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Here's how RW members rated this race (249 votes).
In short: You must do this!Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Tough, hilly, fantastic scenery, great marshals, great T-shirtDate of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Mud, mud, glorious mud!In full: Mud, mud, mud, mud, mud, mud...Did I tell you about the mud?Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Brilliant, unforgiving but fabulous run!!In full: Gorgeous mix of scenery and countryside. Excellent race to test you to the limits with a fun and chilled out atmosphere. Good parking (got there 30 mins before). Nice race Tshirt. Thoroughly enjoyed thank you so much! :-)Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Mud glorious mudIn full: My skin should look 10 years younger with all that mud. Note to self though, get some trail shoes with studs on, I was like bambi on ice more than a few times. My third time, first year it was the ferocious wind, last year the snow, this year some new hills and more mud than I've ever seen! I'll be back just to see what they can throw at us next year! Terrifically well organised as ever. Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Wonderful marshaling, challenging terrain, just the right distance and utterly rewarding.In full: Last year was my first Benfleet 15 and despite the snow and harsh conditions - I was hooked. In some ways, I felt a little cheated by the weather last year as this race is somewhat known for the muddy conditions - that make it all the more challenging. If I felt cheated by the weather last year then Mother Nature put that firmly right this year.Frankly, I knew it was going to be muddy - but could not have imagined just how muddy it would be. The first 3 to 4 miles presented every type of mud known to man - from runny and slippy to firm and deep (the type that'll pull your shoes off). As you turn back out onto a very short road section, you get some respite. And, in fact, the real deep stuff didn't start again until the return leg from Canvey Island (about 10 miles in).The last few miles were incredibly tough - with some of the steepest climbs of the day - made all the harder by the underfoot conditions. In fact, on one very short ascent (from a lower path - up through a gate) we were all on all fours - grabbing at roots!!The uphill finish really does feel like it's going to finish you - but the crowd support at the top was something else.And then, of course, once it's all over, you get that treasured Benfleet 15 Running Shirt - to proudly wear and let everyone know how much you like to suffer. This is an exceptionally well organised event. The atmosphere is wonderful, the marshals are in a league of their own and the run and reward top drawer. The Benfleet 15 is now a firm fixture on my annual calendar - thanks BRC for bringing this together every year. Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Not normally a fan of mud and hills, but will be back every year for more...Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: A muddy good raceIn full: I completed this last year in the snow and found it very challenging. After changing the course slightly and running it mild weather with plenty of mud, it felt like a completely different beast all together. I loved this last year, and loved it again this year. the hill at the end of the course was horrific. Would i do it again? HELL YES! It's the law!Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Something for everyoneIn full: Great race especially if you like mud and hills! New course this year making it even more challenging. If you are thinking of doing this race for the first time make sure you wear track shoes, road shoes are suicidal.Date of review: January 20, 2014
In short: Tough but very rewarding raceIn full: Used this for hill-marathon training and it fit the bill perfectly. The hills in the first 5 and last 3 miles were generally shortish and steep, and made all the more challenging by tons of ankle deep mud. The flatter, slightly firmer middle miles were very welcome and overall this was a varied and testing cross country run. This was my first time at Benfleet and I would be back in a second, assuming I can get my kit cleaned up by then. One minor grumble - I travelled by train and bike to the event and without a car to change in it was hard to get changed/cleaned up - even a changing tent/marquee would have hepled. This is a very minor grumble in the scheme of things - wonderful race.Date of review: January 20, 2014
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In Massachusetts, MGL 235 determines how much of your paycheck is subject to garnishment. This law says that up to 15% of the gross amount you make may be garnished, as long as you make a certain minimum amount.
If your pay is low, around minimum wage, there is a limitation on how much they can take. You are allowed to keep 50 times the state minimum wage each week. The Massachusetts minimum wage is currently $8 per hour, so you will be allowed to keep $400 per week. After that minimum, up to 15% of your total pay can be taken by a garnishment.
If your pay is high, the only limitation is 15%. The more you make, the larger the garnishment can be. A wage garnishment can be up to 15% of your gross income.
There is also a Federal limitation on how much can be garnished. In Massachusetts, this limitation does not matter. The state law protects more of your wages. Even though Federal laws sometimes pre-empt state laws, because of the way the Federal law is written, it allows the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (and other states) to enact laws that protect even more of your pay from garnishment.


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Oscar Garcia received his Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from University of Oregon School of Law. Mr. Garcia started his legal career at the Metropolitan Public Defender Services, Inc office. In 1998, he opened up his own practice in Hillsboro specializing in criminal defense in state and federal court and also has handled family and juvenile law matters. He also serves as an advisory attorney to the Consulate of Mexico, Portland, Oregon, Office, and has developed and taught a class on Latinos in the Law at University of Oregon School of Law. Prior to law school, he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve Forces and the Oregon National Guard and continued to serve in his early years as a practicing attorney in Washington County.
