBULENTGMEN wrote:
I Believe if we can get over the hump of this weekend and beat the Steelers , then my prediction for the season is that we'll go 12-4 , i just believe this team as a whole is good enough for a 12-4 season securing at the very least a number 2 seed in the Conference , So yes i believe the implications of this game right here with a W is very important towards the outlook of the rest of our season and playoff's picture .. just gotta get past this weekend and these Steelers and we are good to go.
Predictions for the Rest of the NFC East in week 9 ,
Falcons beats the Cowboys on Sunday
Saints Shoot the Green Birds on Monday
& Believe it or not Panthers Somehow
Upset The Skins on Sunday
Who do you have our next two losses going to?
12-4 sounds pretty darn good ... I see us rounding out at 11-5/10-6
For now the two teams i think , Im going to keep to myself , I say let's get through this week first.
im going to go the other way now , now i can see us at 10-6 first or 11-5 second & in that order , with that said , The Steelers Came to play Today just like i knew they would , Eli Forced the Early pass that lead 2 the Int. That lead to 7 , All 3 phases of there team played excellent , David Wilson Made good Returns Not Great but good And had it not been for the facemask on him he was going places with that football on that return , Hosley's offsides 5 yard towards the end of the game killed us , and then he blew the coverage that he began good but then got away from it and there TE Catches the pass that ends the game , the rook will learn just like everybody else had too at one point , we still lead the NFC East which at the end of the day is most important .. out of all the games i knew this game was the hump game , had we won the this in particular game i believe momentum would have carried us right into a 12-4 season , now that we lost , it's perfectly reasonable for anyone that actually knows how the giants seem to always do things , it's understandable for people to think 10-6 1st 11-5 second. , or the ever so longgggg shot at reaching 12-4 but from where we are at the moment , that number seems like trailblazers off , oh well i say this , if your a fan of football then today u were treated to a very tough game , wit a lot of hard fighting from both sides , at the end of the day they came out on top and i can accept that , like everything else we'll go back to the drawing board and grow from this game , there's still a lot of football to play before this is all over , many battles and stories to unfold still await us , can't wait to see how everything plays out now that this game is done.
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On ESPN right now
Reggie Wayne for HOF
Career---------968 receptions (10th), 13063 yards (14th), 78 TDs (24th)
Playoffs--------92 receptions (2nd), 1242 yards (4th), 9 TDs (7th)
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:27 am
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On ESPN right now
That's a great picture
Well it was a miserable game but it's just one game. Let's hope they bounce back. Giants are still 6-3
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:08 pm
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Giants can kick it into cruise control at this point - they'll steal the division uncontested even if they go 8-8
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:37 pm
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MaddHatter wrote:
Giants can kick it into cruise control at this point - they'll steal the division uncontested even if they go 8-8
Disagree. Dallas has a pretty cupcake schedule the 2nd half of the season and ours is pretty brutal. I honestly think you guys will go on a surge and force us to play better. I predict the division comes down to a 1 game difference at the end.
Had you guys beaten us last week, with the results this week there would only be one game between us with you owning the tie breaker. That's why last's weeks loss meant alot more to you guys. But I don't think your team is done challenging. If the Giants can't rebound next week against Cincy we are in all likelihood facing a 3 game slide.
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:32 pm
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You're about to be 3 games up with 8 to go - I don't see Dallas doing better than 4-4 even with their schedule and Philly and Wash will finish sub. 500 IMO.
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I want to know how many yards Redman had after contact. If you watch the game, we closed the lanes/gaps but we couldnt make that first tackle. I think we were better served playing vs mendenhall than redman or dwyer.
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Go figure friggin Redman produces against my team weeks after I cut him in fantasy
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Go figure friggin Redman produces against my team weeks after I cut him in fantasy
Maybe this shows how much faith I have in our run defense, but once I found out Dwyer was out, not only did I pick him up in a money league, I also started him.
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Dallas had a great opportunity to gain ground yesterday and they didn't do it. I really felt that Dallas was our biggest threat. But, with 5 losses they would need to be close to perfect for the rest of the season to dig their way out of this one. The Redskins and Eagles have far too many deficiencies defensively to be serious threats. The Eagles could make it interesting tonight with a win, but I don't think they're going far this year. Keep in mind that none of our division opponents have faced each other yet. So they are going to finish off the season beating each other up. Do you see any one of those teams sweeping the rest? I can't.
Stranger things have happened, but the Giants would need to really fall apart to lose the division. I think we beat Cinci next week and going into the bye at 7-3. Hopefully we get healthy and in sync on offense in that time and finish off the season strong.
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BTW guys, i dunno how many of you live in NY or NJ but i hope you, your families and friends are safe and alive following the Sandy.
