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|July 4, 2012, 08:44 PM
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Best AMERICAN MADE .22LR Bolt Action Rifle?
I'm looking to get an American made .22LR bolt action rifle. I need this to be very accurate for small game hunting. I've read that CZs are very good, but I really want to invest in something made in America. How are Marlins? I want a really good rifle, so I'm willing to spend good money on it. I have a Ruger 10/22 and it is not all that great, and even after putting TechSights on it, it still doesn't perform where I'd like it to. I blame user error along with the semi-auto system being inferior to a bolt action's accuracy. I want it to be a wooden stock, bolt action, and have good iron sights on it. I'm looking to purchase a new rifle too, so all the older models are not an option for me. Thanks for any advice you can offer.
|July 4, 2012, 08:59 PM
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i have a marlin mod 25, .22 cal i bought new in 1969 and it still shoots sub moa at 100 yds. i bought a marlin 25m, 22 mag about 15 years ago that alos shoots sub moa at 100 yds, both guns a re stock. these would be my go to guns.
i also ave a henry 22 lever that impresses the hell out of me but i have never had it to the range.
i have 2 ruger 10/22's that have served me well for 40 years and have always shot minute of rabbit with no problems.
i suppose there are more accurate, more expensive .22 rifles out there but i have never felt the need for one and have never bee disappointed in what i have.
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|July 4, 2012, 09:07 PM
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Savage MK II , they will even shoot with the CZ's. Just not as pretty.
Made in Canada though.
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|July 5, 2012, 01:07 AM
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Marlin 925?
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|July 5, 2012, 01:56 AM
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I was going to suggest the savage Mk. II also even though it is canadian.
If you want to go semi since you mentioned the 10/22s, marlin's M60 is a good bet.
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|July 5, 2012, 02:13 AM
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no question
Can't believe nobody advised Ruger 77/22, yet anyhow.
My Savage MkII TR may outshoot it, but the Ruger with a sporting weight barrel and standard trigger (and right ammo) is right there w/ it. The Ruger feeds everytme from its 10 rd rotary box, the Savage is a pain with any mag.
The price makes the Ruger less popular I believe, but its an adult rifle that will last a couple of life times and a tremendous value.
|July 5, 2012, 03:33 AM
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If your focus is squirrel, and accuracy, I can say high velocity 22 ammo may not be as accurate as you want. Standard velocity can be very precise with repeatable pinpoint accuracy in many cases. I began using a Marlin 22 bolt action for my silhouette shooting because that rifle was a "one hole wonder" at perhaps 40 and 60 meters. But it fell apart at 77 and 100 meters. If you get a Marlin bolt action 22 and spend some time testing about 20 ammo brands or so at the distance of your interest, I would think you'd come up with a winning combo. The most accurate bolt action I had was a very expensive Kimber, It would shoot 16 different ammo brands with superb results averaging .375" for five shots. I sold that in favor of keeping my Charles Daly Zastava import which shoots fewer ammo brands but with similar results. In fact the Charles Daly Zastava import became the Remington model 5- but I had no use for that one that I tried. My present 22 rifle will make a single hole at two distances, and the farther shots are still well within the hit zone.
|July 5, 2012, 04:40 AM
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One of the nicer .22 LR rifles today is a "Weatherby" bolt action. It's actually an Anchutz action in a Weatherby stock, but they're really pretty and shoot very well.
Coopers are the Cadillac of the domestic market, costing around $2,300, but if you're willing to pay for quality, they're fantastic.
Savage MKII deluxe model is a very good rifle and quite accurate. Magazines aren't great, as someone has already mentioned.
Remington still makes a good bolt action, the 547, which is a higher-grade 504 but it's a Custom Shop exclusive and cost/value may be better with Cooper.
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|July 5, 2012, 04:42 AM
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Ruger 77/22
Marlin bolt guns are great, but the 77/22 puts Marlins to shame.
(I own both. )
I, personally, dislike the Savage rimfire bolt actions. But, most of that is based on ergonomics and appearance. They're decent rifles, but you get just as much with a Marlin.
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|July 5, 2012, 05:56 AM
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Ruger has no competition in this category.
|July 5, 2012, 07:32 AM
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I have a remington 541 custom sporter that is a tack driver with CCI standard velocity ammo
|July 5, 2012, 01:36 PM
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Wow, that Ruger 77/22 does look very nice. I've looked a lot at the Marlin 925, are the new "Remlins" really that bad?
|July 5, 2012, 02:34 PM
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I don't know about the new Remingtons but my old 512x will shoot the nuts off a gnat. Those old 500 series rifles were fantastic shooters.
|July 5, 2012, 02:41 PM
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My vote goes to the Ruger 77/22, loved mine and REALLY regret getting rid of it....I'll replace it one day.
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|July 5, 2012, 06:37 PM
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Cooper without a doubt.
|July 5, 2012, 07:40 PM
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|July 5, 2012, 08:42 PM
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There are several choices if you want to look at older models. Otherwise, the Ruger 77/22 gets my vote(actually 3 votes since that's how many of them I have).
|July 5, 2012, 09:38 PM
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Vote count so far:
5 - Ruger 77/22
3 - Marlin 900 series
2 - Savage Mk II
1 - Weatherby (imported)
1/2 - Cooper
1/2 - Kimber
1/2 - Remington (some models imported)
*Secondary suggestions only included for the half-votes.
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|July 5, 2012, 09:55 PM
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I was tempted to be a wag and suggest that you buy the CZ "American" and pretend it's American made.
In all seriousness, though, the American, while a nice rifle, has no iron sights. When I was in the market for a quality .22 bolt rifle I also wanted iron sights so I am with you on that.
If I were buying an American made .22 bolt rifle I'd take a hard look at the 77/22. The rotary magazine makes the stock a little wide right at the "balance point" but, hey, my CZ has a magazine sticking out of it there so nothing is perfect.
A friend of mine has a 77/22 with a Volquartsen threaded barrel. It's a pretty nice setup with nice lines.
|July 6, 2012, 12:27 AM
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I'm most likely going to go with the Ruger 77/22. It's a bit pricier than I expected, but I guess I'm buying what I asked for. Anything close to quality in the $500 range? American of course.
|July 6, 2012, 12:32 AM
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Just realized the 77/22 doesn't have iron sights. This is an issue for me because I would be using it for small game hunting, and will most likely be shooting from close range (<50 yds). I don't want to invest in a scope when it isn't necessary. Can anyone give me more information about the quality of the Marlin 925? I understand the company is now owned by Remington and have read that people say the quality of their products has gone south. I'd like to make the most educated decision about buying my next rifle, for I do not plan on getting another one again because I am dissatisfied.
|July 6, 2012, 03:45 AM
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I had forgotten that there isn't a current 77/22 model that has iron sights. Quite depressing, really. My own 77/22 doesn't have them, either. More than a few times, I've considered having a gunsmith dovetail the barrel for sights.
