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Add-Ins are a great way to increase Excel's firepower. Add-Ins not only add additional functionality but are also an ideal vehicle for distributing your custom functions across multiple workbooks and users.
If writing a new Add-In is on your to-do list anyway, this is the perfect opportunity to look beyond VBA. VBA has become a bit middle-aged. Integration with modern stuff like NoSQL databases or web services can become quite painful as it involves messing around with DLLs and cumbersome APIs.
Excel-DNA is a free open source tool that lets you expose .NET functions to Excel via the XLL interface. This gives you immediate access to all .NET languages (VB.NET, C#, F# etc.) and libraries. Which makes developing modern looking WPF forms or hooking into a JSON API really a breeze.
In this post, I show you how to get started with Excel-DNA. We hit the ground running busting out our first two functions and have a brief look at what to watch out for when migrating over from VBA. To wrap it all up, we build a slick Excel JSON client in just a few lines of code and show use it to retrieve data from a web server with a simple =OBJECT_GET(…) function call.
All source code is available for download at GitHub:
An example spreadsheet is available at https://spreadgit.com/bjoern/excel-json-client.
1. Getting Started
There are two ways to write a User Defined Function in Excel-DNA. Either as a text file (.dna) or a .NET assembly (.dll). It's easiest to start with the text file approach which we will do throughout this post. You need three things:
– a text editor such as Notepad
– the .NET Framework 2.0 runtime or later (.NET 4.0 or later if you are on Excel 64-bit), should already be installed with Windows anyway, so you probably do not need to worry about this bit
– the Excel-DNA XLL (https://exceldna.codeplex.com/releases/view/119190)
If you want to get jump-started, clone my git repository https://github.com/spreadgit/excel-json-client and you're good to go, it comes with all batteries. Get the example workbook at https://spreadgit.com/bjoern/excel-json-client and open one of the XLLs (ending with 32 or 64 -depending whether you are on Excel 32- or 64-bit) via drag & drop, file/open or the Add-In manager.
2. Writing Our First Function
I've defined the code in the excel-json-client.dna file which is just a text file. As mentioned above, you can Visual Studio studio (which you probably should) but to avoid all the overhead, I'll keep it simple in this post.
Let's look at the DISTINCT function defined in the Helpers module. It gives you a first idea of how we pass around data between .NET and Excel. We receive a two-dimensional array of type Object (think Variant), filter out all duplicates and return another two dimensional Object array. I'm pretty sure there's a more elegant way of removing the duplicates via LINQ (.NET's Language Integrated Query language) but it does the job.
Public Module Helpers Public Function DISTINCT(data As Object(,)) Dim dict As Dictionary(Of String, Integer) = New Dictionary(Of String, Integer) Dim key As String Dim i As Integer = 0, j As Integer = 0 For i = 0 To data.GetUpperBound(0) key = "" For j = 0 To data.GetUpperBound(1) key += data(i, j).ToString() Next If Not dict.ContainsKey(key) Then dict.Add(key, i) End If Next Dim out(dict.Count-1, data.GetUpperBound(1)) As Object i = 0 For Each key In dict.Keys For j = 0 To data.GetUpperBound(1) out(i, j) = data(dict.Item(key), j) Next i += 1 Next DISTINCT = out End Function End Module
3. Migrating From VBA to VB.NET
Migrating from VBA to VB.NET/Excel-DNA is relatively straight forward. But there are a couple of gotchas and things to watch out for, most importantly:
- Variant is no longer supported: use the Object type instead
- Function parameters of type Object will arrive as one of the following: Double, String, Boolean, ExcelDna.Integration.ExcelError, ExcelDna.Integration.ExcelMissing, ExcelDna.Integration.ExcelEmpty, Object[,] containing an array with a mixture of the above types, ExcelReference (only if AllowReference=true in ExcelArgumentAttribute causing R type instead of P)
- Arrays: In VBA, the default lower bound of an array dimension is 0 but can be set to 1 using "Option Base". VB.NET does not support "Option Base" and the lower bound of an array dimension must be 0. Be careful though that most Office collections begin with 1. For a more exhaustive list, I definitely recommend checking out Patrick O'Beirne's excellent guide and Govert's (the guy who wrote and maintains Excel-DNA) documentation on Excel-DNA's Data marshalling.
4. A JSON Excel client
JSON is all over the web and has become the number one choice for RESTful APIs. Pulling JSON from a web server onto Excel is definitely a useful thing to have. For example, at spreadgit, we run our entire admin-backend off Excel via a JSON API. Unfortunately, building a JSON client in VBA is quite a messy job and involves a lot of HTTP and deserialization stuff which does really feel like re-inventing the wheel.
With Excel-DNA however, we can use whatever is available in the .NET world. HTTP request classes are built in and for handling the JSON bit we use the excellent Json.NET library, written and maintained by James Newton-King's. All we need to do is some plumbing work. Before we roll up sleeves, let's briefly design the data flow.
1. User requests data from a URL (that returns a JSON) by calling the Excel function =OBJ_GET(http://myobject#field)
2. Let's see if the object http://myobject already exists in our cache from a previous call. If not, do an HTTP request to http://myobject and stick it into our cache.
3. Return the value for "field" on object http://myobject (now definitely in our cache)
As you can see, we make use of the hash mark separator to identify a field within our JSON document. Let's start with a thin JSON class. We want to deserializes the JSON data we get from the web server as a (nested) dictionary so we can easily gain access to its fields via keys.
Public Class Json Public Shared Function Deserialize(json As String) As Object Deserialize = ToObject(JToken.Parse(json)) End Function Public Shared Function ToObject(token As Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JToken) As Object If token.Type = JTokenType.Object Then Dim dict As Dictionary(Of String, Object) = New Dictionary(Of String, Object) Dim prop As Object For Each prop In CType(token, JObject).Properties() dict.Add(prop.Name, ToObject(prop.Value)) Next ToObject = dict ElseIf token.Type = JTokenType.Array Then Dim lst As List(Of Object) = New List(Of Object) Dim value As Object For Each value In token lst.Add(ToObject(value)) Next ToObject = lst Else ToObject = DirectCast(token, JValue).Value End If End Function End Class
Next thing on our list is the cache. It is simply another dictionary, whereby the url is our key (up to the hash mark separator as mentioned above) and the JSON deserialized dictionary our value.
