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Rankings That May Give You Little to Chew On
When news broke last week that more than 60 diners at Noma, a Copenhagen restaurant, had contracted norovirus and fallen ill in February, many resulting articles called Noma "the world's best restaurant."
That is based on a relatively new measure of gastronomic greatness, and it isn't a unanimous opinion. The ranking, the annual World's 50 Best Restaurants list, is based on votes by over 900 judges, including chefs, food writers and food lovers at large, who try to defy the cliché and give an accounting for taste.
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Started in 2002, the ranking has risen from a feature idea in a U.K. trade publication to an industry award show covered world-wide. Yet critics say the rankings are susceptible to lobbying and to comping of meals by contending restaurants. And more-populist voting, such as on the international travel website TripAdvisor, doesn't always agree with the results. Noma ranks ninth on TripAdvisor—in Copenhagen. The top spot in the city is an ice-cream shop called Ismageriet.
The World's 50 Best rankings are both influential—driving more interest in a restaurant than a Michelin star or a major review, say some owners—and inherently imperfect.
"It is really the only ranking or rating that gets global attention from the media all over the world," said Nick Kokonas, co-owner of Alinea, a Chicago restaurant that ranks seventh in the world and second in the U.S., behind Per Se in New York. Being named best restaurant in North America in 2010 drove more visits to Alinea's website than an appearance by Alinea's chef on Oprah Winfrey's television show.
But Mr. Kokonas said the list is tilted against restaurants outside the world's most-visited cities, which could favor New York and London spots over Alinea, and give Alinea, in turn, an advantage over the best restaurant in Denver.
Restaurant Magazine, which runs the rankings, appoints 26 regional chairs—including 10 in Europe and Turkey and three in the U.S. and Canada—who each appoint 35 judges. Each judge votes for seven restaurants, ranked by preference, at least three of which must be outside his or her region and none of which can be places the judge has a financial interest in. A judge must have dined in all seven choices in the last 18 months. Places are ranked by how many votes they get, with judges' rankings used only to break ties. So a famous spot visited by every judge but voted for by 100 would beat a place visited by 90 judges and ranked first by all 90.
Asked if that favors eateries that are visited more frequently—those in big cities, for example— William Drew, editor of Restaurant Magazine, said, "inevitably." But he said some places outside cities, such as Manresa in Los Gatos, Calif.—No. 48 last year—make the cut.
Rankings based on anonymous online votes, such as those on TripAdvisor, also raise doubts. One is that voters aren't playing fair—either by voting more than once or by rating their own restaurant up while voting down a competitor. "TripAdvisor has a zero-tolerance policy for fraudulent reviews," a spokeswoman said.
A different risk surrounds the World's 50 Best ranking: that voters are being influenced by complimentary meals. Jay Rayner, restaurant critic for the Observer newspaper in the U.K., said he quit as regional chair because of what he saw as unchecked offers of free meals from restaurants in a bid to boost their rankings. Mr. Rayner argued that votes based on comped meals should count less. But organizers disagreed. "Journalists will frequently get invited for free meals, and so will fellow chefs," said Mr. Drew. "We can't stop those."
Raymond Lim, director of the Les Amis Group in Singapore and a judge for the contest, said another problem is some countries, such as mainland China, are too hard to cover for any one of their restaurants to get on the list.
The top restaurant for three years running is in Copenhagen. Judging for the next awards, to be announced next month, closed late last year so the norovirus outbreak won't be held against Noma. The restaurant said that the bug was spread by an asymptomatic worker, that its staff has extensively cleaned the kitchen, and that it has offered refunds or new meals to affected diners.
Noma said it doesn't regard the ranking as necessarily accurate. "We have never considered ourselves the 'best restaurant in the world,' " said spokeswoman Annika de Las Heras, though the interest from the awards meant that "we have been allowed to create the restaurant of our dreams."
Mr. Rayner also played down the ranking. "It was just a list and everyone loves lists," he said. "You could pull it apart left, right and center easily, because it was merely a way of taking opinion."
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
On April 5, 2014, at around 9 p.m. Carol Conway called 911. Her husband, Kevin, was barely breathing.
The Dorchester County Dispatch Center received the call. Dispatcher Fayth Grooms was on the other end of the line.
My husband is not breathing, hes having trouble breathing, Carol said, panicked.
Over the next several minutes Grooms coached Carol through performing CPR on her husband and giving him chest compressions while her children waited outside to flag down EMS.
Carol performed 10 rounds of CPR and chest compressions before the ambulance arrived.
Her husband still wasnt responding, and a panicked tone crept into Carols voice: Come on Kevin, come on...
Carol, youre doing a great job, said Grooms.
As EMS arrived and Carol turned her attention away from Grooms and toward the emergency responders, Grooms stayed on the line.
We heard the firefighters say Hes breathing on his own, Grooms remembered. The fire department came back by to let us know he was ok.
Later, the hospital told the Conways that Kevin had a mild heart attack.
On May 2, the Conway family Kevin, Carol and their 10- and 11-year-old children visited Grooms and the Dorchester County Dispatch Center to give their thanks to the woman who saved Kevins life.
In the privacy of the Sheriffs Office, Grooms and the family met for the first time. Kevin burst into tears as he reached for Grooms. The two embraced for several minutes.
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. My family thanks you, he said.
Im so glad you can be here, she said.
The Conways hugged their way around the room; the rest of Dorchester County Dispatch and the responding EMS paramedics also came to the meeting.
Both of you did a really good job, said Chief Deputy Sam Richardson. You (Grooms) kept her (Carol) even keeled, and you (Carol) were strong. We dont often get the chance to see the good side of things around here. Because of this exchange you are a member of the Dorchester County Sheriffs Office family now.
As the group discussed the events of that night, Grooms complimented Carol on her performance.
You were perfect, you did everything I needed you to do. You are a true hero.
You listened, and thats what we needed. Hes here and hes going to stick around for a long time, Grooms said. Im so glad to meet you.
EMS also congratulated Carol for being smart and very brave.
It feels so quick and takes forever at the same time, said Carol of waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
Grooms took the Conway family on a tour of the Dispatch Center to show them how their call was received and exactly what she did to talk Carol through the situation.
Chief Dep. Richardson said what Grooms did on April 5 is what all of the dispatchers are faced with every day during their shifts.
[Dispatchers] are the unsung heroes in the Sheriffs Office, he said.
Grooms said the 911 call was just as special to her as it was to the Conways.
After I knew he was OK I was in tears, she said. This is why I love my job. If this happens once in the whole time Im a dispatcher, its worth it.
Grooms has been a dispatcher for 14 years, and has been with DCSO for six years. In all that time, shes only once met a person she helped, and that case was less severe, she said.
Hopefully youll never have to call again, Grooms told the Conways.
Im so glad I got to meet you all.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Police were called because a car was sitting in the middle of a traffic circle, headed the wrong way.
It appeared tire marks went across the shrubbery and into the other side of the roundabout.
A man was sitting in the passenger seat and a woman stood before him talking to him.
The officer asked the female how she arrived at that location, and according to the report, she pointed and stated that she came around the traffic circle on the right side, made a U-turn and arrived there.
The officer then asked her where the tire tracks came from, and she did not answer.
When asked if she had been drinking, she said she was coming form her bother's house and only had one beer.
The officer then walked her over to the tire marks, and she said they were not hers and reiterated her original story.
The officer then asked her if she had her license, and she pointed to her husband and said her husband had been driving. The officer then asked the husband if he had been driving, and he responded that he had a license and began searching for it.
The officer asked him again if he had been driving, and he did not respond.
The officer then asked the female what her name was, and she gave a false response.
