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I repeatedly hear from recipient families and professional advocates that Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) leads the way in supporting parent/child stability, health and safety. Thank you NFP; keep up the great work. I will continue to support your efforts for years to come.
I love supporting an organization with evidence to show fantastic outcomes and make such dramatic changes in mothers lives! Very excited to read the new book "A Path Appears" that discusses the work of Nurse-Family Partnership!
The most evidence based program in the country. NFP has a clear focus on healthy babies, and proven success helping families transition off of entitlement programs, and tfurthering heir education and employment! We all want programs with proven results, NFP actually has them!
I first met the nurses of Nurse-Family Partnership when they volunteered to speak with the parents attending the Family Place program at the Easton Area Public Library in Pennsylvania. I loved that they sat right down on the floor and were willing to chat with the parents of babies and toddlers about any topic that came up. As I learned about their program, I was even more impressed. As a children's librarian, I received training in the stages of infant brain development and came to understand that the very first months and years of a child's life are critical in the connection of neurons for learning and social skills. I believe that the intervention provided by Nurse-Family Partnership has the best chance to break the cycle of failure and poverty of all of the many social and medical programs available. I donate as much as I am able every year. These nurses are my heroes.
Nurse-Family Partnership saves the young mother by teaching her how to mother. It saves the child because now the child can be nurtured and saves the future child of that child because the cycle is broken. Study after study shows that getting in there when the child is young will change the course of that child's life. Essentially giving them a life.
My donations go to organizations who have proven to improve the quality of life of those they serve and lower government spending. This is exactly what Nurse-Family Partnership does in America.
We were looking for charities to support that had proven success and constantly evaluated their work to ensure effective help for families. NFP was it for us.
As a director of a private foundation, the fact that Nurse-Family Partnership is an "evidence based" organization is a huge factor in making grant decisions. Furthermore, because NFP addresses a core problem which gives rise to so many other societal issues, any grant gets great leverage. I would encourage any foundation to consider NFP as a grant recipient, if its program falls within the scope of the foundation's guidelines
I learned about Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)in 2004 when I was working at a public health non-profit that provides maternal and child health services. Intrigued, I read up on everything I could find about NFP, and was struck by the caring, compassion, intelligence, and fierce drive for real, meaningful results that shine through in every aspect of the work. The holistic focus on helping children together with their parents makes sense to me intuitively--as does the focus on preventive early intervention, the earlier the better. But I was also impressed to find that NFP has 30+ years of proven successful results under its belt, carefully documented with randomized controlled trials, as well as Rand cost-benefit research showing multiple dollars saved for every dollar spent on the program.


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A Benin based businessman, Mr. Ikponmwosa Odigie yesterday in Benin narrated how he was beaten up by some officials of the National Population Commission, Edo state office allegedly said to be thugs for demanding for the N6, 000 receipts he paid for the "Attestation of Birth Certificate".
Odigie who narrated his ordeal to Saturday Vanguard, said, "I went to the National Population Commission, Ikpoba Slope Benin to collect my Attestation Birth Certificate and on getting to there, I was directed to an office where I met some people who behaved like thugs.
"After issuing the certificate to me, I now demanded for the receipt of the N6000.00 I paid as levy for the issuance of the certificate. That was when my ordeal started as they asked what mouth I have to demand for a receipt. An argument ensued between us and in the process, they pounced on me and started to beat me".
He disclosed that in spite of his explanation that a receipt was earlier issued to him by a Benin High Court for the cost of the affidavit he swore to, the beating continued until a man who I was told was the Director in charge of the state office came out and pleaded with him to forget about the issue.
He added that in spite of the intervention, he was thrown out of the office without the receipt issue d to him. He therefore appealed to the Edo State Commissioner of police to intervene by ordering an investigation into the issue.
When Saturday Vanguard went to the National Population Commission to see the State Director Mr. Nwaogazi, to confirm the story, the correspondent could not see him as he was said not to be on seat but a source denied the allegation, dismissing it as unfounded.
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Bruce Baker, Chris Klein, Jennifer Lowe, Lucas McCarty and Bac Sheldon.
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When I read articles, blogs, etc that are top however many or unique whatever lists, I prefer reading shorter ones. In your example of 25 pick up lines, I'd rather see 5 or 10 with the line and a short story about someone who got slapped because of it. But that's me. I like reading details and not just the list of items.
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The stars of Twilight have won big at this year's MTV Movie Awards, scooping five prizes in total.
The third film in the series, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, took home awards for Best Movie, Best Fight and Best Kiss, while its stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart won the accolade for Best Male and Female Performance respectively.
Taylor Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob Black, spoke on behalf of the cast and crew, saying:
"Thank you so much. We are all honoured to just be nominated.
"The real reason we are standing here right now is because each and every one of you. Your support is everything to us."
The awards also saw the first showing of the Breaking Dawn trailer, the last in the four-film saga, which will see Edward and Bella, played by Pattinson and Stewart, get married.
Other winners on the night included Chloe Grace Moretz, who won Biggest Badass and Best Breakout Star for her role in Kick-Ass, and Best Villain went to Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I.
Reese Witherspoon was awarded the Generation Award and told girls, during her acceptance speech, that they do not have to be "bad" in order to succeed.
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Saturday 20 October 1951
It was Saturday, under the sign of Libra. The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Al Greenwood and Patrick Hall.
The History of Mr. Polly, directed by Anthony Pélissier, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1951
while Washington Confidential by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Foreign Intrigue.
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As you look into the sweet face of this big guy, it may be hard for you to imagine what could have possibly landed Kramer on death row!
Kramer is one of the very few dogs at Smiling Dog Farms who is an actual, recognized AKC breed! Most of our babies somewhat resemble certain breeds, so we refer to them as "(the breed they somewhat resemble) mix"... which means that somewhere back through their lineage, one of those breeds may have had a "walk on part" in the history and DNA of that dog! Many of our babies' backgrounds are even more vague and inscrutable!
But Kramer is a genuine, card-carrying Bernese Mountain Dog! He lived with a breeder in the Sacramento, CA area. (I know what you are wondering right now --- and yes, he was neutered before he came to Smiling Dog Farms! His days as a "stud" are over!)
As the story was told to me, Kramer was living in a pen in the yard -- one of those with chain link that is 6' high. But from Kramer's pen, he could see the porch... where there just happened to be two attractive, shapely Bernese Mountain Dog young ladies -- who also just happened to be in heat!
