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|May 15, 2007, 09:48 AM
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Has anyone ever......
I enjoy this forum very much. I have learned quite a bit and you members have helped me through some problems that I have had with my guns.
Now it is my turn to get a dialogue started that may be of benefit to you.
Has anyone on this forum ever fired a shotgun round inside a confined space? I am especially referring to those of you that keep a shotgun for home defense. I have no issue with those who wish to defend their home against intruders. I will do so. Don't blame you for defending what is yours.
Is a shotgun the best weapon for home defense? If you think so, I will respect your judgement. I am a retired detective that has seen many incidents involving home defense incidents. In fact, I had to fire a 357 in a home one night and suffered a bursted eardrum as a result. Had I missed with the first shot, I would have been totally helpless as I was completely blind, deaf, and disoriented during the crucial moment afterwards. Back during my law enforcement career, it was the practice to switch out 357 loads for 38 HP rounds just in case we had to enter a house. But in a foot pursuit, there isn't time.
The reason I mention this is not to start a Rambo fan fire that everyone will claim that they will get the bad guy with the first shot. You might. But you won't know it until you can hear and see again. Several crucial moments during which the bad guy, if missed or just wounded, can do some harm.
Many years ago, I read M. Ayoob's book, I believe it was "In the Gravest Extreme" in which he points out that even a high speed 22 shot at night in a bedroom is not pleasant for the shooter's eyes and ears.
A shotgun with no choke, a cylinder bore, fired from 12 feet, the average size of a bedroom, has a pattern about the size of your hand. A very small pattern.
I am sure that there will be some unpleasant remarks about my giving this bit of advice. Before you HD fans get too upset, go to an abandoned house that is going to be salvaged, or that you can fire out of the window, and fire one round out of your shotgun at night. You will not want to repeat the experience.
I don't know if M. Ayoob's book is in print now, "In the Gravest Extreme", but if it is, all HD fans should get one or borrow one and get some advice from an expert in the field of personal protection. A shotgun, high powered rifle, or big bore pistols are not what you want for inside the home protection.
The maximum he recommends, and I will agree with him, is a 38 with 115 grain HP's in your nightstand drawer. It will give you multiple shots, even though deafening and flashblinding to some extent. My own tip: you can close one eye with the first shot, the other eye with the second shot. The explosion of the 38 is not as disorienting as a shotgun blast in a confined space. He also gives some very helpful tips as to how you can protect your family during a home invasion without having to resort to violence. But in the gravest extreme, use the weapon and load that will not render you helpless.
Those HD equipped shotguns have had a lot of work put into them by the HD fans. I am suggesting that you reconsider your HD weapon for your own sakes. Outside the home or in a barn or outside building that is not insulated and tight, a shotgun might possibly be what is desirable. Not so in your domicile.
Notice that during home raids by police, shotguns are carried in by a couple of cops, but they are not fired. I've never known it to happen. They are the last resort weapon. Very seldom does an officer fire a weapon in a dwelling.
Those of us who have been in law enforcement and have been through the Quantico combat course will know of what I speak. Some things are very unpleasant and firing a shotgun in an enclosed space at night is among them.
|May 16, 2007, 08:02 PM
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Keeping a set of ear muffs beside the shotgun is a prudent choice. If one has time to grab a shot gun they most likely have time to put on a set of muffs. The electronic types allow you to hear real well too.
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|May 16, 2007, 08:15 PM
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I've done it many times, usually I do have ear plugs in. The most you would really be shooting though is 1-2 rounds and the average. Your eyes and ears recover from that pretty quick. As long as it's only once in a while (as in HD), there should be no harm done.
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|May 16, 2007, 10:14 PM
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I have to respectfully disagree with slugthrower while somewhat agreeing with Mr. Buttler...
I have been awoke from a dead sleep by a bump in the night and had to arm myself to investigate, quickly grabing a firearm and tac light. I would never waste time on any sort of hearing protection (esp electronic ones that need to be turned on), furthermore I WANT to hear anything and everything... SWAT cops practice shoot / no shoot situations everyday and may be able to clear a house with ear plugs but I want every advantage I can get as I'd far rather live the rest of my life with diminished hearing than live with a bad shot on my mind, never mind the legal consequneces or the liabiliy that one might be exposed to by law sharks if you had time to muff up prior to shooting some BG.
As to Mr. Butler's comment I think of them as more of a relative contraindication than an absolute. And much of this is training dependant, let's face it much of this is training dependant and dependant on the individual.
Furthermore as much as I respect Mr. Ayoob and many of the points he makes I have to ask how did he arrive at the 115gr 38? I mean the relitive shock / flash value of a weapon is going ot be rather variable, both based on the individual, and the gun and round and many moderan rounds feature alleged flash suppressed powder. So I have to say the 115gr 38 reeks of kind of wild guess or estimate, now I'm not going to say I'd pick my 454 casuall to light off in the bed room however I'm also not going to think that there are not 40's and 45's that can be used with similar sucess to the load Ayoob reccomends.
As to shotguns, yeah it's going to be worse, I don't know where most here shake out but I keep both around. If it's a peak and see the handgun comes with, if it sounds like someone is knocking the door in I take the shotty.
