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It's not often that all members of the S.C. General Assembly agree on something. It rarely happens on any issue of substance. But there is practical unanimity in their rejection of Gov. Nikki Haley's decision to put Georgia's interests ahead of South Carolina's.
The House and Senate unanimously passed bills rejecting a decision made by Haley's appointees to the board of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. That vote approved dredging the Savannah River to expand the Port of Savannah. Despite the unanimous votes against her, Haley vetoed the legislation. Lawmakers quickly overrode her veto. The vote was 39-0 in the Senate and 111-1 in the House.
All these lawmakers know that Haley's decision is an absolute disaster for this state. It gives the Port of Savannah a competitive advantage over the Port of Charleston. It hurts the ecology of the Savannah River, and it kills the chances of building a new port in Jasper County.
Much of the debate around this issue has focused on the economic damages of this decision, but emails released last week reveal more about the environmental disaster that dredging the river all the way to Savannah would represent.
The emails were sent by officials at the state Department of Natural Resources. They illustrate that agency's frustration with DHEC's change of position. The DHEC board had voted to oppose the dredging, but when the governor urged it to reconsider, the board changed its position.
A DHEC official wanted to issue a statement that the DNR "was involved in the dialog" that resulted in the change. Bob Perry, a DNR permitting official, wrote: "I told her NO!" He pointed out that through all discussions, the DHEC and DNR staffs were against the dredging.
The emails further detail the DNR's view, which had matched the DHEC staff's view, that the dredging would result in loss of aquatic life in the river and would do further damage to critical wetlands and estuaries downriver.
Perry wrote: "DNR was not consulted relative to the last-minute negotiations nor was DNR asked to play any role in crafting (and) reviewing (DHEC's) Final Agency Decision. We believe this document is severely flawed and does not protect water quality or other natural resources."
For the sake of the Palmetto State's economy and environment, South Carolinians can only hope the legislature and the courts can undo the damage the governor and her appointees have done.
We are also left with one ringing question. Why? Why did the governor insist on this action? Why does she still defend it today? South Carolinians have never gotten a clear answer to that. The governor has never laid out a case for how this decision served the interests of this state. She owes her constituents either that explanation or an immediate reversal of course.


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The only part you ever need to see is the start screen. Even then you only need to pin the "show desktop" item and the rest of your apps can be pinned to the taskbar, shortcuts on your desktop, or a custom toolbar folder.
I'm using it fulltime as my home OS now and rarely interact with any metro components at all.
What I don't like is certain apps jump you from Metro back into "classic". Some of the admin tools do that for instance. Users will all of a sudden be in a completely different environment without too much warning. No biggy for me, but it is a little jarring at times :-) I'm not sure how many apps do that, so maybe a mountain out of a mole hill. I wonder if some apps on the "classic" side drop you back into Metro?
I have tried for a couple of days to use WIn 8 as my primary OS while working at home, mostly to see if I could start to like it at least. But I found it less than nice to use. I don't have a touch screen, or even a touch pad, so maybe my experience could have been nicer with them (kind of like using the Win 7 without a mouse maybe, doable, but not a good idea).
I am using Mountain Lion (latest preview) and must say, Apple is providing (for me at least) a much nicer environment to work and do my web dev (even with Web Sharing missing in Sys Prefs). It could be due to the fact that I know OS X better, so read my comments with that in mind.
I don't mind Win 7 if that helps and I like a lot of things about Metro in and of itself. If Win 8 was pure Metro, but you could have the same functionality (or close) as Win 7, then I would say "hats off" :-)
Maybe in time I'll like it more, but in it's current state, I kind of doubt it.

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Kay Marie Strong of Grand Island, and Carl Prather of Randall, Kan., were united in marriage March 11, 2011, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The bride was proceeding into the ceremony by her daughters: Kylianna (Strong) Kulang of Omaha; Shalynne (Strong) Jenneman of Grand Island; Jynneen Strong of Grand Island; Lynndsi Strong (Anchorage, Alaska); Alysia Strong of Grand Island, and Kelita Escobar of Grand Island and seven of her grandchildren ranging in age from three months to five years of age with the assistance of a tulle covered wagon: Gatley Kuk, Langh Kuk, Mathouk Kuk, Logan Strong, Jayson Strong, Camila Escobar, and Kelvin Escobar. The Bride was escorted down the aisle by her mother, Jill Strong. Attendants for the ceremony included flower girl, Caitlin Strong, 8-year-old daughter of the bride; Bible bearer, Andy Prather, 5-year-old son of the groom; ring bearer, Joe Prather, 3-year-old son of the groom. Witnesses for the couple were Julie Prather of Topeka, Kan., sister of the groom, and Allen Strong of Holyoke, Colo., brother of the bride. Other members of the wedding party included: Ushers: Allen Strong, Brian Strong, Brian Laub, and Wayne Hoge. Leon Prather, brother of the groom was an honorary usher, deployed the week before the wedding. Candle lighters: Hannah Hoge and Elsie Prather (neice) Flutists: Baylee Laub and Kari Prather (neice) Musicians: Dana Pavuk and Cheryl Schuett Guest book attendants: Becca Laub and Erika Prather (neice) Gift attendants: Jay Laub and Garrett Laub The ceremony was performed by Pastor William Pavuk of Grand Island, and Frances Hall, Associate in Ministry, of Bennington. Special guest for the cereomny was grandmother of the bride, Jaunita Connely of Broken Bow. The Bride has been an attorney for Legal Aid of Nebraska in Grand Island, for the past nine years. She will start a new position with Weltmer Phillips Law Office in Mankato, Kan., in July. She is a 1988 graduate of Broken Bow High School. The Groom is the farm manager for Prather Family Farms of Randall, Kan. The couple will make their home in rural Jewell County, Kansas.


