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September 9, 2007, 01:18 PM
Will the Bulldog .44spl handle the 246gr Winchester and Rem loads ...? Also, will the .38spl undercover version handle +P loads...?
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September 9, 2007, 01:36 PM
'Hot 246 grain .44 special loads'?????
At 750 feet per second, the 246 grain round nose loads are hardly considered hot and were the standard recommended loads for the Bulldogs.
I know of a couple of Bulldogs that fell apart after a couple hundred or less Federal 240 lead hollow points at 900 feet per second.
I wouldn't recommend shooting +P loads in an Undercover either.
September 9, 2007, 03:11 PM
<I wouldn't recommend shooting +P loads in an Undercover either>
Oh really, well since I posted this I checked the web site (Charter Arms site) they claim the undercover will handle +P loads.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I guess the manufacturer must be wrong and posted bogus information, which may lead to a potential lawsuit, you would think they would know better, like you do???
While I have your attention - just what exactly fell apart on the .44spl ...???:rolleyes:
This is a new build, new Company ...
September 9, 2007, 06:11 PM
1999cobra- first of all, there is no reason to cop an attitude with onmilo. he was only trying to help.
Charter arms websote says that they can handle +p but they "do not recommend a steady diet." In other words, "Yeah, you can do it a few times to test out an SD load, and you won't blow yourself up, but if you shoot +p a lot, you'll wear out the guns very quickly."
Onmilo was simply trying to help you avoid excessive wear. You also didn't mention how old the models are that you ask about. Older ones may not have been as strong.
Now, let's take a bit of a gentler tone, eh?
September 9, 2007, 06:25 PM
No tone intended -
No need to be overly defensive.
Charter Arms has a new revised, refined, reissue, remake, remanufacture, of some of the old standby revolvers of years past.
Now, Sir, if you don't mind for the record did the web site state "Do not feed your revolver a steady diet of +P's" if so can you please post the link as I didn't see it... Thank you!:)
September 9, 2007, 06:31 PM
Check out Buffalo Bore's Standard Pressure Short Barrel Heavy .38 Special self defense rounds. http://www.buffalobore.com
I practice with standard pressure rounds in my 1976ish Undercover and use the Buffalo Bore rounds for carry. I don't feel undergunned without a '+P' at the end...ever.
September 9, 2007, 06:35 PM
Q. Can I shoot +P in my .38 revolver?
A. Charter .38's are among the smallest revolvers in this caliber. They can handle +P but we do not recommend a steady diet.
I apologize if I misread the tone of your post.
Now I just have to go figure out who the heck "sir" is!!!:):rolleyes:
September 9, 2007, 06:39 PM
Thanks for the link, I wonder if that's the case with any and all of these 2 inch snubbies including S&W - Honestly about the only handguns I would feel comfortable shooting + loads in on a regular basis would be a Ruger (built like Sherman's tank) the good ole' Glock, and your Colt series 70's...
September 9, 2007, 06:39 PM
Gun Test magazine gives the Charter in .44 Special a thumbs up and a very good testimonial in last months issue. Was accurate, user friendly for the testers, and was consdiered put together well. Very good quality for the price was considered as the outstanding issue. Had to agree with the assesment the way it was written.
Charter's .38 Special version was given a very low rating because the revolver could only be shot with SA action and no DA ability was available with that specimen. Faulty workmanship was to blame.This was the case with that particular example. +P use was considered somewhat brutal as far as recoil was concerned.
While this is just one example of each gun, there does seem to be some evidence in other publications to back up these observations by Gun Tests.
This is by no means a total representation.
September 9, 2007, 07:40 PM
Every charter I've handled I've had trouble getting the cylinder latch to unlatch the cylinder. This is a problem that has plaqued their revolvers for decades. Why don't they fix it? Maybe they could sell some more guns.
September 9, 2007, 09:27 PM
I have an old Charter Arms Bulldog with a 3" barrel. Yep, the latch can be finicky and has to be tightened regularly.
I have shot some pretty stout loads through mine working up a defensive load and it handled them fine and shot them VERY well. The accuracy suprised me actually. I would not, however, shoot hot loads as a steady thing. I just don't beleive it could take it. I would not hesitate to shoot mild to medium loads through it as a regular thing. If it wears out, I'll replace it.
It does snake duty only these days, although there is always 2 defensive loads in it as well when I am walking the creeks or swampy areas here in Alabama. I do NOT feel underarmed with a 240 Gr. LSWC at 900 plus FPS.
I shot some SR4759 loads through it early on that rocked my world and made me wonder if I had any sense at all. :uhoh:
September 10, 2007, 08:14 AM
1999, I can't help but wonder why anyone would shoot apart a pistol made for carry and defense, not frequent range shooting. The Charter Arms pistols have a good record of rellability for defense work and they can take +P loads occasionally but they are not made for a large, steady diet of such ammo. They aren't likely to blow apart but they will shoot loose.
That said, I also can't help but wonder if you should have bothered to come here for answers if you are going to put down those who have taken the trouble to give you "best guess" answers in an effort to help.
September 10, 2007, 09:14 AM
<That said, I also can't help but wonder if you should have bothered to come here for answers if you are going to put down those who have taken the trouble to give you "best guess" answers in an effort to help.>
I thought we already covered that subject and as I stated before and will NOW state again - I wasn't putting anyone down...!!!
Gary A
September 10, 2007, 09:21 AM
1999cobra - your name was well-chosen.
