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Milwaukee 48-62-4091 9-3/4" SDS-Max Ground Rod Driver Demolition Steel
The 48-62-4091 includes:
- 1x Milwaukee 48-62-4091 9-3/4" SDS-Max Ground Rod Driver Demolition Steel
- 9-3/4" long for Rod Dia. 5/8" & 3/4"
- Drives soft ground rods.
- Inside dia. Is .810" and 2" deep socket
The Milwaukee 9-3/4 in. SDS-Max Demo Ground Rod Driver is a demolition steel hammer accessory designed for use with the Milwaukee SDS-Max Demolition Hammer 5446-21 and 5339-21. This hammer iron drives soft ground rods and is made of forged high-grade steel for lasting durability and strength. The internal diameter of the ground rod driver and capacity of the hammer determine the size of ground rod able to be installed.
Also fits HILTI with Large Round Shank
Tech Specs:
- Brand: Milwaukee
- Model: 48-62-4091
- Type: Demolition Steel
- Width: 5/8" & 3/4" Rods
- Length: 9-3/4"
- Pack Qty: 1
- Style: Ground Rod Driver
- Package Qty.: 1
Overall Rating for Milwaukee 48-62-4091 9-3/4" SDS-Max Ground Rod Driver Demolition Steel
So far Superb
By Kent from Moab, UT on March 22, 2014
Pros:It seems to work great and didn't self destruct on the ground rod like I've heard of others doing.
Cons:Some minor damage to top of rods. Would not affect installation of ground rod clamps. We had to cut the tops of about an inch as we were Cadwelding
I would recommend this item to a friend.
The Best Ground Rod Driver Out There!
By Mike L. from Cleveland, Ohio on February 13, 2012
I have used Milwaukee for many years and havent had a problem yet. You wont wear it out. Also dont forget this thing is drop forged and has a case hardened cup. Don't guess on a cheap no name Driver.This tool is for life. This is the best out there and at a good price. I hope this helps your decision.
Pros:Drop Forged
Case Hardened Cup
Large Diameter Cup
Milwaukee Name Brand


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Akogi was the owner of the sake brewery in Jouzousho village. One of his employees, Joufu, was found in the brewery building stabbed to death. A group of samurai visitors investigated the crime and exposed a Bloodspeaker cell based in Naishou province. [1]
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was simply unable to compete with the Big Three's economies of scale, access to capital, and profit-crushing price wars. The result was companies like Nash, Hudson, Packard, and Studebaker being forced to seek a merger in order to survive...
So as AMC/Rambler was created out of Nash and Hudson, Studebaker teamed-up with ultra-luxury Packard, consolidated manufacturing, and eliminated redundancies. Yet the new Studebaker-Packard corporation wasn't able to save the Packard nameplate for long, as all they could afford to come up with was a gussied-up Studebaker sedan with a Packard pimp-kit tacked on- the Packard mystique was spent,
and sales tanked. A recession in '58 twisted the knife, and Packard was gone.
Also in a death-spiral of ebbing consumer confidence and tumbling sales, Studebaker salvaged itself as an automotive brand for awhile with a similar cost-effective niche approach to AMC's: make a medium-large car into a roomy compact by lopping-off some length on both ends and utilize existing powerplants (who's tooling had long been paid-off).
Both AMC -with the Rambler- and Studebaker -with the 1959 Lark- beat the Big Three to the compact segment (Corvair, Falcon, Valliant) and posted substantial sales/profits by being first-to-market when many were looking at imports after growing weary of the sheer mass of standard Detroit 'dinosaurs'
(as Romney tagged them).
|1965 Studebaker Lark Daytona
Egbert also brought the world the handsome, innovative, and advanced Studebaker Avanti (designed by genius Raymond Loewy)- and in fact planned a whole family of 'Avanti II' sedans/etc to take advantage of the new, sporty family image. But production problems and persistent cash shortages doomed what was indeed a promising product in the Avanti... alas, this was Studebaker's last shot at remaining a serious player in the auto business.
an impressive figure in 1962.
The company went-on selling STP oil treatment, Clarke floor machines, Franklin home appliances, etc up until it was all swallowed-up in yet another merger. By the mid 70s, Studebaker was a $1B/year company.. but the last Studebaker autombiles were 1966-model sedans built in Ontario in 1965, and only ~19,500 where screwed-together in that last year of production. Automotive historians largely blame the company's high price of labor and low (union) productivity for the demise of the huge Studebaker works at South Bend, Indiana.
Yet Studebaker had some very interesting stuff on the drawing board when they withdrew from the automobile business. My favorite would be the Studebaker Sceptre Coupe, which was intended to be a 1966 model. One was made as a non-running prototype to entice the investors that never materialized... this was to be the new Studebaker styling theme that would carry them into the Seventies.