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M16A3 removed from Battlefield 4 multiplayer, DICE confirms
Uh oh DICE not supporting noobs anymore.
I think its a M16A4 or I may be wrong, M4A4 its the new standard Carbine Of the US Army they stop production of M16 long time ago. I wish they would add an AK 47 russian folding stock wook and black, no camo no ak blah blah, no just ak 47 color black ith wood, simple. My all time favorite and the G36.
Sad to see it leave, I know I killed a lot of people with mine, but I've moved to the AN-94, and I keep hearing "too much recoil" but I've learned to master the recoil and I wouldn't swap it for another for the time being
BF4 bundle!!
The gun wasn't even that good lol
I primarily used the F2000
I'm okay with them taking away the m16a3, as long as they replace it with a new gun... how about the xm8??? :D
"M16A3 removed from Battlefield 4 multiplayer, DICE confirms"
Throws kb/m across the room "That's Bullcrap, what am I gonna use now"?
turns head and smiles at M4 "Your my baby now" LMAO
G3A3 is so beast f**k the M16A3.
7.62x51mm is for real men anything smaller is reserved for pussies
Meh I use A91 , acwr, mtar, p90 , aek, m40a5 , m7 , anything u put in my hands ... Never used that gun, dont care . I hear its so good but never noticed I got killed by it consistently so therefore dont care
I am gonna just stick with what ever gun i have on , i play engineer and sniper so i dont think i would have even used a m16 lol
I don't get the controversy. Yea, the M16A3 was the best all around gun in BF3. Then it got patched along with the M416 and the M416 crushed it in every aspect.
I agree, but take it a step further allow stocks to be customizable for all weapons. I wonder how they are going to handle the G36 since they nerfed it's ROF.
what? The m16A3 was one of the only guns in the game to not get drastically messed with through out BF3's life span...
Its not even a debate...if you ever played a platoon match on an infantry-centric map (bazaar, Seine,...metro...)...there was NO alternative to the M16A3 after the last bit of patching...of course there were the rogue guys that thought there were being cool by using something else, but if you followed symthic and knew the fundamentals of the actual weapons instead of intangible 'feel'...the m16A3 was, by far, the most advantageous weapon in multiple situations...with very few draw backs...
least recoil, highest accuracy, 2nd to longest range, in the top for bullet speed, and in the top 3 for cadence...Shortest in AR reload time, which was faster than some pistols...Its time to kill was a few ms lower than the famas, aek, and f2000...but far superior accuracy, recoil, overall ease of use...that was never a tangible con...
SKS ALL DAY FOREGRIP, Holograpghic SCOPE, and silencer...garanteed killsALL-DAY....Approaching 15,000 kills and counting!!!!!
Ive seen the lastest build on bf4 & the m416 looks like its better the m16a3
Its BF2 all over again players bitched about the M16 back then and got it removed.
I mainly used the M416 anyways.
I don't like the M16 in any FPS game. Just not my style.
I'd rather manually burst fire and control my own shots than have the gun do it for me.
More more variety that way.
Taking out a versatile weapon means they don't support noobs. Totally makes sense, like making a fish and drywall sandwich.
They are removing it, but it will come back as dlc i Bet
I use the M416, because I thought it was better than the M16. Im suprised to hear that people thought it was over powered.
Suprised? Lol. The M16 is the best allrounder weapon in BF3 and is one of the most used weapon in the whole game. It wasn't OP, but it was good in any situation. The last 10 games i played, 70% of the whole enemy team ran around with this weapon :(.
Bad Mistake DICE. It used to be the top tier weapon but The new OP weapon is the M416. Why? Kobra, Foregrip, Heavy Barrel and shoot it in bursts of 5 = No Recoil gun.
lol, that sucks. Usually I get killed by snipers or tanks...cant say I have any problem dealing with most infantry regardless of what weapon they have..unless of course its a sniper picking me off from a distance where my M416 cant return the favour.
@Trunkz I have to dissagree about the M416 being overpowered..maybe its lag but I still have to put quiet a few slugs in enemy players to put them down.
@ The realness
Thats my friend in a TDM. I'll tell you right now once you try it and figure out the feel to the 5 shot bursts you'll understand.
trunks..is your freind that marlborough guy? If so, that is a very impressive K/D...and your gonna hate me for saying this...but thanks for the tip!I am intruged to tey that lay out now!
I usually just go with grenadelauncher/foregrip and red dot sight. I keep it fully auto but fire in bursts.and squad suppress fire perk.
please dont be mad at me! but you know how it goes on battlefield. ;)
@ Trunks- Using the forgrip on the 416 actually makes it worse and less accurate.
How don't you know that?
It is the default weapon so it makes sense that it is more common people start unlocking attachments right away and they stick with it instead of having to start over with a new gun.
As a top clan in bf3 on ps3 the op guns were as followed
First it was the Famas being horribly op then it went to laser pew pew m16 then to the bullet spewing Aek
Dice needs to learn to stop balancing and tweaking guns that never needed to be touched in first place. So what if not everyone uses it.
I stopped playing the game when I was maxed out and they made that m416 op
Aek is my fav gun in BF3.
Aek was perfectly fine. They shouldn't of even touched it from the initial stock aek.
The only guns I really got annoyed about was the m26 dart and Famas.
I remember being the guy that started the dart thing lmao way back on ps3 when no one knew lol
Famas wasn't OP the thing went everywhere but if you knew how to use it then it was a beast. It's was fantastic for close battles
if you're saying the Famas was never OP, you simply never used it when B2K came out...it was patched just a month or so later, so its reign didn't last as long as something like the usas w/ frags did...but at B2K's release...it was simply ridiculous...
grip, holo, suppressor...no looking back...DICE even admitted there was a recoil reduction bug, as well as a damage bug with the above set up...the FAMAS didn't have a decrease to bullet speed, or distance, and therefor the damage modifier in place when using a suppressor...1000 rounds/min out to 980 meters with pinpoint accuracy...all with nearly complete silence haha...you could drop anyone without trying, the only time you'd ever get killed when carrying one was because of the 4 second reload...
RPK-74M is the best gun in BF3, hands down.
Since the M4 is a universal class weapon it shouldn't bother anyone too much :)
Its called M16A4 now.
that the burst fire variant...its in bf3 already, too...just no one uses it...
never knew people got so upset at this stuff... never had a problem against it myself but ah well such is life and more power to the gamer wooo or less in this case
Back after release for those of us who actually bothered with the co-op stuff I unlocked the G3A3 and the gun was amazing. However shortly after they normalized almost all of the rifles for a while and the G3 was completely destroyed since it has the slowest all around AR firing rate.
They patch it back up to do more damage but they reduced its damage over range horribly. The gun was pretty much useless after that. which is just sad.
I know the G3 is awesome, and it sucks the only game I ever enjoyed it in was Cod4
Hoooooowwwwwww good was the G3 in cod4, playing hardcore mode with a silenced G3 made you into a silent one shot ninja assassin lol i loved that gun a lot.
Hardcore mode G3 for the win I remember trying to get as many headshots as possible to get the red tiger camo.
you nerf one gun, well the gun next to it then becomes the new OMG that gunz is so OVER POWERED, YOU ARE A NOOB for using it !!!!!!!!
Then you nerf that gun, so the next gun then becomes.....
Now they have resorted to taking them out, how long before there are no guns left?
Everyone will be forced to use butter knives soon.
All guns are not the same IN REAL LIFE!!!! People just need to learn to play.
That's not right. Im glad they took out the M16 and made it to the M16A4, it was the best weapon in the game and almost every medic used that weapon. Everyone that thinks M16 was not overused and the best weapon in the game has no idea. Everyone wanted to have more firefights in BF4 except M16 vs M16. Even LVLCap says that and he uses the gun most of the times.
There's a reason why the M16 the most used weapon. Everyone that crys that this weapon isn't there anymore is probably someone with Gold Star 100 on this weapon.
actually I hardly ever used the M16 but ya it was the most used gun because it was the most efficient killing tool. if business got serious and I had trouble taking someone down because of it, well I just switched to that weapon and we are even.
nobody is forced to use it, but at the same time there is nothing stopping you from using it either. I don't get this special code of conduct while playing games that says you cannot use the most powerful weapon in order to prove yourself...
infact I think it's a bit stupid. In the real world some guns are better then others. You think the US army should give up using M16's because it's not fare for their enemies who are using AK47s ?
if someone is using a better weapon then me I have 2 options, I either outsmart him or I level the playing field. Thats the way I have always played games. Thats just me though.
^but you're sort of dancing around the real issue...
we all get it...yes, you can combat a 'fire' of enemies by using the same 'fire'...but then what is the point of having 60+ primary weapons when only one of them is a true way to counter the problem?...that isn't exactly fun...many of us play battlefield, especially its world class persistence, because of the thousands of different weapon combinations available...balance problems to the degree they were in bf3 were bad enough that in order to remain remotely competitive...you HAD to use the same weapon...
this was mostly only an issue with actual platoon matches...and even then only an issue on infantry focused maps...yes, i get it, you can try and 'out smart' the enemy team with various tactics and a different load out...but, to be blunt, if it worked...it only worked because the opposing team sucked...I've been on the defensive end with nearly my entire team running assault with an M16A3, only a support or two to drop boxes for ammo...we could hold ANY attack no matter what they tried...and we weren't some stand out platoon, we're just a group of decently competent friends...
I'm not even sure why i typed all that...just look at symthic.com...its not some conspiracy, or 'i don't understand why people complain about the m16a3'...its simply fundamentally built with way too many advantages, and not a single disadvantage...it is above average on EVERY SINGLE aspect...tops the lists as down right best in multiple variables...and isn't even just average on anything...DICE claimed the M16A3 was the 'middle ground' for balance...in reality...they set the standards for the M16...and then played pick and choose what aspects of every other weapon are worse...from a design standpoint, thats not doing it right...
Try and find a platoon match where the leaders agree on no M16A3's...which is pretty much a unanimous decision among veteran platoons...the matches are 5x as fun, and 10x as unpredictable...when its so clearly illustrated by the simple removal of one weapon, you really have a balance problem...
First of all the only people complaining about anything were the softcore pussies. People who need 3d spotting, minimap to get any kinda kills going on and as soon as you shoot at them they fucking bunny-hop like lil c**ts across the road, those were the people who also complained about choppers being overpowered (because in their view 1 man army should bring down everything) so DICE removed flares, below radar and left that half ass broken jammer... Now choppers are death coffins, all the noobs are complaining and making up their retarded rules in rented servers where you get booted for using that type of equipment or where is allowed you see squads of engineers just sitting on rocks with stiglas. Thankfully in hardcore there is no MADE UP OP guns because everything fucking kills instantly and you need to rely on shit you hear or see in front of you... not on minimap or "dorito" above enemy head
I used this weapon since the release date of BF3.
At that time, there was a lot of overpowered weapons like usas and f2000 ..etc
I don't get how this weapon is overpowered.
I hate the usas noobs, but I never thought it was overpowered. They kill me I kill them
The only gun that ever really needed changing was the USAS. That was so cheap with the explosive rounds
They need to remove explosive rounds completely.
It makes support class look lame.
What a bunch of crap!!!! Screw you dice and the whiners!!!
I like the fact they got rid of the A3 variant , was worried when I saw the gun list they got rid of the A4 but its the opposite. Idk maybe it's just me but all I use is burst fire rifles an to me, there shouldn't be 8-10 AR's that are fully automatic. If DICE wants to try to make there game as realistic as possible then game should have more burst fire weapons , because besides an MG not many people are blasting fully auto at targets in real life, just doesn't happen, have you ever seen a grown man try to stand up an shoot a fully auto M16, 1 bullet out the clip might hit his target.
Yes this is a victory against the tryhards/noobs but look at all the weapons we have lost.
I mean we have lost about 15 other weapons
ALL the guns in COD are overpowered. Where else can a shotgun kill you from across the map?
Don't forget that you were holding two of them.
Why completely remove it when you can just rebalance it? Seems kind of lazy, if you ask me.
well, imo, and pertaining to BF3...'rebalance' isn't really part of DICE's vocabulary...sure, they 'change' stuff all the time...but the balance remains pretty much identical...
So for a while one gun is by far the obvious best...so DICE releases a change patch...then some other gun is the obvious best...and they keep doing it...instead of making very marginal small changes to particular weapons...they'd drastically buff and nerf this and that to just rearrange some load outs...the end result being there was still a single weapon that 98% of a team would use...
BF3 never figured out the team work part...nearly every single game change was towards an individual player...it became easier for one idiot to spam igla's...less c4 to open a tank...rpg damage was increased...tank armor decreased...Jets were constantly BUFFED, which is funny as its the only vehicle used by a single person...etc...so, i hope with bf4 at least, they've stepped away from future balancing...they've proven its sort of too much to bother with...just release the game and patch the bugs...hopefully its close enough at launch...
Maybe we should complain about coward snipers who sit a thousand miles away with 1 kill 7 deaths and only 200 points like 15 minutes into the game and don't help out at all. Maybe they'll add something that will put a yellow flag on top of the player to let everyone know he's a coward and should be removed from the team. Or better yet, those idiots who run away from a base as the enemy is taking over the flag. We should complain about them. Or the simple fact there's a freaking mini map on hardcore mode, which makes no sense.
I agree with u about pussys not contributing to the team effort! Really annoys me when someone sticks a spawn beacon at the highest point on the map and u get a group of 5 or 6 snipers all camping out and bumming each other for an entire match while the enemy has captured all the flags.
Ps u do know u can select "hardcore no map"
I love the A4, its my favorite weapon so this doesnt affect me
I'm sick of M16s in general. Pretty much every FPS game has them.
I never thought it was overpowered just less shitty than the other rifles. But when you look around and everyone is using m16 there may be a problem then again it was the default weapon, why use something else if its been working for you since level 1. i'll stick with recon anyway.
Not too concerned. I pretty much exclusively use shotguns on every class except Support, then I opt for the M60.


