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Kartemquin Films' Landmark Seven-Hour Documentary Miniseries The New Americans to Air on PBS WORLD's Global Voices Series
Documentary follows a diverse group of immigrants and refugees through dramatic first years in the United States
Episodes available for download on iTunes
Visit the companion website >>
(San Francisco, CA)—Global Voices, airing on the PBS WORLD Channel, presents an encore presentation of Kartemquin Films' THE NEW AMERICANS, the seven-hour, critically acclaimed documentary miniseries that follows four years in the lives of a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they make the age-old journey from around the globe to start new lives in America. THE NEW AMERICANS will air on PBS WORLD's Global Voices in one-hour installments from July 5 -August 16, 2009 (check local listings). The miniseries is available for download on iTunes for $1.99 as part of iTunes' Independence Day promotion. Other select documentaries from Global Voices series will be available on iTunes this summer on the PBS Indies Channel.
In the style of the Kartemquin classic Hoop Dreams, THE NEW AMERICANS intimately connects viewers to its subjects. It begins in a refugee camp or homeland, long before the film's subjects wear that defining label of "immigrant," then the film follows them from their emotional departures abroad through their first pivotal years in America. The immigrants featured are a family of Ogoni refugees from Nigeria; two young Dominican baseball prospects in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization; a young Palestinian woman who marries a first-generation Palestinian American from Chicago; a Mexican immigrant working as a meatpacker in rural Kansas in order to support his wife and six children who remained in Mexico; and a computer programmer from Bangalore who migrates to the San Francisco Bay Area. For complete information, including updates on all the film's subjects, visit http://www.pbs.org/newamericans.
The series was executive-produced by Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, STEVIE) and Gordon Quinn, with Gita Saedi serving as series producer. The five stories were directed by award-winning filmmakers Renee Tajima-Pena (Mexican), Indu Krishnan (Indian), Steve James (Nigerian), Jerry Blumenthal and Gordon Quinn (Palestinian), and Susana Aikin and Carlos Aparicio (Dominican Republic).
THE NEW AMERICANS DVD is available at http://www.kartemquin.com/and contains additional scenes, a Spanish secondary audio track and character updates.For the complete lineup and schedule, visit www.pbs.org/globalvoices/. For more information about ITVS International, visit http://www.itvs.org/international/.
About Global Voices Global Voices is produced by ITVS International to air on the PBS WORLD digital channel beginning Sunday, April 26, 2009, at 10 PM (check local listings). The 26-week series brings to a national audience internationally themed documentaries made by U.S.-based and international filmmakers. This season, the series will feature the U.S. premieres of seven documentaries funded by ITVS International as well as encore broadcasts of other acclaimed ITVS programs. For more information about Global Voices, visit www.pbs.org/globalvoices. Encore presentations include the highly acclaimed THE NEW AMERICANS; 2005 Emmy Award nominee AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED; the 2007 duPont Award winner, SEOUL TRAIN; winner of the 2002 Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival, SEÑORITA EXTRAVIADA; and the award-winning DEVIL'S MINER.
About ITVS International ITVS International is a division of Independent Television Service that promotes an international exchange of documentary films made by independent producers, bringing international voices to U.S. audiences and American stories to audiences abroad. Through a unique public-private partnership called the Global Perspectives Project, ITVS International administers the International Media Development Fund (IMDF) and True Stories: Life in the USA. The IMDF funds international producers and supports the American broadcast of their programs. True Stories: Life in the USA promotes a series of American independent films to audiences around the world. ITVS created the Global Perspectives Project in 2005 with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the U.S. Department of State. More information about ITVS International is available online at itvs.org/international.
About PBS WORLD PBS WORLD features documentary, public affairs and news programming from a number of public television's award-winning signature series and acclaimed independent filmmakers. Produced and distributed by PBS, WGBH Boston and Thirteen/WNET New York, in association with American Public Television and the National Education Telecommunications Association, PBS WORLD launched on 55 stations across the country, representing 24 licensees and reaching more than 27 percent of U.S. households. In most markets, PBS WORLD programming is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Programming on PBS WORLD includes such popular and critically acclaimed series as American Experience, Frontline, History Detectives, Nature, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nova, Scientific American Frontiers and The Tavis Smiley Show.
CONTACT Mary Lugo
Cara White
Erica Minehan, ITVS
415-356-8383 x 254
The New Americans
Documentary Accompanies Newcomers from Five Areas of the World - Before Leaving Their Countries of Origin through Dramatic First Years in the United States - Putting a Human Face on the Phenomenon of Globalization
From the Producers of HOOP DREAMS, New Ground-breaking Seven-hour Documentary Miniseries to Premiere as a Special Broadcast of PBS's Acclaimed "Independent Lens" Series on March 29-31, 2004 at 9 P.M. (check local listings)
CONTACT: Mary Lugo at 770-623-8190 email@example.com Randall Cole, ITVS, at 415-356-8383, ext. 254 firstname.lastname@example.com
(San Francisco, CA)—America has seen many waves of immigration since the country's founding–some came to escape political or religious persecution, others to seek their riches in a new land, some came as privileged merchants, and countless others with little more than the clothes on their backs. Their stories are as diverse and varied as the countries which they left behind. Yet despite the fact that most Americans have personal or family stories of immigration to the United States, the country is currently experiencing a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment—feelings that have ebbed and flowed throughout our nation's history.
The Independent Television Service (ITVS) presents Kartemquin Films' THE NEW AMERICANS, a seven-hour, three-part documentary miniseries that follows four years in the lives of a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they make the age-old journey from around the globe to start new lives in America. The series premieres as a part of the critically acclaimed Independent Lens series on PBS stations nationwide beginning Monday, March 29, 2004 at 9 P.M ET/PT (check local listings), and was executive produced by Steve James (director of HOOP DREAMS and the recent critical hit STEVIE) and long-time award-winning filmmaker Gordon Quinn, with Gita Saedi serving as series producer. The five stories were directed by award-winning filmmakers Renee Tajima-Pena (Mexican), Indu Krishnan (Indian), Steve James (Nigerian), Jerry Blumenthal and Gordon Quinn (Palestinian), and Susana Aikin and Carlos Aparicio(Dominican Republic).
In the style of Kartemquin's classic HOOP DREAMS, this series intimately connects viewers to its subjects starting in a refugee camp or homeland, long before they wear that defining label of "immigrant," then following them from their emotional departures abroad, through their first pivotal years in America. The immigrants featured are:
– Ogoni refugees from Nigeria are English-speaking and well-educated, yet they work as maids, janitors and kitchen help, struggling to make ends meet in Chicago. Barine is the mother of four and the proud sister of slain Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, whose execution by the Nigerian government led to the Ogoni's refugee plight. Another refugee, Israel, was trained as a chemical engineer but was arrested and tortured when he became an environmental activist back home. Though they did not willingly choose to leave their homeland, Israel and his wife Ngozi, are determined to succeed and provide for their children despite the obstacles they face here in America.
– Dominicans Ricardo and José are highly prized baseball prospects in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. The series follows them from the Dodgers training camp in the Dominican Republic to spring training in Florida and through their first years in America, as they chase their baseball dream, in such unlikely places as Great Falls, Montana, and Albany, Georgia. Will they become the next Pedro Martinez or Sammy Sosa, or be forced to return to the barrios of Santo Domingo?
