This gives you more time to clean up a spill and prevent it from becoming a permanent stain. It also helps your carpet look nicer and clean easier in the future.
If your home is subject to frequent spots and spills, whether caused by kids or pets, then you should strongly consider having carpet protector applied after your next professional cleaning.
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We recommend applying carpet protector to the high-traffic areas in your home and your most-used pieces of furniture. Especially any couches where your family likes to sit and eat or the dog's favorite chair.
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Lotion, soap residue, and everyday dirt and grime can dull the shine of your favorite baubles. To restore the sparkle of your jewelry, follow these quick-cleaning tips.
Mix a few drops of mild dish soap with a cup of warm water. Dip a clean, soft cloth in the water and then gently rub the piece to remove dirt and filmy accumulations.
Use a soft toothbrush or makeup brush dipped in the soapy water to scrub away stubborn grime that may be hiding in between prongs or around in-set jewels.
To remove tarnish from silver, mix 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water to create a paste. Wet the silver and work the paste onto the surface with a soft cloth.
Did you know the rose symbolizes love and passion? Or that rose sales climb during the month of February? As Valentine's Day approaches this month, check out some of these cool facts about the most popular flower of the month!
The oldest recorded occurrence of a rose is found in a fossil that dates back 35 million years.
The Cathedral of Hildegarde, located in Germany, holds the world's oldest rose, which is believed to be 1,000 years old.
In the Middle Ages, rose petals and oils were added to the baths of the rich and famous, symbolizing wealth and status.
The most expensive breed of rose in the world is called "Juliet," and is priced at 5 million dollars.
Roses come in a wide variety of colors, but there is no such thing as a black rose. "The Black Rose of Turkey," though seemingly black, is actually an incredibly dark crimson.
If left alone, roses will grow into a fruit, which is called a rose hip. This fruit is berry-shaped and most are red in color, though you might find some dark purple versions.
Ancient Romans revered the rose, using them as room decorations and even necklaces. They believed that anything said "under the rose" (sub rosa) was deemed top secret.
Cavalier, which is located in Italy, is the largest private rose garden in the world, holding over 7,500 different kinds of roses.
In 1986, the rose became the floral emblem of the United States. It is also the official state flower of four states, including New York, Iowa, North Dakota, and Georgia.
Since the ancient days, the rose has been known as the ultimate symbol of love. This is most likely why we associate it with holidays, such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day!
The rose is the most popular flower in the United States year-round. However, gardeners grow over 100 million roses for Valentine's Day alone every year!
When we think about being healthy, we typically think of phrases such as, "eat healthy," or "exercise more!" But there's so much more to being healthy, and one major organ everyone should be concerned about is the heart.
Whether you smoke or not, tobacco smoke can affect your heart. You especially want to avoid secondhand smoke if you already have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, as tobacco smoke contributes to plaque buildup in the arteries. Children, in particular, should be kept away from secondhand smoke.
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is carried in your blood. Although your body needs cholesterol to be healthy, an imbalance can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Make sure to get your cholesterol checked at least every 4–6 years, and maintain a healthy diet and weight.
Research has shown that people who live sedentary lifestyles are at a higher risk for cardiovascular events than those who move frequently throughout the day. If you work at a desk, make sure to take short walks throughout the day, and try not to sit still for too long.
Eating healthy foods helps lower your risk of heart disease. A heart-healthy diet includes foods that are low in saturated and trans fats, added sugars, and sodium, but high in fiber like whole grains, legumes, lean meats, and fruits, and vegetables.
This is important to help avoid serious problems, like heart disease and high blood pressure, so try to do some deep breathing or meditating to relax and manage your stress every day. Talk therapy (whether you chat with a professional therapist or supportive friend) can also be help you deal with the stress in your life.
Studies have shown that people who regularly get less than 6 hours of sleep a night are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease no matter your age or other habits. So make sure to make sleep a priority, and get 7–8 hours of rejuvenating rest each night.
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, which means you'll need some themed treats to celebrate the holiday! Whether you make these treats for a classroom party at your child's school or you just want to spend some quality time with the family for this season of love, these treats will be sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! Take a look at some of our suggestions below for some fun snacks this month.
Rice Krispies treats are always a fun go-to sweet treat to bring to a party. First, gather all of your ingredients: butter, marshmallows, and Rice Krispies cereal, and grab a heart-shaped cookie pan from the baking section of your local grocery store. A heart-shaped cookie cutter will also work.
Melt the butter and marshmallows together in a large pot and then stir in the Rice Krispies cereal. Next, press the mixture into the heart pan, or press out a flat rectangle and, when cool, cut hearts out using the cookie cutter.
No need to cook these treats! Simply pop them in the refrigerator for a little while to let them set. Bonus: Melt some white chocolate until smooth, dip the top of your hearts in the melted mixture, and top with heart-shaped sprinkles for some added sweetness!
Another simple treat for Valentine's Day are marshmallow pops. All you need are strawberry marshmallows, chocolate, sprinkles, and lollipop sticks.
Push the lollipop sticks into each marshmallow to begin. Melt the chocolate until smooth, and dip one marshmallow at a time in the chocolate, but only about two-thirds of the way. Allow the excess chocolate to drip off, and then dip the chocolate-covered marshmallow in your sprinkles.
Set the marshmallow pop (stick down) in a cup or mug so the chocolate can set. You can also put them in the refrigerator for a few minutes to speed the process along.
This Valentine's snack is perfect for lovers of both salty and sweetness. Grab some pretzel twists and sticks, white chocolate or candy melts (for a non-chocolate flavor), and a variety of sprinkles.
Next, melt your chocolate or candy melts in the microwave until smooth. If you're using candy melts, make sure to add a tablespoon or two of vegetable shortening while heating. Once melted, dip each pretzel in, covering about a third of the surface, and let the excess drip off.
Place the dipped pretzels on a sheet of wax paper and cover with your favorite sprinkles. Place them in the refrigerator for a quick chill to help them harden.
February isn't exactly ideal for bonfires. But, fear not! For an awesome indoor version of this traditional treat, all you'll need is a microwave and all of the regular s'more ingredients.
Grab some graham crackers, chocolate (bars, not chips!), and pink marshmallows. Break the graham crackers into squares and place a large marshmallow on top. Heat in the microwave for 10–12 seconds so the marshmallow can heat up. Top with a square of chocolate and another graham cracker, and then squeeze down until the marshmallow puffs out the sides.
Sometimes all it takes is a smile to brighten someone's day. It sounds cliché, but it's true! Test this theory out by smiling at strangers to spread some love and pay your good feelings forward. You'll be surprised at how good you feel by doing this, too!
It doesn't take anything to open a door for a stranger. This small act of kindness might save someone a lot of hassle (especially a mom juggling kids and grocery bags!).
We all have clothes in our closets or dressers that we don't wear anymore. Maybe they're old and don't fit, or a style that we no longer prefer. Whatever the reason, take those clothes to your local church or donation center so they can go to someone who may need them.
Here's another easy one and requires no extra effort on your part. If you have a full week's worth of groceries in your cart, let someone who is only buying a couple of items cut in front of you at the check-out line. It'll save them some time and make you feel good for doing them a quick favor!
Ever feel like that one coworker who comes in early, skips her lunch, and stays late doesn't get the credit or recognition she deserves? Then, you should give it to her! Send a thoughtful note or email to that employee who deserves acknowledgement for her hard work. You might just make her week.
The only way the "pay it forward" mentality spreads is if it continues beyond your own kind deeds. When someone asks how they can repay you for your favor, ask them to pay it forward.
Impress that special someone with this delicious twist on traditional French toast. It has the consistency of bread pudding with the tangy sweetness of summer peaches. The only way to make this breakfast better is to serve it in bed!
Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange bread in a tight, flat layer in dish.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs with milk, sugar and vanilla until blended; pour over bread. Arrange peaches on top and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
Remove baking dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°F.
Pour cream into a small pan; bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Drizzle over peaches and bake, uncovered, until casserole is lightly browned on top and just cooked through, 45 to 55 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.


