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They might have been playing capture the flag.
I ran over Church with the tank once. Kinda like the cars did to this things friends.
The Doctor sound's like Church when he tells me things. He has to say them very slow or I dont understand. But I never understand anyway.
He exploded. It was very pretty.
It's always really hot where I live. And no one will tell me how to turn on my armor's cooling system.
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"Some of you have written me asking about the rumors of 'other' bands that I may be involved in this upcoming year. Other then DENIAL FIEND...
"Yes, the rumors are true! Not only will DENIAL FIEND record and release our debut album, 'They Rise', for Ibex Moon Records, but hopefully later will see the release of the SHADOWS WITH KNIVES EP, as well on Ibex Moon. SHADOWS WITH KNIVES is old-school style heavy metal mixed with death metal-style vokills. Like listening to those old metal bands like TROUBLE, TANK, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, MERCYFUL FATE, IRON MAIDEN, and BLACK SABBATH, only with the death grunt of me as well as the grindcore growls of Mark Odechuck of PAINEATER!
"Also... Yes, I am working with Matt Olivo of REPULSION on a new project now tentatively called: MONSTERSHOCK! This is currently in the now, and the band will be old-school death metal/grindcore in the same vein as early DEATH and REPULSION!
"And yes, too... I've been asked to lend my vokill talents for the new HATEPLOW album! I've been speaking with Phil [Fasciana] of MALEVOLENT CREATION, and he is gearing up to do the most hate-filled HATEPLOW album ever, and he has asked me to join in on the foul dark hatred!!
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"Scott Carlson [bass, vocals] has recorded vocals for Nicke Andersson's [ex-ENTOMBED, currently in THE HELLACOPTERS] DEATH BREATH project. This album will be fucking badass for all of you old schoolers out there....heavy, fucking raw ass death metal in the style of DEATH, REPULSION, BATHORY, VENOM, etc. Matt Olivo provided record engineering for Scott's vocal takes. Both Scott and I are very proud to be a part of this project and look forward to its success.
"New kids CRETIN have an album recently released. This slab is indeed the sickest, rawest, fastest shit to hit human ears since 'Horrified'. Pick it up or die! The group features Col Jones (EXHUMED, DEKAPITATOR, REPULSION), Matthew Widener and Dan Martinez.
"Matt Harvey's side project DEKAPITATOR has finished recording a new album. They're current shopping it around for a fall release. Let's keep our swords crossed for these true metal brothers!
"DEJECTA's recording of CELTIC FROST's 'Visions of Mortality' is featured on CF's webpage tribute page.
"On the DVD front we have made progress with our legal issues and continue to push to release this thing [as soon as possible]!"
REPULSION's upcoming DVD, "Necrothology: Vomitus Visions from the Vault", will feature cover artwork by Stefan Thanneu.
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The Simpsons Tribute Episode of VOX Talk
By Stephanie Ciccarelli
September 17, 2007
Welcome to The Simpsons Tribute episode of VOX Talk! Today's program includes Simpsons impressions from all over the world and of course, the Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge! The votes are in and you've had your say. Find out who won in the categories of Best Homer Simpson Impression, Best Marge Simpson Impression, Best Bart Simpson Impression, Best Lisa Simpson Impression and Best Krusty the Clown Impression.
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I'm Stephanie Ciccarelli and welcome to the Simpsons Tribute Episode of VOX Talk, your friendly neighborhood voice acting podcast.
In today's show, we're going to hear some great Simpsons impressions from around the globe including some with a Latin flair, homegrown impersonations, and of course, announce the highly anticipated winners of the Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge that was held over the summer.
The votes are in and we're ready to roll!
First, let's dig into some awesome Simpsons combos, shall we?
To kick off the show, I'd like to air a combo sent in by Rajiv Hasan featuring the voice of Homer Simpson, among others, intermingled with song. Rajiv has become known around these parts for his musicality and humorous lyrics. Let's hear what Rajiv has for us today!
Of course, there were other demos sent in featuring multiple Simpsons characters. This one in particular raised more than one eyebrow at Voices.com. Could these voices possibly be all from one person? Before I tell you who he is, let's listen to this man of mystery.
Impressive, eh? That's David Medford portraying at least a dozen characters at a Springfield Town Hall Meeting.
Okay, skipping along to some more familiar voices. I received this one from Scott Monty, a podcaster and voice actor referred to the contest by my good friend Donna Papacosta. One of the exciting aspects of this contest was that it was open to everyone out on the web as well as the Voices.com community.
Roll clip!
Professor Frink, Dr. Nick and the Comic Book Guy also made an appearance courtesy of Arron Dennis. Ah, the sounds of the Internet.
While there are many adult character voices featured on The Simpsons, we also received some of the younger Simpsons generation including Milhouse and Ralph Wiggum. Let's listen to Gelfling as Milhouse and Marcia Bennett as Ralph Wiggum.
I think at this point, we should visit our friends in Central and South America ☺ Two Spanish voice actors Javi Fernandez and Omar Mendez, submitted their colorful impressions of Homer and other characters. I think we should give the Homers a go, don't you?
See if you can catch the differences between the Castilian Spanish and Latino Spanish as well as notice just how different the Spanish Homer voice is from what our North American ears are used to up here.
Ay, sorbesa! Here's Javi from Argentina with puerco arana, also known as Spider Pig!
What a voice! Completely different from how Dan Castellaneta would do it, isn't it?
Now I'd like to play a Homer demo from Omar Mendez in Guatemala. Omar has supplied us with both versions of the Spanish language. First off we'll listen to the Spider Pig song in the Spanish of Latin America and then spider cerdo in the Castilian Spanish of continental Europe.