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text: North Dakota Edges Thunderbirds, 33-29 November 03, 2012 By SUU Strategic Communication Related Links Box Score Fatu Moala Courtesy: Deb Hill GRAND FORKS, N.D., Nov. 3 - North Dakota came back from a 15-0 first half deficit to outlast Southern Utah 33-29 in Big Sky play Saturday. The loss dropped the Thunderbirds to 4-6 overall and 3-4 in Big Sky play while UND improved to 5-5 and 3-4 in league games. After SUU jumped out to a 15-0 lead ad held a 22-13 lead at the break UND dominated the third period, out-gaining SUU 113-30 and taking a 26-22 lead on a five-yard Mitch Sutton touchdown run with 2:43 to play in the quarter. SUU went back on top 29-26 when Henna Brown took a Brad Sorensen pass 15 yards for a touchdown with 11:30 to play, but UND answered quickly. After a short kickoff North Dakota put together a three-play, 65-yard drive and cashed in when Jake Miller ran 36 yards around the left end for a 33-29 UND advantage. SUU drove inside the UND 30 on its ensuing possession, but Sorensen was sacked and fumbled with less than a minute to go. Even though SUU was able to force UND to punt, the T-Birds got the ball back with just 26 seconds to play and a last-ditch hail Mary was knocked down in the end zone. Southern Utah scored the first 15 points of the game on a 35-yard Colton Cook field goal, a 32-yard TD pass from Sorensen to Moala and a five-yard Brian Wilson run. After Moala's touchdown Cook's extra point attempt hit the upright, so following Wilson's score the T-Birds opted to go for two but the pitchout to Wilson came up short. UND quickly got back into the game, however, as Greg Hardin returned the kickoff following Wilson's score 98 yards for a touchdown, and after SUU went three-and-out on its ensuing possession UND drove 77 yards in 12 plays to pull within 15-13 when Mitch Sutton ran one yard with 2:03 to play in the half. Ironically, UND missed its PAT attempt as well after the holder couldn't handle the snap. SUU answered with a quick score to take a 22-13 lead into halftime, however. After Sorensen found Easton Pedersen on a 64-yard pass to put the ball at the UND four Myles Crawford-Harris took it the rest of the way to put SUU up by nine at the break. Big plays aided each of Southern Utah's first-half scores. In addition to the 64-yard pass to Pedersen and Moala's long touchdown, 45-yard and 63-yard passes from Sorensen to Moala set up the Thunderbirds' second and third scores, and the field goal came after an off-side penalty gave Cook a second chance after he missed from 40-yards out. SUU wound up with a season-high 520 yards of offense, including 363 through the air and 157 on the ground and limited North Dakota to 308 yards. Wilson rushed for a career-high 156 yards. -- SUU --


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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Page Critique Tuesday
Actually it's free.
You all know how this works at this point, but slightly changed rules:
1. The first person to enter a 250 word excerpt from the beginning of their novel in the comment section will win the critique. Please also tell us the title and genre.
2. I will update the post with the excerpt, unedited, so we can all read and form our opinions.
3. Instead of updating the post later with my thoughts and comments, this time around I'm going to put my thoughts and comments in a new post. This will hopefully make it easier to keep track of if you're reading in a feed reader
4. Feel free to add your own two cents, but remember the sandwich method: positive, extremely polite constructive criticism (and I mean it), positive. I've decreed you need to read and heed this creed or I'll proceed to make you bleed. Indeed.
Thanks very much to the Screaming Guppy for sharing:
Title: Hound in Blood and Black
Genre: dystopian fiction
Part 1
The first time I met Kumari, she smelled of gunmetal, blood and death. Her purpose, through chance and circumstance, became to save my life.
I hated her.
Chapter 1
Last tank of gas, she thought as the engine spit out a black cloud before picking the Jeep back up to speed. It meant one thing: last chance to make a catch. Last chance to eat, drink. To win.
Last chance to stay alive.
"Harder!" Kumari screamed over the howl of the battered engine. It revved as Bastion punched the gas pedal, dust and pebbles spraying the old army Jeep in a peppered graffiti. Driven by the wind, coarse bits of the world clawed her cheeks and scratched the surface of her shades. She adjusted the bandana across the lower half of her face.
Despite the murky air she saw her quarry, clear against the horizon.
"Left!" she shouted. The Jeep veered hard to the side, tires skidding and jumping over the rocky desert. Kumari caught herself with a hard foot to the wheel well, keeping her balance in check while the vehicle sped across the plain. Her prey, a humanoid, stumbled as the Jeep cut in front of its path. "Damn it, Bastion. Don't run it over!"
The Jeep jerked again, this time to the right, spewing more broken earth into the sky. Bastion yelled something back at her, but his words were stolen by the wind.
Her throat was dry. Only daybreak, and already hot as hell.
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- The Screaming Guppy said...
Title: Hound in Blood and Black
Genre: dystopian fiction
Part 1
The first time I met Kumari, she smelled of gunmetal, blood and death. Her purpose, through chance and circumstance, became to save my life.
I hated her.
Chapter 1
Last tank of gas, she thought as the engine spit out a black cloud before picking the Jeep back up to speed. It meant one thing: last chance to make a catch. Last chance to eat, drink. To win.
Last chance to stay alive.
"Harder!" Kumari screamed over the howl of the battered engine. It revved as Bastion punched the gas pedal, dust and pebbles spraying the old army Jeep in a peppered graffiti. Driven by the wind, coarse bits of the world clawed her cheeks and scratched the surface of her shades. She adjusted the bandana across the lower half of her face.
Despite the murky air she saw her quarry, clear against the horizon.
"Left!" she shouted. The Jeep veered hard to the side, tires skidding and jumping over the rocky desert. Kumari caught herself with a hard foot to the wheel well, keeping her balance in check while the vehicle sped across the plain. Her prey, a humanoid, stumbled as the Jeep cut in front of its path. "Damn it, Bastion. Don't run it over!"