Whatever the situation a training class that is very challanging, that lets you shoot at night, at close range and whatever. (personally the dispersed muzzle blast by a target frame close up was the most suprising thing for me to get use to, prior to a decent calss this had never occured to me and I would have likely been SOL in a true muzzle contact fight as I'd not have been ready ).
|May 16, 2007, 11:35 PM
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I have, and a shotgun with standard pressure ammo is always easier to take than most handgun rounds. I'd be interested to compare some of the reduced recoil buckshot thats now out there with just about any handgun round. Shotguns use much lower pressure to move the shot down the barrel.
When I was a smith we worked in an industrial park, and constantly had to test fire different guns, so we made up a "test-fire-tube" which was a piece of appx 9" well casing about 10' long, half filled with gravel, and sporting a "balance-tube" to give the gas somewhere to go. We were department armorers for about a dozen state and local agencies, and we conducted yearly safety/test fire inspections for those agencies, on top of our civilian customers work. I've heard everything from .22 shorts on the low end to .458Win on the high end of things...
Relatively easy on the ears: Standard pressure .41 mag ammo, .44spl, .45 acp. 12/16/20 gauge trap loads. .38 special target wadcutters in a 6" k-38, MP-5 SD in 9mm- like a sewing machine...
Kinda hard on the ol ears: .38 spl, 9mm, .223 in 20" format, ,45 acp comp guns, .30-'06 class stuff. 12 gauge goose loads or magnum buckshot.
Please-sound-off-before-you-do-that-again: .223 in an 11" barrel. .38 super comp guns, .44 mag, .357 125 grain, .300 win mag, .458, etc. Would someone call my audiologist please...hey look, dust is falling from the rafters.
12 gauge, in your average 20" HD gun, puts the lower pressure muzzle blast futher from your ears than a handgun. If you couple that with the long guns better human engineering (two hands and a cheekweld for indexing) your much better off when tired/confused/scared/rushed.
Someone should find all the home defense articles that involve a shotgun being used and figure out the round count. I bet its very, very low. From my exposure to the departments I serviced, I never saw one go beyond one shot- not saying it didnt happen, but the three I can remember off hand were 1 shot stops.
|May 17, 2007, 06:07 AM
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"I have been awoke from a dead sleep by a bump in the night and had to arm myself to investigate, quickly grabbing a firearm and tac light." RsqVet.
I understand what you are saying about the ear muffs. I also have to disagree with you as well sir. Searching and clearing a house by yourself is not a good idea. If there is more than one intruder you could find yourself in an ambush from more than one direction very easily. Using a tac light seems a good idea as long as you do not use it until the very last moment. It is a better idea to use low level lighting, such as night lights to aid in identifying a threat. Shotguns are best used as a static defence from the bedroom. It is too easy to be disarmed in a surprise situation, unless you have very, very good hand to hand skills and weapon retention techniques. In my case there is only me and my wife, no children, I wouldn't leave her side as she is more important to me than any material items they can be replaced. So in my case the muffs would be able to be used even if I didn't have time to turn them on. Being a team, my wife would already have her .357 ready while I gear up. It is a possibility that the lawyers might try to use the muffs as a excuse to convict. However if they didn't know that I had them on during the shooting they couldn't use that against me. Simply removing them before the police arrive negates that problem in my opinion. I also believe that the time it takes for one to clear a room or two is plenty of time to deploy a set of muffs and wait for the BG to come get his just desert.
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|May 17, 2007, 11:20 AM
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One thing to practice is keep your mouth open. It releaves stress on your eardrums when a loud noise occurs. And when the adrenaline is going you may not notice the noise as much. It may still knock your socks off but it won't be as noticeable. I remember shooting from a box blind with a ported rifle. Unfortunately it was a two man blind and my dad was next to me with the muzzel aiming past his window. The blast was redirected in to the blind, rebounded off the far wall and set the church bells a ringing in both our heads. Now it didn't disorient us that much but it sure woke us up to why hearing protection is good. I still have problems with listening to diction. I can pick up slight sounds but I can't discern as well. I also have a slight hearing loss in my left ear but not a whole lot. Just enough to be noticeable.
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|May 17, 2007, 05:08 PM
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It is my hope that every person interested in HD read each of these posts. There is a world of info here. I have tried to get these messages across to HD fans for many years. I learn a lot from the members that respond to the posts. You are very informative and reasonable in your thinking.
Thank all of you for your input. The next time you read a post about the best HD gun, refer them to these posts and they can make a more informed decision. It may save their lives and that of their loved ones. There are many Rambo types that could benefit from the wisdom of the fine folks who have shared their experiences and excellent ideas regarding HD.
|May 17, 2007, 05:26 PM
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its a long embarrassing story but I touched off a 2 3/4 #4 buck shell inside my bedroom about a year ago.accidental discharge that niether my girlfriend or I knew was coming out of a 18 inch barrel with the door and windows closed.It was really loud and surprising but I think that I could have kept the fight going if it had been a self defense situation.My ears were ringing for the rest of the night but I could still hear.afew good things did come outa of this.I now know how loud a shotgun is inside,I no longer use #4 buck due to under penetration,learned how to patch dry wall and fix wires that were cut and I now know my girlfriend can hop out of bed like a ninja while cursing at me and get out the door in less then a second.The lights were on so I am unsure about the blinding issue.
|May 17, 2007, 07:23 PM
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Flash of your average high-base mag is big, but not prohibitive at all. I've shot my Mossberg 500 in near total darkness and the flash appeared about a foot long by about 2" dia, and a dull orange. It wouldnt have slowed me down much, if at all.