Note that Studebaker at the time was the sole licensed US importer of Mercedes-Benz cars in the late 50s/early 60s, and seeming influenced by Benz, they stressed a new 3-pointed Studebaker star and attached Mercedes-style grilles to some models. The 1962 Sceptre prototype pictured below uses the symbol extensively on the hood, grill, wheels, seats, steering wheel, etc. The car also featured futuristic 'light tubes' front and rear, specially developed by Sylvania-
|Featured thin bucket seats (for extra room) and a wild dash
with individually-adjustable instruments...
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JEFFREY BROWN: And we return again to the issue of sexual assault in the military.
Today, the Defense Department brass unveiled new initiatives to combat the problem. That comes as legislation with stricter guidelines for how the armed forces should deal with assaults continues to gain momentum.
JESSICA WRIGHT, Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness: The bottom line is, sexual assault is not tolerated, not condoned. It's not ignored.
JEFFREY BROWN: Pentagon officials today rolled out new initiatives on preventing and responding to sexual assault in the military.
Jessica Wright is acting undersecretary for personnel and readiness.
JESSICA WRIGHT: Everyone in the department, from the newest enlistee to the secretary of defense and everyone in between, are responsible to uphold our values and continue an environment of dignity and respect for all.
JEFFREY BROWN: Among other things, the new measures include creating a legal advocacy program in each military service and ensuring that military prosecutors handle all pretrial investigative hearings.
The problem has come into stark relief in recent months. A Pentagon study in May found that an estimated 26,000 troops were sexually assaulted last year, but only 3,400 attacks were reported. At a June hearing, Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York argued that victims have little reason to expect fair treatment.
SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, D-N.Y.: Not all commanders are objective. Not every single commander necessarily wants women in the force; not every single commander believes what a sexual assault is; not every single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape, because they have merged all of these crimes together.
JEFFREY BROWN: Gillibrand and her 46 legislative co-sponsors in the Senate want sexual assault cases handled entirely outside the chain of command. The Senate Armed Services Committee has rejected that approach, in favor of one offered by its chairman, Carl Levin of Michigan.
It keeps prosecutions within the chain of command. Today, Lieutenant General Curtis Scaparrotti said there's ample opportunity for victims to be heard.
LT. GEN. CURTIS SCAPARROTTI, Department of Defense: Our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines know that today, there's about 10 avenues for them to report. And they also know that when they do report, it immediately goes to a military investigation office in law enforcement.
JEFFREY BROWN: For her part, Senator Gillibrand voiced disappointment with the Pentagon's response. In a statement, she said: "It is not the leap forward required to solve the problem. There is a lack of trust in the system that has a chilling effect on reporting."
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today ordered military leaders to base decisions in sexual assault cases only on the facts and their independent judgment.
That's after President Obama said this in May.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: If we find out somebody's engaging in this stuff, they have got to be held accountable, prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged, period.
JEFFREY BROWN: Defense attorneys have since argued that President Obama's statement constituted undue command influence in judicial proceedings, and they have gotten charges dismissed or verdicts changed, in at least two sexual assault cases.
And we assess the new measures now with Susan Burke, a lawyer who specializes in defending women in military sexual assault cases, and retired Army Major General John Altenburg. He had a 28-year military career, retiring in 2001. He served as the second highest ranking lawyer of his service and is now in private practice.
And welcome to both of you.
SUSAN BURKE, attorney: Thank you.
JEFFREY BROWN: Let's just get a reaction, starting with you, Susan Burke, to the Pentagon's new initiatives.
SUSAN BURKE: Well, I'm very disappointed.
The reality is that the military has been on notice at least since 1991, the Tailhook scandal. They have been on notice that they need to take dramatic measures to change the way that the prosecution of rapes and sexual assaults are handled. Right now, there's less than 1 percent of the predators being convicted. It's dismal.
They have got a serious embedded sexual predation problem. Yet what we see today are just minor tweaks, most of which have already been in place in at least one of the services in the past. What we really need to do is grapple with this at a system level. There needs to be fundamental reform.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right. We will come back to specifics.
But, first, John Altenburg, your reaction?
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG, retired U.S. Army: Well, I would split what DOD has done into two categories.
One is directed to help the victims. And there's three of those, to change the executive orders so that they will have a right to be at a sentencing hearing. Another is that they — that the accused will be moved away, there will be provisions to move the accused out of the unit, rather than moving the victim. And the third is the sexual victim advocacy spreading across the DOD.
JEFFREY BROWN: And you see these as new initiatives, new…
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG: Well, the sexual victim going across the services is new. It's been tried in one service so far.
