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An inquest into the death of a 37-year-old man whose body was found in a lake will be held today.
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2014 Summer Serenade to Support David
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2014 General Assembly Session Wrap-Up
On March 8th, the 2014 "regular" session of the General Assembly came to a close. But this year our work is far from over. We have now gone into special session to address the issue of Medicaid expansion and the adoption of the biennial budget. This important debate will have a significant impact on Virginia's competitiveness and the health of our citizens. For my thoughts on Medicaid expansion, click here.
In addition to the ongoing debate about Medicaid, the General Assembly considered nearly 2,000 bills during the 2014 session. The Division of Legislative Services compiles two great publications that can be accessed online. 2014 Session Highlights provides an overview of major legislation considered during the session while 2014 Session Summary gives a brief summary of all legislation introduced sorted by category.
Among the General Assembly's most important considerations were reforming our mental health system and Virginia's education Standards of Learning. A brief summary of both issues is provided below along with an overview of my legislation.
Mental Health Reform
The need for changes to our mental health system once again gained attention when the son of Senator Creigh Deeds was ordered into care for a mental health crisis but was then released when no psychiatric bed could be found within the statutory time limit. This practice, known as "streeting," ended in the stabbing of Senator Deeds and the tragic death of his son. Several important changes have been made in response. First, the General Assembly has mandated the creation of a real-time psychiatric bed registry (HB1232) so that care coordinators know exactly which local hospitals have space. The amount of time that a person can be held on an emergency custody order has also been increased from six hours to eight hours (HB478) to give care givers more time to coordinate. Most importantly, the General Assembly passed HB293 to create a "bed of last resort" where a state hospital must accept a patient if no other option is available. Finally, an oversight commission has been established to monitor implementation and to make recommendations for future improvements.
Standards of Learning
Virginia generally outperforms the nation in education by almost any standard. Despite this success, there is growing concern by parents and educators alike that our reliance on high-stakes standardized tests (known as the Standards of Learning) is resulting in rote memorization and teaching to the test. A student today takes at least 34 SOL tests between third and twelfth grades – on top of SATs and all other tests. This year the General Assembly took the first steps toward finding a new balance that maintains accountability while giving our teachers the ability to focus on developing the critical thinking skills that are needed in today's job market. I was pleased to be appointed to the Education Reform Subcommittee that was assigned the responsibility of overseeing this process. After taking testimony from dozens of stakeholders, the SOL reform bill (HB930) has been signed into law by the Governor. Changes include: (1) reducing the number of SOL tests in grades three through eight from 22 to 17; (2) allowing local school boards to develop alternative assessments in grades three through eight in subjects where an SOL test is not given; and (3) creating a Standards of Learning Innovation Committee to set in motion a process of continual innovation in state assessments, with a focus on high school assessments.
My Legislation
I was pleased that my HB1072to prevent a retailer from scanning your driver's license and then using the personal information for marketing purposes was passed unanimously. Many retailers have begun to electronically scan the bar code of a driver's license to verify age or identity. By doing so, the retailer is given access to all of the information that is contained on the card. My bill ensures that the personal information that is contained on a driver's license can only be used for very specific purposes and that the merchant cannot store or disseminate the information to a third party unless it is for one of the reasons in the bill.
My HB270, which also passed unanimously, allows a wine wholesaler to come to a restaurant and provide educational information about their wines. What! This requires a law? In Virginia, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers are not allowed to intermingle unless explicitly authorized by law. As you may know, it has become popular for many restaurants to host dinners or events where an individual will talk about the wines that the patron is sampling. Very often the educator is the wine wholesaler. About a year ago, local restaurants were informed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board that this practice is illegal. Note that the economic impact is significant. One local restaurant reported losing more than $100,000 in the year since they had to stop having these events.
My HB767 to enhance Virginia's efforts to fight human trafficking by allowing law enforcement to seize assets associated with trafficking was rolled into another bill that also passed. While the final ethics bill enacted by the General Assembly did not go nearly far enough in my opinion, my HB271 to increase the reporting frequency of gifts was incorporated into the final omnibus bill. In all, eight out of my 13 bills are now on their way to the Governor for signature. A full list of my bills can be found here.
Thank you to everyone who emailed, wrote letters, or came to visit me in Richmond during this session. I am blessed to represent such an active community. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I am also happy to meet with interested organizations and community associations.
Constituent Survey Results
Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in my 2014 Constituent Survey. I greatly value the feedback and appreciate all of the individual comments. As of this post, we had over 800 responses! Please 2014 Survey Results to see the survey results.
Constituent Day – February 17th
On Monday, February 17th, I am looking forward to hosting my second annual Constituent Day at the General Assembly. I hope that you will be able to join me to experience our democracy in action. The day will start at 9:30 a.m. and include:
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2014 Session and Constituent Survey
Greetings from Richmond! This past Wednesday, the 2014 General Assembly was gaveled into session. This will be another busy year as we consider issues such as how to grow our economy, whether to expand Medicaid, fixing our mental health system, strengthening the ethics rules that apply to elected officials, and reforming the way we conduct testing in our schools. This year we will also be adopting our biennial budget.
Your feedback on these issues and more is very important to me. Please take the time to let your voice be heard by filling out my 2014 Constituent Survey. Also, mark your calendars for my annual Town Hall with Senator Chap Petersen on February 1st from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at Fairfax City Hall.
With over 1,700 bills introduced to-date, and many more on the way, much of the work of the General Assembly is conducted through the committee system. I am pleased to have been reappointed to three committees, including Education, General Laws, and Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources. I am particularly excited about being placed on a new subcommittee in the Education Committee that will tackle educational reform issues. One of the many areas of reform discussed is our Standards of Learning. There is concern that the SOLs have resulted in "teaching to the test" at the expense of critical thinking skills. This concern was echoed by teachers, parents, and students alike as I knocked on doors and attended forums over the summer and fall. The million dollar question is how to re-achieve balance in our education system. I am thrilled to have an opportunity to be on the front lines of these very important discussions.
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A brief history of Beeman and Air Rifle Headquarters – Part 1
by B.B. Pelletier
Matt61 asked how many Beeman R-type airguns there were last Friday, because he'd never heard of the R8 model I'm currently testing. His question reminded me how Dennis Quackenbush is always going on about the lack of historical documentation of the airgun hobby. Matt's question epitomizes this. So, I figured a short history was in order. This should also prove interesting to our readers outside the U.S. who may not know the Beeman name as well as we do. I can't tell the Beeman story without including the history of Air Rifle Headquarters, which preceded it by a decade. This is really the story of the beginning of precision adult airguns in the U.S.
It began in the 1960s
The importation of European airguns and ammunition into the U.S. had been spotty up to the decade of the 1960s. Back in the 1930s and '40s, Stoeger had imported J.G. Anschütz, Haenel, Diana, Webley and perhaps a few others, but they lacked the marketing push to popularize them. Who, in 1940, was going to spend $70 for a single-shot Peerless (Diana model 58) air rifle they had never heard of when a sleek Winchester model 61 pump .22 cost just $24.87? Besides, in 1940, war loomed on the horizon and German products were not that popular in this country, so the time was not yet right. After the war was over, though, was a different story.
In the very early 1960s, Robert Law became aware of the high quality of European airguns and pellets. He formed the company known as Air Rifle Headquarters in Grantsville, West Virginia, and started importing and selling these products through the mail.
But he did something extra that Stoeger never attempted, and it made all the difference in the world. He borrowed a page from the marketing plan of George L. Herter and told the detailed story of the airguns he was offering. He told you why his $150 FWB breakbarrel was far superior to the Sheridan Blue Streak, which he sold for $42.00. He gave you numerous reasons to spend almost four times the money for the same type of product. If he were still in business today, I bet he would have a blog very much like this one.
Law produced a catalog and other printed materials that showered the buyer with interesting information about fine European airguns and pellets. His catalogues are collector items today, selling for $20 and up. They still fascinate the collector with the history of the first real sales campaign for precision airguns in the U.S.
