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Eden Prairie-based defense contractor Alliant Techsystems will move its headquarters out of Minnesota to Arlington, Va., in October.
Only the company's senior executives will make the move, said spokesman Brian Grace. He said the move will bring Alliant Techsystems, commonly known as ATK, physically closer to the Defense Department and NASA, which are some of its biggest clients. The company's 2,700 Eden Prairie employees will stay put.
"Right now ATK has over 18,000 employees worldwide. We're in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally," Grace said.
The move brings the number of Minnesota-based Fortune 500 companies from 20 to 19. ATK makes missile and rocket components, and is a major supplier of ammunition to the military.

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The best self-storage developers have a plethora of tools and techniques they use to locate, evaluate and develop their properties. This article will teach you some of those valuable tricks of the trade as they apply to the site-selection process.
Before I equip you with tools to find better sites, I want to eliminate the idea that developing self-storage can be boiled down to an exact science. One of the most limiting paradigms you may encounter in this industry is the idea of "benchmarks." While some of these benchmarks can be good tools, more often than not, they are misused. Here are a few to be cautious of:
When supply in your market is below 6.5 square feet per person, there is a good opportunity for expansion. False. This statement is one of the most misleading in the entire industry. I've seen markets with 12 square feet per person that could still absorb 100,000 square feet of self-storage. Conversely, there are overbuilt markets with as little as 2.5 square feet per person. Basic economics teaches us that what is important is the relationship between supply and demand. You must measure both.
You should budget $30 per square foot for a single-story development. False. Of the past 50 ground-up projects I've reviewed, I've seen maybe one or two where the actual cost to build was less than $30 per foot. There are too many variables in each project to use any type of broad benchmark for development costs. Costs unique to every project include permitting, site work, engineering, utilities, storm-water management, architectural details, construction interest, cash-flow deficit financing, start-up costs and more.
Don't overlook the value of putting together an actual budget for your specific project. Just because the cash flows when you use a generic benchmark, like $30 per square foot, doesn't mean it will work if construction costs are $50 per square foot.
The average project leases up at 5 percent per month. False. We do not rent percentages in this industry. We rent units. Tenants also move out regularly. Forget using a percentage growth rate in lease-up. It's a faulty measurement.
Operation costs will be about 35 percent of gross income. Maybe. It might cost 50 percent of your gross income; it might cost 30 percent. This will be unique to every project, every business model, every micro market.
You've read that your market is under supplied. Maybe. Most data publicized in this industry is on a broad-market basis. You will actually serve a micro market—those residents and businesses in immediate, convenient proximity to your site.


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120 Tompson Street Wagga Wagga 2650 NSW
state of the art
Auction Location: on site.
This four bedroom home has been finished with a contemporary design and modern inclusions
- the main bedroom is at the front of the home and includes a walk-in robe and ensuite plus shutters to the windows
- servicing the remaining bedrooms is the main bathroom with spa bath and a separate toilet
- complete with projection screen, the central lounge room is fitted out for your very own home cinema
- the generous kitchen includes stone benchtops, double Smeg oven, gas cook-top, dishwasher and an island bench
- an open plan living and meals area is set at the rear of the home overlooking the entertaining area and compact rear yard with water feature
- the generous entertaining area is under a pitched roof and includes a ceiling fan and gas bayonet point
- there is also a courtyard at the side of the home with a gas bayonet point and additional water feature
- notable features include alarm system, video intercom at the front door and a Cbus system, allowing automated management of the home
- ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning and gas bayonet heating keep the home in comfort year round
- there is secure off street parking with a generous single garage
State of the art inclusions and a fantastic location make this modern home a stand out
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- 09-26-2012
- Series
- Borderlands
- Character
- Lilith
- Year Completed:
- 2012
- Construction Difficulty:
- Normal
- Costume worn at:
- Comikaze Expo / Stan Lee 2012
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
brown vest: made up the pattern as I went, it ended up pretty wonky. I did all the quilting on the faux leather on the machine. What am I doing with my life?
Tank top: shirt from my closet, neckline was altered, boob seams were the original neckline binding. (can I say I hate this material....?)
yellow jacket: got at good will, cut off sleeves, ultra tailored and neckline expanded.
Jeans & belts are store bought
Chaps: corduroys because it worked with the art style. they were full pants that I put over the grey pants and then cut and fitted them to be chaps
ECHO: a battery operated glow stick secured with nylon straps on top of my leg holster
Arm tattoo: flesh colored swimsuit fabric that was sewn to fit my arm and then stretched over cans and such where I drew Lilith's tattoos onto it
Chest and hip tattoos: Sephora's jumbo eyeliner. It was fantastic and stayed on awesomely and all but it took like half of it to do just those.... and for $12 that's sort of no bueno...
Pistol and health vials are made from water guns
Psycho mask is made also by me. Its a pepakura I found with swim goggles and computer fans
Weathering notes: I used really cheap eyeshadow in browns and reds and just dusted like crazy and used it to accentuate some... ahem body parts
- Personal Thoughts:
- This started as something I made to surprise my boyfriend when he came back from out of town (since he loves Borderlands and Lilith so dearly) But then I got really into the project and had a lot of fun with it.
Mostly everything is second hand but all that was really fun to alter and work with too!
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Finished Deadhouse Gates. And to sum up the first two tales of the Malazan Empire so far: impressive. Looking forward to the third one, which takes place in parallel with book two, but on a different continent or so. In some ways the stories feel like Iain M. Banks Culture series with all the ideas that are being presented; just on one planet and in a magic fantasy setting instead of distant future Sci-Fi. Great stuff.
There's an upcoming book I'm dying to read before that, though A Memory of Light (ebook). Finally! While I don't mind the goriness in Malazan too much, a change of pace is always welcome. Will pass the time until then with more of H.P. Lovecraft's short stories.
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TSN's Brent Wallace rarely makes appearances on TSN 1200 radio, but when he does, he becomes the most interesting man in the world.
Wallace certainly doesn't mince words or hide his opinions, so when he was interviewed on the 'In the Box' program this afternoon, some of his comments regarding the Ottawa Senators situation were pretty damning. If you want to listen to the interview, you can do so by clicking here or by streaming the embedded audio at the bottom of this post.
When asked about this team's struggles on the weekend and the culture of losing, Wallace mentioned that there had been some shift with this team that dates back to the beginning of the season.