And then there are some systemic things also, the idea of making judge advocates do the 32s, instead of line officers, and then the I.G. reviewing the investigations of the various services. Those are different and those are more systemic and not directed toward the victim…
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, so why are those not enough? Or you think they're just not getting at the problem? What is the problem?
SUSAN BURKE: They're not getting at the problem.
First off, there's a focus on kind of care and support for the victims. What there needs to be a focus on is to lock up sexual predators. And nothing addresses that. They haven't grappled with those issues at all.
And so what you have to do is say, why do we have a problem in the military? Why is the military failing to put people in jail at the same rates as the civilian authorities are putting people in jail? And it gets back to an inherent bias.
Right now, the decision-maker, the person who has control over the adjudicatory process, is not a trained prosecutor who thinks about public safety issues, thinks about winning prosecutions. Instead, it's someone who is the boss of the predator or the boss of the victim, or both.
And so you have that inherent — that inherent tension that this person who is being — the chain of command that's being tasked with making the decision, his own career interests begin to play in. He is not the type of impartial person that we expect to have this kind of power.
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, this goes to the chain of command issue that Senator Gillibrand has talked a lot about.
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG: Right.
JEFFREY BROWN: Why is that — why is that still in place? Why is that important, the military — even today, the Pentagon is not changing that.
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG: Well, because the commander is the only one that can really effect change in the institution.
And the commander is the one that can change the culture that she's talking about. And that's why we have made sure the commanders are the convening authorities. They in fact have the advice and council of prosecutors at every level from 03, to 05, to 06, and the general officers also and the admirals. And the prosecutors are very involved, as engaged as the prosecutors are in the civilian sector.
JEFFREY BROWN: But even in these new guidelines, if it's — if the case — if the — one of the ideas is to get the investigators involved more up front. Why not bypass the commander and just take it right to the lawyers the investigators?
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG: Well, that's — first of all, that's been happening for years, that the investigators are involved up front.
The investigation have been done completely independent of the chain of command for years. Command doesn't direct investigations. That's a myth that's been exploited by some.
I couldn't disagree with Susan more about comparing the prosecution rates. I believe prosecutions are more aggressively done in the military, that there are more of them, and the conviction rates are as high or higher than they are in the civilian sector.
SUSAN BURKE: The data just doesn't bear that out.
First off, the reality is that the on-the-ground reality that we know from directly interviewing the victims, as well as directly interviewing commanders, is that in fact many — many allegations are simply shut down.
For example, we had one victim who went in to report the rape to her commander, and he said, listen, it was five minute of her life. Suck it up and get back to work. Shut down, never went to investigation.
There are very — there are a myriad different ways to sweep this under the rug. And commanders do it because it can serve their own interests. Now, I would note that Congress has been — has asked for data in order to exercise their oversight functions. The military had a deadline of 2010 to put this data forward. They still haven't put it forward.
So it's not a myth. The reality is that there is day-in and day-out miscarriages of justice. We need to focus on — not on culture, not on changing the misogynistic culture. That needs to be done, but that's not what has to be done in order to solve this problem. This problem requires focusing on incarcerating predators.
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, at that hearing, press conference today, they did go out of their way to say that this is a — they are taking this very, very seriously.
Now, that's what — that's the picture you're seeing, that they are addressing this and have changed not only the culture, but the law?
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG: They have been changing it for several years.
It clearly took a while for them to understand that — the scope of the problem that they had in the military. But, in the last five years, they have hired civilian prosecutors, special victim prosecutors. They have completely revamped the way they prosecute these cases. They have addressed all the issues that Susan raises.
JEFFREY BROWN: Do you think that this new initiative by the Pentagon in some ways takes the wind out of the sails of Senator Gillibrand or whatever is happening in…
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG: I don't think it should take the wind out of her sails. I think she should be proud that her activism has caused the military to do more. And I think that these are very positive steps that the military has taken.
But I will tell you, I could not disagree more with this aspect that they're talking about, the prosecution success in the military being somehow less than it is in the civilian sector. These are hard cases to try in both sectors. They're ugly cases.
There are problems of proof, just the nature of the — you know, sometimes no witnesses, other than the two people.
JEFFREY BROWN: Where do you think things go now?
SUSAN BURKE: Well, the reality is that the data shows that the prosecution and conviction rates are far lower.
You are looking at less than 1 percent of the predators that have been caught being put in jail. I think that what you have to ask yourself is that the military's had two decades, 22 years, to solve this, and what they have been trying again and again is the same type of thing they're trying today.
We, as a nation, really owe it to the service members to step in. Congress needs to step in when the military has proven itself unable to solve the problem. And so the members of Congress need to step up and say service members shouldn't get second-class justice. They're entitled to the same type of fair and impartial adjudication that you or I or the general is entitled to as civilians.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right, we're going to follow this as it goes through Congress.
But, for now, Susan Burke, Major General John Altenburg, thank you both very much.