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There have been a few recent independent studies done on the bacteria levels that show up in the reusable shopping bags that people carry around. These studies were conducted by Universities and independent scientists and done all throughout various parts of Canada and the United States. All of the studies took at least 100 bags from various random people out shopping and tested them for any type of bacteria and disease.
The most shocking find was that 2% in one study actually carried the e-coli virus! This can make you very sick and can be potentially fatal. Two percent may seem low and nothing to worry about but consider the rest of the findings – between 95 and 99% of bags in each study showed bacteria in moderate amounts inside the bags! These bacteria ranged from bacteria regularly found on counter tops to mold! Yuck!
These bags are generally carted around from your possibly dirty counter top or closet, to the trunk of your car, and carry home various foods such as meats that can possibly leak a bit into the bag. It's no wonder they pick up a bit of bacteria along the way. And only 6% of people in the study had actually done something about cleaning the bags at some point, most just emptied and reused, and emptied and reused….. I know I have actually never thought about cleaning mine before this!
Using reusable bags for your shopping is still a great idea because we really do need to help the environment and get rid of all the plastic and paper bags, so they really do more good than bad. And they don't have to be bad at all – scientists have said that simply washing out the bags after each use is enough to reduce 99% of the bacteria, so at the very least give them a good wipe down after you get home from the market. If you are a particularly bad germophobe a wash out with bleach with a good rinse will attack all the bad stuff in there. You may even want to consider using a bigger bag to cart around your little bags to keep them safe and clean when not in use. And even though no one has reported any sicknesses caused by the bacteria coming from the bags it's probably a good idea to wash any loose fruits or vegetables that come out of the bags just to be on the safe side.
So do your part for the environment and continue to use your reusable bags just be sure to keep them clean to keep yourself healthy and safe!


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NYPD Put Couple On 'Wanted' Poster For Videotaping Police
from the overreact-much? dept
And yet, we keep hearing of new incidents of police going after people for filming them. Slashdot now points us to a story that takes that to a different level. It involves the NY Police Department creating a "wanted" poster for a couple who have been regularly filming them and posting the videos to a YouTube channel. While the poster did not technically say "wanted" it sure looked like a Wanted poster, and the couple worried that anyone who saw it would think they were sought for arrest. The poster did describe them as "professional agitators."