From what I have heard, the Marlin rimfire bolt guns haven't really been affected by the transition to Remington. That does make sense, based on the simple action design, and (excessive?) use of stamped and cast parts. There isn't much to screw up on them. So, if issues did arise, they would be easier to correct in a timely manner.
The Marlins are nowhere near as refined as the 77/22. You could easily call them "cheap", but it's just a simplistic action design. They're still good rifles. The Marlin magazines are also easier to load, don't have as many sharp corners or edges, and don't look cheap like the Savage magazines.
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|July 6, 2012, 09:53 AM
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Don't be hung up on "new"......the finest .22 bolt action ever made was the Winchester Model 52. It meets all your requirements other than being out of production. 52's are going no where but up in value in the future.....you'll never regret the quality and have an investment to boot.
|July 6, 2012, 04:29 PM
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The Win. Model 75 is an excellent .22 also , and not as pricey as a 52 the mags fit flush too ! There are no new ones though , they've been OOP since the early 70s I think , maybe longer .
|July 6, 2012, 06:27 PM
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What Rembrandt said. Winchester 52...
OR, maybe...
A U.S. Springfield Armory M2 Model of 1922 perhaps.
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POLICE were last night hunting two young men seen behaving suspiciously near a burgled home.
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Electrical goods and watches were stolen from the home.
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The incident took placed between 8.15am and 12.15pm on Friday.
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Giuseppe Meazza is the Milan soccer stadium and the highest-capacity sports facility in Italy. Their challenges are to provide Internet access to photographers and journalists, implement a comprehensive BYOD architecture, guarantee access to users with tailor-made security policies and comply with UEFA guidelines for 4-star stadiums. They chose Cisco to overcome these challenges. They implemented Cisco 5508 Series Wireless LAN Controller, ASA 5510 and 3502, 3501 series access points and Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). The results of implementing Cisco were usage of the high-performance network, guarantee of security criteria imposed by applicable regulations and maximum reliability during sports events.


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Fresh off two big events, the wheels are already turning at the Elk River YMCA for more fitness events open to the community.
The Elk River YMCA hosted its annual Cycle-a-thon this past Saturday. One hundred cyclers came together and rode for 100 minutes to raise money for Y-Partners, a fundraising program that the YMCA has to help families in need, send kids to camp, help a child learn how to swim and provide scholarships.
"The Y is a great place to come together as a community to not only promote health and well-being, but also help others out in need," said Alex Johnson, the senior fitness coordinator for the Elk River YMCA.
In addition to the cycle-a-thon, the YMCA also had a Healthy Kids Day event. This allowed families to try group fitness classes, play pool games, make arts and crafts, learn about healthful eating and holistic healthy family lifestyles.
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National Senior Health and Fitness Day and annual summer YMCA 5K run and walk are on deck after this. National Senior Health and Fitness Day will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 29 to honor seniors of the community.
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Though it did not present a bid last week, Conway will host the 2014 7A State Tournament.
Though it did not present a bid last week, Conway will host the 2014 7A State Tournament.
The one school that did bid on the tournament, North Little Rock, is currently undergoing massive renovation of the school (including classrooms and a new football stadium) and does not have enough parking for the tournament.
A source said the Arkansas Activities Association even contacted West Memphis about hosting the tournament, but settled on Conway instead. With Fayetteville hosting last year, it was the 7A-Central's turn to host the event.
From a facility and travel perspective, Van Buren boys coach Randy Loyd said both North Little Rock or Conway were the preferred sites for the state tournament.
"We have no qualms about going there," Loyd said. "We like going to both schools. We would have been happy with Conway or North Little Rock. Both are easy drives. We were more worried about going to West Memphis."
Conway hosted the state tournament in 2008.
"Conway has a great facility," Loyd said. "If we get into the state tournament, we will enjoy going there."
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By all standings, rankings and even the eye test, Northside's loss to Russellville on Tuesday was an upset. In a conference with no clear-cut favorite, the Grizzlies had sights set on capturing the 7A/6A-Central crown. And although that dream isn't gone, it's going to be tougher now.
"The ultimate goal is to win conference," Burnett said. "They know the slip-ups from last night cost us. We just hope that loss won't come back to haunt us in trying to compete for the championship."
What it does mean is the Grizzlies will have to win a game they aren't supposed to. It's hard to tell which opponent that will be so early in the conference season, but after being swept by Little Rock Hall and Little Rock Parkview last year, returning such a favor to either one of those teams will go a long way in erasing Tuesday's loss to the Cyclones.
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"In three months, this is the second time we've played at home," he said. "I'm so excited to play at home and I think the kids are really excited to not have to get on a yellow bus and travel."
Northside beat Fayetteville in November in its only other home game.
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After getting only his fifth win in 17 tries at Fayetteville, Van Buren head coach Randy Loyd was surprised at what he saw in his team's locker room after Monday's 60-55 7A/6A-West road victory.
"They were not real excited," Loyd said. "I told them 'Guys, you need to be happy to win on the road.' We didn't play perfect, but we will take any road win in the 7A-West, if it is by one point or 21 points."
Under Loyd, the Pointers won at Fayetteville in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and this season.
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"I was concerned (going into the Fayetteville game). We looked like we were dragging early in the game," Loyd said. "We were disappointed with the loss because we had a chance to beat (Bentonville) and we did not win. I was worried that would carry over into Fayetteville."
Instead, the Pointers (11-2, 1-1) shot a blistering 75 percent from the field to beat the Bulldogs.
Jason Harms paced Van Buren with 21 points, including 4-of-5 from the 3-point line, making clutch shots in the second half.
"Harms is Mr. Steady for us. He has been playing like this for us all year long," Loyd added. "Every time they made a run, he seemed to make a shot. He stepped up quite a few times tonight. Ryan (Pearson, who finished with 18 points) also stepped up and made some critical shots as well."
Meares Has Good Game
Southside sophomore Lani Meares had one of her better games in Tuesday's 64-58 loss to Greenwood.
The 5-foot-7 guard scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in the loss.
"She had kind of hit that wall, but she's capable — she's not starting out there for no reason," Southside coach Sherry White said. "She's athletic, she can run like a deer and she has a nose for the ball. She attacked the rim tonight and made some good passes. It was good to see her playing well."
The Lady Rebels (8-4, 0-2) host Mount St. Mary's Academy on Friday, then embark on a two-game road trip next week to Russellville and Conway. Southside returns to Fort Smith Jan. 28 to play Northside at UAFS.
Brutal Stretch
The defending state champion Northside is about to embark on the toughest five-game stretch they'll have this season.
Well, the first of two such stretches, anyway.
The top-ranked Lady Bears host No. 4 Conway on Friday, No. 2 Greenwood on Tuesday, No. 10 Parkview the following Friday and travel to No. 3 Hall and rival Southside after that.
Those aren't 7A rankings, either. They're the FearlessFriday.com rankings for the entire state.
