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Man-to-Man Defense: It's Not What You Do, It's How You Do It
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Learn some of the best defensive tactics and drills in Vic Schaefer's bag of tricks!
Take away passing lanes with aggressive denial to disrupt your opponent's offense
Fight through down screens with physicality to prevent your match-up from receiving the ball
Apply tough defensive pressure on the ball to keep the ball handler from attacking the middle
with Vic Schaefer,
University of Texas Head Women's Coach;
former Mississippi State University Head Women's Coach;
2018 Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year;
2018 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Coach of the Year;
2018 & 2017 NCAA Championship Runners-Up;
2017 ESPY Award - 'Best Upset';
3x SEC Coach of the Year (2015, 2018, 2019);
2018 SEC Regular Season Champions - 16-0 record;
2016 NCAA Sweet Sixteen;
2011 NCAA Championship (as Associate Head Coach, Texas A & M)
Coach Vic Schaefer has elevated Mississippi State into one of the best programs in women's collegiate basketball. This success stems from a philosophy of doing the same things that every other team in the country does, but with an attitude that MSU will do it with an uncommon level of excellence. Coach Schaefer demonstrates this approach through nine defensive drills that build his pressure man-to-man defense. In this video, you will gain valuable teaching points to maximize the effectiveness of your drills while also learning the teaching points to develop an aggressive defense.
Core Defensive Drills
Mississippi State prides itself on being a disruptive defensive team. You will see the package of drills that are run every day in Bulldog practices. Coach Schaefer demonstrates a unique approach to guarding the ball with his "Approach Stance" drill. He shows how to improve the lateral quickness of your players with his method of pivoting in a defensive stance. Other tactics, such as identifying the ball handler's pivot foot and the "hot stove," will enable your players to apply maximum pressure on the ball. Additional drills teach defenders to blow up down screens with physicality and alter their routes based on the location of the screen in order to stay "up the line and straight line" in pass denial.
Defending Common Actions
Coach Schaefer shows the "3-Out 1-In" drill, which is a personal favorite that Mississippi State runs daily. This drill puts a premium on ball-pressure while also teaching defenders how to adjust their passing lane denial based on their proximity to post players. This drill also can be used to install your ball screen defense. You will also learn how the Bulldogs attack pick & rolls with a hard show.
The "3-on-3 Rebounding" drill reinforces denial pressure by challenging players to take away dribble hand-offs and guard backdoor cuts while also being ready to put their "butt in the gut" when the shot goes up. In addition to other drills, you will also come away with a perfect defensive drill for teaching numerous phases of your defensive system. The "7-Point Defensive" drill has players deny the wing, take away backdoor cuts, front the posts, find help position, disrupt flash cuts, and dive for loose balls in a single repetition!
This video will show you why Coach Schaefer has won numerous national Coach of the Year awards. There is absolutely something to take away from this video for everyone, regardless of the system you run!
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Mark Dapin (born 1963) is an Australian journalist, author, historian and screenwriter. He is best known for his long-running column in Good Weekend magazine.

Early life
Mark Dapin was born in Britain and immigrated to Australia in 1989.

Career
Dapin was the founding chief sub-editor of the Australian Financial Review Magazine in 1995. From 1998 to 2002, he was editor and then editor-in-chief of Ralph magazine. He has written for a variety of publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Times, Penthouse and Good Weekend. He has a Bachelor of Social Science degree and a Masters in Journalism from UTS and has taught journalism courses at the University of Sydney and Macleay College.

In 2008, Dapin was thrown out of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's home when he was only minutes into a profile interview for Good Weekend magazine. The incident – and subsequent attempts by Ramsay's publicists to control the story – formed the basis of Dapin's feature 'Nightmare on Ramsay Street' and a later essay for the literary magazine Meanjin. Dapin's work on Ramsay was examined in two essays in The Profiling Handbook: "What's the Point of a Profile? The Curious Cases of Mark Dapin on Gordon Ramsay and Jack Marx on Russell Crowe" by Fiona Giles, and "Double Vision: Profile of a Profile" by Gillian Rennie. Rennie, a lecturer at Rhodes University, South Africa, uses Dapin's thoughts on the Ramsay interview as a prism for her own reflections on her famous profile of Epainette Mbeki. Giles, a professor at Sydney University, examines Dapin's work alongside that of his contemporary, Jack Marx. She writes: "both journalists are well-known, mid-career writers bringing a gonzo, rock 'n' roll sensibility to their work. Well-versed in the post-New Journalism style, they include themselves in their stories, and are entertainingly provocative. They enjoy a high status in Australia as award-winning writers, are known to court controversy, and have been sacked from Australia's second largest print empire, Fairfax Media – occasions which attracted media coverage. They are both authors of book-length literary journalism in addition to feature-length profiles, and are admired for being independent thinkers with a quick wit."

Dapin's departure in 2012 from Fairfax Media (to which he subsequently returned as a contributor) and the loss of his Good Weekend column, were reported extensively in the Australian press. In recent years, he has become more prominent as a novelist and historian. In July 2014 he was commissioned by the Centenary of Anzac Jewish Program to write a military history book Jewish Anzacs, published by the Sydney Jewish Museum. In July 2017 he was named as one of the screenwriters on the second season of TV show Wolf Creek – he is credited on two episodes of the show.

In 2019, he presented Myths of War on ABC radio.

Interviews
 The Sydney Morning Herald - "Mark Dapin, author of R&R, finds children and fiction are all that matters" by Susan Chenery

Awards and nominations
2010, Ned Kelly Awards, best first fiction, winner, King of the Cross
2012, Miles Franklin Award, longlist, Spirit House
 2012, Age Book of the Year, shortlist, Spirit House
 2014, Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize, shortlist, Spirit House
 2015, 'The Nib': CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature — Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize, winner, The Nashos' War
 2015, 'The Nib': CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature — People's Choice Award, winner, The Nashos' War
 2016, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, shortlist, The Nashos' War
 2016, Ned Kelly Awards, best crime novel, shortlist, R&R
 2017, Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award Military History Prize 2017, shortlisted, Jewish Anzacs
 2019, Nib Military History Prize, finalist, Australia's Vietnam

Bibliography

Books
Sex & Money: How I lived, breathed, read, wrote, loved, hated, dreamed and drank men's magazines (2004)
Fridge Magnets are Bastards (2007)
Strange Country (2008)
King of the Cross (2009)
Spirit House (2011)
The Penguin Book of Australian War Writing (2011)
From the Trenches: The best ANZAC writing of World War One (2013)
The Nashos' War: Australia's national servicemen and Vietnam (2014)
R&R (2015)
Jewish Anzacs: Jews in the Australian Military (2017)
Australia's Vietnam: Myth vs History (2019)
Public Enemies (2020) Allen and Unwin

Short stories

Dapin, Mark (2018/19). "In the Court of the Lion King". Sydney Noir.

