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1. What exactly is a Mobile Ticket?
Mobile Ticket is the newest way to get tickets from Fandango. Rather than printing at home or collecting your ticket from the box office or theater kiosk, you can have your ticket delivered to your mobile device.
Your mobile ticket will contain a unique barcode and accompanying details for the movie you are going to see. Once you receive your Mobile Ticket, simply take your mobile device with you to the theater and have the barcode scanned right at the ticket podium. There's no need to wait in line or print anything!
2. How do Mobile Tickets Work?
Although you redeem Mobile Tickets in the same way as conventional tickets, there is a difference in the way you will receive your Mobile Ticket if you've purchased it on a Fandango mobile app or from the Fandango website.
Purchases on www.fandango.com (the "Fandango Site")
If Mobile Ticket is available for your selected theater, it will display as an option on the Fandango ticket confirmation page. Select the Mobile Ticket option, enter your valid mobile phone number and check your text messages for the ticket(s). Purchases on Fandango Movies - Times & Tickets Mobile App (the "Fandango Mobile App")
If Mobile Ticket is available for your selected theater, it will display as an option on the purchase confirmation page. You can access your Mobile Ticket from the Fandango Mobile App's purchase history. In addition, you can send your Mobile Ticket to another device. Ticket Redemption
At the theater, go directly to the ticket podium to have the Mobile Ticket(s) on your device scanned.
3. Who can receive a Mobile Ticket?
Purchases on the "Fandango Site"
If you have AT&T, Sprint or T-Mobile, you must have a phone that can receive text messages and has access to the Internet. If you have Verizon, your phone must be able to receive PIX messages.
If you don't have one of the carriers listed above, Mobile Ticket is not available for you at this time. Purchases on the "Fandango Mobile App"
You must have the Fandango Mobile App for Android to receive a Mobile Ticket. Please check back soon for to see when Mobile Ticket will be available for the Fandango Mobile App for iPhone, BlackBerry and Palm.
4. How are Mobile Tickets delivered?
Purchases on the "Fandango Site"
Mobile Ticket is delivered as an MMS or WAP link message (a link that you can view on the mobile Web) depending on your mobile device carrier. See below for details:
AT&T: WAP Push (ticket is viewed in your mobile Web browser)
Sprint: SMS WAP Link (ticket is viewed in your mobile Web browser)
T-Mobile: WAP Push (ticket is viewed in your mobile Web browser)
Verizon: MMS (ticket is delivered as a PIX picture message) Purchases on the "Fandango Mobile App"
Mobile Ticket will display right on your purchase confirmation page. In addition, you can access your Mobile Ticket from the Fandango Mobile App's purchase history. You will also have the option to send you Mobile Ticket to another device from the Fandango Mobile App. If you choose to send your Mobile Ticket to another device, please review the "Fandango Site Purchase" delivery information above.
5. What does a Mobile Ticket look like?
A Mobile Ticket barcode looks likes a "broken chess board".
Purchases on the "Fandango Site"
You will receive it as a message on your mobile device, which can be accessed in different ways, depending on your carrier.
On Verizon, you will receive a "PIX" message (an MMS picture message) which you can simply open to view.
AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile
On these carriers, messages are delivered as a text message with a web link in it. Your device should automatically recognize the mobile Web link and allow you to "click" on it. The URL opens to a mobile Web page that displays your Mobile Ticket.
Purchases on the "Fandango Mobile App"
Your Mobile Ticket will display right on your confirmation page and within the purchase history.
6. How much does a Mobile Ticket cost?
Fandango does not charge an extra fee for Mobile Ticket. If your Mobile Ticket is delivered via text message, there may be an additional fee charged by your carrier when a Mobile Ticket is received – your carrier may collect a small data charge for downloading the ticket (maximum size 30Kb) depending on the type of data plan you have.
7. What happens if I don't receive my Mobile Ticket?
No problem! If you don't receive your Mobile Ticket, just request to have your Mobile Ticket resent by clicking on the "Send Mobile Ticket" link from your email confirmation page or from your purchase history page.
8. Where can I get Mobile Ticket?
Mobile Ticket is only offered at select theaters at this time. But more to come!
Look for the MOBILE TICKET icon next to a theater name to see if Mobile Ticketing is available.
9. What do I need to bring to the theater?
Just your mobile device to show your barcode.
10. How long does it take to receive my ticket?
Purchases on the "Fandango Site"
In most cases, just 30 seconds. There may occasionally be delays depending on the amount of traffic on your mobile network. Purchases on the "Fandango Mobile App"
Your Mobile Ticket will display instantly on the confirmation page.
11. Does everyone in my party need to arrive together?
Yes. Your Mobile Ticket holds all of the tickets purchased in your order. All of your guests must arrive at the same time to gain entry using Mobile Ticket.
12. What happens if I forget my phone or my battery dies at the theater?
All you have to do is visit the theater box office or kiosk and present your credit card used for purchase.
13. What if I lose my phone, or it it's stolen, or if I upgrade to a new device?
If you no longer have access to your Mobile Ticket, you can request to have to Mobile Ticket resent by clicking on the "Send Mobile Ticket" link from your email confirmation page or from your purchase history page.
14. Will my phone number be used for other purposes?
Absolutely not. Your mobile phone number will only be used to deliver your Mobile Ticket. It will not be used for any other purpose or passed to third parties without your consent.


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text: Yeah, EB Games do that sort of thing with the guides as well. I just say no thanks. :L I'm looking forward to BW2, but they don't come out here in NZ for another few days. So I'm gonna spend those few days getting my holiday homework done, then I can spend the last few days of the holiday focusing on playing BW2 and writing fanfic. If I'm inspired, I'd like to write some oneshots based on the events/characters of the new games. That could be a good way to get my longfic back underway.


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The Making of Wolf Hall
Peter Kosminsky, series director of the BBC's Wolf Hall, will be in conversation with Professor Lawrence Goldman (IHR) & Professor George Bernard (University of Southampton) to discuss the making of the BBC 2's most successful drama in a decade. This event is free and open to all.
An Introduction to Web Archiving for Historians
On Wednesday 11 November, the IHR will be hosting a one-day workshop covering what web archives are, how you can access them and use them for research, and how you can create your own.
Today at the Institute
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Section 2.1-118 of the Code of Virginia authorizes the Attorney General of Virginia to render official opinions to the Governor, members of the General Assembly, judges, the State Corporation Commission, state agency heads, and certain local officials. The Honorable Mark L. Earley was sworn in as Attorney General at noon, January 17, 1998. The Honorable Richard Cullen served as Attorney General of Virginia from June 11, 1997, to January 17, 1998. The Honorable James S. Gilmore, III, served as Attorney General during 1996 until his resignation on June 11, 1997.
January -1998
Charles Hawkins - County moratorium on swine production
Sharon Pandak - Fingerprinting handgun permit applicant
Kirk Cox - Special election procedures
Preston Bryant - Restriction on selling tobacco products
Preston Bryant - Geographical restrictions on parolees
Richard Black- Delegate serving on County Library Board
- There were no official opinions for March
April -1998
Stephen Newman - Partial Birth Abortion
May -1998
Larry Davis - Affordable Housing programs
Kenneth Plum - Use of surplus revenues to build commuter parking lot
Allen Dudley - Use of drive-away license plates
Jack Kotvas - Real Estate Board Authority
C. Phillips Ferguson - Pawnbroker interest rates
J. Curtis Fruit - Recordation taxes
Charles Hawkins - Public hearing on sale of building
Phillip Hamilton - Record checks on school employees
John Hasty - Pharmacy regulations
John Hasty - Doctors referral fee
William Howell - Preneed burial contracts
July -1998 - There were no official opinions for July 1998.