"It's a five-game stretch that is extremely difficult and you can't look ahead," Northside coach Rickey Smith said. "Luckily for us, the first one is at home. Six teams there (in Central) that I think legitimately could be playing for state titles."
Pointers Wrestlers
The Van Buren Pointers' wrestling team competed in a dual meet Har-Ber and Springdale Tuesday. The Pointers and Bulldogs finished in a 42-42 deadlock. Har-Ber then beat Van Buren, 60-18.
For the Pointers, Hunter Greenfield (113), David Kehl, (126), Austin Whitmore, (132), Kodi Brasuell, (170), Garrett Brumley (182), Matt Gibson (220) and Dillon Kinsey (285) earned wins against Springdale.
The Pointers had four overall wins — Teo Sousa (106), David Kehl (126), Austin Whitemore (132), and Dillon Kinsey (285) — against Har-ber.
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A GROUP of school friends have come up with a charity fundraising idea allowing the public to collect money without leaving their front room.
Nine year-old Freya Smart, who attends St Mary's Primary School in Fownhope, is encouraging people to search under the sofa for loose change which could be donated to Bartestree-based St Michael's Hospice.
The idea was born after the youngster visited her grandad, who was being treated at the hospice.
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She soon created a new fundraising campaign with her friends Malisa (corr) Sithara, Emily Dereham, Izzie Sherratt and Isabelle Sayce, who are also aged nine.
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The hospice has secured £10 million towards the redevelopment of a state-of-the-art venue, with a further half a million pounds needed to complete the new in-patient unit and the refurbishment of the original building, which first opened its doors 30 years ago.
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McCain, Lieberman introduce D Block bill: The long-awaited D Block reallocation bill from the two senators is finally here. The legislation would devote a valuable chunk of spectrum to public safety agencies for the creation of a nationwide communications network. It would provide as much as $11 billion in funding for the creation and maintenance of the network. The bill comes as House Energy and Commerce members continue to weigh the options on how to build a public safety network, with some favoring a less costly option than D Block reallocation. Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) also backs reallocation. His bill is headed for a markup, though it's unclear when. More details on McCain/Lieberman can be found here, including comments from the senators.
Antitrust group says 'block AT&T merger': A leading antitrust organization wrote to Sens. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), the leaders of Judiciary's Antitrust subcommittee, to warn them about what the group sees as the potential consequences of AT&T's bid to become the largest wireless company in the country by buying T-Mobile for $39 billion.
Quote: The American Antitrust Institute wrote in the letter this week, "This latest merger will come close to replicating the original cell phone duopoly that years of public policy designed to promote wireless competition had sought to dismantle. It is likely to result in higher prices, lower quality, less innovation, and fewer choices for consumers and businesses. ... Based on the publicly available information, we see no adequate legal justification for reducing the number of national carriers from 4 to 3 (or more realistically, 2 1/2, since the merger may have the effect of marginalizing Sprint as a competitor)."
AT&T's view: AT&T's CEO disagrees. Testifying before the Antitrust subcommittee this month, Randall Stephenson argued that the wireless market is robustly competitive and will remain so after the deal. He said that "the vast majority of American consumers have a choice of at least five facilities-based wireless providers" and that "certain critics may attempt to create a myth that only a few national competitors exist, but wireless competition occurs primarily on the local level."
Public Knowledge campaign matches AT&T in ca$h money: The digital rights group held a campaign this week to raise as much money in a week as AT&T spends lobbying in an hour. According to Public Knowledge's calculation, AT&T spends $3,166 per hour on lobbying. Public Knowledge President Gigi Sohn announced on Twitter this evening that the drive succeeded.
AT&T merger faces scrutiny in the states:
The latest developments in the merger review at the state level include the following:
— The Louisiana Public Service Commission voted 4-1 earlier this week to open a formal proceeding on the transaction, despite AT&T's opposition of this measure.
— Sprint filed a formal request with the California Public Utility Commission on Thursday asking for it to investigate the transaction.
— Sprint and AT&T are going back and forth in filings in West Virginia on whether the state's public service commission should hold a public hearing on the transaction.
FCC head calls for incentive auctions at TIA Conference in Dallas on Thursday: "The single most important step we can take for U.S. leadership in mobile is implementing voluntary incentive auctions. Incentive auctions would unleash market forces to reallocate this scarce resource of spectrum from less efficient uses to more efficient uses. They are two-sided auctions, providing for licensees like over-the-air broadcasters who voluntarily supply spectrum to receive a share of the proceeds. It's an incentive-based approach, grounded in strong free-market principles.
Speaking of incentive auctions, analysts believe AT&T merger could complicate them: Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus issued a note Wednesday that said the AT&T merger is a complication to prospective spectrum auction legislation. "The planned AT&T/T-Mobile merger is a further complication, as it would eliminate T-Mobile as a spectrum buyer and lower AT&T's need — thus reducing auction projections." The note added that "we believe major questions remain about how much auction money would be raised [in incentive auctions] — particularly in light of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger plans."
Genachowski responds to Energy and Commerce questions on public safety: The House Energy and Commerce Committee released Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's answers to the panel's questions about the market for public safety equipment.
Apple, Google, Facebook defend privacy policies at Senate Commerce hearing: Senators grilled Apple, Google and Facebook at a hearing on Thursday about their privacy policies and threatened them with legislation to improve protections for smartphone users and children. More here.
FCC meeting agenda announced: The agency released the tentative agenda for the June 9 meeting. Items are listed below, per the release.
Electronic Tariff Filing System Report and Order: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that enables all carriers that file tariffs with the Commission to do so electronically, thereby streamlining their filing processes while also making tariff information more readily accessible to other carriers and the public.
Wider Channel Bandwidths FNPRM: [A further notice of proposed rulemaking] seeking comment on a proposal which may permit operators to use spectrum more efficiently by enabling the use of wider channel bandwidths for the provision of broadband services in the Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and the Educational Broadband Service (EBS).
Space Path Interference Report and Order: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order adopting technical rules to mitigate space path interference between the 17/24 GHz Broadcasting-Satellite Service (BSS) space stations and current and future Direct Broadcasting Service (DBS) space stations that operate in the same frequency band.
Maritime Automatic Identification Systems Order: A Memorandum Opinion and Order considering a petition for reconsideration of the deadline by which VHF Public Coast (VPC) licensees must vacate Channel 87B following its re-designation for the exclusive use of Automatic Identification Systems and to modify the VPC frequency band.


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Police Send a Reminder: 50 MEANS 50
The Traffic Division of the Operations Support Bureau and the Patrol Division of the Fairfax County Police Department will launch their weeklong initiative, "50 Means 50" as they saturate the Fairfax County Parkway next week.
The annual campaign kicks off on Sunday, April 21, and targets aggressive and reckless driving, speeding, texting while driving, following too closely, and failure to pay full time and attention on the Fairfax County Parkway. Last year, during the same time period, officers issued 714 citations on the Parkway for offenses in these categories.