Memoir

Dapin, Mark (2012). "Confessions of a Columnist". Meanjin. 68 (1).

Essays and reporting

External links
 ABC profile

References

1963 births
Living people
Australian freelance journalists
British emigrants to Australia
Ned Kelly Award winners

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Katherine Kennedy is the Director of the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground at Boston University. Early in her career, Kennedy established a minority journalism program at the University of California, Berkeley and was an executive with the National Football League. While a reporter with the Boston Globe, she received the Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for reporting on the Boston busing crisis of 1974. Prior to her appointment as Director of the Howard Thurman Center, Katherine Kennedy worked in Boston University's Office of Development and Alumni Relations.


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This is the story of Afib and salt baths and how Julia (not her real name) was able to end her intermittent weakness.
Getting weak and staying weak for a month or more was the challenge facing this woman.
Diagnosed with AFib (Atrial fibrillation: an irregular heart rhythm where the electrical impulse starts in the atria. It causes a fast, chaotic firing in the atria which then does not contract appropriately and effectively send its blood to the ventricle). Searching for several years for the reason for intermittent weakness, there was no solution. Nobody could help.
The doctors suggested drugs. Out of desperation, along with the drugs, a number of vitamins were tried. Nothing seemed to work at all.
Constantly looking for answers, a chiropractor suggested food allergies. On removing a number of the foods on the list of the most common allergic response foods, there was some improvement. Previous to this, she did not have any known food allergies except for pollen allergies.
Every time she experienced AFib, it turned out that one of the offending food with a suspected allergies was the cause.
She suggested if anyone is not finding answers to their health challenges and get a blood test.
Although there are occasionally food allergy issues, they are not crippling any more. When getting AFib, there is no longer a need to go to the ER. Instead, relief comes from a salt bath and taking some nutrients.
The episodes last maybe 15 minutes and the longest, no more than nine hours with the average of 6 hours. Although they are annoying, they do not ruin her entire day. Certain vitamins and or too many of them and certain foods were the cause of the AFib. Anything with soy, although it did not cause AFib, it did increase the chances of having weakness.
Afib is the most common of the irregular heartbeats. When it happens, it is necessary to get the heart back in the proper rhythm. There is a secondary risk of stroke that also needs to be addressed. When your heart does not pump your blood adequately, and if it slows down enough, you are at risk for a blood clot. If a clot forms, you could be in a life or death situation.
Some foods, medications and supplements may cause problems for those with AFib.
Caffeine when in excess can cause AFib. More than a cup of coffee, caffeine pills, energy drink and drinks that contain caffeine should be avoided. It is the excess that is the problem. Having a cup will not usually be a problem.
Alcohol is not good for those with afib. Alcohol is toxic to the heart muscle and can actually cause afib on its own. More of concern, alcohol can cause an increase in the heart rate. If this happens during an afib episode, it can make it even worse.
even though they can be obtained over the counter, use caution if you have afib. They can cause irregular heart beats on their own. If they designed to dilate your airways, they will stimulate your heart. Ask your doctor or pharmacist before you use them.
Green leafy veggies could be bad for you. If you are on an anticoagulant (often miscalled blood thinners), then spinach, kale and other similar veggies with vitamin K require a little care when consuming.
As a rule of thumb, ask your doctor or pharmacist before you use anything other than what your doctor prescribes.
Tip: The Water Cures protocol works for some for afib and salt baths are just another way to get the salt into our bodies.
Move it and keep your juices flowing. Movement at the least and exercise at the best will improve your health. Just clear what ever you plan to do with your doctor.
Stress, depression, anxiety and and emotions can play a role in afib. Most importantly, what you think can also be a part of improving your health. To this end, we are here to help you help yourself.
A study from the University of North Carolina found that people with afib who had more severe anxiety and depression symptoms reported more afib episodes than people with less-severe anxiety and depression. Just as anxiety and stress can hurt you, eliminating it can help you heal.
To help reduce stress and lower the risk for an afib episode, pay close attention to your emotions and schedule relaxing activities that you enjoy. If your stress, anxiety, or depression becomes overwhelming, talk to a health care professional about ways to lighten your emotional load.
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Traffic on the Ellsworth Street bridge one day in October 2017, while the streetscape construction was going on downtown.
Traffic congestion in North Albany has been a topic before the city council and the planning commission lately. The message as I understood it: There's nothing much that can be done.
Tuesday night was another of those evenings when inbound traffic on Highway 20 was stacked up past the curves, as drivers from Corvallis, from North Albany Road and Spring Hill Drive all converged trying to get over the Ellsworth Street Bridge. The contractor on the downtown "streetscape" project was working on Ellsworth.
Transportation Systems Analyst Ron Irish told the council at a work session last week that the downtown streetscape project was the cause of more frequent congestion on Highway 20, sometimes backing up to near Hyak Park. Delays because of slower traffic through downtown should ease when the project is finished later this year.
As for North Albany intersections, even though there are delays especially during peak traffic in the morning, all the intersections now meet the performance standards the city goes by.
At the North Albany/Gibson Hill roundabout, Irish blames problems on the uneven distribution of traffic, most of it inbound on Gibson Hill. Roundabouts work best if traffic on all roads feeding them is about even. But at this one, things won't change until North Albany Road is extended from its current terminus westward to link up with Crocker Lane. That connection could take some of the traffic now using Gibson Hill, but according to Irish, because of wetlands and so forth, that link would probably be the most expensive road the city would ever build. The implication: Don't hold your breath.