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|January 21, 2013, 03:14 PM
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Was the quality of Colt in the eighties bad?
I've been looking for a single action 22 for fun target practice, and I've been looking at a Ruger Single Six or Ten. But I also stumbled upon this Colt on Gunbroker:
Although it looks overpriced, it looks really nice and its brand new with the box. Would this be a good alternative to a Single Six/Ten? I've heard that Colt made some pretty bad stuff during this time due to the strikes. Would it be too much of a risk to get this revolver? Thanks!
|January 22, 2013, 12:24 AM
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You can't buy guns based on the year made, guns aren't vintages of wine. There are no "good" or "bad" years just good or bad guns.
During the 80's Colt strike quality did fluctuate, but Colt made far more good guns then bad, and everyone else's quality was down too.
When you buy any gun new or old you run a risk of getting a lemon.
I'd suggest making sure the seller offers a standard three day inspection period, and make sure the three days don't start the instant your Dealer gets it.
If it does, make sure the Dealer will let you check it over in the store.
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|January 22, 2013, 07:57 AM
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All that being said, I would not recommend buying any gun without inspecting it first.
|January 22, 2013, 11:15 AM
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I know the Series 80 1911 was bottom of the barrel garbage. Couldn't sell it fast enough!
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|January 22, 2013, 11:31 AM
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Within what DFariswheel says, which is quite true, and in my very limited experience, Colt revolvers tended to be very good in the early 80's. Autoloaders, not so much.
|January 22, 2013, 12:02 PM
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Quality in the 80's wasn't great ...but you sure can't say that all Colt's made in that period were bad.
But I suggest you buy your guns thru a local dealer where you can inspect them carefully vs over the internet...unless they're new guns that you can't get locally for some reason.
|January 22, 2013, 12:10 PM
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Let's get beyond the specific question. Those Colts are pretty, and the quality is good. But that gun is (IMHO) overpriced. Further, it is not untouched because it has drag marks.
The question for Rambutan is whether he wants a pretty gun to look at or a gun to shoot.
If he wants to use the gun, my advice is to buy a Ruger which will keep going about forever and not have any collector value to lose every time it is fired.
If he wants a nice gun for a collection and doesn't mind paying for the Colt name and appearance (and paying $800 for a $600 gun), then he should go with the Colt.
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|January 22, 2013, 01:20 PM
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Thank you everyone for the help. It looks like I will pass up on this one. For a lot less money I can get a Single Six which will be a lot cheaper and probably more reliable, too. I went to the store the other day and handled a Single Six and it fit my hand perfectly. It's balance was great and I think it looks great too in stainless steel. I agree that its best for me to see a gun in person before buying, too. Thanks Jim, for also pointing out that cylinder line. I would have taken their word that it is brand new and would have missed seeing that detail.
|January 22, 2013, 03:04 PM
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If you like the single six by all means buy it. But also pay attention to what dfariswheel said. He is 100% correct!
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|January 22, 2013, 03:35 PM
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Dfariswheel is correct, sort of. There are no "good" or "bad" years in firearms production, not in specific companies or in general. But there are periods when a company, for whatever reasons, allows its quality control to slip or its production quality to decline. That might be due to worker morale, union problems, strikes, speeded up production, worn out machinery that can't be replaced, lack of liquid capital, and/or more.
The first quality control has to begin with the individual worker. He or she must spot the badly machined part, the wrong temperature in the heat treating, the poor polish job on the frame. By the time a product gets to final inspection, it becomes very expensive to fix problems and there is a tendency to "let it go."
What can companies do? The list of problems pretty well includes the solutions. But solutions are easy to determine, not so easy to implement, so we will continue to have "good" and "bad" periods. As an example, there has been a lot of criticism of a certain foreign company over QC issues. Their designs are first rate, their materials the best, their machinery world-class, yet their production workers and inspectors either are not motivated or aren't paid enough to really care about quality. The result is a large number of complaints, an overwhelmed Customer Service, and loss of repeat buyers.
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|January 22, 2013, 03:45 PM
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Colt indeed had some labor issues in the mid to late '80s that seemingly affected Q/A. I am more familiar with the auto line than the revolvers, but I can attest that many of the new guns that came my way needed a little work to get running right. Cosmetically, they looked OK, but functionally they could not compete with Springfield, whom I believe was probably their biggest competitor at the time.
In the early '90s, I remember Colt making a concerted and very public effort to turn this perception around once the labor issues were resolved and new management was in place. This was around the time Colt changed the 1911 product line a little with the introduction of the Enhanced models as well as the budget 1991.
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|January 22, 2013, 09:50 PM
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Colt's quality was not bad during the 1980's. Many fine DA revolvers were made during this time. Some of my favorite Diamondbacks were made during the 1980's. There were some lemons. I personally would buy the Ruger to shoot.
|January 22, 2013, 11:01 PM
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If you are looking for a "user" revolver, get a Ruger and use the $ you save for ammo. The Colt is priced as a collector's item.
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colt quality
I worked in a GS part time in the 80s and I would have to say that quality was lacking not only at Colt, but S&W was putting out some real trash also. Had a Colt Trooper come through that had NO rifling at all, smooth as a babies butt. Had a Model 24 Smith that the front sight was canted way to the right. However I will say that all the Colt SAAs were damn near perfect. They seemed to take a lot of pride and care in making that gun.
|January 23, 2013, 11:34 AM
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thats why it is important.....
to personally inspect every gun you are considering for purchase. All of the companies have gone thru some poor quality times.
I personally handled a Ruger Speed Six that looked absolutely gorgeous....upon closer inspection, the barrel had never had the bore cut in it! Solid block of steel! Everything else was functional.
Can you imagine the surprise if that thing was loaded up and fired by someone who didn't inspect the gun or wasn't familiar with revolvers at all?
The owner had a huge price on the revolver since it clearly was something special, but only as a conversation piece. It certainly wasn't a revolver!
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Guns, like the men and women that use them, are individuals...you find the good and bad in any vintage. I've got a Series 80 Gold Cup that's a tack driver...but gotta be honest here...I prefer the ones made before the lawyer generated "fix" to the trigger mechanism. I'd not be put-off by the manuf. date...inspect, then decide.....Rod
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|January 24, 2013, 09:46 PM
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I own and shoot a couple of 80's Colts. A 1911 and a SAA. I like'em both. The 1911 was a cheap Colt, with a rough finish. Shoots great. Works fine. So does the SAA.
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The big 3 handgun makers had serious problems in the late 70s -early '80s. Lots of labor problems ,companies forced to hire unqualified workers.rapidly rising labor costs etc. Colt had the additional problem of ownership.Those of us who had to repair brand new guns had a very distastfull job .I set up a check list like an aircraft flight check. Compliants were frustrating to hear from new shooters .S&W was the worst, then Colt ,then Ruger .One cop friend checked a box of new S&Ws ,closed up the box returned them and ordered Rugers for his dept.
And Watson , bring your revolver !
|January 26, 2013, 08:25 PM
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Bought a Series 70 Colt Combat Commander,
NIB, got home and racked the slide back and GLARED at the spring plunger housing flopped on the table.
Looked at the box the proudly proclaimed: "Proudly made by the UAW."
Local smith replace and staked in for $40, because of someone could do their job.
As said above the SAA were basically flawless.
|January 27, 2013, 01:39 PM
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The late 70's and early 80's were high inflationary times. There was tremendous pressure to keep costs down. I bought a house in 1981 and many were paying 18-19% interest on home loans. Then they had the problem with labor. Everything was working against Colt (and sometimes they seemed to make some odd decisions). Law enforcement were transitioning to semi-autos things weren't so great for revolver manufacturers. Eventually by 1986 most of the old style DA revolvers were discontinued, but the Python and a few others remained. Colt had an ownership change in 1990 after declaring Chapter 11 in 1989 (as I recall).
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I saw some pretty bad Colts in the 80's and I actually think that had a lot to do with Kimber making such a quick rise to stardom...that and the fact that the early Kimbers were great guns and a great value.
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I bought a NIB bright stainless King Cobra that was extremely out of time out of the box. It was so bad it wouldn't fire during slow DA pulls.
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Berlin at the web 2.0 Expo 09 in San Francisco – review13. April 2009 - 22:11 Uhr
The third year in a row Berlin has had its booth at the web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. I think I remember Berlin being the only German booth as well as being the only economic development agency there in the past. Counting all companies there now I come to approx. 10 from Germany and their majority from the Berlin region. With this I think the German constituency seems to be the largest but one cannot be sure, since the origin of exhibitors cannot be searched. I do not know about the percentage of Germany attendees, I however met several and suppose they constitute the largest group from continental Europe. The Berlin booth was organized by Berlin Partner, Brandenburg was represented by the Zukunftsagentur (both economic development agencies), Solidground (BizDev) and Ralf Otto (TaxConsult) offered their services. The highlight turned out to be Metaversum or rather its project twinity, a real life 3D model of Berlin. It attracted many visitors which were curious about the project and gave a us a good starting point for discussions. I am not sure how the founders would like to see it described, I'd call it a mixture between Second Life and Facebook, taking the best things out of each (i.e. the 3D animated world only with "real" cities and the social network with real names and "real" avatars). They will roll out Singapore and London next, I suppose the US will be tackled then. However, Zanox, who last time shared our booth had set up their own now and Germany Trade and Invest (the former Invest in Germany) had their own large booth, sharing it with the Fraunhofer Institute and Sachsen-Anhalt. Coremedia from Hamburg had a booth as well. Having been there already a couple of years one could see the recession, I guess the exhibition area was rented out by 30% less and there were 2.000 visitors less. However, the glass was half full in my opinion: most of the exhibitors seemed to have returned and most of the attendees as well (10.000 last year). I share Jennifer Pahlka's optimism – the vibe was good despite the economic downturn. We were able to show steadiness in our approach with the booth to market Berlin as the ideal investment location for a European expansion of US entrepreneurs. Of course we tried to bring our message across about the digital side of Berlin – we had the chance to talk to Sean Percival (twitter), founder of the lalawag magazin about Berlin and our intentions. The lalawag covers tech culture, events, gossip and news from Los Angeles.
Another interesting encounter happened with Stuart Schulzke, director from FORA.tv who gather the "web's largest collection of unmediated video drawn from live events, lectures, and debates going on all the time at the world's top universities, think tanks and conferences". They know now about my choice between the iphone and Blackberry and, of course, about Berlin
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Roundup: Labelmania
It seems like every week of the school year brings with it a new labeling challenge: lunch containers, galoshes, backpacks, and hoodies all need to be labeled. Soon mittens and other winter accoutrements will need to be connected to their owners or face an uncertain fate in the lost and found. Here are some favorites from our labeling arsenal.
1. Goodbyn Dishwasher-Safe Sticker Sets - $3.50-5.50, Goodbyn
2. Bitty Clothing Labels - $21.88 for 84, Name Bubbles
3. Write Away Labels - $12 for 30, Mabel's Labels
4. Rub-a-Dub Laundry Marker - $3.49 for two, Sharpie
5. Sew-on Clothing Labels - $15.95 for 100, Namemaker
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Mr. Chatterly was the genial host of Alphabet Chat on Sesame Street. He appeared in the mid-1970s, usually holding a pipe, and then returned in Season 24, sans pipe.
Usually even-tempered, Mr. Chatterly's intellectual discussions of letters are often interrupted by animals, people or production staff wandering onto the set, forcing Chatterly to go into a rage and wondering why he can't have a sensible show.
In episode 3256, he comes to Sesame Street to arrange the alphabet chat.
His name is a reference to the D.H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterly's Lover.