This not being the officer's first rodeo, he radioed in the license plate number and asked who the car belonged to. At that point he called the suspect female by the name given to him by dispatchers, and she answered without hesitation.
Police then told the woman she was under investigation for DUI. She again said she had not been driving.
The officer began a series of tests, first asking her what her highest level of education was. She said, "Huh?"
The officer asked her again and she told him what she did for a living.
He asked her if she knew her alphabet and she said yes, but not to ask her to say it backwards.
She did not wait for complete instructions, began without being told to and even then didn't do a good job, according to the report.
He then moved on to another test telling her to follow the tip of his pen.
When he put his flashlight up, she stopped him and said she was nearsighted and blind.
The officer then asked her if she had contacts, hard or soft, and she said yes.
He then informed her that she was wearing glasses. The officer moved on and asked her if she could see the tip of his pen. He told her not to move her head and follow the pen. She then told him his flashlight blinded her. So he got a pen light and began again. This time she started talking about the collision again.
He reminded her she was under investigation for DUI and informed her that if she wanted to do the tests they should continue. Then she said, "DUI?" She then said again she only had one beer. The officer asked her again if she wanted to continue to do the tests and she ignored the officer and continued to talk about her brother. He asked her again and she did not respond.
At this time the woman's husband began interfering with the investigation and was told to stop. This sidetracked the woman even more and she refused to do the tests. She was arrested for DUI and refused to be placed in handcuffs.
They got her under control, but she began yelling that she did not refuse to do any tests.
When read her rights and asked if she understood them, she said she did not understand them.
The husband was also arrested for interfering with a police officer, and the car was towed.
Not funny
Early one morning a hotel clerk got a disturbing call from an unknown person who said there was a bomb in the building. It was a male who said, "There is a bomb in the building. This is no joke. Get everyone out."
The person immediately hung up the phone, and the clerk followed the company's evacuation plan and pulled the fire alarm. He got all of the guests out of the building and called 911. Guests were still evacuating when police arrived and officers went in a did a walk through, checking all common areas of the hotel. There was nothing suspicious or out of place. The fire department arrived and reset the alarm.
Police spoke with the clerk and asked is he wanted the guests to be allowed back in the building. According to the report, they made it clear to the clerk that they had not checked through any rooms, just the common areas. He decided to let the guests return.
The clerk told police their caller ID function was not working properly but they do have recorded lines his manager can access.
There were no suspects, but police planned to meet with the manager upon his arrival for further investigation.
Mixed up story
Police were called to a local hospital in reference to a female who claimed she had been kicked out of a moving car by her ex-boyfriend against whom she also has a restraining order.
When the officer first arrived, the alleged victim refused to speak to the officer. So the officer spoke to the nurses and reviewed their initial notes stating that when she first arrived she informed them that she came home and found her ex-boyfriend in her garage and that he shoved her in his car and drove off. He then stopped the car and kicked her out and she landed in an ant pile.
The officer noticed this victim did not appear to have any visible injuries besides ant bites. Another officer arrived and was able to get the victim to speak. She gave the officer her ex-boyfriend's name and eventually gave a written statement.
The officer noticed in her report that the victim appeared intoxicated. The report indicated the victim took a cab from downtown after having a few drinks. She said she got a call from a neighbor that her ex-boyfriend' car was in her driveway. She arrived home and saw the garage door open. The ex-boyfriend then came outside and started yelling at her. Her statement said he then opened his passenger car door and shoved her inside.
She said he drove away and then stopped and shoved her out. She crawled away into the grass and landed in an ant pile.
She then saw the ex-boyfriend pull over. He came over to her and started dragging her back to his vehicle.
She stated that three men in a delivery truck were at a stop light and watched the whole thing. They got out and started yelling at the ex-boyfriend and he let her go.
She said the men then drove her to a storage unit facility and helped her wash the ants off. According to the report she asked them to take her to the hospital but they said they could not because they had to make their delivery. An EMS arrived at the storage facility and picked her for a ride to the hospital.
The woman was cleared medically, and the officer gave her a ride home.
She advised the officer that she did not want to pursue charges.
Another officer had an informant who knew this ex-boyfriend and confirmed that he was there baby sitting her kids while she was out drinking. Police made contact with the man who said that he had been asleep when she got home at 1:45 a.m. and she "was highly intoxicated."
He told police that when he went to leave she jumped into his car before he could lock the doors. He asked her to get out and when she didn't he backed out of the driveway and started driving out of the neighborhood to bluff her into getting out.
She began kicking him and broke the gear shift. She started kicking the steering wheel and he almost collided with an oncoming car, he said.
He told police he was bleeding from the face and possibly had two cracked ribs.
He said the car was stuck in drive because of the broken gear shift. He could not take his foot off the brake - and asked her again to get out. She did get out this time and he drove off.
In his rear view mirror he saw her trip over the curb and fall into the grass. He pulled into a nearby parking lot and managed to get the car in park, the report said. He went over to help her and she began shouting and screaming so he left her there. He told police he had already notified his physician of his injuries and did not wish to press charges.
Once, twice
The automated license plate reader on the Ravenel Bridge alerted a patrolling officer that a car coming off the bridge had suspended tags for not maintaining insurance.
The driver was also speeding, so the officer pulled the car over.
The man's driver's license was also suspended for failure to pay insurance.
The passenger in the car did not have a valid driver's license either.
The driver asked the officer if he could call a friend to come get the truck instead of having it towed. The officer said he could do that if he could get his insurance company to reinstate his policy.
But the driver knew that could take all day, and a representative confirmed that.
The officer explained to the driver that he was trying to work with him, but without insurance the car could not be driven and would have to be towed.
The man's ex-wife came to pick the pair up, and he was charged with driving an uninsured.
But it didn't end there.
Later that afternoon, the automated license plate reader on the bridge hit on another car for operating without insurance. Low and behold, it was the same driver, and the same passenger in a different car.
Still having no insurance and his license being suspended, he was taken to the jail house.
Arm warmers?
A 17-year-old Mount Pleasant kid with no money went into a boutique and helped herself to an item. That item, in the dead of summer, happened to be arm warmers.
They were worth $6.50.
The assistant manager saw her take the arm warmers off the shelf and put them in her purse. The assistant manager called police and explained that it was against store policy to approach a shoplifter inside the store so she waited until the alleged thief exited the store and she asked her to stop. The 17-year-old admitted to stealing the arm warmers, gave them back and said she would pay for them. She begged the assistant manager not to call police, according to the incident report.
The assistant manager explained that she had to call police, and the suspect said she understood and waited at the checkout area until an officer arrived.
There were no surveillance cameras in the store, but the suspect admitted to the officer that she really wanted the arm warmers and she did not have any money for them so she tried to steal them.
She said she knew it was wrong to take them and that she had never been in any trouble before. She was arrested and taken to jail.
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on November 18, 2012 - 12:49 AM
By Mark Gaughan
Two quarterbacks speeding in opposite directions meet today in Denver.
Peyton Manning has the Broncos on a four-game winning streak and in position to put a stranglehold on the AFC West with a win over slumping San Diego. A win by Denver (6-3) gives the Broncos what amounts to a four-game lead with six to play.
Manning's comeback from neck surgery is one of the feel-good stories of the year in the NFL. Philip Rivers' struggles for the Chargers is one of the confounding stories of the year.
Rivers is an elite quarterback who is capable of leading the Chargers to the Super Bowl. He has elite accuracy, great instincts in the pocket and fantastic intangibles.
Yet Rivers has been burdened with what San Diego media have taken to calling a case of the "yips," the golfing term used to describe a jerking motion that causes the missing of easy putts.
A case in point came last week in Tampa. Rivers was 22 of 26 for 271 yards early in the fourth quarter before he threw a terrible interception along the sideline. The Bucs' Leonard Johnson returned it 83 yards for a game-breaking touchdown.