There's been talk for decades about a third Albany bridge across the Willamette, supplementing the two bridges completed in 1925 and 1973, each carrying traffic one way only.
Albany officials once thought the third bridge — probably downstream and feeding Conser Road in Millersburg — would solve the problem by taking drivers headed for I-5 northbound off the Highway 20 route through downtown. More recent modeling, though, according to Irish, has raised doubts about the benefits. In any case, a new bridge near North Albany would cost hundreds of millions and is not in the offing.
One potential change — twin left-turn lanes from Spring Hill on Highway 20 — would help a little. But ODOT won't allow it because of the super elevation of the highway curve there has contributed to trucks turning over. ODOT might some day fix that but has made no move to do so.
What about stopping new housing subdivisions in North Albany to prevent more traffic? State law apparently allows holding up development projects for six months, but during that period a solution has to be worked out and then the project must be allowed to proceed. Fat chance of finding traffic solutions in that short a period of time.
Businesses don't want a bypass. And the so-called beautification project is a waste of money.
Drove home from Corvallis today around 4:15. Took me 35 minutes to get from Hyak Park to over the bridge. Crazy and getting worse. Also there was another T-Bone wreck at Hwy 20 and Granger Road this morning.
Thanks, Hasso, for the traffic report. I have long wondered why there wasn't a two lane left turn off of Spring Hill. Your answer clears that up.
There was a twin turn lane not all that long ago, but they stopped that due to the big trucks.
Thank you, Mr. Ashworth, for chiming in that the beautification (Albany downtown streetscape project is what you mean, I take it) is a waste of money. I agree. But, I am female and get verbal abuse from on high at city council when I chime in.
Trucks should be required to use the intersection at NA Rd to Hwy 20 anyway. That would eliminate the tipping over and allow the twin turn lanes for everyone else turning off Springhill to the bridge. I wonder what First Responders have to say about the bottled up traffic. How in the world do they make it through?!
My hunch is that the completion of downtown road construction – whenever that is – will relieve some of this congestion. I've also observed that the left lane of Ellsworth backs up due to cars turning left on 2nd. Perhaps City and ODOT could fix this issue.
I've wondered at times whether a third lane on Ellsworth through part or all of downtown, might help traffic flow.
Another option for N Albany residents: move out of Albany. It's not very practical for most of us, but I've often fantasized about getting out of both N Albany and Benton County (bye bye too high property taxes) and getting into W. Linn County near Corvallis. One set of problems for another (Hwy 34), but still, it's an option.
Let me get my hanky out to dry my eyes. Those poor N. Albanians just brings tears to my soul.
It's not a problem for those that live in North Albany (especially once the IGA opens). If they live in North Albany they don't need to get over the bridge at "rush hour"…duh. It's all those living in Albany and working in Corvallis. How about they move to Corvallis? Problem solved.
I don't think 2 turn lanes from Springhill to HWY 20 helps. If you are turning onto a backed up road it doesn't matter if there are 1 or 2 turn lanes. All having the 2 left turn lanes accomplished was slowing down people trying to turn right from Springhill onto HWY 20.
Why not the 3rd bridge? It makes the most sense and promotes growth between Albany/Millersburg. I'm sure the county wouldn't mind the continued tax growth with the population explosion in that direction, why not keep it going? Bring an overpass with on/off ramps at Conser to bridge it with Berry and I5 while they're at it and remove the overpass to nowhere just to the north. Clean house and do the right thing for long term planning now instead of throwing money and everyone's sanity into the wind.
Eliminate the left hand parking lane on Lyons and make that a dedicated left hand turn lane. There are parking lots around the corner east and west of Lyons. Maybe eventually get rid of all on street parking downtown and build a garage. But here's the thing; if you've moved to North Albany in the last 20 years (and I am one of that vast number) then you have no right to complain about traffic, noise, congestion, or beloved trees getting cut down, or open spaces going away.
I think you mean Ellsworth, not Lyon. It is Ellsworth where slowdowns due to left turns onto Second sometimes cause upstream congestion.
Woah! The congestion is still here but where did my old HH-Today go????
As far as changing Ellsworth to three lanes what happens to the "Pedestrain Friendly" bump outs?
Quit complaining – you moved into N.Albany and should have had your eyes open at that time and asked those living here ahead of you what the problems were.
For us way out North Albany who use I-5 for commuting it would be wonderful to have a bridge from Springhill to Conser Rd. Then again, I often find myself reminiscing about how North Albany was the country back in the 70s & 80s. My grandparents built their home in the late 40s out here in North Albany. Now I just pretend all the growth isn't really there LOL.
Once the construction is done, it will settle down. We need to remember it's bad right now because of a temporary situation.
That said, I've lived many other places and calling this traffic bad is a bit much. Everything's relative, and this isn't nearly that bad.
The city knew this was coming 15 years ago and should have backed off the high density zoning requirements at that time.
My two bits would be to lengthen the cycles and timing of green lights for inbound traffic to allow greater volumes of cars through downtown. The current red light stops at extremely high traffic times are stifling and do not enhance flow.
In addition, two right turn lanes from 1st Street right onto Lyons would relieve some of the long wait times outbound when 'rush hour' traffic gets backed up 5 blocks and you have to endure 3 light cycles just to get out of town.
Try driving on through Ellsworth on a Friday evening about 6pm, destination Freddie's. Take the main route or try to beat traffic going down Second. Better still, get really sneaky and turn onto Queen at Pacific. This Albany resident has tried them all, and all are equally congested, for about a couple of hours. If only there was a grocery store in West Albany…with a hardware store and a small garden center.