So, I've recently been reading a lot of 'flash fiction', which is not, as I had hoped, Flash Gordon fan-fiction; no, it's terribly literary, Joyce-like stuff. ('Joyce-like' in the sense that the stories tend to end with startling abruptness and value unusual structures over actual content. That's right, I went there).
All joking aside, however, I think flash fiction is great. It lets writers tell a story or present an idea quickly, and I can well imagine that the skills people pick up writing this way can carry over to writing longer fiction, where you can be far more indulgant and long-winded. I'll give it a shot now and then, so expect to see some actual fiction up here soon.
I've been struggling lately with the issue of novel length. Not because I'm worried about hurting the book's chance of being published (my writing will no doubt do enough damage on its own), but because the story could work either as a single, fairly long book or as two medium-length ones. I'm leaning towards the latter; there's a very definite 'cutting off' point where one stage of the story ends and the next begins, and I can't imagine simply moving on to a new chapter once I've reached that point. It's hard to describe, but it feels as if doing that wouldn't do it justice, somehow.
Of course, that's a concern for the future. Right now it's nearly nine o' clock in the evening and I've spent most of the day writing in comments sections here. Admittedly that adds up to several thousand words output, but it's not moving the novel forward any.
Continuing with my non-fiction reading streak, I'm planning on starting Carl Sagan's Cosmos tonight. I was planning on checking out Pale Blue Dot because I was actually looking at the pale blue dot photo, but I've apparently lost the copy I bought years ago. I've been a huge fan of Sagan's work ever since reading The Demon Haunted World, which I would encourage everyone to read. More than any other writer I know of, Sagan was incredibly good at sharing the sense wonder and awe inherent in any study of the Universe.
Current word count for [untitled]: 19,031. Booya. Tomorrow I'm going for 20k.


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Campo Alegre es un urbanización mayormente residencial ubicada en el municipio Chacao al este de Caracas en el centro norte de Venezuela.

Geografía

Esta urbanización limita al norte y al oeste con el El Bosque y Caracas Country Club,  con La Castellana y al sur con El Rosal. Posee una superficie estimada en 32,5 hectáreas (0,32 kilómetros cuadrados) y hace parte tanto del Distrito Metropolitano de Caracas como del Estado Miranda.

El sector alberga uno de los grandes hoteles de la ciudad, conocido como el Embassy Suites by Hilton y uno de los salones de fiestas más exclusivos de Caracas, la Quinta Esmeralda.  En esta urbanización se encuentran la embajada de la República de Colombia, la embajada de Serbia y el consulado de Portugal.

Historia

De 1932 data el proyecto de Campo Alegre, que el arquitecto Manuel Mujica Millán tituló significativamente: "Plano de la Ciudad-Jardín de Campo Alegre". Allí vemos un universo de avenidas arboladas y diagonales como "ramblas" cruzándose en plazas a las que se asoman villas modernas, neocoloniales, neovascas y neobarrocas.

A pesar de los cambios en su arquitectura urbana, la plantación de Flor de la Reina y su rambla de mangos centenarios, nos invade de ese espíritu arcádico, de esa condición pseudourbana, de esa atmósfera de jardín sembrado de arquitectura que fue Campo Alegre, la Garden City de Mujica.
Con el ensanche de la carretera del Este y su creciente tráfico de automóviles, tranvías y autobuses, "Campo Alegre" queda escasamente a diez minutos de la Plaza Bolívar y su rápido desarrollo en plena crisis ha venido a demostrar una vez más que los bienes raíces constituyen en toda época la mejor inversión.

