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ANNALS OF COMMUNICATIONS about Google's growing pains. Writer tells about Mel Karmazin, the then C.O.O. of Viacom, visiting Google in 2003, looking for a potential partner in the tech world. Karmazin was interested in Google's advertising business, but found Google's system to be too mechanized compared to the advertising model used at that time in mainstream media. Google search now takes in about four of every ten online advertising dollars, and last year, Google's revenues exceeded twenty-two billion dollars, more than two-thirds of the thirty billion in total U.S. newspaper advertising projected for this year. Google has reinforced the notion that traditional media now want to combat: that digital information and content should be free and that advertising alone should subsidize it. To many, Google appears impregnable. But the same has been thought of the Big Three auto companies, I.B.M., and Microsoft. Describes the array of new products Google has introduced in the last few years, including Google Maps, Gmail, Google Books, and Google TV, Audio, and Print Ads. In 2006, Google announced its acquisition of YouTube, and the following year DoubleClick. In its pursuit of expansion, Google has had to set aside old alliances. Now Google plans to compete with Amazon to sell electronic books. Both companies have ventured into cloud computing, which allows a user to access data stored in a remote server from anywhere. Tells about Google's purchase of Android, a mobile software company, and its intentions to claim a bigger slice of the mobile-phone business. This direct competition with Apple risked causing turmoil at the most senior levels of Google since several of Apple's directors, including Al Gore, also sit on Google's board. Mentions the pending federal court decision on the proposed Google Books settlement. Discusses Google's unusual management structure, with power concentrated in the hands of Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt. Considers the risk of such a large company losing focus because of rapid expansion. Mentions the departure of Sheryl Sandberg to Facebook and Google's failed attempt to acquire Twitter in the spring. Discusses concerns about Google's data collection process. Google was not immune to the economic downturn. The company hired only ninety-nine new employees in the fourth quarter of 2008, fewer than it added in a week at the start of the year. The company has also laid off some of its contract workers and employees. Whatever obstacles arise, there's little doubt that Google will remain a dominant force.
Annals of Communications
Searching for Trouble
Why Google is on its guard.
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I'm busy working on making a set of graphics to illustrate, and advertise, my book "First Light." To get my head around this idea of making movies I started by doing something simpler. I've turned one of my short stories into a powerpoint document and now I'm trying to transform that into a movie.
I'm learning a lot, mostly what doesn't work! Transforming a powerpoint doc into a movie I'm finding my slides are degrading to the point of blurry oblivion. :-( Until I get it sorted out I'm sticking to the powerpoint format. I'm putting the short story up here in the side bar as well as on my book blog. This short story was published in a magazine last year. You can now read it here. :-)
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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- Guyana-Gyal said...
I'm having a terrible, dreadful attack of the sneezes. I can't wait for it to go so I can dip into the story...plus to find out what your book is all about...and to persuade family & friends to buy.
- 28 February 2009 23:05
- Michelle said...
Oh my true sympathy! I'm a hayfever and allergy person myself, so is hubby. We once walked through Scottish farmland on a stunning sunny day with our eyes swollen up and sneezing our heads off together. You know it's love when you sneeze together? ;-)
- 1 March 2009 11:14
- Michelle said...
I hope you enjoy the story and thank you, yes please to the persuading others to buy my book. :-D - 1 March 2009 11:18
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Like most people, I still drift toward negative thoughts from time to time, but I've gotten much better at keeping myself from spiraling out of control.
Every time I let myself hope that something will go right in my life, the exact opposite happens. Don't worry, it's not as dire as it sounds.


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Whinlatter Forest at Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre
Whinlatter is home to a wealth of wildlife that enjoy the shelter provided by its trees, the nearby waters of Bassenthwaite Lake and the open heathland habitats of the Lakeland Fells. Use the network of walking trails to explore the forest.
The forest is home to Roe deer, badger, fox, Crossbills and Siskin whilst the fells are the hunting ground for Buzzard and Merlin.
Whinlatter is a Red Squirrel reserve where Red Squirrels are actively being protected and supported. If you walk quietly you may see a red squirrel anywhere in Whinlatter.
You can see many different birds using the feeders in front of Siskins Cafe at Whinlatter.
The fish of Bassenthwaite Lake are the favourite food of Ospreys which nest in Dodd Wood each year from April to August. The ospreys can be seen live from the open air viewpoints in Dodd Wood and there is visitor information on the ospreys at Whinlatter Visitor Centre. In addition an otter family can sometimes be seen playing around the lake edge from the lower open air viewpoint in Dodd Wood.
Free entry
Open all the time
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Whinlatter Forest & Visitor CentreWhinlatter Pass, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TW
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From A66 follow brown tourist signs west of Keswick. Public transport, 77, 77A
Parking : with charge
Accessible by Public Transport : 26 miles (41.8 kms) from Penrith station
The visitor centre, shop and Siskins cafe open 10.00 - 17.00 in summer and 16.00 in winter (November to Easter).
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Update: University of West Florida and Alabama-Huntsville are tied 1-1 headed into the eighth inning of an elimination game at the Gulf South Conference baseball tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Argos stumble in 6-3 loss in GSC Tournament first round
UWF will face an elimination game on Friday morning
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The No. 10 ranked West Florida baseball team's first game at the 2013 Taziki's Gulf South Conference Tournament on Thursday did not go as planned, as the Argonauts stumbled to a 6-3 loss to West Alabama. With the loss, UWF will face an elimination game against either No. 23 Alabama-Huntsville or West Georgia on Friday morning at AT&T Field at 9 a.m. ET.
The Argonauts (34-11) displayed some uncharacteristically poor defense late in the game, as the Tigers (22-28) took advantage of multiple errors to score three unearned runs in the eighth inning.
"We didn't pitch and we didn't play defense, bottom line," said UWF head coach Mike Jeffcoat. "That's our staple in this program. We pitch and we play defense, and we didn't bring it today.
"I'm disappointed in the pitchers' performance, as well as fielding their position. We also didn't produce much offense. When you're not producing much offense obviously you have to play defense and pitch. The combination wasn't good today."
West Alabama took a 3-0 lead in the second inning, as UWF starting pitcher Dayan Rodriguez (Sarasota, Fla./State College of Florida) allowed a two-out, three-run triple by right fielder Matthew Magee. Magee's triple was lined down the first base line and landed just out of the reach of Argonaut right fielder Drew Prichard (Mobile, Ala./Troy).
