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By William Powell
The most important resource in any school is the teaching staff and this is even more the case when the school is striving to meet the needs of a diverse population that includes exceptional children. As stated earlier, good teaching practice, securely grounded in current learning theory, is the heart and soul of the inclusive classroom. Without it, no amount of auxiliary programs or ancillary services will make much difference. Accordingly, the focus of this section will be on how to identify those prospective teachers who combine inclusive educational values, superb pedagogical craftsmanship, healthy self-confidence and mature interpersonal skills.
It goes without saying that schools that can afford a special education teacher should consider doing so in order to have the advantage of a resident "expert" on staff. However, smaller schools without the resources to afford specialist personnel can also serve exceptional children by deliberately staffing classrooms with teachers who have background training and experience in special education.
Prospective classroom teachers who have experience and/or qualification with exceptional children provide added value as long as they are flexible and reflective in their approach. It is not unusual to find special educators (LD/ESL/Highly Capable) who have previously worked in a pull-out model wanting the experience of having "their own class." Given their expertise and experience with collaboration, these transfers to the regular classroom can represent tremendous advantage, especially for smaller international schools who cannot afford specialist staff.
For international schools, often located in remote areas of the world, the recruitment of an outstanding teaching staff is often easier said than done. However, there are some recruiting strategies that really do produce desired results.
Several years ago, a British administrative colleague of ours stated that before he worked in an international school, he had never heard of a school having a philosophy. Now, he couldn't imagine a quality school without one.
The school philosophy can be the single most important document in the recruitment of an outstanding teaching staff. It makes explicit the values and practices, the traditions and shared attitudes of the school community. A carefully crafted school philosophy will include statements about:
• Why we educate children;
• What we hope that education will achieve;
• What that education will include;
• How that education will be planned structured, and measured;
• Who will be invited to participate in that education; and
• What we will strive for in our relationships.
More than all the beautiful photographs and glossy travel agency posters, a well-thought out school philosophy will attract the kind of teachers that inclusive schools are searching for.
An inclusive school philosophy contains assumptions about children, about teachers, and about learning.
In order to find what one is looking for, the recruiter needs to have a reasonably good idea of what he or she is seeking. Recruiting outstanding inclusive teachers is no different. One needs a large brush stroke portrait of the inclusive teacher. In this area, we have found the work of Costa and Garmston (1994) particularly useful. In the development of "Cognitive Coaching," Costa and Garmston identify five states of mind which constitute the attributes of vital, effective members of a learning organization. They also perceive these states of mind, when taken together, as "a force directing one towards increasingly authentic, congruent, ethical behavior, the touchstones of integrity (p. 130)." As such, these attributes are most useful in constructing our profile of an inclusive educator. The five states of mind are:
• Efficacy
• Flexibility
• Craftsmanship
• Consciousness
• Interdependence
Efficacious teachers believe that they can make a difference in and out of the classroom. They believe that they can effect change. They are optimistic and self-correcting. They accept responsibility with a proverbial "can do" attitude. Efficacious people have an internal locus of control and show initiative in controlling their environment. They are able to control impulsivity, gather data and are cognitively active. They also show signs of humor. According to Costa and Garmston (1994), when compared with individuals who have an external locus of control, they are less anxious, less hostile, less aggressive, more trustful, less suspicious of others . . . (p. 134)."
Research has shown direct correlations between both individual efficacy and teacher effectiveness and "organizational efficacy" and school success. Teacher efficacy has been shown to have a profound effect upon improved student learning particularly in the area of basic skill mastery (Rosenholtz, 1989) and has been identified as a vital factor in the successful implementation of educational change (Fullan, 1982). The Rand Corporation found that teacher efficacy was the single most consistent variable related to school success (Berman & McLaughlin, 1977).
The more self-confident teachers feel about their subject area and their pedagogical expertise, the greater energy, creativity and passion those teachers will bring to the classroom, resulting in a corresponding increase in student engagement and meaningful learning. Unfortunately, the opposite has also been shown to be the case. The more insecurity teachers carry to the classroom, the less effectiveness they have, the less students learn. The students who will always be at the greatest risk of teacher ineffectiveness are those who learn differently.
Efficacious teachers see problems as opportunities. When we first arrived in Tanzania, in the early 1980's, the government followed a policy of radical socialism and food and consumer goods were scarce. Rationing was in effect for even basic commodities such as rice, flour and cooking oil. A colleague of ours came to the conclusion that: "If we can't buy sugar and soap in the shops, we teachers need to open our own store." Charlye's logic was that we were more likely to procure basic staples if we bought in bulk directly from the wholesaler. Charlye was an efficacious individual who, recognizing a need, had the confidence in himself to bring change to a situation. It was not long afterwards that a teachers' cooperative shop (it was referred to as G.R.A.B. - Group Resource Acquisition Bureau) opened at the school where members were able to obtain basic commodities on a regular basis.
Flexibility of mind is crucial for the truly inclusive teacher and may be one of the highest states of intelligent pedagogical behavior. Flexibility requires a person to step beyond and outside of him or herself. It requires the individual to view a situation from a multitude of different perspectives. Flexibility of mind can be thought of as choreographed movement in cerebral space, the cognitive dance that effective teachers enter into with their students.
Flexible people are able to perceive a situation from another person's point of view. They are cognitively empathetic. Flexible teachers are consciously aware of their own learning styles and learning differences and know the learning peculiarities of their students. They are able to shift their attention from part to whole, from detail to large picture. They understand and appreciate the forest while rarely losing sight of the trees. Flexible teachers are able to predict conflicts and misunderstandings before they happen. They move gracefully, like the skilled dancer, away from the mental routines of the habituated self into the rich adventures of new perspectives.
Little is written on the critical importance of intuition in teaching. This may be because the masterfully intuitive take their ability for granted, and those who lack intuition, mistrust it in others. Flexibility of thinking allows the teacher to develop trust in her intuition. It allows her to tolerate confusion and contradiction and to avoid premature closure and impulsive problem solving. Flexibility in thinking nurtures confidence in the creative unconscious processes.
"The flexible teacher can deal with a variety of learning styles. She can handle visual, kinesthetic and auditory learning. She can coordinate a variety of activities going on simultaneously and is as attuned to the Vietnamese as the Spanish speaking student (p. 136, Costa & Garmston, 1994)."