These catalogs were loaded with articles — not touting any specific airgun but, instead, educating the airgunner in general. Another product he produced were Air Rifle Monthly pamphlets that dealt with specific airguns. How he managed to find the time to do all he did I will never know, but from the volume of publications his company published, it's clear that the man with the Mo Howard haircut knew how to prioritize.
Law also created better owners' manuals than those supplied by the manufacturers, and his were supplied with the gun at the sale.
Of course, all these educational materials were also selling products, as the enthusiast learned more and more about his airgun. Eventually, he became hooked and had to try the tuneups he read about in the pamphlets.
In the early years, Law also included a lot of sex in his catalog. There were many pages of scantily-clad lovelies touting the guns. There were also several photos of the pretty ARH female employees in miniskirts filling orders in the shipping department. There must have been complaints, though, because by 1974 the catalogs dropped this practice entirely.
The vision of modern airgunning
Law was also a visionary. He coined the term "accurized" and added value to his guns through tuning both before and after the sale. He also mounted scopes on airguns at a time when it was considered very problematic. The scopes of his day broke from the recoil of the spring rifles he sold, so he searched far and wide for models that could take the strain.
ARH, as it was known, had some special models of its own. These were guns that they customized to the nth degree, including fancy stocks, scopes, accurizing and other added perks. The Feinwerkbau F12 came before the model 124 and was a model 121. ARH sold it as-is for $144.50 in 1973. But when they accurized it and added their own electric guitar-style walnut stock, it became the model F120 and the price went to $234.50. I have seen but one of these rifles in my life. It was at the Roanoke airgun expo a few years ago, and I was stunned by the sheer size of the wood stock. They made the forearm so deep that there's no longer a cocking slot. There is sufficient room inside the forearm to contain the cocking link as it cycles through its arc.
They also sold some American airguns. For example, they sold the Smith & Wesson 78G and 79G, and they did it their way. They boosted velocity to a guaranteed 500+ f.p.s. in the .177 79G.
Air Rifle Headquarters lasted from about 1963 until 1979. Then, it closed its doors and has been talked about in airgun circles ever since. Probably one reason they folded their tent was that a new company — Beeman Precision Airguns — started in California in the early 1970s. However, the name lives on, as Jim Maccari calls his company Air Rifle Headquarters.
Next time, I'll cycle you through the Beeman history and finally answer Matt's question of how many R-type guns there are.
74 Responses to "A brief history of Beeman and Air Rifle Headquarters – Part 1"
Good morning B.B.,
What a finish on that stock, even with it being such an old photo! You're telling a story that alot of us have never heard. Thanks
Mr B.
Thanks for the history lesson. Very exciting stuff. I can hardly wait for more.
Wacky Wayne
R.I.P squirels not a pretty sight i prefer catalog 1973
So glad you can be at home doing at least some of what you love
while you get better and healthier.
Kudos to you and Edith for your dedication,and our thanks to Mac
for his help and friendship.
It's amazing (and depressing) that there were such fine AR's and
information out about them,yet I never saw or heard about them
(except for BB guns)until the mid 80′s.
The men (and some women) from both sides of my family have
been hunters and sport shooters for generations,but I doubt that
any of them would have even considered a pellet gun even if they knew
about them.And some of them must have!
I'll be following along to see how much I can learn about things
that I would have otherwise missed out on,again!!
Thank you again for all you do.
We've come a long way baby!
Until recently I was unaware of how big the airgun world really was and is. I sure enjoy these glances back in time with the exception of the hammer coming down on what looks like a HW55. Amazing that any vintage guns survived this period when official bubba techniques like that were touted.
This history lesson not only points out where Maccari got his website name, but also the marketing campaign of Best Airguns. I always wondered what in the world they were doing. Now I know they are merely maintaining a historical context!
Kidding aside, this is a very interesting blog. I look forward to the next installment.
Hi BB
Great story, i was woundering why the rws 52 is missing do you know
Thanks David
Thanks BB
So no replacement?
thanks David
I think it's kinda sad that so many shooters think the big box stores
have the best AR's available and believe the hype that a 1400 fps
gamo is where it's at.I suppose marketing of the higher end stuff
just doesn't make enough profit when the average customer still believes
speed rules.It seems a shame that in the so called information age,
the best way to reach what seems like our largest group of backyard and
garden pesters and plinkers,is still word of mouth.
There are 6 of us in our little group of AR shooters. Probably my favorite gun of the 7 I own is my Slavia. At 550 fps it isn't a poweful gun. But you can shoot it all afternoon without wearing out your arm, and at 10m it is very nearly as accurate as my Avanti 853c. At 30 yards I can place 5 shots in a two inch circle, offhand, with the open sights with no problem.
The wood is beautifully figured (on my sample anyway), the bluing is deep and even…just a real nice gun.
But at $189 (CDN) it just doesn't sell.
What I most often hear from newbies I meet runs along the lines of…"gee, for $125 I got a great gun from WallyMart that is 900fps.
The fact that it looks like crap, has a lot of plastic and a 10lb trigger release is lost on them.
'cause it has 900fps!!!
Slavia 631 lux ,or 634 !634 will be my next gun to buy ,what s not to like walnut stock accuracy mean as hell….
Awesome shooting. I can't even see a two inch circle at 30 yards, much less put 5 shots into one offhand. The Slavia sounds right up my alley, but I can only find overpriced used ones down here.
LEAD-what IS overpriced to your opinion ,down here Slavia 631 is 187,94,slavia 634- 221,94 dollar…..
How can Diana or CZ gun be cheaper in Amarica then in Europe,it defes logic
AMERICA not amarica sorry typefeller
Fascinating story. This is the stuff 90% of us never hear of.
Yeah, I understand the comments about the 1,400 fps gamo that captivates everyones attention initially. The airgun learning curve for me was less is more when it comes to a springer.
I've had fun putting a tuned springer in the hands of friends that have only shot powder and maybe a gamo. The look on their faces is always similar when they hold and then shoot a quality airgun. "Wow, I didn't know these were so accurate" is a common comment.
I think we were all there at some point. Then came enlightenment and smaller bank accounts. Along these same lines, has anyone ever read the first comment posted on this blog under the first article written by B.B. on March 31, 2005?
"how can you try to do your scope accurate and better"
I recognize that dialect. Those are obviously the gruntings of upper-management.
I am having growing pains. I have finally gotten to where I am satisfied with my 10 yard performance. I'm consistently shooting 10 shot groups that are very, very small. The outside diameter of single hole groups is 1/4″. Even off hand I can keep them within 1/2″. So, feeling cocky I tried to increase the distance to 20 yards. Well, let's just say that it knocked me back down a few pegs. I don't really understand what the problem is. If you would have asked me what I thought my groups would look like, I would have said about twice as big as at 10 yards, so 1/2″… not even close. Why would my consistency fall so far? I am trying to maintain the same shot to shot rhythm and hold, but it's really beating me up. Almost makes me want to turn to the darkside, but fortunately or un-fortunately the budget still won't allow.
Something else to keep in mind. As distances increase, the relative accuracy of the pellet you're using becomes more critical. Grab a couple tins of pellets (JSB's, Crosman Premiers, H&N Barricudas, RWS Super H Point or dome – whatever you have handy) and start shooting groups of 5 and see what gives you the best results. Shoot from a rest position – artillery hold with your hand or arm resting on something soft, like a rolled up blanket and the rifle resting on your open hand or closed hand or back of hand – whatever works for you. Have fun – now you're really into this sport.
Fred PRoNJ
Could be your pellets too. Almost any pellet can be accurate to 10 yards.
I'd try different pellets. I'm also one to blame my equipment first.
Thanks for the responses, I already went through the pellet search, but at 10 yards. RWS Superdomes was the winner, but I never did try JSB exacts – they always seemed to be out of stock on ordering day. Perhaps they would perform just as well at 10 yards, but better at 20. I guess it's worth a shot, or two, or 250!
