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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville Bears broke a tie with a 10-0 run and held on for a 74-70 win over Lindsey Wilson College on Thursday night in a critical Mid-South Conference women's basketball game.
With the win, the Bears improved to 5-11 in the league, trailing the 6-10 Blue Raiders for eighth place with four conference games remaining. Only the top eight teams will play in this year's league tournament.
"We're in it now," said Coach Bill Watson, who guided his team to its fifth win in six outings – 3-1 in the league – since announcing his resignation at the end of the season. "We're right where we want to be. We have a chance now to make it to Frankfort and that's what we're shooting for."
Lindsey Wilson (15-11) tied the game at 57 with 5:26 to play on a jumper by senior Ashley Rainey. From there, however, the Bears put in 10 straight points. A three-point by junior Callisha Johnson broke the game's ninth and final tie 15 seconds later. Pikeville never trailed again.
Johnson led all scorers with 28 points, while Rainey finished with 26 and 19 rebounds, 10 off the offensive glass.
After a pair of free throws, junior Brogan Conley nailed a three from the corner, created a steal and hit an 18-foot jumper from the same area.
In only 2:23, the Bears led 67-57.
But only a couple of minutes later, the Blue Raiders made a final charge to get back in the game.
The Raiders needed only 1:03 for a 10-4 run. Rainey had the first four on putbacks, and when senior Sarah Beth Gillis nailed a three from the corner with 12.9 seconds left, the lead was down to a precarious two at 72-70.
The Bears, however, sank their final seven free throws, and when Johnson hit two with 11.9 seconds left, the lead was 74-70.
The Raiders missed the front end of a bonus with 6.4 seconds left, and the Bears dribbled out the clock.
Pikeville won on a night it hit 38.6 percent from the floor thanks to 9-of-20 (45 percent) from the arc. Lindsey Wilson shot 37.7 percent overall and was 8-of-34 (23.5 percent) from the arc.
Lindsey Wilson won the rebounding 48-36 thanks to Rainey's effort.
Rainey was joined by Brimm in double figures; the guard tossed in 18 to go with seven rebounds. Gillis finished with six points, six assists and five rebounds.
Johnson had two teammates in double figures. Conley fired in 18 on 4-of-6 from the arc and blocked three shots. Sophomore Whitney Belle Jackson finished with 10 and seven rebounds.
Pikeville will play its home finale on Saturday when it hosts Campbellsville at 2 p.m. The Blue Raiders will head to U.Va.-Wise for a 2 p.m. contest.


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While on stage, Dolan told the crowd that he was filling the room up with negative energy so as to suck all of our rage, anger and hatred into his own body in the form of tumors. A beautiful image. He explained that he was doing so in order to insure that we would all be empty vessels when Dan v. Pip came on stage so that they could shoot "rainbows out of their dicks" to fill us with joy and light.
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What would it take for the world to achieve a stable concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? A new report from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program examines the scenarios needed to stabilize carbon dioxide concentrations at 450 parts per million (ppm), 550 ppm, 650 ppm, and 750 ppm. The report also includes a reference scenario in which no new climate goals are set after the Kyoto Protocol expires and after the United States meets its greenhouse gas intensity goals, both of which are scheduled for 2012. Three different modeling groups independently examined each of the five scenarios, and the report compiles all of their results.
All the groups agreed on a basic finding of the report: to stabilize greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere will require a transformation of the global energy system, cutting fossil fuel use and reducing the growth in demand for energy. All of the scenarios found that greenhouse gas emissions cuts were achieved at the lowest cost by the electric power industry, using such technologies as renewable energy, nuclear power, and carbon dioxide capture and storage. Other sectors of the economy, such as transport, industry, and buildings, could mainly achieve emissions reductions through the use of energy efficiency; biomass energy and biofuels; electricity generated from low-carbon sources; and, when possible, carbon dioxide capture and storage.
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Z-0 wrote: I have a friend who has been spamming my FB page with youtube vids linking obama to old arabic texts about the anti-christ, vids of children apparently being indoctrinated to sing to him as the hilter youth sang to hitler, new world order vids, etc. she was always a quirky girl, believes she's psychic and still runs her own psychic reading business very successfully. now she's rabbiting on about the "lies obama is telling" which will lead to "genocide" on the "scale of hitler" unless the people rise against him. i've asked her what potential genocide she's concerned with and she's unable to offer any specifics. i'm thinking of simply distancing myself from her because this is all she talks about now and responding to her on the subject is a dead end. what would you folk do? funny thing is she used to hate political discussion, she had no time for politics of any kind.
Z-0 wrote: true. it's a little sad honestly. we've had some fun times together and putting aside the psychic rubbish she's a very pleasant person.
Z-0 wrote: this is one of the messages she sent me:
"it isn't about me jumping the bandwagon that Obama is Nazi. Its about getting past the stereo type! Its about coming outside the box. Its opening your eyes. Its about waking up!Obama is LIEING to the people to the same extreme that Hitler did! Do we have to wait for mass genocide to see what the Government/Obama is doing! We can prevent mass genocide if we rise up & say we will not tolerate these lies & bullshit anymore!"
at first i thought, fuck, she's taken too much ecstasy...it's a rant filled with empty platitudes: "waking up", "opening your eyes", "outside the box"...blah blah...
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Before any one suggest to vist another post / forum, I have been searching for a couple days now and have not found a fix for my issue :/
So here are the specs for the PC I use for the Media Server
-AMD Phenom II 3.8ghz x4
-4gb 1600mhz Gskill
-750Watt Antec PSU
-HDD 0 2tb Samsung 5400rpm
-HDD 1 3tb Toshiba 7200 rpm
I have been useing Playstation Media Server for close to a year now and only recently (within the past 2 weeks) have run into an issue where the video will play fine for 2-3minutes then play at 1.5x or 2x faster, leaving the Audio still on the same normal track. This appears randomly some days. Some days I wont see it happen once, some days it happens on the first or second episode I watch (22-24 minute shows) and sometimes it happens about 15minutes in. File range from MKV to AVI and such. Subtitles ARE ON due to the show being in another language.