September 10, 2007, 09:35 AM
I've been satisfied with my Charter Undercover 38. It's gone bang everytime (single & double action) for the 250 or so rounds I've fired through it including a few cylinders of +P's to test out (wow, you can tell their more potent than the standard load). I never intended to fire hundreds of rounds a week through it, one because it's a lightweight snubby, two because it is only a 5 shot, three because I got this for my wife to carry instead of her heavier & much prettier 3" SP101 (which is her home/car gun). The finish isn't the nicest, but it is stainless. The standard rubber grips are comfortable and reasonably compact. The lockup is a bit sloppy and the sights are seriously useless double action since the hammer blocks the rear channel when it's down. Both of those I can forgive in a reliable firearm that's intended to be used up close and personal that was only about $240 new (which includes the transfer fee).
September 10, 2007, 05:57 PM
i'd try the .44spl bulldog on somebody elses dime, the two i had were crap.
September 10, 2007, 06:30 PM
Yeah - I cancelled both of those and found a S&W M296 instead and that was a bitch to find ...
September 11, 2007, 05:50 AM
My CHARCO bulldog was crap. My Charter Arms versions were marginal, you do have to take it kind of easy on them and the build quality is nowhere near a S&W. I only now keep around a Charter arms Pathfinder 22lr and one Bulldog. Neither gets much use. My Charter Arms AR7 sucked too but I blame that more on the guns original Armalite design.
September 11, 2007, 08:03 AM
if you find an old school c.a. pathfinder .22lr, get it. mine was worth every dime i paid and more. it was the only c.a. gun that ive ever witnessed work properly over time.
September 11, 2007, 08:41 AM
I had both a Bulldog and an Undercover that did not hold up to steady use with standard velocity loads. I wouldn't buy another one.
My Dad has an Undercover that he has had since the early 70's, and while he doesn't shoot it much it is still doing what he bought it for.
September 11, 2007, 09:09 AM
My 1/50th of $1...
I had a mid-70's vintage .44Bulldog. Shot it some. Decent gun for the price at the time. Main knock was the cost of ammo About $17 for 50/.44Mag, usually more than double that for 50/.44Spl
Shooting buddy had a Super Blackhawk, and he always gave me a hard time about he could shoot twice as many rounds as me for the same $$$.
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September 11, 2007, 10:10 AM
I've heard tales of marginal quality about Charter Arms revolvers most of my shooting life (a LONG time, Gents) and, having handled a few, I have to agree that they're not a S&W or a Ruger. But the 5-shot .44 Special C.A. Bulldog is still debated & popular (?) because of its unique configuration.
Why doesn't S&W or Ruger build a QUALITY DA 5-shot .44 Special? Is there room in a K-frame or Service Six cylinder for five .44 holes? You would think so, as Hamilton Bowen has made some beautiful 5-shot .44 Special Single Actions on "smaller" Ruger frames. I think a slightly bigger version of a 5-shot j-frame or SP101 DAO in .44 Special would be VERY popular with the CCW crowd.
September 11, 2007, 02:33 PM
S&W used to make one....but it was a far cry larger than the c.a.
Taurus used to make one, was a good gun from the ones i shot, but theyve stopped making that also....
id love to have the 3" pencil barrel bobbed hammer stainless steel C.A. Bulldog .44spl, if it didnt shoot itself to crap after 200 rounds.
i had both a blued and a s.s. version in the mid '80's, neither was worth a crap, but my .22lr 3" pathfinder was a solid performer...
September 11, 2007, 07:32 PM
FWIW I purchased my CA 3" Bulldog .44 Spl NIB back in 1980. I have put over 2000 rounds down range with this Bulldog and still carry it regularly (CCW) in a Bianchi #5BHL. Early on 246 gr RNL was about the only commercial round I could find, but these days I load her with Georgia Arms 200 gr Gold Dot JHP. At 850 fps these loads are just about right for the Bulldog. This particular Bulldog (713xxx) is just as tight today as the day I bought it 27 years ago. :) Also, the First Generation Bulldogs have a nicer finish by far than the new ones. A good rule of thumb to follow with any generation Bulldog is to keep your your loads below 900 fps for maximum durability.
Another Hint: While not all Second Generation (Charco era) revolvers are bad
- quality control was horrendous during this period. :(
September 12, 2007, 04:30 AM
Stay away from the ones that have an enclosed shroud over the ejector rod. These seem to usually work loose. My Pathfinders have been ok, but the adj sights require a TINY screwdriver and work loose from recoil. Also I get more misfires from them especially if not squeaky clean than from other budget 22lr revolvers I own like the High Standard sentinel.
No one but Charter Arms sems to be able to make a SMALL frame 44spl, S&W 5 shots are built on the L frame. Taurus made the 445, I should have got one at $225 last year. I did get a 441 at $200 but it's too big for the bulldog concept.
Anyone own a 22mag Pathfinder or a stainless one? I never see them let alone rarely seeing 22lr versions in barrel lengths other than 3".
September 12, 2007, 07:50 AM
I have an older Bulldog, bought during the 70's.
It's exactly what I want it to be... a small, light defense revolver in very substantial caliber. I don't shoot it much at all... perhaps ten rounds a year... some years. :)
I've fired reloads, but those were kept at factory levels.
It's not exactly great fun to fire more than a couple cylinders. Recoil is pronounced. :)
But I like it fine. Very decent package... and there is NOTHING else quite like it.
September 12, 2007, 09:37 AM
Thanks for the back-up there guys.
Guy has twelve posts, most of them on this thread, asked some questions, gets an answer he doesn't want to hear right off the bat and lashes out.
As the old saying goes, the truth will sometimes hurt but that truth may also set you free, or, something along those lines,,,,,,,
We don't carry the modern Charter Arms or Charco or Chararmco or whatever the heck they call themselves now.