Rivers has 15 TD passes and 12 interceptions this year. His interception rate is the highest in the league. Last season Rivers ranked third in the NFL in interceptions with 20, part of the reason the Chargers finished 8-8.
In his first five seasons as a starter, Rivers had 136 TDs and 58 interceptions, which at the time was the second best TD-to-INT ratio of all time. His career passer rating of 97.2 entering last season was the highest in the league for QBs with more than 2,000 passes.
The problem is Rivers' supporting cast has deteriorated and he keeps pressing to compensate. Last season Rivers lost the left side of his offensive line. Left tackle Marcus McNeill had to retire because of neck problems. Left guard Kris Dielman had to retire because of concussions. Replacement left tackle Jared Gaither hasn't been able to stay healthy enough to play at a high level.
Meanwhile, tight end Antonio Gates has gotten older. The Chargers lost starting wideout Vincent Jackson in free agency, and his replacement, Robert Meachem, so far has been a disappointment. The Chargers outbid the Bills for Meachem, who has just 13 catches.
The Chargers defense was a big disappointment last season, slumping to 22nd in the league in points allowed. Rivers last season played like a guy who thought he had to make every play in order to carry the defense on his back. The Chargers defense actually is much better this year. It's seventh in yards allowed, second against the run and 11th in points allowed. But Rivers still seems to be trying to make plays when nothing is available.
"He's obviously trying as hard as he can to go win," Chargers coach Norv Turner said this week. "In a couple of cases, he's trying to do too much. As I said, it's not 20 plays. It's one or two plays in two or three of the games."
It's Turner's job, as an offensive-minded coach, to get Rivers to stop putting too much pressure on himself.
"It's frustrating," Turner said. "It's frustrating for him and it's frustrating for all of us. We're spending a lot of time working on it. We handle the things that we need to handle and we're coaching. As I said, he's working hard at it."
If the Chargers don't catch the Broncos, Rivers will have somebody else trying to get him to play more relaxed next season.
Poor Garrett
The pressure meter never leaves the red zone for the coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Jason Garrett already is a marked man with his Cowboys (4-5) at the back end of the playoff race. There's speculation that suspended Saints coach Sean Payton, the former Dallas aide and Dallas resident, would be a logical replacement for Garrett since Payton is due to become a free agent at the end of the season.
This week Dallas owner Jerry Jones added more gasoline to the fire after a rumor floated that lame-duck Browns president Mike Holmgren would be interested in the Dallas job. Jones initially expressed his respect for Holmgren and said he was flattered if Holmgren were interested. Then Jones moved to dismiss the talk by telling a Dallas radio station he is "fired up about" Garrett and his future. Jones and Holmgren get to exchange greetings when their teams meet today.
Garrett has one big factor in his favor in his effort to keep his job. Jones would have to relinquish a significant amount of power in making football decisions if he were to turn to Holmgren or Payton.
Dancing Machines
The Chiefs performed a public service in the loss to Pittsburgh by showing young athletes how ridiculous it looks to celebrate when you're on a losing team. Team captains Eric Berry and Derrick Johnson, among others, got an excessive celebration penalty when the Chiefs returned an apparent fumble for a TD. But the fumble was ruled an incomplete pass on review. Chiefs Tamba Hali and Justin Houston did the "Kid 'n Play dance" after a sack on Ben Roethlisberger.
"It was a surprise to me to see some of those celebrations, per se," KC coach Romeo Crennel told the Kansas City Star. "The rules are explicit about no celebrating, particularly group celebrations. You cannot have those. ... With the record we have, we really can't afford to be dancing."
Wilson's food drive
Bills safety George Wilson will host the third annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Buffalo families from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Northwest Community Center. Wilson will help distribute more than 2,000 pounds of food to 150 families in need. Wilson's SAFETY Foundation works with the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County to select families for the drive. The foundation stands for Saving Adolescents from the Everyday Trials of Youth.
Winning close ones
San Francisco's showdown with Chicago pits the top two ranked defenses in the league. Niners coach Jim Harbaugh has the best winning percentage in the league in games decided by one score.
"It's because of the heart of the players," says Harbaugh. "Just down after down, to never tire mentally and to keep fighting."
The active head coaches with the best records in one-score games (minimum 10 such games): San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh 10-2-1, Atlanta's Mike Smith 27-11, Tennessee's Mike Munchak 8-5, Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin 29-20, Baltimore's John Harbaugh 21-15.
Onside kicks
• The Buffalo Bills Booster Club elected its officers at a meeting last week. Dick Zolnowski is president, and Don Bartz vice president. The other officers: Josie Nola, treasurer; Donna Cutrona, secretary; Tom Nola, Bill O'Hara, Brian Hapeman, Cathy Nathan, trustees. Call 685-3247 to join.
• The Steelers have had more passing yards than their opponent for 16 straight games at Heinz Field. You'd think Dan Marino or Joe Montana might have done that. But no. It's tied for the longest such streak in NFL history. The Rams did it in their Greatest Show on Turf era.
• Atlanta's Matt Ryan is 30-4 at home in the regular season.
• Tampa rookie running back Doug Martin has 858 yards from scrimmage the past five games, the most since Edgerrin James had 914 in a five-game span in 1999.
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The Muota valley is a green, drawn-out and mountain-encircled Schwyz mountain valley that has its valley entrance close to the cantonal capital and which borders Uri Canton in the south and Glarus Canton in the east. Extending across 172 square kilometres, the Muota valley ranks among Switzerland's ten largest communes in respect of area, and is nearly as large as the entire canton of Zug.
The commune region is home to one of the longest caves in the world. According to the latest research, the labyrinth of Höllloch caves which was discovered in 1875 extends across 195 kilometres (!) and lies under the karst terrain of the primeval forest-like Bödmeren forest and the Silberen. In contrast to other caves, the 'Höllloch' (hell-hole) has hardly been tamed for visitors with the likes of concreted pathways or electric lighting. Tours into the Höllloch – ranging from 1½-hour short guided tours through to expeditions of several days with bivouac – are therefore conducted by trained guides. In this underground world the stalagmites and stalactites, but also the deep gorges, enchanting rock formations, 'glacial mills' and fossilizations are all spectacular to see.
The secluded geographical location has helped the folk in the valley to retain their down-to-earth character and their staid sense of calmness. Also famous far and wide is their dry sense of humour, which forms the theme for an explanatory 'humour walking trail'. A unique, much-loved style of folk music has also been retained. The Muota valley weathermen, also named "Wetterschmöcker" in Swiss German, are much celebrated. Twice yearly these prophets present annual weather forecasts with much humour; the forecasts are strongly underpinned by outdoor observations.
Spray-infused waterfalls, rushing white water streams, colour-bedecked wildflower meadows and bizarre karst landforms all belong to the overground natural beauties of the Muota valley. Visitors seeking tranquillity will find an extensive network of rambling trails. At Muotathal village, the valley forks: the Bisistal leads southwards where a cableway ultimately takes visitors up onto the Glattalp (mountain restaurant). In an easterly direction, the Muota valley rises up to the Pragel pass, the link to the Klöntalersee in the canton of Glarus.
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Ski tours can be undertaken until well into May, with the Blüemberg, the Glatten and the Twärenen being the most popular destinations. Easily accessible Schwyz ski areas are Stoos-Fronalpstock-Klingenstock (above the entrance to the Muota valley) und Sattel-Hochstuckli near Rothenturm.
- Höllloch karst cave system in the Muota valley – Europe's longest cave (at nearly 200 km in length) and one of the world's most extensive cave systems. Viewing only by way of guided cave expeditions.
