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How Memorial Day Glosses Over the Real Horrors of War
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It's the saddest reading around: the little announcements that dribble out of the Pentagon every day or two -- those terse, relatively uninformative death notices: rank; name; age; small town, suburb, or second-level city of origin; means of death ("small arms fire," "improvised explosive device," "the result of gunshot wounds inflicted by an individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform," or sometimes something vaguer like "while conducting combat operations," "supporting Operation Enduring Freedom," or simply no explanation at all); and the unit the dead soldier belonged to. They are seldom 100 words, even with the usual opening line: "The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom." Sometimes they include more than one death.
They are essentially bureaucratic notices designed to draw little attention to themselves. Yet cumulatively, in their hundreds over the last decade, they represent a grim archive of America's still ongoing, already largely forgotten second Afghan War, and I've read them obsessively for years.
Into the Memory Hole
May is the official month of remembrance when it comes to our war dead, ending as it does on the long Memorial Day weekend when Americans typically take to the road and kill themselves and each other in far greater numbers than will die in Afghanistan. It's a weekend for which the police tend to predict rising fatalities and news reports tend to celebrate any declines in deaths on our roads and highways.
Quiz Americans and a surprising number undoubtedly won't have thought about the "memorial" in Memorial Day at all -- especially now that it's largely a marker of the start of summer and an excuse for cookouts.
How many today are aware that, as Decoration Day, it began in 1865 in a nation still torn by grief over the loss of -- we now know -- up to 750,000 dead in the first modern war, a wrenching civil catastrophe in a then-smaller and still under-populated country? How many know that the first Decoration Day was held in 1865 with 10,000 freed slaves and some Union soldiers parading on a Charleston, South Carolina, race track previously frequented by planters and transformed in wartime into a grim outdoor prison? The former slaves were honoring Union prisoners who had died there and been hastily buried in unmarked graves, but as historian Kenneth Jackson has written, they were also offering "a declaration of the meaning of the war and of their own freedom.
Those ceremonies migrated north in 1866, became official at national cemeteries in 1868, and grew into ever more elaborate civic remembrances over the years. Even the South, which had previously marked its grief separately, began to take part after World War I as the ceremonies were extended to the remembrance of all American war dead. Only in 1968, in the midst of another deeply unpopular war, did Congress make it official as Memorial Day, creating the now traditional long holiday weekend.
And yet, when it comes to the major war the United States is still fighting, now in its 11th year, the word remembrance is surely inappropriate, as is the "Memorial" in Memorial Day. It's not just that the dead of the Afghan War have largely been tossed down the memory hole of history (even if they do get official attention on Memorial Day itself). Even the fact that Americans are still dying in Afghanistan seems largely to have been forgotten, along with the war itself.
As the endlessly plummeting opinion polls indicate, the Afghan War is one Americans would clearly prefer to forget -- yesterday, not tomorrow. It was, in fact, regularly classified as "the forgotten war" almost from the moment that the Bush administration turned its attention to the invasion of Iraq in 2002 and so declared its urge to create a Pax Americana in the Greater Middle East. Despite the massive "surge" of troops, special operations forces, CIA agents, and civilian personnel sent to Afghanistan by President Obama in 2009-2010, and the ending of the military part of the Iraq debacle in 2011, the Afghan War has never made it out of the grave of forgetfulness to which it was so early consigned.
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Sylvia – born in October of 2012.
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Any family considering adopting Sylvia will need to accept the possibility that she may have developmental disabilities and we cannot determine what those disabilities might be, or their extent.
Sylvia is thriving in her environment. She has faced many challenges in her short life, but she already knows how to love and be loved and share smiles with those she considers her family.
Naika, Charleson, and Roberson
This sibling group of three is considered special needs because of their number and Naika's age. They have no identified medical or psychological issues.
Naika was born in October 2007. She's a real little chatterbox who loves to tell stories and ask questions to get attention. She minds well and has many friends and good social skills. She can be a little immature, whiny, and clingy at times. Her verbal IQ appears to be quite high as her little stories are cohesive and she has a good vocabulary. She displays empathy and kindness to other children, particularly her two little brothers
Roberson was born in January, 2009. Roberson is a 'good egg'. He's mischievous in a fun, playful way, and loves to interact with adults. He has a lot of little boy buddies and engages in interactive, imaginative play. He's not a fighter. Overall, he's just a fun little guy!
Charleson was born in May, 2011. He presents as a sombre little guy, quite possibly because shy and quiet children cannot thrive in an orphanage environment. He is quiet and a bit withdrawn. He's not at all a fighter, and other more aggressive kids sometimes take toys from him. He is able and willing to follow multistep instructions. He appears on target developmentally although he won't speak much for a developmental screening.
We'd like to see the siblings in a family situation Naika can be babied and given all of that extra love she craves. We suspect she will thrive and develop into a healthy, caring young woman. Roberson appears to be a happy, resilient little person who will thrive where he's planted, and Charleson deserves a family of his own to help him develop into whoever he was meant to become.
Djouna and Thouna – born in November, 2007.
Identical twins Djouna and Thouna came into care in January of 2013. The girls are mild, sweet tempered, easy going, and obedient. They are both a bit shy with new people. Both have made friends, but they are very attached to each other. They like to be helpful. The girls have no identified medical or psychological issues; they are considered special needs because they are siblings. Soon they will qualify because of their age as well.
Djouna and Thouna will thrive in a calm, nurturing household that can help them blossom and find their independence. They would do very well with siblings of any age, so long as there is plenty of one on one adult time available to help draw them out and become more assertive and confident.
Donise and Selena
Donise and Selena came into care in January of 2013. They have an infant sister who is not being placed for adoption at this time. They are considered special needs because they are siblings and Donise is over age six. The girls have no identified medical or psychological issues.
Donise was born in July, 2005. She is bright, outgoing, and outspoken. She craves attention and her feelings are hurt if she feels that she is being ignored. When she is getting the attention she needs, she is chatty, friendly, and a lot of fun! She can be sulky and resentful when she feels needy and overlooked. Donise has plenty of friends and interacts well with others, although she tends to act somewhat younger than her age. She can be a bit of a tattletale.