Véase también
Caracas Country Club
Avenida Libertador

Referencias

Urbanizaciones de Caracas
Municipio Chacao

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Sir Nigel said acting life was a "struggle for dignity and justification"
Sir Nigel Hawthorne, one of Britain's most respected actors, has died aged 72.
His agent confirmed that he died at 0930 GMT on 26 December at his Hertfordshire home.
He died from a heart attack but had been fighting cancer for the last 18 months.
The roles of Sir Humphrey Appleby on television in Yes, Minister and as King George III on the big screen ensured his celebrity across the world.
His agent of 30 years, Ken McReddie, said: "He was a brilliant actor and a wonderful friend.
"I feel very sad and extremely cut up."
Nigel Hawthorne was in his fifties by the time he enjoyed television success, and this notoriously insecure actor admitted acting life had been "a struggle for dignity and justification."
He was born in Coventry in 1929, but moved with his family to South Africa soon afterwards. An authoritarian upbringing and brutal schooling left Hawthorne lonely and lacking in confidence.
His father considered acting a "cissy profession" and wanted his son to enter the diplomatic corps.
But after appearing in a Cape Town theatre production, Hawthorne was convinced he would find happiness on the British stage, and aged 22, left for England with �12 in his pocket.
His first foray into British theatre was not a success. He had little luck getting parts and finally took the role of understudy to Leslie Phillips for a West End comedy. In 19 months, Hawthorne did not appear on stage once and finally returned abashed to South Africa.
There he appeared in the first overseas production of Beyond the Fringe and, in 1963, decided to chance his theatrical hand on British soil once more.
This time Nigel Hawthorne was more fortunate. After a spell in revue, he joined the Joan Littlewood Company in time to tour with their production of Oh What a Lovely War!
With roles ranging from a two-liner in an early episode of Dad's Army on television to Shakespeare's Falstaff and Macbeth on stage, Hawthorne earned the reputation of a solid character actor.
In 1977, writers Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn saw Hawthorne on stage and gave him the role of Sir Humphrey Appleby in their new political TV sitcom Yes, Minister, playing opposite Paul Eddington and Derek Foulds.
Hawthorne needed medication to cope with the stress of the filming and of the studio audiences, saying "I just don't see the need for them."
But his portrayal of the verbally dexterous civil-servant who balanced suavity and servility with blatant self-interest earned the actor four Bafta awards and made him a household name.
Two further Baftas were later added for the film The Madness of King George (1994) and the television mini-series Fragile Heart (1996).
With Yes, Minister in its heyday, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher invited him to tea at Downing Street, and insisted on filming a scene with the cast. Civil servants invited him to meet the Israeli Prime Minister.
Recalling Yes, Minister, Sir Bernard Ingham, former press secretary to Margaret Thatcher, said: "It captured the personal agenda of the senior civil servant in any department, who will have his own views as to what should go on.
"Margaret Thatcher's fascination was with the games between the elected politician and the unelected official, who had a very clear concept that his was the way to carry on government.
"She thoroughly enjoyed the exchanges and I'm pretty certain that she enjoyed it especially when Jim Hacker, who was frequently portrayed as thick as two short planks, actually came out on top."
Sir Bernard remembered Mrs Thatcher performing a three-minute sketch in the series in which she demanded the abolition of economists.
He added: "And it turned out that Sir Humphrey was a double-first in economics, politics and philosophy."
In all, five series of Yes, Minister were made, and the show, together with its sequel Yes Prime Minister, was shown in more than 50 countries.
Although Hawthorne relished Sir Humphrey's polished scripts, following this success, he broke away from television to take roles on both West End and Broadway stages.
In 1991, he appeared in Shadowlands. Although the role of bereaved academic CS Lewis moved audiences to tears and earned Hawthorne a 1991 Tony award, he was overlooked for the film role in favour of the more celebrated Anthony Hopkins.
The title role in The Madness of King George was, however, always going to be Hawthorne's. After his Olivier-winning portrayal on stage of the inspiring but insane monarch, scriptwriter Alan Bennett insisted the film role went to the actor. Hawthorne earned an Oscar nomination for the part.
Increased tabloid attention focused on his relationship of 20 years with theatre manager Trevor Bentham, and disturbed Hawthorne intensely.
But the Academy nomination also made Hawthorne one of Britain's most sought after actors, and he was the busiest performer at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. He was awarded his knighthood the same year.
His attempt at directing the film The Clandestine Marriage starring Joan Collins was less successful, but he confounded critics with his 1999 performance of Lear at the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was his first invitation to appear at Stratford, despite 20 years of audition.
Hawthorne enjoyed his late flowering, saying "I didn't really know who I was, until I was middle-aged."
But if his star burned late, it burned brightly. For an actor equally at home in comedy and tragedy, he brought depth and humanity to both.
"His father thought acting was for sissies"