Emily Couric - Purchase of Surplus state property by state employees
John Reid - Confidentiality of ABC investigations
- 1998
Emmet Hanger - State Song Competition
Walter Stosch - Credit Card Interest Rates
Frederick Payne - Removal of Courthouse
Gary Waters - Handgun permits for retired officers
Thomas Ammons - Discovery request for non-prosecuted charges
William Rosser - Charitable purpose tax exemption
Mar Vita LA Flint - Property Tax Exemption for elderly
- 1998
Rodger Smith - Right to Farm act
Frederick Quayle - Care of Confederate cemetery
Warren Barry - Financial aid for nonsectarian schools
Joseph Gilmer - Clerk's authority to appoint deputies
Roger Mitchell - Courthouse security
Sharon Pandak - Hearings in abuse cases
Albert Teich - Seamen filing fees
Donald McEachin - Trigon demutualization
John Watkins - Written consent for medical record release
John Mills Barr - Attorney fees in workers cases
Mitchell Van Yahres - Release of loan by housing authority
Edward Meeks - Child restraints in rescue squad vehicles
George Mason - SCC Water rates
Everette Carmichael - Subpoena for confidential tax information
Calvin Massie - Tax assessment errors
Stanley Lewis - Tax exemption for marina
Stanley Lewis - Medical center tax exemption
Philip Kellam - American Legion tax exemption
- 1998
Thomas Baker - Town employee running for town council
Clifton Woodrum - Local govt entity providing telecommunications services
Janet Howell - Protective order in family abuse cases
Edward Semonian - Retention of microfilmed documents
Kirkland Cox - School attendance based on location of residence
Clifton Woodrum - Food stamp act
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Frank Hargrove - Virginia War Memorial Foundation
Riley Ingram - FOIA for City Council Executive Session
D. Bruce Patterson - Circuit clerks fees for passport applications
R. Stevens Landers - Director of Local Victim Assistance Program
W. Edward Meeks - Criminal Prosecution for failure to support
L. Louise Lucas - Hiring of school personnel
Emily Couric - Campaign Disclosure forms
William Bolling - Transportation of Solid Waste
R. Edward Houck - Accepting streets into secondary highway system
Johnny S. Joannou - Regional Jail Authority representatives
Phillip Hamilton - Certified massage therapists
William Roscoe Reynolds - Situs of rolling stock for taxation
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Citizenship Now! Test Preparation
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The U.S. citizenship examination preparation workbook, which has been developed specifically for use by English-language learners, is designed both for use in classroom settings, along with the Citizenship Now! Exam Preparation Teacher's Manual, and for individuals studying on their own for the exam. Every one of the 100 questions on the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) list of questions that a person taking the exam may be asked is in the workbook and on this website. The questions are broken into 10 units organized around themes such as United States geography, U.S. history, and U.S. government, to help students learn and remember answers. Since the list of questions asked at each individual's examination comes from this list of 100 questions, those preparing for the exam should study all 100.


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kinkyfriend85 said:
You might not like the models etc etc, but the source is going far much more advanced than zdoom, legacy, zdaemon etc.
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Mordeth said:
JDoom has only now taking its first steps into that direction with the addition of "XG".
kinkyfriend85 said:
Yes it is somewhat an opinion but also stated by the fact, look at the size of the Doomsday source and the changes document at www.doomsdayhq.com
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kinkyfriend85 said:
Holy moses my friend was right about you guys loving Zdoom.
What you guys dont know about is the features,
Like textures up to 4096*4096 pixels
hi res sprites
mp3 music support
eax support
md2 support
special lights
better 3d view
better Jump than zdaemon
good air movement
model lights
anisotropic texture filthering
Stable singleplayer
detail wad support
Hi res titlepic, hudbar etc
Good option panel
Have you ever seen the sun cringe and wither as it becomes a memory in a martyr's mind; they call it glory, well I call it crime.
Use3D said:
Great. Now list the features that have nothing to do with graphics and you have a mild port with not much over Legacy. 'most advanced' is a little over the line I think.
kinkyfriend85 said:
Actually that is quite hard since if you take away the graphics then you have nothing, same goes to any program.
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USE: KF85 is a troll. And not a particularily smart one.
Ichor said:
I use version .996 of JDoom (JHexen actually). It's a whole lot simpler and smaller than the newest version, and I don't care about models in the game. Also, I can edit the source code, which gives me near complete control over the game's behavior (along with ACS scripting).
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Third seed Andy Murray joins Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals of the Australian open
- From: AAP
- January 21, 2013
It was the fourth-round Australian Open win Novak Djokovic probably wishes he'd had.
Andy Murray swept an ailing Gilles Simon off court in straight sets in time for an early dinner - a stark contrast to the man whom the Scot may meet in Sunday's final.
G. Simon vs A. Murray
Djokovic spent more than five hours on court to eventually finish off Stanislas Wawrinka in the early hours of Monday morning.
Fourteenth seed Simon, who had played a five-set marathon the previous round against Gael Monfils, appeared to also be suffering from some sort of 'flu, coughing and blowing his nose regularly during the match.
But Murray barely broke sweat in Monday's 6-3 6-1 6-3 victory.
He broke Simon's serve six times in the first two sets, and grabbed an early third set break before breaking again to win the match in one hour and 35 minutes.
Murray admitted Simon appeared to be struggling, but attempted to focus only on his game rather than the problems of his opponent.
"I just have to try to focus on my side of the court, but clearly he was struggling with his movement today,'' Murray said.
Murray now plays another Frenchman, surprise packet Jeremy Chardy, in the quarter-finals.
Chardy beat Murray the last time they played in the Cincinnati Open last year.
Chardy won through with a 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory over Italian 21st seed Andreas Seppi.
In five previous appearances at Melbourne Park, he'd never made it further than the second round with his former best grand slam effort the fourth round at the French Open back in 2008.
Chardy, 25, was excited to be playing in the second week also beating sixth seed Argentine Juan Del Potro en route.
"I'm very happy,'' he said.
"I didn't play very well since the beginning of the year.
"After my first win I feel more relaxed, more confident and now I'm in the quarter-final; like a dream.''
Spurred on by his new Australian coach Roger Rasheed, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga moved a step closer to an elusive grand slam title with a fourth round win at Melbourne Park.
Seventh seed Tsonga skipped to a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 win over good friend Richard Gasquet on Monday.
Tsonga, whose best grand slam result was runner-up here to Novak Djokovic in 2008, linked with Rasheed, a long-time mentor for Lleyton Hewitt, late last year.
Showing a clear liking for Australian conditions, Tsonga was also a semi-finalist in Melbourne in 2010 and has reached the final four at Wimbledon for the past two years, including a stunning upset of Roger Federer in a quarter-final last year.
The 27-year-old wouldn't reveal what Rasheed had focused on since taking over the coaching reins but said Rasheed had ignited his desire to win.
"It's great because he's always positive,'' Tsonga said.
J. Tsonga vs R. Gasquet
"He want maybe more than me to win.
"I try to be at his level and have exactly the same motivation because I think he can move some mountains because he is very motivated.''