The Argos showed some life in the bottom of the fifth when Prichard lined a triple down the right field line to drive in catcher Garrett Flynn (Davie, Fla./Sagemont Upper School) and center fielder Dustin Saulmon (Panama City, Fla./Alabama Southern CC). UWF then tied the score in the seventh after taking advantage of a pair of errors by the Tigers.
The game-changing inning was the top of the eighth. The rally started as West Alabama put runners on second and third with a walk and a double against UWF reliever Kevin Peters (Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS). Matt Vollenweider (Canton, Ga./Chattahoochee Valley CC) came in out of the bullpen and struck out the first batter he faced, but the batter reached first after a dropped third strike and a throwing error by Flynn.
With the bases loaded and one out the next batter hit a bouncer back to the mound, but Vollenweider threw the ball past Flynn at the plate, allowing two runs to score. UWA then added a third run on a squeeze play the following batter, taking a 6-3 lead that would then become the final score.
UWA reliever Brett Ivey (4-4) earned the win after allowing one unearned run in two innings, and Jeremy White pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save of the year. Tigers starting pitcher Tyler Bratton allowed two runs in six innings in the no-decision, and he struck out eight batters and walked none.
Peters was credited with the loss and fell to 3-1 on the season despite not allowing an earned run in 4.1 innings out of the bullpen.
The Argos will face the loser of the first round game between Alabama-Huntsville and West Georgia on Friday at 9 a.m. ET in an elimination game.
"Tomorrow may be the biggest game of this team's season," explained Jeffcoat, "not only to stay in the tournament but to put ourselves in the position to get into the regional."
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The name of the group pretty much gives it away, I guess. European Atheists unite (yet again)! ;-) There's hundreds of thousands of us in Europe... where are all the others? Join in, let's discuss, connect and maybe we'll start another revolution.
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Hello my fellow unbelievers,greetings from the Netherlands.
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Update. During the past days I had the time to update the Firmware of the 2 new 2TB ST2000DM001 disks running in a NAS.
Time consuming (open NAS, unscrew disk, open PC, start windows, download utility, run utility... X 2) but ok, the update succeeded.
After putting togheter the NAS and putting it back to work and after 1 day of normal use I can say that:
The "chirp" is now more like a louder "click".
The LOAD_CYCLE_COUNT is raising as before the update (+/- 40 cycles per hour).
In conclusion the update is more a cosmetic patch than a real solution.
Other manufacturers (like WD - no affiliation, I 've always used Hitachi or Seagate HDD, Samsung's were failing too soon) had the same issues with their "green" drives and where forced to release a software tool (WDIDLE3) to manually set the parking frequence of the heads.
Will seagate do something similar?
I will suggest to keep this thread open to hear more comments from other users.
My warranty shows that my drive is a STBD2000101 but the Seagate drive detect tool shows that it is ST2000DM001 rev CC4C. Does this firmware update for the STBD series as well? I tried applying the firmware but it says "FAIL". I would really like to fix the chirp that the hard drive makes. If it doesn't get fixed, I will just return the drive.
@ Port
Not aimed at you directly, but now people can see why I was asking for patience, if this has now made a chirp into a click I would say that's a step backwards, but be aware the constant user demanding that went on causes a rush job and a rush job is never a good job ime, call Alan and make him aware of your troubles incase he doesn't see this, it is important because if yours are now worse then other's are likely to face the same result.
Ok so my drives are all updated as I previously stated. I haven't heard a much noise from them to be honest, just a few mild clicks. Certainly bearable. The main problem is the Load Cycle Count is still rapidly rising. I would have to agree that this is a cosmetic patch and hasn't actually solved the problem. I got about 6000 cycles in the days following the upgrade!
And 'Can't' .... Let's not get into back into this. Seagate should never have shipped the drives in this state in the first place. 'User demanding' just doesn't come into this at all. Ultimately people expect the product they buy to work, with no loud clicks and bangs and without any detrimental side effects. Even reasonably inexperienced consumers know there is a problem.
Being patient (on your advice or not) is not the consumers responsibility. It is the manufacturer's responsibility to ensure that the product they are selling is not faulty. I'm not convinced that Seagate rushed out an update due to our demands but more likely to cover up a serious issue in these drives.
@ awwknee: maybe it's better to post you question in the firmware thread.
@Cooltempo: I completely agree with you . "problematic" hardware should be an issue for the manufacturer
and not for the customer.
Seagate was buying Lacie a few weeks ago (don't now if they succeeded), a step forward becoming the largest storage solution
provider on the globe. They will never admit any hardware problems at this stage of the game.
(interestingly I've had a lot of overheating issues in the past with lacie enclosures shipping maxtor disk )
As the "chirp" issue is mostly solved, I would suggest starting a new discussion on the LOAD CYCLE COUNT issue.
06-06-2012 05:30 AM - edited 06-06-2012 05:31 AM
portomomo wrote:(interestingly I've had a lot of overheating issues in the past with lacie enclosures shipping maxtor disk )
Yeah, Maxtor drives have always run hot - bad idea to stuff them in an external case, or poorly-ventilated machine, for that matter.
@ Port
There's no getting into anything bud, and as I stated it wasn't directly directed at you, if you remember the screaming that was going on I said be patient because if you force someone to quick fix thats what you get, a quick fix,
Now, if any of you think for one moment Seagate made these drives knowing they weren't 100% and then put them on sale you are deluded, the fault has come about for some not everybody since,
I fully understand how you feel about it and I'd be the same if I had one doing it, but creating mob rule sentiment on the site isn't helping one bit, and from my understanding this problem is not a large one in the league of things, % wise of the drives sold and the drives returning is very very small, I would say there are some sore of compatability problems, but that could simply be something attached to the PC by USB etc causing interupts on the drive, where another user won't have the device causing it, there are many reason's why and maybe, nailing them is the hard part,
Now, I hope you do get this sorted, and I'm about finished anyway, I had a moment of reality last week and think my life would be better spent not reading this soirt of thing anymore, as nobody said thx for the assistance and some got right in my face when all I was trying to do was help I find myself thinking I don't get these problems and if people can't be nice about it then if they get them why should I care,
Again that's not at you Port that's purely how I feel right now, I've had enough of it, if I want to depress myself I'll go buy a Murdoch owned newspaper and read that instead.
All the best mate and lets hope it gets fully sorted.
@ Cant, please stay on topic.
