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Agapé Corner is a Christian boarding school located in the heart of downtown Durham, North Carolina, that serves a diverse multi-ethnic student body. Founded initially in 1981 as a state-supported day care center, their ministry has since grown into an independent K-12 school. Some students come to the school for a short period of time, while others stay for years. Their work is funded by the generosity of private donors so that they can offer housing and schooling at no cost to the families they serve. Like Christ, they want to serve others freely.
Baptist Children's Home (BCH) brings hope to hurting and troubled children and families, striving to teach them how to live godly in spite of painful or seemingly unfair circumstances. They provide this hope through group home and foster home care for children, Christian family and/or personal counseling, family life conferences, adoptive services and care for pre-born children. In short, if it affects the family, BCH is there to help. Baptist Children's Home was called into existence in 1955 by churches seeking assistance in caring for families and children.
Provides free, volunteer support to help Wake County seniors, family caregivers and adults with disabilities maintain independence, dignity and quality of life. Typical services are weekday medical transportation, respite care and housekeeping. Please contact the Center for Volunteer Caregiving for more information at 460-0567 or by email email@example.com.
Christian Community In Action (CCA) helps local neighbors in the Cary, NC area who face immediate crisis. Founded on the Biblical mission expressed in Matthew 25:31-45, volunteers carry out Christ's command to love our neighbors. With the help of volunteers from local churches, they do this in a two-program, selfsustaining ministry. Crisis Ministry: The CCA Crisis Ministry exists to serve local residents who find themselves in a temporary financial crisis, using proceeds from the Dorcas Thrift Shop. Trained, compassionate volunteers interview applicants to determine how CCA can best assist those in need. Applicants for financial assistance must provide proof of identity and residence in one of the supported townships: Cary, Morrisville, New Hill, or Friendship. Residents of Apex and Holly Springs may be assisted with referral from Western Wake Crisis Ministry in Apex.
To volunteer or to get more information about volunteering, call the Dorcas Thrift Shop or the Crisis Ministry Office at 469-9861, or visit them at 1231 N. E. Maynard Road in Cary.
Caleb ministries is a 501 (c) Christian Organization that helps women and their families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, early infant death or women who struggle with infertility or who are post- abortive. Assistance is provided through encouragement from trained volunteers and online resources, Bible studies for pregnancy loss and post-abortion, Mother's Day and Sanctity of Life resources for churches, commemorative memory boxes, miscarriage bags, infertility bags, books, and Bible study guides.
Pregnancy presents many challenges. At the Christian Life Home young pregnant women find relief from many of life's pressures while they work through the difficulties presented by pregnancy. The Christian Life Home provides security and safety in a loving family style home. Housing, food and health care are also provided giving young ladies the support they need to work and save for their future or pursue educational and career opportunities.
Serves the Garner area and offers food ministry, computer literacy ministry, carpenter's hand ministry, prison ministry, children's ministries and language ministries.
Call 875-0707 and ask them for the name of the local pantry in your area or visit their website at www.foodbankcenc.org Fuquay-Varina Emergency Food Pantry (Food for Fuquay Varina residents only) Call 552-7720 or go to 216 West Academy Street Tuesday 9 am—12 pm/Thursday 3pm – 6pm
House of Hope opened in March of 1998 as a Christian therapeutic school, home, and counseling center for hurting and troubled girls, ages 12-17. They have an intensive program offering Christian education and counseling for girls and their families regardless of their financial situation. Their mission is to build hope, change lives and restore families through the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. If you are interested in a volunteer project, please contact them at email@example.com or 919-550-8181.
Raleigh Rescue Mission was founded in 1961 to minister to the growing needs of homeless and hurting men, women and children in our community. For over 45 years the Mission has shared Christ's love with people in need and helped them to rebuild their lives. Raleigh Rescue Mission has helped thousands of people begin their journey toward lasting life change by meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. The Mission offers both a long-term recovery program and emergency shelter for men, women and children. The Mission provides safe housing, clothing, three healthy meals a day, Christian counseling and other support services to help them achieve their goals and ultimately make a successful transition back into the community. Raleigh Rescue Mission provides free medical care services to residents through the on-site Medical and Pediatric Clinic and preschool age children receive teaching and loving care in the Children's Development Center. Residents receive job and computer skills training, as well as life skills and educational classes, such as GED, in the Adult Learning Center.
For more information on volunteer opportunities contact Holly Cook, Director of Volunteer Ministry (919) 828-9014, ext. 126; email@example.com.
Open to Raleigh residents (food and financial aid) Call 834-6733 for more information.
In the late 1970's, a small group of parishioners from the Church of Good Shepherd in downtown Raleigh saw people eating from trash cans and decided to open a soup kitchen. On its first operational day in June 1980, The Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen volunteers served 27 hungry people. Today, they serve meals to 305 - 370 needy people each day, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - noon. Since opening, our doors have closed only for national holidays and extreme weather conditions. They feed men, women, and children in poverty of every faith and every ethnic group - no questions asked. It takes 200 volunteers and about 125,000 pounds of food each year to feed the hungry at The Shepherd's Table. They welcome volunteers who are 13 and older with a parent or guardian. Due to their high volume of volunteers and limited positions they "cannot" take walk-in volunteers. Call their office about available dates (919-831-2010)
Their mission is to help resident of Fuquay-Varina who are in true emergency situations. Individuals are provided financial assistance and resources to help with future needs. For more information contact St Augustus United Missionary Church - 567-8100
The mission of the Carying Place is to help create a new beginning to working families with children who have ties with and desire to permanently reside in Wake County, are homeless, "doubled-up" or otherwise inadequately housed, or are in jeopardy of losing their current housing, are without the needed financial resources to be able to acquire or maintain adequate housing, are motivated to improve their situation and are willing to work hard at budgeting, time management and setting and attaining goals, and recognize that changes are needed and want help in identifying and enacting those changes. Each year, the Carying Place continue to teach homeless families with children necessary life skills for attaining independent living while providing short-term housing support services. Through financial assistance and broad-based counseling in life skills, they seek to help people work toward self-reliance and growth. If you would like more information on how you can volunteer your time and talents in any of the areas listed below, please contact the Carying Place at (919) 462-1800 or email@example.com.
