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We report on the fabrication and characterization of an 8 × 8 multichannel Boron Doped Diamond (BDD) ultramicro-electrode array (UMEA). The device combines both the assets of microelectrodes, resulting from conditions in mass transport from the bulk solution toward the electrode, and of BDD's remarkable intrinsic electrochemical properties. The UMEAs were fabricated using an original approach relying on the selective growth of diamond over pre-processed 4 inches silicon substrates. The prepared UMEAs were characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results demonstrated that the electrodes have exhibited a very fast electrode transfer rate (k0) up to 0.05 cm·s−1 (in a fast redox couple) and on average, a steady state limiting current (in a 0.5 M potassium chloride aqueous solution containing 1 mM Fe(CN)64− ion at 100 mV·s−1) of 1.8 nA. The UMEAs are targeted for electrophysiological as well as analytical applications.
Microelectrodes exhibit significant advantages over macro-electrode systems, such as a decreased ohmic drop, hemispherical diffusion layer, which extends into the solution, fast establishment of a steady-state signal, and higher S/N ratio. Moreover, they require very small sample volumes [
Several other approaches to fabricate interconnected and individually addressable diamond MEAs were previously described in the literature: Hess
Various approaches have been reported in the literature to fabricate BDD MEA and are generally based on standard photolithography techniques along with selective Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) etching of diamond coating [
A process was optimized to allow the fabrication of 8 × 8 diamond UMEAs with diamond electrodes of 14 μm in diameter and 100 μm of inter-electrode pitch. At first, detonation diamond nanoparticles were spread onto a pre-oxidized 4 inches silicon wafer using a process described by Scorsone
Several UMEAs with diameters varying from 2 μm to 25 μm have been fabricated using this technique. Most of these electrodes exhibited typical BDD responses. The complete EC characterization of one such UMEA (with 14 μm diameter) is discussed in detail.
All the EC characterizations were carried out using an Autolab PGSTAT 302 potentiostat. A three electrode setup consisting of the BDD UME as working electrode, a platinum wire mesh as counter electrode and an Ag/AgCl (3 M KCl) reference electrode was employed in the experiments. For EIS, the Ag/AgCl electrode was replaced by a Pt pseudo-reference. EIS was recorded over a frequency range of 50 kHz–0.1 Hz with logarithmic point spacing and potential amplitude of 0.01 V·rms, while the BDD electrode was maintained at open circuit potential. k0 was determined from the Nyquist plot fitted using the ZSimWin 3.21 software.
Ultrapure deionised (DI) water (Millipore Direct Q3) was used for all solutions. EIS was performed in an aqueous solution containing 0.5 M potassium chloride (Acros Organics) and 1 mM of potassium ferricyanide(III) and of potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) trihydrate (both from Acros Organics). 0.5 M lithium perchlorate (Sigma Aldrich) aqueous solution was used as the electrolyte for the measurement of the potential window. The steady state limiting current plateau was observed in a 0.5 M potassium chloride aqueous solution containing 1 mM Fe(CN)64− ion while the electrodes were scanned at 100 mV·s−1 from 0.05 V to 0.45 V
CV was recorded on all the electrodes in aqueous LiClO4 solution to ascertain the accessible EC window. Most of the electrodes exhibit a typical BDD window of over 3 V (in aqueous solution). CV of one such electrode is shown in
Ideally, the limiting current of a UME is independent of the scan rate [
The Nyquist plots obtained from EIS of the UMEA were used to calculate the k0 of each electrode. An electrochemical system, represented by Randles circuit, consists of four impedance components: RS the electrolytic resistance, RT the charge transfer resistance, CD the double layer capacitance and ZW the Warburg element. The diameter of the semi-circle portion corresponds to the transfer resistance [
BDD UMEAs suitable for use in electrochemical sensors were prepared by a microfabrication technique. Topographical characterization and detailed electrochemical study on individual UMEs were carried out. In electrochemical tests, the UMEs exhibited low background currents, almost theoretical steady state limiting currents and fast electron transfer rates (close to 0.01 cm·s−1). Further improvement in these two values can be achieved through EC activation. Although several of the UMEs failed to exhibit a BDD response, those can be easily discriminated and the process is currently being improved to completely eliminate such a failure rate. The long term goal of our work is ultimately to develop biosensing platforms for the monitoring of neural activities for electrophysiology.
The authors would like to thank the French National Research Agency and the ITMO Institute for funding of part of this research via the MEDINAS project (ANR-07-TECSAN-014) and the IMPLANTS project, respectively.
Schematics of diamond ultramicroelectrode array fabrication process.
SEM image of an 8 × 8 UMEA along with the tracks (
Mean value and standard deviation of the background current iBG, limiting current ilim, and transfer rate k0.
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Comparison of different parameters such as the electron transfer rate k0, limiting current ilim, double layer capacitance CD and background current iBG of 2 electrodes.
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In this paper, a numerical method was applied to solve two dimensional, incompressible, thermal fluid flow problem. This study presents numerical prediction of natural convection heat transfer inside an inclined square cavity with perfectly conducting boundary conditions for the top and bottom walls. The mesoscale lattice Boltzmann scheme with uniform mesh resolution was applied a numerical research tool. The inclination angels were varied from 20° to 80° with 20° intervals. The results were presented in terms of streamlines and isotherms plots. We found that the flow structure together with the heat transfer mechanism are significantly dependence on the magnitude of the inclination angles. Good agreements were obtained when compared with the results published by other researchers in previous studies.
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Tyler and I were recently kvetching on Google Chat about the new price of magazines (bad) and the sudden unavailability of ammo (even worse.) The coolest AR race gun I've ever seen is currently sitting in my gun safe doing absolutely nothing, and Tyler may have to back out from a tactical shooting clinic, all because 5.56mm ammo is simply not available in the quantities we need . . .
Tyler would need 300+ rounds for the shooting course he'll probably have to cancel, and I'll need at least 500 rounds to review the drool-inducing Wild West Guns AR with the carbon fiber handguard, fluted stainless ported barrel and match trigger (drooling yet? I am, and I just had lunch) that's collecting dust in my bedroom closet. I haven't laid my hungry eyes on even 200 rounds of 5.56, total, in all the sporting goods stores and gun shops I've hit up recently put together. And what I have seen is mostly premium-grade (and premium-priced) varmint or target ammo for $1 a pop.
Those of us born without trust funds can't afford to keep shooting much at prices like that. To keep the sport growing and to keep our shooting skills in tune (at least until the ammo drought clears up) I'm hoping that tactical/defensive shooting instructors and action-shooting competitions will open themselves to the use of more .22 rimfires.