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I applied online. The process took a day – interviewed at Brookdale Senior Living in August 2010.Interview Details
There was one question, if a resident comes out to the lobby without his pants on, the phone is ringing, some people come in for a tour and there is an accident in the bathroom then what is the priority or order of things you would take care of these? I said to call the medic in the building in regards to the accident dowstairs, but apparently the right way to answer was to tend to the needs of the resident because the residents come first. She did not specify the kind of accident in the bathroom. The interviewer also asks why you want the position, what you hope to gain from the experience and why you decided to apply to a Senior Living environment. The interview was short. She forgot the second question. Nothing in regards to previous work experience was asked. I don't know what the basis was that I was not extended an offer. The staff are polite but the interview did have a lot of distractions...others coming in and out, making you nervous with the way the interviewer seems to take notes and scrutinize your every word. Comparable to other interviews, it was really easy. Good luck!Interview Questions
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Nexxus Lighting Announces First Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market: NEXS) announced today that it will conduct a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 13, 2011 to discuss First Quarter 2011 operating results.
Individuals interested in participating in this conference call hosted by Mike Bauer, the Company's President and CEO, and Gary Langford, the Company's CFO, should call (877) 407-9210. If calling from outside the U.S., use the international phone number (201) 689-8049. The conference call also will be webcast live with access through Nexxus Lighting's web site at www.nexxuslighting.com/investor_relations/.
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Definitions for voluptuousness-ˈɒs ɪ ti
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word voluptuousness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vo•lup•tu•ousvəˈlʌp tʃu əs(adj.)
derived from gratification of the senses:
voluptuous pleasure.
sensuously pleasing or delightful.
full and shapely:
a voluptuous figure.
characterized by or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment:
a voluptuous life.
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1325–75; ME < L voluptuōsus, der. of volupt(ās) pleasure]+-ōsus -ous ; -u- prob. by assoc. with sumptuōsussumptuous
vo•lup′tu•ous•ness-ˈɒs ɪ ti(n.)
vo•lup`tu•os′i•ty-ˈɒs ɪ ti(n.)
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hot stuff, voluptuousness(noun)
the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting)
"he thought she was really hot stuff"
luxuriance, lushness, voluptuousness(noun)
the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness(noun)
the quality of having a well-rounded body
sensuality; the quality of being sensuous
sexuality; the quality of being sensual
the quality of being voluptuous
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I don't know why, maybe it's Murph's period-depression rubbing off on me, but I'm ridiculously sad. Jeff said he'd get his phone turned on yesterday, but I still haven't heard from him. I know I'm an idiot for being so upset, but I feel like I've vested a lot of energy into an old relationship that I have absolutely no contact with. I can't talk to him, I don't hear from him, and I'm afraid that I won't soon. I feel certain that I will eventually, but because I haven't yet, I'm just afraid. Maybe I should give up drinking and work more on personal growth. Maybe it's the bunch of irritants I spent the evening with. I love Taboo, but if a twenty-year-old spaz on the opposing team stands over my shoulder and tells me, the High Priestess of Taboo, that Anne Frank is Jewish, then the game really starts to suck big time. I know Anne Frank was a goddamn Jew, but my knowing that doesn't make my teammates guess the clue any faster, and a nosering with a buzzer yelling it in my ear didn't help either. Play on your own goddamn team.I'm out.
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Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, risking her life for the chance to become a Dragoneye apprentice. Now she is Eona, the Mirror Dragoneye, her country's savior — but she has an even more dangerous secret. She cannot control her power. Each time she tries to bond with her Mirror Dragon, she becomes a conduit for the ten spirit dragons whose Dragoneyes were murdered by Lord Ido. Their anguish floods through her, twisting her ability into a force that destroys the land and its people. And another force of destruction is on her trail. Along with Ryko and Lady Dela, Eona is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army. Sethon has declared himself Emperor. In order to stop him, the renegades must find Kygo, the young Pearl Emperor, who needs Eona's power if he is to wrest back his throne.
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I enjoyed both of these books and thought the twists and turns throughout kept me guessing and hoping. Worth the listen!
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Alright, so I loved Eona. It had been a while since I'd read Eon but it didn't take long for me to get back into the story and remember who was who and what was going on. I was completely sucked into the triangle between Eona, Kygo and Ido. I felt Eona's confusion over what she should do but this was also the one thing that I disliked. To me, Eona was always so undecided and I just wished she'd hurry up and make up her mind. But, the awesomeness of the story overrode that problem. It's a completely unique fantasy set in a different land. The magic is awe-inspiring and the characters are all terrific and well-developed. I mean, I was even feeling the bad guy (Ido not Sethon).
Nancy Wu does a wonderful job narrating this story. It's a long listen but I highly recommend it.
"Gotta get this one!"
Great story, well developed characters and well acted - only thing wrong with it is it is way too short.
"Surprisingly disappointing!!!"
This book was nothing like book one which set up a great beginning to an intriguing story.