MAJ. GEN. JOHN ALTENBURG: Thank you.
SUSAN BURKE: Thank you.


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Semolina Kasha
Recipe by Witch Doctor
Like most Russian children (and kids world-wide), breakfast-type kasha is hated with a passion. For mothers, though, kasha is the food of the Gods, it is a wonderful, healthy breakfast. Serve this kasha with different jams, preserved fruits or honey
Top Review by Ludmila
Great breakfast dish. Sure i say that now that i'm a mother, but growin up in Russia having to eat this quite often, i wasn't thrilled with it. The way my father got me to eat it - he would shred chocolate into it instead of jam or honey. Was so yummy. and i don't think my mom put any sugar - the milk is sweet enough, plus the chocolate... Anyway, I suggest - try adding chocolate chips. Stir it a bit just to add the 'marble' visual effect as the chocolate melts, and serve. Your kids will eat it up (as did i)
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- In a small saucepan, bring milk to boil. Stir semolina in gradually.
- Add butter, sugar and salt.
- Bring to a boil once again, reduce heat and simmer on low heat for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Serve with jam, honey or fruits.


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About the Book
I've wanted for a long time to catalogue and document some of my work and thoughts in a way which was pertinent to the themes that were guiding them. Over the last year, some of my thoughts have really come through in the pieces I make, and the photographs I take, and I really wanted to have them in some sort of portfolio which is tactile.
This book is about details - about those little pieces and parts of a whole which fascinate and resonate and actually make the object:idea:photograph. I set myself little daily tasks of photographing things last year as a way of forcing myself to find beauty in apparently mundane or unlikely sources. I found my walks would become so much more as I looked around, documented it, drawing on that in the things that I make. I wanted to put all those thoughts and ideas into something more structured and conscious. A graphic recollection, simple and stark where the images are allowed to speak with little text - a purely visual catalogue.
This is an expression of details and the processes through which those details evolved over a year.
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- Category Arts & Photography
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
52 Pages
- Publish Date Feb 13, 2008
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With the legal battle between former Infinity Ward heads, Jason West and Vince Zampella, and Activision now settled, the gag on those that originally developed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been lifted.
Among those already talking about their experiences at Infinity Ward is former Level Designer Mohammad Alavi, the man most notably in charge for the creation and sequencing of events in "All Ghillied Up" and "No Russian."
Alavi feels that criticism for "No Russian" has missed the point. "For that level we were trying to do three things, sell why Russia would attack the US, make the player have an emotional connection to the bad guy Makarov, and do that in a memorable and engaging way. In a first person shooter where you never leave the eyes of the hero, it's really hard to build up the villain and get the player invested in why he's 'bad'."
The former Infinity Ward developer denied that the level was made purely for controversy. "The first iteration of the level only had the 'massacre' at just outside the elevator door. Beyond the first set of escalators, the combat would begin ... [I]t felt cheap and gimmicky. It felt like we were touching on something raw and emotional and then shying away from it just as soon as it became uncomfortable.
"I've read a few reviews that said we should have just shown the massacre in a movie or cast you in the role of a civilian running for his life. Although I completely respect anyone's opinion that it didn't sit well with them, I think either one of those other options would have been a cop out ... [W]atching the airport massacre wouldn't have had the same impact as participating (or not participating) in it. Being a civilian doesn't offer you a choice or make you feel anything other than the fear of dying in a video game, which is so normal it's not even a feeling gamers feel anymore."
Alavi stresses that the level's importance rests in captivating the player. "It isn't really relevant whether [shooting civilians] makes you enjoy the entertainment experience even more because you're being naughty (à la Grand Theft Auto) or it engrosses you further into the story and makes you resent your actions. What's relevant is that the level managed to make the player feel anything at all.
"In the sea of endless bullets you fire off at countless enemies without a moment's hesitation or afterthought, the fact that I got the player to hesitate even for a split second and actually consider his actions before he pulled that trigger– that makes me feel very accomplished."
Mohammad Alavi, like many other former Infinity Ward employees, jumped ship to his former bosses' new studio, Respawn Entertainment, during the legal fallout. The EA partner studio is reportedly working on a sci-fi oriented shooter to compete with the Halo and Gears of War franchises.
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Before her villainous main roster debut, Krissy competed for WWE's developmental territory (at the time), Deep South Wrestling, also portraying a villainess. Krissy also served as the promotion's General Manager, and she engaged in feuds with Angel Williams and Tracy Taylor, among others.
It was on September 28, 2007 that Krissy finally debuted on WWE TV, doing so after a match between Torrie Wilson and Victoria on that night's SmackDown. After Torrie lost her match, the evil Krissy appeared and attacked Torrie both in and out of the ring, laughing maniacally while doing so. Krissy appeared on the following week's edition of SmackDown in a segment with General Manager Vickie Guerrero, negotiating her debut match on the program. However, that would be Krissy's last appearance on WWE TV, as she requested her release from the company just days later.
