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This Premium Gem is undoubtedly the finest known 1814/3 half dollar. It is the only MS66 example that NGC has certified, and the finest PCGS has examined grades just MS64. Stephen Herrman records three different MS65 NGC coins that have made recent appearances, including an example in our 2008 ANA Sale.
Fully lustrous grayish-gold surfaces with brilliant underlying mint frost. Splashes of bluish-green toning are found near the borders, increasing its already outstanding aesthetic appeal. A bold and well centered strike permits full borders and sharp design definition, including excellent hair details, complete stars, and strong feathers. A remarkable example that will capture the connoisseur's attention.
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From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N1) (NGC ID# 24F4, PCGS# 6106)
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The Draped Bust Half Dollars of 1796-1797 by Jon Amato is the culmination of more than 10 years of research into the Draped Bust Small Eagle half dollar series, one of the most coveted type coins in American numismatics and one about which remarkably little has been written.
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Informacije in možnosti za mlade v Evropi.
Informacije o prostovoljskem delu
Informacije o delovnih mestih, podjetništvu, pripravništvu in počitniškem delu
Možnosti izobraževanja in usposabljanja v Evropi
Izrazi svoje mnenje o politiki in družbi in sodeluj v strukturiranem dialogu
Umetnost in zabava, znanost in inovacije na dosegu roke
Vse o zdravju, dobrem počutju in športu
Tvoje pravice in storitve za večjo varnost
Spoznaj svet zunaj Evrope
Praktične informacije o potovanju v Evropi
Thessaloniki, a student city situated in the Thermaikos Gulf on the Aegean, has a programme for the year based on the topics like culture, innovation, volunteering, youth participation, environment, sports and creativity. The European Youth Capital not only hosts a series of actions and events, but also embraces activities from numerous citizens' movements, groups and individuals with a common philosophy.
Big scale youth events will take place during the year, including the Youth Event of the Greek Presidency, campaigns for the European Parliament elections, European Parliament and United Nations simulations for students and many competitions. In cooperation with the local civil society network, the city's youth organisations and with the support of EU, the Council of Europe, the UN, the Greek Presidency and a large number of Foundations, the programme in 2014 will give the city an open youth laboratory profile.
The Youth Capital title was launched by the European Youth Forum to encourage the development of new ideas and innovative projects with regards to the active participation of young people in society and to foster the co-operation on youth policies at local and European level.

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Rosemary Chicken Stir Fry
25 Oct 2009
Rosemary chicken stir fry is a herbed chicken stir fry made along with vegetables and mushrooms. Flavorful and appetizing, this rosemary chicken stir fry can make a full meal when served wih rice or even noodles.
|Canned condensed chicken broth
|10 3⁄4 Ounce (1 Can)
|Vegetable oil
|1 1⁄2 Tablespoon
|1 Cup (16 tbs), cut into short thin strips
|Sliced mushrooms
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Boil in bag rice
|14 Ounce (1 Family Size)
|Sliced celery
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), sliced
|Boneless skinless, chicken breasts
|1⁄2 Pound, cut into thin strips
|Sliced green onions and tops
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Dried rosemary
|1⁄4 Teaspoon, crushed
|4 Teaspoon
Cook rice according to package instructions.
While rice is cooking, heat oil in large skillet over medium high heat.
Add carrots, celery and rosemary.
Stir fry until vegetables are crisp tender.
Push vegetables to one side, then add chicken, stirring for 3 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink.
Add mushrooms and onions; stir fry 3 minutes.
Stir broth into cornstarch in small bowl until smooth.
Add to skillet, cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens.
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Our group left London this morning.
We drove first to Stonehenge, out on the Salisbury Plain. (This is very near the place where my wife and I and our neighbors spent our first night of this trip; in fact, immediately after Stonehenge we drove right past the Rollestone Inn.)
What can I say about Stonehenge? Nothing fresh. I love the site. It continues to be fascinating, mysterious, and frustrating. If only we had documents from the builders!
Then we drove to Lacock, a village that has been used for such films as the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice, the 2007 BBC Cranford, a couple of the Harry Potter films, and the forthcoming Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box. We walked around and through it, and had lunch.
From Lacock, we drove to Bath, the appropriately named ancient spa town (formerly Aquae Sulis, in classical times), to visit the Roman baths and see some of the Georgian architecture there. My wife and I were in Bath many years ago, but the site of the Roman baths is vastly improved now.
One of the most interesting sights in Bath, from my perspective, is the façade of the Abbey of Bath, which features, on either side of the entrance and the great window, images of angels climbing up ladders to the presence of God. Excellent illustrations of the ancient and well-nigh universal ascension motif, which I'm not alone in connecting with the temple.
Another good day. A bit less walking. Perhaps only a little bit more than five miles. Excellent Thai food tonight, in "The Thai House." If you're ever in Cardiff, try it.
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Harvest Winery Tour & Scarecrow Contest
November 8 and 9, 2014
11 a.m. - 5 p.m
Sip and savor the flavors of fall, enjoy seasonal activities and marvel at nature's vibrant palate during the Olympic Peninsula Wineries' Harvest Wine Tour, November 8 and 9, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The eight artisan wineries are located in the Peninsula towns of Chimacum, Nordland, Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles. "Fall is spectacular on the Olympic Peninsula," says Wineries Association President Vicki Corson. "The Harvest Tour Weekend is a great opportunity to get away, taste some fantastic new wines and discover delicious new pairings for your holiday table." Visitors can take a photo with their favorite of the "wine scarecrows" that greet them at each venue, enjoy an evening of jazz music and more!
Ticket and glass package entitles you to a special commemorative wine glass, complimentary wine tasting at all eight OPW Wineries. Tickets are available online for $25 plus service fees (until 11/7/14 at noon). Any remaining tickets will be sold for $30 at participating wineries during the Harvest Tour. This event does not take place at one location. You travel from winery to winery, visiting the ones you are interested in exploring. Tickets are not required to attend this event. A $5.00 wine tasting fee will be charged at each winery for non-ticketed visitors. You must be 21 or over to purchase tickets and/or participate in wine tasting. All ticket sales are non-refundable.
These local restaurants have offered generous discounts when you present your Harvest Wine Tour Ticket:
•Michael's Seafood and Steakhouse, 117 B East First St, Port Angeles WA, 98363: 10% off your check and a free corkage for any OPWA wine
•Bella Italia, 118 East First Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362: 10% off your check plus a free dessert
•Nourish, 101 Provence View Lane, Sequim, WA 98382: 10% off your check
•Cafe New Day, 102 W Front St, Port Angeles, WA 98362: 10% off your check
This year we are putting a fun twist on our annual Scarecrow Contest. Visitors are invited to take photos with the "wine scarecrows" that greet them at each venue. Like us on Facebook and submit your best scarecrow photo from the wine tour. We will select our favorite photo to feature on the Olympic Peninsula Wineries website and invite the winner and a guest to the Red Wine & Chocolate Tour in February 2015.
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries encourage responsible wine touring and recommend that you have a designated driver in your group.
Participants who have their ticket stamped at all eight of our wineries will be entered into a drawing for an elegant wine themed gift basket. The gift basket winner along with a second and third place winner will receive two tickets to the Red Wine & Chocolate Tour in February.
Please Help Us With Our Goal Of Responsible Wine Service...
