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President Obama's nominee for the top slot of the World Bank was named to that post on Monday, but the challenges Jim Yong Kim faces will not just be those of running the institution but of keeping it relevant.
Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Kim's accession to the World Bank presidency maintains the U.S. hold on the position. However, it will also present the Korean-born former Dartmouth president with the question of how to deal with China and other emerging-market countries at a time when impatience with the institution's rules can cause them to look elsewhere.
Other countries, such as China, are becoming lenders in their own right to nations that once relied on the World Bank. Not only that, but their contribution to the global economy is rising even as that of developed nations falls. Brazil, Russia, India and China—the BRIC countries—will see their share of the world economy increase to 23% by 2016, up from 19% in 2011, according to a report by Grant Thornton International Ltd. During that time, G7 countries will see their own contribution fall to 44% from 48%.
"It's no longer a question of the bank doing things for those countries," said Nancy Birdsall, president of the Washington-based Center for Global Development and a former director of policy research at the World Bank.
In the report she said, "It's a question of how those countries will engage with the bank, not only as possible borrowers but as participants for strengthening the capital base of the bank, as participants in pushing for policy changes." She also pointed to the plans of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to create their own development bank as an indication of BRICS countries' impatience with the World Bank's way of doing business.
Whitney Debevoise, a former U.S. executive director at the World Bank, said that the BRICs and the G7 can have different priorities in areas such as environmental issues. In the report, he said, "There's a different perspective, for example, on coal-power projects."


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What are the top New Year's resolutions for 2011? Should you consider them and find yours? While the order of the top New Year's resolutions changes from year to year, and from source to source, these are some common evergreens as highlighted by About.com:
1. Spend More Time with Family & Friends
2. Fit in Fitness
3. Lose weight
4. Quit Smoking
5. Enjoy Life More
6. Quit Drinking
7. Get Out of Debt
8. Learn Something New
9. Help Others
10. Get Organized
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* M – Meaningful and Motivated
* A – Active and Attentive
* R – Resilient and Respectful
* E – Eating properly and Exercising
We become Aware of current conditions, resources, strengths, goals: what is our priority for 2011? Changing one aspect involves changing its components as well, however we need to keep focus: we cannot change/do everything at once. Once we are more aware, we decide to be Accepting and appreciate the qualities which are already there. We all have rich qualities!
We see what is Meaningful for us, instead of making a resolution just because it seems everyone else is. We become Motivated to implement it, here and now.
We are Active in cultivating our resolution, and Attentive about results and feedback from action.
We Resilient in face of difficulties, or simply when things take longer than expected to be achieved. Remember, the first month is very important when it comes to implement resolutions, so let's make sure each day contributes to our committment. And we are a;sp Respectful, because we are aware other people have their own goals and resolutions as well.
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They are all Democrats, blue and blue. But like Republicans, they have opposing visions duking it out in the primaries.
One side sees urgency in reforming public-employee benefits now eating state and local budgets alive. This group includes Democratic governors Jerry Brown in California, Andrew Cuomo in New York and Pat Quinn in Illinois.
Other candidates prefer to skirt the crisis — figuring they'll be in the next office by the time the extravagant promises explode in the taxpayers' faces. They count on public-employee unions sending out the troops on primary day.
And the reform-minded voters? Some are liberals anguished over public services being slashed to pay for often-lavish benefits. Some are state and city workers themselves who fear deeper cuts in benefits if a sustainable balance is not reached.
Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has reaped national attention — and blowback by public-employee unions — for the depth of the reforms she championed in the most Democratic of states. She has actually gone further in making meaningful change than some Republicans elsewhere, for whom confronting public-employee unions comes more naturally.
Raimondo is now running for governor. Her first hurdle, the Democratic primary, may be the highest.
"As I've said over and over," Raimondo tells me, "if you want your vote to count, you can't wait until November. You have to show up (for the primary), in our case Sept. 9."
How does Raimondo differ from a Republican like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, famous for pounding on public-employee unions? I have to ask her.
"I'm not blaming teachers and state employees" for the unaffordable pensions, she responds. "You did nothing wrong."
The daughter of a Bulova watch factory worker who eventually founded an investment company, Raimondo says she abhors union-bashing. The unions were only doing their jobs, she often says. It was the politicians who didn't negotiate properly — who gave away the store.
"I always used to call myself the anti-Chris Christie (governor of New Jersey) or the anti-Scott Walker," she says. Their "message was fundamentally 'us vs. them.'"
And she holds Walker's pension shake-up in contempt because he exempted police in a kind of divide-and-conquer strategy. "That was pure politics," she says.
Unlike John Kasich, Ohio's Republican governor, Raimondo supports the right of public-employee unions to negotiate contracts.
Raimondo's argument to these workers is that they would get a better deal under reform than they would if all hell broke loose.
All hell broke loose in Detroit, where a bankruptcy voided the union contracts. That led city workers and retirees to vote painfully — but wisely — for controlled cuts in their benefits.
Rhode Islanders have their own example in Central Falls. When that city went bankrupt, pensions were cut in half. So the possible bad outcomes of not reforming pensions, Raimondo says, are "not theoretical."
Raimondo has been endorsed by most private-sector unions. Construction workers, in particular, blame the state's political and economic mess — Rhode Island has the nation's highest unemployment rate — for the lack of jobs.
And some public workers support Raimondo quietly. They can't say these things at a union meeting, she says teachers have told her, but see her readjustments as helping secure their retirements.
Nonetheless, firefighters continue to protest noisily outside her public fundraisers. "And they just yell at you," Raimondo sighs. "'Don't take away my pension.'"
Rhode Island's open-primary rules could help Raimondo. They let unaffiliated voters, more than 60 percent of the electorate, simply show up and vote in a Democratic primary.
But will they? Will progressives and independents desirous of reform get off their big rear ends Sept. 9? Foes of reform have the date circled, for certain.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Pepper trying to withstand my singing...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Yuki snoozin' on my hand
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Petey and Pepper enjoying themselves
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
A squirrel it is!
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Every animal in the house...
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Another lovely day
I need to do a massive clean-up in my studio but it's hard to relgate myself to the indoors when it's nice outside. It rained daily for so long I can't resist - plus who knows if I will ever have this "luxury" again? I actually have color in my face for once instead of my usual office pallor...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Pepper enoying the sunshine
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Window boxes
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Stella D'oro lillies
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Mini's mishap with a dumbass driver translated into $3,400 worth of repairs. I will have to pay a $250 deductible, but it sucks to pay anything, considering all I was doing to was traveling down a turn lane.
I have been productive this morning as a newly unemployed person and did tons of weeding, trimming, and mowed the backyard with my new "green" lawnmower. I love it. It's not as precise as a smokin' loud mower, but it's really rather meditative as you whirr-r-r-r from one side of the yard to the other. It cuts regular grass great, but the longer, harder stemmed weeds usually bend under the cutter and pop back up after you pass by. I just go back and forth over one of those stubborn buggers until it catches in the cutters.
I just use it for the backyard where the dogs are - not as scary for them and you don't have the hassle of getting a big mower through the gates, etc. I just grab it and go whirrrrrrring. It's cute.
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Friday, May 08, 2009
Waitin' for Papa to get home...