I know that 'realism' will suffer when competitors are training and competing with sub-mouse guns with minimal muzzle energy and no recoil, but most (if not quite all) bigger-bore competition skills can be developed using .22s instead of larger calibers. You might not have any recoil to manage, but trigger discipline and sight picture skills don't care what cartridge you're firing.
On the defensive end of the training spectrum, situational awareness, use of motion and cover, and shoot/don't shoot decisions are also equally caliber-neutral. As long as your .22 handgun has a similar trigger action as your CCW pistol and you carry it in a similar holster, your rimfire practice will keep your skills much sharper than shooters whose 'centerfire-only' practice dogma means they can hardly practice at all.
The 'best' solution to a problem, as George Patton famously said, is the enemy of a 'good enough' solution. And anyone who thinks 3-gun is 'realistic' in the first place needs to talk to a SWAT team member or Navy SEAL for a reality check anyway.
This might be our last chance (I hope not) but it clearly isn't the cheapest time to be buying or shooting 5.56mm ARs and normal-capacity centerfire handguns. It may be a much better time to stock up on .22 rimfires and ammunition, however, while the panic buyers are busy shopping elsewhere. .22 gun and ammo prices haven't been completely immune from the panic bubble, but they're still in stock and prices haven't gone up by anything like they have for 'Black Rifles.'
But here's the coolest thing about .22s: we all own them already! So even if you don't run 3-gun and aren't signed up for a shooting class, get out there and shoot those .22s. Any shooting is better than no shooting, and lots of shooting is better than a little bit of shooting. That way-overpriced $30 brick of Federal .22s will give you a lot more practice time and skills maintenance than you'll get from one magazine of 5.56 and two magazines of 9mm.
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I've stuck by my CCI Stingers. I have 11 loaded up for home defense and some will laugh at that, but better believe it'll stop what it needs to.
True that. Heck my ccw is 11 rounds of CCI Velocitors and ain't ashamed to admit it either.
Those little CCI Velocitors penetrate about 9.5 – 11 inches in ballistic gelation. And they function well in my Ruger 10/22 Takedown.
11 rounds of .22lr hits beat any number misses.
If I knew I was going to a gun battle I'd take something else (M1 Abrams perhaps) but for general every day protection, the gun you have beats the gun you don't.
I spend far more time with my Ruger 22/45 than my centerfire pistols for this reason. The sad part is that even .22 ammunition is getting scarce, at least in my neck of the woods.
Just went to a medium sized "college town", with hopes that they might have some .22 lr left, no such luck, I can't find any bulk packaged .22lr within 50miles of me due to the panic buying. Im glad I have just enough for the buckmark to bag some bunnies, might have to dust off my 20 year old single shot .410, i can find those for $15 a box (for the high velocity good stuff). The only 5.56/.223 I have found anywhere is pdx1's and they range 29.97-39.99 for a box of 20, I'll leave my real AR in the gun safe and keep praticing with my airsoft m4….
There isn't a Walmart within 250 miles of my house, across two states, that has a single box of .22 on the shelves.
I've got a reasonable stash of .223, and I expected that it would be hard to come by for a bit, but the out of .22 thing really took me by surprise. It shouldn't have, but it did.
Two of my first three guns were .22 LR, and I have several thousand rounds to plink with. Considering one of the NAA micro revolvers as well.
Go for the naa mine is a ton of fun although my wife seems to have decided that its actually hers
Considering demand is so high that even distributors are backordered of centerfire ammo, the only volume shooting anyone's going to be doing are the reloaders among us.
For the next 6 months its gonna be rimfire only for those of us who shoot store bought rounds.
Yeah I just added a Volquartsen Scorpion cause all my other pistols are 45 cal. If you're ever in the Nashville/Clarksville area and want to review it let me know. It's awesome BTW.
Maybe it's time you guys called Dillon Precision to test out a XL 650. But then you face my problem and thats primers. Who has any in stock? I can get brass, bullets and powder all day long but primers are out of stock at least for small rifle.
Soon we all have 1022 or GSG-5??? That's a sad thought.
why is that sad? the more guns the merrier. most of us already have something along those lines anyway.
What we need the mfgrs to get after is a new cartridge in between 9mm and .22LR in cost and performance. Don't get me wrong double tapping the big steel poppers to get them to fall with the 22 IS fun, but then I need a bigger mag than the 10 rounder in my sig1911-22 lest the fun subside. Thankfully I bought a 50rd drum for the SIG522 before the Great Panic. Can't wait to make use of that.
That's called a 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR)
.22wmr cost about the same as 9mm for 50 rounds, It would be nice to see a rise of a small .32acp like round or even an increase in something like a 7.62×25 steel casing, nylon jackets on the cheap,
I was aware of the 22WMR, but had heard it was not really a cheap round.
I am a soon to be reloader (hornady classic kit for xmas) once I get get all the bits I need, and poking at the #'s it looks like bullet and brass are the major costs by percentage for most centerfire cartridges. I don't know what the breakdown by component is for rimfire (since it's not reloadable), or how the the production rates compare for centerfire vs rimfire.
Brass is expensive. Go to a public range and scoop it up for free. I got almost 500 .223 cases, 200 .40s, and a bunch of 9mm just yesterday. Spend your money on powder, primers, and bullets.
And yet, you guys (and you know who you are) keep poo-poo'ing those of us who are trying (without success) to get you to learn how to reload.
I don't care if I get credit for you finally making the leap into doing it. I don't care if you even remember what I've said on the topic of reloading. All I care is that you quit kvetching about the price of ammo, start saving your brass (or you start scrounging from people who wax lyrical about leaving theirs on the range) and you start doing it, so you can keep shooting.
I will share that I've started marking and collecting my .40 brass since I read your original comments on the topic. That gets tedious at my indoor range of choice, which is messy with discarded brass of every variety, so I'm going to have to come up with a shooting-table mounted brass catcher of some sort — a challenge given how my USP likes to eject empties with Germanic vigor.
I have had to specifically train myself to ignore hot brass ricocheting bloody everywhere in the shooting booth while I put rounds downrange. Virtually every aspect of HK USP operations reminds the shooter that this is not a gun to be handled gently.
Operator tries easing the slide forward to chamber the first round? NEIN, slide not in battery! Try again, girly-man!
Time to eject an empty? ACHTUNG! Ve vill richochet this one off BOTH walls of ze shooting both before going down ze operator's collar!
Holding your USP in a less than 100% firm grip? NEIN, I haff stovepiped the empty to show you ze error of your ways, you limp-wristed American!
AG, nothing like being in the next stall when somebodys shooting a deagle or usp. It's time for a hot brass shower.
It's also bad to be sitting to the right of an AR shooter on the firing line. The best reason for having a Mosin m44 is to pop off a couple of rounds and watch your neighbors on both sides move away. Creates your own little privacy zone.