- Be prepared to show your photo I.D. at each winery, you must be 21 to participate in wine tasting
- It is ILLEGAL in Washington State for a winery to continue to serve or sell wine to any guest who appears intoxicated, even if they have a limo or designated driver
- Be aware of those around you as you wait at the tasting bar for your sample, make room for others to enjoy the experience as well
- We recommend limiting the number of wines you sample at each winery
- We encourage you to take advantage of dump buckets provided for excess wine
Wine Tour Highlights
Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum, will honor the season with several new releases including Spirited Blackberry Wine, Forest Ginger Seasonal Cider and a brand new limited edition Cyser, fermented with honey. Visitors can enjoy a cup of hot ginger toddy featuring Finnriver's Spirited Apple Wine, and snack on locally made wood-fired pretzels with tangy cider mustard. All are invited to pose with Pomona, Goddess of the Orchard, in her new fall fashion. Wear your farm boots, dress warmly and take a walk through the fields!
Marrowstone Vineyards, located on Marrowstone Island, will be serving mini apple cupcakes made with their apple wine, and baked by "That Takes the Cake" in Sequim. Be sure to sample the hot mulled wine while taking in the view! The winery is also featuring a "Cat" Scarecrow, modeled after one of the cats from its wine labels.
There's lots to do, see and taste at Port Townsend's FairWinds Winery! Elvira the scarecrow is back and she brought her boyfriend this year! Come and see them both decked out in Harvest Tour style. Visitors will enjoy FairWinds' ever-popular Lemberger mulled wine accompanied by savory squash soup and special crackers. Wine jellies are back and there's plenty in stock for purchase! Bring a friend and enter a special cork drawing.
Eaglemount Wine & Cider, also located in Port Townsend, will celebrate the harvest with new release hard ciders, meads, and red wines paired with harvest inspired treats. Seasonal hard ciders available on tour will include Rhubarb, Raspberry Ginger and Quince. Wine enthusiasts can enjoy Eaglemount's popular Bordeaux-style blends and varietals. Come see the wine scarecrow and participate in the activities!
Wind Rose Cellars, Sequim, will be pouring the 2013 Bell Bottom white, 2013 Rosato, 2012 Primitivo, 2013 Malbec (new release) and 2012 Dolcetto. A VIP bar will offer guests a chance to taste additional wines. The winery will also be open at night with live music planned on Friday, 11/7 and Saturday, 11/8: no cover! Friday night 7-9pm Twisted Roots: Americana/folk/rock; Saturday night 7-9pm Sarah Shea and Chez Jazz: Jazz.
The festivities will begin on Friday, Oct. 7 at Port Angeles' Olympic Cellars, with an evening of "Jazz in the Cellar." Details at www.olympiccellars.com. During the wine tour, visitors will enjoy Nash's Carrot Soup, creamy, sweet and delicious, paired with Dungeness White Riesling. Winemaker Greg Vogtritter will be on site to discuss the ups and downs of the 2014 harvest, and a couple barrel samples will be served – Winemaker's Choice. The 2007 Neuharth's Legacy, a full bodied Cabernet Sauvignon blend and the Opus of Olympic Cellars' former French winemaker, Benoit Murat, will be available for tasting. Solve the scarecrow's puzzle to be entered to win an Olympic Cellars gift card!
Wine and food, food and wine – it's what Port Angeles' Camaraderie Cellars is all about; great wine paired with delicious food. Camaraderie will celebrate the harvest season with wines to pair with hearty fall meals. Visitors can savor vegetables roasted in the winery's wood-fired oven and tasty bites from Oven Spoonful. These will pair nicely with Trinquer, a white wine blend, and with big reds such as a newly released 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, the beautifully smooth Elegance (a Bordeaux-style blend), and some other favorites. Check out the great assortment of vinegars, olive oils, smoked sea salts, and onion powders in the gift shop - all perfect for holiday gastronomic creations.
While the main focus at Port Angeles' Harbinger Winery is producing mind-blowing wines, Winemaker Sara Gagnon and her team believe strongly in the beauty and goodness of locally grown and prepared foods. In a celebration of the region's bounty, the winery is serving up a locally-grown menu of seasonal sensations. Try a hearty Hubbard Squash and Chanterelle Bisque with Panini-Style grilled Cheese Fingers paired with the 2012 Viognier and 2013 Rhone Rosé, Sunrise Meats Smoked Andouille Bites with the newly released 2011 Malbec, and fresh Cranberry Tarts that will leave one's palate pining for Thanksgiving! Think of it as a palatial tour of the northwest bounty! 100% Local, 100% Delicious! These dishes have been prepared to match exceptionally with Harbinger wines. We are excited to share this gastronomic occasion with you!
Please Note:
Due to the limited facilities at our small wineries, groups of more than 15 cannot be accommodated during event weekends. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to schedule a special group tour for another time.


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WhatsApp experiences 4-hour outage, is back up and running now
The now Facebook-owned WhatsApp has just come back online after a four-hour outage, with the company taking to Twitter of all places to confirm that the outage was indeed happening.
The messaging company posted on Twitter that the service was back online, where it said: "WhatsApp service has been restored. We are so sorry for the downtime...". It is all back up and running now, with "server issues" being blamed on the four-hour downtime of the messaging service.
VLC Player finally gets Windows Store Approval
VideoLAN crew worked on Windows 8, RT and phone app version of VLC player with the help of Kickstarter fundraiser. After a year's time, the group's hardwork paid off as its player has finally received approval, and soon will be listed in Windows app Store.
The VLC player will be released for Windows 8, 8.1 and RT. After the release, the company will be starting to work on the windows mobile version of the app. The BETA version had several audio issues, along with other development issues for the Windows OS.
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Those Angry Birds are in Rio again, download the latest update now
While the Angry Bird craze has mostly come to an end, Rovio is still partnering with big name brands to use its game as a marketing platform. Today the company announced that Angry Birds Rio has been updated to version 2.0 for both Android and iOS to celebrate the upcoming premier of Rio 2, the sequel to Rio, a animated movie from Blue Sky Studios.
With the original Angry Birds Rio seeing millions of downloads, Rovio and Blue Sky Studios teamed up again to create some hype for the April 11th debut of the Rio 2 movie. Unfortunately with the game not as popular as before, I really do not see it gaining as much traction as it did the first time around. I spent many hours playing Angry Birds and Angry Birds Star Wars, but I never could get into Angry Birds Rio. I will most likely download it tonight and spend a few minutes trying it out before bed though.
Google working on an app that would make using public Wi-Fi a breeze
Don't you just hate it when you are out somewhere and you want to connect to a public Wi-Fi network, but you need the login details and all that? It can get annoying when you need your e-mail or Facebook fix.
Well, it looks like the folks over at Google might have a fix for that, in the form of a new app that would "automatically authenticate and connect to its free hotspots inside Starbucks stores or wherever they are available". Google has started this already, moving itself into Starbucks franchises across the United States, replacing AT&T as the official Wi-Fi partner.
Still, logging into a Google hotspot still requires authentication. This new app that Google is working on, would retain your Google account information, logging you in automatically as soon as your phone is near the hotspot. We might not see the app released, ever, but it would be nice of Google to maybe bake this into the next release of Android.
WhatsApp turned down a $10 billion offer from Google
The tech world is still shocked this morning at yesterday's news that Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $16 billion, and now new details have emerged that suggest that Facebook was not the only one looking to buy the worlds largest instant messaging service. A new report from Fortune says that WhatsApp turned down an offer of $10 billion from Google when the offer did not include a seat on Google's board of directors.