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RECAP: Heat wrap up 22 win season
By Cary Mellon on February 20, 2016
UBC Okanagan women's volleyball win in three sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-18) to complete the sweep of MRU and lock down the best record of the regular season. Will host Canada West Championship March 4-5.
Women's Volleyball (Canada West conference match)
UBC Okanagan gymnasium, Kelowna, BC
SET SCORES	        	1	2	3	TEAM RECORDS
Mount Royal.........	(0)	18	13	18	11-13
UBC Okanagan........	(3)	25	25	25	22-2
KELOWNA, B.C. - The UBC Okanagan Heat defeated the Mount Royal University Cougars 3-0 on Saturday night in the UBC Okanagan gymnasium. With the win, UBC Okanagan lock up the first place spot in Canada West. Despite the loss, Mount Royal beat out Calgary for seventh place in the Canada West regular season, and with it the final berth in the Canada West playoffs.
Set scores: (25-18, 25-13, 25-18)
The Heat also had their annual Seniors Night on Saturday, recognizing the graduating student athletes who are leaving the team. Outside hitters Katelyn DeJong and Brianna Beamish, setter Chandler Proch, libero Kailin Jones, and middles Katy Klomps and Katie Wuttunee were honoured, as they are all finishing their fifth year of eligibility at UBC Okanagan. They constituted the Heat's starting line-up, along with fourth year outside hitter Megan Festival.
Chandler Proch was named the player of the match. The graduating setter had a match high 23 assists and led the Heat to hit .250 as a team, and she also spun an ace from the service line. Proch set up another graduating player, fifth year middle Katie Wuttunee for 11 kills on just 15 swings, good for a .667 attack rate. Wuttunee also added three blocks. Megan Festival and Brianna Beamish finished with nine and eight kills respectively, and the graduating Beamish led the match with 14 digs.
Kate DeJong, another fifth year student athlete, finished with four blocks, three kills, and six digs. Katy Klomps, also graduating, added four blocks, and fifth year libero Kailin Jones had 11 digs.
The lone graduate for the Cougars, setter Jenna Smith finished with 15 assists and four digs. Robyn Potolicki led MRU with nine kills and a .273 attack rate, Julia Kryzan attacked at a .800 clip, hitting on four of five kills, and she also spun a service ace, in just one set of action.
UBC Okanagan won the first set 25-18. Katie Wuttunee led the Heat in the set, with six kills (.857) and two total blocks. As a team the Heat had 15 kills (.273) in the opening frame, and Mount Royal had eight (.129). Middle Julia Kryzan led the Cougars offensively with four kills (.800) and a service ace.
UBC Okanagan took the second set 25-13. The Heat offence was led once again by Katie Wuttunee, who had three kills and two service aces in the set. The Heat had ten kills (.250) in the set, while the Cougars had seven (.000). Kylie Willis and Robyn Potolicki led the Mount Royal offence with two kills apiece in the second set.
UBC Okanagan won the third set 25-18.
As UBC Okanagan has now won the Canada West regular season championship, the Heat will play their next match on March 4, when they host the Canada West Final Four as the top seed. Mount Royal, having finished in seventh place in the Conference, will play their next match in the Canada West Quarter Finals on Friday, February 26. Their opponent will be the Canada West second place team, the University of Alberta Pandas.
Q&A with graduating Heat seniors Katelyn DeJong, Chandler Proch, Kailin Jones, Brianna Beamish, Katy Klomps, and Katie Wuttunee
Q: What are you feeling after your final regular season match with the Heat?
A: [Katelyn DeJong] I don't think we can even actually put it into words right now, how awesome it is, for us and for our program. [Kailin Jones] It's still a little bit surreal (unanimous agreement).
Q: Most Memorable Moments?
A: [Jones] For me, it's that all six of us have gone through to the very end. It's not very often that a team will have six graduating players. Usually people will drop out part way through. It's really exciting that we all got to do the exact same thing together. [Chandler Proch] We've grown up together. [Katy Klomps] Year after year there were always big milestones that we hit, so it was kind of like every year there would be big, memorable things. So there's lots of really big memories.
Q: Is winning the regular season championship, and getting to host the Canada West championship, one of the biggest moments?
A: [Katie Wuttunee] I think that I can answer for all of us when I say it probably is, but I think we still have our sights set further, so it's hard to think of this as the final best thing that we've accomplished. I think that we're gonna go further. [Brianna Beamish] Yeah, we're not done. [DeJong] We're gonna celebrate tonight, just like how far we've gone, and being such close teammates, but after tonight it's just putting it behind us and looking forward, getting ready."
Q: What is the biggest thing that you'll take away from your time with the Heat?
A: [Proch] It'll be just like, just recently it's just kind of sinking in, that this is isn't even just a team, it's like a family. Just the fact that there are some things, like I didn't know some high schools that they went to, but I know certain things about these girls that are just super personal, because we just know each other so well, and we're so close, it's just a really cool bond. [Jones] We got to see each other grow up. I mean, Wuttunee's getting married! (As was announced on the ubcowvb Instagram account) We get to see one of our teammates get married! So that's one of the biggest steps in her life, and we get to see it [Wuttunee] And be a part of it. [Jones] It's pretty cool.
Q: Does winning the regular season title mean more knowing that you get to play in the championships at home?
A: [Everyone] Yeah, it's huge . . . It means so much . . . We love playing here. [Jones] It also took some pressure off of tonight, knowing that we would play at home again. We were so emotional, but it would've been ten times worse if we knew we weren't playing here again. [Proch] It's different, like we've gone to the Final Four twice now, and it hasn't worked in our favour, but it's a different feel, hosting. The pressure, it's not as high. It's a nice, calm feeling and I think a lot of that comes from the six of us, and the consistency . . . we're all on the same page. Sometimes teams struggle, whether it's team leadership or whatever, but this team's never struggled with that because everyone here is just a leader in their own way, and it's definitely really really cool. [Jones] Finishing first is a confidence booster. And it's good for Steve . . . [Everyone] Yeah, it'll keep Steve (head coach Steve Manuel) happy. . . He's holding it together pretty well . . . He's been sick all week too. [Beamish] You should see it, there's a picture of when he and Carl were shaking hands right after we won the match and clinched it, and there are just the biggest smiles I've seen in a long time. [Proch] Only the coaching staff, I'm guessing, knew that if we won last night in three that we'd clinch it, so it was just super emotional. [DeJong] Those two, Carl and Steve . . . man, we think we've gone through everything, but those two have had a life together with volleyball . . . It's really cool, for players and coaches, the way that this program has developed. [Jones] We've also got to see Steve and all the other coaches develop as well. In Chand and I's second year . . . Steve's whole persona on the court was totally different. [Klomps] This whole team's come a long way. [Beamish] We've all grown up. Matured, I think is a good word. [Everyone] We've all figured out CIS together.
Q: What does it mean to you to be officially considered the best team in the country?
A: [Beamish] I think it's cool, but I think I can speak for all of us when that's not, the CIS rankings especially, that's not really what we care about. We want to be number one on March tenth, so, it's a cool thing, and it's great for the program and for publicity and for recruiting, but for us we want to be number one then. It's a great feeling, but we're not done. [Klomps] Yeah, it really doesn't mean a whole lot right now. It just means that we've set ourselves up the best we can, but we've got a long ways to go still.
~ Grayson Leahy // Heat athletics
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package com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Abilities.Diseases;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.collections.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Abilities.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Areas.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Behaviors.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.CharClasses.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Commands.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Common.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Exits.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Items.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Libraries.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Locales.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.MOBS.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Races.interfaces.*;