Midway USA has at least one type of brass catcher in stock.
JWM – Tell me about it! I have found brass from my Mini 14 over 40 FEET AWAY when shooting on a windy day. 15-20 feet is typical. I have to use a screen at the range or nobody is safe from the rain.
Dyspeptic, I'm feeling you. Will you post a "reloading for cheapskates" article and tell us the bare minimum that we'll have to buy to reload safely but on the cheap.
Ralph, once I started learning about reloading centerfire cartridges, I was surprised by how straightforward it was. The economics are shaky in times of reasonably priced ammo, but that is emphatically not the situation we have today.
Then I got the facts about shotgun shell loading/reloading. Mind. Blown. For any kind of slug or buckshot load, it is both economical and unbelievably easy to roll your own (crimp). The only specialized tools you really need are for primers and hull crimping. (Birdshot/skeet rounds are factory produced so cheaply that it doesn't make economic sense to load your own.)
There is one downside: shotgun hulls have to be shortened 0.25″ every time you fire them, so I get at most three firings out of a new 3-inch hull… and I haven't tried 2.5″ rounds in my Weatherby yet. If the 2.5″ rounds cycle reliably, though, my magazine just got a little bigger!
AlphaGeek, I don't shoot shotgun enough to bother reloading. I have just one shotty, it's a home defense wall leaner, and I shoot it just often enough to groove my stroke. But shoot rifle and pistol whenever I can, and given the cost of 7.62 NATO and .40 . . . .
I have the Lee Challenger Anniversary kit ($150 these days, but I am pretty sure I got it for $120 a year ago. Prolly still deals out there), and a set of .357/.38 and 9mm dies at $25/set and it serves me well.
Straight-walled handgun cartridges are pretty straightforward.
The only things I've bought that weren't in the kit are a digital scale and a decent micrometer. Each about $20 I believe.
Would still like to hear DG's wisdom, of course, but wanted to tell you that it is possible to get in to the reloading game pretty cheaply.
I had been planning on reloading for a bit, I even got a manual for Christmas, but man, its a pain to find powder and primers where I live right now.
There are good companies that deliver powder, primers, bullets, brass, you name it.
The carrier's hazmat fee for primers and gun powder is expensive, especially if one isn't completely filling that shipping box. I just checked and at this time Midway USA has some Winchester large pistol primers. The hazmat fee is $27.50 for up to 70 lbs.
Chaz — yes, the way the transport costs are structured you pretty much have to order a full load to make it worthwhile. The recipe for max economy is:
4 * 8lb casks of powder (32lb limit per box)
2 * number of primers required for powder order
sufficient projectiles to fill load to 70lbs
Look around, buy as much in bulk as you can, get the dies you need and read a lot. Get 3 or 4 different reload manuals and study the info from each in regards to the caliber(s) you need. They may all vary just a grain or two but they all will pretty well have a common middle ground. My books are the latest Hornady, RCBS, Lee and Sierra!! I reload for .30carbine, 9mm, .45acp, 7.62x54R, .25auto and hopefully soon for 12gauge.
Just got 2 sets of RCBS steel dies made in 1968 and never ever been used, they were for .30carbine and .25auto and I gave a whopping $30 for both 3 die sets, still in original box and brown wax paper. For modern day I use carbide dies but couldn't pass those up, especially for the .25!!
One thing to expect though, a primer going off while being seated in the case. Everybody I have ever talked to has had it happen and the fist time it happened to me it scared the crap ou of me. Luckily I always wear ear plugs and safety glasses!!
it is expensive to get into reloading, and i don't know how to, also it would be hard to make space to do it.
A reloading setup using the Lee hand press, dies for one caliber, powder measure scoops, funnel and loading block would cost under $150 from Amazon. All this plus a jar of gunpowder and case of primers fits into a modest sized box for storage. I used to reload this way sitting at my computer desk.
I reload .44 special (and about to start with 9mm and .30-06), and by the time I've made my first 1000 rounds, I've paid for all the components AND all of my reloading equipment. YMMV.
Does the Hornady Lock N Load Classic handle both Handgun and Rifle rounds? If it does, I'm in. I'm regretting not getting it for Christmas, but my 10/22 Takedown is awesome.
I'm going to have to wait until I pay off some of these credit cards some.
From what I've seen in researching reloading presses, the only thing it won't handle is 50BMG or similar gigantic rounds.
Short of that, my understanding is that it'll load any cartridge for which you can get dies.
Dyspeptic Gunsmith,
Reloading is on my agenda for skills to learn this year. Since the CT shooting and aftermath the priority has risen. I have bought most of my ammo based on the understanding that I can use that particular round's shell for reloading. I too would like to read a post by you about re-loading.
I missed reading your post the other day: "This is Not 1994" and joining in the discussion. It's on my agenda for tonight.
.22s are all gone in my neck of the woods just like centerfire. I typically shoot about 600 .22s a month out of my EDC(P229) via a conversion kit. It's really picky about what it eats too(minimags, stingers, blazer 40gr and believe it or not Thunderbolts run well). I've got 950 on hand but all the shelves in my town(pop 250K) are bare of just about ALL .22 ammo. Thankfully I cast my own bullets and reload so as far as centerfire goes I'm good until my stash of primers runs out(maybe by 2014 lol). But I hope the .22 situation sorts itself out before I run short.
Same in the DC area. Although I am lucky I bought 6,000 rounds of .22lr right before Christmas. That will get me though 4 to 5 months hopefully by them I will be able to by more ammo.
No 22lr anywhere in my area. I had a cery large stockpile but its dwindling. I have rimfire versions of some of my handguns and a conversion for my AR and already shot these about 100 to 1 vs center fire. Now all I need is an 22LR approximation of a Garand.
Robert M – Plenty of 22 available in Manassas, just got back from there
I have always belonged to rimfire nation. My standard training session is 1 box of 45 from my Springfield and 250-300 rounds from my 1911-22. Most of my rifle practice is done with my Savage Mk II. Typically, I fire one box of centerfire per quarter with my high powered rifles. Besides I don't use 5.56. My smallest round is 243.
I have dual citizenship. I would love to have an ak and a Uzi but one of my requirements to buying a gun is I have to be able to shoot 22 LR as well so I always end up with another AR. When shopping for my first handgun, I fell in love with a sig but at that time there was no sig or aftermarket 22 conversion kits. I bought a glock and an aftermarket 22 conversion kit and haven't regretted it. ARs are easy. I have AR 22 uppers and AR 22 drop in conversions, both have their place. I love the fact that many new handguns have a 22 little brother with many of the same features.