I am considering rebuying this drive now that the FW release has come out. But I am wondering if any of the storage companies have announced new 3TB drives coming out as the only ones (the Barracuda and WD Green) I can find at a reasonable price all have the same high load cycle count issue. My 3TB Caviar Green is already above 305,000 LCCs after 140 days and a 2TB Green I bought for storage is approaching 40,000 after only 19 days. Still not sure if these are things I should be concerned about but I read somewhere that 300,000 was the safe limit for these drives and I got to that in no time so I am also concerned for my warranty.
I'll take another few weeks to save up a little more cash then decide whether to go for the Barracuda, update the FW and live with the high LCC or wait for new drives to come out that don't have this issue.
Thanks to Cant and Alan for helping to get the chirping noise some attention at Seagate and hopefully solved with the FW update.
CLICKS - this is good step forward, despite unnecessary by my opinion -> for example HITACHI makes `chirp sound` too, but just once a day when drive is powered on!
So in case SEAGATE disables APM like Hitachi did, i think noone matters about this `chirp`
PARK CYCLE COUNT - i realised, that `quiet hdd` proggy somehow has problem with more harddrives attached - so it was unreliable....
After using HDPARM to disable APM for all drives at startup the count rises just at powering on...
SO I'M DEFFINITELY KEEPING this awesome hardrive!!!
(but it will be great to have oportunity to disable APM FOREVER)
About WAITING for new FW - there is always risk of loosing of data, so I personaly deny to update without ALL data COMPLETELY backed up!!!
(and we are talking about 3TB here)
So it is very inconvenient to wait for Seagate to solve issues, it is not just about PATIENCE....
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Gov. Rick Scott signed John Errol Ferguson's death warrant Sept. 5 and sent it to Warden John Palmer with the Florida State Prison.
Ferguson was convicted on eights counts of first degree murder, stemming from two separate incidents in 1977 and 1978. According to published reports, the murders occurred during a home invasion, and a rape-murder of a teenage couple in Miami-Dade County.
His victims were Henry Clayton, Randolph Holmes, Michael Miller, Charles Stinson, Livingston Stocker, Gilbert Williams, Brian Glenfedt and Belinda Worley.
Ferguson's accomplices in the home invasion were Marvin Francis and Beauford White, both of whom were executed in the 1980s.
The first six victims were killed execution style during the home invasion; the last two victims were Hialeah teenagers that Ferguson abducted. He shot Gledfedt before raping and murdering Worley.
Ferguson's appeals were unsuccessful as was his request for clemency.
Ferguson's execution date has been set for 6p.m. Oct. 16, 2012 on Tuesday.


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Mint Chocolate Petit Fours
The August 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Elissa of 17 and Baking. For the first time, The Daring Bakers partnered with Sugar High Fridays for a co-event and Elissa was the gracious hostess of both. Using the theme of beurre noisette, or browned butter, Elissa chose to challenge Daring Bakers to make a pound cake to be used in either a Baked Alaska or in Ice Cream Petit Fours. The sources for Elissa's challenge were Gourmet magazine and David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop".
I had all the intention in the world to do this challenge at the beginning of the month, even possibly doing both challenges. But as usual time got away from me and here I am the day the challenge is due finally finishing it and posting my results. Better late than never.
I was really happy with this challenge, even if my petit fours didn't quite turn out like I had planned. I started by making mint ice cream, which is one of the most refreshing ice creams I have ever made. You know it is real mint ice cream when 1. it isn't a fake green colour and 2. when it actually tastes like a bowl of fresh mint. Mint and chocolate go great together so I knew it would complement the chocolate glaze
Like I said above I had planed to do this challenge weeks ago so the ice cream was made 2 weeks ago and my husband and I have been slowly eating the ice cream since then, thankfully there was still some left when it came time to make the brown butter pound cake.
Oh my goodness, how have I never made browned butter pound cake before? It was absolutely amazing. I knew when the butter was browning that it was going to be great, the smell alone just made you want to eat the dough. I was surprised just how easy it was to make, within 30 minutes I had freshly baked brown butter mini cupcakes cooling.
Since neither my husband I need to eat the quantity of petit fours this recipe would have created I made a half batch and just baked 12 mini cupcakes that I planned to cut in half and put a layer of ice cream in between. My plan worked out pretty good, even if the ice cream layer was a bit thin.
The chocolate glaze came together even faster than the brown butter cupcakes, within 5 minutes I already had my glaze cooling. Since the glaze turned out quite thick I decided just to throw the petit fours in it and get them covered in chocolate and fish them out with a fork. They were left with a nice thick layer of chocolate glaze.
What a great recipe and a great challenge. I look forward to doing part two of the challenge, baked alaska, another time.
Mint Ice Cream
1 cup whole milk
pinch of salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup mint leaves
2 cup heavy cream
5 large egg yoks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a medium saucepan until the liquid steams. Scrape out the seeds of the vanilla bean with a paring knife and add to the milk, along with the bean pod. Add mint leaves. Cover, remove from heat, and let infuse for 2-3 hours. (If you do not have a vanilla bean, simply heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a medium saucepan until the liquid steams, add mint leaves then let steep for 2-3 hours.)
Set up an ice bath by placing a 2-quart (2 litre) bowl inside a large bowl partially filled with water and ice. Put a strainer on top of the smaller bowl and pour in the cream.
In another bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks together. Reheat the milk in the medium saucepan until warmed, and then gradually pour ¼ cup warmed milk into the yolks, constantly whisking to keep the eggs from scrambling. Once the yolks are warmed, scrape the yolk and milk mixture back into the saucepan of warmed milk and cook over low heat. Stir constantly and scrape the bottom with a spatula until the mixture thickens into a custard which thinly coats the back of the spatula.
Strain the custard into the heavy cream and stir the mixture until cooled. Add the vanilla extract (1 teaspoon [5ml] if you are using a vanilla bean; 3 teaspoons [15ml] if you are not using a vanilla bean) and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, preferably overnight.
Freeze in an ice cream maker according to directions.
Brown Butter Mini Cupcakes
19 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C and put a rack in the center. Butter and flour a mini cupcake pan.
Place the butter in a 10" (25cm) skillet over medium heat. Brown the butter until the milk solids are a dark chocolate brown and the butter smells nutty. (Don't take your eyes off the butter in case it burns.) Pour into a shallow bowl and chill in the freezer until just congealed, 15-30 minutes.
Whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat the brown butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well, and then the vanilla extract. Stir in the flour mixture at low speed until just combined.
Scrape the batter into the greased and floured mini cupcake pan. Bake until golden brown on top and when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 minutes.