Well the temptation was just too strong for Kramer and he scaled his 6' fence and came bounding up onto the porch, intent on knowing the girls in the fullest Biblical sense of that word.
Apparently the attraction was mutual, because Kramer was soon doing the "wild thing" with one of the girls. I might add, she was not complaining!
At this point, the breeder appears from inside the house, wearing a woolly bathrobe, somewhat resembling a bear. She is brandishing a broom and intent on putting a stop to their liason. Apparently Kramer was not the intended beau for these girls. At this point, the two young lovers' plight takes on the pathos of West Side Story .
What happened next is murky. But when the ensuing struggle ceased and the dust cleared, the breeder had been bitten pretty seriously on the leg. She had to be hospitalized.
Of course, Kramer was blamed. Shipped off to the local Animal Shelter, the breeder instructed personnel there to execute Kramer. I will leave it to the readers' discretion to determine if it could be clearly ascertained in that kind of wild fracas exactly who landed the bite that sent the breeder to the hospital.
Fortunately for Kramer, his two guardian angels stepped in to plead his case. Ruth and Cheryl are volunteers with the animal shelter, and they used their considerable political skills to convince the breeder and the authorities to allow Kramer to come live out his life at Smiling Dog Farms, rather than be executed for a crime he may or may not have even committed!
Once they got the OK, Cheryl provided funding and Ruth provided the get-away car, driving Kramer in her own vehicle all the way from Sacramento, CA to Wharton, TX!
Kramer is a BIG guy. He looks very much to me like a black and white St. Bernard. When he sprawls on the sofa, he takes up nearly the whole thing!
I will admit to some trepidation about a dog of Kramer's size, bringing with him an "aggressive" label. That is not a dog one would want to cross!
But as time has passed and Ricky and I have come to know and love Kramer, I am left to wonder, "What would someone have to do to get this guy to bite them?" He has an amazingly mellow, easy going nature. Nothing bothers Kramer. He takes everything in stride. I don't think I could get him to bite me if I tried. In fact, he has not even growled since coming to live here!
Kramer likes Jenna and Yvonne, but we were at first reluctant to put him into their group to play outside, because Sam is also in that group, and we were afraid there would be friction between the two male dogs. But we gave it a try, since both Kramer and Sam are very good natured dogs. And there has never been so much as a growling match between them.
Kramer is a wonderfully loving dog. If I am working in the kitchen, he insists on lcurling up right next to me on the floor. When we open the door and enter the room, he bounds over to us with his bull-in-a-china-shop style because he wants to welcome us! He smiles all the time -- that goofy, happy smile you can see in his photo above. I can't imagine a more special dog than Kramer.
We are grateful to Ruth and Cheryl for obtaining Kramer's freedom. Kramer did not deserve to die. He is an important and valued member of our family!
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SUSAN LAYLAND/Special to the Times News Robert Stettner and Reta and Bill Stein, organizers of the Victory Park Disc Golf Tournament.
The 6th Annual Victory Park Open Disc Golf Tournament was held at Victory Park in Slatington on Saturday.
Thirty-four participants gathered to compete and win trophies. The entrants were assigned to one of the four categories: 17 and under; 18 and over; 40 and over; and the Pro Division.
"The Victory Park Disc Golf attracts people from all over the area," said Robert Stettner, who presided over the tournament, with help from Bill and Reta Stein.
Stettner said, the Victory Park course was the brainstorm of John Bolton, Slatington Borough foreman. Upon Bolton's suggestion, the Slatington Recreation Committee applied for, and received, a grant to fund the project. Because of its popularity, future plans include adding nine more tees.
Disc golf, although a popular sport among people who play, is not a very well-known sport to the general public. It's been around since the 1950s, and may go back much farther. Records show people playing a form of disc golf using tin lids. The discs look similar to frisbees but disc golf is a sport and the discs used are much more sophisticated than a frisbee.
Today, participants use plastic discs that are uniquely designed to fly through the air at different speeds. And, similar to golf, some of the discs are called drivers and putters. The skill at which some discs are thrown is amazing. One onlooker witnessed a disc flying straight through the air, then suddenly stopping and dropping to the ground.
Although the game struggled for recognition, once the sport caught on, new courses such as the one at Victory Park in Slatington began to sprout up all over the country. Today there are disc golf courses in more than 50 countries.
Eventually, there were national tournaments and the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), a worldwide force that continues to grow, was formed to guide the rapid growth of the sport. Disc golf continues to take on a professional status, and each year more and more people take the sport seriously.
There are tournaments, prizes awarded, and disc golf pros like Dr. John Duesler, which helps to authenticate the sport
The object of the game is to first have fun, but there are rules. The entire nine-tee disc golf course must be navigated using the least number of throws. First throws are made at the tee line for each hole, and the next throw is made from wherever the disc lands.
The player can change discs, but must make their way to the disc basket where the disc ends up on each tee. The number of throws is counted for that hole. The lowest score wins.
Disc golf is also a nice family sport and the course at Victory Park is free of charge to the public.
Winners of the Disc Golf Tournament and their scores include: 17 & Under: Nick Miller (62), Torn Stehley (68) Josh Fogel (76); 18 & Over: Mike Majkowski (50) Zach Rex (51), Mike Bierman (52); 40 and Over: Mark Heller (50), Denny Barr (53), Dave Schwoyer (56); Pro Division: Chris Hilton (45), Jeff Knittle (50); and the Sammy Frantz Memorial Award was awarded to Walter Ernst, Oldest Golfer.


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Fiat Group could launch a convertible bond to improve its liquidity following its agreement to acquire the rest of Chrysler Group for $4.35 billion from a UAW retiree healthcare trust, Fiat-Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne told La Repubblica. He also said that once Fiat merges with Chrysler, the Italian carmaker will focus on its European strategy on revamping its Alfa Romeo brand and will keep its production in Italy as it bids to boost its European business and keep jobs, Marchionne told the paper.
According to Marchionne, a mandatory convertible bond could be an "appropriate measure" to fund investments following the agreement that entails Fiat paying $1.75 billion in cash while Chrysler will pay the rest.