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Murphy is after me...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
cat nightmares...
(obviously I am bored and still not sleepy)...
...but I had to write this down. Peanut is asleep behind my head on the couch and he is having a kitty nightmare of sorts. He is growling and hissing in his sleep. Now, I have seen plenty of dogs dream, woof, and growl while dreaming, but I don't think I have ever seen a cat be than demonstrative while dreaming. I've seen paws twitch and such, but well, that was just funny. I moved and he startled awake, his big green eyes a little glazed from being ripped from his nocturnal adventures. He was fighting with someone - probably beating up Yuki - that's usually who is pouncing on his during the day.
I'm still hungry.
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can't sleep...
It's late but I'm not sleepy. Pepper and I are watching some tube and I'm on the laptop writing drivel. Storming outside. More frickin' rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Pepper opens her eyes and looks at me when the thunder erupts..."everything okay mama? ok, back to sleep now." Fortunately neither of our dogs are scared of storms.
Pepper has a favorite chair...it's really her chair now. Petey just hops on top of the back cushion of the couch and makes a "beagle nest." The pillows are destroyed from all his daily "nesting." We never were the types to keep our animals off the furniture - we like to cuddle with them too much. Maybe that's a weakness or a bad habit, but I would hate it if they couldn't schoochie up to us for some special scratches and hugs.
*stares off into space* tick-tock...tick-tock...
Now I'm hungry.
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
stickin' it out...
Being laid off - sucks. Being laid off with endless days of rain - sucks even more. The dogs are couped up. I am couped up. We all need some sunshine and time to play in the yard.
It's hard to stay motivated when there are no new opportunities on the horizon. Mental health jobs are being cut left and right and being a social worker just short of being eligible for licensure really hurts because there are plenty of licensed people who've been laid off. It's an employer's market when it comes to getting good employees. A lot of people; not so many jobs.
You would think this would be a welcome vacation after 21 years of working, but it's more a battle against worry and uncertainty. I am to keep recreating myself, readjusting the plan, revitalizing...
The goal for this week is to clean up and reorganize my studio. It's truly a disaster.
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Monday, May 04, 2009
Turn that damn light off...
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Are you sure you're comfortable?
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Pretty Pepper
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Being.unemployed is no fun, even with a severance package. Mental health services are being cut everywhere and there are precious few jobs to be had. Everyday I check for job listings and check leads to no avail. I am just short of being eligible for licensure which knocks me out of qualifying for 75 percent of jobs that are listed or available. It's been a week now and the first few days were nice but the worry is creeping in...
On a brighter note I am looking forward to next Saturday because I am taking Pepper to a Canine Confidence class. She is a very nervous shepherd and I really want to work on her socialization and confidence. She is such a smart dog - I hate not getting to share her wonderful personality with other people. She's only comfortable around close family and a very few friends. Our vet said German Shepherds have been so overbred that many of them now have fearful temperaments - yet another reason to avoid all backyard breeders and all "pet shops" who buy from puppy mills. Don't get me started on that!!
All for now...basically because I am already tired of QWERTYing on my Blackberry.
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More Yuki
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For a while, China outpaced Japan as the largest buyer of Treasuries, making it the largest creditor of the U.S. in the world. But the balance seems about to tilt back the other way, as Japan has boosted its purchases even as China has cut back.
Bloomberg reported Tuesday that China has dialed back on its purchases of Treasuries. The most recent figures indicate that Chinese holdings of Treasuries have fallen in 2012 through July by 0.2% to $1.15 trillion. Japan, with its closer relationship with the U.S., has gone the other way, boosting its ownership by 5.6 % to $1.12 trillion. At that rate, by November, it will be the U.S.' largest foreign creditor.
In September 2008, China overtook Japan as the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries, scooping them up at a rate that alarmed politicians. In the process, Beijing froze its yuan at approximately 6.83 per dollar for close to two years. Buying dollars kept the yuan from rising in value and also enabled prices on China's exports to remain lower. China then took those dollars, as well as other currencies it took in from sales around the world, and channeled them into U.S. bonds.
In July of 2011, the total of Treasuries owned by China hit a zenith of $1.31 trillion—up nearly 200% from the end of 2007. But since then, those holdings have fallen 12% while Japan's have increased 27%. Foreign demand for Treasuries has kept their yields low and the cost of credit down, although politicians fear that if foreign owners sell their holdings it could boost yields and force bond prices down.
The U.S. runs trade deficits with both China and Japan, with the former through August totaling $203.1 billion and the latter for the same period $52.6 billion. Since Japan is a stronger ally of the U.S., increased holdings of U.S. debt by Japan could take a bit of the wind out of the sails of politicians concerned about debt holdings being used to hurt the U.S. economy.


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On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, leaving 15,372 people confirmed dead and 7,762 reported still missing. In the wake of the largest earthquake in the country's history, some people drew the courage to revive and rebuild from cherry-blossom season, which began within weeks of the tragedy.
Oscar(R)-nominated this year for Best Documentary Short Subject, THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM shows how nature can be a rejuvenating - as well as a destructive - force when it debuts MONDAY, JULY 16 (10:00-10:40 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Directed by Lucy Walker (the Oscar(R)-nominated documentary feature "Waste Land"), this poignant film debuts immediately after the debut of the SXSW Film Festival hit "Birders: The Central Park Effect," which offers a different look at how nature touches people.
Other HBO playdates: July 18 (12:15 p.m.), 24 (4:15 p.m.) and 28 (6:00 a.m., 3:15p.m.)
HBO2 playdate: July 18 (9:00 p.m.)
HBO Documentary Films presents another weekly series this summer, debuting provocative new specials every Monday through July 30. Other July films include: "Hard Times: Lost on Long Island" (July 9); "Birders: The Central Park Effect" (July 16); "Vito" (July 23); and "About Face: Supermodels Then and Now" (July 30).
THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM is a stunningvisual poem about the ephemeral nature of life, and the healing power of Japan's most beloved flower. The nation is transfixed by cherry blossom season, which runs from late March through April, with many people tracking the blossoms' short lifecycle and attending "hanami," or viewing parties, with family and friends.
Walker had originally planned to visit Japan to make a film about cherry-blossom season, but on March 11, 2011, while she was making final preparations for her trip, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck, triggering tsunami waves of up to 133 feet on Japan's northeastern coast. Initially unsure whether to continue, she flew to Tokyo with a small film crew and headed north to the Tohuku region, where she captured both the utter devastation and stoic resolve of survivors, many of whom had lost family members and friends.
THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM opens with harrowing home-video footage, shot from a hill, of a huge wave destroying the town below. A month later, a young woman stands on the same hill, remembering how she "watch[ed] people being consumed by the tsunami." An older man tells how he tried and failed to save his oldest friend, proclaiming, "I don't want a house. I don't want clothes. I don't want anything. I just want his life back."
Others tell their stories of survival, escaping in their slippers and seeing whole houses rush toward them on a wave of black water. One couple living at a community center returns to the ruins of their house, hoping to rebuild. Their town is within the 30km exclusion zone around the Fukushima power plant, and many people wear cotton masks as protection from radiation.