"This isn't just this weekend, this goes back a ways and I think it's been building, right? Even from the beginning of this year, people were asking… I remember having a hockey meeting with the TSN guys and being asked, 'Have things changed in Ottawa?' And I think going into this year, I believe that there is a change in the way that the message is being delivered or some sort thereof. And I also believe that once you start losing, then it becomes worse and just gets piled on and piled on. And they've never been able to fix their defence and as you said earlier, without the goaltending, they cannot get any wins."
I recall back in November, Bob McKenzie was on TSN 1050 talking about the Senators struggles out of the gate.
"And almost from the get go, I've talked to some people in Ottawa, and they said, 'Everything about this year was tense and tight right out of the gate.' That Paul MacLean, who's normally a pretty loose guy and everything else, he seemed to be more tense. There just seems to be an air of tension about this team right from the get go."
If Paul MacLean was more 'tense', inevitably it will have a trickledown effect on his players. Mind you, considering how distracting the organization's handling of the Daniel Alfredsson contract negotiations and their crying poor routine/pursuit of a casino had been, you can understand how these disputes could adversely impact the guys within the room. Organizational stability starts at the top and looking at what Melnyk has said and done over the past few years, one can't help but be suspicious of his involvement and
When asked about the possibility that the Senators could potentially help close the gap on the New York Rangers because the Senators play them tomorrow night and have two games in hand, Wallace remained skeptical.
"No, I don't think they are going to get up for this (game). I sat and I remember… I talked to some people after the Calgary game as they were on their way out and headed to Banff. And the tone of (those conversations) was 'We're done'. And they sensed it then and I just think that they know now they're done."
Well, hopefully they play for pride or you know, the best possible record so the Anaheim Ducks don't have better odds of landing the first overall pick in the NHL draft lottery.
On the subject of his assessment of how the season had gone, Wallace pointed out that this wasn't really that great of a team to begin with. While not really a fresh take, his comments on Jason Spezza in particular were damning.
"You know what I think the worst thing to happen to this team was? (It) was last year. Remember, this was supposed to have been this rebuild that was going on through Ottawa. But the worst thing that could happen was that they went to the second round last season and the expectations went through the roof. Maybe they're exactly where they're supposed to be and but they just had a blip last year where everything fell into place. So, if we look back and (think) this is that rebuild that everybody was talking about, then maybe they're right where they should be, but, last year just threw a wrench into everything. Hey, (last year) was a great run and it was fun to watch, but I just think that this team wasn't that good to begin the season and it's right where it's supposed to be. And this is going to be a tough one and I'll get snapped at probably, but I just think that your leader needs to be better on the ice and I just think that – and I've heard it from some people in the organization- they need more accountability out of Jason Spezza. They need him to play a better, different game. I doubt it's ever going to happen, but they need him to play harder. And when you see your leader not doing like the Jonathan Toews or the Sidney Crosby, then you need something to change."
Inferring from Wallace said about contrasting Spezza with a Toews or a Crosby, I believe he was trying to point out that both of those captains work hard in each of the three zones. It's an opinion that was probably strengthened by watching Canada's centers be dogged in their pursuit of the puck in Sochi. Spezza's never been that player and probably never will be. Mind you, I thought his defensive game had grown leaps and bounds before his last back surgery. Now, I'm just not convinced that his age, health risks and all-around game are worth the risk, especially when he does not fit Paul MacLean's 200' philosophy.
Perhaps more importantly, hearing that someone within the organization is disappointed with Spezza's on-ice play and performance certainly lends credence to those trade deadline rumours suggesting that the Senators had talked about potentially moving Spezza.
I suppose you can lump Bobby Ryan into this conversation as well. Wallace made mention of the fact that he cannot understand why Ryan, the team's best goal scorer, is playing third line minutes. Speculation persists that his diminished ice-time is the result of some undisclosed injury that he has elected to play through while the team is in playoff contention, but if he cannot agree to a contract extension with the Senators this offseason, he like Spezza, should be jettisoned out as well rather than risk losing him for nothing.
From there, the interview turned to the awkward shuffling of the assistant coaches' responsibilities. Steve Lloyd made mention of the fact that Jason York had never seen assistant coaches switch assignments like this. He did however make note that he's seen assistant coaches switch their special teams (power plays and penalty killing) responsibilities.
"They change Mark Reeds and Dave Cameron's positions on the bench to do what? They're waiting til 15 games left in the season to change this," Wallace chimed in. "I just don't like the way that it's been run and I think that the players are sensing that message – that they don't understand what's going on. I've heard the term 'zoo' used, and I hate to use it because I think the organization has turned a corner, but things are not well right now in the Ottawa Senators organization."


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The boredom of belemnites: endoliths in belemnite guards from the Cretaceous Speeton Clay
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The Early Cretaceous Speeton Clay Formation is renowned for its rich and diverse belemnite fauna. During October 2009 and March 2011 NHM field parties collected numerous examples of Speeton belemnites from the coastal exposures of the Speeton Clay south of Filey in East Yorkshire. These collections have been used in a research project, undertaken jointly with Consuelo Sendino and Museum volunteer Jane Barnbrook, on the previously unstudied biota of boring organisms that infested dead belemnite guards lying on the Cretaceous sea floor.
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There has been a lot of talk about a New York Times piece that seems to suggest that at least so far, record high gas prices have not hurt the economy. Perhaps not here but that may not be true in Europe as weak UK data helped send global oil markets tumbling. And oh yes, we had that story that the French may be joining the US and the UK in releasing oil from their strategic reserve. There also was a build in oil inventory and we will get to that, but let's first focus on Europe.
Gas prices in the UK are approaching $10.00 a gallon. Britain's economy shrank a revised 0.3% in the final three months of 2011, worse than the 0.2% drop previously estimated. In Europe prices for oil are at record highs. According to some fine work from the Energy information Agency it seems that on a euro basis, the spot price for Brent crude oil, a global benchmark, has surpassed its prior record high and set a new record high of €96.53 per barrel on March 13, 2012, as the currency exchange rate has declined. The prior record of €92.76 per barrel was set on July 3, 2008. However, on a U.S. dollar basis, the spot price for Brent crude oil remains under the prior record high of $145.66 per barrel, which was set on July 3, 2008. On March 13, 2012, the Brent crude oil spot price was $126.30 per barrel.
From Jan. 3, 2012 to March 26, 2012, the spot price for Brent crude oil in euros rose from €85.66 per barrel to €94.61 per barrel, or 10.4%. During the same period, the spot price for Brent crude oil in U.S. dollars increased from $111.79 per barrel to $126.39 per barrel, or 13.1%. Several factors underpin the increase in global crude oil benchmarks since the start of the year.