Motor squad officers along with patrol officers from several district stations throughout the county will be assigned specific enforcement duties along the parkway.
A variety of vehicles will be utilized including: motorcycles, Mustangs, Camaros, Impalas, pick-up trucks and other unmarked and marked police vehicles.
The stepped-up enforcement will take place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The intent of the initiative is to reduce the overall average speed on the parkway and to reduce the number of property damage, injury, and fatal crashes, making the parkway a safer roadway.
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Former England captain Mike Gatting speaks to us as he gets ready to run part of the Standard Chartered Great City Race. He will be running blindfolded as he is an ambassador for Seeing Is Believing, raising money to provide people with sight-saving operations.
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Chamber: AT&T's BellSouth Acquisition Sign of New Reality
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States Chamber of Commerce today said AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth highlights the continuously changing playing field in telecommunications, and that U.S. companies are adjusting to an extremely competitive marketplace for the delivery of voice, data, and video services.
"The deal represents the business reality that technology has advanced much faster than the current rules can regulate," said William Kovacs, Chamber vice president for environment, technology, and regulatory affairs. "Rapid technology advancements have been accompanied by robust competition among companies that, just years ago, were not traditionally viewed as rivals. In fact, the last telecommunications law was enacted before the common use of the Internet and now the marketplace is forcing real time adjustments in order to ensure that the best technology is available to consumers."
Telecommunications is the central nervous system of the U.S. economy. Between 1995 and 2004, advances in telecommunications and information technology were responsible for as much as 75% of U.S. labor productivity gains. However, current laws have stifled investment in the industry and hindered the rollout of new products and services. By failing to keep pace with technologies being deployed in the rest of the world, the United States will suffer economic consequences as companies move jobs overseas and innovative technologies are invented elsewhere, according to the Chamber.
"The nation's telecommunications laws must be updated to promote economic development, provide national security, and guarantee global competitiveness," said Kovacs.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.
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On Oct. 7, West Virginians will have an opportunity to cast their ballots for issuing and selling up to $1.6 billion in state bonds for road construction and improvements. This has been made possible by the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 6, the Roads to Prosperity Amendment, which the Legislature passed with bi-partisan support at the request of Governor Jim Justice. Read more >>
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WSHU.org - September 15, 2017 - Governor Cuomo says New Yorkers who use the state Thruway will have a bit of a wait before more cashless tolling is installed on the nearly 500-mile tolled portion of the road. Read more >>
Kscopeonline.com - September 14, 2017 - sPeople from all over the state of Illinois frequently use toll plazas and open toll roads to get around, and many of them use an I-PASS, in order to save more money in the long road. For a long time, having one I-PASS transponder and using it for multiple vehicles was common. Illinois is proposing a change to that tradition, however, in order to raise more money for the state (Dailyherald.com). Read more >>
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Sweet Vengeance (a.k.a Sweetwater), 2013.
Directed by Logan Miller.
Starring Ed Harris, Jason Isaacs, January Jones, Eduardo Noriega, Jason Aldean, Vic Browder, Chad Brummett and Jenny Gabrielle.
In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.
It's baffling to think any film would find backing based on a terrible script. And yet, Sweet Vengeance exists, another puzzling addition to the host of pictures coming regularly out of America which fundamentally don't understand cinema. Pictures which in turn beg the question: how did these ever get made?
But it'd be cruel to accuse Sweet Vengeance of being a failure owing to its script only. It's also horribly directed, lacquered with a heavy sheen of religious symbolism, complete with a plot that eschews logic wherever possible and a cast that's as hopelessly disconnected from one another as they are from the material.
One such cast member, Eduardo Noriega, seems more focused on getting his tongue around the English dialogue than doing any legitimate emoting. He's not average, or even banal – Noriega is a handsome extra upgraded to main speaking role. Better, but not by a long way, is the ineffective January Jones, though she is saddled with a character that exists solely to mete out punishment while looking pretty. If director Logan Miller wanted a lead for us to invest in, he was looking in the wrong place when he picked the icy, unknowable Jones to anchor his film.
Sweet Vengeance's two supporting men, of whom the film seems considerably more enamoured than it is with its lead, are what make the film even remotely watchable. Jason Isaacs' preacher Josiah is sadistic without reason, but he's entertaining, as is Ed Harris as the new sheriff in town, with both of them given permission to indulge like never before. They frankly both look ridiculous, Harris resembling an ancient blues musician (but sounding uncannily like Billy Bob Thornton) and Isaacs decked out like he's in a Black Sabbath tribute band, but there's fun to be had in watching them gamely put huge black marks on their CVs.
Every performer to a man moves curiously in Sweet Vengeance, with everyone's actions appearing so enormously rehearsed that you can feel Miller making directions behind the camera. It's a sensation that throws you off-balance at any moment you might consider trying to get involved in the story. Not that you could, given Miller's skill, or lack thereof, of assembling a cohesive narrative. Scenes don't feel connected, being rather a scattering of related moments laid out in linear fashion. There's no flow.
Worse, the scenery and sets are lifeless. Even a supposed mass gathering outside Josiah's church feels dead. The photography is bland for the most part, though the overcast skies may be an intentional signal of the film's apocalyptic themes. I can't tell you for sure, because the tone is all over the place, zig-zagging between campy absurdity and serious melodrama. This is a film which sees a world-weary sheriff debate the merits of world religion before a road lined with towering crosses, but also where a man gets shot up the anus.
The oscillating tone of the film's first half could be forgiven, maybe, if the payoff at least offered something exciting. But when the 'sweet vengeance' finally comes, it's wholly uninteresting. It's the final insult to the viewer, who has to sit through an hour of messy dialogue scenes only to find the director forgot to make his final showdown in any way compelling. There's no big gunfight, just a series of cold killings by Jones' wronged housewife that do what no revenge movie should ever, ever do: make you question what enjoyment you ever got out of watching someone go brutally postal on a bunch of bad guys in the first place.
The dialogue isn't all bad. It's occasionally inventively sinister (Isaacs' Josiah tells a strung-up Harris "Now you shall hang there in shame, until the sun dries your testicles into leather-hide, and the ravens peck you apart"), but even that outstays its welcome far too often ("Peck, peck, peck, peck! A thousand pecks of shame!" Isaacs continues, ruining his own moment).
It's needless to say that, in a film this joyless, any violence feels gratuitous, though certain scenes – such as when Harris goes rooting around a man's bowels for a bullet – feel extended simply to give the audience its pound of blood. The nudity is similarly pointless; just what required January Jones to go topless during a shootout, other than the desire to make the Mad Men star's nudity one of the film's selling points?
Ex-hooker with a gun, taking names in the Old West – sounds fun, doesn't it? Not according to director Logan Miller it's not, who doesn't know what to do with his concept beyond letting it spiral out of his control from the get-go. Thanks to two scenery-devouring performances, Sweet Vengeance isn't boring, thankfully. But it is confused, uninventive, uninspiring and – most of all – ludicrous. There's a scene where Ed Harris' Sheriff Jackson takes a break from his duties to dance at sunset. All you can do is ask yourself "why?" The same could be asked of the entire film.
Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ / Movie: ★ ★
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D.C. United, in collaboration with DC Brau Brewing Company, LLC, today announced that their limited-edition beer has been named "The Tradition." Out of 534 entries in the "Brand the Brew" contest, Donald Wine II's submission* reigned supreme, with midfielder Chris Pontius, defender Ethan White and defender Dejan Jakovic ultimately choosing the name for Washington, D.C.'s first-ever team-specific brew. While harkening back to the Black-and-Red's rich history in MLS, "The Tradition" also tips its hat to DC Brau's customary naming scheme of its beers, which includes "The Public," "The Citizen" and "The Corruption."
WATCH: Chris Pontius surprises Donald with a phone call
"We are humbled and excited to have been asked to create a brew to honor this great team, their passionately unrivaled fans and our beloved city," said Brandon Skall, CEO of DC Brau. "It is with great pride that we offer 'The Tradition.'"
"[To] have a beer that I named in kegs or on shelves, or even just to have people drinking it—I'm going to be walking around with the utmost pride that I was even a part of that," said Donald Wine II, the contest winner and a member of Screaming Eagles.
"When I first moved here, the first thing that I wanted to do was go to a D.C. United match. From there, being a supporter has been awesome—it's basically a family," Wine II added.
DC Brau will debut its collaboration with D.C. United at this week's Growler Hours at 3178 Bladensburg Road NE. This super fresh summertime brew will be offered for tastings and growler fills this Saturday, June 8 only from 12-4 p.m. DC Brau has set aside two Kegs of "The Tradition" to sell in growler format and one sixtel for public tasting. Fans wearing D.C. United gear or showing their 2013 season ticket holder card will receive $1 off DC Brau growlers of "The Tradition." It will be the one and only chance to take home a few ounces of this historic collaboration brew. **Media who wish to cover this event should RSVP to Sarah Lerner at firstname.lastname@example.com.
READ: D.C. United's 13 favorite name submissions
"D.C. United is a club steeped in tradition, not only on the field but in the stands and beyond in Lot 8," said D.C. United Marketing Manager Andrew Minucci. "It is only fitting our supporters chose this name for a unique ale from the District's finest brewers."
"The Tradition" will be tapped at kickoff during Saturday's D.C. United vs. New England Revolution viewing party at The Pug (1234 H Street NE), marking the first time the brew will be available for purchase at any bar. Each fan that purchases any DC Brau beer at The Pug will be entered to win two (2) tickets to Black-and-Red's next home match vs. Toronto FC on June 15, with a new winner being selected every 15 minutes of the United-Revolution game.
The rest of the batch is available exclusively at participating D.C. United bar partners. For a full list of participating bars, stay tuned to www.dcunited.com.
Beer Specifications of "The Tradition":
Classification: Ale
Approx. ABV: 4.5-5.0%
IBU's: 15
Hops: U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Cascade
Malts: Pale, CaraPils
*Several people submitted "The Tradition" as their "Brand the Brew" entry, but Donald Wine II was the first to do so.
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The beef checkoff 's powerful nutritional messaging rang out loud and clear this past weekend in Cambridge and Boston, Mass., as the 48th annual Head of the Charles Regatta came to town. The beef checkoff, through a partnership between the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI) and the South Dakota Beef Council, exhibited at the Harvard Boathouse Weld Expo located along the north side of the Charles River during the two days of the Regatta. The Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest two-day rowing event in the world and each year it attracts nearly 9,000 athletes and 300,000 spectators.
Two weeks leading up to the Regatta, Boston's Classic Rock radio station 100.7 WZLX ran the checkoff-funded "Beef it's What's For Dinner" radio spot five times each weekday. The checkoff booth at the Weld Expo was a favorite for expo attendees as several interactive elements attracted them to stop by. Each day "I Heart Beef" t-shirts were given out to the first 50 attendees that posted why they loved to eat beef on their Facebook or Twitter account. Attendees also lined up to play the beef trivia spin wheel game to win some Wild Bills beef jerky. Over 3,000 samples of beef jerky were given out during the two-day event. Nutritional information, beef recipes and an "I Heart Beef" raffle basket were other draws for the attendees.
Penn State Collegiate Cattlewomen, Olivia Rush, sophomore in Animal Science and Jenessa Deeter, Junior in Animal Science assisted NEBPI staff at the event. After the event Rush commented, "I was encouraged to see that most people attending the Regatta, even vegetarians, were willing to participate in beef trivia and learn more about the animal ag industry. It was great to know that people walked away from the booth as better informed, more intelligent consumers." Deeter followed by saying, "With a large portion of the nation uninformed about animal agriculture and the benefits of having animal products in the diet, it was great to see people willing to educate themselves and walk away from our display having learned something."
Photos of the event can be viewed here. For more information, contact Christie Brown at email@example.com.
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Refurbishment work has begun at a former Wimpy restaurant which was closed down when it flooded more than two years ago.
The fast-food chain has admitted it will not re-open a branch at the unit in High Street, Epping.
Workmen yesterday began clearing the shop and a man claiming to be the tenant, but would not give his name, said he was in touch with a number of interested parties over its future.
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PORTLAND, ME—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. debuted its Westin brand here following the conversion of a property in the city's Arts District. Owned by Rockbridge and managed by New Castle Hotels & Resorts, The Westin Portland Harborview is the state's first Westin hotel.
The hotel features 289 guestrooms and suites, two dining outlets, a day spa and all of the brand's signature amenities. Formerly known as the Eastland Hotel, The Westin Portland Harborview completed an 18-month, $50-million restoration and renovation project prior to raising the Westin flag.
"As one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in Portland, we are excited to revitalize the hotel and reintroduce it as a Westin while maintaining its rich history," stated Jim Merkel, Rockbridge CEO. "The Westin Portland Harborview will be a top lodging destination along the eastern seaboard and will serve as the anchor for downtown Portland's historic Arts District."
Built in 1927, The Westin Portland Harborview was stripped to its earliest "bones" of concrete, bricks and steel and restored with an eye toward preserving the historical integrity of the hotel and its façade, while incorporating all the Westin brand's distinctive services and amenities. The project was financed, in part, through historic tax credits provided by U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation.
"For nearly a century, the Eastland was a beacon of hospitality in this port city, and we believe it was worth the extra effort that comes with restoration to ensure that The Westin Portland Harborview would remain a distinctive part of Portland's tourism landscape," stated Gerry Chase, president and COO of New Castle. "The result is a hotel that will feel familiar to Westin guests, but is still uniquely Portland. I am confident that this is exactly the right combination to ensure the hotel's success for the next chapter in its storied history."