Donise has a very strong urge to earn love and approval and will work very hard to please adults around her. She has a strong sense of integrity and fairness. She is careful and affectionate with her sister, Selena, and she enjoys playing with babies and toddlers.
Selena was born in October, 2010. She is very different temperamentally than her big sister! She's an easygoing, happy, chunky little toddler who buzzes around doing her own little games, self contained and content. Her caretakers report that she gets along with everyone and seldom cries. She warms up quickly to strangers without being overly pushy and can recognize repeat visitors easily. Selena appears to be right on target developmentally.
The girls will do well in any family that has the resources to meet Donise's need to be a child; babied and adored. Although both girls do very well with babies and smaller children, we want to avoid any situation in which Donise will not be free to act much younger than her age for a while to meet her need for assurance that she is a beloved daughter.
Medeline, Yverson, Loveson, and Loveson
Table for... how many?? Medeline, Yverson, Loveson, and Lovena are a sibling set of four, all attached to each other. We would consider placing Medeline and Yverson with one family and Loveson and Lovena with another if the two families are related and living close to one another, or to very long term and stable friends in a similar situation. The children qualify as special needs because they are a sibling group.
The children came into care in March, 2013. At that time they were severely malnourished, especially Loveson and Lovena. The twins still look malnourished and very thin, although they are gaining steadily.
Medeline was born in October, 2007. She tends to be a pensive and thoughtful. Once she's comfortable with a new person, she'll smile and interact appropriately. She's not a huge talker, although she will answer questions coherently and accurately. She really enjoys playing with her brother and visiting her little twin siblings and the other babies in the nursery. The nannies know that they can depend on Medeline to complete responsibilities assigned to her. She's a trustworthy person.
Yverson, born in November of 2009, can be a quiet little guy too, but his little boy buddies can usually coax him into some age appropriate mischief. Yverson is not a fighter and he cries when others take things from him. He likes to play with his big sister. He is shy with new people, but will follow directions well. He's a cooperative, well behaved little boy.
Loveson and Lovena were born in October of 2012. The twins were suffering from severe malnutrition upon their arrival. They are still weak, and somewhat delayed in their gross motor development because of that weakness. Lovena is a happy baby who will play by herself if put down on the floor. She has no trouble identifying who is a caretaker and who is a stranger, she makes her displeasure with strangers known!
Loveson has more stranger anxiety than his sister, and screams at the very sight of a stranger until his nannies can soothe him. They report that otherwise, he's a content and peaceful baby.
Medeline, Yverson, Loveson, and Loveson need a family with the resources to meet all of their needs, who is eager to have a full quiver and a houseful of joyful noise. All four children show excellent potential to develop into happy, independent adults. We want to be sure that Medeline does not become any more parentified. She deserves a turn to be a nothing more than a little girl.
Angelene, born in May, 2006.
Angelene is severely hearing impaired. She is currently wearing a hearing aid that allows her to hear some sounds, but not enough to allow her to learn to speak. Angelene has learned to communicate her needs through some improvised sign language. Her caretakers believe that she is an intelligent child. She is very alert and likes to participate in activities. She follows directions once we find a way to demonstrate what we want her to do.
A lack of gross motor strength and an odd, stilted gait imply that Angelene might have some sort of mild neuromuscular involvement, such as CP. She is still able to run and climb.
Angelene likes to participate in organized games, coloring, etc. but appears to be frustrated by the fact that she can't participate in the imagination games the other girls her age play. Angelene is frequently frustrated or saddened by her isolation. However, she is easily consoled by her caretakers. This little girl is appropriately affectionate, cuddly, and very easy to love.
We need a family who can teach Angelene sign language and fully explore what might be done to improve her hearing. She is a special, kind-hearted child who has already won many friends and allies among those who know her.


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Dynasty Warriors 6 isn't necessarily broken, but the fundamental formulas that govern the gameplay are terribly stale.
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text: On this day of more shootings, this time in DC, we went to the movies to escape the real world. We were not familiar with any of the currently playing flicks and so picked "The Family" for the cast. First we had to sit through 20 minutes of previews with pounding music and gunfire, fist fights, buildings exploding and deafening noise. Then the movie came on. Great cast, great acting, but over the top violence. Why is anyone surprised that young people are shooting and killing? Violence is part of their everyday life on TV, the movies and their games all accessible on their smart phones 24/7. I am so done with it all. Shame on the producers. Shame on us for paying to see this garbage.


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Aloha50I will be closing out 2012 with good health and positive energy
I have started exercising a lot more, but it's been quite a struggle with my expanded measurements. :) New Years eve I will meet up with friends to enjoy a nice dinner and will be perched up on the beautiful hillside to watch the sunrise (with my love) on New Year's morning 2013.
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Breakthrough in Identifying Lupus Genes
Findings could help lead to development of genetic tests to improve lupus diagnosis
Dr. Lindsey Criswell
In an unprecedented scientific leap forward, at least 12 new genes have been identified that play important roles in lupus. UCSF genetic epidemiologist and rheumatologist Dr. Lindsey Criswell, who is supported by the Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, has played a major role in this research.
"The discovery of this many new genes related to lupus has certainly never happened before and the success surpassed everyone's expectations, especially given the fact that the number of patients included in these recent studies was relatively small," says Dr. Criswell, who holds the Kenneth H. Fye Endowed Chair in Rheumatology.
According to Dr. Criswell, this noteworthy achievement is the result of new technology that makes it possible to rapidly screen genetic markers across the complete set of human chromosomes, or genome, among patient volunteers to find genetic variations that increase the risk of disease.
What is most important about this advance, says Dr. Criswell, is that it reveals the biological pathways—or series of actions among proteins that turn immune cells on or off—that are critical in lupus. "Now scientists can focus on genes and pathways that we know influence who gets the disease and how severe it is likely to be," she says. "Previously we were kind of guessing on the basis of hypotheses, but now we have proof that certain genes within specific pathways are important."