In the wake of El Nino's visit to Africa in 1997, there was severe drought in the south of Tanzania. A geographer colleague in the Social Studies department wanted 10th grade students to develop a meaningful personal project that would bring home to them what it meant for people to live at the mercy of unpredictable weather patterns. Together with his students, he planned a pilot, small scale perma-culture farm project in a leprosy village some six hours south of Dar es Salaam. Students were involved at every stage of the project: in discussions with village elders, in clearing land, planting drought resistant crops and thinking of ingenious ways to defend the crops against bands of marauding wild bush pigs. This colleague had found a way to combine the curriculum with existing weather conditions and make the program personally meaningful to the students. He had been flexible in his thinking.
Flexibility of thought is closely related to active, lifelong learning. Flexible individuals are those who dance through a multitude of perspectives, enriched by each, comfortable with doubt and ambiguity, aware that the ignorance of the truly knowledgeable is actually increasing. Flexible teachers are researchers into their own practice. They challenge the habitual, question the known and stretch the cognitive frontiers of their students.
The pursuit of craft perfection is as old as our species and our myths are replete with stories that praise the skill and the wisdom of our master craftsmen. In ancient Greece, the master artificer was represented in the Icarus and Daedalus story. The lure and the danger of the pursuit of perfection are poignantly displayed in Icarus's fatal plunge into the Ionian Sea and in the ancient Persian custom, in which the master carpet maker would deliberately include one mistaken knot into an otherwise flawless creation. Whether in art, music, sports or business, the master craftsman in his or her pursuit of perfection continues to feature among our popular hero figures.
Curiously, craftsmanship is both an attribute and an energy source. The constant striving for improvement is certainly a quality of the master teacher, but it is more than a static characteristic. It is also a dynamic motivating force that compels the teacher towards greater refinement, greater specificity and greater precision.
The master teacher constructs clear visions and specific goals. She understands how these goals may be attained and carefully monitors her progress. The master teacher is not without her failures but these are perceived as precious opportunities for further growth.
One fourth grade teacher, already considered a master teacher, attended a series of workshops in which she learned new strategies for grouping students. "In the past I always let the students choose their own groups," she said towards the end of the workshop, "but I have a feeling that varying the groupings would be good for them." Although not confident how her efforts would turn out, she attempted the strategies for mixed grouping that she had learned at the workshop and then reflected on her efforts - what had worked, what hadn't worked, and what she needed to try the next time. Risking, reflecting and refining are the essence of craftsmanship.
When recruiting inclusive teachers, it is vital to remember that the most successful teachers may be those who are also the most dissatisfied with their own work. Appropriate self-criticism can be a valuable attribute.
As wood is to the master cabinetmaker, so language is to the master teacher. The role of precise language is critical in all classrooms, but particularly so in the inclusive classroom. The master teacher strives for clarity and precision when transforming complex concepts into teaching objectives. In craft reflection, these inclusive teachers strive for exactness in critical thought and that precision becomes a passion and a self-motivating joy.
Consciousness is the most superficially simple of Costa and Garmston's states of mind, but as we examine its critical role within the framework of inclusive teaching, its complexity becomes self-evident. Consciousness is the construction of meaningful knowledge about the world around us, our immediate environment, our workplace, our family. It is also the interior knowledge of ourself, our thoughts, feelings, hidden anxieties and fleeting impressions. In short, consciousness is deliberate attention to events that are both internal and external.
A mathematics teacher, coming from a strict, traditional and authoritarian society, began to be troubled by his relationships with students. He recognized that there was a distance in those relationships that he wished to overcome. He was puzzled that students sometimes misread him, taking him seriously when he was joking and thinking that he was joking when he was actually serious. He began to observe other teachers' relationships with students, sitting in on their classes and watching their interactions. At the beginning of the next year, he resolved to make developing positive relationships with his students one of his professional goals. He asked colleagues to help him reflect on his interactions so that he might learn how to modify his own behavior in order to develop more positive relationships with his students.
Consciousness is the path to self-knowledge and without it there can be no impulse control or self-direction. Self-consciously "conscious" people delight in the subtleties of complex interaction. They explore their own reactions, they monitor their values, thoughts and behaviors and they will articulate the internal criteria behind the decisions that are to be made. They are politically sensitive and are able to predict problems and misunderstandings.
"Teachers' ability to monitor and adjust in their classroom is based on their conscious capacities to read classroom cues and their own intentions and repertoire of strategies. Consciousness is the state of mind that explai9ns what the research on teacher behaviors calls 'with-it-ness' - a teacher's ability to be aware of and respond to a variety of cues happening in the classroom while keeping the students and themselves on task (p. 139, Costa & Garmston, 1994)."
Reflective consciousness is vitally important in teaching and also to those whose positions within a school regularly involve them in difficult interaction (e.g. guidance counselors, principals, etc.). One way to gain a window into the reflective consciousness of a prospective teacher is to end a formal interview five or ten minutes before the appointed time, announce that the interview is over, and suggest that we might take a few minutes to reflect upon how the interview itself has gone.
Teaching has been called the "second most private profession" and schools have been facetiously referred to as organizations in which "highly educated professionals are linked by a common parking lot." The traditional isolation of teachers has contributed significantly to a lack of individual efficacy, low staff morale, widespread teacher burnout, and resistance of schools to positive change.
The classroom can be the most artificial invention in education. In its worst manifestations, the classroom sets the physical boundaries in which learning can take place; it is organized to control and inhibit individuality, and it can foster fierce territoriality (how often have we heard teachers express reluctance to visit the classrooms of their colleagues?).
Fortunately, what we now know about collaboration between teachers suggests a way forward, an opportunity to harness the immense energy that is released when dedicated and skilled craftsmen (and women) come together to creatively plan and teach. The foundation of this recently emerging collegiality is interdependence, the understanding that within an inclusive school it is natural that one should give and receive help.
"Enough spider webs can hold a lion."
Egyptian proverb
Interdependence is the profound understanding that human beings need each other. Please see the following sidebar entitled "A Field Trip to South Africa" which describes a time when a learning situation was punctuated by the giving and the receiving of help.