What better a way to pay tribute to The Simpsons than to hear from our Global Village? Did you know that The Simpsons is dubbed all over the world in over a dozen languages including Spanish, French, Chinese, Danish, and Japanese among others?
Returning to English now, I think we've heard many a fantastic Simpsons impression, don't you?
Here are a few more demos that I've been waiting to play for you. These are more multi character demos that I think you'll enjoy.
Here's John Melley with Homer, Krusty and Barney.
Dan Roberts sent in a hilarious demo featuring Homer and Barney. Ladies, if your husband ever did this, what would you do?
It wouldn't be a true Simpsons Tribute without some Duff Beer and Belching. Without further preamble, here's a commercial that was submitted by Rodney Dean.
Along similar lines with more Springfieldites, here's Daniel Kaiser with several Simpson characters being interviewed by Troy McClure.
Ah, the suspense from what I've heard is too much!
It's time to move on to the finalists from the Simpsons Sound Alike Challenge.
For those of you who had been voting for your favorite voice, thank you so much! We marketed this contest from sea to sea to sea, over the Internet and through the press. Now, for what we've all been waiting for these long weeks... let's find out what you had to say about who should win this fabulous sound alike contest.
This is how we'll do it: I'll announce each demo category and we'll hear from the three finalists in each category (in no particular order), announcing the winner following the third finalist's demo.
Starting with the patriarch of the Simpsons clan, here are your finalists for Best Homer Simpson Sound Alike:
And the winner of the Best Homer Simpson Impression is... Brad Venable! Thank you Brad for sharing a different side of Homer with us and with those who voted.
Now for Homer's better half, let's listen to your finalists for Best Marge Simpson Impression - watch out ladies, there's a gent in the crowd!
And the winner of the Best Marge Simpson Impression is Paul Seidel of Australia! Congratulations Paul. It's amazing how the male voice can change so much.
Moving along, it's time to introduce the finalists in the category of Best Bart Simpson Impression. Your finalists are:
For the record, those were all female contestants - and the winner is Gelfling! Congratulations to you from all your fans!
Now for the brains of the operation, here are your finalists for the Best Lisa Simpson Sound Alike:
Congratulations Kara. You've got some serious Lisa Simpson going on there!
And to conclude our podcast, we'll close with the Best Krusty the Clown Impressions. Finalists in this category include:
And the winner is Rick Gangi! Congratulations Rick on a job well done.
Each winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com from the team at Voices.com, the #1 voice over marketplace.
Thank you to all of our friends who voted out there on Facebook, MySpace, and through the VOX Daily blog. Your support means so very much ☺ and thank you for listening to this very special Simpsons Tribute podcast on VOX Talk.
Remember to stay subscribed! If you haven't yet subscribed to VOX Talk, you can do so for free through Apple iTunes. Just search for VOX Talk in the Podcast Directory or visit our website, podcasts.voices.com/voxtalk/
I'm your host Stephanie Ciccarelli, and we'll see you next time!
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performing. Two years ago while helping a friend move a piece of
furniture, he fell down a flight of stairs leaving himself paralyzed from
the neck down. Through a little luck and hard work Gilley is back on the
road and will kick off his first tour since his near fatal fall, this
Friday, May 27 at the Leelanau Sands Showroom.
I have been back performing at my theater in Branson, Missouri for a few
months now. I am excited and ready to get back out on the road, said
Mickey Gilley. It has been a tough road back but I have a sense of humor
about it. In fact I tell people at my show dont call me if they want
something moved -- call Two Men and a Truck.
Gilleys rise to the top of the charts in the late 70s and early 80s
helped to usher in the Urban Cowboy era of the country music scene. The
popular John Travolta movie of the same name was filmed in large part at
Gilleys honky tonk Texas bar. During a nine-year run from 1974 to 1983,
Gilley had 17 number one country songs and 39 songs in the Top 10 on the
Billboard Charts.
I have been in this entertainment and music business for over 50 years
but it took me 20 years before I made it, said Gilley. It is funny how
it works, I mean I am luckier than most having about 10 years of topping
the charts. Today I focus on entertaining and performing versus
Gilley, 75, grew up in Ferriday, Louisiana located in the heart of Delta
Blues country. As a child he would sneak off with his cousins Jimmy
Swaggert (televangelist), and one of the founders of rock and roll music
Jerry Lee Lewis, and peer into the windows of blues clubs.
All three of us were taken in by that music; all three of us are the same
age. In fact we all started playing the piano together, said Gilley. Of
course Jerry Lee hit it big first and then Jimmy with his ministry. I just
kept plugging along.
When Gilley did hit the big time he and Lewis got together several times
and performed together. Check out YouTube to see videos of them jamming.
I am still not able to play the piano as a result of the accident. I have
to sit down at my shows right now and sing. I do get up and sing the
duets, but someone else plays my piano parts, said Gilley. People have
been coming up to me and telling me that my singing is better now than
when I originally recorded these songs. I think the reason why is I dont
have to concentrate on playing the piano.
Gilley has no plans of giving up playing the piano forever, however.
My goal is to be back playing the piano by fall; before that my immediate
goal is to play golf. Before the accident I was playing 18 to 36 holes a
day three or four times a week. I tried playing last week and had to quit
after one hole, said Gilley. But I am improving everyday. When the
accident first happened I was paralyzed from the neck down for three
months. I was so depressed that I wanted my life to end because I have
always been an active person. Now I am back performing and loving life
Gilleys enthusiasm sounds more like a newcomer to the industry versus
that of an old-timer.
I am energized by the fans, since I came back they have been filling up
my theater in Branson. They have been giving me standing ovations every
night. I play three nights a week there, said Gilley. I am ready to get
out on tour. I plan to play as many of my hits as possible on this tour.