The Healing Place of Wake County is a non-profit recovery and rehabilitation facility for homeless people with alcohol and drug dependency, located in Raleigh, NC. Their mission is to offer innovative recovery and rehabilitation to homeless alcoholic and chemically dependent men and women through a continuing mutual-help program. The program is specifically designed to rekindle the client's desire to return to a meaningful and productive life.
Urban Ministries is an interfaith organization that strives to alleviate the effects of poverty in Wake County by meeting people's basic needs for food, shelter and healthcare, providing services that promote selfsufficiency, building awareness of the issues of poverty within the larger community and maximizing volunteer support and in-kind donations to leverage financial support. For more information or to volunteer, contact: Volunteer Coordinator 919.256.2169 or 919.836.1642 ext. 317 email@example.com.
Western Wake Crisis Ministry was founded in 1983 by a small group of churches and community members interested in coordinating aid to neighbors in need in Apex, Holly Springs (NC) and surrounding areas. Their mission is to provide a helping hand to the Apex & Holly Springs (NC) community - in the form of food or crisis financial aid - to those in the community whose ability to sustain independent living is threatened by unexpected circumstances: illness, car or home repairs, decrease in wages, etc. WWCM helps neighbors in need solely through community donations. Western Wake Crisis Ministry distributes food to approximately 300 families (over 700 people) each month. Clients may visit the pantry once per month. Each bag of food they provide is based on family size and then they add items based on family need and item availability. For more information on volunteer opportunities please go to the following web-link http://www.wwcm.org/Volunteering/tabid/77/Default.aspx Or you may call 362-0657
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Wow! Well, first off, a big thanks to everyone in this forum, I learned an awful lot about selling a home and it seems to have been time well spent. An extra thanks to everyone whom I lost an argument against, those were of course the times of greatest learning.
It doesn't matter anymore since I've accepted an offer (of course, it could fall thru but I've got a backup offer) but here is my listing: |
Here is a link that might be useful: My house for sale
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That's great! I live in Lewisville, too, and the house looks fairly priced and I'm sure that helped. |
In hindsight I probably could have asked 144,000 but then the offers would have come in in the upper 130's and we'd have the back-and-forth of counteroffers and more offers... I accepted one of the offers with no counter, so done. The buyer brought his parents over today to get some buy-in from them and that made me nervous but fortunately the parents' expectations were very reasonable so we're still a go. And, no offense, but I'm tired of Lewisville. It's one of the main reasons I'm leaving - it doesn't feel like a community to me, just a place. |
Congrats! Hope it goes through - I just posted this longggg post of an update from my experience on buying a home and the home inspectors - hopefully, you won't have any unknown problems come up during the inspection, if the buyers have one done, that is. You may want to read my posts to see the link of what they look for, and another post of what mine found - it may help you do some stuff before an inspector comes out - thankfully, you didn't have to go down in price - but some things may come up that can eat away at the money you get at closing. Good luck, and best wishes for a smooth closing!!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Home Inspectors
- Posted by adellabedella (My Page) on Sat, Oct 3, 09 at 21:09
Congratulations! I hope you have a quick and hassle free close. We've been hearing that locally house sales are picking up in all price ranges. The good houses still go faster. |
Are you moving in the area? |
- Posted by bethesdamadman (My Page) on Sat, Oct 10, 09 at 16:29
Congratulations! |
Apparently my agent is very confident in the sale, the listing is no longer there on realtor.com.... oh well, so far my buyer seems like he's going thru with it. My buyer is this, um, kid, who still lives with his parents and its pretty much mom and dad, especially mom, that has been the actual negotiator. She's had all manner of inspectors out to the house, and they did find a few issues... no show-stoppers, but I am giving them an allowance at close now. As far as the new house I'm going to, that's turning out to be a little more interesting. It is a house that is only 2 years old, yet during that time it doesn't seem to have had a lick of maintenance done on it. |
Your Realtor doesn't have much control over the listing on Realtor.com. Once the status of the listing changes from "active" to "pending" or "under contract" Realtor.com no longer displays it. |
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Donations, sponsorships and registration fees fund the utility aid program offered through Cleveland's local SA affiliate.
"The purpose of this benefit is to raise money to help people with their electricity in emergency situations," said Jim Welch, social services support at Cleveland's Salvation Army.
Participants have the choice between the 5K run or the one-mile Walk for Warmth. Both cost $20 through pre-registering and $25 the day of the race. Each participant will receive a Jingle Bell Jog T-shirt. Additional short-sleeved T-shirts can be purchased for $10.
According to Welch, the 5K has been professionally measured and certified. The 5K will take place on the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway and will also be professionally timed.
"The jog was at Fletcher Park, but now it is at Tinsley Park," Welch said. "The race will begin at Tinsley Park, go a little ways past Cooke's and then return to Tinsley."
Several aspects make this year's Jingle Bell Jog bigger and better than previous years, said Welch. A new venue gives the jog a fresh face and online pre-registration offers convenience.
Trophies and medals will be given at the completion of the 5K.
"This year we are giving trophies for first through third for male and female overall, and youth (14 and under) first through third overall," Welch said.