Public Class Cache Private _objects As New Dictionary(Of String, Object) Public Sub Clear() _objects.Clear() End Sub Public Sub ImportObject(baseUrl As String) Dim wrGETURL As WebRequest wrGETURL = WebRequest.Create(baseUrl) Dim dictionary As New Dictionary(Of String, Object) Dim objStream As Stream objStream = wrGETURL.GetResponse.GetResponseStream() Dim objReader As New StreamReader(objStream) _objects.Add(baseUrl, Json.Deserialize(objReader.ReadToEnd)) objReader.Close() objStream.Close() End Sub Public Function GetObject(url As String) As Object Dim baseUrl As String = Nothing baseUrl = url.Split("#")(0) If Not _objects.ContainsKey(baseUrl) Then ImportObject(baseUrl) End If GetObject = _objects.Item(baseUrl) End Function Public Function GetObjectPartial(url As String) As Object Dim baseUrl As String = Nothing, obj As Object Dim key As String baseUrl = url.Split("#")(0) Try obj = GetObject(baseUrl) If url.Contains("#") Then For Each key In url.Split("#")(1).Split("/") obj = obj.Item(key) Next End If GetObjectPartial = obj Catch ex as Exception GetObjectPartial = ex.Message End Try End Function` End Class
That's pretty much it. Last thing to do is to wrap it all up nicely in a couple of Excel functions. We use a slight trick to be able to work with complex objects: Anything we cannot resolve on a two-dimensional grid, we just return the URL of the object instead of the data. Let's assume we retrieve a JSON document from http://localhost:8000/test.json that looks like this (which is a nested object):
{ 'id': 1234, 'object': { 'name': 'test', 'data': [['date' 'value'], ['2014-04-01', 100], ['2014-04-02', 101]] } }
In this instance
=OBJECT_GET("http://localhost:8000/test.json") returns http://localhost:8000/test.json
=OBJECT_GET("http://localhost:8000/test.json#id") returns 1234
=OBJECT_GET("http://localhost:8000/test.json#object" returns http://localhost:8000/test.json#object
=OBJECT_GET("http://localhost:8000/test.json#object#data") returns [['date' 'value'], ['2014-04-01', 100], ['2014-04-02', 101]]
Public Module Objects Dim cache As Cache = New Cache() Public Function OBJECT_GET(url As String) Dim path As String() = Nothing Dim obj As Object Dim i As Long = 0, j As Long Dim row As Object, col As Object, item As Object obj = cache.GetObjectPartial(url) If TypeOf obj Is List(Of Object) Then If TypeOf CType(obj, List(Of Object))(0) Is List(Of Object) Then Dim o(,) As Object ReDim o(CType(obj, List(Of Object)).Count()-1, CType(obj, List(Of Object))(0).Count()-1) For Each row In obj j = 0 For Each col In row o(i, j) = col j += 1 Next i += 1 Next obj = o Else Dim o() As Object ReDim o(CType(obj, List(Of Object)).Count()-1) For Each item In obj o(i) = item i += 1 Next obj = o End If ElseIf TypeOf obj Is Dictionary(Of String, Object) Then obj = url End If OBJECT_GET = obj End Function End Module
Let's give it a try and access some Apple stock data via the quandl.com API. Feel free to download the example workbook at https://spreadgit.com/bjoern/excel-json-client. Take it for a spin and try with any other JSON API you can find.
Please note that the code above doesn't cover all cases, for instance arrays of objects aren't handled properly. Another nice thing to have is an object explorer UI to explorer the objects in your cache easily. Or adding POST, PUT and DELETE requests, all of which can be easily added. This gives you a powerful, generic Add-In that lets you hook into literally any JSON API.
How do you like using VB.NET via Excel-DNA?
About the Author
Bjoern Stiel
Founder and CEO at spreadgit, a version control system for Excel. As a former quant developer and trader, used to push Excel beyond its limits, now jack of all trades. You can find me online, tweeting about Excel, writing posts or developing .NET Add-Ins. Contact me @spreadgit or drop me a line firstname.lastname@example.com.
In the first part of my manifesto, I outlined why I think we should really change the way we code. The important takeaways of that article were:
(1) the Hungarian Notation coding style is old and should no longer be preferred;
(2) we cannot simply code for ourselves anymore; and
(3) the implications of the older coding style has made some programmers question whether VBA and Excel are really even still relevant anymore.
Before moving forward, I should be clear: Hungarian Notation is a symptom of the overall problem. That Hungarian Notation is still championed is a demonstration of how Excel development has been left behind as compared to other technologies. Below, we'll go beyond Hungarian Notation and address many of the common perceptions of Excel development.
Right now, the United States (and, from what I understand, the rest of the world) has a shortage of computer science/data analysis professionals. In the next decade, the demand for developers will greatly outstrip the current supply. I know of many computer science professionals who won't go into Excel development because they don't view it as a professional development platform. I know of many accounting and finance professionals proficient with macros who would never think of themselves as developers.
The fact is many of these individuals could help address the workforce demands of the next decade. But there's virtually no crossover: the computer science major decides not to use Excel to solve a problem, and the company he interns for purchases a large unstable product from a vendor—or just simply abandons the idea altogether. The accounting professional wants to link all her workbooks together with an Access database backend, but her boss remembers how macros crashed her machine several years ago and frowns on the idea. A sophomore in his Information Systems class silently questions everyday why anybody would ever use VBA.
These are anecdotes I've pulled from my own experience and those of my friends. And, to be sure, I've found organizations who understand quite well how useful Excel and VBA are. But such organizations are fewer these days (at least, in my experience). Excel is not taken as seriously as say Tableau or QlikView. And unless we do something, there's little reason to expect this to change.
It just works is the compatibility level Microsoft has committed to Visual Basic 6.0, the language on which VBA is based. Microsoft keeps VBA around because there's still demand for it. But even they discourage the use of Hungarian Notation in other languages.
So why should we use or even prefer VBA? The typical answer is that it can do a lot of with little effort. In fact, if you ask folks about the future of Excel desktop and VBA, the standard answer is there will always be place for VBA (as there will always be a place for Excel desktop).
I'm not here to disagree. But there's an undertone of defeatism here; we use VBA because it just works. We can't imagine a world without it, because so many spreadsheets at big companies still make use of it (what will happen if it were eliminated?). People should know VBA in case their local VBA Expert decides to retire.
None of these points however promote the objective advantages of VBA. Rather they point to the fact that VBA still exists, and then conclude the Office suite is much better with it than without. It's really a lack of imagination on our part to assume something better couldn't come to replace it, or even Excel.
I think these arguments represent a sad state of affairs. So long as VBA is viewed as the arbitrary (and old) language in which we must operate, we're not going to progress. There are so many VBA coders who won't ever touch a lick of C# or C++ because they're scared of anything C. Some of these coders even do VB.net but won't touch C# although the semantic differences between VB.net and C# are almost trivial.
So long as we encourage people to code in methods that have not progressed since 1998, I'm not sure there is an objective advantage to learning Visual Basic for Applications. Many people start their programming with VBA… and end there. If we encouraged people to use Option Explicit for instance, they'd be well armed to advance to other languages. If we encouraged folks to write code in a style similar to .net, the transition to it becomes almost seamless. And, given the shortage of developers required, I think it's a goal worth pursuing.
No longer should we write code just for ourselves. As long as we do that, every accounting or finance office is going to freak out when their VBA expert leaves. Why should they go through this?
At my first job in 2007, the macros being used had not been updating since Office 2000. At first I was told not to touch any of the code because they were afraid what would happen. Once I convinced them there was a better way, I had to go through and replace all the previous code? The way the code had been written previously was almost entirely unreadable. Like I said: we've been taught to code for ourselves. And the prevailing thought is, if my code is working fine, then there's no problem. Why fix what ain't broke?