Too many have come in for repairs over the years that the owner does not wish to deal with them so I have no personal experience with the most modern offerings other than handling a few at gun shows and other dealer shops.
Frankly I wasn't impressed anymore with the modern version verses the older guns.
Actually the much older versions don't have the goofy barrel shroud like the mid production Charcos and the modern versions.
These shrouds, at least used to have a nasty habit of breaking loose and falling of the actual barrel, I have seen this more than once.
The .44 Bulldogs that had the shroud were even worse than the Undercovers.
The "Unbreakable" Berillium firing pins break, play cowboy snapity snap snap with a Charter gun and you will become a believer.
Anyway the owner won't carry Charter guns.
Like it or not that is the way it is with him and it is his shop, I'm just the gunsmith.
If a customer really wants a Charter Arms the owner will direct the customer to a shop that does sell Charter Arms products, but he won't recommend them.
I will recommend a Charter revolver, most especially the .22LR and Magnum Pathfinders, with the reservations I have already outlined.
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LEWISTOWN - The Lewistown Community Band, under the direction of Peter Marsh, will resume its rehearsal schedule in preparation for the upcoming summer season. Rehearsals will begin at 7 p.m. March 31 at the Lewistown Elementary School.
New instrumentalists are always welcome and there are no auditions required for adults.
This season the band will honor several milestone anniversaries.
The band has added Edwin Franko Goldman's V.F.W. March to its repertoire, as this is the 85th year that the local Earl W.F. Childs Post No 1667, Veterans of Foreign Wars received their charter. Ten years later, in 1939, Palmer S. Mitchell put together interested musicians in the area to form the VFW band, the predecessor of the present Lewistown Community Band.
"Prof" Mitchell was well known in central Pennsylvania music circles, as he organized and/or directed several bands, including the first Lewistown High School Band, The VFW Band, Beaver Springs Ladies Band, Alfarata Band and The Siglerville Band.
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LEWISTOWN -The Friends of the Mifflin County Library will present the Lewistown Community Band's first concert of the season at 7 p.m. on April 24 at
First concert to benefit library
Mifflin County Middle School (formerly Lewistown Area High School).
The concert is being held for the second year to raise money for the library. The concert is free, and donations will be accepted.
The emcee will be Jim Tunall of the Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitor's Bureau, and Library Director Molly Kinney will speak during intermission. Retired employees of the Mifflin County School District will serve as ushers.
He also composed the T.O.H. March for the Tressler's Orphan's Home in Loysville.
The summer of 1939 saw the release of the motion picture "The Wizard of Oz." An arrangement of tunes from that show will be included in the band's summer programs.
This June is the 70th anniversary of the landing on the beaches of Normandy, and in late December of 1944, the Battle of the Bulge. All area veterans will receive the band's appreciation, but particularly during the annual Let Freedom Ring concert on July 6, with some music from the big band era.
The band's first concert will be at 7 p.m. on April 24 at Mifflin County Middle School, with a fund raising benefit for Friends of Mifflin County Library.
Sponsors of previous concerts include State Farm Insurance agents Dan Bennett, Bob Richard, Bob Knable and Jim Wagner, also Dr. R. P. Malhotra, Dr. Ricardo Carter, Dr. Gill Rogers, Snedeker Energy, Torquato Law Offices, Friends of the Embassy, Kline's Barber Shop, MCS Bank, Jim and Carol Norton, Curves of Mifflin County, One Stop Communications, Nittany Media, Inc., and Grandma Flo's Salad Dressing.
Anyone interested in sponsoring a concert or acquiring the services of the band may contact Joyce Ann Hutchinson at 994-1988 or visit the band's website at www.lewistowncommunityband.com.


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MOBILE, Alabama -- The Gulf Coast Claims Facility "appears inappropriately proud" of having processed half of BP oil spill claims while it has rejected many applicants for no apparent reason and left others desperately waiting, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange wrote in a letter Monday.
"Quit dragging your feet and stalling the large majority of claims to a point where victims are so desperate that they settle for anything," Strange wrote in the letter to oil spill claims czar Ken Feinberg. "Remember, your job is to compensate the victims — not magnify their problems by playing games with BP's money (to BP's benefit.)"
The claims facility last week announced that it had reached an "important milestone" of processing more than half of the 256,000 final oil-spill claims applications it had received, including about 100,000 quick payments that require recipients to waive their rights to pursue further legal action over the months-long spill.
A spokeswoman for Feinberg didn't respond to a request for comment.
On Monday, Strange joined Gov. Robert Bentley at a news conference on the docks of Bayou La Batre before meeting with other leaders in Gulf Shores.
Deadline approaching
While criticizing the claims process, Strange also urged coastal residents to remember that April 20 is the deadline to join a federal lawsuit over the spill and recover damages from one of the defendants, Transocean, owner of the exploded rig.
Bentley said he and the attorney general are collecting and organizing evidence for the lawsuit, which "had not been done as much prior to our administrations."
"We're going to fight for this area because we truly believe that Alabama was damaged more than anyone else," Bentley said.
In Gulf Shores, Strange pointed to the psychological impact of the spill. He said he was driven to write the letter to Feinberg because of talks he had last week with law enforcement officials like Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack, who saw a considerable increase in crime last year.
"There is a tangible impact on families based on what's happened in this oil spill," Strange said. "It is not just business, anonymous people. It is human beings who are hurting because of this oil spill. And it is essential that he take action now to pay the people of Alabama what he should."
Drug cases south of U.S. 98 doubled between 2009 and 2010 in Baldwin County, Mack said in the news conference, with the number leaping from about 425 to more than 950.