Medals will be given to first through third finishers in each age bracket.
A family rate is offered for the one mile Walk for Warmth. Pre-registration costs $40 while registration the day of costs $45. This package covers a family of four.
Ruthie Forgey, corps administrator for the SA of Cleveland, said the jog is becoming a holiday tradition.
"Everyone who has participated in it has really enjoyed it," said Forgey. "It is just a good way to teach your children how to get involved in activities of care. People can do this in a way that is family oriented."
Money raised through the jog will aid families in need of utility assistance throughout the year. The program is designed to offer aid for emergency situations only. Applicants must have a cutoff notice to be considered.
The program offers $1,500 to $3,000 a month in aid. More funds mean more aid provided.
"I do social services, and every day I hear so many sad stories. The need is great," Welch said.
Each applicant is checked before approval is given for utility aid.
"A lot of people we help are those who just got in a tight spot," Forgey said. "We authenticate the need and we are a part of the Charity Check system here. We can see if the person is a frequent user of social services available in the area."
"We can then make a decision of whether this is a real need or a pattern of dependency."
People caught in a "bad spot" are the reason for the program.
"Just the other day, I had a girl come in here with a 4-month-old baby," Welch said. "She was crying and everything."
He said her electricity had been cut off after she was laid off work. She had another job lined up when the notice came.
The Jingle Bell Jog is a practical, easy way for people to get involved, according to Forgey.
"Participants may not have a lot of time or resources, but they have time for a jog. It is a practical way to share the love of Christ through an event."
"Their donations and participation in the run/walk send a message of care. It lets people know there are people behind them."
Applicants to the program are touched when they realize the purpose of the Jingle Bell Jog.
"This is a race for care," Forgey said.
Information on the event can be found by going to csarmy.org. A Jingle Bell Jog icon is on the lower lefthand side of the home page. The link is attached to the event's home page. Questions will be answered by Welch by calling 423-380-8178.
Volunteers are encouraged to offer their time and cheers.
"One of the things I would like to see this year is more volunteers at the finish line to cheer on the runners," Forgey said. "I want the 'Hoorah!' at the end of the run."
Forgey suggested possibly having cheerleaders from surrounding schools, elementary through high, cheering on the runners.
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In Spring 2014, Loyola will celebrate the fourth annual Wolf and Kettle Day. This symbolic day represents the point in the academic year when tuition runs out and support from generous donors begins. Tuition at Loyola only covers 70 percent of what it costs to educate one student for an entire year; the other 30 percent is made possible through the support of our generous donors. The day was created to not only educate students about the legend of the Wolf and Kettle but also to celebrate the generosity of our donors!
Our tradition of giving dates back many centuries to the Basque country of Spain. Legend has it that the Loyola family was so generous that after feeding family and soldiers, they had enough food to feed the animals. This act of giving is represented by the two wolves and kettle depicted on Loyola's shield. The generosity of the Loyola family is still present today through the donors of the university.
Nearly 2,000 students came out to celebrate generosity for the University's first Wolf and Kettle Day in 2011. In 2012, Loyola dedicated a new Wolf and Kettle statue, Los Lobos de Loyola, at a special ceremony on Wolf and Kettle Day. In 2013 we celebrated Wolf and Kettle Day in the new Damen Student Center. This day has been a huge success and has quickly become a new tradition at Loyola.
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The handgun's advantage is that it is concealable, portable and fast into action. All other advantages regarding power and accuracy belong to the long gun. While I appreciate my various big bore handguns the long gun has more appeal for personal defense of a fixed site such as a residence. The long gun is usually more powerful, easier to use well, and has more deterrent power.
The Brooklyn Special is one such long gun. I first heard this term several decades ago. The Brooklyn Special is a short handy rifle dedicated to personal defense. The rifle is chosen for its performance, practicality and legality. In certain jurisdictions a handgun is difficult to own legally, while the rifle is much easier. The application and licensing of the long gun in jurisdictions such as New York City is much less daunting for a rifle. While we may add immoral and unconstitutional to daunting at present, we must work with what we have. A handgun is the first choice for concealed carry, but a long gun is a good choice for home defense.
My idea of a good Brooklyn Special is a 20-inch barrel lever-action rifle chambered for a pistol cartridge. The lever guns are just right for fast handling in tight places. There are some I would steer clear of for urban use based upon the caliber. The .30-30 Winchester and .35 Remington offer too much penetration for urban use, at least with factory loads. I don't recommend handloads for defensive use but I am well aware that the .35 Remington may be changed into a .357 Magnum ballistics-wise by a careful handloader. The Brooklyn Special has just as much appeal for defense in a cabin in Montana as a flat in the Bronx. Light and handy, it can be brought into action quickly against marauding thugs or a bad animal. A great advantage of short rifles chambering the pistol cartridges is that the leverage of the action is proportionately better than with those lever-action rifles chambering a bottleneck rifle cartridge. The action may be manipulated basically with a flip of the finger.
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There are several rifles chambered for handgun cartridges such as the .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .45 Colt. While I would never discount a handy break-open single shot such as the New England Firearms Handi Rifle in .44 Magnum, I think that most of us agree the repeating rifle is a better choice.
The smoothest lever-action rifle ever produced was the Winchester Model 1892. This rifle overcame the various shortcomings of the '73 Winchester. The 92 features twin locking wedges that are strong and move into battery very smoothly. The leverage of the action is good, allowing quick manipulation. Winchester rifles are scare and pricey, but if a good example were found in .38-40 or .44-40 it would serve well today.