Because the entire system is broken. If the person who comes to replace you as the VBA expert can't figure out what's going on, then your code is not good code. Consider the state of modern languages: they accommodate team coding and reuse by a community. They use versioning tools like SVN and Git. (To my knowledge, no versioning tools have written to do the same with office files that use VBA even though it desperately needs it.)
In the Excel TV episode in which I argued with Bill Jelen about using VBA, Oz argued that everyone's programming experience is personal. But since when has that been true? Programming isn't a pInterest page. I'm not saying there aren't different styles and preferences worth considering. But no other language platform operates under the idea that programming a serious Excel application for a large financial institution should be as personal as one's Facebook. We should have standards—modern standards.
Isn't explaining what you're code is doing what comments are for? Sure, but comments are supplements to your code. They were never intended—and should no longer be thought of—as the sole explanation of what you're code is doing.
We'll go into comments a bit more in the part 3. For now, think about them and where they might fit into everything I've presented so far.
As you can see, my beef isn't just with Hungarian Notation. Hungarian Notation is a coding style that encourages personal tastes because there's no practical standard. In addition, it encourages unreadable coding styles.
A larger effect of which Hungarian Notation is a part is that Excel developers aren't taken seriously. Part of the problem is writing code that only really one person—that's you, the developer—understands. By contrast, a feature of modern languages is coding for others, especially for a community at large. That many coders write in a way that only they can understand is a hindrance both to businesses and to the advancement of the community as a whole.
In part 3 of this exciting serious, we'll go into the role of comments. I'll also provide a new way of thinking about coding, which I refer (perhaps incorrectly) as semantic coding. Finally, we'll end with a rather mundane example.
A little while ago, I made a blog post on why I think we no longer need Hungarian Notation. Truthfully, it's not the first time I've advocated for doing something against the grain. My blog on the principles for app/game development with Excel argues you should keep most of your procedures in the sheet object (versus a module), and you should use active objects (like ActiveSheet, ActiveCell etc) sparingly. At the MVP Summit, Roger Govier told me I should challenge everything. So I am.
This morning, the esteemed Excel expert, Dick Kusleika of Daily Dose of Excel, wrote a response post to my rant against Hungarian Notation in The Great Hungarian Debate. I started writing my response in the comments. But I'm terrible at brevity. So I'm going to post my response here. My response started small, but it ultimately became a manifesto. So I'm breaking it up into parts. This, of course, was my intention all along. However, I was still working on drafting the rest of series. Dick's response has forced me to get it all out there, which I'm actually very thankful for.
Let's travel back in time to January 30th, 2007—the date Office 2007 was released. I remember I was working as a junior auditor in 2007 for a federal auditing agency. Near the end of the year, we upgraded our Office suite from 2003 to 2007.
For those who remember, Office 2003 was driven by menus and toolbars (above). Office 2007 brought a dramatic change replacing menus and toolbars with ribbons (Office 2013 shown below).
I vividly remember the response in my office to the upgrades. Nobody liked the change. Nothing was where they had remembered it. At the time, I was the Excel expert in the office (and likely Microsoft's only defender of the new ribbons). Nobody really bought my arguments; that everything was easier to find, that we could really showcase our internal add-ins on a new ribbon (at the time, people in the office had trouble finding our internal toolbar). I had been there for only less than a year—so I was easily dismissed as a young pisher. The veteran auditors didn't want to learn anything new. Once developers on the internet began releasing those ribbon add-ins that recreated the layout of Office 2003, many in our regional office flocked to them.
In 2007, if I had disparaged the new ribbon, it would have been in likeminded company. Could the same be said today in 2014? Would anybody be so bold as to defend that old menu system? Is there anyone reading this right now who will take up the mantle to breathlessly defend the layout of the old Office? Anyone? Now's your chance.
Hopefully you see where I'm going with all of this. Visual Basic for Applications is a dialect of Visual Basic 6.0, which was discontinued by Microsoft in 1998. That's more than a decade ago. Most modern languages have all but abandoned Hungarian Notation,
And while I greatly respect the opinions of the Excel experts and MVPSswho paved the way for my success—and whose work I owe a great debt of gratitude—the fact remains no argument presented so far has objectively addressed my points. If I may be so bold, I'll sum up the typical arguments against the motion:
1. I can read my code so what's the big deal?
2. I've been doing this for 25 years, if I changed now, I won't be able to understand my code.
3. I'm stubborn, why should I change now?
If these arguments sound familiar, it's because they're fundamentally the same as the ones I heard from those veteran auditors. Nobody should fault those who prefer familiarity over change. It's worth noting detractors of 2007's ribbon were helpful to the Office product team. Therefore, I'm not arguing that everyone who is against change is fundamentally on the wrong side of things. My point is to demonstrate that problems persist with Hungarian Notation no amount of familiarity can overcome. And they same could have been said about 2007's new system.
So let's consider the idea of familiarity. Does familiarity address confusion over abbreviations between programmers? Again, a textbox in my code, might be txbInput. Yours might be txtInput. In my previous post, I presented code which showed such confusion. So I ask you: Which of these conventions is right? Moreover: What is the point of a coding convention if there isn't ubiquity?
Near the end of his article, Dick argues
Another advantage of data type prefixing is being able to use reserved words. For my experiments, if I want to use a reserve word I'm going to tack on an underscore. When I want to code Dim lEnd As Long, I will instead use Dim End_ As Long.
Here again we have the problem that Hungarian Notation encourages: both lEnd and End_ are not good variable names (no offense). What does End_ do? As I argued in my original post, we need to focus on descriptive variable names. Hungarian Notation encourages the use of inelegant descriptors.
Hopefully, you now see what the resistance to go beyond Hungarian Notation means in practice: namely, we write code that only we can understand. But if the code works, how one choose's to write it amounts to a hill of beans, right?
I don't think so. If you want to keep doing what you've done in the past, well, that's up to you. But hopefully we can agree it's time to move beyond 1998. Even if we can't bring ourselves to break old habits, we should encourage others not to do what we do. Yes, that may be hypocritical, but that's what I meant by the "good bye." It may be too late for us to change, but we should the lay the groundwork. We need to transition from an old model to a new one. I'm not the only one who feels this way. Rob Collie's Modern Excel movement makes similar claims about moving toward modern development. Even as he and I might readily disagree on what that future ought to look like, the point is made: just because we've done something the same way for a long time does not mean it's better.
Even as people complained back in 2007, there was an acceptance change was coming. Those ribbon toolbars, which mimicked the old layout, were pyrrhic victories at best. Eventually we had to accept the ribbon changes whether we liked them or not. This simple inevitability, I believe, is why few if any will still defend the old menu system today. Objectively, the ribbon toolbar was (and still is) better for a variety of reasons. But what most helped us see the light is that we had no choice but to accept it!
VBA isn't going anywhere, right? At least, that's the perception from the inside. But from the outside vantage point, VBA has already been left behind. So my views on why we should code differently are more than just preference. It's a struggle for relevance.
And, in the next exciting chapter you'll find out why.


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The Southern Baptist Convention is expected to pass a resolution stating how the church views this decision the Boy Scouts of America made to allow openly gay members.
"I haven't seen the resolution so I have no idea what it says," says Reverend Andy Hepburn, Senior Pastor of Taylor Road Baptist Church.