Krissy competed in several independent promotions since leaving WWE, most recently Women Superstars Uncensored. She changed her ring name to Kristin Astara, but she still maintained her villainous persona. In her last match for WSU, Kristin cheated her way to a DQ victory over former WWE Diva Jillian Hall. Krissy retired from wrestling in 2011.
- WWE.com listed Krissy Vaine at #10 on their list of top 12 "One-Hit Wonders."


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22 Female Celebrities Who Are All 5'4" And Under.
The average model is 5 feet 10 inches (rising supermodels Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner are both listed at this height). Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are not too far off. For example, Julia Roberts is 5 feet 9 inches while Angelina Jolie is 5 feet 7 inches. And even though songbird and actress Selena Gomez has a baby face, at 5 feet 5 inches she's still slightly taller than the average adult female (5 feet 4 inches).
This doesn't mean that the rest of us are doomed. There are more than a handful of celebrities that are petite, and you'd be surprised to find out who they are. Did you know that Jada Pinkett Smith is only 5 feet even (some sources say she is just under 5 feet)? Ariana Grande, too!
A few advantages of being shorter include you have more leg room on planes, you're less likely to bump your head in small spaces, you may appear more youthful, and if having a taller partner is important to you then you have more of a selection (we're sure in the end this won't matter as much as the inside, we're rooting for the shorter men as well).
Scroll down to see 22 of the most beautiful female celebrities at just 5 feet 4 inches or shorter.
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Young NI fan says he was beaten by 'sectarian' mob after leaving Fanzone
A young Northern Ireland football fan says he was beaten and left for dead in a vicious sectarian gang attack last week.
Lee Rice lay unconscious for nearly an hour in Belfast city centre with blood pouring from his face after he was jumped by up to eight men.
In the cowardly attack Lee, who was making his way home from the fanzone in the Titanic Quarter after the game against Germany, was attacked from behind in Bedford Street because he was wearing a Northern Ireland shirt.
The 22-year-old suffered a broken eye socket and bruising when he was kicked in the head as he lay on the ground, claiming his attackers chanted "Orange b*****d" at him.
Lee shortly after the attack
In a tournament celebrated for the behaviour of its fans, Lee says it's a disgrace that he couldn't walk home safely.
The Sandy Row man staggered from Bedford Street around the corner to Hope Street after the attack where he was eventually spotted by locals.
CCTV footage of the assault shows it was over 45 minutes before he was found.
"I was going home from the fanzone after the game on Tuesday night when I got separated from my mates," says Lee.
"I thought I was safe, but as I was walking past the front of Weatherspoons seven or eight guys jumped me.
"They started hitting me and got me on the ground. I remember a boot coming in to my face and moving my hands and then a boot coming in again."
Lee has no memory of getting to Hope Street, but says he's lucky to be alive. Locals found him on the ground bloodied and unconscious.
He has to return to hospital tomorrow where doctors will assess if he needs a plate in his face. "It took three days before I could open my eye," he says.
Mum Kimberly says her heart froze when she got the call that Lee had been found seriously injured.
"It's terrible to think someone left him there. It's taken the whole buzz about the Euros out of him."
He couldn't face watching the Northern Ireland v Wales game at the fanzone yesterday and says the assault has left him with psychological as well as physical scars.
"The last couple of days I've been seeing people behind me, who aren't there.
"I didn't deserve this. All I was doing was supporting my country's football team when I get attacked for wearing a Northern Ireland top."
Police have seized CCTV footage of the assault from a nearby building and have appealed for information.
"A 19-year-old man was arrested and questioned in connection with the assault," said a PSNI spokeswoman. "He has since been released on bail pending further inquiries. We are appealing for witnesses to get in touch with police."


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Sony Pictures Sound Effects SeriesSony opens its vaults in debut release of five SFX disks
What do you get when you put together the work of the finest sound designers and Foley artists from Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics all on one 5-CD set? You get the Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series ($400), a collection of sound effects that is of high quality, but whose scope and selection is thus far incomplete. Logically grouped on five different CDs according to their content, this collection of sounds could prove itself to be an indispensable part of your production workflow.
Sony has compiled over 1200 separate sound effects in is five-CD set. Digging deep into Sonys vast vault of sound effects compiled over the past few decades, this treasure trove of noises, hits, bangs, squeaks, squawks, and backgrounds are about as good as it gets when it comes to sound effects. As I listened to the disks, I noticed that the quality of the sound effects is remarkable.