Inclusivity is a challenge and where it fails, it often does so because individuals have given up on it having tried to go it alone, having assumed a heroic but foolishly solitary responsibility for each and every child. It is not only children who belong in inclusive schools, teachers do so as well and that sense of belonging comes from a shared mission and collaboration with teaching colleagues.
Interdependence is a state of reciprocity in which people have common goals and work together for the furtherance of those goals. Interdependent people are idealistic, altruistic and optimistic. They are able to suspend the pursuit of their own ego gratification in order to focus their energy on the achievement of group goals. Interdependence is not a naturally occurring state but a series of sophisticated and complex learned behaviors. It is nothing less than an explicit statement about how we choose to perceive, value and interact with the rest of our species and in doing so, how we choose to define ourselves.
A Field Trip to South Africa
Everyone was troubled at the end of the second day, students and teachers alike, but probably the most distressed were Annelise and Stephanie, two white South African 12th Graders who had just walked out of the evening's class meeting.
The interdisciplinary field trip had been organized by three teachers and had involved almost 30 international school students. They would spend a week in the Johannesburg/Pretoria area, combining the study of History, Psychology and Biology. The trip was carefully planned and included visits to historical sites, research at the University of Pretoria, lectures, a tour of Soweto, meetings with political leaders, and even a first hand observation of a radical prostatectomy at Pretoria Urology Hospital.
The second day had been taken up mostly by a historical tour of Pretoria. The tour had focused exclusively on white South African history and had culminated at the Voertrekker Monument, in front of which is a large statue of a white woman standing with her two children. The white South African guide explained that the woman symbolized "the bringing of light to the dark continent." The international school students, many of whom were African, Asian or mixed race, listened in stony silence.
Before the class that evening, the three teachers met in closed session. They recognized that they had to address the racism that the students had encountered during the day. While nothing had been said so far, the teachers agreed that a number of the students showed signs of hurt, outrage and even anger at what they had experienced. The teachers planned how they would handle the class. It was agreed that the social studies teacher would introduce the topic by attempting to create an historical context for apartheid. The psychology teacher would then pose a series of critical thinking questions which related to what they had seen and heard (and what they had failed to see) and their perceptions of it. The Biology teacher was to monitor the emotional climate of the class, particularly the two white South African girls who were clearly proud of their country and pleased to show it off to their foreign classmates.
As was predicted by the teachers, many of the students were upset and hurt by the tour. Once the subject had been introduced, a number of the students spoke passionately of the one-sidedness and bias that the tour represented and the deep resentment that they felt.
Annelise and Stephanie were silent and withdrawn until just before the end of the class meeting, when both rose and walked out of the conference room. The Biology teacher waited a few minutes before following them to their hotel room to help them process the hurt and disappointment that they were feeling.
At the same time, the social studies and psychology teachers asked the remainder of the students why they thought Annelise and Stephanie had walked out. A discussion ensued which ended by several of the non-white students making a plan to deliberately try to include Annelise and Stephanie in the class's activities the following day.
Two weeks later, after the field trip had returned home to Dar es Salaam, Annelise confided to her Biology teacher that she had seen South Africa for the first time through non-white eyes and she had learned a lot about her country and about herself.
Interviewing for Inclusivity
Selecting outstanding teachers is a complex and lengthy process made even more difficult in recent years by the intense competition between "flagship" international schools for those teachers who are perceived to be "superstars". The obvious starting point is a careful review of the candidate's dossier which should include a letter of application, resume or cv, and confidential letters of reference. The outstanding teacher should make reference in her application letter to how she handles learning diversity in the classroom. The very best candidates will support broad philosophical statements with specific examples taken from past pedagogy.
Confidential letters of reference in the litigious United States pose a dilemma. In almost 20 years of recruiting hundreds of teachers, I can count the number of critical letters of reference I have read on my fingers. It thus becomes incumbent upon the recruiter not only to read between the lines (to determine what is not being stated) but also to take up probing telephone references in which hard, blunt questions are posed and answered (What are the candidate's weaknesses ? What would the parents of exceptional children say about this teacher? Would you re-hire this person with enthusiasm ? etc.)
There is no substitute for a face-to-face interview. Too much of what is "said" is spoken silently through body language. Researchers suggest that more than 65% of our communication may be conducted through non-verbal behaviors (Burgoon, Buller & Woodall, 1989). The face-to-face interview provides an opportunity to assess the candidate against a previously constructed profile.
The purpose of such an interview is for two people in a relatively short period of time to gather as much information about each other (and the school) as possible. As such, interview questions should provide the candidate with an opportunity to open a window into who she is - how her mind works, what her values are, her degree of subject area mastery, why she entered education and whether she actually likes working with children. Predictable questions usually generate predictable and rehearsed answers which tell the interviewer very little. Quality interview questions should gently surprise and provoke spontaneous thought.
While we have encountered very few "unfair" questions, the "trick question" (in which the interviewer attempts to deliberately mislead the candidate) generates little but mistrust and guardedness. The interviewer also needs to be aware that there may be questions that stray too far into the realm of the personal.
Questions should probe and challenge, and at the same time the interviewer's body language and tone of voice should reassure and establish a climate of trust. If the interview questions are sufficiently challenging, the interviewer will also need to be encouraging. The purpose of the interview is not to trick the candidate; on the contrary, the purpose is to create an atmosphere in which the candidate will do her very best. We have become particularly partial to questions that are based upon brief scenarios. This type of question demands on the spot thinking and judgment and provides an excellent window for coming to know who the candidate is and what he or she stands for. We have included several such scenarios in the sample interview question section at the end of this chapter.
As a general rule, if a prospective teacher has not demonstrated humor during the course of the interview, this would raise questions about hiring him or her. Humor is too crucial to an inclusive classroom to leave its existence to question or doubt.
We have come to believe that the most dynamic and effective teachers are themselves the most active and passionate lifelong learners and at interview we are looking for this
enthusiasm for personal learning and growth.
How do our six assumptions about inclusive schools help to frame an effective interview?
1. All children can, do and will learn (the focus is on learning).
- Optimism
- Efficacy
- Value placed upon democracy
- Sense of belonging and membership
- Secure and trusting class climate
- Flexibility
- Teacher relationship with students: partnership
- Fairness: how does it "work" in an inclusive classroom?