The report also says that Facebook's CEO, Mark Zukerberg, made the $16 billion offer to WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum on the 9th of February and the pair finalized the deal just five days later. The deal was reportedly sealed on Valentines day, when Koum arrived at the Zuckerberg home and interrupted a dinner between Mark and his wife. After finalizing things over chocolate covered strawberries, Koum walked away with a seat on Facebook's board and a few billion dollars richer.
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Facebook just bought WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and stock
WhatsApp is the largest messaging service in the world and today the biggest social network in the world took notice. Today Facebook filed a document with the SEC that confirms the massive acquisition which was valued at $16 billion in cash and stock. Facebook says that WhatsApp will remain independent from Facebook and its competing messenger app, and the acquisition is part of Facebook's ongoing plan to connect the world with each other.
Jan Koum, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO, said, "WhatsApp's extremely high user engagement and rapid growth are driven by the simple, powerful and instantaneous messaging capabilities we provide. We're excited and honored to partner with Mark and Facebook as we continue to bring our product to more people around the world."
"WhatsApp is on a path to connect 1 billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable," said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. "I've known Jan for a long time and I'm excited to partner with him and his team to make the world more open and connected."
Apps with Flappy in title now being rejected by Apple and Google
In the wake of Flappy Bird being pulled from the mobile app scene, both Google and Apple have now began to deny entry to any app with the word Flappy in its title from being uploaded to their respective app marketplaces. Both companies made the decision to ban further apps from being uploaded if they had "Flappy" in the title due to the sheer number of clones popping up, many of which featured ad baiting, or even malware.
Unfortunately, many of the apps that made it into the mix before the ban was enacted will be allowed to stay, so it is up to users to report any apps that do not feature a legit game. Apple's has additional reason for banning the "Flappy" clones as well, saying that it has a strict policy against clone apps that "leverage" the success of a popular app. It's been a little more than a week since Flappy Bird creator, Dong Nguyen, pulled the app because it was proving to be too addictive to its users, and with more clones popping up every day, I feel that Apple and Google made the right move here.
Book industry continues to change, with publishers trying to adapt
Purchasing and downloading e-books can evolve from periodic book enjoyment to costly activity, though the changing industry has churned out new unlimited e-book services.
The Scribd e-book service with 100,000+ book titles is $8.99 per month that can be read - and some purchased - though don't expect to see any recent best sellers available. The Oyster e-book service is $9.95 per month and has a simple UI, though doesn't allow users to add or remove items from the reading list without Wi-Fi connection.
The current book industry has struggled in the traditional format, with Borders shuttering years ago, and Barnes & Noble fighting for survival. U.S. book store sales have dropped 22 percent over the past five years, and it seems like it will be difficult to stop the continued bleeding in the future. If consumers don't want an e-book version of a new title, simply buying online from a service such as Amazon provides cheaper prices and fast delivery times.
500px for iOS updated to allow photo upload from iPhone and iPad
Image sharing websites such as Flickr, Imgur, and Photobucket have all grown in popularity over the last year as camera's on mobile devices get better with every revision, but popular photo sharing service 500px has up until now, refused to allow mobile images to be uploaded to its servers. This ban on mobile images is mainly because the website takes pride in offering high-quality images, something many smartphones still lack.
That all changes today! This morning, 500px announced that it has updated its iOS app and now allows the uploading of images from iPhone and iPad devices. The company says that users should not worry about an influx of low-quality images, and instead should remember the way 500px thrives based on its community. The company says that the new upload feature only allows quick uploading of images taken from a stand-alone camera via an SD to iPhone and iPad adapter. This means that images taken with the iPhone and iPad can not be uploaded directly from the app, thus keeping low-quality images out of the system.
No word was given on when this feature may be released on Android, but with the recent influx of Dual USB Drives for PC and Mobile popping up, I am sure it wont take long before the Android version of the app gets updated. As an ex-professional photographer, and someone who still shoots professionally on the side, I feel this is a good choice for 500px. Opening the service up to allow images from mobile devices themselves would simply inundate the system with very few good photos, and would flood it mediocre to poor images.
Microsoft "seriously considering" Android apps on Windows Phone
The Verge is reporting from unnamed sources that Microsoft is "seriously considering" adding support for Android apps to its Windows and Windows Phone operating systems.
Tom Warren, reporting with The Verge, says that the move could see Microsoft position itself better in the market with Android apps, as a "Band-Aid" for its Windows Phone apps, or lack thereof. We've seen this before, with BlackBerry providing compatibility for Android apps on BlackBerry 10 devices.
The one stopping block for Android apps on Windows would be the lack of Google Play Services, so we won't see the same APIs as an "official" Google Android device. We are seeing more and more love for Windows + Android love, but would this be enough?


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Alekseyev I-212
|Alekseyev I-212
|Jet Interceptor Fighter
|National origin
|Semyon Mikhailovich Alekseyev
|Developed from
|Alekseyev I-21
The Alekseyev I-212 was a twin-engined, jet fighter designed in the USSR in 1947 by Experimental Design Bureau 21 (OKB). It was a two-seat variant of the I-21 (Istrebitel ' - Fighter) that had been designed in response to a requirement for a very long-range fighter issued by the Soviet Air Forces in 1946. Intended as an escort fighter, it was also designed for use as a night fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. Sources are contradictory about the construction of a prototype, but it is known that the aircraft never flew.
After working as Lavochkin's right-hand man during World War II, Semyon Alekseyev was appointed as Chief Designer of OKB-21 at Gor'kiy in 1946. The Council of the People's Commissars directed Alekseyev, among others, to develop jet fighters using more powerful engines than the captured German examples and their Soviet-built copies. The OKB was tasked to design a single-seat jet fighter that could meet the very demanding specification of a maximum speed of 980 km/h (610 mph) and a range of 3,000 km (1,900 mi) with drop tanks. The OKB responded with the I-21, which was planned to be built in several variants.[1]
Development of the I-212, one such variant, began in 1947. It was a twin-engined, all-metal, two-seat jet fighter. The round, streamlined fuselage was optimized to reduce drag and house the considerable amount of equipment and fuel required by the Air Force. It had mid-mounted straight laminar flow wings and the engine nacelles were mounted in the middle of the wing, with the spars continued by banjo rings around the engines. The cruciform tail unit was swept at 45°. To save weight, the main load-bearing structures of the airframe were constructed from V-95 aluminum alloy and high-strength steel. "Elektron" magnesium alloy was used for many components and castings. The aircraft used a tricycle undercarriage with the main wheels retracting into the fuselage. Hydraulically actuated air brakes were fitted either side of the rear fuselage.[2][3]
The pilot and gunner/radio operator sat in tandem, back to back in a single pressurized cockpit. They were protected by armor plates to their front and rear, as well as by a bulletproof windscreen. Each man had an ejection seat. The aircraft was intended to use Klimov VK-1 engines, a derivative of the Rolls-Royce Nene, but the Klimov engine was still under development, so Nenes were substituted instead. The aircraft carried a Toryii-1 radar for use by the gunner/radio operator.[2][3]
The information on the design's armament is contradictory. British aviation historian Bill Gunston says that the forward-facing armament consisted of a 37-millimeter (1.5 in) Nudelman-Suranov NS-37 autocannon and two 23-millimeter (0.91 in) Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 autocannons. The radio operator controlled a tail barbette with two 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Berezin B-20 autocannon. The aircraft carried 75 rounds for the NS-37 and 200 rounds apiece for the NS-23s.[2] Russian aviation historian Yefim Gordon argues that the aircraft's standard armament consisted of four NS-23 guns in the nose and two B-20s in the barbette; each gun having 150 rounds apiece. Alternatively, one NS-37 and two NS-23 guns could be fitted, with two more NS-23 in the tail. He gives the ammunition load for this configuration as 40 rounds for the 37 mm gun and 150 each for the 23 mm guns. Gordon also mentions that each wing carried one hardpoint that could carry a drop tank with 550 kilograms (1,210 lb) of fuel or a single 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) bomb.[3]
Gordon and Gunston also differ on the fate of the aircraft. Gunston says that a prototype began taxiing tests on 30 June 1948, but makes no mention that it flew at any time.[2] Gordon, however, claims that no prototype was built. A training version designated UTI-212 was planned if the aircraft had gone into production. He also mentions an I-217 project in two versions with forward-swept and sweptback wings. Neither author gives a good explanation as to why the aircraft never flew.[3][2]
- I-212 - Initial version, never built.[4]
- I-214 - Proposed version with the tail barbette replaced with a rearwards-facing radar and heavier forward-facing armament.[2]
- I-217 - Project with forward-swept and sweptback wings.[4]
- UTI-212 - Proposed training variant of the I-212.[4]
Specifications (I-212)[edit]
Data from The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995, p. 17
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 13.08 m (42 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 16.2 m (53 ft 1.75 in)
- Height: ()
- Wing area: 33 m2 (355 ft2)
- Loaded weight: 9,250 kg (20,393 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 10,500 kg (23,148 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × centrifugal flow turbojet RD-45, 2,230 kgp (4,916 lb st) each
- Maximum speed: 1000 K/h (621 mph)
- Range: 2,300 km (1,429 miles)
- Ferry range: 3,100 km (1,926 miles)
- Service ceiling: 14,800 m (48,560 ft)
- Rate of climb: 29.76 m/s (5858 ft/min)
- Guns: forward-facing: 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon and 2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon.