Hey BB,
Glad you are back among the living! I can't wait to see the skinny version of you. I would like to be skinny too, but non by your route.
I really enjoyed today's post. I have read a copy or two of the old catalogs and your old Airgun Letters. I really enjoy that stuff. I used to love the Herter's Catalog too. Don't leave out your contributions when it comes to airgun history.
David Enoch
BB: Really enjoyed the blog today as it was my father's ARH catalogs that sparked my interest in airguns . I still have a 1966 publication of Robert Law's , which is really a 30 page advertisement filled with owner testimonials of the air guns he sold back then. The Weihrauch HW 35 series was listed . Also, the HW 30 and 50 series and the FWB 150 were also mentioned. Diana 5&6, as well as the BSF and Fienwerkbau F-65 pistols are listed as well.
Apparently, the most powerful sporter air rifle was the Bavaria/Wischo 55-N , which was listed as developing 728fps, in .177 cal. There is one story in the catalog of a bobcat being killed with the 55-N. H&N pellets and the Lion Zet(Jet) pellets are also discussed, with comparisons made to other pellets available then. Folks looking for the best accuracy beyond 10 yards ,were weighing their pellets and measuring head size, back then as well. Take care ,Robert.
OK, I know I am going be called a pig at this point, and lose whatever frail credibility I once held on the blog, but I must say as a person who is the ideal marketing demographic for airguns, there is something about that cover of the 1973 catalog that held my attention for just a teeny bit longer than if it were a photo of a gruff, bearded guy in a flannel shirt kneeling in tall grass with a springer spaniel next to him. Call me a pervert.
Sex is used to sell everything, including denture adhesive, dog food and hemorrhoidal medications. My beef is when they use sex to sell to kids, or try to sexualize kids to make them seem precociously adult. Sometimes the ads are so ridiculously out of context that it just becomes confusing. Interesting that ARH was cutting back on the scantily clad models, as the rest of the advertising world seems to have been starting to ramp up. Perhaps that is how Beeman put them out of business.
I don't think she is trying to shoot from that position. She is either about to brake the barrel, or use the little-known HW bayonet accessory from the 70s.
Also the comely model on the catalog cover may seem under-dressed from the back, but I am sure with all the pellet pouches and other accessories mounted to her gun belts, she appears prudently dressed for an afternoon of airgunning from the front. Lets not jump to conclusions.
I think these "airgun history lessons" are great. Priceless. in fact.
Also, I would rather look at the leather babe than the dead squirrels any day.
But then, I'm 61 years old. Maybe the younger guys would rather look at the dead squirrels. But somehow, I don't think so.
I also doubt that an airgun is a good weapon to use for killing bobcats. But then, maybe I just love cats.
I, too, think these "history" lessons are great. I hope you have more up your sleeve (or wherever you keep this stuff).
You can t be more wright i submit to everything you said
Had they not dropped the sexy models, I bet they'd still be be in business. LOL!!!!
ajvenom -they use models to sell the cars so what s a big deal,you are absolutely right!
The Supreme Court made a very important decision today regarding gun ownership. They came out on the side of gun rights! This is cause for rejoicing. Chicago's handgun ban is unconstitutional and will hopefully be repealed as such. Doesn't D.C. have a similar ban? Maybe they will get around it because they aren't a State.
As with many or most decisions it went 5-4. It is troubling to think that 4 out of 9 supreme court justices have trouble discerning the very simple language that the 2nd amendment was written in.
Kagen's appointment is a shoe-in of course. No chance she will be Robert Borked as Judith Ginsberg should have been. Thank goodness she will merely be replacing someone else who also completely disregards the constitution. (Stephens) Think of all the ridiculousness you could indulge in if YOU had a lifetime appointment!
Yes! Hope for the free world!
According to csmonitor:
After their gun ban was struck down, Washington lawmakers adopted tougher requirements for anyone seeking a gun license, including a four-hour class on firearm safety and passing an exam. It also enacted an assault-weapons ban and required registration of all firearms in the home.
I think the fundamental idea is good but it doesn't account for everyone in the house (being trained) that has access to the firearm.
I've been away from the news for a couple days. The last I heard it was Mayor Daley who was reported to have mentioned the new restrictions and not Washington. Maybe Washington, DC did, too. When you say Washington I was thinking the federal government not the city. Did you mean the city? BIIIIG Difference! As Capt'n Ron said about Gorillas vs Guerrillas.
Daley said he wasn't going to take it lying down and is purported to imply that he was going to make it as tough as possible for anyone in Chicago to own a gun, i.e.; lots of paperwork and gun classes. He's not trying to make it safer with the classes just make it more difficult. He used some drug gang shooting examples to illustrate his position against guns.
I guess I should have just kept my mouth shut. I read and reread the article and it does not say anything but Washington, does not note whether city or state.
In my opinion gun laws are rather stupid. Criminals don't care about the law or they would not be criminals. They will get weapons regardless of what bans are in place.
B.B., thanks for the history lesson, and you can take your time getting to the R8 question with this kind of material. That woman with the belts on is pretty intense. That's the sort of thing you see all over the internet. But I can see how that is not the way to attract our single Mom clientele.
A trivial aside, the background architecture for the Airgun Academy site was taken from my old college I believe. I feel right at home.
Well, here I am in Hawaii, recuperating from my plane flight. Chuck and Slinging Lead, you were so right and right again not to want to travel with me. What a disaster. In preface, I will say that I was especially pleased with my packing job: Anschutz rifle with which to freak out my parents, Savage 10FP, my two scopes, Allen wrenches for adjustment, spotting scope, slings, four calibers of ammo, safety glasses, targets. All went well until I passed through security at the San Francisco airport and the fellow on the x-ray scanner began waving people over saying, "sniperscope." I had packed my scopes in my carryons, so they wouldn't be banged around in the checked baggage. There was a language difficulty. The TSA workers asked me several times if I wanted to check the scopes. No, I didn't that's why I had them in carryons. Then, they started getting ugly and saying that I had to check the scopes or they would call the police. It turned out that there was some rule that scopes were not allowed because they are considered part of a gun, and they were really asking whether I would voluntarily check the scopes or be arrested by the police. Once this was established, of course I said I would check them, but they called the police anyway. Then they made me sit down and started narrating a detailed description of me over the telephone: shorts, blue shirt with stripes, green hat. And when the police showed up, there was a whole squad of them–about five or six.
When I saw that wall of black turning the corner, I had an instant flashback to the novel 1984 where the hero, Winston, is finally discovered by the government's secret police. He says, approximately, that the room was suddenly filled with solid men in black uniforms. Winston watches one of them licking very thin lips with an almost white tongue while meditatively balancing a billy club in his hand. Then, this character and another clobber Winston and his girlfriend in the solar plexuses and leave them writhing on the floor.
As the police arrived, a TSA person proudly displayed my Leapers and Centerpoint scopes to them. The first thing the police said was, "Gee, those are some nice scopes." They were bemused and didn't take the whole thing seriously. I decided to make use of my teachable moment to tell the police that they were airgun scopes for only $100 and that airgunning was great fun with pellet velocities of 900 fps and a price of 2 cents per round. They seemed to be intrigued. Let nothing be said against the SFPD! My only impressions of them were from the old series The Streets of San Francisco which made the place look like a war zone. The officers were a model of friendly professionalism and fine examples of how our men and women in uniform are keeping the country safe from all threats internal and external.