– Naima is a young Palestinian woman who falls in love with and marries Hatem, a first-generation Palestinian-American from Chicago. With one brother dead and another imprisoned during the first Intifada, Naima is determined to leave the West Bank and start anew, far from the war-torn region. As she begins her new life in Chicago, viewers see her cope with homesickness, the demands of a new husband and career, as well as the profound affects of the second Intifada and the aftermath of September 11th.
– Pedro Flores is a Mexican immigrant who works as a meatpacker in rural Kansas in order to support his wife and six children back in Guanajuato, Mexico. This story dramatizes one of the profound changes afoot in the nation's heartland— the huge influx of poor immigrants from developing countries into the South and Midwest, drawn by work in some of the United States' most debilitating industries. The Flores story is also one of a strong family's tireless and tumultuous efforts to legally end their long separation and live together as a family in the "promised land."
– Anjan is a computer programmer from Bangalore (the Silicon Valley of India) who marries Harshini and migrates to the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue an Internet fortune and "explore the world beyond India." Through Anjan, viewers meet some of the more than 60,000 other Indian immigrants who have come to chase this high-tech version of the "American Dream." He and his wife arrive during the dot.com boom, but soon find themselves coping with a dot.com bust that inordinately impacts the lives of many high tech immigrants.
The broadcast of THE NEW AMERICANS series could not be more timely. In February 2002, The New York Times reported that the United States was home to 56 million foreign-born residents and children of immigrants in 2000, compared to 34 million just three decades earlier. Yet today, as throughout its history, many Americans feel ambivalence—or worse—toward immigrants. With a slowdown in the nation's economy, and suspicion of newcomers remaining high in the wake of 9/11, THE NEW AMERICANS offers a dramatic look at who is coming to the United States, why they are leaving their homelands, and gives us the opportunity to see immigrants and refugees not as strangers in our midst, but as people who share the same dreams and hopes as native born Americans. And perhaps just as importantly, the series lets Americans see America anew, through the eyes of contemporary immigrants.
In conjunction with the national PBS public television broadcast of THE NEW AMERICANS, ITVS's Community Connections Project has joined forces with several prominent national organizations, including Active Voice, the National Issues Forums Institute and Outreach Extensions, and in partnership with organizations such as American Association of Community Colleges and the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, to carry out extensive educational and community engagement campaigns nationwide. The goal is to create dialogue and build bridges between U.S.-born and long-term residents, and more-recent arrivals. More specific information about resource materials and planned activities can be found on the ITVS Web site's outreach area at www.itvs.org/outreach/newamericans. Visitors to the website can also use an interactive map to find out what activities are planned for their area, or to submit information about activities and events they may be involved in planning.
THE NEW AMERICANS's dynamic companion Web site at www.pbs.org/newamericans will invite users to learn more about the series and the featured characters, and dig deeper into the subjects of immigration and globalization. The site will celebrate and explore the cultural riches each family brings to their new country in an interactive format. Visitors will be invited to share recipes and other items from cultures with which they associate and to contribute their own immigration stories, whether newly arrived or 5th-generation American. The "Where Are They Now" section will give users the most up-to-date information on each family. Background on the making of the film and how the subjects were chosen and interviews with the filmmakers will also be available. Extensive lesson plans for educators and guides for discussion group facilitators will also be included. The "Talkback" area of the site will invite comments and feedback, and the "Learn More" section will provide links to resources and more in-depth information about the issues from across the Web.
A companion book to the series will be published by The New Press in spring 2004, written by Rubén Mart'nez with photographs by Joseph Rodr'guez. The home video series will be available for purchase through Home Vision Entertainment, and orders can be placed by calling 1-888-572-8918.
THE NEW AMERICANS is produced by Kartemquin Films in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional major funding was provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and PBS. THE NEW AMERICANS is a presentation of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) and Asian Women United/National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA).
EPISODE ONE Executive Producers: Steve James, Gordon Quinn
Series Producer: Gita Saedi
Story Directors: Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio, Jerry Blumenthal, Steve James, Gordon Quinn Editors: David E. Simpson, Steve James Post Production Supervisor: Leslie Simmer Production Manager: Karen Larson Music Composed By: Norman Arnold
EPISODE TWO Executive Producers: Steve James, Gordon Quinn
Series Producer: Gita Saedi
Story Directors: Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio, Jerry Blumenthal, Steve James, Gordon Quinn, Renee Tajima-Pena Editors: David E. Simpson, Steve James Post Production Supervisor: Leslie Simmer Production Manager: Karen Larson Music Composed By: Norman Arnold
EPISODE THREE Executive Producers: Steve James, Gordon Quinn
Series Producer: Gita Saedi
Story Directors: Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio, Jerry Blumenthal, Steve James, Indu Krishnan, Gordon Quinn, Renee Tajima-Pena Editors: David E. Simpson, Steve James
Post Production Supervisor: Leslie Simmer Production Manager: Karen Larson Music Composed By: Norman Arnold
About Kartemquin Films
Kartemquin's best known film, HOOP DREAMS, won every major critics prize and journalism award in 1995, including a Peabody, the Independent Spirit Award, the National, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago Film Critics Awards, and was also named to over 150 "Ten Best" lists. After garnering the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, HOOP DREAMS was released theatrically by Fine Line Features to unprecedented critical acclaim and was one of the highest grossing documentaries up to that time, and one of highest-rated documentaries broadcast on PBS.
Based in Chicago, Kartemquin has been home to a wide range of independent filmmakers, making important social issue documentaries. Kartemquin's first film, HOME FOR LIFE (1966), is a powerful chronicle of two elderly people entering a home for the aged. This film, which Roger Ebert called "an extraordinarily moving documentary," established the direction Kartemquin would take for the next three decades—making films that examine contemporary society by chronicling the stories of real people. Over the years Kartemquin's films have premiered and won prizes at festivals throughout the world and have been broadcast nationally to critical acclaim here at home. Among their many notable works are THE LAST PULLMAN CAR (1983), which aired nationally on PBS; GOLUB (1989), about American artist Leon Golub, which premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1990; VIETNAM, LONG TIME COMING (1997), which was broadcast on NBC and won a National Emmy and the Best Documentary award from the Director's Guild of America; and 5 GIRLS (2001), which followed two years in the lives of five resilient teenage girls who figure out how to triumph over adversity and aired on PBS. Most recently, Kartemquin produced REFRIGERATOR MOTHERS (2002), which explored the untold stories of an entire generation of women who were falsely blamed for their children's autism. The film premiered nationally on PBS and won numerous festival awards.