Cool in the pan 10 minutes. Run a knife along the edge and invert right-side-up onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Glaze
9 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Stir the heavy cream and light corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and add the dark chocolate. Let sit 30 seconds, then stir to completely melt the chocolate. Stir in the vanilla and let cool until tepid before glazing the petit fours.


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Welcome to petanque at the World Outgames 2013!
Make sure to register and receive updates and more information about your sport!
Hope to see you all in Antwerp!
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The games are played in trios, where everyone has two balls.
In the first round we will make a pool of 6 or 8 trios (depending on the number of participants). Everyone plays against all other players in his/her pool. After this first round a ranking for each pool will be made.
The best half of each pool plays in the head table, where a second round in two pools takes place. Again, everyone in his or her pool plays against all other players in that pool. After this, the first players of each pool play against each other, the second ones and so on to decide the final positions in the tournament.
The lower half of each pool from the first round is playing for their final places in a losers table, in the same way as in the head table.
The following table explains it all:
Play occurs in trios (3 individuals), where everyone has two balls. The composition of the trios is informal: only men, only women or a mix of the two. If you register alone there will be the possibility to form a trio with other individuals on the day itself!
As you register, just do so as an individual. On the day itself, the exact teams can be communicated to the officials.
There will be no classification according to level; everyone will have sufficient opportunities to play against stronger or weaker opponents.
Timespan: 2 days
The competition takes place on Monday 5 August and Tuesday 6 August.
A fully drawn-up schedule will be available at the venue. In that way, everyone can see and follow who is his/her next opponent. Because of the variable length of the games and the fact that there are enough playing fields available, we won't draft start – or stop times for each game in advance.
Each competition day starts at 9.30 h.
Officials present at the venue will look to it that everyone plays against the right opponent.
- Only metal balls are allowed
- The weight of the balls are minimum 650 grams (1.43 pounds) and maximum 800 grams (1.76 pounds)
- The balls need to be marked with a label and the weight has to be clearly readable.
- Play occurs according to the international rules. These rules will be available at the officials' table.
- We will provide enough petanque balls at the venue. Of course, it is possible to bring your own! However, own balls need to be checked and weighed in advance by an official so don't forget that when you register at the venue.
International Federation of Pétanque and Provençal Game (FIPJP)
The competition will follow the international rules, you can download them here: petanque rules woga.
The tournament takes place at "Sporthal Kattenbroek":
Kattenbroek 14,
2650 Edegem (Antwerp).
At this beautiful location are six well-maintained petanque fields and a large tavern where you can eat and drink as you wish.
Anyone seeking a cheap spot to sleep will find it here too. For only 15 euro per night (including breakfast), you can stay overnight. Toilets and showers are also available there.
You have only to provide your own sleeping material (such as: sleeping-bag, sleeping-mat, camp-bed)
Beware: the number of overnight guests here is strictly limited to 80. You'll be informed about registering for this as soon as possible at our Hosted Housing page.
This location is accessible by public transport. Once the travel times from the bus company for 2013 are known, this information will be communicated on our website.
Bronze, silver and gold medals for the first three trios.
Petanque is a form of boules (bowling) where the goal is, while standing with the feet together in a small circle, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (jack). The game is normally played on hard dirt or gravel, but can also be played on grass or other surfaces. Concentration, precision and coordination are important as your team tries to get the most balls as close as possible against to the cochonnet.
The petanque competition will be open to all participants including impaired athletes and freely accessible for spectators.
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A Wizard's Pilgimage
Nymia Strix.
Nymia is a petite beauty. She is 5ft tall and weighs only 90 lbs. Her olive skin rarely burns and she has faint freckles on her cheeks and nose. Her eyes are large, heavy lidded, and brown. She has short brown hair that unpleasantly sticks out behind her ears and neck.
Nymia is very reserved and shows little emotion. She doesn't shrink from threats, challenges, difficulties, or pain and acts on convictions, which can make her very intimidating. She loves to master new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one's own or formally through education. However, she has moments of apathetical disinterest and shows no sympathy or concern about certain things if she finds it pointless to know about. She lacks and fears to trust people. Once she has made up her mind, she will learn failure or success from the consequences. She will not change her attitude or position on something in spite of a good argument or reason. If she is confronted, she will not hesitate to use her sharp wit and attitude.
Nymia Strix was born at Strix Manor in 1995. By the age of six months old she showed talent in Metamorphmagus and by the age of one she could change small characteristics about her appearance, such as hair colour. Her mother Honovina Wappes was a Pureblood witch, as well as half British and half Chippewa Native American. The meaning of her name is derived from the masculine form of Honovi; meaning Snake Priest, which was no surprise when she ended up in Slytherin. Throughout most of her later years of married life, she was put under the Imperius Curse and not until after the birth of her daughter did she resist. Her father Garnett Strix was a Pureblood wizard, despite being disowned and removed from the family tree by his Great-Grandfather, Phineas Black II. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to Azkaban for killing his wife and for his active participation as a Death Eater.
Nymia was taken in by her only living relative; Her mother's lunatic brother. Elpis Wappes was a bit off his rocker but when it came to protecting his neice, he was a wizard (pun intended). He moved them to a small fisherman's island in Italy; Isola dei Pescatori; where no one could find them. Although it is considered against Wizarding laws, he put her on an easy learning regime of making potions and antidotes, as well as a Veritaserum Antidote. A few months after his imprisonment and during the high security breakout of Azkaban, Garnett Strix was among those that escaped and went searching for his daughter. He eventually found them and murdered Elpis in an attempt to take Nymia with him when he re-joined with the Death Eater's. She was saved by two Auror's who hunted him down and he was forced to disapparate back to London. Garnett was captured and killed two years later during the Second Wizarding War in 1998.
She was moved to Number Nine Newington Way, Borough of Southwark, London and put in the care of a Squib guardian, Aggie Haworth. Despite being underage after her uncle's death and father's previous imprisonment, she inherited two new house elfs, a pet Lynx, and a substantial amount of money from Elpis' will. Haworth put her into many Muggle schools until she turned 11. On her 11th birthday Haworth gave Nymia the elegant wand her uncle had bought for her before his death but it was said to hold no magical power, so they bought her a new one before her enrollment at Hogwarts. The heartstring of an Adlet clearly had magical abilities but she never used the wand and forgot all about it until after she left Hogwarts an returned to Strix Manor for the first time in 18 years. She graduated as a Gryffindor and regardless of the mundane lives they led during her younger years in Muggle school, she admired their knack for technologically advanced communication and entertainment. Even though she loved learning in general, her favourite subjects at Hogwarts where Potions, Charms, and Defence Against the dark Arts. Although she loved the class, she preferred to gather information for Muggle Studies by firsthand-experience and reading novels of all genres on her return home on the holidays. As for her social interaction at Hogwarts, she was that shy, loner that was always bullied or made fun of by the Slytherin's. Particularly the nickname 'nimrod'.