|May 17, 2007, 08:55 PM
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I've fired a .357 indoors before, S&W Model 19, load was a Federal Hydroshock .357. The flash wasn't as bad as the sound was but with the adrenaline pumping I barely noticed until later that my ears were ringing. I could have kept going had need be. But I did switch to a shotgun for HD with lead #4 shot for the sake of less penetration.
|May 17, 2007, 08:58 PM
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For the record I'm not suggesting the "clearing" of any structure by anyone other than the pros, Clearing defined as teh search of a structure for known or highly suspected hostile subjects, however when the dogs are alerting rabidly at the one window furthest from the bedroom one can either sit and quiver and wait for it to stop , or to hear the breaking of glass, or call the cops, (as if they don't have better things to do) or go and see if it's friend, foe or some lost fido, coyote or whatever outside the window. That is what I am talking about.
Clearing is a whole diffirent ball of wax, my point was simply that shoot no shoot discreshion under stress is very hard even if you are a pro and I don;'t want to hamper my skill there one bit, even if you are in the classic baricaded bedroom situation, the party crasher MIGHT not need to be shot... it could be a drunk, an alzimers patient or whatever, stranger things have happened and though in most states such a shooting would likely be justified no matter what based on castle doctrine, it may perhaps not be nessecerry and I for one don't want to shoot if I can avoid it.
|May 19, 2007, 05:39 AM
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If a person breaks into the home they need to be dealt with. If you are awoken from a dead sleep, you have no idea the amount of time that has passed. There could very well be people already inside the home. The dogs are a great active warning system and negate that problem. Yes it could just be a drunk or lost animal outside, it could also be a person with a gun already drawn and waiting for you to open the door. It may be unlikely, but what if they decide to wait a split second, then as you are cracking the door open they shoot through that door? What if this person has a reverse peep hole tool? If you look through the peep hole, provided that you have one on the door, they will have a real good chance of center punching you. Home invasions are more common now than they have been in the past. Some criminals have no qualms about killing people for the thrill. Peeking though the blinds of a window could just as easily find one taking a bullet. If you live in a rural area it could be nothing. In the inner city it could be far worse. I have no friends that are foolish enough to come to my residence after midnight. If they really need me at that time, they had best call first.
Some people do not have dogs, though it is definitely a good idea, due to circumstances. Then you are left with the searching of your house. If a person has broken and entered it is best to assume that they are hostile. Granted, one should ID the potential BG first before sending rounds down range. Those little night lights fill that bill. Having a handgun and an off hand weapon is better than a flash light, unless you do go outside the house. Having a "Tac Light" to ID the disturbance outside the home is a very good idea. But then that opens up another can of worms. Some people have never been in an ambush situation. No matter how proficient one believes themselves to be, they are easy prey in an ambush. Two well trained men, or experienced criminals, can take a Navy SEAL out easily in an ambush. Now if you already know the number of BGs you are dealing with and reasonably believe that they are not armed. Go ahead and take the initiative. That momentum may very well work in one's favor. If not it is a gamble and one could very well find themselves injured, dead or dying.
The remark about quivering in the bedroom, for myself that wouldn't be the case, it would be called erring on the side of caution. The places that I have lived in the past are places that many will not go into without police escort. Not all people grew up in the safe confines of the country or a middle class neighborhood. That thin line between bravery and stupidity is a very thin line.
Calling the police to investigate the disturbance is their duty, they chose that job and my taxes pay for them to do so. Unless eating a box of doughnuts is more important of course.
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Mary "Polly" GABBARD and William "Billy Buck" GABBARD were married on 9 February 1856 in Owsley County, Kentucky. William "Billy Buck" GABBARD29, son of Jacob GABBARD and Susannah BOWMAN, was born in 1835 in Owsley County, Kentucky. He died in 1934 at the age of 99 in Jackson County, Kentucky.
William & Polly Gabbard were second cousins.
1860 Census. Travellers Rest, Owsley Co, KY, Hh 155
1870 Census. Travellers Rest, Owsley Co KY, Hh 154
William married a second time, 3 Oct 1887, Jackson Co KY to Ailsie "Icy" Madden.
Mary "Polly" GABBARD and William "Billy Buck" GABBARD had the following children:
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This small porcelin lamp was made in japan sometime in the 50's or 60's. There are lots of them on Ebay and in antique stores. They run $10-$15. Ihave collected several of these but can find out little about the manufactures. Does anyone have any information about them or remember when they were new?


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FORTUNE -- Is Glam Media still going public this year?
That's the question raised by a TechCrunch report about how the female-focused digital media company just raised $25 million in new venture capital funding, led by Keating Capital. This is on top of a prior $150 million in equity funding.
From TechCrunch:
My source said this is a "top up round" for Glam — in another words, some extra cash to keep the company going while it goes through the IPO process. Business Insider reported back in February that Glam (which runs a number of lifestyle-focused sites including Glam and Foodie, and runs advertising across a broader network of publishers) had filed for an IPO, using a provision in the JOBS Act to initially keep the filing secret.
So why raise more private funding? After all, Glam could file its S-1 next week and still be trading well before Columbus Day.
The answer is a bit complicated. First, a source close to the situation says that the "new" $25 million actually was raised more than three months ago, in a pair of tranches -- and that the company "is effectively at profitability." That would seem to imply that the company remains on target for a Q4 listing.