2 x 20 mm B-20 cannon in a tail barbette.
See also[edit]
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
- Gordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Fighters. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-85780-139-3.
- Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London: Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9.


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Iron Man 2 Movie Very Good
I saw Iron Man 2 the movie today. Good movie deserves its rating of a A- by Yahoo viewers. I won't give anythng away but it was a good movie. Scarlett Johanson great role kicking some butts in the movie.
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Yeah I like it too. Saw it on Friday night. My only beef with the movie was Mickey Rourke. He just seemed kind of wasted in this movie. Nothing against Rourke, who I like as an actor, but I don't think he was a good casting decision as the villain. Although I do have to give Rourke some credit, he was right about the bird adding a bit more depth to his character.
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I love to attend New York City's ball drop event on every new year's eve. This is the second time I attended the event and here are my beautiful and crazy experiences on the same.
Reaching Times Square
I had missed the previous year new year (2014) celebrations giving the reasons of severe coldness and bad weather. But, in fact, I was too lazy. This time, Chirag Mandot, my roommate was very enthusiastic (and he always is) to go to the new year celebrations. He motivated us all to leave our laziness and prepare for a big day. The plan was to leave early the next day, take a train to NYC in the early morning, reach Times Square by around 12 pm, wait till 6 pm, enjoy the music, see the ball drop at 12 am, and return back. I slept with a slight adventurous and majorly lazy mode.
On Dec 31, we finished our morning accomplishments and got ready. When I said "we", I meant my lovely roommates: Chirag, and Franklin, and myself and two Indian girls: Sravanthi and Pallavi, whose souls almost always wander around our apartment. As per the weather predictions, that day was very cold (around 0 degree Celcius) and to stay alive in that horrible weather, I wore five shirts and a two-layered jacket. I wore a pair of different gloves, as I had lost one of my gloves and had found a new one somewhere on a road. We took a taxi cab to the Stony Brook LIRR (Long Island rail route) station and boarded the train in the last minute. I listened to a few romantic Kannada songs (some of the most romantic Indian film songs can be found in Kannada movies) on my mp3 player given to me by my cousin Mythili. I loved the train journey. In fact, I love any journey. Seeing people and places passing by so fast through the window panes of a train / bus is so enjoyable. A few reasons why I like it so much are: (i) I see a sheer beauty in everything, (ii) A sense of surprise you get when you see places and people for the first time, and (iii) It is an intellectual and an emotional adventure to weave stories around people you see. Finally, we reached the Penn station at around 10:30 am I guess.
I had my breakfast in the train station and we all left for Times Square. There is something beautiful in friends' company. I had read somewhere an African proverb like this "If you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to walk far, walk together". It was so true. It has so deep meaning. When we were walking, I was walking faster and most of them were slow. I said to myself "I have to slow down because of them". But, much later, when they all left me, I realized that it is not about walking faster. It is about walking far. Though I enjoyed my day alone, it would have been much more fun if they were all there with me.
We reached Times Square at around 11:30 am I suppose. So many people everywhere. It was estimated that around 1 million people joined the celebrations. It was crowded and we had to swim among the sea of people. At Times Square, we went to the left of the huge stage that was setup for the music show. There was not enough space to move around. In front of me were a few Latino women sitting. I thought sitting is the best way to save energy and sat there for around 30 minutes reading a philosophy book from my ipad, whether I understood or not. My friends kept chatting.
At about 12 pm, all people who were present in the left of the stage, that included us, were asked to move to the right of the stage to make clear the path for the celebrities to enter. We cursed them for being unorganized and for the concern that we might not get a good spot. We followed the crowd and moved ahead. Pallavi was feeling very cold and was freezing. They all decided to go inside a nearby building to make her feel warm. I told Chirag that it will be impossible for her to stay up for 12 more hours and she must return home with someone.
I thought that Sravanthi would take Pallavi back home as both of them were roommates and we three guys like 3 idiots can continue rocking. But, they all thought otherwise and went inside a nearby building. I was very sure that once you leave a spot in Times Square you will never get it back and hence they could never come back. They were very caring and really nice. I was a total selfish jackass. But, I literally did not want to miss the once-in-a-life opportunity of celebrating the new year's eve in NYC at Times Square. Hence, I continued my journey alone to the security entrance and went inside to get some place to stand to the right side of the steps at Times Square.
For security, the NYPD (New York Police Department) police had divided the entire area into approx 100 m x 100 m fenced area. After the length of about 100 m, there was a fence and after that some space for the police to walk around. I was pretty sure that my friends would miss the golden opportunity and would never be able to enter Times Square as generally by 12 or 12:30 pm, the entire Times Square will be filled up by people and those who come later must stand in a street far from the stages. I had to stand in my spot, on the right side of the stage and just wait (pratheeksha, in Sanskrit) for more than four hours.
Front, back, left, and right wherever I saw, I saw heads, heads of different sizes, shapes, and colors. People of different heights, ages, sex, nationality, and culture had assembled at a single place to celebrate the arrival of a new year. Several people in the crowd started pushing each other. In front of me were two groups: one group consisted of two boys and girls and another group consisted of two girls. All the girls were beautiful. One girl of group 1 started shouting at a girl of group 2 "Why are you pushing?", to which the latter replied "You just cannot blindly yell at a person standing beside you. You need to see exactly who is pushing and only then shout". Immediately they both started to quarrel. The way they spoke English sentences fast and the quickness in what they exchanged seemed like two warriors shooting powerful arrows at each other. I was so close to each other that I got fully immersed in their language of facial expressions. I get laugh when I see people quarrelling or fighting each other. If the two parties are beautiful girls, there is no more romantic scene than that. I love to see two beautiful girls quarrelling. As I see beautiful girls as flowers, two beautiful fighting girls seem to me like two flowers touching each other in a fight to decide who is more beautiful. Anyway, the quarrel ended in sometime and group 2 girls moved away. In one or two Earth minutes, I was brought back to planet Earth. Though I thoroughly enjoyed internally, I kept my face like a bodyguard so as to avoid myself getting beaten up publicly.