Amidst the despair in the days following the tsunami comes a glimmer of hope in "sakura" (cherry blossom), a harbinger of spring in Japan and a national symbol of renewal. One man explains how the cherry blossom reflects the Japanese character, saying, "Each flower is tiny, and you can't see one individually. But it's beautiful when you see lots of flowers together. Japanese people see themselves that way too."
Out of respect for the victims, many viewing parties were cancelled this year, but people still visit the blossoms and take pictures. A man who lost his house shows where new plant shoots have sprouted on the beach, commenting that if plants can hang in there, humans can too. A young woman looking at the cleanup and construction adds, "Every year that the trees bloom, they'll give us the courage to keep going."
In addition to its Oscar(R) nomination, THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM received the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Hamptons International Film Festival and BFI London.
For more information on the documentary, please visit: Facebook: facebook.com/hbodocs; and Twitter: @HBODocs #tsunamiblossom.
THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM was directed by Lucy Walker; executive producers, Tim Case and Charles V. Salice; producers, Kira Carstensen and Lucy Walker; director of photography, Aaron Phillips; editor, Aki Mizutani; music by Moby.


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Helmet maker Kali Protectives takes unwavering stance on safetyA cutaway from half of a Loka shows off the Composite Fusion Plus technology and the Cone-head pyramids. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
PALOS VERDES, Calif. (VN) — "Would you rather get hit in the head with a pillow or a hammer?"
Kali Protectives' Bryan Mason asked that rather daft question last week to prove a highly salient point: though most would quickly pick the pillow, Mason believes that many accidentally pick the hammer during a helmet purchase.
It's not totally our fault; the marketing machines of helmet manufacturers don't use protection bywords like "low-density foam," "low-speed impact," or for that matter, "safety." And the reason they don't is simple: talking about saving our brains when we crash isn't sexy; we don't want to hear about, and it doesn't sell helmets. We want low weights, cooling, and good looks.
But buying a helmet on these attributes is like picking a restaurant because you like the cutlery. Everyone loves a nice fork, but it shouldn't be the deciding factor.
Kali Protectives owner and principle founder Brad Waldron is in the business of selling helmets, but he's an engineer by trade and a father at heart. A father of children who play impact sports, cycling included, Waldron, formerly of Specialized Bicycles, is trying to design helmets that do what they're intended to do — protect our brains from going splat inside of our skulls when we take a digger. It's obvious when chatting with Waldron about his work that he wants to build a better and safer helmet.
It's not an easy task, as most of the market is concerned with aerodynamics, ventilation, and weight. For 2014, the brand is bringing two new road helmets to market, as well as a budget-minded DOT-certified full-face model, the $150 Sastra.The Phenom and Loka
Kali's latest helmets are the Phenom and Loka, priced at $160 and $100, respectively. They join the top-of-the-line Maraka in Kali's road line up. The pair of helmets will be available in the coming weeks and share several attributes, including Kali's Composite Fusion Plus technology.
The Phenom and Loka use another technology unique to Kali, called Bumper Fit. A very low density — very soft — foam is used in parts of the helmet that are important for a snug and comfortable fit. Where the Loka falls short of the Phenom is its lack of what Kali refers to as "Super Vents." Kali uses reinforced vents on the Phenom as well as on its flagship Maraka that use a thicker material than the rest of the polycarbonate shell. The Super Vents are designed to spread load across their surface so that safety is not compromised by the removal of foam necessary for venting.
The Composite Fusion Plus technology incorporates EPS foam that is fused to the outer shell of the helmet. This reduces the total force transferred to the head during an impact. With glued or taped shells, the head can suffer an additional impact of the foam moving against the shell. The Cone-head technology was invented by Australian physicist Don Morgan. Companies like Scott, Cannondale, and POC are also using the Cone-head technology on select helmets. Scott is even using the Cone-Head technology in its flagship road helmet, the Vanish.
Fused EPS foam is becoming more common among modern helmets, but few are also using high-density Cone-head technology, which features pyramids that sit closest to the shell and collapse upon impact, spreading the impact into a greater area of the low-density foam, which sits closest to the skull.
This is where Kali also differs, as Kali only uses foams that are 80 grams per cubic liter or lower. Other road helmets are using foams that are 120 grams per cubic liter — in other words, significantly more dense. Children's helmets, often considered the safest helmets on the market, use foams that are 25g per cubic liter.Balancing tradeoffs
There is a trend, led by brands like Kali, toward helmets that make safety a priority over sexier attributes. The question is simple on its face: do you need the lightest, coolest, prettiest helmet on the market, or the safest one?
The answer, of course, comes down to what you value.
I've suffered several concussions, many attributed to years of ice hockey and failing to wear a mouth guard regularly. Yet, most recently I crashed in a short-track event and suffered a concussion. I was not going very fast, but the impact of my head bouncing off of a root was enough to rattle my brain. My helmet showed no damage.
The crash left me wondering. If I'd been wearing a different helmet, maybe one with more low-density foam, albeit likely not as well ventilated or as light, would I have been OK? I have no idea. Unfortunately there's no good way to accurately test helmet safety, though this is something that Waldron thinks about frequently. He's trying to remedy this shortcoming through testing that surpasses the CPSC standard, which most helmet aficionados will tell you does not do much to test anything beyond whether the helmet is intact after a high-speed fall.
Helmet design, at least for now, is largely a reflection of values — safety versus performance. No helmet currently available excels in all areas. But companies like Kali are working toward that goal, trying to build high-performance lids that will also dramatically improve head safety. At the very least, the debate is one worth having, and increasing options are never a bad thing.
Logan VonBokel spoke with Kali Protectives at Winter Press Camp in Palo Verdes. Winter Press Camp provided travel and lodging for the media event.


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Barraclough, a retired classical actor who specialised in playing the back end of pantomime horses, was taking his adoptive son, discredited former spirit medium Tarquin Bellows, on tour of the great scone shops of Europe and had stopped off in Piddlehinton to purchase a Milky Way chocolate bar to tide them over until lunch time when he spotted the creature out of the corner of his eye.
"I just couldn't believe it! I mean, one reads about these things in popular literature and indeed the fine books published by the Centre for Fortean Zoology, whose website is http://www.cfz.org.uk/ , but you don't expect to actually get the chance to see and photograph one in the flesh!
"This is the second greatest experience of my life!" Barraclough gushed.
"The only experience I've had that tops this is when I was the back end of Dobbin The Bold in the 1982 production of Cinderella at the Skinning Grove Empire when I got to act with both the legendary Christopher Biggins and the late Jim Davidson who had stood in at the last minute for Charles Hawtrey who was off doing something involving brass bedsteds and Simon Sharma at the time. I received a standing ovation at the end of that run as well, actually, so I guess that knocks the winged cat into 3rd place, now I think of it. It takes a lot of effort to accurately portray the back end of a pantomime horse and it is nice to get some recognition sometimes."
Tarquin Bellows picked up the story of the sighting:
"We had just been thrown out of the village shop after Father (adoptive) had flown into a fit of rage because they didn't have any Milky Ways. They had offered him a Chomp bar instead but this had only angered him more as he thinks Cadbury's is a girly make of chocolate that dries his mouth and he enquired as to whether the shop assistant knew who he was. As the shop assistant was only 16 they did not and that is when Father (adoptive) got really mad and started proclaiming at the top of his voice to all and sundry that he had nearly been in Rentaghost once and about kids today being unaware of the fact that they were born.