In fact I am shortening some of these songs so I can play more of them
each night. I feel I have a very entertaining show for the people, I will
tell some funny stories and talk about the history behind the songs.
Gilley spent his career focusing on his piano playing, singing and
performing, leaving the songwriting to others.
I never thought of myself as a writer and I always relied on others who
have mastered that craft, he said. I believe there are three elements
that go into recording a hit song. The first is having the right song,
the second is your presentation of the song, and the third is having the
right arrangement of the song, and that all sounds easier than it really
As for Gilley, picking a favorite song of his is a tough one.
The best song ever handed to me Dont the Girls All Get Prettier at
Closing Time. The song that is nearest to my heart is Room Full Of
Roses, because after struggling in this business for 20 years I finally
had my first number one song. It broke the ice for me, said Gilley.
Certainly the whole Urban Cowboy movie thing has been a highlight for
me as well.
Gilleys club is still going strong 40 years later, just in a new location.
My original club, the one where Urban Cowboy was filmed in Pasadena,
Texas burned down. I reopened in Dallas and it is doing great and we have
another one in Las Vegas also doing well, he said. I have been
approached by a group that wants to put a couple of Gilleys in Florida
and who knows, maybe we will open one up in Traverse City.
Mickey Gilley was among the first of the major country stars to jump on
the Branson, Missouri country music bandwagon opening his theater there
22 years ago.
Branson has been great. I have had a great run here. The economy and gas
prices have slowed things down the past few years but the community is
resilient and there are a lot of great shows going on there still.
Gilley credits a commitment to physical therapy, working out three days
a week and acupuncture for his quick healing.
I am able to walk by myself, even walk up and down stairs, he said. I
am moving slow but I am getting there. While I cant play the piano right
now I am able to sign my name. I really enjoy catching up with the people
after the show and talking to them and signing autographs.
Some have asked Gilley why after 50 years and his serious accident that he
hasnt retired.
People ask me all the time why dont I retire and I say I dont have
anything else I can do. This really is the only thing I know how to do, to
sing and entertain people. I am so excited to come to the Leelanau Sands
to put on a show for the people up there in Northern Michigan, it has been
a long time since I have been up that way and I know Michigan is a great
music state so I cant wait.
For info on Mickey Gilley go to his website www.gilleys.com and for
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Mr. Micaiah Bailey returned to his alma mater, University of the Cumberlands, to join the faculty in 1973. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from UC in 1970 and an M.B.A from Murray State University in 1972. That same year, he completed requirements for certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
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- Soil Health Comes First, Then Grass & Livestock
- A change in management approach
Beef producers need to change the paradigm in ranching from livestock-grass-soil, to soil-grass-livestock.
In recent columns, I've touched on the following topics:
• Empowered people, because everything in our businesses happens because of and through people – usually those closest to the business, land and livestock.
• Sustainability, because it's such a buzz word and people outside of our business will have an impact, whether we like it or not. Also, ranchers don't know all we should about the environment, particularly the ecosystem – its complexity and interconnectedness, and how it reacts to our management actions.
• Planning strategically first, and then developing tactics and operational schedules and methods to accomplish the strategic objectives. Too often, we do it backwards – starting with operations, then tactics, letting strategy be determined by default – with tactics defining our strategy.
If my writings do nothing more than confirm your current thinking, I'll have failed. My aim is to, respectfully yet somewhat vigorously, challenge your current view of a cattle ranching business and lead you to some new thoughts, approaches and methods.
I'm reminded of my first meeting with the late Bud Williams – the best, in my opinion, of many gurus of stockmanship. After about 10 minutes of my questioning him, Bud stopped me and said that we needed to change the rules of the conversation.
He then pointed out that I was looking for things I did similarly to how he did them. He told me that I would likely find some and, when I did, "you will think you're as good as I am, and you're not." He then said that for the rest of our conversation, I should only look for things (ways of handling livestock) that he did differently and ask why.
That very short exchange changed the way I have tried to learn from others ever since. Now, when I occupy the role of learner, these are my questions:
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By Katherine Samuels (MPAff '09) Chapter Member
Are you interviewing or looking for a job in D.C.? Contact the D.C. Alumni Association to help put you in touch with local alumni in your policy field. Alumni connections can really help you explore opportunities and provide insights that you can only get on the ground. The alumni network is ready to help, so take advantage of this great resource! We also host a number of happy hours, social functions, volunteer, and other events throughout the year to keep you engaged in the LBJ School community. Upcoming events include:
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- Washington Nationals game outing in the Summer
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Started using this sunscreen after a friend offered to let me try it. I was sold! Not only does it go on like silk, leaving my 65 year old skin looking glowing and healthy, it is extremely effective. I have a very fair complexion, break out easily and can burn in the sun in less than an hour. Using this 60 SPF has given me true protection, even after hours on a golf cart in southern Florida. Now that's a feat! No breakouts either. A home run!
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While backpacking Europe, I was in the sun everyday (almost all day) and applied this liberally. I loved how thin and lightweight it was. Not greasy. This is way better than anything I had bought at the drugstore.
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Finally a very sheer, super lightweight liquid sunscreen, which is just what my dark oily skin needs, especially in hot weather. I barely feel anything and like the matte formulation. I haven't used it long enough to say how it holds up on very sunny days, but I really like it so far.
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It's light, does not look greasy, and does not smell. Best of all, it's truly non-comedogenic. Purrfect!


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I used my food processor for the very first time this week (it's been in its box for more than 6 months now, LOL)... and I think I'm in love. I made Nigella's Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake and frosting in it, and it was so easy!
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The breakfast cookie recipe looks very similar to Alton Brown's The Chewy- which is one of my favorite CCC recipes, and always a crowd pleaser. I really want to try Meg Hourihan's, but the measurements make my head want to explode.