Some of my proudest shots were under rimfire nation. Is there a more challenging game animal than a running squirrel taken with a 22? Want a challenge put a old pot on top of a barrel at 250 yards and knock it off with a 22, and don't let anyone tell you it can't be done repeatedly! I have learned to shoot with my opposite hand, shoot with both eyes open, and got back to basics when my centerfire shots were all over the place- all with a 22. Great way to start friends and family shooting too.
agree. bought 2 M&P 15-22's for the same reason. i figure they're not costing me a dime considering what continuing to shoot .223/5.56 costs.
problem is, even .22lr is dried up (at least here in CO).
(and did buy the latest one from TTAG sponsor GunUp.com)
Excellent article and I agree with your assesments about training and such, but just not availability! As an avid rimfire enthusiast and shooter I can tell you 22LR ammunition has not been immune to the panic buying either. Shelves in my neck of the woods and all over the country are being cleaned out of 22 LR ammo faster than you can empty a 25 rd 10/22 mag! This is not just my personal observation in my local big box stores and LGS but it is also being reported on a rimfire specific website of which I am a member. Seems like 22 is taking as much of a hit as 223/5.56!
I think it will be a shorter lived shortage with 22 LR ammo. People are simply panic buying right now. They go in for 223 ammo-nothing, okay they have a 9mm- nothing there either, okay but the store has a couple boxes of 22 LR left- "okay give me that, it's better than nothing, it's cheap enough to get 1000, and I will use it at some point". People will get tired of not getting the rounds they are really looking for and stop buying the 22 because they have 4000 rounds and they realize they go to the range 4 times a year. I know my local Walmart has tried to combat this a little by allowing a customer to only buy one or two bulk packs of 22 which will still give you 550-1100 rounds. More than enough for a couple hours, unless you really like loading 22 mags
Oddly….I DON'T have a .22 Rimfire. Hmm. Maybe I should…?
Now I'm glad I bought a couple of boxes of .22LR when I bought my Savage 64. The one that I've since lost in a tragic boating accident, of course…
The same reasons given in the article are also why I love the nicer gas-blowback airsoft pistols (incidentally, they have about the same recoil as a .22). Plus you can do force-on-force stuff without the rather, ah, permanent outcomes even rimfires can cause.
My Buckmark sees more targets than any of my other guns, and that was before the latest SHTF.
I set up a 7-yard target in my garage and I'm doing dry fires. Been waiting for three weeks on ordered and paid centerfire ammo…. Normally I get it in three days!@*#%(%(&#!
Yep, the last panic buy off in 08 taught us some hard lessons. I stocked thousands of rounds of rimfire ammo while it was plentiful. I don't shoot 5.56. The 7.62x54r is still available in surplus form and new loads, so my mosin is good to go. Also .30-30 is still to be had and cheaper than 5.56.
I stocked up an emergency supply for all my centerfires and I have a minimum round count for each. Once I hit that number i switch over to rimfires and pellet guns for all my practice until the supply loosens up again.
And yes the reloading option is on the table. I did it as a young man and am sure I can remaster the skills needed.
This. 2008 was a huge wake up call.
That, and nothing is more awesome than getting 20,000 rounds of .22lr in the mail.
The 7.62x54r is still available in surplus form
I know. It's freakin' wonderful, but it makes me think that the Russians were preparing to invade the entire world because they certainly made enough ammo to do it.
We must remember Ralph. The russians were invaded twice in the space of one lifetime and suffered horrible losses as a result. They kept warehouses loaded with rifles and ammo for the next time. Some of this stuff was obsolete, but for people that remembered trying to stop panzers with human courage any gun was a good gun.
Just checked it out on Ammo to Go and it's .21 cents a round. On stripper clips! Now I'm running off to check out Mosin-Nagant rifles.
Ammo to go is where I get my 54r and my 9×18 makarov. Nothing but good things to say about their prices and service.
There's a lot of you tube vids on cleaning the cosmo out of a Mn and how to accurize them. They're cheap and fun to play with.
I'm fully on board with shooting 22LR — sometimes I don't even shoot all of the centerfire ammo I take to the range because I spend more time than expected putting (cheap) rounds downrange with the 22LR guns.
One of the reasons I got two AR lowers recently was because I wanted to build one primarily as a 22LR target gun. That way I can invest in high-quality triggers for just two lowers, and have uppers in 5.56, 300BLK, and 22LR to mount as needs dictate.
Also, 22LR is NOT the only cheap way to get in trigger time. I got a LaserLyte training system for the holidays, and I can honestly say that in only a week of use it has more than paid for itself in avoided ammo costs and improvement to my basic grip and technique. I've even started playing a game with my kids — they'll position the electronic target somewhere in a room, then it's my challenge to walk into the room, spot the target, draw from concealment, and put 5 rounds on the target in double-action fire. (We don't play this game when the spousal unit is home…)
That LaserLyte is looking more and more enticing.
Which emitter did you get?
Caliber-specific cartridge replacement, not the universal in-barrel unit. Can't holster and draw realistically with a dongle sticking out of the barrel.
For $140, some more features on the target unit would be nice… but I'll be happy if it's reliable and long-lived.
Since the commenting system won't let me edit my previous reply…
I've barely been able to find Remington Thunderbolt here in NC, much less the CCI stuff I'd like to try out. Haven't had much luck looking online, either.
I bought a whole sh!tload of ammo in .40, 7.62 NATO and .38Spl a few days before Newtown. I already had enough 7.62 X 54 and .223. I always keep about 2000 rounds of .22LR on hand and 100 rounds of 12 gauge. So I'm okay for now — just as long as I don't shoot.
I'm taking an AR to my FFL on Saturday. It's not my favorite rifle, so I'm gonna see what she's worth.
Your gonna get rid of an AR?! Are you nuts?
That was my initial reaction as well, but I think Ralph is crazy like a fox on this one. This is a GREAT time to sell a 5.56 AR if you already own a 7.62 battle rifle of some sort.
My forlorn hope is that, sometime in the next year or two, the market will come down to where I can add a SCAR-17 or AR-10 variant to the stable. For now I'm just glad I got two high-quality lowers at decent prices before the madness REALLY kicked in. Should have bought 4, though.
Ya Ralph sorry to break up your party but those are the only rounds I was able to find at any Walmart around today other than .223 of course. But I was lucky enough to get a couple value packs of .22 golden sabers or some thing like that. Unfortunately the steel cased shit I found for 9mm at my lgs was the only ammo my m and p couldn't faithfully digest.
A Ruger MK 2 with a bull barrel should be in everyone's lineup.
Yep. With a nice block of Pic rail on the top so you can easily stick a cheap red dot sight on it when the urge strikes. 🙂
I'm also of the opinion that everyone should own a Winchester 9422 lever-action, or the Henry equivalent. SO much fun, easily my favorite just-for-enjoyment rifle.