The whole focus of this story seemed to be the passionate love blossoming between Eona and the Emperor. If I wanted to read a romance novel, I would have purchased one.
She is a wonderful narrator and would shine with a better novel more suited to her obvious talent.
Everything that had to do with Eona and the emperors sexual desires.
If you are going to write a follow-on novel in a series, make sure you maintain a fluid flow with the story line. This novel barely touched on the Dragon-eye persona and focused more on the romance and desire of two characters and threw in the repulsive desires of a villan for good measure. I will not purchase another book from this author.
"Great Concept Falls Flat"
Eona the sequel and conclusion to Eon was a great idea that in the end underwhelmed. In Eon we met Eona the last Mirror Dragoneye, a crippled girl posing as boy. On the run after the fall of the emperor by he's brothers coup along with Lord Ido, she must find a way to restore the rightful monarchy and save the dragons.
Eona is like a reflection of the first book as she is wanted as a boy so she is hiding as a girl. Unfortunately regardless of gender Eona keeps getting in her own way. In Eon she was frustratingly slow or maybe it was just how apparent the storyline was, but she displays cleverness at the speed of molasses. It seems Eona learned nothing from the first book since her fears and lack of communication was the root of most of her problems. I was really disappointed at the lack fighting in these books it seemed like a good setting for a strong female warrior, but wasn't. I found all the supporting characters way more interesting and likable than the lead.
I love the idea of this series. The set up was great. The world, asian lore, and influences are refreshing in the stacks of vampires, witches, and shifters. But with all the time and effort put into creating the Eona world, the heroine got left behind. The storyline was interesting but really what good is the plot or an intricately written world if your main character is annoying and ruining everything. What a waste.
"Eona Book 1"
I enjoyed this series and wish there were more books about Eona. The narrator is very good!
"Ruined by Romance"
I liked the concept of this book and it was refreshing to get away from the usual supernatural mythology and dystopian future settings and into the world of Chinese mythology. I'm really reviewing both books because if you've read both the problem is far more obvious and I think it is best to write reviews on all books in a series, if you've read them all.
There seems to be a disturbing pattern in the fantasy genre, maybe especially for YA Fantasy. That is, the bait and switch - the first book is usually good enough to hook you and then before you know it the entire thing has devolved into a romance novel. I'll say it one more time for all the authors out there. If you want to write a romance novel then write one, and clearly mark it as such, and categorize it in Romance, not Fantasy.
To be clear, I'm not saying there can be no romantic elements at all, there should be, however, in nearly every case the fantasy aspects of the book are merely pretense for what is clearly intended to be a romance novel at its core. I expect balance, a little romance, mostly intimated and slow-walked through the entire series, that would nice, forsaking the main story line, not so nice.
I find it hard to find anything good to listen to anymore so I guess overall it filled the silence, which would make it time well spent, though it could have been so much more.
Only the first book, which was vastly superior in every way.
I don't like the way she virtually yelled the word "Chapter" at the beginning of each chapter, kind of off putting. She also mispronounced a few words, the only one I can recall is dour, though I believe there were others.
Be more vigilant in my attempts to avoid Romance novels in disguise as Fantasy. Maybe stop reading anything beyond the first book in a series.
"I liked it alot"
The story was a very nice listen on my commute to and from school and work.
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Love love love the first story but the sequel was a little poopy. One kiss and the main character compared everything to that kiss through the hole story. i'm all about having a love story but this got a little annoying. For a character that spent 5 years pretending to be a boy she slipped into the female role awful easy. You would think she would understand the male mind better than this
But if you can get past the fixation the main underline story was good. But with the way it ended I'm hoping that there will be a prequel of some sort, it ended a little abruptly. Its such a good story that I really wanted some things to be elaborated more.
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"not worth the time"
Was disappointed over all...to Asian for me...to much spiritual stuff and not enough action...even the action was spiritual:(
Less Asian and more main stream...
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appears that major donors to Hillary Clinton's campaign for the
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David. We have heard this kind of news before. Certainly there are
compelling arguments against such close associations between elected
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because I assume that there exists no moral propriety in Washington
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the attraction of spending any time at all in the White House, particularly
in the Lincoln bedroom, is perplexing. The comic aperçu that
follows a night in this room usually is about having had sex in
its regal atmosphere. This might be amusing if we could assert that
Lincoln was exactly as he is perceived by most Americans and not
a pernicious tyrant who cast, into a vortex of destruction, the
dream of liberty. Still, imagine yourself writing Hillary a check
for some immense figure. She thanks you for the graft, startles
you with that strangely obsequious sneer, then sends you straight
to bed.
begins your reverie in the lair of the beast itself, Theseus vanishing
between columnar plinths of the Labyrinth gate. Down he goes once
again, as often before, imagining the secret inside his name: The(y)Se(e)(U)s,
that bower of deep history impelling him ever way from dreams of
rest in arboreal spaces and ever toward cataclysms in catacombs.