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This is obviously Lechon Kawali, not just Lechon. One of my favorite dishes!
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Emma (Cullins) Lovell "aka Sarah" and her nephew Elmer Kirkpatrick. Emma was born 08 Oct 1895 Independence Co., AR. Elmer Lester Kirkpatrick born 05 Sep 1895 in Ravenden, Independence Co., AR and died July 1978 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK. Emma was the dau. of John Swain Cullins and Alice Jane Elms.
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The United States' top military officer will visit Israel this week, where he is to meet the defense minister, who has angered Washington by criticizing its strategies in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is to meet Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in Jerusalem today.
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arriving in antarctica
Would you love a dollar for every time someone said "wow" when they first spotted an iceberg, whale tail or sunbathing fur seal? It has to be one of the most commonly gasped exclamations on ships in Antarctica and Intrepid's own co-founder Geoff Manchester was amongst those to be gobsmacked by the amazing Great White Continent…
"In our brochure we say, "Getting there is half the fun", which I totally agree with. I have done my share of long and arduous, but enjoyable journeys: jammed in the back of trucks surrounded by produce in Laos, 24 hours in first class on a train in Mexico, first class standing that is, not to mention weeks pushing a truck across Zaire. But a mild storm on the way across the Drake Passage on the way to Antarctica. Now that's a new experience!
Try walking in a straight line down a corridor when the ship is tilting 12 degrees each way. People running from the dining room, or staggering I should say. Sauce bottles flying across your table. Missing your plate as you try to take a mouthful of food. But hey, like nearly all rugged trips, it's worth the effort.
A few hours of bad weather can pass quickly while listening to one of the specialists on board speaking about life in Antarctica, reading about Shackleton's journeys or just relaxing. Then all of a sudden you realise that the ship has stopped rolling and you can walk around. Look out of your porthole. Wow! Icebergs. Rush outside to see them. No! Rush back inside as it's zero degrees outside. Put on your thermals, outside again and yes, there are icebergs everywhere. Actually we soon learn they are not icebergs, but 'bergy bits'. To qualify as an iceberg they have to be as big as a house.
But ice in the sea. What an amazing sight! And it is so incredibly clear. We have arrived in Antarctica!
First day of activities and we are up early after getting so much sleep during the rough weather. The ship's deck has a light cover of snow and we have arrived in a very protected area with islands all around. We are at Half Moon Island, which lies between Greenwich and Livingstone Islands.
After a hearty cooked breakfast it's on with the cold weather gear and ten-at-a-time we disinfect our boots then load into the zodiacs. Cruising around the area we see the occasional penguin and seal in the water, then as we land on the island there are welcome bursts of sunshine and we find ourselves so close to unconcerned fur seals and Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins. A short walk across the peninsula takes us to the beach on the other side of the island, where there is a Chinstrap rookery on the hill and a great climb to get a good view of the surrounds.
We get used to the boot-cleaning ritual before we return to our ship in time for another amazing meal. Luckily I feel like all this excitement has my metabolism racing, otherwise I wouldn't be able to indulge in any more apple struedel for afternoon tea!
Deception Island is site of a whaling station ruins and our next stop. Even the windchill factor of -27 degrees Celsius doesn't deter us from walking around the dilapidated buildings and seeing the remains of an aircraft. Though it is necessary to walk backwards as the wind was so strong. Penguins are bravely surfing up onto the beach and if you sat still they often walk past very close to you – incredible!
After such an exciting day we listen intently to our briefing for the day next and then this evening it's another great lecture from on-board Naturalist Thomas Kerr, this time about whales of the Southern Ocean. While I know we are only the start of our Antarctica adventure, it's already proving to be an extraordinary journey. You'll excuse me for employing the often over-used sentiment, but in this case it's true, Antarctica really is a 'trip-of-a-lifetime'!"
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About The Cake Show
The Cake Show is an annual cake design exhibition presented by Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary Arts. This exciting day will involve demos by our talented school instructors, a bake sale, a cake design competition and live challenges featuring fabulous cake designers!
This year's show is on Sunday, May 6th.
Artscape Wychwood Barns.
This event is open to the public.
'Cake as Art' Theme
At Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary Arts we believe that cake is one of the most unique and spectacular forms of art. Our commitment to nurturing our students' creativity grew into this year's theme for The Cake Show: 'Cake as Art'! The Cake Show competitors are encouraged to draw inspiration from any and all sources including historical art periods, architecture, music, fashion and modern of nonconventional artistic styles - anything and everything goes!
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The Internal Revenue Services Office of Professional Responsibility has entered into a settlement agreement with a group of appraisers from the same firm who were accused of aiding in the understatement of federal tax liabilities by overvaluing facade easements for charitable donation purposes.
IRS Bars Appraisers from Valuing Facade Easements
Washington, D.C. (March 21, 2014)
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1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
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Lay cauliflower on baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with spices. Roast in oven at 450 for 25 - 30 minutes until browned on top. Flip 1/2 way through.
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Four Knives From Spyderco, the Avid Gun Tool and the STUL Takedown Assist for Glock Pistols for Your Tactical Arsenal
I recently received a neat tool, aptly named the Gun Tool, from the good folks at Black Hills Ammunition. It's advertised for rifles and shotguns, but I recognized it also had potential for other applications. After a little experimentation, I found it also can be used on Glocks and 1911s.
The Gun Tool's comfortable-fitting handle is made of polymer and stainless steel and contains quite a few handy tools. The end of the handle has a bit block to hold one of the included magnetic screwdriver blades. It also contains a choke wrench that doubles as a scope-adjustment wrench, along with two hex drivers, three Torx drivers and one claw-point blade.