Another striking aspect of the results, according to Dr. Criswell, is that many of the genes associated with lupus have been shown by other scientists to be associated with other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis or Crohn's disease. "We are finding that many of these top genes are relevant to multiple autoimmune diseases," she says. This adds evidence to the theory that a diverse range of autoimmune diseases share underlying mechanisms and may respond to similar drugs.
Also, the identification of new genes associated with lupus could hasten the day when genetic testing can aid physicians in the management of this potentially life-threatening disease. "Five years from now might be when we've identified say the 30 or 50 gene variants that are most important in terms of risk for the disease," says Dr. Criswell. A genetic screening test could then be developed to determine, for example, if relatives of a lupus patient are at significantly increased risk for the disease. Such a test could also be used when patients initially develops symptoms to determine whether they are likely to have a mild or severe form of the disease. If severe, aggressive treatment would probably be advised.
In addition, says Dr. Criswell, "Finding the new genes allows laboratory scientists to focus drug development efforts in ways that are much more likely to be productive and successful because we're pinpointing the underlying genes that are responsible for the disease. It's a very exciting time."
"The discovery of this many new genes related to lupus has certainly never happened before." --- Dr. Lindsey Criswell


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Is The iPhone The New Idea Napkin?Posted: May 30, 2009 Filed under: Design, Experience | Tags: creativity, idea, prototyping, sketching, wireframing 2 Comments
Last week I was at dinner with a colleague and I was trying to communicate an idea I had. Like many people I'm a visual thinker, so I always look for a pen, and most of the time I have a little notebook in my pocket. I had nothing with me at the time, there were a few napkins on the table but grabbing the only pen used at the register for people to sign their receipts didn't seem like something I was comfortable doing.
I remembered hearing about an App on the iPhone/iTouch called Brushes [App Store Link], they designed the newest New Yorker cover with it, so I heard anyway. I pulled out my phone and looked it up on the App Store, it was $3.99. I'm already one of those people that area accustomed to the 99¢ apps, but I bought it anyway. I immediately started sketching my idea. I've now used it at least once a day to communicate an idea to someone. People already ask me what the app is. It's small enough on the iPhone that you can put it in the middle of table and collaborate with a small group on ideas. Brushes has quickly changed the way I talk about ideas with my colleagues and prospects. After talking with someone about an idea of their's I send the image to them over email so they could have a copy of it themselves. That is something I was never really able to do with my napkin sketches.
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Wow, I think this app really comes in handy. It's just like having your "next great idea" notebook with you all the time, and true it's more decent to present it, than tattered napkins! :) I'm also a visual learner so my exam reviewers sort of just look like meaningless doodles, but they actually do the trick for memorization.
NICE SITE! It's fun reading your posts.
Sounds like you got your extra 3 bucks worth out of this nearly immediately. Personally I don't think the thumbnail sketch ever gets the credit it's due, you know? Curious if you're still using this. It has been some time since you posted this, and I'm wondering if it still has its legs.
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Has your husband ever given you the indication that he would like to watch you having sex with another man? Have you ever had those thoughts yourself? Have you heard of the term cuckolding, but aren't sure what it's all about? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this article is for you.
Though largely considered taboo and sometimes referred to as a subculture, cuckolding is one of the fastest growing lifestyles in interest and popularity across the country. Cuckolding is unknown or misunderstood by many, known and distained by others, and understood and practiced by a growing number of couples. In its purest form, cuckolding is defined as the wife taking on other lovers with the full support and encouragement of the husband while he remains faithful. When this happens, the wife becomes a Hot Wife or Cuckoldress and her husband is a Cuckold. There is actually some debate over the terms Hot Wife and Cuckoldress. Author Alex Hathaway who wrote a fascinating book From Housewife to Cukoldress actually addressed the differences between the two on her blog at http://alexcuckoldstories.fannypress.com/?p=2. It is an excellent article and will provide you with some keen insight from a woman's point of view on those differences.
If you're unfamiliar with the term cuckolding and you do an Internet search, be advised you will discover there are many extreme variations of cuckolding that can include the wife withholding sex from the husband, bisexuality, male chastity, punishment, and a myriad of other unrelated fetishes. This is one of the reasons why a husband who is interested in discussing cuckolding (in its purest form) to his wife is so hesitant. He knows she will probably do some independent research to find out what this lifestyle is all about and might be horrified to find out what it might include. For those interested in cuckolding there are a variety of good sites to gather more information, but you may have to sift through them to determine which ones are of value. One such site is run by "Jinxy" a cuckoldress from North Carolina. She has done several instructional videos called "Cuckolding 101" which are worth watching. The reality is, cuckolding relationships are similar to any other kind of relationship. There are healthier versions and less healthy version, and if you and your husband are interested in cuckolding, you can shape and design it to fit your needs.
If anyone doubts the popularity of this lifestyle consider this. At cuckoldfantasies.com they have approximately 75 "mistresses" listed who specialize in the cuckold fetish. And this is just one website. There are dozens upon dozens of these websites sprouting up. For there to be so many websites devoted to cuckolding, there has to be a demand. The primary reason for this is obvious, there are a lot of men with this interest who feel uncomfortable (or embarrassed) to talk to their wives about it. Despite this, their interest in cuckolding is so intense and undeniable they feel compelled to talk to someone who understands what they're feeling. In talking to these "mistresses," cuckolds and those interested in cuckolding, believe they are getting something their wives may not or cannot provide.
Cuckolding in reality is not for everyone. Even for those who are interested in the lifestyle and feel they have good communication and a strong relationship may choose not to do it in reality for a variety of reasons. A safe middle-ground is creating a cuckold fantasy world which allows couples to explore the lifestyle without complicating their day-to-day lives. It also gives them a chance to enhance their relationship by removing the routine vanilla sex and replacing it with a much more erotic, intense and exciting relationship.
If you're a woman reading this, you should also understand the role of the penis in cuckoldry. Men are obsessed with their penises, a fact most women probably already know. But what do women think about it? Without going into a statistical analysis, suffice it to say some women are unabashed size queens and will admit it, while some are closet size queens, but wouldn't admit it openly. Some women are "size curious" and may or may not act on their curiosity. Some prefer an average penis – not too big or too small, while some actually have a preference for a small penis. Of course some women don't have a preference at all and can't understand the whole male obsession over penis size. Regardless of where you fit on this size preference continuum, if you are the least bit interested in cuckolding, you need to become familiar with this male obsession and why it plays a central role in cuckolding.