- Limestone pavements – these karst landforms in the Bödmeren, Silbern and Twären areas above the Höllloch, but also in the vicinity of the Glattalpsee, constitute the largest region of karst in Switzerland.
- "erlebniswelt muotathal" (Muotathal world of adventure) – memorable experiences providing adventure, information and culture, with good food, appropriate entertainment and some unique accommodation.
- Muota valley weathermen – down-to-earth and with an affinity for nature's way, these weather sages deliver their humour-laced forecasts twice yearly.
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- Stoosschwinget – every year this folk festival which has been held since 1921 leads off the mountain wresting festivals; clearly laid out wrestling ring for spectators offering magnificent views (June).
- "Bisisthaler Schafmärcht" (sheep market in the Bisis valley) – one of the most important folk festivals in the Muota valley's annual event calendar (August).
- Mountains of Death Open Air – staged every year at the end of August, this open-air festival has since become famous beyond Swiss borders in the Death Metal scene (August).
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That was the NFL's message to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, the day after their season ended.
So sorry. Our bad. Everyone makes mistakes.
The NFL determined that the San Diego Chargers were in an illegal formation when the Kansas City Chiefs missed a 41-yard field goal on Sunday.
There should have been a 5-yard penalty, and the Chiefs should have tried another field goal, this time from 36 yards.
But that didn't happen. The Chargers went on to win the game and claimed the last playoff spot in the AFC.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was diplomatic about the whole mess, noting correctly that the Steelers created their own problem by being dependent on the results of other games to get into the playoffs.
That is certainly true. A 0-4 start is a huge obstacle.
What happened in the Chiefs-Chargers game is precisely why former coach Bill Cowher always refused to play what he called the "what-if" game. It can drive you crazy.
But indulge it for just a moment: What if the Steelers had played better in their opener against Tennessee? What if they hadn't missed so many tackles against Minnesota? What if the always-reliable Shaun Suisham hadn't missed a couple of field goals against Oakland? What if the Steelers had been able to tackle Terrelle Pryor in the same Raiders game?
See? It can drive you crazy.
All that said, it's a special kind of aggravation that comes from knowing a bad call in a game 3,000 miles away put the final nail in a disappointing season.
For all the professionalism he presented at his season-ending news conference on Monday, it's not hard to imagine Tomlin cutting loose a vehement "darn it" behind closed doors when the NFL admitted the mistake.
It's OK if Steelers fans do the same.
Just don't dwell on it.
Bad idea
Every time there's a missed call, there's also a call for the NFL to hire full-time officials.
It's a foolish idea.
If it happened, the NFL would start by losing a lot of its most experienced officials. They have careers apart from officiating one game per week.
What would they do during the week, and what would they do during the six months when no games are being played?
There's never a viable answer for that question. The incorrect perception is that officials show up on Sunday for the game, not unlike someone working a high school game on a Friday night.
Peter King was embedded with an NFL officiating crew and did an excellent series for Sports Illustrated's website. It's hardly a part-time or casual job.
The other major sports have full-time officials. There are still mistakes. NFL coaches work year-round and still make bad calls and incorrect personnel decisions.
Things happen. Nobody wants that, but they do.
The NFL has a game-delaying extensive replay system in place, but it still couldn't prevent what happened in the Chiefs-Chargers game.
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In the 80s, mad lab technicians managed to create a toy that mocked the physical properties of both solids and liquids, but they could never get the scent right. Every brand of Slime smelled like a sweaty diaper. If a vulture mistook you for one of its babies and vomited dead wildebeest into your mouth, the smell would make you nostalgic for Slime.
It had to be intentional. We live in a world of scientific miracles. Burger King knows the chemical formula to get corporate spies to taste like expired beef. My antiperspirant is "Sport Scented," and that's not even a thing. If Slime smells like someone died of athlete's foot six weeks ago, that's because it was meant to.
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Omega Supreme was a transformer that broke apart into two things: a rocket and a toy train set. Now, there were some problems with this system. First, toy train sets are the direct opposite of tough. Owning a toy train set is like mailing a picture of yourself breast feeding to each of your enemies. Omega Supreme would've been more useful in a fight if it turned into a sex swing.
Fortunately, Omega Supreme still has his rocket. Unfortunately, it only takes the inscrutable logic of a 10-year-old to notice that if he ever launches it, a third of him is fucking gone when he goes back to being a robot. After a few fights, Omega Supreme will be the only Autobot that both turns into and needs a wheelchair ramp. One of the things I hate most about robots is their terrible lack of foresight.
To transform most Transformers, you just folded them in half and opened their car doors. With Omega Supreme, you disassembled him into a pile of shapes that had to be snapped together with the help of a dozen specialized contractors. Loose pieces seemed to be designed by geniuses to say, "Mothers, this plastic debris is obviously not a toy. Throw it away." Omega Supreme took 45 minutes to transform, but if your parents were rich enough to buy it for you, you were probably asshole enough to deserve it.
Dukes of Hazzard Electric Slot Racing Set
Before laser pointers were available to the consumer market, slot car racing is what we used to blow a cat's entire mind. They were very delicate toys. A bit too much speed and your car would flip off even the gentlest of curves. To punish you, its tiny needle was specially designed to pull up every fiber of your carpet and wind it through its wheels. Then, when you tried to play with it again, it would just moan in one place and smell like a burning battery until your cat summoned enough courage to punch it.
The Dukes of Hazzard Electric Slot Racing Set added something new: THE BRIDGE STUNT JUMP. It's exactly what it sounds like. But like all slot cars, the Duke Boys were attached to the road by a record needle and the hope that physics was ignoring them. Unfortunately, there is nothing physics loves more than a Dodge Charger filled with moonshine. The General Lee careened off every corner. The guardrails did nothing -- they were only included in the box to smuggle toxic plastic out of China. And now, with all the fundamental laws of the universe working against them, the Duke Boys were supposed to jump the General Lee off a ramp and hope it landed wheels-down exactly in a tiny metal groove? It didn't! Ever! This thing was less a toy and more a psychological test to see how long a child could withstand disappointment.
There was no part of Centurions that gave a shit. Their names were Rex Charger, Jake Rockwell, Max Ray, Ace McCloud and John Thunder. If they made a gay porno based on Centurions, it would be the first movie where every actor had the same name as his character. And speaking of porno, the Centurions had holes everywhere and they didn't care what you jammed in them. If you wanted to attach nine guns and a Skilsaw to Max Ray's SCUBA tank, he was into it. By the time you were done arming a Centurion, he'd be lucky if he could walk. Even their own ads featured a Centurion face down, helplessly pinned under the fifth century ballista he decided to wear as a backpack. Cause of death: Balls.
Power Glove
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HERSHEY - It wasn't too far into his 120-pound state finals bout at the PIAA Class AA Championships that Bedford's Ryan Easter realized he wasn't going to beat the monster with the cat-like quickness he was wrestling.
"A little bit through the second period, I was like 'Man, this isn't looking too good for me,'" Easter said. "But, I kept fighting. I wasn't going to give up."
Bethlehem Catholic's now two-time state champion Darian Cruz can do that to opponents.
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Bedford's Ryan Easter tries to escape the hold of Darian Cruz during the PIAA Class AA 120-pound final on Saturday in Hershey.
Cruz, a Lehigh University recruit, parlayed seven takedowns into a 16-4 win over the Bisons junior on Saturday afternoon at the Giant Center.
"Yeah, he's pretty good," Easter said. "He's just so fast. I tried to slow him down a little bit, but I really couldn't get into my offense. He's probably the best person I've ever wrestled because he wrestles so much different than everyone else. He's always moving, always looking to score and you really never get a break with him.
"I'm glad he's a senior. He's out of here."