Many Southern Baptist pastors are in Houston this week, expected to vote on the issue.
For many Baptist churches that decision could influence their opinions when it comes to hosting scout meetings.
"We'd never turn away someone because of their sexual orientation. We would not want that to be promoted, however, but we would not turn them away," says Hepburn.
According to a spokesman for the Alabama Baptist Convention, resolutions passed at the conference are non-binding.
In a statement from the organization, "Therefore all decisions on these and other matters rest with the members of each congregation. With Baptist policy, there is no such thing as a directive to autonomous Baptist congregations."
It gives Hepburn and his congregation the chance to make their own decision regarding Boy Scouts.
"We wouldn't turn them away from the standpoint of attending church here, so certainly we wouldn't turn the scouting troop away."
There are other churches around the country that have already decided to stop hosting scout meetings.
Hepburn doesn't believe it's his place to do so.
"Our purpose is to influence. I'm grateful that we had that team approach with scouting and so I would encourage other churches to take that team approach and I would understand if they chose not to."
Pastor Hepburn says if the Boy Scouts of America had decided to allow homosexual scout leaders into the organization, he would not open the church to meetings.
Reverend Lawrence Phipps, the Senior Pastor of Vaughn Forest Baptist Church shares Hepburn's views and will continue supporting the Boy Scouts.
There are nearly 60 local churches associated with the Baptist Convention.
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Promoting romanian bands and artists
- Zero - Sunny days
9 plays
Promoting romanian bands and artists
- What's UP - Taxi
9 plays
Paper Aeroplanes - Multiple Love
"I am happy alone.
I am happy alone, and I don't
Need another half when I am whole.
But maybe, persuade me;
And I'll do the best that I can. Oh."
Indila - Derniere danse
"Je remue le ciel le jour, la nuit
Je danse avec le vent la pluie
Un peu d'amour un brin de miel
Et je danse, danse, danse, danse, danse,danse
Et dans le bruit, je cours et j'ai peur
Est ce mon tour?
Vient la douleur…
Dans tout paris, je m'abandonne
Et je m'en vole, vole, vole, vole, vole."
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Sandi Thom - I wish I was punk rocker
"Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In 77 and 69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
When the head of state didn't play guitar,
Not everybody drove a car,
When music really mattered and when radio was king,
When accountants didn't have control
And the media couldn't buy your soul
And computers were still scary and we didn't know everything
When pop-stars still remained a myth
And ignorance could still be bliss
And when God Saved the Queen she turned a whiter shade of pale
When my mom and dad were in their teens
And anarchy was still a dream
And the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail
When record shops were still on top
And vinyl was all that they stocked
And the super info highway was still drifting out in space
Kids were wearing hand me downs,
And playing games meant kick around
And footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face
I was born too late to a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair."
Sara Bareilles - Brave
"Or you can start speaking up
Nothing's gonna hurt you the way that words do
And they settle 'neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave."
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Ha-Ash - Te dejo en libertad - TRANSLATE - I set you free
"Y me lastima ver que intentas rescatar
Lo que un día
En el alma nos unía.
Tu me quieres pero yo te amo
Esa es la verdad
Tu prescencia aquí me esta matando
Sentirte a la mita."
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Promoting romanian bands and artists
- Free Deejays - Mi ritmo
Mayday Parade - Terrible things
"I said, "Girl, can I tell you a wonderful thing?
I made you a present with paper and string.
Open with care now, I'm asking you, please.
You know that I love you, will you marry me?
She said, "Boy can I tell you, a terrible thing?
It seems that I'm sick and I've only got weeks.
Please, don't be sad now, I really believe
You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me.
Now son, I'm only telling you this…
Because life, can do terrible things."
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Amália Rodrigues - Lisboa Não Sejas Francesa - TRANSLATE - Lisbon, do not be a french
"Lisboa não sejas francesa
Com toda a certeza
Não vais ser feliz
Lisboa, que idéia daninha
Vaidosa, alfacinha,
Casar com Paris
Lisboa, tens cá namorados
Que dizem, coitados,
Com as almas na voz
Lisboa, não sejas francesa
Tu és portuguesa
Tu és só pra nós."


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NORFOLK - "The American Red Cross Zombie Blood Drive" is underway in Hampton Roads. AMC and the American Red Cross joined forces to put the spotlight on the constant need for blood.
AMC's "The Walking Dead" celebrities - Peter Jackson, The Black Keys, EXTRA's Maria Menounos, Joel Madden, Mena Suvari, Aisha Tyler, Jimmy Smits, NASCAR's Kurt Busch and more - will be "zombie-fied" through digital portraits and appear in a Public Zombie Announcement (PZA) on AMC and AMC online. The campaign kicked off September 24 and runs through October 22.
AMC is also organizing a special sweepstakes to thank those who support blood donation through the Red Cross. The grand prize is a visit to the set of "The Walking Dead" in Atlanta, Georgia.
Red Cross Zombie Blood Drives
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Monday: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00pm
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Whole Blood - Hours of Operation
Wednesday: 2:00pm - 7:00pm
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Around the Corner with John McGivern - #204 -- Waupaca
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Waupaca | [Original Airdate: January 31, 2013] There's nothing like going "up north" in Wisconsin in summer. And where is that, exactly? It may be different for you, but when John McGivern was a kid, "up north" was where his family would vacation. So for this episode, John goes back to Waupaca Chain of Lakes and finds it as relaxing and friendly as ever. We found idyllic cottages along the banks and boats of all kinds in the water. And the people who own them... they are so lucky! In Waupaca (that's a city), discover charming businesses like Freckled Frogg and Furniture by Todd. In King (that's a town), be moved at the Veterans Home. In Rural (another town), visit with a life-long resident, and at Camp Onaway (that's an island), envy the joy of youth. Summer in Wisconsin doesn't' get any better than this! (4 of 13) Episode #204


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These Holiday Inspirational poems are examples of Inspirational poems about Holiday. These are the best examples of Holiday Inspirational poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
W-hen the fullness of time had come, Jesus was born behind an Inn in a cave-like stable.
I-n the Inn there was no room for the Son of God, no room for the Saviour of men.
S-tar was shining so bright above the stable for the shepherds to find their way to Him.
E-ven angels proclaimed His birth to those shepherds "Unto you is born this day."
M-anger is where Mary and Joseph first laid him. It was filled with hay.
E-very animal there must have known that their Creator had come that day.
N-o one knew the depth of love God had, to give His Son to dwell among men.
S-ame star guided three kings from the Orient, who studied the stars and heavens.
T-hese wise men from the East came saying "Where is He that is born King"
I-n their hands they brought him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrr.
L-ike these three wise men, wise men still seek him today!
L-ove is the reason that God sent His only Begotton Son into the world to save us.
S-eeking for you and me, yes God was seeking for us because we had left Him.
E-veryone, yes, all we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone to his own way.
E-ach one has to make his on decision to follow Him or not to follow Him.
K-ing, born to be a King. King of the ages. King of the past. King of the future.
H-eaven, He came from Heaven to earth to show us the right way.
I-niquity, the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
M-elody, He gives us a sweet melody, we sing many songs of praise to Him.