"When Father was outside his loud rantings were still continuing and they scared a cat down from a tree on the village green. I noticed there was something odd about this cat and so did Father who thankfully calmed down almost instantly and got out his camera. Neither of us could believe our eyes: it was a winged cat."
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Roundup: Gluten Free Bakeries In Boston
While there is still no defined medical reason to go gluten-free other than celiac disease or gluten sensitivities, business is booming for Boston's gluten-free bakeries. There are many bakeries offer a gluten-free selection but unless they have a separate kitchen, cross-contamination can be a common problem. Here's our roundup of where to find delectable goodies—100 percent sans gluten.
Violette Gluten Free Bakery
Previously offered only at select farmer's markets around the city, Violette Gluten Free Bakery opened the doors to its very own storefront in August. Violette is committed not only to completely gluten-free facilities, but also to organic and locally sourced ingredients. The results are delicious and always fresh. A new menu is introduced every week and Violette continues to appear at local farmer's markets, so make sure to check out all your options all year long.
Violette Gluten Free Bakery, 1001 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 617-945-7660, violetgf.com
Something Sweet Without Wheat
This bakery, with quite an apt name, offers desserts devoid of gluten, nuts, dairy, and even eggs if you prefer. Founded by two Stoneham-based sisters with sweet tooths and food allergies, Something Sweet Without Wheat serves the Boston area with desserts that have just the right balance of sweet and no wheat. Their two locations make gluten-free indulging easy.
Something Sweet Without Wheat, 19 Sixth Road, Woburn 781-281-2003, and 169 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington 781-777-1451, somethingsweetaboutwheat.com
White Lion Baking Company
No nuts, no gluten, no grain, and no GMO additives, but White Lion still produces deliciously sweet goodies that can be sent right to your home. From their completely gluten-free factory in Mashpee, founder Elizabeth Miles and her team are committed to the healthiest kind of sweet tooth craving possible. They make specialty cakes and cupcakes, however you want, and most dietary and allergy restrictions can be accommodated in special orders. White Lion's products can also be found in bakeries all over Massachusetts.
White Lion Baking Company, 438 Nathan Ellis Highway, Mashpee, 774-228-2946, whitelionbakingco.com
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Founder Natalie McEachern opened this cleverly named bakery in 2008, following a 2002 diagnosis with Celiac Disease. Her gluten-free products are inspired by her mother's recipes and most also avoid nut cross contamination and dairy products. Glutenus Minimus also takes special made-to-order cake and cupcake requests and offers mixes for at-home gluten-free baking. Vegan muffins are offered every Tuesday and Thursday to satisfy your cravings. If you can't make it out to original Belmont storefront location, Natalie's products are also sold in cafes around the city, including Sweet in Harvard Square.
Glutenus Minimus, 697 Belmont Street, Belmont, 617-484-3550, glutenusminimus.com
For something a little more formal—or if you're looking for a dessert for a special occasion—Celia's Cakes make beautiful gluten-free specialty baked goods. Motivated into business by her husband's diagnosis with Celiac disease, Vita Cohen has been experimenting with gluten-free recipes for years and has perfected the craft. Her cakes are ornate and will be a delicious addition to your next family birthday. Contact Vita directly for ordering and pick-up options.
Celia's Cakes, contact Vita Cohen at 781-777-4778 to order, celiacakes.com.
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Similar to Celia's Cakes, Melissa Geoffrion started playing around with gluten-free dessert options for her kids in 2006. Although she has no storefront as of yet, Flours and Hunny's locally sourced, organic desserts have the ability to come to you. Because she is a one-woman baking machine, Melissa can custom order your baked good to cut out gluten, soy, nuts, dairy, and even refined sugars if you like. Contact her directly for shipping options.
Flours & Hunny, contact Melissa Geoffrion at [email protected] to order.
What did we miss? Tell us about your favorite gluten-free bakeries in the comments.


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With camping sites available at almost every park, the Maricopa County park system is home to thousands of visitors every year. Visitors come with their recreation vehicles (RV) from all over the country to stay at a Maricopa County park. Tent campsites are also available, many with a picnic table and fire pit. – maricopacountyparks.org
To learn more about the Terms and Conditions for camping in a County park, please review the information below.
Check-in time is 1 pm. Check-out time is 12 noon. If a camper wants to extend their stay, they must notify park staff before 9 a.m. The extension may be accommodated depending on the following:
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Camping equipment or personal property may not be placed on site until the camper has checked in. New campers may not place any equipment on any site until the party leaving has vacated. All equipment must be kept in the camping area, not stored in the bushes or parking area.
No more than 8 people per site. Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Audio equipment must not disturb other campers.
All camping reservation and fees cover ONLY the approved number of camping units per site (no more than one RV/trailer and tent or two tents). Coverage also includes ONE of the following: the vehicle pulling the camping unit; OR one vehicle in tow.
Additional vehicles, including watercraft and vehicles not in tow, will be assessed the appropriate fee(s). All visitors to campsite must pay the park entrance fee to enter the park and campground, no exceptions.
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Individual reservations can be made six (6) month in advance on the first day of the month beginning at 12 a.m. MST using the on-line reservation system (www.maricopacountyparks.org/) or central reservations (602-506-2930) Mon – Fri. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Payment in full is required at time of reservation and each reservation requires a reservation fee.
Refunds will not be given for bugs, bad weather, campfire bans, low lake water, wildlife, or general dissatisfaction of the facilities. Refunds will only be approved for malfunctioning facilities/camping sites, medical emergencies, or other extreme conditions.
Requests for refunds for camping fees must be made within 72 hours of departure to the Park Supervisor.
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For group and youth camping, the park entrance fee is included in the price. Visitors to group and youth sites that are not spending the night must pay the day-use vehicle park entrance fee. Park staff will provide a sign-in roster and collect remaining camping fees. Group areas include the following sizes:
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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
As Wednesday saw the George Zimmerman trial recess for the Fourth of July holiday, jurors have been left with plenty to ponder while the prosecution prepares to continue its case Friday morning at 8:30 a.m.
In reviewing and evaluating the proceedings to this point, "Piers Morgan Live" welcomed celebrity attorney Robert Shapiro, asking the man who successfully defended O.J. Simpson if the defendant may soon speak on his own behalf:
"Is there anything to be gained, Robert, by Zimmerman taking the stand, given the amount of material from his own mouth that we've already heard," Piers Morgan asked his guest during the exclusive, live interview.
"Yes," began Shapiro. "The jury can see him, look him in the eye, and that's the best way to make a determination if you're believing that person was actually in fear for his life."
But despite the potential value of Zimmerman's testimony, Shapiro admitted that it's a very dangerous play:
"There's tremendous risk, and that is anxiety, nervousness, inconsistencies, you say something a little bit different than you said it before," he explained. "That chair is the most difficult chair in the world to sit in. I don't care how good a witness you are."