Although the price of crude oil increased by more than 10% since the beginning of the year, the retail prices of petroleum products in Europe rose only about 4% to 7% because of the inclusion of duties and taxes, which are typically a much more significant share of the retail pump price of motor fuels in Europe than in the United States. From Jan. 9, 2012 to March 19, 2012, the European Union-weighted retail gasoline price rose from €1.55 per liter to €1.65 per liter, or 6.5%, according to data from the European Commission Oil Bulletin. During the same period, the European Union-weighted retail diesel price rose from €1.46 per liter to €1.53 per liter, or 4.3%.
Will France be complicit in a plan to join the US and the UK in a seemingly politically inspired move to release oil from our global oil reserves? The AP reported that France's government says it is considering releasing oil from its strategic reserves as part of a US-led effort to increase supply to bring down high prices. Industry Minister Eric Besson said, "The United States asked, and France welcomed this hypothesis." Government spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse said France is waiting for recommendations from the International Energy Agency before tapping its oil reserves. She said the French government is also pressing oil-producing countries to release more oil on the markets to ease prices. The AP says that like in the United States, high gasoline prices have been an issue in the campaign for France's presidential elections. Hmmm.
Our ship has finally come in! In the Gulf Coast last week! Oil that has been fog delayed and has wrecked havoc with the oil data for the last three weeks might be getting caught up with reality. The EIA reported U.S. crude oil imports averaged about 9.3 million barrels per day last week, up by 1.0 million barrels per day from the previous week. Over the last four weeks, crude oil imports have averaged 8.7 million barrels per day, 44 thousand barrels per day below the same four-week period last year. This led to a build in crude supply of a whopping 7.1 million barrels from the previous week. At 353.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 3.5 million barrels last week and are in the upper limit of the average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories decreased last week. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 0.7 million barrels last week and are in the middle of the average range for this time of year.


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Nightline had a little spot on Bowie coming down to NZ and why he's not going to Auckland, during this they said standard tickets are expected to cost around 80-90 dollars.
Good seats - $175.00
Crap seats - $95.00
well, I've got my tickets ... just need to book a flight down now.
presumably you've got yours as well, Mr Deflok? I wonder how well they're selling.
Yup, got my tickets! Funny thing is though now we all have to wait several months before we can get to use them!
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I've just started spreading the word about the forums beyond this one here.
So... are you doing a walk off?
A who-what?
A walk off!
Well, I certainly hope he actually shows up this time! I lost a lot of $ thanks to that whole Gisborne debacle back at the turn o' the millenium - tell 'em JP! Tell 'em how your poor gullible yankee friend got suckered!
Just joking around of course,( about him turning up, not about losing the $, sadly) I'm exceedingly jealous - i've seen him before and he's fabulous live.
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Hey Squid!
(JP's little brother you met when you came to NZ)
The one thing I remember distinctly is the Rebel Alliance Tat Pretty cool.
(JP's little brother you met when you came to NZ)
yes, hello there! i was only just recently in nz again! (oct. 27-nov 9th) My first chance to meet your brother's little hobbits! Do you live in chch all the time now? I was there..well, for a day at least. Next time I'll plan better, i promise.
RE: yup, that's me with the rebel alliance tattoo...and here's a funny one, i was in (of all places) a gas station in here in San Francisco when a girl saw it and rushed over to show me HERS. It was the regular old outline, but filled in with celtic line patterns. It was like: an LOTRish/SW tattoo! Crazy! But very cool.
At any rate, already planning the next trip back. I'll see you then - and tell JP to have the chocolate afghans ready, i'm down to my last one! -squid
Yea, those kids are great aye I miss em heaps, esp. Leila cause she is getting a really awesome personality to her these days. And Henry will be causing mayhem by the time i see them both again haha!
Yea, living in chch now cause I'm at university here. Final year in my degree '04. But will prob do some post grad work. And with our parents moving from auckland - i had nothubg there really, and am boarding with Chansplace (from these boards) and his fiancee (Enapie also from these boards) and working down here. Look me up if you're in chch next time!
anyway, back to Bowie
yes, back to Bowie ///
It's funny how a gig can sell out in hours in a place like Sydney, and yet sell really really slowly in NZ. 'Cause I can only assume you can easily buy tickets and will be able to until the day.
Anyone going to Robbie/Duran Duran?
There's a therad for Robbie / Duran Duran - check that, JP is - can't think of anyone else.
So far 25,000 tickets have sold and 5,000 are in reserve, that leaves 5,000 left, not too bad since tickets went on sale to the general public last Thursday.
Anyone else from Auckland going down to Wellington for the Bowie gig? Should be a good night ...
Be a nice chance to see "Return Of The King" at the Embassy as well.
Any idea who the support act is for Bowie? The US and Europe got The Dandy Warhols, and Australia is getting the incredibly mediocre Something For Kate.
Have reappraised "Heathen" and "Reality" ... and have decided they're both great songs. The stuff I've read about the current tour set suggests he plays most of "Reality", as well as choice picks from the 70s Glam and Berlin albums. Can't wait.
I'm not going down, though half of my office (those above me) are.
Dunno if you've seen but the tour edition of Reality has a bonus DVD of that live cinema worldwide (except NZ) simulcast he did. Basically the whole of "Reality" live.
No word on support as yet...
Once again, a case of the "I've bought the album when it came out and i don't really want to buy it again" syndrome.
Ahhhh ... bloody record companies.
(Sorry JP)
I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement.
Anyway, the DVD's worth the price alone. Oh, and the extra track on the CD's pretty cool - a cover of Waterloo Sunset.
Hey guys! NZ's Brooke Fraser is the opening gig for Bowie, she's gonna have a 40 minute set. This upsets me, I'll admit that Miss Fraser has talent but 40 minutes? That 40 minutes too long. I want Bowie! However I'm hoping she gives a damn good performance because you don't open for Bowie and play like crap. On the other hand, if she plays horribly it'll make Bowie's performance seem even more godly. Ah well...
As for the re-release of REALITY, the first thing I said when I saw it at Real Groovy "You bastard." I've got 5 different versions of 'Ziggy Stardust...' now, I'm a complete sucker for Bowie albums. There's a SOUND AND VISION boxset which has four hours of unreleased and live material which I should be getting soon too. Oh, back to REALITY (no pun intended), jp is right, the DVD warrants the purchase (or re-purchase). I'm actually gonna design a DVD Cover to put it into.
Anyway, take care!
Whether Brooke plays for 10 minutes, 40 minutes or 60, it will have no bearing in what time Bowie starts or how long he plays for.