Marchionne told the paper Fiat did not need a capital increase to finance the deal, which is expected to be closed on or around Jan. 20. Marchionne, however, did not comment on a potential EUR1.5 billion ($2.04 billion) size for the bond as reported in media reports.
Likewise, Fiat has had its Ba3 rating placed under review by Moody's credit ratings agency for a possible downgrade reflecting the effect of the planned Chrysler takeover on its cash position. According to Moody's, the takeover will weaken Fiat's liquidity position at a time when the Italian company is still free cash flow negative.


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Abu Hamza's negative public image is not aided by his appearance. His blindness in one eye and wispy beard do not help, but as Rob Mannion, a fellow hand amputee, pointed out in this newspaper when he first came to public attention, the main problem is the sinister connotations associated with his hook. This, needless to say, is most unfair. The Dorrance split hook, as it is known, may look ungainly, but is surprisingly practical.
Its inventor, David Dorrance, lost his hand in a sawmill accident in 1909 and spent three years improving on the then standard ''pirate hook'' version, as popularised by Long John Silver. His device, which opens and closes with the help of a rubber band, is immensely versatile, capable of picking up and squeezing small objects. Indeed, the great virtue of the Dorrance is precisely its seemingly crude simplicity. There may be more sophisticated, micro-electronic-driven robotic hands, but they lack all the advantages of a device that is cheap, light, easy to clean and repair and which Mr Mannion maintains "has enabled me to lead a normal life".
The vexing problem of parents wrongly accused by doctors of injuring their children on erroneous scientific grounds has surfaced again, with Lord Justice McFarlane halting an adoption hearing at the 11th hour when learning the child's multiple fractures could be due to vitamin D deficiency. The common feature of all such cases is that there are no corroborative signs of abusive injury to account for the broken bones. Hence the most likely explanation must be some undiagnosed or overlooked disorder of bone development in the early weeks of life.
This has not hindered a small group of medical experts, paid handsomely for their opinions, from asserting in the witness box that these injuries are "characteristic" of inflicted injury. They have never been prepared to admit they might be wrong – for obvious reasons – but now, belatedly, there is a modest admission of past error, with a spokesman for the Royal College of Paediatrics conceding: "We don't know enough about the mechanisms of bone fracture and vitamin D deficiency." Quite so. The judiciary should take note.
The forward-tilting of the head featured in this column last week, as several readers have pointed out, is common in those wearing
bi- or varifocal glasses. This causes the short-sighted, when walking or driving, to "nod down", so as to be able to look through the upper part for distant vision – the more so if their glasses are sitting high on the nose. "I noticed my elderly father would walk with his head bent forward – and as arthritis sets in, this became a permanent state," writes one woman. "It was only when I changed my own glasses to bifocals that I realised why."
The forward tilt, observes ophthalmic surgeon William Coddington, is also apparent in those with a weakness of the vertical eye muscles – so that the visual image falls on slightly different parts of the retina. This can result in double vision that is unconsciously correctable by a small tilt of the head.
It may also be a feature of some neurological disorders of the muscle condition myasthenia gravis, especially if it becomes more noticeable during the day. "Since starting treatment, my wife no longer gets the droop," writes a family doctor.
This week's curiosity is courtesy of Mr BG from Yorkshire, who retires to bed around 11pm and rises to pass urine at least once during the night. If this occurs before 4am, he has no problem going back to sleep, but after that time his muscles, mostly of the hands and shoulders, start to jerk, making sleep impossible. "The timing is curiously precise," he reports, "a few minutes either way makes all the difference." Neurological tests have found nothing amiss. It is all very odd, and he wonders whether anyone else might have a similar experience.
Several readers have complained about my choice of songs to facilitate chest compression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation – notably Staying Alive by the Bee Gees, and Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. "Most of my acquaintances know neither the words nor the tunes," writes Diana Griffith. "We used to teach people to do cardiac compression to the tune of Nellie the Elephant, which is very helpful to keep the rhythm going – especially the ending: 'Off she went with a trumpety–trump/Trump trump trump.'"
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"Marco Polo," considered as one of Netflix's most anticipated original series, is set to be released on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 on Netflix. Read further for more about this news story.
According to a press release by Netflix, as published in various news outlets including TV Line, "Marco Polo" is an epic drama that stars Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy. The premise of the series is set in the 1200s and puts its focus in China. The show will feature elements of "martial arts, sexual intrigue, political skullduggery and spectacular battles" in its storylines. Because of the premise, the show will heavily include Asian actors in the cast, such as Zhu Zhu ("Cloud Atlas"), Remy Hii ("Treading Water"), Tom Wu ("Skyfall"), Benedict Wong ("Prometheus") and Rick Yune ("Olympus Has Fallen")
Created and written by John Fusco ("Young Guns"), the big budget series has two directors, Espen Sandberg ("Kon-Tiki") and Dan Minahan ("Game of Thrones"). The show was funded and produced by The Weinstein Company. Filming for "Marco Polo" was set at the Pinewood Studios, as well as on location in Malaysia, Italy and Kazakshtan.
"Marco Polo" first received a series commitment from the cable network Starz in January 2012. There were initially seven scripts already written and there were plans to film the series in China, which no other American TV show has ever done. But by August 2013, Starz let go of the project citing production delays and a full 2014 programming schedule as the reasons. The Weinstein Company then approached Netflix to air the series and by January 2014, the pick-up was made official.
"With the glowing success of series like "House Of Cards" and "Orange Is The New Black," it's clear that Netflix is breaking tremendous ground in the realm of streaming original content. We could not be more excited to partner with them on this project, along with the creative tour de force of John Fusco and his talented team," said Harvey Weinstein, chairman of the Weinstein Company back when Netflix confirmed it was running "Marco Polo."
The series will have ten episodes released on the same day across all of Netflix's territories such as the United States, Latin America, United Kingdom and Ireland.
Here's the first official photo released about the show:
Netflix tackles historical drama with "Marco Polo" http://t.co/ASWwYYWAqP pic.twitter.com/glm07Z4Bll
— Yahoo TV (@YahooTV) August 30, 2014
So, there you go, Netflix will release all ten episodes of "Marco Polo" on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. For more about this show and other entertainment news, check back to Movie News Guide (MNG).
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Remember last February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Samsung unveiled its new high-end smartphone: the Galaxy S5. However, if this is the most high-end smartphones from Samsung, things could change quickly. Possibly even as early as September.