The Jeep jerked again, this time to the right, spewing more broken earth into the sky. Bastion yelled something back at her, but his words were stolen by the wind.
Her throat was dry. Only daybreak, and already hot as hell.
- June 8, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Melinda said...
Title: TOUCH
Genre: YA paranormal romance
1. Seth
I was halfway between the school and stadium, waiting for the crowd to thin, when I saw her. Somehow out of all the faces I never spoke to, I always noticed hers.
That familiar expression was there. The one I recognized because I felt it so often myself. Lonely, but resigned to the loneliness.
Tonight it was mixed with something else. Frustration, I thought.
It made her seem vulnerable, fragile in a way the subtle sadness didn't.
I expected her to head into the stadium, walk within a few feet of where I stood. I braced for that. But she turned away, went back across the parking lot. Not to a car, not even into the school. She just kept walking, right out to the sidewalk.
I didn't realize I'd moved too until I was halfway across the lot. Sometimes the pull was like that, out of my control.
But this wasn't that, or not just that.
This was curiosity and concern. This was me being stupid, crossing lines.
I stopped, clenched my fists, reminded myself what carelessness could do. Then I followed her anyway.
I couldn't talk to her, couldn't know her, but I could make sure she got wherever she was going okay.
2. Holly
Sometimes it seemed like my life was one big dance, only the choreographer forgot to give me a part. That was how I felt that night, when I couldn't find the pre-game barbecue, couldn't find
anyone – stuck on a stage, alone, with nothing to do.
- June 8, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Eric said...
Black Comedy/Horror
Chapter One
Grisly. Horrific. Baffling.
Those were the grave adjectives the nightly news anchors sprinkled throughout the top story of the eleven o'clock broadcast. The hype was appropriate for a change. Another bizarre murder had taken place. Carl Petnoy was oblivious to the late-breaking report, however, as he napped in his Barcalounger through the entire segment.
"Be safe," the bottle-blonde live on the scene cautioned before sending it back to the studio.
"Good advice," her hair-plugged male cohort behind the news desk agreed.
Twenty odd minutes later and the telecast was wrapping-up. In closing, the Channel Seven bobble heads briefly revisited the night's top story, once more promising new details as the story developed. Then, like flipping a switch, they tossed aside their overly-rehearsed gravitas in exchange for a final bit of chirpy banter before they were played off with a blaring orchestral score.
As was all too often the case, Carl startled awake to the consequences of leaving the television's volume up while he dozed. The musical crescendo threatened to trigger his tinnitus. If that happened the result would be a warbling screech in his ears that would leave him dizzy and imagining a drunken and tortured electronic song bird caged in his skull. Thankfully, however, this time he was spared.
He clapped violently to turn off the television. Too many claps. The apartment's lights blinked out instead. A pain shot through his forearm. He was old. Pain was usually shooting somewhere. He ignored it.
- June 8, 2010 at 12:59 PM
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- June 8, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- out-totheblack said...
A high, piercing shriek broke through Dell's dreams. He fell out of bed landing on the hard wooden floor. The shriek didn't stop. He could hear his family yelling in alarm through the thin walls of the room; running foot steps from the next floor up sprinkled plaster dust on his head. Cold air, bitterly pungent, whistled through the cracked planking around the windows. "Change storm!" Voices cried out from the street. Lightning cracked and the ground rumbled up through his thin body.
"Everybody, to the safe room! Quick, hurry!" The voice of their warir leader yelled above the siren. Dell scrambled up and grabbed a ratty patched blanket with one hand and his little brother with the other. Theo, woken by the alarm, added his baby cries to the noise. Dell reached the main door of his family's rooms at the same time as his parents and siblings. Twelve families made a mad jumble into the small common area of the building they shared. Fire flies encased in globes dimly lit the room; windows rattled in their casings calling attention to the lightning outside; the lightning painted the white hair of the running Nef red, green, then yellow.
"Move!" Dell jerked his gaze away from the storm and dragged his crying little brother after the group, through the kitchen and down narrow steps. They crowded in last amongst the stacks and barrels of food supplies organized along the walls.
Theo kept crying. Dell pulled him closer and wrapped him in the blanket.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:01 PM
- Adventures in Children's Publishing said...
Darn, you all are quick. And I was hoping to have a critique opportunity since I can't enter the one we're having on Thursday. Congrats Screaming Guppy!
- June 8, 2010 at 1:01 PM
- The Screaming Guppy said...
Oh cool!
Thanks in advance for the feedback, everyone! :)
- June 8, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- out-totheblack said...
Opps, looks like I was 3 minutes behind. Forgot to post the info in my excitment.
Splintered Kingdoms: Change Storm
YA Fantasy
- June 8, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Becca said...
I liked screaming guppy's opening lines. (Kind of reminds me of something I'd see before)
Once we got to chapter 1 I lost interest. I found it hard to follow what was happening. And who is Gastion? Is that the "I" person in Part 1? Where is the I person? This confused me. The word choices were strong through. I think this holds a lot of promise.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Josin L. McQuein said...
Yowza. You posted early!
For the winning post:
I'm confused about the blurb after "part 1" Is this a sub-heading for the book section? An epitaph? It sounds good, but I don't know why it's where you put it.
I'm also not sure why a tank of gas equates to a last chance to eat/drink. It would make sense if it was one of those "last chance" stops, but in context I find it confusing.