So I'd suggest you pay her some courtesy even if you are amping for David, she's a great performer.
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SAN MATEO — Some parents slammed school district officials Wednesday for a delay in alerting them to the kidnapping of a girl from an elementary school bathroom.
Though a 9-year-old Parkside student was snatched around 2:45 p.m. Friday, many parents said they knew nothing of the incident until hours later. Among the approximately 150 parents who packed the meeting at Parkside, some said they were never notified at all and only learned of the incident from other parents or the news.
The mother of the girl, who managed to escape the suspect now charged with the abduction, also urged the school to improve safety. She said all entrances to the campus — either doors or fence gates — must be locked. Officials have said the suspect just walked onto the campus after bizarre interactions at two other nearby schools.
"I believe abductors are still capable of snatching our children away," said the victim's mother. "The situation could have been a lot worse."
The suspect, identified by police as 25-year-old Bradley Mrozek of San Francisco, grabbed the girl as she washed her hands in the bathroom, groped her and then carried her off the campus, prosecutors say. She kicked him, threw rocks and then got away. He's being held without bail on felony kidnapping and molestation charges.
"She hugged me so hard," said the mother of daughter's reaction. "She was trembling, she was shaking."
District officials said they worked closely with the police and released information as soon as they could confirm it and translate it into Spanish. Messages started going out to the school's 433 families around 5:30 p.m., Parkside Principal Lori Fukumoto said.
San Mateo-Foster City School District Assistant Superintendent Molly Barton said the first message went out at 5:07 p.m.
Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Simms said officials are looking into whether the system worked properly and urged parents to verify the contact information the school has for them. Some parents may not have updated phone numbers or have not opted to receive cell phone calls or text alerts.
Simms said the district has already taken a number of steps toward improved safety since the harrowing incident. Two gaps in the campus fence have been or will be outfitted with locking gates. She added all gates will be closed and locked during class time. Also, parents will have to wait off school grounds to collect their children at day's end.
A few additional details about the kidnapping came out of the meeting. Police said the suspect didn't sign in at the Parkside office and appears to have simply walked onto the campus. Also, the victim's class had a substitute teacher the day of the abduction and that may have played a role in the incident, said district Assistant Superintendant for Student Services Molly Barton. The girl was noticed missing about 15 minutes after she went to the bathroom, Barton said.
Other parents at the meeting were upset by two earlier incidents at nearby Horrall Elementary and Bayside STEM Academy involving the suspect, where officials didn't alert Parkside officials to potential trouble. Officials said the incidents at all three campuses happened within about 45 minutes and they reacted as soon as they knew of the connection.
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I have done some research and the following came up a lot: Vetri (may be too expensive), Osteria (worthwhile?), amada/tinto (but we live in chicago and have a Jose Garces restaurant here, Mercat, with a very similar menu), Zahav (not sure I want Israeli), Ansill, Moritmoto and Alma de Cuba.
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Not worth the money for me!
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This product might work for some but didn't work for me. Even using the Theravent light I still couldn't breath. It felt like I was gasping for breath. I even tried poking very small holes in it like one reviewer said but that didn't help. I wound up tearing it off after two hours, its impossible to sleep with this unless you like sleeping with your mouth open but that's defeating the purpose because you still snore. If you want to try it start off with the six day starter kit.
stopped my snoring!
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Theravent worked great for me! It completely stopped my snoring, so thanks! It takes some getting used to breathing through the mouth as you fall asleep, but they definitely work!
Give it a shot!
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I got this product for my hubby who has always snored. Of course he sleeps right through it but it keeps me awake. He tried this for the first time last night. He thought it would be uncomfortable because of the strip over his nostrils but he fell asleep right away and did not snore at all. Good for him, great for me!
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I used Theravent nightly snore therapy stronger version for one night. After 15-20 minutes, I had a feeling of suffocation and choking, and difficulty in breathing. So no relief for Snoring. Also after putting Theravent on nostrils, after 4-5 hours itching starts at its joint on nose. Frankly I am not happy with this therapy.
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I was tired of my wife complaining about my snoring so I went to a sleep study to see if I had sleep apnea. The study said I just snore so CPAP wasn't an option. I looked for over-the-counter remedies online including the sprays and mouth guards. They didn't work for me, but the Theravent patches--a strong adhesive patch on the bottom of your nose--did. At first you may panic when you put it on because it's hard to exhale but just remember to breathe through your mouth. Be patient is the best advice. I've been using it for a few months now and when I go to sleep I don't even think about it any more, the sleep is just normal.
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I don't like the Theravent and the company offers no returns even though each one is individually sealed.
A good product, but didn't work for me
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Service was great, and I'm sure the theravent system works for some. In my case, I had the same difficulty I have with CPAP: restricted exhalation causes a sense of panic that prevents sleep. Although I tried breathing through my mouth to fall asleep, that was uncomfortable and unnatural, also preventing sleep. I tried for 7 nights, but felt I had to give up, which was disappointing; I'd been so optimistic that theravent would be perfect for me, as I'm sure it is for many. I'm now back to using my oral device, which is not as effective, but allows me to sleep.
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Unfortunately the resistance of the product was too high for me. My CPap is set at 7, the product is more similar to a 10 or 11. I didn't find it comfortable breathing with it for that reason. However, the fit was fine and not at all uncomfortable.
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It took a couple of nights to get used to sleeping with something on my nostrils, but not it's really easy to use. You just have to get past the idea that you can't breathe easily through your nose. Trust me it works if you let it.
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I just installed windows 7 (build 7000) on my older dell inspiron 700m. Everything has been running smoothly except for what i believe is a video driver problem. My screen max res. is 1280x800 but it's limiting me to 1024x768 right now. I also can't do things like screensavers, because when I try to enable them, instead of the preview, i get a message saying that it isn't compatible with Direct3D. I went to the dell website and looked around for the newest driver.
On my system info page, it says that I'm using a standard VGA graphics display.
I didn't have this problem on XP SP3
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The problem is that Vista and Windows 7 use DX 10, while XP uses DX9. Your computer uses Intel Extreme Graphics 855 chipset, There is a Vista driver here
you could try, but this chip is on the lower limit of being suitable for DX 10 and may not function correctly.
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The problem is that Vista and Windows 7 use DX 10, while XP uses DX9. Your computer uses Intel Extreme Graphics 855 chipset, There is a Vista driver here
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you could try, but this chip is on the lower limit of being suitable for DX 10 and may not function correctly.
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The thing that doesn't make sense is that MS has a driver for this chipset for Vista. And Vista and 7 share the same driver model. There is another thread here that is also tracking this problem.