Ranked No.8 in the world, the talented Frenchman hired Rasheed, who has also worked with compatriot Gael Monfils, in the hope the Australian can help him claim a grand slam and become the world's best player.
J. Chardy vs A. Seppi
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Tsonga said he felt different approaching the Open with a local in his corner.
"Last year I was by myself,'' he said.
"It's just great to be with him; he gives me good advice so I hope I will continue to play good tennis and I hope we'll have come victories together.''
Tsonga joined another Frenchman in the quarter finals, with Jeremy Chardy advancing to his first final eight in a grand slam on his 21st attempt.
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A new dawn of hope20. December 2013 - 11:39
Christmas Message 2013 from the World Council of Churches general secretary
In New Testament accounts of the Nativity, humble shepherds watch their flocks by night while wise scholars, travelling in the east, look up at the same night's sky and discern something new amid the rotation of stars. They were all open for a move, to see something, someone that brings hope for the world.
Orthodox Missionary Brotherhood in Africa celebrates its 50th Anniversary13. December 2013 - 9:39
The Pope (Patriarch) Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa has congratulated the Orthodox Missionary Brotherhood, which was founded in 1963, on its "golden" anniversary, thanking it for its self-sacrificing work that now embraces the whole continent.
Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy's statement on the kidnapping of nuns from St Thecla's Convent12. December 2013 - 14:46
In connection with the brutal attack carried out by extremists against Syrian Christians, the IAO expressed solidarity with the Christian population in Syria and the Middle East. The statement reads:
The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy with strong indignation and deep concern took the news about a new brutal attack carried out against Christians in Syria by extremist radical Muslim armed groups, in particular, the kidnapping of nuns from the Greek Orthodox Convent of St Thecla at the town of Maalula and their forced removal.
First service in Sochi church built for the Olympics to be celebrated on Christmas10. December 2013 - 10:33
The Church complex of the Image of Christ the Savior "Made Without Hands" in Sochi is to be consecrated on January 3, reports Interfax-Religion.
According to the press service of the head of the Krasnodar territory, the first service in this Church will be celebrated on Christmas, reported its rector to the Krasnodar Territory governor Alexander Tkachev during the latter's visit to the Church on Friday.
Syria: Islamist rebels abduct 12 nuns from Orthodox monastery in Maaloula3. December 2013 - 10:14
Islamist rebels have kidnapped a group of nuns from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Thecla (Mar Taqla) in Maaloula (north of Damascus). Mgr Mario Zenari, the Vatican nuncio in Damascus, confirmed the information after speaking with the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate. Through the Vatican diplomat, the latter "calls on all Catholics to pray for the women religious."
"Armed men burst in the monastery of St Thecla in Maaloula this afternoon. From there, they forcibly took 12 women religious," Mgr Zenari said, citing a statement from Patriarchate. The group of Islamist rebels has apparently taken them to Yabrud, some 80 km north of the capital. Neither the nuncio nor the church Greek Orthodox Church know reason behind the kidnapping.
First female bishop on British Isles1. December 2013 - 22:20
The UK and Ireland's first woman bishop has been consecrated by the Anglican Church at a service in Dublin on Saturday.
The Reverend Pat Storey, a rector in Londonderry, was appointed in September. She was elected by the Church of Ireland as Bishop of Meath and Kildare, in the Republic of Ireland.


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Coverage of the Indy Spirits Expo at Touch nightclub in NYC. A one night wonderland of micro-distilled spirits, all under one roof.#4449
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Moxy Creative releases "Cheers!", a set of 16 posters representing the qualifying teams for the 2010 World Cup.#4438
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Geoffrey L. Gordon, Northern Illinois University
This paper draws on social learning and consumer socialization theory to propose socialization agents and social structural variables responsible for the development of consumption symbolism in young people. Specifically, age, social class and sex are social structural variables which are likely to influence the development of consumption symbolism in adolescents. Peers, the family and the mass media are socialization agents which influence young people's ability to view products as symbols. Research propositions are presented which outline theoretical relationships between the socialization and social structural agents and the development of consumption symbolism with adolescents.
Teenagers spend roughly $89 billion a year--$57 billion from their own earnings and $32 billion from allowances (Tully 1994). In addition, they exert influence over approximately $200 billion in family purchases each year (Zinn 1994). In terms of numbers alone, the teen market is expected to reach an all time high in the next decade, growing at close to twice the rate of the overall population. By 2010, this demographic "bulge" will top the Baby Boom teen market of the 1960's and 1970's in terms of both size and duration (Zinn 1994). As teens' purchasing power, market size, and family influence increase, it becomes vital for marketers to understand this unique market. Understanding the teenage market includes examining consumption symbolism, since this phenomenon peaks in adolescence and influences teens' choice behavior as well as potentially influencing prejudice and stereotyping (Belk, Bahn and Mayer 1982). Consumption symbolism evident in young people may also carry over into adulthood, leading to increased stereotyping and prejudicial behavior by...


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Scouting the Opposition: Detroit Pistons
For every home game this season, we'll be gathering some intel on the opposing team from someone who knows them best — a team employee, a rival blogger, beat writer or broadcaster.
For the Hawks' home game Wednesday night against the Pistons we reached out to Mike Payne, who writes about Detroit for the site Detroit Bad Boys, for his take on their team.
His answers are below:
Hawks.com: The Pistons got off to a rough start, but have won two straight coming into tonight's game with the Hawks. What's been the key to the team's recent success?
Mike Payne: The schedule has been kind to the Detroit Pistons over the last week. The recent three-night holiday rest was preceded by two games against the league's worst team, the Washington Wizards. Without John Wall (or a healthy Nene), the Wizards are one of a few teams to experience a worse start than Detroit, and the Pistons don't have injuries to blame. That said, Detroit did have its best game of the season on Friday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons held the Wizards to 68 points on big games from Greg Monroe, Brandon Knight and Andre Drummond (who had a career night with 14 rebounds and 5 blocks). To some, this was a good sign for Detroit's future. For me, it was a reflection of playing one of the few teams in the league with a worse start than the Pistons themselves.
Hawks.com: Greg Monroe has quietly established himself as one of the best young big men in the East. What is his ceiling as a player?
MP: Despite his struggles to start this season, Monroe is an absolute gem of a basketball player. His shooting touch is continuing to improve after his sloppy start, as he grows into the increased role the team has laid out for him. He's one of the handful of players in the league capable of 20/10 production, and the only thing holding him back is playing time and shot attempts. He's attempting 13 shots per game in 32-and-a-half minutes, rather pedestrian numbers for a team's offensive stand-out. Without having a real pick-and-roll partner in the backcourt, Monroe is still an under-utilized weapon that is clearly in need of some ammunition.
As for his ceiling, he's got a long way to grow from his current age of 22. By his prime, if he's receiving 16 shots per game and 36 or more minutes of burn, you can pencil him in for 20+ points and 10+ rebounds per outing. If he's used as a second point of distribution, his high-post passing could lead all big men in assists. He currently holds the franchise record for single-game assists from a big man with 11, a record by a wide margin. He achieved that against DeMarcus Cousins back in November for his first career triple double, notching 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.
Hawks.com: Detroit has a lot of young bigs, including rookie Andre Drummond. Many saw Drummond as a long-term project, but he's been playing nearly 19 minutes a night in his first year. Is that more than you expected at this stage?