In fact, Samsung is expected to present in September the famous Galaxy F, an ultra-high-end metal and intended to compete with the Apple the new iPhone 6 coming out to be released at the same time smartphone. A smartphone that is not part of the Galaxy range S5 as the first rumors left him thinking, but arrive in a new series called F.
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Thus, the Galaxy F should carry a 5.2-inch screen capable of displaying a qHD resolution, a resolution of 2560 × 1440 pixels, screen arrived for the first time on the LG G3 category. Heart side, we would find a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 805 coupled to 3 GB of RAM to provide the best possible performance.


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EDGE Group's Electronic Lane Co -Sponsors Expo with Sunbelt Distributors and Southwest Electronix
Regional Dealer-Only Consumer Electronics Showcase Previews Innovative New Products from Top Home and Mobile Manufacturers; Full House Expected
DALLAS, TX, Feb. 22, 2006 - Electronic Lane Distributing, a member of The EDGE Distributors Group, a nationwide association of consumer electronics distributors serving the custom installation and retail markets, has announced that the Consumer Electronics Expo 2006, a new and expanding regional trade -show and new product showcase for custom installation and electronics dealers, will be held March 18 -19 at the Marriott Quorum Hotel, here in Dallas.
Now in its second year, Consumer Electronics Expo 2006 is jointly sponsored by two other Dallas -area distributors, Sunbelt Associates & Distributing, and Southwest Electronix. The expo offers dealers an exclusive preview of the newest innovations and top brands from 70 leading manufacturers of home and mobile electronics products. The show also features information -critical technical seminars and training sessions, access to factory representatives, and special prices for many of the products on display. Last year's sold -out show drew nearly 1,300 attendees and about 300 dealers. A full house is expected again this year.
"We're excited to have a new opportunity to show dealers the terrific products and product lines available to them in their market, and to demonstrate the superior training and support we're able to provide," said Woody Taylor, Electronic Lane's Executive Vice President. "We know everyone will also benefit from the training seminars, and we're doing our best to make sure they do."
Consumer Electronics Expo evolved from a series of smaller dealer shows presented in earlier years by each of the individual sponsors. "We expect this year's show will be even bigger and better than last year's, drawing more manufacturers and more dealers," said Mr. Taylor. Electronic Lane, Sunbelt Distributing, and Southwest Electronix distributes to and supports dealers throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
A major highlight of the show will be the exhibition area featuring hundreds of product displays and offerings. In the Home Electronics area, manufacturers exhibiting products include Angstrom Loudspeakers, Atlas Sound, Audioplex Technology, AudioSource, AudioTech, Cascade Audio Engineering, CE Labs, Channel Vision, Colorado vNet, Dynamat, Earthquake, Ethereal, Falcon Fine Wire, Fusion Research, and Goo Systems.
Home electronics manufacturers also include Audiovox, Cascade Audio Engineering, Furman, ICM Corp., IXOS, Jamo, JVC, Knoll, Monster, NEC, NuVision, Omni Mount, Panamax, Parasound, Phoenix Gold, Rockustics, Russound, Zenith, Sanus Systems, Sonance, TEAC, Terk, Universal Remote Control, U -Wire, Vantage Point, ViewSonic, Vogel's, Vutec, Xantech, Yamaha, and Zon.
On the Mobile Electronics side, top exhibitors include Accelevision, Audiovox, Autotek, Boston Acoustics, Blackmore Mobile Electronics, Cerwin -Vega, Clarion, CompuSTAR, Crunch USA, DB Link, Delphi, Diamond Audio Technology, Directed Electronics, Dynamat, Earthquake, Eiger Vision, HiFonics, Hooker Audio, Infinity, JBL, Kenwood, Liteglow, MB Quart, Metra, MTX Audio, Phoenix Gold, Pioneer, Precision Interface Electronics, ProBox, Q Forms, Recoil, Scosche Industries, Sirius Satellite Radio, SVC Security Vision Concept, TomTom, Tsunami, Visteon, VST, XM Satellite Radio, and Zapco.
In addition to the exhibits, a variety of seminars and product training sessions will be available to participants, and dealers will be invited to informal evening gatherings in distributor -sponsored suites.
Diversions include a Casino Night on Saturday, March 18, with proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Foundation is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through innovative research and community -based outreach programs.
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by Bob Dunlap
AGI Instructor and Master Gunsmith
In this video, Master Gunsmith Bob Dunlap talks about headspace, what it means, and it's effect when you shoot. He then discusses the various gauges used to measure headspace. Continue reading
by Bob Dunlap
AGI Instructor and Master Gunsmith
In this video, Master Gunsmith Bob Dunlap talks about headspace, what it means, and it's effect when you shoot. He then discusses the various gauges used to measure headspace. Continue reading
with Ken Brooks, AGI Gunsmithing Instructor
and owner of PISCO Gunsmithing in Oregon.
This may seem like a fairly simple fix, but some rifle owners get stuck when they find that they have removed the bolt from their rifle, it becomes uncocked, and they can't reinsert the bolt.
AGI Master Gunsmith and Instructor Ken Brooks gives a quick demonstration of how to safely re-cock the bolt so it can be inserted back into the action. Sometimes these little things can be frustrating—we hope this helps. Continue reading
by Gary Howes
Guns and Gunsmiths editor
The following is an extract from "The Convicted Gunsmiths of New South Wales–A definitive history 1788 – 1850" by R. C. Solomon Self-Published 1990.
My son gave me this book for Christmas and I thought many of you would be interested in some of the content, which I will reproduce here at various times.–Gary Howes, Guns and Gunsmiths editor,
By Robert Dunn
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AGI Pro Course Graduate, GCA Charter Member
When someone describes a person as being inventive, creative, prolific and a genius, certain historic men come to mind. Michelangelo, da Vinci, Newton, Mozart, Escher, Edison are all names of people that have the above qualities. Many of you will have already thought of these historic men based upon these attributes. I must add another man's name to this list, John Moses Browning. Some folks that have never shot a gun or live in a cave may not know this name, but if you had just said Browning, even the uninitiated would recognize the name as much as Winchester, Colt, or Smith and Wesson. John Browning was not just an inventor or Gunsmith; he was an innovator and a genius.