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Prévu courant 2010 :
Extrait : Not my time feat Lynzie Kent
Interview by Angela Yee
Interview Thisis50.com
Interview Ms Drama TV
Une de ses dernières tapes :
Dont est extrait :
Deux autres titres qui seraient extraits de l'album à venir :
www.myspace.com/traethatruth
www.thatruthishere.com
Click to see the Bandcamp : http://lordfatine.bandcamp.com
Lord Fatine
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Re: Trae - Tha Truth (2010, Houston, TX)
par Skoo972 le 20 Mars 2010, 19:46
Ça risque de puer au niveau des feat si y'a des tarlouzes du genre Lil wayne et ce gros suceur de Rick Ross !!
Skoo972
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par ze0n le 20 Mars 2010, 20:40
En tout cas il semble bien piloter sa carrière ...
Jackpot !
ze0n
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Lil' Wayne, Ludacris, Jadakiss, Rick Ross, Young Buck, Shawty Lo, Bun-B, S.L.A.B., Lil' Boosie, Game...
C'est clair qu'il y a un fort potentiel "mainstream" dans la liste des featurings, faut faire ce qu'il faut pour bouffer !
par Kicket le 20 Mars 2010, 22:16
et même pas tu link l'article que tu avais rédigé sur son clip ?
http://www.187prod.com/Trae-ft-Lynzie-Kent-Not-My-Time.html
Kicket
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Quel oubli impardonnable !
Merci Kicc's.
Du coup j'avais oublié aussi cet autre extrait :
par Bouli le 21 Mars 2010, 15:45
Lord Fatine a écrit: Lil' Wayne, Ludacris, Jadakiss, Rick Ross, Young Buck, Shawty Lo, Bun-B, S.L.A.B., Lil' Boosie, Game...
Ouais c'est sur enfin bon des gens comme Ludacris, Jadakiss, Young Buck, Game c'est pas des manchots, Bun B c'est un tueur... et Rick Ross il me derange pas si il pose sur des bombes comme il l'a fait sur Cocaine de UGK.
Oui, je suis communiste et un marxiste en plus, et je t'emmerde gros con, barres-toi fasciste pourri impuissant à la solde du patronnariat, et de l'impérialisme yankee. Casses-toi de chez moi gros porc, sale boche pourri va vendre ta lessive.
Bouli
par Ricco le 10 Avr 2010, 09:16
Pas fan du tout de ce morceau
Celui là pète par contre hommage à MJ! c'est tiré d'une de ses dernière tape.
To all the tricks and them bitches
who suck on the dick occasionally
the scarecrow i love all you hoes
who be really playin the dick so sensationally
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Interview de Trae sur ozonemag.com :
By Julia Beverly • Feb 11th, 2010
Texas street rapper Trae Tha Truth is never one to back down. Perhaps most infamously known for punching Mike Jones at the OZONE Awards, the Rap-A-Lot affiliate nonetheless has done a lot of good for his beloved city of Houston that often goes unrecognized – not to mention, he can really spit. Now preparing to tell Tha Truth on his newest project, Trae answers the tough questions in this OZONE exclusive.
What have you been working on since the last time we spoke?
A little bit of everything. I'm getting ready to drop my new album Tha Truth. Since the last time I talked to y'all, I'm back with ABN Entertainment getting distributed through Fontana. Right now I'm on an all-out campaign for Tha Truth. I'm independent, but I still have the same resources as a major label. It's good for me on both ends. Money-wise, I'm most definitely independent, but look-wise, I still have the connects. I've always been my own CEO because I feel like nobody [else] will get out there and do it how I do it. If I don't get out there and do it, I've failed myself. So I'm gonna give it my all. The reason I say nobody will do it better than I will do it is because I'm going to bat for myself harder than anybody.
Considering the climate of the music game today and the economic recession that has affected everyone, do you think it's more beneficial now for artists to stick it out independently or try to get a major record deal?
It depends on how you look at it. For some cats it's more beneficial to get a deal; to get all the money they can get and put it up and prepare for whatever else might come. I feel like it's more beneficial independently because you spend less money and can get the same results as a major. You've got cats who are independent that can move 100,000 units or more, and you've got cats who are major that move less than 100,000.
You're still kinda "underground" because you haven't really hit that peak yet as far as crossing over to the mainstream. Are you comfortable with the position you're in, having more street-oriented music? Do you feel like you have to "sell out" to become more commercially recognized?
I'm most definitely gunnin' to stay me. Music, to me, is not only a form of art, but it's also a form of ventilation. This is how I vent. So if I went for a certain commercial "look" or "sound," that's not really me expressing myself and what I'm going through out here in real life. I feel more comfortable doing me. Even these days, with the economy the way it is, a lot of people can relate to the struggle that I speak about in my music. So if I continue doing me, they'll be able to relate.
Do you think consumers have become turned off by all the materialism in rap music now that the so-called "bling bling" era has passed?
It's always gonna be here to an extent. People in general like to show off what they've got, especially people who ain't never really had shit. Once they finally get their big break, they're gonna let it be known. I think it's cool, but it's like, you won't be able to do the majority of your music about that. It's cool here and there, I mean, shit, you just had me in Chain Reaction [showing off my jewelry]. But at the same time, when you listen to my album, it isn't about [jewelry] and all that type of shit.
If somebody criticized you for spending a lot of money on jewelry, how would you respond?
I'd say, "Fuck 'em in they ass." Nobody is allowed to judge somebody else if you're not that man up above. You can have your opinion, but you can't judge me. I know muthafuckers who fuck their money off on gambling or pussy or all types of shit. At the end of the day with me, a muthafucker can't tell me shit. My whole purpose in living is to take care of me and mine and my family, and all those other people that I can reach out and help.
So would you say jewelry is a vice, or more of an investment for your rap career? The image?
For me, it's just a bonus. Like I was saying, as long as my family and everything else is taken care of, what's the problem? All of my stuff is situated before I go spend on myself. Even though I've got a right to spend on myself and do what I want – I bust my ass and make sure everything is taken care of first before I go do me. Everybody's got a right to enjoy life. I give a damn about the critics. I'm my own man.
You just had a child, correct?
Yeah, I just had a son named Houston.
So you're representing for the city in a major way.
Everybody calls me Houston anyway, so I decided to just go ahead and ride it out. I had two little boys before him, so Houston is the newest addition to the family.
How are things between you and Z-Ro at this point? Are you on good terms or is there still some friction?
If we see each other it's cool. He's workin' on the stuff he's workin' on, and I'm workin' on my projects. We're both just working and doing what we do. It's never really been "beef." Family members just don't agree all the time. We had differences of opinion on certain shit, so we went our own lil ways, but at the end of the day there ain't no beef or nothing like that. It's not like I'm out here lookin' for him or he's lookin' for me.
Is he featured on Tha Truth?
Nah. But there are a lot of songs we've got together that haven't even been heard, so people might get 'em, they might not. I just take it a day at a time. I can't really tell you what tomorrow is gonna bring.
You've been known to have some disagreements with other Houston folks. Did you and Mike Jones ever come to terms with whatever the issue was? What would happen if you ran into each other today?
Since the [OZONE Awards] incident I've seen him once, and that was at a show in Austin. The police surrounded his vehicle and walked him inside the gate and closed the gate, and kept us outside the gate to keep us separated. (laughs) It ain't that serious. I'm not worried about dude. Go out there and get your money, mane. I'm handlin' my own business. At the end of the day, I just stand up for what I stand up for, and if I feel disrespected I'ma handle it. Other than that I'm not really worried about it. I'm not sittin' around trying to bash him or do none of that other shit.
Out of all the places to confront Mike Jones, why did you have to choose the OZONE Awards?
(laughs) Only because it's you asking me, I'm cool with [answering]. It's like this: shit goes down out here on the regular. This ain't the first time they heard about Trae gettin' into some shit. This is the first time they heard about it throughout 50 different states, and overseas, though. He knew I was lookin' to holla at him before then. Nobody saw him the whole [TJ's DJ's Conference/OZONE Awards weekend] so we didn't run across each other then. The first time we ran across each other was [at the Awards] and my mindframe wasn't that I'm at an award show. My mindframe was, "I've been lookin' to holla at you all weekend." If it had been in the parking lot or the corner store or after the Awards, and I felt disrespected, it was gonna go down. So it was no disrespect meant towards the Awards, and you know I apologized to you for it, but other than that, I stand for what I stand for.
In retrospect, do you think punching him was the best way to handle the situation?
I think it could've been handled differently. Because for one, we started off with me letting him know what it was. No voices were raised. When he raised his voice, that's when it went a different route. But that's neither here nor there. It's done.
Well, the reason I'm bringing it up is because it's not like this is the first time some type of violence has occurred at a Hip Hop event or award show. Do you think situations like this make it difficult for us as a community to have positive events where everybody can come together?
Truthfully, yeah. I can't deny that. It does kinda put a little bit of strain on it. But at the end of the day, shit just goes how it goes. If you're at your event, let's say a bitch who's backstage tryin' to fuck with every rapper doesn't know who you are and disrespects you. I couldn't be mad at you if you decided to slap that hoe.
Personally, I wouldn't handle a situation that way.
And I can understand that, but you don't really know until you've been put in that situation. If you feel all the way disrespected, even if you don't put your hands on 'em, you're damn sure gonna be like, "Fuck 'em!"
But thinking that in your mind and actually physically taking action are two different things.
Baby, that's just my mindframe. If I think it, I'ma say it. And that might not always be good, but it might not always be bad either.
How can we as the Hip Hop community have more positive events where we're able to be respected by the general public as a legit business community and not just a bunch of people who cause problems?
Move past it and continue grinding and doing what you do, because at the end of the day, not me nor anybody else should be able to stop you if that's what's in store for you. And all the muthafuckers that be out here with that gas shit need to keep that gas shit at home. A lot of entertainers be feelin' themselves so they do stupid shit that offends people. I think if people have a certain type of respect for one another, there'd be less confusion.
What'd Mike Jones do that was so disrespectful?
He just got real arrogant with the mouth. He just got beside hisself. And to be honest, I ain't did no interviews about this shit and I don't care to talk about dude. The shit is done, you know? After that, I let it be known, if he felt it was that disrespectful, he could come back and holla at me on any given day. He didn't do that, so we left it alone. He knows what he did and I know what he did, but I damn sure don't wanna use my interview up talkin' about this cat. I got too much other shit goin' on, baby.
Gotcha. Okay, so the album is called Tha Truth? Who's featured on there?