Charms (2)
Defence Against the Dark Arts (2)
Potions (3)
Transfiguration (2)
Study of Ancient Runes (1)
Muggle Studies (2)
Alchemy (2)
Dueling (1)
12.5", Alder & Adlet heartstring. Glossy black, ornately carved, and springy.
7.25", Willow & Dragon heartstring. Finely carved and swishy but the wood has started to fade and crack. Bought at Ollivanders.
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Survey of Energy Resources 2007
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Country Notes
Proved recoverable reserves (crude oil and NGLs, million tonnes) |
2 212 |
Production (crude oil and NGLs, million tonnes, 2005) |
180.8 |
R/P ratio (years) |
12.2 |
Year of first commercial production |
1939 |
The first significant oil find was the Lachunmia field in the north-central province of Gansu, which was discovered in 1939. An extensive exploration programme, aimed at self-sufficiency in oil, was launched in the 1950s; two major field complexes were discovered: Daqing (1959) in the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang and Shengli (1961) near the Bo Hai gulf.
As the Chinese WEC Member Committee was unable to contribute any data for the present Survey, oil reserves are based upon published material. The major sources appear to be approaching a degree of consensus: World Oil, OPEC and BP all quote a level in the vicinity of 16 billion barrels, whilst Oil & Gas Journal has reduced its estimate from 18.25 billion at end-2005 to 16 billion at end-2006. OAPEC quotes 18.25, possibly echoing OGJ's earlier figure.
China's oil reserves are by far the largest of any country in Asia: oil output is on a commensurate scale, with the 2005 level accounting for about 40% of the regional tonnage. China exported 8.1 million tonnes of its crude oil in 2005.


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Nice article, very informative, Gabe Meline.
To my knowledge it is not illegal to carry a gun (real or not) down the street. The individual was not acting in a threatening manner. The individual did not appear to be aware of the officer. It appears that the individual was shot multiple times before acknowledging the officer's presence.
It would appear that the officer acted too quickly and without correct judgement. The officer could have allowed sufficient time to assess the situation before acting (or awaited backup if he was unable to do so) as no immediate threat was reported.
Wow. Diane Swans story was terrific. And funny.
Hot Rod
I was thinking Bennett Valley, but Fountaingrove is a much better example. Thanks Gabe.
It's such a sad and tragic story, but no doubt this police officer will be haunted by this the rest of his life. That gun looked exactly like a very dangerous AK-47 so there was no way for anyone to determine it wasn't real. People state that the police shouldn't have shot a "child", but they didn't know his age. Yes he was young but fresh in their minds was the 12 year old who just shot teachers and students in his school in Nevada. With the proliferation of so many guns in our society, we have created this police state where facing citizens with guns is becoming common place. Could the police have waited 10 more seconds to shoot? perhaps. How many people could have been injured in that time if the gun WAS real and the boy started shooting? No one wants to speculate on that option, but in the mind of the police, that was the real and present danger. There have been many cases of police shooting unarmed persons, but this case simply does not fit that description. The outrage expressed is really out of line with the reality of this particular case. He was not Travon, walking down the street unarmed and attacked for no reason!
I want to thank Gabe for a very informative article. The problem with this shooting is that the officer fired 8 times. After the first shot, he was no longer threatened by what he perceived to be a gunman. The other seven bullets were meant to kill! The suspect was shot in the back...how much of a threat was that? I am so sorry that Andy Lopez is dead. He made a very foolish mistake, one that I hope other kids won't make: DON'T MAKE A TOY WEAPON LOOK REAL.
We need to PROHIBIT ANY ex-military soldier from becoming a police officer!!! PERIOD!!! They come back to the states with a military mind set. They have seen and done things in war that no one should have to deal with. Yet, they do. I feel for the men and women of the armed forces that come back to states messed up. I respect the men and women of the military. I have a close friend that is dealing with both disability and PTSD from the Army. If they want to continue a "military" style life, there are plenty of private security forces out there they could join. But the police and sheriff departments should NOT be one of them.
Jethro: The gun was not even his, it was a friends. You are ignorant to blame him for removing the orange tip. The cop wasn't even out of the car when he said to drop the gun, and "can't remember" if he identified himself as a police officer. The boy had no time to even turn around to see who was yelling at him.
Why is there such a public outcry? Because it is an injustice that a boy has lost his life due to a police officers trigger-happy response. The cop was also fearful for the neighbors, yet his bullets went through a home and into a kitchen cabinet with a 10 month old baby inside. We are lucky there weren't more lives snuffed out by this officers actions. Cops need to be better trained to deal in communities…this is not Iraq. These are every day people, kids playing in an empty lot with paint guns, etc. every day. We/they are not the enemy! We pay their salaries and they should respect the public, even if they live on the "wrong side of town." For you to say it was a "good shoot"? WHF? It's total bullshit that this innocent kid won't live to graduate from 8th grade, high school, get married…all because a cop rushed to judgement. I hope justice is served and the cop goes to jail.
Keith: Your criticism is sadly misplaced. You state that "they (the progressives) are incapable of making a decision. Why have you not criticized the prosecutor as well as the California attorney general's office? As far as the Hobbs vineyard development, Efren remained silent for a long time - in the opinion of many west county residents, TOO long. It was only when there was both an online and an in-person outcry by too many of his constituents to ignore that he FINALLY expressed an opinion on Hobbs' nefarious misdeeds. I notice you did not mention ONE thing in your comment about Efren's reprehensible conduct - conduct that I do not believe is in any way becoming of any elected official at any level of government. Nor did you mention anything about the one person who has been most grievously affected by Efren's nocturnal escapade - the woman who, on the morning of July 13, 2013, was so frightened that she called 9-1-1 not once, but twice. And I highly doubt that she shares your minority opinion that Efren "strikes the right balance." I submit to you that he does not.
While I initially supported the calls for Carrillo's resignation, I have decided to leave this young man alone with his demons. We ALL have them, in various degrees. Watching the Progressives wring their hands over this issue has been an education in itself, and not to their benefit - they seem incapable of making a decision, and certainly we need decisive leaders, like Carrillo, who adamantly spoke out against Paul Hobbs' vineyard development on behalf of his Constituents. Short of a felony conviction, Efren will prevail. I believe he strikes the right balance between our County's needs for jobs, education and reasonable environmental protections. Furthermore, I disagree with our County's favorite political analyst, David McCuan of SSU - Efren WILL take a higher office within the next five years. I Iook forward to working with him in the future.