About Independent Lens
Independent Lens is a weekly series airing Tuesday nights at 10 P.M. on PBS. The acclaimed anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. Independent Lens features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history, which prompted Nancy Franklin in The New Yorker to write "Watching Independent Lens ... is like going into an independent bookstore—you don't always find what you were looking for but you often find something you didn't even know you wanted." Presented by ITVS, the series is supported by interactive companion websites, and national publicity and community outreach campaigns. Further information about the series is available at www.pbs.org/independent lens. Independent Lens is jointly curated by ITVS and PBS, and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding provided by PBS and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About ITVS
Independent Television Service (ITVS) funds and presents award-winning documentaries and dramas on public television, innovative new media projects on the Web and the weekly series Independent Lens on Tuesday nights at 10 P.M. on PBS. ITVS is a miracle of public policy created by media activists, citizens and politicians seeking to foster plurality and diversity in public television. ITVS was established by a historic mandate of Congress to champion independently produced programs that take creative risks, spark public dialogue and serve underserved audiences. Since its inception in 1991, ITVS programs have revitalized the relationship between the public and public television, bringing TV audiences face-to-face with the lives and concerns of their fellow Americans. More information about ITVS can be obtained by visiting www.itvs.org. ITVS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American People
About PBS
PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 349 public television stations. Serving nearly 90 million people each week, PBS enriches the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services on noncommercial television, the Internet and other media. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, the leading dot-org Web site on the Internet.
The New Americans
De los productores de HOOP DREAMS, una revolucionaria miniserie documental de siete horas a estrenarse como una emisión especial de la aclamada serie 'Independent Lens' de PBS, del 29 al 31 de marzo de 2004 a las 9:00 pm
Mary Lugo., +1-770-623-8190, o firstname.lastname@example.com; o Randall Cole de ITVS, +1-415-356-8383 ext. 254, o firstname.lastname@example.com
Sitio web: http://www.pbs.org/newamericans
SAN FRANCISCO, 24 de febrero -- Independent Television Service (ITVS) presenta THE NEW AMERICANS de Kartemquin Films, una importante mini-serie documental de siete horas, dividida en tres entregas, que sigue durante cuatro años la vida de un grupo variado de inmigrantes y refugiados contemporáneos, mientras realizan el secular viaje alrededor del planeta para empezar una nueva vida en América. 'ntima y épica, llena de humor y de pasión, la serie se estrena como parte de las series de Independent Lens que fueran aclamadas por la cr'tica, en los canales de PBS en todo el pa's, a partir del lunes 29 de marzo de 2004, a las 9:00 pm ET/PT (confirme con su programación local). El productor ejecutivo de THE NEW AMERICANS fue Steve James (director de HOOP DREAMS) y el viejo y galardonado cineasta, Gordon Quinn. Gita Saedi fue la productora de la serie.
Siguiendo el estilo de HOOP DREAMS, THE NEW AMERICANS conecta a los espectadores 'ntimamente con sus personajes, que comienzan en un campo de refugiados o en la tierra natal, mucho antes de llevar la etiqueta de "inmigrantes". Luego los sigue en sus emotivas despedidas en el extranjero y a través de sus primeros años fundamentales en América.
La serie presenta las historias de inmigrantes de cinco regiones: Nigeria, Cisjordania, República Dominicana, México e India. Entre los latinos que actúan en la serie, encontramos a Ricardo Rodr'guez y a José Garc'a, premiad'simas promesas del baseball en el equipo de Los Angeles Dodgers. El programa los acompaña desde el campo de entrenamiento de los Dodgers en República Dominicana hasta el entrenamiento de primavera en la Florida y a lo largo de sus primeros años en América, mientras van en pos de su sueño deportivo. Ricardo Rodr'guez juega actualmente en los Texas Rangers.
También actúa Pedro Flores, quien trabaja como empaquetador de carne en una Kansas rural, para mantener a su esposa y a seis hijos que viven en Guanajuato, México. Esta historia dramatiza uno de los profundos cambios que se estaban gestando en el corazón de la nación - la enorme llegada de inmigrantes pobres al sur y al medio oeste, atra'dos por el trabajo en algunas de las industrias más debilitadas de los Estados Unidos. La historia de los Flores también es la historia de los infatigables y tremendos esfuerzos de una familia fuerte que lucha, legalmente, para poner un fin a su larga separación y lograr as', vivir juntos como una familia en la "tierra prometida".
La emisión de la serie THE NEW AMERICANS no pod'a haber sido más oportuna. En febrero de 2002, The New York Times informó que los Estados Unidos era el hogar de 56 millones de residentes nacidos en el extranjero y de los hijos de inmigrantes en el año 2000, en comparación con los 34 millones que hab'a tres décadas antes. La serie ofrece a los espectadores la oportunidad de ver a los inmigrantes y a los refugiados no como extraños, sino como gente que comparte los mismos sueños y esperanzas que los nacidos en América. Para obtener más información sobre la serie, mire en http://www.pbs.org/newamericans.


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FAU Re-dedicates Renovated
Harbor Branch Building in Memory of Inventor Edwin A.
BOCA RATON, FL (March 10, 2011) – To cap off a $9.2 million comprehensive renovation of its largest building, Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute held a re-dedication ceremony today for the Edwin A. Link Building, formerly the Link Engineering Laboratory and General Office Building. Named for the inventor of flight simulation technology who, together with J. Seward Johnson, Sr., formed Harbor Branch after his research interests turned to ocean exploration, the 35-year-old building was virtually gutted and re-engineered to maximize energy efficiency and flexibility. The renovations were designed to U.S. Green Building Council LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold level standards. The University will be pursing Gold LEED certification for the facility through the Green Building Certification Institute and anticipate a response to the certification within a year.
"This renovation is a virtual reinvention of a facility that has always been about innovation," said Margaret Leinen, Ph.D, executive director of FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. "The building that bears the Edwin A. Link name in many ways is the heart of Harbor Branch, and to have it remade into this outstanding facility is emblematic of the value that FAU places on marine science and engineering. Ed was a true pioneer, and this investment recognizes and builds on his singular legacy."
The project, which began in February 2010 and lasted approximately 12 months, was funded by a $44.6 million PECO (public education capital outlays) appropriation provided by the State when Harbor Branch became part of FAU. Another major product of the funds is a new, 40,000 sq. ft. marine science laboratory building under construction adjacent to the Edwin A. Link Building that will help define a new center of activity at Harbor Branch.
The building is home to Harbor Branch ocean engineers and administration, and includes the library, engineering labs, meeting rooms, study and workstations, multipurpose rooms, and a food service venue.
FAU facility construction policy requires that new construction and major renovation projects be engineered to be LEED-compliant at the silver level at minimum. Edwin A. Link Building elements intended to minimize resource consumption include water-efficient fixtures, high-efficiency HVAC systems, lighting control and tinted windows. Furthermore, 80 percent of all demolition material was recycles, 20 percent of the value of new material is of recycled content, 20 percent of the value of new material is regionally sourced within 500 miles of the building, and 50 percent of the value of wood-based products is from sustainably harvested sources.
Song & Associates was the architectural firm that redesigned the building. Klewin Construction served as the contractor for the project.
For more information, contact Jan Petri, 772 242 2241 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute:
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University is a research institute dedicated to exploration, innovation, conservation and education related to the oceans. Harbor Branch was founded in 1971 as a private non-profit organization. In December 2007, Harbor Branch joined Florida Atlantic University. The institute specializes in ocean engineering, at-sea operations, drug discovery and biotechnology from the oceans, coastal ecology and conservation, marine mammal research and conservation, aquaculture, and marine education. For more information, visit www.hboi.fau.edu .