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In this instructive video from the Gun Club of America, Master Riflesmith Darrell Holland demonstrates the adjustable headspace system used on some Savage bolt-action rifles. He shows how it is used to precisely obtain the correct headspace and how it can be used to accurately set headspace when hand loaded cartridges are used as well as for stock ammo.
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In this video, Ken Brooks shows you the essential hammers that he uses in his gunsmithing shop. If you are just setting up your own shop, or are simply curious what these two use every day, this is for you. If you have any tips or tricks about hammers that you have discovered, make sure you share them with us by commenting below.
by Paul Smeltzer,
Athens Gunsmith Service, Athens LA.
Part 2 of Paul's Remington 11 restoration. Look for Part 1 by selecting Paul Smeltzer in the Authors menu above.
We left off last time with having made some repairs to the forearm that had the usual cracks seen in many semi-auto shotguns. Once the glass bedding material or epoxy has set, the barrel channel has to be sanded to allow for the barrel and moving parts. I prefer glass bedding material because I think it is easier to sand and shape and holds up better than epoxy. Continue reading
By Robert Dunn
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AGI Pro Course Graduate, GCA Charter Member
This has been the year of "Topper" shotguns for me. Fairly recently I've restored, or brought back to life, four variations of the Topper shotgun. Harrington & Richardson owns the license for this wonderfully simple single shot, pivot barrel shotgun which was first built in 1893. Many companies have built this model shotgun, with slight variations. The 20 gauge shotgun I just finished working on was manufactured by Riverside Arms Co., and was a "hardware store shotgun" produced in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts.
Riverside Arms was bought by Stevens Arms sometime before World War I. At some point, Savage bought Stevens, so there is a connection to a long line of manufacturing prowess behind this shotgun. This shotgun has a top lever rather than a side lever release to break the action open. I think the top lever is much classier. Continue reading


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While Chris Brown and Rihanna may officially be on the outs, he and girlfriend of nearly two years, Karrueche Tran, seem to be doing quite well. In fact, the singer posted a few sexy and provocative photos of Tran during her birthday celebration.
The singer tweeted this photo with the message, "Happy Bday beautiful!"
It was reported earlier in the week that Brown spent $10k on Cristal and Ace of Spades champagne at West Hollywood's Greystone Manor to kick off Tran's 24th birthday celebration. The above photo may be further confirmation. Tran, whose actual birthday is today (May 17th) poses with a bottle of Ace of Spades.
Brown also tweeted this below photo, "Living young!"
And, of course, this photo of Karrueche's Cakes in Breezy's face. He tweeted, "Ass ass ass ass ass ass!!!"
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NORTH COUNTY —— Call it the 411 for congestion-weary commuters. A free telephone call —— just dial 511 —— to get up-to-the-minute traffic information for freeways and highways is just a few months away from becoming the latest tool for San Diego County motorists, a transportation planner said Tuesday.
Ray Traynor of the San Diego Association of Governments said the 511 traveler information system should be available countywide by December or shortly thereafter.
When the system is implemented, San Diego County will join San Francisco and Sacramento to become the state's third metropolitan area to have the telephone traffic tracker, which alerts users about highway traffic as well as the precise location of trains and buses.
"The system should give people enough opportunities to make informed decisions about their trips," Traynor said. "It should help manage the overall demand on the highways and relieve congestion by shifting some traffic out of the peak travel times or to other modes of transportation."
The U.S. Department of Transportation got approval from the Federal Communications Commission in 1999 for the three-digit dialing code that eventually will replace some 300 telephone numbers that now provide highway travel information nationwide.
To date, the 511 system has been implemented in all or parts of 19 states, and more than 80 million Americans are now able to use the service, according to Nancy Singer at the Federal Highway Administration in Washington, D.C.
In San Diego County, the association of governments is spending about $1.8 million, most of which is federal grant money, to put 511 in place. Similar grant money will pay for the system's $1 million annual operating costs for its first three years, Traynor said.
The cost-free system will work like this: An Escondido resident, for example, who makes a daily drive to downtown San Diego for his or her job can dial 511 from a cell or home telephone and get real-time traffic data. That information comes from sensors embedded in the pavement, and from the latest reports of accidents or other problems from traffic information centers.
After that, planners are eyeing moneymaking spinoffs, such as customized traffic information paid for by customers and a similar system for trucking companies to generate enough revenue to pay its operating costs.
"The thought is that if individuals want customized information pushed to them rather than having to pull it from the system themselves, there are ways to charge for that," Traynor said.
Another moneymaker would be a subscription service whereby the Escondido commuter would get a call from the system. If the commuter normally left for work at 7 a.m. but there was an accident, the system would call the commuter in advance of his normal departure time to warn of the slowdown and suggest leaving earlier or taking an alternate route.
And once the association of governments, the region's primary transportation planning funding agency, gets a rapid transit bus system in place on I-5 and I-15 sometime in 2007, the system will offer a comparison of travel times for special rapid buses versus travel times for personal vehicles.
For mass transit, the system requires Global Positioning System beacons on buses and trains that track their exact location. Installation of the beacons is under way, and when 511 is in place, a caller will be able to get the precise location of a bus or train that he or she is waiting for and when it will arrive at their stop.
Someone waiting to board a bus in Oceanside, for example, could call 511, punch in the number of the stop they are at and the number of the bus they plan to board. The automated system will respond with the precise time the bus should pull up.
The basic 511 system will be implemented countywide in one fell swoop, Traynor said, with enhancements brought on line the ensuing months.
San Diego County's system is being designed by a company called PB Farradyne, which has installed 511 systems in other areas of the country, including the one in the Bay Area. For a look at that system, see the Web site www.511.org.
To the north in the Temecula area, there is no current plan for the 511 system, said John Standiford, spokesman for the Riverside County Transportation Commission. Instead, the commission launched a Web site in January that gives commuters a real-time look at traffic via their computers, but does not provide a number for real-time traffic or bus information.
The site, www.commutesmart.info, provides information about highway conditions in Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties, but stops short of providing such information for the Temecula area.
It has no data about traffic conditions on I-15 or Interstate 215 south of Corona, and does not include any information about San Diego County highways, the weekday destination of an estimated 30,000 Southwest Riverside County commuters.
New 511 traffic system will provide:
- Free, real-time traffic, bus and train information by phone
- Comparison of personal vehicle travel times to those of trains and buses
- Eventually, customized, paid service alerting commuters of traffic problems
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"Tall Tale is a Winner!"