Legacy Sports International (4750 Longley Lane, Suite 208, Dept. GWK, Reno, NV 89502; phone: 775-828-0555; on-line: www.legacysports.com) presently offers a high quality clone of the Winchester rifle known as the Puma. The Puma is offered in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt, .454 Casull and .480 Ruger. The rifle is available in traditional blue steel or stainless construction. Many friends and associates have used these rifles with excellent results. Marlin also offers good, light lever-action rifles in .357 and .44, but the Puma is what we have on hand.
The original Winchester centerfire cartridges such as the .44-40 WCF were semi bottlenecked, giving excellent feed reliability. But the modern rifles are reliable with straight-walled handgun cartridges, no mean feat. Cartridge availability also must be considered in your choice. While you may run to Wal Mart and pick up a box of .357s or .44s, the .45 Colt may be another matter. If you shoot cowboy action and like the .44-40, and it is among the author's favorite calibers, then by all means use it as a defensive rifle. Otherwise the other calibers make more sense.
Load Choice by Caliber
A caution applies to all lever-action rifles. Pointed bullets cannot be used because the bullet nose would ignite the primer of the cartridge in front of the bullet in the tubular magazine. (This has changed when using the new LeverRevolution cartridges recently introduced by Hornady.) Do not use the .38 or .44 RNL bullets which present this danger. In .357 Magnum, loads that work well in the handgun may offer insufficient expansion in the rifle, as velocity is upped by 300 to 350 feet-per-second (fps). Some bullets come apart at this increased velocity. A 158-grain JHP is about ideal. The Federal 158-grain JHP has proven to be quite accurate in my personal .357 carbines. The Winchester 145-grain Silvertip or Hornady 140-grain XPT give good results and are as light as I care to go. None of these rounds offer much in the way of recoil.
If you have on hand a .44-40, the lead flat-nose loads offered by Black Hills Ammunition break just over 1,000 fps. Given good placement, this is a fine defensive load offering little recoil. I would prefer something stronger in a pistol, as this load breaks perhaps 780 fps in the pistol, but in the rifle it is just right. The .44-40 may be loaded quite a bit hotter, but there is little reason. This cartridge has a fine reputation.
The .44 Magnum also has a good reputation and in this cartridge we should be interested in limiting penetration. The Winchester .44 Magnum Silvertip is a kind of ∫-power load with an excellent reputation. In .44 Special, the Hornady 180-grain XTP breaks about 1,000 fps from the carbine, making it ideal for personal defense. I have dropped a 280-pound boar hog with the .44 Magnum. He fell over in an instant without so much as a kick. The .44 Magnum has plenty of power for any reasonable task.
The .45 Colt was not offered in original lever-action rifles but is more common today. I have used the .45 Colt extensively in handguns and find it a good cartridge. The original 255-grain conical load as offered by Winchester is as good a defensive load as you could ask for. The 225-grain Silvertip is a better urban choice, with excellent penetration predicted.
The most powerful of the pistol cartridges offered in lever-action rifles is the .454 Casull. The 300-grain .454 Winchester loading exits the Puma's 20 inch barrel at 2,000 fps. In constrast a standard factory 300 grain .45-70 from the same maker will break perhaps 1,800 fps. This is power! Cor Bon offers a .454 240-grain load that is a mid-range load, in .44 Magnum territory, well suited for carbine use. Of course, the .454 carbine will chamber any .45 Colt loading. For home defense duty my personal .454 is loaded with .45 Colt loads, using the 255-grain conical from Winchester.
I have not run an extensive test of spring longevity but I suggest the eight-round magazine of the Puma be loaded down to perhaps five rounds. This should ensure against the spring taking a set even if the rifle is left loaded for long periods. If the rifle is kept chamber unloaded it is a simple matter to quickly lever a cartridge into the chamber. Most lever guns now have a manual safety and the Puma is no exception. Just the same, this safety is far from handy and I prefer to rely upon the hammer and its half cock notch.
Rapid manipulation of the rifle is possible with practice. Anyone of normal strength and ability can quickly master the lever-action rifle. Keep your fingers in the lever and briskly move the lever to the fully downward position. The case is ejected if the rifle has been fired. Move the lever to the rest position and a new cartridge is chambered. With a bit of practice this action is very fast.
The Puma is short and light enough to offer real speed in a tight area. Combat accuracy is no problem. Simply put the front post on the chest of the target and press the trigger. When this rifle is properly held, tight into the shoulder, the silhouette presented is little more than that of a man or woman with a pistol at full extension in both hands.
Always be careful not to lead the muzzle around a corner. A thug may grab your muzzle and gain control of the rifle. Never forget the rifle's length. Rapid manipulation of the action allows for quick back-up shots. Overall, I like lever action rifles for personal defense, just as a generation of lawmen found similar rifles ideal for use in the battle against bad guys. If you are looking for a personal weapon for home defense, take a hard look at the Brooklyn Special. The Puma from Legacy Sports has a suggested retail about $600, depending on finish and caliber. It just may be your best bet.


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This work, a collection of thirteen essays originally delivered at the Harvard Divinity School symposium on Ephesus (rendered "Ephesos" throughout the work), is part of the Harvard Theological Studies series (the present volume is number 41 in the series).
The layout and design of the book are well-conceived. There are an adequate subject index, a fine glossary, and frequent illustrations (both drawing and photographs) depicting various site diagrams and archaeological finds. A fine, annotated, pull-out map of ancient Ephesus is in the back of the book.