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. In commemoration of its origin, FAU is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2011. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. FAU's world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges : the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science . FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .

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how come .357/.44 magnum don't come in autoloader style hand guns?
Tools and Technologies
Handguns: Revolvers
> how come .357/.44 magnum don't come in autoloader style hand guns?
September 20, 2008, 05:04 PM
why is that? i know some time back, the desert eagle 44 used 44 mag rounds, but not anymore?
i wanna grab a 357 mag but i hate revolver..
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Jim Watson
September 20, 2008, 05:09 PM
It is hard to get the long rimmed cartridges to feed out of a magazine.
Look for a Coonan Model B.
September 20, 2008, 05:09 PM
I guess it's difficult to design an autoloader that will reliably feed rimmed cartridges, but I don't understand why it's so troublesome to feed the .357 mag cartridge but not 12 gauge.
September 20, 2008, 05:10 PM
Mostly because they use a rimmed case.
Auto pistol cartridges are almost always rimless designs, because they work in single or double stack magazines much better then rimmed revolver cases.
There are also very few auto-pistols strong enough to handle .44 mag pressures. (The Automag uses a gas operated rotary bolt very similar to the AR-15 rifle.)
The length of the .357 & .44 mag ammo also demands a very huge grip, because they are much longer then any auto pistol caliber.
The guns are just too big for most people to handle either comfortably, or quickly.
Shotguns & lever-action rifles using rimmed cartridges almost universally use a tube magazine, and have a shell-lifter in the action to get the shell up to, and in line with the chamber.
No room for that in a short handy pistol.
Vern Humphrey
September 20, 2008, 05:21 PM
I don't understand why it's so troublesome to feed the .357 mag cartridge but not 12 gauge.
The 12 gauge is mostly fed from a tublar magazine, not a box magazine. Three fifty-sevens feed nicely from tublar magazines, as in replica M92 Winchesters or in Marlin lever guns.
September 20, 2008, 05:22 PM
box (detachable) magazine fed 12ga shotguns have their own problems.
September 20, 2008, 05:24 PM
If you want .357mag performance in an autoloader take a look at a .357sig pistol. Completely separate cartridge but it duplicates the 125gr Magnum's performance. You still don't have the ability to use any bullets heavier than 147gr in that caliber though.
Pat Cannon
September 20, 2008, 05:33 PM
Get over your hate! :)
Or find a Coonan (http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg179-e.htm), as was said. A guy who shot in a league with me a few years ago had one, and he liked hot ammo. That thing was scary. And very cool.
September 20, 2008, 05:40 PM
i know some time back, the desert eagle 44 used 44 mag rounds, but not anymore?
Desert Eagle was chambered in .357 as well.
i hate revolver..
What the...!!!:mad::fire::cuss::barf::confused::eek:
Seriously, please explain the hate.
I don't like autoloaders for the simple reason that looking for and picking up brass is not my idea of a good time. I love revolvers for everything that they are and can do.
September 20, 2008, 05:46 PM
"I don't understand why it's so troublesome to feed the .357 mag cartridge but not 12 gauge."
I think it might have something to do with the oveall size of the firearm. :)
Few autoloaders can contain the pressure/power of magnum ammunition. And those few that do are 1) expensive, 2) heavy, 3) expensive.
Bottom line; get revolvers for power, get autos for spray and pray. I love my .357 & .44 wheel guns. And my old GI 1911 too.
September 20, 2008, 06:02 PM
well, the only reason i hate revolver hand guns is that, most aren't the best looking. reloading ammos is slower (unless with a speed loader or whatever you call it). I guess you can say, looks matters to me too. Performance matters too, yes! I want both
September 20, 2008, 06:20 PM
Performance matters too, yes! I want both
Now we are getting somewhere. Performance says it all. Revolver trumps semi-auto. Just watch where you place your thumb/appendages when shooting the big calibers, meaning anything more powerful than .38 spl.
i hate revolver hand guns is that, most aren't the best looking.
Stick around here and you may change your mind. For starters, go through the sticky "Revolver picture thread of all time".
reloading ammos is slower (unless with a speed loader or whatever you call it).
Of course you need speedloaders! Try reloading a Glock without a magazine some time. Watch this video till the end. Jerry is THE BEST but the video shows you the possibilities:)
September 20, 2008, 06:28 PM
Performance on what? If you are being atacked by bears, you'll probably want a magnum revolver.
If you are worried about being attacked by thugs, now you'll want something differant.
September 20, 2008, 06:34 PM
If you are worried about being attacked by thugs, now you'll want something differant.
Then you need "firepower". Would an 8-shot N frame have enough firepower for eight thugs?:)
September 20, 2008, 06:39 PM
Spray & Pray ain't all it's cracked up to be in the video games!
September 20, 2008, 06:41 PM
Why? Because everybody knows autoloaders are for sissys. Only REAL men carry revolvers. :neener:
September 20, 2008, 06:49 PM
As far I know DEagles are still availible in .357 and .44
September 20, 2008, 07:06 PM
Find a 44 AutoMag-
September 20, 2008, 07:26 PM
Well, I'm an auto guy. BUT, after I picked up my S&W 686 I am a convert. :D
Now, I still carry, shoot, reload for, and love my autos as much as I used to, but it seems that the 686 gets a hundred or so more rounds through it each week than any of the other guns.
Try one, you just might like it. :scrutiny:
September 20, 2008, 08:08 PM
How on earth would you get your hand around the grip for a .357 auto? To accomodate those long .38, .357 etc cartridges, the magazine well and grip would have to be huge.
eg. 9mm cartridge vs .38
September 21, 2008, 01:03 AM
Never seen a Coonan before. There's a couple on Gunbroker. Very interesting. Interesting in the sort of way that annoys my wife.......innnnnnnnteressssting.
September 21, 2008, 02:00 AM
I've always wondered if it would be possible to angle the cartridges in a magazine upwards. This would let you fit longer rounds inside a shorter magwell. You wouldn't be able to fit as many obviously.
September 21, 2008, 09:35 AM
22lr is a rimmed cartridge and works very reliably in autoloading pistols. They do have to rake the magazine a good bit to prevent the rim-over jam. The grip angle might be uncomfortable if the same was done with a more potent cartridge.
September 21, 2008, 10:24 AM
For a carry .357 Magnum Automatic, the Coonan model B is real hard to beat.
Just a tad longer grip than the standard 1911, and very accurate & reliable (when lubed per the manufacturer's directions). Only problems might be the cost of magazines, and the barrel tab. Holsters are stocked by Horseshoe Leather, or have a custom rig made.
Mine was the most often most accurate pistol for me. Truly a great autoloading pistol. I only sold it because of my goofy worries about the mag costs and replacing the barrel if needed..
Otherwise, buy one of S&W's eight shot N frames, with moonclips, and be very, very, very happy. :D:D:D
And sorry, but the .357 Sigs don't duplicate the heavy bullet loads; they are limited in what they can do....