Even 22lr is getting harder to find in bulk packs. Only cci stingers and minimags are still in decent supply.
I still see plenty of bulk .22 online. E.g.:
My local club is talking about doing USPSA matches where you use all the same kind of gear you'd normally use for a USPSA style match but you shoot it with 22 rimfire for this very reason.
My favorite gun is a "true" 6.5″ AR-15 SBR in .22LR. There's just no better gun to do a mag dump with.
I've been trying to acquire a USFA "Zip" pistol, but the going has been horribly slow.
Go out and buy a progressive press and some remington brass and get to pumping out the rounds you need. A true american red blooded reaction to scarcity is to make your own way if others can't supply you with what you need. Same goes for a lot of other basics. As my Dad always told me growing up… Keep your mind sharp and your hands just as sharp. You never know which skills you will need. Get on Midwayusa and spook around the starter kits and presses to get into the reload game.
+1000 cyrano
As anybody knows that's been paying attention that even though i own a couple of semi auto pistols I'm primarily a revolver man. And when you reload being a revolver man makes the whole process easier. No chasing brass willy nilly.
Yeah I was primarily a revolver guy for years. When I started to get into autos more it was a pain in the ass policing that shit up until I built a net to hang next to me at the range to keep all my spent brass from flying everywhere. It works a treat! I take a dustpan to the range and just scoop 'em all up. 🙂
Sadly, at the rate things are going, we will soon be training with Airsoft guns!
Fortunately I already have a 1911 Airsoft pistol and it does have the advantage of being able to train with it in your typical home.
Beat that .22 LR!
For the record, the ammo shelves in and around Boise have been cleared for at least a week. I love plinking with my .22s but there is not a round to be found. Anyone remember November 2008? That shortage took several months to clear. They said it was amplified by supplier shortages in the pipeline so I was hoping that this time it would be relatively short lived. I am not so certain however. This time there seems to be a sense of real panic. I saw it on many faces as I shopped for ammo. As a footnote the mag isle in two stores were also nearly cleaned out and the crowds at the gun counters was better than four deep. Anyone else smell a sh!tstorm?
Is there, or has there ever been, a 3-gun competition with 22's and maybe a 20 ga or 410? If not, it would be a good idea for an intro to the sport as well as for youngsters. Just a thought.
I've been looking for the same thing.
Chris, great post. The increased use of .22 caliber is a discussion that we were bound to have sooner or later. Several months ago, a friend and I had the conversation that ammo prices were going to continue going up sooner than later for several reasons.
Even without new gun control laws and the resulting panic buying of guns and ammo, the USG and the FED continues to debase our currency's buying power with bad monetary policies. Debasement is not the only reason for higher prices yet it is a contributing factor. We are fortunate that global commodity prices are traded in the private banking cartel's Federal Reserve Note that some incorrectly call the US Dollar. Eventually, America will lose being the world's reserve currency and when that ends or greatly diminishes even more than it has already then a result is higher prices to buy goods since the currency is worth less. Regardless of a currency's strengths and weaknesses, the world's growing population and its modernizing results in more demand for finite raw materials. That demand for the finite raw materials also pressures prices upward.
The only .22 LR available are the once scarce shotshells. Lots of CB caps and .22 Short. The time may come when we'll want to shoot without the neighbors turning us in to the Waffen-BATF. Grab those CB and low-noise rounds while you can. Production for the next few months will be .22 LR and .223.
At least in my area 9mm and .380 are still available. Probably the result of manufacturers gearing up after the shortage of those calibers two years ago.


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AutoTrader's purchase of a stake in BitAuto could be a prelude to a future buy-out bid, while Chery's R&D tie-up with Guangzhou Auto could also result in closer collaboration.
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A couple of interesting news bits are coming from the auto space, where a top foreign website operator is buying into the China car story, and where two major domestic manufacturers are set to announce a new tie-up. The former news is seeing US-based AutoTrader purchase a stake in Chinese peer BitAuto (Nasdaq: BITA), reflecting the arrival of a new generation of auto-related foreign firms to the fast-growing Chinese auto market; meantime, the second news is seeing a new R&D tie-up between Chery Automobile and Guangzhou Auto (2238.HK), reflecting the industry's overheated state and perhaps signaling the resumption of a stalled but much-needed consolidation.
Let's look at the web news first, which has AutoTrader, a US provider of car-related information and services, purchasing 21.8 per cent of BitAuto for US$58.5 million. BitAuto shares jumped 17 per cent after the news came out, giving the Chinese company a healthy but still relatively modest market capitalization of about US$240 million.
Even after the price jump, the price paid by AutoTrader still implies a market value of US$268 million, meaning the US company paid a premium of around 30 per cent for its stake. AutoTrader's decision to take a minority stake in BitAuto is an interesting one, as many foreign companies have tried this route before, only to discover their Chinese counterpart has no interest in becoming a true strategic partner.
Still, outright acquisitions of Chinese web firms by foreign companies have fared even worse in most cases, often ending in outright failure. The purchase of a minority stake offers the foreign buyer the advantage of having a chance to become acquainted with a potential Chinese partner before deciding whether to make a bid for the entire company; Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and US travel services provider Expedia (Nasdaq: EXPE) have both used this strategy with some success. Look for this new online partnership to follow a similar road, with AutoTrader perhaps making a bid for all of BitAuto in the next two years if the tie-up goes smoothly.
Meantime, Chinese media are reporting that Chery and Guangzhou Auto will announce a landmark deal to pool their R&D resources later this week. This deal looks quite interesting because Chery has been struggling for more than a year now, due in large part to its failure to develop popular new models amid stiff competition from well-funded foreign rivals.
Guangzhou Auto has also fallen on hard times in the last few months due to its reliance on joint ventures with Honda (Tokyo: 7267) and Toyota (Tokyo: 7203) for most of its business. All of the Japanese brands have reported plunging sales in the last two months due to the territorial dispute between Japan and China over a small island chain, and that weakness looks set to continue into next year.
Guangzhou Auto's brand name is largely unknown to most Chinese consumers, and the company would like to build up its own product line to provide it with a more stable business. This new R&D partnership would thus benefit both partners, and is probably the best kind of tie-up that China's auto sector can hope for right now since outright mergers are much more difficult due to local government interference.
Look for lots of smiles and fanfare to accompany the announcement of this new tie-up later this week, though I would give it only a 50 per cent chance of success. But if it does succeed, the deal could also potentially pave the way for closer collaboration between Chery and Guangzhou Auto and perhaps even a real merger in the next 5-10 years.
Bottom line: AutoTrader's purchase of a stake in BitAuto could be a prelude to a future buy-out bid, while Chery's R&D tie-up with Guangzhou Auto could also result in closer collaboration.