The mention of "humaniod" is interesting, and sets this as something out of the ordinary, but I'm still confused. Are they hunting the humanoid to eat it? If so, why not hit it? (I realize both questions are probably answered after the first 250 words).
It's intriguing, but I wish I knew what was happening.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Ermo said...
Damn you Screaming Guppy. I think I would have beaten you if I had been logged into Blogger already.
I also liked the first line. I was sad to leave that person to go to some other scene. The action was good. I never know quite what to picture when someone says "humanoid." I like the last line as well except for the cliche. Find another what to say/show how hot it is at daybreak and I think it fits in nicely with the rest of the setting you've already created. Good luck with this.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- out-totheblack said...
Yay Screaming Guppy! You, of the quick and mighty refresh button.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Ermo said...
Oh and Josin - congrats on your win of the chase/suspense contest. You're a terrific talent.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Marsha Sigman said...
I like this.
Bastion is the guy driving and her partner. Obviously gas is really hard to come by. She may not know when she will get another tank or if she ever will so I get that.
I think that first sentence is the humanoid. I would definitely read more of this and it caught my attention right away.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- Amanda said...
I like starting it with the excitement of the chase scene. I guess the "I" is the humanoid they are running down?
I thought this piece was well written, the only thing I really had trouble with was "driven by the wind, coarse bits of the world..."
Since this is fantasy (or seems to be given the words used) when I read that line, my mind translated it literally - The world was breaking up? A different world was streaming by? Oh, dirt!
Good Job Guppy.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:25 PM
I didn't have a problem understanding what was going on here -- I was along for the ride.
But this makes me wonder -- How do we balance the demand for action with the need for context?
Do we just drop the reader into a scenario and hope that something (catchy character name, good grammar, something else) keeps the reader interested?
- June 8, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Thermocline said...
I, too, was a little confused by who is talking in Part 1, but the last line intrigued me. I really like the sentence about "course bits of the world." That whole paragraph had some great descriptions. The last line threw me, though. Murky air seems at odds with seeing something clear against the horizon.
You did a good job of throwing us right into the action.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- Amy DeZellar said...
This pulled me in right away. Rather than confusing me, that feeling of being dropped in the middle just intrigued me. Well done!
- June 8, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Ty said...
Love the names of your characters and the desperation of this scene. (Plus any story with a banged up Jeep automatically earns points from me!)
Took me a couple read-throughs to get a clear picture, so here are my sticking points:
1) transition between the "I" of Part 1 and the "she" of Chapter 1 was a little fuzzy/jarring
2)some descriptions seem a little off, such as the Jeep being sprayed by the pebbles (it made more sense if the Jeep's tires kicked pebbles out behind it, but not being hit by it)or the ambiguous "coarse bits of the world"
3) If you're purposefully being vague about the reason for the chase (which I like), then I appreciate being grounded in a setting first. I'd mention the desert plain first and the state of the Jeep second. Gives it a nice wide focus to start that you can then narrow in on your characters, rather than the other way around.
I'd be interested in seeing how this scorched earth dystopian chase ends up!
- June 8, 2010 at 1:41 PM
- Unrepentant Escapist said...
The thing before the chapter 1 break doesn't do it for me. I think the first line in the actual chapter is stronger. But I wouldn't put the book down for it or anything.
I really like the entry, other than "last chance to win" makes me think of games, which makes me think of Hunger Games. I assume that Kumari is the "she" from the first paragraph. I don't know why you want to conceal her name and potentially confuse us, though. Saying that her target was a humanoid makes me wonder what in the heck she herself is. Who names a kid "Bastion?"
Mom: I know! We should call him Tower.
Father: No, Wall!
Mom: No....BASTION!
That said, I want to read more. I'm a sucker for good post-apoc lit.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- sex scenes at starbucks said...
I can see some world and feel the urgency of the characters. There's minor conflict between them, also good. My feeling is that "Part One" bit is unnecessary.
Two things struck me: They have quarry. I would expect her to be processing details about the quarry, things she would notice that either lead to capturing it or losing it. This also gives valuable info to the reader. Also, I'm suspicious of "last tank of gas." For me, at least, that spurs a ton of questions about your world and the validity of it. This is not all bad, though. It makes me curious, and curiosity is a good thing for a reader to experience at the start of a book.
I think in general, it's a teensy bit rushed and would benefit from more details. But I would read on to find out more. Good job on putting it out there and good luck.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- sex scenes at starbucks said...
that would be some OF THE world. Sheesh.
- June 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Adventures in Children's Publishing said...
Love Part 1. Great external and internal conflicts both promising lots of compelling tension. Nicely written.
You've also set the stakes immediately in Chapter One. However, please identify the "she" in the first sentence of Chapter 1 to orient the reader. Perhaps identify the engine as the "Jeep's engine" so you can use a more precise word choice later in that sentence in place of "picking up."
"Harder" is confusing or insufficient. Perhaps just simplify to "Faster" since the reader is still trying to get into the story. (Intentionally leaving out the pun here, do I get points?)
The description of the dirt flying is very vivid, but it diminishes my credibility as I don't see where she is sitting that would allow the debris to hit her cheeks. Usually would hit behind her, no? I spent some time trying to picture that instead of reading on. I love that you gave us her description so actively, but it doesn't quite pay off for me.
Is it "her" quarry, or "their" quarry?