Seven other area wrestlers placed in the top eight, including a third-placer in Huntingdon freshman Collin Glorioso (106), a fourth-placer in Moshannon Valley's James Stodart (195), two fifth-placers in Claysburg-Kimmel's Josh Brown (113) and Chestnut Ridge's Austin Buttry (285) and three seventh-placers in Ridge's Tyler Dibert (170), Mo Valley's Jake Ludwig (220) and Tussey Mountain's Mitchell Hall (285).
Not only did he have two placewinners, Ridge coach Greg Lazor was voted the PIAA Class AA Coach of the Year by his peers. That will go with his second straight District 5 Coach of the Year he was awarded this season.
"It's probably the most unexpected thing that's happened to me," Lazor said.
When did he find out?
"About five minutes before the presentation," Lazor said. "Thank goodness we had guys place or I wouldn't have been [in a suit and tie]. It's a program award. It comes from the top down, with the school, administration and board allowing us to do big things. It's a very nice recognition for our program and where it's going."
Cruz (45-1) exploded for three takedowns in the first period for a 6-2 lead. He chose neutral for the second, scored another takedown, released Easter (36-3) and took him down at the edge for a 10-3 lead.
In the third, he added a an escape, two takedowns and a stalling point.
"I was definitely trying to pin him," Cruz said. "It's a show out there, so just have fun out there. [Easter] is only a junior, and he has a whole year ahead of him. Hopefully, he gets a state title."
"Every kid he wrestled placed," Bedford coach Brian Creps said. "He had a great tournament. In the finals, he was outmatched a little by Cruz's athleticism. He was just a little quicker, a little stronger. To finish second in the state, he did a super job."
It was Easter's third state medal after placing fifth as a freshman and sixth as a sophomore. His second, fifth and sixth matches what his dad, Joel, did when he was in high school.
"That's definitely cool," Easter said smiling. "I definitely want to get another medal so I can top him. This is the only thing he had on me. It will be good to top him so I can maybe go one up on the Easter family."
His performance a kickstart for next season, when he becomes the hunted.
"I still have another year, so I can train over the summer and end up on top next year," Easter said. "It definitely gave me a big confidence boost knowing I can wrestle with all of these guys and having the respect of these guys. I'm at the top now and people are going to have to respect me a little bit more. If I can get to the finals of Pa. states, I can get to the finals of any tournament, and win any tournament in the country."
"Getting out there in the finals and the parade of champions, that gives you a lot of confidence for next season." Creps said. "He did a super job of managing his nerves. Even when he came off the mat, he held his composure well."
Speaking of composure, Glorioso (39-5), a Friday semifinalist, earned a 1-0 tiebreaker win over Palisades freshman Jacob Wasser (39-8), riding Wasser in the first tiebreaker, escaping in the second avoiding danger the rest of the way to finish third.
"It's nice to get third," Glorioso said. "It's good to do it in a tournament like this with all these great kids, but you can never be satisfied. You always have to think how you could have done better, what you need to improve on and get ready for next year."
"It's awesome," Huntingdon coach Jon Mykut said. "He battled back in a tough setback yesterday. Today, he kept plugging away against a tough kid and got the victory."
Like Easter, Stodart (36-5) ran into a buzzsaw in his final high school bout. Trinity takedown artist Adam Geiger (32-3) took him down eight times en route to a 20-5 technical fall in 3:27.
"I'm happy I got fourth," said Stodart, who won four consy bouts after a preliminary round loss. "I wish it didn't turn out the way it did, but there's nothing you can do about it now. Fourth is pretty good in my eyes, I guess."
"I'm just proud of both of those guys," Mo Valley coach Justin Fye said of Stodart and Ludwig. "James just ran into a beast. That guy was non-stop. He didn't give James a chance to start any offense."
Brown (30-9), who suffered a wild and somewhat controversial loss to South Fayette's eventual runner-up Seth Carr in the semis, took Tri-Valley's Caleb Bordner (36-13) down with a second left in overtime to win, 4-2, in his fifth-place bout.
"I was just waiting near the end to get a takedown." Brown said. "I knew I could get a takedown."
"It's a tough situation with what happened last night," C-K coach Dave Marko said. "He, a lot of other people and myself are going to be reliving that match over and over and over again, but I was real proud to see him rebound here today."
Buttry (40-8), a semifinalist, scored five third-period points in his fifth-place bout against Bethlehem Catholic's Andrew Dunn to win, 10-2.
"He's everybody's favorite little big guy," Lazor said. "He moves. He busts his tail and he has about as much mat sense as anybody out there on the mat. He did great. He came down here and got a medal as junior at heavyweight weighing in the 230s."


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|October 6, 2012, 12:51 AM
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Do you have any idea how competitive the Rimfire can market is now?
There are quite a few major, well respected makers out there, all of them working hard to corner a share of a fairly limited market.
Anyone that's contemplating buying a Rimfire can already knows they're going to have to pay a $200 tax on it. In that situation people tend to shop around and try to educate themselves so that they get the best deal on what is, essentially a lifetime purchase.
I don't know how much business or manufacturing experience you have, but it's not likely that you can start up a suppressor company, even with an excellent design and good financial backing, that could expect to break even for several years. Most likely you'd go down the tube.
"I aint wrong, or bsing, either."
You're both, because your scenario of expecting to recoup the cost of your SOT with the sale of your first four cans is as wrong as your estimate of the number of states that allow hunting suppressed.
Which as of Sept. 1st, 2012 now includes TEXAS!
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|November 2, 2012, 05:29 PM
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This info. should help.
1. Is it legal to own a silencer?
Under federal law, it has never been illegal to own a silencer. If it is legal for you to buy a handgun, and you live in a state that allows ownership, then it is probably legal for you to own a silencer. The basic requirements are as follows:
i.You must be at least 21 years old
ii.You must live in a state that allows ownership
iii.You must not have any felony convictions
2. Which states allow silencer ownership?
The following states allow private ownership of silencers: AL, AR, AK, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, MT, ND, NE, NV, NH, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY.
Of the remaining states; CA, IA, MA, MO and MI may allow silencer ownership for people in possession of a valid FFL.
3. Do I need a special license to own a silencer?
No! There are some rumors that you need to have a Class 3 license to own a silencer; but, this simply isnt true. You do have to pay for a transfer or tax stamp when you first buy the suppressor but there are no ongoing fees or licenses required. This tax is similar to paying sales tax on a purchase, except that it goes to the federal instead of the state government.
4. Do I give up any rights when I buy a silencer? (Will the ATF start showing up to search my house?)
5. Can I use one silencer for multiple firearms?
Yes. As long as the firearms are threaded in a way that will accept the silencer, you shouldnt have any problems.
6. Can I use one silencer for multiple calibers?
You can use a larger caliber suppressor to suppress a smaller caliber firearm as long as you have the appropriate adapters. Using a larger caliber silencer is not typically as efficient as a silencer made for your firearm, but it will still be a significant sound reduction in most cases.
7. What is the difference between a suppressor and a silencer?
There is no difference; these are just different words for the same thing. The term sound suppressor, or just suppressor, is actually more accurate when talking about these devices since they dont actually silence the firearm.
8. How quiet is a suppressed firearm?
This depends on the firearm and the suppressor. In most cases, the suppressed firearm will be at least as quiet as wearing a good pair of muffs.
9. How will a silencer attach to my firearm(s)?
Once again, this depends on the firearm and the suppressor. The most popular methods include the following:
Some silencers will thread directly onto a threaded barrel
Some silencers require a quick-detach device (like a flash hider, muzzle brake or piston)
Some silencers are built into the firearm itself, providing an integral suppressor
10. How long does it take to register a suppressor?
This can vary widely depending on several factors. As a general rule, you should expect the entire process to take between 2-4 months; although, it could be a bit shorter or longer.
|November 3, 2012, 03:26 AM
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While the following statement is true to an extent, it's not quite this simple.