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Thanks for your generous offer to intervene on my behalf. I have another appointment tomorrow morning with the SS folks to apply again. I don't anticipate calling you, 1) I doubt if they will allow a phone call to a third party, and 2) it's unreasonable to ask you to sit by your phone for a call that may or may not come.
I have done my homework since I received your email (sifting through the SS Manual and the POMS), and have convinced myself that, yes indeed, the approach outlined by the MMSS is accurate and that the SSA staff was mistaken. The clincher is GN 00204.020.F.2.a. I think I can present a coherent enough case to them to demonstrate that. I plan to take copies of the applicable sections of those documents with me tomorrow in the event I run into the same issues again. I think the only unknown at this point is whether my daughter is disabled "enough" to qualify as a child-in-care.
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My grandson WHO IS two and a haLF, HAD E COLI 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAD TO HAVE A TRANSFUSION, , WHEN HE WENT FOR A CHECK UP TO-DAY DOC FOUND I BLOOD IN URINE AND THREE PROTIEN IN URINE, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN TEST TO DO ON HIM FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEREAFTER WEEKLY, HE HAS TO GO BACK IN TWO MONTHS, FOR CHECK UP, IS THIS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT, DOC SAID IF IT DOES NOT CLEAR UP SOMETHING WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE, WHAT DO YOU THINK THANKS
This is a very complex question and not easily answered. Urine infections are relatively uncommon in little baby boys and those with infections usually do not need transfusions. Your doctor may feel it best to do some tests on your grandson, such as an ultrasound and some blood tests.
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College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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text: The Use of Botulinum Toxin (Botox) in Parkinson's Disease Posted on January 2, 2013March 6, 2017 by Michael Rezak, MD, PhD Botulinum toxin is the most potent biological toxin known to exist. Fortunately, science has harnessed its potential and made it available to treat a number of troublesome disorders. Currently, there are two serotypes of botulinum toxin that are FDA approved for human use, Botox® (Botulinum toxin type A) and Myobloc® (Botulinum toxin type B). Botulinum toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction, thus effectively cutting off the messages originating in the brain, carried by the nerves to the muscle.Although the underlying neuropathology is similar in older age onset and young onset Parkinson's Disease (YOPD), YOPD can be differentiated by several unique features. These include the tendency to manifest a greater likelihood of developing motor fluctuations and dyskinesias related to the use of levodopa as well as a greater likelihood of developing dystonia of a limb (usually the foot) when in the "off" condition ("off dystonia").Dystonia is a condition that can be defined as a contraction of a muscle or group of muscles that often results in an abnormal position of the body part that is involved and it can be quite painful. The muscle contractions can be continuous or intermittent. Dystonia can be seen as an independent illness or as a part of other neurological disorders. It is very common in YOPD to experience foot or hand dystonia first thing in the morning before taking medications (as an "off" phenomenon). Once the medicines begin to act, the contractions resolve. Sometimes the dystonic contractions will reoccur when a dose of medicine is wearing off or if a dose of medicine is insufficient to achieve therapeutic value. Occasionally, the dystonia may be continuous and last throughout the day. It should be noted that dystonic contractions can also occur as levodopa related side effect, typically as a peak dose dyskinesia. Botulinum toxin to treat dystonia in YOPD is very effective. Most often Botox® is used and is injected into the dystonic muscles which are accurately identified with the use of a hypodermic EMG needle and EMG guidance. By blocking the messaging going to these muscles one is effectively weakening them thus allowing muscles that may have been persistently contracted to return to a more normal (and easily movable) state. Because of its limited duration of action, Botox® will need to be reinjected every 3-4 months.Another common condition seen in Parkinson's Disease is sialorrhea (drooling). Drooling in Parkinson's Disease is typically a result of bradykinesia and rigidity of the oral and pharyngeal muscles resulting in slowed swallowing of saliva which is otherwise manufactured at a normal rate. Drooling is not only an annoyance, but can result in significant embarrassment and social isolation. Excellent results have been obtained by injections of botulinum toxin into the salivary glands reducing the production of saliva by 30-50%. Botulinum toxin has also been reported to be helpful in treating tremor, constipation, and bladder difficulties in PD.A great advantage of using botulinum toxin for the treatment of the conditions noted above is that it is discrete, i.e. it only impacts the areas into which it is injected as opposed to oral medications which have a more widespread effect (and thus more potential for side effects).Furthermore, the efficacy of botulinum toxin for dystonia and sialorrhea has been well established with a low side effect profile when used by an experienced practitioner. There is minimal discomfort and the benefits typically last for 3 to 4 months. The major risk in using botulinum toxin is that of excessively weakening muscles or unintentional weakening of muscles. For example, when using botulinum toxin in the neck region swallowing difficulties can be a side effect. As noted above, consulting a physician experienced in using botulinum toxin will minimize the risks. In some cases, the use of Botox® to treat dystonia is covered by insurance including Medicare and Medicaid. Contacting your insurance provider to determine coverage or obtain pre-approval is advisable.There is no doubt that botulinum toxin has been revolutionary allowing us to treat many difficult conditions that could not be adequately treated with oral medications.Share this page:


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Mohammed Asif, in his 40s, collapsed following the row at Akbar's in Manchester city centre on Friday night.
Police were called to the city-centre restaurant shortly before 11 pm but he was confirmed dead in hospital.
A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in custody for questioning. Police has started investigating with forensic officers and the area has been cordoned off for some time, the Daily Mirror reported.
Manchester city centre councillor Joan Davies, who lives next door to the restaurant said, "I spoke to him on many occasions as a neighbour, customer and councillor. He was always very gentlemanly. I was in the restaurant with friends and their little girl and he gave her a Christmas cracker."
"I think he he had been there (at Akbar's) from the start and he ran a very successful restaurant which attracts all different kinds of people," Davies said.
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Performance Analysis: It just goes to show you how amazing Mariano Rivera's career has been, when he can post an ERA of 3.20 and those of us in the analysis community can all think something must be wrong. That is the scenario we are presented with though; despite striking out batters at his highest rate since 1996 (his first season as a full-time reliever) and handing out free passes less often than he ever has, Rivera is struggling relative to expectations.