They put orange tipos on toy guns and airsoft guns for a reason: to prevent others from thinking that it is a real gun. A thirteen year old boy like Andy Lopez knows why the tip is there. He also knows that taking the tip off makes it look more like a real gun. It was his decision. Given that he knew the gun looked like a real one with the tip removed, he should have immediately laid the gun on the ground, before turning around. The cop responded the way they are trained to respond to a threat of death - completely eliminate the threat. That is what he did. It is a shame, but it was a good shoot, and it does not represent a wrongful death.
Raised as the son of a former Fed agent, seemingly the U.S. citizen has loss of gun ownership ......This is the plan concerning U.S. citizens living in the Republic while the police rule the State...Are you laying down your arms and Bill of Rights for a few who plan on owning you?.....Don't be fooled again.....Teach and inform others that are concerned of the their future....Your family has the right to privacy...Exercise it.....
Veolia provides essential human services to both Israelis and Palestinians. I traveled on the light rail, as it twisted through Arab and Jewish neighborhoods. It was filled with all sorts of people, It was lovely, efficient, affordable. Just what you'd want people-movers to be.
I hope that ultimately, our elected officials make their decision based on whats good for Sonoma county- not on some conflict thousands of miles away.
My father was S.F.P.D., U.S. Department of the Treasury, "A.T. and F. and later I.R.S...Do not involve yourself in any interstate mailings involving funds of "ponzi nature.".......It will take you to the Federal system faster than you can spit...
Criminal actions by local residents who don't need to get to Eureka.....Law enforcement was present and gave orders..."Stay out." ..No vigilante groups shall shut down Union work........It is against the law...Do not trespass......They may "Oak tree " for stepping on their job site...Use common sense. Stay out of their domain.........You maybe looking for another local heaven but Willits "Little Valley" is not it.....
Five acres of land with Redwoods does not pay the bills.....But income from five acres of great grapes will pay the bills....$100 K dollars..per year...
Hi, Gabe et al.
I never got confirmation that my story was received. Were we supposed to? I just want to make sure I don't end up on the wall of shame. Because I even if I didn't get picked, I am a winner simply for being on time.
Where can we read all of them? Are they online, or can you put them up?


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Written on: 21/07/2012
FLIP is a very good deck.I would recommend it to anybody.They don't call it flip for no reason I landed my first inward heelflip with it.My kickflips?They are clean.The way it is,is just amazing.I've never used a better board in my life.There is nothing bad about it.It will not snap on you.It doesn't have bad pop and it is great for freestyle skating,as well as street and vert.Very good flick.Lightweight.There wheels and bearings are great too.Those are what I use.I use everything as FLIP... (read more)
Written on: 13/01/2011
Got mine for $19 AUD. All of graphic (except for under the wheels) was gone after about 2-3 skates.. it just flaked off.. Concave was perfect (in my opinion), however, one of my mates also got a flip and its way too flat. Both nose and tail were a similar size - which i liked. Pop was good and lasted pretty well. Overall a very good deck for the price... (read more)
Written on: 19/08/2010
Flip was my first pro brand board. I got a flip alchemy deck. It's good for beginners but not for advanced skaters like I am now. In my experience, my board lasted like 2 months before it got a huge chip on the nose on a flatground shuvit. Pretty weak. It was then splintery and kept chipping so I got a new board. As for the shape, I have no freakin idea why they call it flip. It has a shallow nose and tail,and it has absolutely no concave at all. I don't know if it's just the flip alchemy or... (read more)
Written on: 17/06/2010
I do like Flip skateboards but the one I recently purchased in Phoenix snapped in 3 days. I never skated any sets with it. I was skating in front of my home when doing a kickflip, the tail literally snapped off. I hadn't even scratch the graphic. I would buy another one but if it performs the same way, that will be the last one I purchase from Flip. (read more)
Written on: 23/11/2009
i have tried a few flip decks
all at the size 7.75 and all of them
good pop yeah... nice shape as well
however the graphic quality is bad it had no graphic left by the end of the first day i got it.
and they may be light but the strength of the wood is not good
they all snapped doing small sets or transition
decks usually last for me 3-4 weeks and all of the flip decks i used only lasted a few skate sessions
i do not usually snap boards very easily so this came as a surprise to me
that a...
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Written on: 11/11/2009 by chocho (1 review written)
i had a flip they suck the tail and nose wear off fast the logo may be coll but element and baker are te way to go dont get a flip i got mine for $200 to much flip stinks plus bad pop and flip (read more)
Written on: 12/07/2009
Flip Skateboard has Great Concave's, Good Pop, Light, And love the Graphic, Plain yet simple.. (read more)
Written on: 04/07/2009
Flips have been my favorite ever since i stepped on my first one. They have great pop, when i first got my last flip, my tricks were getting half a foot higher. The flick's really good too. The concave is perfect, in my opinion, and they're really durable. I skated one of my flips for 6 months and it never snapped or had any major cracks. They hardly ever chip. The only time any of my flips ever had any decent sized chips is when i first started practicing tre flips, and that seemed to... (read more)
Written on: 30/06/2009 by XdXd
My First skateboard is a flip, witch i still have, its awsome, not just for the looks, for this capeability of what it can do,the newer models are better, but old ones still rock (read more)
Written on: 30/05/2009
The Flip Skateboard is a very good board its cheap, i remember i got mine for only 25 dollars, it last for ever you can easily go a year doing any trick on this board and not have a crack in it, and it is the best board for any flip trick hens the name "FLIP" (read more)
Written on: 17/05/2009
the flip skateboard is a good deck better than mystery, girl , atm, and every thing else (read more)
Written on: 06/05/2009
The Flip Skateboard is the best board i every got, it is amazing, i have been riding the same board for amoust 8 months and it still dosent have a crack in it. (read more)
Written on: 15/04/2009
ive had my flip deck skateboard for a year now never let me down by far the best ive ever had only had to replace the griptape once!!!