I got so many songs, man. I got enough for two albums. I've got songs with Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Jadakiss, Rick Ross, The Game, Shawty Lo, Lloyd, Young Buck, JayTon, man, I got shit with everybody. I've been recording real heavy. If something happens to me in these streets, I'll still have a lot of music coming out. I'm a firm believer in filling up the CD til there ain't no more room on it, so that's probably what I'm gonna do.
You've made a strong effort to be involved in the community. Aside from Trae Day, did you do anything recently for the holidays?
Most definitely. On Thanksgiving we got out there and fed a whole bunch of families. On top of that, we went to a few neighborhoods. We went to the projects and went door-to-door to deliver food. On Christmas, I got out there with Sheila Jackson-Lee and the city of Houston and we gave out toys to a few thousand kids. On top of that, they had me be Santa Claus for some of the disabled and less fortunate kids. As long as I'm out here doing stuff for the community, that's what makes me feel comfortable.
Do you feel a responsibility to do give back because of your status of an artist or is it just something you'd do regardless?
If I stopped doing what I was doing as far as being an entertainer, I'd still do that. You've gotta understand the way I came up. My older brother Dinkie went to jail when I was around 12 or 13 years old, so a lot of [key] choices I made in my life, I made on my own. That's not to say they were the right choices or the wrong choices, but I had to experience that on my own without having guidance. I had the big homies in the streets, but at the end of the day it was on me because I was my own man. There's a lot of people out there who can relate to how I came up. I wanna be that big homie who can let them know, "yeah, this is right," or "nah, that ain't right," or help them understand that things aren't really that bad. You've got people out here that believe in you. You ain't just out here by yourself.
When you do Trae Day, it's cool to have the artists come out and perform and all, but what's the ultimate purpose of the event? What kind of services do you provide for the community?
Every Trae Day, the entertainers are the last thing that comes. That's how the event ends. When I was blessed to get my own holiday, I wasn't even gonna make it about me. It was more about the city and the streets and the other stuff that goes on there. We give out school supplies. We give out school clothes. We offer HIV/AIDS testing. We do different activities for the kids. This year we gave away a few thousand immunization shots, the shots have to get to go to school. It's so bad out here that some people don't have money to pay for their kids to get shots, so some of the kids weren't even gonna be prepared for school. So that was a blessing for us to be able to get the kids' shots and get them enrolled in school.
Did you pay for that yourself or was the city involved?
Everything was done by me out of my own pocket. They tell me there's ways to get sponsorships, but I didn't really go that route. Maybe in the future I might go that route, but at the end of the day, it's from my heart. I did everything I felt needed to be done. I flew in all the entertainers too. That was more of a bonus for the kids and the families that were out there.
There was also a shooting at Trae Day too, right? I don't wanna focus too much on the negative, but you being an event organizer, did you feel like the media coverage of the event focused more on the negative than the positive? Because that's how I felt with the Ozone Awards situation.
I knew you were gonna say that. (laughs) And it's understandable. Cats like us, it seems like we might not realize it, but we realize stuff like that. Niggas like us are always thinking and watching our surroundings and everything that's going on, most definitely. So it did feel like that, but at the end of the day, good was still done. When Trae Day comes back around, they're gonna come back. I gotta be prepared and make sure shit is straight for the kids' sake. That's the most important thing. I think [media outlets] like CNN don't even know who I am, to a certain point, so they didn't give the event [negative] coverage, but even the [media outlets] out here in Houston who do know who I am still kept it positive. Even though the violence happened after the event was over, it still came back to me and I can't complain about it. We gotta keep it moving. I'm doing all this through my non-profit organization called ABN: A Better Neighborhood or Angels By Nature.
What else are you working on for 2010?
Of course we've got the cartoon episodes we've been working on, you can find those on YouTube. Y'all [at OZONE] were featured in one of them, of course. Since I'm Trae Tha Truth, what's different about my cartoon [as compared to everybody else's] is that these are real life situations I be going through. We bring in a lot of entertainers to do their own voices and the shit is funny as hell. You can be gangsta as hell and see this shit and you're still gonna be laughing. We're shopping it around right now. There might be a chance it'll land on MTV. I haven't really linked up with Cartoon Network but it might be something they'd wanna put on Adult Swim.
As far as production for this album, did you stick with the same formula?
I did a different remedy. I went for the young hungry cats that a lot of cats don't even know about. They're being slept on. A lot of these cats are talented. I just jumped out there and found a lot of young, hungry, up and coming producers like Platinum Hands, Mr. Incredible, Mr. Rogers – he's up and coming, he's got a couple records on the Billboard charts and he did my [previous hit] the "Swang" record – I've got Gavin, LeToya Luckett's brother producing on there, I got a lil young cat from the East Coast named V-Don. As far as the bigger names I got Street Runner, he produced a track with me and Lil Wayne, and then I've got Mr. Lee and CyFyre, I can't forget him, because I just shot a video for one of his tracks. With this album I'm gonna try to shoot videos for at least 85% of the album. The first [single] was "Something Real" with me, Slim Thug, Plies, Jodeci, and Brian Angel. That's actually growing daily. Every week when I look it up, it's getting added to another couple of stations.
At this point, what's the status of the whole "Houston movement?" At one time, the whole industry's attention was focused on Houston, but that time came and went. Do you see a whole new crop of artists coming out of the city, or the established artists kinda recreating their sound?
It's gonna be a little bit of both, but there's always gonna be a new wave. It doesn't matter where it's coming from, whether it's Houston, Atlanta, New York, or Miami. People's attention spans are real short. They're always looking for the next best thing. With that being said, some of the old heads and the best of the city are gonna be able to recreate themselves. Sometimes you've got some young hard niggas coming up doing our thing. In Houston, we're always gonna have a new wave. That's my personal opinion. I'm always on the front lines. I think the second wave [of artists] are gonna be moreso on the street side than on the commercial side. But our Houston culture is still the same. Our life still revolves around swangers. We've still got slabs. We still listen to Screw. We still listen to slow music. We've still got grills in our mouths. We're still on the streets hustling. I feel [the movement] coming but I don't know when. I can't really say. I might be the boost for it or somebody else might be the boost for it, but I just know that it's coming.
Do you think Pimp C's passing had an effect on the Houston music scene, as far as dimming the torch a little bit, or do you feel like the other artists have done a good job of carrying on his legacy?
It dimmed the torch because it hurt us. It kinda took a little air out of us, the same as when Screw and Fat Pat and Hawk died. It's always gonna take a little away from us because it hurts us personally. We don't really think about the music because we're losing a pa'tna or a brother or a family member. But after a while, we know we've gotta get our energy back and hold it down for them. That makes us go harder. Even when Screw passed, it might have slowed us down for a little while, but eventually everybody across the world knew about the whole Screw movement. Once we go, we go hard. But it's just a matter of when that time comes.
Sippin' syrup is also a part of Houston culture, but unfortunately it's also part of the reason Pimp C passed. Do you think Houston artists have slowed down on using it because of his death?
People always make it more than what it is. Each city has their own type of drugs. You've got people who don't rap doing drugs. You've got movie stars doing drugs. There are people who just work a 9-5 job that use drugs. Each person is held accountable. Me, I don't fuck with none of it, but that's not to knock the next man.
Is there anything else you want to say?
Are you gonna let me host the next OZONE Awards?
Absolutely not. (laughs) You'll be lucky if I let you in.
(laughs) Okay, I'm gonna take that. But seriously, it's Free Dinkie all day every day. Free Pirex, free Pee Wee, Rest in Peace to Screw, Fat Pat, Mafio, Pimp C. Free my brother, they deported him. We out here ridin' for him. Be prepared, Tha Truth is on the way. I'm still learning this internet thing but my twitter shit is @traeabn and I'm on myspace.com/traethatruth. Be on the lookout for everything I've got coming. I've got a mixtape coming with Evil Empire and DJ Folk. We stay grindin' it out. Get ready for Tha Truth. //
Une tape est prévue prochainement :
Extrait : Trae - Quit callin' part 2
Trae fait parler de lui en ce moment en attaquant en justice une station de radio de Houston, TX, qui boycotte sa musique après qu'il ait parlé de l'un des employés de KBXX dans un de ses titres. Les dirigeants de la radio ont viré 3 animateurs pour avoir passé un son de Chamillionaire avec un featuring de Trae :
1. Intro- Trae Tha Truth
2. Light Up- Trae Tha Truth, Drake, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne
3. Maybach Music Iii- Rick Ross , T.I., Jadakiss, Erykah Badu
4. Inkredible- Trae Tha Truth, Ft Lil Wayne & Rick Ross
5. Intrelude- Trae Tha Truth
6. First 48- J-Dawg Ft Trae Tha Truth
7. Intrelude- Tra Tha Truth
8. B.M.F. (G-Mix) Rick Ross, Ft Trae Tha Truth, Yo Gotti & Styles P
9. Inrelude- Trae Tha Truth
10. Other Shit- Jayton
11. Intrelude- Trae Tha Truth
12. Freak- Trae Tha Trith & Lil Boss
14. Lose My Mind Rmx- Young Jeezy Ft Trae Tha Truth & Drake
15. Street Shit- Young Quis
16. All White- Young Jeezy
17. Look In The Mirror- Yo Gotti
18. Super High Freestyle- Troublesum
19. Super High Rmx- Rick Ross Ft Currensy & Wiz Khalifa
20. Unthinkable Freestyle- Trae Tha Truth & J-Dawg
21. Im Beamin- Lupe Fiasco Ft Trae Tha Truth
22. Live Fast Die Young- Rick Ross Ft Trae Tha Truth & Kanye West
23. Seen Money- Red Cafe Ft Akon
24. Hustlin(Champions Anthem)- The Game
26. I Am The Streets- Trae Tha Truth Ft Rick Ross & Loyd
27. Public Service Anouncement- Trae Tha Truth
28. We Here- Trae Tha Truth Ft Jayton & Young Quis
Bientôt une nouvelle tape pour Trae : Can't Ban Tha Truth
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The necessity of taking such precautions is testimony to the challenging nature of this event. The Hardmoors 110 Ultamarathon follows the dramatic Cleveland Way National Trail encircling the North Yorkshire Moors and the Cleveland Heritage coastline. Starting from Helmsley, it finishes at Filey after 110 miles and 6,000 metres of cumulated elevation gain.
There are 14 checkpoints and 60 hours in which to complete the race and each stage has a cutoff time.
This year Sharon Gayter, the UK's leading female ultrarunner, will be running. Sharon has just returned from Holland where she won the Texel 120 km womens race in 12:24:03. Last years second place finisher Neil Ridsdale also returns.
The event takes place June 3rd 2011 and 32 runners are signed up for one of the longest annual races on the UK ultrarunning calendar.