"6. Can I use one silencer for multiple calibers? You can use a larger caliber suppressor to suppress a smaller caliber firearm as long as you have the appropriate adapters. Using a larger caliber silencer is not typically as efficient as a silencer made for your firearm, but it will still be a significant sound reduction in most cases."
While the .308 bullet from a 30/378 Weatherby is easily small enough to pass through a 9mm pistol suppressor, the pressures generated would turn the can into expensive and possibly lethal shrapnel.
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|November 15, 2012, 07:58 PM
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Is that the kind of plug you can get at Walmart?
Thanks for point it out I never noticed I wasn't wearing plugs correctly.
Is 33dB reduction enough for 223/7.62*39/7.62*54(if they work as advertised)?
|November 19, 2012, 08:36 PM
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I like the molded ear plugs for target work. You mix two types of putty and fill up your ear. After they've cured they retain the shape of your ear. You don't have to twist, squish or pull. They sort of screw right in.
When hunting I use the Allen Sound Sensors. If you don't have too much damage you can wear them and still hear a deer crunching leaves.
As I am left-handed, I have more hearing loss in my left ear than my right due to conduction from butt stocks through bones to the nerves in my ear. You can buy products for that, but I have no recommendation.
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I don't know about the legality of this in the US, but here in Sweden it will be considered a single silencer and require only one permit.
|November 21, 2012, 02:49 AM
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I'm not a lawyer, but in the U.S. I'm pretty sure that this would mean 10 years free room and board...
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|November 21, 2012, 12:33 PM
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Location: WA, USA
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In the USA every silencer part is by itself a silencer, so parts replacement requires that another $200 tax be paid. The only exception is wipes which can be replaced after destroying the old ones. Even a licensed manufacture is not allowed to make repairs that result in a longer tube, tube replacement or change in bore size. Yeah, it sucks.
Until we can pass a law that intends to promote silencer use instead of criminalize it, then we are stuck with this mess.
|November 22, 2012, 01:31 PM
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|November 22, 2012, 10:04 PM
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|January 29, 2013, 02:37 AM
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My hearing damage was from the military. I was a gunner on a 106 Recoilless Rifle. This gun weighs in at 480 pounds. The shells weigh 38 to 43 pounds each. Upon discharge, enough hot gas shoots out the back of the gun to compensate entirely for the recoil of the 4.2 inch HEAT shaped charge leaving the muzzle at 1600 fps. The dual muzzle and breach blast cause immediate total temporary hearing loss. Hearing returns with a high pitched shriek inside your head. The screams of the loader seem quiet and distant. I have endured this hundreds of times. By far, the most painful noise was firing a .45 in a tunnel. This feels like someone is shoving chopsticks in your ears.
I double up with foam ear plugs and electronic muffs every time I shoot. I would like to preserve what little quality of life I have left.
|February 13, 2013, 03:47 PM
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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This is my first post. Its funny I just came back from picking up my (poured in molded ear plugs). I was shooting next to a guy who had a muzzle brake. I don't know if my ear muffs where sufficient or not, but I am not taking any chances. I am going this Friday and I am doubling up for sure. We will see. Thanks for sharing
|June 17, 2013, 02:01 AM
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Do our current soldiers were any hearing protection because I never seen a picture of a soldier wearing ear protection
|June 17, 2013, 07:05 AM
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Greenmountain, we always wore plugs or muffs when doing normal firing with all small arms when I was in the Navy.
With the big gun (5"/54 caliber), anyone riding in the gun house or in the control room directly below the gun house wore it.
However, the gun captain, OMC (One Man Control/Safety Observer) Operator, and mount captain had nothing but headphones, which served poorly as hearing protection.
I have some hearing damage from all those years in the big gun as either mount captain or OMC Operator.
Just because you're in the military doesn't mean a person is immune to hearing loss.
It's an unfortunate thing that men serving in combat can't practically do something to prevent that.
|August 10, 2013, 04:16 PM
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Between that first rock concert, working above the chipper at a sawmill (guy running the chipper had hearing protection per OSHA),running heavy equipment and shooting shotguns and rifle's for almost 40 years before realizing the damage. I have lost all hearing above 2400Hz. and now double up on protection to save what I have left as I hate having to ask my Grandsons to look at Grandpa when you talk to me or I can't tell what your saying. Tinnitus sucks the one sound that won't go away.
|August 11, 2013, 12:57 PM
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I can't use muffs when shooting a rifle because they interfere with my cheek weld... they will just get pushed up on my trigger side, defeating the purpose. The majority of my shooting is with rifles. I wear muffs sometimes when I'm instructing or shooting pistols only, but I usually just use plain old foam plugs. When inserted properly, I have no issues with them, even around brakes and short barrels. I recently tried some electronic plugs, and they worked very well. The only problem was that I lost one when picking through some thick woods!
|August 11, 2013, 01:29 PM
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I have hearing loss as well, as well as tinnitus. I had an eardrum rupture and vertigo after a 132mm Katyusha rocket knocked me off my feet in Iraq. Luckily the VA approved my disability there, but that is only because I was wounded most likely. I thought me being Infantry gave you an automatic 10% for hearing.
As for .50 BMG, 240 7.62x51mm, etc all those weapons are fired without ear protection when in a scenario. It will make you deaf.
|August 26, 2013, 11:40 AM
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I double up on ear protection and typically will limit myself 10-15 shots on .50s. I also save my .50 for last and just gauge if I even want to shoot 10 rounds.
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|September 1, 2013, 08:16 PM
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Yes, there is a limit to how many rounds someone should shoot with the .50. If you double up with ear pro, that should cover the ears, but that is not the only issue. I was TOLD (who knows the accuracy of it) when I went through sniper school that people who fired more than 40 rounds a day from the "XM 107" .50 cal were beginning to show signs of concussion, and some were having issues with detached retinas. I actually find that hard to believe, but it was part of the training so take it for what you will.
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|October 11, 2013, 01:13 PM
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I lost most of the hearing in my left ear while sighting in a .338-06 Ackley Improved at my local range. I believe it was either a Barrett .338 Lapua or a .50 cal bolt action rifle that was fired next to me. I tried to ignore the blast but my ear really hurt. I was using foam ear inserts and I only wish I would have gotten a heads-up from the Barrett shooter that I may want to opt for Mickey Mouse ears.
|October 17, 2013, 02:09 PM
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North Africa - WWII
Just a comment or two about hearing loss from firearms...My father was a veteran of the North Africa campaign during WWII, U. S. Army 1st Division, 16th Infantry (Big Red One). He had a hearing loss and after the war had a mastoid process performed on one of his ears. He told me that along with small arms fire, Garands and M-1 carbines, machine guns, etc., he also had the misfortune to be near the blasts of German and Italian artillery fire. The Vichy French also fired artillery on our troop ships passing by the Rock of Gibralter in WWII. A lot of "boom" factor going on. So, if you know some old WWII, Korean War, or Viet Nam vets don't be surprised if they don't hear very well.
|October 21, 2013, 12:52 PM
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Last week I finally asked him if being around firearms has caused his hearing loss. The RO said that in Vietnam, they were told to use cigarette butts in their ears "if the noise bothered them".
Times have changed.....
|October 24, 2013, 12:45 AM
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I also use the double up method. I just picked up a pair of noise canceling ear muffs from Costco pretty cheap and they let in conversation but really help to cancel out loud noises!
|October 31, 2013, 11:03 AM
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Most gun shows do the molded rubber ear plugs that are customized to your ear canal, and often will harden as you wait or walk around the show. These lock in easily. I got some for me and my wife, and that's the only way I've been able to get her to shoot.