public class Disease_Anthrax extends Disease
{
	@Override public String ID() { return "Disease_Anthrax"; }
	private final static String localizedName = CMLib.lang().L("Anthrax");
	@Override public String name() { return localizedName; }
	private final static String localizedStaticDisplay = CMLib.lang().L("(Anthrax)");
	@Override public String displayText() { return localizedStaticDisplay; }
	@Override protected int canAffectCode(){return CAN_MOBS;}
	@Override protected int canTargetCode(){return CAN_MOBS;}
	@Override public int abstractQuality(){return Ability.QUALITY_MALICIOUS;}
	@Override public boolean putInCommandlist(){return false;}
	@Override public int difficultyLevel(){return 2;}

	@Override protected int DISEASE_TICKS(){return CMProps.getIntVar(CMProps.Int.TICKSPERMUDDAY)*10;}
	@Override protected int DISEASE_DELAY(){return 15;}
	protected int lastHP=Integer.MAX_VALUE;
	@Override protected String DISEASE_DONE(){return "Your anthrax wounds clear up.";}
	@Override protected String DISEASE_START(){return "^G<S-NAME> look(s) ill.^?";}
	@Override protected String DISEASE_AFFECT(){return "<S-NAME> watch(s) black necrotic wounds appear on <S-HIS-HER> flesh.";}
	@Override public int spreadBitmap(){return DiseaseAffect.SPREAD_CONSUMPTION|DiseaseAffect.SPREAD_CONTACT;}
	private boolean norecurse=false;
	protected int conDown=0;
	protected int conTickDown=60;

	@Override
	public boolean tick(Tickable ticking, int tickID)
	{
		if(!super.tick(ticking,tickID))
			return false;
		if(affected==null)
			return false;
		if(!(affected instanceof MOB))
			return true;

		final MOB mob=(MOB)affected;
		MOB diseaser=invoker;
		if(diseaser==null)
			diseaser=mob;
		if((!mob.amDead())&&((--diseaseTick)<=0))
		{
			diseaseTick=DISEASE_DELAY();
			mob.location().show(mob,null,CMMsg.MSG_OK_VISUAL,DISEASE_AFFECT());
			final int damage=CMLib.dice().roll(1,6,0);
			if(damage>1)
			{
				CMLib.combat().postDamage(diseaser,mob,this,damage,CMMsg.MASK_ALWAYS|CMMsg.TYP_DISEASE,-1,null);
			}
			if((--conTickDown)<=0)
			{
				conTickDown=60;
				conDown++;
			}
			return true;
		}
		lastHP=mob.curState().getHitPoints();
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public void affectCharStats(MOB affected, CharStats affectableStats)
	{
		super.affectCharStats(affected,affectableStats);
		if(affected==null)
			return;
		if(conDown<=0)
			return;
		affectableStats.setStat(CharStats.STAT_CONSTITUTION,affectableStats.getStat(CharStats.STAT_CONSTITUTION)-conDown);
		if((affectableStats.getStat(CharStats.STAT_CONSTITUTION)<=0)&&(!norecurse))
		{
			conDown=-1;
			MOB diseaser=invoker;
			if(diseaser==null)
				diseaser=affected;
			norecurse=true;
			CMLib.combat().postDeath(diseaser,affected,null);
			norecurse=false;
		}
	}
}

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DC Stoddert Soccer strives to put it's players in the most competitive leagues in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
National Capital Soccer League (NCSL) is the DC Metro area's premier promotion-relegation soccer league, serving approximately 30,000 travel soccer players every year representing many of the most successful clubs in the nation. It is a club-based league, which requires clubs to meet league standards in order be considered for entry and must be voted in by other member clubs, and schedules games at the team-to-team level in order provide the most appropriate and competitive game-day experience.
The Club Champions League (CCL) is the first, and largest, club-based youth soccer league in the United States. With four distinct, competitive divisions, the league has over 10,000 participants, and over 60,000 registered youth soccer players within CCL member clubs. The CCL offers a holistic club-based development model with it's primary focus on the development of the very best youth soccer players in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.


Airfare to Hawaii is notorious for being consistently expensive, which is due in part to the state's popularity as a vacation destination. However, finding cheaper flights to Hawaii is possible if you have some flexibility with your schedule and the patience to do flight comparison research. In the end, you might find your best deals by combining flights with hotel deals in order to lower the overall cost of your Hawaiian getaway.
Schedule your vacation to Hawaii for the off-peak travel season. Fares are typically lower between October and February, despite the fact that Hawaii is still warm during those months that are coldest on the mainland. However, avoid flying around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, as many students and family members who are originally from the islands fly home during those times, causing airfare prices to skyrocket.
Schedule your flights to arrive and depart midweek. Mondays and Fridays are the busiest days, and the airlines take advantage of the high volume by putting high price tags on tickets for these days. In the book "Pauline Frommer's Hawaii," the authors point out that "Those who fly midweek and midday and who stay over a Saturday night generally pay far less than those who travel at popular times." The authors also mention that booking your flight in the wee hours of the morning, like at 3 a.m., might increase your chances for a lower-priced ticket.
Use cost-comparison websites such as Bing, Kayak and Fare Finder. Bing uses a low-airfare calendar to alert you if the cost of your ticket will be lower if you fly a couple of days earlier or leave a couple of days later. These websites make it easy to change your search in order to play with the dates of your vacation to see when it will be most affordable to fly to Hawaii.
Use frequent flier miles. According to the Budget Travel article "Go on sale, dammit! (Why Hawaii's airfares defy gravity)," Rick Seaney, CEO of the website Fare Compare, explains, "The bulk of people who fly to Hawaii are people cashing in their frequent flier miles."Use miles wisely by putting them toward a trip to Hawaii rather than using them for cheaper trips within the continental United States.
Book a hotel and flight together. Hotels in Hawaii have seen a decline in occupancy and there are frequently low-priced packages that bundle airfare and accommodations, which can significantly bring down the overall cost of a vacation. If you have a wealth of frequent flier miles, look into the airline's reward policy to see what air and hotel deals it might offer. Websites such as Expedia and Priceline and the Hawaiian agency Panda Travel also are excellent resources for comparing Hawaiian vacation packages.
Uyeno, Joy. "How to Find Cheap Flights to Hawaii." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/cheap-flights-hawaii-18541.html. 20 October 2017.
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You just need to get started. You just need to take action. Get Going!
Ironically, many of us with great and noble ideas flounder. We continue to think and talk about our great ideas. We continue to research and prospect. We delay the extraordinary because we don't think we are ready. We delay helping others.
The only way we can help others, serve others and build the business we envision is by starting. We have to 'get in the game'. As Matt did, just start. He started with one machine, then it grew. The key is the one thing, that very first step for you. Maybe it is the first blog post, the first podcast, the first client, the first...you fill in the blank.
"Don't be too high on the idea you got to begin with."
The market will ultimately determine if you are right or not. The people you intend to serve will vote with their dollars on whether this solves their problem or add value to their day. The market is full of ideas that were brought to them but wasn't for them. Just start, fail, redirect and try again.
You say you aren't in start up mode so this doesn't apply to you. "Hogwash", as we say in the country. It is for you. It is for all businesses. This may even be more important for the mature business to grasp. Why? Because you constantly see opportunities pass by that you could take advantage of.
As Matt and team is doing, they are now embarking on a new journey in the digital space with their company. They are seizing on an opportunity to expand their influence by adding tremendous value to the people they are already serving. So as a mature business, sometime you have to 'get in the game' again. The death of many a business comes from not morphing into where the market is taking you.
You have to always be willing to try and fail. It is even more important for the mature companies, so they do not become stagnant.
What got you there won't keep you there.
We all have seen the companies that have been disrupted and that have disappeared because they didn't change with the market. One of the best examples is Kodak. They actually developed (pun intended) digital photography long before it became popular. They decided to not bring it forward as it may cannibalize sales from the film business. So they didn't try. The thought it would be a failure. What they did not know was how right and wrong they were all at the same time. They didn't start.
You, Business Owner, are on a journey. They journey began with one step. Thank you for taking that step. Thank you for adding value to this world. Now what is your next step? What have you delayed in trying? What are you going to do and fail this month or this week? What can you do to start the next journey? Please go do it and try. We need the valuable service or product you can bring to the market place. I guarantee you we, the market, will review it and give you honest feedback. Our dollar votes don't tell lies.
PS - Matt referenced the book Rich Dad Poor Dad in the podcast , which is one of my favorites, and I highly recommend it.