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NSW prop Andrew Fifita is set to line up for the Blues on Wednesday night with heavily-pregnant wife Nikki close to giving birth to their third child in the coming days.
The Australian international was hoping for an Origin II victory to ease the pressure at the end of the series but the Maroons' win in Game Two has ensured there's still plenty of stress on the 28-year-old heading into the clash.
While Fifita has been guarded from the media in preparation for the all-important decider, NRL.com spoke to the Sharks prop about the situation off the paddock prior to Origin II.
"When the doctor is saying Nik is 39 weeks it's a bit worrying but we've been prepared for it and knew it would be close," Fifita told NRL.com.
"I'm willing to miss my baby's birth to wrap up the series and she's been very supportive of that and wants a win just as much as we all do.
"She understands and knows it's my dream and wants me to be happy."
Coincidentally, Fifita's NSW roommate Nathan Peats welcomed his second child into the world last Thursday with both players bonding over the anxious wait.
"At the end of the day I'll be thinking about it and jumping on Face Time as much as I can before it," Fifita said.
"We don't know the sex of the baby so I think that's the best part of the surprise."
Front-row teammate Aaron Woods expected Fifita to rise to the occasion after being contained by the Maroons in Game Two.
Fifita was restricted to less than 100 run metres on the slippery surface of ANZ Stadium and will benefit from a drier track in Brisbane.
"They attacked him pretty hard when we had the ball and got a lot of numbers to him," Woods said.
"He was disappointed he didn't get enough ball in Game Two but is raring to go and wants a big game."
It was both Woods and skipper Boyd Cordner who made the most yardage for the Blues in their two-point defeat, however there will be a focus on getting Fifita more involved in the decider.
"He's a big frame and the way we carried ourselves sometimes probably didn't help the way Fifita plays," Woods said.
"[For me] I can give him more tip-ons or [the coach] can let him play a bit wider. We'll have to see what the game plan is."
The Blues travel to Brisbane on Tuesday afternoon following their final training run.
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Neuse, who hit .321 across two levels this season, capped a four-run fifth inning with the homer, which ultimately proved to be the difference in the game.
While Neuse helped provide the offense, Athletics No. 9 prospect Grant Holmes came through on the mound. The right-hander posted a 4.49 ERA through 29 games (24 starts) during the regular season, and although he wasn't perfect Saturday night, he put together a strong effort and did enough to help his team earn a win.
Holmes threw 58 of his 94 pitches for strikes and gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Sean Murphy (No. 11) and Max Schrock (No. 17) also contributed to the win as each had a hit and scored a run.
Other top prospect performances from Saturday's action:
• Astros No. 6 prospect Colin Moran did his part for Class A Quad Cities as the River Bandits clinched the Midwest League championship. Moran, who is with Quad Cities as part of a rehab assignment, scored a pair of runs and went 2-for-4 in the win.
• Dodgers No. 17 prospect DJ Peters, who was just promoted to Double-A Tulsa on Tuesday, drove in a run for the Drillers with a base hit in the fourth. Peters finished 1-for-2 with a walk, but the Drillers were unable to come away with the win.
• Padres No. 15 prospect Jacob Nix made his Triple-A debut in Game 4 of the Pacific Coast League finals and certainly rose to the occasion as he led El Paso to a win over Memphis. Nix, who went 5-5 with a 4.67 ERA across two levels during the regular season, gave up seven hits but limited the damage to just one run over 6 2/3 innings. The 21-year-old righty walked one, fanned one and threw 60 of his 98 pitches for strikes.
William Boor is a reporter for MLBPipeline.com. Follow him on Twitter at @wboor. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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The Integrated Solid Waste Management Act was created by Legislative Bill 1257 in 1992. This Act identifies the timeline for banning specific materials from land disposal. The legislative bans are designed to eliminate problematic materials from the waste stream and extend the life of landfills. Materials affected by the bans are listed with their definition and land disposal ban date.
Lead Acid-Batteries: Electronic storage batteries with cells that contain electrodes and acidic electrolyte, such as those commonly used in motor vehicles.
Waste Oil: Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, used, and as a result of such use is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.
Yard Waste: Grass and leaves. Yard waste is banned from land disposal from April to November 30 of each year.
Discarded Household Appliances: Clothes washers and dryers, water heaters, heat pumps, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, freezers, trash compactors, dishwashers, conventional ovens, ranges, stoves and wood stoves.
Waste Tires (except for waste tire shreds normally six (6) inches in size or smaller): A tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
Unregulated Hazardous Waste: A hazardous waste containing free liquids, or hazardous waste in solid form in a container greater in size or volume than 5 gallons or in a quantity greater in weight than 19.5 kilograms (43 pounds), which are generated by a conditionally exempt small quantity generator. This does not include household hazardous waste.
Waste Tires (in any form): A tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
***The City of Hastings also enforces the following bans - yard waste year around, paint, liquids, chemicals, and propane tanks.
*Recycling Options are available for these wastes in "Where to Get Rid of It... : A guide to Disposal and Recycling Options In the Hastings Area."