The Gun Tool provides a pin punch that works on Glocks, 1911s and, of course, rifles such as ARs. This is something that should ride in your range bag!
Having brought to the novel GTUL to Glock users, the folks at GTUL Inc. have now introduced the STUL slide-release tool. A simple, U-shaped piece of yellow polymer grabs the Glock slide lock—standard or extended—to make it easier to pull it down and slip the slide off.
A bit skeptical at first, I located a first-model G27 with a standard slide release and pulled it down by hand. It was fairly difficult and was made no easier by the fact that the slide had not been off in several years. I then slipped the STUL in place, pinched to grasp the slide release, and it slid down quite a bit easier.
If you have any trouble consistently and easily pulling the slide release down, you really need one of these simple, yet effective, devices.
One of the things I enjoy most about the SHOT Show is seeing Spyderco's Joyce Laituri. The reason is two-fold: First, I can get off my tired feet, visiting with someone who is a delight to work with. Second, she shows me all the new items from the innovative company that begat one-hand-opening tactical knives with clothing clips.
Four of those knives are here now, each fitting my hand and applications differently. The Yojimbo2, designed by martial artist Michael Janich, is built to be the most efficient defensive cutter around. The CPM-S30V hollow-ground 3¼-inch Wharncliffe blade, wearing the Spyderco Round Hole, provides power the length of the edge, including the strong tip.
The ergonomic design of the textured G-10 scales is comfortable and perfect for performance and control. It works great with the thumb-forward grip Janich had in mind when he designed it. There are stainless steel liners for strength that work with the compression lock, and the clothing clip fits in four positions. I like this knife a lot.
NOTE: This story is excerpted from a recent issue of Gun World magazine.
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Charleston Area Events and Festivals
Discover a world of possibilities all in one place - Charleston, South Carolina.
The Sound of Charleston
When: 04/12/2014
Experience the music that has been part of Charleston's heritage for over three centuries - gospel spirituals, Gershwin, Civil War campsongs, and light classics. $16-$28. Saturday, April 12, 7 p.m.
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Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
Facultatea de Cantabilitatea şi Finanţe
Universitatea Spiru HaretTranslation: Faculty of Accounting and Finance
Translation: Spiru Haret University
Location: Câmpulung-Muscel, Romania
Homepage: http://www.spiruharet.ro/facultati/facultate.php?id=12
Handle: RePEc:edi:fduspro
Areas or Functions: Financial Economics, Risk and Insurance
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- Economics, Business and Informatics Papers, Universitatea Spiru Haret, Facultatea de Contabilitate si Finance, Campulung-Muscel
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- Braga, Viorina Sr.
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text: I have been a happy DirecTV with DirecTivo customer for about six years. The only thing I was unhappy with was that DirecTV would not add the TivoToGo and Home Media Option to their service. So when I moved into a new apartment where the landlord preferred I not mount a dish, I figured i would go back to cable and use a Series 2 Tivo. Now, two months later and I have just about had it with cable TV. Besides the picture quality from the cable being horrible, Adelphia is unbelievably inept. When I joined I asked for the HD DVR on offer, but the tech brought a standard cable box accidentally. Then to get the right box brought out I had to schedule another appointment for the tech to bring it (why can't I just pick it up?), but of course the first one they had was two weeks later and I was going to be out of town. I rescheduled again (another two week wait) and have been sitting here all afternoon waiting for the guy to arrive. When I called I found out they had rescheduled my appointment without telling me for another two weeks into the future. Are they retarded?? How can a cable company expect to keep customers if they operate like this?? Anyway, that's it, I am going back to DirecTV, I'll just talk my landlord into it. It would be really helpful if I could make the lowest impact on his building however. Is there anyway to hide a satellite dish in a fabric or a plastic box so that it looks like part of the roof? I searched around and saw a couple things in Europe that do this, but they are for completely different kinds of dishes. Any ideas?? Thanks!


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The VHF 720 is a small, stand-alone radio transceiver that, unlike many handheld radios, can survive constant saltwater spray or even an accidental dunk in the bait well. The battery compartment is sealed off from the main circuitry so the unit remains water tight — even while the batteries are being changed. The battery tray slides out completely for easy loading, and accommodates both alkaline and NiCad batteries.
The VHF 720 boasts a unique "knobless" design for simple operation which allows simultaneous squelch and volume adjustment. A large, backlit display gives crisp detail even in direct sunlight, perfect for communications in open fishing boats. All of the unit's key functions, including squelch and volume adjustment, channel selection, channel scanning, weather alert, and Tri-Watch monitoring, are accessible via a water resistant keypad.
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Jaklewicz:Austin columnist returns fires in wars of words on Abilene
Editor's note: Austin American-Statesman columnist Ken Herman was in Abilene a week ago, a guest after penning (confirmed: they have pens in Austin still) a column that took a few swings at Abilene. This is response to being featured on the front page of the July 24 edition of the Reporter-News.
It's always interesting when Austin folks are front-page news elsewhere, especially when the news does not involve posting of bond.
So, and much as I intensely dislike bragging (hate is such a harsh word), I'm here to tell you that I'm front-page news elsewhere. I'm kind of a big deal ? in Abilene.
Followers of my periodic typing (thank you) know I recently scoffed at Texas Highways' magazine rankings that placed Austin as the state's 26th best "travel destination" and Abilene as the 18th best. Texas Highways: Always with the jokes.
Anyway, and predictably, I was invited to Abilene to see the sights. I'll report on that visit in a Sunday column and video travelogue now scheduled for Aug. 10.
Today, I want to tell you about the Abilene newspaper's coverage of my visit to Abilene, which I now know to be among the most fascinating places in all of Taylor County, easily beating Trent, Lawn and Impact.