His lantern illumines the anteroom's careful detailing of arcing
arabesques and florid mosaics, dense with denizens of an allegorical
world, shadow harlequins and transcendental ghouls of the night
watch, fissures in cold stone, burbling with liquescent ghosts of
the Civil War dead. He traces with slender fingers glyphs in the
marble balustrade while, behind him, the light of memory, splinters,
scatters and is gone.
erupts in a rhizomatic bloom of ventricles plunging through Southern
soil, doomed faces fed through oubliettes in the plasms of mud.
Screams entangle the logic of Ariadne's thread. The Minotaur's grim
retribution for Athenian ardor writhes beneath the map of Appomattox
and speaks in riddling cant to Minos, Father of ignominy, stately
solipsist of a warring cosmology. Their mouths open in unison, in
union. And you wake.
Harrison Horne of the Sleep Research Laboratory at Loughborough
University in Leicestershire, England, reports in the Quarterly
Journal of Experimental Psychology 2000; 53 (1)271-9, that
sleep deprivation impairs temporal memory. But this alone cannot
explain your vexed encounter with Hillary's nightmare world. For
in the sleep of Lincoln, the world of truth is reconstructed on
the Knossosian model, and the multicursal maze becomes the multi-cultural
ruin of a once great society. The Minotaur was born of the unholy
conjunction between a magic bull and the vengeful Pasiphæ,
a fiercely ambitious woman who let herself be raped by an animal
in order to keep the palace in the family. The Minotaur's birth
scandalized the Cretan gentry, polarized the clergy, but was a harbinger
of power. And though she was horribly disfigured by the delivery,
Pasiphæ displaced forever all her husband's mistresses and
excesses with a singular act of political acuity. Thus are horror
and Hillary fused in the dark conjugation of the Lincoln bed.
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Students in HIST 3810 will learn the subject matter of History of Africa in Afrocentric, Eurocentric, and Homocentric contexts. Jan Vansina's Living With Africa and Jules Benjamin's A Student's Guide to History will introduce students to research methodology, principles, and concepts related to the discipline of history and historical research in traditional, colonial, and independent Africa. Students will also explore how the festering legacies of the Atlantic slave trade can be healed. Finally, students will learn how history gives context to human origins in Africa and its provocative relationship to emerging world civilization.
Writing Across the Curriculum Designation:
HIST 3810 is a writing intensive course in ECU's Writing Across the Curriculum Program. In using WI Model #4, this course contributes to the twelve-hour WI requirement for students at ECU. For additional information, access: http://www.ecu.edu/writing/wac/.
The Summary/Reaction Course Journal (70%):
Your course journal is your most important assignment. In it you summarize and react to all classes, readings, internet sites, and films.
To view your journal's format, select Journal Requirements, http://core.ecu.edu/hist/wilburnk/Africa/j- howtoah.htm.
To view your journal's list of required contents, click on Table of Contents, http://core.ecu.edu/hist/wilburnk/Africa/j-tocah.htm.
To view the reading assignments for your journal, select Journal Text Assignments, http://core.ecu.edu/hist/wilburnk/Africa/j-ah.htm.
To view the evaluation method for your journal, click on Assessment Guide, http://core.ecu.edu/hist/wilburnk/Africa/j-assess.htm.
Your journal is due for evaluation on 7 September (Friday), 12 October (Friday), and 28 November (Wednesday). Grades for those dates are weighted 10%, 40% and 50% respectively. If you turn your journal in late or incomplete, you will lose at least one letter grade. If you earn an A on both your journal and book review, you will be exempt from the final exam; however, if either your journal or book review is ever late or incomplete, you must take the final exam. Your journal will be your course archive and your final exam study guide.
Book Review (10%):
One 500-word book review is required: Manu Herbstein, Ama, A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Craft your review, due 22 October (Monday), according to directions in Benjamin and your Journal Text Assignment handout.
Final Exam (20%):
Your final exam will have three sections, each having two essay questions. You will choose one question from each section. Your final exam will be on Friday, 7 December from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bring two essay exam blue books to the final.
Required Texts:
Jules Benjamin, A Student's Guide to History
Eric Gilbert and Jonathan Reynolds, Africa in World History
Manu Herbstein, Ama, A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Jan Vansina, Living With Africa
Class Decorum:
Please enjoy Facebook, Twitter, and Email before you enter and after you exit our classroom. Except your laptop for note-taking, all communications devices must be turned off. Your classmates and I thank you in advance for your good manners and respectful commitment to intellectual engagement in the History of Africa.
Class Attendance Policy: Seven or more absences effect failure.