September 21, 2008, 11:51 AM
Revolvers are stronger platforms and can contain higher pressures than a locked breach auto. In order to fire a .44 mag, you have to have a gas operated gun like the Desert Eagle, the size and weight of a carbine. Might as well just buy yourself a Marlin 94 or Rossi 92 carbine, better gun for the purpose of hunting, longer barrel, more shootable off hand. An auto can feed a rimmed cartridge no problem. Look at all the .22LRs out there. My Mk2 never misses a beat! It's the pressures an auto can't deal with, not a normal sized locked breach auto. The Coonan had issues beyond feeding and the .357 isn't that rough compared to a .44 on the firearm.
Hatred of revolvers makes no sense at all. For some uses, like outdoors or hunting, revolvers are vastly superior to autos. There is nothing you can argue about an auto that is necessary in the field. Their advantages of firepower and reload speed and concealment advantages are real for self defense and CCW, but do not apply to deer hunting or hiking afield. A revolver is normally more accurate, many times much more accurate, more powerful, and more versatile in the loads it can fire without problems. You can go from .38 wadcutter for rabbits to 800 ft lb loads in .357 magnum for flattening larger game like deer and hogs, all in the same 6" gun and with a sight adjustment as your only requirement. My favorite revolvers will group under 2" at 50 yards. I've never fired an auto that accurate. The Desert Eagles are supposed to be pretty accurate, but again, a carbine on a sling is easier to carry and shoot.
It's all about strength of design. Stength is one of the reasons I really prefer single action revolvers for field use to DA guns. Ruger Blackhawks are some of the strongest field guns out there and nothing sort of a 98 Mauser beats a Freedom Arms single action for strength. DAs chambered for stuff like 454 casull tend to take on the qualities of a Desert Eagle, better off with a slinged carbine, easier to carry and shoot.
So, like it or not, revolvers have advantages over autos and they aren't dead yet for concealed carry! They also have advantages for self defense, though I tend to carry a small auto most of the time. I love my revolvers, though. And, aside from my MK 2 and my carry, a Kel Tec P11, I find myself shooting revolvers the most at the range. Don't have to police up all that brass, just dump and put back in the box for reloading later. Get into reloading and you'll really learn to appriciate that advantage. LOL
As to .357 Sig, and excersize in marketing. There is no 800 ft lb 180 grain load for .357 sig and my light bullet loads out perform anything a Sig can do. I'd rather have a .45ACP or .40 Smith if hi cap concerned me. Just looking at energies, nothing the .357 sig can do that a +P .45ACP or a standard pressure .40 can't duplicate with a bigger bullet. The Sig is all advertizing/marketing hype. It don't even come remotely close to the .357 magnum for horsepower or usefulness in the real world. No one I know would hunt deer with one, let alone rely on it for outdoor carry in bear country or something.
September 21, 2008, 11:59 AM
duplicate post! Sorry!
September 21, 2008, 12:10 PM
I have a Desert Eagle .357 magnum. Really a great pistol. However it will only work with full power 158gr jacketed bullet loads, and it is large and heavy!
The Desert Eagle in .357 mag is sort of like having a Browning 50 caliber machine gun in 5.56mm!
Seriously, it is a great pistol. Reliable and accurate. Kind of neat how the rimmed ammo stacks into the magazines. I've never had any issues with the rims hanging up.
For what a Desert Eagle costs(I inherited mine), a person could buy two or three top quality revolvers!
Harley Quinn
September 21, 2008, 03:26 PM
There are a few inbetweens 10 mm is a good one and then of course you can go with the desert eagle and the 50 cal 44 combo. The 45 acp+p is a pretty good home round or not...
The 357 mag. is a real good round and one that has been used by many...In home defense the 357 Sig is a good one, but I would go for the 9+p with the extra cap mags if it was a situation, where, wanted.
I have many weapons and I change them around, not as much as I change knives though :)
The revolver is where many like the heavie's and rightfully so...But there are plenty of weapons to go around...Close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades I guess...The petty arguements are just that, petty...
Practice to hit what you aim at is more important than arguing between a 357 or another, that is close to perfect, for another person...Must be why there are so many weapons available...
The Lone Haranguer
September 21, 2008, 05:55 PM
There was a pistol resembling a giant 1911 called the LAR Grizzly that had an available chambering in .44 Magnum. (It was originally made for a purpose-built autoloader cartridge, the .45 Winchester Magnum.) It is neither light nor handy, however. I believe the company is still in business, but no longer making handguns.
September 21, 2008, 06:42 PM
If it were me and wanted the power of a .357 in an auto pistol I would have to get a 10mm. I don't know all the ballistic's but both can use up to 180 grain bullets, maybe a bit heavier and push them near the same velocities. I'm sorry, I don't have my loading manual handy but I think they are close. LM
September 21, 2008, 08:25 PM
So buy a Desert Eagle. I think someone was running a sale on spare tires for the bipods not long ago.:)
September 21, 2008, 09:00 PM
If it were me and wanted the power of a .357 in an auto pistol I would have to get a 10mm. I don't know all the ballistic's but both can use up to 180 grain bullets, maybe a bit heavier and push them near the same velocities. I'm sorry, I don't have my loading manual handy but I think they are close. LM
The ten will do anything the .357 will do (other than shoot .38s) and can do it with bigger bullets. However, some of the 1911s like the Delta were a little fragile in this caliber, a little much for a normal size/strength locked breach gun. There are a few guns out there, though, in 10 that have a good reputation like the G20, awesome gun, fired one before. 10mm IS your .357 auto IMHO.
The .45ACP +P loads will push over 500 ft lbs energy with a BIG bullet of course. You really need no more for self defense from an auto. Ditto the .40 S&W if you like .357 energy levels. I'm not sure there really is a NEED for a .357 auto, probably why the Coonan died. It's not an autoloader round, case is made for revolvers.
September 22, 2008, 07:00 AM
"need" ?? What does need have to do with guns?? :D
No longer in my safe, but this standard 5" Model B fed everything I gave it without a hitch. Reliable, and one of my most accurate pistols ever.
September 22, 2008, 10:21 AM
As far I know DEagles are still availible in .357 and .44
AHHH! The pain! Another tidbit of my soul claimed by the "D" word!...
September 22, 2008, 11:59 AM
Why would you wanna fire .38/.357 out of anything but a REVOVER =b?
Phil DeGraves
September 22, 2008, 12:06 PM
So basically, you can get a .357 mag s/auto pistol that throws th ebrass all over the place and is ammo sensitive, that you can't shoot .38 Specials in or a revolver that will function with either light or heavy loads and you don't have to chase your brass.
.357 mag is a REVOLVER cartridge. You can build a pistol that it will work in but it was designed for a revolver and therefore is most efficient in a revolver platform. .45 ACP was designed for an auto pistol. You can build a revolver for it, but it works best in an auto pistol. If you want .357 mag performance in an auto pistol, go with the .357 SIG, .38 Super, or 9mm+P+. If you want .45 ACP performance in a revolver get a .45 Colt or .44 Special.
Actually, the .45 ACP revolvers work better and are more justifiable than .the .357 mag autos.
September 22, 2008, 12:12 PM
There was one other variant out there back about 15 or 20 years ago. LAR made it's "Grizzly Mag" that had a changeover for 45 Win Mag, 10 mm, and 357 magnum. A friend of mine had one with all the accessories. I wonder if he ever sold it or if he still has it.