The series I just finished watching had 25 episodes all subtitled and I finished it fine at the begining of October, I decided because I enjoyed it so much to watch the series again, and NOW its doing this fast forward thing. So I personally ruled out the files themselves... But could A setting be change on PSM that would decide to mess up the MKVs??? Or is it a streaming issue? meh
This I have done / tried
-Reinstalled all my programs and put them on my C:/ Drive as apposed to D, E, or F
-Play around with MEncoder settings
-Tried turning A/V alternative sync off (A + V was so unsynced it could cause Cancer)
-Tried Force framrate parsed to FFmpeg ( Again A+V was so unsynced it gave me Super Cancer)
-Changed buffer size (600mb was defaulted and caused terrible stuttering in the past so I had it set to 400 wich worked fine untill the video fast forward problem, then 300 to confirm it wasnt 400mb that caused the new issue. then 200mb wich all 3 displayed the same problem)
-Tried different custom parameters such as container == matroska && framerate == 50 :: -fps 25 -ofps 25
-Installed latest Java (Version 7 number 45 Oct 22)
-reinstalled my codec packs
-Went in to my router and made sure everything was wired, PS3 set to 10.0.0.4 and my Media PC was set to 10.0.0.11 so no conflicts otherwise
-Went into C programfiles (86) Playstaion media server then into Win 32 service and opend up the Wrapper.config file and changed the Java Max heap memory from 768 to 1536 (wich didnt do anything as Java still capped at 768mb or rather 750mb to be exact)
-Searched forums far and wide, many results appeard to be 3 or 4 years old
-Yelling at my computer and throwing stuff (wasn't very effective :/ )
I use a cat 6 50foot 8 way ethernet cable that gets my PS3 higher Download and Upload speeds than my PC, and use the same cable but 6 feet for my MEdia Server PC to my router.
(Does Direct Connection work with PMS? could I just ran one cable from my PS3 to my PC??? Also any ports I should open up? But i would assume being on the same LAN it wouldnt matter much right?)
Here are some picture links of what my configureation settings look like (sorry dont know how to import pictures and stuff on this forum as I am quite new )
1.90 setup
1.81 setup
*Other possibilitys / questions*
-I have 2 versions installed because 1.90 works more effeciently (or well it did....) But I like 1.81 better for its ability to play FLAC audio files and its subtitle settings options actually work as opposed to 1.90 just doesnt want to change for some reason... Could there be a conflict between 2 PMS??? Im not a derp and leave both of them running at the same time btw
-could a PS3 update be the cause???


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Thread: Did I make a bad DM decision?
Saturday, 19th January, 2002, 11:42 PM #11
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Bad Call.
Even when you consider the webs 'magic' or psionics versus magic, it is still a bad call.
You have on the one hand, a web which is clearly described as easily flammable.
On the other hand, you have a power that can easily set things on fire.
It should be a no brainer here that the power can set fire to the web. And just a minor physics note, the thinner something is, the EASIER it is to set it on fire. More oxygen fuel per surface area, you see.
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Sunday, 20th January, 2002, 12:04 AM #12
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JRRNeiklot offers the most eloquent solution I can think of. If you do decide that you made the wrong call (I can see it either way, considering the magical nature of Web,) simply waiving the level loss for raising the PC makes everything come out all right. The PC still died, preserving continuity, but the player doesn't get penalized for a mis-call on the DMs part.Originally posted by JRRNeiklot
I agree, looks like you made a mistake. No bigee. I screw up all the time. I would, however, neglect to enforce the level loss due to death in this case.
I also want to second what Scorch said as well. Even if the call was a bit off the mark, I'd be glad to have a DM that not only was willing to admit to a mistake, but actually re-considered his own decisions to make sure he was callin' 'em straight.
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Sunday, 20th January, 2002, 12:17 AM #13
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maybe it was just an "empowered" webspell . . . ?
anyway, i think the fact that you are even asking for info on this shows you're a good DM, and that your PC's should understand. give the Player his PC back, but have him have some sort of phobia of empowered web spells, due to his near death experience.
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Sunday, 20th January, 2002, 12:17 AM #14
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The web spell states than any flame will ignite it. Matter agitation states it only works on non-magical objects. The question is whether the strands from a web are non-magical or not. If they are the non-magical result of a magical spell, then clearly they should catch fire. If the strands are magical, then clearly they shouldn't catch on fire.
The web spell description states that the strands are "far larger and tougher" than spider webs. This implies that the webs are magical. The fact that the webs disappear after the duration is up doesn't really indicate that they are magical or not, and is only a result of the magical spell.
However, I would still rule that it would work. The web spell description doesn't state that the strands are magical, leaving that in doubt. My policy is to cut the players a break if I'm in doubt. I can always clarify the correct rules after the session, and challenge them with something else later. So I think you made a mistake.
But even if you did make a mistake (and I'm not sure you did) I wouldn't worry about it. Everyone makes mistakes, and it's better to make a bad decision than to slow the game down by arguing over rules or looking stuff up. You can always make it up to the player somehow later.
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Sunday, 20th January, 2002, 12:39 AM #15
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You're the DM. If you say Matter Agitation can affect web spells, it can. If you say Matter Agitation can't affect web spells, it can't. Curse the designers and throw out the book, you're the DM.
'o Skoteinos is where it matters. Did you tell the player it wouldn't work? Did you at least give him a psicraft check to know it wouldn't work? Changing the rules is fine, as long as the players know what you've changed (or at least know it if their characters should know it).
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Sunday, 20th January, 2002, 05:05 AM #16
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Well.....it doesn't say that the web is magical itself, but it does allow spell resistance, which would suggest the strands are magical things.
Reading the Matter Agitation its still not real clear.
Another part is whether you are using the "psionics are different" rule or not. If psionics are NOT different, then the agitiation should have worked
Personally, i say its a bad call because a character who gets webbed, then burns it off with his "mind fire" is too cool to rule against!!
but i've been accused of being to lenient with my players before...
Of course, lets not forget that probably would have damaged himself with the burning web!!!!
I'd say that there is enough gray area, that its really up to DM discretion. Different strokes for different folks and all that!
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Sunday, 20th January, 2002, 05:18 AM #17
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ordinarly I would be on the magical/non-magical side of the debate. But however if ordinary fire can burn through the web, it seems that the web itself is not really magical. If one does Summons Nature's Ally and produces a badger, no one is going to expect the badger itself to be a magical creature. It was summoned and then dispelled back to it's home by magic. Now if the Web had a DR rating or it reacted unaturaly to fire, then maybe so.
Heck, just say the fellow was left for dead, was found nursed to health and put him back in the game. If people have leveled up since then, offer to have the player come up with a story to explain what he did for his xp so he can level up as well.
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No worries! You're Omnipotent
Whether you made a mistake or not is for you to decide, certainally there are valid arguments on both side, but if you decide that in fact you did screw up, then, take heart you are omnipotent, and it's a rare death that can't turn into a plot twist of some sort and end up making the campaign better than it would have been if the character hadn't died.