T-ree, A Christmas tree, the love that Jesus had for us, to die on a tree.
O-nly one life and how soon it passes. Only in life can we accept His Love.
D-eliverance, He came from Heaven to preach deliverance to the captives.
A-cknowlege Him and accept Him. Behold now is the accepted time.
Y-ou, Yes, this Christmas Love was for You. Will You accept this love?
For Brian Strands Christmas Love contest.
The magic came to Christmas Day when shepherds first were told,
When wise men brought their frankincense, their myrrh and gifts of gold,
When heaven opened wide its gates and angels came to sing;
For in a manger on the hay, lay Christ, the newborn king.
I found it first at Grandma's house, so many years ago,
When she prepared her Christmas treats and Grandpa seemed to glow.
The house was full of warmth and love, so sweet, so pure and real;
And what I cherish most of all, that Christmas magic feel.
It's in the music, on the air; just turn the dial to find
Inspiring songs that sing of peace, goodwill to all mankind.
They sing their praises unto God and spread their Christmas cheer,
And everywhere the songs are sung, they find an opened ear.
Its clamor, sparkle, warmth and hope, of which we try to write
In pretty lines of words and rhymes that never sound just right,
Can best be seen in children's eyes when they awake to see
What Santa Claus has brought and placed beneath the lighted tree.
The magic feel returns each year with warmth on coolish nights,
With memories steeped in seasons passed, in songs and blinking lights,
At Grandma's house, her Christmas treats, aromas rich and spiced;
To recognize the best in man, and honor Jesus Christ.
Tears of joy streak down
My dust covered face
As I just wandered by and witnessed
The utmost glorious grace
Just three days ago
I watched them crucify
The son of God himself
The man called Jesus Christ
They poked him with their spears
Wet his tongue with a vinegar sponge
Nailed him to a tree
And taunted "you're not God's son."
He hung there 'til he died
From his side water did drop
They buried him in a tomb
Where today I had to stop
Past three days the door was covered
A large stone placed there that day
But, today as I walked by
An angel rolled it away
He had kept his promise
Only 3 days would he lay dead
To forgive us all our sins
And, I believed in what he said
He glided out of the tomb
As if floating in the air
"Do not be afraid" he said,
With gentle love, and care
He represents new life
And all the wounds he can heal
Is Easter day your resurrection?
Can Jesus Christ be your shield?
I weep to think of the pain
He endured for you and me
So he could take away our sins
And one day, set us free!
By: Miranda Lambert
For: Gwendolyn Rixs' contest: What easter means to me
Written: 03/21/2011
Dead men tell no tails, or so the winds of
Destiny's say.
On judgment hill from on high,
Voices do echo downwards, as the
Noose does sway, back and forth, on the
Hangman's tree.
These gallows, of oaken branches, act as tethers,
Shackles, holding the forsaken, souls prisoner.
Ghost phantoms cling, to it's rotten limbs,
That break beneath times endless rampage.
Regrets fallen horsemen, of the old west,
Stand guard, sentinels on horse back,
Wearing a tarnished tin star.
God's law keepers, are branded, sworn,
By their honor, to protect even after death,
The gates of heaven, from this spawn of hell.
Beware evil desperadoes, no mercy will
This the lord's posses show unto you,
For these riders bare a different mark.
A silver cross of justice, given by
The Almighty's hand himself.
Say thy prayers, all lawless men,
For on this day, does the rope tighten,
Around your neck, there is no reprieve,
No salvation for evils deceit.
Hell bound are thou, the devils breed.
But beware, there is no escape,
From this grave site.
At dawns first light, as it spreads
Across the western horizon.
Know that yee, are one of many spirits
Doomed, to be weaved within the
Tangled limbs, called the hang
Mans tree.
On mission trip overseas
At least one week will do
Hold babies gently squeeze
Whether in cold where freeze
In rain forest where view
On mission trip overseas
My hearts desire will please
Feed hungry babies stew
Hold babies gently squeeze
Give up my life of ease
Place on feet needed shoes
On mission trip overseas
Help babies who cough wheeze
For mothers good tea brew
Hold babies gently squeeze
Perfect week just do these
Open heart my love grew
On mission trip overseas
Hold babies gently squeeze
Christmas shopping I will go
Red kettles at department stores
Sidewalks covered in snow
Bell-ringers spreading Christmas joy
Volunteers bring Christmas cheers
Give a dollar or two or more
For the needy the bells ring clear
Red kettles need to be filled
Goodwill is in the air
Giving donations is what it's about
For those in despair
It's the Christmas sharing and giving part
"Jingle Bells" for Kim's contest
Nippy air bites the skin, sunlight trails off in a sky so morose;
bare trees contemplate the yellow grass below mourning their lost splendor;
be that messenger of the Season's Greetings and avoid being sad and alone...
welcome to my holiday home at this special time of the year!
Assist me in decorating the pine-scented and candle-lit rooms ,
of my lair; please, come in and accept my hospitality with ardor;
let's chat over dinner and sparkling wine until darkness looms...
welcome to my holiday home at this special time of the year!
Anticipate the thrill of the Holidays with a big smile spreading cheer:
dream of snow, of Santa riding his sleigh from the cold North Pole;
he'll remember every good kid who has shown obedience and grace...
welcome to my holiday home at this special time of the year!
I looked for a Christmas Tree crossing the snowy boardline,
searching the nearest forest for the tallest, prittiest one
with the help of neighbors who had a good will and no fear...
welcome to my holiday home at this special time of year!
So much I will share and learn this Holiday Season announcing a divine birth
to the Earth below brightened by candles, twinkling lights and mirth;
admire my decorations of garlands and golden bells to make you merrier...
welcome to my Holiday home at this very special time of year!
Family, friends and neighbors gather around this fireplace that will bewilder us,
let's remember the wonderful birth of our Savior Jesus, who came to visit us;
hear the song of the angels echoing through the chilly air...
welcome to my holiday home at this special time of year!
6 days till kings day, wise men visit the Jesus baby
3 kings are in a song but not in the word
Eternal life he brought with faith enough for all
X marks the spot don't miss your one shot!!
I took the challenge of the PD
Yes opinonated me!!