The hold-up, however, is based on the fact that Glam's most likely comps are having a rough go of things. Millennial Media (mm), for example, priced its IPO at $13 per share in March 2012 and saw its price more than double on its first day of trading. Since then, however, the stock has been steadily drifting lower -- opening today at just $6.50 per share and falling even further on news of its $225 million acquisition of JumpTap. And then there are Tremor Video (trmr) and YuMe (yume) -- neither of which have managed to ever top $10 per share. A fourth comp, Adap.tv, had been planning to go public sometime after Labor Day but instead sold to AOL (aol) due largely to its belief that traders didn't yet appreciate these sorts of companies.
Glam is believed to be larger than any of the aforementioned companies, but it doesn't want to sell low. My source says that while a 2013 IPO remains possible, a better bet would be for it to occur in Q1 or Q2 of next year.
"The $25 million provides some breathing room," the source explains. "Glam isn't basing its decision on the performance of other companies, but it would be irresponsible to not at least be paying attention and figuring out what those values would mean for [Glam]."
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So, some of you may have noticed the twitter widget over in my sidebar. What is twitter, you ask? Well, there are a few people that have explained it waaaay better than I can, but, in short, twitter is like microblogging.
Tweets are tiny, 140 character updates that happen between blog posts (which, if you've noticed, usually happen between 8 and 10am Central Time (GMT -6) around here). I use a program called Twhirl to update, but other programs exist (including TwitBin, a firefox plugin).
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MOTRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee spoke to the Swedish newspaper Expressen about the passing of his former bandmate, guitarist Michael "Wrzel" Burston.Although no official statement has been made, it is believed that Burston died of ventricular fibrillation, caused by cardiomyopathy, better known as heart disease. He was 61 years old. According to Dee, MOTRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister learned of Wrzel's passing on Saturday (July 9) through the band's attorney. "I called our tour manager, who was very surprised. After that, it was confirmed by several sources," Mikkey said. The drummer had fond memories of his former bandmate. "He was wonderful," Mikkey said of Wrzel. "He wrote lots of fucking great MOTRHEAD riffs. I remember missing that when he was not in the band anymore. I missed the simple, classic MOTRHEAD riffs. We never wrote those after that. They ended with him." After Wrzel quit MOTRHEAD in 1995, his former bandmates kept in touch with the musician whom Mikkey described as a "family member" and "more rock and roll than all of us put together." "He was wonderful, he was really funny," Mikkey said. "There was a lot of rock and roll in the old man." Whenever MOTRHEAD would tour England, Wrzel would come up on stage and play a song with them. On Sunday, MOTRHEAD was scheduled to perform at the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival just outside London. "I thought I would see him tomorrow," Mikkey said on Saturday. "He usually gets up on stage and does a song with us, but I guess he will not be showing up this time." Before joining MOTRHEAD in 1984, Burston had been a corporal in the Army, serving in Germany and Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, and had played in the bands BASTARD and WARFARE. Joining another relatively unknown guitarist, Phil Campbell, they played together at a MOTRHEAD audition, and both were taken on. Wrzel can be heard on the following MOTRHEAD albums: * No Remorse (1984)
* Orgasmatron (1986)
* Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
* N Sleep at All (1988)
* The Birthday Party (1990)
* 1916 (1991)
* March r Die (1992)
* Bastards (1993)
* Sacrifice (1995) Wrzel left MOTRHEAD in 1995. For the past couple of years, Burston has played with a new band called LEADER OF DOWN, which last month headlined the main stage at the U.K. fundraising music festival "Never Mind The Bullocks" in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance.


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British ex-minister says French 'useless' language
A former British foreign minister on Wednesday defended calling French a "useless" language, saying that Chinese and Arabic are more important in the modern globalised world.
Chris Bryant, minister for Europe under the Labour Party's former prime minister Gordon Brown, made the comments in parliament on Tuesday, drawing protests from the governing Conservatives that it was "insulting" to Britain's neighbours, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.
"Unless we have sufficient numbers of people who speak modern foreign languages -- and not just the useless modern foreign languages like French," Britain could suffer internationally, he said, according to the broadsheet.
Defending the comments Wednesday, he told AFP: "The point I was making was that French is no longer the language of diplomacy or of business and that we in Britain are bad at learning modern foreign languages.
"Which is why I was pushing the government to do further work on encouraging people to learn Mandarin, Spanish and Arabic which are now spoken by many people in the fast-growing economies."
French -- traditionally known as the language of diplomacy -- has long been the first foreign language taught in British schools, followed by German and Spanish, although teaching of Chinese has developed rapidly in recent years.
Bryant added that he speaks French and Spanish, and had voiced his views on the subject previously, including on French television.
Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives won general elections last month, ending the Labour Party's 13 years in power.


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Hi everyone. I need to create a sparkly tier or two (winter theme) with a buttercream (SMBC) cake. The last time I made an SMBC cake, there was some condensation on the BC as the cake came to room temp.
My concern is: If I already have the sanding sugar on, will the condensation mess up/melt the sanding sugar?
How do you handle SMBC and sanding sugar? When do you apply it (and fondant decorations) considering that the cake would be refrigerated-- especially for transport? Any precautions I should take? Is there a particular brand of sugar you would recommend?