Jack and Jenny Carlton are on their way to Hong Kong again in the third Jack and Jenny Mystery. As they make plans to share Chinese New Year with their friends, Ruth and Tim Chen, Jack says, "…we don't go looking for robbers and smugglers. They are just there, and we happen to get involved. Honest, we don't even try to find them!" The twins assure their parents this will just be a friendly visit with the Chens.
Although they promise to avoid trouble, their parents know better. It seems trouble gravitates to the twins like flies to honey. That is just what happens when an accidental discovery lands them in the middle of The Mystery of the Counterfeit Money.
Anthony Bollback's talent for weaving a tale of intrigue captures young readers' imaginations from the very beginning and makes this one of his most exciting mysteries. As in the first two mysteries, he skillfully includes the Carltons' strong Christian beliefs and witness for God right alongside the exciting exploits of Jack and Jenny, which leads to a very important decision in this third book.


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Nakim Youssoufa (born 14 September 1993) is a Comorian international footballer who plays for French club Gardanne, as a right back.

Career
Born in Marseille, Youssoufa has played for Côte Bleue, Barletta, Triestina and Gardanne.

He made his international debut for Comoros in 2014.

References

1993 births
Living people
Comorian footballers
Comoros international footballers
French footballers
French sportspeople of Comorian descent
A.S.D. Barletta 1922 players
U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
AS Gardanne players
Association football fullbacks
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Comorian expatriate footballers
Comorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Italy


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Billy 'Boy' ARNOLD - Come Back Baby, I Wish You Would
Possibly the most complete compilation of Billy Boy Arnold's early days as a top Chicago harmonic player. It features for the first time on one collection his debut for the tiny Cool label and his sessions with his friend Bo Diddley and his own recordings for Vee Jay records.
Herein are classic recordings, some of which would go on to be hugely influential over the British and European blues boom in the 1960s. 'Don't Stay Out All Night' was a fixture of the early Rolling Stones playlists whilst 'I Wish You Would' became a hit for The Yardbirds with Eric Clapton. 'I Ain't Got You' and 'Rockin' Itis' were also popular with blues groups around the world.
From teen sensation to elder statesman and then some. Fans of the blues and blues harmonica will enjoy the art of Billy Boy Arnold - harmonica supremo!
Fully detailed liner notes.
BILLY 'BOY' ARNOLD with BOB CARTER'S ORCHESTRA
1. I AIN'T GOT NO MONEY
2. HELLO STRANGER
3. SWEET ON YOU BABY
4. YOU GOT TO LOVE ME
5. I'M A MAN
6. LITTLE GIRL (Can I Go Home With You)
7. BO DIDDLEY
8. YOU DON'T LOVE ME (You Don't Care)
9. SHE'S FINE, SHE'S MINE
10. I WAS FOOLED
11. I WISH YOU WOULD
12. DON'T STAY OUT ALL NIGHT
13. I AIN'T GOT YOU
14. HERE'S MY PICTURE
15. YOU'VE GOT ME WRONG
16. MY HEART IS CRYING
17. KISSING AT MIDNIGHT
18. PRISONER'S PLEA
19. ROCKIN' ITIS
20. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO
21. EVERY DAY, EVERY NIGHT
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This time I've been dealing with what I though was frost heave but turned out to be expansive clay.
So I monitored the pier for shifting over a period of a month and contacted a foundation repair company to check out the situtuaion and they said yes it was expansive clay and it had raised and titled it. Expansive clay was common in my area (if I had known that I would have prepared the ground differently) The quoted roughly 3600 to stabilize the pier by driving two piers down to bed rock but they would tear up the observatory flooring and it would be up to me to replace it. Not having 3600 plus floor repairs I had a pass.
I posted on the bisque forum and got some good replies including this is not all that uncommon.
The slight off center bubble is due to camera angle, it is dead on center bubble.
I then monitored that for a while and there have been minor shifts due to wet/dry times.
Based on that feedback what I will need to do is a full t-point calibration run (the more points the better). after than a normal calibration will account for any further changes to the level of the pier. Good news.
My next task is to redo my thru mount cabling which includes a 3D printed cover for the exit point of the cables to prevent another mouse attack on my Paramount.
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House of RepresentativesHouse of Peoples
Parliamentary system
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Skupstina (Parliamentary Assembly)
Chamber name
Predstavnicki dom (House of Representatives)
Structure & Status of parliament This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Twelve Plus Group
Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Denis Zvizdić (Male)
The Collegium of the House of Representatives, elected on 1 December 2022, consists of the Speaker (Mr. Denis Zvizdić), the First Deputy Speaker (Mr. Marinko Čavara) and the Second Deputy Speaker (Mr. Nebojša Radmanović).
During the legislature, the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives rotates every eight months. Mr. Zvizdić (Bosniac) will be succeeded by Mr. Čavara (Croat) and Mr. Radmanović (Serb) as follows.
- Mr. Zvizdić: from 1 December 2022. to 31 July 2023; and from 1 December 2024 to 31 July 2025.
- Mr. Čavara: from 1 August 2023 to 31 March 2024; and from 1 August 2025 to 31 March 2026.
- Mr. Radmanović: from 1 April 2024 to 30 November 2024; and 1 April 2026 until the end of the term of the current House of Representatives.
Marinko Čavara (Male)
Nebojša Radmanović (Male)
Elected on 6 Dec. 2018, re-elected on 1 Dec. 2022.
Historical data for Speaker
Borjana Krišto (Female)
The Collegium of the House of Representatives, elected on 6 December 2018, consists of the Speaker (Ms. Borjana Krišto), the First Deputy Speaker (Mr. Nebojša Radmanović) and the Second Deputy Speaker (Mr. Denis Zvizdić).
During the legislature, the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives rotates every eight months. Ms. Krišto (Croat) will be succeeded by Mr. Zvizdić (Bosniac) and Mr. Radmanović (Serb) as follows.
- Ms. Krišto: from 6 December 2018 to 5 August 2019; and from 6 December 2020 to 5 August 2021.
- Mr. Zvizdić: from 6 August 2019 to 5 April 2020; and from 6 August 2021 to 5 April 2022.
- Mr. Radmanović: from 6 April 2020 to 5 December 2020; and from 6 April 2022 until the end of the term of the current House of Representatives.
Sefik Dzaferovic (Male)
The Collegium of the House of Representatives, elected on 9 December 2014, consists of the Speaker (Mr. Sefik Dzaferovic), the First Deputy Speaker (Ms. Borjana Kristo) and the Second Deputy Speaker (Mr. Mladen Bosic).
During the legislature, the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives rotates every eight months. Mr. Dzaferovic (Bosniac) will be succeeded by Ms. Kristo (Croat) and Mr. Bosic (Serb). Mr. Bosic remains in post until the election of his successor by the newly elected legislature.
Borjana Kristo (Female)
Mladen Bosic (Male)
Président de la Chambre des Peuples
Présidente de la Chambre des Peuples
Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary of the House of Representatives
Marin Vukoja (Male)
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Note on the statutory number of members
28 from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 from the Republika Srpska.
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Historical data for Current number of members
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Year Men
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Year Women
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19.05% See historical data for this field.
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Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
57Compare data of this field.
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Year Population (in thousands)
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Year Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
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Youngest member
Sanja Vulić (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Oldest member
Nada Mladina (Female)
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Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or youngerCompare data of this field. 19.05% 9.52% 9.52%
Members for whom data is available
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Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Legislated candidate quotas.
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Cf. Article 4.19 of Electoral Law.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
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https://www.parlament.ba
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
https://www.parlament.ba/data/dokumenti/pdf/Poslovik%20PD%20bs.pdf
https://www.parlament.ba/data/dokumenti/pdf/Poslovik%20PD%20hr.pdf
https://www.parlament.ba/data/dokumenti/pdf/Poslovik%20PD%20sr.pdf
List of members Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
https://www.parlament.ba/representative/List?page=1
Constitution Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.
https://www.ustavnisud.ba/public/down/USTAV_BOSNE_I_HERCEGOVINE_engl.pdf
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Metafroneta est un genre d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Linyphiidae.