I can't say the same of that bunch from the TSA. Here is a stark example of how a lack of gun education can cost hard-working citizens $125 which I had to pay to check a third bag! I don't think the TSA ever figured it out. They seemed to think I was some kind of villain who had put one over on the police. One of them holding my scopes mumbled something to one of the officers which I gathered was an attempt to get him to confiscate them. The officer replied that he was not going to violate my constitutional rights by taking them (hear, hear!). When the one TSA person shooed me out the security area to check my bag, he said, "We don't want any trouble here"…
I thought the whole thing was bureaucratic nonsense initially. The thought had crossed my mind that scopes might cause trouble. But I was also packing my spotting scope, and I thought that seeing the scopes together would demonstrate irrefutably that the rifles scopes did not consitute a threat. Not so. Later it occurred to me that maybe the scenario they were defending against was a team of people each carrying an individual gun part onto an airplane then assembling it all in a bathroom. But I think that certain parts of firearms are designated as guns so that wouldn't work, and my high powered scopes would not be useful on an airplane, but maybe that was their thinking.
Anyway, a word to the wise: Don't take your scopes in your carryons.
Yay, I'm caught up. Did I miss anything?
Dis you in the end check the spotting scope or kept it in your carryon? I recently bought a spotting scope and it is my intention to travel with it in my carryon!! In my checked bag I am reasonably sure it will arive in pieces!
I ment "did you" not 'Dis you'. I certainly do not want to dis you. LoL.
I'm gonna take a poll…
Does anyone see anything wrong with using that picture of the girl?
Let me just jot down the first three replies that come to mind…
1. Disgraceful. The young men targeted by the ad could not possibly don that outfit without suffering much ridicule. We're talking hours of therapy.
2. False advertising. How many boys must have based purchase decisions on the superficial representation that "hot, scantily-clad chicks dig guns?"
3. Way too much clothing.
- Orin
Vince i might be wrong but is that hippy symbol on her arm i newer seen hippy wearing a gun but then again i am young
Remember the Snap On Tool Man calender or the adds that Kahr Arms is currently running? To answer your question, I think the picture of the girl is ok. Study your target market and run the adds that reach them.
Mr B.
PS Slinging Lead, what frail credibility are you talking about?
does any body her kniow if a rws 34 panther pro is any less acurate than the regular panther. could the muzzle break change the barrel harmonics posssibly. the weight dosnt bother me. or should i just stick with plaing rws 34 panther.
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Only thing i could say to you is- IF you have 17 cal try with a heavyer pellets and if you have 22cal try HOBBY and enjoy
I have surf on our (croatian) sites and just found up that problem MIGHT be in mounts for optics …..
Jason -go for a newest blog and you will get lot more answers,i think that you don t have to worry 34 is accurate! Only name is different just join us on the blog up ;)!!!
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Prowler arrested for battery in Palo Alto
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on May 10, 2013 at 5:04 pm
She confronted him close enough that he could grab her? For cripe's sake! Just call 911 or yell at him from inside the house. Sheesh, this could've been glad - I'm glad that she wasn't hurt.
on May 11, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Fire a warning signal at him. (blank) Bet he won't be back too soon.
Discovery Bay not exactly our backyard.
on May 11, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Please post a picture.
He will be "out and about" in 30 days.
I want to know what he looks like.


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I've met him a couple times and have to say he is an absolute **CENSORED**head.
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DEAR EDITORThanks for the colorful pictures of the winning Christmas houses' decorating contest. I am happy to have the addresses so my family may view these winners.The grand prize winner, The Hamiltons, have lit up Landeck for several years. This house greets everyone with a sparkling Merry Christmas. No one knows that as I drive past decorated houses I often smile and joyfully say, "Merry Christmas to you also!"Tim Hamilton not only decorates his own house but he made festive the Landeck signs with lights as well as the flag pole area by Landeck school. I would be remiss if I did not give credit to his wife, Jo, as well as his children, Jacob and Logan, without whose cooperation, this project could not be completed. Thanks to the Hamiltons.Tim and his buddies, Kent Wrasman, and Gary Gerdeman also give of their time to hang the seasonal banners in Landeck. I really appreciate their helping this little village look good.Merry ChristmasCatherine Heitz
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PEORIA, Ill. -- On the tail end of a week filled with crime, another deadly shooting has shaken a family already in mourning.
Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll said Melvin Sanders Jr., 25, was killed and another person was wounded in a shooting on Saturday night.
The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. at 1618 South Stanley Street, the home of Malinda Smith.
Smith is the mother KeiAmber Beard, who was murdered in a home invasion on Thursday alongside her boyfriend.
Ingersoll said Sanders Jr. was shot multiple times.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Peoria police said a second victim was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
His name is not being released.
Neighbor Ernest Heyes said he was watching tv when he heard approximately seven shots fired.
Heyes said he crawled out his front door to see what was happening and saw two dark-colored cars speed past.
"It was kind of terrifying because there's so much killing going on right now you don't know who to trust," Heyes said. "I seen them down there hollering and hoopin' and crying and then just cops coming for every direction and I'm glad they did because it was starting to get like a war."
Peoria Police have arrested one suspect in the investigation.
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'Death threats or not - I still wish I had breast cancer' says Chichester nurse who fronted controversial campaign
Updated 2:19pm Tuesday 11th February 2014 in News By Emily Walker, Chief reporter
'Death threats or not - I still wish I had breast cancer' says Chichester nurse who fronted controversial campaign
A cancer patient has "no regrets" about fronting a campaign wishing for the disease in her breasts instead.
Kerry Harvey, who has pancreatic cancer and has been given just months to live, sparked outrage and received death threats after being pictured in an advert.
But Kerry, 24, from Bognor, has no regrets about appearing in the campaign for the charity Pancreatic Cancer Action.
The shocking adverts were intended to improve awareness and funding for pancreatic cancer – which is the UK's fifth biggest cancer killer.
Internet trolls branded Kerry and the campaign "vile". One Twitter user said they hoped Kerry would not be one of the 3% of patients who survive the disease.
TV presenter Gloria Hunniford, whose daughter Caron Keating died of breast cancer, said Kerry's ad made her feel "almost sick".
Yesterday Kerry said despite the initial backlash she had received a huge amount of support.
She said: "Lots of people with breast cancer have actually been very supportive and understood my reason for saying it.
"I'm not saying it's worse to deal with – I never would – but would rather have an 85% chance of survival than 3%.
"Thanks to all those who have sent positive tweets and messages of support my way - appreciate them all. Far fewer trolls today."
A petition calling for more funding and awareness of the illness has now received more than 31,000 signatures.
Defending her decision to take part in the campaign Kerry said: "I know I upset a lot of people by saying what I did, but it's true.
"If I had breast cancer rather than pancreatic cancer, it is almost certain I wouldn't now be dying. "Instead I've been told I've only got four to five months to live.
"I will never regret saying it publicly. I'm not saying that breast cancer is easier to deal with.
"But I wish I had it because I would have a fighting chance of survival. In the past couple of weeks, cancer lumps have grown on my head and in my breasts so I know I won't be coming back from this."
Kerry was working at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester when she fell ill last January. In April she was diag- nosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour – a rare and aggressive form of the cancer.
She is now being treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and last November doctors told her to focus on palliative care rather than treatment.
In January, Kerry's boyfriend Matthew Biggin, 30, proposed and she is now focusing on planning their wedding in May.
Matthew – who is now Kerry's full time carer – said he was disgusted by the hateful comments Kerry had received in response to the adverts.
He said: "It's a sick, sad thing to do, but we're just ignoring it and it won't make any difference to our support for the campaign."
Matthew said after Kerry's damning diagnosis he felt like his "entire life was stripped away in the blink of an eye".
Founder of Pancreatic Cancer Action – and survivor of the illness – Ali Stunt, said: "The objective of our initial campaign, which has received worldwide attention, was to raise massive awareness of pancreatic cancer and the grim statistics, including the shockingly low 3% survival rate.
"The huge attention pancreatic cancer has received this week has provided us with an opportunity to bring for- ward a symptoms-led awareness campaign.
"The new adverts will raise awareness of the symptoms of the disease to encourage more people to visit their doctor.
"While no early detection device exists, awareness of the symptoms of pancreatic cancer is a key to saving lives."
To sign the petition visit http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/48389.
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10:06am Tue 11 Feb 14
clubrob6 says...