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Josh McDaniels recalls a hard day at the office against Ray Horton, the Browns coach he will engage in a chess match Sunday. The good times have rolled since the former McKinley quarterback went back to Bill Belichick.�
The Patriots' record never changes, but don't let that fool you.
They get rid of players with the best of them.
Cleveland's trip to New England proves the point.
The last time the Browns went to Foxboro, the only members of the 2013 team on the field were Joe Thomas and D'Qwell Jackson. The only current Patriots who played in that game were Tom Brady, Logan Mankins and Stephen Gostkowski.
The year was 2007, eons in NFL terms.
What a long, strange trip it has been for former McKinley High School quarterback Josh McDaniels — a circuitous sojourn back in New England.
In 2007, McDaniels was a 31-year-old boy wonder, offensive coordinator of a Patriots team that would take an 18-0 record into a Super Bowl.
The Giants won the big game, but
McDaniels was tagged as a rising star. His reputation grew even though the Patriots regressed to 11-5 in 2008. They did it with Brady hurt and McDaniels making the offense fly with Matt Cassel.
In January 2009, McDaniels interviewed for the head coaching job that opened in Cleveland when Romeo Crennel was fired. McDaniels wound up replacing Mike Shanahan as head coach of the Broncos.
His home debut in Denver was a win over the Browns. He would be 6-0 before the good times stopped rolling.
He lacked a quarterback. He became aggressive in the 2010 offseason, trading Peyton Hillis for Brady Quinn, spending a Round 1 draft pick on Tim Tebow. It didn't work. He was fired 12 games into the 2010 season.
His next job was in St. Louis, where a coordinator job came open because Pat Shurmur was hired away by the Browns. After the end of a 2-14 year, head coach Steve Spagnuolo and his staff were
Belichick needed an offensive coordinator — Bill O'Brien was leaving to be head coach at Penn State — and snapped up McDaniels.
New England's roster was eroding, but McDaniels helped the 2012 team to its usual finish, 12-4. Heading into the Browns game, the 2013 Patriots are
At 37, he is an old pro, 19 years removed from playing in the 100th McKinley-Massillon game, 14 years into NFL work.
The twofold guess is, one, he will be an NFL head coach again, and, two, if he hangs around New England and Belichick decides to retire, he is the heir apparent.
For now, McDaniels has a playoff race to worry about, and a Browns defense to plan for.
He talked in some detail about what he sees in Cleveland. He is plotting against defensive coordinator Ray Horton, as he did last year when Horton ran Arizona's defense. McDaniels' team lost, 20-18.
Does Horton's Cleveland defense remind McDaniels of Arizona's?
"Definitely," McDaniels said. "They have an aggressive scheme. I think they're in the top four or five there in total yards (actually, No. 4, allowing 306.8 yards a game).
"They don't give up big plays, which to me is a sign of a good defense. They make you drive the ball. They haven't allowed many red-zone trips the entire season."
The Browns' season got away on two red-zone trips the Browns did allow, on Jacksonville's first drive (after they had taken a quick 7-0 lead) and the last (after a 95-yard Josh Gordon touchdown provided a 28-25 lead).
The engineer was former Michigan quarterback Chad Henne. Now, Horton must deal with former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady. If Horton can solve McDaniels and Brady on Sunday, Browns fans would feel better about what has become another painful year.
That's not McDaniels' concern.
"They do a good job in the running game and the passing game," he went on. "They create good pressure on the quarterback, all of which we saw from his defense last year in Arizona.
"I think this group is extremely well coached. He certainly has a great grasp of what he wants to do against the opponent each week."
McDaniels and then-Browns owner Randy Lerner didn't hit it off in the 2009 interview. Lerner zoned in on Eric Mangini.
McDaniels, who followed Belichick's Browns closely in the 1990s, has studied the team from afar, especially this week.
"They really have a top-notch front," he said. "They have big guys in there in (Phil) Taylor and (Ahtyba) Rubin. They don't give up a lot of yards in the running game. (Paul) Kruger and (Jabaal) Sheard have done a good job as edge rushers.
"They definitely generate pressure on the quarterback. (Barkevious) Mingo, the rookie, creates some negative plays in the pass rush ... he's been disruptive.
"They have two of the best cover linebackers and active linebackers inside that we'll play all year in D'Qwell Jackson and (Craig) Robertson. These guys can move sideline to sideline. They cover tight ends. They cover backs. They read the quarterback's eyes well in zone coverage.
"(Joe) Haden is one of the better corners that you're going to find, for sure. He's got great ability to match routes and makes plays on the ball. He reads the quarterback well, is physical, tackles.
"(Buster) Skrine on the other side has a lot of pass breakups this year ... a real fast guy, hard to get away from. And then the safeties ... (T.J.) Ward is an aggressive, downhill guy, (Tashaun) Gibson does a real good job of reading the quarterback and getting to the ball in the deep part of the field.
"So, not a lot of holes and easy yards against this group."
The big hole is in the record. The Browns are 4-8, in danger of finishing 5-11 or worse a sixth straight year.
The last year they had a winning record coincided with their last trip to New England. After the loss, they went on the best hot streak of the expansion era, 5-1.
The Patriots' records since that season have been 11-5, 10-6, 14-2, 13-3, 12-4 and now 9-3.
Yet, the New England roster, like Cleveland's, has changed big-time a long the way.
What keeps New England on top? One might conclude the quarterback play and the coaching haven't been half bad.


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The shift to Windows NT as a base for Windows Phone brings lots of improvements with it. First and foremost, multicore support is a core aspect of Windows NT, and phones will benefit from it - finally, multicore Windows Phones. The driver model and several frameworks are also shared between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, which should make driver development a little bit easier for hardware makers.
Windows Phone 8 will also have improved resolution support; the maximum for WP8 will be 1280x768, with three supported resolutions total. Applications do not have to be adapted to support these new resolutions, as they will just work. You can, of course, alter your applications to make optimal use of the increased number of pixels.
Another big new thing for the Windows Phone world: native C and C++ code development. This was a huge gap in Microsoft's offering which will now finally be plugged. Thanks to sharing the graphics framework with Windows 8, it'll also have DirectX - in other words, game developers are going to love this stuff for easy code sharing.
There's lots more in Windows Phone 8: cool NFC stuff for digital wallets and cross-device information sharing. Nokia Maps will be integrated into WP8, including turn-by-turn navigation and offline support. A big finally: hot-swappable microSD cards. Yes, we're hitting state-of-the-art here.
The most user-visible feature they unveiled was what Microsoft calls the 'new' start screen. It's not really new though; all it adds is a third tile size (so you can stuff four small tiles in the space of a single larger square tile). A very welcome change, but I don't consider such a small change to justify calling the start screen 'new'.
A big change is coming to how updates are handled. All updates to the operating system will arrive over-the-air, so no more silly USB tethering with the Zune application. In addition, starting with Windows Phone 8 (kind of crucial), every device will be supported with updates for at least 18 months after launch of the device.
Now comes the bad news. Existing Windows Phone 7 users will not get this update. Windows Phone 8 requires brand new hardware, and none of the current phones - not even the fancy Lumia devices - will get Windows Phone 8. Instead, us WP7.5 peasants will have to settle for something called Windows Phone 7.8, which basically just adds the smaller tiles. According to Microsoft, it will sport more - but they didn't reveal anything, so it can't be much.
I'm incredibly lucky - my HD7 was a gift 18 months ago, and I didn't spend a penny on it. However, those other three guys and the cow, who bought expensive new Lumias, just got screwed. I was expecting this - but still, I'm very, very disappointed. This is way, way worse than Apple and iOS 6 Starter Edition, iOS6 Home Edition, iOS6 Professional Edition, and iOS6 Ultimate. Not sure if it's better or worse than Android's mess on this front.
Windows Phone 8 looks awesome, but the update policy is a disgrace. Who in their right mind is going to buy a Windows Phone device now? For what it's worth, Windows Phone 8 will arrive somewhere in the Fall - probably alongside Windows 8.


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Sleek Kitchen Inspiration from Italy
Italy is home to a wealth of high-end, contemporary kitchen manufacturers. And while we aren't affording a fancy Italian kitchen in this lifetime, we can't count how many times they've been a source of inspiration. Whether you're DIY-ing it, working with a local craftsman, or scouring IKEA for minimalist design at a good price, these Italian kitchen manufacturers are the go-to's for inspiration on the cutting edge in kitchen design:
The manufacturers listed here are all Italian masters at creating the sleek, minimalist kitchen (as pictured in the gallery above). Click through to each of them for tons of ideas on cabinetry, appliances, storage, layout, and materials:
• 1 Effeti
• 2 Pedini
• 3 Casamia
• 4 GeD Cucine
• 5 Poliform
• 6 Rossana
• 7 Boffi
• 8 Ernestomeda
• 9 Scavolini
• 10 Valcucine
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What Do We Do Now that the World Didn't End in 2012?
In Depth
In light of the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that are scheduled to launch in the latter half of 2013, companies should now review their global trademark portfolios for marks they want to protect. The new gTLDs will allow companies to have ".brand" extensions (e.g., .yahoo, .nike) and allow the creation of new domain name registries with extensions containing generic words and locations (e.g., BuddhaBar.paris, TheFrenchLaundry.restaurant). With the launch of almost 1,400 new gTLDs, the World Wide Web is poised to explode with new marketing opportunities and, it can be assumed, opportunistic cyber squatters and domain name thieves. Now is an ideal time to conduct an audit of your company's global trademark portfolio and decide which trademarks, if any, need to be defensively registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) in order to be protected against potential misappropriation.
The TMCH is a centralized depository of information that will function as an authentication/validation mechanism for protecting registered, court-validated and statute- or treaty-protected trademarks as the new gTLDs roll out. Registering trademarks with the TMCH will provide trademark owners (1) access to the Sunrise Period, i.e., the priority domain name registration period before registration opens to the general public; (2) Claims Notices, which will alert trademark owners when a new gTLD is registered that matches their exact trademark; and (3) access to the Uniform Rapid Suspension system and other dispute mechanisms for taking action against abusive and infringing domain names registered by third parties.
One quick and easy way to determine whether there are any new gTLDs of concern to your trademark portfolio and/or to proactively register new domain names with any of the new and approved gTLD registries is to review the attached list of gTLDs currently in the application process. It is recommended to review this list not only to see if there are any new gTLDs that are similar to your company name or trademarks, but also to take note of any generic words or phrases that could be used as domain names for websites either detrimental or useful to your business. For example, some of the new gTLDs include: .auto, .cloud, .corp, .deals, .food, .game, .health, .insurance, .law, .marketing, .online, .phone, .property, .restaurant, .search, .shop, .store, .tech and .website. Of additional concern may be the new gTLDs in non-Latin characters (e.g., Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, etc.), for which assistance with the transliterations of a company's trademarks may be required.
Proactively consider all of the above so that you can watch, protect and, as appropriate, enforce your company's trademarks and budget now for the complex issues that will undoubtedly arise from the thousands of new domain names likely to be registered in 2013 and in years to come.
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Whatever your focus, McDermott Will & Emery's well-established Cybersecurity Brand Group can comprehensively assist you in navigating the unchartered waters of the new gTLD launch. Contact your regular McDermott Will & Emery lawyer or an author for more information.