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Written on: 12/12/2008
Best board i ever had out of a blind, mystery, dgk,element,planB,and a backer. Wait and my first board a freedom skate shop board. I got my new flip deck last month and it had alot of pop,i like it better then my old mystery but i broke my mystery kickfliping a 6 stair so i think i had that coming (read more)
Written on: 13/11/2008
My first skateboard deck is Flip Phsychedelic Ali Boulala and i can say that it's GREAT ! really GREAT.it has great pop.i can ollie over 'bout 3 deck when i just skate for about 3 months.Now it has been 1 year and the deck still good.Recommended ! Maybe next time i'll try another board to see if they're better or worse than FLIP deck ! (read more)
Written on: 25/08/2008
Alright, some flip decks are worse than others. I recommend getting the newer models. I got the Team'Ripped'' Deck, and it's been my best deck yet. It has great pop and its really light. I've had it for two months now and it's still in good shape. The only down side is that if the tail or nose hit the ground they can get messed up easy. It shouldn't really snap unless you land dead center on the board with a good amount of force. So really, if you treat the board good it should last you. (read more)
Written on: 30/06/2008
I believe flip is not too bad of a board to go with, however if you are a true skater and have had other decks before then it feels weird. I think flip boards have pretty good pop but are shaped weird and have little concave. i just got mine today and it flexes a lot. overall flip boards are barely decent. good pop, kind of heavy, shaped weird, flexes. in my opinion it would be a good board for a beginer. (read more)
Written on: 06/06/2008
I have had this board for two months and its still in the condition it was when i got it. it performs better than my old mystery board but when i had my mystery i mistreated it by putting it in wet grass to do tricks easier so it got waterlodged and was worthless. this board has improved my ollies by about 1 foot and the concave is pretty deep for a nice comfortable feeling i would recommend it to anyone (read more)
Written on: 25/05/2008
Overall pretty good, shows great capability to be one of the best skateboards around if you tweak it yourself. (read more)
Written on: 07/05/2008
good deck, great pop, and flipability, the only problem is that it wears down easily. Other than that the Flip Stakeboard is a great board and i would recommend it to everyone. (read more)
Written on: 06/05/2008
The Flip Stakeboard is a great deck. Good pop and a great ride. I only recently brought mine but Ive got nothing to complain about with it. It looks great and feels great. (read more)
Written on: 13/03/2008
I am not a big fan of Flip Skateboards, its a deck, thats it. I think the pop sucks and you have to question why dont their riders ever ride Flips? (read more)
Written on: 01/04/2007 by bamrox (1 review written)
You have to be able to ollie really good to get any air on it (read more)
Written on: 27/11/2006 by duffy1112
These boards totally kick ass! Amazing pop that will never run out and prefect flip. They take a lot of battering to snap or chip. My last one was an Art Deco team deck that took 2 years to get its first chip. Amazing grafic. Elements are rubbish and just made for posers that can't even ollie. So are darkstars especially the Armorlight (what a piece of rubbish). Buy Flip Blind Unabomber and Santa Cruz! (read more)
Written on: 29/05/2006 by supernova92
I am never going to get a Flip skateboard again. There is no pop or concave it's a realy bad deck. (read more)
Written on: 12/11/2005 by 6656
Flip skateboards are not good they are really heavy and have no pop! The only thing I like about them is their graphics. (read more)
Written on: 26/08/2005 by poyter sk8s
I got my Flip Skateboard on Sunday (today is now Friday) and it was sik, I could do sik tricks, light and just a nice feel. I went skating this afternoon and landed a nose slide and landed on the front kick and cracked it, now it is really bendy and I guarantee you it will break next session. (read more)
Written on: 18/08/2005 by flipsk8r4eva (1 review written)
This flip is the best thing I have ever had it has percfect concave perfect shape and it is super super super light (read more)
Written on: 10/08/2005 by Se7eN (1 review written)
I haven't been skating for ages but I get through a lot of decks of any type. Flip decks are great for beginners and amateur alike. Easy to use an (mine at least) can grind anything you put it on. Great decks, buy one and you won't go back. (read more)
Written on: 05/08/2005 by iliketoskatealot12783
I bought my first Flip Skateboard, and I liked it a lot more than other boards that I have had. I have ridden Shorty's, Mystery, Zero, Enjoi, Element and Habitat, and I must say, so far I like my Flip more than any other deck. It has decent pop. Not brilliant, but it is good. It also has great flip, and it is light. So far it seems pretty strong.
I am pretty sure I will stick with them, unless I find that they break easily.
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Written on: 08/06/2005 by Bojangles (143 reviews written)
After I bought my first flip skateboard and broke it within a month I refused to buy another one. Ok, the first week of skating a flip board is "alright". They have Ok shape and it's not bad for flip tricks but after the first week, the shape of the board becomes really really flat quickly. The pop dies pretty easily to. If you want a board that is overrated and has an amazing team (Maybe thats the reason why you overrated it) that only lasts for one week until it turns into a plank of wood... (read more)
Written on: 10/08/2005
Uh well i'm not totaly sure but I think baker and flip are made in the same overall building/place just like the company building that makes enjoi, blind and world industries is the same and one building makes g1r1 and chocolate skateboards. My flip is pretty new but right now its way poppy and seems strong

 P.S. NEVER AND I MEAN NEVER GET A CHOCOLATE AND I'M WAY SERIOUS - MY TAIL GOT CHIPPED THE FIRST DAY WHEN I NOLLIE KICKFLIPPED AND I FELL AND MY BOARD HIT A BUILDING AND THEN WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT SNAPPED OLLIEING A 2 STAIR!

But I have got to admit i'm pretty fat but still!

My username was made a day after I got my chocolate by the way when it looked way nice

If you spell g1r1 right it edits it out wierd?