Distribution
Les espèces de ce genre sont endémiques de Nouvelle-Zélande.

Liste des espèces
Selon  :
 Metafroneta minima Blest, 1979
 Metafroneta sinuosa Blest, 1979
 Metafroneta subversa Blest & Vink, 2002

Publication originale
 Blest, 1979 : The spiders of New Zealand. Part V. Linyphiidae-Mynoglenidae. Otago Museum Bulletin, , .

Liens externes

Notes et références

Linyphiidae
Genre d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique de Nouvelle-Zélande


This spacious and well presented 3 bedroom apartment enjoys a quiet elevated location with City views.
The super convenient locations just 5km from the city is within minutes walk of Buses, Alderley Train Station, Coles and local cafes, Sedgley Park and dog off leash area and the Newmarket Pool. You could consider selling your car.
The open plan living area boasts of full size kitchen and balconies off the living area and Master and 2nd bedroom with the added convenience of an internal laundry.
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If your kitchen cabinets need to be as smooth as a baby's behind, you need to get the right sander for the job. The competition for your time, attention, and money is fierce and the number of available manufacturers and models can be overwhelming at times.
So we put on "Eye of the Tiger" and ran out to see what's available, what's good, what's not, and what gives you the most for your money. We found the sanders we wanted to review, got in the ring, and put them through their paces. We didn't – quite – run them up and down the steps of the library, but it was close.
This orbital sander from DeWalt easily walks away with the prize of Top Pick among our contenders.
Preparation is easy. Just open the box, undo a twist-tie, attach the dust bag, and you're ready to rock and roll. Putting on the sanding paper pads, or changing them, is easy as pie. Pull one Velcro pad and put on the next one. You just have to ensure the holes on the bottom are aligned, which is a breeze.
The 3 amp motor provides continuous, long-lasting operation even on concrete counters used for outdoor kitchens. It impressed us by continuing to work even after days of wet grinding on that obnoxious surface. It works equally well with a lot of starts and stops. We did everything we could to put this sander on the mat, but it never went down for the count.
The grip, ergonomically designed for comfort, can be used with one hand or two. The operation is smooth and easy. It's easy to move this tool around, and it doesn't feel like it's fighting you at all.
The dust bag has a decent capacity, which is good because the dust port wouldn't connect with our shop vac at all. Aside from that, we loved it.
Like Rocky Balboa, this finishing sander from Makita gives it a good try but comes up just short of the title.
One feature we liked was the lock button on the trigger. This is useful when you're switching hands or need to run the sander for prolonged periods of time. We also enjoyed not burning our hands on it. Even after hours of use it never overheated, something power tools are notorious for doing.
The heavy metal clips at either end of the sander are easy to use. It only takes a few seconds to change paper, and it was always held securely in place with no danger of slippage or loss.
There was very little vibration with this sander, courtesy of a built-in counterbalance system.
But this is a contender, not a champion. This sander is only useful for light work. If you lean on it, it bogs down right away. We also weren't impressed with the dust collection. The bag was porous enough to let quite a bit of dust escape, which defeats the purpose of having the bag.
We like this sander, but it's not a heavyweight champion.
Another orbital sander in the running is this pick for best for the money. It works well for the occasional odd job, but some issues kept it out of the top two.
The pressure indicator lights appear to work as advertised. Since low-power sanders can bog down from too much pressure, this is actually a pretty cool idea. We like it.
The bottom pads accept universal orbital Velcro sandpaper without any issues. We got a nice smooth finish faster than we expected from such a small sander.
The dust collector bag is a hassle though. The tabs are flimsy. If you're not careful, you'll break them and be left with a useless bag. If replacement bags were available it wouldn't be as much of an issue, but Skil doesn't seem to have any, at least none we could find. The bag itself is none too strong either. It rips and tears.
This sander is terrible for sanding vertical surfaces. For some reason, it dies a quick death in record time when you try.
We like this sander, but the dust issues and inability to handle vertical sanding keep it out of the top two.
This orbital sander didn't impress us. It has a soft start feature, so it doesn't try to jump out of your hand on start-up, and it does a decent job of sanding. But it has so many problems that we had to drop it into 4th place in our review.
The grip is terrible, with all kinds of edges and seams. Combine this with the excessive vibrations, and before long your hand will be sore and aching. You can sand the edges off for a more ergonomic grip, but why should you have to?
Overheating became an issue within 20 minutes of turning it on, and it can't handle any pressure at all. Even light pressure bogs it down. The power switch isn't reliable, whether from dust or design we're not sure.
The main problem is the dust collector. It won't stay on. It vibrates loose almost immediately when you turn it on, and no matter what you do it won't stay put. This seems to be a major design flaw with this model, resulting in dust going everywhere.
Porter-Cable didn't win any friends with this offering.
This sander from 3M is intended for industrial applications and settings rather than for the home user, or even the professional carpenter. It works quite well in its intended environment, but there are a number of drawbacks to using it anywhere else.