So many questions. I've focused so much on fondant cakes that BC is throwing me for a loop :lol:
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I think it depends on the brand of sanding sugar you get, but I don't think the sugar itself would melt since I think it's made from beets not sugarcane. But, if you use a colored sugar it could be a mess because the color would bleed into the SMBC. You'll just have to do a test and see, but I have seen this done.
I'd get the SMBC good and cold, brush the surface with piping gel then toss on the sanding sugar. It'll help it stick without pushing into the butercream making it look dimpled.
Thanks fromScratchSF. I'm going to use white sugar... fingers crossed.


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This Anti-Lock Brake Control System (ABS) is not equipped with an external ABS Relay. According to wiring diagrams provided by Ford, the function of the ABS relay is incorporated into the ABS module
You need to replace the abs module on the abs hydraulic body under the van on the left side.


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Some say it's as high as 95 percent. But it's safe to say, at least 75 percent of being a successful do-it-yourselfer is having the right tools to do the job. But if you only have one small bathroom floor to tile, why would you buy a $350 tile-cutting wet saw, even if you did have plenty of garage space to store it in. You wouldn't, not when you could rent it for $8 an hour (three-hour minimum) at Aztec. And why drop $240 on a 24-foot extension ladder when you can rent one for $18 per day? The same goes for dump trucks, trailers, Bobcats, backhoes, rototillers, impact drills, floor polishers, and concrete mixers. And visiting Aztec is a pleasure in itself for those who love tools. The array of tools is cared for by a crew (usually three) of greasy-handed men in brown Dickies and tan work shorts with name patches sewn on. Inside the office, clipboards that date to the '50s hang on the wall behind the counter. Orders are processed not by computer, which are no good during blackouts, but on carbon paper kept in an old metal file box.


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Kanye West denies being barred from Haiti telethon
Kanye West reps have hit back at rumours saying he was banned from the 'Hope For Haiti' telethon, saying "it's completely untrue".
A source told Access Hollywood that Kanye was not barred from the celebrity fundraising event and he was actually invited.
He was simply unable to attend, the source confirmed, saying: "Unfortunately, he is unavailable and regrettably unable to participate."
Rumours of the music mogul being barred were spurred on by his past public blunders including comments criticising George Bush and interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Stars who will be a the Haiti telethon include Madonna, Beyonce, President Bill Clinton, Ben Stiller, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock, Hally Berry, Denzel Washington Justin Timberlake and many more A-listers.
The telethon will be broadcast tonight, where all proceeds will go to the charity.


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For many small business owners, dealing with the multitude of employer responsibilities - from creating competitive benefits packages to complying with ever-changing government regulations - can be a significant hassle. Unlike large businesses, smaller firms often cannot afford to run a dedicated human resources department to deal with these issues. As a result, the responsibility often falls to the owner, who may have neither the time nor the experience to handle these tasks effectively.
One increasingly popular option for small businesses is to outsource HR responsibilities to a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). These firms are essentially human resources specialists who can provide a variety of support functions without huge overhead. They typically offer a number of HR-oriented services, including benefits, government compliance, employer liability management, payroll and employment administration, employee recruitment, and training and development.
In order to provide these services, the PEO must enter into a co-employment relationship with the business and its employees. This contractual relationship allows the PEO to assume or share many employer responsibilities and risks. The PEO takes on the business of employment administration, leaving the business owner free to concentrate on productive ways to improve his or her bottom line.
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PEO services typically cover a range of HR functions, including:
- Benefit Management - PEOs use economies of scale to provide strong benefit plans at competitive rates, a significant inducement for attracting and retaining key employees. This can allow a small business to offer benefits that they might not otherwise be able to afford, such as medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, educational reimbursement and employee assistance plans.
- Government Compliance - A PEO can help your business keep current with the ever-changing alphabet soup of employment-related government regulations.
- Employer Liability Management -- A PEO can effectively manage your employer obligations, resulting in lower risk and reduced liability to your valuable business. A PEO can assist with workers' compensation coverage and claim resolution, safety reviews and policy development, unemployment claims, employee handbooks, personnel guides, termination assistance and much more.
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Scott and Danielle McAllister of Shalersville announce the arrival of their daughter, Kennsey Cain McAllister. She arrived at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna on July 12 and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces.
Her big sisters are Shyanne Elizabeth McAllister, 6, and Lexi Mae McAllister, 5.
Maternal grandparents are Denise Mayer of Streetsboro and Roger Driscoll of Rootstown. Paternal grandparents are Donna McAllister of Shalersville and Charles McAllister of Ravenna.
Kennsey's great-grandparents are Charles and Cathy Proseck of Bedford Heights and Donald and Donna Mayer of Warren.


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For me it was The Magic Stealer! and The Power of... Point Dread! more than any of the other minicomics that shaped Eternia. I had a couple of other Series Two minis (where I met Ram Man and Man-E-Faces) but those stories were not quite as dramatic.
I had a couple of the Series One minis as well, although one of them didn't have the text in English so I had to figure out what the story was about from the pictures.
I actually missed out on a fair chunk of the canon from the first two series, which is why the Powersword in my Grayskull trilogy is not a blade split in two - I didn't know about that story!
I also didn't know about Trap Jaw and Tri-Klops' background either, although now I do, I'm disappointed that the MOTUC bios for them don't match those original ideas.