What do you get with these disks? Lets take a short tour. Disc 1 contains various growls of lions, tigers, bears, dogs and cats. In addition, you hear the sound of bugs, snakes, monsters, and various liquids pouring, water boiling, and volcanoes erupting. Disc 2 contains longer background sequences including forest and jungle noises, birdsongs and calls, and a good selection of traffic and other background noises that you would hear in a city. An unusual entry is a two-and-a-half minute sequence called ?room tone, which could come in handy if you need to insert ambient sound in between words in an intricately edited dialogue sequence. Disc 3 has an excellent selection of home and office sound effects, all of which are of very high quality and realism. One of the sound effects on this disc strikes a hilarious note, depicting a urination that lasts a full minute and a half. Somebody get this guy a doctor he mustve guzzled five gallons of beer in one sitting!
Also on disk 3 is a superlative collection of window and glass breaking sounds, a great variety of noises that sound extremely realistic. And then for action movie producers this disc contains a variety of weapons and explosion noises. Then theres disk 4 that contains whats called cartoon sound effects. Note that if youre looking for the Warner Brothers, Disney or Hanna-Barbera cartoon sound effects collection that many of us grew up with, you wont find it here. But then, the Hanna-Barbera cartoon collection, for example, is a four-CD set and costs nearly $500. Anyway, theres a vast collection of all kinds of weird noises, many of which dont sound particularly cartoonish. Also on that disc are sports and recreation sounds, containing an overabundance of hockey sounds, but containing some good crowd noises nonetheless. Then theres the vocals and wallas folder, which contains lots of applause sounds, but not many wallas. I would have liked to have seen a far greater selection of applause, laughter and cheering than was offered here. Almost every imaginable vehicle sound is on disk 5, including various aircraft motorcycles, cars, trucks, trains and boats. There are also some extremely realistic sounding car crashes on that disc.
Checking prices of other sound effects packages, this 5-disk product is more expensive than most. But you do get 1200 high-quality sound effects, and Sony does promise to release more disks in the future. It would be much easier to deal with all of these files if they were all on one DVD the five CDs contain 2.27 GB of material, which would easily fit on one DVD. Instead of constantly having to deal with the five individual CDs and their jewel boxes, I found it much easier to simply transfer all of the sound effects onto my hard disk. Then, the avi files, grouped into ten folders according to their categories, can be easily imported into any nonlinear editing application. I suppose the package would be less versatile if it were offered on DVD, because many production studios and audio mixing facilities arent yet equipped with DVD players. Even so, almost all audio mixing facilities are equipped with hard disks, so whether the package is available on CD or DVD, all the effects could be transferred to a hard disk without a lot of trouble.
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John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
This very straightforward statement by Jesus is the banner under which all who follow Him stand in this age of 'any god but God'. One of the most pernicious accommodations that the world demands of Christians is for them to deny this truth. This compromise has worked it's way up into the very top of some so called 'Christian' assemblies; "In an Oct 18, 2006 radio interview Bishop Jefferts Schori stated, 'Christians understand that Jesus is the route to God. That is not to say that Muslims, or Sikhs, or Jains, come to God in a radically different way. They come to God through human experience – through human experience of the divine. . . . '" Another website on 'Christian Pluralism' states; "Christians thank God for religious diversity! We don't claim that our religion is superior to all others. We recognize that other religions can be as good for others as ours is for us."
At one time, I was confronted by this idea that Jesus, although a good way to God, was not the only way. It was at a meeting of church people and a member of the clergy. To my amazement they all agreed that as Christians we must not offend other people by mentioning that Jesus was the only way to God. I was accused of being a religious fundamentalist because I held to God's Word. My rebuttal consisted of two points. I stated that people of other religions wouldn't be offended or surprised by my adherence to what the Holy Bible states because they adhere to their sacred writings with the same tenacity. Rather than creating intolerance for our different positions, our convictions create mutual respect for the right people have to their beliefs. The Apostle Paul in speaking to the Athenians didn't disrespect their pagan beliefs but rather spoke to them of his belief in what they called 'an unknown God'; "For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you." (Acts 17:23) The true Christian stands for the right all people have to speak about and share their beliefs.
I asked this 'inoffensive' group of people why they called themselves Christians if they didn't believe or wouldn't speak the truth that Jesus gave us in His own words! 'Every one of you have read the Bible but if you don't believe it or adhere to what the Bible says about Jesus and what Jesus says about Himself, why would you call yourselves Christian? In reality these church goers and their clergyman were just well educated people who just happened to have read the Bible but had no conviction about His Word. They had no answer to that. Perhaps they, like many people today, liked the appearance of Christianity but not the demands of being a disciple of Jesus. Perhaps they viewed Christianity like people view getting new car; leasing is better than owning because you can trade up on a more fashionable model every few years.