"This is the tragedy that keeps giving," Mack said. "While the oil well may have been capped, and while a majority of the oil may have been cleaned from the surface, we're still dealing with this. I don't think yet we know the impact that this is going to have on our community."
A long-term effect
Richard Powers, medical director for the Alabama Department of Mental Health, pointed to studies that showed the oil spill's impact on children, who see changes in their summer lifestyle and are surrounded by the economic stress of their parents.
"Our anecdotal data clearly indicates that we are not past the worst part of this," Powers said. "We anticipate that the long-term psychological aftermath of the BP oil spill in the acute phase will last for at least another year. And, we anticipate that we will see increased demand for mental health services in this region between the next two and five years."
In his letter, Strange wrote that Feinberg's claims operation has failed to be fully transparent, overplayed the issue of fraud in the system and offered many claimants "meager payments."
He pointed to what he called "the demoralization, and often humiliation, of strong-willed, independent citizens who have been reduced to begging for handouts from an organization whose primary mission seems to be turning them down."
In federal court, Feinberg and BP are waiting for a judge's ruling on whether his court will take a supervisory role in the oil spill claims process.
Plaintiffs lawyers and attorneys general from the Gulf Coast states have asked a federal judge to rule that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility violated the federal Oil Pollution Act of 1990. They want the judge to force several changes onto the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, ranging from throwing out any lawsuit waiver that the facility has received to appointing monitors to review decisions of its adjusters.
Feinberg and BP have argued that the court has no jurisdiction over the process, and even if it did, the operation is running according to law.
Staff reporter Dan Murtaugh contributed to this report.


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Ok, im new to the site so hello everyone.
But i got thinking the other day and i was wondering why the red wings dont have a tough guy. I mean honesty its not like a tough guy could do any worse than hudler or the now injured washed up haz been madano. If we had a tough guy atleast he would go out and do something to create energy. The way i think of it as if you cant score atleast try and hit and fight and get energy in the place. if you cant fight than you should be able to score and produce. Hudler is doing none of that right now. hes not scoring so he should be atleast hitting and fighing making himself noticable.
Bob probert died over the summer, the least the wings could do is show a little spin and get a tough guy.
And dont tell me that abby and ericsson are tough becuause while they fight mabye 2-3 times a year they arent an enforcer just a GRITTY guy. we have a bunch of grit but not toughnest. red wings were playing some amazing hockey 3 years ago when downey was patrolling the ice. The wings neeed that more than ever. remember when lapperier layed out lidstrom? downey was the one that came to his aid and beat his ass.
Also dont tell me a team with all tough guys doesnt win because the pens are currently leading the nhl in fights and are the best team in the nhl right now. They are the ideal team right now with skill and toughness. they are the wings of the 90's. Sure they can play the most skilled team in the league and beat them but they can also play the toughest teams and mop the floor with them too. They can score goals all night long but went things turn ugly they will beat the crap out of you. they have 3 heavy weight in godard, engelland, and rupp. but they also have adams, orpik, and asham.
In the off season this year we could have gone out and got a tough guy. we could have gotten 3 konopka's for the price of hudler or madano. No but we decided the waste our cap space on a whased up has been in madano and a small none physical euro in hudler. what happend to the days of probert, kocur, lapointe, shanny, and mccarty. the only guys on the team now with some balls are abby, helm, eaves and stuart. for the love of god ken holland get someone on the team that can go out and do the dirty work.
End rant. Sorry if i offendend any of you guys but i though i would just make a point.
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The Program receives between 150 to 190 applications each year. On average, each cohort will have 30-35 students.
No, admission to the Museology Graduate Program is only offered on an annual basis with a new class beginning each Autumn Quarter.
Yes, the GRE General Test is required for admission. The Museology Program does not enforce a minimum GRE score, but the average score of successful applicants in the past has been in the 1200 range (for tests taken prior to August 1, 2011). For information on the GRE test and the new revised test, please visit http://www.ets.org. Applicants may submit valid scores from either test. A concordance table is available at http://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/concordance_information.pdf.
The GRE reporting code for the University of Washington is 4854. You do not need to specify a department code.
No, only the General Test is required for the admission process.
Students must meet the University of Washington Graduate School requirement for admissions. Beyond that, there are no discipline specific prerequisites. Successful applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the field of museology and a passion for museums.
Admission to the University of Washington is necessarily a selective process. Prospective students will ordinarily meet the following minimum requirements:
Your Personal Statement should be between 750-1000 words. More importantly, your statement should communicate to the Admissions Committee your aspirations for your future in the museum field. Among other things, it could discuss:
1. What you hope to achieve through the Museology Program
2. Your reasons for choosing the Museology Program
3. Your previous museum experience
4. Your unique passion and direction
Personal Statements should be double-spaced and clearly list your full name.
All materials for applications must be postmarked by January 15. International students are encouraged to apply by November 1. We encourage all applicants to prepare and submit your applications well before the deadline.
Computer requirements for on-line applications are as follows:
On the Online Graduate School Application you will be asked to provide names and contact information for three persons from whom you have requested recommendations. Your recommenders will be sent an e-mail prompt with instructions for submitting their letter of recommendation online. You should contact these people beforehand and let them know to watch for the e-mail. You will be able to see when the letters have been submitted online. Additional instructions are available within the Online Graduate School Application.
We prefer that recommendations be submitted online. However, letters may be sent via regular mail. If one of your recommenders would like to submit a paper document, it should be written on letterhead and sent to the following address:
Museology Graduate Program Admissions Committee
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Box 359485
Seattle, WA 98195-9485
You will be able to see when the letters have been submitted online by logging into your application status page at https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss/.