ECU seeks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students requesting accommodations
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2 Samuel 12:5-6"David's anger flared up against the man. 'As Yahweh lives,' he said to Nathan, 'the man who did this deserves to die!' . . . Then Nathan said to David, 'You are the man.'"Reflection by Anthony B. RobinsonFor weeks now (if you follow the lectionary) we've been hearing how great David is. David this and David that.David, the runt of Jesse's litter, is the one God wants for king. David, the kid with a slingshot, topples Goliath. Noble David honors his fallen enemy, Saul. David dances into Jerusalem at the head of the parade. David, David, David. David, "You're the man!"Now, David screws up -- massively. He doesn't just covet his neighbor's wife, Bathsheba, he takes her. And he arranges to have her husband, Uriah, killed in battle. When this all happens, neither prophet Nathan nor the Bible look the other way or pull any punches. Nathan tells David, "You are the man," but now in an entirely different sense.In some ways it is our own culture's most popular story line: celebrity rise/celebrity fall. We hear such stories and are tempted, even invited, to judge another harshly while congratulating ourselves on being nothing like them.There's another possible response to David's story (and other stories of human failure). Instead of judging David harshly we might see the ways we too have failed. Instead of congratulating ourselves, "Thank God, I'm not like him," we might grieve our own failures. We might learn modesty and forgiveness. Perhaps such a story is intended to help us avoid the inhumanity of thinking of ourselves as not so fallible as others?PrayerIn the face of sad and tragic failure, grant me the grace not to gloat, but to grieve. To grieve others' failure and my own. Amen.
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April 23, 2014
Today, the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted 8 to 4 to involuntarily defer House Bill 1189, NRA-opposed legislation sponsored by anti-gun state Representative Barbara Norton (D-Shreveport). As previously reported, HB 1189 would have made it a crime to intentionally expose children, age ten and under, to firearms that were not locked in a container or equipped with a locking device.FULL STORY
Yesterday, the Arizona Senate passed House Bill 2535 by an 18 to 10 vote. Introduced by state Representative John Kavanagh (R-23), HB 2535 requires that certification by a chief law enforcement officer (CLEO), when a signoff is required for the transfer of a firearm or other item regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA), be provided within sixty days as long as the applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving the firearm or other item.FULL STORY
Today, Governor Nathan Deal (R) signed into law House Bill 60, the most comprehensive pro-gun legislation in state history. HB 60 passed in the Georgia Senate by a 37-18 vote on March 18 and in the state House of Representatives by a 112-58 vote on March 20. HB 60 will take effect on July 1, 2014. FULL STORY
Yesterday, Governor Sam Brownback (R) signed House Bill 2578 into law. As previously reported here, HB 2578 passed unanimously in the Kansas House of Representatives on March 25, language from Senate Bill 447 was incorporated into HB 2578 and passed in the state Senate by a 37-2 vote on April 4, and HB 2578 was concurred by the state House of Representatives by a 102-19 vote on April 5. HB 2578 takes effect on July 1, 2014.FULL STORY
It has been a busy week for pro-gun legislation in Oklahoma City and your NRA is happy to report that three important bills have passed and will now be sent to Governor Mary Fallin (R) for her signature.FULL STORY
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Today, Governor Dave Heineman (R) signed Legislative Bill 390 into law. LB 390 passed unanimously in the Nebraska Legislature during its Final Reading on April 17, in the last hour of the 2014 legislative session.
House Bill 826, NRA-opposed legislation sponsored by state Representative Wesley Bishop (D-New Orleans) to repeal Louisiana's "stand your ground" statute, has been removed from Wednesday's House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee schedule. However, another anti-gun measure is on the committee agenda and your help is still needed to stop that one in its tracks!FULL STORY
Last week, we sent an alert asking Pennsylvania NRA members to report to our State and Local Affairs Division if their employer has a policy which prohibits employees from transporting to/from and storing firearms in their locked, private motor vehicles while parked at work, and the response has been overwhelming! Within 24 hours, our office received hundreds of e-mails reporting these types of policies, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the local grocery store on the corner. FULL STORY
This Wednesday, April 23, Governor Nathan Deal (R) will sign House Bill 60 into law, the most comprehensive pro-gun bill in state history. Once signed into law, HB 60 will take effect on July 1, 2014. FULL STORY
Senate Bill 424 to Stop Discrimination by Insurance Companies Against Gun Owners has PASSED THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE!!!!! The bill was sponsored by Representative Matt Gaetz(R) in the House and Senator Tom Lee (R) in the Senate. FULL STORY
April 21, 2014
At anytime, the Missouri House of Representatives could bring up for consideration Senate Joint Resolution 36. FULL STORY
This Wednesday, April 23, the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee will consider House Bill 826. Sponsored by state Representative Wesley Bishop (D-New Orleans), NRA-opposed HB 826 would repeal Louisiana's "stand your ground" statute and tip the scales in favor of criminals who attack law-abiding citizens in public. Make no mistake, this is a direct assault on your right to self-defense outside of your home, vehicle or place of business.FULL STORY
Tomorrow, the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hear multiple pieces of pro-Second Amendment legislation: the Firearms Record Confidentiality Package, House Bill 5087, and House Bills 5091 and 5092.FULL STORY
This Wednesday, April 23, the Virginia General Assembly is meeting for its reconvened session to consider gubernatorial amendments and vetoes. It is critical that you contact your state Senator and Delegate and urge them to vote to REJECT the Governor's anti-gun amendment to Senate Bill 377.FULL STORY