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SUPPLIER SHOWCASE: United Shade Screen
November 19, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on SUPPLIER SHOWCASE: United Shade Screen
United Shade is introducing the RV industry's first motorized cargo screen for toy haulers, according to a news release. It can be operated by a key-fob remote control from up to 100 feet away. Called the GateKeeper CargoScreen, this new offering has a fully enclosed motor/spring mechanism, side channels, and a bottom rail for a clean, sharp appearance. It is made of heavy-duty screen material and uses an advanced technology Screenlock system to keep the screen in the sidetracks when hit or pushed. A manual GateKeeper is also available, which features a durable, fully contained locking mechanism on the bottom rail. The heavy-duty 12-volt motorized option requires no locking mechanism to remain secure. The GateKeeper easily attaches to either the rear wall or the interior sidewalls for added flexibility and uses universal mounting hardware. It can also be customized for different size openings. Its dark screen provides UV protection for interior furnishings and keeps the RV clean and secure while owners are away. A custom graphic can also be printed on the screen. Currently the GateKeeper is offered to OEM customers, but United Shade is also expecting it to be an aftermarket add-on for RV dealers and their customers. The GateKeeper CargoScreen will be on display along with a record number of other new products from Dicor Corporation at the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. Visit the Dicor Corp. booth, No. 260, North Wing Lobby.


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Intel K Spec Core i7 875 and Core i5 655 Review
Featuring all-new game tests, this benchmark is for use with Vista based systems. "There are two all-new CPU tests that have been designed around a new 'Physics and Artificial Intelligence-related computation.' CPU test two offers support for physics related hardware." There are four preset levels that correspond to specific resolutions. 'Entry' is 1024x768 progressing to 'Extreme' at 1920x1200. Of course, each preset can be modified to arrange any number of user designed testing. For our testing, I will use the four presets at all default settings.
- All default settings in each preset level
- Entry 1024x768
- Performance 1280x1024
- High 1680x1050
- Extreme 1920x1200
At the base clock frequency, the 655 has its hands full with the AMD lineup and the situation isn't much better when overclocked. The AMD PII quads just outperform it, while the Athlon lineup delivers slightly less grunt. The 875 at stock and overclocked speeds is still a powerhouse delivering performance that the AMD group does not come close to.