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Tom Foreman, a CNN anchor and reporter, revealed that he has written a letter to President Obama every day of his first term.
That's Every. Single. Day.
Some may find that bizarre, obsessive, even unnatural. Others may question the journalistic ethics of personally communicating with the president of the United States in such a regular and friendly fashion.
Evidently, Foreman's employers at CNN don't think either of those things and actually gave him space on their website to publish an article explaining himself:
I wrote about things that were important, like unemployment, Afghanistan and women's rights. I also wrote about things that were trivial, like sports, favorite foods and my yearly battle with Christmas lights.
The tally: 1,460 letters, well over a half-million words, or enough to fill about seven novels. Laid out as one line of text, these letters would stretch almost 3½ miles or considerably longer than the inaugural parade route.
After explaining how hard it got over the years to come up with something interesting and pertinent to say, Foreman reveals the real reason he wrote the president every day: he is a raging narcissist:
In the third year, I surged ahead. Having accepted that my fountain of easy ideas had run dry, I dedicated more serious thought to what I would say. To be sure, the letters became less entertaining, but I liked to imagine that they had more substance, although in retrospect I was probably wrong.
And in this fourth year, I struggled. It seemed many days as if I'd already said everything I had to say and then some. At one point I had considered writing letters to the White House for the rest of my life. The fourth year convinced me that this would be a bad idea. I found myself counting the days to January.
Along the way it occurred to me that being president is probably much harder than most of us suppose. After all, if it is this exhausting just thinking about the job, imagine what it is like actually punching the Oval Office clock. Truthfully, I offered very little advice. More often I presented general notions about how one approaches problems; the same notions I would pass on to anyone in any position who faces daily challenges.
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Judging by the many postings of late, lots of folks are trying to make a cooling fan shroud or duct that will properly cool their prints, but aren't have a lot of success. I believe the reason for this is that all the designs are using axial fans. Axial fans are designed to produce a lot of flow at low back pressure. As soon as you add ducting, the back pressure reduces the flow rate rapidly and you get little, if any, cooling.
The right answer is to use a centrifugal fan. The duct I'm posting uses one, and believe me, it provides plenty of cooling air for your prints.
UPDATE: The FreeCAD files are now included in the archive.
The fan itself is readily available on EBay for around $5US or so. Look for DC-2pin-12V-50mm-x-15mm-PC-Cooler-Cooling-Brushless-Blower-Fan-Hole-to-Hole-57mm. Look at the pictures to see how to attach it to the duct. You'll probably have to make your own mount to your X carriage. I provide an example and various length links to mount it. Again, look at the pictures.
Design files in FreeCAD are available. I will post them if there is interest.
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I have a 24 volt machine. Any thoughts about possible fans? I know I can't find one I think I want to use on Amazon. I had tried a different design, got it all hooked up, used an axial 30mm fan and cooled the hot block 25 degrees in a few seconds, and the software decided that I probably had a thermal runaway. It aborted every print until I turned the fan off. I have given up on one piece designs and now believe that my only hope is a two piece design - one piece to cool the area above the heat break, and a different fan mount, perhaps a long screw to attach to one end of my pseudo-wade mount on my mini-kossel. Then some kind of ring that is around and even (just above) with the nozzle.
But your ideas make sense, and kisslicer is able to deal with throttling the fan for part of the print so you can get good bonding on infill and still do plenty of cooling on the loops. So all I need is the right 24 volt fan. Or I need a light 24 volt fan and I need to modify your inlet to fit it.
I just purchased two of these and paid for the tracking and <20 day delivery. All of that came at half to one quarter the eBay price and not their modern 30-45 day shipping nonsense. I have turned away from eBay this year except for rare stuff because I am tired of 30-45 days of waiting OR I have to find it from the USA and pay 2 to 5 times the price. Aliexpress fills the void eBay left.
That is what I bought and they are 1 dollar a piece and the two I purchased, with shipping and tracking, was $3.58 which is about what one on eBay would cost me plus waiting for less than to equal 20 days (normally from them is 12 days to me) instead of 6 weeks on eBay.
I had the same problem, machine was originally supplied using two 12V fans in series, my quick and dirty solution when I needed to convert it to a single 12V fan was to connect it to the 24V output but limit the maximum PWM to 50% which it is surviving just fine.
Axial vs. centrifugal argument makes sense. Printed and now seeing the difference. Thank you sir.
Going to try this on my I3, looks great, a strip of SMD LEDs would be the SHIZNET.
Only question is how I'll mount it.. LOL.. Ordering the fan today!
My fan runs between 35% and 100%. I use a Ubis Nozzle, and have used a J-nozzle as well with no problems. Since I don't know exactly what fan you have, I'm not sure if those settings will work for you or not.Using Slic3r, it's easy to limit the range of the fan speed, so you could try that.
I gather that your cooling was OK once, then started acting up. If that's true, I have a few other thoughts:
- My fan requires frequent adjustment to keep if just slightly above the print. I usually check the adjustment before each print.
- If the nozzle or heat block gets close to the duct, it could cause some distortion that might interfere with the air flow.
- The duct may have moved and not be centered about the nozzle opening.
What percent do you have the fan on with this duct? Im using this one for quite some time and im noticing now that when the nozzle is close to the bed or i print big areas lots of cold air is hitting the nozzle by bouncing back and cooling the nozzle quite significantly.
I used to have the fan set to 80-100% but not that im testing it manually I cant get higher then 40-50% without reaching the capacity of the heater in the nozzle.
Just wondering what you guys' settings are?
PS. No wonder I was always hitting thermal runaway :D
I have now remixed your great design to be used with dual extruders,
I separated the parts to make for easier printing, probably need some file work before super glueing the parts together
Could you provide a noun? Seriously, I'm not sure what you mean. The fan I use is indicated in the Instructions.
I love this design and had hoped to make a dual extruder version to fit the Flashforge Creator pro. I just couldn't get the clearance right and gave up, but I was trying to kludge ideas together in Tinkercad. What did you use to design it?
The design was done using FreeCAD. The design files are included in the Files area. Basically, I created the profile of the duct than swept it using a circle as the sweep path. You could change the sweep path to be an oval to make room for dual extruders.
Does it have an even airflow all around?
That's the idea, but I have only empirical evidence. Before I put this duct and fan on, the backsides (away from the fan) of my objects had drooping, blobs, and other flaws that the other three sides did not have. With this duct and fan, the backsides look just as good as the front sides, so I think the design works. From a theoretical standpoint, the flow should be fairly even all around, so I seem to get the expected performance..