As part of the renovation project, the public spaces at The Westin Portland Harborview were redesigned. The ballroom, which includes vaulted ceilings and mezzanine spaces, has been restored. The Top of the East rooftop lounge, with its panoramic views of the harbor and downtown Portland has been restored and expanded.


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You've come to the right place because Time Warner Cable is here to serve you. No matter what you want to watch, Time Warner Cable New Hampshire has it. Time Warner Cable TV has a generous offering of channels that's sure to keep you preoccupied. Are you too busy to watch TV? Record your favorite shows on your DVR, or even watch from your TV or phone.
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Cranberry Juice in the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
This study has been completed.
University of Oulu
Ocean Spray, Inc.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 10, 2008
Last updated: February 13, 2009
Last verified: January 2008
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The objective of the study is to determine whether recurrences of urinary tract infection in children can be prevented with cranberry juice.
|Urinary Tract Infections
|Biological: Cranberry juice Biological: Placebo juice
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|The Efficacy of Cranberry Juice in the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Children - Randomized, Placebo Controlled Multi-Center Study
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MedlinePlus related topics: Urinary Tract InfectionsU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Occurrence of the first recurrence [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Total number of UTI episodes and use of antimicrobials [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
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|Study Start Date:
|May 2001
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2009
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|February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Active Comparator: A
Cranberry juice
Biological: Cranberry juice
5 ml/kg up to 300 ml, 1-2 doses daily for six months
Placebo Comparator: B
Placebo juice
Biological: Placebo juice
5 ml/kg up to 300 ml, 1-2 doses daily for six months
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Five percent of children have at least one UTI episode and 30% of these episodes recur. Recurrences and the risk of renal damage are indications for long term antimicrobial prophylaxis, but emerging antimicrobial resistance underlines the need for alternatives. The bacteria causing urinary tract infection arise from the stools. Dietary changes can alter the balance of faecal bacteria. Vaccinium berries and products containing lactobacilli have been shown to act against the coliform bacteria that cause most urinary tract infections. In our previous study cranberry juice was effective in preventing symptomatic recurrences of urinary tract infections in women. The objective of our study is to determine whether recurrences of urinary tract infection in children can be prevented with cranberry juice.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Year to 16 Years (Child)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Urinary Tract Infection 0-2 months priorly
Exclusion Criteria:
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00638170
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00638170
|University of Oulu
|Oulu, Finland, 90140
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Ocean Spray, Inc.
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|Matti Uhari, Professor
|University of Oulu
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|NCT00638170 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 10, 2008
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|February 13, 2009
Keywords provided by University of Oulu:
Urinary Tract Infections
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Urinary Tract Infections
Urologic Diseases
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|Conviction by the Spirit
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When we hear about the "conviction of the Spirit," evangelicals immediately think of the Spirit's work in our hearts. Conviction is what happens at revivals, after a preacher has made a surgical incision with the scalpel of the Word, when a friend rebukes us for our ingratitude. To be convicted is to feel shame over our sins.
That certainly happens, and it is certainly the Spirit's work, but in the main passage where Jesus talks about the Spirit's work of "conviction" (John 16:8-11), He means something else.
Throughout his gospel, John presents Jesus as a new and greater Moses. Jesus performs signs, as Moses did (Exodus 10:1-2; Deuteronomy 4:34; 6:22; 7:19; etc.), and His signs are like the signs of Moses, only better. Moses turned the water of the Nile to blood; Jesus turns the water of purification to wine (John 2). Moses led the people through the wilderness thirty-eight years (Deuteronomy 2:14), but did not lead them across the Jordan into the promised land; Jesus heals a paralyzed man who has been waiting by water for thirty-eight years (John 5:5). While Moses led Israel, Yahweh gave manna, bread from heaven, to the people; but Jesus is the bread from heaven (John 6).
In His Upper Room Discourse (John 13-17), Jesus is still Moses, now the Moses of Deuteronomy. Moses preached the sermons of Deuteronomy on the eastern banks of the Jordan as Israel camped on the Plains of Moab. Moses was about to die and leave Israel under the leadership of Joshua, and Deuteronomy contains instructions and warnings about what the Israelites are to do and what challenges they will face when they cross into the land.
In the Upper Room, Jesus tells His disciples He is about to leave, warns them about the dangers that await them when He is gone, and assures them that they will have a leader and helper, the Spirit. Jesus' promise that the "Helper" or "Paraclete" will come is surrounded by predictions about future persecution. As followers of Jesus, the disciples must suffer as Jesus did (15:18-23). As Jesus goes on, it becomes clear that He is talking about hatred and persecution from Jews ("their law," 15:25; "synagogue," 16:2). When the disciples are surrounded by persecutors, the Spirit's work will be twofold: He will empower the disciples as bold witnesses in the face of hostility (15:26-27), and he will convict the world, i.e., the Jews (16:8-11).
That is the larger context for Jesus' statements about the Spirit's work of "conviction": The Spirit of Jesus is the Joshua that leads the church into the conquest of the land. He convicts the world – and the world of Judaism in particular – in order to conquer it.
One other feature of the context is crucial. The name given for the Spirit in John 16, paracletos, is a legal term. A paraclete is a defense attorney, a public defender. The word "convict" also has legal connotations. It sometimes focuses on the subjective shame felt by the person convicted, but it doesn't always include that. James says that those who show partiality to the rich are convicted as transgressors of the law (2:9), and whether or not they feel convicted, they are in fact guilty. Paul writes to Titus about the "conviction" of false teachers, and he's mainly talking about exposing their false teaching (Titus 1:9, 13). Jesus' instructs the disciples, "If your brother sins, go and convict him in private." This obviously doesn't mean that the person repents, because Jesus goes on to tell disciples what to do if the person who's been "convicted" doesn't listen. According to Jesus, a brother can be "convicted" even when he's not "convicted" in our usual sense of the term.
In sum, Jesus is talking not about feelings of remorse but about legal processes. Like the prophets, Jesus thinks of the world's battles as legal conflicts. In this sense, the conquest of the land was also a legal battle: Who has rightful claim to the land – Israel or Canaan? Yahweh or the gods of the Canaanites? When Yahweh gave Joshua victory in battle, He was handing him a legal decision as well. Victory was vindication, proof that Yahweh and Joshua were in the right.
After Jesus leaves the scene, He warns, there will be a courtroom battle royale. The great legal conflict that is human history will reach its climax as the church crosses over the Jordan to take the land. At Pentecost, the Spirit arrives as the Paraclete to take the disciples' side in the cosmic lawsuit that follows Jesus' ascension.
The Jews who put Jesus on the cross charged Him with falsely claiming to be God's Son; the Spirit overturned their verdict and gave the decision to Jesus, declaring Jesus' vindication by raising him from the dead. So it is for the apostles, as the Spirit turns all opposition to the church inside out. "They are full of wine," the Jews cynically say at Pentecost; but then three thousand are baptized in the name of Jesus. The Jews kill Stephen, but that only scatters Christians from Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria to the uttermost parts of the earth. Paul breathes out violence against the churches, but then Jesus and the Spirit intervene to turn him in a new direction. Peter gets locked up, but then the earth rumbles and Peter walks home past the sleeping guards. Every charge gets overturned. Every defeat turns to victory. Every failure opens new doors for the gospel.