How Does Penis Size Influence Cuckoldry?
One of the myths of cuckolding is that only men with small penises gravitate to the lifestyle. By virtue of the definition of what a cuckold is, it would be a natural assumption to assume that all or most cuckolds have small penises. But is it true?
Surprisingly, cuckolding doesn't appear to be the exclusive domain of lesser-endowed men. Dr. Angela Lewis an Australian researcher collected surveys from 486 cuckolds, 680 cuckold fantasists (men who fantasize about being cuckolded) and 229 cuckoldresses (the wives of cuckolds) and the results are fascinating. While defining penis sizes as Small (Under 5 inches), Average (5 – 7 inches) and Large (Over 7 inches), cuckolds, cuckold fantasists and cuckoldresses responded to the question, what is your penis size (or for Cuckoldress that of your husband) as follows:
Penis Size
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Cuckoldress (Husbands Size)
|Small (Under 5")
|Average (5" – 7")
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To be clear, cuckolding is more a state of mind than a penis measurement to be sure, but regardless of their size, one very interesting common denominator is they overwhelming want their wives to be with larger men than they are. And cuckoldresses likewise prefer their lovers to be larger than their husbands. Dr. Lewis also found out that 71% of the cuckolds interviewed like to be reminded that their wife's lover's penis is larger.
Nothing personifies this better than the article, "Take My Wife Please" The Rise of the Cuckolding Culture by Kai Ma. This article describes the adventures of a middle age couple, Kurt and Christina. Kurt is well built and possesses an above average 7 inch cock, but the couple both get off on Christina's larger lovers. Her current lover, Claudio, she describes as "Huge" 10 inches long and considerably thicker than Kurt. In the same matter-of-fact tone that she uses to describe Claudio's generous package, she says, "Claudio is hitting spots in me that Kurt isn't." Kurt nods in agreement, adding, "He fills her up. I love watching her react to his bigger dick because I can't provide her that." The men they select need to exemplify masculinity in ways that Kurt cannot. He needs to be not only better endowed, but also alpha enough to make Kurt feel small, both physically and psychologically. Kurt is turned on by the fact that the bull has a larger penis and his wife craves that. He can personify the beta male role; even eroticize it, because he knows he's not inherently inferior to other men. As an alpha male in life, Kurt's bedside compliance also serves as a refuge from his competitive, high-strung personality. "This is the one area in life where I can choose to be submissive."
A woman who is in the lifestyle as a cuckoldress put it more bluntly:
"There is nothing like having sex with an Alpha male who is aggressive, dominant, and confident and has a long, thick cock. Believe me; your marriage will change…once you get more than the four inches your husband can offer you."
There is even an Internet website which caters to people looking specifically to connect with well-endowed partners. The ad database section for straight women looking for well-endowed straight men contained over 1,000 ads. What is astonishing is more than half (57%) of the ads placed were from married women.
Even though not all women embrace the bigger is better philosophy it's obvious many do. So, it shouldn't be a shock to women to discover a cuckold husband assumes bigger is better, and he is more than happy to encourage his wife to have the experience.
The Psychology of the Cuckold
As mentioned above, cuckolding is more a state of mind than a penis measurement and there are definitely psychological components to it. And, though the psychological aspects of cuckolding are complex and beyond the scope of this article, here are some of the basics. The psychological dynamics of cuckolding are indeed fascinating, and often involve both submission and humiliation. If you ask women to describe their ideal man, most will invariably include the world "alpha" in the description. Unfortunately not all men are alpha males, and some men like Kurt, are alpha outside the bedroom but crave to be submissive in the bedroom.
Many cuckolds go through an evolution in terms of their alpha/beta sexual identity. Society generally hold the alpha male in higher esteem than submissive men, and naturally submissive males go through life trying to exhibit alpha characteristics even in the bedroom, when in fact, they are submissive. When they are openly allowed to express their sexual submissiveness they often express relief because they no longer have to pretend to be an alpha male when they aren't. There is power in discovering your own identity, and if you're married to a sexually submissive man, the best thing you can do for him is to acknowledge it.
Most people unfamiliar with cuckolding would probably say it would be very humiliating for a married man to allow his wife to have sex with other men. The humiliation component stems from the fact that the man is deferring his sexual responsibilities to another man. Cuckolds don't see it that way. They instinctively know an alpha male that is better looking, better endowed and/or better in bed can provide his wife something he is incapable of, a sexual experience she will never forget. If his wife is a willing participants, and her lover can reach parts of her body he can never touch, and she truly finds the experience to be incredible, her own enjoyment will excite her husband to no end.
Another dimension of the psychological dynamics of cuckolding is the power exchange between the cuckold and the wife's lover. For the alpha bull male he too will become very excited with this type of scenario. First, he is fucking a woman whose husband is a cuckold, submissive, smaller endowed than he is and/or perhaps only adequate in bed. Secondly, he will be fucking a married woman which of course is taboo and adds another layer of excitement. These factors only serve to heighten the arousal of the alpha male who will be inspired to perform at his highest level ensuring maximum pleasure for the wife. This doesn't mean the cuckold wants to abdicate all sexual responsibility. On the contrary, after being with her lover, the cuckold can't wait to have sex with his wife. Competing with his rival will bring out the very best the cuckold has to offer too! But, simply put, the cuckold believes his wife is entitled to have sex with a stud male whenever she wants.
Cuckolds report feeling a rollercoaster of emotions including fear, jealousy, and anxiety all of which are trumped by the indescribable erotic intensity of it all.
The Small-Endowed Cuckold
Though cuckolds come in all sizes and shapes and penis sizes, it's not surprising men with small penises disproportionally make up the population of cuckolds. Based on conservative estimates, only about 7% of the entire adult male population has a penis that measures less than 5 inches long, yet anywhere from 24-39% of men involved in cuckolding have a small penis. Susan Gower, a Sex therapist & relationships counselor who explored the cuckolding lifestyle in her article, "The Science of Cuckoldry"said: "I have assisted many couples in beginning and maintaining cuckold relationships. Among my patients, husbands with smaller penises were not only more agreeable to being cuckolded, but would sometimes suggest it."