Noting that he's seen no evidence of malice on the part of Zimmerman, Shapiro surmised that had the prosecution submitted a charge of manslaughter – as opposed to murder – the chances of winning would have been exponentially greater:
"Here is what happens in these types of cases: the prosecution generally over-charges in a case that's a high-profile case, and the other thing is they over-try the case," explained the man named one of "The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" by the National Law Journal. "They call many witnesses that are totally unnecessary. They call a witness to tell you that if you hit your head on the ground, you may bleed. That insults the jury."
Watch the clip for more of Morgan's interview with Shapiro, and for the next edition of "Piers Morgan Live," watch CNN every night at 9.
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Robert Shapiro does not want to talk about the OJ Simpson case. In the Zimmerman case Robert Shapiro states to let the jury system work. Really just like in the OJ Simpson case???
For the curious minded. I took the infamous 911 call (media provided by Sanford Police Dept) into the studio.
It OBVIOUSLY would not be court admissible (they barely allowed the real ones), but this is a unique and somewhat legitimate way at taking a look at the call in question.
I compressed it so the lows came up a bit, limited it so you can hear other low sounds without your ears bleeding when the shots ring out. I then (thanks to the wonders of digital, couldn't do this with tape) slowed it down to just over half speed but PITCHED it back up to 100%. In other words.. you can hear the call without it hurting your ears, at a speed that is easier to digest and get a sense of. The pitch however is true to source. And there has been no EQ or altering ANY of the tonalities, although there are inherent nuanced swirly artifacts from slowing anything down that radically.
Anyway, make of it what you will.. if you want to actually HEAR (what you can) the call, I wouldn't discount taking a listen to this version. The way I have done it is almost akin to the audio version of slowing down a video tape.
Zimmerman Martin Altercation.
If george zimmerman gets off this Country will have RIOTs guaranteed!
Well now, John, just what would a riot prove? That anger and rage rule? And that helps HOW? Misunderstanding and mistrust are the CAUSE of all the violence. Stop the rage. Speak to each other instead of assuming that "other" person is a jerk or out to get you. Know why that guy on the road just cut you off? Because his mother was just murdered by a renter in her house and he was still dazed and in shock about it. (True story.) You never really know why someone seems to "do you wrong" unless you take the time to just say "Hello" first. Righteous indignation can come back and bite you in the butt, or get someone killed!
Los Angeles Riots 1992 April 29, 1992 – May 4. Rioting, race riots, protests, looting, attacks Deaths 53 Injured (non-fatal) 2,000+
Tell me, why do you hate George Zimmerman? What did he ever do to you? Did he go to your house and fart on your face?
Mr. Zimmerman made a bad choice. Mr. Zimmerman should be punished for the murder of Mr. Martin. He took his crime watch too far. He approached Mr. Martin, I feel Mr. Martin tried to defend himself from Mr. Zimmerman, but lost the battle.
you FEEL this wow thank god for judges and lawyers i feel the opposite from you
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Zimmerman on Drugs With Violent Side Effects When He Killed Trayvon
According to the report, prior to the shooting Zimmerman had been prescribed Adderall and Temazepam, medications that can cause side effects such as agitation and mood swings, but in fewer than 10 percent of patients
Police seemed to accept Zimmerman's account [of the shooting] at face value that night and that he was not tested for drugs or alcohol on the night of the shooting, even though it is standard procedure in most homicide investigations, ABC News reported."
so that means hes guilty yawn there is NO verdict cause noone knows
get a life! it was a self defense. he almost got killed by that kid!
George Zimmerman used Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm pistol to shoot Trayvon Martin, and the bullet entered Trayvon chest square-on, just to the left of his breastbone. After the bullet penetrated through Trayvon's 158 pound body, his chest cavity was filled with 2,300 milliliters of blood. That's about one-third of a healthy person's total blood volume.
The type of the pistol has a muzzle velocity (MV) of 1020 fps, and the loaded bullet has 147gr. Based on the data, the kinetic energy of the bullet which impacted on Trayvon's 158 pound body is 460.5827 (joules-second) which is equal to 0.6174 horsepower.
1 horsepower equals that the load of 33,000 pounds of coal in the bucket and ask a horse to move it 1 foot in a minute. It is equal to 375 miles per hour as well.
Gunshots run to 140-170 decibels, and the pain threshold for hearing is 130 decibels for most people.
After a bullet pierced Trayvon's lung and heart, how could Trayvon say 'Oh Gosh, You Got Me' to Zimmerman?
From a physiological perspective, it doesn't make any sense at all.
Yes Tom and did you know that 1+1=11. I reckon this is fascinating courtroom drama and I'm leaning towards a guilty verdict. Wait for the outcome. Remember, a man is innocent until proven guilty. I reckon that's fair.
The defense expert was wrong in his assertion that the position of the gun/bullet ["direct contact with hoodie, which was 2-4 inches from skin"] meant that Zimmerman shot from the "bottom position" with Martin on top of him causing Martin's sweetshirt to protrude 2-4 inches from the skin.
Alternate theory: Zimmerman had a hold of Martin's hoodie with both hands clenched around the hoodie near the breast area. With Zimmerman's right hand reaching for his gun caused the left hand to pick up more slack in the hoodie. This would have made direct contact between the hoodie and Martin's left rib area. The direct contact would have been increased across Martin's entire front breast area. If Zimmerman's grip with the hoodie [left hand] was causing a 6-8 inch gap between Martin's hoodie and skin [for example] this gap would have been reduced to zero [tight to the skin at the left side of Martin's breast. The gap between the hoodie and the skin could have been 2-4 inches at the bullet's point of entry [Martin's heart], and all of this is not only possible, but plausible with Zimmerman holding the top position.
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The roles of leaders at RWTH are manifold – they are experts in their field, strategists, staff developers, communicators, organizational developers, and change managers.
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Almonte rejoins Yanks as Francis designated
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ARLINGTON -- The Yankees recalled outfielder Zoilo Almonte from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday, immediately inserting the 25-year-old to play left field and bat ninth against the Rangers.
It is Almonte's third stint with the big league club this season, and he has batted .160 (4-for-25) with one homer. Almonte was batting .281 in 75 games at Triple-A, leading the RailRiders in homers (16) and RBIs (57).
In a corresponding roster move, the Yankees designated left-hander Jeff Francis for assignment, reducing the number of active pitchers on the staff to 12.
Francis was 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two relief appearances, spanning 1 2/3 innings. On July 11, he was acquired from the Athletics with cash considerations for a player to be named.
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|March 1, 1999, 10:53 AM
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How about optical assistance for ligted, low lighted, no lighted or no vision lighted i.e. fog - sand storms, etc.
There are some great products out there that come to mind.
|March 1, 1999, 05:14 PM
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There is a lot out there that I have never had the opportunity to assess. Harry, I would appreciate your assessment of various products in these categories. Do you think the price of night vision equipment will continue to decline? Are there any moves afoot to ban them?
|March 1, 1999, 09:57 PM
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Seems to me that for anything over about 50 yards, optics would be a help. Closer for precision shooting. however optics do limit my field of vision, something I do not need at night or low light situations. Lasers do not have any redeeming use to me, except when the opponent knows I am there, and vie versa. Then the laser will help me hit first.
Just some random thoughts from a temporarily drain bead shooter.