- Thorough practical knowledge of learning theory
2. Effective teachers can teach most children (the focus is on teaching).
- Self-confidence, efficacy
- Internalized locus of control and self-motivation
- Expertise in or previous experience with exceptional children
- Flexibility of approach
- Subject area mastery
- Wide repertoire of creative, engaging teaching strategies
- Passion/enthusiasm for learning
- Teacher knows his/her own preferred learning styles and how they affect his/her teaching
- Empathy
- Reflectiveness and self-renewal
- Consciousness of self and others
3. The teacher is the most important architect in the child's learning environment.
- Secure, safe, yet challenging class climate
- Flexibility of approach
- Empathy
- Understanding of and appreciation for the social and emotional aspects of cognition
- Wide repertoire of creative and engaging teaching strategies
4. Diversity enriches.
- Cultural sensitivity
- Empathy that extends that across linguistic barriers
- An openness and appreciation of differences
- A tolerance of frustration
- The ability to delay gratification
- Self-confidence
- Flexibility of perspectives
5. Strategies that define and comprise good teaching are applicable to all children and adults (the focus is on craftsmanship).
- Mastery of subject/content area
- Thorough knowledge of the variety of ways in which children learn
- Knowledge of constructivism and brain based teaching
- Creating relevance and connectedness
- Flexibility
- Awareness of multiple intelligences
- Appreciation of different learning styles
- Ability to identify and start with the large concepts
6. A professional partnership is exponentially more effective and satisfying than the sum
of its parts (the focus is on collaboration and teamwork).
- Interpersonal skills and sense of collegiality
- Interdependence
- Flexibility
- Consciousness of self and others
- Idealism and optimism
- Shared values and vision
- Common goals
- Tendency towards presuming positive intentions in others
- Trust and mutual support
- Self-confidence and humility


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(CBS) – Multiplexes tend to be quiet on wintry Super Bowl weekends, and this year was no exception.
The new suspense thriller The Roommate, took first-place honors, almost by default, as the only feature to top the $10 million mark. It took in an estimated $16 million.
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.327 Federal Magnum
|.327 Federal Magnum
.327 Federal Magnum cartridges
|Place of origin
|United States
|Production history
|Federal Cartridge and Sturm, Ruger
|2008 – present
|Parent case
|.32 H&R Magnum
|Case type
|Rimmed, straight-walled
|Bullet diameter
|.312 in (7.9 mm)
|Neck diameter
|.337 in (8.6 mm)
|Base diameter
|.337 in (8.6 mm)
|Rim diameter
|.375 in (9.5 mm)
|Rim thickness
|.055 in (1.4 mm)
|Case length
|1.20 in (30 mm)
|Overall length
|1.47 in (37 mm)
|Ballistic performance
|Test barrel length: 3 1/16", * 5½" Blackhawk Revolver
Source(s): Outdoor Writers[1] * Ballistics by the inch [2]
The .327 Federal Magnum is a cartridge introduced by Sturm, Ruger and Federal Cartridge, intended to provide the power of a .357 Magnum in six shot, compact revolvers, whose cylinders would otherwise only hold 5 rounds. The .327 Federal Magnum is actually a super magnum having replaced the .32 H&R Magnum as the pinnacle of the cartridge diameter.
In the April 2008 issue of the NRA's American Rifleman magazine, Field Editor Bryce Towsley summed up his review of the cartridge as follows:
The .327 offers more 'real-world' energy than the .357 Mag., (at least in my test), better penetration and one more shot per gun load. It does all this with substantially less recoil and noticeably less muzzle blast than the .357 Mag.
The cartridge ultimately won the NRA Publications's prestigious Golden Bullseye Award for "Ammo of the Year" (2009).[3]
The .327 Federal Magnum is an attempt to improve on the .32 H&R Magnum, introduced in 1984, a round which failed to attract shooters or manufacturers. This is the third updated version of the original .32 S&W cartridge, which dates back to 1878. The original was a black powder cartridge with a case length of 0.61 in. (15 mm), which developed a velocity of around 700 ft/s (215 m/s).[4] The first improvement of the round came in 1896 with the introduction of the .32 S&W Long, which had a case length of 0.920 in (23.4 mm) and generated slightly higher velocities.[5] The introduction of the .32 H&R Magnum nearly a century later increased the case length to 1.075 in (27.3 mm) and pushed the pressure up from the very low 15,000 psi to 21,000 psi CUP, which is similar to .38 Special +P. This gave velocities of over 1,200 ft/s (370 m/s), a respectable increase, but was not enough to garner any great interest in the cartridge.[6]
Based on the .32 H&R Magnum, stretched and loaded to a higher pressure of 45,000 psi (note that standard pressure .44 Magnum is 36,000psi), the .327 (actual bullet diameter .312 in, or 7.92 mm) achieves velocities up to 1,400 ft/s (430 m/s) with 100-grain (6.5 g) bullets (420 m/s and 6.5 g), and up to 1,300 ft/s (400 m/s) with 115-grain (7.5 g) bullets (390 m/s and 7.5 g), from the 3 1/16" (78 mm) barreled Ruger SP101 revolver.[7] The small framed Ruger SP101 chambered in the .327 Federal Magnum was released in January 2008.[8][9] Currently, most of the factory loads on the market are designed for self-defense in short barrels, but with a load pressure of a 45,000 psi, velocities can be expected to increase with heavier, hotter loads designed for hunting.
While the .32 H&R Magnum is a near equivalent to the .38 Special +P, the .327 Federal Magnum reaches the velocity levels of the .357 Magnum, if not the same power, with velocities of up to 1400 ft/s (420 m/s) from the short-barreled Ruger SP101. The case is 1/8" (3 mm) longer than the .32 H&R, and the pressure, at 45,000 psi (310 MPa), exceeds that of the .357 Magnum. Since the .327 still shares all case dimensions, excluding length, with the other .32 caliber cartridges going back to the .32 S&W, revolvers chambered for it can safely chamber and fire the other three cartridges for lower cost and lower recoil practice.