What Factors Influence the Small Endowed Cuckold?
Why do cuckolds want their wives to experience men who have larger penises than they do? And what is it about the experience that holds such a fascination and excitement for them? Though there are no absolutes in sexual interests, simply put, cuckolds believe size matters and for the cuckold who is lesser-endowed, this is especially true. It's also a result of a lifetime of accumulated experiences which shaped them. The range of emotions experienced by such a man run the gambit and may include embarrassment, anger, guilt, and anxiety. Some of the common experiences cuckolds report includes:
- Visual Comparisons: From an early age, males become acutely aware of size differences. While the size difference may be insignificant at first, over time the disparity in size widens and is visibly noticeable. Even though these visual comparisons are usually based solely on the comparison of flaccid penises which isn't a true indicator of size, the differences are still obvious. This continues into adult hood, where even going to the gym can be an intimidating experience for a man who is underdeveloped. Punctuating this embarrassment are those occasions when he catches a glimpse of a man who is supremely well-endowed – a man whose penis may be two or three times his size. The underdeveloped man will feel completely overmatched. He may wonder for the first time, "What would my wife (or girlfriend) think if she saw such a cock?" He instinctively knows the answer. Visual comparisons continue throughout his life and serve as an ongoing reminder he doesn't measure up.
- Verbal Comments: It's not uncommon for males, especially early on to point out who has a small (or the smallest penis) in the locker room. A taunt from males is one thing but if he receives comments from females about not measuring up, it's a whole new ballgame. An isolated comment is a downer, but if multiple females comment about his small penis size or he's is smaller than all of their previous lovers will leave an indelible impression on the budding cuckold.
- Previous Cuckolding Experiences: Relationships with girlfriends, women or wives along the way will often accentuate these feelings. If any of the females in his life have taken lovers during the relationship, the man will have already experienced cuckolding, probably without even knowing what it was.
- Average Penis Size: He will search the web to find out what the "Average Penis Size" is and how he compares, and he will measure his cock obsessively. His "research" validates what he already knew – he has a small penis. In a last-ditch attempt to rectify the situation, he will secretly try every penis enlargement product on the market, but will quickly learn he can't change what nature gave him.
Acceptance & Arousal
Eventually, many underdeveloped men will resign themselves to the fact their penis is small. Self-acceptance is a big step for the man who possesses an undersized penis, and it's a step some men sadly will never reach. But, if they do acquiesce and accept it, their view on sex and relationships will change rapidly and permanently. They will learn to accept what has always been a negative feeling about their small cocks and may even turn it into a very powerful and erotic experience. It's not uncommon for men in this stage to stumble into the intriguing world of cuckoldry.
It's a confusing and bewildering world at first – they find themselves visiting cuckold sites and reading blogs. For what may be the first time they fantasize about their wife being taken by a man and imagine her having incredible orgasms. That image is usually followed by intense masturbation culminating in a mind-blowing orgasm never before experienced. At first they feel confused, perhaps even guilty and experience a flood of colliding and conflicting emotions – they don't quite understand why they are so turned on. However, as soon as the guilt dissipates they find themselves fully aroused again and are masturbating and fantasizing about it once more. They also can't deny this is the single most incredible, exciting and arousing sexual thought they have ever had.
At some point, and it's usually sooner rather than later, the man will realize he is a cuckold. Technically, he isn't a cuckold until his wife has sex with another man, but in his mind, he already is a cuckold. It's an incredible epiphany for a man. Gone is the embarrassment and guilt over having a small penis. These negative emotions and energy are replaced by constant erotic thoughts about his wife – fantasizing about her having sex with other men. For men who have reached this stage, most report it feels strangely very natural to be a cuckold.


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Earlier this summer Wadie Williams, Jr., MS, RRT, got a call from the AARC Executive Office asking if he would be willing to help organize a DRIVE4COPD booth to be sponsored by the Association at the upcoming Texas VFW Convention in the Houston metro area.
The RT manager touched base with his director at Methodist Hospital, Ken Hargett, MHA, RRT-NPS, FAARC, and got the go-ahead, then the two of them began marshalling the forces throughout the Methodist system. They also solicited help from the RT program at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston.
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Welcome to New Jersey's newest chic dining and entertainment venue -- La Rouge Restaurant and Lounge! Offering a fusion of fine Caribbean and Soul Food Cuisine and Entertainment; La Rouge is New Jersey's and Newark's sophisticated dining and lounge experience! Our mission is to provide our guests with high quality Caribbean and Soul Food Cuisine by using the best possible ingredients and products and by providing unparalleled service, hospitality, atmosphere and cuisine. Mention this site and receive 15% off of your bill or 10% off your event function. Expires April 1, 2014
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We offer a comprehensive event space that will wow your guests. The space offers very high ceilings, a gorgeous view of Downtown Newark, NJ. The Prudential Arena is directly next to the space with parking surrounding the area. The space is a few steps away from the Penn Station which can connect you to the Airport, which is only a 5 minute train ride away! A great eclectic environment that you can utilize for meetings, a pre-game gathering for a hockey or basketball game, wine tasting, art exhibitions, birthday parties and much more.
434 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ
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1844 springfield ave, Maplewood, NJ
The Rack is an internet cafe, with a comfy environment along with outdoor seating. We serve breakfast, lunch, baked goods, and a variety of beverages (bottled and made on premise). We offer space rental for events, and welcome group meetings, including: Moms groups, Neighborhood association meetings, Study Groups...etc during business hours. We also offer personal cookie, cake, cupcake, and pie orders.
1550 Springfield Ave, Maplewood, NJ
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489 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood, NJ
Nestled in a historical residential neighborhood, The Maplewood Club offers a beautiful setting for private events. Family and friends or professional colleagues will be immediately at ease in this secluded, treed setting in the heart of Maplewood, NJ. Established as a Tennis Club in 1916, the charming Clubhouse has a newly updated dining room, and is designed to host groups of up to 100 guests. A lovely garden offers is ideal for outdoor cocktail receptions. Maplewood is only a 35 minute train ride from Penn Station NY and only 15 minutes from Newark Airport.