Then I combine that with the suppressor....
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James A. Winans, who graduated from Hamilton College in 1897 and went on to chair Cornell's Department of Oratory and Debate, said "A speech is not an essay on its hind legs." This was Winans' way of saying that writing and speaking are significantly different. One way in which they differ is in the language and sentence structures they typically employ.
A speaker who writes an oral presentation as if it were an essay and merely reads it risks losing the audience. Such a presentation may seem "canned," impersonal and lifeless, stilted and insincere. The language may be so technical and unfamiliar or the sentences so dense that the listeners have trouble following without the text in front of them.
What is more effective in most speaking situations is what is called oral style. Compared with writing, effective oral style is characterized by the following*:
*Adapted in part from Osborn, R.P. & Osborn, S. (1994). Public Speaking. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.


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A chess icon. Used to describe checkmate while simultaneously taking the biggest bong rip known to man. A Bouika tends to look like an idiot and has a big nose.
I castled my pieces and got Bouikad 2 moves later, Fuck.
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comes from the spanish words "sin semilla" meaning "without seed". it is actually pronounced sin sumeya. simply means weed without seeds
"smoked ciggarettes the day she died.
smoke couple joints of some good sensimillia" -sublime
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A term used for marijuana without seeds. This is top grade stuff!
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Potent form of marijuana made by preventing fertilization of a female plant.
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Potent marijuana used to stimulate and free ones mind.
What are we searching for? Sensimillia.
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nice herb, unfertilised bud of the female plant, erm......yeah (cheeba cecil)
Sensi's callin knock up a phiilie
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Thai Primo seeds planted in abandoned sheep pen. Female flowers covered to prevent fertilizatin and seed formation. End result: Sheep Shit Sensimillia
the only thing better than beer and tequila is: BEER and TEQUILA and Sheep Shit Sensimillia (SSS)(S3)
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Schools in Carroll County to close Thursday, Friday
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An official with the Eureka Springs School District in Carroll County has confirmed that the three schools in the Eureka Springs area will be closed Thursday and Friday, Jan. 24-25, due to illness.
Official said that they have 613 students between the three schools, and 111 students were sick Wednesday. She said the illness started last week and is "rising;" many teachers were also absent.
She said that there is not one specific cause making and that it is a combination of illnesses.
The elementary school at Eureka Springs was disinfected over the weekend. There are no plans at this time to disinfect any other schools, officials said.


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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
I moved around a bit for my education. I started out in New Jersey by earning my bachelor's degree from Rutgers University. It was there that I saw the world opened up by my professors and my residence hall life. I saw accomplished scholars asking big questions about significant topics and began to see the power of critical inquiry. I moved from there to the University of Texas, Austin, where I had my first opportunity to teach undergraduates and became part of a very talented and lively cohort of graduate history students. Many of these folks have gone on to distinguished careers at colleges and universities all over America. I decided to move on from UT to study at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. It was here, for the first time in my higher education experience, that I worked in what seemed at the time to be a small community—only 6,500 students instead of the 30,000 at Rutgers and the 50,000 at the University of Texas.
My favorite aspect of academic life at Saint Vincent is the opportunity to see students develop across multiple years. I have students in their first years, just out of high school, in the sophomore and junior years, and then finally in their final semesters at college, when they have matured academically and are poised to launch into their fully independent adult lives. This is a part of teaching that faculty at larger institutions do not get to experience, and it is inspiring. I have seen some of the most shy and tentative students become self-assured, accomplished, and ambitious graduates.
My most memorable moment at Saint Vincent occurred in a Junior Seminar class about six years ago. One of the students was especially anxious about presenting his work to the class, and his distress multiplied because another student had been such a tenacious questioner through the other student presentations in the weeks leading up to the semester's close. The first student kept putting off his scheduled presentation date until we had reached the last day of class and he could delay no longer. Throughout each earlier presentation, the tenacious student waited patiently until the students had completed their prepared remarks, and then launched in with his penetrating queries. His was always the first hand up after the presentation, and he was often the only hand raised. The other students had handled the questions with varying success, and most were none the worse for the experience. But the prospect of enduring this caused even more anxiety for the student who had delayed his presentation. Finally the day arrived and he could dodge it no longer. He moved through his presentation with mounting distress, clicked through his last power point slide, and looked down at the podium for a good 30 seconds before raising his eyes to begin what he must have thought was the grand inquisition. What he saw when he looked out at the room stunned him (and me). Instead of the one lone questioner in the front seat with arm stretched out, there were more than a dozen hands raised, each with curious but friendly inquiries about his project. One by one they asked their questions until his time expired and he could not recognize the final query from the tenacious student. I thought that I was the only one who knew of the student's profound anxiety, but the rest of the class had risen to the occasion in a communal act of compassion. None of the students has ever said a word about that day to me since, and it might not have seemed like a significant moment in their time at Saint Vincent. But it has stayed with me ever since.
College should be a profoundly liberating experience, intellectually, socially, and culturally. You have the opportunity to see the world anew, to reinvent yourself, to stretch in all sorts of ways. Be open to these opportunities and push yourself. Study abroad, pursue internships, embrace your classes, move out of your comfort zone. Seek wisdom. Be generous.


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Winning the Curve's first championship and being named Eastern League Manager of the Year wasn't enough for Matt Walbeck to keep his job.
The Pirates informed Walbeck late Wednesday night that he would not be retained in any capacity by the organization, a decision that came as disappointing news to the Curve's skipper the past two years.
"I am surprised," Walbeck said by phone. "After having gone through a pretty solid year ... to have made improvements and helped develop players get to Pittsburgh, certainly I'm surprised. Of course. I did everything, I felt like, to help the club and the organization and was good for the community."
The Curve finished 82-60 during the regular season, won the Western Division title, then beat Harrisburg and Trenton in the playoffs for the first EL crown in franchise history.
The Pirates never gave any public indication over the past two years that they were dissatisfied with Walbeck.
Bucs farm director Kyle Stark did not return a phone message to explain what went into the decision but did respond in a text message that "We do not comment on internal personnel decisions."
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Mirror beat writer Cory Giger weighs in on the surprising news:
This move just makes the Pirates look bad in so many ways.
Walbeck is a winner, plain and simple, based on his managerial record. He's also a good baseball man who -- and this is vital in the minor leagues -- understands how to develop his players on an everyday basis.
The Pirates, meanwhile, have lost for 18 consecutive years. Getting rid of a guy like Walbeck, for whatever their reasons may be, makes them look like they simply don't want to be around winners.
Not once in two years had I heard anyone in the organization speak badly about Walbeck. He could be a little quirky at times -- his postgame policy in 2009 of having the players sit at their lockers to reflect for about 10 minutes after losses seemed like something more suited for high school than professional baseball -- but Walbeck learned a lesson and that policy wasn't in effect this season.
I can tell you this: Matt Walbeck is one of the most professional people I have ever dealt with in 18 years in this business, 15 covering the minor leagues. You ask him a question, he answers it. You call him seeking comment, he calls back. You ask him to comment on a player who didn't perform well or a tough situation, he would give you a straight answer without a lot of BS.
This story broke around 9:30 last night, while I was finishing up some Penn State football work and designing pages in the office. We were on a tight deadline, which prevented me from doing what I will be doing all day today -- which is calling everyone I know to find out the truth of what really happened here.
Hopefully I can get people to tell me what they saw or heard. We'll see.
I will try Pirates executive Kyle Stark again, and also give GM Neal Huntington a call. Maybe they won't say anything, but they will at least be asked.
As it stands, this is very surprising and disappointing news, and the Pirates simply look bad for not being able to find a place in their organization for a guy who clearly knows how to win.
That's a big reason why they don't.