September 22, 2008, 12:29 PM
Um..... my Ruger target .22s MK1 and 22/45 both shoot ammo that's rimmed. :eek:
They do it reliably, too. Just because it's easier to engineer an auto pistol to deal with rimless and revolvers to use a rim, the reverse CAN be done successfully in both cases. To think otherwise is simply wrong.
That being said, the larger rims on ammo developed for double action revolvers to give the extractor enough purchase to reliably do its job just doesn't work as well as a rimless design. It makes engineering a bit more ticklish, but the people who regularly shoot Smith M52s have proven it can be done. Ruger convertibles will headspace their 9mm and .45ACP cartridges properly in their cylinders.
Sorry, I see a big deal of difference between positions of "it can't be done" and "it's difficult."
September 22, 2008, 12:47 PM
If you want .357Mag performance in a semi-auto you have two choices; the new 357 Sig, which is a .40S&W cartridge necked down to take .357 bullets or, the 38 Super which was designed from day one to put .357Mag capabilities in a 1911 style weapon. The 38 Super was not very popular in the US for many years because except for law enforcement and a few afficionados, who loved its inherent accuracy, nobody wanted it because the .45ACP was king of the semi-autos. Lately it has been rediscovered by the IDPA/IPSC shooters because of its accuracy and ability to meet major classification without having to push the safety envelope the way you have to get a 9mm to meet major.
Vern Humphrey
September 22, 2008, 01:10 PM
The 38 Super was not very popular in the US for many years because except for law enforcement and a few afficionados, who loved its inherent accuracy
Actually, the .38 Super is inherently inaccurate. The reason is that it is a semi-rimless cartridge designed to headspace on the rim. Modern guns (including newer M1911s) chambered for the .38 Super have a slightly different chamber configuration designed to headspace on the case mouth (like the .45 ACP). So chambered, the .38 Super can turn in gilt-edged accuracy, but it wasn't always that way.
September 22, 2008, 01:54 PM
the new 357 Sig
ok, I giggled a bit on that one. :)
The 357Sig is now 14 years old... time flies.
September 22, 2008, 02:12 PM
well, the only reason i hate revolver hand guns is that, most aren't the best looking. souless80
I'm not talking performance - but how do you compare a slabsided piece of black polymer to a dome blue, bone case hardened frame, with elephant ivory grips. If you really want to get fancy throw in some class A engraving.
Guess beauty truly is in the eyes of the beholder!!!
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I know that you aren't doing this thought experiment with a stated thought-purpose of abusing obese persons, but that is what you are going to get (psychological scars), even if you do provide nutritional support along with a very-low-calorie diet. I think you are going to get this even if the obese folks are fully aware beforehand of what awaits them.
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still mentally unhealthy
yeah you are
lolBaby if you time travel back far enough you can avoid that work because the dust won't be there. You're too pretty to be working that hard.
maybe it's the spirit of darwin flittering hither and yon among the population
one day it'll be the 800 lb man fused to his mattress, the next day it'll be the woman smoking while cleaning her oven with fume-heavy chemicals
yeah you are
lolBaby if you time travel back far enough you can avoid that work because the dust won't be there. You're too pretty to be working that hard.
Yeah well in Feb. 2012 I weighed 518 lbs so I guess I'm a perfect candidate for your experiment. Perhaps all of us sub-human morbidly obese people can complete Hunger Games style for that hunk of salami or a large pizza with everything. Perhaps the last morbidly obese man or woman standing can win themselves a life of luxury and a lap band or gastric bypass for their efforts. Maybe we should just make these reducing camps compulsory for everyone weighing over 400 lbs and let the obesity crisis sort itself out.
It just so happens that as of last week I've lost 195 lbs since February. I still have tons more to lose, I'm still morbidly obese, and I regret and am humiliated that I ever got to the size I was. I feel worse about it than anyone could ever make me feel by sticking me into a camp against my will.
There was no surgery, no armed guards, no forced starvation or calorie restriction except that which I imposed upon myself. What you're not getting in all your smug moral superiority is that you can put us in camps for one month, one year, or one decade, but unless you're going to keep us segregated into forced weight loss camps for the rest of our lives (which I'm sure would be just fine with most people out there who probably wish everyone morbidly obese would just hurry up and die already anyway) these camps will do nothing to cure obesity in the long term. Nothing anyone ever tried to do for me made one bit of difference until I made the decision to change my life. You are grossly underestimating the mental aspect of losing weight and maintaining weight loss. Even if your camp provides therapy morning noon and night you can't force anyone into any sort of rehab until and unless they're ready for it.
I think your idea is completely over-simplifying, crass, mocking, dehumanizing and marginalizing.
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The issue discussed will outline the problematic of the contemporary schemes and strategies used for maintaining of Buddhist identities and transferring Buddhist values within a society/community where the Buddhists are consisting a minority or form a new social group.
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verb. To repackage or rewrap a gift one receives and give it to someone else.
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Michael Gerson: President's electrifying trip to Africa
WASHINGTON -- Before his current trip, President Barack Obama's Africa strategy was known for inattention at the highest level. Former Chinese President Hu Jintao made five extensive visits to Africa as head of state. Obama spent 20 hours in sub-Saharan Africa in 2009. The intense affection of a continent seemed unrequited, and foreign policy experts wondered if American emphasis on the region had been consciously downgraded.
This is one of those rare cases, however, in which the reality has often been better than the rhetoric (or lack of it). The Obama administration midwifed the birth of a new country, South Sudan. It has pushed for greater transparency in both American aid and in global extractive industries. It has renewed an emphasis on agricultural productivity through its Feed the Future initiative. In a difficult fiscal environment, it has fought to preserve overall aid budgets (though the recent cuts to PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, have been disturbing).
In all this, Obama has lacked a creative, signature initiative of his own. Until his speech in Cape Town, South Africa. Depending on its implementation and future scale, Power Africa -- aimed at doubling access to electricity across the continent -- could be a major strategic and moral advance.
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It is also difficult for children to do their homework at night, or for clinics to store vaccines or blood without reliable refrigeration, or for municipalities to run the pumps necessary for clean water and sanitation. Women and girls have an especially hard time of it: carrying firewood for long distances on their heads or backs, cooking with stoves that produce toxic fumes, giving birth in health facilities without lighting. Energy poverty is not merely economic; it is expressed in deforestation, respiratory illness, and maternal and child mortality. It is also tragically unnecessary. During the past five years, there have been more than 60 major finds of potential fuel supplies on the African continent.
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Nothing makes a regular guy like myself angrier than having to watch a colossal dickhead like Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) get drooled on by the likes of Amy (Emily Mortimer). The premise of the movie, for Christ's sake, is that Russ is such a monumental scumbag that he needs his real, eight-year-old self, Russ (Spencer Breslin), to emerge out of that Disney haze where our eight-year-old selves emerge from, to remind him of his dreams and values.
This all happens, presumably, because Russ has become such a big dong that he needs to rediscover his inner child. So Russ doesn't have a wife or a dog -- how bad can life be when you have an exceptionally cute English chick hanging all over you? Just how does this happen anyway, if Russ is such an ass?