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Sunday, 20th January, 2002, 06:57 PM #19
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Thanks for all the feedback. There are reams of issues that I didn't consider (I *said* I was jetlagged at the time - I'd just completed a flight home from the other side of the world the previous day. Just gotta DM though )
I've pretty much decided that the guy wasn't dead - he will be captured by the opponents but there is a ready-made way for him to escape (which none of the others could manage, but is practical for that character).
Ideally I would have ruled differently, or at least given him a magecraft check to get info on his options. I'll just do what seems right on this occasion.
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I was going to suggest that you could justify the characters death by having the death actually be an illusion or even an finely crafted Astral Construct, and have the PC whisked away by some nefarious individual or other...
But you beat me too it
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Commenter Brixish points out that with the enhanced graphical power of the Wii U console, we could very well be in for a flood of HD remakes of classic Game Cube and Wii titles. Tell us what you'd like to see made shinier in today's Speak Up on Kotaku.
Considering the power of the Wii U, its lack of GameCube backwards compatibility, and the success of N64 remakes on the 3DS... I think we're bound to be seeing GameCube/Wii games "remastered" in HD. Also, because of the controller, there could be some pretty cool changes made to any remade games on the Wii U, without really sacrificing what made the original so good.
What games would you like to see? I'm going with (The Legend of Zelda) Wind Waker and Tales of Symphonia, pretty much because they made middle school so magical. The more "recent" me wants a Baten Kaitos Collection, or something.
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When a hospital exhausts its blood inventory with no match, it will likely send the patient's blood sample to LifeStream to find a match that will work.
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There is some stuff about my husband throughout.
So there is all of that, which is enough to make me want to repeatedly punch his balls, but I think there's a chance he had or is having an affair.
Just after we got married in May of last year he kind of adopted this 18 year old girl. I'm not real sure the circumstances of him finding said 18 year old girl but basically he brought her home and it turned out she had a pretty hard luck story and virtually no real role models. Being childless at the time I kind of adopted her too. I did everything within my power for this girl, making sure she had a job and a place to live and a doctor and birth control, mom stuff. I want to say right now that if my husband did what I think he did, I blame him more than I blame her because she's just a little girl and if she slept with him I think it was a whole lot of him taking advantage of her and a whole lot of her not having the ability to say no because of her history which is abusive but real personal so I'm not going to get into it in a whole lot of detail because that's her business.
He was basically obsessed with this girl and you know I thought it was totally normal and even cute that he made her his hunting buddy and checked in on her several times a day and shit like that because I guess I felt like he was being a father figure to her and that was something she needed and I'm not going to lie, I got pretty attached to the kid. my husband is 36 by the way.
I guess what my lightbulb moment or watershed moment or whatever you want to call it moment here came while I was writing out everything about the miscarriage in my in law post, I remembered something that had happened and I decided to do the bad wife thing and look in our deleted emails. We have a joint email account and I didn't think motherfucker was smart enough to do his trysty corresponding with a separate email. What had happened right after I had my miscarriage was that he asked me if he could take a hunting weekend with some of his guy friends. He wanted some time by himself to clear his head and deal with what happened. Allegedly. I said yes, because well I wanted to clear my own head and deal with what happened, too. So off he went, and when he came back, the girl stopped coming around very often, and he would go visit her instead. I kept making sure that she was taken care of but she wasn't talking to me much. I know this should have been a red flag, but let's just say that when I'm worrying about a hundred other things not least of all a pretty traumatizing miscarriage I'm not really worrying about that because I don't want to think that the man I married would do something like that.
So I looked at the deleted emails and I found a bunch that he must have sent from his phone and deleted off his phone but didn't realize that the ones he deleted off his phone would stay in the computer. What I got from the emails was that they were at his hunting cabin and that they were together alone at the hunting cabin. There were a couple mentions on her end of her asking him was he sure that he wanted to do this so soon after losing the baby and him saying this was what he needed to do. I guess you could interpret that as the hunting trip thing but I think he could have been porking her, too. After that I don't know if they switched to texts or what but her emails stopped being as frequent and they were a lot of her saying she didn't feel right seeing him so could he leave her alone for awhile. Last one was December 1 and I talked to her last on December 7 when I checked in to make sure she remembered to pay her rent.
Does this sound like he had an affair with her to you? Do you think it's a good or a bad idea to ask her point blank if it happened? I think if it did happen she regrets that it happened and I hope she would open up to me but not sure.
I'm now 6 weeks pregnant with a rainbow baby. I always said before that cheating is the ultimate dealbreaker for me and there was no way I would ever stay with someone who cheated but I never imagined it would be so hard faced with the evidence.


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My Mom worked a lot when we were kids. She was a school custodian and that meant she cleaned and lifted and moved and worked her patootie off for 8 hours a day. She didn't always have time to be fixin' stuff from scratch because she was just plum tired at the end of the day. She was workin' hard for the money. But she made sure we had a good supper to fill us up and a little something sweet for dessert. I still buy those little dessert shells for my family. But sometimes, I'm in the mood for something just a bit more. This cake is soft and sweet and is kinda the grown-up version of those little dessert shells. It is perfectly delicious to eat all by itself but personally, I love it with strawberries (or any kind of berry) and whipped cream.
Take off heat. Add milk and butter mixture to batter, also add vanilla extract and mix until combined. Pour into baking dish and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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STANFORD -- Tyler Gaffney has decided to return to Stanford to play football for his senior year and earn his degree after giving pro baseball a try, the school announced Monday.
"This is the ideal time for me to return to the Farm and complete the work toward my degree," Gaffney said in a statement. "As a freshman at Stanford in 2009, I had three goals: play football and baseball and receive my degree. Two of the three have been accomplished; I eagerly look forward to completing the third."
Gaffney, who was with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, is pursuing a double major of sociology and psychology.
The former San Diego star last played football for the Cardinal in 2011 when he served as a backup to Stepfan Taylor.
"As I have grown and matured over the past year, I have come to realize how much I missed my football family at Stanford and how much I missed the game," he said.
In 2011 he had a career-high 449 yards and seven rushing touchdowns.
"Tyler's first three years at Stanford, he contributed to a lot of big games and a lot of big wins," coach David Shaw said in a statement. "He will join a talented and diverse group of running backs, which as a unit we believe is as good as any in the nation."
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — One of Oklahoma's two freshmen congressmen is hosting a pair of town hall meetings in Tulsa.
Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Tulsa will host the meetings Tuesday. The early meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. inside the OSU-Tulsa auditorium north of downtown. The second starts at 6:30 p.m. inside the Cityplex Towers auditorium in south Tulsa.
The focus of the town hall meetings will be to discuss recent events in Washington with First District constituents in attendance and respond to any questions.
A Navy pilot and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, Bridenstine knocked off five-term incumbent Republican John Sullivan in a GOP primary in the race for the Tulsa-based seat.
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DENVER - Police are renewing their plea for the public's help in finding a man who robbed at least 13 banks in Denver and Aurora.
The Denver Post reports the robber is described as a black man who is about 6-foot-4 and weighs about 250 pounds. Investigators have dubbed him the "Clearinghouse Bandit" because he enters the banks carrying a magazine or newspaper with the robbery note tucked inside.
Police say he has an accomplice who has been spotted at several of the robberies.


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Today while browsing the calguns.net forums, I came across this interesting video. It seems to be a law school professor and former criminal defense attorney providing an extremely informative lecture to his class on why you should not, under any circumstance speak to law enforcement. I hope you all find this as informative as I have.
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This has been posted before. I dunno, sometimes it might be to your advantage to talk to the police. If I get pulled over for speeding I'm not gonna invoke my right to remain silent. I'm gonna be nice and courteous and hope I don't get a ticket.
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My mistake for re-posting this then. The video brings up some interesting points on the subject of simple things such as traffic stops, such as not admitting you were breaking the law in regards to the speed limit. Say you're driving in a 35 mph limit zone and you were going over. Don't lie and say you were going maybe 37-38mph to keep up with traffic. That's the same as admitting you were breaking the law. Just be as respectful and courteous as possible.
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Eh I'm sure there's a lot of people on here who didn't see it the first go around. And if you haven't seen it, it's a good vid to watch
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I think that the distinction between talking to the police during a traffic stop and talking to the police when they bang on your door should be obvious. The magnitude of a traffic violation versus a criminal offense is likewise quite obvious. This is an excellent video.
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I did "know your rights" workshops and this was always a point that we emphasized. The police's job is to collect evidence and make arrests. When you talk, you are waiving your right. When I first started this, I applied it to all interactions with police in order to test the waters a bit. A cop says "how's it going?" I say " I choose to remain silent." Seems like overkill at times but also neccesarry when working in sensitive situations like political activism and vulnerable populations such as homeless. When police initiate casual conversations, its an investigation tactic, not a benign pleasantry. Nowadays, though, I'm a little more measured, but I always know to ask "am I free to go?" I wish schools taught kids how to assert their rights in a manner more practical than the text book narratives offer.
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sometimes it's good to be brave and talk to them
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Absolutely. The look on that cop's face was priceless. Good work.
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Saber of famed LA graffiti crew The Seventh Letter, sat down with Frank to promote his newest installation, a temporary display in the stratosphere. The installation, dubbed #DefendTheArts is Saber's response to Mitt Romney, who stated that he would eliminate funding for The National Endowment for the Arts, PBS, and NPR if elected.
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Ah, the piñata. A marvelous party item, until everything goes wrong.
Ah, the piñata. A marvelous party item, until everything goes wrong.
This looks like it could actually be quite a bit of fun.
Sometimes a dog just doesn't feel like it. Feel like what, exactly? Anything. So he just lies there, on the ground, and if you want him to move, well, good luck with that.
We recently pointed out how our feline friends sometimes have issues with confusing human inventions, but perhaps we shouldn't laugh.
As creatures designed to walk on land, humans have always encountered trouble on the high seas. Or, in some cases, lakes or even a small pond.
We can't remember the first time we ever tried a lemon, but we bet our face looked just like this.
Seems like a waste of perfectly good eggs, doesn't it?
Waiting for your loved one to finally come home can take forever, but when he or she finally does show up, that's a wonderful feeling.
Being flower girl can be tough. You have a very important job, everyone's looking at you, and you're probably only a few years old.
Cats vs. mirrors: the battle rages on.
What's the thing that everyone knows about llamas? That they spit, right? So why are these people caught off-guard?
After weeks, sometimes months, of waiting for the news, it can lead to quite the emotional release.


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STANDISH — The city of Standish was just inches away from having to deal with a structural disaster to one of its downtown buildings Tuesday, when a semi flipped over at the intersection of E. Cedar St. and N. Main St. The vehicle came to rest just inches away from hitting Brummer Family Dentistry's front wall.
The semi also spilled pelleted chicken manure, leaked diesel fuel, and snapped a light post, while ripping the awning that hangs just outside of the office's front door.
According to Arenac County Sheriff Department Undersheriff Don McIntyre, nobody was injured.
"No one was hurt," he said about the accident. "It was open for business."
Dentist Ben Brummer, who owns the office, said that he could feel the ground shake when the truck slammed to the ground.
"The whole building shook," he said. "I am glad that everyone is OK."
Brummer also said that the damage to his awning should be covered by his insurance.
"It should be covered by insurance. I haven't looked at it since the cleanup," he said Wednesday afternoon. "I think that it was only the awning."
According to the McIntyre, the accident, which was called in at 11:30 in the morning, happened when the truck tried to turn onto N. Main Street, but failed to make the turn because of the speed the truck was traveling during the attempt.
"The crash was attributed to the driver's speed when making the turn. The crash is still under investigation," McIntyre said. "We're getting assistance from the motorcade division. Charges could be pending."
The crash, which did detour traffic, was cleaned up around 5 p.m., as emergency crews and Sunrise Towing cleaned up the area.
Robert Schnetzler, who owns The Granton Inn, said that the accident definitely affected business.
"Yes, it's a holiday week. There was a lot of (onlookers) taking up spots," he said about the parking behind his restaurant. "The building shook when it happened (and) it happened right at lunch. The sheriff was here by the time I got out there."
Though an accident is never a good thing, McIntyre said that the department is just glad that it wasn't any worse.
"A few feet more and we could be in a different position this morning," he said Wednesday. "Thank God it wasn't on the holiday weekend."
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Town Council voted Nov. 19 to table discussions of two resolutions related to the Elected Officials Transportation Committee's budget.
The first was a proposal to add $125,000 to the 2012 budget for design and engineering on the Aspen Airport Business Center pedestrian crossing. The second would have approved the committee's 2013 budget, including a request made by the city of Aspen for funds for a Rubey Park Transit Center improvement project.
The committee includes elected officials representing Snowmass, Aspen and Pitkin County.
In response to the resolution revising the 2012 budget, Councilwoman Markey Butler questioned why contractor was being allowed to go over budget.