The articles have footnotes, which this reviewer prefers over the current trend toward notes at the rear of a book. The articles themselves reflect high scholarship, but in places a very low view of Scripture. For instance, the editor writing on "Ephesos in Early Christian Literature" states that "the Letter to the Ephesians is not a genuine letter of Paul's" (122 n. 14). Elsewhere he states that the Pastoral Epistles are "deutero-Pauline," composed "not earlier than the end of the first century, but probably as late as the fourth or fifth decade of the second century" (124). All the names of places and persons of the Pastorals are regarded as "fictional" (124); thus any use of these books to reconstruct a chronology of Paul's life and ministry is erroneous. A letter to the Ephesians is posited by the editor, but he concludes that Romans 16 is that letter which later editors mistakenly attached to the end of that epistle (122-23). Such theories lead to rather dubious conclusions, such as Philemon and Philippians being written during an "Ephesian imprisonment" (122), a "rivalry" between Paul and Apollos (126), a "cult" of John the Baptist in Ephesus which thought of him as the Messiah (125), and questioning whether Revelation 2:1-7 was written to a church at Ephesus (133). The editor has consistently rejected inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture in his works (see "What is - and Is Not - Inspired," Bible Review 11/5 [October 1995]:18, 48).
The other articles, though not friendly to conservative views of Scripture, are nonetheless helpful as background studies. White's article on "Urban Development and Social Change in Imperial Ephesos" (27-80) is quite helpful. Friesen's article on the Emperor Cult in Ephesus and the Book of Revelation (229-50), while retaining some of the aforementioned flaws, does have a helpful discussion on the dating of Revelation. He adopts a traditional dating during the reign of Domitian as preferable (245-46) to a dating during the reign of Nero. Limberis' article on the Council of Ephesus (A.D. 430) and the theotokos (Mary as "Bearer of God") controversy is also very helpful.
All in all, this work reflects most of the current thinking in liberal circles as related to biblical studies. Those who can extract background and historical information as it relates to Ephesus will find useful bits and pieces. Those who are looking for sound interpretation of the text and helpful exegetical data will be as disappointed as this reviewer was.


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In this video, Jeanine Pirro and a Navy Seal/CIA agent talks about Hillary Clinton's most recent speech in which she tries to say that Ambassador Stevens understood he had to go in places where there would be less security.
o'bama had security REDUCED so he could pull off the "capture" of the ambassador so he could have a "jimmy carter moment" with rescuing him.
Too bad the Elite (who seem to be "throwing o'bama under the bus") decided to make him look the FOOL (that he is and that's easy to do since he's so ARROGANT). Unfortunately, the Elite are now up to what? Are they about to start WWIII or is this just a ploy to wreak havoc in the USA (by getting o'bama impeached) so "riots" can be started, Martial Law declared, and the UN brought in to "save" us with their Fascist New World Order?


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Senate Democrats have failed in their bid to pass new gun control measures.
They were trying to create tighter background checks, ban assault weapons and ban large-capacity ammunition magazines. President Obama blamed Republicans as he surrounded himself with families of the Newtown, Conn., massacre victims.
"So all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," Obama said. "A few minutes ago, a minority in the United States Senate decided it wasn't worth it. They blocked common sense gun reforms even while these families looked on from the Senate gallery."
Mark Barden, the father of one Newtown victim, joined the President in speaking out.
"Expanded background checks wouldn't have saved our loved ones, but still we came to support a bipartisan proposal from two senators, both with A ratings from the NRA," Barden said.
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley explained why he joined others in opposing the move.
"This is a slippery slope of compromising the Second Amendment, and you go down that road, you're going to find it easier to compromise other things in the Bill of Rights," the Iowa lawmaker said.
The President said his administration will take steps on its own without Congress.
GOP Senators Break Ranks, Back Gun Control
Gun Control Laws Fail to Slow Gun Rights Push
Gun Control Debate Advances Amid Capitol Hill Vigil
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When the latest revelations in the IRS political targeting controversy—the fact that nonprofit applications from groups whose names suggested they were allied with liberal or progressive causes were marked for extra scrutiny, just as those from Tea Party and other conservative organizations were—came out on Monday, they were treated as big news by the nation's biggest newspapers. "IRS workers were told to flag 'progressive' groups, memos show," was the headline in the Los Angeles Times. "Documents Show Liberals in I.R.S. Dragnet," declared the headline in The New York Times. "Taken together, the documents seem to change the terms of a scandal that exploded over accusations that the I.R.S. had tried to stifle a nascent conservative political movement," read Jonathan Martin's story in the NYT.
The framing of accounts from The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Associated Press was perhaps a little less pointed, but all told the story clearly. Here's the opening of Zachary Goldfarb's article in the Post, which includes a telling detail on the timing of events:
The Internal Revenue Service said in a report released Monday that it had been scrutinizing a broad array of groups seeking tax-exempt status — and a congressional committee revealed that at least some of those groups were screened because they had the word "progressive" in their names.
The IRS had been using what it called "be on the lookout" lists that targeted groups for scrutiny based partly on their names as recently as this month. Principal deputy commissioner Daniel Werfel, whom President Obama chose to lead the agency when a controversy broke out last month about tax officials targeting conservative groups for scrutiny, put an end to the practice shortly after joining the IRS.
The IRS previously had said that it stopped selecting conservative groups for review based on terms such as "tea party" or "patriot" last year. But the practice continued for other groups, the agency said in a report Monday that identified "significant management and judgement failures" that had led to the initial targeting of conservatives.
But there was also a clear outlier, a major paper that offered coverage which minimized the new political angle—The Wall Street Journal. The Journal article carries the anodyne headline, "IRS Halts Political Screening of Groups." Here's the opening of the story, as it initially appeared online Monday:
The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it was suspending the use of screening criteria of the type that lead to heavy-handed scrutiny of tea-party groups, and Democrats said liberal groups were among those targeted.