It's probably a bit strange for someone like me to say the Powersword legend is not part of my interpretation, but even though it is a big part of MOTU canon, it's not a big thing for me.
I prefer to think of the Powersword as a unique weapon that only has power in the hand of the one destined to wield it. So sorry, Skeletor, yours isn't half of the key to Grayskull in my book!


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Premiere Date: 6/1/2009; 44 minutes
The National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UC San Francisco present lectures to provide practical, easy ways to be proactive with your health. In this episode, Susan Folkman, Director of The UCSF Osher Center, talks about learning ways to manage and cope with stress. Recorded on 04/14/2009. (#16562)
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For over 100 years no exhaustive study of the 2nd Viscount of Santarém (1791-1856), a historian, geographer and politician, has been published in paper format. The present book is an adaptation of a doctoral thesis and consists of five chapters on different aspects of the life and work of this writer, who lived in exile in Paris between 1834 and 1856. He was one of the greatest names in Portuguese science and culture of the first half of the 19th century and was well known throughout the whole of the cultured Europe of the time. It is an alternative view of a Portugal that is now forgotten since the Viscount of Santarém was a minister of D. Miguel, the king defeated by the liberals in 1834, and therefore consigned to oblivion by almost all Portuguese culture. The present book summarizes more than fifteen years of documental research and historiographical reflection and can answer many of the doubts existing among a Portuguese public who are only vaguely aware of this figure and do not have access to relevant information about him, and certainly not at the giveaway price of 6 euros for 336 pages!
In this book precious information can be found about the intellectual and political path of the 2nd Viscount of Santarém (1791-1856), one of the most important Portuguese scholars and historians of the first half of the 19th century and a world famous geographer and cartographer in his time. Given his important written production from 1821 to 1854, he is like an unknown link in the evolutive chain of Portuguese historical thought from the founding of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (in 1779) to the publication of Alexandre Herculano's Portugaliae Monumenta Historica (1856-1867).
Organized in five chapters with just under three hundred pages dedicated to his personal and intellectual life, historiography, politics, diplomacy, and geography and cartography, Pensamento histórico e acção política do 2º Visconde de Santarém (1809-1855) forms an interdisciplinary analysis of a historical figure who is as complex and fascinating as he is forgotten and misunderstood by the Portuguese public.
Keywords: second viscount of Santarém; Alexandre Herculano; Academia das Ciências of Lisboa; D. Miguel; portuguese traditional cortes; History; Geography; Cartography.


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Photo Coverage: 'The Body Beautiful' at York Theatre
The cast includes Mike McGowan, Laura Marie Duncan, Jonathan Kay, Capathia Jenkins, John Eric Parker, Jim Sorensen, Cady Huffman, Brad Oscar, Angie Schworer, Ryan Duncan, Amy Goldberger, Stephen Bienskie, Megan Lawrence and Patrick Richwood.
Remaining performances of The Body Beautiful are today, Sunday October 14 at 2:30PM & 7:30PM at the Theatre at Saint Peters (54th Street, East of Lexington Ave). Tickets are $35. For more information or to purchase tickets to any of the Mufti shows, visit www.yorktheatre.org or call York's Box Office at 212-935-5820.
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Diego Prieto, Megan Lawrence (Gloria) and Brad Oscar (Dave Colman)
Mary Louise (original cast member) and Capathia Jenkins (Marge Marsh)
Stephen Bienskie (Richie/Pete), Jonathan Kay (Artie), Jim Sorensen (Jimm/George/Campbell) and Ryan Duncan (Domnic/Frank)
Sheldon Harnick (Lyrics), Stephen Bienskie, Jonathan Kay, Jim Sorensen and Ryan Duncan
Laura Marie Duncan (Ann) and Mike McGowan (Bob Stockton)
Amy Goldberger (Kathy/Camper/College Girl) and Brad Oscar
Patrick Richwood (Albert) and Amy Goldberger
Brad Oscar and Angie Schworer (Jane Colman)
Elisa Stein and Megan Lawrence
Cady Huffman (Florence Colman) and Bill Healy
Laura Marie Duncan and Mindy Carson (original cast member)
Cady Huffman, Joseph Stein (Book) and Megan Lawrence
Cady Huffman and David Glenn Armstrong (Director)
David Glenn Armstrong, Cady Huffman and Joseph Stein
David Glenn Armstrong, Jim Sorensen and Joseph Stein
Capathia Jenkins and John Eric Parker (Harry Marsh)
Capathia Jenkins, Joseph Stein, Elisa Stein and John Eric Parker
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Ryan Duncan and Capathia Jenkins
Ryan Duncan, Capathia Jenkins and David Glenn Armstrong
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Capathia Jenkins, John Eric Parker, John Bell (Musical Director) and Ryan Duncan
John Bell, James Morgan, Brad Oscar and Laura Marie Duncan
Ryan Duncan, Christopher Gattelli and Mike McGowan
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If you've always wanted to own a classic muscle car, you'll have your chance this weekend. Ebenezer Church will raffle off a 1971 Dodge Charger at 2 p.m. Saturday at BBVA Compass Bank, 1150, W. Kettleman Lane.
The winner will not only leave with a classic car, but will help a number of local charities supported by the church's outreach programs.