MP: On draft night last summer, I did not foresee this pick paying dividends for at least a year or two. Drummond's rise has surprised nearly every honest Pistons fan, as very few expected to see him push this hard for a starting role so soon. If this kind of a performance was expected, he certainly wouldn't have fallen into Detroit's lap at number nine in the 2012 Draft. He did, and the Pistons are now looking at the player that could be the effective rookie of the year, even though he won't be seriously considered for the award. That's okay with us, as the Detroit Pistons franchise used to hang its hat on results, not rewards.
In June, Damian Lillard or Anthony Davis will likely hear their number called for Rookie of the Year. Typically, the player with the most playing time and shot attempts (Lillard) gets the prize, although the number one pick has the best chance if he can at least scrape his expectations without sitting out too many games (Davis). In an objective world, the advanced metrics currently point to Drummond as the rookie stand-out. If he can crack the starting lineup by the All-Star Break, he'll give Davis and Lillard a run for their money in ROY voting.
In short, yes– his production has surprised me and most Pistons fans so far this season. The calls for Drummond to join the starting lineup are nearly constant, and it's an inevitability that I see improving the team's record once he's firmly in place.
Hawks.com: Kyle Singler took a circuitous route to the NBA, playing last year in Europe before joining the Pistons this season as a rookie. Did that move pay off?
MP: Singler's long road to the NBA was so successful it might even inspire a similar route from players in the future. Of course, Singler's decision to play in Europe was precipitated by the impending lockout, and the multi-year extension of Tayshaun Prince certainly didn't sound a welcome horn. Yet the Kyle Singler of 2012-13 may be the most seasoned rookie I have ever seen. You don't see rookie mistakes with Kyle, you see constant hustle and a clean offense that is largely the result of his work on defense. While his numbers have fallen back to Earth in recent weeks, he's started out as a sure-thing perimeter scorer and a tough defender thanks to a hefty size advantage at shooting guard. Where Atlanta seems to use a committee of big guards to man the small forward role (and it's working), Detroit seems to be doing the opposite with Singler at shooting guard (and so far, it's working too). I didn't expect this guy to have much impact in Detroit, but this team could use every ounce of good luck it can get its hands on.
Hawks.com: The Pistons are still a franchise in rebuilding mode. Which players do you see the team most wanting to build around for the future?
MP: Sadly, the Pistons are undergoing its second rebuild in four years. It fully rebuilt when it parted ways with Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, Rasheed Wallace and Flip Saunders in one season, while bringing in Ben Gordon, Charlie Villanueva and promoting Rodney Stuckey the following season. The team has spent the last several years trying to undo those mistakes, and it was moments away from embracing its youth movement until it extended Tayshaun Prince as its offensive centerpiece through to age 35 (and buying out Richard Hamilton to do it). Thanks to some excellent luck in the draft, it has one of the league's most promising future frontcourts in Monroe and Drummond, but the roster remains financially insolvent and in need of a gutting.
Personally, I've long supported a change in the front office for a team so badly in need of a new set of hands up top. Here on DetroitBadBoys, I had spent a few years calling for ex-Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry to take the reins, as he had a history of quick, dramatic cuts that ultimately improved his team. The Cavaliers went from a 45 win team to a 66 win team in 2008-09 thanks to some excellent moves by Ferry, and I wanted to see that kind of wise adjustment for my own team of choice. Sadly for Pistons fans, but to the benefit of Hawks fans, Ferry joined Atlanta this summer and the results have been predictably solid.
The Pistons should be committed to building around its frontcourt, but they seem to be equally focused on Brandon Knight. Knight is an excellent shooter, but he's not been capable of running a five-man offense so far in his career (college and professional alike). Over the last 20 games, he's averaging less than 4 assists per game despite having a nice level of usage for a sophomore player. Fans preach patience on Knight, but I'm personally unconvinced. This team spent four years waiting for Stuckey, a similar and possibly more talented combo guard, to figure it out at point guard. They seem to be content to wait for Knight to do the same. The sooner they can make wise adjustments and bring in a traditional point guard, the better this team can make use of its stellar frontcourt of the future.


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Discussion in 'Radiation Oncology' started by JackieG, 09.22.11.
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Nothing left to do now but wait.......
I was expecting to wake up to at least 25-30 invites this morning. Instead all I got was a TY rejection. C'est la vie!
me too! i guess you actually have to wait for them to read it...
I did not use non-rad-onc LOR for my rad onc applications (with the exception of Penn, which requires an IM LOR). That being said, I remember the Dean of Students at my school mentioning at some point that sometimes LOR writers don't "tailor" the LORs to the specialty in which you are applying, and will simply focus on how stellar your performance was in their clerkship; he said that LOR readers know that this happens, and usually pay this omission little attention. I think that the contents of the letter, rather than the "wrapper", will seal - or break - the deal.
Like waiting isn't what we been doing since September!!! I now consistently have sweaty thumbdown palms when checking my email... a conditioned response that will take years of therapy to correct.
I swear I check my mail at least every 10 minutes.. My attending thinks there's something wrong with me lol
If there are open positions after the match and a candidate that's not a superstar that's only recently discovered the field is unmatched, what's more likely-that the position will be offered to someone like me or that the program will simply choose not to fill the position?
Got my Yale rejection right on cue lol.. At least I didn't get my hopes up this time around.
Every time I get an email, I almost get a heart attack! Why does Vandy tease us with an email titled, "Interview date" but does not actually INVITE us to interview! *frustrating*!
I was wondering how many intreviews should we have right now to be ok I guess.I know it depends but today's rejections from wisconsin and yale hurt
Yeah, and then they tell us to look for an invite mid December...
Tell me about it. I managed to get a rejection from MCW, Yale, and Mayo today all in the span of about 30 minutes. Quite a confidence builder for my prelim interview.
I've got three so far. Not sure if that's above/below/average.
3 here as well. Although this might not be a reliable metric for how one is doing since many of the "upper tier" programs apparently haven't offered interviews yet.
I had a rejection freak-out today as well... we'll see how it goes.
3-rejection day! It's silly but this thread keeps me from going insane.
26 interviews sent out + yale rejections. So we are ~27 of 84? programs with correspondences. If you are 3 interviews now, you are on pace for ~9 interviews which is about the golden number to hopefully match.
Not sure that's entirely accurate though. Some programs send waves of invites, so just because they have sent some out now, doesn't mean they won't send out any more, especially when the big guns start sending them out and some may need to cancel.
Has anyone had trouble scheduling a UCLA interview? I have not been able to reach the program coordinator yet.
Same thing happened to me last year. The coordinator ended up emailing me back with my interview schedule/date after I left her a message and emailed her - never actually spoke to her. Unfortunately, the day I was looking for was booked!
Duke offered me 12/12 only. If they would allow us to trade days, anyone interested?
So, in UChicago's invite, they mentioned they got 245 applicants. In 2011 there were 211 total applicants. I think that's a significant finding (p<0.05).
This is interesting and could indicate either that programs will invite more applicants anthus the magin number increases from 9 applications (2011 NRMP) or if programs are giving the same number of intreviews then the intreview spots will be divided into more applicants for example rather than having 211 applications to pick from to give 25 intreviews programs have 30 more applicants and thus with the exception of the super elite top 40 aplicants the rest will end up with fewer intreviews and the number of intreviews you need to match will probaly stay the same.
I am not sure if that make sense to any one including myself
I don't know if numbers from programs are completely accurate... just look at this thread from 2003... http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=92793
I'm not saying they didn't receive that number of applications, but maybe some people withdraw their apps if they don't get enough interviews? And maybe the NRMP doesn't take those into account. So lets not freak out.