Transcripts can be sent at any time as long as they are received before the application deadline. Transcripts should be postmarked no later than January 15.
Official transcripts from all relevant institutions of higher education should be sent directly to:
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If you attended the University of Washington, you must still request and submit an official sealed transcript. UW students can order transcripts at http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/transcripts.html.
All transcripts must have a degree conferral and diploma date. If your transcript lacks these, please provide an official copy of your diploma or other documentation.
After you submit your online Graduate School Application, you can expect received transcripts to show up on your status page at https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss/. Please allow 2 weeks after submission of your application for staff to track your transcripts.
You pay the $85 application fee as the last step of the online application before submitting the application. The fee may be paid by Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card, or by electronic check (with a U.S. bank account only).
A limited number of need-based application fee waivers are available for U.S. citizens, Permanent Residents and Immigrants. The fee-waiver application is part of the online application process.
The application process is self-managed, so you can check the status of your letters of recommendation and transcripts through your application status page at https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss/.
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Our students are required to complete at least 180 total work hours of internship work within a museum, zoo, aquarium, garden, historical society or other museum-related organization (this could include other non-profits, or other museology related activities). Students are responsible for finding and securing their own internships, but Museology staff may assist with providing specific contact information or other advice. Students typically complete multiple internships over the course of their two years with the Program, often taking the opportunity to expose themselves to areas of the museum field that they may have little previous experience in. Many internships can be found within on-campus institutions including the Burke Museum, Henry Art Gallery, UW Special Collections, and the UW Botanic Gardens. In addition, our students regularly find placements within all of the major institutions in the greater Seattle region. Internships might also be completed in National or International institutions.
We currently have 65 graduate students in the Program. The total number of students varies from year to year.
In order to maintain full-time status as a graduate student at the University of Washington, students must register for 10 credits.
There are three quarters during the academic year, ten weeks each, as well as a Summer Quarter. Currently, Museology courses are not taught during Summer Quarter. Please refer to the UW Academic Calendar for dates of instruction.
Visits can be arranged by appointment during the academic year. Visitation between quarters or over the summer is limited. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance so that we can accommodate your request.
For information on campus tours, please visit http://admit.washington.edu/Visit/GuidedTour.
No, the Museology Graduate Program is a fee-based program, so there is no residency requirement. Click here for current tuition (also referred to as course fees) rates.
No, the tuition benefit exemption applies only to state-funded programs; since fee-based degree programs receive no state funds, they are not eligible for the tuition exemption benefit.
Work study opportunities as well as direct student work opportunities are offered on an annual basis. Museology students also can hold work study positions in other departments on campus.
The University of Washington was recently ranked 24th in the world according to The Times Higher Education Rankings.


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WTMJ-TV tops local election night ratings
A total audience of more than 240,000 Milwaukee households watched television coverage of last night's presidential and local election results.
NBC affiliate WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) led all four local stations with a 9.9 average rating, followed by ABC affiliate WISN-TV (Channel 12) with a 7.7, Fox affiliate WITI-TV (Channel 6) with a 6.4 and CBS affiliate WDJT-TV (Channel 58) with a 2.7. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Genghis Barbie rock the art song
Audiences at opera singers' recitals do not, customarily, pump their arms and cheer. Of course, singers at said recitals don't usually perform tunes by Queen and Guns N' Roses flanked by a quartet of female horn players, either.
Saturday evening's Milwaukee Opera Theatre presentation of Andrew Wilkowske in "Guns N' Rosenkavalier," directed by John Glover at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, was a riot of rule-breaking, genre-bending tunes from the worlds of art song and rock. »Read Full Article


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From the Federal Government giving themselves the power to detain American Citizens without a trial to the White House launching a plan to find Home Grown Terrorists by having schools & churches spy on families, it seems that anyone who believes in personal responsibility or liberty is now considered a threat to the nation.
In a Department of Homeland Security sponsored study titled, "Hot Spots of Terrorism and Other Crimes in the United States", the Federal Government laid out definitions of who they consider to be the largest terrorist threats to the country.
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Turbo Fire: Low HIIT 20Chalene Johnson
Year Released: 2012
Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance
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I didn't expect to like this workout as I'm not a huge HIIT fan and I expected it to be way lower intensity than the workouts that were part of the original TF set, which I absolutely love. It was a "freebie" included on one of the PiYo DVDs so I gave it a shot, adding some weighted gloves for a little extra intensity. I loved this workout! It is structured like a Turbo Fire HIIT, but felt a little more like a Fire to me than her other HIITs do. Many low impact workouts rely completely on leg exercises for intensity vs. cardio based movements. While Chalene does coach you to go lower quite a bit, she is not doing a million squats of some form like you see in many other low impact high intensity workouts to get the cardio factor up. They are in there, but they are not all over the place.
I did this one twice with the weighted gloves and did PiYo Core and felt very thoroughly worked out.
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I just love Chalene. Encouraging, fun, and she just seems real to me. Like someone I'd like to be my workout buddy in real life. Cast includes several Turbo regulars such as Melissa and Monica and Allie.