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Blake has a background in physics and philosophy. He studied with the systems
thinker and mystic John Bennett as well as with the physicist David Bohm and other
innovators and pioneers. He has followed the principle of integration without
rejection, proposed by Bennett, and focuses on how to make this possible in real
life. He is the author of several books - on the Enneagram symbol of Gurdjieff,
the meaning of time, intelligence, dialogue, globalization, systematics, etc.
Co-founder of the DuVersity, of which he is Director of Studies, Anthony facilitates
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Just read reviews and can see this site has got a bad reputation,i for one played couple of times,i saw the way this site was run and thought no way am i giving my money to these,same winners,same old every single day so boring aswell,theres no oomph to it,the hosts have there favourites and one in particular is so up there own backside its unbelieveable,very arrognat and rude to the players,seen it with my own eyes.Never won either and never going to as wont be spending my cash with this site LOL.
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I found this review very helpful because... i have experienced exactly the same problems but with the famous Tombola Bingo . The reviews for sun bingo are interesting as its the same reasons im leaving Tombola Bingo same names same winners serial group winners it goesround and round daily .One player won 6 links in a week .I am on the hunt for another site so decided to read the reviews on Sun Bingo glad i did . They appear to be all the same . All there players are leaving due to same winners problems . Im a tombola bingo 5 year customer play everday hardly won a grand back in small wins for up to 10grand deposits over 5yr i was a member . Its not fun its not bingo its legalised theft .My answer to anyone would be forget online bingo stick to bingo halls where you can see the winners.
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I absolutely agree about this site "appearing" to be "fixed". I have played here for a year - the free bingo is won by same members (which I have a gut feeling are staff) I have played session bingo for almost a year now too and the most fun I get out of it is choosing the winners from the play list before it starts and then seeing how many players I have chosen and who go on to win - it is remarkable that I can pick over 60% of the winners before the games even begin. The odd legal player will win but never over £40, it is the same winning names that appear day in and day out - and you cannot blame the amount of tickets purchased as session bingo has the same number of tickets allocated to the players. The same players get chosen to play the chat games too - a stupid chicken that lays eggs with players names on - the same players names who win big all the time. The gang of regular winners always gang up on the real people who play and accuse them of being stupid and say "its called gambling loser" etc. I have a list now of 30 names which I intend to submit to the authorities and hopefully these players will not be staff and have valid identifications (as is a legal requirement). My personal opinion is that these 30 players are in fact staff from the banner of the Gamseys sites - Jackpot Joy, Hearts Bingo and Fabulous Bingo - there is a very strong connection with the winning names and the chat hosts from these sites.
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Agreed - The Sun Bingo has become the land of the same winners and using similar member names - all connected - hmmmmm - If anyone dares to question why the same people keep winning big money they are treated like children - they are told they are immature and accused of being moaners. Funnily enough, it is always the same winning players who start to bully the long list of losing players and the hosts just tell them to leave. Very clicky people here too, but then again I suspect they are all members of staff under the Sun, Jackpot Joy and Hearts Bingo banner who win. Always see lots of people complaining and always see same winning names in the bingo and slots rooms. Strange that you never see these names appearing on the winners page on the homepage. Always 2 people who keep claiming to win big every 2 minutes in slots. Probably just a ploy to make people deposit more money - cuz that is all you do here.
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Durban, May 29 (UNI) Proteas all-rounder Albie Morkel's superb performances in the IPL has earned him a contract with Cricket South Africa (CSA) which takes effect from next month.
''His record earned him a contract with the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he has been a stand-out player in getting them through to the semi-finals,'' CSA CEO Gerald Majola said in a statement.
''His improving value to the Proteas is illustrated by his batting strike rate of 154.34 (213 runs at an average of 35.50) and his bowling economy rate of 8.61 (11 wickets at 28.18) in this competition,'' he added.
Morkel, who is turning out for the Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural IPL, has been successful with both the ball and the bat in the cash-rich competition. He has scored 225 runs in the league at an average of 37.5 with an impressive strike rate of 150. He has also claimed 13 wickets with a tidy average of 8.68.
Apart from Morkel, batsman Neil McKenzie and Robin Andrews have also been included in the Proteas squad.
''After close examination of the talent available and the needs of the Proteas, it was felt that Neil, Albie and Robin would fill the identified gaps and should be drawn in as contracted players,'' Majola said. ''We are confident that they will add much value as CSA contracted players, and we look forward to the Proteas providing another highly successful season.'' The latest contracts bring the number of contracted players under the CSA to 18.


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Kelvin Davis is to stick around at Southampton and battle for a starting berth despite the club making no secret of their desire to bring in a new keeper.
Last Updated: 14/07/12 4:38pm
Kelvin Davis is to stick around at Southampton and battle for a starting berth despite the club making no secret of their desire to bring in a new keeper.
The 35-year-old shot-stopper has spent the last six years on the South Coast, during which time he has been among the Saints' most consistent performers.
He has played a leading role in the club's rapid rise from League One to the Premier League, with back-to-back promotions firing Nigel Adkins' side back into the big time.
Davis has been named in the PFA team of the season for three years in a row - twice in the third tier and once in the Championship.
He could, however, be about to slip down the pecking order at St Mary's, with reports suggesting that Birmingham City's Jack Butland is among those Southampton have set their sights on.
Not that Davis will be looking to up sticks if he is faced with added competition for places.
He said: "I'd like to think if there is something I see or a bit of advice I can give (to a rival), I would let them know if I thought they'd accept it.