It's hard to imagine people would withdraw though possible... but that thread is pretty enlightening - those numbers are all over the place!
Getting kind of worried. Only three so far and a few programs have sent invites out the past few days.
Did anyone get a rejection from U Chicago?
Nope. But since i'm posting I figure I'd ask-how big of a superstar do you have to be in order to match into rad onc? I mean based on stats, it seems that not everyone is an MD/PhD, and some people with very basic scores USMLE wise get in. How extensive amount of research is necessary to get in?Or is there something else that I'm m issing?
Wishing the flood gates would open already and the majority of the programs would send out invites so we have an idea where we stand and can make the appropriate plans.
I would like to solicit the collective wisdom of the forum. I have received interview invites for the same day from 2 schools, lets call them school A and school B. School A offered a few weeks ago, school B offered today. School B is one of the places I rotated at. Both offered me only the date in question, however I know from the forum that school A has other interview dates that they didn't offer me.
How would you approach this? I want to do both interviews, as both are good programs. Should I ask school A if I can move my interview to a different date even though they never mentioned the other dates to me? Or should I go ahead and ask school B if they plan on having any additional dates?
Because I rotated at one of the places I am wary of appearing ungrateful by asking if there is another date. Thanks for any help.
I don't really see the harm in explaining to school A that an unexpected scheduling conflict arose that you are trying to reconcile, and inquiring about other possible interview days.
I would call the program coordinator of school A and ask if there are any other possible dates because you already know they have other dates. And if they are full you can always ask them to contact you if a spot opens up. I contacted a program about a date switch and the coordinator was very pleasant about it even though they were not able to open a new day. They understand that conflicts are common and I don't think they would take it the wrong way.
Thanks! This is what I was planning to do, just wanted to hear what others thought.
Good information regarding the variation in numbers, there is no way to know how many applicants there are but we dont even know the number of positions available to establish applicant: position ratios .
At least last year, programs had until Feb 1st before the match to finalize how many spots they were gonna have in the match.
Did anyone else get the notice from OHSU rad onc that they will not be participating in the match because they were not compliant with hours? Does that mean that our application to this program is not going to be considered?
That is what it sounded like to me. I think they were counting on getting approved for another spot, but from the email it sounds like they were denied due to compliance issues.
Yes I got it too.
The e-mail says, "unfortunately, we will not be participating in the upcoming match for a position starting July 2013." So no, our apps will not be considered.
Shouldn't we get our money back then? I mean it's $$ to apply, and they were originally taking apps, so it's not like we were in the wrong or applied late, etc. Also another spot that none of us will get.
Believe me, this is a recurrent theme year after year with ERAS. There is absolutely no verification of whether programs actually have spots or not, it is all just self-reported.
I am with you on getting our money back, but I really doubt it. It would be even worse if they gave out interviews, and then sent out the email.
BTW, the duty hour issue was nebulous from the email. They must just not be recording their hours or something. How could a program in a cool place like Oregon be going over duty hours?
I understand that, but the point is that they WERE accepting apps, and months into application season they withdrew. Not cool!
Also, since you are an attending in rad onc, can you address a question please? I am a specialty switcher, was planning to go into something else before, then fell in love with this specialty. Because of that I have not yet had a chance to do research in rad onc, I'm not really getting much love from programs. What does it require to match into rad onc, and what can I do to improve my chances/get into rad onc? Do I have to be a super star that knew from birth that I wanted to go into rad onc? *frustrated*
Look over the FAQ. You do NOT need monster numbers (> 240 Step I, AOA, all clinical honors) to match into this field. However two things which are essentially mandatory are research and strong letters from academic Radiation Oncologists. Since you are a "speciality switcher" you may be behind on research and LORs. If you don't match this time around, those are two areas in particular to focus on should you decide to re-apply.
I am unfortunately behind on both yes. I did a rotation in rad-onc and got a letter, albeit i don't know how strong it is though. I definitely want to do research, but for application purposes though, is there a certain amount of pubs/experiences/months/years that are a must or considered sufficient? By this I mean, will I have to do research for years before a program even looks at me?
Also, given this situation, do you think that I have no realistic chance to match?
Look at Charting Outcomes 2011 (link in FAQ). You'll see the average number of research projects for those that did and did not match.
No. The MAJORITY of applicants are neither MD/PhD nor HHMI/DD scholars who took x1 year off for research. However, you do need research.
I have no idea. But given what you've written, it may be a longshot. I think backup plans would be prudent (I had one).
Dr. Gfunk, I have to respectfully disagree. A friend of mine matched into a top 3 program last year having only 2 publications unrelated to radiation oncology (one from med school and one from college), and he was first author on neither of them.
However, he did have an exceptional step 1 score and essentially perfect grades.
I think the tradeoffs involved when considering applicants might vary by program a bit more than you indicate. This is a specific case where an applicant had no rad onc-related research and matched into a program that any of us would be honored to be part of.
This argument should continue ad infinitum.
Clearly you should have research OR be a superstar to match. Having both is a bonus. I have not come out on the other side of this yet, but my guess is that if you don't have a 260, AOA, all honors, etc. . . then you better have good research.
Did the person you are referring to match of U of C?
How many interviews do you think a person needs to get to have a good chance of getting in?
My situation is complicated with a couple's match (she's doing family medicine).
It depend if you look at NRMP data 2011. 13 individuals intreviewed at 8 places and 11 matched. Inividuals that got 9 and above all match, but your situation is different. It depends on how many intreviews you have, se have, and how many are common. for example if you have 11 in midwest and westcoast which is probably enough for you to match and she has 15 in east coast and south, that is not enough for you to match clost to her.
Hope that helps
Wouldn't it make more sense for you to match on your own and have her scramble?
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INGLEWOOD – Supported by a who's who of local fighters, backed by a zealous crowd and showcasing a devastatingly diverse striking offense, Edmond Tarverdyan battered and bloodied Dominic Gutierrez for three rounds en route to a unanimous decision win in their mixed-martial-arts bout late Saturday night at "Chaos at the Casino II" at the Hollywood Park and Casino.
Tarverdyan wasn't the only local to claim victory, as Glendale Fighting Club boxer Gapo Tolmajyan and muay Thai kickboxer Sevak Ohanjanyan were victorious, as was Damien Marzett, who is coached by Burbank Gracie Barra's Alberto Crane and was making his MMA debut.
However, there was an air of disappointment to the night, locally speaking, as Rob Gooch of Burbank Gracie Barra was stopped in the first round, Crane's scheduled bout was canceled when he wasn't medically cleared to compete and Tarverdyan was not at all pleased with his performance.
"I put in my head that I should stop him with one punch," said the noticeably dejected Tarverdyan. "That was my mistake."
Tarverdyan, who was cornered by Ultimate Fighting Championship women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and UFC featherweight Manny Gamburyan for his lightweight (155 pounds) bout, improved to 2-0 in his MMA career.
"I'm very, very proud of him," said Rousey in a postfight in-ring interview.
Looking to become the first fighter to stop Gutierrez (4-17) via technical knockout or knockout, Tarverdyan came close in the second round and even closer in the third round.
In the opening round, Tarverdyan worked in some leg kicks and began landing big punches to the body, an approach he exhibited throughout much of the fight.
"I was trying to get him to drop his hands," said Tarverdyan, the owner of the Glendale Fighting Club, where he trains the likes of Rousey, Gamburyan, Tolmajyan, Ohanjanyan and undefeated boxer Art Hovhannisyan.