"We appreciate Matt's efforts and wish him the best," Stark added, "but felt like it was best to allow him to pursue other opportunities."
Walbeck called the Mirror shortly after speaking with Stark, the kind of professional, classy move that he frequently made during his Curve tenure.
"I just spoke with Kyle, and basically he felt I wasn't a good fit for what I wanted to accomplish," Walbeck said.
He was given no reason for the decision.
"No, not really," Walbeck said. "Just that it wasn't going to be a good fit. There were some things about how I have some aspirations and [am] highly driven and words like that, but apparently it wasn't going to work out."
Walbeck, who turns 41 on Saturday, had said at the end of the season he would like to move beyond Double-A next year, and his accomplishments as a minor league manager seemed to warrant that. He has now won three league titles and four manager of the year awards in six seasons.
Walbeck was asked if conversations with the Pirates ever got to the point where he was given a chance to talk about his desire to move up in the organization.
"No, it never got there," he said. "They made up their mind."
Walbeck went 62-80 with the Curve in 2009, marking the worst record in franchise history. The record, though, was not indicative of anything he did as a manager, and instead was because the Pirates had very little talent at the Double-A level.
That changed this past season as the Curve featured many players who had won a championship in Single-A, along with a wealth of pitching talent. Walbeck guided the club to a franchise-best 7-1 start, and it had the best record in all of professional baseball into July.
But it's been said before and will be said many, many times in the future: Decisions in the minor leagues are based on very different factors than those in the big leagues.
That's the only way one can explain how a manager with Walbeck's success would be let go, while at the big league level, John Russell remains in charge of a Pirates team that has the worst record in baseball at 56-102.
"I'm a better manager now, having worked for the Pirates and gone through a lot of good stuff, than I was before," Walbeck said.
"A lot of the stuff I gleaned from the Pirates actually made me a better manager -- leading on and off the field, and as far as working with the coordinators and knowing the Pirates' plan. I felt that I was very good at following through with what they wanted me to do and help developing the players in the organization."
He also was good for the Curve franchise.
"Matt Walbeck will always mean a great deal to the Altoona Curve," general manager Rob Egan said. "Obviously he managed here two years, brought the Eastern League championship to the Curve and city of Altoona and the region. And we will forever be grateful for that. A very good manager, and he certainly did great things in the community for us, as well.
"He was tremendous in working with community appearances, and he made himself and certainly impressed on the players what the Curve mean to the community and that it was important to give back. As a result, we had great participation from our players in the community."
Finding out early that he will not be retained actually helps Walbeck in that he will have more time to find a job with another organization. He will not have a hard time doing so given his managerial success and that he was a major league third base coach for the Texas Rangers in 2008.
His next job likely will depend more on what he wants to do than having to settle for just any position.
"I'm actually looking forward to the next chapter in my career," Walbeck said. "I want to be with a team that understands what I bring, and I want to add value to an organization that appreciates what I do. ... I want to be with a team that wants to win and develop and develop winners.
"I haven't managed in Triple-A yet, so I think that would be a good opportunity for me," he added. "Certainly anybody in my position would look at a major league job as an opportunity to get back to where they want to be. But there's one thing I haven't done, and that's manage in Triple-A. I think for development purposes that would be a good opportunity for me."
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"I've watched my beautiful, self-confident, brilliant daughter be berated and ridiculed for her looks and weight to the point that she almost died," Sebert says.
"The doctors told me her blood pressure and sodium levels were so low, they'd never seen it that low except with someone who'd had a heart attack or stroke. They said it was a miracle she hadn't already dropped dead on stage."
According to Sebert, Ke$ha, 26, had been battling body issues since middle school, but they'd progressively gotten worse since she signed with longtime producer Dr. Luke and former manager David Sonenberg, when she was just 18.
"One time on a conference call, Sonenberg was screaming, 'You need to lose weight! I don't care what you do ... take drugs, not eat, stick your finger down your throat!' " Sebert tells PEOPLE.
"Ke$ha was just weeping. She drove around afterward thinking about killing herself." (Sonenberg denied any of the allegations.)
And apparently Dr. Luke, the pop hitmaker who has written huge songs for Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Jessie J, was just as bad.
"He has just always been very disrespectful about her weight. He'd say it in certain ways, like 'Why don't you try running?' She was doing everything and not getting thin fast enough, and that's when she first became bulimic."
Dr. Luke RespondsIn a statement through his rep, Dr. Luke also denied the claim.
"It is unfortunate that at a time Ke$ha is suffering immensely and trying to heal at a treatment center, her mother is taking this approach with the media," he said. "I give Ke$ha my utmost support and well wishes for a quick return to health."
Still, at the American Music Awards in November, it was obvious the singer looked painfully thin. Sebert says friends and family had their suspicions of an eating disorder, so someone would usually follow her into the bathroom after she ate.
"But she could throw up really quickly and quietly. She'd even take a bag in there so no one could see her bent over the toilet. She was really sneaky," Sebert explains.
The final straw came right before Christmas, when Ke$ha pulled over at a gas station to throw up after a dinner party.
"She called me and admitted how much she'd been throwing up, and I just said, 'Okay.' I called some centers and Ke$ha agreed to talk to them and liked what they said. She basically cried until we got there three days later." (Ke$ha is being treated at the female-only facility Timberline Knolls, outside of Chicago.)
After visiting her daughter during family weekend last week, Sebert made the surprise decision to check in to the facility herself to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder over the whole ordeal.
"Ke$ha wants me to heal along with her," Sebert said.
What the Future HoldsAs for the next steps, Sebert says they'll take a wait and see approach once Ke$ha is well enough to come home.
"At this point, she doesn't care if she ever makes a record again. She just wants to be healthy and happy," Sebert says.
If you or someone you know is struggling with a similar issue, please contact the National Eating Disorders Association at 1-800-931-2237 or www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
For more on Ke$ha's recovery, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.


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Valenite's V490 multi-application face mill is available with square, round or octagon inserts for general-purpose machining operations. With the ability to consolidate multiple applications with one face mill and three insert styles, the mill is adaptable to virtually any operation. Its secure insert retention is designed for precise indexing, making the cutter suited for steels, stainless steels and cast iron.
The octagon insert is effective for low cutting force milling with eight indexes; the square insert is suited for 90-degree shoulder machining with a depth of cut ranging to 0.500" (12 mm); and the round insert performs well in rough face milling and shallow profile machining, the company says. Insert sizes range from 0.500" to 0.625" (12 to 15 mm). According to the company, the universal seat pocket makes programming easy using the same height dimensions for all three inserts.
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Students and graduates,
Congratulations are in order to all of you for the hard work you have undertaken this academic year. You have challenged yourselves, and many more challenges await you on the horizon. I have no doubt you will meet them in the spirit of Marquette's mission. For those of you returning next fall, we eagerly await what you will bring to our campus community, and for those of you embarking on your journey beyond Marquette, we hold great hope for what you offer the world. We are counting on you to "Be the Difference."
Be the Difference: these are not mere words, and they should not be taken lightly. We are all charged with this challenge. Those of us who remain at Marquette will work diligently to make this so on campus. Those of us who are departing must work mindfully to take what we have learned—our sense of community and social justice, our compassion and empathy, our privilege and power—to the spaces we will encounter next. This is no easy task, but you have acquired many gifts and talents, and you have developed those gifts and talents you brought to Marquette those few short years ago, gifts and talents you can use to make our world the place we know it can be—a world where people encounter other people with our fullest humanity. We are all, as Emerson says, part and parcel of the whole.
I am extremely proud of our graduates, and I look forward to when our returning students will also walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. I wish you all a restful and replenishing summer. I look forward to what all of you will bring to the world within the coming months and beyond.
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