That said, I'm working on a device to quantify flow from printer fan duct designs so I can get a better picture of the performance. Stay tuned, that project is down a few in my project stack.
Could suspend something like a string of yarn in the center to try it? Needs to have a high surface are to weight ratio and be fairly uniform, a strip of paper or plastic only reacts in one axis due to being flat, or do it with something flat twice, turning it 90 degrees between tests? If it stays near the center (with some sway allowed obviously) it's balanced, if it gets pushed to one side and stays there it's not.
My instincts tell me the straight path from the fan out the duct on one side lets a larger fraction of air out on that side than the opposite side, have yet to print it and try it though, looking for an affordable place to get a centrifugal fan.
I'll probably also combine it with a LED ring to illuminate the print.
Edit: heh read around about centrifugal fans and saw "usages: bla bla bla laptops bla" remembered I have 2 busted laptops in storage, sure enough, they had one each, after some violence I have both in front of me, they're both 5v one is 0.5A 55mm fan 22mm hub 13mm thick, other is 0.38A 70mm diam fan 32mm diam hub 17mm thick. Both have a open slot on the side running top to bottom though, tried taping off 2/3 of it leaving the side the prop pushes towards if that makes sense clear and the airflow seems good, smaller higher amperage one seems better suited, experimenting with running it at higher voltage and settled on 6.5v as a happy medium, will have to use a resistor, regulator or voltage divider to reduce the 12v from the ramps, reducing the fan speed just gives you PWM:ed 12v
Edit2: Man looking at the main duct model in my 3d editor of choice modo is kinda painful, a lot of really wonky stuff like random polygons, wonky blending of shapes and elements, going to take a lot of time to clean up, kinda tempted to start over fresh.
I plan to make one of these - did you use ABS or PLA? (I guess ABS would be required so close to the hot end).
Also - did you use support for the main duct part? If so, how did you get it out afterwards?!
I used PLA. I print with PLA at temps up to 220C and have used both the J-type nozzle and the Ubis nozzle. The only problem I had happened before I had the clearance right. I got a blob ob plastic caught on one edge of the duct and it distorted it a bit. Still works fine. I've seen no other heat-related damage.
I printed without support. Had almost no sagging or otherwise out of place strands. I would think that truing to clear support material would be very difficult.
Thanks for your interest! I hope it works as well for you as it has worked for me.
I had to laugh when I saw the title of your thing. :-D As you say, there's lots of rubbish fan designs. As soon as you get a bit of back pressure the air forms a donut shaped vortex on the intake and the fan massively looses efficiency. A centrifugal fan spins faster and builds more pressure if you constrict the outlet. I struggled for a while to find a good fan outlet for my rostock and had to make one up in the end... Never looked back! People can also improve pressure on their axial flow designs by increasing cross sectional flow area at the minimum and by creating flow control vanes on the intake and outlet.
The duct would have to be run from the center of the fan to suck fumes. This would be a pretty major re-design!
I have seen no evidence of any melting. But the fact that air is being blown out has a lot to do with that. If you were to suck in air, especially hot air, that could easily change. If you try this, please be sure to post your results.
Perhaps this same technique could be use to suck out fumes? I have seen hoses running down to suck out fumes before.. but this is a neat idea! Does it melt the plastic near the nozzle?
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wish i have this on the wall , is just great , perfect color combination :)
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United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 11 May 2004
Registration to Practice The following list contains the names of persons applying for registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office who have been given provisional recognition pursuant to 37 CFR 10.9(a) to prepare and prosecute patent applications before the Office until their registration certificates are mailed to them. Final approval for registration is subject to establishing to the satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline that the person seeking registration is of good moral character and repute. 37 CFR 10.7(a). Accordingly, any information tending to affect the eligibility of any of the following persons on moral, ethical, or other grounds should be furnished to the Director of Enrollment and Discipline on or before May 27, 2004. Benitah, Armand M., Fasken Martineau Du Moulin LLP, 66 Wellington St, West, Ste. 4200, Box 20, Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto, Ont., M5K 1N6, Canada Koster, Teresa M., Power Measurement, 2195 Keating Cross Rd., Saanichton, BC V8M 2A5, Canada Patel, Maulin M., 1401 17th St., N.W., Unit 304, Washington, DC 20036 April 12, 2004 HARRY I. MOATZ Director of Enrollment and Discipline


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LUV Lands In Kansas! Southwest Airlines Has Officially Launched Service To Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
Southwest Airlines Adds 85th City to Route Map, Offering Kansas Travelers More Destinations and More Low Fares
Jun 03, 2013, 12:00 ET from Southwest Airlines
DALLAS, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has officially landed in Wichita, Kansas! Southwest's first flight arrived at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Sunday, June 2, and the airline will offer nonstop service to Dallas, Chicago Midway, and Las Vegas.
Southwest has fully converted all flying from its wholly-owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways, over to Southwest, which previously offered three daily nonstop flights between Wichita and Atlanta. With the introduction of Southwest's all-Boeing 737 fleet to the market, passenger seat availability increases by 112 percent (over AirTran's Boeing 717), an equivalent of 2,700 seats per week of additional low fares.
"This day has been a long time coming, both for Southwest and the city of Wichita," said Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Ron Ricks. "We're thrilled to provide Kansas Customers more access to our broad network of destinations; and at the same time, giving existing Southwest Customers better access to the Air Capital of the World. This growth is exciting for Southwest Airlines."
To celebrate the new Wichita service, Southwest announced a sale offering the following fares:
- $49* one-way fare between Wichita and Dallas Love Field
- $89* one-way fare between Wichita and Chicago Midway
- $109* one-way fare between Wichita and Las Vegas
These fares must be booked by June 4, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. (local time for originating city), for travel between Sept. 3, 2013, and Nov. 13, 2013 (see fare rules below). To take advantage of these special fares, visit www.southwest.com. To read a blog post about the new service, visit: www.blogsouthwest.com.
Victor White, Director of Airports for the Wichita Airport Authority, said, "Attracting Southwest Airlines means a huge economic boost not only to Wichita but to the State of Kansas. Southwest will make it easier for business and leisure travelers to come to Kansas through Wichita, which means a greater opportunity to attract conventions, improve tourism, and recruit companies to our region. Having Southwest here is a long sought-after tool for our business community."