The IRS inspector general said last month that agency workers used inappropriate criteria—such as flagging groups with terms such as "tea party" and "patriot" in their names—to select applications for tax exempt state for special time-consuming review. IRS employees also targeted groups focused on issues such as government spending or debt.
So there is an acknowledgment in the lede—albeit, one attributed to what "Democrats said"—that not only applications from conservative groups were flagged. But the focus promptly shifts back to older news about targeting of Tea Party groups. Not until the fifth paragraph of a relatively brief story did Journal readers learn that "congressional Democrats late Monday released new IRS documents showing self-described 'progressive' groups also were scrutinized." At least the Journal did update the lede of the online version Monday evening, and for the later print editions Tuesday: "Democrats said" became "documents showed." (Here are the documents in question, which were linked by the NYT and The Washington Post.)
To be fair, it's possible that the initial "Democrats said" formulation of the lede appeared because the key documents weren't yet available. But the Journal didn't offer that explanation, or any explanation. On Tuesday morning, I called the reporter—John McKinnon, a solid journalist whose reporting has been on my must-read list for years—because the article's overall tone, focus on old news, and vague attribution was so uncharacteristic of his work.
McKinnon immediately referred my questions to Dow Jones public relations staff. He called back shortly with a name and number to call, but would say nothing more.
Dow Jones spokeswoman Colleen Schwartz told me several hours later that McKinnon would not be made available for an interview—I had offered to let her listen in as I spoke to the reporter—and that the company would have no comment. It was a good example of how media organizations often do not hold themselves to the same standards of transparency they expect of other news sources and subjects.
It's worth repeating, too, that even if the timing of events explains the weak phrasing of the initial Journal lede, the paper's final story underplays the significance of the information released Monday, and how it shapes the public understanding of the IRS controversy.


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PTC council, staff getting tour of senior apartments
A developer's bid to bring a senior apartment complex to Peachtree City will be hitting the road Thursday morning.
NorSouth Companies has arranged a tour of its Atlanta area communities for Peachtree City planning and development officials as well as city staff and members of the City Council.
The public is also invited to participate in the tour, which leaves City Hall promptly at 9 a.m. Thursday on transportation provided by NorSouth.
The purpose of the tour is to allow for an examination of NorSouth's existing age-restricted communities as part of the city's review of the company's rezoning request to build 110 age-restricted units on a 5.6-acre tract on Newgate Road next to the Kedron Village shopping center.
Seating for the tour is limited and will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Interested participants must contact Jennis Rice at 770-487-5731 to reserve a seat.
The Newgate Road parcel is undeveloped and is currently zoned for 21 "luxury" elevator-serve townhomes.
To accommodate the NorSouth proposal, a rezoning will be required for the property. Any such rezoning would first be reviewed by the city's Planning Commission before it is voted on by the City Council, which has the final say on all rezoning matters.
NorSouth officials have said the apartment complex it wants to build in Peachtree City would be age restricted to those 62 or over who can live independently, but typically its clientele are closer to 70. The housing is targeted at those with a retirement income not much more than $30,000 a year, but seniors who earn more will be able to rent an apartment at the full market price.
The rents are not subsidized like those in the "Section 8" housing program, according to NorSouth Vice President Brendan Barr. Instead, the company uses tax credits during construction to make the rents much lower.
Interim Community Development Director David Rast has said the city can also add restrictions that run with the land via a development agreement or perhaps another type of zoning.
Examples of existing NorSouth senior apartment communities are Princeton Court in College Park, Highland Court in Kennesaw and Norman Berry Village in East Point.
In addition to various amenities, NorSouth will also have maintenance staff on site 24 hours a day to deal with any issues that may arise. There will be no cafeteria on the property, but there will be a kitchen area that can be reserved by tenants who wish to host a party.
Today is the big day where the staff gets to see what Norsouth has in store for us. Apartments! 100 of them! Can't wait. I really hope council sticks to it's guns and doesn't buy into this truly bad idea. I do believe that they all remember why they were elected just a few months ago and that would be to prevent stuff like this from happening.
I'd like to know how many people signed up too. It's not exactly a trip to China, but it got mention in our big-town newspaper.
Let's see if we can figure this out. We have a piece of property owned by a developer that he wants to sell to someone who wants to REZONE IT so we can get some apartments for seniors in PTC. And we have a moratorium on multi-family applications for rezoning, the purpose of which is to prevent city staff from spending their valuable time working on something that is prohibited by the moratorium. Now we have not only staff, but the decision-makers who have said they were against lifting the moratorium and against the apartments for seniors taking a field trip specifically to look at other apartments for seniors? Huh?
If city staff can't work on this - why are they going and still getting paid? Please explain that one, Mr. Haddix. Or Mr. Imker. Or Mr. City Manager.
And who is paying for the trip? The builder, the developer (you know, the one who gave us Peachtree Station) or the city?
And does anyone at city hall think that going from 21 townehomes to 100 apartments is an inconsequential rezoning?
And why does this project keep coming up?
Morgan, NorSouth is offering to take Council and Staff at their expense. We received invitations in our emails.
I am not going nor has Staff approached me for permission to go. Neither have I heard of anyone on Council going.
At the Workshop I told NorSouth there was no enthusiasm on Council for this proposal. Nothing has changed that.
But I also told them they had a right to bring it before Council, which they most assuredly do and have chosen to do. So they keep bringing it up because they have a right to until we say no. Then they can bring it up again in six months, because they have a right to.
The recent foreclosure on the Hampton Inn, the approximate 52% occupancy rate in PTC, when 55-60% is required to break even and the opening of the new Hilton plus our abundance of apartment complexes are all good reason why the moratorium is in place.
That makes sense. Just a rookie builder/developer unwilling to read the handwriting on the wall. Glad everyone is on the same page.