Americans love the day of Easter for all its pageantry
the Sunday outfits, the fancy hats and the chocolate candy
but Christians love Easter for what it truly represents
it's the Resurrection day of Jesus the Christ our salvation present
it's a time to reap the benefits for the victory we won
when high on a cross at Mt. Calvary a sacrifice was done
yet many forget the significance of the Sunday of the Palms
when on an untamed colt Jesus the Christ rode in on
humbly riding on the back of a service domestic beast
He came to serve, support and sacrifice for the least
God had need of that donkey at that appointed hour
like He has need of each of us to be the manifestation of His power
God will use anything when it comes to achieving His goals
be it a person, place or thing it's He who is in control
to serve God's purpose that is our true mission in life
to do whatever He requires of us in the name of Jesus the Christ
but more often than not we're tied up with earthly things
but God will find the means to cut away those binding strings
God will send something or someone to help you break free
just have the spirit of discernment that it's not coming from the Adversary
now those who witnessed Jesus' triumphant display
laid clothing and leaves of palm on the ground to pave His way
crying Hosanna to the highest blessed is He
the Son of Man who came to give us life abundantly
stripping off their mantles and cloaks of society
laying bare their faith for all the world to see
trusting and receiving
in the Messiah they're believing
crying Hosanna, Hosanna blessed is He
the Prince of Peace who came to serve and save you and me
Isaac's son
saac's son
O Israel where are you
I know you are not a Jew
Joseph come home
come home O child come home
I spy David's thrown
we'll have to make preparations
to bring it back to Jerusalem
so that when our savior comes home
he will have a proper place to sit
there upon his fathers thrown
for sins the Lord with held the blessings
over twenty five hundred years
and then we suddenly received them
swiftly they fade away
think we will ever learn our lesson
think we'll ever straighten our ways
"Be sure to observe my Sabbaths
keep the sanctified day
do not go around worshiping idols"
now blessings are fading away
does anybody else know
what does the word of God say
soon the skies will be iron
and the land will turn to brass
plagues shall scald our people
and our cities will break like glass
that fell down from the heavens
shattered and scattered all to pieces
we should have obeyed the laws of our father
like we were told to by the great king Jesus
O Ephraim, O Manasseh
I pray we learn our lesson fast
so that the pain doesn't have to last
we will all soon be slaves
God's will and try to be brave
still I pray
my God have mercy
and I pray to see the day
when we all learn to live
within God's laws and learn his ways
O America, O Britain
nation overseas and mine
don't you know God is going to punish us
time after time after time
until we learn the way to happiness
and inherit eternal life
we will walk by the river of life that flows
I guess we'll have to learn the hard way
I guess that's just how it goes
they don't believe God and they wont believe me
I guess that soon enough
everybody in the world will know
everybody in the world will see
(Jer: 50:4-6)
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD,
the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together,
going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come,
and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be
My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray,
they have turned them away on the mountains:
they have gone from mountain to hill,
they have forgotten their resting place.


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Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT) 2014
The 2014 meeting of WTERT will be held at Columbia University in the City of New York on Thursday-Friday, October 9-10, 2014. As in past years, the program will include presentations on the latest developments in sustainable waste management (SWM) and waste to energy in the world.
XXVII Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering
With the theme of "Optimizing processes and resources for sustainable development", the conference will carry out the First forum of the World Chemical Engineering Council (WCEC).
Enchancing Chemical Safety and Security in West Virginia
Please join the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, the American Chemistry Council, the National Association of Chemical Distributors, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Center for Chemical Process Safety for an event on September 8, 2014, on enhancing chemical safety and secu
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Shale Energy Engineering Conference
Clearwater Clean Coal Conference
OTC Asia 2014
AIChE is a Co-Sponsor of this conference.
2014 Arctic Technology Conference
OTC Brasil 2013
The inaugural OTC Brasil was a great success with over 10,000 individuals registered to attend, and 435 exhibitors. OTC Brasil is a biennial event. Please save the date for OTC Brasil 2013 held at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, 8-10 October 2013.


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The Simpsons Pay Tribute to Legendary Japanese Animator Hayao Miyazaki
I haven't watched The Simpsons in years but I might have to this Sunday. The teaser for the next episode reveals it to be a tribute to Japanese director, animator, Hayao Miyazaki. It will be an entire episode brimming with references to Studio Ghibli films.
The teaser has glimpses of My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, well, you get the idea.
I was thinking though, how cool would it have been to have Studio Ghibli actually produce the episode of The Simpsons? In their style! I guess, this is the next best thing.
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Former Sharks Star Dead At 24
Former Sale Sharks wing Selorm Kuadey died at the age of 24 last week as a result of what is believed to be suicide.
A Sale statement read: "Sale Sharks are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death last week of former player Selorm Kuadey.
"The 24-year-old joined the club in 2005 from Lancaster RGS and made his senior debut at Llanelli Scarlets in December that year.
"First-team opportunities on the wing were limited, but Selorm's first senior try came in April 2007, against Bath. Selorm battled against two long-term injuries before taking medical advice to retire from the game in late 2010.
"Last year, Selorm gained a first class Honours Degree in Human Biology & Infectious Diseases, and had recently been a Business Manager for an Orthotics company."
The club's chief executive Mick Hogan said: "Everyone at Sale Sharks passes their deepest sympathies to Selorm's family and friends at this very difficult and upsetting time.
"Selorm was a very popular young man and a wonderfully talented rugby player. We are devastated to learn about his tragic death and the club is offering our full support to his family, friends and former team-mates during this deeply traumatic period."


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VOLUME 50. ISSUE 74 FRIDAY, APRIL 20. 1990 T E IGN AJL1 POST WEBER STATE COLLEGE : CHIP PARKINSONTHE SIGNPOST METAL ART SCULPTURES adorn the entrance of the new gym. The gym will open for classes and activities summer quarter. Rights debate deadlocked By R. Todd McGee Staff writer of The Signpost "Academics is not the Army," said Dean Collin wood of the social science department in defending the "spirit of higher education" following Thursday's session of the Faculty senate. It was proposed by Sarah Toevs, chair of the admissions, standards and student affairs committee, that each person enrolling at Weber State receive a 6-page legal document outlining hisher rights and responsibilities as a student. The document was compiled to meet a perceived need that students be familiar with that portion of the school's policy and procedure manual that pertains directly to them, she said. The complete manual is too big to be distributed. The proposed "Student Code" summarizes the manual with more than 50 specific student rights and restrictions. Collinwood said he believes that it would be more conducive with the spirit of campus life to list fewer, more general guidelines. As is, the document contains too many rights and restrictions which are contained in the constitution and law of the land, and which are synonymous with the college experience, he said. For example, a student has the right to "receive academic credit," or to "have access to faculty members in formal classes." Collinwood said that mentioning such basics is insulting. Rape and sexual harassment are prohibited in the code. It would be better to inform all students that they are obligated to observe the laws of the land as a condition of attending the college, Collinwood said. He agrees that students must know they are obligated to comply and that they must have easy access to the manual. WSC legal counsel Rich Hill said that in enforcing any discipline the rules must be spelled out. The Weber State catalog, which might contain the code, is a contract between the student and the school in the eyes of the court, (See DEADLOCK page 7) New gymnasium nears completion By Tammy Goulding Staff writer of The Sgnpost After more than 20 years of planning, hoping and waiting, the new Weber State College physical education building is nearing completion. Construction of the $6.5 million building should be completed by June 1, 1990, and faculty and staff will begin moving in soon after. The first classes and activities will begin summer quarter. The building was originally proposed in 1968, and the first full-scale plans were drawn up in 1974. The basic plan originated with the help of many faculty members, but Gary Willden, department chairman of health, physical education, recreation and dance HPERD, credits Myron Davis with drawing what ultimately became the new building. Davis will replace Willden as department chairman July 1, 1990. The centerpiece of the new facility is an arena containing three full-sized basketball courts surrounded by a 200 meter track. The arena's hardwood floor will be encircled by a motorized net system that can be used to separate the courts if necessary. "We can do softball, soccer ... everything on this floor when weather doesn't permit outside play," said JoAnn Otte, HPERD professor. "This is one of the great benefits of this facility," A new human performance laboratory located in the arena will enable students and faculty to test scientific theories of movement through actual application. This lab, with specialized computer equipment and video capabilities, will enhance students' ability to evaluate human performance. "As exciting as the new arena is, this laboratory is the place that will effect our physical education students the most," said Willden. "This is what will allow us to professionalize our major." Although it may appear that both the Swenson Gymnasium and the new building are separate facilities, one is just the continuation of the other. The plaza between the two is actually the roof of a three-story building. Beginning summer quarter, the only access to either building will be the new west entrance of the Swenson Gym. All doors presently used to access the gym will have new locks installed. A new foyer has been constructed that will contain turnstiles that all entrants will have to go through. "The foyer will have card readers that will require all individuals entering the building to show a studentbody card or pay a guest fee to get in," said Willden. An exception to this new procedure will be during peak hours of class use when a bottleneck may occur. A new issue room has been built adjacent to the foyer, and all equipment required for activities in the Swenson Gym will be distributed here. Another issue room will be located in the the new arena and will handle equipment for activities in the new building. As a part of the design, the entire facility, both the old and the new building, had to become handicapped accessible. A four-stop elevator will allow everyone equal access to the facilities, including the balconies in the Swenson Gym. Many HPERD faculty (See GYM page 7)
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With Groupon and Living Social currently leading the pack, daily deal services have become a multi-billion dollar industry and reinvigorated focus on the local marketplace, all since late 2008. In total, there are over 350 players in the space providing deals, platforms, data, analytics, and aggregation. With the recent additions of such powerhouses as Google, Facebook, AOL, YP.com and Yelp, those numbers only stand to increase.