Recoil is substantially more than the .32 H&R mag, but less than the .357 mag., in a snub-nosed revolver. Comparing the two calibers, Chuck Hawks says, "There is no doubt that, for most shooters, the .357 Mag. produces uncomfortable recoil and muzzle blast. ATK recoil figures for the .327 Mag. show free recoil energies of 3.08 ft·lbf (4.18 J). for the 85 grain JHP factory load, 5.62 ft·lbf (7.62 J) for the 115 grain JHP load and 5.58 ft·lbf (7.57 J) for the 100 grain SP load. For comparison, ATK figures are 1.46 ft·lbf (1.98 J) for the 85 grain .32 H&R Mag. load and 7.22 ft·lbf (9.79 J) for the 125 grain .357 Mag. load."[10][11]
Firearms chambered for the .327 Federal Magnum[edit]
Revolvers in .327 Federal Magnum are once again (July, 2014) being offered for sale by a major manufacturer, after a brief hiatus from the market. Charter Arms, Taurus and Freedom Arms offered revolvers chambered in .327 Federal Magnum until 2012. Freedom Arms made a single-action, as did U.S. Fire Arms with the 8-shot Sparrowhawk. Ruger offered their SP101, GP100, and Blackhawk revolvers chambered in .327 FM,[12] but all three models were discontinued in the .327 FM caliber by the end of 2013. Smith & Wesson's Model 632 has also been discontinued. However, in July 2014, Ruger introduced three variants of its popular Single-Six revolver in .327 Federal Magnum, putting the round in an excellent platform for range work, plinking, and varmint-hunting. With three barrel lengths available, this seven-shot revolver is labeled as Models 8160, 8161, and 8162, offering longer barrels to optimize use of the .327 Federal Magnum round.[13] In March, 2015, Ruger re-introduced the SP101 in .327 Federal Magnum. This six-shot double-action revolver has a 4.2" length barrel, and the SP101's smaller frame. [14] Ruger introduced a LCR chambered for the .327 Federal Magnum cartridge in September 2015, a lightweight and compact double-action only revolver intended for concealed carry with a 6-round cylinder. [15]
Firearms author Chuck Hawks suggests that lever action carbines in .327 mag. would make "excellent, fun to shoot centerfire rifles for hunting javelina, jackrabbit and coyote" and that revolvers with 6" to 8" barrels and adjustable sights "would be excellent hunting handguns for varmints and small predators, as well as offering flat shooting protection from two-legged predators in the field."[10]
Similar cartridges[edit]
The .327 Federal provides performance similar to the high velocity rifle loadings of the old .32-20 Winchester, though in much shorter barrel. Similar to the +P cartridges of today, the rifle loadings of these old cartridges were loaded to higher pressures than standard; they were discontinued because they could destroy .32-20 revolvers if fired in them. The .32-20, while long considered obsolete, has lived on in the sport of handgun metallic silhouette shooting, with handloaded rounds from single shot pistols like the Thompson Center Arms Contender far exceeding standard ballistics, and with the growing popularity of Cowboy action shooting, .32-20 lever action rifles are again being made. If chambered in a suitably modified .32-20 rifle, the .327 Federal should provide a significant boost over the .32-20.[10][16]
Another close comparison is the .30 Carbine, which has been offered in Ruger's single-action Blackhawk revolver line since 1968.[17] The .30 Carbine was essentially the same ballistically as the .32 Winchester Self Loading, which was itself basically a rimless .32-20. The .327 Federal works at even higher pressure than the .30 Carbine (45,000 vs. 40,000 psi).[11][16] The long, 7½ inch (19 cm) barrel of the .30 Carbine Blackhawk, with suitable loads for a handgun, offers performance levels with similar bullet weights in excess of the factory loaded .327 Federal, along with excellent accuracy. Those who favor the .30 Carbine in a revolver do so due to the excellent accuracy, flat trajectory, and low recoil, all of which the .327 Federal also provides. Revolvers chambered for the .327 Federal can also safely fire .32S&W, .32S&W Long, .32H&R Magnum and the semi-rimmed .32ACP.[18] Both custom gunsmiths working with Ruger small-frame single-action Single Six and commercial maker Freedom Arms began offering conversions to convert .32 H&R revolvers to .327 Federal by early 2008. Test results from the long barreled guns showed even higher velocities than the .30 Carbine, along with excellent accuracy.[19]
Media reviews[edit]
In April 2008, Guns & Ammo magazine's Patrick Sweeney reviewed the Ruger SP101 in .327 Federal Magnum and had this to say:
[A] .32 [Gold Dot bullet] of 115 grains going 1,300 fps is going to perform very much like a 9 mm 115-grain Gold Dot going 1,300 fps. Ballistic testing of the .327 showed it to be superior to a .38 snubbie. I got more gel penetration with the .327 (15 inches) than the .38 [Special] (12-plus inches) and greater expansion as well....
[Out of over] a dozen different 115-grain 9mm loads, only two delivered more velocity than the .327 Federal Magnum did. And in both instances, those 9mm loads did so only out of the five-inch-barreled pistol, not the compact 9mm....[20]
Sweeney continues:
If you want more than the .327 delivers, you have to go to the .357 Magnum, and having done so you will pay mightily for it. An SP101 in .357 delivers a 125-grain JHP at more than 1,300 fps, but you get only five shots and muzzle blast and recoil that could make a brass monkey flinch. With the .327 Federal Magnum you get much more than a 9mm or .38 Special in the same gun; you get six shots instead of five, and you get it at much less recoil than the .357.[20]
Shooting Times magazine's Dick Metcalf had this to say about the .327 Mag. in the Ruger SP101 revolver (weight: 28 oz (0.79 kg)):
From a 3 1/16-inch revolver, the 100-grain Soft Point .327 Magnum load develops 100 fps more velocity than a 125-grain .357 Magnum from a four-inch revolver, and delivers only 35 ft/lbs less energy. The recoil of the .327 Magnum 85-grain Personal Defense load is less than half the recoil of a 125-grain .357 Magnum.
Subjected to the standard FBI protocol tests for effectiveness through barriers, the 115-grain .327 Magnum load reaches 15 inches in bare gelatin, 16 inches through heavy clothing, 16 inches through plywood, 14.5 inches through wallboard, 13 inches through auto glass, and 20 inches through single-layer vehicle body steel—all with substantial bullet upset ranging from .40 caliber (steel) to .60 caliber (auto glass)....