"None of this money has been spent," said Brian Pettit, county public works director. "We haven't gone over ... but we've reached the end."
Some of the extra cost was unforeseen, Pettit said, and partly a result of doing public meetings about the project. He said if the extra funds are not provided by the EOTC and another funding source cannot be found, the project, which creates a safe place for pedestrians to cross Highway 82 at the Airport Business Center, will stop.
Pettit said he, the county and the contractor knew the project was over the budget of the original contract.
"There's a lot of issues around the EOTC that concern me," Butler said. "We all were not made aware ... There's a lot of issues around accountability here."
Mayor Bill Boineau said he thinks the pedestrian crossing is important, but he was not happy with the way the committee was handling the budget.
"Be aware when we ask for more public meetings ... someone's got to pay for that," he said. "I will support this tonight, but it is something I do not like seeing."
Councilman Jason Haber said he would not vote for it.
"I think 1,000 hours overage on a 2,000-hour contract is unreasonable," he said.
Haber said he contractor or the project manager should be held accountable. "I don't think this should fall to the EOTC," he said.
Pettit said the design and engineering were still within 10 percent of the total project's cost, which is not unreasonable by the standards for a project of this level.
The planning and design, with the additional and foreseen costs, would now cost $375,000 according to the revised budget.
"My math says it's 12 and a half percent, on a $3 million project," Haber said.
Pettit reconsidered and responded that Haber was correct.
With only three council members present, the resolution would have failed without a unanimous vote. Boineau moved to table the discussion so that that wouldn't happen yet, and the council voted unanimously to do that.
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The council tabled the vote on the second resolution in a similar fashion. The officials expressed concern with the way both were presented outside of a joint EOTC meeting. The city of Aspen decided at a work session Oct. 30 - after tabling the discussion during the EOTC's meeting Oct. 18 - to request $200,000 for the planning phase of the project, to come out of a lockbox reserved for the Entrance to Aspen project or the committee's capital pool.
Butler then raised another issue with the request: that Rubey Park was a crucial transit location in Aspen.
"I'm just struggling with the fact that we talked about it coming from the (Entrance to Aspen fund)," she said.
John Krueger, Aspen director of transportation, said he couldn't speak for the City Council but that Aspen officials thought the capital pool was more appropriate.
Pettit said Pitkin County officials approved it because the capital pool is set aside to do matching programs for grants.
"In order to be competitive for a grant, you need to show that the community desires (a project)," Krueger said. "They want 100 percent of the design funded by community money. ... We've got to get through the design process or demonstrate to them that we're in a design process."
The Snowmass officials raised many questions about the City Council's reasoning behind the request.
"We shouldn't be beating up on you, we should be beating up on our peers," Boineau said to Krueger.
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It's not hard to understand why fun. is a front-runner at the Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday in Los Angeles.
The band with the kooky stylized name, which happens to be the only act nominated in each of Grammy's so-called Big Four categories this year, crafts easy-to-digest pop-rock ditties that leave no bad aftertaste. Actually, most of them leave no aftertaste at all.
The majority of the tunes from the band's rather thin songbook just hit you with big hooks and choruses and then seem to vanish into thin air. Yet they are indeed fun while they last.
On Thursday night at the Fox Theater in Oakland, fun. delighted the sold-out crowd, which apparently drew strongly from the local junior high schools. What concertgoers got was the musical equivalent of cotton candy -- sweet yet somehow unfulfilling in some ways.
There were some exceptions. "We Are Young" and "Some Nights," which is the title track to the band's breakthrough sophomore effort, were both terrific. The former is one of the best pop anthems of recent years and seems destined to win the Grammys for both record and song of the year.
Yet the concert also illustrated why the New York City band shouldn't win the album of the year Grammy, even in a weak field that also includes such mediocrities as Jack White's "Blunderbuss" and Mumford & Sons' "Babel." And can someone please explain to me why a group that released its debut record in 2009 ("Aim and Ignite") is even eligible for the best new artist Grammy in 2013?
Fun. is definitely having a hard time living up to its own soaring popularity, and it's quite understandable why the band is showing signs of growing pains, which mainly come from trying to stretch maybe 40 minutes of worthy material into a 90-minute headlining set. But give this trio -- lead vocalist Nate Ruess, guitarist Jack Antonoff and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost -- some time and it could turn out be as good onstage as it is on the radio.
It will be interesting to see how fun. does when the band returns to the Bay Area to perform at the much larger Greek Theatre in Berkeley on Sept. 6. Tickets for that show go on sale Feb. 15 through Ticketmaster.
Backed by three side musicians, fun. nicely blended the material from its two albums at the Fox. The band's studio albums are quite different, with the first being the more adventurous and slightly psychedelic of the pair. But fun. has updated all the old tracks onstage so that they sound like they'd fit on the newer album ("Some Nights").
The first half of the set list was filled with place holders -- tracks that chewed up time while we waited for the good stuff. The band opened with "Out on the Town" (a bonus track from "Some Nights") and then coasted through such inoffensive offerings as "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)" and "The Gambler," both of which hail from "Aim and Ignite." The band showed its boy band side with the One Direction sound-alike "All the Pretty Girls" and then was a complete Coldplay clone on "Stars." Best of all, it was pure fun. on "We Are Young."
Yes, as the band's biggest hit declares, they are young. But give fun. some time and the band could truly mature into something special.
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World Poetry News: We had our second World Poetry meeting at UBC, Saturday, November 24, World Poetry Youth Team Celebration,1-3pm, Lillooet room ,301, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia, 1961 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/
World Poetry Youth Team Hosts: Yilin Wang, World Poetry Youth Team Leader and Anita Aguirre Nieveras, MA, Educator and professor, author of several books.
Jim Wong-Chu is a poet and editor. A nationally recognized and founding member of the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop, he is the writer of a number of published works of poetry, including Chinatown Ghosts (Arsenal) He had two meetings with us and gave us lots of helpful suggestions as well as doing an exceptional reading from his book.
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Jacqueline Maire, World Poetry Life Time Achievement Award Winner, 2012 and author of Your Last Brainwaves, published by World Poetry Publishing.


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Trey Anastasio Band,
Sunday, 02/14/2010
Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
Set 1: Valentine, Cayman Review, Shine, Drifting[1], Curlew's Call, Tube Top Flop, Obstacle of Course, Night Speaks to a Woman, Goodbye Head > Gotta Jibboo > Tuesday
Set 2: Sand[2] -> Percussion Parade, Push On 'Til the Day, Mr. Completely, The Way I Feel, Money, Love and Change, Sweet and Dandy, Last Tube
Encore: Sultans of Swing, First Tube
[1] Dedicated to Trey's wife, Sue.