The number in his performance so far this season that immediately jumps out is his home-run rate, which sits at 1.8 HR/9. You may think this is easily explained by his new digs, as Yankee Stadium II hasn't exactly been on friendly terms with pitchers these past two months, but that's not the case: Mo has three home runs allowed at home in 16
Additional homers and plenty of line drives means that Rivera is throwing pitches that the opposition can hit, whether with his famous cutter or pitches identified as vanilla fastballs. Using published velocity data going back to 2002 up through 2008, courtesy of Fangraphs, Rivera has averaged at least 93 miles per hour on pitches described as pure fastballs and, at its lowest, 92.8 mph on those classified as cutters. However slender the real distinction between the two pitches may be, this year Rivera is at 91.6 and 91.2 mph; while it's tough to pin an exact run value on that missing velocity, the drop does hint that those extra liners and home runs aren't from mere luck. This also puts some context behind his falling infield fly rate, which went from last year's impressive 24.5 percent down to his current 14.3; while many pitchers would love to get that many popups, for Rivera it contributes to why his HR/FB rate has jumped from 7.5 to nearly 24 percent.
Rivera is also throwing fewer first-pitch strikes; while 59.6 percent is still above the average, it's below his career rate and his recent work by a few percentage points. He's also generating fewer swings and misses-16 percent overall, and just 14 percent when he's behind in the count. That's a significant drop from the past two seasons, when he made opponents swing and miss on nearly one-quarter of his pitches, and even more than that while behind the hitter. Clearly he is still getting hitters to miss-look no further than his punchout rate to see that-but the pitches they've caught up to are being punished.
Given the things he is doing right, you want to say that this is a rough patch caused by a few bad appearances-the kind of thing we won't even notice when the season is over and he has tacked another 70-plus innings onto his career. The things he is struggling in often end up as temporary setbacks as well-remember how awful Roy Oswalt was during the beginning of last year, when his velocity dropped and the homer rates skyrocketed? On the other hand though, Rivera is 39 years old now, and the loss of a few ticks on his famous cutter could pose a serious problem. Time will tell if these setbacks are the stuff of permanence, or if Rivera will be doing just what we expect him to from here on out. If it's the former, remember: he's still pretty good at this, even as a merely mortal closer.-Marc Normandin
Past Performance: It was all unexpected and unplanned. Mariano Rivera became one of the greatest closers in baseball history by accident. Signed as a free agent out of Panama in 1990, the skinny right-hander was an intriguing starting prospect, posting low ERAs and high strikeout rates in the lower minor leagues. Baseball America named him the ninth-best prospect in the Yankees' system; though he had a good fastball, Rivera was still developing his secondary pitches, and staying healthy was an issue. Dr. Frank Jobe performed surgery on Rivera's right elbow, truncating his '93 season, which was followed by shoulder soreness in '94. After struggling to stick as a fifth starter for the Bombers in the first half of '95, something changed. He dominated at Triple-A, the Yankees brass noticing that the 25-year-old's fastball had suddenly ticked up to 95 miles per hour. Recalled to fill out the staff, he was put on the spot and shined during the American League Divisional Series against the Mariners; the next season, Joe Torre made Rivera his set-up man for closer John Wetteland. The secondary pitches mostly disappeared in favor of a cut fastball with devastating late movement, a pitch so good it propelled Rivera to fame and glory as baseball's most dominant one-pitch pitcher.
Since then, even as Rivera ascended to closer and became one of the great post-season pitchers in history, the question has been how long a pitcher with just one offering can carry on? Rivera's unique attributes make this a more difficult question than it would be for any other pitcher. One-trick ponies generally do not last, even the greatest of them, but Rivera will finish his career with close to 1,000 games pitched. Strikeout rate is one of the key indicator's of a pitcher's short- and long-term viability, but Rivera's strikeout rates have been up and down-at this moment, when Rivera appears to be more hittable than ever, he is carrying the second-highest strikeout rate of his career. Rivera has also been unusual in that he's a right-handed pitcher who owns left-handed hitters-thanks to the movement on that cut fastball, Rivera has held lefties to .208/.257/.263 rates on his career.
Where historical antecedents for long-term survivability are concerned, Rivera's best hope may be the Hall of Fame reliever Hoyt Wilhelm. As with Rivera, Wilhelm threw a specialty pitch, the knuckleball, which depended on movement instead of velocity. Despite the movement of his flutterball, Wilhelm had good control and maintained high strikeout rates until the very end. Wilhelm was 39 in 1962, and was able to keep pitching for another ten years, posting a 2.15 ERA in 546 games comprising 974 innings. However, it is somewhat unlikely that Rivera can survive diminished velocity as well as a knuckleballer could, and diminished velocity seems to be Rivera's problem this year.
Overall, there have been just five seasons of 30 or more saves recorded by pitchers Rivera's age or older; two by Dennis Eckersley, two by Trevor Hoffman, and one each by Doug Jones and Todd Jones. With the exception of Doug Jones, who was dominant as a changeup-dependent 40-year-old Brewer in 1997, none of these pitchers were operating anywhere close to their peak forms in these late-career seasons. It should also be noted that even in Doug Jones' case, his days as a full-time closer were numbered, ending midway through the next season. Rivera is very much in, if not uncharted territory, murky waters.-Steven Goldman
A version of this story originally appeared on ESPN Insider .
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Great article. I'd love to see more pieces on unique capabilities/anomalies that future HOF's possess...either surprising limitations they endure, or super human skills that tell the story.
Jun 12, 2009 10:33 AM
Shaun P.
"Rivera is very much in, if not uncharted territory, murky waters."
Jun 12, 2009 11:06 AM
Matt Kory
"Four of his five homers allowed have come on fly balls, though he isn't giving up anymore of those than he usually does."
Jun 12, 2009 12:33 PM
Marc Normandin
Baseball Reference lists four of his homers on flyballs and one of them on a line drive. I was hoping I could find some visual representation of the flight path for that ball, but I couldn't in time for publishing.
Jun 12, 2009 12:43 PM
i have to say about the homerun rate, sample size. im sorry, but it is too small.
Jun 12, 2009 13:17 PM
Richard Bergstrom
Since the D-Backs beat the Yankees in the World Series, every year around June someone writes an article wondering if Rivera is done. By the end of each year, he ends up turning it around.
Jun 12, 2009 17:19 PM
David Coonce
Not just that. but the last few years, every Yankee blog/writer has a similar article wondering why the Yankees are so terrible and if they need to rebuild, and then May starts...
Jun 12, 2009 21:50 PM
Michael Bodell
Editor please:
Jun 13, 2009 15:20 PM
Interesting article especially in light of another closer that had a career year last year but has been giving up HR at an amazing rate this year while also striking out more than a man an innning - Brad Lidge.
Jun 14, 2009 17:42 PM
Mo's velocity has come and gone this season. He's had days when he was throwing ~90mph. He's also had days when he was throwing 93-94mph. He did just have shoulder surgery.
Jun 15, 2009 10:10 AM
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I'm helping a severely cooking-impaired (if you can't microwave it, toast it, or pour milk over it, no dice) with a channkah/ channukat ha bayit party next week and was looking for some pointers. I grew up with sufganiyot and rosti (a swiss and german thing which is like a latke the size of a frying pan that is cut into pieces like a pie) so I'm wondering what the american consensus is on latkes: how thick should they be? how crispy? crispy all the way trhough or soft in the middle? is adding cheese to the mix a recipe for disaster?