Still, Gutierrez landed a few shots of his own in the first, which looked to only anger Tarverdyan, who just missed on a spinning back kick that got Gutierrez in the back.
Having made his way to the ring with an entourage of Rousey, Gamburyan, wrestling coach Andy Dermenjyan, Hovhannisyan, Tolmajyan and Ohanjanyan, Tarverdyan was also bolstered by resounding chants of ED-MUND, that began in the first round and carried on throughout portions of the bout.
In the second round, though, Tarverdyan began to put things together, first with a crisp 1-2 combo, then with a big uppercut to the body followed immediately by a kick to the body. Seconds later, Tarverdyan landed a beautiful counter right to the chin that staggered Gutierrez and sent him against the middle rope. Tarverdyan followed with a barrage of punches, but couldn't put the game journeyman away.
In the final round, Tarverdyan stalked Gutierrez throughout, dropping his bloodied foe three times, with some devastating standing knees serving as the most telling blows, but certainly not the only ones, as Tarverdyan, a former muay Thai champion, delivered head kicks, straights to the face and uppercuts to the body. The News-Press scored it a 10-8 round and the fight 30-26, but Tarverdyan received three 30-27 scores from the judges.
"He did have a helluva chin," Tarverdyan said. "I caught him with everything."
While Tarverdyan's bout was the main event, the Crane-cornered Gooch was in the last bout of the night against Max Ceniceros, but tapped out 49 seconds into the first round to a guillotine choke. Gooch was dropped by a right-left hook combo seconds in and Ceniceros dropped down for the guillotine, which Gooch fought gallantly, even slamming Ceniceros, but couldn't break free.
Crane's fight was called off the night prior when he did not pass his prefight medicals due to an issue with an "MRI of my head," Crane said. The Glendale resident said he was going to be "OK," however, and was likely to fight again.
The card was a mix of muay Thai, boxing and MMA, beginning with four muay Thai matches, before three boxing bouts and finally four MMA fights.
Ohanjanyan began the night in impressive style, returning to the ring for the first time in three years and dominating Eric Rodriguez for two rounds before referee Nelson Hamilton put a stop to the muay Thai bout 31 seconds into the third and final frame.
"I thought about fighting no more, but Ed [Tarverdyan] told me to do this, I said OK," said Ohanjanyan, who improved his amateur record to 6-1 with the TKO over Rodriguez (2-2). "I could've taken him out sooner. I was rushing."
Ohanjanyan wasted no time, landing an overhand right seconds into the fight and transitioning into the clinch where he landed knees to the body before a barrage of winging lefts and rights. The same arsenal worked throughout much of the bout.


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Samuels, D. S. and Radolf, J. D. (2009), Who is the BosR around here anyway?. Molecular Microbiology, 74: 1295–1299. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06971.x
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- Issue published online: 10 DEC 2009
- Article first published online: 25 NOV 2009
- Accepted 11 November, 2009.
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Borrelia burgdorferi encodes a novel DNA-binding protein in the Fur/PerR family of transcriptional regulators termed BosR (BB0647). This issue of Molecular Microbiology contains two molecular genetic studies that help to clarify the function of BB0647 and resolve longstanding controversies. Loss of BB0647 appears to have a pronounced effect on borrelial gene expression and, in one study, caused significant in vitro growth defects. BB0647 was also found to be essential for infection of the mammalian host but not the tick vector. Both Ouyang et al. and Hyde et al. also demonstrate, quite unexpectedly, that BB0647 is required for induction of RpoS, an alternative sigma factor that controls a cadre of B. burgdorferi genes, most notably ospC, which enable the spirochetes to establish mammalian infection following tick inoculation. There are still many unanswered questions regarding the precise physiological role of BB0647, the most important of which relate to its homologues Fur and PerR: to what extent does it regulate either the response to oxidative stress and/or transition metal uptake? The mechanism(s) whereby BB0647 interfaces with the Rrp2-RpoN-RpoS pathway also remains to be discerned. However, these two seminal papers establish BB0647 (BosR) as a central player in the molecular biology and physiology of B. burgdorferi as well as the pathogenesis of Lyme disease.


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The Things You Don't Know ( Niall Horan Fic)
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Niall blinked his eyes open. His neck hurt. He must have fell asleep in an odd position. He looked at his watch 9am and they were still on the bus. Surely they would have arrived in Dublin hours ago. Niall sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"Ah sleeping beauty is back with us!" Louis joked. Niall looked at him in a confused expression.
"Where are we?" Niall asked.
"just arriving in Dublin.." Liam replied, munching on a banana.
"just?" Niall questioned. He was really confused. Harry exited the small bathroom in nothing but his boxers. Zayn mockingly wolf whistled, causing the others to slightly chuckle.
"Yeah there was a massive crash about 4am, we were delayed another 3 hours or so..." Harry explained. Niall just nodded. He stood up and grabbed himself a drink of water.
It wasn't long until they were all sat in the living room of Niall's family home. Maura had prepared them all lunch. The concert wasn't until tomorrow. So they had the rest of today to relax and get ready for the performance.
"Niall, love come help me in the kitchen..." Maura said, when really she wanted to talk to Niall about Richard.
Niall nodded and followed his mum to the kitchen, knowing exactly what she wanted to talk about.
The boys just drank their drinks nd continued to watch the TV with no suspicion what so ever.
Niall stood next to his mum, he knew she didn't want him there to help with the lunch... He knew exactly what she was going to talk about.
"he's changed Niall!" Maura sad softly.
Niall's eyes widened and his breathing sped up "You what?" he questioned. How could she say that.... Defend the man who had made his life a living nightmare.
"Niall... I've seen him..." Maura started, she was about to continue when Niall cut across her..
"Why would you want to do that?' Niall asked in shock. Maura looked at her son "Niall, love, he is a changed man, he can't apologise any more for what he done to you.... Prison has changed him.."
Niall couldn't believe this. Richard was only just out of prison and was already poisoning people with lies... " I don't believe this... He is messing with your head.."
" Niall please... I think we should all just get back to normality... I'm not saying forgive him, of course I'm not... But when I seen him, it was s new Richard.."
Niall's eyes were full of hurt and anger. He moved from the kitchen to the front door he needed to go a walk and freshen his mind.
"Where's Niall?" Louis asked.. ' oh he is just away to pick up some fresh bread.." Maura said looking at the boys.
Niall hadn't though about the screaming fans and flashing cameras.... His street was full of them... His only escape was jumping the back gardens.... Until he came to his own. He went to the place he always went When he was younger. The tree house. Greg and Niall had created it as their special den when they were younger and it was just Niall's place to think. He climbed the tree and sat in the den, quietly just on his own
Back in the Horan household. Greg had come to visit. He was looking forward to seeing his little brother. "where's Niall?" Greg asked his mum and the other boys,
"He's gone for milk.." Maura said.
"I thought it was bread.l" Louis said confused.
"He has been gone for ages thought...." Harry said.
"He seriously went out there to the shops with all those screaming fans... Himself?" Greg questioned.
"Hm I never thought of it like that.." Liam replied.
"He is not at the shops..." Maura added. Greg raised his eyebrow "Then where is he?" he questioned. Maura shrugged "I don't know...we had a bit of a row... He stormed out.." Maura replied.
The other boys were shocked. This was not Like Niall at all. Arguing with his mother? Storming out? Something was obviously bothering him.