I believe there are many roads to Jesus. Everyone will have an 'encounter' with Jesus in their life. Their attitude towards Jesus will determine their response. What decisions they make about Jesus as a result of their encounter is between them and God. The encounter that the thief had as he was dying on his cross beside Jesus is a scriptural instance of what I'm taking about (Luke 23:40-43). Since Jesus is God, some might argue that there is some accuracy in saying all roads lead to God. We must remember that Jesus said 'no one comes to the Father except through me'! To substitute other gods as 'stand ins' for Jesus is wrong. Jesus said prior to His crucifixion; "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." (John 12:32) What other god would die for us as we are? "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) No other 'god' has such a qualification. No other 'god' has such a history.
The apostle Peter said it simply and profoundly; "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
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This is a quick and cheap way to make ramen noodles edible (and surprisingly tasty...) with things I have around all of the time. It's also reasonably balanced (starch, vegetable and protein). I like to use natural peanut butter because the pea liquid usually adds enough sweetness for my tastes.
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- 1 (3 ounce) package ramen noodles (not the fancy kind, just normal beef or chicken or something)
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 (16 ounce) can peas
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tablespoon of grated ginger
- red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup peanut butter
- 1 (6 ounce) can tuna, drained
- 1 lemon
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- Boil the water, liquid from the peas, the garlic, the ginger and the red pepper flakes in a saucepan.
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Accepted candidates will receive 26 weeks of intense classroom instruction and testing acquiring a working knowledge of the Texas Penal Code, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Texas Transportation Code, Texas Family Code, rules and regulations of the police department and municipal ordinances of the City of Houston. Candidates will receive training in various law enforcement activities such as self-defense, crime scenes, weapon use, and pursuit driving. Successful graduates will be temporarily assigned to a patrol station for further training and evaluation. Candidates who pass all phases of the evaluation process will be expected to enforce federal, state, and local laws. Some of the essential patrol functions are answering citizen's calls, settling disputes, report writing, accident investigations, handling public disorder complaints, responding to alarms, making arrests, searching for suspects, gathering evidence, taking statements, securing property, and providing testimony in court.
During the academy, candidates will spend a majority of their time in a classroom setting. Physical exercising and testing will occur outside and inside of the academy building during hot and cold days. Candidates will be subject to stressful situations during various learning and training exercises.
As patrol officers, the majority of the day will most likely be spent sitting in a patrol car for long hours at a time. Officers may be required to work shift-work (evening and night shift) and conduct patrol duties by foot or bicycle. Officers will be subject to the conditions of the weather (hot, cold, raining, etc.) Officers may be subject to dangerous and stressful situations on a daily basis.
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- At least 48 semester hours of credit from an accredited college or university with at minimum of a 2.0 grade point average;
- A minimum of 18 months active duty in the United States armed forces and received an honorable discharge;
- At least five years of full-time employment as a peace officer licensed by TCOLE or an equivalent licensing entity in another state.
•Must be between the ages of 20 ½ -44 years of age (Applicants must be 21 prior to graduation from the academy and must not turn 45 prior to graduation from the academy).
•Must be a U.S. citizen and a resident of the United States for a period of time sufficient to conduct a comprehensive background investigation. Consideration given for military assignments and students who were full-time residents at college.
•Must pass a Physical Agility Test.
•Must pass a Reading Comprehension Test
•Must have a valid driver license and proof of liability insurance.
•Must have a driving record that reflects prudence and maturity.
•Must not have ever been convicted of or received community supervision for a Felony or a Class A Misdemeanor.
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•Former military personnel must not have been convicted of any court-martial higher than a summary.
•Must have a stable credit history, family background, and employment background.
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Yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and is subject to drug testing for promotions and certain assignments.
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Cadet/Probationary Officer $42,000 – $46,420
Police Officer $49,831 – $95,676
Sr. Police Officer $86,224 - $102,263
Sergeant $88,649 - $113,866
Lieutenant $98,097 - $122,638
Captain $117,128 - $136,742
Bachelor's Degree $3,640 per year
Master's Degree $6,240 per year
Doctorate Degree $8,840 per year
Department also reimburses police officers for cost of additional eligible college hours.
- After the first year of employment, officers may accrue 41 paid days off and increase to 61 paid days off per year plus 11 paid holidays.
- Excellent, affordable health insurance subsidized by City of Houston. Also includes optional vision screening and dental insurance.
- Defined benefit pension plan with early retirement options
- Multiple supplemental retirement plans
- Various deferred compensation plans available.