301 West Clay Avenue, Roselle Park, NJ
La Casa di Martino is your own private banquet hall to service all of your small event needs. Owned and operated by Gilda DeIorio, the cuisine is homemade and your surroundings will make you feel like you are relaxing in the villages of Italy. La Casa di Martino welcomes all. From weddings, commitment ceremonies, anniversaries, business meetings, religious events, fundraisers, and birthdays, we can meet all of your culinary needs. Our food is homemade and the settings will make you confortable just like yoiu are home.
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461 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY
We Specialize in private parties from Intimate to Extravagant. Planning a shower, birthday or a small wedding we cater to all. A wonderful place to just go out and have a quite dinner for two or meeting with friends and family. We offer a wide menu selection for even the pickiest eaters or have special dietary needs there is something for everyone. Family owned and operated we have been in business for over thirteen years.
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September 30, 2009 (02:57 PM)
Final Fantasy Adventure
It's actually kinda amazing how many times I put this game on the back burner, came back to it, abandoned it, came back again, etc. before finally beating it. When I got towards the end where you talk to the girl for the last time, I had to laugh because I'd named her after my wife at the time. It's been 2+ years since we've been split and we'd been on the rocks for a good year or so before that, so it had to have been 3-4 years back when I started this one.
And it's finally done and over with now! Hurray for me!!!
October 01, 2009 (03:00 AM)
I didn't know you were married once, OD! I'd say we should share our mutual stories of woe, except that's something stupid that only someone who didn't have any woe would suggest.
In my case, I can happily say I was intelligent enough to never actually sign anything official. Then, when our five years came to a bitter close, it was as simple as breaking each other's hearts and walking our separate ways. No legalities involved. But then, I don't believe in legal marriage.
On the plus side, it is a damn good feeling to beat a game you've been going at for years, isn't it? I did that with Persona 3 two years after starting it and, damn, it felt epic.
Probably the biggest for me was Odin's Sphere, which I similarly started back when I was in the midst of partnership and did not end
after restarting it, I might add
until a few months ago. Hell, she bought it after we broke up and beat it before I did.
I'm trying to think if there's one to beat that. I have a feeling there was some RPG I put down for years and then came back and beat... I know the original Kingdom Hearts had a gap. If I ever find my FF8 save and decide I hate myself with a passion, I may finish that, that would be something like an eight year break. I also have had Dragon Quest VIII on the back burner for about... three years now... and Persona 4 for about a year. Radiata Stories, too. About a year.
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I decided recently that I wanted to use a social bookmarking plug-in* on this blog. The choice came down to one of two: Add To Any or Sociable.
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- Sociable requires less space to accomplish the same basic tasks.
- Sociable looks prettier on my pages. The Add To Any icon didn't fit well on my page; it does allow you to make your own icon, but I didn't want to bother with that, especially when, again, Sociable's icons all work on their own, right on the page.
- Add To Any doesn't easily allow you to rearrange icons or add / remove certain links / services; Sociable makes selecting the order of icons (and which to use) quite easy.
That said, Add To Any does have some strengths over Sociable:
- Add To Any's code is a bit cleaner; but again, we'll soon discuss how to fix Sociable's faults.
- Sociable requires a knowledge of CSS to customize; Add To Any allows n00bs to easily change colors and certain display settings.
- That Add To Any allows users to select virtually any bookmarking site, rather than a list the blogger determines, may be considered a strength by others.
So even though I opted for Sociable, I had to clean up some problems, such as display problems due to my theme; the alignment of the icons; and incomplete information for certain icons.
Issue 1: My Template Showed The Icons Twice
Sociable's settings panel allows you to determine when the bookmarking icons should be displayed. However, no matter how I adjusted those settings, Sociable's icons would appear on every page at least once; twice, if I had actually indicated the page should display the icons.
The reason for this was my theme. I am using Typo-XP 2; I still think it is one of the most attractive WordPress themes ever created, even though its parent version first came out two years ago.
TypoXP 2 was last updated in October, but WordPress has changed quite a bit in that time. Among those changes is an all-new method of handling plug-ins; that is, "widgetization."
Technically, widgets have been around since late March, 2006, but they didn't become the standard presentation methodology for WordPress plug-ins until WordPress 2.2 came out, over a year later.
Previous to the full employment of widgets, if you wanted a plug-in to work, you generally had to add some code to your template pages, along the lines of this:
<?php if(function_exists('sociable_html')) { print sociable_html(); } ?>
And sure enough, that very line of code exists in several TypoXP 2 templates, namely archive.php (used to display older posts / category listings); page.php (used to display pages); single.php (used to display single posts) and index.php (used to display most everything).
The problem is that since WordPress 2.2, plug-ins have been able to automatically make themselves appear when and where they need to appear, thanks to widgets. But the old-school way of making plug-ins appear — slapping tags on your template pages — still works, too. So the template tags have to go.
Commenting out the relevant PHP line in each of the template files resolved the problem of the phantom Sociable line. To comment out the above line of PHP code, you add two forward slashes before the if() statement:
<?php //if(function_exists('sociable_html')) { print sociable_html(); } ?>
Issue 2: Right-Aligning The Icons
By default, Sociable aligns its bookmarking icons to the left. I decided I'd rather have them aligned from the right margin. To accomplish that, I had two options:
- Check off the option to use Sociable's default CSS styles, and add my own styles to my theme's style.css stylesheet / let Sociable's elements inherit their CSS styles; or
- Hack up the sociable.css stylesheet, located in the plug-in directory, to align the icons right.
The latter option seemed most sensible. In my case, the very first line of sociable.css was the one I needed to change. It originally read:
div.sociable { margin: 16px 0; }
I just needed to add text-align: right; to the styles for that class:
div.sociable { margin: 16px 0; text-align: right; }
Issue 3: Incomplete Icon Information
I wanted to display the icons for DotNetKicks and DZone fairly prominently, since this blog is largely about development (OK, and pissing and moaning about Tony Kornheiser).