I'd like to see her make it clear Bastion turns the Jeep to the left instead of it turning itself. It would emphasize the subordinate relationship, which I assume you are trying to build, and reinforce the additional character in the reader's mind.
Keeping her balance in check isn't as active as the rest of your description.
Don't bury the dialogue that starts with "Damn it, Bastion."
Identify "Her" at the start of the last paragraph.
Love the last line, but it lowers the tension of the chase. It's a nice juxtaposition of mundane thoughts against a hideous act, but if it's her last opportunity to eat and drink that day, wouldn't she be hyperfocused on catching the humanoid? It's a question of what you want the reader to take away here, but thought I'd mention it. I don't mind the cliche here, because I am assuming it is very carefullly intended to set up a particular visual or symbol. Just be cautious to substantiate it. Overall, a great job!
- June 8, 2010 at 1:57 PM
I'm curious, Nathan, does the 250 word rule exclude or need to include things like chapter title, part one, prologue, etc.?
- June 8, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Kristin Laughtin said...
Not sure I would have listed the genre as "dystopian". I can see plenty of objections along the lines of "There is no 'dystopian' section in the bookstore!" Why not just stick with "fantasy" or "science fiction"? (There wasn't enough here to tell which one this would end up being.)
The short little snippet labeled "Part 1" is interesting, but doesn't seem connected to Chapter 1, nor really long enough to stand on its own as a prologue. The change from first to third tense is a little jarring as well. I'm a generous enough reader that it probably wouldn't discourage me from reading, but I'm trying to think in tough agent-y terms.
I agree with the comments about your use of description. I also generally like being dropped in media res, so you've got that going for you!
- June 8, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- mk_moore said...
Wow; that's fantastic! I feel so inadequate. I kind of like the disjointed opening; I think the fact we don't know what's going on makes it more intriguing. I'm not sure if the first bit works. I kind of like it, but it may depend on how it's formatted in the actual text. The second sentence is a little awkward.
"It revved as" I think this clause detracts from the immediacy of the sentence. Starting it "Bastion punched" is more more action-oriented.
"Despite the murky air she saw" you need a comma after air
I love the writing in general, but one thing that bothers me is the gratuitous use of clauses. A lot of your sentences could really be two. Also you have some superfluous words that could be cut. "The jeep jerked again, this time to the right, spewing more broken earth into the sky." >>"The jeep jerked to the right and spewed broken earth into the sky."
I love this opening; it really dragged me into the story and made me want more.
- June 8, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Congrats Screaming Guppy :)
You definitely have a great hook and your descriptions of the action scenes are good. You can definitely picture the scene.
The only issue for me was the disconnect between the hook and chapter one. I was thrown off by the switch from first person to third, only because I wanted to know more about the narrator in Part 1. The first part is also very straight to the point while the 2nd part, chapter one, gets a little dense with description/adjectives.
But overall, I am intrigued by the story and very interested to see where you would go with it.
- June 8, 2010 at 2:46 PM
- MJR said...
I liked this opening. I'm assuming the part 1 comment is from the person (humanoid) that Kumari was trying to kill, but ended up saving instead. So I'm intrigued as to why Kumari didn't kill him/her...(unless I've got it wrong...)
- June 8, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Jen Sadler said...
This 250 word limit is rough. I always want to see more, more, more! I love the action at the beginning, and I am very curious as to the basis for the rest of the story. I do want to know right away, though, who this Kumari person is, who the I person is, and where they are. Great images! I can totally see this opening scene playing on the big screen...even with a voice over to in introduce the PART 1 intro. Nice.
- June 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- D. G. Hudson said...
The Part 1 segment sets up the scene & keeps me wondering who is talking.
Some of us like an appetizer before the main course.
I like the intro but wondered it there are distinct parts of the story (Part 1, Part 2, etc)? I'd suspect the people who have a problem with this type of intro probably don't like prologues or unique beginnings either.
Congrats on the fast fingers, Guppy! Suggestion: I found the 'coarse bits of the world' needed more specificity -- what kind of bits of the world - dirt, cinders, etc?
I have a vision of 'Road Warrior' reading this, whether intentional or not. Humanoids - I like them (not human? android-ish?) You have me interested.
- June 8, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- Delia said...
I had no trouble understanding or following. I presumed that everything you hadn't explained would be explained in the rest of the scene. I liked that you dropped the reader in the middle of a chase and (presumably) let the details trickle in later. Nice work.
- June 8, 2010 at 3:04 PM
I liked this, I had no problems letting my imagination take me along with your writing. I assumed the beginning was probably a quote or subheading after the "part 1", and I deduced that the opening chapter was Kumari, though I cant argue that you would be better served naming Kumari in the opening line rather than using "her".
The first and second paragraph sets the pace. Knowing that its her last tank of gas, and thus her life on the line, adds urgency to the scene to come. I had no problem following this.
I can see that the third paragraph may be harder for people to follow. The pebbles are spraying the undercarriage and backside, and I take it that "Driven by the wind, coarse bits of the world clawed her cheeks and scratched the surface of her shades." refers to windborne dust and dirt that they are driving through. I didnt have a problem following along.
The fourth paragraph is a bit confusing. Why is the air murky? You need a better description here. When I read it I thought it must be rising heat, like what you see on a blacktop road or in a desert. Am I wrong?