Any other tips for making them is also appreciated. I know to soak the potato bits in cold water, drain and dry well before frying but I'm guessing on the rest.


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LA Tech Start-up Launches Breakthrough Voting Platform: Bedloo
"Bedloo is not just your normal voting platform. It is a voting app and website on steroids ready to take on and satisfy the insatiable 'entertain me' appetite of today's tech-savvy world," explained Daron Destiny, Bedloo's Chief Brand Officer. "People are always looking for new ways to better engage with their social media connections and Bedloo provides just that - a cool new way to interact with friends and family! Users can either create their own Bedloo voting poll to get instant feedback on something they love like clothes or songs or they can cast their vote on the Bedloo's of other users."
The way Bedloo works is simple. First, you select a category for your question, such as fashion, technology or sports. Next, you upload two different photos, videos or audio files. Then, you write a short description for your Bedloo (your question + image, video or audio), add tags for people, and/or select your social media networks and interest feeds. Finally, you share your Bedloo with your contacts and/or the entire Bedloo user base and wait for the results! As votes come in, Bedloo tracks results and provides a comprehensive breakdown for everyone to see, including demographics of voters and their opinions. Bedloo also lets you see comments from other users so that fun, engaging conversations about your Bedloo can take place.
Available now on the iOS platform and worldwide web, Bedloo lets users leverage their social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Google+ and Bedloo's user database, to get real-time opinions and feedback from their friends, family and the world, on a diverse range of topics and products.
To help continue to spread the word on Bedloo's launch, the company is also planning to host VIP/media-only events at 31 Ten Lounge in Santa Monica on Friday, August 23 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and in Denver on September 12. In addition, the company recently worked with John Martino, who starred as Paulie Gatto in "The Godfather," on a viral video, which can be accessed here: http://youtu.be/T1AIjy8uhLg.
It's quick and easy to join Bedloo. Go to www.Bedloo.com and simply log-in through your Facebook, Twitter or Google+, or create a unique user profile. Bedloo is also available for free from the App Store on the iPhone and the iPod touch.
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Bedloo is a Los Angeles-based tech and entertainment company founded in 2013 by Todd Jones, C. Vincent Plummer and Daron Destiny. All three founders come from a diverse background of music, film, television, technology, business and marketing. Now available on the iOS platform and worldwide web, Bedloo allows people to get instant feedback from those social media connections and key influencers who matter most to them to help them make decisions on the things they love like fashion, music, tech, sports and more! Bedloo is also used by major brands to help increase their fan engagement, including Hot 97 FM from New York City and Power 106 FM from Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.bedloo.com.
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According to amazon, the "Text-to-Speech" option converts words on a page to spoken word so customers have the option to read or listen. Customers can switch back and forth between reading and listening, and pages turn automatically while the content is being read so customers can listen hands-free. You can even choose a male or female voice to read to you.
While Kindle 2 does have some good upgraded features, like expanded battery life and instant dictionary lookup, I can't imagine the "read to me" option inspiring anyone to buy one who may be on the fence. However, if your goal is to annoy your fellow commuters on the morning train or bus, having your automated Kindle voice read your book to you is a surefire way of accomplishing that.


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I just moved to Houston from Los Angeles. I am basically looking for restaurants to try, but I have some specific criteria that I am the most interested in, though all suggestions are welcome. I am interested in finding a good Indian place and have heard good things about Indika and Kiran's, and while I will definitely try them both, I am also looking for a more affordable place for good Indian take out. I am also looking for places that are not meat-centric. I am a recovering vegetarian and I don't eat a lot of meat, and when I do it isn't really the star of my meal, so I would like to know of some places that are vegetarian friendly/ have non-meat options. I am also into organic/local/ farm to table.
As far as area, I live in Montrose, near the intersection of Montrose and Westheimer.
I have already been to Shiva and the Hobbit and I thought both were mediocre/not that good. I also went to Little Bigs and didn't like it.
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The apes are back in Sony's APE ESCAPE 3 for the PS2. Featuring the same great monkey-catching setup as the previous two games, APE ESCAPE 3 focuses more on the humor of the series and adds tons of extras, mini-games, and monkeys. The evil monkey Specter is back, and this time, he's teamed up with a human scientist, Doctor Tomoko, to create a series of crazy TV shows that will turn all of humanity into mush-brained couch potatoes. Even Jimmy, Spike, and the professor, the heroes of the previous games, are mesmerized by the silly shows, leaving only young Kei and his sister Yumi to deal with Specter and his band of monkeys. Players can choose to play as either Kei or Yumi, although both have the same equipment and basic moves. Once again, the goal of the game is to enter a level, track down the monkeys, and capture them in a net. There are 400 monkeys to catch, a record number, and they are spread across levels reminiscent of the wild west, the Arabian desert, and a frozen wasteland. Fortunately, the duo has a number of powerful, though goofy, gadgets to use to catch the monkeys. As with the previous games, what really makes APE ESCAPE 3 stand out is the monkey's personalities. Each has his or her own unique personality, and the game is full of humorous cut scenes and setups. APE ESCAPE 3 brings more of that great monkey action gamers love.
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I'm thinking of joining a group tour in Cuba and am concerned about the experience level of the tour company - as they were formed in 2006. Hence this will only be their 3rd year of work.
The tour company is called Cuba Group Tours and this is the trip I'm thinking about joining:
This really would be a trip of a lifetime for me and I'm concerned about the company's pedigree, as I've not heard of them before.
I'm also not sure which would be more suitable for me as a single traveller.
My alternative is to do a Gap trip:
Can you guys with experience of Cuba please help me out here as I want to book soon. What would you do in my position? Would you go with the unknown company or join the more recognisible Gap tour? The Gap Tour is more expensive by £100GBP.
For info, I'm a 31yo male who will be travelling alone.
Thanks for reading this and I look forward to your replies and advice. This decision is really playing on my mind at the minute as I really don't know what to do.


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- 2 eggs
- 1 (8 oz.) package shredded Colby or Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chilies, drained
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup chopped bell pepper
- ½ cup sliced green onion
- ⅓ cup chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup pitted ripe olive slices
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- In small bowl, stir together chips and butter. Press mixture into 9-inch springform pan and bake for 15 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese and eggs in large mixing bowl at medium speed until well blended.
- Mix in shredded cheese and chilies; pour over crust and bake 30 minutes.
- Spread sour cream over cheesecake.
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- Tip: You can also add 1/2 packet of taco seasoning with the cheese and chilies if you want a bit more spice.
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