10:07am Tue 11 Feb 14
Take it Personally says...
It's the charities fault and not hers, although she could have been better advised.
I hope she is well.
11:58am Tue 11 Feb 14
Indigatio says...
12:40pm Tue 11 Feb 14
shining star says...
12:50pm Tue 11 Feb 14
Stoney33 says...
Its blatantly obvious what this lady is driving at, people need to think before they open their pie holes
1:01pm Tue 11 Feb 14
fredaj says...
Stoney33 wrote:Couldn't agree more.
Why are there so many idiots around? Death threats to someone dying of cancer? disgusting
Its blatantly obvious what this lady is driving at, people need to think before they open their pie holes
1:04pm Tue 11 Feb 14
Cave Johnson says...
1:32pm Tue 11 Feb 14
Roundbill says...
7:44pm Tue 11 Feb 14
jeninmi says...
9:31pm Tue 11 Feb 14
Indigatio says...
jeninmi wrote:Where do you get your 40,000 deaths from. Cancer Researches website gives only 11,762 in 2011
While I get that breast cancer, generally,has an 85 percent 5 year survival rate, the outrage I guess comes from a sense of pitting one cancer against the other. I have stage IV breast cancer diagnosed at 41 years old right at the start of my disease so reading this made me feel sick to my stomach. I understand the survival rates of pancreatic cancer and it is so sad. My heart does go out to this young woman and I wish it could be different for her. It is especially sad to see a young person with cancer. However, I'll just add that the reality of breast cancer has been airbrushed over with pink feather boas glossing over the fact that 40,000 women die from it still annually and this number has virtually remained the same since the mid 1980s. It is a huge money maker and Nancy Brinkner herself is getting rich from it. After all that money has been funneled still the same amount of women die and the same 20-30 percent of early stage b/c patients will turn Stage IV metastatic and be terminal like myself. Before you jump to conclusions that all this attention for breast cancer has made a big impact, you should check your facts because it just hasn't made a difference in the number of women who die and the number of early stage b/c patients who end up with it coming back and killing them. My heart goes out to this young women. I so wish it were different.
In 2010, 49,564 women and 397 men in the UK were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
In 2011, there were 11,684 female and 78 male deaths from invasive breast cancer in the UK.
In 2005-2009, 85.1% of adult female breast cancer patients in England survived their cancer for five years or more.
In 2010, 5,765 women and 26 men in the UK were diagnosed with in situ breast carcinoma.
9:49pm Tue 11 Feb 14
jeninmi says...
12:51am Wed 12 Feb 14
GoldenTorch says...
As someone else has said, she has done well to highlight pancreatic cancer. Thoguh as I've never had breast cancer I've no idea how i would feel about the issue.
Yes I do know women don't have a prostrate!
8:13am Wed 12 Feb 14
Indigatio says...
jeninmi wrote:An honest mistake but you should check your facts before making such quotes.
I am sorry, I was quoting US death rates.
5:09pm Wed 12 Feb 14
jeninmi says...
5:19pm Wed 12 Feb 14
Indigatio says...
jeninmi wrote:OK : )
Indigatio .. my facts were correct but sorry I didn't realize when replying it was a UK article and therefore the US numbers would not apply. Still the trend is the same with the number of deaths remaining unchanged over time.
Things are moving forward though. I'm being treated at the Royal Marsden at Sutton and the new trials they have with Genetic and Immunology treatments seem to give new hope. Maybe cures are only 10 to 15 years away, too far for this young lady and you or me, but there is hope for others.
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Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.
wow tough ones but Genius of Lara wins it..Bridgetown
Headingly - tactical vote, slightly prefer Adelaide but think both are better than Bridgetown by a considerable margin
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"The committee discussed the issue of illegal bowling actions, and believed that there are a number of bowlers currently employing suspect actions in international cricket, and that the ICC's reporting and testing procedures are not adequately scrutinising these bowlers."
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Botham leads by one test with a few hours to go. C'mon, a final spot is at stake!
RIP Craig Walsh (Craig) 1985-2012
Proudly supporting the #2 cricketer of all time.
Sachin's epic hundred, Saqlain's brilliance, Wasim bowling pretty much the ball of the century to get Dravid, Afridi's amazing hundred, each session swinging the other team's way like a pendulum, a terrible collapse to finish it all off and the crowd actually applauding the Pakistan team at the end... its got more epic ingredients than most test matches in this battle to be honest
Headingley makes the final by one vote.
The second final now....
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It has never been about wins for Bob Ladouceur, even though that's what the legendary De La Salle High School football coach will be remembered for most, at least to outsiders.
The typical NFL fan may never have heard of Ladouceur but his body of work is as impressive as anyone who has ever coached the game on any level. The man who won 399 games in 34 years and had more California North Coast Section titles (28) than individual losses (25) announced his retirement at a press conference Friday packed with former players, fellow coaches and old friends. The announcement came less than a month after the Spartans won their fourth straight California open division state championship.
Ladouceur is best known for his team's 151-game winning streak from 1992 through 2004, but those who played for him know it was never about winning or numbers for "Lad." He proved that by retiring with 399 career victories, which his successor, former player Justin Alumbaugh, described as "almost poetic." For Ladouceur, reaching the 400-win milestone was meaningless.
"Kids respect true humility and that you stand for something more than winning," Ladouceur once said while describing his coaching philosophy. "They'll fight for you and your program if you stand for more than that. It boils down to what you believe in as a person, and I'm talking about how life should be lived and people should be treated. Kids see all that. It's a whole package of things that have nothing to do with standing in front of a team with a piece of chalk. You can know who to block and what play to call, but it has no meaning unless the kids know who (begin ital) you (end ital) are. Our kids aren't fighting for wins. They're fighting for a belief in what we stand for."
Neil Hayes, a Chicago Sun-Times sportswriter, is the author of When the Game Stands Tall: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak, which inspired a movie starring Jim Caviezel that will begin filming this spring.


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Blame Bush – Really?
Many have predicted that history would be kinder to President G. W. Bush than present public opinion would suggest. I would like to think that's true. However, since most history is being rewritten today by those with a not-so-hidden agenda, I would rather rely on my own recall on what happened. Some day, virtuous historians will, hopefully, fill in the gaps. Dick Cheney has made a start. I make no pretense of writing history; it's just the way I remember it, and how I perceived it as a private citizen. So before we blame George Bush, let me go through some history from memory.
Remember what many liberal pundits were saying about what Clinton needed? They were saying that his predecessor, President G H Bush (41) owed his popularity to the fact that he was a "war-time president". They implied that Clinton needed that. I can't say that Clinton was responding to this. Clinton had never been a supporter of the military, and had systematically been reducing its size, but he did seem happy to go into Bosnia. I am neither qualified to analyze the international policies, alliances, nor our duties to allies, but it did happen. How was the USA benefited by this? An acquaintance of mine at the time, from that part of the world, shook his head and pronounced it to be folly. All I could imagine at the time, was that we were making enemies with a crowd who were dangerously nursing a 400 year old grudge! But Clinton now was a "war-time president".
Then we had the election. Oh boy! Gore conceded, then withdrew his concession. The Dems insisted on recounting until they could win. The comedy of "chads" rolled on. They all hated G. W. Bush in spite of the fact that he wasn't the one demanding recounts; in fact he stayed right out of the limelight. Florida's Secretary of State, Katherine Harris courageously did what she had to, despite NY Times harshness, and the general criticism of her looks and makeup. The Supreme court stayed the recount on December 9. G. W. Bush had won. He was hated for succeeding! Then the lamestream media demonstrated their total ignorance (or was it indifference?) regarding the Electoral College by asserting that Gore won the popular vote! Nobody set them straight.