This has become my favorite tall tale of all time! My kids, 9 and 12, loved this as much as I did. The folk art illustrations are perfect - you can get lost for days in all the artistic details and visual jokes. We are Tennesseans and the audio version is spot-on fun from the hills of TN (we know folks who really do say "barr" for "bear"!) Great match up of story, art, and audio.
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114 E Eighth Avenue
The Heights NW – New Westminster, BC
5 Lot assembly (6th home R2087424) R2085843,R2085844,R2085845,R2085846,R2085847. This 5 lot assembly is currently zoned RS-1 with the OCP under review. Totals approximately 34,387 (41,218 with 6th home) sq/ft with lane access. Confirm with the City and apply for small lot sub-division, duplex, laneway house development in 2017. 108, 112, 114, 116, and 120 E Eighth Ave, New Westminster, BC is located between Cumberland Street and York Street. This site is walking distance to transit, Canada Games Pool, The Justice Institute, and shopping. The frontage is facing E Eighth Ave with lane access off of both Cumberland Street and York Street. There is also a premium view of Mount Baker, Mount Washington, and City Sky Line.


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The wedding day is usually all about the BRIDE, the brides' dress, the brides' hair… but the bridal party, especially the bridesmaids plays a major role as well. They are chosen by the bride to stand by her side, to assist in planning all the festivities, to fix her veil and to be on the dance floor with her at the wedding (the list goes on and on). So they deserve to be recognized and what other time is better than the bridal shower.
The Eventful Days team decided to have a Secret Garden Bridal Shower and a table dedicated to the "Maids" to display this board we were about to create. We began by asking each bridesmaid to send a picture of them with the bride along with a short story of how she knew the bride and a favorite memory they shared together. We attached this information to the board, decorated it with washi tape, flowers and glued it next to their name.
All the guests were able to get to know each girl a little better and why she held a special place in the bride's heart. This was also a great way for the bride to say thank you to her girls by honoring them for ALL their hard work leading up to her big day!
Photography: Cristina Calvi // Linens: The Finishing Touch // Cupcakes: Sprinkled with Love by Melissa // Stationary: Jessica Leigh Paperie // Event Planner, Coordinating & Styling: Eventful Days
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This app contains notifications and you will see notifications in your notification tray on the top of your phone. You will also see icon ads. These ads are harmless and can be deleted by long pressing and dragging to the trash can on the phone. You will be prompted to accept or decline the ads which means if you cancel it out then you will not get ads. The ads will direct you to offers depending on your location and will ask you to share your name and email address ect. None of that information is disclosed to me it is for the advertiser only. You can simply click away or the [x] to get away from the ad.
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Important Health Tips
A friend forwarded an email about important health tips which I found very interesting and practical for us to follow. I have heard about some of the tips but there are also new tips that I haven't heard yet. It maybe good to follow the tips and hopefully we can change or adjust our lifestyle to a healthier one. Perhaps if you have other useful health tips, you can share it with us too in the comment area.
1. Answer the phone by LEFT ear.
2. Do not drink coffee more than twice a day.
3. Do not take pills with cool water.
4. Do not have huge meals after 5 pm.
5. Reduce the amount of oily food you consume.
6. Drink more water in the morning, less at night.
7. Keep your distance from your hand phone charges.
8. Do not use headphone/earphone for a long period of time.
9. Best sleeping time is from 10 pm to 6 am.
10. Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping.
11. When battery is down to the last grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times


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A growth in the pair is possible.
Assumingly, a large Bearish correction within wave B of 2 has finished forming, and wave C of the senior level is starting developing. Locally, the first wave of the junior level (i) seems to be forming within which the third wave iii of (i) has, probably, finished. If the assumption is correct and the price does not break down the critical level of 1.4953, the pair continues growing towards 1.5330-1.5500 after the correction ends.
Trading tips
Buy the pair form corrections, above the level of 1.4953 with the target at 1.5330-1.5520.
Alternative scenario
The breakdown and consolidation below the level of 1.4953 would allow the pair to continue declining to 1.4850-1.4800.


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Traveling Luck for First Baptist Church of Pineville, Louisiana, United States
Where is First Baptist Church of Pineville?What's around First Baptist Church of Pineville?
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The timezone in First Baptist Church of Pineville is America/Rankin_Inlet
Sunrise at 06:42 and Sunset at 17:08. It's light
Latitude. 31.3244°, Longitude. -92.4325°
Weather near First Baptist Church of Pineville; Report from Alexandria, Alexandria International Airport, LA 14.4km away
Weather :
Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
Wind: 8.1km/h Southeast
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 4700ft
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Geographic features & Photographs around First Baptist Church of Pineville, in Louisiana, United States
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- First United Pentecostal Church (0.3km)
- Solid Rock Baptist Church (0.5km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church (0.9km)
- Wesley United Methodist Church (1.1km)
- College Drive Baptist Church (1.1km)
- Zion Missionary Baptist Church (1.1km)
- Bright Morning Star Baptist Church (1.1km)
- Lakeside Pentecostal Church (1.7km)
- Jerusalem Baptist Church (1.7km)
- Liberty Baptist Church (1.8km)
- Lakeside Baptist Church (1.8km)
- First Pentecostal Church (2.5km)
- Good Hope Baptist Church (2.6km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- First Baptist Church of Pineville (0km)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (0.5km)
- Layssard Shopping Center (0.7km)
- First United Methodist Church of Pineville (0.7km)
- Episcopal Church of the Western Diocese of Louisiana (1.3km)
- Main Street Baptist Mission (1.4km)
- Pineville Junction (1.5km)
- Pine Plaza Shopping Center (1.5km)
- Pineville First Church of the Nazarene (1.7km)
- Pineville Church of Christ (1.9km)
- Lakeside Church of the Nazarene (2km)
- Saint Johns Chapel (2.4km)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- First Baptist Church of Pineville Day School (0km)
- Pineville Elementary School (0.2km)
- Louisiana College (0.7km)
- Sacred Heart School (0.8km)
- Expressway School (1.3km)
- Louisiana Institute of Voctional Education (1.5km)
- Pineville High School (1.6km)
- Slocum High School (1.8km)
- Lessie Moore Elementary School (2.2km)
- building(s);
- a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- Pineville City Hall (0.4km)
- Pineville Branch Rapides Parish Library (0.5km)
- Pineville Main Street Community Center (0.6km)
- Alexandria Hall (0.7km)
- Alexandria Museum of Art (2.4km)
- Alexandria City Hall (2.4km)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Alexandria National Cemetery (0.3km)
- Wesley Cemetery (1.2km)
- Mount Olivet Cemetery (1.3km)
- Methodist Cemetery (1.4km)
- Jewish Cemetery (1.5km)
- Holly Oak Cemetery (2.3km)
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- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Pineville (0.4km)
- Pineville Junction (1.9km)
- Fort Randolph (2km)
- Fort Buhlow (2.2km)
- Alexandria (2.5km)
- hospital;
- a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Central Louisiana State Hospital (0km)
- Huey Long Hospital (1.1km)
- Rapides Regional Medical Center (2.5km)
- lake;
- a large inland body of standing water.