Written on: 28/02/2005 by poho
Ok, I got the Flip Skateboard after I broke an element fiberlight. I got it because it was supposed to be "extra strong" with the waves in it. this piece of rubbish broke within the first hour of use, dammit! I wasted 60 dollars on this. The board is good if you like to break your boards, or are rich enough to buy a new deck every day. (read more)
Written on: 04/02/2005 by jonathan0788
Well the Flip Skateboard that I have is a Geoff Rowley and its one of the best. Its feels good when you ride and it does not brake easy. That means that the durability is great. No cracks and I have been skating with it for 5 months. (read more)
Written on: 15/01/2005 by Bojangles (143 reviews written)
I have mixed emotions about the Flip Skateboard. One side of me is thinking its good and the other its terrible. Well once you first get it its quite amazing, pretty good pop, It flips fast and perfect unlike other decks. It's something about the board, its light, cool designs and great team. After about 2 weeks once the board gets a little flatter and chipped and the pop sort of wears out its one of the worst decks ever. There not fast and flippy anymore they have NO POP. FLIPS DONT LAST... (read more)
Written on: 24/12/2004 by Bojangles (143 reviews written)
Flip Skateboard - Well I had the Geoff Rowley.... only joking! Cross Pro Model board and it didnt last long at all. I've had it for about 3 weeks until it snapped. Its weak, I've tried to snap it myself once, and first try I didnt try at all barely it snapped throught one ply and from there got worse until it completely snapped. Performance wise there ok. These boards are flat!! That is very bad because it has no pop or concave. These boards flip fast. They weigh medium, not to heavy or... (read more)
Written on: 24/11/2004 by WoNgStA (4 reviews written)
I got the flip black and yellow. They are really weak. (read more)
Written on: 11/11/2004 by Dead Concious
Got it as my second deck about 1-2 months ago. LOVED it since I bought it. I have the Arto Sarri suicide king, great graphics. awesome overall. (read more)
Written on: 08/11/2004 by basketcase10120
Flip HKD new wave board is one of the best boards I've ever ridden. I've ridden element, foundation, mystery, and any other board you can think of. It has great pop, its light, and it is pretty easy to flip. The only other board I would recommend is the Koston Girl Board. It's a great deck for beginners and pros. (read more)
Written on: 05/11/2004 by Bojangles (143 reviews written)
Overall Flip Skateboards have to be average, not brilliant but ok. The flip is amazing, but somehow something I noticed about these boards is that when I try to do 360 flips I can't do them very well, but for other flip tricks I can. Maybe due to the lack of concave when doing tre's. I can't do them good, but however oddly with other flip tricks like backside flips and hardflips I can do them very well. In exchange these boards have amazing flip and are very light but in order to have these... (read more)
Written on: 03/11/2004 by darkglobe170
This deck is okay. It has decent pop, flip, and stability, as well as concave. The New Wave construction makes it look stupid when thrashed, as well as lower it's pop. Overall I would suggest you check out Darkstar decks. They are basically extremely high upgrades of this deck. They fix all the problems of this deck so check it out. Power to all my Darkstar people. (read more)
Written on: 10/06/2004 by Skate4Flip (8 reviews written)
The Flip Skateboard is Pretty cool. I got a wierd kind of HKD. Its got a black background and grey letters. Its strange. I'd like to get the Arto Sarri Suicide king, if anyone knows about it. (read more)
Written on: 09/06/2004 by karensmith7
I have a Geoff Rowley flip board, it has awesome pop. Before I had it I could Ollie a 1ft, now I can Ollie like 2ft. I've had it 3 months and it hasn't chipped or broke. I sk8 every day so it's a wonder I haven't chipped it. It's super light AND really durable. It has perfect concave, not 2 concaved not 2 flat. The nose and tail are long, good for ollies, nollies, fakie ollies, fakie nollies, noseslides, tailslides, noseblunt slides and bluntslides. It flips really well. I can flip ANY... (read more)
Written on: 14/06/2006
theres no such thing as a fakie nollie stoop.....learn your facts
Written on: 04/06/2004 by skaterboy1123
When I got My Geoff Rowly Flip I ollied a 16 stair and it didn't even get a pressure crack. It has nice flip good concave and lasts along time. I've had my board for almost a year and I'm an amature. (read more)
Written on: 04/06/2004 by biogreen (4 reviews written)
I just started about 3 months ago and got a Flip Skateboard. I havent been doing huge moves on it to tear up my board. The front is chipped and I have no idea how it happened but they are good, light and good to do kickflips on but I cant land them yet, cant bring in my front foot :D (read more)
Written on: 17/05/2004 by hssssssssfg
I've had my flip wave deck for a couple of months and its the best board i've had yet. The pop is awesome, and the wave design makes grinding smooth as silk. I will always get a flip board. (read more)
Written on: 15/05/2004 by Fliprider (1 review written)
Flip boards are the greatest ever! I got a really sorry deck a couple months ago, and it flips great, its got awesome pop, and I can actually do stairs on it. It's the best board I ever had!. (read more)
Written on: 11/04/2004 by tigfht4life (2 reviews written)
I got an Arto Sarri Pixelated flip deck brand new a month ago and it already snapped. While it lasted it's flip wasn't good at all. I expected a deck company called flip's skateboards would have good flip. (read more)
Written on: 07/03/2004 by FLiPsk8tr821
I got my flip mark appleyard deck about 3 weeks ago and its still exellent. Its the best deck I ever had. I used to get bam decks until they started to suck. I snaped my element finger fliping a kicker, So there for elements suck and flip are the best. The only bad thing that doesnt even mater is the get worn down easily. You should go buy one now. (read more)
Written on: 02/07/2004
hey! I was thinking about getting the flip board you have & I was wondering if it was gold or sliver because I'm ordering it off the internet since there aren't any skate shops nearby & the picture of it isn't too great...
Written on: 02/03/2004 by Arto Saari 69
OK. On my old board (AWS Popalardo) I could ollie 3 and a half decks but on my new board (Flip P.J. Ladd) I can only ollie three and one fourth decks high because of the weight but thats probly because my Popalardo was a 7.75 and my P.J. Ladd is an 8.0. (read more)
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My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold from hencefoth all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.
He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their harts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel as he promised to our forefathers Abraham and his seed forever.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
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It's a cream coloured messenger style changing bag, patterned with purple flowers and green dragonflies, and laminated so that it can be wiped clean.
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It's rare that I'm ever thrown for a loop or that I have a hard time finding words when it comes to reviews, but Philadelphia's Cleric appears to have done just that. And not because Regressions is a damn fine effort, but within its 76 minute framework, this four-piece manages to cram in so many styles and influences, it's almost suffocating.
You could start with the backbone of Dillinger's early, insane tech metal; the dark, caustic hardcore of Converge; the spastic discordant grind of Pig Destroyer; and then a dash of Starkweather's unsettling psychosis and some of Neurosis' ambient heft. Then I hear elements of crust, drone, industrial, doom and noise. Look no further than the ear-melting, 20-minute opening track "Allotriophagy" which opens a portal to Cleric's unclassifiable chaos. If you think a band like Between the Buried and Me have too much going on and doesn't write actual songs, forget about listening to Regressions -- it will make your head explode. And you know there's a lot going on when you think the robotic, promotional voice-over blends in with the rest of the music.
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Thanks to Apatheria for his voicing of Pinky!
Also for anyone crying about how this is a rip-off of Speedo, here's an animatic I did for this April of 2012 :
http://www.newgrounds.com /dump/item/f58d83d6305964 46d67e484bd2b3c5c7
LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was hilarious:3