Just like we're supposed to suspend our disbelief and accept Rusty's emergence from some Disney time warp, we're also supposed to assume that Amy can see into the future and envision a time where Russ is not an ass. Frankly, this just reinforces the idea that women enjoy being abused. In addition to sleeping with Russ, Amy also works for him, creating a serious conflict of interest that nobody seems to care about (thank you, President Clinton).
When I step into a preschool, I realize all at once why E. coli was invented, so you can imagine what a joy I had watching little Spencer Breslin exercise his acting prowess. It's pretty obvious that some amateur psychiatrist thought this whole story up so filmgoers would rush off to therapy to find ways to rediscover their inner child and make their lives better. What everybody fails to realize is the fun in being a mean person, and what great joy can be had in revealing to the pseudo-happy ignoramuses of the world the whirling cesspools that truly comprise their existence.
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In a rare show of transparency, the People's Liberation Army of China invited some 90 foreign journalists for a sneak peak at a base just north of Beijing.
China's army has 2.3 million members and has practiced a number of military maneuvers, including anti-terrorism commandoes storming a three-story building, soldiers conducting hand-to-hand combat, and a display of artillery firepower.
They even allowed the press to interview a few of the soldiers as the world's largest military is showing signs of openness.
"I think it is really cool," Sun Yu, a People's Liberation Army Soldier, said. "Being in the army is like being in school. I can develop as a person, I can learn a lot of skills - both military and civilian. I really like being a soldier."
The government said the open house is an attempt to calm foreign fears over China's military build-up.
"China has a responsibility and a duty to participate in the global community," PLA Commander Leng Jiesong said. "And so our military is also developing and training to interact with the outside world more."
But some analysts insist that China has to do more.
"They are showing us things that really don't matter," China expert Gordon Chang said. "The United States, over the course of many years, has tried to increase military-to-military ties. We show them everything, we tell them a lot about the way our military operates. They've been very reluctant to tell us anything."
The two countries have agreed this week to resume military contacts in an effort to strengthen those ties. But China has long been secretive about its military strength and capacity, while continuing to spend billions of dollars on defense.
"The Chinese believe in secrecy," Chang said. "Part of it is because, they believe that their military, of course, is much weaker than ours. They don't want us to know exactly what's going on." The People's Liberation Army will celebrate its 82nd anniversary this weekend. And as part of its image-makeover, the Ministry of Defense will launch its first official Web site.
Still, there are concerns in Washington, and among China's neighbors, about the country's growing military clout.
In recent months, Chinese boats have confronted U.S ships in international waters near the Chinese coast. And late last year, Chinese warships tested their capabilities off the coast of Somalia with anti-piracy patrols.
"The only message that we can take from these around the world visits are that they intend to plant the flag," Chang added. "Not only in the waters around China, but also around the world."
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Today provided the most visible symbol yet of the town of West rising, literally, from the rubble.
West High School's new ag shop building sits atop the slab that held West Intermediate School until the April 17 explosion that killed 15 people in the town. The explosion of about 30 tons of ammonium nitrate at West Fertilizer Company rendered the town's elementary, intermediate and high schools unusable.
Following the explosion, building a new home for agriculture, shop and similar classes in the town became a cause celeb within Texas' tight knit farming and ranching circles.
"It really feels like a sign of progress," said Jan Hungate, West ISD's chief administrative officer.
"Every one of these events like this is just another signpost on the road to recovery," she said.
The Dallas Morning News has reported extensively about the explosion and its aftermath. Recently environmental writer Randy Lee Loftis and I took on the thorny question of how to stop other towns like West from blowing up.
Classes are expected to start in the building in March, Hungate said.
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Reviewed: 11 December 2015 by Audrianna87, a Straight Married Female
As always, delivery was quick discreetly packaged from Lovehoney - top service.
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The bra is a lovely soft material which is lovely and very comfy. There is Lovehoney's signature love heart charm in the middle of the cups on the bra, which is a lovely touch.
The material is a lovely see-through flower lace pattern. The bust also has some padding in the cups but it is super-thin padding, just enough to stop the cups being see-through, I would say. The straps also have the lovely lace pattern on the front. There is a little stretch to the straps as well. You can also adjust the straps exactly the same as you do with your normal bras.
The cups were a lovely fit for me they have nice support to them which is always a bonus. Each cup has a lovely silk bow on them and a lovely lace strap just above the cups which you can also see in the pictures. Which is a lovely added touch to a bra.
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Reviewed: 23 November 2015 by mummymermaid, a Straight Engaged Female
Firstly, thank you Lovehoney for surprising me with this super amazing bra to review. It's stunning. Sexy and practical!
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I was surprised it could be taken as a normal bra. I decided to wear it as such. And now I want all my bras to be by Lovehoney. The fit is perfect for me. I got sent a 1x/2x. I wear a 40/42C in normal bras. I wore it all day and it was so very comfortable.
Wasn't too tight. Didn't dig in. It fully supported me. It's the most comfy bra I have! Cup-wise it fit me well, but bigger ladies would do the cups more justice than I. There wasn't much swell for my pretty lace straps! But it still looked good and at least the cups weren't too tight and I wasn't falling out of them! So this bra nailed daytime wear.
So now to test the sexiness of this beautiful lace number. I teamed it with the matching Flaunt Me Floral lace crotchless suspender knickers and wow.
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Reviewed: 22 January 2016 by VR, a Straight Going Steady Female
I was lucky enough to have been sent this lovely bra in exchange for an honest review, so, thank you, Lovehoney.
It arrived this morning, in the usual plain packaging. I normally like to wash clothing before wearing, but I was so excited to be sent this that I just tore it out of the packaging and put it on.
Well, what can I say? I am floored by the quality of this bra. I've been wearing it most of the day and found it as comfortable and supportive as my comfy bra from a famous High Street store. I was also surprised to find a little extra boning on the sides which help the bra give more support. The straps are great. Normally a plus-size or DD-cup and above bra will have ugly, thick straps, which don't really support as they're normally too stretchy. These straps are finer so look a lot better and are made of a good material that is strong enough to support, but also has a little give - not too much.
The lace is pretty. Soft and not scratchy. Stretchy (apart from where it overlays the cups), but still firm. No loose strands or poor stitching either. Excellent quality, especially for the price.
The styling/sizing is also almost perfect. I normally take a 38DD and am wearing the 1X/2X, and although it isn't a perfect fit, it's pretty close - I have a little spillage over the top which fills out the space between the cup and the strap (and, according to my OH, is very sexy and makes him want to grab a handful! No complaints there, then).
When I say the styling is almost perfect, I mean that I think it would look a little more balanced and sexy if the strap was fixed onto the strap just above the cup instead on on it. OH also commented that the style looks a bit "cat-eyed" and would probably look a bit nicer if it was more plunge-shaped than balcony with the straps.
I've been eyeing up a couple of similar bras on a famous online underwear site, one of which is quite basic and a tenner more, the other four times more expensive! I certainly have no need to buy them now.
If you want a sexy bra that can do double-duty to wear away from the bedroom, this is definitely it.
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- Straps not as sexy as they could be.
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- Great bra for the bedroom or a day/night out on the way there.