[2] Incomplete; fire alarm tripped, horns jam + impromptu parade.
Notes: After "Shine" Trey wished the audience a Happy Valentines Day, and noted that this was the twenty-first anniversary of his first date with his "Freehold sweetie," his wife, Sue Statesir Anastasio, who was in attendance. Dedicating "Drifting" to Sue, he noted that the song was written about her at their Vermont home. The venue's fire alarm was tripped during "Sand," the P.A. was cut and the house lights came on. The horns continued the "Sand" jam led by Trey on wood blocks, eventually giving way to an impromptu "Percussion Parade" through the audience with a detour through the lobby.
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The apartment lies very close to the port of Piraeus and 300 m from Pasalimani. Only 200 m away from the apartment is the docking of the yachts, thus it is suitable for tourists who are cruising. Moreover the apartment is very close to the docking of the boats which are travelling to the Aegean and Argosaronik gulf islands. 500 m away , it is the Marina Zeas, and Mikrolimano. Peiraiki beach which is an ideal place for romantic walks, is located only 1500 m from the apartment.
150 m away from the apartment there are bus stations from where the buses are leading to the most areas of Attica. The line 843 leads in less than 10 minutes to the boats for most islands, to metro (line1 Piraeus station) and to suburban railway (Piraeus station). The same line 843, meets in 3-5 minutes in the port of Piraeus the bus line X96 which leads to the international airport of Athens, Eleftherios Venizelos.
The line 040 leads in about thirty minutes to the Acropolis museum and to the Syntagma Square in the centre of Athens. The line 049 in 25-35 minutes is leading to Omonoia Square in the centre of Athens as well. Finally the line A1 is leading in less than 40 minutes to the most beaches of the south suburbs of Athens.
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Housing consistent with the description, located 20 minutes walk from the metro station Piaeus, which can cause you to Athens Centre for 4 € (for the full day)., Or at the airport for 14 € for 2 people in 80mn .
The apartment is located in 6èeme floor of a pretty quiet building with a terrace overlooking the rooftops. A Carrefour supermarket is 200m, and a lot of small shops are nearby.
Very good internet connection, but the TV programs were not available.
We have not had the pleasure of meeting George with whom I have had exchanges by mail very courteous.
Logement conforme à la description, situé à 20mn à pied de la station de métro Piaeus, qui peut vous amener à Athènes Centre pour 4€ (pour la journée complète)., ou bien à l'aéroport pour 14€ pour 2 personnes en 80mn.
L'appartement est situé au 6èeme étage d'un immeuble assez calme, équipé d'une terrasse avec vue sur les toits. Un supermarché Carrefour est à 200m, et pas mal de petits commerces sont disponibles à proximité.
Très bonne connexion internet, mais les programmes TV n'étaient pas disponibles.
Nous n'avons pas eu le plaisir de rencontrer Georges avec qui j'ai eu des échanges par mails très courtois.
Indeed a charming and fairly spacious appartement. Also, the large balcony - which is not on the pictures - is wonderful. Since the apt. is on the 6th floor you get much sun there, from early in the morning. We had breakfast on the terrace every day!
We didn't meet George personally, but he had arranged for someone else to hand over the keys and was always available by mail or phone. When we missed a blanket and had a problem with the internet connection, it was solved within a day.
Sehr netter Kontakt, schöne Lage in Piräus. sehr ruhig und trotzdem zentral gelegen. Die Wohnung hat etwas Besonderes. Es war alles für das alltägliche Leben vorhanden. Auch der Abholservice vom Flughafen war super.
Wir würden wiederkommen.
Un charmant appartement ! Proche du port de pireé!
Ne pas demander de transfert à George trop de temps d attente à l aéroport pour avoir une voiture .
très joli logement situé au Pirée. Spacieux, clair, calme et bien meublé, avec goût. nous étions deux femmes et trois enfants et tout etait parfait.
Beaucoup de restaurants à proximité, une jolie marina. À recommander
George was an excellent house manager, replied quickly and in detail for each request. The house is very nice, quite and clean, very bright with a fantastic view on Athens's harbour and more. Everything worked well. Pireaus area is not so comfortable to get beaches and Acropoli (it took about 45/55 minutes) but you can easily get buses and the metro stop is about 10' far away.
To make it simple: the house was a WRECK (broken chairs, 3 chairs for a house for 10, 1 bathroom instead of 2, dirty floors, dirty stuff in the cupboards, dirty plastic bottles near the pool, ... ). We called George to complain and to tell him that we would not stay in the house (we were with children), and managed to talk to him.
BUT, that was the only contact that we had: he did not return our following calls to discuss refund. We left him several messages but he did bot care. For me, he is a CROOK.
In the end we did not stay in the house, and got re-imbursed by Wimdu, after sending photos and explaining the situation, plus several calls and emails.
George is a great host, his apartment is very pleasant and robust. If you are looking to stay in that area, then it is the best place to stay. George was very attentive to my needs and made everything possible to accommodate my desires.
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Searching for answers to end the madness
January 17, 2013
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama unveiled his proposals for curbing gun violence in America....
Let's see, I can have one clip that holds 20 rounds and that's bad OR I can have 4 clips that hold 5 rounds each and that's okay. That makes sense.
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I'm curious Faith, have you read the Constitution? Or any of the supporting documents to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? I wonder if you're familiar with Federalist 46? How about Article V of the Constitution? Are you familiar with that?
You say you're a gun owner? What kind? Does it shoot more than one shot? If so, it's a semi-automatic weapon and us on the list to be banned?
Last question. You say no one needs a gun...I'm curious, who should decide what citizens need?
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The 2nd amendment was written when our country was fighting for independence, the founding fathers idea of "right to bear arms" was a musket! They could never fathom the automatic weapons we have today.. there is NOONE (other than military) that needs a gun that shoots 100 rounds a minute! Seriously! I am not anti gun... and I own a gun.. but I am not PROUD that I do.. so many people are sooo proud to have a gun.. Get a life!
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The Constitution means many different things to many different people. For instance, liberals have publically stated that it is mostly "Bull$***" but that's all neither here nor there. US laws must be in compliance with the Constitution. The body responsible for ensuring that happens is the United States Supreme Court's 9 Justices. You may not agree with the majority decisions but they do become the law of the land.
Anything else?
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So AaronS, does the Constitution mean whatever the Supreme Court says it means?