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|March 3, 1999, 06:33 AM
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I fail to see how a laser will allow a faster hit under the conditions prescribed above. The laser has no place on a tactical weapon. It does not allow target ID in low light, and in bright light, it is more difficult to see than red dot reticle scopes or iron sights.
The ideal sighting system allows for target ID in any light conditions and fast acquisition at varied and realistic ranges. A white light system with a red dot optic backed up by in line iron sights has the above features as well as the redundant safety of an additional sighting system -- good from 0-300m.
|March 3, 1999, 09:23 AM
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Rob mentioned a new Nikon scope a few weeks ago that has an integral range finder in it. What do y'all think of this concept?
At the time, I thought that it would not take very much in the way of additional electronics to turn this scope into an electronic version of a Leatherwood scope. One that adjusts the point of aim for elevation to the range. This would have the added benefit of being programmable to the specific powder charge and bullet weight being used. Opinions?
|March 3, 1999, 10:16 AM
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Sounds like a neat toy, but I see little application outside the sniper world. Naturally, more gadgets mean more likeliehood of failure.
For the typical hunting or defense situation, the range is probably not critical for most rifle caliber trajectories. Cooper describes this as the "Morning Glory Effect": at distances where we begin to wish we had selected a flatter shooting caliber, the error introduced by the marksman's skill is generally greater then the error corrected by the flatter shooting rifle.
As usual, I'm with Hilton. Quick target acquisition and backup iron sights seem to be the key. I am coming to appreciate the benefits of a low or no power Intermediate Eye Relief scope for defense rifles. As I speak to people who know far more than I, the answer always seems to come down to the Trijicon Reflex or Aimpoint Comp M.
|March 3, 1999, 09:35 PM
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Hilton -
Take note, I said the opponent knows I am there and vice versa. Thus target ID is not an issue when I would like a laser. As far as visual pickup, versus ironsights, or red dot; and usable distance I agree with you. Mea culpa, I forgot to say when in lowlight such as a house at night. This is the only place a laser has a use to me.
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|March 3, 1999, 10:17 PM
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Sure, Rich, I agree. Not much application aside from snipers... But I know where some deer hang out about 800 yards away from me. I'd sure like to reach out and touch one. They are standing there all season going Yanananana, yanananana, you can't get us.
I like long range shooting for the enjoyment too.
It also fits one of my strategic concepts,i.e, get outside their maximun range and hammer them...aka get above them and drop big rocks.
Of course, the increase in gadgets increases the possible failure points as you stated. However, modern electronics are getting to be pretty darned tough.
|March 5, 1999, 06:13 AM
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In a low light situation, a white light is going to be a prerequisite. That same white light will wash out a laser dot, making hits *slower*. Your prescribed "pre-identified" target situation sounds luxurious and unusual. You MUST positively ID your target before firing. If your adversary knows you're there, then why does the laser help? Please help me understand, I'm sure I'm missing what you're trying to convey.
|March 5, 1999, 10:04 PM
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Hilton -
I apologize I thought I was clear when I wrote my post. Looks like my fingers could not keep up with my thought process.
I see the usefulness of a laser for home defense, especially in lowlight. If a strange person comes into my home and gets to my bed(safe)room, I am not stopping to ask for id. If the person is LE, then I should know that before he gets to the room. Two things play here, one, I am not doing house searches/clearings on my own even in my own house. Two, I can see where time would not be on my side and thus being in wait for the person would not be possible. This means no lights on blinding him, and psosibly no glasses on me. I cannot see real well without correction, however I can see color differences and some fuzzy shapes with only my Mark 1, Mod O eyeball. A laser is very useful for showing me where I am targeted, in effect giving me a longer sight radius.
I am not sure I am totally clear here, but this is my thought process. By the way it is just me and my wife, no kids or others in the house.
I am not to sure about washing out the laser in a bright light. Just for kicks I took my Surefire and my pocket laser pointer, and shone them together on a dark wall, under normal room lighting. I had no problem seeing the laser on the wall at 15 feet. I also tried this with no lights on, still saw the laser. Was this a bad test, I do not know the power difference between a gun laser and a laser pointer, so maybe the test is invalid?
If he knows I am there, I want him to know I will hit him if I shoot. I believe psychology still works, and I want every bit of it I can on my side.
Hope this helps,
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|March 5, 1999, 10:38 PM
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I agree that in 95% of the typical hunting situations the rangefinding scope (moreso the self-adjusting rangefinding scope) is going to cause more problems with creating second thoughts in the shooter than it is going to solve.
I still think it would be a neat toy to have and would be useful in the extreme shooting that Spartacus mentioned (read: any 500 yard+ stuff).
|March 6, 1999, 04:48 AM
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Harry et al, as an over age 40 shooter, with tired eyes, does the various optical equipment also offer the advantage of potentially helping correct vision during shooting? That is, it seems scopes can be adjusted for your own focus (to one'e own eyes), and I wonder if that is true with optical sights as well?
If so, that is a big advantage for those of us a little concerned about our sight. For that matter, does night vision equipment adjust to one's own eyes?
|March 6, 1999, 06:42 PM
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Ah, I understand now the situation you describe. Your needs and application sound valid, but there are a couple sticking points that might be food for future thought. First, if you needed to shoot, but wasn't able to clearly ID your target in the dark (other than that it was an intruder), anything that might turn out vaguely questionable about the shooting will become more problematic in the ensuing legal hassles. Second, I continue to question the popular notion that the laser dot will intimidate an opponent. This implies that your opponent will stop what they're doing and for no apparent reason look at themselves. The illuminated laser diode is not always apparent from the business end of the weapon. Yes, it's bright and red, but it's no guarantee that the person will see the dot on their person. A bright white light will both ID the target and cause noticeable and predictable distraction to the recipient.
|March 7, 1999, 09:21 PM
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Hilton - As to an intruder stopping to look at the laser, you are right. Some will, some won't, so if it helps on the one I have to face I will take all I can get. I do not count on it, that is why I will always yell " Freeze I have a gun". when I am taken by surprise (this means no time to find the glasses or call the police on the cell phone). Anyone who can get to my bedroom, at night when I am sleeping, is not a casual burglar. Too much stuff one would take on tbe way up to the bedroom.
Will I have trouble after the shooting, because I shot without my glasses and or in dim light? I sincerely hope I never find out!
By the way, I do not use a laser at this time, but I have thought about it alot. This thread has confirmed my own feelings, that I am better off with a flashlight. Now if someone would just make a flashlight that fits on a 4"/6" revolver I will be in clover!
Thanks for the discussion Hilton.
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|March 13, 1999, 07:24 PM
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I'm getting a little mixed up here. If it is dark "as pitch" then your lazer will only be making little red streaks on the walls because you can't pick up a target in total darkness. If you have a white light "flashlight" then you can illuminate "sorry" the situation. In most home situations there will be ambiant light enough to see a target glasses or not. My wife and I live alone and have the only keys to our house. If I have one hand on her and the other on my PDW and can see the unannouced figure framed in the doorway of our bedroom the point shooting drill comes to mind. Lazers are fun.
Just my 2 cents. Hank
|March 27, 1999, 06:46 PM
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I had fun a couple weeks ago playing with a SBR version of the AR-15. On it was a OEG sight...