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1933 R71 Hunted Animals and 1938 R6 African Animal Jig Wrappers
Starting Bid - $400.00, Sold For - $812.00
Two extremely rare 1930s non-sport wrappers: 1) 1933 Planters Peanut "Hunted Animals." The "Hunted Animals" card set was marketed by the Planters Nut & Chocolate Company with a confection called "Big Game Peanut Blocks." The color artwork cards depict various animals and contain descriptions on the reverse. The offered wrapper has one fold line, but it is clear that this wrapper was never actually used to package the cards. The cards are relatively common but the wrapper is quite rare. Overall Nr/Mt condition. 2) 1938 National Licorice "African Jig." One of the most unusual trading card sets in the non-sport hobby is the "African Animal Jig" set issued by the National Licorice Company. The twenty-four color-artwork cards of this set, when properly placed, like a puzzle create a beautiful scene of African wildlife. Offered is an original multicolored wrapper from this interesting non-sport issue. The unused wrapper is a perfect never-used proof example with no fold lines. The design of the wrapper features the scene which can be assembled by the cards in the set. Extremely rare, especially in this ideal unfolded Near Mint condition. Two exceptionally rare 1930s wrappers which we have never before offered. The "Hunted Animals" wrapper lists for $700 in John Neuner's 1995 wrapper guide; the "African Jig" wrapper lists for $800 in this same guide. Reserve $400. Estimate $1,000/$1,500. SOLD FOR $812.00
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His teammates tried to kid Derek Campbell that his sixth-inning home run Sunday just barely cleared the left-field fence at Bowman Field, a point he couldn't really argue.
But even to get the ball just over the 13-foot high fence some 345 feet from home plate, a player has to hit the ball nearly 370 feet. And whether it went 370 feet or 470 feet, it still counted as a home run, the first of Campbell's professional career.
"It still counts," the Williamsport Crosscutters' second baseman said. "I'll take it."
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Crosscutters manager Shawn Williams discusses with the home plate umpire about a ball ruled fair that landed in disputed territory, resulting in a double for Auburn in the top of the fourth inning Sunday at Bowman Field.
The homer finished up a 3 for 3 day for Campbell in which all three hits went for extra bases. It helped back a stellar effort from starting pitcher Preston Packrall as the Cutters managed a split of their four-game series with Auburn with a 4-1 win in front of nearly 2,800 fans.
It took Campbell about a week to get adjusted to pro baseball when he was assigned to Williamsport after being selected in the 20th round out of California in last month's draft. The pitching patterns, even in the New York-Penn League, are much different than the ones he saw with the Golden Bears.
There's not as much junk being thrown to the plate, and far more fastballs at higher velocity have come his way. The change took its toll. A week into his pro career, Campbell was hitting just .130. But even as he was struggling, Williamsport manager Shawn Williams saw something in the Swiss Army Knife of a player and stuck with him.
Campbell's day Sunday was part of the reward the 23-year old has given to his manager for sticking with him. Since June 23, when Campbell started the day with a .130 average, he's been one of the best hitters in short-season minor league ball.
His .419 batting average during that 11-game stretch is fifth-best in the New York-Penn League, and ninth-best among all Class A short-season teams. His eight extra-base hits during that time are second-best in the NYPL.
"He plays the game the right way. He plays 100 percent. He gives you everything he's got every night," Williams said. "It's fun to watch, especially when he's successful. But even when he doesn't get any hits, he's a catalyst. He gets the team going."
He's such a facilitator for the Cutters' offense that when Cord Sandberg was away from the team for two days this weekend, Williams had no problem plugging Campbell into the leadoff spot for both games of Friday's doubleheader.
Sunday he was right back into the sixth spot in the lineup, and he was still being a catalyst. He led off both the second and fourth innings with doubles, the first a ringing shot to the left-center field gap, and the second down the left-field line. He was stranded at third each time as Williamsport went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position, finishing the series 4 for 35 with runners in scoring position.
With one out in the sixth inning, Campbell hit the first pitch he saw from Auburn reliever Deion Williams down the left-field line for his first professional home run. Campbell hit seven home runs for Cal this spring, and 22 of his 50 hits with the Golden Bears went for extra bases.
So he's definitely capable of driving the ball. His two doubles yesterday lifted his total with the Cutters to eight, the second-best total in the NYPL.
Campbell said he wanted to improve upon batting average and on-base percentage numbers from his college season he wasn't particularly thrilled with. In turn, it's got him being more selective at the plate and getting better pitches to drive.
"I think the power will come more when I focus on changing those two things," Campbell said. "I'm seeing the ball and trusting my swing."
"He'll show that power in BP, too. He'll pop a few out," Williams said. "He's just got that really short, compact swing. He just puts together good at-bats."
Campbell's homer helped build upon a lead which started with a Rhys Hoskins RBI double in the first inning on a pop-up which fell into the Bermuda Triangle of fielders in shallow right-center field. Two innings later, Jiandido Tromp blasted his sixth home run of the year, a two-run shot, to left-center.
Tromp is now alone in second place in the NYPL in home runs, five behind State College's Rowan Wick, who already has 11.
It all backed the best outing of Packrall's young career. The five innings thrown by the 24th-round pick out of the University of Tampa were a season high. Packrall started the season as a reliever, but has been in the starting rotation since Ricardo Pinto went down with an elbow issue during his second start.
Packrall allowed just two hits and one run over his five innings. He faced just two batters over the minimum and struck out three. Thirty-seven of his 60 pitches went for strikes.
"I felt a little more comfortable tonight," Packrall said. "I felt a little more in control. It's big when you try to get ahead and can throw strikes early in the count."
But Packrall did more damage to Auburn's offense when he fell behind in the count as he did when he threw strike one. The Doubledays were 1 for 9 when Packrall got ahead in the count, and 1 for 7 with a walk when he fell behind.
He used his change-up often behind in the count to induce some soft contact to his infield. He recorded eight of his 15 outs on the ground.
"The most important pitch you can throw is strike one. It's something we preach around here," Packrall said. "But when you get behind in the count, it's important to me to make the next pitch a strike. It's definitely something I was able to do."
"He can throw anything for a strike and he's not scared to throw a sinker right down the middle and say, 'Here you go, roll it over to second,'" Williams said. "He believes in his stuff and that's the most important thing."


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Be careful as the videos are not always accurate in terms of historical truth, these movies tend to be sensational, interpreting the Nostradamus quatrains the way you can not find it in another sources. Authors try to link contemporaneous events to predictions, often changing the original text to the one that suits them better. That is the reason we highly recommend to read the original source first (you can find it on our Nostradamus books page).
Despite the lack of historical truth, the documentaries are pretty good, some of them catching your attention from the beginning to the end.
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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
This 1981 classic low budget documentary from 1981 utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon and Hitler, the assassination of JFK, and even an arab "antichrist" wearing a blue turban who would attack NY from the air? And are there other prophecies that have yet to come true?
It is not very accurate regarding the historical facts, but still very interesting to watch.
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A documentary about 2012. Analyzing the Nostradamus prophesies, Mayan calendar, Sumerians inscriptions, Egyptian prophesies and so on. Linking the old texts to contemporaneous events.
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A documentary linking quatrains to Iran War
The Nostradamus Effect
In this 5 part documentary produced by the History channel, the person and the name of the third antichrist is tried to be predicted. Most of the authors agreed that two of two antichrists already passed thought the history and their names were Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler.
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