There is nothing "small" about the performance of this deceptively diminutive-looking round. Hard-hitting and entirely comfortable to fire, the .327 Magnum should be very appealing to anyone seeking high effectiveness and moderate recoil in a compact defense arm—especially those who want a handgun all responsible members of a family can readily learn to use effectively. And, should Ruger decide also to chamber it in sporting-configuration revolvers such as the Single-Six, it will also be a fine recreational shooter and small-game hunting tool.[9]
In the Jan-Feb 2009 issue of American Handgunner magazine, John Taffin reviewed the .327 Federal Magnum in a Charter Arms Patriot revolver (6-shot, 2.2" barrel):
[T]he .327 Federal Magnum turns the .32 into a real powerhouse even when chambered in a short-barreled, small-framed, self-defense revolver....
In the Patriot Federal's original loading of a 115 grain Gold Dot JHP clocks out at more than 1,200 fps and even in the 21 ounce Patriot produces rather stiff recoil and considerable muzzle blast. For those who can ignore the muzzle blast and recoil the power is certainly there, however for normal self-defense use Federal now offers a Low Recoil load utilizing the 85-grain JHP they load in the .32 Magnum....
For those who definitely cannot handle recoil, the S&W Long 100 grain wad cutter round clocks out at just fewer than 700 fps and could be the best choice for self-defense.[21]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Federal Premium and Ruger Introduce New Revolver Cartridge—the 327 Federal Magnum". Outdoor Writers - News Releases. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Bench Tests of the .327 Federal Magnum".
- ^ "NRA Publications's Ammo of the Year: the .327 Federal Magnum". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ See main article, .32 S&W
- ^ See main article, .32 S&W Long
- ^ See main article, .32 H&R Magnum
- ^ Ballistics By The Inch .327magnum results.
- ^ "Federal Premium and Ruger Introduce New Revolver Cartridge—the 327 Federal Magnum". Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ a b Dick Metcalf. "Lethal Combination". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- ^ a b c Chuck Hawks. "First Look: .327 Federal Magnum Revolver Cartridge".
- ^ a b "SAAMI Pressure Specs".
- ^ "Ruger Offers New Model Blackhawk and GP100 Chambered in .327 Federal Magnum". Retrieved 4 Jan 2010.
- ^ Ruger's web page, at http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixDE/models.html
- ^ "Ruger SP101 Double-Action Revolver". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 30 Mar 2015.
- ^ "Ruger LCR .327 Federal Magnum press release". Retrieved 28 Sep 2015.
- ^ a b Frank C. Barnes, ed. Stan Skinner. Cartridges of the World, 10th Ed. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87349-605-1.
- ^ "Ruger Revolver Serial Number History". Sturm, Ruger.
- ^ John Taffin. "Taffin Tests: .30 Carbine".
- ^ Jeff Quinn. "Freedom Arms Model 97 & Single Action Service Custom Ruger Revolvers Chambered for the New .327 Federal Magnum". GunBlast.com.
- ^ a b Patrick Sweeney. "Review: Ruger SP101 .327 Federal Magnum". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ John Taffin (2009). "The Whole Package". American Handgunner. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
External links[edit]
- Ruger Blackhawk .327 Federal 5.5" 8-shot Revolver
- Ballistics By The Inch .327 Federal Magnum Results.


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Seventy year old Surinder Singh Ahuja, a progressive farmer who has been planting cotton on 50 acres in his Haryana land and wheat in 10 acres in Fazilka in Punjab for the past four years, is in an expansive mood.
It will be the first Lohri of his new daughter in law. Lohri is the Punjabi harvest festival and is considered rather significant for the farming community across India.
In the case of a new bride it is particularly significant, where traditionally, the in laws present clothes and gold jewellery to the her, and a grand feast is organised by the family. This year though, things are slightly different at Ahuja's house.
"Every year, we light a bonfire, and play games. It is an opportunity for the farming community to get together and bond and also a chance to allow the children to get a glimpse of our traditions. It is especially a grand time to gift gold to different members of the family. Only this year, we have decided to give them silver antique jewellery items," said Ahuja.
He pointed out that most houses across the area had shopped for the exquisite range of silver jewellery that was on offer at bullion houses across Punjab, with each piece inspired by ancient tradition.
Dotted with precious stones such as rubies, sapphires and saltwater cultured pearls, these silver artifacts appear to have made their way into most farmer's heart and homes.
Ahuja said most of the farming community across Haryana and Punjab in North India, were buying silver as a cheaper alternative to the more expensive gold for investment purpose. "The trend began at the end of 2010 when silver prices started rallying to a 30 year high. The price of silver has great potential to go even higher this year. Plus, most shops have been showcasing exquisite silver jewellery items. The lure is too much," he added.
Corporation Bank, which had opened a gold loan centre for small and medium enterprises and a gold loan shop at Chandigarh recently, said there was more interest in silver bars at the counter.
"The white metal is attracting a lot of investor attention locally as the silver price is forecast to rise this year. Gold, on the other hand, is static and its current high price is keeping most people away," said an official.
Farming gold
A delayed monsoon in India has resulted in high rural income from cash crops and higher grain prices, all of which are prompting farmers to turn to real estate and bullion.
Though gold is continuing to lure farmers, given the country's propensity to buy gold on most occasions, an increasing number of farmers appear to be gradually moving away from gold to investing in silver and in real estate.
However, there are regional variations. Though Lohri is traditionally associated with the harvest of the rabi crops across North India, and farmers take peanuts, flour, butter and various other food items to places of worship to thank God for a good harvest, a different scene plays out in the South.
Pongal is another harvest festival celebrated in South India, and is the Indian equivalent of Thanksgiving. In an agriculture based civilisation, the harvest plays an important part. Once a year, most farmers express their gratitude during these harvest festivals.
In Coimbatore, jewellery retailers are preparing for brisk sales and expect a 30% jump during the Pongal-Sankranti season, that will be witnessed across the country, from January 14. Sankranti is the worship of the Sun-God, who urges humans to go higher and higher, to more light, knowledge and wisdom.
As Bachhraj Bamalwa, bullion house owner said, "Pongal is an auspicious occasion for Tamilians and most buy gold to celebrate the occasion, as gold is the symbol of prosperity. Despite a price hike, we have witnessed a growth of around 10% already leading up to the festival. One significant thing that has come to our attention is the sale in silver, which has jumped past gold sales."