- Pierson Lake (2.1km)
- Buhlow, Lake (2.2km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Spanish Bayou (2.1km)
- Rapides, Bayou (2.4km)
- post office;
- a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- Pineville Post Office (0.3km)
- airport;
- a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Pineville Soccer Park (2km)
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Thread: Calculating Extents sizes?/
05-25-04, 12:49 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: Calculating Extents sizes?/
Need you help on this issue, can someone out there knows what is the maximun size that I can give the the first Extent and for the second Extent?
I have a table with this information from oncheck -pt
Maximum row size 2035
Number of special columns 6
Number of keys 2
Number of extents 21
First extent size 1048572
Next extent size 1048572
Number of pages allocated 14735940
Number of pages used 14402144
Number of data pages 14013018
Number of rows 26311305
page size is 2048 or 2KB
05-26-04, 10:18 #2Registered User
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Hi gbbatoni,
The maximun size of extents this is limited by maximun size of your dbspaces.
Depending on your Ibm-Informix versión can you create large dbspaces or not.
Now, for calculate of particular table, with the output oncheck -pt, do
Number of pages allocated 14735940 * your page size = KB.
Depending on your installation the first and second extent size can be equals or not.
05-26-04, 11:20 #3Registered User
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Extent Sizing
Hi gbbatoni,
Anything Gustavo tells you, take it to the bank 'cause he's one this board's gurus.
I'd like to add-on to his response.
I calculate the initial extent size for a table experiencing a high level of activity by multiplying # of pages used by page size, then multiply by 1.1 to immediately allow for 10% growth, and divide this value by 1000 to determine the initial extent size because extent sizing is in KB.
Using your numbers:
14,402,144 x 2k x 1.1 = 31,684,716,800
31,684,716,800 / 1000 = 31,684,716 is the initial extent size
31,684,716 / 10 = 3,168,471 is the next extent size
The 10% added immediately to allow for growth before you allocate another extent is arbitrary. You could use 5%, 25%, or skip it altogether.
This method has worked well for me, good luck
05-28-04, 11:46 #4Registered User
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Hey thanks
Sorry I did ot respond before , I was waiting for a e-mail from dbforums
and I did not receive one.
Thanks both I will use your advise


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Auto Shop/Garage for sale in the city located on Tebeau Street. This parcel along with the property in front of it can be purchased together for the low price of $225,000. Fenced in for added security and down the street from the post office. Just around the corner is US HWY 1/State Street so this is an incredible location for a business to take off. Call today to see this property or both locations before they are snatched up by another. Thanks!
DIRECTIONS: From Plant Avenue heading South toward downtown Waycross, turn right onto State Street and make a left onto Tebeau Street at the traffic light. This property will be located right around the corner on the left. Look for sign. Incredible deal for both locations.
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$10 in advance and $12-20 sliding scale at the door
Front Country and The Blackberry Bushes Stringband (Alt-Folk, Bluegrass & Old-Time Music)
Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA, 94705
Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM (event ends at 11:59 PM)
This event is 21 and over
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The Blackberry Bushes are a Northwest Alt-folk String Band. The Bushes' innovative acoustic sound draws from the deep roots of American traditional music to create a rich patchwork that shares threads with artists like Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Sean Hayes, and Crooked Still. Joyful singing and songwriting are supported by carefully constructed soundscapes that feature virtuosic fiddle. A longtime Northwest favorite, the band has developed into a national act, with recent tours across the US and Europe. Their live show is joyous and vibrant with an intention to move the audience in their hearts and out of their seats.
"Their blend of traditional Bluegrass and Folk elements with more contemporary sounds has an appeal not seen since Nickel Creek or The Be Good Tanyas." (Joseph Kyle The Big Takeover)
The Blackberry Bushes Stringband has that rare magic that allows them to artfully fuse sounds from many genres into a bluegrass instrumentation that retains distinct threads of sonic color. This is a daredevil sound that is delicate,bold, and like their thorny namesake, rooted and growing, growing, growing.
After their RockyGrass band competition win in 2012, and with a win at Telluride this year, Front Country is in the midst of a busy year with festivals RockyGrass, Pagosa Folk n' Bluegrass, and the CBA Father's Day Fest, and ready for an even bigger summer of 2014. Front Country released their first EP "This is Front Country" in February at the Great American Music Hall in their hometown of San Francisco, California, and has a residency every first monday of the month all year at Amnesia in the Mission.
Formed in 2011 as a collective of the Bay Area's finest young acoustic talent, Adam Roszkiewicz, Jacob Groopman, Jordan Klein, Leif Karlstrom, Melody Walker and Zach Sharpe joined forces to play a monthly gig with friends in San Francisco's Mission District. They quickly found a musical rapport that was open to challenging arrangements, unique covers and original songwriting. They have continued to expand their repertoire and push the boundaries of bluegrass on the local and national scene. This year, Front Country vocalist and writer Melody Walker won the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest, and mandolinist Adam Roszkiewicz was nominated for a Grammy with the Modern Mandolin Quartet for their album "Americana".
On July 29, 2012, Front Country won the RockyGrass band competition, and on June 22, 2013 they became the third band ever to win at both RockyGrass and Telluride. Enjoying their first summer of major festival bookings, Front Country is looking forward to recording an album in 2014 and playing the Telluride main stage next summer.