April 18, 2014
Yesterday, Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed House Bill 2103 into law. Introduced by state Representative Kelly Townsend (R-16), HB 2103 would allow an individual of at least nineteen years of age to obtain a concealed weapon permit if the person is currently in military service or has been honorably discharged. This legislation is a good way to thank our military for their service and will benefit law-abiding gun owners in Arizona. HB 2103 passed in the state Senate by a 20 to 10 vote on Wednesday and in the House by a 39 to 18 vote on March 10.FULL STORY
More than a dozen gun control bills were scheduled for a hearing this week in the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee. The good news is that those anti-gun bills which were scheduled to be heard, as previously reported, were held for further study in both committeesFULL STORY
Yesterday, in the final hour of its 2014 legislative session, the Nebraska Legislature unanimously passed critical emergency powers legislation in its Final Reading. Legislative Bill 390, introduced by state Senator Mark Christensen (44), now goes to Governor Dave Heineman (R) for his expected signature.FULL STORY
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Last week, the House General Laws Committee voted "Do Pass" on Senate Joint Resolution 36 and this measure is currently waiting to be added to the House floor calendar. Sponsored by state Senator Kurt Shaefer (R-19) and being handled in the House by state Representative John Diehl (R-89), SJR 36 would strengthen Missouri's current right to keep and bear arms constitutional amendment, Section 23, Article I.FULL STORY
This Wednesday, House Bill 13 was voluntarily deferred by its sponsor, state Representative Austin Badon (D-New Orleans), after the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee failed to advance it on a 6-to-6 tie vote. This NRA-opposed bill would have made it unlawful for a federal firearm licensed dealer (FFL) to transfer a firearm without verifying that the purchaser had completed a gun safety training course. This was not about requiring training to obtain a permit to carry firearms for self-defense -- this would have required training to simply purchase a firearm to own in your home.FULL STORY
Today, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) filed a motion to intervene and dismiss a frivolous lawsuit filed by rabid anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns member, Mayor Danny Jones, and the city of Charleston.FULL STORY
On Tuesday, House Bill 2103 passed in the state Senate by a 20 to 10 vote. Introduced by state Representative Kelly Townsend (R-16), HB 2103 would allow an individual of at least nineteen years of age to obtain a concealed weapon permit if the person is currently in military service or has been honorably discharged. This legislation is a good way to thank our military for their service and will benefit law-abiding gun owners in Arizona. FULL STORY
April 15, 2014
Last night, House Bill 1407, sponsored by state Representative Tilman Goins (R-10), was removed from the hearing notice in the House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee. Please contact Chairman Mike Harrison immediately and urge him to return HB 1407 on his subcommittee calendar.FULL STORY
Another week has gone by and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has still not acted on House Bill 2011, critical firearms preemption legislation needed to provide consistency of Pennsylvania's firearm and ammunition laws throughout the state. Your immediate help is needed to ensure this bill gets a vote on the House floor.FULL STORY
April 14, 2014
Last Friday, Governor Steve Beshear (D) signed into law a comprehensive pro-gun bill, House Bill 128.
As initially introduced by state Representative Robert Damron (D-39), HB 128 allows retired peace officers with a valid Concealed Deadly Weapons License (CDWL), in accordance with the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), to carry at all times in Kentucky, with an exception for detention facilities.FULL STORY
Anti-gun state lawmakers continue their assault on the constitutional rights of Rhode Island gun owners this week in Providence. Tomorrow, April 15, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear a full slate of anti-gun bills starting at 6:00 p.m. in room 313 of the State House. The anti-gun bills scheduled to be considered tomorrow only attack the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens and do nothing to address violent crime or public safety.FULL STORY
Tomorrow, April 15, the year-old "SAFE Act" will require gun owners to register any firearm that falls within the anti-gun Legislature's new definition of a semi-automatic "assault weapon," or risk becoming a felon. The NRA actively opposed this egregious legislation last January while it was being rammed through the legislative process by Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) within a 24-hour period without any public input or committee hearings. FULL STORY
Your National Rifle Association is currently seeking information from our members in Pennsylvania on employers who prohibit employees from transporting to/from and storing firearms in their locked, private motor vehicles while parked at work. This information will be a valuable tool in advancing state "employee protection" legislation in Harrisburg. Businesses have no legitimate interest in micromanaging the lawful contents of one's private vehicle at the workplace.FULL STORY
The 2014 session of the Tennessee General Assembly is expected to come to a close this week, but action on pro-Second Amendment related issues is still needed. FULL STORY
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Yesterday, the Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 4860, with House Amendment 1, by an 88 to 6 vote. Sponsored by state Representative Brad Halbrook (R-110), HB 4860, as amended, provides law enforcement agencies with the option to sell confiscated firearms at public auction rather than destroying or keeping them for agency use.FULL STORY
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On Wednesday, April 16, the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee will hold a public hearing and vote on House Bill 13. Sponsored by state Representative Austin Badon (D-New Orleans), this NRA-opposed bill would make it unlawful for a federal firearm licensed dealer (FFL) to transfer a firearm without verifying that the purchaser has completed a gun safety training course. FULL STORY