Stating that the farming community is knowledgeable and concerned about the government spending policies worldwide, he said most will continue to turn to precious metals as a safe haven for investment purposes.
Added Manoj Paridhar, a cotton farmer from Maharashtra, who produced 10,000kgl of cotton this year, as compared to 6,800kg last year, "Buying new land is not possible as prices are very high. Also, with gold prices running at an all time high I am not keen to invest in gold at this time," he said. Next option, silver.
Silver's many industrial uses are another reason why its price will trend higher in the future, say jewellers. Bullion shops across the country have also started hawking investment grade silver bars, with small farmers buying silver coins and smaller items like earrings and noserings studded with rubies.
This year, the traditional green and gold bangles jingling to the rhythm of dance, traditional gold-lined ghagras (skirts) and suits, will now gyrate with a new partner, silver kadas (thick bangles) and heavy necklaces marking the celebration of the harvest festival across India.
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ALBANY, Ga. -- An argument between a man and a woman erupted into physical violence at about 9 a.m. Thursday on the 600 block of 10th Avenue, a police report stated.
The fight sent Dontavious Hicks, 21, to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital with a stab wound to the middle of his back, said Steve Butler, Albany Police Department spokesman.
Futima Rivers, 28, Hicks' "alleged" girlfriend was charged with aggravated assault, said Butler. Hicks was charged with simple battery, robbery by sudden snatching and could be charged with interference with a 911 call, he added.
Hicks is in fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
The police plan to put him in custody when he is released from the hospital, Butler said. That means he will be taken to Dougherty County Jail.
"It was discovered that he (Hicks) has numerous previous outstanding warrants," Butler said.
Rivers was taken to jail, where she has no bond set, a county jail spokeswoman said.
According to Butler and police reports, the fight and arrest went down like this:
During an altercation, Rivers stabbed Hicks in the back. At first police considered if the stabbing was a defensive action by Rivers. They then charged her with aggravated assault.
Meanwhile, Hicks went on the run. He was found later in the morning in the vicinity of Seventh Avenue and Monroe Street. Hicks was taken to the hospital to undergo treatment for his stab wound.
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No mention of the Instaflator ?
I'm surprised this neat little gadget wasn't mentioned in the review. Inexpensive, lightweight, and does an exceptionally good job of inflating my Exped Synmat UL7 small (64" X 20'...
Yep, I called the company about a month ago and ordered two of the instaflators. They did not charge me for shipping. I talked to the son for a good fifteen minutes about the product and was impres...
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GARZA, ALEXANDRO DE LA (?–?). Alexandro de la Garza, Alamo defender and courier, was born in Texas. He was one of the company of native Texans who enlisted for six months' service under Juan N. Seguín in the Texas Revolution. Garza took part in the siege of Bexar and later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Captain Seguín's cavalry company. Later in life Seguin stated that Garza was sent from the Alamo as a courier.
Daughters of the American Revolution, The Alamo Heroes and Their Revolutionary Ancestors (San Antonio, 1976). Bill Groneman, Alamo Defenders (Austin: Eakin, 1990). Amelia W. Williams, A Critical Study of the Siege of the Alamo and of the Personnel of Its Defenders (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas, 1931; rpt., Southwestern Historical Quarterly 36–37 [April 1933-April 1934]).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Bill Groneman, "GARZA, ALEXANDRO DE LA," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgagx), accessed October 07, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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Actually, you can purchase chicken breasts as well as half breasts. I'm with you, Shirley. Recipes are often unclear in this regard.
It was a good question. Um, thanks for the chicken anatomy lesson, "Guest" though it did nothing to clarify anything in relation to this recipe...and I'm not just pullin' yer leg..


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Gas Fireplace Repair – My Main Burner Flame Will Not Turn On
This section will help you diagnose and fix simple issues related to your main burner flame. If you do not see a pilot light in your fireplace please refer to the Pilot Light Troubleshooting page. Also, if your main burner will run for a while, then go out, make sure your pilot stays lit. If your pilot goes out as well you can refer to the Pilot Light Issues tutorial.
Main burner issues can only be four things:
- The wall switch is bad
- Your pilot flame is bad
- Your thermopile is bad
- Your main control valve is bad
Again, thankfully, all of these issues can be easily tested, and most of them can be fixed very easily.
Wall switch issues
The most simple of these issues, and consequently the most common, is a bad wall switch. Every year I always get tons of service calls that are the result of a bad wall switch. Again, this is probably the easiest thing to test and replace.
How does the wall switch affect the fireplace's function?
The way millivolt gas fireplaces work is that the pilot light heats up a sensor (commonly called a thermocouple or thermopile). This generates electricity when heat is applies to it (not much, actually under 1 volt). This small amount of voltage is sent to the wall switch. When you flip the switch on, it will send that voltage back to the fireplace and signal to the fireplace to turn on the flame.
What can happen over the years, is that the connections inside the switch can get dirty, corroded, or broken, causing a loss of this voltage at the switch. So by the time the small amount of voltage gets sent back to the fireplace, it is not enough to signal the fireplace to turn on.
Testing the Wall switch
To test this, you will only need a screwdriver. First you will want to find the wall switch that turns on the fireplace. Again, this switch has less than 1 volt of electricity running through it, so there should be no issues with accidentally shocking yourself. However, you will want to make sure that you have located the switch that turns on your flame, NOT your FAN or NOT for anything else such as a LIGHT SWITCH. (You can always verify this after we take off the cover plate as just looking at the wiring should tell you what is what, but more on that later)
Next, we want to take our screwdriver and remove the cover plate:
You should just need to remove the two screws on the face plate with a flat head screwdriver. Next, we should double check the wiring to make sure we have the right wall switch. We should just see two thin wires attached to the switch (pictures to follow). If it is a high voltage switch, we would see a third wire attached to the Terminal screw (as shown above). If you are unsure, you can always turn off the circuit breaker for the room and make sure the power is turned off.
Next, we want to unscrew the next two screws that hold the switch itself onto the receptacle box. Once they have been unscrewed enough you should be able to pull the switch right out of the box. You want to be able to pull it out enough so that you can access the two wires on the side of the switch.