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Sorry whatyamacallit but the Supreme Court has ruled that convicted prisoners only have a few basic rights, the right to bear arms not being one of them.
Nice try though.
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The 2nd Amendment won't have to be re-written in order to ban a category of weapons, b/c the 2nd Amendment has NEVER been interpreted literally. It says our right to keep & bear arms "... shall not be infringed", period, end of sentence, end of Amendment. Which seems to allow no exceptions whatsoever. (It's much plainer, much stronger language, than the protection of our religious freedom in the 1st amendment, which merely says "Congress shall make no law ..." Yet I know of no prisoner in any U.S. jail or penitentiary who is allowed to keep a handgun or knife, & the weapons they make in prison are routinely taken away. You say, "Well OF COURSE it doesn't mean that!" No, it doesn't. But this shows that the meaning of the Amendment is not to be found, has never been found, only in an exact reading of the words.
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Cont: Ya'all really think anyone other than a law abiding citizen is actually going to do that?
Passing new, more restrictivr laws only law abiding people will follow will NOT solve any problem!
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You do realize one of the Executive Orders he signed mandated the BATFE to issue "instructions" to gun shops on the proper way to do background checks? And the letter has already been issued. However, the content of that letter had nothing to do with instructing gun dealers on the proper way to do a background check.
It detailed how to do background checks on "private transfers." You know, the dreaded "gun show loophole" the anti-gun crowd constantly talks about!
It instructs the dealer to transfer a private sale firearm into their possession from the seller, then have the buyer fill out a Form 4473, and then call in the background check to transfer the firearm to the buyer. In effect, charging the buyer for the transfer of the gun to them, then charge the buyer for a transfer to them. The typical transfer fee I see is around $25.00, so that would add $50.00 to any private sale.
Ya'all really think anyone other than a law abiding citizen is going to ju
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If your minds set that the answer to 2+2 is 5 Tassie, no amount of ration or reason will change your biased opinion.
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Thank you AaronS for provig my point, Theres nothing in President Obama background to make anybody think he would use (executive orders) to limit or ban private ownership of certain types of firearms! Just more right wing propaganda thats all it is.
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From ABC News Denver....
Green's group and other liberal Democrats have openly expressed disappointment in Obama since 2009, saying his agenda has fallen short. Many have cited his failure to advance an assault-weapons ban, as promised, enact climate change legislation or overhaul the nation's immigration system.
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We're close to agreement? So then you believe as I do that no weapons ban can be enacted without first addressing the 2nd Amendment which guarantees citizens the fundamental right to 'bear arms' and that those spouting the tripe of an assault weapons ban really don't know what they are talking about as they can't even define what an assault weapon is.
Good to know you abhor the ignorance as much as I do.
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AaronS, we're close to agreement but how do we do so so disagreeably? We agree that a clear, reasonable definition of what weapons to ban is needed. I haven't submitted such a definition myself because, (even though I'm a gun owner & have shot a few varmints, & was on a Navy ship's pistol team), I know people who are familiar w/ far more firearms than I am. So I leave the writing to them. (& the work -- I admit that such writing is work. If you think it's easy, try it yourself.)
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"AaronS" like the writer of this article did when he or she wrote "No one aware of President Barack Obama's rhetoric and his background should doubt that if he thought he could get away with it, he would use executive orders to limit or ban private ownership of certain types of firearms." What weapon was he or she describing?
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My refusal to address what issue whatsyamacallit?
Personally, I think that if you wanted to ban a weapon, you should be able to describe exactly what it is you wish to ban.
Can you?
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The previous definition of an "assault" weapon was poorly written, & I have not defended it. (I have posted that the higher capacity of the weapon used at Sandy Hook is pointless for hunting.)
What is needed is not a re-enactment of the old ban, but a ban based on a better-laid-out definition. My point was that a line has to be drawn. If you don't draw any line, you have no way to distinguish between the WVU Mountaineer's muzzle-loader & a Stinger missle.
Someone w/ a more thorough knowledge of guns that the average member or staffer of Congress needs to write the new law. AaronS, you could contribute an appropriate definition, if you would. Your refusal to address the issue doesn't mean it won't be written -- but the fewer knowledgeable people get behind a better definition, the more likely some half-assed definition will be used again.
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I've told you denver but you refuse to see the truth, instead defending the President with a true Scotsman argument.
You make about as much sense as neowhatsyamacallit74 whose naive enough to believe that a cosmetic addition to a traditional hunting rifle somehow makes it more dangerous than it was prior to the addition. His comment that some weapons MUST be available but others must be restricted or banned is makes absolutely no sense as the determination is something as trivial as a shroud or a pistol grip. Seriously, how injudicious must one be to think that putting a pistol grip or folding stock makes a weapon more dangerous?
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Now I have to come to the defense of the editorial. Which does say, "... he would use executive orders to limit or ban private ownership of certain types of firearms." (Presumably "assault" weapons.) But the editorial sums up, "However, if these initiatives ... can help even a little ..., they are a good first step." Taking the editorial as a whole, it is two-handed (on the one hand ... on the other hand ...). I can hardly call it "just more right wing propaganda trying to make people believe Obama and the Democrats are going to take your guns ..."
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AaronS equates "ban guns" w/ "reinstate the assault weapons ban". An all-or-nothing reading of the 2nd Amendment doesn't stand up. (If it did, we could all buy Stinger missles & RPG's.
On the other hand, an overly literal reading of the Amendment might conclude that we can "keep and bear" any arms if you have them, but nothing in the Amendment prevents the Government banning the manufacture, importation, purchase, or sale of all weapons.
Most reasonable people will agree that some weapons must be available to most citizens, but other weapons must be closely restricted or banned. Some reasonable people will draw the line on one side of "Bushmaster"-style semi-automatic rifles; other reasonable people will draw the line on the other side. No one seeing that, should attribute more than is said; that is, do not generalize that to banning all weapons or banning no weapons, w/o further evidence.
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I notice that some people posting here tend to shoot high, over the target. If you do the same w/ your guns, you won't hit much; at the least, you'll give your target time to take some action.
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To answer your question denver, there is nothing in his background to make anybody think he would use executive orders to limit or ban private ownership of certain types of firearms. All this editorial is, just more right wing propaganda trying to make people believe Obama and the Democrats are going to take your guns, one way or the other. That's all it is! And it most be working, because look how many are on here trying to defend a lie.
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Now back to my original Question, I would like to know, whats in President Obama's background to make you think he would use "executive orders to limit or ban private ownership of certain types of firearms?"