Turbo Fire Low HIIT 20 is a 19 min. athletic cardio workout led by Chalene Johnson. It is part of the 2 disc Fire Starter set, and is on the disc that includes the Low HIIT 25 workout and Stretch 10 segment. This workout (and the set) was created for a low impact version of Turbo Fire, but also as a means to introduce the primary TF exercises in a more controlled fashion (pace is not frenetic, easy to learn combos). I tried these workouts because I wanted some short, fun type cardio workouts (been using mostly machine cardio for the past half year). And while I do enjoy plyo-type and high impact exercises, I didnt care for the frenetic pace & sequences of many of the exercises in the original Turbo Fires, so thought this might be a better fit. I have used the Turbo Jam series workouts in the past, and liked Chalenes energy but felt that her & the cast were often (and in Turbo Fire) overly muggy for the camera w/ odd or sloppy form and she can be too chatty. In this workout, Chalene is a bit toned down (motivating w/ clear explanations for exercises & form but not overkill chatty), and the cast is not that muggy (smiling but no annoying winking) w/ most having decent form w/ the exercises. This and the other Fire Starter set workouts are filmed like the original TJ set, w/ Chalene and entire cast facing the audience (users at home), vs. in the original Turbo Fire, just Chalene and two-three cast members were on a stage facing the audience (other cast members backs are facing audience).
The workout consists of a brief warm-up with 3 drills, and cool-down. The drills are completed 4 times, twice at a learning/recovery intensity, and twice with high intensity (alternate between two intensities). Most of the exercise combinations consist of knee raise, lunge and squat variations w/ arm patterns (punches, speedbag, arm reach overhead or pulldown, hand tap to floor) and standing abs (Zig Zag, Row, Capoeira Reach & Throw). There is a traditionally high impact exercise in the workout, a burpee variation, but modifications are shown to limit/take out the impact. There are pulses in the lowered position of squats or lunges and power added to the knee raises to increase intensity, and maintain the low impact focus on the workout. Overall, its a fairly good low impact workout with easy to learn sequences, energizing music and cast (seem to be genuinely enjoying themselves). I used this workout as an add-on to other workouts (resistance and other Fire Starter TF workouts).
Music: high energy vocal
cast: about 12 or more people, there are cast members who demo low intensity and high intensity/impact modifications
set: looks like the same set as original Turbo Jam was filmed (brick walls w/ faux white windows), w/ grey flooring & red decor
Low HIIT 20 (19 min.)
Squat pulses, knee raise> Squat, knee raise>
Sumo Squat w/ overhead arms
Step tap w/ shoulder roll/single arm extension forward
1st drill
Jab, Knee (squat, wide knee raise, opposite arm jab side), single, single double pattern.
8 punches to side (in plie position)> 2 jabs, move into lunge w/ speedbag arms.
4 squat pulses, step or lunge front, side, rear diagonal, rear w/ hand tap to floor> Zig Zag (fast side bend/oblique crunch in plie position)> Uppercut punches> Sumo Burpee.
2nd Drill
Double bob (3 count travel side) & strike (knee raise w/ arm pull down), single knees.
Zig Zag, alternate Lift on heels (straight legs, toes & ball of feet off floor) & plie squat
Capoeira Reach & Throw (step front w/ arm reach forward, rear lunge w/ torso rotation & arms to rear), squat
Knee Raises (4) w/ single overhead arm hold
High Punch (overhead), Low Punch (hand tap to floor), alternating sides, 2 reps per exercise.
Double Bob & Block (knee raise w/ single arm block)> Throws (single arm overhead extension w/ opposite wide knee raise)
3rd Drill
Rainbow (speedbag in plie position, overhead arms to other side, speedbag) 2 pulses> single reps.
Row (step rear w/ torso rotation & arms row rear), alternating sides.
4 Jabs side, then alternating hand floor taps w/ fast-paced lunge, alternating sides> repeat on other side w/ alternating rear lunges (w/ floor tap).
Run Up (run forward w/ overhead arms), triple step (traveling side), alternating sides.
Step Jab, alternating.
Double Bob & Jab
Side Lunge> single reps then hold.
Hip Flexor stretch> Hamstring Stretch
Shoulder stretch (rotate shoulder inward, plie position)> spinal roll to standing position.


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quote: If you can afford this car why not get the Tesla?
quote: OR any hybrid from the more expensive brands would be better than this over priced gas hog.
quote: Tesla is limited to the range of the BEV. Thats the truth. It probably is not an issue for someone who can afford 100k car.


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Predict the Ratings for the Delayed 'Mike & Molly' Season Finale – Poll
Mike & Molly is probably the least likely show to have an episode pulled due to sensitive content, but it happened on May 20 because its season finale featured a storyline about a tornado warning. Of course, that was the day a devastating tornado hit Oklahoma. The episode is airing tonight, outside of its usual Monday time period, but following a repeat of CBS's highest rated show, The Big Bang Theory. The most recent episode of Mike & Molly on May 6 earned a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating. How do you think it will do tonight?


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Wayne County recognized as 'WorkReady' community
By Steve Herring
Published in News on February 21, 2013 1:46 PM
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Wayne Community College President Dr. Kay Albertson speaks during the Work Ready Community award ceremony on Wednesday. Wayne County was honored for its participation in the program. The county is the first in the state to utilize it.
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It's the perfect time of year to consider retailer stocks. The holidays are in full swing, and investors are understandably focused on how good the fourth-quarter shopping season will turn out to be. However, not all retailers are created equal. The economy is still difficult for many, and the labor market continues to sputter along at a tepid rate.
While the 2013 holiday shopping season will be bright for some retailers, a few will be left out in the cold. Here are two retailers that should see their financial fortunes improve in the fourth quarter, and one that may disappoint.
High-end doing well
As the saying goes, the rich get richer. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the retail space, where many high-end retailers are forecasting strong fourth-quarter results. Specialty apparel and accessories retailer Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL ) has seen business conditions improve through the first three quarters of 2013 and is expecting a solid close to the year. Fossil grew revenue and earnings per share by 15% and 26%, respectively, through the first nine months of the year.