"I am not too long in the tooth to accept a bit of criticism or help. I'm all for that.
"I think you'll find with most goalkeepers, and I say most, the case is there is a good team spirit and I am all for that goalkeepers' union.
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FlawlessIf you're looking for a clean, matte, and all around powder foundation, this may be right for you. I've had days when I've had really dry skin and days when my skin is overly oily and this would be a good fit. I usually use MAC StudioFix Powder which is another love of mine but when my shade wasn't available, I went to this. This is very versatile, buildable, and not overly thickening which redu...read moreces the look of a mask. It also reduces shine. The great aspect about the Shiseido line is that there are yellow undertones in their make up which about 90-95% of all ethnic backgrounds really need. They are lacking the more darker tones so this wouldn't be suitable for highly pigmented skin so the range would be from porcelain to olive skin. The applicator is also a sponge so it can be easily washed to avoid bacteria, it's in a sleek dark shell shaped compact, with a separate compartment for the sponge itself. This is a lovely addition to your makeup collection and worth the splurge for a good powder foundation. It's finely milled so you don't have to worry about that heavy powder flaky look. I had to update this because I have to say that this is the best way to set a foundation as well because it lasts so long. I just recently have been tanned a bit and 040 is too light and 060 has been to dark. With the latex sponge, I press this 040 foundation powder over the 060 and it matches my complexion to a tee with a beautiful dewy finish. TIP: IF you want a dewy finish to enhance the skin airbrushed look, look for a sheer water spray like Aquafina or Evian and lightly spray this over the powder on the face and you get a great finish. — 9 years, 6 months agoVLA | 336 reviews
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Great buy! Definitely a staple!I needed a pressed powder to carry around and turned to the Shiseido one for its great pigmentation and offerings with a yellow undertone. I personally do not like using a sponge with this as it makes me look cakey, and carrying around a kabuki can be troublesome. I also dread having accidental flicks of powder fall onto my clothing so what I use instead is a small, cotton powder puff (you can eas...read moreily find these in a drugstore alongside with the sponge types). I had my doubts, but it works wonderfully with this powder and I can get the perfect light dusting of powder to even out my skintone. If I need a little more coverage, I use a clean finger to pat and blend out any spots. My only complaint is small. If you have any nearly/recently healed acne and the skin around where the blemish used to be isn't completely exfoliated away, this powder will emphasize it in an unflattering manner. So, make sure to moisturize properly and get rid of any peeling patches of skin before using this or any powders. Besides that this is definitely my go to compact! — 5 years, 6 months agosuegeneris | 24 reviews
Very NaturalThis powder goes on very natural, in a sheer to medium coverage, that is very buildable. I first tried this after reading many fabulous reviews about it, and wasn't disappointed. It does an amazing job at gliding over pores, without accentuating them, and doesn't make dry skin look flaked. However, I do recommend that you apply this with a Kabuki brush, rather than the sponge it comes with, for a more natural look. — 8 years, 4 months agoAshleyMichelle | 4 reviews
I wish I'd found this sooner! The best powder foundation out thereThis is an all-around fabulous powder foundation with medium coverage-the powder itself is very light and natural looking. I was initially wary of the color choices as the range seems limited, but I am beyond impressed with how perfectly it matches my light, yellow-undertone skin; I wear O20. I also layer this on top of foundation for added coverage, and it still looks natural and feels light on...read more the skin. In addition, this is light enough to use for touch-ups, as it does not become cakey. The price is very reasonable, especially since you buy the compact once and purchase the powder refill thereafter, which means you save money and produce less packaging waste. — 8 years, 5 months agoCKim | 42 reviews
bad packagingI bought Ivory00 b/c I have very fair skin with pink undertones. I was happy with it as a minimal coverage, but every time I tried to build coverage it turned out cakey. Also, the compact was a bit large and never stayed shut- I'd always find the sponge floating around my purse :-p I think it's too expensive for the mediocre packaging and ingredients so that is why I will not repurchase. — 9 years, 2 months agoyumcheesy | 138 reviews
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A must-have!Silky, matte, I moist my sponge then dab just a little bit to apply into my face - it goes very well and stays put for very long hours (lasted for more than 8 hours for me) and does not give me comedones at all. Love, love it! — 9 years, 3 months agomomsrtalking | 11 reviews
LonglastingShiseido Powdery Foundation really works for me! It's compact case allows me to take it with me if I'm going to be gone all day. But most of the time I didn't even need to do any 'touching up'. It stayed on all day without making my face feel like it had makeup on. And gave my face a glow..definitely one of the best foundations I've used in my over 30 years! — 9 years, 3 months agoshirleyp | 3 reviews
Works like a charmThis product works really well. It goes on very lightly and does not streak. — 9 years, 4 months agoVision | 53 reviews
smoothI discovered Shiseido after being diagnosed with a small case of melonoma. Due to the highest SPF coverage I have been able to find in a foundation, it does wonders. I use to worship the sun when I was younger, now I can still enjoy it with Shiseido's coverage. I like the smooth — 9 years, 4 months agoGhighi1212 | 1 reviews
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Powdery foundationlightweight powder compact foundation that can be applied wet or dry to provide a soft, velvety matte finish while offering UV ray protection with ... This is nice an light like you are wearing nothing. love it — 9 years, 4 months agomary011853 | 10 reviews
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