Unfortunately, when you mouse over the icons for those services, the alt / title tags for the icons display "description," rather than the name of the service.
This is due to some code that needs to be cleaned up in the sociable.php script itself.
Sociable stores each bookmarking service in a two-dimensional array. The first dimension is an array of associative arrays, each of which is one of the bookmarking services available for display. The second dimension is an associative array that contains the icon file to be displayed; the URL to send to the page / post to the bookmarking site selected; and, optionally, a description tag that will be used as the alt / title tag value for the icon.
Unfortunately, the code on sociable.php is not as clean as it could be, and this is especially noticeable in the first few lines of the bookmarking sites array declaration:
$sociable_known_sites = Array( 'BarraPunto' => Array( 'favicon' => 'barrapunto.png', 'url' => '<http://barrapunto.com/submit.pl?subj=TITLE&story=PERMALINK', ), 'blinkbits' => Array( 'favicon' => 'blinkbits.png', 'url' => 'http://www.blinkbits.com/bookmarklets/save.php?v=1&source_url=PERMALINK&title=TITLE&body=TITLE', ),
Notice the commas at the end of the values for the url keys. Those extra commas add an index with a null key and null value to the end of each array. Although the code doesn't seem to suffer from the presence of these nulls, ideally, the extraneous commas should be removed.
If we look at the entries for DotNetKicks and DZone, we see that each has an extra index, named description, with a value of description:
'DotNetKicks' => Array( 'favicon' => 'dotnetkicks.png', 'url' => 'http://www.dotnetkicks.com/kick/?url=PERMALINK&title=TITLE', 'description' => 'description', ), 'DZone' => Array( 'favicon' => 'dzone.png', 'url' => 'http://www.dzone.com/links/add.html?url=PERMALINK&title=TITLE', 'description' => 'description', ),
(And these lines, too, include an extraneous null cell in the associative array.)
To resolve the problem, we simply clean up the code to remove the description key and value from the array:
'DotNetKicks' => array( 'favicon' => 'dotnetkicks.png', 'url' => 'http://www.dotnetkicks.com/kick/?url=PERMALINK&title=TITLE' ), 'DZone' => array( 'favicon' => 'dzone.png', 'url' => 'http://www.dzone.com/links/add.html?url=PERMALINK&title=TITLE' ),
Alternatively, I could have kept the description indexes, and simply changed their value to be whatever I wanted displayed.
Overall, Sociable is a pretty good plug-in; it certainly accomplishes my goals quite handily. However, I can understand why another developer decided he needed to make an alternate version, given what appears to be poor attention to detail from Sociable's developers.
I considered that alternate version, but I am loath to take on code that doesn't have at least a roadmap, if not a version history; Sociable at least has a history, and the developers respond to support requests about as well as unpaid labor can be expected to respond.
The tweaks I made were not onerous and have got the plug-in working pretty much the way I hoped it would. I'm very pleased and recommend it highly.
*: I know I've ranted against social networking sites. That's because they've largely been taken over by children — or, at least, people who act like children — looking to hook up with other children. Social bookmarking is mostly used by adults — or at least, people who act like adults — who want to share knowledge or interesting things. So social networking, bad; social bookmarking, good.


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The name has led the list for county dogs since 2007.
1. Bella (2,046)
2. Max (1,709)
3. Buddy (1,697)
4. Roxy (1,628)
5. Lucy (1,554)
6. Daisy (1,525)
7. Molly (1,336)
8. Charlie (1,286)
9. Lucky (1,263)
10.Bailey (1,240)
Source: OC Animal Care
It comes from OC Animal Care, a county agency, based on licensing information. An estimated 47 percent of dogs are licensed, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
The data, as of early July, covers cities where OC Animal Care provides services: Anaheim, Brea, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana (shelter services only), Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park and Yorba Linda, in addition to the county's unincorporated areas.
For the totals by breed, the breeds listed on licensing forms for dogs comes from the owners, who might list only the dominate breed in a dog that is of mixed breeding.
Bella, Max, Buddy – is that the name of your dog?
Of the 161,177 dogs registered through OC Animal Care, those are the most-popular names.
Bella has consistently been in the top 10 since 2004, hitting No. 1 in 2007.
Any young adult can explain a large part of its popularity: Bella, of course, is a central character of the popular teen-vampire hit, "Twilight," released as a book in 2005, with the movie first hitting theaters in 2008.
In fact, records show, many of Orange County's Bellas were born in 2009, when the film series' "New Moon" hit theaters.
Bella was the name of Huntington Beach's Leslie Spainhower's dog, a Pointer, when she got it from a shelter. But, alas, she has loyalties other than to "Twilight."
"I'm a Harry Potter fan, and I knew I was going to name her either Luna Lovegood or Hermione Granger," Spainhower explained.
She chose the latter character, which played into the dog's smarts and brown hair.
Of course, there are less-common names padding along, too.
Al Batinga of Fountain Valley was raised in Hawaii, so he named his scraggly-haired dog Kona. If not Kona, his friend would be going by Velcro, based on appearance.
"Usually you name dogs to its nature or some special quality," he said.
Steve Ivers of Huntington Beach named his Australian Shepherd Roxy after a friend's dog.
The letter 'D' is the trend in Denise Jandris' family in Costa Mesa; her husband is named Dan. One of her dogs, a terrier, is named Dee Ogi, because when you say it, it spells out the letters D-O-G.
And so it goes.
"With dog names, it's definitely a personal thing," said Crystal Nettles, community services senior leader at the Irvine Animal Care Center.
Nettles spends a lot of time at the front desk.
"Some of our adopters come in and already have the name picked out," she said. "Others let the dog decide after they realize the personality of the animal."
While owners view dog names as important, in the end, Nettles said, it boils down to the relationship between pet and owner.
"Dogs respond to the tone of your voice," she said. "It's not so much what name you're saying, but how you're saying it."
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The Brooklyn Cyclones have announced that they will raising moneyfor various Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts, through a new program dubbed "Meaningful Mondays."