Seriously, there actually are some interesting things to see in Abilene. Really. There are. I'm not kidding.
Greg Jaklewicz of the Abilene Reporter-News penned a column (and it's possible they still actually use pens to write columns at the Abilene Reporter-News) about my visit. Again, I dislike bragging, but facts are facts the fact is I'm front-page news, with big ol' photo, in Abilene.
"Ken's a columnist for the Austin American-Statesman," Jaklewicz wrote. "Nice guy. Nice tan."
FYI, a recent marketing study here at the Statesman found that 41 percent of readers think I'm a nice guy and 64 percent think I have a nice tan (though many think it's artificial). Coincidentally, just over 81 percent said, "How 'bout if he just moves to Abilene?"
My visit to Abilene started with Tuesday lunch at Abi-Haus in downtown Abilene. In a measure of the newsmaking nature of my visit ? and unbeknownst to me until Jaklewicz reported it in his column ? Abi-Haus is closed on Tuesdays. On this particular Tuesday, it was opened just because I was in town. (Abilene's newest tourist attraction: Table At Which Ken Herman Ate. I'll be doing napkin signings there.)
Because what I eat is of interest to all, Jaklewicz accurately reported I enjoyed "a healthy salad," though I thought my privacy was unnecessarily invaded when he reported I also sampled "sinful desserts." Chet Garner ? "The Daytripper" on PBS ? has hailed Abi-Haus as something you'd expect to find in "trendy Dallas or hipster Austin." As a certified Austin hipster, I can vouch for that.
"Even before lunch, Abilene impressed Ken," Jaklewicz wrote. "On his way downtown he passed a Sonic with a sand volleyball area. He was even more impressed when he found out that we had two."
Jaklewicz: Nice guy, nice goatee (or whatever you call that hair hanging from his chinny chin chin).
I appreciated his coverage of my visit. Sometimes a man has to leave home to have the full wonderfulness of his being (and tan) appreciated. American-Statesman Managing Editor John Bridges, noting the Abilene paper's coverage of me, tweeted that when I visit Abilene "it's news."
"When he visits my office," Bridges said in the tweet, "I usually just ask him to leave."
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Justice minister issues first order to execute 5 death row convicts
By Lauly Li ,The China Post
April 30, 2014, 12:01 am TWN
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Five convicts on death row were executed yesterday, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced last night.
This is the first time Justice Minister Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) has given the order to carry out death sentences since she took office in September 2013.
The MOJ said Luo signed the orders on Monday, adding that the executions were carried out at 6:30 p.m. yesterday in prisons in Taipei, Taichung (台中), Tainan (台南) and Hualien (花蓮).
Death-row inmates Teng Kuo-liang (鄧國樑), Tu Ming-hsiung (杜明雄), Tu Ming-lang (杜明郎), Liu Yang-kuo (劉炎國) and Tai Wen-ching (戴文慶) had all committed brutal crimes and had lost their consciences, the ministry said.
MOJ Deputy Minister Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂) held a press conference last night, saying that the crimes that the five convicts had been convicted of included murders, sexual assaults and robberies. The total was 33 robberies, the deaths of 11 innocent people and four injuries. Many of the victims were tortured to death, Chen added.
Chen went on to say that the five death-row inmates had received their final verdicts from the Supreme Court, noting that the MOJ underwent all necessary procedures to ensure that each convict's current legal status is not currently being appealed or involved in constitutional issues.
Considering the trauma suffered by the victims' families and the social unrest caused by the five convicts, the MOJ decided to give the order to have them executed.
Chen reiterated the MOJ's position on capital punishment, saying that the ministry remains willing to carry out the death penalty, but is trying to reduce the "chance" of executing death-row convicts.
The MOJ urges human rights activists to understand the pain the victims' families have been through and to consider some of the death-row inmates' willingness to die, Chen said, adding that the MOJ has to carry out executions in accordance with the law.
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Anyone who follows developments in China is aware of the highly problematic nature of that country's judicial system, which is rife with corruption and is often little more than a tool for local politicians to settle scores with their opponents — including dissidents. Confessions in China, often made under duress, are highly unreliable and severely criticized by human rights organizations.
And yet, democratic Taiwan had no compunction in using the confessions made by the Tus obtained from China's Public Security Bureau (PSB). Besides the highly questionable — and often contradictory accounts — by witnesses in Guangdong, the Tus were not given the opportunity to examine them, a violation of due process and their rights under the Republic of China Constitution.
Although a lower court initially found the brothers not guilty on insufficient evidence, the ruling was subsequently overturned by the Supreme Court, leading to their April 29 execution.
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Interstate 95
Road work near Exit 30 in Stratford is causing some northbound delays about 3 miles long. The right lane is closed; road work is in effect until 2 p.m.
Heading south, there's solid traffic beginning near Exit 27 in B-Port and continuing to Exit 22 in Fairfield.
Then it's a good ride south Down County with a slow down starting near Exit 17 in Westport.
Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkway
Building at the usual SB bottleneck near the Route 8 intersection down to Black Route Turnpike in Fairfield.
Interstate 84
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Running on or close to schedule.


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RUSH: I want to reiterate something I said yesterday. I really do believe that the Democrats know to a certain extent what's gonna hit them in November. You know, Henry Waxman retiring, a number of other Democrats announcing retirement? George Miller? Gee, those two guys alone quitting is one of the biggest telegraphed messages of where the Democrats think they are.
Those guys don't have anything else to do.
Being in politics and running other people's business and lives is their life. Henry Waxman telling everybody what they can and can't do is his adrenaline. He doesn't play golf. He doesn't play shuffleboard. He doesn't pursue sybaritic delights. All he knows is being the chairman of A congressional committee that can make life miserable for people. But if he can't be chairman, he doesn't want to be there.