After maybe an hour of standing I went back to the farther end of our 100 m area where there was lots of empty space. Beside the area was the footpath and beside it were shops that were closed. There were a few family sitting on the sides of our area. I sat at a suitable place. I thought that I should conserve energy for the dance and should not waste it in standing which requires a lot of energy to overcome the gravitational force. For a while I had a nap too.
Once we are inside, we cannot leave the place. If we leave, we cannot return back. Hence, many people won't drink water the previous day thinking that not having to pee is much better than controlling it. Even I did the same. Food was another problem. I was damn hungry but I could not leave the place. There were some people there serving pizza but they were shit expensive. The wait was on. I wished I had a remote to control time. Whenever required I can speedup time, slowdown time, or sometimes freeze it until the start of the performance. But, unfortunately, there was no such remote and I had to wait.
Beside me was a family of six or seven. There were two cute twin daughters of age may be 5-7. They were wrapped in warm clothes and they looked like two cute nestlings that were under the care of their father and mother birds. A sight of them would make me happy. It was severe cold and the temperature was around -1 or -2 degree Centigrade. Even after wearing heavy clothing it was difficult for me to bear the cold. I wondered how kids and old people would have felt.
Shake it off
At around 5:30 pm, slowly the performance started. I did not know the names of the singers but some of their songs were energetic and felt good. It was difficult to see the faces of the singers directly. I used my ultra high zoom Sony camera to get a few pictures of the singers. The stage was majorly constructed so as to be video recorded and for broadcasting. Hence, it was not that friendly for the audience who were near the stage.
Slowly the energy of the songs and enthusiasm of the people started increasing. Initially the crowd did not dance much. They just listened to the songs and slowly moved their heads here and there. The madness of the crowd (including me) was directly proportional to the elapsed time. Initially I just sat listening to the songs and shaking my body to the left and right. But after 7:30 pm, when the crowd showed more enthusiasm that motivated me to dance. In a couple of hours entire Times Square was seen dancing. Shit man! Have you seen anywhere an entire city dancing? That was the first time when I saw everyone dancing without any boundaries. I felt very happy seeing smiles on people's faces. I don't know. Whenever we see people happy it makes us happy. Though I enjoyed, I missed my friends who left me midway. If I had a lover, that moment would have been so romantic – just think – six hours of non-stop dancing. Sometimes I imagined as if I was dancing with my dreamgirl. It was a memorable experience.
In that shit cold weather, the carbon dioxide exhaled by people kept me a bit warm. But still the temperature dropped to -3 degree Celcius. As I was not a professional dancer, I was tired after a few songs. Then I would sit for a while analyzing people's facial expressions and emotions and then return back to dance again. Some songs were soothing, few were damn rocky, and yet others were nice to hear. My favorite was shake it off (same song from different event) by Taylor Swift. I did not know her before but once I heard the songs I was blown away by the sheer energy and philosophy in it. Lights scattering everywhere, loud noises bombarding my ear drums, seeing people's smiles, not thinking of anything in the world and just being in the present dancing without rules and shaking the entire body in all 3-D directions (famously called pattirap dance in India) was one of the most rocking moments of my life. Am-just-gonna-shake-shake-shake dance released in me both the excitement hormone and made my heart beat faster and at the same time released the exercise hormone that cooled the mind and made my heart beat slower. Dancing is always fun. The intensity only increased with every second. Color paper squares flew on air, minute pieces of gold and silver colored sheets was spread all around, and crackers were burned. Stylish hats, baby smooth gloves, and long thin balloons were distributed to thousands of people from a company. Whenever police went out, people jumped the fence and started dancing on the footpath and again when the police came, the people would return. It was fun to see.
Ball drop
The last stages of the performance were Welcome to New York and Shake it off I believe. The ball drop time was nearing. From the place I stood, I was not able to see the building where the 6-ton electronic ball was lifted. The count down 10, 9, 8, … began and people screamed. Before one could realize, the time went really fast and the ball dropped. Lots of crackers were burned, color papers were thrown, balloons were released, thousands of pictures were taken with flashes and with all those hifi setting we welcomed the new year 2015 in the New York City.
Free hugs
In 2012, I had tried it for the first time and had enjoyed a lot. I was very eager to do it again but unfortunately the big sheet I had bought to write "Free Hugs" was in one of the bags my friends carried and hence I was left with no sheets. What I did was this at around 11 pm. I collected two card board covers of domino pizza that people had eaten and made the inner brown sides my free hugs board. I wrote on it "Free Hugs" in very big bold uppercase letters and waited till 12 am.
At 12 am, I took a few pictures and videos for one or two minutes. I wished "Happy new year" to the people around me and immediately opened my free hugs board. At 12:03 or 12:04 am, people started dispersing and I kept shouting "Free Hugs".
The crowd which was initially busy in taking pictures and sharing the moments with their family and loved ones, started to see my little message. Initially people were afraid of a stranger with the free hugs board that was made up of some low-class card board sheets. They doubted me. But after two-three minutes people started hugging me.
I have written several blog posts on hugging. I love hugging. Hugging is almost a universal symbol of physical intimacy. A hug can indicate love, affection, care, support, friendship, brotherhood, sympathy, comfort, consolation, happiness, joy, and emotional warmth. I hug for several of these factors. A hug brings some sorta closeness between two living things. I have hugged kids, seniors, friends, strangers, beautiful girls, trees, my dream girl (my favorite hug till date), relatives, childhood favorite dog, and my childhood favorite cow. If I had a lover, I would have hugged her at least for 15 minutes everyday. With every hug, a person feels loved and gives love. There is also a study that shows hugs increase levels of oxytocin and reduce blood pressure. Due to all these reasons, I love hugging and being hugged. But, in the present world, hugging is no longer free which makes me wonder and dream about that imaginary land called Shangri la where everyone hugs everyone with love and affection and live happily.
Anyway, coming back to my story, people started hugging me. Students, seniors, beautiful girls, and a few kids hugged me. Hugs were different. One was long, one was short, one was romantic, one was awkward for formality sake, one was so genuine, one was for a picture, and so on. Every hug had an intention. But my intention was only one. Hugging makes both me and people happy. Hence I saw myself as a servant to make people happy by giving out free hugs and genuinely good wishes for their lives.
Hugs. Just by saying the word itself something truly fascinating thing happens in my mind. I feel like I am melting away. Hugs by anyone is special. But hugging beautiful girls is very very special for me. I am a big fan of beautiful girls and awesome scientists. (Somehow science till date has not been able to formalize the concepts of beauty. It is still an open problem.) Therefore, I would like to share a few memorable anecdotes where I got divine opportunities to hug beautiful girls.
In one romantic incident, a beautiful girl came to me and hugged me. I gave her a warm hug and said "Happy new year. Always be happy. :)" She gave me a big smile and asked for a picture. Her friend took her picture with me and her friend got a picture too. Then they left. I believe the girl somehow was not satisfied with a single hug. She came back and hugged me before I could even recognize her. Of course I hugged her again. It would be boring to wish the same statement again and again. Hence this time I said "Happy new year again. Let all your wishes and dreams come true". Smilingly she stepped back and asked "Can I hug you again from a distance?" How can I say "No" to a hug and especially when it is from a gorgeous girl. I said "Yes". She went back for around 10 meters. She came running and hugged me. The impulse with which she hugged me itself showed the affection she had. I could not stop myself from drowning in an infinite ocean of sheer joy and gratefulness. I saw a part of myself in her who is insatiable with any number of hugs. Stupid me, I even forgot to take a picture with her and ask her name. Now she seeks existence only in my imagination.