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After an initial three-year period as a patrol officer, an officer will be eligible to apply for transfer to another division. HPD has over 45 divisions including Patrol, Vice, Tactical Unit, Dive Team, Gangs, Motorcycle Detail, Identification, Crime Scene Unit, SWAT, Helicopters, Auto Theft, Special Crimes, Juvenile, Hostage Negotiation, Victim Services, Missing Persons, Burglary & Theft, Narcotics, Legal Services, Airports, Mounted Patrol, Training Academy, Special Operations, K-9, Vehicular Crimes, Internal Affairs, Lake Patrol, Bike Patrol, Technology Services, Dispatch, Public Affairs, Crime Analysis, Inspections, Financial Crimes, Robbery, Criminal Intelligence, Investigative First Responder, Homicide, Major Offenders, Polygraph and Bomb Squad.
• All applicants must apply online at www.houstontx.gov (obtain receipt after submission of online application to give to HPD Recruiting Division personnel when turning in other documents).
• All applicants must go to www.hpdcareer.com and complete the Personal History Statement, the Physical Agility Test Self-Evaluation Form, and obtain all required documents for submission (list of required documents can be found at www.hpdcareer.com).
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Why Is It More Practical To Spend For Ethical SEO Services?
A business should always be able to make a decision about what type of marketing strategy they should use and how it is going to be effective. One of the most effective marketing strategies being used by businesses these days is SEO marketing. This is because the Internet has become the most widely used research tool in the world and when people find relevant answers to what they are looking for online, they find ways on how to purchase it right then and there.
Most of the information nowadays is found in the World Wide Web. These days, the right of entry on the Internet can already be had by means of a computer or a laptop. Search engines can also endow users with immediate results for any purpose from shopping to research.
With almost all business establishments being greatly dependent on effective online marketing strategies in order to survive, it is inevitable that a lot of SEO companies have come into existence with each of them is claiming to be the best in what they do. Some of them even offer unbelievably low costs for their services just to attract their clients and earn more. But not all businesses get lured by just any SEO company as a lot of clients look to make sure that they hire those that provide white label SEO services.


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The word success is open to various interpretations, often equated with power and control, financial abundance, having the right sort of friends, fraternizing with the swish set and living the high life. Although manifestations of success are many, they all have one common factor-the overwhelming presence of the ego. Many people will tell you that to succeed you need to have a healthy ego, but what if success exists just for itself? What if you can be successful just for yourself?
We are both successful professionals, excelling and making a name for ourselves in our individual fields. And yet, if you were to ask us what we consider our greatest successes, our answers, individually and collectively, would be non-material and intangible things that enrich our lives and make them successful. Drawing a page (Actually, make that an entire chapter!) from our own lives, we sought to re-examine the idea of success and analyze how it has changed for us. Thus, Spiritual Success hopes to share this vision with you and inspire you to develop your own idea of success and what it means to be successful. Our endeavor is to enable you to define success as a holistic concept covering not just material success, but also intellectual growth, personal enrichment, development of a compassionate view of serving the society and community you live in and the evolution of your own chosen spiritual practice that simultaneously invigorates and calms you.
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Gopika Kapoor is a writer and communications consultant. She is the author of bestselling books Spiritual Parenting, Spiritual Pregnancy and Spiritual Relationships. She was awarded the Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO) Women Achievers Award for exemplary writing in 2013. She works with Ummeed Child Development Center, an NGO working with children with developmental disabilities.
Mohit Kapoor is a certified life coach from The Life Coaching Institute, UK and a corporate lawyer with over fifteen years experience. He is the founding partner of Universal Legal, a full-service law firm based in Mumbai. Mohit is an active member of the Art of Living Movement under Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and considers his daily meditation key to his well-being.


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Huge $1k NLHE field pared down to 45 hopefuls
Only two tournaments were in action on the Fourth of July at the 2011 WSOP; one being the $50k Players Championship, and the other the final, and largest, $1k NLHE of the 2011 WWSOP.
What turned out to be the second largest $1k No Limit Holdem tournament in World Series of Poker history –attracting 4,576 entrants over the course of the two starting days– is looking like a candidate for the Hard-Stop Rule as 45 players remain heading into Day 3 of the tournament –the Hard Stop Rule has been affecting most tournaments with 35 or more players heading into the final day.
Amongst the remaining players in the field are quite a few big names for a $1k NLHE tournament including Max Lykov and Pierre Neauville. All of the remaining players are deep into the money –guaranteed at least $13k—but have their eyes set on the nearly $650k first-place prize-money.
Here is a look at the top 10 chip counts heading into what is supposed to be the final day of the event:
1. Anibal Andres – 799,000
2. Stanislav Alekhin – 786,000
3. Terrance Eishens – 709,000
4. Christopher Chatman – 524,000
5. Matthew LaGarde – 517,000
6. Jeffrey Manza – 503,000
7. Nahabedian Raffi – 477,000
8. Jason Bigelow – 476,000
9. Mario Doria – 454,000
10. Aaron Overton – 453,000
Results courtesy of wsop.com
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