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The sixth week of the Legislative Session was another exceptionally busy and successful week. The blue underlined bill numbers are the most current versions of the bills. You can simply click on those links to read the bills. A new version is prepared every time a bill is amended (changed) in committee. If there is no blue link that means the newest amended version is not yet available. FULL STORY
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On Monday, Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) returned a NRA-opposed amendment for Senate Bill 377. Sponsored by state Senator Bryce Reeves (R-17), SB 377, as amended and passed in the General Assembly, would allow gun dealers seeking to purchase, trade or transfer a firearm from a non-dealer individual to submit information on that firearm to law enforcement to determine if it has been reported lost or stolen.FULL STORY
Yesterday, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed House Bill 72 by an 80 to 19 vote. This NRA-supported measure, sponsored by state Representative Joe Lopinto (R-Metairie), would clarify that concealed handgun permit holders may possess firearms in restaurants that serve alcohol.FULL STORY
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As the 2014 legislative session begins to wind down, a number of NRA-supported bills are still moving in the Tennessee General Assembly. Your NRA-ILA is continually working to protect and expand the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding gun owners in Tennessee.FULL STORY
Yesterday, the House General Laws Committee heard Senate Bill 745. While this committee did not vote on this important right to carry legislation, it is expected to send SB 745 to the House floor in the near future. FULL STORY
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - President Barack Obama is stepping into the familiar role of chief consoler as he meets with South Korean officials reeling from a deadly ferry disaster.
Obama arrived in Seoul Friday for his fourth visit to South Korea as president. He has meetings scheduled with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and plans to lay a wreath at a war memorial.
But the ferry disaster will cast a shadow over Obama's trip. More than 300 people are dead or missing, with the vast majority of the victims students from one high school.
The president is expected to express his condolences to the victims' families during his public remarks in South Korea.
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STN Media Group, owner of School Transportation News and the North American School Bus EXPO Conference, reached an agreement with the National Association of School Resource Officers to present an address by Executive Director Mo Canady during the STN EXPO Brunch and Keynote address sponsored by Thomas Built Buses on July 23.
The 20th STN EXPO is scheduled for July 20-24, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev.
Canady is a retired lieutenant with the City of Hoover (Ala.) Police Department, where he served for 25 years and was a member of the Special Response Team. The final 12 years in the department were spent as as the supervisor of the School Services Division. He has also been a law enforcement instructor since 1993 and has taught classes on Evident Photography and Fngerprinting and Tactical Response to School shootings and Student Violence.
A graduate of Jacksonville State University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, Canady was appointed as a NASRO instructor in 2001 and to the NASRO board of directors four years later. He is also a former president of NASRO.
In response to NRA recommendations in December following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut that killed 20 students and six teachers and administrators, Canady said on behalf of NASRO that all schools nationwide should have carefully selected and properly trained and armed school resource officer on campus. He called such personnel "one of the best defenses to an active shooter in school." But, NASRO's official position also includes a recommendation that other school employees or community members without law enforcement backgrounds should not be allowed to carry a firearm on school property, which could include a school bus.
"School-based policing requires specialized training not covered in most law enforcement academies," he added. "Because school resource officers are much more than armed guards, they need training in teaching, counseling and the special skills required to act as a law enforcement officer in a school setting. In addition, we recommend that all school resource officers receive special training to assure that their responses to an active shooter will be safe and effective."
The agreement between STN Media and NASRO came just days before an armed man illegally boarded an Alabama school buses, shot and killed driver Charles Poland, Jr., and kidnapped a 5-year-old student with autism. The suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement on Monday after they raided a homemade, underground shelter where the man had been hiding with the boy. The student was recovered unharmed, according to reports.
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The eStarling would be perfect for loved ones who are separated for long periods, like soldiers in Iraq who want to send their spouses visual hellos. About the only thing in need of an upgrade is the resolution: just 480 x 234 pixels — a bit low for the roughly 4 x 6-inch screen. Oh, and the $250 price. Even though that's better than the Wi-Fi MemoryFrame we saw last fall, it's still pretty nuts.
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My belly button looks like grumpy cat. HA! Because of my umbilical hernia my belly button does not stick out. It has literally formed a frowny face instead.
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Amy it really does look like a frowny face!!! I'm still an innie, but it looks like it's wanting to pop out the bigger I get.


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For 102 years the steamer New York has rested on the bottom of Lake Huron, but earlier this year, David Trotter finally found it.
"It was very exciting because we had been searching pretty dedicatedly for her for a couple years. She was on what I call my bucket list," said Trotter.