Strange sight - you dont through the scope - you look past it, at the target.
It worked great. I shoot like that alot - open sighted, pistols and carbines... This "Sight" is designed for that kind of shooting.
Trijicon made them - but I dont think they are being produced anymore.
"I got a bad feeling about this..."
|March 27, 1999, 08:09 PM
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Agree a laser pointing device is not very useful in most scenarios. I have a Beamshot on my 12 gauge pump shotgun however: In a mountain area, far from 'civilization' the most forseeable situation is an intrusion - beginning at about 200 yards, that may or may not be innocent. I have had one such, repelled boarders with the 'snick-snack' sound of a lever action carbine... The Beamshot would have a similar function: to intimidate if the situation is 'go-no go'; and wouldn't necessarily use it to fire if I had to (from partial cover - always): Intimidate first if its possible to avoid shooting.
|March 28, 1999, 09:30 AM
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To see what Trijicon currently makes go to www.trijicon-inc.com . The current sighting systems are the ACOG series.
Didn't Armson make the OEG originally though?
|March 28, 1999, 09:34 AM
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Forgot to mention that the latest issue of SAR has an article on the IDFs use of the Falcon sight for front line combat units on M16A2s and M4s. This is similar to the Colt Scout Sight. Very intteresting article.
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More than a year has passed since your last eye exam, so you drop by your local boutique for a quick checkup. An hour later - and $500 poorer - you're out the door, wondering how a simple prescription framed in a piece of plastic stamped "Made in China" could cost so much. But thanks to some online retailers, getting a new pair of specs doesn't have to break the bank.
The savings can be dramatic. These factory-direct glasses run from about $8 to $50 for both frames and lenses - but they come with two caveats. First, you'll need to do a little work to put in an order. Second, the quality ranges from pretty good to flimsy, more or less in proportion to the price you pay.
Charles Bailey, an associate clinical professor at the University of California-Berkeley optometry school, says the frames may have shoddy hinges, or the protective lens coatings may be of lesser quality than in pricier eyeglasses. However, they're worth considering, especially to use as a backup pair or to expand your eyeglass wardrobe on the cheap.
The Web sites themselves also vary in quality. The best - 39DollarGlasses.com and EyeBuyDirect.com - offer a big selection and an easy-to-use, uncluttered interface. But others, such as Optical4Less.com, can be tricky to navigate. And some, such as ZenniOptical.com, are usable but downright eyesores.
For advice on getting the best fit for the best price, we checked with Ira Mitchell, who runs a Web site on the online eyewear industry, GlassyEyes.com. Mitchell, a software developer in St. Paul, Minnesota, says he owns 18 pairs of glasses from various online retailers. "Of the 18 pairs that I've gotten, 17 have been great."
Make sure you have an accurate, updated prescription, Mitchell says. By law, your ophthalmologist or optometrist is required to give it to you. You'll also need to know your pupillary distance (PD), which is the distance between the centers of your pupils, to ensure a proper fit.
Your optometrist should be able to give you that number, but most online retailers also provide instructions for measuring it yourself. Because calculating your own PD can be tricky and imprecise, ask a friend for help to save you the trouble of fumbling with a ruler in front of the mirror.
Next, look at an old pair of frames and jot down the measurements - they're usually on the inside of the frames. If you can't find the size, try on a few pairs with clearly marked sizes at an optometrist's office.
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In the television world, it's called the ensemble cast. You build a show around several characters roughly equal in importance and develop storylines around each of them. It differs from the typical movie script, which uses only a central character or two, and places everyone else in supporting roles. Since TV has to churn out different plots week after week, the ensemble plan works better.
Works a lot better for racing, too, since, like a TV show, it's a series and not a single feature. But this sport rarely follows that model. Heck, a season with just two lead dogs is considered exceptional to us. So we're all pumped on 2013 because there are four characters that are well known to the fans, and all four of them have won this Monster Energy Supercross title before. That alone gets us excited. But then the Anaheim 1 opener worked like an open audition.
For about 15 laps, none of the four main stars were even in podium spots. Instead, several other riders went straight to the top, and the race was so crazy that it's going to take a long time to untangle it. The RV/Dungey/Reed/Stewart quad is not going to just re-take over this weekend in Phoenix. It's too messy right now. And, regardless if Davi Millsaps sinks or swims from here on out, he's going to be a story. If Davi wins again in Phoenix everyone will talk about it, of course, but if he finishes tenth, everyone will still ask: "So, what happened with Millsaps?" Before Anaheim 1, a tenth place finish for Millsaps in Phoenix would not have been news. Now, it will stoke the bench-racing flames. With Millsaps, we've just added another main character that you'll have to keep an eye on for a while.
Two more guys you'll officially have to be watching in Phoenix.
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And you know what? Millsaps' win proves a victory is possible for many other riders. A few months ago, we interviewed with Millsaps' mentor Ezra Lusk on this site, and Ezra said his main project is to make Davi believe he can be one of the top guys. But it's not easy to make that leap, mentally. Before the race, everyone had Millsaps sitting firmly in what's been dubbed the "second tier." Now that he's made the leap, other riders in that group, the Josh Grant/Andrew Short/Jake Weimer/Justin Braytons of the world will surely look at that and say, "Hey, I've raced with Davi before. If he can do it, I can do it."
Is it true? Well, Davi has always had elite-level talent and perhaps he's able to take a leap higher than the others. But at least for a moment, his win has raised the potential ceiling of a half-dozen other racers, and stuff like that really matters in a sport so defined by the mental game.
So Anaheim 1 made Millsaps a main player in the show. Good or bad, we'll be watching him closely. We also now have Trey Canard on board. Okay, we knew Canard's comeback would make a great story, but in this sport you have to contend for wins for that story to be truly relevant. No doubt that he's there now.
Heading into this race, everyone wanted to see Canard do well. There is no greater injustice in sports than an athlete with talent and desire who has it all taken away by injuries. Yeah, we're intrigued by those who simply burned their talent (key "Where's J-Law?" for the 7346th time), but it's much, much sadder when a kid does everything right and doesn't get rewarded for it. And yet, there was a very real chance that Canard was going to have to walk away from the sport with only a fraction of his potential fulfilled.
Whew! That's not going to be the case. I talked to quite a few people in Trey's camp this weekend, and they all indicated that he's riding even better than he was pre-injury. Not only did he get hsi health and strength back, but he has gelled with the new 2013 Honda. It was obvious from practice that he still has it. You want to talk storylines? As amazing and awesome and impressive as Millsaps' win was, a victory by Canard would have been even more shocking. Would you not put "returning from a year-off with a broken back with a win at Anaheim 1" as one of the all-time great wins in the history of this sport? Or any sport? Didn't happen, but the potential is there, and now this is a story we'll have to follow. Canard is back, the injury is behind him and I submit he really may be better than ever now. In the past, Trey has always been too hard on himself, but now he's so grateful just to be racing at all, I think that pressure is finally off. He's going to be good and that's a great story to watch.
Will Millsaps' win give confidence to others, like Josh Grant?