In addition, Fossil sees a strong fourth quarter that should make 2013 a great year overall. Management expects at least 6% growth in net sales in the critical holiday quarter. For full-year 2013, management advises investors to expect at least 12% growth in net sales. Success will be due in large part to the company's aggressive emerging-market growth potential. Asia-Pacific sales rose 13% in the third quarter.
Athletic apparel provider Foot Locker (NYSE: FL ) is also a great retailer to consider. That's because Foot Locker trades for just 15 times trailing earnings and offers investors the added protection of a 2% dividend yield. Foot Locker might seem like a classic value play, but that doesn't mean it can't offer investors growth as well.
Foot Locker's sales are up 5.5% through the first three quarters, and its earnings per share have grown 7% in the same period. Going forward, the company expects strong results to continue. Foot Locker opened 28 new stores in the third quarter and remodeled an additional 118 stores. Moreover, Foot Locker is opening new stores aggressively across the globe, where growth opportunities remain attractive. The company added 212 international locations in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, and that figure should only increase in the future.
This retailer may miss the target
While the high-end corner of the retailing space is doing well, the low-end continues to struggle. That's because the low-end consumer is still hurting from the massive damage caused by the recession, and hiring remains tepid. This means discount retailers are forced to offer significant promotions to woo customers. One such retailer is Target (NYSE: TGT ) , which has its own share of particular problems heading into 2014.
Target expects to earn between $1.50 and $1.60 in adjusted EPS in the fourth quarter, which would actually be a decline from the fourth quarter last year, when it earned $1.65 per share. Target is facing significant pressure in many of its key strategic initiatives. Its Canada expansion isn't gaining as much traction as it would like, and its hefty discounts are coming at a cost to margins. Gross margin contracted in the third quarter, which should concern investors going forward.
Target was also the victim of a major security breach, and it revealed that information from as many as 40 million credit and debit cards was stolen by hackers. Not surprisingly, shares of Target have declined recently, and it may be too soon to declare the end of the sell-off.
The Foolish conclusion
With economic growth accelerating and consumers feeling better about themselves, it's easy to build a strong case for retail stocks. At the same time, not all retailers are created equal. It's critical for investors to separate the winners and losers in retail. After all, the economy is still difficult for many, meaning there's a limit on how much (and where) consumers will spend this holiday shopping season.
As a result, investors interested in the retailers set to thrive this holiday shopping season should consider Fossil and Foot Locker, but would be wise to avoid Target until its underlying problems are resolved.
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Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper shared his thoughts on the Martin St. Louis trade.
"Obviously this did not sneak up on us. This controversy or whatever you want to call it. You go about your daily business preparing your hockey team and for things to happen, knowing that at some point there is a chance this might happen but until the trigger is actually pulled, you just don't believe it's gonna happen."


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A Miracle Face Serum?Michelle Horton
I've been hearing a lot about the new Vitamin C Ester 15 treatment by Perricone MD, and after reading the online Sephora reviews you'd think it was the fountain of youth.
But is it worth the cost?
The treatment claims to have the highest concentration of Vitamin C Ester in any anti-aging topical treatment. Vitamin C Ester is basically a fat-soluble chemical bond (made by fusing natural vitamin C with the fatty acid from Palm Oil) that boosts collagen production and firms skin, plus improves skin texture and gives that coveted "glow."
And the reviews are as glowing as they claim their skin is:
"There are a small number of products that I really see results from, and this one has been the best."
"Dr Perricone has done it again. I have been a faithful user of his products for many years and will be forever grateful for how they have changed my skin. This product is not an exception. In fact, I am stunned at how quickly I saw incredible results. As a woman in my fifties and an avid sailer and kayaker, hyper pigmentation from aging and the sun was a growing concern. Blessedly, it has largely diminished after only a few week's of faithful use."
"I was absolutely amazed by this new product. After just a few days of use, I was floored by the results. My skin was glowing, firmer, and bright. I've had friends and co workers actually coming up to me asking what I've done different. One even asked if I've recently had work done. All I could was laugh and say "No" it's the Vitamin C Ester 15 by Dr Perricone. I actually look forward to washing my face at night. So amazing!!"
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Last weeks column on my lung surgery struck a nerve. Many of you wished me well. Others said I deserve to die.
He likes free markets? sneered one Internet commenter. In a truly free market, society wouldnt subsidize the cost of his smoking. In a truly free market, hed be dead.
No, I wouldnt be dead. In a real free market, I would pay for my own care and that Also, Ive never smoked cigarettes. Some people who dont smoke get lung cancer too.
On Friday, I witnessed something akin to a reenactment of the trial of Galileo, precisely four centuries after the original. Dr Waney Squier faces being struck off by the General Medical Council (GMC) for having the temerity to challenge the mainstream theory on shaken baby syndrome (SBS).
Pro-vaccine forces need to demonstrate more respect and less derision when dealing with anti-vaccine forces and realize that it is not enough, and is likely counter-productive, for them to just stamp their feet and insist the science is settled and dissenters should be made to comply. If an anti-vaccine person has an objection, that objection should be addressed politely and thoroughly and not simply dismissed with a hand wave and condescension.
This does not mean therefore that there should be no information campaigns, no attempts to inform people that their health should be better if they stagger up off the couch for a walk for 30 minutes a day. Thats all just fine. But what it does mean is that none of these campaigns or actions can be justified by reference to the costs to the welfare state or the public purse. It just aint true that fatty, puffing boozers impose costs upon said welfare state: thus reducing the number of fatty, puffing boozers isnt going to save that welfare state any money.