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Google this, {Obama campaign promise: "I Am Not Going To Take Your Guns Away"}
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None of what you say changes the fact that the President has openly campaigned to reinstate the failed assault weapons ban policy that was in effect from 1994 thru 2004 or that he stated numerous times after the CT tragedy that he would look "any means available through executive order" in extending that ban. Those are facts that are easily verifiable to anyone not already biased on the issue willing to do the research Denver and nothing you say changes those facts.
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The Western Motorcycle Company Wayfarer is a motorcycle that appears in two different renditions in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Lost and Damned.
3D Universe
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Wayfarer is a touring-style motorcycle based on the Harley Davidson Road Glide and Honda Goldwing. It is very similar to the HPV-1000 police motorbike, without police livery.
HD Universe
In The Lost and Damned, the Wayfarer, indicated to be manufactured by Western Motorcycle Company, resembles a more traditional bike, similar to the Angel. Based on a Harley-Davidson FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide, but sports distinguishable accessories, such as beige, braid-trimmed seating (complete with an Angels Of Death insignia), beige handlebars and unique rear license plate with "Angels of Death" writing and logo.
The Wayfarer is an Angels Of Death gang vehicle, as already evidenced by the aforementioned insignia on its seat.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Wayfarer is one of the slowest motorcycles in the game, only faster than the Faggio and its variant, the Pizza Boy; however with this, it is also the most stable at higher speeds. It is a heavy motorcycle, thus completing any stunts varying from a wheelie to a stoppie is virtually impossible.
The Lost and Damned
Like the Angel, the Wayfarer's engine power is the poorest among all TLAD choppers (although not considerably bad overall), being capable of going from 0 to 100 kmph in 8.6 seconds, and reaching a top speed of 216 kmph [citation/verification needed]. However, while still as heavy as choppers in the game (300kg), the Wayfarer lower torque allows the it to corner more easily.
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- Usually found ridden or parked in any rural area of San Andreas or at the edges of cities.
- Always found parked in a small parking lot, next to Mount Chiliad, on the same road as the Angel Pine Junkyard.
- Can occasionally be found in traffic at airport terminals.
The Lost and Damned
- Can usually be found parked at the side of the road around Alderney, specifically Alderney City.
- The bike can be easily obtained in the mission. Liberty City Choppers. After the player drives to the Angels of Death clubhouse and the brief cutscene ends, the player can steal it and drive the motorcycle to his parking space. Note: Once the player drives a short distance the player will fail the mission and a message will say "Jim is Dead".
- It will spawn around the Angels of Death Clubhouse in North Holland/Northwood if the player is riding a chopper not associated with The Angels of Death (i.e. a Hexer, Revenant, Lycan or Diabolus).
- Can be found at daylight at the crossroad in front of the Linen Lounge (North Holland) while driving a Double T Custom.
- The Wayfarer plays the following radio stations by default when entered:
- GTA San Andreas: K Rose.
- The Lost and Damned: Liberty City Hardcore.
- The Wayfarer has a glitch in GTA San Andreas. When someone sits on the passenger sit, his head will glitch up resulting in a strange look.
- The bike is absent from Grand Theft Auto V, however, a police scanner file named "0x176CDE99" mentions it, indicating a possible appearance in the beta.
- However, the Daemon can be modified to closely resemble the Wayfarer, incorporating its fuel tank, seat tassles, rear seat and 'sissy bar', and the mirror on its handlebars.
- Like the HPV-1000, its engine sound is a slowed down version of the PCJ-600.
- The Wayfarer in TLaD does not feature a license plate, deeming it illegal for the road.
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Seared Alaska Scallops with Jalapeño Cream; Maghreb-Style Salmon with Cous Cous
This weeks recipes come to us from Mexico and the Maghreb (Arab North Africa) two regions of the world that certainly do appreciate the spices of life.
Seared Alaska Scallops with Jalapeño Cream
This ravishing recipe comes to us courtesy Rick Bayless, chef-founder of Chicagos justly famed Frontera Grill, who is expert in many regional Mexican styles.
Serves 4
16 Alaska Weathervane scallops (20/30 count, about 1 1/4 lbs total)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
About 1/4 teaspoons sea salt, plus more for sprinkling on the scallops
1 1/2 tablespoons organic extra virgin olive or macadamia nut oil
1 1/2 cups Roasted Jalapeño-Cilantro Salsa (see Salsa ingredients and instructions, below)
1/2 cup heavy (whipping) cream or creme fraiche
1/3 cup fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped
Marinating the scallops
Searing the scallops
Finishing the dish
Variations and improvisations
Roasted Jalapeño-Cilantro Salsa ingredients
For 2 1/2 cups:
1 1/2 pounds (about 6 medium plum) ripe tomatoes (preferably plum)
2‒3 (1 to 1 1/2 oz) fresh jalapeño chilies*, stemmed
1/2 small (2 oz) white onion, sliced
1/4-inch thick 4 garlic cloves, peeled
about 1/4 cup water
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, loosely packed, chopped
1 generous teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
For 5 cups:
3 pounds (about 12 medium plum) ripe tomatoes (preferably plum)
4 to 6 (2 to 3 oz) fresh jalapeño chilies*, stemmed
1 small (4 oz) white onion, sliced
1/4-inch thick 8 garlic cloves, peeled
about 1/2 cup water 2/3 cup fresh cilantro, loosely packed, chopped
2 generous teaspoons sea salt
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
*Other chilies you can use: habanero (orange or green), Serrano, Santa Fe, Fresno, fresh pequin (go light; theyre hot!) Hungarian wax, fresh arbol, cayenne, Tabasco, as well as most small hot fresh chilies.
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Maghreb-Style Salmon with Cous Cous
Maghreb, which means western in Arabic, is a local appellation for the region of Africa north of the Sahara Desert and west of the Nile, which includes Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. While ours is not an authentic North African recipe, itll have to do until we can get to Algiers or Marrakech and delve into their tasty culinary traditions.
4 (6 oz each) wild salmon fillets
6 oz couscous
2 medium zucchini, sliced
1 large red onion, peeled and sliced
4 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 large red pepper, sliced
2 tablespoons organic extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and organic black pepper
handful of fresh chopped chives and basil
few sprigs fresh parsley or mint for garnishing
Maghreb Dressing ingredients
2 teaspoons Vital Choice Organic Salmon Marinade (or equivalent blend of herbs and spices*)
1 teaspoon organic turmeric
1/4 teaspoon organic cayenne (optional)
2 tablespoon organic extra virgin olive oil
*fennel seed, dill weed, black pepper, lemon peel, garlic, onion, sea salt, red pepper
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