It doesn't stop in Acts either, because the Paraclete is still with His Church. And each time the Spirit brings new life and fresh triumph, He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He offers one more Exhibit to show that unbelievers are in the wrong; He demonstrates once again that Jesus has gone to the Father; He brings forward further proof that the prince of this world has been judged. Again and again and to the end of the age, the Paraclete gives preview after preview of final judgment as He advances the case of Jesus and His church in the courtroom of history.
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Acceleration, repossession and cancellation restricted–requiredprocedures–borrower's right to cure.
408.555. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section,after a default consisting only of the borrower's failure to make arequired payment, a lender, because of that default, may neither acceleratematurity of the unpaid balance nor take possession of or otherwise enforcea security interest until twenty days after a notice of the borrower'sright to cure is given both to the borrower and to all cosigners on thecredit transaction nor, with respect to an insurance premium loan, givenotice of cancellation until thirteen days after a notice of the borrower'sright to cure is given; notice shall not be given prior to default. Untilexpiration of the minimum applicable period after the notice is given, theborrower or cosigner may cure all defaults consisting of a failure to makethe required payment by tendering the amount of all unpaid sums due at thetime of the tender, without acceleration, plus any unpaid delinquency ordeferral charges. Cure restores the borrower to his rights as though thedefault had not occurred.
2. This section does not prohibit a borrower from voluntarilysurrendering possession of property which is collateral and the lender fromthereafter accelerating maturity of the loan and enforcing the note or loanand his security interest in the property at any time after default. Ifthe lender has not already given the notice described in subsection 2 or 3of section 408.554, he shall upon voluntary surrender of the collateralnotify the borrower either personally or by mail at the borrower's lastknown address that he may owe additional money after the money receivedfrom the sale of the collateral is deducted from the total amount owed.
3. No lender is bound by the provisions of subsection 1 of thissection if default by the same borrower in connection with the same credittransaction with the same lender has occurred twice notwithstanding thecure of such defaults or three times in the case of a second mortgage loanexcept as provided in subsection 4 of this section.
4. Default by a borrower on a second mortgage loan may be cured bytendering the current obligation of the borrower at any time prior to thecompletion of the judicial or extrajudicial proceedings for foreclosureupon such real estate. For the purposes of this section, "currentobligation of the debtor" means the aggregate of all installments scheduledto be due at the time of the tender, late charges otherwise permitted bylaw, and expenses of foreclosures actually incurred by the lender forinitiating a bona fide foreclosure, notwithstanding any contractualprovision for the acceleration of installment payments. A lender may takeno steps to enforce a security interest in real property pursuant to asecond mortgage loan until thirty days after notice of the borrower's rightto cure is given; notice shall not be given prior to default. Curerestores the borrower's rights under the agreement as though the defaulthad not occurred, except that only three defaults are permitted. Thissection shall not affect the debtor's right otherwise to redeem such realproperty under any other provision of law.


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So pretend it's 1943 - I'm waxing nostalgic.
Fellows: You are on leave from the army for the weekend. Dressed up, but you don't normally wear anything formal so maybe you're not feeling perfect. No worries.
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So everyone wants to go out and have a good time. Looking good, but not in tux or ballroom gear. You'd like some good grub, but don't need the best or most expensive restaurant. Rather, you want a place to eat, meet and dance. Do you see the scene?
There's a formal aspect at the table, but you can go to the bar and laugh it up with a friend. Then someone grabs your hand and pulls you in front of a lively band. You can dance all night, go back to the bar, or return to your table for a well mannered course. There's action no matter where you go.
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Is this happening in Phoenix? Maybe not now due to the heat, but are there fun dinner/dance places in the fall? Durants is a classy old school steak house, but do they or similar places have dancing?


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The Pitt-Jolie wonder twins, Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon were conceived in vitro – that's test tube babies, kids.
Reportedly, Angelina, 33, chose the $12,000 procedure "so she wouldn't have to deal with the stress of trying to get pregnant."
Stress? Like trying again?
"If we're going to have 10 kids, we'd like to raise them while we're young," Angie said in an interview last year.
Statistically speaking, the odds of Jolie giving birth to fraternal twins naturally are less than 1 percent but in vitro, it's 25 percent.
A Madison Avenue doctor told The ENQUIRER that despite conceiving naturally –the old fashioned way — with Shiloh, there may have been issues with encroaching middle age for the partners.
"Like shooting blanks," the physician theorized.
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A large crowd gathered in sunshine outside Bexhill Rowing Social Club on Sunday to watch the naming ceremony of the latest boat.
BRC treasurer Tony Page said the naming of a boat is "a great honour" and with this in mind naming committee members wanted to name it after Malcolm Gardner which they felt would be an ideal way to remember this friend and supporter of the club who recently passed away.
Tony commented: "Guests of honour were Malcolm's wife Freda and daughter Debbie who believed that Malcolm would indeed feel extremely proud about this gesture. Malcolm attended many rowing events over the years, and members were always pleased to see his cheery face and hear his witty and encouraging banter.
He also helped the club giving his services at fundraising events as well as his own generous fund contributions."
Club president Gerald Matthews said that the new boat, a river double/pair, would be "a great asset" pushing the club forward at river and estuary regattas.
Club rowers Matt Hellier and Ashley Cahill anointed the boat in the water for the first time then everyone retired to the Social Club to raise a glass to Malcolm and the boat's future.
Tony added Malcolm was "an active Bexhill Rowing Social Club member who loved the town and so turned up at many regattas to cheer the club on," and he also liked to mark special days by running the appropriate flag up the flagpole to celebrate.


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Seismological Research Letters
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On 22 November 1995, a large (Ms = 7.3) earthquake occurred in the central Gulf of Aqaba region that was felt at distances of up to 600 km. This was the largest earthquake to occur along the Dead Sea Fault system (DSFS) during the 20th century. This earthquake was followed by an aftershock sequence that lasted for more than one year, with numerous shocks exceeding a magnitude of 5.0. The centroid moment tensor (CMT) location of the mainshock was 29.07° and 34.73° and the hypocentral depth was at about 18 km.
In this study, we report a peculiar swarm of seismic activity that started within hours following the Aqaba earthquake along the DSFS about 500 km north of the mainshock location. Temporal and spatial analyses of these small to moderate-size earthquakes (M < 3.7) suggest that these earthquakes were remotely triggered by the mainshock of the Aqaba earthquake.