He doesn't want to be in Congress then, and neither does George Miller. So they've announced that they're retiring, not just resigning. I think if the election in November were today, it would be a wave election that would make 2010 look small. I think the American people are engaged. The polling data is all there. There isn't any majority of people, other than subsets of Democrats, who support anything Obama's doing.
In national poll after national poll, a majority of Americans oppose everything Obama's doing. A Fox News poll came out yesterday, and a huge number of people do not like Obama ignoring the Constitution. A huge percentage is very opposed to this lawless behavior of his. There's another factor that is gonna lead to a wave election -- I mean, massive Democrat defeats, massive Democrat losses in November.
Another contributing factor is, there won't be a Republican establishment candidate on the ballot to tick people off. There will not be a Republican establishment candidate anywhere that will keep conservative or Republican voters at home, like there will be in 2016 if the party nominates another goofball. If the party nominates another moderate, Northeastern liberal, you're gonna have a bunch of Republicans sit home again like they did in 2012.
But in these midterms, they're gonna show up in droves just to get rid of what's happening.
This is shaping up to be, I think, bigger than 2010, huge wave election. All the signs are there. That's why I want to emphasize this again to counter whatever you might have assumed was fatalism yesterday. 'Cause I also mentioned to you, this sounds panacea, and I can't back it up with anything. This is just my instinct, and I'll admit it's tempered with a lot of desire. But I really think that we're gonna beat this back. Well, let me put it this way. I think the country as you and I know and love it, is gonna survive. We're gonna get through this. I don't know when or how. I can't give you any details or answers, and I'm not just saying it to keep you here. I really think it.
If I didn't think it, I wouldn't be here, folks. If I didn't think that, I wouldn't be writing these books for kids, I wouldn't be doing anything like that. I really think what's happening offends and angers a vast majority of the American people. I think they are beside themselves with pent-up rage and anger, and they have no outlet for it, and they do not have any daily political representation, elected political representation in Washington. They do have a couple. Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, when they pop up the establishment tries to chop 'em right back down, and it's happening again over this debt thing, and I'll show you what I mean in sound bites coming up.
You'll see, these midterms are gonna be big, and guys like Waxman and George Miller are getting out of there. Now, you always need the caveat. Anything can happen in politics overnight that nobody can foresee. That's why I say if the election were today, it'd be big. And I still think it's gonna be. Here's Joe Trippi. He is a former Democrat consultant, Howard Dean, I think he ran one of his campaigns. Yeah, he did. He ran Dean's, what was it, 2004, or 2000, whenever? Trippi quit when Dean lost the Hawkeye Cauci and then went "Aaarrrgggh!" Trippi said, okay, I'm out. He left. He's been commentating at Fox. He also was on The Kelly File last night, and she said, "Look, Joe, we're seeing more and more Democrats trying to distance themselves from the president. There was a quote today in one of the articles. The quote was that most Democrats consider Obama an albatross saying that he's done irreversible damage to his own reputation."
TRIPPI: He's hurting the Democratic brand right now, the Obamacare snafus, all this stuff is hurting, and his approval rating's declining, and his credibility problems all drag the Democratic brand down. I mean, in a midterm election, the popularity of the sitting president has more to do with who's up and who's down regardless of what party that president's in.
RUSH: Doing damage to himself, to his brand, to the Democrat brand. This is the kind of stuff that they don't say in public. They say it to themselves behind closed doors or between the sheets, but they don't say it in public. They don't come out like this, I'm telling you.


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The University of South Carolina's Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Straight Alliance (BGLSA) held a unique sexual health event to inform students of healthy sexual practices. The BGLSA hosted an open discussion on sexual orientation with visual references from pornographic material. Students were encouraged to engage in a group discussion that analyzed different views of sexual health. Students were given valuable information on various issues relating to sexual health.
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WMBD/WYZZ-TV - PEORIA, Ill. -- It's not the kind of encore of Austin Kirk wanted.
On July 4 he threw a no-hitter, on July 14 he lasted only four innings.
Lake County scored six runs in the first three innings and cruised to a 10-2 win over the Chiefs Thursday night at O'Brien Field.
The Captains an early lead by scoring three times in the first inning. They never looked back in roughing up Kirk in the lefty's first home start since tossing a no-hitter on Independence Day.
With one out, LeVon Washington, Jordan Casas and Giovanny Urshela all singled. Washington scored on Urshela's hit.
Ronny Rodriguez followed with a two-out, two-run double into left-center field that made it 3-0.
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The market share held by the top10 players, at 68 percent, is the lowest among the 10 largest markets in the country, according to a KBW analysis.
Competition at that level is fierce, and includes many of the industry's biggest names. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), BMO Harris Bank (owned by Canada's BMO Financial Group) and Bank of America, with their extensive local branch and ATM networks, are the top three banks, with a combined 40 percent of the area's deposits.
Competition from the next tier is equally daunting: Citigroup (NYSE:C), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Wells Fargo (WFC) and U.S. Bancorp (USB) each has between 1.5 percent and 4 percent of the market, and each wants more.
"We think we can be one of the top three banks in the market," says Joe Gregoire, chairman of Illinois banking for PNC, which has $11.7 billion in deposits and 152 Chicagoland branches. "Every line of business, whether it's wealth management, retail or corporate banking, is growing."
A cadre of slightly smaller out-of-towners, including Akron, Ohio-based FirstMerit (FMER), Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) of Green Bay, Wis., and Minneapolis-based TCF Financial (TCB), is here, too.