Now you'll want to unscrew the screws that the wires are attached to. Again, you only need to unscrew them enough to be able to pull the wires off. Once you have the wires removed from the wall switch itself, all we are going to do is touch them together. This is basically just bypassing the wall switch and if the fireplace comes on, this should tell us right away that the old wall switch is bad. If it is bad you should replace it with any wall switch you want (you can pick these up at any home improvement or hardware store). You'll probably want to bring it with so that you can stick with the same color and that it will match with the rest of the house.
How to test of your pilot flame is bad
This is probably the easiest of the tests, and it doesn't require any equipment. You just need to visually inspect your pilot light. It should be blue, without much yellow in it at all.
Time to Complete: >5 minutes
Recommended Tools
- Your Eyes
A healthy pilot flame should look like this:
It should be blue, and the flame should engulf the sensors and almost wrap around them. Here is a short video that shows how the flame is engulfing a thermopile sensor:
This is important because those sensors need to be a a high enough temperature to produce the correct amount of voltage. If the flame is yellow, tall, or not engulfing the thermopile and/or thermocouple:
this is not a good thing. Yellow flames seem to pull away from the sensors as the flame shoots straight up in the air. Sort of like this:
Notice how the flame is not wrapping around the sensor like the previous video. It is barely touching it.
The easiest way to describe it:
A healthy pilot flame will be much like a blue "blow torch" flame. It will shoot sideways and be directly on your thermocouple and thermopile sensors. An unhealthy yellow flame is more like a "candle". It will shoot straight up in the air and may not engulf your sensors.
If the flame is not healthy, your thermopile or thermocouple could be perfectly fine, but they will not have enough direct heat to send enough voltage to the main control valve.
If you determine that you have a bad pilot flame, you can either clean out your pilot hood and orifice with a wire brush (cheap but not long term) or replace the pilot orifice and hood (this is called the pilot assembly) Replacing the pilot assembly takes a little more time but will last ten times longer.
You can purchase a pilot assembly specific to your fireplace at your local dealer. You can also order pilot assemblies online from sites such as Fire Parts.
You will need to know the make and model of your fireplace. Click here if you are having trouble finding it. Once you find the make and model of your fireplace, you can visit the manufacturers website. Most of them have a "dealer locator" section where you can find a dealer in your area to purchase one from.


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Making It Rain On Them Hoes: Forbes List Top Ten Earning Women In Music 2011- By Bossip Staff Categories: Making it Rain on Them Hoes, News
Forbes has compiled their list of the top earning women in music for 2011, and we bet you will be surprised at who is on this list…
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User reviews for Midway Arcade Treasures 2
8.3 / 10Combined Score
Not as many games as the first one (which had 24). A couple of the more obscure games could've been left out in favor of better choices.
Picking up where the first Midway Arcade Treasures left off, this compilation disc brings home 20 more Midway/Williams/Atari classics including titles like Gauntlet 2, Pit Fighter, Total Carnage, Cyberball 2072, plus the smash hits Mortal Kombat 2 & MK 3. Like before, the games have been perfectly converted from the arcade originals right down to every last bleep & digital voice...it's fun trying to understand what that voice in Wizard Of Wor is saying. The controls are easy to pick up and learn plus they can be customized.
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One more new accessory has been released for the new iPad and iPad 2. This time, Logitech takes all the attention with their new Ultrathin keyboard cover that provides an ultrathin screen protector, a slim form factor aluminum cover and a bluetooth keyboard built into the cover.
This ultrathin keyboard cover also offering the same functionality as the smart covers, where you can get an instant on/off by opening or closing the cover from your iPad 2 or new iPad 3rd. This keyboard is slim, but it has got its own rechargeable battery where it promises about 6-month of operation time. It sounds amazing, but sadly it won't be functional as your iPad external battery like ASUS Transformer Prime's docking station.
Logitech has planned to release this UltraThin Keyboard Cover in the US and Europe later in April for $99.99 (MSRP). You may be able to get it cheaper when it has become available at Amazon.
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Album Rating: 4.5Casey's voice is incredibly versatile and his range and power is enormous but I do understand how he can be whiny. I've always liked his voice more in his lower register/softer tone and there's a LOT of that here in some of the colours. Especially in Blue and White, where he sounds incredible.
There's also the song 'Look Away' on Violet that is possibly one of his best performances yet. Very impressive. While 'We've Got a Score to Settle' really irritates me with his vocals because they're so grating (compare 'Life and Death' on Act III to 'Poison Woman').
I mean, there was never any question if he has talent - he's by far one of the most talented vocalists I've heard in modern music. His versatility, however, does lend him to unsavoury, acquired-taste kind of tone in some songs.
Album Rating: 5.0^ Not to mention, he sounds just as good in live performances. I find it important that he can produce the same versatility in person as he can digitally. And he most definitely can.
This record seems interesting...where can I find this?
Album Rating: 4.5on the internet.
Album Rating: 4.0His vocals have come such a long way. I'm impressed that he uses different vocal tones like he does on this album. Parts of Look Away sound downright jazzy. The harmonies this time around are much more thoughtful than The Dear Hunter's classic "gang vocals" approach, and it's awesome.
Comparing his voice now to Between the Heart and the Synapse just blows my mind--he's got so much more control and power behind it now.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offim wondering how long this 4.7 will hold
Digging: CHVRCHES - Every Open Eye
Agreed, Sowing.
We should start a betting pool.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offim betting it settles at a 4.2
I'll have to listen first.
Can't be betting my sputnik credibility on an album I haven't heard.
Album Rating: 3.5listenin to this shit now
Album Rating: 4.0Actually, what I said about the Blue EP only really holds true for the first two songs.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offblue is one of my least favorite eps
so far it goes something like
Album Rating: 4.0I can't be bothered to rank them, at least not yet. What I will say is that I can't get enough of Indigo
Album Rating: 3.5andy hull's vocals on red are so great
Google has failed me for a working link of all of this.
Please help.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offitunes 35 bucks
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offglad i could help
Album Rating: 3.5omg misplaced devotions
Album Rating: 4.0Man the vinyl are beautiful.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offyeah man yellow is an awesome ep, misplaced devotions, she's always singing, and the dead don't starve are all such enjoyable tunes
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