President G. W. Bush (43) put together an administration consisting of outstandingly competent and experienced patriots. We were blessed, in particular, by the presence of Dick Cheney as VP. However, I felt that Bush was too generous towards those, especially in the pentagon, who had been appointed by Clinton. President G. W. Bush (and thus the nation) suffered for that. At all times, the business of running affairs of state progressed with dignity and professionalism, although not without occasional rancor and disagreement. Powell left, and later Rumsfeld was replaced.
Who doesn't remember the morning of 911? We didn't know where President G. W. Bush went after that school visit in Florida. Personally, I was relieved that he didn't start a panic in the classroom, and that he didn't go straight to Washington, because it might still be a target. But heaven help me if the press didn't call him a coward for staying away! We now know the truth, and it all proved to have been the right thing to do.
President George W Bush demonstrated grief, anger, determination and an empathy with a grieving and frightened nation. He showed tremendous courage and qualities of leadership. 911 unified us. He defended us!
I remember the members of Congress standing on the steps of the Capital Building singing "God Bless America" (no separation of church and state here). They all pretended to be of one voice with the president and the nation. But it didn't last. The realization sank in – Bush was a "war-time president". The propaganda machine was rolled into action.
Soon the bickering started. Cries of "Bush lied, thousands died" were heard from the bigoted and divisive Left. The experts around the world expected Iraq to have weapons of mass destruction hidden somewhere. Iraq submitted a huge inventory of its arsenal, and never denied possession of weapons of mass destruction. Through the "Yellow-cake saga and the mostly unsuccessful hunt for weapons of mass destruction, President G. W. Bush was the target of the most disgraceful lies and false accusations. But here's the undeniable truth – Bush defended us!
Bush was no Reagan. After President Ronald Reagan passed on June 5, 2004, thousands massed in DC to pay their last respects to this great man. I'm sure it wasn't just I who was deeply impressed by the huge turnout to watch the funeral procession in Washington. Then all along Interstate 405 in California, thousands more lined the way and stood on the overpasses to say good bye to their president and governor. All the while, I was hoping that President Bush and the GOP were taking notice of this. Reagan was obviously sorely missed by thousands. Did the GOP get the message? Obviously not.
In spite of two wars, President G. W. Bush tried to stabilize the economy. He tried to reform Social Security. He tried to warn congress regarding the housing bubble caused by Dodd and Frank of the DNC – their pet project. He was ignored or resisted. Instead the Liberals accused him of "talking down the economy". He won a second term – this time without recounts.
Then the Left won congress. The gloves were off.
Now the Liberals accelerated their reckless agenda and started to ruin the economy – they didn't just talk it down, they succeeded in doing so. That's where the blame lies! Gas prices started to climb. There was a call to drill in ANWR. The Left was delighted when McCain had the casting vote and voted it down. I have never forgiven him for that, nor for the gang of fourteen, nor McCain-Feingold, nor his role in TARP when he should have been campaigning. Did he muzzle Sarah Palin? Just where do his loyalties lie? Nevertheless, Bush defended us.
Ever since then the cry goes up: "Blame Bush!" Even conservative columnists and talk-show hosts neglect to draw attention to the truth. You hear the reaction to the blame: " . . but you can't blame bush any more." Truth is you never could, but no-one will say it.
This is why I felt compelled to write this article: somebody needs to recall the days of President G. W. Bush. He was not perfect. Some feel that Iraq was one war too many. He was unforgivably weak on illegal immigration. Many felt that he didn't defend himself effectively against all the vicious lies; and there were those who felt that Scooter Libby should have been pardoned. His signature should not have been associated with TARP.
Nevertheless, President G. W. Bush was able to withstand the ordeal as President of the United States, in a very difficult and tumultuous time, with dignity and honor. He showed respect for the office of president and the Whitehouse. He kept his feet off our precious furniture. George Bush never accepted campaign funds from the Chinese. He never sold rocket secrets to China (is that where N. Korea and Iran got theirs?), nor made private deals with Russia. Our enemies knew exactly where they stood. He treated the allies of the United States with respect, and never apologized nor bowed for foreign kings. His religious convictions and his patriotism were never in question, and his love for this United States was boldly evident. And Bush defended us.
In a few short years, look where we are today! When I hear well-meaning commentators say: "you can't blame Bush any more" I just want to scream!


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Emily's Cottage in Thousand Islands
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
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- pets allowed no
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$ 3,500 - $ 4,400 / month
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Quiet, secluded, eight room cottage with a high vantage point on the beautiful St. Lawrence River. River views from every room! Queen-size bed in master bedroom. Double beds(3/4 size) in two downstairs bedrooms with shared bath. Private,large deep water dock perfect for boating, swimming, fishing and watching the blue herons, loons and other wildlife! Screened sunporch with wraparound deck seating area.
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Fully equipped kitchen including microwave and dishwasher. Full size washer and dryer available. TV(not cable), DVD, gas and charcoal grill. Signal strong for both Canadian and American cell phones. Guests are asked to bring own sheets and towels unless linen arrangements are made with owner.
activities and attractions in Thousand Islands Ontario
Boating, swimming, fishing, sightseeing. Vanston Rd. is located off Thousand Islands Parkway with many St. Lawrence Islands National Park areas nearby. Bike and walking trail along this scenic parkway! Public golf courses nearby. Boat cruises daily from nearby Rockport and Gananoque tour the islands and will stop at Boldt Castle and Singer Castle. Thousand Islands Casino. Inviting shops, restaurants, farmer's markets, museums:
Brockville - 15 min. E.
Ottawa - 1 hour NE.
Gananoque - 30 min. W.
Kingston - 45 min. W.
vacation rental rates
High Season(July and August) $1100.00 weekly/$4400 month
Low season (June and September) $950.00 weekly/ $3600 month
Cleaning/Trash Disposal Fee $75.00
Saturday-Saturday rental. Check-in 2pm. Check- out 10:00 am.
$500.00 deposit secures dates
Balance due 30 days prior to reserved dates
Check and PayPal accepted.
Cancellation: Deposit returned with 30 days notice. No refunds of rental rates with less than 30 days notice unless property is able to be rented for cancelled time.
Kate Logar
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Thousand Islands
- Boating
- Fishing
- Sightseeing
- Shopping
- Biking
Top things to do on a budget
- Enjoying the sunset from the porch or dock
- Fishing
- Farmers' Market in Brockville
- Visiting St. Lawrence Islands National Parks
- Blueberry/strawberry picking
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- Swimming
- Blueberry/strawberry picking
- Family activities at Parks Canada
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Easy Parmesan Breadsticks Recipe
These tender and flavorful breadsticks make a fool-proof accompaniment to any meal. You'll love the jazzed up taste that cumin and paprika provide. Linda Finchman - Spencer, WV
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tube (11 ounces) refrigerated breadsticks
- In a shallow bowl, combine the cheese, paprika and cumin. Place butter in another shallow bowl. Separate dough into individual breadsticks. Dip in butter, then in cheese mixture. Twist two to three times and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately. Yield: 1 dozen.
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(a) National parks and park monuments in Alaska; authorization of subsistence uses and sport fishing
All national parks and park monuments in Alaska shall be closed to the taking of wildlife except for subsistence uses to the extent specifically permitted by this Act. Subsistence uses and sport fishing shall be authorized in such areas by the Secretary and carried out in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter and other applicable laws of the United States and the State of Alaska.
(b) Closure for public safety, administration, or the continued viability of fish and wildlife population
Except as specifically provided otherwise by this section, nothing in this subchapter is intended to enlarge or diminish the authority of the Secretary to designate areas where, and establish periods when, no taking of fish and wildlife shall be permitted on the public lands for reasons of public safety, administration, or to assure the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or other law, the Secretary, after consultation with the State and adequate notice and public hearing, may temporarily close any public lands (including those within any conservation system unit), or any portion thereof, to subsistence uses of a particular fish or wildlife population only if necessary for reasons of public safety, administration, or to assure the continued viability of such population. If the Secretary determines that an emergency situation exists and that extraordinary measures must be taken for public safety or to assure the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population, the Secretary may immediately close the public lands, or any portion thereof, to the subsistence uses of such population and shall publish the reasons justifying the closure in the Federal Register. Such emergency closure shall be effective when made, shall not extend for a period exceeding sixty days, and may not subsequently be extended unless the Secretary affirmatively establishes, after notice and public hearing, that such closure should be extended.