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Justin Barcia finished seventh, but he didn't disappoint, either. I was surprised to hear he was apparently quite nervous during the day and didn't ride like himself, because I predicted Bam Bam would be immune to such things. I guess the pressure of Anaheim 1 trumps even the most confident riders. Anyway, even on a night that wasn't so good for him, Barcia won a heat race and was in contention for the lead for most of the way. He'll be better (as soon as this weekend) so look out.
To that matrix—Millsaps, Canard and Barcia being real players, plus the potential confidence boost to several others—we add the usual suspects. Chad Reed never looked fast but he ended up right where he needed to be, in fourth. Ryan Dungey wasn't spectacular, either, but he's Ryan Dungey so he'll be there for the long haul. Stewart's status is unknown, but as always with him, it's a story regardless of it's good or bad. And while Ryan Villopoto certainly holds the potential to dominate, he's dug himself a big enough hole to where he can't flip things 180 very quickly. Even if RV crushes the field this weekend, the others put too big of a foot forward to be counted out this early. In other words, this ensemble is going to be here for a while. Enjoy the show.


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Planning the Big Day: The Best Fiancé
Slacker! Ok, there I said it, I know I haven't posted anything in ages, but I blame it on this crazy wedding planning! As any of you who have also done so know, no matter how many events you have planned in your life, there is nothing that compares to putting together your OWN WEDDING. It's insane. Especially for someone like me, who focuses so much on perfecting every little detail, I think I might be driving myself (and probably some other people too) a little crazy…hehe…but not in mean way…more of a "wow, she is so stressed- that's not fun!" kinda way : )
Which brings me to the topic of this post. When people ask me who is helping with all of this work, I tell them it's my best friend of course-Tom. Yes, that may sound strange because he's a guy and they aren't really supposed to care about this stuff, but in a way it makes sense-the day is just as much his as it is mine and I want his opinion on everything too! Well, you may wonder exactly how my fiancé is making my life so much easier, so here are a few examples:
- Picking out Shoes. Yes, I am on the search for the coolest, most fun and exciting shoes any bride ever wore and it's not easy! Not only has Tom accompanied me to every store, but he's even stopped in to Macy's (killing time before meeting a friend for drinks) to take a photo of a particularly awesome pair and text it to me : ) Who does that??
- Designing Invitations. I was especially picky about this. I want my invites to scream creative and unique, so I designed over and over until I thought I would go blind! Tom was there to proofread, help select colors and keep me calm even at 1 in the morning when I was freaking out!
- Our Registry. I don't cook. Sorry, but it's true…I just don't like it, so I had no idea what pots and what-nots to add to our registry. Fortunately, Tom is quite possibly the best cook ever and added all of the nicest kitchen accessories for us…now we'll have good stuff instead of what I probably would have picked up at Ikea : )
- Budget. This is a biggy. Budgeting for a wedding is a huge undertaking-lucky for me I don't have to worry too much about it. Tom has set up an entire excel spreadsheet that lists out all of our savings and costs and keeps it updated for us- whew!
- Listening. Yes, sounds simple-but I can talk. A lot. Tom just sits and listens when I am carrying on about green crystals, head pieces, colored napkins, bridesmaids gifts blah blah blah…then he tells me that everything will be ok…and most of the time I even believe him!
So there you have it. Planning is craziness, but I am very lucky to have a partner in this adventure that not only helps me, but keeps me sane at the same time. I am so looking forward to the wedding and even though I know the next few months will probably just get more intense, I still know that I made the smartest decision ever when I said 'Yes'!
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Today we are here to continue an ongoing debate. This will be a culinary battle mixed in with a batter of vlogging, a yearning for good eats (and wimminz), and a call to action for YOU: join the GANG and have your geeky goodness shared with our growing community.. There might even be cake or pie in it for you, whichever you prefer. Now onto the tasty business…
Cake versus pie… Which is better?
I've been wrestling with this debate for a long time. If you've followed me on the "social medias" long enough you know that I share food-related stuff quite a bit on Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. I am a foodie.
We as geeks tend to have a stable of snacks, quick meals, and comfort foods. Nothing beats marathon gaming sessions with your favorite snacks and adult beverages (if you are of age, of course). I love my sweets but this decision is still tough. Cake or pie? Hmmm… Maybe you can help me!
I talk about a lot of stuff that's NOT food related in this vlog but one issue I encounter is particularly discerning: whether flan is a cake or a pie. This here is the tie breaker. The interwebz provide some useful knowledge. Wikipedia, which never has false information, says the following on flan:
Not to be confused with crème caramel, also known as flan or flan de leche. Flan is an open pastry or sponge cake containing a sweet or savoury filling.
Flan is my favorite. It's creamy and melts in your mouth.. Hey, stop that smirking. It's not just texture. The flavor is satisfying in ways that only putting it in your mouth can explain.. Except maybe for when idgets make it very eggy (like a terribad egg salad). Great flan is something to write home about, I promise! Now that we know flan is categorized as cake, that tips the scales A LOT.
Cheesecake is a close second to flan. These tasty cakes come in many varieties. Some are topped with marsipan (essentially edible, sugar-rich modeling clay), others have fruity toppers, graham crusts, or cookie crumbs. The variety in the cheesecake world makes it a clear winner and a great boon for the cake cause.
If you're ever in NYC, be sure to try some Junior's cheesecake. It's not by any means the best of it's kind but it rarely disappoints. Last I checked, there are Junior's locations opening up everywhere, including one in Grand Central Station that serves sandwiches, beverages, and many varieties of cheesecake. Ah-nomnomnom!
Now in the pie's corner we have a Georgia favorite: pecan pie. Thing is, GOOD pecan pie is hard to come by. The problem with pie of any variety is that people tend to burn the top.. Or they make the filling TOO rich (or too bland). I have a sweet tooth but, HOLY MOLY, I want to taste the distinct flavors, not go into a coma.
On the flip side, you have to be a special kind of nincompoop to mess up cake. You bake it in layers and then you add your little touches afterwards. Let the egg timer be your guide, young padawan!
In short, I have rarely been disappointed by cake whereas pies often leave much to be desired. I know that on the show Supernatural, Dean acts like pie is OP. His love for pie is a bit contagious. He is very adament about having Sam bring him pie.. And it got me thinking a bit. Really, he made me question my belief but I think this issue is settled.. At least for me.
…And the winner is…
(You'll have to skip to the end if you want my final verdict.)
During the"Cake Vs. Pie" Geektastic Vlog two-part series I talk about the need for more women. We'll be revisiting that as well as the deep discussion about the good and bad of gamer girls. As we often do, we provide all sides of the debate to encourage you all to chime in. Perhaps there is no right or wrong… But I still choose cake.
…Now it's your turn!
Leave some comments explaining why you choose one or the other. The best part about this debate is that everyone has an opinion and there really is no right or wrong answer.. Except maybe for vegans, unless they cheat on their diets. For that, I am sorry.
Feel free to share your thoughts on anything else I have covered on my vlog. I talk about all sorts of random things in my Geektastic Vlog including why I chose XBox over Playstation, the stupidity of pet fees/rent, and my #BirthdayBash on Twitch. There's also a Mega Man OST and some more Hearthstone talk (#YOHTAI)! You can leave us comments below and/or VM at (206) 415-4987.
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