Although to pick a nit, Jennis (the contact for reservations) is a city employee and the phone number is the planning department. Seems like a small violation of the moratorium. Not as big a deal as Steve Brown having Gloria take his kids to soccer practice, but still a technical violation.
Headline seems inappropriate, John. Of course John will say he didn't write the headline and so forth, but as always I would say that getting a comment from the mayor - even if it is an old quote makes the article more balanced.


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The Teen Media Juggling Act: The Implications of Media Multitasking Among American Youth
In recent years, the issue of media multitasking has sparked a broad discussion about the potential impact on children and youth and has raised concerns among non-profits about how best to engage young people with social marketing campaigns.
To help advance understanding about the issues that surround media multitasking, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a forum, .
Forum participants included executives from MTV and eMarketer, a leading market research firm, along with one of the nation's top cognitive neuroscientists, and experts on media use among young people.
Report: Media Multitasking Among American Youth: Prevalence, Predictors and Pairings
Key Findings: Media Multitasking Among American Youth: Prevalence, Predictors and Pairings
The forum was held on Tuesday, December 12, in Washington, D.C.
Agenda (.pdf)
Speaker Biographies (.pdf)
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Webcast of Forum Mp3 (downloadable audio file)
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text: An enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation in Fort Totten, North Dakota, John Peacock is Rinehart Critic in Residence and Professor of Language, Literature, and Culture at MICA. He received an undergraduate degree is in anthropology from Harvard and a PhD in comparative literature from Columbia. He was a Mellon Fellow at Wesleyan University's Center for Humanities, a Senior Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and a grantee of the American Philosophical Society. His essays, fiction, and poetry in English have appeared in over twenty-five journals, periodicals, and anthologies. His writing in the endangered Dakota language has been read and exhibited at the Minnesota History Center and published in American Indian Quarterly and Studies in American Indian Literature. He is currently the editor of a North Dakota State University project by fluent mother-tongue Dakota elders to translate from Dakota into English fifty letters written by Dakota prisoners of war during the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War.


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They are full of possibilities — blank slates, if you will.
If the last year was not so great, there is always a chance to make the next one greater. Pasts almost never have to dictate futures.
As 2014 got its start this past week, I sat down with a journal and a pen and made my annual list of New Year's resolutions.
The list's 12 items ran the gamut from getting into better physical shape to learning how to play the guitar — something I have not so far had the patience (or the fingertip callouses) to do despite owning two of the instruments.
Some people say they hate making New Year's resolutions because they feel they cannot keep them for more than a couple of weeks. Others dislike them because they can paint an unrealistic portrait of what the year might be like, and they feel they may be setting themselves up for big doses of disappointment.
I like to see my list of resolutions as a list of new habits I would like to form. To reach my fitness goal, I will work on getting into the habit of going to the gym more regularly. To reach my goal of becoming a musician, I will be setting aside the time to practice my music.
The secret to not breaking a New Year's resolution is to see it as something worth recommitting yourself to each day.
I once interviewed a local woman who had set out to lose a great deal of weight and ultimately succeeded in losing close to 100 pounds in just one year. It wasn't an easy thing to do because she had to make many lifestyle changes, but she decided to make her commitment to herself last long past Jan. 1, 2012.
"Instead of a resolution, I committed myself to make a resolution each day," Ruthie Forgey, corps administrator for the Salvation Army of Cleveland, said at the beginning of 2013. "My resolution was to make a daily resolution to myself."
Her advice to others was to do the same, to make daily — not just yearly — resolutions.
I, for one, plan to end each day with a proverbial question mark hanging over my head.
"What will I do tomorrow?" I can ask myself.
The answer is that I will commit to continuing the good habits I started because it will help me reach my goals.
Resolutions are not just habits; they are also goals. Every positive habit on my list will lead me to a positive end result, if I can stick with it.
A goal is what you get after you work to achieve something. The New Oxford American Dictionary says a goal is "the object of a person's ambition or effort."
Everyone dreams of something. Everyone, regardless of age or economic status, has something they would like to see have happen to them during the coming year.
While some things that will happen in 2014 will be unexpected and out of your control, others will be up to you to make happen. The point of making a resolution is to put your determination to make great things happen into words so they can later turn into actions.
If your ambition is to be a best-selling novelist, why not start writing a manuscript? If you want to be the owner of your own business, why not do some market research and continue to hone your big idea? If you want to be a marathon runner, why not start training for a shorter race to start?
Whatever your dream is, make it your goal to become closer to reaching it. The hardest part of working toward a goal might just be the act of getting started.
Once you do have a goal in mind, resolve to work toward it little by little each day, and refuse to get discouraged if life's circumstances get in the way. Break a resolution one day? Hold onto your resolve and carry on with it the next day. A little bit of progress is certainly better than none.
If you see New Year's resolutions as things you actually can keep, then you are that much closer to reaching your dreams. If you stay on track, the year ahead will have much less room for disappointment.
This new year is full of nothing but potential. Regardless of what happened last year, the slate has been wiped clean yet again.
Whether you are the list-making sort or not, I encourage you to look at this new year and see what you can do with it. With some work and determination, you may be able to do quite a bit.


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text: I will have to thank you for your choices for best smell of Walt Disney World. You hit the nail on the head with these choices. Tim was going on about pronounced smells of attractions and flowers and I was thinking that those scents don't do it for me. But you totally nailed all the scents I would go with. That distinct water ride smell I am totally with you. I completely agree when you step on these rides you get that distinct Disney scent that lets you know your in the world. My top scent is definitely the monorail smell. You step onto the monorail and that distinct smell combined with the air condition pumping in just brings me back to my early childhood days of riding back on the monorail those late nights draped over my parents shoulders half asleep. I thank you sincerely for conjuring up these fond scent memories.