Coseismic stress triggering of earthquakes has received considerable attention since the 1992 Landers earthquake in California (Ms = 7.3) (e.g., Hill et al., 1993; King et al., 1994; JGR special issue edited by Harris, 1998). Static stress changes due to elastic loading correlate well with aftershock activity (e.g., King et al., 1994) and may be a source of triggering larger earthquakes near the original fault rupture (i.e., within one or two rupture lengths) (e.g., Harris et al., 1997). King et al. (1994) showed that a static stress increase of less than one bar may be sufficient to trigger seismic activity. Furthermore, King et al. (1994) demonstrated that the sequence of moderate to large earthquakes in southern California during the -15 years leading up to the Landers earthquake corresponds with static stress increases from each successive earthquake. A similar case has been made for the 20th-century seismicity along the …


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Wherever you're staying in the Costa Brava, you'll have a good range of souvenir shops and boutiques to keep you happy. Throughout all the resorts, you'll find shops selling typical souvenirs like cheerful ceramics, embroidered goods and leather so you can stock up with reminders to take home. Bustling Calella offers excellent boutiques along its main pedestrianised street, whilst in Malgrat and Pineda de Mar there are fewer shops, but still enough for leisurely browsing. Don't miss the area's colourful street markets selling crafts and foodstuffs and for heavy-duty shopping, take a trip to Barcelona's high fashion stores.
Unsurprisingly, the Costa Brava's food centres on the fish and seafood caught in its local waters, with most delicacies char-grilled or oven-baked in salt. Treats to watch out for include sarsuela, a spicy stew, mouth-watering seafood paellas laden with fresh shrimps, and fish and meat dishes in romesco sauce, a tasty fusion of almonds, tomatoes and garlic. For dessert, indulge in crème catalana - crème-brulee infused with cinnamon - and when you're sitting in the sun, sip on Catalonia's home-produced cava or everyone's favourite, sangria - a chilled-out combination of brandy, wine and lemonade.
Nightlife in the Costa Brava varies from resort to resort, although you'll always have the opportunity to relax over dinner watching a glorious sunset or the moonlight playing on the waves. In quiet resorts like Pineda de Mar, most entertainments come courtesy of hotel shows and in Malgrat de Mar, you'll find a number of discos and bars along the seafront. In livelier spots like Calella, lots of music bars and nightspots tempt partygoers as do weekly displays of the sardana, Catalonia's traditional dance.
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The obvious answer is no. Most people would state emphatically that it is stressful and annoying to work with a project manager who micro-manages projects. Micro-managers are called 'control freaks' because they like to control and manipulate the work of others. However, remember the project manager will have to answer to management if the project is not completed on time.
There is a way that you can beat the micro-manager — get the jobs done on time. Remember you have taken the responsibility of completing yours section of the project on time. You have a responsibility to be clear in the planning meetings that the deadlines are impossible to achieve. However, if the planning group decides that the project tasks must be completed during a set timeline, you may need to work hard to get your work completed on time.
You might be able to renegotiate the priorities in the project and get some of the tasks assigned to other members of the group that have more time to complete the project. Micro-managers can be hard to work with, but understand things from their perspective. They have projects to complete on time while ensuring the quality of the work remains high. This means that they may appear to be demanding, driven, or unreasonable. If this is the case you need to be clear on the expectations, be determined to meet deadlines, show initiative and keep the manager up to date on the progress of your part of the project.
Now, if you are a micro-manager you need to overcome your tendencies to place unrealistic demands on co-worker. You will need to develop an understanding that how you approach people may make them unwilling to do their part to complete the project on time. You can change, too!


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Wrestler-Turned-Politician Inoki Plans Trip to Pyongyang — Again
As the reported execution of the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stirs speculation about the stability of the hermit regime, one Japanese celebrity politician says he plans to embark on a trip there, despite being punished for going last month in breach of parliamentary rules.
Speaking on television Sunday, professional wrestler-turned upper-house lawmaker Antonio Inoki said he planned to make his 28th excursion to Pyongyang before the next Diet session convenes in late January. His secretary confirmed Monday that arrangements were in the works for such a trip.
During his previous visit in early November, Mr. Inoki met with Mr. Kim's uncle, Jang Song Thaek, the country's de facto No. 2 leader. Last Friday, the North's official KCNA news agency reported that Mr. Jang had been executed following accusations of attempting to overthrow the state.
Mr. Inoki has refrained from disclosing details of his meeting with Mr. Jang.
A nationally recognized professional wrestler known for his protruding jaw and for slapping people to "instill the fighting spirit," Mr. Inoki is popular in North Korea for being the protege of the late Rikidozan. The legendary wrestler originally hailed from Korea and is considered the founder of professional wrestling in Japan. Coincidentally, Sunday was the 50th anniversary of Rikidozan's death in 1963.
In July, Mr. Inoki, won a seat in the parliament's upper house with the opposition Japan Restoration Party. He has long emphasized the need to mend ties with Pyongyang, which remain frosty over North Korea's past abductions of Japanese citizens and its missile and nuclear tests. Tokyo maintains that Mr. Inoki didn't represent the government on past trips to the North. Japan has asked its citizens not to visit the country.
Following his trip to the North in November, Mr. Inoki was barred from the upper house for 30 days for traveling without the house's permission. Japanese lawmakers need approval from parliament for overseas trips when the legislature is in session. The most recent session closed Dec. 8, and the next is scheduled to begin in late January.
This isn't Mr. Inoki's first attempt at go-it-alone diplomacy. In late 1990, he flew to Baghdad during the early stages of the first Gulf War and successfully won the release of Japanese citizens being held there.


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Incapable of pinning anything besides vintage Jane Birkin snaps? Find yourself humming Bee Gees tunes on the subway and describing things as "groovy"? You're not alone. Yes, the '70s craze is everything — but in the process of making space in your closet for disco duds, there's a good chance that other sartorial slam dunks have been neglected. Namely, skinny jeans. Skinnies have been a constant in our outfit arsenal for years, and they've recently been benched while the world falls in <3 with flares. So, for a summer 2k15 refresh, team your trusty tight denim with a maxi shirt. Think of it is a fresh take on rocking dresses over pants (Emma Watson, we're lookin' at you) — but slightly more casual and perfect for all of your party needs. See? Proof that you don't need to play favorites in fashion.
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White Slime
This super-sweet white chocolate fondue is meant for dipping. Pound cake or fruit chunks make tasty dippers.
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White Slime
- In a large saucepan, heat whipping cream and butter over medium heat. Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat.
- Add white baking pieces. Stir until melted and smooth. Stir in marshmallow creme.
- Transfer mixture to a fondue pot, chafing dish, or ceramic bowl. Serve with assorted dippers. Can hold in a fondue pot for up to 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Makes 4 cups (sixteen 1/4-cup servings).
Nutrition Facts (White Slime)
- Per serving:
- 360 kcal cal.,
- 22 g fat
- (14 g sat. fat,
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat,
- 6 g monounsatured fat),
- 36 mg chol.,
- 82 mg sodium,
- 35 g carb.,
- 30 g sugar,
- 3 g pro.
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet


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