"is he alright?" Zayn asked. Maura nodded "Just a little mix understanding.."
Niall as in the tree house. Even though it was light outside. It was dark up there. He and Greg had never thought to cut out any windows when they were younger. Niall sat with his knees huddled into his chest. He don't understand. It was if Richard was just getting away with it. But then he thought he wasn't going to let it bring him Down, he knew Richard wouldn't be able to hit him... Not with everyone around him. He decided to stop being stupid and go home.
When Niall entered the house, he went straight to the kitchen and apologised his mum. He still haft answered the phone that was in the bus and was flashing.
Here we go if you liked it and want more,you know what to do....leave a comment xD
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But year I have areas written half of chapter 5 in the last hourx
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That night... The boys just decided they were going to chill for the night, have a laugh and relax before the next concert tomorrow was a way out with some friends. Greg was off somewhere. It was just the boys at home.
This was weird for the boys, just chilling back and not having t worry about anything. Even if it was only for once night. Harry came in carrying a pile of DVDs. Followed by Liam with popcorn, crisps etc and Zayn with the drinks. Niall set up the Tv and the five of them just kicked back in the sofa.
"What we watching?" Harry asked, throwing a handful of popcorn up in the air and catching it in his mouth.
"SUPERMAAAN!" Louis erupted in a childish voice. Causing Niall and Zayn to laugh very loudly almost spitting out their drinks. Liam rolled his eyes.
"NO!" Harry said quickly.
"Awww why?" Louis pouted. Flicking some popcorn at Harry.
Harry just picked it up and rammed it n his mouth "Because you have made us watch that so many times, I have already started memorising the dialogue.."
"That's not a bad thing.." Louis replied. Bouncing up and down in his Normal hyper way with the superman DVD in his hands.
"Come on Haz, it's the only way we will get him to shut up..." Niall laughed.
"Have to agree with that one.." Liam replied and Zayn nodded along in agreement.
"Ugh fine..," Harry said finally agreeing. "Yayyyy!" Louis yelled, running over and putting the DVD in the player. He then started fumbling about in his bags.
"Eh Louis what are you doing?" Niall asked his friend and band mate curiously.
"Getting my pillow for the scary parts..Duh!" Louis replied, finally retrieving his pillow. Harris looked at him oddly.. "What Scary parts Louis? We're watching Superman...not paranormal activity.." he chuckled.
"It is still scary in some parts..." Louis replied causing the lads to chuckle a little.
Half way through the film and Niall was literally turning the living room upside down whilst looking for his 'lost' phone.
"All you gt to d is find da phone..." Zayn mocked, from one of their recent advertisements. "clearly not in Niall's case.." Liam laughed.
"Shut up.." Niall said with a smirk, as he picked the cushions up one by one chucking them aside as he searched under ne behind the couch.
"Erm Niall?" Harry asked. Niall turned and looked at him.. "yeah?" he questioned.
"Have you even tried the bus?" Harry asked with a smirk. That was replied with Niall smacking his forehead and running out the front door...causing the boys to laugh loudly. A few minutes later, a very wet Niall, as it was raining outside, returned inside with his mobile. He looked a Harry who was about to speak.
"Don't say 'I told you so'.." he said quickly. Harry laughed loudly and patted Niall on the shoulder. "Nialler you never change do you?" Niall just rolled his eyes and went to fetch a dry pair of clothes.
Niall changed and sat back with the buys. Harry spoke up "Can we watch something else now?" Louis just shook his head "No it's not finished yet!"
"But you knows what is going to happen!" Harry replied. Louis just shrugged his shoulders. "it only has another 37 minutes to go!" . Harry sighed loudly.
Niall finally took the chance to look at his phone. 3 missed calls and 4 texts from am unknown number. He was curious...he opened the first text. Expecting it to be from some crazed fan.
LIttle Niall, it's been a long time, no speak. But then I am guessing you are not so little anymore. You must be what? 17/18. I heard about your success with the band. I always knew you would be a little star. We are in much need of a catchup do you not think?
Niall's eyes grew a little big as he read e next. For one how did Richard get a hold of his number, then again that probably wasn't hard as his number had been leaked over the Internet not that long ago. And two, why was he contacting him?
Niall decided he wasn't going to let that bother him, Richard could not hurt him anymore.
"who's hungry?....I'm hungry!" said Niall. "You are always hungry Niall..." Harry chuckled.
"Come on Harry you are saying it as if it is a bad thing!" Niall laughed. The other boys chuckled.
"Well I'm starving.." Liam piped up.
"PIZZA!" Louis yelled, suggesting that is what they should eat.
"Have to agree with that..." Zayn chuckled. Niall got the menu and tossed it at Louis. And they soon called in food and just chilled out more.
Niall sat backstage. They were getting ready for their tour stop n Dublin. Niall wasn't nervous one bit. Dublin was the place he had been most looking forward to performing. Not only just because he is from near there.
"warm...UP.... Warm....UP....warm...UP..." said Louis being, his own, crazy, random self.
"Vas Happening..." Zayn said looking at his own reflection in the mirror. That was Zayn for you, an mirror or shiny surface he was looking at his reflection.
The concert went very well. The audience was brilliant. They even wanted more. The boys were exhausted when they headed off stage. Niall was completely unaware that he had his own stalker.
They boys headed off stage and to their dressing rooms. They all had separate ones. Niall turned in the light to his and almost collapsed in fear as he entered. There sat in the bed was the person he least wanted to see, the man he had hoped he would nevrcokenin contact with.
"Oh Niall, look at you, haven't you grown.." Richard said stepping of the bed. Niall couldn't move, he was literally paralysed in fear.
Richard had a closer look at Niall.. " I seen the show!"
"what...what are you doing here?" Niall finally managed to get out. "I came to see you!" Richard replied. "But why?" Niall asked.
"you ruined my life Niall..." Richard said.
Niall was outraged... I ruined your life?," he yelled in anger "You ruined mine you idiot"
Richard got closer "look at you Niall, you are a disgrace, not compared to the other band members, but there is always one odd one.."
Niall tried his best not to let Richards words hurt him... But then Richard started rambling on about Niall maybe losing some weight. Niall didn't need to lose any weight. For a lad, like Niall who loved to eat, he didn't put the weight on, that was a good thing, if he lost weight he would fade away. But Richards words always found away to manipulate Niall.
"I better go.... We will see soon and I am hoping at you would have lost a few pounds.." Richard said, his nails digging into Niall's shoulder. This was his new way of torturing the teenager. Niall just nodded he was terrified of this man,
"Good lad.." Richard said, smacking Niall on the cheek and leaving the room. Niall quickly locked the door and huddled against the wall, his knees drawn up to his chest. Why was Richard doing this to him again? Had he done something wrong? He didn't understand it one bit.
Note: the next few chapters may start getting a little sore and maybe strong language and violence, just a warning!
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Tripleshotpistol AKA the Octoshot's backup
Posted 21 March 2012 - 12:02 PM
Excuse the lack of pics in progress; I will explain as best as I can.
Here is the pistol. Looks close to stock, but has a punch. This is the shell from an Air Zone 8-dart shooter. Now for the insides.
The turret needs a bit of dremel work to fit. It's actually a millimeter larger in radius than the original, so you'll have to use a sanding bit around the outside for it to fit in its slot properly. Also cut out the front of the shell as shown so that the turret will rotate freely.
Finally, note that there's a ridge around the edge of the turret, on he sealing face. This is bad, as it will prevent the turret from fitting. Sand that flat.