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Logically thinking (not that logic applies to manga but whatever), parents would enroll their children to youkai gakuen in order to teach them how to live peacefully among humans, meaning it was their intention to move their children to the human world when they grow up;otherwise, why even bother,right?
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The manga seems to suggest it, because if you remember during the Lilith mirror arc, when Tsukune's cousin tried to find the youkai academy, in the place where it was supposed to stand she only found a open field ... which sort of makes me wonder how Tsukune and Hokuto where able to get to the Youkai Academy, maybe it's because they both had the Youkai Academy brochure ... which acted as a "key" that allowed them entry for the first time and later they didn't need it since they where already registered as student's in the academy ( and later became half youkai , which made them "officially" residents of the monster world, since both Hokuto and Tsukune are similar to witches ( I mean that like with the witches race, we can't say if Hokuto or Tsukune belong to the "human" world or the "supernatural" world ).
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I got a better idea for you Magin: Build a wall yourself and prove you're man enough to handle it. jk
anyway, things like that tend to pop up anyway, it just means we're bored and trying to pass the time. Besides, there might be a fanfiction writer here incognito that could use some of these theories to help with the "technical" side of the story telling.
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Do you think Tsukune likes being dominated ?
I'm asking this because I'm trying to see how each girl from Tsukune's harem is going to behave in the role of a wife:
- Outer Moka: Can do house duties ( cleaning, cooking ). Pretty easy to live with ... (Honestly I don't know what to say else), probably can keep discipline in the house.
- Inner Moka: Definitely can keep discipline in the household, some house duties can be a problem for her, Warning a Tsundere character ... any injuries sustained while living with her, are on you're own risk and aren't subjected for reclamation. With her you're life definitely wouldn't be boring ... but, can be .... short.
- Yukari: Pretty much an unknown with how she will run the house. ( at least for me)
- Mizore: Definitely will know if you are unfaithful, apart from that has qualities to run a household, you have to be prepared to have kids at a young age.
- Kurumu: Can do house duties, with her you will probably live a normal quiet life with a loving wife.
- Ruby: Had a scared childhood, from where came her "odd" hobbies. You're love live with her is definitely going to be one big adventure. Apart from that she tries to be a dutiful wife.
At least this is how I view them in this particular role, what do you think ?
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Don't mean to hijack the thread but...I got the first five volumes last weekend. Viz is really cheap - they put white boxes over the text that's over stuff in the background. Instead of re-drawing they just put a box. Not cool.
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They should have everything done though, this is art we're talking about: there's no room for half-assed attempts!
|2010-01-15, 14:59
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I don't think Tsukune is the kind that likes to be dominated, but I do think that under most conditions he's an he's an herbivorous man(definition, definition 2), where most of the rest of the harem are carnivorous women, when in dealing with romantic relations. Tsukune is passively pursuing Moka while the girls are actively pursuing him. But I don't think that he'd ever get into the S&M thing like Ruby. Though Tsukune hasn't his rock bottom of that term, under normal circumstances though, he dances on the line
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|2010-01-15, 16:11
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He might've been weak and wimpy when R+V first started but we all know how much he's changed. He's passively pursuing Moka but that doesn't make him herbivorous. Tsukune's more like a nice guy who's fiercely protective of friends and family and he WILL kick your ass if needed - don't know if a term for that type of person exists, though.
|2010-01-15, 17:25
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Metrosexual is part of it, but this herbivore thing has a much broader scope of influence than that, as it also extends to ones romantic preferences and attitudes toward the opposite sex as well. Namely being that one can "spend the night" with a girl without touching her, or "has no interest in dating" for economic reasons, and other such things.
The fact that he won't even willingly grope his female companions, even though they want him to, puts him into that category. Plus he's chummy with his mom, and generally doesn't know what his future holds after graduation. (EDIT: Oh yes, plus he's not very competitive with his grades or his place in life, except in ways to protect those dear to him.)
For all we know, he might end up still living with his family for a while longer while going to university and even after that... that is, if he doesn't get sucked back into the affairs of the youkai world. Which is looking more and more likely with each new story arc.
If you discount the items that fall under the "metrosexual" term, but apply the rest of what the herbivorous male is by Japanese standards, you pretty much get Tsukune. Though unlike the typical herbivorous man, he does have a girl in mind to eventually marry and spend the rest of his life with, plus the fact that her family is LOADED also helps. So the decision there is pretty easy.
Though for this I'm restricting my opinion to Tsukune's romantic life as being herbivorous, because he's passive in his romantic endeavors, he almost never makes a move to be romantic with any of the girls except Moka, whom of which is too dense herself to see his advances on her. So we see the other girls being "carnivorous" in their pursuit of Tsukune, in that they are very aggressive with their ambitions of getting him as their lover.
There's a whole lot of other things going on that describe this type. I recomend going to Sankakucomplex.com and looking up their news articles on herbivorous males and wedding and relationship trends in japan to really get how this term is used. You got to think Japanese in order to understand it they way they do.
Many japanese females are frustrated about this, but then again, they all want rich husbands too, which they have no hope of getting anyway in today's economy. So Tsukune is rather a lucky man, even if he is passive for the most part, to be entertaining the attentions of so many potential mates.
|2010-01-15, 18:34
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If you discount the metrosexual part, wouldn't that take Tsukune out of the herbivorous man category? Being "metro" is part of the identity of a herbivorous man.
I can see where you're coming from in regards Tsukune's love life. He's only going after Moka but he's not aggressive enough about it. He's also got 3 other fine females that are throw themselves at him but he's too nice to take advantage of the situation. However, doesn't the fact that he is interested in a girl and potentially having a relationship with her take him out of the label?
I've read some of the articles on Sankaku, but I guess I'm just not thinking Japanese enough to understand the whole herbivorous male thing It's funny that most of those articles on Sankaku make it seem like most of the Japanese male population are otakus or NEETs and, therefore, unsuitable for dating leading to the whole herbivorous man/carnivorous woman situation.
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|2010-01-15, 18:46
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I wouldn't look too deeply into it and trying to label Tsukune's behavior in terms of relationships. As Tsukune's behavior is a very typical behavior for male characters (particularly leads) in anime/manga.
|2010-01-15, 22:07
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Oh, I they translated Kurumu's hypnotism as "allure" as opposed to "charm" that's in the scanlation. What the hell? Who decides this anyway? Not only does "charm" sound better, it fits better too.
The author better get a good cut from this manga that I bought otherwise I want my money back.
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my only real complaint is the change of Antithesis to Antischoolers but I read Antithesis in my head whenever it comes up
|2010-01-16, 06:55
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Hey guys, do you think that Tsukune's craving for blood will be brought out in Season II, because I had some weird idea that came to me this morning ... I mean that Tsukune's craving for blood returned along with his front teeth staring to resemble vampire fangs ( I mean that Tsukune starts growing fangs - they are smaller then Inner Moka's and with that change comes the return of Tsukune's craving's for blood - in an intensified form, which means that not only he desires blood but actually has a hunger for it) and since Inner Moka is still out, since they haven't solved the seal problem yet, she questions Tsukune why he avoids her ... as you probably guessed it ends with Tsukune being forced to suck Inner Moka's blood ...
I know it probably won't happen, since it sounds a bit far fetched for something like that to happen, since Tsukune and the rest have more pressing matters to deal with at the moment, but it just wouldn't leave me alone ... so what do you think about this ?
And I apologize if I brought something that has been discussed to death already
|2010-01-16, 07:29
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I have always felt that Tsukune only desired Moka's blood though he feared it would happened with other people as well
His desire for Moka's blood was in part a sign that his body was becoming "addicted" to the injections he was getting from her that eventually led to his descent into "Ghouldom" I feel that the holy lock reduces these cravings while it controls the more damaging effects of Moka's Blood within him
just my opinion and that and a buck can buy you a cup of coffee (as long as you don't go to Starbucks)
|2010-01-16, 08:02
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About the Holy Lock everything is possible, since how it works was never explained in the manga.
Now if we talk about Tsukune's body, the question is .... will it stay as it is ... or there still some transformations that are happening there. I think that Tsukune's transformation still haven't been completed since there is still the risk that Tsukune will go homicidal on everyone around him.
I think that Tsukune's vampire power's, when he reaches his full potential, are going to be on the same level as Moka's, the only thing that Tsukune needs right now is lot's of time, before he learns martial arts at the level Inner Moka possesses,and become as fast as her, but what is going to take the most time for him to breach is how much Youki energy Tsukune can use, because it's not something he can learn ... to me it depends on how much youkai energy his body can take before reaching it's limits (which means that his consciousness goes kaput)
I think this is what is changing in Tsukune's body ... in my opinion every time Tsukune uses his vampire abilities, his body limits are going up, meaning that Tsukune can use and control more youki with every time he transforms to his "vampire form", and after some time ( a long time) he probably won't be at risk of changing into a "Ghoul" anymore, but what Tsukune will be called at that time is pretty much unknown.
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The Greeks, the Romans, the Mayans, the Egyptians, and a host of other civilizations built fabulous temples for their gods. The Greeks built beautiful temples to honor Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite and others. The Mayans built massive structures of gods like Quetzacoatl, the feathered serpent. The Egyptians built sprawling temples of Ra and others. They even built the Pyramids for their pharaohs…their dead pharaohs.
Take a look at the Parthenon. It was huge, and visible for miles around. Even in a state of ruin, it's obvious that the building was beautiful. It took a lot of money, a lot of lives, and a lot of years to build.
It is a magnificent structure, even in its current state of ruin. And this was done for gods made in the image of men, beasts, and creep-crawly things, according to what men, with their darkened hearts, thought was right.
On the other hand, the Israelites, at God's direction, built a Tabernacle or, as it literally translates, a tent for God, the creator of the universe. The tent was surrounded by a seven foot high fence made of fine linen, blocking the view of the tabernacle and ensuring people approached the tent from exactly one direction, from the East.
The outer layer of the tent was made of porpoise skin. As a point of interest, at that time, porpoise skin was primarily used as shoe leather, specifically the leather used on the bottom of the shoe. It was a dull, drab color and it felt like, well, shoe leather. From the outside, the Tabernacle looked like nothing more than a non-descript grey mound, a grey mound with an interesting set of curtains on its East end. It looked something like the following:
But inside the drab tent was something completely unexpected. The interior was constructed of gold, silver and acacia wood. The interior was filled with the sweet aroma of a specially formulated incense. A golden lamp, in the shape of a vine with six branches growing out of it, burned the purest olive oil to provide light for one section of the two-sectioned tent. The walls were made of acacia wood wrapped in gold. The foundations used to hold the supporting walls were made of pure silver. The ceiling was made of fine linen with images of angels.
And in a small square shaped room, all by itself, sat the Ark of the Covenant, made of acacia wood and gold, and the mercy seat, formed from pure gold. And there, over the mercy seat, God graciously and visibly manifested his presence. It was here, over the mercy seat, that God met with Israel. And it was here, with the sprinkling of blood, that Israel's sins were covered.
Back at the fabulous Roman, or Egyptian, or Greek temples, animals were sacrificed. But the sacrifices did nothing to bring men closer to God. In fact, the only thing the sacrifices did was alienate the men and women from God even more.
I was in Atlanta last weekend and had an opportunity to worship with a friend of mine. The name of the local congregation there is All Saints Redeemer Church in Decatur Georgia. They are, to put it mildly, a small church. In fact, here's a picture of the building (I got it from Google Maps). Fortunately I saw this before driving to the church. I would have missed it on the first pass.
As you can see, the building is not particularly large. It's not at all impressive. And it doesn't even look like a church building (however we think a church building is supposed to look). There is nothing about this building to make a person give it a second look; or even a first look for that matter.
But inside, this past Sunday, Michael Leach, the church's teaching Elder (that's "pastor" to you folks at Club Newbirth) preached on John 14:7-14, the exchange between Jesus and the disciples in the upper room. In the forty minutes of preaching, Leach opened up the Word, explained what Jesus was saying to the disciples, and explained why Jesus was kind of short with them when they asked to see the Father. He pointed out the implications of being told that if you have seen the Son, you have seen the Father. For forty minutes, he exposed us to the grace and glory of the word. He did as scripture describes in Ne 8:5-8: he read the word and gave us the sense of the word. Inside the rather ordinary structure, we found a man being obedient to the Word. We were warned that if there is no growth in a Christian's life, there is reason to doubt the truth of a new birth in that man or woman. We were told about the importance of works, not for salvation, but as an indicator of whose I am. The Word was expounded, the truth of Scripture was presented unapologetically. The beauty of Christ and His work on the cross were established unambiguously and without reservation. And as with any effective sermon, I walked out of the building feeling like I had been kicked in the butt (or "buttocks" as my wife insists I call it).
Now consider this building.
Some of you may recognize it as the "worship center" for First Baptist Church of Glenarden on the Kettering. This is one impressive building. And it's large. In fact, Redeemer's entire building would fit in its lobby. As the picture says, it sits on 60 acres. Here's a link to a shot from space. The blue turtle looking thing on the right is the church building. The square structure across the street is a school building.
The last time I was present at First Baptist Church of Glenarden on the Kettering, John K. Jenkins Sr, the senior pastor there at FBCGotK introduced his mentor – Thomas Dexter Jakes, whom you probably know better as T. D. Jakes. T. Dexter has only just now figured out that God is triune in nature and has only just now kind of sort of moved to embrace Trinitarianism. Kind of. He's still Pentecostal as evidence by the speaking in tongues when Tyler Perry "laid hands" on him.
Inside this fabulous building, John K. Jenkins tells the people they are the head and not the tail. He tells them how to "hear the voice of God" without telling them to focus on the Word of God (the Bible). He tells them how to be conquerors and prosper when the world tries to keep you down, and when to sell your car before it's completely worn out. He explains to them that godly music has everything to do with the beat, the rhythm, and the melody. He has even told them that Jesus suffered in hell for their sins because His death on the cross wasn't sufficient. The only thing that did was make it possible for us to receive divine healing for our bodies. And one day, when I was talking to him, he explained to me that a person had to "walk down the aisle" in order to get saved.
In a couple of weeks, he will be piping into this fabulous building, a leadership seminar featuring such luminaries as Bill Hybles, leader of Willow Creek Community Church, Tyler "I Never Miss an Opportunity to Ridicule the Church" Perry, who we know has been sleeping with his fiancé, and Wilfredo De Jesus, who hasn't necessarily done anything wrong. I'm just suspicious when the world speaks so well of a preacher.
In the past, John K. Jenkins has exposed the congregation to such people as Noel Jones, a Oneness Pentecostal, Tony "Mr. Potty Mouth" Campolo, and a host of other sketchy individuals. He has brought in women who preached a Word of Faith theology, claiming that God used faith to create the universe. He has, on his own authority "restored" a man guilty of adultery to a pastorate (though the dude did have to go someplace else to set up another church).
Have you noticed how the modern world is beginning more and more to resemble the ancient world? The more deception there is, the flashier the facility.
Now this is not to say that every large building is a sign of bad doctrine. But let's face it: most of the pimps have getting a big church as a goal. Growing a church means adding as many people as possible rather than helping and encouraging the members to mature spiritually. Most of the pulpit pimps are able to convince their sheeple that the big, flashy building is a sign the pimp is anointed.
Don't look for a large, beautiful chruch building. Look for a church, a local body of Christ, that is taught the truth. Look for a church that focuses on Scripture and its application in our lives. Look for a church lead by godly men willing to sacrifice for you and will call you to sacrifice, not pulpit pimps who are more than willing to sacrifice you on the altar of power and riches. Look for a church lead by men who will speak of the beauty of Christ, not men who build a beautiful memorial to themselves.