In another incident, a beautiful girl came to me and hugged me. I hugged her with a genuine smile and said "Happy new year. Always be happy." Generally when I wish people, they unhug (not sure if this word exists or not) me and wish me back. But, this mysterious girl did not move her arms away. It was still tight around my neck and waist. She replied to my wish, saying "Thanks. Tell me more." I was taken aback by her boldness and cool at the moment of hugging a total stranger. At the same time, I was very happy for the fact that she trusted me totally. I shot my second statement "Let all your wishes and dreams come true" and curiously waited for her reply. I must praise her for her mental cool and presence of mind when she said "Nice. Tell me something more." Wow! Our attention increases dramatically when we encounter surprising moments / events. Big and good surprises are memorable. This was one such surprise for me. The processor in my brain started computing heavily to prepare for 1000 more statements to bombard her whenever she replied the golden statement "Tell me something more." "May happiness shower on you and may you be very successful in whatever you do.", I said. Reply was of course "More." Then I said "Always think of positive thoughts because whatever we think becomes reality." I had learned this concept from my favorite book "The power of your subconscious mind" by Joseph Murphy. This statement of me surprised her and she unhugged me and stepped back a bit. Her eyes were wide open. She did a good glance at my face and she said "You are good." She wished me for the new year and left smiling.
A token of affection / appreciation is important in life. I hugged may be around 40 – 50 people for a total of 50 minutes. Though I hugged so many people, I totally forgot to take a couple of pictures with them for my memories. (If you see my hug pictures on Internet please do let me know.) One girl asked me "Only free hugs? Not free kisses?" I was confused and I smiled like a fool. A senior couple hugged me too. May be their children stayed far from them. In a funny incident, I showed my free hugs board to a few cops. They liked it and smiled. Two NYPD cops were walking and I showed them my little board. The cop in the front had a damn serious face and he looked at my board and ignored me. The cop at the back gave me a thumbs up and smilingly pointed his index finger to the cop in his front to mean "Nice dude! Give a free hug to this serious guy. He badly needs it." I giggled thinking that even tough cops can be super funny. Finally, after all my free hugs, I took the 1:42 am train back to my lovely place Stony Brook and reached my home at around 4 am.
It is good to take resolutions every year. I take resolutions every year. Once, I took a resolution like "I will study harder than the previous year and I will take this resolution every year". Ever since, my major resolution every year is to study more and harder than the previous year as I strongly believe education (or learning) is the panacea or the ultimate algorithm to solve all problems in the world. Hmmm… So many thoughts and so many experiences. In this way, I welcomed and celebrated the arrival of the new year 2015. Let this year bring more happiness, more peace, more success, more learnings, more calmness, and more love to all. Enjoy. :)


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Defiance College: Yellow Ribbon Secures Tuition for College-Bound Vets
Military veterans as students provide a valuable dimension and depth to a college campus. They have unique perspectives on learning and real-life situations that can enrich the learning environment for all students.
In turn, a successful college experience can give veterans a positive transition from active military service back into the citizen workforce.
As for Defiance College student and veteran John Steele of Napoleon, he quickly learned that his skills and technical training weren't going to be enough to land a fulfilling, high-paying job. "I knew I needed to complete my bachelor's degree when I started searching for a job after my retirement from the Air Force," says the business major. "I selected Defiance College based on its reputation, close proximity to home, and participation in the Yellow Ribbon program and Post-9/11 GI Bill."
The Yellow Ribbon program is available to veterans of the post-9/11 era through participating colleges. It guarantees free tuition to qualifying veterans, with private institutions and the Yellow Ribbon Program splitting costs that may exceed the established cap. While most veterans have been able to access benefits through the traditional GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon bridges the difference in pricing and gives veterans the opportunity to choose an institution that best suits their area of interest.
Defiance's voluntary participation in the Yellow Ribbon program follows a long tradition of the institution's welcoming and support of military veterans as students of higher education.
According to registrar Mariah Orzolek, Defiance's enrollment of veterans has increased significantly since the inception of Yellow Ribbon in 2009. Her office has a VA-trained school certifying official, Carrie Relyea, to ensure that veterans receive all benefits to which they are entitled.
Veterans' academic interests cross all departments, from business to social work to digital forensics, says Cathy Mikula, assistant director, Center for Adult and Graduate Programs. "Faculty love having them in class for the maturity they bring, the example they set for other students, and the experiences and perspective that they can share. The respect that they show to other students, to faculty, and to staff is noticeable."
Marine Corps veteran Matt Monroe of Bryan is studying criminal justice at Defiance. He decided to enroll full-time after being laid off from his job. "Faculty and staff go out of their way to help you and make sure you are living up to your potential," he says. "Professors seem to know that our experiences have given us a greater insight into the world and the way things work. It is nice to know that your opinion is respected."
Dr. Tim Rickabaugh, associate professor of sport science, has experience both as veteran-turned-student and college professor. He served in the Army Reserves while in graduate school and recalls that it was often a challenge to align his summer Reserve training with his graduate coursework.
As a faculty member, he has an even greater appreciation for veterans in the classroom. "They most often are very focused and determined students who serve as great role models for all of our students," he says.
Steele, who works full-time, advises veterans looking at college to prepare themselves for the commitment that will take time away from family, friends and activities. "Your family needs to understand that you are going to miss a football game or kids' choir once in a while. You might be spending Friday night in class or writing a big paper."
Defiance College works to make sure that veterans receive the support needed to transition to college life. "They are a great bunch of people. It is a privilege and a pleasure to serve them," says Mikula.


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This is me as the mission impossible guy. I tried a self portrait for a ID picture on deviantART. It's fun to scrabble some things and then refine them. Hopes you like it...
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Finding the perfect prom dress can be stressful, but Saks Fifth Avenue at the Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station made it fun for the girls who came to party Saturday, photographing them in their favorite dresses, bringing in pros to give hair and makeup tips and even having a DJ pump up the tunes so they could practice their dance moves. Here, some looks they loved.
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Mineola, NY – Winthrop-University Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan M. Jacobson, MD, to the position of Chief Research Officer (CRO). As CRO, Dr. Jacobson is charged with integrating research with Winthrop's clinical and educational missions, centralizing research activities, developing effective strategies to maximize external funding and building research throughout the hospital. Additionally, Dr. Jacobson has been named Director of the Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiometabolic Research Center at Winthrop. In this capacity, Dr. Jacobson will oversee the establishment of a strong diabetes-oriented research program that will attract funding and investigators to Winthrop.
"On behalf of Winthrop-University Hospital, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Jacobson to our team and are confident in his abilities to fulfill the diverse responsibilities of these new roles," said John F. Collins, President & CEO of Winthrop-University Hospital. We look forward to a productive future in which Dr. Jacobson will be instrumental in enhancing the research and scholarly activities at this institution."
Prior to joining Winthrop, Dr. Jacobson directed the Behavioral Research and Clinical Mental Health Programs at the Joslin Diabetes Center – an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. He also served as a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and as Chief Medical Officer of the Joslin Clinic – a multi-specialty group practice that has helped revolutionize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes.