The fifth paragraph is great. I now know the setting a bit better, a plain. I agree somewhat that you may want to add this information earlier, in the first or second paragraph. The bit about her prey "the humanoid" definatly grabbed my interest.
I liked the rest of it. I would agree with what others have said, though, and you may want to detail the setting earlier (including where she is at in the jeep. It seems, in the second to last paragraph, that she is in the back of it). I had no problem with it, though. It took a page to set the tone and the setting, sounds fine to me.
- June 8, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- The Editor Devil said...
I love novels that start with action (I just put down a NY Times author whose book starts with 5 pages of backstory -- shame on her). Anyway, love the action and pacing. It's the balance that got me. We hear a lot about the weather and Jeep. Cool context/setting info, and helps us feel like it's a dystopian piece, but it doesn't completeley ground us with characters.
We have to experience someone we can connect with/relate to, for better or worse. Put in a few lines that keep the focus on the characters, not the devices (hmm, that just might be my next blog -- not letting your devices steal the limelight from characters), and I think you'll get the story's balance back. And remember, if you play a device (Jeep) or setting too strongly, you are making them into "character", so the reader will expect these to be very present thoughout the rest of the story. (Like the whale in Moby Dick, or the weather in Perfect Storm). Whatever is the subject of your focus, becomes the subject of the reader's focus. So if you don't intend this result, be careful.
Best of luck! Great writing. I would read further...
- June 8, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- pensees said...
Congrats on the fast fingers, Guppy!
One note of confusion I had, requiring me to reread the first paragraph, was that I assumed Kumari was the one driving. When it turned out to be Bastion driving, I had to adjust.
Good luck to you with this! You've received lots of great feedback already, which should be very helpful to you.
Cyndi Tefft
- June 8, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- T. Anne said...
I love this, Guppy! I take it part one is somewhat of a prologue? I don't mind it. It sets the tone. I def. felt the angst and I'm curious about these humanoids.
- June 8, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- ryan field said...
I tend to lean more toward the subgenre of ecotopian fiction. But I like to see that there are people out there writing dystopian fiction.
- June 8, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
My critique is now posted here.
- June 8, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Terry Stonecrop said...
I liked the first lines, then the action that followed and I like dystopian fiction, so it looks good.
I'm coming in after Nathan's critique. Reading his critiques are so helpful.
Best of luck with it, Screaming Guppy.
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Don't Forget Blackhawk Field Archers in Rockton IL will be hosting a M.A.C. Shoot this coming weekend May 16th & 17th.
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Well i was there and i have to say the course was not set up very well and I wasn't the only one who felt that way.. I am not usually one to complain, but the targets were set up like a couple high school kids did it while in a hurry...
85% of the targets were at the class max and beyond, there was little to no thought processes used in target placement..
Hunter classes are 35 yards max (green stake), you had many shots that were over the max yardage.. Target 8 was a good one, the green stake was set right next to the 40 yard marker.. The marker was to a permanent bail and the target was right in front (1.5yds) 38.5 yard shot.. All the shots were set real long making the course boring to shoot. With the markers on the ground giving you the distance to the bail and most targets right in front of the bail, it was like shooting a known yardage course. If I wanted to shot a known, I would have done just that... Very disappointing to drive 210 miles round trip for a course set up like that, I will be scratching that venue of my list of future shoots...
I also brought my son with (8 years old) and put him in Male Cub, well that was a mistake.. They had the cubs shooting almost all max yardage as well, which is 20 yards and managed to put some 22 and 25 yard shots in for a cub. Heck the Trad guys stake was place next to the cub stake on a lot of the targets, should an 8 year old be shooting from the same place as an adult..
I'm sorry if this comes across harsh, I speak my mind and call it as I see it, good or bad.. There was many many shooters complaining on the course and using some real foul language right in front of my 8 year old, I want to thank those guys for teaching him new words to tell mom about.. And I know what some might be thinking, I shot bad and that's why the rant.. Well the truth is, I shot well........08 Bowtech General, HHA sight,Octane Stab/quiver Tri-Van arrow rest Mega Thrust Arrows Crimson Talon XT's baby
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Our group shot this shoot and felt that it was a very competitve shoot.
There were only a few targets that I would say may have exceed the limit, but that would be a guesstimate. I know there is a plus and minus on the max yardage, but you have to be prepared for the plus or the minus. You can't expect for every club to put the targets up close.
I thought the course was set up well and enjoyed the competiton. If you are shooting a tournament that is not marked yardage you most certaintly cannot use the yardage markers to think that is where the bail is, perhaps the bail was moved back or forward. Keep in mind most clubs that host various shoots do not pull up their bricks after all the work is put into them to put them in.
Our group had a good time shooting and enjoyed it, it was a good skill tester.
I thank everyone at Blackhawk for their time and effort put into a good and challenging shoot.
When you walk up to target after target and they are 35+ or minus, it's not well thought out, it's boring.. You need to mix it up to make it a challenging shoot, not the same shot target after target... Blackhawk field archers has a nice club for sure, but hosting a competitive shoot like that they could have done a much better job on course layout........08 Bowtech General, HHA sight,Octane Stab/quiver Tri-Van arrow rest Mega Thrust Arrows Crimson Talon XT's baby
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When do you guys start to practice with you broadheads? I hear some guys say that you should only shoot broadheads, but I dont think that is very realistic. I usually shoot field points until about 3 weeks before season, then I start shooting only my broadheads.