Southwest's Wichita Service:
- Two daily nonstop flights between Wichita and Dallas Love Field
- Two daily nonstop flights between Wichita and Chicago Midway
- One daily nonstop flight between Wichita and Las Vegas
In its 42nd year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by nearly 46,000 Employees to more than 100 million Customers annually. Southwest is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded, and including wholly-owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways, operates the largest fleet of Boeing aircraft in the world to serve 97 destinations in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and six near-international countries. Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world, known for its triple bottom line approach that takes into account the carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its People and the communities it serves, and its commitment to efficiency and the planet. The 2011 Southwest Airlines One Report™ can be found at southwest.com/citizenship.
Southwest Airlines From its first flights on June 18, 1971, Southwest Airlines launched an era of unprecedented affordability in air travel quantified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as "The Southwest Effect," a lowering of fares and increase in passenger traffic wherever the carrier serves. On every flight, Southwest offers Customers the first two pieces of checked luggage (weight and size limitations apply) and all ticket changes without additional fees. Southwest's all Boeing fleet consistently offers leather seating and the comfort of full-size cabins, many of which are equipped with satellite-based WiFi connectivity and a new, sustainable cabin interior. With 40 consecutive years of profitability, the People of Southwest operate nearly 3,400 flights a day and serve communities around 85 airports in Southwest's network of domestic destinations. Southwest Airlines' frequent flights and low fares are available only at southwest.com.
AirTran Airways AirTran Airways, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co., offers coast-to-coast and near-international service with close to 600 flights a day to 48 destinations. The carrier's high-quality product includes assigned seating and Business Class. As Southwest continues to integrate AirTran's People, places, and planes into Southwest Airlines, Customers of both carriers may book flights at airtran.com and exchange earned loyalty points between both AirTran's A+ Rewards® and Southwest's Rapid Rewards® for reward travel on either airline.
ADDITIONAL FARE RULES Fares are available only on www.southwest.com and www.swabiz.com and can be purchased today, through June 4, 2013, 11:59 pm of originating city. Travel must take place between Sept. 3, 2013, and Nov. 13, 2013. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destinations, flight, and day of week and won't be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods. Fares are available for one-way travel. Fares may be combined with other combinable fares, except Senior Fares. When combining fares, all rules and restrictions apply. Fares are nonrefundable but may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines. Fares are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in the itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the Anytime fare. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Fares are valid on published, scheduled service only. Fares valid on nonstop service only.
* Government-imposed taxes and fees are now included in the advertised fare. To comply with new government regulations, all airlines must include government-imposed taxes and fees in advertised air fares.
SOURCE Southwest Airlines


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All set - ready for tonight!
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All set - ready for tonight!
Screw the Oscars!
woop woop! J&J!
Jordo has a rash oln her face or something... spend some of that mill on some proactive chicka! hehe Jeff looks stunning as always :hrtbeat
I just don't like the lesbians, they need people skills. the cowboys are growing on me ;)
Lesbians have a better attitude for today but WHY did Brandy do the bungee diving thing? She wasn't good on the wire, she shouldn't do heights!
Straight brother in gay/straight team is so lying. You hate traveling but want to help your brother in achieving a dream? *bs meter off the charts!* You want the attention or money, admit it!
Detectives looks like they're leeching off cowboys.
Wow, team-up-wise we get the blond brain trust, the "good families pairing", the tough guy alliance, and the non-ambiguously gay duo.
Finally the Idiot Detectives ace something. Being pigs. {buuuuuurp...}
And a little bit later, being drunks...
who woulda thought eating and drinking would be the detectives forte? duh...
"Is this a hamburger place?"
I guess Jordan isn't the ONLY dummy on that team.
Meanwhile, Miss Like Such And The Iraq and partner are also lost, on foot.
@Hamburg "Is this that hamburger place?" LOL@Jeff, that was such a Jordan comment. Don't give up guys :)


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Dempster Placed on 15 Day DL With Some Sort of Shark Injury
Written by Joe Aiello, Posted in Media Releases
Apparently Ryan Dempster hurt his "Great Right Toe"…Is that anything like a great white shark?
Cubs Media Release
CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Ryan Dempster on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 3) with a great right toe fracture. To replace Dempster on the roster, the Cubs recalled right-handed pitcher Kevin Hart from Triple-A Iowa.
Carlos Zambrano, who was scheduled to start tomorrow, will instead make the start tonight against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field. Hart is scheduled to start the series finale for the Cubs tomorrow afternoon.
Dempster is 5-5 with a 4.09 ERA (48 ER/105.2 IP) in 17 starts for the Cubs this season. He has struck out 89 batters and walked 44 while limiting opponents to a .258 batting average.
Hart, who had been optioned to Iowa yesterday, has no record and a 1.59 ERA (1 ER/5.2 IP) in four relief appearances for the Cubs this season. He has limited opponents to a .167 batting average against, including a .143 mark by righthanders and a .250 mark by lefthanders. He was first recalled by the Cubs on June 21.
The 26-year-old Hart is 3-3 with a 3.10 ERA (18 ER/52.1 IP) in 22 games (six starts) with Iowa this season. Prior to his June 21 recall, his final six appearances with Iowa came as a starter. Hart went 3-0 with a 1.41 ERA (5 ER/32.0 IP) in those six starts, striking out 32 batters and walking only 14 in 32.0 innings. Opponents recorded only a .157 batting average against Hart in those six starts.
Hart split the 2008 campaign between Chicago and Iowa, breaking camp with the major league club for the first time in his career. He appeared in 21 games during four stints with the Cubs, going 2-2 with a 6.51 ERA (20 ER/27.2 IP), picking up his first career victory April 5 vs. Houston with 1.2 shutout relief innings. With Iowa, he posted a 2.81 ERA (18 ER/57.2 IP) in 26 games (10 starts) while going 4-2 with five saves.
Originally selected by the Orioles in the 11th round of the 2004 Draft, Hart made his big league debut with Chicago in 2007 as a September call-up. He made eight relief appearances and posted a 0.82 ERA (1 ER/11.0 IP), earning him a spot on Chicago's post-season roster.


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If the Iraqis had any sense, they'd put Saddam Hussein's hanging on pay per view. Imagine the money they'd rake in! The money could be used to compensate Hussein's victims.
Addendum: Has anyone noticed the oddity of saying that Saddam Hussein (or anyone else) was executed? To execute, literally, is to follow (or carry) out. Executives, whether in business or in government, are those who are charged with carrying out (implementing) policies, laws, or programs. The executive virtues are those virtues, such as decisiveness and leadership, that are essential to, or that facilitate, the carrying out of policies, laws, or programs. Some people have these virtues; some don't—which is why not everyone would make a good executive. (I, for instance, would not.) What we're doing in capital punishment is executing (i.e., carrying out) a sentence. "Executing X" is therefore shorthand for "executing X's death sentence." Perhaps we use "execute" because it's milder than (i.e., a euphemism for) "kill" or "put to death." Many people are squeamish about killing, even when it's justified. What we should say is that Hussein was punished by death. That both states the ground of the killing (namely, punishment) and describes the kind of punishment it is (namely, capital).