Additionally, in 1998, Dr. Jacobson was named Senior Vice President and founding Director of the Strategic Initiatives Division at the Joslin Diabetes Center. For nine years, Dr. Jacobson managed a portfolio of businesses that included professional and patient education, franchised diabetes centers of excellence and disease management programs. Clients included government agencies, hospital systems and large for-profit healthcare organizations. Services were provided across the United States as well as in other countries.
Dr. Jacobson received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and his Medical Degree from the University of Chicago Medical School. His extensive research activities have focused on the psychological aspects of diabetes, on the impact of diabetes on the structure, chemistry and function of the central nervous system and the development of improved methods of care. His research studies have been continuously funded by National Institutes of Health for the past 35 years and he is the author of over 190 publications.
Dr. Jacobson resides in Westbury, NY.
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The team announced that Grubbs, who did not practice this past week, had been scratched because of sprained ligaments in his toe. The surprise was that LeVoir, who started at left guard in a 26-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans last Sunday, had also been deactivated.
The Ravens also scratched cornerback Domonique Foxworth, who was not listed on any injury reports last week but was mentioned by coach John Harbaugh as a candidate to take some time to further rehabilitate his surgically-repaired right knee.
Foxworth's absence could be offset by the return of cornerback Chris Carr, who did not play last Sunday due to a left hamstring injury.
Starting wide receiver Lee Evans (left ankle) has been deactivated, which could mean the first start of his NFL career for rookie Torrey Smith.
The Ravens also scratched wide receiver David Reed (left shoulder strain), rookie cornerback Jimmy Smith (high left ankle sprain) and outside linebacker Sergio Kindle.
Rookie wide receiver Tandon Doss is active for the first time this season.
The big news for St. Louis is the return of running back Steven Jackson. Despite a strained quad that kept him out of last Sunday's 28-16 loss to the New York Giants, Jackson is expected to start.
The Rams deactivated wide receivers Danny Amendola (dislocated left elbow) and rookie Greg Salas (ribs), safety Jermale Hines, running back Quinn Porter, linebacker Jabara Williams, tight end Stephen Spach and defensive end C.J. Ah You (wrist).


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I got to shoot a P227 that was equipped with a threaded barrel. A threaded barrel option is not currently listed in the SIG Sauer catalog, but expect to see it offered soon from the company. The gun I shot was the traditional double-action/single-action pistol.
The gun shot very well and was very accurate. I found that recoil was slightly more than the duty P226 I am issued in .40 S&W, which surprised me slightly. However, it was still very controllable. Bullets went right where I aimed the pistol.
The trigger pull was what I have come to expect from SIG's DA/SA guns. The first trigger pull is relatively long and heavy, but very smooth and easy to master. The subsequent, single-action pulls are short and crisp. There were no surprises here.
I shot a few magazines through the gun, and watched as others did the same. I neither experienced nor observed any malfunctions with the gun.
The P227 is made with the E2-type enhancements that were introduced to the P226 a few years back. That means reaching the trigger is easier than on the older generations of P226.
This is the SAS Gen 2 version of the new SIG P227.
Ultimately, the P227 doesn't offer any surprises. If you like the P226, you should like this gun. If you don't care for the P226, you are not likely to want one of these. It appears to be a high-quality firearm, chambered for the .45, yet will fit the majority of existing holsters designed for the P226.
MSRP will run from $993 to $1,125 depending on the version and options ordered. Street prices should be much lower. I hope to get a P227 for a more in depth review later this year.


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GH Fire Department Personnel Hand Out 'Safe Rider Citations'
GIG HARBOR - Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One is teaming up with Pierce County and McDonald's for its popular "Safe Rider Citation" campaign.
Thanks to the generosity of McDonald's, firefighters can add another tool to their efforts to encourage children to wear helmets when enjoying bicycles, skateboards, and while skating or using scooters.
GHFMO personnel will award Safe Rider Citations when they spot kids wearing their helmets.
The citation treats the bearer to one free ice cream cone at area McDonald's in recognition of their safe habits.
According to Nanette Tatom, prevention specialist, head injuries account for 60 percent of bicycle-related deaths. Helmets reduce the risk of head injuries by as much as 85 percent and brain injuries by 88 percent.
In a recent statement, Tatom said that safety experts report that about 60 percent of children and 30 percent of teens are wearing bike helmets. She said that in Pierce County it's not only the smart thing, it's the law.
Participation in a program that combines good safety practices with a cool reward helps send the message that wearing a helmet can save your life.
Helmets: Necessity, not an accessory
Learning how to ride a bike is a rite of passage in childhood, and it's an activity that families can certainly do together. However, there are some important things for you to consider before jumping on that bike, Tatom said .
Make it a rule. Every time you or your child rides a bike, wear a bicycle helmet. It's the single most effective safety device available to reduce head injury and death from a bicycle crash.
In order to maximize protection, ensure the helmet fits properly. A helmet should sit on top of the head in a level position, and should not rock forward, backward or side to side. The helmet straps must always be buckled but not too tightly.
Helmet fit is important: Make sure the helmet fits and your child knows how to put it on correctly.
Try the eyes, ears and mouth test. Eyes check: Position the helmet on your head. Look up and you should see the bottom rim of the helmet. The rim should be one to two finger-widths above the eyebrows.
Ears check: Make sure the straps of the helmet form a "V" under your ears when buckled. The strap should be snug but comfortable.
Mouth check: Open your mouth as wide as you can. Do you feel the helmet hug your head? If not, tighten those straps and make sure the buckle is flat against your skin.
Tatom said that helmets need to be worn for not only bike riding, but when your child is riding a skateboard, scooter or in-line skates.
Anyone with questions regarding helmets, can call GHFMO's Prevention Division, at (253) 851-5111.
Source: Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One
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Learning to Use Scissors: Straw Cutting Activity
So, while we have been enjoying the last week of summer up north, I have done a couple of projects and activities with the kids. One of them I got from Hands On: as we grow – Learning to Cut Activity. I figured it was a perfect way to help Honor (my 2 year old) how to use scissors. She was very excited to learn … and LOVED the activity. She has returned to this straw cutting activity throughout the week.
First, I showed her how to hold the scissors … that her thumb goes in the top hole and her fingers in the other (bigger) hole. Then we practiced opening and closing the scissors ("One, open. Two, close. One, open. Two, close.") I then held the straw for her and told her to open the scissors and close them on the straw … and, SURPRISE, she cut the straw … if flew through the air like magic … and she was hooked!
After practicing together on several straws, I showed her how to hold it the straw in the other hand … (well, ok, she kinda demanded that she do it BY HERSELF … "Honor do it!") We changed the instructions to 3 steps, "One, open. Two, put the straw in with the other hand. Three, close." YEAH! In one sitting I taught my daughter how to cut with scissors!!!
With all her beautiful pieces that we created, she proudly strung her own necklace (with lots of help)!
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Each program at Midwestern University has an established budget or Cost of Attendance (COA). Budgets are designed to primarily cover a student's educational and living expenses while enrolled. If enrolled for nine months in an academic year, for example, the budget covers the expenses for that period only. The standard COA for each program is developed using federal guidelines that allow for a reasonable standard of living for students within the community. Each year the major components of the budget are reviewed and modified based on changes in costs. To further analyze and validate the expenses included in the budget, Midwestern University periodically surveys students to gather actual expenses being incurred.