"If you're a Midwest regional bank and can get just a small piece of Chicago, it can meaningfully change your growth trajectory," says Brad Milsaps, an analyst with Sandler O'Neill & Partners.
"It's not very profitable growth. It's expensive to operate there, and there's tons of competition," Milsaps adds. "But it's a huge market."
Chicagoland plays host to more than 9 million people, 30 Fortune 500 companies and 171,000 small businesses. The median household income, at $57,400, is nearly 15 percent higher than the national average.
While the secrets to success here are much the same as elsewhere-strong core-deposit relationships, prudent capital management, solid underwriting and the like-the sheer number of banks makes everything more intense.
"What works in another market will work here," MB Financial's Feiger says. "But you have to do everything faster, cheaper and better, because there's so much competition."
Chicago can be both charming and parochial, a rich cornucopia of some 50 different neighborhoods, many with distinct ethnic identities-and their own banks.
One example is Ukrainian Village, an enclave on the west side of the city where the home language is still heavily used. "We have employees who grew up in the community and speak Ukrainian. Our signage and marketing brochures are in Ukrainian," Feiger says. "If you don't speak Ukrainian, you can't do business there."
Illinois was among the last states to abandon old banking laws that prohibited branching. While the number of banks has been halved over the past two decades, the market still has 175 institutions with deposits of fewer than $400 million-most of them tried-and-true community banks, leveraging relationships and local know-how to scratch out profits.
One banker describes Chicago as the Afghanistan of banking-a market that's easy to enter, but can turn into quicksand for those without a solid plan.
Washington Mutual arrived in 2003 with its quirky advertising, khaki-clad concierges and fancy "Occasio" branches. By 2006, it had 180 outlets, but never gathered more than about 0.5 percent of deposits.
Wamu failed in 2008, its deposits and branches acquired from the FDIC by JP Morgan, which promptly shuttered many of those locations.
"Every year people come into Chicago thinking they have a better plan and are going to become one of the top two or three banks. And every year they fall short," South Central's Grayson says. "They think this is like their home market, but it's not. Banking is not a commodity here."
But the big banks have slowly been making inroads on the retail banking front. While the combined deposit market share of the top 10 is low, it's also jumped 7 percent in the past decade.
The competitive pressures pushed a growing number of community banks to look outside of their micromarkets, with calamitous results. In the heady pre-crisis days, many bankrolled dicey development projects in outlying suburbs like McHenry and Elgin.
Steven Hovde, CEO of Hovde Financial, an investment banking firm in suburban Inverness, Ill., says he knows of banks with construction loans that have been written down to 25 percent of their original value.
"The competitiveness of the market drove a lot of banks to make loans they shouldn't have made, and now the entire market is paying the price."
Since 2008, 40 Chicago-area banks have failed, and the numbers suggest there are more to come. According to SNL Financial, at the end of September Chicago-based banks averaged nonperforming assets of 10.85 percent, compared with 4.12 percent nationally.
In December, 36 institutions had adjusted Texas ratios above 100 percent, SNL's analysis found, indicating severe credit troubles and a risk of failure.
"Everyone talks about California being the source of the housing crisis, but things are much worse here," says Hovde, who also does business on the West coast.
While most bankers remain skeptical about the economy, it doesn't show when they're competing for business. Deposit rates today are more than double what they are in other parts of the country, while good commercial and industrial loans are being priced at Libor-plus-1 percent, and with easier terms.


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|Falmouth Art Gallery - 18 mi
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The Physics Factbook
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|Bibliographic Entry
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|Modern Human Physiology. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1982.
|"The Resting Membrane Potential measures about -70 mV, and the membrane is said to be polarized … This accounts for the drop in the potential difference on the surface from -70 mV to zero."
|-70 mV
|McGraw-Hill Encyclopidia of Science and Technology.
|"Most nerve cells have steady Resting Membrane Potential (RMP) of from 50 to 90 mV, with the inside of the cell negatively charged with respect to the outside."
|5–90 mV
|Gerard J. Tortora and Sandra Reynolds Grabowski. Principles of Anatomy and
Physiology: 7th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
|"The voltage across the plasma memebrane of cells throughout your body is usually between -20 and -200 mV … In neurons the RMP ranges from -40 to -90 mV. A typical value is -70 mV."
|-20 to -200 mV
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|Cell depolarization and action potential diagram. VRML Biology Page. Tomaz Amon.
|"In the resting state the cell interior is negative relative to the cell exterior for about -70 mV."
|-70 mV
Communication by neurons depends on two things. One of them is an electrical voltage known as the resting membrane potential (RMP) across the membrane. Since the inside of a cell is negative relative to the outside, a voltage across the membrane results.
The voltage across the plasma membrane of cells in the body is usually between -20 to -200 millivolts (mV). The negative sign means that the inside is negative relative to the outside. The greater the difference in charge across the membrane, the larger the voltage. The resting membrane potential (RMP) for nerve cells is from -40 mV to -90 mV. The most common value is -70 mV, and the membrane is said to be polarized.
Ions carrying most of the current, flow across the membrane through ion channels. Two factors contribute to the resting membrane potential: the distribution of ions across the plasma membrane and the relative permeability of the membrane to Na (Sodium) and K (Potassium). This voltage is established when the Na that diffuses in, is pumped out and the K that diffuses out is pumped back in.
When an action potential occurs two voltage-gated ion channels open and close, one for Na and one for K. When the voltage-gated channel of Na opens depolarization occurs. And the opening of the K voltage-gated channels and closing of the Na voltage-gated channels causes repolarization. Both of these phases occur in only a few milliseconds. During an action potential the internal voltage of the cell goes from its resting potential (-70 mV) to a positive value. However, it goes back to its resting potential right away.
Yana Nisanov -- 2001
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