Is base flattening and structuring with the SkiVisions Base Flattener expensive? NO! It is true that you have to make the initial capital investment in the tool and inserts, but thereafter all inserts are re-sharpenable an infinite number of times and RARELY need replacement. We show you how.
What is unique about the SkiVisions Base Flattener? It is the only effective hand tool ever produced that provides a superior alternative to stone grinding or flat filing.
Why is this uniqueness important?
How is the uniqueness accomplished?
The Base Flattener is a large and powerful planing tool that can eat either plastic alone or plastic and edge metal, depending on the blade used.
The Ruby Stone Blades (see description below) are 6 inches long and come in medium and coarse grits for different structures cut into the base plastic while you are flattening it. The Ruby Stone Blades require no skill to use. Since they cannot cut metal to any significant degree, you cannot cause problems that aren't easily corrected.
The steel blade requires some skill and care when using it, but it is a powerful blade that can slice through steel and plastic on ski bases simultaneously and can be re-sharpened an infinite number of times (see "Stone/Steel Inserts Maintenance). However, we now prefer using the File Base Flattener on metal edges and just use the steel blade for final finish on the p-tex.
The Base Flattener is a push tool which means you push it down the ski base from behind the tool.
The Base Flattener is pushed in the tip to tail direction only. Use only light pressure with the steel blade, moderate pressure with the Ruby Stone Blades. Use overlapping strokes and pull the tool back between strokes. The primary pressure is applied with your back hand on the large hump. The front hand on the small hump is primarily there to guide and control the tool.
Look at the picture to the right closely and you will notice that the stone blade is lifted off the ski base, yet the front black glide bar is still on the ski. We recommend that when you are pulling the Base Flattener back in the backstroke that you leave the front of the tool on the ski base, but that you pick up the back of the tool slightly so that the blade does not touch the ski base at all during the backstroke phase.
You will not make hairs on your base if you make sure that the blade is not touching the base on the backstroke. You will make base hairs if you pressure the tool on the backstroke. DON'T PRESSURE THE BACKSTROKE!
The Ruby Stone Blades only cut base plastic when the grit is exposed, the grit gets quickly clogged with base plastic and the stone needs to be cleaned frequently by brushing with the brass brush which comes with the Base Flattener. Always clean the wax from your base with wax remover before using the Ruby Stone Blade as wax will clog the grit more readily than will polyethylene.
The Ruby Stone Blades are completely different from the old stone blades. They are sharper, more powerful, easier to use, produce far better results, leave an incredibly clean and hair free base, and can be re-sharpened numerous times, which re-sharpening returns them to near new performance. If they are sharpened so many times they no longer fit in the tool, folded paper shims can be made so they can still be used. They have a very long usable life.
The coarse blade is primarily used for efficiently removing plastic from a convex (base high) base. It is a very aggressive blade and should be followed with the steel blade to de-structure the base.
The new Ruby Stone Blades are aluminum oxide stones, the highest quality aluminum oxide grit there is, and they have two unique characteristics that make them particularly effective. First the grit is much sharper than standard aluminum oxide so they cut more rapidly. Second, the grit fractures to new sharp points, much like the diamond grit on a fine diamond file, so that when the Ruby Stones are re-sharpened, their performance remains consistent with (although not quite as sharp) as a brand new stone, the sharp new points being replenished every time it is sharpened. They take only minutes to re-sharpen, which also re-flattens them, so doing it frequently really pays. They are, quite frankly, the best of all worlds.
The Ruby Stone Blades give skis better performance than stone grinding. Why? One of the important aspects of sintered polyethylene bases is that they are porous. The porosity naturally allows the base to absorb more ski wax, and it helps reduce surface tension thereby increasing glide. Because a Ruby Stone cuts the polyethylene so cleanly, the pores are left open. Stone grinding, on the other hand, causes the polyethylene to move laterally (smear or creep) on the base due to the speed and pressure of the stone, resulting in the pores getting partially covered up with plastic "creep".
Using the Ruby Stones is a "no-brainer" approach to base flattening and structuring. Just keep them off the metal edges, which cause them to wear excessively. You can feel when the stone is on the metal edge, use the steel blade or the SkiVisions Ski Sharp to bevel the edge before continuing with the Ruby Stone, or better yet, use the File Base Flattener to bring the steel edge flush to the base.
Also, when the ski is convex (base high), always flatten it with the Ruby Stones, never the steel blade, the steel blade is for concave skis when you want to take down metal, or the File Base Flattener. The coarse stone blade is the most efficient and effective insert when taking down a base high convex base.
Always clean the wax off your base with wax remover before using the Ruby Stones, wax will clog the grit.
What is structure on a ski base? It is the process of roughening it to reduce surface tension. If your base is very smooth, surface tension, simply put, is suction from a lack of air between the base and the snow, which slows its glide. Very smooth bases tend to be very slow bases.
1. In new, cold snow the structure needs to be fine. The newer and colder the snow, the finer the structure.
2. As snow gets older, the crystal points start breaking down, so you can then go to a medium structure.
3. As snow goes through multiple freeze and thaw cycles the crystals lose their sharpness and so a coarse structure works best.
A true bar is a critical, must have ski tuning tool, it is used to inspect ski base flatness. They are easy to use but you must have a strong background light to "read" the base. We like inexpensive drafting lamps where the light can be focused at the tip. Tip the true bar up on edge as seen in the picture when reading base flatness.
As long as you have a decent true bar and a strong background light, reading your base is very simple and obvious.
If a ski is flat, there will be a solid, unwavering light band across the width of the base. It will be very obvious that is it flat.
If the ski is concave, there will be a greater amount of light coming through at the center of the base than at the ski edges ("edge high"). This will be very obvious.
If the ski is convex so that the base in the center of the ski is higher than the edges ("base high"), the light band will be more narrow at the center of the base, wider over the edges. The Ruby Stone Blade is used to correct the convexity.
Keep in mind that you can also observe your base flatness just by the structure pattern. If it is consistent the entire base, it is flat. Inconsistencies disclose high or low spots and are generally easy to see.
It is common for ski bases to have waves on them, and stone grinding will not remove them because the stone rides up and down with the waves. The waves have to be cut off from an angle. Also, they cannot be seen. If you use the Base Flattener at an angle as shown in the picture, you will find there is more drag in certain spots than others. Those spots with extra drag are base waves. As you continue to make additional passes on the base you will find the drag at that point becomes progressively less and that finally it disappears, the wave is removed.
You won't put in skip marks if you keep the blade nice and sharp and use the tool with a lighter touch, letting the tool do the job rather than over-muscling it. If you have a rock hardened/damaged section it needs to be polished out with the Ski Sharp Stones before flattening with the steel blade.
If you do put in skip marks, they won't damage the performance of your skis. They just don't look very good. To remove, angle the Base Flattener and use the Ruby Stones, the angle used coming from the opposite angle as the skip marks in the base, they have to be cut off from a cross-angle.
Due to the curvature of the ski at tip and sometimes at tail (flip tail skis) using the Ruby Stone Blade by hand can sometime work better than in the Base Flattener. Just keep the blade up on edge and follow the contour of the base to get a uniform structure across the width.
If your ski is very concave it is best to use the File Base Flattener, the steel blade is best kept for fine detail work rather than using it for heavy work.
It is VERY IMPORTANT to polish off the burr that is left whenever you work on metal ski edges, a burr makes the skis over-sharp and dangerous. We recommend the SkiVisions Ski Sharp for such purpose, or you can polish the edges by hand with a stone.
The steel blade falls from the tool when the retaining screws are loosened. It is sharp and heavy and should be done over your bench carefully.
Maintain a firm grip on the tool when running it off the tail of the ski so you don't drop it.
Keep your fingers on the tool and out of the way of the sharp metal ski edges. Your ski must be held in a ski vise when using the Base Flattener.