Despite the recent onslaught of negative articles and merchant horror stories, daily deals can absolutely be valuable tools for small businesses to market their brand, acquire new customers, and move excess inventory or capacity at reasonable and manageable costs. They have already ushered in net new customers to a countless number of small businesses and will undoubtedly lead to long term revenue growth for many as well.As attractive the allure of daily deals may be, like all marketing and advertising models, they are not without their potential pitfalls and hazards for merchants. The answer is not to turn and run as these new market paradigms are certainly going to continue to grow at the expense of traditional models such as direct mail or Yellow Pages, but rather become educated and apply a few basic ideas to help merchants manage these deals for success.
First and foremost, most daily deal sites compel businesses to give very large discounts to their customers, ranging from 50% all the way to 90%.The sites then take as much as 50% of the revenue off of that already discounted product or service, leaving merchants with as little as $25 (or less) to deliver a $100 service. But with 300 guys in the space and hugely discounted services, there is a lot of room left over for merchants to negotiate a better deal for themselves. The easiest place to start is on the rev share, and it is not unreasonable to see a 70%-30% split in favor of the merchant quickly becoming the norm, especially for smaller, more aggressive deal sites. Down the road, as the market grows, merchants will be asked to discount far less than they are today, while still allowing great deals consumers (a 25% discount is still a great deal from many goods and services).
Don't forget the small stuff. Daily deals can have a lot of moving parts, many of which are negotiable for the informed merchant and can add to the bottom line: Credit Card processing fees can be negotiated, with many deal sites taking all of the charge fees. Cap or limit your deal so you don't wind up in a situation where you have to over deliver a product or service. Define parameters for delivery so you can fulfill your obligations at the most opportune times over the most opportune length of time. Price your offer in ways that encourage customers to spend additionally. And think about deliver options, maybe offering only 1 coupon per customer is the optimal offer.


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I'll admit that, growing up in the city (Chicago), I didn't have much access to firearms, other than handguns, and concerning variety, my experience was limited to a 9mm with the occasional 44 or 38 special. All that changed, though, upon entering military service, when I learned the difference between what was my "gun" and what was my "rifle" (see Full-Metal Jacket for clarity). In addition to this quasi-anatomy lesson, the Army gave me the thrill of firing all types of weapons, from the standard M16 A2 to the AT-4 Anti-Tank weapon. During my career in the Army, I had the privilege of firing the M2 50 caliber Machine Gun, the M240 Bravo, and the M249 SAW, as well as the Mk-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher. Below are some of my favorite weapons systems -- guns that fire a projectile and are not fixed to a vehicle. I tried to include a few that may be available for purchase, too, and not just for the military.
Anzio 20mm Sniper Cannon
Ammunition: 20mm x 102mm Anti-Material Rounds
Pros: Apparently this round is lethal to almost 5,000 meters out. . . which is about 3 miles. For those keeping track, that would shatter the world-record, mile-and-a-half kill-shot by Craig Harrison, the British Sniper. You can also attach a suppressor to this insane rifle that will keep your eardrums from bursting out of your head when you pull the trigger.
Cons: With a length that would surpass some NBA guards' height, and a weight of 130 lbs, this puppy is not something you could carry while running up a mountain slope at 10,000 feet without blowing up your lungs.
Practical Applications: Hunting game from across the border of another country, or perhaps home defense against small aircraft and dinosaurs. Whatever the excuse, what an incredible weapon. Thanks Anzio!
Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle
Ammunition: .50 caliber Anti-Material Rounds
Pros: This weapon system is lethal out to just over a mile, is relatively light-weight (considering the system), and comes with an array of cool add-ons to add to its lethality . . . but you're just using this for target practice, right?
Cons: Though smaller than the 20mm super-cannon, it's still a bit too large to be lugging around a mountain, which is why many U.S. Army and Marine snipers prefer the tried-and-true M40/Remington 700.
Practical Applications: More practical than the Anzio, still plenty powerful for hunting anything on this hemisphere, other than perhaps Hogzilla.
Saiga-12 Semi-Automatic Shotgun
Ammunition: 12-gauge shot or slugs
Pros: Who wouldn't want a semi-automatic shotgun in the house for just such an occasion? I know I would sleep a whole lot better knowing that I was just a few feet from hell's fury if I had one of these. The fact that you can purchase a 30-round detachable drum magazine for this bad boy (even though it's illegal to own one), not to mention its high degree of reliability, makes this weapon a must-have for any guy's X-mas list.
Cons: As far as we can tell, you can't get a full-auto version of this weapon . . . yet. However, somewhere in the hills of Tennessee or Kentucky, someone has converted one of these to full-auto....
Practical Applications: Home defense, perhaps during the apocalypse or if you happen to live on the wrong side of New Orleans. Or while hunting, that is if you don't mind not having a trophy and you're using the meat for dog food.
TAR-21 Assault Rifle
Ammunition: 5.56mm X 45mm NATO Rounds
Pros: This weapon system features semi-burst (3-rounds) and fully-auto, waterproof and extremely light-weight. It was also designed with the shooter in mind—made out of composite materials and shaped ergonomically to ensure you're comfortable while you kill. There is also an optional scope that provides target images in 3D via the holographic weapons site.
Cons: Maybe we're just old-fashioned, but the bullpup design looks too "Total Recall" for us. Also, if you're a lefty, you better learn how to shoot right-handed, as the brass will end up doing a money-shot to your face. It's no doubt a good weapon, and there are many options and add-ons; it just looks like a train wreck.