The way it works is that $3 out of every ticket sold at MCU Park (1904 Surf Avenue) on Mondays will go to several charities involved in the recovery process. This will start in July.
According to the press release, each week the "Meaningful Monday" will focus on a different neighborhood affected by the storm. Here is a schedule the press release provided of which neighborhoods will go with which week:
• Monday, July 1 –Coney Island Night to benefit ConeyRecovers.org.
• Monday, July 8 – Gerritsen Beach Night to benefit Gerritsen Cares.
• Monday, July 22 –Nassau County Night to benefit the Nassau Hurricane Recovery Fund.
• Monday, July 29 – Red Hook Night to benefit the Red Hook Initiative.
• Monday, August 19 –Staten Island Night to benefit The Stephen Siller Foundation.
• Monday, August 26 – Breezy Point / Rockway Night to benefit The Graybeards.
Cyclones General Manager Steve Cohen states in the press release, "We hope that through our Meaningful Monday efforts, we can help the countless people still struggling to recover from the storm, recognize the heroes who were leaders in their communities during their time of need, and provide a night of fun and laughter at the ballpark as we all recover from Hurricane Sandy."
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This Week's ETF Winners & Losers
Exchange-traded funds tracking financial stocks were among the worst performers this week as uncertainty abounded regarding impending first-quarter writedowns at the sector's biggest names.
At the end of the week, Ultra Financials ProShares (UYG) had tanked 11.1%. The Financial Select SPDR (XLF), Vanguard Financials (VFH) and iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector (IYF) lost 6.1% or more.
The week saw Oppenheimer predicting that Citigroup (C), Merrill Lynch (MER) and UBS (UBS) will probably write off another large batch of soured assets and post losses for the first quarter. Further, speculation resurfaced that Lehman Brothers (LEH) is suffering from liquidity troubles -- a suggestion the firm has fought back against.
ETFs tracking retail shares also lost ground as J.C. Penney (JCP) ended the week by slashing its first-quarter earnings forecast, blaming soft consumer spending. Another blow came earlier this week when the Conference Board released dismal consumer-confidence numbers.Over the past five sessions, Retail HOLDRs (RTH) lost 2.7%, SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) shed 4.6% and PowerShares Dynamic Retail (PMR) surrendered 3%. Bundled securities tracking energy and gold were among the week's few winners, however, as investors bulked up on crude and gold futures amid a weakening U.S. dollar. Oil Services HOLDRs (OIH) was one of the best performers, spiking 5.9% for the week. Ultra Oil & Gas ProShares (DIG) added 2.6%, United States Oil (USO) rose 3.5%, and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) tacked on 3.8%. As for gold-related ETFs, since Monday the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), PowerShares DB Gold (DGL), iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) and streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD) all climbed 2% or more.
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Ancient mansion fully renovated in 2008, first "boutique hotel" in Aix en Provence. The hotel is situated in the most enthralling part of the city center. Upon your arrival our team will welcome you with their great dynamism. As soon as your booking is confirmed our E-Concierge will contact you to help you prepare your upcoming stay in Aix en Provence.Suit, Junior Suit or Luxe Room with contemporary design, king-size bed and cosy pillows. Complimentary fresh drinks and unlimited Wi-Fi free of charge. Free business center open 24/24, like at home you help yourself with the drinks in the lounge bar. The breakfast with Champagne is served in the lounges or your room until midday.The permanent exhibition of oils paintings on canvas and the fresco by Zidan, famous painter of Berlin Mitte make this hotel an art work, unusual and unique.Read full description of hotel Show less
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The trimmest model in the No. 1 line makes a fantastic brush or blind gun.
By Stan Trzoniec
The Ruger No. 1 single-shot rifle hit dealers shelves in 1967. The bolt-action M77 was a rifle for the masses, but the No. 1 was classy.
Bill Ruger was a classy kind of guy. He liked the lines of the Gibbs Farquharson rifle and got his design team to produce a similar-looking single-shot.
Weighing 7 1/4 pounds, the No. 1 Light Sporter is about a pound lighter than the standard model. It was initially chambered in .257 Roberts, 6.5 Remington Magnum, .38-55 Winchester and 7x57 Mauser. Having a shorter barrel of only 22 inches, the No. 1 Light Sporter is an ideal platform for the milder calibers.
The short gun is also handy in the brush. A typical Ruger, the rifle has no high comb or cheekpiece. While the traditionally styled gun comes with iron sights, a set of medium Ruger scope rings is supplied for the majority of shooters who prefer optical sights.
The buttstock has more than ample checkering. Hand-cut rather than impressed, the checkering is in a point pattern. A grip cap with the Ruger logo, sling swivel studs and a rubber buttpad with a black spacer completes this part of the gun.
Unique to this model is an Alexander Henry fore-end. It is shorter and requires attaching the front part of a sling to the barrel instead of the forearm.
Inletting of the select-grade walnut stock of our sample gun was almost perfect.
The action certainly has the lines of a classic single-shot, It's only 1 1/2 inches at its widest point. Only about half of the receiver's length is showing; the other half relates to the extension of the tang. Under the lever is the sear, safety bar, safety and safety arm itself. With the safety lever mounted on this rear tang,
The Ruger No. 1 is the perfect rifle for both right- and left-hand shooters. Pulling back the sliding shotgun-style safety blocks the sear. Pushing it forward allows the rifle to fire.
The mainspring is housed in the gun's forearm. Mechanically, the No. 1 is considered a hammerless rifle. Moving the lever downward cocks the gun.
The operating lever itself follows the curve of the trigger guard and then flares out to follow the lines of the pistol grip. A latch locks the action in place. Pressing downward on the rearmost part of the lever allows it to be moved downward, dropping the falling block while simultaneously resetting the action and ejecting the cartridge.
The No. 1 can handle cartridges up to and including the largest African-game rounds and does so with aplomb. Ejection is flawless.
The trigger on my sample gun in .22-250 broke at 4 pounds without a hint of slack. The best group, under an inch at 100 yards, was with a handload firing a 175-grain Hornady bullet.
Hunters looking for a handsome deer gun that's also lightweight should check out the Ruger No. 1 Light Sporter.
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