This sander doesn't use any off-the-shelf pads or parts. Everything on it, from the air filters to the pads to the recommended abrasives, is proprietary to 3M, which means you'll have no recourse to paying its prices for supplies. Once you buy 3M, you're locked into its supply chain forever.
The user manual that comes with it doesn't say anything about actually using the sander. A proprietary wrench comes with the sander, but the manual doesn't give any indication of how it is supposed to be used. The manual is essentially a parts and safety booklet. Directions for use? Not in there.
3M put out an advertising video showing this sander, in extreme close-up, being used in a clean room environment, not something you'd normally find in your ordinary wood shop.
This sander works, but not for your needs. Stay away from it.
The sander you use for the kitchen cabinets isn't the one you'd use for sanding the deck or stripping the walls. Keep this in mind when making your choice. Which sander is best for your particular kitchen? We've given you the information to make the decision quickly and easily.
You're not buying a sander for your best friend, and you're spending your own money, so stay focused on you, or on how impressed your friends and family will be when they see what you've done.
As always, we urge you to pay attention to warranty details and return policies. "I didn't know," isn't going to garner good response from customer service departments. Know what you're doing before you step into the ring.
The main problem we encountered with all these sanders was dust collection. Make an effort to get extra bags and connectors. Adapters for attaching the dust port to a shop vac – if they're available – are a must-have option, otherwise, you'll still be finding dust in odd corners of the house three years from now.
Spare sander pads, including sticky pads for the orbital sanders, are easy to add to your order and might be what gets you free shipping on those items that have "extra" requirements in order to qualify for it.
With our top review pick, the DeWalt DWE6423K, the "K" means it comes with a carrying bag. It's a small detail but an important one. If you're going to buy the best, better to get the bag to go along with it.
Our "best for the money" choice, the SKIL 7492-02, has those great sensor lights to let you know when you're putting too much pressure on it, but you probably won't use it for bigger jobs.
We've done all the sweaty work to make things easy for you. It's our job and we're glad to do it for you, but the rest of it is in your capable hands.
So, make your pick and get cracking to show people just how smooth things can be.
As a side note, I recently read a pretty interesting blog post about how kitchens used to look in the 50s. Definitely worth checking out for inspiration now that you're looking to give your kitchen a facelift anyways.
– Also apologies for not posting for 2 weeks. I have been very busy with renovating and family gatherings. However, I hope that you will like this post. Definitely drop me a comment below if you have any questions. See you next week!


Our accurate Body Mass Index Calculator is used to determine whether you are in a healthy weight range for your height. BMI is one type of tool to help health professionals assess the risk for chronic disease and it is also important to understand your other risk factors.
Our BMI Calculator is simple method to work out what your Body Mass Index is. Body Mass Index is a rule of thumb calculation that helps medical professionals in quickly working out if someone is classed as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.
Atlas Says: The BMI calculation is applicable more to medical and public health professionals seeing trends in large populations, rather than a tool for individuals to work out if they are classed as a 'healthy' body shape.
The BMI (Body Mass Index) calculation is pretty simple. You divided the body mass (kg) by the square of the body height (m). The result is your BMI with the units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and height in metres.
What does BMI work out?
BMI helps to categories your body mass in to 4 commonly used ranges which are underweight: under 18.5, normal weight: 18.5 to 25, overweight: 25 to 30, obese: over 30.
Atlas Says: The BMI calculate has it's limitations, including, if you are tall or have a higher than average muscle mass.
There are many limitations of BMI that stem from the fact that BMI is not an accurate measurement of health or fitness on an individual level. These include height and muscle mass.
Height: The BMI calculation states that a taller person is just a scaled up normal person, however, taller people tend to have slighter frames on average.
Muscle Mass: The BMI calculation does not differentiate between muscle mass or fat mass. A lean bodybuilder would be considered obese under BMI measurements.


Rather than rolling or sliding like conventional doors, the Rollashield CD door stacks at the top of the opening. This gives a huge benefit in terms of headroom requirements over a traditional sectional door and still provides excellent levels of insulation. The door also provides good security due to an automatic anti-lift locking system. It is a quiet and low maintenance door, requiring minimal structural support.
Rollashield CD doors offer superior resistance to all weather conditions; along with offering security and excellent insulation. These qualities, combined with simple and efficient operation makes them a popular choice for external doorways on temperature-controlled buildings.
Sectional doors have the advantage of having no areas of cold bridging to satisfy Building Regulations for new buildings. Also available are insulated vision windows or architectural glazed and aluminium panels which are a popular choice for vehicle workshops, allowing plenty of daylight into the working area.
The doors have motorised operation with a variety of control methods. The doors can also be fitted with integral personnel doors to facilitate pedestrian traffic with minimal energy loss.