Practical Applications: Much more suitable for hunting, especially when using the 5.56mm variant without the 40mm grenade-launcher add-on. Most likely, the civilian variant will only include semi and burst selections of fire, but if you head to hills of West Virginia, they'll fix that for a price.
Fully-Suppressed AK-47 Semi-Automatic Assault Rifle
Ammunition: 7.62mm X 39mm NATO Rounds
Pros: Say this out loud—"Internally-suppressed AK-47"—and see if that doesn't bring a smile to your face. Among the standard equipment, you get a rail-system to add all sorts of optics and all-around cool shit to this genius of an idea. Thank you, Red Jacket Firearms!
Cons: We have looked this weapon up and down and cannot find one bad thing about it. If anything, the price is almost three grand; however, it's an internally suppressed AK, and it doesn't get much better than that. So, go out and buy one. Since it has a silencer, your wife won't even know you're out back taking pot-shots at photos of the in-laws.
Practical Applications: Target shooting from your back porch without the threat of your neighbors bitching to the cops or ATF. A weapon that you can get down and dirty with, Rambo-style. Home defense without the hassle of noise-pollution violations.
Desert Eagle Mk XIX Hand-Canon
Ammunition: .50 Caliber (12.7mmX40.9mm) Rounds
Pros: A tried-and-true handgun from the Israelis, this is about as big a cannon as you can get to fit in the palm of your hand. You can basically hunt a polar bear with one of these, and you just might win.
Cons: You better start working out those hand muscles if you plan on putting more than just a few rounds in the target at your local gun range. The power behind this hand-cannon is incredible.
Practical Applications: Hunting game with a handgun, although it sounds ridiculous, might come in handy when you've dropped your Anzio from sheer exhaustion after having hiked a few miles in grizzly country.
Mk-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher
Ammunition: 40mm X 53mm Grenades
Pros: Although we tried to stick with weapons that are currently in wide circulation and those that you might be able to get your hands on, we just had to touch on everyone's favorite weapons invention: the automatic grenade launcher. This awesome piece of machinery can fire 40mm exploding grenade rounds straight up the ass of a terrorist from 1500 meters away with a maximum effective range of just over 2,200 meters.
Cons: This weapon is heavy, cumbersome and takes two to operate—certainly not something you can carry, unless you're John Cena. Of course, it's definitely not available to civilians hoping to spice up their morning commute by mounting it on their SUVs.
Practical Applications: Unless you're the leader of your nation, owning one of these will require you to sign up for military service, and if your only motivation is firing this weapons system, I suggest you figure out another way. However, if for some reason Mad Max becomes reality and these end up in the hands of the highest bidder, then by all means we advise mounting a few on your homestead to keep away those pesky motorcycle gangs.
M134 Multi-Barrel "Minigun"
Ammunition: 7.62mm X 51mm NATO Rounds
Pros: Since I added the Mk19, I had to add the M134 (more commonly referred to as the "Minigun") to the list. This weapons system is quite possibly the most fun you can have with your clothes on. It has six barrels, is electronically driven, and can fire up to 4,000 rounds per minute without overheating. For this "Call of Duty" generation, a push-button machine gun is a wet-dream.
Cons: Again, this weapon is heavy and cumbersome, and only a steroid-jacked Jesse Ventura could handle this extreme machine-gun, or better known as Ol Painless. This burden of badass needs to be mounted on something for best or really any results.
Practical Applications: Deforesting the Amazon in search of an invisible alien but, really, who friggin' cares, it's a electronically-controlled Gatling gun? We would love to play around with one of these. What do you say, DillonAero?
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December 22, 2011: Bugaboo Car Seat Adapter Recalled
About 64,000 car seat adapters have been recalled due to fall hazards.
Recall Reason
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Bugaboo Americas, of El Segundo, California, have recalled about 64,000 car seat adapters. When the adapter is used on a stroller that also has a wheeled board accessory attached for transporting a standing toddler, and the car seat is positioned so the child faces forward, the car seat can disconnect from the adapter and fall.
Bugaboo received one report of the car seat disconnecting from the adapter and stroller frame, causing a minor injury.
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This recall involves the Bugaboo car seat adapter models 80400GC01 and 80401GC02. The adapters are devices designed to attach car seats to stroller frames. They are made of silver aluminum tubing and black plastic connecting parts.
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Study: Happy thoughts lead to better food choices
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11 months agoby @comicbookfanFlag
So yes with The New 52, the books were completely started over.
11 months agoby @comicbookfanFlag
@Brizzy well thats good
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
And yes they did start over from the very beginning. Hence reboot. Only some characters or books were allowed to continue unchanged, such as Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps. Supergirl was a fav of mine and she was completely started over from the very beginning with different origins, story, and costume. I stopped buying it.
11 months agoby @comicbookfanFlag
None of that is true. Part of it has to do with the Seigel Estate lawsuit.
11 months agoby @comicbookfanFlag
@undeadslayer4 Honestly, im not sure. Probably to keep things new and interesting. Like, we allready knew everything about the characters, so it wasn't a complete reboot. We didn't start over from the very beginning. They just got new artists and started over with numbers (like #1 Batman and so on.)
@Brizzy then why did they reboot it
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
@undeadslayer4 Alot of people dont think so, because they loved the current storylines. I however enjoy it very much.
@Brizzy thats what i figured is it a good thing they rebooted the comics
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
@undeadslayer4 Hahaha the movie had absolutely nothing to do with it. The plans to restart the comics was ahead way before the Green Lantern movie came out. They even had ads for the "upcoming Green Lantern movie" in the comics months before.
@Brizzy and because the green lantern was a huge failure is that why they rebooted the dc universe or was that only for the comics
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
@Brizzy well because you said 2 years ago didnt green lantern come out at 2010 or 2011
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
@undeadslayer4 what does that have to do with anything?
@Brizzy oh i see then how come i didnt know of this is because green lantern bombed on the bo
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
@diaigma including both UTRH and DKReturns
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
@Brizzy wait a minute what the heck is the new 52 is it new graphic novel that was released recently
11 months agoby @undeadslayer4Flag
This would have been a great premise for the live action JL movie.
11 months agoby @potomacpitbullsFlag
@therealGoku Exactly ONE SECOND after I wrote my comment, I realised that I had forgoten that he was actually there, yet I didn't have it in me to write another comment after that one.
@Brizzy if you did read the new 52.. You'd know aquaman was there in the beginning with the founding members. Exactly when this DVD takes place. When darkseid invades. Aquaman was right there. Shazam wasn't. They replaced aquaman. Idk why
11 months agoby @therealGokuFlag
Oh my f*cking god YES!! YES!!! I LOVED these books when they first came out in the beginning of The New 52.
@therealGoku if im not mistaken, this seems to take place when the league is starting to farm, in the beginning of "the new 52" era which has been going on for some time. Aquaman was the last to join the league, following the members shown in this trailer. If they don't include him, it's because he joined after seeing how the League handled the invasion by Darkseid.
Theaters??? Lol and where is aqua man?? He's constantly being shat on.
11 months agoby @therealGokuFlag
Bring it.
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