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Prime World gives more details about its gender-based hero discounts: males will be welcome as well
Nival wants to help male and female players play together in its upcoming PC strategy game Prime World, and Larisa Nuretdinova, the creative producer at Nival, told the Penny Arcade Report that female players would pay less for extra heroes, as long as those heroes are female as well. This caused quite a stir, and Nival's marketing director Sergey Galyonkin dropped into our comments to clarify a few things.
"Female players have discounts for female characters, not for all characters. Same for male players and male characters," Galyonkin said. I e-mailed the company to ask for clarification on exactly how the discount will work, and was told that the game features over 50 heroes, some of which are male or female by default. "Depending on your gender you'll get a discount on roughly five of those - but different five heroes for guys and girls," Galyonkin said. "Those five represent five main hero roles (or classes) in a game - we're giving this discount so people could try new roles without spending too much time to get required in-game money. And we have two sets of discounted heroes so we don't get a lot of same characters on a battlefield."
Kotaku also followed up on the story. "Basically we have discounts for some of starter characters depending on gender of a player," Nival president Sergey Orlovskiy stated. "If you're male you can get several male heroes cheaper, and if you're female you'll get some of female heroes cheaper. Point was not just to encourage playing characters of your own gender, but to encourage using some specific character roles in a game."
It looks as if both sexes will be able to get certain characters at a discount, and the characters were selected to promote both gender diversity and the classes in the game. This contradicts what we were told in the original interview, and it's very possible that these bonuses and discounts are still up in the air and the company is re-evaluating how to handle gender-specific players based on the feedback from yesterday's story. And what about those who would flip their Facebook gender to take advantage of the discount or the gender-based talent?
"You can fake your gender of course, it is Internet after all," Galyonkin wrote in the comments. "But if you create a fake Facebook profile, you lose all social benefits, like playing with your real friends in game. Prime World doesn't post anything to your wall, but if some of your friends are playing Prime World you'll see them in interface and will be able to play together. Also, if you go with your real profile, changing gender will surely alert your mom. I don't expect someone to change Facebook gender for a game."
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Power to the Peeples
Bri Peeples can tell you a little about surgery, about the fight after surgery and the fight to turn your attitude around. She has lived it.
Peeples, one of the JU women's basketball team's shooting guards, went to the bottom of her sports life's depths and has rebounded to the point she now sees a huge positive out of her travails.
Her world unraveled on Dec. 26, 2009, when toward the end of practice she went up for a simple layup, something she had done hundreds, if not thousands, of times before.
"I guess I came down wrong,'' she said. "Immediately I knew I had torn something or done something wrong because I couldn't walk and it swelled up. I was screaming everybody's name except the coaches.''
Something was wrong alright. Her right knee was toast and the diagnosis was it needed to be reconstructed.
And so it was. On Feb. 12, 2010, she went to the Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute and had her surgery. Her season was done and she was laid up doing tough rehab until the summer of 2010.
"I started running and was getting into the gist of things and I was going to be ready to go (into the 2010-11 season),'' she said.
The plan was for Peeples, from Americus, Ga. (yes, she has met former president Jimmy Carter who is from nearby Plains), to go easy as the season started.
"I didn't play in any games because the coaches didn't want me to get hurt again,'' she said. Finally, in January of 2011, she got to play against Mercer.
One game.
"I got in the game, shot a three, came down and shot another three, and at the end of the game we had a chance to shoot another three,'' the accounting major recalled. "I ran down and shot the three and after that we had to run in and I couldn't run.''
The same knee gave way and a small tear of her meniscus led to another end of season and another lay off. When she was able to come back she went through 12 tough weeks of training to get ready for this season.
Now, she still rehabs her right leg because the quadriceps isn't as strong as she'd like and she feels as though if she stops rehabbing the muscle will go weak. She plays with a sturdy brace protecting the knee and has played with a vengeance inspired by a new perspective on the game.
She's played most of the season as first in off the bench and is averaging almost 10 points a game. That includes a team-high 19 points Saturday in a win against East Tennessee.
"She definitely is one of our go-to players,'' head coach Jill Dunn said. "She's good enough to be a starter; she's just more comfortable coming off the bench. It helps our team being a spark off the bench so that's the role she's in. If the game is in a close situation, the ball will be in her hands.''
"I hadn't played in two years so my first instinct is I want to play basketball and my second instinct is I want to win and my third instinct is this can't bother me,'' Peeples said. The only problem is when it's cold outside my knee hurts and after every practice I have to get ice or it will be sore.''
She's come far enough that the low points of the last couple of years – those rough hours of rehab and the thoughts she may never play again - are rapidly disappearing in her rear-view mirror.
In fact, she now is using her knee and its brace as a decoy against opponents.
"I step on the court and I hear other players say 'oh, she's got on a brace, take her' or 'I'm guarding her because she's got a brace' so I use it as a decoy.''
The most important thing she has taken from the experience is to learn how to take a setback and turn it into a positive.
"She's matured a lot and has grown every year she's been here,'' Dunn said. "She's has a lot of obstacles with her knee injury that she's had to fight through. She's had to mature through this process. Every year her attitude has gotten a little bit better, she's worked a little bit harder and I think that's a huge difference from when she got here.''
"It hasn't been easy,'' Peeples said. "I gained like 40 pounds and lost all that weight and it took me every bit of my 12 weeks of work to lose it. At first, all I did was look at the negative before I thought about the positive. The positive out of this is I get an extra year to play (she was redshirted) and I'm going to be finished with my masters. I got an extra year to help further my education. What I'd tell somebody going through an injury is don't look at it like it's your last opportunity. Sometimes injuries can lead to a better situation. I feel like mine helped me grow as a person.''
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Gary and Marci Pilling of Jasper announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Megan Pilling, to Philip Andrew Williams, son of Alan and Betty Sue Williams of Arley.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. W.E. Birdsong (Pat), of Jasper, and Lt. Col. L.E. Morlock of Anchorage, Alaska, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Milas Pilling (Libby) of Jasper.
She graduated from Walker High School and the University of Alabama Birmingham. She is currently employed at Cordova Elementary School.
The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Williams (Floy), and Mr. Gene Hendon and the late Katherine Hendon, all of Arley.
He graduated from Meek High School and the University of Alabama. He is currently employed at Cordova High School.
The wedding will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Jasper's First Baptist Church. Formal invitations will be sent.


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Jacksonville shows great progress with APR scores
The Jacksonville University athletics program has shown its ability to win championships on the field, but also focuses on the student-athletes education as well as 19 JU varsity sports posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) over 900.
JU had 19 of its 20 squads scored better than the 900 minimum following a four-year submitted data from 2007-08 through 2010-11. JU had 14 teams score more than 960, while six squads were in the 980 range.
The NCAA increases the minimum score to 930 for the 2013-14 academic year, with 17 Jacksonville teams already meeting the criteria. The two lone teams, football and men's lacrosse, are on track to have score within the coming year before the new mandate takes effect.
"All of our coaches and staff are committed to graduating their student-athletes and our progress in the APR scores shows that commitment," JU Interim Director of Athletics Joel Lamp said. "We continue to have some work to do in certain sports, but they have put in place measures to get their score over the 930 threshold."
JU earned APR Public Recognition honors for the indoor (997) and outdoor (997) track & field teams who tallied near perfect scores to finish in the top 10 percentile.
Track & field's APR score has been helped by the Dolphins impressive streak of 10 straight years on the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) all-academic team. The streak predates the Dolphins current seven straight A-Sun indoor and outdoor title sweeps. They also earned the athletic department top GPA award honor at this year's all-sports banquet.