The rotation mech with this turret is larger than that of the original. No matter. We're planning on rotating by hand, anyway. Not like we can rear-load this thing, given the space constraints. Widen the slot that holds the rotation gear, and cut the gear in half. Put in place, and use epoxy/your adhesive to secure in place.
The powerplant: an expanded Hornet tank. Drilled a 5/8" hole in the back, and used CPVC, solvent weld, and JB weld to secure everything. YOU MUST BLOW OUT PLASTIC SHAVINGS THOROUGHLY BEFORE YOU START ASSEMBLY. Otherwise, you'll have plastic bits preventing the tank from sealing, making it useless.
I superglued together the front of the hornet tank, a small length of CPVC, and a rubber o-ring with an ID just smaller than the OD of the pipe. Makes a nice seal against the turret, but needs lubed up if you want to turret to actually turn without difficulty.
At this point, you should carve out the shell as necessary to accommodate your air tank. Secure as needed.
Here we have a blast button set behind the trigger. with a bit of plastic removed from the shell, the trigger can sit a few millimeters further forward. The end result is that the twp sit side by side, with the former spring peg pressing the button in. Nice and convenient!
We extended the draw on the slide about 1/2", so that the slide could move all the way backward on its track. And why has all the plastic along this area been sanded down?
Because we're going to put in a pump here! Specifically, I used a pump from a broken Max-D 3000 super soaker, which is pretty much identical to a 2K pump, OPV included. I cut off part of the tube, leaving enough room for the pump head to move the same distance as the slide without popping out. A hole was drilled in the pump shaft, for letting the slide's metal rod stick through. Once this is secure in the shell, you can use the slide to pump this baby up.
And there you have it. With 3" PETG barrels and a working tank (as in the piston isn't dried up), I'm getting 30'+ range and decent spreads; I've seen anywhere from 2' to 5' with current testing and a small leak in the tubing.
Posted 21 March 2012 - 12:20 PM
Love the great use of spare parts. Great job!
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I imagine a little protection for the guts hanging out the back wouldn't be a bad addition.
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hamoidar, on 21 March 2012 - 04:06 PM, said:
It does shoot 3 darts, you know.
Go Nerfhaven!
Langley: I'm sorry we went off topic in your thread about exploding Easter bunnies. We'll try to do better next time.
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Dyxlesic, on 22 March 2012 - 08:45 AM, said:
Yeah, shotgun loading would be more efficient, but that's not as cool looking! Also, there is no room for a Salvo tank without lots of cutting and losing the near-stock look. Also, I've never had a problem with hornets normally; the piston was dried up on it, and almost ALL the air came out the blast button.
Posted 22 March 2012 - 02:11 PM
My point is, adding a tank with a faster air release (not faster cycling) would give much better ranges, even if you had the same air volume
But don't get me wrong, I think this thing is pretty sweet, especially for something built from spare parts and leftovers. I'm just thinking of how I would make it better, which is what nerf modders do best
Posted 22 March 2012 - 02:23 PM
Dyxlesic, on 22 March 2012 - 02:11 PM, said:
My point is, adding a tank with a faster air release (not faster cycling) would give much better ranges, even if you had the same air volume
But don't get me wrong, I think this thing is pretty sweet, especially for something built from spare parts and leftovers. I'm just thinking of how I would make it better, which is what nerf modders do best
Oh, I see what you're getting at! Thanks for the thoughts.


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I already had some Altra Instinct shoes for general around town use (and a bit of jogging), so I knew I love the wide toe box.I bought the Lone Peak for a recent 15 day backpack along (most of) the John Muir Trail and barely wore them before the hike.I love these shoes! Of course, everyone's feet are different. Mine are maybe a bit narrow, not high volume. I'm 6- 0" and 150 lbs.The grip worked as good as my old Montrail trail runners, the weight is lighter. The zero rise sole is fine for rocky tread. I didn't feel any need for more heal cushioning.The fabric seems quite tough, as well as the laces.And the wider-than-most-shoes toe box is a dream. I highly recommend trying some on, if you can find them.P.S. How can I add a photo I took of the shoes? Thanks.
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Spring cleaning on a grand scale
Spring is in the air and many people might be turning their thoughts to the annual, super spring clean.
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Mowing the lawns at Kedleston Hall is a full-time job for one of the gardeners, while vacuuming at Calke Abbey takes at least two hours every day (longer in bad weather).
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More Courtney - just stumbled upon a folder called borders and textures on my C drive... so thought i'd have another go at applying one
Note that courtney is unaffected by the texture as I masked her out of that layer.
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Brilliant capture, lovely presentation.
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very clever...
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dunno... not sure the texture adds much here. wouldn't mind seeing a before version. Also don't really think the grungy and almost glowing bg colors - which is an editing choice - go with the more natural look of the model. It's a bit too much of two conflicting styles in one picture. the texture still being on the model's legs just bothers (me) tbh.
It's quite eyecatching as a whole, so it should fare well, but I think it misses the mark
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i know that it is to hide the faults...
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ok ok
the pre-texture shot is there as a version now
ta for the award - much appreciated, would the non-textured version have been awarded too, just out of curiosity
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Lol...i have given you the award to the flash lighting category for brilliant exposure as well as for your clever idea and composition, last but not the least it is brilliant portrait as well as a brilliant composition, i have been searching, to your original a shadow area at the bottom right corner is visible...
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prefer the one shot without any of that texture nonsense
but even there the the way the lighting seems to have a different effect on legs (darker and yellow-ish) and upper body (pale) feels a bit too unbalanced.
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no no that is not the way as i have specified, you can find faults to any images if you interpret it carefully, the fact, i have been following is that whether it is not possible to give the image an award to everyone, and the clever idea as have performed here should not be depreciated, the image itself is no doubt very good, if the fault is not apparent to me at the first glance, i am really trying to give it...Last Modified By clicknimagine at 15 May 2010 - 6:17 PM
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composition does not mean to follow it blindly, it is based on the human psychology, tackle it psychologically to a given condition...
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Well, I like it! Preferably without the texture, but then I feel the texture thing is overdone in a lot of shots nowadays. Its becoming so common its a bit "passe".....but thats a personal opinion. Done right, it can be really effective. But I much prefer a more "natural" shot and the original has a grittiness, a starkness and a sharpness that really works with the surroundings. I would never say using a texture is covering mistakes or bad photography (unless it obviously was, which this isn't) and can add to an image if the image is meant more as digital art rather than photography. But your photography more than stands up on its own Ade, as its creative, well shot, sueprbly lit, composed and put together to give a good pro look to it and doesn't really need the embellishment in my eyes. Its very much a personal taste thing and I can see the appeal....but your photography in my eyes really doesn't need it. You have a "style" that really speaks for itself....I think you should let that be your calling card and not fall into the crowd with the textures.....
Blimey, that was a rant wasn't it? lol! Love the V2 shot here....great leading lines into her. It looks almost a candid "between" shot, which gives it a naturalness that I really like. Great tones with that light too.....love it!
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Quote: Prefer the one shot without any of that texture nonsense
but even there the the way the lighting seems to have a different effect on legs (darker and yellow-ish) and upper body (pale) feels a bit too unbalanced.
it will be like that, I had the light in a high position looking down on to her, so the light higher the body is more intense than at the feet/legs. The light down there was more like the ambient in the tunnel
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understand. never work with lighting really, so know very little about the technicalities and so on. Don't have a clue really
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