Addendum 2: Michelle Malkin has just the right slogan for Hussein's death: "Sic semper tyrannis" (thus always to tyrants). Does anyone know which assassin shouted this?


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Steve Kelley
Huskies are suffering from growing pains
As improved as Washington is — and there's no arguing the improvement — the Huskies also are one miracle win against Arizona from being stuck in a five-game losing streak. They still are making too many game-changing, game-killing mistakes.
Seattle Times staff columnist
Sixty-one minutes and 17 seconds of disaster.
A little more than one hour of football has changed the course of this first Huskies season under Steve Sarkisian.
Sixty-one minutes and 17 seconds that began last weekend at Arizona State and finished Saturday inside Husky Stadium stalled Washington's Quixotic quest for a bowl game and showed just how hard rebuilding a damaged football program can be.
"We're going to have growing pains, and obviously this is one of them," Sarkisian said after the 43-19 beatdown from Oregon.
As improved as Washington is — and there's no arguing the improvement — the Huskies also are one miracle win against Arizona from being stuck in a five-game losing streak.
They still are making too many game-changing, game-killing mistakes:
• The blocked punt that resulted in Oregon's first touchdown.
• The Ducks' two-point conversion on a fake PAT against a disorganized Washington special-teams unit.
• Oregon's fake field goal that was turned into a first down and led to the Ducks' second score.
• Quarterback Jake Locker's two interceptions, one on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line.
• Chris Polk's fumble that Oregon turned into another touchdown and a 36-6 third-quarter lead.
At 3-5, this still is a program on the mend, on the move. But the process is slow. It doesn't happen with one big upset win over a national power like USC in September.
The Huskies haven't improved since they beat the Trojans. They still aren't deep enough, still aren't strong enough. The defense was worn down in the third quarter by Oregon's hurry-up offense.
This still is a team learning to win.
"We had opportunities in this game, especially early, to change the complexion of this game, to keep our crowd involved," Sarkisian said. "When you don't do that, I hesitate to say, 'Man, we're just not good.' I don't want to say that. To say, 'Boy, it's going to take longer than I thought.' "
After the USC win, Sarkisian said the Washington turnaround could happen faster than most people believed. Now, eight games into his first season as a head coach, he is understanding just how hard the process is.
"I still think we're a dang good football team," Sarkisian said. "But we're not playing football the way we were capable of playing it, like we were playing early in the year. Being fundamentally sound. Being technique sound. Trusting our scheme. I feel like right now we're getting away from that a little bit. As a coach, that's a major disappointment."
Maybe the most disturbing aspect of Washington's loss to Oregon was the play of junior quarterback Locker, who seems to have lost some of his aggression.
In the process of coaching Locker to become a pocket passer, is Sarkisian taking away his quarterback's fire? Shouldn't he let Jake be Jake?
"That's a natural concern," Sarkisian said. "This is a very fine line we're operating on here with him. We're trying to change a guy's game, the complexion of his game. I knew it wasn't going to happen overnight. Obviously he had some really early success, as we did."
Against Oregon, Locker completed 23 of 44 passes for 266 yards. He threw two picks and was sacked four times.
"The challenge for Jake and his game is to learn from these games and to learn from this style of play, and where's the happy medium?" Sarkisian said. "Where can he take the running style that he had previously? Where can he fit it into this scheme and what we're doing, so that it flows?
"The challenge is on me, as well, to call things to allow him to play within a system, but also utilize some of his strengths."
Losses like this are the torturous lessons learned while growing up. But unlike last season's 0-12 Huskies, this team is staying in games, mentally and physically. It is keeping hope alive.
"The last thing I want to see is the morale of the football team down and gone and 'Oh, woe is me,' " Sarkisian said. "That's not our guys' mentality. We've got a fighter's mentality. I think that's a great thing to have and something to build from."
But as the past, disastrous 61 minutes and 17 seconds have reminded us, rebuilding hurts. Winning takes time.
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SP member Grandwazoo's updated directions (the access road-but not hiking route has changed since our visit): Drive north out of Moab on U.S. Highway 191 for 2.3 miles. Just before crossing the Colorado River, turn right (east) on Utah Highway 128, which runs right next to the Colorado, with beautiful views of the river as well as the redrock canyon walls. In about 15 1/2 miles, turn right at the signs to Castle Valley and LaSal Loop Road. At 10.7 miles you'll reach a junction, turn right or south onto LaSal Loop road. Follow the LaSal loop road south for 4.5 miles to the Miner's Basin road, turn left. A 4WD high-clearance vehicle is required, but this area is moderately popular and the road is used often. It is 3 miles to the road's end. There is a pond, parking lot, and outhouse in Miner's Basin.
Route Description
Either walk or drive the Miners Basin Road to the trailhead near the pond. There are several route choices from here. Perhaps the easiest route choice is via the mining track that ends on the ridge just south of Peak 12,163 (12,185 on some maps). Note that this place is a maze of old mining roads and tracks, and that the topo map is completely inaccurate.You still will need to consult the topo map on this route. Perhaps the best choice from the pond is to head straight along an old mining road for about .3 miles. The road splits; turn right (south). The mining track is marked as "pack trail" on the topo map. There are more tracks than are shown on the map, but stay on the main track for .35 miles. The route can be confusing, so pay close attention to the map. The main track actually goes over a pass; don't follow it. The track/trail divides several times, always stay on the one closest to the creek. The track makes a sharp switchback, and another minor mining track heads back down the slope. This track (heading down) can make a quicker alternate route back to the trailhead on the return trip. From the switchback, follow the track to the pass south of Peak 12,163 (12,185 on some maps), ignoring the branch to the north. From here head along the ridge north and to the summit of Peak 12,163. Then follow the ridge northeast dropping 300 feet to a saddle and continuing northeast to the summit of Waas. There is much boulder-hopping along the way. This route is 3.5 miles one way with over 3,000 feet total altitude gain. In winter or spring, the route is easier to describe. In this case, you can tackle the southwest ridge of Peak 12,163 more directly, skipping all the switchbacks. Such was the case on our visit.
Essential Gear
A good pair of boots is needed.