The power of placebos to heal has long been recognized. Thomas Jefferson wrote about it. So did Benjamin Franklin. Debate over the ethics of placebos also has a long historyroughly 170 years. But there has been no resolution. Doctors are still in disagreement about whether it is ethical to proscribe a placebo without the patients consent. Of course if the patient knows the therapy is a placebo, much of its effectiveness is lost. But there is also disagreement about the meaning of the word consent.
In reading critics of Obamacare, I occasionally come across an interesting, if mildly paranoid, theorythat it was designed to fail in order to bring in the single payer system that its supporters really wanted. I would not be surprised if there were supporters who saw it that way, but I doubt that they represented a significant fraction of those that initially supported the program. It is, however, worth thinking about whether that strategy, deliberate or not, will work. If Obamacare turns out, as now seems likely, to be a clear and massive failure, what will come out of its collapse?


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- 1989
Pepsi Pulls the Plug
Two months after Pepsi signs Madonna to a $5 million multiyear endorsement deal, the company features her in a TV commercial. The following day "Like a Prayer", one of the singer's most controversial videos, debuts with images of her kissing a black saint and dancing in front of a field of burning crosses. Backlash from religious groups forces Pepsi to pull the campaign, but Madonna keeps the cash.
A Date with JFK Jr.
Madonna brings young district attorney John F. Kennedy Jr. to a party she throws for art-world types at younger brother Christopher Ciccone's downtown New York loft. Onlookers say Madonna spent most of the party cozying up to John, but that he left alone to dine with girlfriend Daryl Hannah.
- 1990
Breathless for Beatty
Madonna stars as nightclub singer opposite Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy, and they begin a short-lived romance. She soon takes up with rapper Vanilla Ice and her interpretation of Stephen Sondheim's "Sooner or Later" on the Dick Tracy soundtrack wins an Oscar for Best Song. That October, Forbes celebrates Madonna as "America's Smartest Business Woman," estimating that she has earned $125 million between 1985 and 1990.
Justify This
MTV bans Madonna's five-minute "Justify My Love" video, which features S&M, bondage, lesbian sex and rampant nudity. "I think the video is romantic and loving and has humor in it," Madonna tells the New York Times. "Why is it that people are willing to go to a movie and watch someone get blown to bits for no reason, and nobody wants to see two girls?"
- 1991
Madonna Steps Out With Michael
Madonna and Michael Jackson walk the red carpet together on Oscar night – he in his gold-tipped cowboy boots and blinding diamond brooch and she, dazzling in a pearl-encrusted Bob Mackie gown and $20 million worth of Harry Winston diamonds. At the post-Oscar party, though, she makes a beeline for Beatty, and Jackson hangs with Diana Ross.
Playing Truth or Dare
The black-and-white documentary Truth or Dare chronicles many intimate moments during her 1990 Blond Ambition tour and receives an R rating. Entertainment Weekly calls Madonna "a natural egomaniac whom stardom completes." Indeed, an exasperated Warren Beatty is captured on film exclaiming, "She doesn't want to live off-camera!"
- 1992
Play Ball
Departing from her sexy persona, Madonna turns in an endearingly sweet performance in A League of Their Own, a box-office grand slam about baseball's first female professional league. Off-screen, she strikes a close friendship with costar Rosie O'Donnell.
Queen of Rebellion
Madonna celebrates her liberation from prevailing social mores with Sex, a book of erotic pictures of herself by fashion photographer Steven Meisel. It is a commercial success but causes a passing image problem. "My rebellion happened, instead of in my teens, when I was 30," Madonna later tells PEOPLE. "I just wanted to go, 'Don't tell me what to do just 'cause I'm a girl. Don't tell me I can't be sexual and intelligent at the same time.' "
- 1996
New Faith
Madonna, who was raised a strict Catholic, becomes an avid devotee of Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism. She will later draw future husband Guy Ritchie and Demi Moore into the practice. "He understands there are laws of the universe one has to live their life by," she tells PEOPLE in 2004. "That's the glue that will hold us together."
Madonna, with Child
Madonna gives birth to Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, her daughter with personal trainer Carlos Leon. "I've never seen her happier," Rosie O'Donnell tells PEOPLE. "Lola has helped her to become more grounded, to leave the star part behind." Her relationship with Lola's father, however, ends within a year of the baby's birth.
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- Name
- Madonna
- Real Name
- Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
- Date of Birth
- August 16, 1958
- Birth Place
- Bay City, Mich.
- Relationships
Brahim Zaibat, boyfriend (2010 to present)
Jesus Luz, ex-boyfriend (2009 to 2010)
Guy Ritchie, ex-husband (2000 to 2008; divorce final in Jan. 2009)
Carlos Leon, ex-boyfriend (1994 to 1997)
Warren Beatty, ex-boyfriend (1989 to 1990)
Sean Penn, ex-husband (1985 to 1989)
John "Jellybean" Benitez, ex-boyfriend (1983 to 1985)
Steve Bray, ex-boyfriend (1980 to 1982)
Dan Gilroy, ex-boyfriend (1979 to 1980)
- Children
Lourdes Maria "Lola" Ciccone Leon, daughter (10/14/1996)
Rocco John Ritchie, son (8/11/2000)
David Banda, adopted son (9/24/2005)
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Taylor Lautner, Ryan Reynolds and Carrie Underwood are among the celebrities expected to attend. A record 60 million-plus fan votes have been counted, according to producers.
New categories this year include favorite Web celeb, which features nominees Andy Samberg, Ashton Kutcher, Miley Cyrus, Diddy and Will Ferrell, as well as favorite on-screen team, in which the Twilight trio of Lautner, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will compete against The Proposal's Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, among others.
Charlie Sheen is among the five nominees for favorite TV comedy actor.
The show airs from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
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