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The Center for Media and Democracy recently put on line over 800 pieces of "model legislation" from an organization known as ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. The Rochester Citizen was in Madison when the story broke and the ALEC Exposed web site live.
The Center for Media and Democracy is located in Madison, Wisconsin and we had a chance to sit down with its Executive Director, Lisa Graves and talk about the disclosure of over 800 pieces of model legislation and the implications for America and ALEC.
How ALEC Interferes With The Constitutional Legislative Process
First we asked Ms. Graves to explain how ALEC is interfering in the normal legislative process in the country and in state legislatures.
"ALEC describes itself as one of the largest, if not the largest group of state legislators in the country. They are a group of legislators, but they are also a group of corporations who have extraordinary influence with and over those legislators. ALEC's literature talks about the unique synergistic partnership of business and politicians and it talks about in its promotional materials it talks about working in unison with business as equal partners at the table with legislators and that may sound like just maybe business as usual in the lobbying world, but it's not, because what ALEC does, ALEC's perhaps unique function in some ways, is to have politicians on its task forces vote behind closed doors on model legislation, what they call model legislation, what I call wish lists legislation.
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November 5, 2012, 02:13 PM | #26 | |
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I have no real interest in stippling (though some of you do nice looking work), but there is one modification I am considering. Saw this guy on Youtube who shortened a compact size Glock grip to subcompact size. His, he called a "Glock 26L". You end up with a longer-slided subcompact. Would be nice to know what total replacement cost will be if I decide to do this to my G23 and I don't like it. Thanks. |
November 5, 2012, 03:29 PM | #27 |
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To be honest I don't think it came out well, it looks like you heated up a paper clip and just punched holes. If I were you I would buy the stick on grip tape and cover it all up.
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November 5, 2012, 11:35 PM | #29 |
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I would have to shoot one before I ever did that to one of mine. But all my handguns prefer to dress up in Pachmayr, so it might never be a problem for me.
Seams like once we the people give what, at the time, seams like a reasonable inch and "they" take the unreasonable mile we can only get that mile back one inch at a time. No spelun and grammar is not my specialty. So please don't hurt my sensitive little feelings by teasing me about it. |
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November 6, 2012, 09:42 PM | #32 |
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Skateboard tape doesnt last to long with heavy use. It works OK when new, but quickly looses its "freshness", and effectiveness. Its also limited in its coverage, and generally doesnt do well on the "curves".
The only place I do still use tape on my Glocks, is on top of the slide just forward of the rear sight.
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November 6, 2012, 09:57 PM | #33 |
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I think the difference with the skateboard tape is the material it is being stuck to. I stuck some deck tape to the clutch pedal on my car and it came off after a couple days. It's holding tight to a modification I did to the baby stroller. The stroller mod is made of wood. I have no technical knowledge to back that up, just what I have experienced.
I do however plan to put some deck tape on my XD as I don't have the guts to try my hand at stippling it. |
November 7, 2012, 12:42 AM | #34 |
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As others have noted may not be the best looking thing but if functional who cares. It is a glock afterall.
Also I think the job is salvageable if you care about looks. You need to randomize the pattern. A few diff sized heat sources and not In rows... All over back and forth. That's what makes stippling look like stippling. That is what I found trying it on metal. I would imagine with heat on polymer it will leave a lot of thin edges around each dimple. You could leave these to wear away or buff them down. Getting skate tape to stick..... First solvent prep the area. Then heat the tape. Apply and clamp. Leave for 2-3 hours. |
November 7, 2012, 12:49 AM | #35 | |
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I think it looks ok. So what if it's not perfect. It's more user friendly now. Good on ya for being open minded enough to make an improvement to it. Can you imagine how many fanboys are in their safe right now with tears in their eyes telling their Glocks oh baby I'd never do that to you? Glocks don't belong under glass you guys. It's a good cheap hammer. That's all. He is not the guns caretaker, it is his tool. (Oh, go hug your Glock and put it on the top shelf where it doesn't belong, LOL) |
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November 7, 2012, 06:48 AM | #37 | ||
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I really never had any troubles getting the tape to stick when applied properly (except on some rounded edges), it was having to constantly replace it because it lost its "stickiness" due to the grit wearing away, and not being to always get it where I wanted it that got old. As for looks (not that looks really have anything to do with functionality), a reasonably done stippling job generally looks way better than a bunch of tape slapped on in appropriate places, especially when its worn and ratty in different stages of wear. Quote:
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November 7, 2012, 06:53 AM | #38 |
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If it helps you grip better, that's great.
It looks terrible, but we all have to practice to get better. Stippling requires a level of meticulousness AND an attention to detail I can't simultaneously possess--and a good grip with finger grooves helps me hold a gun better than a rough surface. If you're unhappy with how it looks, a new frame isn't that expensive, and you can use the old one to practice/perfect your stippling skills. |
November 7, 2012, 07:12 AM | #39 |
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I stippled the grip on my Glock 35. I use it for USPSA and didn't care for the factory texture nor the finger grooves. I removed the finger grooves and smoothed the grip portion of the frame before stippling. I didn't go very aggressive with it. The texture is probably similar to grip tape but this won't ever slide around or peel off like grip tape will.
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Nice job djcantr!
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If I took a soldering iron to one, I'd probably run across the logo too. It still has the maker's name on the slide if anyone was interested.
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November 7, 2012, 07:37 AM | #42 |
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Shuler13, in post #11 of this tread.
Very nice, is that your work? I'd be interested in knowing what you did. Does smith sell inserts alone for M&P? Cheers!
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