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Two weeks ago I had dinner at a new restaurant in Sioux Falls called simply "K". It is located in the Eastbank area on N Reid street between 8th st and 10th st. They are so new that they aren't in the phone book or online yet - I had to have a friend who works nearby stop in to make the reservation for me. I'm glad I did because they were packed.
It was fantastic! One of the best meals I've had in the region by far. I am so excited to have this place relatively nearby. They started us off with a wonderful potato leek soup - very fresh and not too heavy on the cream. Next we had a goat cheese tart with caramelized onions, also quite good. I would have preferred more onions and less goat cheese, but my husband thought it was great. I guess I just like a lot of onions! Then I had the black cod which was poached in an excellent fresh tomato reduction. It was packed with a deep tomato flavor. My husband ordered the 8 oz fillet with a hazelnut blue cheese sauce on top that was perfectly executed. The blue cheese was medium/mild and complemented the steak without overpowering it like some blue cheese toppings can do. The cooked it a perfect medium-rare (always interesting to see if a place can do that with an 8oz fillet) and we washed it all down with a delicious Malbec. The wine list was unique and had several great wines offered by the glass, which I'm always happy to see. For dessert they had several selections from the kitchen and from a glass bakery case near the front. I assume that they are purchasing the baked goods from Queen City bakery which is very close by. We pretty full so we went with a couple of beautiful cookies that they warmed up and were a nice finish to the meal.
The ambiance was on the urban/hip side of things and my one complaint about the space was that it was really loud because of all the hard surfaces. I don't really mind this, but if I were older or had trouble hearing it's not a place I would go to on a weekend night. Overall, K is a fantastic addition to the regional dining scene. Well worth a long drive and advance reservations.


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Fire in Paradise Trailer (1997)
10 December 1997 Drama 105 mins
On her honeymoon on a ship the daughter of a rich plant owner realizes that she's not happy with her marriage. She meets a poor woman on the way to meet her future husband, a missionary in India. The women decide to swap roles...
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text: This is so easy. Lets begin with what you need first: 1. A decent colour printer. I use an epson stylus d120 2. Photoshop cs2 or 3. 3. A digital camera with resolution more than 5mpx. Here we go! I was going to a steam fare, where the main thing that peeps get excited about is steam traction engines, cars, engineering and such the like. I downloaded LOTS of LARGE pictures of steam traction engines. I then edited them so that they looked like watercolors. It is EASY to create extremely realistic looking pictures with photoshop. Make them vivid - the brighter the better eg make the reds RED. People like bright colours - not boring dark looking pictures. Print them off. I had bought 100 cheap frames at £2 each. I then printed 10 different images of traction engines, 10 of each, 100 in total. I use a bulk ink system - ciss so ink is pretty cheap. All pictures had a custom signature at the bottom with a number from 1 to 50, and advertised as 'limited edition'. Obviously you cannot advertise them as 'hand painted' but you can advertise them as 'hand crafted' by a local artist (me). I printed some postcard sized pictures too. Sold the A4 size pics for £10 each. With diesel costs (to travel the 150 miles round trip), stall cost £25, materials, I made £490 profit. Any spare pics are saved (for another steam fare) and I took some orders for pictures of engines that had sold out. You can do this with ANYTHING - football matches (photographs taken of the ground etc.), car rallies - the limit is your imagination! Why not take some pics of the local area at and sell them at a car boot? Anyway, thats my two penneth for today.


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Another Celebrity Gone.
Source: St. Petersburg Times
Billy Mays, the TV pitchman whose trademark voice helped sell everything from cleaning supplies to baking soda, was found dead this morning by his wife at his Tampa home. No cause of death has been reported and no foul play is suspected, according to Tampa police.
Mays, 50, was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. at 2853 Bowen Daniel Dr., #1201. His wife, Deborah Mays, found him unresponsive this morning. The Medical Examiner's Office will complete Mays' autopsy by tomorrow afternoon.
"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days," Deborah Mays said in a statement today. "Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times."
Mays was a passenger Saturday of a 737 airplane that had a front tire blow out, said spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan. Mays and other passengers were interviewed by US Airways staff after the Philadelphia flight's hard landing. Responders reported no injuries.
"Tampa Fire (Rescue) reported no injuries. Nobody asked for treatment," Geoghagan said. "Some of the passengers said they had bruises."
Mays was one of the stars of "Pitchmen," a Discovery Channel documentary series that focused on Mays' claim to fame: inventions and infomercials.
This week fucking sucks. I know this man was not big or well-known as Michael Jackson, but this is depressing. That is 5 celebrities in ONE MONTH.
woah what? Billy Mays is dead!? what is this world coming to!?:sad:
Has Vince been brought in for questioning yet? We already know he has a temper.
wow, why is everyone dying at age 50 now..?
Don't even know this man but, RIP.
Why's everyone dying? :twitch:
Not Billy Mays!!!!!
but it does seem suspicious for some reason :confused:
This bothers me so much more than Michael Jackson. RIP Billy Mays, late night television will never be the same.
Many people die everyday. The fact that 5 celebrities died this week doesn't make me any more depressed than the knowledge that many fathers, mothers, and siblings due every day.
I wonder if we should grow beards in memory of Billy Mays.
Or buy lots of Oxy Clean.
What a creepy coincidence that I spent all night last night watching Billy Mays commercials. >_> R.I.P Mays, and I have to agree that this affected me more than Michael Jackson's death.
Something is wrong with 2009...
Might've wanted to put his name in the thread title...also pretty messed up but true...
Hmm, this sucks. He was a very charming man :(
I loved Billy Mays commercials, they wern't as annoying as 95% of the commercials you see now a days.
NOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Who's going to scream at the cameras about Oxy-clean now?! :(
listens too "another one bites the dust" song
To be honest, I've never heard of Billy Mays in my life :heh:
But he seems like a prominent part of US TV culture so I send my condolences and hope he also rests in peace :)
Damn... I rather liked the recent commercial ads where Bill has everyone in the ad trying to deliver their testimonial the way he pitches ..... loudly.
Yeah, he was mostly an American iconic advert figure -- but projected a pleasantness that made him likeable (and often parodied in comedies).
Sadly, they already found a replacement. I call him Billy Jr., because the only difference is a blonde hair. :p
I'm a bit curious of the way he died. Looking at his frame, he looked fit and healthy, so the hit had to be really hard or something knacked in his head.
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