The wooden vessel built in 1879 was carrying coal when it sank in a storm in October of 1910.
"She was a giant for her time. A kind of leviathan of the lakes," said Trotter.
At 283 feet long the New York was an impressive vessel, but Trotter said he is more impressed with the story behind the sinking. All 14 people aboard the ship scrambled into lifeboats, but were still in danger.
"They were exposed, with little protection. Would have been only a matter of time before they swamped the life boats and it would have cost everybody their lives," said Trotter.
Luckily another ore carrier was nearby and pulled the captain and the crew of the New York to safety.
Trotter used sonar to find the New York resting upright in 240 feet of water. Zebra muscles coat most of the surface of the ship. They have found the ships boilers and some dishes.
"The artifacts we will leave those down there. That's for marine history. We feel that it's best left there for the enjoyment of others," said Trotter.
Trotter told Local 4 he's lost count of his shipwreck discoveries in the great lakes, but he thinks it's around 90.
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A technical masterpiece
Publisher/Developer: Red Lynx / Ubisoft
Genre: Trials/ Racing / Motocross
Platform: PC/PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Xbox 360
The game was released on April 16th on PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Xbox 360. The motocross game is famous for the extreme levels of difficulty, in previous games if you completed a level with no faults or complete a difficult level the sense of achievement was incredible. This helped make Trials as franchise stand out in the last generation but would this still be a valid point in the next generation.
It appears to be a masterpiece from a technical standpoint with its beauty mainly being noticed due to the colour pallet used. It was particularly pleasing when you would go from a dark gritty level to a bright destination where the sun is shinning; this was due to the contrast between the two levels.
The variety of unique levels that mix motocross with platforming also show that the Red Lynx ensured the game was polished to perfection. However on next generation systems there is the occasional pop in when you restart the level which is very distracting as it almost always will catch your eye especially as you are waiting to begin.
The physics and mechanics within Trials Fusion are also a huge plus like that of previous versions of the games, the physics engine in the series has always been great but in trials fusion it is better than ever. When playing the game you feel as though everything is due to the skill level of the player, you will very rarely feel like you have cheated out of beating your friend's time.
The level design as previously mentioned is also incredible, early levels feel as though they can be completed with great ease, with later levels being truly challenging. On easy and medium levels you will be hoping to beat the times of yours friends but on hard levels you will be hoping to beat the track. Beating your friends' times, finishing a level with no faults and later stages beating a level can all lead to frustration but when you accomplish your goal you feel truly happy. Due to terrific level design throughout the game you will happily replay levels whether it be challenging friends or trying to complete all challenges.
The addition of challenges is the only addition I felt as though was worthwhile as they tested your patience and skill. The addition of tricks felt unnecessary as when you performed tricks if landed incorrectly can impact your overall time, often many people including my self forgot to tricks were even there as there is no real purpose to them unless you are playing a generic FMX track.
Overall I would thoroughly recommend Trials Fusion as the game is welcome addition to the popular Trials franchise. Fusion has a great amount of content especially when you play the incredible user created levels, in the later stages of the games life cycle there will be hundreds of incredible levels created by players. I can not deny the fun I had with this game although later levels were incredibly frustrating. I award Trials Fusion a 9.2 out 10 due to the reasons above.


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We Have Improved Significantly SONY CEO Says
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After becoming the CEO for the last 9 months for Sony he said the company is now more "nimble and focused." During the past few years they incurred huge losses and failed to face the competition
successfully. He frankly said that Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc.became the leaders in the market with their R&D and innovations where as Sony failed to maintain its profitability.
Further he said that he himself involved in product development to gain creative and innovative ideas till the implementing process. New entrants from South Korea, China and Taiwan sell their products at
very low prices. With that fact Hirai said that, Sony will be focusing on 'willing to pay' customers in order to get rid of a price war.
Also he noted that the company should perform faster in decision making and execution. Though the company has a long journey aheadit shows a "significant improvement" with their new targets. Last year Sony incurred a loss of $1.5 billion, mainly due to the damage caused by natural disasters occurred in 2011.
Along with their newly introduced 4k technology Hirai said that it will bring advantages to their company but it will take several years to hit the market. The company also failed in taking advantage of entertainment and electronics both business, which led to the criticize issue in the market.
Yasunori Tateishi, mentioned about Sony's failures in a book he has written and it says that Sony should come up with innovative, creative, unique and fresh ideas in order to retain in the market and to overcome their current conditions. There is a growing market in this industry. Therefore Sony will be able to stand against competition in near future. He further noted.


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Here is The Roundup, Edition 18, bringing you the best from around the web from the past two weeks! Blast from the Past A recent article in the New York Times (by one of my favorite researchers, Moises Velasquez-Manoff) suggests that exposure to beneficial microbes through spending time on farms and drinking raw milk may actually be a way to "cure" allergies. Velasquez-Manoff writes that "innocuous cowshed microbes, plant material and raw milk protect farming… Read More
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