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How should my 2 year old be pooping?
My 2 year old poops 3 times even 4 times a day really mushy and the dr says the she should be pooping only 2 times a day and hard. Im not too sure that really makes sense, but if she says so. How do other 2 year olds poop? I know it sounds funny but i want to know from moms who are Okay to talk about it. Thank you!


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Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Dempsey, Kate Rodger, Kasey Buckley
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"Alphonso Bow" Review
Alphonso Bow (Jeffrey Pierce) is a rather unique fellow. An ex-male exotic dancer trained in the martial arts now laying bricks and just about any woman he can find, Alphonso is loud, opinionated and not particularly gifted in the listening department.
Frank (Michael Dempsey), on the other hand, is nearly 15-years older than Alphonso and it shows. A brick salesman who supplies Alphonso with bricks and jobs, Frank seems to get some sort of primal satisfaction out of his daily debates with Alphonso on life issues both grand and miniscule.
It's as if, in some way, both men are waiting. For something. Anything. A certain something.
But, will it ever arrive?
The feature film debut from the father/son creative team of director Lije Sarki (the son) and screenwriter M. Sarki (the father), Alphonso Bow weaves its way through the absurd world of Beckett with glimpses of My Dinner With Andre tossed in for good measure.
The film takes place over the course of the two men gathering for lunch and one of their daily debates at what is obviously a family style restaurant. Unfortunately for all those around them, the conversation at times is anything but "family." The two weave their way through such topics as religion, sex, early childhood behavior, a severely injured dog, Hitler, Samuel Beckett and much, much more.
Is someone right? Is anyone wrong?
Is there any actual purpose to this entire affair?
Having been on the film festival circuit with appearances at Dances With Films, Detroit Independent Film Festival and the Derby City Film Festival, Alphonso Bow is now available from Indieflix and getting ready for release and availability with Amazon, Netflix and ITunes following a special Hollywood screening celebrating the DVD release on June 16, 2010 at 7pm at Cinescape in Hollywood.
The first of at least two planned collaborations between the father and son creative duo ( Get She Water is next), Alphonso Bow is one of those talk heavy films that you either love or hate. The film's success rests squarely in the hands of its co-leads, the ability of the directing Sarki to pace the film appropriately and, perhaps most importantly, the ability of our writing Sarki to write dialogue that feels both authentic and circular in nature.
Seriously, haven't you ever had one of these conversations? This is the kind of conversation that friends have over the course of bottomless cups of coffee at your local Denny's or IHOP or any number of other all night food joints.
I've had these conversations. I'm pretty sure you've had these conversations, and from the way the film flows it's fairly safe to say that cast and crew alike can identify with the tone, rhythm and subjects discussed in the course of this quick-moving 72-minute film.
As the seemingly larger than life Alphonso Bow, Jeffrey Pierce ( The Space Between) has the challenging task of keeping appealing a character who seems like the inbred bastard stepchild of George W. Bush, Ross Perot, a used car salesman and a televangelist. In other words, Alphonso talks much, talks loud, talks often and, more often than not, doesn't really say that much. For the most part, Pierce manages to keep Bow an intriguing character whose inner workings are never quite clear. While he occasionally dips into caricature, his chemistry with Dempsey's Frank is near perfection and the two complement each other quite nicely.
Michael Dempsey is a pure delight as the relatively calm and mostly patient Frank, whose inner workings slowly reveal themselves as the conversation evolves, or devolves, and Frank seemingly begins to decide that Alphonso may not be worth waiting for after all. Dempsey sort of brings to mind the Andy Griffith role from the wonderful Waitress, a sort of feisty but insightful fellow whose motivations are never really crystal clear.
Or maybe he is.
Kasey Buckley and Kate Rodger also shine in relatively brief appearances, though Alphonso Bow is clearly a two-person show.
Filmed on a modest low six-figure production budget, Alphonso Bow is simply yet naturally photographed by Dan Coplan, who manages to capture the contrast between Frank and Alphonso by allowing the camera to rest on facial expressions, body language and through effective use of lighting.
While this is the feature film debut for Lije Sarki, Sarki has an extensive background in acting, producing and also directed a short version of his next film, Get She Water. Similar to the works of Beckett, Sarki doesn't so much dictate the flow of the film as he does allow it to unfold. Of course, this is made much simpler given the film's intelligent and lively screenplay.
Alphonso Bow also features stellar original music by Jason Sebastian Russo, whose tunes play over both the opening and closing credits.
While the character of Alphonso does, in all honesty, wear a bit thin by film's end, the words shared between Alphonso and Frank over the course of their conversation will stay with you long after the closing credits have rolled. A strong debut from both Lije and M. Sarki, Alphonso Bow manages to be quirky without pretentious while appearing intentional without ever losing its spontaneity.
Alphonso Bow may not be the type of flick likely to fill the multiplexes, but fans of Netflix's ongoing commitment to the indie filmmaker would do well to check out this film.