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Birds In Spring: Your Quality Of Life – Don't Forget To Live
Published: Aug 17, 2010 10:22 am
Back in 2006, when I was initially diagnosed with myeloma, I learned of the interest among researchers in investigating maintenance therapies, particularly a Revlimid (lenalidomide)/dexamethasone (Decadron) combination.
This struck me at the time as an encouraging and exciting development, particularly for anyone who had paid attention to how a similar line of research and the introduction of protease inhibitors and combination therapies have changed the lives of many persons living with HIV/AIDS over the past 15 years.
I thought it would be great if someone said to me, "Hey, take this combination of pills indefinitely and perhaps we'll keep you alive indefinitely."
Of course, that rather naïve scenario isn't quite how it's worked out for a disease that's as unrelenting as myeloma.
There are a number of options available nowadays to treat this disease, starting at initial therapy – with decisions to be made about how much to treat, when to treat, and, particularly, with what. When it comes to relapse, the decision can be a complex one for a patient, with a variety of choices on the table, and most myeloma doctors will tell you that figuring out the appropriate course of action for each individual is difficult for them also.
For maintenance, Revlimid is the drug of choice, and is mostly used in a post-autologous stem cell transplant scenario. In a transplant, you are infused with your own stem cells, which are harvested before you are given, usually, a high dose of chemotherapy designed to wipe out the rest of your body's stem cells. Most healthy (a relative term, of course, once disease symptoms have set in), younger myeloma patients are put on course for one, or even two, autologous transplants. We're an older group of folks generally, to begin with, and "younger" usually means we're in our 50s and early 60s.
Two recent Phase 3 trials of Revlimid maintenance have shown that the drug has a remarkable ability to improve what's known as "progression-free survival," or PFS – the time during which your myeloma is held at bay.
What these studies don't show, however, is any real impact on overall survival – not anything statistically significant at this point anyway.
This raises the question of who best benefits from a course of Revlimid maintenance of one, two, or multiple years.
This is important, because there can be a world of difference in quality of life between someone having an extended treatment-free period versus someone who gets a potentially longer disease-free period, but one that is marked by having to monitor and deal with a variety of, say, Revlimid-dexamethasone side effects. This is a particular consideration if, indeed, in the end your overall survival may be no different.
I asked Dr. Sergio A. Giralt, who recently took over as chief of the new Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, about this. Dr. Giralt feels that the critical decision point is the level of response achieved by a patient after transplant.
The best result is, of course, a complete response, or CR, where the disease has been pushed back to virtually undetectable levels. For those myeloma patients who have achieved a CR and whose disease is low-risk, Dr. Giralt suggests talking with your doctor about moving forward treatment-free.
"If you have achieved CR, and your myeloma is low risk, you might want to put your hands in your pocket and wait until you see what happens," he said.
Admitting that we still don't really know for certain who best benefits from maintenance, he thinks that if you have any sign of disease, or if your myeloma is high-risk, you should probably do maintenance.
According to Dr. Giralt, the equation should be a simple one: Follow a course of action that provides the longest life, the best quality of life and one which reduces the burden of treatment.
In my own case, despite my own enthusiasm for Revlimid maintenance, the process didn't like me. My weakened post-transplant self kept getting infections, including a nasty pneumonia that had me hospitalized for several days. After that, the decision was no more maintenance, at least not then, for me.
In retrospect, I think that was fortuitous because I had achieved a CR at that point and subsequently had 36 months of treatment-free, progression-free survival. I can only say that my quality of life during that period was outstanding. There is much to be said about the "best quality of life" part of the equation Dr. Giralt put forth.
Living with myeloma is difficult. I don't talk with a lot of people with myeloma. We're few and far between in the real world, and I'm not into organized support groups – that's just not me. But I do read a lot of what others have to say, especially on Internet sites, and I exchange occasional emails with some others with this disease. One of them, treatment- and progression-free for a year now, wrote recently, "I feel great. But I know it won't last." She went on to say how great her quality of life is again, but admits to being burdened by thoughts of relapse.
I think to myself, yes, she's right about that. It's hard, of course, for most myeloma patients to keep far from their thoughts how this disease is so notorious for relapse.
But, I'm often reminded of Faith Hamer, who works for the Jamaican Ministry of Health, who was diagnosed in 2005, and whom I've never met. In 2007, in a lengthy article in the Jamaica Sunday Observer, she made this comment about living with myeloma: "I would say what is important is the years that you have here. So don't waste time getting depressed or feeling sorry for yourself."
I have heard no better advice for someone with this disease.
Dr. Giralt, who has been treating myeloma patients for the better part of two decades, and other myeloma doctors are enthusiastic about the future. As to the days when he started out, he said, "Back then, few people lived outside of five years. Now that is common."
There's a quote attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr. While I have often seen it referenced, I never been able to determine when the Rev. Dr. King might have actually said it, so I'm a bit skeptical of its origins. But it goes like this:
"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."
Unfortunately, this is one of those things that myeloma patients still must all confront.
Quality of life can be expressed in absolute terms – how you really feel physically, mentally and spiritually, and in relative terms – that you are making the best of your circumstances, whatever they are.
Things are getting better, and the day may be approaching when we myeloma patients won't have to think about balancing quality of life with longevity. We might be able to have it both ways.
Dr. Giralt feels that already, "If you have achieved a CR and your disease is low risk, there's a high probability that you will die from something else."
"I try to avoid the cure word," he said. "When you focus on cure, people can forget to live."
If you are interested in writing a regular column to be published on The Myeloma Beacon, please contact the Beacon team at .
Related Articles:
- Canadian Study Takes In-Depth Look At Second Stem Cell Transplants As Salvage Therapy
- Revlimid Maintenance Therapy Significantly Extends Disease-Free Survival
- Quality Of Response Following Stem Cell Transplant May Predict Long-Term Survival In Myeloma Patients (EHA 2012)
- Revlimid Maintenance Therapy Is Effective For Multiple Myeloma After Stem Cell Transplant (ASCO 2010)
- Complete Response After Stem Cell Transplant For Myeloma Indicates Best Prognosis


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To evaluate health outcomes, patients were administered questionnaires at baseline and again prior to follow-up visits at 26 and 52 weeks. Treatment satisfaction[*], as well as perceived hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia, were measured using the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ); impact of weight was measured using the Impact of Weight on Self-Perception Questionnaire (IW-SP) and the Ability to Perform Physical Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (APPADL); and perceived current health status was measured using the EuroQoL 5-Dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D).
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Approximately 25.8 million Americans3 and an estimated 371 million people4 worldwide have type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type, accounting for an estimated 90 to 95 percent of all diabetes cases. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body either does not properly produce, or use, the hormone insulin.5
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Now I love Nintendo, the SNES was the first console I ever got and after that I got ever Nintendo system all the way to the Gamecube and then they struck gold with the Wii, coming out of left field with the most family friendly game system out at the time but now things have turned ugly, the WiiU has flopped pretty badly and even though the DS is still the best hand held device it really only sells big numbers in the East as handhelds have mostly been replaced by tablet and mobile gaming in the West, It's getting harder and harder for the N to hang with the big boys.
Steam are the big boys when it comes to PC gaming and now they want a piece of the console market with the the new Steam Machine on the horizon, 300 of them have been sent out to the select participants for beta testing this year and it being up for sale to the general public some time next year. The Steam Machine isn't just any old next gen gaming device, it's a PC/Console hybrid, it will run on the open source Linux-based Steam OS (which will be up for free download this Friday) and will come in different versions each depending on the specs you want, ranging from price, power, size ect also every version will be fully hackable and upgradeable like a PC.
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