"Jacksonville University has created a unique environment that offers a great package of culture, support and athletic success," JU head coach Ron Grigg said. "The student-athletes in our program take advantage of the resources provided by the athletic department, the university and the city of Jacksonville. We hope that these measurable statistics are indicative of not only student-athlete success but of their happiness as well."
The APR measures how scholarship student-athletes are performing term by term throughout the school year. It is a composite team measurement based upon retention and how individual team members do academically.


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Why yes, you can watch all of 2012 Pac-12 Media Days live online via streaming video right here. SB Nation has a wide range of representatives at the event, so please browse our range of college football blogs for team-specific updates while you're with us.
Larry Scott kicked off festivities with an address on the conference's broad range of athletic achievements, its launch of the Pac-12 Networks, its four new football coaches, and the heavy dose of televised Pac-12 football coming your way this season. He used some form of the word "innovative" six times during his remarks, by our count, and that's certainly an apt description for where the league is headed.
The Pac-12 has made a goal of getting its product on "every screen" in the country, calling itself a "content company" as it moves forward. Sports!
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12-year-old boy attacked by 'Staffie type' dog in Stroud (From Stroud News and Journal)
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12-year-old boy attacked by 'Staffie type' dog in Stroud
2:24pm Thursday 14th February 2013 in News By SNJ Reporter
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was attacked by a dog in Stroud on Tuesday.
The boy was running along Brick Row between 3.15pm and 3.45pm when a 'Staffie type' dog ran towards him from a car park.
It attacked the boy causing bite marks to his arm, scratches to his stomach and bruising.
He was taken to Stroud hospital for treatment.
The dog is described as dark in colour with a red collar.
Anyone with information that could help the investigation should call police on 101 quoting incident 247 of February 12.
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A bit of common sense by owners in public areas are needed, beatrice can get very protective all of a sudden if they see something fast approaching. No need for a cull of owners quite yet either.
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Upscale, Spacious Home in Quiet Subdivision in Sedona
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Pictures don't do this home justice! Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2,600 sq. ft. luxury home in the Village of Oak Creek near Sedona Golf Resort and Hilton Spa. Newly furnished with upscale furniture and beautiful artwork. The open floor plan gives it a spacious feel. Granite countertops, tile floors and recessed lighting throughout. The living room is very comfortable with a brick fireplace, a large flat screen TV and brown leather furniture.
The fully-equipped gourmet kitchen includes a breakfast bar with 4 stools and an attached dining area. From there you go out to the spacious patio where there is a large gas BBQ, a jacuzzi, and gorgeous red-rock views.
The master bedroom has a king-size bed and tv/dvd and opens to the patio. The huge master bath has an oversized jetted tub, a separate shower and dual sinks with separate toilet and closet areas. The two additional bedrooms featuring queen-size beds share a jack & jill bathroom. The home also includes a formal dining area, a large office with a sleeper sofa that can serve as an additional bedroom, a large, fully-equipped laundry room, and an oversized garage.
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Home is conveniently located close to many hiking trails, 3 golf courses, restaurants, and art galleries. There are many great activities for the whole family such as jeep tours, hot air balloon rides, helicopter rides, horseback rides just to name a few. A day trip to the Grand Canyon is 2 1/2 hours away.
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The most challenging game on Earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field.
Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn, has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board. In players' minds, the bold knight, resplendent in his armor of silver or ebon, sallies forth and slays the foul foot soldier. Combat, mortal combat, lies in the heart and soul of chess, but this aspect of it could only live in the mind's eye – until now!
The Battle Chess Special Edition contains three different games, each with it's own unique gameplay, so you can experience the mortal combat thrill of chess more intensely than you ever imagined! Chess is no longer an abstract mental exercise. It is an entertainment that will prove the words of the famous Oriental Philosopher Chef Kung Pao who said - "War is fun!"
It took 2000 years for someone to make chess better!
Minimum system requirements: Windows XP or Windows Vista, 1 GHz Processor (1.4 GHz recommended), 512MB RAM (1 GB recommended), 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended), Mouse, Keyboard.
Minimum system requirements (Mac): OS X 10.6.8 or later. Processor: Intel Core Duo 2GHz+, Memory: 1GB of RAM, Graphics: 64MB of video memory, Recommended two-button mouse, or Apple mouse with Secondary Button / Secondary Click enabled.
Posted on 2008-10-15 16:56:59 byantihippie:
Battle Chess: It's chess, with graphic violence.
Yeah it's great to see one knight dismember another, and yeah it's extremely satisfying to watch your opponent's king get offed. If you never got into chess though, graphic violence is probably not going to sell you on it. If chess is your bag, then this is going to be a fun diversion. Of course, if you're a chess shark, you'llread more probably find yourself skipping a lot of the animations to get the game up to the speed you're used to anyway, and you'd probably be better off with a game like Chess Master that has more sophisticated strategies built in.
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Posted on 2009-03-27 08:21:13 byGregorius:
I remember loading this game again and again down in our basement on our 286 PC. I just loved the animated figures as a kid. It was only a couple of years later I figured how to play chess well. The first couple of ten times we were just trying to get each piece battled with a different other one to see all the animations. For professional chess playing the game could be somewhat frustrating but as pure entertainment it is a really good value.
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Posted on 2008-10-17 12:46:32 byPowerke:
Battle chess is an awesome game ...but you have to understand and like chess.
The way the pieces battle it out on the board is funny and entertaining.
Battle Chess gets a 4/5 stars from me.
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By Abbey Doyle
The Herald Bulletin
ANDERSON, Ind. —
Cookies made by some of Anderson's "famous and infamous" will be up for grabs at the Soroptimist's Cookie Walk Friday.
Margie Adair, co-chair of the annual event with Debbie Lawrence Long, said this is the women's organization's best fundraiser all year round. They gather cookies from community residents — each baking at least four dozen — and sell them, along with the tasty treats made by Soroptimists. The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday in the Union Building downtown.
"It is a lot of fun," Adair said. "Last year we raised $800 and had a great time."
The money goes to scholarships for women. About 50 different cookie donors are expected this year. Cookies go for $4 a dozen, $7.50 for two dozen, $10 for three dozen, $12.50 for four dozen and $15 for five dozen. Patrons can mix and match and each batch of cookies will be labeled so shoppers know whose kitchen they came from.
State Rep. Terri Austin has participated in the fundraiser for years, typically using the recipe from her great-grandmother, Anna Mae Smith, for Mexican Wedding Cakes. When she talked about making them this year, she got a little teary-eyed as it was something she always did with her mother, who passed away in May.
"They are special to me because this was something we used to do from time when I was little," Austin said. "It is a great recipe. You can make it ahead and freeze it, and the cookies keep for a long time if you make sure to put them in an airtight container. They make great gifts."
For Austin, supporting the Soroptimists was an easy fit as she said they are one of a few organizations in the community that focuses on helping non-traditional women continue their education.
"It is a great way to bring people together who come in and cookie shop," she said. "And it is a great way to get ideas for cookie recipes from other families in the community."
Soroptimist member Marilyn Akers laughed when she talked about everyone who comes to the Cookie Walk to do their "Christmas baking" each year.
"It supports a great cause and is a lot of fun," Akers said. "It is a yearly event that we look forward to and I know many in the community do too."
In addition to the cookies for sale, there will be two vendors and free cookie decorating for kids from 4 to 6 p.m.
Anderson's first-lady, Anita Smith, said she was happy to make cookies to support the event. With husband and Anderson Mayor Kevin Smith's help — at least with taste-testing and decorating — Anita Smith baked her mother-in-law Hazel Smith's famous Christmas cookie recipe.
"It is a cookie we have baked over the years and is a fun family activity for us," she said. "When the kids were little we would all cut out, bake and decorate the cookies. And this is something Kevin did as a child growing up so it is special."
Soroptimist is an international organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world, according to the organization. There are more than 90,000 Soroptimists in about 124 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community–based and international projects that benefit women and girls.
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