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The Fed's key role in international economic policy coordination is a largely overlooked and ignored aspect of its work. Typically, most people think that is what the president and his economic officials do during the meetings of what American academic community derisively calls "talking shops" (G8, G20, and various U.N. agencies).
But the best kept secret is that the Fed does more for the successful operation of the global business cycle than all these "talking shops" combined. And it does that at no cost to American taxpayers. Last year, for example, the Fed transferred $76.9 billion in profits to the U.S. Treasury, while one of these summit jamborees can cost $850 million.
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It wasn't very good. It was rather boring. It had no suspense. It felt more like a TV movie.
Terrible movie.
Happened but the story was told like a Hollywood story. Made to fit Cruise's movies. The last time I saw a good movie from Cruise was War of the Worlds.
Good story and action.
Don't waste your time or money
Tom is well past done! Terrible
filthy, & disgusting !
my rating would be NO stars.
i walked OUT after 45 minutes and felt dirty!
its why i suspect the movie business is down so many billions of $
mostly trash plots, and obscene language
Enjoyed this fast based and somewhat fact based movie. Of course I do like Tom Cruise. The titles between the sequences gave the movie an interesting look and moved the action along. A perfect movie for Tom Cruise.
Good show
True story only designed for Cruise. I don't buy this movie.
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Veteran rocker Chuck Berry, who was found dead at his home on Saturday, reportedly died of natural causes.
According to editors at TMZ.com the "You Never Can Tell" singer's personal doctor will sign off on his death certificate without an autopsy and classify his death, at the age of 90 as "natural."
On Saturday, the rock 'n' roll icon was found unresponsive at his home in St. Charles County, Missouri and medics were unable to revive him.
Chuck's family announced on Monday that they are planning to honor him by releasing a new record he had been working on at the time of his death.
In a statement seen by WENN, his relatives said the album would be released as a "tribute" to the late star.
"While our hearts are very heavy at this time, we know that Chuck had no greater wish than to see this album released to the world, and we know of no better way to celebrate and remember his 90 years of life than through his music," the statement reads.
Chuck's relatives add that further details of the album would be made public later this week.
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Two of his offspring seem likely to appear on the posthumous record, his first new material since 2012, as his daughter Ingrid and son Charles Berry Jr. feature in his backing band.
Announcing the release of the record on his 90th birthday in October last year Chuck said his new album would be dedicated to his wife of 69 years Themetta 'Toddy' Suggs, who survives him.
"This record is dedicated to my beloved Toddy," he said. "My darlin' I'm growing old! I've worked on this record for a long time. Now I can hang up my shoes!"
Born Charles Edward Anderson Berry in St. Louis, Missouri, Chuck is considered by many to be one of the most influential musicians in history.
His blending of various musical styles and outlandish showmanship on stage made him an early pioneer of rock and roll, helping pave the way for the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie.


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The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) is holding the election so that verified property owners can select board members for positions three and four in Bernalillo County and positions six and seven in Socorro and Sandoval counties, respectively.
Nearly all the candidates agree that the most troubling issues facing the MRGCD is the area's lack of water.
Incumbent Adrian Oglesby said persistent drought conditions over the past three years makes this one of the most important elections since the district was formed nearly 100 years ago.
"The next four years will be critical, we are in the worst drought we ever seen, our reservoirs are functionally empty and we have huge infrastructure issues," Oglesby said. "So the next four years we need really intelligent leadership to make sure the district survives."
The MRGCD with its 200 employees and $20 million budget is responsible for upkeep of drainage ditches, levees and canals along the Rio Grande from Cochiti Dam to Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Refuge. The district is also responsible for delivering water to nearly 60,000 acres of farmland for farms of all sizes, ranging from one-acre family plots to 900-acre commercial farming operations.
Oglesby said that in the past the MRGCD has relied on stored water to irrigate those farmlands, but aggressive drought conditions has him projecting that the stored water will run dry in early July. He added that water reserve depletion would amount to some pretty substantial losses and a big hit to the middle valley economy.
"If that happens we are obligated to shut off water to everyone but the pueblos that have very senior water rights. They have a small portion of water being held for that, and once that water runs out, then farming stops until it start raining again," Oglesby said.
Jim Roberts is facing incumbent Karen Dunning for Position No. 3 in Bernalillo County. Adrian Oglesby will face challenger Louis Trujillo for Position No. 4 in Bernalillo County. A third candidate, Andrew Leo Lopez died May 28. Lopez will remain on the ballot, and if he wins board members will appoint someone to take his seat.
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Swimming Pool Basketball March Madness
When I was growing up, March Madness meant neighborhood pool basketball tournaments. We had an old backboard and rim that we mounted in the deep end of Tom White's pool. Nothing as nice as the NBA pool basketball game pictured at left. When Butch Zumwalt broke the rim, we replaced the backboard with a piece of plywood we found in the garage. We had to, we were mid-tournament! I still remember Tom calling out "Let the Games Continue". And continue they did, all through March, right up until we got tired of it, sometime around September.
Pool basketball games can be a casual affair, or a highly organized sport. Setting up two pool basketball sets at each end of the pool gives a full court advantage. Fast Breaks and Full Court Press all across the pool. Many local community recreation centers offer swimming pool basketball as kind of an intra-mural sport for enthusiasts - take a look at a blog we did on the similar offering of Inner Tube Water Polo - and it seems to be catching steam. Swimming Pool basketball may seem more like water polo, in the way the ball is dribbled (in between your arms, swimming heads up), but for us - it was all basketball - in the pool!
We made up our own rules as we went along in our backyard water basketball games, because this was before the internet made everything accessible. The real rules merge with the play and strategy of water polo. Speaking of real rules, what are they? I'm not sure they exist, Google has failed me. Either that, or my editor must be standing at my door demanding this blog post. In either case, in play, swimming pool basketball has the style of water polo and the guts of basketball. Tip off to start the game, and after a basket is made, the opposing team brings in the ball from the end of the pool opposite their goal.
But FOULS, that we took seriously. We had a list of unwritten rules of foul play, designed to keep things fair. If you committed a foul, the other team took a Free Throw, from the center of the pool. Also, if the ball goes out of bounds, just like in real basketball, the other team takes possession and brings it in at the point where the ball left the pool.
So, that's how we played pool basketball games, beginning in March of every year. Generally, the pool water in Central California during early March is about 65 degrees, and we couldn't wait to get in! Or, should I say, that's when our parents allowed us to get into the pool.
What's more fun than pool basketball trick shots? We spent many late afternoons trying to perfect the perfect buzzer beater, off the diving board. Take a look at these videos - and try these at home, kids!


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As a kid, breakfast for dinner was always an incredibly exciting weeknight twist. For students and night shift workers, breakfast 24/7 from fast food restaurants like Jack in the Box has its cachet. But now, breakfast for dessert is what's on everyone's mind!
This emerging 2014 food trend adds day-break foods to the modern chef's weakness for mash-ups and also ties in American's re-found love for tea! Earl Grey panna cotta is the lighter side of breakfast for dessert; doughnut sundaes are the extreme!
There's really no way to get it wrong. Creativity is where you'll find your own hit. Serve any kind of coffee- or tea-infused panna cotta in this modern gelato dish by Libbey. Could chocolate covered bacon be served in a pretty Dobla chocolate cup with some fresh whipped cream and candied nuts. How about serving kids a plate of cookies and milk from an old-fashioned milk bottle or a sundae in a cereal bowl with an assortment of cereals as toppings?


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Business cards make the ultimate first impression. At FedEx Office in Grimes, Iowa we can help you create custom business cards and have them printed within 24 hours.
Build Your Brand Image
Engage consumers with the power of your brand with help from a FedEx Office in Grimes, IA. By creating, building and maintaining your brand equity, customers will know what your company represents.