Once you get set up and are content with the tune of your bow and all is well
starting broadhead tuning when you have time to tweak and do it slowly, the sooner the better, you can get broadheads and field points to work together
out of the same bow (UNLESS YOU ARE A SERIOUS TOUNAMENT ARCHER OUT FOR THE BIG MONEY AND PRIZES THAT IS DIFFERENT) but with your regular Joe who shoots 3-ds and bowhunts with the same bow there is no reason not to get your groups tightend up with broad heads and field tips and no I do not shoot only broadheads I agree with you there, i shoot primarily with field points but when time alows I throw a brodhead on and make very small adjustments as needed.
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After battling a bought of severe morning sickness, Kate Middleton emerged from her slumber to attend the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in London on Sunday (December 16).
Before the event, a St. James's Palace spokesman announced, "The Duchess of Cambridge will tonight attend the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Awards at the ExCeL London, where Her Royal Highness will present the Lifetime Achievement and the main Sports Personality of the Year Awards. The Duchess will attend the event in response to a longstanding invitation from the BBC."
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GSA Issues "Call for Entries" for 1998 Design Awards
July 29, 1998
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Administrator David J. Barram of the U. S. General Services Administration (GSA) today invited entries from qualified individuals or firms for the agency's 1998 Design Awards Program.
"The GSA Design Awards Program recognizes projects in which good design is functional, cost-effective, and inspirational at the same time," Barram said. "The program celebrates these high standards and our partnerships with the private sector, our Federal agency clients, and our dedicated GSA staff in achieving them."
The biennial competition will accept entries for the design of new federal facilities, historic preservation and restoration projects, interiors, renovations, alterations, craft, art, landscape design, graphics, engineering, technology and innovation, energy conservation, design management, and "on-the-boards" projects.
Entries must be projects that have been developed for GSA between January 1, 1993, and July 1, 1998. Submissions are due by October 26, 1998. Internationally acclaimed architect Robert A. M. Stern will chair the 1998 GSA Design Awards Jury. Awards will be presented at a March 25 ceremony in Washington, DC.
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SLEAZE: Zayn Malik Bites Off Harry Styles' THONG?! [WATCH]
Who knows whether Harry Styles wears boxers, briefs or thongs, but want we do know is that he wore a CANDY THONG!!
At the One Direction concert a fan tossed a candy thong on stage and Harry decided to put it on! Things got a little naughty when other band member, Zayn Malik bit a piece of it off.
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Veterinary Assistants & Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Also called: Animal Caregiver, Technician Assistant, Veterinarian Assistant, Veterinary Assistant (Vet Assistant)
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What they do:Feed, water, and examine pets and other nonfarm animals for signs of illness, disease, or injury in laboratories and animal hospitals and clinics. Clean and disinfect cages and work areas, and sterilize laboratory and surgical equipment. May provide routine post-operative care, administer medication orally or topically, or prepare samples for laboratory examination under the supervision of veterinary or laboratory animal technologists or technicians, veterinarians, or scientists.
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RichardLinde wrote:conebeckham wrote:Perhaps, but that person is not a Buddha.
I think you are assuming that literally all concepts inherently contain an error, but there's no reason this need be the case. For example, there's no reason that a scientist, with all manner of concepts, can't be a Buddha.
If you want to define the word "concept" to mean something that is necessarily flawed, then that's fine, but I won't be joining you, since the word is far too useful to discard. Likewise with all other words in the language.
If you want to say that "concepts" are necessarily flawed then you will also have to say that every other word in the language necessarily always refers to something that is inherently flawed.
Then you will have to tell the Buddha off for every single word he uses.
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If Darwinism was right, I would be the one who explains it best. It could had been that way- Allah could have had created it in that way but there is no such thing. A close look at the structure of the cell makes us feel astonished. Even a single subject takes one's breath away. There is an enormous knowledge of engineering, a tremendous technical system and a wonderous technical regularity.
The Letters of Imam Rabbani and the complete catechism of Huseyin Hilmi Isik inclusively relate that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not be a follower of any Islamic order, any community. It is related that, "He will come from the path of the Prophet and not from the way of an Islamic order." Hazrat Mahdi (as) has no relation whatsoever with any order. He is not a member of an Islamic school. Imam Rabbani says that Jesus (as) possesses this attribute as well and the other person is Hazrat Mahdi (as). He says that Hazrat Omar (ra) and Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Uthman (ra) and Hazrat Ali (as) were also so. In this case, there is a direct relationship with no need for a sheikh or another person. There is direct relationship to Allah's messenger (saas). In the case of an Islamic school, there needs to be a lineage. In the case of Jesus (as), it is said that he has a relationship by way of prophethood. That is why Jesus (as) is not affliated with an Islamic order. Both of them do not have spiritual teachers. Our Prophet (saas) says: According to what Hasan bin Munzir Zurara related, Imam Jafari Sadiq (saas) related thus at the end: "I swear on the name of Allah that your Owner will appear at the end and HE WILL NOT OBEY ANYONE. (Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Numani, Gaybah Numani, p. 402)
Ibrahim bin Omar Yamani says: Imam Abu Abdullah relates thus: "When the Qaim stands up, HE WILL APPEAR PAYING NOONE'S ALLEGIANCE." (Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim-I Numani, Gaybah Numani, p.218-219)
He submits allegiance to no one. If a person is affliated with a certain Islamic school or spiritual teacher, it is unlikely for him to be the Mahdi (as). Being not attached to a spiritual teacher is one of the portents of being Mahdi.
Hisham bin Sâlim says: Imam Abu Abdullah aleyhisselam states: "When the Qaim stands up, HE WILL HAVE NO ONE'S PACT, TESTAMENT AND ALLEGIANCE ON HIS NECK." (Sheikh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Numani, Gaybah Numani, p.219)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have no allegiance to a sheikh.
(In response to an audience member who said, "A friend of mine says that there is a hadith which asserts that plucking the eyebrows and tattooing is a sin." If there is not such a hadith, how can I prove that?)
If the eyebrow of a woman is thick and thus looks weird, that woman trims it. Some women have hair on their cheeks. There may be also very thin hair like a moustache. She trims them, such a thing would not be becoming. Why would our Prophet (saas) ban such beauty, such cleanliness? What benefit that appearance of a woman would have for the society, for the religion or faith? It has no rationale whatsoever. Then we understand that this is sheer fabrication.
(About the NASA's live images of the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun)
This is also a portent of the system of Mahdi. Our Prophet (saas) says that "Some prodigiousness will be apparent in the heavens." There will be some "portents". This is also related in the Gospel. Every each day, blessings, goodness will escalate, insha'Allah. It is said that its next transit will occur after 105 years. A time when irreligion will fully reign in the world. The next transit. At that time religion, Allah forbid, no one will believe in the religion, faith, Allah and the Book. It continues for two years. Then Allah will tear down the Earth.
(In response to an audience member who asked, "Is music forbidden in Islam?")
No. If that music does not consist of any statements against Islam and the Qur'an, music is extremely beautiful. Why would our Prophet (saas) ban it? It is unlikely. For instance, our Prophet (saas) goes to war. Some guys make music there, they play tambourines and have fun. Under such circumstances, our Prophet (saas) banned music while the battle was being fought. This does not mean that it is prohibited until the Day of Judgment. For instance, the municipality laws do not allow playing music at high volumes after midnight. Does that mean that music is banned forever? No; only during those midnight hours.
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The Federal Trade Commission is investigating allegations that oil companies are using undue influence over retailers to prevent gas stations from offering E15 (15-percent ethanol) and higher ethanol blends to customers. News of the FTC inquiry comes after a letter Aug. 2 from Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) asked the commission and the Justice Department "to investigate possible anticompetitive practices by oil companies that limit consumers access to homegrown renewable fuels."
The senators said the request was made in response to "recent concerns, which indicate that oil companies may be taking steps to undermine efforts to distribute renewable fuels - including higher level ethanol blends - that help boost energy security and lower the price of gas for consumers."
The letter was addressed to Attorney General Eric Holder and FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.
In a letter from Ramirez released by the senators this week, the FTC official said her agency would "make every effort to identify, prevent and prosecute practices in petroleum and other markets that violate any statute or rule that the agency enforces."
Biofuel industry leaders claim oil companies attempting to preserve the market share of petroleum based fuels are imposing, among other obstacles, restrictions on franchise agreements that prevent gas station operators from carrying E15 and E85.
"The promise of renewable fuels is rapidly becoming a reality and introducing much needed competition to the transportation fuels sector," Klobuchar, who chairs Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, and Grassley, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, said in their letter. "Given the implication these alleged activities, if true, could have on competition in the marketplace, we urge you to investigate them and consider whether any action is necessary."
Specifically, the senators cite "allegations that the oil industry is mandating retailers to carry and sell premium gasoline, thereby blocking the use of the current retail infrastructure to sell renewable fuels. Station owners who wish to sell renewable fuel would bear the cost and logistical burden of having to install additional infrastructure to do so."
In one case cited by the senators, "an oil company is alleged to be using its franchise agreements to preclude franchisees from offering higher level ethanol blends to their customers. By forcing a franchisee to carry premium gasoline as a condition of carrying regular gas, the oil company may be using its economic power over its franchisee to effect a tying arrangement in violation of the Sherman Act."
The senators, who both represent states with big biofuel industries, also said the allegations may represent a violation of a 1980 statute that prohibits discrimination or unreasonable limits against the sale of "gasohol" or other synthetic motor fuels.
The letter is the latest in an ongoing battle between the biofuels and oil industries. Oil companies and refiners have urged Congress to repeal the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which requires the blending of specified amounts of corn ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels.
The American Petroleum Institute, which represents oil producers, said the allegations are an effort by the biofuel industry to distract Congress from fixing what the oil industry has said is a "broken" RFS. Oil refiners and producers say a steep drop in gasoline consumption and larger supplies of ethanol are resulting in a "blend" wall - an inability to absorb the ethanol supply - and driving up prices at the pump.
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Even though we all have been using the internet for what seems like a thousand years, many people still struggle when it comes to creating good passwords. To think the trend of passwords like '123456' and 'qwerty' would've died down years ago, but you'd be surprised to know that the vast majority of people still use easy to guess passwords.
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Groups Suing NSA Over Phone Surveillance
Nineteen organizations, from across the political spectrum, are suing the National Security Agency. The lawsuit filed yesterday in San Francisco federal court argues that the NSA violated the groups' rights by collecting their phone records. The organizations include a number of political advocacy groups and gun rights advocates. They claim the phone surveillance program violates their First Amendment right to freedom of association and their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
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